The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, January 19, 1928, Image 1
TAX RETURNS FURNISH
INTERESTING
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FIGURES
Barnwell County People Spend'As-
, tounding Sum of Nearly $300,- /
000 for Gasoline and Oil.
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There may or may not be anythin?
• to all this talk of “hard times** that
# one has boen hearing the past year
or two, judging from a few observa
tions that might be made from gaso-
line figures applying to Barnwell
^ County—or perhaps the said tax fig-
v vies are responsible for the .talk of
' / hard times, or whatTiave you? A
stady of these figures will give read
ers food for thought and an oppor
tunity to while away a few idle mom
ents in drawing their own conclusions.
Paid $36.185.55 Tax. - _
During the 12 months from uecem-
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ber, 1926, to November, 1927, Treas
urer J. B. Armstrong received checks
from the State government totaling
$22,472.22, t which represents this
county’s portion of the five cents a
gallon on gasoline.. 'The county re
ceives in the pi ©portion of two cents
a gallon, while the other three cents
goes to the State Highway Depart
ment. If two cents a gallon repres
ents $22,472.22, then fiv^r cents a gal
lon would represent exactly $56,185.55/
whieh would be the total amount the
people of this county paid in gasoline
taxes. This is -approximately one-
third the total tax revenues of Barn
well County, including the State taxes
as well, for th£ “Tunning of the govern^
ment. ^ , \
Each cfbllar paid in gasoline tax
means the consumption of 20 gallons
of gas; hence, there must have been
1,123,711 gallons of gasoline used by
Barnwell County folk for. pleasure and
business. The price of gfa^oline has
flucturated a good deal during the
time under consideration, ranging
from as high as 27 and 30 cents"(the
lalter for so-called high test gasoline)
to as low as 23 and 27 cents, the pres
ent prices, in Barnwell. The average
for the year*, including ^high and low
. grades and taking price fluctuations
\ ‘into account, would probably not miss
25 cents very far. On this basis, the
people have paid a total of $280,927.75
for gasoline during a period of 12*
months, ■ •
Oil Bill $14,046.
If one figures a quart of oil to 20
gallons of gas, then automobile drivers
consumed 56,185 quarts of lubricants.
A POSSIBILITY OF STILL
FURTHER TAX REDUCTION
Budget Prepared by Board of County DirectorjiJWould Effect
Further Saving to Taxpayer of County.—Levy Sub- •*. v
stantially Reduced in Past Two Year a.
• Here is shown the recently in
augurated Mayor of Newburyport,
Mass,^Andrew Joseph Gillis, who
is known as “Bossy” in his home*
city. Mayor Gillis says he intends
to show ’em how a city ought to
be run. •
LOCAL BANK MAKES
"SPLENDID SHOWING
Statement Shows Deposits of $338,<
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711.23, With No Overdrafts oh
Last Day of Year. L
At 25 wilts a quart, the oil bill would
be $14.046,'’which would put the total
fuel and oil bill at $294,973.75. Of
course, there is no way of knowing
how much was spent for cars, tires,
tubes, repairs and other upkeep costs,
but it would probably be safe to say
that it would carry the grand total iip
to $600,000 or more.
.Barnwell County last year made
about 13,500 bales of cotton, or 6;750,-
000 pounds. An average of 20 cents*
which is rather high, would mean an
income from this source of $1,350,000.
Nearly half of it goes into automobiles
and upkeep costs. ■,*
The figures, of course, can be wrong,
but that’s the way it looks. The money
spent on automobiles, 'if prorated
among the residents of the county,
would mean $25 for each mart, woman
and chfldyand If invested in-j^per cent
bonds would represent an income of
$36,000, or $24,000 if deposited in
savings banks. •
Anybody who thinks or says that a
‘ peoplj^ who can spend over a half mil
lion dollars ' on one item,# the major
portion of which is largely for pleas-
The BarnwelT Branch of the Bank
of Western Carolina published a most
creditable statement in last week’s is
sue of The People-Sentinel, showing
that on December 31st, the day on
which the State Bank Examiner mado
his call, deposits totaled $338,711.23,
with not a single overdraft.' This is
said to be the first time in may years
that the latter condition has existed
here and shows that the local officers
are “on the job” and have succeeded
in inducing their customers to stop
the reprehensible practice of drawing
checks when they did not have suffi
cient funds to cover.
The Blackviile Branch o$ the same
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institution also made * an excellent
showing, deposits being $306,244.92,
with no * overdrafts. -Neither bank
has rediscounted any paper or bor
rowed any money and both have sub
stantial amounts due from the head
office. 1
The Bank of Williston shows the
largest deposits of any institution in
the county, and the Bank of Kline
likewise reflects efficient manage
ment.
B4RNWELL LEGISLATOR
FAVORS SHORT SESSION
Should the budget as recommended by the* Board of County
Directors be incorporated in the Supply Bill this year, the levy
for ordinary county purposes will be only five or six mills, a re
duction of 21/ 2 to 3i^> mills as compared with las^ year and a sav
ing to the taxpayers of eight or nine mills as compared with 1925,
when the levy was 14 mills. It was in the Fall of that year when
the present Board was appointed and assumed control of the
county finances and the members have made a record for econo
mical business management of which they and their friends may
well be proud.. - ^
It will be found* from an examination of the record that in
1923 the levy for ordinary county purposes was 91/2 mills; in
1924 it was 13 mills; in 1925> fourteen mills; in 1926, 9 l-4^mills,
and in 1927, 8Vi mills. These figures include levies for road and
bridge maintenance, which have been excluded during the past
two years.
The budget as prepared by the County Directors makes it
necessary to raise only $20,448.32 by taxation on real and per
sonal property in Barnwell County, which, it is said, would mean
a levy of about five mills—certainly a substantial .saving even
over last year, when it was generally conceded that the Board was
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operating the county on a very economical basis/ A proposed
budget published herewith will show that the Board is making an'
effort to effect a still further saving to the tax-payers K-
(A) —ROADS AND BRIDGES:"”""""^ T"”
v Convicts and Maintenance of Road Working
Organization $22,000.00
(B) —SALARIES: ’ v
Clerk of Court _____ '$4Q0.00 ——
Sheriff 1 .... 1,500:00
Treasurer , 766.66
Auditor 766.66
Superintendent of Education . 1,500.00
Attorney 200.00
Physician 600.0Q~ ,
~ Coroner 1__ . 500.00 “ *
Supervisor ______ 1,800.00
Chairman Board of Commissioners 250.00
* Four Commissioners at $200.00 each 800.00
Clark of Board of Co. Commissioners 1,600.00
Judge of Probate .___' 350.00
Constables J • 2,015.00
Jailor ; : 300.00 ‘
^ Magistrates 1,950.00
Custodian Ladies’ Rest Room • __ 4 100.UU ..
Carlisle Courtney Home 600.00 ' '
Chairman Board of Regents County Home 100.00
Traveling Expenses Board of Directors __ 150.00 ,
Probate Judge for Pension Disbursement 75.00
Vital Statistics 250.00
WILL HOLD MISSION
AT BLACK VlLLE 800
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Col. J. E. Harley Introduces Concur*
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rent Resolution in House of
Representatives. -
Catholics Extend Cordial InvHation
to the Public to Attend Lectnroa.
—Begins Jan. 29.
Blackviile, Jan. 17.—A mission will
be conducted at the Sacred Henri
Catholic Church .in Blackviile, begin
ning Sunday, January 29th. At 11
o'clock that day, the Rev. Father John
McGarity will deliver the first of a
series of sermons, under the aus
pices of the Apostolic Mission House
ih Washington. Sunday evening snd‘
during the week of the mission, ser
vices will be held at 7:30 p. m. The
mission will close „ Friday evening,
February 3rd. rrr-zr: j ~r
The Mission Society of St. Paul, to
which Father McGarity belongs, was
founded in New York in 1868. It is
distinctly an American institution
and is commonly known as the Paulist
Fathers. The Mission House in Wash
ington is connected with tho Catholic
University. To many the name of
marines in Nicaragua a year ago, | Pauliat Fath * n> “ wel1 known - *»
who has been ordered to take | they control a radio station in New
York over which lectures ire Ire- -
quently delivered. Before entering
the priesthood, Father McGarity was
a lieutenant in. the ..Canadian army,,
enlisting as a private soldier. He was
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Photo shows Brigadier "General
Logan Fcland, , an experienced
campaigner, in command of the
charge avain.
FORMER BARNWELL MAN
^- PASSES IN SAvVANNAH
George Todd Pate Died Suddenly on | conspiciuous in over-seas service dur
ing the World War. v
Tuesday Afternoon.—Prominent
— in Political Circlet.
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many Barnwell friends
, The many Barnwell friends of
George Todd Pate, a native of Barn
well but for nearly 20 years a resi
dent jof Savannah, Ga. ,died suddenly
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock nt
A cordial invitation U given to the
public to attend any or all of the lec
tures, beginning with the morning
service January 29th.
DO NOT PLANT CROWNS
TOO CLOSE IS AD
his home in that city following an at
tack of heart failure, according to a IT* R* Pender, Who Grown Croj na for
Market, Saya Clone Spa
Big Mistake. 7
are, are poorToTks is urged to refresh
his memory of Webstern’s definition
of the word.
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LOCAL SCHOOL GROUNDS
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SHOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT
Under the direction of members of
the Barnwell School Improvement As
sociation, the local school grounds are
being very greatly improved and in
a short while should be one of the
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most attractive places in the city.
Concrete walks have been laid, the
grounds have been leveled and plant
ed in grass and shrubbery has beem
set out at various places.
An order has also been placed for
a curtain and stage settings for the
auditoriym and these will be ifl place
a t an early date, providing a place for
school plays and entertainrhents of
various kinds. Because of /this work
it Tyas necessary to postpone Tues
day's meeting of the association un
til a later date, announcement of
which will be made.
If the General Assembly lives up
to the concurrent resolution introduc
ed last week by Col. J. E. Harley, of
Barnwell, a member of the House of
Represcntatievs, the Legislature will
complete its work within the specified
40 days and the solons will. be able
to return to their respective homes.
The Barnwell man’s effort to shorten
the session and thereby save several
thousand dollars for the taxpayers of
the State is in line with his platform
of economy, which applies to. local
county affairs as well. Col. Harley
has made (and continues to make) an
"enviable record in the General Assem
bly and is generally regarded as one
of the most* influential members of
that body. He will be a hard man
to beat should he offer for re-election.
ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel
WEALTHY MEN MAY BUY 7
HUNTING LODGE HERE
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It is understood that a party of gen
tlemen representing a club whose
membership is made up of millionaires
was in Barnwell this week looking over
the S. E. Hutchinson property, known
as “Qdail Lodge,” with a view of pur
chasing *and converting the property
into a hunting cluJ). It is understood
that the visitors were very favorably
impressed with the hunting possibili
ties, as a large number of birds was
found. The, People-Sentinel is inform
ed that one of the club members is
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(C) —COUNTY BOARDS: ' /
^ ^ Board of Education j $150.00
Board df Equalization 500.00
Board of Registration 300.00
_ $16,573.32
message received here by his sister,
Mrs. G. M. Greene. Mr. Pate, who was
44 years of age, appeared to be in his
usual good health and spirits Tuesday
morning. After dinner he complained | “Advise prospective growers against
of feeling unwell and laid down on a the mistake of planting asparagus
couch. In a short while he became crowns-too close together,” remarked
unconscious and in spite of all that T. R. Pender, of Williston, to a rep-
could be done he passed quietly away, roeentative of The People-Sentinel i
Mr/Pate received his education in Monday afterr^n. “While apparent-
thu Barnwell public schools v and at ly close planing pays the first two
ah early age accepted a position in or three years, in the long run
the drug store of the late J. Allen crowns th^t '"have been given the
Tobin. When only 16 years old he ac-j proper distance will produce better
cepted a similar position with a and Jarger ‘grass,"* continued Mr.
Savannah drug store, of which he I Pender, who has built up a lucrative
later became owner. He took an ac- business growing crowns for sale to
tive interest in politics and in 1920 growers. He says that 1 the crowns
was elected tax collector for Chatham
County, Which position he held up to
the time of his Meath. He was also
prominent socially and numbered
friends by the hundred. (
Mr. Pate is survived by his wife;
daughter, two sons an& the folio;
brothers and sisters, who hav*
sincere sympathy of many fri;
their bereavement: Mrs.
Greene, of Barnwell; Mrs. peila
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should be planted 24 inches apart m
>ws seven feet wide, requiring 8,150
to the acre. When thus planted sod
properly fertilised, excellent aspara
gus can be grown.
The above advice was volunteered
jvhen the writer remarked that the
acreage around Barnwell would prob
ably bo increased this year and* that
some growers here had stated that
close-spacing paid handsomely. Ac-
Total — — — • $950.00
(D)—JAIL EXPENSES, Including Dieting of
Prisoners
1,500.00
(E) — JURORS and WITNQgSES and all Court Ex- ±=
penses, General Sessions and Comon Pleas t_4,000.00
(F) —COUNTY HOME, POORHOUSE and;POOR __“3,00ff.00
(G) -rPOST MORTEMS, INQUESTS and LUNACY __ 225.00
W-^UBLIC BUILDINGS, Including Water, Fuel
Light and Insurance ,__ 1,200.00
^ Repairs on Jail __ , • Ron nn
of Columbia; Mrs. George Glaspy and I cording to Mr. Pender, however,
A.; D. Pate, of Burlington, N. C.; while such methods produce “cdoe-
Claude Pate, of Washington, D. C.; sal** grass for a short while, in a few
Clay W. Pate, of Savannah, Ga.; M. J. years the growers who follow that
Pate, of Wilson. N. /C.. and Gordon plan will be cutting only “choice."
Pate, t>f Asheville, N. C. N The difference is, ho said, that it
His body will be laid to rest this takes twice as much of the latter to
(Thursday) morning at eleven o'clock put up a crate, and that the average
in the Savannah cemetery. price received last year by members of
r • *. - the association was $4.60 for colos-
ALLINPALE/nLSELL * | sal and $1.25 for choice. Thos4 who
CITY POWER PLANT | contemplate embarking upon aspara
gus growing or increasing their acre-
1,700.00
(J) —PRINTING, POSTAGE and STATIONERY.___ 1,200.00
(K) --MISCELLANEOUS CONTINGENT __________ 500.00
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Overwhelmingly to Ac
er of $61,500 from Edisto
blic Service Company.
age this year will de well to bear
this it! mind, as Mr. Pender has made
a thorough study of growing both
crowns and asparagus for market and
“has conductecT
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Grand Total _/ $51,648.32
LESS ESTIMATED REVENUEr-Other than Taxes:
Commutation Road Tax I $6,700.00
Fines and Licenses—Clerk of Court _ 1,000.00
Gasoline Tax 1 22,000.00
Insurance License 4___ '_^;1,500.00
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Total
Amount to Be Raised by Taxation
00.00
various experiments
12.—Allendale has | on his farm near Williston, He is
sold/its light and water plant to the now experimenting with various fer-
Edisto Pubic Service Company, of tilizer formulas ^nd hopes to be able
Denmark, for the sum of $61,500. The to advise growers in a few years ex-
)wn’s citizens decided this at an elec- actly which mixture produces thobest
lion held for the purposo today. Un-1 results,
der the terms of the contract the Edis
to Public Service Company will be giv-1
en a 20-year franchise. The vote was |
134 to 41 in favor of the sale.
R. A. Easterling, vice-president of |
the power company, says he will have
the lines connected within sixty days.|
Allendak* citizens are anticipating aj
great change from the condition of af<
fairs of the past few weeks, during!
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Skating Party
rill be a
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i D Blackviile, Jan. 15.—Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., of New York! J - K - John*®" » re receiving congratu-
City.
• Mrs. G. M. Greene left yesterday
(Wednesday) morning to attend the
funeral of hear brother, G. Todd Pate,
in Savannah. V ,
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lations frpm friends bn the arrival of
a splendid little son in their home on
Monday, who will bio call J. R., Jr.
Mrs/ Johnson will/be pleasantly •re
membered as Miss Elle Lou Martin,
of Blackviile.
Mrs. lY. D. McMillan and sisters,
the Misses Chaplin, wish to thank
their many friends fpr the kindness
shown them the night of January 6th
when tho former's home in Blackviile
was destroyed by
,448.32 'which tima the plant has been under-j
going repairs.
Allendale will be one of the many I
towns in this section served by the|
Edisto company. w .
Master Tom Boulware, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. M. Boulware, had
the misfortune to break his leg wh
playing at the school house one
last week, ft is hoped that the 1:
fellow will soon be entirely
ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel again.
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There wijl be a “Skating Party"
this (Thursday) afternoon at four
o’clock. 'The street adjoining “The
Circle,” from the Bank of Western
Caroling /to The People-Scmtinel of-
1 be roped off for those
everybody, old and young, is
to be present. An admission
ten cents Will be charged. Two
will be awarded—one to the
skillful boy skater and tho other
most skillful girl skater. Judges
be on hand at the beginning of
the match to make note of all
performed by the slutex*.
good things to sat will be on sa
just outside of the skat
the public is urged to
the party ^ s««***- •
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