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What Would You Do if the Investment in Your * ? ? -s " ??1 V " ? < c..:'; ^ , ; \ , V:f ? ' Crop was Wiped Out in a Few Seconds of Hail? IN NINETY-NINE OUT OF A HUNDRED CASES, SUCH A CALAMITY WOULD SO CRIPPLE THE OPERATION OF A FARM THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO OVERCOME THE LOSS. THERE IS BUT ONE WAY TO PREVENT SUCH LOSSES-BY INSURANCE IN A STRONG COMPANY. WE HAVE WRITTEN HAIL INSURANCE SINCE RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES FIRST UNDERTOOK THIS CLASS OF INSURANCE, AND BELIEVE WE HAVE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS LINE THAN ANY OTHER AGENCY IN THIS SECTION. . ' WE HAVE SETTLED EVERY LOSS TO THE ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION OF OUR CLIENTS IN EVERY CASE. HAIL INSURANCE IS WRITTEN FOR THE GROWING PERIOD, AND COSTS THE SAME WHETHER TAKEN IN APRIL OR AUGUST. SEE US AT ONCE. Williams Insurance Agency M MES^i)E^ LO ACHE, JR^MANAGER CAMDEN, s. c. THE CLEVELAND KIKE RELIEF Corporation Han Appealed to Courts to Help Distribute Funds * We arc reproducing below the audit of Mr. A. .J. Reattie of the Cleveland school house fire relief fund, and also the court order showing how the fund will be divided between the sufferers. The Cleveland Fire Relief Corporation composed of H. (J. Carnson, Jr., chairman, .!. X. McLeod, .J, W. Can toy, M. 11. I Ivy man, C. P. DuBose, president, and J. K. Shannon, secre tary, applied ?to the court to disburse the funds, and the correspondence be low will show how the fund has been allotted : The Court's Order - Cleveland Fire Relief Corporation, Plaintiff, against L. M. West, L. T. Divon, 1>. L. So well, R. L. McCas kill, Mrs. AU.ee Dixon, Mrs. Matt it* West, Mrs. Ida Hendrix, James T. Davis, Sarah Marguerite Davis, .John M c.Kay Davis, Marvin Benson Davis, Charles Henry Davis, repre senting themselves and all other suf ferers in the Cleveland School Fire of May 17th, 11)2.13, Defendants. Upon consideration of the report herein of R. H. Clarke., Esq., Master for Kershaw county dated November 1024, together with the testi mony, evidence and exhibits, submit ted therewith, attorneys for all par ties having waived the ten clays m? tiee of such report and plaintiff's ex ception5? thereto having been over ruled, it. i> upon motion of Messrs. Kirk land Kirkland and I. Hough judged and decrced. That lit*.' said Report of t Ma. Her 'K'li in tugc'.hei with }i i ^ findings an I recommendations be and are 'hereby confirmed. In conformity with s?ld .Report it spec i finally ordered that the plain t iff, Cleveland School Relief Corpor ation, to pay the costs of this pro ceeding, the attorneys foe as found by the Master and any necessary clerical expense out of the "funds out of. its hands and proceed at once to distribute the cash -on hand, and alio the funds now invested, as the same are collected to the porsons and in the projK)i*tion,H as set forth in the schedule referred to in the Rasters Report of which schedule the follow ing is a copy: ? - Cleveland Fire Sufferers (The figures denote parts allowed; first names Vop resent families be reft; second names ipersons lost in fire ami last name represents survi , vors representative.) v 2 ? ,Ariants, Frank H., adopted daughter, Arrants, F. H. 2 ? Arrants, Henry C.v, daughter, Arrants, H. C. 2 ? Barnes, Laura SM daughter, Barnes, Laura S. 2 ? Bowers, Elizabeth, daughter. Bower*, Elizabeth. 5 ? Brown, W. L., Mrs. Brown find daughter, \V. L. Brown. .'{ ? Campbell, Andrew. \V., Mrs. E . Campbell, Campbell, A. W. Brown, Eugene cOid Wife.' 2? Campbell, If. $toiiey, daughter, Campbell, H. S. f> ? Croft, H. Bfit t^wi, M rs. Croft , som and daughter. Croft, H. B. h ? Davis, Walter G., Mrs. Davis and children,*" Davis, W. G. 20 ? Davis, A. R., Mr. and Mrs. i D.avis and 2 ehildrop.^C. B. Thomp sun, (surviving 5 children.) .V? Dixon. C. Le\n, Mrs. Dixon 'ami .'! children, Dixon, C. Lom. j II ? Dixon. (I. L., M rs f Dixon ami [ daughter. S ] o.SM.i. 1 I ij- : l :i I A Savin^> Hank i >< ? ji< j - 1 1 i ! i I- n * ? National Hank IN ;> >.;! t ???!.?- I tank Sub-?fi|iif n: i ? ? * i 1 1 .l>u" u?i - i***i * i x \;r <>>;(! Kc I ('ri-- \ imi r.!<: i-at i<?n !? uml T< .ii < "ii ! 1 1 1 >u t i< 'ii - i n < v i ?? ! I nt?" . - ' i.i. vf i t - DISMI" HSKMKNTS fONTRI BfTlONS >' >nt nl>u". ;??! - '<> Knn tpi;. v I J . * : ? ?' $ 10,466.71' Ma in' t n;t iu <? Kc . :?? f Hospitai an?l Mc?li?;i Ur':.?' uria! Kv ;>< ? -. >- a n?l 1*1 ? > ? r*1 y Jiu rial I >i-stni? tion "1 < }? If*'. 2,Kl>2.1?'.' 2.224.27 1,107.40 179.00 1 .500.00 \ I ) M I \ I S I R AT ION offni S.i ' h'crM i" .i : < >f f i<-?- S ii i ; < .> 1 ,<?s,tajr? ? ?rf it-f 11 ? Traveling i'v Ii .i. ?5?. ?? a: i T? - y 1 ,r . ..11- I ?, a; i: . \. f r<>n < 'a?h i n s i ' < >s i Hon M'--. .231'. 25 ,053.7h X7.40 36.00 32.34 1 1 3. ho 37.26 51.6.". 29.82 29,130.05 72.00 s 16. IS 10,318.50 8,781.75 2,626.50 37,610.92 12.510.76 304. 09 50.425.77 954.51 *51.3X0.2* 1 *.6 70.45 *32.709.X3 1 r 2,66 1 $30,048.5.". 30.04S.53 $30,048.53 5 ? Dixon, R. Shafton, Mrs. Dixon and daughter, Dixon, R. S. 5 ? Dixon, Lewis T., Mrs. Dixon, son and daughter, Dixun, TV ? ~ 2 ? Godwin, H. C., (laughter, Godwin JL C. i)? Hendrix, Wesley, Mr. Hertdrix and daughter, Hendrix, MrflfP Ida. Cha?. Hendrix, Mrs. Hendrix anl 4^> Children. __j?? Hinson, , Hughey, son, Hinson. Hughey. 4. ? Hinson, James H., son and daughter, Hinson, J. H. 4-t-Humphries, Charles *N., Mr. and Mrs. Humphries nnd son, minor child | surviving*. j 2 ? Johnson, Rev. J*?J., son, John son, Rev. J.J. 4 ? McCaskill, C. K., 2 daughters, McCaskill, C. K. ? ' | 2 ? McCaskill, J. F., daughter, Mc I Caskill, J. F. 5 ? McCaskill, R. L., Mrs. McCas kill and son, McCaskill, R. L. i 4 ? 'McLeod, M. L., Mr. and Mrs. ; McLeod and 2 #ons, Whitaker, L. J., J guardian. . I McLeod, B. M.. Mr. B. M. Mc j Leod. Mclxiod, Burnell G., Mr. and Mrs. McLoo<l and son. 7 ! ? Pearce, Jesse, Mr. Pearce, i Pearce, Mrs. Nellie. 5? Phillips, J. R., Mrs. Phillips and 3 daughters, Phillips, J. R. I 3 ? Rhoden, W. B., Mrs. Rhoden, Rhoden, W. B. I 2 ? Rush, Manning, son, Jack, Rush, ; Manning. 1 1 ? Sowell, D. L., 2 daughters. Sown!!, [). Ij. 2? Smith, J. W., son Jesse, Smith, .J. W. ! 2 ? Truesdale, Wm. Jr., son, Trues dale, Wm. 4 ? Trapp, D. S., 2 daughters, D. S. Trapp. 4 ? L. M. West. Mr. West, Mrs. : Mattie West. 1 3 ? Mrs. Shell West, Jr. 2 ? Wade, Wade, daughter, Sadie, Wade Wade. Injured 2 ? Bruce, Kthel. 2 ?Campbell, Mrs. H. S. 2? Hinson, Mrs. Hattie. 2 ?McCaskill, Boykin. 2-? liAish. Mrs. J. K. That the plaintiff proceed to con ' vert into cash the securities it holds, | and at the earliest practicable mo ment to di>t ibute ithe same as above ' directed, whenever -cash in hand ' amounts to $5,000.00 or. more and ? proceed to make final distribution as ? directed to the designated sufferers. The plaintiff is allowed to employ clerical help as heretofore it has ? ?}o?>e until further order's of the c-ourt, and plaintiff shall make to this court a report upon all <>f it< transactions pursuent hereto. It is further ordered that all sums J .?< found by $he Master to have been paid to any he;wis of families or i their children since July 21st, 192-1, J I counted as a part of the fund dis- j ' trihutable under this order, and that ?~iit payments be charged against the respective distributees as so much received of their distributable share. Any party to this action, through attorney, may apply to this court for any further orders necessary for ad ministration ami execution <>f this decree. 1 ( Signed ) R. W. MKMMINGKR, ( hell-it Judge Residing Fifth Circuif.' i November 7. 1924. Report ( le vela nd School Relief Corporation Plaintiff, against L. M. West et al, i I >e fend ants. Pursuant to an order of court I i ! have held a reference taken testi- j | mony and had documentary evidence! introduced. This action is brought by the plain tiff, a charitable corporation, for the approvalrof the court of its adminis tration of certain funds up to this time received by it for the bereaved and suffering ones from the effects of the Cleveland School House fire which occurred on the seventeenth day of May, 1923, said funds being given by a sympathetic public with out any specific designation of the manner in which same were to be applied except as coming in response to -a general impulse and appeal to relieve those who suffered from the fire. Plaintiff further asks that the court determine the proper adminis tration of said funds. I find as matters of fact That the policy pursued by the plaintiff of detaining the funds in its hands, investing them on loans of real estate and 'paying them out over a long period of time to a lim ited number of afflicted was disap proved of by a committee represent ing the body of the Cleveland Fire sufferers. That the sentiment of the Cleveland School Fire sufferers in regard to; the disposition of the funds and their idea of the most appropri ate method of distribution of said funds is set forth in the answer herein which said method differs from the method hitherto pursued by plaintiff. The defendants wish a distribution of said funds as soon as practicable on a plan, the fundament al basis of which is that funds should be paid and confined to those only who had suffered the ross of a rela tive in the class either of a husband and wife or parent and child and someone who had suffered physical injury. Children who were minors and had lost their parents were a .Mass to obtain relief. There were four families which were practically wiped out by the disaster having no immediate kin in the first degree. These were not admitted to receive any of funds in the plan arrived at. The schedule attached to the answer shows the individuals and the pro portions to which they would be en titled. It was a part of this plan as indicated on margin that any amount received from fund by any of parties listed in schedule after twen ty-first of July, 1924, should ' be charged up their proportionate part of the funds. I find that the administration of the funds by the plaintiff up to this time has been honest, upright, eco nomical, and pi'aisftworthy, and while its charter members thereof did -not live in the immediate community, yet they in i-ommon with the people of Kershaw county together with others all over this biv>ad land were no doubi deeply affected by such a terrible disaster. At any rate they have given their time, talent and energy to the administration of funds belonging to the defendants without any monetary consideration therefor. They neces sarily had to keep a bookkeeper and pay him salary for looking after cler ical work. It was finally agreed be tween plaintiff and defendants that the matter would be submitted in a friendly way to the court. That the Cleveland Corporation would ? insti tute the proceedings and would not oppose the desires of the people who suffered from the fire, but were un willing to distribute the whole funds without aid of court. The committee who has been acting for the defendants are intelligent and reliable and the sufferers from the aforementioned disaster are well qual ified to manage their own affairs. Their plan for di-stribution is a just and equitable one. All of the funds can be converted into cash within the next few months amd plaintiff prays that t'he court direct the fur ther administration of these funds'* offering, however, through the chair men, to take charge of their distri bution as ordered by the court pro vided it is paid for necessary clerical expenses. There is an audit in evidence by public accountant which shows all re ceipts and disbursements from the beginning up to the sixteenth of Oc tober, 1924, showing all receipts and disbursements within that time and the names of individuals who have received aid. Since this audit has been made one loan of $8,500.00 prin cipal ami $609.88 interest has been converted into cash and $30.00 pay ment on a loan of Walter Davis and Dave English. Since the twenty-first day of July, 1924, there has been i disbursed the sum of $2,059.40 to ! certain individuals namdd in said, schedule attached to said answer as j will appear by statement hereto at tached. Total receipts amount to $51,380.28. Up to time of audit dis bursements for relief were $18,670.45. The total disbursements by way of relief and expenses was $<21,831.75. That" left loan <and oash on hand ; $30,048.53. Loan $29,130.05 (not In cluding accrued initerest.) Cash on hand $846.48. From the foregoing it will be seen that the administra tion of these funds has only coat $2,661.30. In order to properly bring this matter before the court there has been much legal we rk Tfrvolve-f' and from the testimony before* me and with the consent of the committee of Cleveland Fire Sufferers I find that the following fees would be reason able: $500.00 for Kirk land & Kirk land, representing all of defendants except Mrs. Hendrix; $350.00 to plain tiff's attorney and $100.00 to MV. lL C. Hough, representing Mrs. Heu drix. I, therefore, recommend That the administration of these funds up to date approved by this court. That the securities in the hand* of plaintiff be converted into cash as soon as practicable and be disbursed by plaintiff in the manner and pro portions set forth in the answer to individuals named in schedule at tached^ to said answer, and that it pay a reasonable amoUnt for the cler ical work involved. That the share of each minor be paid his or her duly qualified guardian. That, before said final distribution should there be any cause for necessary relief among the sufferers plaintiff be em powered, in its discretion to grant such relief by disbursing so much of the general funds as is necessary, and deduct such disbursement from the individual receiving such relief in final settlement. ... That at .the ensuing term of this court plaintiff do report its actions ami doings hereunder or before that time if final distribution of all funds has been effected. All of which is respectfully sub mitted. B. B. CLARKE, ? _ ' . Master. November 4, 1924. Mr. Beattie's Letter Mr. Seattle's letter to Mr. C. F. DuBose is as follows: In accordance with your request, I have audited the books and records of the Cleveland School Relief Corpora tion for the period of its operation, June 4th, 1923 to October l4tf?, 1924. Herewith is attached a schedule of receipts and disbursements -showing all operations for this period. \ Disbursements have been divided I into two general heads: Contributions, showing separately 1 the eontributions mfade as emergency j relief, maintenance of beneficiaries, hospital and medical services ami 1 other contributions. I Administration, showing separately f the items of expense necessary in the i administration of the funds in hand, - There' is also attached a schedule 1 of loans secured by notes and mcrt- J gages and a schedule of casrti in banks. 1 All records of receipts and disburse- , ments were carefully checked aid J bank books and vouchers verified. These were found in good order and ! all transactions properly recorded. ? i a Bank Officers Arrested Dillon, April 16. ? On warrants * , sworn out by Bank Examiner F. H. Daniels, before Magistrate L. B. Haseldon, charging violation of t"he state banking laws, W. H. Smith, president and M. M. Sellers, cashier, of the defunct Bank of Latta were J | today arrested and made bond for | their appearance before the court of j general sessions which opens the first - Monday in June. The affidavits of Bank Examiner*! | Daniels on which -the warrants are ~i I based charge these men with sever- j , al violations of the banking laws of j ' the state, among them being falss ] j statements of the bank's financial i S condition, ri**~eivmg deposits kiKnSriR? -= the bank to be insolvent, personal J overdrafts of the president and cash- , ! icr in the sum of $15,QOO and $7,000, _? respectively, and misplacing or using \ "without authority more .than $15,000 i ! worth of Liberty bonds left by de- ;j [ po*itors in the bank _for safekeeping. The Bank of Latta closed its door* 1 the morning of ^February 1 J th, j . ? i j Another Rep/ieve Granted Columbia, Api^l 16. ? 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