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I ^, t 11 a^ ■ * ~,-r m '-fentfvv ■« ■ - mssqhgtm MM^W >«M> M Ju»t 1.1 ke a Mambarof tha Family* VOLUME XLV. /■ BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, NUMBER a. >' SHOOTING AFFRAY NEAR BARNWELL ON THURSDAY Evans Patterson Attacked by .Ro'k, Rich and Horace Dunbar. A shooting affray, in which the principals are -i negroes, occurred near Barnwell Thanksgiving Lay. From what cah be learned, it ap pears that Rock, Rich and Horace Dunbar were gambling at the home of Evans Patterson, who was work ing some distance away in a fie'd. Upon being informed as to what was going on at his house, Paitci- son is said to have ordered them a- way, whereupon the trouble started. When hostilities ceased, Patterson had received wounds in the left side and Rock Dunbar was shot in ihe face. A horse was driven to Je:uh bringing one of the wounded men to Barnwell for medical attention. Rock Dunbar and Patterson m ; e BALDOCK FAMILY DEATHS NOT CAUSED BY ARSEN iC Officiate Investigate Alleged Pois oning in Allendale County. Arsenic poisoning did not bring about the deaths pf four members of the family of Joe Lee, of Baldock, Allendale County, judging from the condition of the stomach and intes tines of the mother of the family, ac cording to the report submitted ,to Governor Cooper by Dr. C. V. Akin, representative of the State board of health, who, in company with Dr. A. H. Hayden, epidemiologist of the State health body, went to Baldock to investigate the deaths from a health standpoint. Four members of this family nave died and the father is now very ill in a hospital in Augusta. The St ile health department was requested by physicians and citizens of the com- arrested and lodged in jail, but ihe 4 ‘Unity to send representatives to \ latter was released as no charge h*s been made against him. Rock is charg ed with assault and battery with in tent to kill and also with violating the prohibition law, as Sheriff Sanders found a quantity of mash at Tm house. The still was found at tne house of Manly Dunbar, who v as also arrested for violating the p'V- hibition law. make an investigation. Dr. Akin said that the internal oi- gan of one of the children had bacn sent to Clerason College for exarrii- BAR.WVKLL RANKS 23RI) . IN #CHO»»fc EXPENDtTrtTK Charleston. Florence and Bam be. g Countie« I cad the State. of the mothgr liatl been sent to Charleston. If arsenic in sufficic 't quantities to cause death was ingert- ed with food or water, the examina tions now being made should reaui’y detect the presence of the poison. Dr. Akin said. — - , —A-weU,. located near a stable tor, I furnished the water for the fami'y. I Dr. Akin aays physicians of the com munity said they had examined the water and found present in it gle-iaiis” in large numbers and ve.y Barnwell County ranks 23rd in | much aUve prwnce of tlM , animals in a living state was opposed to the theory of the well being po'v. her white children, according to an , on ^ Dr Akin Symptoms de- announcement made a few days a~i> by attending physicians a.:a> I by the State superintendent of e.!u- I Und to ^ 0(|t ^ th ^, cation. Charleston County leads the . m • m State, with Florence and Bamberg n j KKKDY BRANCH NEWS- second and third place. _ Counties in this aecticn show »,.e Succeeding former President Wilson, President Harding was recently elected president of tho American Red Croee. He ia here seen accepting the . •<*tee. From left to right: MaJ. Pen. Morritte W. Ireland. Surgeon QanaraL nation, and that tht >nterna. oi^uv* u. a.; Or. Livingston Farrand, chairman Central Commltteo of the Red Croee; the President; Asst. Secretary of the Treasury Eliot Wadsworth; Rear Admiral Edward ft.'Stitt, Surgeon General, U. S. N. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE OF RED CROSS IN BARNWELL Mias Susie Damson Here to Assist in Annual Roll CalL South Carolina in amount of mo.'<*y spent per capita on the education «f Misa Susie Dawson, field repr^fn- tative from Red Cross headquarters in Atlanta, is in Barnwell this we«.«; to assist in organizing for the a:v nual Roll Call, scheduled for Dec. to 10. Miss Dawson made* a taU at the school house Tuesdav murn *.g in the interest of the Junior Red I Cross, of which Miss McMillan Is the i local chairman. In speaking of Red FIFTH ANNUAL RED CROSS ROLL CALL DECEMBER *-50 To Furnish Food and Clothing tor Destitute Children Overseas. Cross work. Miss Dawson said: Reedy Branch. Nov. ft.-Mr and I of fln,t of I great service of Red Croat when the following per capita expendiuna | Mrs. Victor Martin apent Thursday and the last column indicates the ' w {th Mr. and Mr». N. C. Grubbs, Sr. ***** Cross of War went over rank in the State: Aiken .... .... . ... $30 29 Vi Allendale . M . ... ... 4*71 ff Or Bamberg ... ... 62.49 m Barnwell .... ... ... 40.04 23 Calhoun .... ... ... 45.59 12 Colleton ... 40.77 ^0 Dorchester .... . ... 26.5.*; 4*» Hampton .... ... 27.39 37 Jasper .... ...j . '40.20 2*2 Orangeburg - . 46.37 It Mr. and Mrs. Corbett Hter* and Misses Eunice and Virginia ZD •* spent Sunday with Mr. W. R. blart. 1*Jj the boys to see them through '.he fight. The Red Cross of Peace is I even greater than the war orgam/v- Messrs Broadus Still and Kre ki cj tlon * woH < in K •» it does to heal ;«e Hiers were in this section Sun *iy 1 *' oUnd * * ,f w,r » 10 disei»«e I nii^t and ignorance and pauperism, to j The friends of Mrs. Howell In Ik ,ninl * t * T ' n time of ami to will W glad to learn :hat she is ic- educ,te • citizenship in helpfu'.v. a ^ covering from her recent ilne.« i. * nd ' •^ rv *ch. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Black and ‘The war is over. But where s/e I am the Red Cross of peace. I heal the wounds of war. 1 am a nfuge from flood and peatilenre. The love of little children Is mine. I am the ReJ Cross of peace. The object of the American K**d Croaa has been briefly set lot th thus: “The union of all who love in t*»e service of all who suffer.’* Why should you belong to tne American Red Croes t At. Because it b taking rare u f the nation’s disableu service uleu who fought for you. 2. Because it is safeguarding American life. It hat trained an I assigned 133b public health nu>«ee. 3. Because it relieves sufTv ng from disaster and accidents. Since 19K1 the A. R. C. nas contribui'v! more than $14,000,1)00 for disa iter | relief at home and abroad. 4. Because it is still helping in SUCCESSFUL TRUCKING * HINGES ON TWO THINGS Standardization of Product and Co operative Selling Only Solution. BARNWELL BOUNTY NEGRO SHOOTS TWO WHITE MEN Shooting Occurred Friday ' ‘ Near Edlato River. During 1922 many farmers wno have never grown truck crops betme arc going to grow truck in an atr tempt to find a crop more profitable than cotton under boll weevil condi tions. It is safe to say that many new growers will be disappointed un less they determine it) to put up fjr market a well graded and well pack ed product, (2) to join a co-operat ve marketing association that has made it a business of marketing truck crops. Even when these things are done, says F. L. Harkey, agent in market ing, Clemson College, there may come the disappointment of low price?. But the chances of linding a ready market for individual lots of produce. Springfield, Nov. 26,—Boyce Cook and Clifford Gantt, two white men from Barnwell County, were shot thia afternoon by a negro named Kirkiard who was in turn possibly mortally wounded by the two officers. Menars. Cook and Gantt were taken to a no&- pital in Columbia. The shooting tuck place just across the North Erfiafa River in Barnwell County about three miles from Springfield. The offjcerii had gone to arrest another negro v.hp escaped when the negro Kirkland be gan firing upon the officers with a shotgun. Mr. Gantt waa the most Se riously injured of the two white meit. Mr. Cook put Mr. Gantt and the wounded negro into the car and drove on to Springfield where medical ai- especially if these lots are ungraded, j tention waa given. The white are few. One may visit any of tur; were taken to Colombia, and the «<*- markets and ask the wholesale and | gro was taken to the BarnweH iall, retail produce dealers how they pro- 1 the sheriff of Barnwell County bmng fer to buy produce and th^y will ^n-1 Muled tu ny «wer: | ville. “From a commission house, an i association or other selling agency j Kirkland in Penitentiary that is responsible, has a good repu- Fearing an attempt at lynch'iqfc tation, handles a well graded and vdl, Sheriff C. Keys Sanders, of Barn- packed product, and is in the busineV wel I .rushed Kirkland to the Sw*a today, tomorrow and next week. '*’<>! penitentiary In Columbia. It wna prafar io daat wilh, aneh ageuc- « • fortunate that He did so, as it fa rather than with individuals because understood that at bast three atity- we are able to get a supply at ail; mobiles loaded with armad mao can* times of a uniformly graded product to Barnwell shortly after his de.mr- and those people want our business ture and were told that the 8hen«f If, on the other hand, we attempt to | was headed in the direction of deal with a lot of individual shipp»«a.! Blaekville. Ha mada his way to each one having his own ideas about' Columbia by another route, grades, packs, etc., sooner or Inter I From what can be learned, K.rt,- there is a great deal of dissatista'-1 land, whose first name ia Herman, tion on the part of both shipper ami find upon Cook and GanU withwit receiver. We are not in business for! any renaon whatever. Ha h«ua m charity.’’ unsavory rdputattoa in the roas- Ahore all things, plans for tun munity in which the shooting oc- seliing of crops should be made ha- j curved. It hi fore they are planted, for planting will recover from bis track crops without knowing U- ie M complications sot in. forehand how thry are to hr market-j y a ww ed ia worse than planting cotton a "id I A ROSEMARY ITEMS, not knowing whether the boll weevil will get it or not. liaay letters ave received weekly by the marketirg division of the Extension Serv***' asking how many acres of prodv e! arc necev ary to insure trark-suie > MU. K H MORRIS. 1 children, of Springfield, were in thij I who health m.d i ihe reconstruction ct the wor’d. I s:*cti«>n for a few hcxr.s Thurs*l«> r*. I home and happiness that wei 5. Because the Red Croa* has *ed I M. Mra. Me Roy Boyles and sp«'ni Thursday afternoon with her ho «P iu l* today—over eight time< Blaekville, Nov. 25.—Cn Nov. l*ih the Death Angel entered the home of Mr. R. H. l“Bob”) Morris .fid claimed him an his own. Mr. Moms was ai»out fit* years oid." Fir~dfyf~Tr !*»tc^ home rvs. j Shellie Still was a visitor io He leaves to mourn his death the M-j Miss (’ arr i«. Dyches Saturday n ! /ut. His wife and nine childien. mighf have peace? Some of the a, • and clothed from 4 to 5 million oral.-n yUM } | LW I 26.30U ftrong,- are in go\vrnni *nt j children in the past year. Nov.' dram and children of Richmond, Va, were tho gueste of Mia. L P. Wil liams teat week. Hr. and Mrs. Jennings, of WLlis ten, were risiton at Roaeraary Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs .Frank Kennady ard Just now the challenge is to fui- parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bunw. I m * n y weTe thert 1 in 191ft. .h*J | nish clothing and foo<l for deslitu o The many friends of Mrs. M. D, c, °»* workers a qs with them in the .children — ♦ { hospitals to write letters home, lo . ing tjorp^iry the midekail.wdvaUou. i .ftaiar. , buyers at shipping time. Anawot: 1 that depends upon the market dc- 1 ..n.1 for tW crop at time of „„ Dore Hair, of Aa,^ T • * , ' P ° n rr * d "" 1 - * • d • >l-nl Saturday n„h. and Sun,U, whether or not compel,■>, .actio'a wjlh Mr Mr> UlnMn H .77 are gradm* better, ete. The tra.V Mi „ Ju|u uu t|M WM% . ’n' CT’ ?" " ol .* n ‘ , '’ l1 . nc ‘ end With her parent, neat Wim,r«. all of the chance, involved m .elite* Mr , n() - Mr , c m.,, truck for the hi eh dollar. «»pe, Sondliy Wlth th , ir ^ Mf oversea. Sabiaa are be- i,no * »'« • M** Mm. A. P. Hina. Uli". U i'l rut.I g, >1 ♦hit* .; t,’ A - ,kl f »“"‘ ■•■1 lowing four girls and five boys. Miss Cair'e Mae Morris, Mrs. W. A. Odom, Mrs. C. E. Williams, of Allendale,Mrs. R. F\ Odom, Messrs. B. P. Morris, R. L. Morris, of Augusta, Ga., A. M.. ris and Carl Morris. His renia’us were laid to rest in Blaekville ceme tery on Tuesday, Nov. 15th, the fu- nueral services being^ conducted at his late home by the Rev. D. W. Heckle. As he lived, *so he died, in the faith. * D. W. il. A .C. M.WTHEWSe JR. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Matthews, of Barnwell, were shocked Thursday, afternoon to he ir of the sudden death of., their little two-year old son, Alfred CrotwJl Matthews, after an illness of only three hours. He was apparency ?n perfect health up until dinner time, but refused anything -eat. A doc tor was hastily summoned 'arid a ^short time after his arrival, the Tit tle fellow suffered a hard convulsion. Other physicians were called and 'ev^ erything possible vras done to 3“ve the little life, but his condition grew sseadily worse and he passed a\w y Misses Pearl, Ineeda. and Lis Grubbs spent Thanksgiving im C ack- ville with their sister, Mrs. T. J. Still. Mrs. John Gary Grubbs spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mr-. \ M. Grubbs. Miss Juanita Still has been spend ing some time with Miss Agatha Still, near Friendship. Mr. Emmett Still spent the week end with Mr. Shellk- Still. Misses Myrtie Grubbs and Avlec Hiers spent the week-end with Mi. and Mrs. F. J. Black. Mr. Shellie Still spent Sunday night with Mr. Hewlett Still. Miss Ethel Oollins spent the week end with Miss Florence Still. Mr. and Mr«. Perry'Eubank.:, of Elko, spent, the week-end with Mr. and *frs. J. H. Still. Miss Josephine Grubbs spent a few days with friends in BlackviPet *31? JEST o’clock. ‘ TK« child was lo.n December 19th, 1919. Another *ad death occurred (tee same night, when cne of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rich's children died at Blaekville of diphtheria after a snc»t illness, • The People joins with many' ocacr friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved families. “The many friend* of Me*. Solomon Btett will regret to hear of 4he death of her mother, Mrs. Greeu, if Santer, which occurred Ifondey af 4 ter a long CHRISTMAS SAVINGS PARTY. - The money saved by the memb«'s ofjhe Christmas savings party,'timt is operated by the Home Bank with the small Liberty Bell S&vngs Banks among the children, will he, distributed Dec. 10th. and all rhe merhbei*s are requested to Lrhig their bank books and Liberty Bell banks to the Home Bank. The chil dren have saved this year about ??,- 700. This is small compared \v : ;li other year*, as condition* proh h, - ed them from saving, but President Calhoun says hg looks for a g .jd, year in 1922, and requests that aM the children begin in January to save teen hundred dollars will be plu . l on the large table in the -•front t f the hank each iky until Dec. Kfcn. they have vnm. : »»• , nttiAit that >Krm«awf >ines». to keep in touch win| wrapped in old news; and happiness, to keep in touch win (wrapped in old newspaper* at 2heir the Home Service workers at he birth because there Is nothing vith boys’ homes that she may know hr w w’hich to clothe* them. The Mtest >n to render service to their famil es I^ast year the Red Cross spent $19,- 000,000 on the ex-service man «pnd his family. % “There are many otbe# activities of the Red Cross, which can be bai“- ly mentioned in passing: First Aid classes to reduce deaths from fatnl accufents; Junior Red Cross with its education of • the child in service to his community and to childhood i/.e world over; European Child R-Oef to help the children suffering a 1 a result of the war. “ThiA is YOUR P*d Cross. It is going to be just as strong and -effect ive as you make it. Each citizen of this county must feel that he is called to he a part of this work. ( In vest a $mall amount of money and a big ahiount of interest in Ihe Roil Cali to be put on in Barnwell Gou"- ty Monday, December 5th, and you will find it a paying investment. For’ the greatest investment you will e ’er make is an investment in setwbv to your fellow man in need and to your ommunity,” . of Religion is to save men's so';te. The Great Master was not indiffer ent to the salvation of men’s holies as well. Closely intertwined in tne moral, and spiritual welfare of the people are the many details of phy sical iife that are alike ways a id means to the higher development of mind and souL Mrs. A. A. Lemon, Roll Call Chairman, Mrs. H. L. O’Banoon, k - Secretary. LYNDHURS7 ITEMS. v To Ffridge Savannah Near Allenda'e. Washington. Nov. 21.—The House itjxiay passed the Senate bills au thorizing construction of bridges a- cross Great POe'Dee River at Mtrs Bluff Ferry, S. C.; over the Savan nah River at BurtopV Ferry, ^V.; and across the Whiito River in Pra'- rie Count* Ark. Lundhurst, Nov. 28.—Dr. W, - k M. Steinmeyer and family, of Beaufort, spent Thanksgiving here, the guests of relatives. Miss Julia Gantt, of WinnsLoVo, . " r ' ' was here fqr several days during tne past week, the guest of her a mt, Miss Sarah E.’Gantt, j Messrs. Fred H. Gantt and S. B. Hay, of Columbia, motored down on Wednesday, spending Thanksgiving with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Hay, of paid a flying visit to relatives dui- rrp^the'paxrwek: — ~ , Messrs. V/. D. Gantt, Stephen Elite and Edwin EUis, of Barnwell, wee among th6 Thanksgiving visitor to our little burg. •“■'Burton’s Ferry is <<>wty in Allendo'e ■■ tmtm mmm vania, Ga. Hite will he food n -vs te the people of that afetioa, a# t arhea chevjtf wiU he i»*ued to tLe' will afford them aa eiceptteaal road number*. tu Savannah, Ca. ^ ‘7 U r,i:r,t dor, H«jd,y and Sidney «M Edw.r] •npd eh.p, •hrossh . eo-openit.ve j (., rrol | „„ in thi , mmm Sand . v marketing association, taking Ks a f ternoon lo,,,, «nd hi. nine.nd imyinff (pr Mi „ v.leri, Mitthell .pent th, lo.»„ when the, actually occur and; WMk ., nd „ ith Mi „ M ,mie Willi,. Mrs. Callie Hair of Barnwell spent several days in this section last week. not paying some one else to take n.s chances for a poor market all of the time. * • Summarizing: Through an asio- ciation only do we get proper grad- Vng. ,Through an association oMy de .we get proper selling. More.: Join a truck growers’ co-operative marketing association. * . _ __ .. BLACK VILLE POSTMASTER. * George M. McGruder has been ap pointed postmaster at Blaekville, to succeed B. J. Hammet, who died a few days ago. Mr. McGruder’s ap pointment is temporary*, and an ex amination will be held later. Upon the deafh of Mr. Hamn el, who had served some twenty years, a post office inspector visited Bla.k- ville ami temporarily appointed M'». Rammet,' wife of the former post master, to fill the position until a regular appointment could be made. It is stated from Washington r. it this appointment wag, overruled ard Mr. McGruder given the appoint ment. The friends of Mra. A. P^ Hiers and Miss Lertene Hair will be glad to hear they are recovering ' from their recent illness. Messrs. Otis Frederick and Eugene Lott were the guests of Misses Inei. and Janie Randall Sunday. Miss Mamie Wjllis entertained & large number of her friends Friday night. * Misses Inez and »nnie Randall spent Sunday with Miss Aileen Wood ward. ./ I ^ ,, Mr. Joe Powell was a visitor .In this se&iop Saturday. Miss Lizzie Woodward spent Son- day v^ith Mr. Robert Woodward. Mrs. Ahnie May Kennedy spent Sunday with Mrs. Ha**.p Woodward. Mr. Willie Kennedy is spending some time in Aiken. w ~ ■ Mr. Charlie Willte spent Sunday In the Pleasant Hill section, t.vr/ Mr. T. B. Wall spent Monday with Mr. J. H. Randall. “ ' Cotton Ginning' Report: There were 7,724 bales of eotvm ginned in Barnwell County from Both the resident and visiting the crop of 19*21 prior to Novenu r sportsmen made quite an adi&-uv 14th, as compared with 262210 bales on the feathered tribe during tbe past week, and if every reverbernt- to the same date in 1020. Prior to November 1, of this year. 7^01 ing report had meant a dead birtTno bale* had been ginned, as eempared doubt a trap shoot Would have Keen 23,634 bales to the same date —DAVIS- BRIDGE * ITEMS.—^ Davis Bridge, Nov. 24c—The ram for the past week baa been a ref? welcome visitor to this settiort^am- couraging the sowing of grain and Fall breaking of tend. Mrs. Mary Re vis, of Augpata, te visiting her niece, Mra. Minnif Per- neeesaasry for Christmas. test year. In Jaases O. Pattersea, a the BarawaU Bar, was ■ fer the aid. ter.'' T - ^^ Mr. E. H. Weeks wa visiter te Aiken ‘Saturday. «*■ -- 4 o'her words, only j The retetives and flriea^i ef Mr. in the cwtrty j R. J. Bates ate ffMd to r «*f in the first tarn wuehg ef Novesn 1*^,1 as compared with UtH fer the wow , esteed by a iter- periad la IfftB. a decrease ef 4,1:3 | Mrs. M. J. . hairt |9I fef the pi * i • ■