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Consolidated Jana 1, 192ft. n BT the official newspaper of baunwsll COUNTY ‘Juftt Like a Member of the Family” VOLUME LIV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 193 I NUMBER 44. Asking Blanket Increase Every Kind of Freight Is Included in Petition to the Inter-State Com- merce Commission. Washington, June 25.—Railroad of ficials lost no time in notifying the interstate commerce commission to day that they expect to include every variety of freight in their requested fifteen per cent rate increase. Given two weeks to respond to a commission inquiry asking if any coihmodities were to be excepted the lines placed their reply before the commission in les s than five days. They have urged that speed be one of first considerations in the commis sion’s disposal of their petition for the increase. The re<pons e of the roads was em bodied in a resolution adopted yester day in Chicago and promptly forward ed here by air mail. Although point ing out that no exceptions are con templated now, it left the way open for revisions after the increase has been approved. “Experience has shown” it said, “that where any general change in the entire rate structure of the coun- . try is authorized and becomes effec tive, it has subsequently been found to be necessary to make changes and readjustment, in some instances re; ductions to meet competition- and other situations.” Such changes, if found necessary, it added, will be made as promptly as possible. The original petition claiming the Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Sheriff Boncil Dyches back-from a fishing trip at Embree. . “Bonce” says that several young ladies, at tired jn the latest model bathing he was parked and he fished for two hours with his bait a couple of feet above the water. . . Lloyd * A. Plexico back from the boat races at Asheville, where he again made a clean sweep t>f all events. . . J. Bunyan Morris, publisher of The Cal houn Times, enjoying a few days’ va cation. . . The annual exhibit of Williston Man Win* South American Trip Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., Will Visit Chilfe * . “ft as Guest cl Chilean Nitrate t * . . Company. Of interest to his many - friends Taxpayer*' M< to Be Held Xuly 9th Prominent Speakers to Address Peo- •? pie of Barnwell County Thursday of Next Week. Col. J. E. Harley, of this city, who throughout Barnwell County is the led the “economy bloc” in the House announcement that Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., of Williston, is the winner of one suits, w r ere in swimming near where of the two trips to South America of fered to dealers in this State by the Chilean Nirate of Soda Company. The other successful contestant is a Mr. Summers, of Newberry. In company with two winners each from the States of Mississippi, Ala bama, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, the South Carolinians will leave New York on July 18th aboard the “sun. moon and stars” variety of the S. S. Santa Barbara. The first watermelon as a “curiosity.” - . . . j stop will be at Cristobal. After pass- Auditor “Bill” Manning philosophical-1 ing through the Panama Canal, stops ly discussing the damage done to his | will be made at Lima, Peru, and V’al- crop by the dry weather. . . Som« pariso and Santiago, Chile. They ten-bale calibre speculators express ing regret that they sold out their cotton contracts too soon. . . W. J. Lemon, “Doc” Gross, “Dub” Turner, will return home in September, and throughout the long trip all expenses w’ill be paid by the Chilean Company. Elaborate entertainment will * be et a!., expending surplus energy in a'provided on the trip, and a visit to frenzied attack on golf balls. . .• Jthe nitrate mines will be of chief in- Col. J. E. Harley in high spirits over terest. his production of 5,000 bushels of I n advising The Feople-Sentinel o f oaU. —Harry. Andersen r usurp- hi t •me****-i« winning Ibn ing Lonnie Calhoun’s place of vantage trips, Mr. Kennedy writes in part as on the squash crate in front of a local follows:- drug store. . Col. Edgar . A. “J want to at this time thank you Brown at the “ole swimmin’ hole” in for the cooperation that you gave me, a modem bathing suit worn “hind for which I am deeply grateful. I part before.” * | that the assistance that you “Hub” Sanderi going down to the rendered me, in the prominence of creek to watch the boys (?) in advertisements and newrs articles, railroads faced an emergency in their financial situation was filed June 17. Members of the commission on June swimming. “Bully” Harley made my exhibit much better; also missioners hearings. and arranged for joint claiming that he likes the sort of increased my tonnage, and naturally weather this section enjoyed (?) Sun- helped me no little to win. Again , day and Monday better than he does thanking you, and with kind personal 21 conferred w'ith the cooperation wea ther. . . ’Most everybody regards,” etc. committee of the National Associa-j el8e w j 8hintf for the of wei ther Th e People-Sentinel congratulates tion of Utilities and Railroad Com-j complained about a few short Mr. Kennedy and wishes him “bon weeks ago. ... A crowd of men voyage.” sitting in the shade of one of the # * trees in “The Circle” just like they did « in “the good old day. ... Ed Jul y 30 Definitely Woodward recalling famous local fist-fights of years ago. Prof. H. H. King, of Dunbarton/ Arr . nK e m( . n(ll Completed fee Second making preparations for the opening Cucumber Season at Blackville Close* Announced a* Date Farmers of That Section Have Now Turned to the Marketing of *. Cantaloupes. Blackville, June 25.—The cucumber market at Blackville will close in. a of the 1931-32 school session. . . . Lang Cave getting a nice ice-cold watermelon from the ice house for dinner. .' . A noticeable slacken- Annual Asparagus Field Day at Williston. Last season the meeting was held at Aiken under the Auspices of the Arrangements have been complet- 1 ing in the demand for fishing poles! ed for the second annual Asparagus . 1 and earthwormg since the advent of field day to be held at- Williston on few days, only pickles being shipped!^ ^ wj|Ve . Feeble attempts July 30th, 6. C.“v McDermid, 'Field this week. JThe total s ipping t 0 awaken interest in the political i representative of the NV Potash My., vear has amounted to 210 cars which j * j year nas «muu - I prospects in 192K. announced today. k« the- smallest number for several j t f T years. 1.,. year .owe,t Swimmin > Ho l e ” Raeh railway ear average. crates of “cukes,” making an ap proximate total of 13,230 crates be ing shipped thi s year. The largest single day’s shipment was seventeen cars, that number being sent both June 12 and 13. 'She decrease in the number of cars is attributed to the new method of packing, the old way averaged only 450 crates to a car, and to the decrease in the yield of the crop for the last three year s. Prices thi s year hav e beea —un steady, ranging from $1.75, the high- Most Popular Place attended b * at least 75 per cent of ! the asparagus glowers of the State. Turk., Cr«k I. M«r. of Sw.*,ri«f'l "£!**•*"“'* “‘•.J? the Williston-Elko High School build- of Representatives last year, has an nounced that a meeting pf the Farm- ers - ’ and Taxpayers’ Leauge will be held in the Court House at Barnwell on Thursday of next week, July 9th, at 10:30 a. m. Several prominent speakers will mak e addresses on the question of taxation and a local or ganization will be perfected to assist m working out the tax problems that confront the people of South Carolina. Similar organizations have been per fected in various counties in the State and K is hoped that a represen tative gathering of citizens will attend the meeting at Barnwell. Readers of The People-Sentinel are urged to remember the; time and place—Thursday, July 9th, at 10:30 a. m., at the Couit House—and to be present. * • • Three Firm* Fight Stoke* Bus Right* Southern Railway, Camel City and White Stages Oppose Proposed a Passenger Line. Evidence and arguments on the ap plication of .the Stokes Bus Line for passenger rights between Williston and Augusta and between Blackville and Barnwell were heard Friday morning by th« State railroad coin- mission. Opposition to the proposals was pvoiced by the Southern Railway, the Camel City Coach Company, which operates between Columbia and Au gusta. and the White Stage line, which serves the Augusta-Charleston territory. The commi«sion postponed decis ion. . ^ If a Blue Ring Appears ~ % J ' v Around Your Address Label During the past month, the publish er of The People-Sentinel ha g mailed notices to all subscribers who are in arrears and this is an additional re minder and -request that (they new promptly. The preparation and mailing of these statements entailed considerable time and expense. Many of our good friendg have already sent in their renewals, but about 300 sub setibers have so far failed to re spond and we hope that these will now “come across.” It i g impossible to publish a good newspaper without cogeergtiojx — both , .financially and otherwise—and wlfiile we would re gret the loss of a single subscriber, a lot of delinquents on the mailing list i 9 too heavy a burden to carry . We ask, therefore, that you give this matter your immediate attention If an error has been made in your statement, it will be cheerfully cor rected. Compromise Effort Fail* in Gin Case Cotton Men and Power Company Of ficials Disagree After Proposal at Heariag. Beattie Wants Full Settlement Desires to.. Know How Sherigs and Treasurers Stand Regarding Delinquent Taxes. Columbia-Savannah Line. A direct Columbia-Savannah bus line will be operated by the Inter- Carolians Motor Bus Company if the j State railioad commission grants the company’s application, which was filed Friday. The commission set noon of July 9th a* the date for hearing the application. The company wants to give service between the cities of Colymbia and After'going into a huddle and stay ing there for a long time attempting to reach a compromise on cotton gin rates in the Edisto section of South Carolina, gin men and officials of |he South Carolina Power company came out late yesterday with a de cided understanding that they dis agreed. - The huddle was actual, not figura tive. It was staged in the middle of the State railroad commission’s hear ing room while members of the com mission sat about their long tabH and patiently waited for an amicalble set- and HardevLlle over State highways Nos^ 3, 28, 33 and 17. Barnwellans During Present Hot Spell. ing, and upon the termination of the discussions, will adjourn to one of the many shady groves near Willis ton for a barbecue luncheon. Mr. McDermid announces that The “ole swimmin’ hole” in Turkey Creek is th e most popular spot in and around Barnwell the.^e day 8 of ex- among the epeaker g will be Wade H. cessively hot weather and as many Ramsey, Agricultural Agent for the a s 125 men, women and childien havej^qgboard Air Line Railway; Dr. R. been counted in one afternoon seeking A. McGinty, Statet Horticulturist relief from the heat. Not only has for South Carolina; Lang A. Cave, “the creek” become very popular, but aspaiagus grower, of Barnwell, and vst, to 20 conts a crate. Shipments . , ,, _ _ , of cantaloupes ore being made this “ '» »'>» • most attract.ve place, J. T. Warren, asparagus grower, of , «,;n brim? the thanks to Chief of Police George W. Allendale. Dr. J. N.- Harper, Direc- wee an nex Peeples and other 8 who have forked, tor of Research for the NV Potash to improve its bathing facilities, all Export My., will give a general talk of which has been done at very mod- on fertilizers, and other speakers erate cost. Further improvements have not definitely been decided upon are planned and voluntary contribu- at thi s time. I is hoped that discus- tions to defray the expenses are be- sions may be had from all the aspara- ing fiolidted. In addition, several 1 gus growing States of the Union, but young ladies are conducting a “hot a s it is a rather hard matter to get dog” stand at the resort to help raise speakers from the far distant States, funds. ! it is probajg^ that discussions will Thi s week, the resort will be wired revolve around asparag^ production ’ a j X)Ut ^ feet deep. Mrs. Carrie Herndon, daughter of I I" th «> se »l>o' in the South. .„ T. . ” Judge and Mrs. R. C. Holman, of this “ deslr ' W en W b * ,h ‘ n K Th,s mMtlnt! “ dl prc,b< ' bl) ' W the heaviest shipping for that product. Barnwell Girl Get* - Job in Radio Station Mrs. Carrie Herndon Gave Initial Performance at Station WRDW ■A. Friday Evening. MOTHER SEES DAUGHTER DROWN AT SPRINGFIELD Springfield, June 26.—Miss Vernelle Porter, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Porter, was drowned near here early this afternoon while her mother and friends looked on helplessly. The young- daughter of Garey Crosby, who was with Miss Porter when she got beyond her depth, was pulled from the water by her father. The Porter and Crosby families shar e a home here, and this afternoon Crosby and his daughter and Mrs. Porter and her daughter drove to a pond about two mile# west of Spring- field for a swim. Crosby swam across the pond to a shallow beach on the opposite bank. The two girls at tempted to follow him and, not know- ing the depth of the water, both went down at a uoint where the pond is Savannah via Swansea,' Blackville, 'BfimweU, AWe«dai*r'*W***-K»*lt.U*. ^cooUnHon, Lbat th« A full and complete settlement be tween Sheriff B. H. Dyches and Coun ty ^Treasurer J. J. Bell as regards taxe 8 will be required by A. J. Beat- tie, comptroller general, thi s year be fore there is a settlement between hia office and the local' officials, accord ing to notices received here. Stmi-. lar notices have aLo been sent to ' sheriffs and treasurers in all of the counties in the State. Settlement with the various coun ties began yesterday (Wednesday) and the work, will be poshed as rapidly a* possible. A satisfactory status between delinquent tax col lectors and the county treasurers orill be insisted upon, Mr. Beatti^ inti mates. - ^' The letter received by Sheriff Dyches and Treasurer Hell reads in part as follow*: “Herewith, 1 inclose copies of cer tain sets relating to your duties in - connection with the collection of de linquent taxes. Before making the annual aettlemoat your county, this year, this office will require a com plete settlement between he office of the treasurer and the sheriff on all tax execution* for the years 1928 and prior thereto. ^Accordingly, the treasurer i s di rected to call upon the sheriff for the return of all executions in his hands for axes due for the year* 1928 and back, and the sheriff ts di rected to turn over to the treasurer all said executions as’ required by the sections inclosed. “In msking this return to the treas urer, the sheriff is directed to furnish sn abstract of executions which have been found uncollectible and another abstract of executions which may yet be collected, and a third abatraet showing the total collected by sale. “At the time of the annual settle- men, the foreman of the grand jury, together with the auditor, the treaa- urer and the sheriff will be called upon to canvass said executions with the view to charging back to the fheriff all executions which it may be possible to collect, or make such other disposition as may be legal and proper. — “In the meantime, all cash in the hands of the sheriff or tax collector must be turned over to the treasurer prior to the fist day of July, 193.1.” city, has secured a position as piano accompanist wjth Station WRDW in night. The wire and light bulbs have largest meeting of asparagus grow- been contributed by J. W. Ruff, local er& ever held in the South, and 1 the ^ I I' . Augusta, and gave her initial pe r - j manager: of the S. C. Power Company, Potash Company hopes that all those formanee on the air Friday donated by G. Wal. who ar e interested m th„ crop w, I between the hours of six and seven ■ Moody, local electne,an, and the attend. Speak,ng w, 1 begin promp ter success appears to have winn K wlU . be d o ne b y Mr - Mood y. 'y at 10 “• m - Jal y 3°th, and will o’clock. been pronounced and instantaneous a* she received a large number of tele phone requests for special numbers and was also offered a position as pianist in the studio orchestra. Mrs. Herndon is delighted with her and other volunteer workers. Accepts Call to Barnwell. continue through the iporning. ^ None present was able to gwim well but Crosby succeeded in rescuing his little girl by diving for her. In the meantime Gibbes Corbett, a superin tendent at the power plant at the pond, summonded DeWit Phillips, a fisherman, to the scene, and with the aid of a fishing p<^ Mr. Phillips re power company charged too high rates for the ginners it served. The commission’s hearing, called upon the request of the ginners, never did really get under way. After the huddle had broken up with the con tinued disagreement, the commission fixed July 3rd as the date for a hear ing—provided a compromise was not reached before that time. As the hearing was about to start a new rate schedule wa 8 suggested and the huddle formed. It stayed there until ^ong after office hours when it broke up. The hitch in the proposed settle ment arose when it appeared to the ginners that some would rece ; ve a reduction and others an increase. Some wanted to accept, the others didn’t.—The State, June 27> Miss Rosa Rich. Blackville, June 30.—The many friend? of Mis Rosa Rich will regret to learn of her death, whicl^occurred Monday morning at the home of her mother, Mrs. Reka Rich. > Miss Rich had been in ill health for many months and while her death was expected, she will bqh sadly missed from this community. Funeral services were conducted at the residence this afternoon, with in terment in the J^Blsh cemetery in Orangeburg. Miss Rich leaves a large number of The Rev. Mr. Pinckney, of Charles- thing” to do. Growers from all ton, has accepted a call a s rector of Parts of the territory are reporting woX accortini to "her gents’," and, the Church of the Holy Apostles at marked “increases in yields from the her friends sincerely hope for her con- Barnwell and the Episcopal Churches use of this material. - ( . -tinned intess^ Tapid. advancement, at AHomUla and .Katil).» , covered the body of Miss Porter. She It seems that the use of potash in ^ wag in the water about 15 m i n utes. rather large quantities on the as-1 j 0 ^ n r Dodenhoff wa 9 called relatives and friends to mourn her paragu s crop is fast becoming “the and he worke d on the girl for more death. ~ . than an hour but all efforts to revive* her were futile. Barnwell Swelter* r • a* Mercury Climbs New High Record* for June Are Mode Throughout Entire Country.— Crops Suffer. Attending Summer School. nud"Mws Evolyn»( J. H. McDonald and Ed Bates, of Sewanee, was ordained Sunday mom-'here with his family. Mrs. McLean Williston, were welcome visitors in ing at Mt. Pleasant. He is said^tojis pleasantly remembered in Barn- Barnwell Monday afternoon. The be a young minister of much promise well as Miss Mary Roberts. " They , . , . . . ,< ■ * ; , ... _ Mr. - McLean spent the 'Week-end' teachers' dtf the" Oak : Grove acfioofTaYe g'M, uf*?, cni^ attending summer school at Furman University, Greenville. After finish Barnwell Verdict Holds. With temperatures making high records for June throughout the entire country, Barnwell sweltered in the best Wave of the past week. Sun day, street thermometers ranged all the way from 100 to 110 degrees, the latter figure being recorded between three and four o’clock in the after noon by the thermometer in the en hance to Lemon Bros.’ hardware store, and was affected by the reflec- ed heat from the Main Street pave ment. Monday was slightly cooler and a breeze early in the night brought temporary relief froiq 1 the excessive heat of the preceding two days. V There have been only " scattered showers throughout the county for the past few weeks ana some sections report no ram of any consequence since the first of May. As a result, the crops of many farmers are said to be suffering and unless there is a general rain very soon, yields will be materially reduced. Corn, canta loupes and watermelons appear to be the chief sufferers, although cotton is reported to be shedding in some places. The plants are small in many fields and blossoms are reported in the top 8 of the stalks, which ia an indication of a small yield. In the meantime, the farmers are killing the Columbia, June 26~—The following I**, the. :ht , SoutlTCarbliha “kdprem'fe court today: Liquid Carbonic Company, against Nicholas Cool in, as proprietor of the ing this term at summer school, it is |"BanrWell FruiV Company, judgment former renewed hi s subscription to gnd Will be cordially welcomed here, recently moved here from Asheville,, hoped that next school terrri will be of the Barnwell County court affirm The People-Sentinel while hete. H e will make his home in Allendale. N. C. even better than the. last one.”* ed. grass and hoping for rain. The high temperatures appear to one hears very little complaint from this source, from which it will be seen that there is always something to m thankful for. ADVERTISE in The People-SentiaeK,