The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, June 22, 1921, Image 1
K||r,n -1 LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1921. NUMBER 35.
PHEW METHOD OF POIS
P;BOLL WE
the real boll weevil poison
B||.&een found ? People of the Ridge
*ke State are said to be
?||p^?^y' enthusiastic about results ob^?|6Khied-from
the use of a mixture of
^.'..ylagses and calcium of arsenate,
^g-which is said to have porved very successful
in Georgia.. Reports say that
-sweetness of the molasses has an
P attraction ior uic uunuu yco^, ?vvi uV?
hlni as a food, and it serves the
p. "further purpose of causing: the poison
gs? to remain on the cotton stalk instead
1%ot being blown away or washed off
t by rains. According to the best inI
formation obtainable treatment by
; - this method is more effective when
applied whlie the cotton is young and
before the weevil gets a good start.
^- At Ridge Spring and Johnston far&
*mers, merchants and bankers - are
p/ said to be enthusiastic about the re,
. " suits, and they are strongly behind
a movement to urge all farmers to
vf.. s^>ply the stuff and are willingly
i advances to such as are not
?> financially able to buy it, though it is
'said to cost approximately 15 cents
I per acre for material. k
^',^>Mr. T. P. Meetze says that his information
is that the formula which
f. has proved best is as follows: six
pounds of calcium of arsenate, to
f which add six quarts of boiling water
and stir well for half an hour until
I~. the poison is thoroughly dissolved.
Add to this five gallons of molasses.
.The molasses used can be of the very
cheapest kind, even sour sorghum
' V which might otherwise be fed to the
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CAMPING AND PICNIC PARTIES '
ENJOY GEORGE'S POND.
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V: . With the coming of real summer
x ? time the popular resort, George's
Pond has become the Mecca of pil
grifns from the Capital City, seeking
?^roatinn under the spread
ficoi CU4U *vv*
ing branches of the magnificent shade
- ' trees which" adorn the surrounding
; ' V-Premises and in the coohng waters
y of the pond. Already there are camp*
\ing parties pitching their tents on
the banks and Tuesday the Sunday
e school of the Main Street Methodist
' * church gave their annual basket pic.
,('f*nic there. George's pond has for
" r years been a popualr summer resort
with Columbians, but .the coming of
automobile, making the trip from
? the city a matter of only a short
." while, its popularity has grown.
, Friday 'of this week Sewing Circles
Nos. 1 and 2 of Main Street Methodist
church will hold their annual picnic
here and. Thursday of next week has
f a . # , '
' been given for the Presbyterian Sunday
schools of Columbia.
* ' Mr. Dibble George is very generous
to allow all picnic parties use of the
grounds and the only restriction he'
' places on them is that only one organization
can use them on one day.
: Mi?IES OF HEBRON
WILL STAGE COMEDY
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"A^Southern Cinderella/' an interesting
and attractive little comedy will
\be given by local talent at Pineview
school afuditorhim Monday evening,
July 4th, at 8:30 o'clock.
Seven young ladies of Mt. Hebron
JMethodist church are working hard
to give a successful presentation of
- this play., A small admission fee will
' be charged and the proceeds .given
for the benefit of the Ladies Parson*
age Aid Society of Mt. Hebrdi;.
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PYTEUAXS WILL GIVE
BARBECUE THURSDAY.
*' Lexington lodge, No. 134, Knights
of Pythias, are looking forward to a
pleasant social session Thursday night
of this week when they will enjoy a
barbecue at the Pythian hall here.
Chancellor Commander Moore of
Columbia lodge of the Capital City is
expected to be present and talk to
the local Knights, who are expectantly
v Ring for the time to arrive.
MARRIED.
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Married, Sunday evening. June ID, j
1921, at the residence of the ofiiciat-!
minister. Rev. H. A. WhiRc-n, Mr. ;
Ernest H. Railey of Columbia, formerly
of Lexington, and Miss Martha,
Owens of Lexington county.* T<> this
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{ happy young couple we extend congratulations
and hearty g hk] wishes
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ONING
EVIL SAID TO BE GOOD
stock or wasted. A popular kind in
some sections is what is commonly
known as "blackstrap," which is said
now to be as low as 25 cents per gallon.
The calcium arsenate can be
bought for 20 cents a poilnd. The
quantity produced from the formula
above will be sufficient for 20 acres.
The mixture is spread on the stalks
with a mop made by wrapping a rag
around a stick. ,
Several gentlemen in Batesburg
have conducted exepriments with
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the Bank of Western Carolina at
(Batesburg, in a telephone conversation
with The Dispatch-News this
morning', said that he had tried the
mixture and it had killed the weevils
which he had placed in a bottle with
the "dope."
Mr. Samuel B. George, president
of the Home National Bank, in talking
to The Dispatch-News this morning,
said he believed that our farmers
should bestir themselves and
try out this recipe for exterminating
the pest. "I have recently been over
the greater part of the county, and I
feel sure that unless something is
done soon we will make practically no
cotton this- year. I am sure that our
merchants will be glad to handle the
necessary ingredients to make the
mixture on a very small margin, sufficient
only to pay for handling. Instead
of losing hieart, we should be
uo and doing and give the weevil a
fight It will, I am sure, prove worth
while. Let's get busy and at feast
make the effort."
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ZIOX PICNIC WIXiL BE
GIVEN JULY 28.
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1I1C itllilUcXl Vi Uic U1U11 X MOtorate
will be held at Rev. J. A. Cromer's
residence on July 28, being
Thursday before the first Sunday in
August, according to announcement
made this week by Mr. G. B. Wingard,
chairman of the committee on
arrangements.
The program has not yet been outlined,
but the committee is at work
making preparations to provide a day
of entertainment for the large crowd
which usually attends this event?
perhaps the biggest thing of its kind
in Lexington county. This picnic has
been held annually for a good many
years and has never failed to attract
large crowds. This year will no
doubt prove no exception.
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MEMBERS COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Messrs. W. M. Oxner of Leesville
and Charles E. Taylor of Lexington
have been appointed members of the
| county board of education,* according
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,i to announcement maue u om uie vjl fice
of John E. Swearingen, state superintendent
of Education. These gentlemen
succeed Messrs. T. S. Shealy
of Leesville and R. E. Cook, of Lexington.
The county superintendent
of education is ex officio chairman and
secretary of the board.
PICNIC AT CHARTER OAK.
There wil be a picnic at Charter
Oak school house July 2, given under
the auspices of the Ladies School Improvement
Association. There will be
several prominent speakers to address
you on education. Refreshments will
be served. Everybody is cordially invited
to come and bring a well filled
basket and enjoy the day.
Poor Father!
The doctor's little six-year-old was
entertaining the caller, a new neighbor,
until her mother appeared, and
was chatting away at a great rate.
Presently'the caller asked something
I ohniit the little one's grandmother.
"Why, didn't you know?" cried the
child.
"Know what, dear?"
, "Why, grandma is dead and grandpa
is dead and Aunt Alice is dead?
and most all papa's patients is dead,
too."
Different
Employer?Did you notice that ad
in this evening's paper. 'Learn to earn
; $ - per week at stenography.'
i Stenographer?Sure, hut I wasn't
interested be-nnse l am getting that
aheadv.
| Ktnpmy, y.>> hot the id said
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SCHOOLCHILDREN
TO GIVE PLAY
The Junior Sewing Club of the Lexington
F;gh School and their friends
are making < laborate preparations for
the presentation of "The Coming of
the Flowers," which will be given at
the school auditorium Friday night,
June 24, beginning* at 8:30 o'clock.
Many of the young people will participate
and their friends are sure they
will acquit themselves in fine shape.
$
An admission fee of 15 cents for chil
dren ana 20 cents tor grown ups win
be charged, the proceeds of which will
go for the school. The ladies of the
School Improvement League will also
serve refreshments after the play.
Th?re will be plenty of good sandwiches,
iced tea, ice cream and other
good things.
The Program.
The program in full is as follows:
PART 1
Chorus?"June Is Here"?Ensemble.
Parasol Drill?Misses Evelyn Kyzer,
Winnie Lorick, lthude Meetze, Dorothy
Oswald, Loraine Shealy, Grace
Roberts, Helen Obenschain, Eleanor
Hook, Mattie Lee Hendrix, Beulah
Wingard. Emily Oswald. Rosa Belle
Hendrix.
Song?"We're Creepy Little Scarecrows"?Henry
Jake Bickley, Robert
Reagin, P. H. Caughman. Wise Caughman,
Margaret Oswald, James Drelier,
Louis Steele, Carl Davis Caughman,
Houston Hook, Ellen Drafts Lorick.
PART 2.
The Coming of The Flowers.
Synopsis: April comes and doesn't
find any of her flowers, so she calls
them and they answer and come and
deck the hills. She calls the violets,
daffodills, lilies, and snowdrops. The
May flowers appear and the Little
Green Elves are so glad that it is
spring that they come and sing and
frolic in the woods. May comes and
greets the May flowers and calls the
pansies and pinks. Summer comes with
the roses and brings the sunflowers,
hollyhock^ and daisies.
Scene 1.
Characters as they appear:
April?Rhude Meetze.
Violets?Mary .Tames Haltiwanger,
Julia C. Kaminer. Eleanor Caughman,
Annie Gene Mitchell. Selma Lybrand.
Doris Price. Alice Mae Mathias, Mary
Lee Wilson, Marjorie Jl<eaphart.
Daffodills?Winnie Lorick and Dorothy
Oswald.
Lillies?Evelyn Kyzer, Jesselyn
Bouknight, Ernia Hobbs, Erma Roberts,
Ruth Taylor.
Snowdrops?Sarah Hampton Kaminer,
Mattie Lee Hendrix, Dorothy Wingard,
Ailee Floyd.
Mayflowers?Iva Caughman Haltiwanger,
J. W. Schwartz.
The Little Green Elves?J. C. Shepherd,
William Kyzer, Norris Hook
John Henry Roof, Wilbur Hendrix. A.
J. Mathias. Jr.. Voight Hendrix. Karl
Oswald. Jr.
Scene 2.
May?Helen Obenschain.
Pansies?Grace Roberts. Ellen
Drafts Lorick, Marcestus Hook, Augustine
Sox. Oconee Taylor, Thelma
Taylor.
Pinks?Beulah Fox Wingard, Rosa
Belle Hendrix.
Scene 3 .
Ptoses?Pink, Christine Harmon, Sue
Hobbs; White. Eleanor Hook. Suedelh
Shealy; Yellow. Helen Floyd. Laura
Roberts. Flossie Sox; Red, Ruth
Steele, Rachael Norris, Loraine Shealy.
Summer?Margaret Oswald.
Sunflowers?Grace Shealy, Lucile
Miller, Lee Steel;*, James Obenschain,
Wallace Norris.
Hollyhocks?Emily Oswald, Maude
Roberts, M^L. Harmon, Marie Rikard.
Daisies?Mattie Katherine Gibbs,
Arthur Obenschain. Virginia Harmon,
C. C. Leaphart, Nellie Kyzer, Judson
Humphries.
Finale?''The Song of the Flowers."
Refreshments.
GEORGE'S STORE
UNDER II FAD WAY
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Fine progress is Demg made on
tlie splendid and commodious brick
store which Mr. W. D. George is erect.
ing at Lexington Depot and it will
not he a great while before Mr.
George can occupy his new building,
j The store is built of brick and will
| be roomy and conveniently arranged
j and will add materially to the apira'
of the depot surroundings.
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SCHOOL MONEY
NOWONHAND
A. L). Martin^ county superintendent
of education, is in receipt of notice
from John E. Swearingen. state superintendent
of education, that check
for $11,854.00 has been rorwarded to
C. E. Leaphart, -county treasux-er, to
'pay the state's guarantee of a seven
months term for schools which vote
certain levies and have not sufficient'
funds to carry oul^ that prograjn.
The money has been received and
is now available, and Messrs. Martin
and Leaphart urge th? trustees of all
districts entitled to participate in
these funds to get busy and secure
their portion. Both of the officials
are anxious to dispose of the money
before closing their term of office
July 1.
The equalizing fund, as it is called,
| brings to this county the largest
amount .of any of the special aid
' funds disbursed by the state government.
The news of the receipt of this
| money will no doubt be welcome to
| the schols interested, and no time will
j likely be lost in disbursing it. The
I schools participating in it and the
' amount received by each is gven in
j the table below:
j Name of Dist. No. of Dist. Amount
! Hollow Creek S $561.00
j Star 10 551.00
! Oenterville 11 462.00
| Pond Branch 13 042.00
j Ridge Road 16 579.00
Hood's Branch 27 464.00
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'Cross Roads 40 336.00
! Calvary 42 49S.00
I Huffman's Burnt Mill 43 300.00
1 Irmo 45 526.00
! Piney Woods 50 243.00
| Central 53 378.(^0
j Samaria 60 263.00
I Poplar Springs 61 570.00
'Cedar Grove' 63 437.00
! Gaston 76 232.00
(Oak Grove ,..77 784.00
j Red Star ...78 542.00
! Culler . .' 80 235.00
j St. Johns 83 402.00
j Camp Branch 84 526.00
: North Edisto 87 873.00
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; $11,854.00
In another column is published an
i article showing how all of the counties
in the state fared in the distribution
*)f this fund.
* Since the above was written two
. other checks have been re' Mved, the
proceeds from which will be applied
1. to the county board fund. The two
'! aggregate $761.06, one check for
: $621.73 being from the fund for spe|
cial aid to education (dispensary) and
.the other for $193.33 from the per,
manent school fund.
, METHODIST REVIVAL SERVICES.
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(! The services which have been in
I progress in the Lexington Methodist
[ | church for the past two weeks came
! to a close with the Sunday evening
| service. Rev. Mr. Driggers won for
I himself many friends, not only among
i! the Methodist people, but others of
5
, all denominations, by his attractive
i
! personality, and original and terrific
! blows against sin?sin in high places
L as well as low places,
j All the services Sunday were at;
tended by large crowds. At the evening
service many were turned away
.; Cor lack of room.
?
, The service Sunday afternoon at
L four o'clock to men only proved to
,! be another innovation for our town,
j The evangelist announced as his sub.
jject: "America's Greatest Sin" and
, J much to the surprise of many he conj
sidered that sin to be "gambling" and
, j not one of those who heard him think
| that he failed to prove that fact. And
! as a result of that service it is hoped
i that this parasite of human society
j?the gambler, will not find a wel'
come in Lexington.
! As a ^visible result of the services
I every department of the church gain!
ed enthusiasm and vision for service,
i The church was built up in a fellow'
ship?Christian brotherhood. Twenty;
four united with the church on pro
I
I'fession of faith and several by
flea to.
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CREAM FESTIVAL.
The M. 1*. of Samaria Haptist
: riitirrh will servo ioe cream at Hall
: To v.-1 j Saturday afternoon. June Z~>, at
j 7:30. Everybody invited to como, The
11;111 town baud will be p-es.-nt with
1 music.
BAPTIST PICNIC
ENJOYED BY CROWD
Members of the Baptist Sunday
school of Lexington and their friends
gathered at Little's spring Saturday
last for their annual picnic, which
was one of the most heartily enjoyed
of the season's open air affairs. In
honor of the occasion the Lexington
Manufacturing Company closed down
the mill and the officers and employees
of the mill turned out in full and
enjoyed the picnic. A bountiful and
delicious picnic dinner was spread
under the trees and was enjoyed by
the hundreds, both young and old,
who were fortunate enough to be present.
JLemonade and ice cream were
served. Fo r the children there were
plenty of swings and everybody, young
and old, enjoyed the day immensely.
After dinner Messrs! Arthur Harmon
and John Shealy entertained the
crowd with some good string music
on the violin and guitar. The crowd
in attendance was one of the largest
which ever enjoyed this annual event,
and everybody came away well satisfied
with the day.
COTTON BLOOMS COMING
IN RAPIDLY NOW
Cotton blooms, the first 6f the
season, came to The Dispatch-News
offce this week. They were sent in by
the following well known gentlemen:
Mr. H. M. Spradley of Gaston sent
in one on the 16th of June, with the
comment that so far. he had not seen
any boll weevil.
Mr. G. C. Rucker of Swansea sent
one on the 17th with the comment
that his cotton, which was planted the
first week in March, was looking
fine.
Mr. Wesley Smith, who lives about
seven miles from Lexington on the Augusta
road brought in a bloom yesterday,
the 21st. He said that the boll
weevil is plentiful in his neighborhood.
Ex-Sheriff Sim J. Miller also
brought in a bloom Tuesday, saying
that he had first seen one in his field
Sunday. He says he has a good crop,
but has noticed some boll weevil.
Mr. C. C. Justus of Woodford on the
21st sent in a bloom from his field.
Mr. Shelton Harmon of the Peter's
section brought in several blooms
Wednesday.
NEW COrNTY OFFICIALS
TO GO IX SOON.
A. D. Martin, county superintendent
of education, and C. E. Leaphart,
county treasurer, are busy making
their settlement before surrendering
their respective offices to their duly
elected successors. Julius E. Sharpe
will take office as superintendent of ed
ucation on Friday, the first day of
July, but the treasurer's office will
not be taken over by "Willie J. Smith,
nominated in the last primary, until
several days later, to allow time for
proper settlement and checking over
and reconcilment of the many items
passing through the treasurer's office.
It will probably be between the 6th
and the Sth when he assumes office.
MASONS ENJOYED
CHICKEN STEW SATURDAY
Lexington Lodge, No. 152, A. F. M.
enjoyed a delightful, chicken stew
Saturday night last when they were
joined by a large contingent from
Brookland lodge, who brought along
a fine degree team and some fresh
meat of their own for the delectotion
of the wise ones. The Master's degree
was conferred on several candidates
and the members of the lodge and
the newly made brethren enjoyed a
pleasant evening and a fine chicken
Supper.
LIGHTNING STRUCK HOME
IN FORK SECTION.
The home of Mr. Joe Eauch, a well
known farmer of the Dutch Fork section,
was struck by lightning during
the storm of last Sunday afternoon.
It k believed that the bolt entered by
way of the telephone wire. Mr.
and Mrs. Rauch, who were in the
sitting room, were first made aware
of the stroke when they discovered a
violin, accustomed to hang on the
wall, it- flames on tho floor. Fortunately
no one was injured except that
the shock was pretty severe to Mrs.
Ranch, hut two rooms of the house
hr-fily damaged, and had no one
i'l'i". in the house it would probably
! i 5 i ? n i total h?ss.
[RECEIVED MORE
THAN PAID .
LEXINGTON' COUNTY GETS MORE
THAN FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM STATE GOVERNMENT
TO AID
SCHOOLS.
Under the legislative policy which
has grown up within the past few
years, the schools of Lexington county
are receiving from the state treasury
a great deal more riian the county is
contributing toward the various funds
for the development and upbuilding
of the school system throughout the
state. According to figures furnished
The Dispatch-News from the office of
tlohr E. Swearingen, state superintendent
of education, this county has
so far received for the scholastic yea:
beginning July 1. 1920, up to the
present date, the sum of $43,656.42.
There is still one more fund that to
relieve overcrowding in high schools,
which is yet to be disbursed and
which will slightly augment the total.
Under the terms of the state appropriation
bill thi*ee and one-half
mills will be required this year to
raise the sum appropriated for all of
the activities of the state superintendent
of education's office, including
all salaries. A levy of three and
one-half mills on the taxable property .
of this county will raise $26,899.80,
which will be this county's contribution
towards the funds. Deducting
this from the $43,657.42 paid ovef to
the county authorities for the aid of
our schools we find that there has
been a net gain of $16,757.62. In
other words taxpayers of other counties
havp contributed toward the edu
cation of Lexington county's children
a clean, clear sum of $16,757.62. To
be sure most of these funds were secrured
by levying of additional local
taxes, but the people have been willing
to pay such taxes to receive the
benefits.
A statment of the various funds
disbursed and the amount received
from each one by Lexington county is
given below. Some time ago we published
the distribution by schools and
districts of the greater part of these
and this week we are publishing the
distribution of the last fund to be received,
that for the guaranteeing of a
seven months term, amounting to
$11,854.00. The figures are as follows:
Rural graded schools. $9900.00
Attendance officers 1,651.00
High schools 8239.00
Term extension 2168.00
Equalization fund (deficit
1919-20 ( 723.00
Public school buildings .... 3200.00
Schools for adult illiterates
and night schools 60.00
Betterment of schools for
negroes 325.00
Enforcement of compulsory
attendance 1636.36
Vocational education (SmithHughes
Act and State
law)?
Vocational Agriculture.
federal
white $1350.00
Vocational Agriculture
federal
negro , 67.1.0O
Home economies ..1000.00 3025.00
School Improvement prizes. . 115.00
County Board Fund 761.06
Equalization law '....11,854.00
Total for County $43,657.42
DR. RICE B. HARMON'
ATTENDS CHARI-fOTTE 3EEET
Dr. Rice B. Harmon leaves this
afternoon for Charlotte, where he
will attend the joint meeting of the
North and South Carolina Pharmaceutical
associations. Dr. Harmon
is president of the Eleventh district
association, composed of the druggists
of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit,
and will represent his association at
the Charlotte meeting, where druggists
from all over North and South
Carolina will gather to discuss matters
pertaining to their profession. Dr.
Harmon expects to he away for only
a couple of days.
BARBECUE FOR
GILBERT SCHOOL
The Ladies School lmpr?>v?-me;-*:
League will furnish the annua! bar be cue
at Gilbert >: > .Inly il. I'.'tll. f.-r
*Im ben-'tit of 7'* s how.
Everybody invi-.' ?! to ! :..? and e:
joy :r. voix; <I::v 7 ?* a reosonae *