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- ■'«»<*-, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23. 1134. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA Home Folks Believe ' In Manning’s Chances Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week S««t«r People Thimk That Their Fane-Boy Neighhor Will Be Next . _ v Goremcr of Thia State. ^ 0 . ' ■ r Sumter, August 21. — The home folks of Wyndham Manning, caadi- date for Go\eraor, believe whole heartedly in the chances of their farm- boy neighbor to be Governor of South Carolina. His friends and admirers in this county, where Mr. Manning was born ( on a farm 44 years ago and where he nor, now lives on a farm a few miles from ing this city, point to the history of his life as indicative of the character of the man they offer for the leadership of their State for the next four years. Born and reared on a farm, educa- ted in the public schools of Sumter of Little Sense and Nonsense About People Ten Knew and Others Ten Don’t Knew. Roy E. Stone, of Greenville, poli tical prognosticator, here Friday and saying at that time his straw ballot indicated that Blease. and Manning will be in the second race for Gover nor; with Col. J. E. Harley, ofi£arn- Sfcll, and J. R. Bryson, of Greenville, in the run-off for Lieutenant-Gover- County, a graduate of West Point, . twice in the army of his country dur ing war emergencies, for a short time the pictures published in Sun day’s issue of The State showing scenes of the nudist colony on Cat Is land near Beaufort and deciding to spend their vacation the^j. Billie Hair and his assistants finish ing up their work of receiving appli cations -for tax exemption certifi cates under the Bankhead cotton con trol law. . . And Mr. Hair remark- a teacher in the schools of his State, I that his daughter, Beatrice, who virtually alt his life a farmer and now is vacationing in Maine, wrote him a member of the lower house of the general assembly from his home coun ty, Mr. Manning believes he offers to that she recently bought a water melon bearing Terie Richardson’s label as the grower. . . Political Judge Townsend Is Buried at Barnwell Distinguisked Jurist Died at His Home ia Columbia Wednesday of * Heart Failure. Funeral services for Judge William Hay Townsend, 46, who died at ftir home in Columbia at 1:10 Wednesday afternoon of last week, following a heart attack which he suffered the previous Monday, were held at hit late residence Friday morning at 10 o’clock by his cousin, the Rev. Pint Bale Brought In. The first bale of the 1934 cot- < > ton crop was brought to the < ginnery here Thursday by Eth- \ | eredge Baxley, who lives a few ] * mites from Barnwell. However, < > the bele could not be ginned < ! because the tax exemption cer- ^ tiftcates had not yet been re ceived and Baxley was forced ^ to haul his cotton back to his Two young men study- Samuel H. Hay, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Mor ristown, Tenn. Interment was in the family cemetery in the “O’Bannon Fork," near Barnwell. The governor of the State, the chief justice of the supreme court, the mayor of Columbia, the president of the State bar association, and count less friends and admirers were farm. ’ ■ ‘ The crop, of which there is £ > very good prospect, should be- < ! gin opening generally within! | the next week or ten days. v. Fifteen Cents Loan Fulmer Wires Secretary Wallace Sug gesting Metbed cf ~ Cette* Price. H. P. Fulmer, congressman •from tttrSicbnd district; Eas "wfrid Secre tary Wallace urging that the price be maintained at 15 cents suggested a method. *• Iftf Fulmer’s telegram follows: "Realising your strong desire ; seeing to It that farmers secure ' a parity price for cotton at promiseed them I want to uge that if cotton sells below 16 cents that you offer a 15 cents loan which will maintain a 15 cents or higher market for the short the State a degree of experience that ( discussions in which there are widely peculiarly fits him for the Governor’s divergent views as to which two of 0 ffj ce> the candidates will be in the second Men who served with him on the | race, but all agreed that Former Sena- Mexican border in 1916 and again in tor Blease will be in the run-off. France during the World War, de scribe him as a man of fairness and courage, efficiency and character, i Those who have known him and workpd with him in the last four years in the legislature declare him i man with a fine knowledge of the problems of State government and a high ambition for the future of the State. j Those who have dealt with him as a farmer and business man refer to him aa keenly interested in farming, exceptionally well posted on farming methods, eminently fair in hi/ trans actions and readily appreciative of the rights of others. Casting his lot in the present cam paign on the side of frankness, Mr. gerous practice of wildly promising whatever i* asked of him for the rake College Local hunters anxiously awaiting the announcement on the opening date of the dove season. . . "Bud” Hal- mustard spoons and saying that he would like to have orders for about a hundred, free of charge. . . J. W. Ruff mailing out notices of a meeting scheduled for yesterday (Wednesday) evenin# at J5:30 o’clock held for the purpose of reorganixing the Sweetwater Country Club. . . Capt. J. W. Bates, of Yenome, pre senting the editor of The People-Sen tinel with two nice watermelons. H. J. (“Jkck”) Phillips displaying r the rattles from a large rattlesnake that he killed near Saltkehatchie while he and his family were out rid ing Monday night. There were 15- rattles and the usual button. . . 7 girls end boys and high shocked to learn of Judge Townsend’s ( citizen and a splendid jurist, passing and joined in paying high tribute to him as a man, and as an ornament to the bench and the bar. community. Columbia has lost a good ** Burn in Barnwell. Born at Barnwell January 9, 1869, esteem him very highly." Governor Blackwood said: ”1 deeply jVClll ,. XVI knw BUWIV deplore to learn of Judge Townsend’s I cotton crop that they are now produc ed ath for it removes from the judi-1 ing. While we have paid benefits and the National De ciary one who stood for the best increased the price under the NRA New York in 1 there was in official life in the State, prices have continued to advance be- his passing the State loses a good.yond cotton prices. Normal prosperi Mayor L. B. Owens: "Judge Town send’s death brings * great loss to this lity. and able -man.” Solicitor A. F. Spigner of Judge of distinguished ancestry, the judge TdWnsend’s circuit said: "The county was 66 years of age last winter. He and State have lost one of the best had served the Fifth circuit as judge judges they have had for many years; since 1918, being elected to succeed he was an all-round Christian gen- the late Mendel L. Smith, who re- tleman, and I know of no one hia signed to enter the army. Learned j superior as a citizen, man and friend.” in the law, fearless and just, he came | j. B Westbro^ clerk of the su- jty will not return until farmers are able to secure parity prices. There is no chance of a loss under this pro position. It is the only proposition that will protect the farmers against speculation and price fixing Jon the part of those who do not produce cot ton and who usually make more out of the cotton crop than those who ac tually produce cotton. to the bench well fortified for its' preme court: "Judge Townsend was "/ oroU8 duties, and throughout his j reco?nile d b y the bench and bar as highly Irespected, his ability recog nized more and more as time went on. In his death, this State loses a jurist, of whose record it can always be proud. Judge Townsend was the son of Authorizes 12-cent Loan. President Roosevelt authorised 12-cent loan on cotton Tuesday and yesterday morning the price opened 16 years of service his decisions were one of the ab|aat circuit Judges of several points. Opinion -Ja this State. He was often called upon mixed as to the effect of thia “price to act as associate justice of the su- peg." preme court and the opinions written by him weye clear and able. 1 have Says There Can Be Ne State Unices v Colombia, August 21.—Contrary te the rule among aspirants for the •rnorship, Tom Pesree is n man, mm his business record and pol icies are well known to the morchenta of South Carolina, most of,whom.am his strong supporters. Tom Pearce is 66 years old, mar-" ried and has four children—all boy n and is a trustee of Columbia Method ist College. For the past 12 ysars ha has been h steward In his church. He has served for eight years in the State Senate and was a delegate to ratic conventtog Hr and in Chicago in 1932, where he took an active part in the nomination of Franklin D. Roose velt. He alee we chairman of the South Carolina Power Rate Investiga ting Committee in 1931-^2 and was appointed op the South Carolina Pub lic Works Advisory Board by Presi dent Roosevelt in 1983. Tom Pearce is running on his\own merits and not on the demerits of other candidates. He has no co: tion, affiliation or arrangement with any State department or any ring, group or clique whatsoever, and if he is elected Governor, being free of such entanglements, he can work for the beet interests of all of the people of South Carolina. Tom Pesree has declared on many occasions that, sis a business nun, he realizes there can be no prosperiy Yn Hilda, Aug. 18.—Work will be re sumed on the Baptist Church here Monday, August 20th. Some two years ago the church was destroyed of gathering votes. He has repeated ly declared that he has promised and will promise nothing, but that he pledges himself to work ceaselessly. for what he conceive, to be for the DOVE AND DUCK SEASONS school pupils expressing their delight (?) that the summer vacation is near ly over. never known a higher type of Christ ian gentleman. This State has lost one William Hutson TownsemL-well known' of her best citizens and a scholarly, attorney, and Harriet Ford Hay! just and honest judge." Townsend. One of his great-great-1 Among survicing relatives besides , grandfathers was Col. A. Hawks Hay, his‘sister, Miss Edith Townsend, are by a cyclone and the people began to commander of the Fourth Westches-j G> Duncan Bellinger, Richland County' make immediate plans for the erec tion of a new brick building which is __ ^ _ almost complete. A meeting of the from New ^Vork to Barnwell County OHannon, of Barnwell, a cousin; building committee and the Rev. C. E. Smithy pastor of the church, was held Thursday afternoon at which time Jamee ThratUdll, of Langefy, wae took up the study of law under James | Ben Wyman, of Columbia, cousins; employed to take charge of the work. ^ The congregation hope to enter the building for services in the early faQ. ADVERTISE ia The v “ " | u. uuncan Deiunger, mcniana coumy i ter militie regiment in the Revolu- probate judge, a cousin; Philip Town-JI tion. His great-grandfather moved 0 f Columbia, a cousin; H. lJi after the Revolution. Judge Townsend spent his boyhood in Barnwell and Aiken Counties and good of the State—the whole State. The Sumter candidate has said that he will not line class against class or section against section. CUT SHORT THIS YEAR Washington, Aug. 20.—Alfred A. > Richardson, State game warden of "The government of -South Carolina g^nth Carolina, was tn Washington is an agency that belongs to all the ^ today and made arrangements with people of the State, without demarka- the biological survey, department of tion of any kind,” he has »a>d, "and agriculture, relative to the shooting the governor of the State and other 0 f duck and doves. Doves hereafter officers should realize at all times ma y 8 hot only from September 1st that the government belongs to the to September 30th, from November people, not the people to the govern- opth toTanuary Isi. ment.” | Hereafter no baiting cf duck will be Main planks in his platform in- allowed. This season will run from elude: I November 8 to January 12th. And Firm and fair enforcement of all shooting will be allowed oqly on Thurs laws; economy and efficiency in State day, Friday and Saturday of each and local governments; encourage- vaoi^ Permits will be issued on rec- ment of farm and home ownership by > ommerifiation of the State game com occupants; a constitutional amgnd- m jaaioncr and the—United States ment to permit local authorities to en- ^ bureau of biological survey, act local legislation; State supervisioo- Heretofore baiting has been perirfif- of bond issues and sinking funds; en forcement of all labor laws, establish ment of a State labor bureau, enact ment of an adequate workmen’s com pensation law and promotion of fair- neas as beween capital and labor; de velopment of all sections of the State, ted under certain conditions, Richard son said, but it is believed that from now on this feature of the hunting season should be withdrawn. Mr. Rkhardscn called upon Chat. E. Jackson, deputy fish commissioner, and d^pussed a number of matters largely through a fairly apportioned conne ctad with fishing in South Caro- tax system and adequate support of streams with him. the common schools and other neces sary institutions; an honest and cour ageous administration. liisl! Oil Co., manufacturers of Texaco pro ducts. This course is designed to thoroughly qualify service station owners, and employes in the art of rendering quick and efficient service WYNDHAM MANNING of Sumter County CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR Tax Reform and Law Enforcement. Hear Mannmg Speak Over'Radio From—Station WBT, Charlotte, 8*9 to 8:15 P. M. Monday, August 27th, 1934. Attends Service School. John B. Harley, manager of Cedars Service Station, left Sunday for Florence, where he will attend a service schoof conducted by the Texas his associations and in his thinking. Aldrich after an education by private tutors. He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and became the law partner of Col. William Elliott, with whom he practiced law at Beaufort until 1894. He then became a member of the firm of Bellinger, Townsend and O’- Danrvon by. oh hi wit. tw wot fICCvWl solicitor of the Second judicial circuit in 1898 to succeed the distinguished G. Duncan Bellinger. He served through 1900 and then became code commissioner of South Carolina. He edited and published the State code of 1902. In 1903 he became assistant attorney general to U. X. Gunter, Jr., and made Columbia his home from then until his death. Quirt and Retiring. Judge Townsend was never married. He lived witbL his sister, Mis s Edith Townsend. No man was more devoted to hTs parents or to a sister than was Judge Townsend. He wa« very mod est and retiring and found his recrea tion in the home. He was a lover of good music and a competent critic of it; and his album of records in cluded the great works sung and played by the greatest artists and symphonies. He had a fine libr^y, and was particularly interested in history with emphasis on the bench and bar. Ift was a student, not only of legal matters, but of other fields. He held law and justice next to'his Bible; he realized the frailties of life, and that the Almighty God did so; and tempered his judicial decisions accordingly. He was domocratic in Richard Hutson, of Charleston, clerk of the United States district court, a cousin; Dr. M. H. Wyman and Dr. Ben Wyman, of Columbia, cousins; and James A. Wyman, of Bamberg, a cousin. the wage-eanem are proape room. He believes that every effort shook! be made so that the farmer may secure for his crops the best possible price and that the wage-earner should bo allowed to earn a fair and just com pensation for hia work. Predictions are general over the State that in will be te the second primary and that his chances for be ing elected Governor are excellent. His advertisement appears in The People-Sentinel and he will greatly appreciate the support of everyone. Tom Pearce Favors Farmers’ Markets! ■ Tom Pearce, Candidate for Governor, favors more and ^ TOM PEARCE better markets for perishable farm produce. \He realizes that there can be no real prosperity unleM the fanner gets a profitable price for what he raises. » . » v * ; t ; yf _ * 1 : ~~ He is advocating a system of market sheds and can neries properly located at various points in the State. His idea is to secure cooperation of the U. S. Government in es tablishing these in South Carolina. • * m , 7* r '7T : ' r~ : ~' j£T.; - ^TT^Ty... 1 - ~ When he was in the Senate for Ri&hland County he in troduced a Bill that was passed by the General Assembly making the ^Curb Market at Columbia possible. As is generally known, the streets of Columbia belong to the State and it^was necessary that an Act be passed al lowing the use of these streets for the establishment of this ** rket - for governor TOM PEARCE WAS THE AUTHOR OF THIS BILL When Honorable R. J. Blalock was Mayor of Columbia and Tom Pearce was Senator • from Richland County, this action was taken, -r.,..--:,,-,.—^ to motorists, and is the second of its kind that Mr. Harley has attended since assuming the management of the local Texaco station. Upon his return, Mr. Harley’s assistant will also go to Florence to take the course. Mr. Harley extends a cordial invi tation to the motoring public to visit his station and give him the opportuni ty of showing them sehvice "what is service.” See his advertisement in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Dr. Stevens Makes Address. Judge Townsend was called upon to sit with the supreme court on oc casions. It will bejecalled that he wrote a noteworthy dissenting optirii when the en banc court heard the |65,- 000,000 bond issue case, and declared the issue valid. A pious man, he wa s active in the Presbyterian Church from aarly youth, serving as an elder at Barn- Dr. P. W. Stevens, ^optometrist, of Barnwell, was one of the principal speakers Monday night at the meet ing of the Central Zone of the South Carolina Optometric Association. His subject was, "Analytical Reasoning- B2 Type Case." Dr. Stevens is secre tary of the State association. Miss Elizabeth McNab spent the week-end in Greenville. well tyjfore he came to Columbia, and for many years having been on the session of the First Presbyterian in Columbia. Tribute Paid. Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease, cf the State supreme court spoke in glowing tribute to Judge Townsend.' "In the death of Judge Townsend South Carolina has lost one of its ablest jurists, a citizen zt the high est type <snd a real Christian gentle man. In my work as chief justice it ha 8 always been a delight to come in contact with him, for at all times he gave evidence of his earnest desire to serve the State and to administer justice. "HU passing U also a personal af fliction to me for in many years’ ac quaintance with him I learned to The Bill was presented January 31, 1919, and provided for the turning over to the City that portion of Assembly Street, between Hampton and Senate Streets, for munief purposes. It was favorably reported by the Judiciary Committee, February 1919, Tteached final reading in the Upper House February 11^ 1919. The House pawed the measure February 21, 1919, and it was ratified February 28, 1919. The Governor approv ed this Act March 29, 1919. Part of Section 1 of the Act reads: “Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, that the Gky of Columbia be, and they are hereby, granted the right to erect in the center of Assembly Street, at such point or points as they may deem advisable between Hampton and Senate Streets in said city, a MUNICIPAL MARKET, a city hall, and such other public buildings as are necessary for the corporate purposes.” REMEMBER, TOM PEARCE INTRODUCED THIS BILL Application is now pending at Washington for approval by the National Public Works Administration asking for approximately $42,000 for the construction of an overhead shed at the Columbia “curb” market “to protect the farmers from the elements. This ap plication came before the State Public Works Advisory Board while Mr. Pearce was its Chairman and the Board unanimously approved it. The fact of the matter is Tom Pearce believes every encouragement and protection should be given the South Carolina fanner, especially the small formers and the tenant farmer, in the marketing of his produce. .* 7* - 7^ THAT IS THE RECORD-WIN WITH TOM PEARCE! Vote for TOM PEARCE for Governor!