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fgj Winter Cracks Down on Barnwell County Coldest Weather of . Season Visits This Section During Past Week.—Ris ing Temperature Premised. The coldest weather of the winter— und the coldest for the early part of December in many years—has held Barnwell in its icy grip for the past Seen and Heard Here During thePast Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. i few days. The wintry invasion brought ice and heavy frosts, but this section escaped the snow that blanketed other parts of the country and reached as far South as Florida, where freezing ' weather threatened damage to all crops. The weather man, however, premises relief today from the excessive cold, which will be welcome news to those whose coal bins and wood houses are running low. N Winter Takes Its Toll. Firemen searched smouldering ruins for blackened corpses and ice-coated prows of coast guard boats split the cold Atlantic to aid distressed ships as winter cracked down on the United States Tuesday. i A less cf life that might not be listed accurately for dayg tai-nn in a hotel fire in Lansing, Mich., where bitter cold hampered _ exhausted fire lighters. A blinding norther grounded three ■lishrng' ras Inlet, while coast guard North Carolina, crews raced to the aid of three other Virginia toast. The steamer Jean Jadiot stood by the British vessel Usworth, its steer ing gear broken in a heavy gale TOO miles east of St. John’s, N. F. Deep South Shivering. The cold extended into the deep South, where temperatures of 12 de grees and snow flurries driven before a 30-mile wind were reported. Snow was general over the Carolinas, Vir ginia, northern Alabama, northern Ueorgia and eastern Tennessee. An inch of snow was measured in Norfolk, Va. .. , A ripple of laughter from specta tors at the Court of General Sessions when Selicitor Bert D. Carter asked a State’s witness if he knew whisky “when he smelt it.” . . . William Mctfab remarking that the depression is oyer, Martin Best having purchased a new car—other minor signs being the opening of new business establish ments in Barnwell. . . Ben Davies, editor of The People-Sentinel, telling about killing a fox while out hunting with “Bob” Bronson, clerk of court, Saturday afternoon. Two reynards were jumped by the hunters in an old field, but one got away. ... A short time before “Bob” and Prof. W. W. Certer, superintendent of the local schools, caught a ’pcssum while out with their bird dogs. . . . Very heavy frosts that “looked like littls snows.” A large tri-motcr plane from St. Louis, Mo., landing at the Barnwell airport Sunday afternoon, bringing two passengtts who are the guests of Geo. H. Walker at his winter home, “Duncannorf” The trip to Barnwell was made in five hours, with one stop at Knoxville, Tenn., for fuel. ....- Hear ’Em Sleigh Bells? Advises Purchase of New Power Machinery A young lady saying that a certain lo cal swain explained that his near auto accident was due to the fact that he vesalea-m-ih^ treacherous water off the tried< to fake a curve while driving with one hand. . .- Everybody al most as cold as Dodson Still appeared to be one day last, winter^ Carolina Solon Has Bill for Regulation Representative H. P. Fulmer Hopes to Help Producer and Legitimate Cotton Merchant. Washington, Dec. 10.—Representa-* live Hampton P. Fulmer, of Orange- Residents cf Tampa, Fla.,,watched | w «s today completing a drafti County farmer boy, Thomas P. Cog- Grand Jury Trading in Some of Prenent Rood Equip ment by County Board. The following Presentment made by the grand jury to the Court of General Sessions here last week: Bamberg County Boy Drafted Cotton Bill Replica of Bankhead Bill Framed by Thomas P. Cogburn Three • Yeata Ago. Bamberg, Dec. 12.—The Bankhead cottcn control law incorporates many features of a cotton plan outlined two years before the Bankhead bill was in troduced in Congiess by a Bamberg .snow fall there for the third time in j '4<J years and the first Time since 19UB. A heavy frest and passible freezing representatives for introduettion and weather were forecast. . j consideration at the coming session of Lowest thermometer reading in the Congress which he hopes will help South was 12 degrees _ in Louisville,A the producer and legitimate “cotton Ky., but Asheville, N. C., experienced merchant and for all time stop specu- 14 degrees and Nashville and Mem- •?tion by amending the cotton futures phis, Tenn., experienced 16 degrees, j act. Thermometers in Raleigh, N. C., Birm- of a hill which he will immediately I bufl1> B , m of Mr> an( , Mrs B s Co? . the he use of "burn, who lives a few miles from Bam- ingham, Ala., an<| Atlanta, Ga., regis tered two ctegrees highei. Northeast Suffers. . i New York and New England ex-j l»erienced their fifth day cf cold with little prospect of relief. A new low of eight degrees was predicted for Tuesday night in New York, four low er than a low tf 12 at 9 a. m. A watchman found a frozen body in a ccal yard The city opened its arm ories to the destitute. Gales at sea delayed arrival of transatlantic liners. The temperature touched zero in Rome, N. Y. Boston reported a temperature of five above at 7 a. m., the coldest De cember 12th since 1876. Tempera tures as low as 14 below zero were j reported in central Massachusetts | communities. Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire remained in the grip of sub-zero cold. Ships arrived with ice-coated superstructures. Temperatures were more moderate ' in the Middle West. Chicago dug out of a blizzard, which- left ten inches of snow. Indiana was a cold spot with readings below zero and ice on high ways. A light snowfall was general throughout th* State. ❖»>»»»»+»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»♦ y Bankhead Election Friday. Farmers are reminded that Friday, December 14th, is the day for the Bankhead Referen- ium. All farmers growing cot ton either as landownefS, rent ers 6r sharecroppers are urged to go to the polls Friday amf* vote. The question is whether die Bankhead Act should be con tinued for next year. Farmers lave been given information as to the need of control prodluc- ;ion and should be in position to vote in the best interest of the totton grower. Voting begins it 9:00 a. m. and closes at 5:00 p. m. Friday, the 14th, is the Jay.—Prepared by H. G. Boyls- ton, County Agent. “I shall propose that the U. S. cat- ton futures act be amended to place buyers on the same basis as sellers of cotton on the cotton exchanges,” said the South Carolina congressman. [“Under the present law, sellers have the privilege* in making delivery to tender any one of the -tenderable grades, which in every instance is a type of ccttcn that cannot be used by the average buyer and especially by the cotton mills. Naturally this calls far a paper settlement. Under the measure which I shall present to the house, contracts for purchases*©!* sales must that the point of delivery and specify the class of contract with respect to grades. The effect of this,” continued the vice-chairman of the house agriculturel committee,” is that the buyer will have the right to call for delivery of actual cotton according berg. Yeung Cogburn wrote to'President Hoover months before he relinquished the presidency about his plan. Later tnV plan was sent to President Rocse- ve‘ he President referred 1 Cogburn’s letter to Secretary Wallace, who wrote him that he would give it considera tion. Copies were also sent to Cully A. Cobb, to Congressman H. P. Fui- mer and Senator Byrnes, who read it, they stated, with much interest. Briefly, ;he 19-year old Bamberg boy worked out the plan as follows: The secretary of agriculture to as certain the approximate amount of cottcn the world could use at a fair price to the farmer. Let this amount cf cotton be prorated or allotted to each cotton State on a fair basis. Take the last five-year average yield as a basis. If South Carolina is al lotted! a half million bales, the State headquarters would allot the various counties their portion; the counties would he divided into township or oth er districts, each given its quota of Examination Ordered for Postmaster Here Receipt of Applications Will Cojse De cember 28.—Examination About Two Weeks Later. To fill the vacancy in the position cf postmaster in Barnwell, the United States Civi^ Service Commission has announced, at the request of the Post master General and in accordance with an order of the President, an open competitive examination. To be eligible for the examination, Stood Ground in Face of Brandished Pistol Congressman McMillan, Native 1 Barnwell County, Showed No Fear as Others Ran. of Washington, Dec. 11.—The man who was presiding over the house of rep- resentativesd that day in 1932 when the lawmakers scrambled for exits as a visitor in the gallery dangerously flourished a pistol has been mentioned as a potential candidate for speaker. He Is Representative McMillan, of (1) We have passed upon all Bills of fhdictinent handed us by the So licitor and have returned thou to the court, with our recommendations. (2) We have inspected the County chain gang and find the same in good condition. The convicts are well sup plied with clothing, bedding and other necessities. We recommend, however, that the ~ County purchase some modern type bf power machinery fer the purpose at better keeping up the roads of the Countyl We would suggest that the County board endeavor to trade in such of its present road machinery ** can be dispensed with when it goes to make said purchase. (3) We have inspected the County (Poorhouse. We find that it is being properly run, but we recommend that the buildings be recovered immediate ly with tin roofs and that certain ether badly needed repairs be made to the buildings. f4j We find the Tail kept in gocxT condition. We suggest that the back yard of the Jail be graded to prevent ram-water from running into the buildings. (5) We also find that the Ccort House is well-kept and have but one recommendhtion in respect thereto to make, and that is that sanitary foun tains be installed upstairs and down-’ stairs. We thank the Presiding Judge and other officials for their assistance dur ing omr deliberations, all of which is respectfully submitted. - to each farm. Ginneis’ certificates 'would be is- to grades and point of delivery speci- cotton to produce, and then, cn down fied in the contract. “Such an amendment, I believe, will help the producer and the legitimate sued to the. farmers for the amount cotton merchant because in making I °f cotton they would be permitted' to actual deliveries it will bring about ^gin and sell. . a much better demand and price for i Cogburn would make it illegal to cotton. It will also tend to reduce i give a mortgage on more cotton than speculation which is always very ruinous to the mills, legitimate cotton merchants and producers of cotton.” the farmer is allotted. It would be illegal to seize unginned surplus cot ton for debt, but the farmer would be permitted to sell the surplus fer cash or he could buy certificates from his neighbors at not mere than 5 per cent, of the value of the cotton.’' , This plan, in the opinion of many, is better than the Bankhead law, in- an applicant must be a citizen of the South Carolina, who was one of the United States, must reside within the delivery .of ihc post office for which the examination is held, must have so resided for at least one year next pro ceeding the date set for close of re ceipt of applications, must be in good physical condition, an ( i within the presciibed age limits. The competi tion is open to both men and women, few in the chamber who held his nerve and stood his ground until the visitor, a sightseer from Allentown, Pa., harmlessly dropped the gun into the well of the house. McMillan was presiding as the house, in committee of the whole, con sidered a treasury appropriations bill. He was standing on the speaker’s dais and the receipt of applications will as a teller vote was being taken, close December 28th. The examina-f The show of the pistol by th Rex Theatre Opens Jan. 1st. The Rex Theatre will open in Barn well Tuesday night, January lyt, ac cording to an announcement made yesterday by J. H. Ross, who will op* asmuch as it would encourage, they 4.u: s motion picture house in the future. Mr. Rcss, who also operates i a theatre in Beaufort, had planned to open here about December 1st, but de- erate this motion picture house m the say> the farmer ^ p ro duce all he could lay in the shipment of the new sound apparatus forced him to postpone the opening date. on his land, although he would have to carry over the surplus for his next crop. It appears that some features of young Cogburn’s plan were incor porated in the present law. It is in teresting to note also that changes The interior of the theatre, which is now b^ngr advocated are in accord located in the Diamond Hotel building, with the pl>n he evolved three y e ar8 has been thoroughly remodeled and presents a very attractive appearance. A new screen has been installed and felt has been hung on the walls tq im prove the sound effects. The sound apparatus is the very latest design. ago. Week of Prayer. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the local Baptist Church observed Mr. Ross plans to open his theatre the regular December Week of Pray tion will be held about two weeks later. Under the terms of the Executive order, the Civil Service Commission will certify to the Postmaster General the names cf the highest three quali fied eligibles, if as many as three are qualified, frem which the Postmaster General may select one for nomination by the President. Confirmation by the Senate is the final action. Applicants will be required to as semble in an examination room for scholastic tests, and will also be rated on their education and business experience and fitness. The CiviFSer- vice Commission will make inquiry among representative business and professional men and women of the community concerning the experience, ability, and character of each appli cant, and’the evidence thus secured will be ccnstdered in determining the ratings to be assigned to the appli cants. The Commission states that presi dential postmasters are not in the classified civil service and that its duties in connection with appointments to such positions are tc held examina tions and to certify the results to the Postmaster General. The Commission is not interested in the poli^icill, reli gious, <jr fraternal affiliations of any applicant. Full information and application blanks may be obtained at the Barn well post office or from thfe United States Civil Service Comnussion, Washington, D. C. Tuesday of last week, each Circle taking over a part of the program. Lunch was served at the noon hou* in the dining loom cf the church. A sub stantial offering was made for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. MnL J. N. Anderson was unanimously elected president of the local the vis itor threw the house into pandemoni um. Congressmen, galleries and newspaper men rushed for exits, sought safety under desks. There were few who remained calm as more brave representatives demanded that the man drop the pistol. McMillan, discussing the mention of his name as a possible candidate for speaker, smilingly recalled the inci dent. As to plans that he will campaign for the speakership, he said: “Of course, it’s a great honor and every congressman dreams sotne day he may reach that high affice, but seniority means much in the house. “Mr. Byrns and Mr. Bankhead have been in the house for a long time, and 1 the speakership would be a great cli max for the career of either. "If I am a candidate I am a ‘com plimentary candidate’ and naturally I appreciate the honor in having my friends mention my name.” McMillan begins his sixth term in the house in January. He was a mem ber of the South Cardins house of representatives continuously from 1916 to 1924, serving as speaker pro tempore in 1921-22 and as speaker for 1923-24. ‘ / He wen a competitive Scholarship to the University of South Carolina in 1908 from Barnwell County, and com pleted his law course in >013. McMillan is short and stocky, a Baptist and 46 yeyfn of age. His twin brother, John, /s Allendale County’s representative, in the legislature. Court Adjourned Friday. The Court of General Sessions was adjourned) sine die Friday afternoon, after the jury in a murder caee waa unable to agree on a verdict and n mistrial wsir ordered by Judge BMpp. Cases disposed of after The People- Sentinel went to press last week were as follows: Montague McClendon was convict ed cf aiding prisoners to escape and recommended to mercy. He was sen tenced to serve 18 months at such labor as he can perform. Maner Blackwood was acquitted of the murder of Brooks Bennett. F. L. Murphy was convicted in hie absence of violating the prohibition fcCw, a sealed sentience being im posed. William Williams, charged with the murder of Rat Polly, pleaded guilty tc manslaughter and was sentenced to serve three yeers at hard labor. Julius Williams was convicted ef violating the prohibition law and tenced to pay a fine of $100 or four months. Duffie Hoover pleaded guilty to the charge of housebreaking and larceny and was sentenced to serve 20 months at such laber as he can perform. Hia co-defendants, Broadus Hoover and William Floyd were ac<m||fced on n like charge. A mistrial was ordered in the cane of Ed Minor, Susie Myrick, Cute My- rick and, Bud! Myrick, charged with murder. / ■ 1 •* —— ADVERTISE in Toe People-Sentinel to fill the vacancy caused by the with a special New Year’s program. !«r by holding an ail day meeting on ignation of Mrs. Edward B. Sanders. circles were shaken up and drawn new year. Mrs. Sanders was very active in the work and tke sode- wss loath to give her op, but feel* that ip the new president if has a very zealous worker and the' members pledged anew their support during the coming year. • : jSacred Concert Enjoyed. The sacred concert Sunday evening, given under the auspices of thg load /Baptist building funev was an artistic success. Services in all other churches were called off and a large crowd filled -the auditorium. Those from a distance who took part on the pro gram were: Allen Deas, of Augusta; Mrs. B. D. Carter and Mrs. H. N. Folk, of Bamberg, and Mrs. Barney F. Owens, cf Dunbarton. The program was as follow: Pre lude, Mrs. J. M. Brcdie; Hymn, Love Divine; Prayer "by the pastor; rus, church choir; Solo, Allen Duet, Mrs. B. D. Carter and Mrs. H. N, FoIk; Organ solo, Mrs. Fttrman Davis; Solo, Mrs. P. A. Price; Viotta solo, Eugene Easterling; Solo, Mrs. B. F. Owens; Solo, Mrs. H. N. Folk; Violin solo, Mrs. J. N. Andersen; Sola, Mrs. B. D. Carter; Chorus, church choir; Remarks, the Rev. J*. A. Offertory, Mrs. W- E. Giles; tion. A silver offering was taka dose of the coaeert to be l building fund of the church. s#’ N':" *, ;-a