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_ TW* mmv hM tlM EXCLUSIVE frigfcta M tkk «• «tt NEWS. rSATUXBS »4 ADVXK- TI8IN0 SEKVICE—•( tk* LISHER8 AUTOCASTER VICE «l N«v Y«rk CM* THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT Consolidated jane 1, 1926. “Jti»t Ltkc> a Member of the Famlly 9, Largest Ceoty Circalation. T T-J * NORMAN B. GAMBI LIFE INSURANCE^ I r VOLUME L. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JUNE IfiTH, 1927. _—— » NUMBER 42. CIVIL COURT TO CONVENE HERE JUDGE HAYiIe F. RICE, AIKEN, \ ‘A .-x TO PRESIDE. Petit Jurors for the First and Second Weeks of Approaching Term Have Been Drawn. f ' : The June term of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell County will convene here Monday, the 20th inst., with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. Only civil cases will be tried. Petit jurors for the first and second weeks of the ap proaching term have been drawn, as follows: First Week Jurors. Adrian Williams, Barnwell. Terrie Richardson, Barnwell. J.. W^-Eolk, Williaton. € J. G. Burckhalter, Dunbarton. W. F. Creech, Reedy Branch. C. L. Hiers, Jr., Dunbarton. M. P. Fanning, BTackville. E. D. Quattlebaum, Williston. G. C. Fdwke, Dunbarton. Cease Youngblood, Elko. Waiter Givens, Williston. v Willie Harley, Hercules. , J. Howell Delk, Hilda. Lawrence P. Odom, Healing Sprgs. B. B: Rammer, Blackville. W. H. Moody, Jr., Big Fork. William T. Towne, Long Bronch. S. B. Ray, Williston. R, E. Woodward, Pleasant Hill. A. N. Black, Hilda. S. M. Dyson, Williston. C. B. Ellis, Jr., Meyers Mill. E. H. Weissinger, Blackville. H. H. H&rtzog, Friendship. * Charlie H. Hutto, Blackville. G. W. Moody, Dunbarton. J. J. Vickery, Barnwell. Joe Gunnels, Oajt Grove. W. S. Grubbs, Blackville. N. D. Coclin, Barnwell. F. H. Hitt, Elko. Lee Lancaster, Ashleigh. M. W. Wise, ML Calvary. Frank Kirkland, Barnwell. Wm. F. Syphrett, Reeves Greek. B. L. Easterling, Barnwell. * Second Week Jurora. Paul H. Sanders, Oak Grove. -Nick Croft, Reedy Branch. S. F. Hogg, Kline. Jacob Delk r Double Pond. J. Black, Jr., Barnwell. George N. Odom. Healing Springs. W. C, Mitchell, Williston. Belton Holly, Diamond. James M. Gibson, Big Fork. Forest Brown, Barnwell. John G, Black, Barnwell. Victor Martin, Blackville. John Miley, Williston. W. H. Bodiford, Hilda. W. C. Bell, Williston. C. R. Cave, Blackville. / H. M. Bodiford, Blackville. Jesee M. McCormick, Blackville. Lloyd A. % Plexico, Barnwell. * 1 • W. R. Rutland, Pleasant Hill. T. E. Killings worth, Dunbarton. * J. M. Cater, Meyers Mill. J. M. Caldwell, Barnwell. J. E. Hair, Green’s Academy. A. B. Hair, Jr., Blackville. .N. C. "Grubbs* Reedy Branch. J. R. Harrison, Sr., Barnwell. B. L. Bolen, Williston. M. A. Smith, Wlilliston. E. G. Birt, Long Branch. W. Reed Nevils, Blackville. James R. Ray, Friendship. ' R. Monroe Morris, Barnwell. J. 0. Patterson, Jr., Barnwell. J. P. Turner, Blackville. Sidney Collms, Hilda. . Mrs. Patterson to Chicago. — Tea week*’- work in- a -secluded Sespe Mountain Camp has con vinced Jack Demps*y he is fit again. He is expected to announce ' himself ready within the next three weeks for battle to regain his title —against either Sharkey or Tunney. Mrs. Angus Patterson left Friday night for Chicago, where she goes to take a special course in facial and hair work, including permanent wav- iflg, at one of the leading institutions of its kind in the country. Upon her return she will open a beauty shop in Augusta in the Johnson Building, over Liggett’s Drug Store, at the corner of 8th and Broad Streets, where she will be glad to have her many Barnwell friends call. An nouncement of opening date will ap pear in a later issue of The People- Sentinel. Several New Subscribers. - » If ' * Tile following new suoscriben have been added to Thi People-Sentinel’s mailing last during the past week: Harwod Beebe Co., Spartjinbarg. Min Came D. McNab, Florence. J. A. Tucker, Barnwell, route 1, Mrs. A. A. McAllister, Barnwell. R. L. Creech, Barnwell rotate 1. Several Local Boys Go to Training Camp Several Barnwell County boys are attending the Citizens Military Train ing Camp at Fort Moultrie, near Char leston, which will last for 30 days, They are M. H. Holly, of near Barn- wtsi, Benj. O. Baxley, of SneJling, Paul A. Magruder, of Blackville, and Monris Wengrow, of Wibaton. One of the most interesting fea- turrs of the Citizens Military Camp is the historic setting in which Char leston’s army post is placed. Near Old Fort Moultrie is the site of the Palmetto log fortification whose gal lant defender* under Colonel William Moultrie, repulsed the British fleet on June 28, 1776. The old fort of brick construction was built in 1811 and is today little changed in appear ance. It was evacuated by Major Robert Anderson and the Union gar- fliaow on December 26, 1860, they proceeding to Fort Sumter, where they remained until driven out of that place. Edgar AUen Poe was at one time a soldier at Fort Moultrie, and the scene of his famous story, “The Gold Bug’’ is laid at Sullivan's Island and the nearby mainland. Fort Sumter, whose historic de fense throughout the civil war will always have a place in history, rises from a shoal about one mile from Fort Moultrie. Its present armament of giant sea coast cannon is in strange contrast with its old fashioned style of architcture, parts of the fortifies tion ^emg unchanged since the civil war. The construction ot Fort Sum ter was begun in 1829, and was not completed until 1861. In the inner harbor of Charleston and about one mile from the city, ia Castle Pinckney, a circular brick fort built in 1810. It was used as a military prison during the Civil war and is now (Utilized for storage pur poses by the engineering branch of the army. • _ A Sad Death. Williston, June 14,—One of the sad wl4, ewi dest deaths to e#r occur in this sec tion was that of little Billy Wood ward, five-year-old son of "Mr. John Woodward, of Wililiston, who died at the Children’s hospital, Augusta, ex actly 14 months ’to the day after the death of his mother. For several months little Billy has suffered with head trouble. An operation for this and epin&l trouble took place Thurs day and death followed about 10 o' clock Thursday night, June 9th. Funeral services were held alt the Blackville cemetery on Saturday morning,* June 11th. - - In addition to his father, Billy is survived by five sisters: Mabel, Myr tle, Helen, Ethyl, Eva and two brothers, John Woodward, Jr., and Jamch Woodward. 1 . EDISTO PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OFFERS $44,000 FOR PLANT BID SUBMITTED AT COUNCIL £ " MEETING MONDAY Chief Commissioner^Mere. Tlie Hon. Ben M. Sawyer, Chief Highway Commissioner, was the gueet of Col, ^. E. Harley Thursday and FfetdqjL of las t week. He com bined business with pleasure and attended to some local highway mat ters while in the county. Friday Mr. Sawyer and seveswl Barnwell friends enjoyed a fish dinner on the Savan nah River. ADVERTISE in Th« People-Sentinel Maximum Light Rate of Only Ten Cents Guaranteed Within One Year from Purchase Date....* Robt. A. Easterling, vice-president of the Edisto Public Service Co., of Denmark, submitted a bid at Monday night’s session of the city council in which he offered $44,000 for the local- light and power plant and a maximum light rate ef~t2 cents per k. w. for the first year, graduated downward, and atrthe expiration of twelve months a rate of only ten cent®, with a cor responding reduction flu the sliding -schedule, based on the amount of cur rent consumed. The minimum charge would be $1.50 a month. Mr. Easterling submitted his bid in person and answered a number of questions that were asked by mem bers of the council. The Denmark concern also offers a cooking rate of 3H cents per k. w. for the first 100 k. w., and three cents Ijej k. w. for all over that amount, with a minimum charge of $3.00. A flat charge of $145 per month would be made for street lights, and Mr. Easterling estimated that, based on the Broad River Power Company’s charge and the number of street lights here the cost would be approxi mately $250 a month. . A power rate beginning at six cents per k. w. and graduated down to as low as 1 1-4 cents was offered in the bid submitted, which also stipu lated that the town of Barnwell shall have the optnon of two propositions on the operation of the waterworks system, one of which was for the Edisto Public Service Co. to furnish power for its operation at the power rates quoted, or for the purchaser to operate the system, furnishing free to the town all water used for sewer age system and all fire hydrant ser vice. Water woiild be furnished to consumers at ten per cent, less than the present rates. The council went into executive ses sion and the member entered into a general dicusskm of the bid. As a result a committee composed of S. B. Moseley, W. E. McNab and G. M. Hogg was appointed to report on the ■ proposition at a special meeting of council yesterday (Wednesday) morn ing. ~ . After a consultation with the committee Wednesday morning, Mr. Easterling agreed to amend his of fer by furnishing the town with free street lights for a period of five years. Figured at $1,740 a year, that increased his offer to approximately $53,000. % Two members of the com mittee voted in favor of the bid, while Mr. Hogg voted against it: When the committee reported to the other members of couhcil yester day morning, the vote stood three in favor of submitting Mr. Easterling’s propesitjpn to the voters of the city and two against, these being Mr. Hogg and Mr. Mazursky. Mr. Mose ley, Mr. MoNab and Mr. Goodson favored the proposal. Under the law, it is undeitsteod, a two-thirds majori ty of the members of council is nec essary on the question! of a franchise. However, it was decided to defer final action until Monday night. Text of Offer. The full text of Mr. Easterling’^ original bid, which was amended yes terday as stated above, is as follows* Denmark, S. C„ June 13, 1922. To the Mayor and Town Council, Barnwell, S. C. . - Gentlemen :- We hereby offer to purchase from the Town of Barnwell aH the property now owned and all the equipment now Used by the Town of Barnwell in the manufacture, distribution and salei of electric light and powe” to its citi zens. , _ r- We agree to Pay forty-four thous and dollars ($44;OOQ.OO) cash unen delivery of the property, generating station and equipment and distribut ing system, and we guarantee to have your town connected with a high power transmission line within six months from date of contract, and in base any industry etyubd require more power than the present plant can furnish, we agree to cottplete par (CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE) First (?) Carolina Melons. Williston, June 14.—Ander- 3on Robinson, colored farmer, route 2, Williston, Barnwell County, probably has the dis tinction of putting the first ripe South Carolina watermelons on th‘8 market. He sold two in Williston today weighing 20 and 15 pounds respectively, and stStefTrom a seven-acre field he can pic?k at least five bun dled ripe" melons-this week. Mrs. Henry Will Address Meeting ‘ '• __ — Mrs. S. W. Henry, of Timmonsville, will make an - address at the Bethler- hem Baptist Church (colored) - in Barnwell Wednesday evening, June 22, at 8:30 o’clock. Everybody is invited to attend and seats will be reserved for white people. An in teresting feature of the program will be a number of “Spirituals.” Mrs. Henry is well known in Barn well, having resided here several years ago when her husband was pastor of the local Methodist Church. She has been actively interested in irtter-racial work and it is beKeved that much good will result from her visit here. Farmers Reporting Boll Weevil Damage From present indjoa^onts boll weevils will very" likely do serious damage to this year’s cotton crop if seasons are favorable for the cotton pest. A. V. Culioan, J. V* Mathews, and W. E. Mathews., of Blackville, and Johnson Hagood, of Barnwell, are some of the fanners who reported last week that the weevil was begin ning to puncture squares in certain parts of fields, especially those ad jacent to woods, buildings, fence rows, etc. The amount of damage that may be done will depend in a large meas ure on the amount of rainfall that we have during the next six weeks. Many farmers, no doubt, will have a serious damage to their cotton crop if some effective .control measures are not carried out. Every farmer should find those place* in wflich the weevil is new active. Have your weevils caught 'as far as possible, gather falling squares, and im mediately. began , making applica tions of C alcium A re mate. Three to five applications when the dew is on, four to five days apart, will be found to be very effective. Let us not allow the boll weevil to become a serious factor in the pro duction of this year’s cqtton crop, and we can largely control this pest by diligent efforts, especially if we do not haJe continued showery weather.—H. G. Boylston, Go. Agent. Com. Richard E. Byrd, U.S.N. Who may hop-off from New York today* (Thursday) for ,a non-stop flight to Paris and return, spending <ynrly a short while in the Ftrench capi tal. He was the first man to fly over the North Pole in an airplane. It is reported that Chamberlain and Levine arepianning to fly back to America in their plane. Local Trapshooters Showing Improvmnt • . # The Rev. R. W. Humphries, of Barnwell; and Tucker Lafitte, of Estill, tied for high gun honour in the first event of the Friday after noon meeting of the local gun club, while Perry Bush led the field in the second event. Besides Mr. Laffitte, Harold Buckingham, of Ellenton, and “Futch” Sw«tt and C. B. Ellis, Jr., of Meyer’s Mill, were guests. of the fdlub. The complete score waa aa follows: First E^ent. A R. W. Humphries 19 W. P. Franklm 1- 11 Mr. Swett 10 Tucker Laffitte * 18 J. J. Bush 18 Harold Buckingham 19 C. B. El Ha, Jr. J 9 Second Event. W. P. Franklin 18 Perry Bush 22 Tucker Lafitte 19 Edgar A. Brown If J. J. Bush 19 Harold Buckingham 18 Mr. Swell 9 Death of Mias Sams. The many Barnwell friends of Miss Emma L. Sam* will learn with sincere regret of her death, which occurred Thursday night, the 9th inst., at the home of her sister, Mrs. Addict Law- ton, in Garnet Miss Sams, who was 83 years of age, had been in failing health for nearly a year and had been confined to her bed for about a month previous to her death. Her body was carried to Gaffney, her old home, and laid to rest Saturday. ' Mias Sams was originally from Beaufort County, her family rrefugee- mg to this section during the War Between the States. For -a number of year* she made her home with her nephew, M. B. Hagood, of this city, and won scores of-friends by reason of her many fine traits of character. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Mias Same is survived by two sis ters, Mrs. Addie Lawton, of Garnet, and Mrs. T. B. Hagood, of Switzer land, and tjsnee brothers, Prof. R. 0. Sams, of Gaffney, R. H. ' Same, of Spartanburg, and Duncan Saans, of AHendala, who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Miss Sams’ body wa« accompanied to Gaffney by M. B. Hagood, of Bam- wfil, B. S. Lawton, of * Garnet, and Duncan Sams, of Allendale. SHERIFF HURT, Negro is shot WOUNDED MAN TAKEN TO AU« GUSTA HOSPITAL. Sheriff Dyches and State Constable Harley Attempt to Stop Alleged > Rum-Runriera’ Cars. TT In an attempt to stop two suspect ed liquor cars on the BamwellrABen- dale highway, a few miles South of this city Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches‘suffered a wound on the back of his head and one of the alleged rum-runners, thought to be from Columbia, was shot three times by the sheriff and State Constable Gilmore S. Harley, of Barnwell. The (Other car 'and its occupants escaped towards Columbia and the authorities allong the way were requested to be on the look-out for them. When Sheriff Dyche^ partially blocked the highway with hii car aarl Mr. Harisy stepped ou; into the road with his pistol and ordered the men to stop, the driver is said to have opened the throtti- in an at tempt to speed by the officers. In stead, he crashed into Sheriff Dychte* automobile^ almost turning it over. It was in the collision that the sheriff was injured. Mr. Harley immediately opened fire upon the driver, who, he said, drew or attempted to draw his pistol. The former fired six times and Sheriff Dyches drew his pistol and fired five times. Three bullets found their mark, two In the lower part of the negro’s face, shattering his jawbone, and the third to bis back. He is said Perry Bush 16 Iferhave been seriously wounded and was hnmediatoly carried to an Au gusta hospital. He waa unable to give his name, but two coats found In the car carried the name of a Col umbia Arm. Several bottles of liquor were also found in the car, according to Mr. Hailey. Sheriff Dyches waa given medical attention, several stitches having been required to dose the wound la Goes With Marines to Central America Washington, June 15.—Some inter eating experiences are in prospect for Jack Braxton, of Kline, who recently arrived in Nicaragua with the Uth Regiment of Marines, according to an official roster of the regiment. He may remain in the Centril American republic for several months. The Uth regiment will cooperate with the Fifth Regiment of Marines, which has been stationed in Nicara gua for several weeks. It is not known definitely just where Braxton will b* located, as the marines art scattered throughout the country, serving at many outposts and per forming an endless variety of duties while they help to restore peace to the country. Jade is 25 years old and was born in Kline. He Wved at the home of his father, W. H. Braxton, in Kline, be fore- he joined the Marine Corpe at Columbia, in September, 1924. Prior to going abroad he was stationed at Quantico, Va., near here, where fhe regiment was ' mobilized and dis patched to* Nicaragua aboard the navtl vessels Medusa and Aroostook, arriving there late in May. Lyndhurst Items. ' # am— Lyndhurst, June 11.—Miss Maude Steinmeyer, of Beaufort, is spending some time here, the guest of rela tives. Miss Minnie P. Hay, of Beaufort, is here for a stay of some, weeks, the guest of Mias S. E. Gantt. Mrs. ArP. Hay, of Port Royal, is here, with her family for a stay of a month or more during the hot weather. T An encampment of two days was held here during the past week, com posed of a group of ladies from various parts of Allendale County, headed by Mias Frances Gresham, Home Demonstration Agent for that county. Although the weather, be? ing showery, was somewhat unsuit able for the occasion, they all report ed a pleasant time and a desire to re peat the experiment in Dm near future. Held la Colambia. Columbia, June 14.—Believed by officers to be one of the negroea want ed m connection with an aut wreck a nd shooting affray near wdl Sunday in which Sheriff Boaeil H. Dyches was injured and a negro shot three times, Hoasa Man gum waa arrested last night In Columbia by Detectives Brown and Rawlinaou of the city police department. Mangum denied any couaaottoB with the affair. He told offieera that he went from Columbia with tha negro who was later mvtn ed when shot three tknee by Constable Gilmore S. Harley, but at the time of the affair waa not in tha car- a * Mangum wiD«be bald for identifica tion. Greenville Sheriff Killed. Sheriff Sam D. Willis, of Green ville, eras shot and instantly killed about 12 o'clock Saturday night as he left the garage at his hams. Tha attention of neighbors was attracted by the shots and saw what appeared to be a negro man leaving the seine. Later developments have lad soma of the investigating officers to conclude, however, that .the assassin wan a white man with his face blacked. In terference of the sheriff with tha liquor traffic is thought to have been responsible for the killing. Hundreds of people flocked to GreenvflUe Sunday and a company of militia was called out on request of Goveriior Richards. The soldiers patrolled the afreets all day to bf ia readiness for any disturbances. Rewards totaBHng $2,600 have bean offered for the capture of the mur derer. Trouble in Beaufort An officer of the law was shot and instantly kitted at a negro baU' game near Beaufort on * Monday . off last week when he and a companion went to the scene to investigate reports of interference with passing biles by the negroes. Several said to ba from Savannah, prehended at Bidgaland and in the Beaufort jaiL ^ 9 9 W * James Calhoun, a son of Col.