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— v VMM OFFICIAL NKWVAPn OF BAJDfWMX OOUNTT. u im. Barnwell People-Sentinel "Ju«t Llk« a M«mb«r of th« Family" VOLUME LX BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1987. NUMBER Blackville Defeated by Barnwell Mittmen Locals Get 5^ to 3% Decision Over Visiting Team in Bouts Here Friday Night. INVITE 4-H CLUB MEMBERS TO ATTEND CATTLE SHOW The Barnwell High school sluggers Invitations have been extended 4-H Club boys and girls of Barnwell Coun ty by the Twin States Livestock As sociation to be its guests at the Fat Cattle Show and Sale in Augusta on the last day, March 31, it is announced by County Agent H. G. Boylston. Research Station to Study Farm Problems Edisto Experiment Station Established Chiefly to Experiment' With f „ ' ‘ . • w Truck Crops. A new branch of the South Carolina defeated the Blackville mittmen here 1 8 h 0 w will be held on two days, March Experiment Station has been estab- Friday night by a score of 5% to 3V4.' 30 and 31, and entries colse on March lished in Barnwe H County to carry on The local boys put together three de- 15th. ) research with asparagus, cucumbers, cisions, one technical knockout and The association is planning a pro- cantaloupes, watermelons, and other three draws to amass their 5% points, gram of entertainment for the Club- crops, Director H. P. Cooper announc- while the visitors were winning two sters, featured by a barbecue dinner e8, This 8t a tion will be known as the decisions and getting three draws for at which a minimum of 5,000 club Edisto Experiment Station and is one their 3% total. Exclusive of the boys and gifls are expected to be pres- J ^ ve branch stations operated as first fight, which Barnwell won clear- e nt. There are approximately 16,000 units of the Sou th Carolina Experi- ly the Blackville boys seemed! to have 4-H Club boys and girls in the 24 , ment Station at Clemson College. The the better of things in the lighter counties of the association in Eastern new unit resulted from an Act of the weights, but when the heavier boys Georgia and Western Carolina. Each ! Genera l Assembly last year appropri- checked in it was all Barnwell. ( The first fight, between J. Creech, 76, Blackvilje, and Harold Carter, 74, Clubster attending will receive souvenir of the visit to Augusta. Dr. J. R. Lewis, chairman of the ating funds for its establishment. Two hundred acres of land have been acquired on Highway 78 between Wil- Senatpr Smith Clings to Faith of Fathers Saya States* Rights, White Suprema cy and Tariff for Revenue Are His Creed. Barnwell, resulted in a decisive win Retail Merchants Committee of the 1 Bston and Blackville, which provides for the home town lad. He carried the fight all the way and piled up a wide margin of points. Ross, 79, and Wilson, 80, fought to a draw. There was little to choose between the fighters and, though the Barnwell lad, Wilson, carried the fight most of the time, Ross made him miss on several occasions and success fully counterpunched. Boulware, 81, of Barnwell, spotted Bodiford, 66, of Blackville, not only five pounds in weight advantage, but also several inches in reach and a couple of inches in height. Augusta Chamber of Commerce, is an excellent site for the proposed ex chairman of the committee arranging for the visit of the 4-H members. President Dewey H. Johnson of the association announces that there is marked interest in the show, and that all of the 24 counties are expected to be represented. Many entries have already been received. Crippled Children Seal Sale. Mrs. G. M. Greene, Barnwell Coun ty chairman for crippled children, is This was lining up her workers for the Seal too much for the local lad and he! sale which begins on March 18, and lost to the visitor after putting up a good scrap. H. Kaplan, 86, of the visitors, with stood an early rush by “Hooky" Car ter, 87, of Barnwell, and fought closes Easter Sunday. The following ladies will assist in the work through out the county: Blackville—Mrs. A. H. Ninestein and Miss Nell Ninestein; Hilda—Mrs. N. C. Croft; Double strong in the final round to earn a' Pond community—Mrs. Robt. T. Wil- draw. This was a slugging fight'l*n»s; Lyndhurst and Kline—Mrs. from the opening gong and on several Laurie Fowke; Dunbarton—Mrs. T. occasions it seeased that either boy W. Dicks, Miss May Owens, Mrs. might win on a knockout Carter wss Paul Corley; Snelling—Mrs. W. B. strongest in the first but Kaplan fin-| Purker and Mrs. R. R. Moore; Willis- ished with a furious barrage of leather ton-Elko—Mrs. G. W. Whitaker, Mrs. that gave him the final round and the R- 8. Davie and Mrs. Leon Stansell; draw. I Adult Schools of County—Mrs. Mar- J. Still, 91, of the visitors, out- garet S. Hogg; 4-H and H. D. Clubs— fought W. Sanders, of the locals in a ‘ Miss Elisabeth McNab; Long Branch fast and furious three rounds. Still |—Mrs. John S. Keel; Barnwell—Mrs. had the upper hand all the way, but B. L. Easterling, Mrs. J. E. Mahaffey, Sanders fought an excellent fight. Mrs. Shells Black, Mrs. P. W. Stevens Still's decision was well earned and end Mrs. Thos. M. Boulware. clear cut. Under the first survey, 61 crippled Bob Sanders, 120, of Barnwell, children were located in the county, j be enlarged came through with a heady fight a- but since that time through clinics gainst Nevils, 119, Blackville, af- and personal visits by the county ter the latter opened up the first round nurse, 14 additional cripples have been with a rush. Sanders settled down located, brought to the clinics and IS and fought the rest of the fight on of the children hospitalized; IS have batter than even terms to make up for, received treatment; 11 diaguostic clin- the first few seconds. , ics have been held; three clinics for In one of the shrewdest fights of, crippled children held at Barnwell, the evening Blatt, 122, of Barnwell, Ninety per cent, of the proceeds de won a clear cut decision over Kermit, rived from the sale of the little Easter 120, of Blackville. The local fighter seals remain in our State and county kept his left hand in Kermit's face to help maintain and extend the pro- during the entire three rounds and on gram of the Crippled Children So- several occasions followed up this ciety of South Chrolina. The re- advantage by rocking the visitor with mainder goes to the International So- periment work. A large mule barn is nearing completion, and the other necessary buildings will be erected as soon as funds are available. “Considerable experimental work with melons, cucumbers and canta loupes will be started this spring,” says Vice-Director R. A. McGinty. “Research with these crops and also asparagus has been badly neglected and many problems connected with their culture badly need investigating. The work of the Edisto Station should therefore be of much value to the growers of these crops in the State. “In addition to the experiments with the crops mentioned, it is likely that a good deal of work will be carried on with cotton, tobacco and sweet pota toes because of the favorable soil and climatic conditions prevailing there. The conditions are such that the Edis to Station may well develop into one of the most important centers in the State for agricultural research work." At present the work at the Station is being supervised by W. B. Rogers, associate agronomist, from Clemson College. During the coming season Dr. C. J. Nusbaum, assistant plant pathologist, will be located at the Edisto Station and will conduct ex periments on the control of the crop diseases. As circumstances permit, both the staff and the facilities will well timed rights to the head and body. Baxley, 127, of the visitors, a south paw hitter, opened the first round a- gainst Still, 132, of Barnwell, by rushing and getting through a couple ciety for Crippled Children, which sponsors the seal sale, and represents the State societies in sponsoring fed eral legislation for the benefit of the legsloton for the T-oo mamthmt htm crippled child. A Bill is being pre- of solid smashes before the local boy j pled child. A Bill is now being pre settled down. After the opening pared by the International Society for flurry however, Still fought a cool \ Crippled Children for presentation to headed fight, takifeg deadly advantage Congress providing for federal aid to of the visitor's wide-open rushes and States in education of handicapped pecking at his opponent’s face. Bax ley’s nose started bleeding in the children. The same society was re sponsible for the provision for crip- second round, and after a few seconds pled children in the federal social se- of the third round, his second threw in ! curity Act. the towel, awarding Still a TKO in the first minute and a half of the final setto. In the closing bout of the evening, F. Sanders, 140, of Barnwell, out- scored “Red” Quattlebaum, 136, 9f the visitors, to earn a decision. The local boy had the advantage of height, weight and reach and he used all three to score the final point for Barnwell. Quattlebaum fought a nice fight, but the local lad clearly had the decision from the first mixup of the opening round. The bouts were refereed and judged Let’s be thinking about these little handicapped children and when the time rolls around for the sale of the seals let’s be ready to assist this lit tle band of women who are giving of their service gratis in order that the lives of these little ones might be made lhappier and brighter. Judge Snelling Injured. Judge John K. Snelling, judge of probate, had a narrow escape from serious injury Thursday afternoon when he was struck by a car while by Jimmie Brailsford, of Orangeburg, | crossing a street in Columbia. He a former Universtiy of South Carolina was knocked down by the vehicle and fighter. Barnwell’s next match will be with the Williston-Elko scrappers at the local high school auditorium , this (Thursday) night Services at Askleigh Church. Sol Blatt to Address State Jewry April 4 Barnwell Legislator to Be Orator at Sumter Conference Next Month. ELKO HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUBSTER8 SHOW INTEREST Washington, D. C., March 9.—With the fall of the vice-president’s gavel convening the Senate on March 4, Senator Ellison D. Smith began his 29th year as Senator'from the State of South Carolina. There is but one person now sitting in the Senate, Sen ator William E. Borah, who was pre sent on March 4, 1909, when Smith, on the arm of the late Senator Ben Tillman, was sworn into the Senate. Smith, then at the age of 89, was the baby of the Senate—today he is the Dean of the Democrats; from baby Senator to Dean—a record attained by no other Senator. Of the 1,356 Senators that have served during the history of the United Staets, only twelve have served longer that Smith. Senator Smith was bom on the farm of his father, the Rev. William H. Smith, at Lynchburg, S. C., on August 1, 1864. After preparation at Stewart’s school, Charleston, he en tered Wofford College, Spartanburg, from which institution he graduated in 1889. After two terms in the South Carolina legislature from Sum ter County, Smith helped organize the Southern Cotton Association, serving as their general organizer from 1906 to 1908. It was during this period that he became so popularly known as “Cotton Ed,” throughout the South. Interviewed last week, Senator Smith outlined some of the political philosophy which has guided him dur ing his long political csreer. “The cardinal principles upon which rest my political life of the past, pres ent and future are in keeping with what I consider true Southern Democ racy," he said. “They are first: States’ rights, second, white suprem acy, and third, tariff for revenue." Asked how it felt after 28 years of service to see those principles which have been his guiding star discarded by his Party and Government, Smith replied, "I think it has been more of s temporary departure because of the stress of circumstances. The Consti tution of the United States is our Bible of civil and political liberty and I would as soon think of abolishing the ten commandments and the Bible as I would the Constitution." The vim and vitality which have marked his four previous campaigns remain with him, the spring in his step and his intense vigor belying his nearly 70 years of age. Asked for a statement which would reflect Elko Home Demonstration club members are showing interest in this year’s project, “The House in Good Taste,” and are reporting well on _ home practices. Lessons on “Color and Its Use in Two WilHstoii Boys Have Narrow Escape Automobile Crashes Through Dridga Rail, Carrying Two ftrmp—fs V to Their Death. the Home, Room Arrangement, and Renovation of Furniture” have been campers given. Five women report having made color charts; seven have rear ranged furniture in rooms for com- fpt and balance; three have reuphol stered six pieces of furniture; while five have refinished 19 pieces of fur niture. Geneva Birt remodeled a bed and dressing table, reupholstered a bench and stool, carried out a definite cblor scheme and rearranged her fur niture so that there would be ade quate light and ventelation where needed. Her room s comfortable, con venient and attractive and shows what can be done by following a few suggestions, expending some energy and s little cash for materials. Mrs. Staley, in the same club, is doing a nice piece of work in weaving a cane bottom in a walnut chair of good design which had been disfigured by a temporary seat. Mrs. W. H. Hair has reupholstered three chairs, trying the springs, renewing the webbing and padding. She also re ports having refinished five other pieces of furniture. All members are showing interest in moking their homes comfortable, attractive and convenient and are eager to pass information on to others. Sheldon B. Me Sumter, March 5.—A State confer- e nee of South Carolina Jewry, to be held simultaneously with the State convention of the Temple Sisterhood, will meet here April 4th. Representative Sol Blatt, ef Barn well, speaker of the house of represen tatives, will be among the speakers. The conference will include other talks. Time will be left for social ac tivities. Officers of the State conference are: Herbert A. Moses, of Sumter, presi dent; M. H. Heyman, of Camden, vice- president, Maier Triest, of Charleston, treasurer, and Marion Moise, of Sum ter, secretary. The conference met in Charleston in 1936. Previously it convened in Co lumbia. 1 Sheldon Bull Moseley, age 64, died at his home in Barnwell Wednesday night of last week at 8:48 o’clock. His death was sudden, though hs hsd been in declining health for the past several months, the end coming while he was in bed, shortly after he had retired for the night. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon from the residence M 6:80 o'clock with interment following in the Episcopal cemetery. He wi laid to rest beside the body of his wife, the former Miss Virgie Patter son, whom he married in 1899. She preceded him to the grave in 1928. Pallbearers were J. E. Mahsffey, L. C. Eidson, Dr. R. A. Deason, Terie Richardson, B. Wilson Walker, J. P. Scoville, Brown Towles and W. J. Lemon. During his lifetime, Mr. Moseley was in the mercantile business in Barnwell, a local cotton buyer and postmaster. Recently he had been connected with the Internal Revenue Charleston, March 6.—Two CCO were drowned early thin morning when they were pinned in an automobile which plunged through n >ridge railing into a salt creek on tit le Edisto Island. Five other occo- >ants of the automobile were alive at Port Moultrie hospital only beesnaa the tide was going out. All were campers of the Edisto Is- and camp and were returning from a rip to Yemassee. The wreck occur red about 5 a. m. , The dead: Evans Williams, 18, of Lydia. J. Willard Pulaski, about 40, ef Hampton. The injured: John M. Williams, of Willistoa, shoulder crushed, condition good. James L. Long, of Coosawhatchie. David Infinger, of Summerville. Wiley J. Trotti, of Williston. William J. Beach, 859 Meeting St, Charleston. The others are suffering only from exposure. All but Pulaski, who rated as a local experience man in the camp, were about 20 years old. The seven campers left Edisto Is land yesterday afternoon with passes which expired at 10 o’clock last night They went to Yemassee, where it was said, they attended a threaten The* automobile was traveling about 60 miles an hour when H hurtled through the railing and turned over to land on its top in about 8 feet of water. Pu laski and Evans were sitting in the front seat and were pinned in by the impact The other five were in the rear seat end were kept alive by breathing the air in the small space bstwsea the floor of the vehlicle and the falling his feeling upon rounding out 28 Department with headquarters in Co- Farm Vegetables Gardens. The Rev. S. B. Hatfield, of Langley, will preach n trial sermon at the Ash- ieigh Baptist Church Sunday after- mom at 8:80 o’clock. All and friends ef the chni suffered painful injuries to his left arm and leg. The driver of the car, a minister, immediately stopped and family. Columbia, March 9.—“A family vegetable garden is being planted on the farm of every farmer receiving a loan from the Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Resettlement Adminis tration.” This, according to L. S. Wolfe, farm management specialist, is indicated by an analysis of the over four hundred farm plans already approved in South Carolina. In addition to the vegetable garden, each borrower is required to plant sufficient food for his family, feed for his livestock and cash crops suffi cient to repay his loan, taxes and to otherwise provide for the needs of his offered to render all possible assist ance to the injured man. Judge Snelling’s many friends throughout the county will be glad to know that he is again able to be out, although he has. to walk with a stick. Mrs. Lillian Plexico left Tuesday night for Florida, where she was call ers urged to i «d because of the serious illness of iher brother. The Rural Rehabilitation program is planned with the idea in view that before the farmer can become self Sustaining, he must grow his living on his farm. No loan is made with out a definite farm plan having been made out by the County Supervisor with the farm family, and the bor rower is expected to follow this plan. Regular visits art made to each farm to sea that the plan is carried out. years' service in the Senate, Smith says, “American democracy faces its greatest crisis! But I have not the slightest doubt that despite the ma chine age with its rapid transportation and the development of communication that the country will gradually gravi tate back to local self government which is the only hope of a Democ racy.” FARMERS RECEIVE SOIL CONSERVATION PAYMENTS At a time when farmers need money most—when they are buying fertili zer, seed and getting ready to plant— the checks for soill conservation pay ments are being received at the coun ty agent’s office for delivery. Of the approximately 1,250 applications for grants in 1936, 1038 had been received in the county agent’s office on Mon day of this week. The amount of money that farmers have gotten and are getting so far is $95,832.12. There is probably $30,000.00 more to be received in the remaining applications. These, no doubt* wll be ready for de livery within the next few days and will complete all but a few irregular and miscellaneous applications. Apparently the farmers now appre ciate having participated in the pro gram in 1936 and even though better prices of cotton may be indicated, it is believed that a large degree of par ticipation will be had in 1937.—H. G. Boylston, county agent. Attends Camp Williamsburg Miss Norman Porter, of Williston, who went to Camp Williamsburg, one of the two NYA camps for young women in South Chrolina, when it first opened last November, liked the camp and its advantages so much that she has signed up for the second camp period. Mias Portar is majoring in recreation. s lumbia, until ill health forced him to resign about a year ago. He is survived by one daughter, MVa. Virginia Moseley Girardeau; one son, S. B. Moseley, Jr., 6f Charleston; one grandson, Sheldon Moseley Girar deau, of Barnwell; one sister, Mra. Edith Moseley Roper, of Clinton; one brother, Harry Moseley, Jr., of Green ville, and a number of nieces and ne phews. U. B. Hammet. U. B .Hammet, 81, died at his East Main Street home in Barnwell Satur day night at 9:45 o’clock, after an ill ness of two weeks. He had been con fined to his home for the past fort night with heart disease and died fol lowing a heart attack Saturday night. Mr. Hammet had made his home here for many years. At one time he served as express agent and later en gaged in the mercantile business, fol lowing which he accepted a govern ment position, which he held for a number of years. After retiring from government service, he returned to Barnwell to make his home. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at four o’clock at the grave side in the Barnwell Baptist cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Pratt, of Columbia, con- cDucting the funeral services. Active pall bearers were Thos. M. Boulware, W. J. Lemon, Dr. P. W. Stevens, Dr. R. A. Deason, P. W Price and T. D. Creighton, Sr.; honorary, Charlie Brown, Sr., John K. Snelling, C. F. Molair and N. G. W. Walker. Mr. Hammet is survived by one son, A. K. Hammet, of Barnwell; one sister, Mrs. Witherspoon, of Darling ton; several grandchildren *and a num ber of nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Barnwell Presbyter ian Church. Gas the car aad the could escape. All were it was said, for about two hours. Around 7 o'clock three ef the husk seat occupants were revived by the increasing supply of air, made po—i U# by the receding tide water. The rear window of the car was smashed and the five campers ia the rear seat got out, the two who had not revived being rescued by the other three. Efforts were made by tbs survivors to save Pulaski and Evans Willie—, but it wss found that their legs wore pinned. Blackville P.-T. A. Mrs. L S. Irby, of Laurens, is spend ing several days in Barnwell as the guest of her daughter, Mies Rose Irby. Blackville. March 8^-The Black- ville Parent-Teacher Association met Wednesday in the school suditori—4 with Mrs. Byron Miller, vico-presi dent, presiding in the absence of Mra. Herman Brown, president. The second grade, under the dime tion of Miss Wylie, presented a moot entertaining program. The program was in the form of a radio broadcast with announcer, microphone and studio equipment, was presented hi two parts. The first part consisted of a medley of children’s songs by the class, and the second part, a group of popular songs. The prize for attendance was woa by the second grade. After the business session, re freshments were served by-the host- eses: Mrs. B. E. Cooper, Mrs. Frank Posey, Mrs. Sem Rush, Mrs. Pond Mathis, Mrs. Farrell O’Gorman, Mm. Sigsbee Grimes and Mrs. Eugene Fielding. The association voted to sponsor another entertainment in the near future. . Proceeds derived from the contests held recently will be used for improvement of the campus by mem bers of the campus committee, whose splendid work is already in evidence. Winners of the various contests were: “Shirley Temple” contest, Macy Pick ling; Beauty contest, Mias Dorcas Cromer; Amateur contest, Madge Wil liams. Miss Kathryn Wylie waa ap pointed chairman of the entertain ment committee. * The next meeting will be held April 7th. Hostesses for the April inastliifl; are: Mrs. Henderson Fulmer, Mrs. Sam Kaplan, Mrs. Crum BoyUteu, Mrs. T. L. Quattlebaum, Mrs. I nmii Creech, Mrs. C. A- Buist, Mrs. Jehn O’Gorman and Mrs. L. J. Mias Mary China called to bar home hi HartaviUe of ths iSaaas af