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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