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-- f ' " ■ !■' i~ - A r I THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT.^EI X Consolidated June 1, 1925. Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LIX. Jufet Like a Member of (he Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, 1936. Largest County Circulation, NUMBER 34. County Convention Endorses County Delegation Memorial Exercises Are Set for Friday J. Rion McKissick to Speak and Parris Island Band to Play at Rivers’ Bridge. Local School Closing Exercises Began Friday Capacity Audience Witnesses Presen tation of Comic Opera by Gram mar School Pupils. DEMOCRATS ALSO PRAISE OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS -O The 60th annual celebration of the Rivers’ Bridge Monumental and Mem orial association will take place at the Rivers’ Bridge memorial grounds, hear Olar Friday. This, occasion is doubtless the largest of its kind' in Sputh Carolina. The usual attendance is about 2,000. Many come from neighboring States. The purpose of theciorganization i s to honor the men. and women of the Confederacy. Dr. J. Rion McKissick, president elect of the University of South Caro lina, will deliver the address. The program will begin at 10:45 a. m. with music by the Parris Island Marine band. At 11 a. m. the meeting will be called 1 to order by the president, Dr. L. A. Hartzog, of Olar. The invoca tion will be offered by the Rev. Mr. Roof, of Fairfax. Vocal selections will be furnished by the Parris Island Ma rine trio. Decorating the grave of those who sacrificed their lives at the battle, of Rivers’ Bridge will conclude the prbpram, after which the audience will be dismissed with taps by the Parris Island bugler. Picnic dinner will be served on the grounds, as usual. Flowers for decorative purposes will be donated by various schools, U. D. C. chapters and individuals. The presi dent has requested! that should any body wish to pay special honor to any one veteran, that the name of such be attached to the floral offering contrib uted. History records very little about the battle of Rivers’ Bridge, but the bravery and heroism displayed by about 1,200 men of the Thirty-second Georgia Infantry, Forty-seventh Geor gia Infantry and! Fifth Georgia re serves in preventing 22,000 of Sher man’s army from crossing the Saltke- hatchie river for a period of. two days thereby giving the Confederate forces in other sections an opportunity to in crease their strength and the families in the territory to be invaded, a chance to conceal their possessions, is well worthy of mention. The late Capt. Ben S. Williams, of Brunson, who was a member of a Georgia regiment that participated in this battle, gave the following ac count: . “In February, 1865, when the last throes of agonizing warfare of four years between the States of America; when the stars of the Confederate States, ‘The Southern Confederacy,’ had waned in gloom, with exhaustedr resources; ports blockaded; while still struggling against the mighty and magnificent army of the United States reinforced by citizen s of countries be yond our shores and containing with in the serried ranks citizens of all races of America; when General Sher man’s army had traversed Georgia, captured Savannah and started to march through South Carolina was on and along the eastern bank s of the Saltkehatchie river. “I had, during my service in the larmy, never seen a, more advantages position for resistance of attack than that at Rivers’ Bridge, one of the main crossings of the Saltkehatchie. At thi s point about 1,200 Confederate troops, infantry, artillery and cavalry of South Carolina, Georgia and Ten nessee were placed. Februory 3rd one corps of Sherman’s army, 22,000 men, reached Rivers’ Bridge, and assailed our works in an effort to cross. We held our position. The following day, while the battle raged, Major General McLaws in command) of our entire weak line, asked Colonel Bacon, of Georgia, in command at Rivers’ Bridge, how long he could hold his ground. In my presence, the splendid officer, Colonel Bacon, replied, ‘I can hold my position here, General, until next Christmas, if you can keep them off my flanks.’ Late in the after noon the enemy crossed! the river above us on cur right flank and General Bacon was ordered by Geneeral Mc Laws to retire, ‘fall back,’ which he did in perfect order with his whole small command. “There was no hope on the part of any of our commanders that we could halt for any considerable time the overwhelming number of troops of Sherman’s army. Our object was to place every possible obstacle in his CLUB TAKES NOTICE OF MISS CARTER’S HEROISM “The Magic Bowl,” a comic operet ta in three acts, was presented by the pupils of the Barnwell Grammar School Friday evening in the high school auditorium, as the first part of the closing execrises for the current school year. A large audience was present to see tlX performance. At the beginning of the fant&sy, Sarah Grubbs, as Dame Everworry, keeper of a candy shop, was display ing her stock of candies to a group of school children on holiday when sud denly Larry Brown, a peddler, saun tered up with strange and! beautiful things in a sack. Displaying a magic | bowl, he asked each child to take from j it a piece of paper. Lila Mae Moore, • as Till, Dame Everworry’s daughter, drew one which read: “Go to the Square Wood, and you will find your heart’s desire.” Till promptly followed 1 the advice, went to the wood, and soon met her brother,. Jig. (played by Bobby Lee Richardson), who had been lost there some years before by his absent mind ed father, Mr. Neverworry (played by Charlie Hutto). Jig, who had mean while become king of the wood, did not remember his sister at first, but soon his memory revived. He dressed her in a blue bell gown and had her crowned queen. Shortly afterwards, their father and mother came upon the “King” and “Queen” and their court ,and they all decided to make their heme in the square wood. Others in the cast included J. C. Inabinet, a s Hackety-Hack, a wood cutter; Gene Sanders, as Snare-o, a ! preacher; Carolyn Phillips as Echo, a ! wood spirit; Elinor Mazursky, as Whisper, another wood spirit; Clif ford Jones, as a squirrel, and Billy Baxley, as the Lord Chief* Rabbit. The school children’s holiday chorus comprised: Betty Boylston, Bobby Har ley, Richard Peeples, Mary Scoggins, Ro4anfi Blfeckwood, Marion Wal ! tz, Reginald Williams, Louise Beasley, Harold Stevens, Carol Wood, Margie Sanders, Dorothy Greene, Claudia Dicks, Paul Allen, Arnold Levinson, Vera Overstreet, Debra Black, Elmer Lazar, Elma Bessinger, Lloyd Sandi- fer, Albert Perry Black, Burton Hal ford, Audrie Strickland, Harold Car ter, Tarleton Cave, Cecil u Collins, V. B. Sanders, Harold Reed, Aubry Sease, Jean Christie, Leonera Bell, Mildred Sanders, Mary Lee Boyles, Ruth Carter, Brownie Creech, Pa tricia Dowling, Etherine Hogg, Fran ces Diamond, Betty Lee Phillips, Sarah Goss, Tabitha Peacock, Inez Collins, Violet Scoggins, Doris Bessinger, Dorothy Cheek and Ehrlist Hutto. In the chorus of the Blue Bells were Johnnie Hogg, Dorothy Jones, Lillie Mae Cook, Mary Peacock, Louise Boyle s and Zelma Bessinger. The rabbit chorus:—Menkie Hol land, Rupert Reed, Maurice Wooley, David Black, Thomas Black, Eugene Brown, Albert Myrick, Andrew- Croft and Elven Long. Sophie Coclin, Grace Barker, Mar garet Ellen Vickery, Mary Creech, Emily Ann Easterling, Ha Mae Moody, Sarah Jones, Frances Ruth Brown, Mary Hogg, Mary McLeod Goodson, Gloria Swann Hogg and Vernelle Reed were the chorus of glow worms. In addition, there were the follow ing candy chorus: Lollypops—Jennie Diamond, Helen Coclin, Evelyn Black, Audrey Williams, NelHe Lou Rountree, Frances Wilson, Marion Lazar, Rus sell Hoover, Smith Dubose and Ed Sanders. Licorice Sticks—Ronald Brabham, Ada Christie', Dorothy Goodson, Ta- Washington, April 29.—Miss Rosa Elizabeth Carter, attractive young school girl cf Ashton, who not long ago rescued Noah Wertz, 70, from a burning car, is soon to receive a cash award) and a certificate from the Caro lina Motor Club, Charlotte, N. C., for her heroism. Congressman Fulmer, whose attention wa s attracted at the time of this automobile accident, sought to have a Carnegie medal a- warded this girl but he was refused on the ground that there were no eye witnesses to the acident. The Caroli na Motor Club is. the AAA organiza tion working in both North and South Carolina. According to a statement made by Mr. Wertz on November 7th, 1935, gbout 8:30 a. m., he wa s proceeding on the paved highway (Hampton and Ehrhardt), about three miles south of Ehrhardt, when his car became un manageable and turned over. He was dazed by a blow on the head! and then the car caught fire. Miss Carter, appeared and unassist ed, with danger to herself extricated him, fought the fire in the car, and then carried Mr. Wertz to a physician at Ehrhardt. Mr. Wertz said that had it not been for the service of Miss Carter he would certainly have been burned to deetl^ ^ ‘ • • • . Well Baby Conference at Barnwell. ELECT SIX DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION. National Administration Endorsed Wholeheartedly and Cooperation Is Pledged. Barnwell Boy Given Verdict for $10,000 Ray Zissett Was Burned Several Months Ago When He Threw a Lighted Match Into Barrel. Dead Man’s Brother Will Press Charge Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Against Meyer Dismissed at Pre liminary Hearing. A “Well Baby” conference for Barnwell County is to be organized. The first conference will be held on Friday, May 15th, at 9:30 o’clock at the Public Health office, in the Court House. Children of indigent parents, of the county, up to five years of age will be examined by a Pediatrician sent by the Maternity Child Health Department of the State Board of Health. All physicians in the county are cordially invited to register at this first conference. The object of thi s conference is to promote the wel fare of every baby in Barnwell Coun ty from birth to five years of age. This conference is to be held once a month and is limited to 20 for this first demonstration conference. A local physican will be in charge after the first conference. Immunization against Diptheria will be urged. Wm. A. Huey to Speak Here. way in orcDer to delay his march to Virginia via. Columbia and North Carolina. ‘Only this and nothing more.’ Though with far inferior force, we would make this and every obstacle as hot as possible.” In the spring of 1876 loyal friends of the Lost Cause exhumed the bodies of the Confederate victims from scat tering grave s at the site of battle and reburied; them in one grave about a half mile dfistant. It was then that the association was organized, Dr. R. C. Brabham being the first president. Dr. H. H. Wyman made an address on that occasion. The American Legion Post, of Barn well, will sponsor a meeting at the Barnwell School auditorium on Tues day evening, May 12th, at 8:00 o’clock. William A. Huey, Vocational Director, National Youth Administration, of Columbia, will deliver an address. Mr. Huey is well known over the State and it is a privilege to have him come to Barnwell. The public is cordially invited to attend. There •will be no admission charge. Bank Closed Monday. The Bank of Barnwell has requested us to announce that that institution will be closed for business Monday, May 11th, on account of holiday. It will reopen Tuesday morning as usual. Farmers are urged to fill out “work sheets” at once. These work sheet blanks are available at the Farm Agent’s office. turn Boulware, Edward Kitchings, Billie Boylston, Inez Davis, Effie Mae Bamker, Louise Peacock, Jimmie San- difer and Wade Peeples. Apples-on-a-Stick— Margaret Hoo- ver, Irene Kinard, Eloise Walker, Julia Hadwin, Ellie Lee Kinard, Edrin Mae Kitchings, Derry Rountree, Flos sie Moody, Jeannette Morris and Wil- la Rose Platt. . Lemon Drop—Martha Plexico. Pepperment Stickle—Lula Narvice Grubbs, Dori s Rosier, Dorothy Rosier, Sara Ruth Creech, Lloyd Vickery, Miriam Moody, Ima Cheek, lone Brown, Olena Jones and Hyman Cheek. The operetta was directed and pro duced by Miss Annie Margaret Zeigler, Miss Grace League, Miss Elease Ray, Miss Louise McCullough, Miss Sue Carter and Miss Rhoda Wade. The Barnwell County Democratic Convention, in session in the Court House at Barnwell Monday, elected six delegate s and six alternates to the State Convention, which meets in Co lumbia Wednesday, May 20th, and adopted a sweeping resolution that endorsed President Roosevelt for re- election; commended Lieut.-Gov. J’. E. Harley “for further political considera tion in South Carolina”; commended the county legislative delegation, the county directors, sheriff, auditor and treasurer for the competent manner in which they have handled the taxes and fiscal affairs of the county, and particularly endorsed the record of the delegation and urged “the Demo cracy of Barnwell County to give them complete and undivided support in their re-election.” The only discordant notes were in jected by J. W. Folk, of Williston, who sought to prevent the endorse ment cf the delegation, a,nd B. F. An derson, of Dunbarton, who offered a resolution that many convention dele gates construed as a reflection on the delegation and another to change the method of nominating the President and Vice-President of the United States. Mr. Folk’s motion to strike out the endorsement of the delegation was defeated by a vote of 85 to 38, and Mr. Anderson’s twq resolutions were tabled by an overwhelming vote. The meeting was called to order by Senator Edgar A. Brown, county chairman, and the invocation was of fered by J. L. Crcft, of the Double Ponds club. The temporary roll of delegates was then called by the secre tary, and after a few substitutions had been made, was adopted a s the j pel^nanent roll. - On motion cf Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Har ley, organization was perfected by the re-election of all officers, as follows: Edgar A. Brown, county chairman and State executive committeeman; Capt. W. D. Black, of Williston, vice-chair man, and 1 B. P. Davies, secretary. On motion of E. F. Boylston, of Blackville, the chair appointed the fol lowing committee orr nomination to select delegates and alternate^ to the State Convention: E. F. Boylston, P. W. Price and J. W. Johnson. The committee nominated the following and they were duly elected by the con vention: Senator Edgar A. Brown, Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Harley, Solomon Blatt, W. C. Smith, J. B. Kirkland and 1 O. D. Hammond; alternates, J. A. Latimer, Paul S. Greene, R. R. Moore, P. W. Price, S. G. Lowe and W. Hayne Dyches. Capt. W. D. Black, of Williston, then introduced the following resolu tion: “WHEREAS, Barnwell County has always been outstanding in itg leader ship in the Democratic party, having furnished many of the outstanding leaders in County, State and National Government and, “WHEREAS, We are an agricultur al people and) the present Democratic Administration, under the matchless leadership of Franklin Delano Roose velt, has done and is doing more to re habilitate the distressed farmers of the South, than any National adminis tration has ever undertaken to do and the agricultural South is slowly re gaining itg position in American life. “NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE SOLVED, That the Democracy of Barnwell County wholeheartedly en dorse the present Natonal Administra tion and pledge ourselves to fully co operate in the reelection of President Roosevelt. “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That we note with pleasure that our distinguishd citizen, the Lieut.-Gov- emor of South Carolina, the Honor able J. Emile Harley, has apparently fully regained) big health and is able to perform his duties as Lieut.-Gov- ernor, and we commend Lieut.-Govern- or Harley for further political consid eration in South Carolina. “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: Florence, May 1.—In the ease of Ray Zissett, minor of Barnwell County, versus the Hardaway Construction company andi the Fidelity and Casual ty Insurance company, of New York, tried here Thursday in federal court, a consent verdict for $10,000 for the plaintiff was agreed upon by counsel. Of the sum $3,500 wilt'' go to the parents for hospital and doctor’s bills, and $6,500 will be kept in trust for the boy. Thos. M. Boulware, cf Barn well, represented the plaintiff, and James S. Bussey of Augusta, Ga., was counsel for the defendants. The case grew out of severe burns received by Ray when he threw a match into a drum of asphalt that was on Atlantic Coast Line railroad prop erty. The A. C. L. was also named a party in the suit, but was absolved of all blame in the matter by agreement cf counsel. Special Red Cross Meeting. A special meeting of'the Barnwell County Chapter, American Red Cross, will be held 1 'at the Court House on Monday, May 11th, at 10:00 a. m. Everyone interested in the Red Cross is urged to attend. The purpose of the meeting is for the election of officers for ensuing year, and a general re-organization of the Chapter. C. G. FULLER, Chmn. That the Democracy of Barnwell County is proud of the condition in which the County affairs are to be fourtd. Barnwell County is rated as probably the best managed county in the State and is the only County in the State which holds the record of having operated eighteen month s on accumulated surplus funds, without having to levy any tax for ordinary county purposes. Barnwell County has a greater proportion of State built hard surface roads than any other county in the State and yet has a very small bonded indebtedness an d the lowest ordinary tax rate among the counties of the State. This, we feel, is due to the faithful services ren dered by our County Delegation in the Gnernl Assembly, by and with the full cooperation of the County Board of Directors, the Sheriff collecting back taxe s and the Auditor and Treasurer who so competently managed the taxes and fiscal affairs of the county. We desire to commend these officials and particularly to endorse the record of the Delegation in the General Assem bly and to urge the Democracy of Barnwell County to give them com plete and undivided support in their re-election.” J. W. Folk, of Williston, moved to strike out that part of the resolution endorsing the delegation and gave hi s reasons therefor. This motion was defeated, 85 to 38, and the resolution as a whole was adopted overwhelm ingly. B. F. Anderson, of Dunbarton, then introduced a resolution that, as stated above, many construed as a reflection on the present delegation, although its author disclaimed any such intention. Spirited replies were made by Sena tor Brown and Representative Blatt, the former moving to strike out para graph one of Ifte^esolution. This was done, with Mr. Anderson voicing the only dissenting vote. Senator Brown then, moved to table the remainder of the resolution, with the same result. Mr. Anderson then offered another resolution that sought to change the method of nominating the President and Vice-President f the United States, agd brandling as^'wtdosirable” any legrislation “appropriating public funds for the so-called unemployment compensation and social security acts.” Senator Brown moved to table this resolution also, and it went the way of its predecessor. Dr. O. D. Hammond, of the Black ville delegation, Offered the following resolution, which was adopted! with out discussion: “The Blackville Democratic Chib goes on record as favoring a substan tial reduction in entrance fees for candidates for office.” There being no further business, the convention wa* adjourned. Aiken, May 2.—With the involun tary manslaughter charges against him for the death of Oeland F. Lazar, Augusta printer, and former resident of Barnwell, dismissed, Robert L. Moyer, of the Jackson section is pre paring to take his man-killing lion on tour. At a preliminary hearing here yes terday afternoon, the charges againat Moyer were dismissed by Magistrate D. K. Lybrandt The warrant had been sworn out last Saturday night by Ar thur Lazar, of Aiken, a brother of the dead man, after a coroner’s jury re turned a verdict that Oeland Lazar “came to his death from injuries at the hands of a lion owned! by Moyer, due to negligence on the part of Moy er.” The verdict itself was not suf ficient to bring automatic charges. Moyer said he will go on nn exten sive trip and will exhibit hig- lion, Al bert, in theatres. He advertises the beast as the “world’s best trained Ron.” It is probable that the case against Moyer may be further pressed by Ar thur Lazar, who said Thursday that it would be placed in the handb of the grand jury regardless of the -outcome of the. preliminary. Oeland Lazar was fatally clawed on April 22nd, when he went into the house on the Augusta-Ellenton High way, where the lion is kept in a cage. On his way to Barnwell, he stopped at Moyer’g house and talked with the lion’s owner. When MoyeV left him sitting on the steps of the residence to find him a ride, he went into the other house. Returning, Moyer heard groans, and, rushing to the animal’s cage, found Lazar, lying alongside, be ing savagely clawed. Moyer rushed Lazar to an Augusta hospital, but the man died 18 hours later. Samuel W. Lowe. BDackvi le, April 29f—Blackville’s last Confederate Veteran, 90 year old Samuel Warton Lowe passed away at the home cf his son, S. G. Lowe on Sunday shortly past midday. He had mace his home in Blackville for the past five years where his venerable figure was known and esteemed by young and old. Mr. Lowe walked dawn town on Wednesday, greeting friends in his old familiar way. But on Thursday, he received the firat call, of his final summons and never again left his bed. In spite of his years, Mr. Lowe was intensely inter ested in modem life. He enjoyed radio program s of music and political issues. To the last his mind remain ed clear and active. Mr. Lowe was born in Cross HiU, on August 14, 1846. When 16 yean old!, with the rigid determination that characterized his life, he purchased a horse, which he rode to Virginia, where he enlisted as a volunteer in Lee’s army. He was later captured By the Yankees and spent six months in prison in Elmira, N. Y. During the Reconstruction Days, he was ac tively engaged in the Red Shirt or ganization, in which he was a lieuten ant. With his eyes merry with reminiscences, he loved to recount the happenings of this period in the his tory of the South. Of the days, when riding through the country to the various ballot boxes, with a change of hat or shirt, he cast another vote to rid his homeland of a threatening menace. He was a most interesting companion, never tiring of his fund of war tales. Mr. Lowe was married to Mis» Ids Florence Pitts, of Cros s Hill, who pre- oeded him in death a few years ago. He leaves one son, S. G. Lowe, of Blackville, and five (Daughters: Mrs. George S. Baker, of New York; Mrs. D. W. Teare, of Champaign, 111.; Mrs. J. Lee Sims, Mrs. T. H. Moffatt, and Mrs. G. W. Newman, all of Columbas, and a number of grandchildren. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a Mason. Mrs. J. Julien Bush returned to her home in Clarendon, Va., last week •£- ter spending some time in Barnwell with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char lie Brown, Sr. ^