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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Consolidated June 1, 192S. VOLUME LIX. “—- Like a Member of the Family Largest County Circulation. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1936. NUMBER 29. This County May Get Experiment Station Mentioned as a “Possible Site.”—Loca tion to Be Decided by Clemscn Authorities. ■"‘V Columbia, March 31.—While Barn well County has been mentioned as a “possible site” for the additional agri cultural experiment station for which the Senate finance committee makes provision in the general appropria tions bill which will be taken up for consideration by the Senate Tuesday night, it is undierstcod that other coun ties in the western . section of the State will strenuously urge their claims. The location will be decided by the authorities of Clemson College, should the finance committee proposal weather the stoYms cf both houses of the general assembly, as it i s expect ed it will. The text of the provision in the com mittee bill is: “Clemson College is au thorized and directed to establish an ada^itional experiment station in the Savannah River or western section area of South Carolina to serve the grower s of asparagus, cucumbers, can taloupes. and watermelons.' For this purpose the sum of $20,000 dollars is appropriated. This additional experi mental station is to be operated in con nection with experts of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture as other A portion cf the Savannah River new operated.’’ A portion of the Savannah River section of the State is the largest cu cumber marlyft in the world. South Carolina asparagus principally grown in the Savannah River and western section has not infrequently, because of its high excellence and well-advertised natural iodine content, brought a premium on Northern and Eastern markets. Cantaloupes and water melons go North .by the train loads. The further intensive development cf these great trucking industries has been sought as holding an agricul tural future for South Carolina, and particularly for the section where these products are grown, in which the State will occupy an agricultural position second to that of no other section of the world. The action of the finance committee has met the hearty approval of the Savannah River sec- tit n, and indications are that it will be dopted by both houses of the gen eral assembly without great effort on the part if its proponents. Seen and Heard Here ^During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense A boat People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Schenley Sponsors “Spring Carnival” Local Liquor Dealers tc« Cooperate in Natirn-\Yide Selling Campaign Featuring Products. Local liquor retailers and other re tailers all over the State of South Cart lina this week expect a phenome nal increase in sales resulting from the nation-wide “Spring Carnival” selling campaign being sponsored from coast to c ast by Schenley Products Company. Virtually every prominent liquor outlet in the country, including chain organizations, wholesalers, restau rants, hotels and retail liquor stores, are participating. Window and inside store displays of force and exceptional beauty keyed to the theme of spring are being employed. M. I. Bowen, State manager, is in personal charge' of the Schenley or ganization directing the event in South Carolina. The campaign was formally lunched Saturday following a “pep t meeting” and demonstration exhibit held at Schenley headquarters where leading officials of the com pany explained: the “Spring Carnival” plan to distributors, retailers, whole sale and retail salesmen. Last year a similar event, “Schenley Week,” pushed sales to a new all-time record, according to Schenley Sales Executives who have laid even more lavish plans for this year’s event which already gives promise of eclip sing any previous showing. Special display material has been embodied in a special “Spring Carni val” kit available to all Schenley dealers. Within the next few days, liquor stores all over the United States will bloom forth with colorful window end counter displays featur ing this nation-wide selling event. Schenley Brandis to be featured in the “9-Ring Circus of Values” include the following: Old Quaker, Cream of Kentucky, Mayflower and Old Schenley Straight Whiskies; Golden Wedding, Red Label, American Cream and) Wil- Large number of golfers, including : a party of jV from Augusta, playing on the Sweetwater Golf Course Sun day, the green fee s for the day a- 1 mounting to $30. . . . Everybody I enjoying the spring sunshine after the long, cold winter. . . . , Asparagus beginning to move from this section in increasing quantities. . . Lovely wistaria in bloom and the trees adorn- ing^hemselves in delicate shades of green. . . . Lonnie Clalhoun ex pressing his opinion as to the per diem worth of the members of the legislature, and listeners-in-declining to venture an opinion as to Lonnie’s worth as a member* of the commis sioners of public works. . . Sheriff J. B. Morris and) his deputy, Gilmore Harley, having a busy week-end con ducting raids throughout the county. . . . . Lieut.-Gov. ^ E: Harley restored to health after a long siege of illness, finding time to loaf and chat with a party of friend s in front of the local post-office. The lieuten ant-governor, who presides over the State senate like a veteran, has not ^ound his duties irksome. . . An apparently irresponsible girl diriver almost hitting a pedestrian at the cor ner of Main and Burr Street s and im mediately thereafter having to jam on the brakes to avoid colliding with another machine. . . And the pre vious week a young male driver dash ing by that dangerous corner like the proverbial “bat cut of hell.” . . . B. and 1 B. Motors reporting the loss (by theft)of a $225 cylider-boaring machine. . . . Martin Best en joying the sunshine in front of his drug store following an attack of flu and giving a vivid description of the symptoms cf the disease. ... A number of small boys staging wrest ling and boxing bouts in a vacant store on Main Street, charging 5 cents admission thereto. Dr. A. B. Patterson celebrating an other milestone in a long and useful life, a number of friends calling at his home to express their good wishe s for many happy returns of the day. . . . Several asparagus buyers on the local market, with some growers selling their product locally while others prefer to take a chance of high er price s shipping on consignment. . . . . ..Work progressing slowly on the < ffice building being erected for the home demonstration and county agents. March going out like a lamb and April being ushered in with a heavy downpour of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightening. . . . All- Fools’ Day. ... A young lady threatening to stop contributing news items to The People-Sentinel unless her name appears in “Seen and Heard.’ She is much too good’ a writ er to be allowed to put her threat into execution. Questions Answered on New Farm Program Four Objectives of the 1936 Soil Cc«i- servation Program Explained in ) Plain Terms. Hauptmann Reprieved Again. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, convict ed kindnaper and sla-- °r of the Lind bergh baby, was again saved from the electric chair Tuesday night when he was granted a 48-hour stay of execu tion. The reprieve was granted at the request of the grand jury, which is in vestigating the case. All preparations had been made for the execution of the condemned! man. Mrs. Calhoun LoSes Mother. The. many friends of Mrs. Harry D. Calhoun formerly of Barnwell, but more recently a resident of Bamberg, will sympathize with her in the death of her mother, Mrs. John M. Duncan, who died last week at the home of her sen in Spartan,burg. Her body was laid to rest Saturday in the Episcopal Churchyard in Beaufort. Liquor Store Robbed. Ellenton, March 30.—C. J. Thome’s liquor store Was broken into Sunday night by burglars, who carried off the entire stock in a truck. Sheriff J. P. Howard investigated, but **clues were slender. Clemson, March 28.—The objectives of the 1936 soil conservation program, a s formulated by the Agricultural Ad justment Administration, may be stated as follows, says D. W. Wat kins, director of the Extension Ser vice: (1) To preserve and improve soil fertility; (2) To promote the econo mic use and conservation of land; (3) To reduce the exploitation, wasteful, and unscientific use of soil resources; (4) To protect rivers and harbors against the results' of soil erosion. To bring about soil conservation and improvement, farmers will be encour aged to plant soil-conserving and scil-buildSng crops and to adopt soil- conserving and soil-building practices in relation to the soil-depleting crops such a s cotton, tobacco, corn and pota^ toes. Some specific questions and an swers regarding the program and the individual fanner may make clear the matter of crop bases. What is the first thing an individual farmer must do who intends to par ticipate in the program for 1936? He may with the help of a committee de termine the soil-depleting base for his farm. How will the soil-depleting base be determined? This base will be the acreage in soil-depleting crops (ex cept for cotton, tobacco, rice, peanuts and! sugar cane) on the farm in 1935 unless it ?s determined that such base is not in accordance with the general farming practices in the locality, in which case adjustment may be made. How is the base cotton acreage for a farm determined? The base cotton acreage will be determined in accor dance with instructions issued by the secretary. Such determination will be arrived at in essentially the same man ner as the base cotton acreage would have been under the proposed 1936 Ag ricultural Adjustment program. How is the base tobacco acreage de termined? The base tobacco acreage will be the base acreage which was provided) for under the proposed 1936 Agricultural Adjustment Program. Will the planting of lands in soil building crops in the 1935 adjustment program be taken into account in de termining the base acreage for a farm ? Yes. If a crop is planted in the fall of one calendar year for havest in the succeeding calendar year, which year shall be used in determining the acre age planted to such crop? The cal endar year during which the crop is harvested should be used . School Contests to Be Held Here Friday Miss Jean Smith and Billy Manning Will Represent the Barnwell High S r iOol. Miss Jean Smith and Billy Manning will represent the Barnwell high school in the county reading and decla mation contests, respectively, Friday, April 3rd, in the local high school au ditorium. Contestants from the grammar grades will be Miss Sctphia Coclin and Tarleton Cave. Eliminations were held Monday, March 25th, to determine the high school representatives. Judges were Mrs. W. J. Lemon, Mrs. H. J. Phil lips and Mrs. Terie Richardson. Miss Smith was placed first with a dramatic reading, “Bobbie Shaftoe ” and Miss Helena Brown second, with a humorous recitation, “At the Mati nee." Other contestants were Miss Martha Frances Grubbs with the read ing, “The Whooping Cough School”; Miss Eunice Riley, with “My Heroine”, and Miss Ida Collins with “Penrod Schofield” Billy Manning was the only con testant for declamation honors and he presented “The Undying Challenge.” In the grammar school contest Miss Coclin won with a recitation, “Hey, Mom,” and Tarleton Cave with “Papa Was Stuck.” By eliminating all other contestants Miss Smith, Billy Manning and Miss Coclin were chosen to represent Barn well Friday 'afternoon in. the county meet. Winners in the county contest will go to the district meet to com pete for places in the State contest. Legislative Week Is . Recounted in Brief Day-to-Day Proceedings of the Sen ate and House of Representatives in Brief Form. Raids by Officers * Result in Arrests Large Still Destroyed in Western Part of County, Near Ellenton, Last Friday. Senator Is Invited to Deliver Address Byrnes Will Prcfcably Be Speaker at Annual Rivers' Bridge Memorial \ Celebration. To Explain New Farm Bill. H. G. Boylston, county agent, an nounces that the new farm bill will be explained in detail at a meeting to be held m the Barnwell Court House Saturday morning, April 4th, at ten o’clock. Farmer^ and other interested parties are invited to attend. Baxley-Bradshaw. Blackville, March 27.—Of much in terest to their friends throughout the Carolinas and Georgia is the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Eubanks Baxley to Mr. Nathan Hammond Bradshaw, which took* place Sunday evening, j beauty March 22, 1936, at the home of the brought by various Confederate organ- bride in Blackville, the bride’s pastor, 1 Nations, schools ano individuals to the Rev. J. C. Inabinet, officiating.! decorate the grave of the heroes who Only the immediate families of the sacrificed their lives in this battle on Ehrhardlt, March 26.—Senator Jas. F. Byrnes has been invited to be the speaker at the annual memorial cele bration of Rivers’ Bridge battle, where 1.200 Confederate soldiers fought against 20,000 Federals and held them at bay on their wanton march through South Carolina. The announcement was made by Dr. L. A. Hartzog, of Olar, who is president cf the Rivers’ Bridge Memorial and Monumental As sociation. , The celebration is to be Friday, May 8th. Band music will be furnished by the Parris Island Marine band, while vocal selections will be render ed by the Apollo Music Club and the Men’s Choral Club of Bamberg. Mem bers of the Betty Starr U. D. C. chap ter, of Olar, are to be in charge of the decorations. Thi s is one of the outstanding occas ions of this section of South Carolina and 1 people irem widely-separated parts of this State and neighboring States gather at this historic spot to honor the men and women of the Con federacy. The memorial grounds are about half a mile from the site of the historic battle on the Saltkehatchie River. Ground Beautified. During the last year, the memorial grounds have been beautified through government projects converting the place into one of Bamberg County’s spots. Usually flowers are Tuesday. Senate gives second reading appro val to bill to cut automobile tags to $1 to $7 scale. House refuses, 49 to 46, to make 40- hbur week labor bill contingent upon regional cooperation. Representatives advance highway reimbursement bond bill for roads in Charleston, Calhoun, Orangeburg and Berkeley Counties, identical Vith 1935 act vetoed. Uniform tobacco crop control bill gets second reading apifroval in sen ate. ' Senate bill to abolish office of poet laureate dfeplored in house in resolu tion. Bill to permit wider passenger buses passed by senate. Wednesday. House reverses its position to a- mend 40-hour a w’eek bill by making it inoperative until neighboring States enact similar laws. Senate passes bill to lower delin quent tax penalties and sets tag bill and measure to bar legislators from election to office by general assem bly as special orders. Joint resolution for prohibition referendum August 25th offered by Representative Godfrey, of Spartan burg. Senate judiciary committee gives: favorable reports to six highway reim bursement bond bills. Senate agriculture committee vcte s majority favorable report on tobacco crop control bill. Thursday. Senate finance committee completes revision of $8,143,000 house appro priation bill and debate is fixed for Tuesday night of this week. Senate highway committee writes favorable report upon bill to permit $5,000,000 highway bond issue to build roads. House gives second reading to 40- hour a week labor bill. Bill to permit liquor purchases from out-of-State dealers gets favorable report by senate judiciary committee. Senators pass bill for “open formu la” tags on fertilizer sacks. Friday. Appropriation bill, carrying in crease of nearly $400,000 over house bill, is laid on senate desk. House adjourned when effort begun to raise point of “no quorum.” Law enforcement officers had a busy week-end) in Barnwell County and, as a result, several alleged vio lators of the prohibition law were placed under arrest for trial at the next term of the Court of General Sessions. State Constables Thompson and Can non inaugurated the series of raids Friday, when they located and destroy ed 1 a 100-gallon copper still in the western part of the dounty, near El lenton. Seven gallons of liquor were confiscated and two men, J'ohn L. Bowers and Tod Washington, were ar- * rested, although they were not caught at the still. Saturday night andl Sunday Sheriff J. B. Morris, assisted by Deputy Sher iff Gilmore S. Harley and two State constables, comritucted a series of raids in the Williston-Elko section. Lottie Bell Williams was arrested on a charge of selling liquor and Lemuel Burroughs,- who was in the house at the time, was also placed under arrest when he is alleged! to have attempted to pour out some liquor. Other raids in and around Wiliston resulted in the arrest of Rich Roberts on a charge of selling liquor and of Nathan White, charged with the possession of boot leg liquor. ^\At Elko, according to Sheriff Mor ris, Mrs. Minnie Hair was arrested on a charge of possession of bootleg liq uor and her husband, Charlie Hair, was also arrested when he is alleged to have interfered with the officers in the discharge of their duty. On Gambling Charge. While searching for liquor stills in the Big Fork section Sunday after noon, the officers surprised a party of six negroe 8 engaged in gambling, all of them being placed under arrest. Sheriff Morris also arrested Ellen Harrison, colored, at Hilda Sundfey for the alleged serious cutting of a negro man Saturday night, MOTORISTS OF BARNWELL PAY HEAVY GAS TAX couple were present. The bride was lovely in a navy blue suit, lavishly trimmed with blue fox fur, with corresponding accessories. February 3, 1865. At the memorial there is oratory, music and flowers in rich abundance. The graye of the dead is covered with flowers strewn by Her flowers were a corsage of or- hands of fair daughters of the South, chids and lilies of the valley. ! the cele^faticn to be tapered 1 off with Mrs. Bradtehaw is the attractive and :he sounding of taps by two buglers, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. one at the grave and the other some ! distance away sounding an echo. A large picnic dinner is always ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel ken Family blends; Bacardi Rum and Silver Wedding Gin. Supporting the “Spring Carnival” this year is a coast to coast advertis ing campaign in leading, newspapers, calling attention to the event and to the special values being featured. Baxley. Mr. Bradshaw ij the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Bradshaw, of Denmark, and is served at the conclusion of the pro- a prominent young business man of gram. that town. * • • Immediately after the ceremony the Blackville Items. young couple left for a wedding trip through North Carolina. In a few Blackville, March 31.—Misses Effie weeks they will make their heme in a and Kate Th^mp^on, of Greenville, new. attractively furnished apartment were the guests of Misses Pearle and in Denmark. Ruth Hoffman during the past week. College girls home for the Spring holidays are: Miss Rosa Lee Mathis and Miss Myrtis Boland, from Win- E. Grimes thrap. v ' ✓ Mrs. Chas. A.,Buist i s spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. T. M. Griffin, in Williamston. Mrs. C. E. Grimes The friends of Mrs. C were shocked last week to learn of her death, which occurred Friday at her home in the Elko section. She is survived by her husband! and several children. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER Triple “C” New* Note* •x-x~x~x~x~x~x**x'<~;'*x-c~x~x~> Departures. There has been more or less excite ment around camp all week because a lot of men are leaving on Tuesday. In all about 17 are expected not to sign up again. At this time men who wish to remain in camp have to sign up, or enroll, for another six month’s period. A preliminary survey showed around 30 who were ready to get out, but when it came to a showdown only 17 really wanted t go. This includes the men, between 9Q and 100 in num ber, now in the side camps at Luray and Stokes. Spcrts Activities. The unofficial baseball season of Co. 4468 opened Saturday when the team from the main camp went to Waiter- boro to be defeated by the boys at the side camp 11-7. It was a good game except for some bed fielding on the part of both teams. _If we can ever get these two camps together again, as we hope will happen sometime in the near future, we ought to be able to get up a first rate team. Social Activities. Plans have been completed for an other company clance to be held Fri day evening, April 3rd. Everybody say s this is going to be the biggest and best dance sj far. It is possoble that we will have in some new boys by that time, and this will be our wel come to them, Also, it is said that the ladie s are coming from far and near. Six or eight couples are lined up to come from Waiterboro. Lieut. Knox Leaves. Our mess and canteen officer, Lieut. Wm. I. Knox, left us Thursday, March 25th, to assume duties at the camp at Chester. Lieut. Knox, who is famous as a wrestler, was exceedingly popu lar with the men. and he will be a great loss to the camp. Religious Services. On Monday the Rev. J. C. Inabinet Motcrists of Barnwell County paid approximately $6,847.00 in gasoline taxes during the month of January, 1936, it was pointed out in a state ment issued recently by G. M. McCuen, secretary of the South Carolina Pe troleum Industrial committee. These figures are caluculated on the basis of the 1c of the State gasoline tax which is returned) to the counties. Greenville County, with the largest registration of cars o£ any county in the State, paid the largest amount; while Mc Cormick County paid the smallest a- mount. The total collection for the entire State was $758,301.88. These gasoline taxes it was pointed cut by Mr. McOien, are in addition to the regular property, income and other license taxes. It was further pointed ont that the motorists of South Carolina, who comprise only a small part of the general public, contribute mere than $8,000,000 in gasoline taxes alone, in addition- to carrying other forms of taxation. Opposition was urged by Mr. Mc Cuen to any attempt by either the State or federal governmenta to in crease the burden of taxation now borne by the motoring public. Miss Kathryn Holland, of Ellenton, spent the week-end in Barnwell with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Holland. was here and held services, at which time there was a good crowd. Chap lain Phillips was here on WedhesWay and also held service s which were well attended. In the Weeds. The week of March 23-27 was spent by the 90 odd men now stationed at the Barnwell camp on three porjects. About 10 men were working under Mr. Edgerton on the construction of the Elko tewer; about 10 more were working under Mr. Murray on the buildings surrounding the Elko tower, and the bulk of the camp ,was working under Mr. Matthews filling in cn truck trail No. 1, in Bennett Springs town ship. At both the side camps, Monday and Tuesday were spent in finishing up the tree planting projects. After that, work on truck trails was con tinued! at both side camps. At earh of the side camps there are about as many men as there are at the main camp.