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t m my THS BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3t, 1937 Tit Barnwell People-Sentinel JOHN W. HOLMES 1840—1912 B. P. Davies, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the post office at Barn well, S. C., as second-class matter. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1937 AUTO DRIVERS SHOULD \ # OBSERVE BUS STOP LAW Dentist Visits CCC Camp. The Millenium Cominj{7 “It is the purpose and aim of this paper at all times to please those whom we serve, advertisers or subscribers, and if we can do this, then we are indeed grateful,” Bays Editor E. B. M<;Sweeney in the Allendale County Citizen. And when you do that, Mac, the millienium will be at hand. Stop This Nuisance. It is a shame and disgrace for any civilized community to con tinue to countenance the pestiferous and indiscriminate shooting of fire crackers such as marked the obser vance of the Christmas holidays in Barnwell. Beginning early in De cember, this annoyance reached its climax on Christmas Eve, when crowds of shoppers were subjecte< to possible injury at the hands o! f thoughtless boys. We recall that last year Chief of Police Monroe Ross came very near losing the sight of an eye when a firecracker exploded in his face, and we had hoped that this incident would have caused a ban to be placed on their sale and use in the city limits of Barnwell. That this annoying and warlike method of celebrating the birthday of the Prince of Peace can be stog- ped is seen from the following covn ment in Monday’s issue of The State on conditions in Columbia as the result of the passing of an ordinance in that city: “The city council had passed an ordinance forbidding the sale or shooting of fireworks within the city limits. Not only forbidding such shooting on the public streets, but on private premises as well. “The ordinance was so well ob served that Christmas day, to some of the older residents, seemed like Sunday, so quiet was it. . . . “The surprising thing was the respect and obedience given the ordinance. Fire crackers and ro man candles are an accepted part of Christmas celebration in Colum bia, but when the city council said, ‘No, too dangerous,’ fathers and mothers fell in line and the law was upheld generally.’’ The time to pass such an ordi nance is before local merchants buy their stocks of fireworks, thereby protecting them from the loss of thereby protecting them from the loss of any anticipated profits— and no profit from such sales is worth the loss of an eye to some innocent person. Let’s join other civilized com munities in outlawing this annoy ing practice. CONFINE FOREST FIRES TO RATHER SMALL AREAS Barnwell County Ranger R. R. Moore stated this week that he has been able to confine the forest fires in the County to rather small blazes despite the fact that he has had a number of them in the past few weeks. Mr. Moore stated that most of the damage had come from people burning off their property and carelessly allowing the blaze to get into adjoining woods and swamps. Others were probably started from a carelessly dropped match or cigarette. He has asked that the timber owners of the County cooperate with the department in the preven tion of these fires as the setup now is complete in every section of the County and with a small amount of cooperation the losses this year can be held to a small figure. Mr. Mcore recently gave facts and figures to back up his statement that the revenue from timber and its by-products in Barnwell County There is a law in South Carolina that requires all motor vehicles passing a school bus while it is standing still to stop. To any per son who thinks a minute the reason for such a law is obvious. The school buses of the State—and those in Barnwell County—carry as high as forty or fifty children each, and when a bus stops it is either to let off or take on children. Children are thoughtless and often when they get off a bus dash around it and into the highway (or road) without looking for danger. If automobile drivers disregard the law requiring them to stop while the bus is standing still, the lives of the children are endangered. Patrolman R. H. Carter states that a number of complaints have recently been made to him by bus drivers and others °f cars disre garding this law requiring them not to pass a standing school bus, and he has instructed the drivers in the future to take the license num ber of any motor vehicle disregard ing this law. Mr. Carter states that he is go ing to see to it that the people driv ing in his territory observe this law-, or he is going to see that they answer charges in magistrate’s court, which will mean a fine for each offense. This article is designed to warn all readers of this newspaper that they are likely to be hailed in to court if they disregard the law requiring them to stop and not pass a bus while it is standing still. All the new buses have a warn ing on the rear and, 1 painted in large letters, which warns drivers to “Stop—State Law.” There is just no excuse for anyone disre garding this law. Lieutenant Joseph A. Lonnagan, attached to the denistry division of District I, CCC, with headquarters in Fort Moultrie, is spending two Tablets checks COLDS and FEVER first dsy weeks st the locsl CCC (esmp-, to give thorough dental examination and do any needed work to the boys at the camp. This feature of the CCC''work is one of the most valuable, according to Captain Leon B. Schuh, com manding officer of the Barnwell Camp as it assures the enrollees of being kept in perfect health during their entire time in camp. The boys will all be examined for any defects in their teeth and these defects, when found, will be immediately remedied. In addition to the dental surveys the boys are at all times under the supervision of a medical doctor. Dr. W. H. Lacey is attached to the Barnwell camp and is in charge of the health of the enrollees here Lt. Lonnagan will probably be here until about the first of Jan uary and during that time he will examine -more than a hundred boys. Salve Nose Drops, Headaches, 30 ■ins. Try “Rub-My-Tism” World’s Best Liniment. EIGHT-ROOM ADDITION TO ELLENTON SCHOOL An eight-room addition to the present school plant in Ellenton will be started immediately, ac cording to an announcement made by Superintendent C. Jack Martin An application to the Works Pro gress Administration has been ap proved and the funds from this will be used in the construction work. Grammar school classes have been held in various buildings over the town during the fall session due to the fact that the grammar school building had been condemned the atter part of the past summer. This has worked quite a hardship and inconvenience on the students and faculty members and the new building will be a welcomed addi tion to the plant. The demolishing of the condemn ed building will probably start cn Monday and all possible materials will be salvaged to be used in the construction of the new building, t is estimated that the eight rooms will cost around $23,000. C. V. Livingston, of Batesburg, assistant PWA area supervisor tated that the work would be rush ed as much as possible but at that it is not believed it can be finished before the beginning of the fall term next year. BARNWELL COUNTY GETS BANK INCOME TAX MONEY Of the $62,000 allocated last week by the South Carolina tax commission, Barnwell County will get $192.30; Barnwell, $75.02, and Williston, $21.13. This represents proceeds of the tax on net incomes of banks, according to W. G. Query, chairman of the tax commission. he amounts allocated to other counties in this section are as fol lows: Aiken County: SI.138.48; Aiken, $567.87; Salley, $1.37. A’lendale County: $31.72; Allen- dale, $15.86. Bamberg County: $84.50; Bam berg, $42.25. Hampton County: $48.64; Estill, $24.32. Marshe-Morris. Mrs. Florence Agatha Marshe, of Columbia, and William Buist amounted to one million dollars per Morris, of Olar, were married in a year. This is a revenue which every citizen of the County, timber owners and non-timber owners, should be vitally interested in pro- proaecting. Mr. Moore concluded by stating that he and his crews had received excellent cooperation this fall from the majority of the land owners but that on some few- occasions a little more cooperation would probably have saved a considerable amount of damage. Tt is hoped that this cooperation will not only continue but will improve so that Barnwell County can keep and increase the million dollar yearly revenue from the forests. simple ceremony at 10 o’clock Sat urday morning at the bride’s home. The bride's pastor, the Rev. A. B. Kennedy, of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, performed the ceremony. The couple left immediately af ter the ceremony for Olar and Au gusta, after which they wMll go to Washington, D. New York City and Cumberland, Md. Upon their return they will be at home to their friends at 1402 Pickens Street in Columbia. Advertise in The People-Sentinel 1937 Lynching Record. Eight persons were lynched in 1937, according to the records com piled in the department of records and research of the Tuskegee Insti tute. This »s the same as the total in 1936; 12 less than in 1935, and 7 less than in 1934. All of the per sons lynched were in the hands of the law; three were taken from jails and five from officers of the law outside of jails. Two of the victims were tortured with a blow torch; then one was shot to death arid the other was burned to death. There were 56 instances in which officers of the law prevented lynch- ings. Five of these were in North ern States and 51 in Southern States. Of the eight persons lynched, all were negroes. The offenses charged w’ere: Rape 1; crime against nature and robbery, 1; murder, 4; wound ing officer of the law, 2. The States in which lynchings occurred and the number in each State are as fol lows; Alabama, 1; Florida, 3; Georgia, 1; Mississippi, 2; Tennes see, \ THE RITZ THEATRE t BARNWELL, S. C. Thursday-Friday DECEMBER 30-31. TIME OUT FOR HILARITY! A Reel Detective Solves a Real Murder—Tor Fun! “Super Sluth” JACK OAK IE—ANN SOTHERN and EDGAR KENNEDY. Also Comedy and Latest News Events. , SATURDAY Only —MIDNIGHT SHOW- NEW YEAR’S EVE 11:30 P. M. JANUARY 1. Also Special New Year’s Day. WHEELER and WOOLSEY in On Again, Off Again with Patricia Wilder-Majorie Lord. Added Comedy, “SWEETIES” Monday and Tuesday JANUARY 3-4. JOAN CRAWFORD in Notice! I will be at the following places to take returns for 1938. Both Real and Personal Property is to be returned this year. 10 per cent, penalty will be added according to law for failure to make returns. Blackville, January 5th. Dunbarton, January 6th. Elko, January 7th. Hilda, January 10th. Kline, January 11th. Leigh, January 12th. Meyer’s Mill, January 13th. Robbins, January 14th. Snelling, January 17th. Williston, January 18th. W. H. Manning, Auditor, Barnwell County. The Bride Wore Red’ with Franchot Tone—Robert Young Comedy, “NOT SO DUMB” Wednesday Only JANUARY 5. Bargain Day Venus Makes Trouble With JAMES DUNN PATRICIA ELLIS ASTRID ALLWYN Added. Selected Short Reels. Legal Advertisements ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Offices: 956 Broad St AUGUSTA, GA. Advertise in The People-Sentinel I will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, at eleven o’clock a. m., De cember 81, 1937, in front of the Cash Depository in Dunbarton, South Carolina, one black mare mule, belonging to the estate of Eva Ferguson Frederick, deceased. PERRY A. PRICE, As Administrator of the Estate of Eva Ferguson Frederick, de ceased. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Csrolina, County of Barnwell. By John K. Snelling, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Andrew Walker and Ana- belle Colman made suit to me to grant unto Farrell O'Gorman Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Jessie Thomas. THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Jessie Thomas deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Barnwell, S. C., on Monday, Jan., 3rd, 1938,next after publica tion thereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any Travel anywhere..any day on the SOUTHERN ^ C3m A Jure far every purse... / mmu 2 One Way and Round Trip Coach Tickets ... lor ••eh mil* travrUd. Round Trip Tickets ...lor aach mil# travalad . . . return limit IS dart. Good in Sleeping and Parlor Can on paymanl at proper chargee lor apace occupied. Round Trip Tickets ... lor each mQe traveled .. . return limit 6 montha. Good fa Sleeping and Parlor Can on pay t oi proper chargee lor apace occupied. One Way Tickets. ... Good fa Sleeping end Parlor Can on payment oi proper charge* lor space occupied. AIR - CONDITIONED PULLMAN AND DINING CARS Be Comfortable in the Safety of TRAIN TRAVEL Coaiult Your Local Ticket Agent, or Write & so ^ i&t Southern Railway System they have, why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 18th day of December, A. D. 1937. e JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate. Published on the 23rd day of December, 1937, in The Barnwell People-Sentinel. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. By John K. Snelling, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Reubin Beck hath made suit to me to grant unto him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Rebecca Dunbar. THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and sigular the kindred and creditors of the said Rebecca Dunbar deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Barnwell, S. C. on January 3rd, 1938, next after publication thereof, at 11 o’clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Qjven under my Hand this 21st day of December, A. D. 1937. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate. Published on the 23rd day of December, 1937, in The Barnwell People-Sentinel. FORFEITED LAND COMMIS SION SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Under and by virtue of the au thority vested in us by the Code of Laws, 1932, of the State of South Carolina, Sections 2170 and 2857, and Acts amendatory thereof, we, the undersigned Forfeited Land Commission of Barnwell County, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, between the legal hours of sale, in front of the Court House at Barnwell S. C., on Monday, the 3rd day of January, 1938, this being salesday in said monfh, the following described real estate: Eight lots in the town of Barn well as per plat recorded in Book 9-C, page 678, Clerk of Court’s of fice. Former owner, L. G. Richardson, Jr. Now owned by Barnwell Coun ty and sold as assets of said Coun ty. ALSO: Twenty-five acres of land in Friendship School District, bounded on the East by C. F. Rizer; South by W. S. Creech and on the West by Saltkehatchie Swamp. Former owner, J. J. Creech. New owned by Barnwell County and sold as assets of said county. ALSO: One lot and building in Kline School District, bounded on the North by Kline School; East by H. C. Wingo; South by Kline-Bal- doc road and West by Cora E. Ready. Former owners, A. R. and B. H. Braxton. Now owned by Barnwell County and sold as assets of said county. ALSO: Four lots in the Town of Snell ing, Seven Pines School District. Former owner, estate of J. M. Easterling. Now owned by Barn well County and sold as assets of said county. ALSO: Twenty-three acres of land in Tinkers Creek School District, bounded on the North by R. L. Hair; East by Joe Mitchell; South by J. T. Jowers and West by J. L. Shuler, et al. Former owmer, estate of Louisa Frederick. Now owned by Barn well County and sold as assets of said county. Terms of sale, Cash; purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. Purchaser will be given immediate possession. Any former owner or mortgage holder of any of the above describ ed tracts of land will be given the opportunity of purchasing said tract or tracts prior to date of sale by paying all costs to date. R. L. BRONSON, Clerk of Court, J. J. BELL, County Treasurer, W. H. MANNING, County Auditor. Forfeited Land Commission of Barnwell County. Barnwell, S. C., Dec. 14, 1937.—3t. salesday in said month, the fol lowing described real estate: 2 lots in the Town of Barnwell bounded on the North by Charlotte McCrary, East by Estate Nettie Fikes, South by street and on the West by County Home. ALSO: Levied upon as the property of H. D. Daps and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: 1 lot in the Town of Blackville bounded on the North by A. H. Ninestein, East by W. P. Blume, South by Reno Street and West by W. A. Storne Levied upon as the property of H. D. Davis and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: I lot and building in the Town of Blackville bounded on the North by ban Williams, East by Charlie Cato, and West by Geo. Johnson Levied upon as the property of Julius Graves and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: II acres of land in Old Columbia School District bounded on the North by Mose Holley, East by Steve Holley, South by Hercules Owens and West by Fannie Hankin- son. Levied upon as the property of Ossie Hankinson and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: 1 lot and building in the Town of Barnwell bounded on the North by Estate W. S. Dixon, East by Jack Phillips, South by A. F. Harrison and West by A. F. Harrison. Levied upon as the property of Estate Alonza Harrison and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: 1 lot in the Town cf Barnwell bounded on the North by John Eaves, East by Annie Hayes and West by T. S. Cave. Levied upon as the property of Estate of Mamie E. Harrison and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: 1 lot in the Town of Blackville bounded cn the North by Alfred Tobin, East by George Augustus, South by L. P. Boylstcn and West by State Highway No. 3. Levied upon as the property of Laura Wilson and sold to satisfy the above Executions and costs. ALSO: 1 lot and building in the Town of Blackville bounded on the North by Chester Mathis, .East by State Highway No. 3, South by public road and West by Geraldine Hayes. Levied upon as the property 0 f estate of Talerand Geter and sold to satisfy the above Execution and costs. J. B. MORRIS, Sheriff of Barnwell Co. MASTER’S SALE. Under and by virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Barnwell County, State of South Carolina, in the case of Mrs. Odessa Dicks, Plaintiff, vs. W. S. Dicks, Aiken Mortgage and Realty Com pany, and General Motors Accep tance Corporation, Defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the 3rd day of January, 1937, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bid der, the following described prem ises: AH that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and be ing in Barnwell County, South Carolina, containing thirty-nine (39) acres, more or less, and bound ed as follows: on the north by lands of J. E. Harley; east by lands of J. E. Harley; south by lands of Terie Richardson, and on the west by the Bamwell-Beldoc public road. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for all papers and revenue stamps; the Master to require the successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, to deposit at once the sum of five per cent, of his bid as a guaranty of good faith, such de posit to be applied on the bid upon compliance with the same and to be paid to the plaintiff as liquidated damages upon non-compliance. If the deposit He not made as required, or if the burner fail to comply with his bid without legal excuse being shown, the premises to be re-sold upon the same or a subsequent salesday upon the same terms and at the risk of the bidder. No per sonal or deficiency judgment is demanded and the bidding will not remain open after the sale. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. Treasurer’s Tax Notice. The County Treasurer’s office will be open from September 15, 1937, to April 15, 1938, for collecting 1937 taxes, which include real and personal property, poll and road tax. All taxes due and payable between September 15 and December 31, 1937, will be collected without penalty. All taxes not paid as stated will be subject to penalties as provided by law. January 1st, 1938, one per cent, will be aided. February 1st, 1938, two per cent, will be added. March 1st, 1938, three per cent, will be added. April 1st to April 15th, 1938, seven per cent, will be added. Executions will be placed in the hands of the Sheriff for collection after April loth, 1938. When writing for amount of taxes, be sure and give school dis trict if property is in more than one school district. AH personal checks given for taxes will be subject to collection. SHERIFF’S SALES. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Under and by virtue of certain Tax Executions to me directed by J. J. Bell, Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have levied upon and will sell to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., on Monday, the 3rd day of January, 1938, this being State t Ordinary County Road and Bridge Bonds Past Ind. Bonds Consitutional School Special Local TOTAL No. 24—Ashleigh 5 7 4 1 3 13 33 No. 33—Barbary Branch- 5 7 4 1 3 17 37 No. 45—Barnwell 5 7 4 1 3 25 45 No. 4—Big Fork 5 7 4 1 3 21 41 No. 19—Blackville 5 7 4 1 3 25 4o No. 35—Cedar Grove 5 7 4 1 3 18 38 No. 50—Diamond 5 7 4 1 3 17 37 No. 20—Double Ponds 6 7 4 1 3 20 40 No. 12—Dunbarton 5 7 4 1 3 27 47 No. 21—Edisto 5 7 4 1 3 9 29 No. .28—Elko 5 7 4 1 3 27 47 No. 53—Ellenton 5 7 4 1 3 18 38 No. 11—Four Mile 5 7 4 1 3 8 28 No. 39—Friendship 5 7 4 1 3 17 37 No. 16—Green’s Academy 5 7 4 1 3 20 40 No. 10.—dlealing Springs 5 7 4 1 3 21 41 No. 23—Hercules 5 7 4 1 3 30 50 No. 9—Hilda 5 7 4 1 3 25 45 No. 52—Joyce Branch - D 7 4 1 3 26 46 No. 34—Kline 5 7 4 1 3 17 37 No. 32—Lee’s 5 7 4 1 3 11 31 No. 8—Long Branch 5 7 4 1 3 15 35 No. 54—Meyer’s Mill 5 7 4 1 3 21 41 No. 42—Morris 5 • 7 4 1 3 15 35 No. 14—Mt. Calvary 5 7 4 1 3 18 38 No. 25—New Forest - 5 7 4 1 3 18 38 No. 38—Oak Grove 5 7 4 1 3 25 45 No. 43—Old Columbia 5 7 4 1 3 26 46 No. 13—Pleasant Hill 5 7 4 1 3 15 35 No. 7—Rod Oak 5 7 4 1 3 19 39 No. 15—Reedy Branch 5 7 4 1 3 17 37 No. 2—Seven Pines 5 7 4 1 3 13 33 No. 40—Tinker’s Creek 5 7 4 1 3 17 37 No. 26—Upper Richland. 5 7 4 1 3 26 46 No. 29—Williston 5 7 4 1 3 32 46 between the ages of 21 and 55 years. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 are liable to poll tax of $1.00. Checkswill not be accepted .for taxes under any circumstances ex cept at the risk of the taxpayer.—(The County Treasurer reserves the right to hold all receipts paid by check until said checks have been paid.) Tax receipts will be released only upon legal tender, post office money order or certified checks. J. J. Bell, County Trems. 'v