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' • • .TTST? r", 'ST: W--A' '• w flA'S ■ w r* • v V •■ -. MGB FOUm. •v v _ 1 y •. ; i • ‘ W • 1 ' ■ ' v #- r © ■- 1 THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL; BARNWELL, SOU PH CAROLINA THURSPAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1932., 1 BARNWELL 50 YEARS AGO. Interestinf( Items Gleaned From the Files of The Barnwell People. NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION. AUGUST 10. 1882. Tke King in Georgia.—Augusta fe- .crsred her first bale of the new crop won Monday. It was grown by A. C. CMtx, of Americus. 000 in the returns of personal proper ty. Crop Prospects.—The corn crop r# bp three times a* large as last *s. Fodder pulling i H the order -etf the day. Cotton crops in many ■tetions have been badly injured by cVooght. Negro Nature.—robert smalls, up- «m his admission to Congrea*. order ed that all copies of the Congressional Rerord sent to Demociatie editors in District should he discontinued. Aa August Dance.—After the G'or- nrt Band and the patience of its rs shall be exhausted at Black- tomorrow night, the floor will be rVsared and a restorative dame will br rodulged in by the survivors. Yellow vs. White.—Thomas E. Miller, the Beaufort Ssnator, B. P. Chatfield, the Aiken Postmaster, and E. M. Brayton, Collector of Internal Revenue, are aspirants for the Re publican nomination for Congress from this District. Blackville.E—The Barnwell Railroad track-layers reached ^Toby’s Creek Tiestle on Monday^ Onivthird, of the line is laid. A telegraph line to Barnwell will certainly be put in this fall. Col. Peck says the S. CTR. W.’g road bed is the best in the South. Engineer Robertson’s train ran last week from Blackvi’le to Augusta, 48 miles, in 57 minutes and made eight stoppages. krdared Assessment.—The Coun- ty Board of Equalization met on ty and reduced the assessment kl popety twenty per cent, is a falling olf of about $75,- Deaths.—Near Blatkville, on the 29th ult., Mr. J. A. Still, a most promising young man, who had Keen mairied only ten months. At his residence near Bamberg, on the 2nd inst., Mr. Hansfcrd D. Stew art, of paral)diis. f*V AND LEARN TRII* FOR FARMERS 6 6 6 To Sand Hill Experiment Station ae Pontiac, near Columbia, on Frwlay, Aa«a*t 12th. The farmer* are a*krd to get to- yr'hvr and make the trip in car*, the aaprniM* will t>e /mall for ea< h one LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE 666 Liquid or Tablets used internally ard 666 Salve externally, make a complete and effective treatment for (old*. MOST SPEEDY REMEDIES KNOWN c©>mt l*av* Barnwell ( ourt Houm* M OO NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR Leave Bukvlle. Shamrrrk Hotel It 29 a. m We will mr there many aoil and ftYtilistr testa, including expenments urn wnairci-s of nitrogen, phosporous irres of nittogen, ph<>»ph rous Iweg 'Ime*! ahich shows re- of the various materia 1 * on b-rrvd and uni med soila. Thi-a thetV will tie an opportunity O. observe the varieties of Crotalaria, Le^pedrxa and other important br and vinous pasture plants on soils. TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS mrnmmmmmmm In tompliance with S.rtion 3 cf Art No. NKi passed by the 1930 session of [ the Si uth Carolina General Assembly, , nr Iky is hereby given that bids will he 1 reetived on August 2ti, *1932, by the | Barnwell C ounty Hoard of Kduca-i Executive Crun mittee, Deeipocratic Party, Barnwell County. Barnwell, S. A,*Aug. 2, 1932. NOTICE is hereby given that a primary election of the Democratic Party will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 30th, 1932, and a second primary, if one be necessary, will be held two weeks thereafter. The following managers are here by appointed and (he following polling places named for both el,ectilins: BARNlVELL.-i-Herman,I. Mazurs- ky, Anus Patterson ^nd|G. W. Hal ford; clerk, Ira Fales; polling place, Court House. BENNETT SPRINGS. — W. F. Bates, W. D. Meyer and D. W. Glover; clerk, G. R. Peeples; polling place, San Hill schol hpuse. BLACKYILLE.—C. R. Boylston, C. C. Storne and P. E. Allen; clerk, Lon nie C. Creech; polling place, vacant store. DOUBLE PONDS.—A. H. Croft, S. P. Hartzog and J. L. Diamond; clerk, L. W. Hutto; polling place, Double Pends school house. DUNBARTON.—F. L. Eaves, C. H. Dirks and Bob Owens; clerk, J. M. Killingsworth; polling place, vacant store. ELKO.—C. J. Batea, R. R. John ston and,L. L. Birt; clerk, L. P. Wil liams; polling plpce, school hou-e. FOUR MILE.—C. M. Turner, B. L. Peeples and A. R. Dunbar; clerk, C. D. Youngblood; polling place. Mum Filling Station. FRIENDSHIP.—G. W. Fail, Aaron Fail and Frank Sanders; rleik, H. E .Creech; polling place. Friendship Church. GREAT CYPRESS.—W. H. Moody, Jr., J. L. Bradley a£d B. M. Jenkins, Jr.; rlerk, W. B. Bradley; polling place, Kline school house. HEALING SPRINGS.—B. F. Gard ner, Edward W’ade and II. Jelf Hair; clerk, D. W. Heckle; poHing place. Healing Spring* echo ! huse. HERCULES.—L. S. Still. W. Haynr Dyches and Fairell A. Creech; clerk, J. A.* Morris; 4p<)ting place, Demo cratic club house. HILDA.—8. F. Hutto. J. M. Rowell and M. L. Collins; clerk, A. N. Black; iMlantic Coast Line tion fur the tiMnspoi tatum of high' school pupils in the following dia- t tracts: j depot. Heal.ng Springs School District J RED OAK.—II. If. Cook, O. D. No. 10 to Blackvflle High School. Moore and W. B. Parker; clerk, S. E. D< uble Ponds Schorl District, No. Moore; polling place, Moore’s store. 20. to Blatkville High School. | REEDY BRANCH. —J. C. R Then there is the purr lord Guern^ % A*h!eigh School Distiict, No. 24, Grubbs, John G. Giubbs and Reynold* jwy Dwjiy herd, the oreharW^aorf aivl 'to Bljickville High School. jBtill; e'erk, J. B. Still, polLng place, ether interesting phj%» of the AI1 bids f»»r transportation of pupils Reedy Branch school house. 'shall l*e in a staled envelope and ROSEMARY.—M. S. Hair, Hoyt ;<d i eased to the County Superintend- Rutland and R. S. W eather-b.e; clrek, ent uf Education, and markeii on the W’. R. Bc*U; pulling place, Rieasant out>ide, "Bid for t tan sport at ion cf j Hill schi o| house. pupil* on Route No ”| SILOAM —W\ P. Morris, S. Towne (11- distiict numU-r,—school district . i»n t l Helton HoHy; clerk, J. W. Bate*; from which pupi’s are tiansportid.M polling place. Sih an ('hurch. These bids will Ik- opened at 3 o’clock j WILLISTON.—J. W. Johnson, P. J p. m. on August 26th. "and awards ; T. Merritt and R. L. Hair; clerk, W. j made by the County Board of Educa- | G. Thompson; poll.ng place, Ford tion. who shall have the right to re- show nom «>ME. LETS GO—Bring a lunch mUA you. The Sand Hill Station is aWve Columbia on the Camden high way ttl Pontiac. 4 large numbr-f of farmeis are vx- —II. G. Boylston, Co. Agent. Safety of Cathedral Now Worries British Condon.— Many Londoner* seem to few in constant fear that St. I'atil's cathedral will either crush to earth wane day soon or sink away Into the ground on which It rests. The news- reeently have curried long sto- about both possibilities. There Is a far more logical basis for ttMvainkiug theory than for the more Aanwruus one. Gigantic St. I'aul's ftogetiier with most of the city of Loudon) is only cunningly balanced «a net sand with its foundations no denisr at any i>oint that four and a half fee! below the crypt floor. An long as the Kami remains wet there is no peril, hut during droughts the cathedral already sinks several flboosnmkb* of an inch. If the tin- dergromdJ springs and streams which •©*7) the sand moist were dammed by •■xesiTations for any huge modern buildings nearby St. Paul's then woo Id the doomed. Kor the-purpose of e\iil<»ring and •etooTting the streams ami lakes which w»der)>e the city, and by this means -establish the exact danger to St. Jhaal's If any large npw building •rtunues were commenced in the m>ghl>orlM>od the sin IT qf the cathe dral has begun digging holes In the Ancr of the crypt and bore holes will taler be sunk at many points within a radtn* half a mile of the great gfcrarck itself. The task will take at least nine months to complete. ject any and all hid*, and to teadver- tise for new or additional bids.’’ Special uttentiun is called to part of the new Act,—“All conttacta for transpoitation shall be awarded to Special attention is called to the following rules: 3t). The managers shall open the pells at eight o’clock a. m., and clcse them at four o’clock p. m.; Provided, the lowest RESPONSIBLE . bidder.” That in the Cities of Charleston and liid.s may be made for all or part of Columbia the poll* shall be open at the pupils in a district and should be made on a per pupil basis, and also a bid for the total to be transported. The number of pupils to be transport ed can be ascertained by applying to the school distiict tru-tees in the dis trict whtie pupils are to be trans ported live. » Bids for the transportation-of cer- tain pupils in Old Columbia School DisGict, No. -43, to Seven Pings SchiTOl District, No. 2 will be receiv ed at the same time, and shall com ply with the regulations stated above. B. S. MOORE, JR., Secy., County Board of Education. Barnwell, S, C., Aug. 5, 1932. CITATION NOTICE. Fvfcuertise «n The People-Sentinel. pudine iAest IDAC The State of South Carolina; County of Barnwell, - By John K. Sneljing, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Bessie Hayes, hath made suit to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration of the Estate cf and effects of M. L. McEl- |-haney. THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to- cite and admonish all and singular the [kindred and creditors cf the said M, L. McElhaney, deceased, thaf they’be and^j appear before me, in the Court of Probate, Jto be held at Barnwell, S. [ C., G'., on Saturday, Aug. 20, next after cation thereof, at 11 o’clock in SB«« eight o’clock a. m., and close at six o’ clock p. m. The managers shall then proceed publicly to count the votes. After tabulating the result the mana ger* shall certify same and forward the ballot box, containing the ballots, poll list and all other papers, except the club roll, relating to such election, by one cf their number to the chair man cf the county committee within 36 hours after the close <>f the poll-. 35. The county committees shall assemble at their respective court houses on the morning cf the second day after the election on or before 12 o’clock noon to tabulate the returns and declare the result of the primary, so far as the same relates to member.* Of the general assembly and county officers, and shall forward immediate ly- to the chairman erthe State com- mitt»r at Columbia, S.-C., the result of the election in their respective counties for United’ States .senator, State officers, congressmen and solic itors. The State committee shall pro ceed to canva-s the vote and declare the result.- .26 Thfl-prntests and contests for county officers and members of the general assembly i*hall be filed within two days after the day of the declara tion by the county committee of the result of the election with chairman of the county committee an’d said county committee shall hear and de termine the same at its fin*t meeting Coatakrt 'Waa’t i they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. . Given undej* ipy hand this 6th day of July, A. D. 1992. JOHN JL SNELLING, • Published on the 7th day of July. 1932, in The Barnwell PMple-Seai Rule 45. „' . . . Section 1. In every primary elec tion in this State there shall be pro- lparty. No person shall be allowed to shall not Ige less than 32 inches wide and 32 inches deep, and six feet, six iches high, shall be provided with a curtain hanging from the top in front to within three feet of the floor, and shall have a suitable shelf on which the voter can piepare his ticket. Provided, The provi-icns of this Act shall not apply to an^ precinct where there are less than fifty (50) voters enrolled on the club roll at 5uch pre cinct. Section 2. The polling places shall be provided with a table for the man agers. The poll? shall be provided with a guard rail, 0 so that no one ex cept as hereinafter provided shall ap proach neaier than five feet of the booths in which the voters are prepar ing their ballots. ^ _ Section 3. The tickets shall be printed on clear white paper in the u ; ual manner, but shall have a cou pon at the top perforated so as to he easily detached. On the coupon shall be printed "Official Ballott.” “Club ... Ward No .” The numbers shall run seriatim for each club. There shall be 50 per cent, mere ballots than, there are voters en rolled at each voting place. Section 4. The managers shall be responsible for all ballots furnished. When a voter presents him-elf he shall be given a ballot. The manager in charge of the poll list shall inter the number of the ballot next the name of the voter. The voter shall forthwith retire atone to one of* the booths, and without undue delay pre pare his ballot by scratching out the name of the candidate for whom he doe« NOT care to vote. No voter shall remain in the booth longer than five minutes. After preparing his bai* lot, the voter shall present himself to the manager. His ballot must be folded in such a way Shat *the number can be .‘een and the coupon can be readily detached by the maager with out in any way revealing the printed portion of the ballot. If the voter is not challenged, and takes the pre scribed oath, the manager shall uar rtf the c upon, put it on Ale, stamp the hal'ot, and the voter shnl deposit his ticket in the box, and shall im mediately leave'the polling place. If a voter chall mar or deface his bal lot, he may obtain one additional bal lot upen rsturnmg to the manager in charge of the ballots the ballot-so marred or defaced, -with the c upon attached. The manager in charge of the poll list shall change the number of the ballot on the poll list, and place the defaced ballot on file. No veter shall be given a second ballot until he has returned the first one with coupon attached. Sectiofl 5. No per*on shall he al lowed within the guard rail except as hereinafter provided. If a voter can not ~read or write,'or is physically dis abled, and by reason thereof did not sign the enrolment book, he may ap peal to the managers for assistance, and the chairman of the managers shall appoint one cf the managers and a by-stander to be designated by the voter, to aa-ist him in preparing his ballot: Provided,* After the voter’s iftllot has been prepared.' the by-, standee so appointed shall immediate ly go behind the guard rail. Pro vided further, That ih cities contain ing 55,000 inhabitants or more, the chairman of the managers shall ap point two of the watchers represent ing the different factions to assist him in preparing the ballot; after the vo ter’s ballot has been prepared, the watchers so appointed .*hall immed iately go behind the guard railing. Provided further, ThaUif there he no such watchers available, the chairman gnay appoint two bystanders who are qualified to vote in such primary to assist the voter in the preparation cf his ballet. Section 6. From the time of .the opening of the polls until the an nouncement of the result and the sign ing of the official returns no person shall be admitted to the polling place except the manager.*', duly authorized watchers and challengers, the chair man of the executive committee or member of the executive committee appointed in his stead to supervise the polling place, persons dvfly admitted for the purpose of voting, police of ficers admitted by the managers to preserve order or enforce law; Pro vided, however, That candidates for public office voted for at such polling pl$ce may be present at the canvass of the votes. Provided, canvas.* of the votes shall be open to the public. Section 7. If the watchers or of ficers of the law who are admitted to the polling place by the managers shall Interfere with the nfanagers or obstruct the voting, it shall be the duty of the election until order is restored, or as may be provided by the rules of the executive committee for all ballots de livered to them, and drake the follow ing return: (a) The number of of ficial ballots furnished to each polling precinct. (b) The number of offi cial ballots spoiled and returned by voters. (c) The number of official ballots actually voted. Copy cf rules will be mailed to man agers of each club with tickets. Each executivr committeeman is hereby noUfied thafr^he* will he re- quired to furnish the managers of election with two’ suitable %xes, one for tickets for candidates for State of fice? and one for candidates for Con gressional and County offices. (Or dinary cigar boxes will do.) EDGAR A. BROWN, ' County Chairman. B. P. DAVIES, Secretary. Magistrate at Barnwell, subject to 'the rules a nd. regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging mv- self to abide by the result ot the election and to support the nominee^ of the party. - G. M. HOGG. Candidates' Cards. Democratic Primary Election. A For Congress. Orangeburg, S. C., May 21,1932. I hereby announce my candidacy for selection to the Congress of the United States for the Second South Carolina District in the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the rules of the party. H. P. FULMER. I hereby anncunce myself a candi date for election to Congress from the Second District of South Carolina, subject to the rules and regulation* cf the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results of the election and to support the n minees of the party. A. FRANK LEVER. Clerk of C'ovrt. Barnwell, S. C., June 1, 1932. , I hereby anncunce myself a candi date for reeleAion to the office of Clerk of Court for Barnwell County, subject to the rule* and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the re sults of the election and to support the nominees cf the party. R L. BRONSON. Sheriff. Barnwell, S. C., May 9. 1932. I hereby announce my*elf a candi date for reelection to the office of Sheriff of Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulation* of the Democratic primary election, pledg ing myself to obide by the results of the election and to support the nomi nees of the party. BONCIL H. DYCHES. For Master in Equity. Barnwell, S. C., May 31. 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date for* reelection to the tffice-of Ma.-ter in Equity fen* BainWell Coun- t>v*ubject tp the rules and regulations of the- Demociatie primary election, pledging my>elf *to abide by the results of the electiop and to support the nominees of the party. G. M. GREENE. State Senate. Barnwell, S. C., May 9, 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelecticn to the State Sen ate subject to the rules and regula tions cf the Democratic primary elec tion, pledging myself to abide by the results cf the election and to sup port the nominees of the party. r EDGAR A. BROWN. House of Representatives. Barnwell, S. C., June 8^ 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date fer election- to the House of Representatves, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the result? of the- election and to support the nominees of the party. > SOLOMON BLATT. vided at each polling precinct .one booth fpr every .100 enrolled voters, approach polling places within 25 feet while polls are open, ether than the Williston, S. C., May 3, 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelectipn to the House 6f Representatives, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging my?elf to abide by the results of the election and sto support the nominees of the party. -« _ WINCHESTER C. SMITH, JR. For Coroner, Barnwell, S. C., ^lay 11, 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection’ to the office of Coroner for Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulations of the ; piedg* ing myself to abide by the result of the election and to support the nomi nees efthe party. • D. P. LANCASTER. Judge of Probate? . at majority fraction thereof. “The i persons herein provided for. booth shall be made of wood, cheap | - Section 8. Upon the clo?e of the metal, or any other soluble substance, 1 election, managers shall acccont to the Magferate at Barnwell. Barnwell, S. C., June 6, 19o2. * I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the office of Magistrate at Barnwell, subject to • the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging ir.y- self to abide by the results of the election and to support the nominee! of the party.- W. P. SANDERS. Magistrate, Great Cypress Township. Kline, S. C„. May 10, 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date fqnrteetion to the office of Mag istrate for Great Cypre-s Township, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the re sults .of the election and to support the nominees of the paity. C. D. .OWENS. Kline. S. <\, June 6, 1922 I .hereby announce myself a candi date for election to the office of Mag istrate at Kline, subject to the rule* and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the result* of the election and to support the nominees of the paity W. H. HARDEN 1 hereby announce myself a cand • daTe for election to the office cf Mag istrate for Great Cypress township, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary electU n, pledging myself to abide by ’he re sults of the election and to support th t . nominees < f the party. j. w. Zanders. vf 1 t- I h reby ann< um t* mysce'.f a cand - date for election to the office "f Mag* i'trate for Great Cyptr©* township, subject to the rules and regulat.on* ol the Democratic p^rty, pledging myself to abide by the results of the election and to support the nominees ~f the ALTER B. FOWKE. Magistrate at Black*ille. Blackville, May 16, 1922. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the office ©f Magistrate at Blackville, subject to the rules and regular ions if the Denv'- cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide by the results of the election and to support the nominees he parry. w. s. GRUBBS. Blackville, S. C.. June 9. 1932. 1 hereby announce myself a candi- <iat e for election to the office of Mag istrate at Blackville, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide by the results of the election and to support the nominees oi Hta ______ DR. O. D. HAMMOND. Blackville, May 30, 1932 I hereby anounc e myself a candi date for election to the office of Magistrate a t Blackville, subject to the rules and regulations cf the Demo cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide by the results °f the election and to support the nominees of the party. • . H. L. DeWITT, Magistrate Bennett Springs and . Four Mile Townships,^ Mgyei’s Mill, §. C., May 16, 1932. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to. ihe office of Magistrate for Bennett S; rings and Four Mile Townships, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide'by the results of the election and to support the nominees of the party. T** G. R. PEEPLES. 4 Magistrate a t Hilda. Olar, S. C., R. F. D., May 24,, 1932 .1 hereby announce myself a candi date for.Miction, to the office*of Mag istrate at Hilda, subjects to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results of the election and to support the nominees of the party. - " - PAUL H. SANDERS. i rr ; , ^ - Hfraafsr-c; me 171132. I hereby announce myselif a candi date for reelection to the office of Magistrate at Hilda 1 , subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide by the results of the I hereby announce myself a candi- election and to support the nomi fer elect! n to the office of t the party. W. K. B* ^ ikAi