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tw TUB OFFICIAL N BWB Barnwell ConaoUdated Jana U MSS. "Just Like a Member of the Family" VOLUME LIL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY 16TH, €»». Two White Men and One Negro Arrested Federal Warrants to Be Issued fcr Three Others in Connection With Raid on Liquor Still. Checks totaling more than $130,000 arc being mailed out this week from the office of Sam B. King, insurance commissioner of South Carolina, to various counties and towns in the State. The 2 per cent tax on fire insurance poKcy premiums, for the last half of 1928, goes to the county treasurers, this amount being $95,• 439.68. To the fire department m the various cities of the State goes the 1 per cent tax on all fire insurance premiums written by foreign—or out of the State—companies, for 1928. This latter fund, totaling $35,339.14, is known as the fireman’s fund. To County Treasurers. Checks going tc county treasurers, on account of additional license fees on premiums collected by insurance companies for the latter half of 1928 are as follows far counties in this section: Aiken $1,764.40 Allendale 363.18 Bamberg T 679.08 Barnwell 1 071.54 ~ Hampton 655.14 Orangeburg 2,590.88 Fireman’s Fund. The 1 per cent, tax on insurance premiums collected by foreign insur ance companies are being sent out in the following amounts to towms in this section: Aiken $707.20 Allendale 130.37 _ Bamberg 169.51 Barnwell 94.23 Blackville - 67.13 Denmark 110.77 Orangeburg 1,051.24 ♦ ♦ » Your Summer Vacation. COLLETTS GOLF GRIP Willie Carter and a young man named Sanders, both white, and a negro whose name is not known were arrested by officers in a raid on a still located on Mortar Branch, in the Lyndhurst section, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Another negro was also arrested by the officers, but escaped, as did a young white man, who 'is said to have dropped his cap and an automatic shotgun loaded with buckshot in his flight. Carter, ac cording to one of the raiding officers, was also armed with an automatic shotgun which he promptly dropped when covered by one of the party. The still had been in operation earlier in the right and a quantity of liquor and fruit jars were confiscated. A car driven by one of the alleged bootleggers was burned by the of ficers when the gears were stripped in an attempt to turn the automobile around. Federal warrants will be issued for the escaped negro and tw'o white men, it is said, and they will be tried in Federal court under the so-called “five-and-ten” act. Conviction would mean a sentence of five years. The men arrested were tiken to Aiker and lodged in jftil. Those participating in the raid were Magistrate W. P. Sanders and Constable G. M. Hogg, of Barr well. Magistrate R. B. Harden, of Kline, ex-Sheriff Nollis Robinson and four dcpuCiea, of Aiken. Mr, Hogg aay* that he and Magistrate Sanders locat ed the still early Monday night and overheard some of the alleged opera tors making threats as to what would happen in case they were raided. Be ing outnumbered, the officers returned to Barnwell and phoned to Mr. Robirt son at Aiken for reinforcements, which arrived in short order. It is understood that a determired effort will be made to atop the manu- facure of liquor m Barnwell County. Barnwell Firemen to Get Insurance Money Insurance Commissioner Sam K. King Is Mailing (Hit Checks This Week on PUiciea. Fine Meeting Held by Farm Women . . , • ’ ■ m—man—mu • ■ ' . Gathering Marked by Several Inter esting Features.—Dr .Wm. Wes ton Makes Address. Criminal Court Will Convene Monday, 27 Judge Hayne F Rice to Preside at One Week’s Term of Court of Gen eral Sessions. SENATOR’S DAUGHTER NUMBBR 17. A closeup of the bands of Glenna Collett, national women’s golf cham pion of (he United States. The photo graph was made when Glenna took a final golf lesson from Alex Smith, her teacher, preparatory to sailing for Europe, where she will take part in the British women’s amateur cham pionships. No American woman baa ever won this tourney. Local People Enjoy Races at Clear Pond Lloyd A. Plexico Enters Two Events, Being Fifth in One and Second * in the Other. Several interesting features mark- J ed the meeting of the Farm Women’s Council in the Barnwell High School building Saturday. The first part of the program was given over to music and a most worthwhile address by Dr. Wm. Weston, of the Food Analysis Commission of South Carolina. He spoke of the close relation between a healthy body and strong mind, a wholesome character and a pleasing personality, and emphasized the fact that proper food is an important fac tor in producing the healthy body. But not only, he said, is it important to know the name of the food, but also is it necessary to know the food principles each particular food 'fen- tains. He gave comparisons between the iodine cortent of vegetables grown in other States and those grown in South Carolina, which revealed the fact that the latter far surpasses all others in mineral content. As was brought out in his talk, a wonderful opportunity has come to the door of South Carolina farmers and business men. • Vocal selections were given by Mrs. Ira Fales, while Misses Vera T. Boul- ware and Daisy Andersen each ren dered violin solos. Several car* of local people motored to Clear Pond, near Bamberg, Thurs day afternoon to witness the initial motorboat races held on that lovely _ - „ , » , , K j. # . j • j • # *u There followed a business ression, body of water and judging from the , , . . t .... comment* heard here additional »n- dur,n * *>>«•'» mmute. of the l..t thu.iast* h.ve been .dded to th , | m«t.n* »nd report, of committee, rank, of lover, of that .port. Of i ^ ’ e * d: 0 ' d ,Imposed .pecial inter.., wa, the fact that L. of ,,nd "* w b J u, ' ,n '“ Uk * n up Th ' A. Pleaico. of thi. city. wa. m.kin« pro « , ' m rrded * recreational hi. debut a. a motorboat raotr. He| p ". ,od r»n«i.tm(r of game,. conte.t. entered two event, ard in .pite of the' * ^"""“tr.t.on of The Icyball fact that in the Am race hi. boat! «** n **™fr After the denmn-tra- 1 lion, iced lemonade was served. Those winning prises in the contests were was driven by a small motor used by him on his fishing expeditions he came out in fifth place. Using a higher powered motor on the same boat in i the next event, Mr. Plexico won sec- j ond money. He has placed an order | *' et for a special 16-Horse power racing motor and hopes to have it here in time for the next faces on Thursday, May 23rd. Mrs. Paul Sanders and Mrs. A. B. Pat terson. Representstives from live rural communities were present, be- a number of visitors from ANOTHER VETERAN PASSES. All member* of the Orangeburg John C. Zorn. Aged M Yearn. Died Thurnday Morning. Motor Boat Club pgrticipated in the races, which began at 3:30 o’clock. In addition to the Orangeburger. and. M „ y ,3._| oh „ C. Zorn. SI**** 0 " theie were alio entrant, go yean, died Thurtday raonv- from Columbia ard Augusta. Only _ M||y #th ,, „„ O . elof|t , t th , one .pill w.s witnessed during the homf of hu broth , r> M K 7<orBi , f . "®namaaa. caeca waia dMLBMLgy' ^ jiin*** <>f Mveial week,. Hi. thrilling to the .pectator-, it i. .aid. | w|u |ald ^ „„ th „ 4f t „ BOOB Perhap. it ia not generally known | ^ oV|ock in the Doubl . Pond , to many people in thi. .ection that chun . hy . nl ^e funeral aervice. be- the Am .ucceMful torpedo wa. tiled ; >nr conducted by the Rev. J. B. Caaton out at ( lear Pond. An account of this ; ^ Bamberg, many frienda gathering experiment was published in the daily papers a year or two ago. With raota to be staged every j to pay their last tribute of respect. Mr. Zorn was born and reared in Barnwell County ard was highly re other Thursday after May 23rd, Clear by wbo knew him H e wa. Pond will probably become a popular place at which to spend a summer af ternoon. FIRST CUCUMBERS SENT FROM BARNWELL The first hampers of cucum bers Trom the 1929 cfop were m&tketed here Monday by Dave Black, a young farmer living near this city, who sold them to J. B. Grubbs, local buyer, > at $2.75 per hamper. This is said to be a record early date for cucum bers in this immediate section. The crop was damaged by the sand storm May 2nd a;io it is be- lieved that the yield will be cur- tailed to some extent. Double Ponds News. Double Ponds, May 14.—The many friends of little Carrie Grace Grubbs will regret to learn that she is very a faithful husband and a devoted father. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Wagstaff, of Georgetown, Mrs. Eula Bodiford, of Union Point, Ga., ard Mrs. Leah Blume, of Denmark; three sons, Hen ry and Leon Zorn, of Denmark and Melvin Zorn, of Florida; 12 grandchil dren and two great-giandcbildren. He wil^ be greatlly missed in the home, the church and the community. Not now, but in the coming years— It may be in the better land— We’ll know the meaning of our tears And then, of course, we’ll under stand. —~ : / As to Free Service. The other day the Southern Railway toas asked to transport cottoni9c(*d free of charge to the storm-stricken area. Officials of the Southern re plied that if the cottonseed were" to be donated to the farmers free of charge and that Profit was to be sick with dyphteharia, but wish for made by any parties concerned in the For your summer vacation, rail and motor tours in the Southern Appala- chairi Mountains. In especially ar ranged rail and motor tour% the Southern Railway provides a new va cation recreation, combining rail and motor transportation for the indivi dual «vl for parties, into the mount- tain sections of Virginia, North Caro- Bna, Eastern Tennessee and North Georgia. For booklet, information and rate*, cal) on ticket agent* of the Railway System. her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Dyches, of Hilda, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Camp and ' little daughter, of Bamberg, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. Fannie Gra ham. Misses Myrtle and Frances Delk were the week-end guest^ of Miss Eauline Delk, of Lees,- Mr. ard Mrs. Emmett Still, of Wil- Ksfeon, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Still Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Delk and family were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Still, of the Hercules sec tion. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Jones were visi* tors in Columbia Sunday* Mrs. Fannie Graham and Miss Vic torina Delk were the guests of ttn. J*me« B. Gueis, of Denmark, Satur- day The May term, of the Court of Gen eral Sessions will convene at Barn well Monday, the 27th inst., with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, pre siding. Criminal cases only will, be tried at this term, which will be in session one week. Petit jurors were drawo Monday, as follows: M. P. Fanning, Blackville. W. H. Bodiford, Hilda. * Laurie A. Hair, Williston. P. E. Allen, Blackville. Harry Nix, Blackville. Jesse Rountree, OM Columbia. W. C. Boyd, Williston. F. W. Delk, Double Ponds. Leroy R. Baughman, Dunbarton. J. B. Ellis, Red Oak. J. M. Moody, Kline. E. T. Bates, New Forest. S. F. Hogg, Kline. E. G. Birt, Long Branch. C. T. Odom, Healing Springs. M. N. Ahl, Williston. J. C. Burckhalter, Dunbarton. R. R. Moore, Jr., Seven Pines. Willie Zorn, Cedar Grove. W. L. Molair, Barnwell. T. D. Creighton, Jr., Barnwell. * Horace A. Green, Elko. L. P. Williams, Elko. F. L. Eaves, Dunbarton. G. N. Odom, Healing Springs. E. B. Sanders, Jr. Big Fork. # H. M. Thompson, Williston. Leon Carroll, Ashleigh. B. L. Peeples, Ellenton. L. L. Birt, Elko. H. *M. Cook, Seven Pines. J. B. Ross, Seven Pines. L. A. Cave, Barn wall. J. L. All* Dunbarton. A. D. Connor, Jr, Barnwell. J. H. Swett, Meyers Mill. Mrs. Hattie P. Rountree. Williaton, May IV-Mrs. Hattie Page Rountree, 58, jied et her home here at 11:50 ./clock Sunday night, May 12th. Mrs. Rountree was strick en Monday morr.lrg of I at 4 , week and since that lima was jn a critical con- \ ilion, moat of wh ch t»ma she waa in a ro** a She sra.* the widow of the late John A Rountree, well knosm Wil iv.on merchant, whom she married about 40 years ago. Mr. Rountree died 24 years ago. Mrs. Rountraa was before her mar riage, Mias Hattie Page, of Beech Is land. Upon her marriage, she moved to Willhton and during al that time ahe has been a mott loyal ?r.d conse crated n-ember cf the WUKstor. Bap tist church. Nothing that affected the general welfare of WiPiston and its community found her indifferent. As the news of h.?r death spread over Williston early Monday morning, there was real sorrow ard the large crowd at the funeral services held Monday afternoon at her residence, followed by interment in the Willis ton cemetery, attestcl to the love and affection in which she was held. The floral offerings were many and beauti ful. Mrs. Rountree is s'l'ived by three daughters: Mrs. H. H. Altman, of Charleston, Mrs. H. M. Thompson and Miss Mayo Rountree, of Williston; two sons-in-law, H. M. Thompson, of Williston, and H. H. Altman, of Char leston; one brother-in-law, R. J. Rountree, Williston; ten grand-chil dren. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Page, of Augusta, and thre^‘ sisters, Mrs. Mrs. W. E. Livingsboni, of Augusta, and two brothers, W. T. Gage, of Baltimore, and H J. Page, of Au gusta, also survive. ^ . w • » - Celebrates 72nd Birthday. transaction, the railroad would haul the seed free; bu^ if any profit was made by anyon^ the railroad would also charge for its service. This poaitiop is entirely tenable. It conforms identically with the policy of The Bamberg Herald in- regard to free advertising. We take the posi tion tha^ when an entertainment or any other service is rendered entirely free i/is entitled, if it is worthwhile, to free mention in the paper, but if an admission is charged, or if anybody makes a profit, it then- becomes a comm« i r ia| affair, and dhtould be treated ag any other sort of adver tising. Because such service is for the benefit of a worthy object does not alter its status. AH objects are presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be worthy*—The Bamberg Herald. C. C. Owens, Sr., of Barnwell, cele brated his 72nd birthday at his home here Sunday with a family reunion. Those enjoying hi s hospitality were the following: Mr. and Mrs. John T. Owens, and son, John Nqcill; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Owens, Jr., and children, Betty and Charles; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kirkland and son, Harry Lyman, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hair; 1 Mr. and Mrs. B. F. 6wens and son, Law rence. Jail Delivery Is Averted by J Capt. G .M.M a in Discovers Artivitie* of Four Youths ia Time to Pre vent Their Escape Sunday. A striking pose of Miss Henrietta Allen, daughter of the new United States senator from Kansas and Mrs. Henry J. Allen. Book of Enrollment Will Close Saturday Candidates for Msyor Hsvs Until Moedsy, the 20th iatl.. tn Pay Their Assessment. Catfish Stew and Chicken Supper. There will be a catfish stew and chicken supper at the Barnwell Bap tist church on Thursday evening, May 16th, beginning at 6:00 p. m., given by organ group -No. 3, (Mrs. Boncil H. Dyches, leader.) Supper 50c per plate. Everybody cordially invited. The municipal enrolment book, which was opened at the store of Lemon Bros «nmc time ago fcr the purpose of enrolling all voters who failed to enroll he! summer or who have become qualified to wots since that time will close Saturday of this week. May 18th. It is not necessary for those who qualified for the muni cipal election last year to enroll again at thit time, but other voters who re" et this tiifie, but ether vtteif w-so can meet the requirements are urg*d to place their nanv.M an the bock this week. Candidates for Ma/cr to succeed the Iste V. Seym >u- Owens, Esq . have until Monday, the 20th inet, to file their pledgee end pay their isseee- ment to G. W, Menville, secretary. So far only two aspirants for the position have announced their candi dacy—B. W. Sexton, who acted as Mayor during the illness and since the death of Mr. Owens, snd W. D. Harley. Both of these men are too well known to the voters of Barnwell to need any introduction at the hands of The People-Sentinel. It is not be lieved that there will be any other entries in this race, although- the name of another a possible candidate was mentioned rome time ago. The election to Aoihinate a successor to Meyor Owens will be held here June 4th, the notice of election ap pearing elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Hearing the rasping sound of a saw on metal early Sunday mooring, Capt. G. M. Main, jailer at the Barn well County jail, discovered that four young men confined im the jail, had in some manner secured a saw blade and had succeeded in sawing one of the iron bars at a window nearly in half. Upon the approach of Captain Mebni, the men hid the saw and at tempted to hide the result of their labor by tying a piece of rag around the sawed bar. The saw was found, however, and now the men are con fined at night to separate cells, in stead of being allowed the freedom of the jail corridor.. During the day time they work the streets of Barn well, having been given a 20-day sen- tence by Magistrate B. W. Peeples, of Meyer*® Mill, for vagrancy. The four men—one of whom give* the oh me of C.leaton and Savannah as his place of residence, the other three claiming New York City aa th«sr home were found loitering in the vicinity of a filling station near El- lenton. Ore of them had a pistol, which was accidentally discharged, t<ng a flesh wound on the head of one of his companiors. r I Monday morning, whan Chief of Police George Peeples went to the jail to get the convicts for the day's work, he found that they had on their / rret clothes under the convicts' suits. The supposition is that they had planned an attempted escape while at work on the streets. This plan waa frustrated when Mr. Pet- plea forced them to discard their “cstisen’s clothes. 1 * Are Killed on State’* Highway* Over Seventy Oc curred Daring April Lyndhurst Folk Enjoy Play. Lyndhurst, May 12.—The people of this community enjoyed the local talent play given at the schoolhouse on the night of May 6th. The play was composed of supposed negro characters, arid the blackened faces were scarcely recognized by thise who knew the persons well in their normal state, so complete were the disguises. Those who made up the cast were Misses Elizabeth and Emily Ellis and Frances Gantt and JuKan EUis and Samuel H. Gantt After the play was over, Bryant Calhoun, of Baldock, rendered A minstrel program, and furnished much amusemerA to the au- liehce by his songs and jokee. Music between the acts was fur nished by Miss Minnie Hay on the violin, and Harold Hay and Tom RiK&s, guitar Despite the inclemency of the weather, quite a large crowd from here arid the surrounding country at tended. Much credit for the success of the evening must be given Miss Lillian Calhoun, the local teacher, who promoted and made the program pos sible. Perry A. Price Buys Home. Solomon V. Brown has sold his Marlboro Street residence to Perry A. Price, cashier of the local Branch of the Bank of Western Carolina, who expects to occupy hit new home early m June. Mr. and Mrs. Brown sod children will move to Bstesburg in the near future sad their friends wish much happiness snd prosperity for them is their new home. Nineteen persons were killed oa Sooth Qtrolfcia highways during the month of April; 21 were severely In jured and 54 received minor injuries; 94 Occidents occurred oa State rends durirg the month, according tn re ports received by the South CeroUaa highway department. The “accident” report for April, as compiled by the highway department, in part was as follows: “There were 26 colHsioas betwosu motor cars, 12 wftfti other vehicles, 2S with other objects, sad nine pidsa triane were struck by moving cars. “Nineteen cars were overturned and 22 were driven off roods. Forty-fix care were seriously damaged, 68 were slightly damaged ard one burned up turning over. ^ “There were nine accidents at or rear bridges and 11 at public road crossings. Sixty-one of the accidents occurred m the day time, 32 after dark, snd one time undetermined. Sixty-five were on straight roads, 26 on curves, 40 on paved roads, 43 on unpaved roads and ten on surface treated roads. "Eight of the accidents were re ported as caused by careless driving, three by reckless driving, 23 by speed ing, 14 by recklessness due to liquor, five by dazzling headlights, five by one or both lights eutji 11 by defects of car; seven by skidding; 13 by driver loving control of car; three by blow outs; one by driver falling asleep, and one by collision by interurbsa or elec tric car. "Three pedestrians were killed, two by becoming confused by traffic at road crossing, and one while alighting from a school bus. Two persons were killed ms a result of driving outside oT traffic lane, snd one was killed as a result of failing to slow down for a curve. One death resulted from col- lisiorv of moving car with truck parked on roadside without tail light* snd four deaths resulted from recklessness due to liquor. One person was killed when car ran off read and overturned and one was killed when car turned, due to driver falling. i and three were killed as a result of losing control of car, one of which was doe to fatigue, and another by being unfamiliar with new ear. One resulted when car ran off fill, whea car ran inti cie which carried a killed dae to dfie