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JD« ICT. »««* Barnwell 50 and 25 Years Ago. Interestiiif Items Gleaned Fromthe Filet of The Barnwell People. JUNE 14. 1883. The demand far poc^d milk ccws largely exceeds the supply. A hundred and six years aj?o today the national flajj of the United States was adopted Capt. E. T. Moore has the best field knee-high and bloom* are promised tomorrow. Mra. Frances Morris,^ who died on the 25th ult., left (among her effects twenty-five doUara in ten and twenty- five cents shin iptamters that were in circulation several years. An unusual mortality prevails among horses and mules in this neigh borhood. Within the last week Messrs. Wash Halford, A. P. Ussery and W. H. Duncan have lost valuable animals. Sheriff Riley returned from Beau fort on Friday with Joe Bristol, alias Kirk)and, alias Lee. The prisoner ac knowledges the killing of Lucius Car ter but claims that the shooting was accidental. Fair Notes:—President Easterling expects 3,000 visitors at the Summer meeting on the Iftth prox. and has summcned the Executive Committee to meet on aale day to prepare for their aicomm dAlion. A large covered (fencing pavilion i* to be built on the Fair Gr'»ui>d» end a splendid band will be in attendance. At night the young gentlemen of the county will give a ball which will eclipse any ever given before. A thousand invitations are to be sent out a/vj the occasion will be most enjoyable. Another Excursion:—The Elko, Oak Grove, Rosemary and Calvary Sunday •schools will unite in a pur nic excur sion to Aiken on the t2nd inst. The train will leave Elko at 7 a. m. and return at 9 p. no JUNE 11, 1908. Madam Rumor says that the first car of cantaloupe^ shipped from the Florida plantation of Mr. C. H. Mathis brought a cool $1,000. The pretiest platter of apricots and plums that we have ever seen was kindly brought us cn Monday by Fulmer on War Path to Oust Republicans qf cotton we Rave seen. It av«cage*|M- n ~j, B. MorrifrpJnr They came from Great Cypres* Township, where a part of the Garden of Eden used to be. Mrs. Elizabeth Shelton, widow of the late Dr. J. W. Shelton, died in Florida last week, aged about 66 years, and was interred in the Black- ville cemetery on Saturday morning, She is survived by four son* and four daughters. Mr. James H. Hammond, sen of Major E. Spann Hammond, has re cently won a distinguished mental and physical victory. The United States government gives a commission es Lieutenant to the National Guard of each State. A competitive examina tion gave the honorable position to Mr. Hammond although several bright young soldiers were his rivals. He will be an honor to the service. The closing exercises of the Barn well Graded School on Monday even ing were the brightest evidence of the excellent service? of the corps of accomplished teachers and of the ad mirable progress of the bright and brainy pupils. Misses Minnie Price ami Nonie Best were the two charm ing graduates, and Earl Baker and George Armstrong were the prire winners. The address of Dr. Lee Davis Lodge waj a gem of oratory, and a brief impromptu speech by Hon. George Johnstone, of Newberry, was heartily enjoyed. Cotton blooms which opened on the 3rd in»t. were received from (apt. M. O. Wall, of Dunbarton: Mr. F. H. Dicks, of Greenland, and Mr. W. N. Barker, of Kline. Second District Congressman Wants Democrats Pit T» Federal Poaitions. 'i- N Congressman H. P. Fulmar says that he is, figuratively speaking, on the war path to know when the ad ministration means to turn the Re publicans out^and put the Democrats into federal positions throughout the country. Ar a member of a select Cantaloup Crop to Bring About $200,000 South Carolina Growers by Green ’Pfckilif and ing, Saya Prince! Lose Bad (i Money Grid- " a x *r. Columbia, June 10.—South Carolina growers, if they use proper careV in harvesting, should get nearly $200,000 for this year’? cantaloupe crap, which will begm moving about June 20, George E. Piince, chief of the exten sion marketing division, said today. '~Tn“hTgTtfgn?aTe—nr gathering end PICK YOUR TRUCK from tlii* low-priceddine packing the melons, Prince said grow ers in the State lose thousands of . dol lars annually through carelessness in this respenct. — committee of ten member* recently' appointed for this purpose, Fulmer said recently that he thinks it time for the administration to let the country know what it is going to do. “Congressmen,*’ he said, “esipecially in the South, are very much dissatis fied with the attitude of the adminis tration, or those in authority in con nection with the administration’? pro gram, in filling government positions, especially in Washington. In the first place, I am strongly protesting against the policy of retaining in key positions in the various departments old line Republicans, many of them personnel officers, who are apparently giving preference to Republican ap plicants. “It is also apparent that those in authority, for the purpose of paying campaign pledges cr for the purpose growers have been “destroying the of securing aid in future campaigns, market for their product, Prince are giving preference to these Re publicans, as well as the many appli cants from New York and other Northern States, in comparison with a few places given the South. “A select committee of ten mem bers of Congress, appointed some days ago by the Democratic congressional committee, of which I am a member, is planning to hold conferences with various heads of departments, as Citing last year, he said “it is safe to say they lost $30,000 owing to the fact that they picked their cantaloupes too green and failed to properly grade aryl pack them.” California Ahead. South Carolina melons, he continu- eb, had a farm value of $95,000, or 50 cents a crate, while California grow er’s, with a higher freight rate and seme eight days distant from most of the larger markets, secured an av erage of 62 cents a crate. The Cali fornia melons, he said were carefully picked and graded. Explaining how South Carolina said: “Once a cantaloupe is pulled from the vine, no more sugar is formed, and the market value cf a melon is determine^! by its «ugar content. It may- mellow and become yellow in color, but it does not get any sweeter. “Practically all cantaloupe authori ties agree that the cantaloupes should be pulled from the vines and not clip ped, as the scar left on the melon v? use! as a guide to its maturity. How- SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS THE CITADEL CHARLES PON. 8. C. There will be one vacancy in the State scholarships for Barnwell Coun ty for the session 1933-34 at The Citadel. Examinations will be held at the CMUity-se«t on Friday, July 14th. There is aLao a vacwncy in the William States Lee Scholarship which is open to applicant* from all counties in the S’ate. For application blanks and further information wnte to MAJOR L. A. PROUTY, Registrar. well as with the president, with the. . „ hop. th.t we tn.y be «ble to per-u.de ; ev "' mo,t Soutl ' tho*. in nuthority .0 K ive to the | •’“"‘i™' 10 tWr cMUlow, (;om member, of contrreM nnd the «n.tor., ,h ' ,i « aml d, ’' w " d '* reel1 ' on ,l “ the control of thw p.tron.*e. A, fnr *" d <° determine m.tnn- 1 nm concerned. I think it i. time I 0ur euiUloupe, .hou.d be po.led for the president and otheis in au thority to let the country know whether or not the administration ex pects to continue the policy that now seems to be in full force, or whether cr not thousands of worthy Democrats, who have not been given a square deal under Republican administrations, either under civil service or non-civil service relations, shall now receive consideration. “I have constituents applying to me on at least a ’three-quarter’ slip. “The acreage planted to cantaloupes in South Carolina this year is 2.200, or slightly larger than last year. Weather -conditions so- far have been fairly favorable. The aereage in the Western States, with which South Carolina must compete, is smaller than in 1932. It looks as if 1933 would be a favorable year for South Caro lina growers, providing they will pick only mature melons and properly these worthy Democrats real service in helping them secure posi.ion*. I realize that they do not understand the situation in Washington and I am glad to make this statement so that "♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ my people may understand my atti- ’•—:—: ADVERTISE IN THE PEOPLE-SENTINEL. :—: [ tude in connection with this important o»♦ »i ™*tter.” ANNOUNCEMENT I OF daily. I have been striving to render, * rB< * e * n< * P* 4 ^ them. “We grow the same varety of can- REID’S BRANCH STORE • * V For the convenience of our many custo mers in and around Barnwell we have open ed a Branch Store in the Porter building. We will stock Beds, Springs, Mattresses, Stoves, Dressers, Talking Machines and numerous other smaller articles and will continue to maintain an auto mobile for the purpose of carrying our customers to Allendale when they wish to select pieces that are not stocked in our Barnwell store. We invite you to take advantage of this added service at no extra cost. Our Barnwell store will be open only on Saturdays and Mondays Until Further Notice. For the big truck owtxn, thnr’l no longer any question of what truck to buy. They are making their selection from Chevrolet’s line-the lowest priced six-cylinder trucks on the market. And it isn’t just low price that makes them choose Chevrolet. These trucks, available in three wheelbase lengths, and a big variety of body types to fit practically every haul ing need, cost less for gas, oil, upkeep and repairs than any other trucks you can buy. You can save with Chevrolet trucks, the most popular in the world. CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. SPEEDY HALF-TON PICK-UP-Thia model is helping many buanesa-a ■ mprove service and cut hauling coats. The bo* is built of heavy steel. The cab is outfitted like a passenger car. Syncro-Mesh gear-shift. Can’t be duplicated anywhere at taloupes a* California, and if that j % State, eight dayi distant from meat marketa. can put ’vine-ripened' melons on the Eastern markets, *o c4n South Carolina, which is only three days distant. Consult your county agent fer Assistance in properly harvest ng, grading and {Nicking your canta loupes." ^ ^ Coleman—Barker. HANDSOME HALF-TON PANEL—No othex panel truck handles so easily or coets so little to run. Has adjustable driver's seat, weather stripped door*, insulated interior frith dome light. Choice of many color cooibtnattone. The beet value available at Reid’s Furniture Store The many Barnwell friends of Mis* Hazel Coleman, a former member of the local school faculty, wid be in terested in the following account of her marriage, which occurred a few days ago: Pampiico, June 10.—Saturday af ternoon the marriage ceremony of Miss Hazel Coleman and William Andrew Batker was performed. The home of Mis* Coleman’s mother, Mrs. W. W. Coleman, was beautifully dec orated for the wedding with blue hydrangeas and lilies. Here was plac ed a huge punch bowl from which Misses Catherine Finklea and Bernice Coleman served a most refreshing drink. The dining .room was a bower of shasta daisies and ferns. The ceremony room was lovely with smilax and great white baskets of pink gladi- cli. Prior to the ceremony a short musical program was played by Mrs. L. M. Coleman. At 4 o’clock the shades were drawn and the house flooded with lights from many cathedral candles lighted by Hubert Coleman, youngest brother of the bride. The bride entered wit! the bridegroom. The Rev. B. F. Alle^ cf Marion, pedformed the ceremon The bilde wore a traveling suit of blue' triple sheer crepe with touches of white. With this she wore /a blue . french felt hat, blue shoes, a\ue bag' and white gloves. Her cordage was of talisman rosebuds and fern. In a very few minutes Mr. and Airs. Barker left in their car for a tyo weeks’ trip after which they wil )>e at home in Pamplico for the su Letter Carriers to Meet. D. C. Hayden,/of Orangeburg, an nounces that the Second District Rural Letter Carrier* Association will hold its regular meeting tomorrow (Friday) June 16th, at 3:00 p. m., at the Ediato Beach Pavdion at Orangeburg. All carriers of Barnwell .County are mem bers and are invited to attend. ECONOMICAL STAKE TRUCK—A rugged model that has broken records for low operating and upkeep costs. Special features include solidly-built platform, steel sign panels, hinged center stake section. 131* wheelbase. A buy of buys at All prices f. o. b, Flint, Michigan. Special equipment extra. Low de livered prices and easy O. M. A. C. terms. A General Motor* Value. SAVE WITH CHEVROLET TRICKS GRUBBS CHEVROLET CO. Barnwell, S. C