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ST THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.
The Barnwell People-Sentinel
ConsoliJated June 1, 1925.
“Ju«t Like a Member of (he Family’*
VOLUME LIX.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1936.
Largest County Circulation.
NUMBER 40.
J. M. Sprawls Makes
Formal Announcement
WiHiston Man Is Making Race Against
Senator Brown, Veteran of
Many Campaigns.
Elsewhere in this issue of The Peo
ple-Sentinel will be found the formal
announcement of J. M. Sprawls, of
WiHiston, who is a candidate for the
State senate in opposition to Senator
Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, veteran
of many political campaigns. His
card wa s received too late for publi
cation last week.
Mr. Sprawls, who i s 28'years of
age, was reared in Barnwell County,
being the son of Mrs. B^lle Dicks
Sprawls and the late L. M! Sprawls.
He received his early education in the
pnblic schools and wa 3 later graduat
ed from Wofford College, where he
became a member of Theta Kappa Nu
social fiaternity and! Chi Beta Phi
honorary fraternity. While at Wof
ford College he was student labora
tory assistant 'and following his gradu
ation he was head of the science de
partment in a high school in North
Carolina.
Returning to WiHiston, Mr. Sprawls
entered the life insurance business, in
w’hich he is now engaged. He is an
active church worker, i s marriedl and
has one daughter. This is his first
entrance into the arena of politics.
Former Barnwell Man |
Endorses Delegation
SENATE CANDIDATES ;
SPEAK HERE FRIDAY !
John I. Rice, Esq., of Columbia, Says
Barnwell Solons Stand at
the Very Top.
John I. Rice, Esq., a native
The three candidates for the
United States Senate—Senator
James F. Byrnes, of Spartan
burg, Col. Wm. C. Harllee, of
Dillon, and Ex-Mayor Thomas
Col. Soloman Blatt
to Be Next Speaker
John K. Aull, Veteran Newspaper
Man, Predicts That Barnwell Man
Will Be Choice.
of “ 1,u A ' John K. Aull, veteran Columbia
Barnwell, who hrs been making his ❖ ‘ ,; °" e ? r ’ harleston will v news p a p er reporter and close obser-
home in Columbia for many years, X "l® 6 theIr a PP eals t0 the 'oters £ ver 0 f legislative and political af-
says in a letter to the editor of The % 0 ain " e ounty in Barnw'ell ,j, f a j rg j n Carolina, predicts that
People-Sentinel that “Barnwell Coun- *|* | omor |' ow (meetr .1. ^ 0 j Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, will
ty has every reason to be proud of ♦{• W ’ * P rol>a in the v t j ie next gpga^gr 0 f the house of
Congressman H. P. Fullmer,
Dispose of Cases in
Common Pleas Court
Civil Term Convened Here Monday
Morning With Judge Hayne F.
Rice Presiding.
representatives. Colonel Blatt, who
•{• is seeking reelection to a third term,
been rendered b v the Barnwell dele- 4* Orangeburg, an( ^ his 0 PP°- )i* m ad'e a very favorable impression on
it s delegation" and that “good, honest,
unselfish public service, such a s has
y
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gation, should! be justly rewarded by & nent * Gary Pascal, Esq., of Co- .j. t jj e vo t ers opening campaign
re-election." The full text of Mr. X are also expected to be .j. mee tj n g i n Hilda last week. Mr.
Rice’s letter is a s follows: j *|* P resent ' 9 .j. Aull ,in his correspondence to daily
“To the Editor ot jThe Barnwell Peo- -X-X-X-X-W-X-X-W-W-W-X-X-X* newspapers, had the following to say
ple-Sentinel:
“Being a native of Barnw’ell and- a
taxpayer of Barnwell County, I am
keenly interested in anything that
pertains to the welfare of Barnwell
and its citizens; and I would like to
say a few words in commendation of
the Barnwell delegation to the Gen
eral Assembly.
“In the first place, let me say that
I have no axe to grind) or favors to
ask, and am expressing my opinion
Trend Discussed by
Congressman Fulmer
Second District Representative Invites
Constituents to Express
Their Views.
The editor o The People-Sentinel is
... , . in receipt of the following communica-
a, a disinterested person in a post- U(m from Congreasman p. Fulmer .
TO PROMOTE LIVESTOCK
RAISING IN THIS STATE
Augusta, Ga., June 9.—One hundred
key faimers, 100 hankers and 50
county agents from 20 or more coun
ties in Georgia and South Carolina
have been invited to attend a live
stock promotion dinner here the even
ing of Friday, June 26, at which time
an intensive campaign, sponsored by
the Augusta Chamber of Commerce,
will b? launched to foster livestock
raising in the Augusta area.
The dinner will be held at Hotel
Richmond at 7 p. m. There will b?
several prominent speakers who will
discuss the awakened 1 interest in live
stock production in the Southeast, and
advise faimers along practical lines
about getting started right in the
business of cattle raising. Bankers
present, after hearing the discussion
of plans for developing the industry,
will be in position to announce plans
for financing worthy farmers in the
enterprise.
The speaker^ will include: Harry L.
Brown, extension director, and Milton
P. Jarnigan, director of the bureau
of animal husbandry, of the Georgia
State College of Agriculture, and D.
W. Watkins, director of extension ser
vice, and J. R. Hawkins, director of
the bureau of animal husbandry, cf
Clemson College. Th? welcome ad
tion to observe the workings °f the
Legislature and its members.
“In my opinon, the Barnwell dele
gation i s one of the strongest and
most influential in the General As
sembly, and they should be re-elected
“My dear Mr. Editor:
“I appreciate your giving me this . , .
, ,. * >1 struction program act, began to con-
space in your valuable paper to call ., . , 6
about the Barnwell man’s future poli
tical prospects:
“The entry of Speaker Taylor in
the congressional race means the next
house will elect a new speaker, who,
if indications at this time are worth
anything, will probably be Solomon
Blatt, of Barnwell, now speaker pro
tempore. Mr. Blatt, firm, conscien
tious and able in hi 8 rulings, clear
and concise, has made good as speaker
pro tempore. When the highway pro
tagonists, having passed local county
reimbursement acts without limit, in
addition to the general highway con-
to the attention of your readers, es
pecially those in my district, that from
, , , , , . . time to time I am mailing out
to carry on the good work they have so I ,
, . * , J , speeches, at my expense, giving my
effectively done for the past several
yeais. *
“Mr. Solomon Blatt, who has so
ably represented Barnwell County for
four years, is Speaker Pro tern, of
the house, and as Claude Taylor, for-j
mer speaker, is now a candidate for !
congress, Mr. Blatt is in line to be
elected speaker of the House, which 1
would be a signal honor for Barn
well County. Mr. Winchester Smith,
who is a member of the powerful Way s
views on pending legislation and many
problems that we are dealing with at
this time, and! that we will continue
to have with us in the future to be
solved. "
“For the last few years the monopo-
H=tic and pi^ce-fixing groups have
I become more serious and more de-
|termined to not only control the Fed-
jeial Reserve System, w’hich makes it
possible to bring about from time to
sider in calmnes g that there wa s no
limit on expenditures by the depart
ment, even like unto the federal gov
ernment, they took thought and dteter-
A scheduled two weeks term of the
Court of Common Pleas convened here
Monday morning with Judge Hayne
F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. Cases
disposed of are as follows:
L. M. Mitchell vs. J. S. Schumpert,
suit for $188 alleged balance due on
physician’s bill, verdict for the de
fendant.
Dorothy Delk, by her guardian ad
litem, H. W. Delk, vs. Southern Rail
way Co., suit for $15,000 damages,
verdict for the plaintiff for $350.
Harold Delk, by his guardian ad
litem, H. W. Delk, vs. Southern Rail
way Go., suit for. $10,000 damages,
verdict for the plaintiff for $350.
Consent verdicts for the plaintiffs
were taken in the cases of Bertha
Delk vs. Southern Railway Co., and
Hemy Delk vs. Southern Railway Co.
When The People-Sentinel, closed
its forms the court was engaged in the
trial of the case of Wm. F. Shuler vs.
Equitable Life Insurance Co., of the
United States, a suit for $3,000.
DISTINGUISHED PUPIL OF
WILLISTON-ELKO SCHOOL
WiHiston, June 15.—Among the
graduates of the Wiliston-Elko high
mined to get through an act limiting , 3ch ° o1 Tuesday evening, June 2nd, was
any indebtedness of the department 1 M,iss E ^ n Anderson, th* only
to a figuie no greater than that of granddaughter of the late F. H. An-
January 1, 1934. The house had derson ' of Barnwell, who has been
adopted a. rule against consideration an outstanding pupil for 11 years
of bob-tail acts so late in the session. 1 Durin * her hi * h scho01 career of five
Such an net, for highway limitation,'y ears ’ she has entered into ever y ac *
came from the senate. Speaker Pro | tivit y with * reat ambition *nd inter
Tern. Blatt, piesiding, though in favor
of the measure, ruled it out of order,
as clearly it was—as anybody in calm
reflection would so admit. Ip the
, „ .time inflation or deflation, but the af-., A , ,, , . , .
and Means committee of the House, , . » . ^ , , i heat of the closing hour s there was
, . . ..j , . rt . ’ fairs of government and as nearly as . . .. .. 3 .. ...
has wielded great influence for the . ,, TT ' an appeal from the lulmg, though the
possible the Congress of the United
States.
“Many of the pregrams now being
carried out under the present adminis
tration are considered temporary and
perhaps should be discontinued at the
earliest date possible. This is especial-
T .,, . , .. ly true, if and when banks and the in-
I can say without any hesitation ...
.vesting public, those who have the
money, put their money into agricul
ture, business aruil industry so that
these can properly function and there
by relieve the government cf continu-
welfare of his county and State. 1
And Senator Brown, a veteran legis-;
lator of many years’ experience, is a 1
prominent member of th? important
Finance committee of the Senate, and
one of the Senate’s most useful mem
bers.
“I
or solicitation whatsoever that Barn
well has every reason to be proud of
it s delegation, and I think good, honest
and unselfish public service, such as
has been rendered by the Barnwell . . - , , . . . ,
, i. .. , , ing in many lines of business, which
delegation, should be justly rewarded . . . . . ,
by re-election.’
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KIDDIE CONTEST A PART OF
“SKY HIGH” PROGRAM
By no means the least part of the
is more or les 3 in competition with
[private business.
“We all knew that business and in
dustry must conduct their affair, so
as to give employment to the unem
ployed and at fair wages, or, naturally,
the various States and th? national
appellant admitted the ruling was
correct. In an emergency the minori
ty rights were to be underground by
Hitlerism-Mussolinism tactics. Blatt
stood' firm; the appeal wa 3 withdrawn;
the measure was subsequently passed,
by an evasive method, it is true, but
according to the lules—and it vvas
passed unanimously. But the point
is: Blatt didn’t swerve. Constitutional
government was involved, and Blatt
stood' there and told,what was w'hat—
and they admired him for it.”
Fust Annual Field Day.
est, and in a recent scholarship con
test her examinations received special
attention
Miss Anderson was valedictorian of
the class of 1936 of the Williston-
Elko high school, she having made the
highest average in a class of 21. On
high school night she wag awardee 1
tw’o medals for her splendid work, for
which she is to be congratulated, ant
it is hoped that success will rewart
her future ajfoits.
Thi s outstanding young ladly is the
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Anderson, w r ho resifie near Elko.,
Hundreds of People
View WPA Exhibit,
Work ci Various Projects in Barnwell
County Attractively Displayed
at Fuller Park.
Homicide at Olar
dress will be slivered by Mayor Rich-i bi S community entertainment, “Sky ^ ^
aid E. Allen, Jr., of Augusta, fhos. tbe bab y sbo ^ a ^ P aia de. 0 f the unemployed and the
L. Asbury, district farm demonstra-, Each ch,ld ,s sponsored by a local
tion agent for this section of Georgia, m /^ ant or Professional man. A
and A. H. Ward, of Aiken, who holds I votin K ^ for each child is placed
a similar position in South Carolina, at a convenient location in the down
will also be present.
Forest Protective Association was
held Friday at Fuller Park with an
attendance of about 1,200 people. The
government will have to continue to a( id ress of welcome was given by Sena
tor Edgar A. Brown, who also intro-
Dewey H. Johnson, vice-president
and cashier of the Citizens ana’ South
ern National Bank of Augusla, heads
the committee in charge of the din
ner, and will pieside.
The initial meeting here is to be
followed by meetings in each of the seven y ear s of age are eligible.
20 counties for the purpose of inter
esting farmers in livestock rasing’ im
proving of herds and rebuilding the
fertility of their lands.
town section, where you may cast
your votOg for your favorite at a
penny a vote. Children will parade
in auditorium at end of second act.
Prizes will be awarded at close of
entertainment. Girls and boys be
tween the ages of six months and
Mrs. Posey Presents Piano Pupils.
destitute people. It is a known fact
that farmers, independent merchants
as well as wag? earners are not go
ing to submit to any policy under the
control of these monopolies and price
fixing grups and that of the money
changers of the country ,which prior
to 1933 forced banks^ and independent
merchants iqto-bankruptcy; made ten
ants out of landowners and forced mil
lions of wage earners into bread
fines.
“I am delighted to have the views
of my constituents on pending legisla-
Blackville, June 13.-Mrs. G. Trank tion and the V£ . rioU8 Problems that
Posey presented her piano pupils in mus ^ be solved in such manner so as
a recital Tuesday evening, June 9th, to & ive opportunity to all groups ^ ^
in the auditorium of the Blackville and individuals, s o that all the people ^ i oca j CCC Camp and the George
~ High School. The stage was decorat- ma y en J4y a proper share of prosperi-, town OCC boys, the latter winning, 9
McLaurin Briggs Gilliam, of Elko, ed with baskets of ] ove i y dahlias and ** ar *i' that we ma y be able t0 P re ' to 3.
Olar, June 11.—Cecil Fail was shot
and instantly killed by Joe P. Morris
on the streets of Olar yesterday morn
ing about seven o’clock. There had
The first annual field day and bar- been ill feeling between the two men,
becue given by the Barnwell County ! who were brothers-in-law, for several
weeks, it was alleged. 4
Fail is survived by hi s wife, who
wa 3 before marriage Miss Zola Still,
of Barnwell County, snd by three
small children, ages one, three and
five years.
An inquest was held yesterday
morning by Coroner D. W. Phillips.
Nine buckshot entered Fail’s chest,
five of which passed through his body.
Death was almost instant.
The State was represented at the
inquest by Solicitor B. D. Carter and
the defense by J. Carl Kearse, of
Bamberg. Mr. Morris surrendered
soon after the shooting and was
lodged in the Bamberg County jail.
Fail’s body was interred in the
Starr cemetery this morning at ten
o’clock. '“.1
Enlists in Navy.
duced the speakers and other promin
ent guests. A resume of the year’s
work was given by Ranger Michael
F. Ussery. An address by H. A.
Smith, State Forester; short talk* by
Senator James H. Hammond, of Co
lumbia, Col. Solomon Blatt, of Barn
well, and others completed the pro
gram for the d'ay, after which various
field events took place, cash prizes be
ing given the winners. Prize 3 w’ere
•presented by J. Reeves Grubbs, fire
warden. At one o’clock a delicious
barbecue dinner with all the trim
mings was served the large crowd.
At two o’clock a game of baseball
was staged between the boys from
has J?een accepted for the Nav y as gladioluses. Misse s Jacqueline Cooper serve a democratic government that
apprentice seaman and sent in for and Dorcas Cromer acted as ushers has made 11 possible for ours to be-
enlistment last month by the Charles- f or ^ be occas j on- An appreciative au- come the greatest nation on the face
ton navy recruiting station. The re- dience enjoyed' the program, which t be earth."
cruiter announces the quota of first W £ 3 ren dered splendidly by performers
enlistments in the rating of appren- wbo showed both talent and good
tice seamen for the month of June, is training. Those taking part were:
60 and that 10 of these are allotted Madge Williams, Jane Hammond,
injured in Wreck.
7 wo ’white men, said to be ccn-
Wanted Her “Baby Bonds.”
On Monday, a negro woman with an
infant in her arms called at the
Barnwell post office and informed
Postmaster R. A. Deascn that she
had read “in de paper whar de guv’-
munt was a-gwine ter give baby
bonds to all babies born in 1934" and
Vacation Bible School Commencement.
to the Charleston station. Young men Kathleen O’Gorman, Billie Can oil, tractors fiom near Savannah, were in-
of high moral character, unmarried, Laurine Miller, Pauline DeWitt, Jean jured Monday night when the car in that she was piepared to accept her
between the ages of 17 and 25 years Fickling, Geneva Payne, Myrtis Hutto which they were traveling to Au- allotment- She wa 3 keenly disap-
and who have had at least a grammar and Louise Collum. Miss Collum also gusta was in collision with a “bonus pointed when informed’ that her
school education are invited! to visit rendered two volin solos. | buggy" on the Bamwell-Augusta high- benevolent Uncle Samuel had failed
way, near Snelling. Their car turned to provide for veterans of future wars
The Rev. J. Aubrey Estes cordially
invites the people of Barnwell to go
to the Barnwell Baptist Church to
morrow (Friday) evening at 8:30 o’
clock to see and hear the review .of
work done in the Vacation Bible
School for the past two weeks. The
enrollment is 151, with all the de
nominations in town represented. A
splendid program is being planned
The date is Friday, Juqe-19th, at 8:30
p. m. , '
the Charleston station to make their
application or for furter particulars
pertaining to the navy.
Big “Sky Hgh" Parade Friday.
Kills Big Rattlesnake.
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over several times and was badly while providing for what Emmett
Thursday and Friday might well be
termed “Achievement Days" for those
responsible for the various projects
under WPA in Barnwell County when
between one thousand and twelve hun
dred 1 folk from all sections of the
county gathered at Fuller Park to
witness some of the achievements un
der the various projects.
First came the Recreational project-
The ball diamond was brilliantly light
ed and attractively arranged with the
use of white picket fencing, interwoven
with vari-colored flowers and greens,
while in the back-ground were pines
and small evergreens representing
an attractive playground. A sand
pile was One attraction for the younger
children.
The Barnwell children gave a “May
Pole" dance, the costumes used being
made by the Sewing Room project in
Barnwell. Williston’s feature was
splendid acrobatic stunts by one of
the young girls from that town. The
children of the Blackville playground
featured a Jump Rope game which
w'as most attractive. Dunbarton’s
number was a lovely song given by a
young girl of that town. The Long
Branch community’s number was a
party by adults; the Reedy Branch
center gave a very attractive number,
two young girls featuring a song and
dtance. This program was closed with
a song by one of Barnwell’s talented
young children.
The next feature w'as the Emergen
cy Education project. The facts
brought out by those on this program
showed marked growth along educa
tional lines and the figures given were
interesting: Ten teachers, enrollment
of 225, average attendance of 145.
One young boy wa g called upon to
exhibit some of the things learned in
night school and received much ap
plause.
The Re-Indexing project was next
on the program. Those engaged in
thi 3 work, 20 in number* opened with
a song by the entire personnel. A
quartet, “The Old Index Ain’t What It
Used to Be,” to the tune of the “Old
j Gray Mare,” wa s much enjoyed, those
taking part being dressed in
costumes of 1885 and 1936. Some
valuable information a s to* the new
system was given.
The Library project was most in
teresting, showing 1574 books mended
and bound; 1546 books and magazines
solicited; 81 scrap books made; 2997
identification cards written for cata
loguing from Barnwell, WiHiston end
Blackville. Announcement was made
that libraries at Hilda and WiHiston—
both grammar and high schools—
would be open throughout the sum
mer months.
One very interesting a s well as in
structive number was put on by the
School Lunch project and they not on
ly illustrated but demonstrated as
well by serving the vast number pres
ent delicious doughnuts and fruit
punch. This record showed that-1367
school childpen were served daily,
165,208 lunches having been served in
which 533 families were represented
Those receiving the benefit of these
hot lunches have improved mentally as
well as physically.
Last, but not least by any means,
came the Sewing Room project. 75
workers are employed in the various
sewing rooms throughout the county,
and approximately 6,000 garments
have been made since beginning of
WPA.
At the close of the program an invi
tation was extended those present to
view the exhbitg of the various pro
jects in the Community Hall at the
park. Booths, attractively arranged,
were placed about the building and
one wa s reminded of exhibits display
ed at the Fair, so splendid were the
various accomplishments by the work
ers under these projects.
The Style Parade came at the close,
the dresses worn having been made
by the sewing rooms throughout the
county.
damaged. The injured men were car- 1 Goodson terms “us bonus boys.’ « T ,
A huge rattlesnake wa s killed on ned to an Augusta hospital by Ash- | — ? The ^ p i o \ t
the faim of L. F. Miles,of the Ash- ton Holland, of Barnwell. j Any community desiring the Pub- ^ receive ? e f 0P f r 1
■ - leigh section, on Monday by Mis. A. ! The other car in the collision had lie health officer to hold a clinic in that ( X ^ as 3ent * n , a U .I rt
All Barnw’ell will be out next Fri- R. Wilson, Mrs. H. L. Wilson and Mrs. been purchased Monday from a local community in order to take typhoid f orns > ° t e rlea 8 sec ‘
: X tion. It was red, indicating that
Odom, negro world’ treatment, can have the services of y .• ’ *
1 A it htd bloomed on Friday. The
first bloom last year
Father's Day at Baptist Church.
day afternoon to witness the spec- D. B. Rosier. _ [dealer by John
tacular parade to be staged by our! The snake attacked them near the war veteran, with a part of the pro- the Health officer by getting up as
local amateur troup, comprising the swamp and put up a most ferocious ceeds from his “soldier bonus,” and many a s ten or more who will take
cast of “Sky High,” sponsored by the fight, but was finally killedi by the was being driven at the time of the the shots and notify him at his of-
D. A. R. chapter wth the co-operation three women after much excitement, accident by Harry James, another ne- fice in Barnwell, at the Court House,
of our county officials and local mer- The snake was 5^ feet long and had gro. Neither Odom nor James w’as The cnly charge will be th? actual
chants. 12 rattles and the usual button. injured. . cost of the serum, 10c per s hqt.
was
brought in on June 11th by Joe
H. Zorn, also of the Frienc'ship
section.
Sunday, June 21st, is Father’s Day
snd the fathers of Barnwell will be
honored at a special service in the
local Baptist Church that morning at
11:30 o’clock. The sons are’ urged to
come with their fathers and sit with
them. The pastor cordially invites
the public to sttend this special ser
vice. <