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VT .'••v - w VI % e. .hi rr^~ EktublMied fat 1877. [OLUME XLV. “Jumk Like a Member of the Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLlNA^THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1922. LargMt Countj CircaUtWn. NUMBER 29. tUDGET OF INTERESTING ' ITEMS FROM WILLISTON Comings and Goings .of .People .of Hustling Little Town. Williston, February 25.—(Special.) —Mr. W. A. Jumper, of Springfield, was in town Wednesday buying cat tle. Mr. A. F. Green, of Augusta, was a visitor in Williston Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Whittle, of Leefc- ville, have been visiting their daugh ter, Mrs. Quinby Eubanks. Mrs. Walter Sizemore is spending some ^ime with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson. » % Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Porter and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Livingston motored to Augusta Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Givens, of North, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Peacock. Little Miss Beatrice Givens is spending the week with her grand mother, Mrs. P. F. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Porter spent • Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Purnette, of Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Anderson spent ^Sunday in Blackville. liss Dorothy Porter has been fing some time with her sisters, - Carfoll Itson, of Springfield, Mrs. Ralph Bolen. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Givens, Master Durward and little Miss Era Givens were visitors in Augusta Sunday. The many friends of Mrs. H. C. Hair will be sorry to know that she > was suddenly called to the bed side of her daughter, Mrs. Leroy Bell, who is very ill at Ojus, Fla. Her son, Clarence, accompanied her as far as Jacksonville. Mrs. Bell's early re- , covery is hoped for by her many friends who remember her as Miss Hair. Rev. G. H. Hodges of Aiken spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. t Quinby Eubanks. Lt. and Mrs. Gregg Smith and son Carver came up from Charles ton last week visit the former's father,. Dr. W. C. Smith. While here Lt. Smith was taken with a slight case of “Flu” but is now able to re turn to his medical work at the Charleston Navy Yard. Thursday afternoon Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy. Jr. entertained a few friends at cards. Saturday afternoon Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr.> entertained at cards in honof of Mr. Gregg Smith of Charleston. Bryant Bell left this week to re enlist in the army. He served in France and made a good record and could not resist the call of the col ors. The Williston and Allendale girls played an interesting basket-ball game in Willistdn last Friday «fter- noon. When the time was up the score was tied and Allendale won on the _play-off. Our girls play North Augusta this week. -Misses Foreman and Godbold spent Sunday in Augusta. Mrs. R. M. Mixson is confined to her bed as a result of a fall. Her Injury was only slight and she ex pects to be up. within a few days. The many friends of Miss Cecile Hair will be glad to know that she has sufficiently recovered from her recent illness to attend school. Mesdames L. M. Pearson and M. B. Self have returned from a trip to Spartanburg where they attended the closing Billy Sunday meetings. It is rumored on the streets of Williston that Mr. J. E. Kennedy will soon start painting his house. Tuesday of last week Mr. A. M. Kennedy gave a Valentine party. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trotti ' have moved to Leesville. . , Mrs. - S. - H. Ussery and Miss Eloise Cave of Barnwell were visit ors in Williston last Friday. - -•] The many friends of Mr. Ham- fnond Anderson will regret to know that he is not doing well. Normand Bennett, Jr. has return ed te^ his home in Atlanta after a visit of several we^ks to his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ben nett. Mrs. D. L. Merritt has been con fined to her bed for several weeks with a severe cold. Mr. William Coleman of Aiken was visitor in Williston last Friday Jtting ^ some choice asparagus [•rowns from his uncle, Mr. W. E. ^othro. Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Prothro of Aiken and Mis*« Louise Prothro of Williston are spending several weeks in Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Lizzie Hair of Barnwell AUGUSTA COTTON MAN SEES HIGHER PRICES Says That Cotton Will Go to 25 Cents * in Ninety Days. Mr. Frank Doremus yesterday, pre dicted 25 cents cotton in ninety days. He said: “Secretary Hester officially report ed yesterday the spinners takings of American cotton throughout the world since August 1st had amount ed to 8,118,000. In other words the total crop of 1921-22 has come, and gone into the spinners hands. This condition has never before existed (where the whole crop has passed in to spinners hands in six months). “No matter what the world’s sup ply, of cotton is, visible or invisible, it. is well to note in the United States the visible American is under 2,500,000 and in all other countries combined is 3,600,000 and there Are six months ahead of us before the next crop. There is much confusion all over the world as to the final outcome of fertilizer and acreage for the com ing crop. This will not be definitely known for a few months but if you can look ahead and guess right the profit on your guess depends on you. We would say that fertilizer sales will be very small compared with any other crop except the last one. The sale of mules in the cotton states (as a sample illustration) is practically nil this year and a loss of 20 per cent in mule power is a 20 per cent cut in acreage. “We believe that the world is go ing to have the pleasure of seeing, before 1928, the long talked of act ual scarcity and shortage of raw cot ton. We base this opinion on the fact that adjustments of world con ditions have gone so far that the de mand for raw cotton is back to nor- mal (14.000.00), proved by official re cords, with the past crop and the next crop well under normal. It may take some time for this condition to be proven to the cotton trade hut those who see it first will begin to discount it ahead, and we believe cot ton will sell at 25 cents inside of 90 days."—Augusta Chronicle, Feb. 12. BLACKVILLE D. A. R. The Joseph Koger Chapter, D. A. R., of Blackville, held it* regular Feb ruary meeting with Mrs. A. H. Nine- stein as hostess, Mrs. I. F. Still, the regent, presiding, and all other offi cers being on duty. Many matters of interest and importance came up for discussion. Plans were made for the observance of Washington’s birthday by an annual reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Still, and a del egate together with alternates were appointed to attend (he national con ference in April. Mrs. Judson Matthews led an inter esting discussion, being followed by Mrs. H. D. Still and Mrs. R. A. Gyles. At the close of the business session the hostess, assisted by Mrs. .T. O. Boland, Mrs. E. H. Weissinger and Miss Florence Ninestein, served re freshments. POST MASTERS INSPECT ROUTES IN THIS COUNT? Mr. W. J. Faulkner, of Blackville, is among the new subscribers to The People this week. spent Sunday with her son, B. M. Hair. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kennedy spent Sunday in' Allendale. Mrs. G. W. Green is recovering from her recent illness. Mrs. M. T. Wise is better after being quite dick. Miss Alice Scott has returned from a visit to Mrs. E. G. Fletcher of Co lumbia bringing little Miss Loretta Fletcher with her to visit her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. KitMi- ings. Mr. Chester Page of Aiken was a visitor in town Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Ussery of Cal vary section were in Williston Sun day. Mr. J. W. Toole and -^family of Aiken have moved to Williston and are occupying the T. W. Scott home on West Railroad Avenue. Little Miss Miriam Quattlebaum is considerably better this week, and it is hoped that she will soon be up again. r The many friends of Mr. John P. Lee will be delighted to know that after a long illness he is able to be up. Mrs. J. Lewis Smith and ^little daughter Laura are spending a few days in Greenwood with her mother, Mrs. Epting. By direction of*the Post Office De partment, postmasters throughout Barnwell County are making an in spection of the rural routs from their offices. The puriwse is that they might ascertain by personal observa tion and make report whether the roads used are in good condition for travel, the routes welUarranged, boxes properly erected, so as to be easily reached by the carriers without difficulty and without obstructing travel, the carriers serving their routes as offically prescribed, the schedule observed, and whether the families served are satisfied with the service rendered, or if there are improvements which could be suggest ed in the interest of the patrons or the Department. It may be necessary, in connection with the inspections, to request many patrons to take action to the end that their boxes might conform with the regulations as to i kind, condition, location, or height, and in having the name of the owner plainly printed on them. Also, to bring to the attention of road overseers or other respon sible persons the need for improve- m^it in roads or repair or construc tion of culverts or bridges. It is the desire of the Department, and its purpose, to provide adequate and convenient service, so far as may be possible, to all persons residing in rural communities, .but this end can not be attained without the full co operation of the patrons in the ef forts of postmasters and carriers to sfrve them promptly regularly ahd satisfactorily. Whatever facilitates the work of the carrier is of direct benefit to the patrons, for the greater the ease and speed with e^hich a carrier may cover his route the earlier and better the service afforded. So, patrons of rural delivery ’ can greatly help themselves by helping tBeir carrier, ■ seeing to it that roads are kept in good condition and promptly opened after storms, by keeping the approaches to their boxes clear, and by promptly and willing ly correcting any irregularities af fecting their boxes when asked to do so. « Another great assistance that pa trons can render carriers is by keep ing themselves supplied with and us ing stamps instead of placing un stamped mail, with money for the purchase of the required postage, in the boxes. This deieys the carrier and sometimes imposes a great hard ship on him,' especially in cold or stormy weather. If preferred, stamp ed, envelopes, either printed or plain, may be obtained from the carrier, are of good quality, and cost but lit tle more than the value of the stamps upon them, and are redeemable at the value of the stamps damaged, but returned in a practically whole con dition. If necessary to place money in a box, it should be put in a coin holding receptacle or be properly wrapped so as to be easily picked up by the carrier. Money for the purchase of money orders should not be left in boxes, but.should be handed to the carrier and a receipt obtained. , HARTER-COONER. GRAND JURY COMMENDS OFFICIALS OF COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AT BARNWELL SATURDAY Post Office Department Thinks Ser-^ Would Deal Severely With Laxity of vice Can Be Improved. Court Attendants. Fairfax, Feb. 25.—A wedding of interest was that of Miss Sadie Har ter, only daughter of Mrs. Julia Har ter, of Fairfax, and Roy Cooner, of Bamberg. The ceremony was solem nized at the Methodist Church Feb ruary 15th at 6 o'clock. The Re/. Mr. Humphrey, pastor of the bride, officiated, using the ring ceremony. Immediately after the ceremony a reception; which was attended by the bridal party, cfcgt relatives and inti mate friends, was hold at the bride’s home. ' The bride, who is a graduate of Columbia College, ts admired by a large number of friends for her beau ty, her gentleness, fine intellect and accomplishments. Although she has been a social favorite, she has found time for. the worth while things of life-and for several years has been an efficient music teacher at Olar* The bridegroom is a young, busi ness man of Bamln-rg and is of ster ling worth and character. The young couple have, gone to Florida for their honeymoon and up on their return will be at home in Bamberg- Advertise in THE PEOPLE. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. To the Honorable J. W. Devore, Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury for the present year, having completed its work for this term of Court, begs leave to make this its final report: We have passed upon all bills of indictment that .have been handed to us by the Solicitor and have re turned them to the Court with our findings thereon. We call the Courfh attention, and to the necessary authorities, .the laxity of witnesses, which we have noticed, both in our deliberations and as the Solicitor proceeds wRh the trial of cases in the Court. We feel that the Court and proper Of ficers should deal severely with witnesses, and attendants who do not show proper respect to the Court in this particular. We have made van investigation of all of the departments of the County government, and to the best of our knowledge and belief we beg to report as follows: PROBATE JUDGE: We find this office is neatly and well kept and the records are in fine shape. We again cite the urgency for two ad ditional tiers of record files. We find loose in the office a number of Probate Rolls, involving Estates, that cannot be filed, for the rea son that the office is not equipped with the necessary filing fixtures. We recommend that the Delegation provide sufficient funds for this needed equpiment. SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE: We find this office accurately and properly administered, the records are all in first-class shape and in our opinion the Supervisior and County Commissioners are doing their full duty. COUNTY JAIL: We find this institution is well kept. We com mend the official Jailor for his services to the County. CHAINGANG: % A Committee of three visited the Chsin-gang and found things in fairly good condi tion. Some 'improvements can be made in sanitary conditions exist ing in tents, sleeping quarters, etc., by the airing of bed-clothes and the raising of tept-sides during the absence of inmates. The kitchen wagon appeared in a sanitary con dition and it is our opinion that proper food is being furnished. It i* specifically recommended that the blankets and clothing in the prison-cage be cleaned and re furnished from time to time. THE AUDITOR: We find the Auditor’s office well kept and his books in almost perfect harmony with those of the County Treasur er.’ - TREASURER: The County Treasurer’s office was inspected and the same conditions exist . in said office as heretofore stated to exist in the Auditor’s office. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDU CATION: We did not examine this office, for the’ reason that the Superintendent was absent on in spection of county schools. How ever, his office was left open for our inspection. PQOR HOUSE: We have visited the Poor Farm and find some of the houses well kept, while others are not. Some of the houses are badly in need- of being - ceiled and we earnestly recommend that this be done at once. We desire to call to the attention of the proper authori ties the urgent need ,of a woman nurse to assist in caring for the helpless women inmates of the Poor Yard. We futher desire to call to the Court’s attention the fact that the - “Helper” at the said institu tion will be discharged ' from his term In April, and we * recommend that the court at this time designate some convicted prisoner to take his place. We recommend to the proper authorities that sufficient funds be prvided with which to extend the witer main through the Poor Yard, so that spigots may be installed in said yard. We have examined into the finan cial status of the Public Schools of the County, and we find that if they are to run for the full session, one of two things must be done, either the people must make im mediate payment of their taxes or the County authorities must bor- Pleasant Hill School Improvement Association to Serve Dinner. Superintendent of Education Hor ace J. Crouch has announced a very interesting program for the meeting of the Barnwell County Teachers As sociation, which is to be held in the auditorium of the Barnw^i High School Saturday, March 4th, begin ning at 11 o'clock A. M. The speak er of the occasion will be Dr. W. &. Currell, president of the University of South Carolina. Special music will also be a feature. Dinner will be served by the members of the Pleasant Hill School Improvement Association. The program is as fol lows: Singing by the Association. Devotional Exercises—Rev. C. W. Boyd. Music—Selected. Address—Dr. W. S. Currell, presi dent of the University of South Caro lina. Music->-Barnwell High School Cho rus. Business. Lunch. ' Dr. Currell will remain over for a Union Service at the Barnwell Bap tist Church Sunday morning, to which the public la cordially invited. ENTERTAINMENT PLEASES Blackville, Feb. 23.—One of the beet amateur performances ever seen in the city was conducted Thurs day evening at The Lyric Theatre under the auspices of “The Girl Scouts of Blackville.” Mias Margaret A. Chisolm, Scout Leader and director of this play, de serves great credit in getting up this exhibition and in the manner with which it has handled, many tributes having been paid her, and from the expressions of praise heard on every hand, it is probable that this per formance will be repeated at some of the adjacent towns. In the incep tion, a welcome address was splendid ly rendered by Master Theodore Ninestein, followed, by “Dancing of the Robins and Drill.” A solo «was then beautifully rendered by Miss Amarynthia Keels, taking the place of Miss Lula Bailey who couldn’t be prevent. “A Young Man’s Dream” by Mr. Reed Nevila and sixteen girl scouts was unusually good, followed by a chorus of six girl scouts and a dance by Patrol Four. Miss Keel rendered another solo at this time, choosing as her selec tions, “If I knew you and you knew me,” and “Because I love you.” Miss Keels has a very strong and sweet voice, and these two selections were well received. “The Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Guggeulocker,” a burlesque, was ex ceptionally good. Your correspondent understands the receipts frtm this performance netted approximately $36.00, and will be used for the purpose of purchas ing scout uniforms and to foster the girl scout movement in general. COMBINING OF OFFICES WILL REDUCE EXPENSES Several Changes to Be Made in “the Line up” at Coart House. DAN CUPID AT WORK Double Pond, Feb. 27.—Dan Cupid has been quite busy around Double Pond this winter, four couples hav ing succumbed to his arrows in the past few months, beginning with Mr. 'Sammie Hartzog and* Miss Inez Dyches. This marriage was follow ed by those of Mr. Ernest Croft and Miss Inez Warren and Mr. Ottie Nix and Miss Corrie Chitty., The last on the list to date is that of Mr. Henry Winton Jones, of this section, and Miss Willie Lou Myres, of Orange burg. * Advertise in THE PEOPLE. row money with which to pay the testers. We find twenty school Districts out of a total of thirty- five in the .County seriously* embar rassed financially. The Treasurer of the County can furnish figures to verify this statement, and un less something is done immediately most of these twenty schools will be forced to rlnue ‘ ^ .-.y - .We desire to thank the Court, the Solicitor and other Officials for the assistance, which has been rendered us by them in their de liberations, all of which ia Respectfully submitted. P. E. Allen. - Foi Barnwell, 8. C. Feb. 21, 1922. Under the terms of a bill in troduced by Representative Edgar A. Brown, there will be effected a combination of several county of fices in an effort to reduce ex penses, with the consequent re duction in taxes. The annual ap propriation for the caterpillar trac tor has been abolished, and the estimated that a total saving from this and the combination of offices will be about $15,000 a year. The bill provides that the offices of Auditor and County Superintend ent of Education shall be combined under the office of Auditor. The salary is fixed at $2,000 a year, with $500 allowed for a clerk hire. This will mean a saving of $1,500. After the expiration of the present term of the Master, that office will be combined with the of fice of Judge of Probate, carrying a salary of $1,500 a year and pro viding that all fees shall be turned into the county treasury. It ia estimated that this will mean a sav ing of about $2,00*. Both of these offices are for four yuan, that of * the Judge of Probate expiring this year and that of Master two years hence. Thlt being the case, ^ M was impossible to effect the com bination at this time and the present incumbent of the Probate Judge’s office will be allowed to hold over for two years lodger with out the necessity of making the race this summer. At the expiration of the present term of the Clerk of Court’s offlea, that office will j* placed oa a salary of $2,400 a year and all foes will be turned into the county treas ury. It is thought that this will offset a saving of at Uast $2,000. Five county commissioners at a ■alary of $100 sach per year will be appointed by the County Delegation, instead of having three at an an nuel salary of $600 each, as is the case at present. These men will be selected from different sections ef the county. The Board of Commis sioners thus constituted will ap point e supervisor of roads end fix hie salary, although it is probable that tJie people will be given an op portunity of nominating a man for the office in the primaries this summer. Senator A. M. Kennedy, of Williston, is the author of this bilL Mules will replace the big tractor heretofore employed on the roeis, which, it is claimed, will reduce ex penses about $7,500 a year. Representative J. W| Folk, of Williston, is the author of a bill to abolish the office of Magistrate at Four Mile, Red Oak and Hilda, ef fecting another saving of about $900 a year. Thus it will be seen that the to tal estimated saving will, amount to $15,000 a year in round numbers. DOUBLE POND ITEMS -v Double Pond, Feb. 27.—Mr. Charlie Hartzog motored to Blackville Fri day on business. Miss Ollie Lee Jones was the guest of Miss Julia Warren last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Jannie Hartzog spent last week-end with her sister, Mrs. Lan caster, of Fairfax. Misses Iris an<f Inez Martin spent last week-end with relatives in Nor way. Ffiss Eulalee Still was the guest of’ Miss Ethel Hartzog Saturday night. Miss Dorris Hutto spent last week end at her home near Blackville. ir ftfiss Edith Lott spent.last week- end at her home near Blackville. Mrs. R. W,»Wiurren visited her sonV^home last week ^n Orangeburg. Miss Julia Warden spent Saturday night with Miss Ruby Lee Warren, of Hilda. ^ is' IMPORTANT NOTICE The several Boards of Equalization will meet at the Auditor’s office on Tuesday, March 7th, 1922, to canvam returns for 1922. Every member of each township is asked to be present.. R. W. Riley. County Auditor. Any Barnwell people who have die. carded water pipe, are requested to d< the Civic in “The Circle.” -flm,