The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, May 26, 1932, Image 1
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.