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Large Attendance of Farm Women at Meet Record - Breaking -Number -Attends County Council at Barnwell on v Saturday.—Elect Officers. <• THE 0FT1C1AL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Consolidated Jana 1, It25. M Ju*t L.lk« a Member of the Family' RMANB. LIFE INSURANCE Largost County Or eolation. V BARNWELL^ SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1927 On. Saturday, the 24th inst., the Barnwell County Council of Farm Women met at the Court House with a record-breaking attendance, represj entatives from Hercules, Hilda, Long Branch, Oak Grove and Pleasant Hill » Clubs being present. Forty women were in attendance. The meetig was called to order by the president, Mrs. G. M. Greene, af ter which short devotional exercises were held. Mrs. T. A. Holland, gave a most cordial welcome to the visi tors, assuring them of her interest in their work and hearty cooperation, The Hon. J. E. Harley gave a very in teresting talk on Improvement of Rural Community Life, urging those present to remain oh the farm, to stand for better schools and make their homes so attractive that their young people would not leave for the cities. After the singing of “America the Beautiful,” roll call was had, the dubs standing as their club was call ed. Minutes of the Spring meeting were read by Miss Ina Sanders, tem porary secretary. Reports from the varioqs clubs showing activities for the year were heard with interest. A very interesting feature was the talk by Miss Floyd, Nutrician Specialist from Winthrop, - on “What County Council May Do.” Miss Floyd is a fluent speaker and held the at tention of the council. At the noon hour, lunch was served and a half hour given over to recreation. At the afternoon session a demonstration on salads was given by Miss Floyd. EVANGEUSTIC SERVICES AT BARNWELL BAPTIST CHU|CH ■ ■ ■'" ■ . - ; .' ij.wnsi,.uj,V ilji..nm-'.ijim pin mimni hiiWW'iiTi ,• , i,!m w ■ 'i ■ nw.Ti ■ Seriei of Meetings to Begin Here Sunday, October 2nd, with the Rev. L. H. Miller as Minister and Chat. O. Miller as < . Singer.—Cordial Invitation to Public. L. H. MILLER, Minister. W. L. Harley Chopped in Head With Hatchet “ * Attacked by Horace Croft Near He good's Mill Saturday P. M.— 1 Wounds Not Serious. r W. L. Hsrley, who lives several miles Blast of Barnwell, was painfully but not seriously cut in the head with a hatchet by Horace Croft Saturday afternoon, in front of the latter's house near Hagood’s Mill. The in jured man was brought to Barnwell immediately and his wounds were dressed by a local physician. Although Your bo lost a considerable amount of blood, Harley was able to be out again Sunday. From what can be learned from eye-witnesses, Hsrley is said to have been cursing in front of Croft’s hous*. Where the letter remonstrated wi:h him, an argument ensued. Croft se- Beginning on next Sunday the BamwelfTfaptist Church will hold a series of evangelistic services which will continue for ten days or two weeks. These services will be con ducted by the ^Miller Brothers, of Charlotte, N. C. They belong to y the Home Mission Board Corps of evan gelists, and are under its direction. The preacher, the Rev. L. H. Miller, was for seven years the pastor of the Blackville Church and of Double Ponds Churcti, where he has a multi tude of friends who will gladly wcl- hon\e him for his visit to Barnwell County. His services as an evangelist were so highly regarded by the Home Mission Board that they induced him last January to leave the pastorate and enter rts corps of evangelists. Al though he had several flattering calls to continue in the pastorate on leav ing Blackville, he was convinced that his best work lay in evangelism. His services in this line while Ur the pas torate and since, have been highly successful. ' While the Rev. L. H. Miller is a gospel singer of recognized ability, having been one Of the Home Board singers before entering the pastorate, he^ will bfe assisted in these services by his brother, Charles O. Miller, who is one of the best gospel singers in | the South. Although Charles 0. Mil ler possesses such gift as an evange list as to be in continued demand for revival servides, his work as a singer makes them both a splendid team. I NUMBER S, Compare Ammunition Then Kill Each Other ■ ■ 1 ■ Interesting DeUils of Hiero-Andrews Affair Revealed at Liqnor Figures. CHAS. O. MILLER, Singer. Hold Conference on School Matters Here Ellenton, Sept. 26.—That Raymond Andrews a nd Levy Hiers Came to their deaths at the hands of each other, was the verdict of the coroner’s jury at the inquest held -nere tonight into the double killing that took place Sun day afternoon. At one time It was thought that a third party may have been implicated. This the coroner's inquest disproved. Coroner Tim Carver and Sheriff Nollie Robinson made an investigation that showed the bullets striking dif ferent places in Andrews’ car wfere from the same pistol. > Evidence at the Inquest was to the effect that the two men had been drinking. It seems that Hiers passed Andrews in the road, then stopped tunity to have these men in their midst. A cordial invitation is ex tended to everybody to attend regu larly these services, which will be held daily at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. School Trustees.—Organization b Perfected. Locals Win Opening Game of the Season Swansea DefeeMtf Here Friday Af- ternooe by If toTf Score.—Play Lexington Next. B.mw.ll ^ th, surrounding coun- Thing. Dtew** .1 Hating f .nd wtnt to p^t thnt th. try .re fcrtunate in iumng the oppor-1 > letter h*l tried to trte .11 the thorou- ghfare. After some argument the two became friendly, aecordfag to According ’ to previous announce-1 ^Y^***** ^ 00 ^ * ment, fifty-four school trustees met ^ at the Coujt House in Barnwell 0*1*™" "*** ^ c * rtr ** m ' the 23rd inst. 4n conference with the County Delegation to the General Assembly and the County Board of Education. The County Board of Ed- so that each then had she. Hires went off 4mt came back as Andrews was cranking his ear and shot once into the ground, aefcording Have Narrow Escape v When Car Turns Over I ^‘ation'had "pwsiTt, 1 10 evid * nc « * th » Andrews •— - • but only J. E. Harley was present to < * Pew end fired at Hiers, Puncture of Rear Tire Causes Barn- J represent the Legislative Delegation. I eAC k wounding the other in the breast. well Driver te Laae Control of Auto Near Aiken. which proved instructive as well as j cured a hatchet and struck Harley appetising, the salads being served to several blows on the head. all present. J Harley is a eon of W. W. Harley, During the business session, s re- who lives near Barnwell, and a port was made by the delegate to the' brother of John B. Harley, of this State Council. Mrs. R. E. Woodward, city. He was Magistrate # at Hilda cf Pleasant Hill Club, was appointed ( aerersi years ago. as a delegate to the District Council; m in Beaufort on November 5th and r* .. • • w» ourte a number signified their inten- Cotton GinningS Now tion of attending this meeting. This being the time for election of i Show Large Decrease The Barnwell High School football team won the opening game of the 1927 season by taking Swanse a into camp Friday aftemon on the local field, 19 to 0. All of the scoring dame in the first half, two touchdowns in the first quarter and one in the sec ond. In the last half. Coach Hugh McLaurin sent in his substitutes, many of whom had never played in* s game before, and while Barnwell fail ed to score again, Swansea was not able to gain ground consistently, the local’s goal never being in danger during the game. Halford, Lemon and Davies played 1 best for Barnwell, while Carroll and County Prior to Sept. 16.—11,- 429 Last Year. officers, Mrs. Greene tendered her Q B | y 7 Bole* Ginned iu Ber»we|l Moore gave good accounts of them selves, ns did the other members of the team. Although there is quite s I bit of green material on the eleven [this year, it is believed that Coach roll. Long Branch Club, President; I Cotton ginnings in Barnwell Coun-1 Mobaurin will have a ~%nappy machine MrA. Alms Collins. Hilda Club, Vice- { ty are beginning to reflect the short before the season progresses very far. resignation as President of the Coun-1 cil. which was accepted with regrets. I The following officers were elected for the coming yenr: Mrs. Rivers Car- president; Mrs. W. E. Jowers, Pleas- crop in this section, there being s ant Hill Club, Secretary-Treasurer, [ marked decrease in the number of The following committees were bales ginned prior to September 16th appointed for ,,1927-28: Agriculture ' as compared with the same date a (cow, garden and hen): Mrs. Iva Hair, year ago, and this in spite of . the Miss Lois Greene, Mrs. Leivy Still, fact that the crop is several days Mrs. Susan Hutto, Mrs. Rivers Car- roll, Mrs. Jim Collins, Mrs. Jeter Creech, Mrs. W. E. Jowers and Mrs. J-r-R. Rosier Bfarlcetfng: Tfrs. A. P. Collins, Mrs J. R. Renew and Miss Ins Sanders. Beautification: Miss Lizxie Gantt, Mrs. L. P. Boylston and Misses Eunice Greene and Eva Bhime. Health: Mrs. T. P. Gaskin, Mrs. Charlie Hartzog and Miss Alberta Odom. Legislative: Mrs. T. A. Holland, Mrs. O. B» Staley, Mrs. R. S. Wea- thersbee and Miss Ruth Rountree. Tty>se attending from the various clubs were: Hilda Club—Mrs. J. B. Hartzog, Mrs. G. W. Delk, Mrs. M. A. Delk, Mrs. Emma ^axley, Mrs. A. J. Bonds, Mrs. Alma Collins, Mrs. N. V. Col lins, Mrs. Roberta Bonds, Mrs. Eulalie Black, Mrs. Eugenia Black, Mrs. Delk and Mrs. Dyches. 1 Hercules Club—Mrs. Mabel Dyches, Mrs. Cora Huggins, Mrs. Willie Bax ley, Miss Ina Sanders, Mrs. W. W. li^ Hart, Miss Ophelia Huggins, Miss Hazel Dyches and Miss Paul Sanders. Long Branch Club—Mrs. Rivers Carroll, Mrs. T. A. Holland and Miss Louise Carroll. Oak Grove Club—Mrs. Paul San ders, Mrs. Owen Morris, Mrs. Jeter Creech and Miss Cleo 'Creech. Pleasant Hill Club—Mrs. Clara Woodward, Mrs. R. S. Weathersbee, Mrs. W. E. Jowers, Mrs. Dixon Greene, Mrs. Ben Baxley and Miss Eddie Lou Weathersbee. Tomorrow afternoon, the Barnwell boys gq to Lexington and % hard 9 e Mrs. W. E. McNab was called to Farmville, Va., Friday night to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Spencer, who is seriously ill at her home there. Mrs. Spender has many friends, in Barnwell who hope for her )eariy tie- coveiy. esrHdti. According to a report just made public by the Department of Agricul- twutyjmlyl prior to September 16th, as compared with li,429 to the same date last year. This is a decrease of 3,494 bales. It is believed that the bulk of the cotton in this county has already been ginned and that the total crop will be between ten thousand and twelve thousand bales. Last year, the production in Barnwell County was nearly 30,000 bales. Estimates on the total production in the South this year range from eleven million to fourteen million bales. Some are of the opinion that the government’s ginning report, showing 3,505,000 bales ginned prior to September 16th, represents 80 per cent, of the crop, pointing out that excellent weather has been experienc d for picking and ginning, and that ed for picking and ginning, and that with improved gin* and good roads the in record time A letter was received last week by a local merchant from Col. E. O. Cal- hon, of Texas, who stated that in his section of the State many farmers have already finished picking, The last government estimate forecast a yield of 4,700,000 bales for the Lone Star State, while private telegrams from prominent people lust week ex pressed the belief that the crop would not total four million. If those opin ions are correct, the final yield will b? under twelve million, unless there has been marked improvement in other States. Mrs. Mitt Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs Eugene Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs Elmore Ashley and little daughter were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J, Julian Bush Sunday. ton always has an excellent team and a victory for Barnwell would be feather in the caps of the locals. The members of the team will remain over until Saturday, as it is understood that their opponents will be their Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Plexico and little daughter, Kitty, had a narrow escaped from serious injury Tueseday morning while en route to Augusts when their Chrysler sedan turned County Treasurer Armstrong and Au ditor Manning were .also in stten-| dance, as were the four Superintend-] ents < of the Williston, Blackville, I Barnwell and Dunbarton High Schools, namely, C. M. Moore, G. F. Posey, W. W. Carter, and H. H. King. _ __ Every district was represented except | GaVC lO WTI N 1111)6$ Andrews turned and walked around his car and was shot in the back. Hiers was shot several times, An drews’ pistol was found empty. Hiers is survived by a widow and tlx small children. four, and most of the districts had over n*«r Aiken. Although the t.r (ul| g„ m , tru.1*. ... Wdly d-n.red, non, of the or- voUd fc . eupenu ... hoe. e«eept foe m.noe For ^ t|m , Tnn l rou from broken *1.... I th, trusUe. dUeuued routine m»t.| Buried at Home Mr. Plexico. who was driving, stat- term. Among other things, the follow- ed the. . Uej, noil punctured the.^ Trustee, .p- tire on the left re.r -heel. "U.lnr | conim | Mlonfc ,|„. n , U , statements, teachers’ certificates, vari- Mra. Otar Morris Died !■ Bavananh. Is LaM te Rent in Oiar Charchyard. the tire to deflate so rapidly that he lost control of the car, although he was driving only about 35 or 40 miles an hour. He had brought the machine almost to a standstill when it turned over on its side against a bank. The impadt broke the glass in the wind shield, tore the front seat loose from the body and bent front and rearj fenders on the left side. Mr. Plexico is an experienced] driver and this is the first serious ac cident that he has ever had. It is | Olar, Sept. 24.—The body of Mrs. Olar Morris Westberry, 38, who died in Savmnnah on the night of ous school laws, school trucks, (their operation, coat, drivers salary, safety | ^ brought to her old measures, eto), use and abuse of and school property. Are insurance, length of daily and term sessions and time for beginning each, holidays, negro schools, (their terms, salaries, etc.), transfer of pupils from one district to another, and finances. It was a genuinely enthusiastic meeting. The wisdom of an orgaisation of School Trustees was apparent, and j for burial, the funeral «rd it taking place at the Baptist church here Friday afternoon. The services were in charge of the Rev. D. W. Heckle, who was assisted by the Rev. C. K. Turner and the Rev. J. B. fought gsrhe is antiripated. Lexing-, po«*»ble that his knowledge of auto- ^ following were elected officers: Common Pleas Coart ; Tries Several Cases The fl lowing cases have been dis posed of by the Court of Common Pleas, which convened here Monday morning with Judge T. J. Mauldin presiding: Mrs. Dors D. Walker vs. C. and W. C. Ry. Co.,' suit for $30,000 dam ages, verdict for the defendant. W. F. Weeks vs. A. C. L. R. R. Co., suit foe $3,Q00 damages, verdict for the defendant ^ -’Brack Smith vs. A. C. L. R.R. Co., consent verdict for the plaintiff for $125. When The People-Sentinel closed its forms the Court was engaged in the trial of the ,c*6€ of Albert Glover vs. Western Union Telegraph Co. W. D. Black, of Williaton, President, and Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, Sec retary. Future meetings will cull ed by tho County Board of Education after confering with the officers of the association. mobiles prevented a more serious wreck. He is the proprietor of the Barnwell Filling Station, and both he ] and his wife have a w ide circle of friends who will be glad to know that they escaped almost nnhurt. SR' Si * - • -• j. M. Scott Died at :* [ New Grocery Store Williston Sunday * to Open Saturday Williaton, Sept. 26.-Jack M. Scott, Elsewhere in this issue of The aged 63 years, well known Williston People-Sentinel, U. Bi Hammett an- citizen, died suddenly here Sunday af-1 nounces the opening of a new fancy ternoon, about 6 o’clock, at the home grocery store in Barnwell. He has of his brother, T. W. Scott. Mr. Scott, rented the Porter Building on Main though he had not been in the best Street and will stock a complete line of health for the last few weeks, was of fresh groceries. Sr. Hammett is able to attend to his regular duties well known to the -people of this as constable for Magistrate R. L. city and before accepting a position Wooley. Heart failure was given as with the government several years cause of his death. ago conducted a grocery business very Funeral services, which were large-1 successfully in Barnwell. He an Mrs. Westberry was a dughter of the kta Richard Morria, who was a prominent man of tho community. This town was named for Mrs. West- berry. The original name of the town was Hammond. For so«pe reaaon tho. railroad company found it nscsssary (o substitute some other name for the name Hammond and asked the cRi- Death of Mrs. Sidney Collins. Hilda, Sept. 28.—After a serious illness of ten days, Mrs. Louise Col lins died at her home here Saturday, September 17th. ' The funeral ser vices were held at George’s Creek Baptist Church and the body was laid to rest in the George’s Creek ceme tery. •, Mrs. Collins had a wide circle of friends who will miss her in the borne, church and'community. She was a consistent member of the Hilda Bap tist Church. She is survived by her husband, Sidney Collins, her parents and several brothers and sisters. ly attended by hundreds of his friends and relatives, were held at the WilHs- ton cemetery Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock. There were many and beau tiful floral offerings. Mr. Scott was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William T. Scott, of Willis ton. He was born and lived practical ly his entire life in Barnwell County. He is survived by three brothers, Rob ert Scott,’of*Statesboro ,Ga.; William A. Scott, of Greenwood; and Thomas W. Scott, of Williston; three sisters, Mrs. J. M.Garnett, of Plum Branch; Mrs. M. C. Kitchings and Miss Alice Scott, of Williston. nounces tbat**he will be open for business Saturday morning. Last week, The People-Sentinel car ried the announcement that R. D. Reid, of Varnville, will open a furni ture store about October 10th in the Moseley Building and the reopening of these two stores will enliven the appearance of that part of the busi ness district. Tnnney Retains Championship J. D. Robison, of Colombia, waa a business visitor here Monday. Considerable interest was manifest ed here in the ontoome of the Tunney Dempsey championship- fight at Chicago Thursday night of last week, Jfr. Scott had for a number of j oca j f ang gathered around radio years been one of the best known and #eU ^ bear the blow-by-blow returns most efficient law enforcement officers I they were broadcast. ARbs^gh ho of this county and section and num- was a ] moat knocked out in the seventh bered many friend* throughout this I Tunney won the bout on points part of the State who will mohrn his ^ stained his championship. It is ■uddmr death. > * * I possible that a return fight will be A number of years ago Mr. Scott arranged between those heavyweights joined the White Pond Baptist chuidh | some time nsxt year and took a keep interest ia the church activities of the community. I ADVERTISE in Th# PoopW-SontineL tion. The citizens complied wRh the requoit At that time Mrs. Weetberry k ' was an attractive little girl and her father, through his devotion for the child, suggested her name to the company. From the Uat of names submitted to tho company, the name of the little girl, Olar, wee selected for the name of the toernt This is how Olar received its name. • Mrs. Westberry had many friends and relatives. The large crowd that attended her funeral and the numer ous flowers bore witness to her popu larity. She was a member of tho Olar Baptist church, having joined during ohiMhood. Mrs. Westberry is survival by her husband, Paul Westberry, of Savan nah, and tho following children: Myr tle, Geo, Thelma, Paul, Jr., and Cecil Westberry; also by the following brothers: J. E., T. W., A. F., F. V. and ; Henry Morris; of Olsr, and H. M. Morris, of Wadesboro, Ga., and E. C. Morris, of Norway. Hurt ia Ante Accident. Mrs. L. W. Drummond, of Dunbar ton, was slightly injured here early yestrday morning when the automo bile driven by her husband collided with another automobile driven by C. D. Carr, of .Carr-Lee Grocery Co. The accident happened at the comer of fifteenth and Harper streets. Mrs. Drummond waa conveyed to the University hospital whose her in juries were treated and she was db- The care were only slightly the shoot 10 JO i ele. Sept 17. . il/.lii; ~ 1 ft ft - mf >i .'At ■ ■up •