Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I r . ‘ ( w' . ^ HOME BANK DEPOSITS t * 1920 $214,000.00 J ❖ 1922 I.., $156,000.00 | 1924 ... $318,000,80 X ^ HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. ^ - A Established in 1877. ^ VOLUME XLVIII. G^TUB OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.*^ ‘Just Like a Member of the Family'’ Largest County Circulation. ", January ’25 Subscriptions Hare * Expired. PLEASE REN'EW PROMPTLY I • BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1925 £ : NUMBER 26. WHITE MEN GET TERMS ON GANG i LEAD GUILTY TO VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION LAW. Judge Townsend Fails to Impose Al- * ternative of Fine.—Court Adjourned Thursday. Judge W. H. Townsend threw I’uite •: bomb-shell in the camp of prohibi- t op law violators last week w r hen he '• ntenced several white men to terms n the county chain gang or in the >>tate penitentiary, without the alter ative of a fine. In each instance, however, a part of the sentence was j 'Jspended during good behavior. The first case called after the Hey ward Bates trial was that of Robert ■I. Cave, a young white man, charged with violating the prohibition law. ie pleaded guilty to the third charge n the indictment and was sentenced I i » serve four months at haj'd labor; oon service of the first MO cays, ’ dance of sentence to be suspended ..iring good behavior. M. K. Harde'n, white, was tried and convicted in hi> absence of violating die prohibition law, a sentence of .-x months at hard labor being im- i osed; after' service of first three 'Njronths, balance of sentence to be '.I'penilod during.good behavior. In the case of George Stevenson, S ., and George Stevenson, Jr., white, the case against the former was •hoi t .x-sed, while tite. latter pleaded v titty, being sentenced to six months An Editor’s Plea haul labor after service of first ' ha.nth. balance of sentence to be sus- ! nded during good behavior. Maynard Blackwood, white, pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition law . ad was given a sentence of six : ontiis; after service of first month, balance of sentence to be suspended curing good behavior. Bill Hartley, white, pleaded guilty t violation of the prohibition law aijd was sentenced to eight monts at bard labor; after service of first three months, balancei -of sentence to ^ be -uspended during good behavior. A rather unusual case was that of Willie Youngblood, a white man about oil years old, who was charged with bastardy, the prosecutrix^ being a 19- yeur old white woman of Willi.ton t unship. The jury returned a ver- cict of guilty and Judge Townsen 1, or- i. rt*d that the defendant lie Judd in jail until bond in the sum of $1,200 e< uid be arranged to guarantee the i ay me nt of $100 a year for 12 years f.r the support of the child. Attor ney- for Youngblood served notieey of infcntioii to appeal and he was relcas- < ’ under bail iti the sum of $1,500. Cer tain facts in connection with thi- woman’s past l.fc, which were biought out (luriag the trail, were ; vplting in the extreme. , William Washington was acquitted • the-charge of lisp^sing of property under lien. — Martin Renew, a young white man, was ordered to show cause on March Pth why a suspended sentence, pre- vjously imposed f a - violation of the prohibition law, should not be en- I " ■■■lell lvi\ini'- f’l.unil When I am dead you guys who pan me now Will come around and all in chorus vow, Tho’ morally I had my spavined joints, I was not, in the main, without good points. For all of which I will not care a darn; Such gulf as that is oM to me— a yarn So often heard repeated o’er and o’er. It is an irritant and makes me sore. While I’m alive I do nol ask that you Should o’er my virtuts make a great ado, But while I’m working here with type and ink, __ If you consider me a fairly worth-w hiie gin 1 .. £ Do not reward my effo-fs with a jibe. But for my truthful paper please subscribe! And if from thrift or other point of view ^ ou think this sheet not worth a groat or two— If while 1 live my paper you’ve not read— Be thrifty with your lip-salve when I’m dead. •—Barney Flinn. in the Sarcoxie (Mo.) Record. AUTOS COLLIDE NEAR BARNWELL DAUGHTER OF CHIEF GAME WARDEN INJURED. Important Pythian J Meeting Here Friday There will be a most important meeting of Barnwell Lodge, Knights of Pythias, on Friday evening of this week at their Lodge room. The mem bers have been a little lax of late in attending meetings, but Barnwell Pythian Lodge is one of the oldest in the State, and has stood high in Pythian circles for a great many Col, A. A. Richardson, chief game years, and it is certain that the mem- 1 warden, and his voung daughter, Miss beis will turn out Friday evening and Sarah Richardson, of Columbia, had Greene Assumes 7T Master’s Office r Hudson Coach and Ford Touring Car Damaged in Wreck on Highway Saturday. resolve to keep Barnwell to the front. Officers for the pew year will bg elected at this meeting, and tho en tire membership should be and have a part in this selection. The Grand Vice Chancellor and a number of Aiken Pythians will also be present, and it is believed that Barnwell Lodge will have a fine meeting. Every Pythian is urged to attend. The meeting is important. • — __ j Barnwell Woman Exhibits in Show .Mr ~C. Norris, of Barnwell is. one of the prominent Barnwell Coun tin' National Seed Four Stand Postal Examination Here Throe young ladies stood the pos tal examination here Saturday to fill the position of assistant clerk in the Barnwell post office. They were mean Mrs. E. Carter Price and, Miss Grade 1 Hogg/ of this city, and Miss Holman, of Springfield. The position at pres ent i* held by Mrs. Price. However, ty exhibitors in Corn Show to be held in Chicago on March 2 to 7, # according to advices from the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation 'which is sponsoring the show and offering $17,009 in prizes. Mrs. Norris is out after the Kittle trophy of $1,000, offered for the best ear of seed corn .n America. The National Seed Corn Show is fringing home to corn growers the necessity foV careful selection and testing of ears this spring in order to insure a normal crop for 1925. E. B. Heaton, General Manager of the slow, estimates that if farmers will pick out their seed corn and test it for germination before planting it will a narrow escape from serious injury when their Hudson coach and a Ford | touring car collided on tho Barnwell- \ present AMendale highway, about six miles ^ from this city Saturday afternoon. ; The touring car was owned and driven by a Mr. Wilson, of Allendale. Al though both machines were badly damaged, nobody was seriously in jured. Miss Richardson suffered slight injuries, as did one of the otv cupants of Mr.. Wilson’s car. Col. Richardson was , on his way j to Barnwell and the Wilson car was headed in the opposite direction when the accident occurred. , Wr. Wilson, it^ is understood, was leaning back jn his car fastening < pe of the side c tains and his attention was from the road temporarily'. GJ M. Greece, Esq., who was nomi nated in the first primary last Au gust to succeed H. L. O’Bannon, Esq., as Master for Barnwell County, as sumed his new duties last week, hold ing his .first reference on Wednesday. He is said to have acquitted himself most ably and his friends predict that his administration of the affairs of the office "’ill be as efficient as that of his predecessor. Attention is call ed to the fact^hat Mr. Greene’s name has been substituted for that of Mr. O’Bannon in the Master’s Sales in this issue of the People. It is understood that Mr. O’Ban- CLARENCE BOLEN MAY DIE, REPORT WOl SDEl) MAN IS IN IIKSI'EK. AT* CONDITION, Mt. Calvary Farmer Was |>h»»t Twice • * Last Meek bv W illiam Floyd in Dispute. non, who has served Barnweell Coun- V u ff t . r jng from two wounds, one through his arm and the other ty so ably and efficiently for many years, will resume the active practice of his profesion here. Boylston Withdraws Endorsement of Seed cur- taken When a b’Tion as the local post office will revert total increase of one bushels next harvest time. The National ft ed Corn Show is *| unique. Any corn grower may share in the prizes, but no one may enter more than a single ear. In addition to third class on July 1st, at which ! p, showing tho best specimens of time the position of assistant will be discontinued, it i*t hardly probable that any change will be made in the personel of tip* office. Post Master Denson states that the outlook at this time is that the B; rnwell post < nice will go back into second class again next year, as his receipts for the first two months of Col. Richardson saw that a collision j was ’Imminent, he turned his car to the left. At tl* same time, Mr. Wil-| son, it is said, turned to the right, | his car hitting t'm Hudson iiacbj towards the ix*nr end, with damaging results to both machines. The run ning board and fenders on one side of Col. Richardson’s car were torn off, some glasses broken and tho car otheiwi-o damaged. The Ford is said to have feared even worse. Both machines had to be hauled into town for repairs. Another automobile accident is said to have occurred near Barnwell Friday night, when the car of a Mr. Tom Hankin-on turned over. The occupants, who were on their way to this city to attend the performance at the Vamp Theatre, escaped with only minor injuries. According to reports received in Barn\yell Tuesday, Clarence Bolen, a young white farmer of the Mt. Cal vary section, wno was -diot last week by William Floyd, another ytiung white man, is not expected to recover. The wounded man was carried to- the University Hospital in Augusta, of those for the same period last year. Mr. Harry Anderson, of this also stood the examination for stilute citv mail carrier here. I leading growers, the Chicago Show | will also display representative ears j from thousands id' corncribs. No ear will be awarded a prize until tested I for germination power and disease re- j sistance, the judges to be selected by l the American Society of Agronomy. 'Entries should be mailed to Sears- ' Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, , Chicago, not later than the night of LMarch 1st. city, " » » . sub- Common Pleas Court • i it Convenes March 9th A short time ago, Mr. II. G. Boyls ton, county demonstration agent, in troduced the representative of a big English farming c rporation, located in Mississippi, to a number of farmers in this section for. the purpose of in teresting them in a certain type of cotton that was said, to have been produced successfully in that section. It • was represented as 'being even better than Cleva land B g Boll under weevil .o iditiens, for the reason that the foliage of the plant was compara tively light, thus giving the pest lit tle protection from the <un. Produc tion was said to compare favo-Vnbly with the above named cotton, while the gin “turn-out" was elrrimed to be | excellent. Orders for about a t-jar*- load were obtained in this section and j at Blaekville. ^ Mu. Boylston, however decid'd to : investigate the claims made for the j cotton in question'and has been ad vised that the bi lls are tomparaGve- ly small, about HO hamg necessary to make a pound, the gin fvn-out only about 34 Vz per cent., while the staple is too long for successful pro; duction. He has, therefore, advised the buyers against ac< , "Oc'ng delivery of the seed and hopes to have; the cm diverted elsewhere. Local Church’s Pipe Organ Has Arrived agaipst him last week of the prohibition law. The pipe organ recently purchased by th t . congregation of the Church of the Holy Apostles arrived last week and will be installed at an early date. The purchase of the or gan was made possible by the gener ous gift of the rector, the Rev. How ard Cady, who agreed to pay half the for violation Elko Makes Large Shipments Yearly Williston. "Feb. 23.—Elko, with its population of Ics- than 500, three miles east of Will'iiton, is probably the largest -diipper of carlotsdJT taim product' of any town of its size in the Stat' 1 . Seldom can one drive through this enterprising little Barn well city without seeing several cars being loaded. Th>s is being reflected in real estate deal's. Two Willi ton men this week made ‘investments in Elko. W. E. Anderson purchased a - ore building and hit from Lee Powell and will tear down the build ing and erect a handsome filling sta- t : on.'featuring Standard Oil*]n o.lucks. MV; .YhdcTTon has several large gravi ty tank' in. Williston and supplies various towns'in this section and operates a tilling station in Windsor in addition to his Williston business. Warren Pardcr, local manager of the Gulf Filling Statiom ivafted for_ ten years a lot in tlie heart of Elko and will shortly erect a nice filling sta- tion to handle Gulf ,produTfsT^jtotTi of these are on highwav Nj cost as a memorial to Ins brother, who died in New; York last Summer. It is understood that the vested choir of the Orangeburg Episcopal Church will sing at the first service to bo held after the installation of, the organ. Models of 1925 Draw Capacity House Here T* What was undoubtedly the largest attendance ever seen in a theatre in Barnwell enjoyed George E. Wintz’s “Models of 1925," which played at the Vamp Theatre- Friday evening. Every seat in the house was sold and standing room was at a premium. • til The production is by far the best of its kind seen here in some time and out-classes the usual fun of “road shows" that visit this section. Almost Ihevolce W|l hout except ini, good, the costumes scenic effects realistic * very good looking., Johnnie TTI ve gorgeous, the "and the chorus Nyra Brown and Getz need no introduction to Court of Common Pleas will con-' vene at Barnwell Monday, March 9th, Judge \V. H. Townsend, of Columbia, presiding. This is a two weeks term. Petit Jurors for the first week were drawn Monday, as follows: Frank Fields,,Great Cypress. C. O. Richardson, Williston. Aubrey. S. Bohn, Willislon. L. C. Fowke, Red Oak. E. G. Delk, George’s Creek. T. O. Davis, Red Oak. Duncan Calhoun, Barnwell. M. C. Diamond. Barnwell. James Redfhond, Blaekville. W. W. Armstrong, Williston. E. R. Beasley, Williston. W. L. Bradley, Rich Lajml. E. G. Biyt, BairwelL Shelley Black, Barnwell. A. N. Ray, George’s Creekt Crimmings Renew, Barnwell. A-—K. /Thump' mi. Willietne. Another 10 Per Cent. Paid to Depositors in the body, which severed his spinal cord and paralyzed the lower part of the body. * At first it was reported that Bolen had a chance to r'Cover, hut advices reaching Barn- xvell are to the> effect that he has been brought hack home with no chance to recover. The unfortunate difficulty occurred at'Boylston’s mill pond, also known • as Willis’ Mill, about F2 o’clock noon on Tuesday qf hoq week. According to the best information obtainable, the young men had a dispute about some fish traps a shor^time ago and that when they met at the mill Tues day, this was renewed, resulting in- the shooting,of Bolen by Floyd with 32-calibre pistol. The wounded man was carried to the hospital in Augusta the following morning, ac companied by his wofe, who was a Miss Bates before her marriage, They nave several children. Floyd, who is from the Ashleigh sVcthth of the county, is also a mar-, rled man with one child. His wife was formerly Miss Florrie Belle Por ter. He surrendered to Sheriff Dyches shortly after the shooting and was lodged jn the Barnwell jail to await the outcom'p of Bolen’s Injuries. John Fanning, colored, who is said to have been with Floyd at the time of the shooting, is also in jail. It is understood that he is being held as a material witness, as no charge has- been lodged against him. Floyd has retained Hailey and Blatt, of this * ^ city, while Brown and Bush have been engaged to assist in the prosecution of the case. a Barnwell audience and thev added to their popularity on r>. thi- New School Building — ■ to Cost Much Money , T7~i •• . Williston, I-eh. 23.—A meeting held in Williston Thursday afternoon, at tended by Architect Willis Iryim of Augusta, and thosi*-behind the new high school consolidation, consisting of approximately half a dozeu school part V T!ie hanks of Barnwell wbre closed Monday in honor of George Washing ton’' Birthday, which fell on Sftnday this year. dozeu districts of this part of the State, marks a red lett*' day educationally for upper Barnwell County, it is believed. It was definitely decided at this meeting* to erect a building at once lost in-: To*-cHtlian $f>0,0ij<); probably more than this. This will, be crertcd between WUlisto^i and Elko on a thirty-acre site already "purchased. Plans will In- drawn immediately, con tract let and work ru-hed' to Comple tion, so building will be ready for next • -■< /This liuihling will not only be one <>T the most attractive high schools in the State but 1 will h,> modern in every respect and in keeping with the handsome new. church building completed in Williston. visit here., i Manager Price states that the ' only thing m-the way of geUing such j shows to visit Barnwell is tip* lack of rthe necessary stage room and he 1 is urging Mr. M. ('. Diamond;—the 1 owner, to remedy this by tearing out the present dressing rooms and I uild- ing new ones in the rear of the thea tre building. A larger stage would certainly insure {letter perform u.ees, as large companies cannot do them selves justice in the limited *»pace available. In the Mayor’s ( ourt. Mack Keek, was convicted a young in the Thursday afternoon on a charg< w h i te .Mayor's ( ■ ■h A A*. McAllister, Barnwell. TEf. D. Quattlebaum, Williston. T. L. Bodiford, Blaekville. ' W. W. Marian, Blaekville. W. R. Owens, Bennett Springs. T. L. Qnattelhaum. Williston. J. S. Collins, George’s Creek. C. E. Hall, Williston. W S. Thames. Four Mile. T. W. Dicks, Rich Land. L. S. Still, George's' Creek. H. M. Cook, Red Oak. B. O, Norris, Great Cypress. - P. P. Carter, Red Oak. J. I. Hutto, Blaekville. C. H. Anderson, Barnwell. J. C. Sprawls, Rosemary. C. E. Boylston, Blaekville. O. F. Carter, Barnwell. Col. Harry D, Calhoun, receiver for the Farmers an<j Merchants Bank of Dunbarton, is paying out this week to the depositors of that bank an other 10 per cent, this making a to tal at this time qjf t'opty-five per cent, that hajs been paid to all de positors. ' / Col. Calhoun states that he hopes to wind up the affairs of the Dun barton hank this fall, and at that time niftke a final settlement with the depositors. This could have been done earlier, but on account of condi tions! the past three years, to force payment by foreclosure would hav< caused the depositors to lose heavily The payment <>f the 10 pep-eenf./at this time was ordered bfc Judge Townsend ilunng the suss ion''ot com Mrs. W. W. Anderson Dies at Williston Williston. Feb. 23,—Mrs. William W. Ander-on, one of Williston’s old est and most beloved women, died at her residence here Sunday night af ter an illness of about two weeks. The immediate cause of her death was paralysis. She was 71 years of age and was before marriage, 50 years ago, Miss Mary Agnes Saddler, of Barnwell. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson celebrated their golden wedding an niversary last December 3, at which time their relatives and friends for miles around gathered at their home. ; --Tin-funeral services were held from her residence Monday afternoon at 3 last we Winter Survival in Mississippi is High New York, Feb. 22.- The w.nter sur.vivtfl'of boll weevil in the Mississ ippi Valley was the, highest on record for any yeaT^-tnce its appearance in [ the cotton belt in 1H92, ayeqrding to i the American Cotton Association. In "puCginig vvar against weevil o.n a lar ger scale. Col. Joseph O. Thompson, assoeiation, v :.rn- viee president of thi r. Cj' r~r ed agfiinst tire dangerof another short cotton crop in 1925, which he said would disorganize the producing and. mantofaeturingends cf this industry. vr . '•L.-iV Mr. Blatt to TlTnld. Kline School Honor Roll. —~r~ man. court Solomon Blatt. K- has: of violaring the prohibition jaw. A jury trial was demanded and Solomon BlnU. Esq., ii'presented the city, while J. (). Battei son. E-q.appeared lor the defendant. Only .twoiwjt- i nesses were examined. Sheriff poncil H. Dychi^s and Chief of Police Ross. Major—Moody, imposed a fine of received arehiteet’s plans and drawing - ' for a ^K-autiful hi iek lamgaloV.. whi n • he corttemplates having built on his Main St reef . lot. ’ iidjoir^rg.'- the resi# dence of Messrs. J. J. and I). C. Vickery. The, plan is modern in every detail and when the residence is completed will he a decided a Idi- tion to Barnwell, which already en- ! -f $100 and 30 days, thO latter being sus^- joys the reputation of having more any t^own of just Advertise in THE PEOPLE. pended during good-behavior upon payment of the line.' Mr. Patterson served notice of intention Hor^ppeal, pending which the defendant-was re- «* leased on bond. beautiful homes than its~~size in the State. Hth Grad<—Harry Neal Jenkins and Mary Moody. / 0th Grade—Billy Bradley^. Louise Johnston, Mildred Lewis and George Sanders. 5th Grade —Oneda Moody. 3rd Grade—-Lloyd Moiwfy, Winnie P^dgeit and .Mazic Sanders, 2nd 'Gradt—Gertrude H,ogg. Jissitf 1 Sanders, Jack Sanders and Otis San- defs. 1st Grade—J. F. Ready. Jr... Mar tha Morris, Mamie Lou Padgett ant! Mvrtle Creech.. o’clock conducted by Mrs. Anderson’s pastor, the Rev. W. R. Davis of the Williston Baptist church, of which she had been a loyal and consistent mem ber for a number of years. Interment * followed in the Old Field cemetery near Williston, attended by a large number. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mrs. Anderson is survived by her husband, William Warren Anderson, a- ^ Williston merchant for a number of years; also three daughters, Mrs. Clinton Heath and Mrs P. F. Parker, of Williston, and Mi s. W. SrStzemore, i of Langley; two sops. Wilbur E. and I James M. Anderson, off.Williston. And ' the following grandchildren, Mrs. E. M. Givens, of Pish< pville; Mrs. R. L. 4’i aeoi k. of W !!i'ton.; Warren Parker, of Williston; Mrs. C. W. Armstrong and Mi" Ethel Heath, of Columbia; Mi'.' Is-s.'Je Heatli. of Blaekville; Hoiohi Heath, who lives in Florida ! and nine great-grandchildren, the < hildren of Mrs. E. M. Gjvens of Bish- | opville,. rfnd Warren Paiker of Wil liston ami many nieces, nephews and j other relatives j and connections j throughout the county where the j Anderson and Sandler families were prominently connected. r-tl The days gain 12 minutes * js. 4 shis week. in. sun- Advertisfe in THE PEOPLE, v ‘ _j_. Mrs; George Halford gave birth to twins Friday night, only one of which is living. They brought the total number of children born to this < r J family to sixteen.