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\ m official mmpAPm of BAunrax oocntt. 4T * » " t^V- r. V? CooMlkUMd lane 1, 1926. VOLUME LX. "Ju«t Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 19S7 r Common Pleas Court Convenes March 8th Judge T. S. Sease to Preside at Two Weeks Term.—First Week Jurors Drawn Monday. A two weeks term of the Court of Common Pleas will convene here March 8th, with Judge T. S. Sease, of Spartanburg, presiding. Petit jurors for the first week of the approachi: term were drawn Monday, as folio H. W. Collins, Hilda. Isaac F. Gardner, Blackville. C. A. Wooley, Barnwell. George Hartzog, Double Ponds. Clinton E. Heath, Pleasant Hill. C. C. Mitchell, Tinkers Creek. U H. L. Wilson, Ashleigh. W. B. Powell, Williston. G. S. Boynton, Kline. J. S. Town®, Jr., Barnwell. Anderson Black, Hilda. Willis A. Morris, Jr., Oak Grove. Albert C. Odom, Mt. Calvary. Nolton Black, Hilda. D. C. Weeks, Pleasant Hill. B. S. Moore, Jr., Barnwell. W. E. Jowers, Pleasant Hill. A. B. Still, Joyce Branch. W. Carl Buist, Blackville. L. K. Purvis, Williston. W. B. Fowke, Red Oak. J. B. Hartzog, Hilda. C. £. Storne, Blackville. Luther Birt, Elko. David McCormick, Blackville. F. H. Dicks, Jr., Dunbarton. Max Cooper, Barnwell. T. A. Greene, Jr., Dunbarton. P. A. Baxley, Blackville. W. A. Owens, Jr., Barnwell. Hayne Grubbs, Reedy Branch. Tommie Waltz, Long Branch. H. C. Wingo, Kline. S. G. Lowe, BlackvHe7~ Norman Black, Hilda. P. J. Greene, Elko. Criminal Court Adjourns. The Court of General Sessions, which convened here Monday with Judge T. S. Sease presiding, adjourn ed Tuesday after disposing of the fol lowing cases: Arthur Jenkins pleaded guilty to Baptist Association To Hold Conferences Series on Evangelism to Begin Tues day, March 2, and Continue Brown Calls Judges “Those Old Birds” Through Friday. A series of conferences on evangel ism has been planned for the Bam^ well Association beginning next Tues day and continuing through Friday. At these conferences methods of evan gelism for the various organizations within the churches will be discussed by laymen and pastors of the associa tion. The association,, composed of 38 churches in Bamberg, Barnwell and Allendale Counties, has beed divided into four groups, as follows: Group 1.—Mt. Calvary, Rosemary, Joyce Branch, Dunbarton, jPleasant Hill, Williston, Elko and Long Branch. Group 2.—Hilda,’Friendship, Ash leigh, Barnwell, Blackville, Healing Springs, Double Pond and Reedy Branch. Group 3.—Springtown, Denmark, Ghent’s Branch, Gpvan, George’s Creek, Olar, Bamberg, Mt. Olivet and Kline. Group 4.—Ehrhardt, Allen’s Chapel, Mt. Arnon, Great Saltkehatchie, Seig- ling, Sycamore, St. John’s, Bethel, Bethany, Edisto, Colston Branch, Spring Branch and Hunter’s Chapel. Group 1 will meet with Mt. Calvary on Tuesday, March 2; Group 2 with Hilda Wectiesday, March 3; Group 3 with Springtown March 4, and Group 4 with Ehrhardt March 5. The same program will be given each day, but with different persons speaking each day. Each conference will begin at 10:50 a. m. and continue to 3 p. m. All those who attend will take their own lunch and the ChtJYch entertain- afflehded and was not as strong Boldness of Barnwell County Senator’s Attack on Court Feature of — ' ^ l * Debate. Columbia, Feb. 20.—The most-talk- ed-of thing of the week, outside of the workman’s compensation matter, was the debate in the senate over a joint resolution which would mpmorialize the congress to enact President Roose velt’s fed'eral judicial legislation. The feature of that debate was the astonishing boldness of Senator Edgar Brown’s attack upon the supreme court as it now stands, and on some of its members. Deploring\heir con servatism, Senator Brown, in his most dynamic style, spoke of the older, and conservative members as “those old birds,” and declared, “we are going to unpack that court. We have the opener for that sardine can.” A packed gallery, including many of the key men of the house, who are going to have the resolution brought before them next week were spellbound. Brown spoke for more than an hour, and laughed at the idea that the supreme court justices are men apart. “They are just like us,” he declared. “There’s old McReynolds,” he said, “a traitor to his party, and old Van- deventer.” And about Justice Vande- venter, he wound a story of the jus tice’s days as a lawyer for corpora tions. Brown had introduced the resolution in the senate. After his speech, the “hottest” thing of the session in either house, the .senate voted and the resolution won, although it had ing will serve it. Dr. A. Scott Patterson, of Madison, Ga., a returned missionary from Afri ca, will be a special speaker at each conference, using for his subject, “Evangelism, the Hope of the World. He is recognized by leaden of the Southern Baptist Convention as one of the most outstanding misaionaries ever sent out by the Foreign Mission the charge of housebreaking He has spoken in many of Barnwell Boys Lose Bout to St. Matthews Visiting Mittmen Overwhelm Local jLads Wednesday .Night by Seoqe — of 6Vt to 2i/,. Boys of Blackville Take Class B Tide •r** Defeated St. Matthews Saturday Night for-District Chiinpibh- ship, 32 to 11. Largwt Gouty OrcalttloB. NUMBER 2t. Negro Burns to Death. Here Sunday Morning Cleveland Nelson Meets Death in Blaze That Destroyed Barnwell City Jail sh eeny and was sentenced to serve nine montHs. Israel Kirkland pleaded guilty to the charge of housebreaking and lar ceny and was sentenced to serve nine months. W’yman Mills and Luther Hogg en tered pleas of guilty to charges of housebreaking and larceny, Mills be ing sentenced to serve 13 months and Hogg 10 months. Charlie Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny and was sen tenced to serve 20 months. George Coates was convicted of the charge of forgery and sentenced to serve three months. John Muns was convicted in his ab sence on a charge of violating the prohibition law’, a sealed sentence be ing imposed. Norman Jones, charged with mur der, pleaded guilty of manslaughter, and was sentenced to serve 2Vi years. Norman Jones, $t al., charged with housebreaking and larceny, pleaded guilty to the second count in the in dictment and was sentenced to serve one year. Henry Howard was convicted of larceny and sentenced to serve six months. Carrie Hankerson was acquitted of a charge of murder. H. W. Workman was convicted on . School a charge of breach of trust with fraud- Springs, ulent intent and sentenced to serve eight months. Fifteen true bill* were found the grand jury. the churches in the Barnwell Associa- lidn before and KTs manY friends will welcome this opportunity of hearing him again. I The following program has been arranged by the program committee: Tuesday, March 2 at Mt. Calvary. 10:30—Devotional—Dr. Robt. Black, Bamberg. 10:45—Evangelism in the Sunday School—Mrs. G. M. Rodgers, Willis ton. 10:55—Open Discussion—Rev. Jas. P. W’esberry, Bamberg. 11:15—E van ttolism in the W. M. U. —Mrs. St. C. P. Guess, Denmark. 11:30—Evangelism, The Hope of the World—Dr. A- Scott Patterson, Madison, Georgia. 12:30—Adjourn—Lunch. 1:30—The Spiritual Value of the God’s Acre Club—Rev. B. B. Jernigen, Wagener. 1:50—Open Discussion—Rev. W. C. Reese, Denmark. 2:10—The Annual Revival Meeting —Rev. R. W. Middleton, Sycamore. 2:30—Sermon, “Our Association for Christ in 1937”—Dr. Sam Danner, of Orangeburg. , Wednesday, March 3, at Hilda. 10:30—Devotional—R. R. Moore, Barnwell. 10:45—Evangelism in the Sunday B. F. Gardner, Healing as was the original document. Among those who heard Brown were Representatives Bennett, Saw yer, Ouzts, Britton, Derrick, Osborne and Clyde Graham, all serious legisla tors, who undoubtedly listened in be- oauae the thing is going to be in the house next week. Also present was Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway com missioner. Absent was Representative Calhoun Thomas, who has ajready gone .on. record as imposing the president’s plan. Re-Employmrnt Office We wish to informe the general public that on account of the re cent fire that destroyed the Town Hall, the offices of the Naticna! Re-Employ ment Sen'ice are quartered in the old Caldwell Building, next to Hill’s Ser vice Station on Main Street. We wish to take this opportunity to thank the public for their co-opera tion and we stand ready to serve you in our capacity at anytime. N. G. W. Walker, Local Representative. The Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. C., will not hold its regular meet ing this week on account of illness in the family of the president. Notice of the next meeting will be announc ed later. by HumphHes-Johns. 10:55—Open Discussion—Rev. R. W. Hollis, Ehrhardt. 11:15—Evangelism in the W. M. U. Mrs. E. M. Roberson, Ola*. 11:30—Evangelism, The Hope of the World—Dr. A. Scott Patterson, Madison, Georgia. 12:30—Adjourn—Lunch. 1:30—The Spiritual Value of the God’s Acre Club—Rev. W. C. Reese, Allendhle, Feb. 18.—Mrs. R. W. Humphries, of Allendale, announces the marriage of her daugter, Elizabeth, to Mr. Jasper P. Johns, Monday, Feb- Denmark ruary 15th. The marriage was quiet-1 1:50—Open Discussion—Dr. Sam ly solemnized in Walterboro. The Danner, Orangeburg, couple left immediately after the! 2:10—The Annual Revival Meeting ceremony for a brief wedding trip,'—Rev. J. M. Flowers, Ellenton and will return next week to Allen-j 2:30—Sermon, “Our Association for dale, where they will make their , Christ in 1937”—Rev. J. C. Hughes, home. ! Orangeburg. Mrs. Johns, a popular member of i Thuraday, March 4, Springtown. 10:30—Devotion—C. J. Fickling, of Blackville. 10:45—Evangelism in the Sunday School—Geo. B. Inabinet, Bamberg. ■ the faculty of the Allendale gram- mar school. was educated at Colum- bis College. She has taught in Al- lendale for several years. Mr. Johns received his education at Wake Forest college in North Carolina and at the University of South Carolina. He is a prominent farmer of this section and a son of W. L Johns, of Allendale. 10:55—Open Discussion—Rev. R. H. McKinnon, Allendale. 11:15—Evangelism in the W. M. U. —Miss Ruth Hoffman, Blackville. 11:30—Evangelism. The Hope of Madison, Georgia. 12:30—Adjourn—Lunch. _ 1:30—The Spiritual Value of the God’s Acre Club—Rev. R. W. Hollis, Ehrhardt. 1:50—Open Discussion—Rev. G. M. Rodgers, Williston. 2:10—The Annual Revival Meeting —Dr. W. M. Jones, Barnwell. 2:30—Sermon, “Our Association for Christ in 1937”—Rev. P. D. Walker, Blackville. Friday, March 5, at Ehrhardt. 10:50—Devotion—Mrs. F. H. Hitt, Elko. 10:45—Evangelism in the Sunday School—B. W. Bishop, St. Johns. 10:55—Open Discussion—Rev. J. A. Estes, Barnwell. 11:15—Evangelism in the W. M. U. 11;30—Evangelism, The Hope of the World—Dr. A. Scott Patterson, Madison, Georgia. 12:30—Adjourn—Lunch. , 1:30—The Spiritual Value of the God’s Acre Clpb—Dr. Sam Danner. __ 1:50—Open Discussion—Rev. W. C. Reese, Denmark. 2:10—The Annual Revival Meeting —Rev. J. P. Wesberry, Bamberg. 2:30—Sermon, “Our Association for Christ in 1937”— Rev. G. M. Rodgers. Leaders and officers in mil the churches in the association are urged to cooperate with the program com mittee to enlist the largest possible number from their churches to at- The St. Matthews high school box ing team got a six and a half to a two and a half win in the opening box ing match of the season here Wed nesday night of last week. The opening fight between Carter, of Barnwell and Axson, of St. Mat thews, resulted in a draw. The crowd appeared dissatisfied with the decision and quite a few of the fans voiced their disapprove! with boos. The second fight w’as won by San ders, of Barnwell, when he outponted Fairey, of the visitors. The two fighters were pretty evenly matched and the difference slight. The third fight was a technical knockout for Dent, of the visitors, in the third round. He had clearly the upper hand all the way through and punched out a clean victory. Gantt was the loser. The fourth fight of the evening was a T. K. O. for Vaughn, of Barnwell, over J. Fairey, of St. Matthews, in the first round. Vaughn swarmed all over his opponent from the opening gong. He had Fairey staggering within 30 seconds of the first round, but the visitor rallied to stick out the round. The loser failed to come out for the second. The fifth fight wound up n a de cision for B. Dent., of the visitors, over Boulware, of Barnwell. The fighters were pretty evenly matched, The fifth fight wound up in a de- fighting.^ TRe next fight, between Carlton, of Barnwell, and Arant, of St. Matthews, was awarded to Arant on a decsion. This verdict, however, brought forth long and lusty jeers which lasted for several minutes. The decision went to the visitor, to the accompaniment of many boos. Fsirey, of the visitors, won a TKO over Blatt, of the locals, when the local boy did not return at the end of the first round. Senn, of St. Matthews, was award ed a TKO over Hill, of Barnwell, in the second round, when it appeared that he had the better of the fight. Wannamaker, of St. Matthews, won a decision over Moody, of Barnwell, in the windup event of the night. These two boys poured leather into each other during the entire fight, but the visitor’s longer reach and height gave him an advantage which the local boy couldn’t overcome. An exhibition fight between Wilaon and Allen, both Barnwell boys, opened the evening’s matches. This was a no-decision affair, and seemed to be about even. The St. Matthews boys seemed to be better on the in-fighting with the Barnwell boys throwing leather at all times. However, the visitors were able to block a large number of these punches so that they did little dam age. H. I. Mazursky, of Barnwell, re fereed and George R. Evans and Cal houn Lemon, of Barnwell, were the judges. The Barnwell team is under the tu telage of J. U. (“Red”) Watts, for mer Southern conference champion while a student at the University of South Carolina. Blackville, Feb. 20.—Blackville won the Class B championship for boys in District 9 tonight, 32 to 11. The Blackville boys rose to their greatest heights this season and elearl^ out played the smaller but game St. Mat thews boys. C'oopepr and Delk led the scoring but to name a star for Black ville it would be the whole team. Every boy that saw service did noble work. For St. Matthews Savitz was outstanding with Zimmerman helping out. Elloree defeated Blackville to win the Class B championship for girls of District 9 tonight in a game that was coke until the last quarter. Elloree led at the half, 9 to 8. The final score was 34 to 19. For Blackville, Croft, Gray and Still played best. The work close until the last quarter. Elloree but she had able assistance from Fel- dter, the guard of Livingston and Arant was the best seen in Blackville this season. Williston-Elko Wins Also. Williston, Feb. 20.—The Providence girls won the Class C championship of District 9 here tonight, defeating Neeses, 39 to 21. The Williston-Elko team nosed out Holly Hill in the boys finals, 16 to 14. Holly Hill led at the half, 12 to 4, but the visitors were unable to withstand the Williston ral ly in the latter half. There was not a foul called on Holly Hill during the entire game and Williston - made all field goals. In the semi-finals boys teams Holly Hill beat Neeses, 15 to 5. Williston Elko downed Dunbarton, 24 to 14. In the girls games Neeses nosed out Williston-Elko, 34 to 33. Providence beat Hilda, 30 to 13. The high scorer of the tournament was J. Smoak, of Neeses, who scored 57 points, and Varner, of Holly Hill, with 28 points, led the boys of tho tournament. The first fire of 1937 in Barnwell resulted in the burining to death of Cleveland Nelson, 42-year old negro, when the city jail was destroyed by fire here at 5:00 o’clock Sunday morn ing. The negro, who was lodged in the local jail at about 2:00 a. m. by Chief of Police F. M. Ross and Night Policeman Ansel Anderson on a charge of drunkeness, was burned to death before he could be released from the blazing structure. According to local authorities, the origin of the blaze has not been de termined but it appears to have start ed in the cell next to Nelson. It is surmised that Nelson, in a drunken condition, tried to light a cigarette or threw away a cigarette stub and set fire to some blankets in the center cell, next to him. The blaze was beyond control when help arrived and it waa impossible for them to reach * the doomed man. An inquest was held Sunday even ing, the verdict being that Nelson came to his death from burns by fire of unknown origin. Besides the jail, the wopden struc ture also housed the National Re-Em ployment office and the offices of the city hall. Crop and Feed Loans Handled Here Farmers Are Eligible to Borrow Only in C«#e They Cannot Secure Loans Eleswhere. the World—Dr. A. Scott Patterson. I tend these conferences. Mrs. Thelma Goodson Harter. Allendale, Feb. 19.—Coming as a distinct shock to her relatives and friends in Allendale and Barnwell Counties was the death Tuesday af ternoon of Mrs.T helma Goodson Har ter, 38 years of age, wife of Deputy Sheriff Norman E. Harter, of Allen dale. Mrs. Harter died in the Baptist hospital in Columbia after a major operation more than a week ago. She had been thought to be doing nicely until a few minutes before her death. Mrs. Harter was a daughter of J. A. Goodson, o{ Ulmers, and the late Mrs. Susie Jenkins Goodson. She is survived by her father, her husband, a sister, Miss Louise Goodson, of Al lendale; a brother, J. J. Goodson, of Miami, Fla., two half brothers, LeRoy and John W. Goodson, of Ulmers, and a step-mother, Mrs. Emma Lewis Goodson, of Ulmers. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon, Feb. 18, at 4:00 o’clock at the Harter residence in Allendale. Interment followed at the Saltke hatchie cemetery, near Ulmers. Offi ciating at the final rites was the Rev. R. H. McKinnon, her pastor, of the Allendale Baptist Church. Many and beautiful were the floral offerings. . Applications for emergency crop and feed loans for 1937 are now being received at Barnwell by J. A. Byrd, field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section of the Farm Credit Administration. These loans will be made only to farmers who cannot obtain credit from any other source, as provided by regu lations issued by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration. The money loaned will be limited to the fanner’s immediate and actual needs for growing his 1937 crops or for the purchase of feed for livestock and in no instance may exceed $400. Farmers are not eligible for these loans if they can borrow from an in dividual, production credit associa tion, bank, or other concern. Emer gency crop and feed loans will not be made by the Farm Credit Adminis tration to standard rehabilitation cli ents of the Resettlement Administra tion whose current needs are provided for by resettlement. As in the past, the security for these loans will consist of a first lien on the crop financed if the loan is for the production of crops, and if for the purchase of feed for livestock, then a first lien on the livestock to be fed. Landlords, or others having an inter est in the crops or the livestock to be fed, will be required to waive their claims in favor of the lien to the gov ernor of the Farm Credit Administra tion until the loan is repaid. Checks in payment of the approved loans will be issued by the Regional Emergency Crop and Feed Office at Columbia. All persons eligible and desiring to make application for a l loan will call al Emergency Credit Loan office at Barnwell and register their name and address, or write a card or letter giving same, addressed to J. A. Byrd, Feld Supervisor, Barn well, S. C. Church Srvices at Allea’a Chapel. The Rev. Sam Danner wll conduct services at Allen’s Chapel Church next Sunday night, February 28th. at Herman Brown, 7:10 o’clock. The invited to attend. CLUB MEMBERS LEARN GARDENING THIS MONTH Home Demonstration Club mem bers are turning their attention thia month to gardening. First consideration is given the vegetable garden which will supply a . good spring tonic for the whole fami ly. The wise homemaker knowing that green vegetables are valuable in the diet becaUee they supply mineral ■uketaaee and vitamins, dees not wait until Spring has already arrived be fore she starts her garden work. By the middle of Febnmry she has pro- pared window boxes or hotbeds and planted tomato seed so that she can have sn early crop. The varieties recommended are Penn. State, Ear- liania, Bonney Best, Greater Balti more; wilt resistant—Pritchard and Marglobe. The canning budget re quires that each person be provided with at least 22 quarts of tomatoes— excellent source of vitamin C, and, as the Marglobe is highly recommended for • canning thmato, because of its good, red color and firm texture the homemaker will include a generous quantity of the wilt-resistant Mar- globe in her hotbed. This is the month to plant aspara gus crowns, also, and just as soon as the ground can be worked plantings should be made of the following vege tables: Spinach, mustard, kale, let tuce, carrots, beets, turnips, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, English peas, Irish potatoes. Transplant to open field—cabbage, cauliflower, letuce and onion seedlings. Plant lice may be controlled by spraying with nicotine sulphate solu tion, using two teaspoonfuls of the sulphate (Black Leaf 40) and an inch cube of soap in one gallon of water. Club members serving as home gar den demonstrators in the county jare: Mrs. C. P. Morris, Mrs. Belton Holly, Morris Club; Mrs. Howell Collins, Mrs. John G. Grnbbs, Hilda Club; Mrs. D. I. Ross, Ashleigh Club; Mrs. Charlie Anderson, Meyer’s Mill Club. P.-T. A. to Have Contests. ' Blackville, Feb. 23.—The Blackville Parent-Teacher Association will spon sor an entertainment Friday, 26, at ! 8:00 p. m. The program will consist of three contests, as follows: Shirley Temple contest, a beauty contest, and an amateur contest. Children under eight years of age are eligible to ea ter the Shirley Temple contest, tho prize for which will be s beautiful Shirley Temple doll. Equally attrac tive prizes will be awarded the win ners of the other contests. * Those wishing to participate may give their names to any of the fol lowing committees: Shirley Temple contest—Mrs. H. L. Buist, chairman; Virginia Buist Beauty contest—Mrs. Stanley Brown, Mrs. Sem Rush, teur contest—Mrs. J\ R chairman, Mrs. Sigsbte Grimes, Mrs. A. V. Collura, Sr., Mrs. Eugene Pick ling, Mrs. Jasaes Nevils, or to Mrs. P.-T. A. is cordially P^T. i i