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WmisMM^^ - . &fee X LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921. NUMBER 20.
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I MONDAY NfGHT
of Potato House end
I Will Be Ductused.
ill -} Attendance
WUbed.
tant meeting of^rjners,
those interested in the
tack, w.ffi be at the
WiteaN,
m. The purple of the
community cannery
i any surplus true*
ev of the depfaijirton In
I redacts geneo*uy n 'si
. larger than XMphal Willi
in Lexington |
i-fcisea seriouajproblem
bot the surplus. It 'is
tl^is problen^ can be
Ushlng smalLQommunn
which every stocka
producer and canha
to be dift^pe&T of
al market
ery has been in sucy
.since 1917- and the
the event that suffl
I ?ting here tin automobile party will
ffoftftd to make the trip telfiioree,
ftiidance of Geo. -P. HoffC
allege, -and James W> Shealy,
EOty demonstration agenfc^'It. is
posed to have a party of injsted
visit- Elloree to get first-hand
wmatlon as to the operation of
- Another important' matter which
B will be taken, up at this meeting will
Bp^; be the establishment at Lexington of
sweet potato^fSjpThese houses are
: ''Ip&OW in operation* to a large extent
?> throughout the lower pe^rt of the state
it is said that potatoes now being
^B&^^&pped from them are^rfjaging $1.50
K:p%v bushel on the northern markets.
^Ba^^frliile it is possible to keep potatoes
^B^^HStfrly well when banked it is found
^B||&i Impossible to ship such potatoes withheavy
loss, which has been elimifl
i. p&ted by.|SS'<njring received in the
^ Buptato houses. Word has been reI
*?<&eived from Senator Christen^en that
South, Carolina Development
^RKgpfeard, of which he is president, will
^^P?|^*h?<Hitrate on the sweet, potato. The
* Knoril ovripfts to stimu
I lite the use afc the sweet potato in the
(oarth and thereby broaden the mar"V
;et for the "sugar spud."
\ Farmers are urged to remember
|? date of this meeting- Monday
dbiii' March 14, at S o'clock and to
filH f
Shealy, county agent, and Mr.
frjffman of Clemson will be on hand
ft'J' ' .
> give full details.
1$ CATCHMAN REAPPOINTED
% " ?PJ7NTT GAME WARDEN.
iP&M. Cau^hman has been recom&
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aded to Governor Cooper for ap5';
o v>r ;
ktment as county game warden for
tngtcft county. Mr. Caughman has
M to 0* -position for several!
ps and under bis . administration
revenues have increased until the
; year they were something in e^x'!hf'T4,000.00.
one-half of which.
1 * vhnAl fund.
I PAULINE HOOK
WINNER IN CONTEST.
Pauline Hook, who lives near
rookland is the winner in the
to represent Lexington county
nrbia Palmafesta week, M&rch <
Lpril 2. The vote was as fol
Pauline Hook KT06
Annie Cauehman 1314
Pearl Lorick 704
; Cathryn Berly 607
Bppy-".PJiAY AT LONG BRANCH.
"Turn of the Tide" will
K at Long Branch school No.
Hp] New Brookland, Saturday
j^^S^He|^'f)4arch 19. Also refreshments
rved. Come one and all |
COUNTY BOARD NAMED
UNDER NEW ACT
W. H. Witt of Swansea, J. H. Hiller
of Chapin, J. M. Barr of Leesville,
and B. H. Barre of Lexington
will constitute the new board of
county commissioners, under the
county government act passed at the
recent session of the legislature. It
is not know when the new hoard will
take office, but it is presumed that it
will not be long. Under the new
act, which was published in full 'n a
recent issue of this paper, the powers
of the board are very much enlarged*
The gentlemen named above are all
well known throughout the county
and are among the most substantial
citizens of the sections in which they
live. Mr. Witt is president of the
Bank of Swansea, besides being engaged
in other dihes of endeavor. Mr.
Hitler is a leading merchant of Cha?
? j o?tonn
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; of a large circle of friends
akd' customers. Mr. J. M.
Barr is likewise one of the leading
business men of Leesville, where he
is general manager of the Leesville j
Casket Co., manufacturers. Mr. B. H.
Barre of Lexington is one of the
leading business men of the county
seat, where he is manager of the Lexington
Light and Power Company
and has other large interests.
The new board of commissioners
will have equal authority with the
supervisor in making contracts and
paying out county funds except that
in emergency cases the supervisor is
authorized to contract for work not
I
in excess, of $50. The law requires
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that betore any work is paid for it
must be inspected and approved by:
the commisisoner in whose district it
is done.
1 Realizing that the success of the
new plan was to a large extent dependent'
upon the kfnd of men -seJected
for these important posts, the
delegation brought strong pressure to!
bear upon the gentlemen named toj
accept the positions. They are being j
congratulated upon being able to per- i
suade these gentlemen to act.
CULBERSON?BOUKNIGHT.
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Union, March 6.:?A beautiful home
wedding was celebrated Tuesday at
tlhe home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Culberson
when their daughter, Anna
Belle, beiame the bride of Simon D.
Bouknight of Lexington. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. J.
B. ph' k.
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The bride wore a coat suit of brown
cloth with hat / and accessories to
match and wore a corsage of
roses and ferns. She is the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Culberson
and is an unusually pretty and
attractive young woman. She has been
prominently identified w'ith the social
and church life of Union and-will be
greatly missed.
;Vtr. Bouknight is a young man of
splendid traits of character. * Con
1?chnnroroH 11 r>nn
graduations nave a>.v..v.v. ?
them and at Lexington a warm welcome
awaits the young couple.
ST. STEPHENS EVANGELICAL*
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Divine services "on Sundays at 11:00
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Divine Bervices on Wednesdays at
'8:30 p. m.
On Sunday. March the 13th, the
moaning theme will be: "Christ, The
Great High Priest" The evening
theme will be: "The Unfolding of
jGcd's Love." For Wednesday, March
the 16th, the theme will be: "Christ
Feels Forsaken." A most cordial invitation
is extended to the public to
aamHpAJL
aiiciiu wivBv
ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN,
Y Pastor.
DEMONSTRATION WORK
, WILL BE CONTINUED.
Although at one time it appeared
that the legislative delegation would
{fail *o provide funds for continuing
the 'arm and home demonstrat{en
a'crjc they were finally prevailed upon
' V???inVi?iq r\t this Jm
to KCCp up UUiu Uiaui liVU ~m r -
portant work and the necessary funds
were provided.
Mr. James W. Shcaly is in charge
of the tarm demonstration work and
Miss Annie Cau^hman supervises the
i
home demonstration work.
BOX PARTY AT MACEDOX.
, There will be a box party, cake
walk, and other amusements at Macedon
school house Friday night, March
11. The public is cordially invited
to attend. Girls may bring boxes.
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COUNTY MONEY 1
IS APPROPRIATED
I
Taxes for 1921 will be 5 1-2 mills
lower than for 1920. They would
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nave Deen hihi lower uy * im.us> cAtcyi
for the fact that this levy had to be
provided to meet past indebtedness
of the county. Under the terms of
the county supply bill the treasurer
is authorized to borrow ?55,000.00 to
pay< all past indebtedness and to levy
four mills annually until this is paid.
Including this four mills the levy
for county purposes will be 12 mills
as against 14 1-2 for 1920?a reduction
of 2 1-2 mills. The state levy
will be reduced from 12 1-2 to 11 1 2,
while the two-mill state road tax was
suspended, making a total of 3 mills
eduction fo?* the state.
I
As will be seen from the terms of
i the supply bill $60,632.75 is provided
for running the county in 1921. The
levy authorized is insufficient by some
$20,000 to raise the amount appropriated,
but it is believed that the additional
revenue that will come from
other sources will be sufficient.
The county supply bill in full is
as follows:
Section 1. That a tax of seven and
one-half (7 1-2) mills is hereby levied
upon all the taxabl4 property, in the
county of Lexington for the fiscal
year beginning January 1, 1921, for
the amounts and purposes hereinafter
stated, respectively:
Sec. 2.
Item 1. Roads and Bridges:?
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Cross country
roads . $12,000.00
Convicts and
maintenance of
road working
organization .. li,000.00
Total $24,000.00
Item 2. .Salariesi?
Clerk of Court/. $ 350.00
Sheriff 1,100.00
Treasurer 600.00
Clerk to Treas.
urer 500.00
Auditor 600.00 #
Clerk'to Auditor : 250.00
aupennieuaeui ui
Education .. 1,200.00
Attorney 100.00
Physician 250.00
Coroner 200.00
Postage for Clerk
of Court 50.00
Supervisor?salary
1,500.00
Supervisor?Expense
account. 300.00
Supervisor?districting
county
roads 300.00
County Commissioners
at $200
each 800.00
Clerk to Board of
County Com
missioners ... 300.00
Judge of Probate
200.00
Superintendent
County Farm.. 600.00
Chaplain to Poorhouse,
Jail and
Chaingang ... 100.00
Magistrates* Constables:
District No. 1... 150.00
District No. 2.... 125.00
District No. 3.... 125.00
District No. 4... 125.00
District No. 5.1. 125.00
District No. 6... 125.00
District No. 7... 200.00
Magistrates:
! District No. 1. .. 225.00
District 29?' 2... 155.00
District No .3... 156.08
District No. 4... 155.00
Districi No. 5... 155.00
District Nr. 6... 250.00
District No. 7... 400.00
Total ... $11,370.00
Item 3. County Boards:-?
Board of Education
..... ... 100.00
Board of Equalization
.. 400.00
Board of Registration,
50 each >150.00
Total $ 650.00
Item 4. Jail expenses, including
dieting prisoners 3,000.00
Item 5. Jurors and witnesses
7,000.00
Item C. County Home, poorhouse
and poor 1,000.00
Item 7. Post mortems, in- quests
and lunacy 500.00
(Continued on Page Five.)
RURAL POUCE
APPOINTED
Geo. Asbill of Leesville, L .A. Lown
of Brookland and S. A. Mathias of
Irmo are to be rural policemen for
Lexington county, under the terms of
an act recently passed by the legislature,
providing for two or more
rural policemen. Under the terms of
the act the appointments are to be
j made by the governor upon the rec|
ommendation of the legislative dele!
gation. The gentlemen named above
?
have been recommended by the delej
gation and appointed by the governor
I and will doubtless assume charge of
their duties at once. The act under
which they will operate is as follows:
| Section 1. That a Bural Police
' system be, and hereby is, established
I in and for Lexington coHnty, to be
I composed of two or rrfore Rural
| Policemen to be appointed by the
| Governor, upon the recommendation
I of the majority of the Legislative
j Delegation of said county, to hold
j office for one year from the date of
i appointment, or unless removed as
j hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That the said Policemen
shall be able-bodied men of good habits
and not addicted to the use of alcoholic
liquors or drugs. That said
Rural Policemen shall be subject to
i removal by the County Supervisor
| and the County Commissioners, or a
majority of them, at any time.
Sec. 3. Duties.?It shall be the duty
of said Policemen, under the general
control and direction of the
Sheriff of the county of Lexington, to
patrol and"poli9e the county, espec-'
ially in rural districts, and to protect
i ? onil nrnaomi+P violations Of
the criminal law of every kind, mak|
ing arrests upon their own initiatives,
I as well as upon complaint or inforI
mation and to report all of their acts
j and all known, or suspected, vio'aj
tions of the criminal laws to the
Sheriff as often as necessary in each
| c&se before Magistrate or General
j Court of Sessions, and on the first
i day of each term thereof, and report
I to the Solicitor the condition with
! reference to lawlessness in the
county, and during the term of General
Sessions Court to be subject to
the direction of the Solicitor: Further,
The said Policemen shall patrol
the entire county at least once a
week by section assigned to each by
the Sheriff, remaining on duty at
night when occasions or circumstances
suggest the propriety theerof,
to prevent or deter crime or to make
an arrest; and they shall always be
on duty ; for not/less than ten hours
per day, or more, except when granted
occasional indulgences or leave of
absence by the Sheriff. They shall
frequent railroad depots, stores and
other public places where people congregate
or disorder is probable or
vagrants may be loafing or alcoholic
w-.ni. Via onld ho rtoforl nr civon
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away; and they shall as often as practicable
ride by homes that are off the
public highways and in lonely parts
of the county, especially such as are
without male protection, and shall
use every means to prevent or detect,
arrest jind prosecute for breakers of
peace, drunkenness, using obsene or
profane language, boisterous conduct
or discharging firearms on the public
highways or at any public place or
gathering of private home, carrying
weapons contrary to law, gamoung,
setting out fire, violations of the game
and fish laws, cruelty to animals or
children or the virtue of chastity of
any community or violation of the
Child Labor Laws, lynching and for
the violation of any and every law,
for the preservation of the peace,
good morals and good order of the
community.
Failure to aid any Policeman shall t
be deemed a misdemeanor, and shall
be dealt with as is prescribed by law.
Said Rural Policeman, when necessary,
shall make arrests without
warrants and carry offending parties
before the nearest Magistrate and a
warrant of arrest secured and the
case be disposed of according to law.
Sec. 4. That each of said Policemen
shall be paid a salary. "Of fifteen
^hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per annum.
navable in monthly install
?- *- ments:
Provided, That each of said
Policemen shall provide himself with
means for riding over the county, and
shall bear all expenses incurred while
in service, ' including equipments,
police suit, billets, fire arms, and all
LYCEUM COURSE CLOSED
WITH CONCERT MONDAY
The concert at the Lexington school
auditorium on last Monday evening
closed one of the best balanced and
most generously patronized lyceum
courses held in Lexington.
The course was made up of five
numbers, no two of which were alike,
and every one of which was produced
by capable talent in a pleasing way.
For the entire course there was a
small deficit amounting to something
like fifty dollars, but this the committee
cheerfully made up, and the stage
is all set now for the opening of the
1921-22 season, for which the course
has been booked, and the committee
wishes to assure those interested that
the numbers selected for presentation
here next season will be of the same
high class as those of this year's
course.
The committee also Wishes to thank j
you who supported this year's course, j
and state that the sum of seventy-!
nine cents will be turned over to the
School Improvement League as the
amount left in the treasury after paying
all expenses.
CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.
ourprise was expressed here ry
.'Ilends at the news in this mornings
paper :hat John L. George had oeen
convicted of manslaughter in the
Edgefield court. Mr. George, who
i was a railroad man, is a son of Cap\
S. F. George of this county. He was
charged with shooting A.. R. Brown
in February, 1917. The case was
tried once before and the defendant
, ^entencea uui on appeal c<j n*c oupreme
court a new trial was ordered,
I and Mr. George's friends were sanI
guine of acquittal.
FISH FRY MONDAY.
There will- be a fish fry Monday,
March 14, at George's Pond, with
plenty for every one. There will also
be fish on sale, non-game fish for
eating purposes and game fish for
tho3e who have ponds they want to
rtock. See advertisement elsewhere
in this issue.
[ ?-mv HBlfR CLUB.
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The Bon Heur Club will meet
Thursday afternoon, instead of Friday
as usual, at 4 p. m. with Miss Ernestine
Barre.
LEGION MEET FRIDAY.
A special meeting: of the American
Legion will be held in the offices of
Efird & Carroll, Friday evening,
March 11, at 8:30 o'clock. All members
are requested to be present.
CROWDS BRAVE RAIN.
St. Louis, March 6.?Thousands of
St. Loui3ians stood for hours in the
rain today and paid homage to
Champ Clark.
' The special train bearing the body
frrtm Wnshinerton shortly be
fore 4 p. m. It was scheduled to have
arrived an hour earlier, but was delayed
when a terminal engine jumped
the track, killing a yard man.
The > pdy was conveyed to the city
hall, where it lay in state until 11
p. m. Departure for Bowling Green,
the statesman's home town, will be
made at 7 a. m. tomorrow. Interment
will be held at 2 p. m.
An old Flemish pitcher sold in New
York the other day for $180, but a
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first-class young American piumer
will bring a good deal more.?Providence
Journal.
other necesssary equipment.
Sec. 5. That each of said Policemen,
before entering upon the duties
of his office, shall enter into a bond
approved by the Board of County
Commissioners in the sum of two
tinnoon/1 (floo.ooi dollars, condi
tioned for the faithful performance
of his duties.
Sec. 6. That said Rural Policeipen
shall not accept a cash bond under
any circumstances, except as specifically
instructed by the Magistrate?
and shall not compromise any case.
Sec. 7. That it shall be the special
duty of said Rural Policemen to enforce
the prohibition laws within the
county of Lexington; outside of incorporated
towns, *or wherever the
Sheriff may direct.
? That all m*ior Acts and
parts of Act inconsistent with this
Act be. and the same are hereby, re-'
pealed.
Sec. 9. That this Act shall fro into
effect immediately upon its approval |
by the Governor.
MUST REDUCE
COTTON ACREAGE
Columbia, March 7.?That the only
hope for the salvation of the state
from financial ruin lies in a drastic
cut in the cotton acreage this year
was the unanimous opinion of the
conference held here last "Wednesday
at >vhich were, present representatives
of the South Carolina Division of the
American Cotton Association, The
South Carolina Bankers Association,
the South Carolina Development
Board,- the South Carolina Press Association,
the South Carolina Commercial
Secretaries Association andt
the South Carolina Automotive Trade.
Association. . .
The conference was called by the
South Carolina Division of the Amer??
an Cotton Association and Governor
Cooper presided until the selection of
a chairman. Mr. Bright Williamson
was hosen as chairman.
speaKers inciuaea crovernor
Cooper, Governor R. I. fanning, R*
C. Hamer, R. B. Stackhouse* J. Skottowe
Wannamaker and others. The
one theme of the meeting1 was that
unless, the acreage in cotton in the
state is cut to a point where only onethird
of the cultivated lands of the
state are planted in cotton that the
state is facing the most distressing
financial period in its history. The
speakers pointed out that there is absolutely
no hope for a fair price for
cotton unless only one-half of a crop
is raised, this year. The production
of over a half crop this year would,
mean that cotton would bry^g only
about five cents a pound It
Ktf CATY1D Ci sneak
was uctiai cu kjj avttiv ?? i
T&
ers that too gloomy a picture Of present
conditions could not b ?'palnted. \
Reports at the meeting were not
very favorable as to the prospects for
a reduction In this state. It was
brought out that while some farmers
are planning to reduce others are V"'
not. The situation was threshed out
from every angle and it was decided
that the bankers alone could enforce
an acreage reduction by refusing to
extend loans to those who do not reduce.
FIVE TRACTS LAND
SOLD BY CLERK.
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Pive tracts of land were sold at
public outcry by the clerk of court
Monday of this week, which was
salesday. The prices brought are
generally considered as pretty fair,
under the circumstances. The following
pieces of land were sold:
The Hartley place in Black Creek
i town*hip containing 626 acres was
! bid in by C. L. Wilcox for $11,100. Ot).
C. M. Efird, attorney, bid in for
j $500.00 a lot in Cayce on which the '
[ McDuffie lumber mill was located.
| W. D. Dent, as agent, bid in for
$1, 175.00 a tract of 65 acres in Hoilow
Creek township.
Barrett Jones, as attorney bid in
for $1,200.00 a tract of 100 acres
near Pelion.
For $300 Barrett Jones, attorney,
ibid in 88 acres in Black Creek township.
Autos Go Low.
, Sheriff E. Austin Hoof also sold at
auction two automobiles under foreclosure?one
a Maxwell and the other
an Overland?which brought $20 and
respectively. ' ' '
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GEORGE JOHNSTONE HIES
AT NEWBERRY HOMJE.
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The news from Newberry of the
death of Col. George Johnstone, who
for some years has been in feeble
health, will bring reret to m&tiy
people in this county, where Col.
Johnstone was well known and popular.
Col. Johnstone was one of the
most eminent lawyers in the state and
until his health failed enjoyed a large
practice ' throughout the state. He
appeared in many important cages
befo*-e Lexington juries, ampng
others the Tillman-Gonzales trial. .
Col. Johnstone was a Confederate
veteran and was 75 years of age. He
served one term in congress.
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY.
All persons interested in a pub?
' * r ar-a.
nc j_aorary iui urAiugi-vii uiv
asked to meet at the school auditorium
Thursday afternoon, at
4:30 o'clock.
J. W. BALLENTINE,
Supt. of School.
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