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volume no. so. Lexington, south ja^rolina, Wednesday, july 14,1920. NO 39.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.