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\ ^ ConssMiatcd 1, 1*25. THE OFFICIAL NBWBPAFK1I OF BARNWELL COUNTY. Barnwell People-Sentinel ‘Ju«t Ltk« a Mambar of lha Family" Largctt County Orcalattoa VOLUME LX. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1936 NUMBER 1. Col. Solomon Bl&tt Seeks Speakership Speaker Pro Tempore Announces Can didacy for Assembly Position.— Others in Race. Col. Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, 40- year old speaker pro tempore of the 1935-36 house of representatives, has announced his candidacy for the speakership to succeed Claude A Tay lor, of Spartanburg, who was a candi date for congress this summer. Colo nel Blatt announced his candidacy when it appeared that he was the only experienced' presiding officer who would return to the house. Represen tative Faber Kearse, of Bamberg, speaker protem in 1931-32, did not seek re-election, and Representative T. Y. Williams, of Lancaster, a for mer speaker, met defeat. Col. Blatt served two terms in the house without opposition and led his county ticket for re-election on Au gust 25th. He is a leading attorney of this city, a native of Blackville, a W T orl<f War veteran and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. John A. May, of Aiken, announced last week that he would “in all proba bility” seek the place, and others who appear to be in a Barkis state of mind are Representatives Ben E. Adams, of Richland County; Rufus M. Newton, of Anderson County; Wil- bur Cl Grant, of Chester County; Wanna maker and Leppard, of Ches ter Aekf County, all classed as pro* Johnston, and Dr. Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown. All of the probable can didates for the speakership ware elect* Second Primary to Tell Tale Tuesday Partial Success of Governor’s Personal Campaign Hinges on Outcome of House Races. PROGRESSIVE ACTIVITY APPARENT IN BARNWELL settlement Division Now in Agricultural Building. ed in the first p week. ry ■ las THE NEW SCHOOL YEAH BEGIN* HEBE FRIDAY qi *ir i • wen oil r f ftcttetn! pel will he a p, The change la the ay steal of pee* tiding hooka make* it necessary to call all pupil* la arhoai an Friday mom tag. September 4t b. at aiaa a* • clock for enru Imewt Parent* are re- quested to eee that all pupils report at that time to order that a auFwerot number of hooka may he aecured with* ojt delay Elementary pop*!* will be iy *t 10 M; h>gh s at II ttO oVork. There opening eserrtees *«n Fri my. Friends aal patrons are invit ed to bo present on Monday for the fo*auit opening at nine oVIorfc I nder the new rental system hooks will he provided through the school by the State Book CaUMBlnatou it Bp- pmnamtely ne-third the ' pBPCWPPP prve The reuting of hooka l* op*iortai with parents, se who prefer to I owa the book* run secure them from I Mrs Jr**;# l*r**r*- n. a* u* -i*i! Th **e | who wish to ren* them wil. he requir ed under the law to atgn an agree ment to reimburse the t ommissi >n foi any lost, damage; District Office Is Moved to Barnwell (The State, August 27.) The partial success of Governor' Btiral Rehabilitation Division of Re- Olin Johnston’s personal campaign for legislative support hinge<J today on the outcome of house races in the second primary. Election of approximately 11 anti administration senators Tuesday ar rayed a majority of 29, including 18 holdover members, as a bloc, poten tially nble to defeat Johnston’s high-# way reorganization program. The governor’s adherents won slightly more than half of the 49 house seats filled in the first primary, but failed to amass a heavy represen tation in the chamber immediately. Johnston termed the outlook “very encouraging,” however, and persons close to him explained that most of the house posts to be filled in the lunoff September 8th were those of counties in the pro—Johnston Pied mont. Results in the first primary drew the highway issue lines sharper in Cherokee, Lexington, Laurens, Or angeburg, Richland and a number of other counties where Johnston and anti-Johnston candidates were pitted almost man-against-man for house posts. Seventy-live representatives sre to | be elected m the secnod primary, in cluding the entire Spartanburg dele gation of eight, seven of Greenville's delegation of eight. Jive in Richland and five la Orangeburg. (harleston voters elected a city ad* miai»tr»t»on ticket of seven adherent* of Mayo* Burnet Mayhank, three of them old members Anderson County filled four of Its five house posts with fshustcnttes It ballots on the Aflh B. F. Owens, of Dunbarton, director of District No.. 4, stated here Mon day that one of the five district of fices of the Rural Re-habil'i^ation Di vision of the Resettlement Division Has been located in Barnwell, offices having been leased from the county in the new agricultural building on Court House Square. The change is being made this week, bringing to Barnwell, in addition to Mr. Owens, six employees and their families. Barnwell is glad to welcome these new residents, who will be a great ad dition to the business and social life of the city. WIDENING OF MAIN STREET IS FORWARD STEP. Barnwell Negro Is Killed by Lighting “Doc” Bradley Meets Instant Death and Smair White Boy Has Very Narrow Escape. Several Store Buildings to Be Re modeled and New City Hall Is in Prospect. MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD HERE OCTOBER 6TH A meeting of the Barnwell munici pal Democratic club was held here Monday afternoon at five o'clock, at which time reorganisation was per fected by the election of the follow ers: P. W. Price, president; •V Manville, secretary and treat- Barnwell is showing more progres sive activity at the present time than at any period in its history and bids fair to outstrip other towns in this section, according to announcements made public this week The greatest single stride is the proposed widening of Main Street in the business district-r-from the corner of Wall Street to the corner of the Harrison block of buildings—which will add about ten feet to the roadbed 1 and still give ample sidewalk space for pedestrians. This unrivalled for ward step is the result of the action on the part of the itate highway de partment in condemning the north side of Lemon Bros.’ store building and the south side of the old Walker block, now owned by Judge Thos.. M. Boulware. Six feet will be taken from the Lemon property and four feet from that of Judge Boulware, all of which will be uaed in broadening Bamwell’a main buaineaa thorough fare, it waa stated here Monday. Thia work ia scheduled to atari this week. In addition, the power and tele- No Second Primary in Barnwell County Democratic Executive Committee Met Here Thursday and Declared Re sults of First Election. next primary. Grroaviile C« runty elevated Ben T. Leppard, of Gl rv«ti% t He. State Demo era Ur rhairmaa I and •etf *oty!a j “per- sooai friend” o f tto governor. i In the State senate el B the first hoi at over tno opponents. 11 e ronaiderod “pro'* •nd tto other “ antiT Among leode n *4 tto If35- 34 leg* mg oi G. W urer. The executive committee ls|l > ^ on * companies will be required to composed of P. W. Price. G. W. Man P° ,M •*** wir ** fr °m villa. N. D. Codia. A. A. Lemon. M S'*™ 1 n which C, Beat and Thoa. M. Boulware. I •i 11 ** flatly to the appearance of This committee met Tuesday and 1 > buaineaa district. Used Tueeday. October 6th, aa thrj ^ ,l ’’ only »ill Mam Strrr* be wi len- date for holding the irat prunary.'* mn * lh * mhor * **<**»•* election. The hook of enrollment waa I mu de.r«i. but it «•» alvo stated here opened yesterday t Wednesday I and j concrete aalewalka will cioae September 23rd. The notice I *‘ U * r °* st,urt * d • ,vd roodbed appear* aiaewhere in this I sane of The People-Sentinel. •alatnre. Chairman * M Ward, of the •estate 6nance committee, t heirman Neville Beane'I, of the wsjro and means committee, and Speaker Pro Tern. Sol Blot . of Barnwell, nil went in on the drat ballot IN IP caSH-taJ -- tea elected laat Tues day, an isntdltrial poll listed 24 aa pre- Johnston, and 20 as anti, and live a* undeclared or doubtful. Hals O# to Barooell ( oooty X •term. I By D I. Raaa. I Three thousand B (Iff* well Co. voters. Took their pencil or their pen. And endorsed the delegation,— C alone! Edgar, Sol and W in. So, when the legislature opens. And the Chaptntn aaya hi# prayer. And the mil-call ia sounded. Brown. Smith, Blatt will all be there | will be re-serfared from the corner ■ of Wall Street to the Harrison block I with two inches of aaphnlt paving. A I poor engineering job waa done when I the present concrete eas poured in I that section n number of yeura ago * as a reaul: of which there are de press tons which collect rad be|< water during heavy ratne, and this will be entirely lemedied when the “Doc” Bradley, 25-year old negro, was struck and instantly killed by a bolt of lightning at the home of his father on Eugene M. Easterling’s faim, about four miles west of Barn well, Friday afternoon, and Mr. Easterling’s young son, Eugene, Jr., narrowly esceped a like fate. According to accounts of the trage dy, Bradley had just arrived at his father’s home and told his mother that she had “better quit washing” be cause of the thunderstorm which was breaking. Then he went on to the back porch and sat down on the rail ing. The bolt which snuffed out his life apparently struck a brick pillar, glanced through an open window, passed through Bradley’s body and was grounded through a nearby tree. Eye-witnesses state that little Eu gene Easterling had come up to the house with Bradley and was standing less than an arm’s length from the unfortunate negro when he was struck. BEAUTY PAGEANT. AMATEUR CONTEST WELL ATTENDED There will be no second primary in Barnwell County this year, candidates for all offices having been nominated in the election of August 25th. The only possibility of a second primary was in the race for magistrate at Hilda, where only five votes separated the contestants on the face of unof ficial returns, but the tabulation of the vote here Thursday by the execu tive committee faile dto change tho result, W. K. Black winning out over Paul H. Sanders (incumbent) by 239 to 234. Senator Edgar A. Brown was re nominated over J. M. Sprawls, of Wil- liston, by a margin of more than two and a half to one, their totals being 2,734 and 1,066, respectively. The only change in the totals given last week in the race for house candi dates was the loss of four votes by C. H. Beatty, of Dunbarton, the of ficial totals being as follows: Beatty, 700; Blatt, 2,759; Folk, 748; Smith. 2,636; Youngblood, 603. From this it will be seen that Colonel Blatt led the entire legislative ticket by a margin of 25 votes. Senator James F. Byrnes carried Barnwell County by a vote of nearly 7V4 to one, while Congressman H. P. Fulmer, Orangeburg, received bettor than a two to one majority over his opponent. Gary Paschal, of Columbia. The official tabulation by preriurta will bo found elaewbero ia thto iaoae of The People-Sentinel. , HIGH PRICKS ARE BRING PAID HERE FOR COTTON High prices are being paid fee eei- j ton on the Barnwell market ngam this y*ar—higher. In feet, than the peicoe I asphalt la Imd. So, good folks of Barnwell County, You have done a noble thing To encotse the dele gat ion. Although a few did “holler," “ring or Pupils will hr supplied J hooks. Friday morning with the list of hooks needed and a list of those that may he rented. Along with these will go a request form on which parents will indicate their desire to rent books. This re quest should he returned on Monday when the rental agreement will be prepared and sent to parents. When the agreement is received with the funds to cover the rental, books will be supplied to the children. Parents who wish to secure the books in per son may do so on Saturday morning from nine to 11:00 o’clock. Lyndhurat News Items. Lyndhurst, Aug/IJIL^^r. and Mrs. Fred H. Gantt and children, of Colum bia, spent last week-end here, the guests of Mrs. John M. Gantt. Thomas Gantt, of the CCC camp near Barnwell, spent the week-end with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fowke and little son, and Carroll Fowke, of At lanta, are spending some time here, the guests of Capt. J. C. Fowke. Mrs. F. L. Fowke and children, of Stuart, Fla., are here for a visit of some time, the guests of relatives. Edward Fowke is making an ex tended visit to relatives in Spartan burg. Mrs. Hugh Morgan and children and Mrs. Albert Corley and little son, all of Beaufort, were here for several days during the past week. Frampton Harper, of Blue Ridge, G&., is spending some time here as the guest of his father, W. H. Harper. Master William Frampton Harper, of Rock Hill, Is spending some time here with relatives. ADVERTISE ia Thu People-Sentinel Among the 43 represeutotivea on 1101)1 asking if-alert ion, 23 git in on the first billot. 24 entered the second rare, and 16 met defeat. Thirteen anti-administration repre sentatives uon election, 14 made their way into the second taces, and 11 lost • Ten of the house minority of John- stonites were returned by the first pri mary, ten entered the second race and five weie defeated. In the 24 senate races, 11 candidates considered antagonists of Johnston’s highway policies won election along | with five Johnston supporters and a non-committal member. Seven senate races remained to be settled in the second primary, with the highway issue figuring in at least four of them. House members who \cere re-elected in the first primary: Representatives Blatt and Smith, of Wi«rk began Monday morning on the remodeling of tho quarters now occu- pied by the Grubbs Chevrolet Co., on East Main Street, where an entirely new front ia being installed. When ! completed, this concern will have modern show rooms and private offices. J W. J. Lemon, of the firm of Lemon ! Bro»., wss not prepared Monday to ^ state the full extent of the plans for And when that man ia in the chair | the remodeling of that store, hut it He makes the legislators hustle— I '• understood that practically an en- ausr I've heenjtirely new building, with mouern show One of the most enjoyable entertain ments given in Barnwell in some time was the Beauty Pageant, Ama teur Contest and Shirley Temple Pa rade given on last Friday evening at the High School auditorium here by Mrs. Mary King, supervisor of play ground activities for Barowrll Coun ty. Mrs. King was assisted by super visors from the various centers of the county. Mias Marian Bolen, supervisor for Ba fit well, assisted Mrs King with the work here. Geo. R. Evans, agri cultural teacher at Barnwell, acted as master of reremoniaa. First c a me the little Shirley Tem ple parade when 23 little girts dressed , quoted on the Augusta rettaa ea- bountifully in the various styles worn . change. As high ns 14 t*4 routs pee by this popular little movie star came * P°und was paid here Tueeday fur long upon the stage as their names were ‘ staple cot too, whit# ahoetoe length culled and the name of the merchant * staple brought from 13 3-4 to 14 1-4 sponsoring the child given. Each * vot*. according to information child received much applause and the ^ from a local rot too buyer judge* found groat difficulty in deetd needay morning the first boles Mg the winner. Utile Jo O’ Gorman, f° r sale .brought 12*0 I of BtackviKe, won first prtae; Patricia ! pound, while the Augusta .* nn Black, second, and Shirley Ann {’BMted at 11.73. Giles third, the last two named being ■ And speaking of rotten, Barnwell children. 1 Horns, who has charge of The following little girls parttripat Edgar A. Brown’s farm a few ed in the Shirley Temple parade:] from Barnwell, brought la a stalk of cotton Tueeday eu wnich 92 bolls, a few of which had there. Anyone who doubts these verses About my friends. Smith, Blatt and Brown. When the legislature opens. Go up there and look around. You will find these men have buddies From the mountains to the sea— Friends who are going to make Blatt Speaker, Put Brown where he ought to be. That is in the U. S. Senate, Yes, that’s where Brown ought to be— Working for his State and country, Right along with Franklin D. So I say, three thousand voters, I take my hat right off to you Barnwell; Thomas and Elliott, of For endorsing this delegation Which has served us so true. Beaufort; Stevens and Winter, of Berkeley; Zerbst, Senseney and Lof ton, of Charleston; Sawyer and Porter, Miss Peggy Martin has returned to of Georgetown; Bennett, of Marlboro, her Jiome in Texas after spending and Britton of Sumter, “antis.” | some time in Barnwell with relatives. Representatives May, of Aiken; Newton and Harris, of Anderson; Burnett, of Spartanburg; Harry R. Grant, of Chester; Mozingo, of Dar-! Hughes, of Oconee; H. K. Purdy, of lington; Mims, of Edgefield; McCas-I j as p er> an d Henry Sims, of Orange- lan, of Greenwood; Player, of Lancas- burg. ter; Adams, of Richland, and H. K. ah the re-elected senators except Davis, of *ork, and Prince, of Green- Nicholson, pro-Johnstonite, and Quat- ville, “pros.” tlebaum, uncommitted, opposed John- Re-elected State senators follow on ston’s highway policies. Burnett was a basis of complete returns from the the only senator in the secondI'^oec 24 races: , who supported Johnston on them. Senators John F. Williams, of Aik- , New senators included E. H. Hen- en; Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell; W. derson, of Bamberg; L. M. Gressette, B. Harvey, of Beaufort; J. D. Parler, of Calhoun; Dr. C. A, Cromer, of of Dorchester; J. S. Thurmond, oL'Laurens; 0. P. Lightsey, of Hampton; Edgefield; J. ^1. Lyles, of Fairfield; S. and M. E.. Abrams, of Newberry. M. Ward, of Georgetown; W. H. Nich- Lightsey, Cromer and Abrams are olscn, of Greenwood; Paul Quattle- avowed administration supporters, baum, of Horry; L. .D. Lide, of Mar- 1 Ben T. Leppard, of Greenville, State ion, M. G. Dorn, of McCormick. Democratic chaiiman, and a friend of Others who entered a second race the governor, apparently waa elected in their re-election campaigns were: to the State senate over two oppon- L. E. Dreher, of Lexington; W. D. ents with 81 of 89 boxes reported. window*, etc., will replace the present structure, and it is authoritatively stated that Judge Boulware will have handsome new fronts installed in his block of buildings. There is a current report that Robt. A. Easterling, of Denmark, is plan- niqg the construction of an up-to-date moving picture theatre on his proper ty fronting on “The Circle” for the occupancy of the Ritz theatre, but this could not he confirmed Monday. Another proposed building is a new- city hall to be built on the old Pat- teison property at the corner of Burr and Washington Streets. Mayor C. G. Fuller announced this week that an application for a loan has been made to PWA for funds for this pur pose. The local post office is being given a freshening coat of paint, but it is still hoped that new and modern quor- ters will be provided for Uncle Sam’s employes and patrons in the not too distant future. That and an up-to- date hotel will remain Barnwell’s No. 1 needs. It has been suggested that pictures Dorothy Grrono, Ann* Glaspy, Pa tricia Ann Black, ShirWy Ana Gilou, Otesn Jones, of Barnwell; Patty Owens, Shir lay Dicks, of Dunbarton; I Joyce Hair, Bonnie Jean Givens, Joyce I Folk, Billie Dukes, of Willtston; Ann! Jones, of Elko; Patsy Pickling. Shirley Grimes, Mary Morris, Mazy Ftcklmg, Ann Dowdy, Joan Brown. Carolyn Bell, Jo O'Gonnan, of Blackville. In the Beauty Pageant which follow ed ten lovely young girls were intro duced by number, each one being loudly applauded. It was not possi ble at this time to get names of the participants but the names of those winning the three highest places were Misses Woodward, Purvis and Scott, all of Williston, highest honor going to Miss Woodward, Miss Purvis second and Miss Scott third. The Amateur Contest was one of the best had in years and each child is to be congratlated on the splendid acts given. In this contest first place went to Madge Williams, of Blackville, second place to four young girls from Williston, who, dress ed in lovely costumes, gave several numbers; third place went to Frances Dukes, of Williston. Others in this contest giving splendid numbers were: Zelda King and the Owens sisters, of Dunbarton; Dot Jones, of Barnwell; Ann Lucius and Baby Blanch Spann, of Barnwell; Gene Dowdy, of •BMtod AabWtgb N*wa NoUa. be made of Main Street as it is now Blackville ; Virginia Hair, of Willis- so that a comparison can be made when the proposed work is completed. — Road Work Also. __In addition to all of the above city ton; S. H. Gantt, of Lyndhurst, and others whose names could not be learned at this time. Quite a neat sum was realized from Aahlrigh. Aug, 31—Th« friends of Mrs. Willio Hair will to glad to know that she lx doing niroly after an operation for appendicitis at the Baptist hospital last Sunday moim- ing. Percy Beasley, a Junior at Funaaa University in Greenville, left Mon day to report for football practieo. Private GorAon Hair, of Fort Moultrie, ia visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hair. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hair motored to Columbia Saturday to visit Mrs.. Wil lie Hair at the Baptist hospital, tak ing her baby, June, with them. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Osborne and children and Oscar Collins, of Rock Hill, were visitors Sunday at tto home of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Earl Hair. Mm. Osborne and children are remaining for an extended visit. Mr. Osborne and Mr. Collins returned Sunday to Rock 'Hill. J. P. Uasery. Williston, August 29.—Funeral ser vices for J. P. Ussery, 45, who died Thursday evening at his home near White Pond, were held at the resi- dfence Saturday morning at 10 o' clock, the Rev. G. M. Rogers, pastor of the Williston Baptist Church offi ciating. Interment was in the Wil liston cemetery. recently to the R. B.. Tyler Construc- excellent work with the children of improvements, construction work on this entertainment to be used for play the Barnwell-Hilda highway began ground work throughout the county. Mr. Ussery was born in Barnwell this week. This contract was awarded T - D -. Creighton, who has been doing County and followed the occupation of farming. He was a member of the Williston Baptist Church and was widely known in this section. Surviv ing besides his widow are two sons, Theron and James Ira; his mother, Mrs. J. P. Ussery, Sr.; one brother. Dr. T. S. Ussery, of Norton, Va^ tion Co., which concern moved road t * le town * was unable to take part in machinery and workmen to Barnwell entertainment, he having recently re- Sunday. A- new sand-clay road will turned from the hospital where he was be built at the present time, but high- confined for a week with an attack of way plans call for surface-treatment ma * ar '*l ^ ever * at a later date, it is said. Buster” Rountree, Vincent Harley two sistera. Mm J. S. Hinson, of Miss Margaret Lemon returned and John Franklin Wall have return- home last week from New York City ed to their homes at Dunbarton after after spending several weeks with a month’s military training in the C~ friends. M. T. C. at Fort Moultrte. Kershaw, and Mrs. W. C. Boyd, of