The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, September 10, 1936, Image 1
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/
CoMoHJated lane 1, 1925.
VOLUME LX.
Governor’* Force*
Will Control House
Johnston’s Adherents Take 43 Seats
of 72 Decided in Second Primary
Election Tuesday.
State administration forces appar
ently gained control by a few votes of
the South Carolina house of represen
tatives in the second primary Tuesday,
splitting the legislature on the high
way issue.
Supporters of Governor Olin John
ston turned a first primary defeat in
to ultimate victory by “winning 43
seats in the run-off election to 24 for
his opponents, with five dtoubbtful.
Results from the upper State and
Pee Dee, plus returns from the first
primary in which anti-Johnstonites
got the advantage, credited Johnston
with 65 representatives. Forty-nine
were classed as anti-Johnston and ten
as doubtful.
“It looks like I have got a majority
pledged to my highway program,” the
governor commented, “without even
going into the doubtful ones.”
Sixty-three members constitute a
majority of the house’s 124 represen
tatives.
Candidates running on the govern
or’s program for the reorganisation of
the State highway department took at
least three of the six senatorships dis
puted in the second primary, but fell
far short of control of that chamber.
An official compilation, based on au-
thoritstive information, placed approx
imately 35 senators in the anti-John-
ston bloc and 11 among the Johnston
adherents. There are 46, half of them
holdovers, in the chamber. The gov
ernor gained several votes there.
Johnston adherents defeated Sena
tors Harry R. Hughs, of Oconee; L. E.
Dreher, of Lexington, and apparently
H. K Purdy, of Jasper, all opponents
of the State administration, but Sen
ators Henry Sims, of Orangeburg, and
W D. Burnett, of Spartanburg, were
re-electod. H E. Unger became aena-
tcr-nommate from Saluda County to
succeed Joe Griffith, retired.
The governor claimed five of six
senators who appeared to be elected
in the six senate contests that were
earned over into the run-off prisnary,
hot n ><npil*tto«u three as defi
nitely Johnston, two as probable “an
tis** and one as neutral.
Club Market’* Sale*
Increase Over $500
Mrs. L. R. Creech Led Agsia This
Year With 1391.17 Received
From Ceoatry I'rodure.
Fhe club market of Barnwell County
has Completed another successful year
with total sales of 92.026.88. repre
senting an increase of $532.39 over
sales of 1935. *
Members of the market club num
ber 43. Products sold on the market
wete pork, poultry, eggs, milk, cream,
fresh and dried vegetables, fruits and
flowers.
A commission of 5 per cent, of In
dividual sales was chatged to defray
daily expenses of the market, such as
paper bags, sales books, meat papers
and janitor service. Any farm woman
producing on her farm a marketable
product and abiding by the rules of
the market is entitled to sell through
the club market.
Mrs. L. B. Creech again led in
sales this year with $394.17 received
through the market. Mrs. Levi Still,
selling the next largest amount, re
ceived $320.22. Three members sold
from $200 to $400 worth; five from
$100 to $200 worth, and three from
$75 to $100 worth. Sales of others
ranged from 62 cents to $75.
Communities serving the market
are Hercules, Oak Grove, Reedy
Branch, Hilda, Long Branch, Elko and
Double Ponds.
The market operates twice a week
from 9:00 to 11:30 on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
58 Stills Captured.
Columbia, Sept. 6. — Fifty-eight
stills were confiscated and 119 arrests
were made in South Carolina during
August by federal agents, it was an
nounced yesterday by Nollie Robin
son, in charge of the federal alcoholic
unit here.
The captured stills, he said, had a
capacity of 22,090 gallons. More than
1,000 gallons of illegal liquor, 12 au
tomobiles and s truck were also taken,
Re mid.
Barnwell People-Sentinel
Jumt l lk« a Member of the Family’ 1
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936
Widening Main Drag
Started Last Week
Preliminary Work for Long Needed
Improvement Gets Underway in
Barnwell.
Preliminary work for widening of
Barnwell’s Main Street got underway
last week, when a section of that
thoroughfare was fenced off and
brick and sand and other material
were placed in the enclosure, which is
also being used by workmen engaged
in mixing mortar, sawing lumber, etc.
The next step was the building of a
temporary partition in the store of
Lemon Bros., and on Monday con
crete foundations for the new wall
fronting on Main Street were poured.
The laying of the brick started the
following day. Bad weather should
not interfere with this part of the
work, as the new wall will be con
structed before the old one is torn
down, all of this work being done “in
doors.”
It is understood that the remodeled
building will consist of two store
rooms fronting on Main Street and
one on Burr Street, with modem plate
glass fronts in each. This will great
ly enhance the appearance of the busi
ness section, in addition to adding
several feet to the width of the
“main drag.’''
The work of remodeling the Boul-
ware block of buildings on the north
side of Main Street has also been
started. As stated last week, these
stores will be set bark about four
feet, which will be used in widening
the street. Plans also call for the
installation of modem fronts.
The remodeling of the building oc
cupied by the Grubbs Chevrolet Com
pany is progressing niAly and, when
completed, will also add greatly to
the appearance of the business dis
trict. A stucco front, with Isrge plate
glass show windows. Is being built.
The front of the building will be used
for a show room and offices, and tha
rear for a garage.
Local High School
Begins New Session
Parents and Patrons in Attendance
Monday Morning.—Names of
Faculty Announced.
Tripta.“C” New. Note.
(By Arthur Riddock. Reporter.)
Majors Dalton sad Mumsr, inspec
tors for the fourth crops ares work
ing out of Atlanta, visited the camp
Supt. W. W. Carter and his co
teachers formally opened the Barn
well High School for the 1936-’37 ses
sion on Monday morning, Sept. 7th,
at 9:00 o’clock. Quite a few parents
and patrons of the school were oi\
hand to witness the formal opening.
A majority of the students had regis
tered on Friday so that the books un
der the new rental text book system
could be distributed, and work begun
without any delay.
Besides Superintendent Carter, the
following teachers and instructors will
be with the school during the coming
session:
W. R. Price, of Columbia, principal;
Mrs. Ira Fales, of Barnwell, music;
Rby E. Hewey, of Haverhill, Mass.,
manual training; Geo. R. Evans, of
Sandersville, G»., agriculture; Miss
Margaret Free, of Bamberg; Miss
Haze] Smith, of York, Miss Lillie Mae
Jones, of Ridgeland; Miss Delma Bur
gess, of Kingstree; Miss Mary China
Stevenson of Hartsville and Miss Mar
garet Ellis, of Due West, will be in
charge of the high school; Miss Louise
Cope, of Cope; Miss Grace League, of
Clinton; Miss Elease Ray, of Den
mark; Miss Louise McCullough, of
Greenville, Miss Rhoda Wade, of
Lowrys, and Miss Sue Carter, of
Varaville, will be in charge of the
grammar school.
Criminal Court Will 4-H Club Members
Convene Sept. 21*t to Get Certificates
Jurors for O ie Week Term of Court Diplomas Will Be Awarded to Three
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Were Drawn on Monday.—Judge Girls for Completion of 4 Years*
Featherstone to Preside.
Successful Work.
The Fall term of the Court of Gen- Certificates will be awarded this
eral Sessions will convene here on year to 48 4-H club members for
Monday, Sept. 21st, with Judge C. C. | work completed in the Clothing Pro-
Featherstlone presiding. This will ject for 1936. A club member must
and gave
We have
their Ilk-
Friday afternoon. Sept. 4,
the ramp the
they found everything to
tng
The Dance.
Friday night a dance was held and
a nice stsed crowd was an hand to en
joy the music of George Hall and his
musicians, in spite of the fict that
a large number of the boys left that
afternoon for the long holiday extend
ing over Labor day. The weather was
threatening till almost time for the
festivities to commence, and then
cleared up beautifully for the evening.
The dancers, as usual, came from a
wide area, one carload being from
Wslterboro, and others from Aiken,
and other points.
What is this rumor of a special
dance to be given here soon? W’atch
for the announcement. What’s the
occasion? Wat<4i for the orchestra.
Camp Quiet.
The camp was a very quiet place
over the week-end. Since the boys
had Labor day off most of them
“checked-out” Friday night only to
return Monday night. It is estimated
that only 30 men remained in camp
over the week-end. ' ■
Ball Game Postponed.
We were scheduled to play Edisto
Island here Saturday of last week,
but since the Edisto boys all wanted
to go home as the Barnwell boys did,
it was arranged to the satisfaction of
all to put off the game till the first
open SaturcJ&y.
Need Crop Rotation
To Hold Fertility
Serious Depletion of Soil Resources by
Over-Cropping and Erosion
Presents Problem.
‘'Because of serious depletion of soil
resources by over-cropping and eros
ion, one of the most important prob
lems for South Carolina farmers is to
maintain the productivity of the soil
that is still good,” says H. G. Boyls-
ton. county farm agent.
He explained further that in order
to guarantee future productivity it is
ntceaaary for farmers to mske a
change from former practices of over
cropping by reducing acreage of soil-
depleting crops tnd increasing of soil-
conserv mg crops.
“The farmer who makes the neces
sary changes in order to conserve and
mprove his soil resources has to in*
be a one week term and the jurors
were drawn Monday, as follows:
W. L. Frederick, Williston.
Ryan Dyches, Blackville.
E. D. Peacock, Barnwell.
Harold Williams, Barnwell.
J. L. Porter, Edisto.
C. P. Hair, Williston.
E. E. Delk, Barbary Branch.
E. G. Bolen, Barnwell.
T. D. Creighton, Sr., Barnwell.
Durant Martin, Elko.
W. E. Giles, Barnwell.
Howell Delk, Hilda.
Claude Youngblood, Elko.
Guy M. Pender, Williston.
Bob Hutson, Blackville.
J. W. Parker, Williston.
Monnie Black, Reedy Branch.
Forest B. Morris, Oak Grove.
, Charlie Brown, Sr., Barnwell.
W. J. Sexton, Barnwell.
C. H. Beatty, Joyce Branch.
W. H. McCormack, Blackville.
Chas. Levinson, Barnwell.
W. H. Vaughan, Barnwell.
J. B. Black, Barnwell.
E. F. Woodward, Barnwell.
Eugene Easterling, Barnwell.
Jennings McNab, Barnwell.
D. W. Glover, Meyer’s Mill.
L. C. Vickery, Barnwell.
I. F. Keeler, Healing Springs.
A. F. Weimorts, ML Calvary.
Hoyt Atterberry, Ellen ton.
J. Aiken Creoch, Hercules.
J. W. Rosier, Ashleigh.
Edward Seaae, Morris.
Society Woman Flies
Aero** the Atlantic
Rut Hop From England to New Yark
Ended Unexpectedly in Farced
Landing.
Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Sept. 6.—
Mrs. Beryl Markham, “feeling fine"
and “with just a bump on my head,” (
to show for her forced landing, end
ed her Englsnd-to-New-Y'ork flight
unexpectedly, hut safely today at
Balnne cove, near here.
There were scratches on her nose
and face, tnd her plane was bgdly
damaged, but the S3-yesr-old English
attend 6 meetings, carry out at least
3 home projects after each demonstra
tion given by the agent or local leader,
participate in Achievement Day, and
can 2 dozen containers of fruits end
vegetables to earn a certificate.
Other than certificate awards, 4-H
members in good standing are entitled
to attend the annual encampment at
Camp Long. For outstanding club
activities club members are awarded
free trips to the State Short Course,
Leaders’ Training Camp, and to the
State Fair.
Home practices club members were
asked to carry out were: Keep cloth
ing accounts; make or clean a hat or
beret; make an accessory; make a
skirt; make a costume slip; launder 3
silk or synthetic and 3 cotton gar
ments; make a dress; and observe the
rules of good grooming.
Certificates awards were earned by
the following:
Blackville Club—Merriel Breeden,
Orie Smith, Jennie Lou Owens, Evelyn
Whittle.
Boiling Springs Club—Laurie Ella
Gantt, Annie Sue Fowke, Helen Fowke,
Du lie* Harley, Irma Mae Allen.
Hilda Club—Eloise Sanders, Maude
Ruby Knopf, Margaret Delk, Frances
Delk, Dorothy Black, Thelma Black,
Helen Williams.
Healing Springs Club—Harriett*
Breeden, Frances Gibson, Mary Card
ner, Thelma Hutson, Lucilla Brown,
Julie Whetstone, Ruby Ztigler.
Hercules Club — Frances Creech,
Emily Creech, Ruth Croft, Marjorie
Dyches, Eleanor Sanders.
Joyce Branch Club—Louise Bates,
Marguerite Bestty, Bertha Knee«
Masie Burckhslter, Thelma Hariey,
Vivian Burckhslter, Margaret Knaece
Meyer’s Mill Club—Rebecca Andar
son. Lunette Bates, Cecil H. Meyer,
Gene Swett, Mae Swell, Nelle Owens.
Reedy Branch Club—Deborah Black,
Carolyn Black, Mary Black, Janie
Elisa Grubbs, Reba Grubbs, Carrie
Groce Grubb*, Loir a Grubb*.
Diplomas will bo swarded to Jennio
Lou Owens, Evelyn Whittle and Mary
Black for having completod 4 years’
successful work.
crease his acreage of soil-conserving 1 •oe^ron was uninjured,
crop* and as a result his acreage of: “It was nice to have landed right
cash crops is reduced.” Mr. Boylston sidq up,” she commented with s ner-
continued. “While yields may in- vous laugh. “This is my first visit to
crease as a result of increased soil America, you know."
fertility, total cash crop production
will not be increased because of the
reduced acreage. By producing cash
crops on fewer acres of more fertile
soil, costs of procuction will also be
lowered.”
She was not quite “sound,” how
ever, for the cut in her forehead re
quired a stitch or two. •
The plane Isnded in six feet of
mud, coming down so suddenly the
propeller was smashed, the left wing
Mr. Boylston pointed out that it torn and the undergear put out of
takes the farmer who devotes one- j commission.
fifth of his land to soil-conserving
crops each year, five years to get
around to all the land on his farm. To
really maintain soil fertility, land
should be devoted to soil-conserving
crops more than one out of five years.
“It is a continuous fight to keep
soils producing even as well as they
are now, and it will be necessary for
farmers to continue growing soil-con
serving crops,” the agent asserted.
Two Killed in Greenville.
“The weather was very bad all the
way across,” she said. “Fog and
winds forced me to fly blind part of
the w’ay.”
This bore out the expression of
New York weather experts, who had
commented earlier in the day, “If
Mrs. Markham gets through that
weather, it will be almost incredible.”
But she did get through, crossing
the Atlantic from land to land on a
flight which her husband, back in
England, said he “wouldn’t have at
tempted for 1,000,000 pounds.”
Mrs. Markham, who is no stranger
to adventure, confessed there were
many minutes of worry on the flight.
Thomas J. Woodward.
News was received here yesterday
(Wednesday) of the death in Willis
ton of Thomas J. Woodward, after
several years of ill health. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Lillie Wood
ward, and one daughter, Mrs. Heath,
of Augusta, who have the sympathy of
many friends in their bereavement.
Observe Labor Day.
Only the post office, The Bank of
Barnwell and the four local liquor
stores observed Labor Day here Mon
day, the latter being closed by pro-
clarfiation of Governor Johnston. The
post office served Sunday hours.
ADVERTISE in Tao
Greenville, Sept. 6.—Two persons
were killed and eight others were in
jured, none fatally, in a head-on
crash of automobiles on a curve on j “j h a( } visions of falling into the At-
the Tally s Bridge road near Slater in lantic,” she said wryly,
the upper part of Greenville County
in mid-afternoon today.
Largest County Circulation
NUMBER 2.
Fuller Seeks Third
Term a* Mayor Here
Barnwell Has Shown Marked Progress
^During the Four Years of His
Administration.
C. G. Fuller today makes his for
mal announcement as a candidate for
re-election to the office of Mayor of
Barnvtell in the municipal Democratic
primary election to be held here Tues
day, October 6th, and his card will be
found elsewhere in this issue of The
People-Sentinel. It was also stated
yesterday that all of the present mem
bers of council—J. B. Grdbbs, J. E.
Harley, Jr., W. J. Lemon, Herman I.
Mazuraky, H. L. O’Bannon and B. Wil
son Walker—will offer for re-election
and that Mordecai M. Mazursky will
be a candidate for commissioner of
public works. /
Mayor Fuller is seeking re-election
bn his record. During the past four
years of his incumbency, Barnwell has
made marked progress, some of the
achievements of his administration be
ing the construction of Fuller Park,
with its splendid swimming pool and
athletic field; the paving improvements
on Turkey Creek Hill, Marlboro and
Washington Streets, and the widening
and improving of Main Street now in
progress, while a new city hall la con
templated at the present time.
Following the failure of the Bank
of Western Carolina several years ago,
which left Barnwell without any hank
ing facilities whatever, Mr. Fuller was
largely instrumental in organising The
Bank of Barnwell, of which he is pree-
i<fcnt. It is worthy of note that, fol
lowing the Roosevelt hank holiday lu
March. 19S3, tha local institutiou was
one of the first to re-open.
It is not thought at this tim* that
Mayor Fuller will hav* any
in his campaign for
have any candidate* boon mentioned hi
opposition to tho city aldermen, all of
hav* served acceptably.
Plexico’t Speed Bout
Turn* Turtle in Race
Barnwell Craft Was Slightly
in ( olli*4o*. But Naha* Was
lajursd.
The Peopie-SeatineV* Friend*.
New and renewal subscriptions re
ceived recently by The People-Sentinel
are as follows:
C. E. Delk. Quitman, Miss.
Miltedgc Black, Blackville rfd 2.
T. O. Boland. Blackville.
J. R. Bradley, Bamberg.
T. L. Wragg, Columbia.
A. A. Still, Blackville.
Mrs. G. M. Main, Meyer’s Mill.
G. R. Peeples. Meyer’s Mill.
R. P. Butler, Atlanta, Ga.
Perry Bush, Barnwell.
Mrs. Annie Long, Barnwell.
Mrs. J. H. McDonald, Metter, Ga.
Mrs. Nathan Kartus, Montgomery.
Dr. O. D. Hammond, Blackville.
W. M. Dunbar, Ellenton.
Miss Emma Hair, Columbia.
Mrs. H. D. Leonard, Blackville.
H. .T. Youmans, Ellenton.
Mrs. J. A. Willis, Washington, D. C.
Harold Reid, Barnwell.
J. W. Bates, Kline.
Qualifies as Dentist.
It is now “Doctor” Perry Bush, the
local man having qualified as a dentist
Monday morning when he extracted a
tooth for “Bill” Ray in a sidewalk
demonstration of his ability. Borrow-
Foul Weather Blamed. jng a chair from The Best Pharmacy,
Mrs. Markham, who had lifted her Perry seated “Bill” therein and pro-
Marshall M. Bates, 27, driver of one sma ll monoplane, The Messenger, 1 ceeded to extract the troublesome
car, and Mrs. Amanda Boyd, 52, oc- f rom the Abingdon airport in Eng-1 mo lar while an interested crowd
cupant of the other, were fatally in- i and at i 2 :50 p. m. (E. S. T.) Friday,' looked on. However, unlike most
jured. Both were residents of Green- had been in the air 23 hours and 45 dentists, who know how to charge as
ville County. I minutes when she was forced down, well as hurt, the operation was entire-
The injured are Cleveland Stroud hy lack of fuel, at 1:05 p. m. (E. S. ly paipless so far as “Bill’s” pocket
and Tom Ledbetter, riding with Bates, T ) today. Foul weather challenged nerve was concerned,
and Mr. and Mrs. James Austin and her plane most of the way, eating up • •
their four children. Mrs. Boyd was her gasoline supply more rapidly than Mrs. Annie Crenshaw has returned
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Columbia, Sopi. 8.—Jim Johaeou, af
Groenvill*. won the free-for-all rues
in tha Labor day outboard motor ra-
getta at Lake Murray yaatarday be
fore 2,000 spectators.
Excitomont was injoctod into the
r*or: when tho boat piloted hy
key, of Atlanta, ran into and
turned the bout driven by Lioyd A.
Plexico, of Barnwell.
A icscue boat going to PWxku**
assistance left in its wake large wavua
that overturned Asiekey and Gaos
Parler, of Barnwell.
Plexico’s host was slightly damaged.
Nobody was hurt.
Scoring on the point system. Asia-
key was second in the free-for-all and
Johnny Mahaney, of Savannah, Go*
was third.
In the class C race, Asiekey wan
first, Mahaney second and Bill Bar
bour, of Greenville third.
The reget ta, probably the last ta
be held at Lake Murray this year,
took place on a course at Ballentina
under the direction of Carrol C.
Gasque, Jr.
Between races the spectators were
entertained by aquaplane and water
skii stunts by Johnny Lawson, of Co
lumbia.
Mrs. Austin’s mother.
The cars crashed as both were
rounding the curve. Bates died al-
she had expected. home from a Columbia hospital, where
“I knew my fuel was almost gone, she was taken for treatment
so I landed at the first clear spot I
most instantly. Mrs. Boyd died af- sighted,” she said after ahe had been York to Wales, but fell short of their
ter reaching a Greenville hospital. brought to Louiaburg. . goal—London, England—when fuel
“Future Farmers” Enjoy C*mp.
The members of the Barnwell Chap
ter of the Future Farmers of America
enjoyed a camping trip at Camp AB-
Joy at Bluffton last week to complete
the summer vacation. Fishing, swim
ming and the companionship of boys
from other camps added much to
the usual enjoyment of a camping
trip.
A sight-seeing trip through tho
Dixie SugarRefinery, the Telfair
j Museum, historical points of Savait-
. nah, Ga., and Tybee Island
eluded. The camp was under
rection of GeorgeR.Evans, local
structor of vocational agriculture.
New Willistea Mayor.
The hurts of none of the injured
were considered serious.
1 shortage forced them to lahd. Theirs
Americans Fly Acroao. was a powerful plane costing $100,000,
A few days before Mr*. Markham while the English avintrix used n
Mias Kathryn Holland left last week left England, two Americans—Harry small ssoduae ia her haaardoa* under-
for Ellenton, where she will teach Richmaa, orchestra leader, and hu taking. Rickman and Merrill plan a
again this aesaioa. pilot, Dick Merrill—*cw from New «
Q. A. Kennedy, Jr,
Mayor of Williston
8. M. Dyaoo by a I