The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, December 22, 1927, Image 1
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL OOUNTT
"Jufet Like, a JVI«mb«r of th« Family”
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1927.
LiargMt uircuiauon.
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County Chamber of
Commerce Is Formed
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School Closes for
Christmas Holidays
Will WorlT'Witli Regional Association.
—Columbia, Physician Stresses
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Value of Foodstuffs. ~
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Temporary organization of the
Barnwell County chamber of com
merce, to work in co-operatiotu %[jth
the Savannah - Edisto Development
association, was perfected here Fri
day afternowv with the election of
Solomon Blatt as presidentjand Har
ry G. Boylston as secretary. Mr.
Blatt is junior member of the law
• fiim of Harley and Blatt, attorneys.
Mr. Boylstoh has been county farm
agent for a number of years.
The meeting was called to order
by Hal Pollitzer, of Beaufort, execu
tive secretary of the parent organiza-
tion, whi-h was launched at a meet
ing at-Denmark in September. J. A.
Latimir, of Williston, was elected
temporary chairman and presided
at Friday’s meeting.
'A very interesting and instructive
address was made by William Weston,
M. D., of Columbia, who told of the
wonderful medicinal value of vegeta
bles grown in this section because of
the high content of iodine, the lack of
which causes a high percentage of
' goiter among the people of the Mid
dle West. The speaker stated that if
this fact were generally known South I
Carolina coastal products wohld com-.
Faculty and Pupils Enjoying Two
Weeks’ Rest.—Teachers »Leave
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for Respective Horned.
The Barnwell schools closed Tues
day for two weeks and the faculty and
pupils are nojv enjoying the Christ
mas holidays. The teachers 5 are
spending the vacation at their respec
tive homes, as follows: *
Miss Dorothy Wragg, Blackville:
Miss Margaret Free, Bamberg; Miss
Annie Mabry, Abbeville; Miss Annie
Mood, Summerton; Miss Ethel Mc-
Swain, Greenville; Miss Virginia Hut
to, Denmaik; Miss -Rosaline Spann,
Sumter; Mis? Blarvhe Ellis, Pue
West; Miss McMeekin, Jenkinsville;
Miss Hazel Colemhn, Pamplico, and'
Prof, Hugh McLaurin, Sumter. \
Sitpt. W. W. Carter and family are
planning to visit relatives and friends
at Vamville during the holidays, and
will probably leave the latter part of
the week. 1 „
Local Players Hold
Very Unusual Hands
Thirteen Clubs and Thirteen Diamonds
Held.—Bid Finally Goes for
Seven Hearts.
Rost unusual hands of bridge Were
mand a premium in the maikets and ( a evening?, ago why) |fi
UharfHiiL* would ^•-•>d*»a***fc*» l, *****TWTTy IK l alboun and B P Davi -s
man of the sea,” cotton.
Senator A. B. Patterson, of Barn
well. talked along the same lines as
were playing against Mrs. Davies and
Mr. Calhoun. No bid bfing made,
the playets decided to “Charleston"
I>octur Weeton. Senator Pattcison, and on the new hands, Mr. Davk-s,
who js also a practicing physician, i the dealer, opened the bid with seven
was instrumental in starting the in- clubs. Mr. Calhoun bid seven dia-
vestigation that disclosed the medi- monds. Mrs. Calhoun bid seven hearts
rinal value of this section’s crops. and Mrs. Davi?s doubled. The bidder
- Short talks were also made by tricks a nd when the hands
Thrower Ciaven«. of Bmufort. W.W. displayed it waa found that the
Smoak. editor of the Wnlterboro d '* ,rr 1* ^“bs. Mr. Calhoun 13
Press and Standard. R. A. Easterling, diamonds, Mrs. Calhoun 10 hearts
of Denmark, vice-president of the Mrs. Davies 10 spades. While
Ediato Public Seivice company, which! Calhoun lost 170 points. Mr.
is doing Its part in developing this Calhoun would have made 374 points
section along industrial Hnes. and| h * d t^ bid to him at seven
Hal Pollitzer. of paaufort. .diamond*
il. vi ^ or those who may be familiar only
. Upon motion of H. D. Calhoun. Mr. . ,, , . /
„ ,, , . , . with orthodox bridge as played t>v
Blatt and Mr. Boylston wen. elect.-1 „ , L ,
temporaly president and fecretary.
Messrs. W’ork and W’hitehead. the
Sale of Seals by Mail Negro Wife Murderer
Proves Satisfactory Given Life Sentence
Generous Cooperation Is Given Cam- Naldo Toomer Convicted of Murder
paign in THm Couutjv But Some
Have Not Responded./
The .mail sale of Christmas Seals is
With Recommendation to Mercy.
—Other Cases Tried.
Naldo Toomer, negro, who almost
being tried out more exUmsively in severed the head of his wife, Kat
Barnwell this year than ever before i ne > ** latter’s home in Blackvillo
and judging from tbe expressions of j se veral months ago, was convicted of
approval heard on every hand this' murder with recommendation to
method of selling the little Health ! mercy in the Court of General Ses-
Of the Chiist child asU<ep in th* mai'ger
Dreams the girl on her Grand-dad’s knee, -
And the vision is fairer and stranger
Than her picture book 'evttr can be.
Grand-dad nods, and his. dreams go a-straying
Back through years that have-rolled-away.
Boyhood games once again he is playing—
Christmas dreams—it is childhood’s day.
GOODFELLOWS CLUB WILL
SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER
Blackville Now Has
a Goodfellows Club
Poor and Needy Will Be Cared for.—
BaptUt Church Elects Officers
for Ensuing Year.
NEW ORGANIZATION MEETS
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WITH READY RESPONSE.
Stamps is appealing to most people.
Each mail sinc.i the letters were sent
out has brought some response, al
though there are numbers of fetters to
W heai*d from before'Christmas.
In making your contributions, bear-
in mind that your dollars are used in
the fight against the great white
plague—tuberculosis. In Barnwell
County last prear ninu persons lost
their lives from tuberculosis, a pre
ventable disease, and most of th-m
died in youth or early maturity.
There are approximately 81 cases in
the county now with very few under
treatnumt or even conscious of the na
ture of their disease. A public health
nuise could render * valuable -service
'^throughout the county along this line
and every effort i« being put forth to
procure the service's of one for next
year. This work of auch a nurso in
the arhools, such as making physical
examinations, putting on health pro
grams,^etc., is well worth the moiwy
invested in one. 1 ^
. Some may- not he able to see the
work of prevention of tuberculosis,
some need to see an individual rase,
sions here^last week, the sentence -of
the Court being that he serve at hard
labor~dn the State penitentiary of on
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the county chain gang for the balance
of his natural life. Other cases trkd
at the recent term, which adjourned
sine die Friday, are as follows:
Gardenia Hankerson and Ida Jeter
were acquitted of the murder of Edna
Pou.
E. M. Harley, who phnd guilty of
violating the prohibition law, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $300 or
servf six months at hard labor; upon
service of three months or payment
of $125, balance of sentence to be
suspended during good txhavior. t.
_ J. Perry Hailey, Jr., was found not
guilty of the murder of Percy Broafa,
his brother-in-law, who was killed
near Patterson's Old Mill several
months ago. f.
S. A. Alexander pleaded guilty ta
the charge of violating the prohibi
tion law.and was sentenced to three
months -at- Antd labor or a fine of
$100; upon payment of $80. balance
of sentence to be . suspended during
ood behavior.
. A second mistrial was ordered in
Indicate Complete Sucre** of
tbe Undertaking.
The organisation of a Goodfellows
Blarkville, Dec. 17.—The i School Im- Club in Barnwell County has m-t
pruvement aa.ioctation met Tuesday (with willing and hearty cooperation
aliemoon at four o'clock at the school
.house. The pneident. Mrs. T. O. Bo
land. had charge of the meeting.
Quite a number of the members were
, ' •* only suffering appeals to them for
Report* Received from Over Couaiy help and not the great work of keep- I cnaes of M. B. Owens and-Miletus
mg the “Well Child Well." Harley, charged with violating tbs
What heart is not touched by thf prohibition law.
follcwing simple folk poem. “Da E**'* Sanders waa acquitted of the
Leetla Boy." by Thomas Augustine charge of breach of treat with frau4-
Daly? What eye ia not moistened as nl*nt intent.
the little tuberculosis victim passc*|. Bessie Green, charged with diapef-
away befor« the coming of the longed- ‘ n * of property under lien, waa triad
on the part of people in whose hearts f or Spring? * »nd convicted in her absence, a
I ed sentence being imposed.
The appeal of Hall is Long, whe
the %pptal to ptovide Christmas cheer
for the poor and needy struck a re- 1 Da spreeng ees com'; but oh. da joy
spontive chord. From Blackville Eet ees too late.
present. This association, together comes the announcement that an en- He was so coki.my leetla boy.
with the associations at Barnwell, thusiaatic organisation meemg was
Williston and Dunbarton have adopt-' held and elsewhere in this'issue will be
He no could wait.
<d r plan for raising money.
Each school is to furnish an enter
tainment which is to be given in each
. _ , , following explanation of “the Char- of the other towns. Each respective
respectively, and the perfection of u u ^ n
is given: When there ia no
itermanent organization was postpon-' . . .. .
^ ... •. I pid, each player give* the player on
ed until early in the new year, at r
j ... , . . his left hia three “poorest cards;
ss-htch time directors will be elected
from twch township in tbe county
and the method of financing the ot-
ganization will be decided.
then each player gives his partner his
three “best” cards; next each player
gives the player on hia right hia three
Good Attendance at Meeting.
i “poorest’
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cards. Bidding is then
The regular meeting of the Barn
well School Improvement • Associa
tion was held in the school auditor
ium. Thursday aftumoon with the
uai_tllaMda—a tinr- i7~ ~tt—
tion. Most of the session was devot
ed to business, but the occasion was
enlivened by the singing of Christ
mas carols by members of the third
Williston Team Wim-
p* i 4 receiving all the proceeds of the
plays presented in their town. Th's
will give each association the benefit
of four plays with only one time and
effort expended for one, which will be
a great aid to the local teachers.
Goodfellow* Club.
Goodfellows club has b-. ■*«-organ- , . . , ,
• . . m . -I. l • .. i Ar put ouside a leeMa pot
K ■" B '* CkV ' lk ' Z " “ l 25- h * v - *<"! Of -w'at-ynu-All f—for.. • m.-ivt.
c.r, of the poor mod needy. The fd- pointed .t Dtinb.rton. a community ^ „ lr , u , tll .
Williston, Dec. 18.—The Williston-
Elko High . Sch. ol girls’ basketball
team won from the Springfield team
hi rs lam- Ke-duy by the UHUMll! IWTry
of 1 to 0. Excellent guarding on the
part of each team kept the scope
down. Both teams showed up well.
Ruth Scott and ?dary C. Hair starring
grade. Supt. W. W. Carter offered for Williston. Springfield seemed to
to give a half holiday to the class
which had thti largest number of
parents present, this honor being
awarded to the first and second
grades, the vote being a tie between
these two grades. *
The association has been busy the
past ten days beautifying the school
grounds.
have the edge on the locals in passing.
Letters to Santa Claus.
In conformity with the policy adopt
ed last year of not publishing letters
t<» Santa Claus from the children of
this section, no such letters have ap-1
peared in the columns of The People- j
Sentinel this year. Thip action was
made necessary because some persons
with a perverted sense of humor
caused embarrassment to those of
mature years by signing the latters’
names thereto. Many letters have
been reetdved this year and they will
be forvVarded to Santa’s address at the
North Pole. The People-Sentinel
sincerely hopes that the wants of eac^i
and every little frknd will be attend
ed to by good.old St. Nicholas.
Endorse Seal Sale.
Williston' Dec. 18.—T^e town coun
cil of Williston has endorsed the sale
of Christmas seals and health bonds
by buying a health bond. The Davis
Bible daas of the Baptist Church has
also bought ’a bond.
Believe It or Not.
The writer knows of several
parents who, within the past
two weeks, have ordered boys’
boots from a certain mail ordor
house. This concern had placed
catalogues in these homes and
the purchasers were attracted
by the illustrations and descrip
tions of the goods advertised.
Sales resulted.
The wearer of a pair of these
boots was in a barbershop a few
days ago and a local merchant
ask«d him where they were
bought. Upon being told, the
mer hant remarked, “And I’ve
got boys’ boots in stock and
can’t sell a pair!’’
The moral is so obvious that
comment seems unnecessary. A
half dozen or more sales were
made in Barnwell by a hodso in
a city several hundred miles
away. The local merchant still
has his boots on his shelves, un
sold. A small advertisement in
* the local newspaper telling
whkt he has a nd the price would
have .resulted in the turnover of
several dollars worth of m-.r-
chandise. Believe it or not,
And yet some otherwise good
business men claim to believe
that advertising doesn’t pay!
I no can count how manny week.
How manny day, dat he ees seeck;
How manny night I seel an’ hold
Da tatla hand dat was so cold.
, He wa* so patience, oh, so sweet!
I llk <»» announc, the ^ him , m> , hroat for , h „„ k of
found a list of the officers elected and
comnfttees appointed. An Honor
Roll ol Goodfellows in that splendid
town also appears herewith.
oiininiMtion of . Goodf.lluw, Club. A „. ^ „„ „ k
W ‘i ,h ». ,0 “‘ >W . ,n * 0ffi “ r * : E.- fc'onn. com' <U .pr«», .«»n.
om . ic p rc* id.nt I ^y, n ’vap briphta sunny day,
Mrs. Julius Anderson, vice-presi-] He ^ arroM da l lh ywmyf
«... Da leetla girl dat’s livin’ date
Miss Ruth Rogers, secretary alid r o , . . .
J ■■■« . raise her window for ns sir,
treasurer.
dent.
lowing officers have been elected: Christmas tree will be given and the
honor guests will be thoss who, from
no fault of their own. IfoOhUlin I D. lbUlU km ’l-gt M bnow
But steell eet mak’ bees he aria seeng;
‘Oh, now, at las’, ees com' da spre«ng!
Presidefit, Mrs. A. H. Ninestein; .vice
president, Mr. H. A. Rich; treasurer,
jtoJijtfJIlMfc Browm-aAwotaryr’M-* fn* TRrtTfed ^fMalsaraa kt this ( n . . lrtl - r m
TT . .a . ... _ . _ Us sun ees com for mak eet grow.
Dot Myers. The following committee time . Especially will old Santa 0*aus
, ^.. • . ,. .. % i so, too, 1 am g:ow warm and strong.
was appomtdd to solicit members: viait those Hitte children who have <- .... . , /
Mrs. f°^ r8 J rin ^ e ; ^ ha ^ arf ^^. hf™ '*> anxiously awaiting his vfrt But ah d# night ^ down . n - d en
Da wcenter ees sneak back agen.
ronvicU J several months age of vio
lating the prohibition law, waa dis
missed. Long was sentenced to, a
teim at hard labor and a fine of
$1,000. Judge Mauldin ordered that
upon payment of $760, the ho laser of
the sen ten e* be suspended during
good behavior.
Two Boys of Barnwell
Past State Bar Teats
caii always bt counted on to do their
shaie towards any worthy cause and
the Goodfellows Club carried its
special appeal. Hurrah for both
towns!
And while the good people in
neighboring towns have been hard at
work,- the local organization has not
been inactive. It is interesting to
•note that at a meeting of the Board
of Coqny Djrectors held here Tuesday,
Sam Lowe,, Mrs. Harry Rich, _HarriLj. a |i year, and there will be no
Rich, Rosa Rich, Rev. B. H. Duncan _ stockings in or near Dunbar-
and G. F. Posey. A. H. Ninestein is ^ on Both Blackville and Dunbarton
Publicity Chaiiman.
About 50 numbers have been re
ported, the dues being $1.00 each.
Next Tuesday evening the president
requests that all members and all the
public who are interested meet to
gether for the final settlement of plan
for the disposal of these funds.
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Gyles, Dr. and
Mrs. 0. D. Hammond and Dr. and
Mrs. D. K. Biiggs together with Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Boylston have been
appointed to secure the names of the
needy ones in this community and any
one knowing of any familitfi in need
will kindly report to this committee.
— Officers Elected.
At the weekly prayer meeting last
evening at the Baptist church the
following officers were elected: Dea
cons, H. B. Grimes, E.* F/ Boyleston
and E. E. Fickling; treasurer C. A.
Epps; seemtary, C. J. Fickling; Sun
day schobl superintendent, R. B. Fick
ling; secretary Sunday school, Briggs
Rammer; Mrs. A. V. Cullum, director
cf B. Y. P. U.; Miss Georgie Lee Mar
tin, general secretary of B. Y. P. U.
The new officers were* installed to
attend to the keeping up. of pledges.
They are Miss Alva Baxley and Mr.
D. P. Walsh.
An’ een da alley all da night
Ees fall da snow, so cold, so white,
An’ cover up da leetla pot
Of—w’at-you-call ?—for-gat-me-not.
All night da leetla hand I hold
Ees grow so cold, so cold, so cold!
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Da spreeng ees com’; but oh, da joy
Eet ees too late!
He was so cold, my loitla boy,
He no could wait.
In the spirit of the Christmas sea
son, why ntay we all not make a little
a dor.at.on,of *20 waa made to be used ( sacnfk , ,„ a make a contr ibution?
by the various Goodfellows Clubs
Christmas Tree at Reedy Branch.
The Reedy Branch school will have
a Christmas tree and * Christmas pro
gram Friday evening, Dec. 23rd, be
ginning at eight o’clock. The public
kiarite*.
liiiamisT?
throughout the county in furthering
this splendid work, which the mem
bers -stated met with their most
hearty approval. This donation being
unsolicited is all the more appreciat
ed.
Two donations of $5 each were
made, one by J. Julien Bush, Esq.,!
and the other by the A, P. Manvilie)
Bible Class. The children of the 1
Barnwell High School contributed a
number of toys and the names of the
donors have not been obtained at this
writing, but they will be published in
next week’s issue. A contribution of
toys was also made by the Mary G. |
Harley Sunday School Class of the |
Barnwell Baptist Church.
All of which means that there
should not be in Barnwell County an
empty stocking nor a cheerless fire
side, for the ready response of a i
generous. people has made it posab
bL &r St. Nicholas to visit many
There is yet time for all to respond
and join with others, who have already
so generously helped. Christmas
opens the door to all hearts and a
“Gift of Health” is the best gift. ’.
So buy, buy SEALS.—Contributed.
R. 8. Moor*. Jr_ and Frank P. Cava
Were Sworn ia Lawyer
Yesterday Moraine.
B. 8. Moore, Jr., and Frank P.
Cave, both of whom claim Barnwell aa
their home, «access fully paean
State bar examination which was bald
in Columbia November 2-4 tfhd have,
therefore, been admitted to practice
law in South Carolina. J. B. West
brook, clerk of the Supreme Court,
notified the aPPl>c*nts to be present
in his offi.e at 11 o’clock yesterday
(Wednesday) morning, at which time
they we it* sworn in and enrolled In
the presence of Justice Blease, along
with nine other young lawyers, one of
whom is a woman.
To the Memory of Clio Brabhai
Barnwell 100 Per Cent.
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| Columbia, Dec. 19.—Twenty of the
i forty-six counties of South Carclna
have 100 per cent of their teacher*;
members of thi South Carolina
Teachers’ Association, it was an
nounced yesterday by J. P. Coates,
secretary of the association.
The twenty counties are: Charlea-
ton, Beaufort, Jasper, Barnwell,
Bamberg, McCormick, . Newberry,
I Spartanburg, Laurens, Chesterfield,
i Chester, Kershaw, Maflboro, Darling
ton, Dillon, Williamsburg, Calhoun
and Orangeburg. There are' about
6,300 teachers who are members of
the association.
A dear one from us has gone, her
voice stilled forever,
Behind her she leaves those who will
miss her ever.
God had need of one mere angel to
grace His home abovu,
So from us He has taken our owa
Clio—our beloved. __
In some land far away she waits
for us to go,
There she is happy and knows sorrow
' and pain no more. ,
Her loved ones miss her and long
for her smile,
But in Heaven well meet
in a short while.
In our hearts today tb?re is sorrow.
And always we will be lonely with
out you;
But a bright star will guide us and
show us the mqy,
To the dawn of a new life, and a new
By her cousin, M. B.
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Christmas
Announcement k
deacon Burton, of
duct services at the
Holy Apostles in
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