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t V- orricuL or IAKNWSLL COUNTY.* cwmimim jum a, im. 'Just L.tk« a Mambar of tha Famlly M VOLUME LVII. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. APRIL 19, 19S4. Senators Depart for Their Home Grounds BARNWELL OPTOMETRIST HONORED BY COLLEAGUES Left Barnwell Thursday Night After Successful Training Season.— "v Win Last Game.' After what wag described as the most successful training seaeson in a number of years, the members of the -Albany -baseball club- left ■Barnwell Thursday night ^ for their home grounds in Albany, going by way of Chattanooga and Knoxville^ Tenn., and Martinsville, Va., where they played exhibition games. They were scheduled to open the sefson at Al bany yesterday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were seen in action here two days last week.- The Sena- tors split the series, losing Wednes day's contest by the score of 7 to 3 and staging a come-back the follow ing day to win, 8 to 7. Morales, Cuban outfielder, started another revolution in Thursday’s game when he hit a triple between left and center, to drive in three runs and put his team in the lead. Toronto wa s trailing by one run in the ninth, but with two men out, five hits in succession—three of them two-bag gers—put them ahead, only to "have the score tied in the last half of the same inning and to lose the game in the tenth. Everybody connected with v the the drug store when the mghf“waTch Senators seemed well pleased with the success of their first training season in Barnwell and unless something un foreseen occurs they will return again next spring. Walter C. Smallwood, ebusiness manager,- Bill club made many friends during their "stay in this city_.gnd they "willlltie warmly* welcomed: again next year. Fine Prizes Offered to Four-H Club Girls Contestants Will Ba Required to Model Complete Outfit in One of Four Classes. Four-H girls who can ‘doll up” be comingly have a chance to win fine prizes in this State this year in a contesf To be concfuctecT by the National committee on boy’s and girl’s club work of Chicago in cooperation with State and county leaders. The girls are required to model a complete outfit in one of four classes. They are a school wash dress or suit —a wool, silk or rayon dress or suit for school—a “best” dress of any ma terial—and an informal party dress. Winners of county contests, now be ing planned in many parts, wil]-re ceive handsome medals and become eligible to the State revue in which the winner will receive a trip with all expenses paid by the Chicago mail order confpany to the National Style Revue to be held at the National Club Congress in Chicago during the week of the International Live Stock Expo sition. / - The national contest will be staged in one of Chieago’e finest banquet halls before over 1,200 4-H delegates and leaders attending the club congress, and will be a classic feature of the year’s club program. Beautiful gold watches will be awarded class win ners and a gold medal of honor to the national champion.- a - ♦ — Economy of the outfit will be givan an important rating to-induce girls to exercise thrift and originality. Contestants are required to make their dress, but may purchase the accessor ies. Last year’s national winning out fit, a tailored ccstume, cost $21.61. It employed a buckle and woolen scraps from an- old dress. The reserve national champion outfit cost $13.64 complete, and included an original belt buckle made of two bracelets. A Louisiana girl won national honors on a cotton school dress and outfit cost ing $4.62. A 15-year old Arkansas girl won the same honor on a $7.54 outfit. Rules of the contest may be obtained from local or county club leaders. The many friends of Dr\P. W. Stevens, Optometrist, Barnwell, wiU be interested to know that he was elected to the office of secretary and treasur er of the South Carolina Op- tometric Association during that hody’o 27th annual eonypn- tion, which was held in Colum bia last week. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others Yon Don’t Know. The following comment by Joe Mahar, sports writer, in the Albany Times-Union: ‘‘Hey, hey, ball clubs and circuses. . . It’s all a bloomin’ circus, when you come right dowq to cases. It was a circus last night, af ter we get back from Augusta and that laaL game with Toronto.- I never knew Joe Cambria was such a wag. . . He kept us laughing for the better part of two hours, so- long we w e re still standing outside passed on his rounds. ‘‘The night watch doesn’t wear a uniform down here. . . Every body knows he’s a cop, so why bother about brass buttons? ... He manager, bill McCorry around with a flashlight; mak- manager, and the members of their custbhV of the higKt watch. ing sure that the burgers have locked immemorial • . • • _• Xambria was in the throes of a dis cussion when he passecL “What’s that guy loking for,” he asked,” some outfielders?’ ” - Perry Bush claiming that the Eng lish is a more cheerful language than the Greek, to prove which he cites the alleged fact that Nick and Char lie Coclin never smile when convers ing in their native tongue. . • A letter from Mi's. B. P. Davies, who has“ been" visiting relatives Th North Carolina, saying that she was in a ■snowstorm - bet ween- - Greensboro smd Winston-Salem last Friday. . . . An elaborate-“write-up” of Barnwell, town and county, in Sunday’s “boost- or-edition”-ot The Augusta Chrolicle, and another of Mayor C. G. Fuller, Senator Edgar A. Brown and Barn well in Sunday’s issue of the News and Courier. . . . Reports that the cucumber crops in this section were more or less damaged by last week’s cold snap and high winds. . Sunday golfers complaining about the brand of weather dished out lately by the weather man on that day. Lee Easterling bragging about his asparagus grades and the opinion be ing expressed that, like another local planter, he didn’t put out any but colossal crowns. . . . Lonnie Cal houn telling about his head-on collis ion early Sunday night with a youth ful bicyclist on Main Street and a bystander suggesting that ‘cyclists and pedestrians be required to carry lights at night. . ^. An electric storm, accompanied by wind, rain and hail, about ten o’clock Wednesday night of last week. Fortvmately, no damage was done. . . . Dr. S. V. Brown driving a new Chrysler sedan. BARNWELL GETS HER MAN IN C. G. FULLER, OHIO YANKEE v “Imported’* Mayor, Bank Saviour and Flying Road Con tractor Adopts South Carolina and Teams With Senator Edgar A. Brown. V By Chtotilde RTMartlh, in The News and Cornier. Barnwell ta*is ever a nice town, superior to the\^verage small, inland town as a Southern lady is superior to the frowsy, dbwn-at-the heels woman who lives on thi^wrong side of the railroad tracks. A languid, glori ous, charming lady with ^bsplutely none of the modem go-getvveness, but with much allure;—A- lady' who always gets her man—but with sbeh subtlety that he never really knowi what has happened to him until he 'lining pool has a natural stream of has been landed. l Barnwell, mellowed by age, yet per- petually lovely, has her man. He is C. G. Fuller, erstwhile Ohioan, who, although he has been in Barnwell only five years, is the'town’s mayor, bank er, flier, general boss and handy man. He also has a number of monuments erected to him—and he is not even thinking of dying for a long while yet- t But, of course, Mr. Filler had to have a little help. .Evan an up-and- coming Yankee such as he is, couldn’t have got so completely into the good garces of a conservative, southern old town like Bafnwell had 'lie not bean aidej and abetted by some of its citi zens. So he had the foresight—or per haps it was the other way around— anyway, he and Edgar A. Brown sort of gravitated, as it were. Now Edgar Brown_is~St»te senator from Barnwell County and' is an adept at pulling political wires, so when these two got together with the mutual ambition of helping the town of Barnwell, there just wasn’t any thing that could prevent Barnwell from riding oh a wave of apparent prosperity even in the midst of the nation-wide depression. Court House Dressed Up. What these two did for Barnwell was to take advantage of the RFC, CWA,/ERA,—and the other familiar comETnaticns of the alphabet that have been pouring money into the country—to build something of per manence for the town of Barnwell. cemetery cleaning in Barnwell. With the first $5,000 the town was allotted under the RFC, Mayor Fuller and his councilmen and the senator, put their heads together to figure what they could do with' it that would be really worthwhile. There were so many things needed in Barnwell that it was hard to come to a decision, but they finally settled upon the plan of doing something to the county court house, which needed repairs and beautification badly. So this old brick building, in the center of town, was stuccoed all over and the grounds filled in and enlarged and beautified. Native shrubbery was hi ought in from the surrounding woods and transplanted to these new ly-made grounds, so that now this building and its grounds is one of the show’ places in the town. The most outstanding piece of work accomplished with the aid of govern ment funds was the erection of the large public park, athletic field, swim ming pool and bathhouse, which has Mr. Fuller persisted in 'Jiis idea and it worked. It is still working and Prospective Settler Writes to Blackville H. L. Buiat, City Clerk, Thinks His Letter Should Have Been Sent tq Saint Peter. Th$ writer was a guest for a short while Sunday evening at the charm- ing home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Buist TrT Blackville, and while there wps shown a lengthly letter from * pros pective settler from Chicago—a retir ed preacher of the Dutch Reformed NUMBER SMI High School Project Status Is Announced Congressman Fulmer Is Informed thatf Funds for Building May Be Available Soon. * t - - — *• - ■- — • — *~r — Washington, April 15.—T. P. Dar den, administrator, federal emergency administration of public works, to day informed Congressman Fulmer of the exact situation relative to sev- ersl important federal projects pend ing in the Second congressional dis people who know about such things, rT/T: n ."T 7 “ ": “^ f, ■ con S re " toMl iSSiidff it . f„t of jar tmt fottoSlF Wh.t Mr. Puller did was to sulit oth ' r interests, is Blsckville s effi- We enclose the atUehed informs split Turkey creek in half and dig a canal forcing the surplus water out of its original bed into the dnal which is tm -exactly—the ■ same—level as the creek. The builders of this pool know of no other instance where a swim- watt^r flowing through it. Tmb^pool, which is cemented and graduated, is fifty by 190 feet in dimensionT'With a pool for children at the end and/through both of these pools, Turkey dreek continues to flow its umuffled way. into the wild s of the swamp beyond, little disturbed by the -engineering disturbance which has split it in two and ‘confined its waters in a cement pool. The bath house, standing edge of the pool i* attractive the rustic simplicity and seems to beTbpg there on the edge of the swamp. FA is fashioned of logs, donated for the purpose by Senator Brown. There are showers and dressing rooms be low and a large dance half above, where aM the town gathers to play. The entire building is fashioned of unfinighel pine lumber, pleasant^ fragrant to the olfactory nerve. Down bn the edge of the swamp, to the left aa one enters the bath house, are the stands and tables where bar becues, famous in tbab section of the ^Country, are held. Just back of the bath house is the baseball park, enclosed in a high green fence and held by baseball fans to be onb. of the best equipped base ball parks in the South. This park is more than usually the center of at traction just now, not only for peo ple of Barnwell County, but for the entire-countryside an^l even national interest. For the Albany baseball team is in training in Barnwell this season, brought there through the invitation of Mayor Fuller arid Sena- Buist tersely replied to the inquirer that he had mailed his epistle to the place, it should have been :essed to Saint Peter, there being no subh farm as the one described on this earth. Mr. Buist used Blackvill^a official stHionery, on which appears the name of, the mayor, Dr. R. A. Gyles. The Rav. Mr. Something-or- other then indited an epistle to- hi* At the recent session of the general assembly, the Barnwell County sup ply bill was amended to add another member to the board of county direc tors and it is understood that Dr. R. A. Gyles has been recommended by the county legislative delegation for appointment to the position. The increase in the number of members thus gives the Blackville section rep resentation on this body. Dr. Gyles is a man of recognized ability and shouTd render worthwhile service to the county. Announces for Magistrate. tor Brown. Big Lesgue Baseball. Here on last Friday the Albany team played the Boston Braves and in the grandstand at that game were more people than composes the en tire population of Barnwell. This grandstand seats 2,500 people and even standing room was at a prem ium. The baseball park is supported in part by the rental of boxes at $50 each per season. The grandstand is equipped with a loqd speaker and beneath it are hot and cold showers. The Boston Braves, who played there Friday, pronounced this as the best baseball park in the South. Not common with labeling this recreation center “Fuller Park” in huge white letters along a hill side, which Mr. Fuller is too modest to approve, Barnwell also erected a copper plate with the following in scription at one corner of the log bath house: “Fuller flPark—the building of this appre-4 swimming pool, athletic field and Mrs. Cary E. Smith. Williston, April 17.—Mrs. Cary E. Smith died at her home here at 11:40 o’clock Monday morning and funeral services were held at her homo Tues day afternoon at 3:30. She had been for some time and her death ^was pected. Mrs. Smith had many not frier will throughout this section who with regret of hei passing. Elsewhere in this issue of The Peo ple-Sentinel will be found the formal announcement of W. P. Sanders as a candidate ^for the office of Magistrate at Barnwell. He is too well'known to the voters of this section to need any introduction, having served in this capacity, for seyeral terans. Prior to that, he also served as Magistrate in Red Oak township for more than 15 years. ciation of Mayor Fuller’s efforts in bringing this project to completion. This recreation park was built on the town dump on the edge of the town, where for 100 years or more the town’s refuse had been dumped. It was a swamp besides, and probably a more discouraging looking aspect for a park never before presented it self to ambitious men. But it seemed the only available place and, besides, the sight of the dump had long been a source of irritation to the more aesthetic of the bownfa citizfemy. Five hundred men were put to work on this project. They moved mere than 50,000 yards of swamp and tons of refuse in three months time and built a baseball park, a swimming pool and log bath house with dancing pavilion above, tennis courts and a lovely park. Creek Cut in Half. Turkey creek flowed through this swamp gnd Mr. Fuller’s idea was to Utilise the swimming pool. He conceived of a way to do it, but consulting engin eers said it was impossible. However, recreation park was made possible by the energy, zesLand devotion of Mayor C. G. Fuller. Funds to buy materials used in these projects contributed by Mayor C. G. Fuller, J. B. Grubbs, W J. Lemon, H. L. O’Bannon, Senator Edgar A. Brown, J. E. Harley, Jr., M. M. Mazursky, B. W. Walker. Erected 1933.” All of these, save Senator Brown, were members of the town council and each of them, along with the mayor, also donatel their salaries for two years to make this project pcssible There were also other contributions fiom public spirited citizens of the town. In addition, Barnwtell also has several other attractive parks made possible through government funds. Another oustanding project, com pleted m November, is the country club, located on a tract of 400 acres of rolling wasteland, thick’y covered, with pines and oaks. This land was Mr.. Fnlkr And deeded to Barnwell County. The rater (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.) cient city clerk. The letter was accompanied by a four-page “questionaire,” in which the would-be immigrant made every conceivable inquiry, from the pfbapec- tive price of pigs In Porkville, the cost of chickens in Charleston and the egg-consuming capacity of Black ville citizens to the maximum rainfall in any given month. The reverend gentleman’s wants in a farm—for which he is willing to pay $3,^00 “on credit”—are very modest( ?). Among other /things he wants a seven-room house, a tenant house, large barn with' cellar stalls for cows, a garden ready planted, some 75 acres undeT fence, brood sows with prospects, 50 chick-, ens and what have you. After carefully reading both the Mr. tion for your perusal. With the origi nal appropriation of funds for carry ing on the public works program practically exhausted, it U probable that "most of these projects must await additional appropriation. How ever, the examination of these pro- jects are continuing an<j if they are found eligible for the fund# request ed, they will be placed on the agenda for fbture approval when and if funds become available for allocation ward them. Location of these projects follows: Under examination ia: Aiken Coun- ty hospital, legal department; Bam- berg sewer, legal and financial; Barn well, school, legal and financial; Blackville waterworks, financial; i, legal, ftnancial >ng Honor, the Mayor,\jn which he pro tested against Mr. Buist’s “brusque and uncouth” .reply to x bi» letter of inquiry and least partially blamed the city clerk for the depression down South, the deplorable and dila condition of the Southern fanner most of the ills to which the heir, all because of Mr. Buist’s alleg ed unsympathetic attitude towards those..who woukLcaat their, lot in his midst. ’ _ Mr. Buist says that he is thinking _ of sending the reverend the News and and- engineering; Cameron works, approved March 22; Columbia bridge, legal and financial; Columbia hospital, (no-action—private project); Oayce waterworks, board of review; Irmo school, legal; Mayesville water works, board ofreview; Columbia market shed, legal and financial; Par- ler project (power) board of review; Pinewood waterworks, legal; Orange burg roadr, bwd of revt County drainage, (returned to State engineer for submission to proper State federal agency.)” Legislature’* Work Is Briefly Reviewed Few of the More Important Acts of, the General Aaeambly ha Recent Seae*ow. Courier’s article about Mayor C. G. Fuller, Senator Edgar A. Brown and the alphabetical projects in Barnwell, together with a -dipping from The People-Sentinel concerning ‘a report that a preacher in a neighboring town had stated that a gateway to hell was being constructed in this city”—re ference being to the recreation park in Barnwell—which might or might not be a mild way of telling him to "go to hell.” If any other town thinks that it can supply .the Windy City preacher’s wants in the way of a farm, Mr. Buiat will gladly give the correspon dence to the proper authorities. Barnwell Is Rated as Ideal Training Camp Soprts M(riterp for Albany News papers Praise Park, Weather and g Conditions. Trail In a special dispatch to the Albany (N. Y.) Times-Unidn, J. .G. Mahar, sports writer with the. Albany Sena tors, who trained at Bhrnwell, made the following complimentary remarks about this city: “The Barnwell training cainp will go down in the records as one bf the best the Senators ever had, from the standpoint of the playing field, the weather and general training condi tions. Only one game was cancelled, a road game with the 'Columbia club of the Piedont league Monday, and not a day of practice was lost at Barn well* . / “Owner Joe Cambria announced here that the club will return to Barnwell next year, barring, some now unforeseen factor. “Manager McCorry also expressed himself as well pleased with this city as a training center. While not a large city, it turned out crowds as large a» any camp the Senators have ever known.” And. Charles Young, sports writer for the Albany Evening News, said: “Well, the boys wifi say goodbye to Barnwell tonight. Not a day has been lost in training here: Not since In the 96 days of its session just ended, the general assembly of South Carolina: Qit tag costs |n half to save car owners $1,000,000 ' Authorized $34Jh^)J)00 Cooper hydro-electric and navigation development under - State\sponsorship with PWA funds. Enacted $6,948,006 genei priation bill, estimated $6,500,< crease over 1933 on 12-month Provided a liquor referendum in Democratic primary August 28* Legalized beer of 4 per cent, by weight instead of 3.2. Rejected liquor dispensary and local option bills. Lowered the legal interest rate from 7 to 6 per cent. Fixed the maximum penalty for kidnapping at death and for possess ing a machine gun at 15 years. Raised State school teachers* pay IQ per cent. Slashed the State ‘intangibles” tax on dividends and. interest. Changed the moving picture taxar tion method. Approved enforcement of NRA codes by State .courts. Limited the State highway bond is sue for five years. have weather conditions been ms good.” (Thanks, boys; sire all hope to see you back again next year.) Authorized State courts to mortgage' foreclosures generally dur ing the “economic emergency.” Gave the State its first poet laur eate. Created State board of cosmetology. Barnwell Loses to Denmark. In an interesting game of baseball, the Denmark high school team de feated Barnwell high at Fuller Park Tuesday afternoon, 5 to 4, in the opening game of the Edisto high school league. Denmark was trailing by one run at the beginning of the ninth inning but scored tern runs on an error after two batters had been retired. Moore for Barnwell pitched a fine game of ball, striking out 14 bet ters, while tWo Denmark twirlera made 10 Barnwell boys fan the ether. The score: Denmark 000 111 002—S Barnwell 100 Dunbarton is schedulqd to play ni> mesm Oiaiawecnwaan st ■ / 4sNedLsBnuv\ rare tuiuuwuw* 1 \ The game with'WOKahMi last wad postponed till V