The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, May 07, 1919, Image 1
VOL. XXXIX MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1919. NO. 19
SI1 GUYLKNM N I
RAILROAD DifCITS
Director General Hines Talks of
Recent Earnings
NO GENERAL INCREASE
Government's Loss in Fifteen Months'
Federal Control
$418,000,000.
Washington, D. C., May 6.-D i
rector General Hines in a discussion'
of recent railroad earnings tonight
disc-losed that:
"Teh government's deficit in operat
in g the railroads fir the first th -ee
months this y..ar. (Jr the differeee
btween lnet ai i.:'' and one-fou rth1
of the 2u'Iar'altee( annual compe' ''a
tion, was about $19t2,000,000 for tll
moads under Federal ,mhanaLeement.
"he g overmnaient's l s fer I' I e
Wa1- $226.000,000.
"The atire governent loss in -
ct.rred in fifteen months (.f Federal
(1t'( r'at ion \wa' i 8418.000,000.
"aMar.:ed redluction of freight trat
t- -.nder r'(verdis of tim iir ;eriols
of Ie h 'ist t'wo year were'respons'hh
for the boad flnancial sh(;wiing 1d ce1 -
ditiom: in Ap-ii, though -not yet full'
It Iported. : hewy no proi- iSe ':f her
1+:OV-l'1t iAt
"Despte the big government defi
its, the director gejneral does not con
Iemplate :ay general increase in the
leve l of rates, but prefers to await
-es toration of otrmccal busit ns cIe-i
t ions.
"'The present unfavorable rest :s
naturally lead to agitatior of the
1:se'stion whether there 1a lt to be
ar increase of rates," said Mr. H ines.
in his statement. "My own judgment
is that the present conditions are tow
abnir:cal to serve as a basis for any
-( nerIal change in the levels of rates
aud that it is preferable to defer ae
tion on that subject unti! there shall
h:v: been a fuller op'ort unity to get
a , ore reliable and j-ossibly a more
or,cal measure of the conditions.
reanwhile resortineg to every practi
aI economy, studying the situation
with the greatest care anl keeping
the public fully informed .s to de
veIopments."
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PfXV'ILl.E A12XILIAI'Y
ORtGANIZED TO CLAlIENDON
('('NTY CHAPTER A. It. C.
A Cenmittee from Clarendon Coun
ty Chapter American Red Cross went
to Paxville Monday afte'rnoon, April
28, 1919, for the purpose of organ
izing Paxville as an Auxiliary to Clar
enlon County Chapter.
The rmeeting was called to order by
Mr. F. P. Burgess, chairman of the
Chapter. The following officers were
elected:
Miss Jessie Curtis, Chairman.
Miss Ethel Corbett, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Mrs. Joe Mimis, Jr., Supervisor of
Womarn's Work.
Miss Jessie Curtis, Home Service
Re presentat ive.
Miss Corbett made a report in
which she stated that $l23.00 had
been re'alized from the sale of a bale
of cotton for the Rled Cross. Tfhis
bale' if c'ottoin was mfade( from the
geneerouc d!onti ons of thle Pacxv.ille
farmers.
Claerendon C'ounty Chbapter is soe
p lad toi welcomife Paxville ats an Auax
diary.
Virginia Wilson, Ste(.
F"IGHITING MEN EXEMPT'1ED
Wash ingtotn, D). C., May e;.-- Presi
dent WVilsone in aen e'xe'ut iv'eiorde'r
'a blede freom P aris has di rectetd the
ii serv'ice comm1 flissionl toe e'xe'mpt
'-dldiers, sailors andl marines freer
rehysical re00uiremenits for any civil
se'rv ice pots itieon u pon ce'rti fietioen by
the feel' r b Ioardl of voc'ationcal eduh
'ct ion thadt tile appelicanit has bceen
spece'ially t ra inied and qjual ifie'd for the
position.
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Meuanmu P'rocee'dings.
Trentoen, N. J1., May' 6--The State
public utlil ity coremmissioen decidedl to
dlay aft er a hearng toe institute maen
eamus proce'dings in the State Su
preme Court teo prevent the New York
and New Jlersey Telephone Company,
aned the De'leware and A tlantic Te'le
phone an Tl'ele'graph Company, from
collecting the '20 per cent increased
rates orer'ed by Postmaster General
Burleseon.
it will seek to compel the companies
to operate under the perseent rate's,
pending the determination by the
board as to the justness and rt'eon
nhinness of the innes.
For First Week of Clarendon County's
Health Campaign.
May 8th-Turbeville 1:30 P. M.
May 8th-Sardinia 4:30 P. 1.
May 9th--Pinewood 12 M.
Mal 9th-Paxville 4 P. M.
May 9th-Manning 8:30 P. 1.
May 13th-New Zion 4:30 P.
May 13th-Gab!e 8:7.O P. ,l.
.\lay 14th-WVilson I :2t 1'. ',8.
Mlay 14*th--Foreston 4:30 P. '.1
The following rohminent. -peakers
have been obtained fur all of these
meetings: 3)iss (Chauncey Black
burn, Exec. Sec. S. C. Anti-TabIi-ecu -
losis Assochition; Mliss Maary Ann
Abel, Director of the Bureau if Af
terctre, Southern Iv. A. Rt. C.: MIrx.
Tupmanr, Fi ihi Id p1r(t ntat r iif the
Nursing Service, Southern Div. A. R..
C. and Dr. ordon L. I err,. 'ent out
under aiuspices (f the National .o
ciety ftr t t pIr'vention of B ndl...i .
who comts .it the ftc!ltwi' r'.rn
mnchitiion will g, e a lctOre Fi ith
lamtern 511i' - :.t ' e :.Ilnn (l; re, d~a
School buil1.ne , - i :;;y 9'h ..- i" so'
National Co(ihrlmrcit :or the ':-een
lion of I'lindint- Cooerates With
the South C ardina State Board
of Health to Save Sight.
Cooperatit .on h, r.id rn watch
word. Tl' S.t-I Caro:una .Stat(
Board of lih lthx i liev'- thit its
essetil: to sue', and is demon
'trating its i.lef by cotperating v. th
the Nation(l (orm'ttee for the Pre
vention ef t !inidnies to jrevent
needless blindne ss in the State.
A caumptaign :h ing rrangy:ed in
whic-h South ('aroliina is to have the
good fortun'' of hearing Sir. Gordon
L. Berry, Fiiel Secretary of the Na
tionaf (onnuxiitte '' for the Prevent;oc
of Bli ndnes=. :ive a seri s of talks
on I this vit::l b:iet. He has carried
on most 51eessf5l campaigns in Mlin
nesota, North Carolina and Georgia,
and has initiated activities in as
:numiy totre tates. 'reliminary to
the lecttire' in So th Carol inn, he has
comiple't ed a suceeit-nful camnpa ign in
.\ issoturi.
Although abve the ;.rst craft age,
lr". Berry felt th c, all for service
and t'nlioted for wt ivity in France
under the Y. M. C. A. For several
months hi:- but V.as Fo neir the
trenches that shell. were cotnstantly
thr'eatening .ts t xisttnet. lecause of
his unusual ability in k.adh rsh ip, he
was called to become Associated Di
rector of the Paris Hleadcaarters for
Les Foyers du Soldat.
The National Committee for the
Prevention of it indness gianted him
a leave of absence for the period if
the war; he haL' now r( turned to his
work, with a wealth of new ex peri
ence.
After being yraduatid from college,
Mr. Berry engaged in bum iness; his
success in this line miade him widely
sought; he had always bi n interest
ed in social work, and bv"m"me identi
tied with the National 'I uberculosis
A0sociation. In 191: he accepted the
Field Secretaryship of the National
('orn o it tee for the Prevention of
1! indnes>. tincr that time he has
done e'xhatustive r'emcerch work, and
has ptubl ished, be sides mnanxy articles,
two, notewoerthy Itublicat ions. The
first, of thete, "Trachoa-1ts Prev
alence, Its Effect apon Vision, anid the'
.\ethodls of ( ontroil antd Erdiat ion,"'
provedi of very yreatt assistan rce in
pirevenati ng thie spr'amd of th :s terrri ble
eye disi'ase, niot ic-ly Ft Armi rica. but
in the Far East where it is a verit
able scourye. The 't to nd [uiien t sont
Eye Ha mzard int r Inde!ust rial Ocvupa -
ions,"' has btc ei retoln' Tt: iiin*i
authority en th i subject.
Mr. Herry in: a nmagxet ic o e r.
II is busies-: tratinmg enambles hiem to
presenrt bir pr(4y w i .'' th.ca ' a
pratctical for-n.
l'RItll.LI3N (mi1If..N
Newv in Orais, Sma y u .l ohn Allent,
ighteen-.year- old ergro of edair,
i'iexas, who, aunthor it iee charge shot
tind killed Robert l~ogeri:, white see
~ion foreumani in a logging canijp of
he Great Southern Ltum~ber C ompany,
t. M arciton, L~a ,yesterday was
irought to New Ornleansi~ toright for
mafe-keeping by Sheriff Batmni and
twoi deputies, of Jefferson Parish.
According to the oilicers, a mob
rom the liumiber extamp formned at
Blogulsa, I ,ai, imoon after thu killing
ntent uipon lynching Adeln. lie wats
rapturedl near liogalusa by W illiam
W1itchell, a patrolman, who took the
iegro in custody aifter shots had been
'xchanged. Alleni was woundeid it the
(nee.
RUINS IN THE BUSINESS SECTION
FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY
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AN O)1 NAN'CE Sec 4. 1hat the paent by or
- 01 1 the owners or hboldeis ol' the
TPo Pide for and ite'gd1.t. lee ( :i- 2(1 Sev(ral lots (if sucf Co(o5i)W'nt5
strution of i'er:nanent Im.prt.v -- o I ci upo the abuting property
mcemrs 01 the Streets .ti; ,-hall be pai in cash at tie cwalk
of the Town of Abloini n g. and thie 'fce,'nt of the worN, or at such
l'ayment Theref'('te. t i,&''S and in sash installnts, not
lHe it ordained by the .\ ay<>(,r and te'fli 1j ove a period of more than
('oancilhnen of the Toe-.-n .n. im ming U) years, as may be se'erally
in ( c onc it assiemblied: agreed upon between them and the
Sec. I. That such st rer t idi- I ' Coil : Prosidec, That all
we. payment shall bear inter
Safre ire as (ou nil ne\ con t im re'~t ot to eraxcleltd even (7) per cent
to tilt,( deem e'xpee'e'm arc.; I' 'e'e- pee"l annim, payal e aually fror
;,t en dtire', shall bee pareel wcih 1_s the ecete whi wrk was ('onieecee
i! J.a\ iig neaterial, alnd v h"'r, .t pCi- i :'.n en a tl o f e elte so lrai(t upoh
ore has been tiled . is p . ": iea for a bct.tn ig prope1rty shal constitau mtaba
in Sectiore 2 hereof, , re~sclcton len uaged the lots of end so a utten
wnail in parts presor be tIhat sechf ferred the entry thereof lf the assss
paeving e r uent by ia. itrie- ( in the book hereinnft r pro
zr ietion which shall be at i . lt- one- \ ite for entil fully paid, as provided
1nc .. o f .. the .co te ,1.r.r. . y. t.. 4" T. i "( n..- ir S'.'c t io :'t .(" are. A.. it of . i . he 1~nrc
teen chasen agint as is inp en ded frt tt 2thnz e tjn 1 cl n
ince her c otion ro , whn' reouioe-ni(Tt( ~2 cbt a ioi'' eer
preveeeen s hceII ee'don er~ e2( t not le toa re~ied i 2 e ('er perecentc
racwce ()' thr cee'pei ~t re p ir annum,* paybleee annulny fro.n
'l'eewn cenel thetabngt iropertyceshah'conesrituteJa
esa-ll nite' preetcrbed that' suhfo the ere' thereof liofetr the's
''avingl eeily bye a i'recie.-'icet ap r..eens n te ok heenetr po
Frt ion, whe~u'tiischs l cbe' atr c rt oe- rde for uni fllyk ct pai, s r vi ded i
halfo thedos toherof' yi t:- Town: m Secret i' cer'f an Aeceof tee eeal
rfid n iga d h irile a ni e eh l -e, ssmbly of theis ' irae ieil e "An
thewnerton such se'ets r deak-ea tl G tjesreenvileeear k theeTown of
a'rs2hreinather eehgire: te'tesided. ainningee toer he-ceand nthre' fanla~'iers.
'roent entos slelk bhal done 'e rp'bl io .'eor eh uroe ofpeevm' fo riperman-ce
at.thean cs t ofl th'ny -: ralr 'd .-e t~~1 n t ':provenw t e n ite s s eet s ncandr
Ca'!reee' llnuele e et O' e V r e ' I i .e I e ~e Aha et in~'' te
ostott th ri r pe ty eman iceg e''t e' in .'- me t h e ( le'eri of(' i lceil lsia
lir o stee, teev ~ecc ilewih te'j e r-.anent recer a boek tohe lede
'Aerd, (provie, ci urt irt i 'e whre - e' - h'''oenae ee
)trecfrion pve' le i n 'eiuntt cr itre t - .~ -,k cenlcsirie'i i ee en
'i'y'' shal cs te se.'w~ci i::lc , 1'e rner jistele'ts ma llocksec -ndr
inr'ote'g the abu'ttie eirae'rey the apror te hnes elcn terflgliwine
"oti gut out bocks shall cno ct n o carged re . t e' . .s'sceg irs H oc i
wit ianert of the re- refe'tvm I rcertyce of(ccI aessmr'erit; a-ncr hes
Se'rb i ifee css t ing. le r~r t e'-f 'i .ts nt ow payab' -he le ' < 'reel of
'd e it Thc h a e'tl' when: 1er'tw -tre''thl y t e ntry e ci uec eof' sa'sftile 'io ' he
r-'ie pwt i the aleir tlr i. cih ll dt -he dutye ofen the ('h-rko the ifakee me *
-arni th piu n g shof I h a pcjtr e'. rHe-l 'a '-.: t e hc full a isf ci 5 'i c sid
walk icrt bothotief fte'ce of such lstreeeet eri're'upcore bethk
42l ofa ;treet, theyi ma. ih wli th 'the 'le . ece Thiei 3 lar ie by 'it .e
.-'t pig ei'by thlics: h r e )W ''t o: c-li chorieds aroer fem o e'd frond Ire
.eee'c Wfcitmthe mi'c~e'rn y th b ' t e ics r t name' of he y sTownec t
aty shal p arste fteo itewa' r funs Ild1 12a4 'eC or pe -e e e i.
ese-e the pyroprthe on2 yee re of tuhe e-ci . y for loanS a'ell u ttn ice' 'lienr'
-'c ttreer, but esbothde' a ji ihe ohr in ereo cAshs/e'imenS~ Iien ;oo, eakdt
e . o . f such tit jon lie ye'rat ed tei -ia reds or pfledgs' al b e c rge'
reatrd ith pIptyh i Town ' l rtand ther of. nitg thcI ee' o the imprve- he
ieownl ionci shall appoprthe frnd Crkt or hich such ses s-ntsine
ec apart itsep ot of lthe cotofere- ei e la in thor refundig' wthe
ih amettmd b onrso : r pmesm etio other "fund cin
rDDImIONAL LOCAL NEWS
Don't forget to see Winifred Green
S.od at the Pastine Friday afternoon
old night. Also a Jack Senriett
ceam.
'1.;. Paul It. liardy, of L.a (;range,
. C.. was in Manning yest'thi'dav on
its way to Suminer'.on. 3fr. HI'ardy
s linterested in the tob.-co war'housie
mtSmyess n Watshin:gton, N. C.. a.nd
vas in t hi.. -(' tioln (.n bau in,.'".
Mlr. 1. (;. S:ItteLil i. of the firm
If 'Terrill & Sat .t''er I, h-t .%,tuird!ay
or his h(om1( in l GranIe. I.;I
\Ir. Sa(t rlid !n1 r ' .Ir. Terr':ill -.vdll l.
Ia' ' sho rtly to .!tay unt; 1 ?1, .
O 2' t int tibaccl at "i .
(all l ;u t . l . iwi: "i( r I- : i. .
(. M. \r. Ih-nry 1Hurn-. ,,; ,a ;
\1 ..b A . - ': .. T 'I' , , , I
nuld !'ven in '1! he..dth f r i ;(,nI- t'i w.
or' inltermeInt.
' 'h Sh i ' M tmn. iu
Ti ll '' ((it: ^ .7:1':, fil :i!",l I' *
ry tn-e that ex'-t.th
' ' n ' n Sl' I:rIt:.ill :( ;. ! ::'r r ' t
d t(. mt - t 'n the .'bin n aii ie wh.,
1.f1 :.:b. ? i ' 1:,h'nd 1 abom onej .h-m'O
inIJ nnd' nrt. Th1 Ct i t of
\: i t ';:1i :1(k" s t h :i h'n i l
':ril n that a- the d i lhren fl'triTare
lh- iiic'iy day throtE theIOa
1 1 1 ( 1 1) :1c ot " "(ti h e10 ' r1)cfl e t : , i l lr 2 1 fo :( l t h
he m o riet (f the reII h t'r l' I
-ith '!andIIW (''om oan . Ts'his' oha
sjI. 1; (l:w1- h::' 1 rieehld-h I ,I n e
1-I\t ini th r'o m1 foI.iorly 1u p i
y I Thi lrl a(Ifnd ar n w\" rj:t ('y
or l ki n lI irys of 'l t rica :n l -lum . I
1The N d 5(ro's n fit t int' Illopt m!' ot
ils o he c petd A! wh canit :'re" urge'd mlost ealrnestly to do
u. Chldren's Sweain, ters and Stock
nye' are III a( b-d4( for. ' hese are vecry
1p!e to lake. Chirnndon ('ont':
'haIpter I. as1 madh- such a polendid
'eco(rd in th( !lmst it would ('rtaijnly
)I. a1 grea:t tity. to fa;il now,,. '
NOTIE (IFI ERB.E CIN.
WIlERF,;AS, a Petition signl-etili hv
lhe majority of the fre- hod Mrns o'f,
thwl Town of .\b11 : filing, has 1e1e ti!d
with the Town 'onmitil, asking that
ispec'ial election be ordered, upon the
tluestion of issuling. coupon hen(!; 40*
the (aid T'owni of anl ui not lx
-ee1hn! forty-FI'ive Thousand ($.5,
)0(1.10.) 1 l)( lars, th114 proceeds thereof
to b'e uied soh-ly for the purpose of
street pavmg, emurbing and nther
street i Inprovem'ents;
, NOTICEI' IS II EgyE'y I;l\'V,
Ihat at election by the registered
.eletors of the said Town of Mlanning,
wl be held upon tile quest ion of
isuini said coupon bonds of the said
Town of .\lanning of th par value
nIot exceeding Fort y-Five Thousand
P$45.(,(h .(0) D~ollars, he'iring interest
it the rate of six per cent per an.
I, payable emi-cl'nually, and pav
ible twenty years after date, for teil
1urpos of street paving, urbing and
Ither street improvelents in the said
Iowrn of Manning. will be held on the
tih d!ay of June, 1111, upon th quv -
:n aforesaid, such election to be con
'rueted in acordan('e with the laws of
w Stat (If South Carolina govtbrning
'nunicipal elections. Such election will
ie held at the ITown 11al in the T wn
,11 Manning; pulls will open at K
-(ltors fA voiy theissua e olif soid
ends~ shal votetbalhay ith the .s'sln
ords for thei it suel( l'Ia~ has a fIior(
treet(ss' paingl(, surin ands other
w re uimprvennI at1( provided oine
hr yo; n th' ltor. npsn
hn as nc ofat h((ods11 rh vte baots
lnthalI the rds. "For f t isu iof
,1 th (riet o hopryvement.s191 "
sinted ther~o . Tha at u. (o le .
twesha b loe ovt n h
lerthe reinandhrerr.ai
PAXVIll[_HAPP[NINCS
Aliss Bertha Stone, ('l(Cst (laughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Stone,
died on Friday night after a long
lingering illness. The funeral ser
vices and intermeent wt. held at
Ilomne Branch Haptist ' A-h on
Sa'turdhiy aifter"noon, 51 0' .,,k, con
ducted by the Rev. Triplett, of (1ra
hiun Church. She leaves survtving
her -.voral brothers utu sisters
Since the death of her parent., she
beie the eldest membler of the faun
ii'y had to ble re1spo~nsible for the tran.
iln.. :1-1 rearing of the youngetr o.nes.
TIhe" sympat!' hy 40f the entire comm't'u..
nity i:: with the hier e miii i l-.
MIrs. F'(ltcher liiderw \ay, of" .h.rdtan,
vif~ tng at the( ho-m-. 1f her! aumi.,
irs'. I.. W1einberg.'
There w h e a pubilei he1:Ilth :meet
n!" :t 'h ' sctoo l uii n n next
Fri-la y. i . i rk. t;,- e aik s of
' t tu1'on will bt ;rt -- int Io nuke
a;Illr,->(- 1,n the subujct. Thn. pro.
llaers w\0h1 appreciat a ;1 i at
Th1 I110thly m ;hu of th,- W1(..
10;:!'s <'hristian Tempettranc~e Union1
w\':! h1- hel :xt Tu-shi(l~ y afte'rnoon.,
:at the h1me if M rs. .1.
It. A r'li. lenibe'rs w.il ph-1ase nwvet.
1.' ( li lt t til. ioi
<hay from ('harb-tston h.n rcie
h is Iii. t ha rget.
ir. 1.1.(rt l ii mi deii hi : fann.
ily herie hi1st -week fromn 'umiter. They
thi.le litist pa:rsona,_'i(.
i;1-v. T. B. OwevIn left Sunday to
,I the m11i t h at hi - hoet' in
Jirs. d. WV. .\iim. ;n-I children from
Suti i'r spentt the w\e-- k-e'nd w'ith rein
tiveI
SILER NEWS NOT[S
.\1lr. a;nd .\rs. .ul'rit Ne'ss and
their liItie sn spint Shunda.-. Iii
.r. and Alr''. R. I I. Hri'ggs.
We are all glad to i-urn thm.: .Airs.
V. ;. I lavis who has bein in Chat-..
lIston Unde ri going ani oe'Irat ion IS
back home.
Al r. a d \l is. I. 1. 'annoin have
returned to their home im Charleston
after spending a few ihiys with Mrs.
C'a'nnn's sister.
.lMiss I ule I elder who is row
working at the Ciarendon Drug Co.
spent Sunday with her parent.s.
We are all proud of our new school
house which is almost completed.
Mr. A. J. Hriggs is making prepa-.
rat ions for his garage he is going tc'
open up very soon. We wish him
much success.
Mr is. W . E. Foliik from D~ennaurk is
spendin g a few <iys with her sister
Atrs. A. .1. Boswell.
Ars. Sam Haker andul two little
daughters are visit-ing he-r sister, Mrs.
W. I. Davis.
Silver School Honor toll.
Ist grade-- Carolyne Briggis, Hiasell
Houswecll.
2nd grade---Vie Briggs, I)ori Baker,
Lillie Mae Boswell.
8th grade- -Ruth Iriggs, El iz.ab eth
Bake r, Margie Felder, Willie Spa in
Baker.
9thI grade-.- lo(lrce Flihh-r.
I'(griam of Womian'is .\lissionfa ry
oe iety of the M . E. Chuirich, South,
ni(ext Miirid:o. :i fternoin. \iay I12th, lit.
Juie iAesAin: The life if 11irayer'
us life (it .liniistry. t Luk-i 10:1 7-241.)
hea-lrts5.
2. P'rayir biiring' v lily iln hours
4. Prayer reileases sp;ritual enei4r
P'raiyir fir Brazil andi for Cuba, the
hity of Souithrnr Methioidis-.
Ereoris of Officers andt (Commllitteeu,
'erail Business.
Toic(: 'lhe Tfa~ ' I Brazil and
Song.
Rueport of (Couincil niu 4 ig by Mris.
Jos. Sprott
C'ollec'tion o(f du le
Galfrfney, Mla y t;. A , gro na medl
Broadus Gordon, ('-une to (,:iffney to
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mye'4 biondi for h is :.ppeairar- before a
o(ral magist rate for enutting another
iegro named(( IDan aco(-imsonI on1 Sun
lay last at a negro church in the
mneIi(r part of Cherokee (nout y