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' - 3 - V * • • - f . THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. i Like a Member of the Family BARNWELU SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, IMi NUMBER 24. Criminal Court Will Convene February 22 Judge E. C. Dennis fo Pregi^e at Ore Week Term.—Grand and Pet|t Jurors Drawn.. I A one week term of the Court of General Sessions for Barnwell CounT ty will convene here Monday, Febru ary 22n^, 'with Judge U- C. Dennis fresiding. This term~of cour; .s for the trial of criminal cases only. Grand jurors for the year and /petit jurors for the appoachlng teim were drawn Monday, as follows: Grand Jurcrs. J. Black, Jr., Reedy Branch. . E. G. Birt, Long Branch. M. C. Lee, Kline. G.'B. McLendon, Blackvillo. Freddie C. Birt, Long Branch. L. Cohen, Barnwell. J. S. Townes/Barnweil. W7 A.'Stome, Blackville. C, ,D. Owens, Kline. # W. McD. Meyer, Meyer’s Mill. Ar F. Weimorts, ~Mt. Calvary. Callic Black, Reedy Branch. •J. M. Brodie, Barnwell. R. G. Hieis, Williston. Charlie Brown, Jr., Barnwell. Charlie Brown,, Sr., Barnwell. W. R. Kennedy, Williston. Or. M. Turner, Ellenton. Petit Jurors. Jasper L. Owens, Ashleigh. Wm. H. Hutto, Hilda. Harry E. Cain,-Healing Springs. E. B. Sanders, Jr.,~Big Fork. C. H. Anderson, Elko. . W\ E. Jowers, Pleasant Hill. M. L.' Dyches, Blackville. T. 0. Woodward, Cedar Grove.' Willie T. Still, Seven Pines. J. A. Meyer, Meyer’s Mill. John O’Gorman, Blackville. B. L. Boylston, Blackville. J. N. Folk, Pleasant Hill. W. M. Birt, Seven Pines. Alonzo Bates, Elko. Eddie C. Black, Reedy Branch. G. C. Fowke, .Dunbarton. John R. Woodward, Williston. J. M. Burckhalter, Joyce Branch. C. Stafford Creech, Hercules. J. E. Lain, Hercules. Lennie r Jowers, Blackville. ‘ Hutson Owens, Dunbarton. G. D. Birt, Mt. Calvary. P. M. Hair, Williston. G. W. Halford, Barnwell. Geo. A. Gray, Blackville. Russell Black, Williston. J. A. Shipes, Double Ponds. Fred Bell, Tinkers Creek. M. W. Wise, Mt. Calvary. Willie Hair, Cedar Grove. BARNWELL FARmW GETS FIRST CRATE While — several .asparagus growers throughout* the. county have cut scattering bunches of “grass’^fhi^ sea son,‘"the’ distinc tion of cutting th e first full crate in South Carolina gees„,to- J. E. Harley, Jr., of Barnwell^ who gathered 13 bunches of this delectable vegetable Tuesday. Mr. Harley, who i s a son/of Col. J. E. Hailey, jdisp6sed of the'”" asparagus in Aiken, - receiving * 110.25 for the lot. ^ . Father of Barnwell ^ v Woman Died Monday Edwin Sitgreavee, Retired Merchant 4 - ard Realtor^ Pagied Away at Laurens Hospital. TV The many friends of Mrs. Edgar A. Brown, of this city, will sympathize with her in the loss of her father, Edwin Sitgreaves, who died Monday Liquidation Favored by Bank Depositors 400 Depositarg Refuse to Indorse Plan to Mark Off 50 Per Cent, of Their Deposits. “AtkerirFeb. 6.—About four hundred depositors of ['the Bank of Western Carolina which Hcsed its doors on Oc tober l^th last merlin the Aiken! at a Laurens hospital after an illness I County courthouse last night, at the of several months. Funeral services ; call of.six local depositors of the wer e held Tuesday morning at 11 o’- ! bank. George Bell Timmerman, of clock from the residence of his Batesburg, jyas elected chairman, and brother, O. Sitgreaves, the services 1 E- Milo Smith, of Lexington, secre- Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Little Sense and Ndnsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Angus Patterson trying to persuade the editor to publish ^varied and sun- dried new s (?) items in these col umns. . . An early shipment of cucumber seed bringing up visions of a little extra cash monej) -in the not too distant future. . .And the hopes of asparagu s growers for an early and long “cutting season” re ceiving a temporary set-back by Jhe colder weather this week,_ wjjich, how ever was welcomed by farmers -who have meat to save. ... “Lind bergh” Boyle, s at the Barnwell Filling Station this week during the absence of Lloyd Plexico, who is “courting” in Aiken. . . . Reports that many boll weevils are in cotton fields where stalks have hot been cut, the fear being expressed that a short crop of the fleecy staple will be made in this section unless there, is a severe freeze. It has been pointed out, how ever .that a s the old weevils live only being conducted by thejRev. Albert Stuart, rector of the Church of the Ephiphany. Interment was in the Laurens cemetery. Mr. Sitgreaves, who was 70 years of -age, was a retired merchant and realtor. He was a native cf Brayles- ville, Tenn., the gdn of the late Mr. and Mrs. O. Sitgreaves. As a young man he went to Laurens and for many yeajfe was in the dry goods and furnishings business as one of the leading merchants of that city. Mrs. Sitgeaves, formerly Miss Ointillia Martin, cf Laurens, died several years ago, as did one of their sons, Julius Sitgreaves. Mr. Sitgreave s is'survived by two daughters, Mrs. John T. Stevens, of Kershaw, and Mrs. Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, and (me son, Osie Sit greaves, of Laurens; two brothers, O. Sitgreaves, of Laurens, and B. L. Sit greaves, of Toledo, Ohio; two ^iater?, ... . ... . Mrs. J. W. Copeland, of Clinton, an<4?_^kt h y drscnasions tbe meet- Mrs. Williamston H. Martin, of Cleve land, Ohio. s KIRBY CUCUMBERS ^HOW REAL PROFIT TO GROWERS A most interesting sidelight has been thrown on the truck growing industry by Norval E. Kirby, of I. N. Simon and Son, Seedsmen of Phila- short time after coming out of. ^ e ^pk' a » P a - Mr. Kirby recently re- hibernation, they may be fooled by this summerlike winter and die even before the crop has been planted. Jennings A. Owens, Barnwell. H. D. Still, Jr., Blackville. G. K. Fickling, Blackville. J. W. Walker, Old Columbia. t LICENSE SALE HEAVY. Total in South Carolina Is Now Near $2,000,000 Mark. / Columbia, Feb. 6.—Revenue from the sale of 1932 motor vehicle licenses approached the $2,000,000 mark this week-end with the registration of au tomobiles and trucks onty 10,000 ve hicles less than the same date last year. W V ■ Snthnrlanfi, _diriert.nr of foe BYRNES THROWS FAVOR INTO ROOSEVELT RACE) Washington, Feb. 8.—At least one South Caiolinfan vote was placed in the Roosevelt column today at the Chicago national convention when Senator James F. Byrnes, commenting on the chances of A1 Smith for the presidency, sa'd he believes Roosevelt will be nominated and elected. “Smith announces that he will op pose. no candidate and I do not be- tUrned from a tour and personal sur vey of the a country fom the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, along the Gulf Coast of Florida and up through the Atlantic Coastal States to New Jersey. Mr. Kirby reports that al most without exception th e strange fact existed that apparently none of tary. I W. M. Smcak, M. A. Wilder, W. J. Moseley and others , told of the pur poses . of the meeting of depository and spoke against the proposed plan of reopening, announced by the steer ing committee,j-of depositors charging off 50 per cent, of their deposits, while stockholders would not be call ed upon under thi 3 plan. A list of the t amounts borrowed by the direc tors of the bank, and the amount that directors had indorsed for was read to the meeting, and the speakers ad vocated directCrs paying ift these aounts and * stockholders paying in their stock liability before asking de positors to charge off any per cent, of their deposits in the bank. R. L. Gunter, a member of the steering corn- tee, was present, and explained the reopening plan and also the plan of liquidation in the event the reopening plans failed. SENATOR SMITH TO SPEAK OVER RADIO The People-Sentinel received the following telegram from Senator E. D. Smith Tuesday morning: —“— 4 — “I have accepted invitation to explain my amendment to res- construction act, providing two hundred million dollars for farm loan purposes, in a radio address over Dixie network of Columbia Broadcasting System, including W T BT, Charlotte, on Thursday night, 8:45 to 9:00 o’clock.” ' ^ Local Depositors in ^ Harmonious Meeting Vote Unanimously for Reorganizatiou Plan and Endorsement cf Pneri- foy aa Receiver. ing voted agains^ the plan of reopen ing the bank as announced by the steering committee, and various par ties urged those present to vote “no” as to the reopening plan on February *15th, when depositors a^ a whole will meet to decide the matter and elect a receiver. .>• C. M.T. C. Enrollment Begins March First Young Men from South Carolina to Attend Camps at Fort Moultrie and Fort Bragg. Local depositors of the Bank of WeAtirn “Carolina held a very har monious meeting here Saturday morn ing, at which time they voted unani mously for the adoption-of th e plan of reorganization as outlined in last week’s issue of The People-Sentinel and also endorsed Judge James E. Puerifoy, of Walterboro, as receiver of the defunct institution. They also named a proxy committee consisting of Col. Edgar A. Brown, H. L. O’- Banncn, W. J. Lemon, J. Buist Grubbs and Cbl. Solomon Blatt, who will be To Extend Payment of Property Taxes/" 1 ' 1 / 0 re / ,ve pr / iN ’[ om d '- r * positors who may be unable to attend - the meeting in Aiken next Monday, when the matter will be Anally voted on. The meeting was presided over by Colonel. Brown, who explained the plan in detail, and after somfe discus sion of it s various phases, the de positors voted unanimously for its adoption. A-* it will be necessary to - ... . ,. . . . name a received regardless of whether fcr p a majority voted against a reso- I . , , , .. . . . * the bank is reorganized noLrirtn* -tr\-w n v r oi rwi T r\ rVl a xr I Senate Votes to Allow Limit of June * v ';V«vW' 1.—Senator Brown Leads Fight for Extension* Reversing itself, the Senate Thurs day morning approved a House reso lution to extend the time of payment of property taxes. A few’ days be- lution asking for extension to May 15th without further penalty. Upon. . .... . , ^ i . .v was a'so brought before the deposi the return of the resolution to the L , , . or liquidated, the question of appointing a receiver „ . v. j _ j • t 01 * 8 and they decided in favor of House, that body concurred in the|. . _ .. .. . . .. < Senate amendments. The resfllu- Judge Puerifoy, who has had valuable expedience along this line. Inasmuch as there seems to be tion has no force of law, but hereto fore State and county officers have. . . VeSfed ,utn Wqntns-mBfc by the pUn »f. reor- ganization from certain quarters, the members of the proxy committee, as named above, request all depositors who favor the plan to attend the Aiken meeting qext Monday/ and if they are unable to do this, that they The enrollment o^ young mem from South Carolina to attend the C. M. T. the vegetable crops paid the cost of Camps at Fort Moultrie, S. C.,' and production last year with the excep tion of cucumbers and in nearly every section the latter showed a handsome profit. Mr. Kirby, while interested in all vatietie? of vegetables, is the origina tor of the Kirby Cuke, a pure strain of the White Sptfie type which bears , , . fruit 7 to 8 inches long and is a very lieve he will lend h,» (treat prestige | pro|jfic yei|der The fru|t is a ^ and popularity in an effort to stop : ^ from stem t0 b|ossom ^ Roosevelt, who loyally supported him in 1924 and 1925. I favor Roosevelt and believe he will be nominated and elected.” Byrnes’ opinion is considered im portant, inasmuch as he is certain to be one of th e South Carolina dele gate? to the Chicago Democratic na tional convention June 27th. County Agent Activities. Tuesday an important dairy meet- held—discussing .impurtank and retains that color longer than any other variety of cucumber. At Wauchula, Fla., and at Center Hill, Fla., the first cucumbers to be picked were Kirby. At the former place they sold for $15 per bushel and and the latter for $10 per bushel. The first few crates always sell at a prem ium over the later and heavier pick ings. However much to the surprise of Sumter County growers, in which Center Hill i s located, their first solid carload of 645 bu. hampers was sold' f. -or-b:- Center -Hm-4or—$4I&7Lor more than $7 per bushel by J. S. motor vehicle division of the South f ea t ur es of proper balancing feed, ^ Carolina highway department, de- temporary and permanent pastures, / dared that the department had col- value of good bulls, etc. lected $1,925,000 from the sale of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, new licenses through Thursday. 1 c oun ty and Home Agents are i, , Licenses had been sold for 131,069 seIHng a car 0 f'poultry, loading at f 8 h had been made cars and trucks this week-end, Mr. Sutherland said. The total falls only 10,000 vehicles short of what it was / upon the same date last year. Reve nue from licens e sales amounted to' j oca j p r j Ce 0 f e g, about $2,000,000 at this period last - year. , Dunbarton, Barnwell |nd Hilda. The Beville to Henry Kedonhky of New Yotk City. While in Florida, Mr. Kirby learned and which gave him much personal grati- . , - ^ ^ . . i fication. Mr. Potter, an officer of the pnces are only j a,t "“/* glve » * a ™- Sumter County VegeUble Growers ere an opprtunfty to dispose ol he; Association . divided a fie|d „ surplus and < possibly improve the pasture seed are cheap, no better can License continued to yield ^g f or j ow Those intor- between $8^00 and $9,000 daily ddr- eg t e( j j n better .pastures should get •ing the week. Production, of new ^g County agent, models of various automobiles As ex- j With an abundance o{ rain an<i pected to lend an impetus to the sal?s m jj d wea ther many farmers are get- later this spring. j t j n g g 0(K j g ard ens started. Most Another increase i? scheduled about { realize the real saving to the April 1st when the price of licenses f arm by having a good year round drop to three-fourths the present g arden> full price for the year. A total ofj i^hose farmers feeding, hogs for with another member. Both men _ . , , , , planted their fields in cucumbers—one Carpet grass, the best permanent , , ... L /l. .u W1 ^ h Kirby and one with another vari ety. Identical care, was given both fields, the same irrigation and the same fertilizer being used. The- por tion of the field planted with Kirby Cucumber seed produced a crop worth $2,000 more than that planted with the other variety of seed. Thi s story was told by Mr. Potter, who although on the losing side, had nothing but praise for Kirby Originator’s Stock Fort Bragg, N. C., begins March 1st. Any young man of acceptable charac ter who has reached the age of 17 by the day camp opens may apply. Camps this summer will be held from June 14 to July 13. Application ■blanks may b e secured from any regu lar army officer, county representa tives, or the District Director, at the Post Office Building in Columbia, S.C. College and high school students may secure and forward their appli cations beginning February 20th. South Carolina filed its quota early last year. There wer e some counties, however, which had fewer representa tives at camp than their quota, and two had no represntatives at all. This year special effort is being made to have every county fill its quota so that young men from each county in the State will share in the benefits of this month’s training. The'government pays all necessary exnenses including transportation to general assembly. Unless an extension of time is ap- I proved, delinquent taxpayers pay a I penalty of one per cent, for taxes not paid by January 1, another penalty of one per cent, on February 1, and I . ,. _ . 7 a hand their proxies to any member of an additional 5 per cent, penalty on . , ./...« „ , , m, , ... the committee, in order that the Barn- March 1. March 15 property on which 1 „ . , . „ . . , t , ... . well branch may be well represented, taxes have not been paid is supposed j - , , to go into the hands of sheriffs. According to the senate amend-1 ments, the two per cent, penalty wotild remain in effect, and an addi-1 tional one per cent, penalty would be ,, ., , , . . . lm r/ ” ay f" 0 ”/ ,axe ' ” ot / Ehrhardt church with .n attendance pa,d by June l, the ieven per cent. I ( ^ Rev 0 s penalty would be in effect. . *17J . . , j j % , .. , _ . pastor of the church led the devotional _a »nd Mrs, J. B. McMillan, of Ulmers* W. M. U. Met at Ehrhardt. ^ The annual meeting of the ,W. M. U. of the Barnwell association was Harvey, of Beaufort, extended the, time for payment from May 15, pro v^ded in the house bill, jtp June 1. The amendment to provide a graduated penalty was offered by Senator Nash, of Sumter. Senator Brown, of Barnwell, led the fight to extend the time for tax pay ments. Senator Hammond, of Rich land, opposed the resolution, saying that the general assembly had better insist on tax payments if State insti tutions are to continue running. Senators Searson, of Allendale and Young,, of Union, also opposed the extension. Won’t Extend Time. There will be no extension of time for the payment of taxes in South Carolina under the terms of a con current resolution adopted last week by the House and Senate, according to A. J. Beattie, comptroller general. Last week Mr. Beattie said that it would be a “breach of faith with holders of the State’s notes” for an fir" nf H n Pnwed. Tues- superintendent of the association, presided over the meeting. The following were elected to serve as officers of the association for the *1 year: Superintendent, Mrs. A. V. Collum, of Blackville, associate super intendent, Mrs. James Cleckley, of Denmark; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Paul Cook, of Olar; superintendent of mission study, Miss Rosa Adams, of Bamberg; superintendents of divis ions, first, Mrs. Thomas Pender, of Williston; second, Mrs. W. J. Hutto, of Denmark; third, Miss Miriam Rice, of Bamberg; fourth, Mrs. J. B. Me- j Millan, of Ulmers; superintendent of R. A., Mrs. W. B. Cave, of Olar; sup- erintenden of Sunbeams, Mrs. Good- son; superintendent of Y. W. A. and G. A., Mrs. O. S. Eure, of Ehrhardt. Julius Roeeawald. The late benefactor, Julius Rosen- wald, who died since Christmas, the directing head of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and this firm’s annual sales avaranrad fiftoon dollar* family and from camp, food, clothing, laun- , , ., ^ ^ — —. dry, medical examination, etc. ln ad . , dey when asked what he intended to for the entire country . M r. Roaen- dition the government provides ath-1 do about tbe matter i he state< * wald’s philosophy was, “Give for the ly that the extension could not be i; vino>ot : letic equipment and competent coaches | ^ for baseball, track, swimming, volley a 0We ball, tennis, and other athletic games. Attendance at these camps means no obligation for further • military training. Enroll early. TEACHER PAY UNCERTAIN “Judge” Maher Recuperating. The many friends, of “Judge” Bel- living,” and he stipulated that all his gifts must be within twenty-fiva years of his death. Mr. Rosenwald, . through the State Department of Education, was very generous with his help in the con struction of colored school buildings about 200,000 vehicles were licensed in South Carolina last year. -V 1 • • • ) Little Girl Breaks Arm. Mary, the i little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dicks, of thi 8 city, had the misfortune to break her right arm just below the elbow while playing at the school house Tuesday mornihg. ^ • * + / Lloyd A. Plexico is a juror at fedr v era! court in "Aiken this week. Cl A , . „ . , . ^ an d declared it would be his choice sale in March and Apnl are asked to berea f ter adyisg the county agent when they will 7 win The ready for sale andehow many they will have/kBy H./Q. Boylston, County Agent. Coroner Lancaster" III. *" The many Barnwell friends of Cor oner D. P. Lancaster will learn with regret that he has been critically ill at his Imme here for the past several ! days. As evidence of the value of this • variety of. cucumber seed, it is only necessary to point to the growth of its demand from 50 pounds in 1918 to over 50,000 pounds in 1931, no year during that, ; period having passed without an increase in the amount sold and planted. Relief Depends on Deficit Retirement, > Hope Says Columbia, Feb. 8.—Relief for South I in Barnwell Couny. During the past Carolina’s unpaid school teachers de- * en y ear8 » Rosenwald buildings were pends on the ability of the general er < ?c ^d in the following school dis- linger Maher will be delighted to assembly to provide for the retire- trict f : Blackville, Dunbarton,, Elko, learn that he is recuperating from a ment of the deficit, James H. Hope, j ^ r ’ 1 ^ s ^ on * Barnwell, Rosemary and verjr delicate operation performed on State superintendent of education, M e y er s Mill. Th first named his* eye. Dr. Wilmer, a noted eye said today. . ceived 500.00 from the Rosenwald specialist of Johns Hopkins Hospital j He made the statement to A. C. ^ und » th e last two received $600.00 performed the operation. H e wi^his Flora, of Colufhbia,, president of the ^ ac b* a nd each of the others ^recalrti his'friends to icnow that the many South Carolina Teachers’ association, a ^ ota ^ of $7,100.00. letters received from them while in and J. P. Coates, association secre- Q tt *te a number of white school build- the hospital helped him to bear his j tary, who called on him to discuss inKS were erected u P° n Rosenwald sufferings and now that he i 8 at the condition of teachers. Ithat were given free. Simple j home, 1408 Buchanan Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., h e will be delight ed to hear from them. * "~V Windstorm Damages Hangar. More than $1,000,000 i s owed teach- in and in manner,” Mr. ers, according to receht estimates of | WaW had • ®P« n *> f** the teachers’ association. Hop e told them no funds would cause. Horace J. Crouch. “Red” Cullum visited friends Summerton on Sunday. be forthcoming until the legislature “anchors” the deficit by a definite ( C. G. Fuller’s airplane'hsngar at plan of retirement,, The 6-0-1 pay- the local airport was blown down during the windstorm of last Thurs day afternoon, causing damage to the in hangar and plane in the amount °f about $50. Presbyterian Services. Announcement it made that than ment of $1,760,00, due January 15, but I will be gervicee at the Barnwell Preft- unborrowed at that time, may not he byterian Church Sunday afternoon be- obtainable in lump sum even after ginning at four o’clock, preaching by the deficit plan goes into effect he the pastor. The public is cordially HIM. ' ■! /1: I invited to attend these services.