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TH* OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BAUM WELL COUNT!
Consolidated Jons 1, 1925.
Must Like a Member of the Family”
VOLUME LV.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931
NUMBER A
Sour Cre&m Station
Opened Here Monday
Summerland Creamery of Batesburg,
Purchased Cream from Six
Farmers at Barnwell.
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grow.”
That adag e may well apply to the
opening of th^ sour cream buying
station at the court house in Barn
well Monday afternoon, when 59.76
wa g P*id to six farmers of this sec
tion by the Summerland Creamery,
of Batesburg, M. P. Hazel, owner of
the creamery, and two assistants
were here for the purpos e of testing
the cream for its butterfa't content.
The farmers were paid cash for theic
-product. From this small beginning,
it i<i predicted that ther e will grow
an industry which will make the
farmers independent of cotton as a
money crop.
Before the work of testing the
cream wa< started, short addresses
wer e made by Ralph Coarsey, of
Florence, and R. D.- Steer, of Spar
tanburg. extension dairy specialists.
Perry A. Price, manager of the local
ranch of the Bank of Western Caro
lina, again assured the farmers that
the local institution is ready . and
willing to help them grow into the
dairy busine-s. Mr. Hazel also made
a few remarks, telling hi s audience
about how much they may expect to
receive from one or more cows.
Those selling cream here Monday
and the amount each received are as
follows: W. H. Manning, $1.10; L. N.
Connor, $4.14; J. H. Black, $2.12; W.
L. Molair, $1.72; W. H. Dyches, Sr.,
20 ctnts; Luther Black,, 48 cents.
Mr. Manning say* that his cream
wa 8 saved from a cow giving only
two gallons of milk a day. On the
basis of a three-gallon a day cow, he
would have received $1.65, or at the
rate of about $7 per month, whklv is
about the average.
In addition h« will have akim milk
%or his hogs and chickens, compost
for his land and the increase from the
cow. He i s very enthusiastic over
the possibilities of this section going
into dairying and urges every farmer
to secure as many cow* as he can!
care for. Mr. Coar-ey estimate* that
in a few year* the farmers of Barn
well County can add a million and a
half dollars a year to their agricul
tural income.
H. G. Boylston, county agent, will
be glad to discuss the matter with any
farmer who is interested in getting
a start in the dairy business.
and Heard Here
During the Past Week
A Little Sense and Nonsense About
Propie You Know and Others
You Don’t Know.
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS ROAD
CELEBRATION AT BARNWELL
A local character offering “to go
likg a cat” if a visitor to the road
celebration would give him a quarter,
whereupon the visitor offered “to go
like a bear” for « dime. . . An
ardent prohibitionist admitting that
he took “several” drinks during the
course of the road celebration festi
vities, while an anti-prohibitionist
boasted of the fact that he had “nary
one.” . . ; t A bottle-scarred vet
eran of past political campaigns en
tertaining an enthralled and more or
le?a intoxicated audience with a thrill-
inf recital of his exploits on this
platform and that. . . Col. Edgar
A. Brown posing for a tin-type. *. .
Acrobatic contortions charitably call-
ed dancing. , A local drug store
enjoying a land office busines 9 in to
mato juice.
“Bud” McDonald, of Williston,
threatening to sever diplomatic rela
tions with The People-Sentinel if
he was not mentioned in the paper.
The editor can’t have “Bud" taking
.‘uch a drastic step as that. . . W.
T. Towne, of Springfield, declaring
that W. H. Moody, Jr., of Kline, is not
the only farmer in these parts who
live* at home and boards at the same
Barnwell Merchant
First to Pay Taxes
W. G. Hill, of This City, W’ins Honor
of Heading the List.—Black-
ville Folks Next.
To W. G. Hill, Barnwell merchant,
goes the horvo r cf heading the Ibt
of loyal taxjpayers who paid their
1931 taxes on the ,first day that
County Treasurer J. J. Bell, opened
hi* books for the collection of this
year’s taxes. Mr. Hill called at the
treasurer’s office bright and early on
Tuesday morning and won this unique
distinction by his promptness.
The following is the honor roll of
those who paid their taxes on the
first day: W. G. Hill, cf Barnwell;
Mrs. J. W. Btowning, J. W. Brown
ing, Mrs. S. B Pringle, S. B. Pringle
and J K. Browning, all of Blackville.
Captain Bell says that, a* far as
county funds are concerned, Barnwell
County’g financial condition is good,
but it is a well known fact that near
ly all of the schcol districts are
badly in need of fund*, with which to
operate the schools and he urges all
OVER 2,000 PRESENT FOR FESTI
VITIES THURSDAY.
Famous Town Extends Its Famed
Hospitality to Visitors from All „
Parts ctf State.
A crowd estimated to number more
than 2,000 people, representative of
practically every section of the State
and including many of the leading
dignitaries, met here Thursday while
the citizens of this charming city
passed “the key” to the rtot-irs and
welcomed them in a mamloFYharac-
teristte of their traditional zml never
failing hospitality.
The occasion for the' celebration
wa 8 the recent completion of Sruth
Carolina highway No. •», s paved route
from Columbia to Fa>fa< by way of
Barnwell.
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Speakers Heard.
The progiam consisted of f u r main
features—short addresse* by repre
sentatives of various State depart-
ifienfs, and by Columbia and of Barn
well officials; a free barbecue:u se
ries of fiee exhibition boxing '.amts
put'bn unde r the auspice* of Col
umbia Athletic club, and a street
who can to pay their taxes early.
The co-operation of the taxpayers M* nce -
place.’ To prove it, he h.vitod^H on ? this ,ine wil1 h ‘‘ ,p * , ' eatIy in ! Shortly after the c * r " ’an of auto
editor to dine with him at any time. I keepin * the * chooU *°' n * and edu -
W. I. Johns, of Allendale, enjoying a ! cat,n * the th,ld * n ’
good joke a* much as ever. . ; . . “The greatest problem conf.onting
The Rev. Sander* Guignard, of Col- 1 us today * ftnancin * our 8choo, »’"
umbia, a native of this section of the *** Ca * tain BeU - “ If we have
State. . . . Many nice compli- scho ° l * we havt? t0 pay for them and
ments about la* week's edition of the only method We have i8 throu * h
The People-Sentinel. Rep.esentatiyes ** ** ,0 3^ citi * en *
Poultry Production
Proves Profitable
Profit of "Fifty" Per Cent, or More
Realized cn Investment of Each
Member.
Poultry production is a profitable
enterprise in Barnwell County ac
cording to records kept by six 4-H
Poultry Club members from Septem
ber, 1930 to September, 1931 A pro
fit of. 50 per cent or more was realized
on the nvestmentof each member.
The record of Annie Rebecca "Shu
ler, daughter of Wm. Shuler, of
Williston, shows definitely what was
done. She purchased 100 pure bred
Barred Rock baby chick* of high pro
ducing blood tested stock at a cost
of $12.50. Only 15 chicks were lost
during brooding perted. There were
sold or used by the family 33 friers
valued at $21.04. The entire cost of
feed wa* $15.70. ; Cost of brooder and
brooder house was $16.69 (one third
of actual cotft of brooder house and
equipment); labor cost for handling
the project $5.00. There aie on hand
52 mature bird* valued at $78.00. The
Th e total investment has $50.07. The
net income represented by sale of
broilers and number.of mature birds
on hand is, $48.97, showing a profit
on the investment of 07 per cent.
The .aia- Aaclu included 1,250 baby
chicles, of this number only 204 were
lost, making the mortality only 16
per cent. Broiler* were ready for
Sheriff Dyche* Told
to Pres* Collections
mobiles from Columbia, approximate- . » • * ,
, • . j L . , , I "»*»*** »n ten weeks time. From
ly 20 strong, amved and »he hundreds • e l
•V , ’ , , , . these six flocks were sold %47 broil-
ftT inlu ir a t no ••tfwl n 1 i 1%^ I
of The State and The Columbia Rec
ord distributing free copies of those
papers to visitors at the road celebra-*
tion AFTER The People-Sentinel had
set the example.
Claims Buses Is Only
System of Any Value
Com mis* ion Scores Railroads for In
adequate Service in Columbia—
Savannan Case.
and each do his or her part.”
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County Market Club
Holds Fall Meeting
of people gathered around the speak
ers and friers which brought $346.32.
ers stand. Col. J. E. Haitev. acting t-u.. „ » i.- j i
, _ * i There remain 547 mature birds valued
for Mayor Sexton, of Barnwell, ex-
tended greetings in a few woid* and
introduced State Senator Edgar A.
Brown who gave the address of wel
come, and presided.
Senator Brown said that it had been
hi* ambition for many years to *ce
an “all weather” road from Columbia
to Barnwell and added that he was
proud of the system of highways in
Officer* Elected for Ensuirg Year.— ^ St * te . * n outcome largely of the
road bond issue of two years ago.
Gov. Manning Buried
in Columbia Sunday
as Chief Executive of South Caro
lina During th*. Stirring Days
of World War.
Contending that buses “constitute
the only system of public passenger
transportation in South Carolina of
any value,” the state railroad com
mission Mcnday made its return and
answer to the rule to show cause
secuied by a group of railroad em
ploye* because the commission had
granted the Inter-Carolina Motor
Bus corporation the right to operate
Saks for Past 12 Months Amount
to $927.02.
Colonel Brown also told of tho advan
tage* of the new paved road i.nd
spoke of Barnwell’s .rating in the
® Members of the Barnw*ell County State in the growth of farm pro-
Market Club held their regular fall
meeting Satutday, September 12th, at
the Court House and elected as offi
cers for the coming year, Mrs. O. B.
Staley, pre-ident; Mrs.* Levy Still,
vice-president; Mrs. H. W. Collins,
Mr*. B. O. Baxley and Mi*. C. L.
Dixon, directors. Th e secretary will
be chosen by the directors and an
nounced later.
Miss Jane Ketchen, extension mar
keting speciali-t of Winthrop college,
piesented. a production program
ducts. He explained that the county
was largely agricultural and point? I
out that the farmer-i of th e county
pioduced one-third of all th" aspara
gus grown in the State and more than
one-third of all the watermc! >ps, as
well a* leading in the shipment of
cucumbers.
at $748.50 with which to start a new
near.
These demonstration flock* were
brooded, housed, fed and managed
under direct supervision of Miss Nee
ly, extension ;\‘ultre specialist of
Winthiop college and Miss McNab,
home ie vnstraiim :igen; *.( Bam-
wel* durty. All t-ir l* of the*# flock*
will be blood tested this month.
Four pen* of birds will be entered
by clul members « f the our.ty in the
State Egg Laying contest conducted
at *he Wir.ihrjp college farm Rec
ords wil! ;-pi and published ninth
ly. Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks
and White Rocks were the breeds us
ed for demonstration flocks.
Four memVrs M.«ed for brooding
their chicks a brick brooder which was
constructed at an approximate cost of
$5.00.
Comptroller General A. J. Beattie
Wants Delinquent Taxes Collect
ed Forthwith.
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All South Carolina sheriffs are be
ing urged by Comptroller General A.
J. Beattie to press collection of de
Unquent taxes.
Boncil H. Dyches, *heriff of Barn
well County received a letter last
week from the comptroller general
and said that his office was making
levies to cornply with the letter of *
the comptroller general, which, in
part, was as follows;^-—
“Your duty and mine in th* matter
of delinquent tax collections is not a
pleasant one and especially i* that
true under condition* such as* at pres
ent; at the same time, there is an
other side of the picture. The most
impoitant activity with which the
country is concerned is the govern- -
ment and the government cannot
function without the collection of
taxes.
“We have just one duty to perform
and that is declared by the statutes
in which no provision has been raaoe
for non-enforcement. The responsi
bility of enforcing the collection of
delinquent taxes has been placed by
thF legislature upon thi* office and*
no other agency of the government,
nor representative of the government.
State or county, has the authority to ,
exercise supervision of this important
activity. The statute requires that
you look to this office only for direc
tion in these matters,
“The present price of cotton is low
er than had been anticipated, but the
supply in most cases is greater and
there will be a great deal of cotton
sold during the next few months. You
have a great deal of unpaid tax exe
cutions in your hand* for collection
and I know of no other course to our-
sue than to proceed with the collec
tion of these immediately.
“You are, therefore, directed to
press collection of all executions in
your hands with the view of cleaning
up 1928 and back. . . .
‘There are seveial counties in the
State which could reduce the annual
levy if the back taxes were colloctod.
This means that those who have al
ready paid taxes are required to pay
house used by one member cost only
_ , , $3.00. The work was done by her
St.le Senator W., H. f , th „ aruJ brotht „. The rr , m( , work
of the*hcuse wa* made of lumber fr« m
an old building cn the place and was
of Richland, himself a native of Bam
well as was explained by CoIcikI
Harley, .poke of the ho.pit.lity of it., covered with 20 y ,^,
of cotton cloth
a pa-senge r line between Columbia j which, jf carried but, will supply the 1
and SavannalL^^ j c | u b market with a variety of pro-
The retui p and answer was serv ed \ ducts the year round. She stressed
standardization and grading of (pro
duct* for market and the use of stand
ard containers. -
The secretary’s report showed ftat
on counsel for the emplbyes. Argu
ments in the case will be made before
Judge W. H. Towrtseml, who issued
the rule to show cause in Columbia
Columbia, Sept. 14.—The body of
Richard I. Manning, war time gov
ernor of. Sooth Carolina, rested today
in the historic Trinity Episcopal
churchyard here where ether mem
bers of the family are buried.
While hundieds of persons, Gov. I.
C. Blackwood among them, paid silent
tribute, Mr. Manning, sixth of his
family to be governor of the State
was buried yesterday.
• He died Friday at his home here i _ - ., a _ .. , , „ - , oo
, . ~~—T.,- 1 -j—.— t i It i* said that the service 4endex*ed . Huttos were $i7.38
of a long illness that developed into'. , a .
double pneumonia. He was 72 years
.of age.
The funeral set vices were conduct
ed by the Rev. Henry D. Phillips, D.
D. , rector of Trinity church and the
Rev. Alfred R. Berkeley, .of Roanoke,
Va., son-in-law of Mr. Manning.
Acting pall bearers were the for
mer governor’s six son*—Vivian M.
Manning, Barnard Manning, Wynd-, . .. j , *,1. i w
ham M Manning Burwell D Man ' inK lts 0 P eratlon * t * le commission said a| compared to the other club mar
people and of how the other sections
of the State would be privileged to
share it by reason of the opening of
the new highway. "The route brings
at 10c per yard. Over this doth was
applied three coats of gas tar which
cost $1.00. Plans-for brick brooder
and brooder house may be obtained
the people of Barnwell and Colo-ebi. from |h( . f>rm or hom( , a(wU
a higher rate of tax than they should
The material fo r the brooder] 1 * on of the fact that Wn-
iency has been extended to those who
have not paid.”
The letter said further that a re
port would be expected from the sher
iffs and that the comptroller general’s
offic e would cal] upon the legislature
for assistance in the collection of any
execution* which the county officers
were unable to collect.
Friday. John M. Daniel, the attorney the matket had operated twice a week
general, and Cordie Page and J. Ivey during the year with the-exception of
Humphrey, as-istant attorneys gen- two days, with total sale* amounting
era!, signed the paper yesterday. It to $927.02. Mrs. G. B. Staley, whose
had been prepared in co-operation sales amounted to $149.70 during the
with member* of the railroad com- year received the award offered by
mission. . . . | Miss ffetchen to the member selling
Jlfte commission maintained that the greatest amount of pioduce. The
lailroad* • do not provide adequate award was a collection of new vafie-
service in the territory_ between Col- tie* of vegetable seed and material
umbia and Savannah, citing schedules - for a hot bed. Mrs. J»*B. Hartzog’s
of all passenger trams in the*section.''sales,were $96.79, whil e Mrs. A. D.
Pwltry* butter^
by the railioads is so “inadequate as eggs, vegetables of all kinds, fruits,
to necessitate some other mode of peanuts, cakes, big hominy and pork
public transportation.” were some of the product* marketed
It also declared that the railroad by Mrs. Staley,
schedules are not convenient for It wa s decided by member 8 present
person* coming to Columbia for busi- that they visit the club market in
ness purposes. Every other section of Aikeri one day during this month,
the State is connected by bus lines Miss Ketchen remarked that . the
with Columbia, the commission paid, market Saturday showed an improve-
Basing it* view on the laws govern- ment in quality, variety and quantity
ning, John Adger Manning and Pres
ton Cocke Manning. -
Mrs. Manning and a daughter, Mrs.
Alfred R. Berkeley, also attended the . . .. ,
. , . , instance wa* as a irlal jury sitting
funeral services. ... *
| to pass on the facts presented.
that the courts did not have the kets she had virited in Barnwell. The
power to review the case since an sales-for the day amounted to $18.49.
interpretation af the facts alone was
involved and the commission in this
Stepping on the Gas.
Read the Barnwell County squib
in another column. It tells you how
Thieves at Work/
The show cause was issued prosperity is still booming on \ the
i August 27 after the bus line had been r0 ads ant^ declining in the courrbry.
Thieves entered the home of Prof. n^LL'^Uet'^ W / t r0P ’ ‘ he C ° W the
n h Fetro-iet o uml>,a b y of *>**11™*, mu i e anc i. horse crop, are all tumbling,
.go, but nothing h.7been missed «- B » rnwel1 - Fair, * x *»d H.rdee- whi | e , utonI obile 5 end g. s .re doubl-
closer together in that we may row
join hands and enjoy the advartages
afforded by each other. We will meet
you half way. We have made Cfij-
umbia a medical center. Many of the
State'* educational institutior* aie
there and we want you to enjoy all
the city afford?.”
The Forward Step.
Those carrying the project through
to completion for the Urst yolrr are:
Louise H&itzog, Double Ponds; Mur-
riel Norris, Kline; Annie Rebecca
Shuler, ,and Mary Riley Whitaker,
Williston; Billy Manning and the
I home agent, Barnwell. The project
| will be supervised two years longer
1 and at the end of that time club
Hilda High School
Start* New Session
Patrons Voted OverwheUnfagly
Favor of Withdrawing from
High SchocJ SyaUas.
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“The Best Issue Yet/
“We should not be .frsid of any ■ member , wi „ ^ wc n
crisis so long a? South Carolina peo-1 *<p ou i try i, ore> ”
pie master themselves a* they have ,
in. the past. No fo^’ can do them
harm.”
Thus spoke Governor Ibra C. Black-
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wood in- telling uf.-the. courage of
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the people a* manifest in the step _ _ «
.. , ; . . . ,, , , ry D. Calhouii, of Denmark:
they had taken in the development of I4 , .
• 1 “The Heaity We come of
The 1931-1932 searion of the Hilda
i n school began Monday morning, at
which time appropriate exerciaea
were held. An election was held in
Hilda August 15th to determine
whether or not the Hilda school dis-
The following appreciated letter trict would withdraw from the ppera-
wa.* received Monday from Col. Har- t,on of 0,6 present • cho ° l
The
Barnwell People-Sentinel is the best
issue you have ever gotten out, and
the system of roads. “We should
be inspired by the things-which have
preceded u*, the thing over w
we have gained conquest.”
The executive spoke of how neces-, a ,
. . .. , * great crowd ftp Highway Day was
sary economy is in the present day . , . » • ,*• ” -/.tf-- Z. j r
...-J* m keeping with her tradition, and I
am sure great results will follow.
abt, and of the 70 votes cast, 66 favor
ed withdrawal. . Thie means that
Hilda Will operate ita own high
school instead of sending the pupils
I. congratulate you on your enter- to thc ^ackville high school as here-
prise. Barnwell's welcome to the
but added that so great is the want
of some pople to complaing of ex
penditures that “we do not always , ..... j
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realize the benefits that are derived j . „„ ^ ; , ^ , ._ A
when these expenditures are 1
“My subscription i* due and I see
■ here you agree to take cotton seed
at 25 cents per bushel in payment,
and this-i* extremely-liberal. I
will not have any use for my cotton
seed next year (won’t be allowed to
mg up.
made wisely.” He paid tribute to the
work of Ben M. Sawyer, chief-high
way commisrionej, Chief Engine.'
Charles H. Morefield, Charles .0
Hear on, chairman of the State high-
’ . . , . . • ! will bring you a mess of chitlings
way commission, and others who • ... . , „
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had aided so diligently in the road.
building progrartFin the State.
tofore.
The trustee* believe that they have
secured competent teachers and' the
oulook for a successful term is very
promising. The members of the
faculty selected so fa r are as fol
lows: Horace J. Crouch, of Elko,
superintendent; Miss Dorothy High
tower, of Denmark, Miss Kate Cantey;
of Summerton, Mm. Frank Hartxog,
plant any cotton), will bring you the: formerl y Mias Lu fy <*
l seed, and as soon a* the season opens
Mayor L. B. Owens/of Columbia,
brought greetings to the people from
to'enter the residenr of Dr and Mrs T ^ e n | any flde ” ds cf Adriene Wil-' students, as never before. Yet they
H A Gross but woiild be intm- wiI1 ^ gl»d to learn that he can » t pay taxes, and can’t meet* a
j. w f-ilktened b tb* ** recovering from a recent dozen other necessary obligations.
latte, hee^* h ^ ^ ^ ^ °P« ration for appendicitis at the Bap- The biped, surrounded by clothes, i
latter heard a suspicious ncne an<h *;.* u L: _ _-.i .. _1 . '
suspicious nct<ie
went to investigate.
fist Hospital in Columbia. H^ <■ will > y peculiar
return to - hi* home in a few days. Times,
animal.—The
is
Calhoun
the residents bf Columbia want
than money is the friendship j>f the
citizens of Barnwell. He welcomed
the Barnwell people to Columbia and
Pat Mitchell, of Elko, who has been
confined to the Baptist Hospital for
several weeks. Js convalescent.
ling, but now living in Hilda, and
Miss Oda Baker, of Ehrhardi.
The grounds and Building hava
been put in shape for the new tdhn.
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Ex-Senator Gross Dead.
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attack of typhoid pneumonia.
V'w ..
in Harleyville, Dorchester County, '
following an attack of acute
(CONTINUED. ON PAGE TWO) i with her brother, S. J. Halford
Mrs. Mary ^Hedge has returned to, tion. His body was laid to rest
Columbia after spending a few days following day. Ha *“
Dr, H. A. Gross, of
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