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/ [ t* , "V. • r' . t^T'JE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.^ ' *{* “We Are Careful, Yet Liberal.” A We appreciate your business. [•. . r » o!o Paid in Savin^R Department. | HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. $»»»»>»»»❖<»* EsUbUshed in 1877. . i .fl . . ■ _ 1 .> Like a Member of the Family” Largest County Circulation. »►»»»»»»»»»»»»»»♦»»»»»»»»<< Feb, 24« S^Ubacriptions Have ». Expired. PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY! ■ -■ V~ ■ ' ( ■ ;* VOLUME XLVIL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAV, FEBRUARY 14, 1921. NUMBER LARGE CROW® ATTENDS MEETING OF TEACHERS Catherine. , in Barnwell Saturday Thoroughly Enjoyed by'AlFr BARNWELL COUNTY MEN MAY RECEIVE CLEMENCY Board of Pardons Recommends Sus- . >. - _ , ^ ■ . 4 pension of Sentence for Three. The monthly meeting of the Barn-. Aell Courtty Teachers' Association was held at the auditorium of the Barnwell High School Saturday. One if the largest crowds of the school year was present at this meeting which speaks well, considering that the day was quite cold. After the opening song, Rev. L. K. Simpson, of North, conducted the devotional exercises. Dr. Jones, of Barnwell, waa scheduled for this i'aart of the program, but was unable to be present on account of «ickn«ss. Rev. Mr. Simpson, who accompanied Rev. Mr. Crain, Was called upon to "end the sefipture and offer the prayer. The Boy’s Chorus of the Willisten High School gave several selections and demonstrated that the Willistqn school has some exceptional vocal talent in its student body. This -Thorns '"was accompanied on - the piano by Miss Eclna Lott, music tea cher and director of the choral club. An unexpected treat on the pro gram was an address by Prof. Bolen, kead of the Extension Department of Winthrop College. Prof. Bolep came y> Barnwell ih behalf of the Music Memory ’fcontest which is being put on by the ;Extension Department .of Winthrop this year, and his visit coin- rtded with the teachers’ meeting; sc .\e was given an opportunity to di's- .•rcv> this contest before the teachers -of the county. In his address. Prof. Rolen stressed the part that miAic has 'ih»yod in the, development of the social and economic life of European ■-Ations, and that this contest was but the* giving to music its proper place in American life. He said that :.nis centest would further interest ui .he classical music by the peat com- rosors arul tend to form a partner- '■hip in human endeavors. Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, of BlackVilje, 'lounty Organizer of School Improve ment Associations, was on the pro- ;ram to discuss her work, but sh wits ill and her message was read by Miss Steele. This is a work thUt haa rot been given a proper showing .in ■ur school life, and'it is to, the inter AN EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES FORCES SCHOOL TO CLOSE Sixty' Pupils of Dunbarton High Schools Absent Monday Morning... Executive clemency is recommend ed in 24 of the 82 cases considered by the State board of pardons at its Jan uary meeting, three of them . being applications from Barnwell County ihen. Gov. McLeod has taken the re port under advisement and will net upon the cas<g in his discretion. Recommended for clemency from this coamty are: -Richard Bradley, of Barnwell, con victed of assault and battery with in tent to kill. “This petitioner,” the board says, “was tried and convicted in<hLs absence and sentenced to serve « three years. ... He has now served one year. An examination of the record would - indicate that there is considerable doubt concerning his guilt. The board, therefore, recom mends that he be given a Suspended sentence during his good behavior.” Luther Chavous and Willie Freder ick, or frarnwollr convicted' T)ctohor, 192111 of forgery’ and sentenced to sene two years.- The case involves the attempted forgery of two small< checks, no money being obtained.. Board recommends suspension of sen tences during good behavior. «t.of every school to line up the par- 4'nts of the children in the schools Tor i part in the school life. There are many things that an organization of •his kind can c}o and is' doing. ’The other musical .number on the rogrnm was-rendered by the Black rille teachers. This number consist- d of a violin, solo'by Muss Bruce, with piano uceorrfpimiment. Miss , Bruce has given several numbers at teach- •rs’ meetings in the past and never frils to win. applause. The principal speaker of the day .vas the Rev. J. Dean Crain, pastor o rhe Second Baptist Church, Columbia. ' Mr. Crain is perhaps the most origi ml speaker that has ever spokpn in Barnwell. He is one of the few < humeri-t inepchens in South Carolina Coday. His address was tilled wi’l - ’tmint saying**, odd anecdotes, am simple illustrations. He is a man ‘.rho never smiles when he us. talking - hut who keeps a ripple- of laughter eontinyally swaying his hearers. He is choekeff full of sunshine and; is gift 'd with the ability to impart that rinshine to others. To :iay that-hi.3 yklress was enjoyed ts putting very mildly. ’ , At the close of the-meeting a deli ghtful dimier was served the teachers •thd visitor« bv the women ,of .‘.the Methodist Church. . '' "A- Later. — Chavous, Frederick and Bradley have been granted suspended sentences during good behavior. DfabBarton, Feb. 12.—An epidemic of measles foifoed the Dunbarton High School to close for this week. Last week several cases were reported and some fifteen v or twenty children were out by the end of the week. It is es timated that about sixty'percent of the one hundred and twenty-five pu pils hns never had this disease. When'sphool opened up Monday there were about sixty pupils absent, due either to measles or me aisles in the home; so the* trustees decided that the best thing to do under the circum stances waK to close down for this week at least. If conditions' are im proved the school will re-open next Monday. A telephone message received in Dunbarton early Monday morning stated that Mr. Henry C. Rountree, of Charlotte, N. C., was dead. Mr. Rountree is a native of Dunarton, 4 COUNTIES ORGANIZE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE AN EXTRAORDINARY AIR TELEPHONE TEST HELl) BUSINESS DISTRICT IS i THREATENED BY BLAZE Schools in Aiken, r Allendale, Barhwdl Barnwell Radio Fans Hear Talk Be-! Four Stores on Wall Street Destroy- and Bamberg Organize. having' gone to At the teachers’ meeting in Janir ary, a committee was appointed-to in vestigate the advisability of organiz ing a .league of high, schools in this section of the State to control athlet ics and facilitate a schedule of games. Under the present State high school league there is very little chance of g small high school getting any rec ognition for its work in athletics ow ing to its inability to put out a team that can combat with those put out by the larger high schools of the State. This committee, wrote to ten or twevle high schools in Allendale, Aiken, Barnwell and Bamberg Counties rel ative to the proposed league and the majority of those school officials were in favor x>f i« formation. Last Saturday, at the close of the Teacher’s Meeting, representatives of schools interested m this league met and a committee was appointed tween Havana and Los Angeles. ed by Fire Saturday Morning. Radio fans who were fortunito; Fire which was discovered about enougH to be listening in Friday even- 6ne o’clock Saturday morning for a ing from 10:45 to 11:20 p. m. to the time threatened the destructTOS' vf several stations broadcasting to- Barnwell’s business district and re- gether heard the * first combination suited in the loss of four stores on radio and telephone* transcontinental W’all Street. The blaze originated in test: given before the Bond Club at the store occupied by Trustee Hankin- Chicago by the American Telephone con, colored, who operates a negro and Telegraph Company by Gep. J. T. j restaurant, and evidently started Cartey, vice president of the company, from the cookstove. ' Mrs. Brookcr, The test was very successful, and night telephone operator, was await- those who listened received th(/thn!l ened by the bright light- of the leap- that all radio fans look for when ing flames shining through the win- Chicago said “Hello, Havana; hello, dow in the rear of the telephone ex-‘ San Francisco,” and those two sta- j chaijge, and gave the alarm. Owing tions, coast to coast, talked back and to the flimsy construction of the five To draw up a tentative constitution BARNWELL MEN SERIOUSLY CUT IN FIGHT AT HOTEL M. N. Holland Inflicts Serious Wounds on Brabham and Bcssinger. Shelley Beminger arid Coy "Brab ham, of this city, were seriously cut by Mam# N. Holland, it is alleged, Thursday night. Both men were wounded in the neck and fourteen stitches were necessary to close the gash in young Brabham’s neck. The knife came very ^fe-.e to severing his jugular vein; The wound in Besgin- ger’s neck, while not so long, was sftid to Ih* deeper and equally as seri ous. The wounded men bled profuse ly, leaving af .frail of blood from the hotel to a local drug store, where 'they were given medical attention. The difficulty occurred in a room at thv Hotel Diamond which had been engaged,* it is said, by a leveling man from .Augusta. There were several eye-witnesses. Those involv- in the trouble were placed und*T bonds forrtheir appearance for trial.. It is,understood that Brabham and Bessinger are recovering from their injuries. Sunday School Class Meets. years ago to engage in the automo bile business. His death came sud denly, or rather unexpectedly. His relatives here had a letter from Mi s. Rountree a few days ago stating that her husband had the grippe, but just hat complications set in to cause h:s death has not been learned at this writing. A host of friendg in this part of Barnwell County extend to his wife and parents their deep sym pathy in this dark hour. The friends of Miss Jane Owens are glad to hear that she is back at school after having been in bed for several days. . Winton Whaley, son of Mrs. Mattie Whaley, is. very sick with pneumonia. In addition to Winton, two more of her sons, Franklin and Eugene, have the measles. Her friends are sympa thizing with Mrs. Whaley, and wish ing for her sons a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dicks, and Mr. C. H. Dicks wort; business visitors to Augusta last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H.-H. King.attended he Barnwell County Teacher’s meet ing last Saturday. <, » The town electron comes next Fri day. At a meeting of the citizens of the town last Wednesday night at the school house the ' following Officers were nominated to run in the election Friday: For Mayor: B. F. Anderson, *C. H. Dicks, and E. I). Dicks; for Wardens: I*. J. Hiers, J. L. All. Dr. L . W. Anderson, W. H. Dicks, H. H. King. B. F. Owens, R. H. Burckhalter, B. A. Rountree, S. I). Rountree, and H. S. Anderson. One Mayor and j tour War lens will be elected at that time to serve the town for the yeir beginning March first. The people of Dunbarton and vicin ity were very much disappointed when they learned Saturday that the Rev. Webster. Garvin, of Chester, fell that he could not accept the call extended to him some time ago to accept the Dunbarton field ©f Churches. The Washington’s Birthday Party. A Washington’s birthday jrarty will Ih* given at the Barnwell Methodist Church parsonage February 22. the proceeds being for the parsonage and ihurch improvement fund. A cor dial itfvitation b extended to all. and ^•specially to the older folks. There will be various amusements and fret*' ^ guess who had her name. The following invita- ve.freshments tion ha. 1 * been issued: Missionary Circle Number Two Takes this means of asking you T(x help them, celebrate The birthday of Washington, great, \t the parsonage on the date r February 22nd, at the hour of eight. Bring pennies with you to the door To the amount of your age—nothing more. If you find you cannot come, Please send the money by someone. The Jennie Bates Hu good class of the Barnwell Methodist Sufriday school held its initial monthly ” business and social meeting Thursday afternoon, February 7th, at thy./Parsonage, with Miss Johnnie Atkinson, the tei^chi.’*, as hostess. Fourteen members 0 f j folks here were much impressed with the class were present: The 'meeting j Brother-Garvin, but feel that his de- waa opened with a prayer by \irs. Ed ! c ' s ' on v.>th h:s people at Woodward ami plans for the year ! (: M‘«L-r was the result of much.pray, r were. discussed. The following, are ' <r ^ deliWi ation. , the off ice. Wor the year: '' The Rev. II. P. Bennett has. been. , Mrs. Ed Woodward, president; Mrs.! invited to. preach* at Dunbarton next A. L. Bowman, secretaiy; Mrs. NtP-a | Thuivda >' ni P ht 8:00 o’clock. The' rfogfr, treasurer; Mrs. Notmi-n fron1 ,Iuyc ' 4 ‘ Branch - Meyer's Dicks, Mrs. Da\*isson and Mrs. H a; . Miil; and I^wer Three Runs have been | invited to attend this service. The ! pulpit committee is trying to a.iTange ! preacfiftftfx . services at convenient { times for ^be field as long -as we are j without a pasitor, aixi thus the. com- mitte has invited Rev. Bennett for Thursday night, so as not to interfere with his regular preaching engage ments on Sunday. _ The public fs cordially invited to worship with Cy press Chapel next Thursday night. Messrs! P. J. Hiers, H. H. King,^ L. Hiers, Jr., and Ralph Kiliingswrprth motored to v Augusta. Friday aft^ noon. . . • / and submit it to the* schools for ap proval. This w-ill be done this w,eek and it is hoped that the league will get under way. for the baseball sea son this .cpring.* - A word is necessary relative to this league. It is agreed that the present tendency in high school ath letics. to get the best players in a town to go to school for the required ten days in order to be eligible to play on the football or baseball, team has fo be checked or high school athletics will be killed. The state high school league tries now- to remedy this eyjl in the schools that are‘members of the state association, but the major ity of schools in this section, not ha/ ing teams of championship calibre 1 , deem it throwing away money to join the state high school league, and thus the evil of schools playing 'ringers can not be handled by the state league This association, then, is not to try to supplant the stqte league, but is. to co-operate with it to the extent dt getting schools that, are not now mem bers of the state organization to ad opt the same principles of fairness and eligibility that the state league stands for. This is a local organiza tion, and will take in all the schools in the four counties that will conform to its rules. Games are more ^inter- 'esting when schools are pitted against schools, and not towns against towns when boys are playing boys and not boys playing men. /This league wall not re.stnct schools to play teams in Ehe league only, but will be allowed to take on their sche<l ule other teams that they would like to play, but it does mean that teams that play each other in league garm will have to play only bona fide stu di nts and conduct their play accord ing to the rules of the league. This is a step in the right direction and the school superintendents dad coaches are to be congratulated on thus stand for clean, and manly sport in our high schools. brth. buildings, however, all four stores were a ma*>s of flames by the time the volunteer fire-fighters arrived on A roll call was then given from the different stations along the transcon tinental route from Chicago answer- j the scene and a high wind blowing ing in rotation. Mr. Caldwell at directly out of the North drove the Havana, Mr. White at Key West, Mr. sheets of fire against the adjoining Wjjey. at Palm Beach, then Jackson- two-story building. For a time it ville (the temperature there was an-1 looked^like the entire business de nounced cold at 48 degreesTr^then , trict was doomed .to destruction, but Denmark, S. C., Charlotte, Lynchburg, J the usual efficient work on the part of the fire department confined the loss to the block of four one-story •buildings, but not until the law offi ces of Harley and Blatt had suffered a small amount of damage, mostly from water. The principal loss to Va., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Canton, Ohio, Terre Haute, Kansas City, New ton,- Kansas, Garden City, Denver, Rawliifc^ Wy. (announced that they had two inches of show), Salt Lake Uity (said it toqi 8:5b P- m. and cold), Winnemuka, Nev.,v Sacremento, then them was the damaging of records, San Francisco, Mr. "BAtes. [the law library escaping with only A violin selection was given at minor damage. Havana for the other statroYv^ th^n The buildings burned were owned San Francisco played “Home, S'wget, by Col. J. E. Harley, who estimates Home,” on the chimes. The applause the loss at about $5,000, which is could be heard-in at the meeting in pitrtically covered by insurance. He Chicago, Aa each station hung it stated Saturday morning that be reported good-night' to Chicago and would rebuild at once, replacing the taps were played at San I rancisco at 8:11 p. m. (11:11 here.) This was the first test of its kin’d and the voices which were relayed and broadcasted from New \ orK, Washington, Havana, Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland and other stations so that millions listened on the talk from Havana to San Francisco through 5,000 mil CM of land wires and is a r demonstration of the power.—fif, radio for communications. All >f this was as clear and loud as if^ the speakers were in the room with the listeners and regu lar . conversations wore carried on between Chicago and ►Havana and the Pacific coast. In his talk at Chicago. Gen. Carty gave the history of the telephone and deliver-' ed a talk on the past and future uses of radio telephones. Mr. Terie Richardson, k of this city, using a Radiola V, received the en tire program, as did other local radio fans who happened to be listening in at the time. .BLACKVILLE TEAM WINS former stores with more substantial structures. Three of the store-fodms destroyed wore occupied by negroes, the fourth being vacant. The store of Messrs. G. M. Hogg and Powhattan HaVloyj located directly under the offices of Harley and. Blatt, was damaged some- what^y fire and water. * ►The volunteei* fire department has aggin rendered exceptional service to the city and its niemberu have come in for no small amount of well des erved praise. A common expression heal'd here is that, considering equip-, ment, Barnwell has the best fire de partment in South Carolina. They have prtved their worth , on more than one occasion, saving pfoperty- owhops thousands of dollars. I)K. A. B. PATTERSON WILL OFFER FOR STATE SENATE Former Member of Legislature to ■•Make Campaign This Summer. it.’fley. Devotional Commiftpe; MrA. Da vis, Mi's. Black and Mrs. Miller, Mem- *• JT . bershi p Coni m itteo' . ^ At) the conclusion of the husme "*, the names of those present were written on hearts and each pepsm asked to draw one. It was explained that the class would pUiy the “PolIv anna" game during the month by giv ing the one whose name they drew as many things to be “glad” over ns pos sible, without letting it be known who waa giving the “gladness.” At th : March meeting, which will be held’al the home of Mrs. Norman Dicks ev eryone .will ! i givsn the pp'pprfiurt / , “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” IS COMING TO BARNWELL Spectacle, Romance, Drama, Comedy and Tragedy Are .Combined. 7 Walks Over Denmark by the Score T of 58 to 4. Blackvflle, Feb. 8.—Blackville High School girls’ basketball team crown ed itself with glory by romping ov**r Denmark High on the local field this afternoon to the tune of 58 to 4. The game was mrter in doubt for the locals staged a walkaway from the start. The great and outstanding feature of the game was the classy and brilliant work of Martha Still for “Yes I ani going to make an active campaign for' the State Senate this summer,” said Dr. A. B. Patterscn Monday morning in reply to an in quiry by a representative of The Peo ple as to whether , or not he is plan ning to re-enter politics.-* A report has been current around Barnwell for several days to the effect that Dr. Patterson would l>e a candidate in the coming primaries for either a seat in the House of Representatives or ‘he Senate, and his staterrtent Mon- Blackville, who scored goals for n ; day confirmed the report that he is total of eighteen points in the first qushltdrt Adding fifteen mjyre to her credit or forty-eight points in a’l during the entire games- -Gladys Wd- lis again made an oxcelleqt showing ag^uring four goals while Margaret O’Gorman is accredited with one. The thr^e goals or four points go ing to Denmark »s credited to Doro thy Crum and Helen Brooker, while the good playing of I-ena Stevenson and Dorothy Matthews for the visi- Presiding Elder Here. The hostess served nut cookies arid hot chocolate. The days gain 11 minutes in sun- , » ' shine this week. Lee-Butler.- Elko, Feb. 7.—The following cards have been* received in Elko: “‘Mr. and Mrs. William Lowell Butler announce the marriage of their daughter, Eve lyn, to Mr. Edwin lx*Roy Lee, of Elko, S. C., 'on Saturday, February 2nd, at. Greenville, South Carolina.” Mr. and Mrs. Lee will make their home in Elko. * ^ Advertiae in THE PEOPLE. The Rev. John T I. Graves, presiding elder of the Orangeburg District, | preached at the BarnWell Methodist Church Sunday night to a large and appreciative congregation. At the close* of the service, the First Quar terly Conference for the current year was held a^ul exceptionally good re ports were submitted. The splendid showing betokens a year of progress. The pastor, Dr. , Atkinson, the offi cers and the entire membership. are praying and working to that end*. , Send your Job Work to The People “Ttie Birth of a Nation," D. W. Griffith’s epochal film sensation, will Ik* the offering at the Vamp Theatre Ttcxt Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 1^! ami 19 "urider a United Artists Cor poration release.. For many years American dnanu.- tists wrote plays of particular States, cities or localities, ranging from “Ala bama.” to “The Henrietta” and from “Way Down Eust” to “The Great Divide.” But no one man seemed to • tors, also featured. Quite a goodly grasp the whole spirit and genius of America until David Wark ^Griffith picked’a suggestion for his theme put of Dixon’s “The Leopard Spots” and “The Clanrsrnan” and started to de velop it. A remarkable thing about Mr. Grif fith’s plan is-that words* (except for leaders and titles) did not enter into it Perhaps«words had cramped rather than aided previous fictionists and •. • yji- '"s • dramatists. At any rate, he replaced rpeech by music, and the oM fashion ed stage action and scenery by the number of Denmark fans were ia at tendance. B. Y. P. U. Convention. The Southern Sectional B. Y. P. U. Convention will be held with the Blackville Baptist Church, Feb. 22, 23 and 24. The hospitable people of Blackville are offering entertainment for the pastor and three delegates from each Senior Union, the leader and three delegates from Junior and Intermediate Unions, and for the pas tor and two delegates from every to lx* a candidate. He promises * to. wage a lively campaigif and to make things interesting on th^ hustings this summer. ' Dr. Patterson has represented Barnwell County in both branches of the General Assembly It is also rumored that Col. Edgar A .Drown, of this, city, at present a member of the House, will also throw v * his hat in the ring for the '$enate # . while still another rumor is'Cfr- the effect that Mr. E. C Matthews, of Blackville. chairman of the Board of pictorealized action of 'thousands of, church that has no B. Y.^P. U. in the players in the great out-of-doors. In brief, he staged the great battles, struggles and critical events of 1861- ’70 under natural conditions as near ly as possible similar to the original. Advertise in THE* PEOPLE. County Directors, will also be an aspirant to this office. .These rumors are given for what they may be worth, but have not been verified. -Thus - it will be seen that the politi cal pot iias already begun to simmer and promises to. reach the boiling point early in the summer. Various men are being spoken of as possible candidate* for the various offices th be filled this year, and political de velopments will be watched with in terest. Frbm what can be learned, the campaign this year will be a “warm” affair. ' ' * * Southern B. Y. P. U.* Section. All delegates must notify Juanita Matthews, Blackville, S. C., 'before Feb.- 18th. A fee of 50c will be. collected. This fee ia for incidental expenses of the convention. “And what has become of the old- fashioned chap who used to carry a rabbit’s foot in his pocket as a good luck charm?” asks. The Carolina Citizen. He now carries accident and health insurance. a ■■ yr-.» f- -y -■ id jjfrv , rtf . >.rt Da 4 *“k J i