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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/
C«nsoliia<«d Jane 1, 1925.
Barnwell People-Sentinel
VOLUME LIX.
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“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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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