The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, February 26, 1931, Image 8
A*Y 26,1M1
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$50,000.00 Cigarette
Contest Under Way
A contest offering $50,000.00 in
prizes has been announced by R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company, makers
of Camel Cigarettes, wltli special
announce ments In practically every
Newspaper in the United States.
Eight days are allowed for sub
mission of VssayB, the contest clos
ing at midnight on March 4tb.
Prizes will be av/arded for the
best answers to the question: What
significant change has recently been
made in the wrapping of the Carnet
package, containing twenty cigar
ettes, and what are its advantages
to the imoker? Answers are limit
ed to two hundred words in length,
must be written on one side of the
paper only and are to be mailed to
the contest editor,. It J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina.
First prize is $25,000.00, with sec
ond and third prize8..of $10,000.00
and $5,000.00. Numerous smaller
prizes will also be awarded. Judges
of the contest are Ray Long, Presi
dent of the International Magazine
Company and Editor of Cosmopoli
tan Magazine; Roy Howard, Chair-*
man of the Board of the Scripps-
Howard Newspapers l and Charles
Dana Gibson, internationally known
artist and Publisher ofTtfe Maga-
sine.
The contest is part of what ad
vertising experts declare is one of
the most intensive advertising .cam
paigns ever staged. Practically ev •
ery Daily and County Heat Weekly
Newspaper in the country will he
used aa well as College Periodicals
and Financial Newspapers. This
campaign is to be followed by an
aggressive advertising drive through
Newspapers, Magazines, Radio and
outdoor display.
Local and Personal
News of Blackviile
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS
/ - WOULD SAVE $24,000.00
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.)
660,00
156.00
75.00
120.00
50.00
35.00
250.00
To Carlisle Courtney Home
To salary, Chairman, Board of Regents
l - County Pohr House, 1031 —
ITEM 12:—Home Demonstration Work, Short
Course i.„_
ITEM 13:—COUNTY AGENTS' WORK:
Office rent, both Agents
' Lights, Coal and Janitor s..'.
4-H Camp ...T..
ITEM 14:—To Deficiency in 1930 appropria-'
tion for Five (5) Pensioners
Confederate Soldiers and Widows
Public Health Nurse
Transportation for Nurse
Improvement of Court House
Traveling Expenses of Directors
GRAND TOTAL 11 l.-l*. $45,632.32
Less Estimated Revenue other than Taxes:
Fines and Licences $1,500.00
Commutation Tax 8,000.00
Gasoline—Tax (one cent) L.- 11,000.00
Insurance Licenses * 1,700.00 .
.00
200.00
* G, C. Matthews and Q. A. Kennedy, 1 Street, West by Frances Washington, the highest bidder for
Levied upon and sold to satisfy the the legal hours of sale m iront of the
above Execution and Costs. > - Court House at ® ainv ^ e ' ^ i’qoi
BONCIL H. DYCHES, Monday, the 2nd day of March?
Sheriff, B. .C.
Barnwell, S. C., 9th day of Feb. 1031.
Jr., of Willteton, were visitor^ here
this week. . ’ *
Legal Advertisements
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE.
SHERIFFS SALE.
Notice is hereby given that I will State of South Carolina,
I Ck 1T T1 A 1 rt m 1 4- ** a A a *
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2,400.00
1,500.00
600.00
- 200.00
250.00
$69,379.82
$1,000.00
6,700.00
UJMHUHU
1,500.00
Amount be raised by Taxation —
Blackviile, Fob. 21.—Mr*. Sem Buis^
Rush was hostess to the Monday
Bridge Club this work. As guests'the
dub enjoyed the presence of Mrs.
Sigsbie Grimes, Mr*. Somers Pringle,
Mrs. R. A. Gyles and Mrs. W. C.
Buist. Mrs. G. F. Posey received the
score prize.
The members of the junior choir s of
the Methodist, Presbyterian and Bap-
ttet Churches, which rendered- such
service during the union revival ser
vices of the three churches the past
two weeks, under the leadership of
the singing evangelist, E.iward Rey
nolds, of New Orleans, enjoyed a pic
nic at Holman’s Bridge Saturday af-^
terncon About seventy-five were
present, among them being Mrs. H.
Crum Bdylston, Mrs. Har^y Fiekling,
Mrs. A. V. Ccllum, Mrs. G. Bradford,
Mrs. S. G. Lowe, Mrs. W. R. Carroll,
Mra. H. L. Buist,' C. J. Fiekling, Har
ry Delk, the Rev. Mr. McKinnon,
“Uncle Ed” Reynolds, Miss Eva
Blume and Miss Blanche Martin.7^
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Mr*. Farrell O’Gorman entetfained
the members of the Thursday Bridge
Club last week. Mrs. T. L. Wragg
m^tp.
Section 2: The contingent- fund
herein created shall be apent only upon
the written approval of the Legisla
tive Delegation.
Section ~3: No warrant shall be
issued to pay any Magistrate and his
constable until at the end of each
month and such Magistrate has filed
his report of the proceedings in ffis
Court. - * -*-y
Section 4: The Coroner and County
Physician shall attend and conduct
all inquests held in the County.
Section 5: The Board of County
Directors shall publish a quarterly
statement, showing all claims paid in
each Township, and the County-wide
claims, giving amount and subject to
each claim. ' „ ~’7
Section 6: No claim shall be ap
proved or warrant issued therefor un
less such claims be itemized and
sworn to.
Section 7: In anticipation of the
collection of taxes herein provided tpr K
the Board of County Directors and the
Treasurer are authorized and em
powered to borrow’, on The credit of
the County such sums as are neces
sary to carry out the provisions of
this Act, and to pledge the 1931 taxes
on payment thereof. Such obliga
tions shall be signed by the Treasuer
end the Chairman of the Board of
County Directors, attested by the
X VT' "■ y.
Clerk of such Board.
Section 8: The Ladies’ Rest Kb° m
$22,200.00
$23,432.32
$20,200.00
$39,179.82
tn the Court House at Barnwell is
placed in the custody,.pf Jenoi^ P.
Greene, who shall receive an annual
salary of'One Hundred ($100.00) Dol
lars for maintaining same.
Section 9: The Chairman of the
Board of Regents of the County Poor-
house shall receive an annual salary
of One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) Dol
lars payable monthly. The said Board
of Regents- of the County Poorhouse
arfe hereby authorized and directed to
purchase all groceries and supplies
for the County Poorhouse and shall
haVe absolute supervision of the same.
- Section 10: The County Board of
Directors are hereby authorized and
directed to reduce* the number of
mules used on the chaingang not ex
ceeding ten (10) and they are hereby
further authorized and directed to
sell a sufficient number of mules* now
on hand to make thi s reduction, said
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sale tb be made after giving fifteen
(15) days legal notice by publishing
notice thereof in one County paper, in
Barnwell County and post same on the
Courthouse door. - All funds received
from said s^le to be turned over to the
County Treasurer to be disbursed only
by the written authority of the Coun
ty Delegation for said purpose or pur
poses as said Delegation shall deem
proper. * . • i
Section 11: T^ls. Act shall take ef
fect immediately upon its approvaC^y
the Governor.*
school glee club ^ill give an operetta
under the direction of Miss Eleanor
Smith, "Instructor oL^music TH the
school. The cast.has worked hard and
the program promises to be one of
interest and amusement.
Eighteen officials . of the South
C;yolina PowVr Company w’ere guests
WiWBwr’iaii'riiiiiM'wii iwM»la * Ki - n - ,he SffiESi
M*rs. W. R. Carroll
Information that the Rev. Stephen
T. Harvin will leave his work here
and in Barnwell and Willistbn among
the members of the Presbyterian
Church and take up hi« duties in a
new field at Sum Iberville has been re
ceived with great regret. Durifig his
service here, he has endeared himself
to many members of other denomina
tions. The prayers of all go with him 11
to his new tasks.
Ed. Reynolds left Tuesday for New
Orleans, following a service as sing
ing evangelist for the union revival
services conducted by the Methodist,
Presbyter an and Baptist Churches in
the auditorium of the latter. The
union choir, which gave a broadcast
of hymns over station WIS, Columbia,
the two Fridays of the meeting, will
have the privilege of again broadcast
ing at an early date.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Sam Izlar
Buist entertained with a Valentine
party. About twenty-five guests were
present. Heart contests w-ere played,
in which Mrs. A. B. Hair was winner.
Mrs. W. C. Buist cut consolation. Re-
fre-hments were served.
Next Friday, two weeks, the Joseph
Koger Chapter, D. A. R., will be host
ess at a bridge tournament in the par
lors of the Shamrock hotel at 8 p. m.
The tables will be engaged at an ear
ly date. Refreshments will be served
and a prize given at each table. This
evening bridge was planned by the
chapter committee on Tamassee ways
and means, Mrs. Lawrence Groves,
chairman, and Mrs. W. R. Carroll* and
Mrs. L. Still, members.
The Methodist Missionary Aid So-'
ciety met at the home of Mrs. O.
Boland Monday a f to moon with a num
ber of members in attendance. The
afternoon was devoted to the study
of the society’s mission book
hotel Wednesday evening.
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Mrs. S. P. Groves, of Columbia, re
turned to her home Sunday after a
two weeks visit to her son, Law-rence
Gro.yes. ' ; t
Mrs. E. H. Weissinger was a visitor
in Augusta Wednesday.
Mrs. W. F: Hogarth and Mrs. Leize
Yeoman, of Brunson, were guests of
Mrs. Lawrence Groves Monday.
The Past Legislative Week.
Scottish Schools Ban
Stories of the Flood
Glasgow.—The story of the G.inleti
of Eden will in future he omitted
frdin the religious teaching given to
pupils on the elementary schools here.
Stories .dealing with Xoyh ‘and the
flood. Hie sacrifice of Isaac by Abra
ham. and other Old Testament sub
file my final account as Administratrix
of the estate of ( G. M. Main, with the
Hon-. John K. Snelling, Judge of Pro-
babte for Barnwell County, Shite of
South Carolina, upon Saturday,
March 21st, 1931, and petition the
said Court for an Order of Discharge
and Letters Dismissory.
Mrs. Maty Elizabeth Main,
Admx. estate of G.' M. Mam.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
(Complaint Served.)
State of South Carolina, •
■ County of Barnwell.
Court of Common Pleas.
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Bessie P. O’Bannon,
Plaintiff,
vs. < .
Faany M. Simms, Edythe Agard, John
G.^mms, in his own right and as
County, of Barnwell, j
THE STATE
' , vs. ' .j
*.BILL HAY and SUSIE NELSON
Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe
cution to me directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have
this day levied upon and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale in front of the
Court House at Barnwell, S. C.,' on
Monday, the 2nd day of March, 1931,
this being Salesday ‘ in said month,
the following described real estate:
One lot and one building bounded a s
follows: North by Emma Willis, East
by Public Road, West by State High
way, South by Mary Scott.
Levied-upon and sold to satisfy the
above Execution- and Costs.
BONCIL H. DYCHES,
Sheriff, B. C.
Administrator of the estate of Barnwell, S. C., 9th day of Feb. 1931.
v Charles Carroll Simms, Kate M.
Simms, Perry B. Simms, Frances
Simms, Beverly Jiimms; Edmund
'Simms, Gilmore Simms and U. B.
Hammet,
• Defendants^
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to answer the Complaint
in this action, of which a copy is
herewith served upon you, and to
serve a ccpy of your answer to said
Complaint cn the subscriber at his
office in Barnwell, S. C., within twen
ty dliys afteft the service hereof, ex
clusive cf the day of such service;
and if you fail to answer the Com
plaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in tfria action will apply .to
the Court for the relief deanded in
the Complaint.
H. L. O’BANNON,
Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Dated February 10, A. D. 1931.
this .being Salesday in said month,
the following described real estate:
One lot and one building, bounded a s
follows: North by J. M. Halford, East
by Lubelle Williams, West .by J. A.
Antrum, South by Redrick.
Levied upon and sold to satisfy the
above Execution and Costs.
’ BONCIL H. DYCHES,
- Sheriff, B. C.
Barnwell, S. C.,' 9th day of Feb. 1931.
.SHERIFF’S SALE.
jects alsu are i<» be bunneil as un-
suitable {pr young cliildren. Tluy m
will lie given, instead a slpiple story
bused on the life of Christ. It Is to
be told sympathetically and left to
make its own impression.
The narrative of the fall of •Adam
and Eve is to be omitted from- the
teaching of Junior popils. Senior pu
pils will be taught the story of Jesus
as a hero, then ns~a frtemhtrml final
ly ns the Saviour. . ’
The new teaching la. based on the
revised code agreed between the
Church of Scotland and the Educa
tional Institute of Scotland.
DEFENDANTS, Beverly
Sinzfns, Edmund Simms and Gilmore
Sijnms, infants above the age of four
teen years: You and each of you
will please take notice that unless a
Guardian ad litem is appointed for
the purposes of this suit for the in
fant defendants, Beverly Simms, Ed
mund Simms and Gilmore Simms,
within twenty days from the date of
this service of summons and com
plaint and notice upon you, exclusive
of the day of such service, The under
signed will apply to the Master of
said County, at his office upon the
21st day after the service upon you
as aforesaid, exclusive of the d^y of
such service, at ten o’clock a. m., dr
as -soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard, for an order appointing some
suitable person as Guardian ad litem
for said infant defendants, Beverly
Simms, Edmund Simms and Gilmore
wtk
State of South Carolina,
County of Barnwell.-
THE STATE
vs.
ISAAC BUSH
Under and by viztue of a Tax Exe
cution to me directed by J/J. Bell,
Treasurer cf Barnwell County, I have
this day levied up:n and will sell to
the highest’ bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale in front of the
Court House at Barnwell, S! C., on
Monda*y, the 2nd day of March, 1931,
this being Salesday in said month,
the following described real estate:
One lot.and 1 "building in Blackviile
School District, bounded as follows:
North by Hanna Jackson, East by Joe
Lee, South by Routhrock Street,
West by Hanna Jackson.
Levied upon and sold.to satisfy the
above Execution and Costs.
* BONCIL H. DYCHES,
Sheriff, B. C.
Barnwell, S. C.,. 9th day of Feb. 1931.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County of Barnwell.
THE STATE
j vs.,
. DELIA DORCH
; Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe
cution to me directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have
this day levied upon and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the* legaHicrar^ of sale in front of the
Court U.opse at Barnwell, S. C., on
Monday,-the 2nd day of March, 1931,
this being Salesday in said month,
the following described real estate:
One lot and one building in town of
Blackviile and bounded as follows:
North by Henry Newton, East by
Walker Street, West by Joe Lee, South
by Julian Willis.
Levied upon and sold to satisfy the
above Execution and Costs.
BONCIL H. DYCHES,
Sheriff, B. C.
Barnwell, S. C., 9th day cf Feb. 1931.
* SHERIFF’S SALK.
Bills providing for biennia] seg-
nial sessions of general assembly con
tinued until 1932-by house.
House passed bill providing that
legislative delegations from egch
judicial circuit recommend appoint
ments to highway commission to gov
ernor. , ■
Bills placing tax on hydro-electric
power and increasing tax on insurance
companies placed before house by
ways and means committee. ’Measures
opposed by affected business in
hearings. *
State Senator George B. Greene, of
Anderson, elected judge of Ibth judi
cial circuit.
Milledge L- Bonham, of Anderson,
took oath as associate justice of su
preme court.
Majority favorable report given bill
to provide for clasaiVation pf intan
gible property for tFlation by house
judiciary committee.
Senate continued until 1932 house
hill to discontinue State aid* Tor pub
lic school buildings.
House passed resolution inviting
former Governor Alfred E. Smith, of
New York, to addres s it in March.
Senator Gray introduced bill tp cut
MKflf
University Builds Model
High School for Students
Columbus. Ohio.—A model high:
school, which will employ.the newest
methods In efficient instruction and
will- embojdy an ecPnqmical arrange-,
ment of classrooms, laboratories and
offices, Is being built on the .campus
of* Ohio State university for- $450,000.
The news building will be a teachers’
training school and an experimental
plant. It will offer high school and
preparatory instruction to 450 pupils,
assuring them the most advanced prin
ciples, of scientific teaching. It will
.be completed by January 1, 1932.
of teachers
ate em-
ployes. t
Ways and means committee report
ed favorably bill to retire' State fe-
Next Friday evening in the school ftcit by issuing certificates of indbet
auditorium, the members of the high edness on $5,000,000 highway bonds. •
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Halve Diamond Output
to Maintain Price Level
Paris—The chief diamond produc
ers of the world agreed to cut tjieiif
output in half to maintain the^existing
price level.
The decision was reached at Am
sterdam recently by the international
diamond commission and was ratified
by the Amsterdam Diamond associa
tion. Hereafter diamond cutters will
work only one week out of two.
“Kissing Booth*’ Barred at
Carnival for New Gym
paw ARP, CMtt—They mHed- it* a
/'mystery maze that promises to be in
triguing,’’ but Authorities held that
Stanford university girl ^ students,
seeking to raise $20,000 by n carnival
for a new gym. could not maintain
“an old-fashioned kissing booth.”
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SHERIFF’S SALE.
State of So'uth Carolina,
County of Barnwell. .*
THE STATE
; vs.'
SAM YOUNG.
Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe
cution to -me directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have
this day levied upon and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale in front of the
Court House at Barnwell, S. C. f on
Monday, the 2nd day of March, 1931,
this'being Salesday in said imoth, the
'following de*cribed real estate:
Two lots and Two buildings in the
Town of Blackviile, bounded a s fol-
ij lows: North
to appear and defend it on behalf of
said infant defendants.
-You and each of you will * take
further notice that the original sum
mons and complaint herein.were filed
iiv the office of the ^lerk of Court for
Bfcmwell County on February 11,193L
' H. L. O’BANNON,
. Plaintiff’s Attorney.
2-12-31. ' -l-U ——r
State of South Carolina,
County of Barnwell.
- . • - THE STATE
vs.
ISAAC DUNBAR
L’nder and by virtue of a Tax Exe
cution to me directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have ;
this day levied and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sate in front of the
Court- House at Barnwell, S. C., on
Monday," the 2nd day of March, 1931,
this being Salesday in .said m6nth,
the following described real estate:
< Two hundred and fifteen acre^ of
land and two buildings in Elienton
School District and bounded as fol
lows: North by lands now* cr formerly
of Bill Clark, East by lands of Carrie
J. Ashley, South by'lands of Carrie J.
Ashley, West by lands of Sallie Dicks.
Levied upon and sold- to satisfy the
above Execution ami Costs.
.. BONCIL. H. DYCHES,
Sheriff. B. C.
Barnwell. S. C.. 9th day -of Feb. 1931.
SHEK'FF’S SALE;
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Notice to Debtors and Cr^litors,
Notice is hereby given that al] per
sons having claims against the
estate of Charles Carroll Simms, will
file them duly attested with the un
dersigned Administrator, or his at
torney, Thos. M. Boulware, Esq., at
Barnwell, S. 'C., and all persons
indebted to the • said estate, will
make prompt payment t<A ve »! under
dersigned. #^*<
JOHN GT* * *S,
• R, V***-"*.v i-|
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Luupn * A*
State “
County
THfTfcl’ATE
vs. •
B. W. COWDY.
Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe
cution to me directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have
this day levied upon and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal Jiours of sale in frant of the
Court House at Barnwell, S. C.f on
Mionday^ the 2nd..4ny of .March* 1931,
this being Salesday in said month",
the following described real estate:
One lot and one building bounde4 as
follows: North by Tom Hugh, East
East by Frank Lee, West by State
Highway, South by Johnson W’iHis.
Levied upon and sold to satisfy the
above Execution and Costs.
, BONCIL H. DYCHES,
- Sheriff, B. C.
Barnwell, S. C., 9th day of Feb., 1931.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County of Barnwell.
THE STATE *
vs.
METER WALKER, ET AL.
Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe
cution to me-directed by J . J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have
ths day levied upon and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale in front of the
Court House at Barnwell, S. C., on
Monday, the 2nd day of March, 1931,
this being Salesday in said moth, the
following described real estate:
One lot and one building in the
Town of Blackviile, bounded oir the
North by Simon Brown’s Sons, East
by Simon Brown’s Sons, South by
Simon Brown’s Sons, West by Simon
Brown’s Sons.
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‘ Levied upon and sol<J to satisfy the
! above Executibn and Costs.
I BONCIL H. DYCHES,*.
v Sheriff, & C.
Barnwell, S. C., 9th day of Feb., 1931.
State of South Carolina,
County of Bdrnwell.
THE STATE
vs.
ESTHER JEFFERSON
l -udatjaad^^ virtue of a Tax Exe-
eution to me directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwel] County, I have
this day levied up n and will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal, hours of sale in front of the
Court House at Barnwell, S. C., on
Monday, the 2nd day of March, 7931,
this being Salesday in sard month,
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the following described real estate:
One lot and one building bounded
as follows: North by Town Lots, East
by James Fairell, South by Town
Lots, ~West by Dixie Highway.
Levied upon and sold to satisfy the
above Execution and Costs.
BONCIL H. DYCHES,
Sheriff, B. C.
Barnwell, S. C., 9th day of Feb. 1931.
1 SHERIFF’S SALE. - -
SHERIFF S SAI^E.
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State of South Carolina,
County of Barnwell.
1 THE STATE
\ vs.
- LUCRETIA BLAKE
Sr
* Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe
•cution to me directed by J. J. Bell,
State of South Carolina,
NoCounty of Barijwell.
THE STATE
V s -
FRANK LEE
*
Under and by virtue of a Tax Exe- '
-cution to nae directed by J. J. Bell,
Treasurer of Barnwel] County, I have ’
this day^Tevied upon and will sell to
the highest .bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale in front of the
Court House at Barnwell, ’S. C., on,
Monday, the 2nd day of March*
this, being Salesday in said month,
the following described reai estate: . ’
One lot and one building bounded as
follows: North by Henriettta Hopkins,
East by Public Road, South .by Idella
Odom, West by Sam Young. *
Levied upon and sold to satisfy the
above Execution and Costs. . •
BONCIL H. DYCHES,
Sheriff, B. C.
Barnwell, S. £., 9th day of Feb. 1931.
ALSO one puntp and two gasoline
Treasurer of Barnwel] County, I have tanEs belonging to the Aiken Pefrol-
by Mrs. C. H. Mathis, South by Walker ' this day levied upon and will sell to cum Company. .
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