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THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 19Sf THE EARNWKLL PEOPUMHNTINBL, BARNWBLU SOUTH CAROLINA Nicks QUEENSLAND IS NIT ^ BY 7-YEAR DROUGHT aneO-slom jg/i' AVff.'JtWStWK*, HERE are a tot ot men out Id the lumber camps that aren’t going to get home for Christmas,” Margaret Tomp kins told a group of young tpen and. women. at the country club early In No vember. ‘T want to get a Christmas bag for every one of them. Who’ll promise a Christmas bag?” “I’d like to help,” said Nick Lor- ring, “only thing is I’m green at that sort of thing. Do you suppose you could get someone to make a bag and &ll it it I paid for it?” “Yes; I’ve thought of that,” said Margaret. “I’ve figured out that a -tiice bag can be got up for three dol lars.” A' little later when Nick Lorrlng found Margaret alone he told her he wanted to be responsible for ten of the bags. “I’ll send you the check In the morning.” Margaret pressed Nick’s hand and looked up gratefully into his eyes. ■“You’re the most generous man In the world," she said. Nick yearned to take this oppor tunity to tell Margaret just a little of his ever-increasing love for her, but to dd it now, it seemed, would be to taint with self-interest the tenor of his generosity. The afternoon before Christmas Margaret telephoned to Nick at his office. “I want to tell you, Nick," said Mar garet, “that I filled all the bags and they were so wonderful. Each one cost Just three dollars. Now I find that there is just one left over after all the men at the camp have been supplied. As It is all filled, I can’t return the money, but I thought may- t>e you knew of some poor fellow who might like one.” Nick thought a moment as he held the telephone receiver, ‘i do know i fellow,” said he. “Used to work for us. Then he quit and went to farm ing over in the next county. Sort of a luckless fellow. Suppose I take that bag over to him.” So after the office closing at five, Nick called at Margaret’s for the bag. He planned to drive the fifteen miles to the shack where Barry Smith lived and back before his seven o’clock din ner. The cabin seemed deserted. Nick forced a window and walked In. But Barry was not to be found. Nick felt in his pocket for a match, but matches . he had none. Then he groped around Barry’s room, but was no more suc cessful. So with nearly frozen fingers he undid wrappings from the Christmas bag. opened It and found, md oq*ewn Witlr Skele tons of Sheep and Cattle. Washington.—A seven-year drought afflicts the great central tableland of Queensland, Australia. The land is reported strewn with skeletons of sheep and cattle, and cultivation of crops is halted. ‘Queensland, spreading oven an area more than twenty times that of the state of Maine, is a prosperous state despite a few thousand square miles of rainless region," says a bul letin from the National Geographic society. “North and south Its length is equal ■ to the distance between the tip of the Michigan peninsula and the lati tude of Tampa, Fla. If its eastern coast were placed on the samh longi tude as Washington, D. C., Its west ern border would He near Des Moines, Iowa. Thus its climate ranges from tropical in the—north, nearest the equator, to temperate in the south. “Queensland was an almost un known country until the middle of the last century, and although it has few er than a million Inhabitants, it has grown by leaps and bounds commer cially. Sugar Bowl of Australia. “The region has been called the sugar bowl of Australia for more than $30,000,000 worth of sugar is produced annually on its vast planta tions. It might also rlgfftly be called the banana or pineapple state, for these i fruits thrive, as well as oranges, apricots, peaches, and man goes. Wheat fields produce millions of bushels of grain, and normally 20,- 000,000 sheep and 6,000,000 head of cattle find portions of the country excellent grazing land. Droughts have often visited Queensland. One drought caused the loss of a million sheep and cattle in a single year. “If the traveler takes the word of the Queenslander, there is no finer farming district in the world than Darling Downs «in southern Queens land. Here millions of acres produce fine crops without the aid of fertil izer. It is an endless panorama of healthy orchards, cattle ranches and farms. Corn, wheat and alfalfa grow abundantly. Nine crops of al falfa have been harvested from the Downs in one year. “The city of Toowoomba, with Its fine buildings and residences, reflects the. prosperity of the region. Like an American county seat on court days, it is the congregating point for rural folk who come for amusement and to swap yarns about sheep, cattle, wheat, wool and corn, and the news of the day. “Gold, which has opened up so Biany of the world’s unknown spots, also had a part in Queensland’s early development. Mount Morgan has pro duced more than $123,000,000 worth of the yellow metal and many other mines are producing large quantities. Gold Opened Large Area. “Rockhampton, the mining capital, owes its existence to gold. From a boom town a few decades ago, when it was called the ‘City of Three S’s’— sin, sweat and sorrow—it has become a bustling, well-organized town of some 20,000 Inhabitants. Altogether, Queensland's mines have given up more thnn half y hillinn dnllyirs’ Worth of in the forenoon; at which time and place all known creditors and other person s in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer, of the said petitioner should not be granted. “ RICHARD W; HUTSON, Dec. 1. 4t. Clerk. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. the above execution an<i costa. J. B. MORRIS, Sheriff, Barnwell County. MASTER'S SALE. MASTER'S SALE. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED ' STATES, FOR THE EASTERN DDISTRICT of SOUTH CAROLINA. IN BANKRUPTCY. IN THE MATTER OF:— FLOSSIE P. SMITH, Barnwell, S. C. BANKRUPT, No. 4019 Notice is hereby given that thr above named bankrupt ha s filed a peti tion for discharge and that a Rearing has been ordered to be had Upon the same on the 9th day of January, A. D. 1933, before this Court, at Char leston, in said District, at 10 o’clock dn -the forenoon:-^ai^ which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. RICHARD W. HUTSON, )ec. 1. 4t. Clerk. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barn well County, South Carolina, in the case of Daisy Willis, plaintiff vs. Inez Laval Greene, a s Executrix of the estate of G. W. Greene, deceased,.and First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank of Columbia, defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sMl in front Court House at Barnwell, Carolina, during the legal Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barn well County, South Carolina, in the case of L. E. Bush, plaintiff, against H. R. Bailey, et al., defendants, I, the MASTER'S SALE. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court ofvCommon Pleas for Barn* well County, South Carolina, in thd case of T. G. Tarver as Receiver for he Bank of Western Carolina, plain- All persons are hereby forbidden to lunt, fish, trap, set woods on fire or trespass in. any manner whatever on my lands in Big Fork township in Barnwell County. * W. M. MANNING. Dec. 15.—3tc. “Yes; I've Thought of ’That,” Said Margaret. as he had hoped, u box of matches with the cigarettes and tobacco in the bag. By the time he had lighted n lamp, found fuel and wanned himself, the storm had covered the roads so that to. attempt to return that night would be an act of folly. So Nick spent Christmas In poor Barry's for lorn cabin. Fortunately for Nick, he carried, in in bis car, a box of groceries, bacon, bread and butter as a present to Barry to help through the winter. Much of this he left for Barry on his return; from the rest he made his own rather meager Christmas dinner. But if it hadn’t been for Margaret’s bag, Christ- mas would have been a^doieful day, In- deed. When Nick went to see Margaret on his way home on December 26, he found her in a state of real agitation. “Somehow I felt responsible for the whole thing,” said Margaret “You were responsible for the fact that l had a rather pleasant Christ mas after all. You kept me from freezing and starving to death, you cheered me with a good book, smokes and a mouth organ, and kept me from degradation by means of soap and a comb. Tliat bag was a godsend." “Oh, Nick,” said Margaret with e££s very tender. “I feel as If 1 knew you so much better because of • this." “Margaret,” said Nick, “I’ve been trying to get up nerve for three months to tell you I love^you—to dls traction." “And ever since yon sent me the ”cheek for the bags I’ve known I want ed to hear yon tell me," answered Margaret. >, fer McClur* N few •paper Syndicate.) (WMJ Service) _ gold. Gopper, lead, and tin are alsp important Queensland minerals that have been profitably produced. West ern Queensland is an opal land. Here opals are found in diggings as shallow ns six feet. At the Anakie gem fields, about 200 miles south of Rockhamp ton, about $100,000 worth of sapphires are produced annually. “Queensland's pioneers sought to brake it awhile man’s country. .In,the early days thousands of South Sea inative laborers were imported but they were later exported so that out of some 920.000 Queenslanders about 900,000 are white and nearly all the remainder are aborigines and half- castes. “Nearly one-third of the state’s pop ulation lives In Brisbane, capital, largest'•city, chief port, and gateway to the state. Sprawling on both banks of the Brisbane river, it in many re spects resembles a bustling American port city with tall business buildings flanking wide, clean streets forming a modern background for its acres of busy docks.” ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel. TRESPASS NOTICE. SHERIFF’S SALES. cf the South hours of sale, on the’ 2nd day of Jan uary 7 , 1933, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder the following described premises: “All that parcel, piece or tract of land with the buildings thereon, situ^ ate, lying and being in Williston Township, Barnwell County, State aforesaid, containing one hundred fifty-seven (157) acres, more or less, and bounded as follows, to-wit: On the North by lands of the estate of W. A. B. Newsom and lands of Lee Bryant Givens; on the East by lands of John Hankinson and lands of W. E. Prothro; on the South by lands of the estate of W. L, Merritt; and on the west by lands now’, or formerly of R M. Mixson.” Terms of sale: Cash and the suc- cessmul bidder must deposit with the Master $69.00, being less than 3 per cent, of amount due, as evidence of good faith and failing go to do, Mas ter must resell said property on same day and upon same terms and condi- P tions. G M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. undersigned Master will sell in front j tiff, v*. D. A. Dyches, and G. A. Mid dleton as a co-partier of Middleton and dleton as a copartner of Middleton an<| Trustee for Middleton and Company, co-partnership, defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., during |the legal hours of sale, on 4he ?nrj Hay January, Iflj of the Court House at Barnwell, South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale, on the 2nd day of January, 1933, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder the following described premises: All that piece, parcel or tract of land located in Four Mile Township. Barnwell County, State aforesaid, containing two hundred acres, more State of South Carolina, County cf Barnwell. Under and by virtue of Tax Execu tions to me directed by J. J. Bel!, Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have this day levied upon and w’ill sell to the highest bidder for cash, between the legal hcur s of sale in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., on VIonday, the 2nd day of January, 1933, this being Salesday in said month, the following described real estate: 175 acres of land known as the Fate Cave Place, bounded on the Moith by land s of Mrs. C. A. Weath- ersbee, East by lands of J. A. Coch ran and Mrs. C. A. Weathersbee, South by Barney Owens and Paul Hazel, West by lands of Terie Rich ardson. ALSO 100 acres bounded as follow’s: North by lands of Terie Richardson, East by lands of Fate Cave Place above described and Mrs. C. A. Weathersbee, South by Dunbarton-Augusta public road, West by lands of T. A. Greene. Levied upon as property cf Estate of J. M. Weathersbee and sold to satisfy above execution and costs. 1 lot, 1 building bounded as follow’s: North by Barnwell Oil Mill, East by olcl BlUl'kuHu Dainwell higW-iy South by colored Masonic Hall, West by Carolina Phoenix. Levied upon as the property of Tom Clemmons and sold to satisfy above execution and costs. MASTERS SALE. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barn, well County, South Carolina, in the case of H. L. O’Bannon, plaintiff v* Amanda Bodifcrd, defendant, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell, South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale, on the 2nd day of January, 1933, same being sale s day in said month, to the highest bidder the following de scribed premises: “All (hat piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Barn well County, S.C. and containing thirty five (35) acres more or less, and known as the Jce Joiner tract of land and where for years I lived prior to moving to Barnwell and which tract of land w’as devised to me by my father, B. J. Hutto, by his will dated February 24th, 1920, and recorded in office of Probate Judge for Barnwell County.” Terms of sale: Cash and the suc cessful bidder must deposit with the Master Three Dollars, being less than 3 per csnt. of amount due, as evi dence of good faith and failing so to do, Master must resell said property on same day and upon same terms and conditions. G M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell Lollftty.— or less, which w’as inherited by me in the division of the land of the es tate of my father, W. A. Bailey, St., deceased, and is bounded as follows: Qn the north by lands of Frank B. Bush and lands of th’le estate of Milow Bailey; on the east by lands of Mrs. Josie Bush; on the south by lands of Mrs. Jennie Miller and on the west by lands of Mrs. A. I. Boyd and Thos. L. Bush. —77- Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue Stamps, and the said Master shall require of the successful bidder a deposit of Fifty and 00-100 ($50.00) dollars, (being les s than three per cent of the judgment herein), immediately upon the conclusion of the bidding, ag guaranty of good faith and upon such bidder’s failure to make such deposit, the Master shall immediately resell said property on the terms above pro vided. In case of any subsequent raised bid, as provided by law, each such bidder shall make a like deposit. The amount of such final deposit shall be forfeited to the judgment and costs in the event of non-compliance by such last bidder within forty days from the date of public sale as herein provided. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. MASTER’S SALE. Under and by virtue of a decree o - MASTER’S SALE. the Court of Common Pleas for Barn well County, South Carolina, in the case of Edna McDonald, plaintiff against W. A. Todd, et al., defendants I, the undersigned Master will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell South Carolina, during the legal hour of sale, on the 2nd day of January, 1933, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder the fol lowing described premises: All that piece, parcel or tract of land in Barnwell County, South Caro lina, containing three hundred eighty- one and tw’o-tenths (381.2) acres, more or less and bounded on the north by lands of J. M. Cater; on the east by land s cf Mrs. L. X. Owens, and on the south by lands cf Mrs. L. X. Ow’ens, and on the west by lands of Clarence H. Dicks, as shown by p(at of the same made by J. B. EHis, Surveyor, dated December 6th'and 7th. 1928. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue Stamps, -ami Hi* firrtl MTator «h<iii of the successful bidder a deposit of Fifty and 00-1000 ($50.00) dollars >eing salesday, to the highest bidder, the following described premises: AH that certain piece, pareel or tract of land with improvementa thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Barnwell, State of South Carolina, and measuring Four Hun dred and Sixty-eight (468) acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: North by lands of Emma Mines; East by lands of Mrs. Emma Birt, Telfare Hutto and W. H. Bodiford; South by lands of M. C. Dyches, J. L. Redmond, and on the West by land* of W. P. Still and C. B. Bodi fcrd. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for revenue stamps and papers. Successful bidder at sai<j sale, other than plaintiff, shall immediately de posit with the Master of Barnwell County three per cent, of the amount bid on said property and upon failure to make such deposit immediately the said land shall be resold at oaee with out re-advertisement and without the further order of this court, upon the same terms, at the risk of such bidder or bidders, and if the successful bid der or bidders making the deposit herein required fail to comply with his or their* bid, without lawful excuse being duly shown, then such deposit shall be forfeited to the plaintiff and retained by the plaintiff as liquidated damages, and the said premises shall thereafterwardg be resold on some subsequent and convenient salesday, without re-advertisement and without the further order of this court, upon the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. i MASTER’S SALE. (being less than three per cent of the Under and by virtue of a decree of j judgment herein,) immediately upon 230 acres of land bounded on the North by H. P. Anderson, South by Lower . Three Runs, West by. Estate V Henry Cave, East by Dry Branch. f Levied upon as the property of Mrs, Lottie M. Beard and to satisfy the above execution and costs. 95 acres and 1 building bounded as follows: North by L, F. Miles, East by W. A. Ross, South by Jce Owens, West by J. A. Porter. Levied upon as the property of Mess Templeton and s»ld to satisfy the afyeve execution and costs. 135 acres and 3 buildings bounded as follow’s: North by Mrs. Emma Black, East by Mrs. Emma Black, South by B. L. Easterling, West by D. O. Fanning. Levied upen as the property, of E. C. Cave and sold to satisfy the above execution and costs. Legal Advertisements NOTICE TO CREDITORS. / 1 • IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE EASTERN DDISTRICT of SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BANKRUPTCY. IN THE MATTER OF:— RALPH SMITH, Barnwell, S. C BANKRUPT, No. 4018. Notice is hereby given that the above named bankrupt hag filed a peti tion for discharge and that a hearing has been ordered to be had upon the j Barnwell Highway^ West by B same on the 9th day of January, A. Dyches. D. 1933, hefbt'e this Court; at Char- | Levied upon at property 6f lira, lesten, in skid District, at 10 o’clock -Minnie J. Cave and sold to aatiefy One house and lot bounded: North by Barnwell-Dunbarton Highway, East by R. L. Black, South by Estate of Eugenia Harley, West by C. L. Zissett. j ALSO: One house and lot bounded: North by B. H. Dyches. East by Estate of M. N. Holland, South by Barnwell- Dunbarton Highway, West by Annie Lou Jeffcoat: *- • ALSO: Five lotg and houses bounded: on the North by B. H. Dyches, East by A. D. Furtick, South by Dunbarton- H. the Court of Common Pleas for Barn well' County,',' S. C., in the case of N. Blatt, plaintiff vs. T. J. Langley, et al., defendants, I, the undersigned Mastefr will sell in front-of "'the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the 2nd day of January, 1933, same being salesday, to the highest bidder, the following described premises: All those two certain lot s of land, with the improvements therecn, situ-* ate, lying and being in the town of Barnwell, Caunty cf Barnwell, State aforesaid, known as Lot No. 6 and the eastein half of Lot No. 7 in Block I, Oakland Park, as shown on plat re corded in Book “8-A”, page 346, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell County; and being the same tracts of land heretofore purchased by me from M. C. Diamond by deed dated February 17, 19^ and recorded in the office cf the Clerk, of Court for Barnwell County in Book “8-V,” page 7- , / Terms of sale, cash, purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue Stamps. And no bid shall be accepted by the Master until a cash deposit of $35.00 shall be made, which amount does not exceed three percent (3 per cent.) of the total indebtedness due the plain tiff. This -provision not to apply to the bid of the plaintiff or his attor neys, and said sum to be forfeited and applied n the judgment of the plain tiff and payment cf cost s unless a compliance with the sale is had. And any ^subsequent bidder shall make a like deposit whifdi shall also be for feited unless compliance with his bid is had within thirty days from the day of public sale, as herein pro vided. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. the conclusion of the bidding, as a guaranty of good faith and upon such bidder’s failure to make such deposit, the Master shall, immediately resell said property on thg term^ above pro vided. In case of*any subsequent raised bid, as provided by law, each such bidder shall make a like deposi^. The amount of such final deposit shall be forfeited to the judgment and costs in the event of non-compliance by such last bidder within forty days from the date of public sale as- herein provided. ^ I G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. MASTER’S SALE. Under and by virtue of a decree cf the Court of Common Pleas for Barn well County, S. C., in the case of Leon Carroll, plaintiff vs. P. A. Me Donald, et al., defendants, I, the un dersigned Master, will sell in front cf the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., during the legal hours cf sale, on the 2nd day of January, 1933, same being salesday, to the highest bidder, the following described premises: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Barnwell County, State of South Carolina containing ninety-seven (97) acres, mere or less, being part of the estate of E. H. McDonald, deceased, and bounded inorth by lands of D. 0. Fanning and lands of D. P. Lancas ter; on the east by lands of W. T. Aycock; on the south by lands of Zenie Felder and\lands of MetroplHan Life Insurance'Company, and on the west by lands of D. P. Lancaster. Terms of sale, cash, purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue Stamps. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barn well County, State of South Carolina, in the case of The First Carolinas Joint Stock Lan<j Bank cf Columbia, plaintiff, vs. Bessie F. Bradley, J. L. Bradley, Jr., and J. R. Bradley, de fendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the 2nd day of Jan uary, 1933, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder, the fcllowing desetibed premises: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, containing 117 aci’es, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of Mrs. M. E. Jenkins, formtrly John son; East by lands cf the estate of Logg; South~by lands formerly of L W. Btadley and on the West by the Barnwell public road and known as tract No. 2 cn a plat dividing the lands of the estate of Robert Bradley, de ceased, made by J. S. Mixson and Son on the 10th day of January, 1890, and laving the following surveyor's calls and distances: Beginning at a point cn the North west corner of the Public Road to Barnwell and tunning thence north 75 degrees East 12.45 chains to a stake; thence North 15 degrees West 9.30 chain s to a stake; thence North 62 de grees West 20.70 chains to a stake; hence North 79 degrees East 32.15 chains to a stake; thence South 27 de grees East 10.40 chains to a stake; thence South 61H degrees West 69.35 chains to'a stake cn the Barnwell public road; thence up said road to the point of beginning, and being the same tract of land conveyed to the said Bessie F. Bradley by a deed from James L. Bradley dated the 12th of October 1 , 1906, and recorded in the of fice off the Clerk of Court far well County in Book 9-N, page 91~ Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue Stamps, the Master to require of the success ful bicfder a deposit of $45.00 (being less than 3 per cent of the judgment herein) immediately upon the conci sion of the bidding as a guaranty at % good faith, and upon such bidderti failure to make said deposit the Mas ter shall immediately resell said prop erty on the terms above provided. In case of any subsequent raised bid, as provided by law, each such bidder shall make a like deposit. The of such final deposit shall be and applied to the judgment and coats in the event of non-compliance bysadi last bidder within forty days from the date of public sale ay herein provid ed. , G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell