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C«MoiMate4 Jaaa U ItM. Barnwell People-Sentinel 'JuaI LIk« a M«mb«r of lh« Family^ rOLUME LIIL BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1930. NUMBER IB Fail in Attempt to i Rob Filling Station Young Men Slug Attendant at Bam berg and Flee to Williston Where They Are Caught. Pays to Advertise - “Iodine” Products Should Let Outside Public Know Where to Get These Goiter Preventive Foods. Bamberg, June 3.—This afternoon Dillon.—That it pays to advertise about three o'clock two young men . South Carolina vegetables so that the driving a new light car stopped at the i outside public will know where to get Texaco filling station on federal high-1 these goiter preventive foods is dem- way near the east limits of Bamberg. onstrated in a letter from Mrs. Ada and asked the manager, Edward Rice, McQuiller, of Brooklyn, N. Y., to Mor* Closing Exercises at Healing Springs V . Large Audience Enjoyed Commence ment Program Wednesday Even ing, May 21st. Local and Personal News of BlackviUe S. C. Power Company Celebrates Common Pleas Court > Convenes June 15th for two cold drinks. While Rice was bent over reaching down into the ice box he was struck a blow over the head and when he attempted to ris Fass, chairman of the Dillon Coun ty Truck Growers' Association. Mrs. McQuiller asks, *Tg it possible to pur chase South Carolina vegetables in straighten up received another blow New York?” This woman sent Mr. which caused him to stagger. Rice Fass a clipping from the Brooklyn attempted to get his pistol, but failed, I Eagle with reference to the recent eu- and then ran out of the station and was picked up b<y a passing car, which carried him to where he could get med ical attention. Mr. Rice was ainfully hurt, but hig wounds will not prove fatal. Evidently the two men were bent upon robbery. At the time of the in cident, with the exception of a small negro boy, Mr. Rice was alone at the station. When the men found that their in- itions would miscarry they left very xstily, heading in the direction of Au- Blackville, May 30.—The commence ment exercises of the Healing Springs public school were held in the school auditorium Wednesday evening, May 21, before an audience which pretty well filled all the available space. The invocation wa g offered by the Rev. J. N. Tolar. Two choruses, “Pond Lil ies” and “The Pagan Love Song,” were rendered by the pupils of the up per grades. Myrtle Cain was salutatorian of her class and Sarah Hair was valedictor ian. (tertificates of reward were giv- * Mrs. S. B. Rush Entertains Bridge Large Crowd Attended Formal Open- Judge Hayme F. Rice, of Aiken, to Preside at Two Weeks Term. Petit Jurors Drawn. Club With Lovely Party*—Mrs. Gyles Hostess to Friends. ing of New Retail Store in Bam- o well Wednesday Kvening. BlackviUe, May 31.—Monday after- The South Carolina Power Company noon at the home of Mrs. G. F. Posey, celebrated the formal opening of its her sister, Mrs. S. B. Rush, entertained handsome new retail store in Bam- the members of her bridge clob with well last Wednesday-evening with a a lovely party. The guests included reception, which was attended by a sufficient friends to make up seven ta- large crowd of men, women and chil- bles at which bridge was played, af- dren. This store has only recently fording a pleasant afternoon for all. been remodeled and was beautifully Mrs. Sem Rush, Mrs. J. L. Buist and ' decorated and lighted for the occas- Mrs. J. V. Matthews came in at the ion. Delightful refreshments were close of day and enjoyed a course of i served and an orchestra furnished gusta. By wiring to every town ahead more of its time devising ways to the authorities manageo lo nead the | widely advertise our State’s natural men off at Williston, where they were resources *nd in appropriating much captured and returned to Bamberg,! more money for that purpose, being now lodged in the county jail. ' A buyer who purchased peas in Dil- The men refuse to talk and will not Ion last week and carried them to Bal- tell their names, their intentions or timore by truck said that the South logy of South Carolina and its iodine vegetables by Congressman Butler B. | en to all the children who had attend Hare on the floor of Congress. It also | ed school the entire session and had contained reference to the “Sweet lo- not missed a day. A gold medal was dine” song composed by Harry D. Cal- presented to Levy Collins for being houn, former president of the S. C.I ,the best all round boy in school. Myr- Bankers* Association, which wag set tie Cain was given a gold medal for to music to the tune of “Sweet Ade- being the best all round girl. These line” by Mrs. Solomon Blatt, another two medals are offered each year by South Carolina iodine vegetable boost- the Rev. J. N. Tolar, pastor of the er and enthusiast of Barnwell. Mr. Healing Springs Baptist Church. The Fass said today that he ig of opinion $10 scholarship medal, which is offered that the South Carolina general as-; every year by H. Jeff Hair, was sembly cquld well afford to put in awarded to James Odom. James was given a $5 gold piece also for making where they are from. Carolina natural resources commission sdvertising pamphlets put in the ham- Wi Hist on, June 3.—Two young men,' P*rs by the Dillon County board of apparently 19 and 22, respectively, trade at the loading platform and the were arrested here today after they j truck farmers while packing at the had been forced to drive their speed ing cat onto a railroad track, and taken to Bamberg where, it is charged, they attempted to hold up a filling sta tion this afternoon. Several cars closely pursued the fu- fleld* or houses had caused him to get more for the peas than some other ! dealers with equally as fine quality product received. The wholesale and | retail dealers of Baltimore, Philadel phia. Ne* York and other distant mar- the highest average in the primary room. Sarah Hair wa 8 declared the winner of a $10 gold medal in the ex pression contest. This medal is J swarded to the best declaimer in the school each year by Dr. Black, of Jacksonville, Fla. • Much progress has been made and forward strides have been taken dur ing the three years' superintendency of Prof. L. E. Whittle and his corps of teachers. The trustees and patrons are confident that another successful year for the 1930-1931 session is in store for the school. . The members of the board of trus tees %re as foHows: A. E. Wade, H. Jeff Hair. S. C. Counties to Receive Tax Fund gitives from Bamberg and when Chief ket* are *u*ing these pempletg to ad- chairman, I. F. Keeler, secretary, and Ronald Peacock, of Williston, was no tified to be on the lookout for them he went up the road in an effort to head them off, but failing signaled a Mr. Byron, who placed hia car across the road, causing the men to swerve into the railroad siding, where they were arrested. One youth said hig name wag Simm* and that his home was in Charleston. The other refused to give any infor mation about himself. They are said to have been armed with a new 38 Smith and Wesson special. The light coupe in which they were vantage among the consumers Boston Finds Iodine Foods. Asparagus bearing the South Caro lina Iodine food labels was a surprise but a happy one to a daughter of ( Charles D. Gordon, who lives in Bos ton. Mr. Gordon, president of the Columbia chamber of commerce, has received a label from a bunch of as paragus which hig daughter found on the market in Boston. She had not heaPd of South Carolina's Iodine, Mr. Gordon said, but when she saw the Checks for Insurance License Fees Mailed Monday.—Barnwell Coun ty's Share Is $643.34. Checks totaling $98,902 were mailed Monday to county treasurers of the State from the office of Sam B. King, ...... ___ insurance commissioner, as the amount traveling was without a license but of- Jf*** *** 1*1*1 ••A , G f additional license feeg on premiums fleers found a Florida license tag in- stat * • meaangn: Ctro inn | co n ecte< j insurance companies for side the car; also a gasoline syphon, vegetables, and milk naturally sem j_ annua i period ending Dec. The car is believed to have been 1 tonUin stolen. Young Man Injured. the requirements of nutrition,” she bought the bunch even though she had to pay a slightly higher price for it. —The State. A young man named Ray, of the >van section, was seriously hurt in an automobile acident near BlackviUe In New England. There comes to the office of the Sunday night, according to informa- gouth CaroUn , Natural Resources tion received here. * * 0 * , Commission, through Senator Biease, details are not available, it is under- tQ whom u W4s directed> „ letter fronl stood that Ra\ ami a tompanion a , woman in Massachusetts congratula- atopped to render aid to the occupants tjnR South Carolin( upon the exce ii ent of a car which had run into a ditch by quality of her asparagus, and asking for information about other South Carolina foods. Excerpt from the letter: .... . . , “I want to congratulate your State, er fast clip, it is sa.d sde-swiping the throu( , h you on the excellent quality automobile on which the boys were | o{ the asparaKUS produced there . j the side of the highway. They were unable to right the car and were standing on the running board when another machine came along at a rath- The law provides that all “foreign” companies are to be taxed two per cent, on net premium income. This may be reduced to one per cent, by in vestments in South Carolina concerns. Of the total amount collected, the State receiveg half and each county re ceives its portion of the other half. The amounts received by counties in this section are as follows: Aiken $2,023.58 Allendale . 398.98 Bamberg 706.39 Barnwell 643.34 Hampton 712.64 Jasper 204.06 Orangeburg 2,507.43 standing. Itty, it is reported, was caught by the passing car and carried Antopolsky's Big Sale. thought most* or all, of the asparagus came from that State that boasts quite a distance before it, too, turned ■ about everything except their earth _ over. The young man is said to have : quakeg (Cil . forniB) the past suffered *-brok*n-arm and leg and - few week8 iVc eaten th&nost delici- perhaps other injuries. \. Death of Mrs. S. E. Moore. The many friends of Mrs. S. E. Moore, of Snelling, were shocked to learn of her death, which occurred suddenly Tuesday night at eleven o' clock, following an attack of heart trouble, of which she had long been a sufferer. Her body was laid to rest yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in the Seven Pines Churchyard, the fu neral services being conducted at her lata reaidence in the presence of many ' sorrowing relatives and sympathetic € iend|. Besides her husband, Mr*. Moore is rvived by two sisters and three brothers, Mrs. L. J. Baughman, of BlackviUe, Mrs. O. D. Moor*, George L. Hill, Furman Hill and Allen Hill, eU of SnelUng. visited Ckmeoo Col- H. Antopolsky, of Barnwell, takes two whole pages in this issue of The People-Sentinel to tell the people of this sectiOn about the wonderfuT bar- ous asparagus and I see by the paper f™ 8 to be found at his store during wrappings on the bunches that they Public Sale, which starts to- were grown in South Carolina. I sup pose I've often eaten other things from there, but didn’t know it. You see, I’m a Democrat, and I know you and your State are too, so of course that makes things all the better. Sometime, when you have more time from the duties of your office, let us know of other products raised in your State. Not being one of those that have to diet, I'm ready to enjoy good food any time. I keep myself in trim by walking instead of dieting."—The State. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Anderson aad little daughter, Betty Jane, have re turned to their home in Albemarle, N. C, after spending sometime with the Utter’s parents, Mr. and Mr*. A. D. Furtick. They were accompa nied home by Miss Nellie Furtick, who i-—— morrow (Friday) morning at nine o' clock. Mr. Antopolsky says that he is not going out of business but is making prices to get business. His stocks are seasonable and those in need of merchandise will do well to read his advertisement carefully. The sale is being conducted by the Bogen Sales System, with J. S. Bogen personally in charge. — ♦ ♦ ^ Examination for Postmaster. The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open com petitive examination to fill the posi tion of postmaster at BlackviUe, at which a vacancy is about to occur. It is expected that appointment will be made ns n result of this examination unless it is found in the interest of the service to All the vacancy otherwise. Recept of applications will close June nth. block cream, salted nut meats and cakes. The color motif for the occa sion was green and pink. Mrs. H. L. Buist received high score prize for the club membership and Mrs. Kelly Browning for the guests. The club regrets the departure of Mrs. L. J. Connelly, nee Miss Dorothy O'Gorman, Monday morning for Charleston, from whence she will sail with Commander L. J. Connelly, U. S. N., retired, for New York, and thence to points a- broad. V Mrs. Connelly is a native BlackviUe girl and one of unusual pop ularity and charm. Her many friends look forward to the time when she will again take her place in the social life of her home town. Mrs. Gyles Entertains. Mrs. R. A. Gyles was hostess to sev en tables of friends Tuesday after noon. Bridge was played. Mrs. R. A. Patterson, of Barnwell, and Mrs. Nor man Anderson, also of Bamwt^^wet r present. Mrs. Patterson was IWfor guest. After several progressions/ Mrs. Lawrene Groves was awarded high score prize. Mrs. A. H. Nine- stein received consolation. Mrs. Gyles' gift to her honor guest was a beautiful art tray. The predominat ing colors for the occasion were green and yellow. Mrs. W. C. Buist and Mrs. S. G. Lowe assisted the hostess in serving a course of block cream and cakes. Tallies for the occasion were miniature fans which proved useful as such. Last U. D. C. Meeting. The Davit-Lee Chapter, U. D. C., will hold its last meeting of the year before adjourning for (he summer months at the home of Mrs. R. A. Gyles next Tuesday. Joint hostesses will be Mrs. H. D. Still, Sr., and Mrs. H. L. Buist. The chapter is planning a minstrel which ig to be presented (he last part of June. A great deal of enthusiasm is evident and it is hoped that a full house will come out to see the performance. Announcements of the many committees will be made by (he chapter president, Mrs. C. Risher, Tuesday. Barbecue Dinner Enjoyed. Saturday the patrons of the Ash- leigh school and its two teachers, Mrs. R. A. Gyles, of BlackviUe, principal, and Mrs. R. A. Patterson, of Barnwell, assistant, had a barbecue dinner. Af ter every one had enjoyed k there was still plenty of pork left and baskets were filled for the less fortunate ones who could not attend. This concluded Mrs. Gyles’ fourth year at Ashleigh and she is generally loved for her smile and for her ablity. Lee Lancas ter, one of the AshUlgh pupils, ig now a junior in school here. He is leading his entire class, which speaks well for the school which started him and for his ability as well. Mrs. J. V. Matthews and Mrs. C. Risher spent last Saturday in Colum bia attending the Museum at the Clarkson's home. .Mrs. H,_Lu Buist and son, Robert Alan, and Mrs. J. R. Buggle' left Thursday for Charleston, Mrs. Buggle to visit her mother and Mrs. Buist to attend The Citadel commencement ex music throughout the evening. In ad dition, several attendance prizes were awarded to the company's guests, in cluding an electric iron, an electric lamp and a carton of light bulbs. Officials of the company from Char leston and. employees from various towns throughout this section were present and exerted themselves to in sure a pleasant evening for their guests. That they succeeded was the unanimous opinion of all who at tended. Barnwell is glad to have this addi tion to the business district and K is predicted that the new store will be liberally patronized. Announcements of various selling campaigns will be made from time to time through these columns, when it will be possible to purchase electric ranges, electric refrigerators, etc., on attractive terms. In the meantime, those desiring the immediate installation of such arti- or)j cles rhould communicate with J. W. Ruff, district manager, who is making his home in this city. Hilda Happenings. A large congregation attended the christening of little Helen Coclin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Coclin, of this city, the ceremony be ing performed in the Church of the Holy Apostles by the Rev. Constan- Sam ercises. Mrs. Buist will return Tues-; ti ne Jovanopoulos, of Augusta, the godfather being James Leventis, of Gastonia, N. C., who was best man at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Coclin. A large number of Mr. Codin’s countrymen from Aiken, Augusta and Gastonia attended the ceremony. day, Cadets James Buist and Mathis accompanying her. Mrs. T. L. Wragg ig spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. LeRoy Molair, in Barnwell. Miss Harriet Richer spent the week end in Columbia with her cousin, Miss Jennie Clarkson. The following teachers left Satur day for their home: Misg Emily In gram to Hartsville; Miss Ella Hill To Servo Barbecue Dinner. Looking to the wants of the inner man, Mrs. G. M. Greenef leader of Building Fund Group No. 2 of the and Miss Ruth Barton to Orangeburg;' Barnwell Baptist Church, called a Miss Ha Mae Suber to SOverstreet; meeting of her group Tuesday evening Miss Evelyn Richardson to Simpson- ‘ at her home, when Anal preparations ville; Mias Helen Holstine to Monetta; Miss Adele Gunter to Wagoner; Miss Genie Fogic to Denmark; Miss Thel ma Stack to Elloree; Miss Eleanor Smith to Bodgss; J. J. Cordelia to Hartwell, Go., aad R. G. Garrison to were made for the hig barbecue din ner which will be served by this group on June 27th, the day of the cam paign meeting in Barnwell. A large crowd is expected on that date and the dinner is being planned ly. * i Hilda, June 3.*—Miss Ever Mae Broughton, who taught the past ses sion in Laurens County, arrived Tues day to spend the summer at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Lancaster, of Barnwell, and Mr. and Mrs. Wheat Still were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Still. Frank Williams and Miss Felma Still, of Columbia, visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Emma Baxley spent several days in BlackviUe recently with rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Still, of Black- ville, were recent guesta of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bonds. Mr. and I£rs. Lawton Still, of BlackviUe, sjient Sunday with rela tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Black, of Aiken, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Black’a parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Collins. Their little daughter, Dorothy, who hag been spending several weeks with her grandparents, returned home S.un- day. 'L. M. Delk, of Orangeburg, spent the week-end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hutto and chil dren, of Denmark, were visitors in this community Sunday. The Home Demonstration^Club held its regular meeting at the school building Tuesday afternoon. A good number of the members attended and a demonstration on painting and dec orating pottery was given by the club agent, Miss Elizabeth McNab, after which delicious iced fruit nectar and crackers were served. . » ♦ ♦ ■ , • Little Girl Christened. A two weeks term of the Court of Common Pleas will convene at Barn well on Monday, June 16th, with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, pre siding. Petit jurors for the first week were drawn Monday, as follows: C. S. Youngblood, Elko. B. L. Boylston, BlackviUe. Thos. Sanders, Hercules. H. E. Creech, Friendship. Henry F. Odom, Ashleigh. j Jasper T. Jenkins, Kline. Eulie Bolen, Williston. i Lee Lancaster, Ashleigh. ' 1 J. A. Shipes, Doble Ponds. ^ E. E. Delk, Barbary Branch. Callie D. Birt, Long Branch. Melbourne Creech, BlackviUe. Willie L. Baxley, Reedy Branch. W. S. Browning, Barnwell. J. R. Moody, Ellenton. J. O. Walker, Old Columbia. J. F. Rountree, Dunbarton. R. L. Moody, Four Mile. Jennings A. Owens, Barnwell. Eddie C. Black, Reedy Branch. W. W. Molony, BlackviUe. Willie T. Still, Reedy Branch. W. C. Boyd, Long Branch. W. B. Parker, Seven Pines. M. Otis Creech, Reedy Branch. J. H. Boyles, Diamond. H. H. Hay, Red Oak. T. W. Scott, Williston. J. M. Weathersbee, Pleasant Hill. L. S. Creech, Oak Grove. Barney Zissett, Oak Grove. W. H. Moody, JY^ Kline. R. S. Fitzpatrick, Barnwell. I. F. Keeler, Healing Springs. Jaa. C. Grubbs, Jr., Barnwell. Holiday Again at Willistoa. 1 Williston, June 2.—Monday nigkt. May 19, the WilHston grammar gradot conducted their closing eerciaea in the auditorium of the high school building in (he presence of a number of friends and patrons. The program was enter taining, those performing doing credit to the teachers, the edhool and them selves. • The program ended with the award ing of grammar school diplomas by the county superintendent of educa tion, H.J.Crouch, to 17 members of the seventh grade who had passed on ev ery subject throughout the entire year: ' McCoy Boylston, Hugh Quat- tlebaum, Marie Mitchell, Creolo Por ter, Julia F. Smith, France* Manning, Anita Quattlebaum, Rebecca Rogol, William Cunningham, Lewis Bates, Eliabeth Boyd, Edna Mae Croft, Lo retta Fletcher, Guinevere Hall, Mar garet Lybrand and Zelma Kitchings. Tuesday night in the high school auditorium the closing exercises for Williston-Elko high school were held. The salutatory was delivered by Selwyn Thompson, and the valedic tory by Lewis Bell, both members of the graduating class. The address was made by Dr. W. Preston Warren, of Furman University, he being intro duced by the principal, W. W. Cone. Misg Dorothy Garber entertained the audience with a violin number. Su perintendent Crouch awarded the high school diplomas to the graduates with good advice given the earners. H. M. Thompson spoke for the board of trus tees complimenting the work of the school, the pupils and teachers. A large audience was present and enjoyed the program. Those receiving State diplomas were: Howerd Bell, Lewis Bell, Sim Folk, Mordie Garber, Marvin Johnson, Julia Lott, Elizabeth Moseley, Cecil Quattlebaum, Merton StiH, Selwyn Thompson. Misg Odelle Bates was awarded the high school certificate. Friday, May 23, certificates of pro motion were given to all pupils who passed on everything throughout the entire year. Likewise, the regular re ports were given out. Certificates of award were given out in chapel to three pupils who were not absent and not tardy a single time during the whole year, a good record for these pupils. These thus honored were Wallis Cone of the high school department and John Porter and Mauldin Quattlebaum of the grammar school department z i