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EDITION eople-Sentine 'Ju»t Llk* a Mambar of lha Family'’ YOLtUB LUL BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH. 1SS0. Asparagus Growers Hold Large Meeting Aiken, Saluda, Edgefield, Barnwell and Allendale Counties Represented Last Week. Aiken, August 11.—A gathering of some four or five hundred fanners, mainly asparagus growers, from the counties of Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda, Barnwell and Allendale, attended the asparagus meeting: held here Wednes day by the N. V. Potash Export My. The crowd filled the courtroom of the Aiken County courthouse to hear R. A. McGinty, chief horticulturist from Clemson College, tell of the results of fertilizer tests on asparagus at Clem son College and at Monetta; M. C. Kitchings, of Williston, president of the South Carolina Asparagus Grow ers Association, gave comparative figures on types of grass shipped by the association in the last several years and spoke informatively of as paragus fertilisation; and J. M. Har per, director of the scientific and research bureau of the potash com pany, talk scientifically of fertiliser, stressing the fact that the grass could not use fertiliser until it bears foliage and that therefore the time for fertilisatioa in after cvttiag. T. fc Pender, of WUlistoa, P. W Miller, of Tree tea, J. R. Lott, of Barnwell and L. A. Cave, of Barnwell, promi nent asparagus growers, told of ex periences they have had with fertili sers. The idea of the meeting was to prteem to the fs a cash crop chsde igtloa end corn la aa effort to ward dte«retftmt»ca of farm p redacts AO arrangements were made by G Cholmors McDonald, ef Chertootoa. field repreeatative a# the peiaih com pany, threagh the reeperaHea of C. Lae Gowea. term deaseaotmtmo agent ter Athea Coaaty. aad the aeparegas Ae part ef the program, early Wed- aoi day a large greap ef farmers mere dnioa team A thee to taapart the are Merry Oaks 4-11 ctah home three mllee from Afitea. a field ef kadaa aad a forestry demeaotsaUea ea the place ef Meaaea Memo, ef fimHhieaa. L I. la the eame v<*mity. aad thea to Beerh Island to mepen the grape etaeyafd ef S. M. Atklneeo, where demeaatratmae la park mg sad varie ty were gteea. At the Athamoa place, a study wae also made ef a large gftefy. At t eYtech. the petoeh ceospnoy eatertaiaed its gweets with a large | harhecar et the Aiken AgrtosKeral | Oah, diaarrs being so reed to arewad tear haadred pemeae Politics at Boiling Point in Allendale Two Candidates for the State Senate in Near-Encounter at Meeting , in Fairfax.' Fairfax, Aug. 9.—Allendale County people gathered at the opening of the political campaign here were startl ed for a few seconds by what promis ed real excitement when a near-en counter occurred between Senator George D. Kirkland and former Sena tor R. P. Searson, Sr. Senator Kirkland, attacking the po litical record of Mr. Searson, told the people of Fairfax that they had been betrayed by him. Mr. Searson leaped to his feet and defied Senator Kirkland to prove any assertions concerning him. For an in stant, it appeared ss though the two men might clash and Magistrate B. W. Dowling, chairman of the meet ing, came between them, pushing Mr. Searson back, while Senator Kirkland continued with his speech. The third candidate in the senatorial race ie J. R. Boylston. Others who are seeking political offices in this county and who spoke at the meeting are as follows: Super intendent of education, Mrs. J. W. Thomas and C. R. Wilson. The in cumbent, Mrs. H. G. Bryan, was un able. because of tllnees, to be present. Sheriff: H. C McMillan. Incum bent; W. A. Chnvoue and Junius Peeples. Auditor J Stcney Banders, Hm bent ; Mart n Lughtsey and L. Geege. Clerk ef Court: J. M. RUey, cum bent; J. R. Mr Mi la anr and J. Perry Moody Judge of ftohnto: anr J. K Tebtm. Coroner J. W, Main. I Magistrate at Fairfax mg, incumbent: R C B Verbal Pyrotechnics Turned Loose at Blackville Friday emmmaaMMammamwarn Large Crowd of Men and Women Heard County Candidates at Fourth Meeting of Present Campaign.—Will Speak at Kline Tomorrow and Barnwell Next Week. in C. H Hen Harley R W. Demi. Mrs. Mr Har New Buick Dealers for Barnwell County Anncuncemeut to made in this Isoue The People-SeaDnel of the ap pointment of the Aiken Buick Com pany Of doalers for the popular Buick automobile in Barnwell County. This concern is owned by C. A. Owens and B. H. Johnson, and Mr. Owens, to gether with J. J. Merchant, salesman, was in Barnwell Tuesday afternoon looking over the territory. They ex tend the people of thi* section a cor dial invitation to visit their show rooms in Aiken and inspect the new line of new Buick straight-eights. The company also maintains a service department for Buick owners. The attention of readers of The People-Sentinel is directed to the company’s announcement, which ap pears on page four of the first section, of this issue. Marti*. August It.—Mr a T R HerWy and child run I turned tn their hum* m Rulth mur'f emi#r. Mr*. Run Wall mr ley's mother necmupanmd them heme tec n vtmt uf •everul months Mr and Mr* Herbert Harley, af I.sighs, spent the week sad wtth the I farmer's mother Mr* Mamie Harley. Mr. and Mr*. Rekect Wall have keen spending seam time untk Mr* Walt's s>stev In the fiuldork sect ton | Mr* Mary Hurley, ef Augusta. Is i spending a few day* wfth Mr* Man- rut Harley. Dr. W, M Janus, peeter af the Pleasant Mena lain Church, held a very succesaful matting last weak. Hr was as ads d by Mr. McKmaoa, af Allendale. Mr. and Mr*. Brooks Harley, of Auburndale. FUl, were the veceat guests of Mr. and Mr* Ben Wall, of the Dunbarton section. Morris Weatherford, of Swansea, spent some time recently with Adrian and Douglas Wall. Several Ash din ners were enjoyed during his stay. Henry Killingsworth, of Philadel phia, Pa., arrived in Barnwell last week for a visit to relatives. He was accompanied by Brown Easterling, who spent several weeks in the City of Brotherly Love. Attacks Record Negro Hurt in Collision. Oliver Johnson was injured and a truck owned by H. W. Sanders, which he was driving at the time, was dam aged in a collision between the truck and a car owned by Glen Wa-lkup and driven by a negro, at the inter section of Burr and Washington Streets here Monday morning. The| truck wag loaded with lumber, on which several negro women were rid ing. The lumber and the women wars thrown from the truck, hot without Mr to ur affect*, it la claimed it the Walkap car was being drive* n rapd rate af spaad at the ttewi the aanteut. . Verbal pyrotechnics were turned loose at the fourth county campaign meeting which was held Friday morn ing in the Blackville school auditor ium, which was well filled with an at tentive audience of men and women. As on previous occasions, all of the office-seekers were generously ap plauded. The meeting was called to order by Hal D. Still, chairman of the Black- vile Democratic Club, and opened with a prayer by the Rev. D. W. Heckle. The unopposed candidates for County Treasurer, Judge of Probate and County Auditor were first introduced. Treasurer James J. Bell and Auditor W. H. Manning made shout the same speeches as previously reported in these columns and Judge John K. Soelling was not present when his name wag called. As usual, the candidates for County Superintendent of Education were next im order and B. S. Moore, Jr, of Barnwell led off. Mr. Moore expresssd hi* pleasure at being in Blackville and briefly introduced him self to his sudience. among other things stating that he Is the grand- ^ sou of n Confederate Veteran and the sea ef a Bpeabh-Amencaa War Vet ers a. Ht cited his edaraUenal tram* ' mg at the Bute’s two natverittwi and his three years' of law pearl Ire I* j Barnwell glare hie gmduntion no proof I ef hie gnaiifimtien ter the peuMte*. He retterstfld that he weald net pram Me the eame kted ef sere ire that has been given kg hts egpenent. again rhavgcag that Mr. CVearb to paid Hr* j kfifi n year fee a tew days week oe et the rate of $M for two hoars' work i each Botardny a florae oa Tb eah- I stool lute hio rhargs that Mr. CVoarh has boon negligent, Mr Moore dor lor- ted that n aooaber of years ego Black- vtile orhse Motnrt wooed bonds la the smeant of IMAdi to fidfijM ter the ssoeilso ef n hoodeoam seheel band ing, ahah woe letee destroyed by fire sad va* re* orod by ealy llfijfififi worth of umaraarv He woe toisvraptod by seam eao la the end mare, who staled that the dlstrtrl hod measd beads la the oosoaot of oaty IldJkdO Mr. Moore clsood hio reworks by aooor- tag bm aadmare thot tbetr vetoo wfD bo oppwnaiod oa the Ifith mot. Mr. Croarh also c err acted Mr. Moore oa bao sutowrat la rsfsroace to the oseeuat of heed* moasd by the Blackville dwtrirt. wbtrb woe IlfijM. be told, msteed of MO.fiOt or MMfiO At the time the building woe harmed. Mr. Ctoach said, hr hod nothing what ever to do with the i nan ranee carried oa it, but that since thea the law has I mode it necessary that the county superintendent of education gee to it that nil school property is adequately insured, which, the speaker said, is j now done. He told his audience that {the bonds would he retired in the ; next two or three years, thereby re- , due mg their taxes five mills. The speaker then read a list of dates on which he had approved school claims during the months of January, Feb- rutry and March and these he said were taken from the records of the county treasurer’s office, this being to refute charges that he spends only two hours a week in his office. He again cited instances of meeting with school trustees late at night because, he said, it better suited the latters’ convenience. He admitted that he has made mistakes during his tenure of office and called upon those who have not to throw the first stone. He also cited his qualifications for the place, which include his educational training at Furman University, from which he was graduated, and four years of teaching, two years as prin cipal of the Elko school and two as superintendent of the Pendleton high school. He alto has had, he said, 22 yours experience in the office to which be is sevking ro-elocthm. What might he termed a selfish quolificotma, the ■aid. la the fort that he has Rotted Tatefcg. af ItteHb agau* tea aoafieaff bate **fi Mr atefi Rsa C f M-tew. Mr* Gate L say whether ©t not they wish to retain hig services. House of Representatives. R. C.. Holman, of Barnwell, the first candidate for the House of Rep resentatives, reviewed the distressing financial condition of many people throughout this section and urged tax reduction as one form of relief. He had no criticism, he said ,to offer of men in public life, but blamed “the system.” He favors good roads and good schools, but is not in favor of increasing appropriations therofor. He also advocates biennial sessions as a method of saving thousands of dollars every two year* Mr. Holman thinks It would be unconstitutional to removs the State levy from farm lands, as this would ha class legisla tion. he sold, although he would wel come such a removal as he has about 2j000 seres of land. To be coasttta- tloaal, he said, the levy would have to be removed from all real estate, ta- ctodmg that of railroads and other corporations, sad this lees weald have to he replaced from other ooarc- ee. H# favor* s red act lea ef county passage af a law to sack eat ta South Carotlaa 91I.fii0.00fi collected by the U. 8. geverameut as a tax a* cottoa after the War Betweea the State* W lark steer C Smith Winrheater C. Imfih. Jr, af Wit- lie tea. again laid his audience that he hette out aa gtitlertag prasataea af prvepertty, hat weu*d strive la every g te eeuaerve the tex-gayunF Mary by sfiHrt eeauaasg aad that he mid aeeh the ads iso of the hate ate la the teats la trytag ta sales ■o af the preterm* that aa* *sa >•* Ike pregAa. He remark* were hue with these psuvteatey reported theus retaama. hat the RTtUteitei maa (ajeeted eaaw fire late the raas- I paiga whea ht daelared that a repart le hesag ctrralafiad ikreaghaat the 1 «veaty. te aa effart ta ajar* hts ran* | dteteg. te the effect that he ewe* debts la Wtewtea that he refuses te pay Me veheawatiy doated the charge aad (declared that, aa the ether head, he data ate ewe aay body a dollar, aad that axthsr deee Ida father, aar Me J mother aar aay ef his heathers or Ma ter*—that he has amaey raeugk ta I raa tea haslaeee ea a cash basis aad dees ea. The speaker alee dec la red that i **sae ama” la WUUetea hue heea try ing te put a yaks around tea each far j IS years hat that ae ama er set of amu win ever succeed ia do tag that. Jaa. Arthur Kraasdy. Jas. Arthur Kraaedy, also of Wiliis- ton. was the next speaker and declared thot he was net brought into the race by any man. clique, ring or machine, but had been urged to run fag personal (friends from various sections of the county. Conditions throughout the county, he said, ore deplorable and the people have lost interest in the affairs of their government. One reason for this, he declared, was because the se lection of county directors had been taken out of the primary elections and placed in the hands of the legislative delegation and the people have no voice in the matter. He favors plac ing them in the primaries. He again took up his fight on the chain gang, declaring its value is not commensur ate with its cost. He read from the appropriation bill of 1918, when Allen dale was a part of Barnwell County and before the main highways were placed in the State system; at that time, he said, the appropriation for the chain gang, roads and bridges was $23,500, whereas, in 1930 it was $20,- 000. Jasper County, he declared, with several times the number of bridges to maintain, appropriated only $10,000 the past year. He also said that the county bad many more convicts in 1918 than in 1930. Mr. Kennedy again rapped the alleged waste of time by the courts, with its consequent cost te the eeaaty. If the people are he mid. he te vote far tern He Congressional Vote in Second Primary Rteurns from Counties in Second Dio- ' l ^ ' trict in 1924 Given for Purposes of Comparison. For the benefit of those who enjoy “doping” out sn election before the ballots are cast. The People-Sentinel herewith reproduces the second pri mary returns in the race for Congress in 1924: Gunter: Here Aiken 4341 2275 Allendale 525 564 Bamberg 1211 858 Barnwell 1215 1227 Beaufort 889 701 Edgefield 423 2522 * Hampton 406 1358 Jasper 226 287 Saluda 422 2540 TOTALS 9109 11332 Hilda Former’s B% Lem. Last week, when “Talking John” Dyches, of the Hilda section, returned from a trip te Florida, he found thot a truck had beea backed ap to his door, Me syrup hod heea ■ to lea. hie hams were all gone aad t>e 1JOO- pouad soft, in which he had probably several hundred dotlar* la beea takea. Hie lees le from eeverel hundred te < Me cine to the Fire on Brother end Sister Near What la Thaacht to Bar. Bm Ptotai Buflet Narrowly Missed Couple from BarawelL Miss Julio Lemon and her brother. Calhoun Lemon, of Barnwell, had aa exciting and dangerous experience Fri day night when they were fired upon by some unknown party just South of Swansea, while en route to Columbia. Just after passing under the railroad bridge naar that town and before reaching the George Priester filling station, they heard a report, evidently a pistol, and immediately young Lem on felt something pepper tbs lower part of his face. He cried out te Ms sister a warning to “duck, that was a pistol shot.” > At the same thae, ha “stepped on the gas” and drove en ia to Swansea as rapidly aa possible. They stepped at a filling station, where it wae found that a small rouad hole had beea drilled late the lower part ef the windshield, directly ia frowt ef the driver, aad small particles ef broke* giese had cut several minor gaeltoe M Mr. Lemon's face. Urn matter wae reported te the local ties, bat H ie net known at thfte whether or not the guilty party ere Mr. ef thle city, U The | ecwtceo will he night at the Chawh begiaalag at • U e’eieeh. The pehMe le covdlaty ievtted la Te talk ef HOPOCATRUC By & Of Of Day fee rv- gneasme, ar wmm ether thing*, he eaptaiaad why he ear- nee ea amay pea* sad pgM^fi M Ml veal pechte. they hMMg eeed, he sate, ta mark sal had legMftaltea. Me keel teeae w th ea* ef the athi a rwfervure U> the eeui • rvj the i p erutl *e af the deetatiag that Senator A Beet depvtvad tee people af tee eg taatty ta select the da a* tors la prime rise aad that a heard by tee Senator spent $44,000 I* year as cam pa rat exp reded by the year, la attaching the diverse law, Mr Heckle said: T have two shat guns, two Wok better rifles, two S. end W. Specials, two watches aad one wife.” He charged that certain voters bed refrained from participating ia the primaries of 1928 when Governor Al fred E. Smith was the Democratic nominee for the Presidency because they did not wish to support him in the general election, but that his(Heckle’s) Democracy has never been questioned. The full text of Mr. Heckle’s speech is published elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel ss a political ad vertisement. W. W. Cain. W. W. Cain, of Blackville, made his usual speech as reported previously in this paper, advocating a reduction in taxes by a reduction of expenditures, combining offices, lowering salaries, etc. He also favors good roads and good schools, but not to the extent that they shall prove burdensome on the taxpayers. Mr. Cain was the last can didate to address the voters and at the conclusion of his speech, the meeting was adjourned. A barbecue dinner was served by the ladies of the Blackville Baptist Church after the meeting and a large number of people enjoyed the delica cies offered at a nominal price, the proceeds being for the benefit of the arid, ft per Or Utot a te* ef V-A4 ef a far ta for M. Dry HI so let's cash ta oa It ia fall Fall tomatoes should sell weather has hurt stands aad plants seem te be hard te get. Did yoa plant yours? Read an article the other day ea the preparation of lawns. It west oa to ssy that lawns should be made for permanency. A good firm seed bed and constant mowing, proper fertilisation and a ready supply of water were the recom mendations. Ten pounds of a 5-8-6 fertiliser for every 1,000 square feet was the fer- tlization advocate^ This fertHiier should be broadcast and “washed in* with water so that the plant food could be carried immediately to the feeding roots. Are we country folks thinking enough about our home grounds? Shouldn’t we pay more attention to lawns, fruit trees, ornamentals and flowers? Being poor is no sin, nor is it a disgrace; but it can keep ns from painting our houses or barns. But there are thousands of wild flowers and plants in the woods that we can get, just for a 1