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THURSDAY,
APRIL 16,TH 1923
THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA.
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Barnwell High School News.
Publised Weekly by Pupils'of the Barnwell High School.
Bates‘ Literary Society. '
April 15, 1925. U v.
Original story Blanche Bennett
Sonp: by society ... Pape Seven
Paper: Life of. Gen. Hapood
Polly Walker
Humorous recitation _ Ruth Dicks
Piano duet Mildred Gail an 1
Mary Frances Moore.
Vocal duet Mrs. Price and
Mrs. Baxley.
Current events t._ Wipnie Davis
Jokes Willie Holland
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The debate for last Wednesday,
“Resolved that cooperative marketing
is advantageous to thy farmers,” was
won by the affirmative side, which
was upheld by Brown Parker and
James Calhoun.
Denmark.
May 5th, Barnwell vs. Wagoner, at
Wagoner;
May 8th, Barnwell vs. Estill, at
EstiU.
May 12th. Barnwell vs. Allendale,
at Barnwell,
May 15th, Barnwell vs
Several other dates are pending.
Athletics.
Denmark defeated the Barnwill
base ball team last Wednesday with
a score of 10 to 2. Some of our
boys had never played in a game be
fore and the Denmark team had fiv. 1
boys who were on their fourth year.
Our boys played a good game.
Mr. Robison and several high school
boys went to Augusta Tuesday to see
the Washington Senators play the
Giants. The Senators won.
Several baseball boys went to
Williston Friday to see Bates-
burg-Leesville and Williston play.
Bate-dturg-Leesville won.
-The baseball schedule is as follows:
April 14th, Barnwell vs. Allendale
at Allendale.
April 15th, Barnwell vs. Aiken, ’at
Aiken. A.j. ;
April 17th, Barnwell vs. Wagoner,
at Barnwell.
Anvil 28th, Barnwell vs. Fstill at
Estill. , ; -V.
Mav 1st. Barnwell vs, Denmark, at
High School Local News.
Miss Lavinia Moore spent
week-end with, Miss Sarah
of Blackvilie.
Miss Annie Moody was the guest
of Mrs. F. H. Lee, of Olar, for thc-
week-end.
Miss Blanche Bennett spent the
week-end in Dunbarton with Mi.s
Ruth Dicks.
Miss Elizabeth Humphries spynt
the week-end with friends in Hamil
ton.
Miss Etta Owens and Miss Ruth
Clary° spent Sunday in Neeces.
The baseball game with Aiken was
called off on account of the rain.
The eleventh grade has decided to
give a play for commencement, the
name of which is’ ‘‘Deacon Dubbs.”
They have begun practicing.'
The following is the cast of char
acters for the play: ' •_
Deacon Dubbs Cbas. Burckbalter
Miss Philopena Popover
..Maude Brabham
Yennie Yenseti —- Etta Owens
Emily Pale , Ruth Glaiy
Major McNutt James Calhoun
Rawdon Crawley Rob’t. Holmes
Rose Raleigh . Elizabeth Humphries
Pouter nomy Jones Albert Cornell
Amos Coleman r Aubrey Harley
Trixie Coleman - Willie B. Deason
The play is a three-act comedy
drama. It is very amusing and ha',
met with great success in other places.
with, a system of automatic paroles.
Creation of the office of chief hign-
way commissioner with the authority
of the entire State Highway Commis
sion of fourteen members.
.Imposition of taxes on plug tobacco
and snuff, soft, drinkif and cosmetics,
and increased taxes on document^,
public utilities and corporations.
A uniform text book law.
Regulation of motor bus transpor
tation companies by the State.
Settlement of the Columbia canal
Black\i,l(,| controvergy ky ratification of the
agreement of the canal commission
with the Bar stow interests of New
York.
Removal of the maximum of $30,-
Hercules School Closes Fridav.
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Melonv, I 000 limit for the cost of building bar J-
surfaced roads. •*
Social and Personal
News from Williston
Legislature Closed
Long Session Friday
Columbia, Apr!! 9. With 87 days
behind them sime the beginning of
the session, the tnernliers of the Gen
eral Assembly of S 'Utii t arolina were
homeward bound late today forlowing-
;tdjoui nment sine die which 1 fought
to an end a session that was not only
notable far it^’iprTgFPVity. hut whictr
broke the record for recent years.
.For the last time during the year
the sound of the gavel broke the still
ness in—each -house sh.ut-ly after t.ie
tw<',bodies bad been informed that
Governor McLeod had signed the ap
propriation bill with its levenwe-ra s-
■'ing provisions and had no further
message for the legislators.
Convening on January 13. the law
makers took up the task <>f framing
the appropriation hill, hut sum found
themselves faced wit a a defu-ii van
on ly e-t intaied' between $1 . vn l
$2,(100,UUO in revenues. ' Tbrough'>u( |
the .'' ion the legislators etr »un'. *f-
ed obstacles in the ' - attempts to sob o
die deficit question, which materially
Ion vt honed the session beyond the
traditional forty-day limit.
Documentary 'lax Doubled!
The wav was clear befon
doc-
Williston. April 11.—Dr. Hugh R.
Murchison, of Columbia, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Odiorne.
Miss Kathleen Fich is visiting- her-
grandmother, Mrs. Wilson, in Dar
lington.
Mr. and Mrs. W.t E. Bennett and
family, of Springfield, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bennett. f
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McCreary have
returned from a motor trip to Beau
fort.
Mr'. Robinson, of Rbwesville, was a
week-end visitor of his daughter, Mrs.
W, T. Willis. Jr.
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Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr./ and son,
Norman. have returned from a visit t >
Mrs. Phil Harris in Spartanburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Latimer and
children spent the week-end in Char
leston, where they visited Magnolia
and Middleton Gardens.
Dr. and M>-s. J. L. Smith and* chi!-
dren, Laura and J. I,., Jr., and Mrs.
(j. A. Kennedy, Jr., have returned fieri
St. Petersburg, Fla.
G. T. Lybrand and family, of Wag-
enor. and -51 r. Lybrand and family, of
Now Holland, were visitors Sunday of
,Mr. and Mrs. -M. A. Smith.
Misses Bessie Dunnovant,, Thelma
corporations. and doubling "the
unicntai y stain]) tax.
the new .taxes went into of!"< f ! Brazeltun and May > Rountr."* spent
immcdiutely. Pending di-1 ributh.nof ^eVeelc^hvr wTtli Mr. and Mrs.' TL TT.
Altman in Charleston ind visited the
gardens. -
The Hercules school will close a
very successful session Friday, with
the following interesting program:
Vacation Song—School-
Welcome-—Earl Templeton.
- Recitation—^Primary Grade.
My Teacher?—Four Boys,
Recitation—-Elizabeth Ray. *
Music—Alice Creech.
Recitation—\>loree Sanders.
Recitation - Gteene Still.
Mother Goose and Her Goslings.
Music—Maiy Cieeclr.—j|
Recitation— El wood Morris.
Class Will—Mary Creech.
Essay—Kate Hartzog.
- Recitation—Laura Lain.
Class Prophecy—Daisy Ray.
Poem—Irene Sanders.
Song—Graduating Class.
Music-—Ella .Mae Peacock.
Beanville School—School. ,,
Music—Elbcrta Still.
Drill—Ten Girls;
Music—Ophelia Huggins.
Coon Creek Courtship—Walker anil
Willie Still.
Music-r-Jessie Ruth Creech.
Negro | Sermon—Emory Grubbs.
Duet—Alice Creech and Ophelia
Huggins.
Good-Bye—Primary.
The graduating class i< composed
of the following young ladies:
Misses Mary Creech, Kate Hartzog,
Laura Lain, Daisy Ray and Irene
Sanders,
In Memoriam.
Iii loving memory of my dear cousin
who died April 7, 1924.
We hear the low wind sweeping
Through,every hush and tree
Where dear Ida Mae is sleeping.
Away from home and me.
Tears from our eyes are flowing,
And sorrow shades our brow,
Cold in the grave she is sleeping.
Mae now.
is over
And time shall be no .more,
With love ones and Ida Mac*
We’ll live f rever more.
Her'loving cousin,
F. B.
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PROGRAM
Pa
Vamp Theatre
Wednesday, April 15th %
"THE BIRTH OF A NATION”, 25 and 50c
Thursday, April 16th
“WORLDLY GOODS” with Agnes Ayers.
Friday, April 17th
“DON’T DOUBT YOUR HUSBAND,”
with Viola Dana.
Saturday, April 18th
Tom Mix in “The LONE STAR RANGER.*
«£♦ Monday, April 20th
% “THREE AGES” with Buster Keaton.
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Y Tuesday, April 21st
% Fred Thompson in "THE SILENT STRAN-
GER".
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ilVVe have no Ida
'When this life is
ants of th*' tax comnlissiu’i
purpose of determining wuii’i
them
wnen
way was clcai
thev iviiiveneil near midda. 1
hou -i s, had
ee conferenci
the appronria-
ast night an
Uxiay.i'however, as both
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voted To accept the ft
committee report on
lion bill—the House
the Senate oarliy today. Carrying
total appropriation of $9.405,(HV2.i»b
the measure imposes taxes on soft
drinks .co-tneti s, chewing tobacco
and snuff, as well as increasing the
levies on public utilities and <>t’v r
stamps, which are already avnilablo.
Cl'.airman W. G. Query of the State
Tax C mimissi m said today deal eg s
in those articles requiring stamps wdl
he. required to keep an account of all
taxable sales, and either to purchase
stamps to lover the amount becoming
due "and to" cancel tticm. or tor remit
in cash to the commission the amount
of the tax.
Trade to Be Ad'ised.
There will be .called a meeting of
field a
f ir the
stamps shall g'o on the various, com- j
moditii s. In the. meantime, f i.e com-
rmssirnwvH—prepare copies of tie*
law and schedules to t g sent to_ th ■
trade throughout the State. Rule
will also he -promulgated by fPe c 11-
Ptissiqn, it- was .-.fated.
Mr. .Query sta.t",i tha.t it would,
li a phxsiial ’mpossihility t i enfot’c-*
'3.^ law immodhit'dy. although dt lias
aitually become operative. Manu-
facturi rs of soft drinks would be
able to take an accurate count <T the
p imbcr of ootta s prepan'd without
di lav through counting devices on
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their machinery.
Outstanding measures enacted by
the' General Assembly dining its
record-breaking thirteen and one-half
weeks session, include the following:
Reduction if automobile lie nse fees
from 25 i » apporxiqiati ly 45 per cent,
and increas'f of the gasoline tax from
thn e-ci id fo'five-cents a gallon, with
the added two-ccnts going to counties'
for roaiis not in the State highway
system.
The indeterminate sentences Hill,
( ard of Thanks.
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith and Mrr.
W. G. Thompson, Jr., have returned
from a visit of several months to
Lieut, ami Mrs. Murray Smith in
Coronado, Calif., and to Dr. and'Mrs.
T. Gregg Smith, in Chicago. They
visited various States on the Racine
coast.and in the Middle West and re
turned by way of Spartanburg, where
they spent a few days with Mr. and
Mi s. ..Phil Harris.
Col. and Mrs. D. A^Gcer and son
and Mr-. Tate, of Belt >n. stoppnl over
in Will -ton for a few minutes recent
ly while returning from Charleston.
Colpml Geer, who heads the South
Carolina Cot: >n Grower-’ Cooperative
\s.-ociat:pn, <pok intefestingly and
the work
' ne a-
enr-oui-aging:.y o
si elation.
< . L. F dk. of Furman, was a recent
victor of his nephew, d. W. Folk.
Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Hodges, of
Winder, Ga., and Dr. Oscar Patrick,
of Arkansas, wish to thank their
many friends and relatives for the
Wednesday, April 22nd
“PETER PAN," the-Big Hit of 1925.
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sympathy anil kindness during the
death of their mother, Mrs. Mary
Patrick.
Card of Thanks.
Editor. The Barnwell People:
Kindly allow me space in your pa
per to thank my many friends for
their royal hospitality, shown me dur
ing my recent illness. Words cannot
express the gratitude of my ■ heart
that goes out to them. In this I in
clude Dr. Ray for the noble medical
>kill rendered me. Thanking you in
advance,
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Rosa Buist.
Among the Blackville people who at
tended Easter services at the Church
of the Holy Apostles were Mr. ami
Mrs. W. L. Wragg, ftlr. and Mrs. Tur-
rentine and the latter’s mother.
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STATEMENT
Of Coi'.imis>ioners of Public WDrks
for Quarter ending March 5i. 1925.
RECEIPTS
From Lights and Water
From ^Cm-1
Erom .Wiring .
Cash .oii hand from last
quarter
1.994X8
3-1.1 d
12.00
134.9!
Total
PAID P ( UT
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Plant Pedigreed Seed
Why risk losing your t me and money l y planting inferior
cotton seed whin >ou can gee SANDERS’ PEDIGREED DIXIE
TRIUMPH at the following prices, f. o. b. Fairfax:
In 100 bushel lots, per bushel .
In sinalleF lots, per bushel ....
ALL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY.
$1.23
.] $1.30
ADDRESS
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•| George D. Sanders, Fairfax, S. C. |
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BOSTON, MASS.
Salarii s
Freight*''and C. O. D. _ . 1
Burley-Dorst Coi.l Co. _
Wm. McNah. ln<.
Standard Oil Co. ..
Stonega Coke and Coal Co.
Crane amid Co.
The Peroline Co. of America
U/S. Rubm. Co. ...
J. W. Smoak . . _
J. I. Holcomb Co.
Victor Kearse (Pci*-) _.
August, Sanders (poles) . . _
H. A. Prevonga (trailer) .. .
Sol. Blatt (attorney)
The Texas Co! . . .
Home Rank (dote) .. r
Order Book r
I^eirlon Bros.
Telephones and telegrams ..
City Ice and Fuel Co. .
Two chairs for office -y- r . -
Postage -
Painting smoak stack .
Dicks Auto Co.
Barnwell People _ ^ .
Vickery Bros. _. ...
C. F. Molair ..
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First National Bank
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Walker, Evans and Cogs. Co.
Can you tell a used car when you see one? Neither can any- £
body else. Every car on the road is a used car, in a sense, unless it «£♦
is fresh from the factory. Here you will find many used cars with £
thousands of comforts, health and profit-bringing miles left in them, y
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your pocketbook will know r the difference. ❖
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We invite your inspection and an opportunity of giving you a
demonstration in one of the following:
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512.3r
I50.0f
'1.45
Cash on hand and in Ijiank __ 1,715.55
Total
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•{• Paid
in di
$5,205.19
J. M. Caldwell, „•>
Clerk
oh old account $300.55 included
disbursements.
1 c )24 model Essex Six Coach,
1924 model Rickenbacker Sedan,
I 924 model Studebaker Special Six Sedan,
.1924 model Chevrolet Coupe, . •>. ; A-
1923 model Essex-4 Touring Car, t
1923 model Buick-4 Touring Car,
1 924 model Studebaker Special Six Touring
1924 model Studebaker Light Six Touring,
and many others that would be surprising to you to see for the
prices asked. '
1925 MAIN (STREET
COLUMBIA,
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