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The Barnwell People Eitsablishcd in 1877. *Ju»t Like a Member of the Family" Largest County Circulation. VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUG. 3RD, 1922. V NUMBER ♦ *4/ COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENED IN WILLISTON THURSDAY Congressman James F. Byrnes Made Closing Address. / (By J. A. Latimer.) . The Barnwell County campaign of ficially opened in Willistoh July 27th. Capt. W. D. Black presided and in troduced the speakers. Messrs. J. B. Armstrong and J. X. Snelling, candidates for Treasurer and Probate Judge respectively, did n’t make any extended speeches but merely announced themselves. They have no opposition. C. W. Moody, of Barnwell, lead off for Auditor. He spoke of his' pre vious administration of this office and* assured the voters that he would give the same close attention should he be~elected this year. The present incumbent, R. W. Riley, next spoke and in a short talk placed hii record before the voters for them to judge of his fitness. A. Ray Sanders dosad for auditor and stated that he wanted the people to carefully consider his ability. For the first time, voters, from this section of Barnwell County list AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE A head-on collision between 1 . n ■ O Ford coupe driven by a traveling man and (Mr. J. 0. Patterson's large tour- car, with his daughter driving^ oc curred on Main Street in front of ’the First National Bank /Friday af- ’temoon of last week. As usual that narrow thoroughfare was more or ‘ less blocked by vehicles. Both cars were damaged to some extent. It is understood that Mr. Patterson has brought suit against the Ford own er for $100 dajpages, and it is also stated that the latter will enter a counter-suit. \ negro man named Joe Holman had a narrow escape Tuesday morn ing when he was struck by a Cole automobile. He fell back upon the fender of the car and managed to hold on until the driver brought the ma chine to a stop. OVER 900 WOMEN ENROLL FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS The total enrollment of voters in Barnwell County for the approaching jjrimary elections exceeded all ex- Total Enrollment in Barnwell County Larger Than Expected. DOVE SHOOTING BEGINS 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER Game Wardden Gives' Data on ^Ef forts to Assist Hunters of State. Dove shooting in South Carolina will begin Septmeber 1 this year, ac-. cording to a ruling of A. A. Richard- LONG BRANCH PHILOSOPHY 1. \ ' 1 •> \ The candidates heart \s beating fast The primary vote will cast BARNWELL MAN HAD VERY CLOSE CALL LAST WEEK ‘Jack” Phillips Nearly Suffocated by be Smoke from Burning Reel. All the money and time it has cost Will soon be either won or lost. . ^ it is not certain in every case who a ^. r , t ^ e ^ am P Theatre at Barn- we are going to vote for but we are Mr. H. J. (“Jack”) Phillips, man- 1 well, had a very narrow escape from (death on Thursday night of list week. ^cutions the grand total being djW game warden who haa ; just now reldy ive some „ tm „. 802 of which 936 are women and reached an agreement w.th the W- who we not sopport for H .j when a moving picture reel caught 1861 are men. These figures are eral authorities for this date and also * gtance we have NEVE r caat a vote 1 fir « a P^ture was being shown. migratory bird 1 f M B , T » is easv hut ’ It seems that Mr. Phillips had re- by the county chairman. It will be treaty act Mr. Richardson will allow ■ why any man Bwin|r ‘ aroU nd %hei! noVed the n * 1 from one of ^ P r °- ' entire state telling things he will do.. >cting mach5nM an <l wa » Pacing it taken from the club rolls as received l under the federal treaty act Mr. Riel shooting to begin on this date. UNION MEETING * The union meeting of the second division met with the George's Creek Baptist Church. After praye r and song service the delegates were en rolled, after which tne union organiz ed by electing W. H. Hutto as Mod- ened to a talk by a lady aspiring forj f r *t 0 r and J. O. Sanders as Clerk, the important position of Supenn- \ first topic was dismissed by W. tendent of Education. Mtss C. Alva ! ^ Hutto. B B Baxley. J. O. Band- Baxley, of Blarkvtlle. formerly a * r% • Gmbbo. 8. W sthool-teacher and now a full fledged * ohms. L- W. Ab»tanc* lawyer stated taht men are best fitted .ham*. * 1 for »niUi public office*, others can b>. ' McCormack Fail. W H. 8 8. Wil- Carter and • Dr. J. R Tbe union then ad- equally well filled by asen or women ahd eome few ran better be filled by w<>mrn and she placed the poaitien o* County Super in tandent a# Education in the latter etnas and nmd the fact fhaf BP per cent- of the toeclkers *f the county are women In strweatng the fart that the women hs the vtlsl fee tor hs the eduratteu of the child, Mlee Basle) said she did not want M understead that men dsaY take aa iMtemet la odamtioa hat that the hetievea hat thta qaeotiua ta nearer and dearer to women She paid a heoatifui tribute to the women of the UonUsderacy and said that the women of today are a chip off the «ame blech and that now that they haw surprised everyone by their enroll ment almost us the aoman the) would a»t leave the job half dune bat awatd gw ta the poll* and vote for those who stand for Ina nad order. She t la-ed by on) tag that Harwwetl Cean- ihrrllM Nr pf•.; % tr ttIHl #MNft lilt* fimi hi the state sad tha* follow the ex amples of many of the progressive sUstos sd the Heel. Mioe Itaxtey male a c<H<d talk and receiied «lose at ■ joumed for dinner, following which the union re assembled and after prayer and sung service the other topics were discussed The ant m 'Voted to dispense with the Saaadj afternoon program The asvnhiI# (jM 4^^ which aitl go fur House Mm*ton* The next onion will meet with Friend shp Baptist Church on Saturday be fore the fifth Sunday m October V. H Hutto. M drrotor, J. O Header*. Clerk seem from the above that the per centage of women enrolled is 33.44. In 1920 the enrollment was 1881, so the increase is due almost wholly to the large number of new citizens who have qualified to vote. In that year the largest number of votes polled for any one office was 1622, and it Is estimated that the vote this year will be around 2400, which is as large as it was before Allendale County was formed. The enrollment the other machine, which was m operation. Realizing the danger from fire, he grabbed the box rontain- ht* father being a farmer he would owl *ute fur any moa*ur* against *h* farmers fae anyh*o4)‘* dtrxi dollars He •toted that the queotme af (wight and pnawngcr rates wa« ew tlret in the hsnde of the Inlersta*e Cammerro • emansotoe end that he aroald he puwertese to emhe any change m the some even if he d** H ngni r* ’ the .1. n, tmr l-ljl of his I I what the present rgaUun hnd a*««»*tipli*hr**l and said it they had reduced taxes from milL and had r r from 124 to 7 1 - ion would have lower had the lloiai-e J. rrma It. of d Mim Hailey and in remarks j-a d a trd’Uta ment'* quail!* * even if he w..h M l to .si ant - Ik'dMXH* to k^.ihgl and had reduo-d g against hei position he would way, he gave an account of his >U wardship of this • important position Electrie and other special bill* nassed for the last 14 years. He said that | **> the House become law. He is during this time evory noorporated i °PPose«l to the State Tax ( ommis- town in the county had built one or ? s ‘°" •" favor of the Hydro Eleet- mure modern school buildings and r ' r Will. He referred to his fight at several hail built two, including Wil-; midnight, sesson l»efore last, which liston in the last statement. He f resulted in the defeat of the resolu- said he thought he knew before child-1 tior( calling for a Constitutional Con- ren came into his home what was | vention which would have cost the needed along educational lines ^but ’ state a million dollars. J. W.'Folk, offering for re-election to the House, opened his remarks by saying that he was proud to render to his home people a record of two years service. He stated that the by precincts ix as follow:: 1920 Precinct. Men Women Total En’m't Barnwell 876 )91 &87 37ft Blackville 312 174 4h6 316i B. Spgx 62 23 7S ftO D. Pond* 66 18 M # 19 Dunbarton 69 29 99 lift Elko * 122 62 1M m Four Mile 34 1ft 49 Friendship 70 14 64 • 52 I H. spa* at 29 61 49 He mile* Ittft 3ft I4» 9V Hilda ftft 31 116 93 Kline P2 144 96 Red Oak «a 14 c* M R Branch U III 71 * ’** Rosemary 1 78 4& 116 64 Bitaam 19 1< 64 a | ‘23k) m MtP • • l Totals tag? MB SM? mat 1 Dmoharteo b lhe owl t peer •• et that < •hewed a decrease In eorelhoeot %e 1 tempered with i*fa. aRheogh the 1 samhev ml men tllH tear at. a somber ef prertorfe m h*e than 1 two ye or* ago. emnog thee# being Rlockville. Heal ing Spring*. Red Owk and W illietoo ttmred (hot he 0 ill am k# a gNMMd fid* I fleer He • toted that he weald net vote fee any htl II that weald horX lhe lots rest ef the 1 hrwmr* and cl* need by Xoymg that he 0 gel ng to he elected fee “yaw can’t k eep a goed man 4owo Ohi b ea* prev ea whew Jeon h coaae I bock te bod.** G. L Weteoti nger. of Block i .tL>. 1 I rimed for the . H«o«e Like Mee*r* j Harley and Rb It he b offering for office for the fl r*t Time He made a tliort talk wtat i ng tha | mIMM Id the wt*|| U» el«d h HO hr would ! take pht* »ure i VI nst the vnan> hm*!**#* u the rr mnd other- sim- prutect th* inters fI# of thr pt* *- pic of Barnwell Count f. Hr •aid he I is a buxine** m an and not a •peak -r l - '"I , " p P ' y *“ * '*“7 of " G H ® lley »hen every living bit of it i, beyond-'" a box wh ™ il thet of A,ken, the cbief warden ontlmee hi( fr ^ hav( , , in brin ,. f f™m . r.rbon .pork th.t fell from - ht, posit,on and explains h., ruling, j >bopt lhe , ituition d „ cribed ln ' His letter follows: I ® . “I heg to acknowledge receipt of ® your letter of July it. ,n re open h , ve , new hl( Ind „„ |<Klk|n> , „ | ing the smoking film and tried to «i.son for doves. the votfr . with conSiie „„, but , p '» ‘hro<l«h a window of th. I tan readily un.Vratand an.1 >«-| dont b „ r „ trt cue „ dinn . r Unfortunately he trippwl ogmte your doves being ^ , urn<(bpd b thp r o r f ldpr , tP ,| •" -l-otric fan and instead of gw a norymigratory bird, yet by an art- r>nd|d .„. nor , n ^ hi roneendng' 1 ^ t,,roo,rt ’ ,h * ** h »* “* of congress they have been made ■*. |o , v „ , nd fi , h „ idi ,, the wall and landed on the b.lc~. migratory and any one killing them in violation of the federal lai suffer. M I have made the ruling that the dove season will open September I, and. in doing so, made this ruling for the be nefit of the dove hunters of South Carolina. "Last year, under the state law, a person could begin shooting doves on August IS. and at the seme time the federal authorities had the right ta arrest such a hunter who killed doves prior ta October 1C After a great deal of correspondence and per - soaal interviews with the authorttiou la Washington. I get them tu agree to let the doee eeason open Seuteta- W V with wo«l.| use i state law end epee "TW r* git in—which of course may he for floor. Several negroes were in the best, .nd the multitude to be •< *** «' * their escape doom the the exception of- with on, a colored physician, who, Mr. Phillips, was cut off frou exit hy the dense smoke. A cry of “Fire!" caused tha . turned down will still have their new ( hats and suits or what ever they bought to appear gentle in. so we hereby notify all whom it may con- I cem that they need not call at our 1 shack right away as we wil I be I •beent for some little time during • W|U on the mala floor af (hr heated term we will be bark inf tk * lh ~ lr » U U “ ,tm * +■ though there were little or mm signs of puatr. When the flhu eapladsd a •beet of fire sheet arrwas the halreuf. aad jumped to the mala f distance of several feet, aa miury to «-nr mi his legs Mr. term we will be bark in lime ta vote but not in time to be chinned or boned by any one con corning their claims on us Riah Mas VtlTBH NO MtHIB FOR RLRlHE the under*landing that I ly mflueeee to have th* conform to the federal fl^iMmhur I do cemmwekesier. | Ptkdhps. Minded tferated hy the f< • • the rode of laws af South t'erwliuu, I9B3. volume II. seta forth unde* Surtleo kdd that the spew season far deeoa shall be from Ortnber Ik to January SI sd each lUar.' Thss code, having hy the legislature, thta eulor lav v wald •opemede all ether bwe aad n y hand* ooaM he I led wore 4 Ml fa r the fact that la the mmm radM. node* Beet loo UB. the seta* mteeeoae m 4e forth >hel the fob*** a! mig fraler y brd irooty rogwlotlew*. krtag the e opveaM bw of the bod under Artel kt V1 of the eooatitaMaa ml the Untl led States, art 1 hereby dr - cbved to h* ■ the bw ml thi 0 Mate, and the penalty fee their vte fatten shall T* the Kdttor of The State I feet like the Ikrmerrattc from Be raw* H ta reference te Mr was gtvea Blsnse I have aheoys voted fae hmt,' msUtea. to whtrh the loot time ever the pretuet of my time Mr twa anue that wewt tu France tahetp has hfe lu Mr Riley, whnm whip the Germane. IsN I did ant he ^nimm was attmrXod by the y* Hava thsae reports ea hua Rat hr maa's rrtao emi whs hurried to lets Mr Dunrau repeat these rhnrg' ■ re«ree. ocbers in the every day until I ess satisfied that jthel he hm* already < Ufs Phillips la a be ram- tbe) are ti hoaaam Me. The velwalaee fkre 'W^dd net ealy deny them but a —* Xpsadsd quirkty ta the alarm. ae< be punishment ml ant lee aer mare than $38 fine, I imprisonment hretl < •Ir for ii'pvt igstion rtl is id I and 'Hi will L therefore p mine that, a* rwry county paper *houl of thi* departomt if its optional j of Mr Dunes in's spree he a hi • h *ert ion of tl ir IP72 would haie seen 4, if a fi thj ill g uvern dov* * hunti ng; and 1 had n ot show ihI m«* nisi 1 ht* bent interrvt < uf all pariie* State Let e very * body rm* '! 1 have rule il that Section what we are up again il! COV •' 'r the dove •ituat ion. and Count; y EdiUx rs, for God SMPM ^on for shoot 1 ng d« >ve* in what Duncan ix saying 1 c arofl ina will o| |M-n Se ptember 1 Bleast >. 1 xa; y thix with 1 cl OJ4C December 15. 1 to everybody for there af kla grit waaM kaark Ibsaraa off the platform if II was aat true. Be I am dene voting far Mr IIlease as this, Is a white Deaearratir primary and aril) pare Deaiarratr shamld be al lowed ta ran aad es as many pesptv all ever the state daa't read the dally papers, aad don*t see a Hat Mr Dan - ran Is arusing Mr Blrase af I think Id copy one a. I never riend of mitir ropy * of The know just at. So Mr. m age rvaultlag keyead the 4 ml the eas reel Il Is staled that the way the fire started Is meet though 4 la aat at aB uacsmaMa far a partare being run threagh the mo ck* ar la calrk fire, go aurally with very little damage BL \< h VH.LE PKEP ABINC TO ENTERTAIN YISITORB (tig Hsrbrcor Dfaarr ta Rr Served aft ('ampaiga Mvetiag Taday. in his home Hr helirvrs in unstinted support of rural schools and would like to see them as good ax the town schools. Hr also welcomi*<l i Southern states the dove season diM*s the ladies. j not open until November 20, and in | many other states of the union there is no open season at all.You *will, therefore, see that we have much to altout Mr. j Mr- W J. <“Red”) Faulkner, who all faimesn | was in the city Monday, told a Cep has never! resentative »f The People that Blaek- I have been. When the chairman .called the names of four candidates for Magix- A *76 Democrat. Aiken. sh< be thankful for along this line. “A. A. Richardson, ’ “Chief Game Warden.” The open season for all game birds and animals in the state is as fol- now with two children who will sOon be ready for schools of Barnwell County he said he feels better fitted than ever to place the Barnwell schools at the top. He stated the duties of a county superintendent and J presen^ delegation had done more to. drew attenton to the fact that he had i get the cdUnty in good financial shape visited the schools not just Once a i than any delegation within the last year as required under the law hut, ten or fifteen .years. He submitted tratr only one answered, W. A. Willis, who maded a short talk, stat ing that he is making the race on a ’straight out law and order platform and that should he he elected he would know neither friend nor foe. He jstated that if anyone did’nt want the , lows: law enforcement not to vote for him.) Deer, bucks only fJ '.September 1; It had been whispered about that ( bear, mink, mtiskrats, opossum-!, Congressman Byrnes would speak ! otter, rabbits, racoons, skunks and and the large crowd remained on the ’ squirrels, October 1; fox, September railroad platform long past the din-M; blackbirds^, October 1; wild turkey. “In Georgia and some of the other _ l*een a man stronger for Hlease than j villc ix making great preparation* *.m entertain the visitors who are ex pected te attend the second county campaign meeting to be held there today (Thursday). About 20 hogn, 3 goats and 2 heifers are being pre pared, according to Mr. Faulkner, together with the other necessaries that go with a real old-fashioned Southern barbecue. Iced soft drinks wil] be in abundance , as well as DEATH OF A CHILD Blackville, July 31.—The death angel visited the home of Mr. and tyrs. Elias Hutto Tuesday morning, the 25th inst., and took away their darling little .girl, Elizabeth, aged 6 ! cigars and cigarettes. he visited them a great deal more than this and cited the case of the Green’s Aqademy school which he visited four times the last year be cause they jjalled for him while con structing a new building. He point ed with pride to the fact> that 21 Barnwell County girls took the Sum mer School course‘s at Orangeburg interesting figures to showj how that under the present system the state is getting bark approximately one mil lion dollar? a year in special fees ahd made the statement that the tax. on visible property could have been reduced from the present five and a half millions to approximately one and a half millions had all of the this year and referred to the fact that ■ House bills for raising revenue be he had spent two weeks, one at Clenjson and another at Furman, familarizing himself with the needs mone law. 'He is against the State Tax Commission and jn favor of a Hydro Electric Bill, arid desires the years. .She had been ill with diphtheria for only aweek and bore her suffering with great fortitude. Her body was laid to rest in the Double Pond cemetery on the follow- ner hour and wer? amply^repaid. Mr. ^Thanksgiving day; doves, September i ing day at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, Byrnes made a short but very inter- i; wood or summer ducks, no open j the funeral services Jbeing conducted esting talk largely along . the lines season-; migratory ducks, coots, by the pastor, the Rev. Mr, Davis, ■ 0 taxation and said that the Re- snipes and gallinules, November 1; | of Hilda. She is survived by her publican party is a party of special rails and marsh hens, September 1; priviliges. He said that W. P. G. plover arid yellow legs, September l; JIarding and Daivd F. Houston, -woodcock. Nov. 1; reed ‘birds may though Democrats m name, were be shot from August 15 to November largely responsible for the severe de-' 15 to protect rice crops; meadow flat ion which had caused much suf-. larks may be killed to protect crops fering. | from November 1 to April 30; part- Mr. Byrnes stated that he had not ridges (bob white), Thanksgiving voted for the Woman Suffrage Bill day. SPECIAL NOTICE of the schools of th» county. He ( Budget Committee report ’followed stated that he had attended all th{ or else do away with the committee, meetings of-qtate teacher* association ' He stated that the present delegation and now held the position of Execu- hads^ved in the two years about $641,- tlv#"Committeeman from the Second j 000 as explained by Mr. Brown. He • jrresxional District. In dosing' dosed his talk with a tribute to the itated that he laid more xtreai on ! women and hit belief that they would racier than arholarahip on the caat their ballot for law and order. t*rt of tearherx ( L M Harley opened hi* talk to the off for the Honor Hr demod that; o«t flat footed for bw aad order Hr hat earn* a *a it rood aurrary waaM m T rtatod that an father amj mother, one sister, two brothers, and other relatives to mourn her death. “Precious darling, she has left us, Yes, forever more, But we hope to meet our loved one On that bright and happy shore. Lonely the home and sad the hours Since our dear Elizabeth has gone. \ F’rom what Mr. Faulkner said, the ( good people of Blackville realize that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” and acting on this old adage they expect to captivate every visitor who partakes of the feast that is being prepared. Quite—a large crowd attended the initial meeting at Williston last week, bat Blackville expects a much larger number of voters, meto ami women, to accept her invitation. TWO NEGROES killed Struck by Lightning While SUndiag ^ Under Tree. shine this for he believed that this question j should have been4eft to the states but ! now he knows the women will use | Yheir vote wisely and will improve . —. politics. He scored the supporters { The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Dyer Anti-Lynch Bill and said of the Barnwell Methodist Church it was put Through Congress for ' will have their regular monthly mget- ■ .political reasons alone on aroant of ing Tuesday, August 8th. at ft V-1 ^ the large colored population in many clock. TV* meeting will be held a: • * The price ef rot tan advanced Northern Congreaaiofial districts the home ml Mrm. W E MrNfth j 17ft potats Tuesday, following Williston is aneay* glad to have Every officer and member ef tie poMiratiao ef the geveromeof* the dwtiagwiahed representative from Society m urged 10 he the Seri/ad Dtxtnrt a* her gmr*’ tan meeti’or TW of Owing to the Wtemne ef the hamr mess ipg mill lq Allendale, July 28.^—Two negroes But, oh! a brighter home than ouro ^ Simon Pattern and William Robison^ In heaven i» now her own.” , were silled by lightning near Ulmer* One who loved her. yesterday afternoon, according to »- • • • formation reaching Allendale today. The dyt »oae ten mirqitos >n >un , TV- two negroes with other who were knocked hy tha hah, a field when the thinking that R was ta il[ dingo report af 7a A oerh pm b reap af llAMABh baba wan ant foM) •r*