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THE OFFICIAL NBWBPAPBB OF BARNWBLL (JOUNTT. \ \ CoMoUiatcd lone 1. 192S. The Barnwell People-Sentinel •« Juoht Llk« a Member of (he Pamllv" Larcemt County Cirealatiaa. VOLUME LX. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 1ST, 1937. NUMBER 31. Outlook for Potatoes, County Teachers to Asparagus and Melons Hold Meeting Today Martin Hoover Shot in Bamberg County Joe Dick Drawdy Charged With Death Slight Decrease in Asparagus Acreage Program of Barnwell County Educa • I tion Association Sponsored by Hilda School. of Former Barnwell County Resident. Bamberg, March 24.—Joe Dick Drawdy is in the county jail charged * 1 by a coroner’s jury with the death of Martin Hoover. The homicide occur red Tuesday of last week at the home of Hoover and Drawdy, who lived in the same house in the Three Mile sec tion of Bamberg County. *! Hoover apparently died instantly from the discharge of buckshot from a shotgun. Officers found his body lying partially in his bed and on the floor. The load of buckshot had struck Hoover behind the right ear. Hoover is survived by his wife, for merly Miss Avie Platts, a half sister of Drawdy, and several children. The killing is alleged to have occurred about 10 o’clock in the morning. An inquest was held by Coroner Phillips Tuesday afternoon, the jury finding that Hoover came to his death from a gunshot wound at the hands of Drawdy. COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO BEGIN APRIL SIXTH But Layger Production Is Forecast. A series of meetings will be held in Barnwell County beginning April 6, for the purpose of electing community committeemen to serve on the Agri cultural Conservation program for 1937. Meetings scheduled are as fol lows: Tuesday, April 6—Williston and Rosemary townships—Williston High School building, 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, April 7—Barnwell and Red Oak townships—Court House, 10:30 a. m. Four Mile, Bennett Springs and Richland townships—Dunbarton High School building, 3:00 p. m.. April 7. Thursday, April 8—George’s Creek township—A. C. !•. depot. Hilda, 10:30 a. m. Great Cypress township, Kline school house, 3:00 p. m., April 8. e All producers wishing to cooperate are asked to attend the meeting for their township and vote for a com mitteeman. AGRICULTURAL NOTES By George R. Evans, Vocational Agricultural Teacher, Barnwell High School. ->0» t onditions That Influence Effectiveness in the Use of Fertilizers. In a discussion of the use of ferti lizers it is veiy important to know just as far as a practical something of the conditions under which they can be used to give the best results. Wc have, therefore, two major ques tions of practical importance to the farmer: 1. Under what conditions should we use fertilizers. 2, What fertiliza tion will give the best results. When the farmer understands and ran answer these two questions he is in a position to get the most from his fertilization. Otherwise it is but a poor guess on his part as to what and how much fertilizer he should use under his different cri>ps. However, before tfie farmer can be gin study of the condition when fer tilizers should be used, the farmer should understand several other facts. The Importance of Good Seed. The fact that the farmer can con trol this factor to its fullest extent, there should be little cause for fail ure , yet in this one respect the ma jority of farmers have failed. It is a well known fact that in various lots of the same variety of seeds import ant differences are to be found. When the many standard varieties have been studied and the facts presented, the vast majority of farmers continue to use mixed and poor varieties. This has been well proven in varieties of cotton, corn and other field crops. Concerning the seeds of an improved variety, large, plump, well-ripened seeds will give the best results. The work of testing seeds is usually per formed free of charge at the State agricultural colleges, experiment sta llions and by students of vocational agriculture where fscilitiea for doing such work are supplied. Soi) CoaditioBs Which Promote Good Calling attention to a big increase in Irish potato acreage, a slight in crease in watermelon acreage, and a decrease in asparagus acreage, Geo. E. Prince, chief of the Division of Markets of the Extension service, gives briefly the production andi market prospects for these three important truck crops. The acreage planted to potatoes this year is estimated at 15,000 as compared with 10,000 last year, or an increase of 50 per cent. Ala bama, Louisiana and Texas (princi pal competitors of South Carolina) al so show increases. North Carolina, which follows closely on the South Carolina season, shows an increase from 31,000 to 42,000 acres. The farm value of the South Caro lina Irish potato crop was estimated to be more than two million dollars in 1936 as compared with $739,000 in 1935. The State shipped 2,300 cars last year and with average yields will probably market 3,500 cars this year. Reports from growers in the South eastern States indicate an increase of six per cent, in the acreage t o be planted to watermelons in the second early States this year as compared with 1936. Prices received by growers in the Southeastern States last year were very satisfactory, around $150 per car as compared with $90 per car in 1935. The acreage in South Carolina is forecast at 21,000 acres as compared with 20,000 acres last year. In 1936 South Carolina shipped 4,100 cars as compared with 3,300 in 1935. The farm value of the melon crop in South Carolina in 1936 was estimated at $710,000 as compared with $368,000 in 1935. The asparagus acreage in South Carolina this year is estimated at 8,800 as compared with 9,500 acres in 1936. Production is forecast at 317,- 000 crates as compared with 304,000 crates in 1936. Shipments from South Carolina will be heavy by early April. The State shipped 387 cars last year and may exceed this total this year. 'Prices in February were high, indicating that the season as a whole may be profita- , ble for the South Carolina producers. SPRING MEETING OF THE BARNWELL ASSOCIATION The Spring meeting of the Barn- ; well Baptist Association will be held I on Friday, April 9th, with the St. Johns Baptist Church. The meeting ! will begin at 10:30 in the morning and | will close about 3:30 in the afternoon. I Every church in the association is asked to send messengers and desig nate one to give a brief report on the “Every Member Canvass” and the “Lord’s Acre” pledges. T^ie program will be published in our next issue. To Make Report. The regular monthly meeting of the Barnwell County Education Asso ciation will be held in the Barnwell high school auditorium today (Thurs day) at 4 p. m. The program will be sponsored by the Hilda high school faculty and is as follows: Devotional—Siipt. M. B. Webb. Song—“Carry Me Back to Old Vir- ginny.” Introduction of Speaker — Supt. Byron Wham. Address—Supt. A. C. Flora, super intendent of the Columbia city schools and South Carolina N. E. A. director. Business Session. Reorganization of the county educa tion association for 1937-’38. Report of Committees on County Contest: Track—W. R. Price, M. M. Player and J. G. DeHihns. Spelling: Miss Mary Workman, high school; Supt; M. B. Webb, ele mentary school. Declamation—Hugh A. McCollum. Expression—Miss Hattie Newsom. Use of Leisure Time Stressed by Members 4-H Gub Girls Learn It Is Essential to Proper Development of Character. CCC Camp Will Have Open Home April 4th Public Is Invited to Inspect Camp The Barnwell County chairman for Crippled Children will make a report on the Seal Sale next week. Money from the various sections of the | county has not all been turned in, , hence a correct report cannot be madte at this time. All who have not yet contributed are asked to do so at once. Cotton Ginning Report. There were 19,596 bales of cotton ginned in Barnwell County from the crop of 1936 prior to Jan. 1, 1937, as (compared with 16,418 bales ginned to the same date a year ago, according to a report made public this week by F. W. Delk, Sr., special agent, of Blackville. Hilda School to Present Play. The senior class of the Hilda High School wftr present its play, “Qub- bing a Husband,” at the Hilda school auditorium Friday night, April 2, at 8:30 o’clock. Admission 10c and 20c. Triple “C” News Notes W. TEAL, Reporter. CCC Camp, March 29.—We are go- :ng to have an “Open House” Sunday afternoon. The public is invited to come out and look over the camp. The time is from two to five o’clock. Come out and see how we are fixed -up. After being delayed in starting for d week by rain and cold, the Red Giants of Co. 4468 finally got off to a slow start last week. The pros pects for the season are good, but we have not been too fast about get ting started. At this writing, it looks as if the cold weather may kill chances of practice for a few days. Lieut. Harvey L. Blitch, who has been atationed at the side camp at Stokes, has been recalled to Barn well and is stationed here now await ing for further orders. W. D. Trantham, of the Forest Service, who was on leave last week, serving as a Federal Juror in Colum bia, is back on the job. W. A. Bryan, who spent Good Fri day and Easter at home in Sumter is also back on the job. Mr. Gamble, of the Forset Service, who went home sick last Tuesday, is here this morning ready for work. Wednesday, March 31, is pay day, and also the end of the enrollment period. Those who want to stay in for another six months must sign up at this time. By the time this is in print, the day will have passed, and we hope without many changes. We are sorry that two of our lead ers are leaving us. One is J. B. Richburg, of Summerton, who has been our first seregant for a year now. We will miss him. The other is Lewis Faver, who has been a leader in the woods for the Forest Service almost since this camp started. We are sorry to see him go. Faver lives in Eastover, and is going to start work in his brother’s store. Rich burg is also going to work with his brother, who runs a filling station and restaurant catering to tourists on highway 15. FIDELIS CLASS MEETS Members of 4-H girls clubs of Barnwell County are learning that wise use of leisure time is essential to the development of a well-rounded character. In living up to their mot to, “Make the. best better,” they are endeavoring not only to make better homes by carrying out the practices in relation to the project, “My Part in the Home” but they are striving also to make better girls and women. Interest in their social, cultural and educational development was shown by the hobbies mentioned in 4-H Clubsters’ reports in the office of the home agent. The most popular hobbies listed were those dealing with outdoor life, physical activity and) sports. Camping headed the list with swimming, hik ing, basket ball, horseback riding, cycling and nature trails following. Of the social hobbies reported were dancing, parties and picnics. Among the collecting hobbies were coins, pictures, autographs, plants, books and soap; other hobbies listed were music, reading, traveling, acrobatics, vocabulary building, plowing and gar dening. One clubster was frank enough to mention talking as her hob by. Next Sunday Between 2 and 5 P. M. The Barnwell County CCC Camp is to have an “Open House” Sunday, April 4, and the public will be given the opportunity to see the camp. The hours are from two till five, and all are invited. The purpose of this “Open House” is to allow the public to see a camp in order to undterstand it better. April 4th is the fourth anniversary of the CCC, and orders have been ! sent out for each camp to take some steps to let the public around it know how the camp is run. These orders came from the office of Robert Fech- ner, director of the ECW, under which the CCC operates. Camps all over the country are taking similar steps. The Barnwell camp is known to army and forestry inspectors as one of the best in the State. Visitors from Barnwell County will be allowed to see and judge it for themselves on Sunday afternoon. Progress Being Made in Remodeling Hotel New Front Will Be of Brick ami Concrete.—Coffee Shop Will 1 Replace Lobby. Ton-Litter Contest for S. C. Clubsters EROSION CONTROL WORK SHOWS UP EFFECTIVELY H. G. Boylston, County Agent. Says Show and Contest Will Be Held September 16. Allen's Chapel Church Services. Services will be held at Allen's Chapel Church Sunday night, April 4th, at 7:30 o’clock. The public is in vited to attend. (Marian Bolen, Reporter.) The members of the Fidelia Class were , delightfully entertained Thurs day Evening of last week at the home of Misses Ruby and Pearl Peacock. The Misses Peacock and Mrs. Willie Holland acted as joint hostesses. Plans for Easter were discussed during the business session and at the same time the organization of a Y. W. A. was decided upon. There is not an organization of this kind in our church and we hope that it will begin functioning at an early date. Miss Rose Irby was elected as new president. We are behind you Rose, and will always try to cooperate with you in any way that you would have us. Interesting and difficult contests were enjoyed during the social hour, prizes being awarded the winners, at the conclusion of which the hostesses served a delightful salad course with coffee. Spring planting and the develop ment of vegetable growth are making erosion-control methods stand out in bold relief at this season on farms of cooperators both in the Soil Conserva tion Service demonstrations and the county soil conservation associations in South Carolina, says County Agent H. G. Boylston. Now is an excellent time, he suggests for fanners or farm groups to visit the nearest demonstrations to see what is being cione to protect the soil. These demonstrations have been set up not only to control erosion within the specified aress, but also to serve as demonstrations of the best known methods of erosion control in opera tion under actual farming conditions. Strip cropping, with bands of grain growing between clean cultivated areas, show up especially well at this season, making it easy to see how strip cropping fits in with the rota tions. Waterways, constructed to carry off excess water from terraced fields with the least possible damage to the soil, are clearly outlined in the fields by the green close-growing crops seeded to protect the waterways and slow up run-off water. Terraces, which have stood up un der the heavy rains of winter, proper ly plowed and maintained and drain ing into these and other treated waterways may be seen on various demonstrations in practically every county/in the Piecmont. South Carolina 4-H clubsters will have an opportunity to compete in a general ton-litter show and contest to be held Sept. 16, 1937, by the Savan nah Livestock Association, according to announcement by H. G .Boylston, county agent. “The purpose of this ton-litter con test is to teach the fundamentals of hog feeding, management and sanita Mitchell-Bradley. , Coming as a surprise to their many friends was the marriage Friday af ternoon of Miss Eunice Mitchell, of Williston, and Henry Parker Bradley, of Dunbarton, at the home of Dr. W. M. Jones in Barnwell, who officiated. Mr. Bradley is a prosperous young farmer of near Dunbarton, and Mrs. Bradley is an attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mitchell, of Williston. The' young couple will make their home in Dunbarton. (tion, and to have demonstrations of these practices available for study by hog producers,” says A. L. Du Rant, extension livestock specialist, who will direct any entries by Palmetto State clubsters or farmers. ‘The lit ters will be judged on (1) individu ality, (2) total weight, and (S) feed cost of producing. This should be a good show and 4-H club members it the sow snd litter classes are urged to enter." Entries must be in before May 15. The litters must be farrowed between Feb. 15, 1937, and May 1. 1937. and must be counted and earmarked by the county agent or his represents live before the pigs are three weeks old. Premiums will be offered ss follows Champion litter for Georgia and for South Carolina, $30 each; second prize, $20; third to sixth prizes, $15 each; seventh to eleventh prises, $10 each; champion pen, $10; champion barrow or gilt, $10. “Any 4-H boy having a litter that he would like to enter in this contest should get in touch with his county agent as soon as the pigs are farrow ed. He should keep an accurate rec ord of the farrowing date, number of pigs and all feed that these pigs con sume,” DuRant advises. Miss Georgia Green. M iss Georgia Green, 93, who had been making her home in Barnwell for the past three years, died Friday af ternoon at three o’clock at the resi- dience of her cousin, Mrs. A. B. Pat terson, after an illness of several days. Her body was carried to At lanta, where funeral Services were held Saturday afternoon. She is sur vived by three nieces. Good progress is being made in the work of remodeling the hotel property on Main Street, formerly known as the Diamond Hotel. The entire front of the three-story building has been torn down and will be replaced with modem brick and concrete front. Workmen were busily engaged the early part of the week in putting heavy steel beams into place and con- constructing forms for the concrete, which will probably be poured today (Thursday). The concrete, which when completed will have the appear ance of stone, will reach to the second floor and 1 the remainder of the front will be of brick. The architects’s plans call for the construction of a coffee shop in place of the present lobby, and a new lobby will be constucted in the old theatre part of the building. The present dining room and kitchen on the second floor will be converted into bedrooms. Workmen have been engaged for some time in remodeling the bed rooms, a special effort having been made to have them in readiness for the Albany (N. Y.) ball club, which starts training here Monday. G. Bates Hagood, owner of the hotel property, has also bought the adjoining store building now occupied by Plexico’s dry cleaning establish ment. He stated Monday that this building will be tom down and re placed with a modern brick structure. It is expected that the Boulwaro block of buildings on Main Street, work on which has been delayed re cently, will be ready for within the next few days. New I Hr el hags Alan. Mrs. R. C. Holman’s m on Nightingale Street is rapidly nearing completion and she hopes to mov* into her new home at an early date. Work Is also progressing rapidly on the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Holland on Reynolds Road, ae well as that of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hill on Marlboro Street. Both of these new residences are of brick veneer construction. Hr. and Mrs. A. J. Bennett have recently finished and asoved kite their new nine-room home oa Railroad Aea- nue. W. W. Carter, superiateadsat of the local schools, has shout the work of remodeling his on Marlboro Street and move into his new homo within the next few days. Easter in Barnwell. Following a day of very inclement weather, Easter Day dawned fair and and cold in Barnwell, forcing many of the fair sex to hide their spring finery under heavy winter coats. Large congregations attended the Easter services at the local Methodist and Baptist Churches. Monday was also fair and cojd, with ice and heavy frost; Columbia and other sections of the State were visited by snow, sleet and rain qn Saturday. A Correction. GOOD REPORTS ARE GIVEN BY BARNWELL MIN18TBBS Rejoice With It. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) ADVERTISE la Ths PeopIs SsaUum R. R. Moore spent Friday in Colum bia on business. The Barnwell People-Sentinel “can not answer in exact term? The News and Courier’s inquiry” as to how farmers in Barnwell who own no soil can have checks from government for soil conservation, but it glowingly describes farm prosperity in Barnwell, and we rejoice with it—The News and Courier. . In making a report on wprk of the Health Department for. Barnwell County in last week’s issue oj fhe county papers the following state ment was omitted', and, being a very important part of this report, the same is made herewith: “On June 10, 1936, a part time sanitary inspector was appointed.” W. R. Carroll, of Blackville, is sanitary inspector and his work has been outstanding. We are glad to make this correction. The Mary G. Harley Sunday School class party will be held at the home of Mrs. E. D. Peacock this (Thursday) evening at eight o’clock. All mein- ben are cordially mvitad to attend. The Barnwell Ministerial tion meuting was held Mondhy of last week by the Rev. J. M .Flowers, pas tor of the Dunbarton church, at his home in Eilenton. The Rev. R. W. Hollis, of Ehrhardt, president, pre sided over the meeting. No regular program was held but a business aas- sion was conducted, during which encouraging reports were made by the various pastora. Plans were — for the spring association meeting to be held with the St*John’s church on April 9th. The ministers disouase<f their problems with one another p a round table discussion. After the meeting, the Rev. and Mrs. Flowers served the visiting min isters a delightful dinner. Those present were: The Revs. R. W. Hollis, of Ehrhardt; W. C. Reese, of Den mark; Jas. P. Wesberry, of Bamberg; R. H. Walker, of Blackville; *3. Aubrey Estes, of Barnwell, and B. M. Fore man, of Eilenton. g SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY A temperance service will be held at the Barnwell Baptist Church Sun day morning at 11:30 o’clock. The guest speaker for this occasibn will be the Rev. J. Lowry Pickett, of Spartanburg. Mr. Picketi is superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon League of South Carolina. The public is cor dially invited to attend. On Sunday evening at eight o’ clock, a candle-light service will be held, at which time the Lord’s Sap per will be observed. Every member of the Baptist church is urged to at tend. The public is cordially invited to attend all of our aerviess. J. Aubrey EsUa,