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» FACB E1GBT. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL. BARNWELL. SOUTH CABOUNA THURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1137 HERE AND HEREABOUTS. CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAGE Mist Sadie Holly and Miss Grace Coward, of Aiken, and Miss Sarah Ryan, of Qjinton, were the week-end guests of Miss Mary Gay O’Bannon. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Molair and lit tle daughter, Sevena, returned home test week after spending about ten days at Miami Beach and other points of interest in Florida. BRIDE-ELECT OF SUNDAY Mrs. Margaret S. Hogg and W. M. Harris, who are taking a special course at Furman University in adult teachers work, spent the week-end in Barnwell with relatives. Miss Rachael Pratt, of Due West, who has been spending some time in Barnwell with Dr. and Mrs Martin C. Best, left Sunday, for Orangeburg, where she will visit relatives. Mrs. John S. Dunbar, Jr., and John, III, have returned to their home in Columbia after visiting relatives here. Misses Martha Ayer Harley and Shir ley Anne Giles returned with them for a visit. M iss Sue Speights, of Hampton and Hardeeville, has accepted a position will commence her duties Monday, August 30th. Miss Speights comes highly recommended as a musician »nd singer as well us a b suty opera tor. Mrs. A. D. Furtick, Miss Nellie Fur- tick and Mrs. F. W. Anderson and daughter, Betty, of Albemarle, N. C., ore expected to return home thia week aduyr speeding the past ten days in Washingon, D. C. f and other points of interest All members of the Mary G. Harley Sunday School Class are invited to attend the regular monthly meeting of the class on Friday evening at H o'clock at Fuller Park A picnic tench will be served, each member hemg requested to bring a .ight "H M * vWa MISS KATHERINE LEMPESIS The marriage of Mias Kathherine Lempesis, of Charleston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lempesis, to Thomas S. Haley, proprietor of the Barn well Hotel and Coffee Shop, of Barnwell, will be an event of cordial inter- eat in Charleston next Supdap^Aufust 29th. \/dciety\ DANCE KNJOYK!) AT COUNTRY CLUB Mr and Mr* J P K ng. Jr., enter- tajiwd a number mt friend* with a dbnrr nt the Sweetwater tonatry CJub on Saturday evening honoring the r week end gueet*. Captain sad Mrs Heyward Hindman, of Furl Moult r c A number of gueot* were pressed and dancing ••• en>*yed throughout the e«eain^ stationery, was cut by Mrs. Mordecgi Maxursky. The high score prise for guests, a box of correspondence cards, was won by Mrs. Marvin Holland and the consolation prise for guests, a deck of cards was cut by Mrs. J. P. King, Jr., After several rounds of cards had been enjoyed the hostess served a <te!icioas sweet coarse for refreshments Those who enjoyed Mrs. Blntt's hospitality, other than club members, included Mrs. Marvin Holland. Mrs. Nathan Kart us. of Bontgnmery, Ain.. Mrs. T. A. Hol land. Jr, Mrs. W. H Lacey, Mrs.*!. P King. Jr, Mim Elianheth Hagond. Mrs. G. Rates Ha good. Mrs. Estelle Patterson. Mrs. C R Harris, of Richmond. Vn, Mrs. F. H Lee. of WiOmton. Mrs J. W Ruff sad Mrs R E Brawn. ACR Of < LI K* RET KATURDAV EVENING. The membrrv of the Ace »f t ubs were rntrrtsinrd en Hatur>U> evening by R and Mrs J N A ruler son at thru hi<tnr on Railroad Avrnur A fred chukrn »Jfper was served the guest« on the card tables before In.Jgi wa* rnjoyrd. After several rouad- uf rants it was f< und that the h.gh S4«>rt prise for ladies, towels, had bee n won by Mrs I. A Cave and the high score pnse for mrn.shsving powder, wss awarded Geo. R Evans. Guests, other than club members, in- rvud'-d Mias Margaret Lem.in. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CONTRACT CLUB The Wednesday Afternoon Con tract Club meml>er> were entertainer! f»y Mrs. Martin C. Best at her home on Maia Street. The high score prise for club niemliers, ashtrays, was awarded Mrs. K. J. DaCosta and tJw consolation pr’ze for club mem- oers. a deck of cards, was cut by M rs. Solomon V. Brown. The high score prize for guests, a box of cor respondence cards, was won by Miss Mary Clowney, of Columbia, and the conHCilation prize for guests, also asrirsptmdence cards, was cut by Mrs. G. Bates Hagood. Miss Rachael Pratt, of Due West, house guest of M rs. Best , was also remembered with a box of powder by the hostess. Af ter several rounds of card's had been enjoyed Mrs. Best served a delicious salad course with iced tea. Those who enjoyed the afternoon’s play, other than club members, included Miss Mary Clowney, of Columbia; Miss Rachael 'Pratt, of Due West; Mrs. jPinrkney Lee, of Williston; Mrs. G. Kates Hagood, Miss Rosalie Spann .and Mrs. B. M. Jenkins. JUNIOR-SMART SET BRIDGE CLUB. Mrs. Solomon Blatt was hostess to the members of the Junior-Smart Set Bridge Club at her home on Marlboro Street on Monday afternoon. The high score prise for club members, a box of powder, was won by Mrs. Solo mon V. Brown and the consolation INTFRRRTtNG PERRONAL NOTE?* FROM Di’NRARTON (teabartow. Augu*t 24 Arthur BwurM. at Augusta, woe vtmtwr Wrv Thursday Mr. ami Mrs. (1am! Beatty matured fo August a Tuesday cm business Mr*. M II King mt retained the mrmhrrs of the Rrwtng t’ ah and other friends Thors my evening ~Hitg«<~ was played, after which kw rrenm and rake were served. Master fkbby Owens, of AngOstn. is spending some time here w th his grandmother. Mrs. L. X. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dicks and son, Horace, Jr, spent the neek-ead at Folly Bench. Hr* Perry Greene has returned home after spending the past tea day* in Charleston with friends. A marriage of cordtal interest* to a i number uf friends here, where the ! bn V has visited her aister. Ms. P. J. fliers, on several occasions, was that of Miss Sadie Strom and Dr. Alfred P. Briggs, which was solemnized Au gust 2nd at the home of the bride's ; parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Strom, of Ward, in the presence of the immedi ate family md a few* close frienda. After an extender) trip to North Caro- | lina. Dr. and Mrs. Briggs will make | their heme in Augusta, where he is a member of the medical college faculty. The following relatives or Mr. and and Mrs. F. L. Eaves were their guests Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Young, Miss Joyce Escue, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koon, of Augusta, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy-Whitson and daughter, Patricia, of Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Strcm, Miss Elizabeth Strom, Estes and Louise Strom, of Ward, were visitors here Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hiers. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. All spent the week-end in Augusta with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tisdale. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hailey and children, of Leigh, and Miss Sallie Williams, of Ellenton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Williams. Services at Friendship. There will be services at Friendship Baptist Church, August 29th, conduct ed by the Rev. James Neil, of Fair fax. Sunday School at three o’clock and preaching at four. There will be a short conference after preaching Every member of the church is re quested to be present. The public is cordially invited to attend. for 'dub members, a box of ADVERTISE to The People-Seating!. Local Probate Judge Establishes Record Jodge John K. Smelling Is Oldest la South ( arwlina in Point ef Service. (By B. P. Davies. Jr.) Judge John K Smelling, now serving his fortieth rooserotive year ns Prohate Judge of Barnwell County, claim* to he the oldest .’edge of probate in point of eer- vice m the State of South Camltun. “The Judge.'* ns he la affectionate- ly known by young and eld. white and Mach, the length and breadth of Bemwell County, does not claim to he the « dest Pm hate Judge « the State ee he is only TS year* young, hat he lays cinna to the ■an*her of cenoorative year* m of • Are. Judge SaeUiag*• palit«aJ career began in the olortisai of l«Bn, •hen he ran «garnet the late R C. Holman, wet. known Barnwell law yer. and the tele A. D, Cannae. Al lendale attorney, and was elected to the office t* which he asptred. StMe that t aw he he* had appeal- tmn ea only two ome one the A ret in Itle when the late Charles J, Hay. af L> mfharst and Barnwell, opposed him and the *rcend time in IPJd whm E. S. Broun, now rtty clerk af Barnwell, was hte op ponent. At all other elections there was no opposition to hts A ling the office which he ha* so ably Ailed during the past two score years. The Judge was born at Snelling, about Ave miles west of Barnwell on October 7. 1H59, the son of the late Mary He'en Johnston Snel ling and the Ute Jeremiah Snel ling. He first started in the busi ness world as bookkeeper, farm overseer and woodsrider fer Cspt. E. T. Moore and his partner, a Mr. McLaurin, of Sumter who owned a large farm in Barnwell County. In 1883 he left the em ploy of the Sumter men and re turned to his father’s place where he ended a three-horse farm until his entrance into politics in 1898. In 1884, Judge Snelling took Miss India Green, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Green, of near Ellenton, as his bride. They lived on his farm and in the town of Barnwell after his election to the office of Probate Judge. She died several years ago. Judge Snelling is a pouular fig ure in the life of Barnwell and is enjoying himself the most when he is able to shake hands with his many friends. He takes an aAive interest in the affairs of the town, county and State and is willing and eager to discuss any point of interest brought up for conversa tion. At 78 he is one of the most ac tive citizens of Barnwell and drives his own car about the city streets or to any nearby point that he de sires to go. He does not object to walking to and from his office and is most active in hie strolls about the business district of town. The Judge is probably one of Bemwell County’s best known riti- seus, having performed scores of -:D R Y:- YOUR -A . V Before Ginning We have installed the latest type, government approved construction, Cotton Drying Equipment; which abso- i lutely dries your GREEN and DAMP cotton scientifically • 1 - before it is passed through the gins. Especially advantageous in the processing of STAPLE COTTON. Staple cotton, due to its length, of course stays damp and green longer than ordinary short staple; and its delicate fibre is greatly protected by being thoroughly DRY before being allowed to pass through the gins. Experts advise us that there is No Loss in Weight due to the use of the Cotton Drier, for the cotton ab sorbs from the atmosphere all the natural weight carried, after it has been ginned. Barnwell Ginnery, Inc. Simon Brown’s Sons OLD OIL MILL Bemwell, So. Car. BUckville, So. Car. marrag* wtumnmn for bo«k •kite* * nd Macks ia bis forty yours of sorvww sad kavtag •poo* bis owtiro lif* te Barawoll Crooty. H* rsaM moot prubotey g* iato aay bum* la tbo route y. rtlkor ok t* or barb, and b* r*ingaisrA by aw* or all af lb* mombor* of tbs family. For a m*a of bis ag* to b* as artiv* as k* is and to k* os o*ll kaowa tbroagb*te tb* county a* lb* Jwdg* Is, Is a amst rvmarkabl* rssa. To prwc tb* Judgv'a •tatesswat tkat b* Is oaty TV year* '‘yooag.** wh*a he took bis varatioa tbi* y*ar be didn’t hie away to *smi m. Hint a n retreat or frume place where be could lake life easy—be beaded for Myrtle Beach and re ported a most enjoyable »t*y upon bis return home. As to whether he took ia any dances—especially Co lumbia’s mm- famous “Big Apple** —the Judge refused to be quoted. Other officers in Barnwell County are fast piling up a string of con secutive years of service to the public cf Barnwell County, many of these re-elections having been made wihout opposiion, but it will be a good many years in the fuure before any officer can vte with Judge Spelling's Remarkable record. Among those officers who have seen considerable consecutive years of service are: Robert L. Bronson, clerk of court, who has been in of fice for about 18 years; W. H. Manning, auditor, who has served about 15 years; G. M. Greene, master, in office for about 12 con secutive years, and Horace J. Crouch, county superintendent of education, who served 20-odd years before being defeated and’ who has re-elected, without opposition, in 1934. The men that the voters of Barnwell Couny have placed in office have been greatly flattered by the citizens by their repeated re turn to office and it is believed by many that one reason for Barnwell County's excellent financial condi tion is the fact that the officers are allowed o serve together for years without a new bunch being elected at every election. When asked his formula for be ing a successful politician, Judge John K. said that he had no set rule except that he always tried to do his best while in office and was always gUd to sec any of his friends either ta bis office, in bis boom or oa the street. He stated further that be tried at all Lam* te ter natural and ta treat •arh •ad every per eon with whom be ram* ta rate act, tb* *am* Jwdg* Swelling elated that be te already aa ana unred candidate foe re-elect i *a la tb* off a* *f Judge *f Frabete af Barawe I County ta th* elect owe ta he held ta 190* and hope* that ter may etveagtbea ba* claim ta the title cf ald»»t Jwdg* of Frokwte ta po at of eervlc* ta tke State af South C’aroima. Schawl far F.%|« tkarkre. The erboul fer *btens on worker* and other agr cuteurai leaders will be held at C Wm*oa Co lege August 23 to 2d. Lecture* anil be given by Dr. Carl F Tseosch. Mrs Julia Feterkm, and Allen Eaten, of the Rusaell Sage Fountaia. New York City. Mr. Eaten will discuss “Arts and Crafts in Rural Life.** Mrs. Peterkin will speak on the subject. “A Womsn Looks at the Agricultural Program.” Important farm program problems will lie discussed by H. R. Tolley, adminis- tator of the AAA, Dr. C. W. Warbur- ton, director of extension, depart ment of Agriculture, and Bushrod Al len, AAA, Dr. Frank B. Ward, econo mist, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Dr. Maddox, of Princeton University. The secretary of agriculture will be the principal speaker for the last ses sion of the school. A discussion group will be held each morning and afternoon. Farm tours, music and! games will fill the evening hours. Those from Barnwell planning to attend are: Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Whitaker, Miss Mabel Mims, Mrs. Terie Richardson, Miss Elizabeth Mc- Nab, home agent, Harry G. Boylston, county agentf and Hugh Bowers, asst, county agent. Norris-James. Snelling, Aug. 23.—(Special.)—A marriage which came as a surpise to their many friends was that of Miss Alvalina Eloise Norris and Mr. John nie Ephram James on Saturday, Au gust 14th, at high noon in Aiken. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Dill Lide, pastor of the First Baptist Church, at his beau tiful home on South Boundary Avenue. The only witnesses were two sisters of the bride. Mrs. Pauline Murray sad Miss UBelle Norm. Owing ta the roreat death wf tb* hetdt'e par- eats, the ceremony * *• very quiet Tb* lovely bnde wa* very becwmmg- ly <.T*«**d m white, with Nil* gvw*a Mvwsswew*. and wore a l*rg* i ursage •f giant mania*. Tb* bride la tb* tematifwi and ebs rmisg daughter af the late Brajateia Ctrerw Karri* sad Mrs Sallie Kattema* Jane* X.rv*. Her *k*irr» are Mrs. Faalm* Marray, M-** Benjamin Koeri*^ Jr^ and Mi** La Belle Nome. Oa her asatensel *id* *h* Is tb* granddaughter wf (be late Andrew Jackson Jew** and Elisabeth Jena K rtua Jane*, af ( aaway, and Is de- *cefa.ed fruoi the Jacks«as, sm«Wg them old Pre*ideal “Andy** Jackson, th* Barnhill*, the C’saaom. the Flow- ers, the Ktrtofts, the Jowese* and the Robert*, all of lower Carolina. TH* first French settlers of lower Carolina are numbered among her ancestors. On the bride's paternal side she is the granddaughter of the late John Caldwell Calhoun Norris and Sallie Ann Hays Norris, of Pennsylvania, and is descended from the Calhouns, of South Carolina, among them John Caldwell Colhoun, the great states man; the Todds, of Illinois, among them Mary Todd Lincoln, and the Norrises and Hays, of Pennsylvania. The groom is the son of John B. James and Hattie McPherson James, of Eastover and Columbia, His sis ters are Misses Ola Mae and Vernell James and Mrs. Heyward Wilson. His brothers are Mr. Paul James and Master Silas James. On the groom’s maternal side he is the grandson of William Henry McPherson and Sallie McPherson, of Richland County, and on his paternal side he is the grand son of the late Col. John Francis James and Mary Sumache James, of Darlington, Chesterfield County. Both young people received their education in the public schools of South Carolina. After a short wed ding trip to points of interest in South and 1 North Carolina, they will be at home to their friends in Colum bia, where Mr. James will be estab lished in business. The many friends of Mrs. James regret that her mar riage will take her elsewhere to live. Dance Well Attended. The square dance at Fuller Tuesday evening was well ett and all present enjoyed the even A “Big Apple” dance will be at the park tonight (Thuradby it ia expected that a Urge crow tttead this