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SPEAKER BROWN
, HAS VITAL TASK
COMMITTEE OF STATE SOLONS
TO STUDY LEGISLATION
Witt Pratent States' Views on Fed-
j. • * *
eral Laws Overlapping State
Levies.
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Washington, Dec. 12.—Speaker Ed
gar A. Brown, of the South Carolina
House of Representatives,. has been
elected a member of a special commit
tee of five, headed by Arthur A. Sher
man, State Senator of Rhode Island,
charged with the duty of presenting
to Congress the views of State Legis
latures on Federal legislation affect
ing the internal policies and rights
of the States.
Organization of this committee fol
lows conferences had here during the
week by representatives of a number
State lawmaking bodies protesting
against the provision of the pending
tax bill, which would practicall compel
States ta.levy inheritance taxes. The
other members of the committee are
rank C. Curtis, of Maryland, Hen-
C. Downward, of Deleware, and S.
Adams, of Kentucky.
Under the resolution creating the
committee it is to "examine all joint
levies and appropriations that involve
acts of State legislatures, and any and
all proposed legislation that encroach
es upon the right of States in legis
lative matters, and to make reports
and recommendations to the Goyer-
rors, the speakers of the houses and
presiding officers of the Senate of
the several States."
Those desiring to make a contri-
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button to the Near East Relief will
kindly leave same at the Home Bank
of Barnwell. Canvassers covered the
town last week, hut In many instances
found no one at home, hence this
request. Quite a number expressed
a willingness to give but asked for
more time. This money can be turned
in at any time between now and Jan
uary 15th.
Over 26,000 Bales
Ginned in County
Abont 25 per cent, more cotton was
made in Barnwell County in 1925 than
in the previous year, according to a
report -made public by the Depart
ment of Commerce last week. A re
port inftued December 8th shows that
2<L210 bales had been ginned prior
to December 1st, as compared with
20,623 to the same date last year.
Ginnings for other counties in this
section are a s fojlows:
' 1925
1924
Aiken
-""‘29,447
27,744
Bamberg . -
. 18,701
11,395
Calhoun __
17,679
10,010
Hampton __
- 11,717 ,
-8,350
-Jasper
? 9jn* ‘
Orangeburg __ _
. 59,355
37,965
The State
893,462*
747,766
AUDITOR’S
NOTICE
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Lwill be at the following places for
the purpose of taking the returns for
1926. Real and personal property
will be returned. _ Fifty per cent,
penalty added for not making returns
on or before February 20th:
Blackville, Tuesday, Jan. 5th.
Dunbarton, Thursday, Jan. 7th.
Elko, Monday, Jan. 11th.
Hilda, Wednesday, Jan. 13th.
Kline, Friday, Jan. 15th;
Mercatus, Monday, Jan. 18th.
^ Meyer’s Mill, Wednesday, Jan. 20th.
Robbins, Friday, Jan. 22nd.
. Snelling, Monday, Jan. 25th.
WHlistoo, Wednesday, Jan. 27th.
W. H. MANNING,
- Auditor, Barnwell County.
Mr. Preston Bet ter son Dead.
J. N. Dicks Painfully
Cut in Auto Accident
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Mr. J. Norman Dicks, of this city,
was painfully injured in an automo-
bile accident near town Saturday.
Mr. Dicks, who holds apposition with
the Dicks Auto. Company, local Ford
dealers, was teaching a negro pur
chaser how to drive a new car. When
about three pr four miles from town,
the negro, in turning out of the road,
cut the steering wheel too sharply in
one direction and the car dashed head-
on into a tree. Mr, Dicks was thrown
against the windshield, several se
vere gashes being cut in his face.
His legs were also bruised and it is
understood that the negro was slight
ly injured. Mr. Dicks was hurried to
Barnwell for medical treatment and
is friends will be glad to know that
he wks able to be out awhile Sun
day, although still suffering from his
injuries and the shock of the accf-
dedt. It is hoped that he will soon
be entirely recovered.
Dividend Checks Go
%
Begging Says Vann
Depositors in the First National
Bank of Barnwel, which closed its
doors about a years ago, must have
plenty of money, in the opinion of
Mr. J. R. Vann, the receiver, who
states that he has a large number
of dividend checks that have not been
cdlled for by their owners. He is
anxious to deliver these checks and
requests that all depositors who have
not already done so call at the bank
and get them. The first dividend was
for 20 per cent, and it is understood
that n second one will be paid' in the
near future.
Christmas Tree For
Episcopal S. School
There will be a Christmas tree for
the children of the Barnwell Episco
pal Sunday School, according to an
announcement by the Rev. Howard
Cady, rector, which is as follows:
Services at the Church of the Holy
Apostles for the fourth Sunday in
Advent, Dec. 20th: Holy Communion,
8: a. m.; Church School, 10:15 a. m.;
Morning 'Prayer and sermon, 11:15
a. m.; Evening Prayer, 5:00 p. m.
Evening Prayer every Wednesday
at 8:00 p. m. 0
On Thursday, Dec. 24th, Christ
mas Eve, the children of the Sunday
school will have their annual Christ
mas tree celebration at 6:30 p. m.
This service will be followed at 11:45
p. m. by a Christ-mass service of
hymns, carols and special music; also
a short address. No* service Christ
mas Day. AH are cordially invited.
Rev. Howard Cady, Rector.
SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN
GAINS BIG HEADWAY
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Bif Event Stirring Up Interest and Enthusiasm Throughout the
Entire County.
Booming along rapidly on the
wings of popularity, with the stamp
of public approval placed upon it
with the interest increasing daily,
The People-Sentinel Gift Giving Au
tomobile and Prize Campaign is be
coming the chief topic of interest
throughout this entire terriory.
And it is not strange, when you
consider the wonderful Ijst of prizes
that is offered. An Essex Conch, two
Ford Touring Cars, two Wrist Wat
ches, two beautiful Diamond Rings,
two sets Silverware^, and in connect
ion wijth the list of prizes are HUN
DREDS OF DOLLARS to be paid as
cash commfssions to all those who
fail to win one of the awards.
Everywhere in this community in
terest is being manifested. It^is your
dpportunity to exchange * few of
your spare moments for an auto
mobile. It is ' a mighty profitable
way to spend a part of your time for
the next eight weeks. It isn't every
day you have the opportunity of own
ing a real automobile by your own
easy effeort and in your spare time
at that.
Now is the time for those not al
ready in the campaign, and for those
that have been nomineted v but as yet
have not started to woik, to get in
touch with the campaign manager
and acquaint "themselves with all Qie
details of the campaign and get busy
without a moments delay. Only six
short weeks remain after thia. The
campaign ia a short one and will be
over before you know it.
Remember the next six weeks of
the campaign are the moat import
ant. It ia now during the first per
iod up until Jan. 1st. that subscription
give you the most votes. Our best
'advice to those candidates who are
out to win is to bring or send i»
subscriptions as goon as you secure
them—you get the greatest number
of votes for thenT now and it enables
the office to get the paper started to
‘subscribers without delay.
No matter where you go, you are
always bound to meet the type of hum
man species who says ‘‘can’t/' I be
lieve you could even find a few of
them among the Eskimos, »■> much
a* these sturdy littlo people seem to
represent “WILL." These doubter*
always seem to be around a.id tl'cy
are always first to give advice. 'I hey
may talk to you for ten hours or ten
minutes, but their conversation al
ways spells '‘can’t.” They seem to
think only one thing, and that is
they ‘‘can” ruin the spirit and en
thusiasm of 75 per cent of the peo
ple they come in contact with.
They do not rank even as a pessi
mist. A pessimist may say “can’t”
once in a while, but not all the time.
Pessimists are usually overcautious
people who can’t keep from worrying.
But about this “cant” enemy. Don’t
ever listen to one of them, if you hap
pen to meet one. And meet them you
certainly will. When one begins to
talk to you, get a way as fast as you
can. These kind of, people are really
dangerous to your stfecess for if you
evef- listen to a bit once in awhile af
ter a time you will become to be the
same< kind of a person the talker is.
When you meet one, walk away,
and say to yourself, “I surely can. I’ll
show them. Other people have al
ready ^ione it and they axe still liv
ing.” Remember every time you even
think of that word “can’t” you are
being robbed of some of your ambi
tion.
The winners in former campaigns
have been people that were not one
bit different from you. AU felt a lit
tle doubtful of their ability at first
but it soon wore off, as everything
else does, when it is gone after in
the right way. You can b« sure they
all had the word “can’t” flung at
them.
But they were dauntlesa. They said
to themselves, “I can,” and they did.
They worked and never thought of
failure. The fact ia, they never let
themaelvea have time to think of such
a thing. When they heard “can’t”
they translated it, YOU .CAN’T
HELP BUT WIN IF YOU GIVE
YOUR BEST, and keep right on go
ing.
What they did, you can do. In many
cases a thing looks a littfe different
while you watch some one else \io it.
But when you go at it yourself, you
find it just as easy for you to do as it
ia for any one. Its just that way in
getting subscriptions in the People-
Sentinel campaign.
You will be surprised to learn how
easy it .is to get votes. Your friends
(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
High. Sfhoul Opened
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Mr. Preston Betterson, one of
■Williston’s oldest Confederate Veter
ans; died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. P. M. Hair, Wednesday morning
of last week. He was 84 years of
age and until about a year ago was
quite active. He is survived by one
brother, Mr. Alfred Betterson, of
Allendale, and three daughters, Mrs. i
M. Hair, of Williston, Mrs. Katie
owell, of Augusta, and Mi’s. U. D.
■tee, of Snelling. Funeral services
were held from the home Thursday
morning at 1(^30 o’clock.
Williston, Dec. 12.—The opening of
the beautiful new Williston-Elko high
school was celebrated Monday Decem
ber 7th, in the lovely and spacious
auditorium on the ground floor.
Besides the student bodies 'of both
the high school and the grammeV
school, numbering a few more than
four hundred, a large number of par
ents and others interested, were pre
sent.
The Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor of the
Williston Baptist church, opened the
exercises ^ith prayer and Scripture
reading, after which several
talks were heard from members of the
board of trustees and from Superin
tendent of Education, H. J. Crouch.
Mr. M. B. Self, superintendent of
the Williston high school system*
made a short and interesting talk.
Everyone- was invited to inspect the
building aft** the exercises and many
compliments were heard as to both
architecture and workmanship.
In this building Williston has a high
school second to none in South Caro
lina, and one of which thjs community
should be justly proud.
Mesdames M.. J. Vann and J. C.
Gantt spant a few days in Springfield
list weak. ,
Virginia-Carolina Club Has
Found Permanent Home Here
Willuton Folk*
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in Auto Accident
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The many frienda of Mr. W. E.
Prothro, of Willhton, will learn with
regret that he was injured in an
automobile accident Wednesday af
ternoon of last week about two
miles East of Aiken. Mr. Prothro
was en route to Aiken with hie
daughter, Miss Louise Prothro, when
their car collided with a machine
driverr by a negro man, John Med-
lock, of the Kitchings Mill section.
Mr. Prothro was hurt very badly
about the head, while hie daughter
seemed to have escaped with only a
few bruises and the shock of the
accident. They were carried on to
Aiken for medical attention and the
injured man returned to his home
Thursday morning. Their car was
badly damaged.
Medlock, it is said, escaped with a
few bruises and left immediately af
ter the accident. A fruitless search
was made for him Wednesday after
noon.
B, S. Moore to Double
Capacity of Hit Gin
Mr. B. S. Moore, proprietor of the
Farmers Ginnery of this city, spent
three days last week in Atlanta,
where he went to purchase a new gin
outfit consulting of three 80-saw gins,
which will*more than double,the ca
pacity of his present plant. The new
machinery will be shipped at an early
date wtti be installed and ready for
operation before another season
opens.
THE HOME BANK
PAYS DIVIDEND
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEET
ING HELD TUESDAY
.1 mmmmmmmd
Total Dividends of ISO Per Cent. Paid
Since Organisation of Bonk
in 1010.
Mr. M. C. Diamond has returned to
Jensup, Ga., after a few days spent
with the home folks.
Gratifying RetulU
In Near East Drive
That thi- -KwW-t Bur-for "ttnp formcr’s consent in al-
M anon-Jones.
A surprise marriage of cordial in
terest to their many friends was that
of Miss Birdie Brownie Mason to Mr.
Lem Del Lester Jones, of Millette-
ville, which was performed Tuesday
afternoon of last week by Judg;e Jn6.
K .Snelli.ng in his office at the Court fReference is had to Mr. S,
House. Mr. Jones is a prominent
business man of MilletteviUe and his j trol of most of the grounds
brid* is a member of one of the best 1 which the trials were run, and his
families of this section. Best wishes right hand man, Capt. G. Arthur
are. extended the young couple for a Evans, of Thomasville, N. C^ a
happy and prosperous union. / } fellow townsman of Mr. Comstock.
Ti:a! Assooiatiit: has four ! .i perman
ent home in Barpwell is the view ex.-
prossed by Mr. T. js. Comstock, of
Thomasville, N. C., secretary of the
association, to Solomon Blatt, Esq.,
president of the local Chamber of
Commerce, in the following letter:
“My dear*Mr. Blatt: I have been
instructed by the governing board of
the Virginia-Carolina Field Trial As
sociation to advise you that at their
recent meeting it was unanimously
voted to return to Barnwell for its
1926 trials. The board further in
structed me to extend to you as pres
ident of the Barnwell Chamber of
Commerce its sincere appreciation of
the many courtesies offered the As
sociation during the conduct of its
recent trials and to assure you that
from their pdmt of view the Virginia-
Carolina Field Trial Association seems
to have secured a permanent home in
Barnwell.”
This will be good news to the people
of Barnwell who cooperated almost
as a unit in doing everything within
their power to make the trials a suc
cess and to extend a cordial we\fome
to the visitors. While this was only
to have been expected from a town
with .Barnwell’s reputation for hos
pitality, the people of this city and the
members of the V.-C. Club are also
greatly indebted to two* comparative
strangers for their generous .assist
ance in. making the trials successful.
E. Hut
chison, of Philadelphia, who has con-
over
lowing the use of his leased lands of
of course no invitation could-* have
been issued in the first place, while
Capt. Evans went out of his way to
lend all possible assistance to the
members of the association.. It goes
without saying that, their splendid
cooperation is appreciated and they
are entitled to share in the-town’s
reputation for hospitality. Barnwell
People feel that they are no longer
strangers and only await an oppor
tunity to reciprocate In kind. ’
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An Enjoyable Occasion.
An innovation in the social acti
vities of Barnwell was inaugurated
by Mrs. Marie Cornell, in the form
-of a Sunday afternoon Tea, witli
music and conversation. Only a
few friends were gathered together
at Mrs. Cornell’s delightful home at
the birth of this social baby last Sun
day, but the occasion left behind such
a sweet and wholesome memory that
it will, no doubt, be repeated by other
ladies of the town .and, let us hope,
become a regular custom—as English
as you please,. and, therefore, both
chic and correct. The charming sing
ing voice of Barnwell’s new access
ion’ to its youth and beauty, in the
person of Mrs. Ira Fales, captivated
the assembly and left behind an at
mosphere of melody and sweet sound
to* accompany one home, and make
him long for a renewal of the oppor
tunity which had been accorded that
pleasant Sunday afternoon.—Contri
buted.
The annual stockholders’ meeting
of the Home Bank of Bartiwell was
held Tuesday morning in the Direct
ors rooms and after a detailed report
had been made to the stockholders
and directors by the officers of the
bank, a cash dividend pf ten per cent,
was declared and ordered paid, and
the remaining profits earned during
the year were placed to the undivided
profit account . This dividend makes
a total of 130 per cent, that has been
paid* to the stockholders - since the
organization qf. the bank in 1910 an^
is ample proof of the efficient mana-
agement of the institution.
Col. Harry D # • Calhoun, who, as,
president, has been largely instru
mental in putting the bank in the
forefront of the State’s banking in
stitutions, stated at the meeting that
begining early in the new year, the
bank will make the usual advances
to its loyal and regular customers
and at the same time sounded a
not of warning to the fanners not to
increase their cotton acreage in 1926,
but on the other hand try to reduce
the acreage for the reason that if
another sixteen million bale crop is
grown, the prices will naturally he
very low. It is more important than
ever, he said, for the farmers to grow
their own food and feedstuffs sad
suggested that “Efficiency and Econ
omy” be the slogan for th* edming
twelve months.
The same board of directors was
unanimously, reelected and in turn
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Harry D. Caltufen.
president; Norman B. Gamble; active
vice president; 8. B. Moseley, vice f
president; William McNab, cashier;
John B. McNab, assistant cashier, and
V. 8. Owens, attorney. »
Barnwell U Leading
County in Campaign
Barnwell is leading the balance of
the county in the Christmas Seal Sale
Campaign, according to figures made
public this week by Mrs. A. A.
Lemon, county chairman. Only four
towns have made reports, as follows:
Barnwell $118.00
Williston ..1 11.00
Spelling 9.00
’ Kline 8.00
No reports have been received from
Blackville, Dunbarton and Elko, but
as each of them did splendid, work
-last year* Mrs. Leffion is sure" that
they will do theif part again. She
urges that the people of the county
do not wait to be approached., but
that they make their purchases of
seals voluntarily, as the county must
raise its quota of $600.00
D. A. R/a Meet.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution, Barnwell Chapter, held
their regular monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. Marie T. Cornell
on Friday, Dec. 11th, with Mias Ann a
Walker and Mrs, Cornell as hostesses.
After the businea* *es*ion, Mi*9
Walker, who was sent as & delegate
to the convention at Dillon, gave a
very intereting report of the meeting.
She reported that each chapter mem
ber is requested to give 75 cents for
.... . . .. th « South Carolina box in the new
third grade hustle to win out. The n a n •
.... , . ■ . ‘ u- a. k. auditorium to be built m
children are to be commended for the r, ^ en.
When the appeal was made through
the Barnwell High School last week
for a contribution for the little child
ren of the Near Eaat very gratifying
results were forth-coming, especially
from the lower grades. Small trucks
were given the children and th4y
were asked to piake their money and
fill them if possible, each truck con
taining twelve slots. A prize of $1.00
was offered to the grade bringing in
the largest amount of money. On
Thursday rooming the school was
visited by the local chairman and her
assistant and the following amounts
contributed:
First Grade—Miss Elizabeth Mc
Nab, teacher (1st section) $4.80.
Firfet Grade—Miss Fannie Mims,
teacher, $9.30.
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Third Grade—Miss Virginia Hutto,
teacher, $11.70.
Fourth Grade—Miss Mineola
Grimes, teaiHier, $7;30. ~
Fifth Grade—Miss Lawton, teacher,
$10.70.
Sixth Grade—Miss* Eva ,Glenn,
teacher, $7.60.
Seventh Grade — Misa Elizabeth
Johnston, teacher. $8.00.
Eighth Grade—Miss Elma Cave,
teacher, $2.15.
Ninth Grade—far. Hugh Boinest,
teacher, $3.05.
Tenth Grade—Miss Cecil Finklea,
teacher, $0.85.
Eleventh Grade—Miss Elizabeth,
Burckhalter, teacher, $1.60.
The Third Grade, with Miss Vir
ginia Hutto as teacher, won the prize
and her room agreed to also contribute
the $1.00 prize toward the cause,
giving her room * a contribution of
$12.70. The Fifth Grade was such a
close second that it made the little
- Mr. and Mrs. O. F. La tar «a re
proud parents of a fine baby girl.
t!>^
beautiful spirit .manifested and the
committee in chargr feels very
grateful for the spendid work done
by the children.
• Hercules school, through Mesdames
Charlie Brown, Jr., and Matilda
Grooms, sent in a contribution of $3.00
enough to feed three children one
week. This school is very progressive
and can always be depeended upon
when an appeal is made for a worthy
cause.
If space would permit the name of
each contributor would be published.
Entertainment at AsMeigh. ’
There will be a Christatas - enter
tainment and box party A the A'shv
leigh school house Monday night.
Washington, D. C. She agrees with
every other delegate who attended
the convention that Dillon second
to no other city of jts size in hospi
tality. ^ \. ,
Mrs. L. M. Calhoun read an enter
taining and instructive paper on the
life of Colonel Moultrie.
...Under thie wise leadership, of our
regent, Mrs. R. C. Holman, this chap
ter has tak^n on new . life. New
members are coming in and different
phases of patriotic work are being
planned. The chapter ajso stands
behind all work fostered by the or
ganization.
Mr*. H. L. O’Bannon,
Publicity Chairman.
Col. Lancaster, of Stillwell. Ga^
Dee. 21st, at 7:30 o’clock. The public was the guest |of Coroner D. Fl
is cordiafly invited to attend.
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easier last week.