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4 THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. Bapiwell People-Sentinel Consolidated June 1, 1925. VOLUME LIX. »» ‘Just Llk« « Member of the Family BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH, 1936. Largest County Circulation. NUMBER 31. End of Legislature Seen and Heard Here % Is Not Yet in Sight During the Past Week Several Weeks More Must Be Spent A Little Sense and Nonsense About in Bringing Assembly Together on Money Bill. People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. 4 beautiful Easter Sunday, with the , churches well filled with well dressed Columbia, April 12.—As the present session of the general assembly struck a faster tempo, a sure indica- people. . . . And many automo tion of approaching adjournment sine biles on the highways Sunday after- dSe, a review today of the first fifty- one days of the term showed them to be lively but narrow in their scope. When legislators gathered in Co lumbia early in January for the regu lar term, a short time after the tur bulent extra session,'two matters were uppermost in their minds: A solution to the snarl developed in the contro versy over the highway department and the perennial appropriation bill. noon This scribe telling about getting stuck on a country road Saturday afternoon while going to his farm to get the day’ s cutting of as paragus. He left Barnwell shortly be fore two o’clock and got back about seven that evening—five hours being required' to negotiate the usual 30 minutes trip. Such an experience reah- ly makes one appreciate improved highways, which are usually taken as STORM PICTURES. In line with its policy of giv ing its readers the very best paper possible, The People-Sen tinel has included 1 in its pages thi s week a 3-column group of pictures showing the disastrous results of the recent tornado at Gainesville. Ga. Included with the pictures is a map showing the path of the tornado. It is the publisher’s hope that readers will find the map and pictures interesting. Court Reinstates 10 Road Commissioners BARNWELL CONTRIBUTES Today as member s lo: k toward the a matter of course. Local peo- beginning Tuesdiay of the fourteenth legislative week two questions stand out: Will the two h uses and the gov ernor approve 4he free conference re port on the highway reorganizati n bill, and how long will it take the sen ate and house to iron cut their widely divergent views on the senate money measure ? Sponsors of s eial security have tried hard to bring their programs to the fore and consequently their pr - pesals have gotten considerable legis lative attention. Labor, to , has had' its inning with the house passage of a bill to limit hours of lab r in textile mills to forty ^ week, contingent upon similar action in Ge rgia and North Ca rolina. Although negative in effect the ac tion of *he assembly in refusing to re strict the scape of the State liqu r lave was a definite milestone in the session. The senate turned down local option and the h use has refused so far to consider a dry-sponsored program. But for the most part the measures which have gained the attention of the s Ions when the money bill and! the highway reorganization were tempor arily in eclipse have been less impor tant, ranging from fish conservation measures to sundry tax suggesti ns. The pendency of none of the pro- - * proposals can hold up adjournment sine die once a highway measure is ap proved and an appropriation bill de cided upon. pTe going up to Lake Murray and be ing very much impressed by the rush of waters released through the flood gates of Saluda dam. . . . Q. A. Kennedy, Sr., of Williston, saying that the hardest rain since 1909 fell in that section Friday morning, washing field's had never been washed be fore, which was reminiscent of the wind storm that “.blew down trees that had never been blown d-wn before,” and of the mule that killed himself by running headlong into a tree, moving TO STORM RELIEF FUND The following is a list of contribu tors in Barnwell to the fund for the relief of those in the tornadc-stricken j areas in other sections*: ^ Supreme Court Decision Holds That the Governor Cannt* Suspend for Indefinite Time. Columbia, April 14.—The South Carolina supreme court declared in a unanimous opinion hapded down yes terday that Governor Olin D. John ston’s suspension of ten State highway Lot* of Water But No Damage by Storm Heavy Rainfall of P a st Several Weeks Has Delayed Farm Work and Damaged Crops. While Barnwell County was for tunate enough to escape the disastrous tornadoes and wind storm s that visited Piedmont South Carolina, Georgia and other States, this entire section was commissicners was “null, void and of, drenched by torrential downpours of no effect.” With three commissioners having been reinstate^: by the courts some rain that further delayed farm work and necessitated the planting over cf truck crops. Barnwell Lawyef to Lead Cuban Invasion Annual Meeting of State Bar Associa tion Will Be Held on Ship Sail- ing Last Night. Headed by Judge Thos. M. Boulwere, of Barnwell president of the South Carolina Bar Association, the mem bers of that organization, their wives and a number cf other citizens, sailed last night (Wednesday) from Charles ton on board the S. S. New Northland for Havana, Cuba. The occasion of the The grain crop in low i cruise is the 43rd annual session of time ago, along with Ben M.-Sawyer, places was also damaged by standing water. Numerous farmers report 100 per cent, damage to their cucumber crop by the cold, wet weather; others esti mate their loss at 25 to 50 per cent. * Very little cotton had been planted previous to the advent of the heavy rains, and the crop will be from two t < AAbree weeks or more late, depend ing upon how quickly farmers,,'can get the seed! into the ground, as well chief commissiyner, the decision Mon day placing ten back into possession of their places, in effect restored the highway board as it was before the military coup of last October. W. A. Stilley, Jr., of Ccnway, was appointed to fill a vacancy caused by The following contributed $2.00 each | the death of Ml , Andrews. Mr. Stilley to the fund: Edgar A. Brown, C. G. not |j een c . on fi rrm >d by the senate, b ullei E. J. Sanders, R. L. Bronsop, ^g sat at c onimission meetings. Mrs. John B. Hailey and J. J. Bell. su p remc court, in reinstating ( The following one dollar each:—W. the commissioners to office after a H. Manning, Mrs. J. J. Bell, G. M.. suspension dating since December G, | known the'Vn'ule “to do anything like that before.” .... Local aspar- Greene, Mrs. G. M.. Greene, F. S. Brown, Mrs. F. S. Brown, P. W. Price, Mrs. P. W. Price, Miss Laura Clary, Miss Evelyn Clary, G. W. Manville, R. R. Moore, Mrs. Sallie McNab, The as the seasons from now on. 'The growth of asparagus has like- dSsmissed a demurrer of the governor I wise been retarded by the cold weather to the commissioners’ petition as , and shipments to the markets are con- “without merit.” i . | si'derably behind these of last season The opinion, by Associate Justice at this time. c The result will be a com- M. L. Bonham, set forth that the Leader, Barnwell Fruit Co., The Bank i statute under which Governor J hn- its owner to remark that he had never* Bafhwell, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. East erling, Mr. and 1 Mrs. H. J. Phillips, J. YV. Patterson, Angus Patterson E. D. ston preceded to suspend the commis- sioners pending hearings upon charges cf misconduct he brought did not per mit indefinite suspension. aigus grower saying that some of his ; Peacock.-Terie Richprdson, H. W. Sand- ‘.‘gmss” sold on an Eastern market ; el s > a ^ ales, Ghingold’s, G. B. Hagcot, for $1.10 a crate,.which will net him Mrs. Julia D. Jongs, L. Cohen, Mrs. J. j about two cents a hunch the reason N. Dicks, J. W. Ruff, A. A. Lemon, W. advanced for low price being that it J- Lemon, H. Mazursky, Wilson YY^alk- arrTved on a cold, rainy day^VrrPn lis- i er > R- S. Fitzpatrick, T. A. Holland, tener wondering if those “damyankees” Sr., J. B. Morris, Mrs.-J. B. Bostick, eat only in warm, sunshiny weather. Triple “C” News Notes Chaplain Phillips was in camp for Mrs. Pauline Best, Jno. K. SneTfing, the week-end anci held Easter services Farmer remarking that he ex- Miss Elizabeth McNab, Solomon Blatt, Sunday morning. Last Monday night pects to make a little money 1 out of cu-1 P. Davies, Miss Carrie Wiliams the Rev. J. A. Estes held services here. paratively short season, \vith returns somewhat, less than in 1935. , People with good memories state that it has been more than a quarter i of a century since this section has ex perienced such a heavy rainfall in the same length cf time. cumbers this year to plant any. . . . And another farmer saying that he had already planted 1 two acres of “cukes” three times and had to plant his “patch” over again, entailing a total outlay of he doesn’t expect 1 Dodson Still, L. A. Plexico, Teddy Plexico, J. B. Grubbs, J. E. Harley, C. 1 S. Vickery. Rain! Rafrt! Rain! Very little work in the woods cr on the tower? was done during the past The following contributed 50c each:! week on apeount of prolonged April —Bernard Plexico, J. E. Harley Jr., | “showers.” There should be plenty of Miss Marian Bolen, Mrs. Lucile Hayes,' May flowers in this part of the ocun- ab ut $20 for seed. . . Magistrate ! E. Posey, Basil Jenkins, Miss Jo try. J. \V\ Sanders, of Great Cypress town- j Black, Mrs. J. N. Andtrson, Hill’s | There was so much water that there ship, expressing his pleasure over the . Gnx'ery, Jones’ Cafe, I. H. Co per, j was a rumor that they might unbolt (j) a j S y Andersen), th£ village wall- successful outcome of his suit against I he Seminole Store, Marvin Holland the barracks from their foundations j fl ower w hose one ambition was to a credit corporation, the supreme court Jeff Black, J. B. Black, \\ T . H. Boyles, and use them fir house boats in case ; h ave a b eaU) finally succeeded in win last week having affirmed the verdict C. F. Molair, J. M. Bridie, M. M. Ma- the Saltkehatchie River rose to cover | n j n ^ two: Spud McCosky (Gilmore “APPLE BLOSSOM TIME” IS PRESENTED BY SENIORS “Apple Blossom Time,’.’ a comedy in three acts, was presented by the Senior Class cf the Barnwell High School Tuesday night in the high school auditorium. The plot of the farce ccncerned the antics of four young couples in search of romance. Helena Brown, as Betty Ann Stew art a human whirlwind, and Billy Manning, as Bob Matthew^, alias Donald Clark, Betty’s guardian, had the romantic leads. Malzina Kurtz, Observers described the stride taken j of the Circuit Court, with a slight re- zursky, Mrs. L. M. Cave, Rev. J. A. the camp area, hut the rain stopped in j Harley, Jr.) and Mickey Maquire by the assembly last week as the duction in the amount of actual dam- Estes, J. O. Rickard, R. A. Patterson, time, and the boys just had to wade : (D uane Fuller). This trio, ably as- “pace toward adjournment” but point ed ut that however strong the desire of members to wind up th? session’s busiresj- and go home the last stages must take at least several weeks more. They point to the time that must !;e e nsumed f. r the two houses to adopt or reject the free conference report, to send to free conference the general appropriati n hill and to adopt it. and to the fact that members will not go home until the govorner has acted upon the two important meas ures. ages awarded 1 t>y the jury JO*-'- Mordecai Mazursky telling h w aj The following centrihuted 25c each: g; me of golf played cn the local golf i—Mrs. Quincy Martin, Mrs. J. H. lir.ks “cured” him of a severe hack- Black, E. G. Hay, Miss Margaret Mc- aehe. ... A number f sm: H | Allister, Mrs. Ann Creech, E.D. Quat- a little in going from another. Forestry Meetings. ne building to slated by Billy Riley, as Col. Pickens, the constable, and Geneva Birt, a s the caretaker, who spurned his faithful attentions, provided excellent comic re- Training Unions. Tlie Training Union of the Barnwell Baptist Association held an interest- ■ raid- in several sections cf the county ing meeting in Ehrharut Thursday i s und evening of la>t week with 131 mem bers present. Mrs. Forrest S. Br wn, cf Barnwell, had charge of the following program: Song service and prayer. Devotional—Blackville Intermediate. Greetings—Member of Ehrhardt Union. Response — Member of Barnwell Union. “The Bible and Its Message”—Miss Emogene Hair, of Williston. Special Mysic—Dunbarton Union. Sword Drills and Song. In a new set up, the foresters are holding a series of meetings, having , lief throughout the play. Jack Sand enjoying “golf” on a link that t ebaum, H. G. Molony, R. J. Lazar, two cr three each week. Last week ! ers ag Q^rije Lawrence, a self-c n- in the eastern part of T K. Bolen, Miss Lucile Davis, A. A. Mr. Cuthbert discussed the measure- i fid e n t young man about town and iMcAJhster The Best Pharmacy, Mrs. me nt of lumber at one meeting, and Maria Coc i in) as Nancy Prescott, were Augusta ; E. K. C ail, P. YV. Stevens, Mrs. O. B. Mr. Nevils discussed overheating in j victims of love at fi rst sight and help ed to untangle a complicated situa tion. Martha Frances Grubbs was the menace in the cast, as Mrs. Forrest; Catherine Black, as Loretta Harris, the prettiest girl in the village, play ed the vamp; and Pearl Thain, as An- nabelle Spriggins, had the part of the old maid cf the village. The plot came to a hilarious • and successful conclusion when the four boy- they ercctc town. Z::ck Creighton ,c f the Chtonic’e, here Monday afterno n and trying his hand at setting type in the “old home town.” 'Staley, 15c, Mrs. Shelley Black IWf. cars at another. Both were well at- 1 he children cf the Barnwell high tended. After the forester makes his : ml grammar schools, $19.00, making talk, the boys ask questions—and can a total of $102.35. SHERIFF AND ASSISTANTS Make SEVERAL ARRESTS Sheriff J. B. Morris and his deputy Gilmore S. Harley, accompanied by State Constable Cannon, conducted ay and as a result made 11 ar rests, two whites ard nine negroes and expect t j arrest two more whites as a icsult of Sunday’s raids. The arrests were as follows: One white man f r larceny; one for driving while in a drunken condition; nine negroes on charges of violating the prohibi tion laww were also brought to jail Sunday. The raids occurred in the Mt. Calvary, YY'illi^toh and' Corley’s Mill sections. * On Saturday afternoon Sheriff Mor ris, Deputy Harley and Messrs Cannon and Thompson, State constables, cap Ford Exchange Plan. they ask them? As this is written, Mr. Edgerton is scheduled to talk on the project map of the county. Mrs. Patterson is still holding her classes three times a week in the Mr. Carter holds Under the successful engine and parts plan of the Ford Motor Co., re<f- school house, and ords sh-w that more than 175,000 re- his every night. conditioned V-8 engines have been pur- j The “Bugle’ staff was very busy get- chased by owners of trucks, cqmmer- ting out an Easter issue Thursday and | es introduced their prospective Friday but a delay occurred when it w j veg Between the acts of the play, Jennie Diamond, Tarleton Cave, Clifford cial cars and buses. Blocktested factory reconditioned en-j was discovered that a little material gine s are obtainable at a low cost in slightly t-o hot for the censor had ^ exchange for the used engine. Many slipped in. One page had to be de-| j oneg and c oc jj n Kave ^ rec {_ vital parts such as carburetors, geneiv stroyed, and had to be done over, ators, distributors etc., all recondition-! ^ e8t ^ am P i* 1 District, ed to new parts specifications, are also | The army inspectors grade the offered undfer the plan. | camps they inspect on about 40 dif- the Palmetto State barristers. The ship on the return trip will leave Ha vana Sunday, April 19th, and arrive at Charleston the f( Mowing night at ten o’clock. The opening session of the conven tion was held at the Francis Mari n hotel in Charleston last night (Wed nesday), the feature being an address by William L. Ransome, president of the American Bar association. After thi s session, the members cf the asso ciation and others making the trip went on board the New Northland to embark for Cuba. The Program. The exceutive committee, Paul A. Cooper, D. W. Robinson Jr., and John W. Crews, all of Columbia, has ar ranged an attractive pregram. Thursday morning at 11 o’clock a v business session will be held in the ship’s lounge, with an address by Tho*. M. Boulware, president, of Barnwell, and at 3 p. m. there will lie a business session and' election of officers. At 9 o’ clock that night, in the dining saloon, the annual banquet will be glVeiT With J. Rion McKissick, presi dent-elect of the State university as guest speaker. Judlge Thomas S. Sease of Spartanburg, of the Seventh Judicial circuit, will deliver an ad dress. Friday, there will be deck sports and social event s and Friday night a dance, with the vessel arriving in Ha- bana harbor, Saturclay, April 18, in time for these up early to see the sun rise over Morro Castle. At 10 o’clock there will be a sightseeing trip in Ha- ha na. Luncheon on Ship. At 1 o'clock Saturday, there will he luncheon on board the ship in Habana barber, among guests being Senor Juan Si;bates, Senor Miguel Santiago Valencia, Dr. Machado and Dr. Manuel Dorta Duque. Address of welcome will be by Dr. Eduardo Betancourt, president cf the Habana bar, wdth re sponse by the president of the State association. Saturday night, there will be a visit t6 jai alai games—a sort of handball— and night clubs, though those on the trip will be free to follow their own fancies. Sunday at 4 a. m. the ship will sail for Chrleston, with religious services at II a. m. and a concert by the ship’s orchestra in the afternoon. Monday there will be deck sports, the vessel arriving in Charleston at 10 p. m., at which time the convention will close. H. H. Allen is convention cruise manager. “What the Message of the Bible has j tured a i ar g e s tiH i n the Big Fork done for other Countries”—Denmark Senior. Business—Roll call, reports, etc. Better Speaker’s contest by Seniors. Song and prayer. Miss Thelma Owens, of Williston, wa s the winner of the Junior Sword Testimonials of commercial car users stand as proof of both the con venience and economy of the plan. The ready installation of the equipment eliminates tie-ups in haulage and since the cost is less than the average cost of an engine overhaul, maintenance section. The still was running at the , , , charges are reduced, say owners, time, but no one was present when the l z, _. ’ . , Sti'cng recommendations of the officers arrived. Columbia Defeats Savannah. fer?nt points such as the appearance of each of . the buildings, and of the grounds, physical appearance and well being of the men, sanitary arrange ments, athletics, educational activities, mess and so on. The ratings for March made BarnweH the best camp i in this district, which irclud'es Monck’s Corner, Edisto Island and Montmor- enci camps. This is not the first time tatiens with which they won out in the recent county reading contest. Preceding the presentation of the play. Miss Grace League played several piano selections. CRIPPLED CmtDttEN’y SEAL SALE IS GOING OVER-TOP Reports from all parts of the county indicate a good 1 showing in the Crip pled Children’s Seal Sale. To date the sales have more than doubled last Mrs. BrratjXTs Still. Mrs. Broadus Still, 32, of the Gali lee section, died at 3:15 Friday after noon at the Columbia hospital after an illness of a few days, death being due to pneumonia. She was admitted to the hospital Thursday. A sister, Miss Margaret Black, of The Columbia Senators defeated the States, and from som^e of the big-; Savannah Indians here Tuesday in a] h'est trucking organizations in the; Ford Motor Company Exchange plan ^ rated be8t , and it ; year's quota. It is hoped that every have come from all parts of the Unit- ,,, __ A L _ man, woman and child in'the county will do his or her bit, in putting Barn- will not be the last. The week-end wa s a very quiet one ... as almost all the boys went home for wel1 0V J f r ^ t0 P a & a ‘ n ,^i s y ear ; The Drill an|dl Miss Audrey Boland, of Wil- | Sally league exhibition baseball game y nitt>d States. E. J. Brooks, of r Ful- About the only ones who re _ ( clinic for Crippled' Children will be listen, won the Intermediate Sword by the score of 7 to 4. Columbia had ; ^rton, Calif., for instance, reports in camp were those cn fire held at Barnwell, at the Court House, Drill. They will go to the Baptist As-| one big inning, the fourth, when they : that one exchange enabled him d Everybody else left on Friday on April 25th be & innin £ at ten 0, - sembly in Greenville to compete in the | shoved four men acros s the home plat- i to operate his truck 2 20/>00 miles, car-' ^ respective homes. ' i clcck - Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell Arthur Riddock, Reporter, Sword Drill there. | ter. The game was well played | r y»ng hay, lumber and grain into and i Mis s Hortense Murphy, of Bamberg, throughout with the sparkling offense ut of Imperial Valley—one of the made a splendid talk for W~Eetter of Stanley Bach, Columbia center-1 hottest places in the State—where of-1 Speaker’s Contest. She was the only fielder, who made two beautiful run-f ten temperatures reach as high one to take part. | niog catches to rob Savannah hitters l‘-8-degre6g in the shade. of sure hits, the outstanding feature Dr. Stevens Elected. as I and Jasper Counties will be represent ed with Dr. F. R. Hoshall as surgeon in charge. The county nurses from these counties will also be present, to gether with Mrs. Colcock and others. Dr. P. .YV. Stevens, local optome trist was elected to the office of trus-", If there is a crippled child, white or tee cf the Barnwell school district in colored, in your community, see that After "the prewar am a lunch and so cial hour wa s enjoyed. j cf the game. Mr. and Mrs. P. YV. Price and Mrs. The next meeting will be held, in | While the game was witnessed by a 1 W. W. Carter spent the week-end in Tuesday’s election, succeeding J. Jul-; this child gets to the clinic. In some | small crowd it gave promise of a fast Charleston and* while there attended j en Bush, Esq. There was only one i instances the parents have no %fray of ' brand of bashall being played in the ! the Presbyterial Auxiliary meeting other candidate for the position, Dr. ' tr2ns P ort atiin and the child 1 may be Barnwell, was dismissed from the Co lumbia hospital the same day Mrs. Still was admitted. Miss Black had beeTT seriously ill for some time. A lifelong resident of Barnwell County, Mrs. Still was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church, wher-e the funeral services were conducted «t 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Inter ment followed in the churchyard. Mrs. Still was beloved in her home com munity and leaves many friends who regret her passing. She is survived by her husband; three children, O' Neal, 8, Norma Jean, 4, and a baby son, one week old; her parents, Mr. ajid Mrs. W. H. Black, of the Galilee section; three sisters, Misses Mar garet, Jo and Gladys Black; four brothers. C. C. and Judson Black, of Barnwell, and Loris and Dwight-Black, of AllOndale. Bamberg in July. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Peeples and South A^antic league this season. | which was held in the Second Presby- a. B. Patterson. Less than 200 votes j de P r > ved °f this opportunity to have daughter, Mrs. Robert A. Deason, Jr., Both teams seemed to be well baF terian Church. On Saturday they we re polled. fhat crippled body straightened, spent Sunday in Barnwell with rela- anted and should; prove contenders in tive s and friends. ; the pernant chase. visited the Summerville Gardens. and Edisto Martin C. Best, who was carried to the Baptist hospital last week suffer ing from an attack of flu, was able to return hefne Tuesday afternoon, and his friends will be glad to know that he continues to improve. 4 i