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4, Established in 1877. r •, 'Ju*t Like a Member of the Family” tartest County Circulation. VOLUME XLVt. r 'Y ^ BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY^ DEC. 28, 1922. NUMBER 17. U PER CENT. DIVIDEND DECLARED BY HOM^ BANK Stockholders .Have Now Received ^ Full Amount Paid lit: The Home Bank of Barnwell held the 12th annual stockholders meet ing Ftiday, Dec. 15, at which time the directors declared a cash divi dend of 14 per cert., this making 100 per cent, the stockholders have received from their stock since the bank was organized 12 years ago. , The stockholders elected the same directors for 1923 who are; J. Brown Calhoun. J. O. Sanders, T. S. Cave, S. B. Mosely, N. B. Gamble, L. M. Calhoun Harry D. Calhoun and J. H. Hewlett, who then elected the same officers: Harry D. CailtoUB, president; Norman B. Gamble, cashier; William McNab, assistant cashier; S. B. Mosely, vice president; V. S. Owens, attorney. The officers and directors feel very proud that the hank has made such ft good showing, especially "ough trying time* rears. uf the hank was barnWell radio fans ™ i — ENJOY SPLENDID TREAT “Listen in” on Christmas Eve Ser vice Broadcasted from Pittsburgh. having gone t the pant three The capital originally and »urphu arcoun r«-main* yet ai « amt TV ha A small number of Barnwell peo ple enjoyed a mort unusual treat Chjristmas ; Eve. Gathered around the local r/udo station, they “listen ed in” on services being conducted in Pittsburgh, Pa., church, which was broadcasted from East ^ Pitts burgh. The entire service was iyard with remarkable distinctness, even to .an occasional cough from some member of the congregation. An excellent sermon was preached, the subject being “The Night Before Christmas." Later on, the broadcasting station at Kansas City, M<>., was picked up ( and Santa Claus was heard talk ing. He stated that he had al ready mad/ his trip through the East, using his aeroplane for the ! journey. He had his sleigh and I reindeer along, however. for the use when he reached the frozen North. The Snow By / Martha B. Thomas ' flOME DEMONSTRATION WORK BENEFITS WOMEN J I the bank mw and th divided profit Swii < v an ■■ to the Kant again. ,n wa* “tuned in’* listened to the telegram* from it the muntry to >f them Ving from Ea«tover, S. C. •imI in»* ruaMrnlal » V ard daring (Ur • 1*11 VC.TtlN NlVt-fAlt* lAllOK IX>N’T suppose two nonec were ever pressed more fot* lomly agalnflt a window- glass than those belonging to Jerry and s«lly. If you were to l«H>k at them from the nut side. In their front yard, for Instance^ they would not seem like noses at all; you would say that Jerry and Sally ha<^ small, uhlte |w*wr» on rhelr facet, and pretty si|uaMhe)l pears st that! This Is a hat a wlndon -gtsaa does to tao children who have the alosiplng •••ugh and are standing gs closely as posulhle against the neareuC thing to getting out—hi wlnilow. Jerry dug his Asts down iMo hla ms kHa sad looked as it^is* as a hear, dally blinked very fast to keep the W HEN the shades of evening gather And the Christmas time Is hsr«, Andjrou go home from your labor To enjoy the Christmas, cheer— When the Christmas tree Is lighted And the children gather "round. There is on.) thing must be present If the greatest Joy Is found. There must be Inner conscience Telling you with truthful voice That you’ve done something for soimous That wUI help that one rejoice— Some poor stranger, widow, orphan. Someone that you did not owe. Ah. the gift need not be costly To relieve another's woe. And the greatest gift at Christmas That a person e'er received Was to know that through his efforts Someone's suffering was relieved. Kor Uie Master, on whoae birthday All the Christmas gifts are given. Will see that ad and send, to him A Christmas gift from heavsn , —Thomas U. Andrews la Kertaaa OU •tar 13 Girls Clubs ®nd 7 Women’s Clubs Organized in Barnwell County. Home Demonstration work in Barnwell County has been of value to the rural women during 1922 through the organizaaion of 13 girls’ clubs *mnd 7 women’s clubs. The various subjects pertaining to home life have been given as demonstrations ^each month. Miss Cave has given 138 demonstrations and visited 355 Jiomes tor see how they were practicing them in their home life. This required of her to spend 17U days in the field and COL. LEROY MOLAIR DIED EARLY TUeAaY MORNING The HufcM* I wuulalu A Ttri Hal r \ I tears fr» xn ndl ing <V*wb bee rtmefca. sad her twu pin« Its qaiiered unhap- pi«J "Well R^4 tl ir r •any and tl* e go men «ad tike gmetie * • • • am 1 | every* n.ina *“ 1 ite nai led “1 >Wt 3 rare ab< -n tbe <4d party f* deetarad Jrrrj an nr of all} " What I waM ta ta get ant «ad OMibe a wm*w- maw t> mA at all ib*a peefs* i lly good — vw g» aaa t« w ■ste • In >11 tt a ttmmmT Aad j ion wmtd bave iboambt by M* t« um tba 1 al II M maa rd* aens m vented f< ■# tb# 1 ray reaa pneyemi r ef (le lag MVtt* No} • | be 1 a##oeiaail} af ptay • me Hi H "Mary Hands itTs (•dag tn a rear bee pnae. TV ffirls exhibit* and the •ouiething of the ruUBpliahrd by the stratum fTuV a l*o puMi. (teaa Hhaa* !*■» I Mi Mr m t .» • sthgnah— •aa o» h M lafhrop DaHghlrr* On Saturday aftermion |W. IV . Barnwell Coounty ( hi Daughters of Winthrop. met Mrs. L. C. Still, of Blarkville. Three interesting letters were read j to the numbers present, one from j Miss Marcum, one from Miss Rus- j sell and one from the students. Plans were discussed as to-*- a ! special line of work for the Chapter , and Mrs. Hitt, the president, ap- j pointed Mrs. L. C. Still, of Blackviile, Mrs. Jas. K. Kennedy, of Williston, j and a member to bo appointed from i Barnwell to write a short sketch of '• each daughter residing in their re- j spective territories these to be read ; at the next Greeting of the chapter 1 which will be; held with Mrs. Jas. E. 1 Kennedy in January. During the' social half hour the hostess served delicious sand- j wishes, cookies and tea. f lie «n wilful u rated to ref V »*•» oarer at-b-rbra ^ |a|] k* aUb full 0 toon placed 1 a * 1 )ji * • a n i latK <jivi»| wigii bas been if Ifer* alth an a in •» rder that tber \o repel •if I be death Christmas in Barnwell. Christmas passed off very quiet ly in Barnwell,/with the exception of the usual amount of noise caused by exploding fireworks and ..the shooting of pisttjls in war like cele bration of the birth of the Prince of Peace. All places of business ■were closed and the streets had the ap pearance of another Sunday added to the calendar. So far as is known ' no tragedies occurred in the county to mar tha pleasure of the occasion.' The weather was perfect and many j took advantage of the holiday ^ tp LVunf'TRe elusive Rob White. lottoo Gioataga. tence which •win** !«• two of the or ganixatlou’* (•‘t*. (’hamplmis of the blacksnake declare that it is the most elAi'it»ut natural eneioy of the (round mole, which admittedly Is the natural enemy of gulf greens. Not only doe* the snake go right into the mole’s bor ings and'dlscotirake^Ktat anliiiara.oper ation*. tint It is alleged to kill off rat tlers aud copperhead*. It la harmless re mankind, and is unlikely to appear suddenly to disconcert a player about to putt, for It works at night.—Ex change. Oil From Palm Traa. Oohune out oil. which is obtained from the fruit of a variety of palm tree that grow* In Central and .South America, .has been examined by the Department of Agriculture. It re sembles coconut till and can replace It for many purposes.- The supply of these nuts Is almost unlimited and several firms are now attempting te establish the manufacture of the oil on a commercial basis; - , „ Although during the war there was a scarcity of fat* and oils In some countries. It seems that there are plen ty of sources from which to obtain them in this country and mdny other pnrts of the world. *ew P*h An — a ad hoc ariiffnt Patty. **wa4 I ka«a a ml dn se aw4 Mw alHipers tw w a TVe laa( tH«Wgk( ••• StWWM 1am WWrt awd tf«W targe leer 4>d waawwge t* twmMe wsre a ad Vww ker rVek Jerry pretamfc 4 gog |n ore ML Perliape ke was having tmgMn aritk kla ••wa eyaa. tkawgk «f engrae hnya gevnf cry. g»4 esea wilaw U+m*nm a (IwtaVMM a ad evervthtag !■ afnwied kerawae of arkmffdgg raiggk *M«wttcr aatd we akogld have In have a party hv nwraatvea and make he lle«» that Me •€ |ew|4e came tn H. m , hllff ^ a * 1 a Jerry gniWed He •Hdg*l eg re giork for th a aMket>elteye atuff—t«r» aie*u B**d “Let's at «|>*nh la fr**nt «*f th# I ••peg are. sgggrvtetj Pally, “and tell rt«*rtea I w tired nf h^Alng ••at of the wlnd**w I '•• rI..> j•» nom-tbing nice will hap|>eQ. whu ran tell?* Pvt the tarn rhibtrew art tied thsaa set)m in front nf the nr*- They drew Up two low at«ada and they each wit with their r|h«>w* og their kgto** and ~ fhHr chin* In their bend*. It was >ery warm and coay. The logs crackled and sputtered as though they were doing their best ft* cheer other jteople up. and the dancing flames had a regular parade up and down the w«M»d. It was not at Drat see the little person perched on the edge of the mantel “flow do yon do?* naked * tiny vnlea. It ttnkled like a fairy alelgk- VII. “Merry exHaimed Polly. Jerry Just winked hta ayea very fhni. “Here I am ap by the clerk." tinkled the voice again ' And sure m»tigti there she was tn deed! The children sow her a*-w A wee atenrter hit of a thing a host the atae of n aweev pen. And Mur was th# whitest rrewtare yon • onld Nnagtne Pnoergahe mflse with rryoial trtaa wing. Irtrte jewels in her hair, and eyes Wright and freely aa stare. Jerry and Pally ga^ied Pally wanted ta Jnm# a# and hag her. Hat yen can’t 4# that with a Panw Fairy. ■he d mall all tw yssv-wa in #hnr Pngam | day. Ja and then where w«mtd yen VT 1 A dt*Ui **1 have maa# tn pay yen a Mrtte 1 1 ^ lS . ralL" laaghed tha fairy, “heennaa I Mke In talk with children who are M I and mn'i gn ant. 1 Inst enma front a j *' hnaaa 4»wa the street whar» a Vhl »• j ^ •* «hs | ratting a tooth gnrh a canntng hahy ’ I asweir. rwatagtows hamm Veteran of War Between the Slates • Ha* Answered Last 'Roll Call. • -- ; .-VwvZ.« . U 6 f ' «a-mwWwh Col. Leroy Molair, aged 79 years, died at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday morn ing at the home of his son, Mr. C. F. Molair, of this city. Col Molair had been in failing health for some time and about five weeks ago was stricken with the illness that re sulted in his death Tuesday. The funeral— services were conducted yesterday fWedhesday f afternoon at three o’clock from the residence, the Rev. F. L . Glennnn, of the Methodist Church, and Dr. W. M. 80 days in the office, traveling Jones, of the Barnwell Baptist 318.i miles, in her automobile. More; Church, officiating. Tha body was than 130 people have called on her | laid to rest in the Episeopal for assistance aside from her 143 Churchyard beside^ the remains meetings. ■— of hut wife, who preceded him in Community meeting* were held the grave a number of year* ago. in diferent section* of the County in I Col. Molair waa born Nov. 8, 1K43, July in order to stimulate intere*t . in Prince William County, Virginia, in home problem*. They were well • He wa* of French descant, his attended. • grandfather being n native of Nwr- Tne Exhibit Day in tV hall mandy who came to this country served a* a climax to the years’ during tV Revolutionary War with work. Several «»f tV worn ms chtl** tieneral Lafayetce, later settling ta had an exhibit and* there wa* much that part of Virginia that ia now | interest and rtvnlry over the first Kentucky. Although out <mjte I** had good | year* of age when war ar%s here found between the Plate*, he enlisted la lies, he rnUst itrd Virginia lo§,d te 1 PM 1 IB • tbe »uprrt» nerf*e nf ikr (i HI *1 Wmti mwseal | bf «m| IO t MMl of -R vr " eturb mill be 1 |W ot * # at f ; * at 1 tb e \ am# Theatre, , Tne* Companjr K. Tht ■lent, and fimght gallantly 1*64, whew he was om Crenshaw’s Battery He printer by trade and i an*•us times c»a newspapers la Rnbawwid and Washington. Ids < har’estua Past and the A sweats CBronwIe Ha was mower tod with | a nrwvmper publlahad - Hi Hack vtlkr by tbs Inis Mr, John (Hunk, •hu later awvad ta Barwwall. Mr 4 MoAnir eowiing have wWh hHn. Ns 1 Inter arespted a paaMtaw wttB TW Ha rawed Peepte. wtHrk was edited a rmknty at that time by th* Into Majse JaAw revel wf w Hahnaa hr above On April SHth. ItTf. he amrrwd T"* u * *° I Mms Lsumw Parhaaaan. the eldest rntreaving ! doeghlev of the late Mr < hnVMw •or**’ Prrhmaaa. who sms well knows I played kMe awd and yen sinmAd its rbtn. ird Mw C rbwov.^twr artistry, elaborwie ) throughout this ssetian of the Pints sAmI rival efforts and bewildering Pua»s4un» after hw — n isia. GnL mwww awTrownding*. aH graved and j Molair foraosA the Fourth Calnte *nd rundnstsd a hsPel and gewaral merrbaadtae burineea. In which he wa* quite •orvessfwl la fad. “Tbo Molair House" enjoyed a most abetted by k score or ■li>rr ef stag J (Pf ds tirrr* otkal ctaftw rtiaas J be Mirmr Hall. J • Am*. ng tbe many 1 rir% f | feature >• to be seen a [ |||| 1 ! Ilf t *#tA. { W:nt< mu« k ttkfiitN riy “K ;VE” at I the Va mp Theatre Tuesday, Jan. 2. will I >e the Mirror Hall. a larga I •phere completely 1 rwv >1 with I •mail 1 specially made mirr •r*. and 1 revulvt ■d by a m<-tor •lnv«; tt ilevice, I arxl as the »pot light a hit the re-1 volving baM the ref! ect ion * of tht* I mimij;! 1 are mu!tiphe« 1 aitllHins of | .»t*i« r» *> jt*! awa>rg those wk Three children i and Mr*. Molair, •on for KuepitalHy o vtailed BarnwylU rere born tw CoL their first child, a “I Call It a Shamsl" Away They Went. (itrgle! tie forgot all about that tooth that waa uiakirtt »> much fuss about coming through, I left him kicking up his heel* and crowing like a young rooater.” •„* Sally and Jerry laughed. “Shall I dance for you?’ asked the Snow Fairy politely. • “Oh, ye*!” heseeched the children. Up Jumped the white little person, and In the twinkling of an eye she had begun. The children never saw such dancing In their lives. Never! The Snojr Fairy pirouetted on top of the clock ; she whirled like a crystal prlam. She Jumped down and made a low bow to a china shepherdess, and then the shepherdess threw away tier crook and danced with the fairy. Away they went, whirling and bobbing and turning and dipping. They Jumped over vases,' they peeked out behind pictures, they fairly flew through the air until you couhLnot tell which was the Snoifr Fairy and Avhloh the" china shepherdess. ; Z^erry and Sally clapped their hands and laughed until they could laugh no longer. They forgot all about parties time*. int«) fantastic haU» <4 fire, transforming the theatre into a fairyland of kaleidoscopic marv'.l and charm. Tberv girned tw tha rra# of 1. HOS. m tr 8.391 hale* of cotton i (’owwty from pria# tw WxtA i.m f, IfCt } I 8*ed« a* Seurca of Wealth, Although there are a lumber of pro ductive source* of vegetable oil* used In the arts and in the manufacture of food products, investigations by thg United State* Department of Agricul ture Indicate that valuable edible oils may be obtained In paying qaaqMtlea Trow want* products and from aeeda •uch aa the auaffowee. apt yet grown tw aay grant extent in tkla country. At tba present rime the prtnripwl •f vegetable alls are way bc*«* carw • e CAMERA TO RECORD WINNER Method of Timing Race in Declared ke Be Beyond All Feasibility ef Error. The movlng-ph'ture camera Is to be put to a new use; It Is to time exactly the runners in a race. When two competitor* come hi very clone togethwr It is eXtremelV difficult for the umpire to say which was first, and often two men are so near that the Result ia declared a dead-bent. Ill nil I'HHea probably one of the men is a fraction In front of the other, but the eye Is unable to note such minute difference*. Now a cjpck is to be erected at the winning post, and as the winners come In they will be photographed with a klnenia-camera. which will time tWlr arrival to the hundredth part of a *e<- ond>* If the winner breaks the tap# only one eighth of an Inch In front of hi* nearest competitor the caui^n will note the fact. The camera will be focusaed simul taneously on the clock at the winning poat and on a mirror reflecting the start of the race; Both clock and camera will be set working l»efore the *tarte£ fire* hi* pistol and the flash fflH. jbifl* at the agv of two year*. He is survived by a saw awd a daughter. Mr. C .F. Molair and Mrs. J. A. iWter. balk of this rity, woo have the sincere sympathy of many friends in their bereaveaaenL Co). Molair wa* a gentleman of the old school who won many warm friends during his journey through life, and the announcement of his death brings »adneai to the hearts of many. Peace to his ashes. twsd late afternoon and growing a little dark. > Suddenly Sally’s pigtails stuck out straight behind her In surprise. “What’s that?” she whispered, and' and new slippers and making snow her eye* were big as saucers. men. - “Where?’ asked Jerry, a little star- Then the strangest thing happened tied too. They could not see the Snow Fairy at “I saw something white flit in at the *11- She wasn’t there, and if yonll d<H>r!” j believe me. the chlpa shepherdess wa* “So did L N I standing sttllly la her old spot 'as . The < children looked cautiously • though ahe’d never had a thought of piat«8 will^ be raflected lc the around. Nothing waa to be seen. movfng in her life. Just aa ordinary room, a bright Are “Dear me!” mid Sally robbing bet and two children la front of It. [ ayes. - ^ ~~ _ “Fanny—-“ muasi SaHr pr^pf Ml 1 Wit yarry. rnkbipg kia There wm the fatateat niatle by the Mother came to soon after that BM« ctorh an the mantri It sonaded tike ataod aratllag dawn npon than snowflake* taltgag UigeChor “Both yon 'TThere’ I tmard something again*” aMaop an je«r i ft the cAnrt. thing goad to ant 1 have • Btrta pa#v> rb* aaang raws aB mady far yen ^ I And BaHg ami J«*vy mirror and reeonled «*n the fllm with the time of th< clock to a hundredth of .a second. Mr*. Jane Knopf. Fairfax, Dec. 44.—The remains of Mrs. Jane Knopf, who died at the home of. her daughter, Mr*. B. P. Rogers, in Atlanta, Monday evening, arrived here yesterday morning atw^-- were laid to rest by the side of her late husband, Mr. Hbraham Knopf, who died here eleven years ago. Tho funeral services were -conducted by the Rev. J. R. CulJum, of Allendale. Mrs. Knopf was eighty-six year* of age, She was formerly Miss Jane Still, of Barnwell County, and spent . the greater part of her life after her marriage to*Mr. Abraham Knopf, m native of Austria, in Barnwell and Blackviile. They moved to Fair fax about fifteen yfiar* ago. She was a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Knopf is survived by three sons, J. J. Knopf, and Isaac Knopf, of Fairfax, and Josepf Knopf, of . Jacksonville, and three daughters, Mesdames B. P. * Roger*, Pauline Califf and Maggie Hallman, of Atlanta. Tbi» ,’&»• *caa then be subtracted frnta Urn lime (it tbe It Utah and the an%n time of tba race far 4BH maa arrived at. TW* wtM saw be very few 4*e4- J, SUff Halford km Xmas having* Distributed. JOml week distributed to the members of the ( hriatmas Savings party tha money saved during tha ‘year, amounting ta fIJBB. Thu ana waa placed on a table ta tto front lobby nf tha beak ta order that Urn riritd