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errm omcuL ivbwspapbb op barnwax county/ f r, M jm have mumey, we want it" HOME BANK OF &ABNWBLL. EetahOahai te 1877. BARNWBLL COUNTY’S ^ptBT A MOST POPULAR NEWSPAPER. ALL HOME PRINT." a. -—'gia toy* i— VOLUME XLUL ■r . ^ 1 ^T" * BARNWBLL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 38TH. 1926 ffUMBRR VS v Foreign Mission Board Says AU Is Well With Miss Barratt i - ‘ ■ :■ While 'll dispatch from Greenwood states that nothing further has been heard from Miss'Clifford Barratt, who was reported last week as having been captured by Chinese bandits, a ietter to Mrs. Julia B. Easterling, of this city, from J. F. Love, correspond- ng secretary of the Foreign Mission X Board of the Southern Baptist Con- iufomnatibn has been erceived re of Pochow, but were quickly captured by soldiers. The missionaries were not, so' far we know, seriously - dis turbed, though they were at the mercy of the robbers while they held posses-t sion of the town.” . Nothing Further. Say sReport. Greenwood, Jan. 22.—No further Count of Votes to Begin at 9:00 p. m. at the Home Bank o| Barnwell. X i vention, of Richmond, Va., contains xhe good news that “all is well” with her and the other missionaries at Po- -jhow, China. Miss Barratt made her home here for a . number of months, during which time she served most efficiently as Home Demonstration Agent for Barnwell County, and h*s many friends in this section * who were much concerned over her report- ^ capture. Mr. Love’s letter, which a as follows, will be redd with much .nterest: “Dear Mrs. Easterling; Dr. Deri- • eux has sent me your latter in which you make inquiry about Miss Clif ford Barratt. , I am glad to assure typn that the latest information we nave is that all is well with Mitfs Clifford and the other missionaries at Poehow. The family of Miss Barratt evidently got their impression from .-ome news from China which was orrected by cable to us after that news was dispatched. I do not think you need have any anxiety ebout Miss Barratt. As 1 understand it, a tandit company did get in possession CAMPAIGN ENDS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 ^re garding Miss Clifford Barratt, former Greenwood County girl'and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barratt of the Breezewood section, since her re ported capture by Chinese bandits on December 9th, last. Mrs. G. W. Parks, sister - of Miss Barratt wired the war department at Washington upon receipt of a letter from Mrs. W. D. Bostick, another missionary who serveif in the same held with Miss Barratt at Pochow, telling of the capture and the tele gram was turned over to the state department to which Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, replied as £>lows under date of January 19: “A telegram is being sent, to the Ameri can legation at Peking to do every thing possible to obtain Miss Bar- ratt’s release and to report her pres ent condition.” Miss Barratt was captured by the brigands December 9th, and was per mitted by the brigand chief to send word to Mrs. Bostick December 22, that she was still being held but had been unharmed. Young Man Killed in Automobile Accident — Brunsqn, a young white nan whose home was near Kline, died Sunday as the result of injuries sus- •ained Friday night when the auto- -nobile in which he wan riding turned •ver. From what can he learned iere», Brunson was on his way to Hamwell with his brother, who was iriving the car. They met another * ehicle in the road and t.he driver :urnb<l the car quickly to avoid a eol- tsion. It hr thought that the steer- ng gear locked, causing the machine to turn over. The unfortunate man was pinned under the car, his skull 'eing fractured, it is said. It was not 1 •bought at first that either of the men was seriously injured, but Brun- -on grew worse and died from his njufi«v* Sunday. His brother es,- caped with minor injuries. Brunson, who leaves a young wife, besides ther relatives, had been in the em ploy of the Kincaid V’eneer Co. at Kline. ‘ Finds Negro Boy. ' Vi Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches has re- ’ ! #reived a letter from Mayor T. P. Mc- <’rae, of Denmark, advising that a -mall negro boy was found Saturday aTternoOn on the railroad between that town and Barnwell and asking that an effort be made to locate the lioy’s parents, as the lad does not know where he can e from nor where hi.s parents live. He is described as X>eing dark ginger cake in color and about five years old. His name is Leroy Franklin, his father’s name is Norris Franklin and his mother’s name is Mary Franklin.. The boy says that he liared on"Ahe farms of Morris Owens and Willie Harley. He . is wearing new clothing as follows: Tan shoes, blue overalls, grey sweater and black hat. Mayor McCrae states that he is being well cared for and that unless his parents are found, the negro hvho has him in qrfarge will be glad to keep. him. - Sheriff Dyches will appreciate any information as to the whereabouts of the boy’s parents. Death of Mrs. J. B. Elkins. After a long illness a nd painful suf fering of more than three months, on Wednesday morning, January 13th, just as the sun was rising over the lonesome pines near otij; home, the Lord came and took our dear mother away, to the home He had prepared for her. Oh, how sad it was and how grieved our hearts to give up our mother, for she was so dear and loving and kind to us, and’to every- All who knew her loved her. Everything possible was done by doctors and loved ones to keep her with -us. hut in vain. , 'Her body was laid to rest m the * 9 No Possibility of Fraud In order to “scotch” in their incipiency any charges, or even suspicions, of fraud, it may be well to state beforehand that the re cords of The People-Sentinel’s big campaign will be open to pub lic inspection at this office for three days after the close of the campaign, and the candidates or any of their friends are invited to inspect them if they so desire. This will be done to safeguard the interests of the candidates and the publisher alike. No one excqnt the campaign manager—not even the publisher himself—know! even approximately the margin of votes that separated any of the candidates at the close of the free vote period Saturday night, unless some of the candidates themselves have compared notes, and no one will know the number of votes deposited in the ballot box next Saturday night unless f the can didate herself discloses the information. It will, therefore, be impossible, even if it were desired to do 90, to “tip” a candidate off as to the amount necessary to win any of the prizes, as the winners will be determined solely by the results of this week’s work. I , Furthermore, it may also be well to state that no candidate in the race has been asked or advised bv^ anyone connected with the contest to spend one cent of their owji money in an effort to win a prize—nor will she be so asked or advised. In view of the above statement of facts, it will.be seen that everything possible has been done to conduct the campaign fair ly and squarely, and if disappointment over not winning the covet ed prize should cause any candidate to thoughtlessly charge fraud and crooked dealing, the public will understand that such charges a re/the outgrowth pf that disappointment and that the winners were successful solely because they did the best work in enlisting the aid of their friends during th& past eight weeks. Bible Class Wants ,. v. - 1 General Assembly Tackling Big Job The legislature is entering upon its task, after two weeks of preliminar ies and elections, always necessary, with a spirit of determination and with an absence of wasteful introduc tion of bills that omens weft for the future, and yet the hard task is ahead and if members begin an indiscrimk nato flood of new measures, and if there in not a concerted effort to reach the gopl that is set, the com pletion of the task will hr the hardest any legislature has ever know* in re cent years, it is generally conceded. The tax situation has not been tackled. The soft drinks tax law goes out this year. Will this meas ure fye reenacted for another year or will a substitute he enacted? Will a permanent tax program he inaugu rated? If it is, will the soft-drinks and cosmetics taxes continue until the permanent program can be put to work? These are questions not yet answpred. Before the legislature is the set of recommendations by the citizens tax conferenceand |{s committee of seventeen, including proposals for poll tax for women, revaluation, abolition of the theatre admission tax and other measures. \ Solution of the problem will not be intimated even until after the ways and means ^ind finance commit tees complete their hearings of state departments. These were started last week and will probably run ten days or two weeks longer. In the meantime there are bills .providing for the abolition of the soft drinks tax and the cosmetics tax;- and there are also bills for the abolition of various departments of government. ^ Important are the hills by Repres entative Peeple’s committee on effk ^iency and consolidation, creating a State cabinet, and abolishing the State department of agriculture ’ and the board of public welfare, the hotel inspector’s office, and fr^e scholar ships. One billi would raise the tuition at State colleges 50 per cent. Besides the ways and means and finance committees’ joint sessions, where most of the work of the next two weeks will be done,, there-are %his week nufnber of matters to come up. Tuesday at noon the joint as&mbly elects trustees of a number of institutions. Wednesday night the farm bloc meets to consider the- bills ■by the consolidation committee (on government reform. Thursday at noon Sir Richard Wjnjrey of. the English parliament addresses the^as- semMy ind Thursday night Gen. W. B. Greeley and H. N. Wheeler, of the United States forestry department, speak.—^he Columbia Record. . vived by her husband *nd four daugh ters, betides ot^er relatives and a Saturday night, January 30th, at 9:00 (. clock, is th* magic day and hour. At that moment The People- Sentinel’s $2,500.00 Automobile and Prize Campaign will close, bringing to an end the greatest newspaper campaign that has yet stirred Barn well and all adjoining territory. Two days—48-hours—yes, it can almost be counted down to minutes. And the candidates enthused to a point bordering on frenzy, aroused to the unprecedented opportunities that confront them, striving by dint of hard and earnest effort to rise, bat tling with every ounce of strength at their command to increase their re serve votes—that is the vivid picture which'today spread over Barnwell and Vicinity. ' • Everywhere candidates are swarm ing 'in eager and anxious quest for subscriptions that will bring them the big votes—and every horn - that passes instills new energy into them. This campaign has evoked an intense in teri^Tt, not only "because of Uie many popular candidates entered but also because of the many handsome and valuable awards in store for the real workers. The few hours that remain before the call of “time” are being utilized to immense advantage by those who are determined to win— and to these there are many. Then pride and self-satisfaction is inspir ing them with energy enough to win over the field and coupled with the desire to justify the ( confidence and the loyal support of their friends arc leading them^ forward—with never a glance behind—to the cherished goal. These workers pay no attention to frequent rumors that itre circulated with the hope of damaging a rival. Misleading stories have*"but one ob- just to influence some" candidate to retire for fear of being passed by someone else in the race—such tales have no foundation whatever. It is obvious that: no one can determine the ultimate result in this campaign. Everyone is equal^ No one knows how many reserve ballots another candidate may have. And every worker is in the dark as to the number of votes their competi tors may have. v - Therefore, no matter what may be said regarding the chance of any par ticular candidate it isl. solely '-their own opinion. Other candidates prob ably have equally as substantial a vote reserve, hence there is nothing to fear. Courage and downright hustling are the two main things to observe. Votes are the only means that will win the prizes and every candidate should—and for that matter is—tak ing it upon herself to annex just as many of these as is within their pow-< er between now and the final hour. They can be gotten most anywhere. The territory is unlimited. The subscriptions are coming to ,campaign headquarters literally in handfulls, and when it is considered that all candidates are sharing in this work the final outcome will no doubt A few weeks ago there was pub lished in The Barnwell People- Senti* nel and article, sent in by the Dora Peritins Community Bible Class, of Blackville, which concluded with cer- tain resolutions from that drganiza- tion, setting forth their earnest de sire to see a strict enforcement of the Prohibition Law; their belief in the urgent necessity for""this; and their intention to use their prayers, their work, their influence to advance the above-named cause. This article so admirably expressed the duty of every Christian in this matter that we do not feel ourselves capable of adding one word to its forcefulness, but' we most gladly express our un qualified approval of and acquiescence in the sentiments set forth. Three ways were suggested whereby earn est Christians might faithfully per form their duty in this righteous cause. The first was prayers, the weapon that is invincible when our petitions, being accorded to the will of God, ye earnest, persistent, be lieving and concerted. The second was the use of the ballot—showing that this duty and privilege should be used thoughtfully and conscien tiously for tfie defense of our country, of our youths in particular, from ttose men who would use public of fice for their own selfish gain. The third way was the using of our per sonal Influence at every opportunity ,Xv to promote the cause of prohibition and to increase honor and respect for all law, remembering that even a law vhich we think not good should not be broken, but rather changed. In order that we too may go on record as being in favor of the strict enforcement pf the Prohibition Law, we append the following resolutions: RESOLVED: 1. That we hearti ly deplore the present wholesale breaking of the Prohibition Act throughout our country, but more es pecially in our own. county since there our responsibility lies and for this cause we will pour out our heartfelt prayers unto God, bur Father, for His power to deliver us from these evil conditions. 2. That dfe will use our personal ihfluence at every opportunity to ad vance the cause of prohibition. 3. That we will endeavor to cast our votes only for those men whom we believe will ^enscientiously- up hold the abovp nhmed law and all other laws. The. Jennie Bates Hagood Class of the Barnwell Methodist Church, , Mrs. C.- H. Fowler, Teacher, Mrs. J. E. Harley, President. Mrs. N. T. McElroy, who-hau boeu-' visitii/g her mother, Mrs. Sallie Mc- Nab, was called to her home in Pen sacola, Fla., on account of the sudden illness of her husband' Lee’* Birthday Ob served at Hercules be exceedingly close. Due to the way the different Candi dates finished last week the race is very close between the chief conten ders for the three automobiles and the present week's work will be the deciding factor in naming the win- neni. A few five year-subscriptions now at .this, the critical stage of the ra-e, will count a long way in win ning that marvelous Essex Coach. They could almost be counted to win the two Ford touring cars. V '• * v - Judges Selected. The following business and pro fessional men of Barnwell County have been selected to act £s judges Saturday night, when they will take charge of the ballot box, count the votes and declare the winners: N. B. Gamble, vice-president of Ahe Home Bank, of Barnwell; W. D. Black, president of the Farmers and Mer chants Bank, of Williston; T. L. Wragg, manager of the Bank of Western Carolina, of Blackville, and Perry A. Price, cashier of the Bank of Western Carolina, of Barnwell. Cptton Farmers Given Warning More cotton boll weevils are hiber nating this winter than during any other year of record, with the excep tion of 1915, says a department of agriculture surv9y a nd cotton belt farmers ai^ warned thaj. unless unfa vorable weather conditions for the weevils occur a more severe infesta tion than usual may be expected next Spring. xX . The statement declares that farm ers shoudd not conclude from the comparative immunity from weevils they have enjoyed for the past two’ years that this cond'tion iV likely^ to exist in 1926. ’ The department studies of weevil and Sobth Carolina. At Tallulah, La. where records have been kept since 1925, the number ^of live weevils, found per ton of Spanish moss is 280. This compares with IB in 1924. la southern Louisa oa the average figure is 1,581, which is characterised start ftifeftatkm in the Spring Highway Department Warns Auto Drivers The State Highway Department has issued a warning to aft automobile owners in South Carolina that thdre will be no extension this year of the time for applying for their licenses and that all violators of the law will be punished. Owners are required to have their licenses on or-before Janu ary 31st if they wish'to drive their Cars oh' the public highways. If readers of The 'People-Sentinel have ,not already done so, they are advis- *ed to make application for their application licenses at once. by the department ds “enormously [ high.” For North Carolina the av- hibernation this year were made in wage is 430, Seuth Carolina jind Geor- Louisaita, Georgia, North Carolina} fi* «b©w Ughter counts, respectively, 52 and 39. V - / These figures, the department says, do not mean that any inch number of weevils will survive until summer but thef do give the first index to the number that may be in fxistenet to Hercules, Jan. 26.—Mrs. J\ H. Still is spending this week in Ellen- tan with her sister, Mrs. Ada SandcV*. who,' is quite sick. Messrs. C. S. and M. S. Creech made a business trip to Blackville Tuesday. Miss Susie Baxley visited Mrs. N. B. Baxley Tuesday- afternoon. Mesdames M. L. Creech an<T N. B. Baxley spent Wednesday with Mrs. J. A. Creech. Mesdames J. A. Creech and Lizzie Creech spent Tuesday with Mrs. J. M. Templeton near Blackville. Little Misses Mae and Margaret Creech visited little Misses Myrtle and Lilah Still Friday afternoon. The baby of Mr. Horace Ray has been very sick but their friends are glad to know it is on the road to re covery. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Creech spent the week-end with the former’s father, Mr. C. S. Creech. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Creech arid Yftfhfly spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Creech. > Mesdames J. A. and M. L. Creech visited Mrs. L. S. t Still Friday after noon. Miss Bessie and Master Leroy Col lins, Misses Maria and Elizabeth Gun nels ‘Wcfe dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Still Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Baxley and chiltjren spent Sunday afternoon with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baxley. The folks of this section will be surprised to know of the marriage of Miss Susie Baxley to Mr. Mack Barnes, both of this section.* Mrs. Barnes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baxley, and is loved by all who know her. Mr. Barnes was reared in Alledale and is to be a far mer, of this section. Their friends wish them much joy and happiness. They were married in Barnwell Sun day morning. On January 19th we observed Robt. E. Lee’s birthday by having a pro -am and inviting the public. This was to interest the ehiklren in buy ing Memorial coins. The program was as follows: America School Essay, Robt. E. Lee, Ophelia Hug- 7 , • • rins. Essay, Andrew Jackson, Evelyn Slanders Bible Reading. Hattie Sanders Musk — Alice Creech Essay, Jefferson Davis, Eloree Still The children of tMa school are be ginning their fourth: month examina tion. * Mr. and Mrs. Broaden Still Mias Lnfcy Cook spent Sunday imon'at Snelting with the latter’s Mr- and Mrs. H. M. Hr- Japes B. Cook, of No Foreign Stations Heard by Local Fang 1 ~ ~ 1 No foreign stations—or rather no European stations—have been heard by local radio f* n( b so far as ia known. Several owners of sets in . Barnwell have been listening in from 11 to 12 o’clock p. m. this week in an effort to hear stations in England a nd Europe, but hove succeeded in hearing only Canadian, Cuban and Mexican broadcasters. This is international radio test week and American sta tions have been broadcasting until 11 o’clock at night, at which hoar they sign off and foreign stations go on the air. Two set owe nr* report having heard a station on a low wave length Monday night, but were un able to get the call letters. Inas much as one of the vocal numbers . was s popular song hit sung in Eng- * lish, it is probable that the statiou heard was an American broadcaster. . In spite of the fact that many of the sets a re of five and six tubee, about ' / all that their owners have heard be tween the above hours has been static and' commercial wireless. In Heoer ef Mrs, Mszursky. The following item from a Birm ingham, Ala., newspaper will be read with interest by Barnwell friends of Mrs. Mqrdecai Mazursky, who is vis iting Relatives there: Mrs. Sam , Lefkovits entertained with a bridge party at her home Toes* day complimentery to Mrs. Mordecoi Mazursky, of Barnwell, S^C., Six tables were arranged for the players, and the high score prize, stik hose. was awarded to Mrs. Ben Kahn, of New York, and the consolation prise, a telephone list, was drawn by Mrs. Louis Gordon, pf Fairfield. Mra. Mazursky was presented with lin gerie. A salad course was followed by a sweet course. The guests wera/ as follows: Mrs.* M. Mazursky, Mr*. Hen Kahn, Mrs. Louis Gordon/ Mrs. I. Green, Mrs. M. Green, Mrs. Nor man Lefkovits, Mrs. Julian Erlick, Mrs. Hal Grisby, Mrs. Harold Rogers, Mrs. Harry Kartus, Mrs. Kartus, Mrs. Phillip Eliiek, Mrs. Harry Light, Mrs; Roland. Scab,* Mm. Danre Barr, v Mrs. Dave Jospin, Jit*. J. Cotton, rs. Sam Lefko- Mrs. A. Ber- Mra. Phillip Green and Miss Mrs. Levi Becker, vita, Mrs. Harry man, Mrs. Ripko, Mrs. Pauline I Advertia^ in The People-SeatineL afternoon here With , Min Lucy Cdok. Zira Morris was buried Sot- afternoon «t Mt Lebanon, the services being conducted by Dr. NT. M. Jones and the Rev. J. W."' Boggs. Mioses Alice Stili and Elbert^ Stjll motored to Barnwell “ for a — . . ' - ; *% . t