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' THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT.^a Consolidated June 1, 1925. The Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LIX. “Ju&t Like a Member of the Family’' BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 1936. Largest County Circulation. .. NUMBER 35. Officers Elected at Meeting Here Friday General Sessions Court , Convenes Here May 25 Byron Wham, of Blackville, Heads One Week Term cf Criminal Court Barnwell County Education As. sociation. Byron Wham, superintendent of the Blackville schools, was elected presi- dlent of the Barnwell County Edtuoa- tion Association at a meeting of the association Friday, May 8th. Supt. W. T. Bennett, of Dunbarton, was elected vice-president; and Co. Supt. of Eduoation Horace J. Crouch, was rfe-eledted secretary-treasurer; Supt.. J. E. Herndon, of Hilda, was chosen county membership chairman for the South Carolina Education Association. During the business session the following resolution was introduced! by Mrs. C. L. J. Hitt and passed by the entire association: “God in His mercy has prolonged our unprofitable lives, but since our last meeting on April 24, 1936, He has taken to Himself the husband of our honored president. Mr. W. B. Parker was a friend to public educa tion. At the time of his death and for many year s before that time, he was a trustee for the school at Snelling. He was so much in favor of a. school at home that he aided and abetted Mrs. Parker in maintaining the school at Snelling when the sentiment of Barnwell County was in favor of breaking up the small schools in order to add prestige to the larger one?. How much Mrs. Parker will miss his aid and companionship only she can know. “Barnwell County Division of the South Carolina Education Association wishes to go on record by adopting the following resolutions: “Resolved, first, that we lament the passing of Mr. W. B. Parker, a worthy friend of public education. “Second, that we extend to Mrs. Parker our sympathy in her personal sorrow and enduring losa, praying the Heavenly Father to make her, be cause of this bereavement, more fit for the work He has in mind for heb before she, too, shall join the innum erable caravan that ha s gone on be fore. “Third, that these resolutions be spread upon the minute book, publish ed in our county papers, and present ed to Mrs. Parker. “Respectfully submtted, “Mrs. C. L. J. Hitt, for committee.” After the business wa s over, Mr. Wham, who, as vice-president, was presiding in the absence of the presi dent. Mrs. W. B. Parker, introduced the State Superintendent of Educa tion, J. II. Hope, and the secretary of the South Carolina Education Asso ciation, Mr. J. P. Coates. Mr. Hope and Mr. Coates in turn introduced their co-workers from the State Depart ment and the Education Association. The meeting was then adjourned to the grounds of Fuller Park where a fish supper was served. Supt. W. W. Carter, of the Barnwell schools, was in charge of the preparation of the supper. Guests for the meeting included State Supt. Hope, Mr. Coates, H. B. Dominick, Mrs. M. 0. Birt, Miss Mat- tie Thomas, Miss Agnes Tennant, Miss Frances Carroll, Roy Garrett, Geo D. Brown, S. P. Clemons, J. B. Felton, J. T. Turner, W. H. Garrison, H. L. Fulmer, Miss Sadie Rice, Miss Sara Hook, Miss Julia Rosa, W. A. Schiffley, Miss Helen. Sandifer, Miss Claudia Kennemur and Mrs. E.* C. Shull, of Columbia; and all members of the Barnwell County Education Association. Court With Judge Rice Presiding . Jurors Drawn Monday. A one week term of the Court of General Sessions will convene here Monday, May 25th, with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. The list of jurors is as follows: H. D. Still, Blackville. Bascom Morris, Diamond. H. L. DeWitt, Blackville. W. B. Fowke, Red Oak. J. B. Morris, Jr., Kline. J. Buist Grubbs, Barnwell. H. R. Christie, Barnwell. ,•— C. A. Hartzog, Double Pond.s. C. O. Richardson, Tinker’s Creek. Harry Blume, Healing Springs. T. L. Quattlebaum, Williston. L. F. Sanders, Morris. R. F. Lott, New Forest. A. R. Wilson, Ashleigh. J. W. Bates, Morris. F. B. Davis, Barnwell. .Edward D. Dicks, Dunbarton. C. H. Dicks, Dunbarton. Aaron Black, Reedy Branch. J. G. Burckhalter, Dunbarton. L. A. Harley, Joyce Branch. T. G. Cobb, Four Mile. N. S. Black, Double Ponds. R. C. Black, Reedy Bran%^. W. R. Moore, Seven Pines. Lee Lancaster, Ashleigh. B. L. Peeples, Ellenton. R. L. Riley, Barnwell. A. M. Ussery, New Forest. Eddie Sease, Diamond. R. L. McClain, Ellenton. Chester Zorn, Friendship. L. W. Lott, Healing Springs. W. H. Bodiford, Double Ponds. W. H. Black, Reedy Branch. Makes Memorial Address. Col. Solomon Blatt made a memorial Day address before the Barnwell High School student body Monday, May 11. Col. Blatt reviewed briefly the his- | tory of South Carolina from the years 1 iriimediately preceding the War Be- ; tween the States. He stressed the ; fact that slavery wa s not, as is usual ly believed, the cause of the war, but j that South Carolina went to conflict because her rights as a sovereign state were denied. Col. Blatt emphasized the fact that South Carolina was heroic in her 1 struggle for recovery during recon- ' gtruction. He cited 1 the re-welding of | the nation when the South entered the Spanish-American war and fought side by side with the North and again when the United State s as a whole entered the World War. In conclusion, Col. Blatt stressed ; the glorious heritage of Southem men and women and urged the Barnwell students to hold high the torch that has been handed to them. The Barnwell Chapter, U. D. C., sponsored the memorial program. Mrs. F. S. Brown presided, and on be half of the chapter presented a map of the Jefferson Davs Highway con taining interesting facts about the “States through which the highway runs. Superintendient W. W. Carter accepted the map on behalf of the school. Perceding Col. Blatt’s address, Mrs. Ira Fales led the student body in sing ing “Dixie.” Committee Headquarters Close Sat. Through Saturday of this week the committeemen will be at their head quarters bo- help farmers prepare their work sh0et s in the new farm program. More than 800 farmers had prepared their sheets through Friday of last week. It is expected that practically all will get these sheets completed by the end of the week. Anyone making up sheets will have to go to the home of his committee man or to the county agent’s office if not done this week After the 23rd final closing date, no work sheets will be accepted. Applications for grants cannot be made unless work sheets have been prepared on time. * •• About 1,500 applications of farmer s have been sent for subsidy payment on cotton. It is hoped that check$ will begin to come in for these at an earlj date. Only 150 have been received so far. Dr. Claytor Public Health Officer Dr. L. T. Claytor, who has been a practicing physician in Barnwell for the past ten years, has given up his active practice to accept the position of Public Health Officer for Barnwell, Bamberg and Allendale Counties. He will have his headquarters in Barn well, but will have office s in Bamberg and Allendale. Dr. J. T. Marshall, of Ninety-Six, will come here this week to take over 11 Dr. Claytor’s practice. Dr. Marshall comes here with an excellent record of service behind him. He will have his offices in Deason’ s Drug Store. An Enjoyable Occasion. Blackville , May 12. — Observing National Music Week and approaching Mother’s Day, the Lottye - Moone Cir cle of the Baptist Missionary Society met at the home of Misses Pearle and Ruth Hoffman and! presented an en joyable program. Miss Ruth Hoff man, program leader, talked on the “Origin and Value of Music,” and un der her direction the members sang several hymns. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Alvertine in The People-Sentinel Achievement Day First Announcement Largely Attended in Barnwell County More Than 80 Club Members and Corctier J. T. Still Breaks Political Ice by Announcing for Re- election M*>nday. Visitors Enjoyed Activities at ■ Local School Building. Achievement Day for Barnwell County 4-H Club girls was observtedi Saturday, May 9th, at the high school building in Barnwell. More than 80 club members and visitors enjoyed the activities of the day. An outstanding feature of the pro gram was the Dres s Revue, partici pated in by 33 members, each model ing a cotton dress made by herself. The blue ribbon group was: Gene Swett, Nell Owens, Cecil Harriette Meyer, Meyer’s Mill club; Louise Bates, Joyce Branch club; Laura El la Gantt, Boiling Spring club. The red ribbon group was: Eloise Sanders, Hilda club; Margaret Kneece, Vivian Burckhalter, Joyce Branch club; Mar jorie Dyches, Hercules club; Deborah Black, Janie Elizabeth Grubbs, Reedy Branch club; Irma Mae Allen, Boiling Springs club. First place in the health contest goes to Eloise Sand(?rs; second place to Louise Bates; third place to Mary Black. Laura Ella Gantt, scoring the great est number of points on her year’s work, will represent the county in the Dress Revue at the State Short Course at *Winthrop College, in June. Eloise Sand'ers will enter the State Health contest at the same time. The local leader scoring the great est number of points during the year was Gene Swett. Six other delegates to the State Short Course will be se lected from the blue and red ribbon groups. During the judging of exhibits Mrs. H. II. King and her helpers entertain ed the clubsters and! visitor s with games, stunts and music. The assembly period following lunch was in charge of club girls. A re port on the local leader training in stitute by Margaret Kneece, a talk by Marie Burckhalter on “How the Local Leader Help? the Club Mem ber,” and “Fun at. Camp Long” by Lunette Bate s presented a good pic ture of 4-H club work in the county. Entertaining features of the program were “Grandmother's Diancle” by a group of Lrng Branch girls, directed by Mrs. Keel, and a selection by ihe Meyer’s Mill-Joyce Branch 4-H chorus. Committees serving for the day were: Health contest.—Dr. Claytor, Mis? Patat and Mrs. Mabel Easter ling; Registration — Mrs. Loretta Sanders, Mrs. Audrey Myrick, Mrs. Lucille Croft and Reba Grubbs; Dress contest—Louise Bates, Mrs. Johnson and Miss Birta Harden; Judging prac tice—Gene Swett, Lunnette Bates and Janie E. Grubbs; Note Books and Rec ord Cards—Mrs. Lang Cave; Recrea tion—Mrs. King, Miss Marian Bolen, Mis s Mamie Still and Miss Marguer ite Kneece; Lunch—Laura Ella Gantt, Jennie Eubanks, Dulice Harley and Irma Mae Allen. Dress Revue contestants were: Gene Swett, Rebecca Anderson, Lunnette Bates, Mae Swett, Nell Owens, Cecil H. Meyer, Meyer’ s Mill club; Harriett Breeden, Mary Gardner, Julia Whet stone, Myrtle Stil, Estelle Still, Heal ing Springs club; Dulice Harley, Laura Ella Gantt, Irma Mae Allen, Boiling Springs club; Miriam Breeden, Blackville club; Marjorie Dyches, Ruth Croft, Hercules club; Deborah Black, Reba Grubbs, Janie E. Grubbs, Leira Grubbs, Mary Black, Carrie G. Grubs, Marguerite Croft, Leila Mae Croft, Reedy Branch club; Eloise Sanders, Helen Williams, Hilda club, Margaret Kneece, Marie Burckhalter, Thelma Harley, Margaret . Beatty, Louike Bates, Vivian Burckhalter, Joyce Branch club; Juanita Creech, Kline club. All 4-H clubs were represented as follows: Healing Springs—Audrey Lott, Mae Still, Lucille Brown, Har riette Breeden, Beulah Whetstone, Lois Lott, Helen Odom, Mary Gardner, Julia Whetstone, Myrtle Still, Estelle Still, Christilee Davis, Mary Odom, Mozelle Williams, Marjorie Lott: Boil ing Springs—Dulice Harley, Laura Ella Gantt, Irma Mae Allen; Black ville—Miriam Breeden, Virginia Cain, Theo Lott, Miriam Odom; Hercules— Marjorie Dyches, Ruth Croft; Meyer’s Mill—Gene Swett, Cecil H. Meyer, Rebecca Anderson, Lunnette Bates, Mae Swett, Nell Owens, Talula Wil son, Marian Ellis, Gladys Wilson; Reedy Branch—Deborah Black, Reba Grubbs, Janie E. Grubbs, Leira Grubbs, Mary Black, Carrie G. Grubbs, Mar guerite Croft, Leila Mae Croft; Hilda —Eloise Sanders, Helen Williams; McKissick Praises Confederate Valor Only Four Representatives of Lee’s Army Attended Rivers Bridge Celebration. The poljtical ice was broken in Barnwell County Morndlay morning when Coroner James T. Still of this city, threw his hat,into the ring as a candidate for re-election, and his formal card will be foun delspwhere in thi s issue of The v People-^e^tinel. He was. first elected four years ago in a hotly congested election, being nominated in the second primary af ter several other candidates had been eliminated in the first. During his incumbency he has performed the duties of his office quite acceptably and so far there have been no rumors of opposition. Coroner Still succeed ed N. A. Hiers, who had been appoint ed to fill out the unexpired term of the late D. P. Lancaster. Usually at this time of a political year; several candidates have made their formal announcements through these columns, but the political crop this year i s apparently as late a s the cotton crop. Perhaps „both crops are in need of refreshing showers. Green Manure Crops Are Soil-Building County Agent Boylston Lists Approv ed Practices W’hich Will Qualify Producers. The list of approved practices which will qualify producers in the South ern Region for soil-building pay ments under the agricultural conserva tion program includles turning under or leaving on the land a number of legumes and other crops, according to County Agent Boylston. The total for soil-building payments for a farm may NOT exceed the soil building allowance. This allowance may be calculated by multiplying the number of acres used exclusively for soil-conservation crops in 1936, plus acres planted in legumes following truck crops by $1.00. The list of practices under which crops are left on the land or turned I under and the conditions of payment include the following practices with specified rates of payments and con ditions required: Group 1.—Soybeans, velvetbeans, cewpeas, crotalaria, beggar weed and other locally adapted summer le gumes; $1.50 per acre, if grown on cropland in 1936 and vines or stalks left on land and seed not harvested for oilmill crushing, or $2.00 per acre if plowed under green. Group 2.—Crimson clover, bur clo ver, Austrian winter peas, vetch and other locally adapted winter legumes; $1.50 per acre when turned undenbe- tween January 1, 1936, and October 31, 1936. Group 3.—Rye, cats, barley, Italian rye grass, wheat or mixtures of these; $1.00 per acre when turned under as green manure after making reason able growth (not less than two months growth) in the spring of 1936, provided that such crop s have not gone through the dough stage. Group 4.—Any sorghum, Sudan or millet, seedtd solid or broadcast; $1 per acre when seeded between Janu ary 1, 1936, and July 31, 1936, and all the crop is left on the land or plowed under. Ehrhardt, May 8.—Four lone repre sentatives of Lee’s powerful hosts and a crowd of 2,000 others heard praise for the courage andl valor of the Con federate men and women at the six tieth annual Rivers Bridge Memorial celebration today. The commemoration marked the battle of Saltkehatchie river where 1,200 Confederate soldiers battled more than 20,000 Federals and held! them temporarily on their march through South Carolina, J. Rion McKissick, president-elect of the University of South Carolina, was the principal speaker of the day. “Never in the world’s history,” he said, “have the fortitude, endurance and valor of the Confederate soldiers against overwhelming numbers and resources been equaled. “For four years they hurled back in defeat again and again the armies of a nation that con tained three million more men capable of bearing arms. “In practically every battle of con sequence they were outnumbered, yet how often and how gloriously they triumphed 1 . Ha s any other army in history contained so large a propor tion of leaders and soldiers of a Christian faith and conduct?” In paying tribute to the women of the Confederacy he said “No other nation that has ever lived has had as it? secondl line of defense and its un failing source of inspiration a host of more patriotic and heroic women than those of the Confederacy.” The Veterans present were: Henry F. Pearson, of Bamberg County; T. J. Ready, of Barnwell County; Geo. W. Way, of Colleton County, and J. R. ChaldVess, of Greenville. The lat ter participated in the battle at Rivers Bridge. They were introduced to the audience by I>r. L. A. Hartzog, the Parris Island Marine band and its trio. Flowers were placed on the grave where 16 Confederate soldiers are buried. Two buglers sounded “Taps” after the sacred mound had been decorated, one at the grave and another some distance away, sounding an echo. Highway Measure Is Explained by Brown Declares Bill Meets All Gorernor’s Objections But Withholds “Dictatorial Power.” Declaring that the new highway bill, carrying the combined features of tag price reductions, reorganisation and an $8,000,000 road construction pro gram, which Governor Olin D. John- jston vetoed late Friday almost before the ink. on it was dr?, wa g “not a bobtailed” masure in that ail amend ments were “germane to the subject,” Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, told the senate Friday in a prepared statement that the “puMic ought to. know that this bill i 8 now presented to the governor for hig signature meets every demand which the governor of South Carolina, either as Legislator or as governor, has ever made with refer ence to highway matters, except that it does not give him dictatorial power to name and control the personnel of the highway commission.” The senator’s statement came to ward the clcse of a busy session during which the senate considered and adopt ed two major amendments to the bill a s made in the house, one taking the form of a new concession to the gov ernor. It would prevent “de facto” commissionerg from holding office be yond their terms. Eight of the pres ent commissioners are in this class. The other would require the governor to commission board members elected by the legislative delegations and would make their certificates of elec tion authority for them to act until he did so. The amendments were adopted without a record vote. The~senator explained that the sen ate did not change the provisions of the original bill relating to license tags, which he said was introduced in the house in February, 1935, but added provision s carried in the original road construction bill and also certain pro visions of the highway reorganization bill, both of which had! passed through who presiAd Music was furnished by thr Lr..di„ g , in ho^nTin trip Parris Is anH Marine kansl o**sJ .... Watermelon Growers’ Meeting. The marketing agreement on water melons will be in effect again in 1936. It may control the size and condition of the watermelons that are shipped, require inspection and the control committee may declare a holiday, 48 hours, in which no melons may be shipped, if they deem it advisable. A meeting to be held 1 in the Court House Friday morning at 10 o’clock is for the purpose of electing a dele gate to the State meeting where the control committee will be elected. The county delegate will have as many ’ votes at the State meeting as mem bers attending the county meeting; therefore, all watermelon grower s who | expect to ship this year are urged to ! attend the meeting at the Court House on Friday morning at 10 o’ clock.—H. G. Boylston, Co. Agt. Joyce Branch —Margaret Kneece, Marie Burckhalter, Thelma Harley, Margaret Beatty, Louise Bates and Vivian Burckhalter. INCLUDE ORCHARD LANDS IN CONSERVATION PROGRAM Fruit growers will be able to earn payments under the agricultural con servation program, according to Boyls ton, County Agent. Land devoted to orchards, vineyards, small fruits and nut trees is included as cropland un der the provisions of the program. If such land is clean cultivated, it is classified as neutral. If it was used in 1935 to produce as interplant- ed soil-depleting crop, the actual acreage so used is classified as soil- depleting. If it is interplanted with a soil-covering crop, the actual acre age so used is classified as soil-con serving. The provisions governing rates of payment and' requirements for qualifi cation for payment are the same on the interplanted part of all land de voted to orchards, vineyards, small fruits and nut tree s as on other crop land. Barnwell Red Cress Re-organized. A special meeting of the Barnwell County Chapter, American Red Cross, was held at the Court House on Mon day morning, the 11th inst., at ten o’clock. The purpose of the meeting was for the election of officers for the ensuing year and a general re-or- ganization of the Barnwell County South Carolina. Chapter. Solomon Blatt, Esq., presided over the meeting. Miss McNiel, field rep resentative from Washington, now stationed at Columbia, was present and gave some very helpful suggestions a s to the work outlined by the National Red Cross for the coming year. The following officers were unani mously elected for the ensuing year: Solomon Blatt, chairman; Mrs. G. M. Greene, vice-chairman; Miss Nell Dun each had been considered for months. He added that the amendment pro posed by the senate wa s adopted by the senate after a subcommittee on highways had been working on it for weeks. .“The governor now seems to have only one objection to proceeding with the highway program and that is that the general assembly refuses him per mission to name the highway commis sioners and control the program. This seems to be an arbitrary rule of “rule or ruin’ and i s contrary to the provis- iens of the bill which the governor himself introduced when a member of the house of representatives in 1929 and 1930, being house bill No. 1069, in the first paragraph of which he would reorganize the highway depart ment by appointing the highway com missioners ‘upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the legislative delegations to the general assembly from the counties composing the judicial circuits from which the member is appointed.’ This i g exact ly what the present bill proposes- to do.” “The tag reduction feature of the bill is completely in line with what the governor has been advocating for years. The reduction in tags of one to seven dollars gives an average tag re duction over the State of less than the governor’g famed $3 tag demand,” he added. “The road program probably does not meet with the approval of the governor's view on building roads be cause he has never advocated the building of any road or roads in South Carolina, notwithstanding his recent declaration in a radio speech that he would sign bond& to build roads in bar, secretary and P. A. Price, treas urer. Members of the executive com mittee are tol* be selected at a later date by the above named officers. Representatives from all sections of the county wUl compose the commit tee. i qii “So fa s a 8 I am concerned, and I believe I speak the sentiment of a majority of the general assembly, if we are to have roacis built in South Carolina, if we are to have reorganiza tion of the highway department, if we are to have tags reduced, this hill is the only means to gain that end. If the governor is determined not th have the tag reduction, not to build any more roads, not to have a reorganiza tion of v the highway department and to allow the old highway commission- erg to remain in office, I suggest that he veto this bill,” the Barnwell senator said. A. H. Nelson, of Laurinburg, N. C., _ . _ w was the guest of friends here Sunday. ( Mrs. H. H. Brown in Charleston. Visitors ir Charleston. Blackville, May 12.—The Rev. J. B. Hoffman aid family spent Sunday with 'M m , 9B