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•'. - *>>■ - i _ \ CMisolidated Jun* 1, 192S. VOLUME LIY.k ‘Just Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY Ashleigh Woman Takes Own Life Mrs. Bellinger Owens Fired Pistol Bullet Into Her Heart Wed nesday Night. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. ASSUMES NEW DUTIES Mrs.' Bellinger Owens committed suicide at ker home at Ashleigh, this county, early Wednesday night of last week when she fired a pistol bullet into her heart, death resulting a short time later. She was alone In her bed room at the time and as she made no statement following the shooting, her husband was unable to furnish a mo tive for her rash act, other than that she was despondent and had intimated on • previous occasions that she con templated self-destruction. Mrs. Owens prepared supper for .Jier husband and children as usual Wednesday evening and when she failed to take her place at the table, Mr. Owens asked her whether or not she intended to eat. She i 8 quoted as replying that she did not, nor did she know that she would ever eat any thing again. Sh e left the room, Mr. Owens said, and went into her bed room. Almost immediately he and the children were startled by the re port of a pistol and rushing in to |he bedroom he found Mrs. Owens sitting on the floor with a wound in he r left side and a pistol lying near by. She breathed her last in about five minutes without having spoken a wcrd and before medical aid could be summoned. Sheriff B. H. Dyches was notified of the tragetdy and immediately went to the. scene. After hearing Mr. Town faimers rushing out to their respective % farm s after Thursday af ternoon’s rains to see if they had been visited by Jupiter Pluvius. . . Perry Bush installing a new water cooler in his pool room. . . Bets are even as to its containing ice and water at the same time. . . Mar tin Best hoping for rain and then worrying because it came on July 2, goosebone weather prophets claiming that showers on that date forecast 40 days of wet weather. . . T. N. Putnam, manager of Reid’s furniture store in Barnwell, satisfied that adver tising in The People-Sentinel gets results. . . Thi 8 progressive store is offering special bargains every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. . . . . A lady reader telling the editor how much she enjoys reading this nonsens^. . . A large crowd lis tening to a perambulating talking ma chine adverfising cigarettes and smok ing. tobacco. .. The Rev. Mr. Pinckney, Charl- leston, the new Episcopal rector, get ting acquainted with members cf his congregation. . Boncil Dyches on his way to an Edisto River fi«h fry where he was much in demand as a before supper spealfer. . . A large number of the male sex claiming that their frequent visits to “the creek” are merely to watch the dredging operations. . . J. B. Mixson, the produce buyer, back from hi s first Owens’ account, he decided that it 'T' w» s a CIS, of suicide and no inquest v “ lt 10 “illettee.lle ■" 35 years. would be necessary. Autie furd.ck almost gettinit the Besides her husband, Mrs. Owens is !°P he,d blistered while watch- survived by four small children, the ' m * * «P»'r his automobile largest being only about 12 years of age. She was originally from Geor gia and it is understood that she has relatives living in that State. Must Carry Licenses While Driving Auto A- Beginning July 15th. the Highway Patrol Will Commence Enforce ment of This Law. Beginning July 15th the Highway Patrol will commence the enforce ment of the law which provides that every person operating a motor ve hicle inathe State must carry a Driver’ 8 License. Ownership of a license to operate a motor vehicle is not sufficient, ac cording to the'interpretation of the law. Immediate possession of the license is what -is desired, and during the campaign for its enforcement many will be stopped and requested to j mont jj 9 in front of the ice house. . . Lon nie Calhoun back on his squash crate in front of a local drug stose after a visit to friend s in Beaufort W. E. McNab recalling incidents in connection with the late Dr. Todd, Abraham Lincoln’s brother-in-law. . R. W. Harrison, of the Ulmer section, telling about the nice strings of perch he has been catching out of Saltke- hatchie. Mrs. Carrie Herndon, who made her radio debut over Station WRDW in Augusta a couple of weeks ago. . The Allendale County Citizen boldly claiming that Kline, though 'located in Barnwell County, is only FOUR miles from Allendale and- is in that town’s “trade territory.” . . How paved roads do shorten distances!. . A group of local fight experts dis- New Rector Makes Fine Impression B. S. MOORE, JR. Barnwell County’s New Superintendent of Education. Mr. Moore was inducted into office on Wednesday, July 1st, succeed ed Horace J. Crouch, of Elko, who served for 22 years as the head of school affeirs in this county. Mr. Moore is probably the youngest county superintendent in the State, being only 25 years of age. He ig the only son of Mr. and Mr*. BrH. Moore, of‘this city. Wind Storm Damages Roof of Local Store Drought in This Immediate Section Broken by t/eavy Rains Thurs day Afternoon.' , Heavy rains that broke the drought in this immediate section and also around Snelling Thursday afternoon were accompanied by very high winds that did considerable damage, chief among which was the unroofing of the Farmers Union Mercantile Com pany’s store on Mkin Street in Barn well. Following a day of excessively high temperatures, the first rain produce the license for inspection by the Highway Patrolman. The entire force of ttfe highway police is being instructed to exercise their best judgment in all cases where storm parsed .uver^Jhis section-ehort- ly after five o’clock in the afternoon, cubing the probable outcome of the! causing a drop of 12 degrees. About Stribling - Schmeling championship 30 minutes later a second storm, ac- l bout Friday afternoon. . , “Rufe” companied by high winds, came out | Moore, of Snelling, elated over the of the northwest. The wind blew j fine rain that visited his section on with sufficient force to tear away a Thursday afternoon—the first in two 1 large part of the. Mercantile Com- The streets filled with pany’s store roof and a force of roof- smoke from the town “incinerator.” . . Seems like “they” always set fire to the tra«h pile when the wind is from the west. . . Thirsty visitors, white and black, hunting the a driver of a motor vehicle claims to water barrel at the local ice house. ~.l have a Driver’s License, but not on hi g Ted Killingsforth. of Dunbarton, or her person. But, beginning July popular salesman for the Wise Motor 15th, a rigid enforcement of the 0 f tj,j s city., who said Friday that law-will Ijfe made. It is not only necessary to carry the Driver’s License when traveling upon the highways of South Carolina, but when traveling through other his section was badly in need of rain. The editor celebrating his birthday Saturday along with Cal and Uncle Sam. Cal, you know, is the feller that wa s President before Hoover sections. ets from Augusta worked all night to Repair the damage. R R. Moore, of Snelling, reports that a tenant house on his farm was ice. blown down and the roof wa s blown from stable on the farm of Mrs. Lena Davies, about five miles west of Barnwell. Corn in this area was also blown over, but ’ it is believed that the beneficial effects of the rain more than offset the damage to crops and buildings. Slight damage from hail was also reported from some Promulgates Rule for Proper Lighting Motor Trucks Rated and Hauling Leas Than Two Tons Not Affected by the Law. ^ States, also. Persons who plan to brought us all of this prospertiy. *. ' T travel this summer to other sections Martin Best driving his^utomobile *ONE VARIETY OF COTTON of the country are cautioned to have bvith gloves on. » .1 Mr. and Mr$J their licenses with them. Th e highway patrol is becoming more vigilant daily; and, although it is not primarily a vigilant group, it is proving to be a great educating force in instructing drivers to be more care ful, and in apprehending such viola-1 f <> r ward and backward tors of the highway laws as are a “°ie swimmin’ hole.” menace, to life and^property. Henry Wingo, of Columbia, celebrat ing the Glorious Fourth with pop- j sides. . . Bates Hagood demon strating the new Plymouth car, which ha s free wheeling’n’everything. . J iPalmer Hartin, of Columbia, cutting j flips” at the AGREED UPON IN COUNTY B. Y. P. U. Re-organized. A visitor from Asheville, N. C., car- i rying a fur. . back from the Chesterfield.—Chesterfield farmers, thiough their cooperative associa tions, have taken the first step to* ward a oifc-variety cotton county. Members of the ass^^rtioiT by ma jority rule have voted to, grow only Cleveland 5 as "the short staple cot- A new set of rules and regulations providing for the proper lighting of motor tiucks has been promulgated by the State Highway Department, according to a memorandum issued by Sam E. Owen, Jr., chief of law enforcement of the Department. The rule g are an Interpretation of an act of the Legislature on the same subject. According to it, all motor trucks rated and hauling les s than two tons are not affected by it. The following are the new rules: Eveiy truck with, trailer must carry cn each of foremost comers of tiuck,. one green light; on rear of truck, a red light; on rear of trailer, a reftectqr -or red light; and a red light on each of the extreme rear corners. 4 ^ All trucks of two-ton or greater capacity when operiTted without trail er must have one green light on each foremost corner and one red light on each extreme iear corner, which is in addition to the usual tail light and two headlights. | All lights above required must be j visible for a distance of at Least one hundred yards. Trucks of less than two tons when operating without trailer will be re quired to carry two red lights on ex treme rear corners.. Where the. word “light” is used—it means light and not reflector. Vehicles affected by the above Act are not exempt even though rthey operate entirely in cities and towns. The Rev. John A. Pinckney, of Char- ' &. r. * leston. Enters Upon New Duties in Thia Pariah. —' The Rev. John A. Pincjcney, of Charleston, who was assigned to this parish July 1st, conducted his initial service at the Church of the Holy Apostles Sunday morning and de lighted his congregation iwitii a splen did sermon. He also conducted aa early moring service at Allendale and a night service at Estill. The Rev. Mr. Pinckney is a young man of pleasing address and made a fine impression on the members of his congregation. He i a very enthus iastic over his work and it is be lieved that his efforts will be conduc ive of good results. He was ordained June 28th, the following account‘'of the ordination being taken from the July issue of “The Diocese”: “On Sunday, June 28, at St' An drew’s Chapel, Mount Pleasant, John Adams Pinckney was ordained to the diaconate. A large crowd was pres ent, not only the congregation of the Church, but members of other local churches and friends from Charles ton, Orangeburg and Georgetown. At the opening of the service the sermon was preached by the Rev. H. D. Bull, of Georgetown, setting forth the du ties and opportunities in the office of deacon. The candidate was presented by the rector, the Rev. W. B. Sams, and the Litany read by the Bishop. The Communion Office by the Rev. Mr. Bull and th* Bishop. The Offer- atory Solo was sung by Mr. Magrath Darby, the offering being preaented to the newly made deacon as a dis cretionary fund for use in his work. After the Epistle, there followed the laying on of hands by the Bishop. “Immediately following the ordina- ' t»on, the Bishop blessed a beautiful pair of J>rass seven-branched candle sticks presented to St. ''Andrew’s Chapel in memory of Captain and Mrs. Frank D. Pinckney. “Mr. Pinckney is a native of Mt. Pleasant, being the third son of the late Capt. and Mrs. Fran I D. Pinck ney. He wa 8 educated at Charleston College, Du Bose School and Sewanee, graduating from the seminary 1 at the latter place last month. As a Candi date for Holy Orders he has worked in the Churches of Georgetown, Ha good and Stateburg, and at St. Peters’ Charleston. “The Rev. Mr. Pinckney took charge of the Church at Barnwell, Allendale and Estill on the first of July.” Mr. Pinckney will conduct services again at the Church of the Holy Apostles next Sunday, morning at 11:30, and the public is cordially in vited' to attend. , ton and Deltatype as th e sole long Herman Mazursky g t ap i e beach with his face g ^ ep wag t a k en permit co- looking like a ripe strawberry.-. . operative production of cotton of uni- Last Sunday evening the Barnwell Eugene Easterling back from Bluff- form and stap , e to ^ sold ' in ton with ft Henry ? Walthall mus- quantity ^ cotton tache. . . Auditor' “Bill” Manning • * + back from a motor trip through Ga. and reporting poor rrops along route traveled. “Bill” denies the report that he carried his canning out- his annual ©i Y. P. U. was reorganized and divid ed into, two unions—Seniors and In termediates. A large number .was present and everybody seemed pleased iwith the change. The new books have been ordered, but have not arrived yet, anyway an fit along when he rhade interesting program will be given by visit to Mrs. Manning’s relatives. both unions next Sunday evening. | Local stores more mirnffl-ifflnrr Still fthe intermediates and Dodson will be in charge of the' seniors. Mrs. Rufus Moore was elected president of the union. Be sure to bt'there. less closed on A little monk,ejr riding on the trunk on a tourist’s car. . Hennis Creech shooting pool in a bathing suit. . . G. Chalmers McDermid, of the N. V. ( potash Export My., reporting that a Taxpayers Meeting Today. * Reader s The People-Sentinel are again reminded that-a meeting cf the Farmers and Taxpayers League will be held in the Cpurt House at Barn- M well this (Thursday) morning at 10:30 o’clock. The meeting was call- * Columbia., It is hoped that will be a large attendance. there street thermometer in a neighboring town registered 118 -Tuesday. W. M. U. Meeting at Blackville. The W. M. U. of .the Barnwell As sociation.,will hold its semi-annual meeting with the Blackville Baptist Church hostess on Tuesday, July 14th, beginning at 10:30 a. m. Misses Virginia Hill, Martha Franks and Mrs. J. M. Burnett will be guest speakers. A ver^Rittractive program has been arranged and it is hoped that every W. M. S. member 'in the 1 to publish a association, will make an effort to at- . cooperation — both tend this meeting. ^ Each body is requested to carry a light lunch -so that the ladies of the Blackville W. M. S. will be able to attend the meeting also. The hostess If a Blue Ring Appears Around Your Address Label During the past month, the publish er of The People-Sentinel ha a mailed notices to all subscriber^ who are in arrears and this is an additional re minder and request that tthey ife* new promptly. The preparation and mailing of these statements entailed considerable time and expense. Many of our good friends have already sent in their renewals, but about 300 sub scribers have sc^far failed to re spond and we h^ffe that these will Barnwell Opposes Proposed Busline City Council and Many Local Bwii , * * — Men Fight Application for License. * Barnwell was host Wednesday of last week to a distinguished delega tion of Southern Railway officials, headed by J. D. Wassum, assistant to the vice-president, thei r visit being in the interest of opposition to the ap plication of the Inter-Carolinas Bus Company for the privilege of operat ing a bug line between Columbia and Savannah, via Swansea, Blackville, Barnwell, Allendale and other towns. They met with a cordial reception and were assured by city officials and numerous local business and profes sional men of their whole-hearted co operation in opposing the granting of the license. The entife city council, including the mayo r and six aider- men, adopted a resolution requesting the State Railroad Commission to deny the application, setting forth their reason* therefor, and a petition, to the same effect wa 8 frely signed by the business men of Barnwell Similar action, it is understood, was taken in Blackville and by city * governments in all qf the towns af fected. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the proposed bus ' line, pointing out that it would lessen the revenue of the Yailroad company and ultimately result in many em ployes losing their joba. The hearing on the application will be heard byjthe railroad commission today (Thursday) at 12 o’clock at their offices in Columbia. Allendale Also M Agia” It. Allendale, July 6.—Joel W. Wright, of Atlanta, manager of the Inter state Bus Lines, bsvfor the past few day s been visiting a number of the communities between Columbia and Savannah, supervising the circulation of petitions for the establishment of a motor bus line from Columbia to the Georgia State line. As propo*ed, th* new line would operate unde r the name of Inter- Carolinas Motor Bus company and would provjde a twice daily service frbm Columbia , through Swansea, Blackville, Barnwell, .Kline, Allen dale, Fairfax, Estill, Garnett, TilV.an and Hardeville to the Georgia State line, with Savannah aa its terminal. Opposition has been expressed by a large number of Allendale business men to the application of thia com pany for a class A certificate. On Wednesday the town council passed a resolution opposing the granting of the certificate to the bus company, on the grounds that “this service is neither necessary nor desirable." A public hearing on the applica tion of the Inter-Carolinas Motor Bus company will be held in the office of the railroad commission in Colum bia on Thursday. A petition protesting against the granting of a certificate to the bus company has been unanimously signed by almost every business and pror fessional man in Allendale, and this will also bo filed with the railroad commission. L. News from Martin Route 1. now “come across.” ■- Martin, Route 1, July 6.—Mr. and Mrs. Willie* Harden, of Florence, spent the week-end with the la tier's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Harden. Among those who enjoyed a fish fry at Stinson’s Bridg e last Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Harden and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Walker and mother, Mrs. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Towne and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dannie Jones and family, Mr. and Mrs: Jim Bates, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Boyles and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Penwell and family, Adieus Duncan, Mrs. Billie Boyles and ton, of the Siloam section. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Wall and fami- The many Barnwell County friends of Coroner D.^P. Lancaster will be glad to learn that he is recovering from a recent illness. ly visited the latter’s brother in U i s impossible Augusta Sunday, good newspaper without j Mr. and- Mrs. Carson Walker nru spending this week with €. X. Walker. Misses Florence Harley and WUKe Sue Wall and their grandmother, Mrs. T. B. Harley, have returned from Baltimore, Md., where they visited relatives. financially and otherwise—and while, we would" re gret the loss of a single subscriber, a lot of delinquents on the mailing list i s tbo heavy a burden to carry . . We ask, therefore, that you; give ^ j eun imuat*hrt» attenrionr If an error has been made in your statement, it will be cheerfully cor rected. ■N — «"^ — _ - W .V __, '^'••-iaar-riTwaiBifer- -.... day night at the home of Mr. aad Mrs. Dannie Jones, a large crowd bd-~~- ing in attendance. ^ Bill Strickland, of Smoak, is visit- Advertise in The JUteopie Sentinel fing relatives in this section.