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CoMoSdated lane 1, 1925. VOLUME LX. TH1 OmCIAL NEWSPAPER OP RARNWELL COUNTY Barnwell People-Sentinel Ju»t L!k« a Mambar of tha Family'' BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937. Lnrgwt Coaaty ClycnleHea NUMBER 19. Grim Reaper Claims Prominent Citizens Capt. W. D. Black, of Williston, and Dr. E. W. Ellis, of Dunbarton, Died Sunday. Williston, Jan. 5.—Capt. W. D. Black, 66, fanner, banker, real es tate operator and for more than a score of years one of Williston’s most outstanding and substantial citizens, died at his residence here Sunday morning at 7 o’clock, following an ex tended illness. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 11 o’ clock at the graveside in the Willis ton cemetery, with Dr. W. M. Jones, of Barnwell, officiating. Active pallbearers were: M. M. Player, C; K. Ackerman, John Mlley, W. P. Wise, W. G. Thompson and Q. A. Kennedy, Jr. Honorary: Board of trustees of the Williston high school, members of the Barnwell County legis lative delegation, members of the Barnwell County board of^ directors, Dr. A. S. Blanchard, Dr. 0. D. Ham mond, Dr. J. L Smith and Herman Brown. Captain Black, who was born near Milletteville (now Allendale County), took a leading part in the financial life of this community, as well as in farming, and also spent much of his life in public office. He was a former mayor of Williston and at one time served Barnwell County in the State legislature. He was a member of the board of county directors and at the time of his death had served for more than 20 years as chairman of the board of trustees of the Williston high school. He was a candidate for Con gress from the Second District in 1924, losing by a small margin in a field of several candidates. Captain Black was twice Worship ful Master of the WQliaton Masonic Lodge and was one of the order’s most able and active members. He was a devoted member of the Willis ton Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, the for mer Miss Sarah Bailey; one son, Har vey M. Black, of Williston; two daugh ters, Mrs. Byron Wham, of Blackville, snd Mrs. Fred P. Wiggins, of Birm ingham, Ala., and seven grandchil dren. Another son, Edward W. Black, preceded him to the grave by only three days. The sympathy of the entire com munity is extended to the grief-atrick- en family in their hour of bereave ment. Real Estate Sales Totaled $16,000 Master, Judge of Probate and Sheriff Sell Farm and Town Property at Auction. Dr. E. W’. Ellis. Dunbarton, Jan. 5.—Dr. E. W. Ellis, age 74, for 40 years one of this community's best known physicians and citizens, died Sunday morning at 6 o’clock in an Augusta inhtmary where he had been ill for the past four weeks. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Dunbarton Baptist Church. The Rev. J. W. Flowers, of Dunbarton, of ficiated apd interment followed in the family burial plot near Martins. Active pallbearers were Silas Roun tree, T. A. Cook, H. H. King, P. J. Hiers, C. O. Meyer and Ham Dicks. Honorary, H. S. Anderson, Jack Snelling, Charlie Turner, Dixie Dun bar, Hal Buford, Claude Buford, Dr. H. A. Gross, Dr. Marshall, Dr. C. F. Brinkley, Dr. Paul Culbreath, S. J. Martin, Willie Townes, Dr. Brown and H. A. Moody. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mabel Walker Heath Ellis, of Dunbarton; a * daughter, Miss Marian Ellis, of Dun barton; seven sons, A. W. Ellis of Meyer’s Mill; E. W. Ellis, Jr., of Fort Valley, Ga.; B. D. Ellis, of Barnwell; G. F. Ellis, of Bamberg; C. M. Ellis, of Florence; R. A. Ellis, Jr., of Dun barton, and J. K. Ellis; two grand children; two brothers, C. B. Ellis, Sr., of Martins, and R. A. Ellis, of Barn well; three sisters, Mrs. C. B. Dun bar of Millett, and Mrs. Livia Ellis and Mrs. Julia Ellis, both of Martins. Dr. Ellis, a native of Martins,(Barn well County), attended the Georgia Medical College in Augusta and re turned to this section to practice his profession faithfully for two score years. He was a member of the Meyer’s Mill Baptist Church and the Dunbarton Masonic lodge. T. M. Willis. Williston, Jan. 6.—T. M. Willis, 66, a member of a family for which the town of Williston was named, died early Monday mqfning in a Columbia hospital, after an illness of ten days. Mr. Willis, a prominent plapt^Js survived by his wile, the former Miss Leila Sawyer, of Johnston; one daugh- Master’s sales totaling nearly $13,- 000 and a Probate Court sale topping $3,000, for a grand total of approxi mately $16,000, together with a num ber of tax sales by the Sheriff, featur ed January salesday here Monday. Sales made by G. M. Greene, Esq., master in equity, were as follows: B. F. Storne vs. Mrs. Mary Wen- grow, et al., lot in Blackville, bought by Blatt and Fales, attorneys, for $1,700. Eliza J. Baxley, et al., vs. Luther L. Birt, three tracts of land, bought by D. O. Fanning for a total of $1,- 055, divided as follows: 56V6 acres of land, $65; a lot in Blackville, $300; a lot in Blackville, $400. N. Blatt vs. Kate Still, 25% acres of land, bought by Blatt and Fales, attorneys, for $250. N. Blatt vs. Mrs. Ada Cochran, et al., Cochran "Home Place,” bought by Blatt and Fales, attorneys, for $250. Pauline P. Mathews vs. Audrey Matthews, et al., bought by Blatt and Fales, attorneys, as follows: 73 acres of land in Williston township for $3,- 900.01 and a group of lots and build ings in the town of Williston for $1,- 670. Federal Land Bank vs. Mrs. Agatha M. Harrison, 320 acres of land in Great Cypreas township, bought by Thos. M. Boulware, attorney, for $3,- 000. Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. vs. B. L. Easterling, 127.6 acres of land in Bennett Springs township, bought by Thos. M. Boulwere, attorneys, for •1,500. Reuben J. Rountree vs. Mary Givens Williams, 40 acres of land in Rose mary township, bought hy Reuben J. Rountree for $539.88. Under an order of the Probate Court, three tracts of land in Great Cypress township, totaling 319 acres, were sold in the case of J. W. Sanders ▼a. Mary C. Thomas, et al. The three tracts were bought by J. W. Sanders for $3,005. In addition to the above. Sheriff J. B. Morris also auctioned off a num ber of pieces of real estate under tax executions. XMAS IN REVERSE! uev Santa/ AND TAKE Soil Conservation Payments Arriving Checks for the First Applications Be ing Received and Delivered to Farmerto. COME AWAY THESE you lept PRESENTS LAST YEAR / ■K o; keep our. % °Ooi Annual Meeting of Credit Association Stockholders of Barnwell Organiza. Uon Will Gather Here Today to Elect Directors. The annual stockholders’ meeting of the Barnwell Production Credit As sociation will be held in the Court House here this (Thursday) morning, Veteran Editor of Kershaw Ends Life John W. Hamel, Prominent Citizen, Was Father of Mrs. A. B. Hair, of Blackville. Kershaw, Jan. 4.—John W. Hamel, 77, chairman of the State pardon board, veteran newspaper editor and former legislator, strolled into the Applications for grants under the Soil Conservation program are being completed and sent to Columbia as fast as possible, reports Harry G. Boylston, county agent, and within the next few weeks practically all of these applications will have been sent in. It is interesting to note that prac tically all farmers who made work sheets in the spring fully complied with the program so that they may receive benets. There are probably less than 30 farmers who overplanted their base acreage of cotton and it was found that not more than three failed to grow a sufficient acreage of cow peas, velvet beans, or other le gumes to qualify them for a grant. Checks for the first applications have been received and are being de livered to the farmers. Others are expected from time to time. The coun ty agent requests that farmers wait until they receive a card notifying them that the check is ready for de livery. It will not be necessary to in quire about the chedc, as notices will be sent out promptly as the checks come in. By waiting until a notice is received H will save some confusion and loss of time if so many inquiries are not made before checks are ready for delivery, It is hoped that by the end of January the majority of the checks will have been received. From information received it is expected that the program for 1937 will be somewhat similar to that of last year and farmers will be able to make their plans with this in mind. More stress will be put on soil build ing crops and practices than in 19S6. beginning at ten o’clock. Chas. M. rear room of a barber shop here Fri- Cbitty, secretary-treasurer of the or ganization, urges all members of the organisation to be present, saying in a letter addressed to the members, day, and, a coroner’s jury found killed himself with two shots from a pistol. Coroner W. V. Hagler, of Lancaster County, in which portion of Kershaw that “an interesting and constructive | the death occurred’, said there was no program will be presented and your evidence as to the cause of the act. Board of Directors and Secretary- H e said letters left for Dr. Opp Greg- Tressurer will report on operations or y an d D r Honest Braisington, life- CoM Ahead U Seen by Weather Prophet W. P. House*!, of Columbia, Predicts That Hard Winter Is Still ia Store. Governor Says Term WiU Be “Short One” Johnston Sees No Reason for General Assembly to Hold ‘Long. Drawn Out” Session. Columbia, Jan. 1.—Governor Olin Johnston declared today that the ap proaching session of the general as sembly should be a “short one,” say ing “I see no reason for a long drawn out session.” The governor, at the State house despite the holiday, asserted r that “social security legislation will prob ably be the ‘big thing’ before the two houses. “But I see no need for holding up the s«sion,” he continued. “The members know what is jusb and right and there will be no need for delay ing action.” Asked if he would make any rec- ommenidations on highway safety, Johnston sai^^it is a disgrace and shame the wa^aur people are being killed and cripphfc in highway acci dents. I may suggest the appoint ment of a committee to study the situation, see what we can do and what other States are doing and sub mit findings.” Until the legislature meets Tuesday week, tht governor said he would be engaged in preparing his annual message to the general assembly. He plans to go to Washington Sunday, returning here Wednesday. The Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. C., will meet with Mrs. F. S. Brown on Friday evening of this week at seven-thirty o’clock. All members of the chapter are urged to attend this meeting. I Advertise in The People-Sentinel. of the Association for the year end ing December 31, 1936. Directors will be elected, in which election each long friends, plainly indicated suicide intentions. Witness said Mr. Hamel walked in holder of Class B stock, regardless of (to y* ihop ihortly M or* the number cf shares owned, will be noon, greeted several persons and entitled to one vote. Rules snd Regu lations governing the Association pro hibit voting by proxy. All stock holders are, therefore, requested to be present. “After three years’ operation, your local Production Credit Association has proven beyond a doubt the value of the service which it offers, and with the continued cooperation of deserv ing farmers and ecicient operation by its management your Association will grow and increase in its service to agriculture. It is your privilege to invite to this meeting farmers who are not already members of the As sociation in order to better acquaint them with our Association. “A representative of the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia will be with us on this occasion.” May Seek En Banc Term of High Court Greenville Official Circles Talk Having Supreme Court Hear Orangeburg Case. of ter, Mrs. Winchester C. Smith, Jr., of Williston; one sister, Mrs. J. L. Shu ler, of Williston, and three grand sons. Funeral services were conducted at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the reticence. Greenville, Jan. 1.—Discussion of the advisability of seeking an en banc session of the State supreme court and circuit court judges to re view the recent Orangeburg County case involving the constitutionality of local acts providing for straight salaries for county officers was heard today in Greenville County official circles. Since the supreme court held that such local acts were unconstitutional because they constituted local legis lation where the general law would apply, two suits have been brought against Greenville County by former officials. It is understood that several other former officials and possibly some present officers may bring simi lar actions to recover fees collected by them and turned over to the coun ty. The total ampunt which could be sought might possibly reach $150,000. Some officials feel that because of the importance of the court ruling to this and other counties, an en bane session would be justified. disappeared into the rear room. The shots followed. Mr. Hamel, a native of Charlotte, N. C., came here about 40 years ago and had published the Kershaw Era ever since. He was a member of the State Constitutional convention in 1895, served in the legislature in 1905 and 1906 and had been chairman of the board of pardons since 1927. In Columbia Governor Olin D. John ston described the death as a groat loss to the State; Survivors include his widow, the former Miss Molly Clark, of Lancas ter, and four daughters, Mrs. A. B. Hair, of Blackville, Mrs. H. B. Mc Gill, of St. George, Mrs. Sam Buist, of Whiteville and Miss Inez Hamel, of Kershaw. The funeral services were held Sun day morning at 11 o’clock at the Ker shaw Methodist cemetery in charge of Abney Masonic lodge. W. P. Houseal, of Columbia, ’The Dutch Weather Prophet,” was in Charleston yesterday, and predict* that despite the warm Christmas son, the icy hand of winter yet will clutch at South Carolina. Four snows will fall on Columbia, Mr. Houseal said, and Charleston will get plenty of cold weather, too, though he did not mention the snow. Mr. Houseal’s weather predictions are famous, and he differs with the government weather bureau on sev eral major matters. The plantes have great influence on the weather, Mr. Houseal believes. For instance, he says that we are in the Jupiteral vycle, which makes for fog and rain. He said that in 1938 or 1939, we are in for the coldest weather in 200 years. In that connection, Mr. Houseal re called the story of a man in Charles ton in 1757 who took two hot water bottles to bed to keep his feet warm The water in both bottles froze am the bottles were burst before morn ing Mr. Housel, a proof reader for The State for the last 30 years, has an encyclopedic memory for facts, dates Williston, Jan. 2.—Edward Wallace and names - He never ' for ^ t8 an in- Black, 42, died at his home near here, i*^’ and i 16 ratt i es th® day of the at 4 o’clock Thursday morning. He wee k> month and year of events he had been in ill health for the last reca118 m0re than half a centur y a &°- three years. Mr. Black was graduated i 3 y® ar s old. * Edward W. Black. Farming Operations Increase in County Some Observers Apprehensive That Farmers Have Gone “Hog Wild” in Making Plans. All signs point to the grestest farm activity in Barnwell County in 1937 that this section his experienced in the past decade—perhaps longer—and some observers are apprehensive that the farmers have gone “hog wild” and are riding to a fall this year. Whether or not that prediction comes true, the fact remains that sales of livestock .lave broken all records in recent years, while hundreds of acres of “lay-out” land are being prepared for planting. In spite of a poor start last spring, Barnwell County farmers produced about 30 per cent, more cotton than in 1935 and, with very good prices throughout the harvesting season, have enjoyed the most profitable year since the beginning of the depression. Some have applied their profits to the payment of old debts, delinquent tax* es have been paid in whole or in part, many houses have been repaired or new ones built, and farm activity in general is said to resemble that of the immedate post-war period when cot ton was fetching 40 cents a pound. It is reported that one livestick dealer in the county has disposed of $28,000 worth of horses and mules during the past few months, and oth ers are also said to have enjoyed • land-office business. There ia a growing scarcity of farm labor and comparatively high wages are being paid, it is said. It is reported that three families were moved to one farm one day and that night, or the following day, a track surreptitiously moved them Another who had two sxtra jnst before Christmas now reports only two families on his entire farm, his labor having been lured sway hy the promise of higher wages. Ami so it goes. Fertiliser prices ore mid to be on the increase, and it ia predicted that an expensiva crop ia in the makii*. Whether the old law of supply sod demand justifies tha prospective in crease in production remains to be seen, but if farm activity in Bara- well County ia a fair index of the cot ton belt as a whole, there are thorn who profess to see dire disaster again confronting the cottontot, with the fleecy staple selling at nearer six than 18 cents a pound next fall, un less the lending agencies, both private and governmental, force curtailment of production. On the other hand, if farm prieaa remain firm and good crops are made this year, it is pointed out that retail business will boom this fall in Barn well County. This section ia purely agricultural and the abandonment of farms has resulted in a drastic do- crease in trade. It should not ho for* gotten, however, that the abandom- ment of farms was the result of un profitable farming conditions—short crops and low prices. Just what the outcome will be re mains to be seen—and it will be next fall before “we shall see what wu shall see.” from Clemson college in 1917. He was a member »of the Williston Bap tist church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs Besides the weather, Mr. Houseal is an election prophet. He cited severs accurate prognostications he has made. His son, Edward B. Houseal, Elmina C. Black, the following chil- * eneral ™mager of the Detroit News, dren: Nancy, a student at Winthrop college; Sara, Elmina, Edward Wal lace; Jr., and Louise, all at home; also his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. D is following in his footsteps as a prophet. Mr. Houseal said the son had predicted on October 26th that Roosevelt would carry every State Black, of Williston, snd the following Maine ■* n<i Vermont, and had col- brothers and sisters: H. M. Black, lected 107 election btts as a result.- of Williston;' Mrs. Byroh Wham, of News " d Courier ' Dcc - Blackville, and Mrs. Fred T. Wiggins, of Birmingham, Ala. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in the Williston ceme tery Friday morning at 11 o’clock by Dr. W. M. Jones, of Barnwell, assist ed by the Rev. G. M. Rogers, of Wil liston. Gets Legislative Position. Friends of Miss Kate Woodward, of Barnwell, will be interested to learn that she has been appointed by At torney General John M. Daniel to a position as steno-typist in the en grossing department during the com- John Brabham has recently accepted ing session of the general session, a position as service man with the The attorney general, in announcing Barnwell Filling Station, succeeding his list of appointees, said tint the W. H. Boyles who resigned several selections were made solely upon the days ago to devote his entire atten- experience snd expertness of the ap- tion to his farm. , piicanU. Lyndhurst Items. mammmmmmrn Lyndhurst, Jan. 4.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Gantt and children of Co lumbia, spent Christmas here, the guests of Mrs. John M. Gantt Miss Margaret Harper, of Lykee- land, is spending the holidays here, the guest of her brother, W. H. Har per. Thomas Gantt, of the GCC camp at Barnwell, spent New Year’s with hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Gantt Charlie Bennet and mother, of Spartanburg, were holiday guests Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fowke. Christmas passed off very quietly and pleasantly here, and the holidays were much enjoyed by alL Risks Life to Save Pappy. Brunson, Jan. 1.—Miss Erma Lee, of Brunson, risked her life late Sat urday in a successful attempt to save the life of a Sptiz puppy belonging to J. C. Dowling, Jr. An approodtiag bus was bearing down upon the pappy just in front of the Dowling home at Brunson, when Miss Lee darted eat onto the highway, scooped "Mitaf* up in her arms, and carried her te safety just before the boa heedless pappy. Miss Lee it Rural Rehabilitation well