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^ LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1921. NUMBER 6.
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Commission and
in the forthcoming
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to this statement
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jj^BH|H|^^^^p;Qr purposes of educatensions,
penal and
and public
a IkUe more than
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other
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statement a
^HBH|HU^laat appropriation Act,
^^^^^^f^^^^^^RK^pptopriations were disinterest
to note
expended for public
HHB^Hg^^&cation, Coftfederwork,
and* State
exceeds $5,
officer^ k#
lawmen ts and
BFrffii . .
t ??Q their ?
fcyV ^
v.? v*^ 321,800
fcftra^t . 119,155
jbcuft*3ud?es,
jWffVJ. stenogKg|^',
120,067
^^Sitors and
gSraSSi... '. '"v /
115,933
Hfcwe" offices 27,000
PP^ ..... 1,501,930
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(tf ifc'fiVltt i |'|"'| I *'
. .V 226.147
566/297
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: Money Was Spent
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Infirmary 62,000
Charitable and correctional u
institutions, which include i3
stoto Wosnital for the In- j
sane, school for feeble t,
minded, and reformatories: ^
Maintenance^.. 1,074,035 p
Buildings 100,000 ,8
State Board of Health (not .h
including salaries) 185,275 t.
For support of national c
guard 26,810 ,ij
Interest on State bonded j,
debt : 247,299'
Elections 10,000 t
Law enforcement fund, ex- b
pended by the governor.. 28,400 p
New heating plant for the ^
State House 34.380 .
g\.mount for activities of a
State Highway Depart- a
j. ment, Commisisoner of i u
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Agriculture, State ware*
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house Commissioner, Insurance
Commissioner^ j.
State Baflk Examiner, j y
Game "frarden, and con- | 11
tingent furftl for minor
objects % *88,029 i
(This does not include'
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salaries).
Making a kotal appropri- ^
ation of $6,534,925 a
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Of this appropriation there will be
raised and paid into the State Treas* ?
ury by collections from franchise and * ^
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^apatal stock tax and charter fees,
aetd collections made by the Univer- U
sitv and colleges and correctional and
charitable institutions, and fees col- ^
lected by the following departments:
Insurance Commissioner, Highway s<
I Commission, Department of Agricul- s3
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ture, State Bank Examiner, State j,
j Warehouse Commissioner, Game War- c
, den and others $1,500,000.00. MakI
ing the amount paid by property (;n ^
round numbers) $5,000,000.00. j ir
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ittMact/on i
?.v?-^?riv f---. ~>r
december 6th i
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ter& which never -offfend or portray j
anything falling short of dignity and!
refinement.
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First and fundamentally, Mr. Katto
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feels that the g%atest art is the art;
of pleasing and the real artist is the'
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?.onft vph6 pleases artistically. This
; is andialways will be the foundation of S
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! all his programs. '
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; , Mr. Ratto's programs are full of
! life tjnd. action with not a dull /
? moQtent., They consist of the types!
' of characters one meets in the aver-;
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^ age American communities or of noted ^
meif>past and present. j ^
; He presents his characters inj.^.
*'nihke-?p," penciling in full view ol j d
the? audience, telling an appropriate. ^
Story the while. Penciling finished,'u
he turns to the table mirror, adjusts tl
his wig and laces about to surprise
his audience with the accuracy of a
character distinct in appearance, t T
speech and action and with a person-{
alky all its own.
( To tne communities where Mr. ! P
Katto has appeared and who care to i d
: fonsider him for a return engagement J P
ijthe Bureau heartily endorses him not
[/only as presenting an excellent pro- "w
1 gram but as an unusually good draw- w
ing card in door sales. tl
Nearly twenty-five per cent. of M r.; w
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Itatto's bookings are return dates. In |
I many places he has appeared from j c<
three to six times. | J
, ' The Redpath Bureau heartily en- J F
dorses Mr. Ratto as one of the most j ^
: consistent successes on its list. B
Though the season ticket sale has
I closed, there are numbers of good ci
seats left, and anyone who was not J ci
fortunate enough to secure a season el
ticket should nevertheless be sure to tr
attend this attraction for it is one of a
the best on the entire course.
And remember!?All profits go to j h
the School Improvement League. j p
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LIBRARY MEETING. i ,
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The quarterly meeting of the Lex- j ^
ington County Public Library Asso- i
elation will be held Thursday after- j f
noon, 2>ecember 8, at 4 o'clock, in\
the court house. This being a very! A
important meeting every member is;
urged to bo present. j l.
- ' ANNIE CAUGHJIAN, I u
! Secretary. ' .j,
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jog tax
law in force
Although something like 4,000 dogs
,'ere returned for taxation in LexTerton
eountv last vear. less than 300
ogs have been accounted for at the
reasurer's office so far this year uner
the new law, which requires the
ayment of $1.25 for each dog over
Lx months old. The attorney general
ias written an opinion to the effect
hat unless the dog tax is paid by Deember
31st the owner of the dog is
able to criminal prosecution and subect
to a fine of $5 to $20.
Unless there is a decided pickup in
he number of dog tags applied for
etween now and December 31 many
ersons will subject themselves to a
eavy fine.
As the law is a new one and there
ppears to be some misunderstanding
bout it, W. J. Smith, county treasrer,
requests The Dispatch-News to
gain call the attention of the people
o it, and urge upon them to secure
heir tags prior to the close of the
ear regardless of wheyier or not tney
itend to q>ay other taxes before that
ate.
For the information of the public
tie law is again printed as follows:
The Act.
*''Section 1. Annual dog tax imosed:
Be it enactec by the general
ssembly of the state of South Carona?
that from and after the passage
f this act there shall be levied on all
ogs, six months old or older, in the
bate of South Carolina, an annual
ix of $1.25 per head.
"Section 3.. That every owner^>f a
og shall be required to collar and
lace the aforesaid dog tax upon the
lid collar, except when such dog
ball be used for the purpose of huntlg
or when such dog shall be upon a
hase or hunt.
"Section 4. Any person owning,
arboring or maintaining a dog, faillg
or refusing to return and pay the
ix aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty
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on thereof shall be fined not less
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xan $5 or more than $20, one-half of
hich shall go to the person reportlg
said failure to pay said tax, and
tie-half to the public school fund in
hich said derelict occurs."
PARTRIDGE SEASON' OPENS
Real hunting in South Carolina was
shered in on Thanksgiving morning
hen the open seas'on for , parDndges
r Bob Whites and wild turjv^s bean
. , Many * rusty guns have been
lied at^d put in readiness for the
port and many a dog tffat ? as been
isting for :ev*errU^i*:i*nths will again
e found in action.
According to sportsmen from man^
?ctions of the state, the birds ar?
lore plentiful this year than in reent
seasons. Other game is also
lid to be in abundance, especially
uck. The season for partridge
unting runs from Thanksgiving day
ntil after March 1. as does the wild
jrkey season. The bag limit is 15
art ridges and two turkeys a day.
OWN ELECTION HELD
FOR TWO ( OCXCILMEX.
The second election to fill two
laces on town council was held Monay
and resulted in the election of T.
. Meetze and Rufus Powell. The
;rst election was held two weeks ago,
hen a mayor and four councilmen
ere elected, but due to a tie vote for
le other two places a second elction
as ncesasry.
The newly elected town council will
insist of the following gentlemen: S.
. Long, mayor; J. A. Harman, R.
. Roberts, B. It. Harman, T. P.
leetze. Rufus Powell and W. P.
:oof, Jr.
The next regular meeting of counil
will be held on Monday night, Deember
12, at which time the newly
leoted members will be sworn in and
ike over the management of the
>wn.
A special meeting of council was
eld Monday night last for the purose
of declaring the result of the
lection, no other business being
-ansaoted,
The retiring members of council
re: II. H. Bane, H. N. Kaminer,
. I-:. Kaminer, Barney Floyd and
I. A. Roberts.
TTKX1) WKOD1NG IN JOHNSTON.
Mrs. A. D. Martin and Misses May
ois Boozer and Annie Lou Taylor atnded
the lihcden-Oaks wedding in
ohnston Tuesday.
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BLEASE TO RON
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5er and the Charleston American, un'
der date of November 24, 1921, carried
the announcement of former Governor
Coleman Livingston Blease that
he would undoubtedly be a candidate
1 for governor in the coming election,
from the latter paper the following
clipping iS taken:
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I Former Governor Cole L. Blease announces
his candidacy for the gover
norship of South Carolina and will be
a candidate in the Democratic primary
of next summer, according to a letter
made public yesterday.
! Mr. Blease's letter, which contains
! the definite announcement of his eni
i try in the race, was written to Hon.
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A. John Boggs of Pickens. The letter
contains also the outline of Mr.
Blease's platform.
The race promises to be a warm affair,
as there are at least a half dozen
others anticipating to pitch their "hats
into the ring." Francis H. Weston
of Columbia, former United States
district attorney, announced several'
days ago that unless he changed his
mind he will be a candidate. State!
Senator George Washington Wight- j
man of Saluda, who is also known as
"Battle Axe," is said to be seriously
considering taking a chance with the
voters. Former Congressman Lever
is regarded as a sure entry.
Probable Candidates.
Others whose names are mentioned
as probable candidates are former
Lieutenant Governor Bethea, former
Attorney General Thomas H. Peeples,
State Senators Marion of Chester and
George Laney of Chesterfield, Mendel
v.
L. Smith of Camden; Col. Holmes P.
Springs of Greenville and W, G.
Querry of the state tax commission.
If Governor Cooper is elected to!
the justiceship of the state supreme
court in January he would be succeeded
by Lieutenant Governor Wilson
G. Harvey of Charleston, and whether
Mr. Harvey would offer for re-election
to the office is yet unknown. Mr.
Harvey's name has frequently been
mentioned as a candidate.
Mr. Blease'S Announcement,
j Mr. Blease's letter to Mr. Boggs
reads as follows:
"My Dear Friend: Your letter of
the 16th instant received, and I appreciate
very much indeed the kind]
expressions contained therein from
you and from those whom you speak.
"I have received similar letters and
personal requests, such as yours con-!
tains, from many people, and I feel J
most hig"Wy?complimented that those}
j who have been rky friends in the political
campaigns in the past were so
well pleased with my record that they
are again requesting me to represent |
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.them, and I feel flattered that so many |
of those who hitherto have never sup-1
ported me are expressing themselves.
personally and through letters, and'
j like those who spoke to you through
| others, requesting that I become their
i spokesman and representative. I am j
now giving you, in writing, my first j
definite reply.
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Will Be Candidate.
! "I shall be a candidate (if it be the j
! will of God to spare me both health
and life) for the governorship in the
earnspign of 1922. Not that I have
any further personal ambition alongj
that line, but because there seems to:
be an earnest and sincere desire on j
the part of a great many of the people!
of this state that 1 do so. I would j
feel that I was not true if my people j
i believe that I can serve them in any j
| capacity, however humble it may be, j
| and declined to do sc.
"I shall repeat in my campaign the j
old slogan of the 1910 campaign, .
J which was: The reduction of taxa4
tion; the abolition of all useless offices,
clerkships, etc.; the enforcement
of all laws to the letter, for if they be
good, their enforcement will lend tc
the upbuilding and uplifting of our
state and our people; if they be bad,
our people will soon demand and
cause their repeal. If a law is good,
if ahrmM >*#? Anfnrrpd * if bad. the
quickest way to secure its repeal
by enforcement. Give me a poof
government and a rich people, in preference
to a rich government and a
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poor people; for when -you make a
| rich government and thereby impov*i
erish the people, you reverse democ- i
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racy and create disastlsfaction and ;
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County Corn Show
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me annual corn snow was neia|
in the_ court house last Saturday.
November 26. The meeting was
opened by Dr. E. C. Ridgell, Dr.
Ridgell has been president of the
County Corn Growers association for
j several years, and has given considerable
thought to the success of the
association. Dr. Ridgell praised the
boys for the splendid work they had
done in producing such splendid 1
yields, in seed selection, and the
splendid ten-ear exhibits brought and
put on exhibit. He also noted the
difference in the show today and
those held ten years ago, and the
! growth of the club was beyond his
j expectation. The members and of'
fieers of the association would think
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L11L" dllUW i> iiiivuw ii4u
presence and encouraging talks. He
still remains president of the association
.
Mr. J. E. Sharpe, county superintendent
o f education, was the next
speaker. His subject was the need
of beftter rural schools. Mr. Sharpe
stressed the importance of building
State high schools in several sections
of the county, and was ready at any
time to lend his aid in this work. He
also stressed the importance of reguj
lar attendance, and for parents not to
allow their children to waste their
time in being absent from school.
Solicitor T. C. Callison also talked
to the boys, urging the boys to stay
on the farm, not to flock to the
towns, but stay in the country, and
attend school every day that it is possible
for them to. Mr. Callison com
merited on the splendid selections of
corn the boys had made and brought
to the court house and put on exhibit.
He said these corn shows were
both encouraging and educational.
Prof. Clyde Addy, teacher of agricutlure
in the Lexington High school,
was the last speaker, his subject
being "The Need of Agriculture in
Rural Schools." Mr. Addy stressed
the "importance of the farmer having
a niore scientific knowledge of farm
work, saying the farmers should
study the use of fertilizers, so as to
be able to use them more intelligently.
| The people are wasting thousands
of dollars today by not being
able to know the plant food the soil
was deficient in, and not being able to
supply this in shape of a fertilizer.
Seed breeding, he said, was of great
importance. We should always remember
what we sow is what we will
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farms more fertile and increase pror'
duction in order to make our agriculture
profitable.
The cron on exhibit was then
judged by Prof. Addy, and Mr. Wingard,
scoring the ten-ear exhibits
with the points according to the rules
laid down.
The first prize winner was Ernest
COMMON PLEAS COURT ..
OVER THIS WEEK !
The third week of common pleas
court for Lexingto nconty convened;
Monday morning with the bulk of;
the work of the court already fin-1
ished .and with the possibility of all;
jury cases on the roster being Tin-!
ished by Wednesday night. A great r
number of cases were set for this:
term and the court has gone a long! i
way in disposing of them.
The first case called Monday was
that of the Midwest Investment Co.|
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vs. M. C. Kirkland. in which a ver-;
diet for $494.79 was rendered in favor
tof the plaintiff.
C. S. Amick was awarded a ver
di of $151.So against i*. v> . aummors
et al. This suit was a result of
an automobile wreck.
In the case of Wilcox Ives Co. vs.
G. H. Meetze, the plaintiff was
awarded a verdict of $254.23.
At the time of going to press the
case of Ihe Citizens Telephone Co.
vs. White & Simpson is being tried.
The telephone company is?suing j
White & Simpson for $3,000.jframages J
alleged to have been done its property
when White & Simpson were building
the road from Columbia to Leesville. i
The ease will probably go to the jury!
this afternoon.
It frequently happens that the man!
who thinks h?* is a biff ffun is a smooth |
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Saturday
ress In Every Way.
Oaughman; second, Willie Harmony
thira vifi. Harmon. Earnest
Caughman and Geo.' Ed. Harmon
won the two weeks' short course to
Clemson College next summer*) The
two highest are awarded this scholarship.
but as Willie Harmon attended
last year, and the ruling is that no
boy can get this scholarship but once,
this gave second place to Geo. Ed.
Harmon.
We awarded the boy's prize, ranging
from ten dolars to one dollar and
a half, every child received a prize.
Prize money was'contributed by the
following parties, for which the club
members, the officials, and the county
agent, want to extend their heartfelt
thanks to the ones contributed so
liberally for his worthy cause, especially
is this commendable in a time
like this, when money is so scarce.
We hope these contributors will be
awarded for making these contributions
by advancing the cause of a bet
ter agriculture in Lexington county.
The membership this year was onethird
more than any previous year,
numbering 112.
Contributors.
Bank of Western Carolina,
Batesburg branch $10.00
First National Bank, Batesburg
10,00
Bank of Western Carolina,
Lexington branch 10.00
Brookland Bank, New Brookland,
S. C 10.00
Enterprise Hardware Co., Lexington,
S. C 10.00
Barre Hardware Co., Lexington
6.50
Caughman-Kaminer Co., Lexington
6.00
Lexington Dispatch-News. Lex
ington 7,50
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
Leesville 5.00
The Home National Bank, Lexington
5.00
Penland Grocery Co., Lexington
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DuPre Auto Co., Lexington... 5.00
Hendrix Hardware Co., New
Brookland r. 3.00
A. J. Mathias, seedman, Lex- *
ington ,2.00
Harmon Drug Co.. Lexington. 2.00
Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer
Co., Lexington 2.00
G. B. Wingard & Son, Lexington
1.50
Palace Drug Co., Lexington.. 1.50
J. \V. Shealy, Lexington 5.00
A balance on hand in bank
from last year 12.50
There was also two prizes offered
for the best ten ears put in men's
class. Shelton TTingard won first
anc! A. J. Forth second in this contest.
The yields ne r acre averaged from
15 to 84 bushels, which shows a
marked .improvement over former
conditions.
ANM'Afj BAZAAR OF
LAD IKS' AID SOCIETY U ^
The annual bazaar of the Ladies' Jt
Aid Society of St. Stephen's Lutheran
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church will be held on Friday and
Saturday, December 2 and 3, in the
rest room of the DuPre Auto Company's
building. The ladies will have
on display for sale fancy work of all
kinds, and the public is asked to look
over the offering and help out a good
cause. Refreshments will be served
both days. ;
MRS. SEAT ENTERTAINS.
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On last Friday afternoon, Mrs. J.,
H. Seay entertained the members of
her Sunday school class at her home
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one the Wise Ferry road. The little r
folks engaged in numerous games and
contests. In one contest, that of
pinning the turkey's head on, the
prize, a box of home made candy was
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won uy VTtruijfc v.uvn., emu. vuc
wont to Philip Roberts.
After the games, etc., the guests
were ushered into the dining room
which was appropriately decorated
with chrysanthemums and "jack-olanterns,
where the hostess, assisted
by her sister; Miss Lula Aiken,
served dainty iefreshments.
Those enjoying the occasion were:
Philip and Elizabeth Roberts, Mildred
Harman, Hoyd Weed, Leola Weed,
Coke Seay. George Cook and .T. P.:
Shull.