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A . THE tFFIClAI. NEWSPAPER OP BARNWELL COUNT! , -s.. Consolidated Jane 1, lt2&. VOLUME LIV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 1*3L Just Like a M«mb«r of Family" NUMBER Few'Cases Tried at May Term of Court Seven True Bills Found by the Grand Jury.—Judge Hayne F. Rice Is Presiding, and" and Very few cases have been tried at the May term of the Court of Gen eral Sessions, which convened here Monday morning with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. Three cases were deposed of Monday, the defendant in tw'o cases pleading guil ty. Seven True Bill s were found by' the Grand Jury, as follows: * — Henry Green, housebreaking laceny.'"'- Henry Green, housebreaking laceny. Lonnie Coleman, murder. Eugene Powell, assault arid battery with intent to kill. James Rowell, T. J. Sanders and Luther Still, assault and battery with intent to kill. Jennings Hay, housebreaking and laceny. Jennings Hay, housebreaking and laceny. „ Cases Disposed of. Cases disposed of are as follows: Closing Exercises at Bl&ckville High Annual Address by Dr. H. R. Murchi son.—Eighteen Graduates Given Diplomas. Cojnmencerhent exercises of the Blackville High School were held Tuesday evening in the school audi torium, a targe" audience being in at tendance. The" following enjoyable program was arranged for the oc casion: ' . 7 Invocation—Rev. O. H. McKinnon. i-f _ , • . Carolina. • Salutatory—Miss Emmie Lee Hair. Salutatory—Miss Marian High tower. Music—Miss Emmie Lee Hair. Address—Dr. H. R. Murchison. Music—Misses Jfathryn Matthews, Surplus of Teachers Is Certain in Stole Changes at Poor Farm Suggested in Report Two Available for Every Position,, Grand Jury Deprecates Fact That Says Department of Educaticn Official; - Columbia.—Practically two teach- Previous Rccommendaticns Re ceived No Consideration. Deprecating the apparent failure ers will be available for every position of those in charge of the County Poor open to white school * teachers in South Carolina this fall, H. B. Domi nick, dilector of the board of certifi- Farm to give consideration to “var ious and sundry recommendations with respect" to the management cf cation of the State department of ed ucation, said recently. Several factors- will bring the condition about, Dopimick. said. that institution,, the Giand Jury -in its Presentment to the Court o/ General Sessions here Monday renew ed its previous recommendations and “The so-called Bush bilh becomes further recommended that all provis- effective. this next school year,” he long for the use of the inmates be continued. “It increases the teacher puichased on a competitive bksis. load and it is estimated that between The full text of the presentment is 500 and 600 teacher will be eliminat- as follows: ed.’ Emmie Lee Hair and Marian Brad ford. ^ Deliveiy of Seventh Grade Certifi- vates—Mr. R. G. Garrison. Delivery of High School Diplomas. Valedictory—Mr. Leroy Lancaster. Aftna Mater. _ Benediction—Rev. O. H. McKinnon. The list of graduates is a* follows: Avis Lenwell Blume, Maiian Rober- Henry Green, housebreaking and ta Bradford, Jenice Brown. Mary Cor- larceny (stwre of B. M. Jenkins, Jr.),'| nelia Coggin, Harry Ralph Delk, Em- pleaded guilty and was sentenced to i mie Lee Hair, Herman Brown Hait- two year s at bard labor. I acK, Frances Marian Hightower, Chas. Henry Green, housebreaking - and i Frank Hutto, Kittie Irene Hutto, larceny (store of Lewis and Best),! Harry Ronald Johnson, Leroy Fan- In the 19:50-31 school year,, about 8,800 whit e teachers were employed. Indications are that colleges wilLtum cut about 1,500 teachers this sum mer. . ' “May, the 1st, of this year, there were To the Honorable Hayne F. Rice, Pre siding Judge of the Court of Gen eral Sessions fcr Barnwell County: The Grand Jury of Barnwell County begs' leave to report as follows: 1. We have passed upon all Bills of Indictment that have been submit- approximately 14,000 white ted to us by the Solicitor and haw teachers holding valid certificates, so retifrned them to the Court with our it is seen that there will be about 8,- recommendations, 2. We recommend to the proper authorities the matter of the case of 800 openings /or dbout 16,000 teach ers.” * pleaded guilty ami was sentenced to two years at hard labor. Eugene Powell, assault and bat tery with intent to kill ami carrying c n-caled weapons, convicted of as sault with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons and sentenced to Early Squares of Cotton, three years at hard labor. Will Sullivan, charged with the murder of Jim Carree. mistrial order ed. ning Lancaster, Charle< Judson Mat thews. Kathryn Left with Matthews, George Howell• McCormick, Theodore Eugene Nineslein, Lena Mae Still 'and Vaudie Lee Still. Home Demonstration Club News. Club Market. The Home Demonstration Market Saturday was one of the best this year. A variety of fresh vegetables, berries, milk products and eggs were sold at attractive prices. This week | a specialty will be made of fryers. ■■ Every Wednesday customer* will more than fifty cents, and early dam- t ^ _ ♦; « » v - u - ..... . be given tickets which, if presented age fiom boll weevil can largely be i # i» o * j' H > ... _ 1 the following Saturday will entitle The cost pel* acre should not be ter and sentenced to "three years at ! in reference to close spacing and Lonnie Coleman, murder of Henry 1 avoided. R. W. Hamilton, Extension: . j j- .l • u Coleman, found guilty of man*!augh-j Agronomist, has the following to say I fjven out at jq.qq 0 . clock r Club Girls' Camp. , Club Girl* of Barnwell County will . , ,,, Thinning of cotton ,nd early '< g „ to Cirlil , lo Pml>f SchM | „„ lh< ., r ^ PO”*'*- poisoning for boll weevils will b^ im " hard labor. Court adjourned sine die Tuesday afternoon. early poisoning: the State vs. Oliver Kay. This man was arrested some time ago on a charge of forgery; he gave bond and soon thereafter left the State. We understand that he is now in Augusta, Ga. We lecommend that His bond be forfeited, or that his bondsmen pro duce him to be delivered to the Sheriff of Barnwell County. 3. We recommend that the Sheriff make effort to locate and apprehend one Herman Johnson, who is charged with murder in this county. This man ran away immediately upon the com mission cf the crime in question and before he was arfested. This killing occurred on th*. public streets of the town of Barnwell some years ago . and the accused should by all means ' be found and brought to trial, if the Local High School Ends Fine Session Large Audience Attended Commence ment Exercises in Auditorium Tuesday Night. With a large audience i(i attend ance, the annual graduating' exercises of the Barnwell High School were held in the school auditorium Tuesday evening, bringing to a close another very successful session of that institu- Hinn. The commencement exercises began Friday evening with a recital con *^8nment to Washington, D. C. by piembefs of the Beethoven Club, and the commencement -sermon' was preached Sunday morning in the Barnwell Baptist Church by the^Rev. Wilmer S. Poynor, of Florepce. The following intgiesting program .was presented , Tuesday evening: Invocation—^Dr. W. M. Jones. Salutatory—Calder Ellis. Polish Dance (Eggling) —* Mary Gay 0*Bannon. **1981 Enters the Portals of Time,” a dramatization which included the following clasj, program: 1. School Song: “Stein Song"— Adapted to the Barnwell High School. 2. Class Poem—Marian Bolen. 3. Class Will—Harris Morris. 4. TReaponse to Will—Hummel Harley. 5. Class Prophecy—Jennie Black. 6. Class Song—Senior Class. Second Valse (Godard) — Nancy Owen*. 1 ' ‘Pre-entation of Diplomas—Jas. Julien Bush, .Esq, Valedictoiy—Oneda Moody. Benediction—Rev. B. G. Murphy. Nick Croft Produces First Crate of Cukes Shipped Early Hamper Saturday. \ - 'TV Abe Cherry Say* Outlook Poor v ' V for Early Crop. t- The distinction of shipping the first crate of 1931 cucumbers from Barn well goes to Nick Croft, young farmer who lives a few miles east of tfiia city. Mr. Croft brought iri the first hamper Saturday morning and being unable to find a buyer, shipped it on LAST CALL. | annual camp, June 1st, 2nd and 3rd. and June. To further stress the im portance of clo*e spacing and the 1 his is the final announcement of early us ( , of sweet poison in cotton the. Laymans t onvention qf the production, attention of farmers is Barnwell Association to be held with t . a , led to the f 0 i| 0winR re! , ults 0 btain- the Denmaik Baptist Church next e( j by the South Carolina Experiment portant farm opera!jons during May ^ “ ... , t ^ . 1 T his ramp wnn be held jointly with Suyday at 3 p. m. The program is Stationr the Bamberg County 4»H~€>hibs and will be in charge of the Home Dem- ( onstration Agents of the two counties, Mrs. Dora Dee Walker and Miss Min nie Floyd, of the Extension Depart-1 ment of Winthrop College. complete and it is a good one. Both preacheis and laymen will speak and the message of each one will be well worth coming to hear. This will not be a business meeting. “ ‘Tests have been conducted over a five-year peiiod with Cleveland varieties in which the spacing was one plant every 6. 9, 12, 16 and 24 inches. No poison was applied to 4. We ehin^stly renew our previ ous recemraendations in regards to the management of the County Poor Farm. We have made- various and | sundry recommendations with respect theieto,' but up until this time no ' consideration appears to have been given by those in charge to our ree- emmendations. \* > 5. We further recommend that all Trips to State Short Course. Six 4-H Club Girl 8 and two Home. . . . r. ... . provisions for the use of the inmates Demonstration Club Members of __ \ott-dont have to be elected or ap- these plots except three early appli- pointed to be a member. Just come. ca tions of molasses poison. AH spac- That is- all £ou have to do, but be have averaged* a bale of cotton sure you do that. Indications point., per acre, over this period. Under to a large attendance and one of the con ditions, the closer the plants best meeting- ever held in the asso- art? in the driI , the Kreater the yield ciation. . : For the five-year period, six inch All roads lead to Denmark next Barnwell County have won trips to th e State Short Cour-e for Women and girls to be held at Winthrop Col lege, June 5th to 11th. i i, . . . . , c. ■ d 7. * to furnish them at the lowest price, r ranees Manning. Barnwell for - ‘ - • . j7 . . at said Poor Farm be purchased by the Board, of Regents on a competi tive basis and that they be purchased from the person or petson s offering best club record; Muiriel Norris, of Kline, for health improvement; and Valerie Sanders,- Hercules, for best health record are winners of trip s of- , .... ferfcd by the county. Edna Creech, spacing has yielded 1659 pounds .of . , D . . _ t n a mitted Sunday afternon. Come and bring a co n/, n D er acre* nine inch snac- Am * m a Rol)l »ison, of Galilee, and; Inrtrp deletf.rinn from vnur Church. , P . ... P . Evelyn Anderson, of Elko, are win-; ners in the Central District Garden .... . , Contest. These trips are niven by nine inch spacings made the best yield in 1930, 1530 and 1550 pounds per acre respectively. The wider spacings, 16 and 24 inches, produced We thank the Presiding Judge, the Solicitor and any other Court offi cials for courtecies -extended to us during our deliberations. All of which is respectfully sub- large delegation from your Church. ing yielded 1601 pounds; 12 i nch Pavement, completed and in use west gpacing . 13 9 8 pounds. Six inch and C. M. TURNER, Foreman. of Denmark. A.i^. O’NELLEY. Publicity Director. Snelling School Closes. th e .Southern Planter Publishing Com pany, and Hazel Atlas Glass Com pany. Mrs. O. B. Staley and Mrs. C. L. Native of Bamberg Freed. The case against Mrs. John M. Lynch, a native of Bamberg, who was accused of murder in connection, with the death of her husband at Closing exercises of the Seven ' I only 1285 and 1127 pounds per acre. 1 # i d u - — — ‘ Fiom results obtained in these o. * i • . * ( Rutherfordton, N. C., January 26th, Pines school at Snelling were held of cotton can be made by , eavinK :• . . .. . . • . .. a State baking contest sponsored i. i • . tests it is evident that a good yield , , .. 0 , i has been nol pressed by - . . . . . by the Soft Wheat Millers Associa- . _ , f D r* o c Vwi 1«o vr % nr r\ * A CnCI&n L. J O ll FI X Friday, bein^ Attended by a large larjfe numlx>r q{ p]finU per acre and tion. These eight delegates along the court, i A co-defendant, John Paul Searcy, and appreciative gathering. A picnic dinner was served about noon in the pine grove near the school house, the who worked on the Lynch farm, was , . ... ,.i with four otheis who will bear their , - ,. -p, . - by properly applying three applica- ! ... . .. . ! also free<l. The grand jury returned Z , own eXpt . nses will make up the quota . t tions of sweet poison. * i , . ^ on * rue “'h 8 against Mrs. Lynch and ' r ... .. ! of representatives from Barnwell , « . .. „ The first poison application was ^, • y°ung Searcy, but the ca«e never representatives from ivonu.. County. The trip will be made by *’ • . T , R of the first ... * . , u i u n went to tr,al * Accordin 8 to The Bam- schcol bu* to and from Roek Hill. This annual event is looked forward to menu including barbecued meats, rice,; made flt the appearance hash, chicken, cake, pie and iced tea. j squa , eSf fo „ owed at . intervals of five A visitor gives due credit to R. R- : day8 for the second and third appli Moore and the committee of ladies! ca ' ionil/ »_ Prepared by H G Boylg .! ^ ^reat pleasure by club women for preparing such * sumptuou s din- ton> County Aj?ent ner. In the afternoon, N. A. Patterson was introduced and recited "Kentucky. Belle/’ a war-time poem. Several •songs were also enjoyed, as wa g an -'address by Mrs. W. B. Parker, teacher of the school, whose services ar e so much appreciated that a resolution was adopted asking that she be re elected for another session. The,meeting was dismissed by Mr. Patterson. Olar News. Olar, May 23.—The Rev. H. 0. Mor ris, pastor of , the First Baptist Church of Atoka, Okla., is visiting in ! Olar. ~ and girls each year. Hitj)Parked Automobile. berg Herald, Mrs. Lynch’s friends in that town staunchly believed in her innocence from the outset. Collision on Highway. A collision occurred Sunday night Dennis Putnam, ot Alabama, who on the Bamwell-Blackville highway, is visiting his uncle, T. N. Putnam, at what is locally known as “Dead manager of the Reid Furniture Store Man’s Curve,” the scene of a fatal in Barnwell, ran into the rear end of accident, between a car occupied by Perry B. Bush’s - automobile which Charles Burckhalter, Miles Hagood was parked in front of the residence and Lide Halford, all of Barnwell, The Rev. JtHian A. Cave and fami ly, of Williamston, ar e visiting Mr. 0 f b j g brother, J. Julien Bush, Satur- pnd an automobil^jccupied by several Cave« parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. day night. The Bush car was knock- young men frdj^Kpringfield. None ed up on the sidewalk and its right of the occupant^/ either machine Cave. Local and Personal News of Blackville Blackville. May 23.—Wednesday af ternoon Mrs. B. F. Storne entertained at bridge n'nveis for five tables. Prize winneis fof lbs a:tern»on were Miss Eugenis StiM. Mr« G. F. Pohev, Mrs. Sigsbi» Grimes and Mrs, T. L Wragg. Mr*. A. W. Kent:., of Columi bis and Mrs. Judson Matthews called after cards. Refr?shments were served. *' r The Thursday Bridge club n et with Mrs. George Magrudor at its regular time. Mrs. .Farrell O’Gjiman held highest score. She rece’ved a pretty spren. Mrs. Herman Brown cut con solation. • Abe Cherry, of New York City, who has been coming to Barnwell during the “cuke” season for the past two or three years, was in town Sunday ^afternoon, 'en t route from Florida to Lake City, this State. He brought veiy discouraging news as to tbe outlook for the cucumber ‘*deal,” e.-pecially the early crop. Cucum bers 8 old in New York Saturday, h* said, for only 75 cents to $1 s hamper, the matket having slumped badly ua- .der- the weight of heavy shipments from North and South Florida, Ala bama and South Georgia. He does net think}-that early cucumbers in this section will bring profitable prices, although there is a likelihood of farmers realizing a fair profit from the late crop. • Contrary to reports, Mr. .Cherry said, a fairly large crop has been made in Florida and cucumbers from both the northern and southern sec tions have come on the market about the same time, together with cukes from Alabama and South Georgia. Efforts to induce growers to hold a part of the crop off the market in an effort to boost price* were unavailing, he *aid. It ia reported that the first car of cuke* will probably be shipped from Blackville today (Thursday.^ USE OF COTTON BAGGING IS ENCOURAGED BY MILL S. Odenheimer, president of the Lane Cotton Mills, of New Orleans, has notified the Association for the Increased Use of Cotton that his mill, in order to encourage the use of cotton bagging, will allow nine pounds extia weight on cotton covered with standard cotton bagging, according to an announcement Friday night from the headquarters of the associa- The Joseph Roger chapter, D. A. R. met with Mi*s Imogene Still on Tuesday afternoon. After the usual tion in Columbia. Harold C. Breoker, secretary of the association, said that a very strong sentiment for cotton bagging is pre- preliminaiy business, officers for thei va , ent in the Wt> p >rticu i a Hy in the coming year were elected: Mrs. I«'*• I Mississippi valley, but that the fact Roy Still; regent; Mrs. Lawrence that jute on a bale weiKhed Groves, vice-regent; Mrs. John W. more had ^ a 6eierrtnt factor i, Johnson. Williston, second vice-re-1 the uge of the ^ ning ^ Id gent; Mrs. Harold Crum, recording, order to thil| factor * ^ secretary; Mrs. Lonnie Creech, cor- ^ indicated that ^ of the miU> responding secretary; Mrs. Ruth M. Coggin, treasurer; Mrs. B.*F. Storne, registrar; Mis* Imogene Still, audi tor; Mifcs Eugenia Still, parliamen tarian; Mrs. T. 0. Boland, chaplain. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Af might allow the extra weight. The Lane mills are the first to inform the association of their willingness to do this. ** The association is being organised in various States and Mr. Booker H. Ninestein and Mre. LeRoy Still ade fo „ owin g sUtement . will plan a picnic for the next | movement seems to be sweeping over ing, which will be held at Holman’s the and we are encouraged to believe that we are going to get very bridge. The Girl Scouts, under the leader ship of Miss Kathryn Legare, will camp at Holman’s bridge, May 27-28. Officeis for the Girl Scouts were elected at this week’s meeting: Miss Legare, scout captain; Miss Helen Holstein, leader; Miss Nell Ninestein, patrol leader; Miss Ro-alie Mathis,) corporal; Miss Marian Buist, corres ponding secretary; Miss Emma Boyls- ton, treasurer; Miss Mildred Buist. recording secretary; Mis s Leah Wen- grow, program chairman. . Last Wednesday evening farewell- services were conducted at the# Bap tist church by the Rev. Otis- McKin non, pastor, who has accepted a call to the Ridgeland Baptist Church. The Rev. and Mrs. McKinnon left Thurs day for their new home. definite results in the next few months in the way of increasing the consump tion of our chief crop.” REV. COLLUM TO CONDUCT SERVICES AT DUNBARTON Announcement is made that the Rev. J. C. Collum, formerly of Kline, but for the past few years a resident of Acworth, Ga., will conduct ser vices at the Dunbarton Bmptiat Church next Sunday evening, May 31st, at 8:30 o’clock. The public gen erally and Mr. Coburn’s friends es pecially are invited to attend. To Confer Master’s Degree. The Sublime Degree of a Master Mason will be conferred upon three Fellowcrafts at a meeting of Har- M iss Juanita Neeley, who is taking rear fender smashed. Mr. Putnam’s was seriousj^ injured, but it is un- a post-graduate course in Atlanta, car was also damaged. Young Put- derstood that both cars were badly spent the week-end at home. She r.am says that his attention was di?- damaged. It is presumed that was accompanied by Miss Henrietta tracted from the street for a moment 1 blinding headlights caused the acci- Johnson, of Greensboro, Ala. j and he did not see the parked ear in dent. , * Westley D. Chitty and faftiily, of time to' dvoid hitting it. " ( ' ~ | mqny Lodge NckJ^ thig (Thursday) evening at 8:80 o’clock. The candi- E: H»ri8Y,^ir:rifeiHi»s’r edh and Madison Woodward. g Local and visiting brethren -are cor dially invited to attend. . veiiuc in- lie ilaepxe Sentinel -New York City, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Chitty. - * visited Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Hartzog this week. 7 . . Mr?. E. H. Kepley, of Charlotte, is at the home of her pareifts, Mr. and Mrs, J..Gordon Brabham. Services at Mt. Olivet. ismkjbBi, vwtariir, Attend Birthday Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dicks, Miss TTTzabeth W. HJ The Rev. Tarleton' Sanjders will Dicks and son, all o,f Dunbarton,' at- conduct services at Mt. Olivet Church tended a surprise dinner given at next Sunday afternoon'at four oV Govan on May 16th in celebiation of dock. The' pijblic^, i§. v inviterl to at- the 7.8th birthday of Mrs. S. R. Ken- teftd.-—. .. . ..—.—- •' T ——- 'ngtiy. ^—r- • >-.— PENS NOTICE. Barnwell Gets $114.80 from Fud. Checks totalling $34347.46, rep resenting proceeds of 1 per cent* tax on premiums collected in 1980 in 79 To Confederate Veterans and Widows: j fire department towns, have been dis- I have received . cheeks in the bursad by the State, insurance corn- amount of $11,200 and will be ready j missioner,, Sam B. King. Barnwell** to distribute this money Thursday. * share amounted to $11430 and other All of you may ball at my office,) towns in this section received the sign receipt and get your checks. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate. , The family of Mr. George Ander- following amount*: ., Aiken, $94835; AUertdale, 13837; Bamberg, $156.53; Blackrille, $8238; Denmark, $126.53; Springfield, $3932. Mr. and Mrs. <2. W. Durden, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walker, Misa Ruby son wish to thank their friends for the many kindnesses shown during v> j his illness and death. Cain and Gordon Cain, of Augusta, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bon- dl H. Dyches Sunday. ■, •('’ ' -• . ... - .. - ... -r..T-T-...,7- mm :