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>• * # - < *. THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COt .r. CoiiMi1idat«4 Jum L 1*25. VOLUME LVI. “How Dry I Am” Theme Song of Thirsty 'Jumt Like a Member of the Family'' Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1933. BARNWELL’S NEW PARK TO BE FORMALLY OPENED APRIL 26 Local Would-Be Tipplers Find' New A Little Serile and Nonsense Aboat ‘Three Point Two” Is Conspicuous by Its Absence. People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. V In spite of the fact that Governor Blackwood, with a stroke of his pen last Friday morning, legalized the sale of beer and wines in South Caro lina, the “three point two” has been conspicuou s by its absence in Barn well and “How dry I am” continues to be the theme song of would-be tip plers of the foamy, amber-color'ed fluid that the State’s lawmakers have declared to be non-intoxicating and non-alcoholic. True, it is reported that a small quantity of the new legal ized thirst-quenching drink ■was trucked int6\,fbwn last week and of fered for sale at 40 cents a bottle even before the govertior’s signature had been affixed to the legalizing document, but the price is said to have been a greater deterrent than have the prohibition laws of the so-called noble experiment. Efforts on the part of local would- be distributors to get a supply for retailers were unsuccessful Fiiday and this immediate section continues to be as arid as the Sahara Desert, but it is understood that a number of cases of beer were brought by truck from Baltimore to Williston and found a ready sale at 25 and 30 cents a bot tle in that town. If, however, the beverage is non alcoholic as the general assembly claims it to be, it is hard to under stand why the near-beer of Volstead days shouldn’t be just as satisfying as the new product. At any rate, nobody can get intoxicated—legally— on the 3.2 brew, for both the national congres s and the State legislature have declared it to be non-intoxicat ing. So, dear reader, if you should happen to see a wayward brother whose knees are weak while his voice is strong, and he’s laughing like the devil at some dam fool song, you’ll know that he hasn’t been dunking his nose in “three point two.” The bill legalizing the sale of beer in South Carolina provides for its un restricted sale. No State license is necessary, revenue being derived from taxe.s on barrels and bottles of the beverage. Retail dealers, however, are required to pay $20 for a federal license and wholesalers must kick in $50 for the national treasury. Just when heal retailers will have a supply of beer is not known, ag the large breweries, quickly disposed of their supplies in other States as soon a* c$ingres< legalized its sale. It is said that it may be some time before • the better known brands are on the local market. .Having waited some 15 veais, a few more or less days shouldn’t make any material differ ence to the thirsty. FaritJResigns Post of State Bank Examiner Anderson County Man Says He Will Not Be Candidate for New Au diting Job. Columbia, April 17. — Governor Blackwood toda^announced acceptance of the resignation of Albert S. Fant, chief state bank examiner, which had been submi^ed to him April 4; since then the office has been abolished by legislative enactment. Under the act conferring duties of the bank examiner’s office upon the governor and the board of bank con trol, hiring of an auditor, or examiner, is authorized, but Fant said he would not be a candidate for thi s position. No action has been taken to fill the post. “I have always believed,” Fant’s letter said, “that so weighty a re sponsibility as the supervision of our state banking system should not be Borne by one man, but should be held by some such group as you have re cently fortned. x x x I have con tinued in the position of state bank examiner for the past two years in The reported sale in Barnwell of the new “three point two” brew at 40 cents a bottle before Governor Blackwocd had signed the bill legal izing the sale of beer in South Caro lina. . . . And Perry Bush fall ing down on his promise to have a truckload of beer in town by noon Friday Some 25 or 30 legislators; down ' from Columbia Wednesday of last week to enjoy a fish supper at the new golf course as the guest of their fellow member of the House, Col. Solomon Blatt. . . They were given a sight-seeing trip over the city and their cavalcade look ed like a big parade. . . There may have been another Governor Manning in the party—he is now Representative Wyndham Manning, of Sumter County, a son of South Caro lina’s distinguished war-time chief executive. . . Local baseball fans being given an opportunity of seeing the 1933 edition of the Barnwell club of the Georgia-Carolina League in ac- tion when they defeated the Bamberg outfit on the local field Friday in s~ practice game, 4 to 3. The day before Barnwell went over to Bamberg and took the big end of a 7 to 1 score. . . . The passage of the beer bill and the weather last week bunging to minj the following lines: % “The melancholy days have come— The saddest cf the year— It’s most to hot for likker And most too cold for beer.” Easter Sunday, with large congre gations enjoying the special services at the local Episcopal and Methodist Churches. . .• And more than one member of the fair sex wearing a new Easter bonnet with a blue ribbon on it. . . To say nothing cf the gor geous raiment of at least one fastidi ous male. ... A visiting school teacher recalling an editorial in The People-Sentinel in which the editor drew the conclusion that if the teach- rt*s .could afford to discount their school claim s for 10 per cent, they could well afford to accept that re duction in their salaries direct from the taxpayers, the visitor remarking that since he had not paid his sub scription to this newspaper he had concluded that th^ editor could do without it altogether, and the editor re plying that the same thought seems .to have occurred to seme 97 3-4 per cent, of his subsciibers, about that many cf our good friends being in ar rears. “Mocky” Holland proudly display ing a 74 pound trout that he caught in the Lower Three Runs. His com- pani n on the trip, Ralph Brown, landed one that tipped the scales at 3 V* pounds. . . A little shoat giv ing “The Circle” the once over. . . Hay* Gantt, Js*ek Owens and MUJer 1 Warren, of Aiiundale,. looking over the recreation •> project at Turkey Creek and the first two recalling “the good old days.” . y . . And Mr. Owens remarking that he thoroughly enjoy* The People-Sentinel’ s feature, “Barnwell 50 and 2.^ Years Ago,” each week. . . Hennis Creech and Carl Hair trying to hive a swarm of wild bees that had made a short step in “The Circle” Monday afternoon, and being given instructions how to. do the job by friend s from afar off. Barnwell's splendid new athletic park will be formally opened next Wednesday, April 26th, twhe^r—the University of South Carolina’s cham pionship baseball team will furnish the opposition for the Barnwell club of the Georgia-Carolina League, it was stated yesterday by Martin C. Best, manager of the local club. An invitation to attend the ceremonies ha s beeni extended to Governor Black wood and other State officials, as well as to the member s of the State Senate and the House of Representa tives, and it i s expected that they will attend. Following the ball game, the distinguished visitor s will be entertained with an old fashioned barbecue with all the trimmings. The opening ceremonies will begin promptly at 3:30 o’clock next Wed nesday afternoon, when short ad dresses will be made by Governor Blackwood and others. An amplifying system will be installed in order that the speakers may be heard in every section cf the commodious grand stand. Promptly at four o’clock the game will be started. This contest will be somewhat 1ft the nature of a “home- coming day” for the University team, as several of the star players were members of the Barnwell club 'last summer, among them being Yonce, Blair, Correll and Hamilton. In fact, it will almost seem like a game in which Barnwell will play against Barnwell, and local fan s are liable to become confused in their “rooting,” especilly if “three point tw T o” is on tap. The day’s entertainment will be brought to a close with a street dance in the business section of the city, to which all devotee s of Terpsichore are extended a cordial invitation. The new baseball field will be in prime condition for the opening con test, and the large grandstand will be completed, thus providing comfort able seats for all who attend. If the weather be warm enough, those who desire will be given the opportunity of enjoying a swim in Barnwell’s large new concrete swimming pool, adjacent t» the ball park. A cordial invitation is extended to the people throughout this entire sec tion to attend the formal opening of the park, and those who have enjoyed Barnwell’s hospitality in the past • Jcncmr that a warm - welcome awaits all who attend. Negro Cuts White Man and Woman Near Elko Perry Smalls Inflicts Painful Wounds in Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Baxley Saturday Night. Asparagus Shipments Here Continue Heavy Barnwell Growers A/e Nearly 100 Per Cent. Members of the South Carolina Association. Ashleigh News. Ash’eigh, April 18.—The friends of H. F. Odom will learn with regret that he suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. L. Owens, little son, Ralph, and baby, Myrtis, spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs - Leon Carroll in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hair, of Fair fax, spent Sunday at the home of the latter’s mother', Mrs. Hampton Mor- ris. Carlot shipments of asparagus from Barnwell-are heavier this year than ever before, according to L. C. Eidson, secretary cf the South Carolina As paragus Growers Association, which handles practically every crate of “grass” shipped from this point. Up to Saturday night, 23 carloads of ex cellent asparagus had been shipped to northern markets by members of the association, in addition to a large number cf crates that have been handled by express or truck. This, it is understood, compares favorably with the amount of asparagus handled by the association at Williston, which has long been one of the leading “frass” tenters of the State. Willis ton, hewever, has a few large inde pendent shippers, wherea* the growers in the Barnwell area are nearly 100 per cent, member^ of the South Caro lina Aspaiagus Growers Association, only a few small acreages being mar keted independently. Such shipments are made by express. Up until a week or two. ago, this year’s prices were very much better than in 1932 but in the past ten days the market has weakened consider ably under the force of heavy ship ments from California. Officials of the association are hopeful, howtfvet, that this condition will adjust itself during the coming week and that higher prices will be leceived by the members. In spite cf the low prices received lately, some members of the association have aver’aged around $2 a crate to date, but others whose grades have not been so good this year hav<t not fared quite so well. Last yeai’s average for the entire season wa s about $1 a crate and, of course, the prices received from now on will determine the average for the 1933 crop. Barnwell Defeats Bamberg. Revenue Shrinkage Requires Revision President of Taxpayers League Claims That Another Large Deficit Looms This Year. The following statement about South Carolina’s finances ha s just been made by Niels Christensen, presi dent of the Farmer g and Taxpayers League: “Shrinkage in State revenue g re* quire revision of the total proposed jfor the State appropriation bill. The League has had to change its esti mates; it reported last fall that five million seemed a safe total. The collections since January show that figure to be too high by a million dol lars. The bank collapse and general business conditions a:e reflected in 1 these lower tax ccllections from busi ness. As matters now stand, the ap propriation bill for $6,500,000 report ed out by the Senate Finance Commit tee would probably involve the State in an additional deficit <f a million and a half. “The league has gone into the situa tion through figures is has secured from the offices of the State treasurer, the comptroler general and the tax commission. We have made detailed caluculat:on 9 based on the receipts for January, February and March, and a comparison with each item on indirect property tax for two years pasL “It is assumed th? legislature will pay (ff it s last year’s new deficit and that it will not adopt any new kind cf revenue law v except the beer tax, which we estimate will not exceed $200,000 for State purposes this year. “The present revenue law* will pro duce in 1933 a total of around $5,500,- 000, according to our estimates. The new deficits made last year amount to approximately—$1,500,000, leaving a balance for 1933 of $4,000,000. * “Let HT refer to last year. * The senate finance committee recommend ed a bill of $9,820,000 for 1932. It was cut by the legislature to $9,255,- 000. The league insisted that was a million too high, and its estimate was conservative, for that deficit proved to be appromimatey $1,200,000. Representative Spruill, of Chester- Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Baxley were cut Saturday night, the former seri ously and the latter painfully, by Perry Smalls, a negro. The attack occurred on the Prothro place ne^ir Elko and, according to the story of Mr. and Mrs. Baxley, was absolutely unprovoked, while the negro claims that the man and his wife cursed him. Mr. Baxley suffered several gashes on his body necessitating 23 stitches to close the wounds, while Mrs. Bax ley was painfully cut one time on the body. Sheriff J. B. Morri s was notified of the occurrence Sunday morning and in a short time had arrested Smalls and lodged him in the Barnwell Coun ty jail. - , Albert Gadsen, negro, w r as perhaps fatally stabled with an ice pick by his wife,, Algerta Gadsen, at their home in Barnwell Saturday night, ac cording to Sheriff Morris, who arrest ed the woman and lodged her in the county jail to await the outcome of her husband’s injuries. Gadsen was -stabbed in xhe^ left side, just above the heart, and is said to be in a very s erious condition. The w’oman claims that her husband threatened her' with a shot gun. Both the ice pick and the shot gun are in the custody of the sheriff. General Summerall Is Held Blameless Citadel Board of Visitors Finds the Charges of “Railroading” Cadets Entirely Unfounded. NUMBER SS. School Trustees Met in Barnwell Monday School Problems Discussed With Mem bers of County Delegation and Superintendents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dyches and family, of Barnwell, Mr. and Mrs Floyd Hair, of Fairfax, Mr. and Mrs. .the hope that some constructive Henr y Main and family, of Olar, Mr. measure would be evolved to place j and Mrs. Willie Hair and Mrs. Ernell the banking situation on a sounder j Wilson were visitors at the home of basis, although my continuance in Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Morris Sunday the position has been at some personal sacrifice of my personal affairs.” Fant, whose home is at Belton, be came chief examiner in 1926. His office was investigated by a commit tee of the house in 1932, following the closing of the Peoples State Bank of South Carolina and ether banks. afternoon. Leon CaiToll, of Augusta, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Owens. Mrs. D. I. Ross returned home Sun day morning after a visit to he; brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mt-s. R. L. Hudson, of Ocala, Fla. The Barnwell baseball team of the Georgia-Carolina league registered its third victory o/ef the Bamberg outfit in a practice game here Tues- -Kepresentauve apruiu, oi i^nester- day afternoon, 8 to 6. On Thursday fi c id f suggests the appointment of a of last week, Barnwell defeated Bam- 8ma ji board empowered to reorganize berg on the latter s diamond 7 to 1, government by eliminating, and and the following afternoon scored a co-ordinating all departments, bom- 4 to 3 victory on the local diamond. m j ss j ons am j institutions, in so far as The league is scheduled to open April con8 titution will permit; and, af- 28th, with Bamberg playing in Barn- 8e tting an outside figure they would be permitted to use for expendi tures, to give them full authority to operate the State government. These officials would take the place of the fifty odd heads that now have charge M rs - 0 f these operations. __ | “That sounds drastic, but if democ- i racy is to function at all in these She was accompanied home by her difficult times it must function ration- well. Miss Rosalie Spann has returned to Sumter after spending Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Price, was accompanied home by Price. mother, Mrs. L. J.^Beasley, of Ocala. Mrs. J. L. Owens and children spent Monday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Q. A. Diamond, of the Branch section. ally and not insist stupidly in trying to operate in antiquated fashion. The fault is not with democracy, but with Long | the stubborn refusal to let democracy use modern methods.” Charleston, April 18.—The board of visitors of The Citadel, which met yesterday to consider the accusation that General Charles P. Summerall, president, had “railroaded” the court martial of Cadets Gene Parler and Jeff Clark, held that General Summer- all was entirely without blame. State Senator Edger A. Brown, of Barnwell County, who made the charge against General Summerall in the senate in Columbia last week, was present at the hearing, a complete undei standing being effected between him and General Summerall, accord ing to John P. Thomas, chairman of the board. Present at the heating besides Mr. Thomas were the following members of the board: J. G. Padgett and Rep resentative Edward L. Fishbutne, both of Walterboro; A. E. Hutchin- son, of Rock Hill; J- R- Westmore land, of Pacolet; D. A. Spivey, of Conway; E. B. Jackson, of Wagener; W. C. Hughes, of Walhalla; Adjutant General James C. Dozier and James H- Hope, state superintendent of ediKatton, both of Cohimbta. Gover nor Ibra C. Blackwood and Senator S. K. Nash, of Sumter, were absent. The board meeting was called to consider the accusation against Gen eral Summerall and not an appeal of the cadets, it wa s said last night, it being pointed out that no appeal has been taken. So far jis appeared yes terday, settlement of their case, in volving the class room offense, will be effected in the routine of military discipline. The following statement wa s given out by 5 the board last night, Mr. Thomas r E TOTdsing to comment fur ther: “The board of visitors met today to consider the accusation against General Summerall that he had “rail roaded” the court martial in the case against Cadet Parler and Cadet Clark, and #fter a very exhaustive examina tion into the facts in connection there with it was unanimously decided by the board that the accusation was un founded in fact, there being not the slighest evidence that the general had unduly influenced the court. General Summerall was held entirely blame- lesg and there resulted a complete un derstanding between General Sum merall and Senator Brown and the case ended in a very happy manner.” Summerall Disapproves Findings. Tuesday morning Cadet Parler re ceived the following telegram from General Summerall. “I have disapproved findings and sentence of court. Copy of review mailed.” ^ i j, What Capt. W. D. Black, of Willis ton, in his opening remarks, termed “the most important school meeting; in the history of Barnwell County” was held Monday morning at tha Barnwell Baptist Church and was largely attended by school trustees and superintendents * from all over the county, as well as two members of the county legislative delegation. Representatives Solomon Hiatt, of thi g city, and Winchester C. Smith, Jr., of Williston. Senator Edgar A. Brown was unable to be present on account of his absence from the city on another important matter. Following Captain Black’s intro ductory remarks, Colonel Blatt was asked to tell what the legislature has done or intendg to clo about educa tional affairs in the State. He biiefly reviewed school legislation and stated emphatically that while he and his colleagues are unalterably opposed to any increase in the tax burden, he favors the continued operation of the public schools, even though it be necessary to suspend every other function of the State government. Colonel Blatt also answered questions from the floor about the proposed sales and income taxes, replying that he favor 8 them only as a means of reducing taxes on real and personal property. Supt. W. W. Carter, of the Barn well schools, declared that the chil dren of the State are the first inter est of the teachers, who, he said, at* willing to go “all the way' in the matter of reducing operating expen ses in order that the schools may be kept open. He does not think, how ever, that the teachers should be called upon to accept cute out of proportion to these of other State employes. He said that many teach ers in this county are receiving money from their fathera and broth ers with which to pay board and pur chase clothes because their salary claims are unpaid, this being cited as an example of their loyalty and wil lingness to cooperate. Representative Smith explained hia stand on school matters and his vote on one or two measures of Statewide importance. Mrs. F. H. Hitt, of Elko, criticised the manner in which children are be ing brought up by their parents, cit ing in comparison the hardships en dured and the sacrifices made by their forebears, which, she said, are responsible for “South Carolina being the giand old State that she was.” Mrs. Hitt expressed the belief that the child who refuses to accept an education should be deprived of the privilege of attending school, which brought a query from Colonel Blatt a 8 to how this would be accomplished. Brief remarks were also made by Horace J. Crouch, of Elko, Dr. W. M. Jones, of Barnwell,Supt. H. H. King, cf Dunbarton and others, following which, at the suggestion of Captain Black, the members of the county delegation were given a rising vote of confidence, the opinion being express ed that they will do all in their power to safeguard the interests of the schools of Barnwell County. The fact that the general assembly has not yet passed the appropriation bill made it impossible for the mem bers of £he delegation to give the trustees any concrete information aa to the salaries that will be paid t» teachers for the next school year, which left the matter just about where it stood before the meeting convened. Methodist Church Notice. * • ■ * Next Sunday evening and each ane- ceeding Sunday evening until the beginning of the special which starts at the Barnwell dist Church May 14th, the aervice will be devoted largely to the praetieiag of certein hymns to be used in con nection with the forthcoming revival. All the folks of all the churches are urgently requested td be pitsent nk these services and to take pari. Members of the various choirs are especially urged to be present Rev. W. E. Wiggins, Paster. Representative Solomon Bteftt is spending this week at hia bon* hm% the House having taken a ran one week to allow the Senate to up. ■X-A A