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THE OFFICIAL NIWSFAPKI OP BARNWELL COUNTY.
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VOLUME LX.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1986.
NUMBER 14.
Second Week Jurors
Drawn Here Monday
Street Improvement Local Post Office to
Makes Good Progress Get Army-Navy Series
December Term of Common Pleas Main Street Will Be Opened to Traffic Portraits of Many Noted Military and Allendale Comes From Behind to Tie
Exciting Contest
Ends in 13-13 Tie
Court to Convene at Barnwell on
December 7th.
Petit jurors for the second week of
the court of Common Pleas, which
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convenes at Barnwell next Monday,
December 7th, with Judge C. C.
. Featherstone presiding, were drawn
Monday, as follows:
Charlie P. Morris, Diamond.
Elias H. Hartzog, Double Ponds.
E. G. Gray, Blackville.
C. Black, Jr., Reedy Branch.
Julian C. Staley, Ashleigh.
F. Jenkins Wall, Old Columbia.
R. L. Moody, Big Fork.
Herbert S. Anderson, Dunbarton.
N. A. Hiers, Oak Grove.
W. H. Fields, Morris.
Cecil L. Quattlebaum, Blackville.
H. B. Lott, Healing Springs.
J. E. Hair, Cedar Grove.
Ralph Brown, Barnwell.
H. M. Cook, Seven Pines.
D. J. Folk, Williston.
G. C. Kennedy, Healing Springs.
E. J. Sanders, Barnwell.
M. O. Riley, Green's Academy.,
C. B. Lazaar, Barnwell.
H. J. Phillips, Barnwell.
Chas. O. Jones, Barnwell.
Geo. A. Gray, Double Ponds.
H. A. Moody, Dunbarton.
T. Calder Ellis, Red Oak.
L. C. Still. Blackville.
T. M. Willis. Williston.
Sidney E. Birt, Mt. Calvary.
W. Carl Buiat, Blackville.
J. C Hair, Blackvtne.
J. W. Folk. Williston.
F. W. Toole, Willteton.
Otis Sanders. Big Fork.
Salem Town#, Morns
L. L Cheek. Barnwell
C. F. Meiair, Barnwell.
Before Christmas.—Work on
Burr Street.
ALLM.RD MEAT THIEVE*
LAND IN BARNWRLL JAIL
Within M mmotee after they are
alleged to have stolen IIS poua& of
heme and pork from the plant at the
Barnwell tee and FWI Co., Lather
Hogg end Wyman Milts, both negrooa.
were arrested by Shenff J. B. Morris
and his deputy, Gilmore 8. Harley,
and lodged m the Barnwell County
Jnll and the meat wna recovered end
returned to Its rightful owner*. The
alleged theft occurred early Sunday
morning and before breakfast t
the nrgnwa hod been apprehended.
After being confronted with one of
the hams, which hid been wrapped la
Mill*' coat and hidden in the boiler at
Woodward's sawmill. Mill* confessed
his part ia the crime and led the off
cere to where the balance of the meat
had been hidden in another part of
town, according to Deputy Sheriff
Harley.
Good progress is being made in the
street improvement work on Main
Street and it is expected that that
thoroughfare will be open to traffic
a short time before Christmas, provid
ed good weather is experienced in the
next two weeks.
Practically all of the concrete work
on the roadbed has been finished and
it is expected that the new sidewalks
will be completed this week. The
roadbed between Burr Street and the
East corner of the Harrison block has
a 6-foot concrete strip along each side
next to curb, while the strip down the
middle is to be of asphalt. It is ex
pected that the work of pouring the
asphalt will be started during the
present week.
It has also been decided to add a-
bout three feet to the width of Burr
Street, beginning at the comer of
Main Street, by putting the curb flush
with the sidewalk and eliminating the
present earth-filled space between the
curb and sidewalk. This work be
gan Monday and, when completed, will
relieve the traffic congestion that
occurs at times in front of the post
office and The Best Pharmacy, in ad
dition to improving the appearance
of that part of the business district.
Naval Leaders Will Appear on
New Stamps.
Score With Barnwell and Al-
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most Wins.
Conservation Week
Observed in County
Interesting and Instructive Talks Are
Made at Various Points
During Week.
Williston Man Badly
Hurt While Hunting
“Dess” Quattlebaum Accidentally Shot
in Face and Body on Thanks
giving Day.
Bennett - Morris.
Waycrosa, Ga., Nov. 27.—Mrs. Ruby
Bennett Carter, of Argyle, Ga., an
nounces the marriage of her daugh
ter, Mrdeline, to Wilbur Earle Mor
ris, of Wsycross, the ceremony having
been solemnized Saturday, Nov. 14,
in Waycrosa, with th£ Rev. Donahue,
of the Waycross Central Baptist
church, officiating.
The bride was attired in rust bcnga-
|ine crepe fashioned along tailored
lines and self-trimmed. She wore
brown accessories.
The bride’s father was the late D.
D. Bennett. Her only sister is Mrs.
T. L. Pickren, of Argyle. Her two
brothers are Dell Bennett, of Argyle
and Daniel Bennett, of Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Morris received her education
at the MellichamptHigh School and
Horheville High SchNbl.
The bridegroom, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. N. G. Morris, of Blackville,
was graduated from the Blackville
High School and for the past two
years has been in business in Way-
cross, where he and his bride will re
side following a wedding trip.
First Sleet of Season.
The first sleet of the present win
ter in this section covered trees, shrub
bery and housetops with a thin coat
ing of ice Tuesday.
U. D. C. Meets Friday Night
The local chapter of the U. D. C.
will meet with Mrs. J. J. Bell on Fri
day night of tbit week at 7:00 o’clock.
All member* are urged to be present.
Mrs. F. S. Moore, of Cdumbii, spent
%slay m Barnwell on
CCC Camp. Nov. to.—TIm News
Courier, well known Charleston
paper, carried an article la its issue
of Sunday. November 29, which gives
high pcs lor to the bridge over Three-
Rons Creek, aesr Snelling, by the men
of this camp. The article was con
cerned with forestry work ia Bern
well County, and told what stops hod
been taken to protect the Umber of
the county.
la the work aa important place was
given to the building of truck trails
by tbe men of tbls company, and
special mention was msdr of tbit par
ticular bridge. The psper made the
following statement:
** iVt* bridge boa been declored by
oFtrinl* to be tbe largest ond best
roaatrurtvd bridge that has been built
by tbe CCC worker* in this State.”
The bridge was built under the di
rection of Leader J. B. Potter and
member* of his detail, supervised by
various foremen. It Is 65 feet long.
A hsndaome picture of it was carried
| by the News and Courier.
Off on Moiiag Trip.
James S. Nevils, forestry foreman,
and truck drivers Sam Ellison and
Boynton Manuel left Monday morning
to report in Columbia for duty con
nected with moving a camp. Tbe
camp to be moved is near Walhalla.
The orders to report were phoned in,
and it was not stated where the camp
is to he located after being moved.
Rumors said the State of Virginia,
but this is unlikely. It was stated
that Mr. Nevils would be in charge of
a fleet of trucks, and that he and the
drivers would be gone about ten days.
Thanksgiving Holiday.
No one got leave the Friday after
Thanksgiving, so work went on as
usual, with but one day of holiday.
Mr. Murray is still working on the
fence around the Barnwell tower. E.
M. Padgett is on truck trail No. 30.
Mr. Gamble is making his timber-
j type survey, and Mr. Reuger is com
pleting the hook-up of the telephone
lines between the towers, the ’ war
den’s house and the camp.
Basketball Game Called Off.
The basketball game scheduled for
Saturday, Nov. 28, was called off be
cause the Georgetown team did not
show up. A letter stated that several
members of the team were sick and
others absent.
The next scheduled game is with
Edisto Island, on Saturday, Decem
ber 5th. We hope to play them at
the Blackville High school gym at
3:30. A small admission will be
charged.
We have a game with Blackvffle
scheduled for Thursday, December 8,
to be played at 8:30. The-girls havea
game Beginning at 7:30, and we are
going to play the main game against
Blackville High.
Tbe team is improving all the
time, with Captain J. B. Potter, Man
ager Peavine Teal, Red Riddock, Guy
Baas, Henry (Slim) Drawdy, Fred
Gray, Hubert Ricker, J. P. Ola, Jm-
R. A.HBeason, Barnwell postmaster,
announced Monday that a special se
ries of postage stamps in five denomi
nations is expected to arrive at the
postoffice here in December. The se
ries is in commemoration of the army
and navy and portraits of many noted
military and naval leiylers will appear
on the stamps.
The new series will be inaugurated
by placing the stamps on sale in
Washington December 15. They will
be available for sale at other post-
offices as soon thereafter as stocks
can be printed and distributed.
Both of the one-cent stamps will
be of the special delivery size, arrang-
horizontally in sheets of 50, printed
by the rotary process. The stamps
will be inclosed in double line borders
and printed in green.
On the one-cent stamp of the army
series will be portraits of George
Washington and Nathaniel Greene.
On the one-cent navy stamp will be
pirtured John Paul Jones and John
Barry.
Stamp collectors desiring first-day
cancellations of the new stamps on
December 15, may send a limited num
ber of addressed covers not in excess
of ten for the army and a like num
ber for the navy â–  tamps to the poet-
master, Washington, D. C., with cash
or postal money order remittance to
cover the cost of stamp# desired.
Postage stamps will positively not
be accepted in payment and to be ac
ceptable, covers must reach the post
master before the does of business
December 15. To receive the official
drat day postmark cover* must bear
postage at the flrst-claas rate, or not
leas than three rents, except those ad
dressed for local delivery in Washing-
tow, on which two cents ia stamps will
suffice.
DEATH AND PROSPERITY
RIDE STATE'S HIGHW AYS
AllendaleTiigh came from behind to
tie the score, 13 to 13, and threw a
scare into the Barnwell high grid-
sters in the closing minutes of an
exciting game here Wednesday after
noon of last week when they blocked
a punt deep in the locals’ territory.
Barnwell took the opening kick-off
and drove 60 yards for a touchdown
on line drives and forward passes in
the first few minutes of play. The
try for point after touchdown was
good. The visitors then elected to re
ceive and after being thrown for sub
stantial losses, were forced to punt.
The locals again took the ball and did
not relinquish possession until an
other touchdown had been scored ear
ly in the second period. With a num
ber of Barnwell reserves in the line
up, Allendale scored on fourth down
wth a bullet pass after being thrown
for losses in the first three tries with
in the ten-yard marker. The half end-
with the score IS to 7 in favor of the
locals.
Two costly fumbles by Barnwell
in the third qikrter marred two
chances to score. In the fourth quar
ter the locals staged another parade
down the field with hard drives
through the Allendale line, only to
have Reeves intercept a pass and run
it hack 70 yards for a touchdown, tie-
ing the score. Shortly thereafter Al
lendale blocked a Barnwell punt on
the 25-yard line, but the net result of
four tries was the loss of about 25
yards.. The game ended with the
hull in Barnwell's possession about
mid-field. Barnwell had the edge in
first downs.
Reeves was outstanding for the
visitors and was a constant threat
throughout the game. His hard-driv
ing, coupled with Farmer’s buliet
passes, gained most of Allendale's
yardage. Carroll starred for the
locals and his drives through the line
more than offset Reeves’ gains. "Bul-
| ly" Farr was the referee.
Under a Proclamation of Governor
Olin D. Johnston, November 15th-21st
was set apart as Conservation Week,
and Friday, November 20th as Arbor
Day. The week was observed very
fittingly in all of the schools through
out the county. Mrs. G. M. Greene,
as county chairman, arranged to have
persons in the different communities
give talks on conservation of fish and
game; conservation of soil; protection
birds and other wild game; conserva
tion of forests; State parks and con
servation of natural beauty.
Miss Elizabeth McNab, home demon
stration agent for the county, gave
talks on the above subjects to the
Long Branch school, women of the
Big Fork Home Demonstration Club,
Meyer’s Mill and Galilee 4-H Clubs.
Mrs. Margaret S. Hogg, supervisor
of rural schools of the county, made
talks on the above subjects in the
various schools under her supervision.
In the Dunbarton High school, Supt.
W. T. Bennett and his co-workers ob
served the week, giving over certain
days to different subjects and ob
serving Arbor Day very fittingly.
Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, of Blackville,
had the work in charge for that school
and much interest was manifested.
Mrs. G. W. Whitaker was in charge
of this work for Williston and the
week was observed fittingly.
Hilda High school also observed the
week under the able supervision of
Mr. Webb and Mrs. N. C. Croft.
.In Barnwell the Boy Scouts
ed Arbor Day Attmgljk having a
most interesting program. On Satur
day the County Council of Faro
Women amt In the High School audi
torium sad in recognition of
vatloa Weak, a lovely solo, **T
was rendered by Mrs. Ira Falsa.
Marina Bolen gave a most interesting
talk on protection of birds sad ether
wild ga
Mrs. Newell J. Delk.
Columbia, Nov. 30. — Death and pros
perity rode South Carolina highways
together in the first tr nmonth* of —
1936, to set new all-time high* ini Mrs. Howell J. Delk, 45, of the
the number of automobile fatalitie*! Hilda section, died at 7 o'clock Sun-
â– â– 4 the number of gallons of gaoo -day morning in 'he Baptist Hospital
line consumed
gas
I in Columbia, following a short illness.
e gasoline consumption jumped Mn rvlk to the hospital
after having been taken suddenly ill
on Saturday. She had been sick for
severs! days with malaria fever and
took a sudden turn for the worse on
Wh
10 per cent, the Grim Reaper garner-
70 more live* in the period, for an
increase of nearly 25 per cent, more
than in the same period last year.
There were 22# persons killed in the Saturday,
first ten months of 1935; this year,!
298 lost their lives in highway acci-
dents.
Grantic safety campaigns, begun
early in the year, have no doubt oper
ated to keep the tragic list lower than
it would possibly have been, but road
official* are leatning more and more
to the solution suggested by engineers
that of rational highway planning.
The highway commission, in collabor
ation with the U. S. Bureau of Public!
Roads, has already set in motion the
machinery for such a program by
inaugurating a fact-finding body
which is making a thorough survey of
the State’s road system with a view J
to discovering the inadequacies, costs
and all pertinent facts relative to a
good, safe road program.
All accidents cannot be avoided, but i
many can be eliminated by building
safe highways; highways that are de
signed and built, to take care of the
traffic they are forced to carry.
The retuin of prosperity, with its
ever-increasing number of automo
biles and drivers, presents a grave
Simple Remedy Given
Hay Fever Sufferers
Mrs. Harold Tinsley, Formerly
U«rowell. Tells Hew U Get
Sure Relief.
Mrs. Delk is survived by her hus
band, five children; her parents, Mr.
and Mis. W. S. Grubbs; two brothers,
J. Buist Grubbs and J. D. Grubb*, of
Barnwell; three sisters, Mrs. Henry
Bodiford and Mis. Willie Gantt, of
Blackville, and Mrs. Jeff Black, of
Barnwell, and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held at the
Double Ponds Baptist Church by the
Rev. L. G. Payne, of Columbia, who,
until recently, had been her pastor
for the past several years. Interment
followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr$, Delk leaves, besides her rela
tives, a large circle of friends to
mourn her passing.
Elko H. 1). Club Meets.
Elko, Dec. 1.—Mrs. O. B. Staley
was hostess to the members of the
Elko Home Demonstration Club on
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Eight membeis were present and the
talk given by Miss Elizabeth McNab,
home demonstration agen ( t, was
“‘"T thoroughly enjoyed by all. The sub
problem to highway officials in reduc- .... J , Ti TT
™roa “Color and Its Use
ing the mounting toll of accidents and
hence rational highway planning is
finding a welcome reception among
them.
Demonstration Postponed.
ject discussed was
in the Home.”
“The Town Hat” and “Peace and
Plenty,” two of our best pictures
painted by Thomas Sully and George'
| Inness, were studied. One of Ameri-
| ca’s outstanding pictures is to be
1 studied each month throughout the
year.
The Terracing Demonstration sched
uled at W. G. Hill’s farm yesterday ( The club g0ng for the month of No _
(Wednesday) was postponed on ac- vember> <. Come> Y e Thankful People,”
count of bad weather. This demon- was gun g # xhe members were en-
stration will be held at a later date, coura g e d to keep music scrapbooks, as
at which time notices will be publish- wag done lagt year> After the meet _
*“• * ing the hostess served delightful re-
. . = freshments.
nings Guerry, Laurens Frick, Fats The next meeting is to be at the
Emeneker and J. D. Waldrop contend- home ef Mrs. Quincey Hair,
ing for places.
Three men are leaving the side-
Austin, Texas, Nov. 80.—Paraph
ing Mark Twain, everybody sniffa
about hay fever but nobody ever does
anything about it. That la, nobody
except those sufferers who optimistic
ally swap remedies throughout the
hay fever season, and one of these ia
Mr*. Harold Tinsley, of 380S Speed
way, this city, who believes ,her cure
is one that really works.
Tbe treatment is a simple one:
Bathe the feet for 15 minutes in
hot water—aa hot as can be taken in
comfort—and then paint the feet, in
eluding the soles, up to the ankles
with a thin layer of iodine/
“Relief is not instant but it comes
in two or three days. The treatment
holds its effects for about two weeks
when it should be repeated.
“Now, the idea may seem a little
silly to those who haven’t tried it
but it has worked in my case and for
others who have tried it. It seems
that the hot water opens the pores
allowing the system to absorb the
iodine, and it is an iodine deficiency
I believe, that causes hay fever,” she
said.
Disclaiming that the cure is origi
nal with her, Mrs. Tinsley said it was
suggested by a family friend, Bill
Evans, of Lorena, who told her it had
been used successfully by hay fever
victims in Waco and Fort Worth.
Mrs. Tinsley, who is a native if
Barnwell, S. C., and moved here last
summer from Atlanta, Ga., supplied
the remedy idea gratis to all fellow
sufferers.
“Dess” Quattlebaum, of Williston,
was blinded in one eye and may lose
the sight of the other as a result of
accidental gunshot wounds received
while hunting near Barnwell on
Thanksgiving Day in .the first acci
dent of the present hunting season.
According to a statement made by
the injured man, Mr. Quattlebaum and
a party of friends were hunting part
ridges a few miles from Barnwell,
when the members of the party be
came separated in their hunt for sin
gle birds. Mr. (Quattlebaum was in
front of his companion in a slight ra
vine, the hunters being practically
hidden from view in some tall brush.
He said that he heard a bird rise and,
as he turned to look, he received the
full charge of his companion’s shot
on the right side of his face, his right
arm and upper chest.
Dr. H. A. Gross, of Barnwell, who
gave first aid treatment, said that
about 30 shot peppered Mr. Quattle-
baum’s right arm and chest. One shot
punctured his right eye and latest
advices state that he has lost the
sight of that eye, but the attending
physicians have hope of saving the
other one. His arm and chest injuries
were not considered serious.
The wounded man was rushed to an
Augusta hospital from Barnwell and
was expected to be able to return to
his home in Williston early this week.
STATE AND COUNTY GROUPS
SEND OUT CHRISTMAS SEALS
e
The Christmas seal sale
for the Stele and couaty
are
mailing out letters
to proei
and getting under way the
for the sale at
The State end local
latieaa expect to a
seals this year to fi
nance their work of tuberewtoeia pre
vention and control throaghout the
State.
The seal tale Is being conducted under
the leadership of a State committee
composed of Bishop K. G. Finley,
chairman; C. Fred Laurens, South
'’arclina Federation of Women’s
Clubs; Mr*. Bachman Smith, South
Caretina Congress of Parents and
Teachers; J. C. Holler, South Carolina
Education aaoociation; Hugh O. Han
na, American Legion; Mrs. C. W.
Harris, American Legion auxiliary;
Mrs. J. L. Williams, Council of Farm
Women, and Dr. F. H. McLeod.
Chairmen for Barnwell County are
Mrs. H. L. Buist, of Blackvillo, and
Lieut.-Gov. J. E. Harley, of Barnwell.
Wholesale Cotton Theft
Joseph Koger Chapter Meets.
Blackville, November 30th .— The
Joseph Koger Chapter D- A.
R. met with Mrs. E, H. Weissinger
Tuesday afternoon, November 17th.
Mrs. T. 0. Boland, chapter regent,
, presided. An interesting and infor
mative talk on “The Colonial Period
of American Literature” was given
♦ ♦ ♦ .. j by Mrs. Byron Whsm. Following the
Gene Parler, of Adams Run, spent completion of business, Mrs. S. H.
esmp for the ramp at Newberry. They the Thaaksgiving holidays in Barn- Still entertained with several contests,
are: Larr Baughnight, Estern Sbealy »*ll with his parents, Mr. and Mra. The hostess served s delicious sweet
and Clyde Gridler. 1
L. E. Parlor.
course.
Sunday night thieves made way
with six bales of cotton at Lees, the
property of H. B. Grimes. The cot
ton was stolen from Mr. Grimes’ ware
house some time during the night
and the loss of the staple was not
discovered until early Monday morn
ing when some one went to the ware
house. The cotton was apparently
trucked away during the quiet hours
ind no one appears to have heard the
truck. Monday morning there was
no clue as to the thieves.
Sheriff T. J. Hadwin when notified
of the theft contacted station WIS in
Columbia and had the crime broad
cast in the hope that some clue might
be found as to the identity of the cul
prits.—Bamberg Herald.
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Seed House Damaged by Fire.
An early morning fire of undeter
mined origin did serious damage to
the seed house of the Fanners’ Gin
nery here at 3 o’clock Monday morn
ing. The fire started inside the
building and it is believed that a com-
busteion of the seed caused the blaze.
No definite amount of loss has been
ascertained, but according to local
firemen there was considerable damage
done to both the seed and building.
The fire raged for about two hours
before being completely put out and
the quick work of the local volunteer
fire department saved a possible lar
ger loss.
S. E. Moore, Hummel Harley, Tom
my Hagood and David Cooper, stu
dents at the University f South Caro
lina, spent the week-end in BaraweR
with their parents.