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fO OFFICIAL Ifl OF AAIKWBLL CDLHTT »t*d IBM 1. 19M. Barnwell People-Sentinel M VOLUME LX. “JuaI Llk« a MAmbAr of thA Family 1 ' — ™ I ■ n I ■ — I I ■ I ■■ ■ IW M !■■■ BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 22ND. 1937. NUMBER 47. BARNWELL WOODS GIVEN PROTECTION THREE FIRE TOWERS LOCATED IN THIS COUNTY. CCC Camp Enrollees Build 50 Miles of Truck Trails in Aid in Fighting Fires. The Barnwell County setup calls Association was put in operation in 1935 under an Act of the legislature of that year. The association operates within the bounds of Barnwell County and its meritbers have an area of 334,- 080 acres, with 166,626 acres of wood land included, to protect from the ravages of forest fires. The Bemwell County setup calls for a ranger on a twelve months basis, three towermen two wardens for the duration of the fire season and 20 retainer fee crews. At the fall meeting of the association in 1935, M. F. Ussery, of Barnwell, was ap pointed ranger for this county and still holds the position; J. Reeves Grubbs, of near Barnwell, and Roy McElhaney, of Ellenton. were ap pointed as wardens. The 20 retainer crews were selected as to school dis tricts. Th« first year of operation in this county the organisation had only a skeleton setup and as a result the con trol of fires wss limited, but during Cloudburst Sunday Night A heavy rainfall of cloud burst proportions, covering a large area in the Blackville and Elko sections of the county, washed away every bridge on county roads from a point a- bout one and a half miles south of Blackville to the Edisto river, according to Supervisor J. W. Patterson, who made a survey of the affected area Monday. The damage to roads and bridges was estimated at sever al thousands of dollars, Mr. Patterson saidl Fields were al so badly washed and it is hard to estimate the damage to crops of corn and cotton. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don't Know. Victor Lewis, of Kline, remarking that “The People-Sentinel is as good a county weekly as I know of any where.” Mr. Lewis has recently ac cepted a position as statistician with the State department of labor in Co lumbia. . . . J. D. Ussery, of the past fiscal year, ending June 30. Elko, rfd, joining The People-Senti 1937, the organisation was complete I nel'a large family of satisfied readers|••^•tioi program^ of Aiken; and a larger number of fires were | while in Barnwell Saturday. He is the second “volunteer** subscriber from j ( ount >' Agent Boy ton. of Bam- the WiU.eton-Elko section in the pest W,U ^ R EvaM ‘“•‘rue- 'tor of Agriculture in the Barnwell schools; Paul Baxley, Milledge Mor ns. W. R. Carroll and W. P. Boyle- ton. of Blackville; Frank Sanders and S. E. Sanders, of Olar; M. C. Best, R R. Moore, Chari w Brown. Sr. and Willie Bexley, oi Barnwell. PLANTERS VISIT EDISTO STATION DR. H. P. COOPER, OF CLEMSON COLLEGE HEADS TOUR. Barnwell Group of Farmers Studies Soils of Farms in This Section. A tour of a portion of Barnwell County was made by several Barnwell County farmers on Thursday. Dr. H. P. Cooper, of Clemson College, direc tor of experiment stations in the State, W. B. Rogers, of the Edisto Experiment Station, A. H. Ward, dis trict county agent, and Barnwell Coun ty agent Harry G. Boylston, were in charge of the tour. The farmers went over several tracts of land between Barnwell and the experiment station located between Blackville and Elko, studying the dif ferent kinds of soils and the best way to conserve them. The leaders point ed out the various types of soils and discussed them with the jroup. Quite a lot of interesting facts were brought to light through these discussions and those who were able to make the trip gained considerable knowledge along the lines of soil conservation. In addition to the leaders, the fol lowing were included in the expedi tion: H. A. Woodle, county agent from Aiken Copnty; F. W. Corley and Mr. Maner, members of the soil con- Hugh A. Bowers and C. O. Jones, assistants BARNWELL TRADE BUILDINGS FULL SPACE IN BUSINESS DISTRICT IS IN DEMAND. Only One Store on Main Street Is Vacant.— Several New Homes Built Recently. handled with less acreage being burn ed than ia the previous year. As the men become more accustomed to their jobs it b safe to predict that the lorn to the landowners of this county will he reduced each year. The three fire towers located hi Bemwell County are at Barnwell, Elbe and between Dunbarton and El- These towers are com pie to rnti > ith OUttrU-ldif of land far the U on ad tea _ to cal-1 imp asaa Seep a eoaotant the territory withta view and when a fire b sighted they im mediately notify the eeanty reefer la Bam well. The three towers, the Barnwell eMica and the tTT* caasp near BnraneU are all connected by ~~ wtree of which were CCC wothova. Thooo IlM fhr* « C C f! - couple of weeks. ... Dr. D. B. j Lancaster, of Baltimore, Md., R Archie | Ellis, of Grooavilb; Mrs. 8. E. Creech. R D. Cooper and C. R. Sanders, of Kline; Peel H. Sanders, of Otar, re newing their sahocriptiona to this paper. ... A dncaoeioa of the new crop poet, the Argentine weevil. 1 which attacks all sacs of crops, in cluding cotton, com. peas velvet beans, etc. and pm of the groap remarking that “yea never hear of a poet attack-! tag peanuts.'* to which snot her re plied. -Want about peanut palit*- rbaa?" • • • Heavy mine sc- com pasted by Wfl’.tant electrical dis plays. ... And G. W. (“BuF*) Halford saying that rains ho ever saw Saaday sight. filling etattea raptmy neartag cans- ihe POOL AND COt'NTBY CLUB CENTERS OF ATTRACTON Barnwell's two moot popular spots this summer are the swtmmiag pael eet water The business district of Barnwell is completely filled with business houses with the exception of one store build ing on Main Street. It is understood, however, that several parties are in terested in renting it so that it too should be occupied within the next few weeks. The Harrison building, on Main Street, was recently leased to Miss Rosa Irby, who has opened a beauty parlor, and E. L. Black, of Williston, who is doing watch repair work. These two buildings were formerly occupied by the late J. R. Harrison, and had been vacant since his death a few weeks ago. The crowded condition in the busi ness district has been prevalent for the past several months. Houses in Barnwell are also at a premium, de spite the fact that Barnwell has wit nessed one of the biggest building booms in its history in the past 12 months. Business property has un dergone extensive changes in the moving buck of Lemon Brothers’ store, the remodeling of the Barnwell Hotel, the construction of the new poet office building which will be completed by the first of September, and the remodeling of the Barnwell Filling Station. In the rrsidentian sections of Barn well, several new homes have been erected whib a nulhber of others have been remodeled and repaired. Still, houses and office space art at a prem- P»rh and the Sue* lab and golf course. at Fuller Country < swimming pael has beta full ta aver- flowing for the last few days, and the club has been n center of attrac tion for (he golfers. Young and old alike have taken ta 9*o -erg* n am be i t r an effoi firvflghtef s to reach the ervne of oc- faction, end week so Rerawel >1*9 fh*W to cool 1 off. The hatter the weather t |C~f| fff till «*ry little tea* of time. 1 poet office beiidi ng pragreasm f •l#w- the m« •re the crowds Bock te the pool Iradp CHI ■p earelleeo bora ole® bout ly hot Merely. . . • Her Bf# J* * for * dip. mites of trwrh troila which t'merk. county • epermtewde at of edo-| The rtoh, which ia now eader the mm i * fa# Ittote the fighter* ia ration, dri*mg fctovfy SFCHMi d 1 We direct** ra of J. H. Stillnagoo. of Aik- reorhiag | aetata to oa otherwise tselet- 1 Circle.* scratch! ng tha buck of hw ee. ia ia the best shops that it ever Cdt Ruction i of the reeoty. Psrticalariy heed, apparent! y immersed hi deep has be oa. The greens and fairways is Um ir ee of the Savaaoah River thought—all tha while the di 'tear of are ta perfect trim end the golfers WILUSTON FELT FORCE OF HIGH WIND THURSDAY Wiliisloa^horuday after- n was praette the build mg >f the first year, rsrdens personal- ronag a Georgia Itceuae num- lently waiting for him ta laa *e mi ad as to which way he was • • • Levi Still, member of have Oid ly inaccwssiMe rwie the trail*. In the beginning the ranger and the |y visitud each sawmill and discussed with the owner and his workers the J from his “patch.** “Va a best possible ways of preventing, editorial paragraph in the county board of managers, premia- held in increasingly ing the editor a big WaUon melon | A ninthly dance. result of the last week’s ghttng it out with Man Par in larger numbers this sum mer than ia any previous and other •tH’ al entertainments are also being large numbers, sponsored by the club members, is a feature of the torial calendar, while several private been held there. Advertise in The People-Sentinel forest fires. Several of the large tur- edition. Who says that advertising in( j bridge parties have also pentine farmers of the county were doesn’t pay? also visited on this tour and persuaded Reports of heavy, rapidly-increas- to practice fire protection instead of ing boll weevil infestation, with a big aanually burning their lands. With prospective curtailment in Barnwell the splendid cooperation which Ran- 1 County’s cotton crop. . . An auto- ger Ussery states he has received mobile with a California license tag— from the landowners, the loss from and another, with an Ohio tag, occupi- forest fires in Barnwell County has ed by a man, his wife and six chil- Willlatou. July 17.—A that stn nooa did much damage ta trass property A number of trews were eprwoted sad maay were badly hrwkea. Awnings oa several store freals were Mown dews, two plat# glass wtadowe at the Eaterpriee Hardware roos- paay wore brokea by the falling awn ing. Part of the roof af the Wlllia- taa grammar school haildtag was blows off, A g o house la the course of can- structioa beloagtag ta Q A. Kennedy was blown down. The beam of Mrs. Q. B. Johaooa wee badly daaaaged. Calvert Breach, a negro Baptist church was completely demolished. Daamge was done to the growing crops, especially corn. The wind was accompanied by torrents of rata, one was reported injured. Lightning Strikes Melons. Lyndhurst, July 20.—Fate and lightning frowned on Laurie Fowke, Lyndhurst fanner, ] | when he lost a carload of water melons one day last week. The melons had been put under a tree at the end of a row, wait ing for trucks to haul them to the railroad tracks. A bolt of lightning struck the tree, then jumped over to the pile of melons. All were destroyed. The rinde of the melons were not broken, but they looked as if they had been boiled in water and were mushy to touch. TRAFFIC STUDY IS BEING MADE A. W. SEARLES IN CHARGH DC BARNWELL COUNTY. Thumb-Nail Sketch of Senator Byrnes South Carolinian Has Been Spoken of as Possible Successor to Senator Robinson. No Oraagcbsrg Cotton Crap. Orangeburg County expects to pro duce 85 000 bales of cotton this year, as compared with a yield of approxi- mstoly 70,000 bales in 1936, according to unofficial estimates of the crop. been steadily decreased. The 1935-’36 year was comparative ly easy on the fighters as there was considerable rainfall and snow on several occasions, but the year was different. Dry weather through a good portion of the fire season enabled fires to get better head way before being sighted. However, the workers were able to reduce the average number of acres burned per fire to a considerable extent. Quite a few volunteer firefighting crews have also been established in this county and these fighters materi ally aid the regular crew members and wardens. While these men nat urally are not as well prepared for their work as the regular members, they are, nevertheless, of invaluable assistance in many instances and it would be to the decided advantage of every community to organize such a crew and have them in readiness to help whenever the regular crew was finding it difficult to cope with the blare. During the past two year*, the ranger visited practically every school ia the county and urged the young te practice safety I ta fires m the dren. . . . Reports that acres of fine watermelons are blistering in the hot sun for lack of a profitable market. . . . A little boy, who had been 1936-’37 given a discolored nickel in change. handing it back to %ne store-keeper with the remark: “This nickel don’t look good to me.” REHABILITATION OFFICE HERE WILL BE ABANDONED lumbia yesterday, HARLEY STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT NEXT YEAR’S RACE Lieutenant-Governor, in Columbia to Inspect Senator Cham ber Work, Just Doesn’t Know at This Time What HU Plans Will Be. (cosmxrn) f*om page rout) According to current reports, the District 4 office of the Rural Rehalili- tation, which has been located at Barnwell for the past year, will be disbanded this week andt the office force will be transferred to Florence, Greenwood and Walterboro. This This office was under the direction of the late Barney F. Owens, of Dunbar ton, from the time of its opening in Barnwell until his death several weeks ago. Mrs. Margaret Summer, who has been one of the directors of the local organization, will be transferred to the Florence dUtrict, along with one of the stenographers; two employes branch, will be sent to Greenwood and an- Lieut-Gov other to Walterboro. H ia reported. into the Columbia, July 15.—Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, visiting in Co told the United Press he was undecided whether he would run for re-election next sum mer. “I can’t announce definitely right now whether I will offer for re-elec tion m the lieutenant-governor’s race or any other race,” he said. “Numerous senators and others have approached me constantly^ urg ing that I run again, hut I just don’t know,” he added. The lieutenant- governorship automatically makes Colonel Harley president of the State senate. During the past session the senators extended Colonel Harley high praise for his lesdership in the upper Harley sprang notably Inst spnng when 1 he presented a bra Deaaerretir dnnkay lie the postmaster gaaoral, James A. Farley, which he won from the Missis sippi lieutenant-governor as a result of a bet that South Carolina would go more overwhelmingly Democratic in the past national election than Missis sippi. Before serving as leader of the sen ate, Col. Harley served several terms in the lower hou^g. “The main objection I have to South Carolina elections,” heh said reiter ating what he has constantly said in the past, is the way the candidates have to tour about the State. This State is the only one that observes such a set-up,” he said. “It is high time that we fall into step with all the other States and abolish this State- •wide system of touring.” wide system of touring.'* Columbia ta inspect the senate cham- nr. which is uadsr going repairs aad being renovated far the taming tea- sm* which is new “jest a boat sts ■net ha a any.* Three Southern senators—Pat Har rison, of Mississippi; Alben W. Bark ley, of Kentucky, and James F. Byrnes, of South Carolina—have been in the Sitneligldf since 'Wednesday of last week as possible successors to Senator Joe T. Robinson, of Arkansas, as ad ministration leader in the senate. However, it was reported a few days ago that Senator Byrnes was not seeking the post and would throw his support to Senator Harrison. Monday’s daily newspapers publish ed “thumb-nail” sketch#* of the trio, the following being about the junior senator from South Carolina: “James Francis Byrnes, of Sooth Caroline, ia quick on the rhetorical trigger, alow to anger, neat ta con ciliation. A bantamweight boodle of well directed energy, era lawyer-politician, political philooophy, one of the loyal ReoeeralUens, but called a wing New Dealer. “Easy going,* persons in bare wen him good will of tirae and liberals, ns wall as Itna* members of party. H* and the ‘unreconstructed rebel,’ Carter Glam, are Intimate friends He reintlan ship ta White Hons* wns an cies* gor ing president's first term that he wns spoken of an ‘admlaistraUeo‘s spokes “Has a Bair ter spending not views backstage, gvtt-ag the law dawn an pi oa pacts far coats mpla tad Isgiala lien. Is only a second term senator. So read in house from 1911 to 1929; tech fira-yenr rsreo* at law la Spar- tanburg “Has supported virtaalty every ed- ministraUon proposal, was among first te spank eat for supreme court change. In 1936 defended New Deni expenditures as necessary Is prevent suffering, promote recovery, bat this spring ha launched senate drive for economy bee sues ‘emergency is over.' Urged 10 par cant cut ia depart mental appropriationa to be lanes the budget. Wants better deal for labor, condemns sit-down strikes. “He’s 58, was born in Charleston, S. C. Admitted to bar in 1903, was an editor and court reporter before entering politics.” EXAMINATIONS FOR PLACES WITH WELFARE DEPARTMENT Announcement has been made that examinations of applicants from Barnwell County and other counties in the Second Congressional District for stenographic and clerical posi tions with the State Department of Public Welfare will be held in Co lumbia on Tuesday, July 27th, at 11 a. m. It is understood that appli cants can stand the examination with out having previously filed an applica tion with the State department. Beasley-Toole. Aiken, July 18.—Miss Pearl Beasley, of Elko, and C. L. Toole, of Aiken, were married Saturday, July 10. The ceremony was performed at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. J. H. Brown, pastor of the St. John’s Methodist church, in Aiken. Mrs. Tools ia tha daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry O. Beasley, of Elko. She ia a graduate of the Barnwell High School ia the dass of 1933. Mr. Tools is the soa of Mr*, f. 8. Tools sad tha 1st* Praaklia 8- Tool*. After a abort woddug Ing tha yoaag rrapla wdl moko thair ham* with tha hndagraam’s “Blanket” Count, Under Supervision of Highway Survey, Covers Rural Road*. Special to The People-Sentinel, i Columbia, July 20.—A traffic study completely covering every rural road in Barnwell County is now in progress, under the supervision of tha Highway Planning Survey. A. W. Searles ia directing the study in this county. Because this traffic study so com pletely covers the entire county, the survey officials have called it a blanket” count. To carry on the “blanket” count, men are placed at intersections on rural roads to county pasting traffic and for the purpose of asking each traveler where he is coming from, where he ia going, and other questions relating to driving habite. At tha end of the study, the traffic on ovary road in Barnwell County will havo been accurately counted or estimated. A survey on traffic on the State highway system began in February and will continue until next year. The work is a part of the Planning Survey's program to make a complete and comprehensive study of Sooth Carolina traffic needs It Is boh* supported by the Federal Boreas of Public Roach, which to now such a study ia 44 States. The Highway Planning Aciab are requesting the •f every motorist in ■were to the questions The more accurate tha the officials point out. tha aaora fuJ tha gathered date will bo. One* every naooth for tha four, the Burray will oomd a | back tote Barnwell County to p variations la traffic. On tha of the count now ia caa ho made. Tha get oa to hg FUTURE FARMERS GO TO MOUNTAIN CAMP THIS 1 Nine members of the local of the Future Farmer* of Association, together with boys from the Williston chapter, left Tuesday morning for Tnmaaeea, moot Welhalla, where they will spend aee- •rel days camping. The group waa under the direction of Geo. R. Evans, instructor of agriculture at the local school. Quite a number of interest^, as well as educational, Bights will bo enjoyed By the group on their trlpt They went up by way of Clemson Chi- lege where they will inspect the farm equipment and experiment station. A trip over to the fish hatchery, located near Walhalla, will be one feature of the stay at Tamassee, while the re turn trip will be made by the Univer sity of Georgia, at Athens, so that the boys will have a chance to aeo the workings of that great inatitutteu in the agricultural division. Tfeo Sandy Creek erosion project will alaq be visited on the return trip. Local authorities, who sponsored the trip, believe that the boys will benaBt greatly during the few days’ tour, not only because of the joys of the camp life, but by the opportunity to see tib* setup of two of the South’s outstand ing college agricultural unita. Mr. Evans stated that he hoped to nmha this an anual affair for the tural boys and believes that year a larger number will taka ad tags of tha opportunity to gat hand knowledge of poiaU. Thao# who left Tuesday on tha ia Haded David no, Bnggs