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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY-* Consolidated Jdns I, 1925. 'Just Like a Member of the Family" Lsrfsst County Ckrenlnl VOLUME LV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 26TH, 1932. NUMBER 39- Criminal Court Ends After Short Session L. J. Baughman Appointed. V. Several Defendants Pleaded Guilty Before Judge Hayne F Rice, of Aiken, on Monday. The Court cf General Sessions, which convened here Monday morn ing with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding, adjourned Monday afternoon after a very brief session. No verdicts were rendered by jurors, but the defendants in several cases pleaded guilty and were sentenced by the Court, as follows: Lee Green, assault and battery with intent to kill, pleaded guilty to as sault and battery cf a high and ag gravated nature and was sentenced to seive five months at hard labor on th e county chain gang or in the State penitentiary . Wyman Bradley and Dublin Reed, housebreaking and larceny, sentenced to eight months at hard labor. Einest Goodwin, housebreaking and larceny, sentenced to five months at hard labor. E. W. Gantt, larceny of automobile, >/>ntenced to four, years a t hard labor. M. G. German, alia s Mootry Ger man, foigery, sentenced to two years at hard labor. E. H. Hartzog, Otis Brabham and Walter Brabham, as-ault and batteiy with intent to kill; Hartzog pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggiavated nature and was sentenced to one yeai in the Reforma tory for White Youths at Florence. The cases against Otis and Walter Brabham were transferred to the contingent docket. This case was the L. J. Baughman, cf Blaekville, has “been appointed as a member of the Barnwell County Board of Education, succeeding J. V. Mathews, also of Blaekville, who resigned som e weeks ago. Mr. Baughman was appointed by the State Board of Education upon the recommendation of B. S. Moore, Jr., county superintendent cf educa tion. Mr. Baughman is a business man of Blaekville. Th e ether mem bers of the board are Mr. Moore and Dr. W. M. Jones, cf this city. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week x —— A Little Sense and Nonsense Abotft People You Know and Others You Don't Know. v Col. Edgar A. Brown remarking that he will probably fly to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago next month along with Gov. Ibra C. Blackwood and C. G. Fuller ASSESSMENTS FIXED BY ■ ' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Barnwell Delegates at State Convention Col. Brown Pours Oil or. Water, Col. Blatt Speaks and Col. Harley Is Named Delegate. in the latter’ s plane. . . Hampers of “cukes” replacing crates of “grass” t ' on " as a ^ ou t to get into a row Four Barnwell County delegates— Cel. Edgar A. Brown, Col. Sclotpon Blatt, Cel. J. E. Harley and Dr. R. A. Gyles—were mere or less in the lime light at the State Democratic Con vention in Columbia last week. Early in the session, Colonel Brown poured oil on the troubled waters in the matter cf electing delegates at large to the National Democratic Convention which meets in Chicago next month. Four places wer e to be filled, but it was suggested that eight delegates with a half vote each be elected. Seven, including one woman, had been nominated and the conven- in this section. . . A party of ladies gathered around a table in a local diug store telling this scribe not to put them in the “Seen and Herman Ziaaett and Harold ; hom( ,' citv T t ig p0 , siWe t0 have a that Colonel Blatt made the be S t|"f"“'“ “ >"e eieeuon tne aurp.m a ah rf time aKo, when the foimer ' . ' . ! „ f lh „ n ,. „ , | is to be prorated among all the candi i i . u- : car washed and poli-hed for a nickel. -P^ etri ot trie convention. Ur. uyie^ was shot in the face and lost his • . . a i sn onobp : n f nV rr nf nrlnntino- as the case ,n '' hei ..... . •• • Welcome and beneficial ram* aL0 s P oke in lavc >* adopting the - . oKri . when the gallant cclonel arose to the occasion and suggested that'the ladie* be given at least two places, nominat ing Mrs. A. F. McKissick, of Green- Heard” column. ... A more or vi,, e to complete the list. This eug- less frequent visitor to Barnwell re- J K es ticn prevailed and a wordy tilt calling how near he came to getting arnonK the delegates was averted, a “write-up” in this column when he' Colonel Blatt won considerable took a mis-step while assisting his ! P ra * se ^ or fl' m se!f when he spoke in companion into a local store—and de- 1 tavor of adapting a lesolution en- tlaring that he hasf “watched his step” , dor;iin ^ a prohibition referendum, ever since. . . A visitor from a ' which had been favorably reported by ''Northern Stat e -aying that folks in 1 th ^ com mittee on platform and reso- this section ouirht to he ashamed of lutions. He was the recipient of 1 , „.. , - T mis section ougm to oe asnamtu oi , „ | to be filled as four years ago. It was thpmsplvp- for rnm.nlainimr nf hard numerous compliments from fellow I , memseives Tor com.piaining oi narn | also p r0VI( ] ec j t y, at> a f ter paying a l! expenses of the election, the surplus IMPORTANT MEETING WAS HELD HERE SATURDAY. Clemson Student Honored. 4 Entries Close Thursday, June 9, With t: , First Campaign Meeting at Hilda Next Day. Meeting for the purpose of naming enrollment committees and places of enrollment fixing canuidates’ assess ments and-arranging a schedule of campaign meetings, one cf the most important sessions of the year of the Barnwell County Democratic Execu tive Committee was held here Satur day merning in the offices of Brown and Bush. The meeting was well at tended, the following clubs being rep resented: Barnwell, Bennett Springs, Double Ponds, Dunbarton, Four Mile, (Great Cypress, Healing Springs, Her. cules, Hilda, Red Oak, Silcam and Williston. The apparent scarcity of candidates in the coming primaries was discussed by the members of the committee in connection with the fixing cf assess ments to defray the expenses of the elections. No money will be received from the Congressional races by the various counties this year, due to the shortage of funds in the State Com mittee’s treasury, and it was also de cided by the local committee to make no cut in the pay of election mana gers. On motion rf J. W. Sanders, it was decided to adopt the 1928 sched- ! ule of as-esments, the same vacancies n su.t of an attack upon Blease and | citing the fact that in her delegates, several of whom declared I right eye Grand Jury Presentment The Presentment of the Grand Jury of which C. M. Turner is Foreman, was as follows: “To the Honorable H. F. Rice, Presid- ! ing Judge: • “The Grand Jury for Barnwell County begs to report to the Court a^ follows: “We have passed upon all Bills of Indictment that have been handed to us by the Solicitor and have returned them to the Court with our recom- mendatiens. “Some time ago we eppointed com mittees to investigate the various de partments of the county government. Based upon the.-e reports we find: “1. That the County Chain Gang is well and properly managed. Its affairs are.conducted in an economical way, that there is no criticism to be found in connection therwith and in- after the long dry spell. . . An at- 1 resolution, which however, wa s de- tendant at the State Democratic Con- ^ated, 178 to 140, when some dele- vention in Columbia 7ast week re- F ates fcr srct the instructions of the marking that the vote on the pro- folks back home. hibitkm referendum resolution was Cclonel Hatley was again elected “dripping dry.’ LonnL Cal- from the Second Congressional Dis- hen the refund amo&nted to ah: ut 35 per cent, of the total collected. The schedule of assessments i g as follows: Sheriff, $200; Clerk of Court, $2001 Master, $50;. State. Sen ate, $150; House cf Representatives, | $75; Cororter $10; Magistrates at 1 Barnwell, Blaekville, Bennett Springs houn elated over the fact that he can trict as a delegate to the national con- now resume his scat on a cucumber '’crition. The bther delegates from hamper in front of a local drug store ,his district a »c J. Stjcm Thurmond,' aml _ ;v dliston, $lo each; Magistrates and “watch the te<t of the world go of Edgefield, s Romulus Reese, of by.” . . Dolorous expressions from Aiken, and Ralph Bowden, of Hamp- farnr loan borowers because Uncle f° n ’ a fl a lf '*ote each. Sam is demanding 75 per cent, of the The efforts of the Farmers and at Dunbarton, Great Cypress, Hilda and Red Oak, $10 each. The' entries will close at 12 o’clock noon, Thur-day, June 9th, and the j A distinct hener was conferred upon a student from Barnwell County when John Whittier Sander s, Jf., a member of the senior class, was given public recognition by the authorities of Clemscn Colle’ge cn Scholarship Day, May 13th. This recognition was Cased on the standing of the young man in his class work during the ^rrst semester of the current session. Young Sanders i 3 the eldest gen of Magistrate and Mrs. J. W. Sanders, of the Big Fork section. To Hold Examination for Postmaster Here Receipt cf Applicants Will Close June 10th.—Examination to Be Held in Bamberg. Body of Ten-Year Old Boy Is Found in Well Essie Williams, Step-Mother of Littlo Negro, Lodged in Jail on Charge of Murder forthcoming receipts from cucumbers Taxpayers League to control the j first campaign meeting will be held 1 as payments on the loans convention failed when George Bell 1 County convicts unloading a ship- Timmerman of Batesburg, defeated ment cf Farm Board flour received ^ • Crouch, of Saluda, by a safe j through tire American Red Cros s for majority for president of the conven- ' distribution to the needy of Barnwell tion. Thereafter, the league made no Countv. I to elect any of it s members. Overcoats and straw hats. . . .1 A verbal attack by H. Kemper C. M. Turner, of Ellentcn, renewin* Cocl “b of Horr y C ' oan ‘y’ l ‘P cn Mts - his .-ubscripticn to The Pecple-Senti- R. D. Jennings,, national executive . _ i com m i ttee wo man, occasioned a mild sofar hs its management is concerned ne '- • • • Sweet girl graduates. ♦1,^ riaaion-ot a «aor.ar »e are entirely satisfied. College gl.ls and boy^commg home ^ condenined th? sm , ak( . r f „ ; “2. We find that the county jail f <* the summer vacation. ■ ■ ■ . ^ ^ c{ Cooke was is properly managed and efficiently S “PC G , F - , ’ 0 ^' ' f ruled out of order by the presiding run by our Sheiiff, Mr. Dyches. f| wh ose school has closed another sue- “3. We find that various offices in cessful session. . . A very brief ’ session of the Court of General Ses- 1 The Prohibition referendum resolu- sions. . . Sheriff Boncil Dyches tion was the high-light of the even- oyt again after a seige of sickness in * sessicn and ex P reS8ed ***' the Court House are being compe tently and capably managed. “4. We find that the County Poor prise at the showing of strength made Yard is being properly managed, but an d laughing with his old time vim, a npH , , 1 , 7 „g.r4 vitoistv FvprvKndv b y th e so-called wets. we do earnestly recommend that cer tain necessary repairs to the build ings an d fences be made in order to prevent delapidation. “We thank the Presiding Judge and other court officials for the co vigor and vitality. . . .Everybody wandering who’ll b e the next candi-1 * * date to fling his hat into the ring. Barnwell Driver in Most everybody and his brother get-! a. e . ting an application blank to stand First I lcl.Ce Sunday the examination operation shown us in the matter of , postmastership making our investigation. 51 for' the Barnwell . . A leading Lloyd A. Plexico Wins Class C Event Makes Fifteen Raids in Past Three Weeks and Runs Second in Free-for All Motor Boat Races. Capt. J. B. Morris Has M ad e Five Ar rests, Destroyed Four Stills, Mash and Whisky. During th e three weeks that Capt. J. B. Morris, cf Barnwell,*has been a member of the State constabulary, he has been quite husy. One week mitice. wa s spent in Berkeley County and the ' •othr two in Barnwell,, Jasper and Aiken Counties. Since entering upon his new duties. Captain Morris has participated in 15 raids. Fpur stills were destroyed, together with 4,450 gallons of mash, 101 gallon* of whis ky and 50 bottles cf home-brew. • Five arrests i^ere made. , Barnwell County farmer buying cab bage in a local stoie for hi g Sunday dinner. Harry Bcylston smoking a big. Three thousand spectators gather- black cigar. . . . Gel. Sol Blatt et j on Ballentine shore of Lake with a clipping from th£ Grenwood, Murray Sunday afternoon for the Index-Jouinal which spoke in highly - string of the first regatta this year complimentary term s cf the colonel s | on nation’s largest iman made antLprohibition speech at the State an( j Lloyd A. Plexico, cf Barn- Democratic Convention. ... A * we i] ( an( j Claude Smith, of Atlanta, letter from W. W. Holland, cf Spar-,^ oc ^ first pl a ce in the two outboard tanburg, requesting that his copies mo t cr events. cf The People-Sentinel be forwarded j gy beautiful manipulation cf his to Hot Springs, Ark., until further tra ft to get maximum speed on tho tri-cornered course, Plexico led the field in each of the three-mile heats of the class G race and kept hi* stri:e n to run second to Smith’s four-cylin- Ujicle Alonzo Harrison, 84 years j (j cre( j i) 0a t j n the second nine-mile of age, died at his heme here Saturday | race _ , ' night after long ib health. He suffere! Eight entries were at the" start. All finished the first race and five crossed the finish line in the second. There were no g pills. Speeds averaged o little more than 40 miles an hour the following day at Hilda. If there be sufficient opposition in the various laces for county offices to warrant other meetings, these will be arranged fer by a committee composed B. F. Owens, J. W. Bate* and B. P. Davies. Otherwise, the Hild a meeting will be the only one of the campaign. After naming the members of the various enrollment committees and designating the places cf enrollment, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call cf the county chairman. • „ Williston-Elko School Clos^s.^ Aged Negro Dies. Wiliiston, May 24.—The Willisttn- Elko schools closed their 1931-1932 session with commencement exercises which commenced Sunday night, when Dr. Edward Welsh, of Orangeburg, delivered the commencement sermon Monday night the Williston school held “Giammar School Night.” A splendid program wa* arranged for the evening. Diplomas and certifi cates were awaided for the various departments cf the school. Tuesday night, at the high school auditorium, the final and graduating exercises of the high school pupils were held. Lieut. Gov. James O, Sheppard, of Edgefield, delivered the commencement address. State diplo mas an d ether certificates cf distinc tion were awardeed those earning them. To fill the vacancy in the position cf postmaster in Barnwell, the United States Civil Service Commission has announced at the request of the Post master General and in accordance with an order cf the President, an epen competitive examination. To be eligible for the examination, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must reside within the delivery of the post office fer which the examination is held, must have so resided for at* least two yoars next preceding the date set for close of receipt of application, must be in good physical condition, and within Ihe prescribed age limits. The com petition is open to both men and women. Under th e terms of the Executive order, the Civil Service Commission will certify to the Postmaster Gen eral the results cf the examination. The order provides that any one of the highe*t three qualified eligibles, if as many a- thre e are qualified, may be selected for nomination by the President. Confirmation by the Sen ate is the final action. Applicants will be required to as semble in an examination room for scholastic tests, and will also be rated on their education and business training and experience. The Civil Service Commission will make in quiry a mong representative business and professit nal men and women of the community Concerning the ex perience, ability and character of each applicant, and will assign ratings upon the evidence secured and upon the work done in examniation room. • Nothing will be permitted to appear in the evidence upon which ratings are assigned which might even sug gest the political affiliation or reli gious belief of any candidate. Full information and application blanks may be obtained at the post office for which the examination is held, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. The examination will be held in Bamberg and the receipt of appli cations will close June 10th. Dr. R. A. Deason, local druggist, was appointed acting postmaster, fol lowing the sudden resignation of W. M. Harris about ten days ago. It is under.*tooc^that there will be a large number of applicants for the posi tion.- Closing Exercises of Barnwell School Baccalaureate Sermon Preached Sun day Morning in Methodist Church by Columbia Pastor. In Aviation Corps. a stroke of paralysis about six years ago and nev^r fully recovered from its effect?. He was a house painter Captain Jack” made quite a record b y trade a ,»5d enjoyed the respect of both white and black. for himself curing his term of office as sheriff and from what he has al ready accomplished in his new posi tion as State constable it would seem that he will vindicate the confidence placed in him. and in one or two cases Smith reach ed 55 cn the straight-away, but Plexico usually closed in cn him at Mr. a nd Mrs. J. W. Ruff were called to Charleston Saturday on account cf.the turns. the death of the former’s brother, W. Prizes were offered for first, *eccnd E. Ruff. Mr. Ruff has many friends here who sympathize with him in hi* ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel bereavement. and third places'and boats were en tered fr:m the Carclinas and Gecr- i . g-2. Williston, May 21.—The following item concerning Gord n Davis, rf Wil liston, who recently enlisted in the United State* Navy, is noted with pleasure by his many friend* in this community: “Th(^U. S. Navy Recruiting stati n in Augusta, Ga., notes with pride that Gordon P. Davi*, cf Williston, S. C., who enlisted in the U. S. Navy on February 3, ha? been chosen for duty with the Naval Aviation Corps. Gor- den P. Davis is the aon cf Rev. Davis of Wiliiston, S. C., and is now at home on a fifteen day*furlough. Upon re turning from his fvgrlcugh, he will be transferred to the Aviation Utility School, Great Lakes, 111., for a ten week* course.” Another successful se*sion of the Barnwell High School, under the capable direction of Supt. W. W. Car ter, is rapidly coming to a close. The commencement exercises have already been held, opening Sunday morning with the baccalaureate ser vices in the Barnwell Methodist Church. The Rev. F. Clyde Helms, cf Columbia, preached the sermon, a very laige congregation being in at tendance. The graduation exercises were held in the school auditorium Monday evening, the program being in change of the graduating class. Dean Fuller, Essie Williams, negress, was lodg ed in the Barnwell County jail Tues day afternoon cn a charge of murder, following th e finding of the body of her ten-year old stepson, George Wil liams, in a well near the Williams home which is cn the farm of J. S. Still, of thi^ city. The boy had been mis*- .r ing since Sunday and Mr. Still asked State Constable J. B. Morris to in vestigate the ca?e. Constable Morris says that after questioning the Williams woman, he was convinced that the little boy w^s the victim of foul play. The woman first led the officer and Mr. Still into the wood* near her home, where she claimed gh e found the boy’s coat. She then said, according to Constable Morris, that she wa s afraid her step son had fallen into a well. The con stable and Mr. Still then noticed the feetprints of a woman and a child leading from the Williams home. They followed,-the tracks, which lei iy> to the well some distance away. Further investigation showed that only the tracks of the woman 1^1 away and it appeared that the person had left in ha*te. The two men returned to Barnwel^ secured grappling hooks and returned to the scene. The body of the bey was immediately recovered. Death was by drowning. Constable Morris says that he obtained a pair of woman’s shoes from the Williams’ home which ap pear to be the ones that made the tracks leading up to and away from the well where the body was found. They are well worn and have a steel plate on the heel. The officer also says the woman’s husband stated that he met her returning from the direc tion of the well Sunday night with the boy’s coat under her arm. The William* woman stoutly pro tests her innocence and claims that she knows nothing about her step- sen’s death Coroner D. P. Lancaster held an inqueet Tuesday afternoon, the jury charging the Williams woman with the murder of her stepson. Constable Morris ha» expressed the opinion that another person is also implicated in the crime. It is reported that a life insurance policy for $150 was issued on the boy about two months ago. Barnwell Beats State Hospital Team Here J. Gross Turned Back Strcag Cetam* bia Aggregation, the Locale Winning 9 to 4. A walk, two perfect bunts and a three-base hit in the first inning gave Barnwell a three-run lead here oa Tuesday afternoon which the fast State Hospital team from Columbia was never able to overcome, although the visitors threw a scare into the camp cf the hom e hopes when they bunched hit s in the eighth inning to make the score 6 to 4 in favor of the Iccals. Barnwell, however, put the game on ice in their half of the same frame with three more runs, the final scor e being 9 to 4. Roseberry was relieved by Grubc towards the close of the game, but he could net stop Barnwell’s scoriag. On the other hand, with the exception cf the eighth ipning, J, Gross had the visifbrs tied out during most of the contest, pitching a brand of baser ball that they could not hit. Tuesday’s game evened the score between the two teams, State Hospi tal having handed Barnwell a 13 to 0 defeat last week. Monday afternoon, the kcals de feated the Williston team, 4 to 0. Card cf Thanks. The family of the late Alcnzo Har rison wishes to thank the many president cf the class, presided and friends for their words of sympathy, the large audience thoroughly en- cars, flowers and other acts of kind- joyed the exercises. School is still in session, with all pupils except members of the 11th ~ grade, standings examinations. The sessicn will close the latter part of this week. ness during hi 3 illness and death. The Harrison Family. ADVERTISE in Tha People-ScnlineL Mr. and Mrs. James Burrkhalter and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cook, af New York City, arrived here week for a visit to the former** ents, Dr. and Mrs. C. N.