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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.' Consolidated Jhm L 1*25. V Barnwell People-Sentinel 'Ju«t Like a Member of the Family” VOLUME LVI. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1933. — NUMBER 11. Bank Receiver Will Pay Dividend Checks Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Depositors of Defunct Bank of West ern Carolina Will Draw Five Per Cent. Feb. 1. A Little Sense and Nonsense About —People You Know and Others L You Don’t Know. Aiken, Jan. 23.—A 5 per cent, divi dend to depositors of the defunct Bank of Western Carolina has been announced by t^e receiver, T. G. Tar ver, to be payable as of the close of busines s February 1. The dividend checks will be issued Feb. 10. The amount of the dividend will be approximately $25,000. A court order, signed by Circuit Judge C. J. Ram- age, of Saluda, was filed here today, authorizing the payment of the divi dend. It was necessary for the re ceiver to secure a court order because the order of Judge E. C. Dennis apr pointing Mr. Tarver as receiver em powered him only to pay a 10 per cent, dividend from time to time as funds might accrue. The receiver stated, in hi s petition for the order, that the sum of $89,- 698.21 has been collected in stock holders’ liability, $68,753.68 having passed, under an order of Judge Den nis, into the general fund. A total of $20,944.5T1 S thereby remaining in the separate fund of stockholders’ liabili ty, and as proper security could not be found to be available for this amount to be placed out at interest, the receiver petitipned to be allowed to pay a 5 per cent, dividend. The amount of $20,944.53 is not sufficient for the payment of the dividend, but will be supplemented by an amount from the general fund. Under the plan of liquidation by which deposits are exchanged for es- sets at 50 per cent., after the payment cf the dividend the exchange value of deposits will be reduced to 45 per cent., according to the order handed down by Judge Ramage after a refer ence held Saturday in the matter for verification by Edward S. Croft, mas ter in equity for Aiken County. The receiver has announced that the dividend will be paid to depositors as of February 1, and that the holders of any outstanding assignments should present them for credit prior to that date. Otherwise the dividend will be jpaid to depositors of record. The divi dend thecks will be issued from the Aiken office and from the branch of fices. BRABHAM’S BODY FOUND. Olar Bishop Albert S, Thomas, cf Char leston, remarking that he is an amateur cabinet maker and that he ha^ constructed a number of articles of furniture, such as desks, tables, etc. Included in the lot is a repro duction of “the President’s desk” used by George Washington, the comi|iercial manufacture of which is iprohibited. . . Interested groups of spectators watching the progress of the work on the athletic field and the swimming pool at Turkey Creek. . . . And Mayor C. G. Fuller, Phil Huff, Johnnie Kncbloch and B. P. Davies taking a bird’s-eye view of the various projects in the former’s plane. . . And a party of visitors from Blackville declining with thanks a flight over Barnwell, one remarking that he isn’t familiar “with the roads up there.” . . . A visitor frcm the country wanting to know what sort of liquor was dispensed in Barn well Saturday, the effects having been noticeable several miles distant from the town limits. . . Workmen engaged in pumping water from the old channel of Turkey Creek catching seven catfish Sunday night. . And a negro workman enjoying a generous portion of chicken ag the piece de re sistance of his noon-day meal. A man remarking that a certain recipient of Red Cross largesse says that he doesn’t intend to work as long as the government will feed and clothe him. ... A bootlegger saying that the liquor business is as rotten as the liquor sold by some of his compeditors. . . . Miss Annie Mabry, popular members of the Barn well school faculty, enjoying a horse back ride. J. E. Harley, Jr., shipping a crate cf asparagus to a Northern market. . . . J. B. Grubbs, of the Grubbs Chevrolet Co., reporting the sale of new model Chevrolet s to Mrs. A. A. Lemon, Frank P. Mood and Nick Coc- lin, all of Barnwell. RESUME OF ANNUAL REPORT OF MISS ELIZABETH McNAB SOME INTEREST FACTS AND V FIGURES. Seven Adult Clubs and Eleven Girls’ Clubs Have Total Enrollment of 330 Members. BISHOP A. S. THOMAS VISITS LOCAL CHURCH * The Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas Bishop of the Diocese of South Caro lina, paid his annual visitatb n to the Church of the Holy Apostles in Barn well Sun lay at which time he delight ed his congregation with a very able Youth Wag Lost Off Navy Fransport Boat. [discourse. Duiing the seivice a class of four young girls was confirmed, as Bambeig, Jan. 18.—The body of follows: James H. Btabham, United States| |£ m iiy Brown, daughter of Senator navy, who disappeared from the U. [ an( , Mrs. Edgar A. Brown; Maty S. S. Trenton, anchored off San P<?- Bush, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. dro, ( ahf., on December 31, has Wen Julien Bu«h, Helena Brown, daughter found, according to information re- 0 f Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Biown, Jr., teived by the young man’s father, J. Gordon Btabham, postmaster at Olar. ^ T^e bpdy will be sent to Olar for in- and Marjorie Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Brown. The Bishop was assisted in the service by the — — ■ — y tet menU pwtbably a week being tequir- , : ectqrr,the Rev. John A. Pinckney, ed for "the body to reach formoc. whtte in Barnwell, Bishop Thomas h ome ‘ : and the Rev. Mr. Pinckney w’ere the Brabham, who enlisted in the navy puegts 0 f Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies, five yeats ago, had °P-y recently agreed to reeniist for another term. Mrs. Brabham a week ago had re turned to her a letter she wrote her Mrs. H. T. B. Moye. By Miss Bessie L. Harper, District Home Demonstration Agent. The annual report for 1932 of Miss Elizabeth McNab, Home Demonstra tion Agent for Barnwell County, re cently submitted to Extension Head quarters at Winthrop and Clemson Colleges, and to the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture in Washington, gives some interesting facts and figures, as to the work, done by the Home Agent during the year in help ing the women and girl s of the coun ty to improve home surroundings, to feed and clothe their families proper ly on a curtailed budget, to raise bet ter poultry, to market the surplus, and to actually “live-at-home.” At the beginning of last year there were in Barnwell County seven adult club s with an enrollment of 155, ancL eleven girls’ clubs with an enrollment of 175. In addition, work is done with individual members in other sections of the county. Miss McNab, the agent, ha s some form of extension work in each of the 22 communities cf the county, working in all with 350 women and 196 girls. At the beginning of the year the goals established were: More and bet ter poultry, a thriving club market, better nutrition and health, a year round garden for every club member, more cows, more record keeping, be- ter principles of food preservation, and more attractive clothing for less money. Timely discussions of garden work for the month were held at regular meetings with adults and juniors. A monthly garden letter was sent to families that requested it and to families that were in need of garden seed which they could not purchase, Red Cross seed wa s distributed. Every 4-H Club member living on a farm repotted garden work done. In many instances the interest of the whole family was enlisted through the effort* and enthusiams of club gi:ls. Three families receiving free garden seed through the efforts of the home agent made an excellent record and were able to feed their families well for six months. This was the first time these families had ever had anything worthy of the name “garden.” The club market afforded a market for all who wished to sell through that medium. Seventeen communities have been reached with gardening work. The Home Garden of Mrs. C. A. Hartzog, of B'ackville, has netted "her an income .«ljj^$188.50 from March ’till' October. Her report is based on a c. nservative value f r vegetables sold and served, fresh and canned, to the family. She has kept a daily rec ord and states in her article, “I am not Attendance is of State School Aid Crum Sales Tax Bill Allots Funds to Counties.—Measure Now in Hands • i of Committee. Under the Crum bill, which would wipe out the 6-0-1 State school law, State aid would be allotted to coun ties on a basis of attendance, 70 per cent, on average daily attendance of white children the preceding year and 30 per cent, on the basi s of attendance at negro public schools. The bill, combined with the sales tax, is now in the hands of the educa tion committee. It provides: “That there shall be created a State fund for the support of the public schools of the State which shall con sist of an annual appropriation by the general assembly of one and one- half million dollars; the proceeds of the State income tax and also the proceeds of the general sales tax,” (Crum estimated the fund would ap proximate $5,000,000.) ^ * After funds have been apportioned to counties the county superintendent of education would apportion the school fund accruing to the county among the various school districts upon the same basis that funds to countie s are apportioned. The bill, introduced by J. Wesley Crum, of Bamberg, would repeal “all levies cf special taxes by the respec tive school districts of the State of South Carolina for the current opera- ion of schools.” It provides, however, that no taxes levied to create a sink ing fund, for payment of interest on bonds or to retire bends or liquidate deficits, shall be repealed. Many New Bills Are Introduced in House Blackville Man Has Serious Operation Total of 33i Poured Into Legislative Hopper Friday Before Adjourn ment for Week-end. Capt. John Wise Has Left Leg Ampn- tated Following Fall Sustained ^ Recently. guessing as to quantity or value.” Vegetables canned, 445 quarts; value, $60.00; vegetable., sold (fresh) value, $75.00; vegetables stored, value, $17.50; vegetables consumed by family, value, $57.00; cost of laboi^ seed and fertilizer, $21.60; Total $188.90. Mrs. Hartzog also states, “Despite the low price of vegetables the pro duce from my garden figured at farm price? is equal to seven bales of cot ton. I am sure there are better rec- crd s than mine, and, therefore, I can’t see why any cf us should fail to give the garden a chance to help with the family income.” This income was made from one-half acre plot. While no big piece of beautification work has been undertaken in the county, many little things to im prove the out-of-door surroundings have been done. The most definite piece of poultry wor k done in the county this year has been with the Major 4-H Poultry Club. Five ftf the six members en rolled for a three .year’s project, are entering their^tljtrd year now with good records behind them. Brick (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Mrs. Annie Moye, widow of the son on the Trenton, marked “deceas- late H. T. B. Moye, died at her home ed,” which was the first infbrmation in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday after an the famly had of his disappearance, illness cf several weeks. Her bedy Mr. Brabham immediately wired was brought to Barnwell Monday and ship commander fcr_jnformati »n, and laid to rest that afternoon in the Epis- was informed that the sail> r bad ap- copal Churchyard, the funeral services parently been lost from a transport being conducted in the Church of the boat operating from ship to shore, Holy Apostle? by the rector, the Rev. but that definite information was be- John A. Pinckney, ing awaited before nctification. This Pall-bearers were W. L. Molair, S. morning a telegram was received V. Brown, C. L. McCaslan, J. M. stating that the body had been reoov- Brodie, W. E. McNab and L. A. Cave, ered. Young Brabham is survived by Mrs Moye, who was 66 years of big parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon age, was a native of Barnwell County,; Brabham; one brother, Joseph G. being a daughter of the late Mallory Brabham, employed at the veterans’ Cave. She is survived by one son, hospital, Columbia, and one sister, 1 Ernest Vogel, of Erwin, iTenn., one Mrs. Gladys Kepley, of Charlotte, sister, Mrs. C. F. Molair, of Barn- JUST KIDS—4 Theory By Ad Carter N. C. Mrs. Jennie I. Sorentrue. Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie I. Sorentrue were held at 12:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Sorentrue home in Orangeburg. The rite s were conducted by Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin, of Charleston, and interment follow ed at the Hebrew cemetery. well, and one brother, D. M. Cave, of Charlotte, N. C., who have the sympa thy of m&ny friends in their bereave ment. Bush—Brabham. . Allendale, Jan. 21.—Miss Helen Brabham, of Hattieville, and Gaston Bush, of Ellenton, were married at the Methodist parsonage in Appleton Mrs. Sorentrue , was a sister of Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. The Charlie Brown, Sr., of Barnwell, and ceremony was performed by the Rev. Herman and Isadore Brown, of Blackville, who have the sympathy of many friend 8 in their bereavement. Advertise tn The People-Sentinel ton. Peter Stokes, Jr. The young couple left for a short trip to Savannah, Ga., an<j bpen their Return will make their home in Ellen- / -JCCORGE V*SVUNG.TON WOT- UOCKX ALU R\GihT WHEN HE D\DrtY &ET WICKED AFTER SAYWs' HE CUT DOWN TMC CHER.RN TREE - nT DAO „ V WOULDA <x\VE / T^E A GOOD ONE; locky noth\h ; mister WAS HIHGtTON couldn’t have ucked him if he’d wanted to —he'd a'SPOILED the HISTORT HE WAS MAKIN IF HE'D UCKED HIM-WOULDN'T — n'say tommy-' wouldn't BE S'PSED IF GEORGE KNEW ALL AlOhG HE ||| couldn't get licked... o \(i sc o ' ill- INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CO. Thirty-three bills were introduced in the house Friday before adjourn ment was taken for the week-end. In the deluge was one, by Wesley Crum, of Bamberg, providing for a \general sales tax. Compainon bills, introduc ed by W. M. Manning, of Sumter and E. W. Stevens, of Berkeley, provided for regulation* and control of freight and passenger carrying motor vehic les. The consolidation measure was in troduced by fifteen members. Some twenty departments would he wiped out by the passage of the bill. It was sent to the wajrs and means commit tee for study. Its sponsor s claimed it would save the State much money annually. In the motor vehicle control bills, the powers of the railroad commission to regulate such transportation an extended, and the length, width and loads of buses and trucks restricted. Both these measures on motor control were sent to the committee on roads, bridges and ferries. Under 1 a joint resolution intro duced by the ways and means com mittee, State employes, without sal- aiie s for November and December, would be paid by the State treasurer, who is directed in the bill, to cash the vouchers they hold from 1933 revenue now in hand. Unpaid salar ies amount to some $130,00 it was es timated. Some New Bills. Some of the news bill are: To regulate the appointment of non-resident individuals or corpora tions a s administrators, guardians or trustees. To provide for a reasonable time for purchasers of ga? or oil burning tractors or steam engines and arti ficial lighting plants to discover de fects and place such property at dis posal of sellers. To create a navigation and power commission and prescribe its duties. To amend a section of the code by further limiting the liability of the owner or operator of a motor vehicle transporting persons a? his guests without payment for such transporta tion. To amend a section pf the code re lating to weights of packages of com mercial fertilizer by providing for the use of cotton bags on all commercial fertilizer sold in thi s State. To fix the fiscal year of all con tracts between landowners and ten ants. To create an attorney’s lien in cer tain instances. To abolish the office of chief high way commissioner. 8o reduce the annual license fees on passenger piotoT vehicle? on and after January 1, .1934. % To allow a discount of property taxe s paid before due dates. To fix salaries of members of the supreme court and circuit judges at $3,500. Directing the State board of educa tion to extend all teacher s certificates for one year without summer school requirements. To authorize the filing cf notices of pendency of action affecting the title to personal property. To cancel the chaiter Of the town of Givhans in Dorchester County. The house without debate adopted a resolution instructing that no school teachers be Elected for the 1933-34 term until the genera? assembly has adjourned. The measure went to the senate. Capt. John Wise, of Blackville, un derwent an operation at the Colum bia hospital yesterday morning for the amputation of his left leg and last night he was doing as well as could be expected. He stood the operation remarkably well, despite his advanced years. Several days ago Captain Wiae tripped on a pipe in his back yard and fell, breaking his leg. He was removed here and placed in the Col umbia hospital. Captain Wise i s the father of Jade D. Wise, publisher of The Columbia Record. He made his home in Colum bia for some time and has many friends who hope he will recover rap idly.—The State, Jan. 23. . Captain Wise Succnmba. Colubbia, January 24.—Capt. John Wise, of Barnwell County, near Blackville, died at the Columbia hospi tal at 6:30 yesterday morning follow ing amputation of hi 8 left leg U»«ro Sunday. Funeral services will be hel<i at tho family burying ground, near Black ville, at 4:30 thi g afternoon. The body was taken to Barnwell County about noon yestrday. Captain Wise, who was in hia 80th year, tripped on a pipe in hig back yard about ten days ago and fell, breaking his leg. He was removed to the Columbia hospital. When the in jury did n °t respond as it had been hoped for, it was decided to amputate. Surviving CapUin Wise, who was twice married, are hit widow, who before marriage was Miss Mamie W. Ervin, of Bennettsville, and three sons and three daughters, Jack D. Wise, publisher of The Colubbia Rec ord; M. W. Wise, with whom he had been making his home recently, s«»H Frank Wise, of near Blackville; Mrs. L. K. Dantzler, of Atigusta, Mrs. J. J. Travor, of Key West, Fla., and Mia. J. E. Pomfret, of Princeton, N. J. AH members of the family wijl reach Blackville today in time for the ser vices. Captain Wise lived in Barnwell County most cf his life, but made his home here for several years, return ing to the Low Country about 18 months ago. He was very fond of the cut of doors, and despite hi s al most four score years, continued Ida fishing and hunting right up to the time of his accident, going fox hunt ing only a few night 8 before he had his fall. He wa? a man of upstanding qualities and a man of many friends, who will mourn his death. Get Ninety Millions for Farm Seed Loans Senator E. D. Smith and H. P. Fulmer Win Conferee*’ Agreement. STATE CONSTABLES BUSY IN DECEMBER State constables, working under di rection? from the office of Governor Blackwood, put in a busy December, according to a report of their activi ties filed in the office of the chief ex ecutive. During December they made 258 raids and 197 investigations, with 85 arrests. Stills destroyed numbered 50, gallons of whiskey destroyed 911, gal lons of mash 64,440, of home brew, 277, boilers destroyed 1, automobiles confiscated 9, wagons 1, horses and mules 2, pounds of sugar 200, meal confiscated 2 sacks, dozen fruit jars 193, fermenters destroyed 462, punch beards seized 4, slot machines 2. Washington, Jan. 23.—The combined efforts of Senator E. D. Smith, rank ing Democrat cf the senate committee on agriculture, and Representative H. P. Fulmer, of the same committee of the house, today resulted in an agreement of the conferees on the Smith $100,000,000 seed loan for this year going through at $90,000,000. Senator Smith and Representative Fulmer insisted that all possible fands be appropriated for the purpose of permitting farmers to borrow from the government in order that they might procure seed for the 1933 crop. The same rules will follow as were ap plicable to loans made in 1932. It is the main idea of congress that in pok ing these loan? there be a restricted acreage in order that there may he so far as possible no increase in sur plus production. The bill will be pre sented to the president within the next few days. Mr*. W. F. Scott. Mrs. W. F. Scott, wife of Profe Scott, who was a member of Barnwell school faculty seme ago, died Tuesday of last wee her home in Batesburg after ill health. Besides her husband is surged by two children, sor Scott has been superint the Bates burg-Leesville high for a number of years.