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OFFICIAL ilEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT. c ^g| “If you want money, we have it— If you have money, we want it.’ HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. Established in 1877. Ju&t Like a Member^f the Family" Larcest County Circulation. BARNWELL COUNTY’S BEST & MOST POPULAR NEWSPAPER. ALL.HOME PRINT. .GLUME XLVIII. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY 21ST, 1925. NUMBER 38. BARNWELL COUNTY COUNCIL . OF FARM WOMEN MET- HERE VISITORS ARE WELCOMED BY MRS. 0. M. GREENE. -Miss Ev a Mae, Broughton Elected President to Succeed Mrs. John ♦ Keel, Resigned. The Barnwell County Council of 1 ai ni Women met in the Court House K.-'-t Room. Saturday, May IGth. The invocation was offered by Dr. ’ M. Jones. Mrs. G. M. .Greene - >oke a few words of welcome from *■ lear old Barnwell and her heart.” Vr-~ y • i. he response was made by Mrs. John Keel, -the president^ of the Council. .Tien Miss Willie Mae Vann, the ef- : ient Home Demonstration A v as welcomed and asked to '■he expressed herself as bein Xihtctl with Barnwell .County, and els encouraged by the progress and i -opt ration shewn during her short - ay in Barnwell. ^ * Miss Harriett B. Lawton, Assistant '•.ate Leader Home Demonstration ork, spoke upon the topic, “Artistic ndows,” showing'various t>pes of |. ' w .aperies for all “classes of windows, ■fc Lunch was served by two of the ^^■Ida (Tub girls, Misses Pauline and \ .ctoiine Delk. and two of the Barn-, v 11 High School girls. Misses Velma 1 amoml and Juanita llaye-, under • e rlirection f Miss Vann. "The Duties end Importance of the < unty Council’’ was discussed and • plained cleany by Miss Bessie Har- ; r. She hsked that the council s\jb- ' >■ ibe it- part ot the Johnson-Walker S holarship Fund. She also empha- - :v-i the fact that every council definite goal for Dunbarton School Close:? Next Week , * Dunbarton, May 19.—The Dunbar ton High School will close this ses sion Thursday, May “28th. The, school this year has been the biggest and the best in its history, and Supt. King is now taking steps for even a better showing next session. Ad dition to the present building will begin as soon as school closes so as PERSONAL NEWS OF ELACKVILLE JOSEI’ KOGElt CHAPTER MEETS WITH MRS. STII.I., Sunday School Class Enjoys Fish Fry at Shipes’ Bluff—Other Iteftis of Interest. SOY BEANS ARE BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL BE1NGPLANTED WILL CLOSE NEXT WEEK SEVERAL DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE HELD THIS YEAR. May Be Planted as Late as June 1st to 10th.—Will Yield More Hey Than Peas. Demonstration Clubs to Give Hen Parties Blackville, • May 19.—The Joseph Koge.r Chapter, D. A. R., was delight fully entertained by Mrs. R. B. Still Tuesday afternoon. One of the most enjoyable bccasions of the past week was a fish fry given to have more room for th<> eleventh IShipes Bluff , Friday afternoon by grade this Fall. There will-be seven j Mr \ atul Mr *- Eugene Boylston for the teachers next year, and the- pdvan- ; . latter ’ s school., class and many invited friends. Not onlv fried fish tages here will equal those of any this size in the State, o the fact that there will he uates this year, there will be mmencement exercises. The public meeting connected with c! sing will bp a public meeting the literary society of the high i but catfish stew and all kinds of “good cats” were enjoyed. Merry games were played and a delightful aftor- noun passed by all too rapidly. Mr. C. S. Wilson, of St. George, is vis ting Mr. and Mrs. T. O. B dand. Friends of Me. William Baisden will The Women’s Home Demonstration 'Clubs of Barnwell County are plane V. ning to have “Hen Parties” at several Soy beans as a hay crop as well as a. school hoU , es in the countv for the land builder and grown for seed as. a ! purf)C)se of raisiftfr f u „ds to defray the expenses of the delegates to the Win- throp. Short Course, June 4th to 12th, onstration^lhis year with thr- use of inclusive> Each family is asked to soy bean*, grown m this county, fol- | br ; ni , a hon and as many as they lowing oats for hay, in corn to (frow ; have children> Tho h p n , and CfSgs cash crop arc being used more and more. There will be a number of dem- CLASS EXERCISES TO BE HELD THURSDAY NIGHT. Baccalaureate Sermon to Be Preached Sunday Morning by Dr. W. M. Jones. •M^ed and for the improvement of the soil. We will have demonstrations with W. K. Matthews. H. C. Matthews, W. B. Johnson, Simon Brown’s Sons and will he sold at the poultry car to fa 1*0 the necessary money. Music and out door games will be furnished for the amusement of the guests at the va rious parties.. Refreshments will he L Kt -‘ ek>r - i!1 th ‘‘ Blackville section; Vic- j , el ^ e j freei The p t . () p k .. in ( . a ,. h com . tor Lewis, of Kline, and W. L. Molair, • mun i lv . u hethm- club members or not, of Barnwell. In addition to these school. This program will he hold karn "ith pleasure that he is doing Wednesday night, probably in the Ti a Columbia hospital, fol- Baptist Church, there being rc audi-i lowin - a re(011 t operation, torium in the school building, A| Nows that^Mis, Ben F. Stornd^is good program • has been arranged and j nicely .n a ( olumbia hospital, the natrons of the school are cordially I after a serious <'-P('»'at?on, has been re- invited to attend. At-sthi- mifeting 11 ^'ith delight by hosts of all prizes, medals and honors will be frie P ds - Dr - Stdrne has been almost awarded. j constantly at her bedside during her Misses Mary anti Cleo Cole, f) f >tav in the hospital. North Augusta, were Hie week-end j Mr. Ralph Coopt*, of Columbia, was guests of Mis. L. X. -Owens. Both of tlH * b'U'^t of Miss. Donnie Delk last these young ladies Itre. pleasantly re-" Sunday. 1‘membeml here, both havine;' taught Mr - an(l Mr^ Edijlig Heindson anil in tho 1 «cal 'chool.' Mrs. Owens, also farn >l.V- ClTarjyston. motored’ to had her daughter, Mrs. Maude Cow- * HhiekviHe Sunday to visit the'family oU M: >n 1 decide on a ear. . John Kiid,offeree as presiiletil of th accepte<l ^ith v her rcsigna- the council It regret that ill iiuse of her resigna- h?.s made a faithful Services are appre- was ;n>- preAdent. “S alth was the i t; n. Mrs. Keel worker and her c.ated. * _ A rrbminaTiag cmmittei i i.inted to select a new ^he committee recommended Miss Fva Mae Broughton as president and AFss Ruth Rateree as secretary to ! tfc" position held by Miss Brough- ■ n. Those officers wore unapimous- v oIcoted by the council. The new • ■'i.lont urged that the council dues j of Mr. Henry Delk and other relatives ihere. Mr. Kenneth Stivendor. who has a position in Charleston, is visiting his 'parent.'here. His friends will be glad jto learn that he has about recovered from the results of an accident iv- ard and family as visitors this week end. Messrs. G. J. Anderson and T. E. Killingswceth have recently painted their homes, adding a great deal to the looks. It is understood that the location of the highway in the town of Dunbar- cently. ton i» still hanging fire. It was •^ r - Sheiiey .dartill .and family, of thought at one time that the matter . t^ranitcvillc, were called here Sunday was set* led. but since the construe-1 ( ' n account of the death of Mr. lion gang on the. west of the townj ^^ ais father. Mr. Bill Martin, has .ceased wot.k at the curve where i , Mr. and Mrs. Roland Johnson and munitv, ell. In addition to these cordinl i y invite(1 there will be many others panting. p ., rtK . s Ottottan variedv will be used for h:iv, ; * 1 as well as some Laredos, which are | wilt icsistant. Biloxi will be used in 1 to attend the places of the parties ,t seven The time am ire as follows; Friday night, May 22nd, tho (Tun middles. For hay following ^Mock-Sand Hill School, grain, the land is broken, harrowed, laid off about three feet and planted, hree to four beans being planted about tert to twelve inches apart. They are pjjrrwed twice to* keep weeds and it comes into t< wn it seems that has not vet be^n settled. Maybe good solution. t> the whole muddle would he to build two highways j through town so that bpi satisfied. T’ 0 «' hightvaV is wanted, but ho matter how good the road may evervnne might be. if the people of Dunbarton can’t get on it they caiY’t use i*. and it to decide on ! . The committi c T: w paid and a c ommittee lie apiio’.ntei. the g ’al for the 1 year s i ^eems as i* tn.it.i recommen led j if the problem is a “Schools to . Be Improved .autitied" be taken as the goal, is recommendation* was accepted. ! ;i - there is not a School Improve- ' f the Ve l ave mighty good .streets now! it little (laughter, Catherine, have ar- a ; rived in Blackville, after spending several months in Florida, where Mr. Johnson was engaged in business. Mr. J. M. Farrell has returned from Charleston, where he attended Fed eral Court. He was foreman of the jury in the Ingram ease. Fnciuls of Mr. Charles Hartzog will not settled one an 1 or, the other. The officers of the c mgratulatec hn tin* street districts, it s hoped and the. kind if Improvement A ssocia- "oceived the pa. the icsuit of tins i ffort t !;eeo them «, ■ i Council. say “kei •p it U]V’ -.to;; \v;i' elected :V dele- 7 * ♦ ntn m any • _iT i : : > (* i eho.V vill b< (’mm Broil nim the < unt il to go to a S'-, i t Course in.'June •e. being mi’ further b.usiae: adjouiine k hy*'-- presto;* at Saturday*- rr.cet- as follows: i\Irs. S.i A 11 lit’:. to be the situatioiC ^giot to b arn that In* is not enjoying good health and hope for his speedy recovery. ' " To tlv* delight of the pupils, “the deer old skule daze” will soon he over for awhile. Mr. - Lawrence Morhingstar. of way town are to be on their proihpt work after, the recent rains. grass down when thev tire small. In corn, one row is planted down the middle the same distance as above. Time of planting is up to June 1st to 10th. Soy beans, when properly taken care of. will yield more hay than peas, probably twice the am >unt. Soy bean seed will cost It - - per acre to plant than peas, really about half to two- thirds as much. Farmers who are in terested in pi u’tipg some sav hean- this year for seed 'ar hay should take | the matter up with me at once’so that •I can assist in getting the seed and getting them properly planted. H. G. Boylston, County Agent. Monday night. May 25th, at sjven o’clock—Long Branch School. Tuesday night, May, 2fith, at seven o’clock—Cedar Grove School.' Wednesday night. May 27th,. 4 . at seven o’clock—Double Pond Schotd. Thursday night, May 27th, at seven olclock—Pleasant Hill School.' Friday rilgW. May 29th, at s-ven o' clock—Hercules School. The Barnwell High School will close another successful session under the supervision of Supt. J. D. Robison with fitting exercises that begin Sun day morning with the baccalaureate sermon at the Baptist Church and close Thursday night with class exer cises at the" Vamp Theatre. Dr. W. M. Jones has heen.^selected to preach the sermon and the Hon. Berte D. Carter, of Bamberg, will de liver the address to the graduating class. 1 he selection of these gentle men should meet with the anproval of the patrons and pupils of the local school. i' V Bridge Tournament Was Great Success Program Announced For Union Meeting is the way 11 we might the the r were J* j .. Methodist Service Is Greatly Enjoyed o) i t • s'• veil'd weeks', past the pastor e Met In.(1 S’ t Church has been ( • | - | fc Wood- f> 4tui ing • his evening sorvuv-s-.with p Woothyerd. Ms. D. spec ini mimical pr’grams, and on M : -- Roth Rett, fee, 1 Mrs. J. M t- Sunday night one of th ■ most ^j, ^ j Ke*' 1 . Mrs. ,f.” S.Idol.igHtrul was rcndereit: Much local j nj ■' r: Mm. Th ■s.|.'-!. nt v a- . n oyed. v hilc a -ee. iat ■yt(• |* |». lV j),-. w. ’ treat of the evening was tlv singing I M Bn. Miss Fva j Mr. B.’ T.Bethune. of August a. Mm W. W. Harley.j'whose magnificent .tenor voice was ■ D arn mil. Miss Juanita! heard to perfeetitm in the selection. G. M. Greene. Mis. Ken- jFever of My Sou!;” Mi '. Charlie HatCzog. | Vi'hile Mr. Humphries’ sermons Freeman. Miss Oliie Lee j !m ‘ t'-vw long, it is possibly lor that Inn Sanders. M ; s Leon-1 v «*»X »''“uson. they grip and impress Mi s Pauline Delk atnl one more f.ircibly; and certain it is >1. triiuiwar M. Jones, ^1 rs. Mae B ; itU'htt.-i. M : -s /• 1m; Hay. sj Mi s. ri'h Keaist Mis. Arthui J .ncs. tliss a i) 1 bdk, M ss Jennie Hair-. ■iwell. was a visitor here lecontly. To the delight of hosts of friends. Miss Louise Will s has returned home for tlv summer, after teaching at Brvson Cdy. N. C. The Rev. L. H. Miller is iitien^ing the Soittlnon fliptist Convention at Memphis. Tenn. M ■. anil Mi,s. J. W. Browning. Jr., 'and little daughter. Anne, are visiting home l^dks hero. 1 - Mr.'and Mrs. S. S. Ray. of Den im ark, were visitors in Blackville last . Wednesday. • Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Baughman and I’an ily s-t+d Mr. V. Burst. KtV ! have *e- turn-d from Florida, where thev spent several months. . . * Messrs, (ilov.'f Easterling -nd Toe •Cox, of Denrmuk, visjted Blackville 1 Saturday afternoon. \n exciting battle was staged fiorf Saturdav mornin wa l)(Hwejfn "several The Union Meeting’ of the Ba-rmve'll Association will be held May hOth and ’.1st, with Division N'>. 1 at Spring- town. Division No. 2 at Sycamore and Division No. ” at Cypress Chapel, The program will he as follows: General Topic for discussion: “Plant an acre for the Lord." “Missions, the heart of Christian- ity. ."The necessity for a thorough en listment.” •A. F. O’Kelley and O. B. Falls will preach at Springtown on Saturday and G. M. Smith on Sunday. L. II. Miller amlt J. G. Maitin will I * pieaeh at Sycamore on Saturday and J. F. Davis on Sunday. ^ W. R. Davis Mid 1). W. Heckle .will preach at (’.’.•press Chapel on Satuplay and W. M. Jonr' m Sunday. 0. B. Falls. ■ The bridge tournament, given ui_the home of Mrs. Harry D: Calhoun Mon day afternoon by the Ladies’ Guild of t|ie ‘Episcopal Church for the benefit ■ of the organ fund, was a great suc cess; both socially and financially. Bridge was played at J^n tables, a prize being given at eaJh. The win- mugs were as follows: Mrs. A. C. Hal'd wick and Mrs. Steadman, of Den mark, Mrs. Turrentine, of Blackville, Mesdames B. P. Davies. McLaUrin Brooker, R. H. Wilcox, T. K. Cum~ mings. Cady, Dubose Robinson and Miss Mamie Nell Bronson. Refresh ments were served during the after noon. ; The out-of-town players were as follows: Mesdames A. C. Hardwick, Steadman. Sam Ray, A. R. Wallack and Steadman, of Denmark; Mesdames T. L. Wragg and Turrentine and Misses Helen Weissinger, Pctersop and Whittle, of Blackville. The Guild netted about $25. Mr. and M v. .L G. M o Co'umnia !• up M. Mace, .who is Baptist Hospital. imla v jiatrumt a < Ir.. went it Dr. L. the Interesting Budget of News fi*om Snelling Sne'ling, May 19—Mr. ant? Mrs. S. F. Moore and Missc*' Agnes and Eu nice Hid have returned home after eifiig some time in the “Fund of blue jays and a settling hen. The hen J came out victori:»us. The blue jays i, ca m t i believe in “preparedness." A j few miipites aft'-r th' fight was over, the yard in wi’eh it occuficVl was swarming with ind enant j; ybinls, I, going on at a^vo-y noisy fatty I Mrs. Lily.Mae Dyches f and little 1 daughtcu - . Allewtc. of Estill. spe-nt | the week-end litre with her mother,! i Mrsi Aldrich. I ■r ■ •* ‘tv v> Barnwell County Gets Money from Insurance Insurance Commissioner McMahan ha- distributed to the countv treas urers the shares ((•’tain insjgrpncc the semi-annual cemh'er 2L 1924. hat Me' 3 ', than 922. Th of the counties in j t a' es ( eullected for period through' De- The •t.rftaX i >t)me- for the like?be‘ru*d of apportionment to. coun- that he never fals to open up new vistas of spiritual and mental thought to hL congregations. As_a fitting conclusion to p.he sev- j vice Mi . Ralph Smith sang, in his sweet and sympathetic way, “The' F,i(l of a Perfect Day.” The pastor! is t.» be congratulated on the success-1 « I ful wtvy in which he is striving to: benefit and encourage the habit of. Georgia Field Trial Association May Hold 1925 Events Here ' in this section is as" follows:' " Aiken Sl;’27.;.(M Allendale *267.00 Bamberg _., - 657.82 Barnwell 739.22 Ham'frton . * 536.61 To Visit Europe. * 1 1 Mr*. Lizzie Cave will sail from New York on June 12th aboard the Levia than, with a party of R lends from Orangeburg .■ fp;’ a" visit to Europe. t ’ ■ r ' J . t, . ' , • I ’ ’ rogu'ar church attendance people.—Contributed. among our Small Blaze at Blackville. S um'av. covered Blackvdle. May 19.—Much excite ment paeva^FV! for a few minutes last . c • 1 when a small blaze was dis- on tin* i >of t f Dr. O. I).-! Hammond's residence, but he and? his , son. Dunbar, extinguished it before any other aid was needed. The dam age was- slight.! Mr. J. N.' Anderson, the efficient agent for the Southern Railway at Pnrnwell. is ta]ying_a^well-earned vaca tion of thrC'e'monHis. f ' ’ ' Barnwell may be selected by the Georgia Field Trial Associa tion as the place to hold the 1925 trials ,of that. club, member-' of the association having come here_ tjiis week at the invitation of the Rev. R. W. Humphries to look over the situation. The ptirty in- < luded Dr. F M. Wilder, of Au gusta. secretary ami.treasurer of the Georgia Field Trial Associa tion, Messrs. L. V. Simons, of Al lendale, /Jordan, of Ridge Spring, and C. S. Thompson, of DentOn, N. C. After an inspection of the grounds, which are located, a few. miles from this city. Dr. Wilder stated that' he would, rec ommend the -selection of Barnwell by the association, declaring that the'proposed trial grounds are the finest to be found anvwhere in the-'country South of Saskakhe- wan. It is unofficially stated that the 1925 events will be staged here provided the use of the grounds can be secured. It is to be-hoped that permis sion can be 'ecuretl from th" ovvn- ,,ers to u.-e ?ih:_s land for (.!>. field trials, as it will mean much to this imrrtcdiato section. These trials are annual events and at?- tiacriVisitors from ail pants of the cotintVy. It is estimated that about 200 sport-men would i at tend ihe trials of the Georgia'-ns- s ciatioB and it is said that tho ?grounds would also be used by . clubs from other pari' of the United States These events are . eagerly sov/ghd by" other towns o r d previdt** an exu lltmt means of mihlieity f ». the rommunity in win; i thev are h dd. 'JHMVUl Flowers.” Mr. Melvin Lane spent last week end at hi- lion; • at Gartersviile. Mr. and Mrs. \\ . ( . Part, of Willis- ton. ^nen^ the i.’eck-eml with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Look-. Mr. and Mr-. OttaGook. of Sumter, Mr.-arid Mr . Murphy Long, of Allen-’ d.tje, Mr. and Mis. Leawood Cook, of Mtley. spent Sunday with their fath er. Mr. W, M. Opoly. r. and' Mrs. \N . B. Parker spetit tli'e week-end at Greenwood vUth the latter’s parents,'Mr. and Mis. Oscar Turner. Miss Clara KiHingswoj th, erf Au gusta, is visiting relatives and friends Here. .Mr. G.’L. Hill and Miss Marie Hill,- Messrs. H. M. and George Cook and Miss Lucy Cook attended the funeral aif Mrs. George W. Andejson at Joyce Branch last Monday jift^rnoon.' Mes-rs. H. M. Cook and, Micagy Birt were visitors In U’iHiston last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hair and (laugh ters. Misses Annie Lou and A dell, of Williston, were the guests of* Mr. ai^’ Mrs. H. M. Cook Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smith ajvl daughter, Marion, of Fort Motte. were visitors here recently. Mrs. W. T. Still spent Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. J. Allen Hill. The program of the exercises- has been announced as follows: Sunday, May 24. at 11:30 o’clock— Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr. W. M. Jones at tho Baptist Church. Tuesday night. May 2fi, at 8:30 o' clock—Senior play, "Deacon Dubbs,” at the Vamp Theatre. Wednesday afternoon, May 27, at 5 o’clock—Music Recital of school pu pils at the school auditorium. Thursday night, May 28, at 8.30 y/'- 'dogk—Class Exercises at the Vamp Theatre, the program being as fol lows: Invocation—Rev. R. W. Humphries. Salutatory—Miss Willie Bush Doa- son. Vocal Solo—Aubrey Harley. \ aledietory—Miss Frances Simms. Class Song—Senior Class. Address—Hon. Berte D. Carter, of Bamberg, Solicitor of the Second Ju dicial Circuit. To the* Pupils and Teachers—Col. Harry I). Calhoun. Delivery of Diplomas—Mr. J. D. Robison, Supt. Benediction—Rev. Howard Cady. Chairman—T. M.-Boulware, Esq. The Senior Class Play. The following i,s the cast of char acter-; of the Senior Class play, “Dea con Dubbs,” a comedy drama: Deacon Dubbs, from Sorghum Cen ter, West Virginny—Charles Burck- halter. Amos Coleman, his nephew, a yming lawyer—Aubrey Harley. Rawdpn Crawley, a wolf in sheep’s clothing -Robert Holmes. Major McNutL auctioneer ai d jus tice of the peace— James Calhoun. Deuteronomy Jones, a country product—Albert Cornell. Rose Raleigh, the brave Tittle school ma’am — Klizalieth Humphries. • Miss Philipena Popover, with both eye*' on 1 lie deaeon—«Maud Brabham. Errfily Dale, the richest girl in town ---Ruth Clary. Trixie Coleman, full of mischief— Willie Bush Deason. Yennie Ycnsen, the hired girl from Sweden—Etta Owens. Villagers in Quartet — Lavinia Moore, Essie Mo’iie, Julia Lemon and! Margaret McAllister. Synopsis: Act 1.—A country auc- ‘ tion. The Deacon arrives from Sor ghum Centef, State, o’ Virginny. The Deact/n takes a drink of water. Act 2.— A c untry wedding. Shad ows of the Past. JThe Deacon fhkes a prisoner. Act 2.—A Country Husking Bee. Escaped from the Penitentiary. The Deacon takes a wife. An admission of 25 and 2,0 cents will be charge 1 for the play. The Graduating Class, The graduating class this year is composed of 14 young' ladies and gen tlemen. as follows: Roth Clary. Willie Bush Deason, Ivlaudt* Brabham. Estelle Still, Eliza beth Cartel', Jamesina Hill, Frances Simms, Elizabeth Humphries, Etta .Owens, James Calhoun. Charles Buickhalter, Albert Cornell, Aubrey Hai ley and Bethune Owens. Constable Sanders Gets Still. Bamberg. May 18.—Tuesday morn ing State Constables J. W. Sanders, of Barnwell, and Parker, of Charleston, captured h 15-gallon still a few miles below Midway. George Ro\ye. ,a negro, was arrested in connection with the raid and gave bond for his appearance for trial. /-'v—. V %< rl- Barnwell Defeats Blackville. The Barnwell High School hasebatT team won the closing game of the season Friday afternoon, defeating Blackville oh the local diamond, 8 to 7. Bep Armstrong, patching for BarnwVU, was ip good form- and stiuck out many of the visitors. At the beginning of the ninth innirtg, the score was tied. 7-7. Blackville failed to tally and with a man on third Brown Parker broke up the game with a singlh.