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f»AGl roc*. TH* BAKNWKtX PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL IMh. lt». Th»B*n> wO Peopl»-Sentine I JOHN W. HOLMES IMA—It U. ill fW ^ Hi ■ ■ — B. P. DAVIES, Editor tad Proprietor. Entered at the poet office at Barnwell S. C M aa second-claaa matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year r fl-W Six Monthe .90 ffhree Month* r 50 (Strictly in Advance.) THURSDAY, APRIL 18th, 1929. The automobile is a great shortener of distances—especially between the Owner's home and the poor house. Some people are firmly convinced that the Federal Reserve Board is really the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse. Either work or pleasure will be your God.—The Horry Herald. And yet the Book of Books says, “Thou shalt have no other Gods but Me.” An exchange says that the charity board in one county has a rule to the effect that no funds will be given to any man or woman who owns a dog or a car. Probably on the theory that if a person owns neither he or she will not be in need of charity. The advertising: appropriation of one big tire concern for thrs year is nine million dollars and will be in creased ext year to eleven millions. The directors evidently do not agree with many small town business men that advertising doesn’t pay. Per haps that’s one reason why they aren't small town business men. If thj regroes think that the white Republicans of the South have any particular love for the “brother in black” they are in for a rude awaken ing. D - * Priest, the negro Congress man from Chicago, was given an of fice next to George M. Pritchard, Re publican Congresaman from the 10th District of North Carolina, who promptly wired hia secretary in Wash ington tc vacate the office immediate ly ard remove hia name from the door. Congressman Pritchard says that no further comment on his ac tion it necet«ary—nor ia it. The **bUck ar d tans" are not ao den«e but that they can read the signs of the times. Congressman Cross, of Texas, will introduce a bill at the special .session of Congresa to provide for the taking off of the market a surplus of cotton in any year and hold it until there is a year cf shortage. If our memory serve* us right. Congressman Hare, of this District, was the author of a similar bill a few years ago. under the term* rf which cotton would be treat ed aa a munition of war and the sur plus held in storage by the War De partment until there was a shortage, when it would be marketed, the idea being to stabilize the price. It mat ters not to the Southern farmer whether the bill is introduced by a Texan or a South Carolinian—all that he wants i§ a fair price for his pro duct—and Congressman Hare will no doubt rupport this brain-child of hta that has been adopted by fellow Representative. Homicides in South Carolina. Two apparently avoidable homicides occurred in South Carolina last week, thereby adding to the already unenvi able reputation of this State for al leged lawlessness. Up in Columbia a New Brookland policeman fatally wounded a man whom he had arrest ed for reckless driving and had taken to the Columbia Hospital for atten tion to injuries received in an auto mobile smash-up. Nurses who wit nessed the tragedy testified that the policeman could have avoided shoot ing the man by stepping out of the emergency room at the hospital. - Down in Dorchester County Satur day an alleged boot-legger killed a deputy sheriff after the latter is said to have raided him. The homicide oc curred at a filling station near Sum merville, the officer being shot from a second-story window, it is claimed. Liquor figured in each case. One of these days there is going to be a reaction in South Carolina from the present unsatisfactory state of affairs and when it comes, woe be unto the violators of the law—whether it be the prohibition law ^lf that against murder. Until that reaction comes, however, we shall continue to see the pareaent unwholesome disrespect for all laws. droped ia at The People-Sentinel of fice. His business concluded, he stay ed awhile to chat. In the course of an interesting conversation, during which the riow quite probable “come-back” of this section was discussed, he told how near a certain town not many miles distant from Barnwell came to being selected as the location of a giant manufacturing industry, and the cause of its not being selected may be summed up in one word—INDIF FERENCE. The choice of a site had been narrowed down to two towns, one in South Carolina and the other in another Southern State. The rela tive advantages of each about balanc ed. High State officials in both States are said to have been cognizant of the facts. Those in South Carolina are said to have displayed a luke warm attitude. In contrast to that indifference, the Governor and fellow official of the other State chartered a privare car and went to the head offices of the concern. A few days later information was given to the press that the location of the new plant had been decided upon—and it was not located in South Carolina. The development plans call for four manufacturing units, each of which will cost $30,000,000, or a total for the completed plant of $120,000,000. The population of the town selected will be increased by at least 25,000 people, perhaps more. Real eitate values have been enhanced and new homes are being built for the em ployes, who are paid from $5 to $12 a day. It will not be a “factory town” in the sense that that term is usually understood, as the employes’ homes vill not be grouped in one par ticular section ,but will be scattered'' throughout the city and no two will be exactly alike. Think what the addition of such an enterprise would have meant to the South Carolina town in question —to any town in the whole South! What a wonderful opportunity to have lost! \r.d all because of indifference on the part of those most vitally in terested! We ail recall the fable about the kingdom that was lost because of the lack of horse-shoe nail—“for want of a nail a shoe was lost; for want of a shoe a horse was lost; for want of a horse a rider was lost; for want of a rider an army was lost; and for want of an army a kingdom was lost.” For want of a little interest a manufaUunng plant equal to the kingdoms of old has been lost to this State. fellow’s business. This is plain English, and tan be vnderrtood by the biggest bonehead in town. Wbll attend to our busirojs •»'OU attend to yours.—The jpartanbu.y Journal. Politics Improving? Recently the governor of a mid- western- State was impeached from office, aiid now the governor of Louis iana is under impeachment charges before his legislature, with the pros pect of being ousted from his job. As to the merits of these proceedings, we are not prepared to comment; suffice it to say that there is perhaps no gen eral assembly anywhere in the United States which would impeach an inno cent official. On the other hand the country has no doubt for long years been infested with officials who justly merited kicking out of office and who were never touched. It seems that there is a decided sentiment pervad ing the country against corruption in office, and one can view the impeach ment proceedings of recent weeks as evidence that there is an improve ment in the process of making in the realm of politics. The sentiment ought to be cordially welcomed.—The Bamberg Herald. v Indiffi On* day last the representa- concern Indiffercrce i» a besetting sin. Dr. Kcllcgg. of Battle Creek, Mich., who came recently to this State to investigate the iodine content of South Carolina farm products, said: “If the situation you have here in South Carolina existed in Michigan, you would have the richest agricultural people iii the world!” In other words, we appear to be sitting on an agri cultural gold-mine and are more or leas indifferent about its development. Why cannot South Carolina have "the richest agricultural people in the world” just as Michigan would have if the geographical location of iodine- producing soil were reversed? Surely indifference will not cause us to lose this goiden opportunity as it caused th« loss of big manufacturing plqnt to one of gar towns. We realizej of course, thaUan effort is being made to “cash-in” on the possibilities of “naturally iodized products,” and the point that we want td make is that indifference should not be al lowed to act as a drag on these ef forts. In Other Sanctums An Editor Gees to the Legislature. The editor of the Bakersville, N. C., Banner went to the North Carolina legislature as the representative of his people. He has returned from the scene of his labors and we gather from his remarks he was rot able to please aM of the people all of the time. Judge for yourself: “There is a good dea' of ‘mouthing’ about town about what we done while in Rale’gb and w'hat v/e didn’t do. We want to say that if you have any thing to 3 ay don’t say it to the other fellow, but ccme to our office like men and say it to us, and cither cuss it out w : th us or quit so much infer nal back-biting, a^d criticism. You fellows that are doing this are no saints by any meene. We know you all and you had better attend to your own business and. clear, your own house, before taking us up or any one efce for the chief topic of conversa tion. We never knew a one-horse town that didn’t have a bunch of hair- braided back-biters that have nothing else to do but try to Mttrd to the other Bench and Bar to Blame. It seems to be relatively certain now that Harry Sinclair, fiouter of his country’s laws, and defier of public opinion, will have to sene three months in jail and pay a fine of $500, after having been before the courts for several years. Now is it not too bad that a jolly good fellow, and a many times mil lionaire, should be subject to this hubiiliation ? But what a travesty on justice and good government! The tardiness with w’hich the rich are punished, and frequently not punished at all, and rot the rich only, but all who are able to retain coun sel of more or less ability, and brought to final judgment, is one of the most serious forces for evil in our govern ment. Talk about prohibition, and other statutes or agencies contribut ing to lawlessness, the careful student will fird that the law’s delay*, the Haunting of violations of law, the comfort and encouragement given to violators of high and low degree, are more powerful than all other agencies combined. The process has bred such slight regard for law, or contempt for law in all c'asses of citizens that it » appalling. Seriously it tends to wards mrarchy. It is high time that ail good citizens should take stock of themselves and conditions. If there be otve thirg that threatens more evd, and strikes more directly at the very basis of our republican form of government it is this. There should be a radical change of the judicial processes of this country. At this time there is no more corrective measure needed. The mass of the people are helpless, largely; to eoereet it. The case de-‘ mands expert**. The needed experts are to be found in the legal profes sion. The judiciary and the members of the bai,—both officers of the court —are largely responsible for condi tions. They haye more, decidedly more, than all other classes of citizens made *he laws and formulated the procea es, and theirs is mainly the responsibility for present conditions. Here anJ there from among them is a voice raised for corrective measures, but it is generally a voice in a wilder ness of inattention and indifference, and some selfish consideration of pos sible fees. The simile is not overdrawn, that the bench and bar are sitting idly by while Rome is burning. Beware!—The Columbia Record. Legal Advertisements PENSION NOTICE. The Pension Fund has been received and we are rjow ready to disburse same. John K. Snelling, J. of P., Clerk of the Board. April 17th, 1929. Notice to City Tax Payers. A number of pieces of real estate are being advertised for sale on sales- day in/ May under execution for fail ure to pay Town Taxes. By direc tion of Council the Clerk is preparing advertisements of all property on which the taxes have not been paid. Those who have rot paid Town Taxes to Nov. 1, 1928, will save them^ eelves further costs by paying same at once. F. S. BROWN, Clerk. Town of Barnwell. V NOTICE OF TOWN TAX SALES. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Town of Barnwell. The undersigned Chief of Police of the towi of Barnwell has this day levied upon and seized the real estate hereinafter described of the parties named below and will sell the same on the Cth day of May, 1929, at 12 o’clock noon, or as soon thereafter as convenient, in front of the Court \Bu» Run* Over Child. Blackville.—Swift Davis, son of Haskell Davis, was run over by a Blackville sebool bus Thursday after noon. The driver was reversing the Jbue and Swift jtmrpud—out otf’ the back. He fell and\the bus wheel pass ed over his body, freaking ribs and bruising him badly. He was carried immediately to the Aiken hospital. House at Barnwell, S. C., to the high est bidder for cash, subject to the restriction of law. .The proceeds of said sale to be applied to the payment due the Town of Barnwell lor taxes for the years ending November 1, 1927 and 1928, together with all penalties and costs. Each lot, or piece of land is situate in the Town of BamwelL State and County aforesaid, and is bounded as follows: No.l. North by street or alley. South by Madison Strict, W»st and East by Mrs. Lula Creech. Levied on and sold as property of J. M. Brabham. For tax rt 3 for year ending Nov. 1, 1928. No. 2. North by M. C. Best, West and Sou*h by Street or Al'ey, East by Marlboro Street. Levied on and fold as property of Mrs. G. S. Brown. For tax^s for the year ending Nov. 1, 1927 and 1928. No. 5. North by Street of said town, Wcf.t by Southern Ry. Co., East by lot of J. M. Fas(er! ; ng, South by lot of P. W, Price. Levied on and sold as property of Eat. of Wesley Brooks. For ta.'.es for the year end ing Nov. 1, 1928. No. 7. North by Carolina Phoenix, East by Est. of Sam Meyers, South by Mary A. Allen and West by Road leading from Marlboro Street to Oil Mill. Levied on and sold as property of Vicey Addison. For taxes for year ending Nov. 1, 1928. No. 8. Weal-and North by Jane Pickrey, Ea«t by Colored Odd Fel lows and South by street of said town. Levied cn and sold as property of Alice Mitchell for years ending Nov. 1, 1927 and 1928. No. 9. North by Orangeburg Road, East by street of said town, South ard West by lands of Holman. Levied on and sold as property of Geo. Butler. For taxes for year ending Nov. 1, 1928. No. 10. South by lot of P. W. Price, West by Tom Clark and Wesley Brooks, East by John Eve, North by School Lot. Levied on and sold as property of Lula Brooks. For year ending Nov. 1, 1928. No. 11. North by Laura Frazier, East by Old Road from Barnwell to Blackville, South by Colored Odd Fellows Lot, West by Laura Frazier. Levied on and sold as property of Thos. C. Clemons. For taxes for etding Nov. 17T928. No. 12. West by Charlie Duncan, North by Delia Duncan, East by road or street of said Town, South by Orangeburg road. Levied upon and sold as property of Matilda Duncan. For taxes for year ending Nov. 1,1928. G. W. PEEPLES, ■ Chief of Police. bread PULLMAN and SANDWICH for DELICIOUS DAINTY SANDWICHES Bread NOTICE OF TOWN TAX SALES. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Town of Barnwell. .. The undersigned Chief of Police of the town of Barnwell has this day levied upon and seized the personal property hereinafter described of the parties named below and will sell the same on the sixth day of May, A. D.\J929, at 12:00 o’clock noon, or as soon thereafter as convenient, in- front of the Court House at Barn well, S .C., to the highest bidder for cash, subject to the restriction of law. The proceeds of said sale to*, be ap plied to the payment due the town of Barnwell for taxes and costa. A de- | scription of the several lots of prop erty follows: No. 1. One dresser, 1 wardrobe, 1 book case. Levied upon and fold as property of Wesley Brooks, Jf. For taxes for the year ending Nov. 1, 1928. No. 2. One wooden bed, 1 machine, 1 iron bed, 1 trunk. Levied upon and sold as property of Rosa Braxton. For taxes for year ending Nov. 1,1928. No. 3. One bay mare mule. Levied ppon and sold as property of Lexie Morris. For taxes for year ending Nov. 1, 1928. G. W. PEEPLES, Chief of Police. NOTICE OF SALE. Under and by virtue of a decretal order of hu Honor, Judge M. L. Bon ham, dated April 15, 1929, I will sell at public auction, for cash, to the last and highest bidder, at 11 o’clock a. m., on the 2nd day of May, 1929, the stock of hardware, fixtures, and accounts of G. K. Fickling, doing business under the firm name of the Blackville Hard ware Company, at the store of the Blackville Hardware Company in Blackville, S. C. The said property to be sold A inventories as follows: stock of goods at wholesale price, $1,- 851.00; fixtures, $217.00; accounts, $1,352.71. The stock of goods and fixtures will be sold as a whole and the accounts separately. The under signed will show any prospective pur chaser the above described property at any time before the sale. Upon the bidder’s complying with his, her, or their bid the said property will be delivered to the purchaser or purches- ers. A. H. NINESTEIN, Receiver for G. K. Fickling, doing business under the firm name of Blackville Hardware Company. Dated April 16, 1929. MASTER’S SALE citizens of the United States and of this State. They shall also have re sided in the State two years, and in the County gix months prior to the succeeding general election, and in the chib dStrict sixty days prior to the first primary, following their of- fer to enroll: Provided, That public'tmj school teachers and ministers of the ' gospel in charge of a regular organ ized church shall be exempt from the provisions of this section as to resi dence, if otherwise qualified. All candidates shall be required to file their pledges, and pay their as sessment to G. W. Manville, Secy., on or before 12 o’clock noon, Monday, May 20th, 1929, and* shall publish their card in the local newspaper, at least two issues preceding the first primary. The assessment shall be for Mayor, $20. The boundries of the club district shall be the incorporate limits of the Town of Barnwell. P. W. PRICE, President. Treasurer’s Tax Notice. State of Soutn Carrlir.*., County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. M. A. Hair, Plaintiff, J. M. Halford, Defendant. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., on Monday, May 6th, 1929, it be ing salesday, the following described premises situate in Barnwell County, South Carolina, to-wit: AH that certain lot, piece or par cel of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the town of Blackville, County of Barnwell, State aforesaid, containing ore and one-quarter of an acre, and bounded as follows: On the Nortl\ by lot now of M. F. or H. D. Still, Jr, one hundred and eighty. (180) feet, more or less; on the East by lot of W. H. DeWitt; on the South by South* boundary Street and lot of the estate of W. T Brooker, and on the West by lot of the Estate of W. T. Brooker and Railroad Avenue. The said lot herein above described being the same conveyed to J. M. Halford by C. E. Fishburre (except the part sold to W. T. Brooker sometime ago and which is not herein included.) Terms of rale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. And the successful bidder shall im mediate'/ after the property is bid off deposit with the Master the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), as a guarantee of good faith and when the successful bidder complies with his bid he shall be credited with the same by the Master of said Coun ty, 4o so complys then the said Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) shall be forfeited as liqui dated damages, and on failure of suc cessful bidder to put up said deposit, then said Master to re-sell said prop erty on said day on said terms. G. M. GREENE, Master, Barnwell Co. Master’s office, April 15, 1929. NOTICE OF ENROLLMENT. By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the Barnwell Muni cipal Club, I hereby give notice: That the enrollment book will be opened it Lemon Bros’. Store on Mon day, April 22nd, 1929, and will re main open until Monday ,May 18th, 1929, for the purpose of enrolling only those persons meeting the re quirements for enrollment since the last general enrollment, which was held prior to the election of 1928, and for eroliing those who did not en roll at that time. : ... The qualification for voting shall be as follows: Voter shall be a whit* Democrat* twenty one yeas* of age, or shall become so before the succeed ing general election. They shall - be Notice is hereby given that State and county taxes are payable between March 15th and May 1st, 1929, with out extra penalty. After May 1st the full penalty will apply and execu tions will be issued. J. B. ARMSTRONG, V County Treasurer. Barnwell, S. C., April 8, 1929. NOTICE! I, Joe Williams, the father of Kiri, Sam, Norman, and David Williams, hereby forbid any one from employ ing these boys, as they are minors under the age of twenty-one. JOE WILLIAMS. 4-ll-3tc. q Petition for Final Settlement and Discharge. State of South Carolina, Barnwell County. In Probate Court. Ex parte. Bessie Louise Delk, 4 In Ret The Estate of Mrs. Simpson Hutson, Deceased. To all and singular the kindred and creditor j of Mrs. Simpson Hutson, decease!. Take notice: That the undersigned will apply to the Hon. John K. Snel ling. Probate Judge for Barnwell County, on the ?9th day of April, 1929, at 11 o'clock, a. m., for a final settle ment of the estate of . Mrs. Simpson Hutson, deceased, and discharge from the office of Administrator of said estate. Mrs. Bessie Louise Delk. Administrator. Dated April 8th, 1929. CITATION NOTICE. Tha State of South Carolina, Coupty of Barnwell. By John K. Snelling, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Mrs. Agnes R. Harley hath made suit to me grant unto her Letters of Administration of the es tate of and effects of Walter D. Rich ardson, deceased. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Walter D Richardson, that they be *nd appear btfore me, in the Court" of Probate, to be held at Barnwell, S. C., on Wednesday, April 24th,jnext, after publication thereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 8th day of April, A. D., 1929. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate, Barnwell Cq^ fished on the 11th day of April, 1929, in The Barnwe*!! People-Sentinel. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. By John K. Snelling, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Carolyn S. Bailey made suit to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of W. A. Bailey. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular - the kindred and creditors of the said W. A. Bailey,, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of Probate, to be held at* Barnwell, S. C., on Monday, April 22nd, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 9th da of Apr 1, A. D., 1929. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate, Barnwell do. Published on the 11th day of April, 1929, in The Barnwell People-Sent mu 1. Advertize in The People Sentinel. V