The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, October 27, 1927, Image 1
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Teachers Meet Here
Saturday» Oct. 29th
No ‘•Set” Program Has Been Arrang
ed for Initial Meeting.—Dr.
Bourland to Be Here.
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The initial 1927-1928 teachers’
meeting will be held at the Barnwell
High Schrol auditorium next Satur
day, October 29th, beginning at 11
o’clock a. m. Cards carrying this
announcement has been mailed' from
the office of Co. Supt of Education
'Crouch, and point o\|t the advantages
of an associa^on, as follows:
Social: You wilWieet other teach-
* V <»n/r
ers who are the best assets of their
communities.
Financial: Overwork and under
pay can be removed only by unity of
aim and effort.
Professional: You will broaden
others and be broadened by the mu
tual interchange of ideas and ideals.
Educational: Your school will re&p
the benefits of the experience gained
by other teachers.
Mutual: Don’t be and oyster. Let
others know WHO you are, WHERE
you are, and WHAT you are doing.
This announcement adds also, M It
is earnestly requested that every
teacher be present.”
No ‘‘set’ ’program has-been arrang
ed. Besides the teachers, the County
Board of Education will be in attend
ance. The organization for the en
suing term will be perfected, and the
Council delegate to the State Teach
ers’ Association will be elector!. The
f** WT^f^SscrrsiTitr- affiliation'
with the State teachers’ Association,
the Study Center, inter-School activi-
ties, formulate plans for its county
association, and many other matters
of professional concern. This first
program will be featured by music,—
and more music,—instrumental solos,
vocal soIob, violin solos, and old time
familiar songs. The latter will be
led by Prof. Joe D. Hamrick, of the
Willlstpn-Ellu> High School. “Joe”
will use lota of “cooperative music."
He can do that "stunt,”—“from
here.” Perhaps the best part of the
program is the announcement that
the Barnwell School Improvement As
sociation will serve the lunch.
Williston Man Diet
From Gunahot Wounds
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Former Secy of Interior Again At Court
A. P. Givens Passes Away After Be
ing Accidentally Shot at.His
Filling Station. ^
Aicquila Preston Givens, aged 70
years, died early Tuesday morning in
the. University Hospital, Augusta,
from gun shot wounds which he ac
cidentally received Thursday morn
ing October 13th, when he entered his
filling station about five miles North
of Williston, on the Springfield road.
Mr. Givens, familiarly known % to Iks’
hundreds of friends throughout Barn
well and adjoining counties as “Lil”
Givens, was a substantial farmer
whose tragic death has caused sor
row to his friends throughout this sec
tion. He was a loyal member of
Calvary Baptist' church, where his
funeral was held Wednesday after
noon, October 19th, ^t four o’clock.
A large crowd and beautiful flowers
attested to the love all had for him.
For sometime, burglars had been
giving Mr. Givens trouble at the fill
ing station and small store he oper
ated on the State highway near his
home and farm. He rigged out a
device to which he attached a shot
gun. Having occasion to go into the
store just before daylight Thursday
morning and being in a hurry, the
device was not thought of until the
gun was fired. The discharge enter
ed both feet and though Mr. Givens
was rushed to the University Hospi-
awir—
soon*seen that ifue to his agewndTh^ UTif the crop may be smalter football twnW Ttgfeitga StTMlfc
Former Barnwell Man
Is Accidentally Killed
Charlie Grubba, of Aiken,, Died In
stantly When Shotgun Was Dis
charged Saturday. _
seriousness of the wounds his chances
of recovery were slight.
ft# w Br0l w n he * ,th * former Secretary of-the Interior, Albert T Fall
Mexico, accompanied by Mrs. Fall, appeared aY the District
Columbia Supreme Court to stand trial with Harry F Sinclair on
charges of conspiracy against the Government. ^ ^ “
Cotton Prices Soar
on Small Ginnings
Advance of a Cent a Pound Registered
Tuesday Following Publication
of Report. /
Smaller ginnings from October 1
to 18 than anticipated, causing a fear
indicated by tho government on Oc
tober 8th, were responsible for an ad
The deceased i s survived by his vance of a cent a pound in the price
widow, formerly Miss Mary All, and 0 f co tton Tuesday. The market open-
four sons, Luther, Harry, Sammie
and Otis; five daughters, Mrs. Claud#
Johnson, Aiken; Mrs. Bailey Boyd
Wagener; Mrs. J. J. Boyd, Mrs. Wil
lie Mitchell and Mias Vera Givens.—
The Williston Way.
Since writing the above, it has been
learmri that Dr. A. P. Bourland, of
Wintrop College will be in Barnwell
Friday afternoon in the interest of
the Study Center done by the Exten
sion Department of Winthrop, of
which Dr. Bourland is Director, and
it is possible that he will remain over
for the Saturday meeting. It will be
a rare treat to have this distinguished
Educator here.
ed off a few points yesterday (Wed
nesday) morning, but soon^^ined it
back and when The People-Sentinel
closed its forms was 25 points higher
than the previous close.
Only 8,118,978 bales were ginned
prior to October 18th, with traders
expecting from two to four hundred
thousand balas more. This U taken
to indicate that the crop will not ex*
" ^ —— i cee( j ^ government’s last forecast
Elknton. Oct. 22,-Mim Edythc I2#7gj000 t,,., whi | t
Pwrce, of Gr—nwood, ... ttw .ttrK- of , ht opinion , h . t , h , tou| produ ,.
tive house guest of Mrs. Ralph Dun
bar last week.
Laurence Peebles, of Bishopville
Social and Personal
News from EHenton
Barnwell Wins From
St. Matthews $quad
Intercepted Pass in First Quarter Re
sults in Lone Touch do w*.—Ex
tra Point Is Scored.
$
In one of the hardest fought games
of the season, The~ Barnwell' High
Dr. Cromer Will Head
Seal Sale Camaign
Dr. George B.
2fl5CBC3ft&lESE
Cromer, of New.
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1 spirited’cTRieh'. ’Kas been Ivamed' a
chairman of the twentieth, annual
^ Christmas SeaP Sale, it was announced
, today by J. Nelson Frk-rson, presi
dent of the South Carolina Tubercu
losis Association. The sale will be
gin November 25th and run through
Christmas Day.
The other members of the seal
committee will be announced within
the next few days, Mr. Frierson
stated. They will be chosen from rep
resentative State-wide organizations.
Dr. Cromer was for years presi
dent of Newberry College. He is a
member of the Newberry bar; and a
former president of the South Caroli
na Bar Association. HffWas-a mem
ber of the commission thaf" selected
the land at State Park for the State
Hospital, he served as chairman
\of the State board of charities and
corrections. He is now president of
the board of trustees of Newberry
College, and of the board of directors
of the NeWberry County Hospital.
‘While I am a very busy man,”
said Dr. Cromer, in accepting the
chairnfariship of the committee, “this
is a call to duty in the service of a
movement that affects the welfare of
the whole State, and Ldo not feel that
any man has the right to turn it
down. Therti is n9 more deadly
menace* to tjie happiness and prosperi
ty of a State than that of tuberculo
sis. The fact that the disease can
be eradicated challenges the fighting
spirit of all of us.”
former principal of the Ellenton
school, was a visitor here Thursday.
Mrs. Arthur Foreman and Mrs.
Sumpter Cassets motored to Augusta
Wednesday. Miss Louise Cassels, who
jjad been there for severpl day* re
turned with them.
Mrs. Z. D. Miller, Mias Elizabeth
Mifter, Mrs. Fred C. Brinkley and lit
tle Alatine Brinkley were visitors in
Augusta Wednesday.
W. B. Cassels, Miss Virginia Cas
sels, and Miss Gladys Owens spent
Wednesday afternoon in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dunbar, Miss
spent Monday down on
fishing. They report that the fishing
was, fine and that they mado a good
catch.
Mrs. W. H. Greene and Mrs. E. H.
Greene were vilitors in Barnwell on
Wednesday.
Mr. ajid. Mrs. W. T. Ashley enter
tained with five tables of bridge on
Tuesday night. The decorations car
ried out the Hallowe’en idea as did the
tallies, itc. After an enthusiastic
game e delic ; ous salad course was
tion will be even less. About four
and a half million bales remain to be
ginned. The following tabk< shows
the amount ginned to the 18th inst
and the government’s forecast of pro
duction:
Ginnings:
Alabama 977.68«
A risen-, 28,630
Arkansas 480,545
California 20,926
. Florida 15,534
Georgia 916,464
Louisiana Ml 8,865
Mississippi ..*1. 947,094
Missouri 22,048
New Mexico 25,116
North Carojina 361*739,
thews on the latter’s field Wednesday
afternoon of last week, 7 to 0. * The
lone touchdown was made in the. first
quarter, when Davies, the Barnwell
center, inkreepted a forward pass and
after picking his wpy through thq op
posing team ran 60 yards to the goal
line. The extra point was added.
St. Matthews bewildered the Barn
well boys with an aerial attack, com
pleting a number of beautiful paares
for substantial gains.
Barnwell has now won four games
and lost one. Should tho locals defeat
Aiken November Uth, they will enter
the elimination contests for the dis
trict championship.
Forecast:
1,070.000
92,000
1,020,000
94,000
16,000
1,085,000
610,000
1,225,000
100,000
70,000
845.000
TSOT
Tennessee * 141,308 . # 335,000
Texas 2,886322 4,430,000
Virginia 3,700« 37,000
Chief S. E. Grubbs*
Condition Serious
Suffering from a severe heart ail
ment, Chief ’of Police S. E. Grubbs,
until recently active head of the
Augusta police department, is in *1
served. Those playing were Mr. and serious condition at his home, 1953
Mrs. Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. P. H
Buckingham, Mrs. Mattie Lanier, M. L.
McElhenny, Miss Lucille Hiers, W. G.
Bush, Miss Helen Brabham, Murry
“Dud«” Brown, Miss Loveline Glymph,
Starnes street. It was reported at
his home eafly this morning that
his condition was unchanged.
Striving to give every available
service, Acting Chief of Police G. E.
Hiss Annitte Dickinson, Miss Mary W - Britt detailed two men to the po-
Quarles, Miss Gladys Owens, Miss lice executive’s home last night to
Bamberg Will Again
Have Summer School
Announcrtnent is made that plana
have been completed for holding the
Southeastern summer school ‘ at
Bamberg again next year. The ses
sion will open about June 6. It is also
announced that Colleton County has
joined the summer schbol with official
recognition and financial support
Last summer a total of 128 teachers
were enrolled in the institution from
many counties of this State, end some
from neighboring States. Efforts, are
intareakJMnranU other.
‘..summer scfc
Allen, heq^ of thp school,
states that an -enrollment of 200 and
probably more will be expected at the
next session.
Aiken, October 24.—Charlie Grubbs,
aged 47, of Aiken, was accidentally
ed S' turday morning when a shot
gun in the reai of his automobile was
discharged, the load entering his
stomach and causing instant death.
Mr. Grubbs was preparing to leave
Aiken, at 11:30 o’clock ^Saturday
morning for a hunting trip to Willis
ton when the tragedy happpened. He
was to' join his brother, Jeff Grubbs,
at Williston, and the two were to go
on a hunt.
Mr. Grubbs placed his gun in the
rear seat of his sedan with the barrel
pointing out of the window. His 12-
year old daughter, Myrtle, was in the
car with him whcti he stopped at a
filling station near his home to secure
some gasoline. Finding that he had
a flat tire, Mr. Grubbs reached in the
back seat to get his jack. In some
manner, his arm or tha jack came in
contact with the trigger and the gun
was discharged, the entire load enter
4ng his stomach.
Funeral services were conducted at
three o’clock Sunday afternoon from
the Double Ponds Church, near Black-
ville, the Rev. D. W. Heckle official
ing. the body being laid to rest in, the
churchyard.
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Local and Pertonal
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News from Williston
Williston. Oct. 24.—Mrs. J. A. Ken
nedy, entertained with two tables of
bridge Wednesday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. W. F. Austin, of Seneca, the
guest of Mrs. W. C. Smith. Jr. Mrs.
Austin was presented a china bulb
jar, as guest rise, and Mrs. W. T
Willis cut consolation and received a
tapestry picture. After sever*
games, refreshments were served.
The October meeting of Hart’s Bat
tery Chapter, U. D. C., was held on
Thursday afternoon at the home o’
Mrs. J. A. Latimer. Roll call was
responded to with facts about the
last meeting of the U. D. C. year, the
officers gave their annual report.
The following officers were re-elect
ed: President, Mrs. J. A. Latimer;
vice-president, Mrs. A. S. Blanchard;
recording secretary, Mrs. Q. A. Ken
nedy, Jr.; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. C. L. Greene; treasurer, Mrs. J.
L. Smith, registrar, Mist Mayo Roun
tree; historian, Mrs. J. W. Odiome,
author, Mrs. J. W. Johnson. Mes-
dames J. A. Latimer and H. K. Thomp
son were elected delegates and Mes-
dames J. E. Kennedy end Q. A. Kn-
nedy, Jr., alternates to the general
convention to be held in Charleston
during November.
. . Jl Was basing Nellie
y the Thaptar;
C. N. Dm Costa Laid to Rest.
Mary Phoebe Bush, A. O.-Dunbar, Mr.
and Mrs. S. M. Cassels, Dr. and Mrs.
,J. G. Hood, Jr.
The ladies’ high score prize Vas
won by Misys Annette Dickinson and
Mr. S. M. Cassels won for the men.
Miss Helen Brabham entertained a
number of her friends at bridge on
serve in any capacity for which they
might be needed.—Augusta Chronicle,
Oct. 23. \ *
Large Crowd Attends Circus.
What was declared by some to be
; the largest crowd ever seen in Barn-
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Greene, of El*
lenton, were Sunday 4 guests of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Greene.
Wednesday night at the homo of her T' 1 wa ’ h ' re Satur ' la >' t0 alta "<l the
John Robinson Oircus. Visiters
came from a ll sections of Barnwell
sister, Mrs. P. H. Buckingham. Cut
flowers and pot plants were the decor- .....
ations used. Fruit punch was served and adj01 " ,n e ' ount «» • nd aa ,ar
throughout tho evening and after the aWay “ 3 Bc * ufort ' The ,how a '" >ar
interesting game a delightful salad
course was served. Mrs. Mattie
Lanier won the ladies’. high score
prizo while the men’s prize went to
Mr. P. H. Buckingham. Otis Dunbar
received low score.
Dr. and Mrs. John Hood, Mr. and
Mrs. Sumpter Cassels, attended the
Big Parade in Angasta Thursday.
ently came up to expectations and
pleased large audiences, both after
noon and night. Although one or two
fist fights occurred on the grounds,
the crowd for the most part was very
orderly and drunkenness was conspic
uous by Us*«bsenaSL
The body of Charles Natlane Da
Costa was laid to rest Tuesday after
noon at four o’clock in the Barnwell
Episcopal Churchyard beside the
grave of Mrs. Da Costa, who died in
1917. The funeral services were con
ducted by the Rev. R. W. Humphries,
pastor of the Barnwell Methodist
Church.
Mr. Da Costa died at 8 o’clock Mon
day night on his 83rd birthday, at the
residence of his only son, Edwin J
Da Costa, 907 Laurens street, Colum
bia, from a heart attack.
He was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
October 24, 1844 and in 1866 moved
to Charleston, where he lived about
a year. In 1867 he located at Port
Royal, where he resided until his
retirement in 1917. Then he came tq
Columbia to live with his son, with
whom he resided for about ten years.
Besides his son of Columbia, he
is survived by a granddaughter, Miss
Elizabeth Da Costa of Columbia.
Beloved by a U w ho knew him and en
dowed with sterling equalities, . his
passing has caused much sorrow.
To Hold Pre-School .
Conference Nov. 4th
Tonsil sad Adenoid Clinic to Fodtnr,
Provided There Is a Sufficient
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Announcement is made by ths
Barnwell School Improvement Asso
ciation that a Pre-School Conference
will be hold at *the'Court House hers
on Friday, November 4th, for
the purpose o f determining
whether or not there is a suffi
cient number of cases to justify hold
ing a tonsil and adenoid clinic simi
lar to those that have boon held
here in the past. In a letter to Supt.
W. W. Carter, who is president of
the Association, an official of fhe
State Board -of Health writes that
a staff specialist and a nurse will bo
on hand to make the examinations.
The following information will be
of interest to the plrents of this
county:
Age Limit: Children under school
age; that is, any baby or child under
the sgs of 7, free of communicable
diseases.
Object: To point out to individual
parents ways in which they may im
prove the care of thdr children, and to
send to school a fltst grads, every
child of which is free from remedia
ble defects.
Many minor defects, overlooked in
ths home, become serious problems of
the school, interfering with ths pro
gress of the child In his school work.
Mach time eaa be saved by having a
inOfOU^n vXBTTi inBtTOTi, tnUS lOCBVinK
defects and then having these defects
corrected before ths child enters ths
first grade.
The child that enters school physic-
all will and itrong is indeed fortun
ate. Imperfect eyesight, or hearing,
diseased tonsils end adenoids ere
jeriou^ handicaps and usually easily
remedied, if properly treated la early
life. Many children have to repost a
grade because of defects that could
have been easily remedied, thud cost
ing the community shout $76 a year,
unnecessarily.
Each mother is to bring n shoot
end towel.
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Duke Harris, of Richmond, Va.,
•pent the week-end here with friends.
A Urge crowd of local football
fans went u(v to Columbia Thursday
of last week to see the Glemson Tiger
defeat the Carolina Gamecock, 20 to
0* Today (Thursday) ‘all roads lead
to Orangebury, where Carolina plays
the Citadel.
slcefclT of TJen. Albert Pike
by Mrs. 6. B. Ray.
During the social hour, refsssh-
ments were served.
The senior closs of the Williston-
Elko High School met Wednesday for
the election of officers as follows:
President, Fabian Still, vice-president,
Sammy Dyson; secretary, Mildred
Bell; treasurer, J. E. Webb, Jr.
Mrs. Bryant Bush and Mrs. Ken-
mth Ellis, of Ellenton, were visitors
here Wednesday.
Miss Harriet fellers had as her
guest for the week-end her aunt, Miss
Sellers, of Pauline.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Randall have
returned from a visit to relatives in
Georgia.
Miss Almira Burnett is on an ex
tended visit to her sister, Mrs. H. H.
Woodson, in Macon, Ga.
Mrs. George Riley, Miss Gladys and
Kelly Riley, of Columbia, were guests
Sunday qf Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Creech
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Misses Eloise and Mary Jones, of
Ridge Springs, were visitors Sunday
of Mrs. Annie League Merritt.
Mrs. Ruth Crawford has returned to
Savannah after spending some time
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Burnett.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Luquire and
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hair, of Augusta,
were recent guests of Mr. and Mre.
W. H. Hair.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hair and chil
dren, of Gastonia/ N. C M have been
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Hair.
School Improvsmeat Most. 1
Ellenton, Oct. 22.—The School Im
provement Association held its annual
meeting last Friday afternoon at the
school house. The President, Mrs.
Arthur Foreman, told in an interest
ing way, of the co-operation she had
received since she has boon president.
She praised the other officers and the
members for their good work and
thanked them for all they had dons
for ths nneems of ths organisation.
Ths annual election of officers was
held with the following result: Mrs.
Foreman, after much urging dsoHnsd
melee tion as president, Mrs.
ASfstCJr wM CI6CVTO vO
C> Brinkley, vice‘president; Mrs. C,
M. Turner, secretary; and Mrs. Chaa.
Youngblood, treasurer. After the
business cession a letter contest wsa
enjoyed in which Mrs. Toler and Mrs.
Wells won. Instead of receiving a
prise ,the winner» were asked to re-
cKe for being so smart. Mrs. Sump
ter Cassels, Mrs. Eipmett Johnson and
Miss Elisabeth Miller served light re
freshments. j
Mrs. Edgar A. Brown, Mrs. J. Jul
ian Bush and Mrs. B. P. Davies spent
Friday in Columbia.
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listen from Blackville.
Mr. and Mrs. Mink were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kitchings on
Tuesday. Mrs. Mink was formerly
Miss Leila Bolen, of Williston.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Mellichsmp visit
ed their daughter, Mrs. John White,
in Columbia' last Sunday and were
accompanied back by their grandson,
John, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. George, Mrs. H.
H. Wodson a nd children, Floyd and
Virginia, of Macon, spent the week
end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs,
A. B. Burnett.
W. F. Austin motored down from
Seneca Saturday and was accompa
nied home Monday by Mrs. Austin
and little son, Francis, who had been
guests of Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Merritt and
their sister, Mrs. J. M. Russell, _ of
Greenville, who was visiting* them,
spent Friday in Augusta, the gMnl of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bell. \
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Dr. Hugh R. Murchison was the
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Richardson and' guest Sunday of
family have recently moved to Wil- Prothro.