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r" ♦ <• Prlsto I* Ah i—mini vsn^'ismr ruA ' v ConulMatotf Jwm h lt». *Jumk i^lkm m M^nibw of lh^ Pamlly” NORMAN^ INSURANCE ' VOLUME LL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, SRPTBMBRR 8, HIT. 4 NUMBB L CLEAN-UP DRIVE .. HAS JUST BEGUN .• i i EXPULSION OF NEGRO yOMEN JUST A STARTER. Others Slated to Chanfe Their Places of Residence Unless They Mend ’ Their Ways. « *, r ^ ••• '• * " *' . V..v. . v The expulsion of three negro women (from Barnwell,is just the initial step in a campaign to “clean up” this city, according to statements'made & few days ago by Chief of Police George R. Peeples to a representative of The People-Sentinel. “You can tell your readers,” said Chief Peeples, “that others now living here will receive their ‘walking (papers’ in short order unless they mend their ways, and I don’t mean maybe. Such conditions as are said to have existed in complaints filed with the authorities in connectin with he Allen, Lewis and Stokes women are a disgrace to any civilised white com* munity, and I don’t think that these three are the only offenders?. In fact, I know that they are~n5t and similar action will probably be taken against others this week. There are several | objectionable characters, both black and white, who must turn over a new leaf, morally, or seek other places of residence.” Chief Peeples is apparently Hi dead earnest in hia efforts to rid Barnwell of those who earn their livelihood in ' a questionable manner and fa this undertaking he will be whole-hearted ly supported by the better element of both races. Last week, a colored man called at The People-Sentinel office to buy a copy of the paper, and re marked that the Mayor and Sheriff d>d exactly right in ordering the three women to move elsewhere. E* a- greed that immoral negreeaes are not a credit to hts race and that they are moet objectionable to all right-think ing white eople. Opening at Healing Springs on Monday Healin.'; Sprinr*, Se:»t 6 • The Heal ing Springs High School will open Monday, September 12th, at nine a. m., under the superintendency of Prof. L. E. Whittle. Suitable opening exercisers will*be held, at which time short talku will be made by Horace J. Oourh, county superintendent of edu cation. the Rev. B .H. Duncan, pastor of the BlackviUe Baptist Church, and the Rev. J. N. Tolar, pastor of the Baptist Churches at Springfield and Healing Springs. The friends and patrons of the school arc cordially in vited to attend these exercises. During the summer, the building w*s thoroughly renovated and the grounds put in excellent shape for the coming session. License and Taxes to Be Paid When Due • ‘ -' V v -• At the regular meeting of the Town Council Monday night, the fol lowing .resolution was introduced by Alderman Mordecai M. Maxuraky, setoondedJby Afderman S. B. Moseley and unanimously adopted: “Resolted: 1. That the derk be instructed and directed to collect all unpaid licenses before September 15, the date the new. licenses become due, and that the clerk be instructed fur ther to collect all new licenses before November Id and not to allow any business to be run without a license stall J “2. That the clerk be instructed and directed to cotyed£ a31 unpaid taxes before November 1st,, the date the new taxes become due, and that the derk be instructed to collect all taxes before March 1st, 1928, alt which time all property on which taxes have not been paid be’put into execution.” In this connection, W. H. Duncan, who wan recently elected as derk to succeed Ira Fales, resigned, has re quested The People-Sentinel to'pub lish the following statement: “Having been unanimously elected as the clerk of the town to succeed Mr. Fales, who resigned on August 1st, 1 take this opportunity bo thank the Councilman who elected me and 'Now Ffyimg Round ike World : .W*: $ \ ilif : & ^ ><. u i$i EdwinRSchlee and Pilot I rock, who hopped from Newfoundland to London dn 23 hours, in their start to fly the "Pride of Detroit” around the world in 22 days. ' Government Tests Very Encouraging The following letter and report to -Congressman Butler B. Hare from the U. S. Geological Survey will, no to state to the council and the cititens j doubt, be read with a great deal of in- of the town that my desire and inten-1 tercut by the farmers of the Second tion is to carry out the duties of the clerk as defined by this council. Con sequently, the above instructions hav ing been issued to me, there is noth ing for me to do but carry them out. The property owners in the town will greatly oblige me by paying their taxes when due and those whose taxes are past due will please pay them at the earliest opportunity, as it will be necessary for me to begin, executien proceedings on October 6th in order to comply with the instructions to me contained in the above resolution of the council. By paying'these post due tayes before October 6th, the tax payers will relieve me of great em barrassment and themselves of the cost of the execution. I sincerely hope that it will not become neces sary fbr me to have to Issue s single Congressional * District and the fer- tiKser users of the South as wdl. The litter Is as follows: Washington, D. C„ Aug. 29, 1927. Hon. Butler B. Hare, Saluda, S. C. My dear Mr. Hare: Aa a member of the committee originating the legislation I think you Will be interested in the enclosed of South Caroliim. press memorandum entitled— “First Government potash test encouraging.” This memomndum gives an account of the reeulte obtained in the first core teet drilled by the govenanent Hinder the Federal potash bet ap proved June 26, 1926. Cordially yours, George Otis Smith, Director. Geological Survey. The following is a synopsis of the Farmres Enjoy Week at Clemson College Clenwon College, Sept, 3.—Farmers Week, which came to a close Friday evening, September 2, after five days of A' big and varied program, was withot* doubt 6* worthwhile auocess, and already plans are being laid for a trigger and better Farmers’ Week fa 1928.' Over a thousand people were regis tered as occupying rooms in the dor- mkorfai and this takes no account of thousands more who drove in from day to day and were not registered. These crowds came from all comers execution in order for me to comply report: with the instructions I have received. “The results of the first government either for the past due taxes or theju.!,, made under the Federal potash 011 \ act are both interesting and enrourag- compoaed of H. J. Hair, chairman, Jas. J,. Ray and L F. Keeler, 4s to be congratulated upon securing the fol lowing splendid faculty for the com ing year: Prof. L. E. Whittle, superintendent. Miss Eva Blume, of BlackviUe. Mrs. Jaa J. Ray, of HeaMng Springs, intermediate grades. Mrs. Ruth Mima Coggins, of Heal ing Springs, first and second grades. New Gas-Oil Co. Opens for Business A. JV Bennett, for the past several years local manager of the Gulf Re fining Company's tapk station at Barnwell, announces elsewhere in this ssue of The People-Sentinel that he has severed his connection with that concern and this (Thursday) morning assumes active management of the Daisy Oil Company, which a now business for this city. The new com pany’s tank station will he located on the Oil Mill property in this city and will be modern in every res ject and of ample capacity to care fbr the needs of old and hew cob tamers. A large),, number of gasoline and oil pumps are en route a nd will be instaUed upon ar rival. Mr. Bennett also states that hia old organisation is intact and there will be no interruption of service. See hia advertisement in this issue, H. J. Phillips motored to Greens boro, N. C., Sunday and upon his return home Tuesday ha mat accom panied by Mm B. L. Easterling, Mrs. Marvin K. Hale and Mm takes that are due and payable November 1st. ' "As to the license*, I desire to state that the past due licenses are very fnw and of those unpaid I am satis fied that they will be paid promptly. As to the new licenses which become due and payable on .the 16th of this month, I wish to ask that all business es operated in the town of Barnwell please pay their licenses without causing me to retort to the police au thority to collect them. “RaapecKfuly submitted to the peo ple of the bast V>vra on earth.—Your* indy, W. H. Duncan, Clerk of Town Council.” Important Meeting In Denmark Friday Danmark, Sept. 6.—The meeting at the Denmark Country Chib Friday, September 9th, now promises te be one of the moat representative ever held in this section. Representatives of Chambers of Commerce, members of County Delegations, editors and other leading business and profession al men from the Edisto-Savannah section, have written they will be on hand. Congressmen McMillan and Hare of the first and second judicial districts, Chairman C. E. Jones, of the Highway Commission and editors of a number sf leading daily papers are planning to attend this meeting. After the morning session, those at tending will be the guests of tile Edis to Public Service Company for difiner. Governor Richards was planning to be present, but a previous' engage ment prevented this. Hie meeting will be called to order promptly at ten a. m. at the Denmark Country Club. A few words. «f wel come will be extended by Mayors Mc- Cartha and Smoak, of Denmark and Bamberg, who wiU be introduced far Representative Riley and Senator Eendeyaon. _» ■ The purpose of the meeting is to effect a development organisation of this section. < * ' Mias Arieth* Mffler Ml tUs for Grsotwood, where she goes to take ing. Under the terms of the art the testa, which take the form of core drilling, are made co-operatively by the Departments of the Interior and of Commerce. The Geological Sur vey. repraaentfog the Department of the Intarior, selects drilling site*, studies and analyses the core%, and reports the resula of the investiga tion. The Bureau of Mines, repre senting the Department of Commerce, negotiates the necessary contracts, conducts the drilling oparatioaa and dakvaiw the eores to the Geological Surrey. “About fifty bad^ or groups of hods containing two per cent or more of potash ware encountered .between depths of 838 and 1770 feet: The depth of the hole was 1847 feet. Fourteen beds ranged in thicknaos from 1 inch to 6 feet 2 inches and ia potash content from 3.1 to 16.47* per cent.” ' ’ . Congressman Hare ferils that the finding of 60 beds of strata of potash in the first hole made will justify fur ther efforts on the part of the govern- mem|t to locate deposits oT sufficient quantities to be of commercial im portance which should result in sub stantial reduction in prices of farti’.i- zers, particularly those containing potash aa Hie principal constituent. City Fathers Reject Offer by 4 to 2 Vote At the regular meeting of the Town Council Monday night, the offer of the Edisto Publiq Serpice Co., Denmark, to purchase the Barnwell light and power plant was rejected by a vote of 4 to 2. The offer was made several weeks ago, before the vacancy v on the council waa filled, and at that time the vote was 3 to 2 in favor of submitting the bid to the voters. The Denmark concern offered a eash consideration of $44,000 and a light rata of 12 cents par k. w„ scaled downward, the complete details of the effor having been published in these columns at the time H waa first amde. Mr*. AJbiIV> Systematic lecture*, discussions and demonstrations for definite instruc tion fa all phases of farm and home Ufa swra given each morning and afternoon. General sessions were held each midday, featuring addreaees far distinguished aathowttoa on agri culture and economics. Them fa. eluded Dr. E .C. Brooks, president, N. C. S ate Collage; Editor C. A. Cobb, Southern Rural 1st, Mrs. Chas. Schut- tler, American Country Life Associa tion; Editor Clarence Poa, The Pro- preesive Farmer; W. G. Query, chair man South Carolina Tax Commission; and Dr. E. W. Sikea, president ef Clemson College. Various popular attractions we** scheduled for the after supper ass- siora, and concerts and moving pic tures for entertainment at the 8:30 o’clock evening sessions. Livestock had a prominent place on the program and there were meetings of the South Carolina Poultry Breed ers’ Association on Wednesday, The South Carolina Jersey Breeders’ As- snifatbm -cn Wednesday even far, arid the State Dairymen’s Association on Ttraradny. Wednesday wna poultry day and sheep day, and Thursday waa dairy day, with special programs fbr each. Aimrihar subject receiving special attention was marketing, with discus sions and demonstrations each day on what to produce for market, grad ing. packing, inspection, distribution and selling. Feature* in light-*r vein, but none the less instructive were contests. Including hog judging, sheep Judging, poultry judging, dairy cattle judging, butter scoring, rite. • A hog calling contest and a chicken calling contest were sources of much interest and fun in this connection^ The series of lecture* by E. C. Branson, University of North Caroli na, on Rural Leadership was one of the best features of the Week. Talks on Thomas G. Clemoon and his service to the State and the na tion by Professor A. G. Holmes and Dr. R. N. Bracket of the Clemson faculty, and an) illustrated lecture by J. C. Littlejohn, busmens manager, on how Clemson College, gets and usee its money, were interesting and en lightening to large audiences. Realizing that country people ap preciate the beet in mfisic, the Fann ers’ Week coimnitteetamanged an ex cellent monacal program featuring the Clemson College band, under the direction 1 of E. J. Freeman; communi ty ringing, under Mrs Plewdan; and two nnd Thursday tveninfs, 'featuring Victor Splendid of Schools T y* ' ■ •. The opehing exercises of the Barn well High and Grammar Schools were Monday morning with the large •1 auditorium packed to its capa city with pupils, patrons and friends. The session was presided over by Horace J. Crouch, county superintend ent of edudation, the devotional ex ercises being conducted by the Revs. R. W. Humphries and C. K. Turner. The trustees were represented by Solomon Bl&tt, Esq., who briefly told the patrone some of the financial dif ficulties with which the board is’con fronted and stressed the fact that in order to maintain a first class school it wQl be necessary to increase the lewy, as fa old debt of approxi mately $12,000 was inherited from previous administrations. . Prof. Hugh McLaurin and Supk W. W. Carter also made short talks, the latter stressing what had been termed “his policy" towards the school. This, he said, ia merely that he expects every girl to be a lady and every boy to be a gentleman. Should they prove otherwise, he will first taka the mat ter up with his or her parents and aa m last resort with the pupil. He pleaded for, the cooperation of all con cerned. k A most favorable impression been made by the superintendent and his assistants and R is confidently expected that the present session will be one of the most successful in the fuaoory m ■ftw bctiooi. The enrollment on the opening day was 264 and it is believed that this number will be increased aa the tion progresses. * Supt. Carter urges the patrons sad friends of the school to attend a ing Friday afternoon at four o’clock for the purpose of organising a achSoi ii Carroll Again Head* High School Eleven At a meeting of the nnwhsrs of the Barnwell High School football team Monday afternoon, Sidney Carroll waa roolocted aa captain and Charles Burckhaltrr was chosen aa manage Carroll, who ia oee of the local stars, is serving hia second term la this ca pacity and hie reelection met with the unanimous approval of the eleven. Coach Hugh McLaurin and Solomon Blatt, Esq., who will again act aa as sistant ooach, made short talks to the boys Monday afternoon and It Is ooa- fidarily expected that Barnwfa will have a winning team again this year. The meeting waa featured far the largest attendance fa the history of the school and eprery bey pres eat was aiurioua for a place on the team. Signal practice has already begun and it > believed that the team will be going good fa a couple el wseka The Barnwell High School toeaz made a moat enviable reputation last year, going through the entice Mason without a tingle dfffaut and being scored again*1 only one time. Mr. McLaurin is said to be one ef the beet football man in the State and has a bag o( tricks that should enable the locals to put up a winning brand of fodtball. Three Men Arrested on Liquor Charges Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches raided a liquor still in the Dunbarton section last Thursday &nd arrested Saig Alex- ander and Herbert Cook, who were lodged in the Barnwell County jail, being later released under bonds of $300 each. The outfit coronated of a complete steamer with all necessary paraphernalia, together with about 30 gallons of liquor and 4,000 gallons of mash. Hie following day, Sheriff Dyches raided the home of Monroe Harley, a few miles from Bemfrell, and found 12 gallonu of liquor in the smoke house nearby. Harley was ndb #slt home at the time, but was arrested Saturday and released under a $300 bond. — Ta Mere to Texas. hunters must DISPLAY RADGE OTHERWISE THEY ARB SUVaCt TO HEAVY FINK, . r v ' Ceunty Game Wardea Aagfa Patter- aom Wane Hunter* ef Barnwell County to Observe Law. Angus Patterson, county gama warden has requested The People-Sen tinel to again call to the attention.of hunters fa Barnwell County that, un der a law passed at the last session of the General Assembly, buttone are provided with each hunter’s license issued and that theeet buttons mum be worn at all times when hunting. “The failure to no display these buttons when hunting constitutes a violation of the act and subjects the offender to a fine of not leas than $26 wop more than $100,” said Mr. Patterson. “The fact that one Should leave hie button at home is no excuse he has gut ta wear it while hunting. It fa not my essary trouble or expense, hut I am under instruettoo# from CeL A. A. Richardson, chief gums warden, to sea that the now law fa strictly en forced.’’ Mr. Hatteiuon alee pointed out that the hunting season for receooun, e- possonu, foxes, rabbita, squirrels and rails opened Hmraday in South Caro lina generally, sad bun ten tha proper -trltrain their pockets and their large red played may of suck rai bun tec without dogs, Tb«> may bo Iw tor let, firing day. but i foL It fa ala at a not allowed. be secured from tbs chief den, who distributee all State 11 or from county gam have charge of the county licenses under the too of State < Resigns u Wngiur Aftar Loos . E. F. Itv'lston. of R’arkdttit t**' dared hfa reaignaMsa s or at that point to the Based of ty Dire fa. undo ed by Paul K. Allen. Mr. ban served fa theft ■ purity far mete than a quarter «f a century, • thus establishing a record. nays that 29 year* ago ha weighed hfa first hale ot cotton on a platform la BarasroB that was located whets Dunne* gar age now stands. Ha began hfa fang years of service tfam, when ha and the late O. H. Beit ware ton weighers hum. Mr. and Mru Beylfam at The People-Sentinel office while fat the city /] F. H. Gantt, a visitor here and hfa family Texas, la the m Allendale fa thd 16th. They have Allendale, who was stated Jh*t ha te Lloyd Vickery'New Local Gulf Manager A*.''.-- • '4t Ot intsrasdj to hfa many friends fa the announcement that Lloyd Vickery assumed the local management oi the Gulf Refining Company’s teak station at Bankroll yesterday and fa now preparnd to serve the trade with mat Good Gulf GaaoUae. M Mr. Vickary, who fa an energetic young matt ha a had years of experience in the gasoline and garage business with Vickery Bros., of this city, and feels thaft ke fa well qualified taUpmfar fan bast of service.*^ Me will devote hfa entire time and attention to the local plant and says that it win be tin « ■tent aim »nd desire to build up pat- A formal announcement sp in this issue, r Mfas Mbnieofa mmmuM Grimes, of of the imtm . i mm