The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, October 26, 1916, Image 1
'Ju»l Like a Member of (he Family”
VOLUME XL.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2«TH, 1916.
REPLY FROM MR. COLE.
More About the Action of the County
Executive Committee.
PREACHED GOOD SERMON.
The Rev. J. R. Culium Delighted and
Interested His Audience.
Editor of The Barnwell People:—
Please allow me space in your paper
to reply to the statement you published
from Honorable William Angus All,
County Chairman, which presumably
is intended as a reply to a statement
I made after that notable meeting of
the county executive committee, and
which also is intended as a justifica
tion of the action of the august chair
man IN DECLARING HIS BROTH
ER-IN-LAW THE NOMINEE OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
BARNWELL COUNTY His .state
ment is most interesting if not very
eludicating.
The burden of Hon. W. Autocrat
All's statement is, as near as I can
gather from several careful perusals:
(a) that it was mandator; for the exe
cutive committee to declare the result
of the elect! n at that meeting, (b) that
the blame to get tickets to the border
is chargable only to me. (c) that if the
blame for the whole mess is not mine,
then my uncle-iti-iaw is to blsme for
everything that cannot be placed on
my shoulders.
What about bis first contention that
sit was mandatory to declare the resul
of the election on Thursday following
the primary? The rules of the party,
and statute laws as well, provide that:
*'The county committee SHALL AS
SEMBLE at their respective court
houses to tabulate the
returns and drc'are the result of the
primary "All that 1 can
get out of this that is mandatory is,
that tha committee "SHALL ASSEM
BLE '\j This assembling, for the pur
pose Of tabiueiing the votes and de
claring tbe result of the el-etion. If,
h iwever, after assembling the c >mnnt-
tee found that oae or more prectuets
bed i ot been supplied with the neeee-
*ary maehio»ry for voting AS IS KE-
Will RED BY LAW Idonosbe'ieve it is
the letter or spirit of the lew that the
result nf the election SHALL BE DE
GLARED. And. furthermore. I do eot
be'ieve thet the committee would de
clare the result if lot h conditions ob
tained la a Urge bos like Allendale
Barnwell Blackville, Willlsten or Fair-
fas. It is true tbit ihia precinct eon
tamed oaly four votes, but under Ibe
ruetiog conditions those four votes
could have, and would liave changed
tbe result of the election.
Appleton, October 23.—The Rev. J.
R. Culium filled hia regular appoint
ment at Mt. Arnon on last Sunday, the
beginning of a new associations! year,
and preached the best and most in
structive sermon of his life to an ap
preciative congregation. The speak
er said in part: “The indifferent care
little or nothing for the work of the
church. In order to accomplish any
thing worth while—in order to live
the large Christian life—it is' neces
sary to attend each service and to be
consecrated.” The sermon was much
enjoyed by everyone present.
Miss Emily Hill, o> Appleton, who
has been very ill, is now slowly con
valescing.
Mr. H. D. Warren, Mr, B. W. Miller
and others, of Appleton, attended the
circus in Augusta last week.
Mrs. Kate Patterson, of Walterboro,
is spending some time with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mr*. U. A. Calhoun.
Mrs. A. Lemon, Mrs. J. H. Warren,
Mrs. Spann and Miss Irma Warren,
of Allendale, spent a short while with
friends in Appleton one day last week.
(t
MANDATORY io meet, yvs; but not
to dveUr* the result of the eUciion
WHEN THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
HAD BEEN DENIED THEIR SAC
KED PRIVILEGE OF BALLOTING
FOR THEIR PUBLIC SERVANTS.
In regard to getting tha votes to the
h inisr. I made a full statement of tha
affair ths week after the steam roller
bad been worked so euecersfully, as
IjIIows: „
"When tbe question of pflntirg (he
tickets W the primary elections came
up bids were submitted by The Bay-
Well 8eut'ii»l and The Barnwell Peo
pie The bids were identical in amohut
nd the county chairman met the two
ditors and asked if they would do the
work jointly, he hsving no preference
in ^the matter. The proposition was
agreed to and for the first primary the
tickrts were prepared jn packages for
EACH PRECINCT IN THE COUNTY,
sod delivered to J. Henry John-on.
secretary. MR JOHNSON THlJN
MAILED THE NECESSARY TICK
ETS 10 THE BORDER SO THAT
THE SOLDIERS COULD-YOTE.”
'•'In the second primary the tickets
were printed under the same agree
ment and were likewise delivered to
Mr. Johnson, tlye secretary, acting for
Chairman All. In like manner Mr.
Johnson distributed the tickets, an*
AGAIN SENT THE NECESSARY
TICKETS TOTHE BORDER SO THAT
THE SOLDIERS COULD VOTE ”
‘‘In the third primary. the secretary
requested, on account of the shortness
df the ticket, that they be mailed out
direct from Barnwell^ (This request
being made to Mr. Davies T being sick
ai d not in my office.) v At Mr. Davies'
request I made out a list of the boxes
IN THE COUNTY and named a mana
ger at each box to whom the tickets
should be sent, WITH THE EXCEP-
TION OF THE ALLENDALE BOX
AND THE BORDER. Tne Allendale
tickets AT' MY SUGGESTION were
mailed to the secretary at Allendale
so he could AGAIN SEND THE NEC
ESSARY TICKETS TO THE BOR
DER IN ORDER THAT THE SOLD
ERS MIGHT VOTE, and the remain-
of the tickets be .turned over to the
Davies nor I had been given instrue-
tlon* to whom the tickets should be
sent to at the border aid it was for
this reason that the Allendale ticket*
ware sent to Mr. Johneon.”
“I make thia lengthy statement for
the explicit purpose «f making it clear
that I do not think that there was a
premeditated plan on the part of the
proper authorities to keep back votes
from the border, but that it was due
to an oversight and misunderstanding
on their part. They were charged with
the duty and overlooked the neces
sity of giving the proper mailing in
structions to the printers.- The print
ers, in' the absence of these instruc
tions, sent the tickets to the proper au
thorities so that they could send them
out.".
The point at issue, however, is not
who was to blame for not getting the
votes to the border, hut the fact THAT
THEY DID NOT GET THERE, and
that the County Committee is CHAR
GED UNDER THE LAW with THAT
DUTY- I was sure that the chairman
through hia secretary would send
them; the chairman and hia secre
tary state that they thought I would
send them. Neither of which set of
It wesj opinions affect the issue in the least.
BOARD REPORTS
ON ALMSHOUSES.
Interesting Data Collected. During Recent Investigation of County
Institution.—Recommendations Made.
It is mandatory that the COUNTY
COMMITTEE SHALL FURNISH
TICKETS. Through a misunderstand
ing the COUNTY COMMITTEE DID
NOT FURNISH TICKETS. THERE
BY DISFRANCHISING THE VOT-
ERS IN ONE PRECINCT and to that
extent THWARTED A FULL’ EX
PRESSION OF THE DEMOCRATS
OF BARNWELL COUNTY. And in
spite of the fact that it was known
that the voters at one precinct had not
voted the committee dec I a red the re
sult! And^ shades of George Waah^
ington and Augustus Caesar, in spite
of the same aforesaid fact the Hon
orable Washington Augustus Owens
was willing to accept the nomination!!
The “in-laws,” it seems, are about
to be “outlawed.” Hon. W. Autocrat
All excuses himself for DECLARING
HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW THE NOM-
INEE because of the fact that my
unde-in-law voted against declaring
the result of the election on the
grounds that one precinct had been
deprived of the right to vote. Well,
if that’s not sf humdinger—“you kill
my dog, and IH TciH your cat!” Talk
of patriotic statesmanship, there you
have a concrete illustration of it!!
The head—the leader of the Demo
cratic hosts of Barnwell county jus*-
tifying his actions on a “tit for tat”
basis. But really I fail to see how the
chairman can soothe his conscience
by pointing his finger at my unde-in
law. If I am not mistaken my uncle-
in-law was the first or second to vbte
on the .question when the roll was
called, and voted as he had argued to
the committee—that .'it would be
wrong to declare the election when
one precinct had been deprived of the
right to vote. His vote was cast not
knowing how the other committeemen
would vote. * In the case of the chair
man; all committeemen had voted.
One-half said, “don’t declare the re
sult;” the other half said, “declare
it.” Right' then and there the DUTY
OF NAMING THE NEXT REPRE
SENTATIVE DEVOLVED ON THE
CHAIRMAN—and the records show
HE DID IT!
The chairman contends that “the
Our score card report on the Barn
well County Almshouse, based on our
inspections and attached hereto,
shows a -total of 541 points out of a
possile 1000, grouped under three
main heads:
I. .Almshouse: Permanent Features.
Under this head 128 out of a possi
ble 200 points are allowed. This score
is due to inadequacies in the plant
which will not be detailed here. To
make the fundamental structural
changea m the Barnwell County Alms
house to improve these conditions ma
terially would involve a considerable
expenditure of public funds. In view
of the fact that this Board intends to
lay before the next General -Assembly
its plan for district almshouses under
which the Barnwell almshouse would
be consolidated with some other
almshouses, we will not urge mt pres
ent any improvements in the perma
nent features of the establishment. It
is believed that the diatrict almshous
es, the creation of which the Board
intends, to urge, can be made true hos
pital homes for the aged and infirm
poor, at a minimum coat with a max
imum service and equipment.
II. . Superintendence Management of
the Almshouse.
It ia entirely within the hands of
the superintendent of the almshouse
to increase the score under thia head.
The score card report shows that we
are allowing him 246 points out of a
possible 400. The superintendent, as
the score card report indicates, is to
be commended for keeping the pau
pers occupied and for hia method of
diacipling them. The paupers’ bed
rooma are kept fairly clean as are
their several kitchens. To enable the
superintendent to improve his score
we suggest that he
1. Require the paupers to bathe
themselves at least once a week.
2. Keep in a suitable book a record
of the paupers admitted to the alms-
mae which will show: the names of
each pauper; the date on which he
waa committed; hia age, sex and
race; whether married, single or wid
owed; his physical and mental condi
tion; the date on which he was dis
charged; and the reason for hia dis
charge.
3. Have the blankets used by the
paupers washed every three months.
Have the floors of their houses
scoured once a month. After arrange
ments are made by the commissioners
for having the paupers' cooking done,
do not permit paupers to cook in their
rooms.
4. Have the surface closets at the
almshouse cleaned out once a week
and the sewerage buried under at least
3 feet of earth.
III. .County Commissioners and the
Almshouse.
Under the law the county commis
sioners are the overseers of the poor.
In this, the third head of our score
card report, we have graded a number
of conditions at the almshouse for
which the board of commissioners is
respnsible. The paupers’ quarters are
in a poor state of repair, but we do not
advise spending any considerable
amount of money on them at present.
As we said in commenting on the first
section of the score card report, this
Board intends to urge the formation
of district almshouses. In view of
this fact we will not suggest at this
time a number of minor improvements
and repairs which are needed to bring
the present almshouse plant up to
standard, contenting ourselves with
suggesting only the most pressing.
They are as follows:
1. Screen all windows and doors
of the supeimtendent’s quarters and
of the paupers' quarters.
2. Have built at the almshouse four
fly proof surface closets of the wet
type.
3. Have a pump sunk at the alma-
house. The well from which the wa
ter for all purposes ia now abtained
is a menace to the health of the in
mate* of tbe almshouse as surface
water flows into it when it rains.
4. Require professional services as
follows of the county physician and
pay him for performing them; make
a physical examination of each pau
per within 24 hours after admission
to the almshouse. Vaccinate each new
pauper against smallpox unless there
is contra-indication. Visit the pau-
pera weekly, inspecting their food and
quarters.
5. Have the paupers meals cooked
for them, instead of allowing them to
prepare their meals themselves if
physically able to do so. Use one
room in one of the houses as a kitch
en and the ther aa a living room for
the white pauper*. Give the pauper*
fre»h meet to eat twice a week.
6. Visit the almshouse monthly,
either as a whole or by a a cogupittee
from the board of commissi oners; re
quire the superintendent to make a
full report quarterly of supplies re
ceived. used and on hand, and make at
the same time a written request for
supplies needed during the coming
quarter.
..NOTE.—There are no congregate
dining rooms at this almshouse. For
the sake of uniformity, conditions in
the paupers’ bed rooms, or praces
where they eat, have been scored aa if
they existed in dining rooma.
same method waa used in scoring liv
ing rooms outside of dormitories.
There are nhe at this almshouse, but
sleeping rooms are scored as living
rooms. ’ .
MOORE IS WINNER.
Adjutant General la Victorious in Riffs
vu Tournament in Florida.'
* •‘~ts
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 19.—Gen.
William W. Moore, adjutant general
of South Carolina, captured the Ad
jutants Geheral’s match at the Na
tional Rifle tournament today, scoring
82 out of a possible 100. Gen. J. C.
Bond of West Virginia, with 73 points,
finished second and Gen. E. C. Scales
of Mississippi, third, with 51. .Gen.
Moore secured a cup and a gold medal.
NUMBER t.
IN HONOR OF THE TBACHBB&,
HARVEST HOME PICNIC.
Friday Waa a Great Day for Those
Who Attended Celebration.
Kline, October 23.—Friday was a
great day for the Big Fork and the
people of this section. A large crowd
gathered from far and near to at
tend the Harvest Home Picnic at Al
len’s Chapel. Providence was kind
and blessed the occasion with beauti
ful fall weather, while the people were
generous and came with well filled
pocketbooks. A large contribution
waa made towards pointing the church.
Only the memory of the bounteous
table laden with things “pleasing to
man’s eye” in the form of barbecue
and other delectable eatables lingers,
but the manner in which the ladies of
the community performed their work
will not be toon forgotten.
It waa a disappointment to the peo-
pl* that neither Col. Summers nor
Governor Manning could he present,
but the delightful programs of read
ings, rendered by Miae Leta Smith,
of Ulmer, and special music by the
church choir, made the occasion a
source of great enjoyment.
“Gone but not forgotten.” It is all
over with now, but we are trusting
that another Harvest Home Picme
will come our way again some day and
then perhaps we can show our appre
ciation for the help we received from
the outsiders. May we not, through
the columns of thia paper, thank every
onewho was with us Friday for their
aid, financially and otherwise ?
An Attendant.
Obituary.
In and, but loving rememberance of
our dear father. Nicholas Still, whir
departed this life August Mrd, Ifflff.
Just a few weeks age dear papa waa
suddenly snatched from aa. and. oh.
how hard it waa for ua to give him up!
But God knew best and took him away.
He was 43 yean of age and had been
a faithful member of ML Olivet church
for quite a number of yean and was
loved by all who knew him. He leaves
a father, mother, three children, four
brothen, three listen and a host of
relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
Tis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart,
Tib hard, so hard to apeak the words,
We must forever part.
J. L. Still.
Score Card Report on Barnwell County Ajmshouse.
Almshouse: Permanent Features:' _ *
, • Scores
, Possible Actual
Halford—Brodie.
1.
2.
3.
II.
1.
3.
4.
IH.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(Total score-under Section I)
Superintendent’s Management
The Paupers
(1) Personal hygiene....
(2) Occupation and discipline
(3) Records .J
Paupers’ Quartet’s: Conditions..' • I.
(1) Dormitories * ' .
(2) Living rooms outside dormitories ...
(3) Congregate dining rooms ^ 1 I
(4) Kitchen and storeroom ... ^
(5) Hospital facilities, full use of ...1
Sanitation.
(1) Disposal of Sewerage "i.
(2) Disposal of manure
(3) Disposal of kitchen refuse
General Conditions
(Total score under Section II|)
County Commissioners and Almshouse:
Almshouse Equipment and Repair
Sanitary Facilities ’
Administration and Medical Service
Paupers’ Food antf Feeding ...il
General Supervision
(Total score under Section III.}
Complete score of this Almshouse.. v , r ;.
Albert S. Johnstone, Secretary.
15 i
12 .
10
8
175
• 1
108
200
128
60
42
25 r
25
•25
1
110
79
5
4
20
14 ^
25
17
20
13
•
50
28
30
1
10
6
20
16
400
246
155
73
85
17
100
. 50
40
-•20
20
7
400
167
1000
541
Blackville, Oct. 1.—The marriage
of Miss Annie Lee Halford to Willard
Oswald Brodie was solemnized Wed-
nesday evening at 6 o’clock at the
home of the Bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Halford, on Hampton ave
nue. TTie Rev. E. C. Watson per
formed the ceremony. Only the im
mediate families were present. Im
mediately after the ceremony the
young couple left for a shdrt wedding
trip.
The bride is a yqung woman of
lovely character and charming per
sonality and has a wide circle of
friends in. South Carolina.
The bridegroom is a successful
young business man of Blackville.
Mima Milhous Entertained m Number
of Friends Last Week.
Blackville, Oct. 21.—Mias Hattie
Rena Milhoua entertained a number off
young women on Tuesday after
noon in honor of the teachers of tlw
graded school. The parlors were dee-
orated with pot plants and cut fleer-
era.
As the guests arrived they were
handed a blank booklet entitled The
Autobiography of—.” M«naiiiue
were furnished, from which sol table
illustrations were cut to make up one^s
past, present and future. After the.
reading of these intereating booklets
the guests were invited in the rfinfry
room.
The table was arranged with a eem-
terpiece of La France roaea and fenm
and silver baskets. Sandwiches ad
hot tea were served. Mrs. G. L. Wafe-
ainger poured the tea.
Miss Louise Wilson of Bishopvfle
■pent a few days of last week with
Miss Bertha Rich.
Miaa Bertha Rich is spending mbh
time with Miaa Merle Smoke fa
Orangeburg.
MV». C. E. Fish bum* and the Miaea
Dunbar were in Augusta on Wadaam-
day.
Mrs. J. W. Browning is visiting far
(laughter, Miaa Kitti* Browning, who
ia attending Ashley Hall in f^Tiarlm
ton.
Mr. Isadora Brown is on » trfa
West. He will visit cities la MMaaot
and Kansas.
BOLL WEEVIL COMING.
May Strike Barnwell sad Other Bar-
dev ( saatie* ia Sheri Tima.
llandale managers In both the pre- committee could have done nothing but
▼toua primaries I knew the ticket* had declare the result aa tabulated, or or-
haaa-aaak In Ihe xruucr authoi-niya- der a fourth primary in dear viola^
and NOT KNOWING TO WHOM
THE TICKETS SHOULD BE SENT,
'had ihem mailed to Mr. Jofea*oa so bo
might do a* he HAD DONE IN BOTH
PREVIOUS PRIMARIES Neither Mr
tion of the rules.” Still the
tion of the partjtrjdeo which provides
for a asroad and third primary also
providaa aa foBows: “Other pnmar
ma. iff aereaaary shall fa ordered fa
the County Chairman if it is a coun
ty office.... ..” Well, if it was not
necessary to order one on this occas
ion, I fail to conceive of an occasion
when it would be necessary. As to
whether or not I would have, or could
have gone into a fourth primary is
not pertinent. The committee was
there to ac{ under the party rules and
statutory provisions. Whether "that
■wn dune the PemuuaUwf the county f]
can decide for themselves *.
The chairman stales that fa voted
to derUr* the result, hat ruled that 1
had twe days fa wfach U 41* s arm-
altogether unnecessary, as thkt privi
lege is allqwed under the law. I am
sure the ruling was not made to re
lieve the chairman’s mind of sny doubt
existing ss to whether or not he was
right in NAMING HIS BROTHER-
IN-LAW THE'NOMINEE for that
would be the subterfuge of a weakling'.
What chance would a poor devil on
trial have if a jury of^welye men ac
ted oa the same principle and aaid
“well, we will coavict has. If fa is'aot
guilty fa has the right ta ask far a
■ew trial ar appeal to a kigfar _
(Bfamad) R. BOYD COLE.
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining in the Barnwell,
South Carolina Post Office and adver
tised October 23, 1916. , •
Male * \
James M. Cooper, Lexie Stack, Will
Knight, Milledge Ryan, Louise Sim
mons, James Washington.
Female
Miss Lojiise Phoenix. ;
From Dead Letter Office.
Mary Allen.
Persons calling for these letters
will please say advertised and give
date.
Chas. E. Falkenstein,
Postmaster.
Mesdames Turner and Adams have
returned to their home in Johnston
after s pleasant visit to Mr. and Mbs.
J. R. Kelly near Sneilmg.
Mr and Mrs. W. I. Johns, of °- l ' i —
are receiving rmtoialnlatuun 09 the
brmral of a baaatifui baby gW. The
My. wha wa* farm oa the Iffth
College, OcL 12.—Tha cub-
ton boll waavtl ia fast appruafafcv
tb* South Carol tea bolder. The Utout
report of the weevil waa that It waa
juat 46 mile* from our border aad It
may atnka the wmtom border r*o-
tiea before the end eff tha mmm.
Three rouatwe are Beaufort, Jaapa*.
Hampton and Barnwell. The ttom
for going late winter quarters Is fast
aorwafafan aad faai nreviea. to Mit
mg over large arena. It
for the farmer* ia Soatl
outwork tkia rascal aad gut thri
cropa well towards maturity eariy «
tha season; for eariy ia tha aaaaaa fa
weevil ia acarce, owing to the hfa
death rata ia winter quarters.
Many people In the weevil Urn ter
are making cotton with the weevR 1
their state, and tha farmers of Sofa
Carolina can do it too.
The Aral step ia to got the cotta
picked as soon as possible, aad di
atroy the stalks three weeks Mas
the first killing froeL Keep the tm
races clean of all rubbish and gram
Do not allow rubbish to collect area
the fluids. Apply a torch to every
thing possible under which the waa
vil cqp winter. Practise fall plowfa
and use winter cover cropa a# prt
fuaely as possible. Use the eariy vi
rieties of cotton and plant aa early 1
the season will permiL Giva tfc
crops rapid cultivation.
Thery is a bulletin now being pn
pared by the State Entomologist t
the cotton boll weevil and it will 1
sent free to anybody asking for it
A. Halloween FestivaL
The public is cordially invited to a
tend the Halloween Festival to 1
given at Pleasant Hill school hou
on October 31, from 8 to 11 o’clock
m. Each girl is requested to bring
sample of her dress, a button, a strai
of hair, or something by which h
costume may be matched, pin the toh
to a slip of paper on which the
words are written:
“It may be only a ribbon,
It may be a lock of hair,
But it may prove your fate.
So search for yaur mate
And see that you match with cart
enclose in an envelope and seal. Pu
nersfor games will be selected in t|
mpnner.
Come and see what “Fate”
store for you in the way of “Fort®
and Love.” The admission fee ur
be very moderate. The proceeds a
for the benefit of the school.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies and th
son, Ben, Jr, left for Burlington,
C. , Friday afternoon to attend 1
funeral of Mrs. Davies’ niece, Ih
Miss Helen Fogleman, who was fata
injured fa an automobilq Thurw
afternoon. The little girl was tha t
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
D. EagUman and
me mb* red in Barnwell,
viaitod relatives oa mm
Tlw accident wa
htaam is attached to