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■B v - '■ -j-r'jr *• ' ; wmMnmKmMMMmmmmHmMmmmnmn 11, mni rnmmimwmm • -,-a. ^:-3—-i- i ~r? THE f/FnClAf, NEWSPAPER OF BAUM WELL COUNTY u , -'-».• * . r* Consolidated Jane 1, 1936. f k VOLUME LIT. BARNWELL. SOUTH ^CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.. NUMBER 29. 3= Holman Damage Suit % Repults in Mistrial Jury Unable to Agree on Verdict in Case Against County.— Other Cases Tried. ^ I Being unable to agree on a verdict in th e the case of Mrs. Emma L. Hol man vs. the County of Barnwell, the jury was dismissed Thursday after noon after Judge Dennis ordered a mistyial. Thi s was a suit for $2,500 damage s alleged to have been caused to the plaintiff’s property by the con struction of a public road. Monday morning the Court recon vened with Judge W. H. Townsend, of Columbia, presiding in the place of Judge J. K. Henry, of Caster, who is still sick. Shortly after calling the Court to order, Judge Townsend in vited “Judge” Bellinger Maher to * take a seat on the bench with him, stating that the latter had assisted - members of the local Bar long enough. “Judge” Maher gravely accepted the invitation and assisted in presiding over the Court in a very dignified manner. Other cases tried since the last is sue of The People^Sentinel are as follows: Mutual Trading Co. and L«. J. Baughman vs. the Southern Railway Co., directed verdict for the defend ant. • * M. C. Kiser Co. vs. Sam Poliakoff, verdict for the plaintiff* for $545.07. A trial that ha s attiacted more than urual attention is the case of W. D. Black a 'ainst Q. A. Kennedy, the |1 intiff a king for damages in the ar.-.ount of $25,000 for alleged slander, y The suit resulted from alleged slan derous remoik.s that Captain Black claim g that Mr. Kennedy made in reference to a money transaction be- , tween the two principals. The trial, which staited Tuesday morning, has been attended by men, women and children from all parts of the county. Attorneys for the plaintiff finished their case Tuesday afternoon, when the defense attorneys moved -for a non-suit. This was refused by Judge To\yisend. Mr. Kennedy was placed on the *-tand yestenlay (Wednesday) morn ing as the first witness for the - de fense and was subjected to quite a long direct and ctoss.examination. Captain Black is represented by Brown an.l Bush, Harley and Blatt, of Barnwell, and D. W. Robin on, of Columbia, \vhil e Mr. Kennedy is rep resented by Thos. M. Boulware, of. Barnwell, Jas. Arthtir Kennedy, of Willisfcon, and George Bv’.l Timmer man, of Lexington. Numerous prom inent citizens of Williston, including J. J. Bell, county treasurer, testified ■i.. —. - - ** ■ * ■ Does Not Advocate Abolishing Schools J. E. Owens, of Ashleigh, Says That He Was Blither Misunderstood or Misquoted. The People-Sentinel is in receipt of a letter from J. *£: Owens, of Ash leigh, in which he states that he “was misunderstood or misquoted” in his HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT MAKES REPORT House Seeking New Sources of Revenue “T.' —The following is a resume of the report ' of ' Miss Elizabeth McNab, home demonstration agent for Barn well County, for^he year 1930: The Home Agent, Mis s Elizabeth McNab, last year a s well aa this work ed to put acr oss a program which will have too do with a better and larger remarks at the recent meeting of school trustees and patrons with the farra more year rounA * ardens county delegation, at which time the present high school system was en dorsed. The editor ‘is very glad in deed to know that Mr. Owens does not i favor abolishing the public school sy-tem of the State and publishes with pleasure hi§ letter, which is as fol lows: Editor, The People-Sentinel :- 1 notice in The People-Sentinel of and orchard.-, more cows, and inten sive work in food preservation. This ^program was * carried on through six adult clubs, with an en- 1 rollment of 136,- find 11 4-H Clubs there are not as many standard bred flocks or as many hems to th e farmJas there should be. The small farmer *■ • • hasn’t been . convinced yet that poultry pays and is not willing to put any money in'poultry as an in vestment. The farm poultry work, is carried on for the most part by the farmers’ wives with, very little equip ment. Too many ar e Hill using hens for brooding because they haven’t the time to look after hatchery chitks and no money with which to buy brooders. > The carlot shipment of Applicant* for Loan* in Exce** qf Blank* Appropriation Bill la Nearly $1,000,000 Many Farmers of Cooaty Will Be Un- in Excess of State’s Anticipated Revenue. That old Man of the sea of legisla tures, the appropriation bill, opened this legislative week on the shoulders of the Senate. With the knowledge i was faced with quite a problem Mon- wiih a membership of 14fi, and Poultry handled by the farm and home through the central organization,‘the aprents are turning the farmers’ at- Farm. Council of Women, with an en rollment of 100. M iss McNab worked in 18 communi- March 12 that I am quoted as “advo-H tiesin the county. It was Ler plan to eating the abolishment of the public mak e moie contacts with the rural, school system entirely, requiring par- j families and tdyhelp t^iem to see heplth ; ents to pay for educating their chil- education go hand ip hand with 1 Uen.”^ Either 1 was mi-understood ^‘books’’ and “mcney-making” educa-1 n or am misquoted. I deny being op- tion. More year round gardens, t fnr w tention toward poultry a s a means of, getting som e cash and the prospects aie tKat there will , be more poultry ral-ed. 1 “ - • . The Club Market."' The club market supported by home demonstration dub members ha s done _ ...... . ; dene for the last four years. The posed to free schools under any sys- poultry and cows, better nutnUon,! c f torn. In fact, I am heartily in favor better maiketing methods and a fair- of free schools for without same man^ minded attitude toward their neigh- children would be denied any educa- ' bors were some of the goal s set. — 1 tion at all. I merely gave an opinion - .Home Demonstration work was e market club plant gardeni and plan to have something for sale every month in the year, The market operated eveiy week of at the school meeting which I give here as 1 intended it to be. I suggtvt- ed that each and every school dis trict hold an election at their re carried on with girls by means of the year except about-four when the cold killed out everything in the gardens. During the spring, summer and fall months the market i s open Wednesdays * and Saturdays with sales ranging from $5.00 to $45.00. The club market has worked up a com ments are heard from all sides. The quality of products for sale ha s im- -^w<*vie*l considt)i-ably an(l work is be- . , . ing done toward standardising "all vidua!- in any district be dissatisfied a (neater variety of vegetables are pr ^ ucts so]d th ,. ou(!h the club mark _ with the result of the ejection in his being planted. It is a common sight district let him send his child where to see carrots and spinach at the he pleases and pay the expense- 1 . market and a few gardeners are ex perimenting with broccoli and swiss chard for the fir.-t time. The last two named vegetables have not been grown in the county before. clubs held at the .-chdol buildings dur ing school hours in all communities except * two. A county 4-H contest spective school houses in which every and a garden contest was carried on patron and taxpayer whether they to. stimulate interest among dub send their high school, pupils to one girls. A home garden contest, and a j ^ faV crable of the four high schools or teach all baking contest were carried on for their pupils-in their own schools, and , women. * * whatever the majority voted to do, let ( The dub market has stimulated all <h> likewise. Then if any indi- | much interest in the home garden and i et. One member remarked to the agent, “I -mad e mdre on my little chickens and vegetables than he (rmarung the husband) does on hrs crops.” Her daughter at another J. E. OWENS. HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. i time remarked,^ “The market i s for us.” good thing for us.” The sales for year were $1,018j82, an increase of Received a copy of Truck Crop Bul letin fiom the Florida Experiment Station, Gainesville,. B’lorida, entitled “Fertilizer Experiments with Truck! Crops.” - This bulletin is « splendid treatise on fertilization of lettuce, tomatoes, celery, potatoes, snap beans, peppers, beets, carrots and corn. It is well worth your while writing for a copy of same. Every truck The Champion Club Gardener. Mrs. Charlie Hartzog i a still the * 173 ‘ 29 over kst sale8 - Cailot shipments of poultry champion dub gardener in the coun ty hut she Ijves too far from the club market to sell through that medium. She cans a great deal and sells some produce to merchants in 4 neaiby.town. She has kept a gar den record for several years ami each year wins some recognition. From her garden she ha s canned this year 247 quarts fruit and vegeta- are ■ • looked forward to by the majority of farmers and their wives. Sale 3 for 1929-30 amounted to $4,979.77. There weie nine differerft loadings in the county, serving each time from 28 to 92 people. \ » Mrs. Hutto sold at the market during May, $37.08 worth of produce. She sold during the winter $30.00 farmer in South Carolina would great- . . , , . 1 • 1 , , r . 1 vegetables. This canmng is done by ly increase his knowldcge of truck • . .. . . crop fertilization by reading it. These farmers of the newer truck ing areas should especially enjoy it. o hies besides selling $104.31 worth of worth of canned field peas. Custo mers were so well pleased that they 1 open boiler method. A successful Garden for the plaintiff, and it is understood that equally as many will testify for the defendant. Martin—McKinnon. Rally Wijis held this year and good results fol- Julv 1930. UniversitY of Florida, tWlUSville, Fli - "MSI KVnU'lw. l.Us ra.invll U,i» ,0a, I have talked to-several oats fa.m- , from her *“ rd< ' n t , 479 t '“ ar ‘ s of frui ‘ 5 , • a jj i • i and vegetables. She used a hand seal ers who are going to add some kaimt \ ,, . . ,, , i • i er and pressure canner and has sold to their regulat-xafrcgen tap dressing F this week. They expect to pat down 150 pounds Blackville, March 14.—The wedding of the Rev. O; H. McKinnon,* pastor 1 of the Baptist Church, and Mis- Geor- J gi* Lee Martin, daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. W. W. Martin, of Bla?kville, came as a surprise to many friends here. • In spite of the fpet that his sermon had beefl announced for Sunday even ing, the happy couple motored to Fairfax Sunday afternoon .and were quietly married by th e padtor fhere, the Rev. Mr. Corder, cf the Baptist Chinch. The two pastors then ex changed pulpits fhr the evening ser-! vice. The Rev. Mr. Corder ann^inced the marriage at the close of the even-, ing service here. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon will make j their home in the parsonage which has been fitted for their arrival fol- ' lowing a wedding trip to Savannah and other points. The laides of the i church gave a bountiful “pounding” to them at the parsonage Thursday *Hnoi ning. The Rev. Mr. McKinnon has ten here only a -short time but has \ gained many warm friends. Mrs. Mc Kinnon i s a splendid young woman of noble Christian qualities. ^ of nitiatc of soda and 100 pounds of kainit on their whole cat crop, per •ere, of course. __ It^eemg that the kainit helps givee j you a heavier head, arid increases the I yield per acie too. Better try some 1 yourself. $24-80 worth of vegetables. Two ! other contestants have canned five or six dozen quarts but have sold over $200.00 worth of vegetfcbte;. Club girls are taking moie interest in gardening each year.. Two girls from the county worr-trips--to—-the. State Short Couise on their garden work. One of these trips was given AM one of my K cod friends told-me' 1 * th,; Hazel Atlaa Glass Cora ' >an * recently that he noticed a bi K differ- a "' , ,he ,,ther ' mt ' >" ven b y ‘he South, erne in his cabbage where he had ap- ern Planler ' Thas,! E j rls with fivc plied the -econd application of fer- othera ca,ned ** >' ear tiliief-as a 7-8-B-, over where he had a 8 ar< ! a " in * P"** applied the 7-8-5. I’m going to get a picture of those two fields shortly and maybe I’ll put them in the paper for you to see. Instead of just using your regular r h > nitrogen side dressing for cabbage, • use •. a nitrogen-potash combination ! and the re-ults will surprise ycu just as they have others. " r 1 Lots of corn was planted last week, j j a- Some cukes went in, a few brave souls »nt put in some cotton, and many an nu '*' w If Meadow Home Beautification. Every year a little more attention i s pain to l^>me beautification. While the wor^s carried on not always ac- cordi&,.jji the set plan, nearly all horror jSSve*'around th+gU^'ome flow erin' 'plafV myiT*.» 4. Attend Masonic Meeting. A. A. Lemon, P. W. Price and F. S. Brown attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Charles- • ton Jast week as representatives of Harmony Lodge. Mr, Lemon was ac companied by his wife. acre of asparagus was fertilized. 1 1 notice lots of farmers using ton seed meal this spring m their hol|yi do(! wood red bud and native mixed fertilizers, probably more than tcdar5 are IKmle of the plants has been used in a gieat many years. 1 UJe( j 3 . You can't find a much better source of . The . [t . are 32 c | ul) markct produc . organic nitrogen than in cotton seed | cr> Thesa wotnen receivc from iheal, and then too, using it helps the state Nfarketine Specialist monUl Southern farming and industry. I ly pardon lctters tclHng what t J The only way to fight hard times is p , ant and whep t0 p|ant Whcn to make big yields, and the best way w( , ather conditiona permit thc plai1t . to make big yields is tp use plenty of ing p|a „ ia Mrried out . feitilizer, and the best seed obtain- ' Each year the agent ordcr , ' purchased also for friends cut of tqwn. ' Canned Products. v The -agent has succeede<l in placing with om? of the laigest local mer- plants (iider> for the Home Demon- stratfen brant} of okra snd tomatotes. He has given an order for three rases to be shipped a s iqon as a new supply is available. “It is the only brand of okra and' tomatoes that has tender okra,” he remarked to the agent. Woik has been started with several women of this countv in standardiz ing canned products and by another year it is hoped that the orders for okra and tomatoes will be filled by Barnwell County club women and not by women of other counties. Food projects are popular from the standpoint of seeing and'-tasting a* well, as from the standpoint of learn ing 'more about foods and better methods of preparing them. A club member said aftey one’ of the meet ings, “I fixed som e cheese sauce when I went home from the last meeting and my. old man nearly ate himself sick.” -Others lemarked, “I’m going home and fix some of that.” Club girls report home practices re lative to demonstrations given. Of the 129 girl s enrolled in foods work 59 received certificates. This ii an increase this year of 26 girls com pleting a club project in foods. More records before. One ed to t the peop mor e about l able to Obtain Fed«r«l Farm AM This Year. With about ,160 farmers asking for federal farm loans and only 39 neces sary blanks, the local loan committee that the bill exceed^ estimated reve nue, the House is considering tax measures. ' Monday night the Senate finance committee began consideration of the bill sent it Friday by the House call ing for expenditures of approximately $10,350,000. Since the total of the appropriations is nearly a miHion dol lars in excess of anticipated revenue, tax bills loomed larger on the House calendar. A bill to tax hydro-electric power one-half of a mill per kilowat hour is to be acted oh by the house during the present week. It* estihiated reve nue is^ more than $600,000 annually. The measure was continued for one wefk earlier in the session when strong opposition to it was evident* in tb e house.* Another’ tax measure would ..in crease the levy on insurance premiums collected. Sponsors assert the in crease from two percent to three per cent would yield the State $250,000 each year. ✓ . * Bills to tax motor Transport com panies were completed week before la-'t by a sub-committee of c the Senate roads, bridges and ferriej comniittee. Extensive hearings were held on origal bill s referred to the sub-corn- ■— ^ f r- mittee. The Rouse also has bills which would tax motor carrier*. The length of the session hinges on the . appropriations hill which was passed by the House in four, days. Prevailing in the house has been the sentiment- that the bill's total would be increased by the senate. Some thirik that a strong attempt will be made to eliminate salary cuts imposed by the house on State employees. More than $400,000 was added by day morning. At an early hour tbe streets of Barnwell were linerf with applicants, both white and colored, and they waited more or les s patient ly during the day for an opportunity to borrow «ome of the “guv’ment money.” One member of the com mittee was asked on what basis were the blanks distributed and he replied that he and his co-workers had en deavored to care for the most worthy c&ses. It is under-tood that the commit tee is making an effort to secure a new supply of blanks, as was done last year, but it is thought that even then many farmers will be unable to secure loans thri year. FUNDS LACKING TO PAY WIDOW OF LYNCHED MAN A move to force. Oconee County to pay the $2,000 judgment received against it last fall by Cortie Greea, who.-e husband, • Allen Green, was lynched April 20 last year, has been presented tb the State Supreme Cowl. The court, which did not decide the rdle to show cause, was told that the county supeivisor, J. A. Para, said that no fund 8 existed with wljidi to pay the judgment; that W. W. West, treasurer, and Ralph M. Pike, auditor, maintained that they were without authority of law to levy aad collect a tax for this purpose and that the Oconee County legislature dele gation had decliped to make an ap propriation for the judgment in tin 1931 supply bill. Green, once a town hero of Wal ii alia when he did noble work in tinae of fire, was taken from county . ..... . . « . cers and lynched after being the House to the bill mtroffuced by | the ways and mean 4 committee. Strong dissatisfaction with the meas ure was registered by a minority Fri day when a move to recommit it to the way s and mean s committee was defeated. _ Achievement during the pa.4t week included pas-age of a bill to legalize boxing, sent to Governor Blackwood, and passage in the house on second reading of ,a bill to increase the teacher load in public schools by ap proximately 20 per cent. The Senate received a bill introduc- Under the South Carolina law, hia family wa g entitled to $2,000 and * court found this verdict October 39, 1930. The judgment w»* entered aad a notice, by the county, of appeal was dismissed. The court was asked to instruct that the judgment be paid. Held for Alleged Assault. \ _ e kept this year than ever . * Mr. Thomas, manager for the Southern Bell Telephone Co., at Orangeburg, was a business visitor 4ttr e Tuesday. • ' fruit and nut trees for members and fur- mmkmm* Him Rosalie Spann an3 Miss Cura- and formulaa for mWng spraya . lee Bland, of Sumter, -and “bhick”! Miler, cf Summerville, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Price. unty remark- are teaching nty every day ^ods they should eat. We are selling more oatmpal and whole wheat bread than ever before.” The agent has had more call s for canning |d|emonstrations during the year than heretofore! One garden club member who lives in a communi- ty where a club doM iwI thrinyisYpt, for fh e agent To come a certain day with the canner and. sealer and show Aiken, March 16.—Belton Wiggins, nc£ro, tonight was rushed to thn State penitentiary at Columbia for * y * ^afekreping following his arrest fUs the State to borrow *5,000,000 to meet a{ternC(m for a „ a ,| cged criminal its deficit. ^ Jatault earlier in the day upon a yountr Experts appeared before commit- ^ r j tee, and warned that State institu-j, The attack al|eged have ^ lions had inadequate fire protect.ens cur , ( , d . in . Hor , e Creek va|ley> ^ and that the penitentiary waa a tween Wan . cnyi || e and GloveroUe. fire trap. . . | Posses formed quickly and searching the country for him he was arrested 'by the officers. COLUMBIA BANK WINS CASE IN HIGH COURT The girl, about 14 years old, wan ! returning home from school at Glover- A directed verdict for the Columbia when she was "met in the roni National Bank in its case against C. by a negro, who seized her. F. Rizer, given by Judge W. H. Grim-j gj, e broke away during the strug- ball in Bamberg County, was upheld an( j , an j,er home, nearby, in a State Supreme Court decision w here she collapsed, and was unable Monday in an opinion written by As- ^ talk when officers carried Wiggim sociate Justice T. P. Cothran and ap- '^o the home for identification, proved by all participating justices. ev€rj she wrote that ^he recogn Associate Justice C'aiter did n6t par- bim as her attacker, ticipate in the case. j The negro denied his guilt. He The bank contended that it wa K due wa8 found at his home preparing to $13,351.45 with interest gnd attor-. (j r j ve Q ff w hen the officers arrived, ney fees on loani aggregating $25,-J * ■■I . *»>*;■■■ . 000. Rizer enterd a counter claim on Y. P. U. Meeting. the ground that the bank had breach- ■ ed itg contract to furnish him with ad- . The Barnwell B. Y. P. U. holds fto ditional funds. * *' | tegular weekly meetings in the In another opinion handed down on well Baptist Church each Sunday! Monday, th e court reversed Judge T. S. Sease in the case of the Palachu- cola club in Hampton County against Mrs. J. S. Wilmington, et al. The tract of State. case mvq, County Maso ing at 6:30 o’clock with a group tain in charge of the program The program for Sunday evening of this week will be in charge «£ Hampton Miss Jennie Black and is as follows: The “Whosoever” conversation, by Mary Brown. ' A conversation aft a well by Polly Black. A conv« eeting Postponed. Col. J. fS. Harley, Worshipful Mas- w ^h icribes by Elaine Harley. A. ter of Harmony Lodge No. 17, A. F. Centurian’g plea by S. E. Moore. Aa M., announce that, on account of the invitation to dinner by Martha F. revi W l services being held at The Grubbs. A conversation with a trea- Barnwell Methodist Church this week, sitter 5 y Kathryn Manning. The te>ft the special communication of the lodge 0 f our i ove by Charles BurckhaRer. scheduled for this (Thursday) even-[ AU friends and members of tbe ing has been, postponed until March U xuon ate inyited. and urged to .VMW1Shii.il III 26th, at which tTfhe the E. A. degree ^le meetings. Please b e on time, will be conferred upon five candidates, j Dodson Still, Pres. Members of the order ar» requested l ^ * More Poultry Raised. More poultry i 5 being raised but (CONTINUED ON FOURTH FAG S) i to bear the change in. date in mind. | Advertise in The Popple-Sgitiaalk 1 . • •\ («««•