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TBS OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT ■Mated June 1, 1925. The Barnwell People-Sentinel QLUME LII. “Ju&t Like a Member of the Family 1 * BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14th, 1923. NUMBER 28. Barnwell County Men Arrested Last Week Federal Agents Get Ten Men in Liqucr Raids in Five Lower South Caro lina Counties. € Prohibition Administrator T. P. Tolbert revealed Saturday the arrest of ten men for violation of the prohi bition laws in the last few days by his agents operating in three lower South Carolina counties. Colleton County, with five arrests near Walterboro led both Charleston, which offered one man to the enforce ment drive, and Barnwell where four men were'arrested. At the same time raids in Calhoun, Berkeley and Barnwell Counties pro duced stills and may lead to further arrests. Joe Tumbleston was taken into cus tody on Chestnut street in Charles ton late Friday night after agents had found one-half gallon jar of whiskey on him and discovered twenty-one half gallon jugs in a nearby drain. Lee Marshall, Walter Marshall, Ulysses Glover, Henry Nesby and J. L. arvin, were arrested at Walterboro nd will be tried, under an agreement cached recently, by South Carolina Stale authorities. —— R. W. Gardner, M. Owens, Paul Hazel and Alex Johnson were tjjken in the Dunbarton section, where a 120-gallon still was found. The agen*s also found seven 500-gallon fermen ters, 3,500 gallons of mash and six gallons of liquor at the still. The Calhoun County raid produced a 150-gal!on still, seven fermenters and 420 gallons of mash, while the Berkley fertile field gave up two com plete stills and one incomplete in ad dition to four fermenters and a small quantity of liquor. Twelve 500-gallon vats all empty, 300 gallons of mash and a 120-gallon still were located Friday in Barnwell County.—News and Courier. OFFERS $300 IN STATE HOME GARDEN CONTEST Clemson College, March 11.—Over $300 in cash and garden supplies wiM be offered as prizes in the Agricul tural Extension service’s home gar den contest which is being opened to everyone in South Carolina. Awards will go to those whose gardens most nearly supply the family table with a wide variety of fresh vegetables and with canred or stored supplies throughout the year. There will be a first grand prize of $50, a second prize of $30, and a third prize of $20, while $200 worth of supplies will be so divided that a large number of leading contestants will share in the rewards. A. E. Schilletter, extension horti- dturist, Clemson College, is in direct Charge of the contest, and is ready to send record books to any one upon re quest at Clemson College. He will also mail to each contestant a monthly garden letter giving recom mendations on varieties, fertilizing, cultivation, disease and insect conticl which should be of help to every gar dener. While this is the first year an open garden contest is held, in the past home garden demonstrators have co operated with the extension service in record-keeping and the best records won rewards. The 49 gardeners last year with a total of 23 acres fur nished 271 members of families with fresh vegetables 23,436 times. From /these gardens averaging an acre, 3,- 004 quarts of food were canned and $3,690 worth sold. Or on the average this half acre fed a family of five 478 times in the year; plantings were made at 41 times throughout the year; and each garden provided a canning sur plus of 62 quarts and a salable sur plus worth $75.32. ♦ ♦ Coroner Celebrates Birthday. A Coroner D. P. Lancaster celebrated his 81st birthday February 28th. A number of his friends from his old home section—Ashleigh—came down and brought him presents ,and he was also the recipient of gifts from soipe f the ladies of the Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. C. Coroner Lancaster bears the weight of his years grace fully and his heart is still as young as the day he donned the Gray for the Lost Cause. That he may be spared many years to come is the hope cf hosts of friends throughout Barnwell ...iitfi MAYOR V. S. OWENS DIED WEDNESDAY L Just before The People-Senti nel closed its forms, the sad news of the death of Mayor V. -Seymour Owens at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia was re ceived in Barnwell, he had been critically ill for several weeks and his death was not un-> expected. At the time of going to press, funeral arrangements had not been announced. Methodists to Meet in Denmark Tuesday Sunday School Workers of Orange- I burg District to Assemble in Annual Session. At 10:00 a. m. next Tuesday, March 19th, the Methodist Sunday School workers of Orangeburg District will assemble in annual session in Bethel Pprk Methodist Church, Denmark. The pastor, Rev. Welborne Summers, and the Superintendent, Mr. J. B. Guess, and their co-workers are mak ing preparations for this important gathering. The Conference will last only one day, with morning and afternoon ses sions. Each pastor ,Sunday School superintendent, and at least one other delegate is expencted from each Methodist Sunday School. There will probably be fully 200 delegates in at tendance, judging from past records. Mr. George W. Wannamaker, of St. Matthews, is President of the Confer ence and will preside on this occiuion. Rev. W. Roy Phillips, Presiding Elder of Orangeburg District, is Vice-Presi dent. Mr. R. B. Gross, of Holly Hill, is Secretary-Treasurer. Among the speakers already en gaged for the program are Rev. P. K. Rhoad, of Springfield, Mrs. Ozella Dotson, of Harleyville, Rev. W. O. Henderson, of Bamberg, Rev. W. M. Mitchum, of Woodruff, Rev. E. L. Mc Coy, of Orangeburg, Mrs. W. L. Mack, of Cordova, Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Brabham, of Orangeburg, Mrs. S. W. Henry, of Bianchville, and Rev. J. E. Clark, of St. Matthews. The following members of the South Carolina Conference Sunday School Staff will be on hand and will speak: Rev. Albert D. Betts, Superintendent; Rev. George K. Way, Extension Secre tary; and Miss Mary Lemmon, Ele mentary Superintendent. All of these are from Orangeburg. Many topics of practical interest to all Sunday School workers will be dis cussed, interesting charts will be dis played, and the open discussions will prove very helpful in furthering the cause of religious education. At this time reports from the vari ous Sunday Schools will be received, the officers for the coining year will be elected, and the goals, to be attained will be set. The public generally is cordially in vited to attend the sessions of this Conference. . P. H. Epps, Director; Chip Owens, Student Director; Elbert Adams, ^Pianist. First Tenors—Anderson, M. A.; Anderson; Brothers, Paul, Florence; Calhoun, M. H., Allendale; Flower, I. A, Simpsonville; Harrison, W. W., Lavona, Ga.; Lackey, M. H., Manning; Second Tenors—Baldwin, C. T., Orangeburg; Brown, Bob, Greenville; QaUahan, S. E., Grdenville; Lips comb, J. E., Greenville; Jeffers, W. H., Florence; Ray, H. S., Hireeshinm, Japan; Gathir.gs, H., Greensboro, N.C. Baratone—Boyter, H. C., Woodruff; Brown, R. C., Comer, Ga.; Bumgarder,- er, Belmont, N. C.; Harley, R. A., Barnwell; Sherwood, A. C., Erwin. Tenn.; Smith, W. A., Fairfax; South- erlin, W. H., Travelers Rest; Shelley, Jim, Hartsville. Bass—Gentry, J. B., Jr., Greenville; Edwards, G. H., Greenville; Goldsmith, T. T. Jr., Greenville; Schaible, M. V., Hartsville; Smith, Sam, Greenwood; Taylor, J. W. Z., Little Rock, Ark.; Timmerman, J. R., Jr., Edgefield. Orchestra--Bailey, Julian, Greer; Peeples, Earle, Hampton; Fallow, Lee. Corbett Pinches 4 Midnight Raiders Trio of ADeged Robbers Try to Get into Springfield Store and Land im Jail. Fourteen Meet Death on State’s Highways South Carciina Highway Department Gives Out Figures for Second Month of Year. Fourteen persons met death in ac cidents on State highways during Feb ruary, according to figures given out by the State Highway Department. EleviVi were severely injured and 34 Springfield*—iir daring midnight burglary was attempted during the early hours Saturday morning, and three men arrested by Chief of Police J. T. Cprbett, are now safely locked up in the Orangeburg jail. For some weeks, Mr. Corbett has been employ ed as night watchman at this place, in an effort to apprehend the perpetra tors of a series of midnight robberies. There chanced to be left on the side tracks of the Southern railway, an empty box car, and that he might es cape the rain and weather Chief Cor bett parked himself in this empty car. About midnight he noticed a car drive up in front of W. E. Bennett’s store, where it remained for some time. Later, two of the occupants went to the door, and with the aid of a flash light, attempted to unlock it. After trying several keys, and none fitting the lock, they made arrange ments to force the lock, when Corbett covered them with an automatic shot gun and marched the trio down to the front of Porter’s hotel, and called for assistance. J. C. Porter and a travel ing man promptly came to his assis tance, when the robbers were locked in the city jail. The names given were Stance Knight, Donnie Knight, and L. W. Grooms. It is said that the Knights claim Columbia a s their home while Grooms is said to be from Bam berg. All have relatives in this coun ty. Later, R. L. Gleaton, rural police man, was awakened and taking up the back trail, he discovered that the fill ing station of Earle West, some dis tance out of town, had been broken into and a quantity of oil, cigarettes and other things had been stolen from his place. The goods were found in Furman Glee Club in Barnwell March 16th Aubrey Harley, Native Son, WiU Ap pear on Program at Vamp Theatre Saturday. received minor injuries. All told,, there Were 65 accidents on State roads the old Ford car driven b y these men and identified as belonging to Mr. during the month. Tjjere were 25 collisions between motor cars, two with other vehicles, four with) other objects, and nine pedestrians were struck by moving cars. Nine cars were overturned and 11 were driven off the road. Twenty-two were seriously damaged, 61 slightly damaged and one other vehicle dam aged. « . - There were two accidents at or near bridges and one at railway grade crossings . Forty-one of the accidents occurred in the day time and 19 after dark.. Thirty-five were on straight roads, 14 on curves, 37 on paved roads, 20 on unimproved roads and three on sur face treated roads. « . Eighteen of,, the accidents were re- West. Fingers Mashed in Skidder. L. A. Cave, of this city, had the index and middle fingers on his left hand badly mashed in a skidder at M. C. Diamond’s saw mill one day last week. ported as caused by careless driving, three by reckless driving, eight by speeding, five by recklessness due to liquor, six by dazzling headlights, one by no lights, three- by defects of cars, three by skidding, and two cars were destroyed by fire. , Five persons were killed by col lision of moving cars, two when car ran into ditch* one when truck over turned, and six pedestrians were killed when struck by moving cars. When the Furman University Glee Club makes its appearance in Barn well on March 16th, it will include in its personnel Aubrey Harley, native son of Barnwell. Aubrey is serving his fourth year as a baritone on th? Harmony Hurricane and is the pos sessor of a splendid voice. The Club is making its twenty-sec- rfhd annual tour of the State. The feature attraction will be chorus sing ing. Twelve songs will be rendered by the Club, ranging from composi tions of real musical note down to the lighter negro spirituals. In addition to the chorus singing piano solos, saxophone duets, quartet numbers and orchestra music will be had. Owith’s Hot-Footers, the successor to Jimmie Jones and his Hot-Footers, a well known orchestra of last year, will render several numbers. The feature of the orchestra program will be a ballad called “Brown Eyes,” which has been written by Owens and Smith, pianagers of the “floor burn ing” aggregation. This number has won praise from those who have heard it. The Barnwell concert will be the third of a series of fourteen concerts. From advance ^reports, this promises to v be the best tour that the Furman Glee Club has ever taken. Fifty Counties Will Join New Movement Georgians and Carolinians Are Invited to Cooperate in Solving Their Problems. Forty Year Cotton. Piedmont, March 11.—A bale of cot ton that had been stored on a farm for 40 years was sold here recently by administrators in order to close an v- •/ estate. The staple was grown by C. B. Tarrant on his farm near Gtfbve Station in 1889, and since that time has been in his possession, he having refused several times to dispose of it. It was said by its purchasers to be in good condition. Several times during its 40 years of existence it was threat ened by fire, but each time saved and placed in retirement. ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ A Subscriber for Many Years. A movement embracing fifty coun ties in southern Georgia and the south ern section of South Carolina and calling into unified civic action more than two hundred citizens, including business and professional men and chamber of commerce officials has been annourced by the Savannah board of trade. The board of trade through its young men’s division plans to bring into close cooperation this entire ter ritory for the prompt solution of prob lem* which effect the interest of all. Prominent men in all the counties concerned have been elected to asso ciate membership in the board of trade and letters have been mailed to them, enclosing membership cards in the local organization. The new ex pansion involves no financial obliga tion on the part of the associate mem bers; there are no dues to pay and they are invited only to coordinate their best thought and efforts toward the handling of matters of mutual moment and concentrating in the more rapid development of this region. Associate members in this section are as follows: Allendale County—W. I. Johns, Al lendale; J. B. McMillan, Ulmers; C. W. Dunbar, Milletteville. Bamberg County—J. D. Copeland, Bamberg; S. W. Copeland, Ehrhardt; R. A. Easteiling, Denmark. Barnwell County—B. P. Davies, Barnwell; H. D. Still, Blackville; H. J. Crouch, Elko. Hampton County—W. Fred Light- sey, Miley’s; Dr. T. H. Tuten, Varn- ville; S .C. Wertz, Estill; Dr. J. S. Wertz, Estill. L. P. Blume, of Elko route 2, called at The People-Sentinel office Tuesday to renew hi* subscription. Mr. Blume said that this paper has been read by his family eyer since it was found ed nearly 52 years ago—that his father subscribed to The Barnwell People when it was established by Major John W. Holmes in 1877. T. W. Dicks, of Dunbarton, was in Barnwell on business Monday. W. S. Snclling. MHlett, March 8.—W. S. Snelling, 72, esteemed farmer of Millett, died at his home Monday night of pneu monia, after an illness of ten days. Funeral services, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. B. Johnson, were held at the residence Tuesday af ternoon, and interment was at Purse’s Mill cemetery. He was a member of the Speedwell Methodist church, and was loved by all who knew him. Mr. Snelling is survived by two sons and two daughters as follows: J.iJ .Snelling, W. H. Snelling, Mrs. J. T. Duncan and Mrs. Kathleen Wil cox, all of Millett, and three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Ready, of Baravell, Mrs. S. H. Harley, of Auburndale, Fla., and Mrs. J. M. Allen, of Allendale. Local Baptists Hold Anniversary Service Observe Tenth Aasdversnry of Dr. W* M. Jones* Pastorate of Bara- / well Church. On Sunday evening, March 10th, the Barnwell Baptist church was host to the other churches of BarnweU, as well as representatives from neighbor ing churches which filled its spacious auditorium. The occasion was the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the pastorate of Dr. W. M. Jones. Un der the able direction of Mrs. L. M. Cave and her valuable corps of co workers the church had been taste fully decorated for the event. The music which was rendered by the joint choirs from other churches, un der the direction of Mrs. Ira Fales, with Mrs. J. M. Brodie at the organ, furnished an attractive musical pro gram. One feature which at tracted much attention were two selec* tions by the Junior Choir. The en tire program was under the direction of Mr. P. W. Price, who is the effl- N cient superntendent of the Barnwell Baptst Sunday school. Rev. M. L. Banks read the Scripture and led in prayer. He also brought from the Bamwett Methodist ehurcK, of whldi he is pastor, their greetings for the occasion. Rev. B. H. Duncan, ths pastor of the Blackville Baptist church, brought graatings from the other churches in the Barnwell Bap tist Association. In the unavoidn- ble absence of Rev. Mr. Harvin of the Presbyterian church, and Archdeacon Burton of the Church of the Holy Apostles, Mr. Thos. M. Boulmare, a Wading attorney, and Mr. C. F. Molair, a prominent merchant, brought the best wishes and congratulations from • the congregations of their respective churches. County Treasurer, Cupt. J. B. Armstrong, who ie the eenior dea con of the Barnwell Baptist church, fittingly expressed the sentiments of the church trhich Dr. Jones has served. Near the dost of the servic— Mr. P. W. Price on behalf of the church and the friends of the congregatinon called Dr. Jones to the front, and as a mark of appreciation presented to Mrs. Jones and himself a beautiful sterling sifver water pitcher and gob let. The happy occasion came to a*, end with a few appropriate remarks by Dr v Jones. The Barnwell Baptist church was organized in 1802. In this time it has grown in influence and service, car rying in its membership many of the foremost men and women of Barnwell County. It has exerted a most whole some influence in its community, and had a large share in the cause of or ganized religion. A large number of useful and influential men have filled its pastorate. During the last tea years, this church has greatly in creased its service and influence along all lines. In this time it has erected a church building that ranks among the best in housing its varied activi ties as well as the most attractive building of any type in town. This has been largely due to the splendid cooperation given the pastor by the membership of the church. • STATE TAX PAYING TIME EXTENDED TO MAY FIRST ADVERTISE in TV Peopie-SentfcM). An order keeping open the tax books for payment of taxes without increased penalty until May 1st, 1929, was issued Monday by A. J. Beattie, comptroller-General, with the appro val of Governor Richards. “Whereas, numerous requests "have been made for further extension in the time for the payment of State and county taxes beyond March 15th,” the order reads, and “where** the*" legislature has indicated a desire that such extension be made, therefore “It is ordered, That the county treas urers’ books throughout the State shall remain open for the collection of taxes without increase in penalty until the first day of May, 1929, at which time the books will be closed and taxes shall go into'execution with full penalty added. “This order is i&ued under au thority of section 851, volume 3, code of laws, 1922, with the approval the governor.” " ' Episcopal Church ■'* Archdeacon Joseph nounces that there will be a service at the “ Apostles this ’( at five o’clock.