The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, September 15, 1927, Image 1
COMMON PLEAS .
WILL CONVENE
FIRST WEEK JURORS DRAWN
THIS WEEK.
Two Weeks Ter* of CItA Court for
Barnwell County With Judge T.
>J. Mauldin Presiding.
A two weeks term of the Court of
Coirrmon) Pleas will convene at Barn
well, September 26th, with Judge T.
J. Mauldin presiding. Petit jurors
for the first week have been drawn as
follows:
L. A.'Cave, Barnwell.
W. C. Smith, Jr., Williston.
Earl Hair, Barnwell.
C. R. Boykrton, Blackville.
Toby Sanders,' Reedy Branch.
C. L. Greene, Willis tore.
A. L. Ruist, Blackville.
G. C. Beet, Kline.
R. M. Burckhalter, Dunbarton.
M. N. Ahl, Williston.
W. O. ‘Collins, Hilda..
P. W. Stevens, Barnwell.
3. L. Boylston, Blackville.
John Creech, Blackville.
B. S. Baxley, Blackville.
T. R. Brown, Barnwell.
J. H. Swett, (Meyer’s Mill. 1
Leon W. Hutto, Double Pond.
Leroy R. Baughman, Dunbarton.
B. T. Darnell, Double Ponds.
Geo. W. Delk, Hilda.
Lloyd C. Vi<|nery. Barnwell.
W E. Anderson, Willistorv
W. Leroy Molair, Barnwell.
R. L. Hair. Williston.
W. H. Hartsog, Doable Ponds.
F. J. Greens, Elba
Q. A. Kennedy, Williston.
8. B. Hair. Williston.
Furman Davis, Barnwell.
J. W. Walker, San Hill
W. H. Woodward. Green's Academy.
J. Willie Kennedy. Cedar Grofe.
J. G. MilMll I Blackville.
L. S. Creech, Oak Grove.
| in Suay*Six
Yean
T ..reamer went to
work 66 yean ago u'cashboy lor
a New York store at one dollar a
week. He is still with that store
as floor walker—but as clerk he
waited on Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,
. Mra.. U. 5. Grant, Mrs "trover
Cleveland and Mra Roosevelt,
mother of T R.
School Improvement
Association Elects
EDISTO VALLEY FOLK
r TALK DEVELOPMENT
A"
Cittgens of Eight Counties Form Association to Advertise Poaai-
' bilitiet of Section,—fleet at Denmark Country Club.
„ —Want Lightsey Preaident.
An enthusiastic meeting of the re
cently organized local school improve
ment association was held Tuesday af- bar * alone not havin « » n y°«»
Denmark Country Club, Sept. 9.—
Two months xnd one day after the
creation of the Central 'South Caroli
na Development association at Bates
burg-Leesville, citizens representing
eight counties of the Edisto-Savaimah
territory joined hands here today and
organized the Edisto-Savannah Rivers
Development association <tf South
Carolina to advertise and develop the
great Edisto and Savannad valley sec
tion of the State. \
As was the tjase July 8th, at Bates-
burg-Leesville, the meeting was held
at the infvihation of twin cities, Bam
berg and Denmark inviting represen
tatves from Allendale, Aiken, Bam
berg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton,
Hampton, Jasper and Orangeburg
counties to gather and discuss the
formation of a civic body for the fur
therance of the interests of the coun
ties named. Of the nine counties in
vited eight were represented, Orange-
Picture for Benefit
of Football Eleven
torn ben, at which tine officers for tho 1 en *’
ensuing year were elected and im- [ Th* meeting was held at die Den-
portant plans formulated. At the or- »*rk (Vmintry club, four miles flrom
ganization meeting a Nominating Denmark, in a beautiful spot o» the
Committee was appointed, composed banks hi South Edi*o river. Over
of the following ladies: Mrs. R^S. 100 persons were, present from 20
Dicks, chairman. Mrs. Jeasie B. Ray pl#«*. including the following, with
and Mrs. M. B. Hagood. In accord-' re presentation from each: Bam
ance with their recommendations, the berg 15, Denmark 14. Beaufort 10,
following ware unanimously elected: I Blackville 10, Barnwell 8, Williston 6,
J Prof. W. W. Carter, president; Mrs. ; Ridgeland 4, Hampton 4, Allendale 3,
Lissie M. Cave, Bret vice president; El lento n 1, Co tam bis 2, Walterboro 2,
Mrs. C. K. IWaer. second vica preei | Savannah 1, Colliers. Saluda. John-
deist; Mra A. A. Lemon, saerstary; "ton, Biloxi, Miss. Ulmers, and Char-
Mra Ira Fales, treasurer; Mrs. B. P. I lesion.
Davies, publicity chairman Eajef Barheme Dinner
Every patron and friend of the lbs perfection of aa organization
Barnwell schools la exported to be for the territory waa made shortly af-
a member of the association and ter a bountiful barbecue dinner, fhe
chairman apaointed a tern-
board of Jir«Ht a « nr.d this
!>y A. W. Knight, of Bamberg, and af
ter the irevocation had been pronounc
ed, followed by the singing of “Am
erica,” J. A. Latimer, of Williston,
wag elected temporary dhairman of
the meeting. Mr. Latimer presided
throughout the sessions.
Welcomed by McCartha.
W. L. Riley, member of the house
of representatives, was asked to in
troduce Mayor R. M. McCartha, gf
Denmark, who welcomed the gather
ing oni behalf of his city, while E. S.
Henderson, State senator from Bam
berg County, introduced J. J. Smoak,
mayor of Bamberg who welcomed the
party for Bamberg/
Before going into the business of
the meeting Mr. Latimer read are edi
torial from the Savannah Morning
News * relative to the organisation.
He also read a letter from W. W.
Ball, of The News and Courier in
which Mr. Ball expressed the hppe
that he could attend the meeting.
Two Augusta papers had also written
him, he announced, that representa
tives would be present today, but
when staff reporters were asked to
come to the speakers' table only one
responded.
e
Later in the meeting an editorial
in The State of Friday, relative to the
organisation' and wMnng it sucres«,
was read and an official expression of
agsprecisition was made for the edi
torial and for the presenc* of a staff
do Ms or her part hi furthering the
~ j interert# of the school. At an early
A rare treat for lover* of MrB Thomas, of Columbia. w{H[bod T held . seas on mou hotelr after
moving picture* and a «**nce to help ^ riait Barnwell and address the patrons |»ncfc and recommended the adoption,
the locml football team will be offered ^ th# gchool. Watch these columns prscticmllg. in toto. of the constitution
at the \amp Thedtre Monday j for further announcements.relative to and by lawu of the Central associa-
Tumday evenings of next week, Sep-1 h* r rixit.
Pinckney Bellinger, of Bamberg was
temporary secretary of the or
| ganixatkn ansi secured the neanei
of all attending the
Several letters and telegrams, one
from C. E. Jones, president ef the
Central South Carolina Development
associate*!, were read in which the
writers expressed regret at not be
ing able to attend the merting but
tember 19th and 20th. when "The Un
derstanding Heart" will he shown. J
This is Peter B. Kvne’t great story I
of the girl who shielded a convict
from pursuit in a lonely forest out-!
poet. It tells for the first time thej
fascinating tale of the Forest Rang-
p*ril« and uWtnUrM „ ,•<*** t«Ur. -orkinf WObriWo. n
mm from d., U. d.,. It proridro , „|^ t „ |i,m 1mm H« wm Coll««. Cmmt,.
unending thrill on thrill in the ro-
that won the applause of mil
lions as a Cosmopolitan Magaxine
serial. Prices for this special attrac
tion will be dnly 20 and 40 cento, a
share of the proceeds being for the
the team. Don’t faH to at-
‘ttotff.* Tou vW mfff g tedrrtMrtdto
picture and at the aame time encour
age' the boys.
Mayor Harley Loeet
Seed Colton by Fire
* * i
Tire of unknown origin early Mon
day night destroyed a barm and about
16 bales of seed cotton on the farm of
Mayor W. D. Harley, in the “OTJarv-
non Fork,” near this city. The loss is
partially covered by insurance in the
amount of $1,000. '
Cotton Ginning Report.
■*; There were 3,198 bale* of cotton
ginned in Barnwell County from the
drop of 1927 prior to September 1st,
as compaired with 3,313 bales to the
same date last year, according to a
report just made public by the Depart
ment of Commerce. While this re
port shows nearly as much cotton
ginned in this county thin year as
last, "it is believed that subsequent
reports will show a marked decrease,
as production is very much lower than
in 1926.
Columbian Killed by
Wire* at Blackville ton and Branchvtile railroad, waa
■ - ^ named president o( the temporary
Blackville. Sept. IS.—S. D. Goodlett, organisation upon the recommenda-
of Columbia, wa* instantly killed tion of the board and W. W. Smoak,
representative from
named vice-
tfcking down an old cable by the use preside ret. The members of the board,
of a ladder held up by helpers. The who will serve until successors are
latter threw him s rope and, making ruined by the county delegations of
s grab for it, Mr. Goodlett caught a! the counties that comply with the
wire on which the Insulation was constitution and by laws, were named
broken for s spam of about three as follows: Allendale,County, B. 0.
;* both
triesty passed through his body, elec- of Allendale; Bamberg County, E. S.
t roc u ting him huttaatly
slight Henderson, of Bamberg, and R. A.
movement of the ladder caused .the
body to fall on the pavement, frac
turing the skull. *
Surviving him are his wifle and
three children, of Columbia, a broth
er and a sister.
Barnwell City Water
b Pronouned Pure
Thieves Steal Pistol.
Monday night, two negroes broke
a window in the repair shop of J. R.
Harrison, in this, city, and reaching
through the opening stole m Ivor
Johnson pistol,from his work bunch.
They were seen by several people fa n
nearby residence and ns the result of
tfes description giro* tW negro mep
srere arrested sad lodged in jail
That the water furnished by the
Barnwell waiter works is “of good
quality and free from contamination”
is the' infoimsttion contained in a re
port on the analysis of u sample of
the water submitted tb- F. L. Parker,
M. D., of the State Board of Health.
Mr. Parker’s report as as fokows:^
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 7, 1927.—
Sanitary water analysis No. 6089 of
water received Sept. 1. 19W? from
Barnwell light and water works:
Parts per million.
Color 5.00
Chlorin^ 7.00
Freon Ammoni^ 0.01
Albomraoia Ammonia 0.01
Nitrogen as Nitrites 0.00
Nitrogen as Nitrates ------ 0.00
Total Solids 184.00 ‘
Bacterial Analysis:
Bacterial indications of contamina-
non—pi 6gM3v#«
• Remarks: Analyses indicate water
to he of good quality and Me from
wished it success. Mr. Jones, mid in
tion, only changing it to mxkc it ap- ^ pressing business in
to TWW tetrtterjr. consteclion with the threatened rock
^•d UfBtouy, of Miley, Hsmp Portage in highway construction
ton County, president of the Hemp- j t impossible for him to attend
the meeting.
The first speaker was Jack Wise, of
Columbia, an advertising expert, who
spoke on the need of community ad
vertising and told of his experience
in that line and of the best way to
get the deeired results. Mr. Wise dis
cussed adverising as carried on in
several communities and impressed
the need of knowing,what to advertise
and how and where to advertise it
He urged surveys of the territory so
that the natural advantages could be
intelligently set before the indus
tries Interested in new locations.
Representative Hare Speaks,
Cortgrcdnpsn B. B. Hare, of the
Second congressional district spoke
on the need of making industries cor
relate with natural resources. He
said that especial attention should be
paid ire this section to creameries
canneries, lumber mills, etc. Ha citec
agricultural statautids of his district
to show the remarkable diversifica
tion already used in that section
Some of his figures follow:
. Hampton County ranks .first anc
Bamberg second ire velvet bean pro
duction in South Carolina. Aiken
leads the State in acreage and produc
tion of cowpeas and Bamberg stands
fifth. Beaufort Counjty leads the
State in yield of Irish potatoes i per
acre. Allendale is third in the yielc
of sweet potatoes per acre. Bamberg
and Barnwell rank second ire produc
tion of peanuts with Orangeburg
County first .
Beaufort County is tied for the
Col. Edgar A. Brown
culled to
Hue week
Easterling, ef Denmark; Aiken Coun
ty, A. K. Lorens, of Alkere, and E. R.
Buckingham, of EUenton; Barnwell
County, A. M. Kennedy, of Williston,
and B. P. Davies, of Barnwell; Beau
fort County, Trowers Craven and
W. C. Brandt both of Beaufort; Col
leton County, W. W. Smoak, of Wal
terboro, and Paul Sanders, of Ritter;
Hampton County, R. E. Causey, of
Hampton and H. W. C. Folk, of Brun
son, and Jaaper County, W. H. Taylor
a nd S. B. Owens, both of Ridgeland.
A committee of Mr. Smoak, Mr.
Folk and Mr. Kennedy was reamed by
the board of directors to confer with
Mr. Lightsey, who was unable to at
tend the meeting today, and offer him
the presidency of the body.
Half Mill Tax Levy. *
Under the constitution and by-laws,
adopted unanimously, v the organiza
tion will be supported by a one-half
mill tax levy, or its equivalertt, levied
on the member counties by the county
delegations. Any county failing to
comply with this levy will automat
ically cease to be a member.
The meeting here today was the
result of a suggestion made by W. W.
Smoak at a meeting of Hie editors of
the county pepeia of the Edieto-Sev-
vannah teantory. The plan was hearti-
J ly indorsed by the editors and Den
mark and Bamberg offered to act as
boats for the meeting.
Through the kindness of R. A. Eas
terling, treaenrvr of the Edisto Public
T. »
In
on professional
district.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
o organ
ised the Hep/y Ford Peace Ship
now requests Mr. Ford’s apology
“to^ clear herself," she says, "of
charges growing^ out of the unsuc
cessful mission in 191S to gst the
boys out of the trenches by Kama"
School Trustees to
Meet Here Sept. 23
At a meeting of the high schoo
districts’ trustees in Williston on the
7th inat., it was decided that a con
ference of all the trustees in Barn
well County should be held, and H.
J. Crouch, county superintendent o’
education-, was authorised to call this
meeting for Friday, September 23rd
at the Court House In Barnwell a
11 o’clock a. m. Besides the schoo
trustees, the members of the county
delegation to the General Assembly
and the County Board of Education
will be in attendance. In a com
ration addressed to tho school
■a, Mr. Crouch wtHm as follows
“The High School Trustees rsgart
this meeting so important as to ro
ast the County Superintendent o’
Education to insist upon your atten
dance. I heps every trustee in the
county will
FLEECY STAPLE
SELLS FOR 24c
ADVANCE OF $1M* PER ■AU
SCORED THURSDAY.
v 4
mammmmam * V • j
Prices PecUnad from High Pelat, hat
Many Predict That glach Higher
Prices Are in Star*. I
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Cotton sold for 24 oents a pound in
Barnwell Thursday morning, follow
ing Jtfm publication of the govern
ment’s estimate of only 12,692,000
bales this year, which is a decline of
800,000 bales from the forecast pubs
Ikhed August 8th. Quotations for
all months oh the New York and New
a
Orleans ctotbon exchanges immediate
ly went the limit of 200 points, or $10 '
a bale, this advance being reflected •
in the prices pssd on the local market.
There was a slump from the high
mark, however, and a further de
cline on Friday, Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday, followed by rallies on
Tuesday and Wednesday of over a
cent, at which time the price was el-
moat two emits belejr the high pdtat
of lest Thursday. Many art of the
opinion that the else of the present
crop warrmntn s price of 25 cents or
better.
N. • %
Bog weenie ravaged Mm nekton,
crop during August, the present da
te square* sad bolls being
the department of
Thursday la its
cotton report.
Wot weather over much of the
ten belt waa dactaedly farorabls to
the increase ef the hoQ
Mentation increased uml tally ta
aUl
is much worm in North j
in previous yeses. Mm 4
said, while Mm weevils are
Carolina to prorsot aay ferebar ost-
tho rest of
ths |
yeovil damage ta
oil
Willi* ton-Elko
Open* AtupicioiMly
vat attendance ever had at a school
opening here, the 1927-28 ■sraiore of
the Williston-Elko system gut off to
a good start here Wednesday.
The big auditorium ol the Williv-
ton-Dko High School building
filled with pupils and
the various districts which make
up the Williston-Hko consolidation.
The trustees of the various districts
as well as visiting trustees from Barn
well. Dunbarton, Blackville Healing
Springs and other parts of the county
•asout and odnlpied seats oa
the stage. On ths
>r of
over fifty on the
The session opened at 10 •’Mock
with a selection by the Williston-Elko
orchestra which furnished delightful
throughout the morning.
In addition to the visiting trustees,
which included Barnwell County’s
only lady trustee, Mrs.‘J.*V. Matthews
of Blackville, Superintendents H. H.
King, of Dunbarton, and L. E. Whit
tle, of Healing Springs, wore on ths
dtage.
Rev. W. R. Davis pronounced the
invocation and read the scripture af
ter which Rev. C. K. Turner, of Barn
well offered a prayer. Cnpt. W. D.
Black, chairman of the Williston
board, introduced Prof. C. M. Moore,
who thus made his bow as superin
tendent of the Williston-Elko system,
this being his find year, hdfftag *uc
ceeded Prof. M. B. Self, who holds a
similar position si Westminster.
Chairman Black, ini a few well
chosen words, wished the 1927-28 ses
sion well and introduced the remain
der of the faculty of the three schools
in the system. He was Mowed by
W. E. Prothro, secretary of the board,
interesting manner.
County Supt. of Education H. J.
Crouch in a short address introduced
too already
he* bsso asm
te than ta
former years of heavy dam
age. I of se-
taboo is nos
•MP*
v quite general ta Missis-
Texas rep
ortsd heavy <U
of the crop
ta August. ex<
eept hi ths
North weet
and Souther
a districts
wher slight
imprevessoot
weevi) activity ta all but the
era districts being w
any of the last fro
Chevrolet Coape b
Stolen from Gartfe
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thief or thieves satatsd the ooaspaay's
garage hi Weet Barnwell. Be
slue has been found as to the
of the guilty p^rty.
Mr. Belgdr has given The People-
Sentinel the fqUowtpg lidhrmttHso
abort his rar: license menhir, X-724
(demonsfinotioiM; serial number,
9K49697; motor number, 2148329. Ha
asks that readers of this paper be oa
the lookout for the car and report; any
information to him at. Barnwell.
highest yield of cane syrup per acre
with 150 gallons and Barnwell far)^* 0 ^® but m w V tt * aal
surpasses any other county in the
State in the production asparagus
cucumbers add watermelons. Beau
fort County ranks first in the pro
duction of lettuce and tomatoes.
In 1925, according to government
statistics, Mr. Haro said. South Caro
lina shipped 15,952 can of 20 diffsren
varieties of fruits and vegetables and
of this 8,277 <pn, or mpre than 5
Teat Meeting at Deeharteu.
Dunbarton, Sept 13.—David Brink-
man, an evangelist! has moved his
tent to Dunbarton and wiH rammoaca
gospel meetings this (Tuesday) even
ing, at 7:80 o’dggk, and alt tbs same
hour ead| evening thereafter except
Saturday The meeting will run for
s couple of week* and s cordial in
vitation is extended to the public to
attend. The Friday night meetings
wMl be> especially for the young peo
ple.
the speaker of the day. State sopt. of ths district and towards lbs doss of
Edoestion J. H. Hope. r I his address dbroesed the need of a rial
M*. Hope’s address was |fc$ened tot ^ootopiiilflflDry school Ijhf
with touc*i inter?** Among the atrik-1 looking to the wipittr out af fltttanMjr.
rng tiunr i * was hii stateoieni. that | One of the most interesting talks of
Sooth OsmUos’s rest of gowrmntj ths morning
is low'.r p*r espita than srv otter BKfeM of the
State of ths union except one. He toss. Other taHs
ably defended the provisions of the Messrs H. D. Still, ef ]
641-1 law utath* Mmt the State and Lutfansr, Jos D.
ths unit rather than Walker and Supt/Medtll ftfr