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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JFULY 21ST, 1927.
NUMBER 47.
WOMAN’S HEAD
ALMOST SEVERED
HUSBAND COMMITS HORRIBLE
CRIME AT BLACKVILLE
Jealousy Is Said to Hart Been -the
Cause.—Naldo Tooney Lodged
in County Jail.
Catherine Tooney, negress, is dead
and her husband, Naldo Tooney, is
in the Barnwell County Jail charged
with her murder at Blackville Sun
day afternoon. The crime is one of
j the most horrible that has been com
mitted in this county in many years,
the woman’s head having been al
most completely severed with a razor
weilded by her spouse. Jealousy is
said to have been the cause.
From information received at the
Sheriff’s office here, it is understood
that the man and woman, who are
_ natives of St. George, had separated.
She move to Blackville recently from
Florida with her seven or eight mon
ths old baby. Saturday night Naldo
is said to have visited her in an ef
fort to induce the woman to return
to him. Sunday afternoon, between
two and three o’clock, another negro
man drove up in front of the house
in an automobile. Catherine went
out to speak to him. Naldo's jealousy
Ls said to have been aroused, and, ac-
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cording to his story, when she return
ed to the house, he remaiked to her
that he understood her to say that
she didn’t have any friends. He quot
ed her as replying that she had “plen
ty of d—u friends and intended to
keep them.” He told Sheriff Dyches
that he was so enraged by her rep'y
that he attacked her with a razor.
He is said to have cut an ugly gash
acra&a her face and the woman ran
out of the house into an adjoining
yard. Her husband followed her,
leaped an intervening fence and al
most completely severed her hpad
with the razor, it is alleged.
It is understood that the man made
no effort to escape and surrendered
peaceably to Sheriff Dyches, who was
summoned to the scene of the crime.
Sheriff Dyches has the weapon
with which the crime was committed,
a white handled razor. The point is
broken off, but it is not known wheth
er it was broken during the attack
or before.
Torrential
Friday Afternoon
Although this section of the State
has been vtafted by almost daily
showers since the^latter part of May,
the heaviest rain of the season fell
Frioay afternoon, extending from
Dunbarton to WiHistom, Blackville
and the section adjacent to the Edisto
River. From what can be learned the
greatest amount of damage was done
in the Dunbarton-Donam section,
where the approaches to two bridges
on the BamweU-Ellertt'dh highway
wore washed out by the heavy rain,
which was described as a near cloud
burst. Bridges on tlye old Augusta
road were also washed away, but
large forces of workmen soon had
the 'roads open to traffic again. Some
damage to crops is also reported.
Snelling was also visited by J.
Pluvius Friday, afternoon and resi
dents of that town state that the rain
was thei heaviest that they had ever
seen. W. L. Baxley told a represen
tative of The People-Sentinel that a
large tub in his yard was filled to a
depth of six inches after the rain, al
though it was empty beforehand.
Crops as a whole have suffered
severe damage because of the Inces
sant rainfall and boll weevil infesta
tion is said to be growing heavier
throughout the county each day.
Even \^iere the weevil is not doing a
great amount of damage there is
complaint of shedding, especially on
light sandy lands. This writer
Sharkey
Dempsey
Barnwell County Boy . | PERRY HARLEY
Submits First Essay.
The hold former champion Jack Dempsey has on ring fans was
reflected in the big advance sale of tickets to the Dempsey-Sharkey
battle m New York, July 21—as “Jack the Giant Killer” started the
co me back, trail-for another battle to regain his title which he lost
to Gene Tunney last fall.
Cotton Gin Burned at *
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Backville Saturday
Brown’s cotton gin at Blackville
was completely destroyed by fire of
unknown origin early Saturday morn
ing. It is underwtood that the plant
jj ag had just been thoroughly overhauled
Pays Big Price for
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Carload of Melons
W. M. Harris, of Barnwell, paid
$380 one day last week for a carload
of watermelons grown by Jacob
Hartzog, of Blackville. The melon-s,
which were of the “Wonder'’ variety,
talked with numbers of farmer? from 4 b y W - H - mrt ’ who bas operat- averaged"about 44 or 45 pounds, Mr
various scictions of the county during ,n ff the girmery for the past several
the "past week and from their esti- i years, and some additional new ma-
mates of the present crop it would chinery had been .installed to take
seem that not more than 20,000 to caTe 0 * t* 16 new cotton crop. As no
22,000 baJeo of cotton will be made one sa 'd 10 bave been around the
thus year, as compared with nearly house for several days, it is
30,000 bales in 1926. The watermelon thought that the fire was caused by
;
crop has also suffered, but is being a defective light wire.
offset by the prices that the farmers
are receiving. ,A fair com crop is in
prospect, but the hay crop is the
most flourishing of all.
Gulf Refining Co.
to Build Station?
Herman Brown, the owner of the
plant, wired immediately to gin man
ufacturers and thear representatives
were expected in Blackville Monday.
It is presumed that the plant will be
rebuilt at once if the installation can
be made in time for the coming crop.
Another ginnery is being erected
in Blackville by a concern that is
said to bet installing eight plants in
this section. Just where the others
Robt. A. Easterling
Buys Palatial Home
Bamberg, July 19.—An important
real estate transaction has just been
doanpleted hfire which involves the
conveyance of one of the most valu
able residential pieces of property in
Bamberg. The Jones A. Williams
home, located on East Railroad ave
nue, and for years recognized as one
of the. show places of the city* baa
been ‘bargained for by "Robert A. East
erling, of Denmark, vice-president and
tnanager of the Edisto Public Service
Co. ‘The deal was effected through
H. M. 'Graham, local agent of the At
lantic Life Insurance Company, and
tiie actual transfer of the title will
be made at once.
This is a choice lot w >th an ideal
location and a palatial home, and sev-
eral thousand dollars will be expend
ed to put the whole place in tip-top
condition. In addition to Railroad
. . i ’ ■'
avenue the place is also bounded'by
Second Street and North Street. Mr.
Easterling is a splendid citizen and
one of the foreipost‘business men in
this section of the state, and local
people hope he will soon be one of
them.
Perry B. Bush spent Sunday in
McCormick. '
Barnwell's Million Dollars.
. Barnwell’s 249 carloads of as
paragus brought into the coun
ty during the shipping season
recently ended about three hun
dred and Ithirty-five thousand
dollars. The farmers have re
ceived for some six hundred car
loads of cucumbers more than a
half million of dollars. Re- <
ceipts from the melon crop* will
likely exceed three hundred
thousand dollars. Barnwell, in
other words, will this Spring
and Summer receive more than
a million dollars from cash
crop# other than cotton.—The
State. ' - - /
A. J. BenpetJt, local manager of the
Gulf Refining Company’s tank wagon
station at Barnweil, stated to a rep- are to be located Ls not known at this
resentative of The People-Sentinel on time. f
Monday that in all probabilty big — ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ . ^
company would erect a modern filling
station here and that it would be in
operation about September 1. While
Mr. Bennett said that he is not in a
position at this time to name the lo
cation of the proposed new station, it
would be built on one of the maiii
Ira F&les Resigns;
W. H. Duncan Elected
At a meeting of the Barnwell city
council Monday evening, Ira Fales
business streets of the city and would ^ erK ^ ere< i his resignation as clerk, ef-
f>e complete in every detail foir the: ^ ec ^ ve A u 8' us t which was ac-
convanience of motorists. Furthag' and W. H. Duncan was elected
announcements would be made, he ' ’ n b ' s stead. Mr. Fales has been city
Harris; said, and there was Kvely
bidding among the bulyers.
The crop as a whole around Black
ville, however, is said to have suffered
from rains, as is the case in this sec
tion. • Onee grower told a Barnwell
man Monday that he has 40 acres
from which he does not, expect to load
a single car. A Dunbarton farmer
was in the city one day last week and
stated that he does not expect to
load more than 10 or 12 cars from 60
acres.
said, when the plans are m6re fully
matured.
Mm. Annie Eliza Morris, wife of
E. E. ( Morris, of Barnwell, died in a
Columbi a hospital at 6:30 o’clock
Saturday evening, the 16th inst., af
ter mo»re than a year of illness and
suffering.
Mrs. Morris was a life-long member
oi the Baptist Church and at the time
of her death was affiliated with the
Barnwell Baptist Church. Through
her long months of suffering she was
ever cheerful and bore her illness with
Christian fortitude. She was a de
voted wife, a kijid and affectionate
mother, and a true and constant
friend. The greatest pleasure of her
life was in doin^ for others.
Mrs. Morris is survived by her hus-
b*nd, Edward E. Morris; one son,
George Dewey Morris, and three 'step
daughters, Miss Millie Morris, Mrs. C.
A. Blume and Mrs. S. A. Kennedy,
whose love and esteem for her was a
testimonial of her splendid character
and of her affection for them.
Her remains were brought to
Barnwell Sunday and laid to rest at
4:30 o’clock that afternoon in the
cemetery at Friendship Baptist
church, the funeral' services being con
ducted by her pastor, Dr. W. M. Jones,
assisted by the Rev. O. W. Heckle, in
the presence of a large concourse of
relativea* and friends. The pall-bear-
erg were her four brothers, Luther
Still, John C. Still, Joseph E. Still
and Lee Still, and C. A. Blume and 3.
A. Kennedy.
clerk for several years and has served
veiy acceptably in this position. Mr.
Duncan is a very capable young man,
having served aS Clerk of Court fol
lowing the death of his father a num
ber of years ago, and should prove a
Literal Lea
“I’m striking a happy medium,*
■aid the detective as he hit the fake
apiritaalist over the Jhead) • ;
Postoffice Service
Augusta-Allendale
Washington, July 15.—The post-
office department today announced
the following new order for mail ser
vice from Augusta to Allendale and
return, by way of Appleton, Baldock.
Martin, Milletteville, Hattieville, El-
lenton and Jackson, 50 to 52 miles and
back, six times a week. Th| post
master at Augusta is authorized to
employ temporary star route service
under section 1396 postal laws and
regulations six times a week at the
rate of $1,721.50 per annum, effective
July 18, 1927. Carrier not to be re
quired to transport other than first
class and newspaper mail.
The following item from Sunday’s
issue of The Atlanta Journal wtH be
read with interest by the friends of
Otto Grubbs, of Barnwell route 1:
Farm boys and girls are greatly in
terested in seeing the $1,800,000,000
annual value of farm products in the
S outheast increase, 1 through more ef-
cient marketing methods, judging by
the large number of inquiries being
receiver by the Sears-Roebuck agri
cultural foundation, Atlanta, in re
sponse to its essay-writing contest on
(farm marketing problems among
farm youths of Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, Tennessee, North and South
Carolina, it was announced Saturday.
To Boyd F. Dantzler, Route 1, Par-
ler, S. C., and Otto Grubbs, Route 1,
Barnwell, S. C., go the honors for
submitting the first complete essays in
the contest, the subject of which is
“The Marketing of an Important Cash
Crop of My Community.” Young Mr.
Dantzler chose to discuss sweet potato
marketing in his community, while
'OtT* Grubbs wrote on cucumber mar
keting.
• The grand prize for the best es
say in. the entire contest is a free
educational trip to the International
live stock exposition, Chicago, in
November, with expenses fully paid
for the winner and a chaperon. Two
boys or girls from each State will
be awarded educational trips to the
Southeastern fair, Atlanta, in Octo
ber, for submitting thje two best
essays from their respective states.
Tn addition, the Setars-Roebuck ag
ricultural foundation will award 200
founders’ roll medals of the Stone
Mountain memorial to the 200 high
est ranking contestants in each of
the contesting states. Six radio sets
are Mnc offered to county farm
and home demonstration agents er
high school agricultural teachers
who have the largest percentage of
medal winners from their enrollment.
The contest is open to boys and
girls 19 years old or younger and all
esrays must be submitted bo the ag-
ricultural foundation- by September 1.
to serve Barnwell route No. 2 as mail
carrier.
“SEVEN POINTS”
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In the presentation of the new plan of the South Carolina Cot
ton Growers’ Cooperative Association, the explanation of the ac
tivities of the Association has been divided into seven points as
follows.
— 1. GOOD COTTON ACCURATELY CLASSED.
2. ADEQUATE MARKET INFORMATION.
3. EFFICIENT OFFICE AND SALES MACHINE,-
4. OBTAIN MIDDLEMEN’S PROFITS.
5. SPINNER COOPERATION.
6. INCREASING CONSUMER DEMAND.
7. PROFITS FOR MEMBERS ONLY.
Under each one of these seven ponte there is need for ex
planations which will be given later. Watch for them.
No 1 was explained a few days ago. n
~ 2. Adequate Market Information.
•
In order that the members’ cotton may be rold with intelli
gence, the Association has, together with other associations in the
South, provided for the collection of all information which has a
bearing on the trend of the market. For example, a crop reporting
system ha# been set up parallelling the Govemrtiervt crop reporting
system and the cooperative associations’ crop, forecast will be
available) at least five days ahead of the Government crop forecast
and should be subsequently the same because it will have been
prepared in identically the same manner. The Association also
provides for the collection of general information hearing on the
crop and the market For example, rainfall, temperature and
general condition of prosperity dn every section of the world where
cotton is used. The Associations have obtained workers formerly
in the employ of the United States Government to assemble these
facts and properly relate them for the use of those in charge of
selling cotton. In addition, the associations through the American
Cotton Growera’ Exchange also get daily reports from aH of the
sales offices maintained by the cooperative associations through
out the world. By comparison of these prices at which cotton is—j
■old in every section of the
every
very accurately
have sold.
world, the associations are enabled to
the value of the cotton which they
PROFITS FOR MEMBERS ONLY—WILL YOU PARTICIPATE?
SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON
GROWERS’CC>OPEJLATIVE ASSN!
Blackville, July 16.—Miss Edith
Black, of Walterboro, who on the
second of August becomes the bride
of Arthur B. Brown, of Charleston
and Chicago, was the guest of honor
at a miscellaneous shower on Wed
nesday afternoon given by Mise Eu
genia Still and Mrs. LeRoy Still at
the home of the latter. The rooms
were very attractive in bowls and
baskets of cut flowers.
The bride’s chair was placed in a
bower of ferns and flowers.
Miss Black was lovely in an. ex
worthy sacCfe*Wr~'TIr' WUf" 48finWSe laee coetum* wont with droop
ing hat of orchid silk braid. Miss
Eugenia Still was charming in a
gown of orchid silk organdie;-while
Mrs. LeRoy Still received* the guests
in a dress of blonde Elisabeth crepe.
The gifts were brought in flower bas
kets by three little girls dressed as
flowers, Lorena, Marie and Elinor
Still, who presented them to the bride
a* gifts from the Queen of Flowers.
Many lovely and useful things
were received by the bride-to-be.
During the afternoon punch was
served by Misses Mildred Guilds, of
Columbia, and Mildred and Martha
Still.
Refreshments of block sherbert
and cake were served, and dainty
favors in keeping with toe occasion
were used.
Mrs. D. B. Black, of Walterboro,
mother of the honoree, Miss Min
nie Lee Ayer, of Bamberg, Mrs.'Wy
att Browning, of Columbia; Miss Et
ta Walker, of Atlanta, Mrs Ernest
Wetherhom, of Charleston, and Miss
Mildred Guilds, off Columbia, wdge
among the out-of-town guests.
Gov an News
Govan, July 16.—Mn. Mary L.
Hutto, of Bamberg, spent several days
of this week here with her sister,
Mrs. A. R. Lancaster. .
Russell Browning, of Columbia, has
been visiting his parents, }fLr. and
Mm. J. B. Browning.
Govan Kekufedy ha* returned to
: Atlanta, Ga., to resume his dtity there
ae dispatcher for the Seaboard Air
John Baker Kennedy is, enjoying a
pleasant stay at Denmark with vela-
a J M ^ _ *' r "~~ *r “ -—t ^
tires.
KILLS BROWN
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BROTHERS-IN-LAW HAVE FALL*
INC OUT.
Victim Instantly Rilled in Yard off
J. P. Harley Near Barnwell
Tueeday Afternoon.
Percy Brown, a young white man,
about 30 yearn old, was toot and iiv-
stantly killed Tuesday afternoon by
his brother-in-law ,Perry Harfeor, In
the Patterson’s Mill section, a few
miles from Barnwell.
^From what can be learned here, it
hi alleged that Brown drove to J. P.
Harley’s house in his car while in an
intoxicated condition, that he wan-
cursing and that just as he went to
leave Perry Harley drove into the
yard. The two men are said to have
gotten into a heated argument, , and
Harley stepped out of his car with a
shotgun in his hands. Harley claims
that he tried to induce Brown to leave
the premises, but that he refused to
do so and reached for a pistol that
was lying in his lap, whereupon Her*
ley fired one shot, the entire load
taking effect in Brown’s neck, sever-
ng his jugular vein and windpipe. He
died in the car. A pistol is said to
have been found lying in his lap.
One of Brown’s brothers testified
at the coroner’s inquest that Harley
ordered Percy Brown to. throw up his
hands after the two men had h'vl some
words, and that when he refused to do
so Harley toot him. The coroner’s
'jury returned a verdict to the effect
that Brown came to hi$ death from
gunshot wounds at the hands of Per
ry Harley. Brown, who'wa* original
ly from Georgia, is survived by his
widow and two children.
Harley surrendered himself to the
sheriff Tuesday afternoon, and was
{lodged in the local jail, and was later
released from custody under bond off
$3,000.
Texaco Products
Sold by Plexico
Local and Personal
News of Blackville
“Plexico Sells Texaco” is the way
Lloyd A. Plexico, proprietor of the
Barnwell Filling Station, arm ounces
the change in the brand of gasoline
and oils sold by hift station, which haa
handled Gulf products since its est
ablishment several year's ago.
Texaco gasoline and oils are nation
ally advertised products and enjoy
a large sale throughout the country.
Both are well known to motorist*
and Mr. Plexico states that he does
not anticipate any loss in pritronage
by reason of the change; in fact, he
says he is going to make a drive to
increase the amount of hi* sales.
Several new gasoline and oil pumpa
were Install
In addition, Mr. Plexico plans to
carry a full line of tires, tubes end
other automobile accarsories. Plana
ha\y been drawn for remodeling and
enlarging his present station ana
wber^the work-is completed he stetee
that he will have one o fthe nicest snd
most complete stations in, this section.
Readers off The People-Sentinel
will find his advertisement on an
other page of this
High Water at Bdgeield.
Mrs. A. A. Lemon and Miss Eli
zabeth McNab had a nervewraclring
experience Monday afternoon while
returning to Barnwell from Anderson.
A light rain was falling when they
started on the return trip, the heavi
est part of the cloud being just a-
head of them aB of the way down to
Edgefield. When they reached that
town, they found that four and a half
inches off rain had fallen and that
the bridge over a stream in the edge
of town was under water to a depth
of abort two feet. Negroes were sta
tioned along the edge of the bridge
to guide travelers across. A member
of the highway force placed t rain
coat over the motor of Mbe McNab’s
ear to protect it from the high water
and drove the nughne aonoes khe
bridge. It is said that the water
reached half-way to the hoy off the
hood, but the bridge was negotiated
in safety and the trip^ to Barnwell
I was made wfehort mishap, although
many cam had skidded intd
along the way.
I “I advise women *> use