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v Vyf fEfje fotrnta ftorfi). VOL. XXXL KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916. NO. 0 First Grand Pri Five-Passei Attracts Attention of Hundre nnt the Eastern Part of I Send In Your Name at son to All Who Remain End Who Do Not Win i Begins Today. Only a week has elapsed since the first announcement of The County Record's plans to give away over f thousand dollars in valuable prize: l to the energetic ladies of Williams ? burg and adjoining counties, and al F ready wonderful interest has beer manifested in the campaign. Nonii nations continue to come from al quarters, and there is evidence thai the greatest interest is being fell wherever The County Record circu lates. Candidates and prospective candi dates have brought out several point; that need special explanation anc answers. The most important ques tion asked was: What do we have tc do to win? First: You must familiarize your self with the conditions of the con test. Second: See how simple th< rules are; sign the nomination blanl r and send it to the Contest Manager This will bring you information tha will explain to you in full the detail; of the contest and start you on th< road to success. Some few did no understand about the weekly balloi counting fifty votes each. A candi date is entitled to as many vum w she can get, but they must be vote< on or before the date printed thereon It is not necessary to be a subscri ber to The County Record to be eli gible to enter the contest. Any mar I ried or single lady of good repub <0F living in the territory reached b: The County Record can enter th< contest by filling in the nominatioi blank or having someone do it foi her. , SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS NOW READY. These books are for use in secur ing subscriptions and can be had b: making application to the Contes Department. The County Recor< desires to say to the candidates wh< have already entered and to thos< who contemplate entering that th< Contest Department has been espec ially organized for them and is pre pared at all times to give any assist ance consistent with the rules of th< contest to all who apply. It is wel to remember that an early star I gives an advantage in a contest o: this kind. It is aiways true that op portunity knocks and then waits onl] a little time for the door to open. Ii this case the opportunity may be ii the form of a beautiful automobil* I or a substantial sum of money, tie busy now and be a winner. A NEW COUNTY PROPOSED. Lake City Would be Capital o Rutledge County. A special dispatch in The Newi and Courier this morning from Flor ence says: Another effort is goini to be made to establish a new coun ty Eastern Carolina, to be known &< Rutledge county, with Lake City a1 the county seat. It is stated tha it is planned that portions of Flor ence, Williamsburg, Georgetowr and Clarendon counties be embracec in the proposed county. i " jSCRI | 1 Kingstree Manufacti 1 t < . ze?Maxwell lger Automobile. ids of the Best People through-. the State?Do Not Hesitate to Once?Ten Per Cent Commis Actively in the Race to the I i Prize?The Contest Officially foiOMTSIN CONCLAVE, PRESIDENT WILSON AND SOLIC- j 11 ITOR STOLL INDORSED?HAR ! MONIOUS CONVENTIONS. 1 The Williamsburg county Demo^ cratic convention met here at noon E, *1 T_ ? 4. MOIlUay. Ill ittl-'l, ill t-vcly wuuuy . in the State the Democrats held a convention on Monday, principally * for the purpose of electing delegates 51 to the State Democratic convention, * which will be held in Columbia on1 " Wednesday, May 17. From reports ) of the conventions given by The News and Courier it appears that a " spirit of harmony characterized ' practically every meeting and in i very few were there contests of any c consequence. The outstanding fea* ture was the endorsement of the ad^ ministration of President Woodrow 8 Wilson in every county, some of i which instructed their delegates to suDport in the State convention reso^ lutions for a delegation to the Na' tional convention instructed to vote 8 for the renomination of President * Wilson. In many 01 tne conventions me * "county-to-cqunty" campaign sys" tern wa^ not mentioned, but where " it was discussed, in the majority of ? esses the decision was in favor of 7 retaining what has become known - as the "biennial circus." The Flor1 ence convention passed a resolution ' r asking the State convention to permit the people of the State to vote in the primary this summer on the . question of abolishing or keeping y the present system. In many count ties the delegates seemed indifferent 1 on this matter. j The Williamsburg county Demo? j cratic convention was called to or; der by Chairman P H Stoll at 12:10 . o'clock in the court house. Messrs P H Stoll and A C Hinds! . were unanimously elected temporary i ? chairman and temporary secretary,, I respectively. i II The roll call of delegates showed f! that 93 delegates and alternates . were present. At the conclusion of f | the roll call the temporary organ t 1 ization was made permanent by a ! unanimous vote of the convention, -> I whpreunon the chairman Droceeded t to call the roll of the county executive committeemen chosen by the various clubs of the county as follows: Kingstree, A C Hinds: Indiantown, W C Wilson; Rough Branch, W E Hanna; Trio, J W Lockliear; Earles, W S Camlin; Hemingway, N M Venters; Taft, H N Shepard; Bethel, R 5 S Burgess; Hebron, Bartow Smith; - Central, W G Cantley; Muddy Creek, r W F Joy; Greelvville, S V Taylor; - Gourdins, J C Graham; E'oplar Hill, s B B Chandler; Black River, J T Frier5 son; Cades, J J M Graham: Morrist ville, J M Godwin; Sandy Bay, H J - McKenzie; Lanes, F L Baggett; Oak i Ridge, J L Blakeley; Johnsonville, E 1 F Prosser; Salters, J E Davis; Bloomingvale, W 0 Camlin; Cedar Swamp. EENS tir~ ? i, J _. w c arc uiars.ui] Screens to fit a lie is this: If w< than you can b to pay us a pei window screen iring & Construction Co., J Y McGill; Lenud, S B Gordon; Workman, J R Barrow; Pergamos, ? W A Fitch; Suttons, R B Blakelev. | By a unanimous vote of the con- fl vention the executive committee was fl authorized to permit the organiza-|B tion of new clubs at Nesmith and B Vox. *1 P H Stoll was unanimously elect- H ed State Executive committeman by the convention, after which nominations for delegates to the State convention were in order, and the following gentlemen were elected by! ballot: Messrs S A Graham, Heine-: mann; A C Hinds, E C Epps, R K Wallace, Kingstree; D E McCutchen. Nesmith; S B Poston, Johnsonville; W C Hemingway, Hemingway, and I)r I N Boyd, Salters. ^ As an expression of its apprecia- m tion of the services of Mr A CI " Hinds, who has been the secretary j of the convention for a number of E years, a resolution was unanimously j T passed by the convention endorsing i ? Mr Hinds as a delegate from the|P sixth district to the National Demo- j ei cratic convention to be held at St I & Louis in June and the delegation I was authorized to present his name j o to the State convention in this con-, ? nection. ' ti Resolutions were passed endorsing ' ^ President Wilson and P H Stoll, So-1 M licitor of the 3d circuit. The con- ' vention voted to continue the coun- j ty-to-county campaign. j C RESOLUTIONS. j ^ Whereas the President. Woodrow I ^ Wilson, is universally recognized as i j his party's greatest leader, and that i ? his administration has been the ful- g fillment of the platform pledges of j q the Baltimore convention, which p selected him for Democracy's Stand- ft ard Bearer, and, ft Whereas, his leadership has ac- ? coraplished reforms in finance and in economics, and has revived the ^ realistic principles of the party with ^ such positive results that his name i will be linked with that of the im- ? mortal memory of Thomas Jeffer- n son. and Whereas, his policy of watchful ^ waiting has proved a master piece of statesmanship, diverting plans of ^ war jingoes and preserving peace ^ with all the world, with dignity and ^ with honor, and v Whereas, his ultimatum to Lrer-ij; many is but the expression which i ' the great altruistic mission of Amer-1 r ica demands, and Whereas, implicit confidence is j placed in his knowledge of world1 ^ affairs and in his ability to meet con- ^ ditions as they arise, therefore, be it j Resolved by this Demccratic con-! vention that his>services at this time 1 are indispensible, not only to his ^ party but to the American people of all parties, and that the delegates to c th<* State convention instruct its j delegates to support him for re-! o nomination, and him alone, should j n the absurdity of opposition develop. P H STOLL ENDORSED FOR SOLICITOR. |j Whereas, the Honorable Philip H L Stoll has announced his candidacy for re-election to the office of Solicitor of the third judicial circuit, and,! Whereas, he has served the State j with marked success since his incep- J V tion into public life, and that his:^ ability is now recognized throughout, the circuit and in the State at u large, and a Whereas, the faithful are entitled s' to public recognition and deserve a commendation due to honest service; K Therefore, be it resolved by the n Williamsburg county Democratic P party in convention assembled, that Sl the Honorable Philip H Stoll is hereby endorsed for re-election to the a office of Solicitor of the third ju- b dicial circuit, and that his candidacy b is presented to the Democrats of G this circuit for their favorable con- e sideration. e i a Specialty of manufacturi ny measurement and our pr e don't make you better sci >uy the ready-made kind for my for our screens. Give us s.' PREPARE FOR' We have j frigerator: mocks. K Screen Do< Swatters ? K-IlVn<SiTRFl Coffins and CasKets f I???! lUMitWB? Monday afternoon the Democratie * Ixecutive committee met at the ? homas opera house. The meeting I -as called to order by Chairman I 1 H Stoll. Mr A C Hinds was electd secretary and treasurer at a salr> of $25.00. New clubs were authorized to be rganized at Nesmith and Vox and ere required to complete organizaon and report to the county chairian within ten days' from datelay 1, 1916. Assessments of candidates for the ear 1916 were fixed as follows: \ lerk of Court. $30.00 heriff...... 25.00 rnhntp .TnHffP _____ 10.00 .uditor 15.00 reasurer 15.00 upervisor 15.00 uperintendent Education 10.00 kroner 5.00 Representative ..... 10.00 lagistrate, Kingstree 5.00 lagistrate, Greelyville 3.50 tther Magistrates 2.50 A committee, consisting of J C Iraham, J J M Graham, J E Davis, i C Hinds and P H Stoll, was apointed to fix the dates and places Dr the holding of county campaign leetings. A motion to put Road Engineer in tie primary was lost. , * It was decided that the voting for ? lagistrates be the same as last year g nth the following exceptions: The lagistrate at Hemingway to be I orpH for at Hemingway. Poplar I [ill, that part of Muddy Creek I -'hich lies to the south of the public I oad leading from Smith Mills to I ndiantown and the eastern part of I ndiantown below the church; the 8 lagistrate at Johnsonville shall be I oted for at Johnsonville. northern 8 art of Muddy Creek, and Vox; Ne- I mith to vote for Magistrate at Mor- a isville, and Bloomingvale to vote I or Magistrate at Trio. No vote shall be counted for any andidate who shall fail or refuse to omply with the rules of the party r the requirements of this comlittee. :XPECT NOTE FROM GERMANY TODAY, ? * * o r > ; j A. Washington, Aiay o:?rresmeiu Vilson, Secretary Lansing snd Col E I House held a long conference at he White House tonight, and it is nderstood that the submarine sitution was discussed. Secretary Lan-. ing said later that he had received bsolutelv no word from Berlin rearding the character of the German ote, which press dispatches said, robably will be handed to Ambasador Gerard tomorrow. The President is known to be unIterably determined toadherestrictj to the position assumed by the 1 fnited States in its demand that lermany immediately declare and ffect an abandonment of its pres-, nt methods of submarine warfare. \ f W? V w w mr1 ^ I ng Window and Door ?3 oposition to the pub- jS eens for less money ,then you won't have jg I an order for door or IS I II Kingstree, S. C. 1j L . fHE HOT SUMMER ust what you will need. 3, Ice Cream Freezers, H ieep out the flies with Drs and Windows; Fly Tr; ind Daisy Fly Killers. C UADHWAD D 1 VV We Lead, wrac iaBfcJL.JSB jarw-i '?BKn? The King Hard\ Invite You To Theii We are giving votes in the Lz being conducted by Tpe County cash trade and on payment of youi are in need of Hardware, buy it oJ worthy lady in the race. Remember, you get 100 votes you spend at our store, either on on navment of accounts. We Invte You To Oi Hie King Hardware "The Popular Hardware Real Estate?Fan Country Farms and Town If You Want to Buy, If You Want to Sell, We can place you in any section o: you want. Address all correspom ! O If IT1_ i Vjourain oc narper, inji -n " ? -sLvaxsm tftaxt alja/nfo, fjB. ^^itikdeeovA YOU SEE THIS PICTURE? THIS IS NO FANCY, IT'S A FACT. YOl WITHOUT A ROOT; YOU CAN'T BUILD FOUNDATION; YOU CAN'T BUILD A FOF RING MONEY INTO THE BANK TO GROV AND IT IS MIGHTY COMFORTABLE WHEN YOU ARE OLD. START ONE HOW. BANK WITH US WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON S Farmers & Merchants N "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Act as Administrator T PAYS TO ADVERTISE IP WEATHER Ream our aps, V >1-7 r?rv L Mh V^W., 1 Others Follow I i vareCo. r Store Ldies' Contest now Record for your r account. If you I us and help some > for every dollar cash purchases or ir Store : Company i Store" m Lands. Lots For Sale! See Us See Us f the County that ience to ngstree, S. C. irt tkat I &<Untl 'ftavt a. I / fe ) CAN'T GROW A TREE A HOUSE WITHOUT A tTUNE WITHOUT PUT /. TO HAVE A FORTUNE AVINGS ACCOUNTS. ational Bank, LAKE CITY. S. C. , Executor, Trustee and Registrar. I THE RECORD.