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v?w c^r-^Z-i •'*’ ■ • • ■ ■■>( Hr..-. /. > r ,3. .4' ;.-4a| 5 r , -4^ r.^y t * ~ ; ?. • —j---" '<• 4W4.-<f* 4/ t ' ■ -Hr,- t>.. *V j! VOLUME U. ■;■ »-■ - ‘Just Lik* a Mambar of tha Family" ■■'"■■'iVia>»^wa»« um 1 ii ■* .— iii ... 1 . 1 UFE1NS1 t,7 THU»ap*T. tucirnT a, tw»; mm. + '' / -• r J ; mmmmmm Small Vote U Polled Vi Only About 50 Per Ont. of the Quali fied Voters Go to Poll*.—Only One Second Race. Due to the fact that all candidates for the major offices in Barnwell County were unopposed, the only contests being for Magistrate in*five districts, the smallest vote since woman suffrage became effective was cast in the first primary election held Tuesday. It is estimated that only about 1,900 qualified voters cast their ballots out of a total enrollment of 3,200. Where there were no Magis> trate races the vote was extremely light. Williston, for instance, with a normal voting strength of around 500, polled only 70 votes. Elko, with an enrollment of more than a hun dred, polled 13 votes. At 12 o’dock Tuesday it was reported that only two votes bad been cast at Kline. TWs means that the representation in the county convention two years hence will be considerably reduced, WiTlis- ton being entitled to only three dels* gates, as compared with 12 this year u^d 17 in 1926. Those elected without opposition are follows: Congreee—Butler B. Hare. Solicitor—Berte D. Carter. 'heriff—Boncil H. Dyches. lerk of Court—Robt. L. Bronson, iaster—G. M. Greene toroner—D. P. Lancaster. »tate Senator—Edgar A. Brown. House of Representatives—J. E. Harley end D. W. Heckle. * The following are the results of the various Magistrate races: B. W. Pegples, R. B. Harden and R. U Wooley were reelected without op position at Bennett Springs, Great Cypress and Winston, respectively. At BarawsH. J. M. Diamond 199 W. P. Sanders —^ 217 At Red Dak —trx. Hiu 41 j. m. ron M At Daakartm* J. L. All 65 O. W. Harley 86 At Blackville. C. S. Buist W. S. Grubbs s Scene of Smith Ceremonies V.—-arc—=T“ Start WU Be Mmd. an Hichway Mo. t at Barnwell.—Field Men and Equipment Arrive. r Actual work on Barnwell Ooonty’t system of surface-treated highways will probably begin this week, accord ing to a statement made, Tuesday to a representative of The People-Senti nel by — Gordon, of the C. G. Fuller Co., contractors, of Dover, Ohio, who has been id Barnwell for the peat two or three weeks making prelimi nary arrangements. Most of the field men and a part of tha equipment have arrived and as soon aa a motor crane, which is expected this week, is received work will be started. The initial start, Mr. Gordon said, will be made at Barnwell on High way No. 8, near Cheek’s Filling Sta tion. The contractor will work to- ward Blackville. After the work is under way, according to Mr. Gordon, it will be possible to complete one mile of road a week with favorable weather condition*. Asked his opinion concerning the type of roads to be built in Barnwell County, Mr. Gordon stated that, when ffPdperly constructed and maintained, they compere moot favorably with hard-surfaced roads of concrete or asphalt at about a fourth the cost. The first treatment should last about four years, he said, when they should be resurfaced at about a cost of $300 to $500 a mile. Mr. Gordon has been conducting extensive experiments for his company during the past six years in the construction of “dependable type” roads at a moderate cost per mile and he believes that Barnwell County’s system will be the best of its kin^ that has been built to date and is not to be comparts! with earlier types of surface treated roads. Second Town Primary ■ WOl Be Held Tuesday Secead Race Necessary U Select Commiseloaer of Public Works One Alderman. m Smith Pledges Administration for Benefit of All the People Blackville 180 Double Ponds — 9 Healing Spgs. „ 8 Totals 197 At Hilda. « * » s* Hilda 22 HercuUts 15 Friendship 8 r Branch.. 8 132 21 6 159 4 Totals 48 72 61 34 109 Second race between D. A. Dyches and Paul H. Sanders. ClauMen’s Bakery Makes Fine Record Claxissen’s Bakery, although great ly handicapped by flood conditions in South Carolina Friday and Saturday made practically all of their deliveries, -According to information furnished yesterday by Charlie Brotherton, U Salen Manager. Mr. Brotherton w yesterday that at one time Friday aiyi f Friday night they had 14 trucks de livering bread out of Augusta to points in South Carolina as far as Columbia. The express delivery truck operating between Augusta and Col umbia made three trips Friday night, and also delivered bread into the lower sections of the State which was cut from train service during that This service to South Carolina pat rons of the Augusta firm wag main tained throughout Friday and Satur day at a great expense and under great handicap and with very Httle de- -t tay- This (dependable service, despite many obstacles, was the means of r furnishing bread to many sections The voters of Barnwell are remind ed of the fact that the second muni cipal Democratic primary election will be held next Tuesday, September 4th, for the purpose of electing - Commissioner of Public Works and on* Alderman, the Mayor and five members of Council having been chos en hg tjhe first primary last week. The nndiiatm in next Tuesday’s election qre as follows: For Commissioner of Public Works —T. J. Langley (incumbent.) and W. C. Milhous. Far Alderman—G. Malcolm Ander son and E. E. Goodson (incumbent.) As will be seen from the notice of election published elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel, the same managers will serve and the polls wifi open at eight a. m. and close at four p. m. The voters are urged to cast ’ leir ballots for the candidates of theur choica that would have suffered to a great ex- all other means of trmnspor- cut off^—Augusta Chroni- Aug.*0. ' ! •iVi>L ' ~Tr Believe h or Not. J. Buist Grubbs, local Chevro let dealer, probably holds a record for having served as al derman in more tovrip than any other man in Barnwell County, if not the State or naMoggrr”^ A number of years ago, shortly after Mr. Grubbr moved to Hilla, his fellow elected him as a member Tow& Council of that pi sive little village. After gel a term or two, he moved Blackville, where he was again honored with the office. A few years ago her moved to Willis ton aryl had no sooner establish ed legal reMence than he again became a “city father.” His friende nominated him this year for reeleetiea, but due to the foot that he has definitely located in Baihirell, *be was farced to decline to run. How ever, had he Huaflhene a little earlier in tha year he might have been “dxmfta^T into the service of this city. If there is aa where who can this record, will be glad AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM T O GET PROMPT ACTION. Will Enforce Dry Law, Stamp Out Corruption and Recommend v Changes to Congress. Back again in the executive hall where years ago he received a political schooling. Governor Alfred E. Smith accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday night of last week. Rain had forced a last minute shift in< ail range merits for his notifica tion. . The ceremony, which was to have taken place outdoors, was shifted to the assembly chamber, and there be outlined his views on campaign issues. Radio reception of the notification ceremonies wa* partially ruined in Barnwell by the crashes of static, but listeners were able hear parts of Governor Smith’s address and the thunderous applause that greeted various portions of his speech, notably his views on the prohibition question and farm relief. Governor Smith pledged himself and his party to tha restoration of honesty in government; to the promotion of a real prosperity for the whole people through actual rather than fancied economies and reorganization in gov- ernmunt and .the enactment of sound tariff lagislation; to tho establishment of a foreign policy opposed to unwar ranted intervention in Latin-American countries and for %e outlawry*of war; and to the stamping^gut of corruption in prohibition enforcement. The Democratic candidate placed himself squarely on record for farm relief and promised to call together the best informed minds among farm ers, business men and economists im mediately following the election to devise a practicable plan for the con trol of surplus crops for submission to Congress at the beginning of his administration. “Upon th esteps of this Capitol where twenty-five years ago I first came into the service of the State, I recqive my party’s summons to lead it in the nation,” said Governor Smith 4n accepting his party a call. “Within this budding I learned the principles, the purposes and the functions of gov ernment and to know that the great est privilege that can come to any man is to give himself to the nation which has reared hhn and raised him flrom obscurity to be a contender for the highest office in the gift of its people. “With a gratitude too strong for words and wMi humble reliance upon the aid of Divine Providence^ I ydur summons to a wider field of ac tivity.” Constructive Government. “Government shouljd be constructive, not destructive; progressive, not reac- tiom-ary.” \ “I am entirely unwilling to accept tile old order of things as the bent Gridiron Aspirants Must Report Friday Coach W. R. Price Requests That Boys Attend Meeting at the School house at 4:00 P. M. Prof. W. R. Price, football coach, requests that all aspirants for the Barnwell High School football team attend a meeting to be held at the scholhouse Friday afternoon at four o’clock. Although the team thi s year will be made up partly of'new m«tt, both Mr. Price and Supt W. W. Carter hope that a winning eleven can be put into the field and to this end they ask the cooperation of the fans as wdl as of the members of the 1928 team. Several members of the victorious 1927 aggregation will return to achool this fall and the new team will be built around them. Among these will be Halford, Moore, Holland, the two Hog boys, Towles and one or two others. It is believed that sufficient new material can be secured to make up a team of which the achool will be proud. The boys are urged to remember the date and hour of tho meeting— Friday afternoon at four o’clock at the schoolhouse. Sam J. Badey, formerly of Ellenton but now of Augusta, was in Barnwel or| Monday and was the guest of JhtitaJhMlUBg*--— —— Barnwell Will Spend $351,000 on Highways Reimbursement Agreements With the State Highway Department Wen Completed Saturday Reimbursement agreements with Barnwell County in the amount of $351,000 were completed Saturday by the State highway department One agreement in the amount of $276,000, calls for the surface treat ment of about 26 miles of Route 3 from the Orangeburg County line, through Blackville and Barnwell to the Allendale County line; ken miles of Route 87 from Elko to Barnwell; and 14.5 miles of Rodte 78 from the Bamberg line, through Blackville aqi Elko to the Aikm County line, repay ment.to bet made in annual instal ments of $19,700 beginning December 31, 1929. The other agreement for $75,000 calls for the surfacing with sand clay of a section of Route 39 in Williston, extending about 8.4 milea * to . the Orangeburg line and for the same treatment of a section of Route 64 between Barnwell and Okr, about 8.8 miles. Reimbursement is to be made in ten equal annual instalments, bu» ginning December 31, 1929. Hunters of Ashleigh Prepare for Hunting However, the Sight of Three Rattle- shakes o» Blackville Highway May Deter Some. “Public office is a public trust,” now take* on new meaning, he said. “The Republican party today stands responsibly for the widespread dishon esty that has honeycombed its admin istration,” Governor Smith asserted. The Governor attacked tho claim of Republican prosperity. “The Republican party builds its case upon anyth ,” he said. Four million men out of work, whole industries prostrate and wide spread business discontent do not spell prosperity, he edhtinued. “prosperity to the extent that we have it is unduly concentrated and has not equitably touched the lives of the farmer, the wage-earner and the indi vidual business man,” said Governor Smith. Republican leaders have tried to di vert attention from the real situation by a propaganda of governmental economy, he asserted. The Republican party promised re organization of the government, he saifd, yet after seven years the struc- Governor Smith pointed to the in crease in federal appropriations, against which, he said, the official spokesman answers only, “Wjribave given an economical adminisrtration.” “I assort that there is no proof,” Governor Smith declared. After giving a summery of the gov ts m a hospital for treatment Mrs. Sue Creech spent Friday with L. W. Knepton, of Sou^„Jackam»ERlfi; fIrrimd"“His. D7I.lldos. |one daughter, Mrs. J. W. Clayton, of Misses Lassie and Lucile Hutto, of, Blackshear, Ga.; three sisters, Mi* unless and until I become convinced > , „ , ... . . ., . .. , , . ,,. , emment finances, he pointed out that that it eamnot be made better,” he con- 1 • - .. man any- or break ttinel publish his tinned. “It is our new world theory that government exists for the people as Nfrinst the old world conception that the people exist for the government,” He uUL The candidate reaffirmed his belief in the gtnndness of “deliberate action of an informed electorate.” He re ferred to the public issues ho carried to the voters in New York State and added: “That direct contact with the peo ple I propose to tcgitinue in this cam paign and, if I am elected, in the con duct of the nation’s affairs.” He said he would strive to make the nation’s policy a reflection of the a as against the claim of tax reductions there were actually $24,000,000 more federal taxes collected last yesir than in the first year of the Coolidge Ad ministration. It is not economy to refuse to make necessary expenditures to provide faci lities for the transaction of govern ment business, ha slid, pointing out that scarcely a city in the country has adequate quarters for federal business at the present time. Anticipating Republican misrepre sentation of the Democratic party’s position on thq tariff, Governor Smith Blsckville, August 27.—The hunters from around this section are oiling their guns preparatory to the open ing of the squirrel and dove season on September 1st. However, aocofjdiag to McCoy Miles, who claims to Have seen three rattlesnakes on the Black ville highway Saturday, none but tho brave will venture into the swamps for some time yet. The farmers of this section art making preparations for the harvest ing of the hay crop and the rattle of the mowers will soon bo heard in the fields. Aiken Owore was the first to gin cotton from this section. Miss number of her friends with a pound supper in celdbretion of her 17th birthday August 20th. Many games were played and all of the guests re ported a fine time. J. S. Gilliam, of the Ready Branch section, spent Sunday at the home of of hie (laughter, Mrs. J. W. Rosier. Mimes Etheleen Morris and Emma Laird, of Kline, attended church Ashleigh Sunday. nee Beet Suffers Injuries Gasoline Tank Rxpfndea After ‘ Car Tuna Over. James Beat, formerly of tide but now located at Charlotte, N. aa a staff reporter of tha a, waa seriously burned 17th near Rutheriwdtew, N. C„ when hk ear caught fire after turning over on the highway. After the car turned over. Mr. Beet found himself under the machine whan the gasoline tank expioded, throwing burning gaa<fliae into hts face. He managed to roll from under the car and into a ditch in aa effort to extinguish the blase. Being un- suftcemful in the attempt, ho jmrked off his coat and wrapped it around Ms head and thus put out tha fire. Ha hailed the first passing ear, but tha driver re fused to stop and 1$ was a half hour before smother automobile came by mad carried Mat to a hospital in Forest City, N. C. Fart of Mr. Bast’s hair waa burned off sad his right hanjd was badly burned, bat his friends will be glad to know that attending physicians state that he will not be ecamri. Mr. Best, who is a son of Mia. Leila Beat, of Columbia, and a nephew of Mrs. G. M. Greene, of this city, re cently completed a course In Journal- ism at the University of South Caroli na. He immediately eqeured a posi tion with tha Associated Frees, with headquarters in Charlotte, and waa on his way to Lake Lure to write a feature story of tha flood conditions in that ssetion. At the time of tha aec^ent, hie mother waa on aa auto mobile tour through Northern Aa soon aa she learned of h injuries aha huiried to friends of tha family sincerely hope that tha young m*m wil soon be am thely recovered from hie iajnriea *ad able to return te hte work. ~ Funeral Ritea for Mre. W. M. Knepteu The following item taken from a Jacksonville, Fla., (dally newspaper, telling of the death and funeral of Hwtha Wilson enKrUitwd a Mrr WUIW M .Knepton, wife of L. P. Knepton, formerly of Barnwell ty, wilt be of interest to tha relatives and Mends of tha family in Barnwell am Counties: Funeral serviem for Mrs. Wttlie Mil dred Knepton, 63, a well known 800th- s^de resident, who died early morning (Aug. Ifth) at *$7 home in Hogan, were conducted at t o’clock yesterday afternoon from tha Kenlyn and Valma Dyches, of Blackville, spent the week-end with their grandmother, Mrs. Hamp Morris. E. H. McDonald arrived home Fri day from a trip to Sumter, where he has been visiting his eon, Paul Mc Donald. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Williams, of Columbia, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Wiliame’ sister, Mrs. J. W. Rosier. The many Ashleigh friends of Mrs. Ryan A. Gyles, of Blackville* onct of the popular teachers of the Ashleigh school, will learn, with regret that she South Jacksonville Baptist church, the pastor, Rev. A. D. Woodk, being as sisted in officiating by the Rev. W. L. Cl Mahon, pastor^of the Main Street Batist chunch. Mrs. Knepton, a native of South Carolina, had resided in Hogan two yean and through her association* as an active and devout member of the South Jaclconwill. Baptist church gained a wide circle of friends who were (Reply grieved to hear of hear death. She is survived by her hus band, Lawrence F. Knepton, four sons, H. S .and P. C. Kneptoc* of Ho gan, J. C. Knepton, of Cram City and Williston, are spending the week with Mrs. Sue Creech. The mamy friends of Layton Morris will regret to learn of his illness and hope that he will soon be out again. Everybody is looking forward to the birthday reunion of “Aunt Sue” Hair, who will celebrate her 74th birthday September 1st. Her friends wish for her many happy returns of of the day. Misses Leseie and Lucile Hutto spent Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Owens. A. E. Hartin, Jr., of Barawell,,*pent the week-end with his eouein, D. L Roes, JrA Oscar Taut, Southern Railway em ploye at this place, left Sunday after noon to relieve Dorman Halford Joce- at B&tesburg, who has been Hi for some time. W. A. McDaniel and Mrs. Mittie Dem^ of Beaufort, S. C., and Mm Oorrle Williams, of Jacksonville!, and one (brother, F. S. Gxxnmings, of Brinson, Ga. " ■ ■ Card ef Thanks. I desire to thank my friends for tho handsome vote' given me hr the fink primary Viection and to eolicit a con- tinuanne of their active support on September 11th. I wfB also greatly appreciate the votes of those who cast their ballots for other candidates, pledging myself to a fair and Impar tial administration of tho office of Magistrate. PAUL a SANDERS.