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— Several Sales Made by Master in Equity Total of Transactions Here Monday Amount to Approximately Thirty Thousand Dollars. Sales of real estate made here Mon day by G. M. Greene, Esq., Master in Equity, totaled approximately $30,- 000 and in practically every instance the property was bought in by or for the plaintiff. Very good prices were bid, however, due no doubt to the operation of the law passed at the last session of the general assembly, which requires the Master to wait 30 days for any higher bids. - The sales made Monday are as fol lows: W. B. Cassels, administrator, vs. Mrs. Ellen G. Cassels, et al., seven tracts of land, all of which were bought by Cassels and Co., as .follows: Tract No. 1, $500; No. 2, $100; No. 3, $65; No. 4, $600; No. 5, $50; No. 6, $100; No. 7, $100. First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank vs. Jessie M. Hair, 75 acres of land, bought by B. D. Carter, attor- new, for $1,775. First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank vs. Edward W. Black, et al., 193.4 acres, bought by B. D. Carter, attorney, for $5,075. Fitst Carolina^ Joint Stock Land Bank vs. Floride C. Sexton 359 acres, bought by the plaintiff for $3,750. First Carolina.s Joint Stock Land Bank vs. Margaret E. Still, tract of land in Blackville township, bought by the plaintiff for $10,975. First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank vs. Walter Tate Willis, Jr., 528 acres, bought by the plaintiff for $4,975. H. L. O’Bannon vs. G. P. Hogg, et al, 48.46 acres in Barnwell town ship, bought by the plaintiff for $500. H. L. O’Bannon vs. J. H. Still, Jr., 58 acres in George’s Creek Township, bought by the plaintiff for $500. T. G. Tarver, receiver of the Bank of Western Carolina, vs G. C. Kemp, two horses sold for $400 each. Results Declared by Executive Committee Official Returns Give James T. Still a Majority of 73 Votes Over His Opponent. The members of the Barnwell Coun ty Democratic Executive Committee met at the Court House in Barnwell Thursday at noon for the purpose of canvassing the return* and declaring the remits of the third primary elec tion, which was held September 27th for the purpose of nominating a can- , didate to succeed the late Coroner D. P. Lancaster. Only one change wa.* made in the unofficial tabulation as published 9 in The People-Sentinel last week, Mr. Still’s vote at Hilda being 122 in stead of 123, thereby reducing his majority over S. H. Ussery, of Barn well, to 73 vote*. The treasurer also distributed checks to pay the managers and clerks for the three primaries at Thursday’.s meeting. The checks were drawn in favor" of the county executive committeemen at the vari ous precincts and the money will be -iaisbursed by them to the managc‘rs and clerks. The county chairman, Col. Edgar A. Brown, and the secretary, B. P. Davje*, take this opportunity of thanking the executive committeemen for" their splendid cooperation during the past several weeks in helping to conduct the several primary elections and also in attenidng to the various other matters incident thereto. Stolen Auto Ketcivered. A* Ford coach belonging to J. Buist Grubbs, local Chevrolet dealer, was stolen from in front cf his residence in Barnwell Friday night, the car being located the following day by Sheriff J. B. Morris at the Kins?y Auto Wrecking Co., in Augusta. Of ficers of the company claim that they purchased the machine, for $50. J; C. Bazemore, young white man, of Barnwell, was arrested by Sheriff Morris and lodged In the Barnwell County jail, charged with the theft. Bazemore, however, denies any con nection with or knowledge of the al leged crime. Stanley Brown, of Blackville, was a business visiter here Monday. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know ilhd Others You Don’t Know. Locals Win Opening Grid Season Contest Defeat Walterboro Wildcats Here on Friday Afternoon After Getting Off to a Bad Start. Small and unenthusia.stic crowds listening to broadcasts of the world “serious” through the medium of a loudspeaker placed in a second-story window of Lemon Bros.’ store. . . The Rev. W. A. Betts, of Bamberg, remarking that The People-Sentinel and The Bamberg Herald are two of the neatest and best-printed weeklies in the State. . . C. C. Zorn, of Barnwell route 1, joining The Peo ple-Sentinel’s family ^ of satisfied readers after a lapse of two years and remarking that he just “can’t do without his county paper any longer.” . . . A local World War Veteran with high hepes thht the soldiers will get their bonus under the incoming national Democratic administration, headed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. . . Prof. D. Hoye Ear- gle, cf Lancaster County, remarking that his baby boy is a “howling suc cess,*’ by virtue of which he has dub bed him “The Prince of Wails.” . . Lloyd A. Plexico and W. P. Morris baqk from a ^leep-sea fishing trip near Wilmington, N. C., and report ing plenty of luck. . . A local fill ing .station operator displaying in his show window a card with this dire threat: “Buy from us or we’ll vote for Hoover.” . . Window cards adveitising the first dance of the fall at the B. and B. Hall, with Hod Wil liams and his orchestra furnishing syncopated rhythm for the devotees of Terpsichore. . . The county treasurer’s office receiving $168 from Barnwell County taxpayers Saturday, first day that the tax books were op ened. . . Lloyd Plexico leaving for Atlanta to take part in the motor boat races. Mayor C. G. Fuller out again after being confined to his home for several days with an atack of flu. . . . C. Keys Sanders, of Blackville, driving a new Essex car. . . Reports that birds (meaning partridges) are quite plentiful this year, in many instances two ?. tveys being raised by the parent birds. . . Hayne Dychefc, of the Hercules section, remarking that he is going to plant some wheat and in the future will follow' more than ever the practice ,cf living at home and boarding at the same place. He is convinced that this is the only way to find that corner behind which prosperity is supposed to be hiding. The editor of The People-Sentinel remarking that he got a couple of Stills this week—E. Dodson Still, of Barnwell, and W7 S. Still, of Black ville, being added to this paper’s family of satisfied readers. The lat ter is a grand-nephew of Barnwell County’s eoroner-elecfr, James T. Still. - Mr. aod Mrs. J. 1. Hutto, ’of, tjb Double Ponds section, who were ' in Bamw’ell on three important missiohs: To pay their taxes, to get r egistra- tion certificates and, last, but by no means least, to subscribe to The Peo ple-Sentinel. . . Supt. G. F. Posey, of the Blackville schools, remarking that his school’s football team proba bly set up some sort of a record last year w’hen they made only one first down during the entire season and that against an eleven that defeated his boys 73 to 0. The Barnwell high school football team defeated the Walteriboro Wild cats, 13 to 6, on the local field Friday afternoon in the opening game of the season. The visitors .showed con siderable power when they recovered a Barnwell fumble shortly after the game started and drove over their* 1st and only touchdown in the first few minutes of play. The try for extra point failed. The locals then took the offensive and soon went into the lead, 7 to 6. There was no more scoring until near the close of the game when the visitors staged a last-minute drive. In a desperate effort to snatch the game from the fire, the Wildcats tried a pa^s, which was intercepted by Lemon on the loals’ 15-yard line, the Barnwell boy racing behind beauti ful interference 85 yards for a touch down. f The game ended shortly thereafter with the score: Barnwell 13; Walterboro 6. Friday’s game showed Coach W. R. Price a number of weak spots that he will endeavor to strengthen for Friday’s contest with the Carlisle Fitting School eleven. Carlisle de feated Orangeburg a couple of weeks ago 13 to 0, and Barnwell will go into the game rated as the under dog. They are prepared, however, to put up a scrappy fight. In commenting on tomorrow’* game with Carlisle, Coach Price said: “Carlisle, which is coached by Joe Kennedy, of Williston, has a sirong team, having defeated Orangeburg 13 to 0 a couple of weeks ago. The Barnwell line-up ha* been shifted considerably and >1 is believed that the change will result in a much better team. J. Hogg, 190-lb, has been moved to half, and R. Carroll, inter fering guard, has been shifted to the other half. W. A. Hill, tackle, has been converted into an end.” Coach Price gives the following probable line-up: D. Baxley, 1. e.; J. B. Ross, 1. t.; W. Carroll, 1. g.; Billie Davies, c.; M. Holly, r. g.; L. Still, r. t.; W. A. Hill, r. e.; R. Lemon, q. b.; J. Hogg, r. h.; R. Carroll, 1. h.; B. Baxley, f. b. Others who will see service are: J. Bush, r. g.; Sanders, b.; L. Holland, b.; E. G. Cope, utility; Harley, c. Admission will be 40 cent.?, 25 cents and 10 cents Hambrighters Go to Law in Ballot Fight Near Lily-Whites Seek Through Man- darntus to Put G. O. P. Nominees’ Names cn Ballot. Farm Women to Meet. The annual conference cf the Coun cil of Farm Women of the 16 councils of Central District will be held on Saturday, October 8th, at historic In dian Field Camp Ground in Dorches ter County. Mrs. L. C. Chappell, of Lykesland, District Director, will preside. An unusually interesting and in- stnfctive program will be given, in cluding a message from the State President, Mrs. J. Whitman Smith, and most timely discussion of the A. B. C.’s of Taxation in South Caro lina by D. W. Watkins of Clemson College. The President of eaeff of the Coun cil* for the District will be given a report of the work of her Council for the past year. A gavel will be award ed to the Council having the best re port. A gavel will also be given to the Council having the largest num ber .present. AH farm women in the District, whether Council members or not, are urged to be pre^nt, each bringing a light lunch. The husbands also are Annual Meeting of Asparagus Growers Seventeenth Gathering Will Be Held at Williston Next Thursday, October 13th. The 17th annual meeting , of the South Carolina Asparagus Growers Association will be held in Kennedy Hall at Williston next Thursday, Oc tober 13th, beginning at eleven o’ clock, according to an announcement by L. C. Eidson, secretary-treasurer and manager of the organization. An attractively printed invitation has been mailed to all member* of the associa tion and the officers hope that there will be a full attendance. The following program has been arranged for the occasion: Invocation—Rev. W. R. Davis. Address of Welcome—Jas A. Ken nedy. Response—J. H. Courtney. Recognition of Visitor*. Addresses—Dr. W. W. Long and^ aats Audley ,H. Ward. A meeting of the boa id of direc tors will be held at 2:30 p. m. in the association office. Officers of the association 2-e M. C. Kitchings, president, Williston; J. H. Courtney, vice-president, Trenton; L. C. Eidson, sec-treas. and manager, Williston. The association’s motto is: To han dle a quality product; to sell it at a Columbia, Oct. 1.—The Republican- Democrat ballot controversy, bristl ing with conflicting views, today was sent to the South Carolina supreme court for action. This was done when Republican party leaders w^ent before Associate Justice J. ~G. Stabler at St. Matthews asking a writ of mandamus to require the names of both Republican and Democratic candidates be printed on one ballot for the general election. Instead of issuing the writ of man damus Justice Stabler referred the dispute to the full State supreme court. “On account of the importance of the question involved,” he declared, “it is ordered that the whole matter be referred to the supreme court at its next regular term, October 10. . . . for such action by the court as may be deemed proper* by it in its premises.” Nothing Doing, Says Sapp. This action drew from Claud N. Sapp, Democratic State chairman, a vigorous re-statement of his deter mination that both the Republican and Democratic candidates in the election November 8th should not be printed on the same ticket. “They can mandamus us or . . . but so far as I am concerned,” Sapp said, “I am not going to put Republi can candidates’ names on the same ticket with Democratic nominees.” Only a few hours before Dallas A. Gardner, Republican State chairman, had asserted with equal vigor his party was determined that all the candidates should be listed on the same balloit. As he left hi* home in Orangeburg to sign the petition pre sented to Justice Stabler, Gardner said: “I’ll take the matter to the United States supreme court if necessary.” The Republicans, in their petition to Justice Stabler, contended the use of separate ballots for Republican and Democratic candidates, as has been the custom in the past, would destroy “secrecy of the ballot” and violate the State and federal constitutions. Secrecy Plea Made. Use of a single ballot, they held, “is the only method by which abso lute scerecy of the ballot can be main tained.” The position of the Democrats is that since they pay for the ballots on which their nominees are listed, Republican names have no right there. The Republicans countered with a statement that they were willing to pay their share of the ballot ca*t. The petition they presented to Justice Stabler was diiec^ed against W. P. Blackwell, Secretary of State, as “a member of the State board of canvassers and in general charge and control of. the management of the general election” and against the federal elebticn commissioners of the State. Named as plaintiff-petitioners w’ere Gardner; Ml*s Clara Harrigal, Re publican national committeewoman; J. C. Hambright, national committee -man; Miss Elizabeth Hearn, State secretary; C. R. Ruffin and G. J. Cherry. Xlaidner and Cherry are Republican congressional candidates; Miss Har rigal, nominee for the United States senate, and ^Hambright and Cherry, nominees for presidential electors. Justice Stabler directed copies of his order be served on the defend- Citizen of Barnwell Succumbs Saturday William McNab Died at Advanced Age After Long 111 Health. — ~ v Funeral Sunday. William McNab, 82 years of age, one of Barnwell’s oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at his home here Saturday afteroon at five o’clock after several month’s of ill health. Mr. McNab, who was a native of Scotland, came to the United States with his parents in 1853 and settled in New York State, where he attended the public schools and Whitestown Seminary. In 1868 he came to Barn well and stayed for a short while with his parents, who preceded him to this section. After working at Williston and Charleston for several years, he returned to Barnwell in 1878 and, for a number of years, was employed at different times as bookeeper by the late A. P. Manville and the late Col. Mike Brown. Later, he engaged in the mercantile business for himself, retiring froin this line of business activity a num ber of years later to accept a position as auditor of the Carolina Midland Railway, which he held until thi* road was acquired by the Southern Railway in 1898. Mr. McNab was as sistant cashier and afterwards cash ier of the Home Bank of Barnwell £rom 1914 to 1926. After the closing of that institution, he confined his ac tivities to the insurance « business, which he had been conducting in con nection with his other work. Due to his advanced age and failing health, he was forced to retire from active work in 1931. For many years, Mr. McNab was a member of the board of trustees of the Barnwell graded .school and was prominent in fraternal organizations, having been keeper of records and seal of Barnwell Lodge No. 16, K. of P., for 42 years and secretary of Har mony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., for 15 years. He was a steward in the Barnwell Methodist Church, of which he was a consistent member for many years. Mr. McNab is survived by his widow; one son, William E. McNab, of Barnwell; four daughters, Miss Carrie McNab, of Florence, Mrs. G. W. Whitaker, of Williston; Miss Elizabeth McNab, of Barnwell, and Mrs. Hugh Ryan, of Anderson; one sister, Mrs. Hickson, of Chicago, 111., and one brother, Frank McNab, of Los Angeles, Calif., who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at four o’clock at the residence by the Rev. W. E. Wig gins, pastor of the Barnwell Methodist Church, and interment followed in the Barnwell Baptist Churchyard. Aroused Democrats Prepare for Battle Wholesale Registration in’ 1 Barnwell County Shows Revival of Spirit of 187$. u; • t Aroused by the ugly threat of Re publicanism, the Democrats of Bara- well County are showing an interest in the coming general election that has probably not been displayed since the day* of and immediately follow ing Reconstruction, when they wrest ed control of the State government from the negroes and carpet-baggers and restored white supremacy to South Carolina. As a result, the board of registration has been doing a land-office business in issuing reg istration certificates to those who wish to take part on the side of De mocracy in the coming battle of the ballots. Democratic voters have been visit ing the board’s office in droves this week and there seems to be a grim determination to show the Hambright near lily-white party where “to get off” this year. The insistence of the Republicans that their candidates’ names appear on the same ballots with those of the Democratic nomi nees hasn’t helped the G. O. P. cause in old Barnwell County and it is con fidently believed that more Democratic voters will participate in the general election on November 8th than in • many years. This action on the part of the Republicans in South Carolina has had much the same effect as that of waving a red flag before a bull. The true Democrats of the State just can’t forget the hardships and indignities and humiliations to which their forebears were subjected in the years that followed the War Between the States and they are determined that no “rejuvenated,” monkey-gland G. O. P. organization will be given a Chinaman’s chance this year. Mis determination is further bolstered by the past several years of “hard times” and low prices under a Republican mal-administration. Of course, the board is issuing reg- istration certificates to Republicans ^Iso. Some of them are known, while others hope to hide their defection from the Democratic ranks by means of a “secret ballot.” It, therefore, behooves every Democrat in the county to go to the polls on Novem ber 8th and snow the Republicans un der with an avalanche of votes. RIGHT WEIGHT FOR HOGS IS 175 T0 225 POUNDS Literary Scciety Reorganized. Healing Springs, Sept. 30.—The facuity^jand students of the Healing Springs school assembled in the school auditorium Friday afternoon. Sept. 16th, for the purpose of re- * organizing the Hampton Literary Society. After a short but appro priate talk by Principal Lawrence E. fair price; to create”, wide’doming Whit,le ’ thc need and 0 to build up a more efficient organiza- > tion; to help shippers to become pro.*- 1 perous; to give satisfaction to custo mers; to practice a square deal. ADVERTISE i»i The People-Sentinel. invited to attend. Around four or five hundred are expected to attend this conference. The meeting will run from 10:30 to 3:30, with inter- raissicn for lunch. importance of such an organization in the school, the following officers were elected to serve * fqr the fitfst semester of the school term. Mildren Grubbs, president; Vir ginia Cain, vice-president; TheoLott, secretary; Mls s Eva Blume, literary critic; Maggie Buck, treasurer; Helen Odom, orderly critic; Miss Williams, Beulah Whetstone and, Everette Mar tin, program committee. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel Clemson College, Oct. 1.—Visiting recently the Balentine Packing Plant at Greenville where about 1100 South Carolina hog.* had been handled in one week, Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief of the animal husbandry division here, found that some of the hogs were rather light. He thinks this is unfortunate and advl-es feeding to around 200 pounds. “The drought this year cut the corn crop short and some of the farm ers after feeding what corn they had on hand have marketed hogs before they reached .standard weight of 175 to 225 pound*,” Mr. Starkey contin ues. “It is a mistake to market them at less than 175 pounds because of the cut in price per pound. When farmers see that they have more hogs than they have corn to finish it is a good policy to sell a few of the feeder pig^ and feed the balance to approxi mately 200 pounds. The difference in price which they will receive for finished hogs and the light hogs will justify such a procedure. “On the other hand, it frequently happens that farmers have on hand more corn than is necessary to finish the hogs which they have. In this case it is better to buy a few feeder pigs than to feed a few hogs to ex ceptionally heavy weights. Two hun dred pounds is the weight which seems most desirable from the standpoint of the farmer and the packer. The pack er could use them to good advantage considerably heavier but the heavier hogs do net make as economical gains aa do the lighter one May Produce Carrots in the Hilda Section Seventy-Five Farmers Meet and H Crop Discussed.—Committee Is Appointed. Thursday night of last week shoot seventy-five farmers met at the school house at Hilda in the intern* of ^growing carrots for the market. This meeting was called by the county agent to assist farmers in getting to gether to decide what to do. St. Clair Guess, of Denmark, made a talk discussing the possibilities of this crop, stres*ing important points of growing and marketing. The Britt Corporation of Florida expects, to have a packing shed at Denmark and maybe one at Hilda to handle the crop. A committee con-isting of Isadore Hartzog, Aiken Collins and Dnn Dyches was appointed to list those intending to plant and with the county agent assl*t in securing seed, fertilizer, etc. Harry Boylston worked out several home mixtures of fertilizer* for them. Copies of these are in the committee’s hands. He also talked at the meet ing on growing carrots and other fall truck crops, and stressed the im portance of a good acreage of faU grains and seed treatment of oats. —H. Boylston, Co. Agent. ♦ ♦♦ ■■ War Risk Claims Lost. ' Mi •i. i ■ ■-'mM Aiken, Sept. 29.—The first two risk cases against the United States in the present term of federal court here were won by the government today. The case in which Carrie McGrath of Barnwell County, sued for war insurance was ruled out by District Judge Ernest F. Cochran, who held the court had no jurisdiction matter. The jury retur for the government in a case William L. Barber, of County, was the plaintiff.