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BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH 30. 1933.
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Local Court House
Is Being Stuccoed
First Coat Applied This Week.—
Various Other Projects Here
Making Good Progress. •
Workmen this week began applying
the first coat of stucco to the exterior
of the Court House and ar e making
very good progress on the job. For'
seme time a force ha a been busily at
work renovating the interior of the
building, which is presenting a greatly
improved appearance, with its new
plastering and ceiling. Present plans
also call for a new reinforced concrete
floor for the portico, replacing the
present one of wood.
Satisfactory, progress is also being
made on the various other projects in
and around Barnvvell. The concrete
swimming pool has been finished with
the exception of the concrete walks
around the pool, and workmen are
now engaged in filling in and grading
the grounds and also in the construc
tion of the log bath house and pavil
ion.
The large grandstand at the ball
park is repidly nearing completion
and “it won’t be long now” until the
voice of the umpire will be heard in
the old familiar “Play ball!” The
ball ground is not quite completed as
yet, some additional topsoil being
needed in the outfield. A passageway
.tender the grandstand will connect the
dressing rooms with the field.
Woik or the Sweet Water golf
course is also under way and will be
pushed to completion as .rapidly as
possible. It is said that this Course
will be cne of the prettiest in the
State and doubtless will prove quite
an attraction to the golfers of this
entire section.
HOPOCA
By G. Chalmers McDermki.
There’s a lot of satisfaction on the
part of the farmer? who put wind
breaks throughout their fields last fall
to protect their tender crops from the
wild March winds.
What kind of windbreaks? Rows
of rye planted every 75 to 100 feet,
the length of the fields. Is this really
practical? Mr. Alfred Jouannet, of
Mount Pleasant, is the first farmer I
ever n ticed doing it here. George
Nungczer, of James Island, Q. A.
Kennedy and others are following
suit in the last few years.
In Holland, and in Denmark this
practice has been handed down from
generation to generation. The Hol
landers, planting as they do, in the
bleak sands of the northern Nether
lands, protect their tender flower
plants with rows of iye planted as
close as 30 feet apart.
The tall growing rye seems to /Oe
the best kind to use, and the woruler-
ful growth that is made by planting
it in the early fall, makes it/a fi^e
source of seed rye for the n«ct crop.
Some*'times it is cut with reap
"hocks, and sodnetitnes^tvitly scythes,-or
when the farmer doesiyt want the
grain, he puts disc harrows over the
rew, and plows it un
At any rate, a xvindbreak of this
kind affords che/p crop insurance,
and is well worth remembering. Sep
tember is the/time to plant it and
March is the tie to collect the in-
Seen and Heard Here
During the Past Week
Little Sense and Nonsense About
People You Know *nd Others
You Don’t Know.
Father and Son Killed in Plane Crash.
A story about the man in the
upper part of the county who was un
able to understand why the relief
council couldn’t furnish paint for his
church when what he was pleased to
term “A Gateway to Hell” is being
built at Barnwell. ... A north
bound Southern Railway passenger
train with several refrigerator cars
attached. . . These items in The
Williston Way’s “Passing Our Win
dow,” which have a rather sarcastic
tinge, though they may have been
meant as cempliments:. “An airplane
flying over—must be Barnwell’s Santa
Claus catching a little fresh air, and
he probably has his side kick, Barn
well’s Czar, with him. . . . keep
your eyes on the road, fellows. . .
Pinckney Lee, who will go to Barn
well, it j s rumored, to have a try-out
on their ball team. . . . Barn
well will be in the league this year,
and if we don’t miss our guess they
will win the pennant—for could you
imagine Barnwell letting some others
put it over on them—baseball or any
thing else.” . . Well, thanks for
the buggy lide. ... A beautiful
young matren greeting an elderly man
with a "kiss and a by-stander remark
ing, “Thai’s the hell of it—they kiss
you either when you’re very young or
very old?’
A game of duplicate bridge in
which the margin of victory was only
three points. . . Col. and Mrs. J.
E. Harley with a truck load of pretty
little girls. . . . Representative
Solomon Blatt remarking that the
bill to legalize the sale of beer in,
this State may pass the House by/a
very small margin. ... A l/ne
woman bather in the new swin>ming
pool Sunday afternoon. . . Angus
Patterson expressing his opinion of
the anti-beer legislators in courteous
and gentle (?) terms. ./. Crowds
of visiters from other V>wns looking
over the recreation project at Turkey
Creek. . . . “The/Circle,” Calhoun
Park and the park /around the Court
House looking ve/y much improved
. as the result of/some effective land-
* scape-gardening'. . . . Reports of
light frost M/nday morning. The
recent cold snaps checking the growth
of asparagus.
A m\xf/d car of asparagus and rad
ishes le/ving fcr.the Noithern market.
Several interested local peo
ple ^oing up to Columbia Tuesday to
he^r the debate in the House of Rep
resentatives on the “beer bill.” .
A large audience thoroughly enjoying
the senior play, “Kicked Out of Col
lege," and saying many nice things
about the young actors and actresses
therein. . . Local Beau Brummels
appearing in new spring suits. . .
Dr. and Mrs. Martin C. Best enhanc
ing the beauty of their new home
with attractively placed shrubbery.
durance.
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The above picture shows Major James A. Willis and his son, Lieut.
Jas. Arthur Willis, Jt., who were killed Sunday, March 19th, when their
airplane crashed near Petersburg, Va., while en route from Spartanburg to
Washington, D. C. Major John A. Parker, of Charlotte, N. C., also lost
his life in the accident.
Wi)uston Is Proud
of New Development
Lake Fairmont Nears Completion.—
New Road Being Built.— Sand
Beach for Bathers.
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Schedule of Trains
Changed by Southern
Three Passenger Trains Running
Through Barnwell Affected by
New Time Table.
Recruiting Station Opens.
Acting on orders issued by Lt. Jno.
L. Reynolds, U. .S. Navy, officer in
charge of .Navy Recruiting for the
district of North and South Carolina,
headquarters at Raleigh, N. C., Free-
wan Hill. Chief Electrician Mate. U.
mda and li.nse unnd hMve^S.-N^ haa_cbeh£d__a Nfavy R^ifuitmg —^
station in the Charleston Post Office
building” — —
The followrng oounttes wtl] const!-
caused ^ many a farmej’ to lose his
^raligir^ oarly in life. Beans, cukes,
tomatoes, asparagus, cotton and flow
er crops and other? have, more than
once, been scorched and cut by just
ordinary March “howlers.”
Have you ever stood on a beach
tute this station’s terriory: Ca'houn,
Orangeburg, Barnwell, Allendale
Hampton, Jasper, Beaufort, Colleton,
Bamberg, Dorchester, Berkeley and
and watched the sand fly in just an ; Charleston.
ordinary summer breeze? Try it
cnce, after you come out of the ocean
and your feet are still wet, and then
think about the tender plants in a
dry field on an average March day.
Want a nice ride some day? You
people jvho are near enough, jump in
to the old bus and see Walterboro and
Summerville and Orangeburg, and
Beaufort, and Georgetown and Mag-
Mr. Hill makes his home at 42 So-
Thiee Southern Railway passenger
trains running though Barnwell, be
tween Columbia and f Savannah, will
be affected by change* in schedule ef
fective next Sunday, April 2nd.
Train No. 23, which starts at Char
lotte at G:30 p. m. daily, will arrive
at Columbia at 9:40 n. m., instead of
9:45 p. m., and will leave at 10:00
p. m. instead of 10:30 p. m., arriving
in Barnwell at 11:45 p. mr It
is due in Savannah at 2.25 a. m.
and Jacksonville at 6:35 a. m., more
than an hour earlier than at present.
The northbound train No. 24 passes
Barnwell at 3:07 a. m.
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The • mommg doeal train s betvfa^n
Columbia and Savannah will undergo
oonskisrable alteration. Train No,
19, which now leaves Columbia at
9:30 a. m., arriving at Barnwell at
11:30 a. m., and at Savannah at 2:20
p. m., will leave the capital city at
9:10 a. m., aniving here at 11:05 and
at Savannah at 1:40 p. m. The north-
bmin<L train Ni:. 20 will leave Savan-
at-.-Ik:lU p. m. and will at rive
Barnwell at 2:32.. p. m., some
Williston is justly proud of the
development at “Lake Fairmont,”
which is being made into a recreation
resort by it s owner, Q. A. Kennedy, a
leading citizen of that progressive
town, and the following description is
taken from last week’s issue of The
Williston Way:
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Have yau seen the latest addition
to Williston’s recreation and resort
developments. The new lake, cover
ing about 250 acres of land is nearing
completion, and many citizens from
Williston and other places nearby are
motoring out to view the great arti
ficial body of water that is only sur
passed by the great Lake Murray, in
this section. And even Lake Murray
cannot boast of more beautiful banks
and suirounding scenery. Even Lake
Murray will not afford better fishing,
boating and other water sports. The
giant earthen dam was completed
last fall after almost a year’s work.
Work has gone on incessantly in
clearing out grov/th of all descrip
tions in the lake and surroundings.
Fish, a plentiful supply, coming in
from the four feeding streams, will be
plentiful—STready one may stand on
the banks and see nice trout and
perch making their beds. In addition
to the natural fish supply, others have
been carried to the lake in thous
ands. The new creation promises to
be a distinct asset to Williston and
vicinity in the way of rest, menta
and physical recreation and sports
and who knows but what it may some
day be of great commercial value to
the section.
The site of the dam is that of the
cld Fairmont cotton mill dam, and
later the Maverick cotton mill. Only
our oldest citizens remember the daya
cf the old Fairmont cotton mill. They,
hoWever, can recall many pleasant and
romantic tales connected with the in
ception and operation of the mills,
and of the big dam that held the
water in check for the propelling of
the old mill wheels.
The new project was begun by Mr.
Q. A. Kennedy last year, and work
has progressed nicely, and now one
sees °ne of the most beautiful arti
ficial lakes in this entire section.
With high hills running along one
side of the hank, and beautiful pine
, . . . . thicket? along the ether one just nat-
^ . urally, and immediately wishes for a
cottage, or a hut built alongside. In
fact Dr. J. L. Smith and Mr. Q. A.
Kennedy have already planned the
location of cottages, to be built on
the hillside, and extending out over
the water. Others have spoken for
lots and it is estimated that before
the summer is spent there will have
been built dozen? of such place 8 of
/est and recreation. Not only will
e neces. ai j. tkiachliuiy Wiir^never- 'tjjefeTie'a plentiful water supply from
Work Resumed on 10-
Ton Ice Plant Here
Will be Ready for Ope’ation in About
Three Weeks.—Meat Curing in
Connection.
Beer Measure Gets v
Approval of House
Bill Legalizing Sale Goes to TMr*
Reading, 63 to 39.—Some
Counties to Vote.
H. J. Phillips stated Tuesday that
woik has bten resumed on the Barn
well ice plant, which will be of ten
tons daily capacity, end that it will
be ready for operation’ in abdut three
weeks. A meat-curing plant will also
be
ice plant, which should be of material
benefit to the farmer? of this section
;n saving their supplies of meat, large
quantities cf which have been lest in
the past because of inadequate curing
facilities in this immediate section.
The local ice plant was destroyed by
file several year s ago and while the
old wooden building was replaced
with a more modern brick structure,
installed.
at
4 hours later than at present. This
wilt give tKe” Savantiah ipawnngers
direct connection with the Augusta
Special, both north and southbound.
Mrs. Inez S. Ussery.
Williston, March 24.—Mrs. Inez S.
ciety Street, Charleston, and was for- Ussery, wife of C. L. Ussery, of the
merly attached to the U. S. S. Whit-
rrey in charge of the electrical repair
shop. He comes well equipped for*
his new duties, having served over
twelve years in the service aboard
various types of fighting craft. He
can spin many interesting yarns
about the Navy, and about strange
nolia and Middleton and Belle Isle, places he ha s visited during his Naval
and Cypress this week-end or just service.
take time on any country road to see Mr. Hill is receiving applications
nature at its best. j f° r first enlistment at his office, and
And then go home resolved to make , will be glad to interview young men
your own grounds as attractive as! who are interested in a Naval career,
you can. Wild flowers, tame flowers,
trees from the woods, trees from the
nursery all fit in the planting scheme
at home.
To me, the wilder it is the more
Williston Firm Chartered.
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A charter wa? issued last week by
the secretary of state to the Rey
nolds Farming Corporation, of Wil-
beautiful it is. Why not make the liston, capitalized at $5,000. Q. A.
home grounds more attractive? Of Kennedy is president of the new con
course I mean wild, not “WILD.” cern.
Mount Calvary community, near Wil
liston, died at her home Thursday
morning at 2 o’clock very suddenly.
She wa s a daughter of the late E. L.
Sandeis and Mrs. Ida Sanders, of
Ulmers. Prior to her marriage, Mrs.
Ussery was a teacher in the schools
of Barnwell County.
Funeral services were conducted at
Mount Calvary Baptist Church this
morning at 10 o’clock by the Rev. L.
G. Payne.
Surviving Mrs. Ussery besides her
husband and mother are one daughter,
Jeanette Ussery, who ig a senior at,
Winthrop college; five brothers, Gro
ver, Otis and Allison Sanders, of
Ulmers; Horace K. Sanders, of Myrtle
Beach, and Lcnnie Sanders, of Fair
fax; two sisters, Mrs. Jake Deer, of
Denmaik, and Miss Ida Sanders, of
, Ulmers. f
William Hair.
W’i!liston, March 24.—William Hair,
who was reared in this community, a
brother of Heyward Hair, of the
Rosemary section, died Thursday.
Mr. Hair hat} iur- many years made
his heme' in Augusta, however.
He was first marrie^ to Miss Alice
Beli, of thi? communlty/a 'sister of J.
a deep well pump but there will be
free electric lights furnished by the
plants generators—it will be possible
to enjoy the outing and at the same
time enjoy the convenience of town
living.
A big addition to the project i 8 the
sanding of a portion of the south
hahk by The rettgf workerg, whtch wHl
make one of the finest bathing beach-
es, varying in depth from a few inches
J. and W. C.' Beil Ucsta
to 20 to 30 feet, and mile? of swim-
Columbia, March 29.—With packed
galleries applauding vigorously, the
house of representatives of South
Carolina last night advanced to third
reading the bill legalizing the sale
within the State of beer of 3.2 pe^
cent alcoholic content. Fermented
liquors, or wine, and ale, are also
provided for in the measure. The
vote on the final passage of the bill
was 63 in favor to 39 against—the
strength of the so-called “wets” sur
prising even the supporters of the
bill. Passage of the bill today if
practically aasured, and in the senate,
it is generally predicted that it will
be approved by a considerable ma
jority*
The bill, a? passed, bristlea with
“local option” features, and it carriea .
an amendment, similar somewhat to
the old dispensary law, forbidding the
sale of beer between sunset and sun
rise. Nor is it to be gold in quanti
ties les s than one-half pint.
Efforts to have the entire beer ques
tion submitted to a vote of the peo
ple of the State, they to decide whether
or not they wanted beer, failed. Such
an amendment—two or three of them,
in fact, couched in different language,
was voted down by 67 to 46.
Local Option Feature.
One amendment which proved ex
tremely popular was offered by J. A.
Spreull, Chesterfield, and J. J. Evans,
Marlboro. It provide^ that in thosa
counties, licenses for the sale of beer
in incorporated towns should not bo
issued until a vote of the people had
been had on the question, and that
licenses for sale of beer in unincor
porated sections should not be grant
ed until a vote on the queation by tho
people of the county.
Among the counties including them
selves under this amendment arei
Clarendon, Oconee, Marion, Dillon*
Newberry, Lexington, Jasper, York,
Anderson, Saluda, Chester, Williams
burg, Edgefield and Lancaster. In
Laureng and Orangeburg Counties tho
measure is not to be applicablo until
the people have voted upon it.
J. R. Coggeshall and other s sub
mitted an amendment to the effect
that the bill should not become law un
til 15 days after the people voted up
on it, but thi s amendment wa? tabled
in. quick order.
Money to Schools.
One amendment offered by R. !(•
Newton, Anderson, that all revemao
from the proceeds of the sale of beef
should go to the public school fond,
was adopted, a? was another by Hager
Sinkler, Charleston, to the effect that
licenses should be issued only to nat
uralized citizens and only to
not convicted of violation of the
hibition law of the State. The
ment further provided that
convicted of violating the teftaa of
the measure should have Ihfcr licen
ses to do business cancelled.
The bill, as passed, makes legal the
sale of beer of 3.2 per cent, alcohol
content by persons or firms which havn
been licensed by the State tax com
mission, the license costing $50. None
of the beer sold may be consumed on
the premises, and In municipalities,
city councils may prohibit its sakk
Lancaster County'was exempted frosg
the last provision. A- tax of ,$2.25 on
each barrel of 31 gallons is to be paid
ming in the distance, if one chooses. and a rex of~CWO ceuls uu
Hair. Surviving this union are four
children. Mrs. Hugh McKenzie, of There are a number of the younger
Chailcston; Mrs. Charles Widener, of! g^erttion who are planning all kinds
Augusta, and two sons, W. D. and
Quincy Hair, who made their home
with him. About five years ago, Mr.
Hair wa s married to Mis? Eldine, cf
Augusta, who also survives him.
Funeral service? were held in Au
gusta this afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Ford Coupe Stolen Here.
Dr. B. W. Sexton’s 1929 model Ford
coupe, with rumble seat, was stolen
of boats and water sport contraptions
for the new lake. The most interest
ing of these being boats that will be
propelled b y airplans propellers,
and riding on pontoons. And
ethers are building smaller boats
and canoes, with equipment that is
nearer standard. Many innovations
will be seen before long, and much
amusement will be afforded at the
launchings of the untried vessels.
cf 12 ounces.
There wag practically no debate on
the bill last night, the house con
tenting itself witjj heating tho
amendments read and voting on them
with little explanation.
The doors of the house were thrown
open while the bill was under dis
cussion and a crowd filed into tto
aisles of the house. In the galleries,
all available space was occupied.
GhingahTs Dollars Daya.
Of interest to prudent shoppers in
A new road bed* cutting out several
about 10:30 e^clock Saturday night | mile8 t* 16 distance is being worked ; (jjjjugQjd'g Dollar Daya
from in front of'Sexton’* Drug Store on now » y workers, and when on ,p a g e three cf this issue. Thin, In
on Main Street and so far efforts to completed wi 1 be of the best sand-clay | the 8CCOn d 0 f a series of such bargain
locate and recover the car have been *YP*» * u “ y cl ear ed on the sides, and ^ conducted by this progressive
very few curves of any importance. ^ the fir8t
proven no suc
cessful that Mr. Ghtngold decided tn
make them a regular monthly evngb
Be sure to visit his store on Friday
and Saturday of this week and profit
accordingly.
unsuccessful. The coupe has a light
blue body and a browji top, patched in
several places. It is equipped for a
trailer. The initials, “W. J. S.,” are
cut on the steering wheel with a
knife. Anyone seeing a car answer
ing this description is requested to
communicate "with Dr. Sexton or
Sheriff J. B. Morris at Barnwell.
There i 8 already a good road bed
leading to the construction and if you
haven’t been out, it is time you were
making a visit—just to see what we
are going to have “around Williston.”
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fuller
visitors in Columbia th: 8 week.
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Perry B. Bush wag n visitor in Gal*
umbia Tuesday.