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L # Jr FACE EIGHT. TO BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. OCTOBER t 1MR COMMENTS ON MEN AND NEWS It appears today that Sol Blatt, of Barnwell, may become Speaker of the House. With the President of the Senate a Barnwell man it looks like a combination of Spartanburg and Barn well to run the State. If the John ston adherents should adhere to a Johnston man then a Johnston man would be Speaker. The recent caucus was not conclusive because it did not include a majority of the House. Vot ing a ticket is poor politics unless you have a majority, a dependable majori ty. On the face of things Mr. Blatt has a good chance for it is not cer tain that the absent Johnston men will feel bound to support Mr. Wanna- maker. Again, it is not beyond pos sibility that Mr. Blatt will have some support on personal grounds, being resourceful, adroit and likeable. Mr. Wahnamaker, on the other hand, charming and capable, too, will be limited to such Johnston supporters as may feel bound by a caucus which did not include all the Johnston men, nor even all the Johnstop candidates for the Speakership. To may mind the caucus was premature, being held be fore a complete canvass was made. It might even be desirable for the full Johnston strength to rally to some one else who did not participate in the caucus. Men who do not attend a caucus sre seMI 1 ™ willing to be bound by that d&bua. The Johnston men must grapple with a practical problem in a practical manner if they want to organize the House. The automobile has made it possi ble to travel about and learn new customs and new words. It has long been suspected that “Charlestonese" language differs from the vocabulary in common use in Pickens. For ex ample a Charleston housekeeper serves “Civvy beans”—a delectable 4i*h—but in Pickens and elsewhere it is "butter beans.” Likewise now, or anciently, Oiarleatomans ate ground nuts, though other Carolinians munch ed goobers, ground peas, pinders and peanuts. Just so, the coffee is sweet ened with sugar in moat parts, but inj upper Richland "long aweetening” ia, known. As a lad in the coaatal region I ate “sweet com”, "sugar com”, and “green com"; later I ate “mutton com” and ‘roaa'n ears"—so take your choice, they are all the same I sat at the table with a man who asked me to “pass the spread ” He wanted the preserves Those candidates for the house anJ senate who answered the questions submitted by the Farmers and Tax payers league have been frank with the public and ahould be credited for candor I have heard that some of the snswers are being rnOctaed un- fsvorab y. Even if the answers were not rategoncaUy affirmative they in dicated a readmes* to tell exactly where the candidate stands Anybody can trim his satis t® the wind, but the gentlemen (and the Isdyl who thoughtfully die* u Jed the questions submitted appear in a much better light than those who did not answer at all, but who seek campaign mater ial in adverse comment on the an- aweis of those * ho submitted them selves and their opinions to the public. have a knife.'* Why not be content with “Have you a knife?” “He hasn't a knife.” The young people of today are picking up more words from the screen than in school. Of course the language is being enriched by words from tennis, golf, baseball, football, cards—and whatnot Truly it ia an enrichment. Sometimes the idea to be expressed is exactly presented by some phrase, such as “hit-the-nail-on- the head.” “He was given a chance, but muffe<f it.” Or, “He fanned.” All that is old-timey that I’m quoting. There ia a bookfull of phraaes of the 1937 stream-lined youth that I don’t know. He may hit on all six cylin- deis, or eight, or twelve, or 16, but he does not enrich the language by saying “He doesn’t have a match.” My word! What do he has? Our ^language is very wonderful and our people more wonderful still; that is to say that our people are still more wonderful. For example, many a per son uses slang because he doesn’t un derstand anything else; otherr—some few—use a bit of slang now and then as a happy departure from the straight and narrow path of literary excellence. Such a use of slang is the trick of an artist in wordfe. President Wilson, whose taste of words was very deli cate and rare, attracted attention by saying “I shall stay on the job.” But Governor Landon’s characterization of a certain act of Congress as “cock eyed” is very coarse and inexpressive, it means nothing except that he doesn’t like it. I can conceive of a “cock-eyed” driver, but not a “cock eyed” law. Mr. Landon should not use language that is coarse. One can be very effective at times in using slang that just precisely illumines the idea; but a “cock-eyed” law! My word! My word! No man using that sort of inelegant and inapt phrasing can be allowed to sit in the seat of stately George Washington. Well, everythin* i* settled and we settle down (some h.»d better “set tle up”) to the calm of the time when there is nothin* to worry about ex cept how to pay rent and giocery bills. The hi* anti baffling concerns have been brought to gladsome fruit ion and the country will rock along. Of course we have to elect a Presi dent but that we do in our stride. Down here no one worries about that except tflose who hold government jobs, or whose friends and kindred hold' them; or, else those who are watching the pie counter, eager to get a good big slice of juicy political sweetmeat. A citizen should go to the polls. If the law permits on^ to vote at home or abroad every precaution should be taken to assure strict compliance with a strict statute. We cannot afford to condone laxness. It is saud that sometimes a voter goes to the ballot box to vote and discovers that—all un known to him—he has already voted. That fraud might be multiplied incal culably if absentee voting is to be permitted without severe restrictions. It should not be easy to cast an ab sentee ballot. Comptroller General Beattie spoke interestingly on State affaira recently. Revenuea from indirect taxea for the month o» August were so good that Mr. Beattie used the occasion of hia address to advocate the elimina tion of land or property taxea and greater reliance on indirect taxes. As Mr Beattie said, there is no pos sible way to make a tax oa property equitable, since no two piece* of prop erty are assessed oa an economically • xset basis Mr- Bosttie pointed oat that the State now pays such a large pert of county expenses—or for ser vices within the counties—schools, roads, judges, solicitors, health groups, etc., etc., that the State might A nance all county operating service, but with out destroying local authority an 1 control. Of course the County and State government should bs re-or- gam xed to bring it within the scope of present day knowledge of administra tion. In government we South Caro linians haven’t learned anything since John C. Calhoun. A. A. McAllister. A. A. McAllister, S&. of Barnwell, died in a Columbia hospital Tuesday morning after an extended illness. Hr had made his home in Barnwell for many years and had many friends who will learn of his deal hwith sincere regret. He w»s a member of the Barnwell Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow, Mr*.. F.unice Hunter McAllister, one daugh ter, Miss Margaret McAllister, of Barnwell; two brothers, J. J. McAl lister, of Laurens, and G. W. McAllis ter, of Lincolnton, N. C., and several nieces ami nephews. Funeral services were conducted yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at the graveside in the Barnwell ceme tery by Dr. W. M. Jones and the Rev. J. A. Estes. Barnwell Municipal Democratic Party and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the said party we do hereby order an election to be held in the city of Barnwell, S. C., on Tues day, October 6th, 1936, for the pur pose of nominating a Mayor, aix (6) Aldermen and one Commissioner of Public Work* to succeed L. M. Calhoun as Democratic nominees to he voted for in the general election to be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor, six Aldermen and one Commissioner of Public Works of Barnwell. This election * shall be held under the rules of the Democratic party. In the said election the voters shall scratch the names of all save one can didate for Mayor, all save six candi dates for Commissioner of Public Works. No person shall be allowed to vote at this primary unless he or she has enrolled his or her name in the book provided for that purpose. G. W. Halford*, Angus Patterson and Ira Fales are hereby appointed mana gers of election and it shall be their duty to conduct the said election as the State and County Democratic pri mary elections are held, and to de clare the results of the election in writing to the executive committee of the Barnwell Municipal Democratic Party within three days after the said primary election. The polls shall be opened at the Court House and keep open from eight o’clock a. m. until four o’clock p. m. on said day. By order of the Executive Commit tee: P. W. PRICE, Pres. G. W. Manville, Secy. Barnwell, S. C., Sept. 15, 1936. MASTERS SALE. \ Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Barn well County, State of South Carolina, in the case of John K. Snelling, Judge of Probate, Public Guardian, plaintiff, va. Mrs. Eulalia Turner Parker, Mrs. Mary Fleming Parker, James O. Par ker, Jr., Mary Parker, Billie Parker, John Parker, Clarence Parker and Frances Parker, defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House, at Barnwell, S. C., during the legal hours of sal* on the 5th day of October, 1936, same being aaleaday ia said month, the following described premises: All that certain lot or parcel of land, with the improvementa thereon, in the Town of Snelling, Barnwell County. South Carolina, containing one acre, and bounded north by right-of- way of A. G L. Railroad; East and South by lands now or formerly owned by the estate of J. Snelling, and West by lands now or formerly of Indu Snel ling, the said lands being the »ame lands purchased from 0. C. Baxley oa July 1. 1911. Terms of sale: Cash; purchaser to pay for paper* and revenue stamp* The Master shall require the hi) best bidder or bidders at the sale, other than the plaintiff or the attorney for the plaintiff, and any and all other persons except the plaintiff or the at torney for the plaintiff, to ftla with the said Master five (i) per cent, of the amount of her or his bid in rash or certified check ns earnest money or evdenre of good faith in the bidding, the deposit of the Inst highest bidder or bidders to be applied upon the bid should there be a compliance with the same; that the one so bidding at said sale failing U> make said deposit im mediately at the time of the accep tance of said bid, then the mortgaged premises shall be immediately re-sold, or on some subsequent and convenient salesday thereafter, at the option of the plaintiff, without re-advertisement and without further order of this Court. The plaintiff waives any deficiency judgment. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. MASTERS SALE. | thews’ Old Min CVaek. The within the ex- described tract being what ia known 1934, as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a stake in | treme Northwest cornar of said tract at the John Willis tract of land, and running South 65 degrees 15 min-1 3. All that tract or parcel of land, utes East 41.45 chains to a stake by | with all buildings and improvements pine stump; thence South 78 degree* thereon, lying and being situate in 30 minutes East 6.39 chains to a 1 Blackville Township, Barnwell County, stake marked X30; thence South 37 in the State aforesaid, containing degrees 30 minutes West 19.54 chains seventy-five (75) acres, more or less, to a stake marked X30; thence South 1 and bounded as follows, to-wit: On 89 degrees 55 minutes West 7.50 chains ' the North by lands of Eler Blsssin- to a stake marked X30; thence North 1 gale; on the East by high water mark 82 degrees 20 minutes West 20.05 of JpHat is known as the late John chains to a stake in stump hole mark- Whaley Old Water Mill tract; on the ed X30; thence South 43 degrees West | South by estate lands of the late L. 5.91 chains to a stake marked X30; M. Mims, and on the West by lands thence North 1 degree 45 minutes' of Erwin Thomas. West 16.90 chains to a post oak Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to marked X30; thence North 30 min- p a y for papers and revenue stamps, utes West 18.95 chains to the point a n< j that the purchaser shall be re- of beginning. j quired to deposit with the Master five Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to p er cent of the bid as a guarantee of pay for papers and stamps. The g 00( j faith to comply with the bid, highest bidder, other than the plain-1 an( f that if the said purchaser should tiff, and all other persons, except the f a il to pay the Master immediately plaintiff who may thereafter raise the ( the sum of five per cent, of the bid, bid as provided by law, to be required j the Master shall forthwith proceed to to make a cash deposit of five per re-sell the said premises -at the risk cent. (5 per cent.) of his bid as of the former purchaser, and if for earnest money, such deposit to be an y reason a sale oannot be had, then applied on the bid upon the compliance with the same and to be paid to the plaintiff as liquidated damages upon non-compliance. If the deposit be not made as required, or if the bidder fail to comply with his bid within a reason able time ,the premises to be resold upon the same or a subsequent sales day, upon the same terms and at the risk of the bidder. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. the said premises will be sold on some subsequent convenient salesday with out re-advertisement. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. MASTERS SALE. of tha plaintiff or its attorney. Should the successful bidder make deposit aa aforesaid and thereafter fail to com ply with his bid without legal excuse being shown, then such deposit shall be delivered to the plaintiff and re tained by it as liquidated damages, and the premises shall be thereafter re-sold on the same terms and at such purchaser’s risk on some subsequent legal salesday and so from time to time thereafter until a compliance shell be secured. The plaintiff waves any deficiency judgment. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Barn well County, South Carolina, in the case of The Prudential Insurance Com pany of America, plaintiff, vs. Effie B. Cater, individually and as adminis- Under and by virtue of , decree of ' r,,rix “ f ' he of Joh " B - C ‘ ter ' the Court of Common Plea, of Bam-1 Er """' C * ter ; ldls ^ter well County. South Carolina, in th '*" d Fr.neea Cater, defend.n.a the un- caw of John K. Hair, plaintiff, va. Bob |d '™ ltned M,s, * r W,U ,n ,ront ^ MASTERS SALE. Hutson and Luella Hutson, defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C. t during the legal hours of sale, on the 5th day of October, 1936, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder, the following tract T>f land: the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the 5th day of October, 1936, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder, the following described prem ises: All those two certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land, lying, being and situ- All that certain lot or tract of aU in Barnwell County, ^ate of land, in the State and County afore- Carolina, and more partlrularly said, containing thirty (30) acrus.'‘fc*"**** 1 M follow*: more or leas, and bounded as follows: | ,ST TRACT: Beginning at a point On the North b, lands now or for- markin * Eastern corner of the marly owned by W. J. Odpm; on the wiUl ‘ n **»* r ‘bad tract, which point East by lands of W. K Walah; on the marka for ®* r whh now or 1o€ ' South by estate lands of J. S. Me- " l * r, F own ^ 1 by John Doe and Joe (landon and on the West by lands *»*■«*. ••»<* P°»t *h# of W. A. Odom. (center of a road; thence along the Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to center of as id road. N. 66 degrees pay for papers and Revenue Stamp*; I ^ W 34 chs to a point in the center and that the highest bidder at the ^ * d,uh - thence leaving said road, sale, other than the plaintiff, or hia and t><m * lh * center of said ditch, in attorney, who may thereafter raise • northerly direction. « cha . more or the bid aa provided by law. shall make' *•••• to * point marking northeastern a cash deposit of Seventy-three and corn * f of the within described tract 10-100 (173.10) Dollars with the Mas- 1 and mjrkjn * comer with lands now ter (which does not exceed five per of formerly owned by John Doe and cent, of the indebtedness due the' H p Anderson; thence leaving said plaintiff) ss tamest money or evi- ^ ditch. 8. 6J degrees W. 13.50 cha. to of good galth ia biddiag. such * P 0 *" 1 * thence 8. 97 degree* W. lfi.35 deposit to be applied upon the bid *** to a point; thence 8. 5 degrees should there be a compliance with the ‘ ** ck * • thence S. 32 i same; but if the sacceasful bidder at' degree* E. 7.20 cha. to a point; thence the sals fails to mak# such deposit ^ ^ degrees W. 9.04 chs. to a-point; immediately then the aaid mortgaged j thence S KM degrees E. 4.10 chs. to a premises will he re-sold at once with- thence S. J ifegree* 30 W. 21 out re advert lament and without fur-! ck *- • •^•he; thence N. 97H de- ther order of the Court, upon the 1 E 10:50 ch * * «take; thence •ame term* at the risk of such bidder, j B- dS degrees W. 33.75 chs. to a •take; thence S. R2 degrees 30‘ K 28.58 chs. to a stake; thence N. 17 degrees E. 19 chs. to a stake; theme N. 17 degrees E. 30.50 chs. to the polr»t and place of beginning; said tract containing two hundred and seventy- three (273) acres, according t-< survey made by John Bates. C. E., under date of April 27, 1929: 2ND TRACT: Beginning at a point marking the extreme southeast ern comer of the within describe 1 tract, W. A. Todd, and marks south western corner of the 1st tract above along line of 1st on the same salesday or some quent salesday thereafter. G. M. GREENC. Master for Barnwell County. MASTER'S SALE. Reynolds S. Martin. Blackville, Sept. 19.—Reynolds S. Martin died at his home at Las Vegas, Nevada, September 16th. Mr. Martin was reared at Black- vill<‘, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willis J. Martin. He had been away from South Carolina for the last 13 years. He is suivived by his widow, Mrs. Adelle Thomas Martin, formerly of St. Matthews; two children, Reynolds, Jr., of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mary Emma, a student at Winthrop college; two sisters, Miss Hattie Martin and Mrs. C. R. Boylston, both of Black ville; one hi other, Charles J. Martin, of Blackville. The English language grows con stantly. I like to see new words when they are necessary to state the pre cise meaning. But tell me where this high school type of English originat ed: "She doesn’t have any.” I have heard high school pupils and high school teachers ask “Do you have a knife"? and in reply aay “He doesn't NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION. Pursuant to authority vested in us by the Executive Committee of th# Pursuant to decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell County in esse of The Federal Land Bank of Columbia vs. Robert Glover and others, the undersigned Master will sell to the highest bidder in front of the Court House at BarnwelV on the 5th day of October, 1936, between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed premises: All that certain tract of land cpn- taining ninety-two and twenty-fiw one-hundredths (92.25) acres, known as the “Black Peacock Place”, in the Long Branch School District, of Barn well County, South Carolina, located abut four miles South of the Town of Elko, S. C., and now in the possession of Ervin Glover, bounded on the North by landb of Linnie Birt and Estate of Ding Dunbar, on the East by lands of Augustus Wright, on the South by lands of Augustus Wright, and on the West by lands of William Walker. Said tract of land ia particu larly described according to a plat pre pared by P. M. Hanklnson, Surveyor, o® the 24th day of February, A. D. Under and by virtue of a decree of I the Court of Common Plea* of Bam- I well County, South Carolina, in the lease of Harriett Givens, Della Givens, E. V. Givens, Irene Manuel, Mary Williams, Mrs. J. L. Johnson, F. Giv ens, Rosella Givens Mitchell, Mrs Allie Mitchell, plaintiffs, vs. Ervin described, thence Givens, J. Warren Parker and Mrs.'tract above described, N. 4 1 >4 degrees, Mamie Toole, defendants, I, the un- [ E. 33.75 chs. to a stake; thence S. 87V'! dersigned Master, will sell in front degiees W. 10.50 chs. to a stake; of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., ^ thence N. 2 degrees 30’ E. 21 chs. t<» during the legal hours of sale, on the ' a pine stump; thence S. 88 degrees W. 5th day of October, 1936, same being 44.75 chs. to a stake; thence S. 60 d'e- salesday in said month, to the high- grees W. 25 chs. to a stake; thence est bidder, the following described S. 2 degees W. 37.50 chs. to a point; ' premises: thence S. 87 degees 30’ E. 74.75 chs 1. All that certain tract and par- to the point and place of beginning; jeel of land, with all buildings and im-1 said tract containing three hundred provements thereon, known as the and sixty (360) acres, according to a Jack Fouts place, lying and being situ- survey made by John Bates, C. E.. ' ate in Williston Township, Barnwell under date of Api’il 27, 1929. County, in the State aforesaid, contain- J Both of said tracts being th3 same ing eighty-one and one-lyilf (81%) property obtained by the said John acres, and bounded as follows: j M. Cater from his mother, Frances H. On the North by lands of Henry Cater, by will dated April 26, 1921, Weeks and Ed Reed; on the East by and filed in Bundle 370, Package 9, in lands of Boyd Milligan; on the South the office of the Judge of Probate for by lands of Mrs. Aleene H. Newsom; Barnwell County, S. C. on the West by lands of Henry Weeks, i Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to 2. All that tract or parcel of land,' pay for papers and Revenue Stamps, lying and being situate in Williston and the successful bidder will be re- Township, Barnwell County, in the quiied to deposit at once five per SUte aforesaid, cotaining ninety-three cent, of his bid with the Master, the (93) acres, more or less, and bounded same to be applied on the bid ahould as follows: | there be a compliance, but should the On the North by lands of Henry bidder fail to make such deposit at the Week*; on the East by lands of Mrs. time of the acceptance of his bid, then Aleene H. Newsom; on the South by said premises shall be re-aold at such ju lands of estate of W. M. Willis, and bidder’s risk on aaid day or aonm sofc«T ' on the Weet by the waters of Mat- sequent legal saieaday, at the option MASTER’S SALE. t Pursuant to decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell County in case of Federal Farm Mortgage Cor poration vs. Mrs. Maude Ruth Moore, et al., the undersigned Master will sell to the highest bidder in front of the Court House at Barnwell on the 5th day of October, 1936, between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed premises: All that certain tract of land con taining one hundred ninety-six and sixty-five hundredths (196.65) acres, known as the Mrs. M. R. Moore Place, in Red Oak Township, Barnwell Coun ty, South Carolina, now in the pos session of Mrs. M. R. Moore and bounded on the North by lands of Mrs. M. R. Moore, on the East by lands of Mrs. M. R. Moore, lands of L. L. Birt and 1 lands of Geo. H. Walker, on the South by lands of Geo. H. Walker and on the West by lands of Geo. H. Walker and lands of W. P. Parker. Said tract of land is par ticularly described according to a plat prepared by J. V. Mace, Surveyor, on the 7th day of November, 1933, which is recorded in Book A, at page 39, of the records in the office of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell County. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. The tiff, and all other persons, except plain tiff, who may thereafter raise the bid plaintiff may thereafter raise the bid as provided by law, to be required to make a cash deposit of five per cent. (5 per cent.) of his bid as earnest money, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon the compliance with the same and to be paid to the plaintiff as liquidated damages upon non-compli ance. If the deposit be not made as required, or if th* bidder fail to com ply with hia bid within a reasonable time, the premises to be resold upon a subsequent aaleaday. upon the same term* and at the risk of the bidder. G. M. GREENE. Master for Barnwell County. MASTER'S SALE. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Barn well County. South Carolina, in the case of E. L ,M*iqfh. plaintiff, va. Mrs Darling Bradley, Violet Dtx. Queen Green and Calvin Bradley, de fendants. I, the undersigned Master, will sell ia front of the Court House, Barnwell, S. C. during the legal hours of sale on the 5th day of October, 1936, same being seleaday in aaid month, the following described premises: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being m the County of Barnwell and in the State aforesaid, containing seven acres, more or less, and having the follow ing boundaries, to-wit: On the South-east and North-east by lands of Bank of Western Carolina; on the North by lands of Darling Brad ley and Ashley Company; on the North-west by other lamfe now stand ing in the name of Darling Bradley, but reserved for Rosanna Jackson. ALSO: All that certain pant , piece or tract of land situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, containing three and one- eighth acres, more or less, and being bounded as follows: On the North and East by Jesse Foreman; on the West by Ashley Co.; on the South by lands of Bank of Western Carolina, formerly estate of Rolbert A. Griffin. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue Stamps; the Master to require of the success ful bidder a cash deposit of five per cent, of his bid as evidence of good faith thereof, the same to be applied on the bid should there be a compliance therewith,, but if the successful bidder .shall fail to make said deposit at time of acceptance of his bid, the Master shall resell said premises on same terms and on the same salesday; and that upon the successful bidder mak ing said deposit and thereafter failing tb cojnply with his bid within a i ^sonaible time, whhout|. legal ex cuse being shown, such deposit shall be fiofeited as liquidated damages and the Master shall resell said premises at the risk of the former purchaser on the same terms, on some subsequent salesday thereafter. Th- plaintiff waives any deficiency judgment. G. M GREENE. Master far Barn wall County.