“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
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PAYS TRIBUTE.
Described as a “Veritable Hunter’s
Paradise at Any Season of the
Year.”
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„ “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
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• 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
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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
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“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
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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
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_ 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,
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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-
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“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.