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\ ir ^TUE OFFICTAL NEWSPAPER OP BARNWELL COUNTY.^3 Yes, if you want money we have it. ❖ If you have money we want it. ^ 5 o o Paid in Savings Department. HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. i* Established in 1877. *Ju&t Like & Member pf the Family" i' Largest County Circulation. May '2f Subscriptions Hare . ■ Expired. k PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY! VOLUME XLVII. BARiWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 29TH. 1921. NUMBER BARNWELL CHAPTER IS HOSTESS TO VETERANS Large Number of Visitors •” t . * • v Hospitality of D. A. R. Enjoy (Written for The People) With the Johnson Hagood Chapter as hostess, the annual reunion of Confederate Veterans of Barnwell County was held in Barnwell on Tues day, the 20th Inst., with a large at tendance of Veterans, their wives and the widows of Veterans. Mrs. Jen nie P. Greene, President of the Chap- ler, opened the meeting, after an in vocation was made by Dr. R. W. San ders. “America” was sung by the audience. Mrs.. Greene, on behalf of the chapter, gave a gracious welcome to the Veterans and visitors. This was responded to for the Veterans h|£ very sweetly “Carry me back to Old Virginny.” The next numbei^on the program was a talk by “Uncle Staff” Halford, giving a full description of the State reunion at Orangeburg. This proved very -entertaining, as there were quite a number of Veterans who could not attend the reunion and it did their old Yiearts good to know that they were 'thp center of so much attention. “Uncle Staff” grew eloquent as he described the various phases of en tertainment and wound up by giving the United Daughters of the Confed eracy a boost that will last for some time to come. The next number was “Dixie” beautifully rendered’by Miss Elizabeth Easterling on the piano and Mr. Eugene Easterling o’n the .violin. Mr. George Boyl ton, of Blackville, wax* then called upon to tell some aetuej part „Uiat was taken by him self during the war. His talk was tilled with wit and humor and was much enjoyed. A quartette of High School girls then gave a splendid musical selection. Dr. R. W. San ders made' one'of the best talks on personal reminiscences of the war that it has l>yen the pleasure of the writer to hear in years. Mrs. W, R. Darlington. •■'Director of the Edisto District for the past three years, was present and gave a little talk to the .“Boys”, telling them of the great love which she bore them and of the loyalty of the Daughters toward them. A musical number which thrilled the Veterans and made them think of by-gone-days wa a nudly of ,the old war time pieces, ^iiis numbei rendei%d by Mr. and Mrs. \\ ill Herbert, Mr. Willis and M:-, Wood ward. After t’ne exercises a splendid (Un tie i was M-ru4— Vetffans. wives and widows of Veterans lair Hotel. All during h lur music was rendered Herbert,. Willis and Mrs. BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING EXERCISES DISEASE OF CUCUMBERS NOW BEGINNING TO SHOW W ILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR DUNBARTON HIGH SCHOOL Three Young Ladies and Eight Young Plant Pathologist and County Agent Largest Class in Its History Finished Plans Men Complete Course. The. graduating exercises of the Find Infested Fields. On Thursday of the past week Dr. Barnwell High 'iht.d will oe held at ; W. D. Moore, Plant Pathologist for •Course Last W eek. i Williston, May 25.—W'ith yie larg- CLOSES TOMORROW NIGHT Being Made fpr Bigger and Better. High School. NEGRO MAN DEFENDS HIS OW N CASE SUCCESSFULLY Dunbarton, May 26.—The gradua- | est class in its history, each receiving lion exercises of the Dunbarton High the Vamp Theatre this (Thursday) this State, was with County Agent ! a State high school diploma bearing School will lx* held at the Dunbarton evening, beginning at 8:30 o’clock.* Boylston, at-which time a general The baccalaureate sermon was de-J observation of the cucumbers, canta- livered by the Rev. Mr. Brayshaw. of loup*es and melons was made, those Orangeburg, Sunday morning in the . having been sprayed or dusted, as Barnwell Baptist Church, a large con- | well as a, number of untreated fields, gregation being in attendance. Mr. , Dr. Moore found one field of cueum- B rays haw, who was rector of the bers badly infested with downy mil- Church of the Holy Apostles at Barn- well for a number of months, delight ed his hearers with one of the most forceful sermons that has been heard* here in some time. The thoughts ex- 8* ssed by him were inspiring and dew or leaf blight. This field had noj • been sprayed or dusted, and Dr. fkrpt. J. A. Meyer. A”quartette sang uplifting hoTohly. to the members o the graduating class, but also to the older members of his congregation. The class this year is composed of the following young ladies and gen tlemen: J. Emile Harley, Jr, presi dent; Terrell Parker, vice president; Harry Anderson, secretary and treas urer; Reba Bennett, Lucile . Dicks, Robert Holmes, Henry Killingsworth, Marion MillerMarion Miller, Julian Marion Miller, Julian EUrs, Valerie Owens and Madison Woodward. The program of the graduating ex ercises is as folows: Invocation—Dr. VV. M. Jones. Salutatory—Miss Valerie Owens. Piano Solo—Miss Lucile Dicks, Class Will—J. Emile Harley, Jr. ('lass Prophecy—Harry Anderson. VoT'al Solo—-Terrell Parker. Class History—Marion Miller. Valedictory—Miss Reba Bennett. Class Song—Class of 1924. Address to Seniors—Prof. E. Mar ion Rucker, University of S. C. Delivery of U. D. C. Medals—W. M. Kennedy, Principal of B. H. S. Delivery of State High School Dip lomas—J. D. Robison, Supt. „ Benediction—Dr. J. 'C. Atkinson. - It is to be regretted that the Barn- well High School is to lose the services of Prof. Kennedy, wao nas won many friends during his stay in this city. Quiet and unassuming, he is a gen tleman in everv sense of the wo*d • - —. ■ - <nid as director of athletics he won the confidence and esteem of the boys and girls in his charge. It is under stood that he gives up educational work to study surgery and the best wi>hes of Barnwell people will follow him in his new profession. the signature of the Governor and State Superintendent of Education, the 1923-1924 session of the Williston High Sxihuul came to a successful close Friday evening, with a splendid address ^y State Superintendent of Education J. H. Hope. — Mr. Hope lx*gan by statitfg that the plant at Williston is entirely inade- Baptist Church Friday-night at 8:30 o’clock. Thy entire program will he turned over to the graduating class. The public is cordially invited to at- John Sanders, Charged With Violat ing Prohibition Law Wins Out. Moore said that unlpss immediate ap- | quate to the needs and predicted that - plication of spray was made the en- soon there would have to he* a large tire crop would be destroyed within | consolidated high school in this see the next few days. On another field'; tion.' A striking thing about ,h's where bbrdeaux dust was applied with’! address was his emphasis on’the need a sack the first signs of infestatiofT of Christian teachers and his attack were seen. The above mentioned dis- j on evolutionists. will not send a ease spreads very rapidly, especially i child of mine to a school or college in moist or rainy weather. “We can see from the above how important it is* that farmers immedi ately spray their fields of cucumbers, cantulouftes and watermelons,” says Mr. Boylston. “If dust is being ap- where evolution is taught,” said Mr. Hope, which was applauded.*" He stated that there were forty-eight new high schools formed in the State within the last twelve months. He urged thqt the children be kept yt At Rest. May, 24. Aftei a week’s il at the Mo- ! Snell hi) i ih;<- with pneumonia, little Pearli,* dinner j Cook, passed away at the residence of Messrs, her father. Mr. \V. M. Cook, on the Woodward. Mr. Diamond, proprietor' of the Vamp Theatre, put on matinee for tin*, benefit of the visitors and at thro'* JCV, ! ock the theatre was 'again filled rth ihe beloved add veterans. This thoughtfullies- on the part of Mr. Diamond was not only appreciated by the Veterans, but by the Daughters who had worked so untiringly, to make this a red letter day for the visitors T<%» much .cannot be said in praise ,»f those who contributes so splendidly toward the dinner./ The five men who contributed a pig each felt repaid for their pant in the dinner when they looked in on that large crowd of Vet erans at meal time. ' Oil account of sickness severah V^t- morning of May 5th. the day before her sevinfth birthday. -All that the family add Joving friends could do could not stay the hand of death, for God’s will, not ours, is done. The funeral was heljl at home*, where many sorrowng relatives and friends assembled to pay a last loving tri bute. The services were conducted by Dr. \V. M. Jon s, of Barnwell. She was laid to rest in the family grave yard near her home. The thought of giving up this lit tle one would lx* almost unbeiyable were it not for the hope of “tree-ting her again in that-brighl world above, plied control cannot be gotten unless .Home ipntil they had completed the the dust is applied while it is quiet Eleventh grade and stated that this and still and blown on and under the j n °f only.keeps the child in the home plant leaves with sufficient force -to ; when he is most in need of a mother’s cause the entire plant to be covered j influence, but means an economic with this material. We advise sp'ray- ! sav > n g to parents much beyond the ing with the liquid bo idea Ux, as we small increase in taxes caused by have stated before, but we believe if establishment of adequate high a man persists in using the dust that schools in every section of the State, by its prdper application a fair degree .This was Mr. Hope’s first visit ro of control will likely be obtained. | ^ illiston. “Appearance of the disease in Barn-1 Th e graduating class consisted of well County at this time should be nint> girl* and,three hoys, as follow*: sufficient warning* for all farmers Tl> e Misses Lou Belle. Scott, Coree having crops mentioned above to ini- Boylston, Anna Baker Black, Jennie mediately proceed to prevent the ^ ,,u Nadeene .Hair, Iva Mae disease from ruining their crops. Do ^°-vUton, Evelyn Faust, Nina Bell, not think that because y6ur field is | ^* enna Brown Davis and Hastings off by itself that it will escape the Kitchings. George L'ott and John Us- ravages of the disease, because it has no better chance than any other field. "Let’s get busy now and save our melon crops in this county.” More New Subscribers. The People continues to add new subscribers its list . This week the following become members of our growing list of satisfied readers: C. P.'Baxley, Charlotte, X. C. Mrs. X. M. Cr‘*ech, Ulmer. * A. T. Beard, Donovr. The People is (.tie of the fastest grow ng new*-papers In this section of the State, having a raraer circulation scry. Capt. W. D. Black, chairman of the board of directors, with an appropri ate talk presented the graduates with their diplomas and Supt. M. B. Self in a few happy remarks told of the -success of this session and the hopes for the next. Miss Anna Baker Black won tlie D. A. R. medal presented for the best essay on an historical subject, ! which medal was presented to her by I Mrs. G. C. Matthews, vire regent of '.Martha Watson Chapter. Miss Black 1 chose ins her ■•ubject Benjamin Frank mi. Mi-s Black also delivered the fcatorv for the class; George tend. The trustees of the districts sur rounding Dunbarton met at the school house last Wednesday for the purpose | of discussing the new law which goes into effect the next school year. This law, while a forward step in educa tional matters, completely upsets the old method of State aid. Some of the school 1 * near Dunbarton will not be able to meet the requirements undf*r the new la-wJ*i order to get aid, and to these schools and to the other schools here the trustees of the. Dun barton School District have extended an invitation to cooperate with us in forming a high school at Dunbarton that will be bigger and better than ever before. .The trustees were im pressed with the discussion that after noon, hut ju-t who will cooperate yet is not known. Supt. of Education H. J. ('much was present at the' meeting and discussed the new law. Mrs. VV'. M. Bradley, of Gough, Ga., Is visiting in Dunbarton. She is ac companied by her two sons, William and Ellis. The Western Carolina Minstrels which were to show in Barnwell Tues day will show there next’ Monday night, June 2. the original date being changed on account of conflict with another show. The Minstrels will play in Elko the following night, June 3. The people nearest these towns^are urged to attend one of the shows as this will probably he the last appearance this year. - The Sunday schcol rooms are almost .finished. This addition adds a great xleal to the appearance of the church, and will add more to the comfort and convenience of those who worship there. When completed, there will he sufficient boom to accomodate all the 4-lasses in the Sunday school. When we finish these rooms, let’s paint them and fix up the old part of the church a bit, ’ ' Jiow than in 191'', before tion of Allendale Countv. the forma- j/'la^ Since then M ls ' history; Miss Davis, Boylston, class poem; s will. sain - Lott, imphecy; Hastings three additional newspapers have Kitchlngs. ilass will, and Miss ut been established in the territory for- I pve'ident of the class, wa- valedictor merlv supplied bv two. Two of the lan * The .»ll new publichtions are still inexistence. This steady growth, iii the face of keener competition and a more re stricted territory, is indeed gratify ing to the publisher and showv what the people of Barnwell County think of this paper. In M e moria ni. ^fotv there is no more sorrow, sick ness nor death. Pearl was a bright, lovable child during rans...were not present, but those who and had*gaiue-d many friend attended went away feeling that they her short life. Were 'still loved and honored. __j - The following were in attendance J. Staff Halford. J. B. Harden. G. P. ' Morris, Mrs. Norris. J. W. Sanders,' H W. Jones. Mrs. - Martha Jenkins,; Mrs. C. M. Browning, Mrs. Laura A. I Sanders. Mrs. Virginia Sanders, VV. B. Carroll, D. VV. Black. Mr. and Mrs. i We hqd a little treasure o^ce. She was our joy and pride. We loved her, ah, perhaps too well. ~ For soon she slept and died. God needed one more angef child Among His -shining banu. v And so He bent with loving smile And clasped pur darling’s hand. VVjtliston -school ha- grown in the last eight years from 125 to 275, and the high school frbm 24 to 72, with the addition of an elevem i grade and fully accredited as a State high school. The 1923-24 faculty consisted of Supt. M. B. Self, principal and athletic coach; M. M. Player, Mrs! VV. T. VViV ijps. Jr., and Miss Hattie Newsom i*i Blackville, May 23.—On April 29, high school, and the following teach- the Death Angel visited the dmme of ers of the grammar school: Misses Mr. and Mrs. I). C. Birt and bore away j Harriet Seilers, Bessie Dunovant, tin- soul of their daughter. Ineater, Laura, Matthews. Eloise QuatUebaum, aged 17 months. All that loving Lucile Scott ;end .Mineola Grumes. hands could do was done, but God , ' 1 needed her in IPs .kingfthm, so her I Death of .Mrs. S. J. Hair, sinless soul was borne awav to a ! - 1 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM WILLISTON Pupil? of VV illiston School Enjoy Pic- -Other Items. That “a man who acts as his own 1 lawyer has a fool for a client” is not true in every instance was proved here Monday, when John Sanders, colored, defended himself in two ] cases charging Violation of the prohi bition law, winning an acquittal in. the first and getting a mtstrial in the second. The cases also’ go to show that the brother in black can and does get justice in tne white man’s court in the South, in spite of any thing that radical negrophiles of the North may say to the contrary. John conducted his case in a very lawyer- ike manner and evidently won the sympathy of the spectators in the court room. The first charge against dm was for storing miiskey and the econd for selling it. Other cases dis- posed of at the present term, which convened Monday morning with Judge I. F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding, are as follows: Hamp Trotti, disposing of property under lien, tried and convicted in his absence, a sealed sentence being im posed. Rufus Williamson pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the prohibi tion law and was sentenced' to two yeans at hard labor. Tink Hancock was convicted o! iolating the prohibition law and sen tenced to pay a fine $200 or serve 2 months at hard labor; on 'payment >f $25, balance of sentence to be suspended during good behavior. Anna Myriek pleaded guilty to thi i' charge of violating the prohibition aw and was sentenced to six mnths on the public works of trie county at such labor as she may be able to perform. True Bills. The Grand Jury returned the fol- owing True Bills; John Sanders, violation of the prohi bition law (two indictments.) Rufus Williamson, violation of the prohibition law. Joe Corbett, violation of the prohi bition law. ^2 R. L. Birt, violation of the prohibi tion law. Roscoe Sanders, rape. Tink Hancock and Dina Hancock, violation of the prohibition law. Herbert AH, obtaining gixxlsMinder false pretense. Bob Hogg, violation of the prohibi tion law. .( nic.- home not made with hands but eter nal in glory. Go, little pilgrim, tn thy home On yonder blissful shore; TWe miss thee here but soon will come Where thou hast gone before. Blackville, May. 24.—Mr S. J. Hair, of Biackvile, after an lllne-- of about two months, died ‘n the Aiken Hospit al at 2 o’cofk a. nK.-May Hith. Inter ment was at the* Double Pad- ceme tery, the Rev. Walter Black, of Deif- l-’ull blooming flowers alone will not mark, officiating. come G. VV. Boylston, Mrs. Florence Har,-I On yonder blissful shore; rison, Robert * M-uns, Mr. and Mrs. j We miss thee here, Darling Lancaster, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ready, IL J. CroftrU F. Cave, Mrs. Mary J. Collins, Mrs, E. M. Boyles, Mrs. Mary Wooley, E. B. Sanders, VV. C. Willis. J. P. Lee, Mr. and Mr-.* I. aac A. Dyches, Mrs. L. Creech, Mrs. But soon, wlB Where thou hast gone before. Leona. Mr. Hubbard Tor Mayor. Martha Kitehings, Mrs. C. B. Still, Friends of Mr. VV.. R. Hubbard will Mrs. Lucretia Creech. Mrs^-Good-j He interested- in his announcement son, Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, | that he is a. candidate for Mayor of Mr. and Mrs. G*eo. VV. Anderson, Mrs.: Barnwell. Wizard appearing else- Susanne Blackwood Still, F. N. Hair, wehre in this issue of The People. He L. F. Hair, J. V. Baxley, John Owens, I has been a resident of this city for do; Some must he. y< ung and ungrown, So the frail buds He is gathering too,--husband, three eh 1 Mrs. Hair was the j. VV. Lowe. She i> Beautiful gems for His throne. One who loved her. (hru'iter of Mr. s sur\ ived by -hGr itM , father ar d j hst- .. She was Double Ponds Williston, May 24.—Mr. Preston Bcttorsnn attended (he ConfederaL Reunion at Orangeburg last week. Mis- Ruby Peacock, of Barnwell spent the weekend with her sister Miss Pearl Peacock. Dr. Allen Patterson and Miss Jeanette . Patterson, of Donors, were visitors here Saturday. Dr. Patter son has the distinction of having shipped the first string beans ship pi from Williston th ! s year. , Mrr VV. H. Burges** and son, o Florence visited the former’s mothei Mrs. A. B. Burgess, this -week. Mr. T. BrQuattlebaum, of ^Granite villei. spent Sunday and Monday wit.n his son, Mr. K; D. Quattlebaum. Mr. andJVIrs. T. C. Hair and family of Elko", spent Monday with Mr. an .Xlf-A*?*.—. - • Mrs. J. C. Hair. Senator and Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs Hayne Hogg, and Mrs. Jeff Black. Barnwell, were visitors in Williston Monday. * , . Rev. G. H. Hodges, of Aiken, was the guest Sunday of *7r. and Mrs. T. L. Shuler.——— Mr. and Mrs, VV. H, Hutto, of Char- Anna Myriek, violation .of the pro- l-, ... , , hibition law. M. K. Harden, violation of the pro- - hihition law. Maynard Blackwood, violation of the prohibition law. _Ben Simmons, violation of the pro hibition law. J. M. Anderon. v.olatlon of the pro hibition law. The case of Sidney Sanders, charg ed with murder, Jias lieen continued. That of Roscoe Sander, charged with criminal assault, has been set for trial today (Thursday.) Announcement Party. X C„ are visiting Miss Cora, hilled in Auto Accident. hadow into i behind the eui- Mrs. W. L. Shepheard, Mrs. S. E. Har ley. Jimmie Creech, Capt. J. A. Meyer, t)r. R. W. Sanders and Henry Hutto. Cucumbers are beginning to move from this section, it being reported that a carload * was} shipped from Blackville early tHs week. some time, his-former home being in Jasper County, whose citizens he represented ’in Yhe State Senate for the past four ^years During his stay here he has-made manv friends. His ■ . r entry brings the number of candidates for this office to three and an inter esting race is being anticipated. Mr. Bennie Berry, aged 19 years, was''instantly killed Sunday night, whenHiis automobile turned over on th»- Blackville-VVilliston highway^ '-near Reynolds station, this county.' His neck-wins broken and a gash was cut in his head. His body was laid to rest Monday in the Double Ponds cemetery, the Re»\ v,. II., Miller, of B1 arte v Hie, conducting the funeral services. Mr. Berry ?s survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J VV. Berry, one sister and on* 1 brother, who have the sympathy of many friends in their tragic bereavement. four brothers-and a member of lii Church. Passing out of ch purer light, stepp: tain, getting a ch- in out of. the shadow into eternal Jay— . why do we call it dying? ‘Tis swe-t going away. — Daughter. Wte. Hutto. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pregnals, of Denmark, we re visitors here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Latim— and family and and Miss Mabel Woodward were guests Tuesdav evening to Mr. and s,ght; passmg ^ ^ R Ca fo et% jn BamberK . T Please Files Pledge. Messrs. Edgar A. Brown. B. P. Davies. J. Julien Bush, Perry Bush | and Harry D. Calhoun were among i those from Barnwell who attended + the sessions of the State Convention Send your Job Work to The People. 'I Setting at rest persistent rumors in Columbia last week. that he will not be a candidate for ' — 7 the United States Senate this summe-,] The , Rev. Howard Cady conducted Cole L. Blea.se on Monday filed His sqryicds in the Orangeburg Episcopal pledge as a candidate for that office Church'Sunday in fne aosence of the with State Chairman Edgar A. Brown, Rev. Mr. Braysbaw, who preach 'd of this city. Col. Brovyn stated that the baccalaureate sermon to the grad- Mr. Blease is the fffst candidate Ho uating class of the Barnwell High file his pledge for the 1924 campaign. School. - f On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. B. P. Davies entertaned with" “ a bexutiful party in honor of Miss Emily Porter. The house was artistically decorated with pink and white Dorothy Perkins roses - and the color -scheme of pink and white was carried out in every way. , . As t+io guests arrived they were served with punch in the reception hall. Then bridge was played at eight tables the remainder pf the afternoon. V'*Mrs.J. O. Patterson won the high score prize and Mrs. Carter Price ,cut the consolation. The winners present ed their prizes to Miss Porter, who was also presented with the guest prize by the host-ess. At the close of the card games, the door hell rang and little Joe Anne Bauer and Billie Davies entered, dressed as bride and groom and pass ed a silver tray filled with cards bear ing the announcement of the date of the approaching marriage of Miss Porter to Mr. John Lawrence Wid- man, of Asheville, which will take place June 26th. Agaip carrying out the color scheme delightful block cream, in pink and white, and angel-food cake were served. ’ Misses Annnie Baker Black and Martha Dixon, of Williston, were the guests ^unday of Miss Jean Riley. < •— 0 ...