Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1«26. I ■ ' THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA J PACE THREA Worked and Smiled So • Now She’s ; President of a r ' ' Great . •S'. '- v --.* ‘ r -- Public fruit and produce houee and' - wiTI leave shortly for AsheviUcr, N. ; C. - Misses Carrie Mae and Lillian Eu banks of Aiken were week-end sruests cf Miss Elisabeth Stalling:. The Rev. Jerome Morris'of Union was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Rrodie. Mrt'dnd Mrs. Willie Keel and little, daughter of Langley spent the past week-end here with relatives. , Mrs. Louise Hancock and little Reginald of Augusta, are spending several days with Mrs, Myrtle Ward, Mrs. J. E. Johnson and son, Her man, and two • grandsons, Lehman Hartly and Milton Thajn of Metter, Ga., spent the week-end with the | formerV stster, Mrs. Della” Wooley. Miss Dome Mae Stivender of Cope spent last, week-end with her father, W. Y,- Stivender. , , Written especially for N ''Tbe B&rnwell People-Sentinel. By Robert Fuller Through Autocaster Service. \ Twenty-three years ago a little slip of a^girl naihed Mary Dillon walked into the office of the Brooklyn, N. Y., Gs Co^hpd Applied for a job as off- fice girl. She was put to work. Last week this same Mary Dillon was elected presicfhnt of that coni- pary, one of the few women at the. head of a public utfntySn this coun try. -t-Her election was unanimous by a vote pf the Board of Directors. This climb to the top of a great company brought to light a trauNaf character which explains why Mary Dillon succeeded. Years ago one of, the executives was looking-about for an off : ce manager. Mary Dillon was the logical choice—but the executive feared to name her^ expressing the opinion that no sooner would she achieve efficiency than she- would ’marry. So Mary Dillon, to get the job, promised she would not marry. Food His Hobby 1 She kept that promise until three years ago when advancements fre^d - from her pledge. She then married Henry Farber, a wholesale coal i>r—hut she kept right on a t her work. ays Mary Dillon regarding women in business: “I do not believe in sex warfare or that women will eventually oust men from control in big business. . " “I was only ten when 1 made up my mind that 1 wanted to.do what men did in bfg business. The assets which helped me most were determination to succeed and a friendly smile for everyone. “I think? with in. the ■ no*t -yetBPs^lwrywIlt'" btrintii HrTtfahcFjT j rTsoci a! apd economic conditions for women. 1 do not attempt to assume the role of prophet but I sincerely believe thae the changes will be for a bettor understanding between men and women.” Dr. Harvey M. Wiley, has done much to ins.ure. the nationV health Tjyhis advocation of pure looif lawer Dr. Wiley lives in Washing ton, D.X. and is hale and hearty at S2. SHERIFF’S SALE. Local and Personal * News from Williston their schools: Misses Gladys Thomn- tfrn, Nina Bell, Eva Wengrow and Kate Odiorne from Winthrop colleg'’*, Mi«ses Lenna Davis and Waynette Eaves from Coker college. Mrs. G. N. Snelling of Atlanta, Ge.. spent last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs C. A. Bennett, and t«»in»'d hei ! Hither herr~tH5f'TTfur^ dav f r Miami, Fla., where <he eN- Williston. March 27.—Hart’s Bat tery chapter of the U. D. C. met at the home of Mrs. O. N. Courtney on Friday, March 10th.. at^. 4 .o'clock. Thpr e werq ten members present, and three visitors. Miss Jennie Lou Folk entertained] P^'ds to make her home at h’i iv me last Friday evening. A number of indoor games were playud, frtflowc,! !)y “prom^.” Music was en- j .yed throughout the evening. At a lj-te hour refieshments were served by the hostess. • Miss Elizabeth Stallings entertain- o.! a number ,cf Williston people at her home last Friday evening in honor of her visitors. Misses Carrie Mae and Lillian Eubank? of Aiken. A number df games were enjoyed oy the guests, aiter which ileliekms- re freshments of cake and punch were served. DEATH HARD TO FACE. GOOD? OPEN PRISONS. CRIMINAL COWARDS. AMISSINGCOMET. ~r-' 'V''--' Five thousand canaries, forty pet monkeys, 150 parrots,-'two boa con- rtrictors were burned alive in an animal store last week. The ani mals all died in their cages, la menting with strange voices. All of them, from boa constrictors to baboons, had this great advantage over man, they did not know that they were going to die. La Rochefoucauld says, “Neither the sun not death can be looked at with a steady eye.” That ap plies to men, not. animals. The eagle and others look at the sun steadily, and all look calmly at- Death, not knowing he is there. Men find comfort in the belief that there is somathing for them beyond death. Animals do not need that comfort. Jbr Economical Trampcrt^ttom . ^ FVROLET/ Here is old-fashioned news. A brilliant Spanish airman flew from Spain to Buenos Aires. National' excitement was intense in Spain,, and the King has decreed an am nesty, freeing more than one thousand male and female con- ' victX It would have seemed strange jn this Country, if, after the Amer- flignlaround the world, the United States President had or dered Federal prisoners set free. Once •'edei that \was everywhere. Dodd the prisons. the news? custom Open .Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Willis, now re- f/*-' sid'ng in Rowcsville, were visitors of Mrs. W. T. Willis, Sr., last week end. Robert Lee, who is attending the University of Georgia, spent the week-end with his mother. Mrs. A. S. Blanchard, and had as his guests, "his college mates. Pet' Johnson and .Ike Sherlock, both -)1 Augusta. Mr. and Mis.- George Dukes of Pinewood are visiting the latter’s sis ter, Mrs. W. Cone. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., was an attend ant at the horse show in Augusta Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs B. Johnson, Sr, and C. B. Johnson. Jr., of Birming- The Tuesday Evening Bridge club wa< entertained this week by Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Ray. salad course ith iced tea was served upon the i ham. Ad#., are. .former’s k . . _ ' • - — — -- •*' ' ' State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. THE STATE • vs. MOLLY HARLEY Under and by virtue of a Tax E:«e- cution to me diruptH by J B ftmP strong. Treasurer of Barnwell Coun ty, I have this day levied upon and will sell to the Highest bidder for cash, between the legal hours of sale in front qf the Court House at Barn well, S. C., on Monday, the 5th day of April, 1926, this being Salesday in said month, the following described real estate: Eighty acres of land and two build ings- in Hercules School District, bounded as follows: North by Estate of W. ,M. Croft, East by Heieules Creek, Sorth by public.road, and West by L. B, Creech. Levied upon and sold to satisfy the above Execution and Costs. , BONCIL H. DYCHES, Sheriff, B. C. Barnwell, S. C., 11th day of March, 1926. F. F. Lucas, of the Bell Tele phone laboratory, exhibits an ultra violet light microscope magnify ing 9.000 times. It makes the end of a needle look like a log of ^vood and the edge of a razor blade like i. nuge crosscut saw. The micro- sot pe is used to study the physi-^ crJ structure of iron, st^el and other metals. Anything that men can imagine they can, do. Some day we may look into the atom and see tne electrcyis moving around the nu cleus: It must be a very “slo'v movie,” for the electron placets revolve around Their nuclear sun several billion times in a second. The use-w£ the whipping post m Delaware works well foiv the in surance companies. Th?y have re duced by one-third their charges for insurance against burglary and other criminal acts. Burglars do n -t like a State wheie being ar rested means being lashed . Your first drive in the Improved Chevrolet will be a revelation! Improved, made amazingly smooth and responsive—Chevrolet offers today a combina tion of power and effortless performance absolutely new in the low price held! Gut even more remarkable is the fact that these improvements cost you not more, but actually less —because the prices nave been substantially reduced. Take a ride in the Improved Chevrolet. A demon- - stration will delight you! Government tax reduction on automobiles officially in effect on March 29th is allowed NOW on all purchases of Chevrolet cars. New Low Prices Touring - *510 Coach - - HAS Vt Tea Trwk *395 Roadster - 510 Sedan • » 735 1 Ton Truck . 550 , Coupe - - ©45 Landau - - 7t>5 (Ckmui* Onb) /. o. b. FKnl, Micb<e«n Causey-Youmans Chevrolet Co. ' ' BARNWELL, S. C. QUALITY AT LOW COST \ iraf~nf the guesfST'afTer wTiTch six Me? of playeta-enjoyed-bridge'• for the remainder of the evening. * Miss Louise Kennedy of the North Augusta high school spent this week end at home. < Miss Mattie Lee Bennett, who teaches at Travelers Rest, spent the week-end at home with her parents, ’ after attending the teachers’ meeting 'in Columbia. A number of the Williston girls are enjoying ?a few days at home from brother, J. W. Johnson ' Mr. and*M r »- Davenport of Greer are viriting Mis. Davenport’s broth er, Walter Givens, here. Mrs: Ligon Simpson of Williamston is visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Mat thews. Miss Marion Crogan of Chaileston was a recent visitor to Mr. and Mrs. W. Crogan. Robert L. Kennedy of Palmetto. Fla., is visiting relatives here, Mr. Kennedy is associated with a large Fire, Life, Sick and Accident Insurance ■■ Bonds and Real Estate We have for sale 278 acres known as the G. W. Green home stead in Rosemary and Richland School districts. Two lots in the town of Barnwell with buildings thereon, very desirable loca tion. See us and gel prices. Let us show you. Barnwell Insurance Agency Barnwell, — — — So. Car. Clean Child’s Bowels 4 “California Fig Syrup’’ is Dependable Laxative for Sick Children IT IS JUST GOOD Business Sense To protect your family with a Life Insurance Policy. I have plenty of facts and figures to prove this point and will be glad to go into this subject with you in de tail at your convenience. NORMAN B. GAMBLE Barnwell, S. C. ' Tf some cf the older institutions of torture—Ihe boot, rack and thumbscrew—were added to the whipping post, insurance might fall tv oh lower. ^ The professional criminal is usHf ualiy timid and dreads pain. It is. fear of a beating, often, that leads him to kill. V \ ‘■Jf'•. y A-'JS.j* Ensore’s comet was expected within easy range of the Yeikes Observatory at the University of Chicago ou Monday, but astreno- riers that e:,t up all night waitati _ = 1 ' in valll. Ayiro,miners- puzzled by its disappearance. Dis- "eovered in South Africa last De cember, it was thirty million miles from the suA, sixty million miles r rom the earth, when last seen in January. The comet wandering too near the sun may have been absorbed by that light of our system^ Ocr sun, traveling Through space, Txay take in fresh sources of light, heat and radiation, gobbling up comets, meteorites, etc., as a whale rushing through the ocean swallows, smaller fish. Astronomers will knew more in 2026, when that comet is due on a return trip. Etcb if ctom, feverish, bilious, con stipated or full of cold, children love the pleasant taste of “California Fig Synip” and it never fails to sweeten the stoasach and open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. Doesn’t cramp or overact. Contains no narcotics or •oothing drugs.' Ask your druggist for genuine “Cali fornia Fitr Syrup” vrHrh das directions for babies and children of all ages printed oo bottle. Motherk -You must say ''California’' or you may get a# imitation fig syrup. What people want they can get, if they pay. The national Gov ernment suspects aa interna tional, ring organised tc give Amer icans quick divorces. In Mer ico a a divorce while you wait costs $800. and there is a cheap Uivorce fac tory in Yucatan. It would pay some promoter tc rent some little is’and in a rice climate beyond the prohibition boundary, set up a government and confine the island business'to a first class bar ant a divorc court. - Wandering beer in great, herds actually stops a railroad train in -Colorado, as bison did in early days. That excites men fond oi killing things. Drivfe in, let us give your batteries the attention they demand. Delay will prove costly and sooner or later give you trou ble and inconvenience. - — It will take but a few minutes and 4 , , will save you dollars and hours. V J Tires Tubes GaK-:- Oils Barnwell Filling Station SPI RIM SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and 1NS1ST1 Unless you see the ‘'Bayer Cross ,, on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Headache Neuralgia Lumbago . Toothache Neuritis Rheumatism Ajpuls U th* Accept only “Bayer” package which contains proven directions. “Bayer” boxes of It tablets ttles of 24 and )00—Druggists. 4t Baft Maaafactar. at Moiio.crt!cttidMter of SalitrHcMM Notice to Debtors and Creditors Notice ir hereby given that all per sons indebted, to the estate of/S. W. Blanton, deceaudd, will make pay ment to the undersigned at once, and a ll persons holding claims against the •aid estate will present same, duly attested, to the undersigned within thirty days from date hereof. v f ,. Mrs. Ella A. Blanton. - • Administratrix. 1 April i*t» : ‘I HALL & COLE, Inc. ‘ 94*102 Faneuil Hall Market BOSTON, MASS. 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