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of tlM*f a r. DAVIBa, MUr mmi SbUtmI at th« post offic« At BaihwaU S. C., AA AACOnd-clAAA BAttAT. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Joa Yaaf II 60 f Six Months - -— JO rtumA Months ....... ,60 (Strictly in AdrAnco.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930. GO OUT AND VOTE! A grave responsibility again faces the voters of Barnwell County and South Carolina, in that they are call ed upon to select a Senator and Gov ernor in the second primary election next Tuesday. The People-Sentinel make s no attempt to tell the voters how they must vote. The records of the candidates have been written by themselves and with them the voters should reasonably familiar. They know the record of Senator Cole L. Blease on the one hand and of for mer Congressman James F. Byrnes on the other. Likewise, they know the records of Ibra C. Blackwood and Olin D. Johnston. In the first primary election, some 60,000 duly qualified voters—or about <me-fifth of the total enrolled strength of the State—failed to cast their ballots. The reasons for this fail ure we know not, but it is to them that we are addressing this last ap peal to go to the polls next Tuesday and vote. We deem it unnecessary to ask those who voted in the first pri mary to again vote in the second—it is presumed that they will. If they are satisfied with Senator Blease’s past public record—both as Governor for four years and United States Senator for nearly six—as dis cussed in every county during the recent campaign, then they should vote for him next Tuesday. If ( on the other hand, they approve and endorse the ' 14 years’ service given by James F. Byrnes in the national House of Representatives— if they endorse his unquestioned De mocracy—if they endorse hi s support of ALL of the Democratic presiden tial nominees, beginning with Wood- row Wilson in 1912, on down to the present time—if they appreciate his efforts on behalf of good roads and his leadership in Congress—if they endorse his stand against unrestrict ed immigration from Mexico which now makes possible an enormous cot ton acreage in the Southwest—if they endorse his advocacy of a tariff for revenue only on coconut oil in an ef fort to restore a profitable price for cotton seed—if they appreciate and endorse these things, then they should vote for Byrnes next Tuesday. I In the Governor’s race the issue is j clear-cut. Mr. Blackwood’s platform has already been published in these; columns and readers of The People- Sentinel should be familiar therewith.! The main issue, however, is that of good roads. Mr. Blackwood accepts > the decision of the highest court in the United States on the question ofj ■thp constitutionality of the $65,000,000 bond issue—Mr. Johnston would place his judgment above that of the Jus tices of the Supreme Courts of South Carolina and the United States and arrest progress in this State fry sTay- ing the building of good roads. There seems to be some misunder standing in regard to this bond issue among some of the people of Barn well County, who are under the im pression that it is the cause of high taxes. As a matter of fact, the op posite is true. Barnwell County, un der a reimbursement agreement with the State Highway Department, issued bonds to build between 75 and 100 miles of improved roads. Part of these are of sand-clay construction and part are hard-surfaced. An increased levy of several mills was necessary to pay the interest on these bonds, whUe the principal was to be paid by the highway department out of the gaso line tax money. Under the $65,000,- 0*0 bond issue, both the interest and principal will be paid by the highway department from the gasoline tax and Connty Auditor W. H. Manning will teU yon that by reason thereof the tax levy in this county will be reduced mills on this year's taxes, the program be blocked, it wi! 1 ae doabt he DAceaaary to again add An extra mtUe to the levy. There fore. II la dandy seea that ahead _ the ftret t lectio a. Take the records of the four candi date*—Senator B lease and Mr. Byrnes, Solicitor Blackwood and Rep- re tentative Johnston — weigh them carefully and then vote for the best interests of Barnwell County and South Carolina next Tuesday. 1 In Other Sanctums A Logical Law. ■ It is not surprising that there is confusion even among those who want to understand the methods of high way financing adapted by South Caro lina, under the State highway bond act. The State highway bond act is the logical solution of the problem, developed by the operation of the so- called “Pay-as-you-go” act, under which the reimbursement clause of that act, enabled counties and road dis tricts to capitalize their income from the gasoline tax. The return to counties, from the gasoline tax, under the “Pay-as-you go” act was on the basis of the num ber of automobiles registered in each county. This may be accounted for by the fact, that originally the gaso line tax, when it was yet small, was a maintenance fund, to be used by the counties to maintain the roads not in the State system. As it grew in pro- poitions, after the passage of the “Pay-as-you-go” act, which included the reimbursement clause, the coun ties used their gasoline tax to pay in terest on bonds, issued without a vote of the pefrple, to build their State highways. In this way the wealthier counties with the exception of Spar tanburg, provided large funds for the construction of their State roads, j either as counties or by pooling their gasoline tax, and forming road dis- I tricts. v I When the State highway bond act j was presented, it w'as to provide funds j with which the State Tiighway system i could be completed, through counties unable to issue bonds without levying a property tax. A large majority of the counties were in just that position. Their income from the gasoline tax distributed on tMs basis of automo bile registration, was not sufficient .to carry any consideiable bond issue, and under the “Pay-as-you-go” act, the roads could not be considered for many years. The objective, in which all South Carolina was interested, was the com pletion of the State system. It was realized by those who concentrated on the problem, that a distribution of the gasoline tax on the basis of the cost of the State highway sysTeiTf Tfi eaCil county, and not on the basis of motor vehicle registration, suggested a way out. n I r i The next step was to determine whether obligations of the counties and road districts could be assumed, maintenance needs met, construction funds provided and operating expen ses taken care of, by the pooling of all highway revenues, with the exception of Federal aid The figures warranted the assump tion and the State highway bond act was presented to the South Carolina legislature. It was debated for months, and finally passed. TT was taken to the courts and argued there, where it was sustained. It has been subjected to the criticism of the ablest men in the State, and they find no fault with the Taw. The assault on the act has been on the grounds that it was not submitted to a vote of the people. The fact is that, one-third of the State highway system, representing roads in ffre larger counties, had been completed with funds derived from bonds upon which the people had not voted. The question would have been whether or not the smaller counties could have any State highways, "without the con sent of the qualified voters in the lar ger counties. And from the subse quent attitude of some of the larger counties toward the law, we may as sume what might have happened.— The Spartanburg Herald. » » ♦ ■ ■ - Local and Personal New* of Blackville Bbckville, Aug. 30.—Francis NeviJa, •ea of Mr aad Mrs. James Nevils, was «a M°adaj aftenmoa far the ef hie hmi m m Mr ea* Ms* Ur V, M«* A V W. ft. Garni) meltl U FeDy ftearh iatarOay. Mrs. Cftrrel) sad •ona. BUHe sad Charles returned with him oa Sunday evening, after • month's stay at their, cottage Home. Supt. G. F. Posey, H. D. Still, Law rence Groves, W. C. Buist, KelTy Browning and J. V. Mstthews were among the many from Blackville who attended the campaign meeting in Barnwell. , Mrs. A. H. Ninestein and daughter, Nell, spent a few days last week with Mrs. O. D. Hammond at Sullivan's Is land. Harry Molony, H. L. Buist and W. C. Buist, H. D. Still, E. H. Weissin- ger, L. C. Still, J. V. Matthews and G. L. Weissinger motored to Columbia Tuesday evening to hear the election returns. \ , Mrs. Maggie Jourdan, of Elloree, is the guest of Mrs. Isaac Still. Mr. and Mrs. Somers Pringle and sons, were week-end visitors with relatives in Charleston. Mrs. H. F. Buist, of Charleston, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Buist. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Watson, of Hendersonville, N. C., are guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kan- ner. Mrs. Martin Best and son, of Barn well were visitors in Blackville Tues- f » day. James Buist, Laurie Buist, Sam Mathis, William Altman and Edward Ninestein motored to Charleston to see “All Quiet on the Western Front” Friday evening. James Long, of Latta, conducted services morning and evening at the Baptist Church Sunday. Miss Ruth Hoffman left Friday for Andrews, where she will teach this year. Miss Mildred Storne left Tuesday for Columbia, where she will make her home with her sister for a while. Mrs. Jerome Martin and Miss Ruby Mai tin have returned to their home in Charlotte, after a pleasant visit here with relatives. Miss Vivian Browning arrived Tues day for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Browning, Miss Brown ing’s home is in Houston, Texas. Mrs. W. C. Buist is spending some time with relatives in Barnwell. Mrs. W. A. Rentz and son, Billie, returned to their home in Columbia on Sunday, after spending a week wlfli her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Storne. Mrs. Sigsby Grimes and daughter, Shirley accompanied them home for a week’s visit. Miss Margaret Molony and Charlie Molony, Jr., of Dublin, Ga„ are guests of Dr: and Mrs. J. E. Molony. Mrs. Alleen Felton, of Philadelphia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. A. Rich Mrs. O’Neil Folk, of Williston, is spending a few days with Miss Latane Still. ” Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Martin spent Thursday at Folly Beach. Mrs. T. O. Boland and children. Miss Myrtis Boland and Stckes and Miss Etta and Miss Hettie Mathis were Augusta visitors Saturday. Mrs. Jim Creech entertained J on Monday afternoon with a weiner roast in honor of the twelfth birthday of her granddaughter, Miss Evarette Johnson, of Washington, D. Cj* At the close of the evening ice cream and cakeg were served. Dalton Braisington, of Selma, Ala., has arrived to get big athletic team lined up before the opening of school here September 3rd. Mr. Braisington is a graduate of the class of 1930, Citadel. He will have charge of High, School work . Friends of Miss Emily Ingram, of Hartsville, are congratulating her on the announcement of her approach ing marriage to Mr. Cade, of Wash ington, D. C., Miss Ingram was a popular and successful teacher here for the past five years and endeared herself to & large circle of friends. . On Monday evemng a tournament was held at the golf course at Black ville. Aiken and Batesburg were rep resented. The winner will compete at Batesburg Friday evening. *» «h» fafi tihpf aaft \Km\ Y tmrmtk I | ChWtwfcpt* AM Taaaa HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid Windermere, Charleston, S. C. Most of the truck farmers on the Coast are putting in their fall snap beans this week, using Bountiful and Refugee varieties. These beans mature juat before frost aad usually bring good priem hi th# er«p with *Donr •oJphsr'* win control this mold. **8100 mold** attacks cowpeaa, rock* leburra, and beans, and la a very com mon disease. It is known to the plant doctors as powdery mildew. In using the sulphur dust, it is wise to fill the hopper of your duster only a quarter full, because sulphur is quite heavy and will cause you lots of lost time from “packing” in the machine. From one thousand to fifteen hun dred pounds of 7-5-5 or 7-5-7 ferti lizer per acre will give you good re sults on the fall snap bean crop. A great many rutabaga planters of the Charleston area have come to the use of 800 to 1200 pounds of 4-4-10 fertilizer per acre for this crop. Dr. Harry Barnwell, )of Martin’s Point, is one of the most successful rutabaga growers of the whole Coast al area, and he is to be given credit for the discovery of this analysis for turnips. He says that he can buy it for ex actly the same money that he buys an 8-4-4 and the results from the 4-4-10 are much better. He uses 1000 pounds per acre. His acreage this fall is 19 acres. He plants the “neckless” rutabaga. Planting some strawberries for a spring crop? Get hold of well giaded thrifty plants and prepare plant bed nicely, before setting. Better get the fall garden planted before cold weather sets in. Get your plants staited so they will get a nice growth during growing weather. Nobody’s Business f By Gee McGee. COURT HOUSE RECORDS FOR JULY. v * Real Estate Transfers. John Doe to Sarah Doe (hi g wife), 124 acres land; consideration—5 dol^ lars and love and affection. Sheriff to Federal Land Bank, (Case Federal Land Bank vs. I. M. Broak), 399 acres land; consideration —$500.00 (Foreclosure.) Tax Collector to State, 15 houses and lo pnoaeof aa4 Marriage Ueeamo. Jimmie Deddbeat to Sallie Flippy Heap. Bill Dett Doger to Ellie Cayenne Pepper. Jule Napoleon Hookwirm to Tootsey Wootsey Milkshake. Jake Paralysis Stoppit to Pinkey Dinkey Dinks. (And 55 other happiness Hunterk that can’t be listed here.) Births. Born to Joe and Halie Motes, a baby girl, weight 3 pounds, named Lindy. (And nobody else.) Mortgages. 1 Every boddie to Used Car Co., one automobile. Poore and Needy to Ride and Pay Sales Co., 1 car. Hadda Fitt to Ham and Neggs, 1 radio. Can Knott Makit to Henry Ford, 1 touring car. (And 99 others of a similar nature.) Deaths. Harim Skarim Chase, age 19; cause, 5 gallons gas and 1 quart of com. Aaron Hittim Hardd and family, ages, 55, 54, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6 and 2; couse—60 miles per hour. A. Pedess Trian, age 84; cause, did n’t dodge quick enough. ((And 66 very similar so-called ac cidents.) TV rmb mam pf •• V * M*aH eaeaffh ^ r'** b«« tvt tai fre# bond* aad 1° k-bo* mofl* And If be happen* to be called on to pay any taxe*. be simply add* them to hi* products and pa*»e* them on to the consumer. So it’s the middle-class that pays and pays. This refers to the chumps who own farms and store-rooms and stocks of merchandise, none of which he can hide or conceal or slip off with. Scientists are now contemplating the analysis of the brain of an aver age legislator, if he happens to have any. They are trying to determine why any man or set of men puts a tax on gasoline or coca-cola or an insur ance company and believe that they are gopig after “outside coppera- tions.” A month-old doodle would know in a second that these fun in firms simply add these taxes to the selling price of their stuff, and all they do is collect it from u s and send it in. A farmer can’t add the cost of an outhouse to his bale of cotton, nor can he increase his asking price for his wheat so’s he can cover up a new barn that he possibly built on credit; he just tells the tax assessor what he’s got and if the tax assessor doesn’t want to believe him, he sends word fa the board of equalization in each township to count the buildings and mules and goats and pigs and gold watches and cows and shoats on Mr. Farmer’s premises and write them down, and they are always wrote. Wills. Jerry Skinner to Mollie Skinner, 11 younguns and a mortgaged tract of land. Fait Putoff to Mamie Putoff, one lapsed insurance policy and a dime. J. Fuller Gloom to Wart Remover Foundation, $10,000.00. (And a few other unexpected docu ments.) Who Pays Your Taxes? The poor man pays no taxes exceept hi s poll. He is fortunate enough not to own anything else derogatory ex cept, possibly, a wife and a bunch of Uncle Joe bought a farm. He paid 1 thousand dollars of Aunt Minervy’s money down on it. He gave Mr. Smith a mortgage for 4 thousand dol lars for the remainder. Uncle Joe pays Mr. Smith $320.00 a year inter est, and he also pays his taxe s and in surance bills, and the interest and taxes are possibly more than his net earnings. Mr. Smith pays nothing yet his mortgage owns the land. Un cle Joe is a tenant and don’t know it. When rich folks can be reached with the tax hammer, things will be pie, but don’t get excited—there’ll never be any pie for Ug who work for a liv ing. BLACKWOOD • • REAFFIRMS HIS CAMPAIGN PLEDGES I wish to thank the people of South Carolina for their support in the .recent Democratic Primary, as the result of which 1 am in the second race for Governor. I promise and pledge myself, if elected, to giv e South Carolina an honest, intelli gent and progressive administration. J The next four years will be the most important period in the State’s history for the past half century. This is true principally because of the authoiized expenditure of an enormous ameunt of public money under the terms of the Highway Bond Act. As I have repeatedly stated on the stump, the Highway Bond Act of itself is not an issue in this campaign. It has already passed beyond the stage of political controversy. But the safeguarding of the $65,000,000 to be spent on highways and the protection of the public is an issue. It is a primary issue. I reaffirm my platform pledge to provide every safeguard and protection in the expenditure of this fund. Notwithstanding the fact that I thought when the Highway Bond Act was be fore the General Assembly it should have been referred to the people, now that it has become an accomplished fact I favor administering its provisions fairly and equitably. If the income from the gasoline and license taxes is clearly sufficient fto provide for the sinking fund and interest, I would not molest the road-building pro gram. But I reaffirm my pledge that the issuance of Highway Bonds will be halted by me before these shall ever become a tax charge against property. As Governor, I would be unfette^ and under no obligations to any man or group, nor to any department of the State Government; and since under the terms of the Highway Bond Act the Governor is charged with the responsibility and duty of approving of the sale of bonds from time to time, no department nor person would be permitted to dominate or control my actions in the discharge of their primary duty. I have not accepted, nor will I accept, any financial assistance from the Highway Department nor any other Department of the State Government, nor from any indi vidual conected therewith, either directly or indirectly, and no person is authoiized to solicit funds for my campaign. I shall insist upon all Departments, in:luding the Highway Department, con fining their activities to their proper functions, and divorcing themselves from politics. I propose to become Governor of all the people of South Carolina. My every effort will be for a progressive State. I shall strive to bring kippinese and prosperity to all of the people. My record as Solicitor of the Seventh Cimrit for the past fourteen year s b an asturanre of my position oa the eaforcemeat of the bw. the people of the State aa a whole may pkac *b« machine operates aad ether lam rbdatara will a* bo I my pUUi ai mp * mm