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TUB OFFICIAL NKW8PAPKB OF BABNWBLL COUNTT nr - USHBU VICE «l The Barnwell People-Sentinel (NORMAN B. LIFE INSURANCE Consolidated Jnno 1, IMS. “Ju*l Like a Member of the Family'’ VOLUME LII. 1 BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER, IS, IMS. NUMBER 15. Power Co. Wants to Purchase Plant Offers to Pay $45,000 and Light Rate of 12 Cents, Less 10 P. C. After January 1. An offer of $45,000 and a light rate of 12 cents per k. w., less 10 per cent, after January 1st, was made by the South Carolina Power Company, of Charleston, to the Barnwell City Council at a special meeting held Tuesday night. The company also of fers to lease the waterworks plant, (giving the town free water for fire protection and sewerage as rental. This, it is said, would amount to about $150 a month. The members of council voted unan imously to submit the proposition to a vote of the people and an election will probably be ordered at an early date. The notice will contain full de tails of the offer, which are not avail able at this time, as the proposed con tract has not been completed. » ♦ ♦ , Barnwell Gins More Cotton Than in 1927 There were 13,563 bales of cotton ginned in Barnwell County prior to December 1>, as compared with 13,367 bales to the same date a year ago, ac cording to a report just made public by P. A. Baxley, special agent, of Blackville. The total production last year was 13,449 bales, from which it will be seen that the county ha* al ready ginned more cotton than was produced in 1927. « Of course, it can hardly be fifd that this aection ia in as good shape finan cially aa last year, but this is due more to the poor prices received for the crop, much of whkh was damaged by the September storm, than from the short crop. ‘Lilac Time.* a No Bright Lights to Shine in Barnwell? Efforts of Barnwell Ladies to Hava Christmas Trees Goes Way of Other Good Intentions. Against the thundetous background of war-torn France, with flying aces zooming in the air overhead and the backwa«h of the worUrfemost ter rible conflict bringing panic to the peasantry, a little slip of a girl in simple frocks takes ycu to great emo tional heights, bring* a heart throb here and * tear theie, a* you follow her through one of the greatest ro mances ever told. That, in a sentence, is “Lilac Time**, First National's great new special picture starring Colleen Moore at the Vamp Theatre December 24th, 25th and 26th. As‘Jeannine, the little French girl who lives within hearing of the rum ble of the great guns, who hides her tears behind a smile as her sweet heart goes away to almost certain death. Mias Moore demonstrates su preme artistry that establishes her a* consumate actress of dramatic strength and power. Gary Cooper, who acts the role of her war ace sweetheart, is an ideal leading man. Lilac Time is not a war story. Rather, Lilac Time is a heart story—a re- mance supreme, a gripping, compell ing human narrative that has the background of the World War—a.con flict that swirls and eddies behitid a thin frail lass of Sunny France. A company of more than 300 pef- eons, under the direction of George Fitzmaurice, spent more thania month ct El Toro, California, for the filming of First National’s Colleen Moore special, “Lilac Time.” You’ll see countless airplanes in combat far above you. You’ll dwell for one evening in a lovely corner of old France, pictured on the screen in all it’s glorious color. You’ll laugh and lark with these fearless lads who must live greatly—or not at all. Heralded as one of the biggest hits in moving picture history. Millions have paid $2.00 a seat to see it. You can see it at the Vamp Theatre, in Barnwell, on the above dates for 25c and 50c. On the evening of Decem ber 24th a large Christmas turkey will be given away as a first prize and a lovely /doll as second prize. Coupons will be issued with each ticket pur chased and the abov^ prizes given fo the parties holding the lucky numbers. *This* picture will be given under the Auspices of Organ Group l^o. 2 of the Barnwell Baptist Church. There will be no lighted Christmas trees in the yards of Barnwell people this year, as announced in The People- Sentinel two weeks ago, go far as the plan outlined in these columns is con cerned. And thus, perhaps, there has •died a-boming another well meant ef fort to “put Barnwell on the map.” When the announcement was majde in these columns, the Commissioners had agreed “to furnish the current and wire and pay the cost of wiring Christmas trees in the yards of resi dents on Main and Marlboro"* Streets.” At first there was some hesitation on their part on the grounds of prohibi tive cost, but when assured by a practical engineer that it would ^ be nominal, the committee of ladies pro moting the enterprise wag told to go ahead with the arrangements. About 25 residents agreed to provide the trees. Last week, under date of De cember 7th, the following letter from the Commissioners was received: “To the Ladies of Barnwell:— “We beg to abvise, after going into the matter of lighting Christmas trees in your yards, that it will be impos sible for us to get the material and do this work in time for Christmas. Due to the fact that Mr. Caldwell has been sick for two weeks and is still in bed, and our Superintendent, Mr Mil ler, has had to take Mr Caldwell's place. Consequently, it has put him about two week* behind with his work which most of it is very impor tant it should be done as soon as he can get to it. “We will suggest that if you all will get the City Council to put an ap propriate Christmas tree in the park, we shall be glad to light it up without any expense to you. “Hoping you will appreciate our position In this matter, and wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, we beg to remain, ‘ Yours very truly, “Commissioner! of Public Works.” Naturally, the irability of the Com missioners to carry out the assurance given the committee is a source of keen disappointment. However, several residents have signified their intention of having lighted Christ mas trees anyway. This can be ac complished by runing an extension cord from a light receptacle in the home to ^ tree on the porch or in the yard. The only extra expense will be the cost of the extension cord and the current to light the trees. It is hoped that as mahy as possible will have such trees. Down in Allendale the town council has beqn asked to string a square of lights at the comer of Main and Bay Streets, the South Carolina Power Company, which supplies the town with power, having agreed to furnish the current free. It is also under stood that many towns throughout the State are providing extra illumina tion for the approaching Yuletide. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Shows News Industry Typesetting by Wire One Man in New York Looms Substi tute for Composing-Room Forets in 1,000 American Cities. General Sessions Convened Monday Very Good Progress Being Made.— Special Judge Chaa. Carroll Simms Presiding! The Ship of Health Is Santa 9 s Flagshzs UGHT IN TIRED MOTHER’S EYES CHRISTMAS ENOUGH . r ‘Tf we don’t have any more Christ-1 mas, we feel that we have had enough th s afternoon to last us a long time,” said two men on the Transportation Committee last year upon their re turn from delivering a Coodfellow’s basket tJ a little home turked away in the wroda. The light in the eyes of that tired and heart skk mother, wnose helpmate hadJSsmBUjc-pMami on ,and the joy that overspread the faces of the tiny tots when they spied the bssket is just one of the pleasant memories of the work put over by the Goodfellows Club last Christmas. Every member of the Transportation Committee came back with the Spirit of Christmas more firmly implanted in their hearts than ever before because of the wonderful amount of joy and happiness which they saw pictured on the facet of those to whom baskets were delivered. Since the announce ment in last week’s issue of The Peo ple-Sentinel that the Goofdfellow’s Club would function again this year, numbers have volunteered their ser vices and dollars as well. On account of depressed conditions, many a little tot will be passed up by old Santa on his trip around the wtfrid this year unless the Goodfellows come to his rescue. One can already hear the anxious inquiry of the little fel low: “Maw, is he cornin' this year? Yea, be ia coming to you and to me and let us see that there are no empty stockings and heart-broken little on at this glad season when all of the world should be happy and bright. Goodfellow badges have been or tiered and will be on hand within the next few days. Blackville has gone to work in earn est, under the able leadership of Mrs. A. H. Nirestein and her splendid corps of workers, and excellent results are expected. Do not delay but join today. A list will be published in next week’s issue of all contributions to this worthy cause. Rochester, N. Y., Dec. £—F*?ank E. Garnett, Rochester newspaper pub lisher, told a hundred leaders of news industries here today that soon one man in New York may set the type in composing rooms of a thousand Amer ican cities, doing it by tlegraph. “And,” he said, “looking into the future, it is pot difficult to visualize the time when one operator, sending by wireless, will be able to set type in any, or every, city in the country. “Now, turn on the motors, and I'll show you something you never saw before.” The guests looked at two typeset ting machines which stood at one end of the room. A turn of an electric switch and these machines began clicking rapidly. They stood alone, setting type by wire through the me dium of a r.ew invention named the teletypesetter. “The possible speed of the automat ic method,” said Mr. Garnett, “is prob ably three times that of hand opera tion, and its accuracy is well nigh per fect.” % A man stepped to one of the type setting machines, picked up some of the type lines it was setting, doing so in a manner to “jam” its operation and stop the machine. Instantly, it seemed, the robot, which was feeding a tape seven- eighths of an inch wyie to operate the typesetting machine, also stopped run ning and the tape became motionless. A red light flared at the top of the typesetting machine and glowed until the artificial “jam” waa set right. Immediately the machine began au tomatically* settirg type again. “You see,” said Mr. Garnett, “we think they are foolproof so far as trouble from stoppage is concerned. He showed how the tape waa punch- id at on«* sidt* of the room, whi h for the purposes of the demonstration was named “New York,” and the code of thia punched tape carried across the room by wire with electrical im pulses to a receiving table where an other machine reproduced an exactly j similar punched tape, ard then trans ferred It through s third machine to operate the typesetting machines. Double Ponds News. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lingley and baby left a few days ago for Colum bia, to which city Mr Langley hat been transferred b> the highway de partment. _ _ __ —- Double Ponds, Dec. 10.—S. Ray spent the week-end at the home of his aunt, Mrs. S. E. Delk. Misses Kathleen Delk and Dorothy Still were the week-end guests of Miss Frances Delk. Miss Myrtle Delk was the Wednes day afternoon guest of Miss Victorine Delk. Miss Pauline Delk was the guest of Miss Victorine Delk last week. Mrs. S. E. Delk and Mrs. Bertha Rejdmond were the Saturday afternoon guests of Mrs. Fannie Graham. . Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Delk, of Barn well, were the Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Delk. Kenneth Kearse and family are moving to Denmark this week, where Mr. Kearse has accepted a position as clerk in a store. The many friends of Miss Aletha Chitty will learn with regret that she is confined' to her bed with dyph- theria. / Miss Jenie Delk is spending a few days with Mrs. Fannie Graham. Mrs. Jenie Delk and Mrs. Fannie Graham were the guests of Mrs. G. W. Delk Monday. Miss Sa4w Delk is spendw g a few days with her aunt, Mr. Annif Wood- waid. 1 ■ ■■ ■■■ -. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel To the Memory of Mrs. V'.rgie Patte On Tuesday the 4th, the were passed ley. Detect Williston Man Dead in Room Fellow Boarder Opened Door Satur day When Musselwhite Failed to Appear. Bishop Thomas Will Preach Here Sunday Newly Elected Head of Dsocese of South Carolina Will Visit Church of Holy Apostles. Williston, Dec. 8.—John Wesley Musselwhite, employed as printer by The Williston Way, was found dead in his room early this morning when he did not appear fdr breakfast at his boarding house. Mrs. John Ray, with whom he boarded, asked G. Hudson, who has a room in the same house, to investi gate. Failing to get any response Fludson entered the room and found Mr. Musselwhite lying face down on the floor undressed to retire, but ’n- dications were he died before going to bed. Coroner D. P. Lancaster viewed’ the body and upon statement of Dr., A. S. Blancherd that death resulted j from natural causes and that there was no evidence of foul play, no in quest was deemed necessary. Mr. Musselwhite, who was 39 years of age, had not been in the best of health for several years, but has been able to work regularly since coming to Williston in September. Death resulted from an internal hem orrhage and indications are he ha been dead about ten hours when found. He is survived by his formerly Miss Isabel Martin; Islardton section of Colleton County; a son, John Musselwhite, of Richmond, Va., by a former marriage and two small children, Billy and Velma Geo., his father, who lives at Briztol, Va^ where the deceased wag bom, and two Of interest to the people of Barn well and surrounding territory is the announcement that Bishop Albert S. Thomas, of Charleston, will make his fiist visit to Barnwell Sunday and will conduct services at the Church of the Holy Apostles at 11:30 a m. Bishop Thomas was recently elected to succeed the late Bishop Wm. A. Guerry, who was fatally shot in his office last June by a demented minis ter. The new Bishop is said to be a magnetic speaker and his visit here in being anticipated with a great deal of pleasure by the members of Epscopal Church. A cordial inVita* tion is also extended the m< other denominations to worship them Sunday morning. In the afternoon Bishop Thomas will conduct services in, Allendale. ite to Florida. afternoon, December following resolutions by the Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society of Barn well^ RESOLVED—1. That it is to ps all a sad and mournful duty, which agsin for the third time this year, we are called upon to perform, that of recording the passing over the river of death of another of our members, Mrs. Virgie Patterson Moseley. 2. That we know ourselves to ex press the sentiment of our entire community in deploring her loss. We will greatly miss her presence and especially will we miss the sound of the beautiful voice with whic|fi she was giftefd, through wliich so often, from her girlhood up, we have been want to listen to and enjoy the songs of Zion. 3. To he^sorrowing husband, her children, her sister and brothers, and others of her large family circle, who so cfeeplg. loved her r we extend our rest sympathy while we earnest- y pray the “God of all comfort” to minister to their stricken hearts. 4. That a copy of these resolut tions be sent the members of he^ family who are nearest, that they be recorded in our Minutes and that they be published in the Barnwell paper. Mrs. E. F. Woodward, Pres. Mrs. J. N. Dicks^Becy. Very good progress is being by the Court of General Sessions, which convened -here Monday morn ing with Special Judge Chas. Carroll Simms, of this city, presiding. The following True Bills were found by the Grand Jury: John Brown, violation of the prohi bition- law. L. W. Bonds, violation of the pro hibition law. r Simp Butler, vio'ation of the prohi bition law. Butler Taylor, violation of the pro hibition law. James Gadsen, violation Of the pro hibition law. Eugene Clifton, violhtion of the prohibition law. William Brown, housebreaking and larcehy. James Johnson, housebreaking larceny. Carroll Smith, housebreaking and larceny. Earl Sanders and Edgar Still hooso- breaking and larceny. Joe and Broad us .Hoover, house breaking and larceny. Dolan Trot tie, assault and battery with intent to kill Henry Mason, disposing of properly under lien. Cases Disposed of. Cases disposed of at this time are as follow*: John Brown pleaded guilty te vio lating the prohibition law and woo sentenced to pay a fine of $60 er serve 80 days; sentence during good behavior upon of $8. i I Purvis Hankerson was convicted ef larceny of a hog. Leroy W. Bonds pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition law and wan sentenced te pey o fine of $60 i 30 days; sentence suspended good behavior upon payment of $6. James Weymeyer pleaded guilty to the charge of housebreaking and lar ceny and was sentenced to months et hard labor. Dolan Trottie pleaded guilty te charge of assault and battery intent to kill (upon the person of Monroe Owens) and was sentenced te 18 months et hard labor. Hamp Bolen, Calhoun Bolen aad Walter Middleton were the charge of burglary and William Brown pleaded guilty the charge of housebreaking aad eery and was sentenced to 18 at hard labor. ' Eugene Clifton pleaded guilty to via- lating the prohibition law and was sentenced to pey a fine of $60 or 60 days; sentence suspended good behavior upon payment of $26. Bush Bradley and Isabella Norton, charged with the murder of Murray Marshall, were found not guilty. James Johnson pleaded guilty te the charge of housebreaking aad lar ceny and was sentenced to serve Ms months at such labor as be is able te perform. Hilda Hsppeaiags. The Hon. Thos. H. Peeples, former ey-General, and J. MT. DeLay, PeLay-RulTin Cornice < o., of Columbia, passed through Bau.well Tuesday in the lattsr's car, en route to Florida on a comblicd ^u*in*ts and of the t pleasure trip. New Grocery Store. ^ r = Since coming te Williston, Mr. Mus- selwhite has made many friends end his sudden .death was s shock to the town. The body wss carried to his home in Colleton County where funer al services will be held Sunday after- Islandton. The Unity Grocery Store i| Barn well's newest enterprise. It is one of a chain of groceries being opened up in various towns in this territory, the i local store being under the manage ment of N. G: Heape, of Eetill, one of the owners. The new concern is car rying a full stock of staple and fancy groceries at attractive prices. See ad vertisement on 8th pegs of this issue for this week end. ' ■ ■ ■ ia The People Seutiael Hilda, Dec. 10th.—Mrs. Julia wss called to Bamberg Friday on count of the illness of her Mr. and Mrs. Herndon. The many friends <-f Mrs. Hattie Aldrich, who is a patient in the Bap tist hospital in Columbia, will be glad to know that she ia recovering rapidly from her recent illness and hope will soon be able to return home. Miss Evelyn Black, of spent to* week-end with her mother, Mrs. Julia Black. The many friends of Mrs. Isaac Collins were grieved to learn of her death last Thursday after a short ness. Mr. Collins is also very 111 with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Baxley aad little son, Stanley, of Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. P. lins. Miss Lucy Capk spent Sunday after noon at her home at Snelling. Z&m Mrs. A. P. Coilina, Still, Misses Lucy Cook aad Oda kar spent Monday afternoon ia berg.