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TBB OmCUL NBWI OP BAUfWBU. OOCNTT Barnwell People-Sentinel CoiuoUdaUd June 1, It25. 1LUME LII. Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 25tii. 1929. NUMBER 34. Young White Woman Killed in Auto Wreck Driver Testified That He Lost Con- 5 * trol of Car When Another Occu pant Caught Wheel. Elko Women Behind With Their Gossip Dunbarton Faculty Will Present Play Busy Asparagus Season Also Makes Humorous Farce, “44 Flappers, M to It Hard for Men to Oatch Up With Fishing. Etc. Be Presented in S c hool Auditor- " ium Friday Nights A. J. Bennett Denies Shooting C. C. Cheek Says He Only Hit Him During Alter cation That Grew Out of Dispute Over an Ac^unt. thi A Edna Basemore, a young white woman, of Barnwell, was killed in an automobile accident near the Atlantic Coast Line Depot about 3:30 o’clock Monday morning, when the driver of the car in which she was riding lost control of the machine, a Ford road ster^ which turned over and pinned her underneath. It is not known whether her neck was broken or she was smothered to death, as no autopsy was performed. The other occupants of the car, Harold Sease, the driver, and Mrs. Annie Lou .Teffcoat and her baby,* escaped practically uninjured, Sease having a slight cut above one eye. He claims that he lost control of the machine when Mrs. Jeffcoat grabbed the sUering wheel A fifth member of the party named by Mrs. Jeffcoat was not in the $ar at the time of the accident. She claimed that she does not remember grabbing the steering wheel nor anything about the wreck. She testified that the rty left Barnwell Sunday night be- een eight and nine o’clock and were returning home when the wreck oc curred. . «- The only sign of injury on the dead woman was a cut on the right side j ing her relatives and friends. This Elko, April 24.—Everybody at Elko has been busy since asparagus sea son opened. Literally everybody works—even father. It has been a closed season for visitors. Peddlers and book agents who advertised their goods absolutely took their lives in their own hands when they stopped busy folks here from their work. We have hardly been able to endure com mission houses’ soliciting agents. Women are far behind with their gos sip, and “the men will need a long time to catch up with crop talk, poli tics, fishing, good road discussions, preacher criticisms, etc. Most folk appear to be in a good humor, how ever, and as one fellow said—“Every body will be in love with everybody else, if the asparagus market will just pick up, and the checks continue to come.” The affection will be stronger if a good cucumber market is realiz ed. The Rev. Hamlin Eteheredge, of North, M. E. Church, was recently among his friends here as a welcome guest. Mrs. L. A. Pender, of Johns, N. C., was here several days last week visit- of her head above the brow, according to Dr. A. B. Patterson, who examined the body. The verdict of the coroner’s jury was that the Basemore woman’s death was due to accidental causes. The testimony at the inquest was as follows: Harold Sease. Harold Sease. being duly sworn-, says: “We had been out riding in the country. The wreck happened about *200 yards on this (Northwest) side of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. The lady that got killed (Edna Ba*^ moore), Annie Lou Jeffcoat, her baby and myself were in the car. Annie Lou caught hold of the steering wheel and the car turned over in the ditch. Annie Lou was sitting in the middle. This happened about 3:30 this (Mbn*- dav) morning.” Upon questioning, Sease says: “We had been riding in the country; did not have any whiskey; hadn’t seen any; hadn’t taken any; there wasn’t any in the car. I don’t know whether they had taken any or not. I was drivirg about 20 or 25 miles an hour; ran in the ditch on the right hand side of the road. The car is mine; it is a wa§ Mrs. Pender’s (nee Miss Alma Hair) former home and it had been several years since she was here. It. was a delight to have her in our city. For some time Perry O. Beasley has ; been serving as Town Marshall and it is quite'* a relief to know that the| town is assured of peace and order' so long as the club is in Mr. Beas ley's hards. Mr. Beasley was some time ago a member of the Blackville police force, and prior to that assist ed Sheriff Dyches as Deputy Sheriff, and is known as a policeman as being quiet, fearless and positive. If you don’t believe these words, atart some thing some time and see if you don’t wake up in the “jug." Dave Weunorts was in town some time ago, and told your correspondent that Elko's first Marshall was Ed Nance, now living in Statesboro, Ga., and that he was one hundred and aix years old (105), and that he was en joying good health. Mr. Beasley probably heard of Mr. Nance before he accepted the position here. We wish both many years more. A new automobile shop opened in Elko last month. A new blacksmith shop was also opened last month. A planing mill was started to opeiate Dunbarton, April 23.—The faculty of the Dunbarton High School will present the humorous farce, “44 Flappers,” at the high school audi torium Friday night, April 26th. This play is given under the auspices of the School Improvement Association. This play, written by Mrs. Mamie Harris Mobley, is a travesty on the styles of the year 1944. At that time men are wearing the dresses and the women {foe panjbs. The acfjon is ridiculously funny, and those who at tend the show are assured of an even ing of clean fun and amusement. The play is in three acts and the following is the cast of characters: Mr. Present Day __ Mr. H. H. King Mrs. Present Day __ Miss McElveen Sue Modem Miss Mitchell Mr. Don Greene Mr. McPhail Maryan Day Miss B. Easterling Ted Smith Mr. Gus Ellis Pluto Mr. Russell Tisdale Hannah Miss Bates Jonah Buster Rountree Grandpa Modem Mr. Neely Grandma Modem Miss Annie Laurie Burckhalter Father Time Mr. Charlie Ellis Miss 1944 Miss Elizabeth Creecy Spirit of Dreams Mrs. Hilma Dicks Miss Arabella Nightengale Miss Lessie Dicks The following high school girls will act as models in the play: Misses Mil dred and Catherine Eaves, Sallie and Louise Williams, Lois Rountree, De- lores Chitty. Nancy Owens, • Sarah Baxley, Janette All and Grace Tis dale. The admission will be 25 cents for all school children and 50 cents for adults. A. J. Bennett, of this city, was re leased under a bohd of $300 Tuesday afternoon, after having been placed under arrest by Sheriff B. H. Dyches on a warrant sworn but by C. C. Cheek charging assault and battery with intent to kill. Mr. Cheek alleges that he was shot in the mouth earlier in the day by Mr. Bennett. The lat ter denies that he shot Mr. Cheek, contending that he hit him during an altercation that grew out of a dis pute over an account. The case will probably be tried at the approaching term of the Court of General Ses sions. . Elect Delegates to Good Roads Meet Governor Richards Apprtnts Barnwell County Men to Attend 17th An nual Convention. 4-H Clubs Met in Barnwell Saturday Misses DalKe May Bonds, Myrtice Black and Lucille Keel to Rep- resent This County. Club winners from eight of the nine 4-H clubs of Barnwell County met at the High School building, Saturday, April 20th, for the County 4-H con test. Ninenteen girls were given R/ physical and dental examination in order that the healthiest girl might be selected to represent her county in the District contest to be held at Winthrop College in June. Myrtice Black, daughter of Mr. and/Mrs. Doll Black, of Galilee, was fou^ui to score the highest physically. Other phases of the contest were Health Improvement and Club Work. Lucile Keel from the Long Branch Club showed the greatest improve ment in health since entering the contest. She gained % pound per week durirw the contest period, and kept diligently the health rules. Dalice May Bonds, of Hilda, scored highest on club work and she, along My Local Senior Will Play in Cherry TXme” Will Be the At traction/it the Yaasp Theatre Friday Event**. Tune,” a come April 26th, at To I’rmit Play at Hilda. A play, “Prairie Rose,” will be presented In the Hilda school audi torium Thursday evening, April 25th, at 8:30 o'clock. Admission: Adults, 25 cents; children, 15 cents. Proceeds for benefit of the school. Among the 127 delegates appointed by Governor Richards to attend the 17th annual convention of the Unitpa States Good Roads Association which is to be held in connection with the meeting of the Bankhead National Highway Association in Memphis, Tenn., April 29-May 3, are these from Barnwell County; J./W, Patter son, Edgar A. Brown and J. E. Harley, of Barnwell; G. L. Weissinger, of Blackville, and A. Bl. Kennedy, of Williston. Other delegates from this section include R. B. Cunningham and W. I. Johns, of Allendale; W. L. Riley, R. A. Easterling, G. M. Neeley, and J. B. Guess, S*.. of Denmark; E. H. Henderson, of Bamberg; C. F. Rixer and Dr. U A. Hsrtxog. of Olar; C. J. Hill and W. B. Turner, of Aiken; E. R. Buckingham, of EUenton. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Holmes, of Augusta, spent the week-end in Barn- ,well with the former’s mother, Mrs. Maude Holmes. Ford roadster. I was uninjured ex-1 ^ u || week within tha city cept for s small gash above my eye. The girl killed was wedged under the car, and we sent up town and got Mr. Hogg (the night policeman), and then sent for Vickery to get her out. • eorge Priester was the first person i come by; he assisted in trying to lift the car off.” Annie Lou Jeffcoat. Annie Lou Jeffcoat, being duly sworn, says: “I cannot tell you any thing about' it, for 1 don’t know any thing—I was drunk.” Upon being questioned, she said: “1 reckon the whole crowd was drunk; we got drunk out in the country. We had been out in the country. It must have, been about one or two o’clock; I don’t re member the wreck. We left Barnwell . .between eight and nine o’clock. We went on the other side of Siloam Oufrch. We didr/t go to anybody’s house. I wasn’t drunk when I left; took one drink going out. This boy (Harold Sease) and Edna and Hallie Long they went out with me. Edna didn’t take a drink before we left but drank goirg. Went in Harold’s car. . We all left together. I h^ld my baby, Edna sat side of me and Hallie in the ‘ door. I don’t know who came back with me. We just stopped on the side of the road out there. All four o fus drank. Don’t know when I got back nor \vhen the car turned over. I don’t know how I got home; me nor the baby were hurt. I don’t know what became of Hallie Long. I don’t remember catching the steering wheel.” Dr. A. B. Patterson. Dr. A. B. Patterson, being duly ^Bwom, says: “Edna Basemoore is ^^ead. I don’t find anything but cut on right aide of the head mbove the brow. Bone is not injured.” f limits. Log loading continues West of the depot. The Fuller Contracting Compary with its fleet of trucks and an un-loading crane is putting down gravel East of the depot. Three cars of asparagus are “rolling” daily. It makes one’s head swim to see so much going on. Folks in the other parts of the county ought really to come to Elko some time and see some real business. Mrs. W. A. Fuller and aon have rt- turned from • viait to relative* in Florid*. Simmons Is Charged With Shooting Bell Herman Bell was shot and perhai fatally wounded by Guy Simmons/it is charged, about 11 o’clock Sunday night in the Stringfellow’s Mill section near Williston. Only one shot was fired, t/is said, the ball passing through Bell’s arm and lodging in his left breast, near the heart. It is alleged that a dispute arose between the two /men over 25 cents in a card game. Both are white. Simmons, who was arrested by Sher iff B. H. Dyches and lodged in the Barnwell jail, was acquitted of the charge of murdering his father, Joe Simmons, about /two years ago. ♦ ♦ ♦ POWER COMPANY TRANSFERS MR, TOBIN TO CHARLESTON Leon P. Tobin, who has been in charge of the Denmark office of the South Carolina Power Company as district manager, has accepted a posi tion with the Engineering Department of/the Power Company in Charleston d will report for duty there May 1, 1929. R. L. Zeigler has been appointed as district manager for the Denmark and Blackville districts and will be in charge of the Company’s operations in these districts after May l, 1929. * PAY YOUR STATES COUNTY TAXES / 7^ / Taxes may be paid until May I st with One per cent penalty added. 3— ! On May 1 st a penalty of 7 per cent will T A be added to all unpaid taxes and im mediately thereafter executions will be turned over to the Sheriff for collection. S239B2S5^5552E2£5252555S2ZI55SS25SS552Z£m553552E553&5535553S^535SEE3&B5 J. B. Armstrong County Treasurer with Myrtice Black and Lucille Keel, wil) be the three contestants from this county competing in the District Contest. When all contestants had received the physical and dental ex-* amination they reassembled to hear short talks by the doctors in charge of the health phase of the contest. Dr. Wyman stressed the importance of good pasture and the. eating of more fresh South Carolina vegetables. Dr. Milhous gave a demonstration which showed the results following both neglect and good care of teeth. He then spoke of the Hose relation be tween proper food and good teeth. Just prior to the contest period a short program was enjoyed by all club girls and visitors. Club songs were led by Mrs. Ira Falea, of the Barnwell School Faculty, who gave some worth while hints regarding group tinging. “Carolina”, the State song, was rendered brilliantly under her direction. Mist Bessie Harper spoke to the club girls on the value of club work to the individual as well as the com munity. She also delivered certifi cates to the girls who had completed satisfactorily last year’s work. Those receiving certificates were: Galilee Club, Amanda Robinson, Myrtis Black, Mildred Black, Kathryne Creech, and Sadie Creech; Hercules Club, Kath ryne Hutto, Myrtle Still, Hazel Dyches, Eunice Hutto and Dorothy Gunnells; Elko Club, Eva Bell, Lillian Hair, Ola Jones snd Ethel Birt; Oak Grove, Merdrew Sanders, Iris San- d^ks, Irene Hietu* snd Jer uths Hiers; Healirg Springs Sarah Hair, Ruby Boylston, Nina Leo Collins, Emmie L. Hair, Nellie Gard ner, Ellen* Martin, Alice Gardner, Mary Cornelia Coggin, Leona King, and Sarah Whittle; and Double Pond, Elizabeth Delk. Two guessing games were entered into by club girls and visitors and the one receiving highest score in each game was awarded a prize. Irene Shipes and Robertine Childress were the lucky girls. y The final number on the program was “A Milky Way” for each one present. Those assisting with the contest were Dr. Ben< F. Wyman, of the State Board of Health, Dr. W. C. Milhous, of Barnwell, Miss Bessie Harper, Cen tral District Director erf Home Demon stration Work, Mrs. Martin C. Best, of Barnwell, and Miss Elizabeth Mc- Nab, County Home Demonstration Agent. Club members in attendance were: Galilee Club—Myrtis Black, Sadie Creech, Marie Creech, Joe Black, Mil dred Black and Catherine Creech; El ko Club—Evelyn Anderson, Vivian Garvin, Marian Porter; Hercules Club—Mary Ellen Still, Myrtle Still, Hazel Dyches, Eunice Hutto, Mar garet Hutto and D«rothy Gunnels; Healing Springs Club—Mary Cor nelia Coggin, Nellie Gardner^ Ruby Boylston, Ellen Martin, Leona King, Winnie Martin, Sarah Whittle and Evelyn Boylston; Hilda Club—Myrtle Delk, Dalice Bonds, Verna Bonds, Joanra Bonds and Ixjree Dyches; Double Ponds Club—Irene Shipes, Bertha Black, Helen Delk; Oak Grove Club—Irene Hiers, Jerusha Hien; Long Branch Club—Lucille Keel and Pearl Beasley. Visitors were: Mrs. Charlie Acder- Mias Alma Carroll. Mias Dovw* The Senior Class , of the Barnwell High School will present “In Cherry comedy, on Friday night, 8:30 o’clock, at the Vamp Theatre. This play promises an evening of fun and pleasure to everyone who attends. When pretty, practical little Cherry Adams took up growing cherries as a business, little did she think that she would throw the whole country in to an uproar. Neither did she sus pect that her operations would ser iously upset the plans of one Jack Wesslcr. When a very savage Jack and a very nervous Chippy Hender son descended on the town to “wrap the little meddler around their fingers” laughable, thrilling and highly sat isfactory war was promptly started, from which little Cherry emerged thoroughly ruffled, but triumphant. You will find many laughs in Chippy’s courting of coy Ethel; you will shriek at Sammy’s attempts to placate saucy little Connie Trimble; you will roar st the perpetual warfare between fierce old Frits Koogle snd bristling, peppery Joe Meadows. In fact “la Cherry Time” is something different, something new that will afford an evening of indescribable pleasure. Chorus girls from gay Japan, the country of Cherry Blossoms; and chorus girls that rival those of the more finished casts will entertain you between the acts of the play. Meet your friends nt “In Cherry Time” on Friday night, April 26th. The admission prices will be twenty- five and fifty cents. Barnwell Boys Make Excellent Showing All lUpreeemUtiTee of Loral School at (Temaoo Pom All Suhjocta for First As usual, Barnwell boy t continue to “make good.” Loot week, Supt. W. W. Carter, of tho local school, re ceived a letter from W. H. Washing ton, registrar at Clemeon Col logo, toll ing of the splendid showing being made by several members of the 1918 graduating class who entered tho freshman class at that Institution last fall. Without exception they did ex cellent work during the first semester. Mr. Washington writes as follows: “In checking over the first semes ter records of our freshman class I find that your school hts a right to be proud of its representatives in this group at Clem son. Of those ad- mitted_fr°m your school, not a single one failed' on any subject the first semester. We believe that good high school preparation, coupled. with a desire to make good in college, pro vides a foundation which is very fundamertal for college success. With all the criticism of college stu dents we find that there are many students at Clemson who are doing good work. “I wish to congratulate you on the showing made for your school. We hope that we may have several stu dents of the same type from your school next September.” District Meeting Held Here. The Beaufort District meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Episco pal Church was held at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Barnwell, April 17th. Among the speakers were Mrs. Scarden, of Walterboro, Miss Jervey, of Charleston, the Rev. Mr. Wood, general field secretary, Mrs. Claude Whaley and Mrs. Louis D. Simonds, Diocesan President of the Woman’s Auxiliary, cf Charleston. Mrs. R. S. Dicks, of Barnwell, was appointed dis trict secretary. At one o’clock a de licious luncheon was served to about 50 guests at the home of Mrs. Charlie Brown, JLr. - • ♦ ♦ - - ' TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS. L Creech, Mis* Lois Creech, Mbs Gretta Creech, Mrs Roaa Still, Mbs Still, Mias Cora Hutto, Mbs Eloree Still. Mias Mabel Gunnells, Mr*. Mabel Dyches, Mrs. D.