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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY/
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1937.
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NUMBER 34.
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r»w d„ | PEOPLE-SENTINEL ANNOUNCES
Program Announced
High School Events Will Be Held at
* Fuller Park and Primary Grades
at School House.
The committee in charjre of the an
nual Barnwell County Field Day pro
gram has announced the schedule for
the events of the day, which will take
place in Barnwell on Monday, April
26th. Every possible effort is being
made to make this the best of these
events ever held in the county and the
largest crowd in the history of the
Field Day programs is expected.
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The high school boys will compete
in the following event? at Fuller
Park:
9:30—100 yard dash—shot put.
. 10:00—440 yard dash—discus.
/ 10:30—220 yard dash—javelin.
11:00—Half mile run—broad jump
(running.) High jump (running.)
11:30—Relay (four 220’s)—pole
vault.
High schol girls at Fuller Park:
9:4r*—50 yard dash—broad jump
(running.
10:15—440 walkie—basketball throw
—baseball throw.
10:45—Relay (four 75’s)—High
jump (running.)
Intermediate boys at Fuller Park:
9:30—Running high jump.
10:00—Running broad jump.
11:45—440 yard dash.
12:00—50 yard dash. ■
12:30—Relay (four 50’s.)
Intermediate girls at Fuller Park:
9:30—Running high jump.
10:00—Running broad jump.
12:00—50 yard dash.
12:30—Relay (four 50’s.)
Primary grades to be held at the
achool house:
Sack race—1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.
One race per grade.
Three legged race—3rd grade.
Tug of War—3rd grade.
Relay (2 25’s)—lat «nd 2nd grades.
One race per grade.
Shoe race (50 yards)—3rd grade.
Each contestant runs 25 yards bare
footed, gets shoes from pile, puts them
on, ties them and returns to the
starting position.
The county champions will be de
cided by the winners of each race and
the school county championship will
be determined by the school compiling
the largest number of points.
BIG SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN
Senators Defeated
“Bearded Beauties”
Albany Won .Fray With .House of
David at Fuller Park Last Week
by 4*3 Score.
County Declamation
Contest Staged Here
Barnwell Students Made a Clean Sweep
by Winning All Four First
Places.
Much interest was manifested in the
county-wide declamation contest held
here Wednesday. The intermediate
and primary grade contests were held
in the afternoon, at the high school
auditorium, with the high school pu
pils following in the evening. Miss
Hattie Newsom, of Williston, assisted
by P. N. Wise, also of Williston, con
ducted the contests in the afternoon.
In the evening, Miss Newsom, assist
ed by Supt. Byron Wham, of Black-
ville, was in charge. The contests
were so closely grouped that the
judges had difficulty in finally deter
mining the winner. /» ♦
In the primary grades for girls, the
winners were as follows: Jennie
Diamond, Barnwell, first; Duma Jones
Hilda, second, and Vera Croft, Black-
ville, third.
For the primary boys, the follow
ing were declared 1 winners: Clifford
Jones, Barnwell, first; Albert Ray,
Williston, second, and Bobby Guess,
Blackville, third.
In the intermediate grades, for
boys, the facing* were Tarleton Cave,
Barnwell, first; Ervin Whittaker, Wil
liston, second, and Frank Kneece,
Blackville, third.
For the intermediate girls the
winners were: Sophia Coclin, Barn
well, first; Bettie Ackerman, Willis-
ton, second, and Louise Bell, Black
ville, third.
Barnwell made a clean sweep of
the declamation contests, winning all
four places. Three of these
^firsts were won by the same students
who won first places last year.
During the afternoon in the gram
mar achool auditorium, a spelling
contest among elementary pupils was
conducted. First place went to Louise
Bell, of Blackville; second to Grace
Barker, of Barnwell, and third to
Maggie Towne, of Dunbarton.
In the high school contest the fol
lowing students were declared win
ners: Miss Helen Odom, of Blackville,
first; Miss Frances Crouch, of Wil
liston, second, and Miss DeW'ees Delk,
of Hilda, third.
For the high school boys, the fol
lowing were awarded places: Lewis
McCormick, of Blackville, first; Hor
ace Crouch, of Elko, second, and Lewis
Gantt, of Barnwell, third.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL
BE GIVEN AWAY.
Those Who Do Not W’in Prizes Will
Be Paid Liberal Commissions for
Their Work.
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4-H Club Girls Get
Physical Inspection
Fourteen Members Representing 7
Clubs, Were Examined Here
Saturday.
Annual Celebration
to Be Held April 30
Final Plans Announced for Rivers*
Bridge Memorial Celebration
Next Wek.
The House of David Bearded Beau
ties were defeated here Wednesday af
ternoon of last week by a score of 4
to 3 by the Albany Senators of the
New York-Pennsylvania league. The
Albany club tallied one in the first and
three in the second while the Beards
were able to score only in the seventh
when they pushed over three runners.
Lyle Judy, former St. Louis Cardi
nal infielder, opened the Albany half
of the first with a long triple. He
was singled home for the first score.
In the second, a double, two singles
and wild throw netted the Albany lads
three scores.
The House of David club used a
couple of hits, a coupl^ of walks and
a misjudged fly ball to get their three
scores in the 7th inning. Except for
the fireworks they displayed in this
frame, the bearded boys were kept in
hand by the Albany twirlera, three of
whom saw duty.
The bearded boys put on a pepper
show in the 5th inning for the specta
tors and made quite a hit with their
antics with the ball.
House of David 000 000 300—3 5 4
Albany 130 000 OOx—4 8 1
Batteries. Anderson and Cato; Sul
livan, Veile, Sablin and Knapp.
John Henry Swett.
Albany won its third exhibition
game of the season Friday afternoon
by defeating the Columbia club of the
Sally league in Columbia, 9 to 7.
Mrs. Charlie Brown, Sr., left Fri
day for Arlington, Va M where she will
spend some time with her daughter,
Mrs. J. Julien Bush.
Funeral services for John Henry
(Jack) Swett, 63, who died at his home
in the Meyer’s Mill section of this
county Friday morning after an illness
of several months, were conducted at
the Meyer’s Mill Baptist church Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock, the Rev.
J. M. Flowers officiating. Interment
followed in the Meyer’s Mill ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers were Jim Dun
bar, J. B. Kirkland, Ansel Anderson,
Herbert Anderson, H. H. King and
Bobbie Peeples.
Honorary pallbearers were the
superintendent and the principal of
the Meyer's Mill school, the deacons
of the Meyers Mill Baptist church,
Idis Brabham, Dr. Paul Culbreath
and 1 B. F. Anderson.
Mr. Swett had been a deacon of
the Meyers Mill Baptist^church for
many years. He was a member of
the board of trustees of the school,
and was a leader in both civic and re
ligious activities. He was engaged
in farming and took a leading part in
the advancement of agriculture in the
county. His wife died some five
years ago.
He is survived by three sons, Henry
Childs, Russell and John Ackerman
Swett, all of this community; three
daughters, Mrs. D. K. Anderson, of
Dunbarton, Mrs. Oestereicher, of
Swainsboro, Ga., and Miss Mary
Swett, of Meyer’s Mill; two sisters,
Mrs: G. M. Main, of Meyer’s Mill, and
Mrs. Ellen Muns, of Augusta; and a
brother, J. F. Swett, of Meyer’s Mill.
The People-Sentinel is taking the
bull by the horns in this startling cam
paign which offers a rich reward to
all persons willing to devote a little
time and effort. The awards to be
given in this campaign bid fair to
make it one of the most exciting and
thrilling ever held in Barnwell Coun
ty. In addition to the first grand
award, there will also be a second
award of $250 in cash and a third a-
ward of $100 in cash. There will also
be three more cash prizes of $75, $50
and $25 to the next three leading con
tenders. But the really attractive
feature of this novel campaign is the
fact that Twice Weekly Pay Checks
of 20 per cent, commission on all
subscriptions secured will be given.
When we say you cannot lose—we
mean it! It is a pay as you go propo
sition, open to all persons 'living in
Barnwell County and adjoining terri
tory. Any man or woman over 18
years of age, or those under 18 with
the consent of their parents are
eligible to enter and test his or her
resourcefulness aqd selling ability.
Young men and women, married or
unmarried may compete.
In announcing this campaign, the
publisher of The People-Sentinel is
making frank attempt to increase cir
culation of your county newspaper.
At the same time, twice weekly checks
will be distributed among participants,
on Tuesday and Friday, of each week,
as subscriptions are sold. There is
no limit to the amount of these pay
checks—and weekly checks, especially
when they come twice each week,
help out mightily. The campaign is
in line with similar efforts of other
papers throughout the country and is
being conducted along the lines of
fairness and co-operation. The man
ager of the campaign came here from
Edgefield, where he has conducted a
similar campaign, thus each and every
entrant may be assured of fair treat
ment and fullest co-operation.
< The People-Sentinel is not hard to
sell. It is an alive, alert and active
paper, published in and serving your
town and county.
Toss your hat into the ring and
shoot for those big cash awards.
I Credits will be allowed on all new
subscriptions and on all renewals or
back payments of subscriptions. On
the same basis, cash commissions
will be paid twice weekly.
Get Started Now.
Your spare time is all that is nec
essary. Ten dollars in cash will be
given for early effort, so naturally it
is to your advantage to get started* at
once, as quickly as you can and start
this spring off with a nice cash bank
account. The campagn will open of
ficially Friday, April . 23rd; however,
subscriptions may be taken any time
following this announcement. Come
in and get a receipt book and have an
early start. The sooner the start is
made, the faster the credits and com
missions will pile up. Where else
could anyone go and have the oppor
tunity that is now presented to them
by The People-Sentinel? And all
this is being offered for spare time
and effort during the next few weeks.
Someone must have those prizes, and
you might as well be one of them.
The Entry j Coupon elsewhere in the
large two page advertisement is your
self stater. Fill it in and mail or
bring it to the campaign manager at
The People-Sentinel office and he will
give you all the information and de
tails. Remember your own subscrip
tion pays you a commission and gives
you credits.
The Prizes.
It was the desire of the publisher
to give the people prizes that would
prove useful from every standpoint,
thus the selection of cash instead of
the usual prize offerings as in days
gone by. And who is there in this
day and time who could not find use
for a few hundred dollars in cash?
The final check-up in the 4-H Health
Contest was made Saturday, April 17,
when 14 girls representing 7 4-H
clubs were given a physical inspec
tion by a local physician in the ab
sence of the county health officer,
who is taking a special course in pub
lie health at the University of North
Carolina.
The examining physician was as
sisted by Misses Patat and Procter,
county health nurses. The dental in
spection was madb by Dr. W. C. Mil
hous, local dentist.
The health contest was carried over
a period of three months beginning
with a physical inspection by the
county nurse. Each girl entering the
contest was given by the home agent
a food selection score card to. fill out
and a set of health rules to follow.
The food scores show that every girl
has either made some improvement in
her food habits or has maintained the
high standard she set during a previ-
ous health contest. Some fcnprove-
ments shown were: more milk in the
diet; eating more fresh vegetables and
more fruits; excluding tea and coffee
from the diet; substituting more
water. Of the girls completing the
records 95 per cent, report abstaining
from eating sweets between meals.
Girls winning a place in the blue
ribbon group are. Laurie Ella Gantt,
Norma Anderson and Margie Sum
mer.
Red ribbon group: Helen Fowke,
Virginia Hair, Bertha Kneece.
The top secre goes to Laurie Gantt
who will represent Barnwell County
in the State Health Contest at Win-
throp College in June.
Representatives from the various
clubs entitled to enter the county con
test were: Meyer’s Mill—Alice Olleen
Wall, Lola Schumpert; Big Fork—
Juanita Creech, Etherine Hogg;
Joyce Branch—Thelma Harley, Bertha
Kneece; Hilda—Helen Williams, Aner
Everette Joyner; Hercules—Myrtle
Still, Mamie Nell Sanders; Galilee—
Elizabeth Baxley, Mary Hightower;
Reedy Branch—Deborah Black, Mary
Black; Boiling Springs—Helen Fowke,
Laurie Ella Gantt; Long Branch—
Dorothy Hair, Virginia Hair; Barn
well—Margie Summer, Norman An
derson; Healing Springs—Thelma
Hutson, Christine Lee Davis, Velera
Morris, Mae Still and Hazel Odom.
Barnwell Makes Hit
With Albany Players
Visiting Sports Editor Says It ‘Ts
About the Liveliest Little Town
I’ve Ever Seen.”
Olar, April 19.—We desire to make
the final announcements relative to
the Rivers’ Bridge Memorial celebra
tion on Friday, April 30th. Three of
the dinner booths have been rented as
follows: / ne will be operated by St.
Nicholas Lutheran church, one by
Ehrhardt Lutheran church and one by
the Fairfax Methodist church. There
is one booth still left that we will be
glad to rent to the first church or any
other charitable organization that
makes application.
Dinners will be sold by those in
charge of the booths. They are not
to sell cold drinks or anything else,
that will conflict wih the cold drink
stand. Of course the cold drink stand
will not be a lowed to sell dinner or
sandwiches to conflict with the booths.
Dinners and sar.dwiches will be
sold by the booths at a reasonable
price. It is hoped that all of the peo
ple will co-operate with the booths
and 1 not bring dinner. Dinner for
those on the program and the veterans
present will be bought from the booths
at the expense of the association.
The association requests that those
who bring dinner, regardless, that
they do not spread or serve same un
der the stand. This is done simply
as a protection to the dresses of the
ladies against greasy spots, etc.
Those wishing to apply for the booth
left on hand will do so at once to Mrs
Jno. D. Jenny or Joe L. Folk, of Fair
fax or to Mrs. L. A. Hartzog, of Olitr
The relic room is completed and is
very attractive in appearance. The
association appreciates the interest
taken in this project by John Cope
land, of Ehrhardt. We are asking
the U. D. C. chapters of the four
counties to collect relics for the build
ing. Have the history of each relic
and the name of the donor typewritten
and attached thereto. Otis Brabham,
of Allendale has kindly consented to
assist in this work. Mr. Brabham
has several relics that he is giving to
the association. We would like to
have the relics at the relic room^by
nine o’clock on the day of the meiho-
Dr. Stevens Presides.
Dr. P. W. Stevens, local optometrist,
presided at the meeting of the cen
tral zone of the South Corolina Op-
tometric Association in Columbia on
Monday evening. He is chairman of
this ^pne.
ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel
Very few, to be sure.
Why This Campaign?
It is the belief of the publisher that
this is a good time for business to
undertake new enterprise as nothing
can be accomplished by idly waiting for
the return of better times. It is up
to every institution, large or small,
to undertake new ways and means of
stimulating activity. For that rea
son these awards and pay checks have
been made ready for distribution to
the people of Barnwell County and
vicinity.
Meet the Manager.
Come to The People-Sentinel office
and meet the campaign manager. He
will be glad to give you any informa
tion you may desire and we know he
wilh be 'able to help you and show you
just how to go about getting what
rial.
The Dixie Radio Company, of Co
lumbia, has kindly agreed to furnish
their sound truck again.
The traffic will be handled by State
highway patrolmen. No parking will
be allowed on side of driveway where
booths are located. Please keep this
in mind.
Organizations, such as schools, U.
D. C. chapters and churches as well aa
families are requested to furnish bow
ers for decorative purposes. The Bet
sy Starr chapter, U. D. C., of Olar
will have charge of the decoration of
the pavilion.
Mrs. L. A. Hartzog, director of the
Edisto District, U. D. C, is glad to
announce that change in date for
their annual gathering has been made
from April 30th to Thursday, April
29th. This change corrects the con
flict with the memorial. The district
meeting is to be in Johnston.
Officers Raid Stills.
Barnwell is apparently gaining
quite a reputation as both a “live”
town and a baseball center, judging
by “Banjo” Smith’s column in The
Columbia Record. Friday the Albany
Senators, who are in training here,
played the Columbia Senators up in
the capital city and the next day Mr.
Smith had the following to say in his
column:
“Livelie. t Little Town.”
Barnwell, S. C., the little Palmetto
town to which the Albany Senators
came to train again this spring, ap
pears to have made a hit with the
Easterners. They’ll be back next
spring.
Charley Yoqpg, sports editor of The
Knickerbocker Press at Albany,
whom Eddie Onslow called “the great
est newspaperman of them all,” was
telling me how nice everybody at
Barnwell had been to them. He men
tioned specifically Sol Blatt, the
House speaker, and Mr. Harley, our
lieutenant governor.
“Barnwell is about the liveliest lit
tle town I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Young
said. “They’re real folks down there.
I hope we can always keep coming
back to Barnwell in the spring.”
The same issue of The Columbia
Record published a letter from a
disgruntled fan in Orangeburg in
which he advises Columbia beseball
officials “to take a trip over to Barn
well and lesrn how to put on a big
league game, before they attempt an
other." The letter is as follows:
Orangeburg, 8. C.
Dear Banjo: Have jo* returned
from the N. Y. Giants-Cleveland game,
and what a disappointment.
There were at least 60 cars that
went to Columbia from Orangeburg to
see this game—and spent $1.20 each
to see someof the ball . players we
had read about. We don’t know any
of the players yet, and we are wait
ing on tomorrow’s paper to see what
players played.
We arrived at our seats at 2:50 p.
m., and although the game was ad
vertised to start at 3 p. m.—why, two
men were out in the first inning.
Of course we did not hear the bat
teries ^announced (I presume they
were) and till right now we do not
know whether Van Lingle Mungo—
Bob Felder—or Lake Harkrader pitch
ed. No one around us knew, as there
no score cards available—and no loud
speaker. If it had not have been for
the names written on their uniforms—
it might as well have been Brooklyn-
Cayce and Colo. High playing.
We feel like we were “gypped.”
Why not get some of the baseball of
ficials to take a trip over to Barn
well, and learn how to put on a big
league game, before they attempt an
other ?
I am looking to reading tomorrw’s
paper to see who was really playing.
Yours for good sport—and no sec
rets a»out who is playing.
A Disappointed Fan.
Two BamYrell County Stills were
raided and destroyed* during the past
week by local officers. Wednesday,
Sheriff J. B. Morris, Deputy Sheriff
Gilmore S. Harley and C. S. Young
blood, all working out of the sheriff’s
office, discovered a 100-gallon copper
still and several hundred g&Hons of
mash in the Big Fork section. No
arrests were made on the scene, but
Eston Kinard was taken into custody
Saturday night and charged with the
operation of the still, according to
Sheriff Morris.
Friday, Deputy Sheriff Harley stag-
e da one-man raid in the Mt. Calvary
section and discovered a 350-gallon
copper still, 1,200 gallons of mash and
8 gallons of liquor. The plant was de
stroyed. Two white men and one ne-
you want* in this campaign. The gro were seen by officers and arrests
Prosperity Campaign Department is
located in The People-Sentinel office
in Barnwell, phone 89. The office will
be open until 6 p. m. Now r turn to
the double page announcement and
read all the details—then let’s have
your Entry Blank.
are expected this w f eek, according to
the sheriff.
Miss Margaret Lemon, of McCor
mick, spent the week-end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Lemon.
American Legion Auxiliary.
Williston, April 20.—The American
Legion Auxiliary met at the “Hut”
Thursday afternoon, April 8, In
spite of the disagreeable weather, a
large number of members was pres
ent
Miss Ruth Hoffman, president, pre-
sidted. Very encouraging reports were
given by officers a nd committee chair
men,
The department president, Mrs. C.
W. Harris, of Bishopville, was present
and made a most interesting talk on
“Child Welfare.” She also emphasiz
ed the great purpose of the Auxiliary,
and, later, commended the local unit
for its excellent work and kind and
friendly spirit toward one another.
Other guests of the afternoon were
the district committee woman, Mrs.
G. W. Smith, of Saluda, and Mrs. Pat
terson, of the Saluda unit.
* At the conclusion of the meeting,
refreshments were served by Mrs. L.
S. Flennigen, Mrs. G. W. Whitaker
and Mrs. John Miley.
Mrs. G. M. Greene is out again after
a severe atack of influenza.