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BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1919
NO. 20.
INCOME TAX RETURNS TO
BE MADE BY MARCH
Collector' Has Blanks for $5,000
and Lees Income-Other
Blanks Now Received.
I). C. Heyward, collector of
internal revenue, stated that
those income tax returns known
as 1<)40-A\s, upon which were
to he made returns of net, in-
<*<mii■ -T foi* $5,000 or less, were
received daily from tHe
d* partment the at collector’s
office and were being sent out
by the office as rapidly, as
possible to all parties who had
made- income tax returns last
vt ar and to those who have
requested that returns he sent
them. . _•
It' is the purpose, Mr. Hey
ward stated, of the department
t<> place in the field income tax
deputy collectors who would
this year, as was done last
year/, assist parties in making
tbe+r returns as mu&ii as poss
ible but until the new law had
been signed by the president
he did not think that work
would he actively begun by
tke«e deputies in taking income
tax *.returs. It is hoped 1»v the
department* Mr. I ley ward'•tatrd.
that~ili Vtrw of tlie fact that
such a- short time thi*
would Ik* given lor tin
turn of return’*, the time e\pir-
REPRIEVE IS CRANTED
SOUTH CAIOUNA NECRO
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Aaron Walker 6i Greenville County
Still Alive after Two Death Sen
tences.
Governor Cooper lias granted
a reprieve to Aaron Walker, of
Greenville County, who was con
victed somd time ago and sen
tenced to pay the death penalty .
Walter was to have been
electrocuted Friday but owning
to the fact that there were some
repairs necessary K> the elec
tric chair this death senteuce
could not * be earned out.
Walker was reprieved one
month ago for thirty days on
account of. the.illness of the
executioner. This is ratherpm
unusal occuience that two
death sentences..,.-should be im
posed on the same man and
him still alive.
SMILES—ROLLING STONES.
ALSO JAILS.
(By DuBoisc.)
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j Favor only your friend and
you’ll make no new friends.
Smiles draw interest; frowns
year keep one in debt,
codec-,
Miiimiwmimmimmmniwwiii'imimWMinimmniiiii.
| TRIES TO SHOOT WILSON. !
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Andrew J. Rogosky, age 33, of Worcester, Mass., was
arrested in the Copley Plaza Hotel shortly after two
o’clock Tuesday when he attempted to reach President
Wilson’s suite. Police and secret service men found a
32 caliber revolver and a black jack v on Rogosky. He
was taken to the Boston police headquarters charged
with carrying dangerous weapons.-
OLAR SICNS FOR LECTURE
FROM HON. CHAMP CLARK.
Gifted Orator Speaks Here Monday
Night, March 10. ~~
Ola’*, SvO.7 February 24—.
The Olar folks are beginning
to realize that life is just what
you make it, and although
residents ‘of a mere 1 country
village, yet there is always
unlimited opportunites for im-
INFLUENZA BAH IS
v LIFTED rfcGM BARNWELU
Barnwell Graded School Opens Feb-*.
, ruary Twenty-fifty.
Gn^ Sunday afternoon the
quarantine was lifted from
BarnwelFand the graded school
permitted to open again Tues
day. For some Dine the influenza
_ epidemic has been raging ^.iu
3 provernen"ts advancement. tlm aw4 ^ t]u ‘ r but
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ROBBER MAKES GOOD
HAUL FROM TREASURER
COMMITTEE APP0INTE0
BY COVERNOR COOPER
To Organize And Secure Pledges
From Southern farmers.
h 1*), that
to do MO
upon "receiving
mg on
tax
pavers upon Teceivm g tht*j
iiiank> would make mu: their,
own return* ami mail them lu ;•
tl»e office of the collector for
reason that it will be i-mpoSMi- j
ble for deputy collectors in the |
cloving days to assist every one |
who might demand such a.*sit*
hi ice at that time.
No corporation income tax ■
returns nor individual income,
tax returns fora larger net
Forces Way Through Brick Vault
And Gets Twenty Thousand.
It was reported here- Monday
that_robbers had forced au en
trance into the brick vault of
the Richland county treasurer's
office in Coluqfeh' 1 and got
away with twenty thousand dol
lars. The authorities are under
the impression that the robbery
was committed by someone that
was familiar with the premises.
Owing to the fact that Saturday
was a legal holiday the hanks
were closed and, the cash liaxl
Da-up. b». sun.np arut .wall,riuix UlldaSk.. All. * nv, ‘iA
where-' o j (1 POVERTY. entrance was gained by li)t*ans | *• iorte t . n. i . ^'aue*. It.
I>ar and tin* rob-
The committee appointed hv
Governor Cooper at uicconveri
vemion hi Gofqmbia on the 13th
mstrttT organize the State met
at the capi.tol mu Monday the
17th iiif>i. anil appointed com*
miitees in each County to organ
ize ami secure pledges hum the
farmers to reduce cotton acreage
one third* fertilizer one halt^aud
to hold their cotton for 3.7 e» nts.
The committee appoint.*! for
Barnwell countv are M»‘s*rs. I*.
The citizens of Olar are a pro
gressive, wide awake* and in
telligent set, always on the
alert, ready at any moment to
accept au opportunity. Nodoubt
many have wondered why Mr,
Clark is coming to Olar. Tina
question is easily answered.
Olar bus within her borders,
men who are interested in Olar,
men whose whole soul and
body are wrapped up in the
future Olar of tomorrow. It is
because of this self pride that
mulcts it imssible for Olar To *ay
to South Carolina, lexpectio
bring to your burdens a man
of national repute.
This is a day when thing*
seems to lie tinder control again.
The trustees of Barnwell school
has asked, that the parents
cooperate with them by keep
ing the children at home when
they are sick or feeling bad,
not send thejn to school when
there is any: flu in the home.
This as well as other schools in
the county have been* closed
most of the time and it is to the
advantage of the children that
the parents cooperate with the
trustees and keep the school
open the
this session.
remaining months of*
Well known kickers:
Dyspeptics.
Mules. *
Fords.
Borah won’t dipe at * the
White House. Good, the dining
will be sans a bore-er.
A polling stone gathers no
income tIU.. $5,000 have yet "*>*>. neither does a tattling
been received at the collector's tongue gather any truth.
. :!icf. I'he new law change* t'nr’ 1 ■ ; .
time' oT'"jilymenf." unaer tne| To ginger-up these piping
old law all payment of income days of dryness is easier than to
taxes were due June 1.7 unless ijfker-up.
a corporation was running on \
its fiscal year. 1 his year thej “Ventureroundances andknu-
law re.|uireatl.at one-fourth of ckledown „ one . of ~ t fc bi(f
tlm amount of ttt«» tapMd on wortls Riah Mas wriles of must
or before March 15 and the ...
I,.lance in three equal install- have had ,ts or “ Jin ,n the MA S:
luenta on .lune 15, September BI.K halls ot Russia.
1.7 anu December 15,191 it.—The
♦State. ! The best known authority on
motor cars is the fellow’ think-
A SAD DEATH. ing a kP ut trying to make a bor-
Our community was saddened . row to make the first payment
when Mrs. Aunifi. Cook, age-.s3, on
passed away at her home near]
of :in non crow
r wa* evi h utl) familiar ith
the game as he had several li*h*
Jn<» pul* with lus>ks oil the end-
in older to iiah tin* tqoucy from
the vault in case ho could* not
force an cutrance large enough
to admit liis biaiy. County and
citv officials wdio are ul work on
tin* case have evidence which
they say will result in an early
arrest.
Later information from Co
lumbia states that the janitor
employed at the court house
hu» to the iobi*i v
aud thatjover twelve thousand
dollars of the stoleu money has
beeu recovered..
Ii< »tm.
icu, ui
. of Wil-
ot Black*
t!ie
a second hand ene.
D 8neinnf^-e»-^Vwhyr-l*>b. 7th, [ The price ^oaring of necessi- fort
after an allne-s of nearly two ties brings about a soreness of
years. finances.
The funeral services were
conducted Saturday afternoon
by her pastor, Rev. M.
- Kneece, and the body was laid
to rest iu the family cemetery
near her old home in the
presence of a large .concourse
of sorrowing relatives and
sympathetic friends.
For s’xty years she has lieen ,
a consistent member of Seven
—.Lines Baptist church, Anil due-;
*\ing her sojounr'^herfr* she
^endeared herself fo old and
alikey No. one" knew
All these red flashes we are
seeing are not Bolshevik signals.
O no! just the new spring hats,
that’s all.
Hello, jonquils and violets,
how’s Miss Spring?.
jrnia}
her but to dove her; no ^ one
spoke of her but in praise.
She is • survived bv six
children, five sons aud one
daughter and three brothers Sachet bags had some ‘'big
and a host of 6ther * relatives days this winter but the Spring-
and friends tp mourn her death, jjng flowed should put ’em on
“Dear folded hands so ‘worn the bum. ' \ .
with care, | r —
So quiet on their pidseless Now, jTpw r , Blackville,
breast,
Winter things we are^tired of:
Wondering if it’s going to
snow.
Putting in the coal.
Cutting off the water
and • , - .
Sopping cold gravy. . .
needn’t wail ' *
Sill any burden need you ,ere y ! ^ our little callaboose can’t be a
If
heaven is a place.of rest‘d
A grand daughter,
Sina.
Mr. and Mrs. Garber and
family, of Willis ton, spent
Sundav with relatives iu the
citjr.
you
BUBBLES FROM BOILING SPRINGS.
Farm work in this-neighbor
hood is-pretty well to time, and
mo$rof the land has been broken.
No doubt a large cotton crop will
l>e put in.
Mr. Freil H. Gantt,of Greens
boro, N. C.. is spending *-ome
weeks here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M Gantt.
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Mrs, A. P. Hay and family
are spending some time in Beau-
DEATN OF REV. W. C. BRITTON.
. t .. , IP B«r W. G. Britton died at
out of the ordinarv are hapi>en- i,: M » ,, u .
v- n I, 1 , . his home in Barnwell Sunday
mg. i < s. Hon. Champ C ark I J
’l inorntiig. l*eb. 23rd, after an
mii* I tit-. •**. *F %+ * i iv*
! iIInrH.s of only a few tlayn. Ilia
Hidden deiith' wa* a shock to
i
s coming t*» UiM, mill
noitoKfl iiovernor .will lM»‘hen
iiImi. \\ ith tlieM* ehs|ii«*ut
AtaK^iiien.-Clai k, S|**aker of the
National II"U*<* of I h * presen-
TTTT+
ratYTK
Mr. Walter S. 11 nv—better
known" as “Chancellor’,!—-and
brrete were here for several days
last week. •
Mr. T. C. Du Bose and family
have moved to Baldoc.
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Mr. Crouch, superintendent of
education, gave a moving pic^
ture show recently at the school
house which was much enjoyed.
Quite a crowd turned out.
News inmost as scarce as lieu
teeth, so will say “olive oil.”
Whistling Rufus.
CHURCH NOTICE
There will he preaching Sun*
day at 11a; tn. at the Methodist
church by Rev. Stokes, presid
ing elder ; after which the first
quarterly Conference for' this
year will be held.
So isorry!
The return of discharged
soldiers is evident in this
community by tht* gradual in
crease of marriage licenses.’
Boyd t'yii*, and II h. t
of Uaruwuli* il. J. Li
Elko; .A. M. Kennedy,
lUtou J 9 1 ar
villi-. •
The committer nut at
court house Friday, trie 21>t,
aiAlorgani/eil by electing Mr. J.
A. Porter chairman ‘ and J. O.
Patterson, Esq., secretary, T. S.
Cave ami Jua. H. Lai»carti*r.
linance coininuu*. Owing to the
fact that Mr. K. Boyd toll* is in
France and Mr. John Farrell
could not s^rve, Messrs. C. II.
, Mjulus and ii. (J. Buy Wmott, trt
Blackville, were added ti* this
committee and they proceeded
to appoint committees in each
townsliip throughout the county
which are as follows
Barn well TovrBfbip—W. L.
Cave, Johnson Black, Ji*., B. B.
Easterling, E. I). Peacock, U.Y.
Carroll, Bain Owens, R. L Us-
aery, B. A. JIair aud Torn Gar
rison.
Blackville Township— H. G.
Boy Is ton, E. C. Matthews. Jas.
J. Ray, H. J. Hair, H. F. Odom
and Paul Allen.
Great Cypress Township—J.
•W. Halker, J. F. Creech, E. F.
Sease, B. M. Jenkins, Frank
^Jenkins, K eitdriCk DiaffiuuH,
Ben Norris, J. C. Fields’and
Gordon Boynton. ' _
Bennett Springs Township—
C. ^ Ellis, Jr., J. B. Kirkland,
Idis Brabham, J. J. Cochran, B.
Owens, I). P. Key and W. A.
Meyer.
Georges C.ieek Township —
Johnson Lane, W. H. Black, F.
D. Rowell, A. I). Hutto, J. H.
WtWrcrrrWrtev and O. H.
Morris.
Red Oak Townsliip—S.-. E.
Moore, G. L. Hill, Ot. C. Baxley,
J. D. Garrison, J. P. Harley,
C. D.CreightoiirfJdhn C. Fdwke,
Charlie, Diamond and O. H.
Owens;
Rosemary Township—A. 1.
McLemore, C. B. Porter, J. W.
Folk, T. J; Grubbs, R. E. Wood
ward, Willie Hair and Samuel
W. Trotti.
Richland Township—L. W;
Hill, S. H. Greene, J. M. Kil-
lingsworth, A. E. Corley, J. M.
Rountree, B. F. Anderson, J.
M. Burekhalteraud L. F.1>ales.
Williston Tovynship—L. M.
i>i nou tn i a rot tua,
certainly idh*r to tin
-el** and ~Ttifngiirrr
State a rare treat.
Whih* iu Glut these n uowued
gentleman will l>e eun-rtaiixMl
by Dr. and Mr*. L. A. llnrtxng
in their b«*iintifirl home on
Society Heights.
We exited to honor both
speakers by Having prominent
mill 'influential character* an
introducers. Gov. Cooper, will
be iui^xiuced on this occasion
by lion. C. W. Garris, a well
knowi| SoulU Carnlinaan, ltav-»
ing served for many years in
the House of Representatives,
where he was the author of
much constructive legislation.
Then lastly, remember, our
Governor will present the noted
speaker, Mr. Clark.
For informal ion concerning
this numl>er, write Supt. Olar
•Softool, who lias management
in charge..
ouvermir
Ok»r will
if mi-
the entire community.
Rev. Britton mine to Bam-
Wi lt from England «t» lHMft »nd
made his home here until his
death. He was married twice.
g.$i a it |-| J4> mg. a Ml*, Sanders
of this County, who preceded
him to the grave u few mouths
ago. ills last uuioii was blessed
by two chilliren. Rev. Britton
was a colporteur for the Baptist
Association for a number 'of
years and was a meinbei of th«
Kmghurof Pythias.
Tne funeral services were
held at the Baptist church Mon
day morning conducted by
Dr. W. M Jones, of Willieton,
aud Rev. K. C, Watson, of
BUfciville, and his f>ody was
interred in the Baptist cemetery.
He is survived by a daughter.
Miss Hallic Britton and a son,
Mr. George Britton, who has
the sympathy of many friends
iu their sad bereavement.
Messrs. B. .J. McKerlev ahd
L. P. Biuino, of Elko, were
Among the , visitors who helped ! b. Gyeeug, IL R
to dispell the usual blueness off ,] e< ’ ^°" nsto, b TV. E.
Monday • dl rotiiro, ty. C. SraitR, Jr., Q.
A. K. nnedy, Ed Bleeh end P.
The many friends of I Mi**!S. Us*ery. -V-*
Pauline Richardson will, lhe following committee was
be pleased to learn Tiiat she is appointed to arrange a program
rapidly recovering from her re
cent illness of pneumonia.
for Friday, the 2Kili, the great
/ally day, the day appointed by
The township board of equal
ization will -meet on the first
Tuesday (4tl»I in March to can
vass returns for 19i‘J.
R.\W. Riley,
County Auditor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Sanders,
of Kline, wed* visitors at the
county seat Monday.
_ Mrs. John Sanders, of Olar.
attended the funeral services of
the'Rev. W. G. Britten here
Monday.
Mr. N. A. Patterson, of
Dunbarton, was in town Mon
day.
Governor R. A. Cooper for a
general sign-up day: S. B.
Mosely, L. P. Wilson, Charlie
Brown, Jv J. Bush, A. A. Lemon
and Fl. I). (Jalhoun. The very
mention of the above committee
insures a grand success and an
enthusiastic gathering in Barn
well on Friclav, the 28th inst. i
Every tanner in Barnwell coun
ty, white and black, is urged to
come to this meeting. We ral
lied to the, flag, stood by the
government aii<l went to war to
insure peace and safety, now let
us stand together, meet at
Barn well on tlie 28th inst., sign
the pledge to insure ourtilde
pendeuce of Wall MTeet,that we
inay demand a price for our cot
ton alx)ve the.costof production.
I’nited we stand, divided we fall
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—and great will be the fall.
The following tabula! ion com
mittee was appointed : W. C.
Jennings, JohtiR. Snelling. B
P. Davies and W. E. Mc-Nab. *
. Y. W. C. A. DRIVE.
The Y. W. C. A. drive which
eudeiTon the 20th for Barnwell
county wa* a splendid success.
Our quota was $100 and we col
lected $01.75 as follows:
Bimwtll.ir.00f J}" *" d
} Mi.»L Porter,L.Lhr*
Blackville M U0 Mr* W.F 8loi.e,Cl»r.
VV|lliM4»n 23.00 Mr« OarySruilh.Ghr.
K'lemoit W 0j Mi*. X. q Bu h.thr.
Allendale SO *1 t*. W i, J* huv.Chr
This mouoy will be devoted
to the care of American women
wlio served overseas during the
war, and are returning without
the means of suppoitiug them
selves.
- “We are very grateful to those
who-gave their money, after all
the calls that have been made
/upon them; and at a season of
tlie year when money is hard to
get. But this generosity from
our people is only in line with
what they have always done.
The highest sense of humanity
and brotherly love was the stim
ulus, as the war is over and pa
triotism could not be the motive.
Uratitmle comes next to love in
the great big - emotions of the
human heart; and we are in
deed proud of the outcome of
this drive, as it places our coun
ty among those who are not wil
ling to receive the service of
these noble over seas workers and
not try to show appreciaton.
We thank our local chairmen
for their successful work, under
Very trviug conditions, s*
M r». W. H. Duncan, >
County C'nairman of the Y. W.
C. A. Drive,
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Miss Uorrie Hair, one of
Williston s fair daughters,_j*
he gue^t of Mi*s Ethel Hair
week.
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