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VOLUME XLVIIl.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, I HURSDAY, M ARCH 26TH. 1985.
NUMBER 30.
LARGE TEXTILE CONCERN
MAY LOCATE IN BARNWELL
McLEOD SIGNS
HIGHWAY BILL
PROPOSED PLANT, WOULD EM
PLOY 400 GIRLS.
>olomon Blatt, Esq., President of
Chamber of Commerce, Re
plies to Inquiry.
Laist week one of the local papers
r ceived ap inquiry from a reputable
concern relative to the establishment
f a textile industry in Barnwell.
The concern in question, which would
employ between 400 and 500 Kiris, is
1 lokiiiK for a suitable location and,
raturally, Barnwell is being: consider
ed. The letter was turned over to
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Solomon Blatt, Esq., president cf the
1 -cal Chamber of Commerce, who re
plied in part as follows:
“1 wish to state on behalf of the
« tizens of our town that we shall be
clad to do anything in our power to
. .s-iist this client of yours in locating
'• ithki our county. Barnwell i. a
i »wn of about 2,000 inhabitants and
- the countv ^cat of Barnwell Coun-
>y. We have electric lights, good
‘ aterworks system, splendid vo'un-
t er fire departmeatj ’and an all-round
_• ha’, town. We are, located in the
reart of a good farming country,
where w<- produce a great deal of
c (tton and corn, and we also have
'•no of the largest truck centers in
the world. In other words, you can
raise anything in Barnwell County
that can be raised anywhere else.
We have lots of asparagus, canta-
, f >upes, cucumbers* watermelons,
spinach, cabbage, and alt sorts ,>f
crops. The living cost in this section
— : .
of the country is low, and the town is
-•tuated on the Atlantic Coast Line
•>d the Southern railroads, two of
no greatest trunk lines in the South.
We are 15 miles from the Seaboard
; .
Arr Line and about the same distance
from the Charleston and Western
< arolina Railway Company.
, ‘‘We have a fine community spirit,
•o .
ami 1 am satisfied that the citizens of
tne town will be glad to help 1. cate
a site for this factory, and at the
>ame'time exempt this factory—from
town taxes for period of, say, about
five years. We are noted for the
absence of any organized labor in
fluence throughout this section of
' the country.
"I note from your letter that you
v M employ in thb neighborhood of
rom 400 to 500 girls. This may be
- imewlvat of a proposition, for we
a ill have to .look foiward to encourag
ing these operatives to move into
our territory. However, 1 am satis
fied that^the matter can - he handled,
and I assuYe you that 1 personally
and as a representative of the citi-
*~v.pnS' oi this town will be glad t<' as-
>t you iti any way possible.
"If there is anything, farther that
i can furnish you that yvbuld be of
'iterest, I shall be glad to do so.”
Business Men Consider, Project
A joint meeting of the business
men of Barnwell and the members of
Mr. Martin C.,Best re of Barn
well’s popular druggists, i re-
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sponsible for the following fish
story:
-He and his brother-in-law, Mr.
J. W. Vinson, of Union, were fish
ing a few days ago in a pond
several miles from Barnwell. Mr.
Vinson made «». cast and his reel
back-lashed. At the same instant
a large jack-fish struck the bait.
Mr. Vinson began -hauling in the
fish, hand over hand. When rear
the boat, the jack doubled up in its
effort to dislodge the bait, the
hcok-; were jerked out of its mouth
hut hooked the fmh near the tail,
in which manner it was landed
TAX ON GASOLINE INC REASED
TO FIVE CENTS.
Auto License Fees Reduced Below
“Pay as You Go” Schedue.—
Law in Effect.
Joint Union Meeting
Barnwell Association
Place—Double Ponds Church; Time
—March, 27, 28 and 20.
Friday, March 27.
10:00 a. m.—Devotional Exercises,
J. M. Grubbs.
10:30—Organization.
11:00—Unified Program for 1025,
opened by* Rev. L. H. Miller.
11:45-—Sermon by Rev. G. N.
Smith.
12:30—Miscellaneous business and
adjournment.
2:00 j) . m.—Devotional'Exercises,
C. E. Black.
2:L5—Mutual 1 ntei-dependent c of
Pastors, Churches and Boards, dis
cussed by (J. B. Falls and R. R.
Johnston.
3:15—Sermon bv Rev. A. J. Foster.
4:00—The Needs of an Aggressive
Evangelistic Campaign for 1925, dis
cussed by Rev. L. II. Miller and W. R.
Davis.
Saturday, .March 28.
10:00 — Devotional Exercises by
Rev, E. B. Johnson.
10:15—(a) Our Responsibility for
Future Leadership, Prof. Paul . Car-
roll. (1)) Responsibility of our Pres
ent Lenders, Rev. \V. R. Davis.
'11:00—The Problem of the Absen
tee Member, discussed by Rev. L Guy
Martin and Rev. O. ,T. Frier.
11:15—Sermon by Rev. W. M.
Jones. . ;
1:45 j). ni.—Devotional Services by
Rev. J. F. Davis.
2:00—-A Real Missionary Message,
by Mrs. L. D. Moss, of Binghamton,
New York, t
2:45—The Importance of Thorough
Enlistment, discussed by Rev. W. R.
Davis and W. R. ('order.
—3:3b Sermon by Rev. J. Guy Mnr
tin.
Sunday, March 29.
10:00 a. m—Devotional Exercises,
by Rev. I). W. Heckle.
10:15—The! Advantage of Teacher
Training in an Efficient Sunday
School; by Hon. A M. Kennedy.
11:15- Sermon bv R>v. A. b O’-
the Town Council was held in the city
ball Monday nighL at which time the
proposition of securing the proposed
textile industry for this city was dis-
cussed. Mr. 4-ra 1’ales, clerk of the
council, was authorized to write the
concern in question that town taxes
would he, refunded for a period of
five years, an effort will be made to
have the new industry exempted from
county taxes for i like period and in
addition a suitable site would be pro-
vided frei> of cost
Every possible effort will be made*
to induce this concern to locate at
Barnwell and in addition attractive
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offers will Ih* made to other induc-
tries that may desire to locate in the
best town in lower South Carolina.
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Bible Studv Cla
ss.
Columbia, March 24.—The An of
the general assembly, increasing the
State gasoline taxes to five cents a
gallon and reducing the motor vehicle
license fees, is now the law of the
State, having last night been signed
jy Gov. Thomas CL McLeod.
The increased tax on gasoline—two
cents higher than the rates now in
effect and one cent higher than any
similar tax charged elsewhere in the
United States—becomes operative im
mediately and gasoline prices are ex
pected to be increased two cents a
gallon throughout the State this morn
ing, it was stated last night by Walter
G. Query, chairman of the State tax
commission. At all events, Mr. Query
said, gaisoline dealers will be held lia
ble for the collection of the additional
McLEOD VETOES EARLY MORNING BLAZE
BARNWELL bill DESTROYED MANY CARS
MEASURE WOULD REPEAL PRES
ENT COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Chief
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Executive Sends Message to
Senate, Tftit No Action Is Taken
by That Body.
two rent tax. —
The reduction of the motor vehicle
license fees—to a compromise scale
lower than the “pay as you go" road
Act schedule but nigher than the rates
in effect -in 1924—is retroactive to
January 1. 1925, and as a result the
State Highway Commission will make
refunds of from approximately 25 per
cent, to 33 per cent, to the near 90,-
000 motorists who have already pur
chased 1925 license plates at the
higher rates.
Receipts from the five cent gasoline
tax will Ik 1 divided between the State
highway-departmenr and the counties,
the highway commission receiving the
return from three cents a gallon of
the tax and the counties the receipts
from the remaining two cents.
Changes affected by the law may be
seen:
Gasoline—
State highway department—three
cents as compared with th v e three*
cents allowed under the “pay as you
go” road act and the two cents al
lowed during 1924.
Counties—two cents as compared
with the no cents allowed under the
“pay as you go" road act and th<' one
c'ont allowed during 1924.
Counties’ quota of the gasoline tax
to be distributed on the basis of the
motor vehicle license fees received
from each county instead of oh the
basis of property valuation as in 1924.
New License Fees.
License fees:
Automobiles-— ^
Weighing 2,000 pounds or less —$9
as compared with the $12 charged un
der the “pay as you go” act and the $0
charged in 1924.
• For each additional 500 pound-, or
fraction thereof—$3 as compared with i
go” road
Columbia, March 24.—For the first
time during the present session of the
legislature, Governor McLeod ha; ex
orcised the right of veto, he notifying
the Senate last night that he was re
turning, without his approval,,a bill
introduced by Senator Patterson, of
Barnwell, which provided for the re- j
peal of the present form of county
government of Barnwell County and
o.-tablished a new county government |
for the county. The Senators had no
desire to middle with internal affairs |
of Barnwell County nor to take part
in an apparent disagreement between |
the Senator of the county and mem
bers of the House from Bar my ell and |
so the matter was passed over, no ac
tion being taken.
Governor McLeod, in his letter to
the Senate, said that he had vetoed
the measure because he had been re
quested to veto it by the Hoi\s. D. W.
Heckle and Edgar A. Brown, members
of the Barnwell delegation. The Gov
ernor declared that the reasons for
the request of the veto were that “the
ad makes radical changes in the coun
ty and . •. . that the act attempts to
legislate out of office the present
commis-ioneis or directors who were
appointed under :t:i act for a term of
four years, only two years of which
have been served.”
Heckle Against Bill.
From the records it appeared, the
Governor said, that Mr. Heckle op
posed the bill upon its introduction in
thv House and that Mr. Brown favereo
it. Mr. Brown now states, the Gov
ernor wrote the Senate, that for cer
tain reasons, he was not familiar with
the changes provided for in the bill
or he would not have allowed it to
pass. Petitions ak-o were presented
the Governor by Mr. Heckle protest
ing against the proposed change, the
Governor said.
In conclusion the Governor said
that it appeared to him the bill should
not become law and that the “present
form of county government for the
county of Barnwell should continue un*
til such time as the members of the
Senate and House . . . can agree
upon a form of government accepta
ble io all.” -
Attached to the Governor's message
was a letter from Representatives
Brown and Heckle in which, after
asking that the Governor veto the bill,
it was stated that “when this bill
came to the House Mr. Heckle, one of
the members, was opposed to it, the
other member bring agreeable to
change in the county government that
Wins State Sweepstakes
Mr. W. W. Hailey, of Barnwell,
won the South Carolina State
sweepstakes at the National Seed
Corn Show at Chicago last week,
according to advices reaching here
today. Mr. Harley took first place
from among 170 competitors rep
resenting 15 counties in the State./
The National Seed Coin Show,
in which Mr. Harley won high
honors, was the largest corn show
the world has ever seen. Close to
30,000 growers had entries in the
show, and $17,000 in prizes was
offered by the Sears-Roebuck Agri
cultural Foundation for the win
ning ears in the exhibit. Each Car
was tested for germination, and
the judges were ten of the out
standing corn authorities in Am
erica.
W. I). HARLEY MOTOR CO.’S GAR
AGE BADLY DAMAGED.
Fire—Was Discovered—About—Two-
O’Clock Y.esterday Morning.—
Little Insurance.
Honor Roll for the
the $0 Of the “pay as you go” road j was conservative and reasonable, but
act and the $2 of 1924. * ! ot hef member, being the Speak-
License fees for trucks and trailers j <> f th< * House and being so engrossed
remain the same as under the “pay as w 'th other matters drdnt have the
time to study and digest the changes
proposed in the hill, otherwise, he
: would not have allowed the bill to
Barnwell High School
AH names appearing below have
made an average of 90 per cent, for
the first senie.vter. Some have made
an. average of 90 per cent, on their
work, but have failed, to make the
grade-on Deportment or Attendance:
First Grade—Mary Brown, Ernest
Cave, John B. Grubbs, Stuart Hensley,
Elizabeth Mace, Clara Sue Matthews.,
Bernice Terry and Kathryne Wilcox.
Second Grade—Florence Harley,
Reuben Kirkland, June Milhous, AT ary
Gay O’Bannon, Billie Davies, Bobbie
Dicks, Edward Richardson and Julius
Seigle.
Third Grade—Emily Black, Lloyd
Bodiford, Raul Bolen, Mary Holland,
Elizabeth Jones, Rodman Ix*mon, Hil
da Martin, Perry’ Parker, Eleanor
Sanders, Robert Sanders, Ben T. Sex
ton, Gertrude VVoodward and Olin
Woodward.
Fourth Grade—Pearl Beasley, Thel
ma Bodifoixl, Patricia Dicks, Lawson
Holland, Eunice Moody, Richard
Moody and Wilson Sanders.
Fifth Grade—Claire Dicks, Eti^a-
brth Hagood, Susanne Blackwood,
* Anne Scott McNab and Cecil Brown
ing Ray.
Sixth Grade—Stephen Deason, Mil
dred Moore, and Derry Patterson
Seventh Grade—Mary Anna Hal-
ford, and Beverly Simms.
Eighth Grade—Ben Davies, Cal
houn Lemon, Margarette Lemon, Har
old Seay aud Frieda Towne.
Ninth Grade—Dorothy Sanders.
Tenth Grad*—Miriam Creech, Ruth
Dicks. Frances Lemon, Julia Lemon,
Verna Lee, Lavima Moore and Polly
Walker.
Eleventh Grade—Maude Brabham.
Ruth Claray, Willie B. Deason, Jamo-
sina Hill and Frances Simms.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
or badly damaged between 15 and 20
automobiles and also caused con
siderable damage to the garage of
the W. D. Harley Motor Co. on Main
Street yesterday (Wednesday) morn
ing. The blaze was first discovtt-ed
about two o’clock and war? then burn
ing fiercely. The volunteer fire
fighters responded promptly and in
a short while had the fire under con
trol, but not before a large amount of
damage had been done to the build
ing and contents.
The garage, which is a large brick
building, is owned by Mrs. W W.
Moore, of Columbia, It is not known
whether or not she carried any in
surance, but Mr. Harley stated yes-
-terday that he had only $1,000. which
only partially covers his loss.
pay as
you golL road act, except that 50 per
cent, instead of 25 per cent reduction
Barnwell County
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Gins More Cotton
Beginning next Sunday aften oon,
March 29th. and ending th^ following
Sunday, April 5th, there \yi!l hr* given
at the Barnwell Methodist Church an
Intensive'course of. srt.dy on the Book
of Genesis. Th.> teacher in charge
will be*Mrs. S. \ ali.m. of F.’rm-
vilje, VA —
Mrs. Walton has had 'vide and vari-
■ e--
ed experience in ..Weman's Work in
her own State, aiv-ng ether distinc
tions having been prosidthl of the
Virginia Synodical Vn'-on for a num
ber of years. She o.nqe- to Barmvea
after much research and rich experi
ence in the tea'l ing of this particu
lar study and a *> M ea: privilege is in
stqre for those who realize the one
indespensible re.iimitr to a viva! faith
•it nlimved all tm-k-s usmg ■pne
tires on all wheels. License fees for !
motorcycles and for dealers also re- |
main the same as under the* “pay as |
you go" poad act.
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Barnwell County showed an in
n-base of nearly 2,000 hales of cotton
in 1924 as compared iwith 1923, ac-
cording to a report, J>y the Depart
ment of Commerce made public March
20th. Ginning figures by counties in
this section are as follows:
1924 1923
A iken 29,332. _2o,676
Allendale .'Ll .... 11,861..10,967
Boy Sits on Stove—
Is Painfully Burned,
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A negro boy, about 14 years of age,
had a very painful experience sever, i
days ago when he sat on a red hot
stove at the camp of a construction ,
company near Bahnvell. The boy,] 1
who is subject to epileptic tits, was
in a tent at the cam a, prepana,*. to |
take a hath, when he was seized with
a fit. In this helpless condition he
sat on the stove and was unable to
move. He was painfully- burned be
fore other employees, attracted by
i his cries of pain, lifted him from the
pass the house.” . /
When the communication from the
Goyernor had been read, Senator Pat
ter son, of Barnwell, mane a speech
to the Senate, in which he declared
that he had told the Governor he
would resign his seat before he would
stand for it.
Visits County Schools.
Mr. I). L. Lewis, State Supervisor
of Rural Schools, of Columbia, is in
C. of C. Chapter
Organized Here
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At a meeting held with Mrs. G. M.
Greene, president of the Johnson-Ha-
gbod Chapter. U. D. C., at the Rest
Room, a chapter of Children of the
Confederacy was organized on Mon
day afternoon. Thirty two children
were present and about fifty enrolled.
Several of the mothers were also
present.
After a short prayer, a talk was
made by Mis. Greene, who welcomed
the children into the patriotic work
and explained the purposes of the
Children of the Confederacy.
It seems that there was some mis
understanding as tc eligibility of the
l>oys and only girls were present. It
is the desire of the chapter that all
children, l>oys and girls, from infancy
to eighteen years of age, become mem
bers and at the age of eighteen the
girls go into the chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
the boys to Camp of Sons of Confed
erate Veteran,?. At thi* time both
(xiys and girls are being enrolled, and
all children who are lineal descendants
or nieces, grandnieces, nephews or
grand nephews of men and women who
honorably served the Confederate
States of America are eligible. q
The following officers were elected:
Maude Brabham, president; Willie
Bush Deason, Vice-president; Frances
Lemon, recording secretary; Julia
I,om«>n. corresponding secretary;
Blanch Bennett, treasurer; Frances
Simms, historian; Katherine Holland,
Registrar; Ruth Hull Dicks. Press re
porter; Elizabeth Humphries, Chap
lain.
The following committees were
appointed: Membership, Annie Moody,
chairman, Dorothy Sanders, Polly
Walker. Mildred Cail; Program: Mar-
the county this week visiting the
schools with County Supt. Crouch.
Mr. Lewis is a school man of varied
school experience-. He is a gradu-
I aU* of Peabody College and the Uni-
j versity of Chicago, and has served as
. Superintendent of several South Carn-
I lina city school systems and as County
Without Liking any action.
Senate passed over the matter.
Young White Man
Painfully Burned
Superintendent of Darlington' County.
He is contributed to the State De
partment of Education by the General
Education Board of New York City.
The schools visited by Mr. Lewis and
Supt. .Crouch this, week are Seven
-Pines J , (rtdumbia, San Hill, Dumbar
ton, Elko. Long Branch, Hercules,
Hilda, Double Pond and Healing
Me All ister. c hairman. Lavinia
Moore, Margaret 'Lemon. E?sie Mor-
ris. ^
After adjournment refreshments
were served.
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George W. Parker Dead.
li&mberg
11,702 -13,468
Barnwell 21,1 OOrTi"!).269
Hampton _lL_ 8,599._ .,-,584
The days gain 12 minutes in sun
shine this week. I 1
m Christ is in tin,- knowledge ‘i Gojj’s Love.
Word.
The hours of study are from 5 to 6
each afternoon of the week. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend this I The Rev. Wilmer S. Raynor, rector'
class, the only requirement being that | 0 f st. John’s Episcopal Church, -of
Horace Ray a young white man,
who, lives several miles from Barn- Springs',
well, was painfully burned Wednes-;
(lay night ..of last week. According to
information received "’hero, Mr. Ray
was drawing some gasoline from an Dave Jeffcoat, Most
automobile tank arid struck a match. Shelley
Three Men Arrested.
Message Makes Impression
every individual bring his or her
Bible, pencil and tablet, and useThem.
Sheriff Raids Another Still.
Sheriff Boneil H. Dyches and Dep
uty Sheriff W. A. Hayes raided a still
Friday near Dyches’ Swimming Pool,
about five miles from -Barnwell, and
destroyed a 100-gal. still, .fourteen 60-
gal. barrels and about 80 empty fruit
jars. No mash nor liquor was found.
Florence, conducted the mid-week
prayer service at the Chuifffr Trif' the
Holy Apostles Wednesday evening of
wetdi*, lie’mad# a profound im
pression by his stirring messag? tip-
on those who heard him, all of whom
expressed the hope that some time
he might visit Barnwell fjagain.
While-Vthe city, Mr. Paynor was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mc
Nab.
effcoat and
Bo-singer, young white men,
The gasoline was ignited and his left of Barpwel!. wen; arrested here Mon-
arm was covered with the burning day by a Federal officer on a charge
liquid. Before he and his companion of violating the prohibition law and
succeeded in extinguishing fhe fire,, carried to Aiken,; where they were
Mr. Ray’s left hand and arm and his released under bonds of $500 each,
right hand were badly burned. He The arrests were made as the result
was brought to Barnwell ami his of a raid last fall by Chief of Police
burns were dressed by Dr. Chas. A. J. B. Ross, Policeman Perry Beasley
Hensley. and Constable J. W. Sanders.
* ♦ It IF understood that warrants are
The People is glad to add Col. N. out for two other white men for an
G. W. Walker to its large family of alleged violation the prohibition
satisfied readers. Another new law.*
“member of the family" is Mrs. S. D.
Walton, of Farmville, Va., who is a The Williston baseball team de
sister of Mrs. W. E. McNab, of this feated the Fairvtew team at Willr^
jrity. ~ ton Friday afternoon, 9 to 7.
George Washington Parker, aj?«l
59 years, a resident of Columbia, died
at the home of his nephew. Warren
Parker, -of Williston, Monday right
at 11:15 o’clock. i
Mr. Parker whip* recovering from a
recent illness went to Williston to vis
it his brother and other 'relative-?.
Ho was stricken with pneumonia last
Thursday and died - Monday night.
He is survived by his widow, for
merly Mis- Lulfa Wooley. of Willis-
ton. four daughters, Mrs. Annie
Fields, of Barnwell. Mrs. Bertha
Brogwin. of Columbia, Mrs. Pearl
Crowley,, of Camden. Mrs. Bessie San
ders, of Walterboro, and Miss Mertis
Parker, of Columbia, and three sons,
Jesse and Theodore Parker, of Colum
bia. and Willie Parker, of Great Falls;
thret* brothers, A. A. Parker, of Dub
lin. Ga., P. F. and C. B. Parker, of
Williston. and numerous nephews,
niece- and grandchildren and other
relatives, throughout this part of the
State.
~ Funeral services were held at the
Wooley cemetery in the Plearant Hill
section Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Mr. Parker was p member of the St,
Qeorge Baptist Church, where he re
sided until recently.
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