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ifa-ViA • ' X THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/ 1, 192S. \ Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LX. Ju«t Llk« a Membar of tha Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1937. Supervisor Favors More Consolidation Annual Visit Made by Bishop Thomas D. L. Lewis Says That Schools Should Vestry of Chtu'ch of the Holy Apos- Be Reorganized With at Least Four Teachers. D. L. Lewis, supervisor of elemen tary schools, State department of edu cation, recently visited the schools of Barnwell County in company with Horace J. j Crouch, county superintend ent of education. After this visit and a careful study of figures compiled in Mr. Crouch’s office, Mr. Lewis made his report of the county’s grammai schools to the Hon. Jas. H. Hope, State superintendent of education. The re port contains some interesting data, and is published herewith for the in formation of teachers, trustees pa trons and taxpayers: “I respectfully submit below report on elementary school conditions in the public schools of Barnwell County, as observed during the week beginning January 6, 1937. “In company with the County Sup erintendent I visited 1 14 schools, and held conferences with the teachers of Healing Springs, Bl^ckville and Dun barton schools. On Tuesday night I addressed the Williston P.-T, A. The names of the schools visited, with en rollment, attendance and number of teachers in each, are given on attached sheet. “Organization — Since the division of Barnwell County some years ago into high school districts by the Leg islative Delegation, the attenadnce by rural boys and girls on the high schools has increased to a remarkable degree. In most of the high schools the enrollment of rural pupils exceeds (hat of the towns in which the high schools are located. This is most en couraging. Before the liHvision of the county into high school districts and the association of all elementary with one or the other of the high schools, very few rural boys and girls went to high school; most of them dropped out of school about the dose of the 6th grade, only 15 per cent of the elementary enrollment in these small schools even completing the 7th grade. Needless to say, these boys and girls went out to make a living end to make homes extremely poorly ties Votes to CalLthe Rev. Paul E. Sloane. The Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas, bishop of the Diocese of South Caro lina, made his annual visit to Barn well Sunday and delivered 1 a splendid sermon to a large congregation in the Church of the Holy Apostles at the morning service. After the service, Bishop Thomas called a meeting of the vestry to dis cuss the vacancy that has existed here since the resignation of the rector, the Rev. J. A. Pinckney, early in the fall. As a result of the conference, the vestrymen voted to issue a call to the Rev. Paul Earle Sloane, of Kingsport, Tenn. It is hoped and expected that the new rector will come to this parish within a month. The Rev. Mr. Sloane is a native of South Carolina and for some time was rector of the Episcopal Church at Graniteville, in Aiken County, resign ing to accept a call to „ Kingsport, where he has been stationed for the past several years. He is married and the father of two children. He will also be rector of the Episcopal Churches at Allendale and Estill, and he and his family will make their home in Allendale. RED CROSS CALLS FOR HELP FOR FLOOD-STRICKEN AREA An urgent appeal came from Red Cross headquarters in Washington on Sunday to the county chairman of the local chapter, asking that immediate steps be taken to raise funds to re lieve the terrible suffering in the flood stricken States, eight in number at that time. Barnwell’s quota was set at $80.00 as a minimum. A call went out immediately to all sections of the county asking the people for aid and a check for $200.00 was wired on Tuesday morning by Perry A. Price, treasurer of the local chapter. This means that Barnwell County sent two and* one-half times its quota. Up to this time Barnwell has raised a bout $140.00, $26.10 of which was col lected through the Barnwell schools. It is understood that Williston has raised $120.00 and more is coming in; Blackville is at work, and Dunbarton sent in $6.85 Tuesday morning; Kline $1.50, other localities not yet heard from. Barnwell County should raise Preaches Farewell Sermon. Williston, Jan. 25.—The resigna tion of the Rev. J. E. Reamy, for the past 15 months pastor of the Rose mary, Mt. Beulah, Montmorenci, Edis- to and Ashleigh Baptist Churches, came as a surprise to members of his congregations and friends in the com munity. He has accepted a call to a pastorate at Raeford, N. C., and will begin his new duties there the first Sunday in February. Many ex pressions of regret were voiced by members of his pastorate and friends here, but all extend wishes for suc cess in his new field. The Rev. Mr. Reamy served a pas torate at Crisfield, Md., prior to com ing here. He preached farewell ser mons at Rosemary and Mt. Beulah Churches Sunday. He, Mrs. Reamy and their three-year old daughter, prepared to meet life’s responsibili-, I ,atr ' c ‘ a » expect to leave here this ties. The great need now is, closer week for their new horae in ^ord supervision of the attendance on; and the teaching in, these small associat ed elementary schools, such supervis ion to be from the associated high school. In other words, these small seven grades there is not sufficient time for grounding the pupils in the fundamentals. Penmanship is badly neglected, some of the rural children associated elementary schools must never having had writing with pen become as much a part of the high ®nd ink. They should have formal school system as is the elementary de- drill in writing with pen and ink, the partment in the high school itself a part of the high school system. muscular movement being taught, and this should be applied in all written $500.00 for this—the worst disaster in the history of the country—and the local Red Cross chapter is calling on every one in the county to db his or her bit and help these unfortunate people in the flooded areas. Send in your donation to the chapter at Bam well or to some one in your communi ty who is now working for this cause. A complete list of all who donate to this worthy cause, together with amount of subscription, will be pub lished in next week’s county papers. It is very important that this money be sent through the local Red Cross chapter in order that Barnwell County may have credit for its part in this great humanitarian work. If it is wired in to the flooded area this money is sent by the chapter at that point back to Washington and the amount goes in as a part of that chapter’s quota. So, please, let al donatons come through the proper channel in order that our county be given proper credit for same. Largest Gouty NUMBER 22. Williston Man Named I Blatt Unshaken by President of Society | Reported Rumblings Hugh E Phillis Is Honored by Fellow 1 Speaker of House of Representatives South Carolinians in Says That He Is Proud of His Washington. Appointments. Deputy Collector to Visit Barnwell Employes Will Be Given Information and Assistance About Social Security Act. Local Sheriff Seeks Hit-and-Run Driver Barney Williams, 40-Year Old Negro, Killed Friday Night on the Augusta Highway. “Even with this improvement in or- spelling and written English. Techni- ganization of the county schools, cal English, in its relationship to cor- thcre is great need of further reor- rect writing and speaking, needs to ganization. The number of grades be more stressed, and correct English and classes per teacher in the one needs to be correlated' with every pu- and two-teacher schools must be re duced if the teachers in these schools pil activity. History and geography, after pupils have a background of in- are to do their best work. As it now. formation, should be stressed from the is, they have to rush from subject to cause-effect standpoint; geography is subject and'from lesson to lesson, and J physical cause-effect, history is politi- only their faithfulness and conscien- cal cause-effect. Arithmetic needs to tiousness in their tasks enable them be taught from the standpoint of its to do as good job as they are doing, relation to business transactions. We must not condemn these teachers, Through an abundance of easy, inter- but the organization under which they esting reading, children must be have to labor. A one-teacher school taught to love reading, and to form should have not more than two, cer- [ the reading habit—and all school sub- tainly not more than three, grades; a jects need to be reviewed from time two-teacher school should have not , to time to impress the facts on the more than four grades; and a three- minds of the pupils. Can teachers do teacher school should have not m<Jre this kind' of teaching successfully in than six grades. The remaining small schools with so many grades grades in these small schools should and classes to teach? And can they be conveyed to the corresponding ele- ; make the pupils efficient vocationally, mentary grades of the associated high socially, civically, culturally, and ethi- schools. “A better reorganization would be, consolidation of the small schools into larger schools—schools with not fewer cally, where their time is all taken up with the academic subjects? “Rural parents, it is high time that Title VIII of the Social Security Act, which became effective January 1, 1937, imposes an excise tax of one per cent, upon the wages paid by every employer to his employees (re gardless of the number) for services rendered 1 . It also imposes an income tax of one per cent, upon the wages received? by each individual from his employer as remuneration for services rendered, which must be withheld by the employer when wages are paid, and the employer is laible for the a- mount of such tax whether or not it is so withheld. Compensation paid the following groups of employees is exempt from thi taxes: agricultural labor, domes tic servfce; casual labor not in the course of the employer’s trade or business; employees who have attain ed the age of 65 years; officers and members of crews of vessels; govern ment employees (Federal, State and municipal), and services performed by employees of religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational or ganizations and community chests. The returns (forms SS-1) must be rendered in quadruplicate for each calendar month and are required to be filed with the Collector of Internal Revenue, Columbia, S. C., on or be fore the last day of the month next succeeding that for which the return is made. For instance, the return for the month of January, 1937, is re quired to be filed on or before the last day of February, 1937, etc. The provisions of Title VIII of the Social Security Act are entirely sep arate and distinct from the provisions of Title IX. The excise tax on employers provid ed by Title IX of the Social Security Act became effective January 1, 1936. The tax rate for the calendar year 1936 is one per cent, of the total wages paid or payable by an employer to his employees. For the purpose of the tax, an employer is defined 1 as an individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity who employes eight or more individuals on each of some 20 days during the calendar year, each such day being in a different calendar week. There shall be credited against the tax the total amount of contributions paid into an unemployment fund un der a State law, but such credit shall Sheriff J. B. Morris is seeking the hit-and-run driver who caused the death of Barney Williams, 40-year ole negro, who was killed some time Fri day night while walking on the Barn well-Augusta highway, between Dun barton and Ellenton. The unfortun ate negro’s body was dragged a mile by the car that struck him down, ac cording to Deputy Sheriff Gilmore S. Harley. Although the sheriff’s office is said to have no clues to the identity of the hit-and-run driver, an intensive search is being made and it is expected that an arrest will be madte shortly. Mrs. Susie Dunbar Holland. Washington, D. C., Jan. 25.—Hugh! Reported rumblinga of discontent E. Phillips was elected president of over the appointments made by the South Carolina Society Friday Speaker Sol Blatt to house commit* night at the annual meeting of the tees brought forth a straight from organization, which was attended by the shoulder statement Wednesday Gov. Olin D. Johnston, of South Caro- night of last week from the speaker, lina, his staff, members of the State “I made the appointments on my legislature and the South Carolina man,” he said. delegation in Congress. “I made them; I am proud of them Mr. Phillips, who is a native of j an d I stand by them,” he added. Williston, S. C., is president of the Publication Tuesday of committee Washington Chapter of the Clemson I appointments gave opportunity for College Alumni Association, past thorough study of personnel, and president of the Optimist Club of there was some resentment, it wss Washington and member of its board I ^Ported, on the part of those who of governors. He is also a member of I hed voted for Mr. Blatt’s opponent in the Masonic fraternity, the Washing- that none of them had been given a ton board of trade, the Congressional I place on the ways and means commit* country club and other local organize-j tee. L. C. Wannamaker, of Chester- tions. field, who was speaker candidate of The newly elected president has! the adnupiistr^tion forces, was de* been prominent for many years in j feated by five votes. He was appoint* real estate circles in Washington, and I on the judiciary committee by the his opinions have been sought by the speaker. local and United States governments j There was some talk that the mat* on real estate matters. ter of committee appointments might Mr. Phillips was one of the original ** brought on the floor of the houae, developers of the Union Market Ter- in that one houae rule reads, “The minal, the largest food distributing I speaker of the house shall not appoint center in Washington, and is still ac- mor « than 21 members on any stand- tive in its management. His com-1 i®* committee of the house.” pany, bearing his name, is the develop-1 The ways and means committss, ac- er and sales representative of Bay I cording to the journal of the house. Ridge on the Chesapeake Bay. He is carried 28 names, the first president of the South Caro- j lina Society to be elected from the commercial life of Washington, past presidents having come from the Popular Election Bill Columbia, Jan. 22.—Commenting Ti fT el " * , “ * today on the introduction of a Mil to United States senate and house of I-.. T. ~ flu his office by popular election. Mrs. Susie Dunbar Holland, 56, wife of T. Ashton Holland, died in an Au gusta infirmary Monday afternoon at three o’clock after a short illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Barnwell Baptist Church with the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor, Dr. W. M. Jones and the Rev. J. C. Inabinet officiating. Interment followed in the Barnwell cemetery. Pallbearers were B. D. Ellis, C. O. Meyer, Dr. P. W. Stevens, W. H. Manning, H J. Phillips, R. L. Bron son, Perry A. Price and P. B. Bush. Mrs. Holland was a devout member of the Barnwell Baptist Church and had taken an active interest in its work. She is survived by her husband, T. A. Holland; one daughter, Miss Kath ryn Holland, of Spartanburg; four sons, Willie, Ashton, Jr., Marvin and Lawson Holland all of Barnwell; two grandchildren, Menke and Bobbie Holland of Barnwell; one sister, Mrs. C. M. Turner, of Ellenton, and two brothers, W. M. Dunbar, of Augusta, and J. V. Dunbar, of Millhaven, Ga. Another brother, A.^R. Dtinbar, pre ceded Mrs. Holland to the grave by about a week. representatives. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Phil lips pledged his best efforts in the upbuilding of the society and the per petuation of the traditions of South Carolina, and also stressed the im portance of the cooperation of all South Carolinians in Washington. Girls Win While Boys LOS© tO opnngrield Chesterfied, who said “the speaker is Speaker Sol Blatt, of the South Caro lina house of representatives, de clared: “Two years from now everybody will be so satisfied with the manner in which I have conducted myself as speaker that it will not be necessary for me to announce as a candidate in a popular election.” The popular election bill was intro duced by Rep. J. E. Leppard, of Locals Split DouMe-Header Here Fri day, With Boys’ Team Again Being Defeated. you awake to the fact that your chil than four teachers. All of the small dren are not getting the type of edu- j not exceed 90 per cent, of the tax lia- schools in the eastern part of the cation they need to cope with life’s , bility. r~v xx 1« yJ a a a. 4-a. ^ L. • 11 X. * ~ T™\ —. _ X. t— 1 ■ ■ — —■ — _ t # a Compensation paid the following county should be consolidated into one! responsibilities. Do not blame your large elementary school with at least, teachers; blame the organization of six teachers. Such a school could do | your schools. Illiteracy is being per- es good work as any elementary school j petuated 1 as rapidly among our chil- in the county. A balanced education dren as it is being eliminated in our does not consist in learnig subject ] adult education. Worse, we are corn- matter alone; subject matter is only half of our education. Children need mitting a crime against our rural children when we fail to give a type to be made efficient not only academi- of school organization that will edu- cally, but vocationally, socially, civi- cate them; we are dooming them to cally and ethically, and this type of; be hewers of wood and drawers of education can be given only in the water for those more fortunate in larger elementary and high schools, their education; we condemn them in These rural children deserve and t many cases to become renters and should have as good chance as the sharecroppers, an evil in the South town children, and this is possible only about which our great President is, through the establishment of the and should be, so deeply interested, larger school. - It is not the cost of education, but ‘Teaching Procedure.—In the one j the cost of ignorance, that is the and two-teacher schools with six or curse of our beloved Southland.” Succeeds Miss Featherstone. Announcement was made here Monday by a representaive of the county welfare board that Mrs. Edward W. Black, of Wil liston, has been appointed to succeed Miss Phoebe Feather- stone as .director of relief ac tivities in Barnwell County. Miss Featherstone, who has held the position for the past several months, has been trans ferred to Florence County and left here Monday to take up her new duties. groups of employees is exempt from the taxes: agricultural labor, do mestic services performed in private homes, services performed by officers and employees of crews of vessels on the navigable waters of the United States, services performed by Federal and State employees, certain family employment, services performed by employees of religious, charitable, or educational organizations. Returns covering the calendar year 1936 are required to be filed with the Collector of Internal Revenue, Colum bia, S. C., on 1 or before January 31, 1937. The tkx disclosed by such re turns is due and payable at the time of filing. The provisions of Title IX of the Social Security Act are entirely sepa rate and distinct from the provisions of Title VIII. A deputy collector will be stationed at the Court House in Barnwell on February 3rd, 1937, from 9 a- m. to 5 p. m., for the purpose of giving infor mation concerning the Social Security Act and assisting taxpayers in prepar ing returns. All employees are invited to contact the deputy collector if in need of information or assistance. The Barnwell High School basket ball teams split a double-header here Friday afternoon when the local girls won the opening tilt from the Spring- field High lasses by a score of 22 to 17 and the Barnwell boys bowed to the visitors by a count of 34 to 5. Anne Brown, of Barnwell, was the leading scorer of the afternoon for both teams with Phillips, of Spring- field, runner-up. For the boys, Salley, of the visitors, was the leading hoop- ringer of the day with Busbee, also of the visitors, pushing him for hon or in that very important department. The lineups follow: Springfield girls — Phillips and Gleaton, forwards; Harley and Cor bett, centers; Inabinet and Weissin- ger, guards. Barnwell girls—A. Brown and Fletcher, forwards; E. Brown and M. Brown, centers; Gleaton and Dicks, guards. Springfield boys—Salley and Bus bee, forwards; Wiggins, center; Jum per and R. Salley, guards. Barnwell boys—Blatt and 1 Calhoun, forwards; Patterson, center; Lemon and Carter, guards. Numerous substitutions were made by both teams. The Barnwell boys have yet to win a game, but the local lasses have won three while losing only one. They promise to be one of the strongest teams in this district. The boys have dropped two decisions to Williston and one each to Denmark and Spring- field. The girls defeated Denmark in the opener, lost to Williston and then defeated the same team and have de feated Springfield. Hilda 4-H Club. A meeting of the members of the Hilda 4-H Club was held at the Hilda High School building on Tuesday af ternoon with ten members and one visitor present. The project adopted for the month was “Myself as a Mem ber.” During the afternooji discus sions were held on “My Contribution to My Family,” and “My Responsi bilities to Myself.” Each girl was asked to keep an account page and practice improvements in time sched ule. the second most important officer in the State.” Leppard referred to the power the speaker has in appointing free con ference committees on all billa, par ticularly the appropriations MU. The speaker now is elected by the house. To Hold Tri-County Clinic February 6th Dr. A. F. HoshalL Charleston Surgeon, to Examine Crippled Children Here. Dr. A. F. Hoshall, well known Char- eleaton surgeon will conduct a tri county clinic for crippled children in the Court House at Barnwell on Feb ruary 6th, beginning at 9:30 a. m . Dr. Hoshall is well known here, where he has conducted a number of clinics in the past. He devotes much time and service gratis in holding clinics in Barnwell, Charleston and else where. Both white' and colored crippled - children may attend the tri-county clinic at Barnwell on February 6th. Persons other than parents whose children are afflicted are urged to vol unteer their automobiles for the pur pose of bringing any crippled chil dren in their ' communities to the clinic in order that these little unfor tunates may receive the benefit of Dr. Hoshall’s services and to secure further treatment through aid giveb by the South Carolina Society for Crippled Children. Robert Adams, HI. Columbia, Jan. 25.—-Robert Adams, 3rd, the three and a half-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams, Jr., of Gihbes court, died at 9 o’clock yes terday morning at the Columbia hospi tal, after an illness of ten days. He is survived by his parents and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams, Sr., of Fort Motte. Mrs. Robert Adams, Jr., is the former Miss Helen Calhoun, of Barnwell. Funeral services were conducted at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon from 8ti Matthews’ Presbyterian Church in Fort Motte by the Rev. T. F. Wallace, pastor, assisted by Dr. J. L. Jackson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia. Interment was in the churchyard.