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j - ^ 7^—f i — — ^ THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/ « M©mb©r c>F th« FamlTy »r VOLUME LVII. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 1934. NUMBER 49. Convention Met at Ehrhardt Last Week 67th Annual Session of Barnwell Bap- • • . 1 — r 7 jf . * list S. S. Convention Largely Attended. Denmark, August 7.—The sixty- = seventh annual sessTch - of the Barn well Baptist Sunday school conven tion met with the St. John’s Baptist Church, five mHes from Ehrhardt, on Wednesday and Thursday, August 1 and 2. Tweniy-thrqe of the 38 churches in the association answered to the roll call on Wednesday. The - theme of the convention was “The Ministry of Teaching a New Testa ment Church.” The following out standing speakers were on the pro gram: Dr. Paul Wheeler, vice-presi dent of the South Carolina Sunday School Convention and pastcr of the Park Street Baptist Church, Colum bia; Rev. Broadus E. Wall, pastor First Baptist Church, Johnston; Dr. C. E. Burts, pastor First Baptist Church,' St. Matthews; Horace J. Crouch, Supt. grammar school, WUlis- ton; Mrs. J. B. Boatwright, president South Carolina Baptist W M. S. and J. L. Corzine, State Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. secretary. The following officers for 1934-’35 were elected: N. H. Fender, Hunter’s Chapel, president; Dr. J R McCor- mith, Olai, 1st Tice-piesidenl; F. L. ^ hamesrefl there^wfruld Allison, Bamberg, 2nd vice-president; Rev, Waymon C. Reese, secretary and B. B. Cave, Olar, treasurer. Members of the executive committee to serve with the president, secretary and treasurer elected by the convention were Dr. Robt. Black, of Bamberg an^ Horace J. Crouch, of Elko. Twenty-nine of the 38 churches in the convention reported an enrollment of 3,616 pupils with an everage at tendance of 2,252. According to the reports there are 442 officers and teacher*. Williston reported the larg est enrollment with 412 and Go van had the largest average attendance of the members enrolled with 87 H per cent. A special feature of the” convention was the departmental conferences conducted by Sunday School special ists. N. H. Fender led the conference for general officers and Mrs. Waymon C- Reese conducted an interesting Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Truck loads of cows from Jrcught-stricken West being delivered to local farmers to be pastured for the government, iand discussions as to ihe amount of water necessary for each cow per day. ... A negro man attired in white pants and a black derby hat and a' negro boy wearing a woman’s hat. :—;—For Important Meeting . of Cotton Farmers Bank of Blackville s to Liquidate Soon County Agent H G. Boylston and His Imtituticn in Neighboring Town Will Assistant to Discuss Bankhead Law Friday. I ^ farmers are asking every ~~tr Isas been decided definitely to mer Congressman Butler B. Hare, of Saluda, passing through Barnwell Saturday afternoon while en route to Hampton to attend the funeral of his former private secretary’s father, Mr. Bowers, and stopping just long enough to Say “Hello!'’ to a few friends. It looked natural to see But ler in these parts at this particular season of election year and rumor has it that he is carefully making his plans to enter the Congressional cam paign in his new district two years hepce. «He wll have the best wishes of many former supporters of the old Second District and the outcome of that race will be watched with inter est. . .\ Somebody remarking that if all of the energy expended in useless arguments at “the Greeks” enough power to drve the wheels of a sizeable industry^ Lloyd Plexico back from the motor- boat races at Charleston, where he won over $100 in prize money. . . J. O. Sanders, of Olar, saying that he knows of men who are holding cotton for higher prices and yet are on the “relief payrolls.” ... A sugges tion that township line» in Barnwell County be re-located, using natural boundaries, such as streams and public roads. . ^ . “Jack” Har den, of the Kline section, getting a finger caught in a Barnwell rat- trap. Only Democrats May Vote on Referendum conference for the Elementary de partment. On Thursday Rev. Way mon C. Reese conducted an open forum on assocational Sunday School work, and J. L. Corzine led confer- Greenville, Aug. 4.—Only qualified voters who are Democrats and who have met requirements for voting in the August 28th primary will be per ences fgr the jntermediate, Young ml m d lo vote^Tn the referendum ~on T> 1 \ J..U a- % People's and Adult departments. A committee of five was appointed to study the (wisdom of having a one day session of the convention supple mented by quarterly departmental conferences in the future instead of the present two day sessions. The committee was instructed to report at the next session of the association at its annual session in Barnwell Oc tober 16-17. The next session of the convention— will be held with the Ghent’s Branch Baptist Church the last week in June, 1935. In speaking on “The Ministry of Teaching as Related to the Home” Dr. Wheeler said, “Our greatest need today is Christian character—the life aty character of the teacher has a greater influence than that what they teach.” He also said, “The home should be the greatest influence in the life of the child, but that in mod em times it is shifting its responsi bility to others. The church has lost its vital influence when it looses its power over the hoine/ He concluded his message by saying, “Character building is the greatest business in the world and parents should epoper- ate in their efforts to build Christian character.” Dr. C. E. Burts, in speaking about Leppard’s Rule on Participatiem Liquor Question Will Bar Wepukhcaw. m the repeal of the State’s prohibition law, it was announced today by Ben T. Leppard, State Democratic chair man. Leppard said hia tuing had been made as a result of numerous inquir ies as to whether Republicans and others not qualified to vote in the piimary would b* permitted to par ticipate in the liquor referendum. Lesppard said in-view of the fact the question is to be submitted to the voters under joint resolution of the general assembly at the primary elec tion “I take the position that the re sults of the vote will not be binding on the general assembly of South Carolina and will be informative and advisory only.” He continued should any voter other than those enrolled in the Democratic primary be permitted to vote —“it might not be unreasonable to suppose that quite a bit of confusion, might occur on election day, resulting in day for information concerning the issuing cf exemption certificates for the purpose of ginning and selling cotton without tax under the Bank- head Law, a meeting is planned at the Court House in Barnwell on Fri day morning of this week at 10:00 o’- clock. At that time County Agent Harry Boylston and his assistant, Chas. O. Jones,* will discuss the carry ing out of the rules and regulations under the Bankhead Law as applied to Barnwell, County. As all farmers aye required to make applications for these certifi cates, providing they desire,to sell tax free cotton, many people will doubt less avail themselve^ > of the oppor tunity to attend this important meet ing where all information can be had —Prepared by H. B. Boylston, County Agent* Be Replaced by Blackville v. Depository. Asks Early Action to Benefit Farmer Club RoHs Purged by ' Executive Committee Congressman H. P. Fulmer S*y» Cot- ton^AHotments Should Be Made . at Early Date. Many Duplications Found on Several Club Books.—Only Few Nam^a Stricken from List vv on ERA Administration Petitiona Aaking Change-in Statf Ad- ministration to Be Circulated in Counties. voluntarily liquidate The Bank of jBlackville, according to a statement made public here Tuesday by C. G. Fuller, president of the institution, who expects the liquidation to be ac complished by August 18th. This bank, which has served the people of Blackville for about two—years, will be replaced by the Blackville Deposi tory, under the management of T. O. Boland, who is well known to the people of that progressive town. It is pointed out that the depository will continue te render the syfne ser vice to the people of that section that has been given by the bank, and with the government engaged so largely in lending to the farmers, the directors of the bank feel sure that their friends will be well cared for in the future. The depository will be owned and managed entirely by citizens of Blackville and the hope is expressed by Mr. Fuller and big associate* that they will give their future support to the now institution. Notices of the intended liquidation andbflf application for a charter for the depository appear elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Congressman H. P. Fulmer has tele graphed the department of agriculture urging haste in the allotment of cot ton which can be ginned without tax under the Bankhead act. His telegram to C. A. Cobb, chief of the cotton division follows: “Realizing that the various depart- prr>vor-nnr|pnt. arp rather glow Quite a lengthy session cf the Barnwell County Democratic execu tive committee was held at the law offices of Brown and Buah, in Barn well, Friday morning, the meeting having been called for the purpose of appointing managers of election and the purging of the dub rolls. The first task was quickly disposed of, but the latter consumed several hours. Most of the irregularities in enroll ment were duplications of names on club hooka, caused by the new rule requiring voters to enroll in the A State-wide drive _to secure _ the signatures of “thousands” of men and women dissatisfied with the adminis tration of federal relef in South Caro lina was started at a conference in Columbia Sunday which was called by Ben &. Adams. Petitions, as they are signed, will be sent to Columbia and later will be presented to President Roosevelt, Mr. Adams said. The petitions, he added, would ask “for a change in the ad ministration of federal relief.” The petition, drawn up by a com mittee Sunday, will ask the president “in the name of justice, humanity, fair play and the morals of our State” to change the administration. Repeated efforts to bring about changes in the administration, the pe- tition continues, haw •a.tud Tk* tition sets forth that the federal gov ernment “has provided abundantly for the relief of the unemployed’ and needy people of South Carolina. . . .” Mr. Adams ia chairman of a State Crusader Stamps to Advertise CaroHnas Delivery and Distribution cf First Order of 1,000,000 Stickers Now Underway meeting of unemployed held in Col umbia June 29. \ Sunday’s conference, held at the Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 7.—Delivery of the first order of 1.000,000 Carolina Cruaadar stamps, depicting historic and scenic spots, as well as agricul tural and industrial opportunities in North and South Carolina has been made to The Carolinas, Inc., and dis tribution is now under way. The Carolinas, Inc., a non-profit, non political group of outstanding citizens of the two States, was recently or ganized to attract tourist travel, home .acekera through an intensive program to adequately portray science and cli matic advantages and the points of interest and natural resources of the Carolinas. in functioning, I am hoping that you will not leave a stone unturned in al- oting cotton to farmers and arrang ing for prompt ginning of the cotton crop when ready to gin. Farmers in -my State-wiR be ready for ginntng cotton the last of this month. Ac- — • cording to information I have, it is generaly thought that unless you make an extra effort te carry out the above request that farmers and gin- ners may be held up unreasonably, which will be very harmful and costly to ginners and farmers.” INTERESTING LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS OF HILDA Hilda, August 7.—Mrs. A. P. Col lins” anS^Httfr granddaughter, Dot Black, have returned after a visit to Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Myrtle Delk, postmaster at Hilda, has recently returned from a trip through the mountains of North Carolina and a visit to friends in Spartanburg- Mrs. J. R. Collins and children have returned to their home in Jackson ville, Fla., after a vieit to her mother, Mrs. Julia Black. She was accom panied home by her sister. Miss Mary Black, and nephew, little Jimmy Black. Miss Jesse Evelyn Delk spent m ferw dayt last week with Miss Ida Mae Hartzog at BlackviUe. > - Misses Iris Sanders and Edith Hart zog apent last week with Mrs. J. O./hey have always voted. township in which they reside instead of at their nearest precinct, as here tofore. There were many duplica tions on the Barnwell and Blackville books, they being confined to voters in the Ashleigh section, many of whom have been accustomed to vote ut Blackville. As they really reside in Barnwell township, they are required to vote at Barnwell. Like duplication s occurred on the Double Ponds, Hilda and Reedy Branch chib rolls, and the committee took the position that, in every ease, they must VMS' At the nearest pre cinct in the township m which they reside. These irregularities were quickly corrected by the executive committeemen of the precincts in svkkKAlmy easoned. The enrollment of quite a number of citisene at Red Oak and Siloam was questioned by J. M. H01 and W. B. Fowke, candidates for magistrate in that district, as a result "of which a flaw name* were ordered stricken from the rolls as being ineligibles. The names of a few voters were also transferred from one boek to an other and the names of four voters were ordered stricken from the WUlie- Um book, it being alleged thet they are resident* of Aiken County, where executive committee 'elected it i While the stamps ThThemselves pro vide tremendous advertising for the Carolinas when attached to stationery, envelopes, packages, et cetera, they Sanders at Olar. 4 1 Misses Myrite, Carrie, Grace and Algie Grubbs spent Sunday at Tybee. Miss Myrtle Delk spent the week end with Mrs. Jeff Black in Bern we 11. lives in Charlotte, N. C. J. D. Delk spent Isst week with relatives in Branchville. Mr. an<) Mrs. Hanter Robertson, of Branchville .spent the week-end with Mrs. Lonnie Graham. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Morris spent Sunday wth Mr. and Mrs. H. Hutto at Barnwell. Jefferson hotel, was attended by mem-1 are the means to an end of financing bers of the executive committee and i the broad program of advertising representatives from all congressional which will be modeled along the lines .j— '* cf the New England Council, Florida and California, lac. Publication of authentic and accurate data in various forms of literature, national maga zines, metropolitan newspapers, radio and other advertising media will be financed by the sale of stamps. The first series of stamps is a sheet of 25 different subjects, printed in one R. B. R. Armstrong. districts, Mr. Adams said. \ On the executive committee are Mr. Adams, chairman, and delegate- at-large; R. M. McClain, of Anderson^ D. L. McLaurin, of McColl, Wendell Ackerman, of Meggetts, T». James Johnson, of Bath, Neiwtcn Kelly, of Logoff and Marshall Moore, of Green ville. The petition,s, after being circulated color with a wood type effect, with in every county, will be presented to President Roosevelt by a committee, Mr. Adams said. four colors to the sheet. Each stamp carries the words “See the Carolinas” across the top. They will be distrib- At the June meeting of unemployed an investigation of the relief admin istration was requested of Governor I. C. Blackwood, who in turn asked ^planned to issue a new series of 25 uted by worthwhile charitable, benevo lent, fraternal ^nd civic organizations and will sell for one cent each. It is the department of justice to make the inquiry. Several days after the meet- stamps each month and a total distri bution of 40,000,C within two ing it waa announced that department years is the minimum goal of the or- dlssatksiaction to all parties concern- of justice agents were making the in- ganization. He said it was the wnsh of the Demo cratic party of South Carolina to have a “fair and impartial” election. Opens Columbia Office. „ „ , , .. , , Dr. Boyce D. Brooker, son of the prohibition said, “We today on , ate Dr Ululan Bnoke ^ o( w^ton, the dignity of moral intelligence. We and of p, j j. H . r ley, also have obeyed scientific facts in respect of wmistorii hM loOTted „ C(>lumb i a . to typhoid faver enj other disease., | ; Doctor Brook( . r , pMialilek why not wth prohibition ? Temper- treatnKnt of chronic (J st andng> 1 ence teaches u, to stay away from aUnlentg „ d has had umisul , liquor. Prohibition takea liquor away taniUes for work a| thi> lk . u|sr . fromua." )ine \ Mra. J. B. Boatwright said, “The For 20 years he treeted the in-! hardest work in the world is at home. ma tes of a Baptist home for aged We should teach our chUdren that w o m en and alio served through the the groat world need ie missions.” In World War as a medical officer in speaking on the value of teacher the British army, training Horace J. Crouch said, “The j ^ i n ^ real teacher loves to teach the same Hiss Joe Stellies, of Charleston, is as a painter loves to paint—constant with the local office of the South work and study makes the successful Carolina 'Power Co. during the ab- teacher.” He said further, “Hie sehre of Miss Grace Hogg, who left teacher is the heart of the class and Tuesday for the World’s Fair in must present the subject in an at tree- {Chicago'. Miss Hogg was accompanied tive way, hence the need of training.” by Miss Jewel Woodward vestigaticn . No report has been made, however.—The State, August 6. Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of North Carolina and Gov. Ibra C. Blackwoot have heartily endorsed The Carolinas, Inc., and both serve as honorary Dr. L. B. Morse i^presi- ex- News from Lyndhurst. presidents. Lynhurst, Aug. 6.—S. H. Hay, of dent and Coleman W. Roberts Birmingham, Ala., has been visiting i ecutive vice president with gem his brother, H. H. Hay, during the; headquarters at Charlotte, N. C past week. 1 ' j Scores of suggestions for stamp Mra. O. P. Hay and children, Oscar subjects have been received at head- and 1 Mary Olive, of Raleigh, N. C., 1 quarters of The Carolinas, Inc., anc are the guests of Mrs. John M. in the initial orders now being fillet Guntt. | are many requests from stamp collec- Fred H. Gant, of Columbia, spent tors and from native Carolinians n*. Aiken, At^g. 2.—Funeral services for Robert Barnwell Rhett Arm strong, citizen of Aiken County, who died Wednesday night at hia home near Windsor, will be heldl-jkt .3 p’- Eighty-three years of age, Mr. Arm- Beulah Baptist church and interment will be followed in the churchyard. Eighty-three years of age, Mr. strong succumbed to an extended ill ness. He was a large farmer and merchant and waa active in church affairs. Mr. Armstrong was also prominent in political cir^es of the county, having made several cam paigns for sheriff andt serving as the Democratic executive committeeman from Windsor. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Gal lic Armstrong, * five daughters, Mrs Cora A. Kennedy, Mrs. M. H. Usher, of Hepzibah, Ga., Mrs. L. A. Wise, of Homestead, Fla., Mra. B. M. Dixon, of Girard, Ga., Mrs. R. B. Osin, of Greenwood; one son, R. N. Armstrong, of Windsor; one granddaughter, Miss Fannie Eliza Armstrong, of Augusta, and one brother, W. W. Armstrong, of Williston. ■ t Return to Blackville. the week-end with relatives here. Mrs. Mabel P. Gantt, who is taking a summer course at Furman Universi ty in Greenville, spent the wefk-end * here with her family. John and Carroll Fowke, of Atlan ta, Ga., are the guests of their father, J. C» Fowke. Mrs* L. C. Fowke is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. G. R. Gillespie, at Gastonia, N. C. throughout the nation. Barnwell Youth Commissioned. Washingon, August T.—The follow ing South Oaroliniins were today awarded eemmisstons in the Army Reserve corps, all as second lieuten ants of infantry: Charles H. Cheat ham, Greenwood; James Riley Mc- Nsb, Barnyrell; Harold R. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Tharin, of Col-1 Thomas, Wedgefield; Walter P. Rain- umbia, were the week-end guests of bis mother, Mrs. M. W. Tharin. ey, Clemson Smith, Greer. College; William R. lisses Pearle and Ruth Hoffman recently to their home in Blackville after a four weeks stay in Rock Hill, where they were rqembers of the Vocal Master Class at Win- throp College, which was held by Madame Meta Schumann, famous teacher of singing and composer of New York City} after corn- joined their brother, Cassius Hoffman, at Folly Beach, where they spent a week, hav ing Madame Schumann a« their guest Executive committeemen wore present at Friday’s meeting from all clubs in the 'county except Four Mile and Williston, C. M. Turner, of the former precinct, having been call ed-owey on business, whfts Capt W. D. Black, of Williston, is at his sum mer home in the mountains. The Misses pleting their ADVERTISE hi The PsopM BwMiM. Important Notice to , All Cotton Farmers Growers Must Make AppUcatioa for Exemption Certificates ca 1934 Cotton. All farmers growing cotton this year must make applications for ex emption certificates to gin and sell cotton tax free. Beginning Thursday, August 9th, committeemen win be stationed aa follows to take applications during' the hours designated: 8:00 to 12:00 o’clock a. m., and 2:00 to 6:00 o’clock p. m. Barnwell Township—B. M. Hair, chairman. Court House, Barnwell. Bennett Springs Township—€r~0. Meyer, chairman, Meyer’s, Mill. Blackville Township—P. A. Baxley, chairman, Blackville. Four Mile Township—C. G. Young blood, chairman, Atterberry’s Filling Station, junction State highways 64 and 28. George’s Creek Township—A. P. Collins, chairman. Depot at HQdat Great Cypress Township—Henry Wingo, chairman. Bank Kline. Red Oak Township—R. R. chairman, Snelling. Richland Township—S. H. chairman, school house, Rosemary Township*—Normap Folk, chairman, Pleasant Hill Wlliston Township—B. E. Folk, chairman, Williston. Farmers must make applications in the township in which they farm or township shown on their/cotton acre age contract if they have one. Applications will be/received for n very limited time., Closing date will be announced after which no appiiee- tions will be ncteptsd. , v : ~ * — H. G. Boylston, Ca. Agt , ■ » Card ef Thaaka. The ftmily of Mr. F. A. Groos wish to thank their friends for l kindnesses and expressions of i thy during his sa Mrs. F. A. ■