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hp'- v ... e||| . ' ' ' 1 Shi? Sltspatrh-^ruts volume no. so. Lexington, south ja^rolina, Wednesday, july 14,1920. NO 39. m :?. FINANCIAL STATEME! OF LEXINGTON From the settlement between the | county auditor and treasurer, witnessed last week by Comptroller General Sutherland and K. L. Hartley,? foreman of the grand jury, The Dispatch-News is able to gather some figures of county finances which will no doubt prove oL" interest to its readers. * 1 From this stntomont it will ho soon that the cash transactions passing: through the treasurer's office anlount, ed to more than a half million dollars, the exact amount being $57G,?S3S.06, the total disbursements amounting to ' $433,398.44, leaving a balance on hand of $143,439.63. Of this amount f 5100,000 Is the money borrowed re4 I cently for road work. A feature of the statement worthy , v(, 1 of note is that while Lexington ^ county paid to the state government ( $7.(1,499.59, $24,761.65 was returned to ( the county in the form of state aid fob schools. The county now owes in notes $200,000.00, $120,000 of which will be ! due when taxes are collected this fall. One hundred thousand was borrowed to meet current expenses, in anticipation of the 1920 taxes and is due to' be paid this fall, while $100,000 was borrowed for completion of the roads in the state highway system, $20,000 of which will be due this fall and $20,000 each year for four succeeding: years. The figures. as given out at the office. of County Treasurer L?eaphart, are as follows, the statement covering tlie year from July 1. 1010. to July 1, 1020: Charges. Cash on hand July 1, 1910 $ 4G,590.15 Money borrowed 2:10.000.00 (Of this amount $30.000.00 was 'borrowed last fall to meet the emergency caused by disastrous floods, but was repaid out of the $l00,tfoo.00 borrowed this yea* to aueet cure- - .. . ? rent expenses, which will be paid from 1920 taxes). Special local and school taxes ... 13,749.78 1 State aid to schools 24.'761.6 5 1 County cash book items, including auto licenses, refunds, fines, forfeit ^uuiu> luruaurei s suiuiy . ouv.uu Superintendent of Education 504.53 Salary and per ditin of supervisor, clerk nnd cnirimilssioners 2,210.56 p Board of equalization .... 401.50 Jurors and witnesses .... 1,413.30 Clerk of Court 350.00 Court house special 6,621.92 x Sheriff 1.100.00 Commutation road tax ... 21.182.12 t * ures and licenses, United States government aid.. '22,776.78 Interest school sinking funds 688. 59 Total collections, 1910 (state, county and school taxes) 220,461.55 "Executions returned by sheriff, 1918 taxes . . . 2,845.50 Transfers to school funds 6,464.06 Total ohnrges . . .$576,838.06 Credits ? Notes paid $ 90,600.00 School Bonds and interest Coupons 4,420.93 Interest paid on borowed money 5,533.06 . Expenses of election cutoff to Newberry County .... , 421.35 t Vital statistics 417.25 State taxes paid 70,499.59 County warrants paid .... 145,508.13 School warrants paid .... 115,998.11 Balance oil hand 148 420 62 .? ' Totiil charges . . . $576,838.06 y Cash cm Hand. The cash on liund is divided as follows among the several accounts: For 'building roads in State highway system f... $ 1 00,000.00 i Balance due Slate Treasurer, 1019 taxes 210.30 School Purposes 2,081.28 Sinking Fund for s<\hool bonds 2a.filti.00 County Ordinary and Court Ifouso Special 14,698.95 Total $14 3.4 39.62 County Disbursements. A statement of the various pur,f r m poses for which the $145,508.13 paid out on county warrants was spent is t. as follows: County auditor's salary ...$ 730.00 NT MADE COUNTY'S BUSINESS BOLL WEEVIL WILL DO SOME DAMAGE I Reports come from all parts of the jounty except the Fork that boll wecri!s are beginning to do some damage. Many farmers are beginning to find, since the recent rains, that squares which have bee punctured by the weevil are falling to the ground. The la mage so far. however, is not material and will likely not be very ?reat this year, although the pest is widely 'scattered throughout the county. According to the St. Mathews corerspondent of The State the weevil has begun some damage in Callioun county, particularly in. the up:ier part bordering on Aiken, though the lower part seems practically free :it" the pest. There is no need for alarm in the situation so far as Lexington county Is concerned this year, but those who know say that every farmer ought to keep on constant lookout, for the weevil and try to destroy everyone possible, burning the punctured squares as they fall to the ground before the weevil has gained time to mature. Mr. .T. A. Sense of the Gilbert seelion who brought some punctureu squares to The Dispatch-Xews office which were sent to Cloinson College lor examination has received a letter from Prof. C?. M. Anderson, extension entomologist, saying that pratically every square sent in was infested with the weevil. The letter is as followsMr. J. A. Sease. July f>. 1920. Gilbert, S. C. Dear Sir: The cotton squares which were sent in by The. Dispatch-Xews have been received and found to be infested with boll weevil pupae, which is one of the immature stages of the boh weevil. * Yours very truly, (J. M. ANDERSON. ' Exlension Entomologist. Examination of the squarebrought by Mr. Sease reveal a slight puncture of the embryo boll. In nuany cases this puncture is hardly discernable. being no more than a slight brown discoloration. When i pinched open these bolls invariably reveal the pupae of the weevil, a small white worm, which in time becomes a | full grown weevil. The bug is a tiny little creature to cause so much damage, being not much larger than a good sized match head. It is dark in color, and has a sharp bill, the instrument which is used to bore the hole in the form in which the egg is laid. The pests multiply very rapidly, so that it is necessary to keep the fallen forms rapidly destroyed if the damage is to be kept in reasonable bounds. Recent good showers have helped crops materially anil the prospects are now for a good yield of all field crops. The weevil is the only cloud 011 the sky. and the best informed people do not believe that the damage he will do tiiis year will be material. loads and bridges 71>.710.90 Chningang IS.292.1:; Maoist rat os and constables 2.481.51 Coro'ii'r 199.92 Poor house and poor .... 1,598.19 Public- buildings S97.6:? Hooks. stationery and printing 858.17 Contingent expenses 0,249.74 Total $145,508.13 The settlement for Dexington county was made last Wednesday, July 7. and was the: lirst settlement to l?e witnessed by the comptroller general in this state, which speaks for the promptness of Messrs. Dent and Deaphart. It was not found necessary to change a single figure in the sheet prepared by Mr. Dent and Treasurer Leaphart had on hand the exact amount of money called for Mr. Dent's figures to the penny. The comptroller general was highly pleased with the manner in which the records of the two ofices were kept ant? the promptness and easo vMlth which the settlement was effected. The amount set out in the above statement as paid for the election held in regard to the cutoff to Newberry county was not paid out of court! funds, but was paid by the residents of the territory afected. It was dpositcd, however, with the county treasurer and passed through his hooks. EARLY CLONG MOVEMEN i\HERt A petition wus circulated , Mrs J. A. Muller last week looking to tlv early closing of L?oxington business houses earlier than has been custom ary in order that the employees ma: have a little more time for recreatioi in the heated term. The petition wa: numerously Slgnr .1. This is the plan adopted in all thi larger cities and it has been foun< to work well. Following is a copy of tho petitioi with tho signers, "which The Dispatch News has been asked to publish: ?-The folowing named business met and merchatns of the town of Lcxing ton agree to close at 6.30 o'clock fo the next two months, except Satur days, beginning July 12tli, 1920: Sarratt's Bazaar. Jas. ij. Tapp Co., Enterprise Hardware Co. Taylor Bros. Hexington Cotton & Fertilizer Co. U. G. Reagin. l-exington Auto Co. I >uPre Auto Co. 1 Mspatch-News. The last three close at 6 o'clock. They earnestly request the publi to come and buy before 6:30 p. m Your kindness will be appreciated b those who have to stay in hot store [all day. DFATll OF MR. HENRY ROOF. Mr. "Henry Roof died at his horn Sunday in the 83rd year of his age lie was a quiet and well 'respcctd citizen of his community and belovei by all who knew him. as a. kind neigh bor and friend, lie was a niembe of company If, 20tb Regiment S. C V. commanded by bis brotheer, Capi Sam'l M. Roof, and no better soldie ever shouldered a musket, uncom plamingly lie was always ready t perform his duty. uyd tlid service o the coast around Charleston, Rich mond and Petersburg and in th ^liqiiundoah valley. So lie was christian and n sniTnTiig" light at hom< well worthy to emulate in th church and in ordinary life. Now h is no more, having heard the laf tapps and crossed over the river t rest his very soul. His remains wer interred at Emanuel church Monda I morning, his funeral attended by large concourse of relatives an ' friends. Rev. J. A. Cromer official ing and was greatly affected at th loss of so good a friend and citizen c the community. MISS* KAWR GAVE DELJGHTEll. PICNI Miss olga Rawl gave a picnic las Wednesday evening in honor of lit guest. Miss Leila Gantt of Wagner, 1 i<\ The party assembled at the horn of Miss Rawl at 7 o'clock and at 7:3 o'clock they motored to Matliias Mir eral Springs. The young men all enjoyed a swii before supper was spread, after whic delightful ring games were playe< Those attending were an follows: Mil Leila Gantt, Ethel, Pearl, Xola an Lillian Price. Thelma, Ruby and Eul May Hondri.w Enla. Myrtle, Jirnm and lone Rawl, Mabel Sense, Cathei ine Kerley. Leone Kyzer. Margueril it. i.imm myivr. Jiianna an < Jludys (ieorge. Pearl. May and Ai nil- I.on Shealy. Marguerite Den (jucema CoiTey, Diwronce Port! Francis (?eorge, Julian and Vase Mil !? ? . Cromer Schneider, Raymon and ilerlicrt Ilendrix. Robt. Ilarmai I Willie Cook. Tom Sox. Mrs. IT. i I Raul chaneroned tlie party. OF1-' TO 1*1 [QiADKliPlLLV. A party of Lexingtonians, chain loncd, by Mr. J. M. Peake. Jr., le Wednesday afternoon for Philade phia. whore they will secure a coi signment of Ford cars for the DuPi Auto Company and drive tlie cai through the country on the retui trip. On acocunt of the difficulty < getting cars hauled on the railroa Mr. Peuke took this method, so tin his customers may not he disappoin ed. ' (dUMNt; FLOUR. The I^aurel Falls Flour Mill is no in fine order, with all new improvt ments, and is running day and nigh to relieve the grinding orders of whet now on hand. Tint, Mr. Dibb! George, the manager, is equal to tli demand, turning out the very be: brands of flour, "that makes the bren and hiseuits like grand ma made." CROMER PICNIC i TO BE HELD 2ttb i. Many Lexington County people are 0 looking forward with pclasant anticis pation to ?lie eleventh annual joint - picnic of the Zlon pastorate at the / residence of the Rev. J. A. Cromer, 1 the beloved pastor. The picnic this 3 year will bo held on Thursday, July 29tl?, and an interesting program has 0 oeen prepared. Interesting addi esses 1 will lin rlpllvni-o/1 1>? r>"- TT ' * " IV.VU UJ IkVY. Jit A. 1UCCullough. Rev. R. R. Sowers of Irmo i and Judge C. M. Eflrfl of Lexington. The program is as follows: Program. a 11 A. M.?Hymn ??. Prayer by Pastor J. A. Cromer. r Hymn 163. Address of Welcome by Robt. Leroy Buff. Hymn 14 2. Address by Rev. H. A. McCullough. l>. D., Columbia, S. C. Hymn 168. | Address by Rev. R. 11. Sowers, Irnio, S. C. Hymn 160. Dinner 1 P. Al. 2:15 P. M.?Hymn 216. Address by Hon. C. Al. Efird, c "Brief review of the work of churches u and S. S. in pastorate." y Hymn 210. s Announcements. Hymn 106. Games by the children. '"Hymnal for the Sunday Schools'' will be used, those having copies are ? requested to bring them and join in " the singing. The public and cspecially Sunday School children are in? vitcd. G. Ji. WINtiARD. 1 Chairman Committee of Arrangcm Chairman Com. of Ararngoments. t. ' r CKXTRAl- COXFEHEXCE SOUTH CAROTiTNA SYXOE 0 1 Following is the program for the meeting of the Central Conference ol e the South Carolina Synod, which wil a be iheld with St. Andrew's Church Rev. R. R. Sowers, pastor. Wednes6 day und Thursday, July 21 and 22: e |t Program, o Wednesday, 10 A. M.?Service with e Holy Communion. Sermon by Rev. G y S. Bearden. a Opening of Conference and Klecd tlon of Officers. Intermission. e Discussion?Subject. "The I^oca Church and the Community." Judgt C. J. Ramage, Revs. J. I>. Ivinarc and W. A. Dutton. Discussion?Subject, "What Can B( O Done to Promote Congregationa Singing." Mr. J. W. Ballentine, Revs jt C. K. Rhodes and D. A. Sox. :r Thursday, 9:30 A. M.?Business. 3. Discussion?Subjfcctl /'Should a ie I Greater Ipffort Be Made to Proniot* 0 Family Worship? Why?" Revs. M. O ?- J. Kreps and P. E. Monroe. "Hov Best Promoted?" Mr. R. Count! and Rev. J. D. Shealy. h Thursday, 11.SO A. M.?Sermon bj 3. Rev. IT. A. McCullough. 3S Intermission. id Discussion?Subject, "What Consti la tutes Faithfulness in Church Mem ie hers"hip?" Judge C. J. 'Kimball ant f- Revs. O. It Shearouse and W. IT Le Greever. d The Question Box will be openet each day. t, Persons coining by railroad are re li? <iuested to notify Mr. J. S. Huffman 'o R. F. D. No. 2, Columbia, S. C. id K B. SOWERS, ii, <\ A. FREED. P. Committee. CI.AKKE RIUNION. On July the 4 th. members <>!' tin Clarke family and many relatives gath 1 ered at their old home near Deesville j_ S. V.. to celebrate the annual reunion m(, Xlne living daughters and three som rg constitute the family now. A grant ,n feast was spread, on a table undei the sycamores in the yard, beneatl which many of lite children playet in childhootl days. -It was indeed t grand meeting and will long be re memhercd by those present. Plant and vocal music was furnished b] some of t he*grandchildran and every tiling was mirth and happiness to tin w end. M\l. PEA010.S. ?t lo Mr. J. J. Hickley has again placer ie The Dispatch-News under obligation! st for a hail of fine peaches?lftrge .d juicy, luscious ones that fairly melt it tlte mouth. ! VIRGINIA CONCERN BID FOR WORK iBATESBURG WEDDING OF GENERAL INTEREST Special to The I>ispatch-Xc\vs. Batesburg, July lii.?On Wednesday evening, July 7th, Miss Mary Bcthea Tiinmerinan of Batesburg and Mr. Milton Watson Timmerman of Pleasant lane, Edgefield county, were married at the Baptist parsonage, at Edgefield by Dr. R. G. Lee. The bride is the eldest daughter Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Timmerman of this town and is a very popular yonng lady. She attended Greenville Female College last session and her friends all over the state will hail with delight the announcement of her marriage. The groom is* a prosperous young farmer of Edgefield county, having received his training at Clemson College. Dr. and Mrs. Timmerman gave a reception at their home on Highland Avenue Thursday evening in honor of the bride and groom which was largely attended by friends in Batesburg and adjoining towns. The home was beautifully decorated with pot flowers and smllax. The guests wore received by Mrs. Leon Wright, who presented them to the registrar, Mrs. St. Clair Asbill of Ridge Spring. a , ^ousin of the bride. They were then introduced to the receiving line b> Mrs. Annie Lewis of Johnston, Dr and Mrs. R. H. Timmerman, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Timmerman, Misses Ida iinii x-iiiiy 'iiuunernian and Mr. i?". Ij. Timmcrman composing the reeeiving line. Miss Nannie Gunter rendered i> several musical selections during th< evening and punch was served bj Misses Laicile and Helen Tiramermat of Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. Tinvmer man left next day for Edgefield, when they will he at home to their friends f Hon. H. P. Fulmer of Orangeburg I candidate for congress, was in towi t Friday looking after his* political in . terests. Mr. Fulmer is no stranger t( many of our people as he has visitec this section several times in the past He has many friends here who are al 1 ways delighted to see him. Mr. Harry N\ Edmunds, the wel known attorney of Columbia, spen several days at the Batesburg Hote last week taking a needed rest. H< j was accompanied by Mrs. Edmunds and they received much social atten I tion from their friends while in oui town. Mr. Jesse F. Ouzts, Jr., representlnj | the I,ife Insurance Company of Vir ginia, was here on business Saturday He has just returned from a pteasun trip to the Pacific coast. Hon. and Mrs. George M. Stuckej 3 of Bishopville spent several days las week with Mrs. E. Jones, brother o r Mrs. Stuekey. 3 Mr. D. Peyton Hartley of Charles ton and Mr. B. Hoyt Hartley of At r lanta are spending a few days witl their mother, Mrs. Alice Hartley. Mrs. Henry C. Tillman and child . ren of Greenwood are visiling Mrs - Tillman's mother. Mrs. Jabez Ferris 1 Mr. J. P. Copoland made a tri] to Orunireliiirir last Tnesrijiv in tii? n 11 lomohilc by way of Pclion ami North 1 He reports crops between North an< Orangeburg as being exceptionall; - line in places. It is reported that tin , boll weevil has already appearet among certain sections along tin route still there are large areas ye apparently free from the invasion o | t lie pests. The Sunday School Institute beins J hold at Suuuncrland College this wee! is attended by members of the de nomination all over the State. Tin work of such institutions cannot h< spoken of in terms of laudation toi highly and this community is to hi s congratulated on having it in ou j reach. Some of the ablest minister r and teachers in the denomination wil ^ tie in charge of the institute, j The recent rains in this section liavi t been of great benefit to crops df al kinds. I tot 11 corn and cotton crops ai j an average are the best thus far tha j we have seen in years past. Tobac co. which was planted this year b: % many of our farmers as experiment is proving: a success and the crop wil soon be ready for I lie market. Mucl of the weed planted will mature with in the next thirty days. There hav< 1 been many barns erected the pas s spring" by those interested in the cul , tivation of tobacco, to be used exelu 1 slvely for the curing of the weed. I appears that the land in this sectioi SUBMITS LOW ON AUGUSTA ROAD Bids for the completion of the Augusta highway were opened at the office of County Supervisor Corley today at noon. v> hen it was found that the lowest bid had been submitted by "White & Simpson of Chatham, Va.. the amount being $123,906.07. Two other bids were submitted, ono by C. E. Teague of Columbia for $138,385.37 and one by Corley Broth vr? <n lA'.xingion tor 511)8,123.71. The * ? bids wore taken In hand by a representative of the state highway department, which will investigate tfio matter thoroughly and award the contract J11 ivll probability, howevetr, the contract will be awarded to the Virginia firm, who are the lowest bidders. There remains slightly more than 20 mi^es of the Augusta road 1ft Lexington county to bo completed and it is hoped and believed that the successful contractors will begin work as early as possible and complete the work at the earliest moment. The road to be built will be of the sand-clay type, 4 0 feet wide and when . finished will be a credit to the county and a pleasure to motorists of many , states, who travel this road on the , way to and from Flcfrida. The two , j grade crossings of the Southern will , be eliminated, the surveyors having re| located the road in such a way as to I cut out the crossings, i | When completed the road will be . kept up by the state highway commission under the new road law with [ funds derived from auto licenses and L a two mill tax. A considerable part of the cost of . this road will be borne by the United L . States government under the federal ? aid law. r The contractor's are supposed to t complete the work in 270 days. ~ NKWIIKRRY S?"i'KRIXTEXDENT * SFTTTI.KN ABOUT CUTOFF. ' Hon. C. M. Wilson, county superin1 tendent of education of Newbewy county came to Lexington tfcis morn> ing and etected a settlemet with Hon. .tv. u. Martin in relation, to the trans" fer of certain school districts to Newberry county as a result of the recent annexation of part of Lexington to 1 Newberry. Everything jwas arrangt ed satisfactorily between the two sup1 erlntendents. Cross Roads school dis^ trlct No. 54 and St. John's No. 58 were 3 attached to Newberry as a whole while " small strips of two other districts r were also transferred. f BATKSBUltCi MAN' HAS ANNOUNCED. FOR SHERIFF. ? Mr. L. C. Merchant of Batesburg is announced in this issue of The Dis. patch-News as a candidate for sheriff k of Lexington county. Mr. Merchant ? is originally from Newberry county, having served several terms as chief of police at Prosperity, and later since moving to Batesburg h~s filled that office there. Mr. Merchant is well and favorably known in both Lexington and Newberry counties as a feari less officer, and his friends xire of the opinion that he will be one of the chief contenders for the sheriff's office. ] i.'Vrn.MJ'V ? v 'vrn i. i i i?iii ruiv l Mil. ANI) MKS. ,K>XI.S. f 0} .Mrs. Ira M. Sligh and Mrs. J. M. 1 Moi>rman entertained a bridal party 2 : from Columbia Tuesday night in hont or of Mr. and Mrs. It. M. Jones, who f were married recently in Salisbury. X. the bride's home. There were ? about a dozen in the Columbia party, < j and Mesdanios Sligh and Moorman - I were assisted by several of Dexinge I ton's charming young ladies. Music ' ft I and dancing was enjoyed in the early 3 evening and later a salad course was ft served. r ? 3 lilt. SNIXGROVJ? GROlVn , SOME EXt'EliTiENT FRUIT B Mr. John Henry Snelgrove sent to I The Dispatch-News office this week g some as fine peaches as we have ever t seen grown in any community, which is another proof that the farmers of ? Lexington county do not have to depend on cotton solely. Mr. Snelgrove j lias our thanks for the nice peaches. i ? . . is well adapted to the growth of to3 bacco and it is only a matter of time t when this will bo one of the best to bacco producing sections in the state . especially if the boll weevil proves det structive to the growing of cotton in i this as it has done in other sections.