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M — • ■ ■ . i T T. . \* y “We Are Careful, Yet Liberal.” We appreciate your business. *j! 5 o o Paid in Savings Department. Ijl HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. VOLUME XLVII. Established in 1877. fyniE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.' 'Ju&t Like a Member of (he Family" Feb. 24 Subscriptions Have X 1 Expired. PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY! % ^ J Largest County Circulation. $♦»♦♦♦•♦»♦♦• 0 OKi »»•♦•♦•♦♦♦♦ BARNWELL, SOUTp CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH. 1924. NUMBER, WILLIAM P. BEST IS FATALLY SHOT FORMER BARNWELL BOY DIES FROM WOUNDS. Victim of Distressing Accident Columbia Laid to Rest Here Thursday. in The body of Ijttle William Pate Best, youngest son of the late C. Ac- thur Best, Esq., of Barnwell, was laid to rest Thursday afternoon in the Barnwell Baptist Churchyard, Df. W. M. Jones conducting the funeral ser vices in the presence of a large con course of sorrow mg relatives mid sympathetic friends. Will was the victim of a most distressing accident, which occurred at the home of one of his friends Wednesday night. He was born in this city and had many friends here who were shocked to learn of his death.- The following ac count of the accident appeared in The State of April 3: William Pate Best, 14, was fatally wbunded last night about 8:30 o’clock when he was accidently shot by Ed win Salley, 18, a fellow, high school student, at-the Salley home. 1700 Sen- «vte street, where voune Best, who WOMEN OF KU KLUX KLAN PARADED BLACK VILLE Tremendous Crowd on Hand for tfig Celebration Last Week. ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE FOR CHAUTAUQUA Location Has Been Selected for Tertt. —Program Announced. * BLACKVILLE SCHOOL WON HONORS IN SPELLING- BEE lived with his mother qnd brother at 1012 Marion street, was visiting. He died about midnight at- the-Baptist hospital. The mortal injury was sustained, •according to Mrs. Katherine Salley, mother of Edwin, when young Salley tried to pull out the magazine of his 2f> caliber pistol. The pistol dis-. charged, she said, while the young man had it in his lap, awl the bullet entered the left side of Best, who was sitting on a lounge by Salley, and' passed through his body. Young Best was carried to the Bap tist hospital in an ambulance soon after the tragedy. He was placed on the operating^ table immediately and everything was done to save his life. The bullet, it was found, injure^ the spleen, stomach and livei>»—- Young Salley was not in any condi tion to be interviewed last night .but h's mother related the details as they had been told to her by him. William Best and"several other young boys were in Edwin Salley’s room looking at some photographs taken by Salley , la.-! summer. One of the grbyp sug- gi -ted that the hoys take it walk .onnd the Mock and young Salley went into his mother’s room -to get a p stol, which Mrs. Salley sajd was kept For a protection,' and to ulace it in a p -ekot whirli the young man had at torned to his rouch. which he slept <o Edwin told his mother that he took the revolver from the place in. I ei ’’room, where she always kept., it ( in the daytime, and after entering his r s|. eping quarters sat down on the r ! >,rge, remarking that nis “gun” Vas dir y and wouhf have to be cleaned. He said that in removing the magazine to inspect the pistol, the weapon ac cidently “went off.” An alarm was given as soon as the 1 vy was shot, and DV. T. H. Durham, w o lives on fhe sarric block with the Salleys,was summone)fl. William was conscious when the arqbulance arrived ‘to transfer bin to a hospital. The v wound was ’‘'not bleeding, but he was spitting Up blood from a hemorrhage. He is said to hav/' talked.di.c.ely^. s-n i aT mt asinons asking Edwin Sal ley to give him water. - Young Salley was almost, frantic ~ aft'M-. the accident, making the state- v - ment to his mother that he wished it had been he, himPclf, that had been shot/ instead ,of William. — WiWian] PatJ Best was in the eighth grade at the Columbia high school. He was a very likable boy and h id many friends. The tragedy last' evening will cast v. gloom oyer the circle in . which he moved. Besides his mother, Mrs. K. Best, he is survived by two brothers, Janies Best, an operator for the Associated Press in Savannah, and 5 L. K. Best of Col- umbia. • Blackvrlle, April 4.—One of the largest crowds that ever assembled m Blackv.ille and representing five South Carolina counties, was here Tuesday night to witness the first appearance of the Women Ku Klux Klan in pa rade and open air naturalization in South Carolina. The parade was spectacular ' and thrilling, being headed by a ' larger iecorated automobile bearing the “Stars and Stripes” and a five-foot electric cross on the front of the car. With a very large number of wo men clad in klan attire composing the ine of march and the city electric lights extinguished for the special oc casion, the brilliant illumination from the huge electric cross added color and luster to the scene. A tense hush ^silence seemed to grip the crowd as the marchers ap proached Main Street and continued until they diverted their course and wended their way to the school hpuae square where they held an open a naturalization service under a flaming fiery cross, initiating a goodly number of aliens into the order. SPRAY FRUIT TREES IS COUNTY AGENT’S ADVICE Miss Sara Storne and 'Meldred Still to Represent County, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL V NEWS FROM WILLISTON Schedule of Spraying for Control of Worms and Brown Rot. County Agent Boylston has. the fo 1 - lowing to say in reference to the schedule of spraying for. control of worms and brown rot-in peaches, etc.: “It will not be long now before it will be necessary to make the first Spring spray on our orchards. When about three fourths of the petals or pink part of the flowers have fallen the peach trees should be r'prayel with the following mixture: 1 ,b. of powdered arsenate of lead, lime water from 3 lbs. of unslacked burnt stone lime to each 50 gallons of water. “The second application: When the ‘shucks’ are shedding or when the small peaches are exposed, use sam? as first application. “Third application: Two weeks af ter the second application, or about four weeks after the petals have shed, apply self-boiled lime sulphur 8-8-50. “Fourth application: Four weeks before each variety Is' due to ripen 8-8-50 self-boiled lime sulphur pi.is 1 H>. of arsenate of lead to each 50 gallons of lime sulphur solution. “Thi 1)0 Dunbarton, April 8.—The tent for the Chautauqua will probably be placed on Mulberry street in front of Mr. H. H. King’s residence This loca tion is ideal as it has a natural in cline with no obstructions. It is al so close to the.electric light line. The committee is airanging to have a •nursery for the convenience of those who have children and who would not e able to go unless they could feel that these children woi#d be looked after by. some mature person. Mr. King has consented for the committee to use his home for this purpose. Several colored women will be placed in charge of the kiddies so that the parents may feel safe while attend ing the shows. The program for the Chautauqua will be as follow’s: First day: A con cert by the Plymouth Male Quartet and lecture by Dr. Harry Hibschman in the afternoon; that night Dr. Hibsch man wjll again lecture and the same quartette will conclude the perfor mance. Second Day: The Sprague ^ers in a one-act comedy and a lecturCsby Dr. Daniel H. Martin; that night Dr. Martin vvi'4 lecture and the Sprague players will give play “Rip Van Winkle.” A^iird Day: A con cert by the Clark Nyvelty Company and a lecture by Dr. 'Albert Marion Hyde ,in the afternoon, arutxat night another lecture by Dr. Hyde and, con cert by Clarke Novelty Compa This program is well balanced and the people in thi- section will do well in buying a season ticket and taking in every one of the performances. # The people of Dunbarton are pleas ed to see that the town is working the streets. •. This -city purchased a road machine and tractor some months ago for this purpose, and the authorities state that in the future the streets will he kept in good condition. Miss Hilma Rice and Mrs. Futeh Sweat, bf Meyer’s Mill, visited Mag- nolja Gardens at Charleston last Fri day. They claim they had ajdelight- ful trip in spite of the inclement weather, and that the Gardens are worth the trip to see. Mr. *11. H. King has joined the squad of radio fans and is now listen- ing in at every chance to the voices of the air. t 1 ■*’ ^ The Dunbarton school was repres ented at- the spelling contest in Barn well ^list Friday night by Aubrey Rountree, of the grammar grades, and Franklin Whaley, - of the High School. They did not win, but are nroud nf.the fact that they weren’t the i w n. “The furpiturc in the hotel was sold last Saturday afternoon._ A ' few people bought articles, but mqst ,of the furniture Was bid in by Mr. B. F. Andgrson. It is reported that the hotel building was to lx* sold last Monday, but at this writing it could | not be learned who bought it* 4—r. \\ . A. flicks has joined the ; list of satisfieifowners , and is now ndinc around in a new Ford A spelling contest to select the best spellers to lepresent Barnwell County at the State Spelling contest to be held at Winthmp College next*-'‘nd Mrs. Robert Ussery, of Walter- Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr., Entertains in Honor of Visitors. Williston, April 5.—Dr. Sidney Us-, sery, of Norton. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn Hinson, of Kershaw, and Mr. FIRE ENDANGERS MUCH PROPERTY July was held in the Barnwell High School auditorium Friday evening, April 4th. In spite of the dark gray Hounds and the continued downpour of rain, representatives came from all sections of the county.“ All the schools throughout the county had had local contests, and it was an excel- lent set of spellers. Quite a number of teachers accompanied their pupils, and in several instances these young folk were accompanied by their par ents. The audience was made up largely of out-of-town people. The judges were Mr. Solomon Blatt and Mevdames A. A. Lemon and T. F. Cummings, all of Barnwell. The first named acted as pronouncer. Fair ness.to all characterized the contest. Blackville High School carried off the honors for first place in both the high school contest and the grammar grades spelling lee, Miss Sara Storne and Meld red Still being the winners. Second place in the high -school contest went trr Miss Collins. of Oak Grove school,-Atid two tied for * • th#> grammar school second place, Irene Renew, of Long Branch school, and Harry Neal Jenkins, of Kline school. The entry sheets showed the following names:' High School Contest—Julian Ellis, Bpimvell; Kathleen Ray, Friendship; Jamiss Hutto, Hilda; Estell Collins, Oak Grove; Virginia Boylston. Heal ing Springs-: Julia Warren, Double Pond; Franklihs.Whaley, Dunbarton; Sara Storne. Blackville; Nina Bell, Williston. Grammar School Contest—Aubrey Rountree,..Dunbarton; Ruby x W’arren, Double Pond; Elizabeth .Weimb<ts, Healing Springs; Frances Towne, S Hill; Lucy Lard, Greenland; Gilmore Black, Galilee; Clyde Powell, Cedar Grove; Irene Renew, Long Branch; Leila Weeks, Hilda; Harry,Neal Jen kins, Kline; Evelyn Ray, Friendship; Frieda Towne, Diamond; Cecil Ray, Barnwell; Meldrod Still, Blackville; Lybrand Smith, W’illiston. The judges announced that all the contestants, except those awarded In'st and second places, tied for third place. \ early varieties shout sprayed three times, using first, sec ond and fourth applications listed above and apply thorn > at the time noted above. For added protection against brown rot, self-boiled linn* 'sulphur should also be used "tn- th* second applicat4on_on'.the early, varie ties. * • ~ . ■ ’ * "The directions for spraying ma terial is as follows; The 8-8-50 self- boiled lime sulphur recommended a- bove is made by placing 8 lbs. of good unslacked stone lime tn a 50-gallon lianel and pmir iivor it enough \VfiT~T' to start it to slacking; when it begins' -P Ul ^ a,ton was l»?t Satur- add the 8 Ibs.'bf sulphur and then adf) ihl { - ,y a , ' arber ‘ Mr - Rr ^ ham - Tt water from timiMo time to keep the | ls h<,fK ‘ d that ll, ’.' vl11 c ’ onsider maki ^ mixture from becoming dry, at the h ' s . home hert ’' an,i the trade this town ami surrounding country’ should be sufficient trimake iL attra* live from a financial standpoint' Preaching next Sunday as follow Lower Three Runs at 4:30 p. m.. j Meyer’s Mill at 11:30 a. m., and Dunbarton at 8:00 p. m. to time tr L*coming dry, at . the same time not too milch water thc-Ume -out, A fter t hi s mix- ture has boiled for about five minutes cool it by. adding water, then strain it into spray tank and dilute with win ter‘to 50 gallons. The’mixture.should be cooled off before red streaks occur in the mixture to anv extent, as this c . • ..... , , . Ships l ine Asparagus, is an indication of over-heating. > , “The powdered arsenate~0f‘lead i •, e .... , . . — Some extraordinarily fine aspara- \yhich is use<i~m preparations of l to „ / , r .. ,, 0 . ^ , 1 * • . , gus was shipped from Barnwell Satur- 50 should first be made into a thin . v i i- n , . , „ , i day afternoon bv J. E. Harley, Jr., a paste before-adding it to the spray ! Snn () j- (. () | tank. * I. llo • it saiu to oe as line as Several of the drug stores ami . „ , ' . , - .L any ever grown m Barnwell Countv hardware stores in the county will Qml „ llf f „ of .A ve “ J. E. Harley, of this citv. fact, it was said tn Ik* as fine Young Salley is a senior at Colum bia high. Farmers Are Busy. Farmers have been taking advan tage of the waYm, Springlike weather of the past few days to plant cotton, cucumbers' find oth'r crops. Fears were expressed last week for cucum bers that were alrcacry up, as heavy frosts visited this, section Wednesday and Thursday. However, the young plants seem to have weathered < the cold very well. have foil- s*rf> sulpHur and arsenate of lead, and also some of them wiP have the fresh unslacked line. _ “If one is interested in having peaches in the| Spring and Summer i and was cut from ii g. a field young ."grass.” It graded “colossal” ‘ and required only about lf> stalks to make a bunch. - BamiwWl is making ra-pid strides in ... ... . the growings of asparagus and with which are not wormy and not rotting 1 u , ,, ^ ■ the increasing acreage each year m badly with brown vot, it is very nec-Lu- ii ,, • ,. , . ' . ... I this profitable crop this particular fes^ary to follow tho abov» mf im ar.d i • • * > , j . ! section i? going to make some of the I will suggest to f r:rse folrC-. vh > are . . ... . —r older 'hipping centers “sit up and take notice” in the not distant future. Double Pond Item'. Double Pofld, April' 7 - Sunday -clmol was held here Sunday after noon, a large number being in aftefi- dance now after the measles epidemic^ week. boro, were here last week to attend the funeral of Mr. James-P. Ussery. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Boylston and children, of Allendale, were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Garvin, Mrs. J. L. Tyler and Mrs. J. H. Garvin, of the Kitchings Mill section, were in Williston Sunday *o-attend the Miley- Buie meeting. Mr. and Mrs. O. I*. Earle and son and Mrs. Gwynne, of Greenville, were visitors this week of Dr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hutto, of Charlotte, were visitors this’week-of relatives and friends in Williston and Elko. Mr. Louis C. Harley, of Columbia^ spent the week-end with his mother, 1 Mrs. L. Harley. Dr. and Mrs. Ashley Weathersbee, of Belton, were week-end visitors of M r. and Mrs. M. E. Weathersbee. - Misses Hattie Smith and Louise Black, of Converse College, spent the Spring holidays at their home here this week. Miss Mary Harvey Newsom was home this week for a few days from Coker College. Harry Cone, of Charleston Cifllege, spent the week-end with Dr. and Mr*. Wallis Cone. ' ■ — Miss Louise Black had as her-housd guests for the week-end the Misses Belton Johnson,-of Jackon, Miss., and Helen Hamrick, of Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Floyd, of Liber ty THU, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cunningham. Mrs. E. W. Johnson-has returned from a visit to her daughter?Mrs. H. LxClark, of Douglas. Ga. , Mr!k W. C. Smith, Jr., entertained Monday'-avening with a dinner coqj; plimenting Tkm - guests, Mrs. Murray Smith, of Conmado, Cal., Miss Ha-ttie Smith, who is speeding the Spring holidays here and is^dtending Con verse College, and William Harris, of Spartanburg. Her beautiful new home was most attractive.* Mrs. W. J. Woodward and Miss Jennie Simpkins, of Allendale, were visitors this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk. Miss Lottie Toole, of Summit, Ga,, is visiting Miss Clyde Powell. The Rev. W, R. Davis attended the C olumbia BUSINESS SECTION OF BARN-, WELL THREATENED. Considerable Damage Done to Stock of the J. A. Porter Company Sunday Night. * - ^ ^ '••-•.J*.' % The business district of Barnwell was seriously threatened for a short time Sunday night by fire which was discovered in the mercantile estab lishment of the J. A. Porter Company shortly after ten o’clock. The blaze originated in the grocery department In the *rear of the store and is thought to have been started by rats and matches or defective wiring. Barn well’s crack volunteer fire-fighters responded promptly to the alarm and in a short time had the fire under control. The fire had evidently been smouldering for some time, as the 1 large plate glass windows in the front of the store were quite hot and one by the ht ! at. The greater part of the damage to the large stock of goods was done by smoke and water. While no estimate has been placed on the amount of damage suffered, ft will probably amount to several thousand dollars, at least partially tovered by insurance. 'J The store of the J. A. Porter Com pany is located on Main Street, right in the heart of the main business part of the city, ^nd had the’ fire occurred later in the night it is probable that Barnwell would have suffered a dis astrous conflagration, as a stiff wind was blowing Sunday night. The fire department is to be congratulated for its usual efficient work in subduing the blaze. • - — The stock of goods of the Sparks Five and Ten Cent Store, adjoining the Porter building, was slightly dam aged by smoke. RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY - AIKEN BAR ASSOCIATION Judge J. E. Harlev Thanked for Able Manner in Which He Presided. Baptist meeting it. Judge J. E. Harley, who presided at a two week’s term df the Court of Common Pleas in AiKen, has returned to his home in Barnwell. Just prior to. the adjournment of Court on the 4th inst., the members of the Aikei Bar Association unanimously adopted the following resolution of thanks to Judge Hailey for the able and im- , , j partial manner in which he conducted •art' 1 f • his Court: has subsided. " Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moody, of Sav annah, Ga., ~were the guests of Mr. and Mrsr*Henry Birt the latter part of last week. They also visited the home of, Mrs. Ellen Jones on Friday afternoon. Ollie Lee Jones spent Wednes- in BlackviUC Miss Julia Warren was in Uarawed riday night. . Miss day night and Thursday Mrs i\lr.„ Isidore Hartzog and family and Ellen Jones fhotored to Black ville Saturday Afternoon oit, busines*. "Mrs. Maryann Coliitvs'and daughter. Ethel, spent last Wednesday at the homeljf her .sister, Mrs- Sallie Nix.lof Messrs. C. S. Crnry, of Stny&or. Ill . and George C. stocking, of Ro chelle, III., .both growers and canncrs of asparagus; were visitors ip Willis ton this week to take a peep at the as paragus business. Miss Annie Crowder, of Hender sonville, N. Cl, is vi-tttng Mrs. A. M. Kennedy. James Arthur Kennedy has WHEREAS, The Honorable J. E. Harley has presided at our Term of the Court of Common Pleas now about to. adjourn, and it is the desire of The Aiken Bar Association to express the thanks of this Association for the services he has kindly rendered, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the thanks of this Associa tion be extended to Judge Harley for returned from a visit to her parents, accepting,the appointment to preside J. O. Patterson, in l at this term, and for the qble ! impartial manner, in which he J. Lewis Smith enter- J Presided over us. 9 this community. Miss Ollif- Lee Jones and Mrs. Fred die Jones were in Hilda Monday af ternoon and - again Saturday after noon. — ; — Mr. J. B. Weeks and family motored V> Blackville** Saturday bn business. '■ Mt. arid Mrs. Telfair Hutto, of this vicinity, visited. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Weeks Saturda'y nigV and Sunday. The people of* this community are" very sorry to learn that Mrs. Jane Delk is ill at present with “Flu.” Her -Speedy recovery is hoped for. Mr. and Mrs. Barnwell. Dr. and Mrs tained with a delightful barbecue at' -• Thal we ex P ress the wish that “The Pool” Wednesday. The out-of- Jud ^‘ Harley may continue in the en- town guests were Mrs. O. P. F.arV .jbymftff <* f ^ixkI health, and that his and son. O. IT, Jr., and mother, Mrs. life may long be spared to follow the Gwynne, of Greenville; . Miss Alenc P rat ’V c ‘‘ °- f the profession he loves StevcRson. Greenville; Dr. W. H. ,Mi- and ado, ' ns * and ,Q continue his use- ley, Charlotte. N. C.; H; I). Buie. Re i fulness to our State by presiding over Springs. N. ( .; Mrs. W. F. Edwards its Courts in the future, and Miss Annje Crowder, Henderson- 'L That the Clerk of this Court do ville, N. C.; Mrs, Murray Smith, Cor,.» enter th ^se Resolutions upon the min- onado. Cal. (ieneral Harrv I). Calhoun. utes of this Court, and send a copy of them to. Judge Harley/as an evidence of the gratitude and friendly appre ciation of the members of this Asso ciation. Master Sells Real Estate. May Visit Stope Mountain. interested in caring for their peaches in the Spring that they take a clip ping of this and keep it for reference qntil the spray season is over.” — » ♦ iD Col. and Mrs. Harry D. Calhoun are 'spending this week in Savannah, where the Colonel is attending the South Atlantic Coastal Highway' As sociation and the T P. A. Convention. I— Quite a number of~ new fields was planted around-here this year "and when they begin to produce a large quantity of grass will be sihipped out each day during the cutting season, It is said that a carload oEhtore cou'd •be loaded'here daily now. *-■ 1 ♦ ^ » ■ - Send your Job Work to The People. There is a movement on foot by pu : pils of the Barnwe:! High School to take the trip to Stene Mountain for th£ unVeiljng bn June 2nd of that part V the gigantic Confederate memorial It is no longer Colonel Harry’ D. Calhoun, he having been elevated to the rank of -Brigadier General a few days ago by an appointment received! , * from the Hon. John M. Kinard, ' of Lour sales were made py Master H. Newberry, who i*. Commander of the | L- O’Bannon here salesday, as fol- Sons * of-Confederate Veterans of '* ow?t: South Carolina. General Calhoun' John R. Rosier, "t. al., vs., Ella R. says he feels highly honored and will ^ alker, et. al., purrnased by Joe Bax- accept the appointment. The nex* State meeting of the Sons of Veter- which shows the figures of President ^ an 1 * will be held in Orangeburg May 14. Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jack- son. The statue.oLGeneral Robert F. Lee was unveiled some time ago.This trip will be made under the auspices and supervision of Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. C., and the Sons of the Confederacy of Barnwell, taking with them the old Confederate Veterans as Ghnter for Congress. The People this week publishes the -formaL announcement of the Hon. R. L. Gunter, of Aiken, candidate for Congress. When Mr. Gunter first announced that he would make the race, The People published ^rbrief their guests. A more detailed account* ^ketch- of his life. He is well known ley for $250. C. J. Hill and P. F. Henderson vs. J. A. Jenkins, purchased by Brown & Bush, plaitiffs’ attorneys, for $500. Bank of Western Carolina vs. Jos. Carter, ^purchased by Brown & Bush, plaintiff’s attorneys, for $200. L. M. Cave vs. Dunbarton Building Co., purchased by G. M. Greener at torney, for $2,000. fisherm of the proposed trip will appear in to the people of Barnwell County and ’ The People at a later date. ' Has numerous'friends in this section. .Several local fishermen enjoyed trips to the streams of Colleton Coon- ty within the past ten days.