The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, August 07, 1919, Image 1
BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 7TH, lilt.
N AND ST. MAT
THEWS DIVIDE 2 GAMES
A Third Series of Three Games to Be
Played Next Week.
Williston’s fast ball club got an even
break with the speedy St Matthews
aggregation in two games played in
the last named town on Thursday and
Friday of last week. The first game
went to St. Matthews by the score of
4 to 0 % although it was generally con
ceded that the visitors had the best
team, the god of luck being given a
great deal of the credit for St. Mat
thews’ victory. The second contest
was won by Williston, 6 to 3, and de
veloped a number of exciting situa*
tions.
Considerable interest was manifest-
• >
ed in the two games by Barnwell base
ball fans, about 35 or 40 taking advant
age of the special train run from Wil
liston Thursday, while about the same
number on Friday went to Orange
burg on the afternoon train and were
met there by automobiles and taken to
St. Matthews. The Williston people
greatly appreciated this display of in
terest on the part of the Barnwell
people and a cordial feeling was ea-
tabluhedt that It Is hoped will prove
1 advantage of the two
have so seorh ia common,
owing dispatch deembmg
Is taken from Menday's t*
* News aadCearter:
A eg. A—la a senoe
twee* Wilhstea sad
ILLITERACY IN BARNWELL - ’ O A Em HT?XTrVC 1
COUNTY 1 IS 30.4 PER CENT RtiO till OS
— — *4 UNIVERSAL TRAINING
WILLISTON EXPERIENCES
GENUINE BUILDING BOOM
SALE OF SUBPLUS FOOD
WILL BEGIN AUGUST IB
lendale’s Many Negroes.
The percentage of illiteracy in Barn
well County is placed at 30 t 4 per cent,
in a table recently compiled by Miss
Will Lou Gray, superintendent of
adult schools, but these figure* also
include the new county of Allendale,
wi%h its very large negro population
and according to Miss Gray’s statis
tics most of the illiteracy is among
the negroes. Therefore/ it is highly
CONDITION OF COTTON
IS MUCH BELOW NORMAL
In Barnwell County Percentage Was
61 Per Cent. July 25th.
High Coat of Material Haa No Effect
on Progresaive Town.
Orders May Be Submitted to BarnweR
Poet Office In a Few Days.
'■'H
FOR ALL ELIGIBLE YOUTHS IN
THEIR NINETEENTH YJ5AR.
BILL BY GENERAL STAFF
The condition of cotton in Barnwell
County July 25th was 61 per cent, of
normal, according to a repdrt issued
by B. B. Hare, field agent of the bu-
probable that if separate reports had reau of crop estimates, United States
been made of Allendale and Barnwell Department of Agriculture. The con-
Counties, the percentage of illiteracy dition for the State was given at 71'
Calls for 21 Divisions and Auxiliaries
With Strength of 510,000 ,
Men.
in this county would have been great
ly reduced.
Charleston County had the distinc
tion in 1910 of having the smallest
number of white illiterates of any of
the counties of the State. Charleston’s
per cent., or a decrease of 7 per cent,
since June 25th. The condition on
July 25th, 1918, was 83 per cent, of
normal, 71 per cent, on the corre
sponding date in 1917, and 74 per cent,
in 1916, the ten-year average being
percentage was 1 and 8-10th. and the {77 per cent.
county next to her, Edgefield, had 3
and 4-10th per cent. However, Char-
It ia noted that the deterioration
since last report of June 25, was due
lesion came eleventh in the column of ( to excessive rains and lack of culti-
general averages, due to the percent- f vation incident thereto. Rainfall was
age of negro illiterates, which has lighter in the northwestern counties
32 and 7-10th per cent, making a total! during the month and the prospects
average of 21 and 2-10th per cent | f° r a good crop
Charleston was credited with 14.721
#f th
•L Matthews
ef two gamee l
for a good crop in that section are
very promising There Is much grese
illiterates out of a total of 276^60 II- many sections, especially la the
Ittemeo for the Bute The total pop- < Central and Southern counties. The
ulstloa of South Carolina, according , plant haa made abnormal growth idf regular army of twuatff Ala divisions
practically all sections during the past
two weeks, the distance between )otaU
Washington, Aug. 4.—War Depart
ment recommendations for a system of
universal training for three months for
all eligible youths in their nineteenth
year, - was presented by Secretary
Baker today to the Senate and House
military committees for their guidance
in determining the permanent military
policy of the nation.
The proposal is contained in a bill
prepared by the general sUff of the
army at the secretary ’s direction. In
tranamitting the bill. Secretary' Baker
in a letter, aaid that General Pershing
had not been consulted and the plan
was tenative.
Pro* bilane of the Bill.
The department** bill caUs for a
U the 1910 census, ea which the I1IM-
evney figures are baaed, wo* 1 AH.*
400. and the number ef white tUtter-
• aggregated jOJIS. compared with
each team wea a game The
gaam was 4 la 0 for the locals Ea
r*smea« fotgaed high It was the
festoel game ef the eeaaaa. It was
puretf a pslrhef't battle between
Cesbeua aad Lathee It leahad fee a
while ae ff aeuhse etde would score
TW f so tares ef thr game woe a catch
bf WiBmm Gemaette m eaa4ae and
Uto *B muad ptaytag ef Mbs iaeaJe
R M E
Bh lie whams a l $
ViRMaa r-nr— 4 |
BUMeetee Lusher aad Baahe fee Im
earn Corheaa aad Gee far etaWafa
Umpteee Man and Rruaaau
The Ipegest eeewd seer aaaeaaOfiad
mi a ban fieki wua heee far ta « gama
ahaul three IhgBpmad A epertaJ trass
wua rua from tt iliaaten for the ae-
wna
The •oread gam* •
on* to ttto no-
Mate by a orevs ef mi
1 to Mtoso The
Imiepm ef 4hfts gome
were the heme
rua of M Cibo— mi
4 the olLvuuad
ptoyfibff ef 4hr HTffBoha
a team
E M E
2< Matthew* m m mm
..•••B 2 2
WlRMtoa
2 S
Umpire. Btott
The prxfdo ef St M
stthews aad ea-
pec tally the fane, wl
U always wel-
ef ertute Hhfrracy
10 J per ret aad
M 7 per reak
TW lalde >hi ws that the parren-
lage ef ilfUrfhii la the fsReunag
twenty three ceuatMa ef the Bla>e was
IS per seal aad sear BaraweH. Beam
fart. Beehle/. Caflbaaa. Cheater. Chan
inedaiA OhruudHL Cattrten. Darting
tna. DRUa. Deerhsatse KAgedaU.
Fgarheif. t*naegetawa. Itanspt<«a. Err
dbaw Lanroster Lemarsm. Lea, Mart
baea. Ualem Wihiameharg end Ynrh
Lsbamma Bin mfifs shewn that the
pereaalage ef Ohmeuep m the feilew
usg twetve reuafiMB ef the fitate man
IB poff eeu4 gad eaag* Cheeaham CmBh*
lefhsld. Dathagtaa. Dthen. Gearga*
tawek Marry Martbam. Orwnea. Pw a
•ms. fipartaabmrg. Lataa aad W^llimase
btug
% at %\t V AT hEST POINT,
beiag laager thaa m
mdieate n yield very
al ubitb weald
iarb below aoi
aad necessary auxiliary services, with
a peace strength ef IIOjOOO enlisted
mm. aad a war strength ef 1,200 £00.
The reaerve to fill op the divtataae to
full strength would be provided
asm # f the miao-
illiteracy 5 thte ssrtlm is
as follows
Jaae SB
Per cent.
Williston, August 4.—In spite of the
high cost of material, Williston is ex
periencing a genuine building boom.
The five brick stores being erected by
Mr. Q. A. Kennedy are rapidly tak
ing shape and will be ready for occu
pancy by Sept. 1st. They are already
rented. Work on several residences
will begin shortly.
Mr. Clayton Trotti is putting the
material on the lot West of the Farm
ers’ Union store and will build And
operate a garage.
Mr. Joe. Newsom is remodeling his
residence on Railroad Avenue.
The Greene Crate & Lumber Co.
is installing a new ginnery and will be
in position to take care of the new
crop around Williston. This com
pany is furnishing much of the mater
ial used in the new buildings. It also
furnished the local truckers and those
of the surrounding towns with craUs
this season. « - #
A large papty. composed of the Wil
liston team and their friends boarded
a special train last Thursday morning
for St. Matthews, with the firm con
viction lhat they would make a clean
sweep of the local team there. Many
automobiles filled with entbusiaeti
fans vent through the country to I
present Williston suffered defeat In
the first gaam. the scocu being 4 to fi.
but the team wae on its mettle and
Pnday saethor gums wua played with
-August 18th is the day and &8£it
postofTices throughout the United
States the places where $120,000£0t
of the surplus army food store* wfH
be placed on sale. Order blanks
being prepared at Washington
sometime this week the Barnwell post-
office authoriites will receive instruc
tions regarding the marketing of the
surplus army stores.
While the details of the sale have
not been made known yet, it is under
stood that people desiring to puchaM-
the foodstuffs will fill out blanks fur
nished for the purpose by the post-
office officials. These blanks will then
be forwarded to the war department
and the order filled and shipped to the
purchaser. The price of the food,
which will be the cost ( to the govern
ment plus the parcel post charges, will
be paid to the postmaster or carrier
st the time the order is given. If the
order can not be filled, the money paid
will be refunded.
These surplus stores are to be eoAd
wholesale to cities and bodies of dM-
seus, aa well as retail to individual^
for purposes ef distribution. Cities hi
this section dealring te n^arket any ef
the supplies should communicate wUb
the surplue supply officer at the near-
eel tone enppty office, which la At
lanta. Serb cities will be given ikwty
days* ere AM, but fee addfeMou la the
suet ef dm feed and the
Me truaspectatien, they m
Jaty 22
far
The WH
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m
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far that «g
ly ea
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BAEMWRU.
RAtbR
Esamiaeuee Oct 12 at P
lb ( ere
ream Williru* Oefc aad Me support
ere te Bl Matthews. Thry f lay a
sjcgr, f set fnmr^aad the team wae
com
that the word implies and It was a
( pleasure for the local teem te have
hem* have. Another series will be
played at Williston the 11th, 12th and
13th, this making the third series
these teams have had.
V as^togto
m» Aug
4 —Sene tee Dial
hoe at toe
dsapoml
cudetomp at
Weet Pnnt
He wi
11 dretgnato the
pnnnpal an
d two a
Hernatee ea the
basts of esammotion
a to he held fee
bf by the U
’nttod State* Civil Berates
October
IS. u* Colombia.
T«»
heeuo»d keamrseime'
sttutaa petes ai
Win her»««L floy*
} la esparted ta fume
| haptnte 2T2jM2j222 rempas
^ opens Meeemher Tth The <
■ enrh of the 22 asenrmtMno
I ( erulum shew that, eat ef If
•hare of 22AU2jtaa. tho Bi
asrtalioa has hoaa eahod to
largos* amount. Me apperttn
| mg 2447JMM Beam ef the 4
! ae fiahave
AbhevtRo Aeeortattoo
A ikon AaffBrtaima ••••••«
BeruwoU Aeeoctatmn
EdgoAold AeaectaUon mmm
Orangeburg Aseecmtiea .
m trv
it
ta be gfeea
F«r two
Wt
•f the
Mr% E
ef aB
ffftw Ru
lh ea
a fun
fur a
firing Rum
muBurn^ air.
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In the ooun*
Mr-
t ^
ef Rise
m m
ruled 4e Iff ap
it d^i
i?k
For
M The bdl pfetdi* 2m
I ef the regular army I
jggg I the sumo hr
JfT I awnded by hervetary
jghl rurrenl army b*a wm
•tieu.
Sm
arRiMcrmw wmnuktm
MWRg t% FAIT PRACTirS GARB
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supnmtn
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Dr. E. W. Ellis Forced to Jump from
Automobile at Donora.
Dr. E. W. Ellis, of Meyer’s Mill, a
member of the House of Representa
tives from Barnwell County, had a
narrow escape from serious injury
one day last week while on his way
to Barnwell, when his automobile was
struck by a train of cars owned and
operated by the Kendall Lumber Co.,
at Donora. The accident occurred, at
a public road crossing near the saw
mill at Donora. Dr. Ellis' view was
obstructed by the tall bushes growing
along the side of the road and he did
not see the train until he was almost
on the track. He applied the brakes on
his car, but seeing that it could not be
stopped in time and deep ditches on
both sides of the road making a turn
out impossible, he and, a negro, the on
ly other occupant of the machine, were
forced to jump. The automobile was
struck by the train and damaged
somewhat, although the doctor was
able to drive it on to Barnw^I, whfere
it was repaired. -
Coid ef Thanks.
We wish te thank our many friends
shown as during the
Mi
Young men who intend te take the
examination should se inferm Senator
Dial by mail, not later than October
I, stating at which of the four cities
mentioned they wish to be examined,
in order that necessary arrangements
may be made. The candidate whom
Senator Dial shall designate must re
port at West Point on the third Tues
day in February, 1920, for entrance ex-
aminaton and if then found qualified,
he will enter the academy June 14.
Applicants must be actual residents
of South Carolina, not under 17 nor
over 22 years of age on the date of
admission and not less than five Ret
and four inches in height at the age
of 17, nor less than five feet five
inches in height at eighteen or up
wards.
Subjects of the examination October
18 will be algebra, geometry, gram
mar, geography, United States history
and general history.
Himself Ip Psnd.
Aiken, Aug. 4.—Mrs. James ErgW,
a resident of GranitevilU, committed
suicide this morning near Flat Rock
in that town by throwing herself in
to the pond. Mrs. Ergle wss adjudged
demented and was to be taken to Co
lumbia this week. About 4 o’clock
this morning her mother, Mrs. Nap-
pier, arose to find out the hour, and
going to Mrs. Ergle’s room, missed
her from the bed. Her son, Herbert
and other members of the family were
aroused to go in search of the missing
woman. When the pond was reached
her night gown was seen floating on
the water and the fact of her self-des
truction dawned upon the searchers.
It is said her son became so crazed
that he attempted to jump into the
pond, saying he had nothing to live
for since his mother was dead. His
skull was badly injured and one of his
arms broken, as in the fall or jump
he dashed against the rocks.
The body of Mrs. Ergle was later
found and taken to the Nappier home.
This is the third member of the,fam
ily to commit suicide. Some few years
Columbia, Aug. 4.—Primarily due aj?o Mrs. Stokes, of Aiken, a sister,
to the announcement by Cole L. Blease killed herself here by shooting herself
ex-governor of the State, that he in- ' in the forehead. Another sister, Mrs.
MAKE^kUSH TO REGISTER.
Said to Be Due to Cole Blease’s An
nouncement.
tends to enter the general election for
Congr^s^ from the Seventh congres
sional district as an independent,
there was a rash of voters here to
day to get registration certificates.
There was a long Ung of voters in
front of the registration office
throughout the day and the crowd
so large that many failed U
Johnson, of Columbia, also killed her
self by shooting. There seems to have
been a deep melancholia over the
minds of the three sisters.
Herbert, the son who is injured, is
now studying for the ministry sad is
s very bright young man.
J. Emile Harley, wont
|e A hoods Is Monday on grefi
ef the Hmum
mud* in th* toll tost In his I
the committee. Secretary Bel
he aoonmod that the astleaal
art would be continued In ferre.
the
It
tsaUen for war.
One ef the fsutures of the univer
se! training plan of the department is
complete foderaitxaLien of the regis
tration and induction machinery.
Local and appeal boards would be cre
ated as during the war, except that
compensation at $10 a day ia provided
for board officials but no m^pAiomns
made of employing State officials pr
agencies in carrying out the project.
Expenses and Allowances.
Youths in training would receive no
pay, but would receive payment for
all expenses and an allowance of $5
a month for incidentals. No exemp
tions would be granted except to sol
diers, sailors, members of the mer
chant marine, public or private, or to
those mentally or physically deficient.
To meet the case of those with de-
\ k x*“: ■ X •
pendents, however, provision is made
for deferring the training period, x
Theory Aft which the bill rests is
that an army of 1,250,00 should be
available for rapid mobilization at
need. It provides that the complete
organization of a field army of that
size shall be maintained, the only dif
ference between peace and war time
footing being in the enlisted strength.
The twenty infantry and one cavalry
divisions would comprise the field
army..
To support the plan, general staff
officers have prepared full detailed
studies of cost, systems of mobilisa
tion, administration an d all other fee-
tores which the deportment is
pored to subon whenever the
coll fee
2 to
la of
of base bell, the final «
0. The entire Be re well team wes com
posed ef home players, while the
Springfield club had some of the beet
players in lower Carolina. Severn]
times it looked as If the visitors would
score, but sensational playing on the
part of the locals rifbbed them of the
coveted ran. The features of the game
were the pitching of Pate, of Barn
well, a long throw from left field to
home plate by Ted Riley, also of Barn
well, and the “kicking” of the visiting
players. The game was witnessed by
a large crowd.
Cant Be Without It.
In renewing his subscription, a Bal-
dock reader wrote The People as fol
lows: ‘T thank you for calling my at
tention to my subscription. Enclosed
find rqoQey order for $1.50 for which
extend paid subscription, as I can't be
without the paper, although I am in
the new county and take the county
paper here. Expecting a visit of The
Barnwell People once a week and hop
ing you and the paper a great success,
I beg to remain, Subscriber.”
Discharged from Army.
Columbia, Aug. 2.—The following
Bara well and, Allendale County sol
diers have received their discharges
from the crmjK
John Cave, Barnwell
Call i* Brawn. Bladrtlb
Pmpfcia
Death of Baby.
God in hit wisdom hat recalled
The boon His love has given.
And though hie body slumbers
His soul is safe in
The death angel visited the
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Hayes on
day, July 28, and took from
their beloved baby, Walter
Jr., age 1 year and 'S months.
Oh dear little Walterjr., we
you so; no more well hear your
little voice, and never, no never
shall we look upon that precious
where a dear little smile always fing
ered. Oh, darling baby, you're gene
from us forever, still we feel that God
knows best and try to bear it up bent
we can, still mother’s heart is break-
ing for ono look upon that dear litRa
face she loved so well.
It js hard, so hard to give him mk
yet we know that our dear
had some cause for taking him
us, and inasmuch at we feel that
always does what is best, we ore
ing to try to be reconciled to our
lots and prepare to meet him
where there will be no
pain nor death, bat «R
One Who
w-
Mr. Bethea is "ea tha
Re faragaof the