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m < mciAi niwbpapbb or aAKNwau. county CmmUM** Job* 1, 192S. Barnwell People-Sentinel 1 M Ju*t Llk« a Member of lh« Famllv” VOLUME LIT. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1930. NUMBER 12. County Teachers to Meet Here Saturday Hon. James Q. Hope State Superin* tendent of Education to Make an Address. The Hon. Jas. H. Hope, State Sup erintendent of Education, will be the principal speaker at the initial meet ing: of the Barnwell County Teachers Association for the 1930-31 session, which will be held in the Barnwell higrh school auditorium Saturday, No vember 22, beginning at eleven o' clock. The program as announced by Horace J. Crouch, County Superin tendent of Education, i s as follows: Song. Devotional Exercises—Dr. W. M. Jones, pastor of the Barnwell Baptist Church. Music. Report of the ‘‘Report of the Com mission of the Department of Superin tendents,” (State Teachers Associa tion)—Prof. W. W. Carter. Music. Address—Hon. Jas. H. Hope, State Superintendent of Education. Buisness and announcements. Lunch. MRS. THOMAS S. DUNBAR DIED MONDAY MORNING Body of Ellenton Woman Laid to Rest Tuesday Afternoon. Ellenton, Nov. 19.—Mrs. Eugenie Bush Dunbar, 81, widow of Thomas S. Dunbar and one of the moit prominent women in this section of the State, died at ten o’clock Monday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Ashley. Mrs. Dunbar, a member of one of South Carolina’s outstanding families, was active in both social and church circles until recent year s and had hundreds of friends in the two Caro- linas and Georgia. She was born on March 3, 1849, and resided . in this community her entire life. She was married November 24, 1869. Three of her* Children died in recent years. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock at the residence, Rev. Cecil F. Outlaw Local and Personal News of Blackville I ' * Blackville, Nov. 15.—Monday after noon, Mrs. W. R. Carroll wa s hostess to her bridge club with Mrs. Somers Pringle, Mrs. Algernon Green, of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Stuart Wilson, of Greenville, Mrs. Lawrence Groves, Miss Kathryn Legare, Miss Elizabeth Boland, and Miss Margaret O’Gorman invited guests. Miss Dorothy Wragg, bride-elect was complimented with a lovely gift. Mrs. Somers Pringle, Miss Legare and Miss O’Gorman re ceived prizes. Mrs. H. L. Buist, assisted by Mrs. W. R. Carroll, entertained the Wragg- McLaurin bridal party on Tuesday evening. A salad course was served, after which bridge was played. High score was made by Mrs. Farrell O’ Gorman and W. R. Carroll. Miss Wragg and Mr. McLaurin were favor ed with gifts from their hostess. A bride’s cake containing 15 “tokens of fortune” afforded amusement for the happy group. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wragg enter tained the members of their daugh ter's bridal party at dinner on Wed nesday. Mrs. Isadore Brown entertained the members of the bridge club Thurs day afternoon with a few invited guests. High score was made by Mrs. H. Brown. Mrs. T. L. Wragg cut guest consolation. \ Miss Dorothy Wragg wa s complimented with a gift of a potted plant. A salad course was serted. Miss Lena Rhodes has returned to her home in Bamberg, after visiting Mrs. S. Rush. Misses Bettye Hair and Cathryn Weissinger, of Winthrop college, spent the week-end with their parents. Cadet Sam Mathis was a business visitor here this week from high school dutie s at The Citadel. The Junior Aid of the Methodist church met with Miss Virginia Buist Saturday afternoon with Miss Doro thy Martin presiding. There was no business so the member s enjoyed a happy hour together, after which the hostess served a course of hot choco late and crackers. Sevena Molair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Molair, of Barnwell, was christened in St. Alban’s Episcopal Thirty-nine Banks in Arkansas Are Closed Twister Takes Toll in Southern States Most Are Small.—Kentucky, Tennes- Five Known Dead.—Scores Injured.— see and Illinois Institutions Also Cease Activity. officiating. He is pastor of the Ellen- ton Christian church, of which the church Wednesday afternoon at half after 5 o’clock with Rev. Alston deceased was a member. Interment was in the Dunbar cemetery near this city. The following were the pallbearers: Active, Joseph Ashley, Lee Brown, Ralph Dunbar, Harry Fannigan, Clar ence Knight and Charles Youngblood; honorary, Idis Brabham, M. L. McEl- haney, F. M. Youngblood, George D. and B. B. Kirkland and J. D. Dunbar. Mrs. Dunbar is survived by six children: Mrs. Jennie V. Finnell, of Decatur, Ga.; Mrs. Flora D. Bucking ham, of Ellenton; Mrs. A. R. Dunbar, T. S. Dunbar, Jr., and Mrs. W. E. Ashley all of Ellenton, and Mrs. C. D. Bonner, of Dallas, Texas; one sister, Mrs. W. T. Smith, of Ellenton; 16 grandchildren, four great-grandchil dren and several nieces and nephews. Barnwell 26; North Augusta 0. In a game featured by the running of Hair and Sanders for the locals, Barnwell high took the scrappy North Augusta eleven into camp here Fri day afternoon, 26 to 0. Two touch downs were made in the second quar ter and the extra points converted on plays through the line. In the same period Barnwell had the ball on the visitors’ one foot line and fourth down to go when the half ended. The locals scored again in the third period when Hair caught a long pass from Sanders and raced 20 yards across the goal line. The fourth and last touch down was made in the last quarter. The try for extra point failed in each instance. Two of the prettiest runs of the game were made by Hair in the second period, one of 65 yards and the other of 40. The visitors had made only two first and tens until the closing minutes of the game. After Coach W. R. Wragg, maternal uncle, of Columbus, Ga., officiating. The god-parents were Miss Dorothy Wragg and Mrs. Harold Tinsley, of Florence, with one god-father, Cadet James L. Buist, of The Citadel. The Missionary Aid of the Metho dist church met at the home of Mrs. L. C. Still Monday afternoon at four o’clock. Mrs. Stil] had charge of the study course for the afternoon, which was the hood, “Jesus, Our Ideal.*’ Papers were written and read by the members. Mrs. T. O. Boland read a splendid paper on “Bethlehem.” Mrs. E. H. Weissinger on “The Boyhood of Jesus” and Mrs. C. H. Mathis/ “The Ten Commandments.” The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Boland. Mrs. J. Hall presided over the monthly School Improvement associa tion meeting Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium with a number of the faculty in attendance. A report of the western district conference held in Aiken recently was given by Mrs. E. H. Weissinger, who was a delegate. The program for the after noon was given by the Melody Way class of the school music teacher, Miss Eleanor Smith. Miss Katherine Matthews gave a violin solo. On Tuesday, Mrs. T. O. Boland and children, Mi&s Myrtis and Stokes, Misses Ruth Barton and Dorothy Moorer motored to Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein were Columbia visitors last week. Mrs. Macoy Creech had • a s her guests for the week-end, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Daniels, of North Au gusta. V. L. Nevils, Mrs. Lonnie Creech, Mrs. James Nevilg and Mrs. Macoy Creech motored to Augusta on Thurs day. Thirty-nine banks in Arkansas sus pended payments to depositors for five days and two other small banks were closed Monday for liquidation. Seven banks in Kentucky closed as a precautionary . measure. While in the last two weeks four Tennessee banks have closed. Five Illinois banks have closed since Saturday. An optimistic view of the situation was taken by D. D. Robertson, Ten nessee superintendent of banks, who said, “Our banking troubles are over.” Directors of the American Exchange Trust company of Little Rock, largest of the suspended Arkansas banks, said, in their opinion, the bank was solvent and that “with the co-opera tion of our depositors, a plan can be found to resume operations.” Most of the suspended Arkansas banks were affiliated with A. B. Banks and company, which was as sociated with the American Exchange Trust company. With the exception of three, all were comparatively small. Directors of the American Exchange Trust company attributed the closing to public hysteria, resulting from the placing of Caldwell and company, Nashvile, Tenn., investment bankers, in receivership November 7th. A directors’ statement said, “The affairs of Caldwell and company are remote from Arkansas, and nothing but an excited public mind could have forced the closing of this strong bank.” HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. In our travels this summer, over the lower part of the State, we have seen the best looking asparagus seed beds, it ha s been our privilege to view. Barnwell County is especially for tunate to have so many extra fine beds. Some of the stuff we saw in that county would compare favorably with many fields of two year “grass.” If you are contemplating planting asparagus next year, either in small or large lots, it would be wise to see “Barnwell” first. Generally a farmer just sows his asparagus seed, and whacks the beds a couple of times with the hoe hands and uses little or no fertilizer. Barnwell County farmers, however, have learned the value of fertilization Property Lou High in Path of I : Tornado. New Orleans, Nov. 17.—The torna do that swept in a zigzag path thru Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia late Saturday and early Sun day was revealed today as taking a toll of five dead, scores injured and heavy property damage. The twister was first reported in Rapides parish, central Louisiana, then at Winnsboro, Franklin parish, to the north, and next 100 miles south east in Franklin and in Lincoln county, Mississippi. It then veered north eastward up to Noxubee County and over into Alabama, around Birming ham and into Georgia, where it blew out. At each pofat the tornado demolish ed buildings and killed livestock. Five persons were known to have been killed. • \ George Perkins, 45-year-old farmer of Gardner, near Alexandria, La., and his daughter, Gladys, were killed in the collapse of their home, and an other daughter, Eunice was seriously injured. Mrs. George Davis, 24, was killed when her home was blown down in Lincoln County, Mississippi. Her hus band and children escaped uninjured. Two negroes were killed in Louis iana, one a negro baby that was blown 75 feet, near Winnsboro, and the other, a negro man, caught un der falling titnbers, near Alexandria. In Franklin County, Mississippi, near Roxie, 200 persons were reported homeless by the destruction of 35 buildings, and a relief medical station wa s established. ‘ In Noxubee County buildings were razed in a mile-wide swath. The force of the wind apparently lessened as it reached Alabama and Georgia, as the damage was les s than in the other two States. A few in juries and property damage were re ported, but no deaths. Local and Personal News from Ellenton Ellenton, Nov. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. Jule B. Smith visited the latter’s father, Richard Miller, in Greenwood, for the week-end. Prof. F. H. McKerley, of Donalds, a former principal of the Ellenton school, visited here Sunday. F. M. Youngblood left Saturday for Greenwood to spend several days with his daughter, Mrs. F. W. Hahn. Mrs. Youngblood has been there for the past three weeks. Mrs. B. T. Brinkley had as her guest for two weeks her brother, A. P. Russell, Jr., of St. Stephens. She and her children returned home with him for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mayes, of Mc- Ciellansville, recently visited the former’s parents here. Osborne Long, of Greenwood, visit ed friends here Sunday. Mrs. Gary Hayes and little son have returned from Fairfax, where they visited her mother, Mrs. Cam- mie Jenness. S. J. Langley, of Augusta, wa 8 a business visitor in Ellenton Saturday. Miss Claire Jenness spent the week-end in Fairfax with her mother. C. A. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Bush were visitors in Aiken Monday. Williston Boys Hurt When Car Turns Over George Toole, Gordon Daria and Mfr* ton Still Injvred in Accident Ncnr Blackville. Blackville, Nov. 16.—Three young men from Williston, George Toole, Gordon Davis and Myrton Still, driv ing to Blackville today, were injured when their car turned over near Blackville. It is said that Still was at the wheel when Toole attempted to take the wheel from him, causing the accident. Toole was rushed in an ambulance to the Baptist hospital in Columbia. Davis is the son of the Rev. W. R. Davis, Baptist minister at Williston. Not Seriously Hurt. Columbia, Nov. 17.—Toole was ad mitted to the Baptiat hospital about 8:30 last night. First examinstion of the man indicated that he was not seriously hurt. j BROTHER OF BARNWELL COUNTY WOMEN PASSES Barnwell Defeats Williston. Death of F. O. Black. The many friends of F. O. Black were sorely grieved to learn of his death which occurred at Iris home neai Barnwell on Thursday morning, NovJ 13, at 7:25 o’clock, after aii illness of one week. Mr. Black was stricken with paralysis just a week prior to his death and although his death was expected it came as a great shock to the community. All that loving i hands and physicians could do could and clean cultivation and have a won- not stay the hand of Death. He suf- ! derful pros>pect for crowns. | fered untold agony in his last illness, A trip through the asparagus sec- but bore it bravely, tion of that county would be well Mr. Black was 63 years of age, wirth onyone’s time and trouble, es pecially if they are expecting to set out an acreage next February. You city folk who don’t have aspar agus beds in your gardens are miss ing a lot of joy in life. The editor having been born in the community in which he always lived. Hi s friends were numbered by the score. He was an outstanding character, a man of unusual judgment and ability and he was very much liked by all who knew Scoring their first touchdown in three plays after getting possession of the ball, the Barnwell boys added the scalp of the Williston-Elko high school eleven to their belts in a hard- fought contest on the latter’s field Tuesday afternoon, the finaf'seore be ing 19 to 0. After getting off to a poor start in what looked to be a rout, Williston-Elko came back strong and put up a game but losing battle. At the end of the first half the 8 core was 13 to 0 and the Williston-Elko boys had not seriously threatened. However, they staged a strong come back and played Barnwell on equal terms in the third period, during which quarter, aided by a 15-yard penalty imposed upon Barnwell, they had the ball on the eight-yard line and goal to go. They lacked the neces sary punch, losing the ball on downs, and Barnwell kicked out of danger. Early in the fourth quarter the Barnwell lads made their third and last touchdown of the game and Wil liston-Elko took to the air in a des perate effort to score. While com pleting several beautiful passes for most of their first and tens, they could not gain the necessary yard age to cross the goal line and the con test ended with the ball in Barnwell’s possession on Wiliston-Elko’s two- yard line. The Williston-Elko team is to be congratulated on putting up such a scrappy fight against t/'vir ^nponents and holding them to a comparatively low score. Bamberg, Nov. 13.—Information has been received here of the death of Chisolm S. Herndon, in Santa Rosa N. M., where he went 14 years ago for his health. Soon after hia arrival there, he became connected with the Mountain States Telephone company, which connection he retained until his death, holding a responsible position. He was buried at Santa Rota. He was 40 years old and ig survived by his widow, who was Miss Lucile King, of Cameron, S. C., and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Alice Steedly, of Hunters Chapel. Mrs. Net tie Steedly, H. W. Herndon and H. M. Herndon, of Bamberg; Mrs. Ar thur Hightower, of Blackville; Mrs. Julia Black, of Hilda, and James H. Herndon, U. S. N., Charleston. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. L. > Herndon of Bamberg County. Miscellaneous Shower for Bride. of this paper can put you in touch i him. He was a faithful member of with asparagus crown growers—and Reedy Branch Church. you can do the rest. We’ve taken in most of the low country fairs this fall and truly we have never seen a bunch of fairs that Mr. Black was twice married. His first wife, who preceeded him to the grave several years ago, was before her marriage, Miss Mamie Rutland, have shown such a wide diversity of of Orangeburg. To this union there crops. ** I were born five children. His second The Orangeburg County Fair put wife was Mrs. Janie R. Brooker, also over one of the beat “hog” shows we have ever seen. Colleton and Char- of Orangeburg. He i^ survived by his wife; one leston had wonderful vegetable exhib- brother, G. W. Black; one sister, Mrs. its, and the little Community fairs at j Lo Emmie Creech, and five children, •Providence and Williston were real, Thurman, Orlando and R. C. Black, pictures. | °f Barnwell Mrs. Harry Jernigan, These County and Community fairs of St. George, and MVs. Percy Jordan, are good for the life of the counties. Why don’t we have more of them? of Liberty, N. C.; also one step daughter, Mrs. Carl Cheek, of Barn- Read an advertisement the other well, and a host of other relatives day which stated—“Three tons of and friends to mourn his untimely soy bean hay removes from the soil death. one hundred and forty pounds of ac-| His body wa s laid to rest beneath tual potash, the equivalent of 280 a mound of beautiful flowers in the pounds of muriate of potash or 700 Reedy Branch cemetery, the Rev. B. pounds of fertilizer containing 20 per H. Duncan, of Blackville, conducting the funeral services.—Contributed. Receives New Chevrokia. Price had run in a bunch of substi tutes, North Augusta launched a drive I D. Hammond and ughter, that netted .boot 40 T>rd> and had J»»«- » nd • P*^ P { mott)r * d the ball Hi midfteld when the cam* *" Au,ru,U Satunlay. ended. The only time they threatenad I O Corman. to «or, ... ia the firat few m.nntea 1 *" dohB O-Connaa and Cape .ad of play whaa they roeo^nd a fumble L •» CoweHy were oa Barnwell’i W-yanJ Kne H ow. j **-«ora Timndny. ...r, the IkaJe letwremd a Nmth An-1 Mm. W. C Bmet apowt haat fw»ia fwmkU m the aeat pi*f. md Mfw m4 tie* nth Mrs. L. A. cent potash.” South Carolina grows annually over 50,000 acres of soy beans. With our hay shortage, how much of that crop ■ ■■ ■ ■ has been taken off for hay? | The Grubbs Chevrolet Company, of Are we going to pot that potmah this city, received a carload shipment back into the aoi| next season? If of the new 1931 model Chevrolet* last soy beans take it out, some-one must week. They are aow oa display at put it back or our crops are bwund the showroom of the Weal company to suffer. sad art attracting eery favorable We are nat knocking sey bonne ns reonueai. J. Bunt Gfuhhe mviaee hn a crop. We feel that they art the ft—ts te call and see the eew cam Hurt in Auto Accident. Herman Brown, of Blackville, re ceived minor injuries hnd his new Marmon coupe was badly .damaged Saturday in a rear-end collision with another automobile while en route to Columbia to the Carolina-Sewanee football game. J. JuHen Bush, Esq., of this city, the only other occupant of the car, was uninjured though bad ly shaken up. The accident occurred when a car just ahead of Mr. Brown’s machine stopped suddenly to avoid a collision with a third automobile that cut to the left of the highway to pass a wagon. Although the front of Mr. Brown’s car wa s badly damaged he drove it on to Columbia. » » u 1 ■ ■ ■■ The Back-Seat Driver. There was a terrible crash as the train struck the car. A few seconds later Mr. and Mrs. crawled out of the wreckage. Mrs. opened her mouth to say something, but her husband stop ped her. “Don’t aay a word,” he snapped. “I got my end of the car across. You were driving the back seat and if yon let it get kit, it’s no fault of mine."— Southern Far Journal. Mrs. Franklin Black delightfully entertained quite a number of the younger set on Monday afternoon with a miscellaneous shower for Miss Birdie Black who wa g married to Mr. Cecil Weeks, of Hilda, early Monday morning; the dining room, living room and hall were beautifully decor ated in late fall dowers, potted plants and autumn leaves, carrying out in detail the season idea in all colors. Many games and contests were en joyed, after which the guests were invited into the dining 'room, the bride’s place being marked with an artistically arranged chair at tho head of the table; dainty little place cards were attached to each place announcing the marriage; refresh ments, consisting of variegated color ed jello, whiped cream and cake were served. The bride was then sent on a treasure hunt with little Albeit Perry Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Black, as assistant; the treasure finally being discovered at the end of a rainbow made of rainbow colors extending from the dining room into the hall, which proved to be a little wagon laden down with all kinds of gifts; a bride’s book was made and also presented to the bride. The marriage was announced for Wednesday, but after all the enter tainment Miss Black tactfully an nounced that the ceremony had been performed ahead of the announcement, to the surprise of everyone. Mr* Weeks v is the attractive daughter of Mr. ancl Mrs. J. Black, Jr., and her marriage to Mr. Weeks is ah item of much interest to their many friends and relatives throughout the county. Blackville 29: Fairfax 6. Judge (after *rt any Blackville, Nov. 14.—Blackville ex hibited a great offensive by hsatiag Fairfax 20 to 0. Fairfax received the opening kickoff and it appeared that they would run away from but the Yellow Hornets put a in Fairfax by taking the ha with perfect interference a touchdown. The half _ T ta II i start a wild Mg