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Blackville Dwelling Destroyed by Fire Redidence Occupied by W. G. Heape and Family Consumed by Flames * Monday Night. Blackville, Feb. 24.—A one-story jiwelling house, owned by G. L Weis- singer and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. G. I^eape and childi'en, was totally destroyed by fire of unknown origin Monday, night, together with all of the household furnishings. The fami ly was awakened by the odor of . s moke in the room and the roar of the c- • flarpes and narrowly escaped with their lives from the burning building, Tells of Finding Oil in Allendale County White Evans Produces Samples of Products.—Says He Will Start ’ Drilling Soon. Allendale, Feb. 21.—A meeting held in the court house here today, in which White Evans, president of Evans Motor company, of Columbia, made public finding- «f oil on land recently purchased by him from J. L. Box, was attended by enthusiastic prominent business- men of this section of the State. Mr. Evans submitted sapiples of by products obtained from oil found on being forced to make their exit h* s property, and* produced a .letter through a window. The ho-me of Mr. Weissinger, which was next door, was damaged. It is understood that Mr. Heape’s loss is only partially covered by inr s urance in the amount of $1,000, while Mr. Weissinger ha^ only $1,500 in surance on the dwelling. There have been. 13 fires .in Black- vil].e in the past ten '.months, accord ing to a local insurance agent. Common Pleas Court Convenes March 9th Petit Jurors'for First Week of Sched uled Two Weeks Term Were . Drawn Monday. PROPOSED REDUCTIONS WOULD SAVE $24,000.00 TAX LEVY WILL BE LOWERED 7F 2 MILLS. County Supply Bill Show^ Total Ap propriation of $45,632,32 Com pared With $69,379.82. A saving to the taxpayers of Barn well County cf $24,000.00 will be made and the levy for ordinary coun- Allendale Men Scrap and Then Play Bridge Judge J. Henry Johnson atid Dr. B. J. ' £ Hammett Close Incident by Shaking Hands. Judge J. Henry John-on, of the 14th judicial circuit, who last week with drew from the race for associate jus- ty purposes reduced from 13 mills to! t j ce 0 f t h e go^h CaroTma 'Supreme 5M> mill?., ifithe county supply bill court, was one of_the principals in an as drawn by the legislative delega from chemists of the University of -South Carolina, stating that analysis of the oil sent them wa s found to contain gasoline, kerosene and a good grade of lubricating oil. Mr. Evans stated that on acegunt^of illness his partner, L, B. McEwen, could not be present. He said “Mr. McEwen had had much experience in propo itiops of this kind, and that he ha s expressed confidence in this undertaking, saying it has the best indications that he has evor known. Mf. Evans said thpt they have been wofking on this project for some tjme voted by the taxpayers themselves but wantgd to keep it quiet until they j f°r school buildings, etc., nor can the were certain their hopes were well delegation nullify the 6-0-1 law, and if tion and introduced last week is pass ed. It shows total -appropriations ojf $45,632.32' for this year as compared with $69,379.82 in 1930. It ^under stood that there may be some minor changes in 'the final figures, but f Senator Edgar A. Brown told a rep resentative of The People-Sentinel Monday that the original bill will be adhened to as closely as' possible without crippling the county govern ment. Of course, it is impossible for the delegation to reduce taxation for *- m school purposes, much of which was The March term of the Court of Common Pleas will convene at Bam- i) ' _ well-Monday, March 9th. Judge J. K. Henry, of Chester, is scheduled to preside, but as he i s ill at his home, it is very probable than another judge will be appointed in his stead. Petit jurors for the first week of the ap proaching term, which is of two weeks xluration, were-drawn Monday, as fol lows: W. M. Lott, Williston. Harry Nix, Hilda. T. W. Scott, Williston. W. C. Ccok, Williston. - Shelly Black, Barnwell. R. G. Herndon, Barnwell. J. Lawton Weeks, Double Ponds. I. E. Hair, Long Branch. R. L. Wooley, Four Mile. Jesse Rountree, Meyer’s Mill. P. W. Stevens, Barnwell. A. J. Joiner, Oak Grove. M. F. Black, Ashleigh. J. R. Keel, Long Branch. 4 M. C. Lee, Kline. H. H. Hay, Red Oak. C. Stafford Creech, Barnwe^k C. H. Anderson, Elko. Wm. H. Hutto, Hilda. J. S. Collins, Hilda. J. B."Odom, Mt. Calvary. T. R. Brown, Barnwell. R. M. Burckhalter, Dunbarton. J. Norman Dicks, Barnwell. H. Clay Creech, Barnwell. W. C. Collins, Hilda. Joe Creech, Blackville. W- B. Powell, Williston. rehie Ross, Ashleigh. J. L. Hall, Williston, R. F. Rountree, Dunbarton. D. O. Fanning, Blackville. M. Norman Bates, Blackville. J. S. Townes, Barnwell. P. S. Morris, Barbary Branch. DREAMED HUSBAND DIED; IN FEW’ HOURS HE DOES Winston-Salem, N. C., Feb. 23.-— A special dispatch to The Sentinel from Galax, Va., today says that Mrs. Ethrow Webb, wife of an automobile salesman, dreamed last night that her husband dropped dead. She was so nervous today that she kept her eldest son from school. At 9:30 a. m., Webb, who \frajf 36, fell dead xvhile wa’shiiig his hands in a Galax garage. ^ ^ Hunting Season Ends Saturday. The hunting season will ejnri in South Carolina Saturday, the 28th inst., after which tiffu^it will be un- . lawful to shoot quail. However, the hunting in this section has been Very poor for the past three or four weeks, trerfdiertiwifTie and fields have been T>urned off. The open season for doves ended January 31st. based. Asks Co-operation. He stated that he had spent time and money on this project, and was ready to spend more, and to that end requested landowenrs to co-operate with him. He assured those present that he x^uld begin drilling as soon as possible, and that his plan was to put’un/h refinery here. He said land could - oe leased for one or more years, with the right to renew T and that a lease would net prove a handicap in case of an opportunitjir to selL State Senator R. P. Searson ad dressed the audience, expressing his approval of the project, and saying that if oil in commercial, quantities was found hero, It ■woulfl mean more to South Carolina ^ap anything that had happened in heO history. In»answrrT(7 a query by James M. Patterson, attorney, as to benefits to be derived by landowners, Mr. Evans stated thavowners would receive one- eighth of the profits, he and Mr. Mc Ewen standing the cost of -rrperatnn. He then requested Mr. Patterson to ‘h*, suhi-rt of leases. As to Mortgaged Land. Mr. Evans said he had consulted of ficials of N the^ Federal Land Bank, who assured him thqy would w r ork out a way to give him a lease on land mort gaged -to them if the owners so de sire. Senator Searson, Mr, Pattersoiv- E. W. Brunson, and others said they had known of the presence of oil in this territory for a number of years, and that the late Hal Erwin, civil en gineer,' declared it to be a fact, but no one ever investigated it. W. L. Rhodes, of Estill, who is con nected witlf the Carolina Land com pany, largest turpentine operators in South Carolina, said he was ready to lease 8,000 acres fcf land, originally part of the Box plantation, and an additional 15,000 acres directly over the line in Hampton County. ^ « D. P. Walsh Died Saturday. - Blackville, Feb. 23.—D. P. Walsh, prominent Blackville grocer, died sud denly Saturday afternoon as the re sult of heart attack. He was stricken while at work in his store and died about 30 minutes later. Mr. Walsh w T as bom near Black ville 49 years ago. He married Miss Lil Smith, of Williston, who preceded him to the grave three years ago. They had no children, but since the death of hig’wife, his mother, Mr«i. Amanda Walsh, a nephew\ Ronald Johnson, and a niece, Emily Still, ha^e made their home with him. Mr. Walsh was a consecrated Chris tian and was a member of the Baptist Church, whose principles he strongly upheld. His body was laid to rest Sunday afternoon, ia- tho- .Blackville they succeed in cutting the tax levy for ordinary county purposes approx imately in half, it would seem that they have done all that can he reas onably expdCted of them. argument Tuesday morning in an Al lendale drug store, that resulted in an - * v/ attempt on his part to slap Dr. B. J. Hammett, member of the city council. The argument started, witnesses .said, over Judge Johnson’s criticism of j the council in placing a 13-mill tax cn city property to pay off the indebted ness on equipment purchased for the fire department. Dr. Hammett is said t» have resented the criticism, and an angry exchange of w’ords followed. “If you know jo much about the af fairs of the town, why don’t you run for council?” Dr. Hammett is quoted as saying. “The job is a thankless one, and I, - for one, would be glad to get out.” “What’s the use,” the. Judge is said to have replied, “I understand you fel lows have the thing sewed up.” “Whoever .says I have anything sewed up is a liar,” Dr. Hammett W. I. Hutto and W. H. Hartzog, of the > Double Ponda Section, Enter Their Autoa. The People-Sentinel’s : “oldeat car -contest” is apparently creating some interest among the automobile owners of B&riuvell County, two of whom en tered their cars Saturday. As an nounced last week, the publisher will give one year’s subscription to the owner of the oldest automobile in Barnwell County, provided, of course, that the car is still running. . Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hutto, of The Adjourned Sine Die Tuesday Night.— Special Judge Jaa. H. Sullivan Presided. The Court of General Sessions, which convened here Monday morning with Special Judge Jaa. H. Sullivan, of Laurens, presiding, adjourned sine die Tuesday night, but several oases were disposed' of in the two days. Judge Sullivan will return to Barn well today (Thursday) to hear a num ber of cases in equity. True Bills. ^ a The followins True Bills were Double Ponds section, were visitors in 'found by the Grand Jury; The full text of the supply bill is retortedi whercup , m Judge Johnson published bllow and for purposes of. g , appc<i at him,-bystanders being di- eompanson the appropriations _ for vided upon whethcr fy,,, blow i and e d or 1936 are .gto shown, as followa: ! not . Dr . Hammett then struck back, A .Bdt t.o provide for the levy of, but his arm was caught by someone taxes for school and couhty purposes hear him, and the two men were sep- for Barnwell County for the year 1931, and to provide for the expendi ture and government thereof. Be It Enacted by the General As sembly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1: N That a tax i.« hereby levied upon all the taxable property of Barnwell County of Five and one- half (5!£) mills for the ygar 1931 and i witnesses to it.—Allendale County arated by friends. The two men later shook hands and settled their difference, thus closing the incident. They later played a game or two of. bridge, as ..they had been in the habit of doing in the past. The argument took place about nine o’clock, and only five or six men were Barnwell Saturday and called at this office to renew their subscription. In cidentally, Mr. Hutto entered his car in the. contest. It is a Model “T” Ford tpuring car, which was purchased 1923. Mr. Hutto isays that he^Wis never spent a dime for repairs, not even having found it necessary to grind the valves in the motor. The original set of tires was in use until a few months ago. He says that the car is in excellent mechanical condi tion and good for many years of service. Anpther Double Ponds subscriber— W. H. Hartzog-^also called to renew his subscription Saturday and entered his car in the race. This machine is a 1918 Model “Big Four” Overland - > that was purchased 13 years ago from John O’Gorman, of Blackville. Mr. Hartzog says that he has never found it necessary to grind the valves in the engine and that otherwise the ex pense of running the machine has been quite low. ' He has promised to give some additiQnal~fact3 in refer ence to his car. How many other “old timers” are there still running? If you have a car that is older than Mr. Hartzog’s, write and tell us about it. Perhaps you will win that year’s subscription. It costs nothing to try. for the amounts and purposes herein stated, respectively: Citizen. ITEM 1.—ROADS AND BRIDGES: Convicts and maintenance of road 1931: working organizations $15,000.00 ITEM 2—SALARIES: Clerkof Court T’ . 500.00 1930: $30,000.00 700.00 A. Sheriff Treasurer Cierk to Treasurer t Auditor Clerk to Auditor . 500.00 766.66 720.00 766.66 tives and friends gathering to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory. > • ’ ; . * Superintendent of Education ' 1,400.00 Attorney .150.00 Coroner 400.00 Physician 400.00 Supervisor of Roads 1,400.00 Five (5) County Directors at $150.00 . 750.00 Clerk to Board of County Directors - 1,200.00 ’ Judge of Probate 300.00 Constables 2,015.00 Magistrates -1,950.00 Jailor _____ Deputy Sheriff 600.00 ITEM 3^-COUNTY BOARDS: Board of Education __ 150.00 Board of Equalization, $3.00 per day 250.00 500.00 766.66 900.00 766.66 400.00 1,500.00 200.00 600.00 600.00 1,600.00 1,000.00 1,600.00 350.00 2,015.00 1,950.00 600.00 Muscle Shoals Bill Passed by Congress a ♦ A Government Operation of Power Plants Provided by Measure.— Veto Is Feared. Washington, Feb. 23.—For the sec- ■ a™ m I ond tim. during the Ion, ypr. 500 00 iroversy congre-s today sent to The Board of Registration 4:-—Jail Expenses including dieting * prisoner oorhdhse and Poor nquests and Lunacy 160.00 1,500.00 4,000.00 ^,000.00 300.00 ^including xvater, fuel, ed to ge and Stationery the item in this supply age and stationery shall, Directors, be apportiop- lous offices in Barnwell County en titled to use said fund on a basis of the ratio heretofore used, and no office or offices shall be allowed to, use during the current year an amount in excess of the sum so apportioned by the said County Board of Directors. ITEM 9:-^-Miscellaneou 8 Contingent __ Vital Statistics j ITEM 10:—Premiums on Bonds ITEM 11:—Clerk to Probate Judge - To John K. Snelling for Pension Dis bursements To Jennie P. Greene, Maintenance Ladies’ ^ 1,000.00 1,000.00 150.00 500.00 150.00 1,500.00 6,000.00 3,200.00 225.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 roversy congress today white house a bill providing for opera tion of the government’s $150,000,000 power and nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals. The 'conference report on the hill which w'ould authorize government manufacture and distribution of hy dro electric power was adopted by the senate today after^an hour’s de bate, 55 to 28, completing • congres sional action. The measure wais approved by the house last week. *~ r ' ^ The only other time congress has passed a bill for ope«kUon of the huge wartime plants on the Tennes see river, it was pocket vetoed by former President Colidge. Calvin Wright, housebreaking and larceny (3 tyflls.) Madison Sap|>, assault and battery with intent to kill. Pete Browp, alias Henry Brown, burglary and lareeny. " Joe Carter, larceny and receiving stolen goods. Bill, Jake and Heyward Huggins, housebreaking and larceny. J. M. Boatright, uttering fraudu lent check. ' Will Sullivan, murder, v Alberta Sanders, murder. Julian Taylor, uttering fraudulent check. Ed Bates, assault and battery with intent to kill. Harry Franklin, forgery. *'• Eddie Morris, larceny. Caeca Disposed of. The following cases were disposed of: Bill and Jake Huggins, charged with 1 housebreaking and larceny,., pleaded guilty and wore sentenced to 18 months at hard labor. Joe Carter, larceny and receiving stolen goods, found guilty on eeeoad count, sentenced to pay a fine of $1M or serve four months' at hard labor. J, M. Boatright pleaded guilty to the charge of uttering a fraudulent check and was sentenced to psr ^ n fine of $114 or serve three months mt hard labor. — Calvin Wright, housebreaking and larceny, pleaded guilty on three in dictments and was sentenced to two years, three months and two yean, respectively. Pete Brown, alias Henry Brown, burglary and larceny, guilty with rec ommendation to mercy; sentenced to five year s at hard labor. Powhattan Harley, charged with ^0li?fmrl~r~tKe- P ^>hlhTtTon HwT trial ordered. This was the third trial of this case, the first having been held about seven years ago and ml three resulting in mistrials. Madison Sapp, charged with as sault and battery with intent to kill, found guilty of ^assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, with recommendation to mercy; sentenced to three months at hard labor. . _ A mistrial v was ordered in the case of Wifi Sullivan, charged with the murder of Jim Carree. No bill was found against O. W. Harley for murder. $1,000.00 199.00 425.00 - 250.00 100.00 • A'.r*-* ■ k 500.00 221.60 425.00 300.00 15O.Q0 To Clerk, Sheriff’s office 260.00 "360.00 (CONTINUED ON P^GE EIGHT.) Ashleigh News. Ashleigh, Feb. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. J. Friend* of the measure approved |M. Halford entertained a number ef today said they feared it would meet their friends with a pound party a similar fate, though President Hoo ver has not expressed^himself on it. The bill is similar in its power pro visions to the one which President Coolidge refused to sign. It is a compromise measure based upon the same bill that w’as presented to the former president. The nitrate plants would be leased to private interests for quantity pro duction of fertilizer if a lessee could be found within one year from the date of enactment. If no one would lease the nitrate plants under the terms of the bill, the government would operate them for experimental production of fertilizer. MARCH 2ND LAST DAY TO MAKE TAX RETURNS County Auditor W. H. Manning an nounces that Monday, March 2nd, is the last day for making tax returns without penalty* After that date _ penalty of ten per cent, will be added. Only personal property is to be Re turned this year. dance Friday night. AU had a time. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Laird also tertained a number of their with a dance Friday night. Miss Lucile Tant, of Williston, is spending a few days with her friends in this section. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Halford Monday with the former's Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Halford, in ui;ell. Miss Ida Miles spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Laurice Grubbs. The friends of Mrs. L. F. Miles wfl be sorry to hear of her illness, An is now in the Baptist hospital. It is hoped that she will soon be again. r ‘ ‘ . Mrs. Gladys Knotts spent the week at the home of Mr. and J. M. Halford. D. I. Ross and Jasper Owens Tuesday in Blackville on _ The . Avhleigh basket ball has played several game 8 and lost; but intend to play several more i^ope to win.