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' ;?7. 4- A ' . JL THE OPnCUL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. - “"er O—— M»f< Jom L IML "Just Like a Me miser of the VOLUME LVIIL BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1936 NUMBER 25. 5T Criminal Court Will Convene Next Monday* J^dge C. J. Ramage, of Saluda, to Preside.—Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn,. \ The February term of the Court of General Sessions will convene at Barnwell next Monday, the 25th, with Jddge C. J. Ramage, of Saluda, pre- siding. This is a one week term for the trial of criminal cases only. Petit jurors have been drawn, as fellows: C. P. Hair, Williston. ° Ed4|e Black, Reedy Branch. H. W. Sanders, Barnwell. J. Bates Morrs, Morris. ^ • P. M. Hair, Williston. D. W. Glover, Meyer’s Mill. C. F. Hutto, Barnwell.. Seymour Ross, Blackville. C. J. H. Still, Barnwell. H. M. Cook, Seven Pines. F. W. Delk, Sr., Double Ponds. E. G. Birt, Long Branch. F. S. Brown, Barnwell. R. B. Fickling, Blackville. T. W. Scott, Jr., Williston. J. A. Joyner, Oak Grove. —- H. D. Still, Jr., Blackville. * L. Cohen, Barnwell. Jennings McNab, Barnwell. John Hartzog, BlackviireT ■, Clyde Barker, Big Fork. L. R. Baughman, Dunbarton. J. W. Williams, Williston. C. D. Owens, Kline. James Hogg, Barnwell. A. ' B. McKerley, Elko. > J. B. Black, Barnwell. B. W. J. Still, Reedy Branch. E. W. D. Morris, Friendship. T. J. Joyers, Tinkers Creek. J. W. Boyles, Diamond. Arte Towne, Long Branch. R R. Black, Elko. -uther Birt, Elko. Grand Jurors. Grlmd jurors for the ensuing year are a». follows: E. F/yWoodward, Barnwell. G. W.^Fail, Barbary Branch. Hallie W. Staley, Elko. S. H. Uskery, Barnwell. \ W. P. Walsh, Williston. J. OwenV Barnwell, vj. E._Kennedy, Williston. J. B. Overstreht, Diamond. Norman L. Bishop, Barnwell. C. H. Greene, Dunbarton. • E. D. Peacock, Barnwell. J. C. Hair, Lees. W. H. Moody, Jr., Kline. M. W. Wise, Mt. Calvary. C. B. Lazar, Barnwell. W. H. BoyleS, Sr., Diamond. _ J A. Creech, Blackville. J. S. Grubbs, Diamond, v The. last six named are *hold-overs from last year. Seen and Heard Here' During the Past Week A .Little Sense and Nonsense Abont People Yon Know and Othen - You 'Don’t Know; ^ OLD THEATRE BUILDING I NOW BEING REMODELED / The^old “Woodland” theatre build ing on Burr Street, next door to ^Vickery Bros, garage,' is being re- V •• r * modeled) and When the work is com- pleted it will be occupied as the new home of the Rex Theatre, of which J. H. Ross is manager. Ah entirely new stuccoed front is being construct- • * t ' ' * ed and the operating roqm will be moved to the front of the building, witji the screen at the rear. The in terior of the building will also. be ■ renovated and Mr. Ross says that up holstered chairs wHl probably be in stalled, addling greatly to the com fort of his pbtrons. Sound felt will be used on the walls and Mr. Rcss . says that the sound effects will b4 vastly improved. He.is adding the pictures of still another producer to his list and states that his programs % will be of the highest type obtainable. The “Woodland” theatre was start ed about 20 years ago by C. Warren Chlhoun and 1 L. A. Cave, who were succeeded By E. F. Woodward, the latter operating the theatre until a new one was built on Main Street by M. C. Diamond. It is understood that the latter has rented his theatre, now -occupied by Mr, Ross, to J., Izlar . Sims, of Orangeburg, A week of inclement weather being climaxed Saturday afternoon with a heavy downpour of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning and' hail in several sections of the county. . . A boy with a wooden gun, using rubber' bands as ammunition, that shoots with the rapidity of a machine-gun. . . Little negro boyg on roller skates, re sembling very much the trained monkeys that one sees at carnivals. . . . Some one saying that Senator Edgar A. Brown was “in-bed with lumbago,” and a bystander remarking “Yeah,: I know that guy—he’s a Greek.” . . . Charlie Brown, Sr., local coal dealers, smiling over the continued cold wefather. . . Gen eral rejoicing locally over the gov ernment’s victory in the “gold clause cases” and the immediate advance in the price of cotton* . . Bird hunt ers complaining that “it’s all over for this season.” due to the fact.that po much “covier” hfas blen burned over, evidently in the mistaken belief that boll weevils were being extermi-' nated. .... Colonel Solomon Blatt receiving congratulations on his TTne speech in the house of representa tives last week in opposition to the governor’s highway reorganization bill. ... A reliable report that J. Izlar Sims, of Orangeburg, will open a moving picture show in the Rex theatre as soon as the present occupant moves into new quarters. Mr. Sims, in connection with E. Carter Price, now of Tampa, Fla., operated the theatre here a number of years ago. Mr. Ross, the present manager of the Rex, is remodeling the old Woodland theatre building on Burr Street. Fq1K§ speculating as to what changes, if any, will be made in the Barnwell County Emergency Relief administration if and when Governor Johnston’s new State appointees, headed by Ben E. Adams, of Columbia, take office. Mr. Adams ' led a hot fight on the State relief administra tion last year. Down in Charleston, it is believed that there will be a general shake-up in the various coun ty administrator. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Davis, the new * ' * owners of The Williston t Way, in Barnwell Mondajrand' paying an ap preciated call at The People-Sentinel office. .•, 4 . v *— Expressions of gratification over the conviction of Bruno Richard Haupt mann for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, for which crime he was senterfcedi to pay the death penalty, next month. . . A group at Plexico’s Filling Station listening to a .song over the radio by Miss Jo Black, of this city, who took part on the Yemassee program broad cast by Station WTOC, Savannah, on Tuesday. She i& a daughter of W. H. Bteck, of the Galilee section.. FREE TRIP IS OFFERED TO “AZALEA FESTIVAL” “Miss Barnwell” Will Be Royally Entertained in Charleston v for Five Days.—Queen of the Festival Will Also - Receive Free Trip to Washington. Auditor’s Notice! Nqtice is hereby given that Friday, March 1st, 1935, is the last day for filing tax returns wiith the county mdStor, after which dat# a penalty of per. cent will apply. ' Tax payers are aaked to govern themselvoe- ac cordingly. .. i' 'W. k. MANNING; County Auditor. . - Miss Sarah E. Gantt. Lyndhurst, Feb. 14.—This .com munity was-greatly shocked and sad dened by the' death of Miss Sarah E. Gantt, Sunday,. Feb. 10th, in the 82nd '9- * year of her age. _ Miss •Gantt' was born in Barnwell, June 14th, 1853. 'She .was the daugh ter of Richard Allen and Mary Louisa Gantt. Moving to .Boiling Springs.-in early .chil-cihood, she .spent most of her dayf there. „ She was a natural musician, being able to quickly memorize almcst any piece of music, and at an early age displayed a remarkable talent for piano playing, which she possessed un til the end of her days, and for years it was the delight of young and old to. hear- her^leasing selections, many of which were of her own composition. She was possessed of a gracious arid winning personality, and! those who. called to see her and hear her play could always be assured of a warm welcome, and an invitation to “come back again.” Most of her immediate family pre ceded her to the grave a number of years ago. She is survived by one brother, ‘ Longstreet Ganit Winnsboro, and a large numl nieces and nephews. She waa laid to rest Monday after noon in the' famiy burying ground at Boilirig Springs. ' , . n y • , Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Best We ton in Augusta Tuesday. ere visi The second annual “Azalea Festival” will be held in Charleston for five days, beginning March 25th, and The People-Sentinel his been asked to select a young lady to represent this county as “Miss Barnwell.” She will be awarded a five-day trip \to the City by the Sea, with all expenses paid!, including rooms and meals at one of Charleston’s finest hotels—The Fort Sumter or Francis Marion. She will also participate in the contest for the selection of the “queen of the Festival,” who will bt given a week’s trip to Washington, D. C., during the Cherry Rlossom Festival, with all transportation and hotel expenses paid for a week, together with a chaperone. The “Queen of the Festival” will be chosen from among the young ladies who will represent various towns and cities in South Carolina (Miss Charles ton wifi not participate in this contest) and crowned with a ceremony that will be a most gorgeous and beauti ful spectacle. She will be received in Washington by the Hon. Thomas S. McMillan, of the First Congressional District, who will introduce her to President Roosevelt if it can be ar ranged’.. Last year, “Mss Barnwell” was se lected in a voting contest sponsored by several local merchants. This year, however, the selection will be through the medium of a subscription contest conducted solely by The People-Senti nel, full details of which will appear next week. Briefly, however, It may be stated that votes can only be se cured with subscriptions to this news- New Relief Heed Named. Governor Olin D. Johnston, after .a two-hour conference with Federal Administrator Hopkins in Washington, an nounced Tuesday night that Mil ler C. Foster, attorney, of Spar tanburg, would be the relief ad ministrator for South Carolina and that his appointment had received the approval of Mr. Hopkins. It was disclosed that there would be no relief council as heretofore, this being in confor mity with the policy of the government already established in many States and being ex tended to others as rapidly as "■possible. Governor Johnston advised the present relief organization members by long distance tele phone that their tenure of of fice would be terminated im mediately. Foster is expected to-assume charge today (Thurs day.) by School Patrons Blackville People Want School Trus tees Elected.—Petition Legists- tive Delegaticci. GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES I HEREBY NOMINATE: MISS ^ Address V - A As a\eandidate in the contest for the selection of “MISS BARNWELL.” Elect Committees . for Cotton Control Victor Lewis, of Kline, Is Chairman of . Ccamty Committee.—Meeting * Held Recently. At a meeting held in Barnwell re cently by farmers of this county, the following committeemen were elected to c&f-ry, on the work of*the .Gotten Production Control Association. County Committee. Victor Lewis, chairman, of Kline; R. R. Moore, of Barnwell,-and M. W. Wise, of Elko. Community Committees. J. W. Bates, chairman, of Kline? F. L. Eaves, of Dunbarton, and H. H. paper, on the following basis: 1 Year—$1.50 1,000 Votes. Years—$3.00-—2,509 Votes. 3 Years—$4.50 5,000 Votes. 4 Years—$6.00 7,500 Votes. 5 Years—$7.59 10,000 Votes. The fortunate young lady securing the greaest number of votes will be awarded the free trip to the “Azalea Festival” as outlined above and she will likewise be eligible to compete for the trip to Washington, Any young unmarried woman, 16 years of age cr over, who is a bona fide resi dent of Barnwell Cunty is eligible to compete. It is not necessary that she be a resident-of the city of Barnwell, and entrants from Blackville, Willis- i ton and other towns will be welcomed. Printed herewith is a nomination bLank, which is good for 1,000 votes in nominating the young lady of your choice. (Only one coupon will be count ed for any one candidate.) Clip it out and mail today to the “Contest Editor” of The People-Sentinel. A list cf the entrants will be published next week, wih full details of ths.^qptpst. In the meantime, young ladies who may be interested! in winning this worthwhUe trip, with all expenses paid, are urged to get in touch at once with the “Con test Editor” and begin an active can vass for votes, which can only be had with payments on subscriptions to this newspaper. Urge your friends to re new their subscriptions and vote for you. The two young ladies who won p re8 ided and askhtf for a reading of the trip last year had a most wonder- the o{ thk meeting. R. B. ful trip even greater entertainment Pickling responded, pWsenting a reao- is in store this year. J j u ti on ^gking for immediate action on GET BUSY NOW! The contest ^ the part of the delegaton to have the closes March 16th. Here’s the coupon: manner of securing trustees for the Blackville school changed from ap pointment by the county board to a majority vote of the people. Splen did order prevailed!. Outlying school districts were represented also, Ash- leigh, Heal frig . Springs and Double Ponds. All were marked with a defi- j nite earnestness of purpose. All three | members of the delegation were pres ent. . v Senator Brown spoke to the as sembly, pledging himself and the other two members of the delegation to be constantly alert to hear the will of their supporters an<L'^ver ready to carry out the wishes of the majority, premising at all times to so conduct the activities of their office as to represent the greatest number of people on any queston. He further expressed their united appreciation Special to The People-Sentinel. Blackville, Feb. 13.—The citizens of Blackville held a mass meeting in the school auditorium on Monday evening for the purpose of presenting a reso lution to the Barnwell County delega tion. A large representative group was present. » Dr. O. D. Hammond Road Bill Opposed by Blatt and Smith Barnwell County Representatives Take Port in Shelving Johnston’s Measure When Governor Olin D. Johnston’s first administration measure, a bill to decrease the size of the highway com mission to six members with himself as ex-officio chairman, came before the ; house of representatvea last week, Representatives Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, and Winchester C. Smith, of Williston, played a prominent port in defeating the bill by a : < two-vote margin after one of the sharpest strug gles the house has seen in recent years. Not only did these two represents- ' tives work against the passage of the ' proposed legislation, but It was their two votes that brought, about ita de feat, the ballot on a motion to con tinue the bill being 56 to 64. Governor Johnston and his wife vgere present when the vote was taken and the governor, smilingly and ap parently undaunted, announced a few minutes hater, “This is just the be ginning of the fight to rid South Each Relief Client Must Be Classified Applicants for Relief Must Appear at BairnWeil Headquarters for Ciassificaticn. Carolina of being run by the highway department.” Intimating he would seek the elec tion of a more favorable legislature in 1936, he added: “You may rest assur ed I will take this fight bock to the people in the primaries next year.” The decision rejecting the bill came after the balance of power in the house had teetered back and forth and stood tied, at one time. Various members spoke for or against the measure, and Colonel Blatt is said to have made one oif the best speeches heard fn the gen eral assembly in a long while. He claimed that while insinuations had been made against the highway commission, nothing had been proved. “Some charge should be proven before the ccmmissioners are removed,” he claimed. “I have heard charges about the Lightsey owned railroad. It is a South Carolina industry—some of uo favor patronizing South Carolina industries. It has not been shown that the freight charges for shipments on that road were higher than those of other roads carrying the same material.” “It is my belief hat the senate will kill this bill, even should the house pass it, but even at that, we want to take our just share of responsibility. Says Governor Codrsgeous. “I pay my respects to qur governor. I don’t believe the people could have elected a man more courageous and honest,” he said, “but he would have been elected had the highway depart ment never been in existence, and ho must show me he is right as well as sincere. The only thing settled bf , . .... , , , .the election was that those now in of- of the manner in wh.ch they had bee»,; Sce receiv4< , more ^ ttan In an effort to detferminev. what each relief client is qualified to. do, the . _ • •* South Carolina Emergency .Relief ad- ministration is to classify, according to group of persons who come out into called to hear the voice of the people and promised that action on this ques tion woul be taken during this week. He voiced his appreciation of. the ad miration he felt for any individtual or tiheii' inidjividtlal experfjences, those persons who are eligible for relief. This classification is being conducted throughout the State. * - the open and are not ashamed of their convictions, though they may differ with others. Representatives Solomon Blatt and Clients are being notified to appear , Winchester Smith then spoke on the at Barnwell, where they are given a question and’promised their allegiance B. M.'Hair, chairman,.of Barnwell; Willie L. Baxley, bf Barnwell, and Frank-Sanders, of Olar. H. Jeff Hair, chairman, of Black ville; J. H. Lancaster, of Blackville, and S. E. Sanders, of Olar. » C. G. Youngblood, chairman, of Ellentori; C. M. Turner, of Ellenton, and H. R. ^Withamr^f Dunbarton. J...W^ Folk, ^chairman, of Willistpn; H.jB. Youngblood, of Elko, and Perry Sprawls, of Williston^ ^, Section “D” Holds Club Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Barn well 4-H club was held at the home’ of Miss Elizabeth McNab~at four o’clock, Thursday, February -44th. The subject of the -’ meeting was “good posture.” The blub girls discuss ed the importance of good posture and how to obtain it. Different posture of exercises were shown by the club ^ or . * bl^ssificati girls. After the discussion, the pds ture of the girls was judged and mis takes corrected. The aprons that had been finished) were diaplayed ; and judged by Miss McNab. ^ Marjorie Goodson, 1 ’ Local Leader. personal interview and » information is obtained rei^tiva-tq thieir qualifica- tions..:, * Information heretofore re ceived l|y the jSocial Service depart ment is recorded on the classifioatio card before it is sent" to-the/Work di vision for further informwion. Cii- ents are then questbned as to their education, special vocational training. to the people who by their support at the polls have privilege of office. Colonel Blatt stated that within the past few days a on had been presented to the delegation asking, for the change in the manner cf securing trustees. This was soon followed by another asking t;hat no change J>e made. He plainly ( * . r CV J . < _ - - 9 date of last employment, their usual stated that the will of the majority is occupation, and' the work they are j the will of the delegation, qualified to do. This -infoiTnation will 1 ;• Impromptu talks were made from be used to place clients on projects, the floor by Leon Lott, R B. Fickling, ssi as near as possible in line with their previous trailing and experience. In case the ERA dees not have a pro- ject on Which « client With specific ^ Although the meeting wee open to training can work, the authorities are still able, through the' information they have on each client, to locate them on jobs next best suited for theft qualifications. According to ERA authorities, this classification is mandatory and it is therefore essential that those on \he A. V: Collum, J. E. Owens, Aiken Croft, Henry Lancaster, W. R. Carroll and C. J..Fickling. as soon as they are notified. *‘Tbe relief organization has made it a policy to try, as near as possible, to place a man in the^work fer which he is qualified,” F. M. Baker, State administrator, said recently. “In order that we may do this we are requiring the classification in each county,” all, there was no representative from the. dissenting group ofi petitioners present, as every vote cast was in favor of immediate chaYtge—the dele gation pronouncing it a unanimous count for ..change.- _ — Unanimous votes were takerTof sur rounding school districts proclaiming theft desire for immediate change to and that the people wanted a change in the liquor laws of the State. Yet some of you vote against liquor laws. “I, concede that the department is in politics, and I want a change but I don’t want to put it in the power of one man to build up a political ma chine that another legislature will have to battle with. Our present gov ernor may not build-up a political machine, but the next governor may.” Sayh Sawyer Reliable. As to Ben Sawyer, he said he had 29 yearS-and haA nevar had a soul point to one “crooked thing he has done.” . “He is thoroughly honest and reliable.” The Barnwell representatives defied members of the house from Lexington to say that George Bell Timmerman, of Lexing ton, was a crook, snd members from Orangeburg to say that E. L. Culler, of Orangeburg, end members from other counties to say that commis sioners from other Counties were crooks. “There has been no proof of* misconduct,” he declared. He sug gested an amendment, similar to the Lewis bill, which would allow counties in tha^several judicial circuits to elect their ohm highway commissioner. “Such a bii”*he said, “will pass the senate; it will not insult the com mission and it will satisfy the people.” popular election of trustees. The meeting adjourned, was called order again and- A. V. Collum ex pressed the wiN of the people, that cotton weighers W elected and not appointed. , This wfca carried unanimously- The meeting was then Returns From The many Barnwell friends of Her bert. R. Christie, who was injured in an automobile * several weeks ago, and was canted fee an AU^usta hospital for % ‘ * 4 returned to his home here Tt temoori and is getting It is hoped that he will be within a few days, i. * Jk