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/ (0 ) I P V - it THB OfTICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNT!.* Consolidated lane 1, 192S. VOLUME LX. T Barnwell People-Sentinel ‘Ju«t Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, SO^JTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1937. Larfest County CireuIiUon. Dumber 32. Albany Squad Comes to Caihp at Barnwell Manager Bill McCrory and Two Mem bers Arrived Last Week to Over see Preparations. v Manager Bill McCrory andl two mem bers of the Albany baseball team ar rived in Barnwell last week to over see preparations for the arrival of the remainder of the squad Sunday. Minor repairs have been made at the ball park to the playing field and club house, and all of the work was completed in time for the first work out Monday morning. McCrory, who was in Barnwell about two weeks ago en route to Flori da and a swing through the training comps looking for ball players, an nounces that he has several prospects who should be able to stick with the club through the season. The Albany club will be new from scratch, as the franchise was purchased from the 4-H Clubs Makd Plans ^for Achievement Day Program Arranged for Meeting of 12 Clubs in Barnwell on Saturday, y ‘ May 1st. * Basketball Squi v Honored Lai r eek Block Letters and Stars Presented to Members of Team at Dinner on Wednesday Evening. 1937 Soil Building Rates Are Explained Producer May Receive Payment for Diverting Up to 35 Per Cent, of Cotton Base. Members of the ,12 4-H clubs of The members of the boys and Barnwell County are making plans girls .basketball squads were guests for Achievement Day which will be at a dinner served in the home econo- held Saturday, May 1, in Barnwell, mics room of the local high school The program, as planned, will consist building on Wednesday evening. The of a series of short scenes reviewing high school athletic association under the various lessons studied during the the direction of Coach W. R. Price, Williston Canning Plant Being Built Apte Bros. Cannery Will Be ReiM Time to Can Asptftagus from Current Crop. Have Narrow Escape When Autos Collide Party of Barnwell Girls and Boys Slightly Hurt in -Wreck Near Williston Sunday. year in the project “My Part in the Home.” ]\ Assistant Coach Roy Hewey, and girls coach, Miss Margaret Ellis, Clubs taking part and subjects sponsored the dinner. The meal was prepared and served by members of the Home Economics class under the supervision of Miss Hazel Smith, in structor of home economics. The toastmaster for the evening was Coach Price and he called on the following for speeches: Supt. W. W. chosen by each are: Meyer’s Mill— “Nature Study”; Joyce Branch— “Good Manners”; Galilee—“Dishwash ing”; Boiling Springs—“Myself as a Family Member”; Reedy Branch— “Ironing Made Easy”; Big Fork— “Better Bed Making”; Hilda—“Pic ture Study”; Healing Springs—“Note' Books”; Hercules—“Record Cards” Allentown, Pa., club owners in the Long Branch and Healing Springs New York-Pennkylvania league last winter. \ The roster of players who will re port this week includes the following: Roy Blass, Chatham, N. Y., catcher; James Bryant, Dickson, Tenn., out fielder; Elmer Burkhart, righthanded pitcher; Daniel Crowley, Springfield, Mass., outfielder; Alexander Casta- dore, outfielder, Medford, Mass.; Joseph Caviston, Waterville, N. Y., left-handed! pitcher; Leonard Ellison, Blair, Wis., infielder; Michael Hogan, Cohoes, N. Y., righthander; Kenney ° 1 ^" > ^' ran ) Hill, Morrisville, Pa., infielder; Wil-i “Club Songs”; Barnwell—“Playlette.” Club and 1 individual exhibits, lunch and a picture show will be added at tractions of the day. Blue ribbons will be awarded those scoring highest on health record, club record, note book and individual exhibit. The club having the largest attendance with participation in ac tivities will receive for each member tickets to the picture show. Delegates to the State Short Course in June will be announced at the close May Day will be observed with an liam Fall.-, Brooklyn, N. Y, pitchor;!' xhibit Bay BaRkets by club m<!m - La Verne Franks, Chatham. N. Y„ | bers ' Blue and red ribbons » m ^ pitcher; Stroud Fields, Bentonville, : awC ,* , , , . . Ark., pitcher; i)on Hutson, Pine Bluff, ^ be loc s | leaders assistlnr with Ark., outfielder; Martin McDonouph, A<-hievcment Day program are: Irma Welbum. Mass., inlielder; James R.| Mae A" 0 "- Mar ‘ Reilly, Dickson City, Pa„ catcher; f* B " eece - M,ldr ‘‘ d KnMM ' Mae James Sullivan. West Hartford, Conn., I S *" t - LumU ' Bate "- Carri ' Gra « Peter Savele, Stoneham j Mrs. Lucille Croft, Mrs. Lil. Brown, Virginia Hair, Mrs. John Keel and Mrs. Eloise Dyches. All persons interested in the acti vities of 4-H clubs of Barnwell Coun ty are invited to be present for the pitcher; Mass., infielder; William Sahlin, New Rochelle, N,‘ Y., southpaw twirler; Kenneth Weafer, Weburn, Mass., pitcher; W. R. Winans, Hartford, Conn., pitcher; Howard Velle, Hyde Benjamin T. Rice. Park N. Y„ pitcher; Cosmo Cottele, 4 - H AchicV ' ment Day 1>r0 ‘ !ram outfielder; Lloyd Gross, Jack Hcm- minghoss and Arthur Rudolph, all right-handed pitchers; and Harold Miller, infielder. Only two exhibition games have been booked for Barnwell so far, they Benjamin Thompson Rice, son of the late Benjamin Thompson Rice and i spent in Carter, Forest S. Brown an! Dr. P. W. Stevens, the latter two being trustees of the local school. Awards for the season just com pleted on the girls squad were made by Miss Ellis, as follows: Elizabeth Fletcher, captain, star and crescent; Anne Brown, alternate captain, star; Marjorie Brown, star; Rachael Glea- ton, star, Sarah Frances Brodie, block; Emily Brown, block; Emily Dicks, block, and Mildred Mahaffey, block, as manager. Other members of the girls squad included Margaret Black, Norma Anderson, Martha Ayer Harley, Margie Summers, Alva Stev ens, Ida Carter, Edith Goodson, Mar jorie Goodson, Avalon Darnold, Mary Dicks, Mildred Inabinet and Joe Ann Bauer. The awards for the boys were made by Mr. Hewey, as follows: Arden Lemon, captain, block; Solomon Blatt, Jr., Sonny Patterson, Harry Lee 0’- Bannon and Warren Calhoun, each received! a block. The other members of the boys squad included Harry Boylston, Jr., Tommie Richardson, who was elected captain of next year’s team, and Rubber Stevens. Miss Ellis was presented with a gift by Elizabeth Fletcher from the girls team and Coach Hewey was re membered by the boys, with the pre sentation being made by Arden Lemon. The remainder of the evening was dancing. Guests included How payment for diversion may be etrned under the 1937 Agricultural Conservation program is explained by County Agent H. G. Boylston. “In the case of cotton a producer may receive payment for diverting up to 35 per cent, of his cotton base, pro vided certain conditions are met,” says the agent. “However on farms with a base of two acres or less the entire base may be diverted for pay ment. On farms with a base of two to 5.7 acres as much as two acres may be diverted for payment. “In the case of tobacco, the maxi mum diversion is 25 per cent? of the base acreage. For peanuts the maximum diversion is 15 per cent. “For general soil-depleting crops, such as corn, small grain, sorghums, truck crops, etc., the maximum diver sion is 15 per cent., provided that the acreage of such crops is not re duced below that necessary for home- consumption needs of the farm. “The rate for diverting from cot ton is five cents a pound; from flue- cured or Burley tobacco five cents a pound; from peanuts 1 1-4 cents a pound, and from the general soil-de pleting base about $7 an acre for the Southern region, but varying from farm to farm, depending on the pro ductivity of the land. “The total acreage of soil-conserv ing crops on the farm in 1937 should equal at least the sum of the acres in the soil-conserving base plus the acres diverted for payment. For ex ample, a farm having a 20-acre soil- conserving base and a 20-acre diver sion for payment should have 40 acres in soil-conserving crops on the farm in 1937. For each acre less than 40 a deduction of $3 will be made.” Mrs. Elizabeth Walker Rice, died sud- Mne with the University of Sooth denly at \ ve o'clock Fridoy morning Columbia. He had been in ill the players, the coaches and the trus tees and their wives. in Carolina next Monday and the House L „ , , ... . ., o - e» *• % -i health for several years, but his death of David Bearea Beauties, on April j . . \ , . Nth. Final Adjournment Still Not in Sight Estimates Now Are That Legislative Session Will Last from Two to Six Weeks More. “When will the general assembly reach sine die adjournment?” i? a question that is being heard con stantly around the State House in Columbia just at this time—but no body seems to know the answer, and estimates as to how much longer the session will last range all the way from two to six weeks. was an unexpected shock to his many friends. Mr. Rice was a native of Barnwell and was born December 22, 1889. He attended The Citadel and Clemson College, and was at one time deputy clerk of court of Richland County. He was a W’orld W’ar veteran and was an accountant until ill health forced his retirement. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, of Columbia. Mr. Rice is survived by two brothers, John I. Rice, of Columbia, and! Nat W. Rice, of Greenwood, and one sister, Mrs. B. S. Robinson, of Philadelphia. He was a nephew of Col. N. G. W. Walker and Miss Anna Walker, of Barnwell. Funeral services were conducted at three o’clock Saturday afternoon from ’37 Cotton Contest Raises Lint Length Lint of Less Than One Inch Will Not Be Eligible for Prize, Hamil- ton Announces. CCC Workers Gets Prize. the , v t- tt , th® Barnwell Baptist Church by the Last week Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Harley, Rey John H Webb> past0r of the Baptist Church of Columbia, and the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes. Pallbearers were: Gen. James C. Dozier, John H. Bollin, W. T. Mikell, W. Bollin and of Barnwell, who presides over w.c | pj rst senate, expressed the opinion that the business of the session could be completed in a couple of weeks. Mon day morning a representative of The Bellinger,~ A People-Sentinel asked Col. Solomon Blatt, speaker of the house of repre sentatives, when final adjournment would be reached and he replied: “May 15th.” Ten days ago B. P. Davies, secretary of the joint com mittee on printing, was asked by the secretary of the finance committee to prepare an estimate of the cost of the legislative printing “up to and! in cluding April 24th,” and was advised S. M. Rice. Mr. Rice was a man of pleasing and fine qualities and had many friends who will regret greatly to hear of his death. Still-Bell. Williston, April 2.—Of interest to a wide circle of friends was the mar riage of Miss Virgie Still and James by Speaker Blatt Monday to revise Howard Bell, which was solemnized Sunday morning, March 21st, in Wil- his estimate to a later date. The two main stumbling blocks to j ]j s ton, the Rev. W. R. Davis perform- sine die adjournment at this time are; jpg Hjg ceremony, the appropriation and social security j 'j , y le bride wore a lovely light blue biw, both of which are in the hands swagger suit with navy accessories. A corsage of pink hyacinths and fern completed the costume. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Still, Dunbarton, and has won many friends by her charming personality. Mr. Bell is the son of J. J. Bell, county treasurer, of Barnwell, and the late Mrs. Bell. Aft^r a short wedding trip, the young couple will make their home The many friends of Dr. A. B. in Williston, where the groom holds Patterson will be glad to learn that a position with the Southeastern Ex- he is recovering from a recent illness, press Co. of free conference committees to iron out the differences between the sen ate and the house. Just when they will be reported out is problematical, and 1 the free conference reports must then run the gantlet of both branches of the legislature. Last year the general assembly ad journed June 6th. V- • Clemson, April 5.—Two new pro visions are announced by R. W. Ham ilton, extension agronomist, in the regulatiorts of the State five-acre cot ton imAM^ment contest for 1937: first, tUfmit of less than one inch will not be eligible for prizes; second., that previous first State prize win ners will not be eligible for prizes. Prize money totaling $2,000 has been provided! again by the Cotton Manufacturers Association of South Carolina, and the prizes will be the same as last year. First State prize will be $750, second State prize $275. A first prize of $200 and a second prize of $125 will be offered in each of the three districts of the State. The general rules of the contest will be practically the same as for the past several years, objectives being expressed in the contest slogan—“For better yields and staple lengths.” A point of special significance in the general effects of the contest is that fpund in the entry blank which every contestant signs. Each con testant agrees not only to plant his contest acres with seed bred to make inch or longer staple, but also to try to keep his seed! from becoming mixed and to endeavor to increase the use of quality seed on his farm and in his community. Farmers who desire to enter the contest in 1937 may secure entry blanks and information from county farm agents. Springfield, March 31.—Percy Por ter, of Springfield, an enrollee at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Pontiac, has been awarded a first prize in a national play-writing com- petitipn, R. A. Coward, director of E. C. W. work in South Carolina has announced. He was awarded a trip to New York to help stage the play he wrote. Porter’s play and another writen by a New York boy were adjudged the best two submitted 1 . The judges were unable to decide which of the two was better, so they declared a tie and awarded first prize to each. The play deals with negro life in Springfield. Four hundrd boys in the United States entered manuscripts in the contest. One-half million were eli gible. Porter has done considerable paint ing and his works of art are consider ed unusually good for an amateur. He is about 25 years old. Williston, April 1.—H. G. Ward, superintendent of canning plant opera tions for Apte Bros., arrived in Wil liston Monday and is supervising the work preparatory to opening the local cannery in the Thompson ware house buildings. Mr. Ward came here from Tampa, Fla., where he was in charge of the firm’s canning plant during the citrus fruit season which closed last week. He is assisted by Mr. Googe, who also came here from Florida. One building will house the canning operations while the other building will be used as a cooling storage and where the canned asparagus will be properly labeled and crated for ship ment. A runway is being built con necting the two buildings. As fast as the asparagus is packed i it will be hauled across this runway to the storage. An upright boiler that furnishes steam and -hot water for the cannery was brought here from McColl and is being overhauled and set up adja cent to the one building with which it is connected. " City water will be used and about 10,000 gallons are re quired for a normal ten hours daily tions. operation. yesterday. The canning equipment will be operated 1)y electricity, each unit of equipment being controlled by an individual electric motor. This equipment is being assembled now and is being brought herf from McColl, Lobeco and Baltimore. Mr. Ward stated, he expected to have all equip ment soon thereafter. About 30 white people will be em ployed this season, mostly women The work required of the women will be cutting, washing and packing the fresh asparagus into cans. 4-H Clubsters Enjoy Big Day in Augusta Livestock Show Attended by Large Number of Boys and Girls from Barnwell County. Edward W. Vogel. Williston-Elko Defeats Norway. The Williston-Elko high school nine chalked up its third victory of the season Friday afternoon by defeating the Norway high school, 21 to 1. The WHKston-^EIko boys racked up ten runs in the first inning. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. Sumter, April 2.—Edward William Vogel, 80, prominent business man of this city for many years, died at four o’clock Thursday morning after a long illness. He was a native of Barnwell, where he was engaged in business before moving to Sumter. Besides his widow, who was Miss Bertha Augustin before their mar riage, survivors include four chil dren, E. Nr-Vogel, of Erwin, Tenn.; Mrs. J. S. Cantey, of Marion; Daniel A. Vogel, of Sumter,, and Mrs. John Free, of Batesburg; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lula Christie, Mrs. Sophie Drew and Mrs. Charlie Brown, all of Barnwell; and one brother, T. H. Vogel, of Washington, D. C. Funeral services were held this (Friday) afternoon at three o’clock at the residence. Isaac H. Collins. Isaac H. Collins, 76, died at his home in Hilda Saturday. Funeral services were held at Salem Metho dist Church near Hilda at 11 o’clock Mondhy morning by the pastor, the Rev. Jobe Smith. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Collins, who was a prominent farmer of the Hilda'section, was a member of Salem Methodist Church, and was held in high esteem in his community. He is survived by one son, Howell W. Collins; one daughter, Mrs. Maggie Black, and several grandchildren, all of Hilda. from miry^ Two girls and three boys Barnwell escaped with only cuts and bruises Sunday afternoon when the car in which they were rid ing was wrecked in a collision near !;he Williston-Elko high school. They are Miss Martha Ayer Harley, daugh- 'er of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Harley; diss Mildred Mahaffey, daughter of dr. ai^l Mrs. J. E. Mahaffey; Billy Bronson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bronson; Wingard Carter, son of dr. and Mrs. W. W. Carter, and Ber nard Morris. The other car that featured in the collision was driven >y Jack Dyches, a Williston negro, who also escaped uninjured and was taken into custody immediately after the accident and lodged in the Barn well County jail. The Barnwell car is the property of Mr. Bronson and was being driven by his son, Billy. The accident is said to have occur red when Dyches drove out of a side road into the main highway directly in the path of the Bronson car. Billy tried to avert a collision, it is said, but the negro’s car hit him broadside and knocked the machine into a deep ditch. The windshield was broken, all fenders weffe smashed and the car was otherwise damaged, the services of a wrecker from Barnwell being required to lift it back on the high way. Earlier in the day, Dyches is said to have driven his car into a ditch and, according to reports re ceived here, is said to bear the reputa tion of driving recklessly. The friends of the five young peo ple are congratulating them upon their narrow escape from serious in jury. Associations! Meeting. On Wednesday, March 31, Barn well County 4-H Club boys and girls along with Hugh A. Bowers, asst, county agent, and Miss Elizabeth Mc- Nab, home demonstration agent, at tended the Livestock Show in Au gusta, sponsored by the Twin-States Livestock Association, this being 4-H Club Day. Starting from the Court House parade of 10,000 4-H boys and girls of Georgia and South Carolina, don ning 4-H caps, marched through the business section of the city, arriving at May Park in time for a barbecue dinner. After the dinner a speech by Secretary Wallace was enjoyed. Sit ting on the platform with Mr. Wal lace and the governors of South Caro lina and Georgia were delegates from each county participating in the parade. Barnwell County was rep resented by Laurie Ella Gantt, of Boiling Springs Club, and H. B. Eaves, of Dunbarton Club. The following is a list of the girls and boys from each 4-H club of this county: Laurie Ella Gantt and Irma May Allen, Boiling Springs Club; Juanita Creech and Mary Ellen Bar ker, Big Fork Club; Carrie Grace Grubbs, Reedy Branch Club; Lunette Bates, May Bates, Mae Swett, Meyer’s Mill Club; Thelma Harley, Joyce Branch Club; Harold Eaves,, Chas. Lee Eaves, John F. Wall, Cyril Schumpert, Carl Anderson, J. T. Dun can, Edlward Towne, Bill Bq]^ Owens, Paul Weathersbee, Horace Page, Billy Tisdale, John Clark Thompson, Dunbarton Club; William Odom, R. B. Morris, Bernard Cain, John Henry Hair, Swift Davis, Healing Springs Club; Etheredge Black, Billie Black, Haigler Delk, Ben Hartzog, Jr., El bert Hartzog, Henry Hartzog, Pat Sanders, Hubert Smith, lidy Still, Ullysses Still, Hilda Club. The following is the program for the B. T. U. associations! meeting which will be held with the Denmark Baptist Church Thursday, April 8th: 7:30—Song and Praise service.—M. B. Webb, leader. 7:40—Greetings, Denmark Union. Response, Barnwell Union. 7:45—Devotional — Emogene Hair, Williston. 7:55—Roll call of Churches, busi ness, reports, etc. 8:05—Discussion—“What we hope to accomplish from our Training Schools.—By a representative from each Union. 8:20—Solo—Eleanor Terry, Barn well. 8:26—Junior Sword Drill, conducted by Cecil Hall, Williston. 8:35—Intermediate Sword Drift—* by Miss Natilee Wooten, Bamberg. 8:45—Better speaker’s contest 8:56—Song—Congregation. 9:00—Talk—Bible Study Magnifies Missions—Barnwell Union. 9:10—Song and Prayer. Lunch and social hour. All churches in the Barnwell Asso ciation are urged to send representa tives whether they have Training Unions or not. Mrs. F. S. Brown, Group Director. Seal Sale Report Next Week? Returns from the Seal Sale for Crippled Children ft incomplete at this time, and for this reason a full report cannot be made. It is hoped that all chairmen will report to the county chairman initime for a report in next week’s issue of the county papers. To date $122.66 has been turned in, but several communities have not yet turned in their lists. To those who are handling seals and scrolls, kindly return all unused seals and scrolls when sending in your money. All unused material has to be returned to headquarters. First Thunderstorm of Spring. ' Morris H. D. Club Meet*. The members of the Morris Home Demonstration Club met at the home o^ Mrs. W. N. Creech on Wednesday afternoon of last week with nine present After the study of the lesson on window decoration, the hostess, as sisted by Miss Elizabeth McNab, served refreshments. Barnwell was visited by the first thunderstorm of the spring season shortly after noon Monday, when a heavy cloud passed over this section. The electrical display, which was of short duration, was accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain. Monday’s downpour followed a day of intermittent showers that began before daylinght Sunday morning. These rains will serve to bring up early planted cotton but will delay other farm work. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentin^L