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"■ l " "" -4- ^ - > • " f ' ' v •' gy TOE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY *^3 * .U? *•“ *XCLU*IVE «riffhU In tkte MRiMiinlty to «| NEWS. FEATURES %n4 ADVEK USING SERVICE—of tho * USHERS AVTOCASTBB VICE of Nov NORMAN B. GAMBLE LIFE INSURANCE Consolidated June 1, 1925. Juskt Like a Member of (he Family” Larfeat County Circulation. VOLUME LI. 4- BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928. NUMBER 24. General Sessions to Convene February 27 Judge S .W. G. Shipp, of Florence, to Preside at One Week Term of Criminal Court. * * i The February te4rrn of the Court of General Sessions for Barnwell County will convene hero Monday, February I »" 27th, with Judge S. W. G. Shipp, of -Florence, presiding.—This—is- a one 1 week term an(d is for the trial of criminal cases only. The Grand Jury is as fpllows:- Joe^Ashh.y, EUenton. Paul S. Green, Elko. T. M. Willis, Williston. F. S. Brown, Barnwell. J. F. Rountree, Dunbarton. C. E. Grimes, Cedar Grove. J. B. Black, Barnwell. C. J. Martin, jjllackville. L. P. Williams, Elko. W. T. Hankinson, Meyer’s Mill. W. E. Anderson, Williston. Marion W. Wise,, Mt. Calvary. J. M. Weathersbee, Pleasant Hill. J. B. Gtrubbs; Williston. W, J. ll<,mon, Barnwell. J. C. Staley, Ashleigh. Johnson Hagood, Barnwell. D. C. Bush, Ellenton. Petit Jurors Drawn. Petit jutairs were draw 4 n Monday as follOWS; r— — Jerome Martin, Blackville Heyward B. Anderson, Dunbaiton. V C. L. Greene, Williston. Jesse Rountree, Old Columbia. J. A. Creighton,-Jr., Barnwell. Wm. H. Boyles, Diamond. Clyde S. _Vickery, Barnwell. A. L. Baxley, Blackville. T. P. Gaskins, Healing Springs. —A._X r Hardeftr-OM- Columbia. ~ “ N. D. Coclin, Barnwell. ^Wm. E. Matthews, Blackville. -Grimes Renew, Long Bianch. B v E. Folk, Williston. H. H. Meyer,- Meyer’s Mill. J* G. Burckhalter, Dunbarton: ~ T. J. Langley, Barnwell. , S. M. Dyson, Williston. Dicks, Barnwell. ... R. L. Peacock, Sr., Barnwell. . R. L. Moody, Ellenton. r J. 0. Walker, Old Columbia. E. L. Lee, Eiko. F. T. Merritt, Williston. P. J. Hiers, Dunbarton. J. S^Creijjh, Bhickville. B. M. Creech, Blackville. D. P. Martin, Blackville. H. B. Kitchings, Elko. C. C. . Bodifonl, Blackvillor J. A. Tucker, Friendship. M. F. Black, Ashleigh. L.-M; Boyles, Old (^olumbia. - J. T. Baxley, Blackville. —A. B. Hair, Sr., Blackville. Farm Relief Bill Put Up by Butler B. Hare uth Carolinian Would Coordinate Existing Financing and Ware housing Agencies. Washington, Feb. 6.—Anothar farm refief bill was introduced in congress today by Congressman Butler B. Hare of South Carolina. The purport of the bill, as indicated by Mr. Hare, ig to co-ordinate the existing, financing and warehousing agencies already provided for by the govemment. “The bill provides a connecting link between these agencies for economic handling, storing^and removing from the mar ket the estimated' surplus of anv non- porishable farm crop in the hands of the producers,” he sai,d. Unlike most of the other bills in troduced fat farm relief, this bill at tempts to control or regulate the acre age of any crop by withholding the benefits th<<reof when the surplus of speh crop is due to an increase in acreage over and above the five years average immediately prior thereto. Another significant 'feature of the bill Ls tfyat it carries no fee, tax or liability / on the part of ;the farmer, and leaves the administration of the act largely wkh the producer or or ganization of* producers. a WINTER VISITORS ARE HIGHLY PLEASED WITH CLIMATE HERE „ M is. Geprj:e Batten, o^ Montclair, [AUTOCAgT W’ W. Watson, 80 year old cap italist of Salina, Kan., who has made a wager with an insurance company he will live five years, says he has a “cinch, bet " Mr Watson paid the insurance com pany $100,000 in cash and the com pany in turn is to pay him $1,500 each month he lives. N. J., whft is spending the winter^in Barnwell, and her guestpMrs. Freder ick Campbell, also of Montclair, re turned Wednesdax^iight of last week from V.Arisit to Columbia,. Charleston -and Summerville mrd both expressed themselves as being more delighted than ever with the climate and people of Barnwell. Both of these ladies have traveled extensively in this and for eign countries and, in spite of the unusually cold weather that this sec tion has‘experienced this winter, Mrs. Baften says that she finds the climate he're more delightful than anywhere else. ’ Mrs. Campbell had just visited various Florida resorts before coin ing to Barnwell and said that the weather was colder in Miami wh<*n State Supreme Court * Denies Gas Petition Sales. Illegal ExcepJ in Cases of Emer- gency. Effective Sunday.'— Law May Be Amended. The petition for a rehearing in the Sunday gasoline sales case, filed by a group of Sumter gasoline dealers several days ago, was refused by the State'supreme court Monday. The refusal-means that the Sunday observance law r , construed by the su preme court as prohibiting the sale on Sunday of gasoline except in cases of necessity, becomes effective next Sunday. The “necessity” is to be de- .tormined by the seller in each case, subject to final decision by a jury. - fsome time ago the supreme court rendered a decision to the effect that -gasoline could rrat legally be - sole! on Sunday, and the remittitur jn the case was to have beim sent last Tues day to. the clerk of the circuit court in Charleston where the -ease origi nated. * Grounds for Petition. The petition for a rehearing of the case was based on two grounds—that 1 Galilee School Honor Roll. The following is the honor roll of Galilee School for January: st Grade—Deborah Black. 8th Grade—Gladys Sanders, Stella Sanders* Eva Sanders. and Amanda Robinson. Miss Cain, of P^mplico, was the week-end guest of Miss Hazel Cole- — — -- A • man - >. - —- gasoline is not “publicly cripd” or “ex posed for sale” and that the case had never been considered on its merits ty? a circuit judge and was therefore not yet subject to review by the supreme court. The petitioners in the rehear ing move, secured an injunction in March, 1927, against the shoriff of Sumter County and all constables of the State against their interfering with them in the sale of gasoline on Sundays, but no effort was made to modify or set aside the case as on the day following Governor Richards an nounced that he w*as letting up on his Surday/fmfbTeemcnt program pending the decision of the courts in the Char- lestbn case. The Charleston case was brought by the Charlestloh Oil com pany against Sheriff Poulnot and other officers—an<l in that case* the supreme court gave, a derision hold- 1- r* - ' ..V, ~ d ing th^t^Sunday gas sales were illegal, except in cases of necessity. Governor Silent. Asked Monday afternoon if he had anything to say with regard to the action 6f £ho supreme c urt, Governor Richards said he had no statement to give out. , Whether or not instructions will be sent out to sheriffs over the State to enforce the law, the governor did not indicate. The ^campaign of last year against Sunday merchandise sales, including gasoline and so^t drinks, was suspended pending, a rul- s ing in tho matter by the supreme court. ^ \ * ' ' ■ ■ \ . Would Amend Law. Efforts are being made by the gen eral assembly now in session to amend the statute so a s to allow the sale of gasoline on Sunday under certain con ditions. One such bill, allowing gasoline be sold on Sunday, 0 offered by Senator J. E. McDonald, of Fairfield, ed the senate. Another bill offered by Senator W. S. Xegare, of Charleston, and still. another was in troduced in the house^y Representa tive D. E. Pattersdn,' of Charleston. All are subject tb change by amend- she left than sho found it here. These ladies” are quite confident that this city has a wonderful futufe^Tn store and that all that is needed for it to become a popular winter resort is an introduction to the ' pebple of the North and East. They both have as sured the editor of The People-Senti nel that they will advertise Barnwell among their friends in New Jersey and elsewhere upon their return North this Spring. * " Barnwell would welcome with open arms and old-fashioned Southern hos pitality those living in less favored tflim^tes who desire to spend the win ter months here, and it would seem that now, when property values are low, would be an excellent time if or © those desiring winter homes to make investments here. Located as it is on the main highway from the North to Florida, witfhin easy motoring dis tance of Augusta, Columbia, Charles- ton and Savannah, with fine - roads branching out in every direction, a splendid site for a country club and excellent golf course at hand, famed for the hospitairty of its people, a climate that appeals ’to those who have “wintered” here, it does not take a visionary to imagine this historic old town becoming a Mecca for tour ists.' It is also claimed, that the agricul tural products of- this particular sec tion are high in< iodine content, the deficiency of which, in Western pro ducts is said to be the cause of su< h a high percentage of goiter among the people of that part of-the country. A short time ago, the writer was told by a visitor from Columbia that a strip* of country (in which Barnwell is located) between the coast and the Piedmont enjoys more actual sun shine than any other section of South Carolina. This information was vol unteered in support of his statemen Trustees Requi $40,000 Issue That Amount Is Detnu Pay Past Indebtedness and iry to Gel on a Ca*h Basis. The A request of the school trustees dditional for an a bond issue of $40,- 000 to supplement one of $30,000 made • % year ago for the purpose of paying - Affirm? that sooner or later industries ^ill locate here, for the reason that / the number, of sunshine hours is quite a consideration in the location ox Indus- f trial plants. Just for the sake of curiosity, it is suggested/that readers- of The People-Sentinej make note of the days this year oh which the sun fails to shine at any time. From all of which it would seem that only a little initiative is-needeck to induce others to cast their lot here and insure for Barnwell the future to whieh it is justly entitled. Motorists Must Obey Barnwell Stop Signs One Traffic Ordinance Passed Third Reading and Another In. l troduced Monday Night,. to Barnwell policemen have been in structed to cmforce the traffic law re quiring automobile drivers to come / ». Hr U> a full stop at the intersection of Main and I^drr Streets/ popularly known as /Lemon’s Corner.” Several months ago, an ordinance was intro duced in Town Council to this effect ard two “stop signs” were placed at this point. For a time, the law was /obeyed, but of late drivers have been ignoring it completely, with the re sult that the matter was brought up at Council jneeting Monday night, tho ordinance passed to third reading and the policemen instructed to enforce same. The penalty is a fine bf not less than 50 cents nor moro than $5, or imprisonment for not levss than one nor more than five days. A similar ordinance was introduc ed by Alderman E. E. Good son rela tive to the corner on which The Peo ple-Sentinel building is located. There have been several collisibns and many near-accidents at this point/ and al most daily drivers dash in arrtkqut of thesti narrow streets with apparently absolute disregard of the safety of Firefighters to Ask for More Equipment Committee Appointed at Meeting Friday Night to Confer With a ^ . — Mgyor and Aldermen. themselves or others. ; "~ A ~' - *lh * V Th e members of Council hope that A meeting of tho members of the volunteer fire department of Barnwell was held Friday night, at which time the need of new equipment was dis cussed and a-committee appointed to confer with the Town Council relative to its purchase. The 1 committee is composed of Lloyjd A. Plexico, E. F. Woodward and Furman Davis. The latter tojd a representative of The People-Sentinel on Monday that the estimated cost of a motor pump and necessary equipment is approximately $7,000, with about $500 additional for an engine house. The firefighters will also ask Coun cil to provide each member of the department with some form of pro tective insurance, which is generally concedejd to be a most reasonable re quest. This would assure them mone tary assistance in case of injuries/re ceived at a fire or sickness developed as a result of their duties. The committee was sch^clukid to meet with the city fathers • Monday night, but it is understood that the meeting w*as postponed because* of dolay in securing/ some necessary data. it will not be necessary to impose any fines on drivers, but that motorists will cooperate in the interest of pub lic safety. — . ‘Rose of (he Golden West.” ommunity Park. Of interest to the “movie fans” Bamwtill and vicinity is the announce- * V ment that “Rose of the Golden West,” featuring Mary Astor and Gilbert Rb- land, will be the attraction at the Vamp Theatre on W’ednesaay nighf of next week, when half of the proceeds will be given to the/painting fund of the Barnwell Episcopal Church. This picture is described as “a hot-blooded romance of /the- California of Old Spain, wjiep/intiigub flavored love and love put/the spice in intrigue. As thrHlink as a first kiss—as colorful as a New World Senorita—as glorious the Golden West.” This picture ill be shown one night only, unless inclermnt w’eathef makes a second showing advisable. - Come out, see a pass!-' go<yi picture and help, a Worthy cause, as also Mrs. /Dora Dee Walker, Produe tion apd Conservation Secialist of hrop College, was in this couhty nday in the interest of a cbmmuri- y park at Boiling Springs. She directed the planting of crepe myrtle, dogwood, and Redbud trees and made a number^of helpful suggestions as to driveways and the use- of the native azalea, which is found in. great abun- jdance in that comnfuni.ty. These suggestions will be carried out from time to time by the inhabitants of the village under the direction of the home demonstration agent. Sybil B^er, $5,000,000 heiress daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S Bayer of New York City, who recently eloped with*Vincent Ed ward Brown, $2500 a week neck- ti^ clerk The elopement, it' is said, has brought down parental wrath on her head. Does Not Favor Levy to Advertise County indebtedness of the districts and getting on a cash basis, a discussion of the 6-0-1 law by Rppresontative J. E. Harley and County Superintend-, ent of Education Horace J.- Crouch, and an address by Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the University of South Carolina, featured the meeting of the Barnwell County Trusties’ Associa tion held in the court house here Mon day morning. Between 40 and 50 r* members were present. The meeting was called ^o order shortly after 11 o’clock by Capt. W. D. Black, chairman, who requiisted Dr. -y. M. Jones to offer a prayer. After a few remarks by Capt. RJack, Mr. Crouch called the attention of the trus tees to the fact that nine school build ings in the county have ceased to be used for school purposes and that un der the provisions of a bill introduced in the preeent General Assembly, such buildings will not be subject to free in- Representative Harley Says That A ■ GZ Proposed Method of Financing . * Wrong in Principle. *y* “I am opposed io any levy—how- eyer small—for the purpose of rais ing money to advertise the resources of Barnwell County," stated Represen tative J. E. Harley, of this city, to a representative of The People-Senti nel Saturday when he was asked about his'* appointment on a committee to draft such a bill affecting eight coun- surance and the policies will be can celled by the Sinking Fund Commis sion. The districts affected are: Big Fork, Mt. Calvary, New Forest, Green, land, Reeves Creek, Cedar Grove, Skm Hill, Columbia a nd Meyer’s Mill./Mr. Crouch also asked for an endorsement of the cotton program of the Home Economics classes for a “ootton conr- mencement”—that is, fof the girls iji the graduating classos/of the State high schools to wear commencement dresses made of ootton—and also to urge the use oy cotton bags for ce- ties/in the Savannah-Edisto " section. “The proposed method is wrong in principle,” continued the Barnwell legislator, .who stated further that ho is not opposed to the organization of. a chamber of-Commerce, provided it be supported by contributions from individuals a nd not by a levy on th taxable property of the county. His position on this matter, sj£ted Mr. Harley, is in line with hjk plat form of economy and he ify^opposed to any unnecessary expenditure ^ of public funds. In discussing the coun ty supply bill as intj'oduced in the Legislature, Mr.- Haney pointed out that the levy of tmly five mills for ordinary county Purposes is the lowest of any county/in the State and the lowest levy for thTs purpose in Barn well County for the past 20 years. - The appointment of Mr. Harley on the committee to draft a bill levying onedialf mill on the taxable property Barnwell Coupty for tho support >f a county chamber of commerce and the parent organization, the Edisto- Savannah Rivers Development Asso ciation, was made at a meeting of the directors of the association held the ment, etc. The program'Was endorsed *0 at the Jefferson Hotol in Columbia Wednesday night of last week. It will e recalled that two meetings were held at Barnwell in December for the purpose of organizing a coyn- ty chamber of commerce, but th* lack of interest as shown by the very small attendance had arv>arently lei to the abandonment o f tlit) pfojej^ so far as Barnwell County is concerned. Shot Near Williston. / ~ . ' ; Williston, Feb. 5.—In an alterca- Announeemctit is made that Arch deacon Burton, of Allendale, v^ilj con duct services) at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Barnwell Sunday morning at 11:30'o’colck. Th? public ment, before they get final readings, is cordially invited to attend. ’tion near Williston Sunday afternqo.iv Solomon Walker is alleged to have shot and seriously but it is not thought fatally, wounded Julius Dicks. The shooting occurred on the Snelling road about two miles Sou|)i of Willis ton. Dicks was hit by four„ bullets, onein^ the arm, two in the arm pit, and one in the shoulder. He received medical attention in Williston a nd was carried to his home. Walker is being held in the Williston 'jail awaiting the outcome of Dicks’ wounds. The last meeting was adjourned sine die without having perfected a pc.r- manent organization and as far as can be ascertained no other meeting has been held since." It is, therefore, safe* to presume that this couftty does not boast, of a chamber of commerce. It is pointed out that without such an organization in the county, it is unnecessary to make a levy for its support. All of which being true, Mr. Harley says that he wants it distinct ly understood that he is in no way sponsoring the bill referred to in a news article appearing in Thursday morning’s issue ' of The State and which is reproduced elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Two Corrections. • The editor wishes to correct two er rors appearing in recent issues of The People-Sentinel. He Uninformed by Capt. G. M. Main that no fire occurred at the jail on the day that two Barn well residences were^damaged,* has the jail been endangered •% - • at any time during the 15 years that he has been jailer. The other error was in reference to the closing of the quail hunting season, which doses March 1st instead of March 31st. unanimously A repon of tho distribution of th* $30,000/borrowed by the County Board of Education last year to (relieve the cial situation of the various school districts by funding past in debtedness and putting them on a cash basis was then read. After some discussion, it was shown that an addi- ttomdsum of $35,000 or $40,000 is needed to complete the funding pro-* gram, and J. Julion Bush, a trustee of the Barnwell schools, moved that the county delegation to the General As sembly be requested to pass an AcV authorizing a bond issue 0^40,000 for thi s purpose, and that MrJ^roucFcon fer with the delegation in tho prepara tion, of the bill. This motion was unan imously adopted. The plan is similar to that of last year. Jhe money will >e borrowed at the lowest possible rate of interest, over a term of years; dis tricts in need of the money make ap plication to the county bpard of edu cation, which makes- tho necessary levy on such districts to provide a sinking fund for the retirement of the bonds. No district is taxed unless it >orrows from the fund. 1 Mr. Crouch read a telegram from State Superintendent James H. Hope, in which thet letter protested against the proposed cut by the legislature of ten per cent, of the appropriation urged by the Stato Board of Educa tion. At this point, Representative Harley requested to be allowed to take» the responsibility for the leade>rshtp in the fight on tho appropriatiqn re quested by the Board, and among other things attacked some of the alleged inequalities in the 6-0-1 law. Supt. Hope, according to Mr. Harley, was unable to explain satisfactorib all of the items listed in his pr< budget, stating that onp item/of 1 several thousand dollars was for bythe State superintendent “be cause he thought that hig department might need it.”' Supt. Crouch defend- t<l the operation of the (m)-1 law, de claring that it is a grgat aid to weak schools. At this time, Dr. Douglas arrived* from Columbia amd was introduced to tho trustees by J. Julien Bush. Dr. Douglas spoke entertainingly for about thirty minutes on the subject of gem-tal education, illustrating his talk /with personal experiences. At conclusion of his remarks, on otion of Mr. Harley, the distin guished visitor w&A/ given a rising vote of thanks. The meeting then adjourned and the members repaired to the Baptist Church, where an ele- ga».t * nner was served by tho ladies of Group-2. * . ' ADVERTISE in The People-SentfesL