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i ■ i ' ST THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. The Barnwell People-Sentinel ConsoliJated June 1, 1925. “Ju«t Like a Member of (he Family’* VOLUME LIX. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1936. Largest County Circulation. NUMBER 40. J. M. Sprawls Makes Formal Announcement WiHiston Man Is Making Race Against Senator Brown, Veteran of Many Campaigns. Elsewhere in this issue of The Peo ple-Sentinel will be found the formal announcement of J. M. Sprawls, of WiHiston, who is a candidate for the State senate in opposition to Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, veteran of many political campaigns. His card wa s received too late for publi cation last week. Mr. Sprawls, who i s 28'years of age, was reared in Barnwell County, being the son of Mrs. B^lle Dicks Sprawls and the late L. M! Sprawls. He received his early education in the pnblic schools and wa 3 later graduat ed from Wofford College, where he became a member of Theta Kappa Nu social fiaternity and! Chi Beta Phi honorary fraternity. While at Wof ford College he was student labora tory assistant 'and following his gradu ation he was head of the science de partment in a high school in North Carolina. Returning to WiHiston, Mr. Sprawls entered the life insurance business, in w’hich he is now engaged. He is an active church worker, i s marriedl and has one daughter. This is his first entrance into the arena of politics. Former Barnwell Man | Endorses Delegation SENATE CANDIDATES ; SPEAK HERE FRIDAY ! John I. Rice, Esq., of Columbia, Says Barnwell Solons Stand at the Very Top. John I. Rice, Esq., a native The three candidates for the United States Senate—Senator James F. Byrnes, of Spartan burg, Col. Wm. C. Harllee, of Dillon, and Ex-Mayor Thomas Col. Soloman Blatt to Be Next Speaker John K. Aull, Veteran Newspaper Man, Predicts That Barnwell Man Will Be Choice. of “ 1,u A ' John K. Aull, veteran Columbia Barnwell, who hrs been making his ❖ ‘ ,; °" e ? r ’ harleston will v news p a p er reporter and close obser- home in Columbia for many years, X "l® 6 theIr a PP eals t0 the 'oters £ ver 0 f legislative and political af- says in a letter to the editor of The % 0 ain " e ounty in Barnw'ell ,j, f a j rg j n Carolina, predicts that People-Sentinel that “Barnwell Coun- *|* | omor |' ow (meetr .1. ^ 0 j Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, will ty has every reason to be proud of ♦{• W ’ * P rol>a in the v t j ie next gpga^gr 0 f the house of Congressman H. P. Fullmer, Dispose of Cases in Common Pleas Court Civil Term Convened Here Monday Morning With Judge Hayne F. Rice Presiding. representatives. Colonel Blatt, who •{• is seeking reelection to a third term, been rendered b v the Barnwell dele- 4* Orangeburg, an( ^ his 0 PP°- )i* m ad'e a very favorable impression on it s delegation" and that “good, honest, unselfish public service, such a s has y * gation, should! be justly rewarded by & nent * Gary Pascal, Esq., of Co- .j. t jj e vo t ers opening campaign re-election." The full text of Mr. X are also expected to be .j. mee tj n g i n Hilda last week. Mr. Rice’s letter is a s follows: j *|* P resent ' 9 .j. Aull ,in his correspondence to daily “To the Editor ot jThe Barnwell Peo- -X-X-X-X-W-X-X-W-W-W-X-X-X* newspapers, had the following to say ple-Sentinel: “Being a native of Barnw’ell and- a taxpayer of Barnwell County, I am keenly interested in anything that pertains to the welfare of Barnwell and its citizens; and I would like to say a few words in commendation of the Barnwell delegation to the Gen eral Assembly. “In the first place, let me say that I have no axe to grind) or favors to ask, and am expressing my opinion Trend Discussed by Congressman Fulmer Second District Representative Invites Constituents to Express Their Views. The editor o The People-Sentinel is ... , . in receipt of the following communica- a, a disinterested person in a post- U(m from Congreasman p. Fulmer . TO PROMOTE LIVESTOCK RAISING IN THIS STATE Augusta, Ga., June 9.—One hundred key faimers, 100 hankers and 50 county agents from 20 or more coun ties in Georgia and South Carolina have been invited to attend a live stock promotion dinner here the even ing of Friday, June 26, at which time an intensive campaign, sponsored by the Augusta Chamber of Commerce, will b? launched to foster livestock raising in the Augusta area. The dinner will be held at Hotel Richmond at 7 p. m. There will b? several prominent speakers who will discuss the awakened 1 interest in live stock production in the Southeast, and advise faimers along practical lines about getting started right in the business of cattle raising. Bankers present, after hearing the discussion of plans for developing the industry, will be in position to announce plans for financing worthy farmers in the enterprise. The speaker^ will include: Harry L. Brown, extension director, and Milton P. Jarnigan, director of the bureau of animal husbandry, of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, and D. W. Watkins, director of extension ser vice, and J. R. Hawkins, director of the bureau of animal husbandry, cf Clemson College. Th? welcome ad tion to observe the workings °f the Legislature and its members. “In my opinon, the Barnwell dele gation i s one of the strongest and most influential in the General As sembly, and they should be re-elected “My dear Mr. Editor: “I appreciate your giving me this . , . , ,. * >1 struction program act, began to con- space in your valuable paper to call ., . , 6 about the Barnwell man’s future poli tical prospects: “The entry of Speaker Taylor in the congressional race means the next house will elect a new speaker, who, if indications at this time are worth anything, will probably be Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, now speaker pro tempore. Mr. Blatt, firm, conscien tious and able in hi 8 rulings, clear and concise, has made good as speaker pro tempore. When the highway pro tagonists, having passed local county reimbursement acts without limit, in addition to the general highway con- to the attention of your readers, es pecially those in my district, that from , , , , , . . time to time I am mailing out to carry on the good work they have so I , , . * , J , speeches, at my expense, giving my effectively done for the past several yeais. * “Mr. Solomon Blatt, who has so ably represented Barnwell County for four years, is Speaker Pro tern, of the house, and as Claude Taylor, for-j mer speaker, is now a candidate for ! congress, Mr. Blatt is in line to be elected speaker of the House, which 1 would be a signal honor for Barn well County. Mr. Winchester Smith, who is a member of the powerful Way s views on pending legislation and many problems that we are dealing with at this time, and! that we will continue to have with us in the future to be solved. " “For the last few years the monopo- H=tic and pi^ce-fixing groups have I become more serious and more de- |termined to not only control the Fed- jeial Reserve System, w’hich makes it possible to bring about from time to sider in calmnes g that there wa s no limit on expenditures by the depart ment, even like unto the federal gov ernment, they took thought and dteter- A scheduled two weeks term of the Court of Common Pleas convened here Monday morning with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. Cases disposed of are as follows: L. M. Mitchell vs. J. S. Schumpert, suit for $188 alleged balance due on physician’s bill, verdict for the de fendant. Dorothy Delk, by her guardian ad litem, H. W. Delk, vs. Southern Rail way Co., suit for $15,000 damages, verdict for the plaintiff for $350. Harold Delk, by his guardian ad litem, H. W. Delk, vs. Southern Rail way Go., suit for. $10,000 damages, verdict for the plaintiff for $350. Consent verdicts for the plaintiffs were taken in the cases of Bertha Delk vs. Southern Railway Co., and Hemy Delk vs. Southern Railway Co. When The People-Sentinel, closed its forms the court was engaged in the trial of the case of Wm. F. Shuler vs. Equitable Life Insurance Co., of the United States, a suit for $3,000. DISTINGUISHED PUPIL OF WILLISTON-ELKO SCHOOL WiHiston, June 15.—Among the graduates of the Wiliston-Elko high mined to get through an act limiting , 3ch ° o1 Tuesday evening, June 2nd, was any indebtedness of the department 1 M,iss E ^ n Anderson, th* only to a figuie no greater than that of granddaughter of the late F. H. An- January 1, 1934. The house had derson ' of Barnwell, who has been adopted a. rule against consideration an outstanding pupil for 11 years of bob-tail acts so late in the session. 1 Durin * her hi * h scho01 career of five Such an net, for highway limitation,'y ears ’ she has entered into ever y ac * came from the senate. Speaker Pro | tivit y with * reat ambition *nd inter Tern. Blatt, piesiding, though in favor of the measure, ruled it out of order, as clearly it was—as anybody in calm reflection would so admit. Ip the , „ .time inflation or deflation, but the af-., A , ,, , . , . and Means committee of the House, , . » . ^ , , i heat of the closing hour s there was , . . ..j , . rt . ’ fairs of government and as nearly as . . .. .. 3 .. ... has wielded great influence for the . ,, TT ' an appeal from the lulmg, though the possible the Congress of the United States. “Many of the pregrams now being carried out under the present adminis tration are considered temporary and perhaps should be discontinued at the earliest date possible. This is especial- T .,, . , .. ly true, if and when banks and the in- I can say without any hesitation ... .vesting public, those who have the money, put their money into agricul ture, business aruil industry so that these can properly function and there by relieve the government cf continu- welfare of his county and State. 1 And Senator Brown, a veteran legis-; lator of many years’ experience, is a 1 prominent member of th? important Finance committee of the Senate, and one of the Senate’s most useful mem bers. “I or solicitation whatsoever that Barn well has every reason to be proud of it s delegation, and I think good, honest and unselfish public service, such as has been rendered by the Barnwell . . - , , . . . , , i. .. , , ing in many lines of business, which delegation, should be justly rewarded . . . . . , by re-election.’ ► i KIDDIE CONTEST A PART OF “SKY HIGH” PROGRAM By no means the least part of the is more or les 3 in competition with [private business. “We all knew that business and in dustry must conduct their affair, so as to give employment to the unem ployed and at fair wages, or, naturally, the various States and th? national appellant admitted the ruling was correct. In an emergency the minori ty rights were to be underground by Hitlerism-Mussolinism tactics. Blatt stood' firm; the appeal wa 3 withdrawn; the measure was subsequently passed, by an evasive method, it is true, but according to the lules—and it vvas passed unanimously. But the point is: Blatt didn’t swerve. Constitutional government was involved, and Blatt stood' there and told,what was w'hat— and they admired him for it.” Fust Annual Field Day. est, and in a recent scholarship con test her examinations received special attention Miss Anderson was valedictorian of the class of 1936 of the Williston- Elko high school, she having made the highest average in a class of 21. On high school night she wag awardee 1 tw’o medals for her splendid work, for which she is to be congratulated, ant it is hoped that success will rewart her future ajfoits. Thi s outstanding young ladly is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Anderson, w r ho resifie near Elko., Hundreds of People View WPA Exhibit, Work ci Various Projects in Barnwell County Attractively Displayed at Fuller Park. Homicide at Olar dress will be slivered by Mayor Rich-i bi S community entertainment, “Sky ^ ^ aid E. Allen, Jr., of Augusta, fhos. tbe bab y sbo ^ a ^ P aia de. 0 f the unemployed and the L. Asbury, district farm demonstra-, Each ch,ld ,s sponsored by a local tion agent for this section of Georgia, m /^ ant or Professional man. A and A. H. Ward, of Aiken, who holds I votin K ^ for each child is placed a similar position in South Carolina, at a convenient location in the down will also be present. Forest Protective Association was held Friday at Fuller Park with an attendance of about 1,200 people. The government will have to continue to a( id ress of welcome was given by Sena tor Edgar A. Brown, who also intro- Dewey H. Johnson, vice-president and cashier of the Citizens ana’ South ern National Bank of Augusla, heads the committee in charge of the din ner, and will pieside. The initial meeting here is to be followed by meetings in each of the seven y ear s of age are eligible. 20 counties for the purpose of inter esting farmers in livestock rasing’ im proving of herds and rebuilding the fertility of their lands. town section, where you may cast your votOg for your favorite at a penny a vote. Children will parade in auditorium at end of second act. Prizes will be awarded at close of entertainment. Girls and boys be tween the ages of six months and Mrs. Posey Presents Piano Pupils. destitute people. It is a known fact that farmers, independent merchants as well as wag? earners are not go ing to submit to any policy under the control of these monopolies and price fixing grups and that of the money changers of the country ,which prior to 1933 forced banks^ and independent merchants iqto-bankruptcy; made ten ants out of landowners and forced mil lions of wage earners into bread fines. “I am delighted to have the views of my constituents on pending legisla- Blackville, June 13.-Mrs. G. Trank tion and the V£ . rioU8 Problems that Posey presented her piano pupils in mus ^ be solved in such manner so as a recital Tuesday evening, June 9th, to & ive opportunity to all groups ^ ^ in the auditorium of the Blackville and individuals, s o that all the people ^ i oca j CCC Camp and the George ~ High School. The stage was decorat- ma y en J4y a proper share of prosperi-, town OCC boys, the latter winning, 9 McLaurin Briggs Gilliam, of Elko, ed with baskets of ] ove i y dahlias and ** ar *i' that we ma y be able t0 P re ' to 3. Olar, June 11.—Cecil Fail was shot and instantly killed by Joe P. Morris on the streets of Olar yesterday morn ing about seven o’clock. There had The first annual field day and bar- been ill feeling between the two men, becue given by the Barnwell County ! who were brothers-in-law, for several weeks, it was alleged. 4 Fail is survived by hi s wife, who wa 3 before marriage Miss Zola Still, of Barnwell County, snd by three small children, ages one, three and five years. An inquest was held yesterday morning by Coroner D. W. Phillips. Nine buckshot entered Fail’s chest, five of which passed through his body. Death was almost instant. The State was represented at the inquest by Solicitor B. D. Carter and the defense by J. Carl Kearse, of Bamberg. Mr. Morris surrendered soon after the shooting and was lodged in the Bamberg County jail. Fail’s body was interred in the Starr cemetery this morning at ten o’clock. '“.1 Enlists in Navy. duced the speakers and other promin ent guests. A resume of the year’s work was given by Ranger Michael F. Ussery. An address by H. A. Smith, State Forester; short talk* by Senator James H. Hammond, of Co lumbia, Col. Solomon Blatt, of Barn well, and others completed the pro gram for the d'ay, after which various field events took place, cash prizes be ing given the winners. Prize 3 w’ere •presented by J. Reeves Grubbs, fire warden. At one o’clock a delicious barbecue dinner with all the trim mings was served the large crowd. At two o’clock a game of baseball was staged between the boys from has J?een accepted for the Nav y as gladioluses. Misse s Jacqueline Cooper serve a democratic government that apprentice seaman and sent in for and Dorcas Cromer acted as ushers has made 11 possible for ours to be- enlistment last month by the Charles- f or ^ be occas j on- An appreciative au- come the greatest nation on the face ton navy recruiting station. The re- dience enjoyed' the program, which t be earth." cruiter announces the quota of first W £ 3 ren dered splendidly by performers enlistments in the rating of appren- wbo showed both talent and good tice seamen for the month of June, is training. Those taking part were: 60 and that 10 of these are allotted Madge Williams, Jane Hammond, injured in Wreck. 7 wo ’white men, said to be ccn- Wanted Her “Baby Bonds.” On Monday, a negro woman with an infant in her arms called at the Barnwell post office and informed Postmaster R. A. Deascn that she had read “in de paper whar de guv’- munt was a-gwine ter give baby bonds to all babies born in 1934" and Vacation Bible School Commencement. to the Charleston station. Young men Kathleen O’Gorman, Billie Can oil, tractors fiom near Savannah, were in- of high moral character, unmarried, Laurine Miller, Pauline DeWitt, Jean jured Monday night when the car in that she was piepared to accept her between the ages of 17 and 25 years Fickling, Geneva Payne, Myrtis Hutto which they were traveling to Au- allotment- She wa 3 keenly disap- and who have had at least a grammar and Louise Collum. Miss Collum also gusta was in collision with a “bonus pointed when informed’ that her school education are invited! to visit rendered two volin solos. | buggy" on the Bamwell-Augusta high- benevolent Uncle Samuel had failed way, near Snelling. Their car turned to provide for veterans of future wars The Rev. J. Aubrey Estes cordially invites the people of Barnwell to go to the Barnwell Baptist Church to morrow (Friday) evening at 8:30 o’ clock to see and hear the review .of work done in the Vacation Bible School for the past two weeks. The enrollment is 151, with all the de nominations in town represented. A splendid program is being planned The date is Friday, Juqe-19th, at 8:30 p. m. , ' the Charleston station to make their application or for furter particulars pertaining to the navy. Big “Sky Hgh" Parade Friday. Kills Big Rattlesnake. »VX~X^X~XX~X~X~X~X M X M X M X»*X* £ x First Cotton Bloom. over several times and was badly while providing for what Emmett Thursday and Friday might well be termed “Achievement Days" for those responsible for the various projects under WPA in Barnwell County when between one thousand and twelve hun dred 1 folk from all sections of the county gathered at Fuller Park to witness some of the achievements un der the various projects. First came the Recreational project- The ball diamond was brilliantly light ed and attractively arranged with the use of white picket fencing, interwoven with vari-colored flowers and greens, while in the back-ground were pines and small evergreens representing an attractive playground. A sand pile was One attraction for the younger children. The Barnwell children gave a “May Pole" dance, the costumes used being made by the Sewing Room project in Barnwell. Williston’s feature was splendid acrobatic stunts by one of the young girls from that town. The children of the Blackville playground featured a Jump Rope game which w'as most attractive. Dunbarton’s number was a lovely song given by a young girl of that town. The Long Branch community’s number was a party by adults; the Reedy Branch center gave a very attractive number, two young girls featuring a song and dtance. This program was closed with a song by one of Barnwell’s talented young children. The next feature w'as the Emergen cy Education project. The facts brought out by those on this program showed marked growth along educa tional lines and the figures given were interesting: Ten teachers, enrollment of 225, average attendance of 145. One young boy wa g called upon to exhibit some of the things learned in night school and received much ap plause. The Re-Indexing project was next on the program. Those engaged in thi 3 work, 20 in number* opened with a song by the entire personnel. A quartet, “The Old Index Ain’t What It Used to Be,” to the tune of the “Old j Gray Mare,” wa s much enjoyed, those taking part being dressed in costumes of 1885 and 1936. Some valuable information a s to* the new system was given. The Library project was most in teresting, showing 1574 books mended and bound; 1546 books and magazines solicited; 81 scrap books made; 2997 identification cards written for cata loguing from Barnwell, WiHiston end Blackville. Announcement was made that libraries at Hilda and WiHiston— both grammar and high schools— would be open throughout the sum mer months. One very interesting a s well as in structive number was put on by the School Lunch project and they not on ly illustrated but demonstrated as well by serving the vast number pres ent delicious doughnuts and fruit punch. This record showed that-1367 school childpen were served daily, 165,208 lunches having been served in which 533 families were represented Those receiving the benefit of these hot lunches have improved mentally as well as physically. Last, but not least by any means, came the Sewing Room project. 75 workers are employed in the various sewing rooms throughout the county, and approximately 6,000 garments have been made since beginning of WPA. At the close of the program an invi tation was extended those present to view the exhbitg of the various pro jects in the Community Hall at the park. Booths, attractively arranged, were placed about the building and one wa s reminded of exhibits display ed at the Fair, so splendid were the various accomplishments by the work ers under these projects. The Style Parade came at the close, the dresses worn having been made by the sewing rooms throughout the county. damaged. The injured men were car- 1 Goodson terms “us bonus boys.’ « T , A huge rattlesnake wa s killed on ned to an Augusta hospital by Ash- | — ? The ^ p i o \ t the faim of L. F. Miles,of the Ash- ton Holland, of Barnwell. j Any community desiring the Pub- ^ receive ? e f 0P f r 1 ■ - leigh section, on Monday by Mis. A. ! The other car in the collision had lie health officer to hold a clinic in that ( X ^ as 3ent * n , a U .I rt All Barnw’ell will be out next Fri- R. Wilson, Mrs. H. L. Wilson and Mrs. been purchased Monday from a local community in order to take typhoid f orns > ° t e rlea 8 sec ‘ : X tion. It was red, indicating that Odom, negro world’ treatment, can have the services of y .• ’ * 1 A it htd bloomed on Friday. The first bloom last year Father's Day at Baptist Church. day afternoon to witness the spec- D. B. Rosier. _ [dealer by John tacular parade to be staged by our! The snake attacked them near the war veteran, with a part of the pro- the Health officer by getting up as local amateur troup, comprising the swamp and put up a most ferocious ceeds from his “soldier bonus,” and many a s ten or more who will take cast of “Sky High,” sponsored by the fight, but was finally killedi by the was being driven at the time of the the shots and notify him at his of- D. A. R. chapter wth the co-operation three women after much excitement, accident by Harry James, another ne- fice in Barnwell, at the Court House, of our county officials and local mer- The snake was 5^ feet long and had gro. Neither Odom nor James w’as The cnly charge will be th? actual chants. 12 rattles and the usual button. injured. . cost of the serum, 10c per s hqt. was brought in on June 11th by Joe H. Zorn, also of the Frienc'ship section. Sunday, June 21st, is Father’s Day snd the fathers of Barnwell will be honored at a special service in the local Baptist Church that morning at 11:30 o’clock. The sons are’ urged to come with their fathers and sit with them. The pastor cordially invites the public to sttend this special ser vice. <