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J ! ; '• ii — -iff ■ v ' M Ju»l Lllf* a Mambar of tha Family” VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1921. « NUMBER tL A™ Mi! ^aaPBai^p aa» 2 t COOPERATIVE COTTON A MARKETING ENDORSED \ REMEMBER THE ORPHANS ON THANKSGIVING DAY m Resolutions Call on People of This, WwkmDmr Thankagiring State to Assist Movement. la Columbia, Nov. 14.—-Resolutions calling upon the bankers, merchants, newspaper men and the people of the State- generally to assist in putting over the cooperative marketing of 1 cotton were passed at the meeting of the organization committee of. the South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Co operative Association in Columbia Tuesday. The resolutions declare the movement one of such vital import ance to the welfare of the State that everybody should be"" concerned as to its outcome. The resolutions call attention to the fact that the General Assembly of the State at its last session passed - ressolutions endorsing the movement. Similar resolutions have been adopt ed by the State Fair society and many other organizations over the State. “It Seems to us,” says the resolu tions, “that the cotton farmers’ only hope for the future lies in the suc- cossful*formation of this association. The presence of the boll weevil in this State is going to force him to restrict his acreage and will greatly decrease the production on the acre- L' age that is planted. How important Made-3»Need Is Urgent As ,yohr thoughts turn towards Thanksgiving, think of the orphan boys and girls of the State, and through your contribution help to make their lives happy on this occa sion, remembering the words of the Master, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” There are, in the four church or phanages of the State, 988 fatherless children who must be cared for. They are divided as follows: 100 in the Church Home, Episcopal, York; 223 in Epworth Orphanage, Methodist, Columbia; 350 in Connie Maxwell, Baptist, Greenwood, and 315 in Thornwell Orphanage, Presbyterian, Clinton. These bright, sweet child ren must be fed, clothed, trained and educated. The support for their maintenance must be provided entire ly by the church and individual gifts. All of the institutions, due to the fi nancial depression of the past few months, have suffered from a lack of funds and their needs at present arc urgent. A state-wide appeal is therefore be. ittg made for a Work-Day Thanksgiv- A BOOK SHOWER. One of the greatest present needs in the Barnwell graded school ie a "library. This need was forcefully presented by Prof. J. D. Robison at a recent meeting of the Women’s League. Teachers and children feel the ndbd of reference books and books for parallel work particularly. And these we hope to get immediate’y through the concerted effort of the school and the League. But some of the standard works as welf as books of fiction adapted for children are nl- so much to be desired. There are many of our liberal c7U- zens no doubt who would gladly con tribute one or more books from their own private libraries for this cause, several having already expressed themselves to this effect. Therefore, a movement is now on to have in the near future ip the school auditorium some form of free pleasurable entertainment at which time the public will be cordially in vited, and all who feel that they can will be asked to unite in making the / P. D. WILSON, ■/. v/7. “Book Shower” a grand success. This will show a fine community spir it, a pride and appreciation for our teachers and for our school.—Con tributed. It is then that he should secure a ing offering in their behalf. You are fair price for that which he does pro- asked to contribute at least one day’s duce! This he can do through Intel- ] wages, or the proceeds therefrom, to ligent marketing#” j the orphanage of your preference. In announcing the action- dl tlwjTMa is a small r«-i|uest we committee, Harry GrTCamimr, pres sing for orphan rhildren. MM ident, said: one day donated to the “homes of the “The cotton fanner . right now is fatherless” will work a hardship upon t confronted with some very serious no one. Each of tho institutions problems. He has boen pretty hard hopes to share richly from the Work up against it before, plenty of times. Day ’numksgiving Appeal. The Methodists in Booth Carolina are Auditor R. W. Riley went over to Augusta last week to attend the fu neral of hia hroth-in-law, Mrs. Jas per H. Furman. Friday, NoV. 12.r-Friday- evening at 9 o'clock, ?. D. W .Ison died arid in the cemetery where once stood :>ld Bethlehem Church, he was laid to rest. T6e large crowd present and the floral tributes testified in a. mark ed degree to the large place that he and his family have !h the hearts of the people. Mr. Wilson was born near Fairfax, about 60 years ago, and spent the greater part of his life at this place. He was of a splendid old Southern family, well known and highly es teemed. His father was one of the pioneers of this part of the State, and was a man who stood for the pro motion of all things worth while in life. Mr. Wilson’s devotion to his family was a beautiful trait—a fond and faithful husband and an affectionate and thoughtful father. * A few years ago hig health began to fail, but he bore all his suffering with fortitude and a cheerful spirit. He leaves his widow; a son, Wilbur Wilson, of Columbia; a daughter, Mrs. Horace Young, of Fairfax, and a little grandson. It is good to see Capt. J. B. Mor ris on the streets again after his re cent severe illness. ALLENDALE RALLY DAYi^ PROVED GREAT SUCCESS Many Interesting 1 Exhibits#—Large Crowd hi Attendance. ttf-wr-rr—rr Easterling will earn with regret that he has been confined to his room for several days and hope to see him out again soon. • l * Allendale. Nov. 13.—A rally day was held here Friday and proved to be successful in every way. Several good speakers were present and many interesting exhibits were pre sented. The croSvd was so large that the original plan calling for a meet ing in the theatre was abandoned and the speaking was on the public square. This change was necessary in order to accommodate the many, people in attendance. Congressman James F. Byrnes, of j University Hospital. Aiken, was the principal speaker. J I^unhan, who was in his roosav Other speakers were State Senator ^*e time of the fire, waa unable to’ Johnson, Mr. Fowler, county agent; m * ke an escape, owing to the fact Miss Kerby Tyler, home demonstra- th * t h « waa virtually an invalid and tion agent; Miss Elizabeth Larney, WM trapped in the burning structure, dairy specialist; Mrs. Francis Y. | In an effor t to gain the front door by JASPER H. FURMAN DIED FROM BURNS WEDNESDAY Former Baruwch Man Succunhcd to 1 Injuries Received Tuesday. - ♦ - - The many Barnwell County friends of Mr. Jasper H. Furman, formerly of Barnwell, but for the past several years a resident of Augusta wilt learn with regret of hia tragic death in that city last week. The following account is taken from Thursday’s issue of Yhe Augusta Chronicle: Jaspef H. Furman, who was fataltr burned Tuesday morning in the fire at his home on Silver Block, died yes terday morning at 4:40 o’clock at the asked to turn their help t0 Epworth Orphanage, the Baptists to Connie Maxwell, the Episcopalians to the Church Home, while the Presbyter ians will give their aid to the Thom- well Orphanage. The appeal is urgent. The orphans must be remembered. Send in your , contribution, thereby helping to pro vide for the care of these boys and > and joy | or perhaps we should aey all the time. He has possibly been up against it as hard as be is at* present, but— “Now he stands at the cross reads. On the one hand he tees stretching out before him,'twisting and turning, rough and rutty, the old trail he has been following since the beginning. It has been a hard road and the view ahead is not encooTUging. “On the other head is a new, straight, hard-surfaced road loading j girls and bringing happi straight to the cotton mill. It is a I Into thoir lives. smooth road, well kept, and in its ■ “Pure religion and undefiled before ! surface Is stamped this imprint: God and the Father is this. To visit! ‘Guaranteed by 80.000 satisftfd ueen the fatherless and widows in their —Approved by agricultural special- afflictions, and to keep himself un- >sts.’ ! spotted from the world.” “This new road is built on a sound | AI1 contributions should be sent to j business-like system, as are all other Tho* P• Noe, Church Home, York, S.) highways of industry, which others U.{ W. D. Roberts, Epworth Orphan- are now following to prosperity. ^ a * e > Columbia, 8. C.; A. T. Jamisor, \ The new roed la the South Caro- 1 C#nnie Greenwood. S. C.; lina Cotton Growers* Oiopemtive L Lynn * Thorrme,, Association, By means of it the ^ *' n *®®* 8* C. farmer can, through his own hired * ” * marketing expert, go all the way to’ ROSEMARY ^iEYIS. market with his cotton, guarding it! —— Fire which waa discovered about 6 o’clock Sunday morning destroyed a one-story frame residence in Barn well occupied by Mr. Melvin Carter. It it thought that the blase waa started by rata and matches. Excel lent work on the part of volunteer fire-fighters saved nearby dwellings. The Diamond Hotel opened- "its doors to the general public several days ago under the management of diet—Beywsidei fermnly—of- McCor^ - mick. Barnwell la glad to welcome him and his wife to the city. Mrs. P. M. Stuart, Mrs. T. D. Fo- gleman. Miss Pauline Stuart and Mr. W. G. Stuart, all of North'Caroliha, left Saturday morning for their homes after a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. B- P. Davies. They made the trip in an automobile and found the roads in excellent condition all the way. Mr. Ralph B. Stuart returned to Greensboro Tuesday. way of the stairs he was cut off oy flames and smoke and waa overcoma before he could reach the foot of the stain. The prostrate form was discovered by Captain John Kennedy, of Chemi cal Company of the fire department, who fought hie way through the smoke and flames and brought Mr. NUrman out alive. Fire Chief Reyn olds commended Captain Kennedy on his fearless actions and announced that it was one of the bravest deeds ever performed In the history of the Are department hen. nii-TnAira-i *T»eInjured man waa rushed to the H I Univenity Uoepitai in the chiefs car. v hooi exhibits, farm crops, when it was learned that his entire live st<*k and poultry. (40 Allendale- body was burned severely, end little nised mules were shown.) hope for his recovery waa given by It nelly looked like e little fair. I the hospital authorities. All stores closed for the occasion, Mr. Furman Is survived by u jrtfe? end the schoob over the county pve six sons and five daughters, as foi- holiday. Some unusual and vary in-1 lows: ’ Mn. Janie Dowling Kline, marketing specialist, and Mrx. Dawson, field agent of the Red Cross. Demonstrations were given in judg ing butter by Mr. Badger, dairy spe cialist, and in butchering and curing a hog by Mr. Herman, swine spe cialist fron^Clcmson. Rally Day was started and so suc cessfully carried through by Miss Kerby Tyler, home demonstration agent, Mr. Z. D. Robertson, county agent, and the Civic League of Al lendale, led by the tireless president, Mrs. J. M. Patterson. AH- exhibits were of superior qtnfTT- ty—the canning, cooking, . sewing. teresting exhibits were shown in the 1 room of antiques, among them being two dresets worn at inaugural balls of President George Washington and Andrew Jackson, a stiver knee buck- Otis Skinner’s Kismet,” •Extraordinary Stage Success, Now a “Cinema Miracle” widow; J. Hal. C Vernon, Eldred C., Carroll S., George R^ and Jack, Fur man; daughters, Mn. W. R. Easter ling and Miaaeo MeUie, Caroline and Gene Furman, all of Akusto. Abe two brothers, Curtis Furman, of Al- lendab, S. and J. Warren Furmuu. of Charleston, S. C.; one sister, Mrs. Lours F. Roberts, of Ehrhardt, A. G* and a niece. Mrs. ,Ellb Hogan, of North Ai Funeral from the residence of hb W. R. Easterling, Jr, yesterday af ternoon at 4:80 o’clock. Rev. Joseph R. Sevier officiating. Interment fol lowed at the City Cemetery. AMERICA’S LEADING .ROMAN TIC ACTOR GIVES LAST PER FORMANCE OF CELEBRATED PLAY IN R-C FILM. from the losses In country damsges, * Rosemary, Nov, 10.—Mr. and Mrs. cit£-crop. suecuiatiKa-^goriis* uannu t J -. spcttL, ^laying the eteHaw-rme. ^fhrvctedibY "Kismet,” that colorful masterpiece j of the stage in which Otis Skinner, • America’s foremost character actor, i achieved the greatest success of his I celebrated career, has oeen transfer red to the screen with Mr. Skjnpgt Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W Hair. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kennedy spent part that has heretofore been his in rS un d a y w Hh Mr. and Mrs. E. E. essary handling costs, etc., and take home with him all of the money the spinner p tvs instead of the small I the price that the * local buyer ha% paid him. “South Carolina farmers are tak ing the new road in steadily increas ing numbers.” Capt. C. H .Matins, of Blackville, was a business visitor here Tuesday afternoon. Owens.. Misses Louise Walsh, Maxine Hair and Mrs. Corrine Burkhalter, of Williston were visitors in this sec tion Sunday. Louis J. Gasnier, admittedly a wizard at his trade, and produced by Roberi- son-Cole, the picture has been hailed as “The Miracle of the Movies.” It will be seen at The Vamp Theatre for a run of two days, beginning Wednesday night, Nov. 23, with a Thanksgiving Day matinee at 3:36 P. M. The screen versfon of “Kismet” has Mr. Horace J. Crouch of Elko was been aptly called a cinema miracle. TAX SALE. ^tate of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. The State of South Carolina, against Patsy Long. . * * ^ Under and by virtue* of a tax, ex ecution directed to me by J,*B. Arm strong, Treasurer of Barnwell Coun- ' ty, I have this" day levied upon and will sell to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House at Barnwe 1 !, South Carolina, on Monday, Decem ber 5, 1921, this being' salesday in said month, between the legal hours of sale,'to the highest bidder for cash the following described rejal estate: . “Two lots, Situate and lying in the township of Williston, measur ing 50 ft. by 155 ft. each, or the two 4ots combined measuring 50 -ft. '4>y 310 fL* same being bounded on the North by-Elko Road, on the South i ‘ by Stansell Street, on the East by lots formerly owned by Phillip Sim mons, and the West by lots formerly owned by C. A. Roland.” These ifts are numbers 6 and 23 in block “B” as shown by plat re corded in Clerk of Court’s office, Barnwell. S. C., Book 6-G. page 638. Same being sold to satisfy taxes and costa. Purchase^ to pay for stamps and papers. • . C- Keys Sanders. 4 Sheriff, Barnwell County a Rosemary visitor Sunday, Mj. Bryan Powell, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. S. J. Powell, and Mr. J. L. Owens, of Williston, wete in this vicinity Sunday. because not only does it show tae greatest actor of the country in the greatest play of the decade, but be cause in its production have been combined the finest workmanship, materials and intelligence obtainable in the motion picture world. The pic- The Farmers and Merchants Bank ture is a poem in colors as well .*.3 of Dunbarton was closed Saturday j an epic of the newer form of dramat- pending 1 an examination by the State > *° expression. Its production co.it COMING! COMING! To The VAMP THEATRE E. F. BAUER, MGR. Nov..23 and 24 bank examiner. TAX SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. The State of South Carolina, against Jane Hickson. Under and by, virtue of a tax ex ecution directed to me by J. B. Arm strong, Treasurer of Barnwell Coun ty, I hav^^bis day levied upon nhd ran well over $500,900. The filming of “Kismet” is also noteworthy because of the fact that in it Mr. Skinner makes his screen debut, a step he would not have taken had it. not been far his desire to im mortalize this great play. After re fusing the offers of various producing concerns Mr, Skinner consented to preserve the marvelous artistry of his role as Hajj, the beggar, for all time, when the Robetson-€ole com pany promised to produce the pl&y for the screen with even greater beauty and splendor than mariced its stage production which played to “The Cock of the Walk,” “The Honor of the Family” and scores of other plays. Each won him great laurels, but the- pinnacle of his success was, without question, achieved through his marvelous interpretation of the role of the beggar, Hajj. The action, of the play is set in the Asiatic city of Bagdad and for this reason an almost perfect reproduc tion of the city had to be built on tin expansive grounds of the Robertson- Cole studio recently purchased in California. So strikingly spectacular is the new Bagdad reared by Robertson-Cole that thousands of persons, attracted by newspaper and magazine articles, visited the studios during the filming of the picture to get a glimpse of what had been hailed as the greatest set eder erected in the United States or Ejnfpe. Work on the Bagdad reproduction gave employment to 1,350 skilled and unskilled laborers. The set, -which covers many acres, requiied more than- two months--to build, the work men being employed continuously in day and night shifts course, the producers didn’t buy it, but they had to pay a bouncing rent-1 al to the owner. The huge cast of characters is .ill that could be desired. Playing op posite Mr. Skinner are Rosemary Theby, Eleanor Fair, Cornelia Skm- ner (Mr. Skinner’s daughter, who J makes her debut as a screen mctrta/i'., Hamilton ReveRe and Matilda ^Qqt mtoit, who were In <he stage play, Leon Barry, Emmett C. King, Fred erick Lancaster, Sidney Smith, Rob ert Evans, Herschel Mayall and many others. MASTER’S SALE. State of South Carolina, . County of Barnwell. Court of Common M. B. Hagood, Plaintiff, wilT sell to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, crowded houses in the United Stptcs South- Carolina; on - Monday, Decern-! and Europe for yeai-rrr Mrr SklrmtlT “The--Megic- Oitj^ as they tall If ber 5, 1921, this being salesday ' in- himself appeared continuously in the ^ es t Coast, is as perfect a i for more than three years. of the Bagdad of the period said month, between the legal hours play of sale, to the highest bidder for cash screen tho following described real estate: v One lot^situate and lying in the town of Williston, bounded on the North by G. W. Green, on the East by G. W. Green, on the South by G. W. Grten- and on the Weat by , who, since the days when he appeared Street.”' 1 in the support of Edwin Booth and Same being sold to satisfy taxes Lawrence Barrett, has been one of and costs. Purchaser to pay fer the tnost romantic figures of the F performance marks his last appearance hi his justly famous role. Few artists of the contemporary stage have enjoyed a spot closer to. the hearts of the great amusement- loving public than has Otis Skinner, stamps ami papers. — C. Keys Sanders, Sheriff, Barnwell County. t-A merican theatre. “ Many, and of ' wide range have been hU uuccasaes: “Francesca d«? Hrmrr.mi“Laxarre,” describe^ the story of “Kisme*, 1 * as it was possible for human in genuity and historical and artistic data to make it. The interior sets a r« even more and beautiful than the exterior The costumes are a riot of color. The eye of the camera is mer ciless, and in selecting the many properties with which to dress the sets, all had to be genuine and an tique. One rug, used in the Caliph’s palace, was valued at $100,000. Of OTIS SKINNER APPEARS IN FAMOUS “KISMET” ROLE In all the length and breadth of fiction there is no more picturesque s character than Hajj, the beggar of Bagdad. Edward Knoblock, the ‘pUy- wright made Hajj famous in the stage version of “Kismet,” and Otis Skinner, perhaps the best known and most popular actor in the country, immortalized Hajj during the years he gave life to this characterization on the stage. The Robertsotn-Cole Company has filmed the famous play, which wiM be run for two days at the Vamp Thea tre, starting Nov. 23rd, and thous- andp of people of Barnwell County are going to have opportunity of seeing Hajj, tlie beggar, portrayed oy no less a person than Otis Skinner himself. It is a safe prediction tb'-t the swaggering, crafty, adventure loving and amusing old Bagdad vaga bond will win every one’s heart and in the years to come when old days are discussed, his memory will be green. ^ On the stage Hajj made an in stantaneous hit wherever “Kismet*’ was played; the screen version will do that and more, for, on the screen Hajj has an opportunity far beyond the limitations of the speaking stage and Skinner’s interpretation of this role in the screen version will stand for a. long time to come as the finest study in character- work that the moving picture cameras ever record ed. GASNIER DIRECTS. Louis J. Gasnier, the famous direc tor for Robertson-Cole, has achieved the'greatest work of his career in “Kismet,” the Robertson-Cole super- special starring Otis Skinner, which opens at the Vamp Theatre on Me*. 23.—(Advertisement.) against I saline Meyer, in her own right iaff as Executrix of the last will and testament of George M. Meyer, de- . ceased, George Meyer, Benjamin r Meyer, Langley Meyer, Herman Meyer, Roosevelt Meyer, Wilson Meyer, Ada Meyer; Marie Meyer, Theodore Williams, Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled caxuo, I will sell at Barnwell, in front of the Court House, on Monday, Decem ber 5th, 1921, jt being salesday in said month, within the legal hours of sale, the following described prop erty: All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the County and State afotesaid, and said to contain Thirty-Seven and one- half (37^) acres, more or less, des ignated as Tract No. 7 on a plat of the “Dortch Place,” which plat is re corded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance in and for the State and County above named. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for stamps and'papers. H. L. O’Bannon, ^Master. Master’s office, Nov. 15, 1921. 1 ■ - le worn at dinner given George Wash ington, a Huguenot Bible 352 years old, a small Roman sword, not over, five inches long, estimated to be at least 500 years old. It was found at Silver Bluff on the Savannah River, the old camp ground of De Soto, and a copper lustre pitcher 367 yean old. Judges wen from the force, including Miss Bess district agent; Miss laora county agent of Hampton, and Mrs. Harry Rich, ef Blackville. , The work done by girls from the .«-v t;