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m - Executive Committee Adopts 1930Schedale v Managers’ Pay and Candidates’ Fees — to Remain the Same as Four Years Aga By a vote of 7 to 4, the Barnwell County Democratic executive commit- tee, in session here Tuesday^ morning, rejected a motion to reduce the pa; of manager s from $3 to $2 per day and by the same vote adopted a motion to fix the assessment fees 6t candi dates on the same basis as l930, with\ the pay of managers and clerks re maining unchanged* Another im portant matter Was the committee’s decision to require voting to be by townships instead of proximity to clubs regardless of township lines, as heretofore. Certain exceptions were made as to the boundaries of the Dun- jrarton club district because of the fact that it is located near the corner of three townships—Bennett Springs, Red Oak and Richland. The meeting was called to order by Senator Edgar A. Brown, county chairman. A quorum wa 8 present and before the meeting had progressed very far every club was represented. The first matter to come before the Seen and Heard H DuringtheP A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Saturday’s editions of the daily newspapers containing an Associated ss dispatch under a Columbia date line to the effect that Senator Edgar A. Brown would neither "affirm nor deny a report that he may be a candi date for Congress this summer. . . And a dispatch from Lexington Mon day morning that Solicitor T. C. Cal- iscn may enter the lists for congres sional honors. ... A couple tak ing front seats in the Baptist Church Sunday night just before the benedic- Ton \va s pronounced at the annual baccalaureate services of the Barn well high school. . . A prospective purchser of an automobile telling Jpist Grubbs, of the Grubbs Chevrolet Co., that he didn’t want him (Buist) to lose anything on the trade. (Im agine telling Buist that! Why, car rying coals to Newcastle wouldn’t be ‘‘in the cut-down ground!”) . . . wo candidates for magistrate in dif- erent districts insisting on paying -;heir entrance fees and filfng pledges meeting was the fixing of assessments to cover the cost of holding the pri mary elections. Discussions of the probale cost were made by Sena- tor Brown, Dr. R. A. Gyles, S. E. Moore, J. Aiken Creech, and others. B. M. Jenkins, Jr., of Kline, ^moved that the managers and clerks be paid $3 per day for each election and that the 1936 schedule of assessments be adopted. J. M. Weathersbee, of Rosemary township, offered a s a sub- titute that the pay be fixed at $2 per day. The vote on the substitute amendment was: For, 4; against, 7. On Mr. Jenkins’ original motion the vo4e was: For, 7; against 4. None of the members of the executive com mittee who are candidate s for office this summer voted on either motion. The schedule of fees is ftg fotlbws:'' County Treasurer, $100; County Auditor, $100; Judge of Probate, $100; County Superintendent of Education, $100; House cf Representatives, $50 each; Magistrates at Barnwell, Ben nett Springs, Blackville and Williston, $15 each; at Dunbarton, Great Cy press, Hilda and Red Oak, $10 each. It w*as provided that refunds be made to candidates for Treasurer, Auditor, Judge of Probate, Superintendent of Education and House of Representa- before the meeting of the executive committee to fix assessments. . . . A packed house attending the showing of ‘‘Tarzan and Hi s Mate” at the Jarnwell Theatre Friday night and ugene Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs.W. J L Vaughn, winning the radio offered by the manag.emenfr~~T—Two dances this week for the devotees Terpsichore—one last night (Wed nesday) at Fuller Park pavilion and the other slated for thi s evening at the Sweetwater country club. . . . Showers of rain delaying the harvest- tives on the basis of the number of / <r - candidates in each race. Where an office-seeker i s without opposition, no refund will be made, and there will “also be no reTuhcf to candidates for Magistrate. The time for qualifying by paying assessments and filing pledges will close at 12 o’clock noon, Thursday, June 14th, and the first campaign meeting will be held at Hilda the fol lowing day. Other campaign meet ings w *ll be held on the following schedule: Dunbarton, Friday, July 13. Williston, Friday, July 27. Blackville, Friday, August 10. Barnwell. Friday. August 24. J. W. Bates moved that voting in the future be by townships, thus pro viding for voting at the precinct near est the voter’g place of residence in the township in which he resides re gardles s of proximity to precincts in other townships, with the exception of the Dunbarton precinct. This motion was duly seconded and carried with out a dissenting vote. The boundaries of the Dunbarton club district are fixed as follows: All of Richlam Dunbarton School to Clo»c Friday. June \ Baccalaureate Services at Dunbarton “ Baptist Church Sunday Night, MSy 27th. Dunbarton, May 22.—On last Thurs day night the primm!$ grades of the Dunbarton I pc pn operetta entitled ’The Goldeh Whistle,” in which about 40 children took part under the defection of Misses McElveen and Rushton. The children entered into the spirit of the occasion and presented their parts ad mirably. A small admission was charged and a neat sum wa s realized for the student activities fund. The commencement season will begin Sunday night, May 27th, with the baccalaureate services at the Dunbarton Baptist Church at 8:30. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Arnold Smith, of Williston. Special music will be provided by the choir of the church. Friday morning, June Ist.’-at nine o’clock, all of the pupils of the school who are studying music will give a recital in the school auditor^ piano- ium. This will be a public assembly and prizes and awards will he made to the pupils who have won them. The commencement ‘ exercises will be held Friday night, June 1st, at 8:30. The diplomas will be delivered by Supt. H. H. King, after which there 1 be special music by the teachers W. D. Rice. Ghent’s Branch Baptist Church Will Observe Its 100th Anniversary Today. Blackville, May 22.— The Ghent’s Branch Baptist Church, located three from Denmark and six miles from Blackville, will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Thursday, May 24th. The church was organized on January 17, 1834, by twenty-five members of the Healing Springs Bap tist Church to meet the spiritual needs pf a large community of people who had settled in the vicinity known as the Hightower’s Mill community. The records of the first 20 years of the church’s history have been lost, con sequently there is little information concerning the early activities of the ■m church. The presbytery selected to draw up the constitution of the church was composed of the Rev. H. D. Duncan, the Rfev. B. M. Cave and the Rev. L M. Brown. The Rev. John Brooker was called to be the first pastor of the newly organized church and served for three years, when in 1837 he was Col. J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, be came the first candidate for a State office to qualify for the r|ce in 1934 when he filed his pledge and paid the succeeded by the Rev. L. M. Brown, who served a s pastor for 18 years. In 1855 the Rev. J. K. Johnson became pastor and wa s succeeded in 1860 by the Rev. S. B. Sawyer. Other-pastors during the period following the War Between the Stat$ were W. J. Fick- ling, W. C. Baxley, Thomas Dawson, F. J. Sandifer, the Rev. Wheeler and The first deacons of the ing of the oat crop. . . Brown, of Blackville, saying that he ate Blackville grown cucumbers at dinner Sunday; that the first car of cukes was shipped from that point ast year about May 18th but the crop this year i* twr days- ter two weeks ate. A A notation at the bottom of a let ter from J. Roy Jones, candidate for Cctnmissioner of Agriculture, stating that all costs of writing and mailing same were borne by Mr. Jones hiim self. * . . P. W. Price on the streets again, almost entirely recov ered from injuries received in an au tomobile accident three week? ago. . . Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Harden, of Lyndhurst, calling at The Pecple-Sen- tinel office to join the family of satis fied readers. . . J. R. Harrison showing copies of an old magazine published in 1880, one of which con- ined “Mether Shipton’s Prophecy.” All of her forecasts have come true except the one predicting the end of the world > n 1881. . . . Reports from all sections of the county that the cucumber crop is very poor in deed and small yields are anticipated. . . Senator Edgar A. Brown threatening to take up fishing again this summer. Few people know that the popular solon is somewhat of an expert at fly-casting. . . . Some badly needed repatr s being made to the pavement on Main Street. . . . Several gclfers showing the effects of sunburn received while playing on the Sweetwater course Sunday. of the School. The remainder of the pr ogram will consist of a play entitl ed, “Gypsies for a Dajt^JThis enter tainment will take the place of the usual exercises and the class wtH, Herman, prophecy, etc., will be worked into the church were Samuel and Lewis. Hol man. —Ghent’s Branch Church became a member of the ‘Savannah River Bap tist Association soon after it wa 8 con stituted and remained a member of play. The cast wHl consist "of the members of the graduating class, as sisted by the tenth grade. The public to cordially invited to attend the closing program. "that :iatfori until 1866,"when it became a charter member of the Barn well Baptist Association. From the time of its organization the church has been active in ,al phases of denominational work. It Miss Margaret Anderson, a mem- | ha s been fortunate to have the leadei ber of the eleventh grade, delightful- ship of many of the outstanding Bap ly entertained her classmates and a few invited guests with a barbecue supper at ber country home last Wednesday evening. The supper was served banquet style in the spacious dining room.. In addition to the 14 members of the class, the three high tist pastors of this State. Among its most recent pastors who are still liv ing are: Geo. Hopkins, C. W. Jones Walter Black, J. B. Gaston, W. C. Allen and Waymon C. Reese, the pres ent pastor. The church is now and has been Col. J. E. Harley Qualifies for Race ' . for Office of Lieutenant Governor.’ The Rev, Woodrow Ward Hearers.—“May Time Revels’* at Fuller Park. A large Congregation heard the Rev. Woodrow Ward, pastor of the Barnwell Methodist Church, deliver a splendid sermon to the members of entrance fee for the race for lieuten- the graduating class of the Barnwell high school in the Barnwell Baptist Church Sunday evening. His subject was, “Grinding the Blade.” His ad vice to the class wa g timely, his illus trations apt and his delivery eloquent, all of which added to the enjoyment of the occasion by the many men, women and children who packed the spacious church auditorium. The special pro gram of music was also much enjoy ed. The commencement season will come to a close tomorrow (Friday) evening, beginning at eight o’clock, when “May Time Revels” wiH be presented at Fuller Fark. The synop sis of the pageant is as follows: “The Herald, master of ceremonies, introduces the audience to the May .Queen and to The purpoea -of the - festive occasion. The Queen and her ant governor of South Carolina on Wednesday of last week. Not long after ^he executive com mittee of the Democratic party had fixed the fee s to be charged candidates for State offices Colonel Harley turn ed over to Gen. Wilie Jcnes, treasurer of the party, $150, the entrance fee required for this particular race. Colonel Harley, a former member of the House of Representatives from i * this county, was in the race for lieu tenant governor fout years ago and received a very handsome vote, but wa 8 nosed out by James Q. Sheppard, of Edgefield, who is an announced candidate for governor this year. There arte persisten(t rumors, how ever, that Governor Blackwood is to be given a fyieral judgeship^ thereby elevating Lt.-Gov. Sheppard to the gubernatorial office and that the lat ter will withdraw from the governor’s race in favor of another (unnamed) entrant. ifeU—~ J. Roy Jones, candidate for com missioner of agriculture, was the second candidate for State office to qualify. -PLEASANT MOUNTAIN HAS HOMECOMINGS court enter to the tune of Lohengrin’* March. The Maid of Honor takes charge of the coronation. In response, the "queen graciously thanks her ‘loyal subjects’ and bids them ‘rise and fill the hours with mirth and song and laughter.’ Immediately there follows ahd entertainment of light and gay songs, drills and dances dedicated to May and her Queen. At the close of the Revels, the Queen falls asleep. Sbe l g awakened by two little fairies who guide the ship bear ing the graduating clasa into port where the queen waits to pronougee one last word of counsel upon those ready to ‘set sail from a land bright __ No better people can be found any where in Barnwell County than those who live in the -Pleasant Mountain community. - This was splendidly shown last S.tur<Uy when theJPIms-] ^ ant Mountain Baptist Church observed > its Homecoming Day. Every other business and pleasure was lai<P aside by the people to gather at the church. of the uncertain school teacher s and their wives and through the years one of the strong- friend, there were five other invited est rural guests.- The—young folks enjoyed Association dancing until a late hour. Co-op Members Will Lyndhurst Items. Lyndhurst, May 18.—Fred H. Gantt and little son, John, of Columbia, spent last week-end here, the guests of Mrs. John Gantt. Mrs. R. T. Jackson and daughter, Hold Annual Meeting Delegates to District Meeting to Be Elected at Meetings in Each County Saturday. Members of the South Carolina Cot ton Growers Cooperative Association of this county will hold their annual county membership meeting at the court house on Saturday, May 26th, at 11:00 a. m. The principal business tn he tranxarted a* thi g meeting will be the election of a county chairman and a county secretary for the ensuing year and the election of delegates to a district meeting which will be held Saturday, June 2nd, when one or more members will be nominated for direc tor of the Association to represerlt churches in the Barnwell At The present time it excellent program was provided. A few remarks were made by Dr. W. M. Jones. the pastor of the church, to show the real meaning of the day. Prof. H. H. King, the superintendent of the Dunbarton High school, made j a most excellent and appropriate ad dress, which was highly enjoyed by all. This community is one of the dis> tricts in the Dunbarton High school, and-^e holds u wann place tn the Betty, of Stuart, Fla., spent week here, tKe~guests of J. C. this district.. A message from General Manager Hathccck, reviewing the activities of the Association for the past season last will be read at the county meeting. has a membership of 250 members. The Sunday school is departmental ized, and graded and recently reached the Standard of Excellence fm Baptist Sunday schools. The enrollment of the Sunday school is 192, with an average attendance cf 134. It main tains an active W. M. U. with two auxiliaries with a membeiShip of about 45 members. The program for the ' centenniel celebration i 8 as follows: Song and Praise—L. L. Hightower. Devotional—Mrs. Ruby Gibson. Welcome—Miss Mary Still. Gfeetings from the Mother Church —B. F. Gardner. Song—Congregation. Address—Sam Smith, Connie Max well Orphanage. Special Music.* Centennial , Sermon—Rev. C. W Jones, of Salley. Dinner seWed cn the grounds. Song.and Praise—L. L. Hightower. Recognition of old members. Address, “One Hundred Years of Baptist History”—Dr. Chas. A. Jones, of Columbia. Sermon. “The Meaning of Penla- s are urged county meeting. Blackville Defeats Lees. to attend their and family. Jlir. and Mfs. Hugh Fowke and children, of Stuart, Fla., returned to their home oh Monday, after spending j some time here fcrtth relatives. ) Lees, May 22.—Blackville defea 1 Miss Minnie P. Hay, of Charleston, Lees here Friday, 8 to 7. Both tea: was the guest of relatives during the played heads-up baseball. The past week. A. P. Hay, of Parris Island, here for the week-end. Warm weather and the recent rains have been of great benefit to the crops of this section. township, together with that part of Red Oak township West of the Lower Three Runs and that part of Bennet Springs toWnship East of th£ public road through the Green Pond place running South three miles Mr. Bates thereupon petitioned the committee for the formation of a new precinct at Yenome to serve that 1 section of Great Cypress township ' which was seconded and carried. The old Siloam precinct will continue to serve the voters in the lower part o Red Oak township. Mr. Bates was named executive committeeman at Yenome and Belton Holly wag nomi nated and elected acting executive committeemen at" Siloam The next busines g before the meet ing was the naming of the enrollment committees for the various precincts, a list of which will appear in the Notice of Enrollment next week. Dr. Gyles iiiu*eu « kV ' r V , “’ f . . 'noon afterfew days’ illness. Fu- woman be named at each precinct as There being no further business, nergl services were conducted the fol- —a member of the enrolment commit- the meeting wa g adjourned. ~ lowing day. ers were in goed form and kept the was hits well scattered. Still was the out standing player for Blackville, ^rhile Gibson starred for Lees in the field. This game was the first to be played between the two teams and keen ■ ■ ■ rivalry was displayed, by both'sides. tee in addition to the usual threq^ Batteries: Blackville, Delk, Carson male members, which motion was a nd Hightower; Lees, Sandifer and adopted. A resolution wa s adopted at Smoak. Umpires, Odom and breech, the recent State convention that a woman in’each county be elected as a vice-chairman of the county commit- tee, and, on motion of Dr. Gyles, Mrs. William Gilliam, who wa g caretaker to be published H. I* Buist, of Blackville, was elected Fuller Park last summer, died at his _ .^ .... . .home in West Barnwell Sunday after- i moVed that a to this office. | . . , . ' - dim, dark seas future.’ ” The members of the graduating class are as follows: Edward Boyles, Jim Bush, Ephraim Cooper, Billie Davies, Bobby Dicks, Tom Hagood, Edward Richardson, Miriam Baxter, Ruth Cook, Helen Creech, Mae Creech, Edith Fields, Dorothy Furtick, Janie Grubba, Virginia Hair, Elisabeth Jones, Annie Lou Long, Beth Man ning, Frances Manning, June Milhous, Glady g Moore, Zelma Morris, Mary Gay Q’Bannon, Nadine Renew, TheU- hearts of hi s people. In the musical program were, in additioi) to Mr. King, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Hiers and Mr»Flwtt»rv»- awfl RiikIiIiim, ttt Dunbarton, whose selections were well rendered and greatly enjoyed. Barnwell was represented on the musical program by Mrs. W. E. Giles at the organ, Mrs. Lizzie M. Cave, Mrs. W. M. Jones and Mrs. Ira Fales. Not even a well balanced and attrac tive program can hold it 8 own when it draws near to the time for table refreshments. In a short time the long table under the shade of the trees was loaded. It t g not enough to say that «t was a good old fashion ed dinner at a country church, hut it was bountifuly prepared by some of the best cooks in the county, or else : where, for that matter. Everybody showed their hearty appreciation. Af ter dinner each one followed his own pleasure. Some gathered in groups under the tree g to talk. The children played games. One of the most attractive features of the day’s program was an original poem contributed by Prof. King, which is given below. It is probably the ma San Still and nders, Valo nd Gertrude Valorie Sanders, Evelyn Woodward. cost' —Rev. James P. Westberry, of Bamberg. Song. Benediction. The present directory of the church is a g follows: Waymon C. Reese, pastor; T. A. Hightower, C. J. Creech, W. E. Gibson and R. E. L. Hightower, deacons; W. E Gibson, Sunday School Superintend ent; J. W. Darnell, asi»ociate superin tendent; T. A. Hightower, secy, and treas.; Mrs. Ruby Gibson, associatj secy.; Mrs. C. J. Creech, C. J. Cr Mrs. Gary Hair, Mrs. Herman Still, j Mrs. Coley Collins, Mrs. T. A. High- • How many saints have traveled on, , .Leaving their, footprints on ottr only church in the county ever honor ed in poetry. \ Pleasant Mountain Church. Here stand s a church battered by the years, Whose springs of joy and. peace, like a fountain, Bless and comfort with celestial good, The people of Pleasant Mountain. las she stood like some mighty oracle. Speaking louder than tongue or pen; Showing forth the way of Salvation; Pointing the way to ! the son g of men. .The many ft lends cf Mrs. Holman, of Barnwell, will sj with her in the death of her mother, Mrs. Carrie Connor Wannamaker, which occurred at her home in Orangeburg early Wednesday morn ing, May 16th. Funeral services were conducted from St Paul’s Methodist Church Friday aderncon at 4 o’clock with interment in Sunnyside ceme tery. The services were in charge of the Rev. T. G. Herbert Mrs. Wannamaker, who was 77 years of age, was the widow of Dr» J. G. Wannamaker, Sr.," for many years prominently identified with the business interests of this city. Mrs. Wannamaker was a lifelong member of St Paul's Methodist church and wa s active until her passing. She is survived by-two daughters and two sons, Mrs. R. C. Holman, of Barnwell; Mrs. H. P. Dew, of Charles ton, and Louis C. Wannamaker and W. J. Wannamaker, both of Orange burg.—Two sisters; Mrs.-W. J t Mar- ray, Sr., of Columbia, and Mrs. F. E. Harrison, of Walhalla, and several grandchildren and great-grandchil dren also survive. Reuben Still. William Gilliam. A tower and Mrs. Ruby GibZon, teach ers; Mrs. C. ‘J. Creech, president W. M. U.; Mrs. T. A. Rightower, Mrs. W. E. Gibson aiuj/Mrs. Ereline High tower, circle leaders; Miss Gladys Smoak, Sunbeam leaded; Mrs: Ruby Gibson, A. Reader. _ LY A BUSINESS BUILDER >R SATISFACfOfY RESULTS journey here; Trails that beckon to us to follow To the future home up there. ‘ . ^ si v - vj 1 ~ : -L/..—_i Then let u g pledge anew our loyalty To the good they held so dear, And dedicate our lives to the task Of righteous living here. And for the many who journey with Reuben Still, 25, son of Mr. and rs. J. S. Still, of this city, died sud- of heart failure Monday morn- at the residence of Horace WU> mwell. Funeral service* cted Tuesday afternoon at Church by Dr. W. M. Jones, of . Interment wag in the adjoin- urchyard. Besides hi s parents, Mr. Still is survived by three sister* and one brother, who have the smyppk thy of tpany friends in their bereave ment. m iiX0b mgnwsy ]NOa f it all with one aeord on earth the