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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.* *L. Ml atotf Jus L 1MK. ME LY. *Jumk Llk<a a Mmmbr of th* Family” BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1832 NUMBER SL County Committee Strikes Off Names Rules That Voters Who Moved to Hampton County Several Months Ago Are Ineligible. At a special called meeting of the Barnwell County Democratic Execu tive Committee, held here Saturday afternoon, the names of several men and women were ordered stricken from the Great Cypress enollment book, the committee ruling that'they were ineligible to vote in this county by reason of their removal to Hamp- -'ton County more than six months ago. The voters affected contended that they are still residents of Barn well County and that their absence in Hampton County wa^Gjilj^,temporary “ior the purpose of making the pres ent crop of watermelons.” In affida vits presented to the committee each declared that ‘“fie did not enroll on club book in Hampton County nor did he request anyone to enroll his name for him.” However, another affidavit by J. C. Dowling, a piember of the enroll ment committee of Branson precinct, jg^forth that certain of the voters in 4^P|k>n did “enroll or suffer to be eflPolled” the name s of the voters as members of the Brunson club and that “it has been ruled by the Hampton County Democratic Chairman that one member of a family may enroll others of his family if the circumstan ces indicate its necessity; provided further, that the signatures be duly witnessed by a member of the en rolling committee.” One of the lules of the F *cratic party in this State provide that in order to qualify for membership in a club the voter must have resided in the State at least two years and in the county at least six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 d^ys prior to the first primary in which he desires to vote. The committee took the position that absence from the county for six month* or longer disqualified • the voters from participating in the primary in Barnwell County. They are qualified to vote in Hampton County, however, by virtue of the length of their residence there, their names being duly enrolled on the Brunson club book. A sub-committee appointed to pass upon the eligibility of the voters af fected Could not agree and the whole committee was called together for final action Saturday. PATROLMAN J. C. ROGERS RECOVERS STOLEN AUTOS Patrolman J. C. Rogers, whose headquarters are .in Barnwell, has recovered two stolen cars in the » several days. ^ Last week a car was stolen in Dallas, Texas, was d in the possession og J. F. Bates, of* the Pattdrson’s old mill section, who told the patrolfnan that he \ bought it some tithe ago from an un known man. Sunday night, Patrolman Rogers arrested Wesley Taylor and Robart Bennett,, of the Williston section, on Highway No. 78 near White Pond. It is alleged that.they were stopping parsing motorists at the point of a shotgun and Mr. Rogers says that the weapon was aimpd at him when he drove up on his motorcycle. Tay lor was charged with operating a car without a driver’s license and with out license tags on the car and Bon- nett was charged with simple assault. — They were convicted in Magistrate’s court at Aiken Monday morning and each was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or serve 60 days at hard labor, according to the patrolman, who also says that the car in their possession wa s one recently stolen at White Pond. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others : ■ _ ' ■ < - ^ ■■ You Don’t Know. Mrs. David G. Ellison and Mrs. W. H. Jones "^ere among those from Col umbia who attended the funeral of Mrs. P. M. Buckingham Friday. Campaign posters displaying the picture Of Ashton H. Williarivs, wet candidate for the United States Sen ate. . . Judge and Mrs. Hayne F. Rice en route to their home in Aiken, after a visit to their farm near Olar, and the Judge remarking that the corn crop in that section is better than he expected in view of reports he had received. . . . Manager M. C. Best in a basball uniform. . C. G. Fuller, Mayor-elect, taking off in his plane for Raleigh, N. C., where he went to bid on road projects in the Old North State. . . Joe P. John ston, of St. George, back in the Barnwell line-up after an absence of several weeks Fine radio broadcasts from Station WSB, Char lotte, now equipped with 25,000-watt apparatus. . . . “Buddy” LaVal adding to his home-run average. Judge M. C. Kitchings, magistrate at Williston, back from a trip to New York City, relating that about eight out of every ten men expressing an opinion on national politics favor Governor Roosevelt for President. . Col. Edgar A. Brown and Mayor- elect C. G. Fuller leaving on an air plane trip to Columbia and S. B. Moseley remarking that they were £wo of the best dressed and nicest looking men that he has seen in many a day. . . And the Colonel making a handsome contribution to the local ball club just before his departure. . . . “Essolube,” Standard’s new lubricating oil, on sale at local service stations. The first of a series of advertisements about this new lubri cant appears in this issue of The People-Sentinel. . . A collision be tween two automobilas at* the comer in front of The People-Sentinel office. H. L. O’Bannon, Esq., thoroughly enjoying the ball game Monday af- ternon. . . Capt. “Jim” Bell, coun ty treasurer, who enjoyed a birthday during the past' week. . . . Q. A. Kennedy heading another large con tingent of Williston baseball fans at Monday’.* game. Their loyal support is greatly appreciated. Intemperance vs. The Church. By W\ E. Wiggins. Mrs. Ethel Hill Snelling and daugh ter, Miss Helen Francis Snelling, of Columbia, are at home with the lat ter’s grandfather, John K. Snelling. fl^mong those from a distance who attended the funeral of Mrs. P. M. Buckingham here Friday were Mrs. Freeman, of Conway, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McGregor, of Columbia, Mrs. Eugene Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buckingham, of Ellenton, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Holmes, cf Augusta, and Miss May Brown, of Alabama. Lurid signals are in the sky The war-cry is on the air, Two mighty armies are in the field Each resolved to do and dare. On the banner of each is seen The cause for which it stands, The one is purity and peace, * The other, wreck and ruin demands. The Church stands girded for the fight, Her Master’s call to heed; Her faith the sjtaff on whicl] she leans, She fru*f 8 in Him to lead. The foes she meets are brave and strong, With worldly power they’re armed, But if the Church stays on her knees She shall not be alarmed.- Through all her past the tides were swift i Against which she did row, But not a single one so strong Her boat could overthrow. We have a task in this our day Which threatens our defeat, The giant Rum against us stands With weapons armed complete. But let us not his presence fear , But aimed with faith so grand, Against him go with Courage strong. Arid drive him from our land. Then above our heads Shall wave the banner of His peace, Whose ample folds shall us insure The reign of love and peace. “Right is right since God is God, And right the day must win. To doubt would be disloyalty, To falter would be sin.” Cotton Opening Rapidly. Barnwell’s First Bale. The first bale of cotton of the 1932 crop marketed in Barnwell was grown by S. F. Sanders, of the Hagood’s Mill section and was bought by C. F. .Molair for 7 cents a pound. Mr. San ders also marketed the first bale here last year, for which he received 5% cents a pound. DUNBARTON SCHOOLS TO OPEN MONDAY, SEPT. 5TH Barnwell Wins and Loses in Past Week Takes Stinging Defeat at Hands of MiUen.—Wins Splendid Game from Warrenvifae. Famous War Process Solves Auto Problem The Dunbarton High and Grammar schools will open their fall session on Monday, Septembjr 5th. ^The time is set for .nine o’clock. „ Supt. H. H. King announces that all the supplies are on hand and everything will be put in good order for the opening day. It is expected that the enrollment in the high school will be the largest this year of any since the establishemt of the high school. Only one new teacher will be used this session, the rest of the teaching staff having been reelected for this year. J. W. Sanders, Jr., of Kline, a recent graduate of Clemson, has been engaged for the high school. He wilf^teach English and History. Mr. Sanders is a fine young man and comes highly recommended. The following is a complete list of the teachers: GRAMMAR SCHOOL:—Mis s Min nie Byrd -McElveen, Salley, first grade; Miss Bessie Easterling, of Au gusta, Ga., second and third grades; Miss Callie M. Bates, of Jackson, third and fourth grades; Mis. Hilma Rice Dicks, of Dunbarton, fifth and sixth grades; Mise Jennie Lou Hutto, of Norway, sixth and seventh grades. HIGH SCHOOL:—J. W. Sanders, Jr., of Kline, English-History; H. S. Floyd, of Floydale, French-Science; H. H v King, of Dunbarton, Superin- tendent-MathematicS. HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. Cotton in many sections of the county is opening rapidly and already many bale| have been picked out, al though ginning is not yet general. The crop is rather early, due to the hot dry summer weather. Several fields have shown marked deteriora tion in the past week. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. Last week I told you about an out standing colored farmer of Orange burg County. This week let s drive down to the Lodge section of Colle ton County and have a talk with one cf the outstanding 4-H Club boys of lower South Carolina. Parker Fralix, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Fralix, bought a purebred Jersey heifer thiee years ago for $100. The calf had been injured in a shipping accident on her way from the famous Reynold* herd of Winston- Salem, N. C., but young Fralix took pity on her and bought her, dislocated hip and all. Last week I visited the Fralix farm in company with 30 or more Colleton County farmers, and saw the original heifer, now grown to -full “cowhpod,” and two additional heifers, her daugh ters In answering questions a.* to how much it cost him to raise these three splendid animals, Parker replied that the only feed which he had to buy was a sack of mixed feed for the original heifer, to help her along while she wa* injured, and another sack of wheat brand when the second wni rirfiflrrd All the other feed he has given the cows, has been what he raised on his 4-H Club acres, and-* some soy bean hay which his father had given him. His original heifer i s giving 3V6 gallons of milk a day, and if I The Barnwell baseball team has played good ajrd bad baseball during the past weex, winning and losing league games and winning all exhi bition games. > f The most stinging defeat of the league season wa# suffered by the home hopes oK Wednesday afternoon of last week, when they were turned back by Millen on the latter’s dia mond, 9 to’O. Seventeen Barnwell batters missed the third strike, be ing unable to solve the delivery of Millen’s pitcher.' In an exhibition game here Thurs day, the locals took the big end of a 17 to 9 score against Bemberg, and again Friday defeated Allendale 7 to 5. Neither of these games count in the club’s standing in the league. Saturday afternoon, in a well play ed game in Warrenville, Barnwell was victorious, 7 to 4. Bookhart pitched an excellent game for Barnwell and was accorded brilliant support by his team mates. Monday afternoon, Barnwell de feated the Bamberjf Wolves to the tune of 10 to 5 in a game that ap pealed to the fans. Several long hits were made by players on both teams and there was also some excellent fielding. The locals got eff to a two- lun lead in the second inning and add ed two more in the third. Bamberg threatened to tie the score in the fifth, but a snappy play stopped a lally. Shortly thereafter, however, the locals put the game on ice when they scored four runs on hits and er rors, and later copped two more. Two othe league games—both with Granrev^lle—-were scheduled to be played here this week, one yesterday and the other today (Thursday.) Fri day Barnwell will play Rinkers in Augusta. While the locals .«till occupy the cellar, they improved their 'percent age standing by virtue of their vic tories over Warrenville and Bamberg. Hydrogenation, Which Nearly Wen War for Germany, Answer to Lubrication Problem. FARMERS VISIT SAND HILL STATION FRIDAY Seven carloads of farmers visited the Sand Hill Experiment Station Friday of last week with County Agt. Bcylston. Many interesting phases of the station works were seen. Three varieties of fertilizer and placement tests of fertilizer with cotton, use of lime of different crops, lack of potash and other mineral deficiencies were showri. Varieties of Crotalaria, soybeans Lespedeza and other legumes were seen a ? well as work with asparagus, watermelons, cantaloupes, grapes peaches^ etc. The pastures were visited .as well as fine young herd of Guernsey cattle that is *being developed. John Miley, agricultural teacher of Williston, was with us for the day. But for the fact that there were funerals of two prominent people in the county the same day, many more farmers would have attended, at the same time we had a nice crowd of very interested farmers, who made the trip.—H. G. Boylstcn, Co. Agt. Hydrogenation, the famous process which nearly won the war for Ger many, has finally furnished the an swer to the lubrication problem of the high compression motor after twenty years of unending research. In the last ten years the automo bile has increased 22 per cent in speed and 50 per cent in power. High- test fuels have been developed to meet the demands of Ihe high com pression motor. Yet, surprising though it may seem, the petroleum industry has never been abl$ to .make an oil which would jeally stand up to the job of lubricating the modern automobile power plant. Through hydrogenation, which - won for its German discoverers, Doctors Bosch and Bergius, the 1931 Noble Prize for Chemistry, really satisfactory motor lubrication for the car of today is available fer the first time. The ideal motor oil, it is generally agreed, should have five characteris tics. Paraffine-base oils are said to satisfy three—they retain their con sistency at extreme temperatures, they do not form sludge, and do not use up rapidly. Oils refined from so- called naphthenic crudes pass the other two requirements—low carbon coptent and winter fluidity. Until the advent of hydrogenation, however, no refining proces s or method of blend ing ever discovered wag able to pro duce a motor oil which would check on all five points. Today the same process which help ed Germany to stand off the world by enabling her to manufacture explo sives out of nitrogen from the air when her supply from the outside was shut off, has accomplished what the oil industry was never able to achieve before. Scientists of the Standard Oil Development Company, which perfected the process in this country, explain that molecules of the oil are literally torn apart in the hydrogenation towers under terrific pressure and blasting heat and re formed according to the exact desir ed specifications. The oil is really “tailor-made,” therefore, to operate the high compression engine of today, it goe s under the brand name of ES- SOLUBE and is distributed in this State through the Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey. Everything else being equal, “Stand ard” engineers say, the discovery of perfect lubrication for the modern automobile should introduce a new era in trouble-free motoring Dicks—Owens. Mr. and Mrs. J„. H. Owens, of Mid ville, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Gladys, to Mr, remember rightly, both she and her Clarence H. Dicks, of Dunbarton, S, firpt daughter will have additions to their families in eariy October. Some member of our party asked the value of the three animals, and L. W. Alford, County Agent for Col leton County supplied the answer. He stated that cow s With similar rec ords as the original heifer had brought $250 at a recent State sale, and that a very conservative figure for the three animals would be $500. In other word?, Parlcer Fralix, 16 year old Colleton County farm boy has an investment of $500 or more in purebred cows, for which he paM $100 three years ago. And in the natural course of events, by the mid dle of October, he should have 5 pure bred dairy cows on the farm. In these days of distressing condi tions, s uch a story appeals to every one. Here is a farm boy “sitting on top of the world.” He if an outstand ing young farmer, who has a sympa- the.lc father and mother, C. The wedding will take place in September.—The Augusta Chronicle. who have backed their boy to the limit, and have seen him come through with colors flying high. And speaking of colors, Parker told us of the ribbons he had won with hi g little herd. He has, several times won first prizes at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia, and at County Fairs. Those ribbon 8 are hard to get, too, when one realizes that every 4-H calf club member in j the State is eligible to the competi tion. I don’t know how many calf club STATE TOUR ENDS FRIDAF; FIRST PRIMARY AUGUST 30 but would imagine that there are over a hundred. Anyhow, my hat is off to you Parker Fralix, and to you, Mr. and Mrs. George Fralix, and to you, County Agent, Alford. Colleton The long campaign trail which has l^d four candidates for the Democratic nomination to the United States sen ate throughout South Carolina will reach an end in Columbia Friday night. Then, each “on hi g own,” is expected' to make a series of whirl wind visits in quest of votes until the first primary, August 30th, brings to a close the activities of at least two of the aspirants. Economic questions, chiefly of gov ernment economy, and prohibition have echoed in the campaign ad dresses. Apparently not so much stress has been laid on prohibition recently as when tha campaign open ed, possibly because views of the can didates have been given repeatedly and the Democratic platform some what stopped that issue. The only out-and-out wet in the race i 3 Ashton JI. Williams, Florence attorney, who demands repeal of the prohibition law. Senator E. D. Smith la pledged to abide by the party’s national plank, which is wet. Former Senator Cole L. Blease said he favored a referendom and would abi<Je by the views of the majority in the State. Leon W. Harris has not discussed prohibition, asserting he believed “economic issues” alone should be stressed. The attention of voters is called particularly to the fact that the first primary will be held August SOthl and not August 23rd, as previously stated Prominent of Barnwell Succumb Death Claims Mrs. Perry M. Bucking- ham and M. B. Hagood in Space of Few Hours. • Death struck quickly in two Barn- weU families last we«k and claimed a beloved woman and a prominent business man. Mrs. Daisy D. Buckingham, 70, widow of the late Perry M. Bucking ham, died suddenly at nine o’clock Wednesday night. She had finished the evening meal only a short time *“ before and was sitting on the porch conversing with members of the fami ly, when aha complained of pains near the heart. She went into a bed room and was being ministerdd to by her sister and a niece when she pass- ~ ed away. She had been in failing health for several months, but her death was a great shock to the en tire community. Mrs. Buckingham was loved young and old, and always took an active interest in church and civic af fairs. She had been a member of the Church of the Holy Apostles for many years and was always a regular attendant. She wa 8 a member of a prominent South Carolina family and was truly a daughter of the Old South. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Maude Duncan Holmes, and several nieces and nephews. Two brother*, W. H. Duncan, for many years clerk of court of Barnwell County, and Major Willis J. Duncan, of Edgefield, died a number of years ago. Funeral services were held Friday morning a t 11 o’clock at the Church of the Holy Apostles, conducted by the Rev. John A. Pinckney, rector, and the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, of Columbia, a former rector. Her body was laid to rest in the Baptist Church yard beside the grave of her husband. Miles Brewton Hagood. A message Thursday morning from Baltimore, Md., brought the sad new* of the death of Miles Brewton Hagood, 54, at Johns Hopkins Hospital at five o’clock that day, afteo an illness of about two weeks. He was carried to the hospital Monday for an opera tion, but his condition became so seri ous that the surgeon could not per form the operation. Mr. Hagood, who was also a mem ber of a distinguished South Carolina family, was one of Barnwell’s most prominent business men, where ho conducted a large mercantile estab lishment in addition to other lines of business and large farming inter ests. He was president and active manager of the Farmers’ Union Mer cantile Company and was a member of the board of school trustees. A number of years ago he married Miss Jennie Lou Bates, the only daughter of the late Senator, and Mrs. George H. Bates, who survives I**—, together with the following children: Miss Elizabeth Hagood, George Bates Hagood end Tommie Hagood, of Barnwell, and Miles Hagood, of fort. He also leaves one sister, Bostick, of Okatee, and a brother, Louis Hagood, of Aynor. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at four o’clock at his late residence by his pastor, the Rev. W. E. Wiggins, of the Barnwell Methodist Church, and the Rev. W. L. Banks, of Columbia, a former pastor. Interment was in the Episcopal Churchyard. The many beautiful floral offerings that covered the last resting places of Mrs. Buckingham and Mr. Hagood attest ir^ some measure the esteem in which they were held by scottos of friends, whose sympathy goes out te the bereaved families. Hutto—Sanders. members there are in South Carolina, in these columns. The election is held on the last Tuesday in August instead of the fourth Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Richardson, of Rockingham, N. C., were the week- County and South Carolina need more end guepts of Mrs. Richardson’s par- parent? folks of your type and ability. ent?, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Moore. Announcement is made of the mar riage of Mi&s Mamie Hutto, of win*, and Mr. J. O. Sanders, of 01ar» the ceremony being performed on Satur day, August 13th, by the Rev. D. W. Heckle at his home at Healing Spitngur Mrs. Sanders is a daughter of tbs late Mr. Starling Hutto, of H3d% and Mr. Sanders.is a prosperous mer chant and farmer of Olar. They have many friend, thorughout this who wish for them much and prosperity. Mrs, J. E. Hill and little Frances, of Moncks Corner, guests of her parents, Mr. end J. S. Still last week. She waif ypanted by Misa Evelyn Still.