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i r fir THX <;FF1C1AL NEWSPAPER t)J BARNWELL COUNTY *W3 Consolidated Jons L 1W. 'Ju«t Like a Member of the Family” VOLUME LIT. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JULY 16TH. 19&1. NUMBER 44. Asparagus Field Day at Williston July 30 Expected That It Will Be Largest Meeting of Its Kind Ever Held in the Sdnth. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Final details have been arranged for the Second Annual Asparagus Field Day to be held July 30th at Wil liston, said G. C. McDermid, Field Representative of N. V. Potash Ex- A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Application Heard by R. R. Commission , d* Inter-Carolinas Bus Line Met WltW Strong Opposition in Columbia Laat Thursday. S. S. Convention to j White Man Is Killed Be Held July 29^0, by Ellenton Woman “Peeping Toms” reported at work Strong opposition was met by the at the “ole swimmin’ hole.” . . . Inter-Cafolina s Bus Line for a liceilse “Wannie” Patterson ' advising “Bill” i 10 °Pe rat « bus e s fr<)m Columbia to Manning to use a loVI-torch on his : Sava nnah, by way of Swansea, Black- Program Arranged by Barnwell and 'Frank Gunter Shot to Death by Mrs. Bamberg Baptists for Dunbar- v ton Meeting. dog to rid him of fleas “Bud” the ice house to avoid getting wet during a shower of tain. . . A (report that one of the men watching dredging port My., on a recent visit here. Alex Halford on a high perch at Weimcrtz, W. P. Walsh, R. J. Roun tree, Raymond Pender and M. C. Kitchingg have agreed to cooperate with Mr. McDermid in putting over one of best barbecues ever held at Williston. Eight hundred invitations have been sent out and it is thought that this meeting will be the largest strictly asparagus meeting ever hold in the South. Speakers will include Dr. R. A. Mc- Ginty, of Clemson College, Wade H. Ramsey, agricultural agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, Guy A. Cardwell, agricultural agent of the ' Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, J. T. Warren, prominent hardware mer- ville, Barnwell and Allendale. The hearing was held before the members of the Railroad Commission m their office in Columbia Thursday ^nd was attended by delegations from several operations at “the creek” was una- of the towns through which the line would operate. Joe Wright, repre dale, Paul J. Fulmer, asparagu s grow er of Allendale, and others. It was at first thought that Dr. J. N. Harper, director of the Agricultural and Scien tific Bureau of the N. V. Potash Ex port My., would make a general talk on fertilizers, similar to the one he made last summer at the Aiken meet- ing, but Dr. Harper finds that he will not be able to attend and will pame a substitute. Dr. MrGinty ha s prepared a talk on Asparagus Fertilizer Practices of the California Growers, and in addition to this talk, he will give the latest find ings of the South Carolina Experi ment Stations. Mr. Ramsey will ware for two hours that the'dredging had ceased. . Mordecai Mazursky as busy as the proverbial bee, getting things in readiness for hi s annual July Clearing Sale. Hi 9 page of bargains appears in this issue. . . Former subscribers to The People-Sentinel who had ordered their papers discon tinued, borrowing copies from friends to read this and other items. . . “Nick” Coclin enjoying a siesta Satur day afternoon. . .. Advertisers in ; , - f . The People-Sentinel don’t have chant and asparagus growetvof Allen- tj me t 0 s i ee p—Saturday afternoons. . . . H. P. Compton, now of Sum merville, greeting hid old Barnwell friends . . A stray goat in front of Molair’s store, enjoying the sights. ... An out-of-town car carrying a buggy wheel along with the spare tire. L. B. Creech, of Barnwell route l, displaying a mammoth hen egg. . . J. W. Garrin, one of The People-Sen tinel’s good colored subscribers, mak- l ing a payment on his aubscription ac count and declaring he “just can’t get along without the paper.” . . . Eight full grown people in a five-pas- senge r car. . . . Ike Weiner wear. genting the bus company, was the only witness WT"appear for the* applicant and through his attorney. Col. Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, several peti tions were presented asking that the license be granted. In reply, the railroad companies placed a number of witnesses on the stknd, all of whom declared thei r op position to.the proposed line and tes- tified that they did not think it is needed. Copies of The People-Sentinel and The Hampton County Guardian, both of which contained editorials op posing the granting of the license, wer e introduced, together with unani mous resolutions from the city coun cils of Blackville, Barnwell and Allen dale and a number of petitiong from business men in all of the towns af fected requesting that the spplicatioa be denied. At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission announced that its de cision would be made public at a later date. . ... | ing a sea-going cap and looking like (nv, h. s ,d„, on Mp.r.r« f'rt'l-1 » commodore. . . . A vi.itor from ration in the South, ba.«ed on years of experience and contact with grow ers all over the Southern States. Mr. Cardwell will give some data obtained from Now J.r.oy g.owrr. .nd M,«r.. | ^ T c<Jrne|| Warren and Fulmer will tell their methods of growing asparagus in Allendale County. Other - ‘speakers will make short talks of the various phases of asparagus production. The meeting will be called to order a) Kennedy’s Hall at Williston, promptly ijt 10 a. m. and the barbe- Denmark putting his trained dog through its paces. . . . Devotees of daily swimming suffering from ear trouble. ... A letter from Mrs. ,in far-away Cali fornia who, in renewing her subscrip tion to The People-Sentinel, wtites: “We surely enjoy the pape r and don’t care to be without it.” A representative of the manufac- Rate Investigators Making Headway Technical, Executive and Clerical Personnel of Committee Is About Ccanpleted. Columbia, July 13.—Th e technica executive and clerical personel of the South Carolina Power Rate Investi gating Committee, authorized by the General Assembly Jo investigate ihe „ . „ . . , .. question of power rate structures in turer of a nationally known brand of .. . . . . , . , , j '■ .„ J .j .i this State, is about completed as far condensed milk who said that his,— , . , r r*.-, -- — — —j- , , a s -the initial progres s of the work cur will be served upon the comple-, ,8 ^verti-mg more than justjfi ^ w j Cormack, ex- tion of the meeting. For the benefit ‘' tr or< *» "j 1 1 ,tsU 1 1 at sa es jecutive secretary, at Columbia today. Cf tho.v grower- who have not seen | have "creased 2.. per cent. (Boy, ,h rrr ~ a short automo. Refrigerator and the* 2fr,000,000th 1 b,a ’ has been chief engineer, rangiM! | Ford. . . Pioduce trucks from S - P - Darlington has Ven ap- er s o aspar gus ^ Riuefield, W. V4„ and Miami, Fie., P 0 >"ted his aa-igtant. David E. Cohn, f 6 ’ and various points in between, load- of ,Columbia, has been made statis- ar ecu . .. . Mayor Sex- * n S U P Barnwell County pro- I’a, rott, of Clinton, fielil A rommunKaonromMayor^ ^ ^ ^ A ^ ontrneer and R. M. Sumw.lt, of the ton. of Barrmel K t , lMvjn([ for th( , Colton ^ Cruahers . ent-meerm|, faculty of the Univttraltj. mir to Sntnwell in , cities! convention at Asheville N. C.. with a: of South C » rolin *- valuation engineer, and it is expected t ‘ i f 4 h looking Walking stick ^hooked Dr * Johh Bau e r . N « w York City, will nlso have invitations at the m '?‘- l^er ht left arm y H^.w^!- of the leading engineers of the (?) members of th e male sex, both i countr y- is scheduled to meet with white and black, attired in sun-back the committee sometime this week for and sun-front undershirts. (It is ex- the P ur P° se of consulting w.ch it on pected that the wearing of B. V. D.’s the work to 1)6 accomplished. Dr. sans trousers will be sanctioned by Bauer is wel1 known in this State * HS local authorities at any time.) * dur,n K the Richards’ administrate he prepared a very exhaustive brief Lorens Williams at Station. Filling ing. This matter will be voted on bypver his left arm. - ., , f (? the meeting, before adjournment “Potash is in for a big day,” stated Mr. McDermid, “and I hope that all who attend will go away with the idea that plenty of potash pay s the biggest kind of dividends' on the asparagus crop.” ASKS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND PATRONAGE An excellent program has been ar ranged. for the Bainwelb and Bam berg Baptist Sunday School Conven tion, which will be held at Cypress Chapel Church, Dunbarton, July 29 and 30. The theme for consideration is: “What Sunday School Means to Me,” the complete ptogram being as follows: Wednesday, July 29th. The program for this day is design ed more especially for Sunday School workers. The Cypress Chapel Sun day School is requested to take charge of the music for the day. 11:00—Devotional, led by Bro. R. E. Woodward. 11:20—Convention Sermon, by the ReV. Willi s E.' Howard, of Waynes boro, Ga. ^ 12:00—Roll call and organization. 12:20—Address: “The Duty of the Chruch to ou r Young People,” by the Rev. B. H. Duncan. 1:00—Lunch hour. 2:00—Prayer and praise, led by Sister O. A. Eure. 2:20—Round Table: “What my Sunday School means to me,” con ducted by Sister H. M. Brabham. 2:50—A-timely talk to Sunday School Workers, by Dr. W. M. Jones. 3:20—Business and adjournment. Thursday, July 30th. The program for thi 8 day is de signed more especially for young people. With the exception of one hour, as given on program, the Olar Sunday School will have charge of th e ttousic throughout the day. 10:30—Devotions, led by Bro. C. M. Warren. 11:00— Address: “Flee, Follow, Fight,” by Otho A. Eure. 11:30—Address to the young peo ple, by Solicitor B. D. Carter. 12.00—Convention singing, led by the Rev. B. H. Duncan. Everybody bring song book s and join in the sing ing. Be sure the best singers in your school are in this choir and are «“*ady to sing when called on. 1:00—Lunch hour. 2:00—Prayer and praise, led. by j Bro. Lee Lancaster. 2:20—Round Table: “What my Sunday School means to me," conduct ed by Sister Olive Baxley. Appoint one or moie pupils from your school to speak a few words. .2:50—Address: “Facing the De mands of Jesus,” by Rev. H. H. Stembridge. . I 1 3:20—Business and adjournment. All Sunday School workeiU are re quested to be present throughout the entire session. It is desired that all the young people of the Convention be present on Thursday. The Round Table s are open to all. Bring your lunch. MRS. F. H. HITT, For tl\p Committee. Form Local Unit of % Taxpayers’ League Representative Meeting Held Here «■ Thursday.—Dr. W. C. Smith Elected President. Ellenton, July 12.—coroner's jury, investigating the death of Frank Gunter, which occurred in an Aiken hospital Friday night, following in juries received here earlier in the night, has rendered a verdict that “Frank Gunter came to hi 8 death from gunshot wounds received at the hands of Mrs. Lorena Williams.” The jury headed by F. D. Bush, as foreman, heard testimony from eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Evidenc e brought out at the in guest was to the effect that four young white men drove up to the fill ing station, operated by Mrs. Williams and her sister, Mrs. Ethel Alexande r Grimes, to get cold drinks. Whilt there, they stated, Gunter, who ap peared to have been drinking, walked- up and requested his wife, who was also at the filling station to go home with him. She is said to have re fused and after some words finally consented to go. An argument was started between Mrs. Grimes and Guqter and finally Mrs. Williams' joined the argument. A scuffle ia aaid to have occurred. Witnesses stated that Mrs. Grimes appeared with a pistol, whereupon the four young men in the car are said to have run, coming back . later, after the shooting and after a crowd had gathered Mrs. Grimes' testimony tipto this point was practically the same. She stated that her sister asked Gunter to leave the filling station, telling him that he had interfered with her busi ness before. Mrs. Williams brought out a shotgun and according to testi mony Gunter tried to hit her with a chair. She dodged and struck him with the gun barrel. After consider able argument and scuffling, Mr*. Grimes gtated her sister pulled the trigger of the gun the whole load of shot entering Gunter’s abdomen. Gunter 4hen cried out, “You have shot my guts out. Now‘send for Dr. Brinkley.” He was rushed to the Aiken hospi tal where he died a few hour B later. Mrs. Williams is confined in the Aiken County jail at present. A permanent unit, of the Fanners' and Taxpayers’ League was formed here Thursday, when representatives from every township in Barnwell County attended a meeting called by Col. J. E. Harley, of this city, at the request of A. B. Langley, of Columbia, chairman of the State committee on organization. Member s of the league from each township were appointed to attend the State meeting, which was held in Columbia Tuesday. Colonel Harley presided, as chair man, over the temporary organisation and introduced the speaker* of the oc casion, A. B. Langley and Senator James H. Hammond, both of Colum bia, and both native# of this county. Senator Hammond pre^jpted that in six monthg the league would have a membership of 150,000 end would be one of the strongest organisation* in the State. A permanent organization was per fected with the election of the follow ing officers: Dr. W. C. Smith, of Wil liston, president; B. F. Anderson, of Dunbarton, and R. R. Johnston, of Elko, vice presidents; J. E. Harley. Barnwell, secretary. Executive com mitteemen will be named-later by the president. Another Stolen Car Located in County Spartan burg County Officers Drive % Against Automobile Thieve*. The young ladie s who' are in charge of the “hot dog* 1 stand at the “ole representative from the offic G of the. development to meet with Dr. Bauer swimmin’ hole” have asked us to urge those JKho-enjoy the “creek” to please patronize the “hot dog” stand a? lib erally as possible and drop as many nickles and dime? in the contribution box as you please^ These will be jrreatly appreciated and will be used to pay the light bill. Revival Meeting. The Rev. Cecil F. Outlaw, of Ellen ton, announces that he will begin a revival meeting at Mt. Lebanon Christian Church this (Thursday) af ternoon at five o’clock. The services will continue through. Thursday af ternoon, July 23rd and the public is cordially invited to Attend. Red Cross Contribution. “Hub” Sanders running l)is auto mobile into the guard rail cf the bridge over Turkey Creek, his atten tion having been distracted from the on the electric service and rates in South Carolina for the Railroad Com mission. It i 8 the purpose of the .. „ . committee' to have with it ceitain road by the dredging operation? at ... „ the "ole swimmin’ hoi,.” * ; leadm * PUbl ' C C ” r °- lina interested in powe r rates and State Commissioner of Commerce and .. .. .... • , , . . on his appearance, here. - Agriculture warning local merchants, p .. . . . . . . . : I The Power Committee organ zation that it is unlawful to require women i j ‘ . . . ‘ a , , , . said Mr. Cormack,,has don» a great clerks to work after ten o clock at , , , ... ^ . .... . . , _ deal of preliminary work preparatory night. As wives are excepted from!. 4 . . ...... .. . . ... aii : to a suivey of the utilities situation the provisions of the act, a local wag . „ _ .. • . . , j . < . 8 . . . . B ! im South Carolina, it ha s received and advised two merchants to embrace , . , , a * , ... , ... ha? compiled and analyzed rates f»-om the Morman religion and marry their .. . . ,■ • , , , . . c* . tt . 1 *he municipMy owned powe4 plants female ‘clerks. . . Senator Hub- - of the State and it has bard, G. M. Anderson, W. D. Harley . w] , . .. , a AAi j au a very valuable data supflned to it and others leaving to attknd the tux- 1 , ,.. . . .. . , ,. , by public service commissions in ^pavers convention in Columbia and oa a , l j- a l .. . , . . . ., . other States which have direct beai- promrsing to bring back the savings Buford Bridge Reunion. The annual reunion of the old Famous Visitors in Barnwell on Friday The 1.000,000th G. E. Refrigerator and. 25.000.000th Ford Visited Thi* City. Among the distinguished visitors in Barnwell last week wer e the 1,- 000,000tb General Electric Refrigera tor ar >d the 25,000,000th Ford. How ever, these two creatures of American mass production ’ arrived during a heavy downpou r of rain and as their time wa 8 limited, very few people saw them. The Ford was a special delivery truck that Henry had built to tour the United States a? an ex pression of appreciation for a G. E Buford Bridge families w iU he held Refrigerator presented him by Mr. this year on Thursday, July 23rd, at Swope ' of the General Electric Com- Mizpah Church, according to an an nouncement received Tuesday from pany J. W. Ruff, district manager of the Thre e more’ car* have been recov ered which were stolen in the theft wave which swept over this section recently, it ia announced by Fred New man, state constable* who has been at work on the case since several can wer e located in Barnwell recently which were stolen from Spartanburg. In the drive against the thieves, Mr. Newman, and his co-worker* have located and recovered ten ban stolen from Spartanburg and from adjacent territory in North and South Carolina. Most of the cars stolen wer e taken from the streets of Spartan burg. /,' The three cars which Constable Newman announced h« had recovered weie stolen from Greenville, Char lotte and Forest City. A coups stolen frtxn James Grif fis in Greenville was found in the possession of David Bryan, at Tryon. Officer Newman said Bryan purchas ed the.coupe from D. H. McGill, who, he declared, ia being held in the Fulton County jail in Atlanta. A roadster stolen from the show room of the Doggett Motor Car Com pany at Forest City was located at • still in Barnwell County. The third car, anothe r coupe, was located at Greer and was recovered from Frank King. Thi g machine wae stolen from a Mr. Ferrell, in Char lotte. Constable Newman said Mr. Fer rell’s car had been returned to Ha owner. The roadste r stolen from the L. Harry Mixson, of Charleston, presi- South Carolina* Powor Co, local, Do ** eK “ oU, j r C * r U dent of the assoHation. This reunion draws people from all over the State, but, naturally, the majority of them come from Bam berg, Barnwell, Allendale and Colle ton Counties. The principal fami lies involved are the Kirklands, Mc Millans, Brabham? and Kearses. The exercises will be held in the I dealers for the G. E. Refrigerator, says that he ha 8 replicas of this ma chine that he will gladly have-install ed in the hom^ of his customers. * ♦ 1 ' Sell Feed Through Hogs. in Aiken, and the other coups is in possession of Constable Newman. A few week 8 ago Constable New man announced the discovery of an alleged automobile theft ring which he said was operating between Barn well and Spartanburg. Cars stolen from Spartanburg, it was asserted, were being taken to Barnwell and effected. Continued complaints; Mrs. Herman Brown, of Blackville, has tu mecHtr t© the^arnwe 11 County Red Cros s Chapter $62.00 for the hail storm sufferers at Olar. This corttri i..Mow* Healing Springs. Contributions from other localities will be reported as they com e In. ing upon the South Carolina situation. , , , . - . i, > The committee is composed of Tom of dry weather in vanoug sections ofr,™ u- o B. Pearce, of Columbia, cha rman; C. e coun y. j ^ Coker, of Hartsville, vice-rhair- A letter from Keys Sanders, of man . g h. Peace, of Greenville; H. Chester, who writes: “Glad to see K i u ’g h Pl n dy> ’ of RidgeJand, and E, P. that Lonnie Calhoun is still able toj Vandiver> of Anders(Jn . hold down the' squash crate in front i - Farmer 8 having shoats weighing 50 , „ to 100 pounds, as well as oats and . .. . „ church and a prominent speaker will ■ coni can begt ^ the feed through , tr * ded for "h^y- o®™® C »J»» make an address. This will be fol- the hogg 0 ne-third oats, two-thirds I * tolen Spartanburg and sur- lowed by a basket picnic under the cb ~ w j tb some fish meal or tankage roundi "* community, were is a good ration. - Let the hog s havel •>? and at Barawa 1 before the announcement of the al leged ring was made. An investigation of the theft of other machines in Spartanburg and nearbl cities isTfei^g continued, it old trees. Blackville Boy Bitte®, - Blackville, July 10.—Stuart Rich, 8, son of Mr. and Mr0H. A. Rich, was of Deason’s. Beljeve it or not, but we sleep under cover here every night in spite of-a century tempera ture during the day.” — ta, Misse s ’Joe Ann Pqrter and Mil dred Dibble, 1 of Springfield, were the’ guests of Mrs. Guy Lybrand this week, all leaving Tuesday morning to Birth bf Daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. McBride Dabbs, of Hartsville, announe e the birth of a green feed also if possible,. Millet, soybeans, etc., make good grazing; soybeans are especially good. Soon new cprn w^ be matured suf- - — . ficiently to turn thWiogs on it. This badly, bitten by a dog Wednesday af- the most profitable method of gath- j said.—Spartanburg puma . ternoon. A s the child ran across the ' er j n g corn. Large returns can be got- “ ' street towards hi? home the dpg, a hogging down corn and soy- family pet, attacked and sevc?ffly bit beans than from gathering corn to him in the hand. - j se n or feed later. Mrs. Rich was near and ran to i Farmers who are now ready to daughter, Carolyn JifcBride, on July 1 11 f ! i -S? jts a daughfer oTTKe late Capt. J. B. Armstrong, of this city, J. W. Johnson, of Williston,' was a Stuart’s assistance. It was necessary ADV ER1!SE in The People-Sentinel, attend a house party at Folly Beach. bu?iness visitor heie Tuesday. • \ -• child immediately teetFT were i!eepty“>mbedffeiff'^!rrtfre palm. Th e dog was killed later in the afternoon as. his suspicious actions suggested rabies. Medical attention ami serum were administered to the start feeding or will be a little later .to asked to let the county agent know so assistance may be given if necessary in feeding and sale.—By H. G. Boyls- ton County Agent. ^ v r ^ Advertise in The tfeopie oentmeL Spelling Bee Friday Evening. Great fun i 8 in store for all who attend the Vanishing Party on the spacioug piazza, of Mrs. M. B. Ha- good’s home tomorrow (Friday) even- o’clock a select group of able men will spell against a picked team of women. The -captains are N, G. _W. Walker and Mrs. J. E. Harley. The public is cordially invited.