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1 WBT THE OFFICIAL WEW8PAPKK OT BAENWELL COUNTT.^EI CmmUtkai Jbm L tm. Vv VOLUME LVIL LVk« a M«mb«r of (h« P«mlly M BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JUNE 7TH, 1934. NUMBER Many'4-H Club Girls . Attended Rally Here H»ld »t Fuitor Park PajiL ion Saturday.—4 Members Re- ^ • oeive Diplomas. Over a hundred 4-H Club Girls and visitors attended the 4-H Rally held Seen and Heard Here Durmgthe Pasl A Little Sense and Noaimnae About People Yon Know and Others Yon Don’t Know. RAIN. . . RAIN. And more rain. _ • v RAIN. The Sturlde Strong for loosevelt New Deal Rain Damage to Be Surveyed in County Orangeburg -County Man Afakeo F^r-l Red Cross Sends Agent to Check Re* mal Announcement of Candidacy for Congress. ports from Barnwell and Orangeburg Counties. at Fuller Park Pavilion, on June 2nd. Postal Telegraph Co. opening an office — The program was representative of a year's work with- girls. After a short devotional led by the Rev. Wood- row Ward, pastor of the local Metho dist Church, there followed several talks by club members who had done outstanding work. The Major 4-H Poultry Project was presented Jb; on the second floor of the Diamond Hotel with Mr.V Holley in charge. . Reports that the cotton plants are dying in various sections. . . Two mangy dogs looking all the more be draggled in the rain. . . William E. McNab telling about the time he Charleston when a imy and Counties. He was graduated in Louise Hartzog, who, upon comple- bought two ice cream blocks as the tion of a three year poultry course train was leaving the city by the sea; last September, received a 4-H di- he ate one and cached the other in iploma. Frances* Manning, a “one- his back pocket; after an hour’ s nap time” county delegate to the State he awoke and wa s very much surpris- Short Course held annually at Win- e d to find that nothing remained of throp College, told of the good times the second block except the paper in store for the lucky representatives I wrapping. . . A woman asking a who will attend thi 8 year. man if he thought it would ever stop Different phases of life at Camp raining and the roan replying, “Well, Long were discussed by Murriel Nor-1 it always has.” . . . J. Norman The formal announcement of Dr. I Washington, June 5.—Receiving ur- D. R. Sturkie, of North, Orangeburg gent telegrams today informing him County, appears in this issue of The that serious damages are resulting to eople-Sentinel and he told a rep- crops in Barnwell and Orangeburg resentative of this paper last week Counties because of excess* rain and that he intends to wage an active that unless help is given immediately campaign this summer. many people will not only suffer but Dr. Sturkie was born and reared on wil1 ^ entirely unable to make any a Lexington County farm near the cr °P s this year. Congressman H. P. ine between Orangeburg and Aiken j F ulrae r today took the matter up with authorities. A repreaen- cine at the University of Georgia, I tativ e of the American Red Cros 8 as- ris, Birta Harden and Qneda Moody, | local club leaders who had attended respectively the. County 4-H Camp, | the Leaders' Institute, and the Recrea tional Institute held at the 4-H Camp. Miss Bcsoic Harper, District Home Dicks subscribing to The. People-Sen tinel. . . Joe M. Halford, of Black- ville paying The People-Sentinel a pop-call. \ Demonstration Agent, in her talk, “What Club Work I 8 and Does,” brought forcibly to the attention of all the real meaning of the club motto, “To Make the Best Better.” Com munity singing, led by Mrs. Ira Fales with Maria Coclin as pianist, filled many hearts with gladness. Old songp, patriotic songs, new songs and club songs made happy breaks in the program. Prospects Good for B. Y. P. U. Convention Medical Department, in Augusta, in socurtion left Washington this after- 1900 and located in a, targe and dense- noon Orangeburg. From there he y populated rural section of Orange- wil1 proceed to various sections of )urg County, which was later cut off BarnwedL-County. 4nto Calhoun County, where, with the Co1 - Edgar A. Brown said he had exception of four years residence in wired Malcolm Miller at Columbia, the city of Orangeburg and one year * n d Harry Hopkins, national emergen- at College Place, Columbia, he has cy relief administrator at Washington, )een practicing medicine and operat- h n f° rm i n f? therb of the terrible condi- ing a farm. jtions in his section of South Carolina Dr. Sturkie’g first marriage was to * nd < 5Utlinin & the bavoc that heav y Miss Effice Olivia, daughter of Capt. rains for the P a8t three weeka have 0. B. Riley and the late Mrs. Octavia caus «*i- These rains, he said, reach O^Riley, to which union five.children J ^*.B^rriwpM 0 Countv^ t^nundat^ Thursday afternoon 4n order Stream* have been iWolltfh <mT of Young Baptists Will Gather in Orange^ * burg on Thursday and Friday, June 14-15. Orangeburg, June 5.—Prospects are . good for an excellent convention when A group of members from the Mor- j the young people of the B. Y. P. U.’s, ris Club, with Murriel Norris as which compose the Western Sectional coach, presented the playlet, “Better I Convention 8 meet in Orangeburg on Milk Methods.” Character parts were Thursday and Friday of next week, taken by the coach and Edith Fields, j June 14 and 15. The associations Donnie Lee Norris and Wilbur, Creech, which will meet together at this “The 4H’s'' were impersonated by time are: Aiken, Barnwell, Edge- Virginia Darnold, Paula Mazursky, I field, Edisto, Lexington, Orangeburg Martha Ayer Harley and Marjcrie I and Ridge. Goodson, members of Barnwell Club I -j*^ conV ention opens at nine-thirty III. Barnwell Club II was represent-1'i>j, urg d 8 y morning, June 14, with the ed on the program by an armAing j registration of delegates. At ten- playlet, “Too Late for Worchester- shire,” given by Joe Ann Bauer and Avalon Darnold. After a picnic lunch a recreational program of folk dancing and other games was directed by Miss Beulah 1 CQnYeritloIL —LtvTngst0ff7'AssisfanT Home" Demon stration Agent, of Aiken County. The program ended with the award thirty, the program will begin with a song service conducted by M. Buell Webb, Chorister. Musical devotionals of a deeply inspirational nature will be conducted at each session of the An hour during each morning ses sicn will be devoted to conferences on Y. -P. U. methods and- probems Ing ef 4-H diplomas and certificate* t j •* j . to 49 dub m.mbors by Lout,. Th * ‘l* 1 will be discussed by the Rev. W. C Reese, of Denmark; the membership committee conference will be led by Fleming, Home.Demons!ration Agent, of Orangebupg. The following re ceived certificates: HeVn Creech, Beth Manning, Frances Manning, Mayme Sue Padgett, Esther Diamond, Virginia Black, Joe Ann Bauer, Kit- tie Plexico, Alva Stevens, Jenette Owens, Mildred Laird, Katherine Owens, Vera Owens, Margie Owens, Jennie Lou Owens, Margaret Delk, Frances Delk, Nora Hartzog, Louise Hutto, Mildred Collins, Daisy Belle Martin, Amelia Ray, Virginia Cain, Mervial Breeden, Mary M. Gardner, Mildred Grubbs, Drew Fields, Har Pledges Draws Near Candidate* Must Alau Pay ~ ments Not Later Than 12 0% Clock Noon, June 14th. ' v The time for candidates to qualifiy dr the various county offices by filing their pledges and paying their assess ments is rapidly drawing to a close, the “zero hour” having been fixed at 2 o’clock noon, Thursday, June 14th. So far, very few aspirants for politi cal preferment have qualified, they >eing confined entirely to the races or magistrtte. Pledge 8 should be filed with and assessments paid to B Margarite Sturkie, teacher at Epwonh the ^ reateat loM in its history.” Orphanage; Miss Louise Sturkie, of “Cucumbers, cantaloupes, water- he North high school faculty; Rich-1 me i° ns * cotten, oats and corn have ard„ Sturkie, a teacher in the public I as never befors, county roads schools of Calhoun County^ and Dan-1 an d bridge 8 have been washed away iel Sturkie, a pupil in the North high and win ^ the resources of Barn- school. His second marriage in 1931J we ^ County to the limit.” was to Miss Tiny Mae, daughter of Fulmer wired Brown that the South Mrs. Anna Barbara Staley and the Carohna Red Cross officials should late €. Lv Staley, of North. He serv- confer with Washington eepre- ed two term s as a member of the * entatlve when he reaches Orange- House of Representatives from Cal- bur K and Barnwell tomorrow, the houn County, being chairman of the Wa8bin & ton authorities promising committee on medical affairs and a I Quick action after receiving definite member of the committee on claims. Tn discussing national affairs while in Barnwell one day last week, Dr. Sturkie said that the Amercian farm- information. After placing these with John Bar- | ton Payne, chairman of the Red Crra here, Fulmer was assured that should it be found that other sections near er, the American laborer and legiti-, 0 . ... . . . r. -Z Swansea and Leesvtlle also need re- mate business owe more to President ... .. . ,. . lief no time will be lost in taking) I cognizance of the situation and taking Roosevelt than to any other man who has ever been in the White House and i . . that the met imporUnt quertion ter ev '7 necessary to reheve the the people to consider at this time is that of holding up the hand s of the President and helping him to com plete his recovery program. The Re publican* know, he said, that their orrty— hope Of salvaging their party and returning to power is by getting enough Democrats to join them in dis crediting Mr. Roosevelt and driving needs pf sufferers. Cucumber Yield and Price Disappointing -,he- Very Short Crop Being Marketed at on the Dorket. Hour for Filing i—•—- r-i-. Heavy Damage Caused by Torrential Raina Davies, secretary-treasurer. Books of enrollment are now in the iand 8 of the various enrollment com mittees throughout the county and enrollment began Tuesday. Under the rules of the party, an entirely new enrollment is required this year and the voters are urged to qualify for the primary elections. A g stated in a previou 8 issue, the enrollment this year will be by townships in order to avoid the confusion resulting in pre vious years in some magistrate races. The People-Sentinel plan* to delay publication of next week’s issue un »*»* taXTbps AH Kinds, Raiafc and Bridges Estimated at Thaw- and* of Dollars. Damage estimated at many thous ands of dollars has been done to crops of all kinds, road* and bridges in Barnwell County by the torrential rains that have fallen throughout this and other* sections of the State daring the past week. It is impossible, of course, to estimate the actual damage in dollars and cents, but that it has been very heavy is generally conceded by even the most optimistic. - After several days of Intermittent showers, one of the hardest raina within the recollection of the odest in- labitant fell here late Sunday after noon and for several hours that night. The damage to the cucumber crop, just ready for marketing, runs from 25 to 100 per cent, while the corn and cotton crops have also suf fered to a great extent In many in stances the grain crop will be a total loss also, as numbers of fanners had not harvested their crop* when 1 tile rains began. Hail in some sections has also caused more or less damage. dates who have qualified for the com ing elections. at Barnwell June 29 Candidates for State Offices to Close Second Week of Jaunt Arcamd the State Here. Cendidate 8 for State offices, from that of governor down, will close the second week of their jaunt around the State in quest of votes at Bsrnwel! on Friday, June 29th, at which time aspirants for Congressional honors will also make their plea* for the suf frage of the “deer peepul.” The quadrennial ciVcu* will give the open ing performance at Lexington on June 19th and t^e campaign will come to an official close at Columbia August 24th. The week of July 20-29 is de signated as a ‘“rest period,” and dur ing the time that they are “resting” every sections of the county have been swept away by the miniature floods. Dirt roads have been badly damagtd and in some instances were rendered impassable. The dam across the lake at the Sweetwater country cub Wa* washed away Sunday night and considerable damage' ws done to the golf course. Field work has been halted by the daily rains and many crops are get ting in a grassy condition, though this could be corrected with a few days of fair weather. Many conser vative farmers, however, are voicing the opinion that yields of ad crops in this section will be greatly curtail ed this year. Nor is the damage confined entire ly to Bsrnwel County. Reports from other sections of this and nearby States indicate that conditions are pretty much the same. Ayi ‘ j candidate* wilt doubtleig d6' l Mrs. T. R. Pender, of Williston; the social committee conference by Rev Otis Sturkie, of New Brookland; the missionary committee, by Prof, M. B Webb, of Edisto Academy; the in struct ion * committee by Evelyn Crouch, of Aiken; and the Junior-In termediate leaders’ conference by Mis s Florrie Lee Lawton, State B. Y. P. U. worker, of Columbia. The program is distinctly mission ary in theme and emphasis. The Rev. It begins to look as though prefits are not to be made out of truck crops in this section this year. Following riette Norris, Jesae Fields, Wilbur J- R- Allen, missionary to Brazil, now Creech, Marie Black, Rebie Birt, on furlough, will be the principal Myrtle Sandirs, Gretta Creech, Eloise speaker. He will address the eon- Sandera, Inez tteech, Harold Creech, vention at noon on Thursday, at nine Carroll Creech, Mary Black, Martha o’cock Thursday evening and will Black, Deborah Black, Willie Evelyn bring the closing message on Friday Joyner, Maud Ruby Knopf, Bonetta I afternoon at three-thirty. Among Creech, Leira Grubbs, Mary Riley the other speakers on the program are Whitaker, Annie Rebecca Shuler, the Rev. T. A. Snyder, of New Brook- Louise Hartzog and Billy Manning. I land, and the Rev. J. B. Sheffield, of entering wedge into Jti* recovery pro gram; the President should not be embarrassed at this time, he declar ed, by efforts to defeat his policies. “Instead of Mr. Roosevelt wanting to be a dictator, as the Republicans. , . . charg.,” said Dr. Sturkie, "he U the ck5el S' upon * shor * «*- greatest defender of human rights this I »"'y * country has ever produced and he i. hl,ther ‘ h *" endeavoring to build for the people cr ?P '» , * c ' d ‘’JL* 1 ? h “? an economic structure that ia per- r * ln, th *' have fallen thfhhghout this mealed with Jeffersonian Democracy i“. ,,on ‘‘“V"* th ' * !"* k °. r raor 1 e ' -“equal rights to all and ,^,1 Th.a, coupled with the diaappomtinfly privileges to none." low prices ll>« the farmers are re- 'ceiving, makes it practically impos sible for many to even get back the Common Plea# Court I' 0 ’' °' P/ oduction ' “' Kl ; ''** n >* k « la profit thi* year. The local market 'o Convene June 18 opened at around 86 centa a bam P* r * v*/aavc»i«; tuiic; l Ut€r , dvancing to | lf but Mond , y the I price slumped to 60 cents and on F. Rica to Preside.— Tuesday to only 60 cents. The reason little quiet campaigning on thair own account in the populous Piedmont. The Itinerary. lows: First Week: Lexington—Tuesday, June 19. Saluda—Wednesday, June 20. McCormick—Thursday, June 21. Edgefield—Friday, June 22. Ajiken—Saturday, June 23. Second Week. St. Matthews—Monday, June 25. Orangeburg—Tuesday, June 26. Bamberg, Wednesday, June 27. AllendaJ**—Thursday, June 2& Diplomas were awarded to Mary Ril^y Whitaker, Annie Rebecca Shu ler, Louise Hartzog and Billy Man ning. Those assisting Miss McNab, the North Augusta, who will speak on [ Friday morning. The Thursday afternoon session will be given ever to the Juniors and In termediates of the associations. A home agent, throughout the day as I missionary playlet will be a feature hostesses were: Mrs. John G. I of this program. During this session, Grubbs, assistant emergency agent; | the representatives of the various as- Birtl Hifdeh, Murriel Norris, Oneda i sOctationa Th the Sword Drill ochtests Moody, Lucy Braxton and Evelyn will be given a chance to display their Black, local leaders; Mrs. G. W.J prowess. On Friday afternoon, those Whitaker and Mrs. sponsors. Criminal Court Ends After 4-Day Session] Otis Brabham Convicted of Man- , slaughter and Sentenced to Serve Four Years. for First Week Monday. William Shuler, | who have been chosen to represent their associations in the Senior Bet | ter Speakers’ contest will be heard. The B. Y. P. U.s of the First Bap tist Church of Orangeburg, will give a Garden Party to be held in the Municipal Garden* along the Edisto 'River kt six-thirty Thursday afternoon for the entertainment of the dele-' gates to the convention. It is hoped that a number of the young people , in the associations named above will plan to attend this Otis Brabham, a young white man, {convention in Orangeburg. Enter- who waa charged with the murder of tainment will be free but each repre- O. M. Rhodes in a Marlboro Street sentative will be expected to pay a filling station in August of last year, registration fee of 25c to help defray was convicted of manslaughter with the expenses of the convention. Din- recommendation to mercy Wednesday ners will be served free to all regis- night of last week and was sentenced tered delegates on Thursday and Fri- to serve four years at hard labor in day by the members of the First Bap- the State penitentiary. J tist Church and the Orangeburg B. Y. Other cases tried after The People- P. U. association. Sentinel went to press were as fol- The officers of the convention are: Ipws: .. _ ^ ' Mrs. A. L. Hughes, of Orangeburg, Void Sanders, Monroe Grubbs and | president; D. J. Holladsy, of Orange- -pres.; Cleo Howard, of given for the low prices is that the “cukes” have too much water in them and it is feared that they will not “carry” well in shipment. In spite Petit juror* for the first week of| 0 f that, however, there has been a the June term of thexCoi^rof Com- brisk demand on the part of the mon Pleas, which convenes at Barn- buyer* and several carloads have been well on Monday, June 18th, with ihipped from here daily. Unless fair Judge Hayne F. Rice, of A4ken, pre- weather cornea soon, it ia believed that siding, were drawn Monday, as fol-1 the remainder of the crop will be lows: G. F. Peters, Healing Springs. W. D. Meyer, Meyer's Mill.- Ethredge Baxley, Barnwell. A. H. Kirsch, Williston. Furman B. Davis, Barnwell. Theodore Baxley, Long Branch. J. A. Joyner, Oak Grove. W. Furman Creech, Hercules. J. E. Dicks, Barnwell. J. E. Jowers, AsMeigh. A. D. Furtick, Barnwell. \ E. G. Bolen, Barnwell. F. M. Ross, Long Branchy - - Orlando Black, Reedy Branch. C. J. Willis, Williston. H. H. Owens, Dunbarton. M. N. Bates, Blackville. W. C. Mitchell, kew Forest. C. B. Still, Barnwell. __ W. Bernice Still, Hercules. W. H. Birt, Blackville. J. W. Walker, Old Columbia. J. B. Kitchings, Elko. G. A. Gray, Blackville. ruined also. Irish potatoe grower* in the lower ... . HH section of the State have been, hard Jul y I hit by the wet weather, it being esti-| . —Seventh Week, mated that about a fourth of the >p still remains in the field. >matoes and cantaoupe* are the next two truck crops to be harveste< in this section and it is hoped that the farmers will be favored with better marketing conditions. James A. Tucker. After a long illness, James A. Tuck;, [ef passed away at^Ms borne in the ship section in the early hours of Sunday morning, May 27th. He was 73 years of age and had spent the greater part of his life near | where he was living when having come to this county was a small boy. He wa* the late Sheriff Alfred Tucker, \ © ’ 9 IIAC IIC4U death came, ity when he a 8 a son o ’ Monnie Still were acquitted of 'the burg, 1st vice charge of malicious mischief (burning Ridge association, 2nd off land of Lauris S. Black-) Ruth Webb, of Aiken, sec. Martin B. Renew, Oscar Gaines, Jr., | sie Jackson, of Orangeburg, J. W. Jenkins, John Henry Gaines and Bennie Chisolm were acquitted of the murder of pres.; ; Bes- or- rmediate Lender; M. Buel Webb, or Edisto Academy, chorister, lad Helen Abee,* of Denmark, reporter. Ben T. Lott, Healing Springs. Sidney Collins, Hilda. * J. E. Gibson, Big Fork. J. R. Keel, Long Branch. B. P. Morris, Blackville. H. B. Harley, Seven Pines. J. B. Moody, Four Mile. Carroll Daria, Barnwell. R. L. Gantt, Red Oak. W. H. McCormack, Blackville. C. B. Marcom, of Concord, N. C., spent the week-end her* with friends. Baptist* to Meet in Blackville June 11 Will Discuss Final Plana of Seceni Bara well Eacampmeat at Daafc> mark Jane 25-29. Denmark, Sane 4.—Representatives I from the 38 Baptist churches in the Barnwell association have been invit ed to meet at the Blackville Baptist Church at 8:30 Monday night, June 11th. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the final plans of the sec ond Barnwell Encampment to be held at the Carlisle school in Bamberg the week of June 25-29. At this moating | the director, the Rev. Wayaoe C. Reese, pastor of the Denmark Bap- BARNWELL, FRIDAY, JUNE 29.1 tist Church, will explain all the de* Third Week. tails of the encampment and answer St. George—Monday, July 2. questions that might arise. AS the Walterboro—Tuesday, July 3. standing committees will meet for • Hampton—Wednesday, July 4. conference and report the progrsas of Ridgeland—Thursday a. no., July 5.1 their work to the representatives of Beaufort—Friday “bight, July 5. the churches. Charleston—Friday night, July 6. It is the desire of the managenmaft Monck* Corner—Saturday, July 7. [that every church in Hie association Fourth Week. Winns boro—Tuesday, July 10. Chester—Wednesday, July 11. York—Thursday, July 12. Gaffney—Friday, July 13. Spartanburg—Saturday, July 14. Fifth Week. Florence—Monday, July 16. Marion—Tuesday, July 17. Darlington—Wednesday, July 18. Bishopville—Thursday, July 19. Sixth Week. Lancaster—Monday, July 30. ~~ Chesterfield—Tuesday, July 81. Bennetteville—Wed., August 1. Dillon—Thursday, August 2., Conway—Friday, August 3. Eighth Week. Georgetown—Monday, August, 6. Kingstree—Tuesday, August 7. Manning—Wednesday, August 8. Sumter,-Thursday, August 9. Camden—Friday, , August 10. — t Ninth Week. Union—Monday, August 18. Newberry—Tuesday, August 14. Laurens—Wednesday, August 15. Greenwood—Thursday, August 16. Abbeville—Friday, August 17. Tenth Week. Anderson—Monday, August 20. Walhalla—Tuesday, August 21. Pickens—Wednesday, August 22. will send representatives, whether 19 j plans to cooperate in the work of dm encampment or net, in order that I they may become thoroughly familiar with all the plans pertaining to this j great Kingdom program. There will be no limitation to the number of rep resentatives from the churches. Each church is urged to send as many ns will come and it is expected that | more than 150 will be in attendance. The committees to meet are as )Upwi: Program, ieese, chairman; Stembridge, Jr., chairman; Finance, |J. H. Walker, chairmen; Music, Sev. j W. A. ’ Sm|th, chairmen; Publicity, I Rev. B. H. Price, chairman. S, p m -honored of at dm Darlington at Harts- Colleton County, ^ Mr. Tucker is survived by his widow; Greenville Thursday, August 23 Barnwell Prof. H. H. Barnwell, wag high!; closing exercise* of County Training Sc ville, when the made that the name had to Butler high school in of the faithful service Butler during the past 26 was also presented with n gold and chain from the white men of Hartsville for his eoutribotfea to that community as an educator and with a loving cup from dm teachers. Butler, who is the son of years. who, before their marriage, was Mrs, Joda Creech, and seven children Johnnie, >Moye, Ottie, Monie and Luther Tucker, all of Barnwell; Mrs. Franklin Grubbs, of Blackville, and Mrs. Lennie Morris, of Char. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church, where funeral services were conducted Sunday, afternoon at 5:30 o’clock by the Rev. L. G. Payne, of Blackville. Interment was hi the ad joining churchyard. „/ Hi* sons an* Columbia—Friday, August 24. Butler and the late Charlie Butler, wa* bom and reared in Barnwett, where hit father operated n Mack- Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Fuller, who | smith shop for many years. He waa have been spending the winter in I educated at the local colored school Florida, are the guesta of their sons, and at Benedict College in C. G. and W. A. Fuller, before return- He is n near relative of the late_ ing to their home in Conneaut, Ohio. | Butler, who wl Barnwell colored many beautiful floral offerings thathrenrs. He is to be m last resting place at-j his splendid covered his tested in _ . . .. which Mr. Taeker eras held by his [has sons-ln-Uw acted as pallbearers. The friends. 1 1^°°: ••• r - «