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\ H ' PAGE EIGHT. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA i L ' Barnwell 50 an(! £5 Years Ago. Interesting Items Gleaned From the Files of The Barnwell People. Dr. John Calhcun Creech. MAY 6. 1886. The attendance *,t the memorial ex ercises, Rivers Bridge, next Saturday, promises to be larger this year than it has ever been. The post office at Rays has been discontinued) because nobody would keep it. That’s the first office that ever went begging in this ccunty. “To W. R. Kelly, Manager, Black- ville, S. C.: We hereby challenge your club for a series of games, the first to commence at your city, on next Thursday, May Gth, and the other two in Barnwell. Hoping to hear favor ably from you, we remain, respectful ly, Aaron, c; Califf, ip; Holman, 1 b; Owens, W., 2 b; Owens, J'., 3 b; Simms, ss; Owens, D., If; Tobin, cf; Maher, rf.“ % Mr. G. K. Ryan has given out the contract for building a brick store. Mr. A. P. Manville has begun the enlargement of his store. There was m<rfe inexcusable pistol shooting within the town Jimit s Sun day afternoon. The town cannon has been white washed. W. R. Kelly, Esq., of Blackville, has .secured as body guard fdr Master Ran dall beautiful collie dog, which pos sesses almost human intelligence. Mr. J. H. Anderson died yesterday morning from injuries received when he was thrown from his horse Satur day evening while returning from Barnwell to his home. Col. Edward Cantwell, of Allendale, has been elected to a professorship in the United States Naval and Military Academy at Oxford, Md. Capt. J. D. Kennedy and family went up the S. C. R. R. Saturday evening, en route for Shanghai, via the South ern Pacific Railroad. They will take steamer at San Francisco. MAY 4, 1911. Mr. Thomas Sanders sold 1 * on Thurs day two bales of 1910 cotton at 15.5. Gardner O. H. Best, Sr., reports Irish potato blooms a month from the day of planting, and young potatoes a s large as hickory nuts. Prof. W. H. Hand says thaj the new Elko school building is the best in Barnw'ell County. It contains four class rocm s on the ground floor and an excellent auditorium upstairs. Butcher Still ha|J| on sale Friday a beef that proved Barnwell County as good a cattle raising section as it was in old befere cotton days. It weighed 127 pounds to the quarter, wa a of Holstein strain and was raised by Mr. Rosier of the Southside. Mr. J. R. Harrison proposes to make in the near future a roof garden over his block at the corner of East Main and Middle Streets. If his plans are earned out, that will be one feature in which Barnwell will he miles ahead of any other town in the State. Plans for the New Coast Line pas senger depot at Barnwell have been approved. The present depot building will be used for freight purposes. The new' passenger depot for the Southern Railway will be.commenced as s°on as a satisfactory site has been secured. Owens-Jeter.—By Rev. John K. Goode < n the 26th ult., Mr. J. B. Jeter, of Swansea, and Miss Corinne, daugh ter of the late A. W. Owens, Esq., cf Barnwell, were happily married. Three thousand good people from the counties of Bamberg Barnwell, Colleton and Hampton attended the annual memorial services at Rivers’ Bridge on Friday. Marriedl, by Rev. John K. Goode on the 30th ult., Mr. Charles S. Ander son and Miss Nora Cave, daughter of Mr. L. F. Cave, both of Dunbarton. COMMENTS ON MEN AND NEWS By SPECTATOR. We, so-called' Christian people, are a strange lot. I am reminded cf what someone said recently.. I made the point that though we surround our selves with all the devices to save and to lessen work, and though we multi ply the agencies that bring u s closer together, yet we are ourselves not only not better b ’t we ?re in danger of becoming worse. Years and years ago when people hadi little to ''read bu # their Bibles and the almamac they became fairly in formed, superficially wt least, about some seriou s matters. They spent more time in conversation or in medi tation than we do. We haven’t time to think; n' r is there any compulsion to do it. Our opinions are made for u, by newspapers and the radio an nouncers and the multitudes of iona- tor s who make a noise over the radio, and if we have a minute from the wild chase to keep ahead of the wolf we spend it in ia movie, feasting our very souls on the wildest and most fantas tic stuff, or else regaling ourselves with a whole lot of things that are not new but that used to be kept un der cover. So, with all these influen ce- to divert us, we have no time to Hi ink. a personal campaign against him by trying to strip him of authority exer cised by other Governors. We are embr iled in a row in South Carolina. The Governor and the Courts an,] 1 the Legislature don’t seem to be able to get together. Each one thinks that the other one is wrong. I am wondering if the time has come for a committee of citizens to call on the Governor and the Legislature in the capacity < f- mediators. There is need for something of the sort. Hojtv can we have the affairs of th*^people hinged upon the outetme of a quarrel? May not a committee of men who are not partisans say to our Governor and Legislature? “Gentlemen, the affairs of the State are so transcendently im portant that we call upon you in the name of the State to arrive at a point of agreement and to stand on common ground 1 .” There can be no doubt at all that the Legislature feels that its dignity has been affronted, and the Governor Believes that the Legislature is making The House of Reepresentatives lost its dignity last week when it devoted a lot of time to something written by a college student about conditions emong mill people. In the first place, a citizen of South Carolina is not an swerable to the General Assembly for what he writes or what he says. We are a free people and not subject to any such manifestations of tyrrany. 1 don’t know what the young fellow wrote, nor do I care, but its neither my business. The sending of a psy- Ilegislature. The sending of a psy chiatrist to examine him was an act net only entirely outside the scope of the authority of the House, but it was a pitifully small thing for a great Legislative body to do. 1 don’t know what the psychiatist will report, but I am safe in saying that few people could submit to such an examination with any degree of as surance, for if some of us are not half- cracked we certainly act as though we were. Now since thi s has become a precedent, the House had better have care lest the Governor send a regiment of psychiatrists to make ex aminations in the great hall of State. The Democratic County Conventions were held on Monday—as usual. The State Executive'Committee had recommended that the law be changed ->o as to allow meetings on Wednes day. However, the Legislators wish to attend the Conventions, so the meet ing was held on Monday, all Legisla tors being at home that day. It may be suggested that the Democratic Primary elections in August and Sep tember had better be held on Mon days, instead of Tuesdays, so that the members of the Legislature may have time at home to vote. The subject of this sketch wa 8 born 67 years ago in the Big Fork section of Barnwell County, the son of Mary Ann Southwell and Henry Joice Creech. Of a family of ten brothers and sisters only one sister remains, Mrs. B. M. Jenkins, Sr., of Kline. He. waa educated at the University of South Carolina, where he graduated, and) later took his course in pharmacy at the Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. Upon hi s return to his native coun ty he engaged in the drug business in Barnwell, where he is pleasantly re membered by his friends of that day, not only for his genial and endearing personality, but also for his business success. Some 30 years ago he opened in Gaffney, the Gaffney Drug Co., j which prospered under his manage ment. After leaving his chosen pro fession he had for the past few years been employed as bookkeeper and dis bursing officer of Federal Emergency Relief in Cherokee County. As a citizen of Gaffney he was froe- most among those promoting the busi ness, civic and religious welfare of , his town and county. As a charter ! member of the Rotary Club and Gaff ney Baptist Church he was a valued , andl honored helper in all of its local , and broader avenues of service, and ! was held in high esteem by all of his pastors. The many kindnesses shown ! him during his last illness, and the wealth of floral offerings at his fu neral attested the -high esteem in which he was held. The fo|o*wing, clipped from The Gaffney Lediger, will be of interest to his many friends and relatives in Barnwell County: Dr. John Calhoun Creech, 67, promi nent retired druggist, died at 1:15 o’ clock yesterday afternoon at the City Hospital where he had been a patient several days. He had been sick about six. weeks, and 1 apparently had been getting along fairly well until yester day. Dr. Creech w'as bom March 26,1869, near Kline. He came to Gaffney about 30 years agp from Barnwell and es tablished the Gaffney Drug Company, which he operated successfully until 1931. He had been in the drug bus- ness at Barnwell. After closing out his business here, Dr. Creech was con nected with the Federal Emergency Relief office in the capacity of book keeper and disbursing officer for a considerable period. During hi s business career here Dr. , Creech took an active interest in pro- I moting and developing the welfare i of the community. He was a member I of the First Baptist Church, and was I one of the charter members of the Rotary Club. He was married in 1902 to Miss Addie Sams, a daughter of the late ; Prof. R. O. Sams, of Gaffney, who s ur- j vives him with two children, Mrs. Emily Creech MacDowell, of Gaffney, j and J. C. Creech, Jr., of Charlotte, and ■ one sister, Mrs. B. M. Jenkins, of I Kline and* a number of nieces and I nephews. | Funeral services were conducted at , the residence on Victoria avenue at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Dr. D. A. Howard, pastor of the First Bap tist Church, and Dr. R. C. Cranberry, president of Limestone College, offi ciated. Interment followed in Oakland cemetery, with the Shuford Hatcher Company, morticians, in charge. * Ben Anderson Norris. Governor Johnston has issued a proclamation for the observance of music week. The Governor says that music is a necessity. I wonder I if music makes the Governor go round and round. 94-102 FANEUIL HALL MARKET, HALL & COLE, Inc. BOSTON, MASS. I}! Commission Merchants and Distributors of ASPARAGUS One of the Oldest Commission Houses in the Trade. SEND FOR SHIPPING STAMP. The death of Ben Anderson Norris, 16, cast a spell of gloom over the en tire Snelling section where he had re sided for years. Norris died Sunday from pneumonia following an illness of five weeks from a rheumatic condi tion.. He was the son of Mrs. W. A. Strickland by a former marriage. The body was laid! to rest in the Mt. Olive Baptist Churchyard following funeral services at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church by the Rev. Mr. Hop kins, his pastor. The pallbearers were hi s fellow schoolmates, S. E. Moore, Jr., Jack Hill, Furman Hill, Jr., Rufus Moore, Jr., Elmer Fields and Jack Cook. The body was laid to rest at four o’clock Monday afternoon. Besides his mther and foster father, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Strickland * 1 , young Norris is also survived by one sister and one brother, who have the sympa thy of a host of frends in their be reavement. -m Caught With Illegal Liquor. Viola Sanders and' Willie Kinard, of the Big Fork section, w’ere caught with two gallons of illegal liquor in their possession by Deputy Sheriff Qilmore Harley and State Constable Cannon one day last week. The liquor along with an automobile were confiscated by the officers, and the couple was arrested. , While riding along the highway in the western part of the county Deputy Harley arrested a negro named Robt. Ford> on whose person he found a pint ofJHegal liquor and a pistol. The ne gro was lodged in the county jail. Triple “C” News Notes ❖< m c~:~x->*>*X m :->*x~x-x-x-x»x*< m > The Rev. J. A. Estes was out at the camp on Moriday night to hold reli gious services and there was a good attendance.. , Mr. Cuthbert held a meeting for the Forestry Department on Wednesday night, his subject for discussiori being square and cubic measurement. Baseball Game. On Wednesdlay of last week the ball team took the Barnwell High School team to the tune of 11 to 3. The heavy hitters for the camp team were Potter and Martin, each getting three hits out of five trips to the bat, and each also getting a triple, the only extra base hit blows of the day. The box score follows: Barnwell: Player AB Lemon 4 Richardson ____ 5 Moore 5 Harley 3 Milhous 4 Blatt 3 Sander s 3 Sanders 4 TOTALS __ 35 CCG Camp: H R E 10 2 10 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 <T 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 •^oo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 2*1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 2 0 8 11 4 Martin for the CCG camp walked 5 men aod struck out 12, and hit 2 bat ters, while Moore for Barnwell walked 3 men and struck out 16, and hit one batter. We are expecting to schedule other games in the near future, and adver tise them. This game was more or less a practice game and was not ad vertised at all. Mr. Bryan on Leave. Mr. Bryan, bur Educational Adviser, has gone on a leave of seven days. He said he would visit relatives and friends in Washington, Wilmington, and other points. What is thi s rumor abuot someone getting married? (By Arthur Ricdock, Reporter.) NEW SOUTH CAROLINA ROAD « . ■ -»■ - MAP OFFERED FREE BY GULF 666 Liquid-Tablets Salve-Nose Drops Potter 5 Drawdy 2 Dunn 3 Vincent 4 Hook 4 Cato 2 McElveen 2 Lavender 0 Cope 3 Pender 1 Risher 1 Ellison 3 Kirkland 3 Emeneker 1 Cave 1 Martin 5 TOTALS __ 40 “History and nature have joined in mafcffl?? South Carolina cne-of the most interesting sectior.fi of the .coun try,” is the tribute paid this State in a new 1936 road map now being offered to motorists at s ome 40,000 Gulf gaso line service stations throughout the land. “A visit to South Carolina en riches life.” Besides charting the State highways and byways, the new map show' s the State’s principal cities in detail; de scribee its scenic attractions and prin cipal points of interest *to tourists, and promotes safe and sane driving in an illustrated list of “Do’s and Dont’s for Drivers.” With the issuing of the colorful new chart of South Carelina, it is interest ing to note that Gulf was the first to offer a free road map to the traveler, more than 20 years ago—a somew'hat sketchy chart of dirt and macadam pikes in western Pennsylvania. To day, in adldition to detailed maps of 33 States, Utilf offers to map out tours for individual motorists to all parts of the United States and Canada, through its Tourguide Bureau, Gulf Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4-H Local Leaders* Camp. 4-H Local Leaders from South Caro lina held ther 3rd) local leaders’ train ing camp at Camp Long, Aiken, the past week-end, from May 1st through May 3rd. This was one of the most successful camps ever held. Several very interestng discussions on “Local Leader Appreciation,” “Making Bet ter Reports,” “Spiritual and . Cultural Values” were given by A. B. Graham in charge of subject matter special ists, extension service, U. S. D. A. The song services were in charge of Mrs. Plowden. Sunday morning, “Conserving the Beauties of Nature” by “Mother” Walker was enjoyed very much. Romaine Smith, in charge of recreation, added a great deal of en joyment to the camp. The girls and women with a total of 95 present outnumbered the boys and men who hand only 37 present. There were representatives from 29 counties. Barnwell County was rep resented by Misses Lunette Bates and Gene Swett, local leaders from Meyers Mill club, and Margaret Kneece, local leader from Joyce Branch club. MARGARET KNEECE, Secy. Barnwell Co. Local Leaders. SALVE for COLDS .price Sc 10c 25c THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, 1936. 5 DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist i ' Offices 956 Broad St. * ■t AUGUSTA, GA. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel This is the month to dance around May- • poles, sharpen up lawn-mowers and change to Gulf’s new Spring Gasoline. For average temperatures are up over April, and you need a gas specially refined for this warmer weather—to get maximum mileage. That Good Gulf is “Kept in Step with the Cal endar,” so that all of it goes to work, none.of it goes to waste. Try a tankful today. i'NEXI THING TO A MIRACLE" phot’s what users say about Superfex . the refrigerator for rural homes • It is hard to ^ believe that Superfex actually makes cold by burning kerosene. But it does. And it makes plenty of it-all you need for keeping foods fresh—all you need for freezing ice cubes and desserts. More amazing still, Superfex does these things with the burners go ing just a small part of the time. About two hours after you light them, they go out automatically. Yet retrigeration goes right on. With one lighting you get twenty- four hours of refrigeration. This short burning time gives you modem refrigeration in its most economical form. The new. models offer the last word in convenience. And their beauty of design and finish har monize with any type of kitchen or kitchen furnishings. Ask for a free home demonstration. And let us tell you about the easy terms on which you may buy, if you wish. No electricity .... No running water . • . No moving parts .... Operates on kerosene J. W. Smoak Hardware Co. Orangeburg, S. C. C11D P D PP Y m oilburninc O U r C IvFEA REFRIGERATOR A PRODUCT OP PERFiCTION STOVC COMPANY / MOTH SEAL STORAGE BAGS Hiding clothe* away In doMtadoM not stop the moth. * Boioro “out of us*' cloth** ar* packed away hav* ua clean and return them to you in Moth r. i jyB S ** ] S,ora< 3* 8*0*- ThU U th* only assured If 11 IYmV protection from the moth. 4 Purvis Dry Cleaners BARNWELL, 8. C. :\ l