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“If you want money, we hare it— . If yon hare money; we want it. HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. Consolidated June 1, 1925. 4 Ju»t Llkw a Member of the Family* 9 OLUME XLIX. Barnwell, south Carolina. Thursday, april sth, me. NUMBER 32. 4 ‘THE AMERICAN FIELD” i COMPUMENTS GROUNDS CHICAGO SPORTS NEWSPAPER i PAYS TRIBUTE. Described as a “Veritable Hunter’s Paradise at Any Season of the Year.” \ tri 1 „ “The American Fields” which is published in Chicago and is recog nized a s the sportsrhan’s newspaper of America, pays high tribute to the Jield trial grounds located near Barn well in its account of the Virginia- Carolin a puppy trials held here March 22ndr < >Jnie article, which describes thnMM^unds as as “a veritable hun- tenaparadise at any season of the year,” is as follows: The inaugural Spring Puppy Stake of the Virginia-Carolin a Field Trial Association was concluded March 22, at Barnwell, S. C., and was among the most- successful events ever Con ducted by this historic organization. After its most successful Fall trials last December, the matter of Puppy Stake came up for discus- n and was inaugurated chiefly as experiment. The officers of the ub believed that there was a per manent place for such a trial at Barn well following the Dixie Stake and preceding the English Setter Club Trials, thus giving the Southern hand lers an opportunity of making a cir cuit of Spring Trials should they be inclined to do so. - The success of these trials has as sured the fact that they will become a fixed feature of the Virginia-Caro lina yearly program a nd eventually become second in importanct to none on the circuit so far as Puppy trials ore concerned. In the first place, no more desirable grounds could possibly be imagined than those at Barnwell. Much has ben said regarding them, but no con ception of their adequacy can be l eached even in the wildest dreams <if those who have not seen them. They are a veritable hunter’s paradise at any season of the year. The great rolling stretches, fringed by patches and small tracts of long leaf pine, and scrub oak. present a picture that i* hot soon 'forgotten, and the cover 4* at times sufficient to give the dogs an incentive to hunt and show the rest that is in them. There are no ditches, no fences, no swamps, in fact, nothing to interfere with continuous running, and the delays caused by lost dogs and the other annoying in cidents of the average trial are con spicuous by their absence; only three or four courses were used this Spring, but these were selected with a view of uniformity, so that each competitor was prosonted with an equa* oppor tovfy. "As has h-en stated previously thb Sidney E. Hutchinson, of PhiladeD ph'a, who very graciously offered its use to the club for the running of both its Fall and Spring trials..Head- quarters for the day were establish ed at his splendid lodge, Duncannon, where the ro'mpeting“dogs were "ken neled and the horses stabled, so that no delay or annoyance was experienc ed at any time during the meeting. Two stakes were run; viz., Mem 8 - T.ers’' and open. While the entry was comparatively small, it made up in quality aryrthjng it may have lacked |n qutyitity. 'Very seldom, indeed, have we observed so many exception- ai puppies »entered in one event. Barnwell Sets New Record. Barnwell set a new record for herself, as well as for other churches in the county, in the collection of the Barnwell Bap tist Sunday school on Easter Sunday. This Sunday school during the erection of its new church building has set apfr?*^ the proceeds of the collection on the first Sunday in each month to the Building Fund. It was decided to set as the goal for the Easter collection the sum of $1,000.00/ Each class ’realized that success was possible only when each teacher and pupil did his or her best. It was also decided to- include the offering of th#. -first Sunday in March, if necessary, to at tain this goal.C When all the reports wer£ m,--they* were still short of their goal by $198.00. This was quickly raised, and the Sunday school collection for the day amounted to $1,002.00. The honor of- this achievement belongs to e*"»rypne in the Sunday school from Supt. P. W. Price, the officers and teachers, on down to the young est member of the school. Miss Gloria Swann Hogg, aged five months, in whose name five dollars was given. Negroes Are Injured When Car is Wrecked Springfield, April 2.—Clarence Reddick, young negro, was brought to Springfield this afternoon in an apparently dying condition by Mr. J. M. Terry, of Barnwell, who reports that he found Reddick and two other Negroes, Ed Bass, of Blackville and a boy named Willis, near a wrecked Ford on the j(oad to Barnwell. Bass and Willis were taken to Blackville for treatment, it is said. It is reported that the Bass Negro had engaged Reddick to bring him to Springfield. Details of the acci dent are not given. Daniel Friday, an aged and re-* spected Negro, was run down and killed Wednesday night near Nesses by a car supposed to have been driven by G. H. Davis of Philadelphia, formerly of the Neeses community. Easter in Barnwell. To Gather May 7th at River• , Bridge ’ — ' • V • Olar, April 6.—The annual Memor ial celebfatio'if at 'Rivers’ Bridge Memorial Grounds will tak« place on Friday, May the 7th. This is the fiftieth anniversary of the Rivers’ Monumental and Memorial Associa tion, and May the 7th is expected to be one of the greatest days of its history. Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clem- son College, will be the orator of the day. Clenfson alumni from here and yonder will come to hear this dis tinguished educator, whom they loved and admired during their col lege days. Every one in this section of the State who has heard Dr. Dan iel in the past, will want to hear him again . Those who have never had the pleasure of listening to this brilliant humorous orator are looking forward to this opportunity. Dr. Daniel is a speaker of national re putation. The Danville Virginia Re gister says: ““He may characterized as a rapid-fire speaker who has mas tered the art of entertaining any audience while imparling instruction and stimulating them along the lines of true city development. His enun ciation is remarkably rapid, yet clear and understandable; he has mastered the art of the recanteur and is a fine dialectician and humorist.” Confederate Veterans, we want every one of you in reach who is able to travel to be at the Memorial Grounds on May 7th. It grieves us, as sons and daughters of the Con federacy, to see the line grow thinner as the days go by. We look forward to this occasion of being with you. end seeimr y -v mir,' e wit* one ai. other Come and b? with us, won t you? Several of the schools of the com munity have been observing this as a holiday^ We appreciate this, and we believe that the time is profitably spent. The children have an oppor tunity of listening to facts about his tory of the War Between the Sec- {iqas, facts that they <io not get.from text books taught in our schools. W’e hope to see a large number of children there for this purpose. An excellent program is being ar ranged by the committee, and will be announced when completed. The Committee on Order of the Day is as follows: Sheriff S. G. Ray, O. J. C. Lain, Joe L. Folk, P. M. Kearse, H. A. Kearse, W. G. Sease, R L. Kearse and Dawson Kearse. L. A. Hartzog, Pres. J. W. Jenny, Secy. “The Hoodoo” to Be ..... • ' Played Here April 8 Easter dawned in Barnwell with clear brisrht skie^ and in sp to of the slight chill in the air, *t was an idesl . ,f^*I v Snring d(nfuf-prescTve"*ts~ tTCCffea oy Mr. Special services were held in all cf the local churches and were very largely attended. * The new Easter hats ani dresses of the fair sex vied with the loveliness of the gorgeous Spring flowers, and in lhe-afternoon, many took advantage indeed. Please send it anyway, even of the mild weather to enjoy automo bile rides. ” \ Easter egg hunts were staged by the Baptist, Methodist and Presby* terian Sunday schools on Friday and Saturday afternoon, respectively, and by the Playground Committee on Monday afternoon. These, of course, were greatly enjoyed by the boys and girls. The egg hunt, etc., Mon day afternoon netted about $20, z whirdi Birds were found in surprising num- j will be used to provide apparatus Prefers the South, Writes Denver Lady • V } “The West has some good points, but give us the South everytime, writes Mrs. J. A. ,Stilj, of Denver. Colorado, who left Sou\h Carolina six y«ars ago. This tribute “To her • native section was written to The People-Sentinel on a postal card rc- 'ceived heie Monday. Mrs. Sull writes as follows: “This week our paper failed to reach us and we miss it very much “The Hoodoo,” a farce in three acts, will be presented at the Vamp Theatre in Barnwell by Williston tal ent this (Thursday) evening for the benefit of the Barnwell Methodist Church building fund. This comedy has been received favorably in Wil liston on two occasions and advance notices advertise “a dollar’s worth of fun for fifty cents.” The synopsis of the play is as follows: __— Act 1.—The lawn at Mrs. Perting- ton Shine’s country home about thirty minutes from Williston. A house party at the Lee-Early wed ding. An Egyptian wedding present. Trouble for the groom. .^Act 2.—The library at 8:00 p. m. A thief in the house. Trouble for Billy Jackson, the susceptible. Ac^ 3.—The same library at 11:00 ( p. m. Trouble ’ for the burglar. Eloped at midnight. The cast of characters, which^ is said to an exceptionally able one, is as follows: Brighton Early, about to be mar-j ried—Mr. D. N. Murph. Billy Jackson, the heart breaker— Mr. Jo«l Kennedy. Professor Spiggot, an authority on i Egypt—Mr. M. M. Player. Hemachus Spiggot. his son aged seventeen—Miss Margaret Burnett. Mr. Malachi Meek, a lively old gen tleman of sixty-nine—Mr. Jno. Miley. Mr. Dun, the burglar—Mr. John Miley. ' MTss Amy Lee..about to be married —Miss May Belle Holley. Mrs. Perrington Shine, her aunt and Mr. Week’s daughter—Mrs. D. N. Murph. Gwendolyn Perrington Shine, who does as mamma says—Miss Agnes Hill. Dodo DeGraft, the Dazzling Daisy —Miss Clio Crosby. Mrs. Ima Clinger. a fascinating young widow—Miss Harriett Sellars. Angeline, her angel .child, aged .eight—Miss Grace Givens. Miss Doris'Ruffles, i^my’s maid of honor—Miss Mariann a Miller. Mrs. Semiramis Spiggot, the mother of seven—Miss Eloise Quattlebaum. Eupepsia Spiggot. her daughter, sixteen—Miss Carrie Carson. Miss Longetker, ^ public school teacher—Mrs. D. N. Murph. Lulu, by name and nature—Miss Thelma Breseldton. Aunt Paradise, the colored cook— Mrs. W. H. Manning. Four little Spiggots—Marvin Self. Jr., Merton Still, Helen W’oodwartl and Elizabeth Grubbs. Music furnished by W’illiston-Den- mark Orchestra, A. H. Director. AUDITOR FEARS ATTEMPT TO INCREASE VALUATION — —O--.. ■ — To Pay Another Dividend. Good news to the depositors of the First National Bank of Barnwell is the announcement by Mr. John R, Vann, the re- Xcei^er, that he will be in a posi tion to pay a dividend of ten per cent, during the coming week, as he expects the divi-. dend checks back from Wash ington on Saturday. This is the second dividend to be paid by Mr. Vann, one for 20 per cent, having been paid several months ago. The receiver states xfurther that depositors will receive still another dividend some time this . Fall, when he has realized on asv^ { -get*-thate now m litigation. The amount to be paid at that time, he said, will be at least ten per cent^, possibly more. It begins to look as if de positors will be paid at least 50 per cent., which is considerably more than many thought would be 4he case at the time the bank failed. The forthcoming dividend will bring the total to 30 per cent. Mr. Vann, who is also receiver for the First Nat ional Bank of Bamberg has an nounced that a ten dividend for the depositors and creditors of that dtfunct in stitution. I Easter Cantata Drew . . * _ Large Congregation eralrra B. Y. P. U. Does Great — Work tn Blackville overflow congregation of «ev- ndred people thoroughly en joyed the Easter Cantata, “Redemp tion’s Song,” whieh was stmg at the Vfcmp Theatre Sunday evening by the Baptist Church choir, assisted by talent from other Barnwell Churches and from neighboring towns. The theatre w’as packed to capacity, many persons being forced to stand, while about one hundred could not gain admittance. It was a record breaking crowd, made up not only of Barnwell people, but also music lovers from all the surrounding towns, as well as the country. The affair was a gre^t sucoess,. both musical)^ and financially, the free will offering to talling:, $208, which will be used for the benefit of the Baptist Church building fund. While Easter services Pregnell, in all the Barnwell churches were marked by splendid congregations and appropriate services, yet this was the crowning event of the day. The exercises were opened^, with a piano selection by Miss Elizabeth Burckhalter, “Sonata Pathetique,” followed by the invocation by the Re v . R. W. Humphries. The hymn, “All RECEIVES LETTER FROM STATB TAX COMMISSION, Boards of Assessors to Conveme at Barnwell Monday, April 12th, LI. One O'clock, '■* | o / - x ' Fearing an effort on the part of the State Tax Commission to force a 42 per cent, valuation on all classes of property, both real and personal, in Barnwell County, Auditor W. H. Manning desires to impress upon the members of the Boafds of Assessors in this county the importance of at tending a meeting to be held in his office in the Court House at Barnwell Heat Monday afternoon, April 12th, at one o’clock. Information receiv ed in Barnwell is to the effect that the Commission, wMrtr bars" the reputation of being most autocratic, is making an effort in other counties to place all property on the basis of a 42 per cent, valuation, which, as Auditor Manning points out, would be confiscatory under the present levies. It was reported here Monday that, failing to enforce such a valuation -in Aiken County, the Commission is trying to effect a “compromise” by doubling the taxes over what they were last year. Even that is un thinkable under the present levies— in fact, it is not believed that the peo ple are in any mood at this time to sanction any increase whatever, be It ever so small. . In an open letter to the people of the county, Mr. Manning states that evidence will be presented to the Commission upon the occasion of its visit to Barnwell to prove that the tax burden is already well-nigh un bearable and everything possible* will be done to defeat the apparent pur pose of the Commission. Mr. Man ning’s letter, in which he urges upon the members of the Boards of As sessors the importance of attending the meeting here Monday, is as fol lows: Blackville, April 6.—The new gen eral department plan that was in- ^ ^ ^ traduced to the B. Y. P. if. world a Hail the of Jesus’ Name.” bers considering the season of the year and" the fact that only a very small territory was used. Twelve bevies were. either found or ridden up during the running, which augurs well for the prospective success of the trials next Fall. Plans are already undbr way for the planting of feed and the protection of birds during the Summer. With this Tenure assured, we predict an unusually successful meeting of the Virginia-Carblina As sociation during its December trials this year. The judges were L. V. Simons, of Allendale,"S. C., and Captain G. A. Ev*n#, of Thomasville, N. C., Mr. (vans replacing Col. R. T. Steadman, Winston-Salem. N. C., w’ho, at the ^ast moment, found himself unable to attend. Their decisions were reach ed after mature consideration, and they were paipsUking to a degree in their desire to secure the right dpga. Needless to say, their ultimate place- the playground. ments met with the instant approv il of all present. Lunch was served, per usual, by the* ladies of the M. E. Church, of Barnwell, and was a sumptuous af fair from every angle. Horses were furnished by Dave Gaston, Jr., of Aiken, who saw to it that everybody secured a suitable mount,. Angus Patterson, of Barnwell, .again acted as marshall and kept things moving smoothly during the day as only he can. Among those present were Earl R. Ellerbee, Latta, S. C.; C. L. Prickctt, St. Matthews, S. C.; John Dunn and William Ashton, Baltimore, Md.; Dr. E. M. Wilder, Augusta, Ga.; Capt. Ambrose Gaines, Knoxville, ITenn.; T. S. Comstock, Thomasville, N. C.; R. W. Rogers, Columbia, S. C.; Rev. if it is a week or two old. “Six years ago we left dear, old South Carolin a and came to Denve>\ The West has some good points, but give us the South every time. Our county paper is a welcome visitor every Monday. We cannot do with out it, so please don’t forget us again, best wishes, etc.” rs. Still merely voices the senti ments of thousands of others who, perhaps, are not quite so candid jn admitting ^the truth. The South is rapidly coming into its own and as ; more and more people of the cold North and West learn each day and week and month of the unsurpassed advantages of soil, climate, cheap land prices, low Costs of living and 100 per cent. Americanism! to b? found here, they will be flocking to the Palmetto State and “telling the world” that South Carolina is the finest State in the Union. little over a year ago has done won ders for Blackville. In February of 1925 wp organized our department with six unions and an enrollment of a bout 125. Today we have nine unions as follows: Two kindergarten unions with 43 mem ber*; two junior unions with 29 mem her.-.; two intermediate un : ons with 31 memlers; one* .'enior union with 1numbers; ar I ♦v* .•'•lult .turcri with 67 members. We have to d*te 20 general officers who ere not tn- enrolled as members of aiTy parfuii- lar union, which number includes the leaders and sponsors. This maker our total enrollment at present 207. We have two leaders in each of the was then sung,’ the congregation standing. After the Scripture Les son had been read by the Rev. Ho ward Cady a prayer was offered by Dr. Hugh R. Murchison. The Can tata, the program of which w a s pub lished in last week’s issue of The Peonle-Sentinel, wan then beautifully rendered. Both the solos and chorus work were most highly enjoyed. In addi tion to the programs there was hand ed to each person a libretto which contained the words of each musical number, so that the audience, easily followed the musical theme. Those taking part were made up of the mem bers of the Barnwell Baptist chu’vh Free Paint Demonstration. Attention is called to the adver tisement cf Lemon Bros., published on page five of this issue, in which -aftounceWnt is made of a paint demonstration to be held atv their store on April 16th and 17th, at which time'*a large (lumber of sam- pie cans of paint will be distributed. R. W. Humphries, Barnwell, and Read the advertisement and profit ac- many others ^ I rordingly. - . junior and intermediate unions with chojr ab , y asRi8ted by memben! from a sponsor for each group in the junior unions. The kindergartens, of course do not do regular B. Y . P. U. work. The following unions are A-l for the past quarter: The Triple-V Union. (adult); The Stephens Union (senior) The Wide-awake Union, (intermedi ate); and The Miller Union, (inter : mediate). I’The departrnent is ako A-l for the quarter. On the Wednesday before Easter, we had 113 of our members in at tendance at mid-week prayer service, and at our Easter meetings we had a total attendance in the ~ various unions of 210. There were 174 mem-- bers present and 36 visitors. Qur study course will be held the last week in April and we are antici pating a k large attendance. the choirs of other churches in town, together with Mrs. W. I. Johns, and Mrs. W. H. All, of Allendale. It be ing one of tKe regular musical ser vices enjoyed occasionally by people of this section on Sunday nights, all of the other pastors were present and took part in the service of worship While much credit is due to the various members of the chorus for thelf uhtiring labors and zeal to make it a success, yet too much praise cannot be given to Mrs. Ira Fales as -the direct ress of chorus during the past weeks. Her * talents as a musician and her ability to train others make her a moat valua- able asset to the music loving people of Barnwell. “To the J*eaple of Barnwell County: “I am in receipt of a letter from the State Tax Commission, 4. requesting that I. notify the members of the several Boards of Assessors in Barn well County to meet with them »n the Auditor’s office in Barnwell on Monday, April 12th, at one o’clock p. m., for the purpose of “advising with the Boards in regard to the tax assessments” for the ensuing year. Immediately upon receipt of this letter, I wrote the Tax Commission, advising them that the Boards of Assessors had completed all of their work for this year and asked whether or not I should reconvene them. No answer has been received to this let- .■jHlIiy' ' ii —11 i ■ - — ————— ■■■. v "‘ “I have heard that the Commission in several counties is attempting to enforce a 42 per cent, valuation upon all classes of property, both real and personal, which, under the present levies, would be confiscatory and 1 wish to impress upon the members of the various Boards in this county the' great importance and necessity of being present at the meeting next Monday afternoon and forestall the effort of this autocratic body of’ men to further increase the well-nigh un bearable burden of taxation. “Evidence will be presented to the Tax Commission when its members come to Barnwell next week to prove that the people of this section are already paying as much as they can for taxes. The many Sheriff’s sales for unpaid taxes in this county dur-' ing the past year should be sufficient evidence "along this line, but if more be needed, it can be furnished by of ficials of the county. “This is a matter of vital impor tance, affecting as it does every tax payer fn Barnwell County, and it is to be hoped that the members of tha Boards of Assessors will let nothing prevent their attendance at the meet ing next Monday.” > Little Boy Painfully Hurt. Advertiae in The Peeple-Semtinel Sol Blatt, Jr., little son of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Blatt of this city, had three the fingers on his left had severely mqshed when his mother dosed the car" door his hand Saturday morn ing. Mrs. Blatt was going out for A ride and, thinking that the little fel low was inside the car. slammed the door. Their many friends hope that his hand will soon be entirely.