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-■r . \ THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.*'59 Barnwell CoASoliiated June 1, 1925. "Jumt LH<« a MeYnBWr of th« Famllv M Largest County CirenlaUaa. VOLUME LIX. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1935 Says Highway Board Can Build Roads Now But Chairman Hearon Says ^ That Governor Is Wrong "Aliout Available koad Funds. I}6lding that the State highway de- , pSttment has more than $2,000;000 in cash and that it i s not necessary to sell any bonds to match federal funds, Goverhor Olin D. Johnston, in a radio speech broadcast Wednesday night by Station WBT (Charlotte), at tempted to place the responsibility of holding up highway work on the shoulders of the highway commission. The Governor also launched a sur prise attack cn the' commission by appointing three new members to take the places of three commission ers whose terms the attorney general j" held had expired) last April. They are: Ex-S:ate Senator J. C. Long, of'Char leston, to succeed E. T. Heyward, al so of Charleston, who represents the Ninth judicial circuit; Capt. Louis C. Richardson, of Anderson, to succeed R. J. Ramer, of Andersen, from the Tenth circuit, and: W. L. Rhodes, of Estill, to succeed W. Fred Lightsey, of Hampton, from the Fourteenth cir cuit. %he three new members have qualified, according to advices from Columbia. But Governor Johnston was in er ror when he declared in his radio ad- cess that the South Carolina^ high- ; w^y commission could expend $2,- 250,154 ■•when and where it pleased, according to a statement issued on Monday by Charles O.'He’aron, chair man of the highway commission. This balance is “correct as a book balance,” Chairman Hearon declared, but the governcr’s proposal that this money be used to match federal funds and finance the road construction pro gram is “impossible if the department is to maintain the- financial credit of the State and the counties.” Mr. Hearcn further declared that a part of this boolf balance is represented by deposits in closed banks, a part was* set asidb for administrative pur poses and a part was the depart ment’s working capital. Mr. Hearon said that the suggested use of $1,700,00 of the fund to match federal funds would result in a series of deficits which the commission was Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week * A Little Sense and Nonsense About People Yon Know and Others Yon Don't Know. Q.- A. Kennedy, of Williston, pre senting the editor of-The People-Sen tinel with a gift from Bermuda, where Mr. Kenney spent his* vacation. “Yo- ho-ho and a bottle of rum!” . . . A group of men at The Best Phar macy watching the weathervane on the Court House at it shifted from first one direction to another during the wind and rain Thursday and! re calling the severe storm that visited this sectibn just seven years ago, causing heavy loss to the cotton farm ers. . . Z. Col. J. E. Harley, Jr„ local cotton buyer, saying that bales of the fleecy staple were hauled to the Barnwell market last week from Blackville, Williston, Dunbarton, Hil da, Allendale, Fairfax and* other towns in this section, being attracted by the high prices paid here . . . Discussions of Sir Malcolm Campbell’s extraordinary feat in driving his racing car at the remarkable speed of more than 300 miles an hour on the Utah salt flats last week, and a wag remarking that some dirivers on the highways of this section are appar ently hell-bent to beat the English man’s repord. / T. J. Grubbs, of the kdsemary sec tion, remarking that long leaf pines on his farm did not bloom last year, although the short leaf varieties did. . . . Buist Grubbs, of the Grubbs Chevrolet Co., clriving a Ford V-8, and “Nardy” Plexico, of B. and B. Motors, local Ford dealers, driving a “Chewy,” which show s that eac^ of these dealers thinks well of his com petitor’s car. . . . Mrs. R, S, Dicks, of Chapel Hill, N* C., telling about the narrow escape she and her chiUlcfn had! while en route to Barn well one day last week, when their car skidded cn wet pavement .up in the Old North State. Fortunately, her son, Bobbie, who was driving at the time, regained control of the car and averted a serious accident. . . . Two airplanes at the local airport Sunday doing a fairly good business in the matter of instructing embryo piolts and taking up passen- Sells 53 Fords. • - ' One of the largest single sales of automobiles made in SCuth Carolina recently was announced this week by G. E. Crouch, of the Crouih Motor Co., Ford dealer at Williston, who tcld a representative of The Pecple-Sentinel that he hadl se cured an order from the State highway department for 53 V-8 Fords.' The terms of the sale were not disclosed. Mr. Crouch is to be congratu lated for his success in bringing such a large ord^n to Barnwell County. ^Blackville Schools ;■ ^ Begin New Session Horace J. Crouch, County Superin- I tendent of Education, Makes * •’U' Address at Opening. New Auto Tags Will Be Heavier This Fall Blackville, Sept. 10.—The opening ( exercises of the 1935-36 session of ! the Blackvilfe public school was held Thursday. The assembly period was well attended, despite a continuation cf heavy rain that had fallen without ceasing for hours. The program of the opening texereises was begun with the singing of “America” in unison. The devotional was conducted by the Rev. L. G. Payne, who chose the Parable of the Talents from which to bring to mind the advantage of real effort and the disadvantage of failing to use the opportunities that come to every one. He stressed the import ance of health, bringing to the pat rons present the necessity of check ing on the child’s physical condition. He also urged the need fer honesty in schopl work and in play. Prof. Byron Wham then introduced Horace J. Crouch, superintendent of cording to the, decree of the motor ve-1 education of Barnwell County, who hide division of the State highway, was the guest speaker, in spi^e of the department. Materials will be heavier, fact that almost every school in the but otherwise the styles will remain county was opening on the same day. virtually unchanged, according to an He urged *the co-operation needed be- announcement of what the well dressed tween teacher and parent/and the vital automobile will wear on andl after necessity of a working organization If There Is a Blue Ring Around j This LabelHS^HP Your Subscription Has Expired and the publisher will appreciate your remittance by return mail. We have a large number of subscribers who ai|e in arrears and shall apreciate an early remittance, otherwise we shall be forced to discontinue sending the paper. The label shows the month and year to which your subscription i, paid. For instance “Sept. 1935” means that the subscription was paid to Sept. 1st, 1935, and so om Your prompt attention is requested. The Publisher. NUMBER 2. Black and Yellow Colors to Be Fash ionable for South Carolina Cars After Oct. 31. Fail fashions in South Carolina au tomobile tags demand black and a shade konwn os federal yellow, ac- Cotton Crop Suffers From Heavy Rainfall This Section Was Spared Brunt of Hurricane That Took Heavy Toll in Florida. 1 Circulate Petitions for County Hospital County to Be Asked for $30,000 to Supplement Federal Government Grant of $25,000. October 31, 1935. The new license plates will be to that end. He gave interesting facts as to the relation of the Blackvill© made of heavier'materiah this year schocl and other schools in the coun- because last year’s did not wear well. I ty, stating that the lowest school The full year plates will have black j leyv in the county is claimed by Black- letters and numbers on a federal yel- ville. gers for hire until stopped by the avoiding while ad^ncing the program heavy shcwer8 in the afternoon. . . . Discussions of the shooting ot available as much as possible with federal aid. The goveronr said in his Charlotte radio address, speaking of the high- way commission: “Their great hue and cry is, “Let’s build roads!’ All right, why don’t they build them? They have the' money and nobody in the governor’s office is holding them up.”' From which contradictory state ments it would seem that somebody is wrong about the highway commis sion’s finances. ] % 4 The People-Sentinel’s Friends. j r •-» New and renews! subscriptions re ceived recently by The People-Senti nel are ss follows: D. O. Fanning, Blackville. Mrs. E. G. Bolen. Barnwell. G. S. Boynton, Kline. P. E. Allen, Blackville. A. D. Connor, Barnwell. Mrs. S. E. Creech, Kline. J. L. Johnston, Walter boro. J. L. Owens, Blackville, rfd. J. C. Hogg, Barnwell. W. F. Duncan, Pinewood. Mrs. Lula F. Creech, Columbia. P. V. Morris, Conway. T. O. Boland, Blackville! Mi s. W. T. Aycock, Wash. Col., Tenn. G. R. Peeples, Meyer’s Mill. Mrs. J. A. Willis, Washington, D. C. Mrs. J. A. Templeton, Blackville. W. H. Dicks, Dunbarton. Mrs. D. K. Briggs, Blackville. Mrs. C. R. Kelly, Blackville. J. D. Davis, iBarnvrell rfd. W. H. Boyles,, Barnwell rfdl John G. Grubbs, Blackville rfd. W. H. Manning, Barnwell. Ben N. Armstrong, Dillon. Johnson Hagood, Bartow, Fla. Mrs. J. G. Wooley, Livingston. T. J. Grubbs, Williston. M. L. Hutto, Martin. C. S. Creech, Barnwell rfd B. L. Easterling, Barnwell. Harper Ellis, Lyndhurst. B. M. Jenkins, Jr., Kline. T. E. Snelling, Charlotte, N. C. Dr. Ryan A. Gyles, Blackville. Clarence Rountree, Bagwell. D. J. Dixson, Barnwell. Ransom Snelling, Barnwell, rfd. J. L. Anderson, New York City. Ahra Darnold, of Greewood, spent the week-end here with hia family. Senator Huey P. Long at Baton Rouge, La., Sunday.) night and ex pressions of regret conspicuous by their absence. An appreciated letter from “Tom” Snelling, of Charlotte, N. C., who writes in pait as follows: “I enjoy your paper very much and will take this opportunity to state that it is now one of the best weeklies that I have come in contact with.” Tom is a son cf Judge John K. Snelling, of this city. . . . Cooks deserting the kitAens for the cotton fields. . . . The price of cotton advanc ing about five points on a decrease of more than a quarter of a million bales in the prospective 1935 crop, whereas an increase of only a few thousand bales would probably have been fol lowed by a drastic decline in prices. . . . Discussions of the prospects cf the 1935 edition of the Barnwell high school football team, which are said to be very poor, most of the can didates being very young and light in weight. Mrs. Edgar A. Brown and daughter, Miss Emily Brown, Miss Mary China Stephenson and! Miss Margaret Ellis, member s of the local school faculty, were shoppers in Augusta Saturday. Pastor to Tame Outlaw. An outlaw horse will be handl ed; tamed and driven on the Kalmia Pclo Field in Aiken next Tuesday, Sept. 17th, by the Rev. L. G. Payne, pastor* of the Blackville Baptist Churcl^Jit 1 was announced here Tuesday. The program will begin at 11:00 a. m., and the exhibition is being financed and the dangerous horse furnished by T. G. Tarver, of Aiken. While not generally known in this g ecticn, the Rev. Mr. Payne is said’ to be one of the master horsemen of the world, and the outlaw horse will be conquered, ridden and driven by him in full horsemanship attire and equip ment. The ‘performance is open to the public. low background, and the half-year plates# will have federal yellow let ters and numbers on a black back ground 1 . The plates will be twelve three-eighths inches long. The contract under which the plates will be manufactured provides that the plates shall be guaranteed not to peel off, rust through or de teriorate prior to October 31, 1936. Saved $4,000 in Stamps. No. 26 guage steel was used in the old license plates as an experiment, the lighter weight saving ab ut two cents on each set of plates in post age, or about $4,000 for the whole State. Since .the plates were not satisfactory, the specifications were changed to call fer No. 24 standard' guage steel. Just as the “Iodine State’ slogan fcrmetly used on South Carolina license plates, when this State was “iodine conscious” about the anti- geiter properties of its vegetables, Speaking for the trustees, he urg ed 1 the support of the plan now being worked out for the construction of a new school building, with a grant from the government that covers alriiost half the cost. Mr. Wham, superin tendent, then welcomed the interested patrons present. Four new courses: have been added to the curriculum, Modern History, American History, Shorthand and Business Science. The faculty i s composed of Miss Lurline Herndon, of Bamberg, first grade; Miss Katherine Wylie, of : d a y night and the downpour increased Although this section escaped! th<j brunt of the hurricane that swept over the Florida keys last week and took at toll of several* hundred lives, in addition to great property damage, the heavy rains Thursday, accom panied by shiftier winds, followed by other downpours Sunday afternoon, have greatly damaged the cotton crop in Barnwell County. As a result the anticipated yield of a few weeks ago will probably be considerably curtail ed. The net return to the farmers will also be redtuced because cf poorer grades of the fleecy staple, known as “storm cotton.” The passage of the tropical hurri cane om^to sea was accompanied by gales and heavy downpour s on the South Carolina coast, but fortunately no loss cf life nor serious property damage was reported. Communica tion and power service were,.disrupted for a time in some cities and! towns and tree s were blown down, but th* force of the storm did not attain any thing like that of the September hur ricane in 1928. Rain began falling here Wednes- York, second grade; Miss Beatrice Rivers, of Mount Crogan, third grade; Miss Lorie Seay, of Spartanburg, fourth grade; Miss Charlotte Oswald, of Allendale, fifth gwde; Miss Mil dred Ford, of North, gbeth grade, and Miss Virginia Ligcn, of Iva, seventh grade. In the high school, the faculty will consist of Supt. Wham, Principal E. W. Carson, of Saluda; Miss Myra used to excite curious comment when) ^ aust * Denmark, Miss Mary L. Schiffley, of Orangeburg, and Miss Katie C. C. Edmunds, of York. Thursday morning. The shifting winds caused fears that the devasta tion caused seven years ago was to be repeated, but by mid-aftemocn all danger had passed and 1 Friday dawn ed clear. However, a considerable amount of coton—had been beaten or blown from the stalks to the ground and this was damaged further by the rains Sunday afternoon and Monday. South Carolinians motored to other States, so the “October 31” date cn the current plates causes questions to be asked. A Charlestonian who motored thiough New England re cently reported more . than one re quest for an explanation, and one New Hampshire wayside inquirer said that the first time he saw one, he thought ‘‘October” must be the name of a town in the Palmetto State. Clayton S. Trotti, State highway inspector for this district, said yes- Senator Huey P. Long Succumbs to Wounds “Kingfieh o f Louisiana” Fatally Wounded by Young Physician Sunday Night. Senator Huey F. Long, self-styled Kingfish of Lousiana,” who was terday that so far as he has been in- fatally wounded Sunday night at the formed, the department will follow State capitol in Baton Rouge, La., by its usual procedure of mailing out C. A. Weiss, Jr., a young specialist, application forms to license holders died at 4:06 a. m. (C.T.S.), after a to be filled out for new plates. Few Flung Examination. valiant battle for life. Senator Long- was shot in the abdbmen, and his as- Mr. Trotti sad that the new ques- sassin was quickly riddled with bul- tionnaire for applicants for State lets by hi s bodyguard of gunmen, drivers’ licenses, containing twenty*! Senator Long had been virtually the fieve questions, had been in use since dictator of Louisiana since his elec- August 1, and that 90 per cent of the tion as governor a number cf years applicants who appear before him a g 0 and he continued to strengthen each month arerequired to pass the an( j extend his powers after his elec- examination. Few flunk examina- tion to the United States Senate. He tion, he said. Persons who have a wa8 a brilliant man and enjoyed a Icenses from another State which re- place unique in American politics, but quires an examination like South hi s methods made implacable enemies Carolina’s may be exempted froih an as well as staunch friends, examination here. Few Southern Although he supported the nomi- EX TEN SION FARM AGENTS IN MEETING AT CLEMSON States have such requirements. nation of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Clemson, Sept. 7.—Closing a three- day conference here Friday, Sept. 6, the county agents and) specialists of the Extension Service of South Caro lina adopted revised programs of work for future guidance in agrono my, horticulture, animal husbandry, dairying, poultry, agricultural engin eering, entomology and plant pathol ogy, 4-H club work, marketing, and information service. Director D. W. Watkins conducted! the conference with the aid of his assistants and the district agents. The discussions of the conference centered cn correlation of general extension activities with Agricultural Adjustment activities, keeping abreast of what’ s new in agricultural science and practices, the need and value of records in demonstrations, etc. Members of the research staff of the South Carolina Experiment Sta tion here presented to the extension workers the new information develop ed by experimentation, particularly in animal husbandry and dairying and in cotton improvement. Petitions are being circulated, un der the direction of Dr. Ryan A. Gyled, of BkckviHe, among the voters and freeholders of Barnwell County requesting the legislative dele gation to issue bondfe in the amount of $30,000 to supplement a federal government grant of approximately $25,000 for the erectlop, and equip ment of a county hospital, it became; known Tuesday. It is understood that the delegation will have the necessary bonds issued if « majority of the voters and the freeholders approve pf the project. ^ The petition sets forth that the bonds will bear interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent., and a levy of about two mills will be required to retire the bends in 20 years and pro vide for the maintenance of the hospi tal. When asked why the bond! issue is not being submitted to a vote of the people, Doctor Gyles stated that time dees not permit of such a procedure and that the petitions bearing the names of voters and freeholders will register the sentiment of the people of Barnwell County on * the preposi tion, and that the delegation will not authorize the issuance of the bonds unless the approval of a majority of the people is secured. Under the terms of a bill passed at the last session of the legislature, provision was made for the appoint ment of a board of regents for a county hospital, and the original plan was to secure s grant of $15,000 from the federal* government, a gift of $25,000 from the Duke Foundation and $10,000 to be donated by tfco county. The county would also ap propriate 1 an amount each year to wards maintenance of the hospital, to care for “free cases” that are now being sent to hospitals in Columbia and elsewhere. The change in ths plan of financing waa due, Doctor Gyles said, to the delay in securing the gift from the Duke Foundation. Petitions are being circulated in the various precincts in the county and those who favor the project are asked to sign one. In addition to passing the written 1932, he later became one of the examination, applicants must demon- President’s most bitter critics and strate their driving ability. District Meeting in Columbia. was regarded as a potential candidate for the Presidency in 1936. His pass ing is believed to have removed all possibility of a third party next year. Toe Senator’s body will be buried on the capitol grounds this (Thurs day) aftemoon, following funeral Annual Settlement. The meeting of the District Council cf Farm Women will be held at the Columbia Township Auditorium Sat urday, September 14th, from 10:30 to services in the capitol building. 1:30. The visitors will be given a re ception at the Governor’s Mansion by the Richland Council cf Farm Women from 3:30 to 4:30. E. C. Rhodes, chief clerk of the ( It is expected that a large reprer comptroller general’s effee, made the , sentation from the Barnwell Farm annual settlement last week with Women’s Council will attend the Dis- County Treasurer J. J. Bell and Audi- trict meeting. tor W. H. Manning, aiuH as usual, ■ ♦ found everything in connection with ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel, these two cffices n first class shape. Money in Turkeys. That farmers can make ex tra dollars by raising turkeys a s a side line to crop cultiva tion is the experience of W. H. Moody, Jr., who oeprates a far^n of 118 acres near Kline. This progressive farmer has been raising turkeys for 15 years as a side line to his crop cultiva- tiqn.) Last year he raised to maturity and sold 409 turkeys for $1,023. This year he has more than 9(Jb birds on his farm, for which he hopes to receive more than $2,000. And that certainly beats raising cotton— with or without the Bankhead law! C. C. C. Camp to Be Named. The name of C. C. C. camp P-7® has been chosen by s committee of leading Barnwell citixena and will be announced with a brief ceremony ot the camp at 5:30 p. m., Friday, Sep tember 13th. The county delegation, the Mayor and Council of Barnwell have been put in charge of the core- monies. The ceremony will begin with Re treat, the lowering of the flag, and this will be followed with the *■- nouncement of the name chosen. The people of Barnwell and Ban- well County are invited to be pres ent at the ceremony and inspect the camp on Friday afternoon. Guidos will be fuhrished to those desiring them, and they may go through *aU the buildings between 5:30 and 7:00 p. m. - * * ■ " r To Speak at Columbia. Prbf. C. K. Ackerman, superintend ent of the Williston-Elko high school, will deliver a two-minute talk om the subject, “One Change I Would Like to See in South Carolina Education.” at a teachers’ meeting to be held in Columbia Saturday. The members of the local D. Chapter will meet tomorrow (1 afternoon at the home of lira. R. Easterling.