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• V . ^ . .• ■■•: • ■' -*'.'• , '*■ ♦'■''• 1 ' . '•. £. v y'F ,; ■ -Yr*' ■■ ■,” ;>..' -i J ' • '■ ‘ -'^ * '-' r ■. mmmgSKSBBSSi *, fi r *v ■; tir THE (TFICIAI. NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Consolidated June 1, 1925. “Ju«t Like a Member of the Family" LUME LIV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 21ST. 19H1. New Hearing Is Scheduled Legislators Made Party to Expense Money Litigation.—Order Bars *•. Collection. ^A*dP» Columbia, May 16.—The fight the constitutionality of issuance of “expense mone'y” to members of the 1931 general assembly ^ took a new turn today. The State Supreme Court, in an or der, designated members of the gen- eial assembly and holders of warrants or checks for the" f260 “expense money’' as “persofts interested in the determination of issues involved” and amended the~“expense money” peti tion to include them. • New Hearing Set. The court also ordered that a new hearing be held “the first day of the June session.”- In the meantime, the temporary order restraining the State treasurer from honoring war rants for $260 issued by .the comp troller 1 general is,to continue, and members of the general assembly will be unable to secure this amount of “extra pay.” The fight was started when A. W. Holman, Columbia attorney, secured W. W. Holland Sues Newspaper Company Brother of T. A. Hollani', of This City, Asks D'images in th; \mount * of $.>9,205.07. ' . Jl-*- ^ - An echo of the LaVar re-Hall news- paper fiasco of a few r -years ago is heard in the suit of W. W. Holland, a native of Barnw’el County and a brother of T. A. Holland, of thu city, agaimRTTfie Spartanburg Herald- Journal Company, in which the plain tiff seek* to recover alleged damages in the amount of $59,205.07. The fol lowing account is taken fiom Sun day’s issue of The Herald-Journal: W. W. Holland was named plain tiff and the Spartanburg Herald- Journal company as defendant in\g suit for $59,205.07 filed Saturday in the offices of E. W. Miller, ejerk of court’. -. ■ - - ^ ■ The plaintiff, former business man* ager of the Herald-Journal company, is seeking $9,205.07. actual damages, and $50,000 punitive damagw. At torneys for'the plaintiff are: Perrin and Tinsley, and Jesse W. Boyd. In the complaint the plaintiff asks judgment for $9,205.07 he charges i< due him as salary as the result of a certain contract which he cutered in- Milkman, Housewife, Sportsman, Winners in $50,000 Contest the temporary restraining order on - behalf of James SeTogaie UofMon-tY" 1 "’ William UV * W «“ A " r ’ r W; 1929. The plaintiff alleges that “with evil and malicious intent and for purpose of bringing humiliation to the plain tiff and of discrediting him as a news paper man and injuring his mean* of earning a livelihood, and with w-ilful arid malicious disregard of plaintiff’s right under the contract and employ ment and in wilful and malicious drs- day. Yesterday, a hearing was held on the temporary order. - In broadening the scope of the he; ring, the supreme court divtd-d the interested parties into three classes. . . 1— Mer.iKrs of the general assem bly who received $260 and are :n favor of the appropriation. "Members Opposed to It.” 2- Members of the assembly >^ard of the defendant’s obligations, posed to it * corporation and has fraudulently ;f—Assignees, mdonKM. or other- 1 broachwi it. contract with this plain- wise holders of warrants or checks of tiff •» ,h » t » ithout «**. « l»* dil " the State tre.-urer/ ! char « <Kl th *' P laintiff her ' in from hi, The court said that “upon the code 1 P 0 * 11 * 0 " a8 business manager of said of civil procedure U is manditory un- corporation and ha s f.audulently dor such circumstance, to require fail * <l and P^ P 1 * 1 "' that they be brought in as parties to ; ,iff ,h ' monthly installments of sal- the proceedings ' - - 1 ary called f ‘ >r b >' hi « contnut, and It ordeied that sine, it would be haa »PPCopriated to itself the funds “impt act [cable" to make all of them due »«* P lainliff b P ******** for parties, one or more would be allowed to represent each class. In arguing hi* case yesterday, Mr. Holman contended the $260 the gen eral assembly voted each member is not “expense money” but is “extra pay" _ Nfw Cotton Bagging. its own uses and puiposes; has by its fraudulent actions deprived this plaintiff of his source of livelihood and has maliciously and with intent Jft) injure and defraud, discharges! the plaintiff herein from the position to which hV had been elected with'" the I defendant in such a manner as to The Riverside Mill, of Augusta, an- I I j make it almost impossible for him to l secure a position with anyone else, and said discharge was made by the defendant with the intention of dis- Local High School to Close Next Week Graduation Exercise* Will Re Held » Tuesday Evening.—Bacealau- reate Sermon Sunday Henry Coleman Killed at Elko Shu to Death Saturday Night by Lonnie Coleman.—Allegad Slayer Now in Jail. Top, James Thomas Sharkey, first prire winner: lower left. M^s. Walter Sweet, winner of second prize; lower right, \ Julius M.‘ Nolle, winner of third prize. • Pictures khow the three major prise winners in the Camel cigarette contest. J^mes Thomas Sharkey, 32, a milkman in Boston, was awarded first prize of $23,009^ Mrs. Walter Sweet, mother of three children and wifo of a Marine Corps captain stationed at the Brooklyn (N. Y.)..Navy Yard, won second prize oLllO.OOO. and Julius M. .Volte, real estate dealer, and former secretary of thfe Duluth Commercial Club, received the third prize of $5,000. In addition, five prizes of $1,000 each, five prizes of $300 each and twenty-live'prizes of $lwo each were awarded. ... The three fortunate prize-winners will go to Winston-Salem. V. C., where Camel cigarettes are manufactured, to receive their checks. Smith Will Refuse to Accept Extra Pay Representative Voted Against Such Resolutions Whenever Opportun ity M as Presented. Announce Program of Brotherhood Meeting Will Be Held Sunday, May 31. at 3:00 P. M.. in Denmark Baptist Church. nounces a new bagging material, which it predicts will revolutionize, creditin * and in j urin » this plaint.ff the bagging industry and accomplish much toward restoring King Cotton to his throne. It is composed of 60 in the making by him of his . future livelihood; that the manner and method of his discharge fca? not only With a ‘jute binder de P riv «d him of the money due and per cent, cotton . . and is Wid to be stionKer than the “ wm ‘ ! to bim h* th< ' dff( '" dunt bul has tended to discredit him a* a busi- test jute bagging, with which it is on a competitive cost basis. Substitution of the new form of wrapping for Jute and burlap, in the packing of cotton bales alone, would open a new outlet for cbtton which, with a 14,000,000 bale crop, would method of his Charge 8U <* «« mean the consumption of approxi- ness manager of a newspaper and to create in the minds of other busi ness men that he was incompetent and incapable* of performing his duties as such; that the manner and mately two - hundred thousand bales. Barnwell Teachers Meet. Blackville, May 19.—The final ses sion of the Barnwell County Teachers’ to have created in the minds of other business men a prejudice or bias against this plaintiff to such an ex tent to make it impossible for him to to secure another position of like kind or any kind,, from which he can derive a livelihood; that said action . . . . on the part of the defendant has in- assoeiation foi 1 1930-31 heard address-. — - , ,,, . , vTT, fjarea nim in Die sum of $50,000.- es by Supt, W. H. Ward, of Walter-1 J boro, on the “Platoon School System” j and Dr. P. C. McGee, of Limestone col- : lege on “Education.” Officers for the t coming year were elected. Mrs. Hat tie, Newsom,' pf Williston, was named president and Supt. L. E. Whittle, of Healing Springs, was elected vice- president. th e County superintendent, Horace J RADIO DOG TO BE SHOWN AT LOCAL SCHOOL HOUSE Jasper, billed a s “the ..only re^l radio dog,” will be the attraction at the Barnwell schpol auditorium next The association presented j Monday evening, May 25th. Advance notices state that the dog will be on Crouch, of Elko, with a u silver pitcher the stage without a master and will as a token of appreciation of his be directed solely by the electrical years of service^ in the county. reproduction of his master’s,voice by remote control. .Both Jasper and his owner and trainer, Bob Edwards, are South Carolinians. Mr.“Edwardswas Without pre-arrangement, three ’ born and raised at Darlington and is ladies whose combined ages total 257 i a former pupil of Supt. W. W. Car- years met at the home of Mr. and ter, of this city. He was graduated Mrs. W. O. Halford, ip {his city, a from Furman University and Jasper Ages of Three ’total 257 Years. few days ago. They w'eTe Mrs. Simiftie received his college education during Still, 90; Mrs. Jane Barker, 84, and his master’s senior year. The dog is Mrs. Sarah R. Goodson, 83, their average age being nearly 86 years. Their host and hostess are each 69 years of'age,“ : ’makmg the combined" "(Jog ages of the five people 385 years, or an avprage of 75 years each. The People-Sentinel' . extends ' to all of them its best wishes for many more years. ' n ■ ' said to be possessed of a remarkable mentality and has teen valued at $25,000. He _is an Engiisk. shepherd. decided ijnerease; A. part ot the door receipts from Monday night’s performance will b e for the benefit of the local school. r* *' • - ApVERTISE in The People-Sentinel Representative Winchester C. Smith, Jr., of Williston, will not ac cept the “extia pay” vbted by the recent legislatuie to its members. This information i s contained in a letter received by The People-Sentinel yesterday from Mr. Smith, in which he says: “I wish you would state in your paper that I am not going to accept for my peisonal use the $260 extra pay that the legislature voted its members. 1 stated on the floor ot the House that 1 would not accept extra pay, and I voted against every resolution.. pertaining to extra pay that I had the opportunity to vote against. If th e courts say we are en titled to the money, I will give mine to the county, as it will do our county a little good, while if 1 left it in Col umbia we would not benefit.” Last week Senator Brown turned the check issued to him by the State treasurer into the general county funds and it was understood then' that Mr. Smith would adopt a similar cour-e. His letter confirms thi 8 re port. Water Rattler Caught N With Small Catfish i-toake Is Impaled on Fish’s Fins and Landed by Fishermen Near Boil ing Springs. Announcement is made that the Brotherhood Meeting of the Barnwell Baptist Association will be held Sun day, May 31, beginning at three p. m., in the Denmark Baptist Church. The general theme of the meeting will be “The Layman’s Responsibility in His Church,” and the complete pro gram is as follows: 3:00—Devotional service conducted by the local church. 3:10—The value of the local church to the community, by Hon. Robert Lide, of Orangeburg. Male Quartette. _ 3:35—How can a layman make his life count in his church, by Prof. W. W. Carter, of Barnwell. Male Quartette. 4:00—The necessity for a regen erated church membership, by Dr. W. M. Jones, of Barnwell. 4:25—-The need of personal loyalty to Christ in the worship, work and support of the church, by Dr. J. El. wood Welsh, of Orangeburg. 4:50—Open Conference conducted by Dr. Welsh. It is hoped that eVeVy pastor in the Association will attend this important meeting and that every church will send a laige delegation of its mem bers. i " Every pastor is asked to announce this meeting to his chinches and urge his people to attend. m ^ m PROMINENT AIKEN PARTY INJURED IN AUTO WRECK Another successful session of the Barnwell High School under the capa ble direction of Supt. W. W’. Carter, assisted by -his efficient corps of teaches, will come to a close next Tue-day evening,' at which time the graduation exercises will be held in the school—auditorium. The commencement exercises begin with a recital by members of the Beethoven Club tomorrow (Friday) evening at eight o’clock in the school auditorium. The Commencement ser mon will be preached in the local Baptist Church next Sunday morning, May 24, at 11:30 o’clock, by the Rev. Wilmcr S. % Poynor, of — Florence. Special nitisle for This occasion will he furnished by the school. As stated above, the graduation exercises will be held thi s year in the school auditorium Tuesday evening, Majr 26, at 8.30 o’clock. These exer cises will consist, of the class pro gram, “1931 Enters the Portals of Time," special music and presentation of diplomas. Members of the graduating class are: Eugene Davis. Marvin Dyches, Calder Ellis, Robert Gignilliat, Harris Morris, W. P. Morris, Jennie Black, Mildred Black, Marian Bolen, Evelyn Clary, Corrie Crech, Ruth Diamond, Marie Halford, Scott McNab, Oneda Moody and Elizabeth Sanders. Under the superintendency of Prof. Carter, the school has shown marked progress each year, until now it has come to be recognized as one of the leading high schools in lower South Carolina. It will be good news to the pations and pupils to learn that he will return agairir-next session. Here’s a fieak fish-snake story that is vouched for by S. H. Gantt of Lyndhurst: A few nights ago several young men . of the Boiling Springs section, set out some lines in the Lower Three Runs. The next morning, when gathering them in, they felt a vicious tug on one of the lines and immed iately hadfe vision* of a monstrous fish. Imagine their apprise when they hauled in a *wRW rattlesnake several feet long. Th e point of the story, however, is in the manner in which the snake was caught. A small catfish had swal lowed the hook on the set line and the snake, believe it or not* in at- r , - x * tempting to swallow the fish, impaled itself on the sharp fins immediately behind the fish’s head and was held securely until the arrival of the fish ermen. , j ’ ,The usual crop of.fish stories has geeh * somewhat retarded by the late cold spring, but with the coming of warmer weather there should be a Mrs. Theo Buckley, Mrs. Mittie Smith and daughter, Miss Marian Smith find Edwin Wheeler, of Augus ta, spent Sunday with Mrs. F. H. An derson and family. Judge and Mrs. Hayne F. Rice and C. B, Woolsey and Convers Woolsey, Jr., suffered minor cuts and bruises Sunday afternoon on the Columbia highway about a mile east of Monetta when the Rice Chrysler sedan, in which they weie returning' from Col umbia, turned over after colliding with a Ford gar which, had turned in fron tVf them. The Ford was driven by a Mr. Derrick, of Springfield, and he' and his companion were also cut and bruised. Mis. Rice suffered the most painful injuries of all, and has teen confined to her home thi s week.—Aiken Stand ard. * - Meyer’s MrjH^IlAc Enjoyed. Th^. picnic given for the Veterans and Girls of the Sjxties on last Fri day’ at Meyer’s Mill was very much enjoyed and a splendid program given by members of Ellenton and Honey Hill Chapters, U. D.^C. It was a matter of deep regret that so many B. Y. P. U. Program. Henry Coleman, a young negro man, was . shot to death Saturday night in Elko by Lonnie Coleman, an other negro, ^cording to the testi mony of eye-witnesses of the homi cide. The alleged slayer was arrested Sunday morning at the home of An drew Grayson, a tenant on the plan tation of Jeff Boyd, near Williston, and lodged in the Barnwell County jail. According to Sheriff B. H. Dyches, who was called to the scene of the crime about twelve o’clock Saturday night, the shooting occurred at the rear of Pickens Lee’ s store and was the result of a dispute between Qie two negroes over a negro woman. Ixmnie Coleman is said to have fired four shots, only two of which found their mark. One bullet hit Henry Coleman in the left side near his heart and the other lodged in his left hipL The wounded man ran from the rear to the front' of the Lee store, where he fell and died in about ten minutes. — y - • The alleged slayer made good his escape and sn all-night search by the officers was fruitless. Sunday morning Sheriff Dyches received in formation that the negro was at the home of Andrew Grayson. The Grayson home was visited and both Andrew and his wife denied the pres ence of the Coleman negro. It was not until the sheriff threatened to bum down the house that the hunted man came down from the loft where he was concealed and surrendered. He was brought to Barnwell and lodged in the county jail to await trial. Mrs. R. G. Hler*. Miss Elizabeth Grubbs, leader in charge. Subject: Following the New Testament. 1 Jesus founded the Church, by Eliza beth Grubbs. A saved Church membership by Margaret Moody. A Baptised Church membership by Elizabeth Mace. A' contributing Church membership by Marian Bolen. A Democratic Church membership by Emily Black. An obedient Cliurch membership by Jennie Black. A missionary Church membership by Charles Burckhalter. Memory verse: Luke 9:24. Daily Bible Reading: Matthew Mark 8, Luke 9 and John 6. In order to make our B. Y. P a success all members are urged to be on time, do your daily Bible readings and in every way give your leader your best cooperation. E. Dodson Still, Pres. 15, u: Miss Mae Willis. Williston, May 19.—Mrs. R. G. Hiers, aged 42, a lifelong resident of Barnwell County, •passed away here Sunday morning about seven o’clock. Mrs. Hiers had been in ill health for many months and after confinement to bed a month or so ago had been gradually on the decline until her death came Sunday. She was a much loved woman and had many friends all over the,county who will learn of her death with regret. She was a member of the local Baptist Church, and is survived by her husband and two sons, Bobbie and Lucius; one sister, Mrs. Everette Creech, two brothers, John I. Renew and Martin Renew, all of Williston, and her mother, Mrs. Mozelle Renew. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 11 o’clock by the Rev. W- R- Davis. Interment wag in the williston cemetery. Williston, May 15.—With the death of Miss Mae Willis this morning this town and community mourns th® loss of one of its noblest women. Miss W’.iis was the'daughter of the late Elijah R. an! Lucretia Johnson Wil lis. She was 62 years old and spent her entire life here where she owned successful fanning •intcresta. Surviving her are one brother; T. M. Willis and one si**or, M»\*. Jesse Shuler, both of Willi ;ton, also one fiece, Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr., and gv; ndnephew, Norman Smith, of W4^ I if* ton. V i. / funeral services were te’d r.t *4*mT h -me of her brother »h;.> morning at r II o’clock and interment made in the Williston cemeteiy, the Rev. W. R. Davis officiating. A Fair Saturday, at Last. to be present on this occasion. Mr*. Florie D. Buckingham, president of Ellenton Chapter," worked untiringly for the success 6T this meeting and much of the credit for the dav is due her. *■ * — No rain—not^fcn a light “sprin kle”—fell in Enll^ell Saturday, the first timl that this has occurred in about three months. For 12 consecu tive Saturdays—some claim even more^—it has rained here, and the sunshine over the past week-end was very welcome. • The farmers in thi s section were in Defends Beaufort Man. Col. Edgar A. Brown, of this city, is attending court in Ridgeland this week as counsel for Walter E. Rich ardson and W. P. Jay, of Beaufort, charged with conspiracy in connec tion with the failure of the.Beaufort bank several years ago. Richardson and Jay were convicted on one charge in 1928 and sentenced to serve 12 months’ imprisonment or pay fines of $500 each. They paid the fines. Richardson was later tried in federal court for offenses of a similar nature, convicted and sentenced to serve two years in federal prison. He complet ed serving the sentence a few month* •go. Cotton Prices Decline. Last week cotton price 8 declined 64 points or a little more than $3 a bale, carrying them to the lowest levels of the season and thl lowest since the early days of the World War in 1914. Middling cotton in Augusta Saturday was quoted at 8.94 cents per pound, j It was feared that improved weather ' conditions in the South would result 1 in even lower prices. M. B. Self Returns to Williston. Prof. M. B. Self h^ been elected also greatly aided in their fight j “ superintendent of the WiOirtow- . of the veterans were sieje and unable against General Green by the fair^Eiko school syatera, which position be weather of last week*—Many acres of grassy cotton werer Cleaned and al together the crops show much im provement. Advertise in- The Ifcopie Sentinel held several years ago. For the pant few years he has been superintendent of the Westminster schools. He is highly regarded in educational cir cles and wilUbe welcomed back to Barnwell County. — ..