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'i' ; \ *'w. THBI/FPIClAf NBWaPAPBS OF BAUMWBLL COUNTY Consolidated Jane 1, 1925. ‘Ju&t Like a Member of (he Famlly M Lnrveet Goaty QrenUtJee VOLUME LIV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930. j - — 11 — ■ 1 NUMBER l$~ Judge Chas. Carroll Simms Passes Away Negro Boy Shot and Seriously Wounded Died Suddenly at Home in Washington, Madison Sapp, Negro, Lodged in Barn- D. C., Wenesday.—Buried Here Friday. The many friends of Judge Charles Carroll Simms, for many years a resi dent of this city and a prominent member of the local bar association, 'arere shocked Thursday morning to 'earn of his sudden death, which oc- vurred Wednesday afternoon about live o’clock at his residence in Wash ington, D. C., following an attack of heart trouble, from which he had been a sufferer for some time. His body was brought back to his old home Friday morning and laid to rest in the Barnwell Catholic Churchyard, fol lowing funeral services at the Church of the Holy Apostles which were conducted by the Rev. A. E. Evison and the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, former rectors now of Col ombia, in the presence of many sor rowing relatives and sympathetic triends from this and other counties Throughout the State. Judge Simms had long been actively identified with the social and public life of Barnwell, town and county, and was one of the best known lawyers in The State. Until ill health forced him T-o abandon active practice some time r.go, he was a prominent member of the Barnwell Bar Association, and as a member of the firm of Bate s and Simms and later individually was con- r.ected with some JET the most im portant litigation in South Carolina Courts. He also served very accept ably as special judge on several occas ions and won an enviable reputation by reason of hi s impartial rulings and decisions. A few weeks ago, Judge Simms and < ther members of his family left Barnwell to make their home with '•everal of their children in Washing ton. He had made a visit to the busi ness section of that city Wednesday morning and some time after his re turn home was stricken with the fatal heart attack. Judge Simms was a gentleman of the old school, being a man of polish- td and gracious manner who leaves many friends to mourn his death. He was a son cf the late William Gil more Simm?, the author, and a brother of the late W. Gilmoie Simms, fcr many years clerk of court for this county. Besides his widow, who before her maniage was Miss Fannie Maher, daughter cf the late Judge John Maher, Judge Simms is survived by three daughters and five sons, as follows: Mrs. Chivolette Agard, Misses Kate and Frances Simms, Perry,, Beverly and Edmund Simms, all of Washington, D. C,; John and Gilmore Simms, of Orlando, Fla., who have the sympathy of the entire com munity in their bereavement. All of the members of the immediate family except Mrs. Agard, Miss Trances Simms and Edmund Simm s attended the funeral. well County, Jail as Result of Shooting. Willie Mixson, a negro boy, who lives with hi s mother on the farm of G. E. Crouch in upper Richland town ship, was shot twice and seriously wounded at his home Sunday night about ten o’clock by another negro named Madison Sapp. Th^ weapon used was a shotgun, one shot hitting Mixson in the left leg and the other in hi s stomach. Sapp wa s arrested Monday by Sheriff B. H. Dyches and lodged in the Barnwell County jail. According to the sheriff, Sapp is alleged to have gone to the Mixson home shortly before ten o’clock Sun day night, armed with a shotgun. Leaning the gun against the wall, he is said to have invited the negro woman to go off with him. She re fused and Sapp is alleged to have threatened to shoot her if she didn’t go. She is said to have told him to shoot, whereupon, it is alleged, Sapp picked up his gun and aimed it at the woman. The Mixson boy is said to have grabbed the gun in an effort to protect his mother, whereupon, ac cording to information given Sheriff Dyches, Sapp shot the boy twice. He is then said to have left the house, coming back later with another gun. On hig second visit, however, it is said that he made no effort to molest anyone. He is a tenant on the farm of Hamilton Dicks in Richland town- ship. v The Mixson boy’s wounds are con sidered very serious but it is thought that he will recover. The People-Sentinel Believes in St. Nick Several Subscribers Bring or Send in Their Renewals During the Fast Week. Barnwell “All Stars” Win. Two Fires and Fight Occur Here Tuesday Citizens Spend An Exciting Hour.— • * ■ One of Two Blazes Does Consid erable Damage. Two fires and a fight within less than an hour was the record estab lished here Tuesday, when the resi dence of Dr. C. N. Burckhalter was slightly damaged, the building and bankrupt stock of goods of the Farmers’ Union Mercantile company were seriously damaged by smoke and To Offer Tentative Farming Program Perry A. Price, Manager of Local Bank, Issues Invitations to Meet ing Here Friday. A meeting of representative farm ers and business men from each sec tion of the banking territory of the local branch of the Bank of Western Carolina wBl be held at the Court House inBarnwell Friday afternoon at three o’clock, according to Perry A. Price, manager. At that time a ten- One Court Adjourns, Another in Session Court of Common Pleas Convened Monday Morning.—Several Cases Disposed of. Following a verdict of acquittal last week in the case of The State vs. Jesse and Monnie Morris, charged with shooting A. V. Collum, of Black- ville, in the mouth last June, the Court of General Sessions was ad journed sine die. Monday morning the Court of Common Pleas convened here with Judge T. S. Sease, presid ing. All of Monday and most of the fol lowing day was devoted to the trial cf the cases of Mary O. Youngblood, administrator, vs. the Southern Rail way Co., and Mary E. Dantzler, ad ministrator, vs. the Southern Railway Co., suit s f° r $50,0000 each Tor the deaths cf the plaintiffs’ husbands, who were killed in a head-on collision in Orangeburg County. Verdicts of $12,500 in each case were returned for,the plaintiffs and it is understood that the* railroad edmpany will again appeal to the Supreme Court. Tuesday afternoon, the case of W. H. Black, vs. the Bank of Western Carolina, a suit for $700 actual and punitive damages, was tried, resulting in a verdict of ,$200 actual damages for the plaintiff. Wednesday morning the Court was engagjd in the trial of J. W. Williams vs. S. C. Power Co., a suit for $1,000 damages. Judge Sease indicated that he would adjourn Court Thursday afternoon. To Cut or Not to Cut Is Theme of Meeting Representative Tar Payers Met Here Saturday With Barnwell County Delegation. water and a personal difficulty occur- • tative farming program will be offered red between Chief of Police George for consideration. Mr. Price has sent The Barnwell “All Stars,” a team composed of players from Barnwell and Blackville, defeated a Ridgeland “All Star” aggregation on the local field Tuesday afternoon by the score <ff 13 to 0. Barnwell’s first touch down came in the first quarter and was made by Brasington, of Black ville, after a steady drive down the field. The try for extra point was missed. On the kick-off, Ridgeland returned the ball to ftimwell’s 20- yard stripe before being downed and advanced the pig skin to the five-yard marker, first down and goal to go* On the first play, however, the visi tors fumbled and Barnwell recover ed. After running a couple of plays, Hair, standing on his five-yard line, srot off a beautiful punt that was downed on Ridgeland’a five-yard mar-, ker. The punt from behind the visi tors.* goal line was blocked and a Blackville player fell on the ball for Barnwell’s second touchdown. San ders made the extra point on a play through the line. That completed the scoring for the afternoon, the two teams fighting it out on even terms in the last half. From the above it will be seen that Blackville boy s playing with Barn well made both touchdowns for the locals and further strengthened the cordial relations existing between the two towns. , When the editor of The People- Sentinel addressed hi 8 letter to Santa Claus, requesting that he bring re mittances from deliquent subscribers, thi s scribe remarked that an editorial headed, “There Ain’t No Santa Claus,” would probably be the next thing in order. Not so, however, for several subscribers have responded. Harold H. Hay, cf LyndhurSt, wiites follows: “Enclose check for $1.50 fcr one year’s renewal. This is in answer to your “Letter to Santa Claus.” Best wishes for The People- Sentinel. ‘Long may it wave o’er the 1 land of the free and the home of the brave.’ ” * Other subscribers who have brought or mailed in their renewals during the past week are the following: J. B. Weeks, Blackville route 2. Mrs. J. M. Grubbs, Barnwell route 1. W. T. Hankinson, Meyer’s Mill. H. D. Calhoun, Denmark. That’s a small beginning, it is true, cut of the many subscribers who are in arrears and this is jus»t another “gentle reminder” that their renewals will be greatly appreciated by the editor. Don’t wait to receive a state ment—look at the address label on your copy of the paper. It will show the date your subscription expired. And— PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY. Many Attend Simms Funeral. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral of Judge Chas. Carrol Simms here Friday were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Miller, of Fort Valley, Ga., Col. and Mrs. H. D. Calhoun, of Denmark, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Oliphant, of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Simms, of Manning, Mr. and M*s. W. H. Jones and Mrs. John S. Reynolds, of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brown, Mr. and Mrs. A. | Ninestein, J. W. Browning and P. E. | Allen, of Blackville, W. C. Wolfe and j Sheriff Dukes, of Orangeburg, Mrs. | Jas. T. Rivers, of Charleston, Judge J. Henry Johnson, of Allendale, Maj. J. A. Willis, of Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Peeples and Victor Mace, of Hampton. The first alarm of fire was sounded about 11:30 o’clock Tuesday morning when the kitchen roof of the Burck halter home wa 8 found to be ablaze. Using a garden hose, workers had the fire under control before the arrival of the fire department. The loss, which was slight, was not covered by any insurance. . < Before the fire department left the scene of the first blaze, the second alarm was given when sntoke was seen issuing from the second stcry of the Farmers' Union Meicantile build ing. At first it was feared that the building was doomed but in a short time the fire-fighters had the flames- ( under control. The origin of the fire* is unknown. The building and stock of merchandise weie badly damaged. Several persons were taking stock in the store when the fire was first dis covered. It is understood that the los s on the stock is partially covered by insurance in the amount of $5,000, this policy having been taken out a short time ago by J. A. Mace, of Hampton, trustee in bankruptcy. It is not known at this time whether or not there was any insurance cn the building. The difficulty between the police man and Mr. Mace, one of the stock- takers, occurred after the fire had been extinguished, and is said to have resulted from an argument over some books of inventory that the latter had removed from the building, either before or after the chief of the H fire department had given Mr. Peeples order s not to allow anything to be re moved from the building. The police man is alleged to have knocked Mr. Mace down and he was carried to a nearby drug store, where he was quickly revived. cut the following invitation: “We shall be glad to have you at tend a three o’clock meeting at the Court House here Friday afternoon. “Representative farmers and busi ness men from each section of our banking territory will be present. “A tentative farming program will be offered for consideration. As we would like to have your view s on it, we hope that you will arrange to come.” Police Sergeant Finds Brother Lost 21 Years Haverhill, Mass.—“Where's your li cense and registration?” was the rou- ibit* demand »»f Desk Sergt. Cyrus Bruce as a stranger strolled into po lice headquarters. The visitor stared at the oftuer in amazement. "I’m your long lost brother,” he ex claimed. The stranger proved to be Donald M. Bruce, who had been separated from his brother for 21 years. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER To Present Play. Officers Raid Still. Advertise in The Faople-Sentinel- State and federal officers raided a ‘still several milqs frbm Barnwell Sunday and, it is understood, arrested two negro men, whie several others made good theii es:ape. The Barnwell High School students, faculty and ethers will star in three plays which will be presented at the Barnwell school auditorium on Friday night, December 19, at 8 o’clock, un der the auspices of the tenth grade and the Methodist chuich. The plays were written by three students of Coker College and were published in the College magazine. Entertain ment between the acts will be fur nished by Robbie Lee Richardson, who will dance; Emily Dicks, who will sing; and Elizabeth Hagood and El aine Harley. Admission 20 and 35 cents. ’ AS IT IS, a short one-act play, in which there is much confusion and misundcr: landing, but which i s finally made clear by the young actors, will be given by the following cast: Bill Dean Fuller Fred Hummel Harley (Brothers about 16 to 18 years old) Aunt Mary Eunice Moody (The boys’ dignified maidenly aunt) Eddie * Elaine Harley Ed George Hogg IN MAIZIE HAS A CALLER, the ycung wife may have the sympathy of those who suffer from “IN-LAWS,” -(put the quarrel is smoothed between the young couple and Maizie shows how well the wife can handle the situ ation. The cast is as follows: Maizie, the young wife—Miss Eliza beth McNab. Bella, her sister-in-law — Miss Grace Hogg. John, her husband—Mr. Marvin Holland. A Man—Mr. Bob Murphey. The third play, THE CHIP, has two acts. It is a true picture of the lazy youth of to-day, but it also shows their ability and energy when necesity demands. You’ll enjoy its humor and “wise cracks.” The cast: Bobby Carr, Jr., The Chip—Mr. Au brey Harley. Mr. Carr, his father—Mr. W. W. Carter. Mrs. Carr, his mother—Miss Anne Mabry. Frances, his sister—Miss Alice Carswell. Caroline, an eye opener for Bobby —Miss Anne Mood.—Contributed. Moody Makes Money by Raising Turkeys Kline Man Believes That Other Farm ers in This Section Should Fol low His Lead. Kline, Dec. 15.—W. H. Moody, Jr., of Kline, for the last fourteen years has been making money year after year by raising pure-bred giant bronze turkeys. Mr. Moody i s very enthusiastic over this, work, and be lieves that other farmers throughout this section should raise turkeys for breeding purposes a s well as for the general market. May 10 of this year Mr. Moody hatched in an electric incubator 119 turkeys out of a setting of 125 eggs, and ha 8 raised to maturity 110 of these turkeys. This flock of young gobblers and hens i 8 a beautiful sight, according to Mr. Moody, who invites any cne to visit his place and inspect them. The gobblers at the age of eight months average about 24 pounds each, and at maturity weigh about 35 pounds each. The hens at eight months av erage about fouiteen pounds each, and at maturity about twenty-three pounds each. Mr. Moody states that he has had some gobblers to weigh as much as forty-two pounds each at maturity. The cost of feeding from the time of hatching to November 1 averaged 95 cents a bird. For bleeding pur poses, under normal conditions, a pair of these giant bronze turkeys will bring from $16 to $18. “There is more money to be made from raising turkeys than chickens, and there is not nearly so much work attached to raising turkeys as there is in raising chickens,” said Mr. Moody. That Mr. Moody i 8 an expert in tur key raising is clearly proven. He ex hibited at the State Fair this year one old hen, one young hen and one gob bler and was awarded first prize for each bird. Other exhibitors at the fair having as many as 11 birds there, won only one prize on the entire flock. Mr. Moody gave figures to prove that he has made a success of this business. Last year he sold 80 tur keys, which cost him $85 for feed, for $578. When times were better, he .stated, back in 1923, he sold 74 birds for $750. He keeps a record of the cost of feed and other costs attached 1 to raising hi s birds. He states that he can tell the exact cost; where every bird has been shipped, and other de tails about the business, by referring to his records. Turkeys raised by this farmer have been shipped into North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas, as well as to many places in this State. To cut or not to cut taxes was the theme of the meeting of representa tive tax payers from various sections, of Barnwell : C6unty with the mem- • bers of the legislative delegation at the Court House here Saturday morn ing, the invitation having been issued last week by State Senator Edgar A. Brown. The net result of the meeting seems to have been a probable increase of three-quarters' of a mill or more in the tax levy if the services of the county health nurse are retained and no reductions are made elsewhere. Senator Brown presided and after briefly stating the object of the gath ering, brought up the appropriation for the health nurse as the first mat ter for consideration. A report of the incumbent’s activities was read and statements in reference to her work made by W. E. McNab, presi dent of the Barnwell chapter, Ameri can Red Cross. Mrs. Herman Brown, of Blackville, requested that /he ap propriation be made for the coming year. W. R. Hubbard, of this city, expressed his view on the matter and after some discusion, it was suggest ed that the matter be put to a vote. This was done and about half of those present voted to retain Miss Ander son’s services for another year. The other tax payers present declined to vote either way. • • • Senator Brown read some figures that he had securwl from the county auditor’s books which showed that ^ the schools are largely responsible for most of the burden of taxation. He gave a comparison of the tax levies in the various districts for 1923 and 1930, which showed that school . • i taxes now are.from two to 13 times as great as they were seven years ago, and all by the vote of the tax payers themselves to provide more modern school buildings,, etc, On the other hand, Senator Brown said, there has been a comparatively small increase in the levy for ordinary county pur poses. He compared the appropria tion hill of Barnwell County with that of Aiken County and other counties in the State, 'pointing out that while only $20,000 a year is appropriated in this county for the chain gang, Aiken, with an area only about 2% times as great, appropriates $180,000 for the *ame purpose. This county appro priates $2,100 for the sheriff’s office, including $300 for a clerk, while Aiken County appropriates $27,000 for the office. The delegation will however, he said, endeavor to effect a still fur ther reduction in county expenditures, but reminded his audience that no substantial relief can be expected un til the various school districts have paid off outstanding bonds. It being inadvisable to abolish the five mill State levy, a suggestion was made that an effort he made to so re duce expenses of the State govern ment by a redaction in salaries, the abolishment of certain offices and the amendment of the 6-0-1 school law as to create a surplus in the State treas ury, said surplus to be prorated to the counties on the basis of popula tion. This suggestion, however, was declared impractical, although Rep resentative Winchester C. Smith, Jr., of Williston, said that he is in favor of cutting the salaries of all State officials, from the governor on down the line. ' i ,. • . After some further, discussion of the tax problem, the.meeting was adjourn ed. •* • •• Jr. Sleet add Snow Here. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown were visitors in Augusta Monday. Residents of Barnwell woke up yesterday (Wednesday) morning to find this section under a light blanket of white, the ground, house-tops and trees being covered with a mixture of sleet and snow an inch or more thick. Quite a heavy snowfall was reported from the upper part of the State. - - — 4 Presbyterian. Services Here. There will hi Mrrlceg at the Pres byterian Chuirh Sunday night at TJt o'clock. A very . interesting sublet will he discussed. . The public is cor dially invited. Mrs. W. H. Duncan and two little sons leave today, (Thursday) to spend the holidays with. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Freemen at-Conway.