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NK*WAriCB »'► F^RN^W.L COtJMTT. t 1«M. The Barnwell People-Sentinel *Ju»l Mkp a Mam bar of tha Family" VOLUME LXI. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1M7 NUMBER ML Mrs. Creech in Lead on Barnwell Market Hercules Woman Shows Total of MMA9 Daring Past Year. — Others Do Well. Figures released by Miss Eliza beth Me Nab, Barnwell County Home Demonstration Agent, for the sales of the Barnwell Market members during the past year show that Mrs. L. B. Creech, of Hercules, Mads with a total of $380.59. The -produce, vegetables, eggs, and other articles offered for sale on the market during the past twelve months have been of first class grade and each member of the club has made an effort to show an improvement over last year in not only grade but variety and quantity. The market women are Justly proud of their market and they, along with Miss McNab who has been the promoter of the idea, are willing to do anything within their power to cooperate with the buyers. The following list shows the producers and their rank among the members for the year: Mrs. Creech, first, $380.59; Mrs. Levy Still, Hercules, second, $227.54; Mrs. W. H. Hair, Elko, third, $215.47; those selling between $100.00 and $200.00 included Mrs. Farrell Creech, Mrs. O. B. Staley, Mrs. Aiken Creech, Mrs. G. W. Delk, Mrs. C. C. Black, Mrs. Iva Mae Tripp, and Mrs. Reynolds Still; those selling between $50.00 and $100.00 included Mrs. R. T. Williams, Mrs. W. M. Hartzog, Mrs. Leroy Dyches, Mrs. Howell Collins and Mrs. Lawton Creech; those selling under $50.00 included Mrs. M. L. Turner, Miss Gladys Black, Mrs. W. F. Creech, Mrs. A. H. Still, Mrs. J. G. Grubbs, Mrs. Mattie Hutto, Mrs. Hattie Hartzog, Mrs. A. J. Bonds, Mrs. Fannie Bax ley, Mrs. D. 1. Ross, Mrs. Ruby Tucker, Mrs. H. Black and Kathryn Still. The Barnwell Club Market af fords the local housewives an op portunity to get fresh vegetables, *gg*» poultry, etc., direct from the producer. The club market offers the farm women an opportunity to realize ready cash twice a week and, in some cases, this ready cash goes a long way toward the pay ing of the debts of the farm. During the recent depression the farmers learned the value of this ready cash market and since that time they have continued their ef forts to make it a regular part of their farm program. Make Headway in Canning. Miss Elizabeth McNab, Barnwell County Home Demonstrtion Agent, reports that the members of the Adult Home Demonstration Clubs and the members of the 4-H Clubs in this County are making consid erate headway in their canning this fall. To dote, the following number of quarts has been reported by the members over the County: 12,150 quarts of fruit and vegetables and 4,700 quarts of jams, preserves and pickles by the Home Demonstration Club members. The 4-H club members have canned a total of 1640 quarts of fruits and vegeta bles, to date. These figures should show in a way the thriftiness and the far sighted ideas which the local club members have. Of course, these figures do not include all the can ning that is going on over the County but merely includes the amount canned and reported by the various dub members. There is probably a large amount of food being canned by housewives who are not members of one of the dubs and therefore have not re ported their total. Attend Football Game. Among those from Barnwell who attended the annual Carolina- Citadel foot hall game in Orange burg on Friday were Col. and Mrs. Solomon Blatt, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies, Sr., H. W. Sanders, A. A. Lemon, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sco- ville, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Martin C. Best, L. A. Cave, B. B. Cave, Bernard Plexico, Mr. and Mrs. Basil M. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Price, Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Gross, Mias Rosalie Spann, Lawson Hol land, W. R. Price, F. S. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Bush, and Mr. and Mia. 9. 8, Moors, Sr. FOR COMPULSORY CONTROL. At a meeting of approxima tely 126 Barnwell County farm ers held in the local Court House, a vote for cohtpulsory cotton control was taken at 117 to 6. A. H. Ward, District Agent, of Aiken, was present and ex plained the different phases of the 1938 Federal farm program The talk given by Mr. Ward was most interesting and the farmers were able to glean considerable important informa tion on the subject. Several other matters of im portance were taken up and dis cussed at the meeting but the high spot was the vote on com pulsory control. H. G. Boyl- ston, Barnwell County Agent, was unable to attend the meet ing due to sickness, but Hugh A. Bowers, assistant to Mr. Boylston, was present. Barnwell Chapter Well Represented Red Cross Day Observed in Cc4um- btfi Last Week.—Interesting Review of Work. Father of Senator ' Brown Died Friday Augustus Abraham Brown Passed Away at Daughter’s Home in Aiken at Ripe Age. Augustus Abraham Brown, father of State Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, died Friday at the home his daughter, Mrs. E. P. Kennedy, of Aiken. He was 87 years old. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at St. John’s Methodist Church in Aiken and was attended by a large number of Senator Brown’s friends from Banwell and other towns in the county. At the age of 14 Mr. Brown was a courier for the Confederate sol diers in and around Columbia dur ing the approach of General Sher man’s armya After the war his family settled in Aiken County near Aiken. He was the oldest member of the Odd Fellows in South Carolina and held the distinguished medal for 50 years’ continous membership in the fraternity. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Edward P. Kennedy of Aiken, Mrs. Oscar W. Staley of Sumter, Grover C. Brown of Aiken, Senator Edgar A. Brown of Barn well. Four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren also sur vive. Move to Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Martin and children left last week for Ander son where they will make their future home. The Martins moved here several weeks ago from Sum ter and resided in the house on Up per Main Street owned by Mrs. Norman B. Gamble, of Columbia. While here Mr. Martin had the franchise in several surrounding counties for the dispensing of Shivar Ginger Ale products. The Martins had become most, popular in Barnwell during their stay and it is with regret that the local peo ple bid them farewell. It is not known whether he will continue in the soft drink business in Ander son or not. E. Brown Towles, of Bamberg, spent the weekend in Barnwell with his family. Tuesday, the 26th ult. was Red Cross Day in Columbia, when re presentatives from 36 out of the 58 chapters in South Carolina at tended a Regional Conference, held at Hotel Columbia. 175 Chapter Chairmen, Roll Call Chairmen and other leaders from all parts of the state attended. The Barnwell Chapter was repre sented by Mrs. G. M. Greene, Roll Call Chairman, Mrs. H. L. O’Ban- non, Executive Secretary, Mrs. R. R. Moore, Home Service Chair man, and Mrs. J. E. Mahaffey, voluteer worker. It was a great ( 'conference and every representative left with the determination to see that his Cha per reached its goal this year. Barnwell County made an in crease of 800 per cent over the pre vious year, and came up from .44 per cent in 1936 to 1.31 per cent last year, or with a total member ship of 94 in 1936 and 278 member ships in 1937, receiving from Ad miral Grayson a Certificate for Distinguished Achievement. And. of course, we all remember the splendid work of this chapter dur ing the floods last winter, when the goal set by Washington for the County in the beginning was $80.00 and this chapter sent in over $700.00, this amount coming from every nook and corner of the county. This year the quota has been raised from 150 memberships asked for last year to 400. We are anxious to get in that 2 per cent class, and with the population of our county listed at 21,221 I feel sure that it will not over tax any of our people to reach this goal, especially when we look back over the splendid work done by the American Red Cross last year in Disaster relief in the flooded districts, and since that time the work of rehabilitation—costing into the millions—but giving to those unfortunate people encouragement to carry on with the splendid aid of the Red Cross. Quite a number of families have 1 been aided through the local chap ter in sections of the county and several hundreds of yards of ma terial are now being made into clothing by the girls of the NYA in Barnwell to be used in putting into schools throughout the county those children who are unable to attend for lack of clothing and where aid has not been given through other agencies. The local chapter is furnishing the materials and these fine young girls in NYA rooms at Barnwell, under the cap able leadership of Miss Mamie McNab, instructor, and Mrs. Hand, of Bamberg, supervisor, are mak ing numbers of garments. This clothing will be given out through the local chapter upon recommen dation of Mrs. Eulalia T. Parker, Attendance Teacher, for the chil dren of the white schools, and Susan F. Bailey, for the colored children. Solomon Blatt, Chairman, is call ing together Red Cross workers on the 8th, at 4 o’clock, at the Court House, to perfect plans for the annual roll callj—Contributed. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. VIEWS ON CROP CONROL Local Curb Market | Barnwell Garage Is Will Use Town Hall Entered by Thieves Second District Repsentative Favors Voluntary Control of Agricultural Production M Based on Reaonable and Fair Acreage Control. v Washington, D. C., Oct. 28.—Rep resentative Hampton P. Fulmer, of Orangeburg, S. C., said today he favored voluntary control of agri cultural production “based on a reasonable and fair acreage con trol.” Fulmer, vice-chairman of the house agricultural committee, said the farm bill also should provide that the government take over sur plus production “to be fed into the market in a common sense and business like way.” This would, his statement added, “take care of lean years and main tain a general stabilized price.” The South Carolinian said such a plan would “prevent speculators from unduly depressing the price which works a hardship on the pro ducer, and should also prevent an unreasonably high price, which would be a protection to the con sumer.” Fulmer, who returned to the cap ital for special meetings of the house agricultural committee, is a member of a special subcommitted to consider cotton legislation. He expressed hope the committee would have a farm bill ready for the opening of the special session of congress next month. W’ould Favor Small Farmer. Memphis, October 28.—Govern ment-controlled cotton acreage re striction on a graduated basis was advocated today by Chairman Elli son D. Smith of the senate agricul ture committee, who conducted one of a series of hearings to “learn from the dirt farmers themselves” their views on crop control. Smith proposed that the principle of the graduated income tax be used to determine acreage quotas under any crop control legislation that might be enacted in the special session of congress, November 15. Graduated Exemptions. “We graduate exemptions on in come taxes according to the ability te pay,” Smith said. “Why not grad uate the amount of free cotton to be grown by the farmer? Why not exempt the small farmer and^ut the larger grower more?” Smith’s suggestion came after a Carroll County, Miss., farmer, C. T. Barrentine, told the subcommi- tee that crop control threw an un equal burden on the small planter. Under the proposal, congress would enact control legislation to include a graduated cotton acreage base favoring the small farmer over the large commercial operator. Oscar Johnston, government cotton advisor and extensive Miss issippi delta planter, told the group it would take at least 15-cent cot ton and a “favorable cottonseed market” for the average farmer to make a profit. Low Cottonseed Price. “Cottonseed is the cotton farm er’s only remaining unmortgaged asset,” Johnston said, “and it is only selling for half of what it did last year. Maintaining a high price for cottonseed will go a long way toward relieving farmers.” It was his opinion that a market price for lint cotton of 12 to 14 cents per pound would be required to pay production costs. The plantation supervised by Johnston in Scott, Miss., is con trolled by British interests. Building Partially Demolished by Fire Last Winter Will Useful Purpose. Serve Clubs Are Organized in Barnwell County Series of Meetings Held During Past Week by Miss Elizabeth McNab, Home Agent. EXHIBITION GOLF MATCH ON SWEETWATER COURSE The Sweetwater Country Club golf course will be the scene of an exhibition match on Sunday after noon between Miss Kathryn Hemp- hil, nationally famous woman golf er from Columbia, and her brother, Melvin Hemphill, Columbia pro fessional, who has been credited with the fine development of Miss Hemphill’s game, pitted against Miss Jane Crum, 16-year old golf artist of Orangeburg, and Mitt Jeffords, one of the leading ama teur golf players in South Caro lina. Tl^e local course is in good shape, winter grass having recently been sown on the greens. J. E. Still- wagon, who came here several months ago to manage the course, has placed it in as good condition aa H haa ever been in. The layout is a nine-hole one with grassed greens, two three par holes which carries over a lake; two long five par holes and five four par boles. These four golfers need no intro duction to golf fans over the State and an excellent match is anticipa ted. This will be the first such match ever held over the local course and, while several outstand ing players have played the course, it will be the first time that Mies Hemphill and Miss Crum have been here. J. P. Scoville, president of the club, arranged for the match and announces thatit will start promp tly at 2:30 o’clock Sunday after noon. No admission will A series of organization meet ings were held throughout the County during the past week by Miss Elizabeth McNab, Barnwell County Home Demonstration Agent, in an effort to get these organizations lined up for the com ing year’s work. The following clubs and officers have been or ganized: Elko Club—President, Mrs. O. B. Staley; vice-president, Mrs. F. H. Hitt; secretary, Mrs. B. H. Bolen; agricultural chairman, Mrs. L. L. Birt; health chairman, Mrs. John Keel, and religious and wel fare chairman, Mrs. T. C. S. Lever. Healing Springs Club—president, Mrs. Gladys Breedin; vice-presi dent, Miss Mabel Mims; secretary, Miss Helen Odom; agricultural chairman, Miss Mabel Mims; health chairman, Mrs. Mozelle Williams, and religious and welefare chair man, Mrs. Murray Odom. Morris Club—President, Mrs. Robert Harden; vice-president, Mrs. W. P. Morris; secretary, Mrs. Allen Myrick; agricultural chair man, Mrs. C. P. Morris; health chaiman, Mrs. W. Nick Creech, and religious and welfare chair- Mrs. Belton Holley. Meyers Mill Club—President, Mrs. H. H. King; vice-president, Mrs. H. H. Meyers; secretary, Mrs. Albert Ellis; agricultural chair man, Mrs. Charlie Anderson; health chairman, Mrs. C. O. Meyers, and religious and welfare chairman, Mrs. Hamilton Dicks. *- These clubs will take up various demonstration projects during the year and will also serve in a sense as an open forum for the members. Any problem may be put before the group for discussion and reports from various indivi dual projects will be given from time to time throughout the year. A. B. Bryan Sends Congratulations Agricultural Editor Thinks Reading Public of Barnwell County Is Well Served. The following highly appreciated letter was received a few days ago from A. B. Bryan, agricultural edi tor of the Clemson College exten sion service: “Dear Ben: “I am taking my first opportuni ty to write congratulating you upon your acquiring The Williston Way, feeling as I do that the in terests of the reading public of Barnwell County will be well taken care of through the two news papers as conducted by you and Ben, Jr. “You knew, of course, that since old Barnwell was my birthplace and all of my early interests were in that area, I am naturally still interested in Barnwell, Allendale, and Bamberg Counties. I Dr. P. W. Stevens to Preside. Dr. P. W. Stevens, of Barnwell, ill have charge of the semi-menth- be ly meeting of the central zone of charged and a cordial invitation is the South Carolina Optometric As- extended to sports fans over the sociation which will be held at entire State and Georgia to be Orangeburg this (Thursday) even- t for the round. J mg at eight o’clock. The old town hall, which was partially demolished by fire late last winter, is being renovated and will he turned over to the Barnwell Curb Market for use when com pleted. This will give the market a decided boost in the proper direc tion and may mean that some time in the near future the market wo men will be provided with even more adequate space. By giving the market women an opportunity to have their market set up under shelter, instead of under the Court House steps as has been the case for the past several years, the attendance at the mar ket by both sellers and buyers should increase. Being exposed to the elements made selling and buy ing most unpleasant during the winter months or on rainy days, hut being under cover will remove this disagreeable factor. Miss Elizabeth McNab, Barn well County Home Demonstration Agent, who has been leading the fight for the past several years for better accomodations for the market women, states that she is delighted with the new arrange ment. She still hopes however that she will be able to bring the market up to an even better stand, ard and offer the buyers and sell ers even further accomodation and improvements so that they will make it a market to rival those in Aiken and Hendersonville, N. C. The market has come up consid erably in the past few years, each year being an improvement in some form over the previous one The standards of grading and mar keting have been improved, while many other minor improvements have also been added. The mar ket women in this section find this an ideal way to pick up much need ed cash during the periods between the harvesting of the cash crops, as well as during harvest time. Cigarettes and Tobacco from Stored Truck In of Ykkery Bra. For the second time within a week thieves were at work Barnwell. On Wednesday a thief or thieves, entered Vickery Bros.’ garage and made u c— siderable haul of cigarettes and tobacco from a stored track, end a small amount of cash from the cads register. Entrance was made by- breaking through a pane of glass, only IS by 18 inches, in one of the on the side of the garage, wholesale truck, operated by N. D. Coclin, was parked in the and the thief entered this and i approximately 7,000 cigarettes some additional tobacco, there the thief continued his by going into the office where stole a small amount of cash the cash register and made an ef fort to break into the safe. Ha succeeded, however, only in knock ing the combination off and was unable to enter the safe. The marauder also ransacked a car stored in the garage by a. tourist but it is not believed that he took anything of value. The filling station operated by L. A. Plexico was also entered bat the thief was unable to get into the main portion of the station. The'Intruder broke the glass in the window entering the ladies* rest room, hut there was no entry from there into the main part of the station. A typewriter was stolen from the office of H. J. Phillips, local agent of the Standard Oil Company, a short time ago. Mr. Phillips has as yet been unable to trace the thief. Armistice Day Program. Blackville, Nov. 1.—An Armis tice Day program will be presented in the Blackville high scholl gym nasium Thursday, November, 11th, at 11 a. m. Carl Kearse, Esq., prominent Bamberg attorney, will he the principal speaker for the occasion. High school students, the glee dub and members of the American Legion will cooperate in presenting an interesting pro gram, to which the public is cordial ly invited. look forward with real interest to the development of The Williston Way as well as the Barnwell Peo ple-Sentinel. “At any time that we here can be of service, particularly in the matter of agricultural news and information, please do not hesi tate to let us hear from you. “With kind personal regards, I shall am,” etc. i TOUCH-DOWN TACTICS ] Stolen Goods Recovered. The 7,000 cigarettes, two boj of cigars, watch and a fountain pen stolen from Vickery Bra* garage last week were located by Barnwell County officers this week. The articles were found in the mat tress used by Samuel Jacobs, n»- p-o trusty at the Barnwell County ail, who is now serving several ; rears for the theft of $840.00 John Eve. The negro denies that he the articles, stating that he found them in the cemetery of the Bay- ;ist Church, which is near the JnB. He has been lodged in the county ail however, and booked with thn- heft. On the same night that thn garage was entered an attempt wan made to enter the Barnwell Filling Station. This proved unsuccessful however. The office of H. J. Phil lips was broken into the previous week and a typewriter stolen front it, but whether'there is any con nection between these robberies la not known. It was reported in Barnwell that Jacobs’ fingerprints had been taken to Columbia by Patrol man Ralph Carter and had bean matched with the ones taken on the scene of the robbery by an of ficer from Leo Jenkins’ office. Whether this report is correct or not, was not known at this time, however. LOUISIANA STATE. B. H. Moore Head Football Coach This la the fourth In a series of nine outstanding diagram plays by nine leading college coachee from Grantland Rlce’a C It lee Bervloe Football Guide. T 11S diagram shows a power play that wa used very success fully through oar 1938 season. No. 4 receives the bell and takes two steps to bio right before cut ting inside of tbo right taekle. No. 1 Mocks out the defensive left end and No. 2 and No. S backs taka out tbo defensive left tackle. Our right end cross Meeks oo the defensive left guard while ear left guard cuts * tf» lj» — defensive full beck while leading the play through the lino of acrimr mage. The other blocking assign ments are dearly shown In the dia gram. Wo used this play with very good results against some of our moot difficult opponents, V Wit, Auburn and Tutaae. This play was always good fur a 1 when we aandwtehed It U u aeries of Irtrard puaoo NO DEATHS FROM FATAL ELIXIR IN THIS COUNTY There have been no illnesses or deaths due to the elixir of sulfani lamide reported in Barnwell Coun ty, according to officials of tho Banwell County Health Department and the local doctors. A check up of the drug storan also revealed that the medicine hag not been on sale locally, although it was reported by one of the druggists that a representative of the company had called on him and discussed the new elixir. The druggist, stated, however, that he did not stock the medicine nor dH the salesman leave any samples. The local doctors all reported that they had had no dealings with the medicine and the best of their knowledge there had been no deaths or illnesses from it. An un confirmed report, however, stated that a shipment was made to Blackville hut that the medidan had not boon opened. No directly was available en the j vine report, however, sad it ru- aa only ea