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SURFACE TREATMENT FOR ROADS IN STATE SYSTEM * APPROVAL. OF PLAN PROBABLE THIS WEEK. Barnwell-Olar and Williston-Spring- field Highways Would Also Be Built at This Time. In Death 5 Shadow Barnwell system of plans to County is to have hard-surfaced roads “surface treat” a if highways designated by the State Highway De- 7V partment are approved by that body at its meeting this week, and those -sponsoring the project arc not appre hensive of any opposition from that sourse. The approval of the plan, which has the sanction cf Cot. J. E. Harley, a member of the House of Represen tatives from Barnwell County, and the Board of County Directors^ will mark the culmination of eight months of effort on the part of Col. Edgar A. Brown, representing the Board of CoUpty Directors, to get the finan cial agencies to accept the bonds is sued for this type of road. Col. Brown went up to Columbia last week and he an,d Represtative Harley appeared before the members of the depart ment >and secured their tentative ap proval of the plan. . ^ It is generally conceded that the amount of traffic in this section does not warrant the construction of con crete or asphalt highways, with their almost pronibitive cost, while the budding of surface-treated highways will provide all-weather roads at a minimun of cost, at the same time serving the greatest number oL people in Barnwell County, whereas this rounty s share under the departmeat’s paving program extended over a number of years would be sufficient -tcrbTiitd only about 3ft miles of high- Judge Shipp Grants Dissolution’ Motion Temporary^ injunction in Healing Springs Matter Dissolved ijt Common Pleas Court. Barnwell Dwelling r amaged by Fire Blaze of Unknown Origin Discovered About One O’Cldck Yesterday (Wednesday) Morning. Julia Palmer McDonald, former Mount Vernon, N. Y., debutante, is under sentence of death together with her husband, George McDon ald, for the murder Of a Montreal taxi driver. They are »awaiting the & gallows in the Canadian city. Common Pleas Court Convened on Monday Several Cases Disposed of at March Term, Over Which Judge S. W. / G .Shipp Is Presiding. The March Item of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell County £ wav. Surface-treated roads are rfoTne They are being used extensively in North Carolina and Florida, as well as in «ome sections of this/State. The method of construction* is to build a foundation of gravel several inches thick, on which is ^nit a layer of crushed granite and tl>eni a coating - of tar as a binder. The finished!' road has the appearance of asphalt and dnjoys the advantage over concrete of not having joints or seams Iru the roadbed. The life/of the original sur-‘ -facing is said to* be about six years, • - ^ ■ when a second application of tar is necessary. This lasts for about ten years, when a third application is piade, and it is claimed that after the third application the life of the road is longer than that of cement. For a while, financial agencies re fused to approve bond’, issues for the construction of this type of roa|d be cause of the fact that the original surfacing wouljd wear out before the bonds matured. However, Colonel Brown and a representative of one of the large bonding compasnies in New York have worked out a plan whereby the bonds will be approved. Tha initial cost of buiiding surface- treated roads is very low as compar- ed with concrete or asphalt,^ being about $4,000 a mile, with a re-surfac convened he^e Monday morning, with Ju^ige S. W. G. Shipp presiding^ The following cases had been disposed of .atthe time The People-Sentinel closed its forhis: Nathan, Theodore and William GolaBerg, co-partners as Nu-Fashion Mfg. Co., vs. A. N. Garber, suit on A legal question that has excited considerable interest amongst' those who knew about -ft was determined judicially on Monday in the Court of Common Pleas mow in session at Barnwell, when Judge Shipp render-^ od his decision in the/matter. In the fall, Healjng Springs took the steps necessa/y to incorporate, and ju^t prior tp the issuatice of the charter by the Secretary of State, four individuals brought an action for damages against thcr~officers-elect, making the Secretary of State a party, to the action, and obtaining a temporory injunction restraining the issuance of the charter. A motion for the dissolution of the temporary injunction w'as made by ‘ Messrs. Ninestein and Baxley, attor neys for-the—offieers-eket, upon a number of grounds* before Judge Mauljdin at the December term of court. Judge Mauldin held that the action could not be maintained with the Secretary of State a party there to, that being an action against the State. Messrs. Harley and Blatt, at torneys for plaintiffs, upon such rul ing withdrew the action as against the Secretary of State, and Judge Mauldin! continued defendant s motion upon the other grounds argued until a reference was held by the Master of Barnwell County to ascertain the number of inhabitants residing with in! the proposed area for incorporation The motion came on for a second hearing before Judge Shipp at the February term of court, upon the same grounds and additional grounds as those set up before Judge Maul- ccount, etc., for $131 and interest; dim .The motion before ;4 feidge Shipp directed verdict- for the plaintiffs for the sum of $ 13 P less $1.35 express charges paid by the 4efendant, leav ing $129.65. * f C. I. T. Corporatipn, vs. W. D. Har ley Motor Co., W. D. Harley, Gilmore S. Harley and W. H. Duncan, suit for $517.75' and interest under contract, etc,; verdict for the plaintiff for $469. Mrs. S. E.^ Harley vs. Kline, Veneer Co., suit for $900 actual damages and $1,000 punitive damages for alleged unlawful cutting Of timber, etc.; ver dict for the plaintiff for $1,900. , T. K. Bolen vs. G. W. Peeples, suit for $2,500 damages for assault and battery; vei^kt for the plaintiff for $66.66 Ms v ♦ ♦ ♦ Visitors from Montana. Blackville, Mar. 12.—Mr. and Mrs. Gene Roberts, of Schnook, Momtana, have been the recent guests of Mrs. "Wilbur Baisden and family. Mrs. Roberts is a recent bride of Mont gomery, Ala., and before heir mar riage was Miss Sue Wise, of Edge- field and Trentom'i ' thus giving an all-weather road from section of the State ta Columbia: ing cost in six [years of $1,000 to $1,- 500, making tne total cost at the en4 of 16 years of betweeni $6,000 and $7,000, as compared with an original cost for conoretei or asphalt of ap proximately $30,000. Thus, it will be seen that the highways in Barnwell County designated by the highway de- — partment As a part of the State sys tem of hard-surfaced roads can be t - constructed for approximately a third of this county’s share of the funds : | available, whereas the entire amount the would be required to concrete the highway from the^Edisto River to , ^ the Allendale County line. The highways that would be con structed under this plan are as fob lows: No. 3 from the Edisto River, through Blackville, Barnwell and • Kline to Allendale Omipty line; No, 3*7 from Barnwel to Eako, and No. 78 froni the Bamberg County line through Blackville* Elko and Williston to the Aiken County line. It is under stood that the same type of road would be built in Orangeburg County on Highway No. 3, connecting with the* hard-surfaced section at Swansea, It is also understood that the mem bers of the Allendale County delega tion have practically agreed to have Highway . No. 3 surfaco^treated through their county and it is hoped that eventually the newrtype roa^d will be extended so as to connect with the coastal highway at Ridgeland, thus giving'an excellent road to Sav annahs ' r In addition to surface treating the above highways, provision would al so ,be made to build sand-clay high ways from Barnwell to Olar and from Williston to the Edisto River on Willistcn-Springfidd highway. The completion cf these projects would give the people of Barrtwell County a system of improved high ways of which they might well be proud. Payment for the construction of all of the highways^ above mentioned would bo under the reimbursement plan of the highway department and would be taken care of from Barnwell ; County’s Share of the gasoline tax. Plarp / and estirtiates are being draW^HDid will be submitted to the State Highway Department at a meeting to be held in Columbia this week. ^ The residence on Main Street, occu pied by Mrs. Olaree Call and owned by J. E. Ca.il, of Sylvania, Ga\, was badly damaged, by fire, smoke and water early yesterday (Wednesday) morn ing. The blaze, which was of , un known origin, was discovered *by the family about one o’clock and appar ently was between the ceiling and the rooL It smouldered for some'time, making a dense smoke which entire ly filled the houSe, and did not burst Into flames until after the arrival of the volunteer fire department. A line of hose was quickly run from a near by hydrant and in a short while the fire was under control. In the meam- time, willing hands had removed a part of the houshold furnishings to places of safety. The loss is fully covered by'insur ance in the amount of $4,000 on/ the (dwelling and $1,700 on; the furni ture. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDS SESSION SATURDAY P. M. o A Miracle Merchant* NOT UTCH .BUSINESS ON CON, CLUDING DAY. Teachers’ Assn. Meets in Blackville March 17 Excellent J^ogram Arranged for Meeting.—Dr. W. H. Hand to ■* Address Members. Governor’s Veto Strikes Out About One Hundred Thousand Dollars < from Appropriation Bill. Fred W. Andersen, who put the “ad” in “Cozad.” This merchant of Cozad, Nebraska, built up a busi ness doing a volume of $300 000 annually. Advertising is one of his rules for success. ' Local Talent Play Pleases Dunbarton Three-act Production Is Well Balanced in Mystery, Comedy and Light With a resounding bang, the gavel of Speaker John K. Hamblin fell on the desk of thci hall of the house of representatives Saturday at 5:30 and the house was declared adjourned sine die. Four minutes later, the senate a djoumed, thus ending the sessions of the 77th general* assembly of Squth Carolina. The house, in the main, had com pleted its work, in the early hours of Saturday morning when it sustained Governor. Richards’ veto on a number of items in the general appropriations hill and Saturday it had hut little to do. The senate also found time to stag* a “mock” session during the last day. Romance. was a legal question; entirely, with out any consideration being given to the merits of the jaase as brought out in the reference held by the Master. On Monday of this week, Judge Shipp sustained the motion" of Messrs. Ninestein and Baxley for the defend ants, and dissolved the injunction, upon the several grounds argued, one of which was that an action of this kind could only be, brought by the attorney-general at the instance of the Legislature, Healing Springs be ing a corporation de facto. At the request of attorneys for plaintiffs, Judge Shipp dismissed the complaint with costs without pre- judieii to the plaintiffs to bring ah action as provided for in cases of this kind. ' — ♦ ♦ » Tribute of Respect. On Wednesday night, March 7th, 1928, the Death Angel visited the home of L. L. Laird and plucked the fairest flower of the home—a devoted wife and a loving mother. She had been in ill health since Nov., 1926, and bore her plaining fortitude. Loving l)ands did everything possible to stay/the sum- mons of the Grim Reaper?, hut alFm vai/rl Bosses her husband, Mrs. Laird is survived by. five# daughters, two sons, other relatives and many friends. A precious one from us has gone, A voied we loved i g stilled, A place is vacant in our home tVhich never can be filled^ ^ - A True Friend. The Maflch meeting of the Barnwell Gounty Teachers’ Association will be held at the Blackville High School on Saturday, March 17th, according to announcement cards mailed out this wetic by County Superintendent of Education Horace J. Crouch. Dr. W. H. Hand, superintendent of the Columbia Schools, will address the Dunbarton, March 13.—An all-star cast composed of members of the Barnwell High School faculty and other local talent presemted “Am I Intruding” at the Dunbarton High School last evening. This three-act play was well balanced in Mystery, The veto message of the governor received Friday deleted $100,700 from the general appropriations hill and left untouched items which totaled $9,870,309.70, which total includes $304,150 for the state highway depart ment. Deducting this a mount for the highway department from the appro- priation hill it stands, as approved by the governor, at $9,566,159.70. Shortest in Years. The session closing Saturday was remarkable for its brevity, it was the shortest since 1921, lasting 60 days. The session of 1927 lasted 108 days. “Speed” was the watchword comedy and light romance. To name throughout the session. Meeting on teachers and lunch will be served by the 'Blackville School Improvement Association. The following «xcellemt program has been arranged for the occasion: . 110:30 a. m.—Primary Teachers Ad dressed by Mrs. G. C. High, of the Denmark Schools. Program for Intermediate Teachers being arranged 'by the President of this Department, Mr. John A. Wallccir. Address to High School Teachers, by Dr. W. H. Hand. * - 11:30 a. m.—General Session. ; Music. the mrtstandiirrg characters would b# impossible, as tnch of the players ac- quitted himself with professionaf ease apd ability. Mr. McLaurin, as Gerald, proved himself an “actor born,” and J. T. Shuman was not less splendid as the villifon Mr. Carter took the part of the father, who, with Misses Mood and Wragg, the daughters, gave the roles they carried an urttisual sense of a ctuality and vital interest. Miss Mc- Swain, the housekeeper, was decidedly good and Miss Spann, as Jane, with her secretary, Mr. Tyler, futnished additional interest and fun. ' Miss Vat- * * - Mabry a nd B. S. Moortf, Jr., and J. O. Patterson emphasized that vital ro- Devotic-nal—Rev. B. H. Duncan. Music. —— - — Address—Dr. W. H. Hand, Supt. City Schools, Columbia, S. C. Music. Barnwell Woman Is Badly Burned in Bed Mrs. Amnie Lou Jeff coat, widow of the late Dave Jeff coat, was severetly burned late Sunday afternoon at her lat can be learned, Mrs. Jeffcoat was lying on a bejd aslecip and the bed clothes were Ignited in some unknown manner. Before the blaze was ex tinguished she had suffered serious burns on her right arm and side. A local physician administered first aid and she was rushevi to a hospital in Columbia for further treatment. Whle her injuries are very severe, it is stated that she will recover unless complication^ set-in. January 10, the general aesembly heard the governor’s message; the finance bodies of the two houses held a meeting and hearings of various departm<mts for their appropriations were begun. The actual writing of the general appropriations bill began January 11, ome day after the two houses convened. January 24, the ways and means committee introduced the general ap propriations bill. The bill was apt itemized—in various instances, sal* aries had been lumped under one item “personal services.” Thct house ordered the bill sent back to the committee for itemization in detail. mantle note 'whrch made The whole i and January 31 the biU w« back on play so enjoyoble. And the delightful ly cheerful little French maid, with “the tear always just back of the smile,” wpg very ably played by Miss Mc- Meekin. ' ' Adding to the enjoyment of the oc casion by t^he large audience was the music furnished by the orchestra, un der the direction of Mrs. J. Norman Anderson, and the piano solo by Mrs. Solomon Blatt. The sum total of the evening’s entertainment is: “The play ers had a vehicle and they rode it.” Pleases Others Also. The play, “Am I Intruding,’ lighted audiences a t Williston Friday evening and at Blackville Tuesday evening, completing “the circuit” in Barnwell last evening (Wednesday) at the school building. It was origi nally scheduled to be played here on Thursday evening of last week, but was postponed on account of a death in the family of one of the members of the cast.* W-'r FURMAN UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB, SODTHERN CHAMPIONS, WHO WILL APPEAR AT WILLISTON- IELKO HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH, AT 8:15 P. M. «' “T" the desks of the members., A^nother instance of members’ de sire to transact their business and go home was when, on the third day of the session, Union County introduced its county supply bill—and county supply bills usually come in when the session is two or three weeks old. Flortoce County introduced its sup ply bill on the fourth day of the ses sion. The first week of the session passed without a single speech being made from the floor of the house—a record for silence unapproached in years, ac- pording to old members. The speed with which the house worked in getting the session under way was due, in large measure, at least, to the energy displayed by the ways and means committee of which Robert E. McCaslan, of Greenwood, was chairman. Mr. McCeslan set as his goal adjournment within the con stitutional 40 days and while this goal was not achieved, it served to keep the* house ini the mood to work *fyl little time was wasted. ; 4 Two Major Squabbles. The session was marked by two squabbles—one having to do with the election of Col. R. E. Wylie, of Lan caster, as a member of the board of trustees of Winthrop College to suc ceed Col. Leroy-Springs, who had moved to Charlotte, but who had not r<eigned from the beared of Winthrop, and the other with the salary of Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the University of South Carolina. The Winthrop, election was a source of prolific argument in the general^ sembly—and on the calendar f< last day’s proceedings in the house ■ was o concurrent resolution, declar ing void Hie eleetion of a successor to Colonel Springs. It was not disposed of/ (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO> /-A J*:,- *„V r*. — *• -■ l. ... M -- - - • -. -r ■ r ". •’ v-.. . ..j- iu;:-.- i i-aa ! ~ M lirir