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\ \ GT THE OFKICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. 4 \ OnMMtlM Jum L Ittt. VOLUME LVIIL L.lk« a of ttHfc Famllv >, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20. 19S4 NUMBER 1C. Locomotive Disabled in Truck Collision Julius Croft and Hunter Gunnels Pain fully Injured in Wreck Near Bamwell Friday. The locomotive of an Atlantic Coast Line freight train was so badly dam aged when it struck a truck at the Reedy Branch crossing, a few miles north of Bagwell, at eight o’cI< Friday night that it was unable to proceed unt ^ repairs were made. The truck was entirely demolished and its occupants, Julius Croft and Hunter Gunnels, were painfully but not seri ously hurt. The two men, who are brothers-in-law, were brought to Barnwell for mediical attention and after they had been treated by a local physician re'tumed to their homes near this city. ^ Those who saw the total wreck of of the truck Saturday marveled that either Croft or Gunnels escaped with their lives. The Reedy Branch crossing, where Friday night’s collision occurred, was the scene of a fatal accident some time ago. “Register Your Baby” Campaign." To Spend $31,639 on Barnwell Streets Contract Awarded to CcJumbus, Ga M Concern.—Highway to Olar to Be Finished. Columbia, Dec. lO.-Feild representa tives working through the State Board of Health, the Bureau of the Census at Wushington and -the Suulk Cai^lUm Emergency Relief Administration, have completed their work in connec tion with the ‘‘Register Your Baby” campaign which has been under way in South Carolina for the past six weeks. Cards are continuing to come in from parents who have had babies Iwrn during the past twelve months, and force of five - are stUT employed 1 in the office of Dr. James A. Hayne, checking against existing vital statis tics to determine what babies have never been registered before. Dr. M. B. Woodward, who is in charge -of the campaign, is well pleas ed with the response that has been given by parents in the State. He feels, however, that there are a Trom- ber of cards that have not been re turned, and urges all parents who Have not registered their babies one year of age, to do so immediately. Parents wKo were missed in the dis tribution of the Census cards may ob tain them at the office of Dr. James A. Hayne, State Health officer. “We have made an effort through various publicity mediums to educate parents in the State to the value of birth registration,” Dr. Hayne said yesterday. “Some perhaps have not yet grasped the significance of the value of birth registration for their children.” There are thirteen reasons why your child ^hould be registered. Don’t hamper him by failing to send in.a census card 1 . Some day his birth cer tificate might mean much "to hi The j Hardaway Construction Com pany, of Columbus, Ga., was the low bidder on the contract for widening with bituminoA surfacing and con- struction of curb and gutter on Routes 3 and 64 in the city of Barnwell. The price submitted by the Georgia con cern was $31,639. L. M. Gray, of Gainesville, Fla., was the low bidder on the contract for the bituminous surfacing cf 4.5 miles of Route 64 in Barnwell and Bamberg Counties. This is the uncompleted part of the highway between Barnwell and Olar. Gray’s bid on this job was $33,348. i C. G. Fuller, cf Barnwell, was low bidder on a contract for the construc tion of 1.17 miles of earth graded road on route 38 in Marion County , his bid being $9,622. v | Bids on seven other projects in the State were submitted to the highway department in Columbia Thursday of last week. The total cost of the ten projects, which will be financed with federal funds, will be $250,000. Mrs. R. F. Rountree. giiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiii 1 Inspecting Christmas Toys | HLHmbarteftT Dee. I 1 ?.—Mrs;- Kva Wtl- liams Rountree, wife of Reuben F. Rountree, of Dunbarton, died at 12:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in an Au gusta infirmary, following an illness cf two months. Fyneral services were conducted on Sunday afternoon from the residence and interment was in Cypress Chapel Baptist Church cemetery. The following served as pallbearers: H. A. Moody, F. H. Dicks, P. C. Greene, W. H. Dicks, B. F. Owens and T. W. Dicks. Mrs. Rountree was thought to have been recovering from her long illness until Wednesday, when pneumonia de veloped, after which she grew steadily worse. Mrs. Rountree, a native cf Allen- dale, had resided here since her mar riage in 1916. She was a daughter of the late W. R. and Lillian Williams, with a wide family connection through out the lower part of South Carolina. Always charitable in her attitude to ward others, she was among. the-mo&Ll—Columbia,Lec.16.—Three more war- Feted With Chicken Supper. Williston, Dec. 15.—The eleventh gradie entertained with a chicken fry at the legion hut cn Thursday night. The girls proved themselves experts in culinary arts and a most delightful socrail hour was^ also enjoyed. 3(Irs. Alice Cooper, of Orangtburg, has been substituting, as math teacher to this class in the absence of Miss Hattie Newsom, who has been out on sick leave~for the past three months, however, Miss Newsom will return to her duties next we?k, and the supper was given in honor of Mrs. Cooper, who will return to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Posey Entertain. RTackvine; Decr'f57^Mr.' afiarMtk. G. Frank Posey entertained with three ,popular and best loved women in this section of Barnwell County. She was a member of the Barnwell Methodist Church. Surviving, besides her husband, are cne son, Isaac W. Rountree, II; cne brother, J. M. Williams, of Allendale; three sisters, Miss Minnie E. Wil liams, of Columbia; Mrs. J. J. Ander son, of Harleyville, and Mrs. A. W. Coleman, of Atlanta, and a number of nephews and nieces. Dunbarton Boy Hurt in Allendale Wreck G. F .Ellis Seriously Injured in Auto- Truck Collision.—Gene Purler s Passenger. Allendale, Dec. 15.—Two young men were seriously injured and * number received cuts and bruises as a result of an automobile accident which oc- . \ Farmers of Favor Bankhead Act Vote 22 tot 1 for Continuance.—Act Overwhelmingly Endrosed - Throughout South. msMUHuu While the South as a whole' was rolling up a 9 to 1 majority for the continuance of the Bankhead Act in 19S5 the farmers of Barnwell County curred on highway number 28, be tween Fairfax and Allendale about midnight Thursday. G. F. Ellis, son of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Ellis, of Dun barton, and H. E. Cook, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Hamp E.. Cook, of Allen dale, were the most seriously injured. Ellis and Cook, accompanied by Gene Parler, of Barnwell, and Daniel C. Anderson, of Colleton County, were passengers in a Ford coupe owned by Joe Williams, cf Allendale. All ex cept Cook were employed at the Fair fax ERA cannery. They were travel ing from Allendale to Fairfax when they were struck by a truck, which was said to have been on the wrong side of the road, headed towards Allendale. They were given first aid treatment at the cannery and! allowed to return to their homes. The truck was loaded with passen gers from'Hhe cannery returning to their homes in Barnwell County from the midnight shift. expressed thfew-approval in even more certain terms when they returned a majority of more than 22 to 1 in Fri day’s referendum. A favorable vote had been anticipated but the huge majorities rolled up everywhere were gratifying surprise to those who ’avor a ^continuance of compulsory control for at least another year. The Kline precinct in Bamwell County was 100 per cent, for continu ance, 87 votes having been cast for and none against the Act. Elko was second with a 70 to 1 majority and Snelling was third with 60 to 1. The other precincts in the county register ed their approval in splendid style also. The total vote in South Carolina was 81,471 for and 6,784 against con tinuance, or a little more than 14 to while incomplete returns from the cotton belt as a whole showed 907,000 'or and only 93,000 against. Mississ ippi led the States in endorsement of The thp impact forced-tha the AcL Not a aingla South Carolina light coupe ento the lawn fronting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. All. The car is a total wreck. Minister’ Union. Several Judges Get Back Salaries Paid Members cf Judiciary Draw Warrants for Approximately $6,000 Each •• . from State. Week of Prayer at Blackville. Blackville, Dec. 15.—The Baptist Missionary Society held its annual Christmas season week of prayer with its first session at the church in charge of the president, Mrs. L. A. Pender. Music was furnished by the G. A. and Y. W. A. organizations. Devo- tionals were led by the Rev. L. G. Payne. Vr~ u — A beautiful program of the Christ- mas —XjUKs--werp 'justice’ oYihiFsir made, by Mrs. Carl Buist, Mrs. Sem Rush, Miss Mary High, Mrs. A. - V. Collum and Mrs.^L. J. Baughman. An appeal for the purchase of Christmas seals was made by Mrs. H. L. Buist. On Tuesdhy afternoon, the group met with Mrs. L. J. Baughman, on Wednesday with Mrs. H. L. Buist. on Thursday with Mrs. Carl Buist and on Friday at the church when the regular tables of bridge on Friday evening. Lottie Moon Christmas offering was ^Those who played were: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Carroll^ Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Cornwell, Dr. and Mrs. Sem" Rush, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Buist, Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Hammond and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Creech. Highest score for the ladies was made by Mrs. Buist and for the men by Dr. Rush. ' The hostess served a salad course. * taken. Mrs. Mazursky Loses Father; Lt.-Gov. Hailey in Hospital. ‘J The friends of Mrs. Mordecai M Mazursky, of this city.^will sympa-' thize with her in the loss of her • - *;• * father, who died at his residence in Aiken Thursday night. His body was laid to rest the following afternoon in the Sons of Israel cemetery. Mr. Surasky was a native of Poland. He located at Aiken in 1889 t since which .tune he had engaged in.the mer cantile business. He was a member Columbia, Dec. 15.—Lieut-Governor- elect J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, was admitted to th* Columbia hospital «t Lg A^ W^uncirfor" lO yea'rs' 10:45 Friday morning for treatment. While his condition last night did not appear to be serious, he wilLremaln at the hospital for several days at least. Mrs. Harley was at his bedside last night He was also a Mason and a Shriner. Mr. Surasky widow; seven dauj sister and one br is survived by his (Ughters, ttvo sons^ one other. Advertise in The ItaiMe-Scntihe? rants, issued under the ruling of the special supreme court in the sc-called Grimball case, were prepared yester day at the office of the comptroller general, these covering back salary due three members cf the judiciary. Two of the warrants, for approxi mately $6,000 each, were for judges E. C. Dennis, of Darlington, and S. W. G. Shipp, of Florence. The third was for the estate of the late Judge W. H. Townsend, of Columbia, this being for $5,284, dating from the time of the salary reduction, by the general sssembly, to the date of his death. According to A. J. Beattie, comp troller general, judges who have so far been issued papers for back pay are: Supreme Court Justices M. L. Bonham and Jesse F. Carter, for ap proximately $6,000 each; Circuit Judge P. H. Stoll, Kingstree, for the same amount; Judge J. K. Henry, Chester, retired judge of the Sixth circuit, $3,- 600; the estate of the late Thomas P. Denmark Gridder* Defeat Black Hotly Contested Game Friday Night Results in Victory for Danes by One Point. Blackville, Dec. 18.—The Ministers’ Union of the Bamwell Baptist Asso ciation held its regular monthly meeting at the Blkckville Baptist Church on Monday,* Dec. 17. The fol lowing ministers were present: Rev. W. C. Reese, of Denmark; Rev. Bob Hollis, of Ehrhardt; Rev. A. W. Smith, of Williston; Rev. J. A. Estes, of Bamwell; Rev. L. G. Payne, of Black ville; Rev. B. B. Jemigan, of Wagen er: Rev. George Hopkins, of Orange burg; Rev. C. E. Smith, Moderator, of the Aiken association, Langley. preme court, Greenville, $4,000; Judge William Grimball, Charleston, $907, and Judges Dennis and Shipp and the •estgte of the late Jiidge Tq^nsen The total amount for which warrants have been issued is, approximately, $43j000. Judge Griball, in his action in the original jurisdiction of the court, cW* tended that the legislature was with out authority to reduce, by annual ap propriation bills, salaries fixed by the constitution and permanent continuing 4 statutes, and petitioned/ for a manda mus to compel State officials to issue him a warrant for back pay he alleged he was due under the constitution. The court sustained him in his posi tion. His warrant covers the back salary due from August 1 to Decem ber 1 of this year. Denmark, Dec. 15.—The Danes beat the strong Blackville elevep, 19 to 18, here on Friday night for the last game only one defeat for the season. The Blackville team, under Coach Carson’s management, came with a* record of only one defate of the stason. The Denmark tei m, under Coach Mycr.^’ coaching, had been defeated only by the strong Beaufort team. A hard fought game was expected and all were interested in the outcome. The first half started in favor of Blackville. With three plays, the Blackville team scored the first touch down, followed by a second touchdown later in the first quarter. The Danes scorett a touchdbwn early in the second quarter. Then the visitors scored a touchdown, followed by another touch down by the Danes. At the end of the first half, the score was, Denmark 12, Blackville 18. The second half started with good, hard football. Smoak, of Denmark, ran about 45 yards for a ^touchdo^va and then In. luifc the gyraTpoint. Af ter this neither side scored for the rest of the game. Bates-Snider. DunbarUn, Dec. 18.—A marriage of interest to many friends was that cf Miss Pearl Bates to Mr. Harold Snkler, which occurred at Brunson on Friday evening, November 16th, at 7:30 o’- ctoclrr—The' ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Middleton at his home. The bride was becomingly attired in a swagger suit of brown with match ing accessories. Mrs.* Snider is the daughter of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bates, of Dunbar ton, formerly of Allendale. Since ^lahs were” discussed for an Asso- ciational wide evangelistic conference to be ''aponsored^by the Ministers’ Union in every Baptist church in the Barnwell association, with special em phasis on the weaker churches. Offi cers for the b^xt 8 * x months were elected—Rev. A, W. Smith, president; Rev. R. W. Hollis, vice-president; and Rev. James W. 'Wesberry, secretary Rev. J. A. Estek, of Barnwell, was the main speaker of the occasion. He summarized a section of his M. A. thesis on the subject—“The Father hood of God.” He said, ‘‘Christ brought new ideas concerning God. “His chief thought was to reveal Got as a God of Icve,” the minister said “Fatherhood is no older than Sonship There was a unity of the Father am Son that to see the Son was to see the Father.”. “The Christian religion- presents a threefold conception of God; the universal, special, and unique Fatherhood.” He concluded!, “We ge ; the star light in the first part of the Old Testament, the moonlight-in the last part, and the starlight in the New Testament concerning God.” HOLY LAM) DESCRIBED ^"T^TO BLACKVILLE CLASS l Blackville, Dec. 15.—Dr. Robert Black, of ^Bamberg, was the guest o r the teachers and officers of the Baptist Sunday school at their regular meet ing on Wednesday night. He gave an inspirational talk on his recent trip to the Hol£,Landl, presenting severs interesting souvenirs. At the time cf his visit to the Qrient, Dr. Black was Moderator of this Association. Junior Aid Society Meets. Blackville, Dec. 15.—I'he Junior Aid Society of the Methodist Church met at the heme of the president. Miss. Emma Boylston on Friday afternoon The hostess, who is president^ hat charge of the business session after which several interesting Christmas Blackville Ladies’ Aid Society. making Dq&bprton her home she^ has been greatly admired by all that knew stories were told by Miss Pauline her, and good wishes will be extended her and Mr. Snider. She was graduat-‘('hostess served lemonade and cake, ed from the Dunbarton high school in H92t. v Mr. Snider the son of friendship ChuKh Services. Blackville, Dec. 15.—Mrs. T. O. Mr. Snider ft the son of Mr. and Boland was hostess to the ladies 'M rs . J. A. Snider, of Fairfax and en- the Methodist Aid on Monday after noon. Mrs. A. B. Hair had charge of the devotionals and gave a most fit ting seasonal talk on “Brightening the Lives of Others.” Mrs. Boland served cakes and tea. joys the esteem ofjrtl who know him. The young couple are making their home with the groom’s parents at Fairfax. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentiasl The Rev. Clarence J. Hughes, o: Orangeburg, will preach at Friend ship Baptist Church next Sunday morning, December 23rd, at 11:30 o’ clock. Sunday school will be conduct ed at 10:30 a. m. The public is in vited to attend County voiced disapproval of compul sory control. . The vote by precincts in Barnwell County was as follows: Yes: No: Barnwell 298 12 Blackville 239 10 Meyer’s Mill ._-, J>5 6^ Kline 87 0 Snelling 121 2 Williston . . .. 262 8 Pleasant Hill 77 7 Hilda 63 6 Hercules 43 3 Dunbarton 128 16 Elko — 140 2 Four Mile 157 ' 4 TOTALS 1670 75 Lightning Dow PiMgg: Columbia, Dec. 13.—Damage esti- ~ mated at about $25,500 during Novem ber was attributed to lightning in m report of G. C. Merchant, meteorolo gist for the United States weather bureau here. The report, which said the month’s temperature and rainfall averaged above normal, estimated that a $l5 r - 000 loss resulted from fire caused by lightning at a gin near Gaffney. In Newberry County, it added a barn and foodstuffs with an estimated;value of $10,050 were destroyed by* another fire started by lightning. A hailstorm which struck Orange burg during the month caused esti mated damage of approximately $500. An indication of the approach of a cold December was tjie terse state ment in the report, “the woodb were generally bare by the 16th.” Blackville Baptists Elect. Blackville, Dec. 4.—The annual elec tion of officers of the Blackville Bap tist Church /was held Wednesday even ing following the mid-week prayer service. The nominating committer, composed of Sigsbie Grimes, Sol Keel and W. W. Martin, presented its re port which was. accepted by the church. Deacons elected were: C. J# Fick- ling, Sol Keel, and’H. B. Grimes; treas urer, W. A. Pickling; clerk, C. J. Pick ling; music director, V. L. Nevils; or ganist, Claude Kammer; assistant or ganist, Mrs. R. B. Pickling. Entertain at Bridge. Blackville, Dec. 15.—Mrs. G. M. Magruder was hostess to three tables of bridge oir Thursday afternoon. Those who enjoyed the occasion were Mrs. H. Brown, Mrs. G. F. Posey, Mrs. D. Stanley Brown, Mrs. Sigsbie Grimes, Mrs. M. M. Cornwell, Mrs. Sem Rush, Mrs. O. D. Hammond, Mrs. W. R. Can- roll, Mrs. Somers Pringle, Mrs. J. W. Browning and Mrs. H. L. Buist. Mrs.H. Brown received high score prize and Mrs. Browning cut consola- tionAi^he hostess served a sweet course. —4 a Attends Code Meeting, r. and Mrs. B. P. Davies went dowh to Charleston Sunday afternoon, the former having been called to the city by the sea to attend a meeting on Monday of the S. C. Regional Code Authority, of which he is