Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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%» THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the poet office at Barnwell S. C. t as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1 60 Six Months .90 Three Months i .60 (Strictly in Advance.) THURSpAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929. Speaking of the eternal fitness of things, a Charleston concern is adver ting “graduated pearl chokers” for graduation gifts. AMERICA’ During Hoover’s recent trip about South America, he had to refrain studiously from referring to the peo ple of the United States as “Ameri cans” The correspondents with him were enjoined to make no use of the term even in their communications home. It seems that the Brazilians, the Argentines and the Colomhiars, who feel they have as much right to j tan he taken.” the word “American” as we have, strongly resent our using it to desig nate this country alone. The term “America” has no exact significance. So many nations are in North and South America- In refer ring to our countrymen, foreign papers must of necessity use the long term: “Americans of the United States.” The word United States ward in many of its forms, can be a “United Stateser!” talk of “United State* territory” or “United States history” but think of talking of “United States liteiature” or the United States language.” Noah Webster declared that a deep er national feeling would be engender ed by the adoption of a felicitous name all our own. But after all usage is everything. Usage will keep the name “America” in our minds and <»n our tongue* for centuries. The word is imbedded in our history and litera ture. It will be well to recognize, however, that the outside world is likely to grow intolerant of our claims upon a word that designates no nation, hut two large coniner.ts. Propose to Build All T Paved Roads at Once Columbia.—Strong endorsements of the plan recommended by the State highway commission for the immedi ate completion of the State highway system, which under the plan of financing provided by existing laws, cannot be completed in less than twen ty-one years, are coming in from all over South Carolina and indicate a very strong desire on the part of the people for the proposed legislation. Bankers, merchants, lawyers, and farmers have sent in their hearty ap proval of the plan and all are agreed that the construction of the highway system is one of the greatest forward steps that can be taken by South Caro lina at this time. “South Carolina is a small State in area,” said Wm. Lykes, Jr., presi dent of the South Carolina Commer cial Secretaries association, “and be cause of this fact what benefits one section of the State automatically benefits the other. A system of roads such as is planned by the State high way commission would, in my opinion, do more to closely unite our people, I consolidate their interests and pro mote their welfare than any step that is awk- No one We can HONESTY. Governor Sampson, of Kentucky, is starting a very worthy movement in deed. He believes too many people •re “indifferently honest" and thinks there should be more ‘affirmative hon esty”—especially in business trans actions. He wants a nationwide survey to stimu r ate fail-dealing. “Integrity is not vanishing,” he says, “and all of us ought to be emphatic in saying so. This undertaking is not for the pur pose of gathering statistics about acts of honesty. It is a survey of thought concerning honesty. “The purpose is to increase our realization of the truth that although “We will approve the principle of right conduct none of us is as affirmative as we might well he in our aid of in creasing the general belief that hones ty and good purpose are the prevail ing motives of most people.” A great phrase: “Affirmative hones ty.” It is a quality well worth culti vating, and Govetnor Sampson is to be congratulated on bringing it so forcibly before the public. Gains Freedom and Earns $7,000 by Writing Stories Columbus, Ohio.—John R. Murphy vras convicted and sentenced for a robbery in Marion, Ohio, five years ago and became known as No. 52,410 in the Ohio State Penatentiarv. R. I. Woodside, president of the Woodside National Bank, of Green ville, in a telegram to the commission declared that in his opinion “the pro posed plan of paving trunk line* lead ing through all counties is most prac-. tical and every county would be great ly benefited and the growth and pros perity of the State as a whole greatly enhanced.” How the State is being injured by its roads is pointed out in a letter from D. F. Buie, of Patrick, Chester field County, who wrote that ‘a man from Connecticut told me today that he never touched a foot of dirt road 1 on hi* w ay down until he crossed the South Carolina line.” Mr. Buie added that “such advertising as that is do ing the State more injury than one can imagine.” A similar comment was made by Karl P. Abbott, who is operating the Kirkwood hotel at Camden and who pointed out that with the exception of sixty miles in South Carolina the highway from Maine to Florida is paved practically all the way. This, Mr. Abbott thinks, hurts the State very badly and tourists leave it with a very had impression whereas of they were “sold” on it they might invest in it.. Some of the advantages to In* de rived from the plan are pointed out in the resolution adopted by the high way commission which states that "in the judgment of the highway com mission. an immediate investment by the State in a complete State high way system in accordance with the financial plans set forth in this plan would 1h* not only self-sustaining— never costing the tax-payers of the State one cent of property taxes— or dividends which cannot be stated but would also produce great benefits in terms of money such as (a) im provement of the educational oppor tunities of the State by making pos sible the constru.tion of modern con solidated schools served by school buses, (b) promotion of the agricul tural interests of the State by af fording better facilities for the trans portation of farm products and by furnishing easy accessibility to the amusement, intellectual, and commer cial opportunities in the larger towns, (c) promotion of both the industrial and labor interests of the State by making it possible for new factories that are being built to move from the congested centers without compelling their employees to move into tene ment houses, (d) opening up of our seashore and mountain resorts to our neighbors and ourselves, (e) adver- ment of the State’ natural resources to tourists who may come and see and remain to work, (f) increase of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929. Appledale Dairy PURE MILK AND CREAM Sterilized Bottles, Listed Jersey Cows. “NOT CHEAPER—BUT BETTER” C. and L. C. Fowke, Lyndhurst or Baldock, S. C. See Our Deliveryman on Streets of Barnwell Every Morning. -:BREAD OUR BETTER FLAVOR COMES FROM Quality Ingredients and SKILL CLAUSSEN’S Since 1841—South’s Favorites THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEL is by train. The safest. Most com fortable. Most reliable. Costs lessi Inquire of Ticket Agents regarding greatly reduced fares for short trips. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM R. Lee Fail Dead. Olar, Feb. 2.—R. Lee Fail - , 55, a prominent farmer of this section died at the Orangeburg hospital Friday evening. He underwent an operation of a serious nature a week ago. Mr. Fail is survived by his widow and the fbllowing children: Shellie Pail, of Bath, and Mrs. Paul Sanders, Mrs. S. P. Platt and Miss Inez Fail, of Olar; also one sister, Mrs. N. C. Chit- ty, and three brothers, W. H. Fail, Lige Pail and O. Fail. Funeral ser vices were conducted at the Olar Bap tist church at 3 o’clock this after noon by the Rev. D. W. Heckle. In terment follow’ed at the Starr ceme tery. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel. <~X»*X«*X»*X*^«XmX"X**XmX»^*X**>*>»> Z-IWr S~Un. m aw* fc?/ mw The New / PONTIAC bio six He changed his number for a nom do plume, Bert Stokes, and under that the wealth and revenues of the State name wrote war stories for a maga- xine which netted him $7,000. Now the pen has proved mighty and promotion of convenience by the establishment of bus companies, (g) equipment of the State with the X ntroducing Big Car Standards of La -Style and Performanee at *745 enough to open the prison gates for , means to compete with neighboring him next month. When Murphy en- States which have profiited by the .ODAY a new type of low eost motoring luxury U available. It embraces big ear style. It provide* big ear riding comfort. It embodies big ear quality in unseen parts. It is offered by a brand new automobile— the New Pontiac Big Six. Frankly, the New Pontiac Big Six was designed to appeal to a certain group. This group is made up of people who are beginning to move up in the world. Many of them will soon make the first step up in the quality of their £grs. The New Pon tiac Big Six was designed for them. It comes to them entirely new in es to t ^ appearance. Stunning new bodies by Fisher contribute to the big ear beauty and big car style presented bv the ear as a whole. Progressive people are seeking greater luxury. The Pontiac Big Six offers them the luxury for which bodies by Fisher are famous the world over. It provides the smooth-ridi qualities of a car 167 inches in overall length, with accurately balanced ro tating mechanical parts and/such advanced comfort features as adjust able drivers’ seats. It is a six with the added power of a larger L-head engine gnd the added smoothness imparted by a dynami cally balanced, counter-weigh ted V X ✓ crankshaft and the famous HarmonAr Balancer. Its new brakes are of the dirt-and-weather-proof internal four- - type. It rewals big car performanee even to the point of developing big car power and big ear speed. Only a few highlights in its con struction have been mentioned. Just enough to prove that the Pontiac Big Six is entirely new and capable of meeting progressive Americans’ de mand. But the anutsing thifigabout it is that it gives so much big car luxury, style and performance at prices tchich come within practically everyone's reach! tered prison he knew nothing about writing, beyond the rudiments picked knowledge that improved highways have become so necessary that people up in elementary school. Before him are not attracted to a State as a place there was a long stretch of time, ten to live in or as a place to invest in to fifteen years. To while that time j where adequate improved roads are •wayLjhe decided to learn writing. not provided and (h) the socializing Murphy’s literary career is the sec- influence upon our people brought cad to find itself within the walls of about by enabling the whole peo- tfce Ohio State Penatentiary. Thirty pie of the State to enjoy fellowship ago a prisoner named Sydney with our neighbors as well as our Porter, serving a five year term for i brethren from afar; now, therefore, •■bezzelment, started writing abort “Be it resolved, that the State high- Xtories under the pseudonym of 0. way commission does hereby unani mously recommend to the general assembly the adoption of a plan to pool all of the motor vehicle revenues for the issuance of obligations to fi- a special committee from the State highway system, as worked out by • special committee form the State h ghway Most Obliging. ’Madam, do you mind if I smoke?” me, no. 1 don't fivo a if you bunt out in flames!— ns \ / v , Allendale, South Carolina Comp