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Other Work Being Done. 9 HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER KILLED OWEN FERGUSON SATURDAY Barnwell County relief administra- tion is now working 13 projects, ac cording to Barnie F. Owens, adminis trator* These indude both outside and inside actiyities. The swimming pool, located three miles northeast of Blackville, is about 60 per cent, complete. This pool will be 125 feet long an^ 60 feet wide. The work at present consists of pouring Concrete. * '' v The Williston swimming pool, lo cated 3% miles northwest of Willis ton, is about 90 per cent, complete. This work consists of sodding grass roots on grounds around the pool and digging a ditch. The Williston negro school is being painted on the outside and is about 50 per cent complete. The dimensions of this building are 130 feet long and 50 feet wide. The Elko negro school is also being painted on the outside and it is approximately 30 per cent. . complete. . The structure is 130 feet long and 50 feet wide. i The golf course*, located 3V6 miles northwest of Barnwell, | is. about 70 per'cent complete. The work being done cn this project at the present time consists of reworking mne-greens on ^he course and cutting two ditches for drainage purposes. Sanitary privies throughout the ^ county are being constructed. From April 16, 1934, through May 15, 1935, 380 buildings have been built. , A school buildling, located five miles southeast of Williston, is being paint ed and is about 90 per-cent, com plete.. This building is 60 feet long and 30 feet wide. Approximately 60 acres of vege- ~ tables are being planted on the garden project located one mile northeast of Barnwell. Thes vegetables will be ■"*_ canned and given to needy people as well as used for school lunches next g session A survey of schools in the county which was started several months ago is 90 per cent complete. The object of this project is to determine the geographic location and physical con dition of the school buildings. Women Relief Workers. . Work i§ being carried on throughout the county by women relief workers in the sewing rooms. Since April 1, 1934, approximately 19,000 garments have * been made for the needy. All the garments are cut and made under the supervision of forewomen and include all kinds of wearing apparel such as dresses, shirts, overalls, pants, men’s and women’s underwear, and chil dren’s and infant’s clothing. The mattress project is being con tinued. Mattresses are processed by specification and when finished are a well built, comfortable product. After they are completed they are sent to the store-room and from there are given^to the poor and needy. Included in the women’s work is the lunch-room project, which is county wide. Hot lunches have been served f to approximately 1148 white children and 1971 colored children. The teach ers in these schools report that chil dren are more alert and active and al so do better work since this project has been in operation. In the county-wide dult schools project, there were 105 white and 87 colored! pupils-enrolled. Of the 192 enrolled, 67 were taught to read and write, while the remainder received valuable instruction in home economics, farming, sanitation and higher education. These pppils- were taught by three whtie and three color ed teachers. Organizer Says That “Fifty Yeai<s in Business is a Priceless Heritage That Should Be Preserved and Honored.” -Nationwide Search Being Made. and Mrs. L. E. Davis and Three Children Were En^Ronte to Visit Relatives. The People-Sentinel has received an invitation from Gen. Charles C. Gil bert, organization secretary, Nash-' ville, Tenn., to join the ‘’‘Fifty Years in Business Club,” and is one of the comparatively °few newspapers in South Carolina that can qualify foi^ membership. The Barnwell Sentinel was established in 1852 and The Barn well People in 1877, and the two papers were consolidated by the present owner in 1925 under the name of The Barnwell People-Sentinel, he having bought The People in January, 1913. Thus, it will be seen that either The People or Sentinel cculdi have quali fied for membership in the club. How many firms in the United States have withstood the complexities of American business life for as long as fifty years? How many of these concerns are still in the family th^it started them? And which of all these is the oldest? These questions will be answered for the first time through the forma tion of a Fifty Years in Business Club announced by Gen. Gilbert, who is of the opinion that “fifty years In busi ness is a priceless heritage that should be preserved and honored.” General Gilbert, who has been sec retary of commercial, trade and civic organizations for the. past thirty years, conceived the idea that such a club would be a “steadying influence.” from which business in particular, and the country in general, would benefit. Accordingly, a nation-wide search for the firms that have enjoyed a half century of successful achievement is being made. When a sufficient num ber of such firms are listed a national meeting will be called! in some central city, and a nation-wide organization perfected. "Keeping a business going for fifty years or more is no mere accident. It is a real and genuine accomplishment, and some recognition should be given those who have thus achieved. "Modernize, specialize and indivi dualize ar<K today’s slogans. ‘Lcok forward! ’is the constant admonition from modern minds. But We must not forget our traditions. Surely those who have been in business fifty years cr more, from the richness of their experience, have something to say that will be of untol benefit to the business minds of this generation,” General Gilbeit declared. "The new order cf things,” about which there is such a loud acclaim, must embrace many of the fundamen tals of past experience, if the future welfare of business is to be safeguard ed,” he said, declaring that the new (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.) Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Little Senae and Nonsense A boat People Yon Know and Others Yon Don’t Know. Breaks Arm in Fall. The friends of Judge Thos. M. Boul- ware, of this city, will learn with re gret that he had the misfortuune to break his right arm at the wrist when he slipped and fell^Tn -his bath tub Friday night. He went to a Colum bia hospital to have the broken bone re-set and returnedfto his home Sun day afternoon. It is hoped that he will soon be entirely recovered from his injury. Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barn- well, Senator J. D. Parler, of St. George, Herman Brown, of Blackville, and Representatives Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, and Winchester Smith, of Williston, were the guests of-I. C. Harrison at McCormick Thursday evening. - Governor Oiin D. Johnston stopping over in Barnwell Friday afternoon for a brief visit to Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Har ley, while en route to Allendale to ad dress the graduating class at that place. . . .The local liquor store closed Monday in observance^of Jeffer son Davis’ birthday The long drought being brokemwith a fine rain Saturday afternoon,, followed by additional showers the early part of the week. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jas. B.-Coleman and two sons, a&ompanied by Mrs. Coleman’s sister, all of South Bend, Ind., stopping over in Barnwell late Sunday afternoon for a short time while en route to the West In dies for a three months vacation. “Jim,” who received his early train ing in The Barnwell People office, has made good in a big way in South Bend, where he is president of one of the largest printing plants in. the Middle West Senator Hubbard with his palm leaf fan, a sure sign that summer has arrived. ~ “Wannie” Patterson, “Bob” Bronson and "Pat” Fitzpatrick discussing the relative merits of bird dogs at “the Greeks.” ... A party of survey ors, headed by Mr. Bradley, of Orange- buig, making a ^preliminary survey of Main Street for the purpose of prepar ing plans and specifications for the proposed widening of that narrow thoroughfare. The plans contemplate “setting back” Lemon Bros’, store and) the old Walker block in line with the other buildings on the “main dfag.” .' . . . A letter from J. K. Breed- in, secretary, of the Farmers’ and Taxpayers’ League saying that" he would “enjoy the regular visits of The People-Sentinel” and that “in order to serve intelligently I need the infor mation which I should find in The People-Sentinel and the guidance wdiich its attitude on State affairs would give me.” . . . Reports that the State licensed liquor stores are not producing the amount of revenue that the licensees expected. Lloyd Plexico back from Greenville, where he went to attend the motorboat faces, but J. Pluvius had other ideas and they were called on account of rain. . . . Willie Mixson, driver on the Star mail route between Barn well and Yemassee, back on the job following a stroke of paralysis a few weeks- ago. . „ . . Lovely yotmg lady bestowing an oscillatory favor upon Pe^ry A. Price, cashier of The Bank of Barnwell, in the presence of friend wife during banking hours Thurmond Harris to Pay Penalty Friday For First Time in History of This State Electrocution Will Be at Midnight. - When Thurmond Harris, Barnwell -County negro, starts the death march to thfr electric chair shortly after 12 o’clock midnight has ushered in Fri day, June 7, it will mark the first execution at the midnight hour in South Carolina. The elude has been the official mode of death for con demned prisoners for .over 20 yekrs^ but all previous executions have been held either at daylight or .later in the day. The usual hour is shortly after 6 o’clock in'the morning. . ■ The time for execution is set by the jqdge who sen|ences thei con demned prisoners. As a matter of custom, executions are generally Held on Fridays, although this is not -maji- datory. Usually the «jndge specifies that the execution must fake place between certain hours, but this also is. not mandatory. In-the^ase of. Harris, the sentenc ing judge merely fixed the ,day of execution and' left the time to the discretion of penitentiary officials. Col. A., M. Scarborough, in making the announcement of the time for the , execution of Harris, said that having the execution ^shortly after midnight would cause less interference with the regular routine of the prison The main body of prisoners is always confined in the cell block during an* execution, so that executions at dawn 'or Jater in the day necessitates break in the regular routine. Barnwell friends were shocked this week to leara of the tragic accident that befell L. E. Davis and family, former residents of this city, taking the life cf one child and causing more or less serious inury to -other mem bers. The accident occurred Suhday afternoon at Alma, Ga., 20 miles from Wayctoss, when Mr. Davis attempted to pass a oar that cut across the high way directly in his path, causing his machine to turn over three times, ac cording to reports received here. Vernon Davis, aged 10 years, was fatally injured and died in a Way cross hospital Monday morning; Ar den, 7, suffered a fractured skull and is in a serious condition; Ellis, Jr., suffered a broken shoulder and rib; Mrs. Davis rs probably injured inter-, nally and Mr. Davis is suffering from minor injuries and shock. Mr. Davis and his family were en route from their home in West Palm Beach, Fla., to visit relatives in Dub lin, Ga. A daughter, Miss Evelyn Davis, did) not accompany her parents on. the trip. The body of Vernon Davis was brought to Barnwell on the 2:40 South- em Railway train from Savannah yes terday (Wednesday) afternoon am laid to rest in the Barnwell Baptist cemetery, the funeral services being conducted at 3:30 p. m. by Dr. W. M ons, their farmer pastor. None of members of the family except Mr DaVis’ daughter, Miss Evelyn, was able to attend the funeral. The sympathy of many friends goes out to the parents in their tragic be reavement. Deny Liquor Permit to Allendale County J. Fraser Lyon Rute£\That Commis sion Has No Authority to Grant County Licenses. Common Pleas Court to Convene June 17 Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, to Preside.—First Week Petit Jurous Drawn. Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, will preside at a two weeks term of the Court of Common Pleas, which will convene at Barnwell on Monday, June 17th. This term is for the trial of civil cases only. Petit jurors for the first week were drawn Monday, as follows; F; K. Howard,. Blackville. W. A. Hill, Seven Pines. # B. F. Martin, Barnwell -■€. M. Hall, Williston. J. E. Newsome, Williston. Geo. W. Boylston, Bladkville. Ben F. Creech, Healing Springs. R. R. Johnson, Elko. Abe Ghingold, Barnwell. T. P. Wooley, Barnwell. Willie Hair, Cedar Grove. H; G.' Molony, Blackville. Joseph Ashley, Four Miler^ B. T. Lott; Healing Springs. W. H. Johnston, Kline. H. T. Younmans, Four Mile. Harry Birt, Long Branch. J. H. Lancaster, Ashleigh. Lee Lancaster, Ashleigh. — . Luther Black, Long Branch. D. H. Cain, Healing Springs. W. Tate Willis, Williston. W. A. Storne, Blackville. D. C. Bush, Four Mile. Geo. M. Hogg, Kline. S. H. Still, Blackville. H. L. Martin, Blackville^ 1 B. M. Wall, Old! Columbia. J. L. Rutland, Pleasant Hill. L. H. Bolen, Williston. J. W. Folk, Williston. C. C. Porter, New Forest. W. F. Dicks, Upper Richland J. G. Burckhalter, Dunbarton. B. D. Ellis, Barnwell. NORMANMOYE, 19-YEAR OLD NE GRO YOUTH, ARRESTED. Ferguson’s Neck Was Broken anil His- Body Was Carried on Car About 200 Yards. v Monday and f. w. making* no objec tion. (Note.—The lovely young lady is a niece of friend wife.) .' v . Farmers and business men discussing the drastic decline in‘cotton prices fol lowing the Sqprqpie Court’s adverse NRA decision and wondering whether or not President Roosevelt’s omincus - '*— —^—.— : - , -* and pessimistic talk of 5c cotton am 36-cent wheat will result from the abandonment of the codes and possible adverse court decisions on other New Deal legislation. . . Large quan tities of ready-cut and fit lumber "be ing hauled to the site of the Barnwell C'CC camp,, opposite the Sweetwater golf course, preparatory to the erec tion of the necessary barracks and other buildings. Tents were erected at the camp site a couple of weeks ago for the officers and! others ^who will supervise the erection of the buildings. . . . Increased offerings of cucumbers following the beneficial rains of the past several days, with a consequent slump in prices. . . . A contingent of about a dozen '‘re cruits” arriving at the local CCC camp. J. Fraser Lyon, general the State tax commission, ruled that the 1935 alcoholic liquor tax law does not make provision “for d^he sale of alcoholic liquors and bev erages by the State, county, or muni al officers” and that he was of the opiniimthat “the application on behal of Allenflale^ Counuty and the officers representing lt>^hould be denied.” Several clays ago th® board of com missioners of Allendale County made application for a retail dealer’^ license, which would authorize it to .operate two stores in- the county, one in AK lendale and the other at Fairfax. Af ter receiving the, application Frank G. Robinson, tax commissioner in charge of inforcetnent of the law, said he did I s « not think the license could be issued to the bovdJ>ut that he would call on Mr. Lyon far a legal opinion in the matter. This opinion was handed! down Friday by Mr. Lyon. Senator. W. H. Lightsey had indicat ed that in case no application was made by an individual or firm for a •license to operate.a store in Hampton County, that the county itself might follow in the steps of Allendale and make application itself. The ruling of- Mr. Lyon, however, not only applies to Allendale but other political subdi-. visions as well. ' • W. G.' Query chairman of the tax commission pointed out that the free conference committee report on the liquor bill carried) a provision to al low political subdivisions to obtain li censes *to sell intoxicating beverages but that-the-iection was cut out upon suggestion of Governor Johnston who said he would veto the entire bill un less such a change was made. Among the retail licenses granted Friday was one to J. K. Browning, of Blackville, this being the second liquor store to be licensed in Barn well County. N. D. Coclin’s Package Store opened for business in Barnwell last week. An application for a retail license was received by the commission Fri day from Peter Ganouk and John P. Economy, of Allendale, for a license to operate a store on^Main Street in that town. i '' Recapture Negro Who Escaped 13 Years Ago Henry Govan, Convicted in 1922 of Carbreaking and Larceny, Ar rested in Charlotte; Norman Moye, 19-year ol<| negro youth, of the Kline section of Barn well County, was arrested Monday and lodged in the county jail, charged with the homicide of Owen Ferguson, 50-year old white man, who was in stantly killed by a hit-and-run driver on Highway No.. 3, between Barnwell and Allendale, early Saturday night. The arrest wa s made by Patrolman J. ,C* Rogers and Deputy Sheriff J. S. Still a few hours after the two offi cers had located the alleged death car, which is said to have been driven by Moye. Ferguson was hit by an automobile shortly after eight o’clock Saturday night near a country store, known locally as “Shake-Rag,” located on the highway through Saltkehatchie swamp, three miles South of Barnwell. It is believed that he walked out of the store and stepped from behind a park ed) car directly in front of the machine driven by Moye, which is an old Model T Ford, with very dim lights. His neck and left leg were broken and his body was thrown across one of the fenders, in which position it was car ried a distance of about 200 yards be fore falling or being thrown to the ground 1 . Several persons were at the coun try store at the time and are reported to have heard the impact of the ma chine against Ferguson’s body. When they went to investigate, they found no trace of the man, but his hat was lying in the highway A further search located the body near the point where the Southern Railway tracks cross the highway on a high trestle. His head was lying in a pool of blood that flowed from a head wound, his skull having been fractured when he fell or was removed from the auto mobile. When first confronted with the homicide, Moye and his tompanions stoutly denied any connection with Miss Anne Soott MacNab, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E„ McNab, has re turned from Winthrop College, where she was a member of the senior class this past session. Ferguson’s death, but after considera ble grilling on the part of Patrolman Rogers and Deputy Sheriff Still, he is alleged to have .made the following confession: I was driving along, meeting the bu» (the Columbia-Savanhah line) at Shake-Rag. The man ran out in front of me. in a hurry. I was scared to stop because of the loud cussing going a on around the store. I hit him, but did not know it until I hoard some thing dragging under the can I got the old man some way off the car and carried him through the swamp and shopped and pulled\him off and left him on the side of tnk roa^ and went to the top of the hill\nd turned to the left; came on to Barnwell the back way and parked! my car at the Ford place. I went home afthr 11 o’ clock. Norman Williams, Aardn Do- bey, Lizzie Shuler, Julia Doby \and Jennie Mae Williams were with mb.” Norman Williams was also being held in jail Monday afternoon. Patrolman Rogers stated that the car alleged to havfe been driven hy Moye bears evidence of having re cently been in a collision with some thing and that an effort had evidently been made to remove what appeared to be blood! stains on the front axle. He also said that when he and Deputy Sheriff Still went to the negro's home to make the arrests, they were threat ened by an elderly negro who was armed with a gun. Ferguson, who was a resident of Red Oak township, leaves a family of several grown sons and daughters. His wife die^ several years ago. Mrs. A. E. Aspley. Williston, May 30.—Iklrsv A* E. A»- pl£y, 67, widow of Jack Aspley, died at her home here this morning after a lingering illness. Mrs. Aspley was the former Miss Birdie Martin, of Charleston and-had ^ v ®d at Williston for 34 years. There were no chil- Attention is calledL to County dren, and the nearest surviving rela- Treasurer J. J. Bell’s final tax notice .lives are two cousins, Miss Mattie Pat- Henry Govan, negro convict, who es caped from the Barnwell County chain gang in April, 1922, was arrest ed *in Charlotte, N. C., Saturday tw Tar Heel authorities and returned M ’ this county Monday by Sheriff J. B. Morris to complete his sentence. Govan was convicted at the Feb ruary, 1922, term of ; ,the Court of General Sessions for Barnwell County of carbreaking and larceny, the crime having been committed at Blackville. He was sentenced to serve 18 months at hard labor on the county chain gang, but effected his escape in April of the same, year after having served only about two months. Sheriff Mor ris was notified of his arrest in Char lotte and went to the North Carolina city Monday to claim the prisoner. Board of Hospital Regents Organized Dr.; Ryan A. Gyles Elected President and Farrell O’Gorman Secretary and Treasurer.. The' Barnwell County Board of Hospital Regents was organized re cently with the elegtiop of the follow ing officers: Dr. Ryan A. Gyles, of Blackyille, president; Farrell O’Gor man, secretary and treasurer. The other members of the board are W. E. Andersdn, of Wiliistofi; J. J. B^ll and Thos. M. Boulware, Esq., of Barnwell. The board will make immediate ap plication for a PWA loan with which to build a modern hospital, which it is hoped), will be in operation in the pear future. Taxes in Execution. in this issue of The People-Sentinel. All unpaid 1934 taxes are now iif exe cution and are ready to he turned over to the sheriff for collection. . Tax payers can save the five per cent, penalty by paying their taxes' at ‘the treasurer’s office now. terson and Miss Jennie Patterson, of Charleston. 'i The remains will be taken to Charleston tomorrow morning and burial services will beheld at Mag nolia cemetery there iirche afte at two o’clock. \ - a afternoon