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i . — i ^ ^ THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT.- Consolidated June 1, 1525. People-Sentinel ‘Ju&t Like a Member of the Family' 1 Largest County Circulation. VOLUME LIX. % BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1936. NUMBER 32. Barnwell County Field Day, Friday, April 24th Democratic Clubs to Meet Next Saturday Biennial Meetings to Be Held April 25th for the Purpose of Electing Officers, Etc. Undler the rules of the Democratic party in South Carolina, the various clubs in Barnwell County will hold meetings on Saturday, April 25th, for the purpose of electing officers for the fnsuing two years and transacting such othgr business as may properly come before such meetings. The rules provide for the election of a. president, one or mere vice-presir dents, a secretary and a treasurer, “and may have the following working committees, of not less than three members each, viz.: A committee -on registration, an executive committee and such other committees as each club may deem expedient.” The clubs at Saturday’s meeting will also elect a county executive committeeman and delegates to the county convention which will be held at Barnwell on Monday May 4th, at ten o’clock a. m. Each club i s entitled to one delegate for every 25 members and cne dele gate for a majority fraction^thereof, based on the number of votes palled in ihe first primary of the preceding election year. The number of dele gates to which each club is entitled this year is as follows: Barnwell, 31; Bennett Springs, 2; Blackville, 17; Double Ponds, 4; Dun barton, 3; Elko, 4; Four Mile, 4; Friendship, 4; Great Cypress, 8; Heal ing Springs, 5; Hercules 6; Hilda, 6; Red Oak, 3; Reedy Branch, 2; Rose mary, 4; Siloam, 3; Williston, 15, and Yenome, 3. Each club is earnestly requested to send the names of the delegates and executive committeemen elected Sat urday to the secretary, B. P. Davies, at Barnwll^ a s soon after the dub meetings as p: ssible in order that a temporary roll of the County Conven tion may be prepared. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Senee and Nonsense About People You Know and Othera You Don’t Know. I A solar halo, commonly wnown as a “ring around the sun,” shortly after noon Friday. This spribe witnessed the phenomenon from Main Street in Columbia and was toldi by W. P. Houseal, the Dutch Weather Prophet, tha.t it Whs caused by light rays pass ing through ice particles in high citro- stratus clouds—or sumpin’ to that ef fect. Outside of the ring was a well defined rainbow. . . . Many trees practically in full leaf in spite of the co'ld, wet . spring. . . . Shipments of asparagus again being curtailed by the cool weather the latter part cf last week’., . . , A large crowdt iki town Saturday afternoon, following a busy week cf work on the farms. . . Reports of frost Sunday and Monday mornings, with early straw hats re turning to hibernation. . . . The awning in front cf the Best Pharmacy being damaged by fire, probably caus ed by a careless cigarette smoker. . . . Angus Patterson threatening to play the part of Major Bowes and “give the g ng” to long-winded speak ers at local American Legion meet ings. . . . Reports that Dan Cu pid ha s been very bsily engaged in his work of making two hearts heat as one. ... A. R. Still, of Elko, re joining The People-Sentinel’s family of satisfied readers. Mr. Still is a for mer subscriber who- “just can’t get along with ut the paper.” The pub lisher welcome s him back in the fold. LOCAL LEGISLATORS ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEES Barnwell Club. The Barnwell Democratic Club will meet at the Court H use in Barnwell on Saturday, April 25th, 1936, at 11:00 a. m., for the purpose of electing offi cers for the ensuing two years, dele gates to the county convention and a county executive committeeman and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said —meeting. Edgar A. Br .wn, President. Elko Club to Meet. The- Elko Democratic Club will meet next Saturday afternoon, April 25th, at 5 o’clock, at the depot fer the purpose of re-organizing and electing four delegate^ t the County conven tion. H. J. Crouch, Chmn. ALLENDALE WINS FIRST GAME OVER BARNWELL Action on the free conference re port cf the highway measure, scheduled' for Thursday of last week, was defer red until Tuesday on account of the ab sence of Representative Solomon Blatt, a member of the committee amf < ne of the original authors of the bill. Colonel Blatt was called to Orangeburg to the beside of his father, N. Blatt of Blackville,. who | was operated on Thursday at the Tri- C unty hospital. Speaker ClauCie A. Taylor has ap pointed Representative Winchester C. Smith Jr., of Williston, on the im portant free conference committee to iron out the differences between the House and the Senate on the annual appropriation bill. Other h use mem- ocr s are Representatives Neville Ben- ‘ nett, chairman cf the w lys and means committee, and O. E. Bruce, of Spar tanburg. This is the.second time in the last three sessions that Mr. Smith has been given this important assign ment. Over in the Senate, Lieut.-G v. J. E. Harley named Senators S. M. Ward, chaii man of the finance com mittee, R. D. Epps and H. Klugh Pur- dv on the free conference committee. Airplane “Bogs Dcwn! »»» -Believe it or net, an airplane “bogged down” in Barnwell Sat urday. When Lieut. David E. Ken nedy, of Washingtong, D. C., landed at the Barnwell airport, his big army plane sank into the soft field, which had become miry as a result of the recent heavy rains and the plane had to be dragged to firmer ground by an automobile before Lieu tenant Kennedy cculd' take off on his return trip. The ship was not damaged. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, of Williston, and landed here for a brief visit to his parents when the unusual acciclent occurred. Hearing of the incident, ‘a local wise-cracker recalled an old saying that “Barnwell is Barnwell.” c SoH Conservation—— Program Underway Community Headquarters for Conven ience of Farmers Set Up Through out the County. Barnwell Highway Included in Program About Fear Miles of County Road From Barnwell Toward Denmark to Be Earth Surfaced. The State highway department call ed for bids Friday on one-fifth of the $5,000,000 road! building program ap proved by the highway commissbn the previous Tuesday in,it s first meet ing since Governor Johnston’s ouster proceedings began. The department will open bids May 5th for 25 road and bridge construction projects in 22 counties at a cost cf $1,000,000. Con tracts W >11 be let after the bids are tabulated and federal approval receiv ed. It is said that the federal bureau of roads has already given approval to the projects advertised, all of which will be financed by federal fund's. Included in the projects is the earth surfacing of 3.86 miles of county roa ( ! fi m Barnwell toward Denmark at a cost of $29,000. Another project in thi s section will he the earth type surfacing of 2.85 miles cn route 33 near Bamberg, $38,000. A meeting of the community and county committeemen for the new Soil Conservation Ppcgram was held Fri day at the Court House in Barnwell. At that time detailed instructions and information Were given to the commit teemen and they were also furnished with a supply of blank work forms. County Agent Bcylston says that he feels that the farmers are beginning ty be informed on this new program and appear to be very much interested. About 700 farmers attended the se-" ries of meetings held in the county recently. Community headquarters have been set up at different points in the coun ty, where the community committee men are stationed* for the purpose of assisting farmer s in making up the work sheets for their farms. They, began this work on Wednesday of this week. All farmers who plan to make an application for a grant should make out their work sheets at the first opportunity. The headquarters arranged for and the committeemen who will b© present to assist the farmers are listed as follows: • Barnwell—W. L. Baxley, M. F. Black and H. H. Ellis; Court House, supervisor’s offfee. Blackville—J. H. Lancaster W. H. Huttc, Jr; H. D. Still’s store. Dunbarton—F. L. Eaves and H. R. Williams; Hiers’ store. Four Mile—C. G. Youngblood and. C. M. Turner; Atterbury’ s Filling sta tion. Hilda—Frank Sanders and S. E. Sanders; A. C. L. depot. Kline—J. W. Bates; Best’s store. Pleasant Hill — Perry Sprawls; school house. Williston—J. W. Folk and N. B. Youngblood; Folk’s Filling station. TWO THOUSAND CHILDREN EXPECTED HERE TOMORROW Barnwell-Bamberg Baptists Convene • - * Methods of Instructicn Are Discussed at Convention of Sunday Schools in Bamberg. PURVIS DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT OPENS Adult School Work in County. The* Emergency Education program of Barnwell C unty, with Mrs. Mar garet S. Hogg, organizer, feels proud of, winning one of' the three prizes given the State for the best represen-flailed' and’the new concern is prepar- Ir the opening baseball game cf the season Barnwell was defeated here M nday afternoon by the Allendale high school nine, 14 to 7. Br>th teams wefe hitting the op posing pitchers freely, but the Barn well boy s made errors with runners cn base and Allendale was quick to take advantage of these miscues. Allenciale turned loose a barrage of base hits, coupled with two Barnwell errors, to score seven times in the second- inning and put the game on ice. Allendale. 071 010 131—14 11 3 Barnwell.. 002 021 011— 7 12 7 Batteries—Allendale, Hewlett and Henry; Barnwell, Moore and Milhous. Sheldon Church Services. ‘ The Rev. R. Maynard Marshall, rec tor of St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Beaufort, has requested The Peo- ple-Scptinel to announce that the an nual service will be held in the old Sheldon Church ruins at 12 o’clock M., Sunday, April 26th. The Rev. C. A. Jessup, D. D., Dean Emeritus of th£ Buffalo, (N. Y.) cathedral, will deliver the sermon and music will be by the Parris Island Marine orchestra. Traf fic will be directed byt the Beaufort National Guardsmen. Numbers of people from this and other sections ^attend this service each year, and* there will be no services in the Church of the Holy Apostles Sun day so that members of the congrega tion may attend the Sheldon services. Mrs. John I. Bronson. Mrs. Harrie Laura Bronson, 82, died at her home in Barnwell at 12 o’clock Friday night after a short illness, al though she had b?en in declining health for some time. Funeral ser vices were conducted Sunday after noon at four o’clock in the Church of the Holy Apostles by the rector, the Rev. J. A. Pinckney and the body was lai'a to rest in he adjoining church yard. Mrs. Bronson, who was a daughter of the late Hon. Robert L. Tillinghast and Mrs. Sophia Elizabeth Tillinghast, wa s born January 29th, 1854, at Gil- lisonville, old Beaufort District. Her early girlhood was spent in Columbia, where, in January, 1883, she was mar- Vied to the late J :hn I. Bronson and came to Barnwell to make hsr home. Seven children were born to this union only three of whom survive: Mrs. A. R. Wallack, of Laurens; Robert L. Bronson, clerk of coura- for Barnwell County, and John I. Bronsn, Jr., both of Barnwell; three grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews, who have the sincere" sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. Box Party-«t Hilda. There will be a box party at the Hilda school house next Wednesday night, April 29th, at 8:30. Proceeds will be for the benefit of the school. tatii n at the Sesqui-Centennial on March 21. There were 110 teachers and pupiL from this county present for the program. The prize was a $10.00 library, which was given for use in the adult schools cf the county. The interest shown and work ac complished in the scho Is means the continuance of the work and that il- literacy will sonn be blotted out in the county. This accomplishment has only been mace by the untiring efforts and co peration of Miss Will Lou Gray, State supervisor of adult educa tion, and her co-workers.—Contribut ed. The Purvis Dry Cleaning Co., which has been operating a truck service here for the past several months, has opened an up-to-date dry cleaning es tablishment in the Ellis building, op posite Calhoun % Park. Several thous and dollars worth of the latest machinery end equipment ha s been in- Bamberg, April 16.—The annual meeting of the Barnwell-Bamberg Sunday school convention wa s held with the Bamberg Baptist Church yes- over the sessions. One hundred and dinner being served the visiting dele- I gates by the members of the hostess church. Geo. B^, Inabinet, prudent, presided cvr the sessions. One hundred and j forty visiting representatives regis- ' tered, 19 churches in the convention being represented. H. C. Herndon superintendent of the Spring Branch Church Sunday school, conducted the morning devotional, after which the Rev. B. B. Jernigan, of Wagener, made a talk on the daily vacation Bible school. Two-minute talks were made by the superintendents of the various church es. Mr. Ini^inet explained the new five year plan adopted recently for the church schools in the Southern Bap tist convention. The Ehrhardt Sunday-School gave a demonstration of the fhonthly work ers council, and the Rev. L. G. Payne, of Blackville, made a talk on the Sun day school, an agency of soul winning. At the afternoon session, depart mental conferences were held with the following leading: cradle roll, Mrs. M. J. Black; beginner, Mrs. L. G. Payne; primary, Mrs. W. C. Reese; junior, Mrs. J. P. Wesberry; inter mediate, the Rev. J. A. Estes; young people, the Rev. W. C. Reese; ad!ult, the Rev. George Hopkins, and the daily vacation Bible schools, Mis s Vir ginia Hill. After the election of officers tha Rev. J. H. Webb, pastor of the First Baptist church in Columbia, preached a sermon. COMPETITIVE ATHLETIC EVENTS AT FULLER PARK. Last Field Day Was Held in Barnweeil in 1917, Being Discontinued Be cause of World War. ed to do the same high class work that is to be obtained in the larger cities. Attention is called to the company’s advertisement elsewhere in this issue (f The People-Sentinel. Missionary Society Notes. The 58th session of the Womaifs Missionary Society of the South Caro lina Methodist Conference was held in Beennettsvillt April 17-19. The guest speakers were Bishop Edwin D. Mou- zon, of Charlotte, N. C.; Miss Daisy. Davies, of Atlanta; Mrs. Ethel Shuler Smith, of Minga Station, Africa, and Miss Mary Belle Winn, of Laura Ha- good School, China. Mrs. Terie Rich- ardlson represented the Barnwell Aux iliary as delegate to the conference and while there visited the Rev. and Mrs. Woodrow Ward, formerly " of Barnwell. a The Orangeburg District Conference of the Woman’s Missionary Society will be held in the Bornwell Methodist Church on May 6th. About 200 dele gates are expected at this meeting, which will be an all-day affair. Card of Thanks. ■ We wish to", express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our many friends for the many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy during the recent illness and death of our wife and mother, and also for the many floral offerings. Broadus Still and Children. M rs. Mary Chitty. -ft Blackville, April 21.—On Tuesday, April 6th, Mrs. Mary Chitty, affec tionately known as “Aunt Daughtie,” passed t her enternal reward at the •advanced age of 80 years. She wa s a member of the Double Ponds Church and her kind and lovable character had endeared her to all who knew her. Her death is a distinct loss to her com munity. Mrs. Chitty is survived by two sons, J. P. and Robert Chitty, of Blackville; four daughters, Mrs. E. H. Hartzog, Mts. Ada Delk and Mrs. Ly dia Berry, of Blackville, and Mrs. Emma Still, cf Olar, and a number of grandchildren. Flneral services were ccnductd by her pastor, the Rev.. L. G. Payne, at four o’clock Wednesday afternoon, April 8th, at her late residence and her body was laid to rest in the family cemetery nearby. Dedication Services. Blackville, April 21.—Dedication ser vices will be held in the Blackville Baptist Church Sunday morning, April 26th. Dr. Charles A. Jsnes, of Co lumbia, State mission seertary of the Southern Baptist Convention, will de liver the address. The pastor, the Rev. L. 'G. Payne, announces that an appropriate program of music will be given. The public is cordially invited to attend 1 . Revival Services at Methodist Church. Boiling Springs 4-H Club Meets The Boiling Springs 4-H Club held a meeting April 3rd, at the Boiling Springs school house. The meeting opened ‘with a song and' the Ritual. The meeting was then turned over to Miss Patat, the county nurse, who gave each member an individual health inspection. Annie Mae Fowke was declared the healthiest club girl. She is to represent her club in the health contest to be held later. The meeting was then turned over to Miss McNab, the home demonstration agent. The secretary read the minutes cf the last meeting and called the roll. Nine members were preseat, with one visi tor. Beginning next Monday, April 27th, at 8:00 p. m., there will be a series of revival services at the LcM Methodist Church. The Rev. C. S. Felder, pas tor of the Springfield Charge, will be with Ug to preach. Services will be each morning at 9:30, and each even ing at 8:00 o’clock. All are cordially invited to attend. J. C. Jnabinet,"Pastor. Optometrists Meet. The Central Z c ne of the South Caro lina Optometric Association met in Orangeburg Monday night with Dr. Geo. C. Wise in charge of the pro gram. Dr. P. W. Stevens, local op tometrist, attended the meeting and delivered a lecture. The meeting was Well attended. Plans for the State Convention which meet s in Greenville next week were completed. Sch um pert-Blanton. Columbia, April ^8.—Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Schumpert, of Dunbarton, an nounce the marriage cf their daughter, Helen Dodrick, to Mr. Winn Blanton, of Columbia., March 24, in Orlando. Mr. and Mrs. Blanton are making their home on Barnwell Street Colum bia. Mr. Blanton i s with the Carolina Life Insurance company here. Catfish Stew at Methodist Church Ladies of the local Methodist Church will serve a catfish stew in the church dining room on Friday even ing, April 24th, fer the benefit of the building fund of the church. —Barnwell County’s white schools will meet to-merrow (Friday, April 24th) at Fuller Park in Barnwell for com petitive athletic events. A large ma jority of the more than two thousand children enrolled in the schools will be in attendance. A greater part of the teachers, numbering nearly one hundred, will attend. A clear and definite program in the mind's cf both teachers and pupils has been arranged. The events begin at 9:30 a. m., and will consume pratically the entire day. The University of South Carolina ha 8 consented to fur nish five track men who are to judge the events. Lieut. Fanning, of Springfield, of the State Highway De partment, will send three or feur motor cops to help with the traffic problems. All school children will bring their own lunches. The Park Commission has given the committee in charge permission to prodivde re freshments at popular prices am3 these may be purchased on the grounds. Proceeds from 'the sale of candies, fruits, crackers, soft drinks, etc., will be used to defray necessary expenses. The committee, consisting-of Prin cipals W. R. Price, M M. Player and E. W. Carson, met last Monday and decided that all events would be held at the park except the contests for the primary pupils,(1st, 2nd and 3rd grades); these contests will be held on the Barnwell school grounds. This committee has already appointed sub committees, and these will assist the ' track men from the University with the contests. Quite a crowd will visit the county seat Friclay. Besides the teachers and their pupils, number s of patrons will attend. The County Field Day is an event when pupils present themselves in ac tion. It is an occasion which will awaken educational enthusiastn and will stimulate local pride. It is a time when the schools of the county meet in friendly rivalry and new am bitions are aroused in teachers, pa trons and pupils. Thp school which does net occasionally have an opportunity to compare itself with cthor schcol 8 or other school systems misses cne of the great incentives to growth and perfection. The Field Days for Barnwell County in former years were pronounced as worth while. The last one was held in 1917^ The minutes of the meeting of the County Board of Education dated March 5th, 1918, stated that no Field Day would be held that year because cf conditions brought about by the World War. It is with genuine enthusiasm that the school folks throughout the county re sume again these intra-school con tests. The list of school athletic con tests for N bhys and girls of all the grades is given below: High School Boys 1. 100 yard dash. 2. 220 yard dash. 3. 440 yard dash. 4. 880 yard dash. 5. Relay. 6. High jump. 7. Broad jump. 8. Polo vault. 9. Shot put. 10. Discus. 11. Javelin. High School Girls. 1. 50 yard dash. 2. Broad jump. 3. Basketball throw. 4. Baseball throw. 5. High jump. 6. 200 yard relay. 7. Walking 200 yards. Grammar School—Primary. 1. Sack Race—1st, 2nd and 3rd grades. One race per grade. 2. 3- legged race—3rd grade. 3. Tug of War—3rd grade. 4. Stunt race (50 yards relay)—1st and 1 2nd grades. 5. Shoe race (25 yards)—3rd grade. Intermediate. 1. 50 yard dash—4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grades. 2. Broad jump, standing and running. 3. High jump, standing and running. 4. Potato race. . Announce Birth of Daughter.' The Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Stembridge, Jr., former residents of Barnwell, but now living in Cectartown, Ga., an nounce the birth of a 7% pound baby girl cn April 8th. The infant daugh ter has oeen named Jane Shelton.