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I V. i iO- 7 // -r# , ■ . - CmiMlldatod Jap* 1, 192ft. VOLUME LI ey* THE omaAL NEWSPAPER OP BARNWELL COUNTY. / M Ju«t Like a Member of the l»y M BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932 V NUMBER 1C. LEADERSHIP IN SENATE / / SHIFTS TOWARDS BYRNES SOUTH CAROLINIAN CLOSE TO / * PRESIDENT-ELECT. His Importance in Party Councils Is Overshadowing That of Senator Robinson. Former Governor Dies in Columbia Thomas G. McLeod, Critically 111 for Days, Passed Away Quietly Sunday Afternoon. Many Pleas of Guilty Made Here This Week Court of General Sessions Convened Monday Morning With Judge • Stoll Presiding. A v V Wants Expenditures Cut About One-third Budget Committee Favors Drastic •• r Pruning in State Expenditures. —Total la $6,485,000. Washington, Dec. 9.—The Washing ton News, in a signed story today by Ruth Finney, carried the stor'y that Senator James F. Byrnes may sup plant Senator Joseph Robinson, of Arkansas, as Democratic floor leader. This story said in part: “A quiet unacknowledged shift in the senate' leadership of the Demo cratic party has taken place since election: •‘Joseph T: Robinson, floor leader for the last five years, still retains his titular authority, but the first week of the winter session ha s made evident the growing importance in party councils of another who is closer to President-elect Roosevelt. “Thi 3 man is a newcomer in the senate, a comparative youngster, who has served there for only one ses sion, though he was an important member cf the house for 14 year's. He is James F. Byrnes of South Caro lina, who occupies one of the rear seats reserved for neophyte s in the senate, but sits virtually at the head of the table in party councils. “Robinson has had two conferen ces with the press since his return to Washington, one of them immediately after his visit to Warm Springs. At both these conferences, Byrnes has sat with him, listening and interspers ing occasional remarks of his own.” “When Roosevelt and his party passed through Washington this week it was Byrne? whom Professor Ray mond Moley, closest adviser to-Roose velt, sought out, and the two were to gether during Moley’s brief stay on Capitol hill. . “Byrnes, himself has had numerous conferences with Roosevelt since elec tion and before election was with him during his tour cf the South. “Byrnes first proposed the plan, adopted in Democratic conferences thi s week, of refusing to confirm all appointees of President Hcover dur ing the recess of congress and the remainder of hi? term, who might thus retain office beyond next March 4th. “Hi s new, unofficial position is ap parently satisfactory to a majority of his party members, and the change has been kept frcm becoming ito apparent by Senator Huey Long’s continued attacks on the leadership of Robinson. “One of the reasons why Robinson is being pushed gently into the back ground is thought to be his attitude on repeal of the 18th amendment.” Thomas Gordon McLecd, twice governor of Sout^h ’Carolina and long an influential figure in the politic? of the State, died at his residence in Columbia Sunday afternoon about 1:40 o’clock after an illness cf seven months. Fcr days he had lain at the portal? of death, hi s life despaired of by physicians and members of the family alike, and when he passed a- way in the t stillness of Sunday after- ndcn it wlg a? one falling asleep, so quiet was his going. At the time of his death, the former governor was district manager of'the Life and Casualty Company, of Nash ville, Tenn., and was also legal ad viser of the company in this State. Ex-Governor McLeod was born in Sumter County, December 17, 1868, and spent his boyhood about his fath er's farm. He attended the schools of the community and in 1892 was graduated from Wofford College with an A. B. degree. He later studied law at the University of Virginia, be ginning the practice of his profession at Bishopville in 1903. He became a member of the house cf representa tives from Sumter County in 1901 and when Lee County was formed a few years later from a part of Sum ter he became the first senator from the new county. In 1907 he was elect ed lieutenant governor and served two terms I in that capacity. He wa s elect ed govErncr in 1922 and was re-elect ed in 1924. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the Washington Street Methodist Church in Columbia, following which the body wa? taken to Bishopville for interment. The former governor is surived by his widow, two sons, a daughter, one sister and four brothers. Twenty Attend Demonstration. W. D. Still. -The many fiiends cf W. D. Still were grieved to hear of his death, which occurred at his home in the Reedy Branch section on Wednesday, November 30th, Although he had been in ill health for several years, his death was sudden and unexpected. Mr. Still wa s 81 years and seven months of age. Many years ago he married Miss Maizilla Aldrich, and one son, Levy Still, of the Hercules sec- The December term of the Court of General Sessions convened here Mon day morning with Judge P. H. Stoll presiding. Very good progress has been made in the trial of cases, most of the defendants pleading guilty. Up to Wednesday ifiioming the follow- t ing cases had been disposed of: William Kimbrough, housebreaking and larceny, pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years at hard labor. Kim brough also entered a plea of guilty on a like charge in another case and wa? sentenced to two years at hard labor, the two sentences to run con currently. Bennie Sanders pleaded guilty to the first and second counts of an in dictment charging housebreaking and larceny and receiving stolen good? and was sentenced to two years at hard labor. David Jerry entered a plea of guil ty to the first and second counis of an indictment charging housebreaking and larceny and receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to seven months at hard labor. Paul White, alias Merty White, pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery and larceny and was sentenced to three years at hard labor. Elzie Little and Henry Anderson, charged with housebreaking and lar ceny, pleaded guilty and each was sentenced to 18 months at hard labor. James Weaver pleaded guilty to a charge of housebreaking and larceny and was sentenced to one year at hard laber. Hannah Frederick, was convicted of larceny and was sentenced to three months in the Barnwell County jail. In the case of Broadus and Duffie Hoover, charged with larceny and re ceiving stolen goods, the former plead ed guilty to the first count of the in dictment and the latter pleaded guilty to the second cunt, each being sen tenced to serve two years at hard la bor, the sentence to be suspended if the defendants left the State within 48 hours; should they ever return to the State, said sentence to be im posed. J. C. Bazemore was acquitted cf charge of larceny. Alberta Sanders, charged with the murder of Cecil White, was acquitted. Alex Brown was convicted of house breaking and larceny and sentenced to nine months at hard labor. Willie Benton, charged with as sault and battery with intent to kill, was found guilty of assault and bat tery of a high and aggravated nature OVER TWO HUNDRED MEN EMPLOYED IN BARNWELL J. M. Farrell Passes— 1 barnwell county relief After Long Illness The budget commission of South Carolina recommends that expendi- tpres for all department? of the State government for 1933 be $6,485,000, ac cording to a statement made last night by Governor Blackwood. The estimated revenues for 1933 is approximately $6,500,000, the gover nor said, and the figure, $6,485,000 fepiesents as nearly a balanced budget as can be arrived at at the present time. When the committee set up $6,485,- 000 for the general assembly to con sider it made a recommendation lower by far than any cf those in recent years. In 1932 the total of the appro priation bill was approximately 49*- 400,000. True the revenue for 1932 will not be able to meet the appropria tions for that year, from present in dications, but that was the appropria tion as approved by the general as sembly. Just where the pruning shares were applied most vigorously the governor did not say. Nor did he care to say how much was recommended for the State hospital, nor for The Citadel, nor for the State university, nor for Win- throp, nor for any particular depart ment. For 1932 the appropriation for the State hosptia! wa s $800,000, for the State university $312,000, for Winthrop $292,000, for The Citadel $175,000. The recommendations of the bud get commission go to the members of | the general assembly and they are used by the ways and means commit tee in preparing the general appro priations bill. The figures in the budget do not have to be adopted; they are merely recommendations. The budget committee has practi cally completed its work. It plans to go over the figures once more for checking up purposes. Members of the budget commission are Governor Blackwood, chief budget officer; S. M. Ward, chairman of the senate finance committee; Neville Bennett, chairman of the house ways and means committee. COUNCIL FUNCTIONS. V Funeral Services Held Thursday Morning for Widelyy^opjar Mer chant and Fanner. All of Barn we'1 County was sad dened Wednesday when it became known that John M. Farrell, one of Blackville’g most prominent and popu lar merchants and farmers, had died at hfs home in that town. Mr. Farrell was a son of the late Patrick W. Farrell, pioneer merchant, and he succeeded his father in business. He was a man of sterling qualities, polish ed manners and upright character, and he contributed both time and money to the upbuilding of hi 8 town-. Of a kind an< i generous nature, he never turned a deaf ear'to the plea of those in less fortunate circum stances. A striking characteristic wa s hjs dynamic energy. Several months ago he suffered an attack of illness from which he never fully recovered and while it was known that he was in ill health, the news of his death came a? a great shock to his hundred s of friends throughout the county and the State at large. He was a member of the Catholic faith. Funeral services were conducted at the Sacred Heart Church in Blackville at ten o’clock Thursday morning, a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and sympathetic friends gathering to I pay their last tribute of respect. In terment followed in the Blackville cemetery. Acute Unemployment Situation Re lieved and Weekly Payroll Will V Stimulate Business. Barnwell has presented a very busy, bustling "appearance this week, flue to the combination of “court week.” and a large crew of laborers, both white and black, at work under the direction of the Barnwell County Relief Council. Bright and early Monday morning several score men and about 40 teams reported for work, and by noon the number of foremen and laborers had reached 215 and the number of teams 48. This large crew was busily at work hauling flirt and day three different section* of the dt and filling in the public square in the rear of the Court House. Much of the dirt is being hauled from Wash ington Street, which is being graded preparatory to sand-clay surfacing. Clay is also being hauled from the street back of the Court House square and from the town property near the swimming pool. One crew of foremen and laborers wili work from Monday morning to Wednesday night and will be replaced Thursday morning wilh a new set of men, thus providing work for several hundred laborers weekly. It was reported here Monday that 28 laborers, all white, had been given jobs at Blackville, and with employ ment to be had in Williston and the other towns of the county the number Mr. Farrell, who was 59 years of of men at work wiU Probably be be- age and unmarried, is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Milner, of Aiken, Miss Marie Farrell and Mrs. John O’Gorman, of Blackville; a nephew, Farrell O’Gorman, of Blackville, and four nieces, Mrs. L. J. Connelly, of Blackville, Mrs. V. G. Dorr, of Au gusta, Sister Eleanor O’Gorman, of {Baltimore, Md., and Sister Christine O’Gorman, of Petersburg, Va. COTTON ESTIMATE HIGHER Government Report cf Thursday Far Above That of Month Ago. tion, survives this union. Following the death of his first wife, Mr. Still j and sentenced to serve six months at About 20 people witnessed the meat cutting demonstration by J. R. Haw kins, Clemson College livestock spec ialist, in Barnwell Saturday morning. The importance of properly slaugh tering hogs so that good bleeding will result; cleanljnes s in handling meat, cutting the carcass so that satisfac tory curing will ensue, with an at tractive product for market, and also a curing method and formula were brought out by Mr. Hawkins during the demonstration. Preparing a standard product for market, the ad visability of canning pork and the making of good quality sausage v/ere also emphasized by him. Through the efforts'of the farm and home agents the services of Mr. Haw kins were secured at this season when the farmer s are turning their atten tion to their winter meat supply so that they might profit by the timely information given by a specialist in this line. Christmas Greens. The custom of hanging evergreens in the house during the Yuletide ori ginally had a purpose beyond that of decoration. In olden days each kind of evergreen was believed to confer special blessings on those who passed beneath its boughs. To pass under holly insured good fortune throughout the year, bay meant victory, while laurel was supposed to impart a spirit of beauty and poetry.—Missouri Farmer. Advertise in The People-Sentinel married Miss . Carolina Nix, who "Survives ^im, ^together wkh five scn s and two daughters, as fellows: Arthur and Pierce Still, of Elko; Aiken Still, cf Blackville; Berry and Clause Still, of near Barnwell; Mrs. Furman Black, of Blackville, and Mrs. C. C. Black, of the Reedy Branch section. One brother and three sis ters also survive: F. S. Still, of near Barnwell; Mrs. C. F. Carter, cf Barn well; Mrs. Katie Creech, of Metter, Ga., and Mrs. Mary Collins. He also Jcaves 41 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren, all of whom have the sincere sympathy of many fiiends in their bereavement. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon, December 1st, at the Friendship Baptist Church by the Rev. D. W. Heckle and interment took place immediately afterwards in the Friendship Churchyard. The pall bearers were grandsons: Fabian, Vel- po, Bernice, Ralph, Shelley and Em mett Still. Many beautiful flowers covered his last resting place. - - — i— “A MERRY CHRISTMAS,” AS OTHER NATIONS SAY IT ABOUT OLD SANTA CLAUS, CHILDREN’S PATRON SAINT The dictionary merely tells you that Santa Claus is a contraction of Saint Nicolas (see Nicolas, Saint). A turning of the pages reveals tween 500 and 600. This should go a long way towards relieving the un employment situation in Barnwell County, providing a weekly payroll that shoul^ stimulate business throughout the county. Evidently there are not very many able-bodied white men in an<) around Barnwell in need of or desiring em ployment, as it is understood that of the 215 laborers employed here Mon day, only some 30 or 40 are white men, this number including the foremen on the jobs. Manner of Employing Labor. The manner in which the relief em ployment in thi? county is to be car- ried out by the local relief council is that;as follows: 1. In the employment of labor. This i s how the nations cf the world express the wish “A Merry Christ mas”: France, Bon Noel; China, Tin Hao Nian; Portugal, Boas Festas; Japan, Kinga Shinnen; Turkey, Ichok Yilara; Hungary, Boldog Karacsonyi Unnipeket; Greece, Chrystovjena; Croatia, Sretan Bozic; Holland, Een Vroolijk Kerstmis; Spain, Felices Pas- cuas; Germany, Froehliche Weilnach- tan; Sweeden, Glad Julen; Italy, Fel ice Natale; Rumania, Cracium Felici- tiune; Bohemia, Vesele Vanoce; Po land, Wesolych Swiat; Denmark Glaedelig Jul. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentine 1 hard labor or pay a fine of $100. / Wednesday afternoon the Court be gan the trial of (the case of Jchn Hogg and George Prtples, charged with the murder' of Paul H. Owens. True Bills. The following is a list of the True Bills found by the Grand Jury: Henry Anderson and Elzie Little, housebreaking and larceny. Willie C. Abney and A'ex Brown, housebreaking and larceny. J. C. Bazemore, larceny and receiv ing stolen goods. Hannah Frederick, larceny. Duffie and Broadus Hoover, larceny and receiving stolen goods. David Jerry, housebreaking and lar ceny. William Kimbrough, housebr'eaking and larceny (2 cases). Richard Robinson, violation of the prohibition law. Bennie Sanders, housebreaking and larceny and receiving stolen goods. Paul White, alias M^rty White, rob-) bery and larceny. James Weaver, housebreaking and larceny. Essie Williams, murder* Boyd Sanders, assault and battery with intent to kill. Willie Benton, assault and battery with intent to kill. Jim Rountree, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying con cealed weapons. Viola and Lawton Small s and Cooter Wiggins, housebreaking and larceny and receiving stolen goods. Rufus Parish and Madie Jeffcoat, assault and battery with intent to kill. Antney Dicks, assault and battery with intent to kill (2 cases.) John Hogg and George Peeples, murder. Henry and Broadus Hoover, larceny and receiving‘stolen goods (2 cases.) Washington, Dec! 8 Myrn nr Smvr- United State? cotton crop was esti-j na in Asia Minor about 300 A. D. He mated today by the department of i was the patren saint of old Russia and agriculture at 12,727,000 bales, an in- 1 wa? believed to offer special protec- crease of 760,000 bales over the No-^ tion and" comfort to “sea-faring men, vember 1, forecast. {thieves, virgins and children.” His af- Explaining the increase, the de-Section for children was based on the partment said it was due partly to assertion that he brought back to life better yields per acre in all the major three schoolboys who had been mur- prcducing State s and also to the factldered. An encyclopedia attributes the Hies dependent upon them consideration is to be FIRST give! married men who have large families dependent upon them. 2. Single men who have large families dependent upon them, such a? fathers, mothers, brothers and sis ters unable to work. 3. Married men with small fam- that early reports of acreage planted to cottorf were unduly low. The estimate was of December 1. The total crop last year was 17,096,000 bale? and in 1930 it was 13,932,000. The average yield per acre was esti- name,by which he is known in Ameri ca to the early Dutch settlers whor called him' San. Nicholas. But it little matters whether he be known as Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, or a dozen other names, mated at 162.1 pounds compared with for the presence of his spirit on this 201.2 last year. ’ j climax holiday of the year i s the im- The yield is estimated at 162.1 portant thing. It enters every home pounds per acre, compared with 155.2, in the feur corners of Christendom pounds indicated a month ago and and touches the hearts cf all the men 201.2 pounds produced last year. and women in them. Moreover, it is Revised figures cf the 1932 crop were | essentially the spirit of childhood, the announced shewing the acreage in freshness, the courage, and the eager- cultivation July 1 to have been 38,- ( ness of young lives. Saint Nicholas 327,000 acres and that left for havvest | may seem old, but he has none cf the a s 37,589,000 acres, with a total aban-1 fears, regrets or prejudices of age. donment of 1.7 per cent after July 1.1 He and his children stand on the The estimate of production for threshold of the world. Their banner South Carolina was 695,000 bales and is good will and their goal is peace. of Texas 4,443,000 bales. LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS. Ulmers, S. C., Dec. 5. 1932. Dear Santa Claus:— * I hope you can get a toy for every one. I want a cap, a stool, a tea set, a dress, a doll and some fruit. I want some toys for Walter and Sara Ruth too. I want you to bring mama something too. Bring me some nuts and candy, apples, oranges. Don’t forget your little girl, Mary Lucile Creech. Barnwell, S. C., Dec. 11, 1932. Dear Santa Claus:— It seem s like I can’t wait till Christ mas day. I want you to bring me a doll, fruit and fire works. I go to school in Barnwell, I am eight years old, and in the third grade. My teacher is Miss Virginia Hutto. Your little girl, Laura Mildred Sanders. 47'’ Sfhgte men with no State Senator Edgar A. Brown said yesterday that it is expected that funds for the relief of unemplojinaiit in Barnwell County will be availaUa for the next two months and that the work will be extended into every section cf the cdunty. ~ Considerable time is required to set up the ma chinery in a project of this kind and get everything working smoothly. He wishes to assure the people of the county, however, that no section will be slighted and the organization w3l be extended just as rapidly as possi ble. To Present Baskets to Needy. So this day, dedicated to the mem ory of the birth of a child, belongs to all children. It i s their carols, their laughter, their happiness which makes it sweet. And we older folk should on this day at least share theif kindness, their tolerance, their purity and their Saint Nicholas.—The Boston Herald. Week of Prayer Observed. The Women’s Missionary Society of the local Baptist Church observed the regular December Week cf Prayer by holding an all day service at the church last Tuesday. Each Circle had charge of a part of the program and some interesting fact* relative to the work of the denomination were brought out. At the noon hour a lunch was served. About twenty-five ladies attended this meeting and much in terest was shown in the work. The members cf the Young People’s department ef the local Baptist Church will give Christmas basket* to two needy families of the community in stead of having the regular monthly social meeting. All members who have not contributed to thia fond art asked to hand their contributions to Mrs. B. W. Sexton or Dodson Stiff within the next few days. The de partment officers are especially aax- iou* that all members attend Sunday School next Sunday. Y i » ♦ Baptist Ckarch Services. Dr. C. A. Jones, of Columbia, udS spend this week-end in Barnwull and while here he will preach one at his usual good sermons Sunday aaonriaff at 11:30 o’clock in the Barnwell Bap tist Church. Every ntember i* ially requested and the public is • dially invited to attend. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. ADVERTISE in The jj«a£