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TMa *• BXCLI^r^ NEW*. PEATUEU^^ADVEK- TUINO EKE VICE—•( Mm FU*. USHBEE AUTOCAETEE. WE VICE d Ntv YwE 0+. * THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OP BARNWELL COUNTY Jim 1, IMS. 'Jua.i4.lk* a-Mambar of tha Family” NORMAN B. LIFE INSURANCE v VOLUME L. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 26TH, 1927, NUMBER 19. : '• \ CRIMINAL COURT CONVENES HERE SEVERAL TRUE BILLS FOUND BY GRAND JURY. Number of Cases Disposed of.—Re moval of Two Poor Yard Inmates Is Recommended. 4* m X'. Hie May term of the Court of General Sessions convened here Mon day morning with Judge Hayne F. Rice,, of Aiken, presiding. Several cases were disposed of during" the /?* . first two days of the term and quite a sensation was created Tuesday morn ing during the trial of the case of Miletus Harley and M. B. Owenfc, charged with violating the prohibi tion law, when Owens testified on the stand that immediately after the rffld which resulted In their arrest he was given six gallons of liquor by the raiding officers. Sheriff Dyches and his deputy, Perry 0. Beasley, were recalled by the Solicitor and declared that Owens’ allegation was false, the Sheriff using “the short and.jigly word” in reply. The case resulted in a mistrial. . i Other cases disposed of were as follows: R. T. Bell plead ..guilty td the charge of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 or serve one year at hard labor; upon payment of $75 * the balance of the sentence to be sus pended during goed behavior. H. D. Drawdy and Mutt Harley «barged with violating the prohibi tion law, were acquitted. ~J. O. Walker was acquitted of the murder of Guy Berry, colored, in the P^JtersoriV Mii 1 ( s«0t.ion several months ago. WilHe Mixson plead guilty to the .charge of breach of trust with fraud ulent intent and was sentenced to serve 18 mortths at hard labor. '■ Jas. Weymeyer, charged with housebreaking* and larceny, was found guilty. True Bills. The folowing is a Kst of the True Bills found by the Grand Jury: J. O. Walker, murder, H. G. Mokcny, issuing false check. Daniel Hunter, Peter^MJIler and Heyward Caiiter, violation of the piohibition law. Heitnan Cook, violation of the pro hibition law. Ander Stevens, violation of the pro- hibition law. Milledge Odom, violation of the pro hibition law. James Weymeyer, housebreaking and larceny (two cases.) WiUie Mixson, breach of trust with fraudulent intent. John Jackson, housebreaking and larceny. . "V. As The People-SentineJ closed its forms the jury had retired to the jury room to consider the ease of The State vs. Guy Simmons, charged with the murder of his father a year or two ago. The case insulted in a mis trial when it was tried the first time. Grand Jury Presentment. The members of the Grand Jury made the fed owing presentment to the Court Monday afternoon: To the Honorable Hayne F. Rice, Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions for Barnwell County: The Grand Jury of Barnwell Coun ty begs leave to report as follows: • ‘ 1. We have passed upon all bills of indictment handed to us by the Solicitor and have made our. recom- endaitions upon them and returned them to the Court. 2i' A committee of our body has made an investigation of the County Jail and we find the same to be in a satisfactory condition. 3. A comnjittee of our body has made a visit to the County Chaingang and we, find that the same is being handled in an entirely satisfactory manner. 4. A committee of our body has made a visit to the County Poor Letha Ezrria Ferguson, 18, of- Wayne, W. Va., claims the national title with a school record of 12 years and 9 days without ever be ing absent or tardy. She graduates this Spring. This is the best rec ord to date, (s there a boy or girl in this territory with a better rec ord? ' Health Meeting Wat a Wonderful Success A meeting <of far-reaching effect, of immeosonable good, of inestimable value and long to be remembered was that held at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, this city, oh Thursday night last. From every direction the peo ple came and promptly at 8:30 o’ clock the pastor, the Rev. A. Chas. L. Arbouin, who presided, announced that it was time to begin ahd asked the Rev. O. C. Parker to lead in the singing of two selected “Spirituals,” after which prayer was offered by Dr. W. M. Jones, pastor of the Barn- > Large Audience at Senior Class Play Blackville School ~ Closed Wednesday BlackviU^, May 24.—The com mencement ekercises of the Blackville High School will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, May 25th, at 8:30 o’clock, in the schbql auditorium, frine young 'ladies and gentlemen will be graduated this year from the local institution, which is closing an other very successful year under tnb superintendency of Prof. GT Frank Posey. The das* motto is, “Not finished—just begun,” and fonKflass flWer is the sweet pea. Those who # HE will receive diplomas this year are: WilliAm Milton Altman, Jr., Linnie Drew Bodiford, Elizabeth Boylston James Laurie Buiat, A. Vi Collum, Jr.; Ruby Lee Hutto, Paul Abbey Magru- der, Sara Minette Stome and Gladys Margaret W'illis. • The program of the commencement exercises is as follows: Invocation—Mr. C. J. Fickling. America. Salutatory—Mias Elizabeth Boyls ton. % Music. Valedictory-vMr. William Altman. Music. Annual Address—Hon. James H Hammond. 7 Presentaticm of Grammar School Certificates—Mr. J. A. Batson. Presentation of High School Di plomas. Benediction—Mr. C. J. fickling. wel Baptist Church. Having another meeting to attend, the Doctor stated his willingness to help, in any way, the cause which was being espoused, pledged his interest and asked to be excused for the rest of the .pro gram. The chairman then stalled the E A large audience witnessed th presentation of “The Path Across the Hill,” Monday evening at the Vamp Theatre by thp Senior Class of the Barnwell High School, under the dir ection of Miss Ruth Riddle, a mem ber of the local faculty. The per formance would have done credit to more experienced players and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. The time of the three-act play was the present, with the entire action tak ing place in the living room of “Ruth Conrad’s” home in «,n Eastern vil lage. A happy selection was made m the cast of characters, which was as follows: — —. Samuel Crawford Henry Wingo Robert Post Lewis Black Walter Conrad Benj. Baxley Dr. Jimmie Reed —.Willie Holland Salamander Alexander John County Now Saving Insurance Premiums For the past several years the B.»rd of County Directors has been insuring the county buildings* with the State. Last week J. W. Patterson, chairman of the board, was advised by the sinking fund com mission that the reserve now totals $1,000,000 and th^t the county will hot be required to pay any further premiums, unless excessive losses oc cur. This means s saving to the tax payers of about $500 a year and is just another one of the many savings effected by the preseht board, whoso members are to be congratulated on the businesslike administration ' of the county’s affairs. ' ~ — thd* matter of medical prescriptions for the inmates. At tbe request of the Board of Regents We strongly recommend that one Joe Lamlbert ant his wife, who have been for ihany at the. years the disturbing element County Poor Yard, be permanently removed therefrom and that the Board of Regents do likewise remove therefrom any other troublesome in mates; that the removal cf such in mates be left solely to the discretion of the Board of Regents. We recom mend that the Board of Regents do provide a house and fcipd for the said Joe Lambert and wife, and for such other inmates as the Board of Regents may from time to time see fit to remove from said Poor Yard purpose of the meeting, extended most cordial and hearty welcome to the people, particularly the represen tative gathering of white people who had never been there before and for whom seats had been reserved. He concluded with the statement that “We are here assembled as a unit in the fight against a tcommon foe; that foe which undermines the health of the commonwealth/’ and further ex-* pressed the wish “that a better un- ^-standing and reciprocal good wil might grow out of the coming to gether of these citizens.” Another spiritual was sung am three-minute^ddresses were deliverec by Minnie B. Prof. G. G. Butler, Dr. ,D. J, DixsonNtjepresenting the Nealth Club, the school^and fraterna ogranizations. respectively, giving full assurance of their interent in the “Health Programme.” Those x heard these splendid, helpfal talks will always remember our duty to the leas fortunate, to “all the children O!* our community” and that “we shook never burn the bridge over which we have crossed—but giva others chance to cross.” At this juncture a duett, “My Rosary” was rendered. CoL E. A. Brown was expected to speak next but other business pre vented him from being present. By special request another spiritual was sung, after which Rev. Arbouin pre sented So) mon Bkatt, Esq. the “young man eloquent,” president of the Barnwell Chamber of Commerce, who in turn introduced the Rev. D. McL. McDonald, of Columbia, who made the principal address. Rev. McDcnald is an ocular demon stration of what “will power”- and “care” can do in the recovery and preservation of lost health. This learned ecclcaiast was arrested about about thirty years ago by tubercu losis while pursuing his Seminary course. Friends sympathized with him and virtually predicted his early demise—but he refused*'to^die,' and is today the “pietj^e of health.” He prefaced his interesting address with many valuable incidents and stories and special mention of the •negro spirituals which he claimed would amply repay him for his trip from Columbia. 'In his address the speaker painted a gruesome picture of the ravages of tuberculosis and pleaded that all the human agencies possible and available be mustered in the fight against it. ' And shouldn’t that be done? Shoulldn’t it concefim BBack and White, rich and poor, the •em ployer as well as the employee? If thq “cook” or “nurse” is affected is FLIES FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS BARNWELL SENDS CABLEGRAM TO LINDBERGH. ’d >7 25-year Old Westerner Make* Nan-eta? 7 Flight, Covering S.MO MUee in • ' Havre. “Tha best town in the best State hi the best nation in the world congratu lates yon on achieving greatest sin gle-handed feat in history. (Signed) T6wp of Barnwell.” Immediately after n radio massaga was received here Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, enthusiastic ad- flewi from New York to Paris, a die- J dispatched the Mwve cable- Unce of 3,600 mile., i„ 38* hour.. *'*"• " ldrMMd *» Ltad - H« was the tort to nogotirt. th« bw * h - ‘The Flying Fool/ Furu. (tight and in doing ao broke oovorml Fr » nc *," * l ' e y°nng Aaaarkno world record.. ' aviator who left New York early 1 Friday morning alone in his airplane and landed at Le Bourget Field, near Paris, at*4:21 (Barnwell thft) Satur- Captain Charles A. Lindbergh. The 25-year old American aviator Henry Jones Harry Thomas Mrs. Davis Jewe 1 Woodward LoC&l High School Fk, Grayer.... M*rie D C llVC« Diploma. | d ‘^- ^ ^ _ Z ““ S“ d «ra| Th« commencement erercue, of ft. Barnwel High School were held I _ , , , . ’ . L, . • ,, n, any one man. Their imagination fired Tuesday evening in the Vamp Thea- ' T* . .. - . tre, which was paeeked to capacity by couregeoua danng of the 26- New Record U Set with p.t™, .nd friend, of th. tau- ° ,d w r,‘r* r ( ;. “7. tution. Diploma, were delivered J * ou * ht "* w * * hi * " , * ht *" d w *“”- Spurred by Deiqand Spurred by the greatest demand in 20 young ladies and young gentle- ita history, Chevrolet in April again men, a list whom appeared in last set up a new production record with a dweek’a issue of The People-Sentinel, total output for the, month of 111,937 Dr. Dudley Jones, of Columbia, de units. This exceeds by 4,037 unitsl livered the address to the graduating the best previous rribhtfily perform- class and his remarks were vory nnce in the history of the company interesting and instructive. The pro ud establishes an all-time record tor gram of the occasion was as follows: the monthly production of gear-shift | Class Song—Class. Salutatory—Jewel Woodward. History—Arletha Miller. Address—Dr. Dudley Jones. Valedictory—Dorothy Sanders. Awarding of Diplomas. Closing Song. Flood Relief Fund Totals Over $500 cars. - / Equally as spectacular as the re-1 markable nvrKhly production feat and dividing the spotlight with it was the mark established April 29, when in the short space of a day’s working | hours, the factories built 5,347 Chev rolet cars and trucks. This was 2721 units in exeta? of the best previous! day’s record. It was particularly fitting that the I record day happened to be the same people of BarnweJ County hive one that Alfred P. Sloan, Jr n P^wM contributed a total of $629.91 to the dent cf the General Motors Gqrpora- 0 f the flood sufferers in the tion, chose for a Visit to the Mississippi Valley, acrording to the plant. Mr. Sloan, with N C. S. re( port of Perry A. Pries, treas- vice president of the General Motor* ^ ^ Barnwell Red Cross chap- Corp., arrived at the factory ** r ^y ter/^Williston retained its lead, with in the day as guests of W. S. Knud- BUckvi ^ and Barnwell next. Mr. sen, president, and C. F. Barth, vicej price's repfivt is as folkwrs: president ci the Chevrolet Motor safe ? • Long ”... \ Yard and have carefully investigated" that where ’ the said inmates are proper charges u irges upon the county. 5. We recommend that the County conditions but there. We find that Board of Directors improve and put the Board of- Regents are fuHy com- in as good Condition as possible all ipetent to handle the affairs of this of the county roads over which buses institution. It has dome to our 4tre used for the purpose of trans,- notice that the locks on the commis sary have been changed, and that the keys have not been given to the Board of Regents nor to the Steward. We recommend that these keys be turned over to the Board of Regents. We recommend that the Board of Regents exercise full power in all matters at the Poor Yard, except in porting children to school. We wish to thank the Presiding Judge knd the other Court officials for the courteous consideration that they have shown us in our delibera tions. All of wKtc^i *is respectfully submitted^ J. M. FARRELL, the “madam” or “baby live Mr.'McDonald! .At the close of the address fitting remarks were made by the pastor in which the following were included: “Knowledge is power.” “If you have knowledge let others ^dight their candles by it.” “Am I mjNbrother’s keeper?” He also made special mention of Mrs. A. A. Lemon, whose indefatigable courage, untiring forts, humantarian and Chrtatlike spirit made possible such a meeting. Three hearty rounds of applause greeted her as she stood to be pre sented to the! hundreds present.' But that was not all' for this was Mr. Biatt’s time to speak—and how well did he speak! With the diction of a Webster, the philosophy of a Socrates, the eloquence of- a Gladstone and the zeal of a Paul he thanked the speaker for his message and immortalized' Mrs. Lemon so that we now see her ss “an angel of Good Will.” In the same spirit he gave assurance of the particular interest Ithat wil be taken in the children of our school to < 9 — Company. Before Mr. Sloan had completed | his inspection of the big Flint plant,] where men and machinery were com bining to build the eight types of I Chevrolet cars now available, it was evident that a new production record] was in sight. Mr. Sloan waited for number 5,3471 to come off the line, congratulated] Mr. Knudsen on the remarkable, iag being made by the Chevrolet | report u Barnwell — — $ 84.08 Bethlehem Baptist Health Club (colored church) ... Dunbarton — Blackville about noon Saturday a local radio fan picked the announcement out of the air that ha had heed sighted early that morning a few hundred miles off the coast of Ireland, after en all- night flight acroes the broad North Atlantic, enthusiasm ran high and with the feeling that the most 4aa» geroua pert of the trip had been nc- comiplished, e feeling of confidence in its sucessful culmination eras mani fest. About 1:30 p. m. another mas sage was received by radio that Captain Lindbergh was being es corted across the English Channel by e squadron of British naval planes and less than three hours later the message anouncing his safe landing was picked up. The first thousand miles of young Lindbergh’s «4>och-making flight lay along the New England coast, acreeu Nova Scoti a and New Fouadkand. Shortly after seven o'clock Friday evening, he left land behind him end put out across the great expense of water—1,900 miles separating him from Ireland,the most of which he covered during the hours of dark ness. The possibilities of the success of such » flight by one man, who must 46JL51 P* r * OPC * t* Pilot end navigator in 134 00 OIW * w * re seriously doubted by ex- 9.30 Elko 22 761 PW’iwM^d airmen, but the youthful Klin. jLo Am.ri«n>J Kpr— •onfttec. k. Long Branch 8.00 *"<* ^ W* H* Pleasant Hill — 11.41 Willis ton 197.74 Grand total “2 $629.91 Motor Company and its product and i - • . _ . _ rode off the line in the epoch-marking V ACAltCy llXlfttS Oil model which again happened to be a| - Lfrfu] ToWIl Council I miuv -~ cerUin, J r *** J* 4 *** *-»- T 1 - JB “ u *- being staked hie life in ^ bi * with Death and the whole world re joices that he has wen. He more than M00 mile* i a 32 Vb Perhaps never before • has end France givhn such hearted, cordial welcome to any* coach. life. Captain Lindbergh . . - - „ c. .. aij _ » i feted and honored in every ADVERTISE in Th. Paopla-Sentmel. | E ^ ^ lo F1(>rtd , fWhm | «»y. •»*»> “J “ NOTICE. he is now making his home, a vacan cy exists on the Barnwell Town Coun cil,’there" being at present only flve among other things being decor with the Ltaion of Honor.' Viewed from * material standpoint, Lind bergh’s flight was also a great suc cess financially, as it is reported that offers for his services in various caps- All persons owning or keeping dogs Aldermant ini)tead o£ thfc requisite in the town of Barnwell are required mm ^ er q{ gix Many are of th e to have them vaccinated against that this vacancy should be I ‘‘ . .... . . rabies not later than June Cth, 1927. ftlled at the eariiest possible moment,' Clt,e8 ^ ^ * millio “ d ° " After that date the penalty of the | ag there may be some question as to the legality of business transactions lers. such vaccina- Council of Ordinance requiring tion will be enforced. By order of Town BamwjeH. f GEORGE W. PEEPLES, Chief of Police Captain Lhulbergh’s mother is a < of'tee’council as it i s constituted at! wkiow * U * cher ^ chemistry in present. The law, it is understood, Detriot * She » boat ^ says that there shall be a Mayor and “ ^ Frid ^ ^ » rB P orted to six Aldermen. ^ have, borne up unusually wdl under The vacancy also brings up the th « of her sons lone flight, question of how i t shall be filled. Th *F ^ ^ »^er over the end that better citizenry may re-1 Some have expressed the opinion that I the telephone Sunday, the first two suit, and asked that the colored peo- the Mayor has the power to appoint, bttman be ‘ n<?8 to over phone p)e do their part in this programme while others contend that he has I ^etwen this country and France, flar “the Stars and Stripes play^ their this power only when the unexpired ^ not ' CT ' 0fWn wben Y oun K own part in the American flag.” term is for less than one year and aviator return to AmeriMt^t he , He congratulated the church on the that otherwise an election must be k* 8 c * x P res *ed the desire to see more safe leadership, of her pastor, inform- held to select an Alderman. Be that °* Fur °Pf before returning to the ed them that he has the respect of as it may,, However, steps should be' States, the white citizens and further stated tatyen to fill the vacancy at the To Receive Degree. that “as long as they followed his earliest possible moment, so that ] leadership they had nothing to fear.” there may be no question of the le-1 A splendid offering was taken, a gality of any act of Council, whether Miss Mary Rebecfa Still, of Black- part of which went to the flood suf- the matter disposed of is of great v '" e » receive her Bachelor of ferera. The balance will be used in j importance of not. Arte degree at the Fdrty-ninth local health work. - j In this connection, it is recalled 14aai4 Couuneneement service at 1 The closing prayer was offered by that considerable dissatisfiaction was Ilau CoHe *' e ’ Gainesvill^ Qa^ on 1 the Rev. R. W. Humphries, pastor of i occasioned here when a former mem-1 h*" 4>e *® Ter Y the M. E. Church of this city. By I ber of Hie - Commission of Public . ^ ^ ^ special request other spirituals were Works continued to hold office for I ^ wiB 1)6 the cuhnfaatioo sung sad thus closed a meeting that | months after he had moved to another | Tery has lifted higher, in our cardiac | town. shelYes. Barnwell—our beloved Barn well.—Contributed. I Advertise ia The People-Sentinel Among ci her