The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, January 08, 1931, Image 1
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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
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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
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