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TUB OFFICIAL NE WAP A PE* OF BARNWELL COUNTY. The Barnwell People-Sentinel f. 1V». •• JuaI Llk« a Mam bar of lha Family M LargMt Coast 7 Orcalattoa VOLUME LX. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1956 •m i ■■ M —i. 1 — NUMBER 4. Vigorous Drive to Assessment Johnstonites to Back vWannam&kerfor Post $240 Still Needed to Complete Barn* well County’s Assessment of l ' $800, Says Senator. Senator Edgar A. Brown, County Chairman, has put on a vigorous drive to raise Barnwell County’s assessment of $800.00 National Re-elect Roosevelt campaign fund. The County Execu tive Committee has contributed $500, representing balance in its hands af ter paying all election expenses. This was possible because there was no second primary in the county and the executive committee wanted this done rather than refund it to the candidates. There were 23 candidates and on be ing polled 20 of them sanctioned what the executive committee had ordered. Other contributions of $60.00 have been made, Baving a balance of $240 to be raised. Senator Brown has ap pointed a committee of three teachers from each high school in the County. Quotas have been made for each com munity. ' Barnwell County is extremely proud of its solid Democracy and Senator Brown and the executive committee are extremely anxious that we should not only pay our assessment but that we should overshoot the mark. Contributions of $1.00 and up will be asked and loyal Democrats are ask ed to contribute some amount. Senator Brown on Tuesday attend ed and spoke at a SUte-wide Demo cratic Rally in Columbia, for the pur pose of urging a full vote in the gen eral election and issued the following statement upon his return: -We are within reach of our goal of $800.00 as our contribution to the National Re-elect Rooeevelt Fund. We had a rousing meeting in Colum- Colonel Blatt’s Friends Claim at Least 60 Votes in Speakership Race in January. Columbia, Sept. 18.—House sup- Farm Women to Meet in Bamberg Sept. 26th Hundreds Expected to Attend Meet ing of District Council of the Central District. Former Barnwell Man Dies in Plane Crash Farmer J. D. Collins Talks Interestingly Aiken, Sept. 22.—Saturday, Sept. 26, porters of the State admnstration con- will be an outstanding day for the Asa C. Cromer, Son-in-Law of G. W. Makes Good Crops This Year in Spite Halford, and Eugene May Are of Early Unfavorable Seasons Killed in Aiken. for Farm Work. hta TTueaday, attended by leading Democrats from every section of the State. This meeting was addressed by Governor-olect E. D. Ri«wrs. of Geor gia, the secoad home State of I dent Rooeevelt ited committees collect fund* quota. I urge every t# contribute l t more than $H 'I hare throughout to make up loyal Demc thing the c our rrat ip* aunty Presk t it | it •thin the histo cy of Ai n#f c* tiAft d >n* more for the ! louth la fh 4 t if Sou h Cai mlina and Bor nil Co llflt y than hi is the great hums a Ami un i'tfPf * land in * Movelt. He pat* thi taraat of the people nhov# PT*P- rri tjr. If he oh km! 4 fail of re-election •• nr CM »'.d be l lire rnlnmity to th » Na- tie ft Re pub ■ns a fa* a patioi na ® n on- ho *rd of an MM int of money to take >-h b r ff e of t L If® vernment and turn it frl ii 4 “k over t o p redatory weall h 1 cs 1 u ^on th e Den »ocracy of Bor nwell Co unt y to 4 ,o its share in Ana nemg Pr lent R* MpVff* It’s re-election ram- b speaker Wannai J. E. HENRIETTA SHUCK CIRCLE HONORF. MRS. HARTZOG Double Ponds, Sept. 22.—One of the most delightful entertainments of the season was that given in honor of Mrs. Annie Mae Dyches Hartiog, who in August became the bride of Mr. fierman B. Hartaog. The Henrietta Shuck Circle gave the shower at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. J. A. Dyches. The house was very gracefully arranged with fall flowers. Miss Sarah Templeton presided over the bride’s book. After all the guests arrived, Miss Moigaret McAl lister and Mrs. Allen Myrick, of Barnwell, taught the guests many interesting games with a contest, the bridegroom being the winner. Then little Marion Creech, of the Hercules section, assisted by little Elizabeth Hutto, pulled the wagon, heavily loaded with many useful gifts to the bride. - Refreshments consisting of sand wiches, cake *nd tea were served. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Allen Myrick, Miss Margaret McAl lister, of Barnwell; the Rev. L. G. Payne, of Blackville; Misses Ida Mae Hartzog, Inez Nix, Mary Gray, Nor ma and Lillie Mae Dyches, Sarah and Willie Lue Templeton, Virginia Tripp, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Warren, Mrs. E. H. Hartzog, Mrs. Jennie Temple ton, Mrs. Kate Black, Mrs. Addie Shipes, Mrs. Lydia Berry, Mra. Eva Creech, and thia section’s oldest citi- xen, Mra. Lizzie Hutto, Mra. Charles Hartzog and Mr*. W. H. McCormack. centrated today behind L. C. Wanna- maker, 43-year-old representative- nominate from Chesterfield County, for speaker of the 1937-’38 house of representatives. A caucus called by Governor Olin D. Johnston nominated the stocky law yer-farmer by 29 votes to 28 for Rep resentative Ben E. Adams, of Rich land, who then joined the governor in predicting Wannamaker’s election. Selection of Wannamakerto oppose Speaker Pro-tem Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, for the speakership was the only decision made behind the locked door at the luncheon conference. Several of those present refused to bind themselves but members partici pating in the balloting passed a mo tion for unanimous support of Wan- namaker. The poll on slips of paper dropped into a hat showed 57 representatives voting, six fewer that a majority of the chamber, but the governor said he had “sixty-aix men present” and more than ten others Blatt Claims 60 Backers Friends of Blstt, an anti-Johnston member, clsimed he had st least 60 house members pledged to support his candidacy on a platform of "fsirnes* and experience as a presiding officer.** Wsnnsmaker. a member of the house in said in a radio speech in support of Johnston esndi- dates between the primaries that he would not run for the speakership, but accepted the will of the caucus this afternoon. Representative Lewis G. Prince, of Greenville, himself an announced can didate for the speakership, nominated W anna maker, John Crews, repeeaea- Lat tv*-nominate from Rich la ad, nomi nated Adams. Representatives Wilbur G. Grunt, «f Chester, and John A. May, of Aiken, th announced candidate* foe the hip, withdrew in favor of «ker when nominated. Ad*me Hehiad Him Leppatd, • Chesterfield f Wsnnamsker's who had b id as a candidate, explai d -stepped out of it s clarify the race. Adams commented after the cso< “I never was a candidate, but I t the position I was willing to serve think this crowd will elect ^ anns- msker speaker. I am behind him 100 per cent.” Wannamaker's running mate as Candidate for speaker pro-tem re mained to be decided. Representative J. P. Mozingo. of Darlington, an announced “non-par tisan” candidate for the speakership pro-tem. said after the caucus that things looked “very favorable” toward his candidacy. May and Prince also were men tioned ** possible candidates for the speakership pro-tem or for chairman of the judiciary committee if Johnston forces organized the house. McCaslan in Bennett Post. Representative R. E. McCaslan, of Greenwood, chairman of the ways and means committee in 1927-*30, was men tioned as a likely candidate to head the committee under the Johnstonite organization, and there was talk that Adams was in line to succeed Repre sentative Calhoun Thomas, of Beau fort, on the joint committee on print ing. Wannamaker, the speakership can didate, was graduated from Wofford college and the University of South Carolina law school, served overseas as a first lieutenant of machine gun ners, headed the South Carolina de partment of Amercan Legion in 1927, was a member of the State forestry commission and a prominent Mason. The governor’s invitation to discuss “matters of vital and mutual impor tance” assembled house delegations or members from Anderson, Greenville, York, Florence, Orangeburg, Newber ry. Richland, Aiken, Chester, Chester field, Darlington, Greenwood, Hamp ton, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaxter, Lau rens, Lee, Lexington and Williama- burg Counties. The roster was not available. Farm Women of the Central District of South Carolina. It is District Council meeting day for the 16 coun ties of the Central District, and hun dreds of farm women will be headed towards Bamberg on that day for this annual get together. Because of their live interest in the subject the central theme of the meeting will be Rural Electrification. Mrs. Dora B. Haines, of the Rural Electrification Adminis tration, of Washington, D. C., will be the main speaker, using as her subject “Electricity and Rural Ameri ca.” The program committee is indeed foitunate in securing such an .out standing apeaker. Mrs. Haines for a number of years has been Associate Editor of The Houekeeper, and a co editor for many magazines dealing with economic and government prob lems. She is also author of “The Lindberghs,” the story of three gen erations of the Lindberghs in Ameri ca. Mrs. Haines has traveled abroad extensively studying organized co operatives and the social and economic advantages of these groups to the national economy of the different countries. Representing the Utilization Sec tion of the Rural Elactrification Ad ministration, Mra. Haines has as her major interests the many uses of electricity and the benefits to be de rived from them, particularly in aid ing women of rural areas in nn intel ligent selection of appliances for farm and hoaae use. Others who will bring short mes sages will be Mrs. J. L. Williaaas. council president; Mise Lonny 1. Lan drum, State home agent; Major J. J. Aiken, Sept. 20.—A low flying air plane spun and crashed into the roof of a vacant house near the business section here late today and killed two men. Eugene May, 26, the pilot, was fatally injured and died three hours later in the Aiken hospital. Asa C. Cromer, 26, also of Aiken, was dead when he was taken from the plane. The latter was a son-in-law of G. W. Halford, of Barnwell, his wife being the former Miss Katherine Halford. His legs and arms broken and his face crushed in, May was taken from the wreckage a half hour after the spectacular accident. The precarious position of the wrecked machine, poised as an eagle on the edge of the flat toof, hampered the firemen in their efforts to extricate the occupants They were forced to secure the plane with ropes to two chimneys on the roof. May and Cromer left the Augusta municipal airport in the rented ma chine, property of Southern Airways Inc., about 15 minutes before the crash, which occurred at 6:10 o’clock. The plane had been circling over Aiken at an altitude of 500 to 600 feet for several minutes, according to wit nesses. It gradually lost altitude snd disappeared from view behind some trees. A few seconds later the sound of the crash was heard and hundreds of persons hurried to the scene. May was conscious when firemen reached the scene. Difficulty was ex pen*need in releasing him, as one of his legs was twisted around the stee frame of the fuselage, forcing them to break several rods. He was lowered to the ground snd placed in a writing ambulance. The rescuers did not succeed in gat ting to CYomer until Mrs. Lancaster, ! gfter the crash. Ha was found Ufa- super mtendent of education of Bam- | Ma> leaning forward to the left over berg County; Mra. J. J. Copeland. ^ in the front cockpit One president Bamberg County Council, and the Rev. James P. Wesberry, who will conduct the devotional. Mrs. Lou den Brooks, of Greenwood, will re spond to the address of welcome. Music will be furnished by the Apollo Music Club, of Bamberg. Each council president will give a The editor of The People-Sentinel enjoyed a pleasant visit from and en tertaining chat with J. D. Collins, of the Healing Springs section, when he called at this office Monday mom ing to renew his subscription. He is originally from the Hilda section but or the past eight years has operated a farm on John O’Gorman’s plantation north of Blackville. In spife of unfavorable seasons earlier in the crop year, Mr. Collins expressed himself as well pleased with his crop yields and says that he finds himself in much better financial con dition than a year ago. He had con siderable difficulty in getting stands of cucumbers and cantaloupes, but managed to net some money on each of these crops. He had about 16 acres of cotton, about half of which was early cotton and the balance late. He has already picked five bales and expects to bar vest at least six more, which will make his yield nearly three-quarten of a bale per acre. Aa prices thia year are higher than in 1936, he expects to make more clear money. Mr. Collina says that the secret of crop production is the proper prepara tion of the land before planting. He aleraya tries to plant his cotton crop about April 1st, having found that earlier plantings nearly aleraya result In a later crop because of cold weather, while there Is usually sufficient warm weather and showers In April to get the crop off to a good •tart. u ^ ^ ^ m The Healing Springs fanner believe* I in “living at home and boarding at i | naaia Coleman the same place ” and as a result he 1 u ms-riraghlTT does not And it necoaary to live out of ^ f 0 ^ r j^ n paper bags sad tia caaa from the ! j r>> j town store*. He raises plenty of ^ hogs to Mfptr hi* own larder aad *1 Ureeny and rereivtag ' all pleaded guilty aad 1 . aa folloers: Wil Many Cates Tried in General Sessions Criminal Court Convened Here Mom. day Morning With Judge C. C. t Featheratone Preaiding. The fall term of the Court of Gen eral Sessions convened here Monday morning with Judge C. C. Featheratone presiding, and the following is a list of the cases disposed of: Solomon Dunbar and Cal Smith pleaded guilty to the charge of violat ing the prohibition law and each wla sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or serve 30 days; fine paid. Add Kinard, violation of the prohi bition law, pleaded guilty; sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or serve 30 days; paid fine. • Viola Sanders, violation of the pro hibition law, pleaded guilty; sentenced to serve 30 days; sentence suspended during good behavior. Nathan White, violation prohibi tion law, pleaded guilty; sentenced to a fine of $15 or 30 days; paid fine. Nemeyer Jackson, assault and bat tery with intent to kill; pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; sentenced to fine of $25 or three months; peid fine. Eaton Kinard, violation of the pro hibition law, pleaded guilty; fined $25 or three months; paid $10 of the fine and was given 80 days to pay the balance. Louis Raysor, housebreaking and larceny, (two cases), pleaded guilty; sentenced to serve IS months at hard labor la each case, the sentences to rum concurrently. General Dunbar, failure to snd render assistance to kf fc hr IS, ** >k w> I report of her years work. For th* best work don* during the year, a John •warded. Another gavel will also be awarded to the council sending the largest delegation to the meeting. Two outstanding items of interest will be sn exhibit of practical electri cal equipment for th* farm home, snd | ^ f #nn er Miss Katherine Halford, a moving picture “Electricity in the ^ Barnwell; his mother, Mra. J. O. Home” which will be shown at the Vining, of Aiken; eight sisters and afternoon session. {two brothers. He made hta home in Mra. J. A. Riley, of Pontiac, Rich- Barnwell several years ago, but at land County, district director, will pre-1 t h e time of his death was a filling station assistant in Aiken. arm was raised in front of his body. Both men were held in their seats by saftey belts, which the firemen had to cut. Th# plane was completely de mol is bed, th* wings hanging down th* front of the house. The motor was hurled to the ground several yards away. May was the briber of Represents A. May and the aon-in-law of Mayor W. H. Weatherford. He is survived by his widow, his mother, on* brother and a sister, all of whom was live in Aiken. He was manager of a local automobile sales agency. Cromer is survived by his widow. Mrs. W. H. Manning will entertain the member* of th* Johnston-Hagood Chapter, U. D. G, at her home on Fri day evening at t o’clock. All mimbers are urged t* he side and be in charge of the program. Miss Bessie Harper, district agent, will award the two gavels, offered by Mrs. Riley and herself The meeting will begin promptly at 10 o’clock. Main Street Work Progresses. The work of remodeling the store of Lemon Bros., preparatory to the widening of Main Street, is progres sing nicely. The new wall on the north side of the building has been completed to the floor of the second story and the old wall will probably be torn away this week. When com pleted, this will be one of the hand somest stores in the city. Woik is' also going forward on the Boulware block of buildings on the north side of Main Street, while the remodeling of the Grubbs Chevrolet Co’s, building is rapidly nearing com pletion. Club Market to Open Early Saturday. 4-H Local Leaders’ Meeting. The 4-H Local Leaders’ Club meet ing was held at the Court House Sat urday morning, Sept. 19th. There were ten local leaders present, repre senting five clubs, and Miss Elizabeth McNab, and Miss Portia Seabrook, home management specialist, of Win- throp College This is the beginning of the new year and the following officers were elected: President, Eloise Sanders; Vice-President, Gene Swett; SecreUry and Treasurer, Laurie Ella Gantt, and Publicity Chairman, Margaret McAl lister. After the election of officers Miss Seabrook outlined for the year the Home Management Project, “My Part in the Home,” which will be under taken by all 4-H clubs. Added features of this year’s pro gram will be the study of one new song and one good picture, the song of Because of the district meeting of the month being “Carolina,” the pic- the Farm Women’s Council which is | ture, “Song of the Lark,” by Jules being held Saturday, Sept. 26th, in Breton Bamberg, the Club Market will open at 8:00 o’clock on Saturday, the 26th only. The district meeting begins at 10:30 in the High School Building in Bamberg. C arroll • Fer gnaon. Maurice Manning. few fer sale, and alee ha# omm *r home raised milch cows and calves for sale luring the year. Lest year Mr. Collina produced about 171 bushels of sweet potatoes on a half-acre of land, snd any* that h‘# crop thia year la equally aa good, if not better. He has worked out hie own system of curing the spuds that has proven very successful. Mr. Cotlius believes that be baa one of the oldest Model T Fords, still in excellent running condition, in the county. It is about 16 years old and originally ownod by R. L. Bran- clerk of court. Th* motor still perates perfectly, Mr. Collins said, and his repair bill has been practically nil. All in all, Mr. Collins takes an opti mistic view of the future and of life in general, and refuses to worry over matters beyond his control. May his tribe increase. ef Urn guilty; son- 816 the Barnwell’s Football Team. The Barnwell High School football team will open its season Friday af ternoon, Sept. 25, at 4:00 o’clock at Fuller Park, Barnwell against North High School. Thia is the first game in the district elimination contest of district nine. District nine has just been created this season and consists of Barnwell, Bamberg, Allendale, Cal houn and Orangeburg Counties. This is also the first year that the Barn well High has entered a high school football league in several years. TJie Barnwell team is much weak ened by the loss through graduation and ineligibility of several of the last year’s regulars, but hopes to give a good account of itself in the league by presenting a somewhat smaller but fighting tepm on the field. The boys have beeif working hard for the past two weeks under the tutelage of the coaches, Price and Hewey. Special in terest is on hand for this game as the coaches of both teams, Miller of North and Hewey, of Barnwell, were team mates last year at Newberry College. Veterans left from last year’s team Jr* li Ja James Parker, da)* Corbett Hartiog. ptchibttlon l*i tented to serve •• days; pended during good behavior. Bemie Butler, vtohatleo ef | blbitiou law, pieadsd guilty; ! or S6 days; An* paid. Jam#* I’nester, (MMhnfllflM * % ^ - intent to steel; sew tented to > two mouths. Will Riley, murder; pleaded guilty to monsloughtor and seataucod to serve four yoors at herd lobar. 8. G Mtnrey, larceny ef i pleaded guilty aad sentenced to 1 two asonths. John L. Bowers, violation of 1 prohibition law, pleaded guilty sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or i SO days. Louise Kelly, aaaault and with intent to kill; pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high aad aggravated nature; sentenced to serve six months. Minnie Hair, violation of the prohi bition law, pleaded guilty and tenced to serve 30 days; sentence pended during good behavior upon payment of $25 fine; fine paid. Frank Johnson, charged with mur der, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve four years. Bessie Frederick was acquitted of the charge of housebreaking and lar ceny. Marville Walker, burning of barn not subject to arson, not guilty. are: Lemon, Q. B.; C. Sanders, G.; j Milhous, E.; Gantt, C.; Richardson, E.; Maurice Manning, a former resi-j Black, T.; Baxley, C.; Sanders and dent of Barnwell, died at the Veter-> Milhous have been shifted to the ana’ hospital in Columbia Tuesday af-1 back he Id. New Negro Woman Killed. Herbert Cannon, negro, shot and instantly killed his wife shortly be fore noon Thursday of last Week at their home in the western section of Barnwell County, near Ellenton, ac cording to Sheriff J. B. Morris, who, with his deputy, Gilmore S. Harley, arrested Cannon and lodged him in the county jail. Cannon was returning to his home, according to the statement which he made to the arresting officen, he discovered his wife and negro named Willie Coleman at th* fighting for. house together. Coleman. Ur n long illness. His body was laid places on the team are: Patterson, ( said. Mrs. James Jultea Bush arrived in Barnwell Saturday night from her home in Clarendon. Va^ aad will he the guest ef her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brvwn, 1c, fee seme time to rest yesterday (Wednesday) after- Calhoun. Moore. B'.att, Morris, B. San noon in Dillon. dors, Boulware, F. Sanders, Carter - * W • and Hill with others expected net Mr. snd Mrs. Retry B Bush, E. F- fer practice Monday Woodward and SeUmae Blau, Eaq. The achshds far league gomes far were among then* from Rorewefl who Rnrewefl mrludoo game* wtth Ufaroa. Brabham performed the amended the farriian ffnlma football Denmark. Reck* h*. Wdlmana E2h* Cefamhm Borurday, ami 1* Ashleigh, Sept- .. 21.—Mias Emma Lee Carroll and W. H. Ferguson, of th* Long Branch section, wore mar- at the Bamberg Court Honas on y afternoon. Sept. 20th Pro- Jo* fire on him aa he up. Cannon returned the Are and one shot struck hia wife. Mattie Can non. kU tag hei Sheriff Memo uere ns Med le the ansna ef the cvj. *n4 or reeled G