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kl EXINGTON DISPATCH NEWS^
" I.EXIM.TON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. .SKIT. -1, li.ll). No. 48.
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WliUJUK livt
| Lexington Cou
f For Memori
Col. T. C. Callison, county chairman .
for Lexington County for the drive j
for funds to be used in erecting a j
fe ' I
suitable memorial to the South Caro- j
ilna soldiers, and sailors who were J
in the service of their country j
||^ during the world war, is busily at j
work perfecting plans for a tip top j
organization to carry Lexington i
Bp County over the top* He has appoint- j
1 viicc: 'Ruth Efird/as lady chairman I
i
for the-county, land she in turn has
appointed a corps of assistants who
will act in their respective communiss
as chairmen. The list will be
m herafter.
The qdota assigned to Lexington i
unty is $4,950 and Col. Callison be- '
ves that it will not be difficult to ;
ich this goal if those asked to help
1 put their shoulder to the wheel, j
Ask Ministers to Help.
2ol. Callison is specially anxious to !
on the ministers of the county j
?? cal the attention of their congregations
to this matter, and, where possible, he i
tfbQuests that they deliver special sermons
on the subject next Sunday.
The folio ving is a list of the chairmen
for the various sections designated,
who will ask subscriptions, but
i; t it is urged that all w*ho can come for/
ward with their subscriptions without
waiting for the committees to call do
|?p\\ so as early as possible.
& Men's Committee,
tegs. Ira C. Carson, Batesburg. j
P J. C. Swygert, Leesville. !
Dr. P. A. Smith, Gilbert.
G. L. Taylor, Pelion.
B. E. Craft, Swansea. j
|| H. D. Wessinger, Chapin.
* J. O. Chapman, Peak.
^ J. T. Sox, Lexington.
Kt-H Women's Committee. i
i
H Mrs. Bettie Bouknight, Batesburg.
Mrs- H. C. Meetze. Leesville.
I Mrs. C. J. Ruckcr, Swansea.
I; Miss Shumpert, Pelion.
Mrs. Wilbur Frick, Chapin.
Ella Stuck. Peak. ~
I Miss Essie Efird. Lexington.
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Next Monday.' September /29th,
| first aniyersarv- of th<^ breaking of '
P< l/j-vthe- Hind en burg line, in which achieverjf:.
ment South Carolina troops in the im'
mortal Thirtieth Division took a lead- j
ing part, the campaign of the South ;
N Carolina Memoral Connnision to raise :
B "by public subscription $-100,000, which |
B shall be used to erect a fitting mentor- j
ial to South Carolina's soldiers and j
B sailors who. participated in the Groat !
Mr-. "War, some of whom made the su
premc sacrifice, will begin. Evcrv,
white person in the State will bo j
given opportunity to have a part in
the tribute to .be paid to the State's i
Yf " I
enns and which shall serve as an 1
aavu?v wv?KT
'expi-essicn of the pride- and gratitude i
; ? of the people of South Carolina as
well as a memorial to those who gave j
no the:- lives on the frontiers of free- j
D ' 1
dom. And while it is expected that |
a great many small subsciptions will i
be necessary to raise the memorial
fund, and those who are unable to
give as their hearts might dictate arc :
invited to give what they can, thus i
having a part in this worthy under
v * taking.
The people of the State should not :
KM loose sight of the fact that this is purcHB
ly a South Carolina cause and that all
of the money raised during the cam- j
ipaign, with the exception ot tne smau ;
amount necessary :o the legitimate |
expense of the same, will be used for j
the purpose which it will be given.
. South Carolina has borne a proud
record in all the wars which have
"been precipitated in the life of the j
nation as the results of domestic and j
foreign crises, and in the Great War, j
fought for human freedom against
the power of militarism, and autocracy
and to the end that world civilization
might be preserved. The troops of no !
State bore prouder part than the J
young manhood of South Carolina, j
They gave themselves unselfishly to
the casuo of humanity and some of
them fell fighting with their faces to
the foe. The debt of gratitude the i
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(people of i^outh Carolina owe these '
,-aliant sons of the Stat*- can never bo .
;>aid. but all that can bo done is to
>e done. A memorial which shall
rive expression to.the sentiments of
he people of the State is to be raised.
Co do less would he <o ,?nve undone
he State's duty. Wr cannot pav the !
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leht, but we ran pay a fitting tribute, i
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The legislature at its last session ap- :
ropriated $100,000 toward the fundi
nd authorized the Memorial Com mis- I
ion. which it created, t<? Invite the'
nt> Organized
ial Subscription
??B? ?B?f mill
I LEXINGTON COTTON MARKET |
Wednesday, Sept. 24. |
Strict Middling 30 l-2c I
CAROLINA AUTOMOTIVE
DEALERS WILL ORGANIZE
; STATE BODY
(Special to The Dispatch-News.)
Columbia. Sept. 23.?The Automotive
trade generally is greatly interested
in the decision, reached by the
Columbia Automobile Dealers Association.
at a recent meeting, whereby it
is nronosed to organize South Carolina
independently, and to have the State
Association affiliate with the National
Association. The Charlotte Automotive
Trades Association sponsored the
movement for a bi-state organization,
j and while the South Carolina distrij
butors and dealers look upon the
j Charlotte movement as an excellent
one, they feel that the interests of
| the Automotive trade in South Caro1
lina can best be served by a separate
South Carolina Association which will
!gladly co-operate with the North Carolina
Association in all matters of muI
| tual interest hut will be free and in'dependent
to act separately when occasion
requires.
The Coumbia Automobile Dealers
Association, which is the oldest dealers'
Association in the State, is very
much gratified by the steps taken by
the Charlotte Association and in taking
the initiative looking towards the
organization of South Carolina dealers,
does not in any way tend to discredit
the Charlotte association, but
feels that the volume of business embraced
in this trade, running as it does*
into millions of dollars and including
not only passenger cars and trucks but
also tractors, farm lighting equipment
and acessories of every kind, together
-with-electrical apparatus,-., .jmd alL
affiliated lines should be represented
by its own organization with headquarters
at Columbia and it proposes
to hold a preliminary meeting in Columbia
during Fair week, to which all
South Carolina dealers in these lines
are invited and urged to be present.
Further announcements will be made
later.
Expressions of approval and interest
in this movement have already been
received from dealers ail over the,
State, including the Greenville Automotive
Dealers' Association, which
had originally intended to affiliate
with the organization proposed to bw
formed at Charlotte.
NO 1'001> SHORTAGE
TT' WORLD CAUEFOj
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Brussels, Sunday. Sept. 21.?''The
world need have no fear of a food
shortage (Hiring the coming winter,
providing there is proper care in handling
the poblom and proper distribution."
said George H. Roberts, British
food controller and one of the delegates
to the supreme economic council.
in session here today. Other delegates
concurred in this view.
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MRS MARY SL1G11 DIES
l5cln\o<l Wbiium Passes Away in
Sixty-seventh Year.
Mrs. Mary J. Sligh. widow of the
late John J. Sligh, died at her home
in College Place yesterday. Mrs. Sligh
was a christian woman and was loved
by hundreds of friends who are
grieved at her passing. Her husband,
John J. Sligh. died about two months
ago. She was 67 years of age.
Mrs. Sligh is survived by three sons.
Ira M. Sligh. M. E. Sligh and J. K.
Sligh, all of Columbia. Besides these
there are three daughters.?The State.
Funeral services were held TFednesdny
afternoon at Newberry, Mrs.
Sligh's former home, attended by a
concourse of sorrowing friends.
Mrs. Sligh was the mother of Ira
M. Sligh, on<' of the owners of The
Dispatch-News.
I'KAMT PICKING
About thirty persons enjoyed an old
time peanut picking at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hondrix. They
picked about eight bushels. After
tiie piekins they nil enjoyed a
supply of boiled peanuts. Who will
have the next one?
people of the State to participate in
increasing this amount to an adequate
> a r n
j PENSIONERS MUST
! REENROLL OR LOSE
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IS SHORT?MEST COMK L\
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PERSON AM) HAM: TWO WITNESSES?NEW
LAW.
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j Confederate veterans and widows
j of Confederate soldiers and sailors
who have heretofore received pensions
from the State government are required
by the act passed at the last
j session of the general assembly to be
I rcenrolled. It will be necessary for
i all former pensioners to make new applications,
the county pension board
.'has set aside October 16th and 23 as
the two last dates on which these apl
| plications may be filed with Judge
i
j Drafts, clerk of the board. Two days
j in September were also devoted to this
J purpose, the 18th and 25th, but so
I far very few of the old pensioners
have taken the trouble to qualify.
Unless new applications are filed and
approved these former pensioners
will not participate in the distribution
next year. Tt is important, therefore,
.that they comply at once with the
requirements.
The applications which were filed
j in the spring were for those who had
j not previously received a pension, the
j legislature making provision for all
'who had seen service or their widows
| regardless of property holdings. The
{applications which are to be made now
i have no reference to those who were
J placed on the roll early in the year,
I but to those who have formerly beer
! drawing a pension.
i
| it will be necessxry for applicants
j to come in person and have two witI
nesses to prove service in the Confed
crate army or navy.
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| IN MUM DRY OF MRS
ANNA C. SMITH
Dear Editor:
Please publish the following resolu1
tions:
Whereas, Almighty God, in His wisdom,
has seen fit to remove from our
; midst the sou! of pur dear sister. Mrs.
Anna C. Smith. We wish pay honJ
ored tribute to her noble worth, and
do hereby render these resolutions a*
la fitting, but feeble expression to her
j christian fidelity. Resolved:
That the Woman's Misisonary So'
cicty of Pond Branch, Methodist
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jeburch. has lost one or its most laitn|
fnl moilibers.
; That we feel deeply our loss and
I while we recognize the all-wise Father
j "Who doeth all things well." We
mourn her pasing, do reverence to her
i consecrated christian life, and honor
| her memory.
That the removal of such a life from
lour midst leaves a vacancy, and a
I shadow, that is deeply realized by th?
! members of the society.
I That her life was so beautiful, her
devotioin to home and loved ones so
true, and her faith so great, that wc
know where to find her, for she has
gone to live with the Father above.
| That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the family, and to the Lexington
Dispateli-Xews for publication.
Society.
extertiwmknt oiyex
FOR PIXK VIEW SCHOOL
i A play entitled "The Turn of the
Tide." will he given Saturday, the 27th,
at S:0 p. m.. at Pine View School
house. The proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the school. After the
play refreshments will be served by
the Ladies' Improvement League. A
pleasant time is promised all who attend,
and it is hoped that a largo
crowd will be present.
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REMOVE TO YTROTNTA.
| .Mis. Ellen Scay anil Daughter I.ca\o
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Lexington.
Mrs. ICllen B. Sony, who has made
her home in Lexington for some years,
has sold her residence on Depot street
and has removed to Ocean View, Va.,
a suburb of Norfolk, where she will
make her home with her daughter.
Mrs. Seav was accompanied by her
daughter. Mrs. Stay is well known for
many sterling qualities and she will
! be missed in Lexington. Her friend?
wish her all happiness in her new
home.
CHURCH* ENTERTAINMENT
The Ladies' Aid Society of Congarec
Baptist church will sell ice cream and
other refreshments Saturday evening
beginning at 6 o'clock Sept. the 27tli
i ;?t Mr. l-\ T. IaiicIi's at Slvx. Lvervi
J body eome and bring" somebody.
The proceeds wil go for the benefit
j of the ehureh.
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!LANCASTER FREED
;! BY COLUMBIA JURY
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' j COLUMBIA POLICEMAN' IS ACI
yniTKI) OF MI HDER ( IL\K(iE
INKREKT WAS CHEAT. f
'I (Special to The Dispatch-News).
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Columhia, Sept. 22.?E. M. Lancas.
| tor, Columbia, policeman, who shot I
J and killed his wife and Newton S. Lor!!
ick. a Lexington countv farmer, on *
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; May 28 of this year, was acquitted by
ja jury late Friday night of the murder ]
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ijof his wife. An effort was made by 2
j the defendant's attorneys to have him 11
: j tried on both indictments, that of kill'
i ing Lorick as well as the one for killing
his wife, but this was overruled ?>
1 by Judge Ernest Moore, who presided
'! at the trial. Solicitor Spigner has not La
[yet said whether he expects to try nui
'' Lancaster at the next term of the ch;
'j court for the killing of Loriek. but it da;
is supposed that this will ho done. | m
Lancaster was placed on trial Thurs- j foi
day morning. Several hours were j ify
consumed in the selection of a jury, j Co
^ The trial lasted until about 7 o'clock j bri
' Friday night, when the jury retire;. I on
| and returned a verdict of not guilty icl>
about four hours later. j tli<
> j, ..
There were two outstanding features i bii
[ of the trial. One was the testimony of j L.
Lancaster himself, and the other .was j ser
an affidavit submitted by Lancaster's j Ge
16-year-old son. who was ill and could ;
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not attend court in person.
Lancaster told of circumstances j thi
which led to doubt of his wife's fidel- ;
ity to him. He said that several weeks !%va
before the killing he sustained a brok- j
en leg and had to go .to a hospital, j Pr(
Upon his return to his home, and
[ while still unable to work, his leg bri
being in a plaster of Paris cast, his br:
wife's actions were suspicious. On the j
. day of the tragedy she left home and j P?s
he went in search of her and hired a
negro chauffeur to drive him to the j
Gervais street bridge. He told thejVvi1
driver to" wait there, and soon Loriek ! sh(
came <lriving across the bridge from ; '?<
jthe Lexington side with lais wife on H;
j the scat beside him. As they ap-iir-:
jproached. ho said, he drew his pistol j *01'
and fired at uorick., Jio declares jio | *?'
. j does not. remember anvthing after the I11
!
; j first shot until he came to himself in j 5'c?
. the police station several days later. 1 's>*
He says it is all a blank to him. ITe j,:Ml
was closely cross-questioned by Soli- ^ 1
citor Spigner, but stuck to his story. j(:n
i An affidavit by Lancaster's son \v;is i
- put in evidence, after physicians hadj*()
j examined the boy and reported thatM01'
j he was ill and unable to appear in j
l j court in person. The hoy said he had j un
. long known of the intimacy between jms
> Lorick ar.d his mother, that upon one i Pr(
occasion he . caught them in a com- i r< s
('promising position and that Lorick tllc
had given him $50 to keep his mouth j cor
shut. Upon two occasions, lie said, his
; I mother had tried to get him to kill his 1 rc*
1
father. He said that on one occasion ;
| she got a pistol and gave it to him. and |?or
I that he went into the room where his!t:,'!
' i
father was hut did not hav" the nerve l'or
j to fire the shot. | U C(
Several witnesses for the State gave *
the details of the killing at the end j
1 of the bridge. Lancaster, who was on !t<>n
crutches at the time, got into a public j<;x:i
service car at the Jefferson hotel andjst"
told the driver to carry him to thc|SUS!
| bridge. .After going a short distance j n:':
| hi' made- the driver put up the Cnr-In,:l
! tains of the machine. After reaching <!
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j the bridge tlio drivr turned the ma-j XVI1
| chine around and they waited until;-01
J Lorick and Mrs. Lancaster drove up.
I IIvw. r.f i !w, cnU M I i t I'.'l
I ' "iy . ... in...? ;
\ tor had her arms around Loriek's j
! nock. Lancaster opened fire on them j
iand emptied two revolvers at them.
j every shot taking effect. Both Lorick ; 01
land Mrs. Lancaster were killed in- rn:l
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! stantly. Lancaster then sat down on j < a-v
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; the edge of the street and waited until j t)IS
] i officers arrived and placed him undei I an'
lanvsl. Witnesses said he Pegged Chief ! k"
I of Police Richardson to kill him. that | !,:n
; 1
i he did not want to live any longer, j
1 Lancaster said he did not remember ; '
! making this request. ; v'r
The trial attracted a large crowd, j f(>1
j and the court ; 00111 was packed from 1 Wlt
r ! the beginning until the end. Many'C(M
i of those in attendance were women. '' >
! Solicitor Spigner was assisted in the r,'l
j prosecution by Solicitor George Bell fi'i
i Timmennan, of Lexington, while the t-"
J attorneys for the defense were Former 1":
: i Governor Cede L Please and A. W. w i
. ; Holman. (,,1
From Another ConvsiHuufent. ('r
Special to The Dispatch-News.
Columbia. Sept. 20.?TCutroue M.
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American Legi*
Important ]
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l)KLK<; \TTON MEETING
Jrmo, S. C.. Sept. 2f'.. 1919.
Alitor Lexingon Dispatch-News.
Lexington, S. <\
)ear Sir:
Will you please announce that a
d?
etter has been sent to each memI
icr of the Lexington County Dele- \
ration to meet at Lexington Court !
Louse at 2 o'clock, Monday the I
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9th., on very important county |
I
usinoss.
Yours truly,
R. E. Mathias, M. D. ,
I
ncastor, former m/otorcycle police- j
.n of Columbia, was freed on the ,
[irge of murder by a jury late Fri- j
y night after a trial lasting two days j
which a brilliant array of lawyers ;
jght a hard battle. The trial was ;
3 result of a double killing at the 1
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luirrbia end of the Gervais street
! Arrr\ loct AT O OT1 T.hnPd?thr cV* Ht
d killed his wife and Newton Lor- j
a citizen of Lexington County, as ;
sy were returning from an automo- |
I
e ride in Lexington County. Cole j
Blease and A. W. Hollman" repre-i
ited the defense, while Solicitor I
orge Bell Tiinmerman assisted Soli- |
or Spigncr into the prosecution.
The jury was out a little less than i
:ee hours. Great interest was mani- ;
ited in the case and the court room {
,s crowded to its capacity.
A. summary of the testimony l'or the !
usecution showed that Lancaster j
;t the couple at the foot of the;
dge. Finding them in mutual em- j
ice, .he opened fire, first upon Lor- ;
: and then upon his wife, using two .
itols. Lancaster fell to the ground
er firing three shots, but was pick- i
up by the transfer driver who was |
ill him, and later fired several more i
Dts into the form of his wife, whose i
ty was literally riddled with -bullet !
Ic::. "My darling wife, you caused
all," was his exclamation. Lancasniarrkd
<>rrie D. Nipper 17 years
d and there wore three sons. 11. 14.
1 1(1 years old and one daughter. P
irs old. born to the couple. J.
Dunbar, manager of VanMetrc's i
dertakir.g parlor, Policeman It. II. !
Ison, James Harman. negro tansfer
ver. it. il. Howell. M. A. Mims.
illy Burdcll were used by the state
establish the case against Lancas
Plio defense rested its case upon the i
written law and a pica of temporary
anily. Peace officers who were ,
iscnt at the time Lancaster was arted
testified to unusual behavior on
> part of the defendant, depicting;
ulition as highly nervous, a state j
I \
ic-h lasted several days before the
urn of the prisoner to normal.
\t the time of the shooting Lancas- !
was recovering from injuries sus- '
ned in a motorcycle acicdent. which ;
ifined him to hospital for several ;
?ks.
-aneaster himself, cool and collectwas
the star witness for the desc.
lie underwent a gruelling cross.,
imination. but stuck closely to his
ry. lie-citing how he had come to i
pect his wife and J.orick of illicit j
itions, he told of seeing the dead j.
n dodging behind a nearby house '
tie- day of tiie tragedy after his!.
had told him of her intention of',
:ig to a picture show. Arming himf
with two pistols, he employed a
rsfer and proceeded in search of
couph-. ?T(.ing to the river bridge,
soon saw them coming from the
wngton side, his wife in the arms'.
Lorirk. Claiming that the dead }
n threw one hand to his* side, f^anMor
said he fired one shot and then
mind became a blank. The defend- j
I
l claimed that he did not intend to 1
! either his wife or her supposed
earn our, but shot in his own defense. 1
\ u-.irm Cat! to wnv wealed over
admisson of :?n affidavit from Al- j
i Lancaster, son of the defendant, i
whom the claim was made that lie j
s physically unable to attend. A
amission was appointed by Judge!
nest. Moore to examine the boy and j
>ort to the court.. The affidavit was '
tally admitted as evidence, after a j
ntiuanee of the case had been re- ;
t
sed because of the absence of this :
tness. The affidavit recited a know!- 1
ge on the part of the son of comomising
relations between his moth- j
and Lorick.
To offset this the prosecution put i
i the stand MVs. Catharine Nipper.
on to Hold
& x a ftm . i
vieet inursaay
The Lexington Post or the American
Legion meets Thursday evening at
S:"0 at the school house at Lexington.
This is to be an important meett
ing inasmuch as the Post is to adopt
a constitution and by-laws, select
rooms for headquarters, consider the
program, if any is desired, to be carriecVout
on American Legion day,
(Wednesday) of the County Fair, and
decide on the work and policies of the
Post.
At the meting to be held during the
County Fair delegates will be selected
for the statewide meeting in Columbia
during the State Fair, and at the latter
place delegates to the national
meet will be named.
There are more than white men
in Lexington County eligible for membership
in this organization. It has
absolutely no military feature, connection,
or obligation?any more than the
Confederate Veterans, and only those
men are eligible for membership who
served in the army, navy, or marine
corps in the world war. Membership
dues to the Lexington Post have not
been fixed, but will probably be two
dollars per annum, one dollar of which
goes to the local Post and the other to
the State or National organization.
The amount of dues will be definitely
determined at the meeting Thursday
night.
Altho only one Post may be organized
in a County under the present
provision of the State Constitution,
any Post may permit the organization
of branches subsidiary thereto, and if
in any town or community in Lexington
County there are as many as
fifteen ex-service men who wish to
form a branch of the County Post
they may secure permission to do so
upon making a proper showing to the
Post at any regular meeting. It is
hoped that several such branches may
be formed so that the whQle county
may be thoroughly organized, for the
American Legion is destined to play
an important part in the Nation's history
henceforth.
Read what Tin- State had to say in
an editorial recently:
"In time, practically all of the men
of South rf'arolina who served in the
World War will join the American
Legion?just as, in time, all of the
Confederate veterans Joined their association.
Why do any of them delay
connecting themselves with it? Why
not join it now, be with it from the
beginning, sharing in the growing influences,
that it is sure to have in
American affairs and augmenting the
influence of their State?
"The American Legion is a permanent
institution. Its establishment is
secure and firm. With the passing of
the years, its significance and importance
in American life will more and
more be recognized and the men who
h-wl n r>;i r-t it? nrp'Mtli'/ntinii :inri in
the nurture of it through its infant
ilays will be honored for their work.
"It is especially desirable that the
membership of the South Carolina
brunch bo as large as possible at this
time, so that in the national convention
of the Legion the State's representation
.will be proportionately
numerous. Policies having a weigthy
bearing on the future activities of the
iuganidation will be determined upon
at this meeting and it would be unfortunate
were thrt influence and \ote
of the veterans of this State to be not
?o great as their participation in the
war would implv.
Wo can not emphasize too strongly
the great part that the American
Legion is destined to play in the concerns
of the country. One day all
South Carolinians will be eager to bt#
associated with it?why not join the
I.egion now?"
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Be sure to come out Thursday everting
and bring a buddy! Ar|d make it
snappy! Be on time. S:M0.
mother of the dead woman, who swore
that Igmcaster and his wife has had
fusses before, and at one time defendant
had told the dead woman that she
would be in need of an undertaker
rather than a doctor.
< luef ol Police Kichardson, bnenii
-Met'ain and others testified to the abnormal
condition of Lancaster immediately
.subsequent to the killing.
Dr. w. a. Boyd testified to the nature
of the pounds and to the discovery
of evidence tendiug to establish
the fact of illicit relations between
t h< couple.