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PAGB EIGHT, THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-8ENTINKL, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3L1936 COMMENTS ON MEN AND NEWS By SPECTATOR. Edward the Eighth will live as long as history is read. Perhaps he was foolish, but who says so? When you boil it all down what is the net re- wait? Just this: There was a man of forty-two years who loved a woman and loved her better than all the trappings of royalty; wanted her more .than he wanted the greatest em pire of all time. Out in the open he came. There was no backstairs court- «hip; boldly he announced that with the woman of his choice he could be a happy king; but if he must choose l)etween his love and his throne the throne was secondary. It was a mo mentous choice and Edward will live as the hero of the world’s greatest romance. Had Edward continued as Kihg he might have become known as a respectable figure in a round of Routine Thualism. He would have ■worn the uniforms, saluted the flag and been saluted; he would have been just another name without significance but now! From this time he steps out of line of ordinary rulers; he stands out as one who wanted some thing more than ceremonies and hon ors; something more than pomp and tinsel glitter. To my mind he brush es aside the alluements of place and circumstance in a choice that takes him from the ranks of men and puts him on a pedestal alone. There is something refreshing in the King’s course. In a world of make-believe and grasping; of trim ming and side-stepping here stands a man who renounces an empire. Yes; but he gains an immortal name, top ping all the chivalric men of all the »ges. 'fchristmas is becoming so well or ganized that I wonder if we are in -danger of spoiling the occasion. It is an appropriate time for thinking appaaaiatively of one’s friends, but how Am people are straining at it! The giving, if there is to be giving, should represent something real, something sincere. Now we have it so that it is a time to be dreaded. And so far do we work at it that we compel the children to buy “presents” for Cousin Henry and Aunt Sara, Uncle Dan and Mary Jane and each of the children far apd wide. And if a token be received from some one for whom you haven’t bought a re membrance . . ! Why jumping Jehoshaphat, the fat’s in the fire! And so, from a fear that they will fall down socially, the people turn Christmas from a season of quiet, calm meditation of the sound values of life into a shopping spree for pif fles. That is, of course, the ladies do that. The men, with a noble sense of values, refuse to rush pellmell over one another in search of trinkets for Mary Lou’s twins. The month of December is devoted to shopping, buy- <ng, packing, addressing, mn.ling— then the bubble bursts and then how let down one feels! Well, well, Christ mas means giving, but giving from the heart, not tomfoolery. South Carolina offers an opportuni ty for some one to do a fine piece of constructive work in government. Now that we have paved roads, fast cars, and radios what governmental machinery do we need in order to safe guard our rights and provide for such Rocial obligations as the quick ened sense of community responsibility impose upon us? Our present scheme cf things is adapted not so much for the horse and buggy age as for the horseback period. What would we do if called upon to devise a government for an area and population equal to South Carolina ? We have no great mountains to di vide our people and all our rivers are spanned by convenient bridges. It is a small State and homogeneous—a people of the same language and habits. Yet this little territory has a State government of haphazard or ganization like a crazy quilt; forty- sis county governments (depend on the Legislature), several hundred school districts, several hundred 'towns, cities and villages. All this multiple organization is supposed to -be democratic, yet the State pays the Judges, Solicitors^ Court Stenogra phers, all the expenses of County Legislation, pays 2-3 the salaries of mil County Treasurers and Auditors, mountains highway maintenance squads in every county, pays the high- wrajr patrolmen, pays the county medi cal units, pays several millions to the teachers of the counties. In a multi tude of other ways the State has been -eontributing directly to the whole iwpulation. It is a fair question whether we are over-organized for a simple routine sort of government, with many taxing agencies, and on file other hand, inadequately organiz ed for the conditions of today. To jSustrate: the Tax Commission and the Public Service Commission, as well sb local county boards, have to do with utilities and rail roads. The Highway Department, the Public Ser vice Commission, the Tax Commis sion and local Boards have to do with the truckers, as public or contract car riers. And over them all, the Legis lature may Add new taxes to them or reduce their rates, while administra tive bodies are reducing their rates, raising their assessments, etc., etc. I am merely calling attention to the multiplicity of governmental agencies which may intervene. In general, I think we may say our State officials perform their duties well and with-con- sideration of all the factors; I am not reflecting on them; rather, I’m talking about organization, not indi viduals. In dealing with crime we are organized on the horseback idea. Crime today uses the appliances of science—airplanes, fast automobiles, gas bombff, machine guns. It recog nizes neither county nor State lines. We, on the other hand, have city and county police. The statement alone suffices. In thirty minutes a fast car can traverse any county in South Carolina. A State police system seems indicated, yet we need not dis regard local prejudice entirely; the simplest plan is to begin by incorpor ating all police officers into a State system, giving them State jurisdic tion without interfering with their local functions. Of course the initial step would inevitably develop into a closely-knit organization in time. In the beginning some facilities woiild have to be provided, such as a radio broadcasting outfit. Without this we are helpless in trying to cope with criminals of today in high-powered cars. Now can we not conceive of a gov ernment that would meet the needs of the day? Sometimes we can illus- trede our ineptitude In things govern mental by comparing them with the processes of business. Suppose the automobile of today were just a suc cession of additions to the car of 1935. What a car it would be! In stead of that it is a new car! But in government we have just tacked on and on until the 1937 model of government looks like the 1905 model of car with some additions. Now what constructive ides have we before us? Much has been said about the need for a new Constitu tion. What do we want with a new Constitution unless we mean to go beck to bed rock and build anew on the foundation of popular sovereignty? I should suggest a Commission to propose a modernization of our gov ernment, the Commission to be com posed of five or six men, without pay. so that job hunters might not seek the place. These men could prepare a draft and the Legislature could submit to the people the necessary changes in the Constitution. A Con stitutional convention would stay in six months, and be packed with poli ticians. What we need is capability dedicated to the public service. In the Senate and in the House are capable men, and their criticism and sense of balance would be invaluable, but the preliminary draft is some thing that might well engage our ablest men. COAL I KEEP A SUPPLY OF THE (<,*• -* Very Best Coal ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, AND CAN MAKE DELIVERY ON SHORT NOTICE! Jennings Owens BARNWELL Legal Advertisements MASTER’S SALE. Pursuant to a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell Coun ty in the case of B. F. Storne, Plain tiff, vs. Mrs. Mary Wengrow, Leah Wengrow and Sam Wengrow, De fendants, the undersigned Master will sell to the highest bidder in front of the Court House at Barnwell, on the 4th day of January, 1937, between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed premises: J “All that certain piece, parcel, tract or lot of land with the improvements thereon, or hereafter erected thereon, | situate, lying and being in the Town of Blackville, S. C., and bounded as follows: On the North by Railroad Aveune; on the East by a street in said Town of Blackville; on the South by lands of A. H. Ninestein, formerly of Hope Still; on the West by lot of Maloney. This being the same land and house and lot that I purchased from Homik Peeples on the 21st day of May, 1924, and recorded in Book 9-G, page 320, office of Clerk of Court for Barnwell County.” Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for deed and stamps; the Master to require the successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, to deposit at once the sum of five (5) per cent, of his bid as a guaranty of good faith, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon compliance with the same, and to be paid to the plaintiff as liquidated dam ages upon non-compliance. If the deposit be not made as required, or if the bidder fail to comply with his bid, then the said mortgaged premises shall be re-sold at once, without re- der of' tftp court, upon the same terms, at the risk of such bidder or bidders, on the same salesday, or on some sub sequent and convenient salesday thereafter, at the option of the plain tiff or attorney of plaintiff. No per sonal or deficiency judgment is de manded and the bidding will not re main open after the sale. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. SHERIFF’S SALES. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Under and by virtue of certain Tax Executions to me directed by J. J. Bell, Treasurer of Barnwell County, I have levied uppn and will sell to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. G, on Monday, the 4th day of Janu ary, 1937, this being salesday in said month, the following described real estate: Forty-eight acres of land and one building in Reedy Branch School Dis trict bounded on the North by John G. Grubbs and C. C. Black, East by Estate of W. R. Black, Sr., South by Estate of W. R. Black, Sr., and West by C. C. Black and Estate of W. R. Black, Sr. Levied upon as the property of Es tate of Johnson Black, Sr., and sold to satisfy the above execution and costs. ALSO Fifteen acres of land in Big Fork School District bounded on the North by Mis. M. L. Browning, East and South by Dora Priester and West by 1 R. F. Priester. Levied upon as the property of Louisa Hays and sold to satisfy the : above execution and costs. ALSO I One lot and building in the Town of Barnwell bounded on the North by land formerly of Charlie Brown, Sr., | East by Daisy Boyd, South by Barn- well-Hilda Highway and West by: Louise Odom. Levied upon as the property of Lucy Scott and sold to satisfy the above execution and costs. ALSO Seventy-five acres, more or less, in Diamond School District bounded on the North by lands formerly of J. C. Holly, East by estate of W. M. Cave, South by J. J. Owens and West by Susan Hay. Levied upon as the property of Estate of Mrs. M. M. Patterson, and sold to satisfy the above execution and costs. J. B. MORRIS, Sheriff, Barnwell County. PROBATE COURT SALE. tract number one, containing one hundred and nineteen acres, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of Inez Creech; on the East by lands bi Mrs. Wilhelminia A. Dicks; on the South by J. W. Sanders, and on the West by E. B. Sanders and R. M. Barker. Tract number two, contain ing one hundred and fifty acres, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of Fairy E. Sanders and lands of Harrison; on the East by Annie F. Brooker and lands of Craddock es tate; South by Fairey E. Sanders and lands of Craddock estate, and on the West by Fairey ^E. Sanders. Tract number three, containing fifty acres, more or less, bounded on the North * by Inez Creech and lands herein de scribed; on the East by Mollie Hogg and Wilhelminia Dicks; on the South by Mollie Hogg, and on the West by E. B. Sanders, Jr., and H. C. Creech. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. The said Judge of Probate shall re quire the successful bidder to make a deposit of 5 per cent, on his or her bid, immediately upon the conclusion of the bidding as a guarantee of good faith, and upon such bidder’s failure to make said deposit immediately at the time of the acceptance of his or her bid, then said premises shall be resold at once without re-advertise ment and without further Order of the Court upon the same terms, and at the risk of such bidder or bidders, on the same salesday or some subse quent or convenient salesday there after, at the option of the plaintiff or his attorneys, and so on from time to time thereafter until compliance shall be secured; that if the last bid der or bidders making the deposit herein required shall fail to comply with his or her bid without lawful excuse shown, then such deposit shall be retained by said Judge of Probate and forfeited as liquidated damages and that the premises shall thereaf ter be re-sold on some subsequent and convenient sr/dfxlay upon the said terms and conditions. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate, Barnwell County, S. C. Dec. 17, 1936. MASTERS SALE. during the legal hours of sale on the 4th day of January, 1937, same being salesday in said month, to the high est bidder, the following described premises:) All thtt certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Barnwell County, State of Soqth Carolina, containing twenty-five and one-half/(25%) acres, more or less, bounded on the North by W. H. Still; on the East by Lewis Still; on the South by Aiken Still, and on the West by J. H. Still; the above tract of 1-and being the same tract inherited by the said Kate Still from her mother. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for all papers and revenue stamps; the Master to require the successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, to de posit at once the sum of five percent, of his bid as a guaranty of good faith, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon 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 without legal excuse being shown, the premises to be re-sold upon the same or a subsequent salesday upon the same terms and at the risk of the bidder. No personal or deficiency judgment is demanded and the bid ding will not remain open after the 1 sale. G. M. GREENE, Master of Barnwell County. MASTER’S SALE. State of South Carolina, Barnwell County. J. W. SANDERS, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Ed mund B. Sanders, Deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Mary C. Thomas, Annie F. Brooker, N. Blatt, H. J. Thomas and The Southern States Phosphate and Fer tilizer Company, Defendants. Under and by virtue of the power contained in an Order of the Probate Court for the above State and Coun ty, I, the undersigned Judge of Pro bate Court for Barnwell County, will sell on the 4th day of January, 1937, the same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder for cash, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House in Barn well, South Carolina, the following described property. All those three certain pieces, par cels or tracts of land, situate, lying and being'in Brfrnwell County, State of South Carolina, containing in the aggregate three hundred nineteen- 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 Eliza J. Baxley, Leila J. Cockcroft, Laura Jowers, Lula J. Moore, Maude J. Thomas, W. C. Birt, Johnnie Birt, Callie Birt, Freddie Birt, Lottie Bolen, and Vera Black, Plain tiffs, vs. Luther L. Birt, Defendant, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barn well, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the 4th day of January, 1937, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder, the following described premises: All that certain tract of land situ ate, lying and being in Barnwell Coun ty, State of South Carolina, contain ing fifty-six and one-half (56%) acres, moie or less, and bounded on the North by lands of Hartzog estate; East by lands of Mrs. Boland; South by lands of W. H. DeWift, Sr., and on the West by lands of Jim Odom. ALSO All that certain lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situ ate, lying and being in the Town of Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina, and bounded on the North by a street of said Town of Blackville; East by lot of Clarissa Harley; South by lot of Baisden, and West by Rail road Avenue. ALSO All that certain lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situ ate, lying and being in the Town of Blackville, County of Barnwell, State of So. Car., known as the residence lot of the late Mrs. Martha Hair, and bounded on the Noith by lot of Mrs. M. E. Still; East by lot of W. H. De- WiU; South by a street of said Town of Blackville, and on the West by Railroad Avenue. Said lots and parcels of land to be sold separately. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for all papers and revenue stamps; the Master to re quire the successful bidder to deposit at once the sum of five per cent, of his bid^as a guaranty of good faith, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon compliance with the same and to be forfeited as liquidated damages upon non-compliance. If the deposit be not made as required, or if the bid der fail to comply with his bid without legal excuse being shewn, the premises to be re-sold upon the same or a sub sequent salesday upon the same terms and at the risk of the bidder. G. M. GREENE, Master of Barnwell County. MASTER’S SALE. Under and by virtue of Decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Barn well County, State of South Carolina, in the case of N. Blatt, Plaintiff, vs. Mrs. Ada Cochran and Mrs. Marie Creech Meyers, Defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S.C., during the legal hours of sale on the 4th day of January, 1937, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder, the following described prem ises: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land known as the “Home Place” of the late Barnie G. and Elizabeth Cochran, deceased, situated, lying and being in Richland Town ship, County and State aforesaid, con taining one hundred acres, bounded by estate lands of Barnie G. and Eliza beth Cochran, assigned to J. J. Coch ran, lands of J. J. Greene, William Hazel and L. F. Cave, which will more fully appear by reference to plat made by T. B. Ellis, dated October, 1892. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for all papers snd revenue stamps; the Master to require the successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, to de posit at once the sum of five per cent. 1 of his bid as a guaranty of good faith, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon 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 i bid without legal excuse being shown, I the premises to be re-sold upon the , same or a subsequent salesday upon the same teims and at the risk of the bidder. No personal or deficiency judgment is demanded and the bid ding will not remain open after the sale. G. M. GREENE, Master of Barnwell County. MASTER'S 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 N. Blatt, Plaintiff, vs. Kate Still, Defendant, I, the under signed Master, will sell in front of Under and by virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Barn well County, State of South Cskpkf\&, in the case of Pauline P. Minthews, Plaintiff, vs. Audrey Matthews, B. C. Matthews, Jr., Gloria Matthews, and Jack Zeke Matthews, Defendants, I, the undersigned Master, will sell in front of the Court House at Barn well, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the 4th day of January, 1937, same being salesday in said month, to the highest bidder, the following described premises: All that certain tract of land, with improvements thereon, situate in Williston township, in the County of Barnwell, State of South Carolina, containing seventy-three (73) acres, more or less, known as the farm place of the late B. C. Matthews, and bound ed on the North by lands of Mrs. Basil Bates and lands of W. D. Black; East by lands of Miss Bessie Willis and lands of W. D. Black; South by lands of Miss Bessie Willis and J. R. Lott; and West by lands of Q. A. Kennedy. ALSO All that certain group of lots and all buildings thereon, being situ ate in the Southwest portion of the Town of Williston, County of Barn well, State of South Carolina, con taining in the aggregate about two and one-half (2%) seres, more or less, and being bounded as a whole as follows, to-wit: On the North by lot owned by Dr. J. L. Smith; on the Blast by Bennett Street; on the South by lands of the estate of Dr. W. T. Wil lis, and on the West by lands of John G. Smith and A. M. Kennedy, being the same lands conveyed to B. C. acres and being described as follows: ^ the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., Matthews by Inez Laval Greene, in dividually and as sole devisee snd as executrix under the will of G. W» Greene, deceased, by deed dated March 5, 1932, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court of Barnwell Coun ty in Book 9-Z at page 170. Said tracts of land to be sold sep arately. Terms^of sale: Cash, pur chaser to pay for all papers and reve nue stamps; the Master to require the successful bidder to deposit at once the sum of five per cent, of his bid as a guaranty of good faith, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon compliance with the same and to be forfeited as liquidated damages upon non-compliance. If the deposit be not made as required, or if the bidder fail, to comply with his bid without legal excuse being shown, the premises to be re-sold upon the same or a sub sequent salesday upon the same terms and at the risk of the bidder. G. M. GREENE, Master of Barnwell County. MASTER’S SALE. Pursuant to decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnwell County in case of The Federal Land Bank of Columbia vs. Mrs. Agatha M. Harri son, the undersigned Master will sell to the highest bidder in front of the Court House at Barnwell, on the 4th day of January, 1937, between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed premises: All that tract of land containing three hundred and twenty (320) acres, known as the Mrs. A. M. Harrison Place in Great Cypress Township of Barnwell County, South Carolina, and now in the possession of Agatha M. Harrison and bounded on the North by lands of Southern Cotton Oil Com pany and lands of Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank; on the East by lands of Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank, lands of the estate of W\ R. Harden and lands of the Bank of Western Carolina; on the South by lands of the estate of W. R. Hogg, lands of the Bank of Western Caroli na and lands of Sandera and on the West by lands of Sanders and lands of Southern Cotton Oil Compny. Said tract of land is particularly described according to a plat prepared b]f J. B. Ellis, Civil Engineer, on the 12th dsy of July, 1933, which is recorded in Book A, st Page 19, of the records of the office of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell County. Copy of said plat now being on file with the Federal Land Bank of Co lumbia. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers snd stamps. The highest bidder, other than the plain tiff, snd all other persons, except the plaintiff who may thereafter raise the bid as provided by law, to be requir ed to make s cash deposit of five per cent (5 per cent.) of his bid as earn est money, such deposit to be applied on the bid upon the compliance with the same and to he paid to the plain tiff as liquidated damages upon non- compliance. If the deposit be not mede as required, or if the bidder fail to comply with his bid within a rea sonable time, the premises to be re sold upon the same or a subsequent salesday, upon the same terms and at the risk of the bidder. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. SUMMONS. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell, In the Probate Court. THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF COLUMBIA, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT GLOVER, Hattie Walker, India Carter, Isadore Glover, Car rie Walker, Beatrice Brown, Myr- tice Bush, Hampton Glover, David Glover, Willie Mae Sapp, Maybell Hay, Cootte Payton, Beardrick Glover and Arthur Carter as^Ad- ministrator of the Estate of Ervin Glover, - Defendants, TO THE NON-RESIDENT DEFEN DANTS HEREIN, BEARDRICK GLOVER AND HAMPTON GLOVER: You are hereby required to appear at the Court of Probate to be held at the Barnwell Court House for Barn well County on the 25th day of Jan uary, 1937, at ten o’clock A. M., to show cause, if any you can, why so much of the real astate of Ervin Glover, deceased, should not be sold by me and the proceeds thereof paid over to Arthur Carter, as Administra tor of the estate of the said Ervin Glover, to be applied by him to the payment of the debts of the said Er vin Glover. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE: That the petition and origi nal summons herein were filed in this court on the 14th day of December 1936. Given under my hand and seal this 14th day of December, 1936. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate for Barnwell County, S. G 12-17-31.