Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Vu *?■ i S' /? I5T THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWKLfe COUNT! *^1 ThU pM«r kM tk« BXCLU8IVE • Hckt* Ib till* CMBaiaMltjr to *11 NEWS. FBATUKB8 md ADVER TISING SERVICE—tko PUB- LISHERS AUTOCASTBR SER VICE «l Nov York Qfe. The Barnwell Peo Consolidated June l v 1925. “Jusot Like a Member of the Family” Larcett County Circulation. NORMANS. GAMBLE! LIFE INSURANCE V;' « VOLUME LI. 1 ^ A BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 22,. 1928. c NUMBER 30. $50,000 Damage Suit ^ Results in Mistrial Jury Unable to Ap^ee i n Case of R. A. Patterson Against Standard Oil Company. v " After deliberating for several hours, the jury in the case of R. A. Patter- son vs. Standard Oil Co. ar»d W. P. Franklin was unable to agree on a verdict and a mistrial was ordered by Ju,dge Shipp Friday afternoon, after which the ; Court of Common Pleas adjourned until Moryiay morning. This was a suit for $50,000 damages for alleged slander a nd grew out of th(* operation by Mr. -Patterson of the ’Standard - Filling Station in Barnwell several months ago. ' . „ Othe{* cases disposed of last week after The People-JSeritinel went to press were as follows: The case of W. A. Fickling vs. S. H. Rush, tracing as Rush Meat Mar ket, suit for $100.76 for the price of va steer sold to the defendant, also^ resulted in a mistrial. A verdict for $42 actual damages and $890 - punitive damages was awarded .Mattie Hoover agpinst the Iberty Life Insurance Co. for al- ged fraU|d under an insurance policy. Monday morning the Court entered upon the trial of the case of M. E. Still vs. the Southern Railway Co., a suit for $10,000 damages for the-al- leged hacking of water upon lands of the plaintiff. A verdict for the plain tiff for $1,175 was rendered Tuesday .-"V—: 0 * * afternoon. When The People-Sentinel closed its/ forms yesterday (Wednesday) morning, the Court was engagejd in the trial of the case of Paul H. Owens vs*, the State Highway Department, a ^uit for $50,000 damages for personal injuries received as the result of a col lision between a car driven by the plaintiff and a highway department tractor. , Considerable time was con sumed by attorneys arguing pro and con on a motion for a ruon-suit under a section of the Statutes, Judge Shipp finally ruling that he would allow the case to go to trial but that a .verdict for the plaintiff, if any, could not ba ir* excess of $4,000 under the law. 91 DELEGATES TO ATTEND^”; THE COUNTY CONVENTION Glee Club Delights Willistoi Photo shows Rodman Wanamaker, Sr., head of the Wanamaker Depart merit Stores in*New York and Phila delphia, who died at Atlantic City, N. J., after a four-day illness. Born in Philadelphia in 1863, he graduated from Princeton University in 1886 and was made a partner by his father in the department stores in 1888. . Announces Method - of Handling Crowns Distribution to Bottlers by Means of Certificates Drawn on a Bonded Warehouse. ience 600 People from Barnwell, Blackville, Dunbarton, Elko and Other Places En j oy ed £P rog ra m. c Will is ton, March 18.^—The Funrian Glee club gave a most enjoyable con cert at the Williston-Elko high school auditorium Thursday right, March 15, before a capacity audience of over 606; who had come from Barnwell, la^kville, Dunbarton, Elko and roughout Barr^vell and adjoining counties. There were quite a number from Denm&rk and Wagener, former Lieut, and Mrs. Jackson being among those from Weeper. The program was well rounded and the sirjgjjig excellent. The instrumen tal solos by A. Elbert Adams, -the accomplished accompanist, were loud ly applauded as was the splendid work of Jimmie Jones and his hot- footeis, one of the best, jazz hands ever appearing in^ this section. Too much praise cannot-* be given to this splerdid glee club, just back from the , : second annujfl trip * to New York City as Southern Qiee club champions. Officers of the club are: Harvey Gibson, president; , Aubrey Harley, vice-president; Jim Shelly, business manager; Jimmie Jones, advertising manager; S. H. Smith, librarian, and V J. W. K. Taylor, secretary. The student director, Rphert W. Severance, TrTthe absence of J. Oscar Miller, di rector, ably directed the club while in Williston. The tenor solos of Mr. Ray of the quartet composed of Messrs Gibson, Ray, Boyter and Hudson was a delight to all. ' After the concert a rec-ept^m was tendered the members of the Glee club by the ^high school girls at the The South Carolina Tax Commis sion will distribute crowns to bot tlers by means of certificates drawn on a bonded warehouse to be estab lished in Columbia by the Crown Cork and Seal Co., of Baltimore, it was an nounced Thursday by W. G. Query, chairman of the tax commission. The commission will issue such certifi cates enabling the bottlers to buy any number of crowns, provided he pays the tax to the commission. Mr. Query has just retumed frqmJBalti- mqrti, where he discussed the matter with manufacturers and reached this solution to the problem of collecting the soft drink tax, it havirg been the experience of the commission that large quantities of soft drinks were being “boptlegged. ,, South Carolina is also going into thei movie ticket business, according to Mr. Query. Tivkets will be furnished by the commissior, to operators of places of admission at the cost of the tax only, the receipt for the tax be ing a part of the design of the ticket. Operators who do not care to use the State tickets will have to affix a ttn per cent tax in documen tary stamps. - • The crowns will probably bear a copyrighted design, petffcaps a pal metto tree, in a light color printed buneath the bottlers’s trademeik. 4U bottlers in the State and all shipping into South Carolina will be required either to affix stamps to each bottle sold or to use the State required crowns. Arrangements are being Elections to Begin Early in Barnwell Voters Will Have Several Occasions to Exercise Privilege of the / • - ' P Ballot This Year. O The voters of Barnwell will have several^ occasions to exercise the pri- vilege of the ballot during the com ing months, the first of the series Of elections being scheduled for April, when successors will* be chosen to M. B . Hagood. and the late Dr. C. B. Ray as mtnnbers of the Barnwell board of school trustees. BARNWELL CLUB HAS LARGEST REPRESENTATION. Substantial Decrease in Total Number it t „ 4 of Delegates Attending Con vention in 1926. ' Reorganization of the Democratic pree rlct clubs in BamwtJl County is “just around the corner,’’ the rules of the Democratic party .requiring that the clubs meet this year on Saturday, April 28th, at which time delegates to the county convention, to be held in the Court House at Barnwell on Monday, May 7th, will be elected. Th<i rules of the Democratic party of Mr. Hagood drew the one-year term, "South Carolina also provides that while Dr. Ray died several weeks af ter the first election. It is understood that the former will be a candidate to succeed himself, no doubt without- op position, but so far no names have been mentioned as possible successors to Dr. Ray. Some time during the summer, prior to the State and county pri maries, a Mayor, six Al^d«rmen and one Commissioner of Public Works Teacher*’ Meeting at Blackville Saturdey Splendid Attendance in Spite of In clement W r eather.—Last Regu lar Meeting of Session. each precis t club elect a president, one or more vice presidents, a secre tary and treasure], and may have the following working committees, of not Ibss than throe members each: A committee on legistration, an exe cutive committee, arpl such other committees as each club may deem expedient. When the County Convention is i ailed to order on the first Mondav in wiH be nominated, followed by the May by Chairman Edgar A: Brown, selection of county officers, a Con- thore should be 91 delegates present gressman, etc. The general election for this city will be held in September, from the 18 clubs jr, Barnwell County —a decrease of 23 as compared with with thci general election for State J two years ago, when 114 .delegates and Federal officers, including the ( were in attendance, and i our less ttfan President of the United States, \ in | the .total representation in 1924. This November. Altogether, it looks like ^ decreasu. is evidently due to the fact a busy seasoni for the politicians and that the women took less interest in would-bg-politicians, an^l “it won’t the 1926 election than they did . the be long now” before tfie voic« of the candidate is heard in the land. ♦ ♦ ♦ BLACKVILLE DRESS SHOW. ^— High School Girls Take Part in Cotton . Goods Contest. Blackville, March 1,7.—The home ecoT«,omics department of the Black- yijle high school held a cotton-goods first election after “ being given the privilege of the ballot. Only one club—Red Oak—shows an increase in representation, six remain) the same, ten show decreases and one new club was added two ymrs ago. Under the lules of the Democratic party in this State, the* number of delegates to the County ^onyention is ascertained by the membership of show. The fiftein models were girls of the home economics department of the school. Each wore a dress of cotton goo/ds, which she madq in class periods. The judges were Mrs. Sey mour Ross, of Blackville, Miss Eliza beth McNab, home demonstration agent, of Barnwell County,'and Miss Annie Willie Johnson, homo econo mics teacher in the Blackville school. This contest was held to choose five girls to represent Blackville high school in the Barnwell County cotton contest to be held in Blackville Mon day, March 19th. The winners weie Miss Mildred Storne, Miss Theresa Fundcirburk, Miss Lucille Bodifor-d, Miss Everdelle Jowers, and Miss Lena Mae Still. While the judges were making their decisions, Mrs. H. L. Buist gave a made now to copyright |he design,J reading, and Miss Lila Teal a violin solo, accompanied by ClaU&e Kermtr on the piarp. c on i te ^L Mond ?.y_? sc h 00 1 [ allowed fpr every 25 members or ma- auditorium. The contest ^ tlm joritv fraction thereof base(i on the form of a play featuring a fashion; number of . vote . s polIcd ' in tbe first of the primary of the preceding election year. According to this rule, the clubs are entitled * tq the following number of ( delt<gates^i=— Vote in No. of Charles Seilitz, 68 year old boat house owner, who made a voyagelrom New York to Miami, Florida, itt a "twelve-foot rowboat. It was a journey of 1,400 miles. Seilitz lost 20 pounds on the trip and was nearly drowned during several severe storms he en countered. — Action Was Deferred _ . Until April Meeting Plans and Specifications for Proposed System of Surface-treated * Roads Not Ready. Due to unavoidable delay in. the preparation of thu plans and specifi cations for the proposed system of surface-treated - roads in Barnwell County, it was impossible for the members of the State Highway Com mission to take formal action, on the matter at their mtieting last week, and it was deferred until the regular meeting in April, by which time it is expected that everything will be in readiness to receive the O. K. of the department. No apprehension is an ticipated along this line, a® it is under stood that both Col. Edgar A. Brown the various clubs, one delegate being 4 ? n d Col. J. E, Harley have reserved personal assurance from several mem bers of the*highway commission of which will also be used or, tickets. . Bottlers may make bond and pur chase certificatcB from the tax com mission on consignment, enabling them as used. All bottled drinks sold after May 1st will have either to bear the official crown or be stamped and all products violatirg these rules will be subject to confiscation in thci same manner as tobacco and candy ale now eon fiseated.* Members of the tax commission have been long trying to get a solu tion to* the problem of handling the crowns. It was at first proposed that the State maintain a warehouse and sell crowns, but the bonded warehouse and distribution by certificate have been finally reached as a solution. It was also announced that soft drink stamps and cYowns could be bought in amounts of $100 or more at a discount of 10 per cent. The method of collecting-the tax on soda four tains has also been changed. The tax will now be imposed on syr ups used in the manufacture of drinks Important Notice to Subscribers. A couple of weeks ago, The People- Sentinel requested subscribers to examine the address labels on their papeis and if the expiration date was “Feb. 1928” or “March 1928” to send in their renewals. Last week rotices were mailed to ad whose subscrip tions expired on the above dates. The response has been very gratifying, but some whose subscriptions have ex pired have not yet sent in th^ir ‘re newals. This is the third ard final notice to delinquents anjd unless re mittances are received promptly their names will be removed from the mail ing list. The publisher hopes that it will not be necessary to remove a single rame. Clubs in which the representation remains the same are: Bennett Springs, Double * Ponds, Dunbarton, Friendship, Healing Spring^ and Great Cypress. -Losses in ^represen tation are distributed as follows: Barnwell^, Blackville 6, Elko 3, Four Mile their approval of the plans. The very severe weather of past few weeks, ard especially last week, has shown the vital need of a bettor sy<s- tern^of highways^ in this section, some of the sand-clay roads having Club 1926 Delgts. been rendered almost impassable by Barr .well _ 608 24 the heavy rains. Bennett Springs 69 3 P. W. Price, who recently retumed Blackville 310 12 • from a motor trip to Florida, told a Double Ponds 44 2 representative of The People-Serjti- Dunbarton 156 6 nel Friday that hundreds of miles of Elko j__; ' 90 4 surface-treated roads are being built Four Mile _ M 2 in that StaU» and that they are prov-^ Friendship - 78 - 3— ing, quite satisfactory. It is believed Healing Springs 38 2 that the proposed plan will meet with Great Cypress ____ 123 5 general approval throughout the Hercules . _ 114 5 county- Hilda \ 85 3 Red Oak V, - 85 3 DEATH OP W. L. MOSELEY. Rosemary __ 52 2 ' z ' Rendy Branch 34 1. Barnwell Man’s Brother Died Sudden- Slloanr — _ _ “ ~ 31 _—Ij— . ly at Orangeburg Tuesday. Spun* Branch 25 —4— . r * Williston \306 12 S. B. Moseley, of this city, was called to Orangeburg Tuesday after- TOTAL 2294 91 noon by the sudden death of his broth- er, W. L. Moseley, a prominent mer chant, ( who passed a way suddenly about 4:36 o’clock while engaged in a game of golf with several friends. In addition to being the founder of one of the most progressive morcantile es tablishments in Orangeburg, Mr. 1* Hercules 1, Hilda 1, Rose* Moseley was a leader in religious, civ- ~ ~ ~ ; -• - = - — • - - at the rate of 76 cents a gallon and home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy, « ; al denomination stamps are*to While here the boys were enter tained in the various homes and every*' ne enjoyed so much having them and re anxious for Willistor : _to be in cluded ip the itinerary of another sea son. The club left about noon Friday for Columbia, where a concert whs given Friday evening followed by con certs^ ii^ Orangeburg and Charleston Saturday and Monday. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel be prepared to be affixed to quart, half-gallon, gallor > ten-gal^n and lOO-gallorr containers. The tax on drinks prepared without the. use of syrups will be collect-id in th^ same manner as heretofore. All places of admission, as men- tiered before, will be subject to a tax of 10 per cent, of admission, and thei collector of tickets will have to tear the tickets in half, giving half to the customer. Such places will Archdeacon Burton, of Allendale, will corjduct services at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Barnwell at oight o'clock Sunday evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. Jiave to obtain a license from the commission, which "will issue them free of charge. Rain check tickets are to be provided for baseball games, and any other special designs reeded will be furnished. The tax on sporting goods, glass ware and .22-oaliber cartlidges has been removed. The new ruling re quires that all candy, playing cards ai|d ammunition be stamped by the wholesaler. \ mary 2, Reedy Branch 2, Siloam 2 % and Wltliston 5 ^-* It can haidly be said that the politi cal pot has even begun to simmer at this ^timo, as, except for a statement from Col. Edgar A Brown several weeks ago that will be a candidate for the State Senate next summer, no announcements have been forthcom ing. A few names have been men ic and social circles. He was 59 years Of age and is survived by his widow, who was formerly Miss Jessie Vince, of Orangeburg; two sons, Dwight and Vince Moseley; four brothers and two sistors, H. W. and R. C. Moseley, of Greenwrood, S. B. Moseley, of Barn well, J. P. Moseley and Mrs. T. A. Jef fords, of Orangeburg, and Mrs. J. C. Roper, of Columbia. The funeral ser- tioned as possible candidaUe for vices were conducted yesterday (Wed- various offices, but their possessors j nesday) afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from are apparently as coy as a 16-year 1 the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. old maiderj of pre-flapper vintage. Perhaps they are merely trying to ascertain the “reaction” of the “deer pedpul” before taking the plunge. Municipal Election, Too. An “added attraction” Mosekiy was an officer. * Blackville, March 21.*—It was a rainy day, but the teachers came, about x 75 members being in attendance kt the regular monthly meeting Of the Barn well County Teachers Association held here Saturday. The primary teachers met at 40;30 a. m., as did the intermediate and high school groups, and were addressed by Mrs. G. C. High, of the Denmark Pub lic Schools. r Supt. W. W. Carter, of Barnwell, discussed practical school room problems with the elementary teachers, while Prof. W. C. McCall, of the Department of Education of the University of South Carolina, address ed the high school teachers. ? The general sessior. was held at 11:30 a. m., President W. W. Carter presiding. A violin solo by Miss Lila Teal, accompanied by Mrs. G. F. Posey, was enjoyed. A violin duet by Miss Teal and Mrs. Posey, who were ac companied by Miss Eva Blume at the piano, was another much appreciated musical number. The Rev. B. H. Dun can, pastor of the Blackville Baptist Church, conducted the devotional ex ercises. Prof. W. C. McCall then ad dressed the teachers. His talk waa practical and helpful. Dr. W. H. Hand, who was to have addressed the teachers, was ill and could not attend. This is the last regular meeting of the county teachers association for the preserft session. Next week, the Barn well County teachers, who are 100 per cent, members of the State'^Teachers Association, will attend the sessions of that organization in Greenvillei, March 29, 30 and 31. It was decided that a banquet be held some time aboijt the mid/dle of April, and a committee cor/sisting of Supt. G. Frank Posey and Miss Annie W. Johnson, of Black ville, Suff)t. W. W. Carter, of Barnwell (chairman), and Miss Naomi Clya- mon, of Williston, (and others whom the committee may wish to tall into service), was appoirjted to arrange this banquet. The association voted unanimously to invite Prof. W., D. Maginnis, of Winthrop College, as the honor guest and spanker of the oeca- *idW-?- 1 - -r-T— ■—-y —1_ The enttrtair/ment provided by the school improvement association of the Blackville High School was all that could be desired- The food, so bounti ful and so well prepared, gave evi dence of the excellent work being done by the Home Economics Department of the high school. It was St. Pat rick’s Day and the decoratiora were seasonable. The clover-leaf favors were most appropriate. The teachers of the county will be glad of another opportunity to visit Blackville. County Agents to Load Poultry Car Car Will Be at'Allendale Monday sad at Blackville Tuesday.— Sche- o t * •, dule of Prices. Aubrey Harley, who came down | to Williston from Greenville Thursday evening with the Furman Glee Club, in Barnwell' spent the week-end in the city with this summer will be the selection of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. a Mayor ard 8 ^ x Aldermen to guide the destinies of the city for 4fee en suing two years. It is understood that Mayor W. D. Harley will be a candidate to succeed himself and it is also rumored that he will have opposition. It is not known at this Harley. V election. A Commissioner of Public Works to suteceed T. J. Langley will also 1x7 elected. ^ $1 In tl\e meantime, the voters will be forced to adopt a policy of “watchful time, how many, if any, of the present waiting” and ir H the end thayTI *ee Aldermen will' be candidates for re- what thcyTl see. ' ‘ - ‘N Miss Elizabeth McNab, home dem onstration agent, and Harry G. Boyls- ton, comity farm agent, announce a carlot shlment of poultry for next week, the car to be at Allendale on Monday and at Blackville Tuesday. Poultry will be received from nine a. m. to two p. m. at these points and the followlrg schedule of prices per pound will bo paid: Colored Kens, 21 ’cents, colored springers, 21 cents; Leghorn and An cona springers, 17 cents; nSw broilers fcotnred), 40 cents; new broilers (Leghorn*), 35 cents; Leghorn and Ancona hens, 17 cents; stags, 15 cents; cocks, 10 cents; turkeys, 25 cents; old toms, 20 cents; capons (7 pounds and over), 28 cents; small capons and slips, 23 cents; geese and ducks, 13 cents; guineas, 30 cents each. . Poultry should be carried in coops, not in bags, rpr should feet by tied. Producers are also instructed not to feed poultry on day of delivery. For Benefit of Organ Fund,’ . A birthday party will be given bf Group No. 3 a t the Baptist Church Thursday evening, March 29th, at 8 o’clock. The public is cordially invited and everybody is requested to bring a penny for every year of his or tyer age. Refreshments will be served.