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— '.'Su - - 1° - \ •• L 4* N - u ... ^ " GP THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BXRNWELL COUNTY.* J.. Consolidated June l, 1925. Barnwell People-Sentinel M Ju«t Like a Member of the F«mlly M VOLUME LV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1932. NUMBER 49. Purge Club Rolls at Saturday’s Meeting Says Can’t Use Postal Bank of Williston Peculiar Political Cards to Dun Debtors Pays Frozen Funds Situation Develops V Executive Committee Acts in Quite a Postoffice Department Calls Attention Large Number of Cases.- * —Managers Appointed. to Penalty Provided fee Violation. Barnwell County Institution Makes 50 Per Cent, of Deposits Avail- able Now. \ But C. G. Fuller, Popular Candidate for Mayor, Refuses to Take Ad vantage Therecf. / Local Public School Plan for County-wide to Open Sept Sth Live-at-Home Program Supt. W. W. Carter Announces Faculty for Coming Sessicn.—Some New Faces. Meeting to Be Held at Court Hoc Today (Thursday) for Purpose of Organizing. A meeting of the Barnwell County Democratic Executive Committee was held here Saturday afternoon for the purpose of purging the club rolls and appointing managers for the approaching primary elections. The following clubs were represented: Barnwell, Bennett Springs, Black- ville, Double Ponds, Four Mile, Great Cypress, Healing Springs*. Hercules, Red Oak, Reedy Branch, Rosemary and Siloam. The first business before the meet ing was the purging of the club rolls. Complaints cf irregularities in the enrollment were made from only two precincts, Great Cypress and Siloam, where a spirited campaign for magis trate is in progress. The complain ants were Magistrate J. W. Sanders d W. H. Harden, one of his oppon- s in the race. The complaints in cluded cases of voters who are alleged to have moved out of the county several months ago, voters who are enrolled on two or more club books and other irregularities. After hear ing evidence submitted by the com- plaintants, the committee ordered that the names of eight voters who are now living in Hampton County be stricken fiom the Great Cypress club book and made a number of minor corrections in the enrollment. In each instance a notice of the committees’ action was mailed to the voter «ml a -ub-cc nimittee, consisting of B. M. Jenkins Jr., J. W. Bates and B. P. Davies, was apointed to meet Satur day afternoon of this weekat four o r clock to consider the replies to the notices and take final action in the matter. After appointing the managers of election, the meeting wa.< adjourned. i o’ Three-Lives Are Lost in Highway Washouts & iH ■ Heavy Rains Swell Streams in Ander. sen County.—Many Crops Suf fer.—Bridges Go. « Anderson, Aug. 1.—Heavy rainfall in the last 36 hours today had claim ed three lives in Ander-on County, washed out many bridges, closed two highways and severely damaged crops. Extended rains today added to hazardous highway condition*. High ways Nos. 29 and 18 were closed be- use of washouts. Rainfall of from ve to six inches in the western sec- ion of the county had streams at the flood stage. . The three persons drowned were: Heiman Holcomb, 35, of Anderson. Henry Mack, 24# and his wife, both negroes of Anderson. Miss Margie Jefferson was at an Andersoqfei|feg>jtal seriously ill after barely esoSpHtg drowning. It was believed she would recover. Holcomb was drowned when his automobile, occupied by seven per sons, ran into a washout on highway No. 29. The sedan turned over in five feet of water. Wylie Hily and R. G v Jefferson, who was driving, broke a glass and assist ed aU the occupants from the car. Efforts to resuscitate Holcomb failed. M iss Jefferson was first believed drowned, a few minutes having elaps ed before she was taken from the ma chine. Mack and his wife drowned when they drove into Taylor’s creek, near Finding that people were resorting to the post card, since the advent of three cents postage, for the purpose of notifying customers of past due ac count?, the postoffice department has issued a warning against such prac tice and has explained just what can be sent through the mails in the w T ay of bills on postal cards and just what cannot, without penalty. It is legal to send cards asking set-, tlement of current accounts or giving notice when an account will be due, the department explains, but the cards must not contain notice? of balances that have not been paid and they must not contain ^matter that might reflect on the conduct of the addresse, such as threats to sue for amounts (jue. Fine and imprisonment are provided by law for senders of such notices on cards, it was added. The statement follows in part: “Since the advent of three-cent postage on letter's, the postoffice de partment has been flooded with com plaints of the use of one-cent postal cards to collect debts. “Horace J. Donnelly, solicitor of the department, points out that it is un lawful for any one to deposit in the mails anv postal or post card contain ing a dun for an overdue account or bearing any othei kind of matter that might reflect upon the character or conduct of the addressee, such as a threat to -ue or in any wfy intimidate the debtor. “Aside from authorizing the con fiscation of such cards found in the mails, the law provides a fine of not moie than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. Ra-tma^t-ers have*.standing instruction to exercise vigilance jn excluding such unlawful cards from the mails and to forward doubtful cases to the solicitor for decision. “Included jn- the li*t of those seek ing the most economical method of collecting accounts via the postal card route aie municipalities, public util ity * companies, banking institutions, miscellaneous private corporatioa*, publishers, mercantile concerns of all kinds and individuals of the profes sion! cla-ses and others as well as the regular' collection agencies.’’ Shortly after the Bank of Willis ton closed last October, following the failure of the Bank of Western Carolina and other banks in the State, it w r as reopened through the coopera tion of the depositors, who agreed to allow their deposits to remain in the bank for a penod of two years It is very gr;atifiying ftp team that, through careful business management, the bank is now in position to release half of these frozbn funds to its de positors and has sent out the follow ing notice: “Last Fall, you and the other de- A rather peculiar political situation developed in local municipal politics last week, when W. D. Harley, one of the two candidates for Mayor, found himself in the position of be ing technically disqualified for the race unless - " one of two things was done. Under the rules of the local muni cipal organization, a. candidate for office,, in addition to paying hi? assess ment fee, is required to publsh his announcement card in at least two issues of the local paper prior to the first primary election, this require- positors of this bank signed an agree- j ment having been published in recent ment to allow your deposit to remain I issues cf The People-Sentinel. C. G. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week with the bank for a period of two years in order to allow the bank to realize upon some of its securities which were then frozen, due to the depressed business conditions. The bank has appreciated that act of co operation on the part of it? deposi tors and has made every effort to make some part of the deposits avail able to the depositors at this time; and after considerable work and ef fort, the bank Ls now in position to make available to you fifty per cent, of your deposit which was so tied up. So, on August 1st, one-half of your tied up deposit will be available to you. “The officers of this bank deeply appreciate the co-operation shown by it* depositors, which was an expres sion of confidence in this institution. We hope that you wll continue this! co-operation and confidence and allow us to take care of your banking needs. We are operating now upon a very conservative basis and intend to keep all deposits liquid and available at all times.” Fuller, president of The Bank of Barnwell, who was persuaded by a committee of local business men to make the race, made his announce ment in the issue before the time for paying assessments closed. Mr. Har ley paid his assessment but did not make h s’ for mat announcement in the paper. Last week, the executive committee ordered that the election be held August 9th. Mr. Harley’s card did not appear in that issue and a* only one other issue before the election remained, he was technically disqualified unless an extra edition containing his card was published or his opponent ?. reed to waive this re quirement. Mr. Fuller, being a good sport as well as a good business man, and in spite of the fact that there have been rumors of possible efforts to di?quali fy him on absurd grounds, refused to take advantage of a mere technicali ty and requested the executive com mittee to quaJify his opponent on publication of hi* card in this week’s is?ue of The People-Sentinel. Supt. W. W. Garter announced this week that the 1932-1933 session of the Barnwell public school will begin Monday, Spetember Sth. He also made public the personnel of the faculty for the coming session, among which will be found several new faces. The list of teachers is as follows: First Grade—Miss Annie Margaret Zeigler, of Denmark. Second Grade—Mi&s Blanche Ellis, of Due West. Third Grade—Miss Virginia Hutto, of Denmark Fourth Grade—Miss Annie Mabry, of Abbeville. Fifth Grade—Miss Rhoda Wade, of Chester. Sixth Grade—Miss Sue Carter, of Varnville. Seventh Grade—Miss Fay Burch, of Ruby. High School—Miss Margaret Free, of Bamberg, history; Miss Alice Cars well, of Augusta, mathematics; Miss Eddie 'Bradham, of Pinewood, Eng- lish-Latin; Miss Gladys Bell, of Col umbia, English; Miss Anna Cynthia Meti, of Lexington, science; Mr.*. Ira Fates, of BfcrnWeU, music; W. R. Price, of Columbia, principal; W. W. Carter, cf Barnwell, superintendent. HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. BASEBALL NEWS. Barnwell has had its ups and downs in the Georgia-Carolina baseball leage during the past week. After dropping a game to Millen on Mon day afternoon, 10 to 7, the locals came back strong Wednesday and Thursday to win games against War- renville and Thomson. Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Barnwell 9, Warrenville 6. Wednesday afternoon, Barnwell Barnwell 6, Graniteville 5. The following notation on a check made payable to the treasurer of the anti-prohibitren organization in this State: “For Repeal—Damn It.” . . A traveling sale*man remarking that Barnwell is the livest town in his territory and that he hears less talk about the depression here, giving credit therefor to the diversion ertat- 1 ed by the baseball games Lieut. Francis Zeigler, U. S. A., landing at the local air port to refuel while en route from Denmark to Day- ton, Ohio. He expencted to make the trip—a distance of 470 miles—in 4^ hours. He is- a brother' of “Bob” Zeigler, of Denmark. . . Two rock- fish, one weighing 28 pounds and the other 30 pounds. They were taken from a stream near Etenton. Rivers’ Fun«ral Is Held. Columbia, July 31.—J. Cliffton Rivers, >:tate warehouse commissioner, here, ar'ound 1 a. m. They were in a w }j 0 ,jj ec [ hj s jj 0me here of a heart came from behind to defeat the strong Warrenville team, 9 to 6. The visi tors .scored first with one run in the first inning, but in the third frame the locals put three scores across and from then on the result was never in doubt.- Four more run? were add ed in the fourth and several Warren ville rallies were nipped in trie bud by fast fielding. In a game plentifully spi inkled with home runs, Barnwell defeated Gran- iteville on the latter’s diamond Mon day afternoon, 6 to 5. The game was wen with home runs, Barnwell play ers securing four, white Graniteville was credited with one. Buddy Laval knocked two ciicuit clouts, Hair one and J. Gross one. Hair also pitched an excellent game of ball except for one inning, when Graniteville made five runs, two of which are said to have been scored on a foul ball that the umpire called fair. The score was tied in the ninth inning when Laval knocked one out of the park for four bases. ' • : JL ~ Two games were ^scheduled to be played in Barnwell this week, one yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon with Rinker’s Painters of Augusta Barnwell 9, Thomson 5. Probably th^J)est game played here this season from a pitcher’s stand- -point was the contest Thursday af ternoon between Barnwell and Thom son. It was by far the most enjoya ble from the standpoint of the local fans, as the home hopes took the lead in the first inning and steadily increased the score, while Bethel Rhem, brother of Flint Rhem, big leager fame, was pitching shut out ball for eight innings. This promising young twirler was very, very stingy with his hit? for six in nings, but the visitors connected for two in the seventh. However, the side was retired without any scoring j and one tomorrow (Friday) afternoon with Thomson. By virtue of Monday’s victory. Barnwell climbed out of the cellar, Graniteville occupying that lowly position. | Buford’s Bridge Reunicci Held. Olar, July 28—The Buford’s Bridge of reunion at Mispah Church, today was a success in every particular^ A large crowd was present, a program which was gotten up by the president Miss Sara Neeley, was carried out, -after which a picnic dinner was served. Music was funishd by the Bamberg closed car and were unable to escape. Old residents said the rain was probably the heaviest since 1908. The city escaped the most severe part of the storm, but many streets and cel lars were flooded. »^^re Gets Highest Price. 'W. C. Cook, one of Williston’s pro- ssive farmers, loaded a car of watermelons here Tuesday and sold them for |215, the highest pride paid on the local market this season. The melons were grown on Mr, Cooks* Craig Pond farm. There will be no services at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Barnwell during the month of Au- rectcr, the Rev. John , the attack was buried today at Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, near where he was born 56 year? ago. Before the body was taken to Mt. Croghan for burial, services were held at the Shandon Methodist Church here. They were in charge of Dr. R. F. Morris, presiding elder of the district. Mr. Rivers’ death occurred Friday night. He had been in poor health for several years although he was active in his official duties until a ferv hours of his d$ath. He had been warehouse commis sioner since 1920. Prior to his elec tion to that office by the legislature, he had served six years as a member of the house of representatives from Chesterfield County. He is survived by his widow, five Music club and Miss Juanita Neeley being done. With the count 9 to 0 in 8& v e two readings the ninth, Thomson, aidbd by the fasti A- Frank Lever, of Lexington, de approach of darkness, which caused hvered the address. His remarks the Bamwel players tp badly mis- were centered on hope and optimism judge hit balls, staged a rally that netted five runs, three of them being made with two men down. * Bamberg 5, Barnwell 2. With a badly crippled team and a make-shift line-up, due to the inabili ty of Ccrrell, Yonce and Hamilton to play because of college regulations, Barnwell took the short end of a 5 to 2 score in Bamberg Friday after noon. Leighton pitched good ball for Barnwell but costly errors gave Bam-jd^t; Albert in this time of despair and depression After & Mr. Lever’s address, Miss Neeley anounced an impromptu de bate, naming Harry Mixson, o: Charleston, and Congressman Thos S. McMillan on the affirmative, an< Otis Brabham and J. Carl Keanse on the negative. The query was, “Re solved, That it is easier to make love in a buggy than in an autopie- bite.” The judges announced their decision in favor of the affirmative. JcKn McMillan was elected presi- McMillan, vice-pre?i- berg a lead that could not be over come. Barnwell started several ral lies but inability to hit in the pinches prevented any scoring until the 8th inning, when two tons were pushed dent, and J. Gordon Brabham, secre tary and treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. yesterday (Wednesday) for I spent a vety enjoyable day at the Sandhill Experiment Station at Pontiac, mar Columbia, last Thurs day. A great many of the State Ex periment -Station and Extension Ser vice men weie there as were some representative* cf fertilizer com panies and farmers. Dr. H. P. Cooper*,head of Clemson’s Agronomy department gave us a very interesting talk on potash and magnesia .deficiency on the various crops, and showed us striking ex amples of potash and magnesia hun ger on cotton, corn, sorghum, soy J beans, cowpeas etc. A representative of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture explained potash and magnesia hunger on to- )acco, and suggested corrective meas ure*. After the talks, the group walked about over the various fertili zer plots with cotton and corn, view ed the rotation and fertilizer plots, visited the permanent pastures, the dairy barn and the horticultural pro jects. The work with magnesia and pot- &*h was exceedingly interesting, and on the plots which had small amounts or no potash at all, potash- hunger showed up to It marked defcree. 'This was especially true with cotton and com. Experiments were shown us where large amounts of potash were applied the fall before planting. In the same field were plots where potash was applied just before planting, at planting time, of as a top dresser. These plots were on a much better soil type than the general experi mental work, but they showed up ex ceedingly well—excellent growth and good fruiting. I was indeed pleasantly surprised to see the work which is going on at this experiment station. I had visit ed it before, but was rather disap pointed, but this visit changed my viewpoint entirely, and I feel con fident that the folks in charge are doing a wonderful work for the farm ers of the State. It would be a splendid idea if every farmer irv the State could visit the Sandhill station, or for that mat ter, each of the station? in the State, some time during the summer. Many farmers just take these sta tion? for granted and wonder what they are doing. Occasionally they will read a bulletin fipm one or the other of the stations, but thousands of farmers of this State have never entered the front gate of one of their State Experiment Farms, and it’s a pity. When one actually visits these farms, and comes in contact with the scientific workers who are in charge and actually see the marked differ ence varying plant foods, or the lade of one necessary plant food will make, it comes lots closer Miss Elizabeth McNab, home demonstration agent, and H. G. Boylston, farm agent, have called a meeting to be held today (Thursday) in the Court Hou*e at Barnwell for the purpose of making plans for a countywide “Live-at-Home Program.” Those invited to attend are members of the State Extension Service, mem bers of the county legislative dele gation, the edjtors of the county news paper?, bankers, ministers, represen tatives of business firms, Red Cross, D. A. R., U. D. C. and two represen tatives from each community of the county. The following invitation has been mailed out by Miss McNab and Mr. Boylston. “You are asked to attend a meet ing in Barnwell, Thursday, August 4th, at 10:30, at the Court House. “The purpose of the meeting is to make plans for a county-wide Live- at-Home Program, which will enable us to help ourselves and also to help others already in distres?. Citizens of Barnwell rendered a wonderful ser- t vice during the World War; the call is going out to them now to fight economic conditions by making con certed effort to povide food for every family in the county throughout the winter. “We need your assistance and hope you will cooperate in putting across a program which will put Barnwell County on a better economic basis. ♦ “The group invited to meet together is composed of members of the State Extension Service, the County Dele gation, editors of county newspapers, banker?, ministers, representatives of business firms, Red Cross, D. A. R., U. D. C. and two representatives from each community of the county.” Automobile Wreck Narrowly Averted Rear Axle of Basil Jenkins’ Car Comes Loose While En Route to Bamberg Friday. A serious automobile accident was narrowly averted Friday afternoon when Basil Jenkins, of Kline, and a party of Barnwell baseball players were en route to Bamberg. The near accident occurred on a curve a couple of miles suoth of Blackville when the rear axle of the car came loose. Mr. Jenkins was traveling at a fast rate of speed aivl was warned that some thing had gone wrong in the rear construction of the machine by a screeching noise. He brought the car to a stop just in time to prevent one of the wheels from running off. Other' cars en route to the ball game picked up the players that were riding in the Jenkins’ car and carried them on to Bamberg. The fright oc casioned by the near-accident may or may not have been the cause of some of the errors made by the Barnwell boys in Friday’s game. Mcore—Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Moore, Sr., of Barnwell, anounce the marriage of their daughter, Nell, to Mr. William W. Richardson, of Rockingham, N. C., the ceremony having been per formed July 23rld at BennettsvQle. The young couple will make their home in Rockingham. it in a bulletin. Some fanners say, “Oh! Those birds’ are book farmers, they cant teach me anything,” but Mr. Farmer, you’re wrong when yoU feel that way. If you had listened to Dr. Cooper as I did the other day, and had follow ed him over his experimental plots, and had seen the simple methods ha used to accomplish his ends, you, too, would agree with me. Take a day off next week and visit one of the experiment stations. Any where in the State you are not much more than fifty miles fr^m one of them. And I’ll bet yon that yon*!! take home some idea or another that will pay yon big dividends oa> own fan*. Don't be Ma rt tkU lurd-beaM