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***** "1 . ■■I ■ 1. us. -lunrLIk**' -*4f. ib«r. of. th% Pam llv M mmtmiiiim BABNWB4. THURSDAY. AUGUST STB, 1M7. Local and Persoiial Mews of Blaclmllo . BVackville, Aitg. 20.—Blacjcville ia !n readiness for tht opening of ochool on Thursday, September let. G. F. Posey, a successful and efficient school man, will again be superintendent. The other faculty members are: Miss Adel Gunter, of Wagoner, Winthrop graduate, who will teach the first grade; Miss Eva Clarke, of Estfll, Chictor^ College, second grade; Miss Emily Ingram, of Hartsville, Coker college, third grade; Miss Elizabeth TShillito, of Bates burg, Winthrop col lege, fourth grade; Miss Elisabeth Meyer, of St. George, Columbia col lege, fifth grade; Miss Ella Hill, of 'Orangeburg, Chicora college, sixth grade; Miss Eleanor Dunbar, of Ellen- ton, Ooker college, seventh grade; Miss Frances Dobbs, of Woodstock, Ga., Agnes Scott college, teacher of Latin and history in high school; J. C. Turner, of Gaffney, The Citadel, science and mathematics in high school; W. E. Becham, of Sumter, high school English, French and ath letics; Miss Lila Teal, of Chesterfield, New England, Conservatory, music. Mr. and Mrs. Earl DeWitt, of Col umbia, are visitors here. Accompani ed by Mi*. C. J. Fickling they paid a recent visit to Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Patton, of Spartan- beurg, are visiting Mrs. Patton’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy C. Still and Falla, Canada, points of interest in New York State and Washington, D. C. While away they visited W^st ■Point, Cornell University, Princeton University and Annapolis. Miss Rotna Rich and Simon Rich are visiting Mrs. C. H. Siebenhausen, in Dallas, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wragg, Miss Dorothy Wragg, a nd Mrs. LeRoy Molair are at home after an inter esting visit to New York City. Hon. B. B. Hare and son, Robert Hayne, of Saluda, were recent visi tors at the home of Hal Still. Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Hammond are at home after a delightful trip to Maine and places of interest in the North. Mrs. Herlong. of Florence, ih the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grimes at Lees. Miss Elizabeth Dodenhoff, of Col umbia. is a visitor at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. K. Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. G. Frank Posey are being welcomed to Blackville after the>ir recent wedding trip. Mr. Posey has been superintendent of the Black ville schools for several years; while Mrs. Posey, as Miss Martha Brace, was the popular teacher of music. Little Misses Elizabeth Riser, of McBee, and Louise Holmes, of John- Globe-Trotting Champ ■fm m * * mmrnmm 5 -.v: If ■»£•< \ v\ m .6 0 hprtSft Fifi Spilo, 18 months old, through her mother as interpreter, lays claim to the globe-trotting championship, having circled half the world in twice visiting Europe, Africa, and. Asia Minor. She was voted the most popular “young lady" ^hoxrd the S.S. Sindia on the return Jiome this month. Youth Died Sunday from Severe Bums Herman H. Hair, age 22, of Elko, died Sunday at an Augusta hospital from bums received when his auto mobile caught fire at a filling station about two weeks ago. It is under stood that he was unable to get out af tha.CMc. daaJicL.the fact that the r AirflKstitwi# not thought that his injuries were very serious, although quite painful, and he was carried to the home of his parents in Elko. Later, however, he grew worse and was taken to Augusta for treatment, passing away Sunday. His body wag lead to rest Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock in the Eiko cemetery, a large number of rela tives and friends gathering to pay their last tribute of respect. Mr. Hair is survived by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hair; three' brothers, Claude Hair, Jr., Maurice Hair and E. W. Hair, and his grandmother, Mrs. Laura L. Hair. Cotlott Advance Gnat activity featured the cotton market daring the past week and prices after having dropped to 18.82 for December at the close just a week a£o representing a lots of 164 points from the high point of 20.66 reached cm Tuesday, August 9 > recovered all the loss during the current week and established a new high record for the season Saturday as the week ciloeed at 21.03, or 221 points above the close of the preceeding Saturday. The sharp upturn of the week was due mainly to alarm over the many reports of the spread and uctivitf of the boll weevil. The initial improve ment came with reports of rapid de terioration in Texas from which State the reports had until quite recently been favorable. Later there were many reports of serious damage in the southern half of the central and eastern portions of the belt. This fear of weevil activity was added to by the daily showers reported from the eastern and central belts. . The final spurt to the market be gan Friday when it was announced that the government would release another boll weevil report Saturday morning and prices advanced practi cally 70 points on that day. This ad vance was followed by a gam of 73 points Saturday when the govern ment report actually proved to be even more bullish than traders had ’aahwav. jt.&tmap,.': As Saturday’s weevil report had au it was, carried the activity of- the weevils only up to August 1st, and all private accounts have reported even greater activity on the part of the insects sinc'C traders are now con vinced that the next government fore cast based on conditions existing Sep tember 1st, will indicate a crop under 13,000,000 bales. If such should prove te be the cane prices would prob ably work even hightr than they now are. Greenville Set for Thursday * - * ' Greenville, Aug. 22.—Over the pro tests ff the defense, the trial of Mrs. Ethel Willis and Henry S. TowpSenJ, charged jointly with the midnight murder of the former’s husband. Sheriff Sam D. Willis, was late today set for Thursday morning. A true bill had been voted by the county grand jury earlier in the day against the 31-year-old widow mother of, four daughters; and the robutet ex-deputy sheriff and World War veteran, who was the slam officer’s chum. The young officer, who served as a captain in the Third Division dur ing the war, and whose administration as sheriff of Greenville County was featured by an unrelenting drive against bootlegging enterprises, was shot down as he left hiS machine parked in his garage and started for his home. Four 32 calibre bullets took effect, one piercing the brain, two the heart and one the abdomen. It was expert marksmanship. First Theory Thrown Aside. The first thought was that the kill ing was the work, of liquor traffickers who had seen their business virtually ruined by strict law enforcement. Some believed an imported gunman had been hired. A score of city, coun ty and State officers set out to inves tigate. Within two days the compiex- ibn of the case had changed, and sen sational developments came Mare Titk ^Lm ■ Nelson T Johnson, o( Okla homa, new assistant Sec’y of State, was promoted from the Foreign Service where he drew $9,000 per year to the more dignified position which Iry the way pays only $7,500 per year * ssKfiater——Henry Towntand, a.,doputy..undfet. -jEiayeai fey. and Personal e • • • - a - f News from EBsnlpn Ellenton, Aug. 20.—-Mss. G. F. Guest and William Johnson, of Craw- fordville, Ga., wore here Wednsaday and Thursday the guests of Mr. sad Mrs. W. M. Walton. Miss Helen Former Resident Pssses. when her father, Mr. C. ‘Riser, wss the superintendent of the public schools. Successful Play to Be Repeated. Will Spray Pond With Paris Green The spraying of FL«h pond in Bam berg County with Paris green flrom a navy airplane will be done Septem ber 8th, according to Q letter receiv ed by the State Department of Health from Or. L. L. Williams, of the United States public health service. Invitations have been sent to Gov ernor John G. Richards, Governor Hardman, of Georgia, who is a physic ian and is interested in malarial con trol, to all health officers and sani tary engineers in North Carolina, So successful was the “Slab Town District Convention,” a religious* edu cational and humorous play gtven by a cast of early 40 characters at the Bethlehem Baptist Church (colored) Monday evening that the play will be repeated by request Monday night, Sept 5th, Those taking part acquit ted themselves im a very creditable manner and the negro spirituals, came in for special commendation. The performance was greeted by a packed house, one-third of which was com posed of white people. The .admis sion aft the second performance will remaii^bhe same, 15 and 25 cents, the proceeds being for the benefit of the church. The fcev. A. Chas. L. Aibouin, pas tor, also announces that revival meet ings will be conducted at the church from August 29th to September 2nd by the Rev. Ml C. H. Dillard, of Bam berg; ako that the county. Sunday echdol convention will meet there in annual session Sept, 9-11, at which time 'Several local white citizens, in cluding Mayor Harley, have been in vited to make short addresses.—Con tributed. A Red Rose as Beat. When Caspar Wistar, 182 years ago gave land for the budding of the ft* Reformed Church at Tnl] he stipulated in rad rose should Mjs. Eunice Durrance, wifle of I . M. Durrance, of West Palm Bcacb, Fla., died at her home in that city several days ago after a short illness. Her body was laid lo re't at Claxton, Ga., by the side of her parents, M'\ and Mrs. D. P. Mortis, formerly of Barnwell County. r V-ide»* her hus band, Mrs. D irrance is survived by three sons, Troy, Ernest and Dari ing Dunrance, a nd five daughters, Mrs. ESla Sanders, Misses Mattie, Clara, Thelma and Susie Durrance. They have a number of frkends in this sec tion who sympathize with them in their bereavement. Sounds Reasonable. Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas, the South Carol na senators and repres entatives and the members of the legislature from the malarial coun ties of South Carolina. A preliminary investigation of the pond was made by sanitary engin eers last week and the conditions were found ideal for the use of Paris green to kill the malaria mosquito. Doctor Williams will go to Columbia September 6th to make another pre liminary investigation before conduct ing the demonstration. Paris green has been known as an effective check to the malaria mos quito for some time, but it was found lest summer that it was even more effective when sprayed from an air plane in a demonstration at Quantico, Va. It seems that when sprayed from an airplane mdre of' the insecticide gets into the water and less sticKs to the vegetation. It is probable that Dr. S. S. Rice, who conducted the experiment with Doctor Williams last summer, will accompany him in September. The demonstration is secured for South CairdlinKi through the co-operation of the United States public health ser vice and the United States' ftaVy throught the courtesy of Admiral Moffett. The landing field for the airplane is being pttpatad by the people of Bam- |>erg and A. E. Legate, stole sani tary eagtea*, gate to Bambe*g"Wed-| to wake final preparations for f$he public. I '• jCa v riifrii ^iiSha* is tha> beat method tantlyJ*^. Willis, a bosom friend for many years and a war buddy, was arrested three days after the killing. He was rush ed to the State Penitentiary for safe keeping. A week later the officer’s widow was apprehended. She spent a week in jail awaiting the outcome of habeas corpus proceedings taken to obtain bond for her and Townsend. She was gianted $3,000 bail when the State submitted what is believed to have been superficial evidence at the hearing. Prosecuting attorneys de clared they were “guarding their hand.’’ Mrs.* Willis is a woman in her early thirties, the mother of four children, ranging in age from eleven to two years. All are girls. Townsend is a married man, and the father of a young son. Friends Back Defendants. Close relatives of the late sheriff, and also Townsend’s family have ex pressed limitless confidence in the two defendants, a nd have voiced their positive unbelief of their guilt. The State is to set up the theory that the killing followed art Unexpected home coming by the sheriff. C —^ Truth At Leari. Ambitous Mother:—“So young Smithkina called on you last nigh^, I hope you didn’t treat him too dia- kt Vanaetti of all Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bailed and Mr. Sedgwick, of Auguata, were visitors here Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thames had aa their guests this week, Mr. W. R. Ginn, of Badden, N. C., and Mr. aild Mrs. H. M. Thames and family, of Hampton. E. C. Johnson, who ban been manag ing a basket factory in Selma, Ala., has returned lo his former heoM here. He and Mim. Johnson ars mak ing their home with Mr. and Mrs. Pste Johnson, his parents. Mrs. W. H. Greene has returns* Dedham on April», from Charleston where she visited her aunt, Mies Carrie Freer. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Greene Mm. C. G. Youngblood spent Thurs day in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thames and their guests, Mr. and Mm. H. M. Thames and W. R. Ginn, motored to Augusta Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. John Hood and Min Edyth Pearce were visitors in Au- guest Thursday afternoon. Rev. C. F. Outlaw, of Durham, N. C., who has been visiting in the home of Mrs. M. E. Bush, prey had at the Christian church Thursday night. The friends of Mr. and Mrri. A. A. Gibson regret to learn thftt tfcay are Inside and wall etood m matk guarda. Waiting ~ wires which the long light te at M end. The fight \ tinned gggfi tin Both fibrin in tin the lent Se^co. uele hut Italian: “Long lb set down In ftu chain. The he aaid hfa toet wnritit to prevent the disease ing insects?’* Medico:—“Stop biting them.’ Blushing didn’t; in fart I was very, much drawn to him.” I the to taking It “SEVEN POINTS” 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 follow*. 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 ponts there is need for ex planations which will be given later. 7. Profits for Members Only. Under this new plan of efficient handling, selling and mer chandising, the profits will go to the members only. No longer will the man on the inside hold the umbrella over the man on the outride. To sum it all up, cooperative associations are now at tacking their problem by applying the fundamental principal of successful merchandising to the solution of their cotton market ing problem. The successful cooperative is a business organiza tion—nothing else. It Is not based on prejudice or political manipulation or radical ideas. The solution is simply through application of business intelligence to the cotton farmer*’ market ing problem end under the new plan, the cotton fanner ba« the combination that cannot be beaten for the marketing of hie crop. t ' * < / VV*''- f-" PROFIT8 FOR MEMBERS ONLY^-WILL YOU PARTICIPATE? SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON GROWERS’ COOPERATIVE ASSN. HUM— parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weetim$ok, fee Beech Island. / The Ellenton School Improveaeeflt, Association held Re monthly mooting Thursday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. Pete Johnson, at Leigh. About twenty members enjoyed the program. The topic for discussion being “In ventions and their effect on society.” Mrs. C. G. Youngblood was the loader and those taking part on the pro gram were: Mrs. W. D. Bush, Mrs. F. D. Bush, Mrs. Z. D. MQler and Mna. W. H Greene The president, Mrs. A. A. Foremen, presided over a short business session, Mrs.’E. H. Greene made a report on tho library and in dosing she urged the members to contribute books for the library The roll call was responded to by each member answering her rtame with a toast to some invention. Mrs. Julia B. Smith was hostess^t a delightful party, at her home, Tues day afternoon, several visitors In town shared honors. In a unique guessing content, Mrs. W. E. Ashley proved herself more observant o&ad vertisements than the other guests and received the prize. Several other games and contests were enjoyed. .The Smith's home was beautiful in its decorations of summer flowers, which were used in profusion. De licious refreshments were served, and about twenty-five guasta wer* prs-ent. WW " « ' ■■i'. .■ body he In tile terised his “I want to toll yea I and never con ns tied but sometime for i me. I only this one, bet cent man.” Then judt as the strapa end cutting on lurtnor “I wish to fiorgiv what they are ir Ford’s wai' Detroit, Motor he aaid, “ traduced Within tho next will rugged tbap we had hope* f early ctages of j—i— dared. “In a recent teat wae driven 110 In the first hoar of covered 56.1 mites, maining 63.9 mflee hour of the test*” ha i “This test Was made; road, conditions, through level country through hill country, turned teas gasoline of the previous similar teste. f » “We have tested getaway and type* of that it one exception in quick j ceieramon. fWe hai ning that tide new 1 -o- “You Oeaa ftmdr -M l - ■ iHz? Pt': ..ia . * ■■ , • 4- • ' - - y-ri_