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n * ... ^ ->r : f^Fl &h? Biapalrh-^uia U^f pw . > * Ipt/ >. 1 fpv 5 VOLUME NO. 52. LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNES^A^f APRIL 26, 1922. NUMBER 27. *? : vr CLl'B MEETINGS HELD OVER THE COUNTY. % In accordance with the call of the sr county chairman Democratic club ;v.>. ' meetings were held at the different voting" precincts over the county last .Saturday, and were attended in the kV-'*c^V ' most instances with very little interg:;J est. At the Lexington meeting there were only about 30 people present, two of which were ladies, out of a' total of over 500 voters enrolled. The maafrner wac Mllpfl tO Order bV C. M . AJUW?*?40 I* vi?/ JEJfird, after which the following ofrj ficers were elected: D. Ellis Efird, L president; W. W. Barre, vice preifg? ' dent; W. D. Dent, secretary. On * motion of Col. J. B. Wingard the < president appointed the following en^ rollment committee: Miss Julia Bick,v ley, W. D*. George, C. A. Connor, \u John T. Kaminer, C. W. Harmon, R. jpL'' F. Powell, Ardis Lown, Mrs.. B. D. f. Clarke, Miss Annie Caughman, Mrs. It;.; E. H. Roberts. Mr. G. B. Wingard was elected j?|>V executive committeeman with the fol> lowing' delegates to the county con;*v: . vention: T. C. Callison, Mrs. B. D. ? Clarke, Mrs. H. A. Whitten Miss An-, W nie Caughman, Mrs. J. D. Carroll, Mrs. Karl F. Oswald, MissWera Cor|S.' ley, Ernest Amick, Geo. W. Corley, ?Jr., John T. Kaminer, W. D. Dent, ?&'- E. L. Wingard. D. F. Efird, J. B. Wp Wingard, Sim L. Hendrix, C. E. Leaphart, E. J. Corley, Earl P. Seay, J. W. Nipper, T. H. Caugh^ p\' man. The delegation was 'nclructed ?*--- to fill arty vacancies which might oc^ cur in the list of delegates. The following were appointed a committee on registration: Miss May Boozer, D. Ira Wingard and Wilbur K"V- W?*ndriv. Mar, Leesville, April 23.?The following Resolutions were' passed by Leesville Democratic club: "Resolved, That we tender, out thanks to. State Senator It; "lCh|I^Btensen of Baufort and E. T. the house of repr^spFUaticves, B^^pPtpsolved, That these resolutions Be be presented to the Lexington count* Bp?' convention for adoption by one of our If" Delegates elected to the county | convention are: J. It. Bouknjaht. D. E- M. Crosson, I.. H. Shealy, W. G. Duncan, CL D. Havr, C. M. Swygert. Democratic club met last Saturday and Sr. ; organized as follows: S. E. Smith. j." m -* ^nociMpnt* A. I*. Jackson, s. c:v*:;ry: E/ - S. E. Smith, executive come ittceman; E. "W. Iturret:, V.*. It. Courtney, B. E. "Williams. H. W. Xeo. e J. V. Hutto, C. (J. Riley. It. E. I;ik/' abinet. A. I*. ,7a !:som B. E. Craft, C. "XV. Reed. delegates to county convention; E. "W. Burnett, S. E. Smith ?:<. and B . E. Cral't, enrollment commitfcr - tee. ja- St. Matthews Democratic club SatE-;. urdav and reorganized as follows: H. Steele, president: L. ?.I. Steele, seeg;. retary and treasurer; J. I). McCartha, ft executive committeeman; D. Mcl; Cartha and A. D. Steele delegates to | the county convention. The Irene Democratic club met last g1 r Saturday and elected the following officers: H. J. Rish, president; J. Frank Sharpe. secretary: W. D. Rish, I*- executive committeeman: W. D. Hish, L. V. Andrews, Frank Lown, C Frank Taylor and Thomas Howard % ' delegates to the county convention. The lrmo Democratic club met Satjr urday, April 22. and organized by electing L. S. Mathias. president; C John "W. Younginer, secretary; R. B. fBarr, executive committeeman . The following were elected delegates to Bf*. r :..i. Pthe county convention: v\ . r... wuur, Dr. R. E. Mathias, Grarly Shuler. I and S. L. Dreher. 5r iA resolution was passed recommending that the county commissioners be elected bv the people instead as at present by the county delegation. The Cromer Democratic club met at B Oak Grove school house last Saturday |J * and elected the following officers: -Willie Senn, president: Julian D. Cromer, secretary; M. K. Kaminer, I.' executive committeeman; M. K. ?amfc$er, Lewie Sox, Willie Roof and , Julias D. Cromer delegates to the county convention. 1m ' The Gilbert Democratic club met and was duly organized at Gilbert on April 22, at 4 o'clock. The following officers were duly elected for the next ensuing two years: R. L. Keisler president; D. E. Hammond, vice president; R. Lester Price, secretary; J. B. Keisler, J. D. Harmon, S. D. Price, committee on registration; J. B. Keisler, J.'D. Harmon, S. D. I Price, committee on enrollment; Ioor' I Hayes, executive committeeman; Ioor Hayes, R. L. Keisler, J. D. HarI mon, D. E. Hammond, I. B. Keisler, R. Lester Price, delegates to the county convention. The Mims Democratic club met at Minis on Saturday and elected the following officers: B. J. Rodgers. president; V. E. Frick, vice president; R. J. Boatwright, secretary: Elijah Hall, executive committeeman and delegate, Henry J. Westmoreland. The two last named wil latend the county Democratic convention to be held at Lexington court house, the 1st J Monday in May. I i J The Cayce Democratic club met Sat urday and elected the following: C. I |M. Pennington, president; G. T. Mc! Dowell, secretary; C. W. Sox, executive committeeman: D. R. Craft, J. \V. Oswald, A. G. Craft, and J. E. Davis, delegates to the county con vention. . The Pelion Democratic club met and reorganized at the school house last Saturday. The meeting was called to order by President L. W. Wise and the following officers elected: L. W. Wise, president: M. A. Sharpe, secretary; H. D. Shumpert, G. L. Taylor, and G. L. Taylor, committee on enrollment and registration: Dr. D. R. Kneece, L. W. Wise, H. A. Argoe, H. D. Shumpert and M. A. Sharpe, delegates to county convention; L. W. Wise, executive committeeman . ing officer^w ere elect Hehty^Bu president: Mrs. .T. W. Blume, vice president: R. Z. Guntcr, secretary; G. A. Guignard. executive committeeman: enrollment committee?-M. X. Klerk Icy. S. B. Hook. Dr. W. A. Oxner. O. T. Weed. Mrs. .1. W. Blume, .Mrs. P. J. Wessinger, J. Lybrand. .1. W. Blume: registration commit; J. D. Senn. S. W. Hook'. O. X. Denimm. Q. M. Gayden. M. I (1. Caughrnan, .Miss* Aiury v.u gusnu Mrs. ].. S. Trotti; delegates t<? cotmij I I . ?nve:r>.ion?O. A. flu* guard. i.. S. I Trotti. Ave Hook. <\ T. Wood. Rr. j, A. Oxnor. Miss Caroline C-nig! nard. M. <r. Canghman. R. T. I .j Shu lor, Henry Ruff, .M . X. Kir kloy. O. X. Denham. Sam'I. Derrick. !.r. T). rienn. Mrs. .J. \V. Illume, L. i C. Merc hant. S. B. Hook. f MOTi(7X TO DISMISS APPEAL OE (SAPPJNS. ! i i Solicitor Callison ol* Lexington was 1 j hero yesterday and while in Columt hiii filed a petition for dismissal of ! the .Tesse Gappins appeal before the J supreme court. This petition will be j heard next Tuesday by the court. j Gappin.s. one of the Brazell murder j trio, has appealed from the sentence ; of death against him. but it is c laimed that the appeal lacks merit, being j based solely on the grounds thai there is no record of the swearing of the grand jury which indicted Clappins. Under Rule 110. the new rule of the supreme court under which appeals of no apparent merit can be dismissed upon motion of the solicitor, Mr. -Callison hopes to have the appeal thrown out. Nothing definite has as yet been i announced in regard to C, O. Fox, an other of the murder trio, who ha.' an alleged appeal pending. He is apI pealing from a refusal of Justice I Cothran to grant a stay of execution for Fox. Other than a notice of intention to appeal from Justice rothrun's refusal, nothing official has been heard from the attorney for Fox. win is said to have left Columbia. Solicitor Callison will likely move for a dismissal of the alleged appeal of S. J. Kir by. the third member of the murder trio, before the circuit court at the next term, it is under-< stood.?The State. ?> <-? ? >' BON HEIR CIX'B. 1 Mrs. E. O. Dreher will entertain f the Bon Heur club Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. j I JAIL IN BETTER ' CONDITION NOW. J ' I The following report of the state board of public welfare on the condition of different institutions in Lexington will be of interest to readers: Report of Visit to the Lexington County Cliaiu Gang Made March 23, 1922, by Asst. See. H. C. -r% 1 Drcarifj . The score of the Lexington county 1 chain gang has increased considerably since the last visit. The number of flies had been materially reduced; the mules were further from the camp and were protected by a canvas shelter; the condition of the camp grounds was better; and the sewage was being placed in* a pit, even though not enough earth was being put upon it to prevent the breeding of flies. The drinking water was still being hauled from a distance, but none of* the men were using water from a small stream, as formerly. For the still further improvement of this camp is it recommended that the screens on the kitchen car be repaired to keep out the flies, that the bedding and clothing be kept in good condition, -and that the white and the negro prisoners be separated at work as well as in camp, r Lexington County Jail. The condition of the Lexington cdunty jail has improved since the last visit by a representative of the Board of Public AVelfare. A jailer has been employed to devote his entire time to the work of caring for the jail and the prisoners: the plumbing j has been repaired in several places; and the prisoners', quarters, especial ty in? oeuuiug, an* muui iicancj . The food seems to be unusually satisfactory. ..f For the still further improvement * placed, and that all the plumbing be put in proper condition. i I l.exiiyrlori County Almshouse. The J.">:in.aton County almshouse! is. in prart italic thm same rendition j it has boon fur sometime. The inI -are nine in number, most of: - feeble i?in ]i: t r health. On j 1 was as follows: lor brealoasi. bread, I i.'-r. turnip greens. <oru bread. b-.il <! ha -on: upper, syrup ami bread, j Col'i'C" . A j;rO;X sal to unite with <>:hm j . :.idles to ercci a district horn* ?* >? j I' n\V c an<; I: i: r.: i s ; >: v;i u;i;e i , ! wis.-tissien. Such : plan would havi u.nny advantages, i; :s believed. I *11 i until the p-'csotit 1 .ii.idii;"s arc a<V Jul y ; abandoned. they should ? !:<-i?t in! i proper repair. The completion of ill, j watte supply system is also ;i?;?*<T-. ?I. j ! FRODUAM < SVW.A5 FT TO DITKUARY SOCIMi V. j J j Fallowing is iin urogram of tin* I'.tl-i motto Literary Society of the Dex in^ri<> ? high school in in- rendered on j Friday. April 28: 1 I Vocal duet?Christine Roof and' | Martha Kaiser. i { Class criticisms?Virginia Hv.nus. j I Jokes?Roseoe Mailman. I i Musical selection?Mary Klier. j I Cau^hman. I Heading?Addie Taylor. Male quartette?Charles Harmon. Setli Smith, Creighton Miller. Fairbanks Harmon. Debate?Resolved: ''That a Man i Would go Farther for Money than for! a Woman".?First affirmative. Xola j price; first negative. Raymond Hen-j drix: second affirmative, Herbert j I Hen'drix: second negative. Ala Warner. Recitation .?Clyde Hondrix . Composition?Xeita Dee Harmon. Fin no duet?Cladys Harmon, Rertha Berley. R ea d i ng?M r. Whittle. i>L-i)\iiMvc ruimrn Itrjl VI<-VA?Vaa, , The Methodist congregation of Lex- j ington are-doing extensive repairing to! their church. They are putting in a! new floor, repairing and retinting the11 plastering and repainting the wood i work. When finished it will be aj very attractive church. They expect | to have it completed this week. So j as to begin their revival services' there Sunday. April 30th. . . iDRISADE flLL BE FI SHED IX THIS STATE, j Yesterday Elected I). M. of Leesville, As PresiM. Crosson. of Leesville. president of the South iblic Health Association at session of that organizaay afternoon. Dr. F. A. Columbia, and Mrs. C k b u r n McDonald, of ColuznHrc ^vere elected vice presidents^^Pr1: Leon Banov, of Charleston, I-'wpjp.-fchosen as director for the first 'S?&ct; Dr. Lesesne Smith. Spartjnrcrg, director of fourth district.'M^^lrs. Ruth A. Dodd, of Columbif|^director of the seventh district, mm^directors of other districts, holdii*^6ver. Dr. Ernest Cooper, j Colun^Bfc Dr. Leon Banov, Charleston a?|5>r. Lesesne Smith, Spartan-j burg?Wfsre named to have charge of j the pwjferam for the next session, j whichJg to be held at the same time j and -pj|p||['.as the State Medical Asso- | Th^M^ssions yesterday afternoon 1 u-ere- ?foriful of instructive talks on ' varionffib.hases of the work of educat-; ing thjE?ublic as to prevention of j commSwoable diseases and the removal-^^the cases of many types ofi diseas?ltiat exact a heavy toll in hu- j man Reach year in South Carolina. I The rtjferts showed a great work is J being.-jK^bmplished. but the keynote j of the*E|5cussions was that it he car- j ried fcayard even more vigorously ; than tsSfetie- past. j neressaLi^that the i^ublie he made to realize fmore *fully that the broader the scope of activities of the ]?ul,l'< health 'service through increased a. propraitions, the greater and mo: . efficient the service to the ptibli' v. I ho. H'e pledged his host efforts always in behalf of the furi!r r:i:i. e : the public health work and ill- we.- : in the public schools, it was mi taken policy to try to ? <.aeaih:-- <y rippling the public s- li ;-I-. tic* lie hcabh work and the ptibii-- ic.-. y tions for the i; o of tit' ur.'or:::nn. unci it was li11 tii.; that tin- ? . ie shoiiltl lCali'lO tills !';ir! . T)r. J. A. IIaym\ re;Iving j. :* . who is stale health offi-.-er. xur-s i. the belief that it was lie- best moeii . yet he hi. A delay in the :nw -f tile program prevent I paH: at earlier, and i'<>r this reason ft w < I he laity attended. X?>m? < )' tin- nl eussions were teehnieal an.! practically: ail were .lions' educational lines. O: of'the talks, by Stale Superintendent of Education Swearinai-n. was alonu . lines of co-operation through promulgation of lie-alih poli.-los in tin* emuI rion schools and was greatly enjoyed. ?I look Ilill Herald. <?+> - WOKTI i M M.M < > i 117A S(;. Reason is the life of the law.?; Coke. Misery acquaints a man with strange i bedfellows.?Shakespeare. The world's a bubble and the life! i of a man less than a span.?Bacon. j Do good by stealth and blush to J find it fame.?Pope. Confidenc e is a plant of slow growth j in an old bosom.?William Pitt. i Early and provident fear is the; | mother of safety.?Burke. Small habits, well pursued, may! reach the dignitv of crimes. ? Han-1 ! nah Moore. On their own merits modest men! are dumb.?George Coleman. Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind dis-' tressed.?Cowper. TO SERVE REE RESUME.NTS. | The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Stephen's Lutheran church will serve refreshments on the court house: grounds Wednesday afternoon. May | 3, beginning at 6 o'clock. The tinu had been advertised for the 28th. but was postponed on account of other entertainment on that date. batesbi iu; xi :\vs, I The Democratic club met Saturday! afternoon at the town hall and elect-i ed 13 delegates to the county convention which meets at Lexington the first Monday in May. Dr. \Y. P. Timmerman was again chosen as member of the executive committee from this club. The meeting was entirely harmonious. Hon. Ira C. Carson was elected president 01 tue; club and J. B. Ballentine, secretary. The annual reception given at Sum- ' merland College Monday night was attended by over 100 invited guests. Many students from the University and Newberry College attended the reception. The new dormitory has been completed and will be ready for use at the next session of the college. The building is modern and up-to-date in equipment and said to be one of the best in the state. The I present session will close the latter part of May. A large number of farmers met in ; the town hall Saturday afternoon in | response to invitations se,j|t_.out b> j the members of the Batesburg In-! dustries. a corporation recently formed in this t(\wn^ for the purpose of furnishing*. o'ad sows on a cooperative plan. The corporation will j purchase these brood sows and sell j them to purchasers and giving them i time in which to make payment. Many of our farmers have availed themselves of this opportunity -and ordered the sows. Delivery will be made as early as practicable. The red Duroe Jersey hogs have been recommended as being the most pro- i lific and profitable brooders. One or J more sows will b efurnished the ap- | plicant or as many as can be cared for. Mr. M. E. Rutland shipped another car load of hogs last week, making the third carload shipped this season. Dr. W. P. Timmerman, ex-presi ing". He also attended a reunion ol j his class at the residence of Dr. J. j it. .Miller. | Drs. Karl L. Able and A. L. Dal-: longer luade professional visits lu; Wagoner r rid ay and Sunday. .Messrs. L. C. Hartley, .1. II. 1 Inlleiuiuo and Miss .Miriam aiinby' spent Sunday in Coiui.mia at the bedside e L ;!uir kinsman, Wiinur ji.' . > * . ' ? ! ? .<. -...I' i.- s: i. ; . n h in : an. * ; i:y. it. is reports d that .-.ir. le? is slowly i 11:i.*!*(' v\ I.;;. -Mr. .Mai ugc T. i it.s, ior.:..-r h r.'. ol" ? ntii i t-Miiiiua ? ?'t.nly, ami laud a i tela led tin- re-. a i Sn:nV Fp.'-'aUa renege - !?.1 * i > .a y n:glli. -ii.. cs b.di.e I-'orb, -Mary l\ohn. ii.-'live l.ong iiinI iivadm I'n.-vr were t.u*. giants ol iriends in town Mondnx . Aii. :'i?ur n. i:ie.t<- young' ladies will l:kel\ attend f-.'umnicrlaml ('ellege i?i S< S.sit it! . I Tito re-, eat wet weather has thrown our farmers considerably behind wit it their work. -Many n??t through planting'. The acreage in cotton in tiiis section will he cut to a minimum seme not planting any eotton. Tin . small grain crop has been damaged by the recent cool a=i??rll which scenic to have yiveil wheat what is known j as the rust. The oat crop will likely he heavy where the orchards are kept in first class condition. < ? i'U> ' o? ENTEUTAXMEXT AT REI) BANK SCHOOL. ! i The pupils of Red Bank school will give an entertainment Saturday night.1 April !'! . beginning at k o'clock tit j the school building. Xo admission' will he charged. The i?ui>li<* is cor-i dially invited. j WORDS OF WISE MEN. Speak well of your friends and, if you cannot do the same of your ene- j mies. sav nothing. The man who wins is the man who holds on until he can hold on no longer?and then doesn't give up. Cheerfulneess is like money well | expended in charity; the more we dis-j pose of it the greater our possession. ' Let the man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Dare, and the world always yields. If it beats you sometimes, dare it ( again and it will succumb. i SAVANNAH 31 AX IS ELECTED MAXAt^S FOR STATE FAIR.; J. W. Fleming, of Savannah, Ga., has been elected by the executive committee of the South Csy^bna Agricultural and Mechanical Society to fill the newly created position of manager of the State fair, announcement of the election of Mr. Fleming being made Saturday by Robert M. Cooper, Jr., of Wisacky, president of the society. D. Frank Efird, of Lexington, has been reelected as secretary of the State fair, this announcement being also made Saturday. David G. Ellison, of Columbia, will continue his position as treasurer, having also been reelected. Under the new plans of the association, Mr. Fleming will have executive control over the State r and he will be on the job twelve months of the year. He expects to move his family to Columbia on May 1. when he will .take over the management of the fair. Mr. Fleming was secretary of the Ohio State Fair, one of the largest in the United States, succeeding his father in that capacity. It receives an annual appropriation from the state of $ ISO,000. He was elected by the of the Savannah TriState Fairf #ne only thing that he ^ had to work on was a plot of land; he created the fair, erected the building and produced one of the greatest fairs in the south. "Mr. Fleming is 45 years ot age,", said Mr. Cooper in talking of his election, "and he is a man of pleasing personal appearance and undoubted executive ability. He is especially qualified for organizing and building u11 aiu.it; icm d. The finance committee of the fair association will meet here in a few days, said Mr. Cooper, and lay plans for the refinancing of t'.ie enterprise, to put it abreast of the great state night, April he 15th, the play, "A t Prairie Rose , was not completed. Scarcely half the program was rendered and that with difficulty. (This four act play was rendered twice by the graduating class of the Lexington * high school in 1 tM 4 . The auditorium was much too small for the audience both times.) Therefore, on account of the earnest solicitation of our friends v. ho were present on lite 15th and in order to help tit.- .- 'e- i. we. tile characters participating no decided to give the play < :i Sat-vduy night. April i!' >. We arc very sorry th .! "p a-- .tit* of unforeseen ineouvenie.nce \.v were ;i l.i opt-ibn-c :ne pr-.y ? ;? me I; I;. \v?- a:** 1;<? ?in*r !' : : < b ar i*??: ? wi.-'Ii i" assa i:>. a " v. r.-o, that the curtains Will . drawn i;>r the first act promptly at s:0<? o'< 1??' . For i ll" benefit of the s ho. 1 a small admission foe < i' 13 cents for ehildron \ between <1 and I 3 years old and 23 cents for older persons will l.e charged. Tim play will be given'in the open. Young ladies will accommodate you with a tieket at the road a? you drive in. So please eonie early and be comfortably seated in time to hear a brief explanation and story of the play and introduction of the eleven characters in the play. This will be about 7:30 p. m. You will have an opportunity in this way to familiarize yourself with the scenes to be presented and will therefore be enabled, we hope, to enjoy all the more the evening with us. The ladies of the school Improvement League will serve refreshments to suit your taste. Come and try 'em. They will also give you an opportunity to enjoy an old time cake walk. Center school house. April 2f', S:00 p. m. SAXE-GOTHA DOTS. The Methodist meeting which h*s been going on for two weeks come to a close Sunday morning. Four united with the church. mere win oe a scnooi cioMim uv:c Saturday night, April 2!>. for which a very nice program has been arranged. A good time is nromised to all who attend. Miss Ollie Tanner of near Edmund spent Easter Saturday evening with Miss Marie Bailey. Miss Mary Waits spent Sunday evening with Miss Cleo Howard. Mrs. Sue Turner of Columbia visited Mrs. Jno. C. Bailey Sunday evening.