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V’-*" \ v v ■ ^ V >©- v THJE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.* v A ; L IML VOLUMES LY. Assembly Meets With / Economy Major Issue • • / Ways and Means Budget Recommen dations Indicate Reductions Prci>able.—Cotton Action, *Ju*t Llkm a Mombr of F«mllv w .v BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 14, ltS2, : *\ NUMBER S. |i “/< t The second session of the Seventy- ninth General Assembly of South Carolina,' bent on cutting State ex penditures to the bone, convened in Columbia Tuesday. Not in recent years has there ap peared such unanimity of purpose as that which seems to have taken hold of the State’s lawmakers. If there was any doubt that econo my jvould be the watchward, action of the way s and means committee of the House, called together last week to draft an appropriation bill before th e assembly convened, would dispel it- The committee wrote a measure, slashing the total appropriations to $8,350,000, some $1^288,000 under the recommendations of the budget 1 com mission and $2,400,000 under what State departments and institutions had asked. Of course other business will face the 124 members of the House and the 46 Senators, but it i s a safe pre diction that none will be as seriously pressed as the question of State. It has been but four months since the legislators were in session in the historic halls of the South Carolina State House. A special session called to consider the cotton question came between last year’s 117-day regular ses-ion and this year’s gathering. The same cotton question probably will be one of this year’s major prob lems. The act passed in the special session, providing for prohibition of cotton planting in the State in 1932, hinged on adoption by three-fourths REFUND OF 1866 TAXES IS ASKED ^ Washington, Jan. iO.r-A bill has been introduced by Con gressman Hare authorizing the refund with interest of the raw- cotton taxes collected by the federal government in th e years 1866 to 1868, inclusive, with the provision that the amount#, col lected in each State shall be turned into the treasuries of those States for distribution to the rightful owners of the cot ton or their legal heirs, except wher e the rights have escheated to the State—that is, where no one could establish a claim. In the latter instances the bill would have the State legislature direct what disposition should be made of the money. ^The amount of the tax collect ed in th e Palmetto Statq was about $4,500,000, Mr. Hare said in discussing his measure; but with 3 per cent interest, as the bill proposes, the amount to be paid back by the goverhment to the State would be $12,000,- 000 or more. He hopes to secure a hearing before the war claims committee of the house “within a reasonable time.’’ Similar measures have been offered be fore, but none just like'his own, the congressman explained. BARNWELL MAN FREED. Teddy Plexico Held Blameless in Fatal Auto Accident. L Aiken„ Jan 9.—A coroner’s jury to day freed Teddy Plexico, of Barnwell, of any blame in the death of T. T. r . • 4.u 4.* Alexander, who was struck and killed of the States in the cotton area. The\i.. ... 4.J..J-4. W Plexico s automobile at Clear- rehuired number have not adopted it, ' ... . , ,. . , - - .. , water, on the Aiken-Augusta high- and disposal of a measure, continued • in the special session, which called for . .... ., . , . t The Jury held the accident, which occurred Sunday night, was unavoid able. a reduction, undoubtedly will cause considerable debate. Two reports of special commissions promise to prove interesting. The .power rate investigating committee,' with an appropriation of $50,000, has delved into the power question since last June and will have its voluminous findings ready within a few weeks. It will present recommendations for revision of present regulatory laws and substitute a uniform law. The motor transport investigation commission, also authorized to codf duct its inquiry by the 1931 legisla ture, ,will have its report ready and will have several measures ready to present in an effort to better trans portation coijduions Alexander died Friday night in ,an Augusta hospital. He had been work ing in textil^ plants in Alabama, but was g native of South Carolina. He is survive^ by a brother, Napo leon Bonaparte Alexander; four sis ters, Miss Marthg Della Alexander, of Chesterfield County; Miss Lula Al exander, of Camdeh; Mrs. Steve , Crowley, of Camden; VMrs. William Johnson, of Greenville, and several aunts and unclesr- 1 ———V - ■ \ V Mrs. U. B. Hammet. Mrs. Ella Hammet, wife of ..... , Ah One carried over from the last 1 Hammet, died at her home in Barn- regular session, is sure to provoke. well at eleven ‘o’clock Tuesday mortj- prcfound public interest if it is dug up. This is the bill to legalize pari mutuel betting at horse races. Ffcw questions last year stirred the public as much a S/ this, which passed the house but was halted in the sen ate. ’ ing, following a lingering illness o? N many months. She was in the 73rd year of her age, having been born September 1, 1859. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hammet is survived by one son, A. Kennerly Hammet, of Barnwell; cne sister, ; Mrs. Chandler, of Barnwell; one A pair of constitutional amend ments await ratification by the two , brother, Clifford Meyer, of Miami, houses after almost two years since a Fla., and two nephews, H. J. Phillips, public vote indicated approval of of Barnwell, and Meredith Meyer, of ; ^ ast sev ^Tal months in a hospital Local and Personal News of Blackville Blackville, Jan. 9.—Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Carroll entertained Thursday evening for their guests, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shingler, of Charleston. Six tables were arranged fof bridge. Highest scores werg made by Miss Marie Farrell and Kelly Browning. Mis. T. L. Wragg and Somers Prin gle receive^ low score prizes. Mrs. Kelly Browning and Miss Lola Folk were hostesses at eight tables of bridge New Year’s night. Miss Alma Folk and Henry Still were win ners of high score prizes. Mrs. W. C. Buist and Bill Folk won low score awards. The party wa a given in com pliment to their sister, Miss Alma Folk, of Baltimore. Out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Browning, of Columbia, Miss Virginia Hutto, Miss Anna Goolsby, Mr. and Mrs^ Bill Folk, Miss Goolsby, Albert Folk and Jessie Folk, of Denmark. A chicken salad course was served. The young people were entertained during th e Christmas season with parties at th homes of Miss Jenice Brown, Miss Elinor Still, George H. Hair, Simon Rich and Calhoun Epps. Miss Sarah Matthews, who ha s fin ished 4 business course in Birming ham, Ala., spent Christmas at homfe with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews. Mr. and* Mrs. Tom Murray Walsh, of Savannah, spent last week-end with Mrs. J. W. Browning and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hair, Jr., and son, A. B. Hair, 3rd, of Ridgeland, spent a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.. B. Hair. Mr. and Mrs. James Hair, of Macon, Ga., were also their guests. The Rev. Robert E. Gribbiq, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, of Winston-Salem, N. C., with his son, Robert Emmett, Jr., visited his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Gribbin, dur Ing the holidays. Miss Louise Walker, Miss Marguer ite Walker and John Walker, of At lanta, .were guests of Mrs. Daisy Walker during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gregory and little son, of Florence, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Fickling last week. Mrs. S. I. Buist and children, Sam and Annie Mary Buist, left Thursday for Macon, Ga., where they will join Mr. Buist and make their home in the future. Mr. Buist, of the Carolina Life Insurance company, was trans ferred to Macon several weeks ago. His family have been th e guests of Mrs. Buist’s sister, Mrs. A. B. Hair, for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Browning, Wyatt Browning and Anne Browning of Columbia, spent last week with Mrs. Browning’s mother, Mrs. C. S Buist. Dr. and Mrs. Marion Hay, of Char- \ leston, spent several day a of last week as guests of Dr. and Mrs. O. D Hammond. Miss Grace Posey and Mrs. W. T Posey, of Hartsville, spent last week with the latter’s son, Prof. G. F Posey. Jack Hair returned Tuesday from Atlanta,, ,Ga.„ where he has spent Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense A boat People Yoa Know and Others You Don’t Know. A Georgia car parked in front of a local drug store and its driver enjoy ing a nap. . . Policeman George Peeples depriving several boys of their skates because they insisted on endangering their lives by skating on the streets. ... A 1915 model 4d touring car being traded by its original owner for a new Chewy; It was bought nearly 17 years ago by D. Garrison, who lives near Barn well and during all of that tim e only one, new set of tires has been pur chased. The motor is said to-be in excellent condition. Some of the old large size green backs and a few gold coins being used or the payment of taxes and other uxuries. . . . Quite a number of cars still carrying 1931 license plates. . . Senator * Edgar A. Brown eatfng for Columbia to attend the sessions of the general assembly. . . An adopted son of Barnwell comment ing on the charm of this little city that so completely wins the hearts of visitors who enjoy its old time hospi tality and makes them want to be come permanent residents. . . . . Mechanics at the Barnwell Motor and Manufacturing Co., enjoying raido programs while “fixing” cars. Numerous complaints from farmers of the loss of a part of their supply of meat because of the very change able^ weather. ... A fast foot race around “The Circle” with several white boy 3 in pursuit of a negro who lit and painfully injured one of their number with a brick about two weeks ago. The pursued easily outdistanced his pursuers. HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. Social and Personal News from WiOiston County Teachers to Meet This Afternoon them. One is th e amendment to hold bien nial iessions instead of annual ses- Miami, who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Funeral services-were conducted at sions % Action on it was blocked in the th e residence yesterday (Wednesday) house last year, but it is bound to be afternoon at four o’clock by Dr. W. brought up for consideration before M. Jones, her body being laid to rest the conclusion of this year’s session, j in the Barnwell Baptist, Chqrchyard ‘The o^her is an amendment for .beside the remains of loved ones gone classification of intangible property; before. ' 7 for taxation, sponsored by tax reform advocates. * v - ; " Ther e has apparently been but lit tle ^gitation since last year for im- siEg^a Senate Adopts Amendment. + posnvg_additional taxes, but it is prob able that efforts will be made to re move one tax passed last year, one on power companies. This tax, .killed four times in the hmiftp, finally was passed and its ■cncmico -ar r confidently expected to initiate a move to have it repealed. Celebrates 52nd Birthday. C. B. Lazar, of 'Barnwell, celebrlted his 52nd birthday with a delightful dinner on Sunday, January 10th. Those enjoying the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brown and family, of Graniteville; Mrs. D. B. Durden, of Senate^” The following telegram ha a been received by The People-Sentinel: “Washington, D. Q., Jan. 11.—My the amendment to Reconstruction Finance Bill authorizing an appropriation for fifty million dollars to aid farmers in making 1932 crops was adopted by Senate this afternoon. It will be ad- ministered by agricultural department — in similar manner as my seed toon legislation was hi the years 1929, 1930 and 1931. Bill carrying this amendment will soon go to the House. I hope House will concur as quickly ag possible, thereby enabling fanners to make arrangements for their crops.—E. D. Smith, U. S. where he underwent a serious opera tion. New Year’s Day Mr. and Mrs. H L. Buist were hosts at a dinner party Guests were Cadet James Buist of the Citadel, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cave Mrs. Nellie Cave and little Tarleton Cave, of Barnwell, Mr. and Mrs. W C. Buist, Mr. and M*. IS. H. Buisf Mrs. JvL. Buist and Horace McLain Mr. and Mrs. Earl Seay; of Spar tanburg, and Mrs. Daisy Bailey, o Edisto academy, spent the past week end as guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Gyles. / Reid Nevils, of Columbia, apent the holidays with his parents, Mr. am Mrs. Virgil Nevils Largest Hog in State? Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Lazar and family, Miss Meeks and Arthur Senator Smith’s original amend ment called for an appropriation of Laaar, of Aiken; Mr. and Mrs. “Bus- $200,000,000, but he was forced to ter” Lazar, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, of | accept the smaller amount as a com- Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. promise. Lazar, Mr. and Mrs. Bush and son, ,,■„■■■ n of Allendale. . I Advertise in The Jfeopte Sentinel Ponds section, u thought to have the biggest hog in this £tate. He is black Big Bone Poland China and is estimated to weigh between nine hun dred and eleven hundred pounds, is well worth a trip to Mr. Shipes farm to see this mammoth hog. Mr. Shipes is now waiting on a cold spel: of weather to kill him,and has planned to have him weighed before he dressed. Mr. Shipeg is a farmer o ! the old type, having several crops o: cotton now on hand and all the food a year cr more. More letters and phone calls have rolled in this week for fertilizer in formation on the various vegetable crops. PEAS.— (Garden or English) Thomas Laxton or Laxtonian varie ties are probably the most popular varieties, but Laxton’s Progress is the variety I like best of all. Laxton’s Progress is a very large pea and is said by many growers as tl^ Telephone variety. A a you know Telephone peas nearly always com mand a premium cn the Eastern mar kets. They are too late for us to sel to advantage. Fertilization with 1200 to 1500 lbs of a 7-5-5 fertilizer is a mighty goof practice. Two hundred pounds per acre of quick nitrogen at budding time will help also. Average yields per acr e are 50 to 60 bushels, altho I have seen 125 baskets made. Normally, I would think 50 baskets a good yield. Those statements answer your questions, Mr. Folk, Mr. Carter, Mr. Rentz, Mr. Furman and Mrs. Ulmer. PECANS. — Your * cfuestion, Mr. Nicholson, about what makes a pecan tree set fruit one year and fail to do so another, is one I never have had Williston, Jan. 9.-r-Friday night, Billy Patterson was given a surprise 1 party when about fifty members wf Willi ston’s younger set marched in upon him. ^ The ladies of the Newsom Bible class served a catfish supper—stew and fry—at the old City Cafe stand Friday night of this week, for the purpose of raising funds for the class. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy and Billy v Patterson have^'returned after having spent the holidays in Green ville with Mrs. E. P. Riley, and at Hendersonville, N. C., as the guests of Mrs. W. E. Edwards. A family dinner party was given by Mrs. Edwards, during their stay in Hen dersonville. About thirty guests en joyed the gathering. Mrs. Caraway Smith, Mrs. A. M. Kennedy and Mrs. S. B. Ray were guests of Mrs. William Melvin at a bridge tournament held at Hotel Richmond, Augusta, Friday of this tveek. After spending the holidays with )u s mother, Mrs. L. M. Sprawls; Wal don Sprawls has returned to Middle- burg, N. C. Mr, and A Mrs. P., M. Hair and daughters, Misses Inez and Blanche, and Bobbie Hiers have returned from a visit to relatives at Laurinburg, Among th e college - set who have returned to their work are: Misses Grace Givens and Anna League Mer ritt, of Coker college; Miss Sadie Gar ber, of Converse college; Misses Har rydelle Thompson and Jeannette Us- sery, of Winthrop college; • Fabyan Still, Billy Patterson and Lybrand Smith, of The Citadel; George Edward Crouch of Furman University; Lewis Bell, Williamsburg, Ky.; Sydney Car- roll, Wofford college; Cadet David H Kennedy, West Point; Mordie Garber, Clemson college. Miss Lenna Brown Davis hag re tumed to Fountain Inn, where she is a. teacher, after spending the holi days here with her parents, the Rev and Mrs. W. R. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Weeks lef this week for their home in Jackson ville, after spending several days here with their parents, Mr. am Mrs. O. L. Weeks, of White Pond, and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Weathers- bee, of Williston. Dr. John Blac^,, of Jacksonville, spent a few days tne past week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black. Lieut. J. L. Dicks has returned to Columbus, Ga., after a visit to his sister, Mrs. W. Cone, during the holidays. Mrs. Fred Wiggins and daughter, Anne, of Birmingham, and Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wham, of Pamplico, have returned to their homes after a visit of several day 9 to their parents, Capt., and Mrs. W. D. Black. • Mrs. William Melvfn and daughters, Lillian and Betty, of Augusta, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.- P. Walsh. Mis s Helen Dasher, of Fort Valley, Ga., was the week-end guest 0 * Mrs. J. A. McCue. Miss Annie Gene Way returned to Wellsley, Mass, where she will re- Seaaion Will B# HaU la WiOistoa-Hk* High School Building at Poor O’Clock. Announcement is made that a maci ng of the Barnwell County Teachers’ Association will be held this (Thurs day) afternoon at four o’clock in the Williston-Elko high school building at Willistcn. Miss Hattie Newsome, president of the organization will preside.' The following, interesting program has been arranged for the occasion: - ————II.■ 1. Primary Department: I Demonstration Lesson in Reading —Miss Mediae Free. Project Work in Language—Mrs. M. M. Player. Supervision of Study—Mis* Anna Sams Clarke. I 2. Intermediate Department: English in the Grammar Grades—> Miss Eloise Quattlebaum. Reading in the Grammar Grades — Miss Kate Kirkland. The Problem Pupil—Prof. M. M. Player. > ’ 3. High School Department: Planning for Teaching—C. K. Ack erman. Teacher’s Objectives—Mrs. A. B. Fairey. Class-room Management — Miss Hattie Newsom. General Meeting. Devotional Exercises—The Rev. W. R. Davis, of Williston. Music—Barnwell County Orchestra. Introduction of Speaker—The Hob. Winchester C. Smith, Jr., of Willistoa. Address—The Hon. W. M. Manning, of Sumter. Piano Solo—Misg Adeline Rainey, of EUco. Business. EFFORTS TO REOPEN MEET WITH FAILURE 1 satisfactorily explained to me. It is ume her work at Wellsley college af- a question of flower bud fertilization. However, it seems that the “male” tassels of the pecan appear some time before the female portions of the bud are found, and under ideal conditions the pollen, which ig carried on the ter having spent the holidays here with Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith, and Mrs. C. S. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trotti and daughter, Dorothy, of Orangeburg, spent Friday withf Mr. and Mrs. J. V. tassel, begins to dfsseminate just at Porter. J Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cox-and son, have returned to their home in Lake City, the time the female bud is ready to receiv e it. Unless conditions are just exactly Fla., after spending th e holidays with right, and the pollen ig ready exactly Mrs. Cox’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. on time, the female buds, which are | W. Trotti. continuing to grow all the time, close • Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ray, of Col up before they are fertilized. j umbia, were week-end visitors of Mr. In a very rainy season, pollen is 1 and Mrs. S. B. Ray. late and the female buds rot by t^ e J The following teachers have return- millions. In dry seasons, female Imds J ed from spending the holidays at open rather slowly and by the time their homes: Misses Medrue Free, 4 they are fully opened, the majority of Bamberg; Mary - T. Wyatt, Easley; Capt. Jake Shipes, of ihe Double [the pollen Ras disappeared.-^^'’-~— I Anna Sana Clarke,. Barnwell; Adeline • Aiken, Jan. 7.—Announcement made today that efffrts of a group of New York bankers god business men to raise $600,000 to aid in the propo#- ed reopening of the Bank of Carolina or the establishing of a bank have been unsuccessful. J. B. Salley; chairman of a stock holders’ committee, has issued notica of a meeting of stockholders here Fri day, Jan. 15, to consider the situation. ✓ The time limit in which the affairs of the bank may remain th the hands of the State bank examiner, already twice extended since the bank’s dos ing October 15, will expire Janaary 15. If reorganization steps have not been completed by that time the bank examiner hag announced Jie will them issue a call for a meeting of tors to elect a receiver to begin dation. The Bank of Western Carolina* wRk its headquarters in Aiken, maintained branches in Ellenton, Wagener, Salley, Barnwell, Blackville, Batesburg, Lex ington, Johnston and North Recovers Stoier. Car. Herman I. Mazursky, Esq., of this city, has recovered his car, which stolen Thursday niglit of last The machine was found a couple of miles from Friendship Church, where it had been abandoned by the thief or thieves. It had been pretty well stripped of ipartg and accessories, in cluding even the switch key, and Mr. Mazursky says that an attempt had also been made to burn it. The theft was a bold one. Mr. Mazursky parked his car in front M Lemon Bros, store and went into tha store of the Barnwell Fruit Company^ where he was detained for a few minutes. When he came oat again, his machine was gene. 4 „ •- Hold Faadly Denmark, Jan. 12.—Mrs. Anaa I* Duncan, of Charleston, apent .tha Christmas and New with her son-in-law and So, theoretically, at leart, with ideal Rainey, Sharon; Mr. anid Mrs. M. M. conditions pecans should set a crop Player, Mayesville; Mrs. A. B. Fairey, every year,. W e - all know;^however,* SI. George, and C. W. Jenkins, Char- that they don’t, so maybe we should leston. ' ' I' just go ahead and fertilize our trees) Mrs. J; S. Hickson and Mia* Josie companied by Mr.and Mrs. W. T. Col. and Mr*. Hang D. Galhoua, (the Denmark Hotel She waa every year, keeping them thrifty and Hickson have returned from an ox- hope for ideal conditions. tended Fisit to the former’s daughter. ler and sons, Thomas and Other relatives family reunion were Mr. and Mrs, J. Miller Duncan •fia /j PEACHES.—Mr. Ughtsey:—I have Mrs. Frank Barnett, of Columbia, answered your letter, by mail, but | Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Robinson re want to repeat for other* who may turned to their home on Youngs la-1 Hemes and Marian, of ^ ^ be interested. Peach growers at land after having spent the holidays Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Miller, of Fart Camden, Spartanburg, and Pinehurst ^ with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk. Valley, Ga.; Ms*, are using from 3 to 10 pounds of 7- ■ J- M Calhoun, and feed stuffs, that h e will need for' 5-5 per tre e in early spring, and a sulphate of ammonia and $ pounds of. Calhoun, of summer side-dressing of 4 pounds of muriate cf potash. Calhoun, of