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& j*-mi M * - j* k . JOHN W, i n t g * 0 \mnocfn**’ men, then by their execution, feut a P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the post office at Barnwell S. (X, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Am Year fUO Six Months —— JO Slme Uonthi ,60 (Strictly la Adraaee.) • c 1 , -ii, '.i.iP 1 "■ a. 1 r TRUR8PAY, JUNE 12TH, 1930. = Washington is called the seat of government, but somehow kicks regis tered there don’t seem to have much effect. deuce that p< the convicted let him stay their execution. But he should not attempt to set aside the just verdict of a sworn jury in a court of justice. Some Population Figures. At this time the politicians are supervisor. All towns, we daresay, have the am bition to show a steady increase in population and that ambition is a laudable one when the increase is based on sound conditions. But the 1930 census is disclosing some inter esting—we might say alarming fig ures, and even though we may invite the charge of “jealousy”—Barnwell being among the towns of this State which show a decrease in the past ten years—we are going to discuss brief ly the report made public last week by J. C. 'Spann, of Allendale, census represent THEIR views in the Gener al Assembly or that they have, by electing a candidate, endorsed bis views on certain questions. (The bend issue was not a factor in the campaign j of 1928.) A representative should be in accord with the views of a majority of the electorate, or they in accord with bis views, or be should resign. If the colonel believes otherwise, then he shrinks measumbly in stature in the eyes of many people throughout the State. Notice to Candidates. fctlldin* up or repairing the fence, j ^ report ,how, that the town of that they expect to itraddle during Barnwell loat #9 in population during the past decade, the present count be ing 1,834 as compared with 1,903 in the campaign. Thirty cent, a buihel hamper for ( i 920 whUe it j,, regretted that the cucumbers and glad to get it! And town shows »ny decrease whatever, it *tbe hampers cost 12 cents apiece! 'That is the pitiable plight in which the farmers find themselves this year and one who had sold his daily “pick ing” at that price Saturday was heard to remaric to his assistant: “Hurry | is gratifying to note that there was actually an increase in Barnwell town ship, outside of the town, of 18 per sons, bringing the townships net loss only 51. This is in marked contrast to the loss shown in the up and help me get these cuke, peck- ] diBtrictg of lo mjmy townships ed. The man says he ain t goin to j n this and other counties.. buy no more today whe^i he ftmshes p or j ng tan C e, while Allendale town loadin' that car.” And yet some peo- R j lowg an increase in population of 178 pie contend, that the fejmere are a p a i r f ax 0 f 414^ making a total of lazy shiftless lot and thit their pres- ^ A i lcnda | e township, in which ent deplorable financial condition is these two towns are located, show s a doe entirely to their aversion for decregg€ of 7g7 p' nont . ‘ i n othtr hard work. A local merchant cor- ( wordg the two toWng KTrm at the ex- vactly expressed the situation when (M . n „ e of their -back-eountry,” and in he .aid that “our people are actually , ,«.,| on that ,, , lm0#t whol | y de > »»"> becauae they have produced upon ^ricultura it U I t® 0 mucl^^at/^^^^^^^^ I ,,riou, question a, to whether or not — I this growth is really to be desired. Senator F. M Simmons, who has 0n , he f , ce of it> it would that TaprasaeUd the Tur Heel State in the *>h7 people who have moved to Allen- United States Senate for 30 years. dal , and Fairfax have ceased to be bolted the Democratic national ticket producer! and have become consum- ia IMS and refuaed to support Alfred , r , , nd unl , M thow , town , M f or . K. Smith for President. North Caro- tunate at to have the necessary indus- liaa went Republican for the drat time , ri „ t0 support the increased popula- since Reconstruction daya. For hit ti on the township aa a whole ia in Nobody’s Business Mike Is Mad. ~ flat rock, s. C. June the 10, 1930. deer mr. editor:— i want you to stop my paper at once and i will try to pay you the back dues on same this coming next fall, i don’t want to be ketched reading yore paper no more since you had that parry graff in it last week about me being in the ford which had a wreck wi$h a telly gram post. who ever sed i was in that crowd that hit the sed post has done so with mal- lis afore thought and for the soul pur pose of hurting my political record which is an open book and i never saw that ford and them fellers befoar till 1 rode up behind them and pulled that woman out from under the rare axel. and i want you to understand that i was not a hugging of her when tju* sherriff come up. i was only holding her in my arms so’s she could get her breth better as the raidum rod drove her chist in about 3 inches and grease cup lodged in her clothes which i found and I was only doing my duty in the first aid which i learnt enduring the war at a swimming hole. dialoyalty to the party that had honored him for ao many yean the veteran aolon was overwhelmingly de feated Saturday for renomination by much worse shape than it would have been had its rural districts grown at the expense of the towns. This ia not a condition that ia of hit former aupporte.., Josiah to Allendale County but is to W. Bailey, a Raleigh lawyer. The he found in various sections of the voten of Dixie place a high value on g utg We hjld . oro eth»ng to say in party loyalty. Let those in this these columns a short time ago about State who would attolish or amend (he trend from farm-to-town in Green- Rule 32 of the Democratic Party take woo< i County. It can hardly be said a laaf out of Senator Simmons’ book that it denoteg m healthy condition, and think twice before they attempt NoWf if the townships aa a whole and furthermore, i never took her home aa you stated, hut carried her till her daddy met us and put her in his ford which ha could not get stariec again and then him and her had to get hack in mine and ride till i got oat. oi gang which was might nigh 2 miles from her home where the amberlance come and got her, but she was a right the next day. to disrupt the organisation. Booming a Town. A town can boom when— There ia shown a more cooperative spirit to boost all things and hold fast to that which is good. Its forces of education, culture and morality hear fruit in well-doing. Business is placed on a fair level of show a growth in keeping with that of the towns, that is cause for congratu lation. We do not have the population figures for Blackville and Williaton townships, hut Mr. Spann’s report shows that while the town of Ellenton gained 235 in population, Silverton township, in which Ellenton ia located, loat 540. Therefore, what we have said in reference to Allendale town- it looks like you all would try to print the truth some time, i picked up the quart of licker, but never tetch- ed it except laid it in the boys car un der the teat to keep it from spilling out all over everything, and he was not my ruxxin as yru state, hut be longed to a nuther set of Clarks who was allso raised in geo nr y. The attention of candidaterin Barn well County is called to paragraph one of Rule 26 of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, which is as follows: “26. Candidates for the General Assembly and for county offices shall lie with the chairman of the County Committee a pledge in writing to abide the results of the primary and support the nominees thereof. Candi dates for other offices shall file such pledge with the chairman of the State Committee: Provided, That the pledge of such candidate shall be filed on or before 12 o’clock, Meridian, on a date to be fixed by the County Com mittee or the State Committee, re spectively, for the filing of pledges and paying assessment. No vote for any candidate who has not paid his assessment nor-complied •*with » this rule shall be counted.” In compliance with this rule, the Barnwell County Democratic Execu tive Conjmittee has fixed the time for expiration of filing pledges and pay ing assessments at not later than 12:00 o’clock, noon, Thursday, June 26th, 1930. Statutory pledges are to be filed with R. L. Bronson, Clerk of Court, at Barnwell, S. C., and party pledges are to be filed with Edgar A. B^own, County Chairman. All as sessments are to be paid to B. P. Davies, Treasurer, Barnwell, S. C. Assessments. The committee has fixed the follow ing assessments for candidates for the respective offices: Judge of Probate $ 100.00 County Treasurer 100.00 County Auditor 100.00 County Supt. of Education 100.00 House of Representatives -- 50.00 Magistrates at Barnwell, Ben nett Springs, Blackville and Williston, each -— Magistrates at Hilda, Great Cypress, Dunbarton and Red Oak, each (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT ) competition, greater service i R ren- *hip is likewise applicable to Silver- dered and a more thorough method is ton township. used to estbliah growing patronage. There are more get-together meet- As we said at the outset, well prob ably be charged with “jealousy” of Legal Advertisements iagi, more netghborliness and more our neighbors’ growth, but be that as genuine friendship becked up by deeds ^ jt may, we are frank to say that we *• well as words. j much prefer that Barnwell show a de- It takes on a cleaher aspect; when of 69 persons and the farm paint, soap, broom and mop are ap-; a r e a iq'jthe township an increase of plied to iU^ysical properties and a jg than,vice versa. The towns of this of Hie SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.) cleansing of the hearts of its people takes place as well. •ection .cannot continue to grow at the expense of their “back-country” f Orderly society is recognized, and ^ unless they have something besides when greater opportunties are STiven agm-iiiUire upon which to depend, to its people in the enjoyment of their material and spiritual blessings; when its institutions are supported by ita own people who are consciously ac tive to prove their loyalty. The Govornor and the Courts. Colonel Keith and The State Col. W. H. Keith and The State have been engaging in a controversy over the highway bond issue and from this distance it would seem that the Colum bia newspaper has dressed the Green- Thd records show tl>at Governor t ville colonel down very nicely. In fact, Richards has commuted to life im- 1 the colonel has at least partially re- prisonment the sentences of 13 men tracted some of the statements made eonvicted of murder in South Carolina, j in a letter addressed to the editor of Twelve were negroes. Great pressure The State after the latter had shown ia being brought to bear upon the him the error of his ways. In this let- Chief Executive to commute the sen- ter of retraction Colonel Keith made a tences of Coleman and Johnson, two statement that for some reason The young white men, who were convicted State allowed to go unchallenged. He in Spartanburg County for the mur- said: “My county didn’t tell me to 4er of a. payroll clerk. The wife of fight the bond issue and, if they had, the murdered man has added her plea I would have resigned.” Does the col- for executive clemency. The People-' onel put himself above the mandate of Sentinel does not believe that the the people who elected him? Either Governor of a State should interfere that or he has not made himself quite writh the verdicts of courts and juries clear. Possibly he meant that, had he wnless it is clearly shown that there been in favor of the bond issue, he iiaa been a miscarriage of justice, would have resigned before he would One reason for South Carolina’s dis- have sacrificed his principles, but to graceful crime record is to be found in the casual reader it would seem that the maudlin sentiment of many pec- the colonel considers himself a law pie for criminals who have been con- unto himself, elected by the people of ▼feted after a fair and impartial trial. Greenville County, not to represent As The Columbia Record and The them bat to promulgate his own per- Mews and Courier point oat, the crime sonal views on questions of State. and Johnson was »otJ Somehow, we still cling to the old the wife of the murdered men, fashioned idea that a member of the the people of t|e State of House of Representatives is a repre- If Governor Rich- seatative of the people, elected by a jevi- majority of the voters of a county to Club will meet at the Overt House in Barnwell, S. C n Thursday afternoon, June 12th, 1930, at 4:30 o’clock, for the purpose of reorganising, electing officers end an executive committee. A full attendance is requested. P. W. PRICE, June 3, 1930. Pres dent. Book to be opened at of Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Notice is hereby given that all per sons holding claims against the es tate of J. B. Armstrong, deceased, must file them duly attested to the undersigned Administratrix and all persons indebted to said estate will make prompt payment to the said Ad ministratrix. SARAH C. ARMSTRONG, Administratrix. Barnwell, S. C., June 3, 1930. NOTICE OF ENROLLMENT. Persuant to Rule No. 11 of the Democratic Party of South Carolina, I, Edgar A. Brown, County Chairman of Barnwell County, hereby give notice: (1) to Jacob Delk. DUNBARTON—Club District: Aa set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—H. P. A»- % ' derson, B. F. Owens and R. M. Burek- halter. Book to be opened at B. F. Ander son’s store.. ELKO—Club District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—Paul S. Green, Alonzo Bates and A. E. Hair. Book to be opened at Green and Company’s store. FRIENDSHIP—Club District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee — H. E. Creech, James Ray and Frank San ders. Book to be opened at residence of James Ray. FOUR MILE—Clul> District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee*—C. M. Tur ner, W. F. Duncan and C. G. Young blood. Book to be opened at residience of C. M. Turner. GREAT CYPRESS—Qub District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—G. C. Best, Victor Lewis and J. W. Sanders. Book to be opened at store of Lewis .rl andii want you to understand that they was not dodging me when he hit the telly gram post in question, a* i was going the same way they was trying to go but they wobbled so, that State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. In the Court of Common Pleas. The Federal Land Bank of Columbia, Plaintiff, vs. Jennette Davis Bates, Florence Davis Muns, and the Allendale National Farm Loan Association, . Defendants. 15.00 (Rule No. 6): “The qualifications for membership in any club of the party in this State, and for voting and Best. at a primary shall be as follows, viz: j HEALING SPRINGS^—Club Dis- The applicant for membership, or trict: As set out in 6 above, voter, shall be 21 years of age, or Enrollment Conynittee—W. T. Wal- shall become so before the succeeding ker, L. P. Boylston and Jas. J. Ray. general election and be a white Demo-1 Book to be opened at residence of crat. He shall be a citizen of the Jas. J. Ray. United States and of this State. No HERCULES—Club District: As set person shall belong to any club or vote in any primary unless he has resided in the State two years and in the county six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 days prior to the out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—J. A. Mor ris, L. S. Still and J. A. Creech. Book to be opened at residence of . A. Morris. HILDA—Club District: As set out 9J ♦ 10.(>0 i first primary following his offer to in 6 above. enroll: Provided, that public school j Enrollment Committee—A. P. Col- teachers and ministers, of the gospel lins, W. G. Collins and Isidore Hart- in charge of a regular organised sog. Book to be opened at store of Isa- Provided: That refunds be made | C hurch shall be exempt from the pro to candidates for Judge of Probate. J visions of thi( section as to residtnee Superintendent of Education. Auditor, if qualified.” Treasurer and House of Representa tives on the basis of the number of candidates in each race. For example. two candidates for the cffice of Coun- (2) Books of enrollment for the re spective Democratic clubs required un- ty Treasurer would automatically cut der the rule* for the ne* enrollment ^ q Creech the cost to $50 each, and so on. | i« Barnwell County will be opened by Campaign Meetings. ; the secretaries or the enrollment Campaign meetings are scheduled committee* of the respective clubs on dore Hsrtxog. REEDY BRANCH-Club Diatrict: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—J. C. R. Grubb*. M. O. Creech and J. B. Still. Book to be opened at residence of As set as follows: Hilda, Friday, June 27th. Dunbarton, Friday, July 11th. Williaton. Friday. July 25th. Blackville. Friday. August 8th. Barnwell. Friday. August 22. EDGAR A. BROWN. C unty Chairman. RED OAK—C1ab District: out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee — Micagy Tuesday, June 3, 1930, end will re- D . r* n ' I „ a . B,r ^ O- D. Moore and J. M. Hill. : main open for the enrollment until | Tuesday, the 22nd day of July, 1930, ! which shall be the last day of en- tollment. (Rules Nos. 11 and 12.) (3) Book to be opened at Moore’s store. ROSEMARY—Club District: A* set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—W. R. Bell. R. S. Wes therm bee and M. 8. Hair. Each applicant for enrollment shall 1 Book to be opened at residence of in person write upon the club roll his R. S. Weathersbee. Nutif toDtbtor ..T . dn. .7^ ! ful1 n * me and there af-1 S1LOAM — Club Diririct: As set Notice ia hereby xiven that .U per-1 l ' r i hl * ***• <*;»P‘*‘‘»" *"<< P®“ . »“< >» « xbove. son. holding cla.m. ...inat the e.Ute i* nd if i " * c ">' or 1 to ~ n ,h * H Knrollro "’ t Comm.ttee: J. W. Bates, of Marinh Se.se .ill prove them in »nte the n.me of street and the num-, W. P. Morri. and Belton Holly. the Probote Court at 10 o’clock on I ^ ^ hl * hou “ ,n wh,ch h, “ ' Book to be opened at reaidenee of her of his house in which he resides. 1 if such designation exists in said J. W. Bates. Mouday, June 30th. 1930, and all per- . „ „ , i .. • . una mi i. 'city or town. If the applicant cannot! W’lLLlSTON—Club District* A sons indebted to said estate will make ... . v^—* iuu . malik .. a prompt payment to the undersigned j Administrator. G. S. BOYNTON. Admr^ write he may make hip mark upon the set out in 6 above, roll, which shall be witnessed by the . Enrollment Committee — M. C.. secretary or other person then having Kitchings. R. L. Hair and J. H. Mc- Estate of Mariah Sease. 1 the custody thereof, and the secretary June 9, 1930. 4t. shall fill in the other requirements. (4) No person shall be enrolled in any NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that 1 will c j u j ) or vote - n any p r j mar y except in file my final accounting as Adminia- I the c | ub diitrjct in which he resides. trator of the estate cf Mariah Sease with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of the Probate Court fof* Barnwell County, State of South Carolina, upen Saturday, July 5th, 1930, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and petition the said Court for an Order of Dis charge and Letters Dismissory. G. S. BOYNTON, Admr. Estate of Mariah Sease. June 9, 1930. 4t. i (Rule No. 8.) NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. To the Defendants above named: YOU ARE HEREBY -SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with seived upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the !&id com plaint 'On the subscriber at his office in Bamwfell, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated at Barnwell, S. C., the 1st day of May, 1930. THOS. M. BOULWARE, Plaintiff’s Attorney. Notice is hereby given that I will file my final return as Administratrix of the estate of E. H. McDonald with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of •Probate for Barnwell County, State of South* Carolina, upon Saturday, July 5th, 1930, and petition the said court for an Order of Discharge and Letters Dismissory. < edna McDonald, Admtrix., Estate of E. H. McDonald. June 9, 1930. 4t. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. Notice. To the Absent Defendants, Jennette Davis Bates and | Florence Davis Muns: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That the summons in this action, of which the foregoing is a copy, together with the complaint in this action wa 8 filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell County on the 14th day of May, 1930. THOS. 1C. BOULWARE, Plaintiff’s Attorney. 6-12-3tc. Notice* is hereby given that I will file my final accounting a 8 Adminis trator of the estate of Hector Mitchell, deceased with the Hon. John K. Snel ling, Judge of Probate, for Barnwell County, S. C., and will apply to the said Court for an Order of Discharge and Letters Dismissory upon Tuesday, the 8th day of July, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon. PETER MITCHELL, Admr., Estate of Hector Mitchell. }une 10, 1930. Notice of Gab Meeting. The Barnwell Municipal Democratic That the names of the club* in Barnwell County, the boundaries of the club districts as required to be *et out in Rule No. 11, the name* of the member® of the enrollment com mittees and the places where the re spective club rolls are to be are as follow*: (6) The club district and boundaries of the clubs in Barmfell County are as follows: In all cases the voter must enroll in the club nearest his place of residence, calculated by the nearest practical route, and can only vote at the voting place of such club, and ter ritory included by this test shall be considered the club district of such club: BARNWELL—Club District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Comittee:—Perry B. Bush, N. G. W. Walker and R. A. Dea- son. Book to be opened at Deason’s Drug Store. BENNETT SPRINGS—Club Dis trict a® set out in 6 above. \ . t Enrollment Committee — B. W. Peeples, J. F. Swett and L. L .Peeples. Book to be opened at J. F. Swett’s store. BLACKVILLE—Club District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—Sim Buist Rush, C. C. Storne and J. Dewis Grubbs. Book to be opened at Rush’s Drug Store. DOUBLE POND—Gab District: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—Leon Hut to, Sammie P. Hart sog and Jacob Delk. Donald. Book to to opened at R. L. Hair’s store. Attention is railed"*! the fact that, under Rule 11, there Vhall be a new general enrollment of all voters every four year*, beginning with the yeac^v 1926, particular attention being callew <- ^ to the following provisions: “(a) Provided, further. That in ♦" each election year the books of en rollment to opened a® now provided, and, those persons meeting the re quirements for enrollment since the last general enrollment, or who are not enrolled, shall be enrolled by the secretary, or by the enrolment com mittee. In case any properly enrolled voter has changed his voting precinct, he shall be entitled to be enrolled in hi s new precinct under the following rules, to-wit: Application for a cer tificate of transfer shall be made in writing to the secretary of the former club, who shall certify in writing to the secretary of the precinct club* where such enrolled voter desires to be enrolled, to the effect that such voter was duly enrolled in his club, giving date of enrollment, name, age, occupation and address. At the time he shall note in ink on the enrollment book the transfer so made. Upon pre sentation of the certificate of trans fer to the secretary, the applicant v shall be permitted to enroll in his new voting precinct club, provided he is in all other reespects qualified under the rules of the patty. “(b) In case of the death of any voter, the secretary, or the enrolment committee, under supervision of the Cqunty Executive Committee, shall have authority to strike* from books of enrollment the name of names of such deceased voter, giving^ the approximate date of death of deceased.** EDGAR A. BROWN. 1 Cbm., Co. Executive Com. Attest: B. P. Davies, Secy. Barnwell, 8. C, May 17, JWQ, _ J* ^4* 4ttr