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BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JULY 1ST. ItM* >
NUMBER 4J.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ASSESSMENTS FIXED AT MON-
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Schedule of Rates Is fro nr $10 to
$100.—Snelling Voters to Name
Magistrate.
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At a meeting" of the Barnwell
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, held in the Court House here
Monday morning, the assessments of
candidates were decided on and other
business transacted. The meeting was
called to order by Senator A. B. Pat
terson, in the absence of the chair
man and vice-chairman, botii of whom
were unable to attend. Members of
the committee present were Messrs.
A. B. Patterson, of Barnwell, W. H v
dlack, of Reedy Branch, J. B. Grubbs,
k 'of Williston, N. A. Hiers, of Hercules,
J. M. Weathersbee, of Rosemary, G.
C. Best, of Great Cypress, C^ M. Tur
ner, of Four Mile, T. W. Dicks, of
Dunbarton, B. W.‘ Peeples, "of Ben
nett Springs, H. D. Still, of Blackville,
S. U- Moore, of Red Oak, L. P. Boyls-
ton, of Healing Springs, and Jas J.
Ray^of S|ur Branch. •
After a discussion of the probable
cost of the approaching primaries,
(during which it was pointed out that
there is a possibility of three pri
maries being necessary to select two
members of the Hofse of Representa
tives,) the number of aspirants for
office, etc., it was moved by Mr. H.
D. Still and seconded by Mr. T. W.
Dicks that the assessments be Axed
as follows:
For Magistrate at Kline, Dunbar
ton, Hilda and Red Oak, $10 each.
Far Magistrate at Barnwell, Black
ville, Williston and Bennett Springs-
Four'Mile, $15 each. ✓
For House of Representatives $35.
For County Superintendent of
Education, $75.
For County Auditor, County Treas
urer and Judge of Probate, $100 each.
These assessments were based on a
conservative estimate of the probable
number of candidates to make the
race. Every effort will be made to
the executive committee to keep 'the
cost of the elections as low a* pos
sible and should the entry ofaother
candidates increase the funds of the
party beyond the amount necessary
to defray the expenses, it has been
suggested that the surplus be refund
ed to the candidates on a pro rata
basis. .
It was moved by Mr. J. W. Bates
and seconded by Mr, H. D. Still that
managers and clerks be paid $2 per
diem; provided, howyrredr^ that the
pay be increased to $3 if thste are
suffcient funds in the treasury. -
It was also moved by Mr. Bates
Beats 400,000
Miss.Dorothy Jean Utley, age 14,
of Beraidji, Minnesota Is the proud-
est peung lady In the land. Her
essay on “Highway Safety* won
first prise in a state contest in
which 400,000 other boys end girls
competed^ Miss Utley, was given
a free trip to Washington, met our
President and received a( gold
watch. No wonder she's proud!
Announces for House
, \
of Representatives
In this issue of The People-Sentinel
will be found the formal announce
ment of Mr. J. W. Folk, of Williston,
as a candidate for the House of Rep
resentatives from Barnwell County.
Mr. Folk is well known to the voters
of the county, having served two
terms in the lower branch of the Gen
eral Assembly. Ha was also a mem
ber of the Board of County Directors
a few years ago. For the past several
yeas he has been engaged in business
in Williston, where he has conducted
a filling station.
Mr. Folk’s announcement brings
the total number of candidates for
this office to six and there is now a
possibility that three primaries will
be necessary to select the two Rep
resentatives, although each candidate
has probably “doped out” hii election
on the first ballot.
Advertise in The People-Sentinel
and seconded by Mr. T. W. Dicks that
the voters at the Snelling precinct
vote for the Magistrate for Red Oak
township and those at Siloam vote
for the Magistrate at Kline. This
motion was duly carried.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned subject to ti>-
cfll of the secretary.
BARNWELL LAWYER SAYS*
PRESENT OFFER TOO LOW
to Vote
in the Coming Election
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The qualified electors of the town of Barnwell are urged to
register TODAY in order to vote in the coming special election
on the sale of the local light and power plant. This election has
^ bee*) called for Tueesday, July 20th, and the books for the registra
tion of the names of the qualified electors were opened at -the
city clerk’s office on ^Tuesday of this week, the 29th ult. The
books will remain open for just one week; therefore, there is no
time to lose if you expect to cast your ballot on the 20tb inst.
As will be seen from the notice of registration appearing
elsewhere in this issue, it is necessary that a vqter have a certi
ficate of registration from the Supervisor of Registration of
Barnwell County in order to have his or her name registered.
He or she must also have lived within the lifnits of the town of
Barnwell for four nfonths previous to the election and must have
paid all taxes assessed against the applicant for registration and
collectible for the previcui fiscal year.
This is an importST!t~matter. ATTEND TO IT TODAY!
BARNWELL GOES ON THE
AIR TUESDAY EVENING
CANDIDATES^APPEAL FOR
VOTES OF “DEER PEEPUL”
ASPIRANTS FOR STATE OFFICES
HERE SATURDAY.
Large Crowd Attended Speaking,
Which Was Held in the Court
House.—Blatt Presided.
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Champ Com Grower
Growing good com is a finy art
and .not easy, but William Boland
a lad of seventeen has it down to-
perfection, He icccntly won a sil
ver cup for raising.the best corn
in eight southi-m states. HbiutreUa
of furfner boys competed. <
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Somebody has said that “God must
love the poor, because He made so
many of them,” «nd if one is to be
lieve the candidates they, vie with
the Creator and each other in this
great unselfish devotion. For more
than four hours Saturday morning as
pirants for State offices assured the
“deer peepul” of their earnest desire
to be their servants and not the im
perious masters that their predecas-
sors in office have been.
In marked contrast to some lurid
campaign meetings of the not too
distant past, the affair here Saturdey
was a veritable love-feast) with most
of the candidates throwing bouquets
instead of ‘brickbats at each other.
Many of the office-seekers invaded
Barnwell Friday evening, coming here
from Allendale, and most of them
were busy that night and the follow
ing morning shaking hands, distribut
ing campaign “literature” and other
wise building or repairing political
fences.
If one is a believer in signs, be must
reconcile himself to the fact that
for the next four years South Carolina-^ axe *- ^ 0 l um ^' a ,nan figures
THINKS PRICE OF- $119,000 IS
APPROXIMATE WORTH
Suggests Basis of Sale.—Profits from
Plant Needed to Pay Inte%
est on Bonds.
TO THE PEOPLEiSENTINEL:
In connection with the proposed
sale of the light plant, I desire to
submit-the following for th^ consider-
eration of the voters and free^hold-
ers:
While no franchise is to be given
in /r plafh words, still as a practical
matter an exclusive franchise will be
obtained by the purchaser for the
reason thgt another Company would
hardly come into Barnwell in com
petition with one already established.
While $42,500.00 may be more or
tray be less than the physical proper
ty is worth, still the thing tKat is be
ing bought and sol<^ is the opportun
ity for many years to crime to make
t enormous and unconscionable pro
fit sout of the users of electric current
in Barnwell. The figures hereinafter
given show this beyond a doubt.
Before giving these figures, I *all
attention to the fact,, assuming that
information is correct, that the
town is now bonded for $132,000.00,
practically all of it due in 1960, 35
years hence. The annual interest on
this indebtedness is $7,920. To pay
this indebtedness when due, $2,000.00
should be raised each year and put
at interest, and not at 4 per cent in
some Bank when the tax payers are
bofrrowing from the same bank at
8 per cent. The question, therefore,
should be how shall the people raise
this $7,920.00 interest every year, and
in addition to that the sinking fund
of $2,000.00.
As to the sinking fund, I think that
it should not be collected, but that in
1900, the town should re-bond itself
and issue serial bonds. In this way
no linking fund would be necessary
and therefore, no probability of the
foss of * great deal of money by
misjudgment, mistakes or otherwise.
As to the interest of $7,920.p0 r this
should certainly come out of th^
lights and water works, dll of the ln-
debtedness having been created for
the lights and water works except
$25,000.00 for pavi
According to my understanding of
information obtained at the' Commis-
office the profits on the' light
(Continued on first p^ge, 2nd Section)
is to enjoy the unusual distinction of
having two Governors, the eye of the
voter being greeted Saturday with two
large banners stretched in front of
the Court House, one being inscribed
“Thos. H. Peeples, Our Next Gov
ernor,” and the other “E. B. Jack-
son, .Our Next Governor.”
The meeting was o^Jled to order
shortly atfer ten o’clock by Solomon
Blatt, Esq., who presided in * the
place of Col. Edgar A. Brown, county
chairman. The.first speaker to be
introduced was John McMahan, of
Columbia.
John J. McMahan.
Mr. McMahan expressed himself as
proud to be in Barnwell. In his
opinion this year !has been preor
dained for the redemption of South
Carolina, Just as the State was re
deemed 50 years ^ago. “Compulsory
education is impossible,” declared the
speaker, “as longr as there is not that
basis of prosperity to / make possible
higher things.” South Carolina must
have political and industrial fra
dom, he said. Th« Governor is^Iiwid
of the legislature JR much depends
upon him as to how things go. The
chief executive must have vision and
courage, as the final ~ relponsibility
rests upon film. He thinks that an
nual ^sessions of the General Assem-
are necessary, as otherwise it
Would be playing into the hands of
corporate wealth.
“A political office,” said Mr. Mc
Mahan, “should not be regarded as a
soft snap, but a place of service.” He
is .opposed to a constitutional con
vention, declaring that it would be
dangerous at this time. He favors a
revision of the laws and the adop
tion of a few necessary amendments
to the Constitution. He thinks that
the tax question is almost solved and
would abolish taxes on visible proper
ty. The speaker advocated a new
system of credits, making loans due
in the Spring, which, he said, is the
logical time instead of the Fall. He
woulcT also adjust freight rates to
conform with the prices of products,
and closed his speech with an en
dorsement of law enforcement and of
equal rights to stl.
John T. Duncan.
A familiar figure to many voters is
that of John T .Duncan, of Columbia,
who was the next speaker. Styling
himself the only radical in the race,
Mr. Duncan paid his respects to Mr.
McMahan, following with a declara
tion that business is dead in South
Carolina. He believes ithat the de
velopment of water power would solve
the whole problem and devoted a
considerable portion of his allotted
time to a discussion of “the power
trust.” He also paid hia respects to
Walter E. Duncan, of Aiken, who
was present at Saturday’s meeting,
stating that the Aiken man is “the
official fixer.” The perennial candi
date continued his attack* on Nance
and Jackson, two of his opponents. In
discussing the question of taxation,
he declared that the 3U* n bill offers
the only reasonable way to reduce
that the people get only 20 cents
worth of government for every dol
lar, they pay, the other 80 cents going
to the “tax suckers,!’ he said.
E. B. Jackson.
E. B. Jackson, of -Wagener, recalled
his first race for the office of lieu
tenant-governor four years ago, when
he was elected overwhelmingly. HeJ
has kept the faith, he said, and has
&o prepared himself to be Governor
that he can take over the reins of that
office on a moment’s notice^ The
lieutenant-governor said that he Ko
gan life as a plow boys at six dollars
a month and is now one of the
largest land owners in his section.
He is familiar with agricultural ^on-
dtions in the State, he said, and
also experienced in the mercantile
business. His connection with a
country bank has put Kim hr close
touch with the affairs of his fellow-
he declared, and pointed out
First Tex^s Bfeles
Bring Fancy
San Antdhio, Tex., June 24.—Bring
ing cts. a pound and a bonus of
upwards of $500, the first bale of
marketable cotton here this year was
sold today to Delisderiner'and Com
pany.
The bale brought hem Wednesday
from Pharr, south Texas, weighed 430
pounds and was graded fair piddling
with a 1 1-16 inch staple.
Galveston, Texas, June 24—The
first bale of cotton received at any
port in the United # States for the 1926-
27 seasoa arrived here today and sold
at auction on the Galveston Cotton
exchange for $1 per pound to the Cot
ton Concentration company.
The bale was grown by J. S. Webb
at Odem, Texas, and ginned *t Waco.
It was classed as middling, with
a staple of 11—6 inches, and weighs
411 pounds.
Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club
The members of the Wednesday Af
ternoon Bridge Club met last week at
the home of Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr.,
with Mrs. P. J. Drew, of Washing
ton, D. G, as guest of honor. The
high score prize was won by lira. B.
P. Davies and the consolation was
cut by Mrs. L. M. Calhoun. After
the games a salad course was served.
WILL PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM
AT AUGUSTA.
Special Program Haa Been Arranged,
Including Vocal and Instru
mental Music.
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“This is Station WHLB at Augus
ta, Ga.,—and Barnwell, S. C., will
now present a special program.”
That—or some similar .announce- .
ment—will be madg next Tuesday *
evening at 7:00 o’clock from the stage
ef the Imperial Theatre in Augusta,
which will be turned into a broadcast
ing studio for a week, beginning July
4th. ^
The object of “Mbadcasting week,”
which is being staged by the Imperial
Theatre, in cooperation with The Au
gusta Herald and towns in the Aogus-^
ta territory, is “to herald the advent-*
ages of this city and section and to ^
display its unusual musical talent,* *
according to The Herald. Invitations
have been extended to a number of
towns adjacent to Augusta) including
Barnwell, and up to Monday Barn well,
Ellentoa, Alledale, McCormick, Rjuu- ~
berg, Louisville, Waynesboro and
Thompson had been assigned places /
on the prograin.
'An attractive program has been ar
ranged for Barnwell, featuring vecai
solos by Mesdames 8, B. Moseley aid
Ira Feins and a piano selection by Mm.
Solomon Blatt. Mrs. Moseley will
sing “Avo Maria” and the eelectieus
of the other two local artists will be
announced later. Solomon Blatt, Eaq^
president of the Barnwell Chamber ef
Commerce, aril! “tell the world” of the
many advantages offered by Barn wed,
town and county, in, n specially pre
pared “radio talk.” This feature will
open the program and the vocal and
instrumental selections will follow.
Announcement is mads that the eta- ’
tkm will be opened Sunday evening at
9:30 o’clock, when a saemd conCbrt'
will bo given, and the station will be
formally opened Monday evening,
July 5th, by Mayor W. P. White. ’Fear
prog fa ms will be given daily, start
ing at 5, 7 and 9 and lasting for SO
minutes each, while the one a $ 11 o'
clock wiH be for one Aour. The leu
o’clock program will be for the chil
dren. Radio fans in Barnwell am ad
vised to “time in” on Augusta on
Sunday and Monday evenings in order
to find the correct dial settings fox^he
big Rsrnwell program Tuesday ras
ing. V
The broadcasting will be done in-*
connection with the regular
programs at the Imperial Theatre
an opportunity will be given
trons to see aqd hear just ho^r a
broadcasting station b operated.
“CITIZEN” CITES FIGURES
, ON SALE OF POWER PLANT
SAYS TAXPAYERS W^UL SAVE
, MONEY- BY SELLING.—
Thinks lW>Consumers Will Abo
t.—Ssys Annual Saving
WU1 Be 911,099.
Kinks That,.
Benefit^
men,
that he wtfs the first banker in the
Stato^fo lend money to farmers at
pet cent interest. In his opinion,
the next four years are important
ones and demand a’businesspman as
Governor. f '
In discussing the tax problem, Mr.
Jackson declared that the -huge ap
propriation bill must be paid either
by direct or indirect taxation and de
clared hmself in favor of a system
embodying both. He shouldered the
responsibility for casting A decid
ing vote on the soft drinks tax law.
He would subordinate the tax com
mission to the comptroller general’s
office apd, in ahswer to a query from
a man in the audience, said he was
in favor of cutting off the heads of
(Cehtianod on first page, 2nd Section)
To the Editor of The People-Sentinel:
There have been numbers of rumors
on the streets of Barnwell in refer
ence to the sale of the Municipal
Electric Light Plant and as there is
no' foundation to same, in justice to
all concerned, the writer wishes to
give the votey of the town the facts
in the matter. In order to take these
dp as they come, they are listed be-
lou$ and will be handled separately:
1. Some are laying that the city
council acted unfairly in accepting the
offer of the Edisto Public Service Co.
2. Others think that the council
had no authority in calling^the elec
tion without circulating a petition to
the freeholdesk. ,
3. Some say that - the jjprcbase
price of the plant b not high enough.
4. Some say that there b no guar-
antees that the contract will be ram-
plied with.
(1) In regard to cooacil accepting
the offer of the Edisto Public Service
Company, permit me to say that tint
was the best offer made the council,
in my opinion, and the. only one that
was submitted in accordance with the
advertisement of • council calling for
sealed bids. The coancil accepted the
offei of the Edisto Public Service Co.
in closed meeting and the minutes of
counqif will show this to be the rase.
$2) In regard to council catting
the election without circulating peti
tion to freeholders, they acted within
the law, as the legislature passed a
law this effect in 1925 and the law
calling /or the circulation of a peti
tion was revoked.
(3) The purchase price of aap
utility plant i s based on ita grow
ravenue‘and its physical eonditiiit <
ft is understood that the Edisto 1
Service Co. had two of the best en
gineers in the country to set a value
on this plant and it. was considerably
less than the price offered the town.
In fdet/febe writer b reliably
ed timt the'/
company, set a limit
the maximum pric
paid fog this plant
(4) As far as a
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