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f r* v df THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/ C«nsoliia<«d Jane 1, 1925. Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LIX. r “Deer Peepul” Cast Votes Next Tuesday Voters Will Ballot for United States Senator, Congressman and Other Candidates. The first Democratic primary elec tion will be held throughout South Carolina next Tuesday, August 25th, for the purpose of nominating candi dates for the United States Senate, Cbngres s and various county offices. All the necessary tickets, blank forms, etc., for holding the election in Barnwell County were mailed out several days ago by the secretary, B. P. Davies, to the executive commit teemen at the various precinctg and everything is in readines s for “the battle of the ballots.” County executive committeemen have been requested to report to the secretary the result at their respc- tive piecinctg as soon as the votes have been counted and it is hoped to “Juat Like a Member of the Family'* BARNWELL SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936. Club Girls, Leaders Enjoy 5-Day Outing Twenty from Barnwell County Attend Camp Long.—Clubster’s Day Was New Feature. Blackville, Aug. 17.—“My record is writ, not in infamous remarks but in service to Barnwell County,” declared Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barn well, in closing his speech here Friday before a crowd estimated at 700 person s who gathered in Black- ville’g new gymnasium to hear the Twenty 4-H Club girl s and leaders from Barnwell County enjoyed a five- day outing at Camp Long from Au gust 3 to 7, along with Richland County 4-H boys and Edgefield Coun ty 4-H boys and gills. The trip was made by school buses driven by Jack Harley, of Barnwell, and Murray Odom, of Healing Springs. An interesting and new feature of the camp this year was “Clubster’ s Day, at which time a camp director and his staff were elected from among the members present to plan and ex ecute the day’s program. Herbert Mar tin, of Richland County, was elected camp directoi and Mae Swett, of the Meyer’s Mill Club, Barnwell County, assisted him as staff member. have a complete tabulatton of the re- Throughout the entire week true ». la - D . . turns early Tuesday night. The com- sportsmanship was manifested by all i. 1 epresen ati\es, but did not mitteemen h.v, ■»,» notified to camper*. "f.'. * ^ 1W»I. of Co- meet in the Court House at Barnwell' Activities of the week included a'. . or onaress. was at ten o’clock Thursday morning, Au- recicationa! program of swimming, I j , . t°unty Candi da-’ _'7th, for the purpose of canvass- soft ball, tennis, basket ball, folk L * .T" . .T* * ^ ne tt ^^ ress '' % ‘ na * ni: ihe return* and declaring the re- dances, and parties; an educational' . . * Pto t e \oter* for suits of the election. List of Candidates. “RECORD WRIT IN SERVICE, NOT INFAMOUS REMARKS.”—BROWN State Senator Declares at Blackville That He Is Ready to Stand or Fall on His Record in General Assembly. Final Meeting at Barnwell Friday. total taxes in the State, and asserted that Barnwell County through its delegation has benefitted to a greater extent than those larger cour.tie s al though paying much less in taxes. J. W. Folk. J. W. Folk, of Williston, declared that his opponents were trying to various candidates in the next to the! make it: a PP ear » “ w e ar e fighting a test county campaign meeting, which was presided over by Dr. O. D. Ham mond, executive committeeman of the Blackville club. Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Harley occupied a seat on the stage along with the can didates for the State Senate and A list^of the candidate* for whom Barnwell their United State* Senate—James F. I program of instruction periods in cu*-1 , *![• 8Upp ® r * ,n 1 coming primary and manner-, life-saving, muaic 0 ,c,to '' B * rt Carter, of appreciation, health education and the ^ m *** »as ca. ed ujH.n and spoke 4-H hand book, i 8 *- -ia_ -J* few word * of freeing as the meet- The spiritual side of County voters will cast lifo «■** provided for in the campfire ballot* ta as follows: j and chapel program*. It I ing adjourned. Ladies of the Black villa By rne* I incumbent l, William lee. and Thomas P, Stonry. ("ongre**—H. P. Fulmer bent i and Gary Paarbal. Solicitor—Bert D. Carter | bent i. State Senatt—Edgar A. Br■> rumbeat) and J. M. Sarawta Baptist met r . I Local eader* in charge of the Barn-1 vnurvn • rrir «* * barbecue dinner in C. Harl* well group under the direction of camp | thr ^ wl * 1 building oppoaite the I counsellor* were Emmie Lee Hair, of * c ^ 00 * ground*. Uncum- Healing Spring*, an J Gene Swett, of I county candidate* continued Meyer 8 * Mill Assistant leader, were 1 lh * ,r * p ** c hmaking •b'ng practically • Uutat * »«* i mcum- H R. Ii. w. F II JL L Br dT flf \| CtfRNNMP Bate*, of Dunbarton. LunetteJ ,n * •• •* pc»»“>u* meet- Bate*, of Meyer’s Mill, and Rebs •* H,Wa * Duubartoa and Williatoa. Grubb*, of Reedy Branch. I rT,lrr ** ,B « their respective »tan J* and Club nsemhtr* having the year’* j various issue*. HmHb Firet Speaker Tbc*e for the House of Represents- t ,,r o* spoke first with Winchester C. Smith, of Williston, seeking re-elec tion. leading off He again railed at tention to hi* record anj artivttie* >a the legialature. bis platform for economy «nd a bu*>ne** admtnratra- w erk u| i to i date and 1 attending Camp L •ag • ure: (*ert! Harnett# Meyer, s rile O * m* , Be beer a Anderson. Mae %, »ett. a f Me yer’s M II. Bertha Kaerce, M argue' litg Beatty. Betty Beatty, Vi i« tan Burr khaltr. Mane Burckhal- Magistrate* G M II e* R V rf, of Joyce Branch; Letra Grub be. Canle Grace Grubbs, Dehoruh Black, •f Reedy Bran h. Annie Mae Fowke, Helen I onrhe. of Bol mg Spcmg*; Helen Ruth Moms, of Hercules. Residents of County Receive $70,264.00 on to which be He named tar*! ■•flied | was pledged, ta blits that he had acho test' ftfkj Krlp^J pilss — K, fftNP • ImmoIi h> «!r 'Kr si put r »e ! r \ f \ Mr Smi m->nth« rental tax. license tsgu. i no political Barn we! I ed > int»rei he prop IB It. He 1.1 ring in this county but what we are fighting is the highway ring in Colum bia, backed by the Supreme Court and Circuit judgefc.” Referring’to taxes, Mr. Folk said it wa s strange so much money has been savgjl but no reduction in taxes had resulted. He declared the people want to know what the legislature failed to accomplish instead of so much what they did. He declared the last session that ran over 40 days led up to half a mil lion dollars and said if the general assembly goe* as Barnwell County goes, why didn’t the present delega tion use its influence to adjourn. Peti tion* from all over the county asking the delegations to get together with the governor, adjourn and come home, Mr. Folk asserted, had been ignored. He said he thought assembly could have gotten together with Governor Johnston , and saved the taxpayer* $360,000. He *atd the ring in Columbia was sending out letter* commending dif ferent delegation* in several counties la order to help re-elect them. Mr. Folk, in asking for voters' support, said, “I offer only myself," and stated that rumor* had come to him that whiskey end money were being offer ed at inducements to voters, which he hoped were untruthful and unfounded. C. H. Realty, C H. Beatty, of Dunbarton, afnin •poke briefly. He gave a short per sonal sketch of himself, stating that hit ft tend* had requested him to do so tn order t hi* ability and experience. Mr. Beatty agnin deviated in favor °f the 40-day session, for itemising and publishing in the county papers the county supply bill 10 day, pi tor to introduction Hi the legislature, and member* of the legislature should Teachers Will Meet Here September 3rd All Teachers in Barnwell County Schools Are Expected to Attend Gatherhig. a Byron Wham, president of the County Education Association, and Horace J. Crouch, county superintend ent of education, have issued an in vitation to all teachers in the schools of Barnwell County to attend an im portant meeting at Barnwell on Thuisday, September 3rd, at 10 a. m. The letter of invitation is as fol lows: “On the eve of the opening of an other school term, we extend warmest greetings. We are hoping that the 1936-’37 session will be our most, successful. Because of certain major problems of mutual interest present ing themselves this year, there must be solidarity in our ranks. “In order that we may co-operate fully and uniformly, a conference of ALL the teachers employed in Barn well County’s school* fpr next term is called for Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 1936, at 10:00 a. m. in the auditorium of the Barnwell High School. This an nouncement is sent to ALL the teach- eis, and they will be expected to at tend whether their *chools are a nine, eight or even seven months term. Please begin now to make your plans to attend. None of our teachers live so far that they ran not attend even though their schools will open several days later. We hope you will an swer “Present 8 * when the roll is call ed. For your information, the High School Superintendents have notified their co-workers that the High School* will open the following day and that the faculties of ALL the High Schools will attend the Thurs day meeting (Sept. 3rd), at Barnwell. Several other schools will have nine months terms and these sad ALL other teachers, if we may repeat, are expected to attend this meeting. “Not the leest of the things ta be considered are the plan* for the work of the County Education Association for Ike year. The I voders of the three group#—Mias Katie C. Ed Largest County Circulation. NUMBER 51. Campaign Meeting to Be Held Here Friday Governor Olin D. Johnston Is Also Scheduled to Speak at Final -W. K. II Kr psr anburg and *atd onr-f<>urth H Vt ret H<* w J. W. C *e (1 the Ashleigh New* Note*. gh. Aug 17.— Reviva it thv Ashleigh Church Sunday 1 I **■ * fnifiate . J the Ana fig M a.ihmgtcn ncy. Emer mg nprrati 13. 19. ding res received today from Lawrence M. Pinch- the National State Director for grncy Council. services rlosi nig) the pastor, the Re\. Mr. Ra Williston. Two new members were non-farm homes in Barnwell Service* wete ccndu “The Barnwell County Ring.” BlackviCr, S. C., Aug. 17, 1936. Editor of The Barnwell Pe>ple-Sentinel, Bamwtll, S. C. I b-ar Sir:— After atteniing campaign meetings in different sections of the county tnd I tening to the candidates who seek to teplace our present delegation mundt. High Schoo'; Miss Elou —* — g Quattlebaum. Grammar School; Mias niorm tae voters of I • I Oda Baker, Primary School—will haw j some announcements regarding the programs, etc. for their divisions Ccmmittee appointments are to be made, dates for meetings, etc., will hr attended to. “One of the things of major im portance for our consideration will hr thv “set-up* 8 of the new Rental Text Book Law. This will be discussed fudy, and you will neei this informa- ton.** The final Barnwell County cam paign meeting will be held fit Barn well tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, be ginning at three o’clock. ’ An invitation ha* been issued to Governor Olin D. Johnston by Senator Edgar A. Brown, president of the Barnwell Democratic Club, through B. P. Davies, secretary, to attend the meeting and address the voters of the ounty. Governor Johnston has ac cepted the invitation and will make hi* address at three o’clock. Immed iately following the speech by the chief executive, the county candidates will make their final appeal for the suffrage of the voters. Governor Johnston stated, in accept ing the invitation of Senator Brown, that he has almost entirely recovered from the injuries received in an auto mobile accident one day last week and that, unless something unforseen pre vents, he will be in Barnwell Friday afternoon. The ladies of the Barnwell Baptiat Church will serve a barbecue aupper immediately after the cloae of the meeting. Williatoa-Elko School Plaaa. fCONTINUED ON PAGE FIGHT) u:ed by, rd nk the!930 l mtei Stjtes dj*^** they call “ring rule” in Barnwell, 1 have tried to express the vny, "ef* V*** of way I tel in ,h, v,r M , .ndote. Re.pwtfully, received in the church. Mrs. Chester Laird and daughters, Elizabeth, Mildred and Mrs. Meta Hair and baby, visited relatives in Georgia the past week. Vasco McDonald, of Metta, Ga., re turned to his home Friday night af ter spending a few weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Owens. D. I. Rcss, Jr., is spending a few t ounty. The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation refinanced mortgages on 6.9 per cent, of this number. Out of a total of 55,707 owned non farm homes in the State, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation refinanced mortgages on 10.2 per cent, of this number. A total of 5,681 individual loans, a- mounting to $13,299,389, weie made to days in Columbia visiting his aunt, i residents of South Carolina from the Mrs. A. E. Haitin. j Home Owenrs’ Loan Corporation dur- A number of the people of this ing the three-year period. section attended the campaign meet ing in Blackvi’le Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hair and baby, Of the entire amount of loans, $13,- 299,389, it is estimated that $710,000 went toward the payment of taxes June, of Denmark, spent the past ^and assessments. The estimated aver- week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. age of tax and assessment payments Earl Hair. , per loan in South Carolina was $125. • • “ I More than 98 per cent, of all money Mrs. W illie Bax.ey and Mrs. Jeff involved went for refinancing of dis- Black and little daughter, Patricia tressed homes by means of long term D. 1. ROSS. Ann, of the Galilee section, have re- leplacement mortgages which are to turned home after a delightful visit be fully amortized over the term of with Mrs. Dan McCrartey, at Myrtle lean in small monthly palments. The ^ eack- j balance of the money advanced went ! for the restoration and conditioriing of Barnwell’s First Bale. ♦ r i I took my old car last Friday morning. Drove out to Biackville town To hear the candidates make their plea Especially Sprawls and Brown. Sprawls says “Bos* Brown has got a ring, , And it surely must be busted.” But, Sprawls, I’ve heard you several times, v And I really am disgusted.' Who are the ring you talk of, Sprawls? Ycu would like to give a kick, You’ll need more help than Olin D., I think, to turn the trick. For Barnwe^i welcomes her good frie’nds, _— From alj over this good State, But no outsider ever will Be able to dictate. Now, I do not live in Barnwell town, And no man’s song do I sing, But I want to talk about the boys, And see who’s in that “ring.” Barnwell’* first bale of 1936 cotton was sold market Saturday ley, local cotton buyer. It was grown by Dave Black on his farm a few mile* east of Barn well, was ginned by the Farm ers Ginnery. Mr. Black display ed the first open boll of cotton here a .short time ago. properties. Donald S. Matheson i s the State manager of the Home Owners’ Loan Coj|)oration. His office is jn t he When the y went over to K ood old Wil - on frhe local j Central Union Bank Building, Colum > liston to J. Jd. Har- i * • When Barnwell needed a treasurer, Don’t you think they did well, bia. And drafted Jame* J. Bell? Mrs. W. G. Hill, Mrs. Jennings Owens and Mrs. E. C. Still attended a floating shower at Providence last Wednesday given in honor of their sister, Mrs. Jefferson Wsnnamaker, Now H. J. C. is wide awake, whose marriage took place at Provi- And you are surely knowing dence on the 29th ult. Then down the hall we find my friend, Good old J. W. P. Who runs the Barnwell County gang With all economy. How he makes the State send down the cash, To keep our schools a-going. The Clerk of Couit, we have a man, Who’s always on the job, I’d like to see a man who’d say— “Let’s kick out good old Bob.” Now Miller Greene, that grand old man, Too fine to do a wrong, Always ready to accommodate, Let’s keep the Master on. And while I talk about the men, No man I’ve ever seen, Can serve you with a sweeter smile, Than M rs. Jennie Greene. Now, J. K. S., the Probate Judge, There is no finer man, If you meet him several times a day, He’ll always s hake your hand. While Captain Jack is on the job Don’t try to run a still, He’s sure to put you in the jail, If he don’t, old Gilmore will. Now, W. H. M., our Auditor, You know “old Happy Bill,” He’s served us well for many years, And I’m sure he always will. Negro is Killed In Hottupper Homicide Isxdore Cypress Fatally Wounded by W illie Riley, Hi* Brother-in-Law, Early Sunday. Isadore Cypress, colored, wa* shot and killed about 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning by his brother-in-law, W’illie Riley, during the progress of i “hot- supper" at the latter’s home near Blackville, according to Sheriff J. B. Morris, who arrested Riley and lodg ed him in the Barnwell County jail. From-the testimony at the Coroner’s inquest, the Sheriff believes that the fatal shot was intended for Laurie Davis, who was wounded in the arm by a slug from the sau’ed-off single barrel shotgun used by Riley. Two other negroes also suffered slight wounds when struck by the flying missiles. Cypres s wdfe* hit by three buckshot, twice in the chest and once in the head. According to’Sheriff Morris, wit nesses testified that Davis shouted during the progress of the evening's entertainment and was admonished by Riley to keep quiet. Receiving a tart reply, Riley is said to have grabbed hi s shotgun and fired one time. Only one shot hit Davis, while Cypress was fatally wounded, as stated above. Thi 3 is the second negro homicide that ha s occurred in the Blackville section within the past ten days, Nell Hatcher, negress, having been fatally stabbed by Lonnie Coleman, W’illia^on, Aug. It.—The opening date for the W’illiston-Elko school system has been announced for Sep tember 4th. Member* of the faculty will report for duty September t to attend the county teachers’ meeting called by Supt. H. J. Crouch that morning. A local faculty ameting will follow that afternoon tn the high schtoi building A list of the teachers for the school system this year waa announced as follows: Williston-Elko junior-sealer high: C. K. Ackerman. Williston. superin tendent. history; M. M. Player, Wil- I is ton. principal, coach and science; John Miley. Williston. sgrtcuitare; Miss Hattie Newsoa^ Williston. ms them a tics; Miss Aaae Stoedly. Bamberg, language; Mias Elisabeth McNair, Aiken, commercial depart ment; Mis* Dorothy Hightower, Den mark. English; Miae Rose Neel Mill ing, Greensboro, N. d, domestic science. Williston Grammar School: P, N. Wise, Williston, principal, mathemat ics and geography; Miss Eloise Quat tlebaum, Williston, reading and Eng lish; Miss Anna Gene Way, Williatoa, health-character and elementary sci ence; Miss Julia Knox Fennel, Great Falls, first grade; Miss Mattie Cog gins, Windsor, second grade; Mias Geraldine Ghorga, Lexingtfen, third grade. Elko Giammar School: Leon Stan- sell, Elko, principal and intennediata grades; Mias Mattie Lee Bennett, Wil liston, primary grades. Farley Commends Brown. Senator Edgar A. Brown, who was recently appointed to lead the drive in Barnwell County for campaign funds for the re-election of President Roose velt, has received the following com mendatory telegram from James A-. Farley, chairman of the Democratic national committee: “Edgar A. Brown, Barnwell, S. C.— Mrs. Jennings, your executive com- mitteewoman, at a meeting here to day reports the splendid work your county committee is doing in connec tion with funds for re-election of President Roosevelt. We are most in terested in ycur success and I com mend you for your undertaking. — (Signed) James A. Farley, New York.” Aubrey Harley a Candidate. The many Barnwell friends of Au brey Harjjfey will h«J interested to know that he i 3 a candidate in New berry County for the house of rep resentatives. Mr. Harley is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Harley and a grandson of Sheriff and Mrs. J. B. Morris. After receiving his degree in law he located in Newberry for the practice of hi* profession. Thia is his first entry in politics and the outcome of his race will be watched with interest by “the home folks.” The many Barnwell County friends Now, Mr. Sprawls, if that's your rinic, ,| M co | oredi on the monlin o( Au ! Here a what I’d like to do— gust Go over to Barnwell *ome good old day , » , And bocom. a rinutor too. • ! M ra. Pratt and daughter. Miaa I’ve always voted for Colonel Brown, Rachael Pratt, and Mrs. Armstrong,, of Mrs. Willie Joiner will be glad to * And I’ll do that thing “agin.” of Due West, apent the week-end in learn that she ha* returned home mf- And for the House, sure to help, Barnwell with Dr. and Mrs. Martin ter receiving treatment at the Aikea My good friends “Sol md Win." C. Best. Hospital. . “ I