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» * * The Barnwell Eatublishcd in 1877. M Ju*t Llk« a Member of the Family" LnrgMt County Circulation. mmmm u VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST, 1922. NUMBER mjf THOS. G. MCLEOD ENTERS THE RACE.JE0BLG0VERNOR Former Lieutenant-Governor Has Thrown His Hot in the Ring. Of interest to the voters through out the State is the announcement of the Hon, Thos. G. McLeod, of Bishop- ville, that he will be a candidate for Governor in the coming primaries. It was rumored, at the recent State Democratic Convention in Columbia that Mr. McLeod would probably enter the race and he received en couragement from every section of the State. He is not unknown to the voters of Barnwell County and the State at large, having served South Carolina as Lieutenant-Governor a number of years ago and being at one time a candidate for Governor, being nosed out of the second race by C. C. Featherstone, of Greenwood, who was defeated by C. L. Blease. Mr. McLeod is an able business man, r.n astute politician and is broad-guaged enough to rise above petty factionalism. So far as this writer is able to ascertain, he is the most acceptable candidate who has GRAND JURY CONDEMNS PREVALENCE OF CRIME BARNWELL COUNTY WOMEN TO ATTEND SHORT COURSE WANTS A CENTRALIZED SCHOOL AT DUNBARTON Says Murderers and Whiskey Dis-1 W inthrop Will Be Hostess to Demon- Correspondent Points Out Conditions tillers Are Curse of the Land. stration Club Members. Viewing “with much interest and alarm the wide-spread prevalence of crime in our County and State, and we may add, all over our mighty Re public,” the Grand Jury, in a strong presentment to the present term of 'the Court of General Sessions, calls on officers and citizens to help “put down the red-handed murderer and whiskey distillers, who thrive cjn the ruins of families and are the curse ’of our land.” The full text of the Presentment is as follows: To the Honorable Hayne F. Rice, Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury for the present term, having completed its work, begs leave to make this final report. We have passed upon all Bills of Indictment that have been handed us Necessary to Establishment. The State Short Course for Home Dunbarton, May 23.—An effort Demonstration Club members ■ of j was made some weeks ago to arouse South Carolina will be held at Win-1 interest in the proposition of a Cen- throp College June 9 to f5, in- * tralized High School at Dunbarton, elusive. Above 400 women and girls ’ During the weeks passed since the from every part of the State are ex-, first appearance of an article in the peeted to attend. Five women and newspapers relativ# to the proposi- five. girls are to be sent from each tion, a great deal of interest has been SUPERVISOR TO REMAIN IN PRIMARY EIECTIONS county, these delegates being select-1 made manifest by those interested in ed for excellence in Home Demon-J this proposition. What appeared at stration Work and their ability as first only a shadow of hope appears leaders. In addition to the regular j now to be a reality and the chances delegates, the County Farm Women’s Councils will send special representa tives. • . The following is a list of the wo men and girls from Barnwell County who will attend the Short Course: Women—Miss Eddie Lou Wea- thersbee. Pleasant Hill Women’s Club Executive Committee Held Important Meeting in Barnwell Saturday. The initial meeting of the Barn well County Democratic Executive Committee, held in the Court House here Saturday morning, was marked by the unsuccessful attempt on the part of some of the committeemen to take the office of Supervisor out of the primary. At the last session of the General Assembly the county government for Barnwell County was changed in a number of particulars, one of which was to increase the num- are that next September the Dunbar- J her of county commissioners from MUCH INTEREsf IS SHOWN IN CULLOM-WALKER TRIAIs Several Cases Disposed of Since Lank Issue of This Pap*r. Considerable interest is being dis played in the trial of A. V. Cullom, of Blackville, who is charged with kill ing W. Frank Wrdker on the streets of that town last January. Readers of this paper will recall that Walker died from injuries alleged to have been received in a fight with Cullom. Quite a large number of people from Blackville and other towns in the county were in the court room Tues day morning, the day aet for the trial, but there was some delay on ton School will be opened as a Cen- j three to five, with the provision that , account of the fact that a panel of tralized High School with the faculty , they be appointed by the legislative ' jurors was engaged in the trial of of five teachers instead of three as delegation instead of being elected in 1 Paul Washington and Phillis Barker, here before. This will mean the hir- | the primaries as heretofore. The Act chrrged with the murder of Hamp by the Solicitor and have returned : Mrs. Kenneth Kearse, Double Ponds them to the Court with our findings om * n,s Club; Mrs. Mitchell, Tink- thereon. ! cr, a Creek Women’s Club; Mrs. M. We hsve msde sn investigation of N. Holley, Kline Women's Club; Mrs. all the departments of the county I Roy Hair, Long Branch Women s announced to date^apd is a man who | government and find them all proper- j Chib. ly functioning, the officers giving i ing of two additional tearhers for also provided that the commissioners the coming session, one for the high should employ the Supervisor snd fix school department and one for the his salary, the Act being later amend- elementary grades. This will also ed so as to allow the voters to name mean that the community will have as the Supervisor at the discretion of the good educational advantages as any Executive Committee. I The meeting was called to order by Sapp at Robbins. It ia understood that the case of O. D. Moore, charged with killing Virgil Weathersbee ca the streets of Barnwell a short tiam ago, is the next case on the decket following the Cullom trial. Cases disposed of since the last is sue of this paper are as follows; Jesse Williams was acquitted on charge of assault and battery with in- other school in Barnwell county. While the outlook hi indeed favor- Chairman Edgar A. Brown, who stat able, there are certain conditions ed its object. After a short discus- will attract votes from both factions, j jy functioning, the officers giving J Girls—Msye Hallcyi Kline Sewing J which must be met in order to secure sion it was decided that the time for factionalism has ^ not already | rar *f u | attention to their duties . 1 Chib; Bessie Hair. Tinker’s Creek the High School. The failure to com- filing pledges in the county campaign j 1 tent to kill, rrav-d t 0 be an issue. His friends! c> || to ^ a it*ntion of the ‘ 8 rW » n f Club; Victorine Delk, Hilda ply with any one of these conditions should expire at 12 o’clock noon, June Judge Rice directed a verdict of Tf have every confidence in his ability | Droner officers that on certain of the Poultry Club; Susie Gnmea, Elko dr requirements will mean the fail- 20th. The next business in order was not guilty in the case of Wash Swan government roads i^at are being Cook mg Chib; ‘Beatrice Hiers. Dun- | ure of the whole proposition. The fixing the assessment* of candidates, snd Twiggs Kitcbings, charged with first one of these conditions is that but before this was taken up, Capt. we must he assured of the requisite W. D. Black, of Williston moved that nuaiher of High School pupils which the office of Supervisor be taken out and an active campaign wi be waged in bis behalf. Other candidates who oouneed for Governor are of Unioa. Bethea, Swear.r H>rs»e. <>f Columbia • oil built throughout the county, and even among private citiaeaa through out the county, there ia a tendency ta work crippled and mutilated ani- mala. There ia a Statute against barton Cooking Club. The railroad fare of tha will be paid by the Barns malicious mischief. John Allen Bunyan plaadad guilty Education re a warded These * holaral i *ong twenty fll BtRNWRLL COUNTY BOY IMtnW*Et) IN FLORID % Jab sate Jacob. Aged IS. Fkgbts Los- tag Battle wtlb AMgetev \ Bar lei ronaiy 0*1* t lofw Fw«#i4h HamiH* W. r\m. we* it row wed iy menu ng e May 1 111| vlMl 1# Ml tag to 1 aw ■ sn ikMl sea ohwt hj r • Mf tUmm | M IW e frees # IW J#i mk Imm TW wo# eed ker WMt#? iIknmp aad u lit ■ mi IH Mini wImw | f Wef tV % R tot \ if 9 VMM MM • rv » Igh effw rts WVt* SMMIm 1# V YF ' 1 ' W work) mg c rippled or m eti! lated an* tht* Short C oare* fn f tiMviliM i awl* and ere r*reeam»i el that the | •d the beet erork do fIM lM |MM i t *y np prow oft rWere take ■ he eecee awry by the rlwb tar te bet m* § agafl 1 IM rwrh (hi# FP arti Ae inter etrflar MMd Iftfl ! * *44 * 1 % r w* > p# trisftlMd Sh* i F bar N >u«**r program hot i been a fTMMSMd b\ t hr aad 1 lad I that the some ( • v* aRi i Dee State Heose Demon*! ration Ag MMl MMd ewe* ■ * jg rat We fMC 'em mend that ’ her ossietoi st*, Fn uviifirfil aImMoM the 1 iMMt Delegation 1 tl to Get torsi st rater* end le claret pm vfmmm m 11 pvrti Asset rbi> amhe a MM wen wwMe op- 1 of th* cuaet ry will tar ofY t kM pn> prop* hMl AS s to tlmd t He t neiei ra«d gram. Atweag th* • pee ker* ate. Dr IlgtMt i la tlhr 9NMM H mM We farm owl C. B Smith Mr. O. B Marti la swe that MMVti ite •eestarj f We rh M the 1* in* Ftorew re frem. .the U. 8 Do way mt di tuhieg to sdl Og frem i |R# partawat nf Agrtra It or*. W S*blflg Yw te gtuned* to th o Beal bem Inn. D C. Dr. Rufe ff (ifMMM Smith ■ h<< uing ifisl ive above the can never hope to ny proportion on- of the primaries, which was aecondsd by Mr. R. E. Woodward, of Rooe- mary township. Capt. Black renew ed his offer of two years ago ta make good any deficiency in the amount nw oesary to pay the coots of the by the withdrasra office from the of I as if th< have tbs ftor a short discuenM ta pro Block’* motion eras voted » 4 r rotary. T renew re r, Mr B P. as oshs d to auike a report S* h< of tbe true- Mr. F •i D* Aaoorta'r State H< m« Leader, New York 8 C. Palmer, General South Caro11ns Sundi Deseonstrat i late. Dr. t-s fiaalli all baa _ btm sntb a pnlasutoc Wbetber be became esbmmted of oae taken ntth a «ramp ruaWi not be women * , The faasral sees tee* were be Id tbe following day by tbe Res Then. Mc Dowell. poster of tbe Haines City Baptist Charrb. tbe body twine Mid t* re*t in tbe Haute* City Ceamtery Jobanw oas a bright young man. hind and la*ing to all, and will be greatly mwasd by his many friends ft vs isj prr day toe re- bat the Magi*- r he instructed ns sting nil witness' Hiding them over of Genera! 8ee- «1 that the Magts- holding an in- ill of the witness- names into the • Camwre) m me Hon . 8 C. Tubermleats As Dr L A. Riser, of tbs ■f Health, Demon*tra my lines of home mak< en by the specialist ami K in Barnwell County a* well as in his , irate* or Corunei new home in Florida, to which Statr , qur*t do not locate the family moved last December. He ’ r* that send their | is survived by his father, mother, two ! Solicitor. Ry cioinje thm comticirr* sisters snd two brother*, other re- able expense and delay will be saved, (stive* and many fnenrs who mourn | We also recommend that the his untimely death. The entire mm- j Magistrates be furnished with dupli- t munity sympathises with the sorrow- ; cate receipt books to give receipts tne program A trained t have charge of the work masium. including drills, : and swimming. Mr. R. he Rock Hill Y. M C. A. t the community singing ig. In nddition to the ing family in their meftt.—Contributed. deep bervave- LEAVES TAX COMMISSION in the gyi folk danrir K Melt of aid condo each event entertainments mentioned above, there will be moving pictures, parties and “stunts’*. A feature of special interest to the girls will be the course in Health Education, conducted by Miss Har- We view with much interest and r ' l,t Wedgwood of the U. S. Bureau alarm the wide-spread prevalence of Education. Here the girla will he crime in our county, and State, ami, tau >fh t . the Rules of the w* may add, all o^er our mighty an< * Living Republic. “In the violations of the prohibition ^ou rs <.’ wi'l be the best ever held, law, it usually occurs outside the Preside nt D. B. Johnson has gene-- t tptpw of Sort d Hill diet net. Meyer's MMCMM Mill district and Greenland diet net fonnnttoa he to teach any higher t ban the rqtlilabl* as Sc^ r nth grad* and to lend their in dates. His r Due MTM MMd MMOCMI •HMfRuFt to the ret pis ia 198 t «-fi fMilMMd High Srhoel la case the dl »bu ' *< rw» r s.r> •MMMMfl* a msde the chat naan of en hand of 8 1 ^ MnMfd 0 f t raster* of eoc h of the this year, Il IMmilMM districts will become a election* this rren the High School Ikoard. tsreea $400 a iMMtUMf dt these board* Is being necessitate r arm IkHtotol tn • SfR V*LS a to r at this tisse and the 8A0U add it lot 1 MKi # this proposition or the Cnmmittcs f faih jrr of il . lias equally at' lb them follows: * T IlM tklf d condition ia that of Treasurer, I fina Mr ml wu pport and adequate build- of Probate, * fMrtlilk M* This condiliu n or r#* dent of Kduc f the si set taw two years to aarwrtaln tbe ptwkbhlg aary ibis your. Ibis »w- ing aoeoaanry foe nn aaaesamont of thu cundt- sport showed that r»- smountad ta 8Mb and g 877V. leasing a haiaaro 1M wtlb which ta atari t waa estimated that Lho your would capt bo- ind 8700. wkuh would aismg boiwoon 1400 and vaL Oa this k -—— tha .ini the asaessamats as ta the chargv of larceny and waa 18 months at hard tabor. Marian Rountree. _ there ware tarn charges of hoaaa- H-raking and larceny of peas from W, L. Cpva. sea* foaad guilty of grand larceny and oaa charge aad •enre Ik months at hard labor otbar rati reeahod la a mistrial. Herman Kirkland of tbe charge of with i stoat to kill seres |8 mo mbs at bard labor. Paul Washington and Phillis or, rbargad with the mmrtm of Mnpp RRRDY BRANCH fTRMR Broach, May 8V-— Miaato Boyloa, of Attondalo la o| tag a few days with Mis* Bax toy. Mr. aad Mrs. W H Black sad chM- roa spoat Sunday at the beam of Mr. aad Mrs. F. L. Still Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Grubhe spent Sunday with Mr. aad Mrs. i-ment can be met an fur ell monies paid in to their hands. Health it this Short . . , D . , „ . .. , ! Indications are that John I. Rice of Columbia, secretary of the state tax commission announc ed yesterday that effective Junel he , . » -— . ,, . ., will sever his connection with the |'*h*dow of all lawful restraint, such ^ sl >’ ^ v *‘ n us fj* ut 0 * W . n * commission to be associated with the police and sheriffs. i thro P College buildings and equip- , , , . \ , , ment, and is cooperating in every In these drinking crowds the red- 1 . U1 , . ... , , ,, , possibly way to make .the Short eyed liquor toq often jeads to bloody ^ • \ * Course a success, assults and even murder. ! m • >-. -ru <• , . i Eloise Cave. Therefore, we your Grand Jury,! would urge upon the attention of all good law-pbiding citizens the im perative duty they owe their country and our society to honestly cooperat with the faithful officers of the law in reporting to them e r ach and every violation of the prohibition law and all other Statutory laws for re straining crime. The proper enforcement of alt 1 Mesdames ^askell Corbett and J. L. Johnson were recent visitors in this law firm of Thomas & Lumpkin. Mr. Rice’s work will be in connection with the legal department of the First Car olines Joint Stock Land bank, of which Thomas & Lumpkin are general counsel. — Mr. Rice is a lawyer and business man of experience. Five years he has been secretary of the tax com mission and recently in charge of the inheritance tax division, and it is with regret that the commissipn surren ders his services. . ..9 Mr. Rice is an academic and also a NEW FOREST NEWS Mr. Hubert Farmer of Davis Bridge as a recent visitor in this section. W. B. Johnson spent Saturday with her sister near Blackville. Mr. Eugene Manuel w'as the recent guest of Mr. Norman Johnson. til be met if the other two condition* are com piled with. Thus it will be seen that if the peo ple of Dunbarton and surrounding, ec.mmunity really want a High School they may have it by everybody co operating, on the other hand, if they . $h 9; Auditor, 8&0; Judge Still. W 1; County Superintea- j Miss Mary Lari la C reach spent MTMii oa. $40; Supervisor. Saturday night with Mi** EutoHo of Repreoentattves, 814; 1 Hiers. at Barnwell, Blackville Mr. and Mrs. J. B Morris aad Ml. 810 each; all other granddaughter, Mias Eas ie Morris, of !«< The new county government bill also abolished the office of Magis trate at Faur Mile. Red Oak and Hilda, which necessitated a rear- Barnwell, were the guests of Mr. Johnson Black, Sr.. Sunday afternoon. Mr. and MVs. Nick Croft and Miaa America Croft were the guests of I Mrs. Llxxie Still Sunday. don’t want it. the failure to comply or rangement of the diatricU in the Miss Eulalie Hiers spent Sundaj county. It ws* ordered, therefore, with Miss Mary Lucile Creech, that Four Mile be consolidated with Mr. and Mrs. I^roy Sandifer spent Bennett Spring*;, Snelling in Red Sunday afternoon with the lattar*s cooperate with any on* of the re quirements will grant their wishes. We hsve the best opportunity now that we will have again in six years Oak township, with Barnwell, and to get this school and if -we let this Siloam, in the same township, with opportunity pass it will be our own Great Cypress. The Hilda district faults, and we will have failed to comprised four voting precincts, three recognize'a thing that will tend to of which, Hercules, friendship and the uplifting of our vicinity. Let’s Reedy Brancli, were consolidated with Barnwell, and the fourth, Hilda, with Blackville, It was not generally known until Saturday that the office of Judge of Green’s Acadeirt^r May 22.—Miss Probate is to be fil'ed at the coming Evie Roberson was the guest of Miss election. Under the county govern- have, a High School. ♦ ♦ w GREEN’S ACADEMY ITEMS. night ment bill as first introduced, there was a provision -to allow the present incumbent to hold over for the ensu- .. .. i ing two years, after which time the Probate Judge’s office and that of Master are to be combined, in an ef- law graduate of the, University of South Carolina. He is vice president and attorney for the Gulf and At lantic Insurance company of C^fam- bia. He comes from a distinguished family of lawyers, his father, the Ipje laws, even a bad law, is undoubtedly method to cause its the very best $arly repeal. Hence, we say to all who oppose prohibition, assist in its enforcement, rigidly If you wish its repeal. Messrs. W. P. Matthews and J. R. B, T. Rice of Barnwell, having been I Let air officers and citizens co-! HaaliiiR a prominent membcf!l3^the bgr of operate to punish' ' all breaches of ^P r ' n K® •econ£H|gi)idaj\ his county, snd a cousin, H. F. Rice [ law, for the good of our country, of Aiken, being a circuit judge of the , We will thus become a law-abiding ; _ state. ^ ^ - IpKml^ where th fl citixeaa may ■ y * -?**?“—* lti *SS:. Hair regret to learn nf bar iacaat41U Mr. Rich 'has been a Columbian beneath hi« own vine and fig tree , * >ine t ^ >> ness and an early recovery ia hoped aince he entered the university and with a satisfaction and safety that Solicitor and other officials for .tbe * or Valerie Mitchell last week-end. * « ^ Misses Pearl and Addie Bunch and Willie Bunch of Witwston were visit ors at the home of Mr. W. H. Wood ward Sunday. Messrs. . Otis Frederick, Jerome i Mitchell and Harvard Grubbs were f ort to re duce expenses. Later, how- in this section Sunday night. 1 ever, the bill was amended requiring Messrsi^James Rutland and Gary, can didates for the Judge of Probate’s Wall were recent visitors in this sec- office to run this year, the two of- tion. ^ i fj cea to be combined two years hence Messrs. Oscar Woodward, Rufus whe ' n the term of 0 ff iee 0 f the pre- Boylston and Harold Beasley were sent Master expires. The successful visitors -at the home of Mr. P. F. Mit- can didate, therefore, will be Judge chell Saturday afternoon. • • i 0 f Probate for two years and Master Miss Valerie Mitchell spent a few and Jud(fe of pro^te for two ad- rrM_ nr ..- nr ^ f**®^® 0 ^**' * ast ditionai years thereafter. -- weax. , „ I A campaign itinerary was arranged ® ^... I >The many friends of Mrs. M. F. community, t The many Triends of Mrs. B. Bates are glad to know that she is able to parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Grubb#. Mr. snd Mrs. B. W. J. Still, spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Grubbs, Sr. Miss Fossie Still spent the weekr end with her sister, Mrs. Victor Martin, of Blackville. Miss Josephine Grubbs spent Fri day night with Mrs. Franklin Black. Miss Felma Still spent Sunday with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Grubbs, Sr. MT. CALVARY ITEMS. Mt. Calvary, May 24.—The many friends of M r.and Mrs. B. D. Bolen sympathize with them in the loss of their six months old baby son who died last Friday. ^ r Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Porter and family of the Edisto Community were visitors in the home ‘ of the latter** parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Givens last week-end. The Calvary folks are glad to hear that Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Carnett wiU shortly be in this section and a hearty welcome awaits him from his many friends who wish they could keep him {longer. . ~ • ?7tS,“st j It is good news to all of this soo- tion to hoar of little Ralph StOTs a hoot of friends ia the city. j there is none to make him afraid. ■ \ assistance which has been rendered -Tilt State Let u* pot down the red-handed u, by them ia their deliberation*, all murderer and whiskey distillers, who of which ia lihoo aad - Respectfully «nhmKt«d. > are the ran* of oar Mad J ' p. £ Allen. Foremen j M# deem to ahaafc the Const, the fen**41, 8- C, Hoy ZMk, \KL -The WiiliatoQ Wsy Mary Roberta rstaiaod homo ‘ tfcrlm on the nuns of It ‘^otkae k Conomrm • r* * I The many fneeds of Mr. ‘Ralph Brown are gtnd to see him r- agon* after two years wrens in the He warns toiaad* with the Mannas. as follows: - Williston, TKtfridsy, July 11 o’clock a. m Blackville, Thursday* August *rd, at II o’clock a. m. Dunbarton, Thursday. August HHh , at 11 w’doek' a. m j ■ ^ > ■■ — — ■■ Bora well. Friday, A agues IBth, st < mittow aad lho phmo whore II ohtorfc a. m 1 ipoetioo riah roJfa asw ta he After aamtag the emwlkm—I cwm- sporalleo for