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Write# Of Experiences in War Torn China Frisers el Mt« (HffeH Kerrstt MeHi R#Ur«s4 WWe tUpOmt Mtast^iary Rrealia Leaf $Ulear«4 Air Raids, Art ilk ey sad Rifl* Firs Were Part #( l>aHy Routine at Porhow. The following dinpatch from Green wood to The State of Sunday will be read with interest by the many Barn well County friends of Miss Clifford B&rratt, who was home demonstration agent in this county before accepting a post as missionary to China: Greenwood, Aug. 30.—Miss Clifford Barratt, Baptist missionary to China, over whose welfare relatives and friends here were much concerned when no news came from her in several weeks, has written an inter esting account of the experiences of missionaries during the fighting in the Pocl.ow section, in a letter dated August 2. Miss Barratt is a daughter of John P. Barratt, of the Breezewood section of this county. She has been station ed at Pochow for several years. Writing of her experence, Miss Bar ratt related that May 8 she had a narrow escape from being wounded. “I had barely passed by the corner of one of our buildings when a number of bullets the »ise of the end of my midd’- finger rained down in the yard I had just passed through,” she wrote. “From then until July 21 the firing and bombing with airplanes was almost s dally occurrence. There would be lolls In the firing, and even whole days there would be no shoot ing and no airplanes dropping bombs, but these days were few. The heav iest firing was at night, but the planes cams by day. **One of the soldiers staying here,** the letter continued, “had his men help with the digging of a pit large enough for all the folk who live here on the compound to get into, if neces sary. But the wood used for the top of that pit was not substantial enough, the wooden support broke and no one felt that it was safe to go in the pit. We dug another small one under our back hall and our evan gelist had one dug st hi* house so there wst plenty of room for the chil dren on the place and any grown foil who had time and inclination to do so to hide away in the dugouts. When the airplanes came there was time enough between the whirring of the engines and dropping of bombs for people to hurry to shelter, but when the flying bullets and big can non shells came, they came all of a sudden and no one knew how or when to dodge. We were comforted by the fact that we were under the protect ing wing of Jehovah. “Our dwelling house is protected a great deal by the walls and other buildings surrounding it, but even so pieces of shrapnel and flying bullets fell in the. yard and one big cannon ball knocked the ridge off the top of our kitchen. Another hit the church building. Several bombs from air planes fell near us but did not ex plode. “Sun Tien Ying, who was leader of the bandits when Pochow was raid ed in December, 1925, was holding the city, including the northern suburb and the settled portion north of the river, against the southern, or Nank ing government army. “Right after the fighting started wounded soldiers and civilians began to pour into the hospital here for re lief and the whole compound was liter ally turned into hospital wards, that it, all available rooms were occupied by the sick and wounded. Many could not be taken into the hospital, but we would treat their wounds and help them find places to stay elsewhere. The number of the dead and wounded nobody knows. There were a lot of pitiful cases, some of which, work as we might, we could not save. Of course, I could only be a helper at the hospital. While Doctor King dressed the wounds and gave the pa tients the proper medicines, I did what 1 could to save her steps so that •he might he strong for the many tasks awaiting her. The Chinese helpers also worked at top speed, as suming a large share of the burden. Some of them died in spite of the best we could do for them. “Sun Tien Ying’s men behaved themselves very well throughout the time they were in the city, though of course the people were very much taxed to provide them with food. The soldiers were not impudent toward us in the least and, in fact, many of them, out of appreciation for being f nwu m MR* lea, wtmU rtes, rfckk***. AtWre far flashlights ot anything they thought would be acceptable. "After the siege had been oa for a long while the price of all foodstuffs soared high. There were days when it was impossible to buy good flour at any price. Usually we could have communication by messengers be tween our place here and the Stroth- er 8 and Miss Riddell north of the river Iby getting a passport from the mili tary authorities^ The situation seem ed to be getting more and more tense, and the northerners had promised over and over to come to Tien Ying’s aid. Finally, it seems that Sun got desperate and promised to evecu- ate the city for a large sum of money. The southerpers paid the money and right on top of its receipt the helpers from the northern side arrived and then Sun decided to keep money and fight too. The new general who came in to help did not know at first about the money transaction and he and his men fought hard for about three days. Then he learned about the money deal and left,realizing his pre carious position. There was nothing then for Sun to do but leave too, since he could not hold out longer against the superior numbers of the southern ers with ammunition and food supply also limited. The fighting at this place then was at an end, at least for the time being. “Since the cessation of hostilities there still have been newly wounded folk seeking help at the hospital. Most of these are children, who either not knowing the nature of hand grenades played with them to ' Their own destruction or who in their zeal to secure some fuel to cook their food tried to gather up brush and sticks near the trenches and were hurt by explosives left there. Some of the cases are very pitiful. “During all the days of fighting we have managed to have a Sunday morn ing service, though we had to use the schoolroom for a meeting place, the regular preaching hall being full of wounded soldiers. However, one day while Doctor King was changing the dressings for one of the wounded a great cannon ball hit the side of the room in whieffwe usually have preach ing, knocked a great hole in the wall and fell down inside the wall on the arm of a soldier who was recuperat ing from a wounded leg, and broke the bone in his upper arm, along with a cotton* cotton DON’T SACRIFICE TOOK COTTON] Liberal Cash Advance*. Reasonable Rules CHAS. G. HOUSTON COTTON FACTOR : , AUGUSTA, GA. PHONE 446 When you sell your cotton, do»*t accept merely ‘the highest bid**. Let me get you the absolute matket value, weights and grades. All cotton sent to me by truck ig insured for full value against fire, while in transit. , i number of others who were not able to travel July 21, is still at the hospi tal. Some of them likely will never be well, but we trust that they will recover and that during their stay here they may come to the knowledge of the saving power of the Lord Jesus Christ. When the soldier got his arm broken all those rooming in the meet ing hall fled to neighboring houses, leaving the preactiing hall empty. Our old gatekeeper remarked that the Lord had driven them out because He was not pleased with Hig preach ing hall being used to house wounded soldiers. The next Sunday w’e had preaching there. “We cannot tell whether the north ern or southern side will finally be victorious in thi s struggle, but we hope and pray that the side which can best fulfill the will of the Master may win, and we know that God does over rule the affairs of men and is able to make even the wrath of men to praise Him. “Some of the foreign houses and school buildings are still occupied by the soldiers and even the big church building north of the river has net escaped. However, we are glad that the building does not make up the church, for the kingdom of God ig in the hearts of the people.” Local and Personal News from Ellenton 559 Official Returns, County Ticket. C. A. J. P. C. T. Supt. Ed. House of Representatives c * E < m u t m X X X J. F. Wiliams W. H. Manning J. K. Spelling Jas. J. Bell H. J. Crouch B. S. Moore, Jr. W. W. Cain D. W. Heckle R. C. Holman Jas. A. Kennedy W. C. Smith, Jr. Barnwell 95 293 | 251 | 639 639 1 639 242 394, 108 65 1 405 301 337 Bennett Springs 17 20 26 63 63 [ 63 7 56 5 2 CO CO 46 Blackville 62 108 226 395 395 395 184 210 2621 31 106 110 269 Double Ponds __ . 1 3 26 0 29 29 29 19 10 26 2 0 3 25 Dunbarton - ... 5 97 71 173 173 173 73 99; 17 1 «l 66 107 146 l Elko . i° 104 39 154 154 154 147 7 39 9 28 87 139 Four Mile 3 5 581 67 66 67 23 44 2 13 46 13 58 Friendship 18 ! 26 29 73 73 73 9 64 14 37 32 11 53 Great Cypress ! 43 | 36 29 113 118 113 49 62 28 4 68 76 46 Healing Springs . . . 3 I 40 22 65 65 65 32 33 27 34 2 28 39 Hercules 44 CO 371 119 : 119 120 17 101 26 50 42 ' 33 85 Hilda . 56 1 49 22 129 129 129 5! 78 78 20 16 56 64 Reedv Branch i° 17 43 ! 70 66 70 28 42 • 14 30 31 23 44 Red Oak _ 21 | 19 53 82 82 82 18 74 19 17 56 28 66 Rosemary . 17 1 37 16 701 70 70 42 l 28 27 6 16 52 39 Siloam 26 | 24 33 83 [ 83 83 15 l 68 26 3 . 47 27 63 Williston 37 | 313 101 444! 445 451 ,310| 137 113 24 111 303 327 TOTALS 46f | 12511 1055; 2772 2770 2787 1266 1507 831 353 1103 1290 1845 Ellenton, Aug. 30.—Mr. and Mrs. R. Dunbar have returned from Green wood where they were the guests of Miss Edythe Pearce. Mr. and Mrs. Jule B. Smith spent the week-end in Gieenwood with rela tives, Little Miss Eunice Bailey re turned home with them for a visit. R. H. Youngblood left Thursday for Wilmington, N. C., after spending his vacation here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Bush re turned Monday from their wedding trip spent in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Washington. Their friends here regret that their marriage removes Mrs. Bush from Ellenton to Barnwell. She is remem bered here as Mis s Mary Foreman. Mr. and Mrs .B. T. Brinkley and children and their niece, Miss Eliza beth Brinkley, are spending several days at Tybee. Mrs. Fred C. Brinkley and children are at home after spending two months at Tybee. C. A.i Dunbar, of Augusta, was a visitor here Tuesday. B. K. Keenan, of Langley, candidate for the House of Representatives from Aiken County, was in Ellenton Wed nesday afternoon. The many friends of M. F. Bush, pi eminent citizen of Ellenton, are con gratulating him upon his overwhelm ing vote in the recent Democratic pri mary, electing him to the House of Representatives from Aiken County. Mrs. Pete Johnson, Corrall Johnson and Annette Johnson, Mrs. Emmett Johnson and little son, Andrew, have ^returned from a visit with relatives and friends in Trimble, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stembridge and Miss Jane Stembridge, of Waynes- Ijoro, Ga., spent the week-end here. Re-Paint or Repent Which Will You Do? It’s a fact that unpainted property goes to pieces fast and that the use of Good Paint is a Good Investment. Made in the SOUTH For use in the SOUTH “LEMOCO QUALITY” PAINTS Inside and Out—Do the Job and Do it Rright. s< btP c. f. molair, T ^ r STOP AT Hotel Savannah - Hotel Seminole Savannah, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Modem - Fireproof —RATES:— Without Bath from $1.50 up With Bath from $2.50 up 1 v In Every Room RADIO LOUb SPEAKER RATES POSTED ON DOOR. ELECTRIC CEILING FAN. SOFT WATER. _ * > v Most Central Location Charlie Griner, Mgr. Mrs. J. B. Bagnal, Jr., and little daughter, Adelle, of Montclair, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thames. Social and Personal News from Williston Williston, Aug. 31.—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Givens spent last week-end in Savannah, the guests of the latter’s sister, Mrs. Willie Pender. They re turned home Sunday, and we?6 ac companied by their daughter, Miss Grace Givens, who has been visiting Mrs. Pender for several days. Mrs. Clyde Sykeg and daughter. Miss Elizabeth, returned to their home in Augusta Wednesday morning, after a visit of several days to Mrs. Dosia Hair and other relatives here. Mrs. J. C. Merchant and son, J. C., Jr., of Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Walker, of Saluda, are spend ing a few days with their mother, Mrs. Kella Walker. Miss Alberta Boylston has returned home after gpending a few days in Columbia, where she visited Mr.-and Mrs. J. C. Merchant and other rela tives. THE MAGISTRATE’S RACES. At Barnwell. Dallis Creighton, 156; J. M. Dia mond, 181; W. P. Sanders, 287. At BlackvfNe. Advertise in The Feo<ple-SentineL Official Returns, State Ticket U. S. Senate GOVERNOR Lt. Got- Sec. State Altty. Gem S. T. Com. Gem A* G. Supt. Ed. Com. of Agri. ■ 4 X tft 4> 1 X 9i f E 05 X *2 o * Q 4 X J E o» X e o ■ c X 0 ►n . Keith *4 5 c 4 X 4 2 o 5 ’. Smoak « £ • mm * >4 0) X 4 X fi 4 a & X X X 1 * X o 4 X c 3 O X e—< 4 U »-4 w c 4 Q C £ • 44 *3 X Wolfe X bo 3 2 £ h 4 V i 3 X c o 2 4 q> X s* flu N O Q K i o • X • * c 05 be c c 4 05 . £ X Wilkes n £ 4 '■a < U X >8 05 $ $ J u, * 6 X d X • £ • X w 6. d d 2 X • < O 00 X 09 « • ’ S X • & • u J • ** X d * | < • £ < • •n • *-» X ►o X* K *■» < J 4 *-» 4 ►o X £ w J Q Barnwell - Bennett S. Blackville. Double P. 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