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VOLUME LX.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937.
NUMBER 29.
Barnwell Men Preside Over General Assembly
SPRAWLS’ APPOINTMENT IS
QUESTIONED BY DELEGATION
APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR IS
COMPLETE SURPRISE.
Suitable Man to Succeed Capt. W. D.
A Black to Be Recommended <<a t
Proper Time.”
The announcement Saturday that
Governor Olin D. Johnston had ap*
pointed J. M. Sprawls, of Williston,
as a member of the Barnwell County
Board of Directors, to succeed the late
Capt. W. D. Black, came as a com
plete surprise to the people of this
section, and more especially to the
members of the county legislative
delegation, who state emphatically
that they had made no recommenda
tion to the chief executive to fill the
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There was considerable speculation
on the streets here Sunday relative to
the announcement and, when asked
concerning the Governor’s appoint
ment of Mr. Sprawls as a member of
the county board of directors from the
Third District to succeed Captain
Black, the members of the legislative
delegation gave out the following
statement:
“Out of deference to the memory of
our beloved friend, Capt. W. D. Black,
who long and faithfully served Barn
well County, the delegation has not
even considered the appointment of
his successor and the action of Gov
ernor Johnston in attempting to
usurp the powers vested in the dele
gation by statute law is surprising, to
say the least. Section 3992 of Vol
ume 2 of the Code of 1932 provides
for the appointment of county direc
tors in Barnwell County by the Gov
ernor ‘upon the recommendation of
the legislative delegation from said
county.* Any child can understand
that the Governor has no power tp
make this appointment in the absence
of a recommendation from the legisla
tive delegation, which we have not
made.
“At the proper time, the delegation
will meet and consider the question
of recommending some suitable man
from the Williston district to take
Captain Black’s place—and it will not
be Mr. Sprawls.”
Mr. Sprawls, who conducts an in
surance agency at Williston, was an
unsuccessful candidate for the State
senate last summer in opposition to
the veteran incumbent. Senator Ed
gar A. Brown, of Barnwell, who was
re-elected by an overwhelming ma
jority.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS-
OFFICERS TO MEET HERE
An Associational Sunday School
meeting will be held with the Bam
well Baptist Church on Thursday af
ternoon of this week beginning at
three o’clock. This meeting is of
particular interest to associational of-
ficers, local Sunday School officers and
Sunday School teachers.
Young Girl Directs
Activities on Farm
Etherene Hogg, 12 Years Old, Shows
Exceptional Initiative and Ek-
eenilve
LIEUT.-GOV. J. E. HARLEY.
County Treasurers
Seeking Back Fees
Anderson and Greenville County Of
ficials Are Asking for Many
Thousands of Dollars.
Anderson, Jan. 9.—County Treas
urer J. H. Scott has informed mem
bers of the Anderson County legisla
tive delegation that he is looking to
the county for payment of fees, esti
mated at $5,000 to $6,000, of which
he was deprived when the treasurer’s
office was placed on a straight salary
basis in 1933.
The delegation has taken no ac
tion on the demand.
Scott said that his action in seek
ing back fees is based on recent court
decisions.
In Greenville County Alsa
Greenville, Jan. 10.—The county
treasurer, Robert N. Smith, has filed
suit against the county for fees on
tax executions dating back for four
and a half years. The sum asked for
was estimated at between $25,000 and
$30,000.
Smith contended he was entitled to
$1 on each tax execution or warrant
issued, but that this money had been
retained by the county.
This was the fourth suit for back
fees brought against Greenville coun
ty since the State supreme court had
ruled in favor of R. J. Salley, treas
urer of Orangeburg County, in his
case for back fees. The former au
ditor, J. Ben Watkins, former Sheriff
Cliff R. Bramlett and Mrs. Fannie C.
Scott, former judge of probate, filed
the other actions.
1 Smith’s suit named the county su
pervisor and county commissioners as
defendants.
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Advertiae In The r’eople-Sentinel
The report of the activities of Eth
erene Hogg, of the Big Fork 4-H
Club, is one which should interest all
4-H club members, boys and girls,
and their parents as well, says Miss
Elizabeth McNab, home demonstra
tion agent.
Etherene, though only 12 years old
and a student of the seventh grade of
the Barnwell school, has already
shown initiative and executive ability
which surpass that of many adults.
During the illness of her mother
and the absence of her father, who
was employed elsewhere in the State,
she assumed the responsibility of di
recting many farm activities. She
employed farm hands to do the work
on the farm which needed to be done.
When the cotton was picked and
brought to the barns, she was there
to weigh it and to pay the laborers
for their day’s work. During hay
harvesting time she borrowed a ma
chine from a neighbor and supervised
the cutting of the hay as well as the
storage of it. During watermelon
season she, in company with a neigh
bor, sold melons at the curb market
in Columbia. To sell the melons to
the first buyer was not her policy,
but rather she chose to talk to a
number of buyers, compare their
prices and let her decision rest with
the highest bidder.
To limit her activities to farm
crops alone is not to do Etherene jus
tice. Her interests also concern the
raising of Black Giant chickens to
sell. Her story about the purchase
of a hen for ten cents and the sale of
eggs and chickens would be an in
spiration to every 4-H Club member.
But the thing in conection with farm
ing that she says she enjoys most of
all is plowing.
Hats off to this ambitious farmer
ette who says, “I like my 4-H Club
work.”
Fulmer to Introduce
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Bills of Importance
Among Other Things, Second District
Congressman Wants Cotton
_— Tax Refunded.
BLATT BEATS WANNAMAKER
U FOR SPEAKERSHIP OF HOUSE
Elected Speaker
Among important bills to be intro
duced in the House by Representative
H. P. Fulmer, of this district, vice-
chairman of the House committee on
agriculture, are the following:
One providing for a research sta
tion, with sufficient acreage of land
for experimental purposes, to do re
search work in connection with the
utilization of whole cotton. This line
of work has been tested in a small
way, and it has been found that in
processing whole cotton, including the
stalk, bolls and burs, there may be
produced 52 per cent, cellulose, out of
which numerous articles can be man
ufactured and placed on the market.
It is believed that millions of dollars’
worth of whole cotton could be used
annually, thereby taking the place of
the importation of spruce that is now
being brought into this country and
manufactured into cellulose.
Another bill would authorize the
treasurer of the United States to re
fund to cotton farmers money used
by them in purchasing cotton tax cer
tificates under the Bankhead law,
which was repealed.
Another bill proposes to sell cotton
on a net-weight basis, thereby elimi
nating the useless tare (bagging and
ties) now being used under the pres
ent system for baling and selling cot
ton, all of which would bring about
the saving of millions of dollars an
nually in waste, freight rates, insur
ance, etc. It is said that the passage
of this bill would make practical the
use of cotton bagging manufactured
from the lowest grades of cotton.
Still another bill would provide for
loans to fanners for crop production
and harvesting for the year 1937,
known as the feed and seed loan, an
appropriation of 50 million dollars
being authorized. *
SPEAKER SOLOMON BLATT.
Production Credit
Farmers Meet Here
Representative* of Three Counties
Gather in Barnwell to Hear
Annual Reports.
Farmers Top the List.
BlackvHle P.-T. A.
Blackville, Jan. 12.—The BlackvHle
P.-T. A. held its monthly meeting on
Wednesday, Jan. 6, with Mrs. Herman
Brown, president. The members en
joyed a motion picture and illustrated
lecture, “Correct Lighting in the
Home,” sponsored by the South Caro
lina Power Co. A lamp awarded as a
prize was won by Mrs. A. V. Collum.
Following the program, a business
session was held. Announcement was
made that the organization would
sponsor a program to increase the
library. Miss Leonard Kelly became
the first donor with a gift of 20 books,
which were gratefully accepted. Pa-
' Irons who wish to contribute books
are asked to notify Miss Katie Ed 1 -
munds, library chairman.
Miss Amy Hendrix, of the home
economics department, was appointed
chairman of the refreshment commit
tee. The next meeting is set for
February 3rd.
Columbia, Jan. 9. — Profession^
more varied than the butcher, -roe
baker and the candlestick maker are
represented in South Carolina’s 1937
general assembly.
Farmers head the list. There are
71 in the two houses combined. Fifty-
six belong to the lower house and 16
to the senate.
Lawyers come second, and out of a
total of 57 in the assembly, 35 are
claimants of house chairs. Twenty-
two are in the senate. Merchants are
third, with 21 in the legislature, 16
The Barnwell Court House was
packed to capacity Thursday with
farmers from Barnwell, Bamberg and
Allendale Counties to attend the an
nual meeting of the Barnwell Produc
tion Credit Association.
Reports by the officers showed that
the association had a splendid year
and added a nice sum to the surplua
which it is building up. The associa
tion made loans to 695 farmers for a
total of $227,063 in the year, showing
a substantial increase in membership
and in volume of business done.
W. T. Riley, Sr., of Allendale, and
E. D. Peacock, of Barnwell, were re
elected members of the board of di
^rectors. Other members of the board
are: C. F. Rizer, of Olar, president;
St. C. P. Guess, of Denmark, and G.
A. Sanders, of Fairfax.
J. Edwin Tiddy, secretary of the
Production Credit Corporation of Co
lumbia, . addressed the meeting and
congratulated the members on the
spendid showing made by the asso
ciation. He stressed the necessity of
co-operation among the farmers and
said that through these co-operative
credit institutions farmers were now
able to get money on terms compara-
able to that paid by the great cor-
in the house and five in the senate.
There also are barbers, bookkeep- P 0rat ‘ ons °f ^e country,
ers, dentists, ministers, insurance
agents, law students, a plumber,
school superintendents, theatre exec
utives, newspaper editors and real es
tate agents.
Miss Alma Folk, of Baltimore, Md.,
spent several days last week in Barn
well as the guest of Col. and Mrs.
Edgar A. Brown. f
Card of Thanks.
The family of the late Mrs. LUlie
Delk wish to express their sinceraj^
thanks and appreciation for the many
kindnesses extended them during the
illness and at the death of Mrs. Delk,
and for the beautiful floral tributes.
Howell J. Delk and Family.
Henry H. Delk.
Blackville, Jan. 11.—Henry H.
Delk, retired mail carrier, aged 69,
died at his home in Blackville Satur
day, after suffering a stroke the day
before.
He leaves one daughter, Miss Ber
tha Delk, of Blackville; three sons,
Harry Delk, of Blackville, Harry
Haigler Delk, of Columbia, and Earl
Delk, of Charleston; one sister, Mrs
W. C. Baxley, of Atlanta, Ga., and
one brother, Furman Delk, of Black
ville.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
Blackville Baptist Church, the Rev.
L. G. Payne, of Eau Claire, and the
Rev. L. H. Miller, of Greenville, of
ficiating. Interment was in the Black
ville cemetery.
Mr. Delk was for many years a
deacon of the Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers were deacons
who served with him, H. B. Grimes,
E. E. Fickling, C. J. Fickling, P. A.
Baxley, C. A. Epps, S. J. Keel, A. B.
Hair and J. C. Hoffman. Active pall
bearers were Eugene Fickling, Sigs-
bee Grimes, Jack Drawdy, Weston
Delk, Wilbur Delk and Grady Whaley.
ADVERTISE lr The PeopU-Sentinel
BARNWELL COUNTY SCHOOL FACTS AND FIGURES
Last week, Jan. 4-9, State Super
visor of Elementary Schools D. L.
Lewis, of Columbia, was in the coun
ty and, in company with the County
Superintendent of Education, visited
the grammar schools. The white
schools have all completed the four
months term.
Thursday of this week, Jan. 14th,
the Barnwell County Education Asso
ciation will hold its monthly meeting
at four o’clock in the afternoon in the
Dunbarton high school auditorium.
The Hon. Jas. H. Hope, State superin
tendent of education, and J. C. Holler,
county superintendent of education of
Anderson, who is also president of
the State teachers’ association, will
address the teachers. School trustees
have been invited to this meeting.
Quite a number of interesting facts
about Barnwell County’s schools,
which are not shown in any school re
ports, have recently been compiled, as
follows:
There are more white trustees (117)
in the county than white teachers
(90).
Trustees are elected in 12 school
^iaUi^ts, and appointed by th« county
board of education in 23 districts.
Only five school districts have bond
ed indebtedness.
Twenty-eight school buses operate
in the county. Ten of these are new.
Two of the new buses were purchased
last year under the State’s wholesale
purchasing plan.
Williston-Elko is the only school
having a school bank, owned and op
erated exclusivly by teachers and pu
pils.
Blackville is the only district own
ing a teache*rs’ home.
Barnwell high school is the only
school having a wood shop. This shop
was built and equipped last year, and
is running the second session with a
specially prepared teacher.
Barnwell and Williston-Elko are
the only schools having full time ag
riculture teachers, although the coun
ty is absolutely and primarily an ag
ricultural county and the federal aid
for this instructor is three-fourths of
the salary.
Three schools—Barnwell, Blackville
and Williston-Elko—are members of
the State high school league.
Williston-Elko has the distinction
of being the only member of the
Southern Association.
Green’s Academy was the only
school consolidated this year. It con
solidated with the Williston system.
Although South Carolina is called
the “Palmetto State,” the Williston-
Elko high school grounds with two
trees is the only place, with one ex
ception, where palmetto trees grow.
The county this session has a full
time colored supervisor, called a
Jean’s supervisor, working under the
direction and supervision of the coun
ty and State school administrations
and having the salary paid by the
Jean’s Endowment of New York City.
The two school buildings at Willis
ton are the only schools having tele
phones installed. With so many kid-
napings registered in 1936, are tele
phones wise equipment?
Rental text-books are used this
year for the first time. All five of
the high schools—Hilda, Blackville,
Barnwell, Dunbarton and Williaton-
Elko—participate and operate depos
itories for the convenience of pupils
and patrons. Some schools, in the
face of economy as the measure, de-
of the
dined to cooperate because
“trouble.”
Blackville and Williston-Elko are
using the only gymnasiums in the
county this session for the first time.
Quite a number of the schools have
music—instrumental (piano and vio
lin) and vocal—connected with them,
but Barnwell is the only school having
art as a study.
Four schools—Barnwell, Blackville,
Williston-Elko and Dunbarton—have
Commercial Departments. The first
three publish a monthly school paper
with the' use of mimeograph ma
chines. These three are the only
schools with Home Economics teach
ers.
The Blackville high school this ses
sion has the third male teacher serv
ing in the same position.
School lunches are served to eight
schools this session, prepared by
cooks furnished by the WPA.
Williston-Elko high school and Wil
liston grammar school are the only
schools with museums.' ,
Nine Barnwell County school teach
ers own their own homes, four of
these in Williston. ,
BARNWELL MAN VICTOR BY FIVE
VOTES IN HOT RACE.
Neville Bennett and Calhoun Tfcom>s
Keep Chairmanships of Important
Committees.
Columbia, Jan. 12.—Anti-Johnston
forces in the general assembly of
South Carolina scored first victory of
the new session yesterday when they
elected Solomon Blatt, 40-year-old
member from Barnwell, speaker of
the house of representatives over L.
C. Wannamaker, of Chesterfield, who
had behind him the full influence of
the chief magistrate of the State.
The vote was 62 for Blatt and 57
for Wannamaker, a margin of five
for the Barnwell county representa
tive, and when the result was an
nounced after as tense a roll call as
the house had seen in years, there
was cheering and applause.
As one result of the balloting, it
was conceded that Neville Bennett
would continue as head of the ways
and means committee and that Cal
houn Thomas, of Beaufort, would con
tinue to be chairman of the judiciary,
another important house group.
Soon after he took the speaker’s
gavel, Mr. Blatt recessed the house
for a few minutes, in order, he said,
“to telephone my gray-haired mother
who is awaiting a message.”
House Organises.
With galleries and aisles filled, the
house was called to order by James
E. Hunter, Jr., clerk, and a temporary
organisation was quickly set up.
John A. May, of Aiken, supporter of
the governor, nominated John W.
Crews, of Richland, as temporary
chairman, terming him a “self-made
man,” and Neville Bennett, of Marl
boro, seconded the nomination, saying
that the house had “confidence in the
integrity and ability” of the nominee.
He made the motion that Mr. Crews
be elected by acclamation, the motion
prevailing, and Mr. Crew* wa* escort
ed to the speaker’s stand by Repre
sentatives May and Bennett, having
been appointed to do so by Cleric
Hunter. Mr. Crews was sworn in,
prayer was offered by Representative
M. V. Horne, of Richland and, after
Mr. Crews had expressed his thanks
for the honor shown him, temporary
officers were appointed and all mem
bers were sworn in.
Nominstes Blatt.
After the house had been thrown
open for nominations, there was a mo
ment of silence and for a time it
seemed there would be no nominations.
Finally Neville Bennett arose. <4 I
want to piesent to this house for
speaker a man who is qualified in
every way to exercise the duties of
that office,” he said. Down the aisle
in front of him he said was thd mace,
historic emblem of authority, an heir
loom; also a microphone, typical of
the modem day. He paid tribute to
demorcracy and brought cheers with
a reference to President Roosevelt.
He upoke briefly of the expedience of
“a native of Barnwell,” said he was a
member of the American Legion, told
of his service to his county in getting
it on a cash basis.
“I nominate a two-fisted, plain-
spoken, straightforward, plain-shoot
ing he-man of South Carolina, I call
for him the justice of elevation from
position of speaker pro tern to that
of speaker,” and then he named Mr.
Blatt as cheers arose.
Mrs. Collum Entertains.
Blackville, Jan. 11.—Mrs. A. V.
Collum, Jr., entertained her two
bridge clubs Friday afternoon. Four
tables were played in the living room,
which was prettily decorated with red
berries and winter foliage. High
scores for the club members were
won by Mrs. James Nevils and Mrs.
R. B. Fickling. They were awarded
boxes of stationery. High score for
the visitors was won by Miss Mildred
Fort, who was presented with a boat
of powder puffs. Miss Lores Seay
cut consolation, a hat brush.
The hostess served a delicious
sweet course. Mrs. Collum was as
sisted during the afternoon by Mias
Laurie* Green and Mrs. R R Pick
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