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V DEATH CLOSES BUTLER’S TERM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SOON WOULD HAVE RETIRED . — Victim of Stroke.^—Last Rites for State .Official Conducted at Union Tuesday. Made by tlie Master Quite a Large Crowd in Attendance ^ Here January SaJesday.—One . ' Sale for Taxes, r O'- Union, fan. y^r-Less than wfeeks before his ternV ^ould have ex pired, death Monday removed Thomas. Bothwelj Butler, from the office of lieutenant governor of South Caro- lina. Mr. Butler wa s 65 year s old. Next Sunday he Tiyould have observed his ♦>6th birthday. Death occurred in a local hospital. While visiting a brother last night at Carlisle, the State official was strick- \*n with an^atack of paralysis. He wa s removed to ^a hospital here and died early Monday aftemooni His “Health had not been of the best for some time, but his sudden stroke and resultant death were unexpected. Funeral services were held Tuesday Quite a large number of visitors came to Bamwdl Monday, the occas ion being ‘.‘January salesday.” Pour saltSHof real estate under foreclosure four* P rocee( U n K s were made by the Mas ter; one sale for delinquent taxes was made by the Sheriff, and one sale was made by the Judge of Probate. The sales made by the Master are as follows: Bank of Western Carolina, Black- summarize£«ealth work ' Gives Bxief History of Sixteen Month*. Work in Barnwell County, Covering period from September, 1929, to December, 19S0, During Which v *^S5 Time Public Health N urse Wa* in the Picld. B. F. Baughman Lives and Boards at Home Dunbarton Farmer Ha* Never Had to Buy Stock Feed or Meat During ^ \ Past 45 Year*. ville Branch, vs. Willie Odom, et al., 90 acres of land, sold to plaintiff for $300.00.i W. J. McDanald v$. Clyde Hair, et al., 26 acres of land sold to 1 Thos. M. Bajilware for $300.00. - WNSl. Fickling vs. G. T. Still, et ah, tne lot fip the town of Blackville, sold to plaintiff for $200.00. The First Ckrqlinas Joint Stoc-k Land Bank vs. Harvt*yJff. Black, et al., 225.^5 acres of land, sold to Brown & Bush, attorneys, for $3,400.00. The Sheriff sold several lots in the The People-Sentinel has been re quested to publish theTollowing report of the work of Miss Virginia Ander- soh, county health nurse, for the period from September, 1929, to—De cember, 1930: v ’ . J. It will be remembered that the nursing service began as a demonstra tion service financed jointly by the B. F. Baughman, of Dunbarton, who called aT’The People-Sentinel office to,- sanitarium 4, specimens collected Mo, ’ da!, ,norni "5 ««> "="*» W» "A- for laboratory examination 28. mim- »ld the edrtor a few fee* her achool'vjsits 252, number school, * b °“ t his 46 «!>«"««« »• * inspected 23. number pupil, inspected ,,rm ' r ,l ’ at «; 1,533, number defect, found 3,588, J ,ec,al » a V h,S t,m ' Wh ' n M ?“ y ? notkeajo parent, concerning phy.ical ?" 0W f*™'” are u "'f. rtaia “ ^ defect, found 1,300, talk, to lay* ” hcther cr " ot can 1** on , oc u uu * ii * . , .thi s year. Mr. Baughman does not groups 26, health talks to school chil- „ . farm on an extensive scale—he quit FIGHT OVER GIRL “ FATAL TO YOUTH RIVAL ESCORT IN JAIL a ~ MURDER CHARGE. ON -»• i Guns Bark on Teat.—Folk’* Weapon Fails to Fire in Face of Volley a* Women Look On. dren'175, business letter s written-340, films aftd slides on tuberculosis fthown afternoon at three o’clock at the ^ borne of his daughter, Mrs. Frederick town of Barnwell, levied upon ag the - -‘*^rwerr4ft- URi0Q^4tttftcmai^;faU0W^ property of, Charlie B.cown, Sr, which the -coijinty delegation’s further dew. in Gaffney, his body being laid to rest were bid in for the State TaxComrnis-, liberations may reflect the implied in- beside the grave of his wife, who died s j on f 0 r $300.00. frfront four--year* ago, — Life Shadowed by Bank Trouble. Columbia, Jan. 5.—The last few Farmers Plead for Food England, Aik., Jan. 3.—Farmers estimated* to number 500 or more months iri" the life of Lieutenant Gov- st(7rmed tht? ‘ business section of Eng- . mor Thomas B. Bqtler, who died to- land , ate to4ayT demandinK food and day, at Union, were shadowed as h**. threatened ^ forcibly take it from '.va 8 forced to face criminal charges of mercban t s before a hurried call to the defrauding a defunct bank. I ^ ed 0 ro?s produced authorization of Appointed receiver, of the Bank of food -dfstributicn. More than 25p Blacksburg, he resigned when his ^id^yithjfood, but 60 still work was questioned and -an audit Tj in line toni?ht later revealed a shortage of $29,680.82. J GeorKe E Morri8( att o rn ey, spoke A warrant tfa s sworn out by deposi- to the farmei .s, practically all of tors in the bank and he ;wa s released wbom were white meii; but his speech on $5,000 bond to appear in Gaffney ^ interrupted time and again by at the November term. Judge W. G. tho8e in the crowd> from wllich Shipp ordered the bills^ of rndictment ehcutg of « w< w ^ nt food/ - and .. give us food for our starving families” were heard. South Carolina anti-tuberculosiF as sociation and the Barnwell County Red in two of the larger towns of the county, health lecture distributed ap proximately 12,300 pieces, orthopedic ca j es dent: with glasses 10, children receiving operation for removal of tonsils and adenoids 48, vaccinations for small pox 1,030, persons completing'~anti- typhoid inoculation 3,850, children completing • tc-xfir-antitoxin treatment 301, dther cases gotten, under treat ment 132, other cases hbpitalized 15, many of-these receiving free major Allendale, Jan. 3.—Joe Bennett, 18> year-old youth of Luray, is in the Hampton County jail charged with the murder of Gurttvu^ Folk, 22, also of Luray. Folk died a few minutes after four pistol bullets wire fired into his chest during an argument with Ben nett as to which of them would e*- Cross chapter and that after five menths demonstration the County Delegation made appropriation to con tinue the service for the REMAIN- pER.of 1930. Upon the" expiration-of thi s period the service was teripinated by the County Delegation, for the reason,,,as alleged, that in order to continue the service, it would be nec essary to increase?;’ 5 the tax levy by approximately 3-4 of one mill. f Let u s ..hope that the effort thus mhde may be as seed sown in good- soil. That terest in.relieving the tax burdened ■wiUaan*, and—that any, effort. 4n in- fluence or mould public sentiment in that, he says, wheff wage hands de manded more than he himself couldt,^ Folk’s companion home, make a day by plowing. As a re- Each of the youths, according to in sult, quite a large part of his land formation received here, was out with treated 16, children receiving *** idl ®* > ut h « *»*» a young woman Tuesday night and the dental treatment 3, children fitted ^ ^ J ^ on,y two couples met at a store in Luray what he apd his family could cultivate, between 9 and 10 o’clock. Folk’s com- “1 haven’t much money, panicil asked Bennett to see her house, Baughman said, “but I still have what claiming, officers were' told, that her I produced the past twq years *nd re f used ^ ^ g0> ^ _ ' am holding it for better prices.^ I Folk then announced his right to made well over a hundred gallons of accom p any . ^ be g j r j an( j drew a pistol, syrup in 1930 and have plenty of “You. don’t think my gun will shoot, bread and meat for the family table I do you? » ^ ig quoted as hav i n g asked, and an abundance of feed for my proceeding to fire in the air. mule. And what’s *»ore, I’ve never Bennett then drew his ui list at the Shriners hospital 3 other orthopedic.-caias. Vioth ,the. coopera- tion of the County School authorities the future, will reveal the rtiptives, as | and the assistance of the State Health witheld fronr the grand jury on the grounds that members of the jury commission weie" depositors in the bank at the time of its failure. Melon Shippers Will Protest Rule Change Growers fn Barnwell and Other Coun ties Opposed to Regulations In creasing Loading Costs. Columbia, Jan. 5.—.To avoid,handi capping South Carolin’s growing and profitable watermelon trade by high cost of shipping, representatives of the principal melon-growing counties of the State and of the State railroad commission will appear before ^the Merchants whose stores swarmed with the hungry men, called a hurried conference and then obtained from j the Red Cross headquarters in* Lit- 1 tie Rock authorization to give the men food. , . - Allowance? cf $2.75 for each family were authorized, and G. E. Hankines, local Red " Cross chairman, said 265 had obtained the food allotment at 6 • • • . • * p. m. There were 66 others still in line tonight, with the committee working to serve them. i r . - •' r was so clearly observed on thi s oc casion. May the guardian of the peo ple’s resources, the County Delega tion, see to it that no part of the levy authorized by thp act of the last leg- islature^ t:o maintain the nursing ser vice will be ,extended or diverted into other channels and be consumed by weeds, thorns and thistles. The bill for this appropriation was as follows: Item 10. For Public Health Nurse. Salary $1,500; for transportation $600. PROVIDED, THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH NtJRSE SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE COUNTY DELEGATION, and shall serve under thl direction of the nursing committee composed of ten members appointed. by th? Barnwell County CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS.. I wa s very deeply interested, not only in the work I had started, but also in the welfare of my. home coun ty and knowing her past history, etc. —I felt that perhaps another nurse might be more successful in the field and therefore offered my resignation, ^ but personel in charge of thi s work stated that unless I continued in the j field thl \Cirk'would be dropped, and authorities and the State T. B. asso ciation, a two day “Health Education Institute” for the teachers was held «n the county. In putting on this ser- 6 bushel of. corn for my work stock or j nto ,(p acei a pound of meat for my table, except According to - the witnesses. Folk STtttle freshrmeatroccasionally for * then placed his gun against Bennett 1 *" change of diet, during all of the 45 breag t and snapped the trigger several years that I have been farming for times , lt failed ^ discharge. Be»- myself.* What we farmers have ffot nett fired four time*, each of tho bol- to do is try and make a living on the letg effect in the eldeP y(m th’a farm and not plant the world in coU cbe8 t. ton, expecting to make a lot of [ money.” ' Thefe are still a few farmers in Barnwell County who, like Mr. Baug-| man, live at home and board at the same place, and while cash money may be scarce with them just at this time, they are able to face the fnture with [ confidence. HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermkl. Happy New Year to everybody, everywhere. Don’t know how you folks enjoyed your Christmaa, but I got the biggest thrill out of it I ever had. My thrill came from watching my three little girls with their wonderM happiness. The joy I had in aeeiag their earnest little faces as they opum- throu^li consideration of the needy in The People-Sentinel’s Frie n ds. New r and renewal subscription* to 3 — Because I think it best to be frank, The-- People-Sentinel have South,™ Freight association in At- dJrin 8 ‘he past -v,cl. a 3 lanta Monday to protest against pro- lows: posed changes in loading rules. “Demoralization” of watermelon ex portations from South Carolina will he caused by the carriers proposal, which shippers stfy would cost them 88 a oar in preparation and prevent rhipment of melons varying more than four pounds in weight in the same car. Melon growers of Orangeburg, Aik- <pn, Barnwell, Allendale and Bamberg Counties have held meetings to dis- Mra. J. B. Easterling, Barnwell. C. H. Hutto, Elloree. I. H.'Delk, Hilda. ’> Dan Hartley, Staunton, Va. W. Hampton Hutto, Blackville. Howell Priester, Olar. ,- J. CTMoody, Barnwell. B. F. Baughman, Dunbarton. H. Jiiclsoij Black, Barnwell. J. S. Black, Barnwell. Beverly Simms, Washington, D. C. G. W. Manville, Barnwell. ties nave neiu meeiuuj 8 uia- , . th. situation, and the towns of' N- Arnnrtcong, Newberry. . _cuss Williston, EstUl -and Olar are expect ed to send 'representatives for the area. Chairman R. H. McAdams, Sam C. Blease, commissioner, and Z. F. Sloan, rate expert of the railroad commis sion, will attend the Atlanta confer ence on behalf of the State. W. H. DeWitt, Sr., Blackville.' Redd—Jackson. the county the service. I agreed to continue, in ,vice the approximate number of miles -traveled, 29,536. .. ' ; J •’ Since the school inspection there ha s been no check on the children’s physical condition to determine -just how much corrective work has been done, cr what improvement has been made in dietary and health habits. When schools opened this fall I was anxious to'get a check on the physical condition of the children but it seem ed wisest to spend the time in trying to get some of the many remedial de fects, found with last years inspec tion-, cleared. The above report gives only case s that the nurse has worked with. Feel sure, that could we have gotten a check on childiens condition, and Furman Hunter Robertson, of would have found many corrections of Layrens, which took place at high defects that we now know nothing not) p t December 23, at Double Ponds about, especially dental corrections, as Baptist chuich.--The-'pastcr, the Rev. so often in meeting with parents I -B. H. Duncan, of Blackville, perform- was told that they did not know that ed t be ceremony. the <hildren * tceth were in • u<!h bad t' The church w. s beautifully decorat- condition until receiving not.ee from ed w - th holly , ceAr , and Southern scho01 ' . smilax, with” tall baskets -of white I thing in- 1931, let’* make tt less .. Other drawbacks t**. .Qie service chrysanthemums and manyjvhi.te can-1 line and oil, and fewer tires, to used solely for pleasure, and more BROUGHTON-ROBERTSON WEDDING. ~ Hilda, Jan. 5.—Of cordial interest to innumerable friends here and else-1 «d their Christma* gifts wa a wehre is the announcement -of the mar- while, folk*, /md- it msde this ysaA riage of Miss Evermae Broughton, jChristmss seem more tp me than only ^daughter of Mrs. Fannie Graham, | “just another holiday.” Hope you good people had the bsom experience that I had. And now, it s back to every day life again, with hopes that the New Ymr wil] bring with it HEALTH, above all. Happiness next, and Prosperity which we all need. V ^ If we’re going to do without may- been re- and too, because I want it, in tifne, to fol- be a help to Barnwell*County, I am going to say something which I trust will Be received in the same spirit in which it is given: because of friction and lack of cooperation of just a few who hold public offices and could have been a big help to the work it has been one of the hardest fields I have ever tried to fill. Such a pity when we cannot forget self and see the BIG GER things — THE CAUSE — that touches so many, mafiy lives and so many that are innocent and helpless. I hope andiiray that the day will speedily come, when not only Barn- welj County, but.South Carolina will have leadership endowed with wisdom, a sense of loyalty, right and patriot ism, backed by citizens awakened to a that' sense of their opportunities, duties and then improvement, were lack of office and funds for inci dentals. A worker must have tools in order to do good work. I mention this, because jJamwell County will some day, perhaps in the near future, have another nurse, if not a Health Unit, and I hope for them these neces sary things will not be lacking. It is net economy to pay a worker and at the same time tie his hands. Sincerely, Virginia Anderson, R. N. dies. . Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Her- j tent ion to the ‘little things of life, man McCain, of Denmark, sang “The and f arTTl - Sweetest Story Ever Told” and “At I Personally it’s none of my b Dawning,” accompanied at the piano by Miss Esther Riley, of Denmark. At the first notes of “The Bridal | Chorus” from “Lohengrin,” the pas- . tor took his place at the altar. The bridesmaids were Misses Myrtle and I Victorine Delk. The usher B were] Harry Haigler, of Blackville and Jm. Mrs. W. S. Creech. if a one horse farmer, say, who live* 8 or 10 mile* from town, feels th*' urge to go to town every day—bat I just can’t help wondering how mmy times a week or even a month, ha went before he got his automobila. I’m not ctying down the bile, nor the gas and qil Hutto, of Staunton, Va, James Delk, either-Y’m just commenting Aiken, Jan. 4.—A wedding came as a surprise to a large company j responsibilities of'fronds was that of Miss Gladys P« ace and happine? s will be sure to Red<J and William Marion Jackson, South Carolina’s watermelon c/op two prominent young people, of Aiken, has become of increasing value to the farmers of the State, Mr. Sloan It broughtr $4Q4#00 in points out. 1928, and $654,000 by 1929, with fig ures for 1930 not available. High breakage of the melons inu which took place Sunday morning at the parsonage of the First Baptist churehrVhe Rfev. P. J, McLean per forming the ceremony, which was wit nessed by a group of intimate friends. Mr. and- Mrs. Jackson left on a wed- follow. The sixteen month* of public health work in Barnwell County has been the happiest workvif my life, because of the sweet associations of old friends and loved ones, and the op portunities it gave me to try and do something to improve conditions of Kline, Jan. j£—Barpwell County cousin of the bride, earned the_nng in a huge white chrysanthemum tied with white tulle. Little Dewise Delk lost one of its most highly respected catried >n arm blsket >nd 8CaU ere<i rose petals in the path of the bride. The maid of honor, Miss Sallie Bodie, of Columbia, entered alone. and beloved women Saturday night, December 27th, when Mrs; W. S. Creech, wife of W. S. Creech, died at her home in the Kline section. Before marriage Mrs. Creech was uncle( H Delk, by whom she was Miss Car/ie Sylvania JOearse, the in marriage, was lovely in a daughter of Calvin and Harriett 8 emitailored costume of brown traiw- Kearse, of wSaf tg now Allendale p ar ent velvet with blouse of eggshell County. She was bom on Aug- crepe ‘ Her bat 0 f the same shade ust 15, 1866, and spent* her entire>life was an ear i y spring model trimmed in this community. Although she had w jt b brown feathers pompons and her been in bad health for many years, fl ower s were a shower bouquet of her death was a great shock to the white chrysanthemums and Sweet- entire Community. She was a'devoted heart roses. sad side of human nature, and w*a> dering what it’s all coming to. Good road* and automobile* ha** meant more to o&r"Fjjjal, populatiea than probably any other thing in tk» last generation—bat it looks Hk* some folks aie so short-sighted that Tbe'bride! who " epteiid with herI ^ can '‘ •“ be > ,ond ‘ hair —» 1 If you can afford those thing*-—•* ahead, ray brother,—and more power to you. But if you cant—just atop a minute and think it over, before ym commit yourself to any extravagance. . Wonder if a combination of this kind wouldn’t be pretty good for 1SS1 —a stopt heart to help overcome aB difficulties; * strong arm to rash* those difficulties impossible; a happy shipment motived the railroads to ding trip immediately afterwards-and my home county. I Am glad that I sugg^t the change in loading rules, later wiTl be at home in Aiken. Mr. had this opportunity to serve, and I They would have the car 8 lined with Jackson formerly lived in Barnwell,, know it is not lost. * - - heavy paper, padded with at least 300. where he has many friends^ who Will, I wislvto take this opportunity to pounds of excelsior, and the -'doors be interested in the announcement of. again thank the medical profession of boarded, lall at shippers’ expense. , To Serve Oyster Supper. his marriage. Bank Fays Dividend. r~7^iiij(hiiiw*UMi*i**W* <mi i mnrls tin* -th<- .The -.•-tei ii ( aroljna hai. ladies of the Barnwell Methodist paid fer 1930 aTotaHTmden ' Church will serve an oyster supper in 288, amounting to 16 per cent, on the the church dining room Friday arter- no-on and night from five^-to nine o’clock. The public cordially in vited to attend. * j. stock, according to The Aiken Stand ard. Fcur quarterly dividends of taur per cent, each have been declared, the last recantly paid to stockholders. ’ the county for their wonderful cooper ation and help in the work which could never have been accomplished ing uqmmitf^FTo'r the summary report of the sixteen months work, which is as follows: . Total number visits 4,359, number hotft'e virits 1,394, number T. B. clin ics field 6, number T. B. patients sent Christian mother and took an^akive. yrjjg bridegreem Entered from the ^P 0 ^ 011 80 you 1 part in her church and in thq. ^ ^; *td* wftfc • hi* brother, Adolphu* Rob-1 to you j 0CC “ 10 ^ 1 i J^ i the community in which she ^ll&teon, best man. The funeral was conducted tpr/tbe Immediately after the ceremony an a whole lot of good SENSE. old COMMON Rev..Mr. Butler at MouribdDiiforma] reception was held. At one day afternoon at 3:30, 'dWfer.e a •.port-* end of the table the bride’s mother course of friends and loved one^ gath- poured coffee, assisted by Mrs. James ered to pay their last respect to this B. Guess, cf Denmark. Misses Nor- beloved woman. Interment wa a in the malee, Kathleen, Myrtle and Victor- churchyaid. -7—^ ipe Delk, assisted in serving. Mrs. Besides her husband/ Mrs. Creech Sigsbie Grimes sterved punch. During and bride- _ _ _ awa Ga.; Mi.-. W. I. Harden, of Seigling-. _ _ ^ ville; Mrs. W, A. Hayes, Jr., of Ellen- The Barnwell high school reopened ton; « Herbert Creech/of Augusta; ^Monday morning after having^ been Harold Creech and Miriam Creech, of clo«ed ten days for the Christmas iv.mc! holidgya.i ~ ^ .r b >: rV New Ford Roadster.Stoles. .» A new Ford roadster was state* from tho show room of v tho- Wieo Motor Co.', of this city, Saturday nfght. There Is no clue a* to the idea- tity of the thief or thieves, accordiag to A. B. Wise, local Ford dealer, wha iil . Iiliati. hia'HMMM*' theft insurance'. The first renewal subscription ceived in 1931 canto from C. H.nHi cf Elloree, who writes that he all enjoy* leading his home cov 7- •!»'}<' * '