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51 LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1921. NUMBER 22.
a castle, but the times were hard,
and there were many poor and desolate
in the land who needed assistance.
So the man put aside his ambitions
to raise a monument with his
name upon it, and grave of his abund- ;:
ance, and helped to make life lesS
hard and wearisome for many people*
in consequence of which he could not
build, this time, a castle, but had to " '
be content to erect a modest house
upon the hillside. There he lived
through all the storms of life, and
the house still stand, a monument
3fo. the man, because it was built on
Sacrifice and love.
Z* There are many persons today whd
are like the man in the fable. Some
believe that wealth is all in the world
that counts. Others there are whose
god is power. And those who chase
the will-o-the-wisp of fame are ofttimes
doomed to disappointment. The
multitude that applauds them todaywill.
tomorrow, applaud others with
equal acclaim. The goddess of fame
is a fickle jade and will not stay v oa
for long.
But the man who builds upon the
corner stone of love and sacrifice for
his fellow men, who thinks of the
happiness of others before his own, is
certain that his name will be remembered
and revered after he has passed
away, and many will rise up to call
him blessed.
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DELEGATE TO G(K)I) llOADS | ,
MEETING IN "NORTH STATE."
Hon. D. Frank P^fird has been appointed
a delegate to the United States
Good Roads association, to be held at
Greensboro, N. C\. April 1S-23.
.should stand as a monument to his
memory forever.
He builded one whose corner stone
was riches. It was inlaid with ?ems
and had a golden cornice, which gitttered
in the sun. "This cattle will
stand forever," said the man, but the
winds of misfortune blew upon the
four corners, and it fell.
Then the man builded again?this
time upon power. He thought himself
invincible with his bulwarked
towers and strong embattlements. But
there arose a mightier than he, who
assailed the castle from all sides, and
it too fell.
For the third time the man builded,
and the foundation was fame. His sayings
and deeds were heralded
throughout the land, and he raised
the structure to the plaudits of the
multitude. But the people were fickle
and before a year had passed they
had followed after another, and the
third castle began to crumble.
Again the man would have builded
Rawl. Under the law the old board t
is to serve until January 1 next,
when the board elected at Saturday's
meeting will take charge of affairs,
but inasmuch as the entire membership
of the old board was reelected
this will make no difference so far as
Lexington county is concerned.
The veterans in convention went
over thoroughly all the old pension
rolls and as each name was called report
was made as to the whereabouts
of each one. It was found that some
forty-odd had died in the last few
years since the old roll had been prepared.
The board is now actively at work
on preparing the roll for this year,
and expects to have it corrected and
ready to send to the comptroller general
by April 1. Col. M. D. Harman,
the chairman, who has been spending
the winter with his daughter in
Florida, is expected home at an early
date.
The last legislature appropriated
$600,000.00 for pensions. As soon as
the rolls from all the counties are
in the money will be available to those
entitled to receive it.
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THE BUILDERS
(Frank Dorrance Hopley in Dear*
born Independent.)
There is a fable of a man who
fhmierht to huild himself a castle that
VETERANS ELECT
SAMEBOARD
The Confederate veterans oi Lexington
county met at the court house
Saturday of last week for the purpose
of electing a pension board under
the new law and transacting other
business pertaining to pensions. The
election resulted in retaining the former
board as follows: Col. M. D. Harman
.chairman; D. T. Hare, James E.
SU]'!'!,) Ill/lit MMW .-w. ?
having exhausted their financial reources
will not be able to "cut any
figure" in the financing problem.
LEXINGTON COUNTY BOY
TO REPRESENT UNIVERSITY
Friends in Lexington county of
Prof, and Mrs. J. V. Smith of the
Gaston section, will be pleased to
learn that their son, R. Milo Smith,
who won a scholarship to the University
of South Carolina, is forging
ahead and has won a signal honor in
being selected to represent the University
in a joint debate with Wofford.
which will take place at Columbia
at an early date. Mr. Smith was
selected by a committee of prominent
Columbians after a preliminary trial
of students at the university. lie is a
graduate of the Lexington high school
and is now in his freshman year.
rental paid for plow fields in tiie
State last year was $8-per acre, the
average market value of such fields
being $45 per acre. It would appear,
therefore,' that the average value of
rented lands is about 10 per cent less
than the average value of all -plow
lands.
Speaking of the present agricultural
outlook Mr. Hare states that one of
his crop reporters has summed up!
the situation as follows:
The agricultural outlook is the
gloomiest since the early 90's. Farm
labor supply is about normal, but the j
farmer cannot use this profitably for j
the reason that it is cotton field labor,
and the outiook for cotton: is too dangerous
on account of the low price of
the staple, cost of fertilizers, boll
^weevil menace and inadequate
finances. Credit resources were practically
exhausted last year, and the
1920 crop barely paid one-half the
expenses. Hence, there is a likeli~.
hood of a very little cash or credit
honl'a > n r? mcrrhanf-i
on March 1, approximately i-'ii.ouu,000
buhels, the quantity on corresponding
date of last year being 17,220,000
bushels. The amount remaining
on farms in the entire United
States on March 1 was 1,572,397,000
bushels, or 504,000,000 bushels more
than on the corresponding date of
1920.
The average value of poor plow
lands in the State on March 3, is reported
at $32 per acre, which is $0
per acre less than on March 1, 1920.
The average value of good plow lands
was $68 per acre as compared with
$82 last year, the average for all
plow lands being $50 per acre, as
against $61 last year.
The Report shows the average cash
ment, which constitutes a large proportion
of the voters and taxpayers
of the county.
The resolutions of the union, which
The Dispatch-News has been requested
to publish, are as follows:
Whereas, the Lexington delegation
has appointed the County Commissioners
and have failed to recognize
the farmers.
Therefore be it resolved,
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1st: That we* know that there are
enough competent farmers 3n the !
County to fill the position as County
Commissioner.
2: That the delegation has failed
to recognize the ability of the farmers i
in the least; Therefore, we the Lexington
County Farmers Union censure
their action by not appointing at'
least part of the County Commisisoners
from the ranks of the farmers.
AGRICULTURAL OUTDOOR
FOR 1921 IS GLOOMY
According to report of B. B. Hare,
agricultural statistician for the
Bureau of Crop Estimates, United
States Department of Agriculture,
there remained on farms in South
Carolina of the last year's corn crop
FARMERS UNION I
MAKES PROTEST!
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The Lexington County Farnffers'
Union, at a recent meeting passed
resolutions expressing their disapproval
of the appointments made by
the legislative delegation to the county
board of commissioners. The union,
while it finds no fault with the personality
of the men appointed, feels
aggrieved that the farmers had no
representation on the board and asks
the delegation to reconsider their action
and place upon the board some
representatives of the farming ele
of court of common pleas, which j
convenes next week with Judge Frank !
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B. Gary, presiding: \
G. Jacob Lindler, E. Colie Clark, j
I Ed. W. Weaver, Thos. L. Martin, |
I Job B. Roof, L. C. Cullum, Ernest G.
Shealy, D. I. Cumalander, J. Dan
Porter, Henry D. Lowman, O. Fred
Hendrix. W. A. Moore, Pickens P.
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Keisler. James L. Floyd. Perry M. I
Taylor, S. S. George, Andrew L. Cor
ley, Martin L. Smith, George C. Price,
J. Arthur Harman, Olin D. Kyzer,
J. W. Lewis, John F. A. Warren, I.
Joe 13. Knight, Columbus B. Rawl, j
Claude C?. Sox. C. E. Corley. Jr.. I
Walter A. Derrick, W. Talley Are- j
hart, J. Hollev Cumalander, George!
Rufus Hallman. H. M. Sawyer. Clyde
Gunter. Murray Gunnell. E. G. Dre- j
her. P. Lester Grout.
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II UfllCCO Ui CU^ OV/ilVVi, xyi . JL uauvi vu&a
will deliver an address for the order
on the subject: "The White and the
Red," or "The Price of Virtue and
Liberty."
The entire occasion will be religious
and, therefore, not in the least objectiofaafele
for Easter Sunday afternoon.
We urgently request the presence of
every man, woman and child to attend
this impressive service.
Don't forget it. Let every one be
comfortably seated by 3:00 p. m.
W. E. SAWYER,
For Committee.
MOVING PICTURE SHOW
AT ST. MICHAEL'S
On Friday night, Apr. 1, friends and
patrons of St. Michael's school will
have an opportunity to enjoy a first
class moving picture show, including
first class comics, good Westerns
as well as educational features. The'
show will start promptly at 8 o'clock
and all urged to be present and enjoy
the occasion. An admission fee
Lof 25c and 15c will be charged, part
of which will go to the school. After
the show the ladies will serve refreshments.
and a general good time is expected.
SECOND WEEK JURORS.
Following are the jurors drawn for
the second week fbeerinniner Anril 4)
Shearouse win assist at ine o:uu oclock
service. The Cantata, "The
Greatest Love," will be rendered at
the 7:30 o'clock service Easter evening-.
To all of these services the public
is most cordially invited/ May all
know, perceive, realize, and accept the
blessings of this season from God's
hand.
ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN,
Pastor.
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AT THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL BUILDING
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At 3:00 p*m. the fourth Sunday in
March, the 'Junior order of Lexington
will raise the flag of the United
States government on the dome of
the Lexington high school building
and present the Holy Bible to the
C tUrk ci/-?V*/-kr\l "H?? TPnnrlnrhiirL"
J1 benevolent organizations
worthy cause. Who will be
1 be glad toreceive and forn
this county. Proper credit
olumns of the paper for all
ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Divine services at 11:00 a. m. and
: 30 p. m, Sunday school at 10 a. m.
There will be services Thursday oi:d'
Friday evenings of this -week at S*t>0
o'clock." Thursday's theme will be:
"Christ Comforts His Apostles." Friday's
theme will be: "Christ's Work
Finished, He Commends His Spirit to
His Father." There will be services
Easter morning at 6:00 and 11:00 o'clock.
The theme at the 6:00 o'clock
service will be: "The Empty Tomb."
The theme at the 11:00 o'clock service
will be: "God, The Father, Honors
God, The Son." The Lord's Supper
will be administered at both of
these services. The Rev. O. B.
j
iALTH'S sake
uberculosis Association, an
ie#great good in alleviation
;e plague, as well as to promi
infection, is "up against
1 which has hit the country
5 of the association that unidiately
the work must stop,
ood people of the state will
1 is not large and contribuily
accepted.
or Sunday schools, Bible
accommodation for all in the many!
r* tomu i ts. lunch roms. hotels and'
cafeterias, where no:ni.i? in atvance
of vt'r u ar rates will l?o charged. Aut?
mi 1 ilea may be pac.c-d wi h?n the
fair g.o.ids and wi 1 be lohed after
by special attendants at a reasonable
charge.
,NEGRO ARRESTED FOR j
KILLING LAST MONTH
Sheriff E. Austin Itoof Sunday arrested
and lodged in jail Henry
Wheeler, accused of killing Sam Boyd.
Wheeler, who is a Newberry negro,
being from Prosperity, is alleged to
have shot Boyd on the night of February
19th at a hot supper in the
Macedonia section of this county. The
wounded man lingered until last Friday,
when he died. Coroner Weed held
an inquest over the body and as a result
of the verdict of the coroner's
jury Wheeler was arrested.
Thursday, March 31st, at noon and
the crowning ceremony will take place
that evening.. The Queen's Grand
Ball will take place at the Jefferson
Hotel ball room, Friday evening, April
1st. ,
During the week three mamouth
parades will pass through the streets
of Columbia, led by the world famous
Scotch "Kilties" band; the baby
parade on March 30th; the floral par- [
ade on March 31st; and the trades
display, parade on April 1st. With
the entries for these parades already
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signed up and many of the floats already
completed they will be by far,
the largest pageants ever seen in this
section of the country. Many floats
have cost more than $500 to build.
Fifty mounted marshals and scores
of bicycle boy scouts will guide the
line of march,
Even' preparation is being made
for the comfort and convenience of
visitors. A room registry is being con- ,
ducted by the Columbia Chamber of
Crmemrce and there will be ampk
the Steel Building at the State Fair
grounds, where the Auto Show, Style
Review, Trades Display and the
crowning of the Palmafesta Queen
will be held.
With the primary elections for!
Queen Candidates closed, and the i
most popular young women chosen
*o represent each of the 45 counties, j
interest now centers on the selection j
of th? Queen of all the state beauties,'
the most attractive and popular young :
woman in the State. This selection i
will be made in Columbia during Palmafesta,
each admission ticket to the
fair grounds entitling the holder to j
one vote for Queen. The 45 candidates
will be introduced to the audience
daily from the stage of the
fashion review auditorium, so that a
personal selection may be made.
Voting for the queen will close on
UllKf W ClliO. 111C tSUlll ClOivvsi
tions of any size will be gla<
Here is a good work f
Classes, Aid Societies and a
to do fcome real work for a
first t&Jk&ke it up?
The Dispatch-News wil
ward any contributions fror
will be given through the c
donations.
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PALMAFESTA THE MECCA
OF CAROLINA PILGRIMS
Columbia, March 21.?With only a
week intervening before the opening
of Palmafesta, March 28 to April 2, all
Columbia is busy dressing up for the
Hg week of social gaiety at which
time he will be the host of thousands
of people from every section of the
State.
For weeks the decorators, float;
builders, social organizations and,
business interests of the capital ity
have bene preparing for the celebration
which, it is said, will eclipse anything
of its kind ever held hi tJie |
South, not excepting the famous New
Orleans Mardi Gras. More than $35,-;
000 is befng spent in various amusement
features planned for the week, j
$10,000 has been spent in fitting up i
FOR YOUR HI
The South Carolina T
organization which has dor
of suffering due to the whit
tect those who are well frc
it" for funds.
The general depressior
has so affected the revenue!
less aid is forthcoming imme
It is unthinkable that the g<
a 11/vw a nnyv> n r%\r Ae
whom wore sent up from Federal |
court !
OVERHAULING DWELLING.
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Dr. it ice B. Harmon is having his
dwelling or: Depot street overhauled
a:ul repaired and the place generally
renovated. This is the old home place
of "Fncl" Josh." the veteran editor.
at 7:30 p. m. " The
ladies will serve refreshments.
The public is very cordially invited.
v..' - ' EGG HENT AT STYX.
; The Ladles Aid Society will have
an egg hunt at Styx on Saturday,
March 26, beginning at 2 o'clock p.
m. Refreshments will be served.
Everybody is cordially invited te attend.
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SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
There will be an all-day school entertainment
at Macedonia school Saturday,
April 2, the exercises consisting
of recitations, dialogues, etc.
A basket picnic dinner will be served
on the ground. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
SEVEN PRISONERS IN JAIL. !
' Sheriff Roof now has seven prisoners
in jail, awaiting trial, two of
Gilbert Hollow?D. H. Price.
Leesville?F. H. Hendrix.
Hollow Creek?H. M. Price.
Lexington Township?D. E. Efird.
Lexington Town?B. H. Barre.
Piatt Springs?J . P. Goodwin.
Saluda?A. M. Wingard.
Sandy Run?N. B. Wannamaker.
PICTURES WILL BE SHOWN*
AT CHEROKEE TOMORROW
A moving picture show, consisting,
of new pictures, just arrived will be
shown at Cherokee school 'house
Thursday night, March 24th. All urged
to attend. ..:
MIDWAY SCHOOL CLOSING.
Midway school wilt clbse Good Friday
with an entertainment "by the
school, consisting of plays, drills, music,
songs. The program will begin
cantile and other business establishments
of whatever kind in his district,
so that the list be compared
with the repords in the office of tjie
tax commission in order that no property
may escape taxation.
The board was in session until about
1 o'clock. Mr. N. B. Wannamaker of
Sandy Run was elected chairman.
Members of the board are as follows:
Black Creek?L. W. Wise.
Boiling: Springs?A. R. Oswald.
Broad River?R. F. Cumalander.
' -Bull Swamp?H. W. Martin.
Swansea?C. L. Rast.
Chinquapin?J. P. Copeland.
Batesburg?C. E. Jones.
" Congaree?W. F. Hook.
Brookland?P. I. Sox.
Fork?D. F. Lorick*
the board, and in every case except
one the decision of -the township and
town boards was upheld. The board
gave careful scrutiny to all returns in
an effort to get the best equalization
possible. In some cases returns were
Slightly increased and in others slight
decreases wene made.
As a result of the board's work it
was found that the average value of
stock in the county as returned was
as follows: Mules, $60.00; horses,
$50.0Q; cattle, $19.00. The auditor was
instructed that in case the value of
stock should be increased by the tax
commission the increased valuations
should be placed on such townships
as were below the county average in
value.
Upon the motion of Mr. H. F. Hendrix,
the auditor was instructed to
secure from the state highway department
a list of all automobiles in
Lexington county for which license
had been applied for and check such
list with the returns and see that all
machines are listed for taxation.
Upon motion of Mr. C. E. Jones of
Batesburg, the auditor was directed
to request that each chairman of the
board in each township and town be
urged to send him a list of all mer
EQUALIZATION BD.
MET TUESDAY
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The County Board of Equalization
met Tuesday in the office of W. D.
Dentj county auditor, and went carefully
over the returns of real and
personal property throughout the
county. Few protests were filed with
LIBERTY HILL.
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-X -,0*i March the 25th, being Good j
J.- Friday, there will be an egg: hunt at I
" 6* o'clock, and at 7:30 o'clock willl
feS^7 S i
have a fish fry. And in addition to
&?"v k I
l i 'thfc will have ice cream, cakes, can- I
^ <?!es. etc.
X * Ladies Improvement League.
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xnc WeeK*CHU V> un men WUMU, |
Ethel Price.
Mae Rawl spent the week
with Miss Ruby Keisler.
' and Mrs. W. C: Leaphart
Sunday with Mr. G. S. Long
|,$n?d family.
" |$r. Clarence Keisler spent the
' W^?k-end with Mr. Walter Rawl.
X .v3|i38 Nezzie Long spent Saturday
% night with Miss Eloise Long.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Keisler and
jv little son, Samuel, spent the week end
Mrs. Keisler's mother and sis-1
in the Dutch Fork section.
Miss Eloise Long spent Sunday
Miss Nezzie Long,
ijfcv ShephenJi. hia sister-in-law and
ll^rs. Ethel Tallin of New Brookland
\^<&tke8witb Mr. William Taylor Sunp
,. 7 Misses Mabel .and Toye Sease via-;
Misses >gdith and Gladys Long
Mr. and, Mrs. Glenn Leapfcart
dined with, Mr> and Mrs. R% B,
Rawl Sunday. r , j;.v
Miss Minnie Keisler .visited Misses
and Viola Rawl Monday, afterWebb
Wessinger. and Sh#^pir^-Hayes
dined with Hubert1
l?r Sunday.
v'RBsses Lizzie and Viola Rawl, with
a few others, attended preaching at
^vGQbert Sunday evening.
^ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rice were
eq* visitors of this section Sunday. i
(SEJCV^..
^ Jake. Leaphart of Athens, Ga.,
^"Visited his sister; Mrs. Carrie Rawl.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Leaphart and
family of Athens, Ga., have been vis,v
iting Mrs. Leaphart's parents. They
attended her sister's fimeral, Mrs.
^. Gregory, who before marriage, was
2 Miss Jodie Seay.
BLUE EYES.
II IXXFS FROM SHnXMEL
16 health of this community is
^tr this writing: with the excepj&t
Mrs. Samuel Long, who has
, con&ned to her bed for a few
^,and Mrs. Alvin Keisler, who
been ill for some time, is still
it-.the same. We hope for them
fy recoveries.
Chile Long and family spent
aiy lrith his parents, Mr. and
, , 3*.
erO was a nice crowd at Pleaslill
Sunday. The regular preachSherpherd
delivered a most
. Lawrence Porth spent last
night with Mr. R. B. Rawls.
saes Minnie and Letha Keisler
** oAiiQin
fv*9* tni? , county
wfty will help those
reduce their cotton
4 with other small
a8 cooperative canto
prove a valuable
to develop diversiThe
potato house
only a stop, gap for
ermanent means of
le markets in other
delectable yam pointroduced
in other.
Oubtedly become a
ot subcribed to the
osewho have subill
interested in the
i it a point to come
;ht and help raise
try to insure sue
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meeting in regard to build- j
otato curing bouse will be held
<bjh(rt house Thursday night,
W/<tonu.rrow), at which those
ge of tht movement, hope to
larger attendance. Subscripfar
entered are by no means
B^and unless greater effort is
& by those who are able to
b^-small blocks of stock, the
at will fail. While the erection^
Btton o?a potato curing house
p means solve all of our ecomatkel.
fpr a vegetable that