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ES" THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. V OmoMitoil Jum L IML VOLUME LV. M Ju»t Like a Member of Ihe Family'* BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 1932. NUMBER 19. Slashes Salaries of State Employes Ways and Means Committee Takes Up Task of Reducing Expenditures in All Lines. Setting itself grimly to the task of reducing the expenditures of the State J government of South Carolina to a: point dictated by conditions faced by the 'commonwealth, the ways and means committee of the house of rep- resntatives, meeting Monday, a week before the legislature convenes to write an appropriation bill, cut sal- arie s of all State employes drastically, announced that other item s in the bill would suffer severe reductions and declared its intention of preserving the credit of the" State. H The committee met first in the af- terhodn and then at night. At the af ternoon session, by a majority vote, it was decided to hold no general hear ings until it was deemed advisable to have the head of some department cf the State government appear per sonally to give information the com mittee might desire. At the night session Julian H. Scar borough, state treasurer, and A. J. Beattie, comptroller general, appear ed befor e the committee and discussed the State deficit of about $5,000,000 and present financial conditions with special reference to meeting outstand ing obligations. Following the remarks by these two officials, the committee set itself grimly and resolutely to enter 'upon a policy of establishing the credit of the State and of reducing expendi tures to a point dictated by business conditions. On Salary Cuts. ■*' The committee adopted a salary schedule for all items • l WANTS APPROPRIATION FOR FARMERS’ RELIEF A ray of hope for farmers in this and other' sections where closed banks have aggravated the general depression is con tained in the following telegram received yesterday (Wednesday) from Senator E, D. Smith: “Washington, D. C., Jan. 5.— There being no specific provis ion in the pending Finance Cor poration reorganization bill for aiding farmers, ,1 have, pre pared and will introduce tomor row an amendment calling for an appropriation of $200,000,000 to be expended by the Secretary cf Agriculture for the purpose of making loans or advances to farmers in the several States who, because of failure of bank ing institutions an<f conditions resulting from the general de- ^ pression, are unable to obtain .credit for crop production pur poses. A group of senators met in my office today and enthusi astically pledged support to my amendment.” Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Dr. C. N. Burekhalter presenting the editor of The People-Sentinel with a generous slice of ripe watermelon, which had been kept until the new year by white-washing the rind, of personal. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hair, ,of Black- service in the appropriations bill. The : ville, renewing their subscription. . scale of salary cuts adopted wa s as Mrs. Hair has been a subscriber for follows: ° \ many years and says she “just can’t Salaries up to $399, reduced 5 per get along without the paper.” . . . cent. . I W. A. Fickling, also of Blackville, who From $400 to $1,000, reduced 10 per is another unforgetting good friend cent. ■ Pedestrian Injured by Local Man’s Car T. T. Alexander Knocked Unconscious on Highway Between Clearwater and Augusta. , A roan, identified by papers in his pocket a s T. T. Alexander, was seri ously injured Sunday night when struck by an automobile driven by Teddy Plexico, cf thi s city, on the highway between Clearwater and Au gusta. Mr. Plexico immediately stop- the man had died and that an inquest man to an Augusta hospital, where jt was reported Tuesday that he was still unconscious. A report received here Monday was to the effect that Peoples State Bank System Closes Doors 44 Banka in 41 South Carolina Com munities Placed ir> State Bank Examiner's Hands. Charleston, Jarv 1.—The board of directors of the People’s State Bank of South Carolina, operating 44 branches in 41 cities and towns of thi 8 State, announced following a meeting here this afternoon that they had decided to place the system in the hands of the State bank examiner for a period cf 30 days. A statement by the directors said the action was taken pending con- t- summation of plans for reorganiza- the man had di^ and that an injuest tion of the bank which have been re- would be held at Aiken Tuesday mom- tarded because cf prevailing econo- ing, but this proved to be erroneous. m i c conditions throughout the coun: Mr. Plexico, who was driving to- try. • '.‘. wards Augusta at the time of the R. Goodwyn Rhett, Sr., chairman of accident, was blinded by headlights the board> . is?ued a five hundred word cf another car and did mot see Alex- statern e ntt explaining the reorganiza- ander until he was rightpn him. The tion plan and why it had ^ retard _ Barnwell man turned his car quickly ed ' " to the left to avoid hitting the pedee- Thc banki one c( th( , olde8t jn Sout „ trian and says that Alexander made I „„ capitalized at $ 2,o'oO,- a desperate lunge to the right to get 000i an<) in Hs stateme „ t as of Sep . out of the path of the automobile, but wa s struck by the' right fender. The papers in the man’s pocket in dicated that he recently had worked in textile plants in Alabama. No heme address was .given, but it was believed the man is a native of South Carolina. WOULD AID SUSPENDED BANKS TO REORGANIZE From $1,001 to $1,200, 15 per cent. . . . Auditor Bill Manning jam ming on his brakes to avoid a collis- From $1,251 to $1,500, 16 2-3 per ion with another car pn Main Street, cent. * A 4d touring car, in which From $1,501 to $1,800, 20 per cent. | several local young men were enjoy- From $1,801 t<> $2,100, 25 per cent. 1 ing a ride w over-turning on Marlboro From $2,101 to $2,400,, 26 per cent.' Street without damage to the car or From $2,401 to $2,700, 27 per cent.' injury to its occupants. . . Several From $2,701 Uo $3,000, 30 per cent, j boys hiding out after throwing Above $3,000, 33 1-3 per cent. torpedoes "under Sheriff Dyches’ car.' In some instances, in the higher ... A sleight-of-hand artist en group of salaries, these reductions tertaining a large ^udience in a local combined with those made in 1931 ! drug store with card tricks Sunday amount to a total reduction of ap-' afternoq|n. . . Pupils of the local proximately 50 per cent, from salaries high school glad (?) to return to prior to 1931. | their studies Monday morning. . . The estimated saving to the State “Emancipation *Day” in Barnwell by these proposed cuts will amount without a “parade” by the negroes, to about $1,400,000 in salary items Col. Edgar A. Brown , who was alone, and will give a surplus on the recently “given the works’’^ in air- basis of estimated revenue, a s given plane stunting by a daring pilot and in the budget report of about $2,200,- now suffering from an injured neck ■000. (as the result of being thrown from a The committee'has also under con-! mule while hunting, claiming that sideration other measures designed to there is less danger in flying in a reduce expenditures. Reduction in plane than riding a jarhead. y. . . the State’s expenditures will not only The airplane that passed over Barn- made in regard to salarieg but also well Monday afternoon said to be in other items. Some activities which the one that carried a million dollars the committee realize^ are good may in currency to the relief of Charleston have to be foregone becaus e of the banks. expense involved. I A party of local men leaving for The reduction in salaries apphes to Aikeft Tue*4ay maming to.at.ten.d the tember 29, listed total deposits at $24,443,690. Total resources were given on this date as $28,775,802. Jerrell E. Dowling, former New York banker, is president of the bank. He succeeded R. Goodwyn Rhett, Jr., cf Charleston, to the position about six weeks ago. The People’s Bank has three of fices in Charleston, two in Columbia, and other branches in the following cities and towns: Abbeville, .Allendale, Anderson, Blackville, Jan. 3.-Sunday evening Batesburgf Bennettsville, Chesnee, the people of Blackville, through a CIemson Co i le g e> Darlington, Dillon, program arranged by the Rev. L. G. Edgefield> Ehrhardtt EstiU> Florence, ayny. pastor of the Baptist Church, Gaffney Georgetown, 'Greenville, enjoyed “Student Night.” Returned Gre€l eyville, Johnsonville, Kingstree. students, home for the holidays from | Lake City, Lamar, Lexington, Man ning, McColl, Monkg Comer, Newber- The People-Sentinel received the following telegram .from Senator E. D. Smith Tuesday morning: “Washington, D. C.^Jan. 4.-*- Immediately upon the return of Senate members this morning, following holidays, I took up with the Senate banking and curren cy sub-committee that has the credit corporation reorganiza tion in change the proposition of extending aid to banks al ready suspended in the event they can produce satisfactory collateral, thereby enabling them to reorganize without the ordinary process of receiver ship and liquidation. The pros- -ipect for the adoption of the' amendment By the committee is very favorable.” Budget Commission Favors Salary Cuts • i ——— Recommends $1,000,000 Lesg Funds Than fc 1931.-^-Constitutional ’ * Officers Protected. Steering Committee Is Told of Efforts New York Bankers Said to Be Seeking t New Bank to Replace Bank of Westerr. Carolina. The steering committee represent ing depositor 8 v of the Bank of West- - em Carolina met in Aiken Wednes day aftemocn to hear p report from Thos. S. Glover, who returned from New York a few days ago, as to what efforts are being made to^aife funds to relieve the banking situation in this section brought about by the closing of ;the Bank of Western Carolina. Mr. Glover stated, that after tho New York bankers’ representatives returned to New York after visiting Aiken and made their report, a few day s before Christmas, letters were mailed out to numerous winter resi dents cf Aiken, .impressing upon them - i-tlliEL^seriousness of the local situation and urging them to subscribe to a fund of $600,000.00 to be used to help out the situation in this section. It >vill be a few days more before re sponses to these letters can be receiv ed as some of the parties addressed live at a distance and are rather wide ly scattered. It will be probably a week longer before it wil be known whether the necessary funds cand be raised. Local and Personal News of Blackville various colleges, presented the pro gram. Miss Louise Walker and Miss Mar- guerit e JValker, of Atlanta, were at home during the holidays. Mr. and* Mrs. George Boylston, of Shreveport, La. spent the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Boylston. . • Mrs. Posey and daughter, Miss Grace Posey, of Hartsville, spent last week with the former’s son, G. F.'Posey. • Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Gyles have re turned from a visit to the former’s ry, Olanta, Ridge Springs, St. George, St. Stephens, Seneca, Springfield, Summerton, Summerville, Sumter. Swansea, TimmonsvilTe and VarnvHle. The banks will not open for busi ness tomorrow. BANK DEPOSITORS USE GUNS TO “DRAW” MONEY Monk’s Corner, Jan. 4.—Two depisi- tors in the branch of the Peoples State i son, Dr. Ronald Gyles, in Siler City, I Bank of South Carolina here, dis- N. C. gruntled at the closing of the mstitu- | Mrs. Sem Rush enjoyed a short tion laS t Saturday, today held up the [visit to St. Matthews with her par- assistant cashier and made away with ents, Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Bruce. an amount almost equal to their de- Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Browning and P°sits. children, of Columbia, spent Christ- They surrendered several hours mas with relatives here. • I later and tol(f Sheriff C. P. Ballentine Winthrop college is represented dur- of Berkeley County they had hid the ing the holidays by Misses Louise Vnoney in a wood where, they said, it Boylston, Catherine Weissinger and could not be found. Isabelle Murphy; Cadets Sam Mathis, Apprcocimaitely $2,000 was' taken Carle Matthews and Jimmie Buist of By the men, H. H. Miller, 36, and The Citadel; Harry Haigler and I Blfease Woodward, 20, members of Craig Baxley are here'from Clemscn; prominent Berkeley County families. Misses Jenice Brown and Hettie and) “They said,” Sheriff Ballentine as- Columbia, Jan. 2.—Salaries of all Stat e employes, except those officials whose remuneration i 9 designated by the constitution, are to be cut 10 per cent if the general assembly accepts the recommendations of the budget commission. <, The report of the commission, which is to be presented to the ways and means committee when it con venes Monday, a week ahead of the general aseembly, was made public today. Th e total appropriation recommend ed i s $9,638,010.57, less by more than a million dollars than last year’s ap propriation. It is also more than a million dollars less than budget re quests. this yev. The amount appropriated in 1931, including appropriations by special actg and cost of the extra session, was $10,726,938.50. Requests for 1932 appropriations totaled $10,681,441. The foregoing statement was made by J. B. Saley, vice-president of the closed Bank of Western Carolina, fol lowing the meeting Wednesday after noon. Recently it wa g stated through the columns of The Standard that the bankers’ representatives who had re turned to New York from Aiken had made a favorable report, recommend ing that a new banking institution be formed at Aiken with a capital stock of $100,000.00 and a surplus of $100,- 000.00, to replace the defunct Bank of Western Carolina.* Since then, how ever, it has been determined that more * capital wil be required, and the ef fort is therefore being made to nfer $600,000.00. It is understood that 19 persons are being asked, on the show ing a 8 made by the report °f the' bankers’ representatives, to subscribe General reductions are made in al- to from $20,000.00 to $25,000.00 each in the stock of the proposed new bank; to mos^ all appropriations in addition to the reduction in salaries. Members of the budget commission, which consists of Governor Blackwood, Senator S. M. Ward, chairman of the senate finance committee, and Neville Bennett, chair man of the house ways and means committee, said cuts in appropria tions ha<J been made wherever possi ble. The new 10 per cent cut in salaries comes in addition to a cut made by the 1931 general assembly, which ranged up to 16 2-3 per cent. Some Budgets Raised. One department and one institu tion are recommended for more than they received last year. The govern or’s office would, get $83,991.20 as compared with $72,616. The Citadel 1 members of the house and senate as inquest of T. T. Alexander, who was well as to other employes. -It was struck by Teddy Plexico’s car Sunday estimated at the meeting of the com- 'night, only to find that hi s death, like mitte e that State officers protected by Mark Twain’s, had been “grossly ex- the constitution from salary cuts, aggerated.” . . . J. R. (“Jack”) would, as patriotic citizens, not take Harden, cf th e Kline section, unde- advantage of that protection. The committee decided to meet each morning at 9 o’clock and continue its work until the bill is drawn up. About twenty-five members. Were in attend ance Monday. Mrs. Elizabeth Jeffcoat. cided whether to plant gourds or sand- spurs as his main crop this year. PROPERTY VALUATIONS SHOW LARGE DECLINE Etta. Mathi s from Agnes Scott; Ted serted, “they had that much and more Ninestein, Claude Kammer, Edward in the bank. They could not get it any | would get $207,798.37. a s compared to Ninestein, Alymer Gray, LeRoyt Lan- other way and they decided to get $180,000. cester, Herman Hartzog. fro£i the it the way they did,” v University of South Carolina; Miss Both were held in the Berkeley Theresa Funderburg, from Queens- Cdunty jail tonight, no charge s haying rhirfim • | been preferred against them, accord- B. Y. P. U. Program. Miss Inez Hamel, of Kershaw, is the | mg to Sheriff Ballentine. guest of her sisters, Mrs. A. B. Hair and Mrs. Sam Buist. Sam Izlar Buist and family are moving to Macon, Ga., where h e has been transferred by his company. Miss Catherine Matthews i a at home from Columbia College. Mrs. Hugh McLaurin and son, Hugh Leader in charge—Dodson Still. Subject— “Lost Without Christ.” The word “Lost”—by Dodson Still. Who is Lost—by Robert Sanders. Taxable property in Barnwell County declined approximately $94,- 000 from 1930 to 1931, according to a Mrs. Elizabeth Jeffcoat, wife of the ^ statement of the State’s taxable val late Jack Jeffcoat, died at her home U eg issued by the State treasurer this here Friday morning, January 1st, af- wee k. The State’s wealth declined ter an illness cf several years. She about seven and a half million dol was 75 years of ag 1 ?. Funeral services were held'at the •» residence at 11:00 o’clock Saturday, Dr. W. M. Jones officiating, and in termentfollowed in the Baptist churchyard. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. A. D. Furtick, Mrs. J. S. Black, Mace Jeffcoat and Mose Jeff coat, all of Barnwell; Mrs. F. W. Shaw, of Augusta, Ga., Mrs. C. G.' Harley, of Savannah, Ga. and Mrs. Henry Bailey, of Springfield; one sister, Mrs. Rena Simmons, of Barn well, and several grandchildren And great grandchildren. ^rvm i M.iri ynr.r The assessed tax valuations for Barnwell and neighboring counties, for 1930 and 1931 are a 8 follows: 1930: 1931: Aiken _ $11,757,690 $11,291,560 Allendale 2,624,593 2,457,656 Bamberg 3,519,390 Barnwell 4,362,590 Cahloun -1__—. 2,986,790 Colleton 4,562,805 Dorchester 4,094,132 Hampton ______ 3,682,667 Orangeburg __ 11303,120 God’s Plan for Saving the Lcst- Jr., of Sumter, and Mrs. LeRoy Mo-1 by Marian Bolen. lair and daughter, Sevena, of Barn- What the Lost Must do to be Saved $358,6.00.49, well, .spent the holidays with their —by Elizabeth Grubbs. | of the dommiseion. Winthrop col- parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wragg. J What Saved People Wjrnt to do— lege’s reduction would be even great- In the case of the former, the com \plete appropriation of the law en forcement division i s placed in the toUl. - Many departments were given sub stantial reductions. Tn' The se—of the legislative department, which would be reduced from $227,358.61 to $115,075, the budget commission ap parently believed the session this year will not last as t long as that, last year. t The University of South Carolina would be reduced fronrv $375,000 to under recommendations and that other 8 are being asked subscribe each from $5,000.00 up. Should this plan prove successful, it is the understanding that all the assets of the closed Bank of Western Carolina will be turned over to the new bank, the new bank to become the liquidating agent* for the old, and that a dividend to-stock holders of the Bank of Western Carolina of at least 25 per cent would be Inade immediate- ^ ly available. This plan was suggested by the State Bank Examiner, Albert S. Pant. Since the Bank of Western Carolina closed on October 15, two extensions of time have been granted, each of thirty days, before the affairs of tha bank should go into liquidation. The present extension will expire January 15, before which time, however, it is hoped that something of a definite nature will have been done to bring relief to the present unsatisfactory situation.—Aiken Standard. MANY EXPECT HARRIS IN RACE FOR SENATE Miss Marjorie Fickling and Miss by Charles Burckhalter. Unite With the Harley Martha StiH, of Greenville Woman’s College, are at hom e for the holidays. Miss Julia Kirkland, of Beaufort, spent a few days with her niece, Miss | Mahaffey. Cecil Fickling. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Fickling and childreriT of Ktagetffml, were-at Church—by Jack er, from $375,000 to $304,864.58. The superintendent of education is to receive by far the largest amount Bear Fruit for Jesus—by Edith but even this is cut, from $3,724,232.95 to $3,711,564.65. CIemson college wpuld receive less than last year but i* **> £«* tbe ex act amount requested, $155,291.18. Friendship School Honor Roll. 3,425,510 4,187,630 2332390 4382,010 4,029,012 3,629,12(1 10,936,360 Advertise in The tteopie ^Sentinel home of their father, E. E. Fickling, for a few days during the holidays. • Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dorr and chil dren, of Augusts, {g>ent a few days with the latter’ s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Gorman. Mrs. W..S. Neill and daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Rebeura Neil, 9t Columbia^.were guests of Mrs. H. L. Buist Wednesday. The following is the" honor roll for Thr college obtained > 190300 io lEgl. | Friendship school for the month of ’ Under the head of contributions, December: :r r Anderson, Dec. 31.—While declining to definitely announce that he would be in the race for the United States 4 senate as the third man in the field against Senator Ellison D. Smith and Cole L. Blease, Solicitor Leon W. Hap* ris, solicitor of the Tenth Judicial circuit, virtually let it be known that he will offer for the senate. Informed of dispatches from the national capital concerning a probable third entry in the race—a man who might step in and clean up the field— Harris when asked th^ point-blank question as to whether or not ha would be in the race, said that he had “no definite announcement” to make at this time, but that he “followed the advice'of many the recommendations for the forestry out the State” and would be in commission is $20,000, when last year tion .to make such an in the near future. 1st Grade:—Bobby Parker, Chlotil de Ray, Lcutse Ray and Amelia ' it received but $15,000. Other con- Croft. j tributions lopped off entirely ami Second Grade:—J. C. Still, Leigh- $1,000 for Spanish war veterans, $4,- ton Ray. | 500 for the American Legion and $8,- Third Grade:—Helen Ruth Morris,! 000 to the association for the T>lind. Junior Croft and Ellender Ray. ^=i Tha recommendation of the budget Fourth Grade:—Helen Parker and commission faces a difficult road. It The Barnwell college boys and girls j Doyl e Conrfelly. must go before the ways and means have returned to their respective ccl-l Fifth Grade:—Vera Mae Morris. ! committee, which may rtriut mtiraly, leges. [ Seventh Grade:—Mae Cpnnelly.... entirely and prepared before submitting to the two houses, prlattans bill. Person 8 close to the prosecuting at torney believe this statement is equi valent to his anouncement for tha senate. 1 vr.s-HTiagx Last year the ways and means mittee discarded tha recommemiatip m