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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE VSTE»
NUMBER 41.
STATE TAX LEVY
’ HALF MILL LESS
LIMIT ALLOWED BY ACT NECES-
SARY, BEATTIE FINDS
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Is Five end a Half s.Mills.—Majority
of Spite’s Funds Raised from
Indirect Tax Sources.
Scopes Case Tri^l Room and Chief Figures
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The tax levy for ’ordinary pur
poses” of the State government, as
^fixed in accord with provisions of the
annual 'appropriation act cf 1925,
amounts to five and one-half mills,
one-half mill less than that of 1924,.
it was announced Friday by A. J.
Beattie, comptroller general, who has
notified tfie divers county auditors and
treasurers of the State of the levy de
termined. *
Under the provisions of the socaU-
<ed “6-0-1” school aid law there-is also'
to be 'levied. inT each county for school
aid a tax of four mills, this in addi
tion to the three mill constitutional
tax also devoted to this purpos^.
The two mill levy for highways
and.bridges, under authority of Sec-*
tion 79 of the appropriation act, is
us pended for the year and county
auditors have been advised by Mr.
Beattie not to enter this levy.
In th^ instance of Charleston,
Berkeley end Williamsburg Counties
there is levied an additional tax of
• one-half a mill for the Santee bridge,
for which the levy has heretofore
been one mill.
In all counties,. of course, there are
also the levies for ordinary county
purposes, for schools, bonds, loins,
etc. * ’ '
“7“ The appropriation act provides that
the levy for ordinary State purposes
shall not exceed fiVe and a half nlilts,
which maximum limit it has been
found necessary to levy.
^ “The five and a half mills,” Mr.
- Beattie said, “will produce approxi
mately $2,300,000; total appropria-
1 tions amount to $9,380,662.66. The re
mainder must* therefore be njet fRom
the various indirect tax sources: the
? Income tax, the inheritance tax, the
. ' business license tax, departmental
fees, etc.
“Of the total more that one-half is
devoted to educational purposes and
this without jncluding the receipts
from the seven mills levied as the
three mill constitutional school tax
and the four mill “6-0-1” tax.
“The appropriation may be divided!
“Educational, $5,181,000.
“Adroinistraticn, $1,991,000. (Minus
$1,176,000 received in fees, etc., to
leave the “net cost” of $815,000.)
' v. “Pedal and charitable institutions,
$1,296,000. * ,
“Pensions. $753,000.
“legislative department, $157,600.'
,, “These figures, of course, do not J
. represent the total of public expendi- ;
tures; there are the same millions to
be expended by the State highway de- j
( ^partment in the construction, etc. of
Ihighways and to be raised by. the
gasoline tax and motor vehcle taxes^
and also the funds for school purposes
raised by the three mill constitutional
and the four mill “6-0-1” levies.
“Those of us seeking tax reform,
which we all admit necessary, should,
1 believe, therefore consider first the I
Weevil Infestation
Is Extremely Heavy
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Within the past few day*, the editor
of The People-Sentinel has personally
inspected several fields of cotton and
finds that, while in some fields the
'infestation is apparently very light,
in others great damage is being done
by the boll weevil,. One of the fields
visited belongs to one of the largest
fanners in Barnwell County who is
doing everything possible to control
the pest. At one end of his field,
near some woods, practically the en
tire bottom crop has already been
destroyed by the weevils and they are
Next month attention will be centered on the little town of Dayton, Team, where John T. Scopes will be tried
for violating the State law against the teaching of the theory of evolution. Above is'the Rhea county courtroom
where the trial will be held, and 1, John T. Scopes; 2, John K. Godsey, attorney for the defense; 3, 3. K. Hicks,
senior prosecuting attorney; 4, Judge.J. T.-Raulston, who will preside over the trial.
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More New Subscribers
Added to Mailing LisT
.Several more new subscribers have
been added to The People-Sentinel’s
mailing list since the • last issue of
this newspaper and quite a number
of renewals have been received, which
is very good evidence that the paper
is winning new friends and keeping
the good will of old ones.
Those to whom The People-Sentinel
begins its weekly visits with this
issue are as follows:
J. C. Sandifer, Biackville. ~
Mrs. J.' W. Arledge, Jacksonville,
Florida.
Milledge Black, Biackville, No. 3.
C. W. Wall, Gibson v N. C. ' ,
W. Hankinson, Moyer’s Mill.
L. E. McCormack, Biackville No. 2.
Renewals have been received from
the following subscribers:
Win. Morrison, Biackville.
Chesley H. Bates, Biackville.
B. F. Gardner, Biackville No. 1.
H. H. Martin, Biackville.
4 J, O. Longi Hilda.
Col. H. D. Calhoun, Barnwell.
Mrs. G. H. Ryan, Biltmore, N. C. *
Bank of Williston, Williston.
The People T Sentinel greatly ap
preciates these remittances and ex
presses the hope 'that other subscri
bers will send in their renewals
promptly. *
SnelUng News.
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Snelling, June 23.—Mr. Melvin
Lane spent the week-end at his home
at Cartersvine.
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Mr James Cook, of Bamberg, spent
Sunday night with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Cook.
Mr. G. L. Hill and daughter. Miss
Marie Hill, were the guests of Mr.
T. O. Davis and-sisters Saturday.
Miss Mittie Hair, of Augusta, and
reduction of expenditures. Taxes are j Mrs. W. C. Kennedy and children, of
levied in sufficient sum to take care j Williston, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
of expenditures authorized by the leg-J H. M. Cook." - "
islature as the result of public de-j Messrs.. R. R. and S. E.| Moore,
mand from the people. So In order to j spent Thursday afternoon in Barn-
make any reduction in taxes we must berg. -."J-r
first make a reduction in expendi- | Mrs. M. M. Moore has returned to
tures, determine which expenditures | her home here after a pleasant visit
we may best afford to reduce and in- j to her daughter,' Mrs. P. W. Patter-
struct the Igw’ makers iLo so reduce ap- 1 son, of Allendale,
propriations. I Mr. and Mi^. H. M. Cook and fami-
“It is not a tax burden, but an ex- ly attended services at Rosemary Bap^
Cucumber Crop Good;
Boll Weevils Thrive
Biackville, June 21.—This is prob
ably the best cucumber season, from a
financial standpoint, Biackville has
ever had. The vines have heM up re-
markaBly well end the stock is green
and way above the average of previous
years.
■ Numbers of fanpers have already
cleared enough on their cucumbers to
pay the year’s expenses on their en
tire crop. An unusual large number
of buyers have been- present through
out the season and bidding has been
lively on the street sales and on the
loaded cars.
The damage the Boll Weevil is do
ing to the crop in this section was a
great surprise to the farmers. The
weather had been hot and dry and ..the
farmers were not expecting. much
trouble, bet since the rainy wsitfier
has set in they are here *n great
numbers and are doing quite a lot of
damage.. Some farmers report xthat
they can: scarcely find a square that is
not punctured. Some good intelligent
farmers claim it is the worst damage
they have ever had since the weevil
first made its' eppearahee a number
of yeart ago. Quite a number of the
best farmers have come to the con
clusion poisoning was not necessary
and now it looks like it will cause
thousands of dollars loss, to this sec
tion. — n \.'"
Celebrates Eighth Birthday.
T. F. Hogg Succombft
— After Long Illness
Dr. Thomas F. Hogg, prpminent
physician and farmer of Allendale
County, died at his home near Kline
at midnight Thursday night, after a
lingering, illness from which ^e had
been suffering for the past five years.
He had been at El Paso, Texas, for
his health for several months and had
returned to his home near Kline
about four week ago. He was a grad
uate of The Citadel and the Charles
ton Medical College and although he
was a physician of note, he had follow
ed his profession for several years,
having devoted his time to his large
farming interests. He had spent his
entire life in and near the community.
Funeral services were held Friday
-afternoon at five o’oclock at Cave
Church, a large concourse of sorrow-
FIGHTING BOB
LAID TDREST
ON
LATE SENATOR BLEEPS
GREEN HILLgIDE.
Death Thursday Afternoon Ends'
Specialular Career of Senator La
• vl- Toilette of Wisconsin.
The body of Robert Marion La Toi
lette, United States Senator from
Wisconsin, was laid to rest Monday *
in ah unmarked plot on a verdant hill
side at Madison, Wis. “Fighting
Bob,” as he was known to his friends
puncturing the remaining squares on and admirers, succumbed to a heart
the stalks. Further aw*y from the stuck in Washington; Thursday af-
woods, however, the infesUtion i»I ternoon, while recuperating from .a
much lighter ar.d very little damage severe 1 cold.
has bfen done so far. This farmer is I Senator La Follette was a pietdr-
fighting the weevil with tevery means esque figure, having been in the llmo-
in his power-bj rapid cultivation, hj^ht for mtny year8 . He wa8
picking up the squares and poison- ernor of Wisconsin for three 'tenqs
mg, with both .mplases and calcium and represented that SUte in the
arsenate and with calcium arsenate in United States Senate for many years,
dust form; A patented weevil catcher Ust year he wag a n independent can-
was run over a quarter of an acre of didate for President and fought val-
this cotton Monday morning and six | Untly to esUblish a third pary in this
weevils were caught.
The above field probably in an ex
ample of extreme infesUtion, but like
incidents are reported from other sec
tions of the county. On the other hand
many farmers report that their fields j
are practically free from infesUtion
country. He was known as an in
surgent in the Senate, as ha refused
to adhere strictly to party lines and
often voted with the Democrats on
important measures;. i
- Rumor says that one of his sons or
his wife may be appointed to fill the
and no poisoning has been done up to Vacancy caused by his death,
this time. The plant is fruitittg rapidly r
and with fa.orab’e seasons fas. the _ __ —-
next few weeks, good yields are ex- DRrUWClI 1* RlTOCrS
pected ‘ —«—»«—-— J Grow Many “Cukea’’
Barnwell Insurance . w
Man Wins Fine Trip finishing a very successful year ( with
*'*• * I — ■—- A rtesev a •
cucumbers. About 260 cars have
The many friends of Mr. Norman I at practically all of
B. Gamble, who, in addition to his th ?^* r ,ot * b * in * •fcfcped from that
position as vice-president of the I ' H>1 ' '
Home Bank of Barnwell, represents Altlwi<r 7* dr t y w ® ath « r cut th *
the Southeastern Life Insurance Co.,| cro , p ' * ^ d '* 1 ” m * tar » e
of Greenville, las won a trip to At- J * > *® n
lantic City by writing $100,000 worth
of insurance during the past year.
In fact, he exceeded that amount by
several thousand dollars aiftl expecU
to receive a handsome bonus in ad
dition to the trip. The live-wire
agents of this South Carolina compan
in a faw cases as much as $600 to
$600 per acre. Of course the above
h the exception* but on the whole
the crop has been praAUMe to prac
tically all that grew it this year.
Numbers of farmers are growing
soy beans for hay and the seed this
lag relattves and svmpathetis freinda whUh, by~the way. led all other Hie [ fi C v C( /th c ^b^mi^TrlH ^ w
gathering:to pay their last tribute to insurance companies in the amount of
new insurance written in this State,! “ hay ’ * niia *
will go to Atlantic City next month.
The People-Sentinel congratulates
Mr. Gamble and hopes that, he will
have a Wonderful time.
gathering; to pay
his memory. Dr. Hog survived by
his widow, who was Miss Moly Creech
and two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Appleby,
of Allendale, and Mrs. Barnett, of
Orangeburg. There are no children.
Biackville, June 23.—A delightful
event of last' week was the party
given by Mrs. Leon Martin in honor
of the eighth birthday, of her little
daughter, Dorothy. Merry games
were played and delightful refresh-
were served. Everybody pres-
ent enjoyed the occasion immensely
Advertise in The People-Sentinel
Killed in Auto. Wreck :
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One negro was killed and several
others were more or less seriously in
jured Sunday afternoon in an auto
mobile wreck a short distance of Lees,
in Bamberg county. It Is understood
that the machine was being driven at
a terrific rate of speed and the driver
was unable to negotiate the short
curve at the point where the highway
crosses the Southern Railway tracks.
The ^car, which was a five-passenger
Buick touring and the property of a
Denmark traveling salesman, was
almost a total wreck. It is said that
the 4i£wner of the machine, 4., was
spending the dr y in Sav&nnah and
ius negro chauffeur took advantage
of the opportunity to enjoy a joy-ride
in company with five others of his
race. • , . '
Death of Mr*. YT. H. Creteh.
as well as for i cash crop. Cora
erops have improved a groat deal
since Having rains. Prospects are
good for a good watermelon crop with
good prices. ’ , 77
The cotton crop in nmgt aectloia pf
the county is very good, with the ex-
^ a 1 e/v veoAo a. 1 option of the cotton gotten up late.)
On April 10, 1843, a little babe was farmers are busy plowing aa often
born in the home of Mr. and Mrs. | .. Th e *^1
pansion burden.”
Ford Sales Continue Good:
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tist church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Birt, ol Wil
liston, werb visitors here Sunday af
ternoon. - *
WUliams-Robinson.
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* • The Dicks Auto Co., of Barnwell^
says that eales figures of the Ford
Motor Company for the month
May show a continued good domestic : Biackville, June 16—An event of
; ' demand for Ford cart and trucks, the much importance to many Biackville
last ten days of the month showing a friends was the marriage last week
substantial increase over the previous °f Miss Fannie Williams, daughter of
ten days. The figures also disclose Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Williams, of New
Treoord-breaking sales abroad and in Hollands to Mr. Joseph Robinson, of
>* the high-price car field a growing de- Bethune. The ceremony was per-
mand for Lincoln cars. In f&ct, the formed by the Rev. Byron Gunter, a
Lincoln sales in the United States cousin of the bridc r About a hundred
during May went to^ new record with *nd fifty guests were present to wit-
R68 deliveries to • customers, exceed- ness the important event.
^^g by more than fifty the record es-1 Immediately after the ceremony the
( taMished in April. , , 'happy coupl*_4cft by automobile for
V Forti car and truck sales for the a Wedding trip in the mountains of
tnonth reached a total of 201,779 of North Carolina.
- which number 19,576 were foreign Thfe bride is a popular young lady,
' gales. This is a record for foreijr noted for her sweet deposition and
deliveries and is more that 1,100 above the groom is‘ a splendid young man.
c fhe April .Sales, |They have the best withes of hosts
. , - » » ♦ ' ■ ^ 0 f friends for a long and happy life
Advertise la the People-Sentinel together.
Important Notice to Subscribers.
Sincq^ consolidating The Barnwell People and The Barnwell
Sentinel, the mating lists of the two papers have been combined.
As stated in a previous issue, The Barnwell PeopleTSentinel will
be mailed each week to subbscribers of both papery. Where a sub
scriber was taking The People and The Sentinel and was paid in
advance'to the latter, due credit was given, as will be seen from
the address label on the paper.
Now it is poor rule that doesn’t work both ways, and the pub
lisher of The People-Sentinel requests every subscriber who is in
arrears to remit promptly. Every effort has been made to get the
mailing list corrected up to date and all that is necessary for a sub
scriber to find out how much he owes is to examine the date on
his address label. It shows the month and year of expiration (all
subscriptions date from the first of each month), ^or instance,
>, if the date reads “Jan. 25” it means that a subscription expired
January, 1, 1925. The figures are for the year not the day of the
month. ■: x—a— ,,,
Jacob Brunson, near Cave, S. C., and
soon she grew into girlhood, thence
to womanhood, for this was no other
than our deceased friend, Mr*. Jane
Creech.
She became the bride of Mr. W. H.
Creech January 29, 1859, and they
lived met congenially together and I ” T..*^
were faithful in every respect to their
marital vows’ . < ,
Early in life Mrs. Creech became
■converted, and was baptised in full
membership of the Allen's Chapel ‘
Church, of which whe proved to be a
•host faithful member until death.
She will be greatly missed in every
phase of life, and while her giin is
our loss, may we realize that all
things work together for good to
those that love God. Words are in
adequate to describe her loyalty as a
friend, a helpmate, a mother, but
may her high Christian character and
influence stand out prominently in the
lives of her five children.
Mrs. Creech was up
as possible. The boll weevil haa al
ready become serious in many of the
cotton fields. Square picking an4 fast
cultivation is general. County Agent
Boylrton has been very busy making
weevil infestation counts and assist
ing in the purchase of dusting mater
ial and machinery. Between 40 end
been.
bought in the county In the past
week. A determined effort is being
made to control the weevils this year.
News f rom Lyadhurst
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Lyndhurst, June 22.—Mrs. C. D.
Gantt and children, of Beaufort, are
spending some weeks here.- *
Miss Margaret Haarper, who for
the pprt school term held a position
at Lykesland,* is back at home again
fpr the holidays.
Miss Margaret Harpef, whb vfor
dale, and Maude Steinmeyer, of Bean-
fort, were here for a few hours on
„„ .. doing her home I Thur “ ,I! ;- ^ f
dutie. unUr. few hour, before her \ »>»*«% *0 Jota . e^ntoC Wr-
death. She died June 20th, and on
the following day funeral services
were held at Allen’s Cfiapet church. , „ , ;
, rfnd Calder Ellis ipotored to Varnvfll*
amidst a concourse of sorrowing rela-| „ .j A 4 -
ty, and enjoy a plunge in the limpid
'waters of the Lower Three Runs.
Messer*. 8. H. Gantt, and Harper
The People-Sentinel is making every effort to give its readers
one of the best weekly newspapers in this section of the State,
but, frankly, it costs money—and a lot of it. Subscriptions are
just as much a part of the, legitimate returns of a newspaper as
advertisements. Lossqs on either hurt the paper to that extent.
5sea on
te that
The editor belieyfs that his., subscribers appreciate his efforts
to give them a worthwhile newspaper and he is asking them to
show that appreciation in a material way by sending in their re
newals without delay. While hedpes not want to lose a single
reader, he does not care to send the paper to anyone who does not
want it or who has no intention of paying for it. ,
As a special favor, he asks that this matter be given immediate
attention. '
on Friday on a fishing trip. A storm,
however drove them from the swamp
before many fish could be caught.
Mrs. L. C. Fowke, who has for
several weeks been on a visit to re
latives in King’s Mountain, N. C., is
back home again.
Crops in this section are progress
ing very well, but the garden* are
badly in need of ‘nrinr — 7—-
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Bates-Kitchings.
tives and friends who gathered to
pay their hist rites to one whom they
loved and honored.
Her pastor, the Rev. Guy Martin,
of Allendale, was in charge of the
services and spoke most beautiful
and comforting thoughts. y
The remains of Mrs. Creech were
laid to rest in Allen’s Chapel ceme
tery beneath a mound of flowers these
being only tokens of th£ love and
esteem expressed by the frinds and
'loved ones; of the deceased. She leaves 1 Mis* Sallie Pinkie Bates and Mr.
to mourn her death an aged husbandi M a tt hews Fame,! Kitchings, both of
and five children, Messrs. B. F-Williston eoarununity, wars mar*.
Creech, of Augusta, Ga., C. 5. Creech, J Sunday afternoon at five o’clock
4 pf Barhwell, Lawrence-Crieph,. of at ^ home of the bride's parents.
Olar, J. A. Creech, of Ulmer; fid grand I W. and Mm. C. J. Estes?!
Sallie, Ayer, of' Uhuer. 86 grand!”* .11
children and one great grand child, I Miss Reba Sanders, of
and a host of relatives and friends arrived in town on If*
who will miss her ever welcome smile Mini Pauline
and cheerful face. E. C. [ ill at her hei
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