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j,: . LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1921. NUMBER 18. ^
CHANGES LEXINGTON
CO. GOVERNMENT
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v t Coulmbia, Feb. 22.?The Lexington
; < county government act, having run
the gamut of both houses, after sev?. /:
cral amendments, has finally passed
o-?j? TT-ob YnHfipfi Monday night.
The act makes several important
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changes in the administration of
j>. cotmty affairs. It requires that all
> . supplies be bought on competitive
' bids and all road contracts shall be
loWest bidders. The
Jrae number of county commission/
are retained but the posters of the
board are increased so that they prac'.^tkpl
equal authority with the Super'
visor. It provides . that all claims
must be approved by a majority of
the board and imposes upon the
* supervisor's office the duty of keeping
duplicate records in such a way
that the outstanding indebtedness can
Kn asAMtafnari at anv time.
/ The measure was originally intro'
J/. duced in the senate by I?r, Crosson
Mi but was amended in several particu,
lare in the house. The act in full
follows:
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Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the Stat*1 of
South Carolina: From and after the
approval of this Act by the Governor,
there shall be appointed a Board of
County Commissioners consisting of
four members who shall be citizens
and electors in Lexington county and
who together'with the County Superr
'
visor shall consitute the Board of
County Commissioners for Lexington
County; one commissioner to be appointed
froifi each district as hereinafter
designated, to wit: District Xo.
1 consisting of the territory of Chineapin,
Gilbert, Hollow and Hollow
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/Crepk townships: District X<?. 2 eon
Piatt Springs and Black Creek towny
ships; District No. 3, consisting of
Congaree. Sandy Run and Bull
Swamp townships; District No. 4,
consisting of all other territory in
the County of Lexington not included
in Districts numbers 1, 2, and 3. Said
Commisisoners to be appointed by
the Governor upon th? recommendation
of the Senator and the majority
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of the members of the House of Rep- j
,i resentatives, the County Supervisor
. to be Chairman of the said Board of
County Commissioners.
Sec. 2. The term of oflice of the
x Hoard of County Commissioners of
Lexington County herein to be appointed
shall be two years, and until
their successors are appointed and
^ qualified. Each Commissioner shall
give bond in the sum of one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars before entering
on the duties of his oflice.
Sec. 3. That the said County Com
' missioners shall have e'jual power
and voice with the Supervisor ih
making all contracts and paying out
all County funds, and no contracts
shall be entered into or funds exl>ended
unless a majority of the Board
of County Commissioners shall au;.
thorize same, except that in emergency
cases the County Supervisor is
authorized to enter into contracts for
wdrk not in excess of fifty ($50.00)
dollars: Provided, that no funds shall
be paid out for work done'on roads
or bridges until said work has been
personally inspected- by\the Commissioners
in whose territory same is
done, and the claim is countersigned
by said Commissioner, except in case
of sickness or death the Supervisor
^^hall temporarily perform these duProvided
further, that all supig?
plies and materials for the County or
ttr/iTV >10 Hnno frtr Countv. after
' I having: been duly advertised for two
weeks in advance, shall be given, in
the discretion of the Board of County
Commissioners, to the lowest responsible
bidder. All goods and material,
when received, shall be properly
<?hecked up and the invoice signed
by the one checking and receiving
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same. The said Board'- of County
. Commisioners are hereby authorized
^ and empowered to elect a Clerk for
said Board, who shall be a competent
bookkeeper and who shall re
ceive a salary not exceeding three
hundred ($300.00) dollars per annum,
said salary to be paid out of the
County funds as provided for; said
Clerk to keep an itemized rerord and
duplicate carbon copy, tiled in book
form. of all bills approved l>y a majority
of the Board and ordered paid,
and also a record in proper form of
all contracts entered into by the
Board of Commissioners for all work
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MASS MEETING FOR
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
There will be a meeting in the
| court house at Lexington on Monday
evening, February 28, at s o ciock, tu
discuss the organization here of a
sweet potato growers' association, and
to make plans for the building of a
sweet potato curing house.
The South Carolina Development
Board and State Chamber of Commerce
has been fostering the morepotatoes
movement for South Carolina,
and they have been requested to
send to the meeting a speaker who
will outline just what the board has
done and what they propose to do for
the farmer who plants sweet potatoes,
and will give such general information
as is desired along the lines of
the best potatoes tp plant, the most
productive method of cultivation, and
the, success of curing houses at other
points in the State where they have
been in operation for several years.
The development board is also
planning a marketing association to
take care of the output of the curing
houses under a general trade
label, and to market the potatoes
where the highest prices obtain and
not allow them to be sacrificed on a
market that is already glutted.
All who are interested, both business
men and farmers, in securing
one of these curing houses for Lexington
are invited to be present at
the court house on Monday evening
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at Hie appoimeu nine iu loam n\j\\
they may take part in the organization,
what returns they ma^ reasonably
expect for their product, when
their money will be available, and
many other pertinent points in regard
to this project.
RURAL POLICE BILL
NOT YET LAW
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Columbia. Feb. 22.?The bill establishing
a system of rural police for
Lexington county has not. vet become
a law but is ti? d up in committee of
free conference. At the instance of
Mr. Amick the house amended the
bill so as to provide for the appointment
"o*? the rural policemen by the
board of county commissioners instead
of the legislative delegation.
This amendment was not satisfactory
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to the senate, so the bill was sent to
free conference, where it can be still
further amended. The readers of
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The Dispatch-News will be kepi postI
ed as to the final disposition of the
matter.
or material and supplies to be done
or furnished. Said approved bills are
to be marked paid whenever a warj
rant is issued for same, so as to show
, at all times by a proper audit, the
| amount of claims that have been
i paid and the amount of unpaid atI
I counts.
Sec. -1. There shall be no contract
! let or entered into by the Supervisor
. for any work to be done for the
County except upon a printed form to
be furnished by the said Supervisor
and signed by him and the contracting
party, and approved by the mem|
ber of the Board of his respective disj
triet. and to be further passed upon
J by a majority of the four Commisj
sioners.
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the
Supervisor to devote his entire time to
the duties of his office and he shall
from time to time confer with the
, Commissioner of each district as to
.' the condition of the roads and the
affairs of the county in such district
and at the end of each month there
shall be a meeting of the full board
{ of commissioners or as often as they
see fit to transact such business as
in their judgment is necessary for the
i County's best interest, and it shall be
I the duty of the County CommissionI
ers at least once a month to inspect
! the roads in their territory, the poorj
house and county chaingang, giving
i special attention to the sanitary and
i hygienic condition of the camp and
i convicts, giving special attention to
i the proper care of the tonvicts, mules.
I machinery and tools.
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JSee. l?. rjacn 01 trie uoaru tn
j County Commissioners, except the
J Supervisor, shall receive a salary of
i $150.00 per annum and the further
I sum of fifty (.<r.0,00) dollars for
traveling expenses: Provided: that
i'said Commissioners shall prive at least
thirty days full service during the
yea r.
BOARD OF HEALTH
IS ORGANIZING HERE
We are glad to announce that a
board of health has been appointed
for the town of Lexington. The appointments
were made last week by
acting mayor, Sam. J. Long, and were
tnereaiter raunea Dy xne iuwu ^uuncil.
The following citizens were
named as members: Dr. J. J. Win,
gard, Dr. P. H. Shealy, Cyrus L.
Shealy, Dr. W. E. Sawyer, and Jas.
E. Steele. At a meeting last Saturday,
the board elected the following
officers: President, Dr. J. J. Wingard;
secretary, Cyrus L. Shealy; health
, officer; Policeman S. E. Taylor.
This board has been needed for a
long time, and everybody in town
should be glad that we now have a
working organization. This board is
not temporary, but is ready for the
proper and necessary work at all
times.
We are informed that the health
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officer, or some member of the new
board, will, make an inspection of all
the premises in town in the near future
so that there may be nothing
allowed that might be detrimental to
the health and good sanitation of the
town. t
We might add that boards of health
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nave % unusual auuioruy uunicrrcu
upon them by the law of the State
in all cases of contagious and infectious
diseases and the general health
and sanitary conidtions. Orders of
the board are enforceable by any
peace officer, or special officer appointed
by the board. There are penalties
for failure to comply with their
. orders.
The Dispatch-News wishes to add
its approval, and to urge co-operation
by all the citizens of the town.
And so Olemenceau has killed two
tigers. This seems strangely like
fratricide.
PALMAFESTAGI
A WEEK OF
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The l?ig leature parade of i'almafesta
week in Columbia. March 2Sth
to April 2nd. will centre around the
young ladies now being chosen to
represent their respective counties in
the State-wide contest for Queen of
\ Palmafesta. A flower decorated aui
| tomobile will be provided for each
! county in the State, the name of the
j county being worked out in flowers
I in the decorative scheme. In these
| (,:irs will ride the 45 young women
j representing the 4.", South Carolina
j counties.
j The Palmafesta association has just'
! closed a contract with the world
I famous Sotch Kilties hand of 45
I pieces. This organization will lead
1 the automobile parade of county delej
gates for Queen, and will l'urnish two
programmes of music daily during
the big week. The Governor of South
Carolina and his staff have been in
vited to participate in this parade,
i With every county in South Caro1
lina now actively interested in selectj
ing a delegate in the Queen Contest,
| and with more than 50 daily and
j weekly newspapers printing the voti
ing coupons, the Palmafesta associa|
tion is planning for the biggest getj
together week in South Carolina's his,
i torv. $10,000 will be spent in decor!
ations and in equipping the State
. j Fair buildings and grounds, and more
{ than $25,000 in amusements and
: I other special features. One specially.
1 designed fireworks set piece, the
! "Rattle of Fort Sumter, which is rtnrt
j of the historical display to be put
! on by the International Fireworks
Company of New York, is to cost
VOTING
Queen of
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(Jentleineu:
My r hoi< ?- for Queen "l' Palninl't
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! TWO RAIDS MADE ON I
j TUSSIC ENTERPRISES!
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| Sheriff E. Austin Hoof and govern- j
I o #3 cfoln nrAViihitiAn I
| aixu oca.tv viuvivivn vaiwiu
made several raids last week, their
efforts netting two large stills.
Last Wednesday afternoon they
captured a fifty gallon still on Black
Creek, four miles west of Pelion.
The still was not being operated at
the time of the arrival of the officers,
and no arrests were made. The
prize was brought to Lexington for
safe keeping.
On Thursday afternoon the same
party located a still on the banks
of the Edisto river, on the line be:
tween Lexington and Aiken counties,
the still being on the Aiken side of
the river. This was a sixty gallon
outfit and was in operation at the
time. Two men were present when
the officers approached, one of them
succeeding in making his getaway,
the other, an aged white man giving
the name of Mose Clark, was arrested
and carried to Columbia to await trial
in the federal courts. The still was
of up-to-date manufacture, being
made entirely of copper, and was sufficient
in size to do a good part in
relieving the drought in that comI
munity. The still, two barrels of
| mash and five gallons of,liquor were
j destroyed by the captors.
LEXINGTON CIIICLTT.
Services Sunday, Feb. 27:
Red Bank?Sunday school 10 at.
i m. J. F. Sharpe, Supt. Preaching
| 11 a. m.
J Horeb?Sunday school 2:30 p. m.
j 1). L. Harmon. Supt. Preaching 3:30
j p. m.
Lexington?Sunday school 10 a. in.
i \V. I>. Dent. Supt. Preaching 7:30 p.
! m.
H. A. WHITTEX.
Pastor.
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RLS TO HAVE
REAL PLEASURE!
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. more than $17000.
t National manufacturers and auto- !
I mobile dealers throughout South Car- |
j ouna tire \% ui ivms lugcLiit-i wim mc i
object of making the auto, truck and \
tractor show the largest ever put on
J in the South. Interest in the "Betj
tor Babies" show is being manifested !
j in every county of the State, and the !
| "Baby Parade" will be one of the |
i most interesting attractions. The com- j
mittee in charge of the Style Show i
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promises some surprises in the dis- j
play of Gowns and other fashionable j
Spring apparel for women. New York i
models will be used in displaying the !
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new spring wearables.
The voting in Lexington county has I
not been as brisk to date as had been j
expected, but it is thought that with J
the publishing of the standing ol' the j
favorites in today's paper the voting I
will commence in earnest now. and j
a lively contest is looked for in the !
closing weeks of the campaign. The !
following young ladies have been j
nominated, and now have to their j
credit the number of votes listed be- j
low:
Miss Pauline Hook .. . .. . .500
Miss Annie Caughman.* 101 !
Miss Cathryn Berly 100 j
Miss Mae Lois Boozer....... 101 ' ;
Miss Pearl Loriek I
Fill in. the coupon below and mail {
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or bring to The Dispatch-News office, ?
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it is good for one vote. Those payihg j
their subscriptions are entitled to 100 |
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votes, and are asked to designate j
their choice when sending in sub
seription.
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HAPPENINGS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE WEEK
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Columbia, Feb. 22.?Another week
of the legislative session slipped by
with very little accomplished in the
way of passing to a finality any laws
for the statute books. The week just
passed was one of hard work, however,
both houses holding night sessions
daily. In the senate the main
fight came on the bill to abolish the
tax commission and the one which
would have established the eight-day
in cotton mills. The tax commission
was given another lease of life, the
senate by a decisive vote refusing to
pass the bill of the Saluda rtnator to
abolish the commission. Dr. D. M.
Crosson .senator from Lexington, was
among those who spoke in favor of
the tax commission and against the
passage of the bill. The Lexington
senator made a strong plea for the
tax commission, showing where it
had placed on the tax books much
property which had heretofore escaped
taxation. At the conclusion of
his sepech he was warmly oongratu
lated.
The light in the senate l'or the passage
of the eight-hour bill for textile
mills was Staged Thursday night and
lasted well into the night. The senate
chamber was crowded to overflowing
with operatives from mills in the
city and the battle raged until the
midnight hour. After listening to
several speeches on both sides of the
question, the senate refused to follow
the house, which had earlier passed
the bill, and voted to strike out the
enacting words.
Associate Justiceship.
The death of Associate Justice Gage
of the supreme court bench at his
home in Chester early Jast week pre- i
oipitated a contest which has impeded !
legislative work and may necessitate
the general assembly remaining in
session another week. Ten candidates
entered the race but several of
them have withdrawn. The leading
candidates up to the time of adjournment
last Friday night were Mr. J.
F. Carter of Bamberg, Gen. Milledge
L. Bonham of Anderson and Senator
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.1. H. Marion of Chester, running in |
the order named. Among others voted
for are Prof. Rueker of the Univer- j
sitv law school and circuit judges Mc- ]
Ivor. Shipp, Sease, Townsend, Moore i
unci Ilice. The cieactlocK appeared j
complete Friday when the legislature !
adjourned.
The most important matters now j
before the legislature pertain to rais- :
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ing of revenue. Of these chief in
terest centers in the general appropri- !
I
ation bill, which came from the house 1
carrying a total of $6,563.361.71 and j
calling for a levy of 11 mills as
against 1 '1 mills last year and also sus- j
pending tlm two-mill road tax, mak- i
ing a total decrease in the slate levy j
of three mills. This bill is still in 1
the hands of the senate finance com-j
mittee and will be reported out some ;
time the latter part of the week, j
There are some indications that a j
stiff tight will be made on some parts j
of the apropriatiun bill when it is read
in the senate.
In .addition to the appropriation j
bill the house has passed a bill impos- j
ing a tax of one cent a gallon on j
gasoline and another bill imposing a j
graduated tax on inheritances over!
*7.500 and has under consideration !
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an income tax bill and a business!
license tax bill. It is hoped if these |
measures become law to materially j
reduce the levy on property, but their .
passage is by no means a foregone j
conclusion. The senate finance com- ;
mittee submitted an unfavorable re- |
port on the inheritance tax measure, |
which in most cases means the death j
of a bill. In this case, however, a
determined effort will be made to nut 1
this measure over, despite the un- |
favorable report. The main argu- ?
ment for this form of taxation is that j
It will tax large estates which have!
la-en accumulated under the protec- ,
tii<n of the state and to that extent [
will lighten the burden on those who !
are hardly able to pay much taxes. I
It is }?oir'?d out that had the state :
had sue' . law on the books the last j
year it would have brought into the j
treasury several hundred thousand i
dollars, a good part of *vhi? it at least!
was lost entirely to the state by j
reason of the fart that a very wealthy
citizen who died left almost his entire
estate to foreign missions, l/nder the
terms of the proposed law : ueh a di vise
would bear a high rate of tax.
There remain on "he laler.dnrs of
LAST ATTRACTION 1
FOR THIS SEASON I
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The last number of the current lyceum
course comes to the Lexington
school auditorium on the evening of
Monday, March 7th.
We have had four unusually good
numbers this season. Many of the
patrons of the course after the first
attrction had been here expressed
themselves as being fully satisfied
with that attraction alone for the
price of their season ticket. But what ^
is probably the best number on the
whole course .is the coming one. It
is usually arranged by the lyceum
bureau to have the best saved for the
last, so as to leave in the mouths of
patrons a good taste for the next lyceum
season. Thi^coming attraction
i is the "Bell Ringers" of this year's
course.. We have no Dunbar Male *
Quartet1 and Bell Ringers this year,
but those-who attended their -conj
cert here remember it very pleasantly, *
arid to them it is sufficient eulogy Of
the Hippie Concert Company to say
that they more nearly approach the
. Bell Ringers than anything we have
had. , I
This company features Earle Hip- '
pie, who is popularly known as the
wizard of the xylophone. He also
handles the durms, traps, and trom- i
bone. His wife is a piano soloist,
and plays the xylophone and saxophone,
and gives pianologues. Christ
Knudson, also a member of the company,
is a flute soloist and cornetist,
and Azel A. Osborne is a violin soloist
lor, niov? rVicm vnnhnnp. Need
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more be said? To those who love
music, the lyceum committee joins
the patrons of the course in inviting
to this particular attraction those who
have not attended the numbers regularly,
that they may see what they
have missed ,and especially all musicians
and students of music, for this
should prove a rare treat. It is
thought that this is the first time a
xylophone?saxophone company has
visited Lexington on a lyceum course,
or otherwise, and the coming number
should indeed prove a very popular
one.
WORK PROGRESSING
ON LEXINGTON ROAD
The work on the Columbia-Augusta
road is progressing well considering
the weather conditions for the past
several montns. tne graamg crew
have reached Lexington and the balance
of the workmen are well on
the way. The road has been practically
completed for several miles
this side of Hook's store, ancl that
part is in fine shape. Within the
n^xt few weeks the citizens of this
community will have good traveling
all the way to Columbia.
The new road has been re-located
at several places between here and
Hrookland. the most important
change being made to avoid the railroad
grade crossing, and tit other
places to give a more direct route.
The contract for the building of
this road was let to "White & Simpson
of Virginia last summer, and calls
for the completion of the road in
27;" working days, which will not expire
for some time yet. The distance
to be built is something over 20 miles,
from NVw Brookland to Leesville,
and will cost S 123.000.07, part to be
borne by Lexington and part by the
federal government. The road being,
constructed is what is known as the
sand-clay type, and is 40 feet wide.
When completed it will be one of the
best roads in this section of the state,
and it has been one of the most traveled
roads in South Carolina for many
years, most of the tourists from the
north passing this way in going south,
and also returning home in spring.
Most of Lexington's roads are in
bad shape now, due to heavy rains
of the winter, but with spring near
and better weather due. improvement
is looked for.
both houses several important measures
which are more than likely to
rh.? srenernl :tssemblv com
plete its lalufrs by Saturday night of
this week. Among these are several '
measures which the American Cotton
Association is trying to have passed
for the benefit of the farmers and the
stab* wide stock law. together with
the revenue measures referred to
above. Unless the deadlock in the
election for associate justice is broken
Tuesday it will so materially impede
the work that there would seem littlhope
of adjournment next week.
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