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THE OFFICIAL NFW8PAFER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Ju»t Like a Member of (he Famlly M BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. APRIL 4th, 1929. NUMBER 31. Barnwell Cc*inty Officers Make Five Arrests Following Discovery of Negro by Poliakoff. • Blackv.ille, Mar. 31.—Four white men and two negjroes were taken into custody today in a series of arrests made during an investigation into the attempted robbery of Sam Poliakoff’s store early this morning. One of the negroes, Koger Mon- crief, sustained a broken leg when he was shot twice by Jerome Martin, chief of police, when he attempted to get away after being discovered in the store by an employee. •Benjamin Elkins, white man, was / arrested and placed under bond after the negre stated that he was hired by Elkins to assist in the robbery of the store, which they had timed for 5 o’clock this morning. Elkins was ar rested by Boncil H. Dyches, sheriff of Ba rrwell County, caPed into the in- v vestigation, following the negro’s ar- Test by Policeman Martin, and his statement involving Elkins, who lives near Blackville, in the robbery. - • The negro further stated that he ad met Elkins at the store at the appointed time ami opened the rear door of the building for his employer after he had climbed to the roof and gained entrance through the skylight. Elkins fled from the-scene according •do the negro, before the entrance of the officer, who was summoned by the employee of the firm. The negro, at the approach of the officer dashed through the rear door. The officer opened fire on him, two bullets taking effect in the right leg. The officer, after he had captured the negro found several suit ca«e« fully packed and a steamer trunk l>arttally packed with clothing in the building. As soon as Sheriff Dyches arrived at Blackville and heard the statement of the negro, he proceeded to Elkina* home, a few mile* from town, where he found a cou«in of the accused man with throe companions in an automo bile which also contained four gal lons of liquor. The three were ar rested, tharged with the possession and transportation of liquor. The of the car were Arthur El- A New Champion General Motors Has Art-Color Division Colors Evolved Systematically in .-'4^ Studio.—Research Department Has No Known Duplicate. Jane Fauntz, 18 year old Chicago high school girl, ds the new holder of the 100 yards breast stroke and low divmg titles for women swim mers. Joe Gilliam Doesn’t Worry About Loans Hard Work and Thrift Spells Success for Him.— Reverses Usual Order-of Things. “Watching the ,r.ew Chevrolet as it noses gracefully through traffic or presses forward. eagerly on some highway, you may have v/ondered how its various blendings are conceived, and why v they appear in such profus ion. You might have guessed that so alert an organization as General Motors does rithing haphazardly, that there must be a special department in charge of color creation. And if such was your guess you were right,’’ says J. B. Grubbs, of the Grubbs Chevrolet Company of Barnwell. The Art and Color Division of Gen eral Motors is the source of all the color schemes which enhance every Farmers Securing Government Loans Age No" Barrier More Than One Hundred Applications Have Been Made and Sent to the Columbia Office. More than one hundred applications have been made and sent im to the Columbia office for farmers in the last few* days, according to a state ment made Monday by Harry G. Boyl- ston, County Agent. About seventy- five of the applicants have already re ceived their checks. No doubt this will be of much benefit to the farmers who secure this money, as otherwise many of them would not have been able to conbi/r.ue fanning, securing fertifzer, seed, etc. During last week the county and home agents loaded poultry at Dun barton, Barnwell ard Hilda. 6,480 pounds w'ere loaded by 181 farmers, F. J. (“Joo”) Gilliam, who lives a few miles East of Barnwell, was in town Monday and called at The People-Sentinel office to renew his! subscription. Unlike mar.y farmers | in BunwiU County and elsewhere in 1 the cotton belt, Mr. Gilliam i* not worrying this year about the 'cwdit policy ){ the banks or whether his application tdt a government loan will be approved or not, for his first r.ame is “Faimer,** or at -hse first initial is “F.** Mr. Gilliam’s creed is hard work and thrift ,and in spite of the fact that he lost heavily in a bank failure several years ago and there have been a number of lean years since 1920, he has managed to keep his head above the financial waters while others were being engulfed. One reason for this is that *Moe" reverses the usual order of things and instead of coming to town to buy he bring* something to | sell. It may be only a few dozen eggs ! or a couple of chickens, but Monday I H happened to he thn#* bales of cot- i ton. H.» didn’t sell all of his cotton last Fall because he didn’t need the > money at that time, hut now he has General Motors car from the graceful' bringing them $1,641.93. There has Chevrolet to the baronial Cadillac, j already been 25 per cent more poul try shipped to date this year than durirg the entire year of 1928. The loading of poultry cars bringing to the farmers ^>od prices appears to be stimulating production Below is printed an application blank for entering the five-acre com contest this year. $600.00 in prizes is being offered in the State. Farmers interested in entering the contest should fill in blanks below and send application to H. G. Boylston, County Agent, Barnwell, S. C., not later than May 1st. occtip^nu u. .. v... — - i to buy vme fertilizer and a few thittff* kin,. O il Dyche», and youn* Sharpe., ^ ^ cllmot „„ hi( f , |m The sheriff latrr arrested Benjamin ^ Elkins and placid him urder bond. Continuing the investigation, the sheriff went to the home of John Sal-j Here colors are evolved systematically, the same degree of efficiency prevail ing that is found in the sales and manufacturing divisions. Nothing is left to guess work. The studio, in charge of Captain H. Ledyard Towle, has a research de- pa! tment without-any known duplicate in the world. Chief among its func tions is to keep the art staff constant ly poster! as to the fluctuating color preferences in America and abroad, for stylv in color, as in other things, are known to move in cycle**. Ccr slant check in being made to as- j certain which is the reigning color blend in the exclusive dress making salons, in the kitchens and bathrooms of America, in the art galleries of the world. A complete library of art magazines and automobile trade jour nals is kept on file. Sales figures from all General Motors units are studied with reference to color. Although the artists might know with certainty that the color moat popular on the Riviera last winter was green, no rc»trairt is placed on their orijrnality. While Captain Towle’s staff attempts to give the public what it wants during a particular season, it is axismatre that some new hue will he favored next season and General hibit ard send these two exhibits to Motrfrs artists in the opinion of Cap- the designated fairs in my district, tain Towle might ju<t as well be Application for Entrance South Carolina 5-Acre Corn Contest 1929. . I wish to enter the South Carolina 5-Acre Com Contest for 1929, and I agree to the following: To abide by the rules, regulations and decisions of the Clemson College Agricultural Extension Service for this Contest. ■ To keep record book, furnished by the Clemson College Extension Ser vice, and send in not later than De cember 1st, 1929, original record sheets, furnished in the record book. To select from my 5-Acre com plot a one-ear exhibit and a ten-ear ex- Real Estate Sold - Monday by Master Two Tracts of Land and Two Lets in Town of Barnwell Knocked Down to Highest Bidder. 'Age is no barrier when one- loves.” said kjiss Marie McComas, 27, who marned.T, Watson Tracey, 65, at Reading, Pa. Mr. Tracey has known Miss McComas since she was five y.ears old. Local Farmer Gets Remarkable Cutting Terry Richardson, of Barnwell, Cuts 16 Fine Stalks cl Asparagus from One Hill. converts the staple into coin of the realm as it is reeded. He still has 14 hales stored in his private ware house against tlx- pmvcrhial rainy ley, fatht r of a negres* to whom Koger ( j a y M<mcrW *., to hive been mwried to-j Ju!>t th6re are KTmon , to ^ .lay, and arrestoJ Sall.v for distillmK f()Und jn (rM . 9 and , toIK ., , hirinK liquor when he found a completely equipped still ard 1 quantity of mash in the negro’s home. amples of success, even though it be sponsor to the n^w vogue as some leading Parisian gown maker. Original color ideas come from everythirg. The blending of a new car might derive from a Persian rug, a famom patr.ting, the plumage of a bird, the plirt of a prerioua stone. When a new car is about to be marketed or a color chrnge desired on TWO CARS OF ASPARAGUS LOADED HERE ON MONDAY Two cars of asparagus were loaded in Barnwell Monday, which was the largest shipment in one day so far this season. It is understood that another car could have been loaded but for the fact that the groweis could not get the “grass” cut and packed in time, on account of the rain Monday afternoon. The heavy ship ment was due to the warm weather Sunday. Several cars were also loaded at other points in the county. So far the prices received by the growers~have been very satisfactory. ped about $500 worth of asparagus from five acres. - » ♦ ♦ — LOCAL NEGROES OBSERVE NATIONAL HEALTH WEEK in a small way, aie to be seen in the an existing model, the artists busy experiences of such a man as Mr. themselves at their palettes, each Gilliam, and other and so-called “big- achieving his idea of the proper color ger” men might profit thereby. If harmony. When a half dpzen or more there were more farmers of his type; su itable combinations are* finished the in Barnwell County, there would be w <>rk is submitted to the manufac- less cry of hard times. May his tribe turer. increase. Here are a group of artists so sales minded that they have forgotten the traditional aitistic ego. They listen willingly, eagerly to the reactions of the shewd sales manager and the practical production chief. At these conferences the jury system prevails. Signed: ........................... Post Office: R Fr D. rm. County: ... If interested, please sign and re turn application to Mr. H. G. Boylston, County Agent, Barnwell, S. C. Approved: County Agt. 1929. Child Looses Finger. Sixteen fine stalks of asparagus, 12 of which graded colossal and four fancy, was the yield secured Monday morning by Terry Richardson, of Barnwell, from one hill of “grass. In addition, Mr. Richardson says that there were about ten more stalks in the same hill that were two short to cut. He was impressed with the remarkable production of this particu lar hill that he had the asparagus cut at once and brought it to town to show his fellow farmers. The stalks were about 18 to 20 inchev long anr graded 80 per cert, colossal. Other farmers said that they had seen one hill produce a greater number of stalks but none with such a heavy percentage of first grade asparagus. This “grass’ was cut from a ten-acre field which yielded 49 crates Monday, after havir.g been cut Saturday af ternoon. The salesday attendance in Barn well Monday was rather smaR, proba bly due to the fact that the farmers are busy at this time planting their crops, farm work having been more or less delayed by the weekly rains since the first of the year. Only three sales were made by the Master, G. M. Greene, Esq., as follows: .Mrs. Alma B. Barr vs. A. O. San ders, et al., 53 acres in Great Cypress township, bought by Mrs. Barr for $200.00. Mrs. Frankie Brown vs. Edward P. Best, et al„ two lots in the town of Barnwell, bought by Harley and Blatt, attorneys, for $375.00. Mrs. M. E. Limerick, et al., vs Mrs, John P. Derham, et al., 230 acres in Four Miie township, bought by Harley ard Blatt, attorneys, for $350. GEORGIA PAPER ENGAGES SERVICES OF NATIVE SON More Good Yields. Other good individual yields of as paragus are reported by A. M. San ders, of near Barr well, and Mrs. C. H. Mathis, of Blackville. The former cut 10 crates Friday and 18 Saturday from three acres, while tiie latter cut 100 crates Satuiday from 25 acres. MISS BROWN PRESENTED WITH HANDSOME W ATCH Williston Child Is Seriously Injured Jimmie W’oodward Gets Both Legs Broken When Struck by Car Driven by Elko Lady. The many friends of Mias Mae Brown, formerly of thii city, but for many years a resident of Granite- ville and more recently of Columbia, will read with interest the following news item that appeared in Sunday’s Allendale, Mar. 30.—Margaret Con way, little daughter of James Conway, of Sycamore, had one of her fingers so seriously crushed by the slamming of the door of a school bus that im mediate amputation* was necessary. Quarterly Meeting of W\ M. U. and thus from a group of possible combinations, the salesman, the ar tist and the production expert finally agree upon which is to be used. Captain Towle credits pyroxylin with the current color invasion of in- Willisfcen,—Jimmie Woodward, five- year-old son of John Woodward, met one farmer here having already ship- w jth a veiy nainful^accident when : du *try- By its use cars which for- he was struck and run over by an merly required days to paint can now automobile driven by Mrs. Frank he completed in a few hours. Now Greene, of Elko. Without seeing the 1 that beauty can be had without costly approaching car, the child ran into ( delay, industry in almost every line the street and stepped in front of the | i s busy coloring its products, automobile which was driven slowly j People are growing to like colored by Mrs. Greene. I objects more and more each day, Cap- No blame whatever was placed upon tain Towle says, and he points to col- Mrs. Greene, as the accident was re- ore d clocks, pencils and bath-tubs as ape; m This week the negroes of Barnwell are observing “National Negro Health Week,” the object of which is to in duce the colored people throughout the country to^ean up their premises and improve health conditions. The week will be brought to a close with a special program next Monda$’night, April 8th, begining at eight o’clock, in the Bethlehem Baptist Church. Addresses will be made by J. B. Blan ton, principal of the Voorhees Indus-L trial School at Denmark, and local speakers, both white and colored. In ition 1 egro spirituals will be sung a choir fiom Voorhees school, which will be ably assisted by local talent. George G. Butler, who i* ac tively supporting the work, says that the program will be an enjoyable one and that special seats will be reserved for the white people, to whom a cor dial invitation fc extended. garded entirely unavoidable. Both of P ro °f of bis assertion. All of these the child’s legs were broken and he suffered other painful bruises. Medi cal attention was administered at once and it is thought the injuries will not result seriously. The quarterly meeting of the 2nd Division of the Barnwell W. M. U. will be held with the Friendship Society, Saturday, April 13th, at 10:30 a. m. Lunch will be served by the hostess society. A full attendance of women from the terv churches in this Division is urged whether the church has a society or not. A good program is being planned. Mrs. Jeff L. Smoak, Supt., 2nd Division, Denmark. signs indicate, he believes, that America is entering into an artistic renaissance comparable to the famous Italian renaissance with American industrialists acting as patrons as did t*he nobles of the other period. ♦ ♦ W hat a Hen. South Carolina Power Co. and Broad River Power Co. Will Connect Systems at Norway issue of The State: As an evidence of their high esteem and in grateful appreciation of the loving service rendered by Miss Mae Biown as superintendent of Ridge wood camp, a committee from the board of directors of that institution, ' * K has presented her with a beautiful watch. The resignation of Miss Brown was recently annourced. She has been superintendent at Ridgewood for more than ten years ard hag brought the camp to a high state of efficiency and the’ board accepted her resignation with unfeigned regret. She has made a host of f rier.ds, not only among the numerous patients who have been at Ridgewood while she was on duty, but in the community at large. Miss Brown sails for England on April 15th, where she will visit friends and relatives. Miss Elizabeth Payne, of Charles ton, who at one time was superintend ent at the camp, has been elected to fill Miss Brown’s place and will arrive in Columbia at an* early date to take up her duties. Believe It or Not- » J ack D. Wise, a native of Barnwell County, entered Monday upon his new duties as advertising director of Tha Augusta Chronicle, according to an announcement in that paper Monday, and in addition he will supervise the advertisirg department of The Colum bia Record. The Chronicle had the following to say about Mr. Wiae: Mr. Wiae comes to a newly created post, for which he is particularly qual ified. He it a newspaper man of long experience, having begun hie career when he wae 13 years old, on The State, at Columbia, S. C. The pub lishers of The Chronicle were attracted to him, /however, because of his knowledge of merchandising. T hey were seeking a specialist, one who understood advertising from the mer chants* viewpoint and could out of first hand experience, furnish practi cal service to The Chronicle advertis ers. Mr. Wiae. who hi well acquainted with Augusta, has served aa merchan dising and advertising counsel for a large list of businesses of different kind.**, iv lading department stores, women’s ready-to-wear shops, men’s stores, and national advertisers. For the last three years he has conducted a highly successful advertisirg agen cy in Columbia, writing and placing local and national advertising for various clients, including community advertising as well as that of leading Columbia stores. Mr. Wise is a native of Barnwell County, South Carolina. He waa edu cated in the private school of the late Captain A. R. Barks, of Columbia, and also was a student at the Univer sity of South Carolina. His news paper work, as advertising manager, took him as far away as Michigan, until he returned South to go into business for hiyiself. He is a member of the Rotary club, and has been ac tive in other organizations in Colum bia. # Deloit, Wis.—A hen owned by Mrs. H. B. Lattin has just laid her 2,080t!h South Carolina Power Company egg. The hen is twelve years ard ten w jij begin construction of a power months old. A White Leghorn, it has ii ne f rorn Denmark to Norway within laid an averagexif 300 eggs a year for | the next few days connecting the three years. When nine years old j 1^, of t he Edisto System with those rhe laid 136 eggs from June 1 to the Broad River Power Company at September ,17th., Orly 36 eggs were Norway. This extension will provide an ad ditional feed into the Edisto District for interchange purposes so that laid by her laat year. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. power will move back and forth over this lin»! depending upon the demand in the territory. The Dixie Construct ton Company will tatU.the line but it will not be necessary to build substations at either end as this has already been provided for by both companies as contract for this connection has been made ^ for romerime. A party of touriots stopped at the Barnwell Filling Station one day last week for directions as to a “good eat ing place.” They were directed to the Barnwell Fruit Company's restau rant by Lloyd A. PlexicO, proprietor of the station. Before leaving town they returned to the filling station and thanked Mr. Plexico^ stating that 'they had been served the best meal that they had had since leaving their Northern home six months ago for a stay in Florida. In cats as well aa many other things one can go farther and fare worse than he does in Barn well COASTAL PUBLIC SERVICE » CO. CONTROLS LOCAL PLANT The Mutual Ice and Fuel Pompany, of Barnwell, is row owned and con trolled by the Coastal Public Service Company, which has its main office in Denmark, according to an announce- met made this week by H. J. Phillips, manager of the local ice plant This company owns and operates manufac turing plants in Bamberg, Barnwell, Branchville, Denmark, Ehrhardt, Fair fax, Holly Hill, St. George and Waiter- boro.. Its officers are: M. C. Easter ling, president; R. L. Zeigler, vice- president and treasurer; R. A. Easter ling, secretary, and G. R. Jones, super intendent. i BLACKVILLE REELECTS POSEY SUPERINTENDENT Blackville.—At a recent meeting of the trustees of the Blackville school, G. F. Posey was rejected for the coming year as superintendent Mr. Posey came to Blackville from Fur man University seven years ago and after serving 1 years, wss m which place he has filled and well for the peat five school hss gom with reports froae