Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGB TWO. ■: It ..ipw • - - ^ JJ ■. - THE BARNWELL PBOPLB-SENTOfRL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1927 Will Never Forget 6 *•$•* i J' V / \ At Prices According to the Times. Ladies’ Half Soles Reduced to 75c Men’s Half Soles from 75c to $1.00 v| ly Arthur OKEH SATS C00UDGE. AN EGG FOR BABE RUTH. AN OLD ENGINEER. CHILDREN AND SUNSHINE. SEWED Y Seigel Shoe Factory Next Door to Farmers Union - - Barnwell, S. C. President Coolidge, surveying na tional conditions, finds them excel lent. As regards business and pros perity;' Secretary Mellon says there is capital, in abundance, for all new ventures worth while, crops are good and automobiles are expected to set new sales records. v This Car 4itUa*4 whs** f/( IIKVROI! ! n — toc a ■ ■* a i HUNDREDS OF YOUNG SINGERS FOUND IN HUNI FOR TALENT [EN younK American slngera— presumably the best In the J. A. Kennedy. • < Edwin Willis h^is returned from the government hospital at Gulfport, Mios.' Mrs. W/T, Willis, Jr., and little daughter. Jeanfe. m; B q iu:i^—fr. IWilik-haif^i seUwKd-ftuiTr-» VlMt ‘fo Rowesville. Maldon Sprawls and Tommie Scott, students at Wofford, were home for the weuk-end. Mrs. W. C. Ballard and daughter, of Chesterfield, are visiting Mr. aid Mrs. S. W. Trotti, Jr., and other rela tives here. Quite a number of Willistoiv foik attended the fair in Orangeburg last Thursday and the Opening of Daniel Flying field in Augusta Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Boylston and daughter, Louise, and son" Louis, of Metier, Ga., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Boylston. Robert Lee. a student at the Uni versity of Georgia, accompanied by two school friends, Stewart and Allen, of Ajnericus, Ga.. spent the week-end with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. A. &. Blanchard. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Franh Thompson entertained with a party in honor of the third birthday of hir little son, F(ances. Twenty-five lit tle tots enjoyed the afternoon with games after which blocg ice cream and cakes were served. Mr. and Mrs William Myers and several other? from Meyei’s Mill were guests for the occasion, the former being grand- ( parents of the little, host. - _l Last Wednesday evening P. FT P^r- Secretary Hoover reports that our exports are increasing. This year is ahead of the same period last year and QUf t imports have one pleasam feature. We are not paying England the high prices for rubber that we paid last year. You may reply to questions about the^business outlook, as follows: Nothing the matter, if business does not become afraid of its own prosperity. Perry Thomas, one of the oldest, most trustworthy engineers on the New York Central, was soon to re tire—as soon as he had saved a little more money. Before the day came a head-on collision ended his hfe, and as.he lay dying in the hospital the old engineer, desiring to free ev?ry-. body else from blame, told witnesses the accident was his fault. He had run by a block signal in the fog. V Starting USED CARS ‘with an OK that counts Building Quality into Used Cars Unusual facilities for re- ics are thoroughly corn- conditioning automobiles petent — and, working make possible the high with special tools, thev value found in our de- accomplish a given task . , in the minimum time. pendable used cars. Furthermore, we use only In the first place, we can genuine parts for replace- tell exactly what needs to ment purposes, be done to a car without As a result, our recondi- long and expensive ex- tioned cars simply can- perimenting.Ourmechan- not be matched for value. Causey-Youmans Chevrolet Co. ft BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA QUALITY A T LOW C () S T This reminds ^thc pnlilir-how much— depend*"on the railroad - engineers They-shoukl be better paid than they arc now. And they might well be re tired on full pay, without waiting until age dims their sight and dulls their nerves. The public would be willir«r to pay for it. ' At Omaha, Babe Ruth received, as token of his greatness, an egg laid by Lady Norfolk, champion hen of the world. It was the 170th egg laid or batted out by that hen in 170 days. Ruth remarked: “A hen’s egg by the river’s brim, a simple hen’s egg was to him, and nothing more,” and went on with his batting. It would sur prise the idol of America to know that such a hen as Lady Norfolk is more important to the country than all its baseball players. SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN AMOUNTS OF $400.00 AND UP. APPLY TO Ninestein & Baxley BLACKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. FOR SALE Reports from Maine, received out here on the Mojave Desert, indicate that voters mean to keep the direct f nmary system for awhile, at least. 'rofessional politicians will not be able to “deliver” nominations in pre arranged conventions. And poor mil lionaires, determined to be somebody, will have to buy the direct primary first, and the election afterward. Hard on politicians, who have less to sell, and on office buyers that must pay high prices for an uncertainty. Coker’s Pedigreed Fulghum Oats, free fiom smut. De partment of Agriculture test, purity 99.66 per cent, germination, 94 per cent. 100 bushel lots 85c, 50 bushel lots, 90c, 25 bushel lots, 95c, less than 25 bushel lots, $1.00, f. o. b. Blackville, S. C. The American Public Health Asso ciation, gathered ai Cleveland, is told that today's greatest cause of death is heart disease. And repeated infec tions, such as “common colds,” to which so little attention is paid, cause heart disease.. The trouUe starts 1 «■ lAiMhswr*-wir>> ptfomf- at BWffflffl' WEAF' tn New York City early In De cember to sing for fame and fortune. They will be the dualists In the Na tional Radio Audition of the Atwater Kent Foundation of Philadelphia.- This nation wide quest for radio voices has already revealed hundreds of young singers of promise, who have entered the contests eagerly be cause ttye auditions offer thefB recog nition at home and a chance to com pete for prizes aggregating $17,500. Distinctive figures are sponsoring the undertaking as a National Audition Committee. They are Madam Louise Homer, the Metropolitan Opt^ra star; Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley, Resident of the National Federa- Hon of Music Clubs; Edward W. Bok, former editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal, and Mrs. Otto H. Kahn, wife of the world-famous New York bank er and music patron. Winners of state auditions—one hoy and one girl—receive silver medals and are taken to their district audi tions at the expense of the Founda tion to compete with young singers from their neighboring states. Winners of each of the five district auditions— one young man and one young woman In each—receive gold medals and are EDWAR.D W- BOK, ; taken to New York by the Atwater Kent Foundation for the finals, which : will be broadcast over a national net- ; work of stations. The awards for ^these will be as follows: I Winners of first place — one | young man and one young woman- will each receive $5,000 cash and two years’ tuitiop in a musical con servatory. Winners of second place will each receive $2,000 cash and one year’s tuition. Winners of third place will each receive $1,000 and one year's tuition. Winners of fourth place wUl each receive $500. ihf Hblilt tif fltk cla(tgTiTer,”Mrs7Ti7 L. I Peacock, when the family, relatives and friends gathered to celebrate his birthday. About 25 guests gather'd to wish him many happy returns. Among those from out of town were Mr, and Mrs. R. L. Peacock, Sr., and Miss Ruby Peacock, of Barnwell. Mr. Parker received a number of attrac tive gifts and the birthday cake with 50 candles on it was very pretty. The Intermediate B. Y. P. U. en tertained with a Hallowe’en social Friday evening at the Baptist church. The leader, Miss Lou Belle Scott, and a committpe had used Hallowe’en dec orations very effectively and planned appropriate gamcn, which caused much fun and laughter. There were about 40 present. • Sandwiches and tea were served. , Local and Personal News from Williston Williston, Nov. 5.—The Rev. and Mrs. Bishop Willis, of Sumter, were visitors here Thursday. Miss Nina Frederick, who teaches at Ravenel, spent the week-end here with her parents. Mrs. A. A. Meyers spent several Says last week with bar mother in Branchville. Misg Nancy Harley, who attends School in Aiken, was at home last week-end. Mrs. Harvey Black and little daugh ter, Mary, are spending some time in Washington, D. C. Mrs. E. G. Fl<«tcher and children, of Spartanburg, are visiting her par ents, Mr. a nd Mrs, M. C. Kitchings. Mrs. J. O. Patterson, of Barnwell, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Blackville B. y. P. U. The B. Y. P. U. Department of the Blackville Baptist Church has recent ly established an Honor Roll System. The requirements are as follows: At tendance, 80 per cent: on time, 90 per cent; studied topic, 90 per cent;'serv ing on program, 100 per cent; com pleting study -course, 75 per cent; dai ly Bible reading, 75 per cejit; attend ing weekly prayer service, 60 per cent; 'attending monthly council, 75 per cent of officers. In addition to this it is required that the room in which tho meeting is held on Sunday evening must be attractively ar ranged, the aorvices must be conducted in an orderly way, and the program must be prepared. This month we only have one union v Simon Brown’s Sons f Y BLACKVILLE SO. CAR. Y V * ’ • - ♦ LONG TERM MONEY to LEND ii of the darjc ages type who think “the children .might as well have measles and such little things first as last and get them over with." Toronto University proves that sunshine will cure rickets, of which many children die. A German wrote morq than 100 years a$o, “God may forgive you for not giving to chil dren bread that costs money. But He will not forgive you forj^eprivihg them of fresh air and sunlight that cost nothing." To prove that sun shine cures rickets does not mean much, when millions of city children can not have the sunshine. _ loans. BROWN & BUSH LAWYERS BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. # * *- • . <! Power companies worth twenty- three billion dollars don’t want the Government to harness the Colorado River. Tha* mi-rht mean competition in the powc: business. . Twenty-tare- billions is less than per inhabitant of the United States, less than the price of a small automobii-. “Twenty-three billions’’ sounds big, bit liS.OGOOOO human beings, all interested in Colorado River development, possess * power also. The Colorado will be devel oped arid power gentlctpcn will he glad when it happens. Learried bank ers fought the Federal Reserve law, dreading interference with pleasant profits. It has saved them from black panic half a dozen times. making the Honor Roll, namely, the Triple-V Union (adult), but we are looking forward to . other, unions reaching .this standard next month. This plan has been adopted for the purpose of making the B. Y. U. work more effective. Alva Baxley,* Si Y. P. U. Director. ~T - _ - ^ Prof. Hugh McLaurin -spent the week-end in SumUr with relative*. 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