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w A# *' :■*•* * l < THB ornCUL NBW8PAPB8 OP BABNWBLL fJUUNTT.* 'CoueMfJom 1, 192ft. Barnwell People-Sentinel Mu«t Like a Member of the Family" VOLUME LVII. ‘ V/ BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1933. NUMBER ft. Heart Attack Fatal to Charles C. Owens Oldest Native of Barnwell Passed / ‘ ■ i . Away on Friday Morning.— Funeral Held Sunday. The entire community wa s shocked Friday morning at the news of the sudden death of Charles Callaway Owens, who was stricken with a heart attack while standing in front of the store of Lemon Bros, at the corner of Main and Burr Streets. He was 76 years of age and wa s one of the oldest native citizens of Barnwell. Mr. Owens, who was the son of the late Capt. John G. Owens, was known throughout Barnwell County a s a citizen of sterling worth and high character. For more than 40 year s he was engaged in the trans fer business here, had served several terms as a member of the city council and later in other capacities. He was a life-long member of the Barnwell Methodist Church, a constant attend ant at its services and served on the board of stewards for about 20 years. Only a few days before hi s death he had P a 'd h's church dues for the year in full and a heavy black line appears under his name on the monthly finan cial statement of the church as a token of sorrow. In recognition of his service to the church, the regular morning services were suspended Sunday and the hour given over to his funeral, which was held at 11:30, with the Rev. W. E. Wiggins officiating. His body was laid to rest in the city cemetery. Mr. Owens is survived by two daughterg and three aons, Mrs. J. C. Hogg, of Barnwell, Mw. M. E. Grubbs, John T. Owens, C. C. Owens, Jr., and Benjamin F. Owens, all of Augusta; 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People Yon Know and Others You* Don’t Know. Common Pleat Court Accounted Thursday Civil Term Ends After Session of Four Days.—Judge J. Henry Johnson Presided. The Court cf Common Pleas, which convened here Monday, September 25th, with Judge J. Henry Joh^on, cf Allendale, preaiding, adjourned sine die Thursday. The following is a list of the cases disposed of after The People-Sentinel went to pres 8 list week: Lennie Jower g vs. Planters Fertili zer and Phosphate Co., a suit for $2,- - r >00 damages, and Lennie Jowera and John P. Turner v*. Planters Fertiliser and Phosphate Co., suit for’ $10,000 damages, the two csse g being tried jointly, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. A ncn-suit was granted by Judge Johnson in the case of L. J. Connelly, administrator of the estate of J. M. Farrell vs. T. G. Tarver, receiver for the Bank of Western Carolina,' in which the plaintiff sought to recover $12,500. William Lewis Reynolds vs. Jeffer son Standard Life Insurance Co., suit on insurance policy, directed verdict of $200 for the plaintiff. Barnwell High Wins in Opening Contest Columbia B Team Blanked Here Fri day Afternoon Despite Game Fight by Visitors. F»wm» on Road Last Year Drop of Six as Compared With 1931 Is Shown in Summary by Bureau of Census. Washington, Sept. 30.—Motor ve hicle accidents caused 60 fewer deaths in South Carolina last year than in 1931, a summary released today by the bureau of census show’s. The number cf deaths for 1932 is, given as 337, as compared with 397 for the previous year and 391 for 1930. The death rate declined to 19.3 in 1932 from 22.8 in 1931. In 1930 it wa 3 22.5. Automobile accidents, exclusive of collisions with railroad trains and street cars cost 329 lives last year, 380 in 1931 and 370 in 1930. Col lisions of automobiles with trains caused six deaths last year, 14 in 1931 and 19 in 1930. Two deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents in each of the years, 1930 and 1332, and three m 1931. Kendrick Diamond, who lives a few miles from Barnwell displaying a large rattlesnake that he killed while squirrel hunting a few days ago. The reptile measured five feet three in ches in length and sported 14 rattles. It was coiled when shot by Mr. Diamond. ... A calendar from a paper supply house crediting Sep tember with 31 day s in contradiction of that old jingle: “Thirty days hath September, April, June and Novem ber; all the rest have thirty-one save February, which alone hath twenty- eight and one day more added 1° eac h year in four.” Q. A. Kenndy, prominent Williston business man, complaining that the gnats have driven him to smoking cigarette s during the past few weeks. . . . . A local business man re marking about the growing scarcity of houses for rent in,Barnwell, when a year ago the supply greatly ex ceeded the demand. . . Football fans Offending ^he opening game of the season attiiwi in summer clothes and complaining about the excessive heat. . . Negroes gathering around the ice water barrel at the local ice house like flies around a syrup barrel. A negro wroman who lives in “Hell’s Half-Acre” in Barnwell telling about seeing “four moons” on two different occasions recently. She say g that she wag suffering from sleeplessnes 8 and when she looked out of her bedroom window she saw three round moons and one ncw moon, which she inter- pret g as a sign forecasting the second coming of Christ. She wag asked to call reputable witnesses if she again sees the phenomenon. . . . Harry Boylstog enjoying Carolina’s bad de feat by Temple University Friday night and Carolina supporters giving him the horse-laugh Saturday after noon when Georgia Tech swamped Clemson. . . A number of lettera addressed to “X. Y. Z., care The Peo ple-Sentinel,” offering to sell houses and lota in response to a small ad. in this paper last week. Dr. C. N. Burckhalter showing the first typewritten letter that he ever saw (it was written at Aiken in 1891) and a stick of shaving soap that he bought in 1892. The latter is very dark in color and does not have the -pleasant odor of present-day shaving soaps and creams. . And Dr. Burckhalter remarking that, for many years, the late Dr. R. C. Kirk land would net open a letter addressed with a typewriter. ... A “Man on the Street” radio broadcast of opinions on the outcome of the world series, with those interviewed in New’ York picking the Giants to win, those in Washington the Senators, while two out of three persons in Philadelphia thought the Giants will be victorious. . . One female fan in New Ycrk said a certain player would be the hero of the series be cause he is “so good looking.” . . . A report that a farmer living near the Barnwell-Aiken County line has been “working” the Red Cross organi zations in both counties for supplies of flour and cloth. . . W. G. Hill, local merchant, driving a beautiful new Buick sedan. . . The stock of Reid’s ‘Furniture Stcre being nioved from the Porter building into a store on the opposite side of Main Street. . . . A welcome drop in temperature after the excessive heat of the past few’ weeks. . . Expressions cf re gret that the dove season is again closed, until November 20th. The Barnwell high school football eleven won the opening game of the season on Fuller Field Friday after noon by defeating the Columbia high school B team, 12 to 0. Barnwell pre sented a heavier line and the visitors were outplayed throughout the con test, but put up a game fight. On the first play after, the kickoff, Barnwell fumbled and Columbia re covered on the locals’ 30-yard line for their most serious scoring threat of the game, but the Barnwell line was impregnable and the ball went over on downs. Barnwell’s initial march down the field was halted short of $ te goal line and the first touchdown was not made until early in the second period. The second was scored short ly after the beginning of the third quarter, but the visitors stopped ether thrusts at their goal line. Barnwell’s defense was airtight, Columbia being able to register but one first down and that by the aerial route. On the other hand, the locals made consistent gains with plays through the line and end runs, but ttheir aerial attack was net so good. The team as a whole shows much promise and both Coach W. R. Price and hit assistant, Harry Freeman,are pleased with the showing made Fri day and expect the boys to give a good account of themselves in the remaining games on the/chedule. Brookland-Cayce high will furnish the oppesition here tomorrow (Fri day) afternoon, the game being scheduled to start at four o’clock. Program Arranged for Annual Meeting Columbia Lad is Hurt j J. D. Rhoad, of Lees In Game Here Friday; Is Released on Bail Barnwell Baptist Association Will C. E. Gray bill, Jr., Undergoes Opera- Convene at Denmark October j tion for Removal of Kidney.— 10th and 11th. „ Condition Serious. Asparagus Growers Meet October 12th lavitatioas to Eighteenth Aaaaal Meeting Seat Out.—Barbecue To Be Served. Dies from Injuries. W. L. (Young) Stribling, the Geor- gia prize fighter, died, at six o’clock Tuesday morning in a Macon hospital from injurre s received Sunday after noon when his motorcycle was side- swiped by an automobile. Stribling’s left foot was almost completely sev ered, necessitating amputation, and he also suffered internal injuries. He was only 29 years cf age. William Stevens, of Thomson, Ga., hag recently accepted a position as watch-maker at the Stevens jewelry .store. FOOTBALL! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH 4:00 P. M. BROOKLAND-CAYCE HIGH va. BARNWELL HIGH FULLER FIELD, BARNWELL The 18th annual meeting of the South Carolina Asparagus Growers Association will be held in the Court House at Barnwell on Thursday, Oc tober 12th, beginning at 11:00 am. m., actording to an announcement made this week by L. C. Eidaon, secretary. Invitations to the gathering have been mailed cut and a large atteiK^ a nee is expected. The meeting thi g year will be confined strictly to a business session, which will be held in the court room, at the conclusion of which there will be a meeting of the director* of the association for transaction of neces sary business. At one o’clock, or shortly thereafter, a barbecue dinner will be served at Fuller Park, admis sion to which will be by card on !y- Admission cards to this feature of t the program are a part of the folder invitation sent out by Mr. Eidson. The officers of the association hope that there will be a full attendance of the members, as several 'matters of importance will be discussed. Rowe-Chapmtn. Miss Gertrude Rowe and Carey Chapman were married in Barnwell. Saturday afternoon, September 30 Dr. W. M. Jones, the groom’s pastor, performing the ceremony. The bride w’ore a navy blue ensemble with har monizing accessories. Mrs. Chapman i s the daughter of Prof. Walter E. Rowe, dean of the School of Engineering at the Univer sity of South Carolina, and Mrs. Rowe, head of the Department of Modern Languages at Columbia Col lege. Mr. Chapman i s the son of Mrs. Myra Scott Chapman, cf White Pond. They received their education at the University of South Carolina where Mr. Chapman completed a course in civil engineering, following which he was connected with the State highway department. After a brief wedding trip the young couple will be at home in Money’s Corner, where Mr. Chapman is assigned as engineer to the near by C. C. C. camp. Cotton Ginning Report. There were 8,921 bales of cotton ginned in Barnwell County prior to September 16th, 4 a s compared with 6,- 726 bales ginned t° the same date in 1932, according to a report made pub lic Monday by F. W. Delk, specia agent, cf Blackville. The annual meeting of the Barnwell Baptist Association will be held at Denmark, October 10th and 11th, and the following program has been ar ranged for the occasion:' Tuesday Morning. 10:30—Devotional—Rev. H. H.Stem- bridge, Jr. 10:40—Report on Order of Busi ness. 10:45—Enrollment cf Delegates. 11:15—Appointment of Committees. 11:20—Recognition of Visitors. 11:30—Report on State of Churches —Dr. Robt. Black. , 12:00—Annual Sermon—Rev. B. H. Price, Dunbarton. 12:30—Miscellaneous Business. 12:45—Adjournment. Tuesday Afternoon. 2:00—Devotional-^5am Danner. 2:10—Report on Christian Educa tion—L. E. Whittle. Sunday Schools, B. Y. P. U., Christian Literature, Schools and Colleges. 2:55—Report cn Social Service—J. H. A. Carter. Temperance, Prohibi tion, Law and Order. 4:00—Miscellaneous Business. 4:15—Ad journment. Wednesday Morning. 10:30— Devotional— Rev. L. G. Payne. 10:40—Report on Stewardship—B. D. Carter. Enlistment, Asscciational Efficiency, Woman's Work. 11:25—Report on Missions—Dr. W. M. Jones. State, Home and Foreign. 12:15—Missionary Sermon — Rev James P. Westberry. 12:40—Miscellaneous Business. 12:45—Adjournment. Wednesday Afternoon. 2:00—Devotional—Dr. W. M. Jones. 2:10—Election of Officers. 2:25—Report of Committees. 2:35—Report on Benevolences—Rev. H. H. Stembridge. Jr. (For Dr. Davis.) 3:26—Conseciation Sermon — Rev. L. G. Payne. 3:45—Miscellaneous Business. 4:00—Adjournment. ' \C. E. Graybill, Jr., the 15-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Graybill, of Columbia, wa s seriously hurt iri Friday’s game between the Columbia high B team and Barnwell high, it became known Saturday when the lad was carried to the Columbia hospital suffering frem an injury to his back. He is in a serious condition following an operation for the removal of a kidney but was resting fairly com fortably Sunday night, according to advice s from the hospital. Supt. W. W. Carter, of (he local school, talked with the boy’s father over long dis tance phone Monday morning, at which time young Graybill wa g hold ing his own. / The lad was hurt while running down the field on a kickoff. A block er’s foot accidentally struck him in the side. Graybill* showed no im mediate sign s of injury, but a few plays later he asked Coach “Pete” Czarnitzki to send in a substitute for him. The boy received immediate medical attention, but it was not thought then that the injury was serious. He returned to his home in Columbia an<i Saturday morning was carried to the Columbia hospital When it was found that a blood trana- fusion wa 8 necessary, the boy’s father and hia football coach gave blood and he underwent an operation. Great regret ia felt here for the unfortunate accident and local achool authorities are keeping adviced of the boy’s condition. His early recov ery i g sincerely hoped for. Prediction Made for Twenty-Cent Cotton The Bureau of New Yack Predicta Lmg Advance. Farm Women to Hold Annual Fall Meeting Preparations Being Made for 599 Delegates at Moack's Comer on Saturday. The annual fall meeting of the Council of Farm Women of the Cen tral District will be held in Monck’a Corner Saturday, October 7th. The meeting will be held in the High School Auditcrium, and will be presided over by Mrs. L. C. Chappell, The Intarnatroaal Market Forecast Bureau of New York, which is said to have been remarkably accurate in the past in “doping out” the action of the various markets, i g predicting 20-cent cotton. The People-Sentinel ia in re ceipt of a copy of this forecast and K ia passed on for what it may be worth. The prediction is a g follows: “The present position of the cotton market is seemingly aa unshakeable a 8 the Rock of Gibraltar. The fact that our Government has announced that it will loan the farmer 10 cents at interior pcint* will relieve the cot ton market from any hedge pressure and any decline that might occur from this level on account of the weak stock market will be of short duration. Right now there are too many cotton bears and too pessimistic a view i s be- Henry Wilson, Whom He Shaft to Death August 9, Peeked Through Window, Farmer Says. 4 Bamberg, Sept. 28.—Following a hearing for bail before Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease, in Columbia, bond of $5^000 has been arranged for John D. Rhoad, farmer of Lees, and he has been released from jail pending hia trial on a charge of murdering Henry Wilson, former Atlantic Coast Line section foreman of Hilda, more re cently living in Blackville. Wilson wa 8 killed on highway 78, a few hun dred feet from Rhoad’s home, August 9th. Previously Rhoad hed applied for bail before Associate Justice J. F. Carter, who refused to grant Hhe mo tion. The case was called for trial here at the recent session of criminal court, and a continuance was granted on motion of the defense on the ground that J. Carl Kearse, local attorney, as sociated with Brown and Bush, of Barnwell, was unable to attend court because of illness. It was brought out by the defense in the motion for bail that Henry Wil son was alleged to have told parties that he looked into the windows of Rhoad’g heme on the night before the killing when Mr. and Mrs. Hartxog Holman were spending the night with the Rhoads, and was a witness to a scandal. Rhoad and Holman stated that they went to Blackville after Wil ton was said to have been seen in the Rhoad yard and failed to find him at home. Curaiug Alleged. They waited for him and he came in later, according to their veraieu. Accused of peeking, he put up a scuf fle, they claiased, when they tried to induce him to go to Rhoad’s home aad have hia footprint* compared with tracks ia the yard. The next day, several parties swore, Wilson told them the two men had tried te sheag- hai him, but he was too much for them. That afternoon Wilson wont to Denmark and was hiking back te hi* home in Blackville. The claim he stopped on the way te of Richland County, District Director. Preparation are being made for ing taken of the cotton supply aitua- 500 delegates from the following tion. Bears fail to realise that the counties: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, foundation for a real bull cotton mar- Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Cal- ket has already been laid and that sta houn, Charleston, Colleton, Dorches- tistic g are the post-mortem verdict. ter, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, Lex ington, Orangeburg and Richland. The home demonstration agents in these countie s are asisting with plans /or getting their women down. Many afipgoing in school busses. In Addition to th? regular program which will include addresses by Dr. Warren Keith of Winthrop College, and Mrs. Whitman Smith, State Presi dent of the Farm Women’s Council, and reports from each of the Council Presidents, there will be musical numbers, the awarding of the two gavels, one for best work of the year, and the ether for largest at tendance, the awarding of certificates, and diplomas, and a visit to the fine dairy at Gippy Farm, and an inspec tion visit to Berkeley County’s modern new hospital. Lunch will be served in the school » building. Winthrop Alumnae to Visit College. Manipulation may artifically depress cotton prices for a time, but the law of supply and demand will sooner or later hold its sway; in fact, it is no longer a question of supply, but one of demand, ^nd demand is improving ail the time. This statement is borne out by the fact that consumption continues on an unusually large scale and now ex ceeds the 1930 consumption by more than 3,000,000 bales. Exports are also increasing and are now 75,000 bales ahead of last year. Evidently the for eign spinner continues to be enthused over the idea that American cotton is still cheap. “After all is said and done, cotton is really more valuable than gold Cotton is the friend cf the poor and the luxury of the rich 1 , it is made into cloth so coarse that it sells for a*few cent s a yard; it is made into fabric so fine and so beautiful that it cannot be told from silk and if there were, no cotton, the civilized world, including Mahatma Gandhi, wo'uld have to go naked. Cotton will gain strength as President James P. Kinard ha 8 in vited each of the forty-six chapters of Winthrop Daughters to elect five it moves higher—it is the one corn- delegates to come to the college as its medity that has been designated to guests for the week-end of October lead the world out of this depression. 6-8. The Alumnae Association is to Old King Cotton will soon regain his elect one representative at large from throne and the farmer who fail g to each county and these, too, are invited take advantage of the government to be present. Questions pertaining plan to hold his cotton will look back- to education in South Carolina will be ward one year from now with regret outstanding topics for discussion on and remorse.” the profttam which if being arranged « a w • for the group. ADVERTISE In The People-Sentinal mark and glared at the Rhoad home 200 yard s distant, and that ha did likewise cn the way back. After standing in the road for some time, Rhoad claimed he went out to see if he would not retract statements ha was alleged to have told a* the re sult of hie nocturnal visit to the Rhead home the night before, but that in stead he reiterated them with cursing and emphasis and declared he was ready to have it out with Rhoad, whe disclaimed any intention of kilting him. He admitted hitting Wllaen over the head with his pistol and triad to slap him with it, when caught hold of the weapon, says it was discharged in the Shot Three Times. The examining physician teatifted that Wilson had three wounds on hia head, either of which, in hi s opinion < would have rendered him unconscious and would have dropped him in Us tracks. The State, through Solicitor Car- / ter, opposed the motion for bail, and contended that Wilson was peacefully on his way heme, nearly 200 yards away from Rhoads home, and that ha wa s attacked without provocation by Rhoad, Who dealt him not only ona mortal wound, but several. The State also claimed that Wilson was in Denmark forty minutes before, n distance of several miles, and one wit ness said he passed him in the road two and a half miles away thirty minutes before, and that, therefore, Wilson could not have spent mnch time glaring at the Rhoad home, as wa 8 claimed by the defense. When the case wa g called for trial during the recent court, the largest crowd perhaps ever seen here for a trial was present. The crowd was an intense that it wa* almost ble for court attaches to get into out of the court room. Negro Homicide Near KUae. ’ Lonnie Bradley, colored, wag killed Saturday night at a gathering af negroes near Kline. An held tuesday morning by James T. Still, and Gainey colored, was charged with the while Philip Albright aad Aiken were named Sf