BpjjSBtP tlispatrlr-^inus Ijrr 52. LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1922. NUMBER 23. HpCourf in Session , I gaQourt of common pleas convened ir ^HHfin>on Monday morning with Judge SPbrhest Moore of Lancaster presidiind with the number of cases HGRB&Xor the term it is probable that it Bfflf Ifi'yt t thx k ^ She cases disposed of so far are: Roberts vs. Director Gen-pf the Railroads, which involved nf mnlM which were in HPfl. for transportation, a verdict was Roberts for $715, the L. Harmon vs. Director Genera] ffl?ttv3tit0roads, which also involved a ^ ntnle shipment, the plaintiff being At.the time of going to press the ^B^eo&rt was engaged in the trial of the ^BjIpftSe of J. I. Sailey vs. J. T. Berry ^hE5&:31u? following jurors will serve nexl Kfe-D. Napoleon Senn, P. L. Redmond Bp^H|XiUther Rister, Charlie E. Gable E- Glover, Carl A. Shall, Harrj Ernest J. Wessinger, J. Luthei Willie E. Harsey, John A. Bpjffrick, J.-Tuonan Hutfco, J. W. 1^, Enos A. Long. Matthew B. Kflmgard. T. O .Stoudemire, L. M. ndmer, Sam T. Younginer, George Smith, J. Coiie Warner, Sox, Oscie Boyce, Ernest 1L Stockman, P. P. fflfe7 -ii* v <", I ^h?*from the State the sum 0t>, /state aid as against arriotint has hean due ffcet that a few schools parIn this aid this year^tKa^id Ruber* pi teachers and moved from j|^^FaV1ferm 'Extension class up to the ^^^HgFweilty schools in the county have ^^Hlceived $1,859.00 Term Extension I^KfUd against $2,168.00 for last year. BRipbis is a loss of $309.00, due to the H|dfact that these schools moved up to different class and received more Krf - t ' i K " State aid, which helps to make up p|<'the fli&dO.OO more teat the Rural 1"^unViAAla faMiivcu) Rnth PIP SQPS , xriau^u ocuvviio * vw?>.vvk v*. of schools combined received $13,|i>.;. 359.00 this year, while last year they .?? deceived $13,168.00, making an in? ?? crease in the amount of State aid re& ceived this year over last year of $1,191*00. High schools, and the schools BP*"V guaranteed a seven months term have not yet received their State aid in full, > hot this will bring the total of State |*v aid close to $50,000.00. P v 6. K. BOUKNIGHT ^ ; \ DIET \T HOME. Samuel K. Bouknight, of 2226 Main street, died Tuesday morning at 10:45 at his home in his 64th yeai*. He had m. been actively engaged at his blackB ^amith shop on upper Main street unJ> .^til about two months ago. Mr. Souks' ^aight came to Columbia about 10 B. jfckra ago from Newberry. For some dne he was employed by the Colum bia Ice & Fuel Co. and later engaged K In business for himself. The funeral 4innouncement will be made later. He was a member of the Main street XfothAHait fhnrph anH nf thp Masonic W-'f order. B;'r, . ^Surviving Mr. Bouknight are his ^L*-'widow, and nine children, as follows: R. A., E. C., and W. L. Bouknight, all residents of Columbia; ^ and Mrs. J. E. Fulmer, Mrs. R. H. ^^ Dickert of Columbia, and Mrs. J. E. ^ Bouknight of Darlington, Mrs. George ^Hw. McCartha, of Sumter and Mrs. ^^ R. M. Carter of Eutawville.?Colum^^ftbia Record, 28th March. Mr. Bouknight has relatives at ^^^Chapin and a number of friends in ^^Kh& county who will regret to hear his death.?Dispatch-News. Bat Nearly Every One! Bride?Now, ycAi did not have to kiss you every night beI K*e rou were married. BHGroom?No, not every night. ^tfcJl Who Will Be the i Palma fest a Queen \ v i i The Club women of Columbia have i I just organized to act as hostesses to j j the Queen candidates, and are making 51 every preparation to give them the > | best time possible. And, of course j the men are making their own prepj arations too. We have been asked to keep the many good things in j t store for the young ladies a dark j secret for a while longer so their1 1. surprise may be complete. The Palmafesta Association has received numbers of letters from for-) mer Queen candidates expressing 1, t their unusual pleasure last year and they are unanimous in saying, "It was the best time I ever had." Queen candidates have the best seats al> ready reserved for them at every '! stage performance at% Palmafesta. They will see the spectacular fireworks display, the georgeous exhibit of wearing apparel at the style show, will hear the beautiful music of banks and opera stars now being enr i gaged by the chairman of the enteri tainment committee, Mr. L. L. j Propst, who is in New York with the determination to secure the best star irrespective of the expense or trouble. There wlil be dinners, dances, balls and?what will be the most beautiful of all events?the Queen's Coronation **- 11 as? Vv*r f Hnohn o f V? A ni _ I> ill K/J ?.uv v^wvviiij W41V11V, selves, arrayed in the court finery which characterized the coronation of! ' the Queen of England in the days of chivalry and Knight Errants. 4 . *' Do the girls of South Carolina want to be at Palmafesta ? Interest is running hgih all over the State. Girls want to enjoy -this good time?andJ there fc. the $506 diamond ring awaiting the fortunate girl to be chosen "Queen of Palmafesta. Last year the contest waB close. Up to the very last minute a dozen or more of the young ladies had practically the same number ^of Azotes-. ;Wht> knows but what i j this copQ^C^P1 ^be /the honored one and o^ "O^^ring back the dis tinpt^^^^|tftfBueen of 1922 PalI All oWi^^oung ladies will as' semble in Columbia on Monday, April ! the 17th when Palmafesta starts and I k ; will be the guests of Palmafesta until Saturday the 22nd of April when 1922 j Palmafesta will close. All expenses will be paid by Palmafesta and all the young lady must do to win the > distinction of being Palmafesta Queen ' i is to be elected in her own county and go to Columbia and compete with the other young ladies assembled. The j candidates do nothing in Columbia to , I win the ruling place out appear Deiore i ; the voters and be h?n the store room in the way of installing a box office and chairs, and ivhen completed will be an up to date movie house. It will have a seating capacity of 350. In next week's Dispatch-Xews will be printed a list of some of the first pictures to be shown at the theatre. ? I O i ? GASOLINE FROM FISH. It's hard to keep pace with the shifting opinions of the future of petroleum, according to the Nation's Business. The editorial eye is caught by a headline: "Is a Fuel Stringency Near?" and we read on: More oil will be discovered in this country, but that the quantity thus made available can replace the failing supply of existing fields, much less keep .pace with an ever-increasing demand, is incredible The obvious deduction which the automotive ndiustry must face, unpleasant though it may be, is that motor fuel is practically certain to advance rapidly in price in the not iistant future. We had just- digested that when another periodical unfolds before us a story of untouched oil resources In Northern Canada that seem sufficient to run all the automobiles in :he w orKfr ? ButvWhy-worry anyhow? asks another-. "oil wells do go dry; their output decreases with age. Some day seme prophet will be able to say, 'I old you so.' Lqjg before that day a hydro-electric power and light, grease less lubricants from artificial rraphite and other results of the development of human ingenuity will perhaps have robbed the petroleum prophets of all audience." And if that is not sufficiently reassuring. here's still another gleam 3f hope: A Japanese scientist says le has made synthetic petroleum out 5f fish oil and clay. JOIN THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF THE - AMERICAN LEGION. Membership is limited to the mothers, sisters, w-ives, daughters and sisters of the members of the American Legion ,and to the mothers, wives, laughters and sisters of all men and ivomoji who were in the military' 01 naval service of the United States at my time between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918, and who died in line of duty or after honorable discharge and prior to November 11. 1918. The objects of this. Auxiliary is the same as those of the American Legion. The meetings are held on the first Wednesday afternoons in each month m the American Legion rooms. DEATH OF MRS. WISE OF NEAR EDMUND. Mrs. J. Assman Wise died at her tome near Edmund Sunday morning and was buried Monday afternoon at Did Bethel, the services being conducted by the Rev. Cooley. Mrs. Wise was forty years of age. and besides her husband leaves nine children. She was a daughter of the late Mike Senn. Mrs. Wise was a good Christian woman, and was held in high esteem in the community in ivhich she lived. She was a niembei Old Bethel Methodist church. LNTERTAIXMEXT AT WHITE KNOLE. There will be an entertainment at iVhite Knoll school on Friday night. April 7th at 7:30 o'clock. An interesting program will be rendered by he pupils. There will be no charge for admission . Refreshments will be set >d for the >enefit of the school. The public is ordially ihvited. 1 j L Fish Free From H. P. Fulmer The Dispatch-News is in receipt of a letter from Congressman H. P., Fulmer directing the attention of the ?-v a a ^ f U /\ U / ! I ft f ??i f t1 <-> pCUpiC U1 LUC OC V C11L11 UiOUlLl LU L1J51A hatchery at Orangeburg, and asking that it be published that they may avail themselves of the opportunity to secure free fish. The letter follows: "To the Editor: "It has occurred to me that the people of South Carolina are not taking advantage of the government's offer to supply them with free fish with which to stock their ponds and ] the rivers, that they are not only miss! ing some good sport but some very good food. "I doubt very much if many people in the State know that the governj ment maintains a hatchery at OrangeI burg. In talking to one of the offi| rials of the Bureau of Fisheries, he { spoke very highly of the Orangeburg : plant and they would like very much i to enlarge it but it seems that the I people are not useing up the present output. Last season this station produced about 200,000 large mouth bass and 15,000 sunfish. There were between 500 and 600 applications received, about 50 per cent of them being from our State, the balance from North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. "For the information of those interested in ''curing fish, I will say that the Orangeburg Hatchery propagates large mouth bass and sunfish and that only one species of fish is assigned to any applicant during any one season and the number supplied is based upon the water area to be stocked. Only one application for any particular body of w??er whl be considered. The period of Vlistribui tion extends from the 1st of May to the 1st. of September. Applications are acted upon in order of receipt and -ordeflSL filied_as as ifte-supply lasts, so that the sooner an application is made, the better the chance of securing the fish. "Applications require the endorsement of a Senator or Representative1 ih Congress and I shall be pleased to hear from those in the 7th. District who desire to secure a supply of fish. All applications should be in my hands before the loth of April. "I hope that our people will not overlook this opportunity and that the waters of our State and especially the j 7th. District will soon be alive with fish. "Very respectfully, "H. P. FULMER, M. C." TRULY A SOCIABLE. ; The young folks of the town were I delightfully entertained by Miss Bertha, the much admired daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Simon Caughman, at their beautiful home, on upper Main j street, Friday evening. ! NEWBERRY ATTORNEY ATTENDING COURT. Dr. George B. Cromer of Newberry, general counsel for the Southern railway in South Carolina, is in Lexington this week looking after the interests of his road at the court now holding. MEETING COUNTY . MEDICAL SOCIETY. The Lexington County Medical Society will meet in Lexington at the of-1 fice of Dr. Wingard on April 3rd. (First Monday) at 11 o'clock. A good program has been arranged and all the physicians of the county are especially urged to be present. J. H. MATH I AS, M. D., ' Secretary. ROUND HILL ENTERTAINMENT. There will be a play given at Round Hill Saturday. April first by local talent, the title being, ''All a Mistake." The ladies league will furnish refreshments. Every one is invited t'? attend. There will be a small admission fee charged for the benefit of the school. BON HEUR CLUB. The Bon Heur club will be entertained this Friday afternoon by Mrs. Sam P. Roof at 4 o'clock. One of the best ways to sell corn is "on the hoof." Ship ypur corn by the hog route. Old Soldiers Will Meet in Richmond t Col. Marion Harman, commander of Camp Steedman, No. 666, has received the following letter from the general chairman of the reunion com mittee, which is self-explanatory: To all Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans: In June, 1862, the anxious eyes of an anguished South were fixed on its capital, Richmond. McClellan with 100,000 men had compassed her about; Lee with a scant 60,000 guarded her gates. With one voice the Confederacy resolved that Richmond should be saved. So, from every. Southern state came reinforcements, and to their sons already in the field solemn exhortation to die before they yielded the citadel of the South to the Federals. That gallant army, hastily gathered, held Richmond against the full strength of the North and in the great campaign of the Seven Days, thrust McClellan back to his gunboats. Richmond pledged herself then not to forget. Now, sixty years later, in June, 1922, the friendly eyes of a prosperous South once more will be fixed on Richmond, still the capital of Southern memories. She wil not be beleaguered this June, but she will call for the remnants of the army that defended her, for their comrades of the west ,for their wives, their widows, their daughters and their sons. Richmond will cal lthem ail?snot that she may be saved but that she ' may be privileged to serve. In the exercises of four days?including the laying of a cornerstone for a monument to Matthew Fontaine Maury and a great review before Lee and Davi3, Jackson and Stuart in bronze?Richmond will seek to show that she still .s" .'X, remembers. > You are most cordially invited to join the army whose coming will "relieve" Richmond. The detailed plans set fortlPTTr"the- ehclbse^f-vircular of information are, in the essentials, as follows: The conevntions of" the S. C. V. and the Confederated Southern Memorial Association will open on June 19; that of the U. G. V. on June 20. All will conclude June 22. Efforts are being made to obtain the usual reduced railroad rates. The form of entertainment adopted and so generally approved at Chattanooga will be followed: Visitors can procure lodging and breakfast in private homes at from $1.25 to $2.00 per day. The other two meals will be supplied those who desire them as guests of the city of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The program of exercises and entertainments probably will make this, the thirty-second reunion of the Confederate Veterans, the greatest in their history. Besides the great review and the ceremonies at the cornerstone, there will be addresses by some of the South's greatest orators, receptions, a grand ball, band concerts, opportunities to visit the "Battle Abbey" and the Confederate Museum, numerous side trips, camp-fires?"the old Hflvs" back asain in all their colorful glamor. Please read with care the enclosed circular. For any desired information address the General Chairman, Travelers Building, Richmond, Va. Cordially and Respectfully, JO. LANE STERN, General Chairman, Reunion Committee. UNDERTAKING PARLOR AT NEW LOCATION . Mr. Chas. E. Taylor has moved his undertaking business to his home just out of Lexington, and is preparing to give better service than ever. It is his intention to conduct a flower business in connection with the undertaking, and he hopes to be in position to furnish funeral bouquets. Taylor Bros, are also preparing to move their marble yard to their premises on Depot street. The buildings are now in course of erection, and the " ess will be moved at an : ..j date. J I'M PI: R?N EESE. Miss Pleulah Jumper and Ray L. Xeese. both of the Swansea section, were married on Tuesday, March 21 ? The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. R .McKittrick at the Swansea Baptist parsonage. . Most people overestimate their 3of-? rows and undervalue their joys. ^