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i/ • i /SP.THB OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY i Consolidated June 1, 1925. Barnwell People-Sentinel v ... ...... ^ *.. .. —. ' 'Ju«t Like a Member of the Family" Largest Conntj Circulation. L VOLUME LIX. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1935 NUMBER 3. Many Cases Disposed of in Criminal Court * . rnmmmm—mmmm One WeektTerm Convened Here Mon day Morning With Judge G. B. Greene Presiding. A one week term - 'of the Court of General Sessions convened here Mon day morning, with Judge G. B. Greene presiding, and very good pro gress has been made in the trial of cases. True Bills. The following True Bills were re turned by the grand jury: Hamp Chitty, hoiy-.obreaking and ( larceny (2 indictments); Aaron Mose ley, involuntary manslaughter; John Jordan, assault and battery with in tent to kill; John Miller, murder; Joe Hoover, laieeny; Willie Grant and Coot Polley, housebreaking and lar ceny; Leon Wiliams, burglary; Vir gil, Johnson, burglary; Alonzo John son, violation of the prohibition law; Mypr Knopf, violation of the prohibi tion law; Hattie Proctor, violation cf the prohibition law; Earl Owens, vio lation cf the prohibition law; Taft i Jenkins,, violation of the prohibition law; Joe Striker, violation of the pro hibition law; Claud Owens, violation of the prohibition law; David Evans, violation of the prohibition law; Lu ther McMillan, housebreaking and larceny; Otis Cook and Herbert Cook, larceny; Ed^rad Daniels, breach of trust witly fraudulent intent. A list of the cases disposed of up to the time The People-Sentinel closed its forms is follows: Leon W'illiams, charged with bur glary (home of Jennie Lee,) was found guilty with recommendation to mercy i and' sentenced to five years at hard labor. Virgil Johnson, also charged with burglary (home of Cecil Dyches), was convicted with recommendation to mercy and sentenced to five years at hard labor. , Willie Grant and Coot Polley, house- j bi caking' and larceny (storehouse of Mrs. Rosa G. Stansell); Grant plead 1 -] ed guilty and was sentenced to serve three years at hard labor; while Pol- j ley was acquitted by a jury. Jame4 Smalls, charged with the murder of Willie Williams, was ac- j quitted by direction of the C:urt. John Jordan, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill (upon person of Frankie Jordan), pleaded! guilty to assaulty and bat^tgry^ of a high and aggravated nature and sen tenced to pay a fine of $50 or serve ] three month s at hard labor. John Miller, charged 'W^ith the mur der of Martin McCaslin, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sen tenced to serve three years at hard laber. Hamp Chitty, charged with house breaking and larceny (storehouse of W T illie Wiliams), pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve 13 months at hard labor. Chitty also pleaded guilty to ancther charge of housebreaking and larceny (dwelling house of Lu ther Walker), and was sentenced to serve an additional 13 months at hard labor at the expiration of the sen tence imposed in the first case. Leroy Pressy, charged with the murder of Lover Braxter, was con victed of carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or serve 30 dlays. Joe Hoover was convicted of the charge of larceny and sentenced to serve three years. •< — Aaron Moseley was on trial for involuntary manslaughter when The People-Sentinel closed its forms. Big Increase in Ginnings. A large increase in the -a- mount *of cotton ginned in Barn well County prior to Sept. 1st is shown by the census report of F- W. Delk, Sr., special agent, of Blackville. According to this report there were 3,858 [.tales ginned* in this county from the crop cf 1935 prior to Sept. 1st as compared with 470 bales ginned to the same date last year. This is an increase of v,38S’ bales _ and is due, of tourse, to the fact that the crop is much earlier and does not in dicate such a large increase in production. | • Adjustment payment ■ Plan Given in Brief Objective Is to Assure Producers, In sofar as Possible, a Return of 12 Cents. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Grand Jury Presentment. m Presentment of the Grand Jury is as lolloys: “The\ Grand Jury for Barnwell County) mAkes the following Present ment to thex Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions for Barn Veil County: “(1) We havk passed upon all bills of indictmentXhanded us by the Solicitor and have\etumed them to the Court with pur recommenda tions. “(2) We have inspected the courv- ty chain gang and find the sarpe in good condition. The convicts are Veil supplied with clothing, bedding other necessities. "(3) We have inspected the coun ty poor house. We find that thb rec ommendations o^ the last Grand Jury have been carried ont and the build ings are in a good state of repair, and the poor house is being properly operated. • * “(4) We have inspected the jtil «and find the same in good condition A bale of cotton in a trailer at tached to a shiny new automobile in which a colored family was reclining at ease, and a local man remarking that somehow the tales of farm woes that one hears do not seem to coincide with the sight cf a $50 hale of cotton riding luxuriously to market behind a $750 car! . . . And another man complaining about the large amount of red tape surfeunoing the payment of a small bill by the federal emer gency relief administration, there be ing no less than about a dozen separ ate pieces of paper in a file covering a 75 cents transaction. . . Local hunters oiling their guns in anticipa tion of the opening.of the dove sea^ son Saturday, the 21st inst. . . . Quite a large crowd in town Monday for the opening day of the Court of General Sessions Bright sunshiny days replacing the rainy weather that damaged the cotton crop and delayed picking last week. . . The song of a mockingbird. . . . Martin Best having his prescription cabinet remodeled. . . . Mayor C. G. Fuller suffering from a cold. . . A report that Albert Griffin, member of the...COC camp and a local flying student, made a perfect landing at the air p, rt Sunday afternoon. Mis. Terie Richarts<m telling about a letter she had just received from her daughter, -Miss Dorothy Richard son, of Washington, D. ,C., in which the latter said that Miss Doris Cross, 26-year old bride of Senator William G. McAdoo, 71, i s a former room mate. Miss Richardson met Senator McAdoo when he called on his fiancee last week and described him as being a most attractive gentleman and very much younger looking than his age would indicate. . . . The sports writer cf The News and Courier re ferring to Cadet Billy Davies, of Blarnwell, as “the Allendale center prospect” at The Citadiel. He said: “Billy Davies, the Allendale center prospect, was quite effective at cen ter. His team’s work in the scrim mage was largely defensive and the hefty Davies was meeting—from his bac|t-ofi-the-line position—'.he plays with pewer and heads-up play. The other dreadnaughts who were on trial and who showed improvement were: Ed Horton, Ed Croft and Frank Mat thews.” . . . Several young men of Barnwell saying that they are planning to go to Africa and fight on the side of the Ethiopians as soon as the war starts, etc. . . . W. H. (“Lindburgh”) Boyles, a young farm- mer of the Siloam section, exhibiting a 15-lcck boll of cotton here this week, saying that he has an acre of this variety of cotton, and it will prodpee a bale of the fleecy staple. The objective of the- Cotton Price Adjustment Payment Plan of the Agricultural Adjustment Administra tion is to assure producers, insofar as possible, a return t>f 12- cents per pound, basis 7-8 inch middling, for their 1935 Cotton, crop sold prior to August 1, 1936, says H. G. Boylston, county agent. ^ ; > The adjusement payment per pound to each producer will be the amount per pound by which the official aver age base price on the ten designated spot cotton markets (Norfolk, Au gusta, Savannah, Montgomery, Mem phis, New'" Oi leans, Little Rock, Hous ton, Dallas and Galveston) is below 12 cents per pound on the date of sale of the cotton, but in no case shall the payment per pound' exceed 2 cents. In case the cotton is not sold by July 31, 1936, but is on that date under the 10-cent loan, a similar adjustment payment will be made in the amount per pound by which the official aver age base price on the ten designated spot cotton markets is below 12 cents per pound on July 31, 1936, but in no case s hall the payment per pound ex ceed 2 cents. Payments will be made throughout the cotton year based on the amount of cotton sold up to and including July 31, 1936, which is not in excess of the producer’s 1935 Bankhead al lotment, to each producer who is par ticipating in 1935 in the Cotton Ban\well Folk Enjoy Visit to CCC Camp •—** * % Impressive Ceremony Held Fri<ray Evening Following Retreat.— | Other News Items. Friday, Sept. 13, was the day chosen for the naming of Camp P-70 here at Barnwell. Visitors from Barnwell and vicinity were present at an impressive ceremony that followed retreat. Re treat was held at 6:15 p. m.', after which a few word s were spoken by cur Commanding Officer, Lieut. Sanders, who welcomed the visitors to camp, and introduced one cf the leading citi zens _of Barnwell, Col. Solomon Blatt. Colonel Blatt in turn introduced to the boys several of the prominent citizens of Barnwell, who were present at the ceremony. Short, addresses were made by W. H. Manning, County Auditor, Judge John K. Snelling, Judge of Probate, G. M. Greene, Esq., Master in Equity, Herman I. Mazursky, may or pro-tem of Barnwell, and the Hon. Winchester C. Smith, member of the House cf Representatives. A com mittee of several Barnwell ladies wis chosen to decide on a suitable name to be submitted to the authorities. From 5:00 p. m. open house was held, and guides were , furnished to those visitors who wished to make a tour of the camp. Many took advan tage of this privilege. Thirty-two visitors were guests for supper, preceding retreat. Many comments were made con cerning the different buildings on the grounds, but special metion must be made of the infirmary, under the able charge of Clifton “Doc” Hammond'. A Just Complaint. Many of our subscribers who pay their dues regularly com plain about the annoying prac tice of some of their neighbors who tegularly "borrow” their copies of The People-Sentinel pach week. With the subscrip tion price only $1.50 a year, there is no reason why practical ly every family in Barnwell County should not be a regular subscriber. If you, dear reader, are in this class, why net send us $1.50 NOW for a year’s sub scription? County Represented at District Meeting Sixty-Six Firm Women from Thirteen Communities Visited Columbia Last Saturday. Sixty-six farm women, from 13 communities of Barnwell County at tended the district meeting of the Farm Women’s Council in the Colum bia Township auditorium Saturday, Sept. 14th, where they heard reports of the various ^cunties, discussions of the women's work and addresses by prominent speakers of the State.' The >rincipal speaker was Gov. Olin D. Johnston. » Gavels were awarded to-Edgefield County for the best work of the year and to Dorchester County for the most miles traveled. They were presented jy Miss Bessie Harper, district agent. An invitation extended by the Col leton County representative to meet with them next year wa s accepted. A reception at the Governor’s Man sion given by the Richland council was attended by all. Those from Barnwell County enjoy ing the day were: Mrs. Thelma Ellis, Mrs. H. H. Meyer, Mrs. Frank Thomp son, Miss Mae Swett, Miss Gene Swett, Miss Jane Eliza Meyer, Mrs. J. F. Swett, Mrs. E. H. Main, Mrs. Charlie Anderson, Miss Lunette Bates, Miss Cecil Harriette Meyer, Miss Marian Ellis, Miss Rebecca Anderson. Mrs. Howell Still, Mrs. Odell Still, Mrs. John G. Grubbs, Mrs. Ruben Hut to, Mrs. Harry Still, Mrs. Madeline Collins, Mrs. C. C. Black, Mrs. Eloise Dyches, Mrs. Fannie Delk, Mrs. Lutie Still, Mrs. J. C. R. Grubbs, Mrs. Rey nolds Still, Mrs. W. H. Hutto, Mrs. Ina Gunter, Mrs. Milledge Black, Mrs. “Bud” Black, Miss Ida Black, Mrs. Nolton Black, Mrs. Eva Gunnels, Mrs. Mozelle Black, Mrs. Allen My- rick, Mrs. Howell Cbllins, Mrs. Levy Still, Mrs. Bernice Baxley, Mrs. Car- lena Hartzog, Mrs. Koger Hartzog, Mrs. Ruby Hiers, Mrs. Starrie Collins, Mrs. W. H. Sandters, Mrs. Paul San ders, Mrs. Aiken Owens, Mrs. Azilee Ross, Mrs. Berry Still, Mrs. Jack Dyches, Mrs. G. W. Delk, Mrs. Willie Sanders, Mrs. Amanda Barefoot. Mrs. John B. Harley, Mrs. W. P. Morris, Mrs Clyde Barker, Miss Oneda Moody, Miss Birts Harden, Mrs. G. W. Whitaker, Mrs. W. H. Manning, Mrs. L. A. Cave, Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., Mrs. B. C. Mathews, Miss Thelma Lott, Mrs. James E. Bates, Miss Elisa beth McNab and Mrs. L. N. Connor. Two CCC Camp Boys Hurt in Auto Wreck Members of Local Camp Seriously In jured While Trip to Columbia. Returning from Acreage Adjustment program and who One young lady was heard to remark: agrees to participate in the 1936 Cot-|“i WO uld just love to have a husband ton Adjustment program. Producers! ijk e Doc, as he would certainly be a good housekeeper.” ». Glee Club. A glee club has been organized un der the able leadership of Miss League, a member of the public school faculty of Barnwell. The boys have turned out in goodly numbers for the meetings held s« far. Camp Paper. C. Hulcn Graves has been elected Editor-in-Chief of the camp paper of this company, and L. B. McCarter, Supply Sergeant, has been elected business manager. We hope to put out our first issue this week. Trip to Columbia. Thirty-five men, accompanied by Mr. Bryan, went on a sight-seeing trip to Columbia Sunday, Sept. 15th. The men went up on one of Colum bia’s tallest buildings and got a bird’s eye view of the city. They also visit ed the State house grounds, peniten tiary, Hampton's tomb, and the Salu da Dam. This trip was the second of it s kind to be made from this'camp, the other being made about a month ago. Playing at Church. A string band composed of Colie Atkins, Jesse Martin, “Big Mac” Mc- Elveen, “Peavine” Teal, and your humble r^jorter, “Minus” Rawlinson, has Ven organized by Lieut. Gardner. Our accompanist is Miss Rachel Car ter. We made our first public ap- appearance at Hilda Baptist Church Sunday, Sept. 15th, and you may ex pest to hear us again shortly. We hope to get on at some nearby broad casting station. George Rawlinson. who before August 1, 1936, sell cot ton from their 1935 crop but who do not have a Cotton Acreage Adjustment ! contract for 1935 or who have not com- ! plied with such a contract in 1935 1 may make application for Cotton Price 1 Adjustment payments based on the amount of their cotton so sold which I is not in exces s of their 1935 Bank- I head allotments, but such payments ] carrot be-madle to such a producer un til he has enteted into and complied 1 in 1936 with a Cotton Adjustment Con tract. Applications based on cotton sold prior to August 1, 1936, must be made not later than August 15, 1936. Where the cotton is net sold by July 31, 1936, but is on that date under the 10-cent loan, payments will be made after July 31, 1936, to pro- ducets on the amount of cotton which is, on July 31, 1936, under such loan. Next week The People-Sentinel will publish answers to some questions which may arise in connection with the plan. Tax Payers’ Honor Roll. The County Treasurer’s bocks for the collection of 1935 taxes opened Monday, Sept. 16th, and the following citizens qualified for the honor roll by paying on the opening day: Dr. C. N. Burckhalter, Barnwell. Mrs. Gladys B. Bush, Barnwell. M. E. Whittle, Healing Springs. I. H. Delk, Hilda. C. D. Rountree, Meyer’s Mill. Mrs. I. C. Patterson, Seven Pines. Miss Louise McCullough spent the week-end at her home in Greenville. Carl Bradley and Watkins, both of Camden, were seriously injur ed Sunday night while returning from Columbia when the truck in which they were riding with other members of the local CCC camp was in a col lision whh a Buick sedan said to have been occupied by several negroes. The accident occurred about five miles south of Swansea and it is said that the driver cf the truck, realizing that a collision was imminent, had pulled off of the pavement on the right side of the road. The northbound car struck the truck on the left-hand side, turned it almost completely around and badly damaged the machine. ' Bradley suffered a head injury, while Watkins’ hip was badly injured. The two young men were Carried to a Columbia hospital, where they are being given every attention. The truck was frem Camden and had carried a party of CCC camp boys to Richland County for a week-end visit to relatives and friends. New Session Begins at Healing Springs Large Crowd Attends Opening Exer cises September 5th in Spite of Bad Weather. MORE ABOUT THAT BLUE RING. Miss Mildred Hayes, formerly of the State Training School, but now of Roper Hospital, Charleston, en joyed a two weeks vacation at home and returned to her duties last week. Miss Haye s has made an enviable record in her work at the State Hospi tal and will complete her course with in the next few Jnonths. I ' ■ I I I and well kept. “(5) We also find that the court shouse is well kept, and our only rec- ommendgtiin with regard thereto is that, sanitary drinking fountains be installed upstairs and downstairs. “Wewish to thank the Presiding Judge and the other officials for their assistaitfce during our deliberations, all of which is respectfully submit ted. W. M\ Wise, Foreman.” :: :: :: LAST WEEK we again put a blue ring around the address labels of all subscribers to THE PEOPLE-SENTINEL who are in arrears with their dues, and this week we are once more asking them to send | us the amounts due. The blue ring is being left ofT today to give our friends a little additional time to settle their accounts, but it will apjfear again next week if they have not heeded our request, . FRANKLY, FRIENDS, we just cannot afford to continue sending the paper to those who apparently are making no effort to settle an honest debt. The paper has been mailed regularly each week in good faith and with the firm expectation that the small subscription price would be paid when due. We’are now appealing to your sense of honesty and fairness, and we sincerely hope that it will not be necessary to drop the name of a single subscriber from our mailing list. IF YOU HAJ/E NOT already attended to this (to us) im portant matter, look at the ddte on your address lebel NOW. If it reads “Sept. 1935”, or any date prior thereto, your subscription has expired, and your check, money order or cash will be greatly appreciated. THANKS IN ADVANCE. THE PUBLISHER. ►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦••♦♦ OOOOWMM Healing Springs, Sept. 16.—The opening exercises cf the Healing Springs public school were held in the school auditorium^ Thursday morn ing, Sept. 5th, at 9:00 o’clock, with large attendance of patrens and friends in spite of the inclement weather. Principal Lawrence E. Whittle pre sided. The exercises were opened with a song, “My Country Tis of Thee,' followed by Scripture reading and the Lord’s Prayer. Mr. Whittle expresset the hope that the new school year would be the most successful in the school’s history. The new session begins, he said, with the same corps of teachers but with a new board o ! trustees. He made a strong plea for cooperation and help from every one Mr. Whittle said that his faith in the future always revives when he sees girls and boys starting out to school and young men and young women leaving for the colleges anc universities. Each new generation represents God’s undiscouraged .effort for the redemption of the world, he said, and that if there ever was a gen eration of young people that needec all the help it is possible for schools and churches and parents and teacher g to give, it is the present one, due to the fact that the whole world is chang ing so fast and furiously and presents so many problems to be solved. The speaker quoted some interest ing facts and figures from a report by Mr. Fulmer, of the State depart ment of education, concerning the regularity of school attendance. In teresting talks were also made by Marion B. Odom and Troy Nobles, members pf the board of trustees, as well as by Leon Lott and a number of ladies. Optitnetrics Meet. Theatre Closed Temporarily. Frank Lundy, of Denmark, owner of the Dultmae Theatre in that town and the Carolina at Allendale, was in Barnwell Tuesday afternoon and said that he had just returned from Char lotte, N. C., where he" had purchased the latest type De Forrest equipment and new projecting chines to be installed in the local theatre, which he recently purchased from J. H. Ross. Mr. Lundy also closed a contract for several of the latest pictures. He said that the installation of the new equipment Will require two or three weeks and he hopes to hare the theatre in operation again between October 1st and 10th. In the mean time, he invites local movie fans to attend his theatres in Denmark and Allendale. The People-Sentinel’s Friend. The Central Study Group of the South Carolina Optometric Associa tion met in Orangeburg Mondby night at 8?p0 o’clock. Dr. P. W. Stevens, local optometrist, attended the meet ing and took part on the program. Others appearing on the program were Dr. G. E. Cromer and Dr. C. H. Wiese pa pe, of Columbia, and Dr. Geo. C. Wise, of Orangeburg. JL very in- New and renewal subscriptions re ceived during the past week by Tho People-Sentinel are as follows: E. J. Sanders, Barnwell Miss Polly Pales, Columbia College. Miss Eliabeth Mace, Winthrop CoL J. J. Bell, Barnwell. Rodman Lemon, Clemson College. Miss M. A. Lemon, Indiana, Penn. J. E. Mahaffey, Barnwell Mrs. W. T. Aycock, BennettsviUe. T .M. Willis, WiWston. Mrs. C. G. Fuller, Barnwell. Marvin Holland, Barnwell. Mrs. M. C. Thomas, Ulmer. W. H. Grimes, Elko, rfd. C. R. Sanders, Kline. W. B. Cassels, Ellenton. Dr. C. N. Burckhalter, Barnwell. W. B. Norris, Kline, rfd. Mace Jeffcoat, Barnwell. teresting and instinctive study group meeting was bed. After the meeting « special busineay was held. Matters of vital were discussed and passed i of the largest attendances at these meetings was I ^