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m THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OP BARNWELL COUNTY. Bdatod Jum L 192S. Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LV. M Ju*t/Llke a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA!;'' THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1932 NUMBER S2.. BONCIL H. DYCHES DIES IN BARNWELL SHERIFF SUCCUMBS TO ACUTE BRIGHTS DISEASE Popular and Beloved Public Official Laid to Rest Tuesday.—Large Concourse Attends. wen m Sheriff Boncil H. Dyche?, 46, died at hig residence here Monday night at seven o’clock after a n illness of several weeks of acute Bright’s dis ease. Although his death had been expected almost momenta! ily for the past few days, the news that “Bonce,” as he was familiarly known to young and old, had passed away cast a pall cf ^^jess over the entire community. Barnwell County! the birthplace of many noted men, has never> produced a more popular and generally beloved citizen than Sheriff Dyches. Endow ed by nature with a heart of gold and a magnetic personality, he easily won and kept friends in all walks of Of a most charitable disposi- jn, he could never turn a deaf ear the pleas of the destitute and while *he made no public display of his gener osity, score s of families throughout the county can attest to his kindness. Because of his free-handed generosi ty he . did not accumulate a large share cf this world’s goods but he has laid up a treasure where thieve* can not break through and steal. The world is better for his having passed this way. Sheriff Dyches was born in the northern part of Barnwell County and received his early education in the country s ehooLs. He wa.< an al umnus of Clemson College and for several years engaged : n farming. His first entry into the p r dirical life of the county was as -a candidate for county supervisor, to which office he w&« elected. After 8 erving accept ably for several month's, he resigned and returned to his farm. In 1924 he again offered his services to the people of Barnwell County, who elect ed him sheriff. He was reelected without opposition in 1926 and wa- again a candidate without apportion this year,—a very Strong endorse ment of an administration mar ked by fearlessness and efficiency. Several years ago he married Miss Georgia Durden, of Augusta,, Ga., who, together with a young son and daughter, survive him He also leaves two sisters and twe brothers, Mrs. Harry Cain, Mrs. Mamie Bax ley, Aiken and Heyward Dyches. all of Barnwell County. The body laid in state in the Barn well Baptist Church Tuesday between the l.^urs ' f twelve and four and :h< ^^uneral services were conducted at o’clock by Dr. W. M. Jones. In ^wment followed in the city ceme tery, adjacent to the Bapti;' Church- yard. Active pal'bearefs w-^re the . following. 4tourt rouse off'eiais: J. J. Bell, John K. Sne’.Mnc, W. H. Man ning, B. S. Moore, Jr., R. L. B.onion, G. M. Greene, J. W. Patterson and Perry B Bush. The honorary irall- beraers were the members of the Barnwell Bar Association. The large concourse of sorrowing relatives and sympathetic friendg that gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory and the many beautiful floral offerings that covered hn last resting place attest in some slight measure the love and esteem in which he was held by all. Unusual Political Situation Develops Barnwell County Loses Two Sheriffs by Death Within Short Space of Twelve Hours. A situation unprecedented in the history of Barnwell County and prob ably the State at large arose here Tuesday morning with the death of Coroner D. P. Lancaster, who, only 12 hours before, nominally became Sheriff following the death of Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches, the county thu.* losing by death two holders of this office within the space of a few hours. The law provides that upon the death of a sheriff, the coroner of the county automatically succeeds him, and under this section of the statutes Coroner Lancaster became sheriff at seven o’clock Monday night. He .was in a dying condition at the time, however, and never knew that techni cally he had succeeded to the office. Another section of the statutes, how ever, provides that the clerk of court, upon the death of the sheriff, shall assume control of the jail and prison ers, the sheriff’s office and the papers therein until the .same can be taken in charge by the coroner. Acting upon the as s umption that this course was followed and that later the coro ner did take over the affairs of the sheriff’s office, then Robt. L. Bron son, clerk of court, Jjas been acting sheriff twice this week—first succeed ing Sheriff Dyches and twelve hours later succeeding Coroner-Sheriff Lan caster. Another unusual incident in con nection with the passing of Sheriff Dyches and Coroner Lancaster is the fact that the former was a nephew of the latter. TWO RACES ARE REOPENED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE At a meeting of the Barnwell Coun ty Democratic Executive Committee held here yesterday afternoon, the races for the offices of Sheriff and Coroner were reopened and an elec tion was ordered to be held on Sep tember 13th along with the regular second primary. In case there are more than two candidates for either office and no one receives a majority of the votes cast, another primary will be held two wrecks thereafter. The committee also requested the county legislative delegation to fix the Coro ner’s salary at a sum not to exceed $150 per year. The time for qualifiying for the election by filing pledges and paying Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. First Primary for Offices of Sheriff and Coroner Will Be Held September 13th Along With Regular Second Primary.—Entries Close Next Wednesday. assessments will close at 12 o’clock noon next Wednesday, August 3Lst The assessments w’ere fixed by the committee several week* ago and are as follows: For Sheriff, $200; for Coroner, $10. It was provided at that time that any surplus remaining in the treasury after paying for the ex penses of the elections shall be re funded to the several candidates on a pro rata basis. It, was. •also ordered by tl^e commit tee that the assessment fees paid by the two deceased officers, who were candidates for reelection, be refunded to their families. The notice of election for, Sheriff and Coroner appears elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Fulmer Submits One of Many Let ters Received by Him Endorsing His Fight for Placing Tax on Jute A small boy yodeljng—and doing a very good job of it. . . The cotton gin whistles, v . The following { appreciated letter from a lady sub scriber: “Enclosed you will find post office order for $3.00 which pays sub scription to The Barnwell People-Sen tinel to October, 1933. We like the paper because it keeps us in touch with our neighbors and friends, and, especially at the present time with local politics, which are always in teresting.” . . Dr. D. B. Lancas ter, of Baltimore, Md., driving a feporty-looking new Auburn. He is in the city for a few days to look after the construction of hi* block of new buildings and a filling station. . . . Brick and other material be- injjjhauled to the lot of Dr. and Mrs. Al. C. Best on Main Street prepara tory to the erection of a modern resi dence. . . Many lovely trees of crape myrtle. Ancth«r Official Passes. Coroner D. P. Lancaster, 84, died a t seven o’clock Tuesday morning at his home here after several months of ill health, making the second death in 12 hours among members of Barnwell County's official family, his nephew, Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches, having passed away at seven o’clock Monday night. ( . ♦ Coroner Lancaster, who was a vet eran of the War Between the States, was elected to his first term in 1924; was reelected without opposition ( in 1928, and was again a candidate with out opposition this year, as was the ise also with Sheriff Dyches. He was cindly, lovable gentleman and nmn- ered his friends by the hundred. > Upon the death of Sheriff Dyches Monday night, Coroner Lancaster au tomatically succeeded him, hut he was unconscious at the time * and never knew that, technically, he held the of fice of sheriff. He is survived by one son, Clinton Lancaster, of Barnwell, and one sis- f, Mrs. J. T. StiU, of Hilda, who have Congressman Fulmer Speaks Tonight. The People-Sentinel has been re quested to announce that Congress man H. P. Fulmer, of Orangeburg, will speak to the voters of Barnwell County at a meeting to be held this (Thursday) night at 8:15 o’clock in the Court House at Barnwell. The public is cordially invited to attend. Big Ensollment Increase. Theie has been a record-breaking enrollment this yeir /or t«i® Demo- catic primary election;:, th? total be ing 417,599, representing an increase of more than 100.000 ove»- 1930. About 66 per cent, of tr : 3 increase is in 13 counties in the upper part of the State. Delta Cottonseed Cooperative Mar keting Association, Clarksdale, Miss., April 24, 1932.—Hon. H. P. Fulmer, House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C. —Dear Mr. Fulmer: I have read with interest your speech printed in the Congressional Record, in re “Tax on Jute.” I noticed the question Mr. Rankin asked you and your reply to it. I am enclosing herewith copy of a letter to Mr. Rankin. I cannot understand the attitude of any Southern Congressman who will fight a bill ’or a tax which is absolute ly a God-send to the cotton growers, if passed. I hope that Mr. Rankin will get in line with you on this bill and do all possible to help you. If there is anything further I can do along these lines, please do not hesitate to call on me. Yours very truly, ' L. A. Harrison. Policy Is Announced v In Collecting Loans Allowance for Handling of Cotton on Which Lien Is Held by Secretary / of Agriculture. MORRIS SUCCEEDS SHERIFF DYCHES GOVERNOR APPOINTS FORMER- SHERIFF TO POST. Presbyterian Church Services. . The public Is cordially invited to attend the regular preaching services at the local Presbyterian Church at 8:00 o’clock Sunday night. The pas tor, Dr. Pratt, will preach. the sincere sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at II o’clock at the Double Ponds Church near Black- ville by the Rev. Mr. Payne and his body was laid to rest by the grave of his wife, who passed away last Octo ber. April 25, 1932. Hon. John E. Rankin, House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Rankin: In writing further along the line* of my last letter to you, I wish to state that I have just read the speech of the Honorable H. P. Fulmer of South Carolina on “Tax on Jute.” I also noticed that in the Congressional Record you asked this question of Mr. Fulmer: “Do you help the Southern .cotton growers by imposing a penalty of $35,000,000 on them?” I do not think you have given this question the stqdy and attention it de serves, for when you state that this is a penalty of $35,000,000 on r the Southern cotton grower, I hdteve you have not taken into consideration the fact that this tax on jute will more than likely kill the sale of jute in the United States, as it will put cotton on a competitive basis with jute in price and will result in the use of three to four million bales of cotton per year over and above the present annual use. As for the tax or revenue gained from this tax, it would not be upon the South alone but would be over the whole United States, and certainly cotton has a right to be protected a.* well as any other crop raised in the United States. —f v- It is a fact beyond question that jute, a product of India, is the great est enemy the cotton industry has and unless we do pla%e a tax on jute, it is only a matter of time until we will pile up such an unwieldly cotton sur plus that the South can never recover from this present depression, while if we do place a tax on jute which will result in the use of three to four mil lion bales more annually than we are now using, then the South will cer tainly gain in a difference of over 3c. J>er pound upward on the price of their cotton, and this extra consumption would soon wipe out all the surplus we sentatives who have jute mills in their district when they oppose the Net Weight Bill and this tax on jute, but it certainly seems to me that any Southern Congressman who has the welfare of his people at heart should support both bills. I have sent to Mr. Fulmer cards signed by some of the most prominent and successful cotton growers in the State of Mississippi, pledging themselves to the use of cotton wherever possible and asking their Congressman to support the Fulmer Net Weight Bill and the tax on jute. The*e cards are in direct refutation of the statement made by Mr. T. N. Heffernan, of the Riverside Jute Mills, Augusta, Ga., when he stated that the cotton farmer didn’t Want this legislation. I might add here that Mr. Heffernan is heavily in terested in jute and not the Southern cotton farmer. This i* the same man who last year published an article statin^ as follows: “For many years there has been much talk of the sub stitution of cotton for jute, which l* a product of India. With an idea of overcoming this we have developed a bagging composed of 60 per cent cot ton and 40 per cent, jute.” With an idea of overcoming what? Doesn’t he plainly state “the substitution of cotton for jute”? This should cer tainly show you where this man stands. We know, of course, that the jute interests are going to fight the use of cotton bagging, cotton sacks and other cotton products in every way possible and we of the South earnestly beg and request that our Congressmen stJffich solidly behind cotton. pranking you for your interest and attention and hoping to have you pledge support of this tax and Net Weight Bill, I am, Yours very truly, L. A. Hart Don. Williston-Elko to Open September 1 ■ ■■ ■ * Strong Corps of Teachers Will Be Under the Direction of Supt. C. K. Ackerman. Loans made to farmers this year by the Secretary of Agriculture act ing pusuant to the Act of Congr« 3 3 creating the Reconstruction 'Financ? Corporation are due November 30, 1932. Unpaid balances of loans made in prior years by the Farmers’ Seed Loan Office-of the Department of Agriculture are , past due, except where a renewal mortgage has been given, in which cases they are due on November 30, 1932. It is hoped thate the?e loans will be paid' on or before their due date; however, in order to assist farmers in the orderly maketing of this crcp, borrowers who desire to do so may store their cotton with Federal licens ed warehouses or place it in a pool with Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association. Where stored in Federal licensed warehouses, cotton must be classed as to grade and staple by Federal licens ed graders, and must be insured. Warehouse receipts must be made in the name of the borrower and be en dorsed by the borrower to the Secre tary of Agriculture and forwarded with the insurance policies by the warehouse to the regional office to bs held as collateral, accompanied by an agreement signed by the warehouse and the borrower acknowledging writ ten instructions issued by the bor rower to the warehouse and the Sec retary of Agriculture to sell all cot ton stored by the borrower upon r,uch date as the borrower may determine, or when 80 per cent of the market price of cotton, less any accrued charges for* storage, etc., so stored fails to equal the full amount of the indebtedness of the borrower to tho Secretary of Agriculture; and that the warehousemen or the Secretary of Agriculture will sell all cotton not already sold on March 1, 1933 and transmit from the proceeds to the Secretary of Agriculture, the amount of the debt due to the Secretary of Agriculture. When cotton is placed with the Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Associa tions, it must be classed and certified as to grade and staple by Federal licensed graders and insured and stored subject to the lien of the Secretary of Agriculture. This cot ton may be placed in an optional pool accompanied by an agreement signed by the cooperative and the borrower acknowledging written instructions issued by the borrower to the cooper ative to sell all cotton stored by him upon such date as the borrower may determine, or when 80 per cent of the market price of cotton, leas the accrued charge for storage, etc., so stored fails to equal the full amount of the indebtedness of the borrower lo the Secretary of Agriculture and that the coo peat ive will sell all cot ton not already sold in the optional pool on March 1, 1933, and transmit from the proceeds to the Secretary of Agriculture the amount of the debt to the Secretary of Agriculture and the balance to the borrower; or the cotton may be placed in a seasonal pool with an agreement that the cotton must be soldi on or before May 1, 1933. It i s understood that all c64tbn stored in either a Federal licensed warehouse or with the Cotton Grow ers’ Cooperative Association is the property of the borrower subject to the lien of the Secretary of Agricul ture and i» placed there only as col lateral to secure the lien The policy of thi s office will be. to allow the borrower the use of cotton seed to pay for picking, ginning, bagging, ties, etc. Where the buyer Was Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Barnwell Coonty from 1908 to 1919. Capt. J. B. (“Jack”) Morris for mer Barnwell County sheriff and for the past seveal months a member of the State constabulary, has been ap pointed sheriff of Barnwell County to fill the unexpired term of Boncil H. Dyches, who died Monday night, Charles H. Gerald, secretary to the governor,, announced Tuesday after noon. Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, who is away from Columbia on a vacation, notified his secretary of the appointment by telegraph. Captain Morris was sheriff of Barnwell County for about ten years. While sheriff he led the famous Rich ard Henry Austin man hunt and suc ceeded in capturing this desperado in the Savannah River swamps after the negro had killed several white, men. He was appointed on the gover nor’s constabulary May 1, this year, and has rendered very efficient ser vice. He filed bond for his new of fice and qualified yesterday (Wednes day). The governor also announced through his secretary that no one would be named to fill the vacancy on the constabulary, as funds avail able for the remainder of the yepr would not justify it. . Hiers RecommAided for Corcaer. ' N. A. (“Nick”) Hiers, of the Her cules section, has been recommended for the office of Coroner to succeed the late Coroner D. P. Lancaster, who died Tuesday morning. Mr. Hiers is a farmer and has always taken an ac tive interest in politics, although ho* has never sought a public office. Ho holds some sort of a record for at tendance at campaign meetings in the county and remarked a few days ago that he has been forced to go over to Bamberfe County this summer for that form of entertainment. It is understood that he will probably be a candidate for the full term. The WillLston-Elko school system will begin the 1932-33 session Thurs day, September 1st, at 9 o’clock, un der the superintendency of Prof. C. K. Ackerman, who is entering his third year as superintendent of the fleets to sell his cotton and pay the system. Of interest to h's many friends throughout the county D the announcement that Prof. Horace J. Crouch, former county superintendent of education, will be at ♦be head of the grammar school departments, while Prof. P. N. .Wise will have charge of the Elko grammar school for the third session Other members of the faculty in now hate on hand. I might tlso state. dude Prof. M. M. Player, Prof. John here that if the world sees that the Miley, Mias Wyatt, Miss Hattie New- United States has a chance of using up this tremendous surplus, they will immediately begin baying cotton and we will have an upward trend in price* at once. I can readily understand the atti tude of a few of the Southern repre- som and Miaa Stevenson. Special entrance examinations will be given those pupils who partly failed during the last school year and who were permitted by the school au thorities Ur attempt to regain lost ground during the summer. ■proceeds from such sales to the Sec retary of Agriculture to apply on his account and the cotton seed will pot pay for picking, ginning, bagging and ties, he will be allowed to deduct for this purpose not to exceed 4-5 of one cent per pound of lint cotton in addi tion to the feed. Where cotton is placed with a da- operative association the cooperative will not be permitted to make their regular advances and *PPlg same on loans unless they pay Hit loan in full, except where the cotton seed will not pay for picking, ginning, bag® ging and ties, the cooperative associa tion will be permitted to make an ad® vane* for this purpose of not to ex ceed 4-5 of one cent per pound of lint Atwater Kent Audition. x v The sixth National Radio Audition, sponsored bby the Atwater Kent Foundation, will be held during 1982. Its aim is to discover America’s most promising young voices and to pro vide vocally talented young men and women with opportunities for recog nition, advancement and reward, ac cording to'Mrs. Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell. The five young men and five young women who advance through their lo cal, state and district auditions to qualify for the national finals will re ceive cash prizes as follows, based up on their rating in that event: First Place Winners (one young man and one young woman), $5,000 each.. Second Place Winners, $1,000 each. Remaining six runners-up, $500 each. South Carolina’s local auditions will be held in the various districts * into which the State has been divided. The State chairman is Mrs. W. B. poole, of 415 West Prentiss Avenue, preenville, and prospective contest ants desiring to know the name of their respective district chairman mag secure this information from Mrs. Poole. The District Chairman for Edge field, Aiken, Saluda, Barnwell, Allep- dale and Hampton Counties is Mrs. Solomon Blatt, of this, city, and she will furnish further details and en rollment blanks to those of her dis trict who wish to entef thi* contest. In the near future a chairman will he elected for each of these counties fa order that * closer contact mag he made. Advertise fa in addition to the any Ben has been filed against ft crop rower tetbe lienef th» the