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Williams, of Florence, “wet" candidate for gov ernor two year s ago. Williams is making the race for the Senat e on an anti-prohibition platform. Ther e are three candidates for Con ges* fy-om the new Second District, of which Barnwell County is a part. They are Congressman H. P. Fulmer, of Orangeburg, A. F. Lever, of Col umbia, and D. R. Sturkie, of Calhoun ^ounty. Mr. Lever wa* in Congress tor 18 year s *nd Mr. Sturkie opposed Congressman Fulmer in the last two campaigns. Solicitor B. D. Carter, of Bamberg, is unopposed for reelection. Because of th e number of candi dates in the race fcr the Senate, a run-eff primay is held almost a cer-' tainty, with ptobably a second race for Congress. The Vamp Theatre to Reopen About April 1 C. Prpe Gantt, ot Wageaer. Leases Lorsl Theatre.—To Install Latest Sound Equipment. C. Pope Gantt, cf Wagener, has leased the Vamp Theatre in Barnwell ami plan a to reopen the place for business about- July 1st. Mr. Gantt was a visitor here Saturday and Uld a representative of The People-Sentl- Bie - that he will install \he very latest Western Electric scund equipment the fame as is used in the larger cities, and will show only the best talking lectures. Mr. Gantt say a that he realizes that picture shows have had rather hard sledding here in the past but he' be lieves that an up-to-date theatre, pr perly equipped and showing high- ^'ass pictures, will win and hold the putrenage of the theatre-going public of this section. He expects to begin at once the work of remodeling the interior cf the theatre and installing th? motion picture machines and sound equipment. More definite announce ent of the opeening date ill be made the near future. Invited to Join in Observance of the Festival of St. John, the Baptist, at Hephzibah, Ga. Squash Bug Damaging Watermelons. Many farmers aie experiencing trouble with the squash bug damag ing thir cucumbers, watermelons, et£. A number have called for information on ci ntrol. Every effort has been made to get any information on new methods of control. A recent wire an^l letter from Alfred Lutken is tjucted below giving best control: “There is no practical control for the i-quash bug e4ftept hand picking the adults and eggs and spraying with a contact insecticide to kill the ycung. • “Each morning while insects arc j^entiful they should be picked off the stems of the plants a nd destroyed. Scrape off all egg masses i^iat ore found any spray the young with 1^4 ounces of Black leaf 40 and five ounces cf soap, in five gallons of water.” Let me urge farmers to keep care ful watch for the appearanc e of these bug s and proceed to curb the infesta tion before it spreads. Farmers should go over their fields often and hand pick all bugs found.—H. G. Boylston, Co. Agent. Vanishing Party. : ' m The members of the Ladies’ Bible ass cf the local Methodist Church will give a “Vanishing Party”-at the home of Mrs. J. E. Harley tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at five ‘o’clock, the proceeds" nfrwhich will go to the load.of. the' Church The cordially invited and urged Masons of Barnwell County have jbeen invited to join in the observance of the Festival of St. John, The Bap tist, which will be celebrated at Heph zibah, Ga., Friday, June 24, when it i s anticipated there will be present representatives of upwards of two hundred Masonic lodges of Eastern Georgia and Western South Carolina. Masons, members of their families and their friends, regardless of fraternal .affiliation, will be cordially welcomed. Prasent estimate of anticipated at tendance is four thousand. While Richmond Lodge No. 412, of Hephzibah, Ga., will be the nominal host, the observance is being sponsor ed also by the lodges of Augusta, in cooperation with the lodges of N-uth Augusta and Graniteville, S. C. Hephzibah is situated in Richmond County, fourteen miles from the line dividing the two States, and reached &y the Georgia and Florida Railroad and a xsoncrrte highway out from Augusta. The program will commence a t 3:80 o’clock in the afternoon, with an open inspirational session, when there will be several addrs»<e a interspersd with music and other entertainment. The principal orator will be General Robt. J. TravL«, of Savannah, past Grand master of the Grand Lodge of Geor gia, past Potentate of Alee Temple of the Mystic Shrine, thirty-third de gree of the Scottish Rite and a Bush-Brown Wedding Is Interesting Event Popular Brid*-Elect of EUenton Has Been Delightfully Entertained During Past Week. EUenton, June 14.—One of the most interesting social events of the season will be4he marriage Wednesday morn ing of Miss Mary Phoebe Bush and Mr. Stanley Brown at the Bush home. The ceremony will be performed by th e bride’s pastor, the Rev. Cecil Fi Outlaw, and will be witnessed by only th$ members of the immediate families. Miss Bush will be given in mar riage by her brother, Mr. L. Earle Bush and her attendant will b e Miss Helen Brabham. Mr. Stuart Fiaher, of New Brunswick, N. J., will be best man and Mrs. Carrie Herndon will play the wedding music.' Following the ceremony a break fast will be served the wedding party and guests... 'Prior to her marriage Miss Bush is being delightfully entertained. Last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. -Kelly Browning, "of Blackville, entertained her card club in honor of Mis a Bush, who was presented with a beautiful pit painting. A delicious sweet course was served to the 20 gueests. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. W. E. Ashley's home was the scene-of a lovely party for Miss Bush given by the Woman’s Missionary society of the Christian church. Quantities of garden flowets were used in creating a backgnund for the 30 beautifully gowned women. A number of inter esting contests were enjoyed, one of Knight Templar. Among other the most unique being a cross word speakers will be two governor*, both puzzle which when completed was a Mason*. Ibra C. Blackwood, of South wish for the bride. Miss Bush was Carolina, and Richard B. Russel*, Jr^ presented a handsome hand made of Georgia, who have definitely ac-1 quilt. Tea and sandwiches were cepted invitations. At thi a wnt'rg served, replies have not been received from ■ the two grandmasters, whom it U Wedne*day afternoon Mrs. L. O. hoped to have on the program—E. S. | Linscn was hostess at six tables of C. Baker of South Carolina, and Jos- bridg e fcr Miss Bush at her home in eph A. Moore, of Georgia. | Augusta. Beautiful vari-colored cut for the rest of the evening*. There flower a were used in the rooms where will be a *ea*on of m-rry-muking at the tables were arranged. Following an elaborate carnival-* big midway M veral progression> the high score with all cdllateral attractions, but limited to clean fun and harmless frolic. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. prize a cystal lemon dt‘h was award ed to Mrs. P. H. Buckingham. To Mrs. M. E. Bush went low score prize, a pretty vaser Miss Bush was given an electric sandwich toaster. A salad course with tea was tempt ingly served after which the brtde- blect wa* showered with green kitch en-ware, this feature coming a*^ a complete surprise to her. A vaat sigh of relief ftom th- un opposed county candidates when “the zero hour” a rrived Thursday^ . . A business man borrowing a tidy sum cf money from an employe. . . The local ball club journeying to St. Matthews only - to be informed upon at rival, that there would be no game. . . . The “cuke” market "“busting.” . . . An item in The State’s “Seen Heje and There” column telling about Will Riley, a nativ e of Barnwell, be ing introduced at a function in Col umbia as “Will Rogers” Riley. . . E. E. Crowson, editor of The Willis- ten Way. . . .Examination admis sion cards being received by appli cants fcr the job of postmaster at Barnwell. . . Showery boll weevil weather. . . Lloyd Plexico prepar ing for the motor boat races at Ashe ville and Columbia on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Lightning Strikes Residence. During a thunderstorm Thursday night, lightning struck the residence of M. B/Hagcod on Main Street, but fortunately very little damage was done. The bolt struck a chimney on the West side of the house, knocking off a few bricks. Mr. Hagood was in^his bed near the fireplace at the time, " but escaped injury. Some telephones in the neighborhood’ were put out of commission by the light ning. -I > Thursday afternoon Mrs. P. H. Buckingham and Mrs. W. E. Ashley were hostesses at a tea honoring this popular bride-elect. Never has Mrs. Buckingham’* home been more beau tiful than on this occasion. Gorgeous is the word ,to describe 1 the effect. .Quantities of cut flowers in every shade were used ' throughout the rooms which were ensuite. The beau tiful gowns of the women helped to creat e a beautiful scene. The table in the dining room wa- exquisite wjth a real lace'.cover, the handsome wood of the table being visible through the meshes of the lace. The centerpiece wg s a “thing cf beauty,” created of pink roses, yellow .and rose snapdiagons, fern and »Hve-i‘ / dusty-miller. Soft shader! lights cast a mellow grow. Mrs. Buckingham, handsom e in tea rose .georgette. Mis. Ashley, who wore a lovely Nile green chiffon gown. Miss Bush, who was never morS charm ing, wore an alice blue chiffon, her flowers being a shoulder corsage of pink rc|ses,.and Mrs. M, E. Bush, mother [ of the bride-elect, who was * t handseme in b)ack chiffon and lace, received. Serving in the dining room were, Mrs, Ellet C. Walker, Miss Helen Brabham, Mrs. Spencer McElwaine, -Mrs. Bruce H. Price, • Mis? Carrie Gene % Ashley, Miss Mary Ethel Out law and Mis§ Julia Bush.. About 135 guests called. To National Convention. X' Col. J. E. Harley, district delegate' to tho National Democratic Cunven* tion, a nd his son, HumnH, wM :eave Barnwell for Chicago, on Saturday. June 25th. At /meeting of "he South Carolina delegate^ in Columbia Fri- TRY A BU BUILDER day, Colonel Harley Was elected as a member of the credentials comhnttee and Hummel was named as page to the delegation. Other entertainments for Mis 3 Bush included" a party ''Friday afternoon by Mrs. G. Frank Posey, of Black ville; a dance Friday night by Mr. and Mrs. J. Julien Bush, of Barn well; a party Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs. C* G. Fuller, -of Bam- wel; a party ^Monday afternoon by Miss Gladys Bush, of EUenton, ahd a^ dance Tuesday night by Mis* Helen Brabham and Mr. George Shiplet,; of EUenton. " '1 . ' Second Week Jurors Drawn Here Monday ■•rav. Will Appear for Service June 27th.— Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, to Preside. Second week petit jurors for the Court of Common Pleas, which con venes next Monday, were drawn on Monday of this week. This is a scheduled two weeks term cf Court, at which Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, will preside. The members of theTTccal bar met Monday to arrange the roster of peases. The jurors for the second week are as follows: John G., Grubbs, Double Ponds. J. K. Browning, Blackville. R. S. Weathersbee,'Pleasant Hill. L. E. Whittle, Healing Springs. B. F. Odom, Healing Springs. S. B. M< seley, Barnwell. B. F. Anderson, Dunbarton. Nick Mirtin, Blackville. G. M. Rosier, Dunbarton. £. F. Woodward, Barnwell. Williarh H. Hutto, Reedy Branch. A. N. Black, Hilda. P. B. Bush, Barnwell. J. B. Hartzog, Hilda. F. W. De!k, Double Ponds. M. F. Black, Ashleigh. C. H. Dicks, Dunbarton. Percy Baxley, Barnwell. J. F. Rountree, Dunbarton. Adrian Williams, Barnwell. H. A. Green, Elko. R. F. Rountree. Dunbarton. A. L. Baxley, Blackville. C. R. Cave, Blackville. K. Diamond, Morris. D. J. Folk, Williston. Willie L. Baxley, Reedy Branch. J. M. Gibson, Big Fork. T. J. Folk, Williston. Jesse Rountree, Old Columbia. C. A. Hartzog, Double Pends. H. H. Hay, Red Oak A. R. Dunbar, Four Mile. J. B. Rots, Long Branch. # J. O. Waker, Old Columbia. G. A. Bonds, Hilda. Tarzan of the Apes i .. Searches for Mother Youth Stcleri From Parent by Pigmies Lived Primitive Life in African Jungle* Until Rescued. Man Robbed States He Is Heir to Millions Californian Claims He Was on Way to Sharkey-Schmelling Fight When Held Ip Near Fairfax. William Copely, 23, of Los Ange les, Calif.,- who wa a lobbed of .hia high powered automobile and $300 in cash Saturday afternoon near Fair fax, revealed, newspaper clippings yesterday to Columbians showing that he had inherited several million dol lars frx m an uncle. He was making a tcur tp New York to s e e the Sharkey-Schmelling world heavyweight championship bat tle when he picked up two young men at Jacksonville, Fla., who said they were gidng to Richmond, Va., he told Columbia police. Four ringside tickets wer e included in the article? taken from his person. ~ Copley -aid that he picked up the two young men and paid for their hctel lodging overnight. W’hen he peached a point near Fairfax, accord ing to his story, his two charity pas sengers helcT him up at the point of a pistol, robbed him of his money, struck him in the head, then drove bway in his 16-cy limit red ’Cadillac roadster, leaving him beside the road. H e walked several miles, then caught a ride x to Columbia, where he ceport- fcd to police. He registered a t a local bote! and was given other consider- btions pending the'arrival of money (for which he wired. Columbia police had no reportfrom the stolen car late last night—The {State, June 13. Several People Hurt in Head-on-CoUuhm v * Cars of Clarence Creech and Hennis Creech Wrecked Friday Night on Marlboro Street. Municipal Club Meets. ADVERTISE in Hie People-Sentinel The Barnwell Municipal Democratic Club held a very harmonious meeting in the Court Hous^ Monday afternoon and reorganized by reelecting- the following officers: P. W. Price, pres ident; Perry B. Bush, secretary and treasurer; M. C. Best, Thos. M. Boul- ware, A., A. McAllister, N. D. Coclin, P. W. Price and Perry B. Bush, mem ber* the executive committee* The selection of the time for open ing ahd closing the book of enrollment •and the arranging of other matters pertaining to the coming municipal primary elections was left in the hands of the executive committee. Advertise in The People-Sentinel Beaufort, June 11.—Claiming to have furnished the inspiration for the much published book “Tarzan of the Apes,” Robert Thomas Thompson, 28 year old South African diamond miner and trader, kidnapped by his father from his mother in Biloxi, Miss., at the age of one year and a year later stolen from his father by a tribe of pigmies, of which he is now the chief, has been in Beaufcrt searching for hrs mother which had led him from one end,of the United States to the other so far, without result. Thompson, slender;, with keen blu4 eyes and blonde hair which contrast strangely with his tanned skin tella a story of his life which is so amaz ing a a not to seem possible outside of a fairy tale. At the age when other boys are playing marbles, ycfcng Thompson was killing wild animals in the ) un * gies of Africa For playmates and companions he had three elephants. Hi* house was a hut in a tree. He ate his meat raw and until thia day does not relish it cooked. When he qras nine years old, he killed his first water buffalo, and with the assistance 0 of scm e of the tribe, skinned it. The mother, whom he is seeking, was Evelyn Moore, of Biloxi and »he married his father on a British vessel jailing from New Orleans to Liver pool, June 4, 1902. The captain- of (he beat performed the ceremony. Their son was born 18 months later •t the home of his mother’s people in Biloxi. Hi* maternal grandparenta were wealthy and objected to their daughter's marriage to hia father, who was poor and not considered by them a desirable husband for their daughter. They Jtook her home and refuted to allow the young father to tee his son. \ Howpver, the father had hi a own ideas on the matter and he stole the child away one night and took him to hi* mining camp in the junf1e£>of Africa, 300 mdes from Port Eliza beth on the Atlantic coast. The baby wa* a year and two months old at that time. When he was two year* old, a tribe cf pigma a raided the mining camp and captured the baby. The chief of the tribe adopted him and his wife tcok care of him on goat’s fniik and bathed him in B pool of water staked off to keep the croco dile* out. For nine years h e lived the life of a pigmy. He could speak no lan guage but theira, knew* nothing but what they taught him,, but he knew be was different, not only because of his white skin and stature, hut be cause of his inner feelifig*. ,When he asked them about himself,, they toid him only that he had come frtm God. Then some hunters <saw him but could net rescue tyim. They reported the matter, however, to the British authorities and a search was made for him. One day three white men were captured by the pigmy tribe and brough into their camp. One of them was his father, who finally, by signs, convinced him of the fact. Although he knew these three men belonged to his own race, he said he could not understand for a long time -that one of them was his father. Th* 1 pigmy chief ordered the execution of the three men, but he prevailed upon them to spare their lives. However, the chief would not permit bim to go with his father, although he gave his permission for the father to remain with the tribe. When young Thompson was eleven, hi s father died of a fever and the bey dug the grave and buried h : m, saying over the dead body the prayer which his father had taught him in English. His father had tried to teach him English during that time, but af ter he-died the boy did not see another white man fcr 3 years. He other white man for three years. He continueD to live the life of'a pigniy, his companions, the three .elephgnp, hunting' with him and guarding him wherever he went. He became the advisor {o t^e chief and was looked upon a* a god by the members of the tribe. He took in his first tribal war when, he was only nine years old and was held in high regard by the tjribe because they were convinced that he would not betray them. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) -— *"• *w' • * ■••vLs Occupants of two automobiles were more or lesg seriously injured here Friday night in a head-on collision near the Farmers’ Ginnery on Marl boro Street. The accident occurred, it is said, when Clarence Creech at tempted to pass another car and col lided with Hennis Creech’s automo bile. Both machines were practical ly demolished. Hennis Creech was thrown throagh the windshield of his car by the fore* of the collision and suffered several cuts about the head and body. Mia* Nellie Furtick, who ws a on the front •eat with him, was painfully bruised, while the other occupants of ths ear wer e unhurt. Clarence Creech, driver of the other machine, escaped injury, but his companion, Patt Morris, a school teacher, ww a sevpraly cut oo the chin and hi a lower lip tom loo** from hi* gums. Creech and Morris were rushed to a local drug store and given medical attention. Hennis Creech claims that wfcca he realised that a collision waa im minent, he steered hi a car as far to the right as possible and was alasoat off of the pavement and moving very slowly when the collision occurred. REDUCES LIABILITY OF ELLEN TON BANK Aiken. Jun^ 10.—The deposit liabil ity of th# EUenton branch of the de funct Bank of Western Carolina, it i* revealed in the report of on audit made by j! Douglass Lawrence to T. G. Tarver, receiver, has beeif reduced from $64,124.81 as of Fbruary 16 to $9,821.44 as of June 1. Ther e a till re main* available a total of $34^7€JB In loan a and discounts' with which to fuitber dissipate this balance, ac cording to thj auditor's report. Mr. Lawrence is making aa audit of the entire Bank of Western Caro lina system, including the Aiken of fice, and other interesting figures are expected to be mede public wfthia a short time. Boll Weevils Becoming Active. Again on Monday of this County Agent Boylston mads a vey of five fields of cotton jng five sectios of tbs county. Hs re ports having found weevils in all ths fields. A list of fields examined are given below: H. A. Greene, Elko, 70 to 80 weeviM per acre. Wm. R. Carroll, Blackville, 120 to 130 ween Is per acre. G. A. Bonds, Hilda, 60 to 00 weevils per acre. B. M. Jenkins, Jr., Kline, 90 to 100 weevils per acre. A. D. Connor, Barnwell, 7 to 80 weevils per acre. Now that rains are coming very fiequently and squares are large enough for puncturing in most. ficMp much damage may result. Fanners are urged to immediately begin mak ing applications of 1-1-1 sweetened poison. This should be repeated weekly for two or three weeks. In some'capes where squares are large enough to be punctured, some have already been punctured, 'bo farmers must begin making applica tion at once for the most benefit. On* gallon cf water, one pound of calci um arsenate and or^ gallon of syrup is the mixture to use. Make up mix ture, keep it stiired thorougly and apply soon after mixing.—H. G. Boylston, Co. Agent. Barnwell Democrats Contribute. Columbia, June 14.—Democrats of Barnwell through June 8th had con tributed $10 to the Democratic vic tory campaign, the purpose of which is to raise money with, which to elect a president this fall. Col. Edgar A. Brown contributed $9 and P, A. Price fir' _ Others in Barnwell County are ex pected to send in their donations. First Cotton Blossom. X' •->. • ■: .v V ~ (• • The first cotton blossom of the 1922 crop was brought to The People-Sen tinel office Saturday morning by A. J. Owens, of Barnwell. It is about a week earlier than last year, when the first bloom was picked June litk by O. H. Best from a field near -i.