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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 1935. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA pagb vim f HERB AN© HEREABOUTS. Mr. aii(] Mrs. Harold Willias spenti Sunday in Orangeburg. Durett'Fennell, of Akron, OhioAvis- ited relatives here Sunday. Will Bush, of Augusta, was a visi tor to relatives here, Sunday. Harlod Williams wa s a business visitor in Charlotte Wednesday. Lieut, and Mrs. M. G. Smith spent the week-end at Sullivan’s Island. Mrs. Heffernan L. Buist, pf-Black- ville^spyit MQnday here with friends. Mrs. Edgar Loyns, of Elloree, is the guest cf Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Mazurs- ky. Sol Blatt, Jr., is the guest of rela tives and friends in Orangeburg this week. •. Miss Jewel Gross, of Greenville, is th* guest of her brother, Dr. H. ’ a , br ^' P«ty given by Gross. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wragg, of Co- a handkerchief was awarded to Mrs. lumbia, are the guests of Mr. and M. M. Mazursky. The hostess served Mrs. W. L. Molair ——a sweet course consisting of ice cream " and cake. Out-of-town guests fn- Thos/ M. Boulware, Esq., returned' eluded Mra. Ralph Smith, of Dothan, home Sunday after a visit bo New Ala.; Mrs. Nathan Kartus, of Mont- York City and other places of interest, gomery, Ala.; Mrs. Edgar Loyns, of Elloree; Miss Thelma Folk, of Balti more, Md., and Miss Wilma Weeks, of Miss Wilma Weeks returned to her , , —. home in Brookville, Fla., on ^Tuesday Brookville, Fla. after an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. Basil M. Jenkins. Stephen Deason left Monday for MonckVCorner, where he has accept ed-a position as star route carrier fo^ the Post Office Department. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Scoville spent the week-end with relatives "in Abbeville, Mrs. Scoville remaining for a more extended visit to her parents. Dr. and Mrs. D. J. McAlhany, Mr. end Mrs. Josie Myer and Ashley Myer, all of Summerville, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I*. W. Price Sunday. Mrs,-Perry B. Bush, Mrs. Molair and Mrs. Michael G. Smith Miss Elizabeth Mhce, of Bamberg, is the guest cf relatives here this week. Brown Easterling is attending a house party at Beach Knoll on th Edis- to river. , Miss Grace Givens, oT Lillis ton, was the week-end guest of Miss Eliza beth Grubbs. Winchester C. Smith, Jr., at Williston Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Garber and fami ly, of Batesburg; Bubs Ditler, of At- lantv*Bd^r-N» Garber *nd family of Williston, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M^M. Mazursky Sunday. B. F. Mart'in ha s returned home af ter spending several days in Columbia with relatives. Miss Florence McCutchen, of Bish- opville, i s the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Basil M. Jenkins. Miss Thelma Folk, of Baltimore, Md., was the guest last week of Col. and Mrs. Edgar A. Brown. * Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Herndon and son, Holman, of Furman, spent the week- end’with Mrs. R. C. Holman. Roscoe Still, Tom Boulware, Jr., and Arden Lemon are spending this week on a camping trip at Bluffton. Lieut, and Mrs. M. G. Smith will leave Friday for Fort Bragg, N. C., where they will make thier home. ' "Misses Montine and* J&erlene Jlew itt f of Bamberg, are the guests of Misses Beth and Frences Manning. _ Mrs.' Adams has returned to her home in Augusta after spending some time with Mrs. W. J. Lemon. Mrs. Adams will be pleasantly remembered here as Miss Ethel Calhoun, of Apple- ton. Mrs. C. N. Burckhalter and son, Charles Burckhalter, left last week for Columbia, where Charles goes for treament. His friends will be glad to know that he i s already showing marked improvement. There will be no services at the local Episcopal Church during the month of August, due to the absence of the Rev. Mr. Pinckney, who, with his wdfe and daughter, will spend the month at Sullivan’s Island. MRS. JENKINS ENTERTAINS FOR MISS WILMA WEEKS. Mrs. Basil Jenkins entertained with three tables of bridge Saturday after noon' in honor of Miss Wilma Weeks, of BtookviHe, Fla. The high score prize, a jar of home made pickles, was won by Mrs. Perry B. Bush and the consolation, a jar of home made con serve, was cut by Mrs. Leroy Molair. Miss Weeks was presented with a bok of dusting powder. The hostess, as sisted by Mrs. H. A. Gross, served a salami course. SARAH ENGLISH PATTERSON CELEBRATES FIFTH BIRTHDAY. On Tuesday afternoon, Juty 23rd, little* Sarah English Patterson was hostess to about forty little friends, the occasion being her fifth birthday. She was the recipient of many beauti ful gifts. Upon arrival, the little guests were given colored paper caps and horns by Mrs. N. G. W. Walker, a great aunt of Sarah English. Misses Sarah Frances Brodie and Rachel Gleaton entertained the children with games and a contest, which was won by little Miss Sophie Coclin and she was presented with ajar of candy. The birthday cake ,iced in l white and decorated with pink roses and pink candles in holders, was then presented to view. Much excitement took place while Sarah English blew out the candles. Ice cream and cakes were served the little guests. •V U -V. IN THE'TRAFFIC COURT Vimifad * A f»* r trimi - If it’s been some time since you’ve used Gulf, try it 3 weeks—thin give us your verdict. Try it in traffic. Starts. Crawls. Get-aways. Climbs. There’s no fairer test—and we think you’ll confirm a recent judgment... 7 Borum** udg ~ v y-' We went to 730 owners of .4- age cars—asked them to judge Gulf against their regular brands on mileage, starting, pick-up, power, all-around performance. *,,« Won At the end of the trial, 7 out«/ JO vted Gulf superior on one or more of the 5 counts—many on all five. Reason? Controlled refining makes Gulf 5 good gasolines in one. Gives it not only 2 or 3—bu* all five. qualities of a perfect gasoline. Try That Good Gulf 3 weeks— and you’ll be an addict! GULF REFINING COMPANY What tip on “pickup” can cut down gasoline bills ? You’ll find the answer in this Gulf Booklet, plus 14 other valuable economy hints. Free—at the Sign o£ the Orange Disc. :' r.: Lm: * \ V*: wm. n Mrs. Horace Fischer and daughter, Miss Peggy Martin, of New York City, are spending some time with the for mer’s mother, Mrs. Kate M. Patterson, who has been confined to her bed by illness. Col. and Mrs. Edgar A. Brown and daughter, Miss Emily Brown, were week-end visitor s to the Isle of Palms. Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Bush and lit tle daughter, Ellen, attended th^ boat races at Lake Murray Sunday after noon. ’ ♦ * , " * Dr. E. H. Alderman, of Richmond, Va., joined hi s family here last week for a visit t<5 his sister, Mrs. Eugene Easterling. Misses Elizabeth and Anne Scott McNab, Nell Dunbar and Mrs. Jessie J. Bronson spent the week-end at Folly Beach. H. J. Phillips left Thursday for Cat- lettsburg, Ky., for a visit With rela- flVes.~‘H'e Wilt "be'"accompanied upon his return by hi s wife' and family, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Hale for the .past several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Clarke, of Miami, Fla., were the week-en<j guests of Mrs. Clarke’s mother, Mrs. Ida Owens, at Kline. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke left early Tuesday morning for Wash ington, New York and points of in terest in Canada. Little Miss Audrey Williams, daughter of N[ r * an d Mrs. Harold Wil liams, is visitiiig relatives in- Orange burg this week. Mrs. J. P. Weston has returned to her home in New York City after a visit of several days with her .mother Mrs. Lillian Plexico. USING TILDE Ri WANTED.—Used boiler, 12 or 15 H. P.; locomotive type preferred.— Central Cleaning and Pressing Co., Augusta, Ga. 8-l-3tc Charlie Brown, Sr., and “Buck” Ful ler left Saturday for Lady l^ake, Fla., for a few days visit to relatives and friends. On their return trip they will be accompanied by Mrs. Brown And two daughters, Misses lone and Helena, who have'-been the guests of relatives there. P. Davies returned home Friday night af:er attending the annual meet ing of the South Carolina Pres s As sociation at Myrtle Beach. Ben Davies, Jr., who also attended the pi ess gathering , spent the week end with Frank Eatmon, Esq., at Monck’s Corner, returning home on Sunday night. FOR SALE:-^l30-'acre larm at in tersection two well-traveled county roads. Four-room house, well, fenced pasture with running water, wooded land, and two-horse farm in cultiva tion, four miles from good high school a'ft j chureb. Part cash und brfance on long-time- terms*—S. jkJJreene, Dun- barton, S. C. 7-253tp. FARMTOR SALE;—Five hundred acre tract and 1 Ninety-Six acre tract of land near Meyer’s Mill, South Carolina, formerly owned bjr Mrs, M. E. Kirkland, for sale on attractive terms.—A. H. Ninestein, attorney, Blackville. S. C.. 5-16-tfc " JUST RECEIVED. — Carload of Lime and Cement. Special prices.—C. F. Molair, Barnwell, S. C. BRIDE-ELECT HONORED AT BARNWELL. Mrs. J. N. Dicks and Miss Claire Dicks entertained V/edpesday morning of last week at their home on Main Street with a bridge luncheon for Miss Wilma Swearingen, bride-elect, of Trenton. The front rooms of the hostesses’ home were thrown en suite and four tbles were rrnged for bridge imid a setting of colorful flowers. The bride-elect’s place was marked with a silver horseshoe tied with pink tulle and adorned with tiny blue for get-me-nots. All guests were asked to register in the bride’s book. After cards, the honor guest was presented a box of linen tea napkins. The high, score prizes were won by Miss Dorothy Miller, of Trenton, and Miss Elizabeth Hagood. The consola tion was cut by Miss Eunice HilL^A floating prize added-to the enjoyment of the game. Punch was passed during the game. After cards, a lovely chicken salad course with iced tea was served. Out-of-ltown guests, besides Miss o Swearingen, were Miss Dorothy Mil ler, Miss Katy Mathis and Mrs. W, W. Miller, of Trenton; Misses Marttia and Rook Hoyt, of Johnston. MRS. GREENE ENTERTAINS JOHNSON HAGOOD CHAPTER Mrs. G. M. Greene entertained very delightfully the members of the John son Hagood Chapter on last Thursday •afternoon. Mrs. F. S. Brown, presi dent, was in the chair and after open ing exercise s reports from all commit tees were heard and passed upon. Af ter air business was laid-^aside the hostess passed slips of paper to the guests on which was written “Unem ployment Relief” containing 13 num bers. They were requested to fill out a questionable as is done in Relief of fices, thi s being, of course, burlesque. When completed each applicant was examined and his paper passed upon^ the one completing the most unique paper was given a prize. The answers being so ludicrous, it was found neces sary to draw for the prizes, Mrs. J. N. Dicks and Miss Carrie Williams carrying off the honors. Each guesi wag then presented with a card good for some commodity and when pre sented to the hostess each guest was presented with whatever • his card called for. These so called commodi- THAT GOOD GULF GASOLINE CjlJI “W text of business. After greetings by | another semi-pro outfit. The attend- the guests, sevenal unique contests ance at the games in Barnwell has were held, prize g being awarded to Mrs. R. R. Moore, Mrs. S. A. McNab and Mrs. Jenny Wall. Mrs. C. B. Wil liamson, of Orangeburg, mother of the hostess, presented the honor guest with a lovely birthday cake, contain ing sixteen miniature pink candles, de noting the youthful spirit of Mrs. Moore. Little Betty Pearson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Pearson, of Orangeburg, and little “Rookie” Moore, came in with a little wagon filled with dainty' and attractive gifts from the members of the class and other guests'for Mrs. Moore. A delicious sweet course was served by a bevy of young girls. Those present from a distance were: Mrs. C. B. Williamson, Mrs. D. H. Pearson and little daughter, Betty, of Orangeburg; Miss Irene Turner, of Greenwood; Mrs. Monroe Harley, of Charleston, and Miss Dannie Bur nett, of Wimauma, Fla. been very poor this summer, due in large measure to the rainy weather that, prevailed during July, and it wa g impossible to raise sufficient funds otherwise to keep the club in the leagfie. Meeting of School Trustees. and the people at large without in creasing any tax levies. Thig Is a. very important meeting and all ti— tees are urged to attend, even, if tftssr have to do so at a personal JUNIOR-SMART SET BRIDGE CLUB. • - • - - • \ Mrs. S. y. Brown was hostess to the members of the Junior-Smart Set Bridge Club Thursday afternoon, July 19th, at which time the high score prize for club members, a deck of cards, was won by Mrs. J. P. Scoville; the guest prize, also a deck of cards, was won by Mrs. Basil Jenkins; the club consolation, a set of china ash trays, was cut by Mrs. Solomon Blatt, and the consolation for guests, also ash trays, was cut by Miss Wilma Weeks.* The hostess served a frozen pear salad with iced tea Those playing besides club mem bers included Mrs. Edgar Loyns, of Elloree; Mrs. Nathan Kartus, of Montgomery, . E. G. Hay, Barnwell County squad chief, has called a county-wide meet ing of all school trustee s to be held at the Court House ^n Barnwell at 11 a. -m.* Monday, August‘5th, to 'discuss the best method of benefitting by a recent survey of school buildings made by Mr.JIay. “The WPA is offering an exceptional opportunity to the school districts of the county to aid them in their build ing and repairing needs,!’ said Mr. Hay yesterday morning. “The pur pose of this meeting is to ratify a plan whereby upwards of $100,000.00 worth of building and repair work many be done throughout the county for the benefit of. the school districts MRS. WALTZ ENTERTAINS FOR LITTLE DAUGHTER. Mrs. Jack Walt*, entertained a .num ber of little boys and girls at her home Ilf H A /lQ IS nrK TOW lAOVWxffA YarfeVSY W *>00 e\en ■t^ii m I sticks of candy, corn, tomatoes, cry ing onions, etc. little daughter, Jeanette, who passed her fourth birthday on’that day. Af ter a number of games the little folk were served delicious ice cream, cake and favors consisting of all-day suck ers. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CONTRACT CLUB. Mrs. E. H. Girardeau was hostess last week to the Wednesday After noon* CoBtract XluB. This high score 1 honoring Mrs- R. R... Moore prize for cluh members was won by Mrs. J. N. Anderson, who was present ed with a piece of aluminum ware. The hostess served home made peach ice cream and sweet wafers. Ala.; Mrs. Edgar A. Brown, Miss Wilma Weeks and Miss Florence Manning On Thursday afternoon of last week Mrs. Solomon Blatt was hostess to the members of the Junior-Smart Set Bridge Club. The high score prize for club members, a decanter, was won by Mrs. J. P. Scoville / the guest prize, also a decanter, was won by • Mrs. Ralph Sjnith; the consolation for chib members, a deck of cards, was cut by Mrs. Ralph Brown, and the consolation ~ j^fior guests, also a deck of cards, cut by Mrs. Edgar Loyns, of Elloree. The hostess served a salad course with iced tea. W ^ , Those playing besides club members Baseball Club Disbands. MRS. MOORE ENTERTAINS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. Mrs. W. R, * Moore entertained the member s cf the Mary G. Harley Sun day School class and a number of other guests on Monday evening Whose birthday she celebrated, the party After carrying on against discourag- coming as a complete surprise to the ing odds for the past few weeks, the honor guest. About fifty ladies gath- j Barnwell club withdrew from the In- The consolation, a waste paper basket, 1 ered at the home of Mrs. Moore in ‘her dustrial League Monday and several was cut by Mis s BeBee Patterson, absence, she having been brought to J of the players signed up with the while the high score prize for guests, Barnwell by her husband on a pre-! Ehrhardt club, which is « member of • I Willie A. Beeainger. Olar, July 29.—Funeral were held this afternoon far ' A. Bessinger, who died at his here early yestesday morning. W. P. Way officiated and it was in the Bates cemetery. He y 48 years of age, and had been iff the past year. Mr. Bessinger was a section fo of the Seaboard Airline railway Cbaa- pany, a position which ha had heht for 30 years. s Surviving are his wife,. Mrs. WOBr A. Bessinger, two daughters, Mrs. F. C. Koon, of Pomaria, and Mrs. M. K_ Kearse, of Denmark; four bi George Bessinger, of Bellview, 1 J. W. Bessinger, of Midway, ] Cecil Bessinger, of Beaufort, Corey Bessinger, of California; sisters, Mrs. R. J. Nimmons, at < and Mrs. C.> B.. Garrett. HAYFEVER ASTHMA and SUMMER COLDS are un necessary. Complete relief only $1.00 Post- s paid. Nothing else to buy. Over 40,000 HOLFORD’S WONDER INHALERS sold « a last year alone. Mail $1.00 today for full season’s relief to THE DANDEE CO., 14 North Sixth St., MINNEAPOLIS, M1NNESO- Lta, or write for Free Booklet included l^rs. B. P. Davies, Mrs. E. H. Girardeau, Mrs. Basil Jenkins, Mrs. Nathan Kartus, Mrs. Edgar Loyns, Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mrs. Michael G. Smith and Miss Wilma Weeks. PROMPT SERVICE - —and— ENTIRE SATIS FACTION Before you go awffij on your Summer Vacation, have your Clothes Cleaned at Plexico’s Dry Cleaner’s Main Street Barnwell •Vjw i j*