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'v .r; - - r f. THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL CODNTT.WB The Barnwell GmaolkUted June 1, 192S. VOLUME LIX. Local County Agents Occupy New Quarters Mc*re Into Building Occupied by Bern* well County Emergency Relief Administration. v 'Juat Lika a Member of (he Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1935. Largest County Circulation. NUMBER 8. Seen and Heard Herfc During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don't Know. Cotton farmers in Barnwell County will have sufficient time to make appli cation for cotton adjustment pay ments, says County Agent H. G. Boyleston. The necessary forms are expected in the hear future. Applica tions for these payhients will be made in the name of the farmer hav ing a contract in 1935 and those having sold cotton between August 1st and November 1st should keep their bills of sale for each lot of cotton sold. When the supply of forms is received wide publicity will be given so that farmers may make their applications Move Into New Quarters. The County and Home Agents are moving into new quartets on Wednes day and Thursday of this week. They wilk occupy the building which has been used in the past several years by the Emergency Relief Administration. The old quarters were entirely inade quate to provide for necessary space for the workers and farm folks will remember this when calling at the of fices for information and advice. Treating Oats. Few farmers know that it costs less than one-half cent per bushel to treat oats against smut with the use of for maldehyde. Practically all druggists in the county carry a supply of this for maldehyde and are informed on the proper use of it. Where farmers are not plantin&*smut proof oats the ex perience of a large precentage shows that this is a very necessary treat ment. A more expensive treatment may be used in the form of a mer cury compound commercially called Ceresan. This treatment also gives good results. .County Produces Good Staple. According to the Bureau of Agricul tural Economics,' Division of Cotton Marketing, the staple being gathered in’ Barnwell County this year is un usually good. Their figures show to date that 60.4 per cent, of the cotton ginned was one-inch or better in length and fhat only 13 per cent, was less than 15-lfiths. Farmers having taken part in the .Cotton Contest for the past years may feel justly proud of their contribution to improvement in staple length which brings ia prem ium in price. Building Poor Soils, Those who are interacted in build ing their poor, sandy soils, as most farmers should be, will do well to see the field of Crotalaria near Highway No. 37 oil the farm formerly owned by O. H. and M. C. Best. Planted in late 0 April, this legume has made a dense growth, most of which is about 5 to 6 feet tall. A few farmers who have tried this crop believe that it is a salvation for poor land farmers. More football. Ben Davies, - - -- -| - f ,< mm -■ Clinic for Crippled iBaby Boy Born Under Social and Personal Johnston Grabs Road Jr., hanging a large placard, proclaim ing the score or the Clemson-Carolina fracas, suitably draped with black crepe, on the door of the Best Phar- macw for the benefit of “Doddy” Still, in retaliation for the bouquet of with ered flowers that the former received from “Doddy" after, the Bull Dog- Gamecock scrap tAe previous week. . . . And an invitation (in the form of a funeral notice) being circulated about tqwn to attend a “Gamecock mull” with “Doddy” Still as the guest of honojr. . . . And some of the Gamecock supporters who never at tended the University taking Caroli na’s crushing defeat by Clemson more to heart than did many of the old grads. . . . And a crowd of CCC (Carolina, Clemson and Citadel) fans listening to a radio broadcast of the Georgia-Alahama game Sturday, with Angus Patterson making occasional nice, kindly and gentle remarks about their respective teams. . . Norman Dicks saying that, several years ago, when “Hub” Christie was operating the Ford agency in Denmark, a truck heavily loaded wdth logs passed down the street; “Hub” glanced at the vehicle and remarked that “Nothing but a Ford can haul such a heavy load.” ^Closer inspection disclosed the fact that the truck was a Chevrolet, whereupon “Hub” is quoted as saying, “It’s not such a helluva load after all.” “Hub” is a salesman for B. and B. Motors, local .Ford dealers, and an en thusiastic Ford booster. . . People discussing the highway muddle fol lowing the radio announcement Mon day mornng that GoverfNq^xdinston had declared the highway department in a state of insurrection and had placed the. State militia, armed with machine guns ’n’ everything in charge of the offices. A«hleigh News. Children Held Here Thirty-two Little Unfortunates Ex amined by Dr. F. A. Hoshall Saturday Afternoon. The clinic for Barnwell County'Crip pled Children was held at the Court House in Barnwell on Saturday af ternoon, at which time 32 crippled children were examined by Dr. F. A. Hoshall, Surgeon for the District of Charleston, assisted by Dr. Watson. The court room was filled with anxious mothers and fathers who had brought their little children, some on crutches, some in their arms and others scarce ly able to move without assistance. To some it was a glad day because the surgeon held out hope for recovery, whije others left without any hope'. Dr. HosHhll was much impressed with the large number present and ha£ consented to hold a similar clinic here in about two months. Miss Mamie Still, practical nurse, is making a survey of the county in an effort to reach every child crippled from dis ease, etc., and the next clinic will be larger than the one held on Saturday for the reason that the time was too short to roach all children. A num ber of colored children were examined and it is hoped that every child in the county, both white and colored, will be reached through these clinics and splendid ^eafujts obtained in treat ment later on. Mrs. G. M. Greene, county chair man, was assisted on Saturday by Mrs. Judson Black, Mrs. Bratton Parker, of Snelling, who brought seven crippled children from that section; Mrs. H. L. O’Bannon, Miss Mary Gay O’-Bannon, Mrs. J. E.* Mahaffey, Miss Elizabeth McNab, Mrs. A. A. McAllister, Miss Berta Harden, Mrs. N. C. Croft and Miss Mamie Still, nurse. Ordination Service. Water in Well Lives V. Ashleigh, Oct. 29.—Celebrating her 59th milestone with a biithday dinner, Mrs. W. H. Morris entertained a num ber of relatives and friends Sunday, Oct. 27th. She was the recipient of a number of useful presents. Children and grandchildren present on this oc casion were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dyches and family, of Spring- field; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Main and family, of Olar; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hair, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hair and baby, of Fairfax; Virgil Dyches and family, of Olar; Mr. and Mrs. Buist Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Morris and family, of Blackville; Claude Mor ris, Mr. and Mr*. Harold Dyches and family, of Barnwell. Others who enjoyed the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Creech, of Blackville; Mr. and Mrs. James Sand ers, Jessie, Ruby and Lucile Priester and Frank Sanders, of Fairfax; Miss Elise Ayer, William and Billie Hair, of Olar; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rush and famiy, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rosier family, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rosier Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Ross and son, Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Morris and baby, and Archie Ross. Triple “C” News Notes •x~:**x*<- , i , *>*x—X**!**X**> Blow, Bugle Blow! The Barnwell CCC boy*, who these chilly morning bemoan the blasts of the rising bugle through the frosty air and summoning them from their warm beds, take what comfort they can in the fact that they have company in their misery. It has been reported that the stentorian trumpetings have carried over the three miles from camp to town afi'd awakened some of Barnwell’* leading citizens shortly af ter sunrise —•« No Ccme-Back. “Minus” Rawlinson was pulling one of his standard jokes— “See those girls coming down the street?” he aiskerfi, “Well,, let’s be their teachers.* You teach them what’s right and I’l t^ach them what’s wrong.” Quick as a flash came the squelching retort: “But I think it’s all right!” Camp Echoes. The program of the “Camp Echoes,” broadcast from station WRDW in Au gusta, Ga., suffered a set-back this week when three of the vital mem bers were unable to attend. “Mack” McCarter, our second violinist, is at present in the Veteran’s hospital, at Augusta, suffering from a near at tack of pneumonia. Jesse Martin, Spanish guitaiist, was at home in Co lumbia on leave, and “Peavine” Teal, first violinist, was unable to play be cause of a cold. It is expected that by next Saturday at 3:15 p. m., the entire group will be together again. “How We Love Our Creamed Tomato Soup”—(Fixed Just Right.) The soup served in camp is delicious, we know, but the creamed tomato soup served in Barnwell, about 9:00 p. m., Saturday night is much more enjoyable. We dire assured of this fact by Lieut. Mouchet, but somehow, we can’t help but wonder— George Rawlinson. Announcement is made that there will be an ordination service at the Barnwell Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon, November 2nd, at four o’ clock, at which time Mr. C. L. Let^on, of Allendale, will be formally ordain ed as pastor of the local church. The public is cordially invited to attend. V W « J" ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel Mother Fell Into Well and Youngster Remained Below Surface for 20 Minutes After Birth. * ■ «■«■■■*■■• Sanford, t>I. C., Oct. 27.—A lusty, squawling baby, surveyijig the big world behind luiifoous, puzzled eyes, found himself something of a celebrity today—as much, from ‘a local point of interest, as though he were a Dionne quintuplet. Baby Franklin Woodrow Jordan (his mother and father are Democrats) was born under water—in a well; and he owes his life, according to Dr. J. F, Foster, of Sanford, to the'fact that he didn’t begin breathing uritil 20 min utes later, when he was rescued. The" story of the baby’s birth was related today by his mother, Mrs. A1 ton L- Jordan, in the Lee County hospi tal, to which she was.moved last Tues day after her husband lifted her from the deep well into wich she had fallen. The mother, 26, said she was in the well, swimming around for a while and then clutched to a knot hole, for 45 minutes, and then lost control. She did not know she had a son until she awoke in the county hospital hours later. Dr. Foster, who attended the mother and infant, said they were little the worse for the experience. The child, born a month prematurely, was nor mal in-every respect, except for a few slight bruises on his head. “I went to the well to get a bucket of water,” the mother related. “I was feeling fine at the time. When I reached over the well, I fainted and the next thing I remember I was in the well, swimming around. “I began screaming. Finally, I found a knot hole in the wall and I clung to. it. But it caved in and I couldn’t touch the bottom of the well. “Over in another field my husbnd Vas drilling a hew well, and there was so much fuss I knew he couldn’t hear my screams. I swam about for ten minutes or more. Finally, my father- in-law and my nephew came . By and heard my screams. “My husband came and they man- , . aged to TO a rope around me and <gig|t* the w *’ me out, but-1 don’t remember it.” News of Blackville mmammmmrn ~ r — Bridge Parties Are Features of Week in Neighboring Town.—School F*culty Entertained. — Blackville, Get. 26.—The regular meeting of, the evening bridge club was held at the home of Mr. and H. L. Buist Tuesday evening. Four tables were arranged for players. Mrs. Sem B. Rush received the high score prize for the ladies and Byron Wham won for the men’s prize. Those playing were: Mr. and Mrs. D. Stanley Brown, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Posey, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Creech, Mr. and Mrs. W. R Carroll, Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Ham mond, Dr. and Mrs. Sem B. Rush, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wham, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell O’Gorman and Mrs. Herman Brown. Mrs. Carroll assisted in sev- ing a sweet course. Mrs. A. V. Collurff, Jr., was hostess to the Tuesday Bridge Club this week. Mrs. O. D. Hammond, Mrs. W. W. Molony, Mrs. Geo. Magruder and Mrs. Sem B. Rush were invited guests. When cards were laid aside, the hostess, assisted by Mrs. R. B. Fick- ling, served refreshments. Mrs. Wal ter Boylston received the club prize arid Mrs. Geo. Magruder the gift for the winning visitor. Miss Katie C. Edmunds entertained the members of the Teacher’s Bridge Club at its regular weekly meeting on Tuesday afternoon. There were play ers for two tables. Mrs. Byron Wham waS the only visiting guest of the club. Barnwell County School News. According to Horace J. Crouch, county superintendent of education, November will be a busy month for Barnwell County teachers if they at tend all of-the scheduled meetings, as, he says', “they should.” , State High School Inspector John G. Kelly has arranged for a confer ence of High School Principals and Superintendents and County Superin tendents of Education of Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell Counties to be held at Barnwell’s new high school building next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The purpose of the ,tri- coun ty conference is to discuss curriculum and class room routine as indicated by the high schools’ “‘blue sheets.” On Thursday following this conference, which will be November 7th, the County Education Association will ! hold its first monthly meeting of the 1 1935-’36 session at Barnwell. The department meetings—Primary, in- , termediate and High School groups— will have their sessions beginning at 4 o’clock p. m., and the general ses- host to the Association next on De cember 5th. Because of the failure of the Association’s President-elect to return to Barnwell County’s schools this term, Mrs. W. B. Parker, vice- president, will preside, and will proba bly be the choice of the teachers for this year’s president.^ The week beginning Nov. 11th will be observed throughout the county as American Education Week. Teachers and school officials are co-operating with the two Legion Pasts in this county to make the week a success and “sell” the theme implied in the word—“The School” and “Democracy.” The High Schools in particular will have a daily program and special emphasis will he laid on the first day’s program—Armistice Day, when chapel programs by school children and invited speakers will be present ed about the middle of the day, after which ■ schools will' probably dismiss ii^order that the teachers may attend the Second District teachers’ meeting in Columbia that afternoon and even- Highest score for the several progres sions was made by Miss Kathryn Wiley. Miss Edmunds served ice cream and cake. One of Blackville’s prettiest parties of the autumn season was given by Mrs. T. O. Boland last Saturday af ternoon. The honor guest wa-s Miss Jane Felder, of Springfield, bride- elect, and tie occasion was a handker- Rule With Soldiers Deliver* State Offieea to His Appois- tees by Use af Troops.—Sale of $3 Tags Planned. Columbia, Oct. 28.—Militia rule marched into another Southern capi tal today as Governor Olin D. John ston seized control of the South Caro lina State highway department. The 38-year old executive declared an antagonistic highway administra tion in a “state of insurrection” as defined by South Carolina statutes and promptly displaced it. Sixty-one National Guardsmen with, four machine guns planted themselves about the highway offices to enforce the order by which Johnston turned to the South Carolina parallel of martial law in the footsteps of Georgia, Okla homa and Louisiana State executives. He announced his action early today in-a proclamation and statement say ing military force was necessary to remove the 14 commissioners and (Chief Commissioner Ben M. Sawyer since they had “set up a supreme gov ernment” above the governor, legis lature and people. George Bell Timmerman, of Lex ington, the only commissioner who commented immediately, asserted “the gove/nor is leading the rebellion against constitutionality, law and or der. It is up to t£e people of South Carolina to decide between a dictator ora regular governor.” Six* Year Old Fight. Waging a fight he began six years ago as a youthful representative in the South Carolina legislature, John ston announced he was taking charge of road affairs “to end trickery and subterfuge, favoritism and irregulari ties.” He cited his inaugural demand, un answered, for the entire commission to resign; his unsuccessful legislative The People-Sentinel’s Friends. New and renewal subscriptions re ceived by The People-Sentinel during the past week were as follows; F» L. Fowke, Stuart, Fla. B. R. Long, Barnwell route 1. J. R. Bradley, Bamberg. J. B. Hartzog, Hilda. C. M. Turner, Ellenton. ' W. H. DeWitt, Blackville. Mrs. L. X. Owens, Dunbarton. B.' F. Owens, Dunbarton. . —_ ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. Big Anniversary Sale. E^fewhere in this issue of The Peo ple-Sentinel will be found a double page advertisement announcing Ghin- god’s 5th Anniversary Sale and listed therein will be found many worth while items of seasonable merchandise at bargain prices. Mr. Ghingold says that he has spared no pains in making this is an event long to be remembered by thrifty purchasers in this section and extends a cordial invitation to old and new friends to visit his store. sion will be held at 5 o’clock. The ing. The public generally L* invited Barnwell school faculty will have | charge of the department programs, which are as follows: j Primary—“The Primary Curriculum for Barnwell County Schools.’ “ | Elementary—“Drawing in the Ele mentary Grades.” • High School—“High School League Activities” by Supt. Chas. M. Lock- wood, Olympia High School, (Colum bia. | Besides being secretary-treasufer of the State High School League, Mr. Lockwood is also the newly appointed member of the State Board of Educa tion for the Second Congressional Dis trict, appointed by the Governor to succeed the late S. H. Edmunds, of Sumter. Mr. Lockwood has many friends among the school teachers in has some able speakers on the pro gram, including W. D. Maginis, of Winthrop College, Hon. M. A. chief shower. The home was decoraU Rattle to oust the board by enactment, and testimony at removal proceed ings against three commissioners in saying he acted “for the people” when all other means had failed. The dramatic resort to troops to oust the road board thfct refused to seat his four appointees and refrained- from acting upon his request for $3 auto tags followed within 48 hoars of Supreme Court action restraining four Johnston appointees from taking commission posts. _ The governor lost no time in set ting up a temporary highway admin istration to carry out his policies of providing $3 tags, curbing the State highway patrol and halting all road expenditures through the commission. Appoints Manager. He designated Joe Calua, of Spar tanburg, a Belgian-born * accountant and a fellow-veteran of the World war, as “executive manager” of tho board and appointed five “consulting managers” to assist him. Calus summoned all highway office er^ployees into session and told them they were automatically discharged by the executive proclamation, and, though reinstated by the governor's wish, must submit resignations effec tive November 15th. He added that the resignations were required “as a measure for oar own protection” and that they would not necessarily he acted upon. Approxi mately 2,000 employes, from Chief Commissioner Ben M. Sawyer to ne gro maintenance laborers, were af fected by the move. Calus disarmed the 75 highway pa trolmen by ordering them to ton in then* sidearms immediately with « statement, “There will be no patrol on the highways today, tomorrow, or the day after that—.” While license sales continued with November 1 as the statutory deadline for buying 1936 tags, the and board met to arrange for the of $3 tags for all private cars trucks under one and one-half Motorists, undecided by as to what course to take, and got licenses after militia vention had halted sales for hours, obtained official assurance they would not be arrested, or went about with signs approving the posed |3 tags. ed with dahlias, pink roses and agera- tum. About fifty guests were invited. They were met at door by Miss Vir ginia Buist, who cared for the recipes written by each for the honor guest. When the group had assembled, Mrs. J. F. Kneece sang, “Because.” Advice miss Leonard Kelly, having the most splen did of all, was announced the winner by popular vote, after each was read aloud by (he hoste*s. The chair of the guest of honor was tastefully decorated in pink and blue with an arch from which a shower of gifts^fell into her lap as a complete s.urprise\Other gifts were then brought into the\j*oom where each guest enjoyed Miss Felder’s expressions of appreciation. Mrs. E. H. Weissinger and Mrs. B. F. Stome then invjted them in to the dining room where fruit punch and cookies were served. Mrs. Kneece play(d “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life” and “I Love You Truly.” Out-of-town guest* were: Mrs. John Bean, Mrs. Jim Bean and Mrs. W. M. Felder, mother of the bride-elect, all from Springfield. Favors for the occasion were tiny hearts, pierced with a cupid’s dart, bearing the date of the approaching marriage. Miss Felder wore a corsage of pink geraniums twined with fern. Her Marriage to Mr. Carlisle Living ston, of Aiken, will take place on No vember 2nd in Springfield. Tuesday evining Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fickling entertained the members of the local school faculty, Miss Lurline Herndon, Miss Kathryn Wiley, Miss Beatrice Rivers, Miss Virginia Ligon, Miss Myra Faust, Miss Katie Edmunds, Mr. Carl Carson, Supt. Byron Wham and Mrs. Wham. Mr. Farrell O’Gor man, Mr. G. F. Posey, Mr. Crum Boylston, Dr. O. D. Hammond, trus tees of the school with their wives, were also guests. Leadership Training Club. The Leadership Training Club held its second meeting of the fall on Sat urday morning at the Barnwell High School, with seventeen present. Miss Mary Shaw Gilliam, Extension Specialist in Clothing, assisted by the home agent, Miss Elizabeth McNab, to the Monday’s programs, and some of the high schools are inviting their cooperating grammar schools to join with them in Armistice Day celebra tion. School buses will be available to transport these children to the high fchools and home. Prominent speakers- have been invited to make addresses, and interesting programs have been arranged. Millions of pat rons in the nation will visit their schools; it is hoped that Barnwell County .patrons will number among these. The District meeting in Columbia Monday, Nov. 11th, at the High school had charge of the meeting. The devo- auditorium at 4 p. in. and 7:30 p. m., tional was conducted by the president this county. He will be heard at the of Conway, and Dr. Sidney Hall, State, general session of the association, as! Supt. of Education of* Virginia. Since will Blackville’s new Superintendent, this is Armistice Day and schools will Byron Wham, who will submit plans have “part” holiday, it is expected for ^Jner-School Activities fop the that a good number of Barnwell Cqun- present session.” Organization, in- ty teachers will attend. \ troduction of new teachers, and mis cellaneous business will complete the program. I Wilistoa-Elko High School will be * The Superintendents’ Division of the South Carolina Education -Association will hold its annual meeting in Co lumbia November 22nd. of the club, Miss Gene Swett, of Meyer’s Mill. After a short business session, the meeting was turned over to Miss Gilliam, who discussed record cards, budgeting and buying. For her demonstration she gave cleaning and pressing hats. She also gave valua ble instructions as to style of hat each Cotton Ginning Re poet. - 1 * There were 13,946 bales of cotton ginned in Barnwell County from the crop of 1935 prior to October 18th, as compared with 8,686 bales ffionort to the same date last year, according person should wear, and taught the j to a report made public this weok by girls to make hat stands and hat p. W. Delk, Sr., special agent blocks, also slicking pads. A demon stration was also given in crocheting hats and berets. Department of Commerce. j ADVERTISE in The People-Sentina!