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4 By THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Ju<»t Like a Member of the Family" LarfMt County Ctrcnlntion. NORMAN B. GAMBLE LIFE INSURANCE Local and Persdnal News from Williston Williston, Dec. - 24.—"Mrs. Harvey | M. Black and daughter have returned | from a visit to Washington, D, C. j Willian) J. Parker, of^Baltimore, is , | visiting his aunt, Mrs. A. S. Blancn- Bamberg, Dec. 25.-rL. W. Ritter.‘ ard an aitod farmer of the Olar section, ij I Mr and Mrs H M Poythress left suffering-rmtK serious injuries re- Friday , 0 th( , fc)lidays „ ith ceiyed in a battle yesterday with one! friends and relativys in j ohnston and IIARMW'eLl, -£OUTH CAROLINA-THL'BSDAY, DECEMBER 29. T92.7. ' GOODFELLOWS CLUB SHOWS TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS NUMBER 18. r With Calf and Charges Farm Who Interfered. of his farm mule?. A severe kick on Newbt . rry the side of the head rendered him un- conscious for a while, and it was at first feared that he had been killed. In addition, he had numerous bites a bout the body, one of which sli ippgtt the flesh from one arm. Noticing the animal attacking a calf, Mr. Ritter hastened to the lot Richard Love, of Frostproof^ Fla., is visiting relatives in and near here. Mrs. P. B. Porter, of Ashleigh, and Barnwell County in that it reached into the jjy corners of the county, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Ross, of Black-1 giving Christmas cheer—to thosa-dn ville, were visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell. Bryan L. Weeks, of Florence, and , . _ , , 'I Miss Clothilde Weeks,.of the Univer- and made a n effort to compel the mule : sity H ospita , Trfi aining School, of Au gusta, spent the week-end with their , - . . . , , . . x , parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Weeks, the mule turned fo his owner, djlivc*-, at White Pond to desist. Instead 6f being frighten ed, however, by Mr. Ritter’s presence, ing a well aimed kick to his head, and then attacking him with his teeth. he The kick knocked him down and was unable * to further protect him- -self. Mrs. Ritter saw /heostruggle 'and went to hor husband’s assistance and the infuriated animal then turned his attention to her, kicking her in Mr. and Mrs; Loy Bolick and chil dren, of Hickory, N. C M are spending Hhe holidays with their parents, Mr. : and Mrs. R. A. W’nathersbee. Miss Celeste Kent, Miss Lois Hodge and Pat Baxley- and Tom Folk motor ed to Columbia Friday afternoon. Pat , , j , . , lemained over for the week-end with , L;1 - ,her mother,‘Mrs. Lil Baxley. S. T. Hamrick, after visiting his brother, Joe D. "Hamrick, returned Wednesday to his homn in Forest City, N. C. Mesdi^ucs Ralph Smith, J. T. Jack- son, of Charjctte, N. C. t Margaret ■MArlilU-af .Nrw Ynrk^’ity, »ad Kn ttr Moseley, of Barnwell, were" the scious for a while A man on the premises was at-1 traded to the barnyard by the corn- mot ; on and he promptly secured the family shotgun and poured ., load of small.-shot into, the mule’s anatomy, whush proved highly effectivo, the —animal thtn Icaving-Mr. "Smd MFsT Ritter and the calf, all suffering much pain fiom the attack/ A physician was hurriedly secured and the injuries were dressed. Mr.! guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. J A. Kennedy. —i Mr. and Mrs. Phil Harris and daugh- , . _ ter, Kent, are spending the holidays Ritter is about seventy-five years „ . w „ r with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. W . of age a nd is a life-long resident of Bamberg County. Gasoline Prices to * * » Tumble in Barnwell i C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. John Nixon, of Ashe ville, N. O., are visiting relatives 1 here. Miss Eloise Quattlebaum will return with them to Ashtville for the holidays. - • ' W. E .McCurry is spending the holidays at Toccoa, Ga. • ■yj* A. Walker left Thurstlay to i s|»eod Christmas at Walterboro. Miss Matilda Bostelle, of Groveton, Ga., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. C. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Givens, nf Opening o^TcNorthside Killing Station to He Marked by Reduction of.- i • I Two Cents a Gallon. With the opening of the Northside Filling Station at Barnwell Saturday, the 31st inst., the retail price of gasoline andoails will tumble in this city, this concern announcing that, beginning on that day, it will sell gasoline at 21 cents a gallon and motor oil at 15 cents a quart, as corn, pared with present prices of 23 cents a gallon for u gas’’ anil 20 to 25 cents a quart for oil. Saturday. Sunday and Monday, Dec. 31, January 1 and 2. are announced a< the opening dates o^ thei new station and on these days a quart of oil will he given free’ with every purchase of five galWns of gasoline. This-reduction will be wtdeomed by the automobile owners of Barnwell, V''*” • - * • % ,ho just a year ago were paying >28 ■jpgwHrm for-gnsoflne. At that time The Peoplt-Sentinel called at tention to the high prices being paid, _. in South Carolina as compan.l with; m<!r bnefly rel,ted ,ome <>■ those in adjoining States and as a 1 * result of a bill introduced in the Gen- PROYIDES FOR MANY HOMES IN THIS COMMUNITY. Baskets Sent to 37 Families and 176 Hearts Were Made Glad by /•<. — Generous Organization. The Goodfellows Club, one of the best movenMmts—erer-^’-t&unched in need and making it possible for old Santa to enter homes which Nyould otheiwise have, been desolate at this glad .season. In and around Barnwell thirty-seven homes were visited by some member of the transportation committee and one hundred and sev enty-six hearts made glad through 1 this, splendid organization. This does not include the inmates of the County Christmas Passes Very Quietly Here Birthday of the Prince of Peace,Mar ked by No Untoward Event.— Goodfellows Help. Local and Personal News of Blackville Meeting to Organize Will'Be Held Friday Blackville, Dec. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. j Effort Will Be Made to Organize a T. L. Wragg had as their guests, Vert ]. ' - ' Andrews, of Washington, during the Permanent Chamber of Com- past week. %/ _ 4 ■ Henry DeWitt, qL Apex, N. C., is the gut«t of his mother, Mrs. Pauline DeWitt. 7 V ^ Miss Mary .Martin, of Columbia College, arrived home last Saturday to spend the holidays with her par- Christmas in Barnwell passed very "ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martim * ^quietly and but for the occasional Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wragg, Mis. popping of a firecracker and the i H. L. Buist and Mr. Vert Andrews, gieetings of friends there was Tittle ] spent last Friday in Orangeburg, to mark the day from the other 51 whefe Mr. Andrews visited relatives Sundays of the year. Drunlienness and places of interest in that city. men* in This County. .Home, who were likewise visited and ’mas stock Bold to shoppers. hags of fruit, tobacco, etc., given them. The baskets whieh were deliv ered to the neediest of these families was conspicuous by its absence, very few^rpen being sgen under the in fluence of whiskey. For some reason, too, there was a welcome-let-up in the shooting of fireworks. In spite of the talk of hard times, Misses Gladys ,Willis„ Virginia Boy Is ton and Ofine Ray, students at Wrnthrop College, arrived here Satur day to spend tho holidays, with rela tives. Mrs. S. H. Still has her two daugh- meichants ,;s a rule report a very Mary and Imogen 'Still, of Ridge good trade, with moat of their Christ-j Spiings as her guests during the The Goodfellowir'Club also played n big part in the celebration of Christ mas this year, providing for many contained the following: Flour, lard,, nee dy families and causing Santa Claus to visit many homes that other- bacon, grits, rice, sugar, coffee, to 1 matoes, salmon, irish potatoes, pork * ■» roast, apples, oranges, nuts, bananas, candy and toys for the Children. Be sides the barktit, clothing was given to those in need of such. Lists were handed the meichants who deal in heavy groceries and thi i werr asked »trr ffreyp -orr various items listed therein and this trade was pro rated and each mer chant called upon gave strictly whole, sale prices and in this way many dol lars were saved which went into other nueded articles. • On Bundle Day a committee called at the*homes and collected the cloth ing, those not responding on that day sending generous bundles of clothing to the Court House on Mon day following. On Tuesday ( after* noon a splendid committee of women m<r at the Court House and went over all Tlothing, mending such as needed it and dividing the articles into lots, placing all men’s clothing, women'*, girls’ and boys* of the various ages and sizes in separate piles in order that the assembling committee's wi>e would have betn passed by. The success of the club was. so great that it is sincerely hoped that the organiza tion will become a permanent fixture in the civic life of the community. holidays. Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Gyles are vikit- ing Dr. Ronald’Gytes in Siler City, N. C., thi? week. George Bpylston, of Atlanta, is here to spend Christmas ' with 'his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Boyls- ton. Mesdamen S. G. Lowe, R. A. Gyles and H.‘ L. Buist spirit Thursday in Augusta shopping. Mr., and Mrs .Howman Still have Many homes were brightened l>y 1 as thiar guest their si.n, Reddick StUl, the ret urn r{, tin college, boys uud . trr Nortfi Cnmlimi. wKiTT others birf visitors dur- Uon BroWT , who attends Georgii mg the holidays. Tech, is spending the holidays with Services,.at various churches P»e-, his p arenUt Mr> and Mri| , gadore sented an opportunity for those relig- Brown . iously inclined to return thsnks for the many blessings bestowed upon them, and all in all the occasion was celebrated in a manner in keeping with the birthday of the Prince of Peace. Roll appear the nAmm of quite a nuin* her of Barnwell’s colored men and Misses Mattie Mae and Pauline Still, students at Cokar College, and Evedon Still, of Norway, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Still. J. A. Batson, of Orangeburg, visit ed hire this week with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein. Jack Hair and Edward Ninestein, students at the University of South Carolina, came home last Sa^irday to spend the Christmas vacation. Mrs. William Altman spent a few days - of the past week in Columbia . Bishopville, were visitors Tuesday of J work might be made lighter on the Mr. and Mrs. Chester Parke*. Miss Ellen Wise, of Aiken, was hostess to the regular monthly meet- i ing cf Hart’s Battery chapter, U. D. I C.. of Williston, Friday. December 46. The officers and a few members of the Edward Cioft chapter, of Aiken, fW'ere present. Roll-call was answer ed with interesting events about Ten nessee. Mrs. J. A. Latimer, presi dent, presided., FoHowing the routine of business. Miss Ford, president of Edward Croft chapter, gave a short talk apd extend ed a cordial welcome.* Mrs- Herbert Gyles, of Aiktm, ga i c ■ 'eepurfr wf Hie Jefferson Davis Highway banquet at the Charlestoji convention. Mrs. Lati- eral Assembly by Col. J. E. Harley, of this city, prices were reduced to 23 cents. The present reduction is voluntary on the part of the North- side Filling Station and that concern will doubtless cinjoy a good patronage by reason thereof. Attention' is call ed to the half-page advertismeent on page eight of this issue announcing the opening of the station and the i eduction of prices. ^yroc-tf-rcg) ^ . ; I - A * H I I i Marian Parlret, 12-year old daughter of Perry, Parker, v chief clerk of the Los Angeles and Savings Bank, whose kidnapping and slaying has aroused Southern L.xlrfonua and the nation. — the General convention. James Edwin Kerr, Aiken’s po^f, entertained those prerent with a num ber of his poems, Mrs. Boland, Of Williston, and Mrs. CroTt, of Aiken, favoted the guests with readings. Little Elizabeth Cun ningham recited a Christmas selec tiorf. Mrs. W. C. Cunningham read “Little Giffin of Tennessee.” A banquet was tendered tho Willis ton-Elko football team by their coach, Joe D. Hamrick, at the High school dining room Tuesday evening. Mr. Hamrick was toastmaster. The trustees and a few friends .were in vited guests and short talks were mado by W. D. Black, chairman; H. M. Thompson, W. E. Prothro and Dr. W. Cone, of the board, J. A. Latimer'. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., J. A. Walker, W. E. McCurry^ John Miley, C. M. Moore and others, and Gordan Davis, retir ing captain of the team. . The dining rpom was beautifully decorated to suggest ChrMnras with a large red bell hanging over the table and small Christmas trees at oither end. The guests found their places by means of attractive place cards, with a hand-painted football as the ornament. Tall led candles in silver holders were a t the four cor ners and red crepe paper led from the large bell to the trees and can dlesticks. Th« four-course dinner was served women. The response by the children of the Barnwell High'school was indeed won derful and many little hearts were made glad by their generosity. So 1 with her daughter, Mrs. Louise Toney, many of these Iitt)«i children who gave Mrs. Wyatt Browning and daugh- did not put their namto upon their ter, Ann, of Columbia, am the guests donations, hence it ia impossible to D f Mr,, c. S. Buist. give them credit through this paper.; Mrs. Clifford Anderson, who has following day. On U edne-day morn- However, the Goodfellows Club is as- been the guest of Mrs. C. S. Buist, ing the committees worked faithfully. aurml of the fart th e children ha , ^turned to her home in Tampa, taking the lists of families and th.«r were with it in tWi9 apiendid work and Fla. ' various needs and making into bun- that can ^ coun t*d on Miss Louise Wlllia, of St. Matthews, dies clothing suitable for .hat particu-1 when the tj mo rolls around agmn for i, upending this week with her mother, lar family until all clothing was dis- wor | t year. | Mrs. C. B. Strobe). Little Billy Bolen may be small in { Mrs. W. C. Buist is spending the statue but is certainly big at heart, holidays with her mother, Mrs. L. W. for he went into his store room of Wyst, in Chester. t— toys and sent up so many that twoj. Miss Dorothy Wragg. of Barnwell, trips had to be made to carry them j, spending the week with her patents, into the Court room. Mr. and Mrs.' T. L. Wragg. _ An effort to organize a permanent Chamber of Commerce in Barnwell Coujnty, to work in cooperation with the Edisto-Savannah Rivers Develop ment Association, will be hold in the £ourt House at Barnwell tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at threo o’clock, according to an announcement by Solomon Blatt, Esq., of this city, who was elected temporary president at a recent meeting, at which time- a tem porary organization was perfected. At that time only a few persons were present and it was not deemed advis- I* 1 to attempt a permanent organi zation. The public generally is invit ed to attend the meeting Friday af ternoon ancT Mr. Blatt- is especially desirous that every township in the county he represented. Several other counties in tho Edisto- Savannah territory have already or ganized and those who are undertak ing the development of this section are very anxious to see Barnwell County fall in line. There arc two methods of financing the organization, one by public sub scription and the other by an extra levy of from one-half to a mill on the taxable property of this county. In asmuch as the latter plan will proba- bTy'Ke idvTJcaFwT, It is advisable that as many taxpayers as possible be present to discuss the matter pro and con. This is the plan that has been adopted in moat of the counties, as it is not believed that a sufficient sum ran be raiarri by public subscription. Readers of The People-Sentinel are urged to bear in mind the time, place and date—three o’clock Friday after noon at the Court-House in Barnwell. To Meet at Allendale. In a telegram received yesterdsy morning from the Ediato-Savannah Rivers Development Association, an nouncement ia made that a meeting of the association will be held in Allen dale at the Court House at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, January 6th. posed of. In the afternoon another shift came on and ft-eighed out and made into packages all groceries whirh had been purchaser! in bulk and the following morning anothtir committee came on and packed the baskets ready for the transportation committee on Friday afternoon. • On Friday afternoon at three o'clock Dwhw wim mhe gtiii 1 "W irrsmTSmre : Kdrito-Savannah Organising. Cl\prlej| Burckhalter did not forg’t that little children liked toys and •i** iluaaUuB -rerr The following members of the faculty of tho Blackville High school apwndimr the 1 HPlfffiys at their <tanes A. S. Blanchard, G. J. Trotti, J. \CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.) invjted to be at the Court House and receive his or her basket. Long be fore the hour arrivtd many waited en the grounds and promptly at the hour, named the doors were opened to the Court room, whi^h had be.*n heated, and in they camo just a* if they expected old Santa to be there. It was decided to have no exercises but to give those attending their baskets with just ' i ' a few words of welcome from the president, Solomon Blatt, and a fi.w remarks by Mrs. G. M. Greene, stating to them whut the Goodfellows Club meant anil would mean in the years to come. Too much cannot be said in praise* of tbe various committees wbo gave .almost theit entire time during the week to this work and worked faith fully ’that the?o needy ones might have a glad and happy Christmas. Both Drs. L. T. Claytor and W. W. King did excellent work in assisting the Application Committee in locating the needy families among they pa tients and assisted the transporta tion committee in delivering baskets. The teachers ip the various school.? leading into Barnwell from the miV-l limit made reports on 'needy familiea. and did good work. Both AftK a nd* Mrs. R. R. Moore, of Snelling, worked untiringly in an effort to reach all families Mthin their section and both colored and white families were reached. Quite a number of colored families were reported by the pastor of the Bethle- Miss Carrie A. Cave knew tha^t j homes: «Miss Ella Hill %t Orange- hem Baptist Church, Rgv. A, C. L. by a committee, consisting of Me^ Arbouin. Baskets were filled to over flowing and he took this work upon he knew to be in need. On the Honor himself of delverinr to those whom deep down in "the heart of every •woman has a desire for a new hat, and a large box of hats came from her stole* Not to be outdone by this gift, Mordecai Mazursky sent up a large box of shoes and both hats and Shoes wej}t into many packages of clothing. In bringing up the toys from his little son, T. K- Bolen caught th-* spirit of Christmas and extended to the entire families of all who were to ! be remembered tickets to a special matinee given at the Vamp Theatre on Saturday afternoon for the : r benefit. While: this invitation did pot reach all of the fafnilies, yet quite a number' of them looked upon the screen for the first time and were amazed that such things ruiljy exist ed. The inmates of the County Home were also invited to the matinee and gieat was their delight upon viewing the pictures, some for the first time. One of. Barnwell’s boys who is making his. way in a far off State* did not forget when he saw the announce ment of the formation of the club and sent in a'donation of $2.00. Reference ’ made to Ben Armstrong, of Bloom ington, 111 And so it was in evqjy way a ready response from a mostj generous people and one in which every one in Barnwell f<dt a keen in terest, and had a part,’for when one looks at the Honor Roll he will see the names of almost every one in Barnwell. . <■ Honor Roll. If any one’s name has been over looked this paper will be glad to pub lish such in dur next issue. There was so much work attached to an under taking of this kind that H ia possible that'aome names may have beenTeft off unintentionally. Mildred Moore Dr. B. W. Sexton Mrs. T. J. Attaway Mrs. G. M. Hogg. G. M. Hogg_ *' Mrs. Hayne Hogg . Hayne Hogg Gloria Swann Hogg Mrs. Herbert Still Charhti Burckhalter John B. Harley Micagy Bin L. Cohen f. K. Bolen Mrs. T. K. Bolen Billy Bolen , Monroe Morriw W. L .Cave . Rev. ,M. L. Banks Mrs. Solomon Brown _ Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr. Shellie Black Catherine Ruth Black William McNab H J. Phillips Dr. W. M. Jones J. B. Morris •— Mrs. John B. Harley\_r M. B. Hagood Mrs. R. A. Ellis Billy Davies ' „ V- Miss Carrie Williams'-. Mrs. R. L. Bronson W. H. Manning . Colored Rev. A. C. L. Arbouin Dr. D. J. Dixson Ransom Snelling , Flora Clark - The rasa Clark 7 Wash Green ' : Six county chanters of commerce have been embodied within the Ediato- Savannah river a/ea. to function in and through a regional organisation which has already justified its exist ence. Rich and various arm the possi bilities of Bamberg. Barnwell, Beau fort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper. The county units, individually and in their corporate capacity, can do much to increase producing and pur chasing power,, bring in trade and industries, improve marketing facili ties, expand manufacturing, diversify farming and prqmote co-operation.— The. States ' - burg; Misa Eva Clarke at Estill; M»as Eleanor Dunbar at Ellenton; Miss Annie Willie Johnson at Union; Miss Elizabeth Shillito a t Batesburg, Misa Emily Ingram at Hartsville; Miss Lila Teal at Chesterfield; Miss Adele Gunter at Wagener; Miss Elisabeth M«yer at St. George; J. C. Turner at Gaffney; W. S. Beckman at Sumter, and Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Posey at St. Matthews. Laurie Buist, of Columbia, spent the last ^reek-end with his mother, Mrs. C. S. Buist. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Grovea and the latter’s father, Mr. StUber, of Akron, Ohio, arrived Thursday after noon to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. F. P. Groves. Samuel Still, A. V. Colhim, Paul Magruder and William Altman, stu dents at the Citadel, are at home for the holidays. _ V ,— The .Citizens of Blackville held n* mass meeting at the school auditor ium Tuesday night and organized a “Goodfellows Club” for the purpose of providing Christmas gifts for tho poor. Many members were enrolled and work began immediately, provid ing baskets of food and clothing that were distributed Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cave, Mrs. Nel- Jie Cave and W. L. Cave, Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Sexton and two children, Ben T., a nd William Clarencw und Mrs. L. M. Cave, all of Barnwell, were visitors in town last Sunday. Mrs. Daisy Balky, of Augusta, and Mrs. Frauotine Holman, of Kitchens Mill, were Mm guests of Mrs. R. A. Gyles this wmk.