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Blease and Manning Lead in This County Former Governor Get* Largest Vote * . in Years—Harley Swamps All Opponents. V In a most remarkable comeback, Former Governor and Senator Cole Blease got the largest vote that he has received in Barnwell County in many years, when he led all of the gubernatorial candidates with 1,470 votes, Manning being second with 587 and Jnhnstnn third- During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense A boat v People Yon Know and Others You Don’t Know. ' 3. G. Harvey Shot to Death Tuesday Night Top of Head Blown Away by Charge from Shotgun.—Willie Prince Lcdged in Jail. Larry Brown, 10-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brown catching a two-pound trout with a rod and reel near the Turkey Creek bridge. He presented the finny beauty to Col. Solomon Blatt. . . . Several new subscribers being added to The Peo- ple-Sentinel’s mailing list this week. Workers for the various candi- Col. J. E. Harley swapped his op ponents under more than a 5 to 1 ma- J dates out garnering votes at jority, receiving t fc^tal of 2,500 votes early hour Tuesday morning. Congressman y P. Fulmer also carried the county by a handsome majority, his an te at Barnwell being especially flattering. cation this week of the complete tabu lation, /but the official vote by pre cincts/will appear in next week’s is sue/The totals for the county are as follows: For Governor. Blease 1470 Cooke 11 Johnatoa - —564 Manning — 587 Owens , 30 Pearce 360 24 . 3* Nothing much but politics. . . . . Hunters oiling up their guns in anti cipation of the opening of the dove season Saturday of this week. . . . everal nice compliments on last Sheppard 1 S^IoaiT _ For Lieutenant-Governor. Brysorf 261 Cooper 141 Harley - 2500 West 76 For Attorney Geneeml. Daniel 1886 Page 1117 For Adjutant General. Dozier 1442 Marshall 1362 For Supt. of Education. Hope 1871 McMahan — 193 Wright 883 For Commissioner of Agrculture. Jones 1826 Shealy 1216 For Congress. Fulmer 1712 Paschal 1083 Sturkie — 192 Liquor" Referendum. Dry 565 County Treasurer. ' J. J. Bell 2301 County Auditor. wreck’s ‘issue of ThePeopIe^SehtiTOtr| was fottndjiear Ms^Jieadr ,. 4 Expressions of disappointment over the decline in the price of cot ton following President Roosevelt’s 12 cents ^peg.” Local Sqtiad Starts Practice on Monday Barnwell High School Team Hit by , Graduation.—Schedule to Be Announced Soon. The Barnwell high school football team will begin practice for tl\e 1934 season next Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, according to a statemer. made by Coach W. R. Price Tuesday /norning. Mr. Price says that the squad has been hard hit by the gi^iduation/ of several boys last Spring but he expects a creditable team in spite of that fact. He gave the following statement to The Peo ple-Sentinel for publication: “Barnwell high school begins prac tice for the 1934 season Monday af ternoon at 3:80. Uniformy will be issued at 3:00 o’clock, first come, first served. AXhough the squad is hart hit by the graduation os such stars as Jim Bush, Billie Davies and Edwart Richardson, we expect to have a foot ball team thait will be a credit to the school. Veteran^ expected back are mn: W. H. Manning . 2318 Judge of Probate. John K. Spelling 2304 Co. Supt. of Education. H. J. Crouch . 2296 House of Representatives. Solomon Blatt .. 2233 W. C. Smith, Jr. .•2233 Magistrate at Barnwell—G. 1 John Gary Harvey was shot and in- statly killed about, nine o’clock Tues day night and Willie Prince, his uncle by marriage, was lodged in the Barnwell County jail charged^ with the homicide. The entire top cf Harvey’s head was blown away by two charges from a shotgun and, ac- cording to Sheriff J B. Mcrris, the .material evidence in the case indi cates that he was lying on the front porch of the house occupied by the two men when the fatal shots were fired. A butcher knife and hammer were lying across his chest in the shape of a ‘cross and a pocket knife Fire Damaged Cotton Was Fully Insured Blackvilie Federal Warehouse Struck by Lightning Early Monday Afternoon. Blafkville, August 28.—Lightning struck the t Blackvilie Federal Ware house about 2:30 Monday afternoon during a wind and rain storm and started a blaze that resulted in dam age to 105 bales r of cotton, none cf which was totally destroyed. The Vernon Birt Killed in Highway Accident Blease and Johnston in Lead for Governor Barnwell Farmer Dies When Fast- Indications Are That Harley and Dry- moving Truth Plonghed Into Hi* “Hoover Buggy.” Blackvilie, Aug. 22.—Vernon Birt* 23 year old Barnwell County farmer, was killed instantly tonight at 7:30 o’ clock a mile south of Blackvilie on iighway No. 3, when a truck plough ed into the rear of his "Hoover bug- Harvey’s wife testified that she, her husband and Prince were return ing to their home about three miles from Barnwell early Tuesday night in a “Hoover buggy,” and that the two men, who she alleged had been drink ing, got into an argument but were apparently on friendly terms when they arrived at the house. She said that Prince went into the house and that she saw him get his gun and tm- breah it. She became frightened and ran towards a negre tenant house. When about 100 yards away she heard two shots fired and when she returned to the house about 20 min utes later her husband was lying dead on the porch while Prince was walk ing around exclaiming, "Oh, Lord.' She sent for Sheriff Morris, who ifn mediately placed 'Prince under ar rest. Prince stoutly denied any connec tion with the crime but when told of the verdict of the coroner’s inquest Wednesday morning he is said to have broken down and confessed, saying that he "had to do It.” Sheriff Morris said that the gun was held so close to Harvey’s head when the shots were fired that blood and hair were on the end of the bar rel, while particles of the dead man’s brains were blown a distance of 30 feet. Harvey’s wife is a niece of Prince «l*nri they iued *>n the old Moody place M. Hogg, 425; W. P. Sanders, 326. Magistrate at Bennett Springs—G R. Peeples, 145. Magistrate at BVackyille—O. Hammond, 386; W. S. Grubbs, 257 Magistrate at. Dunbarton—C. Anderson, 87. D. “Backs—Moore, Carroll and Cope. “Linemen—Herley, Ross, Baxley, Mahacey and Still. “Reserves from last year—Jack Sanders, Bill Hayes, . Harold Black, Otis Sanders, Johnson Black and Bun- yan Baxley. “The schedule will be announced later.” near here. Harvey is survived by bis widow, two children, his father, Wil lie Harvey, and several brothers and sisters. Blackvilie fire department responded quickly to the alarm and did a splen did piece of work in quickly removing every one of the 281 bales of the fleecy staple from the warehouv*, whch fronts on Railroad Avenue. In ad dition to the fire damage, some of the cotton was damaged by water, but the loss is fully covered by insurance the amount og 121,000. A dispatch from Blackvilie last night to daily newspapers erroneously reported that 7 there was "no insurance,” when, a^ a matter of fact, the cotton was pro tected by insurance in excess of its present market value. D. Stanley Brown, manager of the warehouse, Ex plained that he always carries ex cess insurance on cotton stored with him because of daily fluctuations in the cotton market. Mr. Brown re gret* the error in the daily newspaper report and wishes to assure his custc mers that their c<Aton i 3 always fillly protected by insurance. ♦ Blackvilie Gets Own Water Works System Town la Allotted Loan and Grant to Bay Over and Extend Present Water System. ;hat the truck - was traveling more 4han fifty miles an hour at the time of the accident. These eye-witnesses are residents of Wilislton and were occupants of an automobile which was meeting the truck at the time it struck the “Hoover buggy” from the rear; The driver of their car ia said have swerved it into a Sold to clear the wreckage. Mr. Birt was married two years ago to Miss Estelle Jowers, who sur vives him. She is a daughter of John Jowers. There are no children. The couple lived on a farm five miles south \of Blackvilie. Blackvilie, Aug. 22.—The town of Blackvilie has been allotted a loan and grant from the Federal Emergen cy Administration for the purpose of purchasing a water work* system am franchise which is at present doing business in the town and also for the purpose of extending this system thereby giving better fire protection and additional water supply. Applica tion was made for the grant by the ^ present Intendsnt, t>rr R. AT Gtlt Mrs. A. F. Otis. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 27.—Mrs. Bessie Dunbar" Otis, wlfetof Prof. A. F. Otis, died Thuisday morning following an illness of four weeks. She was 67 years of age, a native of Barnwell County, and had been a resident of Augusta for 43 years. Magistrate at Great Cypress-W. Funeral services were he,d at the H. Moody, Jr., 90; J. W. Sanders, 175. residence Friday afternoon, the Rev. . Magistrate at Hilda-W. K. Black, Care y Cinzant, pastor of The Hill 120; N. A. Hiers, 132; Paul H. San- j officiating, witlv in- ders, 184. Magistrate at Red Oak—W. 6. Fowke, 51; J. M. Hill, 88. Magistrate at Williston—J. W. Cook, 174; S. M. Dyson, 86; J. M. Hair, 44; M. C. Kitchings, 289. WILLISTON-ELKO SCH< WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 13 WUliston, Aug. 28.—Supt. C. K. Ackerman announced today that the ' Williston-Elko school system would | Can ie a prominent educator in this take up 1934-’35 work on Thursday,' c jty. terment in Magnolia cemetery Mrs. Otis was before her marriage Miss Bessie Dunbar, daughter of the late George R. and Olivia/ Sanders Dunbar of Barnwell County, S. C., and a niece of the late F./F. and W. JML-Punbar. of this rity fifcq wan born in Barnwell County August 25, 186T| "trer girlhood days Jier native State. June 25, 1889, she was mairjed to Prof. A. F. Otis, of Nashua, N. H., who was then teaching in South Carolina and afterwards be- September 13th. He also announced the following faculty: High School—C. K. Ackerman, superintendent; .M. M. Player,,prin- Mrs. Otis was a loyal member of the First Baptist Church. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by three sons, Paul Otis, George cipal; John Miley, agriculture; Misses Dunbar Otis and A. Francis Otis, Jr., Hattie Newsom, Sarah Dunlap, Gene one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Dunbar Way, Eleanor Woods and Elizabeth Otis; three brothers, A. R. Dunbar, of McNair. Williston Grammar School: H. J. Crouch, principal; Misses Eloise Quattlebaum, Cora Dicks, Anna S. Clarke, Dorothy Miller and Medrue Free. 5 Miss Sadie Garber will head the music department of the schools for the third successive year. The kin dergarten department will be in aecond year in the grammar school. Misses Charlotte and Frances Ryan, of Trenton, have returned home after spending a few days with Misa Loret ta Fletcher. Ellenton, S. C., J. V. Dunbar, of Mill Haven, Ga.; W. Id. Dunbar, Jr., of Augusga, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. C. M Turn T. Mrs. W. W. Sprawls. Williston, Aug. 23.—Mrs. Ruth Weathersbee Sprawls, wife of Walton W. Sprawls, died Wednesday morning at the University hospital, Augusta, following an illness of a few days. Her death, the result of erysipelas, came as a shock to the community. Mrs. Sprawls was the daughter 'of Morgan Weathersbee, of the Pleasant Hill section. She was a lifelong resi dent of this community. Beside* her husband and father she is survived by 12 children, two sisters, Mrs. Eunice Owens, of Wil liston, and Mrs. Tom Weeks, of Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral services were held at the Williston cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Preaching at Methodist Church. The horse which was pulling the Jirt vehicle is said to have been car ried 150 yards on the truck’s bumper and was also killed. A Mr. Green, of Charlotte, is being held in the Barn well County jail and an inquest has been set for 8:30 o’clock tomorrow . >> morning. Eye-witnesses to the wreck declare ~ son Are in Second Race for \ Lieut.-Governor. At 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, late returns from over the State gave 01 in D. Johnston a lead of 17,000 votes over Cole L. Blease in the race for Governor, while J. E. Harley, of * Barnwell, and Jos. R. Bryson, of - Greenville .w'ere running neck and peck for the office of Lieutenant- Govemor,_with the latter slightly in -- the lead. The wets and drys were also in a hot race, with the former feeding by o 10,000 margin. The figures as furnished by the News and Coruier are as follows: • ,» Governor. Blease ~ 62,341 and the members of the town council G. Frank Pcsey, Louis Wengrow, J. S Creech and W. T. Hightower with L. Buist, clerk. The system to be purchased is now owned and operatec by the Coastal Public Servjce corpora tkm of Denmark, a water work* fran chise having been granted this cor poration a few years ago. The system is expected to be self supporting and self-liquidating am will be a permanent addition to the l;own. It will provide fire protection n sections of the town not now pro- i;ected. A reduction of 33 1-3 per cent of the insurance premiums will be brought about in sections of the town not having fire protection at present. The project will employ about 56 men for 30 hours a week for three months on the project besides men employed making the materials used. Attorney for the project is S. E. Rogers, of Summerton, and the con sulting engineer is the Ryan Engin eering company of Columbia. “Unavoidable Accident." Blackvilie, Aug. 24.—Funeral ser vices for Vernon Birt, who wa« killed instantly at 8:00 o’clock Wednesday evening on his way home in a “Hoo ver buggy” when struck by a truck, were held Thursday morning at 11:00 o’clock. The Rev. Mr. Smith, of the Baptist Church of Willirton conduct ed the services. Psllbesrers were: Carleton Lancaster, Aubrey Lancas ter, Red Ross, Ollie Carroll, Hugh Birt and Jasper Owens. Interment was made in the Jowers family burial plot. , He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maggie Birt; four sisters. Miss Meta Birt, Mrs. Asalie Jowers and Miss Dorothea Jowers, Mrs. Lorena Mor ris, and two brothers, Marion and Otis Brrt. atHtvtug near Btftckviiif his widow, Mrs. Estelle Jowers Birt. H. O. Green, of Charlotte, driver of the truck, and j. T. Pigg were released by the jury an<i the inquest report was “an unavoidable accident.” Stone’s Electica Forecast. Cooke 3,066 Johnston 79,440 Manning 38,000 Owens 3,677 Pearce 25,000 Sheppard 1,987 Sloan 544 - LleteftaM^CdvErhen Bryson — 62,800 Cooper j. 37,708 Harfey 51,200 Wat-^—. 1M00 Liquor Referendum. • Wet 89,681. Dry 79,282 Late returns were not available on the other races, but early ftgurea ware aa followa: * _ - Attorney General Daniel 87,443 Page 36,640 Adjutant CsaesoL Dozier 38,387 Marshall — 25,286 Snpertetandent of Edud Hope 30,806 McMahan 7B74 Wright — 20344 Cemudsstener cf Agriculture. Jones 74,181 Shealy 48384 Secand District, Ceugr Fulmer 16384 Paschal 9,786 Sturkie .... 2,644 After completing a three week’s vacation, the pastor of the Methodist Church will fill his regular appoint ments at Barnwell and Blackvilie on unday, September 2nd. The evening hour for the fall months will be 8:00 o’clock. Junior Extension and Ep- worth League will meet It 7S15 pi m. Prayer meeting will be held Wednes day at 8:00 p. m. A special collection for church debt will be taken at the eleven-thirty a. m. service at Barnwell. Those who received tin banks for this purpose are urged to return them with their offering. Woodrow Ward, Pastor. Carroll Dies of Wounds. Olar, Aug. 26.—McKinley Carroll, 't, of Ellenton, S. C., and Mrs. 23, died of severe wounds in the~head, f . Holland, of Barnwell, S. C., and said to have been inflicted by his one/grandchild, Mary Jeanne Otis, of Avgusta, Ga. Blackvilie School Opens Monday. The Backville high school will begin ita 1934-35 session Monday, Septem ber 3rd. The faculty, which la head ed by Prof. W. C. Zeiglor, superin tendent, will be about the saat as I last year. brother, Elijah Carroll, following a dispute, at the home of another brother, Monnie Carroll, near Govan, Sunday afternoon, Elijah CarroU i 8 said to be suffering from severe -stab wounds and his condition is regarded as critical. Besides the alleged principals, Davis Gurroil, brother dfAhese two, as well os Monnie Carroll and his wife, is said to hare been present, land listen. Heating Springs Opening. Blackvilie, August 25.—The Heal ing Springs public school will begin the 1934-’35 session Monday morning. Sept. 3rd, at nine o’clock. Pupils will be erirolled, classes arranged and work will be assigned the openingr day. Friends and patrons are cordially invited to attend the opening exer cises. Several short talks will be made. The school grounds and buildings have been put in excellent condition. Superintendent L. E. Whittle has an nounced that the ccrps of teachers will be the s|pie as last session, with the exception of the 3rd and 4th grades. Miss Cleo Griggs, of Ches terfield, will be charge of these two grades. The outlook for a good schpol year is very encouraging. i. • Laurie Youngblood. Wfl|iston, Aug. 23.—Laurie Young blood, of this community, died sud denly in the doctor’s office here Wed nesday, where he had been brought for emergency treatment. His death was due to a severe internal hemor rhage. He is survived by three small children and severs! half brothers Roy E. Stone, politics! prognosti cator, issued his forecast of the first primary election last Saturday. Com pare his figures with the actual elec tion returns and^see how nearly cor- rect they were. Here they are" For Governor: Blease, 81,59$; Cooke, 9,420; Johnston, 59,197; Man ning, 65,874; Owens, 5,031; Pearce, 60,017; Sheppard, 16,000; Sloan, 3,- 736. For Lieut-Governor: Bryson, 129,- 486; Cooper, 18,682; Harley, 105,255; West, 46,100. Prohibition Referendum: Wet: 132,- 178; Dry, 169,348. Find Coins in SkulL Columbia, August 27.—Two copper coins, green with verdigris, stared up from the eye-sockets of a skeleton ■t workmen digging near the center of the city. The skull was intact and stained from v the copper but the skeleton had disintegrated. It ap parently was. that of a Wi child. Beth coins were dated 1775. It was pointed out that the custom of placing coins over the shut eyes of a dead per son prevailed for years and the theory was advanced that the bodyjwas regu larly buried over a century ago. Episcopal Church Services. The Rev. John A. Pinckney, rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles at Barnwell, announces that he will conduct evening prayer and preach here Sunday evening, September~2nd, at eight o’clock. The general public is cordially invited to this and. all other services- ' Both of a Daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett E. Goodaon are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a daughter on August 28. Sho has boon naaod Enter Willi#. « _ * ADVERTISE ia.' LOCAL SCHOOL WILL 61*EN SESSION MONDAY MORNING The local school' will begin the 1984- ’SS session Monday morning, Septem ber 3rd. Friends and patrons of the school are invited to be present at the chapel hour, which begins at nine o' clock. Lists of books will be given to the pupils on the opening day. White no changes have been made in the books for thia year, rearrangement of some of the courses in the high achnnl will change the grades in which tome sub jects are placed. Book lists will be available at the book store end at the school office. Teachers for the year are: Miss Annie Margaret Zeigter, Denmark, first grade; Miss Madge Seagte, Cam den, second grade; Miss Virginia Hut- to r Denmark, third grade; Miss Louise McCullough, Greenville, fourth grade; Miss Rhoda Wade, Cheater, fifth grade; Miss Sue Carter, Varnville, sixth grade; Miss Fay Burch, Ruby, seventh grade; Miss Margaret Free, Bamberg, history; Mias Eddie Brad- ham, Pine wood. La tin-English; Miss Josephine Peele, Columbia, mathemat ics; MUs Mary China Hartaville, science; Columbia, English-French; ‘Mrs. Ira , .muster W. R. Price, principal; W. W. Carter, superintend ent. Slightly Injurd ia Wreck. Blackvilie, August 28.—Mrs. Her man Brown was slightly injured Mon day when the car in which she was returning from Charleston turned over three miles from Branchvilte. The accident was caused when the tie on the right front wheel blew out The other occupants of the cor, Misses Janice Brown and Catherine Weiaaun- ger and Herman Brown, Jr., escaped injury, as did the driver, Calvin Wright Mrs. Brawn’s son, D. Stan ley Brown, was in another cor a short distance. behind and mother and the other party to Branchvilte, ■WMI mamm M I f •» f-ya /