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/ “THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/ Barnwell People-Sentinel Consolidated June 1, 1925. VOLUME LIX. Common Pleas Court Adjourned Thursday Scheduled Two Weeks Civil Term Closes After Being in Session Only Four Days. A scheduled two weeks term of fhe Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell County adjourned sine die Thursday after being in session only four days. Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presided. A list of the cases disposed of after The People-Sentinel closed it s forms last week i s as follows: Wm. F. Shuler vs. Equitable Life Insurance Co., o^ the United States, suit for $3,000, verdict for the plain tiff for $1,600. Pearly Delk vs. Allendale Coca- Cola. Bottling Co. and Zelma High tower trading a s Z. anu W. Cafe, suit for $2,500 for the alleged finding of a bug in a soft drink, verdict for the defendant. Evelyn Jones vs. H. C. Youngblood, suit for $1,000, verdict for the de fendant. Petit jurors drawn for the‘second week of the term were notified not to appear. IN MEMORIAM. In loving remembmce of F. G. Fickling, who departed this life June 23rd, 1935. It was just one year ago tonight that I stood! by the bedside, hoping and praying that a just God would spare hi g life. But, oh! it was not to “Ju*t Like a Member of the Family BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1936. Largest County Circulatkm. NUMBER 41. GIANT EYE GOES WEST! Uncharted regions of the sky over a billion light years away will become visible to man when the giant disc shown below is finally installed as the world’s largest “telescopic eye.” Largest single piece of glass in the world, the 200-inch, 20-ton disc rep resents a triumph of the American glass industry. For its successful manufacture, the scientists in charge selected only the best materials, one of which was American nitrate of soda, the identical product which has assisted so many Southern farmers. mm Watermelon Control j Harllee Indicts New Group Is Appointed ^ Dealers at Barnwell Se c reta,^ Wcjlace Appoint* G. A. Senatorial Candidates Praise General v.y.v.w.yiv m Pi < m m * m m mm m tW Safely loaded on a specially- made flat car, the “giant eye” re cently started the long journey from the glass works at Corning, N. Y., to Los Angeles, Calif. Two years have already been spent on this great undertaking, and at least two more years will pass be- .fore the “eye” is ground and pol-^ ished and installed in the Observ atory at Mt. Palomar, Calif. Truly so valuable that its worth cannot be measured in dollars, the disc was transported in a special train which ran only during the day light hours. Triple “C” News Notes (By Arthur Riddock, Reporter.) Anniversary Ball Planned. Company 4468 passed another week in its progress toward it s first anni- be. I looked again and again, an( i; versar y i which occurs on July 3rd, saw the shadows a s they gathered be- w h e n a dance will be given. Arrange- tween us. But my loss is his eternal men ^ s £re being worked out by the gain, end 1 while I mourn in this sad d ance committee. Frank Merchant is bereavement, he enjoy s the pleasuie chairman, and the members are Al- of Heaven. It has been but one year, bert Gliffin> j. M . Cave, Bill Kearse, but such a long, dreary year, since I L^cmanj Dunn and Thompson Siegler. stood and gazed upon his still form Q eor g e Hall’s orchestra, from Bates- so beautiful. I sigh so oft to see thy face, But since this may not be, I’ll leave thee to the care of Him Who cares for three and me. “He keeps u s wings”; This comforts, dear; One wing o’er thee and one o’er me, So we are near. —Wife. To Enroll Veterans. burg, has been scheduled to play for the occasion. The Rev. J. C. Inabinet was out for religious services Monday, June 15th, wliT beneath His Chaplain Gregory was here on Saturday evening and held services in the recreation hair Sunday, June21st. Colonel Dunn paid a short visit to camp Friday, at which time he held an inspection. Jim Graham, State ECW inspector was in camp Thursday and delivered a nice talk to the boys that night. It VET BETS ENTIRE BONUS ON SCHMELING AND CLEANS UP Greenville, June 22.—A World War veteran of Greenville today had in- increased six-fold his bonu s of $800 all because he “had a hunch Max Schmeling would win” and the daring to back his hunch with bucks on the line. And 1 now the mortgage is paid off his home and the world swims by his rose-colored glasses. The veteran, a business man, who requested that his name be withheld, said he wired his bonus money to a New York betting commissioner where he gots odds of 6 to 1. “Schmeling was a long shot,” he explained, “but I had a hunch he’d win, and I can hardly ever pass up a chance to get 6 to 1 odd s on a heavy weight fight, so I took Schmeling and he took Louis, and I took about $5,- 000.” .•..X~XK~X~X~X~X"X~XK~X~X~X~> Barnwell 25 Years Ago Items from The Barnwell People. (Ed. Note.—The 1885-1886 volume of The People is not complete and i ; is therefore, impossible to re-print items of 50 year s ago.) Sanders and M. H. O’Ne*! to Represent This Section. Washington, June 22.—Secretary Wallace appointed a control commit tee tdday to administer the water melon marketing agreement in Flor ida, Georgia,* North Tand South Caro- lina. The appointments were made from nominations submitted by interested group s from throughout the territory. The appointments are effective im mediately. The committee succeeds a temporary group named in the agree ment, which took effect May 12th. The committee includes: F. - C. DeMott, Moultrie, Ga.; J. H. Ponder, Tiftoh, Ga. alternate. R. G. Lumsden, Vienna, Ga.; S. W. Hickson, Jr.,7 Fort Valley Ga., alter nate. Roy Parrish, Adel, Ga.; J. J. Par rish, Adel, alternate. G. A. Sanders, Fairfax, S. €.; J. St. Clair Guess, Denmark, S. C., al ternate M H. O’Nesl Estill, S. C’.; J. M Lawton, Columbia, S. C., alternate. ' H. L. Cartwright, Tifton, Ga.; S. T. Hall Dublin, Ga., alternate. L. E. Holloway, Atlanta; J. B. Esterlin, Montezuma, Ga., alternate. THE SCHOLAR PLAN John Owens Walker-. The Columbia office of the Veterans was enjoyed by all who were present. Administration has received instruc-j Satuijday, at fidisto Island, the tions providing for the enrollment of Barnwell team lost the best game it veteran s in the Civilian Conservation has played this year. The score was Coips during the period beginning 0-0 when the ninth inning began. July 1 and endng July 15, 1936. It is Barnwell got up and made a run. estimated! that 35 white veterans and Then Edisto got up and a pinch hitter 25 colored veterans will be enrolled jr 0 j on fi rs t. There wa s a discussion from South Carolina during this about whether the pinch hitter had a period. right to come in without the other Regulatipns governing enrollment t eam being notified. This took some hve been modified and now permit the time. By the time it was over, Lord’s enrollment of 25 per cent, who are not aim ba( | gotten cold, or something had certified by a public relief agency, happened; and Edisto managed to However, the remaning 75 per cent, bring in a couple of runs, which was 1 enough to win the game. i Until this game, Barnwell still had a chance to be in the race for the dis- I trict championship, by winning all i the rest of the games, but now we are definitely out. We still have a 1 couple more games to play, and' then we may get a few games independent ly, but we feel that as long as the company i s split up between the main camp and two side camps, we cannot make a creditable showing against companies in which all the men are in one camp. ! This week we play Georgetown at Georgetown, and on July 3rd we play Dunbarton, June 23.—John Owens Walker, 69, died June 17th at his home in the Old' Columbia section of Barn well County. Funeral services were conducted the following day at the graveside in the family cemetery near his home by R. Archie Ellis in the June 22, 1911. Some of our provident farmer friends ave expecting to eat their first ripe watermelons on Sunday next. Misses Susie E. Creech, Carrie and Catherine McNab left on Monday to attend the University Summer School at Knoxville, Tenn. Mis s Lula Fal- kenstein accompanied them for rest and recreation. Ten days and the marriage license law will go into effect. On and after July 1st a dollar will have to be paid in advance for the privilege of mar rying. The star event in last week’s social history of our sister town was the brilliantly beautiful marriage in the Blackville Methodist Church, by Rev. W. J. Snyd'er, of^Miss Daisy Stokes and Mr. T. O. Boland. Mrs. Tiny Birt died at the Mar garet Wright Sanatorium in Augusta Thursdkay night, where she had been The Scholar Plan of the Edison Foundlation seeks to aid those promis ing young men and women of special aptitude in industrial science who would otherwise be denied the oppor tunity for proper development. It is not seeking the general type of stu dent, for whom higher edtucation is now provided through the usual schol arship examination. In fact, when an application m for financial assistance demonstrates an unusual, special abili ty or a particular inventive type o mind, the lack of scholastic qualifica tions will not be a barrier. It ha s been suggested that the types of candidates should* include for example, the following: 1. Nomination by industry of men working jn industry;... . 2. Youth in college or post-graduate Hagood for “Undaunted Courage.” —Byme 8 Absent. With another denunciation of “New Deal” politics, two of the three candi dates for the United States senate brought to a t close Friday the first lap of the county-to-county race over the State when they made their appeals :’or votes before a Barnwell udience estimated! at lesg than 100. Colonel William C. Harllee, of Dil- on, and Thomas P. Stoney, of Char- eston, adhered in large measure to their previous criticisms of the nation al administration as “undemocratic,” and not in accord with the 1932 plat form. Senator Jame s F. Byrnes remained in Washington attending to his legis lative duties, but is expected to rejoin the campaign party when it resumes its journeying to the various counties after a lapse of one week which was scheduled because of the natonal con vention’s meeting in Philadelphia. Hagocd Record Cfyed. This last week, with Byrnes absent, the “New Deal” was lambasted by Stoney and Harllee while it lacked a champion. In the first week, however, Senator Byme g defended the record of the Roosevelt administration, and eskedi renomination because of his criticising WPA spending policies. In this ancestrial home of the fami ly, Colonel Harllee opened hi g tribute to the Ha goods of South Carolina, in cluding General Johnson Hagood, who was retired recently at his own re quest, after being disciplined for criticising WPA spendhg policies. At the outset, the marine praised the bravery and patrotism of the Confederate general, Johnson Hagood, uncle of the present general, and to his younger brother, Colonel James R. Hagood, Jr. General Hagood raised the first South Carolina regiment in which servedi the father of Colonel Harllee, the candidate recalled, while Colonel Hagood joined the regiment as a 17- year-old private and rose to its com mand within two years. “He became the youngest colonel in the Confederate army, and one whose courses. This clas 8 to be nominated eyery prom0tion was won by aigJUkl presence of a large concourse of sor- . , „ . . . .. , .... /carried on the Sunday previous with rowing relatives and sympathetic/ , , , . . V , . . ... | the hope of prolonging her life friendS; Pallbearers were T. W. F \ ..... Dicks, W. H. Dicks, TV>rCook, S. D must be certified* to relief. Applications should be submitted to the Veterans’ Administration Fa cility, Columbia, S. C. - ^ ^ ♦ — Sheriff Makes Raids. Sheriff J. B. Morris and his depu ty, Gilmore S. Harley, made a couple of raids Sunc’ay morning in and near Blackville, with the result that one alleged 1 seller of "Bootleg liquor was arrested and lodged in the county jail. The first laid was on the residence of Hamp Bolen, a few miles from Blackville, but no liquor wa s found. Bolen, according to Sheriff Morris, was seen coming out of some woods final game of the season with near the house as the officers approach Edisto here. ed but ran, and when apprehended no' Leader Potter and about a. dozen whiskey was found in hi s possession. 111611 are bridging Three Runs Creek A negro named Butler, who lives in j us * beyond Snelling. They have a Blackville, was found* in possession q£_ P° wer pile-driver operated by eight a half-gallon of unstamped liquor and or t en k 0 ^ 8 pulling up five hun- was arrested and lodged* in the coun- dred P ounds and ' lettin 2 dr0 P on ty j £ ji the piling. They say this i s good for the muscles and digestion. Mr. Murray has Pete Brown and a detail of carpenters working on the Barbecue and Political Meeting. There will be a barbecue and county bouse at the Dunbarton tower. They political meeting at Long Branch have j ust completed the Elko tower Church tomorrow (Friday) at 12 o’- bouse and those who have looked it clock noon. A charge will be made o v ® r sa y if' s nice a little house of for the barbecue dinner, the proceeds bs size as they ever saw. Stop and from which will go to the church. The tak * a look inside of * wh en you are candidates for county offices have driving by s ome time. Mr. Edgerton been invited to address the voters and also bas a crew of carpenter s work- it is expected that most of them will in & <> n the barn and other buildings at be present Representative Winches-! Elko and th ey are progressing rapidly, ter C. Smith, candidate for the house,! Th e biggest detail working out of will be unable to attend, however, as p -™ at P resant 18 makin S a truck he is in Phikdtelphia as a delegate to trai, < under the direction of Clyde the Democratic national convention. 1 Padgett They are working in the « * -r ! Savannah River swamp about 6 miles ADVERTISE in Th« People-SentineL cut of Ellenton. Rountree, R E. 4kmhtree and C. L. Hiers Mr Walker, who was born Sept. 27, 1868, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walker. He was a farmer end for many year 8 also served as chief of police at Dunbarton. He was married three times, his first wife being Mrs. Jennie Wood Walker. Sur viving children of thi s union are J. W. Walker, Mrs. Lena Boyles and Mrs. Geneva Boyles. Hi g second! wife was Mrs. Ella Rosier Walker, by whom he leaves the following children: Earl Walker, Mrs. Alkana Easterling and. Owen R. Walk er. He is also survived by his.third wife, Mrs. Ruby Rosier Walker; an in fant son, Hemy Lee Walker; three Brothers, Jce, Sam and Willie Walker; one sister, Mrs. Victoria Bates, and 13 grandchildren. She wa s a daughter of Mr. D. C. Burckhalter and the wife of Mr. W. H. Birt, besides whom she is survived by two s ons, W. Rexie and Oscar Birt. Her body was laid to rest in the Bap tist Churchyard. Mrs. Mattie Harden, wife of Mr. J. R. Harden, has killed three foxes re cently, and now it’s Major Jack Har den. It’s not too late to plant corn, es pecially if Early Dent seed be used Capt. Clarendon Black tells us that he ha s made good corn planted as late as the 4th of July. FORMER BARNWELL CITIZEN DIED IN AUGUSTA SUNDAY Dunbarton Negro Hurt. Sam parley, colored, was painfully hurt Saturday night when he was attacked' by two negroes named Green, accoiding to Sheriff J. B. Morris, who went to Dunbarton Sun day morning to investigate the oc currence. Harley was hit across the head with a baseball bat and was cut with a knife in the back. Sheriff Morris wa g unable to locate his al leged attackers Sunday. Torrential Downpour. A torrential downpour of rain, ac companied by thunder and lightning, visited Barnwell about nine o’clock Monday night. The rainstorm was quite unexpected, many people having gone to the local picture show without taking the precaution of closing the windbws of their homes. The rain, which lasted about an hour, was one of the heaviest in years. No material damage has been reported from the storm. Augusta, Ga., June 23.—John Joel Armstrong, 65, died at an Augusta in firmary Sunday morning at 4:30 o’ clock after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were held at the Woodlawn Baptist Church, of which he was a ctevout member, Monday af ternoon at three o’clock. The Rev. E. J. Kroelinger officiated and inter ment followed in the Old Field ceme tery near Williston. Pallbearers, all nephews of Mr. Armstrong, were Lide Halford, Ferris Halford, Harold’ Hal ford, James Halford, A. G. Whitaker and Asa Cromer. Mr. Armstrong was a native of Barnwell but had made his home in Augusta for the past 27 years. He was connected with the streets and drains department of the city for 14 years and prior to that time was fore man of the Magnolia cemetei** He was a member of the \Vbodlawn Coun cil No. 29 Junior Order, United Ameri can Mechanics. Mr. ^Armstrong i s survived by two biothers, B. H. Armstrong, of Au gusta, and B. F. Armstrong, of Varn- ville and one sister, Mrs. Geo. W. Halford, of Barnwell. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Arm strong, of Barnwell. by facultie s on the basis ofVpi*e v i° us attainment of promise in research laboratory or technical school; 3. General. Unattached working youth wherever found, selected on the basis of personal achievement or evi dence of unusual ability. In general, it is planned to provide approximately one hundred annual money grants for these types of can didates. Application will be passed upon by regional councils representing geographical areas and final selec tions must be approved by a National Qualification Board. Each State will hold its own competition and, within the specifications of the National Qualfication Board, awards will be made to successful competitors in each State. Grants will be of sufficient mone tary value to provide for th6 purpose in view in each individual case. The grants will, therefore, have no uni form monetary values, nor be spread over any predeteimned length of time. Grants may be madte to men and women in the place in which they are then working, but the general purpose is to place them where the best possi ble research facilities and counsel ex ist for development of their ideas and experiments to the practical stage This plan s upplements but does not duplicate present scholastic awards, and i s set up on a broad competitive basis to enlist the widest possible in terest of all youth of significant prom ise as well a s of industrial and educa tional leaders. To adapt these purposes to existing educational facilities with the mini courge on the field of battel,” Harllee said. “Infamy of Broken Pledge*.” “Their nephew worthily bears the name of Johnson Hagood,” he contin ued, “and has brought added! luster to that illustrious name. He speaka and acts like Ha good 8 have always spoken and acted and) has lately thrilled the nation by his undlaunted courage. Returning to his campaign text of “back to Jeffersonian Democracy,” Colonel Harllee charged “the radical prophets in the temple of our gov ernment” had been guilty of the “in famy and broken pledges.” “I stand on the platform which our party was solemnly pledged to per form,” he asserted. “ I believe, that it charts the only course by which all the people can prosper and that radi cal departure from it has aggravated our economic distress and removed none of its causes.” “I can not follow a radical course utterly abhorrent to the time-honored principle g of our party and calculated to- dtestroy the landmarks which safe guard our liberty,” he added. . Stoney again turned his oratorical 'fireworks upon the New Deal and Senator Byrnes, one of its staunch champions. He vigorously criticised the large expenditures undler that program and declared the taxpayers would have to pay back every penny of it. He poked much fun at a circular he said he was informed had been put out by S. B. Moseley, of Barnwell, commending the work of Byrnes in the senate. Gary Paschal, Esq., of Columbia, mum dniplicaton of effort, a Mndidate for al ^ ^ draM( , tee of educators, sc,ent.sU, mventors, ^ ^ ^ Con?num>n H p industrial engineers and business men o{ 0rangeburKi wh(> is ^ k . is now at wor . j n g re-election, was detained in Wash ington by the press of official daties. Withdraws from Race. Revival Services at Dunbarton. W. H. Harden, of Kline, candidate I for the office of magistrate, Great* Cypress township, withdrew from the Dunbarton, June 23.—Revival ser- race yesterday, it was announced by vices began at the Dunbarton Baptist Senator Edgar A. Brown, county Church Wedhesday evening, June 27, chairman. Under the rule s of the at 8:30 o’clock. The Rev. JT. M. Democratic party, it- will be necessary Flowers, pastor, is doing the preaeh- to reopen this race to afford others an ing, with Archie Ellis assisting with opportunity of entering. , Ihe song services. Services will be - ♦ ■ ■ — conducted each evening through Sun* ADVERTISE iu The People-Sentinel, day, June 28th.