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“AT ► m*H»f*f*** 1 i ff ** BRx; f < » • > • ' i JM ri 11 II'' | r t'l #AUB FUUA. JIBE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARN* ELL, SOUTH CAROLINA •A JDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933 Barnwell 50 and 25 Years Ago. * " t Interesting Items Gleaned From the Files ot The Barnwell People. NOVEMBER 8. 1883. Twelve applicant^ for membership in the Seven Pines Baptist Church were baptized on last Sunday. It is now generally admitted that when a half crop of cotton is made there is sure to be a full crop of marriages. Up to date the County Treasurer ha.« "collected $44,295, distributed as follows: State, $19,640; County, $11,- *170; Polfs, $5,012; Schools, $8270. A considerable amount is yet uncollect ed. . s , V ■} ; Thomas Schofield aged 91 years, walked nine miles to renew his . s ub- j-criptpm to a paper. It is the gen eral impression among publishers that there are a number of subscribers who are waiting until they are 91 years old to come in and pay for their papers. (You telling us?) A considerable crowd was in town on salesday. A laige amount of real and personal property wa-< sold at fair prices for such hard times. There was general complaint of want of rain. The county is dryer than it has been at any time within the recollection of the o'dest inhabitant. Hlackville.—Up to Saturday night 52250 bales of cotton were shipped from this dep:t. On Monday night an incendiary ap plied the torch to the cotton house of <*apt. W. L. W. Riley near New Bridge. It contained 25 bales of seed NOVEMBER 5, 1988. Early risers saw a little'frost oh Friday morning. Dr. C. N. Burckhalter exhibited three Barnwell colts at the State Fair and brought three blue ribbons home. Married Sunday, Oct. 25, 1908, Mr. Tillman Miles to Miss Maggie Grubbs, by J. O. Sanders, Esq., Notary Public, all of George’s Creek. The infant daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Goode died on Tuesday night after an illness of several days. The sympathy of many sorrowing hearts goes to the bereaved family. Mr. Joseph Owens, of Ashleigh, brought us on Monday more Garden of Eden proof, a cluster of four ap ples on a twig from a tree that ripen® in June. The apples were small in size, but beginning to turn a rosy red. Mr. J. D. Whittle has sold the 9,- 000 bushels of home raided seed oats advertised in The People, and many intending purchasers were too late jn applying. This year he sows 450 acres, twice la-t year’s area, and will have a train load for sale next year. Sale I>ay.—Theie was a good at tendance on Monday, all sections of the county being represented and all making the same report cf small cot ton crops and .'■mailer prices. It was good news to learn that everywhere farmers are sowing more oats than ever before, and king cotton’s sway will not be so exclusive next year. The land® sold brought their values, and “Quart-a-Month Law , Comes Back in State Requires Filing of Affidavit With Probate Judge to Get Shipment. —Passed in 1917. cotton, about half of which was saved lor more. \A number of mules in a damaged condition. horses changed masters. Liquor Bill Written by Charleston Solon Local Option and $1 a Gallon Tax on Whhkey Proposed for State Regulations. Restricted sale of distilled liquors and unrestricted Jailes of wines and beer with local option by counties would be put into force in South Carolina under a proposed act drawn uj> by Representative Huger Sinkler, of Charleston, to be offered at the next term of the South Carolina gen eral assembly when federal prohibi tion has been repealed carried on by the same company only one tax would be charged. Either stamps or bottle crowns would be placed on the individual bot tles for tax, the details being left to the State tax commir-icn. The penalty for violation of the license and tax provisions would be a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500, and—or -impriagnment of not les» than ten day® or more than 30 days.—News and Courier. —y BARNWELL THEATRE WAS REOPENED MONDAY NIGHT A large audience w'as present Mon day night when the Barnwell Theatre Representa- was re0 p enet j under the management live Sinkler was one of the leaders in of L F Ea .terling, of Perry. Ga. The the legislature in legalizing 3.2 beer for this State. Representative Sinkler’s proposal is to place $1 a gallon tax on distilled liquors. His bill would bar the sale •of distilled liquer under the follow ing condition-, which ate stipulated a ready in the State constitution: In opening attraction, “The Kid from Spain,” starring Eddie Cantor, was thoroughly enjoyed and if this is an index to the pictures that will be shown in the future, Mr. Easterling should enjoy a good .patronage. In fact, he has booked a large number of excellent picture® and the program for packages of less than a half-pint, l»e-jthe coming week will he found in this tween sundown and sunrise, where issue. The theatre has been remodeled by Mr. Easterling, who has installed “Goodall” sound equipment. The pic tures a® well as the sound are y?ry clear. Barnwell is glad to welcome Mr. Easterling and it is hoped that the patronage accorded him will mc*rit the very best in talking pictures. sunrise, it is consumed on the premises and to persons under the age of twenty-one •or persons under the influence of intoxicants. Representative Sinkler urges the unrestricted sale of wine and beer •contending that “the use of fermented beverages tends to lessen the use of distilled liquors.” These bevetage.® would be taxed as 3.2 per cent beer J is now. The preamble of the bill reads as follows: “It is the intention of thi® act to provide a solution of the liquor question in this State, and it is designed to allow the various sec tion® and localities in this State to i Tiact legislation which would have .the sanction of their residents, it be- xg recognized that in order to be come effective all regulations must be the result of the majority senti ment of i-uth loca'ities.” The manufacture sale, transporta tion, possession and advertising of al coholic beverages would be made law ful. A license fee of $150 would have to be paid annually by each '-tore sell ing liquor, and a bond of $1,000 would have to be posted as assurance of ob servance cf the law. The license fees would be divided ‘half to the geneial State fund and half tr* the county funds. The distribution of the tax from liquor would be divid- * ed, with two-thirdi going to the ccun ties and one-third to tl»e State. Where manufacture and sale\)f liquor aie It ig thought that with the repeal of the 18th Amendment, the “quart-a- month” law will be the governing statute for liquor in South Carolina. In order to obtain liquor under this act, an affidavit must be filed with a county judge of probate ^ind a permit secured upon payment of a ten-cent fee. > Carriers transporting the beveragq into the State are required to keep complete records and report weekly to county clerk.® of court. The “quart-a-month” law was en acted in 1917, following the “gallon- a-month” act which it superseded. Essential paits of the 1917 act fol low: “Any natural person over the age of 21, except as hereinafter provided, may order and receive or transport in his personal baggage from any point without this State not exceeding one quart of alcoholic liquors containing not more than 50 per centum by vol ume of alcohol in any one calendar month, for medical purposes for his or^her own use, or the use of his or her immediate family, and not more than one gallon of wine for religous purposes. * “It shall be unlawful for any com mon carrier to deliver or any person to receive any package containing such liquor in the night time, which may be construed to mean from .-un set to sunrise. “It shall be the duty of the common carrier to keep a true and correct record of all alcoholic liquors trans ported and deliveivd l>y them to any person or person®, and to file with the clerk of court of the county in which such liquors are delivered, at least once a week, verified statement. “No person shall receive any alco holic liquors -hipped to him within the State except at the office of the com mon carrier transporting the same nearest the residence of the consignee. “Any person desiring to import any alcoholic liquors under thi® chapter shall apply to the judge of probate of the county in which he resides and file with him on affidavit that he has not received any like permit during the same calendar month. “Upon the receipt of such affidavit and~the payment of a fee of ten cents the said probate judge .®hall issue a permit under his hand and official seal to receive the alcoholic liqu.rs specified, which permit shall contain the name of the consignee, the amount and kind of alcoholic liquors and the office of the common carrier for which delivery is to be made. The .“aid pro bate judge shall keep a record of all permits in a permanently bound book. “The making, uttering, or using of any permits shall constitute the crime of forgery.” . Mrs. J. McB. Dabbs. Mr«. Susan Nix Smith. Hilda, Nov. 7.—Mrs. Su®an Nix Smith, wife of H. A. Smith, died at Kpi home here Friday, November 3rd, after a long illness. She had been in failing health for several months and was confined to her bed for more than two months. Surviving Mr.®. Smith besides her husband ate three daugh ters, Mrs. K. McDonald and Mrs. Tracy Baxiey, of Blackville, and Mrs. Arthur Hair, of Dunbarton; two sons. Henry Smith, of Denmar k, and Wilton Smith, of Hilda; one-luother, W. H. Nix; two sisters, Mr®. Ida Brown and Mrs. Henry Hightower, of Denmark; a number of grandchildren and other relatives. Her body was laid to rest in the family plot at Salem Methodist Church, where she had been a mem ber for many year®, the funeral se— vices being conducted by her pastor, Jthe Rev. Mr. Way. Mrs. Smith was 70 years of age and was a good woman. She will be missed by all who knew her. The en tire commurffty extends sympathy to the ^ereaved family. Hartsville, Nov. 6.—Mrs. Jessie Armstrong Dabbs, of Hartsville, died at the McLeod Infirmary, Florence, this afternoon after a long illness. The daughter of J. B. Armstrong, fer many years treasurer of Barnwell County, and his fir-t wife, Mrs. Bessie Miller Arm®trong. Mrs. Dabbs was born at Appleton March 7, 1896. Af ter being graduated from the Barn- well high school she entered Win- throp college, wheje she was grad uated with A. B. in 1916 and B. Mu®, in 1917. During her last year at Winthrep she was assistant to Doctor Guelick, head of the department cf music. She is remembered by her collegemates for her exceptional mu- oT ? 10 CENTS PER POUND | j LOANED ON COTTON! Y SANDERS GINNERY (03 Mill) South Carolina Bonded Warehouse No. 1913 JENNINGS A. OWENS, Mgr. BARNWELL, S. C. ®ical talent and her rare spirit kindliness. In May, 1918, she was married to James, McBride Dabbs then a lieutenant in field artillery. While in Columbia Mrs. Dabbs was deeply intere-ted in the Quill club, of which she was a charter member. In Hartsville she endeared herself to many by her work in the First Bap tist Church, to which she belonged, and especia’ly by her -work a music teacher, her technical ability and warm sympathy making her unusual ly successful. Mrs. Dabbs is -urvived by her hus band, who is professor of English at Coker college; two daughters, Maude Elizabeth, 13, and Carolin McBride, 2; brothers and sisters, Mrs. -M. J. Pate, of Wilson, N. C., Mrs. Thos. H. Peeples, of Springfield, Dr. G. M. Armstrong, of Clemson College, Mrs. R. L. Jones, of Detroit, Mich., J. B. Armstrong, of Joliet, 111., and B. N. Armstrong of Hartsville. Funeral services will be held at the Salem (Black River) Presbyterian j Church, 12 miles east of Sumter, just off State highway No., 54 on the o!4 , Bishcpville-King®tree highway, at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Red CroM Relief. m THE RED CROSS completed in the past year the great est relief task in n- its 52 years of ex istence. Supplied with Government wheat and cotton, it distributed 10 V4 million barrels of flour to nearly six million families; 104 million garments to more than five million families. Flour was provided in every State, all but si(t counties. More than 25 mil lion people were aided.»In over 2,500 communities Red Cross Chapters en gaged in unemployment relief. Nine ty-two disasters in the U. S. and in sular possessions called Red Cross in to action; aid wa® given in four a- bread. For disaster and other relief the national Red Cross organization expended $l,625,0b0. Help has been extended as always to dsabled veter ans and their families. The local Rcll Call will be next week. TOLOS1 MJii M. Katner of btoou/ii, ry writes: "Hots used Kruachen for t pait 4 months and have not only lost 86 pounds bat fool so much hotter la irery wsy. Even fer people who doa’t care to reduce, Kruachen is wonderful to keep the system healthy. I being a nurse should hnow for Fto tried so many things but only Kruachen answered ell purpeaes.” (May 12. 1888). TO lose fat 8APZLY end HARMLESS LY, take a half teaspoonful of Kruachen Balts In a glass of hot water In the morning before breakfast—don’t miss a morning—a bottle that lasts 4 weeks costs but a trifle—get Kruschep Salts at any drugstore In America. If not Joy fully satisfied alter Urn first bottle— money back. Railway’s Pills For Constipation What They Am What They Doi Minions of mm and womei 1847, here used dsMn to reh hsedertiss, oorvouseeas, tsugi of appetite, peer cos breath when these rented be rnasttfi At All Redwuy 8C Co., Inc., New York, N Y. Barnwell Theatre BARNWELL, S. C. • • • • • • FOUR SHOWS A WEEK Mon. & lues. Wed. Thurs. &Fri. Saturday Four Matinees a Week—Mon., Wed., Fri, and Sat. NIGHT—Two Shows, 7:30 and 9:00 O’clock. MATINEE—One Show, 3:30, except Saturday, be ginning at 3:30 and continuing until 10:00. Admission: Night, 10 and 25c; Except Wednesday Night, lit to all. Matinee, Mon. and Fri. 10 and 15c. Wed. 11c to all. Sat. 10 and 25c. Colored Bal cony 10 and 15c at all times except Wednesday night 11c to all. J , Against Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Any person or persons entering upon the lands hereinafter referred to si uate in Barnwell, Richland and Red Oak Townships, for the purpose of hunt ing, fishing or trapping, will be profe:uted to the full extent of the^ law. . '1 V ' * Mrs. Flossie Smith Weathei.=bee 572 Mrs. Kate M. Patter.®onEst. of H. A. Patterson — 2,000 Duncannon Place Joseph E. Dicks Sweet Water Place \ R. C. Holman B. L. Easterling Cave PlaqkW§ttr \ A.^^ichardson 1.000 Barnwell Turpentine Co: ' ^ Simmons Place Middleton Place — 150 McSe Holly r 160 B. C. Noiril - 200 J. W. Patterson -.^ L. Coheny^Hay Pl^e>r^^' i 20b A I^to^lrngN, lardson ^ 1W inglewood Placed —~z)-- 250 250 GEO. J. WALKER, Owner ANGU§ PATTERSON, Mgr. You Might Have Voted “WET”, but your clothes can be DRY CLEANED, and now that the election is over, let’s all get CLEANED UP, and when you think of CLEANING think of--- Plexico’s Dry Cleaners and “LET TED DO IT” A V** Thurs.-Fri., Nov. 9-10 Mon.-Tues., Nov. 13-14 Jack Pearl, Jimmy Durant, Pitts in ‘Meet the Baron’ Radio, Stage and Screen Sfares in a mighty screen merge)! That’s the bUj^news that makes this the biggest howl.cf the Year! Americas mad- / * dest merry-maker® throw » fun fit that will keep you in Spasams! Also Selected Short Subjects. Wallace Beery in TUGBOAT ANNIE’ / The Most Welcomed Event in Yeais! Marie and Walfy—everybody’s sweetheart®, in liotous reunion. The year’s greatest Subjects.’ ’ joy cruse. Also Selected Short l L /I ■ - A ." Satun y, Nov. 11 y Niners , Nov. 14 l ie to All [ornery in ien strangers Meet' He wa$ a flirt! fi. A But she / / . / His wife knew it! v. rjevei knew why until she met his beautiful young •/Sweethearfl^Tso"Short Subjects. ; kl.fl J .IJcl ' * > S.t • f