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■ -V « ■Sr. •• . : ‘ r ■ . ^ 1 X TBBt'FKlCIAf NBWtft*APf£KOf BAUN ff ALL COUim *%=l Consolidated June 1, 192S. <• - ; - > VOLUME LIV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1931. Like « Mc-mtoc-r of the Fnmlly M ^LIVIDBn 4». =r^ New Hunt for Money U Started in House ^ introduction of Revenue Bills and Election of Judge Bonham t » Feature Fifth Week. Columbia, Feb. 16.—Some under growth which has retarded its pro gress was cleared away by the general, assembly during the fifth week of its session when revenue bills of the house ways and means committee were introduced and by ridding itself of the thorny problem of the electios of an associate justice. - Vance Found Guilty in Patronage Case Allendale Man Convicted in Federal Court at Aiken on Charge of Selling Postal Job. Most are agreed . that the trail to adjournment will be a long one. The ways and means committee Kas an nounced it will determine the State’s revenue before writing the appro priations bill., ^ - Heqrffigs will open this week on its revenue bills,Avhich then go to the house and senate. Hearings on :he appropriations bill have been «ample ted but when it wilj emerge from committee to an unknown re ception by the house is a matter of conjecture. Anxious For SJlPrt Session. Neville Bennett,' . chairman- of the ways and means committee, has em phasized the fact that^the committee is anxious for as short a session as is possible. * Looming large on *the calendar of the house this week are the three bills latifiying constitutional amendments providing for biennial sessions of tlje legislature. They have already re ceived approval of the senate. For the past two weeks the meas ures have been the center of storm in fhe'hous'er apparently almost evenly divided over the question. Debate is to be resumed next Wednesday,, Leading the attack on the bills, BennettNcharged that they were back ed hy» the^^orporate interests.” Pro ponents of the measure were quick to deny this and asserted.that the people of the State w'anted biennial sessions. Election of Judge M. U. Bonham as associate justice of the supreme court Wednesday night came after the gen eral assembly had spent many hoi^rs in balloting. A -rleadlcek had existed since the session started. Greene Fyr Judgship. The Anderson man will probably be sworn in Tuesday and the next day hi s successor as judge of the tenth circuit will he chosen by the general assembly. State Senator G. B. Greene, of Andersen, has been most V idely mentioned for the, post. A bill repealing the driver’s license act has been approved by the house ami sent to the senate. ‘ If enacted it would abolisji the State highway patrol. Senator Sims, of Orangeburg, in troduced a bill to create a judicial con ference to consider possible reforms in the judicial system. ^ • The senate passed a bill to *liberi\l- ize the voting franchise and a similar measure has, passed the house. A bjl] to provide for assessment of intangible property for taxation is still before the house judieiajy com mittee, where it was. re-referred after having been given an unfavorable re port. A resolution to adjourn within 40 legislative days wa s passed by the house, many are dubious about the effect it will have. The senate sent the resolution to the committee on police regulations. Money Bills introduced. Revenue bills introduced by the ways and means commiUpe and refer red back to it, for hearings were to place a tax on hydro-electric power of five-tenths of one mill per kilowatt hour; ,to increase the tax on motor passenger and freight vehicles; and to increase the tax from 2 to 3 per cent on premiums collected by insurance companies. Estimated annual revenue from the bills is approximately..$1,200,000.^ The committee also placed in the hopper a bill to retire the State’s de ficit by issuing certificates of indebt edness with $5,060,000 of highway bonds; and to establish an executive budget, designed to give the governor more control over State departments. Hearings are still being conducted by the senate road, bridges and ‘fer ries -committee on four regulatory motor bu s bills. Aiken.—Robert B. Vance, of Allen dale, former member of the Republi can state advisory committee for the second congressional district, w T as found guilty Thun-xlay by a jury in the United State s Court here of sell ing a postal job. Thomas A. Johnson, tried on the same charge with Vance, was found not guilty. Saturday Judge Ei-nest F. { Cochran sentenced Varrce j to pay a fine of $300 and sei^ye six months, the .latter being -suspended upon payment of the fine. The Allen dale man was given 15 day s in which to .paise the money. The trial opened Tuesday afternoon, after the court had been busied with a number of small cases, most of them for violation of the prohibition laws, and continued through Thursday morning. ’ ( alleged that Vance solicited and received from Broadus J. Sample, a star mail route carrier out of Au gusta," The sum of $300 in return for which he secured a job as rural car-. rier at Saluda for Jesse A. Lott, Jr., • • a cousin of Sample’s wife. Sample had informed the district attorney’s of fice of the matter, and was i*-ed by the government as itg prieipal wit ness. Vance denied the allegation of Sam ple. A receipt said by Sample to have been given to him by Vance was introduced in evidence, but Vance de nied that the- signature was his, and presented witnessas who said that in their belief the signature was not hi§. On the other hand, the government had ' a handwriting expert to testify that the signature on the receipt and the signature on several old checks of Vance’s were in the same hand. The ca’se attracted a great deal of ! attention during the trial. S. I. A. Membership. Better Bu sociation Formed To Promote National Advertising Campaign Featuring South Carolina Products. Will Be of Great Benefit to State For some time there has been fos tered in the minds of many prominent South Carolina men the idea that if the State is to profit not only from the iodine content of it s products but ■v its many other virtues, the facts must be made known to the world. The Better Business Association has been formetFTcr- the ^ole purpose of bettering general business conditions in South Carolina and of raising a! rived from the work, of Carolina prod ucts will be (opened and the markets now in existence will be enlarged. All this w-ill tend to bring prosperity to the State and reflect favorably on ev ery business in South Carolina. It ’s also expected that this-huge project will be reflected in the attrac tion of‘n©w business enterprises to the State. This will mean increased popu lation and employment; increased pay- The Kirby Cucumber Grows in Popularity Sales Increase from Fifty Pounds in 1918 to Fifty Thousand Pounds Veterans’ Loan Bill Approved by House Last Year. Some interesting figures have been Provides for Increase from 22Vj to 5* Per Cent, of Loan Value of -*• Certitcates. \ . Striking hard at~administration op- fund for a natlonaT advertising cam- rclls and buying powef; increased paign. §This association is a non-prof- prosperity and a natural reduction of It will mean a higher develop- it cooperative organization and all funds will be used for the purpose of, promoting the business interest of the State and wilj be under the control of a beard of trustees. The following is a list of a few of the many prominent men who have signified their, approval of the associa tion, many of whom will serve as trus tees: Robert Small, president, South Carolina National Bank; R. G. Rhett, Jr., president, Peoples State Bank; Dr. Wm. We-ton, member Natural Re sources Commission; T. W. Bennett, South Carolina Produce Association; Neil O’Donnell, Sumter capitalist; L. C. Davis, editor of The Times, George town; W. W. Smoak, prominent Wal- terboro publisher; Q. A."Kennedy, well known Williston business man; J. H. Hammond,‘prominent Columbia attor ney; J. Ross Hanahan, president, Planters Fertilizer Company; Ashe- meade'F. Pringle, president, Mer chants Fertilizer Company. .For a number of years the iodine content of South Carolina produce has been locally kndwn and appreciated, but to date no effective m^ns. have been presented to make this great fea-, ture known to the nation. The far- reaching effect of the benefits to be de taxes. ment of natural - resources and will bring to the State the lasting pros perity to which it is entitled. ’Member-hip in this association will be entirely voluntary and will be Statewide. -No special section or grt>up of individuals will be favored. Finances for this huge undertaking will be raised by popular subscription ami will be administered by the board of trustees. The fund will be used solely to promote the State ahd its re sources to the utmost effectiveness. The Better Business Association of South Carolina has been formed solely with the above pledge *fn mind.. It is determined to make South Carofina iodine products a “buy-word” a s well as a “by-word” throughout the coun try. With such ideals and with the determination and cooperation of its members, there can be no'doubt as to its ultimate success. .There is no que-tion a s to the effectiveness of such a huge project when properly under- takeh. ( ► Anyone desiring further information concerning this organization should write to the Better Business Associa- 5 tion of South Carolina, 92 Broad St., Charleston, S. C. 1, The following is a list of the mem bers of the Barnwell School Improve ment Association: Miss Haze] Coleman, Miss Sue Car ter, Mrs^ Charlie Brown, Ji\, Mrs. P. W. Stevens, Miss Virginia Hutto, Mrs. R. L. Brqnson, Mrs. Herbert W. Sandeii ; , Mrs. W. E. McNab, Mrs. J’. M. Bodie, Mrs. H. A. Gross, Mrs. G. M. Hogg, Mrs. T. D. Creighton, Sr., Mrs. Terie Richardson, Mrs. W. J. Lemon, Mrs. J. R. Harrison, Mrs. Du bose Robertson, Mrs. H. L. O’Bannort, Mrs. M. C. Best, Mrs. J. B. Armstrong, Mrs. Lelaml Drew, Mrs. W. M. Jones, ; Mi-s Canie Cohen, Mrs, H.*P. Comp- 1 ton, Mrs. Nick Coclin, Mi's. George Peeples, Mrs. Bunyan Black, Mrs. J. E. Mahaffey, Mrs. W-. C^Milhous. Mrs. L. A. Piexico, Mrs. F. S. Brqwn, F. ! S. B.rown*_Mrs. W,. A. Fuller, Miss' Anne Mood, Miss Virginia Kyser, Mis s Alice Carswell, Mrs. L. M. Mace, Mrs. Lessie- Easterling, Mrs. Jim Dicks, Mrs. W. W. Carter, Mrs. B. G. Murphy, Mrs. Mordecaj Mazursky, • Mrs. J. N. Dicks, Mrs. A. A. Lemon, Miss Frances Lemon, Mrs. R, S. Dicks, Mrs. T. M. Boulware, Mns. J. Julien Bush, Miss Blanche Ellis, Miss Fay Burch, Miss Bessie Elgin, Misis Margaret Free and Miss Annie Mabry. WhtrHas Oldest Car in Barnwell County? One Year’s Subscription to The Barn well People-Sentinel Will Be • Given to Owner. / Remember the day a of that popular ballad, “Get Out and GeCTInder?”— And how you used to brag whtyi you climbed Turkey Creek hill in “high”? •—And when could travel something Andy Has Nothing on Trustee Hankinson Amos’ Partner Has Counterpart Local Negro Undertaker and Lodge Leader. , in “You say- de exec committee says Ise .•-hort $150, huh?” “Well, you is chaiynan of de finance committee, ain't you—and de money’s a'road rn which you ^ one ravel at 35 miles an hour wa - j ing to write home about?—And i heard in front.of a local store a few when goggles and linei^ ^“dusters” £ were, the style? WILL HOLD IMPORTANT SWEET POTATO MEETING Them were the days, eh? Well, The People-Sentinel would like to know whether of ^jot any of the cars of that ancient vintage aj^* now enjoyjng hard-surfaced roads'qnd the six-cent gasoline tax and in ordej; to get this infai]mation, the publisher . will give a year’s subscription to the owner of the oldest automobile in Barnwell County. A Barnwell man was bragging about the service he had gotten out of his old car not long ago, stating that it was a 1912 model. A check-up, how ever, revealed the fact that it was manufactured along about 1923. If you have an old automobile that days ago and at fin-t ft was 'thought that an unheralded broadcast of “Amos ’n’ Andy” was in progress, but a glance at the radio set showed that it was not in operation.. Further inves tigation disclosed^ the fact that the conversation emanated from a group of local colored citizens, with Trus tee Hankinson, negro undertaker, res- tauranteur and lodge leader, in the role of Andrew Brown. ♦ Trustee is Andy’s counterpart in many respects—he even once operated a “fresh air taxicab”—and now it Every farmer interested in growing ' sweet potatoes for market should at- 1 tend a meeting to be held in the Court House at Barnwell, Wednesday. 1 February 25th, beginning at. 10:30 t o’clock. * Shch important points as seed, varieties, seed treatment, seed beds, fertilizers* spacing and other ! phases of successful sweet potato production and marketing will be ful- , ly discussed by well versed speakers. “Let all farmer s come to this meet ing and give the sweet potato its proper place in the farm problem,” says H. G. BojHston, county agent. road duty, sit down and giving ^he year it iel num- r’a ser ving >r- tese the owner the start, a subscriber, the subscription will be renewed for a year or sent to any„addres s specified. Clemson Quarantined Again. Auto Damaged by Fire. * ^ , * The automobile of Mrs." George H. v.4 Birth of a San. Clemson College was quarantined Walker, of Barnwell and New York again Monday when a new,case of City, wa s slightly damaged by fire meningitis was discovered. W. H. Sunday morning, the blaze evidently • Padgett, of Saluda, a member of the having been capsed by a back-fire sophmore class, developed the disease when the owner started the engine. Sunday nighty .This is the second A crowd gathered quickly and the Mr. and Mrs. R. L: Riley‘annpunce the birth-of a son, RL-L~, Jr., on Feb. 13th.^— the tinguisher. Mrs. Walkgr had driven in to Barnwell from “Quail Lodge” to attend morning services at the Metho- *J ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel, dirt Church. • .this year, while a third case on campu s resulted fatally. seems that he Is duplicating some of that famous character^ financial dif ficulties in connection with a local negro organization, which appears to be short $150.’ Trustee, who is chair man of the finance committee, dis claims any nowledge of said filthy lucre, and •“dere you is.” He was told of Andy’s similar “<sit-u-a-tion” and invited to hear a broadcast by the famous radio pair in an effort to un ravel the ^ocal mystery. The latest report, however, is to the effect that Trustee was seated in his undertaking establishment w T ith hi- head in his hands, saying' “Oh, me! Button—button—who’s got the but ton?” brought to light on the production of position, the national House of Rep- Kirby Cucumber Seed since its intro- resentatives Monday passed the vet- duction in 1918 by Norval E. Kirby, ermnaLloan bill by the overwhelming of I. N. Simon and Son, Seedsmen, vote of 363 to 39. It provides for an in- Philadejphia,, Pa. The amazing crease from 22H to 50 pet; cent in the growth in demand for this variety is loan value of the adjusted compensa- told graphically in the following an- t>on certificates, which were approved alysis of production: 1918 ___ 1919 50 lbs. 4,500 lbs. 1920 ...I ....... 6,000 lbs. 7.000 lbs. 8,000 lbs. 1921 1922 1923 .r;:.-;.... 16,000 lbs. 1924 19,000 lbs. 1925 « ...... 20,000 lbs. 1926 30,000 lbs. 1927 *32,000 lbs. 1928 .: _• _i 40,000 lbs! 1929 41,000 lbs. 1930 50,000 lbs. and to satisfy the heavy demand for both Northern and Southern require ments, production is expected to reach 62,500 pounds-in 1931. For the grow ers and dealers protection, “Origina tors Stock” is packed and shipped only in 1 pound sealed cartons. The story back of the introduction of Kirby Cukes be<ran with theneetff t,ed 10 renew them at the ,ower nte for an earlier cucumber that had a better color than existing varieties and yet would yield a greater amount of fruit—without increasing the cost, much if at all, over the ordinary types. The above figures show the populari ty that has been achieved by the Kir by Cuke in twelve years. It can be said without fear of contradiction that the development'of this variety was the greatest advance ever made in cucumber culture. Mr. Kirby ac complished everything he set out to do when he accepted the challenge of the growers. The Kirby met alj re quirements. “Jt i s a pure strain of the White Spine type- bearing fruit seven to eight inches long and hav ing an enormous yield. Its color js a rich dark green from stem to blossom end and is retained longer than any other variety. The Kirby Cuke is ( a vigorous and hardy grower, yielding a firm fruit that make** it a perfect shipper, es pecially adaptable to fine table use in pickling and slicing. Reports re ceived from growers from Saska tchewan, Canada to Florida have noth ing but praise for- it and call it the most valuable cucumber on the mar- : ^ by the house, 356 to 54, in 1924, The 39 votes recorded against the measure were cast by Republicans, every Democrat Voting in favor of fhe bill. The measure is an amendment to the loan provisions of the adjusted compensation act. It reduce 8 the rate of interest to 4 4 per cent, compound-, ed annually and allows a veteran with a $1,000 certificate to borrow $500. Veterans hold about 3,400JX)0 certi-* ficate* with a maturity value'of $3,- 423,000,000, averaging about $1,000 each. The presenTToan value is 730 million dollars. The new bill increases it to $1,712,600,000. About $326,000,- 000 has been lent on the present value to'*48 per cent, of the Veterans. It is expected that about 50 per cent, of the veterans will apply for loans under the new bill. Those having loans would be enti- of intero-t, averaging about 2 per cent., and obtain an increase of 274 per cent. The bill has gone to the Senate, which wil] probably pass it also, and it is predicted that President Hoover will back up -Secretary Mellon’s oppo sition with a veto. Advocates of the measure are confident that the veto will be overridden, as was the case when President Coolidge vetoed the adjusted .compensation act in 1924. ■i Negro Moonshiner Won’t Drink Liquor Contents of Present Day Concoefioa Too Strong for-His Stomach, He Says. , .Mrs. M. W. Kitchings. Williston, Feb. 17.—Mrs. Elizabeth Kitchings, 90, a life long resident of this community, while on a visit to her~ daughter, Mrs. N. R. Mims, of Aiken, was taken seriously ill there several days ago and died Monday night about 10 o’clock. Mr*. Kitch ings was the last surviving member of her father’s family and also the last member of the family of the late “Naw, sah, 1 ain’t teched a drop of likker jn gwine on two yeahs,” said a local negro the other day. “I useter wuk eround er still and de stuff dem white gemmuns put in it am too. strong fur me.” * ' —- Asked what materials are used, ,the reformed negro moonshiner replied: “Mo-' enything, Cap’n, ’specially dis time er yeah. ’Long 'bout now dey dowrgsr'tyerer poteshr-er ewjFthlac^''' 01 ^^”^!! to make de mash sour. Naw, sah, yuh don’t ketch dis nigger drinking bootleg likker—I know 8 -what’s in it.” Perhaps if some of the irreconcila ble inebriates could take a trip to a still “bout dte time er yeah,” it would be better—and cheaper—than the Keely cure. FOLDS HIS TENT LIKE ARAB AND STEALS AWAY Washington, Feb. 17. — Senator Jacob Kitchings, her husband, Matt Blease (Democrat) of South Caro- W. Kitchings having predeceased her a number of year ago. The funeral wa s held Tuesday af ternoon in the Williston cemetery with Dr. W. M. Jones officiating. Mrs. Kitchings is survived by five sons, William I., M. C, H. B., and J. B. Kitchings, of Williit'ort, and A. M. Kitchings, of Savannah; two daugh ters, Mrs. Mims, of Aiken,’and Mrs. J. N. Bolen, of Valdosta, Ga. To Hold Annual Meeting. The social feature of the annual meeting of the Home Economics As sociation to be held in Columbia will be the dinner program Friday night, lina, who was defeated for re-elec tion last summer, has given up hia quarters in the senate office building and gone ‘home without awaiting for his term to expire. Blease was defeated in the Demo cratic primary by Janies F. Byrnes. The South Carolina senator left with little ceremony, merely tacking a notice on his door that mail and * telegrams should be left at the senate • postoffice He told officials of the postoffice to forward them to hia heme at Columbia, S C. Poll Tax to Be Urged for Women. Mrs. Walter Duncan, 1st vice-presi- B. Y. P. U. Meeting. The weekly meetings of the Barn well B. Y. P. U. are held in the Barn well Baptist Church each Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock. All members and friends of the union are cordially invited to be present. The weinie roast that was scheduled for last Tuesday evening was post poned until this (Thursday) evening, l- February 20th. Noted speakers will dent of the State Federation of address the gathering and during the Women’s Clubs, attended a committee dinner a fashion revue of cotton meeting in Columbia Wednesday, at dresses will be presented. Students which were membera of the Senate of Columbia College will act a 8 mod- and House Representatives and many els and the gowns shown will include club women looking try ways and models made by leading designers for means of passage of Dental ClinSe Southern resorts and spring wear and bill which is to be introduced within several new frocks made from com- the next few days. It is planned to mercial patterns featuring new spring introduce a companion bill placing « fabrics. poll tax on the women of the State in The business session will be held order to realize a revenue for this Case of* meningitis am<tng the cfcUets fun urns extinguished with«-hand «x* provided wedthef "bonditibhs SStterday21 st, beginning very vital health work. Legislators favorable. at nine o’clock, at the Jefferson Hotel, believe that at least $235,000 wBl bp f-" i Music for both meetings will be secured in this way, which would be furnished t>y the music department of more than twice the amount needed. 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