Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t .... "1 •U •\ ■ 'tr V / 7 f / ; r •/ bff r - * / ; 1.. : -/ * A / 7 t SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 185? / SIXTY SIXTH YEAR S.\ VOL..LXVI. V BARNWELL, S/C., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 191,S NO. 5L ■ 4- ■ &UY WAR SAVING STAMPS . ' . • v-i .** < - n For Your Sake, for the Soldiers’ Sake For Your Country’s Sake. All doubts as to whether South Carolina will succeed in the Jimp -W. S. S.. campaign Were dispelled at the conference of War Savings officials held at Columbia, on June 3. There; at the call of the state head quarters, about 125 enthusiastic War* Savings workers from all except nine counties met and discussed 'the problem and out lined the final plans of the coming campaign which will be waged from June .14 to June 28. Patriotism was the dominant mood at the conference,’ and it was in a spirit of intense loyalty that the men and women who will manage the campaign pledged their best efforts toward making the drive succssful, R. Goodwyn Rhett, state director of War Savings presided at the conference, and expressed him self as lmm'en.seiy gratified at the ‘fine> spirit of cooperation .shown. ’ From now on. until June 28, war savings activities will • be the chief concern of the peo ple of South Carolina. The fact that President Wilson decimal it necessary to in press the people with the importance of the war savings movement .ff>y issuing a sperial a p j>ea! 11as cansed t he public to awaken to the serious ness of the campaign. It is pointed out that signing the War Savings pledge is not only a pledge to save—but a pledge of loyalty, of determination to 'see the war through. Morally, as well as materially, it is looked upon as a critical test of America’s spirit. First of all, it means an oppo- tunity to demonstrate how truly patriotic they are by showiug their willingness to sacrifice some ot their luxuries and com forts in ordeNjhat the soldiers, many ^of whom are colored, may have all the supplies and equipment they need. When you buy things that you don T t AWFUL TRAGEDY IN AIKEN - COUNTY Young Man Fires Pistol Ball Into — Mother’s Brain and Disfigures Niece for Life. Aiken, June 9 —Special: One. of the worst killings that has over stained the annals of this county occurred near /Perry, Aiken County, yesterday morn ing when Govan Stephenson,Jr. the sou of ;i well-to-d& farm< shot to death his own mother. Mrs. Stephenson was a semi invalid for the past Veal*, having only partly recovered from a stroke of paralysis, and was .shot by her son three times in ( the head with a revolver. From what can be. grathered from the affair here —theprisoner refuses to talk—the killing was the outcome of a simple qnarrel over^r foot path that/ ran through young Stephenson’s garden, and which the dead woman insisted upon leaving |-open for her- family conveni ence to and from the house. According to reports, Steph enson shot his mothej* twhe in PRICE OF RAW COTTON. Not to be Fixed.L'ntil tbeginners Are Heard From. W riVhtrrgton, J u tie 8:—Spe cial : Before the meeting of the price fixing committee of the War Industries Board tpday were representatives of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINC. Coumv Eoccutive Committee Meets—Hies Aiseasmeat* for candidate* aad HOW SPIES WORIf Adopts Rcaolutioas. The County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee met at the Courthouse on Tuesday, the 4th ers Association for the purpose, of discussing the question of lix> itig the price day of June, 1918. The meet- Amencau Cotton Maiiufuptur-1 jug vv’as called to order by E. A. •.Brown, Esq,, who announced the purpose of the meeting. Mr. oL cotton, goods. |a. Brown was'selccted chair- Congressmtrn James F. Byrnes, j man j] on w [> Blm-k of Wil- ol Aiken, S. ( .. Chairman j li»tou, vice-chairman, and Mr. rucli, of the board, and Unair-1 p. Davies secretary. After man Brookings, of the price fix- appointing the enrollment com ing committee, who urged that mlttee they proceeded to fixtlm no actiou L e taken which would assessment of all candidates who loformfd “Wherever, by. any means, a neutral country, it is possible for a German agent to communicate with his secret service,” writes Melville Davisson Post in Every body's for June. ■» ‘ For example, a knit sweater was sent into Germany from one of the belligerent countries to a prisoner at Geison. The sweat- ejydicf not reach the prisoner. - ‘ • 1 t"Was the work of ft German agent and it contained a sum- THE DAYS SHERT COURSE '««. x la SpUr of Ceoiorshlp Qtrmaa War Office | Caaaiat aad Poultry Clab OirU Oatsis •< Town—Altrac ive Proffam. ifc Annual Short Course for the letter or any article can go Barnwell County C anning aad through "to (le^anv'rorTo a PouTSy Club members, and for affect tiie price of raw cotton un-1 ma y enter the race for the differ- mary of the iiftYal preparedness iii .1 - .. i* .1. I J . . . 1 _ ^ i _ 1 1 J head, then turning shooting a voung niece m and the til the, .growers".,of the staplei ent trffices. couUl be heard. Mr. Byrnes. It was moved and unanimous- called attention to the fact the n y adopted that candidates for price of raw cotton had declined considerably and * therefore should not be held responsible for the present* high level in the prices of the manufactured county.offices be assessed as fol lows : r House of Representatives, t $10 ; Supervisor, $25 ; 8upt. of Education, $40; Auditor, $50 Auditor, , products, Assurances weregiven j Judge of Pfobate7 $75 ; Treus- $50; Judge of Probate, to the South Carolina congress- men, lie said, by Chairman Ba ruch that no discussion of the price of raw cotton would be O urer, $75; Magistrate, Allendale $10 Baldoc, $5; Barnwell, $10 Biackville, $8 ; Dunbarton $5 under way-ships- about to be launched and the number of those under construction. All this information was carried to the German authorities by a kni sweater ; although there was n paper or writing permitted at today’s meeting, 1 Four Mile, $5 ; Hilda, $4 ; Kline, face before lie emptied the remand by both Baruch and Brook- $4 ; Red Oak, $5 ; _ r Cliner, $5; volver’s fourth bullet into his ^ngs that no action would be j Williston, $8; Cotjrity Cotnmis- aken which would affect the jirice of raw cotton without giv mother’s brain. The dead woman was about seventy years • old and was re>nected by the whole community where she resided. Arthur Busbee, a neighbor, when he heard the shooting, ran to - the Stephenson home, and'‘catching hold of . young Stephenson, disarmed him and tied him hog fashion while lie sent word to Slieiff Howard. The niece will recover from her wounds, but will be dis figured for life. It is reported’ that young Stephenson also ran his father from the premises after killing his mother. When seen at the jail the young man appeared entirely indifferent to the fearful crime he had committed and smilingly replied to the reporter’s question that he “had nothing to say at I present sioner, $5. Moved and seconded that can ing the farmers proper oppot tu- j d,dates for ' County Commis- liityTpr the presentation ot their 1 toiler only be required to can- side of xhe case. The meeting j vas* their .respective districts, there being three' iu Barnwell county under a recent Act of the Legislature. itself was oehind clpsed doors News and Courier, NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS BUBBLES FROM BOILING SPRINCS. Sheriff J. B. Morris lias re ceived notice from the State highway commissioner that all temporary plates will be'discon- ued after June 15th and action will be brought against every j person driving a cur after that date witli a temporary license. The notice follows: To All Sheirffs: . . - * In accordance - with action taken by the state highway commission at its meeting 011 June 5, all South*' Carolina temporary plates issued by this department several months ago have been called in and the fragment of about it. “The German authorities un raveled the sweater carefully. The wool thread was full of in numerable knots. “The alphabet is. placed in a vertical position, beginning 12 inches above Jhe floor, each let ter keeping the dimensions of two inches,! B superimposed above A. and so on, to the end of the alphabet. To read the ci pher, one holds the end of the wool thread at the floor and ob serve what letter is touched by , the first knot, extending the S thread upward along the line geuious cipher and not apt to be detected.” Moved and seconded that the j the alphabet. He then places County Cnairinan and Secretary this knot at the tioor and ob« arrange the county campaign the letter touched by the itinerary, which is as fo lowsT“ l second, and so on. It is an iu- WUHston, July 42th ; Black ville, July 19th; Dunbarton, July2Gth; Ulmer, August 2nd ; Allendale, August 9th; Barn well, August 16th. There being no further busi ness, the meeting was’adjourned subject to the call of the county chairman. use of these plates has been Gur- school cioHcd on-Thurs- lurdm*ed dUcontiivued r We have of things they do need. The War Savings campaign is a splendid opportunit3< for the coloredpeople to save money in case hard times should come again. You buy. a War Savings Stamp now for $4.17\and on January 1, 1923, you get $5.00 for it. You invest money that w'ould otherwise be wasted. The wise man looks ahead, and puts asidejmoney for the “rainy day*11 You get interest at 4 per cent; you are lending money to the government of the United States, the strongest tid safesta natibn and goveriueut in the world. • n case of necessity, you can get the stamps redeemed at any time. It is the best in vestment in the entire world. • Y u are no giving away your money, } oil are. simply* lending it at a good rate qt interest. Every time you buy a War Savings Stamp you are helping to win the war, just like the patriots of your race who are In the army. When the war is ove', and they come back to America, you don’t want to be 'pointed out a9 the man , who refused to back' them up by not lending the government money. You don’t want to be the unpat riotic man who wouldn’t give tup a single luxury tor his coun try’s sake. Show tW you Btand back of the soldiers by pledging to save and to invest in War Baving8 Stamps.. Many oTlhe colored people liave shown their patriotism day night after N a long term of about, nine months, the lon gest we have ever had. Quite a nice program was well carried out by the children and every body had a good time. After the exercises, 'our zealous Red Cross ladies sold refreshments. Mr. F. H. Gantt has -been called to the colors and is now. one of Uncle Sam’s" boys at Camp Jackson. Mr, Hugh Fowke, of Green ville, is now at home on a visit to his family. Mi. Sam Hay,* of Rock Hill, is here for a few days vvith liis parents, Mr. and MrsS H. Hay. Rev. P. D. Hay, of Summer ville, is here for the summer. Miss Minnie Hay, who has been spending some time in the “Old City by the Sea,” has returned. • ; Miss Maude Sliirer, of Lanes, has -feturned after a stay of some weeks with her sister,Mrs. DuBois. We had a much needed rain on Thursday night and crops are looking much better in con sequence. _ . Whistling Rufu9 ®" ■ |- " -+ 11 ■ m : by helping the Red Cross, and by buying Liberty Bonds. War Savings Stamps cost so little that every one can show his or her patriotism. This is an opportunity for all. For your sake, for the soldiers’ sake, and for- your county’s sake buy all the War Savings Stamps that you can. notified all dealers to get their temporary plates barHr-to this office not later than June 15. It is thejjesire* of the state highway commission that action be brought agaiust each and every person driving a car after June 15 with a temporary license .plate thereon, as notice went out to all dealers under the date of May 29 that these numbers were all void after ten days allowed by law to obtain their license. ** ' c • «.* We bespeak your co-oper ation with us in this matter and trust that yoiLwilUilo every thing possible to inform the people of your vicinity that these temporary license plates cannot be used after June 15. PAY TAXES OR BUY WAR STAMPS Tt is costing about thirteen billions of dollars a year for this country to prosecute the war. . The government is raising this money in two ways—by borrowing and by taxation. It is a foregone conclusion that, one way or the other, the 1 government will get every cent Jit needs to win the war, because the American people mean to fight on to tJie finish*—to Ger- members ot the Woman’s Home Demonstration Clubs* t° he held at the Court house in Barnwell, June 10th, 20th and 21st. All members of the above nitmetFclubs are invited and iliged to be present. The girls are to remain at the county seat for the entire time, for the people of the tou'n have verv generously opened their homes to these girls and will be hostesses for the occasion. *; The hoys who are members of the poultry club'* have been in vited for the first day, but we have had to rearrange the pro gram a little and consequently- tlie work of greatest interest to poultry raisers will be given on June 2l®t. On June 21st all the members ofj the Women’s Home Demon stration clubs, all the mothers of our club girls, and any other" people who wish to come, are in vited to do so, for that dav has been set aside as “Special La dies’ Day.” There will be & table arranged in the circle and all are invited 1 to bring dinner and serve it picnic style on that day. ? ' ’ * " ■ All parents who have children in any of the demonstration clubs are urged to see that the chil dren come for the entire course v Come one, come all! Help to boost Barnwell county in her ef forts to help her boys and girls. Clifford Barratt, _ Eloise Cave, Home Demonstration Agents. A copy of the program for th« FRANK W. WEATHERSBEE. The sudden death of Mr; F. W. Weathersbee last Monday s^d- d^ned the hearts of many friends and acquaintances. He was taken sick .Friday fporning with an attack of acute indigestion, which was followed by an attack df l paraly9i9-about three o’clock. After the attack of paralysis came on him he was not able to move until his death Monday. The funeral took place at White Pond the follow ing day at 10 o’clock in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing , relatives and friends. He leaves sun; iv in g^him his wife and one (laughter, Mrs. Ashley Cary, A RARE TREAT. Those who were fortunate enough to attend the meeting of the County Council of De- fence in the court house on Fri el ay greatly enjoyed the occasion. The purpose of. the- meeting was to launch the campaign for War Savings Stamps 111 Barnwell county. Mr. "Hoface J. Crouch, who is tlie director for. this county, had provided a spendid program. Rev. Hugh C. M urchison, who is tlie speaker for tli.e state council of defence and who is well known to many in the county becft/iise of his former service here as minister of the local /Presbyterian churches, sustained his former reputation as an attractive speaker .He was followed by Mr. P. Si. Rae, who is the vice-director, df the War Sav ings Stamps/campaign for this >tate. Rarely have we ever heard a more entertaining and instructive statement on the financing of the war than was given by him. He is connected with tlie Treasury Department, and while lie may Ytot liave. much money of his own, he understands a good deal more about the ins and outs of money than the most of us. The campaign will be con ducted on the school district as a unit for work. Chairmen have been appointed* for these who will be held responsible for the raising of the required quota. } 0T &er ef th« Board. Q. M. Shepherd,Chairman, Tuany’s finish. Which means that the largei ciubgirl*. Mi«« Lai ah \Vjman, Home the loaii9, the smaller the taxa-' D«mon«tr*tion Agent, Aineu, ri. C. entire course.’ PROGRAM A BARN WKLL COUNTY SHORT COURSB Courthouse, Barnwell, S. C. June 19, 20 and 21,1918. Given Under Adaptors of Home Dmmm- •iretion Agents, Mr.Clifford Barm* and Mi-<s Eloise Cave. — . Wednesday, June IB. 10:00 Regutretiqp. 10:90 Drvotioml exercises, Mr. Mor gan. 10:45 Lecture on Personal Hygiene, Mrs. L F‘ bonner. 11:45 Talk on the Plan of the Wnsk T»r the 1st, 2nd and 3<d year Canning lion. And just as every man, woman and chiidLls. being taxed according to his or her means, so must all lend according to their means. The sane, sensible and safe thing to do is to invest in the Government’s War Saving Stamps. / By lending our sav ings to the government, the gov ernment is given the purchasing power it needs to maintain the army and navy. By investing in War Saving Stamps we 1 sim ply lend the money to the most powerful, resourceful and the wealthiest nation in the world, and on January 1, 1923, this nation will pay us $5.00 for every stamp purchased now for $4.17. . There is r no safer, simpler, or more attractive investment in tlie world. The W ar Saving Committee. TR THE VOTERS OF BARNWELL COUNTY. r The books oLregistration will be open ou Monda 1 the first day of July for reregistering. By ANNOUNCEMENT. Df. R. A. Gyles wishes to an-j nounce that he will returjjJwwr the North ThursdJurfTuq® 16th, 1918, and oBtT'be found at Black- ViUb^TC. -. ltpd , G.-M, Main, J. J. Ray, 12:30 Auiiovii'cempn a. A‘>ig>iing g itsiB to home*. 1 :00 I)in»»-r. , v 3:00 Canning peach** in gla**. Part ing p ck e«, M »• Wyman. 15:00 Truck ride t> Hvain g Spring*. Thursday, June 20. 10:00 Devotional service*, Mr.Peeler* 10:15 12:30 Actual canning of beaaa^ and toniatoeH in t<n and g aw. By Mia* Wyman. Making Dixie R»)i.h. By Mia* Mavf Barratt, Home Demomtratton Ageat, Cherokee county 12:30 Announcement*. 1:00 Dinner. _3j00-B :00 Dning vegetahlea; Mahieg soup mixture a» d »nm«to caG >r. Miaa >1 • r| harratt. au»i ted 0> .tlie, Juiie D**U and Min* In* Sender*. Mekink b, nl-aut uiixture, *X|> ana* tion of it* u*e*. Miu Mary Barr* • 7:00 8KX) Party for «tub member*. M:lo Moving p ciurrs. Fnuay, June 21. Bpecial day for ladiea. . 10:00 Devotional exerexee, Mr. Maa- vll e. Iu:l5 Explanation of boma oonvtA- ienc^*. Mi** Wyman. 10 :.‘U) Exhibit ion of dried prodoala; L-ciure on grage eonaenration—Deaa- o si ration—Grao« produc.*. Mr*. Data Walker. 12 :H0 Annonneem*n a. J :Q0 Dinner in oiro<a. 3:00 Lecture oh poultry raising, (a) Best breeds; (b) Poultry divea^ta and bow Si combat them; (c) Frrytiiay chiokm* and »-gg* fur exhibit. D m Hirtmtioo — Preserving egga ia water gla**. By Mr. C. C. Cfryal— dta e Poultry Ag *»». 4 .*00 Report froot Wlatbrop rapaa* g.. uiive* ' — Delivering honor card*. Wm Dora D Walker ‘ 6:00 DirmHaal. Miss Alma Connor is at home from Winthrop tollege for the summer vacation. Mist Thelma Maxorsky haa returned home from Wipthtp college, where she waa graduated, with honors this year.