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\ THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Consolidated June 1, 1925. Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LIE. Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 1936. Largest County Circulation. NUMBER 37. COUNTY ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, JUNE 8 Col. Solomon Blatt Announces for House Barnwell Representative Throws Hat A Little Sense and Nonsense About in Ring as Candidate for Re- election. • - Col. Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, is a candidate to succeed himself as a member of the house of represntatives and his formal announcement will be found elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. To introduce him to the voter s of Barnwell County i s pret ty muchdn the same category as “car rying coals to Newcastle,” but the record of his more importnat achieve ments in the general assembly should not be ignored 1 . Colonel Blatt was first elected 1 to the house in 1932 without opposition and was reelected two years later, again' ( wfit?hauft being- -opposed. In Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week People You Know and Other* You Don’t Know. The following appreciated compli ment from Dr. DeWitt B. Lancaster, of Baltimore, Md., who sent in his renewal subscription last week: “I look forward each week to Friday morning—the. day the Barnwell paper arrives. With my egg s and toast, it is truly the ‘Autocrat of the Break fast Table.’ Your slogan, ‘Just like a Member of the Family,’ is quite appropriate. Reading about the familiar names of friends and loca tions, etc., makes me feel like I am back in Barnwell again for a few moments. I am sure that all of the out-of-town native folks scattered those four years he, together with ] throughout the various States must the other two members oj the Barn well County delegation, has played a leading role in shaping State-wide legislation. At the present time, he is Speaker Pro Tern of the house and a member of the judiciary committee, which i s one of the most important committees of the lower branch of the general assembly, passing on the validity and constitutionality of num erous important bills. Another com mittee assignment is that on enrolled acts. He wa s one of the authors of and led the fight for legislation reducing the price of license tags 50 per cent, in 1933, and this reduction being made effective in 1934; he was the author of and a member of the free confer ence committee on highway legisla tion; a member of the free conference comfnittee on the present law further reducing prices of license tags to an feel very much the same as I do to ward their home town newspaper. One in a while I read of their com ments andl whereabouts.” . . Lit tle Miss Ellen Bush, charming daugh ter of Mr. eiyi Mrs. Perry B. Bush, trying to convince Monroe Morri s and Ben Davies, Jr., that she is going to make a trip from Barnwell to Florida and Africa and back to Florida—by automobile. . . The cool weather Friday morning, following a week of “scorchers,” causing a local man to wonder if fall had arrived 1 a few months too soon. . . . “Doddy” Still rather worried over the possi bility of an item—concerning him— appearing in this column., . Local “racketeers” getting underway for the summer season on the tennis courts at Fuller Park. A radio announcement coming over the air lanes from the State Demo- ASSESSMENTS ARE FIXED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE average of less than $3.00; one of cratic Convention in Columbia Wed- the leader s in sponsoring legislation providing for old age pensions, and the author of an amendment passed by the house - providing for unemploy- Winchester Smith Elected. Winchester Smith, of Willis- ton, member of the house of representatives, was elected a delegate from the Second Con gressional District to the Ra tional Democratic Convention, which meets in Philadlphia next month, at the meeting of the State Democratic Convention in Columbia Wednesday of last week. Senator James F. Byrnes de livered the keynote address, fol lowing which Tom B. Pearce, of Columbia, was elected perman ent chairman of the convehtion by acclamation, and' Governor Olin D. Johnston was elected national executive c'ommi|.tee- man in like manner, the latter’s nomination being seconded by Senator Edgar A. Brown and others. Ben T. Leppard, of Greenville, was reelected State chairman without opposition. The convention was one of the most harmonious held in re cent years. IMPORTANT MEETING WAS HELD HERE MONDAY. Schedule of Charges Remains the Same as 1932.—Campaign Opens .. at Hilda. “Claw Night” Held j- by Barnwell Seniors Barnwell High School Came to a Close With Graduating Exercises This Week. General Clinics to Be Held by Claytor Public Health Officer Will Hold Clin ics in Barnwell, Allendale and Bamberg Counties. Dr. Louis T. Claytor, public health officer for Barnwell, Bamberg and Al lendale Counties, will hold the fol- ment insurance for merchants and j Brown, of Barnwell nesday to the effect that “Governor ... , . Olin D. Johnston’s nomination as Na- '“T" 1 '' Kene !; al '""'“I tional Executive Committeeman had been seconded by Senator Edgar A. farmers Colonel Blatt has been actively in terested in the cause of education and i s a member of the board of trustees of the Barnwell schools ami also of the University of South Carolina. He took a leading part in the erection of the new school building in Barnwell. In addition to the abo've record, Colonel Blatt has cooperated whole heartedly with his colleagues and the Couit House officials in effecting economies in the county government, with the consequent reduction in tax levie s and savings to the taxpayers. It may be well to state right herb that the Barnwell County delegation is generally regarded as one of the most influential in the general assem bly and ranks s econd to none. An im partial observer remarked during the present session that the weight of the local delegation’s influence for or against pending legislation could prac tically assure it s passage or defeat. That influence ha s been built up over a period of years and gives the Barn well delegation ah advantage not en joyed by counties that change their membership eveifcy election year. COMER URGES ADOPTION OF FULMER COTTON BILL Birmingham, Ala., May 20.—Donald Comer, president of the American Manufacturers Association, and also of Avondale Mills, Inc., an Alabama corporation operating several textile mills, expresses the opinion that com plete exclusion of jute imports is de sirable. Jute imported from Asia takes the place of 1,500,000 bales of cotton annually, Mr. Comer said. Jute used to wrap bales of cotton takes the place of 200,000 bale s pf cotton. Jute imports take jobs from more than 100,00 textile employes a year. “I certainly hope for the adtoption of the Fulmer bill to'require cotton to be wrapped in cotton rather than jute,” he said. “This bill is endorsed by the Department of Agriculture, but is fought by the potent jute lobby.” Mr. Comer expressed the conviction that in industries where the govern ment is fostering minimum wages and maximum hour regulations, it should exclude imports of competing goods from countries having low labor standards, particularly Japan, China end India. ADVERTISE in Th* People-Sentinel . . A couple of bu s loads of primary grade school children going through Barnwell on Thursday, with the occupants in hi larious mood after having attended' a picnic in their honor at Fuller Park. . . . . And local high school stu dents “up the street” during school hours, they having finished their ex ams. for the day. . . The seniors of the local institution of learning bidding their “alma mamma” a tear ful (?) farewell at the conclusion of their eleven years of work Produce Buyer Ben Moore remarking one day last week that on the same date a year ago he had shipped an ex press car of “cukes” and that this year it would probably be a week or ten day s into June before such ship ments would begin to roll The many friendg of “Bud” Halford congratulaiting him upon his recovery from a recent appendicitis operation. . . . Dr. H. A. Gross back on the golf links after an enforced absence of several (Jays due to an attack of “flu.” . . . Political discussions a s cool as the weather early Thursday and Friday mornings, the participants therein refusing to get “all het up” over the approaching campaign. American Legion “Poppy Day” be ing observed in Barnwell Saturday, with a number of pretty girls offer ing poppies for sale. . . . And Jud'ge John K. Snelling, genial Judge of Probate, wearing two poppies pin ned to hi s coat lapel. . . tor to Barnwell Saturday wearing an overcoat, despite the moderate tem perature and the fact that many local citizens were in their shirtsleeves. . . . Coach “Monkey” Price offering, for a cash consideration, to take e “ducking” with his clothes on in the local swimming pool Wednesday af ternoon, six of his fellow teachers to officiate. The money wa s promptly raised andl the “ducking rites” were duy administered—by force. . . . And Professor W. W. Garter locking his arms around a convenient tree to escape the same fate—minus the monetary reward. Barnwell County: Second 1 Tuesday in each month from ten to two o’clock, at the public health office, Court House, Barnwell. This clinic will in clude all kinds of cases. Allendale County: Third Tuesday in each month from ten to two\o’- elock, to be held at the public health office, Court House, AHandale. This clinic will include all kinds of cases. “ Bafnberg County: Fourth Tuesday in each month from ten to two o’clock, public health office, Kearse and Kearse building, Bamberg. This schedule will continue each month. A Well Baby Clinic under the Ma- ternity Child Health program for all children both white and colored, from birth to five years of age, will be held each month on the 3rd Friday at 10 o’clock a. m. at the health office in Barnwell. Examinations and consul tations will be given to 20 indigent cases. The health department is eager for this clinic to grow and include all babies of the county. The first Well Baby clinic wa s held in the public health office in Barnwell on Friday, May 15th. Dr. Dotterer, of Columbia, was the pediatrician physi cian in charge. Dr. Claytor states that now is the time for typhoid inocu lations in view of the fact that sum mer time is near, as well as vacation, and ! urge s that every person in the county who has not had the typhoid inoculation in the last few years to consult their family physician. He will conduct typhoid clinics in the rural sections for a nominal fee to A visi-ijover the cost of the serum. Already Meeting for the purpose of naming enrollment committees and places of enrollment, fixing candidate*’ assess ments and arranging a schedule of campaign meetings, one of {he most important sessions of the year of the Barnwell County Democratic Execu tive Committee was held here Mon day morning in the offices of Blatt and Pales, local attorneys, to which place the meeting was transferred from the Court House, due to the fact that court was in session. The meet ing was well attended, every one of the 18 club s being represented. Senator Edgar A. Brown, county chairman, presided. The treasurer’s report, showing a balance of $02.36 on hand, was read and adopted, fol lowing which there was a full dis cussion of the matter of candidates’ assessments and th# closing date for filing pledges. It wa s explainer! that. State entries close Monday, June 8th, and that practically all counties will bring their entries to a close during that week. J. W. Sanders, of Great Cypress, moved that the entries close at 12 o’clock noon, June 8th. The motion was seconded by W. H. Black, of the Galilee club, and adopted with only one dissenting vote. Candidates’ Assessments. The secretary read the list of offi ces to be filled this year, the vacancies being the same as in 1932, and also furnished an estimate of the probable cost of the election this year. After some discussion, Mr. Sander s moved that the 1932 assessments be adopted and that any surplus remaining after paying all expenses of the primary election be donated to the National Democratic Party. Thi s motion was amended to include paying mileage to executive committeemen on necessary trips to Barnwell in connection with the primaries. It was seconded by Dr. 0. <D. Hammond, of Blackville, and others anft adopted without a dissent ing vote. The schedule of assessments is as follows: Sheriff, $200; Clerk of Court, $200; Master, $50; State senate, $150; Judge Rice Presides at General Sessions Criminal Court Convened Here Mon day Morning.—List of True Bill* ** Case* Tried. The Rev. Edgar C. Lucas, pastor of the Christian Church of Augusta, de livered the sermon before the gradM- ating class of the Barnwell High School Sunday-evening, May 24th, in the high school auditorium. Mr. Lucas presented Christ and the Chris tian idealg a s the only standard by which to direct one’s life. He traced briefly the step s man has made in his search for the truth, and concluded with the statement that he should pre fer to live during the next 20 years than during any other period since the dawn of civilization. As a prelude to the service, Mrs. Solomon Blatt played “Humoreske” and also a march by which the seniors filed into the audiforium. The Rev. J. A. Estes, pastor of the local Baptist Church, offered the in vocation and the Rev. J. C. Inabinet, local Methodist minister, read the scripture. The high school chorus sang two selections, “Wfch Grateful Hearts” (Wilson), with Miss Maria Codin at the piano, and 1 “Sing Unto the Lord” (NolteV, with Miss Daisy Anderson at the piano. During the services an offering was taken for the Crippled Children fund. As an offeratory, Mrs. Blatt played IBpethoven’s “Adagio Sostenuto,” from the “Moonlight Sonata.” . Mr. Inabinet offered' a prayer at the conclusion of the sermon and Mr. Lucas pronounced 1 the benediction. As a postlude, Mrs. Blatt played “The March from Tannhauser” by Wagner. The graduating exercises were con tinued on Monday night by the pre sentation of “Class Night” by the' seniors. The stage was decorated in the local high school auditorium to represent the deck of a boat, “the S. S. Barnwell High School,” and the members of the graduating class were the passengers. Mis s Polly Black, class president, acted as captain and offered “Saluta- Makes Home in Oregon. McGee Holly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Belton Holly, of the Siloam section, left several weeks ago for Oregon, where he will make his home. Mr. Holly has mank friends throughout the county whose good wishes go with him to his new home. there have been several cases of ty phoid fever reported, including two deaths. Dr. Claytor will be glad to give any further information to any one ap plying at the health office. The of fice is open from 9:00 to 12:00 M. and from 2:30 to 5:00 p. m. Another New Doctor to Barnwell. Dr. Ralph E. Brown, of Atlanta, Ga., will locate in Barnwell for the practice of medicine soon after June 1st. Dr. Brown is a graduate of Emory University, School of Medicine, and interned at Piedmont and Grady Hos pitals in Atlanta Dr. and Mrs. Brown will make their home with Mrs. J. A. Porter, and Dr. Brown will have office s at Sexton’s Drug stcre. B. L. Easterling spent several days in Florida on businessiastrweek. House of Represntatives, $75; Coroner, $10; Magistrates at Barnwell, Bennett Springs, Blackville and Williston, $15 each; Magistrates at Dunbarton, Great Cypress, Hilda and Red Oak, $10 each. There will be no refund to candidates, as under the^above resolution the sur plus will be contributed to the national pdrty chest. Campaign Meetings. The-first campaign meeting will be held at Hilda on Tuesday, June 9th, and the county chairman will arrange an itinerary to cover the remainder of the county in the event that sufficent opposition developes in the various races for county offices to warrant other meetings. After, naming the members of the various enrollment committees and designating places of enrollment, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the county chairman. The notice of enrollment and a special notice to candidates appears elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. The May term of the Court of Gen-, eral Sessions convened at Barnwell Monday morning with Judge Hayne F.- Rice, of Aiken, presiding. True Billg found by the grand jury and cases disposed of are as follows: » True Bills. True bill s were returned in the fol lowing cases for violation of the pro hibition law: Corbett Hartzog; Bennie Jenkins, Margaret Simmons, Richard Robinson, Jno. Henry Francis, Eston Kinard, Howard and Reba Creech, Calhoun Bolen, John Green, Ad Kinard, Jno. L. Bowers, Otis Cook, Mamie Hair, Solo- nie Joe and Cleveland Kinard, Solo mon Dunbar and Cal Smith, Nathan White, Lemuel Burroughs, Lottie Bell Williams, John L. Bowers, Willie Kin ard 1 and Viola Sanders, Dock Thomp son, Chas. O’Neal, Carrie Inabinet, Jack Hartley, Jno. Bowers and Paul Washington. , Dave Miller and Jas. Sanders were ^ Indicted for burglary and larceny; and a true bill was found against. Jno. H. Jacobs for aiding prisoners to escape. No bills were returned against Bennie Zorn and Cleveland* Kinard. Cases Disposed of. The following cases were disposed of during the one day term: Willie Corbett, indicted for rape, pleaded guilty to assatult and battery of a high and aggravated nature and 1 was given three years at hard labor. Jas. Sander s pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny and ‘ got eight months & t hard labor. John Henry Francis pleaded! guilty to a violation of the prohibition law and w'as sentenced to pay 325.00 op served 30 days. Margaret Simmons pleaded guilty to a violation of the liquor law and was sentenced to pay $125.00 or serve 30 days, all of which was suspended durink good behaviour. John H. Jacobs charged with aiding prisoners to escape was found guilty tions” for the class. The seniors then with recommenadtio nto mercy and sang to the members of the junior was given three months at hard labor, class and the juniors resj^nded in Dave Miller charged with burglary song. and larceny pleaded guilty and got 13 , Miss Sara Hogg was the “class i mon ths at hard labor, grumbler” and complained of all the Reba Greech charged with violating things the seniors might have done without during their four years in high the liquor law, was tried in her ab sence and a sealed sentence was im- school. Miss Martha Frances Grubbs,, P 086 ^- First to Qualify. The distinction of being the first candidate for office in Barnwell County to qualify for the Democifatic primary elec tions by paying his assessment and filing his pledge goes to Magistrate J W. Cook, of Wil liston, who i s seeking re-elec tion. Jud'ge Cook qualified Mon day morning just a few minutes after the Barnwell County Democratic Executive Commit tee had agreed on the schedule of assessments. , . Col. Solomon Blatt paid his assessment and filed his pledge as a candidate for re-election to the house of representatives Mondby afternoon. as the ancient Mariner, gazed into a crystal and prophesied the future of each senior. Billy Manning opened a treasure chest and read the “Giftor- ium”—a present for each of the sen iors. Jack Sanders, as the class law yer, read the last will and testament of the class of ’36, and Miss Geneva Birt, the class poet, recited the class poem. At the conclusion, the clas s stood on the deck of the ship and sang “Sailing.” The exercises were brought to a close on Wednesday night, May 27, when Col. Solomon Blatt, a member of the board 1 of trustees, delivered di plomas tbe following graduates: Misses Catherine Black, Martha Fran ces Grubbs, Polly Black, Sara Hogg, Jean Smith, Daisy Anderson, Helena Brown, Maria Coclin, Mildred Fields, Donnie Lee Norris, Bonnie Mae Mor ris, Inez Black, Pearl Thain, Gladys Black, Pauline Delk, Nellie May Riley, Ruth Grubbs, Loi s Moore, Myrtle Sease, Vanderlyn Sanders and Geneva Birt and W. H. Manning, III, Jack Sanders, Gilmore S. Harley, Jr., Ed ward Fowke, Billy Riley and S. E. Moore, Jr. New Bids Called For. Due to the invalidation of the Bitu minous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 by the recent decision of the Supreme Court, the Post Office Department has directed the re-advertising and receiv ing of bids for the lease of quarters for the local post office, according to a statement made public Monday by Postmaster R. A. Deason. Anyone interested in submitting a bid can find conplete directions posted in the lobby of the local office and can secure application blanks aryi any further details from Postmaster Dea son. All bids must be in by June 10, 1936. Presentment of Grand Jury. The following is the presntment of the grand jury made to the Court at the session which adjourned Monday afternoon: “l.^We have passed upon all bill* of indictment turned over to us by the Solicitor and have returned them to the Court, with our findings there on. “2. We wish to commend the Sheriff and his assistants for the activity shown in reference to the enforcement of the liquor laws of the County. “3. We have appointed committees to investigate the various departments of our county government, who will make their report at a later term of the Court. ■ ■ . M “We thank the Presiding Judge and other officials of this Court for the courtesises extended us during our de liberations, all of which is “Respectfully submitted. P. W, PRICE, Foreman.” Lovely Art Exhibit. Unusually lovely was the are ex hibit given by Miss Marjorie Brown, Barnwell high school junior, Thurs day afternoon in the local high school library. Miss Brown is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Brown and' a student of Mrs. Geo. R. Evans. A collection of stu^iq* from life, still life, landscape, copies and fashion design s was shown. ' Roses and other garden flowers were effectively arranged in the li brary, and punch was served st a beautifully appointed table by Misses Betty Brown and Emily Brown. Miss Marjorie Brown, Mrs. S. V. Brown and Mrs. Evans received the guests, who called from four to seven p. m. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Ellis and baby daughter spent the week-end with relatives in Waynesboro? Ga.