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BHHHgAl rl*V THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY "3SI TKIt pmpt km tk« EXCLUSIVE rricfcti In SUs omninnity t« NEWS, PEATUmEI. nn4 4DVER T1SINC SERVICE—•( tlm PUB- USHERS AUTOCASTER SER VICE 94 N«v Y««S Consolidated June 1, 1925. ►I Like a Member of the Family” LsrfMt CooRtj ClrcRlatioR. VOLUME LI. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST, 192$. Common Pleas Court •r < / • to Convene March 12 Jud^e S. W\ G. Shipp to Preside at Two Weeks Term.—First Week Jurors Drawn Monday/ . ^ t ’ Petit jurors for the first week of scheduled two weeks i term of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell ' 'I. County were drawn Monday. This term, whkh is for the trial o # f civil cases only, will be presided over by Judge S. W. G. Shipp. The list of jurors for the first week is as fol lows: W. A. Storne, Blackville. J. M.„ Caldwell, Barnwell. . G. M. Buist, Barnwell. Harry W. Delk, Blackville. J. P. Harley, Sr., Old Columbia. j .4 A. B. Holly, Diamond. H. H. Crum, Blackville. B. M. Wall, Old Columbia. J. J. An,derson, Dunbarton. ^ «- C. C. Storne, Blackville. Joseph Tain, Hercules. W. C. Cook, W r illi?ton. . V C. ('. Cheek, Barnwell. V. L. Brown, Meyer’s Mill. !. W. P. Franklin, Barnwell. J. C. Hoffman, Blackville. C. H. Greene, Dunbarton. Herman Mims, Willistpn. J. A. Shipes, Double Ponds. E. B. Sanders, Jr f , Big Fork. W. R. Bell, Pleasant Hill. J. D. Davis, Barnwell. , Cecil Youngblood, Elko. A. P. Lee, Williston. J. M. Farrell, Blackville. G. C. Matthews, Williston. J. R. Moody, Ellenton. • B. F. Anderson, Dunbarton. Geo. N. V Odom, Blackville. F. H. Dicks, Jr., Dunbarton. E. E. Delk, Barbary Blanch. T. J. Attaway Barnwell. Sanders Bell, Tinkers Creek- - B. F. Beasley, peeves Crick. J. S. Keek L^ftg Branch. Jacob Delk, Double Ponds. G. W. Hutson Dies After Illness Barn- Former Representative from \ . - . .. . ' well County to the Gbnefal As- e sembly Died Friday. G. Willie Hutson, of the Mt. Cal vary section, died Fiiday morning at 4:40 oVlock after a short illness, with progressive . influenza. He w’as a planter and at bne time represented Barnwell County in the lower branch 'of the General Assembly. Besides his widow*, Mr. Hutson is survived by his mother, Mrs. Simple Hutson, of Elko, four sons, Archie^ Dosa, Quincy and Bob Taylor; one daughter, Louise, of Spartanburg; one brother, J. L. Hutson, of Savannah, Ga.; three sis- tres, Mrs. H. W. Hutto, of Savannah, rs. P. R. McBride, of Florence, and rs; F. W. Delk, of Blackville. The funeral services were helcfcfet Mt Calvary Church Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clockjby Dr. W. M. Jones, of Barn well. Smoak Bill Games Levy-—— For EdistcrSavannah Unit Measure Provides for One-fourths Mill; Tax in Allendale, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton * ' 0 f Bamberg, Hampton and Jasper. Farm Boys and Girls [A.OTOCJkgTCRj / ' yy » • * Photo shows: Captain Malcolm Campbell, British ace, just after he established a new world's speed record. He drove his huge Napier- Blua Bird Special over the hard heach course aU Daytona Beach, Fla., at an average speed of 207 miles an hour, breaking all rec ords. - . V Barnwell Boy Hurt in Accident Monday Marvin Holland, Son of T. Ashton Holland, Injured When Touring Car Turns Turtle. Columbia, Feb. 25.—Having for its • ** • V-. : . purpose the coordinating of efforts in • * the counties of the Edisto-Savannah Rivers Devolopment association, a bill has been introduced in the house which provides for a one-fourth mill levy in Allendale, Barnwell, Beaufort, Bamberg, Colleton, Hampton and JlTs^ per to promote agricultural and indus trial development. The measure was ?£ fered by Representative W. W. Smoak of Colleton, and has hern referred 4 o the legislative delegation of the coun- TieT Tiffected -Tbr their consideration. Should donations in any county be made by persons interested in the as sociation that Approximate the tax the levy would be suspended. The text of the bill is as follows: Wheroas, - the E.di,sto - Savannah Rivers Development association com prising the counthc of AllendAle, should a majority of the legislati/e delegation of a ny one county conclude" for said county not to enter thu asso ciation, and for the levy.no^ tp be made, in case the donation authorized has not been made, then a maority of the said delegation shall notify the auditor of said county on or before the first day of May, 1928, in writing, not to make said 'levy; otherwise, said county will be considered a part of said association, and, of course, if a donation is made pursuant to the pro visions hereof, the said county shall be a member of said association as fully as if its pro-rata shfire of the funds necessirry-for^ttrenexpense of the association should be laised by taxa tion. The donation authorized to he made herein shall be made not later than May 1, 1928, and shall be paid over to the Treasurer of the said as sociation. 1 Provided, further, that Adjourn Sine Die After 1-Day Session ~r No Cases Tried at General Sessions Court Which Convened at Barn well Monday. Marvin Holland, thi* 16-year old son of T. Ashton Holland, of Barnwell, was painfully but pot seriously injur ed Monday afternoon when the Essex touring car he was dHving turned over on the Bamwell-Elko highway, about five miles from this city. Several white men who witnessed the accident placed the injured boy in another car and rushed him-rto the of fice of a local physician. Young Hol land was rendered unconscious and remained in that state for some time, but aside from a broken thumb and a strained back he was uninjured. . The accident, it is said, occurred^ when Holland tried to dodge a hog on the highway, causing him to )o^ control of the car, which turned com pletely over and pinned the driver be neath the machine!. The front sent cushion is said to have prevented ser ious injuries. That the/boy escaped practically unhurt is considered al most a miiacle, as the automobile was | l-acfly wrecited. 0 ■ ■ii' • . '. / 55 Years Separate Birth of Children Bamberg, Barnwell. Beaufort, CoRe- should any county in said association ton, Hampton and Jasper, has /been by failure of its legislative delegation organied for the purpose of Womot-jto levy the tax hereinabove provided, ing the agricultural and industrial de-| or by failure of its citizens, to make / CHRIETZBERG MA u TALK Pi!M Grand Master Speaks to Masons ■ . ~~— ; ■■ / at Blackville. BTackville, Feb. 24.—Mr. Chrletz- berg, of Rock Hill, was the honor I t *- guest and speaker at a meeting of the Masonic ordt«r of Blackville Wednes- day evening, February 22. During the ink*!mission of sessions, a barho- trtanburg, Fcib .27.—T. D. Jar- rett, who lives on the Spartamburg- Laurens highway, is the father of a four-year-old daughter, who was born 55 years after Jarrett’s first child, a son, who lived ter d)e 28 years old. Jarrett, who is 79 years of age and looks to be 25 years younger, declared he married the widow of a Confederate officer, Bailey, when he was*but 1$, years old. A boy was bom a year later, 1868. Eight years ago the first Mrs. Jarrett died, 24 years after the death of her son. Three years later Jarrett married again. 'His bride was Miss Emma West, 35 years youn ger than he. A year after this mar- riage^ Ek>i«e Jarrett was bom. cue supper was served by half a score of the town’s young ladies who were shanked in a witty and appropriate y- manner by Mr. Chrietzbcrg in an ‘‘after dinner” speech. Mr. Chrietz- txirg i* a Master Mason and ft past; grand master. The master’s degree was given ah the meeting to Candi dates Stanley Brown and Earle Delk. Many guests from Barnwell, Spring- field and surrounding towns ~came to hear the speaker* An unusual feature is the fact that Mr, Jarrett used to* “gadabout,” as he say's, with his second wife’s moth er and father in the romantic days prior to their marriage. Frequently, they went To h big tcT^oes” at the Glenn Springs hotel, Mr. Jarrett said in telling this story. “Never did I dream,” 0 he, said, “I would- marry their child years later.” Little Eloise is said to resemble velopment of the territory/lying be tween the Edisto and Savpnnah rivers in South Carolinaf and Whereas, there has/been organized a county-wi,de chamber of commerce in each of said counties having the sarmi purpose in view for each of said counties as a j^rent organizationi and ^"“Whereas, ^tnere exists a need for financial support of the parent or ganization to enable it to properly function and to assist the county organizations in their development: Therefore, be it Enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina: One-fourth Mill. Section 1. That there is hereby levied upon the taxable property in each of the counties of $Jl en da:e, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colle ton, Hampton and Jasper, one-fourth of a mill to provide funds to be used in^promoting agricultural and indus trial development in said counties through the activities of the Edisto- • * Savannah Rivers Development asso ciation. In the event that there should be contributed or donated for any one of said counties, by any person ^r, numbur of persons or other party m- terestejd in the purpose of the associa tion, a sum of money approximately equivalent to the tax of said county, the necessary contribution, then the levy shall not be matle in any county an,d this act shall be null and void. Held by Treasurer. Section 2. Thu funds derived from any tax levy authorized to he made in section 1 hereof shall be held by the Tho scheduled one week term of the Court of General Sessions, which con vened j£t Barnwell Monday morning, with Judge S. W; G. Shipp, of Flor ence, presiding, came to an abrupt close the same afternoon. Because of the absence from the city of wsr^ral members of the Bar, it was decided to postpone all of the cases on- the docket. Judge Shipp heard several motions aiyl the Grand Jury met and passed on a number of bills of indict ment. No Bill was returned in the. case of Sam Williams and Nettie ‘ Chavmis, charged with aiding Willie Chavous, a convict, to escape from the chain gang a short time ago. True Bills. The ’ following - Tiue Bills were fo\md: ' . » Hamp Bolen, reviving stolen goods (three indictments.) ' . Walter Middleton, Mutual Daniels, Hamp Bolen and Calhoun Bolen, bur- Robbed Sunday Night) glary and larceny* Rudderick Mitchell, violation of the Senator Arthur Capper who has just introduced a bill which fur nishes what he calls a “practical program for the advancement of agriculture.’/ _ __. It asks for Federal aid to‘extend the agricultural education of boys and girls on the farms. Best Pharmacy’s Safe Marion Browning, assault and bat« ctm iuit Between 1*150 and $200 in Ten and | prohibition law (two indictments.) v'Twenty Dollar Bills Stolen from Drug Store. tery with intent to kill. ~ . Garland Ross, seduction. Pearl Blackwood and Robert Cave, larceny. Walter Middleton, Mutual Daniels, treasurers of the respective counties Because of the fact thati^here was ,no I for brevity, if not for wit, was as fol- is hereby suspended. Piovided, That’ in which it is raised and shall he paid out by such officers under warrants^ signed by authorized officers of the said association. All -of the funds raised by taxation, as well as such amounts as are raised by deflations, shall be expended by the board of dir ectors of such association, under such regulations and other provisions ap proving the said expenditures as shall 450“prescribed by the board of direc tors thereof. Section 3. The. board of directors of the said association are authorized to borrow against the levy provided for, for operating expenses, all un expended funds remaining on hand shall be returned to the counties con tributing in the proportion to the amount paid in, and in case of dona tions shall bo returned to the donors in like proportion. Section 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are here by repealed. Secion 6. This act shall take ef- then the levy for such county be, and feet, upon its approval by the gov- Dr. O. H. Best, one of the proprie tors of the Best Pharmacy, of this city, reports the thoft of between $1501 Hamp Bolen and Calhoun Bolen, bur- and $200 from the drug store safe K l ar y and larceny, either Sunday or Sunday night. The r Grand Jury Presentment, money, he says was all in bills of The preaentment of the Grand Jury, ten and twefity - ( d°lla r denomination J which probably establishes a record evidence of a forcttl entrance into the! lows; store, Jj^was thought at first that the To the Honorable Presiding Judge: robbery had been committed during I The Grand Jury begs leave to »*er the day and suspicion, it is said, j port that they have passed upon jUI pointed to three young negroos as the I bills presented to them and that corn- guilty parties. Consequently, Dock mitteeg have* been appointed to look Meyer, who worked at the pharmacy ! after the various offices of the coun~ as a delivery boy, Manly BamWelf and I ty and will report at the next term Rudolph Hampton were placed under I 0 f the Court. ^ i arrest Monday morning and lodged j Thanking the Court fqr courteous in jail. jThey were given grilling ex- treatment to the Grand Jury in aid- aminations, but stoutly maintained j ing them in their work, their innocence and were released from custody that afternoon. Meyer was one of the negroes ac cused of the attacp on Mrs. Sallie Lambert, several months ago, being acquitted of the charge. Dr. Best says that Barnwell extracted $85 from his safe several years -ago when he w r as in the employ of the drug store, Resectfully submitted, W. J. LEMON, Foreman. Adamjs Confesses Killing Tolbert ernor. To Submit Question of Jobs to Voters People to Be Allowed to Say Whether or Not They Wish to Retain Demonstration Agents. iy Under the terms of an Act passed Hurt in Accident. Miss 'Frankie Harley, sister of Mayor W. D. Harley, of this city, and her nephew, Thomas Crenshaw^ «? were hurt Wednesday afternoon 'of ;t week when the former’s car skid- led into a ditch while* going down her father decidedly. > » L. P. Boylstp/, of Healing Springs, w'as business visitor here Monday. Turkey** Creek hill. Miss Harley was cut in the accident and her nephew wag slightly bruised. Neither was injurejd severely, but both suffered from shock. > ■ in The People-Sentinel. * A? ‘ Look at Your Label. Subscribers to The People- Sentinel are requested to look at the address labels on th j ir papers this wetik. If the expir ation date reads “Feb. 1928” or “Mch. 1928” the subscription has expired and remittance should be made at once jf they wish to receive the paper any longer. The editor hopes that it will not be necessary to re move! any names from the mail ing list. by t.hfi-JGeaaral-A«semblv/th^voters of Barnw’ell and Marion Counties will be given thu opportunity of deciding by vote whether or not they wish to retain the home demonstration and county farm agents in these two coun- > < — « ' ' T~ •ties, the question to be submitted to them at the rirharies this summer. The bill was introduced in the legisla ture by, the Marion delegation and was amendejd to include Barnwell County also. Although the local county delega- - tion hqs placed the appropriation for these two positions in the supply bill Augusta, Feb. 27.—Sheriff Peter Crawford, of Coluigbia County, an- the mcney being recovered when The I nounced tod*y that Burley Adams, 30, i negro tried to deposit it in a local of McDuffie County, Georgia, had con- bank. The trio was in the diug store fessed to having killed Prohibition Sunday morning. Agent Walter R. Tolbert, who was __ When the officers failed to get a slain near Harlem, Ga.* last Wednes- confession- of guilt -from the three day after raiding a still in McDuffie negroes, it was concluded that per- j County. Adams is in the Richmond haps the store wa s entered Sunday County jail here, having been arrest- night with the aid of a skeleton, key ed shortly after the killing, and tho safe robbed. The officers are Sheriff Crawford declared that still working on the ease and it is Solicitor General George Hains, of Penalties Till 15tH hoped that Jtke guilty parties will be Augusta, had told hipi of the cpnfesr brought to justice. sion. Sheriff Crawford said the solici- ■ tor general told him he had found the Beaufcrt/Bankers I powerful rifle, which Adams i, said to have confessed he used in Postpone March Tax Taxpayers Have Two Weeks More in Which to Pay Without Additional >* Five Per Cent. Postponem£n£-o£~fcbe- five per cent, additional penalty for DEATH OF OVID S. BOYLES. Face Trial Again | killing the federal agent. Mr. Hains left Augusta for the scene after hear- and J. Julion j ing Adams’ confession. Sheriff Craw- Bush, Esq., went down to Ridgeland ford said that the gun was found in * delinquent-State^—and County tagggij Monday to "attend the Court of Gen- hollow tree behind Adams’ house, from March 1st to March 15th has | eral Sessions as attorneys in the case | where he had told them he placed it. been authorized for the entire State of Walter Richardson, W. P. Jay, R. by A. J. Beattie, comptroller general,' C. Horne, Jr., a n,d H. B. Macklin, who according to a letter received this week by Capt. J. B. Armstrong, county treasurer. The two per cent, penalty, which became effective the first of February, will continue until March [ ardson, seven against Jay, one against] 15tfi, when the tax books are closed Horne and ono against Macklin. and the names of deliquents are Colonel Brown was chief counsel for handed to the sheriff for collection-. | Richardson at his trial in the United Taxpayers, therefore, have two States Court at Columbia ' When the weeks more in which to pay th .ir Beaufort banker was convicted and are charged with violating State baiiking laws in connection with the failure of the Beaufort bank. There are nine indictments against Rich- Funeral Services Were Conducted Near Elko Thursday Afterm iooiu^ for the present year, it -is said that taxes voluntarily with the two per; sentem ’ ef i two years in the federal thu placing of the jobs “in politics” automatically stops payment of the federal government’s share of the salaries. Barnwelll .Cpu&ty appropria tes about $2,500 annually for the support of this work, it is said. The presimt incumbents are Miss Elizabeth, McNab, home demonstra tion agent, and Harry G. Boylston, county farm agent. /, — j- ^—* — ——’ - y . The frknds and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Harden, of the Kline section, will be glad tP know that the latter returned home Monday from the Aiken Hospital- much improved, after two/ week’s treatment by Dr. R. A. Gyles. „• ... cent, penalty. After that, they will (be compelled to pay taxes with the addition of the seven per cent. Thu postponement of the five peri cent, penalty until a^tcr the booksl iire eL sed was done ir the interest of the small taxpayers. Capt. Arm- rtrortfr states that collections have becti very good during the past several penitentiary at Atlanta. Two other defendants were also convicted at the sanje time. Thu cases have been ap pealed. B. Y. R. U. School. Williston, Feb. 24.—After an ill ness of several years, Ovid S. Boyles, died at his home near Elko at noon February 22. Mr. Boyles was in his twenty-seventh year. He is sur vived by his widow, formerly Miss Maxine Hair,, and ^Jifteen^ months-,, old so'n, aM a sister, Mrs. Dennis v Fogleman, of Mount Airy, 1 NT C. Funeral services were^/held at the Hair cemetejiy -Fte2r £lko Thursday af ternoon, February 23, conducted by Dr. W. M. Jones, of Barnwell. Mr. Boyles was a native of North Carolina. Several years agoTie wns married to Miss Maxine Hair, oldest Blackville, Fub. 25.—A training school for B. Y. P. U. workers has , t , just closed here and was very en-. that thusiastically attended. The faculty | daughter of Mr. and Mr*. B. M. Hair consisted of Rev. B. H. Duncan, Rev. T. Clyde Helms, Mrs. J. Foster and Miss Florence Lcie Lawton. who have not yet paid are small property owners who for the most part reside ini the country. A. H. Nmegtein, Esq., and his law partner, Miss Alva Baxley, of BlacK- \d entered a mercantile business here as the senior member of the firm of Boyles and Hair. L. S. Still, of Barnwell route 1, was a visitor in the city Saturday and re- ville, were in the city*on professional newed his subscription to The Peo- business MoryJay. 1 pi e *‘Se n tinel. The People-Sentineh begins this week its weekly visits - to Earle BL Jenkins, formerly of Kline, but now a resident of Switzerland, Pin*