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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. Consoli dated June 1, 1925. ‘Juabt Like a Member^pf the Family' 1 Largest County Clreulatiom. VOLUME LVIII. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY—18TH, 1935 v - • NUMBER 4$. Dies in Attempt to Board Freight Train William L. Phelan, cf Barnwell, Slips and Lick at Base of Bcai^ —— * Killa Him. William L. Phelan, 43, originally of Harrisburg, Penn., but more recently of Barnwell, was struck and instantly killed by a fast freight train on the Atlanta Coast Line railroad here Fri day afternoon at 5:45 o’clock, i. The tragic accident occurred when |Phelan tried to board the moving freight train as it passed the grade crossing on the Barnwell-Allendale highway near the passenger depot. Tlie unfortunate man slipped and was struck in the back of the head by a grease truck on one of the cars. He was instantly:.killed by the .impact of the blow, which caught him at the base ( of the brain, eye witnesses of the tragedy said. Phelan i s survived by his widow, with whom he moved to Barnwell last woek and opened a novelty shop in /one of the stores in the Tobin block of buildings on Main Street, and also by a sister, who came to Barnwell to (attend the funeral. The body was laid to rest Monday afternoon at two o’clock in the local Episcopal Church yard, the funeral services being con ducted by the Rev. J. C. Inabinet, pas. tor of the Barnwell Methodist Church, Training Union Held in Barnwell Friday Abrut 100 Delegates from the Various Churches of the Association Attended. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Little Senae and Nonsense About People You Know and Others — You Don’t Know. — Barnwell Fans Proud of Baird’s Ball Club I Santee-Cooper Power Appointed County Service Officer. Newcomers to Fold of Industrial League Stress Speed* Defense and Hustling. Mayor C. G. Fuller telling about his The fans, are^uite proud of their recent trip by passenger plane to D.e- baseball team <^er at Barnwell. And troit in company with Senator Edgar A. Brown, via Washington from Char leston. IJe said that'they left the nation’s capital Friday morning, spent six hours in Detroit and were back in Washington about nine o'clock that night. The trip from Washington to Charleson required less than three hours, while the train schedule from Barnwell to Washington is 15 hours. . . . . A report that 3.45 inches of rain fell in the Blackville section over the week-end, the downpour at times almost attaining th ©proportions of a cloud-burst. , . . And visitors in Columbia Saturday \afternoon say ing that a 30-minute rdin that began falling about one o’clock was the hard est they had ever seen foV the length of time, some of the maim, streets of the capital city being turned into miniature rivers, with the Water al most hub-deep on automobiles. . . “Bud” Halford saying that he saw his first gopher Monclay afternoon and the writer recalling that, as a bov, he saw two of these borrowers. The pne on display here Monday was caught by •and the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor Mace Jeff goat on the old Ross plac^, of the Barnwell Baptist" Church. a’'few miles from Barnwell. The go pher is a large land tortoise (Testudo Carolina) found in the Southern States and resembles a turtul except that it has a blunt nose and no tail.-—;—* Mrs. W. L. Phelan, whose husband was killed by a freight train here Fri day, saying that she had never before ccme in contact with a people who were so universally friendly and sympathetic as those in Barnwell and that she plans to remain here.- . . Capt. J. J. Bell, county treasurer, driving a new Chevrolet, with a built in luggage carrier, indicating that he and his better-half are probably plan Ping to go places. Barnwell folks watching the eclipse of the moon Monday night from van tage points on porches and in yards. The “show” proved more or less dis appointing on account of the fact that clouds partially obscured the pheno menon S. H. Gantt, of Lyndhurst. saying that a boy in that community''had! found a black widow spider. . . . The lo^al post office infested with mosquitoes, caused if is sj-id, by the recent heavy rains and a leaky roof. (Another reason why Barnwell should have a better post of fice building. We‘ repeat that no other town of BarnweH’g size in South Carolina has less desirable quarters for Uncle Sam’s postal service.) . People eKpressng gratification over Presidertt ^Roogevelt’g approval of the Santee-Cooper 'electficarl development and all agreeing that it will mean much lower fates for etrrrlnt in-this section. The quarterly meeting of the Bap tist Training Union of the Barnwell Association was held at the Barnwell Baptist Church Fiiday afternoon, be ginning at five o’clock. About 100 delegates from the various churches of -the association were in attendance £th1 the following program was pre sented: Song Service, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Smith, of Williston. Devotional, conducted by the Rev. J. A. Estes, pastor of the local church. Welcome Address by Bamwelh In termediate; response by Denmark*In- termediate. . Roll call, reports, and’ announce ments. ' 'V Special music by the Williston quar tet. . . Address, “The Place and Power of Adults in the Training Union,” by the Rev. W. A. Smith. Special music by Misses Smith, of Bartiwell. Discussion on’“How to Reach, and Care for More'Seniors and Adults in the B. T. U.” led by Mrs. Lee Brab- «« Kam, of Williston. Song, followed by a social hour* at which time a delicious lunch was serv ed in the dining room of the church. After lunch the Rev .R. W. Hollis delivered) an address on the subject, “His Church Must Give the True Light to the World,” followed by a song. The Rev. L. G. Payne, of Blackville, then spoke on “Contribu tions Baptists Have Made to the Ad vancement of Religious and Civil Liberty in the World,” After a song, reports of committees were heard and the meeting was clos=~ ed with th£ "benediction: This pt-o- gram was given by J. W. Chitty, of Ehrhardt, as group leader, w r ith Mrs. T. R. Pender, of Williston, as direc tor. The many friends of Mrs. G. M. Greene, of Barnwell, will be interested] to learn that she has been appointed service officer for Barnwll County, ac- cording to an artouncement made they have reason to be. Barnwell's entrance into the Industrial baseball league at the beginning of the second half seemed too late in the sea son to prove trouble, but a perusal of the Industrial league’s standings will show that the team is hovering right around the top as the second half nears the halfway mark. The Barnwell team is composed mostly of Augusta boys. Managed by Gus Baird, one of the best amateur ball players in ths vicinity, the team stresses speed, defense ah(T ab0ve all —hustling. No team guided by Baird can loaf. When a member of the Au gusta team in the defunct Georgia- Carolina league of several year B ago, Baird was one of the few who seemed to be in earnest. His speed in the field and on the basepaths marked him as a dangerous man, although he admittedly is not a strong hitter. When Baird wa s aske^ to take charge of .the Barnwell team he selected only those players of whom he knew are fighters. Augusta Boys. Of the teanrs starting lineup, seven (public Monday by Senator Edlgar A. Brown. The appointment was made iby the county legislative delegation vfjon the recommendation of the Barnwell and Williston Posts of the American Legion. Mrs. Greene is well qualified for her new position and should be of in estimable benefit to the veterans, estimable benefit to the veterans, hav ing assisted them in numerous ways :or the past 15 years. She announces that her office hours will be from 9:00 to 1:00 o’clock every week day. in their late ’teens. Barnwell fans predict a future for several. The other players earned their positions, and there wa s strong competition, too. Perhaps Lefty OHerich’ s pitching has been the most- outstanding effort to date. Ollerich pitched' the first 24 innings with no runs scored against him. He is aheady recognized as one of the best pitcher s in the league. Page, the other. ..regular hurler, is from ^leyer’g Mill, S. C. He has Florida State league pitching'Wperi- ence behind him. * DuBose, a hard hitter and excellent fielder, is the first baseman. He is from Southwest Georgia. Baird took such a liking to DuBose’s playing while at Statesboro Teachers jcollege, he persuaed the .youngster to join him at Barnwell. Moore, a utility mW is the only member of the team from Barnwell. He is a real fighter, anlj) like the re mainder of the team.neverknows when to surrender. - - A Holsenbake, second -bases: Davis, shortstop; Malone, third base; Men- ger, catch; “Dike” DavispTcTt field, and Baird; center field, are. all from Augusta. Most ^of these have never played away frpm home, but judging from their performance they are well at ease in the Industrial league.—Bill Humphrey in The Augusta Chronicle Obstetric Post-Graduate Cohrse. Bell-Boland. Williston, July 14.—Miss Mildred Bell and L. Herman Boland, b8th of Williston, were united in marriage this morning at 10 o’clock in the Baptist church by the pastor, the Rev. W. A. Smith. Only relatives anj a few friends of both participants were pres ent and witnessed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bell, of near Willis ton. She has made her home at Wil liston for several years with her uncle and aunt, and Mrs. T. P. Mitchell. She i s an accomplished young woman and is organist at the Baptist church. Mr. Boland has resided in Williston for the last 15 years and is associated with the City Barber shop. Mr. and Mrs. Boland left immediately after the ceremony to spend several days in Asheville, N. C. Upon their return they will take up residence in Willis ton. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel The physicians of Allendale, Bam berg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Hampton apd Orangeburg Counties are invited to take advantage of an obstetric post graduate course at Orangeburg, be ginning Monday ,July 22nd, at two p. m., and closing Friday, July 26th. The South Carolina Medical Associa tion and the Orangeburg County Medi cal Society will co-operate in making this course available. Lectures will be,delivered by Dr. J. R. McCord, pro fessor of obstetrics at Emory Univer sity, Atlanta, representing the child- ren^s bureau of the -United States. Moving picture demonstrations will be given daily at two p. m. Dr. .H. A. Hines, secretary of the State medical association, says: “We have spent three year s trying to provide this course for you. - It may be a litle trouble to show your inter est in them but we are confident that you wi^ be rewarded by one of the finest series of lectures ever given in the United States and absolutely free. “As a special favor we are asking you to assist us in making the Orange burg set-up a brilliant success in order that the enthusiasm resulting will con tinue to spread throughout the State. We are trying $ reduce the maternal morbidity and mortality rate in South Carolina. We know that you will help us. We had an attendance of nearly 100 daily at Anderson in April.” Four in a Row. The Barnwell club,.which got off to a flying start in the Industrial league, was nosed out in Monday’s game with Clearwater, 3 to 2, making four losses in a row for .the local lads ant sliding them down the ladder in the standing of the clubs. The visitors took the lead in the first inning with one run and Barnwell knotted the count in the sixth. In the fatal 7th however, Weeks, the visiting twirler won his game when he doubled to score score a couple of markers. Both pitcher performed well, but Weeks had! the better of the argumnet In hits am support, ~^~. r • The. game la^t Wednesday was rain ed out and Baird’s Beauties could only muster 13 runs over at Bamberg Fri day afternoon while Charlie Coving ton’s Wolves were garnering 14. Project Is Approved 18,260 Jobs Premised During First Year.—Development Praised by President Roosevelt. Barnwell Man Unhurt in Wreck Near Folly E. D. Peacock’s Car Sideswiped While En Route to Beach Resort Friday Night. - E. D. Peacock, of this city, and his brother-in-law, W. J. Northrop, of Springfield, escaped unhurt when the former’s car was sideswiped by an other machine Friday night while they were en route to Folly Beach to join are ugusta bo\s. . ost of these Peacock, who had been spending 5 r» V 1 a t cv a o lervtirrkl 1 -f o v* o . some time at the summer resort. Both ears left the highway and went into the ditches along- the roadside, but were not badly damaged. The left front wheels were smashed and the fenders bent, but not a glass was broken in either machine, Mr. Pea cock said. The driver of the other car, a Methodist minister, attached Mr. Peacock’s machine and has brought suit for $500 damages, the Barnwell man said Monday. None of the oc cupants of the ministre’s car was in jured, it is understood. HAY MAKES SURVEY OF ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS Washington, July 15.—President Roosevelt has approved the $37,500,- 000.00 Santee power and navigation project, it was announced here late thi s afternoon by Senator James F. Byrnes. The president.first gave a verbal O. K. of the project to Senator Byrnes and later in the day sent him an of^ ficial approval by letter. “From my study of the Santee Cooper project,” the president wrote Senator Byrnes, “I am cohvinced that its construction, which can be speed! ly put under way, will not alone serve to overcome the distress, caused, by unemployment in that section, but will ako permanently contribute to the economic development of the south- east.”—— President Roosevelt’s letter saic 1 that before any funds are actually ad vanced for the project, the public works administration must be furnish ed satisfactory evidence of the con stitutionality of the act creating the South Carolina Public Service au thority, its power to issue bonds ant its right to construct and operate the project. . Senator Byrne s said he did not be lieve the South Carolina Public Ser vice authority would experience any difficulty in satisfying the public works administrator as to the lega points mentioned by the president. This action means more and cheaper power and lower transportation costs for South Carolina and those who are promoted the Santee-Cooper river project are confident it will revolution ize the industrial and economic life o ! the Palmetto State. Under the financial set-up arranged for financing the project, the PWA will make a loan and grant of $37,- 500,000 to the South Carolina Public Service authority, a State agency au thorized to construct and operate the project. An allowance of $16,875,000 is madie under the work relief "bill setting up $900,000,000 for 45 per cent, grants to projects sponsored by pub lic bodies. This leaves a balance of $20,625,000, County”: “For the . past four months I have been making a survey of §n school buildings, lots and attendance in Barnwell County for the State depart ment of education, the sinking fund commission and the FERA. The pur pose of thi s survey is as follows: * “For the Department of Education: Barnwell Boy Badly Burned in Explosion Ray Zisaett Severely Injured When He Threw Limited Match Into Barrel j»f Asphalt. Ray Zissett, the 10-year old son of “Babe” Zissett, of Barnwell, received injuries that may prove fatal when he threw a lighted match into a barrel of •‘cubiback,” asphalt near a packing shed on the Atlantic Coast Line rail road in the southern part of this city late/Saturdey afternoon. The re sulting explosion threw the barrel and a sheet of flame high into the air and covered the lower part of the unfor tunate boy’s body with flaming as phalt. Screaming in pain, the little fellow ran in a panic to O’Neal Moore, who is employed at., the Ailing station of his uncle, B. S. Moore, on Marlboro Street. Mr. Moore caught the boy and succeeded in extinguishing the flames in a puddle of mud and water from the recent rains. In doing so, Jiow- ever^ he also suffered painful burns on both hands. The Zissett boy was quickly given medical attention by a local physician, who found it necessary to pull pieces of asphalt from the'blistered skin. On Sunday his condition was so serious that he was carried to the Columbia hospital and reports from his bedside Monday were not encouraging. The asphalt was part of'the mater ial left over from the recent paving of Marlboro Street. E. G. Hay, squad chief for Barn well County, has addressed the follow ing communication to* “all school ^ ^ trustees and the people of Barnwell which w’ill be m the "form of a loan to the South Carolina Public Service au thority and will be repaid by revenues from the sale of power. .. $16,625,000 to Be Repaid. The amount, however, to be paid by the State authority will be re duced by the amount hereafter allow ed as a credit on accouqt of giving em- —Cooperation with the school trustees ] P ,0 y me J' t t0 Pf sons upon the rehef to raise the staiidarS of buildings so r< > Us w>10 w 1 ou,d oth , erwls ' ‘f em ' ,1<>lr - they will conform to the standards of, « 1 . “P 0 ” °; her . work > >rojecte ; S f n ‘- the State department of education, to| tor B S™ i , 8 0 P ,nl0n “ * re *“J t ot ki ’ improve the. buildings and grounds,! conferences w.th off,cats on the 1 project, i s that this reduction should NT Boy Is Slightly Better. Columbia, July 16.—Hospital at taches said here tonight that the con dition of Ray Zissett, 10-year old Barnwell boy, who was burned in an accident at his home, wa s “slightly better” but still serious. The boy wag brought to the hospital Sunday suffering from severe burns about the face, neck and legs. Ginsberg Salesmen Dine in Charleston Liquor Dealer and Distiller Represen tatives Address Corps of Workers. the health through sanitation, drain age, etc., for the proper lighting, painting, etc. “For the Sinking Fund Comthission. —The elimination of fire hazards, the determining of true values for insur-1 ance purposes and protection of life and property. . amount to at least $4,000,000, which would make the amount to be repaid by the State authority $16,625,000 and the annual payment correspondingly reduced. Senator Byrnes said that during the first year of construction it is esti- bated the project will furnish direct Kline Social Items. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fuller spent Saturday in Beaufort. Miss Polly Fales is the guest of friends and relatives in Sandersville, Georgia. Kline, July 16.—Lawrence Knepton, of Blackshear, Ga., is visiting his sis ter, Mrs. Martha Owens. Mrs. M. Boyd Connor and daughter, Marian, of West Palm Beach, Fla., are visiting relatives hereu Harjy^Neal Jenkins left Sunday for Pensacola, Fla., where he ha a accept ed an appointment as 2nd) lieutenant at a OQC camp. • . Miss Irene Johnston* has returned from a fishing trip at Beaufort. Mrs.* 1 M. E. Jenkins is visitiug her son, W. H. Johnston. • Miss Mildred Lewis., has returned home after a visit to New York City and Washington. The trip north was ‘made by boat from Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Harrison spent Sunday here with relatives. The many friends of F. M. Harley will learn ‘with regret that he is a patient at the University hospital in Augusta. “Fdr the FERA.—To locate and 1 ad-1 . . . 1QOe . n 0 . , , .. . . ! employment to 18,260 South. Carohn- judge the most worthy projects for,. ’ ... . , , , ., . .. K„H« ns * Under the terms of the act federal aid; to aid the unemployed by i .. .. ’ i ui Tv creating the State authority, these giving work to employables on the re-1 , 0 . ' ... * . .. . | employee,, must, so far as possible, lief rolls of the county. I u ?• j *1. ^i^„ . u ^ be apportioned among the uhemploy- “Therefore, any school or school , , a \, ' . ed of the various counties of the State, d.styct needing new build,n^, repa.re . indirwtly , em . ee imprevemen ■ i gs °r | o en ^ W |U ^e furnished to other grounds can file a project application . * ^4.^. b , , ,, , . xV ! thousand^ by the purchase of mater- with me for such needed work to the;. . , ... . . „ .... lals and that the act requires that, WPA. Plans and estimates will be furnished by me on all projects. “I am now holding meetings in the various school districts for the pur pose of acquainting the district’ s trus tees of the result of the survey, and I request that the trustees of all school districts cooperate with me by attending the meetings, notice of which will be mailed them in ample time. “Thousands of dollars have been spent by the government to perfect this survey throughout the State in so far as practicable, material be pur chased within the State. SENATOR KEMPER COOKE SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES Conway, July 16.—Senatoi\H. Kem per Cooke, of Horry County, a color ful figure in Suth Carolina plitics, died at a local hospital shortly before midnight tonight. Senator Cooke was injured in an automobile accident near here Sunday order that thousands of dollars may j morning, suffering a broken leg and be spent wjsely wh^te it will help the, other injuries. He was hit by an au- needy and at the same time be of lasting good to the people.” Adrian L. Baxley. * Blackville, July 13.—Adrian L. Bax ley, World War veteran, died) at the Veteran’s hospital in Columbia on Thursday afternoon at 6:20 o’clock. Funeral services' were held at the Blackville cemetery ' Friday afternoon^ 5:30 o’clock, the Rev. L. G. Payne officiating. tomobile driven by Wallace Floyd, young Fairmont (N. C.) automobile salesman, who was detained at the Horry County jail. Mr. Cooke was-as sisting a motorist push his car along the Myrtle Beach highway when he was hit by Floyd’s car. Twenty-four sales representatives of L Ginsberg, Inc., of Charleston, and of the Columbia Cigar and Tobac co Company, of Columbia, met yes terday afternoon at a banquet in the Fort Sumter Hotel. J. P. Hart, of Columbia, opened the meeting with an invocation and I. Ginsberg, Jr., general manager of the Columbia Tobacco company, presided. Ben. Arnold, wice-president of L Gina- berg, Inc., gave a sales promotion talk, in which fair dealing and true representation of liquor brands were stressed. I. Ginsberg, president of the 28- year old firm which bears his name, spoke and promised that his concern never wpuld enter the. retail liquor trade. He urged adherence to all State and federal alcohol laws. M. Melton, R. Lott and O. D. Padg ett, representatives of distillers, also spoke.—News and Courier, July 8th. • ♦ ♦ .. ■ IV, " Joshua Ashley Cave. According to information received heijp, Mr. Joshua Ashely Cave died bn Tuesday morning at his home in Mr. Pleasant. He belonged to a large family connection in Barnwell County,* and was known as a progressive and successful farmer. For a number of years he was manager of the Daniel’s Island Truck Farm, near Charleston, for F. M. Young and Co., produce and commission merchants in New York. A few years ago, he came back to Barnwell to engage in melon raising, but 111 health forced! his return to Mt. Pleasant. He married Miss Carrie Mathis, who died a few years ago. He i s survived by one son, L. G. Cave, with whom he made his home, and three grandchildren, one brother, Dor- rington Cave, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. J. L. Johnston, of Hendersonville, S. C. A sister, Mrs. Sarah A. Owens, predeceased him Ml few days ago. Interment was made on Wednesday in Mt Pleasant. „v Card of Thanks. Miss Pauline Holman, of Columbia, spent the week-end in Barnwell. Lieut, and Mrs. M. G. Smith left Monday for a short stay on the Isle ADVERTISE In Ths Peoplo-S«ntln«L of Palms. We wish to thank all the good friends and “Barnwell” for the beau tiful flowers and the kindnesses shown us in the death of our husband and brother. Mrs. W. L. Phelan, Mrs. C. L. Neumyer and Family, «f 1« N, 4th St, Ucmim,