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,.. i? . . ... IN *J-^V^' ? ,V ' ,, .f.v !''''-.'.;' ";' ' J.J, . . ?"'i'K.'i THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO AFT MAN." . VFEB. g ?022? New Series No. 940. - Volume LXXL - No. K. Gone West Our MR. C W. BAUKr kets of thc Middle West and Mare Mules and some Hors last of the week. C. W. & J. E WALHAL It Pays to B THE NOVKMHKR TERM OF COURT Carno to Close Last Friday Afternoon After Dispatching Much Business. The Court of General Sessions for Oconoo came to a closo Friday after noon last after many cases docketed had been disposed of in ono way or another. Judge H. C. Tillman made a most fnvorabl? Impression on tho entire court, officials and Interested parties, dispatching business with a great deal of ability, yot slighting no detail of the important work. Tn recording tho proceedings of tho early stages of tho court's work an error crept into our roport of true bills rendered by the grand jury. In tho case of the Stato vs. Jesse Kil patrick, Boyce Gantt and Charlie Pal mor, who were charged with viola tion of tho prohibition laws, tho jury returned its finding as "True bill as to Boyce Gantt, no bill ns to Kilpat rick and Palmor." Our report car ried tho finding of tho grand jury under tho general head of "True Bills," wo having failed to note the "No Bill" return ns to Kilpatrick and Palmor. Wo aro in receipt of tho following noto from Chas B Palmer In reference to the correction, which wo are glad to make bethena to him and to Jesse Kilpatrick: Dies P?f't Deal In LlqiiOt'. ' Westminster, S. C., Nov. 9, l!i2'J. -Editor Keowee Courlor: I noticed in this week's, issue of your paper that you had connected my name with some of tho whiskey enses be ing tried at this term of Court. You will please correct this next week, as I don't deal in whiskey in any way whatever. Respectfully, "Charles B. Palmor." ' Remainder of Proceedings. Taking up tho proceedings of the Court Where we left off last weok, following is tho record: Walter Jackson and Millard Sloan plended guilty to violation of the pro hibition law. Each sontencod to 12 months imprisonment at hard labor on county works or in penitentiary. Son'.onces suspended during good be havior after sorvico of 30 days at hard labor. Boyeo Gantt ploaded guilty to vio lation of prohibition laws. Sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at hard labor. Sentenco to bo suspendod dur ing good bohavlor after service of ono month. John Mooro pleaded guilty to tho samo charge. Sentenced to servo 12 months at such labor as ho may be ablo to perform, on county works or In ponltcntinry. Sontonco to bo sus pended during good bohavlor after sorvico of six months. (Second of fense, boneo severity of sentenco.) Case of W. B. Sanford, disposing of property under lion, nol prossod by Solicitor. Court ordered dismissal of appeal In case of Kay Smith and Arthur Gar nor, convicted at last term of Court. Defendants ordorod forthwith to bo gin sorvico of sontonco. Tho grand jury roturned tho tal lowing bills: Shack Strickland-Violation of the prohibition laws. No bill. Sam Duncan-VIolntlon of prohi bition law. True bill. Hamp Brit, Addio Butt and John Pitt's-Violation of prohibition laws. Truo bill. Tom Cobb. Joas? Cobb and Jim Cobb-Vi 'tlon prohibition ' Truo bill. J. G. Mitchell. Homer Childress and John Moss-Violation prohibi tion law. True hill. W. D. H ah voy-Issuing worthless chock. True billi Oscar Roach and Lizzie fiummer oll-Adultery and fornication. Truo bill. Stato vs C. L. Abercrombie-As sault and battory with intont lo kill. Not guilty. Oscar Roach and Llzollo Summer* $ . for Mules! sIIGHT is in the Mule Mar will ship a lot of Blocky es* Will be here about the Bauknight, LA, S. C. uy tor Cash. ell-Adultery and fornication. De fendants pleaded guilty and wore sentenced ns follows: Oscar Roach to be confined for a tenn of six months on public works of Oconee on in poni Itontiary ot bard labor, or pay a fine of $150. Suspended during good be havior upon payment of $75. Lizzie Summered sontonced to six months in penitentiary Or pay Ano of $100. Sentence susponded during good be havior on payment of $50. (Parties wore married since prosecution be gan. Deputy Clerk D. A. Smith per forming tho ceremony.) .Too. Johnson-Assault and battery with lnton,t to kill and driving a mo tor vehiolo against another party and failing to stop and render service. Nol prossed by Solicitor. Grand Jury retuned tho following bills: Will Tuck-Resisting an officer and assault and battery with Intent to kill. No bill. W. R. -Kooley-Assault and bat tery with intent to kill. No bill. Cliff Alexander-Violation of pro hibition law. No bill. B, O. Bell and Perry Hester-Vio lation prohibition law. True bill. Clyde Keaton and Ira Richardson --Larceny and receiving stolen goods. True bill. Marvin Todd-Violation prohibi tion law. True bill. Woody Perry-Assault with intent to ravish. True bill. CI. L. Starncs ?nd Prank Stn mos Violation of prohibition low. True bill. Walter James-Assault and bat tery with intent to kill. True bill. .loo Johnson-Assault and battery with intent to kill, driving against property of another and failing to stop and render sorvico. True bill. John Pitts, J. C. Staggers and An thony Burch-Violation prohibition laws. True bill. .G. M. Carson, violation of prohi bition law, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to servo four mon Lbs at hard labor ih penitentiary or on pub lic works of Oconee. Susponded dur ing good bobavior on payment of $5 0. K. A .Bell and Perry Hester pload guilty to violation of prohibition law and each was sentenced to six months at hard labor on public works of Oco nee .or in ponltontiary. Sentence to bo suspended during good bobavior af tor sorvico of 30 days. Arthur Lee-Violation prohibition law. Nol prossed by Solicitor. Morrill McDonald-Selling mort gaged property. Caso contlnuod by Solicitor. Tho grand Jury roturnod tho fol lowing Dills : Forman Bray-Housebreaking and larceny. True bill. Sn m Kay-Disposing of property under lien. True bill. Henry McDonald and W. D. Dur ham--Violation of prohibition law. No bill. John Collins-Violation of prohi bition law. No bill. W. D. Roach-Violation of prohi bition law. No bill. S. O. Whitman-Violation of pro hibition law. Contlnuod on motion of dofondant. 1 .Fred H. Rico - Obtaining goods Under false protonso. Nol prossed by Solicitor. Defondant was In Jail and Sheriff of Greonwood county was on hand with papors for him, and he was takon to Greenwood county on n similar charge. 1 Marvin Todd-Violation prohibi tion law. Ploaded guilty. Sentenced to sorvo two months nt hard labor on public works of Oconoo or In peni tentiary. Susponded during good be havior on payment of fino of $50. Testimony In the caso showed that dofondant had only ono quart of whlskoy in his possession, for his own uso. / Sam Duncan - Violation prohibi tion law. Pleaded guilty. Sentoncod to sorvo four months at hard labor on public works of Oconeo or in pen itentiary. Sentonco suspondod dur lng good behavior after service of SO days. 1 Eugene Dooley-Violation prohib?- i Hon law. Pleaded guilty. Sentencod i to serve twelve months In penlten- ? i Mary or on public works of Oconeo ; < at such labor as ho may be able to perform. (Defendant clalmod that .! ho was afraid of tho Ku Klux Klan "J In the town of Seneca and Jumped his bond, was captured In Atlanta, .< Qa., and brought back, but again : escaped and was again caught in At lanta.) i W. P. Butler and Alfred Taylor- ; Violation prohibition law Neither defendant answered when called, and lifter tho third call their trial lu abr B?nce was ordered. Verdict of guilty ? and sealod sentence loft. Iii the caso of W. lt. Nooley, which tho grand Jury was asked to recon sider, that body returned with a rec ommendation that '.ho indictment bo remanded to tho Mngistrate. Neeley was charged with assault with intent 1 to ravish. Grand Jury Makes Presontmont. State of South Carolina, County of Oconeo. Wo desiro to make our final pre sontmont lo tho November (.erm of Court of General Sessions, as follows: To lils Honor H. C. Tillman, Presid ing Judge: As graiid Jury for Oconee County. S. C., we bog to submit ns our Anal presentment for tho year 1922, tho following: (1) . That v/e havo passed upon all bills that havo been handed out to us at this term by the Solicitor. (2) . Wo have examined, by com mittees, Mio chain gang, poor farm, jail and all other public buildings, and And same in good condition. Wo find that tho poor farm has twenty inmates-eighteen whites and two colored. All of these inmates seem to bo well cared for and aro In good spirits. (3) . Wo recommend that tho members of our General Assembly pass an act requiring the several offi ces of our county to bo audited each year by a public certified account ant. Our commlttoo had the several offices audited, and reports of same are flied in the ofllco of tho Clerk of Court. ? (4). We recommend that tho sev eral officers that seize automobiles in: the violation 'oYTn'e' prohibition laws that they discontinue the practice of using said cars before they aro le gally sold. (5) . We have investigated tho ed ucational interests of the county, and thc work done by our County Super intendent of Education. D.C. Spoares, and we wish to commond him for his Interest and untiring work for school improvement. Wo And that thero ore quite a number of teachers in the cornily who aro holding pay warrants and that there are insufficient funds on hand to meet said payment, and wo desiro to recommend that our delegation make sufficient appropria tion in their next supply bill to take care of all outstanding school war rants. (6) . We recommend the following Improvements to bo made in our county.jail: Wo recommend that tho cells which aro now on tho ground floor bo moved up-stairs, and that a padded cell bo placed in the insano room, as we find there Is no place for tho Sheriff to keep an insano patient that ho might not do Injury to him* solf. (7) . Wo recommend that' in the future tho stownrd of the poor farm shall koop a hook of accounts. In which he shall ilemizo all expenses of said farm and all money mado by said farm, whethor same be turned in as cash or turned ovor to the Su pervisor for county cbnin gang pur poses. . > We desire to thank His Honor and tho Court, ofllcials for courtesies ex tended to us during tho performance of our duties, nnd now ask that we bo excused from further attendance upon tho Court nt this term. Respectfully submitted, P. h, Green, Foreman. Nov. 8th, 1922. Hold-Over Grand Jurors. Tho following grund jurors wore drawn ns hold-overs: H. W. Brandt, J. S. Smith, C. R. Taylor, J, A.White, I. M. Griffith and J. L. Brown. Court. Resumes Routine Tho caso of Hie Stato vs. Henry Parkor chargod wltn nssauP. and bat tory with intent to kill, was contin ued by the Solicitor. John Pitts, J. C. Staggors and An ?bony Burch'--Violation cf prohibi tion laws. Continued by Solicitor. Furmnn Bray-Housebreaking and larcony. Continuod by Solicitor. Ruben Rrooks-Assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Continued by So licitor. Tho Solicitor nol prossod tho fol lowing casos: Stn(o vs. Harmon l,oo violation of prohibition laws, and thc State vs. Claude Pruitt and Younf Pruitt, charged with housebreaking and larceny. Will Tuck-Violation prohlbitlot laws. Called three tlir.es and failing to nnawer, his caso was ordorod trice In his nbsor.ee. Jury roturned a vor diet of guilty and a sealod sontenc? was loft. Sam Thrasher - Adultery. No guilty. Paul Thrashor-Violation of pro hlbltlon laws. Guilty. Sontenced t( six months imprisonment, at hart labor, In penitentiary or on publk works of Oconoo. Son tonco to bo sus ponded during good behavior aftoi sorving three months. Thrasher pleaded guilty of and receiving stolen goods s sentenced to servo 30 days labor on public works of Oco iu penitentiary, or to pay lino ..Fine paid. ',< tichardson pleaded guilty of and receiving stolen goods jceived a sentence of 30 days Jtentiary or on public works ??e at hard labor, or to pay a ?$25. Fine paid. -Jdy Perry pleaded guilty to tho seconds count lu an Indictment for issauj} kw 1th intent to ravish, fleing ibout ?U years of age, this colored joy Vi is sentenced to the State Re .'ormafery for Colored Youths until io sh?fil have attained thc ago of 21 rearSm Nie? Rochester pleaded guilty lo I'iolatffiiv of tho prohibition laws and ^ecelVWl a sentonce of Imprisonment tor toft months at hard labor on the [mb I legwork s of Oooneo or in poni :entlai?r. Sentonce suspendod during jood .1 ehavlor on serving 30 days. Wit fi Herring pleaded guilty of dolatl if) of prohibition laws and ro jelvedj Sentence for a term of two month fat hard labor on the public works] pl Oconee or in penitentiary, ?uspoi Jed during good behavior on pay nia it pf a fine of $75. WR ^Herring-Violation of prohi bition^ flaws. Pleaded guilty. Sen tenced! to servo two months at hard laborea county works or in peniten tiary, :\ ^entonce suspended during good I khavioi' on payment of $75. rhe ewdenco showed that defendant had inj his possession only a small quantify of liquor, for his own use.) WaKer . James-Assault and bat tery 'Imtb. intent to kill. Defendant pleaded guilty of assault and battery of a ^jgh.'and aggravated nature. Mc was Sentenced to serve three months at hard labor on public works cf Oconeffior in penitentiary, or to pay a flnejft $50. C.vq^Maxey-Assault and battery with intent to kill. Jury found vor dict OK?'Guilty of assault and battery of a jwgh. and aggravated nature," and recommended him to the mercy of tie; Court. Sentenced to serve thre< months at hard labor on pub lic YOjpKs. of Oconeo or in peniten tiary; flt pay a fine of $150. Notic? of appeal to Supreme Court noted. LrvIraMf&oe and M. L, Cramer VlrRaiilW^f^p^ fendants pleaded, guilty. Each sen tenced to serve six months on publh works of Oconeo or in penitentiary at hard labor. Suspended during good behavior after the service of 3? clays In Oconeo county Jail. W. B. Sanford-Disposing of prop erty under lien. Bench warrant wai Issued to enforce sentence. County Road Wi Gang to b< CAN OCONE Tho above, announcement wil County. Vet such it must bo unless running expenses. A most complet* mont for rond work luis been asso month for riumtttfe. expenses. Dut. t and this splendid organization mu; tho money can bo provided in some up to our Legislative Delegation aro going to do about it. Tho matte DIATE ACTION. Tho work sboiih some agreement hoing reached for / None of tho sixteen prisoners worked by tho county, and they Ino tiary. Tho prisoners now on tho gai to jail tho last of tills week. If tin feed them and got no return. Tho I to the poor farm, and bo advertbc< chines wlU have to bo parked on tl idle until next spring or later. Such a procedure would bo tb? Supervisor is helpless unless some scrapping of this splendid outfit w thousand dollars-PROBABLY M MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIC] MONTHS. Tho former would bo a it, while tho latter would mean mai aro so badly needed, Tho road work that lins been county. It needs only to bo seen U any fair nnd impartial observer n valuo received in good roads for oi visor. To bo convinced that dim Slu and ls doing it, ono need only take ho has worked within tho last two two hundred and fifty miles of publ without work for fivo years. .Thosi sable, and many of them aro ron ll those roads inflicts a heavy tax upo hieles and overwork of stock-an no choice but to uso thom. It is ill ho co ni polled to wah indefinitely fo bridges to bo mado fit for travel. Wo know that taxes aro high i bo poor economy io stop tho road v convicts. Wo cannot believe that tin bo done. Resides, it ls a wbrk of i to do it-ELSE THE COUNTY Wi OF ITS DUTY TO THOUSANDS Ol Hence tho call is hereby mad. Hves to confer AT ONCE with tho to effecting some satisfactory nrrai omcrgoncy. Tho failure to do thi Ry. WE BELIEVE THIS WILL H VISED FOR CONTINUING THE W -u. Tubes an< Wc have in stocjj: a li of United States Tube prices on these Casings that have been made in you money on your Tit you buy. Arthur ; Walhall "Oldsmobile ? M. M. Haulbrooks-Violation of prohibition laws. Caso marked ended. Jo BB Strlbling-Violation of prohi bition law. Hench warrant issued to enforce sentence. W. D. Hanvey-Issuing worthless checks. Continued by Solicitor. Tom Sam Wilson, alias William Wilson-Disposing of property under lien. Nol proBsed for want of prose cution. J. S. Ellis and It. D. Dailey-Viola-, Hon of prohibition laws. Appeal from . Mayor's Court. Appeal declared to ' have been abandoned, and sentence Mayor's Court to be executed. 7 Eugone Dooley-Violation prohi bition laws. Appeal from Mayor of Seneca, Appeal-declared abandonod and withdrawn. Sentonco of Mayor's Court ailinn ed. W. ?. and Joseph Hembree-Vio lation of prohibition laws. Caso nol pressed as to Jos. Hembree. W. D. Hombreo pleaded guilty. Latter de ?rk to Stop-Chain z Abolished. HE AFFORD IT? I bo a shock to ibo citizens ofOcOttCO tho money bo provided nt once for > nnd efficient organization mid equip mbled. It requires' about $2,000 per tho appropriation hus been exhausted, it 'ho immediately abolished unless i way. This puts tho matter squarely to say-and say quickly-what they r is pressing ami DEMANDS IMME 1 not bo allowed to stop for want of taking caro of tho deficiency. from tho last term of Court could ho ro bron ordered sent to tho poulton IJ; will also have to ho sent there or uy go to jail, tho county will have to wenty-*>no mules will have to bo sont 1 ami sold. The camp outfit and tun ic Court Mouse square, there to stand ? height of folly; und yet tho County thing bo done, and that at once. Tho ill entail an inevitable loss of several [OHE THAN THE COST OE ITS >N FOB THE XEXT FOU lt OK FIVE clear loss, with nothing to show for ly miles more of good ronds, which and is being done is a credit to thc > ho judged-and tho judgment of mst bo that our tax-payers are getting vuvy dollar spent by tho County Supor K'kloy knows how to build good roads, a hurried drive over tho roads which years. And jot thero remain about ic roads that have been practically 5 roads hnvo hceoino well-nigh impas. y dangerous. Tho enforced uso of n tito user in tho wear and tear of ve il yet thou wi lids of our citizens have itfair to them that they should longer r the bad und dangerous roads and ind tho money bard to get; hut it will rork and lose tho labor of tho county 3 voters and tax-payers want this to necessity, and thero is no choleo hut ILL * AIL IX THE PEHFOKMANCE .' ITS CITIZENS. o upon our Senator mid Koprosontn County Advisory Hoard with a view igement for tiding over tho present s must ho regarded ns a public cnlam E AVOIDED AND SOME WAY DE OIIK, .ir-ge assortment of sises is and Casings. The are the most attractive years. We can save 'cs if you will us before Brown, la, 5. C. >ets the Pace." fondant sentenced to serve eight . months at hard labor ou tho public I works of Oconeo or in penitentiary. I Suspended during good behavior on I payment of $50. J. O. Mitchell, Hobler Childers and [John Moss-Violation of prohlbitio laws. John Moss failed to appoar. Called three times and case ordered' heard in his absence, to bo tried with-. Mitchell and Childers, who wore In Court. Jury returned a verdict of "Guilty on third count of indict-,., mont." (The third count was that of j transporting.) Motion for a now trials was made -and 1 heard' ?mi?oSiat6lyVv" the motion being overruled. Soaled sentence was left as to John Moss I Mitchell and Childers eacli roceived sentence of six mouths at hard labor on public works of Oconeo or in peni tentiary Sontenco suspended during good behavior after service of two* months by oach. Childers and Mitch ell gave notlco of intention to appeal to Supreme Court, and were rolonsed on bonds of $300 each ponding ap peal. G. L. and Frank Starnos-Viola- ' lion of prohibition laws. Defendants falling to appear, they were triod in thoir absence. Tho verdict of tho Jury was "Guilty" as to both defend ants. Sealed sentences loft. Mart Hester-'Violation of prohi bition laws. This case was tried on Monday. Tho d?fendant hoing now in Court, wns sentenced as follows: Imprisonment for a lorin of four mouths at hard labor on tho public works of Oconeo or In penitentiary. Sontenco suspended during good, be havior after sorvlco of two months. Defendant appcale'd to the Supremo Court. \ The Solicitor nol prossed the fol lowing cases: Wohb Phillips, dispos ing of property under Hon (two of ' these cases.) I Tho following cases wore ?ontin ued: Hamp Butt, Addlo Butt and John Pitts-Violation prohibition <nws. Tom Cobb, Jesso Cobb and Jim Cobb-Violation of prohibit iou laws. J. G. Mitchell-Violation prohibi tion laws. Sam Kay-Disposing of propor'y under lion. Mack Kolloy - Obtaining goods under false pretense. J. M. Haulbrooks - Disposing of proporty under lien. J. Olin Simpson-Assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. S. O. Whitman-Drunk and disor derly and driving auto when undor tho iniluenco of whiskey. (Appoal from Magistrate.) .Loo, Johnson and Dillard Haul brooks-Malicious trespass. (Appeal from Magistrate) Chub Wall and J. W. Phillips, A rulo to show cause Issued.) A Pleasant Surprise. On tho 20th of Octobor Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Aloxander, of Little River, wero pleasantly surprised whon thoir children begat to gather at tho old homo with well-illlod bas kots. Tho occasion was the golden wedding of tho aged couplo. Their nine children aro all living. Other relatives and friends wore presont,, and al) report a good time with "the old folks at homo." After a good dinnor had been serv ed, tho evening was spent in conver sation, muslo and singing. Compulsory Law, West Union. Tho patrons of Wost Union Schoo? District' aro hereby .notified that tho compulsory school attendance 1"W will go into offect in this district on Doc. 1st, 1922, Trustees. In 1900 an averago of $2.83 pe^ capita was spont on schools in tho United States.