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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Truth At Leari.
Ambitous Mother:—“So young
Smithkina called on you last nigh^,
I hope you didn’t treat him too dia-
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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
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“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.
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PROFIT8 FOR MEMBERS ONLY^-WILL YOU PARTICIPATE?
SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON
GROWERS’ COOPERATIVE ASSN.
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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.
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terised his
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and never con ns tied
but sometime
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only this one, bet
cent man.”
Then judt as
the strapa end
cutting on lurtnor
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what they are
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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 »
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getaway and
type* of
that it
one exception in quick j
ceieramon.
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