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er THE OFFICIAL NEW8FAPEB OF BARNWELL COUNTY a I _ TWi MOT bm tfM BXCLUSIVC ta fMi OTMNMilljr l* all NBWS, VBATVMt a>4 AOVCR* TUIlfO iBRVICC—«f PUB. UtpiBBt AUTOCABTBB MR* VICR W Rott YotR e The BarnweU ^ Consolidated Jane l t 1925. 'Jumt Like a Member of the FernIIv M THIS SPACE —IS— for sale. r VOLUME LII. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1929. Doings of Barnwell County’s Lawmakers Senator Brown Would Abolish Soft Drink Booth.—Messrs. Harley and Heckle Sponsor Bill. Colonel Edgar A. Brown, State Senator, and Col. J. E. Harley, mem ber of the House of Representatives, spent the week-end at their homes in Barnwell. Last week, Senator Brown introduc ed a concurrent resolution in the Sen ate to prohibit booths for the sale of soft drinks, cigars, cigarets, tobaccos and confections in the lobby of the State office building in Columbia, ac tion on the matter being deferred on motion of Senator James H. Ham mond, of Richland County. In speak ing of the watter while in Barnwell Saturday, Senator Brown said: “The employes of the State who have of fices in that building spend entirely too muvh of their time at 4hat booth in the lobby. Perhap if more of their time were spent in the discharge of the duties for which they are being paid it would be possible to reduce the number of employes who are on the payroll.” Several days ago a bill to increase the pay of Circuit Judges was intro- duced in the House pnd passed to third reading by that body Friday. It was attacked by Representative Keenan, of Aiken County. Represen tative Harley defended the measure, comparing salaries paid judges in South Carolina with those of other States, to the disadvantage of the Palmetto State, and said one old Circuit Judge had told him—Mr. Har ley—that he was able to buy one suit of clothes a year. He urged that the bill be passed. Representatives Harley, Heckle, Ford and Kirby have introduced a bill to allow the magistrates and consta bles or sheriffs in Barnwell and Chero kee Counties additional compensation for their services in all cases, etc. It was referred to the Judiciary Com mittee. Mack’s Fruit Stand Enjoys Good Opening Mack’s Fruit Stand, which opened in Barnwell Saturday in the store next door to Bolen’s Barber Shop on Main Street, enjoyed a splendid busi- r ess, according to the proprietor, D. Y. McMillan. Mr. McMillan left Sun day for Florida for another truck load of fiuits and vegetables from the Land of Flowers, which he expects to deliver in Barnwell this week. As was the case Saturday, he is offering special prices again this week, as will be seen from his advertisement in this issue. The local fruit store is under the management of W. A. Owens. - W. M. U. Meeting. The Associational W. M. U. meet ing of the Barnwell Association will be held at Blackville, Saturday, Janu ary 26th, at ten o’clock a. m. This, the regular annual meeting, is very important and all Baptist Churches are urged to send delegates. -The pro gram is as follows: 10:00 A. M.—Song, led by Mrs. B. D. Carter. 10:05—Devotional, Mrs. J. V. Bax- .-.leyr-- ' -r—' . 10:15—Welcome, Mrs. A. V. Cullom. 10:20—Response, Mrs. R. L. Pea cock. 10:25—Special music. 10:30 — Reports. Vice-president: 1st, Mrs. R. L. Peacock; 2nd, Mrs. J. L. Smoak; 3rd, Mrs. W. B. Cave; 4th, Mrs J. B. McMillan. Mission Study Superintendent— Mrs. A. V. Cullom. Personal Service Superintendent— Mrs. T. A. Holland. Secretary- and Treasurer—Mrs. Paul Cook. G. A. and Y. W. A. Superintendent —Mrs. Otis Ulmer. Sunbeam Superintendort—Mia. W. J. Hutt R. A, Superintendent--Mia. J. H. Walk'*. 11:10—Reading, Miss Eunice Mor ris. 11:20—Address, Mrs. Ge<r. E. Davis. 11:50—Special Music. 11:55—Address, “Saving the Boys,” Rev. J. Dean Crain. 12:25—Appointment of Committee*. 12:30—Special Mnsic. 12:35—Societies in Review, r *• Gives Up Style Crown | Mrs. P »Dubonnet, formerly Jeart NashJ known as the “best dressed woman in the world,” has arrived from France declaring that she no longer cares to have that title. Local Man Victim of ►j Hit-and-Run Accident Ludicrous Occurrence on Main Street Saturday W T hen Fast Stepping Dog Knocks Down Man. CITY COUNCIL DECLARES SPECIAL ELECTION VAUD PETITIONERS APPEAL DECISION. FROM Matter Will Be Argued Before Judge Hayne F. Ri^e in Aiken Tomor row Afternoon. Two Men Injured in i*. Aeroplane Accident Ray Barlow, Who .Visited Barnwell Several Months Ago, May Have Suffered Broken Back. E. E. Goodson, linotype operator in The People-Sentinel office, was the victim of a “hit-.and-^un^ accident which occurred on Main St. in Barn well Saturday afternoon. Fortunate ly, he was not seriously injured, but the occurrence rivaled in interest the wreck of an Atlantic Coiast Line pas senger train near this city the jaight before. Mr. Goodson was en route to a local grocery store, laden with a bucket °f empty soft drink bottles which he was returning. As he stepped upon the sidewalk^ a fast stepping dog, with his mind intent upon going the shortest distance between two given points (whatever they were), in the shortest possible time, came down the same sidewalk. The canine was look- neither to the right nor to the left, disregarding all traffic l^ws, and apparently did not see Mr. Goodson until he was only a short distance away. Evidently realzng that a collision was imminent, the dog at tempted to gtop or slow down in an effort to avoid hitting the pedestrian. Instead, however, he “skidded”, turn ed partly across the sidewalk and kept on going. Mr. Goodson also seemed to realize what was about to happen and sought to absorb in a measure the full force of the collis ion by “giving” to the blow. The dog’s body struck him just below the' for the reason that prior to said elec knees, precipitating him and his cargo | tion, a majority of the resident free of bottles to the cement. The noise of i holders of the said Town of Barnwell, the resultant crash caused people in | as shown by its tax books, had not petitioned the Council of the said Town of Barnwell to order the said election. “6. Upon the ground that as ap pears from the offer of the proposed purchaser of said Electric Light Plant submitted to the Town Council of the Town of Barnwell, published along with and referred to in official notice of said election, the said offer is too indefinite and uncertain to form the basis of a contract between the Town of Barnwell and the proposed pur chaser, in that it is therein provided: ‘In case of sale of Electric Light Plant to Power Company it is un derstood that the Town is to re tain any part of real estate and equipment used by the water plant and the Commissioners of Public Works or a Committee from Town The special election held last week on the ,sale of the local light plant to the South Carolina Power Company was declared valid at a meeting of the members of city council Thursday afternoon. As stated in last week’s issue of The People-Sentinel, a contest was filed with Mayor Pro Tern B. W. Sexton, numerous irregularities in conducting the election being charged. At that time, a copy of the petition was not available for publication, but the several points are set out the following “Notice of Intention to Ap peal” from the decision' of city council: “1. Upon the ground, that the Books of Registration for said elec tion were not closed thirty days prior to said election a? required by article 2, section 11, of the Constitution of this State. v “2. Upon the ground that the managers of said election failed to re quire of the voters voting at said election, proof of payment of all taxes including poll tax, assessed against him or her and collectable during the year 1928, as required by article 2, section 4, subdivision E, of the con stitution of this State, and such proof was not made. “3. Upon the ground that the man agers of said election failed to re quire of any of the voters thereat, a production of a registration certifi cate as required by law, and none were produced. “4. Upon the ground that the said managers permitted paupers, sup ported at the public expense, to vote in said election, contrary to provision of article 2, section 6, of the Constitu tion of this State. “5. Upon the ground that act No. 91 of the acts of the General Assem bly of the State of South Carolina, in the year 1927, under which said elec tion was held, is unconstitutional, null and void and is in conflict with section 4430 of the Code of the State of South Carolina, 1922, volume 3, and the said election is, therefore, void nearby stores to rush to the doors, fearing that a head-on collision had occurred between two automobiles. /Somewhat dazed, Mr. Goodson got to his feet and with a faraway look in his eyes, inquired of no one in particu lar: “Now, I wonder where that dog thought he was going?” Examination disclosed the fact that Mr. Goodson was uninjured except for a bruised knee and a slight cut *on his right wrist, although he stated that he wa^ suffering somew’hat from “shock/’ At the time of going to press, the dog had not been apprehended and it is not known whether or not he was injured. Sheriff B. H. Dyches states that an inquiry will be held in an ef fort to find out where the canine was going at the time of the accident. Wherever it was,^ he was certainly on hift-way and how! — ——.———— All of which proves the truth of the assertion that it is only news when a man bites a dog, not when a dog bites a man. In this incident, the news value (if any) comes from the fact that a dog knocked a- man down. Many men have knocked down dogs without getting into print. Mr. Goodson has received a num ber of flattering offers for a repeti tion of the event. Ray Barlow, aeroplane pilot, who spent a couple of days in Barnwell making commercial flights several months ago, is thought to have suf fered a broken back and Price Greg ory, of Aiken, lost a leg when the plane in which they were riding crash ed on the polo field in that city Sun day afternoon. Another plane that visited Barnwell in company with Barlow crashed at Williston some weeks ago, it is said. Barlow, who claims to be a cousin of Col, Charles A. Lindbergh, performed a number of thrilling stunts while in Barnwell. The dispatch telling of the accident in Aiken is as folows: Aiken, Jan. 20.—Ray Barlow, New York City pilot, and Price Gregory, of Aiken, a passenger, were seriously injured this afternoon when an air- plaine in which they, were doing stunts over Gaston polo field crashed after striking a limb of a tree and barely missing a high voltage power line. Amputation of Gregory’s leg was found necessary- Barlow was said to have internal injuries. Barlow is said to be a first cousin of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. Details of the crash were meager. Persons watching the plane said it was flying low, sthick the limb and arose quickly as though to avoid the wires. Immediately afterward, it went into a nose dive, jamming into soft earth near the polo field. Both men were unconscious tonight and physicians said it was possible that Barlow's back was broken. Barlow, who has been an instructor in the aviation club here, told mem bers of that club last week he expect ed Lindbergh to visit him soon it was said. Train Is Derailed, Passengers Unhurt Fireman Is Badly Scalded by Escap ing Steam, Bat Other Members of Crew Are Uninjured. Malcolm D. Almack, 15 year old Palo Alto, Cal.,* high school boy, won $1,000 for himself, $4,000 for- his school by writing the best stu dents’ Essay on the»Solution of the Prohibition Problem in the contest conducted by vY. C. Durant. An Appeal to Owners of Stray Livestock Horses and Mules That Are Allowed to Run ab Large Damage Public . and Private Property. SALE OF POULTRY NETS FARMERS NICE AMOUNT Miss Elizabeth Deason, Miss Anne Ehrhardt and Miss Miller came down from Columbia to spend Sunday with the former’s father, Dr. R. A. Dea son. 12:50—Offering and business. 1:00—Lunch. * 1:45—Song, led by Mrs. B. D. Car ter. * _ 1:50—Devotional. • 2:00—Report on Ruby Anniversary, Mrs. J. T. Carter. 2:15—Reading, Mrs. H. L. BuUt. 2:25—Address by Mrs. J. Wash Watts, Missionary from Palestine. * Benediction. Council will be- allowed to ^deter mine this division of property.’ “7. Upon the ground that the proposed contract between the Town of Barnwell and, the proposed pur chaser does not provide, as contem plated by section 6 of Act No. 91 of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, for the year 1927, for the fixing of maximum rates to be charged by said purchaser during the period of its proposed franchise.” The above notice was afterwards amended as follows: “1. That the act of the General Assembly of South Carolina, No. 91, Acts 1927, is unconstitutional, null and void, in that it relates to more than one subject, and, therefore, the said election having been held pursu ant to said act and contrary to the law a« laid down in section 4430 of the Code of 1922, the said election is likewise null and void. “You will further take notice: That lander ground No. 5 of the original notice of intention to appeal, the appellants will contend, further, that act No. 91 of the acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina, in the year 1927 is unconstitutional, null and As a result of the poultry shipment in the county recently $3,155.34 was left with the 320 farmers participat ing in the sale. Dunbarton, Barnwell and Hilda were the loading points, where 14,155 pounds of poultry was bought. This sale of poultry sur passes any previously made at one thne in the county. void in that it is in conflict with ar ticle 2, section 13 of the Constitution of South Carolina, because it fails to require as a condition precedent to the holding of the election contemplat ed by said act, a petition from a ma jority of the free-holders of the Town of Barnwell as shown by its tax books; and that, therefore, the election here in sought to be held invalid is null and void for the reason that the Town Council of the Town of Barnwell did not require or have a petition for said election signed by a majority of the free-holders of said Town as shown by its books, as required by the Con stitution and laws of the State of South Carolina.” At .the meeting Thursday after noon, Thos. M. Boulware, Esq., rep resented the petitioners, \vho are Mr. Bouldware, L. C. Vickery, E. F. Wood ward and Angus B. Patterson; the power company was represented by Solomon Blatt, Esq., of the firm of Harley and Blatt, and J. Julien Bush : Esq., of the firm of Brown and Bush, appeared for the town. After hearing arguments pro and con, the city council declared the election valid. The petitioners’ appeal will be heard by Judge Hayne F. Rice in Aiken to morrow (Friday) afternoon, and should he also uphold the validity of the election it is probable that an appeal will be taken-to the Supreme Court. In the latter event, it is reported that the petitioners will be required to post one or more bonds in the amount, it is said, of $25,000 each. The outcome of the appeal is being watched with a great deal of inter est and it is freely predicted here that in the event a new election U or- dred there will be an even larger ma jority in favor of the sale than was the case lost week, when the citizens voted to sell by a vote of 203 to 90. The school authorities of Barnwell have requested The People-Sentinel to make an appeal to owners of livestock who stable such animals in the city limits to see that they are safely con fined and not allowed to run at large. Recently, considerable damage has been done by such animals to the shrubbery and other plants on the local school grounds and during the holidays several private property owners were the sufferers, when two stray mules grazed for several nights on their lawns. It is understood that about $200 has been spent by the local school im provement association in an effort to beautify the school grounds. As high as $3.50 each was paid for some of the plants, which have been practically ruined during the past week by stray animals. Naturally, the school au thorities do not wish to take drastic measures against the owners of the stock end make this direct appeal to them to exert every effort to keep the animals safely confined. It is un derstood that there is a law agsinst allowing animals to run at Urge and if the practice is continued it will be invoked. Not only do the school authorities object to having their grounds turned into a pastuse, but suc h objection is also being raised by private property owners whose yards have been the victims of the^|epredations of prowl ing stock. Ajvord to the wise along these lines should be sufficient. Picture for Benefit of Barnwell School Of interest to the patrons of the Barnwell High School is the anounce- ment of the following benefit to be put on next. Friday afternoon and evening at the Vamp Theatre, pro ceeds to be used for improvement of school property. Mrs. G. M. Greene has secured, through the management of the Vhmp Theatre, a widely advertised picture, A1 Jolson in “The Jazz Singer,” the man that made “The Singing Fool” and sings “Sonny Boy,” played to record-breaking crowds in all of the larger cities. This is a picture that every one should see and that ypu will never for&et; Apart from the attractiveness of the picture is the benefit derived from the sale of tick ets, which proceeds will be used for the benefit of the local school proper ty. Every patron of the school should 'lend his or her support to this worthy cause and pack the theatre at these two performances. Prizes are being offered, one to the child in Barnwell and a like prize to the child from without the limits of town but who attends the Barnwell High School, who sells the Urgest number of tickets. R. A. Deason has donated a box of delicious candy and a similar prize will be given by aft- other of Barnwell’s public spirited citizens. A matinee will be given Friday af ternoon, beginning at 3:30 o’clock, for the benefit of mothers and others who cannot attend the night performance. The night ahow begins at 7:45 o’clock. Prices, 25c and 50c. Show your appreciation of the work being done by Bynwell’s capable and efficient Superintendent and corps of teachers by and in The passengers and all but one of the crew of a West-bound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train, en route from Florence to Augusta, escaped serious injury Friday night when the train was derailed near Hightower’s Mill, between Denmark and Hilda. The engine turned over, throwing the engineer and fireman in opposite directions, the latter being badly scalded by escaping steam. The coaches were all leaning in a danger ous position, but none of them actual ly turned over. The track was badly togil up for a considerable distance, Ae rails being bent Ukt hairpins and the cross ties crushed into kindling wqodf That the passengers and train crew escaped practically unhurt with the exception of the fireman is little short of a miracle. The cause of the derailment is un known, but it was said Sunday that it is possible that some miscreant hod removed a rail. However, L. W. Ab- stance, who lives near the scene of the wreck and was the flfst man to arrive after* tj^e accident occurred, stated that a heavy freight train hod passed only a short time before, so that it would have required rapid-work to remove a section of the track before the arrival of the passenger train. Mr. Abstance says that when he ar rived at the scene of the wreck, he found the fireman near the overturned engine, while the engineer had been thrown a considerable distance on the opposite side of the track. Although he was badly scalded, the ^fireman is said to have walked through the train to ascertain whether or not any of the passengers had been hurt. The track was repaired Saturday and trains resumed their schedule, but it was not until Sunday that the locomotive and cars were placed beck on the rails and carried to the shop for repairs. The scene was thronged all day Sunday by curiosity seekers from far and near, all of whom were very much interested in the work of the wrecking crew, men, with the aid of two giaat or derricks, handled the heavy loco motive and cars almost as though they were toys and in s remarkably short time hod the wreckage cleared away. This is the second derailment on this line of railroad in the past few weeks, a similar accident having occurred shortly before Christmas a short dis tance Westof Snelling. No one was seriously hurt in that wreck. It is understood that a Pullman passenger, a Northerner! en route to Florida, had been in a wreck about d0 miles from New York City only a day or two before. BarnweU Boy Makes Good Boxing Record The many friends of Cadet Stonie Hartin, a student at The Citadel in Charleston, will learn with interest that he is making quite a reerd at that institution as an amateur boxer. He engaged in three bouts last week as a middleweight in the eliminmtloB tournament, two of which he won on decisions. He went into the finals Saturday night with a cadet from Savannah, this bout resulting in a draw. The News and Courier’s sports writer spoke in very complimentary terms of young Hartin, referring to him as “a well built youngster from Barnwell* and describing his punches as accurately placed. Cadet Hartia was also a member of the rat foot ball squad. w ♦ » Presiding Elder to Vint Local Church The Rev. W. R. Phillips, presiding elder of the Orangeburg District will conduct services at the -Barnwell Methodist Church next Sunday morn ing, the 26th inst, beginning at 11:11 o’clock. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Immediately after the quarterly held, which oil officers of the are urged to Mr. end Mia.