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> r V • 3» gr|| •1W •mow. mamum or aomnix oomm. C>—MfaUd Inc 1, People-Sentinel *Ju»t Mlf« a Mambar of tha Family" VOLUME LX BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 1JTH, 1M7. NUMBER ST. Barnwell Senator Attacks Governor Senate Unanimously Overrides John* ston’s Action on Anti-Gam bling Measure. Columbia, May 5.—Governor Olin D. Johnston’s veto of an anti-ganj- bling bill was overridden by the senate today without a dissenting voice af ter Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barn well, scathingly attacked the chief executive for refusing to sign the measure. Thirty-three senators voted to override and later two veteran mem bers, Stukes, of Clarendon, and Mars, of Abbeville, told newspapermen they believed it the first time in history a governor’s veto had been overridden by unanimous vote. The measure, which would make possession of papers and writings used in the numbers game a felony punishable with imprisonment from three months to three years, went to the house. , If the veto is overridden there, the bill would become law without John ston’s signature. Brown, author of the bill, charged the governor with “gross stupidity,” saying that was “the most charitable view I can take of it (the veto.)” He said “I would not raise my voice” had not the governor “seen fit to in dict the author of the bill, the solici tors in the engrossing department, the judiciary committee of the senate and the entire membership of the senate, besides the legal brains of ^the general assembly.” k. Cites Racket. Governor Johnston, in his veto mes sage, said “the ambiguity" of the bHI “is so great as to make it ridiculous,” adding it would be'interpreted to ap ply “to almost every business or in dustry.*’ Brown answered this argument with the statement the measure was “a simple ten line bill,” denying it was ambiguous and difficult to understand as the governor also charged. “If the governor with all his educa tion . . . can’t understand the eighth commandment which says 4 thou shall not steal?’” he asked. The senator termed the numbers game “the damnedst racket in the State” and asserted it flourished “un der the governor’s nose.” “The man” who operated “the racket” in South Carolina “boasted” it returned $4,000 a week in Colum bia alone, Brown said. “The veto was an affront” to the “moral element,” Brown charged as he said the bill was one to eliminate “a racket” that “preys on little boys and girls” and poor people. “The numbers racket is a new racket that has sprung up in the last two or three years,” he said, but “has grown into a million dollar corrup tion racket . . . that is about'to control the State.” Brown tolA the senate the bill was drawn after consultation with a legis lative investigating committee, church leaders and a Greenville citizens com mittee. A crowd of spectators that taxed the senate chamber to capacity heard Brown’s speech. The vetoed bill would make it un lawful to “set up, carry on, maintain, promote or assist therein in a gam bling scheme whereby through the use of numbers or names gambling is car ried on . . . .” Possession of “punch boards, books, writings, papers, apparatus or other paraphernalia used for and in such gambling” also was outlawed. Gambling was defined as' including or embracing “any plan or enterprise which includes the'element of chance. * BLATT SITS DCfWN IN ORDER DEMAND Columbia, May 6.—Speaker Sol Blatt, of the house of rep resentatives, went on a sit-down strike for thirteen minutes to day when members refused to heed his plea for order. Warning that he was “sick and tired” of trying to carry on with disorder prevailing, Blatt twice refused to recognize any one or allow proceedings con tinued until all noise in the house chamber ceased. “It’s been getting worse here lately,” he said, “and I’m begin ning to think that the sit-down method is one of the best ways of bringing order.” Barnwell Man Loses v Ear in Auto Accident Court WiU Convene Here May 24 V. Committee Works for Local Auction Market Barnwell Truck Growers Would De part from Usual Methods of Selling Produce. A committee to draw up a petition to be presented to the local town coun cil, was appointed at a meeting of local farmers, merchants, produce buy ers and others interested in the pro duction and marketing of cucumbers and cantaloupes at the Court House in Barnwell on Friday night. About 75 local people met and discussed the possibility of using the auction mar keting system in Barnwell this sum mer for the handling of produce. The meeting was called to order by County Agent H. G. Bolyston, who called on A. H. Ward, district agent, of Aiken, to outline the trend in truck raising in this section for the past several years. Geo. E. Prince, chief, division of markets, of Columbia, was the next speaker and he discussed the auction marketing system and also the psrt government inspection plays. W. L. Brannon, of Denmark, was the Anal speaker of the evening. Mr Brannon explained the marketing sys- i tern which is to be inaugurated in Bamberg County for the coming truck season. After discussions by various per sons present, it was decided to ap point the committee to draw up, se cure signatures and present the peti tion to the city fathers in an effort to get them to sponsor the market. The committee, which met Saturday morning, is composed of the following business men: J. B. Grubbs, L. C. Eidson, Martin C. Best, M. F. Black, Dewis Grubbs Painfuly Injured When Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, Will Car Turns Over in Avohlng Collision. Dewis Grubbs, of Barnwell, had the misfortune to lose his right ear when his car turned over on Highway No. 3 about 10:30 o’clock Saturday night while he was en route from Black- ville to his home here. The accident occurred when Mr. Grubbs deliberate ly ditched his car in order to avoid a head-on collision with another ma chine, the Barnwell man saying that he realized that his automobile would probably turn over. The car that caused the accident did not stop, it is said, and it was not until some time later that a Columbia man and his wife, attracted by Mr. Grubbs’ calls for help, stopped and pulled him from the wreck after breaking one of the windows in the automobile. They brought him on to Barnwell, where a local physician administered surgical treatment. Mr. Grubbs’ right ear was cut or torn entirely off, but otherwise he was uninjured except for shock and bruises. He is a brother of J. Buist Grubbs and holds a position with the Grubbs Chevrolet Co., of this city. Annual Spring Rally Attracts Club Women Fifty-eight Members and Friends of Farm Women's Council Gather in Hilda. A group of 58 club women and friends attended the spring rally of the Farm Woman’s Council in Hilda Saturday, May 8th. Speakers for the day were Miss Ida Belle Enterkin and Mrs. St. Pierre Hoge, State and Dis trict supervisors of the State Library Project, W. P. A., and Mrs. Harriette Johnson, State Girls’ Club leader of Winthrop College. Miss Entrekin in her talk, M A Day with the Librarian, gave a vivid picture of the service be ing rendered by county circulating 11 braries. Mrs. Hogp spoke of the work being done by the Farm Women’s Council for libraries in the various counties and answered helpful Preside at One Week Term in. Barnwell. The following is a list of the petit jurors drawn Monday for the ap proaching term of court: C. P. Morris, Diamond. J. M. Rowell, Hilda. J. S. Creech, Blackville. J. R. Carroll, Long Branch. James B. Still, Barnwell. E. E. Delk, Barbary Branch. J. M. Sprawls, Williston. S. J. Keel, Blackville. F. K. Howard, Blackville. J. S. Mcllwaine, Barnwell. Alton Bedenbaugh, Williston. C. B. Lazaar, Barnwell. Abe Ghingold, Barnwell. Thurman Black, Barnwell. Johnnie Birt, Long Branch. A. O. Sanders, Big Fork. R. M. Barker, Big Fork. Edward Baxley, Reedy Branch. W. E. Giles, Barnwell. W. H. Johnston, Kline. W. E. McNab, Barnwell. D. L. Bolen, Williston. R. L. Gantt, Red Oak. C. M. Tuner, Ellenton. Boyce Creech, Ashleigh. Edward Jowers, Ashleigh. L. S. Duboise, Barnwell. E. O. Glover, Meyer’s Mill. B. D. Plexico, Barnwell. Blease Harley, Barnwell. T. O. Woodward, Pleasant Hill. T. C. Ellis, Red Oak. W. H. Gilliam. Elko. Joe Gunnels, Sr., Oak Grove. R. F. Lott, New Forest. ,A Funeral Service to Be Established Here Hampton Firm Buys Browning Proper, ty and Will Reasodd Residence for Funeral Home. stimulating questions from the audi ence pertaining to the traveling libra ry. Mrs. Johnson spoke of the oppor tunities for training the future home makers through the 4-H clubs and the service the efficient homemaker can render her home community. - * _ _ . In the.absence of the president, the of Barnwell, and O. W. Harley. ST „„ b Mr , Dunbarton. Assistant County Agent Hugh A. {lowers is an ex-officio mem ber. Challenges Senator, Columbia, May 6.—Governor Olin fohnston late Wednesday night chal- enged Senator Edgar Brown, who nade a scathing attack on him in the enate for vetoing an anti-gambling nil, “to prove that I have ever been cuilty of corruption in office.” Johnston said, “I am not surprised o find that the elastic telephonic Sena- or Brown from Barnwell County does lotOkpprove of my veto of the bill vhich he intrduced, which if it be- omes law will literally render im- wssible the conviction of those en raged in the enterprise of gambling.” He asserted that Brown, whom he called “the mighty Edgar,” usually liffered “with me on all matters,” and [escribed Brown's stand as laughable.” “I was not in the senate when he >roceeded to unwind himself with vhat was evidently a riproaring tirade Mrs. Nellie E. Grimes. Mrs. NelKe E. Grimes, age 65, died at her home near Elko early Saturday night. Funeral services were held at the Johnston , family burial grounds on Sunday afternoon at five o’clock with the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor of the Barnwell Baptist Church, con ducting the last rites. Mrs. Grimes was predeceased by several years by her husband, the late William H. Grimes. She is sur vived by two sons, W. H. and Robert Grimes; one daughter, Mrs. Willie C. Zorn; two sisters, Mrs. C. L. J. Hitt, of Elko, and Mrs. Henry Lybrand, and one brother, R. R. Johnston, pf Elko. The passing of Mrs. Grimes was a sudden shock to her wide circle of friends and relatives of this communi ty, and she will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved her. G. W. Whitaker, of Williston, the vice-president. The devotional was led by Mrs. R. T. Williams, of Hilda. Mrs. Howell Collins, also of the Hilda club, welcomed the guests and Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., of Barnwell, gave the response. Miss Patat, county health nurse, told of the origin and significance of May Day and Child Health Day, and spoke of the func tion of the county health unit. . Musical numbers on the program wore “Mother Macree,” by Miss Mary Lou White, of Hilda, and a duet, “Sweet Bunch of Daisies,” by Mrs. B. L. Easterling and M'rs. Jennie P. Greene, of Barnwell. Recitations by Mary Still and Duma Jones, and several contests, added in terest to the day’s activities. An appetizing picnic lunch was serv ed by the members of the Hilda club, r*'' assisted by Berna Bonds, Elizabeth Weeks, May Bonds, Mary Still, Caro lyn Still and Evelyn Bonds. The roll call by communities showed that the attendance was won by the against me but I have read in the Morris club. Other awards were won paper where he is quoted as saying by the following: that his dignity as a senator would | Picture Memory Contest: 1st, Mrs. keep him from making charges against Belton Holly, Morris; 2nd, Mrs. Robt. me because I am governor of the Harden, Mrs. C. P. Morris, Mrs. W. P. j Morris and Miss Birta Harden, all of In this connection I want to say Morris club; 3rd, Mrs. Nick Croft, of to him, forget this dignity that you Hilda club. claim for yourself and I challenge you; M usic Scrapbook: 1st, Mrs.C. P. or any one else to prove that I have Morris; 2nd, Mrs. Robt. Harden; 3rd, ever been guilty of corruption in of- M rs. Howell Collins, Hilda. Project Scrapbook: 1st, Mrs. Howell The Peeples Funeral Service, of Hampton, has decided to locate an undertaking establishment in Barn well, sceording to a statement msde here Saturday by E. M. Peeples and his son, Earl F. Peeples. Efforts have and been made for some time to induce these gentlemen to extend their ser vice to include this section and as a result of recent negotiations a favor able decision was reached. The Willis Browning property, ad joining the local Episcopal Church has been purchased. Mr. Peeples said Saturday that the present -residence will be remodeled for a funera home and (hat a new six-room dwel ling will also be erected on the proper ty for the occupancy of Henry D. Moore, who will be in charge of the local establishment The contract for Che work has already been let an< calls for completion within 50 days The Peeples Funeral Service iswel and favorably known throughout this section, and the Messrs. Peeples nee< no introduction to readers of The People-Sentinel. Announcement o the formal opening of the new estab lishment will be made in these col umns at a later date. fice. LOCAL FILLING STATION IS NOW BEING REMODELED Workmen started razing the Barn well Filling Station opposite “The Circle,” Monday morning, prepara tory to the erection of a more modern plant, according to L. A. Plexico, who has operated the station continuously since it was built about 20 years ago The property is owned by R. A, Easterling, of Denmark. The new station will be complete in every de tail and . more in keeping with the needs of the present-day motorist, Mr. Plexico said. It will practically dupli cate a new station on Gervais Street in Columbia, near the Columbia hotel. A 7-Inch Hen Egg. H. Judson Black, of this city, reports a hen egg of unusual length — approximately swven inches long. In reality, the freak was really three eggs in one, joined together Siamese- twin fashion. Mr., Black says that several days ago he killed a hen and when it was being dressed the unusually large egg was found. However, the shell was still soft and was broken during the pro cess of dressing. The egg was so long that the hen had ex perienced considerable difficulty in walking, Mr. Black said, leading him to believe that the fowl had been injured by a hog. Officer Kills Negro Who Resisted Arrest A V Members Gather for Semi-Annual Meeting Fifty Representatives of Beaufort Dis trict Auxiliaries Met Here Tuesday. About fifty ladies, members of the Auxiliaries of the Episcopal churches in the Beaufort District, gathered here on Tuesday for the semi-annual meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary for this district. The local Women’s Auxiliary members acted as hostesses on the occasion, the meeting being held in the Church of the Holy Apostles, with lunch being served at the home of Mrs. Charlie Brown, Sr., on Main Street. The following program was most thoroughly enjoyed by those who attended: 10:80 a. m.—Celebration of the Holy Communion—Bishop Albert 9L Thomas, of Charleston, officiating, a slited by the Rev. Mr. Miller of Beau fort. 11:15—Hymn by the congregation. Greetings from the hostess branch —Mrs. Solomon V. Brown. Response from the District—Mrs. James Tison. Roll call and minutes—Mrs. Alfred Fripp. Report of United Thank offering— Mrs. Hope Hull. Thought on meditation—Mrs. Olaf Otta, of Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Otta made a most interesting address and brought before the members many thoughts which help to make the work of a true Christian a wonderful thing. Noon Meditation—The Rev. J. Bur ton, rector, St. Michael and All An gels Church, Savannah, Ga. Mr. Bur ton is a former pastor of the loca church, and he too brought forth many interesting and enlightening points. Our obligation to Sewanee—The Rev. Mr. Miller, of Beaufort. Mr Miller dkcussed the needs of the Episcopal school, Sewanee, the Uni versity of the South, and pointed out that the school needs the moral and financial support of the Episcopalians. Address—The Rt. Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D., of Charleston. The Bishop spoke on Lake Kanuga, the Episcopal conference center near Hendersonville, N. C., and on church finances ond missions. Conference—Led by Mrs. William Grimball, Diocesan president. Invitation for Fall meeting. Courtesy report—Mrs. Thos. Rhodes. Benediction and adjournment. Coroner’s Jury Finds That Sheriff G. a Harley Fired in Line of Duty. The verdict of the coroner’s jury empaneled Friday morning at nine o’clock to hear testimony on the kill ing Thursday night of Pink McCreary, negro, by Deputy Sheriff Gilmore S. Harley, was that McCreary came to ‘is death from gunshot wounds fired >y the officer in line of duty. Harley has arranged bail for his release and will be tried at the next term of the Court of General Sessions for this county. According to reports, the local offi cer was called to arrest McCreary, who, in an altercation with WiU Daniels, another negro, is alleged to have hit Daniels over the head and seriously injured him. Daniels was struck after words had been passed between the two, allegedly over a dog. McCreary had left the scene of the assault when Harley arrived and the officer started a search for him. He was located in his truck in front of the negro Baptist Church, where he was accosted by the officer, who told him that he would have to arrest him pending the outcome of Daniel’s in juries. McCreary got out of his truck, picking up something from the foot of the vehicle as he did so. He raised his arm with what proved to be an automobile crank and made a mo tion to strike the officer, whereupon the deputy pulled his gun and fired flve bullets into McCreary's body, three of which lodged in the ngro’s heart and caused instant death. McCreary had served time for the killing, a number of years sgo, of Lige Hayes, another negro, at the old Barnwell oil mill, Hayes beta* shot in the back as ho was at work under a cotton press. McCreary ee- csped, but was later apprehended and tried. Audience Enjoys “The Patsy.” CLEAN-UP WEEK. Notice is hereby given that the . , _ , , , week commencing with flay 17th is It is said,in the Scripture, And Collins; 2nd, Mrs. Nick Croft; 3rd, hereby declared and assigned as ye shall know the truth and the truth Mrs. Achille ColUns, Hilda. CLEAN-UP WEEK for the Town of shall make you free.’ I am not afraid j Flower Arrangement Contest: (1) Barnwell. ' The citizens of the town of the truth. The people . . know Vase: 1st, Mrs. Roy Dyches, Hilda;! are hereby requested tb cooperate .2nd, Mrs. R. T. Williams; 3rd, Mrs. with the town authorities and with ” : O. B. Staley, Elko; (2) Bowl: 1st, Mrs. House Sustains Veto. • Charlie Brown, Jr., Barnwell; 2nd, Olin D. Johnston By a vote of 62 to 41, the house Mrs. Nick Croft; 3rd, Miss Mamie Tuescay night voted to sustain Gov. Sti n f Hilda; (3) Basket: 1st, Mrs. B. Johnston’s veto of Senator Brown’s S . Moore, Morris; 2nd, Mrs. Howell ; anti-gambling bill, supporters of the Collins; 3rd, Mrs. C. C. Black, Hilda, measure failing to muster even a ma- j - ■ ^ * jority in the lower branch. the County Health Department. C. G. FULLER, Mayor. Blackville Girl Installed. Miss Bertha Hightower, of Blaek- ville, a student at Anaerson College, was recently installed as B. Y. P. U. ADVERTISE ir The People-SantineL president at the institution. The second part of the closing ex ercises of the Barnwell High School for the current school year was held at the high school auditorium on Fri day night when the members of the senior class presented a three-act comedy, “The Patsy.” Quite a large and appreciative audience was pres- vanety ent and the members of the cast ac quitted themselves with distinction. The play, which was put on under the direction of Miss Margaret Ellis and Miss Mary China Stevenson, moved swiftly and kept the audience interested throughout. There was quite a bit of comedy and wit in the plot and the local youngsters put it over excellently. The following members of the class took part in the production: Miss Marjorie Brown as Mrs. Harrington; Solomon Blatt, Jr., as Mr. Harring ton; Miss Sibyl Carroll as Grace Har rington; Miss Elizabeth Fletcher as Patricia Harrington; Jack Sanders as Billy Caldwell; Arden Lemon as Tony Anderson; Miss Ida Carter as Sadie Buchanan; Bob Sanders as Francis O’Flaherty, and Tom Boulware as “Trip” Busty. Health Department Lends Cooperation May 17tli te 22ad Has Bsm as Clsaa-Up Week la The week of May 17th te 22nd has been designated as “Clean-Up Week” in Barnwell County and the county health department is cooperating with each and every town council in the county in a clean-up campaign, ac cording to W. R. Carroll, county sani tary officer. “We are endeavoring te improve the living conditions throughout our county,” Mr. Carroll said Monday. “Therefore, we sincerely ask the co operation of every family in the coun ty. With your support we can paint up, clean up, sweep up, rake up and burn up all trash, weeds and combus tible debris on your premises. Non- combustible debris, such as tin cans, bottles, bones end garbage should be collected end placed In containers ac cessible to city carte in order that P may be disposed of rapidly. We ask that you burn ell combustible debris possible on your premises so as to lighten the) burden of the city certs. Tin cans and other materials to be carted sway should be accessible to city carte. ^ “There is no better time than now to destroy mosquito breeding places. Drain your lily pools, fish pools and swimming pools. Be sure and destroy all cans, bottles, jars, etc., which when allowed to stand with water, make excellent breeding places for the anopheles mosquito, which is the that harbors the malarial parasites. “See that your sanitary pit privies are fly-proof and that no filth prevails about them. All those who do not have this type privy are earnestly asked to construct them as soon as possible. All labor in the construction of these units is supplied by the fed eral government. Flies are one of our greatest enemies in the control of typhoid fever. Secure a fly-type gar bage can and dispose of garbage regu larly. Exposed garbage creates fileh and breeding places for flies.” * To Give Exhibition. Miss Marjorie Brown will give an exhibition of her paintings at the local high school library on Thursday, May 20th, from 4:30 to 6:30. Tha public is cordially invited to attend