The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, October 29, 1931, Image 2
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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 19S1:
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Salt M archant of Morocco, Whoa a Sait is Also Ussd for Monay.
iPrepcrad by th# Nattonkl f!k"frkplil«
aocl«t> WMblngton. I*. Cl
E thiopia (Abyi«.inia). wi.icii iim»
hltbrrto got along without a
money of its own, l« taking atep*
toward eataliliatilng a currency
Mt*l coinage ayatem on a gold ttnal*.
Moat of the cltlzena are now uaing for
I heir purchaaea bars of salt, rifle cart
ridge*, and even empty buttle* and
«ia can*. The money necessary In In
u»rnarional dealings ba« been fur
•dshed in Mtulted supply by Marin
Theresa Thnlera, Introduced a number
•«»f years ago from Austria, and by a
•mail amount of pai>er money Isaiicd
»»y a hranrh of the National Kan\ of
Kgypt ealablished In Addis Ababa, eap-
tiat of Kthlopia. Thi* bank I* to be
pun-bused by tbe Ktbiopiaii govern-
went us a tlrst step In Its program to
act up a currency and coinage system.
When Kthlopia Issue* her first hunk
•loie* and certificate*. llie«e bits .of
laked |>aper will repreaest tbe latest
flak In tbe very long chain of the evo
lution of money In earliest time-
man traded or bartered one product
«r artlile for another. Rut the need
for n common denominator of value
Serame apparent even with the flr«i
glimmering* of civilisation. The skin*
*f animal* served In thi* way when
man was still a hunter, while aliells
Buau— the flmi muney of trthe* hvinx '
•ewr rite ten. Wbeu man Willed down
and became an agriculturist or a
Herdsman, grain and rattle came luto
use aa Ida tneaaures of values. Tbe
•x was "big money.” the sheep "small
change.”
There were certain diaadvuntagea lu
■slag live stock a* money. Kor one
thing. It might walk a way In thu
might; for auother, It consumed mwch
provender. There were diflculties
about very ainull diunge for tl«e pur
chase of such edibles as kettle* of
fish and messes of pottnge.
The human geogrnplfy of the Near
Far. which bad been pastoral, about
this Hm« got an Industrial urge. A
-way had been found of extracting m
metal from tbe earth of tbe i-lHiid of
t yprus. humbly set in the eastern
Medi'erratieau. The Homan* Inter
twitted tlie name of this Island In
Kadi a way Ihal ihe modern word
■“copper” was derived from It.
How Copper Bacams Money.
Copiter pot* tM-guii to Hp|*eul. and.
'like cattle, were universally prized.
Merchants would exchange whatever
they had lu their aralls for copper
l»o«*. and the demand for" Oiem was
more nearly uni versa) (ban for any
•other object. The copper pot whs.
therefore, money.
Then Into this region came one lut
Wned with uu idea of importance. In-
mead of presenting |>ota for use In fa-
«-iiiiating barter, be would tender the
<mpper*of which they were made. He
wuuld offer it in n convenient form,
made up Into n atrip which lie called
•oho)us. No deliuile idea of its aize
nnrvives. hut it was said tliat six made
a handful. The ole dux marked h great
._ Jidvauce toward the use of coin.
The scene shifted to the west. Italy,
ns ii awoke from barbariaui, udofited
a unit of copper as « meaaure of value.
It called the unit ux. a Roman pound
of J2 unoiae. or ounces, and It came
into general use.
Ojpper sn'rved the purpose of ruouet
because of its intrinsic value. Thf
ox had the value of a pound of cop
per. Human nature being the same
!het» as nnw, it soon came to pass that
’ people made the as in a weight a litlie
less than a pound and profited to the
■extent of the metal thus saved. They
learned to mix certain quttntUles of
baser nud cheaper metals with the <;op
.per and their currency deteriorated.
Thus a step toward the develop-
•ment of actual money was forced on
ilie nations. Governing powers found
- it necessary to step Into the breach, to
^cst metals used as money, to put their
stamps guaranteeing quality and
weight upon them, and by this avenue
copper coins arrived. ■
As the centuries passed In the Medi
terranean area, copper became plenti
ful and its purchasing power de-
•creaaed.
Home was getting much of the earth
“ Cyprus. Hun it developed tbst an
average householder of ancient Rome,
going to market to buy for a feast day
would need to pack a donkey to hear
the weight of the copper for ids shop
<3>1ax.
'Che metal came to i»c too Pulky In
.proportion to its value. Yet tt held
3tf place untif another metai appearci
that better served money purposes.
That metal was silver. The map .of
the civilized world waa expanding.
Spain had begun to produce.
Civilization moved westward and
ChariouMgne established an empire of
the French in tbe Eighth century on
a silver standard He formally de
creed that the pound of silver should
he the hasir measure of value, and a
continent accepted Ids edict. So It
happen* that in France today the
word argent means ”tnoney,” although
its literal significance Is ”sllver. H
Money of England.
Money • history began to be written
in n not her geographical area. The
English began to talk of tbe “pound”
in designating a money unit. This Is
ihe sliver pound of Charlemagne.
Originally -40 pennies were made
from the (>ouiid of silver, and although
the pound (sterling) lilx become *
measure of value and not of weight,
the relation to the old value standard
continues —-40 jience to the pound
(sterling).
The Euglixh word ‘'shilling” has a
geographical origin that is quite differ
ent. It was tlrst u*ed by the blonde
harbnriuus of the North. These war
riors and their opponents were given
to wearing rings and arm bauds made
pf silver or gold. After battles the
rings of the alaln were highly prized
by the victors, and were gathered and
properly distributed by an ofllclat who
bad charge' of this division of spoils.
He was known as (he ring-breaker and
was aciually the first treasury official
of these northern tribe*.
The rings were an made that they
broke up Into bits of a somewhat uni
form sire. One fragment pus called
a “achilliugaa." In tbe North It was
an early form of money and from It
('Mine the shilling, so dear to the Eng
lish heart today.
The world >as short of actual iimu-
•e> from I'nesar to t'ollimlMiM. There
was little progress during that long
siretcb and there appears to be some
soundlievs in the theory that I be xb-
sence of a elreiilallng medium of xulti-
dent quantity to make development
possible wax, in part, tlig reasmi for
the stagnation Yet, Respite Its «<‘ar-
rtty, money-event* were tstring place
about the map of Eunqie and ^eem.
I u retrospect, to have been In prefix ra
tion for the coming of better days.
Origin of tha Dollar.
Toward Ihe end of the lime of short
age there appeared In Ihe Interior of
medieval Europe an Individual who
was to write a chapter of money his
tory that hns come down strangely In
to modem timex’. and to give a new na
tion of the Went a currency unit that
was to have a profound effect. This
man made the first dollar in all tbe
world, and gave it a name—which,
though tbe etymology is not apparent
at a glance, becomes upon examination
the lineal ancestor of the word "dol-
lar."
The count of Sell lick, for such was
Ids title, dwelt In St. Jonehimstliat
(Joachim's Pale), a mining region of
Bohemia. Tbe patron saint oi the
community was St. Joachim.
Here the count of Scldick. In 1519,
appropriated u silver mine. Ax Ids re
tainers took out the precious metal,
the master laid hi* Unger to bis tem
ple and considered tlie purpose to
.which be should put it. He must have
been a man of perception, fbr be
seemed to realize that he dw;elt In a
money-hungry world,,and that bis sil
ver would serve best if made Into coin.
At any rate, he devised a new one
nil bis own. <)n its face appeared a.
reproduction of St. Joachim, and It
was named after that personage and
tbe community which gave it birth—
Joachlmsthaler. It was the first dol
lar.
Now note the evolution of the word
•‘dollar" from this. Its polysyllabic an
cestor. When the Joachimsthaler
found Its way into medieval Germany
It was warmly welcomed. A pra^tt,-
cal people, however, goon tired of the
length of its name, and by a judicious
dropping of syllables It bertinte the
“thaler.” The won! la that form still
survives in Germany.
When the thaler passed Into the
Netherlands Hm 'prononciatr«r~wii
Local and Personal —r\ Social and Personal
News from Ellenton News from Williston
Ellenton, October 24.—Mrs. N. S.
Brinkley and Miss Elizabeth Brinkley
were visitors in Auprusta Tuesday.
Dr. Lombard Kelly, of Augusta, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Youngblood
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. G. C. Helmly, Miss Lena Helm-
ly, Hii&H Willa Odom-and J. C. Bell
motored to Augusta Monday.
TRe Rev. B. H. Price has been the
guest this week of Mr. and Mis. C. G.
Ycungblocd.>
Willistcn.^Oct. 24.—Mrr and Mrs.
Williaih Melvin and daughters, Betty
and Honey, of Smithfield, N. C., are
visiting friends here and in Augusta.
This family formerly lived at Willjs-
ton. It is understood that they are
contemplatirig moving hack here.
Mr. and Mis. J. B. Reel and children
of-Augusta, were visitors cf Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Merritt tlfisweek.
- Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Fairey had as
their guests this week the fermer’s
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Misses Mildred and Martha Eubanks • mot ^ er » Fairey, of Rowes-
.li ..:n«
have returned from a visit with rela
tives in Port Royal.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Toler, Miss
Marian Toler and Billy Toler motored
to Sumter Sunday.
Miss Martha Godbold has returned
to her home in Pec Dee after visiting
relatives here——„
ville,
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Mis- 5 Ruth Scott, of Augusta, left
Tuesday after visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Scott. Miss SclJlt
was graduated this month as a nurse
at the University Hospital, Augusta.
Miss Miriam Hodges has returned
to het home at Otonee, Ga„ after vi<-
Charles Daniels, of Aiken, arrived Ring her sister, Mrs. J. C. Folk.
Monday for a visit with his aunt, Mrs.
F. M. Youngblood.
Mrs. C. G. Youngblood returned
Tuesday from Augusta, where ‘he
was th e guest for two day s of Dr. and
Mrs. Lombard Kelly.
Twin sons were bom recentlyy to
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Johnson. Their
many friends regret the death of one
of the little boys.
W. B. Cassels and the Rev. Bruce
H. Price were visitors in Aiken Thurs
day. /
Friends of B. A. Alexander regret
to learn of hi# continued sickness in
the Aiken hospital.
Misses Clybum and Nancy Balietr, of
services for BtfT. Amartda B6yd 'here
last Friday. .
N Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bagncll, Jr'., and
little daughter, Adell, of Jacksonville,
Fla., arrived Monday for a visit with
Mrs. W. S. Thames.
Mr. and Mrs. M.-B. Robinson, of
Yongues Island, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk last week
end.
Mrs. J. W. Odioine, of. Manning,
formerly of this place, visited Mrs. W.
B. Powell last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs-Dewey Munn and chil
dren, of Pamplico, have been spending
several days with Mrs. Munn’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Merritt.
Th e Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Davis and
Gordon Davig visited Charlotte this
week and were accompanied home by
the former’s mother, Mr*. J. F. Davis.
^Hart’s Battery Chapter, U. D. C.,
met at the home of Mrs. J.. W. Cook
Charlotte, N. C., attended the funeial Wednesday afternoon. The purulent,
Mrs. J. E. Kehttedy, opened the meet
;ng with a reading of the ritual. At
the busines s session Mrs. John Miley
was elected president; Miss Mattie
Lee Bennett, secretary; Mrs. J. W.
Cook, tieasurer; Mrs. A. S. Blanch-
H. G. Stelling, of the Augusta boy ard vice present; Mrs. J. W. John-
gcout council, was the principal speak
er at a fathe r and son banquet given
here Thursday night. Others on the
program, which was presided over by
Prcf. J. B. White, were Thomas Dun
bar, Jr., W. B. Casbels, Prof. W. A.
Foster, the Rev. Bruce II. Price ami
the Rev. Cecil F. Outlaw.
W\ A. Foste^xpent the week-end in
Spartanburg with relatives.
Hallow e>p Party at Court House.
somewhat changed. Ther it was called
the “daler." Then it crossed to Eng
land, where, by use of the broad "i,”
daler became “Uollnr.” Under this
inodltied name and geographically
truaxplanted, flie> Joachims!haler of
the count of Sctiliek has grown and
prospered.
The ladiex of the Methodist Church
will put on a Hallowe’en party at the
Court House on Friday evening with
ghosts, witche->, black cat s and dll
things that go to make a teal Hallow
e’en, beginning at 7::iO o’clock. Re
freshments of witch’s brew, jello,
sandwiches and other good eats will
he served. Everyone ig a«ked to wear
costumes as a prize will be given to
the
winner.
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son, auditor; Mrs. G. W. WhitaU^pe
historian; Mrs. J. L. Smith, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. A. M. Kenne
dy, regi.-trar. Papers of Mrs. W. C.
Cunningham and Mrs. G. W. Whita
ker were interesting and instructive.
Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr„ led the social
activities which were novel and en
joyed by those attending. The re-
frexhmentg and decorations harmon
ized in carrying out the Halloween
metif.
TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER
FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS
STRAYED!
Spotted Poland China Boar, weight
about 500 pounds. Ear tag No. 668.
Finder please notify W. L. Molair or
L. M. Boyle-, Barnwell, S. C.
We Are Buying No. 1 Pine Logs
Sixteen Inches in Diameter and Up—Paying Cash as
delivered by truck at mill situated on the paved high*
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way six miles north of Blackville.
Badham Lumber Company
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BROWN A BUSH
Attorneys-at-Law
BROWN-BUSH
BUILDING
BARNWELL,
SOUTH CAROLINA
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QUARTERLY REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY DIRECTORS FOR THE QUARTER
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1931.
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* PERRY B. BUSH, Clerk,
Board of County Directors.
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J.-Wade Grubbs, deputy sheriff $50.00
B. M. Hair, chain gang 5.00
J. J. Bell, interest-on bonds l__ 3,263.15
W. D. Blacky county director 10.42
Idis Brabham, county director 10.42
L. S. Still, county director 10.42
R. R. Moore, county director 10.42
A. B. Patterson,'county physician 25.00
Frank Sanders, board of registration 12.50
_fcL JL .Crouch, salary and postage..— —
B. S. Jloore, 3r., salai7**L- 115.00
Carlisle Courtney Home, special 60.00
Jennie P. Greene, salary __ r _ __ 8.33
W. H. Manning, salary and box rent — 56.30
J. R. Harrison, expense, demo, agent 10.00
G. M. Greene,, court house 4.80
F. S, Brown, com houae, jail, etc. 24.00
709 S. <?;' Power Co., jail and court house
710 Joe Baxley, salary, chain gang -
711 Bemic$ Still, ctyrin gang
712 i-Henry Hartzog, chain gang
713 " A. M. Anderson, chain gang
W. C. Kennedy, constable and chain gajrg f 57.1
W. C. Kitchings, magistrate — x
f 11.77
75.00
So.i/)
76.00
65.00
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715
716
717
718
719
720
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762
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819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
H. B. Sanders, constable
r W._K. Black, magistrate
J. W. Sanders, magistral ----
F. E.- Sanders, chain gang and constable
Milledge Black, _,chain gang — — - —
L. F. Miles, chain gang ■}.
Merritt Grocery Co,, chyn gang
T. D. Creighton, Jr., County home, etc - -
J. D. Adams Co., chain gang
0. D. Hammond, lunacy
Margaret McAllister, salary
' John K. Snelling, salaty, lunacy and clerk
- 50.0^J
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12.50
- 12.50
t
- 12.50
t
15.20
1
- 22.50
- 5.00 ■ /
43.15
5.00
*3.75
50.88
R. L. Bronson, court expense, postage, etc. 12.00
L. Cohen, chain gang -— 5-30
E. D. Peacock, chain gang -’ 15.75
Cassels Grocery Co., chain gang —- 105.19
L. T. Claytor, salary —- 16.66
B. H. Dyches, dieting prisoners -ILOO
B_ H. Dyches, salary, jail, etc. ----- 208.46
George James, janitor 20.76
D. ■ W. Glover, constable — 29.16
G. O. Johnson, constable —— 27.91
C. L. Hiers, constable 15.83
G. R. Peeples, magistrate 29.16
W. S. Grubbs, magistrate — 25.00
C. S. Anderson, magistrate 14.68
Weiner Bros., chain gang 14.43
D. W. Glover, chain gang 4.50 f
Perry B. Bush, chain gang — — - 3-85
H. A. Green, chain gang -»--- r — 15.32
J. L. Fields, chain gang and constable 16.58
J. M. Hill, magistrate - H-58
i. 66.39
75.00
3.00
5.00
"2M
60.58
_ 29.16
29.16
% 1.25
.J 1.9;:
_ 95.9*.*
34.JO
. 36.09
.. 28.50
. 5.00
3.60
95.98
.. 10.41
._ 50.11
. 5.00
207.72
. 211.20
5.98
. 207.87
7j00
. 1.00
._ 43.88
10.00
15.00
3.00
12.00
12.00
14.00
__ 9.00
2.25
__ 14.74
50.00
J. J. Bell, salary and postage —
Sarah C. Armstrong, salary
L. F. Randall, jail -
J. J. Bell, court expense - —
The People-Sentinel, stationery and adv.
A. T. Russell, lunacy - •»
P. W. Price, court Kouae J
Vickery Bros., chain gang and court house
W. P. Sanders, magistrate
J. S. Still, constabf t , L *
J. R. Harrison, chain gang
Easterling and Co., fhain gang
Lemon Bios., chain gang, jail, etc. ■_
R. A. Deason, chain gang and county home —
,J. L. Buist and Sons, county home
C. F. Molair, county home
W. H. Dyches, county home -' *
P. W. Stevens, county hom c -
Lemon Bros., county home —
Irene H. Lemon, board of regent* - —V—>—
A. J. Owens, county h-mc 1 —
Cornelia Butler, 'county home -•
Standard Oil Co., chain gang —
Standard Oil Co., chain gang
M. Holland, chain gang*. -
E. f. Woodward, chain gang
Charlie Brown, chain gang -
W. T. Hankinson, chain gang .
Barnwell Filling Station, chain gang
Sarah Ray, county home —
Preston Allen, county home
H. J. Phillips, county home —
E. O. Moore, county home
C. O. Meyer, county home
I. W. Rountree and Son, county home ..1 _
W. T. Hankinson, county home ...I.... ......
H. Antopolsky, jail —
Souv Saddlery Co., chain gang ..'
Mutilated.
Gilmore Harlqy, deputy J
. A _ B- Wi^ cfram gang 5.32
T. E. Kiningsworth, chain gang .1.10.91
D. P. Lancaster, contingent ; •_ 100.00
P. S. Greene, hfghway 11.50
Perry B. Bush, salary,’ clerk , 100.00
J. W. Patterson, salary, supervisor 118.75
W. D. Black, county director __ \q
X. S. Still, county director ... io
R. R. Moore, county director ... 10.42
Idis Brabham, county director 10.42
J. F. Kneece, M. D., lunacy .......I... ...... 5.00
Edna S. Valentine, lunacy *___ 5.00
A. Bi Patterson, county physician •_ 25.00
Jennie P. Gieene, rest room j. 8.3.3
S. C. Power Co,, jail and court hous e 12.73
B. H. Dyches, contingent 84.00
K. Diamond, chain gdng •_ : 5.40
Joe Baxley, chain gang 75.00
Bernice Still, chain gang 65.00
H. W. Sanders, public buildings 12.00
L. C. Fowke, board of equalization T 6.00
T. D. Creighton, Jr., county home ... T. 4.00
George James, janitor 24.60
D. P. Lancaster, salaiy, coroner =.I 50.00
H. B. Sanders, salary ; J 12.50
W. K. Black, magistrate rC 12.50
B. S. Moore, Jr., salary 115.00
C. L. Hiers, constable ___ 15.83
D. W. Glover, constable 29.16
G. R. Peeples, magistrate 29.16
W. H. Manning, county auditor 55.65
W. H. Hartzog, chain gang 75.00
A. M. Anderson, chain gang 65.00
L. Cohen, chain gang 10.76-
W’einer Bros., chain gang 16.29
P. A. Bowden, chain gang T 12.68
Carlisle Courtney Home, special 30.00
W. P. Sanders, magistrate 29.16
J. S. Still, constable 29.16
C. S. Anderson, magistrate _I__ 14.58
Margaret McAllister, salary 18.75
B. H. Dyches,. salary, jail, etc. 1__ _____ 209.66
B. H. Dyches, dieting prisoners 63.60
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Merritt Grocery Co., chain gang —.---i 42.07_
C. F Molair, chain gang 34.7#^
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835
683
837
838
X_ T. Clayior^cqunty home ----- ——- I6.1
Harrison,. demo* • *3t0•OO*-"n?- ■
G. M.' Aivderson. 'county home 5.00
Cornelia Butler, county home - 4.00
Preston Allen, county home 15.00
A. J. Owens, county home 50.31
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