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' \ 1;^ % ...? ."? . - * .. ? iV ? *" * -r .?T ... . : ^ ' * . '' - ^ V' ' " . v * \ . -n V. # * ' ; . / - ' *f . ? ? *' ? \ f * ... . . US SUj? 9tspcxtrh-3Nrpiits p^" VOLUME NO. 51 . \ LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1920. NUMBER 6.i ??W~~rnm~m I i i i ???? mam^ ????I????????????? 4 PRIZES AWAI COUNTY COI The Lexington County Boys' Corn Show was held at Lexington ir the court house Sacurday, November 27. The attendance was very good,. both in boys' and men's classes, it being an easy matter, after looking over the boys' exhibits, to decide which of them had been in club ' v 1 J "ttprork for some time. The instructions they have had in making corn t selections were certainly noticeable to all visitors who knew corn. Prizes were awarded the boys at the show for the splendid work they had done. Even thdtugh business is dull and money scarce, the banks and business men and farmers contributed $2 3f? to award thci 'boys prizes, for which these club boys, together with the county agent, want to extend their I thanks to these contributors. There were 74 hoys enrolled in corn ! clubs in Lexington County this year. These boys grew approximately 3.990 bushels. To put the lowest j valuation of $1.10 per bushel on this! output, the total value wouM be . $4,305.60. Appropriate addresses were deliv- j ered by Senator D. M. Crosson of | Leesville, Col. J. Brooks Wingnrd of | Lexington, B. O. Williams of Bishopville, assistant.;state agent in boys' club work, Henry S. Johnson of Aiken. Mr. Johnson is district agent in farm demonstration work. Summing up the 1920 corn show as a whole. It was second to none lield in the history of club work in ; Lexington County. List of Contributors. The. names of contributors, together I fP i with the amounts contributed appear below as' follows: ? PKITH: AVTXSTKRS. Pnin f? 1 John S. Roberts 88 2 W. A. Harman....' 84 3 Odis Havmon 83 4 v Earnest Caughmmi 77 5 Cleo Harmon . . 70 G Elzie Lowman 7 3 7 Jacob J. Derrick 73 8 W. Frank Derrick 73 0 Geo. Ed. Harmon 71 10 Ben Wesalnger 70 11 Otto Amick 70 12 Willie E. Derrick GS 13 Celoy Snelgrove 68 14 George B. Lindler 6G 15 Lloyd Amlck 6G 16 Harvy Boatrlght 5G 17 Herbert Summers 64 18 Hermon Frick 64 19 Lcgare Swygert 64 20 Edison Ounter 61 21 Raymond Caughman ... 58 22 Malconi Amick 58 23 Roy Keisler 55 24 Quincy Lybrand ........ 55 25 Eddy Derrick V 54 26 Gordon Senatrunk ...... $3 27 Luther Bedenbaugh . . 52 28 Wilbur Huffstettler v?>.... . 29 Evaris Koon vvi.. r>l 30 Earl Amick 50 31 Wilbur Summers 40 32 Wilbur Koon" 47 33 Eugene Lewis 47 * 34 Wayne Klzer 1C jf 35 Emanuel Gates 45 & 36 Johnny Snelgrove 45 37 Elmone Hobbs 43' '* 38 Lenny Gates 41 30 Broad us Taylor 40 40 Guv Summers 33 41 Geo. F. Hobbs ........ 38 42 Furman Derrick 38 43 Clyde Hoof 38 44 Howard Hobbs ........ 37 45 Itay Mots 36 46 Cellus Taylor '. . 20 \ 47 Sent without name 20 K 4H rtennon piivhij ........ 49 Frank Burkett 20 GO Murray Rikard 18 The largest yield was 107 bushels a i PRIZKS IN 1 G. Hhelton Wingard, cash 2 Laymond Harmond . 3 M. H. Forth iMARKIAGK. Mi*. A. r.incojn Shealy of Amiek's Ferry section of Lexington county and Miss Iva Bong of near Prosper LDEDTO IN CLUB BOYS Value. Wingard-Roberts Co., pair Blovcs ?4.00 Palace Drug Co., stock powders 1.25 Bank of Western Carolina, Lexington Branch, cash... 10.00 Home National Bank of Lexington. cash 10.03 Dispatch-News, cash 5:00 Bank o ,f Western Carolina, Bat^Pbnrv branch, rash.... 10.00 C. 33. Jones Fertilizer Co., Batesburg, gumd 25.00 First National Bank, Batesburg, cash 10.00 Farmers and Merchants Bank. Beesville, cash 10.00 Bank of Chapin, cash 5.00 Barre Hardware Co., turn plow 12.5C Dul're Auto Co., cash 10.00 Eexington Cottton and Fertilizer Co., cash 5.00 A. J. Mathias, cash J. 00 H. A. Roberts, cash 1.00 Enterprise Hardware Co., turn plow 12.50 Caughman-Kaininer Co., shoes 0.50 II. Xj. Harmon, cash 2.00 Harmon Drug Co., cash 5.00 S. J. Bong, cash 2.00 E. Cr. Dreher, hat 5.00 .1. W. Shonly, cash 5.00 <?. B. Wingard & Son, Berkshire pig 5.00 A. F .I.ever, cash 25.00 Bank o<* Brookland .cash 10.00 R. C. Stalling, cash 1.05 Murray Gibson, auto ppump and jack 5.00 Mrs. 1. Li. Stallings, overalls 2.50 O. E. Still, gloves *1.50 Brookland _Candy Kitchen. candy _ : . . . . 00 A. B. Bachinan, fountain pen. 2.50 M. D. Shull, lantern .... .75 H. B. H. Rltcker, I,exington, cash 2.00 *" 'l ' i BOYS' CI iASS. Prize. Vulue. Push. Turn plow $12.50 107 Turn plow 12.50 04 Pair shoes 0.50 70 Cash 0.00 70 Cash 8.00 -4! 5 Cash 7.00 t'5 Cash (1.00 '4 Berkshire pig 5.00 57 Cash 5.00 08 Cash 5.0 0 57 Auto pump and jack 5.00 78 10-pound hnx candy 5.00 4 3 Bag high grade fertilizer. 5.00 7 2 Bag high grade fertilizer. 5.00 4 7 Bag high grade fertilizer. 5.00 72 Bag high grade fertilizer. . 5.00 4 8 Bag high grade fertilizer 5.00 4 0 Cash 4.00 40 Cash 4.0 0 54 Cash . . . 4.00 40 Pair gloves 4.00 .10 Cash 3.00 4 3 Cash 3.00 4 0 Cash .... : 3.00 77 Cash . ^.00 55 Cash ;. . . 3.00 6 7 Cash 3.00 31 Cash . . . 3.00 46 Cash 3.00 53 Cash 3.0ft 70 Cash 3.00 36 Cash 3.00 45 Cash 3.00 67 Cash 3.0ft 42 Cash 3.00 44 Cash . . 3.00 65 Cash 3.00 25 Gash . 3.00 40 Cash 3.00 42 Cash 3.00 41 Cash 2.50 3 ? Cas 2.50 36 Cash 2.50 50 Cash 2.50 30 Fountain pen 2.50 43 .Pair overalls 2.50 27 This hoy piade 4'J bushels, hut failed to sitfn his name 2.00 -1!) Cash 2.00 33 Pair gloves 1.50 27 r*antern and 70 cents cash 1,60 34 nd the samllest 20 bushels. ^ MEN'S CLASS. $8.00 2.00 3.00 ity, Newberry County, were married on November 24, 1920, at the Mt. Tabor parsonage, Little Mountain, S. C., by Pastor J. B. Harman. fl NEW DRUG FIRM OPENS AT GEIGEK OLI) STAND. The Lexington Pharmacy Is the latest business venture to make a bid for partonage. The new firm is composed of Dr. Claude Harman and Mr. W. Pickens Roof, Jr., who- bought at autcion the stock and flxlutes of tho Geigcr Ding Company, to which they have added materially, The business will be conducted at tho stand formerly occupied by the Geiger Drug Company, where a full line of drugs, medicines, toilet articles, stationery and other. things usually carried by a drug store will be on hand. Dr. Jennings, a registered drugg'st of Columbia, Iinh been employed to hanj|r the compounding iof nrosorintinns. Tin Pimiflo will devote a portion of his time Xfj the store, but expects to continue the practice of veterinary surgery. He will make headquarters at the drug store. Mr. Roof will likewise divide his" time between the cotton | business, in which ho is interested with his brother, Mr. Sam P. Roof, and the Lexington Pnarmacy. The new firm begins business with line prospects of success. EXPECTS MOKE CORN PER ACRE FOR NEXT YEAR. Under the heading "busy county agents the Clemson College news bulletin has the following from Lexington: "J. VV. Shealy, Lexington County? 1 have 74 boys in corn -clubs this year and they are going to produce more corn ner acre thnn In nnv nrn. vious year in the history of club work j in Lexington county. In addition we have 165? Pig Club boys and girls, owning that many pure-bred pigs, .all subject tor registration and some of them are exceptionally*fine.", li:xin<;ton citizen PLACED ON HO.VKD. j C. AI. Eflrd Made Member of Executive Committee of Luth-. eran Clmren. Philadelphia, Nov, 30.?An imme-v dlate stydy of lubdr and industrial' matters and the relation of the church to them was provided for today by the executive board of the United Lutheran church in session j here. Dr. F. H. I^nuber of New York, president of the board, will appoint a special committee to examine industrial relations. C. M. Eflrd, Lexington, S. O., was .. - " visvvvu ??. Iiiciiiucr III lllf executive boa'rcl today.? Associated Prors Dispatch. st. strphfn's kvavgfmcm; lutheran church. Divine services at 11:00 a. 111. and 7:00 p. ni. Sunday scImioI at 10:00 a: in. For Sunday, December the 5th.. the morning theme will be: "On Which Hand Shall We He Found?" The evening theme will be: "Following What Is Best." To all of these services the public is cordially invited. ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN. Pastpr. george c. price now 1ie\t)s County cotton association At a meeting of the executive com,.,.t * V mlttee of the "Lexington County Cotton Association, held last Saturday. Mr. George C. Price was elected county chairman instead of Dr. D. M. Crosson, who infused reelection. The Dispatch-News was unable to learn tho names of other officers elected and the nature of any business transacted. j. m. i'kake, jr.. traveling FOR FORD MOTOR CO. Mr. J. M. Peakc, Jr.. formerly manager of the DuPro Auto Company at LiCXinRton and recently with the same concern at Columbia, has accepted a position as traveling representative of the Ford Motor Company of Charlotte. Mr. Peake left yesterday morningr for Charlotte to assume his new duties. Ho will have North and South Carolina as his territory. His many friends here wish him abundant success in his new work. TAYDOR-ANDERSON. At the residence of Mr. E. Ft Pish, Sunday, November 28, Miss Estelle Taylor and Mr. Anderson were uuietly married by H. P. Sheaiy, notary public. Their many friends wish them n lon^ and happy life. CRA'OTAIj AJfNTVERSAItY OF MR. AND MRS. KEISLEIt One of the piOBt delightful sOcla events of the season was the celebra tion of the fifteenth anniversary of th? marriage or Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Kelsler at their bome on Main street Tues day evenlng\#November 30. Notwith standing the jvdiy inclement weather a large croWd <?$ their friends callec during the evenftlg to offer congratulations and share in the enjoyments ol the occasion, v . jb s The spacious Vooms and hall ol the entire! first flSor were thrown oper and the>* were thronged with happ> callers from 8 o'plock. The celebrants had chosen srreon nml' wrViltc J as tlje Colors, and this coniblnatlor was used throughout. The chande i < 9 llers were all decorated most tastefully in these colors on the tulip design. Receiving the guests at the dooi v^>re Mrs. S. J. Lenphnrt and Mrs Bessie Berley who directed the call ers into the reception room where stood the celebrants with all of the charm and joy of newlywCds. In the reception room were also .Miss Elfctc Geiselman, of Hanover, Pa., and Mis{ Mary E. Ciughman who had charge of the registry book and the* souvenirs. These souvenirs were very dainty, apd were artistically executed A circlet of crystal heads were attached to a white hell with green and white baby ribbon. From the reception room. the gdests.. were ushered into the dining room where green and white cream and ca-lte were served by Mrs. D. R Haltiwanger, Miss Sara Mildred Berley ijnd Miss Pearle Caugliman and Miss Mary Ellen Caughman. The feature* of this rom was the "wedding* cuke which was done in a flowei basket design with a small glass flower haske^ suspended from the handle. The enke was elaborately |decorated In white with the llgures "15" in green on the center top. This was a product of Mrs. Keisler, whose reputation for artistic cake decorations is wide and meritorious. From ? the chandelier above the cake table were green and white spiral streamer* re^hl:?r to ga&h pornor of the table. In t^e large hall adjoining the dining room, pnhch was served by three dainty Misses Christine lloof, Bertha Sue Berley, and Bertha Mclver Caughman. The guests were then invited into the parlor which was used as the gift room, and here was a beautiful array of presents? all being in glass?over which presided Mrs. J. Brooks Wlngard and Mrs. Addle Kauffman. The very large number of beautiful and useful gifts nttest the high esteem in which the celebrants are held by their friends During the entire evening, delightful music was rendered in the gift rooir by Mrs. E. B. Roof, piano: I.ewb Roo'f, tlute: George David Roof, violin; Cyrus L. Shealy, ^iolin. The occasion will long be remembered by those fortunate enough t( attend as> one of joy and pleasure; und all of the guests joined in tht wish that Mi-, and Mrs. Keisler bt permitted a long lease on life ir which to celebrate other anniver saries. . ( 'LTQl'OR STIIjIJ OAFTUREI> NEAR LiEXINGTO> State and federal prohibition officers late Saturday afternoon made t raid upon the premises of Bunch Nel son. a negro, about two miles frorr Rextngton, and are said to have de ruyeu a quantity or vmasn" ready t( run, together with an improvised 11 quor still. The "mash" was fount in the dining room of the negro's home, while the still was located it the garden beneath a havy eoat o: pine straw. Nelson is said to hate taken leg bai at once, thus escaping arrest, but it ii understood that a warrant has beet 'ssucd for his apprehension. IOD.Mt'Nl> SC'IIOOIi. There will he a box party, chicket stew, oyster supper and other enter tninment at Edmund school house Saturday night. December 18. Tin public is cordially invited to attend. ('II lilKTMAS SERVICE :VT ST. .JOHN'S (CALK HOAI)] "In Excelsis Gloria" will be ren dered by the St. John's Sundaj school, December 25, 1920, beginning at 11 o'clock. Everybody invited t< ..>iv?u uiiu mi.-t aurvii'i*. Taylor?"He burled the hatchet." "He killed the hen that had beer destroying his neighbor's* garden and then asked the said neighbor t< conre to dinner and have a cut off th< I wing." I LEXINGTX FARMER EXHIBITS AT BEE COUNTY FAIR. ' Mr. Q. B. WUngard returned from " Bishcrpvillo Tuesday, whero he made 5 an exhibit of tho products of the'Home land farm, of which G. B. Wlngard & Son are proprietors, at the Lee county fair. The exhibit elicited much fa? vorable comment and was Vvarmly ' pralsd by tbos who saw it. As a " result the exhibit of the Homeland furni at tho state fair the Messrs. Win gara nave naa special invitations by1 ^ chambers erf commerce and other bo1 dies working- In the interest of diver' sified agriculture to bring their exhib its to county fairs to furnish an ob5 ject lessons to farmers as to what > might be done toward freeing the country from cotton domination. Mr. Wingard reports a very pleas ant time in Bishcrpville. He says that cotton has virtually taken possession | of the country thereabouts, to the ex. elusion of mcrst other crops. MISS PKARLE CIjARKE, LKXIXGTOX GIRL. HONORED Miss Penile Clarke, former Lcxlngi ton girl, has again been honored, hav! ng been elected maid of honor for the Washington Camp, No. 305, Sons r of Confederate Veterans, at the Na. tional capital. Miss Rebecca Dail, daughter of Senator and Mrs. N. B. I Dial, of Laurens, has been elected sponsor for the same camp. Miss > Clarke and Miss Dial were presented r to tlie members of the camp at a i brilliant dance given at the New Wil. lard hotel on the night of November 22, and The Washington PoBt and I The Washington Staj\ carried splens did likenesses of the two popular ' South Carolina young women. Miss Clarke is a daughter of Mr. i and Mrs. B. *D. Clarke, of this town, s She is an honor graduate of Win tlirop College, and is one of the most i talented anu popular Voung women to i go out. from Lexington. She hps s been making her home in Washing? ton slnoe the outbreak of the great i world war, where she holds a spleni did position with the Kovernr.a..:. In addition to being maid of honor for the Sons of Veterans, Miss Clark? r is also secretary of the South Carol Una club in Washington, and is ex ceed'ingly popular in society circles of l the national capital. i ALTON PACKARD PLEASES ' LEXINGTON APDIENCE Owing to the inclement weather 1 and the fact that several other af? fairs .were scheduled for the same i date, the crowd which greeted Alton . Packard .the cartoonist, last night at . the high school auditorium was not I large, but those who attended were i well repaid for the effort and time i spent. Mr. Packard was the see. ond number of the Lyceum course fbr this season. He had a message . ol gooti oncer ior nis audience which ) was well worth while and his clever ; execution was a marvel to those pres- 1 . ent. Evryone present felt that they > had spent the evening both pleasantly ? and profitably. HKV. C. C. DERRICK MADE PRESIDING ELDER. T . Thoi^nuny Lexington friends of the - Rev. Qharles C. perrick will be glad i to leafn that he was elected presid ing elder of the Kingstree District at i the meeting of the lower South Caro Una Methodist conference held at j Georgetown last week. The Rev. Mr. - Derrick is a son of Mrs. Elizabeth l Derick, of Leesvile, and a brother of > Mrs. Dr. 1'. H. Shealy, of Lexington. U That he will wear the honor worth- i f ily and well, those who know him best doubt not. and he is being warm1 ly congratulated by his many friends. ' v l KEEI* MAKlNti LIQI'OR. Moonslilners Still on Alert. Ofllrrrs Say. ' I . . - - i.iquor MiaKiDK in South Carolina is in no danger of showing a slack * business period, but on the other ' hand is likely to increase during: the Winter months .according to federal prohibition agents wfirkfng out of Columbia. I*. J. Coleman, chief still raider, said yesterday that the old moonshiners and ill^it still men were getting more shreyd, but were not letting up in their business. We llnd the^llls are being moved from their old locations on the branches to the hil^ides for the wini ter and in many pfeces they are being , moved to the -'houses," Mr. Coleman ) said yesterday. "We are still after ; them and will keep hot on the trnil during the winter." LAURENT NEXT LYCEUM NUMBER ; \ The attractions which are to appear on the Lyceum course here this season have been announced. The various numbers have been especially well selected and everything points to a large sale of season tickets for thq course. ' ?a\ The attractions w- " ., the well, v--, (<oriey Ajyc^um Bureau, antv' irself Is a guarantee of satisfaction. ?? People are more than ea^er this year for instructive, inspirational lectures and clean entertainment, and the splendid attractions to be heaJrd here are sure of a hearty reception. The numbers on the coursk are as follows: ; . LAURANT AND COMPANY. For more than seventeen years the Great Laurant has been a Chautauqua and Lyceum headllner. For more than ten years he has appeared under Redpath management?a fact which speaks for itself. During the years which he has devoted to the Lyceum platform many offers from vaudeville and theatrical managers have been turned aside -,by Mr. Laurant because he believed In the Lyceum as a greater field ip which to present his work. In fact* as a charter member of the Intropntional ^H?/1 i I j* EUGENE LAURANT. Lyceum association, he has had no small part in the development of this organization and the Lyceum movement as a whole. The high esteem in which he is held by the members of his own profession is evidenced by the fact that he was given a gold medal by the Society of American Magicians. He has also appeared on several occasions before societies of scientific research. It has always been Mr. Laurant's aim to have the most artistic magic entertainment before the public. ' He has never been content to let well enough alone or to rest upon his laurels. Each season he hhs endeavored to make his entertainment better than the last. The production of the coming season will be equipped In the usual lavish manner that has characterized all his entertainments, the stage settings surpassing in beauty all previous efforts. A capable stage manager will have charge of this mass of equipment, insuring a perfect presentation of the program. Mr. Laurant will be assisted by a talented planlste, who will delight the audiences with her piano solos. She also will take an active part In the various magic scenes. This is the third attraction of the I^exington Lyceum course, and. will appear at the school auditorium, on Thursday, December 9, at eight o'clock. LEXINGTON COUNTY FARMERS UNION TO MEET. The Lexington county farmers union will hold its 4th quarterly meeting with Spring Hill local on Saturday, December XI, 1920. begining at elev en o'clock a. m. All locals are requested to Send a full delegation/ important matters will be before the body. J. ED KAISER. 2t Sec. and Treas. NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH v AT SWANSEA. N Swansea, Nov.^30.?A homicide was cdk\ mitted on W. H. Wannnmaker's place, five miles east of her, Sunday morning between 4 and 5 o'clock. wnen r ranK leaver, negro, was killed by Jake Ix>rick, negro. The weapoh used was a shotgun, the entire load taking effect in the right groin. Favdr lived only a very little while after being shot.