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K||r,n -1 LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1921. NUMBER 35. PHEW METHOD OF POIS P;BOLL WE the real boll weevil poison B||.&een found ? People of the Ridge *ke State are said to be ?||p^?^y' enthusiastic about results ob^?|6Khied-from the use of a mixture of ^.'..ylagses and calcium of arsenate, ^g-which is said to have porved very successful in Georgia.. Reports say that -sweetness of the molasses has an P attraction ior uic uunuu yco^, ?vvi uV? hlni as a food, and it serves the p. "further purpose of causing: the poison gs? to remain on the cotton stalk instead 1%ot being blown away or washed off t by rains. According to the best inI formation obtainable treatment by ; - this method is more effective when applied whlie the cotton is young and before the weevil gets a good start. ^- At Ridge Spring and Johnston far& *mers, merchants and bankers - are p/ said to be enthusiastic about the re, . " suits, and they are strongly behind a movement to urge all farmers to vf.. s^>ply the stuff and are willingly i advances to such as are not ?> financially able to buy it, though it is 'said to cost approximately 15 cents I per acre for material. k ^',^>Mr. T. P. Meetze says that his information is that the formula which f. has proved best is as follows: six pounds of calcium of arsenate, to f which add six quarts of boiling water and stir well for half an hour until I~. the poison is thoroughly dissolved. Add to this five gallons of molasses. .The molasses used can be of the very cheapest kind, even sour sorghum ' V which might otherwise be fed to the &y * = CAMPING AND PICNIC PARTIES ' ENJOY GEORGE'S POND. ?V'. w-:-: V: . With the coming of real summer x ? time the popular resort, George's Pond has become the Mecca of pil grifns from the Capital City, seeking ?^roatinn under the spread ficoi CU4U *vv* ing branches of the magnificent shade - ' trees which" adorn the surrounding ; ' V-Premises and in the coohng waters y of the pond. Already there are camp* \ing parties pitching their tents on the banks and Tuesday the Sunday e school of the Main Street Methodist ' * church gave their annual basket pic. ,('f*nic there. George's pond has for " r years been a popualr summer resort with Columbians, but .the coming of automobile, making the trip from ? the city a matter of only a short ." while, its popularity has grown. , Friday 'of this week Sewing Circles Nos. 1 and 2 of Main Street Methodist church will hold their annual picnic here and. Thursday of next week has f a . # , ' ' been given for the Presbyterian Sunday schools of Columbia. * ' Mr. Dibble George is very generous to allow all picnic parties use of the grounds and the only restriction he' ' places on them is that only one organization can use them on one day. : Mi?IES OF HEBRON WILL STAGE COMEDY t "A^Southern Cinderella/' an interesting and attractive little comedy will \be given by local talent at Pineview school afuditorhim Monday evening, July 4th, at 8:30 o'clock. Seven young ladies of Mt. Hebron JMethodist church are working hard to give a successful presentation of - this play., A small admission fee will ' be charged and the proceeds .given for the benefit of the Ladies Parson* age Aid Society of Mt. Hebrdi;. Ki - - m * PYTEUAXS WILL GIVE BARBECUE THURSDAY. *' Lexington lodge, No. 134, Knights of Pythias, are looking forward to a pleasant social session Thursday night of this week when they will enjoy a barbecue at the Pythian hall here. Chancellor Commander Moore of Columbia lodge of the Capital City is expected to be present and talk to the local Knights, who are expectantly v Ring for the time to arrive. MARRIED. 1 Married, Sunday evening. June ID, j 1921, at the residence of the ofiiciat-! minister. Rev. H. A. WhiRc-n, Mr. ; Ernest H. Railey of Columbia, formerly of Lexington, and Miss Martha, Owens of Lexington county.* T<> this ? . { happy young couple we extend congratulations and hearty g hk] wishes 1. ' . ONING EVIL SAID TO BE GOOD stock or wasted. A popular kind in some sections is what is commonly known as "blackstrap," which is said now to be as low as 25 cents per gallon. The calcium arsenate can be bought for 20 cents a poilnd. The quantity produced from the formula above will be sufficient for 20 acres. The mixture is spread on the stalks with a mop made by wrapping a rag around a stick. , Several gentlemen in Batesburg have conducted exepriments with I tillS * QOpC* iUI'? U J-* Juanouuuv V4 the Bank of Western Carolina at (Batesburg, in a telephone conversation with The Dispatch-News this morning', said that he had tried the mixture and it had killed the weevils which he had placed in a bottle with the "dope." Mr. Samuel B. George, president of the Home National Bank, in talking to The Dispatch-News this morning, said he believed that our farmers should bestir themselves and try out this recipe for exterminating the pest. "I have recently been over the greater part of the county, and I feel sure that unless something is done soon we will make practically no cotton this- year. I am sure that our merchants will be glad to handle the necessary ingredients to make the mixture on a very small margin, sufficient only to pay for handling. Instead of losing hieart, we should be uo and doing and give the weevil a fight It will, I am sure, prove worth while. Let's get busy and at feast make the effort." ' " # ZIOX PICNIC WIXiL BE GIVEN JULY 28. 1 t K a am D?i c?_ 1I1C itllilUcXl Vi Uic U1U11 X MOtorate will be held at Rev. J. A. Cromer's residence on July 28, being Thursday before the first Sunday in August, according to announcement made this week by Mr. G. B. Wingard, chairman of the committee on arrangements. The program has not yet been outlined, but the committee is at work making preparations to provide a day of entertainment for the large crowd which usually attends this event? perhaps the biggest thing of its kind in Lexington county. This picnic has been held annually for a good many years and has never failed to attract large crowds. This year will no doubt prove no exception. ^i t t MEMBERS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. Messrs. W. M. Oxner of Leesville and Charles E. Taylor of Lexington have been appointed members of the | county board of education,* according -* -1- ilx ^ C ,i to announcement maue u om uie vjl fice of John E. Swearingen, state superintendent of Education. These gentlemen succeed Messrs. T. S. Shealy of Leesville and R. E. Cook, of Lexington. The county superintendent of education is ex officio chairman and secretary of the board. PICNIC AT CHARTER OAK. There wil be a picnic at Charter Oak school house July 2, given under the auspices of the Ladies School Improvement Association. There will be several prominent speakers to address you on education. Refreshments will be served. Everybody is cordially invited to come and bring a well filled basket and enjoy the day. Poor Father! The doctor's little six-year-old was entertaining the caller, a new neighbor, until her mother appeared, and was chatting away at a great rate. Presently'the caller asked something I ohniit the little one's grandmother. "Why, didn't you know?" cried the child. "Know what, dear?" , "Why, grandma is dead and grandpa is dead and Aunt Alice is dead? and most all papa's patients is dead, too." Different Employer?Did you notice that ad in this evening's paper. 'Learn to earn ; $ - per week at stenography.' i Stenographer?Sure, hut I wasn't interested be-nnse l am getting that aheadv. | Ktnpmy, y.>> hot the id said 'Vuvn SCHOOLCHILDREN TO GIVE PLAY The Junior Sewing Club of the Lexington F;gh School and their friends are making < laborate preparations for the presentation of "The Coming of the Flowers," which will be given at the school auditorium Friday night, June 24, beginning* at 8:30 o'clock. Many of the young people will participate and their friends are sure they will acquit themselves in fine shape. $ An admission fee of 15 cents for chil dren ana 20 cents tor grown ups win be charged, the proceeds of which will go for the school. The ladies of the School Improvement League will also serve refreshments after the play. Th?re will be plenty of good sandwiches, iced tea, ice cream and other good things. The Program. The program in full is as follows: PART 1 Chorus?"June Is Here"?Ensemble. Parasol Drill?Misses Evelyn Kyzer, Winnie Lorick, lthude Meetze, Dorothy Oswald, Loraine Shealy, Grace Roberts, Helen Obenschain, Eleanor Hook, Mattie Lee Hendrix, Beulah Wingard. Emily Oswald. Rosa Belle Hendrix. Song?"We're Creepy Little Scarecrows"?Henry Jake Bickley, Robert Reagin, P. H. Caughman. Wise Caughman, Margaret Oswald, James Drelier, Louis Steele, Carl Davis Caughman, Houston Hook, Ellen Drafts Lorick. PART 2. The Coming of The Flowers. Synopsis: April comes and doesn't find any of her flowers, so she calls them and they answer and come and deck the hills. She calls the violets, daffodills, lilies, and snowdrops. The May flowers appear and the Little Green Elves are so glad that it is spring that they come and sing and frolic in the woods. May comes and greets the May flowers and calls the pansies and pinks. Summer comes with the roses and brings the sunflowers, hollyhock^ and daisies. Scene 1. Characters as they appear: April?Rhude Meetze. Violets?Mary .Tames Haltiwanger, Julia C. Kaminer. Eleanor Caughman, Annie Gene Mitchell. Selma Lybrand. Doris Price. Alice Mae Mathias, Mary Lee Wilson, Marjorie Jl<eaphart. Daffodills?Winnie Lorick and Dorothy Oswald. Lillies?Evelyn Kyzer, Jesselyn Bouknight, Ernia Hobbs, Erma Roberts, Ruth Taylor. Snowdrops?Sarah Hampton Kaminer, Mattie Lee Hendrix, Dorothy Wingard, Ailee Floyd. Mayflowers?Iva Caughman Haltiwanger, J. W. Schwartz. The Little Green Elves?J. C. Shepherd, William Kyzer, Norris Hook John Henry Roof, Wilbur Hendrix. A. J. Mathias. Jr.. Voight Hendrix. Karl Oswald. Jr. Scene 2. May?Helen Obenschain. Pansies?Grace Roberts. Ellen Drafts Lorick, Marcestus Hook, Augustine Sox. Oconee Taylor, Thelma Taylor. Pinks?Beulah Fox Wingard, Rosa Belle Hendrix. Scene 3 . Ptoses?Pink, Christine Harmon, Sue Hobbs; White. Eleanor Hook. Suedelh Shealy; Yellow. Helen Floyd. Laura Roberts. Flossie Sox; Red, Ruth Steele, Rachael Norris, Loraine Shealy. Summer?Margaret Oswald. Sunflowers?Grace Shealy, Lucile Miller, Lee Steel;*, James Obenschain, Wallace Norris. Hollyhocks?Emily Oswald, Maude Roberts, M^L. Harmon, Marie Rikard. Daisies?Mattie Katherine Gibbs, Arthur Obenschain. Virginia Harmon, C. C. Leaphart, Nellie Kyzer, Judson Humphries. Finale?''The Song of the Flowers." Refreshments. GEORGE'S STORE UNDER II FAD WAY i I ... ... Fine progress is Demg made on tlie splendid and commodious brick store which Mr. W. D. George is erect. ing at Lexington Depot and it will not he a great while before Mr. George can occupy his new building, j The store is built of brick and will | be roomy and conveniently arranged j and will add materially to the apira' of the depot surroundings. / SCHOOL MONEY NOWONHAND A. L). Martin^ county superintendent of education, is in receipt of notice from John E. Swearingen. state superintendent of education, that check for $11,854.00 has been rorwarded to C. E. Leaphart, -county treasux-er, to 'pay the state's guarantee of a seven months term for schools which vote certain levies and have not sufficient' funds to carry oul^ that prograjn. The money has been received and is now available, and Messrs. Martin and Leaphart urge th? trustees of all districts entitled to participate in these funds to get busy and secure their portion. Both of the officials are anxious to dispose of the money before closing their term of office July 1. The equalizing fund, as it is called, | brings to this county the largest amount .of any of the special aid ' funds disbursed by the state government. The news of the receipt of this | money will no doubt be welcome to | the schols interested, and no time will j likely be lost in disbursing it. The I schools participating in it and the ' amount received by each is gven in j the table below: j Name of Dist. No. of Dist. Amount ! Hollow Creek S $561.00 j Star 10 551.00 ! Oenterville 11 462.00 | Pond Branch 13 042.00 j Ridge Road 16 579.00 Hood's Branch 27 464.00 i 5 ou ~ tt:h or i 1 a a i A mil '} < imu.ui; 'Cross Roads 40 336.00 ! Calvary 42 49S.00 I Huffman's Burnt Mill 43 300.00 1 Irmo 45 526.00 ! Piney Woods 50 243.00 | Central 53 378.(^0 j Samaria 60 263.00 I Poplar Springs 61 570.00 'Cedar Grove' 63 437.00 ! Gaston 76 232.00 (Oak Grove ,..77 784.00 j Red Star ...78 542.00 ! Culler . .' 80 235.00 j St. Johns 83 402.00 j Camp Branch 84 526.00 : North Edisto 87 873.00 ! ! ; $11,854.00 In another column is published an i article showing how all of the counties in the state fared in the distribution *)f this fund. * Since the above was written two . other checks have been re' Mved, the proceeds from which will be applied 1. to the county board fund. The two '! aggregate $761.06, one check for : $621.73 being from the fund for spe| cial aid to education (dispensary) and .the other for $193.33 from the per, manent school fund. , METHODIST REVIVAL SERVICES. i i (! The services which have been in I progress in the Lexington Methodist [ | church for the past two weeks came ! to a close with the Sunday evening | service. Rev. Mr. Driggers won for I himself many friends, not only among i! the Methodist people, but others of 5 , all denominations, by his attractive i ! personality, and original and terrific ! blows against sin?sin in high places L as well as low places, j All the services Sunday were at; tended by large crowds. At the evening service many were turned away .; Cor lack of room. ? , The service Sunday afternoon at L four o'clock to men only proved to ,! be another innovation for our town, j The evangelist announced as his sub. jject: "America's Greatest Sin" and , J much to the surprise of many he conj sidered that sin to be "gambling" and , j not one of those who heard him think | that he failed to prove that fact. And ! as a result of that service it is hoped i that this parasite of human society j?the gambler, will not find a wel' come in Lexington. ! As a ^visible result of the services I every department of the church gain! ed enthusiasm and vision for service, i The church was built up in a fellow' ship?Christian brotherhood. Twenty; four united with the church on pro I I'fession of faith and several by flea to. o? ICE CREAM FESTIVAL. The M. 1*. of Samaria Haptist : riitirrh will servo ioe cream at Hall : To v.-1 j Saturday afternoon. June Z~>, at j 7:30. Everybody invited to como, The 11;111 town baud will be p-es.-nt with 1 music. BAPTIST PICNIC ENJOYED BY CROWD Members of the Baptist Sunday school of Lexington and their friends gathered at Little's spring Saturday last for their annual picnic, which was one of the most heartily enjoyed of the season's open air affairs. In honor of the occasion the Lexington Manufacturing Company closed down the mill and the officers and employees of the mill turned out in full and enjoyed the picnic. A bountiful and delicious picnic dinner was spread under the trees and was enjoyed by the hundreds, both young and old, who were fortunate enough to be present. JLemonade and ice cream were served. Fo r the children there were plenty of swings and everybody, young and old, enjoyed the day immensely. After dinner Messrs! Arthur Harmon and John Shealy entertained the crowd with some good string music on the violin and guitar. The crowd in attendance was one of the largest which ever enjoyed this annual event, and everybody came away well satisfied with the day. COTTON BLOOMS COMING IN RAPIDLY NOW Cotton blooms, the first 6f the season, came to The Dispatch-News offce this week. They were sent in by the following well known gentlemen: Mr. H. M. Spradley of Gaston sent in one on the 16th of June, with the comment that so far. he had not seen any boll weevil. Mr. G. C. Rucker of Swansea sent one on the 17th with the comment that his cotton, which was planted the first week in March, was looking fine. Mr. Wesley Smith, who lives about seven miles from Lexington on the Augusta road brought in a bloom yesterday, the 21st. He said that the boll weevil is plentiful in his neighborhood. Ex-Sheriff Sim J. Miller also brought in a bloom Tuesday, saying that he had first seen one in his field Sunday. He says he has a good crop, but has noticed some boll weevil. Mr. C. C. Justus of Woodford on the 21st sent in a bloom from his field. Mr. Shelton Harmon of the Peter's section brought in several blooms Wednesday. NEW COrNTY OFFICIALS TO GO IX SOON. A. D. Martin, county superintendent of education, and C. E. Leaphart, county treasurer, are busy making their settlement before surrendering their respective offices to their duly elected successors. Julius E. Sharpe will take office as superintendent of ed ucation on Friday, the first day of July, but the treasurer's office will not be taken over by "Willie J. Smith, nominated in the last primary, until several days later, to allow time for proper settlement and checking over and reconcilment of the many items passing through the treasurer's office. It will probably be between the 6th and the Sth when he assumes office. MASONS ENJOYED CHICKEN STEW SATURDAY Lexington Lodge, No. 152, A. F. M. enjoyed a delightful, chicken stew Saturday night last when they were joined by a large contingent from Brookland lodge, who brought along a fine degree team and some fresh meat of their own for the delectotion of the wise ones. The Master's degree was conferred on several candidates and the members of the lodge and the newly made brethren enjoyed a pleasant evening and a fine chicken Supper. LIGHTNING STRUCK HOME IN FORK SECTION. The home of Mr. Joe Eauch, a well known farmer of the Dutch Fork section, was struck by lightning during the storm of last Sunday afternoon. It k believed that the bolt entered by way of the telephone wire. Mr. and Mrs. Rauch, who were in the sitting room, were first made aware of the stroke when they discovered a violin, accustomed to hang on the wall, it- flames on tho floor. Fortunately no one was injured except that the shock was pretty severe to Mrs. Ranch, hut two rooms of the house hr-fily damaged, and had no one i'l'i". in the house it would probably ! i 5 i ? n i total h?ss. [RECEIVED MORE THAN PAID . LEXINGTON' COUNTY GETS MORE THAN FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM STATE GOVERNMENT TO AID SCHOOLS. Under the legislative policy which has grown up within the past few years, the schools of Lexington county are receiving from the state treasury a great deal more riian the county is contributing toward the various funds for the development and upbuilding of the school system throughout the state. According to figures furnished The Dispatch-News from the office of tlohr E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, this county has so far received for the scholastic yea: beginning July 1. 1920, up to the present date, the sum of $43,656.42. There is still one more fund that to relieve overcrowding in high schools, which is yet to be disbursed and which will slightly augment the total. Under the terms of the state appropriation bill thi*ee and one-half mills will be required this year to raise the sum appropriated for all of the activities of the state superintendent of education's office, including all salaries. A levy of three and one-half mills on the taxable property . of this county will raise $26,899.80, which will be this county's contribution towards the funds. Deducting this from the $43,657.42 paid ovef to the county authorities for the aid of our schools we find that there has been a net gain of $16,757.62. In other words taxpayers of other counties havp contributed toward the edu cation of Lexington county's children a clean, clear sum of $16,757.62. To be sure most of these funds were secrured by levying of additional local taxes, but the people have been willing to pay such taxes to receive the benefits. A statment of the various funds disbursed and the amount received from each one by Lexington county is given below. Some time ago we published the distribution by schools and districts of the greater part of these and this week we are publishing the distribution of the last fund to be received, that for the guaranteeing of a seven months term, amounting to $11,854.00. The figures are as follows: Rural graded schools. $9900.00 Attendance officers 1,651.00 High schools 8239.00 Term extension 2168.00 Equalization fund (deficit 1919-20 ( 723.00 Public school buildings .... 3200.00 Schools for adult illiterates and night schools 60.00 Betterment of schools for negroes 325.00 Enforcement of compulsory attendance 1636.36 Vocational education (SmithHughes Act and State law)? Vocational Agriculture. federal white $1350.00 Vocational Agriculture federal negro , 67.1.0O Home economies ..1000.00 3025.00 School Improvement prizes. . 115.00 County Board Fund 761.06 Equalization law '....11,854.00 Total for County $43,657.42 DR. RICE B. HARMON' ATTENDS CHARI-fOTTE 3EEET Dr. Rice B. Harmon leaves this afternoon for Charlotte, where he will attend the joint meeting of the North and South Carolina Pharmaceutical associations. Dr. Harmon is president of the Eleventh district association, composed of the druggists of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and will represent his association at the Charlotte meeting, where druggists from all over North and South Carolina will gather to discuss matters pertaining to their profession. Dr. Harmon expects to he away for only a couple of days. BARBECUE FOR GILBERT SCHOOL The Ladies School lmpr?>v?-me;-*: League will furnish the annua! bar be cue at Gilbert >: > .Inly il. I'.'tll. f.-r *Im ben-'tit of 7'* s how. Everybody invi-.' ?! to ! :..? and e: joy :r. voix; <I::v 7 ?* a reosonae *