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V THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. v Cwaolfdat* Jom L 1MB. People-Sentinel 'Ju»I Like a Member of the Family” VOLUME LVI. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933 NUMBER 21. Coolidge Is Buried Amid Native Hills Former President Died Suddenly of —,—Heart Attarlt Thursday.—Body Found by His Wife. Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, died suddenly Thursday at his home in Northamp ton, Mass. He was 60 year's old last July 4th. Returning from a shop ping tour, Mrs. Coolidge found the body of her husband in a room at the Beeches, the estate to which he re tired at the conclusion of his career at the national capital. His death was wholly unexpected, although for the past three week s Mi*. Coolidge had complained of indigestion. Doctors said death was due to heart disease. The former president, who up to the time of his death, wa s the only surviving president of the United States, had £one to his law office as usual Thursday morning. After a short time there, Mr. Coolidge com plained of feeling unwell and decided to return home. Harry Ross, his secretary, returned to the Beeches with him. Mr. Coolidge assured Ross that he would be all right after' a short rest and after aiding the former president to the bed room, Ross re turned to the first floor of the house to await the r'eturn of Mrs. Coolidge. Immediately upon her arrival, home, Mrs. Coolidge went to her husband’s bedroom, where she found his body. A doctor, who wa s summon^ quickly, said Mr. Coolidge had been dead about 15 minutes. The former president had been lead ing a quiet life since his return to Northampton after his successor in the presidency, Herbert Hoover, was inaugurated on March 4, 1929. His day to day program varied little, and it had not chapged greatly despite the slight indisposition of the past three weeks. Saturday his body was laid to rest at Plymouth, Vt., in the quiet country graveyard beside the road that winds past the old homestead of his boy hood. A nation had paid its tribute in simple funeral services in the modest church of Northampton, Mass., the city where he began his career as mayor years ago. President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover, men high in world affairs, the friends and neighbors with whom he walked and talked in his daily affairs joined > n sorrowful tri bute at the church. Besides his widow, Mr. Coolidge is survived by one son, John Coolidge, of New Haven, Conn. Another son, Calvin, Jr., died several years ago. Walter C. Brown. \ \ Hilda, Jan. 9.—Walter C. Brown, of Youngstown, Ohio, died here Fri-' day night at the home of hi s brother- in-law. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 11:30 o’clock at Salem Methodist Church, the Rev. Mr. Way, pastor of the church, offi ciating. Inte: ment followed in the ^-cbutehyard. “Pallbearers were J. A. Hartzog, A. H. McLeod, Jacob Hart- zog, T. Hightower, Dan W’ade and Frank Hartzog. Mr. Brown was bom in Lavonia, N. Y., December 3, 18(fe, but when quite a young man he went to Augusta, Ga., where he spent many years, in the em ploy of the Georgia Railroad Co. ,ater he moved to Youngstown, 0., where he was employed by the Balti more and Ohio Railroad Co. until his illness a few weeks ago. ^ Mr. Brown was a man who was greattv loved and respected by all who kijew him. Hi s death, although expected, came as a great shock to his family afid friends. He is survived by his wife.yMrs. Ida Brown, and one brother, F\ed Brown, of Atlanta, Ga. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others MOVE FOR ECONOMY MADE BY COUNTY DELEGATION You Don’t Know. A biplane, headed South, flying-very high and fast, evidently en route to the air races at Miami, Fla. . . . Bates Hagood riding around in his rfew “Austin,” the first car of that make to be owned in Barnwell. . . Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fuller leaving in their plane to attend the air races in Miami. . ... A local lawyer, in discussing the school problem, de claring that he can secure the ser vices a t least a dozen good women in Barnwell to teach school at less than half the amount of present sal aries. . . And that the pupils will not suffer thereby, either. . . D. C. Martin, well known air pilot, who made a forced landing at Allendale Sunday, passing through Barnwell in a bus en route to Columbia for repair parts for his plane. ... A man remarking that, judging from criti cisms he has heard, the critics, as always, could do a better job of the relief work than those actually in charge. . . A negro employed^ on. the ball park project finding a hand some Masonic ring, which he sold for 17 cents, the purchaser re-selling same for $3.00. . . . And other workmen reporting the finding of various piece s of money. “Thar’s gold in them thar hills.” . . .Cols. Ed gar A. Brown and Solomon Blatt, Senator and Representative, respec tively, leaving for Columbia to at tend the opening session of the gen eral assembly. . . . Heavy rains following several days of very mild weather. ... A guest at a recent dinner party telling about the very pretty nurse he had during his stay in a hospital, and another guest whose chair collapsed being accused of attempting to secure the services of said nurse. A lady giving her. husband a knife for a birthday present only to find that he had bought one the same day. . . . Two negroes riding a “short- coupled” mule. . . Grubbs Chevro let Co^ receiving a shipment of new model cars. . . Automobile owners reporting the rifling of their cars while pa iked in front of a local resi dence Sunday night. . Hennis Creech saying that he killed 35 black birds at one shot. Invitations to the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Youngblood, of Ellenton, which will be celebrated Monday, January 16th, from five to nine o’clock, at the home of Mi', and Mrs. N. S. Brinkley. , Mr. and Mrs. Youngblood have many friends in Barnwell who extend congratulations on thi s happy occasion. . . Chil dren skating on Main Stieet, holding to automobiles. . . A report that a white tenant farmer^ has decided to move his family in to town in order to get full benefit of the Red Cross flour and cloth. . . And fear be ing expressed that a continuation" of piesent government policie s will make beggars out cf half of the people and paupers of the rest. . . Hunter's reporting a growing scarcity of birds. Dr. H. A. Gross driving a new Chevi'o'et coach, which he purchased from the Grubbs Chevrolet Co., local dealers, . . And a visitor from Allendale, remarking that only two new cars have been purchase^ by residents of that town in the past few months. TAX COLLECTIONS ARE ‘ BETTER THAN EXPECTED James J. Bell, county treas urer', is well pleased with the manner in which taxes are be ing collected in Barnw’ell Coun ty and so far collections have exceeded expectations. Up to December 31st, 1932, his office had collected 44 per cent, of the 1932 taxes, which is about the same percentage as for the same period last year, but the collection of delinquent taxes by Sheriff J. B. Mortis is 50 per cent, better than the year before. Total collections amount to $95,000, according to Mr. Bell. ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AT MEET- ING JANUARY 4. Requisition for Supplies of Any Kind Must First Be Approved by County Directors. Construction Work Progresses Nicely * / Construction of Baseball-Football Park and Concrete Swimming Pool Under Way. The construction work in and around Barnwell is progressing at a satis factory rate and several projects are under w T ay. The most ambitious of these is the construction of a com bination baseball-football park and a concrete swimming pool. This pro ject is located on town property ad jacent to Turkey Creek, where a large force of workmen is employed. Dirt from the hill is being moved to fill in the low parts of the field, whidh will be enclosed with a board fence. ’ hundred percent, in saving every dol r At a meeting of the members of the county legislative delegation, held here January 4th, resolutions were adopted that should effect further economies in the administration of the county government. The meeting wa s attended by Senator Edgar A. Brown and Representatives Solomon Blatt and Winchester C. Smith. The following letter was addressed by Senator Brown to the Hon. J. W. Pat terson, chairman of the board of county directors: “Dear Mr. Chairman: “Permit me herewith to hand you copy of ceit^in resolutions that were unanimously passed by the Delegation this morning. “The Delegation, though not un mindful of the w’onderful cooperation which your Board has given, in effect ing many economies in the county, yet feeling that as times seem to get no better, that we must continue to tight en up our county administrative af fairs, to the end that every nickel of money spent shall be orderly spent and only where an absolute need ex ists, asks the full cooperaion of your Board in carrying out the program which we have outlined in the enclos ed resolutions. “We feel that every county official, knowing the diie distress of the peo- * pie and their inability to pay much taxes at this time, will cooperate one A grandstand will also be erected. John Barnwell, one of the best known engineers in the State, is pre paring the plans for the swimming pool, which will be 50 by 200 feet. Workmen are now engaged in digging a canal to divert the waters of the creek while the pool is being con structed and also to control the flow of water through the pool. In addition to the above projects, several streets in Barnwell are being widened and improved. Terra cotta piping^ is replacing ditches on some of the streets, all of which will add greatly to the attractivenefes of Barn well when the work is completed. The work is being done with a part of Barnwell County’s allotment from the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion and the city show s more activity than in many months. Barnwell Theatre to Spen Next Week _____ V Number of Excellent Pictures Booked. —“Call Her Savage” to Be League of Taxpayers Backs $5,000,000 Bill 70 Legislators Attend Caucus of Or ganization Held in Columbia on , ■ Exe of Assei^my. •' Still—Hutto. t t I will be at the following places for the purpose of taking tax returns for the year 1933, ouly personal property is to be returned tl\is year. Ten per cent, penalty will be added for failure to make returns on 0r before Febru ary 28, 1933. Kline, January 13, 1^33. Leigh, January 16, 1933. Meyer’s Mill, January\l8, 1933. Robbins, January 20, 1033. Seven Pines, January 20, 1933. Williston, January 25, 1033. Respectfully y^urs, W. H. MANNING, Auditor, Barnwell County. Blackville, Jan. 7.—Miss Vaudie Still and Wade H.-Hutto,* both of Blackville wei'e married December 24th at 6 o’clock in Barnwell. Mrs. Hutto is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Still and is a gradu ate of the Blackville high school. Mr. Hutto is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hutto, and i s engaged in farming. Entertains S. S. Class. Mrs. B. L. Easterling wa g hostess to the members of the Mary G. Har ley Sunday School Class Friday even ing. About 45 members, including several teachers, were present and a delightful evening wa 8 spent. Cap tains fcr the month of January were selected, Mrs. B. S. Moore, Jr., for the Reds and Mrs. Elmer Gyles for* th* Blues. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Marvin Hale and Mrs. H. J. Phil lips, sarved a sweet coarse. Columbia, Jan. 9.—Approximately seventy members of the legislature at tending an “economy caucus” called by the Farmers and Taxpayers league tonight agreed to sponsor a house reso lution restricting the 1933 appropria tion bill to $5,000,000. The resolution said not more than $5,000,000 of an estimated $7,000,000 in 1933 revenue can be considered ap plicable to current expenses because of debts and shrinkage. It was adopted with little debate, and league cfficials said, will be introduced in the house at the opening session tomor row. The caucus, continuing late into the night, split into two meetings. House members withdrew from the general body of league supporters and spectators to consolidate their or ganization. '• The sixty or more house members present elected J. Wesley Crum, of Bamberg, permanent chairman of an jj^concmy caucus. T. Yancy Williams, of Lancaster, a candidate for speakef;* had been elected general chairman at the main meeting, where Crum was chosen secretary. Williams, while presiding announc ed a legislative committee of four teen appointed by Neils Christensen, president ,,.of the League, to “speak for jthe League” upon important is sues. This committee consists of Senators J. K. Fairy, Calhoun; George K. Lan- ey, Chesterfield; W. C. Hamrick, Chorckee, and W. D. Burnett, Spar- lar that can be saved in the operation of the county’s affairs for the year 1933. “Won’t you pass a copy of this resolution to every official and every department and to the press and to prospective sellers to the county, to the end that 1933 may witness the most economical and inexpensive ad ministration of the affairs of Barnwell County during our time? “Thanking you again for your co operation and with cordial good wish es, I am, etc.” Minutes of Meeting. The fallowing i s a copy of the minutes of the meeting: “RESOLVED: That, beginning as and from the 1st day of January, 1933, and continuing throughout the year, the Delegation will provide funds for expenditures by the various county officials and departments only upon the following conditions; that is to say: “(1). All officers, officials or de partment* in need of supplies of any kind shall first, upon' requisition blanks? in duplicate, printed and sup plied by the County Bpard. of Direc- tors. request the. County Board of Directors to purchase and furnish said official or department the re quired supplies. The County Board cf Director's will not pay any bill from any source, for any purpose for supplies furnished any official by any other method. Each requisition must be passed upon and have the approval of a majority of the County Board of Directors. ^ The County Delegation will hold the County Board of Direc tors responsible for the expenditure of all funds and the County Board of Directors are directed, when the Ap propriation Bill shdll have been made up, to apportion the. amounts appro priated for the separate departments into twelve (12) equal portions and each department and official shall be Opener. Announcement is made that the Barnwell Theatre will be reopened during the coming week, but the date has not yet been definitely decided upon. The theatre is being complete ly renovated and modern equipment is being installed, to the end that patrons may be assured of first class entertainment. Many high class talking pictures have already been booked by the management and it is probable that the theatre will be reopened with the showing of “Call Her Savage,” featur ing Clara Bow. Other picture s on the list are as follows: “Me and My Gal,” with Spencer Tracey and Joan Bennett. “Tess of the Storm Country,” with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. “The Bitter' Tea of General Yen, 1 with Megan Davis and Barbara Stan wyck. “No More Orchids,” with Carole Lombard. “Child of Manhattan,” with Nancy Carroll and John Boles. “Man Against Womna,” featuring Jack Holt. i “Six Hours to Live.” Will Rogers in “Too Busy to Work.” “The Big Broadcast,” featuring Bing Crosby. “I Am a Fugitive from the Chain Gang.” In additidrCto 4h« feature picture, a Fox Newsreel, a “Mickey Mouse” Cartoon and another short feature will be shown each night. There will be two shows nightly, beginning at seven and nine o’clock. And best of all, the prices of ad mission will be only 10 and 20 cents, plus tax. Watch for notice of opening date. Barnwell County It Given $30,000 More $1,247,600 More la Loaned the State for Relief Work During Ji Outlook Meeting at Barnwell. tanburg, and Representatives Crum, R. I. Lane, Richland; W. M. Manning, Sumter; J. D. Witherspoon, Laurens; Williams, Lancaster, and Dr. Carl B. Epps, Sumter, a'ong with Christen sen, A. B. Langley, Columbia; J. K. Breedin, Manning, and J. S. Wanna- maker, St. Matthews, the last four be ing League officers. Christensen explained that the State convention of the League De cember 17 had delegated to this com mittee authority to pass upon such problems as a general sales tax, State aid to schools, and special measures of State-wide effect. Committee on appropriations, con solidation of State departments, schools, roads and county government retrenchment were to be formed at another meeting to be called by Crum. On Monday of next week at 2:00 o’ clock at the Court House in Barnwell a meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing the farm situation. The outlook for cash crops such as cot ton, cucumbers, cantaloupes, water melons. and asparagus, as well as livestock, will be presented at that time. A great deal of important in formation will be presented and it should be of much interest to farmers who can arrange to be present in or der to see what the opportunities this year are for farming. Prospects for this year’s finances with which to pro duce a crop as well as the general outlook for farms this year will be discussed. Everybody is invited to this meeting—Monday, January 16th, at 2:00 o’clock at the Court House. H. G. Boylston, Co. Agt. _ ary and February. x South Carolina Saturday was loan* ed $1,247,600 by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for relief of the needy in 42 of the 46 counties thi» / month and February, of which amount $30,000 was allotted to Barnwell County. The counties were alloted amounts ranging from $10,000 to $70r 000 each. The largest amounts went to Charleston and Georgetown, $70,- 000 each. Saturday’s loan, with earlier loans of $77,700 and $57,500 for relief the last two months of last year, brought the total obtained by the State for relief work to $1,380,800. A part of the new loan will be dis bursed to the counties thi s week by Governor Blackwood’s relief eounriL The money will be used as much as possible for work-relief—-employment in road construction and other public projects. Only a minimum amount, members of the council said, will be used for relief without work—that only when destitute persons are too old, infirm or ill to work. Officials Are Bonded. Expenditures in the counties will be made by bonded officials unde* the direction of county councils simi lar to the State council. County coun cils wili be appointed by Governor Blackwood where they already have not been set up. Members of the State council are Malcolm J. Miller and Bishop Kirk- man G. Finlay, Columbia, and Stan ley Llewellyn, Camden. Alan John stone, Newberry, is State director of relief. The allotments by counties: Abbeville, $15,000; Aiken, $30,000; Anderson, $40,000; Bamberg, $26,- 000; Barnwell, $30,000; Beaufort, $10,000; Berkeley, $30,000; Calhoun, $25,000. Also Charleston, $70,000; Cherokee, $11,000; Chester, $30,000; Chester field, $25,000; Clarendon, $26,000; Col leton, $25,000; Darlington, $16/100; Dillon, $30,000; Dorchester, $20,000; Edgefield, $25,000; Fairfield, $20/100. Also Florence, $40,000; George town, $70,000; Greenville, $60/100; Greenwood, $25,000; Hampton, $20,- 000; Horry, $30,000; Jasper, $10/100; Kershaw, $18,000; Laurens, $20,000. Also Lee, $20,000; Marion, $26,000; Marlboro, $25,000; McCormick, $16,- 000; Pickens, $20,000; Richland, $60,- 000; Saluda, $19,400; Spartanburg, $56,400; Sumter, $25,000; Union, $$$,- 000; Williamsburg, $60,000; York, $35,000.* ‘ Martin Freed on Bond. required to" hold the expenditures of that department to within the amount allocated for *ny certain month. “(2). Th^t from and after the 1st day of January, 1933, the fee bill for dieting prisoners at the County Jail shall be upon the basis of thirty cents (30c) per day per prisoner “(3). That all supplies, except in cases of emergency necessities shall be by the County Board of Directors bought in wholesale lots, after due notice to them by the Clerk of the County Board of Directors. “(4). That the County Board of Director s shall give published notice in each of the newspapers in Bart- well County, of one issue, that no supplies are to be furnished to any department or official, except upon the presentation of an o-kayed dup licate cf the proper requisition there for and any seller who deals with the county upon any other* basis will do so at his own risk. “(5). Be it further resolved, that the County Board of Directors, in the new County warehouse that has been built for the purpose of storing sup plies in wholesale, shall set up the necessary records to show every ar ticle checked into said warehouse and every article checked out of said warehouse, upon whoqe requisition and to whom and when delivered. “Let a copy of this resolution be served by the Clerk of the County Board of Directors upon each depart ment of the County, each county of ficial, all merchants and prospective sellers to the county, and that the same be published in both of the county newspapers of Barnwell Coun ty for one issue. Bamberg, Jan. 9.—Nicholas V. Mar tin, of Blackville, was released nsder $1,500 bond here today on charges re sulting from the collision of his au tomobile and a wagon driven by Gil more Hughes, negro, in which Hughes and team of mules were killed on Christma 8 night. Martin was seriously injured and has been in a hospital since the col lision. He maintained in his bond application affidavit that he was driving sltowly on the right of the road and that the wagon had no lights. 'Negroes who were with Hughes said his wagon wa s on th* correct side of the road and that it carried a light. Coroner Shoots Negro. Grant Bush, a negro “trusty," shot and painfully injured Saturday night by Coroner Jame s T. Still. The shooting occurred on Main Street while the coroner was re turn ig the negro to the county jail. Bush made a dash for freedom and Mr. Stitt shot him in the legs with small bird shot. Bush had been assigned to work at the county poor farm and, it is un derstood, had run away. Mr. Stnt located him in a negro huse and was returning him to the jail when the shooting occurred. The negro not seriously injured. ■7 W. M. U. Meeting. 1 ’ M The annual W. M. U. metting of the Baptist Church will *be held in Bam berg on January 19th. A cordial in vitation has been extended to the local erganization to send tives.