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m OFFICIAL ffBmVFAra OF •AKKWCLL COUNTY. C—»Mlatod Jbm 1, I9B. Barnwell People-Sentinel #» VOLUME LX. M Ju«t Llk« a Mambar of (ha Family BARNWELL. SOtTE CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 1936 Senator Brown Asks ^ Fanners to Donate Interesting Budget of Blackville News County Chain Gang Opposed by Citizen ditional to Help Wipe Out Democratic Deficit. Senator Edgar A. Brown, county chairman, has been asked to raise an additional $90 in Barnwell County to help wipe out a $500,000 deficit in the Democratic national campaign fund. The request came a few days ago from Mrs. L. H. Jennings, of Colum bia, Democratic national committee- woman from this State, who said in her letter that the money must be raised by December 1st. She convey ed to Senator Brown the congratula tions and appreciation of James A. Farley, chairman, and Mr. Morgan, tieasurer of the Democratic national committee, in successfully raising Barnwell County’s pre-election quota. In asking for contributions, Sena tor Brown said Monday: “President Roosevelt, the fanners and working people of America have won the most overwhelming victory in the nation's history, and for the first time in history the government Is using its power to aid the fanners, whereas heretofore this power has been used to help industry and big business. “There is a deficit of 9600,000 in the National campaign fund. Sooth Carolina has been charged with $4.- 000 of this deficit and Barnwell Chan ty's quota is 100. I want to call up* on 00 fanners and business men of the county, within a week, to send me In sa additional dollar to he for warded to Mr. Morgan, treasurer of the Dsmsrrstte antioool rommlttes. ao that srhea President Esses veil is inanguralod for snsther four-your term wo may fee! that wo hove dsne enr full share la aiding >s hie re eler- tien and ho runsrtooe of the fori that wo hove a warm and eootatatag frisad hi him for tho aoat four years. 'Em hr* send this money In direct, hand il to mo on the street or hand M to M tm Bloch hi my sdfWe " Common Pleas Court to Convene Dec. 7th Barnwell Coupty Is Asked for $90 Ad- R. B. Pickling Wag Recipient of Sur- Feasibility of Continuing Road Main- Two Weeks’ Term of Common Pleas I ' prise Stag Dinner Party Satur- d®y Evening. tensnce by Convict Labor Is Questioned. Court to Be Held Here With Judge Festherstone Presiding. Barnwell Hi Defeats Denmark Danes 26-0 Local Aggregation Clicks in Every Y Department to Swamp Visiting Eleven. Largest County Circulation. NUMBER It. Blatt Avows That He Will Be Next Speaker Barnwell Man Clsims Sufficient Sup- port Among Members of House to Elect Him.. Blackville, Nov. 24.—R. B. Fick- ling was the recipient of a surprise stag dinner party given by Mrs. Fick- ling Saturday evening. The occasion being the birthday of Mr. Fickling. A six-course dinner was served at six o’clock. Mrs. Fickling was assist ed by Mrs. A. V. Collum, Jr., of Blackville, and Miss Mary Henen Con- der, of Columbia. Guests were pres ent from Columbia and Blackville. Mrs. H. D. Still, Jr., entertained her bridge club Friday afternoon. The drawing room was decorated with prize chrysanthemums and was very cheerful with an open fire. Three tables were placed for players. Visi tors for the afternoon were Mrs. 0. D. Hammond, Mrs. H. L. Buist, Mrs. Stanley Brown and Miss Virginia Ligon. High score prize a box of powder, was awarded to Miss Ligon. Mrs. Herman Brown cut the consola tion prize, two linen handkerchiefs. The hostess served a salad course with coffee. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Epps spent Fri day in Augusta. The Rev. and Mrs. W, H. Duncan spent several days la Blackville last week, visiting friends and renewing old ucquuintanrus. Mr. Duncan is u former pastor of the Blackville Bap tint church. Mr. and Mia. R. B Fickling spent fi—day la Omrisutoa. as the guests of f nee da st the Francis Marion Ho tel Mrs. Alltoon FWkltng has boon u potisnt ot the Baptist Hospital la Co lumbia far soeeral weeks and la not da lag as wall aa had baoa eaparlod Maay RUckviHe people are going to the Ftarmoa-Clonsoon football game RURAL NABIUTATION MELTH FARM FAMIURA ry day ogam rame to Uon farmers Fa> m •e boon forced la for w w gysJ hard for the last few *oers how look forward to a real Thoakagts tag. with all that goes with H, arrordmg to R F Owens, dtst* w* rural rehabilitation superstoor in dm* trtrt No 4, Barnwell 1,361 families wifi hove much to he t honk fa I for and ore prowd of thnr achievements to hemr and farm im provement, ind of the fine record they have made. Many of these families will subotitnto other delicteas meats for the Thanksgiving bird, but all of the 1461 farm families in following rontieo- will have a real Thanksgiving dbmer: Aiken, Bambetg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Edgefield, Lexington, Mc Cormick, Orangeburg and Saluda. “I am very grateful for the fine co operation given me and my staff, M said Mr. Owens, “and more than pies.*- ed with the success of our farm plans in this district. Of the $412,161.14 advanced to farmers in District No. 4, more Qian 50 per cent, already has been repaid and considerably more will be repaid as late crops go to mar ket. “Files in this office,” continued Mr. Owens, “contain many letters from farmers who have been aided by this program and all letters indicate such improved conditions that all of us have much to be thankful for." Carroll-Johnson. Williston, Nov. 21.—Of interest to the people of Barnwell County is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Bertha Smith Carroll, of Barn well, and Mr. Manuel Floyd Johnson, of Williston. The marriage cerehiony was per formed by the Rev. J. A. Estes, pas tor of the Barnwell Baptist Church, on November 15th. Mrs. Johnson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carroll, of Barn well, and a graduate of the Barnwell High school. Mr. Johnson is the son of Mr. and Mia. W. F. Johnson, of Williston, and a graduate of Williston-Elko High school. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will make thair home with the groom’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. i: P Scovi’la and tan, wnh M;» Saaeilla’s The Raruwel County Farm Woman’s Council mot at tho Bom well High School building on Saturday, Novum- bar Slot. Mace than 46 powplo were gi •Benda me- In tho oka on bp of tho pfooldont. Mr*. W H Manning tho mooting wno cnllod In ardor by tho vlre-prooidont, Mrs. G. W. Whita ker. of WiilMoa. Tho Bov. J. A Ko tos, post nr of tho local Bnptiot charrh. ga*o tho invoratioa. Tho pnanpto talk of tho day wna gtvoa by Mr, Mo*»rr. or tho highway dopurtmont. who spoho on highway safety. Mr., Moore modo his talk impreseivo with the oso of charts and pictures Messages were brought by tho de portment ai chairmen, who outlined tho goals for tho year of their respec tive departments. The deportments board from wore agriculture, finance, hea th, religion and welfare, exterior beautification, education, publicity and ritisonship. In recognition of “Conservation Week." Mr*. Ira Fates gave a vocal selection “Trees,’’ and Miss Marian Bolen gave a talk on conservation of wild game in South Carolina, Mrs. Fales was accompanied by Mrs. W. E. Giles at the piano. Little Shirley Ann Giles, also accompanied by Mrs. Giles, gave two selections, “Who’ll Buy a Box Lunch,” ahd “The World Owes Me a Living.’’ At the close of the program a finger lunch with ceffee was served in the Home Economics room by the follow ing committee: Mrs. H. L. O’Bannon, Mrs. McAllister, Jennie Gignilliat and Margaret McAllister. After lunch the members and visi tors reassembled in the auditorium for a moving picture “Under the 4-H Flag,” two short films, “Turkey Busi- ; ness,” and “Brooding and Rearing 1 Chicks,” were also given. Loyalty Sunday at Local Church. Sunday, Dec. 6th, is to be “Loyalty Sunday” at the Barnwell Baptist Church. Every member of this church j is urged to attend on this dpte. If you feel that you are a loyal member we will look forward to having you Alio we urge you to ask others to i come. You will hear more about this service next Sunday. The Baptist church extonds a wel come to all the people in town to wor ship with us when you do not have the privilege of worshiping at your own church. Our serviem are: Sunday School, 10:36; Morning Worship, IIJB; X T. U, 6:30; Evening Wor ship. f JO. The Paeior In “An Open Letter to the Voters of Barnell County, S. C.,” one who ^igns himself “A Citizen” opposes the fur ther operation of the county chain gang, as follows: The News and Courier, under date of Nov. 13th, quoted Gov. Johnston (who was. just back from Washington) as saying in part that he had been in formed in Washington that South Carolina could expect some money in a short time for the construction of cross-county roads in the State. He said the money would be spent by counties for the construction and im provement of minor roads in the county system. Get rid of the chsin gang—don’t need it, nothing for it to do and it is horse and buggy days. About 40 years ago, when it was established, Barnwell County was large, roads were long, ruts deep and the jail wsa running over with prisoners, so it was very much needed. About eight years after that, Bamberg County was cut off Barnwell County and that took about ooe-third. Still the chain gang was a good thing. About 18 years ago Allendale County was cut mostly from Barnwell County and that took another third from Barnwell County, •ad still the chain gang wna all right, but m the laat eight yours all of tho principal modi in what was left of Barnwell County hove been hard sur faced and are kept up by the highway deportment. To ho exact, Barnwell Coonty has 93.4 miiee of bord-aor- faced roads kept up by tho highway department and that is mare than half of the balance of the roods In the re only, ee today the chain gang hue net one sixth ee marh work to do as it hod forty years age when eetoblteb- ed. Think of M: Not one sixth and has at half ns many convicts! t (opt Cava, the first ospervteer, ■pawed op wMh 40 cwaetrto. one guard. Mr. Boh Bennett, of Otar, and ene inpertoteadant- The A rat week he dM was st the Fser Yard sad I saw them working and I have aeeo Capt. I Caee whsa he had more than 00 at awe tMne, and when he sold work ho aaewat work, and he worked, too. C even tbonaapf dollars to work SB convirta, nme then half of which are tarxpeneared, as they are rnmiag and going all the time. Is a waste of the tax pa yen' money, and when yon fig ure lost tune it amounts to about three dollar* par day for ear h hand. Taking convicts to ttdr twice a day la expensive trucks is fine for them bat poor business for the county. Keep the county commiasioners and clerk exactly aa you have them, get a civil engineer and give the work out by roatimct to the poor people who live nearest to it, if they want it, and if they do not want it, then give it to those who do. Give it out in amall contracts so as to help a large num ber a small amount, and not a small number a large amount. Pay the civil engineer a good salary and let him patrol the contract work, but don't furnish him one thing or any one else one penny’s worth, and in that way there will be no waste. I have seen this for several years and the longer it mns, the worse it gets and it ought to be stopped, and stop ped now, and certainly in the next four or six months. Just say roads and they will tell you Barnwell County roads are better today than they ever have been. I think they onght to be when the highway department keeps up all that are used to count. How much hard surfaced work is there in Barnwell County today not kept up by the highway department? Our Senator and Representatives can tell you what to do with the con victs. We want a change and want it now and nothing can be any worse than what we have, so in'making a change we are running no risk. I have nothing to sell nor am I asking any favors from any one. A Citizen. Jurors for the first week of a sched uled two weeks’ term of the Court of Common Pleas were dtawn here Mon day as follows: Edward Jowers, Ashleigh. B. J. McKerley, Healing Springs. C. J. H. Still, Barnwell. Lee Lancaster, Ashleigh. C. E. Hall, Williston. W. C. Thompson, Williston. A. Belton Holly, Diamond. C. F. Peters, Healing Springs. W. H. Hutto, Blackville. Norman Black, Hilda. T. J. Jowera, Tinker’s Creek. Aaron Fail, Barhary Branch. Freddie C. Birt, Long Branch. S. B. Moseley, Barnwell. Luther Black, Long Branch. W. F. Weeks, Hilda. J. H. Lancaster, Ashleigh. R. R. Johnston, Elko. Ardes Woodward, Green’s Academy. D. O. Fanning, Blackville. M. O. Creech, Ready Branch. W. G. Bush, Four Mile. W. A. Hill, Seven Pines. L. F. Miles, Ashleigh. J. W. Justus. Four Mile. Henry W. Fail, Barbery Branch. C E Boylston. Blackville Roacoe Sanders. Big Fork. W J. Lemon, Barnwell. Geo. M. Hogg. Big Fork. Russell Boylston, Blackville. A. P. Mitchell. Tinker's Crook. George Hartaog, Blackville S. C Lowe. Blackville L L Peacock. WQlieton. my CoUtaa, Htldb. BLACK VILLI P.-T ASSOCIATION' TO MUTT DBCRMBRB 1ST Bteckvilio. Noe. 34.—The of the Pbront-Teochai reniiy ergomaod hi BlochvtUe. will a “Ge< -together'* party on December let, at A o’clock, in the now aodHoriom-gymaaatom There wifi he a form ef eatortauuaeat for ■vrybody bridge, rook, htago, gsmee sad marie. Priaoa wifi he given. The admlaslaa ia Me. The Barnwell High School foot ball team defeated the Denmark High Danes here Wednesday afternoon by the score of 26 to 0. The local aggre gation was clicking in every depart ment as they scored one touchdown in the second and third quarters, re spectively, and rolled on to two more in the final stanza. After one exchange of punts in the first quarter Barnwell took posses sion of the ball in its own territory and drove to the visitors’ 15 yard line before being held for downs. Early in the second quarter the Denmark safety man allowed a long punt to go over his head and be downed deep in their territory. In an attempt to punt out the Barnwell line swarmed in on the kicker and blocked the punt, recovering on the 80 yard marker. From there the first touchdown re sulted when Richardson caught a past over the goal line. On tho opening kickoff in the second half Barnwell took the ball and drove over for an other score with line drives and abort passes to Blatt gaining much yard age. Sanders bucked the hall over from the one yard line. In the fourth quarter Barnwell re covered a fumbled punt on the visi tors* 30 yard stripe and drove on for the third marker. Lemon scored for Banwell on a short sad nut Tho final tally came as th# reoult ef a drive from the middle ef the field with Sanders bucking over from the one yard Bne. Two of tho trios for extra The regular ithly moetlug the orgaaisolkoa la ache deled for iy, December 0, et 4 g. m. ADVERTISE TV (Ed Note. — The People-Sentinel does not agree with the reasoning ef “Citizen” as outlined in the above ar ticle. In the first place, we are re liably informed that the system of county roads under the supervision of the county board of directors com prises between 1.000 sod IJOO miles. The appenpnabou ef fllJiO for the •pout for lumber in building and re- f pairing bridges, and we are informed , that the cost of feeding the county convicts is only about 16 cents a day (exclusive of shoes and clothing) as compared with $3 a day, aa stated by “CUiion.’* Furthermore, there are st present 36 convicts on the chain gang and not j 20, as stated by “Citizen,” and the average number is between 30 and 36. Should the chain gang be abolished, what would we do with the convicts? The State penitentiary is crowded and no convict can be sent there who is under s sentence of less than six months. To keep the others idle in jail would be a drain on the county finances, with no material benefit in return. From the information that we have, it is estimated that it is costing the county only about $8 per mile per year to build and maintain its roads. Does “Citizen” think it possible to contract the roads to individuals, who do not own improved road machinery, at so low a cost? And to whatever contract figure that might be secured must be added the salary of the pro posed civil engineer and the expense of feeding the idle convicts. It might be said in passing that the contract price for building 3.4 miles of sand-clay road between Barn well and Hilda is approximately $28,- 000. This stretch of road is being built with federal-funds and when completed will be turned back into the county system for maintenance. And last, but by no means least, the automobile owners of today de mand a better type of road, whether it be in the State highway or county toad system, than did the horse and buggy driven of 40 years ago, when it required a matter of boon to drive through the sandbeds between Barn well and Blackville and Williston and other points in the county. The writer clearly remembers when local citizens subscribed some 92,000 to con struct a aaad-clay road between Barn well and Spelling to supplement the work then being dsne by the chain rang ; the II attack clicked ef the game aa rer la dooht. Far In the with the lias than at aay Columbia, Nov. 21.—Representative Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, announc ed today that he would be the next speaker of the South Carolina house of representatives. Blatt said he had enlisted sufficient support from members of the 1937- ’38 house “to insure my election when the general assembly convenes in Jan uary.” His statement coincided with an an nouncement of Representative H. K. Osborne, of Spartaburg, that the entire eight votes of that county’s delegation would go for Blatt and against Representative L. C. Wanna- maker, of Chesterfield, nominee of a caucus called by Governor Olin John ston. In addition to the vote of Johnston’s home county, Osborne said ho was as sured that the two Cherokoe represen tatives would support Blatt. Ho com mented that Blatt’z candichcy was “gaining support.” Representative Frost Walker, of Union, another up state county, an nouncod simultaneous ly that he was for Blatt, but Repre- tative John D. Long, of Union, de clared for Wanna maker “tf only Wan na maker and Blatt are in the ruee." of Wemmmakai; recently claimed for him more than 00 of the 134 bouse votes after he had gone about the State. His colleague. Rep- J. E. Leppard, of Chootor- a “landslide- election. *1 am not concerned hy the wild ttam of the oppootttoa that they have a amjority ef the vetes,” I^att commented, “for I am need ef a eaffkleai me at the proper time. *1 have juri cempleted a tew of the State with the exreptiea ef few er aad I have Mrs R. K Weed ward. Williston, Nov. 23 —Mrs. Clara May Woodward. 61, died at her hove Thursday night of She woe widely known in this coonty and a large number of rsistiveo aad friends mourn her poaaia a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist church. Mas Woodward Is survived hy her husband, Rob* E. Woodward; t arm, Harold Woodward, of Cltmano College, and Ralph Woodward, of Hope, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. H- C. Wolfe, of Aiken, and the following step-children: Chester Woowdard, ef Greenville; Wyatt E. Woodward, of Akron, Ohio; Jennings Woodward, of Aiken; Mrs. J. E Meaaervcy, of Char ieston; one brother, F. W. Delk, of Blackville; one sister, Mrs. W. F Baxley, of Atlanta, Ga.; also five half- brothers and two sisters, Henry Delk, Leon Hutto, Telfair Hutto and Mrs. John Templeton, of Blackville; Hor ace Hutto, of Savannah, Ga., R. R Hutto and Mts. S. L. Insbinet, of California. Funeral services were conduct** e Saturday morning at 10 o’clock from Pleasant Hill Baptist church by the Rev. J. H. Owens. Interment was in the Woodward cemetery near there Mrs. Hester Odom. Williston, Nov. 21.—Mrs. Hester Odom, of the Elko community, diet at her hoipe last night after an ex tended illness, in her 78th year. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Odom burying pfound near here, with the Rev. G. M. Rogers, pastor of Mt. Cal vary Baptist church, officiating. Mrs. Odom was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was a lov ing mother and a devout Christian, having been a member of Mt. Calvary church for many years. Her death will be mourned by all with whom she came in contact. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. A. C. Odom, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. J. B. Odom, also of Elko, and Mrs. J. W. Kitch- ings, of White Pond; one sister, Mrs. G. Y. Herlong, of Lake City, Fla.; one brother, B. L. Clark, of Johnston; four step-daughters, Mrs. P. S. Ussery, Mrs. G. iO. Birt and Mrs. J. A. Col lins, all of Elko; Mrs. J. C. Hogg, of Charleston, and one step-son, A C. Odom, of Elko. "I of tho •p- Mr. aad Mrs. Goorgu R Evans Mias Mamie McNsb spent m Augusts Speaker Claude A. Taylor, of taakurg, ierldsd not to eeek n tioo to the house. Boning the entry of “dark candidates, he sad p*ar to haw Ow race h No other aspirants have Johnston Thinks Otherwiae. Colombia, Nov. 24.—Governor Olio Johnston said yesterday that repre sentatives formerly listed hz the doubtful column “have swung definite ly” to L. C. Wanna maker, of Che raw, for speaker of the house. Governor Johnston’s statement was in reply to the announcement of Rep resentative Sol Blatt, of Barnwell, that he had enough pledges to be elected to the important house post. Mr. Wannamaker was chosen as their can didate by a caucus of Johnston sup- potters in Columbia several months ago. “We will be ready,” the governor said, “when the legislature meets to present a united front of men who favor a fair deal for the people and are vigorously opposed to the old ring rule from which the State has been suffering for so many years. “From all sides I have been hearing good reports. Many of. those we put down under the doubtful column in the beginning so we wouldn’t mislead ourselves have swung definitely to Mr. Wannamaker.” Hilda 4-H Club Meets. The Hilda 4-H club held a meeting at the high school building on Nov. 19th. ^ho-lesson on “good manners” for October was reviewed. Several new points were brought out. The girls gave their opinions on the courtesies which they thought most important, which were introduc tions and courtesies toward older people. Then the lesson for October was taken up—“Daily Dish Washing.” Miss Elizabeth McNab gave an inter esting talk, after which several ar ticles were shown, which makes dish washing quicker and more sanitary. Work on record ed. Three new