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' ' ' , -1 v M ' \ ' v^a . < "... . " _ ; > Abbeville Press and Banner ______ =^=___ *_? __ '___ J Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, June 24, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. ~~ ' ? '--53 ANTREVILLE SOON COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMISSION OF IMPORTANT HIGHW, GREEN\ Bids were opened yesterday by the Abbeville County Highway Commission for the construction of 15 miles of the Abbeville-Antreville highway from Crawford's store to the Ander ^ son County line, near Barnes Station. The lowest bidder was Blankenship and Phillips of Greenwood, their bid being for $27,931.40. The two next lowest bids were for $30,862.95 by Elliott and Willard of Spartanburg and $33,946.60 b$ Johnstone and Kennedy of Atlanta. The commission announced that j1 a-nuld hold the certified checks of the three lowest bidders until such time as the lowest bidder, Blankenship and Phillips, has given satisfactory demonstration of his ability to perform the work and until bond in the sum of $10,000, in an acceptable surety company or in cash, has been provided. The commission, however, states -that the work will be under way within two weeks. Other firms submitting bids yesterday were: Thompson and Summey, Burlington, N. C., $49,448.50; J. C. Rose, Hodgfs, $46,959.60; Newel] Construction Company, Birmingham, $38,328.75; C. C. Jordan, Anderson, $37,664.54, and J. M. Gregory, $36,954.85. Mr. Blankenship assured the com mission yesterday that he was read}) to begin work immediately if dll surveys had been completed, but Mr. H. B. Humbert, the county engineer, stated thht only a small section of I . the. .highway was ready for immediate construction, but that he would be ready to have the force start work by July 7th. Previous to opening bids, the commission heard a number of complaints from land owners along the / DYNAMITING FISH (IPWKFn RY WARllFN , Ul I UULU UI Ml litisl-H RICHARDSON SAYS HE WILL TAKE STEPS TO BRING LAW BREAKERS INTO COURTSGIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO THE GAME WARDENS. Columbia, June 23.?Due to reports reaching his office of persons dynamiting the creeks and ponds in different sections of the state in order to get fish this being strictly against the law, Chief Game Warden Richardson has instructed all game wardens in the state to visit places where dynamite is sold and see if the proper records are kept as required by law.. >401 fif fho p nf 1912 UVVWV11 1V1 V* ?i*v ???W provides that no dynamite or explosives of this nature may be sold unless the seller knows that it is not to he used for killing fish and provides for records to be kept of an? ^ such-sales. ^ / t "I have instructed all "the game wardens to visit all the hardware stores and concerns or places that handle dynamite and to see that proper records are Jcept in accordance with this provision of the la-w and if they find dynamite being sold except as provided for in this section to make eases against the party 01 ^ firm violating the law," Chief War/iar? Pi/tViarriann said vesterday. AMONG FRIENDS ?7 Mr. E. A. Thomson, of Pell City, was in Abbeville for a few days this week visiting his daughter, Mirs. J. F. Barnwell. Mr. Thomson has found the fountain of perpetual youth and friends in Abbeville are glad to see hiim looking so well. ROAD UNDER WA1 OPENS BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTH \Y?LOWEST OFFER BY VOOD FIRM. ;[ route the highway has been survi . I ed. Most of those who made co i plaint objected to the/roa:l passi , through their land at all, and-as . persuasion failed, the commissi . states that condemnation proceedh . will probably be instituted agai , twenty-six land owners on the Ant i ville and Due West roads. Several . these objectors are on the Antrevi ' route and it is possible that c< r struction may be retarded for time while condemnation is urn . way. : The low bid for this road proji l amounts to $1,862.09 a mile, $ 434.26 a mile less than the high bid. T^lis, Mr. Stark, chairman of 1 > commission, thinks, is a'very reas< t able rate, much lower than he 1 i heard of any other county getti i similar work done. The contract* , bind themselves to complete the hij ' way within 170 working days af" beginning construction. It is to . of top-soil type and has been surv< , ed to take the most favorable rou , considering comparative costs a [ accommodation to the most peopl i Present at the meeting of the co > mission yesterday were: Mr. J. Stark, chairman; Mr. L. W. Kell secretary; Dr. G. A. Neuffer, ] . Joseph Hicks, Dr. Kirkpatrick, Lov - desville, Messrs S. J. Wakefield, A treville, C. B. Leonard, Donalds, L. Barmore, Donalds, J. R. Lomi , J. A. Gilliam and J. Claude Ashle; The commission will hold anotl meeting July 7th, at which time i contract for the section of the A treville road from Abbeville Crawford's store, a distance of ab< eight milefe, will be let. The next si vey to be undertaken will probal be that of the Greenwood road. ? DOLLAR YEAR MEN I WANTED BY DENE , HEAD OF NEW BUDGET SYST1 WOULD CALL IN EXPERIEIS ED BUSINESS MEN TO SER' THE GOVERNMENT WITH01 PAY. Washington, June 23.?Charles i Dawes, of Chicago, chosen by Pre i dent Harding to head the new gove: . ment budget system, announced af ' a conference with the President toe I Viof VIA TTT/miIA /*Q11 /\n Q ntimKoi1 i WAAC*W 11 V TT VV11U VM11 w * U ttWAMMWA experienced business men to serve i the budget bureau without pay 1 : cause he considered the staff prov ed by congress wholly inadequate. Mr. Dawes declared in a statem< ; that if the budget system was to b< . success, reliance must be placed , "something else than the pitiful n ; chinery provided by law."' "One might as well be handed ' toothpick," added the stateme "with which to tunnel Pikes Peak. Mr. Dawes said he would ask 1 two army officers who distinguish themselves for organization work the American expeditionary for* be detailed to the bureau and li r caeo. William T. Abbott, to sei L temporarily as acting assistant 1 rector. The two army officers are Brig, er Gen. George van Horn Mosel ! former assistant chief of staff in Gi Pershing's headquarters in Fran and Col. Henry Smith, former sistant chief of staff in the service , supply. Both were associated w . Mr. Dawes in France during the w i I j REV. JNO. T. YOUNG TO PREA< ' Rev..John T. Young, of Gre< ! wood will preach in the Associi Reformed Presbyterian church Si jbath morning at 11 o'clock. ,Vi -- 'in- rrrfrini-T-r'i / ANDERSON BANKER f TAKES OWN LIFE )N L. G. HOLLEMAN, BANKER, ] LEAVES NOTE TO WIFE INDICATING PURPOSE TO END HIS ^ LIFE?BANK NOT THOUGHT ing TO BE INVOLVED. all ? l0n Anderson, June 23.?Lee G. Hollers man, president of the People's Bank , nst of Anderson, shot himself through re_ the head this afternoon at- 4:20 ?? o'clock at a garage in which he had ^ an interest. There was no one in 11 5n" the parage at the time. A man 1 a across the street heard the shot and ( ier ran across to the garage. Mr. Holle-^ , man was dead when he reached him, ect entering the right ear and coming 4r out through the leffc est There was a directors' meeting of ihe the bank at 4 o'clock. The directors 1 >n- were waiting for Mr. Holleman when i las they heard of the daeth. E. P. Van- ,j ng diver, vice president, says the bank j [>rs is entirely solvent and no one need jh- worry over the condition of the bank. ter ln the pocket of Mr. Holleman's { be coat was a note to his wife with this ~y~ inscription on the envelope: "May ttye ^ te, great God protect you and forgive ? nd me for what I am going to do." _ / ? e* It is thouerht that hard work finan m- cial stringency and strain were the * S. cause of the act. Mr. Holleman was er? of a jovial disposition and was the Or. last mail in the community that Hi- would have been thought to have Ln- taken his own life. R* Mr. Holleman was 49 years old, ax> having been born in Walhalla January 4, 1872. He moved to Anderier son in 1892 where he became a book;he keeper in a mercantile establishment. In 1899 he was one of the organtoi izers of the People's Bank of Ander>ut son, and was assistant cashier and ur- bookkeeper until 1906. At that time 1 5ly he became the first bank examiner ' of South Carolina, being appointed _ for a term of four years. He served only two years, and then returned to Anderson to become president of the People's Bank, an institution which under his direction became one of |W the strongest banfcs in northwestern T South Carolina. Mr. Holleman has been secretary of the South Carolina Bankers' asj sociation the last four years. Resj possibilities to the city were never shirked by Mr. Holleman. He served LfE as mayor of Anderson two years and as an alderman eight years. He was 1 a member of the Rotary club, a Mason, belonged to the Knights of PyG. thias, and the Methodist church. >si- in lyub he married iviiss jenmeji p. Copper of Maryland, who survives < ter him. ] [ay 1 of BIGHAM IS DENIED NEW i in TRIAL BY JUDGE SHIPP 1 be- ' i id- >1 Florence, S. C., June 23.?Judge j }n^. S. W. Shipp, of the 12th South Caro' a?hna circuit, in a decision filed today, f ' refused a. new trial for E. D. Big- , Oil < ham, under death sentence in the state penitentiary for the murder of his mother, brother, sister and the ^ * . .? ? J Amtn J nUiUwnn LJ G TY1 _ lanci 2> iwu auv^icu ^.uuuicu at a tt' plico last January. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court. :he ' ied MRS. LIZZIE MORROW in ses iad 'Mrs. Lizzie Morrow, relict of the rve late F. L. Morrow, \^ho died about di- twelve years ago, died at her home about 7 miles from Abbeville on the acj_ Due West road about 1 o'clock today. eyf She had been in failing health for Bn about a year and a half, and her ] ce> death, while sudden, was not a com- j as_ plete surprise. | ] of Mrs. Morrow was about 75 years 1 ith of age and had lived in this county ar. all her life. She was the daughter of the late Peter Henry and Rebecca ~H Stevenson Henry and was well known ;n- and much beloved by a wide circle 1 ite of friends and acquaintances. She t ?b- has one sister, Mrs. Will Sharp, with i whom she made her home. j . l&'jy, y .. v&a .. ... . PRESIDENT SEEKS < WIDE AUTHORITY L BILL , SENT TO CONGRESS WOULD GIVE SECRETARY FREE HAND IN DEALING WITH NATIONS WHO OWE T UNITED STATES. b< G Washington, June 23.?Unre- a pi stricted authority for the secretary j >f the treasury in refunding the a]> g, proximatefly $10,000,000,000 owed e< by the allied nations to this country o1 was asked by President Harding to- 0< lay on the first administration bill . ef jent to congress. j3( The bill, drafted at the treasury U] leparbment, was forwarded by the b< president to chairmen of senate and ai louse cMxmmitees with urgent recamM nendations for enactment. It was in- ^ produced immediately in the senate g )y Senator Penrose, and committee q leiarings ordered for next Wednes- M lay. y . R' Ri Complete power for settling with ;he allied nations would be vested in Secretary Mellon, u^der the bill. le With the president'.'; approval, he re vould be authorized, to accept the securities of debtor or other nations n exchange for their notes. The bill ilso would confer unlimited authori;v to defer Davment of interest or I principal, and to settle outstanding ?I daims against the United States. Announcement of the administra- m ;ion's refunding plaii was made at ;he White House and a letter from Secretary Mellon to the president, cc mtlining the bill, presented needs ^ for the blanket powers requested. Siting that the treasury was without ^ luthority to convert, refund or defer ec payment of the allied debts and interest. Secretary Mellon said that 3n iivers conditions required a general ^ pliant of powers to the treasury. pi No plan for disposition of the allied securities was given by ' Sec- ^ retary Mellon. The bill was received ^ by most Republican leaders with approval. Some Democrats, however, declared they would oppose any aprant of unlimited powers over the ^ allied defbts to, the secretary. of the *aooniwr orirl a# o oimillor * ttllU lli WUIWK1V11U VUi * . . ? , 111 position were given by some Republicans. ai DIXIE LAND OFFICE C ? UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I Sl Mr. R. GJenit Kay lias taken over m ;he management of the Dixie Land Company's office, succeeding Mr. L. m VI. Tolbert who has taken charge of p< ;he same company's office in Green- _ rille. Mr. Kay is well known about ^ :own and his friends predict for him i successful career in the real estate jusiness. The Dixie Land company ias a favorable record of \ accomplishment in Ab/beville and Mr. Kay ^ is m'anagex of the company, will, no loubt, continue to merit the apwroval of those with whom he deals. ^ cI W. A. NICKLES M ta W. A. Ni'ckles, 68 years old, one al rf the welMcnown citizens of Hodges cc lied at his home on Wednesday af;ernoon. He has been in' bad health n ifAA.M nv\ A n?n<< .ui a y caa aiAU vrao v.viuiucu w moi oom for the past four months. He th s survived by his wife , who was in \liss Carrie Dusenberry and two sis;ers, Mrs. J. C. Mundy, of Hodges, <H ind Mrs. Mary B. McCord, of Green- in vood, and three brothers, G. N. w" fickle s, of Due West, J. H., and R. th r. Nickles, of Hodges. Dr. J. R. th ficklc s and Mr. J.M. Nickles, of Ab- th Mi. 1 m Jcviue arc ncpncwa. th MOVING d< pc It took four mules, five street -oil lands and the street overseer to move of :he big tree trunk in front of the Tl esidence of W. D. Barksdale this 'la norning*. of | *| > ' i -- &?& a - :hamber of announce, 1ST OF TWENTY SIX ACHIEVEM1 BY GENERAL SECRETARY 1 ? / OF THE MEETI In anticipation of the meeting uesday in annual session of the Abivine Chamber of Commerce, Mr. . T. Barnes, secretary, has prepared comprehensive report of the past, resent and proposed future ^ccomishments and endeavors of that orinization. The list is being announc1 that members may be thinking rer these things so that they shall j prepared to offer suggestions as ? the best method of carrying into feet the program. Members also will i asked to make suggestions of new ndertakings in which the commerce )dy might be able to render assistice. Officers of the chamber are: Mr. J. '. Nickles, president; Mr. T. G. rhite, vice-president; Mr. Otto ristow, treasurer. Messrs J. D. Fulp, . E. Williamson, J. S. Stark, C. H. cMurray, J. S. Cochran, Arthur osenberg, Albert Morse, A. 0. oche, M. B. Reese, Otto Bristow, Al;rt Henry, T. G. White, J. M. Nick n o r>?y,r xv Sf V? kJ? vuviuauy AI wii wr ictors. Mr. Barnes is secretary. The list of activities follows: Baptist Military School?not yet 'finitely settled. Advertising Abbeville campaign. City clean-up campaigns in cojeration with city officials. Issuance of the Chamber of Comerce Business Directory. Improvements at railway station^. Reduction of cotton production in (-operation with American Cotton ssociatioh. Better county educational facilies, cooperating with state board of lucation. Diversification of croDS. coooerat g with extension service Clemson! ollege. Encouragement of the raising of irebred livestock. The marketing of canned products, uits and vegetables, working with le county home demonstration agent nd Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, state ?ent. Propaganda for an East-West, and orth-South Highways. Correspondonce and publicity to iduce industries and factories of 1 kinds to locate in Abbeville. Fin icial conditions are improving and! uch good is sure to come of this' impaign. The refusal to indorse all propotions which were not open to the ost searching inspection. The refusal to give indorsement to any fake schemes which were proved as good for the merchants and REASURER'S OFFJCE NOW IN NEW HANDS Major R. B. Cheatham, county easurer, announces that the re>rt that he has assumed control of i ie office previous to a satisfactory . I<wvlrin<y nf a/WVlintft is misleading. V* W"" ?? *? ? ^ ir. Cheathaim absolutely refused to ke charge of the office until the i ithorized accountant from the imptroller'a office had properly >ne over the accounts and arranged atters in a manner satisfactory to ,e treasurer and safeguarding the terests of the county. Major Cheatham says that he frelently receives inquiries concerng delinquent taxes. Tax executions ill hp made out and turned over to e sheriff imimedtatejy following e annual settlement at the close of < e fiscal year. Persons owing taxes : ay call at the sheriff's office after. at time and pay them, which, if i me promptly will save some exmse, as the la\v says the sheriff is 1 diged to add the penalty and cost i collection to the original amount, le treasurer is not permitted by ; w to accept taxes after the closing 1 the books. ?nil COMMERCE S ACTIVITIES I . ENTS AND PURPOSES PREPARED ? --4 5ARNES IN ANTICIPATION NG TUESDAY. \ - investors of our city. ' s '> Two splendid banquets. The building of the new high school. v ' ' jM The encouragement of all outdoor sports and games. ? The encampment of the Bailey ' Military Institute. This chamber assisted in organizing the South Carolina Good Roads Association, and is now a charter member of same. AUK* inauiuei aooioicu 111 viguui*ing the South Carolina Co-operative Marketing Association, and is now a charter member of same. This chamber is now assisting in the organization of the Calhoun High* way Association. This chamber is now working with the counties of Wilkes, Elbert and the city of Elberton and State of Georgia to secure a bridge over the Savannah River near Calhoun Falls. This is a link in the Calhoun High . This chamber is now working on a proposed North and South Highway which will make a more direct route . from Augusta, Ga. to the National Highway at Anderson, S. G. This chamber is a member of the following organizations: South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce; N ' South Carolina Development Board; South Carolina Commercial Secreta- , ries Association; South Carolina Good Roads Association; South Carolina Co-operative Marketing Associa tion; Calhoun Highway Association. This chamber is associated and working with the following organizations. The United States Chamber of Commerce: The Southern Com1 * 1 merpiald Congress; The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World; The American Cotton Association; The State Board of Education; The South Carolina Extension Service? with Clemson College; The Southern Commercial Secretaries Association. This chamber i? now engaged in an -'ntensive membership campaign. Mr. Barnes said, "We have several splendid projects now on hand, and we need you and your assistance to put them over. They will mean much to our town and county. We know that you are interested in tne advancement of this territory, but that you felt that as an individual you could not do very much. Now we want you to come in with the rest of us, and t you will be surprised to find out what we can do when we all work together. Be a good citizen, do your part, join the Chamber of Commerce." FARMERS' BANK PAYS * SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND At the regular semi-annual meeting of the board of directors of the i'oiuuvid vaiiA) iiviu vvuwj ?** w?v office of the president, the regular semi-rannxfal dividend of 4 per cent, was declared. The directors were pleased with the report of the officers of the bank who announced a satisfactory year. NITRATE OF SODA BURNS ON WAGON As Mr. J. P. Drennan, who lives about four miles from Abbeville on the McCormick road, was driving home from Due West yesterday with i - - -i - * -ii?- r a wagon iuaa ui nitrate ui suua, tuc soda suddenly burst into flames. The sun was shining with intense heat, and as nitrate is an inflammable material, it is supposed that the heat caused the fertilizer to became ignited. Mr. Drennan was able to save only ibout four sacks of his load, and the wagon is almost a complete wreck.