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i ■■ * * MOST POPULAR all ran pnirr. %: • ^VOLl ME XL1X. RARNWRLL. SOUTH A. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1*23 { NUMBER A •r COMMON PLEAS \ JURORS DRAWN CIVIL T^RM OF COUR^ VENES SEPT. 28TR. CON- Judge E. C. Dennis, of Darlingtoty Will Preside.—Approaching Tehn for Two Weeks. I The Fall term of the Court of Com mon Pleas for Barnwell County will convene here on Monday, September 28th, with Judge E. G. Dennis, of Darlington, presiding. This is a two weeks term f!pr the trial of civil cases only. Petit jurors for. the first week were drawn Monday, as follows: A. P. Scott. Williston' J. W. Odiorne. Wilfiston. C. J. Martin. Biackvill'e. T. P. Halford. Red Oak. T. G Moody, Sr, Barnwell. J, L/ Porter, Williston. T. W.-Justin, Four Mite' A. D. Furtick, Barnwell.” W. T. Ussery, Williston. F. J. Greene. Williston. ~cr J.’ C. Fields, Great Cypress. F. W. Falkenstein, Barnwell. J. B. Hartzog, George’s Creek. M. B. Hapood, Barnwell. Terrie Richardson. Barnwell. D. C. Bush. Four Mile. Henry K. Delk. Blackville. S/ J. Martin, Blackville. Wyman. D. Furman. Bennett Sprs. A. N. Garber, Williston. • T. B. Creech. Great Cypress. W. L. Cave, Barnwell. J. F. Swett, Bennett Springs A. M. Anderson, Bennett Springs. J. G. Owens. Barnwell J. K. Ellis. Bennett Sorings. L. Newman Conner, Barnwell. W. J. Lemon. Barnwell. J. G. Matthews. Blackville.- B. F. Gardner, Blackville* Horace E. Ray. George’s Creek. W. C. Smith. Jr., Williston. H. E. Creech, George’s Creek. •L. Cohen. Barnwell. ' Lacy Cook, Barnwell. | mm- i. — Several New Names Added in Past Week The names of several new subscri Ice Shortage Causes '/ Big Advance m Price a CAPTURED L Barnwell has experienced an ice shortage during the past week, Which happened tt*- have been marked % by some of the hottest weather of the slimmer'. As a result, prices have soared from 60c per hundred pounds at the plant and 60c per hundred de livered to $1 per hundred, with no deliveries. The shortage is caiised by the breaking down of the engine at the local ice plant, it being necesaary to buy ice in Augusta and other places. At times the supply has been exhausted entirely aod when a ’ ship ment would come in, people have rushed buy as though they thought not another pound would be available. Another tiling that has aggravated the situation is the fact that consum ers, fearing that they would be with out a sufficient supply, have bought larger quanities than uaual, with the result that more has been wasted. It seems that this is one of the attend ant evils of a shortage of any kind, as witness the shortage of sugar furirig the World War. As Soon as it was rumored that a shortage was-ap parent, people who had never bought more than a few pounds at a time im- nfediately purchased sugar by the barrel; in fact, come families are said to have had several barrels on hand at one time, thus, an already bad situation was made worsd. • It is not known at thU time just when the local plant will be in opera tion again—probably not for several weeks.' In the meantime, the.people of this city are* praying for cooler weather, as it will be cheaper to keep warm at. the present prices for coal than to attempt to keep cool at |1 a hundred for ice. THEy VISITORS CAPITULATE TO FAMED HOSPITALITY. Savannahians Come to Boost Their City and Instead Are “SokT .?• on Barnwell. They came, they saw, they • were completely conquered. That, briefly, sums up the visit of the roe rubers df the Savannah Get-Acquainted Tour who visited Barnwell Tuesday night and capitulated, to thq far-famed aft influence for good. She was the widow of the late Dr. €. B. Addison, of Charleston, and le'survived by one son and two daughter#, Mr. Chas. A Addwon, pi Philadelphia, Mrs. W M. Frampton, of Charleston, and Mrs. W. J. Pollock, of Philadelphia; three three sisters, Mrs. K. H. Wyman, of Aiken, Mrs. W. A. Holman, of Annis ton, Ala., and Mrs. Julia C. Baker, of Reidville, S. C. Mrs. addison was i sister of the late Judge James • A1 drich, of Aiken, and the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Aldrich, of Barnwell. „ u... Mrs. Addison Laid to Rest. , The funeral services of Mrs. Anna Aldrich Addison, of Philadelphia, Pa were held in the Church of the Holy Apostles at Barnwell at 4:80 o’clock Friday afternoon, the llth inst. The love and esteem in which she was held wm evidenced by the many beautiful floral offerings, the kind at tentions of loeaj relatives and friends and the large number of relatives from various points in this State who hers have been added to the mailing came to pay tribute to one whose list of The Peoole-Sentinel during the* I«ntle Christian life had ever been past w«*ek, and ip addition many old subscribers have sent in their renew als. However, the number of renew-* sis is still disaopointing and the pub lisher wishes to remind subscribers once more that the pfid-in-advance plan will go into effect Oct. 1st. 1926, on which date the names of all who are in arrears will he *ken from the mailing list. Only one * .ore copy of The. People-Sentihel* srill be sort to delinquents. If you. dear reader, happen to be among the number and do-not want to miss aft issue M the ^Jiest newspaner in Barnwell County, 1 k at the label on your paper and send in an amount sufficient to pay past indebtedness and a few months in advance. If the label reads “Jan. 25”. your subscription expired Jan. 1. 1925. and so on. Your attention to this matter will be greatly appreciat ed, as the paper will positively pot be sentfco anyone after Oct: 1st except paid-in-advance subscribers. f ’The following is a list of the new subscribers to The People-Sentineh L Aubrey Harley, Furman University, Greenville. Miss Mary Still, Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga. ^ James 0. Calhoun, and Samuel H. Still. Jr„ The Citadel, Charleston. • Miss Imogene Still, Monk’s Corner. lliose who have sent -in renewals are as follows: - y A. Jfc Black. Govan. L. I. Still, Barnwell, route 1. Willie Baxter, Blackville, rfd 1. Mrs. M. M. Still, Blackville. v F. R. Trobridge, Cosby. H. T. Youmans, Ellenton. . R. W. Dicks, Barnwell. W. C. Jennings, Greenville. * All Day Singing. Doable Pond Newt. Double Ponch Sept. 14.—Preaching Services were held, here Sunday af ternoon, a large crowd attending Im mediately thereafter the little . Sun beams me4. Miss Daisy Hair spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Ollie Lee Jones. ^ Mr. Charlie Hartzog and family ‘motored to Denmark ,Saturday af ternoon. ^ Messrs. Frank and Po^nell Spent Saturday night with' Mrs. Samnue Hartzog. £ Mr. afld Mrs. Henry Birt, of ville, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Jr* and family spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Ellen Jones. Mr. Freddie Jones motored to R)*ckville Saturday afternoon. Master Purvis Weaxs, aged 9 years, of this community, reported a good day’s work* a feW^ weeks ago when be picked 159 pounds of cotton in tone day. Mr. L. L. Lovett and Miss Julia Warren were the guests of Mrs- Ellen Jones and family Sunday. of “The Town With a Considerable Damage Caused by Hailstorms On next Sunday, Sept. 20th, there will ball all day Ringing at Double Pond chtirch. Prof. Luther L. Lovett win be the leader. The public ie In vited to come ‘ and fcftog book# and lunch. Come prepared to rfay aU ^lar day and aW . Oiar, Sept. A small building belonging to the Barker estate and occupied by the Star Pressing Club, conducted by nneot), negre, was destroyed number of sofa mi other gm. were burned with the building. hospitality Welcome.” The visitors were loud in their praise of this little city and its people; declaring that while they came here to “sell” Savannah to South Carolinians, they have been “sold” on Barnwell. "Vjm iii« time that the siren on Fire Chief John dunroe’s big car mnoun-^c the ar rival of the invaders Tuesday even ing until the last car 'eft yesterday morning every member of the pariy was made to fceLat home. Nothing was left undone—but let Roy Swin- delle, news representative of The Savannah Press, tell the story Barnwell, Sept. 16.—The welcome extended the members of the get ac quainted party on tne left leg of the tour through South Carolina yester day was the warmest and moat cor dial that has ever been extended a Savannah delegation anywhere. Even the tour through Geoipu was nbt more successful from the stand point >of. welcome extended, friend ships made and general good will than the present trial From the first stop made at Okatee Club House, just .ic oiu »he river, to the end of the first iav'o frip, wind ing up with a magnificent barbecue, program and-street dancing at Barn well last nigftt, there was nothing too good far the risHors. The party arrived at Barnwell fust before dusk and the .committee on /oc?ptlon was waiting to receive tne Tisiaora. ~ RwFy were taken info ^he—homes wheie they were given a most cordial wel come,. At eight o’clock a huge barbe cue was spread in one^uf the lar^e garages of the town, and mora than three hundred persona partook of barbecued pig, lamb and the side dressings that went with it. Coffee, iced tea, bottled cold drinks and smokes afterwards were served by the Chamber of Commerce, the ser vice being by the ladies of the town. At the end of the feast a program of speaking followed that portrayed the welcome that had been extended. Sol Blatt. president of the Chamber -f Commerce,* presided and welcomed the visitors most cordially.e H. D. Calhoun, president of the Home Bank, indded his hearty welcome to the Savannahians. Mr. Calhoun told of the wonderful beauties of Savannah and recited a great many of the strong and close relationships that exist be tween Savannah and this part of South Carolina. He took great de light in telling that the terrapin was the medium Qf tirade in Savannah, stating that, if a man brought in a large terrapin, sold it-to some mar- chant, took it out in trade and had any change coming to him. it was given hi a terrapin of smaller size. llr. Calhoun referred several times to Todd Pate who used to live in Barn well but had moved to Savannah. It was finally made known that Todd Pate was none other than George Pate who, with Mrs. Pate, arrived at Barnwell about the time the others reached the town. Col. Cap}^m told the visitors that a large number of signs wiH be ere^ect within the next week directing traffic over the Savannah River bridge. Porter Pierpont told bow glad the Savannahians were to be in Barnwell and was assured of tne welcome even before they arrived.* Mr. Pierpont called attention to the fact that the thing feeded most to bind South Caro- lina and Georgia ino still closer bond* of friendship and mutual benefit were good roads, good bridges and good Wttfb Edgar A. Brown, Speaker of th* South Carolina House uf Representa tives, told of the wondei that this aectk* of **s State made, and said that maker to sltaa Considerable damage has been done in Barnwell County during the past week by hail and windstorms, the heaviest sufferers being Clay Creech| and James Sanders, of the Big Fork sectioiMtccording to reports received here. These farmers had some splendidi fields of cotton that had not been jHbked, the yield being esti- • mated at about U.000 pounds to an Letter from Board - to School Trustees Mr. Horace J. Crouch; County Sup-, erintendent of Education, has written a letter to all school trustees ta the county, by direction of t^e County Board of Education, in which he states that the is unitedly striving for continuous' Ti^sovement Of our schools” and offers the full co-operation of the members in the solution of aehool problems. Reg ional meetings of trustees through out the county will be held again this year. Mr. Crouch calls the attention of the trustees to a number of impor tant matters, among them being the desire Of the board that every school acre.' Thursday night n severe storm swept over that section and most of I district in the county operate ‘upon a the cotton was beaten out. It is I cash basis. In this connection he Mr. f, reported that Mr. Creech and Sanders estimate their loss at 30 and 20 bales, respectively. Saturday afternoon another storm swept over the section East of Barn well, also causing considerable dam age, it is said. Mr. F. G. Pickling, of Blackville, who was a visitor here Tuesday, told a representative of The People-Sen tinel that a storm that passed oyer his farm Saturday caused damage to his cotton crop estimated at from 8300 to $500. Fortury^ely, he had already gathered most of his crop, but where cotton was unpicked, he COTTON PRICES SCORE ADVANCE '■. $ m ’ m ■ ,* ■;• ESTIMATE RE- y-jWia / writes: “Under the ‘6-0-1’ laws trustees may pay salaries in excess of the schedule outlined, but such increase must be borne by the district, and this often results in the district’s getting in debt Plesde knoV the grade of your teach er’s certificate before you fix her salary, and be sure not to pay the teacher with a second or third grade certificate the salary of a first grade teacher. The district will lose finan cially as well as otherwise. Pleas* insist that your teachers have their 'rtificstei registered in the office of the County Superintendent of Educe- said, fully nine-tenths was blown out tion before the first salary warrant by the wind or beaten out by hail that is presented for approval. The State accompanied the storm. j Superintendent of Education has ask ed me to say to the trustees that in- b * m “ ,on * *f ^ w * ‘O'* * I cress, in the uUry of nepo teacher, week to go end come from SeTennah, ^ th , d{lba ^. having to go to Augusta and take a steamboat down the river. Now it is only a few hours ride. But progress costs money, and we must remember that we cannot get something for nothing. What we get we must pay for.’t / Harvey Granger spoke of the splen did roads in South Carolina, but called attention to the fact that these sand- day roads will no stand up under the heavy traffic that will soon be—pass ing over Hie roads in this section. Aa an example he mentioned the stretch of road between Hardeeville and the river bridge that has been literally cut to pieces within a-few weeks by the heavy traffic over if. He said that the roads of^he future! must be hard surfaced if they are to withstand traffic. J. E. Harley, one of-the leading at torneys of Barnwell, welcomed , the Visitors on behalf of the town and as sured those present that he saw a great and wonderful future in the building of the bridge.* He said that the lower sections ol South Carolina ment of State aid, nor will the lengthening of the terms of negro schools be permitted. The new law 4id not anticipate the raise in negro teachers’ salaries—white teachers salaries were not raised by this law. The only Benefit thht the school en joyed was the - lengthening of short term schools. Supt. Hope stated that in the payment of State aid this next Vyear, the salaries of negro teachers would be scaled ’to tuuee paid ia 1933. Transportation of Pupils. Complaint has been made ia son instances of excessive prices charged for the transportatloif of pupils to and from the schools and hereafter all contracts must be approved by the board before claims will be paid Mr. Crouch also calls attention to the necessity for selecting jearefdl drivers; this part of his letter being as fol lows: “On March 24, 1935, the Comity Board of Education passed a regula tion snyfhg that no more claims for transportation of pupils should be ap proved until the contracts for this SMALLER: CROP SULTS IN INCREASE. PUw* far Spots and Activity la ' Manufactured Goads Trade An Other Factors. . New Orleans, Sept 13.—The fea ture of interest in the past week was the government crop report issued Tuesday, in which the probable yield, based on conditions existing' Sep tember l. was forecast at 18,740306 bales. The trade had been expecting a forecast of 14,0000300 bales or over, and prior to the grenort, Decem ber contract* traded as low as fifing. Almost immediately after the report prices advanced more than $6 a bale above the lours, and despite occasional reactions the level of values as shown by the December position has arisen to 23.85. an advance of ISO points, or $9 a bale. Undoubtedly the advance was helped by other influences, such as general deterioration of the crop since Sep tember 1st owing to the drought An urgent demand for spots has helped the advance and not a little nneculitive interest has been >v activity in the manufactured goals trade. A mode rate reaction occurred on Friday as a result of rains in the western and central portions of the belt, which many contended would mprove the late crop and all to th* number of bJUs. even f the rade should he lowosud on cotton open in the Aside This view was toss generally enter tained Saturday when active and/f*»- eral haying developed on too numb rain, but particularly heeeuee of con tinued urgent demiusd for spots, which created the belief that there was a considerable short spot Interest In the market to he balance of the current The market el—I the end of) the short with prices at the hiffcest levels the present upward inomunt 23.63 for October and 33JS far De cember and January. m IS and Georgia have awakened at last to, , . . the greet opportunity end that they | ^ * W> ! OT,<I .7 are now on the verge of the most wonderful development in their his tory y the people grasp it. Sam W. Parnelle invited the people of Barnwell to be present at the open ing of the bridge on Oct. 7 and told of 'the program that is being prepared for that day, both at the bridge and in Savannah. Charles Carroll Simms, ex-presi dent of the South-Carolina Bar Asso ciation. added his welcome to that of ’the others and assured the visitors that Barnwell and Barnwell County will do their share and more in helping to realise the great ambition symbol- ized in the building of the bridge Following ^he speaking a street dance was held in which most of the visitors and practicably 'all of the younger folks of Barnwell participa ted. Music was furnished by the Central of Georgia Booster Band, which did valiant service throughout the day, playing at all of the stops. After leaving EstHI yesterday af ternoon the first stop was at Fairfax, where a splendid meeting was held in the Masonic Temple. Mayor W. R. Tuten presided and introduced the speakers. Among those who spoke were Porter Pierpont and Edgar Wurtzman. of the party, and the Rev, Mr. Cave,*of Fairfax. ' I At Allendale, lemonade arid sand wiches were served in the town hall, after which the crowd adjourned fa the court houfa vriiere a mdet.enthua isstic meeting was MM. Allendale County to one of the new counties of the 'reate, having been created ia 1919, and the court house, completed two yoars ago. fa mid fa h« th* and fin South Carolina, it has every con- and huproyeaaent R. P, Searsoa pre? ; dM at tha the County Board. This authority to given in Section 2616 of the General School Law, which says that the ac tion of a Board of Trustees is “sub ject to supervision and orders, °f the County Board of Education.” Price# for transportation of pupils at public expense varies widely throughout the county and much* complaint has reached ua because of excessive prices. Where you have to pay public funds for' transportation, I ask that you give’ me in writing your agreement for the Board’s action. Transporta tion has the advantage of placing, children hi better schools, but it not without its dangers. Supt* Hope says, ’Many consolidations fail be cause parents are afraid for their children to rtye on a truck. As a mat ter of fact, transportation by truck with a careful driver is now much more safe than it is for children to wnlk the public roads to school.’ The selection of the driver should be made With Hearty Co-operation l/vior Revival Meeting Blackville, Seat 16.—Pruperettoue for the Union Revival MaaMug fa ha held in the big tent at Blaekvilto gm making rapid pragvwas. Every eua is enthusiastic and the eommitt— rsoort hearty co-operation on aR ■Mm. . The surrounding churches are alee displaying an interest, and a large \ attendance to expected at every meal tag. Mr. Farar to to arrivn Wednesday, when the business of crating the tent, placing the seati, et •. will m forward under his supervision. Thu rest, of the party srs ‘'xmitid fa arrive bv the last of tha week, Sal everything will be ta readtaeee fur the opening service on Bundsy, Sen- tember 20th, at 4 p. m. There will be another service on Sunday atS39| p. m. | All churches adjacent fa Blackville v are invited and expected to attend There wil be.a picked chorus of about 150 voices, which will greatly enhance the •Interest and rux— f| the meeting. The Cottage Prayer Meetings which have been held at right of 4 he homes in Blackville, on Tuesday aM Friday nights, have shown by the attendance the sole purpose of securing a ***** P*°Pto ^* ve **** interest of sober-minded reliable (chauffeur, with the full .realization of hit or her : sponsibility day in ami day out. Such a driver is the only kind that think ing parents are' willing to entrust with the fives of their children. Every driver of a school transportation ve hicle should acquire the habit of bringing his automobile to a full stop | before crossing a railroad track. Ho matter what the weather may be or the amount of time tout. It to always best to practice the slogan, ’Safety FlraC” ■ ^ y lira. Caroline B. Reynolds, of C& **% ***** MfeiC; C. • v-? ' < -i. . - '.Vc'vt! * the meeting at heart and aspect to leave uu stone unturned to make tbs First Union Revival Service a great ■ ■:! Ben Blackwood, aged 25. living near the Savannah River, was drown ed Sunday afternoon while bathing at Btaff. Two boys who every effort to If M .*> •