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5M? 5 \ * v (DT? D t0p?rtrlt-i\ inttB p^f VOLUME NO. 51 LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921 NUMBER 38. BUS LINE 1NAUGURAT WITH COLUMB Some 25 automobiles, inducing the i busses now running between Columbia and Saluda, and tilled with folks from Columbia, made the trip from Columbia to Saluda last Thursday, over the route traveled by the new bus line. The party was in charge of Mr. E. O. Black, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Stops were made at Brookland, Lexington, iue^sville, Batesburg, Ridge Spring, and greetings and good wishes were * *- rvlono Thft excnangea ax cauu ymw. ? party arrived in Saluda shortly after 4 o'clock, several hours late and entirely ready to do ample justice to % the fine barbecue with which the \ people of Saluda entertained them. - Hundreds of people throghout Saluda county came into town for the day and participated in the barbecue, as the guests of the town. fA fine band accompanied the party aod enlivened the trip with some good . ?&.; At Lexington. $ The Columbia party was entertained by the Cosiness people of Lexing/ ton on thei:* arrival. Lemonade and cigars were served and handshaking was the order of the day. Hon. T. C. CaHison, solicitor of the Eleventh Cir) cuit, extended a welcome, speaking from the court house steps, telling the visit* 3 some facts about Lexington which made a good impression. Mr. Black ?.nd others* on behalf of the visitors, responded. J1 irtino/1 I At Lexington xnt p<n v> ao jv*?tvu by Messrs. J. H. Price, Geo. M. Corley, T. H. Rawl, James Caughman, Dr. P. H. Shealy, C. W. Caughman, and W. T. Tvalker of The Dispatch News, all of whom took in the whole ISTATE OFFICERS j MAKE SETTLEMENT | Messrs. W. V. Sutherland and H. F. Jackson of state comptroller general's office were in Lexington last Thursday and witnessed the settle-! V * . I ment of the Messrs. Dent and Leap- i \ hart, auditor and treasurer of Lex- j ington county. They found every- j thing ship-shape, the books kept in a j neat and business-like manner, and I were highly complimentary to, the j ^ > ' ; two efficient^ officers for their good j work. I I , FINE MELONS. Air. Cromer Oswald has our thanks for a delicious watermelon and if tlie, melons proper, are as sweet and nourishing as the sample, he will be successful in results of his large crop this year. He sent by truck, to Co- ? iumbia, this morning, 275 nice, average sized melons and will supply C ' the market regularly hereafter. II. WARD SHEALY SENT IN FIRST LARGE COTTON BOLL - >?. The first cotton *?cl o? the season1' was sent to The J>h patch-News of-. . Ace July 5 by Mr. H. Ward Shealy of the Red Knoll section, five miles {' * . . from Lexington. The boll was a: large one and was nearing maturity,' when pulled, having escaped being' punctured by the boll weevil. This is unusually early for a cotton boll so nearly matured. COUNTY GAME WARDEN LICENSES ARE NOT v EXCHA NG EA BLE. i i (.' John M. C'a ugh man, county game1 warden, asks The Dispatch-News to : < notify prospective hunters that coun- j?' ty game licenses cannot be exchanged '( for state li< ( Those who buy a I i county hunting license and after- 1 wards wish t<> hunt in other counties will be compelled to buy a state li- < cense. Mr. t'uughman has received 1 a supply of the new license blanks for i the coming season, and they can be had from him. Within a short while he will announce the appointment of agents throughout the county. She (rejecting him) ?Iv?. always''1 told you 1 wouldn't marry the i>?st ^ man on earth. ! He?I know that, but we could !> 1 married in an airplane, couldn't w?-\' Edith: So you consider it an ideal match ? ! ! Ethel: Yes: he has money and she J knows how t'? spend it. J : i ED THURSDAY IA BOOSTER PARADE route and went as far as Saluda The trip was arranged in celebration of the inauguration of the new bus line between Saluda and Columbia, which began operating the following day with four busses, making two trips daily. The busses will leave each end of the line at 7 a. m. and 3:30 p. m., stopping along the way for passengers. This will prove a great convenience to people all along ?1 Un*"? Viiieinaeo in Pn. the way whu jiavc uua..iv^ ... ? lumbia, it being: possible to make the trip and get back home at a reasonable time. The fare will be the same as railroad fare. Columbia business people were quick to see the opportunity for extending the trade of the Capital City, and the trip was arranged that they might go through- the country and get acquainted with the people. Everywhere they were met with the most cordial reception. At Leesville they were made welcome by Mr. E. L. Afibill, while at Batesburg Mayor Kneeee did the honors for his flourishing community. The Columbia folks were delighted with the looks of the fine country through which they passed and with the fine reception accorded them, and they hope that the bus line will cement the pleasant and cordial relations which have already existed between them and their friends throughout the territory served by tne line. It is expected later to develop an express service in connection with the bus line, which will be convenient to send produce into Columbia and for mail shoppers. DEATH OF JOSEPH COOK. Joseph Everette Cook, 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Cook, died Saturday morning of typhoid fever after an illness of about ten days. He is survived by his father and mother, one sister and four brothers. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Providence Lutheran church of which young Mr. Cook was a member, the services being conducted by the Rev. O. B. Shearouse assisted by the Rev. J. A. Cromer. The following acted as pall bearers: Jacob Seay, Ira Wingard, Tallis Rawl, Shelton Wingard, Ernest Corley, Laymon Harmon. TAFT TAKES OATH AS CHIEF JUSTICE Washington, July 11.?William Howard Taft was sworn in today as chief justice of the United States. The simple ceremony of elevating the former president to the supreme court was performed in the office of Attorney General Daughertv by Justice Hoehling. of the district supreme court, in the absence from the city of the justices of the supreme court. Those present included Mr. Taft's brother. Henry W. Taft of New York, and John T. Adams, chairman of the Republican national committee. Before the oath was administered Attorney General Daughertv presented Mr. Taft with his commission as chief justice, saying: "T now hand you on behalf of the president your commission as chief; justice of the United States. It. af- i fords meg reat pleasure on account i of your personal relations, but far i above that I feel a security to the; ountry, its constitution, its laws and its people in your installation in that j high court." Immediately after taking the oath. J ?hief Justice Taft went to the White J Rouse to pay his respects to the pros-! dent. JULY f Zodiac Sign: Leo (LionL . J Latin name: Julius. Named fori lulius Caesar. Holidays (Legal): July 4th Inde ' ndenve Day; July lath?St. S\vith-l m's Day. St. Swithin's Day if thou dost rain ; i-'or forty days i: will remain. St. Swithin's Day. if thou he fair, j ??r fortv fa - 'r wi! 1 rain no niair. Itirthst- ' ituhy?Contented ! >???< j ' I CORN CLUB BOYS OFF FOR CLEMSON COLLEGE Willie Harmon of Chapin and Otis Harmon of Lexington, the county's champion corn growers in the boys' corn club, who each grew more than 90 bushels of corn to the acre last year, left Monday morning for Clemson College, where they will take a short course in agriculture, as a result of their winning the scholarships as a prize for their efforts. Willie was first while Otis was second. We are unable to give the exact figures of the yields made by them, but, according to Mr. James W. Shealy, county demonstration agent, both of them raised in excess of 50 bushels to the acre. Both of these boys have been members of the club for several years and have made a study of seed selection, soil preparation, cultivation, etc., and were consequently in good shape to make a fine record this year. Last year there were 74 boys enrolled in the corn clubs of Lexington county and the average yield made by the boys was in excess of 50 bushels per acre. This year there are 110 boys enrolled and Mr. Shealy thinks that from present prospects the average yield will be even better this year than last. Mr. Shealy is naturally quite proud of the record made by his boys and believes that once having learned as boys to grow god corn the knowledge will go with them through life, and the yield per acre of corn throughout Lexington county will be increased. | i im: farm infested WITH BOLL WEKVIL. i It was the pleasure of the editor, in company with Messrs. Sim Hendrix and Frank W. Shealy. one day recently to take a trip over part of the farm of Mr. George C. Price, a few miles from Lexington. And it was an enjoyable trip?enjoyable because everywhere was seen the evidence of good farming. The well tilled fields, all fenced in and the crops looking fine, the sleek, fat cattle, mostly registered or grade Jerseys and Aberdeen Angus, the fine hbgs. all bespoke forethought, thrift, energy and a thorough knowledge of good farming methods. There was only one dark cloud?the boll weevil, and he had thoroughly infested one field. In another field Mr. Price says that the number of weevils was small. The field in which the huvoc had already * 1 - ? ^ +/-,Vi r\ f been wrougnt was ne.\i iu u, ^ woods all the way. which undoubtedly afforded a winter harborage for the little pests. To the uninitiated a casual look at this fie.'a might lead one to believe that the yield of cotton would be fine, but eiose examination revealed the fact that many squares had been punctured?under one stalk we picked up eight punctured squares and there were more on the stalk ready to fall, j But good farmer that he is, Mr. j Price has plenty of other crops growi ing well and looking fine. Corn. peas. I velvet beans, watermelons, cantej loupes. etc. were in excellent shape and apparently there were no insects | to bother them. I'nfortunately the ! watermelons were not quity ripe, I much to the regret of the visitors, but 1 Mr. Price promised later on to show us what he could do in the line of raising melons. Ifo has already demonstrated to the satisfaction of the editor that he raises fine beans and I cucumbers, as we are indebted to him ? for a nice mess of them. "While Mr. Price's cotton crop will * ' "> I.rtll ... ! II" nou lit nt' CULSIII'M I>,> i i i *" ii'Mi >1 V V- ! vil we art* willing" to predict that hi-j will cuinc out allright in the end. All I of his eggs are not in one basket. BOX 1IKUR Ol.l'H. I Mrs. Karl P. Oswald will entertain I the Bon Hem- club Friday afternoon ! at " o'clock. ^ I | ^ No Spriter Needed j Maud says you are running after i Jack. I don't have to. 1 can win in :i walk. Woman Gray: Woman is a riddle. Brav: That's right* She keens us - ? riifssinir. anu >t-r \v? not" to vuv?? Ii?t COTTON MARKET LOOKING UP Good cotton was being quoted in ! Lexington yesterday at 11 l-2c., repj resenting a rise of about 3 cents a pound in the past few weeks, the market going as low as 8 l-2c., about three weeks ago. Export demand has improved some, while unfavorable weather in Texas is said to have a bearing on the market. The government crop report, issued last week, shows a condition over the belt of 68.2 as of Jue 25, which is the lowest in 20 years. According to the government estimate, the crop this year will amount to 8,433,000, the lowest yield in 25 years. The bureau estimates that the acreage reduction this year was 28.4 per cent. This reduction in acreage, together with an unfavorable spring, small use of I fertilizers and boll weevil damage are j said to be the causes for the short [ crop. ^ Condition by States. The preliminary estimate of average and the condition on June 25 by states follows: j State Acreage Condition. Virginia 28,000 70 North Carolina .1,186,000 67 South Carolina. .2,190,000 65 Georgia 3,600,000 64 Florida 82,000 70 Alabama 2,029,000 59 Mississippi .. ..2,325,000 67 Louisiana 1,011,000 64 Texas 9,199,000 72 Arkansas 2,138,000 78 Tenessee 609,000 74 Misouri 93,000 80 Aklahoma 1,853,000 75 California 131,000 77 Arizona 89,000 88 New Mexico 15,000 87 Lower California's area, about 59.000 acres, is included in the California figure but excluded from the United States total. Was 66 Per Cent May 25. The condition of the crop on May this vear was 66 per cent of a nor mal. Production last year was $13,3G? 754 equivalent 500 pound bales, the revised area in cultivation a year ago was 37,043,000 acres and the conditio nof the crop June 25 last year was. 70.7 per cent of a normal. i I I Later. | Since the above was written the fu- j tures market has suffered a decline! but it is believed it will only be tern- ; porary. | ? ? SAMARIA HAPPENINGS. i i a The farmers are very busy laying by their crops and picking up Mr. J Boll Weevil. ! I Mr. Thomas Rogers, who under-1 I went an operation at Leesville Hos- i pital: was brought home Sundav and! \ * * 1 1 bo OY- ! is resting ci^ wt*n 1.1/uiu v.... ^ pected. Mis Trotie Mae Corder was taken to the Leesville Hospital yesterday! for treatment. We hope for her a great improvement, as she has not; been able to walk in three years. Mrs. Pollie Ivirkland Corley of Co-, lumbia and little son and daughter are visitors in this community. Mrs. F. S. Burgess and J. B. Johnson and family attended preaching at Mt. Kbal Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bunion Burgess spent Sunday at Mr. Andrew Stone's, who; is very ill with fever at present. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Hallman and family spent Sunday with his sister. Mrs. Kveline Burgess. Mrs. Manilla Burgess Boatwright and little son. J. !'.. returned from a visit to her aunt's. Mrs. Perry Harman. Mr. and Mrs. liooke ("order, who have returned from up north, spent a while at the home of Mr. Felix Burgess one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lee visited her parents one night last week. Mr.' and Mrs. J. M. Mailman. b\kbi:<ti: .it cv 2\ AT ST. MIX'HA III/S SCHOOL. The trustees of St. Mi< hael's school :tnn??u?;i barbecue will be sriven at th?* sehool house on Thursday. July 'J I. for iho benefit of the sohool. Reasonable eharcres will bo made. John R. Swearineron. state superintendent of oduoation. and others unexpected to speak on the problems of Mo day portaininir to school matters. CENTER RALLY AUGUST 6TH | ' ! The annual rally of Center local of the Farmers' Union will be held Saturday, August 6, at Center school. An attractive program is being prepared for the enjoyment of the day, which has come to be an annual event in the life of Lexington county. Starting in a small^vay several years ago, this annual rally of Center has grown until it a f frijpfc f aII/Q fvAm oil m ?,** * w W.V.VO i.i v/iii an vvci tnv. -county. Many noted men have adj dressed these gatherings from year to year, and the committee in charge of the arrangements this year have secured several well known men to speak to the big crowd which is expected. State Senator George K. Laney of Chesterfield, a well known .lawyer who is one of the best speakers of the legislature, wil be on hand. Hon. J. Clifton Rivers, state ware-, house commissioner, has also accepted an invitation to be present. B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture, who has never missed a Center rally, will be on hand. Former Congressman A. F. Lever has been invited to come and deliver an address, and it is expected that he too will be pres- J ent, though positive announcement of this can not be made yet. A picnic dinner will be served by the ladies and everybody who attends the rally will find that the day will j be well spent. Mark down the date I and make no other engagement for * I Saturday. August 6. I j I APPEAL COURT RENDERS DECISION IN HOLMES CASE The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of ! the lower court in the case of Jake | Holmes, a Lexington county man, j convicted of illicit stilling in the j United States circuit court. The cirj euit court of appeals took the position j that the evidence upon which the j conviction had been obtained was ob! tained in voilation of the federal conI stitution in that the enforcement ofj ficers entered the premises of Holmes | without a search warrant and the doI i fendant was arrested without a warj rant. The government officers claim-f ^ od to have found on Holmes' land an ' | outfit for making whiskey, but the i defendant denied that he was guilty! ' as charged. The decision of the cir-! cuit court of appeals establishes an important precedent, laying down the principle that government agents must secure proper search warrants j before entering premises where it is I - ... I suspected that liquor is neing mane i in violation of law. Defendant was represented by Col. ( O. T. Graham and George Bell Timmerman. f WARRANTS ISSUED FOR DR. HARMON AND MR. ASBILlJ : ? I A warrant has been sworn out before Magistrate Sim L. Hendrix for Dr. f Rice B. Harmon, charging him with , speeding on the Augusta road on the ' I Fourth of July. Dr. Harmon gave ' i bond for his appearance before Mag- : istrate Hendrix. The date for the trial has not been set. Dr. Harmon has also sworn out a1 warrant for Rural Policeman Asbill. ! ciiarging him with assault and battery j I with intent to kill. No preliminary hearing has vet been held. i The warrants were sworn out as a ! result of an affair which happened on ' the afternoon of t e Fourth, when it is alleged 11 tat Rural Policeman Asbili tiied at Dr. Harmon's automobile, the bullet striking the car. when the latter failed to heed his warning to STE ADMAN NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Quatthd>aui:: , and children of Columbia are visiting relatives. Mr. Kail Hall made a business trip' to Augusta Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Knee<a- of Columbia is visiting her grandfather. Mr. W. |?. Quattlehauiu. i Mrs. K. L. Hunter has vt-ry ill. Misses Brooks Taylor. ami K. i'. Hall motored tip in Saluda county. Sunday. Mrs. Lila Jones from Savanaii vis-! itcd h?a- sister. Mrs. .1. <\ Dosher. Sunday. ; Mr. IVrry Hall made a business trip to i,t'\inirtori Monday. Ib-d Hank and X-v. Ho-iatid will pi ay a uame ot' hasO;:-,;; Saturday. BANK PRESIDENT ! DIES NEAR AIKEN j AS HEAD OF BANK OF WESTERN CAROLINA HE BUILT UP GREAT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. I ?__ J Aiken, July 11.?Henry Montgomi ery Dibble, president of the Bank of Western Carolina, and one of the j financial leaders in this section o? i the state, died v?v \.uuiiu j iiv/iur, i Vale of Montmorenci, about five i miles from Aiken, at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Mr. Dibble had been in ill health for the past few months and at his country home had relinquished much of his financial work and worries. Mr. Dibble was in i.o sense of the word narrow or one sided in hi3 activities and interests, but it was in the field of finance that he found the strongest call for his talent and it was largely due to his energy and genius that the Bank of Western Carolina has been built up as one Of -he largest and soundest financial institutions in the state. Mr. Dibble came to Aiken from his home at Marshal, Mich., nearly 35 years ago, first becoming president of the old Bank of Aiken. This bank, under his I administration, grew into the Bank of Western Carolina, of which Mr. Dibble was president at the time of his death. With assets totaling $3,000,000 this bank, in addition to the home institution at Aiken, now boasts nine branch banks located at Barnwell, Blackville, Johnston, Batesburg, Sal ley, Wagener, Lexington . Ellenton and North Augusta. Mr. Dibble was also intensely interested in agriculture and in the ag\ ricultural development of South Carolina and Aiken county. He was in many ways a pioneer in scientific and modern farming methods in the state and was the builder of the first silo in South Carolina. Mr. Dibble was born in Marsha! Mich., nearly 60 years ago and was a graduate of Cornell university and was one of the best educated and most cultured men in the county, a man of wide experience and pleasing personality, a truly great business man, a frequent traveler abroad. Mr. Dibble numbered his friends by the hundreds and the entire community feels in his death the loss of one of its most valued citizens. He was a faithful member o* St. Thaddeus Episcopal church. Only two brothers and two sisters, all of Michigan, survive him. Funeral arrangements had not been completed tonight and will be announced later.?Special to The State. mm LEXIEXGTOX PART OF PIEDMONT HIGHWAY NOW COMPLETE Lexington county's part of the Piedmont highway* which connects Newberry and Columbia and is an important link in the road to the mountains, Vine hnon ter? hv the rontrac tor, Mr Thomas E. Hook and accepted as part of the state highway system, final payment being made to Mr. Hook yesterday. The road was rebuilt for five and a half miles at a total cost of $41,919.70, part of the cost being borne by the county and part by the federal government. The Richland part of the Piedmont Highway will be paved from the proceeds of the two million dollar bond issue, the contract for paving having been awarded to a Savannah firm last week for nearly a half million dollars for the 1 9 miles of road, the cost averaging a little nviT $!!(>.000 a mile. It will 'vouire considerable time ; > complete this contract. When finished the people in the For!; will have a * 4fine road to ('oluntbia. IX HONOR or Miss DAVIS. The young men of th?- town gav> a dinner party Tuesday evening a . Laurel Falls in honor of Miss Ann; I>avis, of Orangeburg, the attractive guest of Miss Mary t'aughman. Those attending the dinner were; Misses Annie Caughmar.. Reboot a Caugl man. Pearl .Faughman. Mary Caugkman. Ernestine ami Veda Havre. An - nie Coiiey. Loono Kyzcr. Hattie Lee Wingard. Margaret arvl Elizabeth. Uruton ?T I'olunibia. Dr. .J. H. Me tliias. Dr. W. K .Saivyn-. .iulius 1 Sharpi*. .1 ess?* S. liallentine. .Tno. " . Sox, Lewis !*. Enof. r^vrurf L. Shea!. . H. I). Deojar- David Roe*. .u?<! .!. Ii. J.'-i