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. V THl OFFICIAL NBWBPAPKK OF BARNWELL COUNTY. 4 I ■ CwMftdatcd Ivnc 1, 1925. Barnwell People-Sentinel h *4 VOLUME LX. "Ju«( L.lk« a Member of the Famllv" — r-* BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1937. Crop Outlook Good in Barnwell County Track Stars Picked by Barnwell School Despite Weather Handicaps, Farm Preparations Going Forward f r r Returns This Year Should Be Fair, Survey Shows. The farm outlook for Barnwell County seems to be bright this year, despite the fact a large number of farmers already have their 'seed in the ground and the weather during the past few days has been rainy and cool. Unless a killing frost comes in the next few days, the concensus is that the seed already planted will survive. More land is under cultivation this year than any year recently. Mules and fertilizer sales were larger and good farm labor has been at a prem ium for some time. The truck season, which opened a few days ago with asparagus, should prove profitable this year. Asparagus is bringing a better price to date than it did last year, and the cutting be gan earlier. The acreage, however, has been reduced to some extent, ac cording to local farmers and produce dealers. A good deal of grass was cut during the unseasonable weather, earlier in the year and those farmers who were lucky enough to have suf ficient acreage for large cuttings at that time, received excellent returns. Every sign points to a better aspara gus season in both number of crates cut and price brought on the North ern markets. ■ The cucumber acreage is off about 40 per cent, from last year, and with' any sort of season, the returns from this crop should prove excellent also. A good cucumber season would un doubtedly help the farmers to reduce their loans considerably and leave the remainder of their crops as largely profit. The watermelon acreage has been increased about 10 per cent, and the cantaloupe acreage remains about the same, according to local produce dealers' estimates. Cotton and corn acreagers have also been increased. Should the markets hold up and a fair return be gotten for farm produce Barnwell County should have one of its best falls in many a moon, with the result that the people of Barnwell County as a whole will benefit, this being an exclusively agricultural county. While the soil conservation pro gram has not been started, indica tions are that the farmers of this section will cooperate wholeheartedly with the proposed program. This, of course, should go farther to improve the yeild of the land for future use as well as help the farmer today. Local farmers seem to be more interested in scientific crop production here now than at any previous time. As soon as the new Clemson college experi ment station is completed near here and is pul into operation, there should be an even greater interest shown in proper crop handling. County Field Day to Be Held Last of Month. The eliminations for positions on the Barnwell high school track squad for the forthcoming county field day competitSone were held during the past week. The following members of | the squad were selected and are put ting forth every effort to reach peak condition for the event: 100-yard> Dash: Tommie Rochardson, Arden Lemon, Briggs Grubbs and Lenwood Rosier. 440-yard Dash: Ralph Moody, Son ny Patterson, Ed Hill and Billy Moore. 220-yard Dash: Aubrey Morris, Tommy Richardson, Briggs Grubbs and Wingard Carter. 880-yard Dash: Ralph Moody, Son ny Patterson, Will Carlton and Ed Hill. Relay: Lawrence Stevens, Wingard Carter, Jack Sanders and Aubrey Morris. Shot Put: Jack Harley, John Fer guson, Harold Black, Louis Gantt and Bunyan Baxley. Discus Throw: Jack Harley and John Ferguson. Javelin Throw: Jack Harley and John Ferguson. Broad Jump: Aubrey Morris, Ar den Lemon and Wingard Carter. High Jump: Jack Sanders and Francis Sanders. Pole Vault: Jack Sanders, Francis Sanders, Billy Bronson, Willis San der and Baxley Sanders. For the girls, the following were the winners: 50-yard Dash: Elizabeth Fletcher, Mary Dicks, Rosa Lee Rosier, Grace Barker, Juanita Boyles, Marjorie Brown and Jean Qiristie. WO-yird Walk: Etherine Hogg, Mary Dicks, Rosa Lee Rosier, Jean Christie and Brownie Creech. Basketball Throw: Elizabeth Fletch er, Ruth Carter, Juanita Boyles, Mar jorie Brown, Sibyl Carroll and Mar- guree Ross. Baseball Throw: Elizabeth Fletcher, Sibyl Carroll, Marjorie Brown, Ether ine Hogg, Dorothy Baxley, Rosa Lee Rosier and Juanita Boyles. Running Broad Jump: Elizabeth Fletcher, Juanita Boyles, Jean Chris tie, Jeanette Hair, Ida Carter, Mar jorie Brown and Rosa Lee Rosier. Running High Jump: Elizabeth Fletcher, Sibyl Carroll and Marjorie Brown. County Committeemen Appointed At a meeting held over the county last week committeemen were picked to serve on the soil conservation pro gram for the coming year as follows: County Committee—R. R. Moore, Barnwell, chairman; Victor Lewis, Kline, vice-chairman; M. W. Wise, Elko, and C. G. Youngblood, Ellenton, alternates. The community committees follow: Barnwell and Red Oak Townships— R. R. Moore, chairman; W. L. Baxley, vice-chairman, M. F. Black and H. H. Ellis, alternates. Bennett Springs and Richland Town ships—H. R. Williams, chairman; I. W. Rountree, vice-chairman; H. B. Eaves and A. B. Rountree, alternates. Blackville Township—W. H. Hutto, Jr v chairman; A. H. Croft, vice-chair man; Lewis E. McCormick and J. Pinkney Still, alternates. Four Mile Townshy^C. G. Young blood, chairman, (f M/Turner, vice- chairman; B. L. Peeples and A. 0. Bush, alternates. George’s Creek Township—Frank Sanders, chairman; S. E. Sanders, vice-chairman; Farrel A. Creech and John H. Still, alternates. Great Cypress Township-Victor Lewis, chairman; J. W. Bates, vice- chairman; W. H. Moody, Jr., and B. O. Norris, alternates. Rosemary and Williston Townships —M. W. Wise, chairman; Perry Sprawls, vice-chairman; N. B. Young blood and F. B. McKerley, alternates. Reports Indicate Acreage Increase Larger Production of Watermelons May Result in Lower Prices to the Growers. Columbia, April 10.—Reports from farmers planting watermelons this year indicate an increase in acreage which, with average yields and aver age weather conditions in consum ing centers, may result in prices to growers lower than those received from last season’s crop, according to information received by George E. Prince, extension marketing agent, from the general crop section of the Agricultural Adjustment administra tion. The 1937 acreage of watermelons in the Southeastern States of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina is expected to be about 6 per cent, higher than it was last year. A recent re port from the bureau of agricultural economics shows that growers intend to increase 1937 watermelon plant ings in Georgia by 5 per cent, and in Florida by 22 per cent. In terma of awes, Mr. Prince ex plains, Georgia growers intend to plant 63,000 acres, an increase of 3,- 000 acres over last year’s plantings, South Carolina, 21,000 acres, an in- J crease of 1,000 acres, Florida growers, 19,500 acres, an increase of 3,500 acres; North Carolina, 12.800 acres, the same as last year. The increase in acreage this year, it is explained by the general crops section of the AAA, is largely influ enced by last year’s favorable prices, which averaged higher than at any time during the last half dozen sea sons. Mr. and Mrs. Robt C Gigmlliatt are • pending several days this week near B< Col. and Mrs. J. E. Harley, Jr., returned home this week after a visit to relative* in Jacksonville, Fla. While in Floridh they motored to Miami, from which point they flew •by plane la Havana, Cuba. Partial Report Made by County Chairman Some Sections of Barnwell County Have Not Reported in Seal Sale Campaign. ' Mrs. G. M. Greene, county chair man for seal sale for crippled chil dren, makes the following report from sections turned in to date. Some sec tions have not sent In reports but when same are received they will be given due credit, for amounts contri buted. Blackville: Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, Mrs. Herman Brown and Mrs. L. C. Still committee—Blackville schools, $16.55; Methodist Sunday School, scroll, $5.00; P.-T. A., D. A. R. Chap ter and Ladies’ . Aid Society, $1.00 each; Mr. Clark, N. BlXtt, Farrell- O’Gorman Store and Dr. R. A. Gyles, $1.00 each; Mrs. D. Stanley Brown, Mrs. L. J. Connelly, Mrs. H. Brown, G. A. Baxter, Mrs. A. B. Hair, Miss Leonard Kelly, Mrs. L. C. Still, Dr. Epps, Hoffman Store, Thompson Motor Co., Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, 50c each; Mrs. W. Browning, Mrs. Ville- pigue, T. O. Boland, Mrs. T. O. Boland, Mrs. Lonnie Creech, 25c each; Mrs. W. W. Maloney,* 15c, making a total of $35.25. To this must be added $8 from the Macedonia colored school near Blackville, turned over to the chairman by Susan F. Bailey, super visor for colored schools for Barnwell County, making a total of $43,25 for Blackville. Double Pond, through Mrs. R. T. Williams — Double Pond Baptist church, $2.75; Miss Eliabeth McNab, through Hilda H. D. Club, 25c; total, $3.00. Hilda: Mrs. N. C. Croft—Hilda Baptist Church, 1 scroll, $5.00; Hilda school, $4.07; Mrs. A. P. Collins and J. M. Rowell, $1.00 each; Miss Mamie Still, 50c; total, $11.57. Reedy Branch Sunday School has also agreed to take a scroll and this amount will be turn ed in later. Williston, through Mrs. R. S. Davis: American Legion Auxiliary, scroll, $5.00; P.-T. A., scroll, $5.00; Gram mar school, $7.14; High school, $3.40; American Legion, $1.00; Williston colored school, scroll, $5.00. To this school also must be added $3.25 which Susan F. Bailey, supervisor for color ed schools, also sold through this school. Cash, 46c, making a total to date from this community of $30.25. The colored school at Elko is yet to be heard from, but this school always responds to every call and a goodly amount is expecte dfrom it. Morris community, through Mrs. Mollie Bates Harden: Morris school, 58c, H. D. Club, Mrs. W. N. Creech, Miss Elizabeth McNab, 25c esch; Mrs. Mollie B. Harden, 17c; Mrs. W. P. Morris, 5c each. Kline H. D. Club, Mrs. W. H. Fields, B. O. Norris, 10c each; J. W. Bates, 15c, total, $2.00. Dunbarton: Miss May Owens, Mrs. T. W. Dicks—Dunbarton Baptist Sunday School, 1 scroll, $5.00; Dun barton school, $4.34, total reported, $9.34. The Dunbarton Sewing Club is also buying a scroll and will be re ported later. Barnwell—Business District— Mrs. Margaret S. Hogg and Mrs. Jeff Black: Adult class, Baptist Sunday School, American Legion Post, Bank of Barn well, D. A. R. Chapter, S. C. Power Co., Masonic Lodge, Blatt and Fales, Edgar A. Brown, County officials, 1 scroll each of $5.00; Graded school, $5.73; C. G. Fuller, $2,00; Clifford Barret tClrcle, $1.00; Thos. M. Boul- ware, A. A. Lemon, C. O. Jones, L. Cohen, Lloyd Plexico, Grubbs Chev rolet Co., The Leader, A. Ghingold, Dr. B. W. Sexton, W. G. Hill, D. C. Jones, Mrs. J. B. Harley, Dr. R. E. Brown, $1.00 each;W. J. Lemon, 75c; JVltos Elizabeth McNab, Mrs. F. - S. Brown, Reid Furniture Co., Harold Williams, Dick Lazar, Barnwell Fruit Co., 5 and 10c Store and B. S. Chand ler, 50c each; Miss Dorothy Sanders, Mrs. L. C. ELdson, Max Cooper, Char lie Brown, Jr., 25c each; Olive San ders, 5c, Barnie F. Owens, 10c; total for Business District, $66.95. House-to-House Canvass: Mrs. P. W. Stevens, Mrs. J. E. Mahaffey, Mrs. Shellie Black—J. S, Black and Mrs. J. B. Hagood, $1.00 each; Mrs. J. B. Bostick, 60c; T. A. Holland, Mrs. T. R. Brown, L. C. Eidson, 50c each; Shellie Black, 30c; Mrs. Charlie Brown Sr. t Mrs. Uoyd Vickery, Mrs. J. N. Anderson, Mrs. W. A. Fuller, Mrs. H. J. Phillips, Mrs. Olaree Call, Mrs. W. C. Milhous, H W. Sanders, 25c each; Mrs. J. B. Grubbs, A. D Fortkk, 15c each; Mrs. W. E McNab. Mrs. G. R Evans, Mrs B S Moors, Sr, 10c sock; Williston Winner of Ninth District Meet St. Matthews Is Second and Black ville Third in Track Contests Held Friday. Largest County ClrcnlaUea. NUMBER 33. S. S. Convention to I Senators Won Opener Meet at Dunbarton Here Monday, 6 to 5 m Annual Session Will Be Held in Bap tist Church Tomorrow.—Program Is Announced. St. Matthews, April 12.—The ninth district high school track meet, spon- Tlw annual meeting of the Barn- well-Bamberg Sunday School Conven- Albany (N. Y.) Ball Club Barely Noeed Out University of South Carolina. sored by the South Carolina High ! tion will be held with the Dunbarton School league was held on the St. Baptist Church at Dunbarton Friday, Matthews high school athletic grounds April 16th. The program this year is Friday. After counting points, Williston scored 52 to take first place; St. Mat thews came second with 35%; Black ville third with 29%, and Elloree fourth with nine points. The preliminaries began at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and the win ners coAipeted in the finals, which begon at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. P. H. Bomar, high school athletic coach of Orangeburg, was the referee. He was assisted by Carl Fairey, of the highway department and others. The results were as follows: 100-yard Dash: First, Givens, Wil liston; second, Smith, Williston; third, Hair, Blackville. One-mile Run: First, Keisler, St. Matthews; second, Nevils, Blackville; third, W. Delk, Blackville. 440-yard Run: First, Smith, Black ville; second, Zimmerman, St. Mat thews; third, O. Otto, St. Matthew's. Half-mile Relay: First, St. Mat thews; second, Blackville; third, Wil liston. 880-yard Run: First, Jones, St. Mat thews; second. Wise, Williston, third, Grubbs, Blackville. 220-yard Dash: First, Givens, Wil liston;-second, Delk, Blackville; third, Hair, Blackville. Shot Put: First, Cooper, Blsckville; second, Wienges, St. Matthews; third, Shuler, Elloree. Dtaewa: First, Johnson, Williston; second, Smith, Williston; third, Wan- namaker, St. Matthews. High Jump: First, Troutman, El loree; second, Wmnnamaker, St. Mat thews; third. Cooper, Blackville. Broad Jump: First, Smith, WUlis- ton; second, Troutmsn, Elloree; third, Zimmerman, St. Matthews. Javelin: First, Cooper, Blackville; second, Pender, Williston; third, Zim merman, St. Matthews. Pole Vault: First, Crouch, Willis ton; second, Pender, Williston; third, M. Still, Blackville. Low Hurdles: First, Wienges, St. Matthews; seconi, L. Flenniken, Wil- Williston; third, K. Flenniken, Willis ton. Community Headquarters. H. G. Boylston, county agent, an nounces that headquarters for the convenience of farmers in filling out work sheets under the 1937 soil con servation program have been opened in the following communities: Blackville—Still’s old barber shop, April 15, 16 and 17. - Hilda—A. C. L. depot, April 15, 16 and 17. Rosemary—Rosemary schoolhouse, April 19, 20 and 21. Williston—Folk’s filling station, April 19, 20 and 21. Dunbarton—Old drug store, April 22, 23 and 24. Atterbury’s filling station, April 22, 23 and 24. Barnwell—Supervisor’s office, April 26, 27 and 28. Kline—B. F. Jenkins’ old store, April 26, 27 and 28. Committeemen will be at the above places from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. on dates j named. planned to meet the needs of the teachers and officers in all the de partments of the Sunday School work.* Verbal reports from the superintend ents will be given. Problems concern-- ing administration, enlistments, rec ords and teaching will be discussed by pastors and lay-leaders within the as sociation. Departmental conferences will be directed by the State approved workers for the several different de partments. The Rev. Z. E. Barron, pastor of the Hapeville Baptist church, Atlanta, will be the inspirational speaker. There are 38 churches in the Barn- well-Bamberg Sunday School conven tion and 34 Sunday Schools. There are more than 400 officers and teach ers in these Sunday Schools, all of whom are urged to attend this meet ing by the associational president. Geo. B. Inabinet, superintendent of the Bamberg Baptist Sunday School. All others who are interested in Sun day School work are most cordially in vited to attend. The Dunbarton church will serve lunch for all who come. The Program. 10:30— Devotional— Rev. J. M. Flowers, Dunbarton. 10:45—Verbal reporta by suporin- tendenta. 11:15—The Problem of Sunday School Administration—Rev. P." D. Walker, Blackville. 11:30—Enlisting the Maaeea—O. W. Lancaster, Bamberg. 11:45—The Value of Good Records —Rev. W. C. Reese, Denmark. 12:00—The High Calling of the Teacher—Rev. R. W. Hollis, Ehrhardt 12:16—Sermon—Rev. Z. E. Barron, paator, Hapeville Baptist Church, At lanta, Ga. 12:40—Adjourn. Lunch. 1:30—Song service. 1:35—Appointment of Committees. 1:40— Departmental Conferences, directed by State approved workers. Cradle Rolf and Beginner’s De partments—Mrs. Dan Davis, Colum bia. Primary Department—Miss May Bomar, Spartanburg. Junior Deportment—Miss Edna Gampell, Belton. Intermediate Department— Mrs. A. J. Foster, Columbia. Young People and Adult—Rev. W. C. Reese, Denmark. Extension Department—Miss Lu- lie Latimer, Columbia. 2:30—Business and election of of ficers. 3:00—Adjourn. Mrs. Mordecai Mazursky and chil dren spent Sunday in Columbia with Mr. Mazursky, who is recuperating from an appendix operation at the Columbia hospital. total, $7.00. H. L. O’Bannon and Dr. P. W. Stevens, $1.00 each. Barnwell colored school, through Susan F. Bailey, assisted by A. S. Guinyard and the other teachers of < that school, $13.50. Included in this Barnwell Ring Takes Charge of University Hummel Harley Elected President of 1938 Senior Class of Law School. The junior “Barnwell ring” went into action up in Columbia Tuesday and its members proved themselves to be politicians on a par with their el ders who have <fone so much to put Barnwell on the State political map in 1 the past few years. The embryo politicians are students at the Univer sity of South Carolina, and when the smoke of the battle of the ballots had cleared away three of them had “copped” important places in the student bod^. Hummel Harley, youngest son of Lieut.-Gov. and Mrs. J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, was elected president of the 1J&38 senior class of the law school. Young Harley is a junior law student this year and 1 is making an excellent record at the University. He defeated two other aspirants for the place. “Ted” Ninestein, a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, of Blackville, was elected vice-president of the The first edition of the new Albany base ball team was barely able to nose out the University of South-Caro- lina nine here Monday afternoon by a score of six to five. The ability of Don Hutson, Senator outergardener, to hit safely twice with men on bases and push across four runs, coupled with poor base running by the col legians in the early innings, was largely responsible for Albany’s vic tory. In the first frame the Senators used a walk, a balk and two hits for two runs and a lead they never re linquished. The college lads hit safely five straight times in the eighth in ning to score four of their tallies. Burkhart and Rudolph were very effective in the first six innings to shut out the visitors, but Benninghoff. last Albanytwirler, was nicked for all five runs. Tabor, college ptcher, was effective in the pinches on several oc casions to keep the Albany club ffom piling up an even larger margin. He pitched out of a deep hole in the 8th wljen Albany loaded the bases with no one out, but the Senators were re tired without geting a marker. The Gamecocks continued their bid for victory into the final inning when they placed two men on the sacks with only one down, but the last two bat ters were retired on fly balls The ntxt exhibition game of the spring camp season was scheduled to be played here yesterday (Wednesday) when the House of David nine came here for a game. Score by innings: Carolina — 000—000—140—5 -9-4. Albany — 210—300-00x—5-10-4. Batteries: Tabor and Tomlin; Burk hart, Rudolph, Benninghoff and Knspp, Blass. Mrs. Hogg Reports on Educational Project Tells of Work Dens In White and Csftrsd flchaela in Barnwell Cs—ty. amount is 63c contributed through Great Cypress school. This is a study body in a spirited election. He splendid showing on the part of this school and the school as well as its corps of teachers and the supervisor are to be commended for this fine work. This is the next to the largest is also a law student, who appears to have a bright future in store. Sam Rogol, of Williston, who is al so a law student, was chosen as presi dent of the Sekfon Literary Society, contribution from any school in the an organization composed of the en- county, largest amount coming from tire membership of the law school, the Blackville white school, $16.66. The People-Sentinel joins with Total contributions from town of many other friends in congratulating Barnwell to date, $93.18. these bright, ambitious young men Jordan Baptist Sunday School (col- upon attaining such high him ms at orod) through Suaaa F. Bailey, 71c. ( the hands at thru fallow Under the WPA Emergency tional Project for Barnwell County, Mrs. Margaret 8. Hogg, supervisor, gives the following report of work done in the sdult schools of Barnwell County, both whit# and colored, for the past six months: “The division of this program con sists of three agricultural schools with an enrollment of 164; one home making school with an enrollment of 32; one general adult school with 45 enrolled; five literary schools with 250 enrolled. “We also have taro State schools with an enrollment of 30 each. “During this period of time 262 adults have been taught to read and write. Not only have they been taught to read and write but have been taught the art of home-making. The schools have all been working on the home unit; sub-units consisting of health, citizenship, recreation and operations of the home, have been taught through posters, charts and note books. “Through activities of this pro gram approximately one hundred chU- dren, both white and colored, found upon a recent survey of various school districts, have been returned to the various public schools of the county. In some instances a number of these children had never attended any public schools. > “Approximately 300 gardens have been established as a direct outcome of this program, much interest being manifested in this phase of the work. “Quite a bit of historical data has been worked out through the county unit, dating back to the origin of the county up to the present time.” On April 4th, Mrs Hogg carried 56 adult pupils on a pilgrimage to Char leston. The teachers of the various adult schools also accompanied their pupils. Visits were made to Mag nolia Gardens, the Museum, the Bat- ! tery, St. Michael’s Church, the old ! Huguenot Church, the Catholic Ca thedral, St Phillips Church, the of John C. Calhoun, bridge. Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's la- land. The Citadel and as well as LJl ia aad