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r "" ' ■ ‘ r THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY ^ «/ S' This MlMr Ims Mm EXCLUSIVE Trights In Mils cnmninnlty is all NEWS, FEATURES sn4 ADVER TISING SERVICE—sf ths PUB LISHERS AUTOCASTER ser. VICE if Mtv Ysrh 0*. * The Barnwell People-Sentinel! P Consolidated June 1, 1925. ** ■ *• ■ «»- — — ^^ « — •“ ■ **— “Ju*it Like a Member of the Family” LarfMt Coast? Circulation. OLUME LI. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1928. Many Attend Opening of. Methodist Church f Splendid Programs Arranged - lor Morning and* Evening Services - 4 in Barnwell Sunday. ‘ The- opening of the new Methodist Church in Barnwell Sunday was mark ed by the attendance of large con gregations at both morning and even ing sei vices and the splendid pro grams arranged for the occasion were thoroughly enjoyed. The evening -x. . —A. service took the form of a musical nrogram, rendered by the Bamberg Music* Clubs. On account of the un avoidable absence of four membeis of the clubs, it was necessary to make several changes in the program as ‘..previously arranged and printed; but this, in no way interfered with the en joyment of the various vocal and i stmmental numbers. The Rev. R; W. Humphries, former "pastor of the church and undprywhose leadership the new building was b'j- gun. was invited to be pr/sent for the opening, but was prevented from .attending on account of/illness. The programs as arranged fot* the .. mftrning and evening service® were follows: Morning Services, 11:30. Prelude—Orgtul Selections, by Mrs. S. B. Moseley. Voluntary-T^horuSj “Bless ^e the Lord,” by 0ioir. ‘ \» Hymn No. 1—Methodist Hymnal. Apostles’ Creed- Prayer, by Rev.. M. L. Banhs. Sojo-—“The Heavenly Song,” by Mrsr Iia Pales. /Psalm No. 84, Redd Responsively, doria Patrk — ——— Watts Stays Order • on Gasoine Sales Chief Justice Holds Up ftemittitur in ' Sunday Decision.—Petition for - . Rehearing Filed. Here is the ground hog, who lays claim, sometimes, to being the world’s most x accurate weather forecastor. Will he maintain his prestige as a weather prophet this year? Will he see his shadow. February 2nd, “ground-hogxday?”—Or will -he go back into his- burrow, prolonging winter for another 6 weeks? Barnwell Coimty Is Near Allotted Quota Harley of Barnwell Led Attack on Bill House Adopted’ His Motion tof^Send Appropriation Measure Back to Committee, 60 to 45. ■County Chairman Is Greatlyv Pleased With Success of Christmas Seal Campaign. Barnwell County has almost at tained its quota of $500 in the ChrisV mas Seal Sale Campaign, according to an announcement made this week by New Testament Lesson—Dr. W. M. Jones. ^ Offertory—Organ, Mrs. Moseley. Solo—"How Lovely Are Thy Dwel lings,” Mrs. H. McCain. Hymn No. 208—Methodist Hymnal. St-rmon—By the Pastor, Rev. M. I. Banks—Texti’’ John 6:35. ^Hymn No. 180—Methodist Hymnal. Prayer, by Dr. W. M. Jones. , Doyolpgy. Benedictipn^ Assisted by the Baptist Choir. Mrs. J. M. Brodie, Organist. Evening Services. 7:30. / Hymn — “Come Thou Almighty King.” Prayer—Dr. W. M. Jones. “A Seng of Joy”—Chorus. Vocal Solo—“Vale,” by H. N. Folk. “Now the Day Is Over”—Double Mixed Quartette. Violin Solo (Selected)—Miss Janet Magill. Vocal Solo—“The D^y Is Ended,” Mrss McCain, with QuaiJtette. Offertory—Organ Solor~Mrs. Roy / ^Corner. “Blest Home of Peace”—Duet, by Mrs., H. N. Folk and Paul Whitaker, id Out Thy Light”—Male Quar- Ue. “At Honing Time”—Ladies’ Sex tette. “Praise th^-LoxjJ^-AUjVc Nations^ -Chorus,. ^ Benediction. Accompanist, Mr\ Roy/Cooner. The People-Sentinels Friends. The following new and re'll al sub scriptions have bedh receive >y The Pcople-Septinel: I | i i F. G. Fickling^Blackville. R. C. Holman, Barnwell. Mrs. J. B. Easterling. Barnwell. L. F. Bates, Dunbarton. ;■ W. T. Aycock, Bennettsville.'*' • L. B, Creech, Barnwell route l. S. M. Tucker, Hilda? • W. G. Hill, Barnwell. W. B. Parker, Barnwell uoute X T ' T. D. Creighton, Jr.," Barnwell routed. W. H. Nix, Hilda. Mrs. R. M. Gribbin, Blackville. M iss Sallie Hartzog, Blackville. L. S .Creech, Olar. Rev. D. W. Heckle, Blackville, mute W. P. Blume, Blackville route 2. W. Hamptoh Hutto,* Blackville. W. P. Hair; Blackville route 2. Mrs. W. W. HaTley, Baxnwell route No.l. Mrs. E. W. Holman, Barnwell. Cornelia Butler, Barnwell. Valentine Party. The ladies of the Barnwell Meth odist Church will give a Valentine Party in the dining rooni of the, new - jfchurch buiWing on the evening of February. 10th; tho proceeds being for the benefit of the building fund. The public i scQjrdiaUy invited to attend* Mrs. A. A. Lemon, county chairman. With no report yet received fiom Healing Springs and additional funds' expected from both Dunbarton and Barnwell, the total now stands at $429.35. In commenting on the successful campaign in this county, M rs. Lemon made the following statement: “The Stat^ Association and County Chair man wish to express, appreciation of the-fsplendid cooperation.of workers •and contiibutors throughout the coun ty; also to extend a special vote of thanks, to the editors of the news- The sending down of the remittitur of the supreme court i n the case hav ing to do with the sale of gasoline on Sunday was stayed Monday by^hn or der filed with the clerk of the court by R. C. Watts, chief justice, a petition for a rehearing of the case having been made to the chief justice at chambers at Laurens. This means that gasoline will be sold on Sunday as usual until further order. — The supreme court recently render ed a decision to the effect that gaso line could not belegally sold on Sun? day and the remittitur in the case was to have been sent Tuesday to the clerk of the circuit court in Charles ton, where the case originated. The ruling of the supreme court was to have become effective next Sunday. Until some (disposition.is made by.the court of the petition for a rehearing the remittitur will be held up. The staying of the remittitur was brought about by a petition for a re-, hearing led by H. D. Moise, of Sum ter. The petition for the rehearing was on behalf of Charles J. Gaillard, R. M. Barwick, S. W. Rumph, G. L. Garner, J^~ M. Jenkins,—N, A. Pace, E C. Brown, K. H. Smith,. H, C. Mc- Eache/n, Roney Poll, Riley Timmons, H. C. Hatfield and Ollie Thompson; Order of Chief Justice. Justice Watts’ older reads as fol lows: “Application having beert made to me by thC\petitioners above named, by H. D. Moisey Esq., of the Sumter bar, their attorney for permission to file a petition for a rt hearing herein, the filing of said petition is hereby per- mittecL “And it is ordered that the remit titur be stayed, pending the determina tion of the said petition by this court. “Let this order be filed with fche pe- tition.”- \ _ The grounds_jfqr 'the rehearing, aS set forth In the petition, are that the court overlooked the fact, in deciding the Charleston ease, that the statute, papers who have given so generously section 714, prohibiting the public of newspaper space, ’ Of the total sales reported to date, Mrs. Lemon’s stsatement shows that Barnwell led in amount of Vais sold, with Blackville second and Williston third, the county chairman’s report being as .folbws: 1 V ” Barnwell $201.02 Blackville 90.00 Williston __i l 60.00 -Dunbarton 36.03 Elko ... 15.00 crying and exposing for s^le does not .prohibit sales, and that gasoline is not “publicly cried or expo se d for sale” and that in the Charleston injunction case the order of thb circuit judge was issued to remain jn force only until the court heaid the case on its merits, and the case has. never been heard on its merits, the state supreme court therefore being v/ithout jurisdictio/n to determine the merits of the cas e * until passed on by the circuit udge. Kline h 12.30_ that a decision of a circuit judge at Hilda 5.00 Snelling 4.00 Total _• $429.35 Dr. Douglas to Talk - to School Trustees Regular Meeting of Trustees’ Associa* tion to Be Held in Barnwell February 6th. The regular meeting of the Bain- well County Trustees’ Association will be held in the Court House at Barnwelj nex^. Monday, February 6th, at which chambcus, granting a temporary in junction does not effect the merits of the case. Sumter Injunction. The petitioners in the rehearing ,„ :j ,*0 — . —“ ——=—. ^ — w Jaid 16.2 eggs apiece. movq secured an injunction on Maretrt/ m r, r * r l. 3V4927, against tbb sheriff of Sum- / "7" ter County and all constableg-.Qf, the State, against their interfering with them in the sale of gasoline on Sun- dayk, but no effort was made to modi fy 01 set aside the case, as on the day following Governor Richards is sued a statement to the effect that jie was letting up on his ^Sunday enforce- ment program, pending the decision of the courts in the Charleston ca *e time the principal address will be ! S^fnter injunction, however is still de by Dr. D. M. Douglas, president f° rce ’ an( ^ tlu^ petitioneis are now of 'the University of Sout4i-earolina:T HS ¥ n ^ the supfFme court to go into The'fetmt/Delegation to the General the Questions raised by them, in con Assembly and the County Boa id of P ction with the/Charleston case. " Education, will be in attendance and Charleston case was brought every scKo^ tr U sfiee in tbe~c6unty is ^ the Ott Gompalty. The invited and urged to be present. No- supreme court in an ^pinion by As- tices of the mating were mailedytmt soc ^ a te Justice Blease, recently de- this week by Hb^ace J. Crouch, Coun- cide d that gasoline c<*uld not be sold ty Superintendent \f Educatioi^ j ori Sundays, except in case of neces- Dinner will W served, to the nu mbers sit y. the extent of necessity he of the association byVthe ladies of determined by the seller in each case Group No. 2 of the Barnwell Baptist subject to final decisioiy by a jury. Church. ~~ — —— Added Tax Penalty. Col. J. E. Harley, member of the House of Representatives frbm Barnf well County, led a successful fight to recommit the appropi iation bill on Thursday night, and after more than two.hours of heated debate the hou e passed his motion,^60 to 45. The bill, which carried a total of $10,243,000, was sent hack to the ways and means committee in order that the sections -dealing— with “personal service” might be fully itemizid so as to show the salaries covered by the lump sums which were carried in the bill as submitted to the house. . - Soon after the house had assem bled, Representative Hajly precipita* d the debate when h^ made a motion that the appropriations bill be sent back to the ways and mea'ns commit tee. “-I make no charges against any one,'’ Mr. Harley said. “I know ‘the trustees and the men at the hearts of our State institutions_jare mtn of in-f tegiity and honest, but as a nrfember of the house I am entitled to know what is included in these ‘personal service’ sections, and I think it is-our duty to. have the bill recommitted.””* “Look at this bill,” the Barnwell man continued. “Here’s Winthrop college, personaljjVwvices $292,860. The’Medical cdllege, personal services, $100,900. The University, personal services, $316,927. The Citadel, per sonal services, 117,055. And so on. We will have to VLe^bii several *iniU lions of dollars and not know where the money is going. We want to know something about it.” Colonel Harley is being congratu lated by his friends orr his successful fight in having the bill recommitted. Three Fires Occur Here in Sho.rt Time Excellent Work oL Volunteer Fire Departmen tPrevents Disas trous Confla gat ions/ -Senator James Hifiin nt Alabama who was sharply rebuked by his chief for hi* repeated attacks upon, the Ro- niau Catholic t hurch, its "Political ^lachine." Gov. Al. Smith and Tam- niiv Hall ” Southwide Movement to Reduce Acreage Bankers, Farmers and Merchants .... v _ / Summoned by J. S. Wannamaker to Meet February 15th. Barnwell Pullets Make Good Showii - Oemson "College, Jan. 29.—W. H. Moody, of Kline, Barnwell County, re ported the best December flock aver age among the 221. poultrymen over South Carolina who are keeping de tailed flock - records and following recommendations of the poultry , di vision beto. His 90 /White Leghorn jpgill^ts {rfaiityfl ^g a y /YaniMlock of 50 to 5b0 birjds) averaged 22 eggs apiece for the month. The next best flock average .was also a farm flock of 67 White Leghorn; pullets owend by Mrs. Fred Levi, of Sumter, which laid 17.3 eggs apiec^ V„: ,* The best egg averages of back yard flocks of five to 50 birds were made by Miss Fannie Dye’s 22 Barred Rock pullets at Sh#lton, Fairfield County, which laid an average of 16.4 eggs, and L. J. Chaney’s 43 Rhode Island Rqds, at Sedalia, Union County, which St. Matthews, Jan. 29.—J. S. Wan namaker, piesident of the American Cotton association, announced tonight that the bankers, farmers and mer chants of 850 counties of the cotton belt had been called to assemble in T. C. Gray, of Iva, Anderson Coun ty, led the commeiciftl poultrymenr His records show that 830 White Leg horns, 72 per cent of which were pul- lets, averaged 14.6 eggs each. His birds were housed in open-front shed- roof houses 20 feet deep. Each 100 birds daily consumed 9.3 pounds, of mash and 10.7 pounds of grain, a total of 20 pounds of feedr- Hc had an egg income of 58J5 cents a bird, a feed ex pense of 17.6 cents a hen and r anJin- come above feed cost of 41 cents a bird, while avei age of the 45,625 hens • on lecord was 1.4.5 cents each. Mr. Gray provided the kind of housing, feeding, bii^ds and ^attention recom menced by poultry specialists her_\ said Mr. Neel.. R. Doasftir, of McCormick, who was second in the commercial class, aver aged 11.13 egg*: paiejje, from a flock of 678 b'.nV. — Auto Stolen and Burned. / . Sol V. Brown, of Barnwell, suffered Tax penalty for ^ ^elinquent pay- joss of-his Chevrolet coupe byjire ment of State and county taxes jump- Tuesday night. He left the machine ed to two percent, yesterday (Wed- parked in front of the v amp Theatre nesday), according to law. Taxpay- am j a ft e r the shww it was missing, ei s are allowed/until the end of the Wednesday morning the car was found month to pay their taxes with the ad- on a ro£U j nea (. c \^y limits. It had dition of twd per cent, for lateness ij een stripped of tires, license plate, and then tlje penalty is increased to e ^ c ^ an( i burned. Mr. Brown also re seven per £enf. up until March jgjn. por ts the loss of a quantity of s4rum There was quite a rush in the county used for inoculating hogs, which was treasurer’s office Tuesday on the pan in the ^ of t h e car. . / / 1 of tardy taxpayer^, to save the extra _ one per cent. / ADVERTISE in The' People-SentineL Barnwell County Supply Bill. Columbia, Jan. 30.—Ah appropria tion of $51,958.32 carried tit the Barnwell County supply bill as intro duced in the House by the county dele gation. 6f the total, however, $34,200 is estimated to accrue from other sources, leaving only $17,758.32 to be raised by taxation,, for which a five- mill levy wouljd be imposed. For roads and bridges and main tenance, $15,000 is provided, with a clause allowing the borrowing ot $10,- 000 additional, if accessary,'upon the approval of the. county delegation. Among the items in tile measure is a $2,000 appropriation for Confede^ ate soldiers and widows. their respective court houses on Feb ruary 15th to discuss plans for bring ing about a reduction in the acreage jf cotton this year. Mr. Wannamaker said that at the recent meeting in New Orleans, wh ; ch was attended by Representatives from eveiy cotton-growing State, .^he was authorized to call these meetings. He said the governor of every cotton- growing State was co-operating in the movement and that proclamations calling the meetings would be mailed * a- _ ^ out tomorrow. Mr; Wannamaker ^aid that cotton was now selling for $40 a bale less than it was selling when the govern ment predicted a crop of a million or more bales than was produced. He declared that proof of the vTisdom of acreage reduction could be found in the fact that a crop of 8,000,000 baies sold for a total of five times as much as a crop of 16^000,000. Bankers will be asked to assist in the movement, Mr. Wannamaker said, by restricting credit upless the acre age is reduced. Farmers who have unsold cotton on hand will e urged to hald same, he declare^, as that cotton was now selling below the cost of pro- ductipn. “The South is facing the absolute necessity of cutting its cotton crop,” said Three fires in two hours* time was the record -established in Barnwel Sat unlay morning and but for. the/x- cellent/work of the volunteer firei de partment disastrous conjugations would have resulted. The fWt of the series occurred at the Barnwell Coun- ty jail, but the* flames were subdued without the assistance oftthe fire de- * • 1 •- / partment. Shortly after, the alarm was given when it was found that the residence of L. G. Rk-haidson, in the same neighborhood, was x on fire. A high wind was blowing at-the time and but for the quick and efficient work on thp part of the fire fighters, the dwelling would have been entire ly destroyed, ^endangering nearby houses. As it was, however, the dam age was confined to sowing bedroom wheie the blaze originated, probably- from an overheated stove. In the meantime, most of the furniture had been removed from the burning build ing Whjle the department was return ing from the second fire, another alarm was given, the residence of M»*s. A. E. Hartin being in flames. The blaze spread so ra'pidly that the entire second floot^was practically destroy ed before the fire, was brought under control and the lower floor was badly damaged by smoke and water. Only a small part of the household furnish ings was saved. The fire evidently started from a defective chimney. Jn-view of the fact that the depart- merit was hindered by high windsand freezing temperature, the members are to be congratulated on their ex cellent work in confining the fires to the houses of origin. It is understood that thei losses were covered by in surance. Three Liquor Still Raided by Officers White Man and Two Negroes Found at One Plant Succeeded in Mak- ing Their Escape . Mr rs. Junita Matthews Heckle. Blackville, Jan. 25.—Mrs. Junita Three raids on liquor stills were staged in Barnwell County Friday apcl Saturday by J. W. Sanders, tion agent, Tom Blease, State Cortsta- ble, and J. E. Andrews. Friday mo»n- ing, near Robbins, the officers located two 75-gallon copper stills, complete with all utensils, together with 20 gallons of liquor and 4,000 gallons of betr. That aftertwroh, on Patterson’s Mill Creek, they found a 120-gallon steam outfit in full operation, with 12 gallons of liquor and 7,000 gallons of beer at the plant. One white man and two negroes who were af the still made their escape. Saturday morning, on the same streamr another 120-gallon steam out fit was^located, together .with 2,700 gallons of beer. No whiskey was found, nor was there anyone at the still. Ground Hog Day. Matthews Heckle, wife of Newton C. Heckle, of Saluda, died at 8 o’clock Monday night at her home in Saluda and the body was brought immediate ly to Blackville \ where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JqnA G. Matthews, live and where Mrs. Hec life with th^ exception of the for a look around/ If the sun is shin- ’oday (Thursday) is “ground hog ray.” According to tradition, the lit- ■long win- ks few years. Mrs. Heckle*s death the circle of a family of elevenuper parents having nine children. Tlr^y recently’ celebrated their fiftieth wed ding anniversary with all/present. . Mrs. Hackle was. 33 years is from* one of Blackvil, 1c had spent her; ter nap and comes out of hibernation ion ened juar- ing, he sees and becomes frightem at his shadow and returns to his qi ters for another six weeks, which is taken to mean that Spring is just that* far in the future. On the other hand* andjit the weather is cloudy, the weather dest! Prophet remains above ground and families. She was a member of the, is 8aid to be an indication that Blackville Baptist church, and was al- winter is over. Many think, however, ways prominent in chdrch work. [that the weather will be unsettled as Seurviving her a re/her husband, as the Legislature remains in ses- her parents, Mr. sion. Blackville Gets Tourists. C. Heckle, of Salud and Mrs. John C. Mafthews. two sis ters, Miss Blanche Matthews and Mijs. 0. A. Epps,' artiKsix brotheis, John, EmmetyCchester and Judson Blackvville, Jap. 27.-y-Since Route Matthews, of/Blackville," Ralph * and ^ 0 ' ^ has buen adopted as the main Hubert Matthews, of Birmingham, Ala: Funeral services were conducted at the Blackville cemetery at three o’ clock thifi- v afternoon by the Rev. B. H. Duncan. " . trs. Baker, Mrs. Adams and the latter’s two children, of Greenville, 10 have bqen the guests of Mrs. J. night and there are always highway to Florida, Blackville has a continuous line of tourists passing through the town. , The Shamrock h tel reports very good business. Huge busses* accommodating from 15 to 30 personsr^rre often seen passing, and several of these have spent the-night in towii. The Shamrock has accom modated as many as 38 touHsts-in one lorman Anderson, left this week for | registered. Cafes and a visit "to Beaufort before returning report an increase in home.