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* : - \ y 'Ju»( Like a Member of Ihe Family” VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1*22. NUMBER 18. AN INCREASE IN TAXABLE “ PROPERTY IN THIS STATE Advance of Slightly Over $4,000,000 Noted by County Auditors. An increase of $4,267,814 in the total taxable property in South Caro lina for 1921 over 1920 is noted in the abstracts of the duplicates of the varipus counties received and com piled by the comptrdiler general. In 1920 the total taxable property was $448,222,786 and for 1921 the figure went to $452,490,600, according to the compilation made by the com- t roller general’s office. In 1920 the aggregate of taxes for all purposes was $18,552,576.31 and this year the abstracts show that the aggregate " for all purposes is $18,- 1)28,676.79, a very alight increase. The total state, county and school taxes for the year 1921 reached $18,267,- '>21.59. Polls were taxed at $272,- 881 and the capitation road tax was *$69,775, while the assessment for the support of the railroad commis sion was $20,141.20. Land acreage returned for taxa tion gained slightly in 1821 with a to tal number of acres of 18.718J866, as compared with 18,637,983 in 1920. The value of lands also increased slightly to $109,959,139 this year, as against (109.876,906 for 1920. Buildings throughout South Caro lina are valued at $27,267,975, as compared with $26,501,367 for last year. The value of real estate in cities, towns and villages went to 78A76.668. M against $76,062,148 in 1920, and the total value of all^real estate went to $215,803,782 aa com pared with $212A$0A21 last year. Pemeasl Property Personal property is.valued at $190,- 056,188, aa compared with $189,482.. 338 in 1920, the abstracts show. Railroad property remained prac tically the same this year with a total of $46A31j530. as against $46.- 220,027 during 1920. Taxes for school purposes were higher than for any otherr purpose, with a total of $6,491.695Aft while the amount in taxes for county pur poses raase second with $6«336,488.- 83, and the state tax of $5,429,88?.• JO was third. Kor ordinary county purposes the tax figure was $3,675,- 196.84 and the special county taxes reached 81.096.961.85. For public roads the amount was $1,354,780.70 and for taxes levied in portion* of counties the amount was $209,299.42. The constitutional three-mill school tax was $1,357.471,80 and the special .•nd local school taxes were $5.1-14,- 222.71. Only four couhtk* returned d«*g* and the capitation tax, the other audi tors failing to place these two items on the abstract*. y In the total taxable property Char leston leads with $18,832,418, while Spartanburg is second with $32,99*2,- 355. Richland is third with $29,- ) \ 475.220 and Greenville fourth with >28,886,190. McCormick tails the list with $3,155,835. Anderson county leads in the value of lands with $6,211,720 and Spartan- . burg is third with $5,128,810 and .Marlboro fourth with $4,296,310. . Berkley leads in acreage with 759- 392. , • V- • * r .Anderson Leads ' . Anderson county also leads in the value of buildings with $3,934,845, . ...A..*}' while Orangeburg reports the largest uumber with 16,512. Charleston takes the lead in the value of real estate in cities, towns and villages with $17,- 000,570. In the total value of all real estate Charleston also leads with $21,-. 434,570. In personal property value Greets ville leads with $16,132,715, while in railroad property value Spartanburg takes first rpnk with $2,813,189. Richland is subject to the largest total taxation with $1,373,852.36, while Spartanburg is / second with $1,- 364,023.97. In the total taxes for school purposes Spartanburg leads with $507,902.20 and Richland is second with $497,958.78. As to the state tax of 12 mills Charleston out ranks the other counties with $465,- 989.01. SHERIFF FINDS UNIQUE j STILL NEAR BARNWELL Apparatus Consisted of Kerosene Stove With Copper Boiler. Sheriff C. Keys Sanders and Con stable P. W. Parker found a very unique “still” - Saturday morning when they raided the home of Quin- cey Diamond, about two and a half miles from Barnwell.' 4 The apparat us, which was located in the loft of the house, consisted of a kerosene stove and a copper boiler, and is said to have been very neatly and conveniently arranged. It is al leged that the still was hot when captured, and evidently had | just been in operation. Diamond and his wife, Mrs. Ella Diamond, were arrested on the charge of violating the prohibition law, and both furnished bond in the sum of $500 each. December 30th Chief of Pul ice Bass Kitchings of - Williston and Constable Parker also raided an old vacant house in the town of Willis- ton upon rumor that it was being used as a storage house for Kquor. Ten fruit jars that had recently been filled with “moonshine” and one quart jar filled with the same was found. And in the same building was found a trunk and clothes said to belong to a resident of this com munity. On January 1st Chief of Police Kitchings and Constable Parker made a raid on Tinkers’ Creek in Aiken County and found and destroyed a still about one mile from Ebenexer Church. Still was located oa land* owned by the Spartan Land Com pany. Small quantity of beer was found and destroyed. No one era* around the «till and so far no one has been connected with the opera tion of Ike still. KBKDY BRANCH NEWS. Rcody Branch. Jan. 3.—Mias Pear- line Black is spending a few days with Miss Josephine GruUKs Missos Mary Creech and Euialie and Axiloc Hiers spent last week end with Mrs. W. W. Harley near Barnwell. . Miss Junntta Bodirord is spending a few days in Orangeburg. Miss Maggie Black hi spending the holidays wit Boost the Section in Which You i Live! The Barnwell People is a county newspaper, and it is the desire of the publisher to give its readers ALL of the news of Barnwell County. But to do this, we must have the co-operation of the friends of the paper—there must be a live-wire correspond ent in every section of the county. The daily newspapers give the"news of the State and of the world, - but it remains for the weeklies to tell of the neighborhood “doings.” And there is no better way to advertise a section thanv through the newspapers. If a farmer has an extra fine horse or mule or cow or hog, tell the other fanners about it. If he makes a record yield of corn or cotton or sme other crop, “tell the world” that he is one of the finest fanners in the State. 'If a man builds a stre or a dwelling, let his friends know of what he is doing. If anybody is bom, marries or dies, send in the news. In short, send us every item of news that you can. We’ll appreciate it, your friends will appreciate it and our readers will appreciate it. The People will be glad to furnish stamps and stationery and send the paper free each week to those who care to represent u* in their communities. In addition to furnishing us with the news, we will be glad to have them represent us n a business way, col lecting renewals and soliciting new subscribers. We will be glad to pay liberal commissions for this work. Here’s a chance to boost your section and at the same time make a little extra money that will come in mighty handy just at this time. If you are interested write us at one, before some body else gets ahead of you. Who’ll be the first? BROOKKK HOUSE BURNS. Old Land-mark Destroyed in Willia- ten January 1st. WILLMTON NEWS Social Events of * a Week fro< Hustling Baranell (onoly Town. About one o’clock Sunday morning { Williaton. Dec. 81. — (Special.) the alarm of fire was sounded in j —The regular business meeting of Williaton. hut before the fire deport- ! the Senior B. Y. P. U. of the Witlia- ment could reueh the oM Brooker | ton Baptist Church was held Tne»- homr, now owned by Mr. R J. Roun tree, it was a mass of fisme*. The occupants of the house, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trotti, were not at home and did not learn of the fire until Sun day afternoon. This house was one of the oldest houses in Williaton. It was the home of Dr. Brooker, father of Meedames R. J. Rountree and 8. B. Hair. Being constructed of very fat timbers the house made a spoc- | tacuiar sight and lighted up the k**® 1 greater part of town. It is under- j *t«ftvi that both the house and con- four standing chimnrys and charred timiwm now mark the spot. . LYNBHURST ITEMS. ; Lyndhurst, Jan. 2.—Mr. and Mrs. Oscar P. Hay and children, Nell, Rosalie and Thomas, spent- the h61i- days here, the guests of relatives. Mr. Fred H-^Gantt, of»Columbia, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. John M. Gantt, for several ^Jays during the holidays. Mr. Marshall Gaunt is spending some tijne here, the guest of his parents* Mr.a ml Mrs. F. H. Gaunt, being here on a vacaclon from the ' University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Birdie Sandcm, of Olar. j tent* were partially envured by tn- Missa* Jannielue *Jll and Eunice uirmnce Not a thing was saved Hiers spent Monday at th« home of | fre, the house and nothing hut the Mr. W. R. Black. Misaes Ineeda atxl Iris Grublw spent the holidays with Mrs. T. J. Still, of Blackville. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Black ami lit tle daughter, Helen, spent Tuesday with Mr. W. R. Black. • Mr. Shellie {jlack spent Sunday in Blackville. Messrs. J. J. Hush and Jeff Black and Misses Pearline Black and Jos ephine Grubbs spent Sunday after noon at the home of Misr. Juanita Bodiford. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hiers, Sr., and Mr. Stephen and Miss Virginia Hiers spent Sunday with Mr, W. R. Black. Messrs. Coy and Hewlette Still were in this section Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Owens spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. W. R. Black. ( ^ Mr. Leroy Sandifer was a visitor at the home of Miss Ineeda Grubbs Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. J. Still are the parents of a fine daughter. SALFSDAY IN BARNWELL.. One of the largest crowd* seen in Bamumil <n many months was pres ent Mbm^ajK the occasion being Jan uary r-aledpay and “Emancipation Day.” The^treels were thronged with people, but apparently they were not over-burdened with mon ey. Several out-of-town stock deal ers were on hand with droves of horses and mules, and some appar ently did a very good business. One dealer told a representative of this paper that he had made eight sales and trades, most of them for spot cash. There were several legal sales by the Master and the Sheriff. » w An unusually largo crowd of ne groes was present, and they “’man- cipated” to their hearts’ content. A brass baiitk discoursed so-called mu sic during the day. The exercises were held on the cotton platform. The crowd was orderly, little drinking being in evidence, and long befdre'Mught the streets presented their usual appearance. dajr, Dvr. 20 Thb bring the time for the election of officers for the next six months, the following were elected: ^ President- -H. B. Waters. * Vice President—Miss Crete hen Hair. Secretary—Min Florrie Lae Scott. ABSTRACT SHOWS WHERE TAX MONEY IS EXPENDED * Good Reads and Schools of Barnwell Conmty Get Large Share. Barnwell County taxpayers tire due to pay the county' treasurer the sum. of $181,383.12 for the year 1921, ac cording to the abstract prepared by the county auditor, R. W. Riley. This amount is to be apportioned among the various departments of the county government and the state will get its share.- The division as re corded by the auditor is as follows:' The state treasurer is to receive $58,021.43. Barnwell County will get $37,468.23 Good roads in the county is enti tled to $9,669.48. Schools in all parts of the county are appropriated $47,128.38. Tax for bonds, $6,048.42. * . The constitutional three mill tax gives schools the sum of $14,504.22. The poll tax returns will amount to $2,802, while the road tax will bring in $5,745. The 1921 abatract has been deliver ed to the comptroller general. The sheet points to the steady growth and development of Barnwell county. The taxable assessment for the en- tirecounty was $4,834,740. TAXPAYERS MEETING. NEW YEAR IN BARNWELL USHERED IN BY A FIRE Early Morning Blaze Caaaed Damage of Several Thousand Dollar*. A rousing good meeting of the tax payers of Barnwell County was held in the Court House yesterday (Wed nesday). A full account of the meeting will mppear next week. announces the birth of a daughter, bom Christmas Day. Dr. and Mr*. J L. Smith spent Christmas with Mrs. Smith’s parents Dr. and Mrs. Epting of Greenwood. Mr. Hinman Smith Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kenedy. Mr. and Mr*. J. B. Woodward of Spartanburg spent Christam* with Mrs. Woodward’s father, Mr. J. D.. Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boyd of the can mars Washington, Georgia, are visiting and many wiadshtelda a the latter's mother , Mrs. W. M. by the host. One of the New Yfear in Barnwell was ushered in by a fire entailing a loss of several thousand dollars and for a time ser iously endangered adjoining proper ty. A high wind was blowing at the time the fire started and but for the efficient work of volunteer fire-fight ers would have probably developed in to a general conflagration. The Are started about 8:45 o’clock Sunday morning. Perry Harley, a young white man who lives a few miles from town, was on his way home from Allenda||t He experienced considerable trouble with his automo bile and when he arrived at Barnwell he routed Gilmore Harley, proprietor of s local garage, out of bed to repair his machine. The trouble was located in the feed pipe from the gasoline tank. Mr. Harley drained the gaso line, about seven or eight gallons, out of the tank into a large tin bucket and carried the defective pipe to the open door-way, several feet distant, to effeet a repair with solder. His blow-torch was not working vary woTI and in some manner biasing gasoline was thrown towards the ear, which caught (ire. The alarm was quickly given and early arrivals upon tho scene attempted to drag the burning car out on the street, and la doing so turned over the can containing the gasoline. Immediately the inside of the garage wme a veritable Inferno, to quickly did the burning | spread over the eeueeut flow lines of hooo were run to the building and it was only after per sistent fighting that the blase was fi nally subdued. About 10 sutomobile*. all of thorn used care with the exceptioa of two Hudson flupoc-Sixes, wet* stored in the garage, and practically all sf The tops and upholstery in several sf Hair. Mrs. W. R. Kennedy entertained a Treasurer—W. B. Kennedy, Corresponding Secretary —- Mrs. , number of friends lest week with a T. P. Mitchell. Librarian—J. C. Folk. Uharister—Miss Edna Lett, (■apt. Group No. 1—Mrs. T. Pender. Uapt. Group No. 2 Lee Bennett. Capt. Group Ko. 2 Quattlebeum- CapL Groun No! 4- After the business lightful refreshments by the sociuj comm it lit-. | Bridge Party. I Miss Carey Ahl is spending the Holidays with her parents, Mr. and the fire was that a car is the roar of the building 1 while aMchines nearby w aged. It is thought that •line was thrown oa th automobile by the st Mrs. J. H. Ahl, Mise Ahl is teach- water. The fire was confined aha end ing in Patrick. Chesterfield County, entirely to the fftmt of the building. Miss Mattie I Mrs. W. A. B. Newsom and Miss the damage to which was I Hattie Newsom of Bamberg spent —Miss Eloise J Christmas ' with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. j Newsom. T. J. Folk. 'I Miss Daisy Willis spent Christmas session, do- with her parents, Mr. and Mis W. were served A. Willis. * * _ . „ Lewis Harley is spending Christ- Owens of White ! mas in W’illiston. Mr. Harley is a ROSEMARY NEWS THE COLDEST DAY. witnessed the coldest of the winter, street ther- rogistermg 22 degree*, or below the freezing point, pgan to dron late Sun- and was below freex- ^ 80 far* as it kno-wv aa damage was done to wa ter piffsa oa.gmtmaobik radiators. Miss Ellen Grimes is home from Winthrop. • . 0 M; :ssrs. yeyward Youngbloon and Charlie Stringfield were in this sec tion Sunday, „ / Miss Lessie- Heath has returned home to spend a few days. Misses Janie and Inez Randall en tertained a number of their friend* Miss A Been Fo**-.r, who has for ’ Wednesday night, this term accepted a position as Quite a large number of people teacher at Gaffney, is spending a spent Monday hunting in this sec- short while, here, the guest of her . ti on> parent*. Christmas passed off quietly in Messrs. Stephen and Edwin Ellis, j section and was enjoyed by ail, of Barnwell, spent Christmas . here, I especially the children, the guests of their parent*, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ellis. ^ J morning, January 2nd. More ice Mr. W. D. Gantt, of BamwH, was noticed than eti any previous apent Christinas here with relatives day this season, and the thermoaac- The .coldest weather of the aeuaon tero recorded exceedingly lew tern- a as felt ia thta locality or Monday perarorea. law Htudent at Carolina. Mr. Layton Stringfcllow has re turned to Willrston from Florida. Mr.and Mr*. J. V. Uracey and children spent Christmas with Mr. J. C. Hair who is much improved and now able to sit up. It will be good news to the friends of Mrs. J. E. Kennedy to know that herparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Bar nett - of Laurens, are some better, thoygh. still quite sick. Mrs. Ken nedy and her daughter Elizabeth are still in Laurens. Mr. arid Mrs. W. R. Kennedy and Mr.\ and Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy. Jr. spent <?hristmas in Allendale. It .is good news to his friends to know that J. C. Sprawls is improv ing at the University Hoopital. He is now sitting up and should be home within a few day:*;-^ Miss Valerie Trotti is home from Walhalla, where she is teaching. Mr. Pickens Kennedy, of St. Jos- threly alight. Tho building the estate of tho late Adjt. G4fk W. W. Moure and ia located on Main St. It ia understood that the two new cars were Insured, but that little or 'no insurance was carried on the other cars or the fixtures in the garage. The loss i* estimated at atottt 38,000. Due to the fact that, considerable noise had boen made over the birth of the New Year, vory little attention was paid to the alarm of fire, many thinking that it was merely a contin uation of the New Year celebration. For that reason number* of people were greatly surprised Sunday morn ing to learn of the fire. COl'NTY LETS CONTRACT Rev. John II Pond and Miss Ruth Ganiner of near Williaton were married Wednesday afternoon at the residence of the bride’* father in the preacnce of a few friend* of the family. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. B. Buckley, pastor of the Williston Baptist church. The happy couple will bo at home to their friend* at the home of Rev. Owens at White Pond. ‘ * Rev. Owens is the popular pastor of the levels church near Windsor and the Darian church. Miss Gardner has only lived in this' section for about one year but has made many friends since htr coming. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Porter, cf Charleston, arc visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Porter. Miss Gertrude Mellichamp has returned frortv^Blaney where she is teaching. . J)r. and Mrs. John B. Black of Jack sonville. Fla. drove to Williston and spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black. They were accompanied by^the latter’s mother, Mrs. Vee. • ^ Elmer Johnson of Greenwood was a' visitor in town during the holidays. Mr, C. A. Bennett made a trip to Atlanta this week. ( Mr. John P. Lee is sick at his home.! Miss Bettie Matthews-jyls taken Mr. Harry-Cone is a \iritor at the | with gfippe while spending Christ- home of his^-brother. Dr. Wallis mas with her sisver, Mrs.* Paul Cone. ^ ^ , Cook, of Okq\ ^ MS? Lon Courtney of Johnson.^ Mr. and G. Fletcher and 1 urging the sophisticated society ma- spent a few days with Oneal Lott family" spent Christmas with Mr.] t ron ^ he true to her home and her during Christmas. j and Mrs. M. C. Kitchings. husband, above all, to her child. Mr. Robert Owens e£. Dunbarton . 1 Mr. Yancey Weaffierabee of North You never saw a Fridy £ Hill, of Newberry, sub mitted the®' low bid for the con struction of approximately 10 miles o* roadway from Lees to Elko on the Charleston-Augusta road when bids were opened in Barnwell week before last. The. figure of this concern was $21,676.60. Five contractors sub mitted bids for the work. It U un derstood that the contract for the road between Barnwell and Wililston. will be let at an eavy date. Work is progressing nicely on the eph, Mo., is spending, the . holidays i ro a<b from Barnwell to Kline, the, with his father, Mr. J. D. Kennedy.) contractor having finished most of Mr. G. W. Whitaker motored to Newberry and spent Christmas with relatives. Misses Martha, Vera and Ernest ine Boland, of Chartofcton, spent Christmas with their brother, L: H. Boland/ ‘ the, grading. It is expected that Hie work of surfacing the roadbed wfll begin in the near future. “Look Ahead and S(ee What Would Happen to Your Child r Usually it is maturity that ad vises Youth. But this time the sit? uation was reversed, and. it was the inexperienced young girl who wa* little heroine than Jeanne, by winsome May MeAvoy, was a visitor in town Tuesday. « Augusta was in town 3u?;day. Mr. and Mrs. .Quinby' Eubanks Quite an interesting program was are the parents of a fine son, horn \ rendered Wednesday of last weak by j private Scandal” at Urn Vi Christmas Eve. / the pupils of the first and second \ tre, Tuesday, Jan. 10.—(Adv.) , Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reel and daugh- grades. The recitations and other ■ —■ — » ■ ■» - ■ ■■ ■ ter spent Christmas with Mr. and , exercises were appropriate for the or- 1 Miaaao Foraau Mrs. D. L. Merritt. -anion and each child pla< ed oa the credit fur the Mjr. aad Mrs. G. Ifuduou tarn a gift fur some other child, the fuupg U Hajcu