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M Consolidated lone 1, 1925. THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/ Barnwell People-Sentinel •• Ju«t Llk« a M«mb«r of Family" Largsst Contj drcnlatiia VOLUME LX. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937. NUMBER 29. Barnwell Men Preside Over General Assembly SPRAWLS’ APPOINTMENT IS QUESTIONED BY DELEGATION APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR IS COMPLETE SURPRISE. Suitable Man to Succeed Capt. W. D. A Black to Be Recommended <<a t Proper Time.” The announcement Saturday that Governor Olin D. Johnston had ap* pointed J. M. Sprawls, of Williston, as a member of the Barnwell County Board of Directors, to succeed the late Capt. W. D. Black, came as a com plete surprise to the people of this section, and more especially to the members of the county legislative delegation, who state emphatically that they had made no recommenda tion to the chief executive to fill the i vacancy. vY Presides Over Senate pill- Xv: lyigi mm Hgg^ sip ■ : • There was considerable speculation on the streets here Sunday relative to the announcement and, when asked concerning the Governor’s appoint ment of Mr. Sprawls as a member of the county board of directors from the Third District to succeed Captain Black, the members of the legislative delegation gave out the following statement: “Out of deference to the memory of our beloved friend, Capt. W. D. Black, who long and faithfully served Barn well County, the delegation has not even considered the appointment of his successor and the action of Gov ernor Johnston in attempting to usurp the powers vested in the dele gation by statute law is surprising, to say the least. Section 3992 of Vol ume 2 of the Code of 1932 provides for the appointment of county direc tors in Barnwell County by the Gov ernor ‘upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation from said county.* Any child can understand that the Governor has no power tp make this appointment in the absence of a recommendation from the legisla tive delegation, which we have not made. “At the proper time, the delegation will meet and consider the question of recommending some suitable man from the Williston district to take Captain Black’s place—and it will not be Mr. Sprawls.” Mr. Sprawls, who conducts an in surance agency at Williston, was an unsuccessful candidate for the State senate last summer in opposition to the veteran incumbent. Senator Ed gar A. Brown, of Barnwell, who was re-elected by an overwhelming ma jority. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS- OFFICERS TO MEET HERE An Associational Sunday School meeting will be held with the Bam well Baptist Church on Thursday af ternoon of this week beginning at three o’clock. This meeting is of particular interest to associational of- ficers, local Sunday School officers and Sunday School teachers. Young Girl Directs Activities on Farm Etherene Hogg, 12 Years Old, Shows Exceptional Initiative and Ek- eenilve LIEUT.-GOV. J. E. HARLEY. County Treasurers Seeking Back Fees Anderson and Greenville County Of ficials Are Asking for Many Thousands of Dollars. Anderson, Jan. 9.—County Treas urer J. H. Scott has informed mem bers of the Anderson County legisla tive delegation that he is looking to the county for payment of fees, esti mated at $5,000 to $6,000, of which he was deprived when the treasurer’s office was placed on a straight salary basis in 1933. The delegation has taken no ac tion on the demand. Scott said that his action in seek ing back fees is based on recent court decisions. In Greenville County Alsa Greenville, Jan. 10.—The county treasurer, Robert N. Smith, has filed suit against the county for fees on tax executions dating back for four and a half years. The sum asked for was estimated at between $25,000 and $30,000. Smith contended he was entitled to $1 on each tax execution or warrant issued, but that this money had been retained by the county. This was the fourth suit for back fees brought against Greenville coun ty since the State supreme court had ruled in favor of R. J. Salley, treas urer of Orangeburg County, in his case for back fees. The former au ditor, J. Ben Watkins, former Sheriff Cliff R. Bramlett and Mrs. Fannie C. Scott, former judge of probate, filed the other actions. 1 Smith’s suit named the county su pervisor and county commissioners as defendants. ♦ ♦ ^ I Advertiae In The r’eople-Sentinel The report of the activities of Eth erene Hogg, of the Big Fork 4-H Club, is one which should interest all 4-H club members, boys and girls, and their parents as well, says Miss Elizabeth McNab, home demonstra tion agent. Etherene, though only 12 years old and a student of the seventh grade of the Barnwell school, has already shown initiative and executive ability which surpass that of many adults. During the illness of her mother and the absence of her father, who was employed elsewhere in the State, she assumed the responsibility of di recting many farm activities. She employed farm hands to do the work on the farm which needed to be done. When the cotton was picked and brought to the barns, she was there to weigh it and to pay the laborers for their day’s work. During hay harvesting time she borrowed a ma chine from a neighbor and supervised the cutting of the hay as well as the storage of it. During watermelon season she, in company with a neigh bor, sold melons at the curb market in Columbia. To sell the melons to the first buyer was not her policy, but rather she chose to talk to a number of buyers, compare their prices and let her decision rest with the highest bidder. To limit her activities to farm crops alone is not to do Etherene jus tice. Her interests also concern the raising of Black Giant chickens to sell. Her story about the purchase of a hen for ten cents and the sale of eggs and chickens would be an in spiration to every 4-H Club member. But the thing in conection with farm ing that she says she enjoys most of all is plowing. Hats off to this ambitious farmer ette who says, “I like my 4-H Club work.” Fulmer to Introduce . f • • Bills of Importance Among Other Things, Second District Congressman Wants Cotton _— Tax Refunded. BLATT BEATS WANNAMAKER U FOR SPEAKERSHIP OF HOUSE Elected Speaker Among important bills to be intro duced in the House by Representative H. P. Fulmer, of this district, vice- chairman of the House committee on agriculture, are the following: One providing for a research sta tion, with sufficient acreage of land for experimental purposes, to do re search work in connection with the utilization of whole cotton. This line of work has been tested in a small way, and it has been found that in processing whole cotton, including the stalk, bolls and burs, there may be produced 52 per cent, cellulose, out of which numerous articles can be man ufactured and placed on the market. It is believed that millions of dollars’ worth of whole cotton could be used annually, thereby taking the place of the importation of spruce that is now being brought into this country and manufactured into cellulose. Another bill would authorize the treasurer of the United States to re fund to cotton farmers money used by them in purchasing cotton tax cer tificates under the Bankhead law, which was repealed. Another bill proposes to sell cotton on a net-weight basis, thereby elimi nating the useless tare (bagging and ties) now being used under the pres ent system for baling and selling cot ton, all of which would bring about the saving of millions of dollars an nually in waste, freight rates, insur ance, etc. It is said that the passage of this bill would make practical the use of cotton bagging manufactured from the lowest grades of cotton. Still another bill would provide for loans to fanners for crop production and harvesting for the year 1937, known as the feed and seed loan, an appropriation of 50 million dollars being authorized. * SPEAKER SOLOMON BLATT. Production Credit Farmers Meet Here Representative* of Three Counties Gather in Barnwell to Hear Annual Reports. Farmers Top the List. BlackvHle P.-T. A. Blackville, Jan. 12.—The BlackvHle P.-T. A. held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 6, with Mrs. Herman Brown, president. The members en joyed a motion picture and illustrated lecture, “Correct Lighting in the Home,” sponsored by the South Caro lina Power Co. A lamp awarded as a prize was won by Mrs. A. V. Collum. Following the program, a business session was held. Announcement was made that the organization would sponsor a program to increase the library. Miss Leonard Kelly became the first donor with a gift of 20 books, which were gratefully accepted. Pa- ' Irons who wish to contribute books are asked to notify Miss Katie Ed 1 - munds, library chairman. Miss Amy Hendrix, of the home economics department, was appointed chairman of the refreshment commit tee. The next meeting is set for February 3rd. Columbia, Jan. 9. — Profession^ more varied than the butcher, -roe baker and the candlestick maker are represented in South Carolina’s 1937 general assembly. Farmers head the list. There are 71 in the two houses combined. Fifty- six belong to the lower house and 16 to the senate. Lawyers come second, and out of a total of 57 in the assembly, 35 are claimants of house chairs. Twenty- two are in the senate. Merchants are third, with 21 in the legislature, 16 The Barnwell Court House was packed to capacity Thursday with farmers from Barnwell, Bamberg and Allendale Counties to attend the an nual meeting of the Barnwell Produc tion Credit Association. Reports by the officers showed that the association had a splendid year and added a nice sum to the surplua which it is building up. The associa tion made loans to 695 farmers for a total of $227,063 in the year, showing a substantial increase in membership and in volume of business done. W. T. Riley, Sr., of Allendale, and E. D. Peacock, of Barnwell, were re elected members of the board of di ^rectors. Other members of the board are: C. F. Rizer, of Olar, president; St. C. P. Guess, of Denmark, and G. A. Sanders, of Fairfax. J. Edwin Tiddy, secretary of the Production Credit Corporation of Co lumbia, . addressed the meeting and congratulated the members on the spendid showing made by the asso ciation. He stressed the necessity of co-operation among the farmers and said that through these co-operative credit institutions farmers were now able to get money on terms compara- able to that paid by the great cor- in the house and five in the senate. There also are barbers, bookkeep- P 0rat ‘ ons °f ^e country, ers, dentists, ministers, insurance agents, law students, a plumber, school superintendents, theatre exec utives, newspaper editors and real es tate agents. Miss Alma Folk, of Baltimore, Md., spent several days last week in Barn well as the guest of Col. and Mrs. Edgar A. Brown. f Card of Thanks. The family of the late Mrs. LUlie Delk wish to express their sinceraj^ thanks and appreciation for the many kindnesses extended them during the illness and at the death of Mrs. Delk, and for the beautiful floral tributes. Howell J. Delk and Family. Henry H. Delk. Blackville, Jan. 11.—Henry H. Delk, retired mail carrier, aged 69, died at his home in Blackville Satur day, after suffering a stroke the day before. He leaves one daughter, Miss Ber tha Delk, of Blackville; three sons, Harry Delk, of Blackville, Harry Haigler Delk, of Columbia, and Earl Delk, of Charleston; one sister, Mrs W. C. Baxley, of Atlanta, Ga., and one brother, Furman Delk, of Black ville. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Blackville Baptist Church, the Rev. L. G. Payne, of Eau Claire, and the Rev. L. H. Miller, of Greenville, of ficiating. Interment was in the Black ville cemetery. Mr. Delk was for many years a deacon of the Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers were deacons who served with him, H. B. Grimes, E. E. Fickling, C. J. Fickling, P. A. Baxley, C. A. Epps, S. J. Keel, A. B. Hair and J. C. Hoffman. Active pall bearers were Eugene Fickling, Sigs- bee Grimes, Jack Drawdy, Weston Delk, Wilbur Delk and Grady Whaley. ADVERTISE lr The PeopU-Sentinel BARNWELL COUNTY SCHOOL FACTS AND FIGURES Last week, Jan. 4-9, State Super visor of Elementary Schools D. L. Lewis, of Columbia, was in the coun ty and, in company with the County Superintendent of Education, visited the grammar schools. The white schools have all completed the four months term. Thursday of this week, Jan. 14th, the Barnwell County Education Asso ciation will hold its monthly meeting at four o’clock in the afternoon in the Dunbarton high school auditorium. The Hon. Jas. H. Hope, State superin tendent of education, and J. C. Holler, county superintendent of education of Anderson, who is also president of the State teachers’ association, will address the teachers. School trustees have been invited to this meeting. Quite a number of interesting facts about Barnwell County’s schools, which are not shown in any school re ports, have recently been compiled, as follows: There are more white trustees (117) in the county than white teachers (90). Trustees are elected in 12 school ^iaUi^ts, and appointed by th« county board of education in 23 districts. Only five school districts have bond ed indebtedness. Twenty-eight school buses operate in the county. Ten of these are new. Two of the new buses were purchased last year under the State’s wholesale purchasing plan. Williston-Elko is the only school having a school bank, owned and op erated exclusivly by teachers and pu pils. Blackville is the only district own ing a teache*rs’ home. Barnwell high school is the only school having a wood shop. This shop was built and equipped last year, and is running the second session with a specially prepared teacher. Barnwell and Williston-Elko are the only schools having full time ag riculture teachers, although the coun ty is absolutely and primarily an ag ricultural county and the federal aid for this instructor is three-fourths of the salary. Three schools—Barnwell, Blackville and Williston-Elko—are members of the State high school league. Williston-Elko has the distinction of being the only member of the Southern Association. Green’s Academy was the only school consolidated this year. It con solidated with the Williston system. Although South Carolina is called the “Palmetto State,” the Williston- Elko high school grounds with two trees is the only place, with one ex ception, where palmetto trees grow. The county this session has a full time colored supervisor, called a Jean’s supervisor, working under the direction and supervision of the coun ty and State school administrations and having the salary paid by the Jean’s Endowment of New York City. The two school buildings at Willis ton are the only schools having tele phones installed. With so many kid- napings registered in 1936, are tele phones wise equipment? Rental text-books are used this year for the first time. All five of the high schools—Hilda, Blackville, Barnwell, Dunbarton and Williaton- Elko—participate and operate depos itories for the convenience of pupils and patrons. Some schools, in the face of economy as the measure, de- of the dined to cooperate because “trouble.” Blackville and Williston-Elko are using the only gymnasiums in the county this session for the first time. Quite a number of the schools have music—instrumental (piano and vio lin) and vocal—connected with them, but Barnwell is the only school having art as a study. Four schools—Barnwell, Blackville, Williston-Elko and Dunbarton—have Commercial Departments. The first three publish a monthly school paper with the' use of mimeograph ma chines. These three are the only schools with Home Economics teach ers. The Blackville high school this ses sion has the third male teacher serv ing in the same position. School lunches are served to eight schools this session, prepared by cooks furnished by the WPA. Williston-Elko high school and Wil liston grammar school are the only schools with museums.' , Nine Barnwell County school teach ers own their own homes, four of these in Williston. , BARNWELL MAN VICTOR BY FIVE VOTES IN HOT RACE. Neville Bennett and Calhoun Tfcom>s Keep Chairmanships of Important Committees. Columbia, Jan. 12.—Anti-Johnston forces in the general assembly of South Carolina scored first victory of the new session yesterday when they elected Solomon Blatt, 40-year-old member from Barnwell, speaker of the house of representatives over L. C. Wannamaker, of Chesterfield, who had behind him the full influence of the chief magistrate of the State. The vote was 62 for Blatt and 57 for Wannamaker, a margin of five for the Barnwell county representa tive, and when the result was an nounced after as tense a roll call as the house had seen in years, there was cheering and applause. As one result of the balloting, it was conceded that Neville Bennett would continue as head of the ways and means committee and that Cal houn Thomas, of Beaufort, would con tinue to be chairman of the judiciary, another important house group. Soon after he took the speaker’s gavel, Mr. Blatt recessed the house for a few minutes, in order, he said, “to telephone my gray-haired mother who is awaiting a message.” House Organises. With galleries and aisles filled, the house was called to order by James E. Hunter, Jr., clerk, and a temporary organisation was quickly set up. John A. May, of Aiken, supporter of the governor, nominated John W. Crews, of Richland, as temporary chairman, terming him a “self-made man,” and Neville Bennett, of Marl boro, seconded the nomination, saying that the house had “confidence in the integrity and ability” of the nominee. He made the motion that Mr. Crews be elected by acclamation, the motion prevailing, and Mr. Crew* wa* escort ed to the speaker’s stand by Repre sentatives May and Bennett, having been appointed to do so by Cleric Hunter. Mr. Crews was sworn in, prayer was offered by Representative M. V. Horne, of Richland and, after Mr. Crews had expressed his thanks for the honor shown him, temporary officers were appointed and all mem bers were sworn in. Nominstes Blatt. After the house had been thrown open for nominations, there was a mo ment of silence and for a time it seemed there would be no nominations. Finally Neville Bennett arose. <4 I want to piesent to this house for speaker a man who is qualified in every way to exercise the duties of that office,” he said. Down the aisle in front of him he said was thd mace, historic emblem of authority, an heir loom; also a microphone, typical of the modem day. He paid tribute to demorcracy and brought cheers with a reference to President Roosevelt. He upoke briefly of the expedience of “a native of Barnwell,” said he was a member of the American Legion, told of his service to his county in getting it on a cash basis. “I nominate a two-fisted, plain- spoken, straightforward, plain-shoot ing he-man of South Carolina, I call for him the justice of elevation from position of speaker pro tern to that of speaker,” and then he named Mr. Blatt as cheers arose. Mrs. Collum Entertains. Blackville, Jan. 11.—Mrs. A. V. Collum, Jr., entertained her two bridge clubs Friday afternoon. Four tables were played in the living room, which was prettily decorated with red berries and winter foliage. High scores for the club members were won by Mrs. James Nevils and Mrs. R. B. Fickling. They were awarded boxes of stationery. High score for the visitors was won by Miss Mildred Fort, who was presented with a boat of powder puffs. Miss Lores Seay cut consolation, a hat brush. The hostess served a delicious sweet course. Mrs. Collum was as sisted during the afternoon by Mias Laurie* Green and Mrs. R R Pick ling. . - fl 49 % I Yi