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'• •» * A £&r THE 4'FFlCIAf NEWSPAPER OF BAUNWBLL COUNT! la Barnwell Consolidated Jane 1, 1925. k Ju&t Like a Member of the Family" VOLUMfe LIV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930 NUMBER 17. Common Pleas Court Adjourns Sine Die Several Important Cases Tried at Term Which Closed Here Friday Morning. Local and Personal News of Blackville second of, the Blackville, Dec. 20.—The year home economics class local high school entertained with a dinner party Friday evening, honor ing two of the members of the school The Court of Common Pleas, which board, H. L. Buist and L. C. Still, with convened here December 15th with Mrs. Buist and Mrs. Still, Miss Vaudi- Judge T. S. Sease, of Spartanburg, lee Still was hostess. A Christmas presiding, adjourned siae die Friday centerpiece brought the season’s greet- morning, having disposed of several ings. In early Ne Year Supt. important cases. j and Mrs. G. F. Posey and Mr. and Wenesday the Court was engaged in Mrs. S. G. Lowe will be Complimented ■Ae trial of the casd of J. W. Williams w »th a dinner. The clas s is doing Wouldn’t Own Automobile, ' Z- s Prosperous Negro Declares vs. the South Carolina Power Go., a suit for $1,000 damages for alleged breach of contract, which resulted in a verdict for the defendant. A verdict for $500 was awarded J. W. Sanders, Jr., by his guardian ad litem, J. W. Sanders, in his suit against the Southern Railway Co., for $3000 damages. The last case tried was that of Mrs. Emma Nettles Johnson vs. the New York Life Insurance Co., a suit on an insurance policy for $2,500 and 1 interest, the jury awarding the plain- liff the full amount claimed. Letters to Santa Claus d)ear St ’ I want ^Jid a doll a vranges and crapes and so Hilda, S. C. Claus set and a doll carriage a little stove and some me apples and some e chewing gum. Ruth Carter. Barnwell, S. C., Dec. 14, 1930. Dear Santa Claus I am a little boy "eight years old, and I want a pup tent, candy, nuts, fruit and fire-works. Harry Lee O’Bannon. Hilda, S. C., Dec. 17, 1930 Dear Santa Claus :- I am a little girl 10 years old my teachers name is Mrs. Wilks and I am in the 5th grade. I want you to bring me a teaset big doll and lots of fruit nuts and candy. Your little girl, Edith Hartzog. Dear Hilda, S. C., Santa Claus :- ■T9 30 good work under the instruction of Miss Helen Holstein. Mrs. E. H. Weissinger entertained Monday afternoon with several tables arranged for bridge. Twenty-eight guests enjoyed this feature while four other 3 played rook. High score was made by Mrs. Henry Still, Jr., con solation was cut by Mrs. S. H. Rush. A sweet course was served. The Joseph Koger Chapter, D. A. R. met at the home of Mrs. W. R. Carroll on Tuesday afternoon, with the regent, Mrs. B. F/ Stome, con ducting the business session. The re creational hour wag in charge of Miss Eugenia Still, who presenjted an inter esting memory contest in which Mrs. Carroll was winner. In a word con test, Mrs. H. Still was winner with 36 words from “Santa Claus.” A sweet course was served. On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Sigs- bie Grimes was hostess to seven tables of bridge. Miss Eugenia Still was winner and Mrs. W. C. Buist cut consolation. Apple pie and whipped cream with hot chocolate was served. On the Elko-Blackville highway, Sunday afternoon, little Billie Carroll, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Carroll, had the misfortune to fall from the car in which they were rid ing. The child was badly cut and bruised, but not seriously injured. He fell face downward, his teeth piercing hi s upper lip. A bad cut on the back of the head is thought to have been made by the door as he fell. Although confined to his home, he will be able to be out again in a ^reek’s time. The Thursday bridge club met wilh . Mrs/ H. L. Buist this week, Mrs. H. Brown held the high score. A salad ccurse was served. I am a little boy 8 year s old and my teacher s Miss Cook and I am in the 3 grade. I want you to bring me a little automobile that 1 can ride • 1 < in and cap pistcl. Your little boy, Henry Hartzog. I Blackville, S. C., Dec. 17, 1930 Dear Santa Claus :- 1 am writing you just a few lines to let you know what I want for Christmas. I am a little girl am in the seventh grade at R1 and I am twelve years old. ruby ring and a rist watch for mas an d some fruit and candy. I guess that i s all that I want for Christmas. Everybody should spend a happy day on Christmas. So I will vlose. Lots of love Margaret Hutto. Blackville, S. C., Dec. 17, 1930. Dear Santa Claus:- ? I am writing you just a few lines to let you know what I want for Christmas. I am a little boy eight years old. My name is Leon Hutto, and I am in the second grade at Blackville. I want a pair of skates and a foot ball and some fruit and candy for Christmas. I will close. Love, Leon Hutto. Blackville, S. C., Dec. 17, 1930. Dear Santa Claus:- x I am writing you just a few lines to let you know what I want for Christ mas. I am a little girl six years old, but I cannot walk so I do not go to school for I am cripple, and I want to tell you what I want for Christmas. I want a doll crib and tea set and some fruit for Christmas, So I will close. Love, Jeanette Hutto. HOPOCATRUC Beaufort, Dec. 21.—‘If it’s eny- thing Tx>ut enybody on St. Helena that you wants to know, Cap’n. Alec Brown, he kin tell you. He old and he know eberything.” Thus directed, there was justifica tion in looking for a bent, old man. But, in response to the name, a tall, upright, giant of a man came strid ing across the fields. In his clea blue shirt and leggings, he appeared to be about 45 years old. Closer, only slightly older. Certain of a mistake, the / visitor persisted: “But I am looking for an old man by the name of Alec Brown.” The man’s sound white teeth flash ed in his dark face. “If you calls 72 old, then I must be it.” • The visit was made for the purpose of securing some information about people on St. Helena Island, but it resulted in the visitor’s getting such a “story” about this negro island far mer as should surely put many white farmers to shame. Cap’n. Alec Brown—the title was earned when he was captain of a schooner that plied between St. Helena Islbnd and Savannah and it still sticks—was born and grew up on the island, v He had no land or money to start off, he said, but he wag ambitious and worked hard. For twenty-nine years he operated a freight boat to Savan nah. He paddled the island from one end to the other buying poultry, which he later sold. After a time, he began to buy a little land, which he would keep and later sell at a profit to himself. Only ! the other day he sold 47 acres of is- I land land and has several other small ) tracts, the larjen being 32 acres which is farmed by one of his sons. However, the only land upon which ! he has concentrated his fanning ef forts and upon which he has raised and fed and educated a family of sixteen | children ia hi s home place of seven I acres. This year he planted only one-half acre of cotton and “it was a sorry day I planted that,” he says. The other six and a half acres are devoted en- j tirely to foodstuffs. His crops in- | elude snap and butter beans, English Social and Personal News from Williston peas, Irish and sweet potatoes, corn, cabbage, melons, cowpeas, turnips, sugar cane and everything elae that is eatable... He plantg as many as two and three crops a year upon the tame piece of land. He ships all of this that ia not consumed by his family. j ' In addition he has a number of hogs and chicke/is and three cows from wich he makeg is own meat, utter, milk and eggs. However, he d6e s not attempt to sell anything along this line, being content to see his family well and healthfully fed. Last year, from his seven acres alone, Alec Brown sold in the neigh borhood of $500 worth of produce. He raised all of his sixteen children to maturity and has had only one wife, who is still living and strong and healthy. Has sent all his children through Penn school, famous island industrial school, and offered a college education to any of his children who desire<l it. One son took advantage of this of fer and ha s just completed his college course. • Alec Brown’s home is a substantial, attractive two story home, freshly painted and standing back from the 0>ad in a grove of tall sycamore trees. There are neat, whitewashed out houses and tied up at hi s little warf at the back is his little boat, which ibinds him still to his first love, the water. “An automobile!” he ejaculated in answer to the inquiry. “I wouldn’t have one of them things!” I When first seen, he was working in the field in front of his home helping his numerous family at the work of gathering potatoes. „ They were all well-fed looking, prosperous contented. Alec Brown probably does not read any of the articles published daily up on the subject of crop diveraiflestion but he is a diversifier extraordinary and his family and bank account are sufficient proof that it pays. How many white fanners in this section have mainatined such a large family, lived comfortably and happily *—barring an automobile—and cleared $500 in a year eff of seven acres of land? Local Bank Outlines Tentative Program By G. Chalmers McDermid. Nobody’s got any time to read this j kind of junk at Christmas time, so I’m not going to bother you with it ; until 1931. I 1 just want to wish the Merriest kind of a Christma s and the Happiest of all New Years to all of my readers. I ""“Wouldn’t it be a fine thing if we could all be back home with the Old Folks for Christmas Day? Maybe the next best thing to do, if being there is impossible, would be to write them a nice long cheery letter. Or maybe you have a sister or a brother who are away from home. I have, and I’m going to write each one of them a real holiday letter. * Good bye, then, till after the New Year. Hope 1931 brings u s all health, happiness and prosperity. — ♦"Tv- HENRY B. CAVE;. FOND TRIBUTE OF A WAR COMRADE In Col. Colcock’s calvary that served i and fought along .he South Carolina seacoast were at lest four companies from “Barnwell District”,—those of Dr. Ben Lawton, Peeples, Smart and Kirkland. Likewise in Col. Lamar's j great regiment of artillery on James I Island and other places in and near i Charleston, there were four Barnwell j companies—the one commanded at • first by Capt. F. L. Sanders, but later by Capt. Geo. W. Stallings; and then : the companies, respectively, of Capt. Hunter, Capt. Kennedy, and Capt. Read (killed at Secessionville) whose company was afterwards commanded by Capt. Lancaster. Soon after the war began, Henry B. Cave joined the calvary of Colcock’s, which company I do not remember. But he later was transferred to Co. G (that of Stal lings) of Lamar’s Artillery. When I Olar Items. Olar, Dec. 20.—Mrs. Dix Goodwin and children and Ray Goodwin, of Columbia visited Mr. and Mrs. R. Fair Goodwin this week. Mrs. Corbett Furgerson, of Allen dale, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. B. Sanders. Mrs. Vernon Creech and her music pupils gave a cantata at the school auditorium Thursday evening. Services at Mt. Olivet. Announcement is made that the Rev. T. S. Sanders, of Kershaw, will conduct services next Sunday morning at eleven o’clock at Mt. Olivet Church. v °l un t eere d in the company of Capt. The public ig cordially invited to at- Kennedy, of Williston in 1864, Henry tend. Dunbarton, Dec. 20, 1930. Dear Santa :- Are you ready to start your journey around the world? I am a little girl ten years old and in the fourth grade. I want a China tea set a little sew- AUDITOR’S NOTICE. I will be at the following places for the purpose of taking returns for 1931. Only personal property will be re turned this year. Ten per cent, pen alty will be added for not making re turns before March 1st, 1931: Blackville, January 2nd. Dunbarton, January 6th. Elko, January 8th. Hilda, January 12th Leigh, January 14th Meyer’s Mill, January 16th. Robbins, January 19th. Snelling, January 21st. Williston, January 23rd. Respectfully yours, W. H. MANNING, County Auditor. wagon and a 22 rifle, also some fruit, candy and lots of nuts. We will be looking for you Christ- ing machine, and a carriage for my ( mas Eve night, big doll. I your friends, I have a little brother in the 2nd Mary Elizabeth and grade, bring me a trycicle, Bill-goat, Charles Hensley Still. was already in Co. G., and I found him* in the latter when I was, by re quest transferred to it in order to be with some 12 or 15 Sanders boys (officers and non) who were my brothers and cousins. Being very young—^ust 17—I wanted to be in the company of my kindred. I soon became the acquaintance and friend of Henry B. Cave, whom I found to be a true, brave, loyal soldier. I re call being “on picket” with him on James Island, and then on our lon^ hard march up the coast and on to Greensboro, N. C., fighting Sherman’s army on the way. So far as I know, Henry was never wounded or captur ed, which I may state was my own happy experience, although our regi ment (Lamar’s) lost heavily at Av- erysboro and Bentonville, March 1865. Like myself and others, went to work on the farm when we who re mained alive got back home from the War. At various times (in re-unions, and at his good home near Kline) I had the pleasure of meeting him and of having pleasant reminiscent talks with him. Henry B. Cave was a warm hearted Christian, a Bible- reader, who thought and spoke intelli gently about the teachings of the Great Book, and whose life wag guid ed by the Word of God. 1 was grieved when lately I heard of his death. _ I rejoice to testify to his fidelity as a soldier of the Confederacy, and even more so that he was a “Good Soldier of Jesus Christ.” I may state here that, so far as I know or can hear, he and myself were the last two survivors of our company “G.” (2nd S. C. Ar tillery of 140 men who were in said company when I was transferred to it in Sept. 1864. And today, if not mistaken, I am the only living mem ber of that company. How gracious God has been to allow me still to be here while all the other s of my dear brave comradeg have “passed over the river,” and as Stonewall Jackson said, “resting unjder the shade of the trees.” Farewell! Oh, Farewell, my dear old boys, until we meet again—as I hope at Jesus feet * R. W. SANDERS. ‘ Greenville, S. C. ,P. S.—Col. Lamar’s regiment once had at least 1,400 men in the 10 com panies, and served nobly in the battle of Secessionville, in the bloody siege of Morris Island, on picket lines of j Williston, Dec. 20.—The Sewell pro duction, “Rose Time,” was ably ren dered in the high school auditorium last Friday evening by a well selected and well drilled local cast. The proceeds of something like $100 brings the Athletic Association com pletely out of debt and puts it into fine shape for the coming basket hall season—which makes its bow to the public very goon after the Christmas holidays. W. W. Cone, populsr principal of the local grammar school, left Thurs day afternoon for his home at Lodge to be present at the marriage of his sister, Mis* Mary Louise Cone, to J. C. Smith, prominent farmer of Ehr- hardt. The ceremony will take place at.the home of the bride’s parents. The Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas service on Christmas morning at the Methodist Church at ten o’clock. There will be special music and a short message by Rev. Stephen Harvin, the pastor of the Presbyterian Church. A cordial wel come i s extended to all people of Wil liston and surrounding community to attend these services. Splendid ^rork ig being done by the local School Improvement association and greater things being planned. This association, a great ally and friend of the school, i 8 headed by Mrs. G. W. Whitaker, the president. She is assisted directly by several very ac tive committees, all being well or ganized and headed. Mrs. S. B. Ray heads the finance committee, designed for raising and making money for the association. This group has been very active and successful. Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy hesds the gram mar school grounds committee. This and , organisation is making great plant for . | tbs grounds around the grammar achool buildings. Work will be start ed soon with much filling in with dirt, proper terracing, the planting of trees and flowers. Mrs. C. E. Crouch heads the high school grounds committee. These Isdies last year paved a wonderful walk to the high school building from the road, a real monument built by them, generally appreciated, rind this year, they are right now doing more concrete work all around the front of the (building, paving another walk, planning to plant more trees, plants and flowers. The plsy grounds committee is headed by Mrs. W. C. Cook. This group has plans well made for fhr- reaching improvements in play ground equipment. The present equipment will be reconstructed and repaired and much will be added right away. The Ladies Missionary society of the Methodist church met with Mr*. Wil liam Shuler cn Monday afternoon. The program wag led by Mrs. W. C. Smith, Sr., with Mrs. G. W. Whitaker and Mrs. Quattlebaum assisting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs Whitaker, vice-president, Mrs. Quat tlebaum, secretary, Mrs. G. J. Trotti, treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Johnson. - Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Peacock and Mrs. E. F. Polsen visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis in Allendale Tues day. Miss Mary Robinson, of Rowesville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Willis, Jr. . Mrs. C. K. Ackerman has as her gueqjt, her mother, Mrs. Fannie Lou Baker, of Knoxville, Tenn. Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Trotti has Mrs. Trotti’s brother, Mr. Parker, of Bal timore, as her guest the past few adys. Bill Gunnels and Ernest Riley were visitors in Williston.Friday. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Player, Misses Mary Cooks, Elizabeth Kennedy, Mary Alice and Elizabeth Player were visi tors in Augusta Saturday afternoon Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Davis and Miss Jacque Davig were among those in Augusta Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, of Al lendale, spent Sunday in Williston. Misses Mary Alice and Elizabeth Player, of Columbia College, spent last weekvend with Mr. and Mrs. M M. Player. Mrs. F. F. Polcen, Dorothy Whittle Encouraging Intereai Shown at Meet* ing of Farmers CsQfd by Perry A. K. Pr^ce. The interest dup^ijrtd by a group of fsrmere, who nut in the court house here Friday aftempon to discuss a tentative farming and livestock pro gram submitted by the Bank of Western Carolina, was very pronounc ed and moat encouraging. Much good is believed to have been accomplished by the general talk and remarks con cerning each item in the scheme. The objective is the inauguration in 1931 of a balanced, long term agricultural and livestock plan of farming. In essence, it contemplates a return to the old “live-at-home” method. It provides in general for the abundant use of legumes, summer and winter gardens, sufficient food and feed- stuffs of every eort for both man and beast, the gradual acquisition and expansion of livestock holdings, the reduction of costs in production and the marketing of all surpluses. The outline is ag follows: Five acres in oats, followed by cow peas or soy beans for hay. Ten acres in corn, to be planted either with peas, soy beans or velvet beans. Three acres in sweet potatoes, sugar cane, millet *nd a home garden, both winter and summer. ^ Five acres in asparagus, water- % melons, cantaloupes, cucumbers or other truck. " Five acres in cotton, which is to be planted only on those lands which, under normal conditions, will produce at lesst one-half bale to the acre. Five acres extra to be sowed dur ing odd times in velvet beans. ’ Fertilization would be provided by the use of four tons of mixed fertili sers and one and a half tons of soda, in addition to the bountiful planting of legume crops. Recommended amounts for each crop are to be work ed out by a committee of farmers and reported at another meetinf which will be held some time during January. Perry A. Price, manager of the ocal bsnk, who is taking the lead in < trying to help work out a solution of the farm problem in this immediate section, is to be heartily commended for hi 8 efforts along this line. * A Song of Joy.' . • * 1.—It was on a calm and peaceful night. And all the earth seemed gtill. The Shepherds watched their flock with care, On the old Judean Hills. 2j—Very suddenly they were startled By the brilliance of the light. And lo! they heard the heavenly voteei Singing in the night. 3. —A glad new gong of joy was given To men upon the earth. Sung by myriads of Angels, That proclaimed the Savior’s birth. 4. —The Shepherds ne’er forgot the sweetness Of that glad and glorious song. And they went their way rejoicing, f . In search of the King that waa hern. 5. —At last they found the Bethlehem Babe And knelt-in adoration Before the Saviour that waa born, A gift to every Ration. > 6. —Now let us join the Angels* chovna And loud .the anthem ring, “Peace oi earth, good will towani men,” “Glory to the new-born King.” —Florence Chandler Humphries. Allendale, S. C., Dec. 18, 1930. Miss Mary Frances Moore, a mem ber of the Gray's school faculty, la spending the holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Moore. Him Moore had a very harrowing experi ence Thursday afternoon of last week when the Gray’s school building win totally destroyed by fire while pre parations were under way for a Christmas celebration. the Islands around Charleston, and and Leila Wood Sprawls spent Friday then at Averysboro and Bentonville, in Augusta. after Charleston was Anally evacuat-1 Miss Elaine Harley, of Barnwell ed (near captured) on the night of spent the week-end with Miss Harry Feb. 17, 1865—the very night on delle Thompson, which Sherman’s Columbia. men cruelly burnt W. S.* Miss Elizabeth Kennedy entertainec quite a number of the younger set with a dance last Friday night in honor of Misses Mary Alice and EUsn- betb Player. Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Wise and Mias Emth Bell were visitors in Saturday. Mrs. J. A. McCue and Miss 1 Dasher were among those from to visit Augusta Saturday.