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tamammBamMOMHaatmtaa MMMIMHMl ^^^j^yl^P.51 LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1921. === NUMBER 52. J. of Perry. S. Burgess and' Mrs. A. J. I spent a short v.-hile last - v - -? - / ft^pnoon a .week ago with R eorder. We are glad to -3urgess\ was able "to lain* f * th t&m?nd Kneece spent Sunitesr 'jarents*. Mr. 'and " Mrs. pter.- . -' ' ; i Mrs. J. B. Johnson spent th Mr- and Mrs. L. M. LTf-C;**^''. Jf?j ' *' s ' Cv pznily ' Jd-. Fox and ii. J. Burgess raj ' acs in Batesburg Monday, business, iysft. Burgess and Mrs. A. bk spent last Thursday a. Mrs. ^Kichmoncl fBurgess received a letter & Jenkins Boatwright last Kra?k. ago and he was fountains in Tensas get&ng along nicely. Ujrskof Hampton Council 'Af.'jTf - -vZ - - - - ' ' Wive a, memorial stumor nejf. 23rd, 1321, at 3 p. Bank church. All memy ? attested to meet at the #2:45 p. . m. The ser551^ ~ o . 5frtiched >y the vRev. W. Kk. . C. CORLRY, ^ -y ^ # - Councik'r. ^ t-'GAIj *' jfHovement against the ^pi^' !STAt? FAIR: | | MONDAY, 24THI The big state fair at Columbia will open next .. Monday; morning bright ?? and early and contiAdr^Por, the week. >> V-Prospectsfogsaid to SS | prizes -ii| ' stocK^fepartments // } ar?.^yei^jj^klfttdtiv? this year, and it is >> | expected ihrit^dh^y will - draw a large << | nuh^er^ oftfine exhibit^. This is par- ?? l^j^^rfly trne^ia -the hog department, >5 ] &/which the prizes aggregate several SS J thousand dollars. ? JLexington cotmty will be well rep- // ij * *3 wv t- ' yy j resented at; the fair. Exhibits from >> p^hkrWr OakJ Qak Grove, Midway and s\ j perhaps. dther commuijity fairs will << ( be on display and will as usual at- >> tract man^ admirersx Messrs. GI B. ii Wingard and Song will, also have a (( tidf "$$8pULy, as usual. This display ?? alway# elicited much favorable >> cbWnent and it is believed that it will \\ eveh>rl^tter than' ^ual this year. ? ^ ^ s- C V': // Railroads /havelgranted: reduced >> ' -.' t '<,v>< 'i v ' v J ) j\ -bates for. the -fair, and large crowds s> ... r .? #are expected to' avfcii themselves of ? the-opportunity to take in the fair. >> - 3^he * Carolina-Clemson football SS igame, will draw large crowds. . This g game-will be fought on Thursday of ; fair week, as usual. >>. ?' ? ? IXjTSFROM CHAPIN. % Ml ,;and Mrs. J. N. Wessinger vis- Z? ited Mr . Ktttian Liiidler arid Jfamlly $ 'Sunday mbrriipg. >> i ; V . ;x, *\ . , :T- % . . .. V\ - -rMr. S. A. Monts arid grandsons, .<< Mfcsters-J. C; and Claude, spent Surir ?? ^day with Mr. rienry Lowman. >> aud wifi, Mr. ? I af r... ^ ^X^i\^iii; made its usual \ night, Tbfc ir^4S#school is ppogjpessirig T nicely under ihe skilful management . 0T Prof. A. Bv Weiwinger. r ?" * i m t m ' ^ LKXUffOTOX MILL POTS. 060 tVe are siOrry to know that grandma . D Wilson is still oh the* siek list, hut we j ("?1' hope she' will soon be out 'again. mvor Tire many ffriends of Mr. R. N. ^ ;. *'. . ' ' ' Tt Kicks will regret, to learn that he is still sick. We hope Sir. Hicks will lun? recover and be out again soon.. ,wee We arel sorry' to. * learn that Mr.. . ^ ' - - v - jt.^1 Thb Harold Jumper has Deen-eonnnea iur some three weeks with his feet but ^er we hope . be will soon be able to be out again. ? Elbert, the eldest ^son o* Mr . and ^nt 1 Mrs. Ernest Slice, had the misfor- Sun I tune to hurt himself while playing I last week very bad, but he is improv- in ^ I tng. | Miss 'Mattie Rikard, the popular uor | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. ! Rikard, has accepted a position with ^ I the Pineville school. We miss her 'lllu Al I presence. We wish Mattie a great i success with her school. <ue I : ^? * LEESVILLE ORGANIZING j day I FOR BOLL WEEVIL FIGHT. visit The Dispatch-News has received i M j the following notice, sent out by Lees-1 the i ville business men: ! sper l". "Meet the boll weevil. Come to | M Leesville, S. C.. on Friday morning j Clyc ("October the 21st, 1921, at 11 o'clock.! ^ And hear how to meet the situation, j Joli: 'forced upon us by the boll weevil. Dr. j Mrs W. ,W. Long, chief of farm extension j M work for South Carolina, Jas. W. j Steti 'Shealy and B. B. Hare, will address j whe 'you. Besides, the business interests) C of Leesville, will offer aid. and sug- j rese gestion in the crisis. Come?Every- ! Thu body?Come." .. ' $ ' S ^ m \ m i m j*? ; ruos LEXINGTON LODGE ? j sud( NO. 15?; A. F. M j bur| A special communication of Lexing- buri ton Lodge No. 152, A. F. M., will bo j ;jv 'held (next Tuesday night, ^ctober 25, j 'at 7:30 o'clock. The E. "-A. degree!. will be conferred. Visiting brothers-' welcomed. vii T! !' DR. G. F. RobertSv. M., j ichui I A. D. MARTIN, Sec'#: . tTuej > " t Turn Under Co Sta (Editorial, Augusta C If the farmers of Georj make any cotton next yea right now turning under HJTfll* 1_ .11 51 minions 01 doii weevns ai are feeding on the late i the growth of the cotton tember. The lack of fru by the earlier depredatic stalks to grow much largi have and during the war stalks grew rapidly. Boll weevil experts te turn these stalks under up and burn them in ord< places of hibernation for stalks are not destroyed tl greater quantities than t ning of this year, and e^ fields there were weevil waiting for the squares tc The farmers must tacl arid earnestly. It is no p thakthe success or failure - j> defends up}on the destruc is-Stated that mere plowii fcajthey should either be 1 oJfiowed up with a "mic Exjprience gained in Al wefcdl problem is said. t|we that the stelka mi wSvil with them or the s turning under of the stall ni&jfc who : used to "do -S0 bagg; to first principles, wi&high priced cotton, f tojp.anything after pie^j Cft?|stmas holidays. While The Chromclh i? ' ing diversification, so thi crops on the farm than c ton and we: should be as face of the boll weevil. 1 iigent methods to a soiutii ieni that ever c<mfron^ed(' ' f\hich;irifot"s^ COtiOIl hiXcl ' rhe wc ~ ' BATKSBUKG >E\VS. / ~ he U. I>. C .Chapter of Batesbur "* '* ' ' laking plans for the state conven whlcit;-'will itaeet at Batesburf ember 6 th to 8th. r. P.'E. Monroe of Summerlam ege preaped an impressive, ser v V?">/ ' i to the congregation of the Bap church Sunday morning. ,ev. Hugh It. Murcheson of Co bia Was in town several days las k on business". Irs.;. Sarah B. Shuler returned las irsday .from an extended visit t brother. Mr. E. G. Clinkscales o tnta. i-. Watson Timmerman. of Pleas Pane in Edgefield county spcn day*with his family. [rs. J. D .Crouch visited relative Liken Sunday. !rs. JL. C. Merchant has rcturne n Prosperity, where she has bee Ling her parents, jdge Purdy of Sumter ' spen rsday in Batesburg on business [rs. !L>. E. Jefcoat and childre visiting relatives in Batesburg. rs. Paul Garber returned Thurs front Sumter, where she has bee: :ing her parents. [iss Ruth Brown, vocal teacher u Batesburg-Leesviilc High schoo it Saturday in Columbia, rs. E. A. Horne is teaching th le's Chapel school. v. and Mrs. J. M. Culbreath o nstoji spent Sunday with Mr. am . L. II. Wright. [essrs. .T. A. Whitten and E. It idman left Sunday for Savanna! re they will spend several days, ol. 11. 1). Izzard, the popular rep ntative of The State was in tow; rsday in the interests of his papei r. Jesse M. Collum, one of ou it highly respected citizens, die* ienly at his home, near Bates ,r, last Wednesday night. Ho wa ed Thursday afternon in the fam . emetcry near Bethlehem church HALLOWEEN PARTY ho Luther League of St. Stephen* :ch will give a Halloween party oj ?day evening, November 1. )tton | Iks or Burn Them | Jhronicle of Oct. 8, 1921.) | nrio onrl SrrrrfVi PiivnUno qvd +r\ )) U11U uvuvu VMi. V11UM UX V tv \\ r it behooves them to get busy << or burning the cotton stalks. << e in the cotton fields now and % squares that have come with SS plant during August and Sep- | it on the cotton stalks, caused ? >ns of the weevil, caused the >>. er than they ordinarily would >> m weather of September the $ 11 us that it is imperative to $ with the plow or plow them ? >r to destroy the weevil's Ss the coming months. If these he weevils may be expected in $ hey were even at the begin- ?) rery one knows that in most $ :s on each tiny cotton plant $ > appear. y * $ fie this problem intelligently >> laythirig and we are informed $ nf this vield next. vear^arcAlv tion of the weevils this Jail. It $ lg up the stalks is not enough >> ;urned under with a turn plow Idle buster" and then burned*' >> abaraa in attacking the boll ? to haye jtau^ht the farmers $ ist be turned under and the $ talks burned. Of course, the | is will help tfceJ^Pd and far- $ 1 turning bf ^e>land can go 8 ; Puring kfitifew years, | twas dieftcult to?et tennants ? fej^^h^ntil well after the <<' ^Wathme.is urg- 4 it there, fafay be thofe money | o ttxib&|| J we must ' make cot- ? haib&d tb be a quitter, in the I ? lange We^^^s^ end oar It >rld's< growers of cotton. JH PERSONALS. ? ' N -V ' 6 . Miss Loula Aiken of Columbia is !v visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Seay, r*' : at her home on Wise Ferry road. [3-l^ Mr. Julian P. Meetze of New York, - lKho was in attendance upon the big " \ textile show at firponviiio ^ -- ? - ^ WVM??*4V, uvnu I for the week-end with home folks in t Lexington, spending the time with his sister, Mrs. Sam P. Roof. His many friends here were glad to see him. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Jefcoat, o ^ mighty good folks, from down on the Edisto were visitors to our town today, and while here took in the fair And we are glad were pleased with it.! it / . i Mr. C. C. Justus, a model farmer; i from the Edisto river section, was in s I town today. His family accom? j panied him and they visted the fair d ^ and were very much pleased. A. M. Boozer, Esq., one of the ; i t j elderly legal advisers and t.^orneys of I Columbia, haviftjg a for.c feeiing, and ! interest, in his native county, camel n ! j over Wednesday to visit the County j j Pair. His daughters Miss Lena and; ! Miss Crlace, his step daughter, accom-f j panied him; and enjoyed the- day i j and the auto ride very much. . I Mr. J. Bclton Shealy of White* ! ! Rock, was an interested visitor here J ejut the County Fair Wednesday. Still f j identified with Lexington's welfare, r ti , : CllOSS ilOADS DOTS. u ' . i The Cross Itoads school is progress- I j ing nicely under the work of Prof, and ! Mrs. C. G. Wililams. i The B. Y. I1. U. of Antioch i ! church will meet Sunday night, Oc- \ fi.i tober 23, at 7 o'clock prompt. ! Miss Letitia Mae Jefcoat and} , I brother, Carl, dined with Mr. and: ! ! Mrs. C. G. "YViliarns Sunday. c Messrs. Barney and William Dykes; called on Misses Myrtle and Ethel j I Craft Sunday night. | Mr. Archie Corley and II. J. Win-j i gard iveer the guests of Misses Min- j ! nie and Josie Kister Saturday night, si Messrs. J. D. Boeder and Edmond i ! Yon called on Misses Belie and Mar\ " | I,cc Martin Sunday afternoon. FOX MAY GET ' CHANCE TO APPEAL CASE H. A. I. Rosenberg, a Columbia attorney, has secured from Associate Justice Cothran a writ of habeas corpus requiring the appearance of C. '?>. Fox before that tribunal to decide ^whether the defendant shall be allowed time to perfect an appeal for a new trial. Fox allowed the usial time fixed by law to elapse withe ut appealing, but his two companions, Gappins and Kirby have asked the supreme court for a new trial. A. D. Martin, who represented Kirby at his trial, declined to perfect the appeal when physicians pronounced the condemned man sane, but the defendant himself desires to secure other counsel and take his case to the court of last resort, which will be done. T. V" 7 C. Sttirkie, representing Jesse Gappins, wril proceed with the appeal in behalf^of his client. The three men were convicted at the recent term of court -JGbr this county of the murder of Wifnam Brazell, a transfer driver of Colombia, and sentenced to be electrocuted October 21. Fox will be ~x the oiiiy one to go on that date, and should the supreme court not allow him to perfect an appeal he will be electrocuted.;r Mr. Rosenberg is acting voluntarily for Fo^? Several petitions have been filed with the governor asking for a reprieve. for Fox until ^he final determination of the appeals of the other ' two men, but Governor Cooper has- so far refused to act on them. LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND FURMAN MEN TO BANQUET . * r ? Columbia, Oct. 18.?Former students and graduates of Furman University, residing in Richland and Lexington counties, are -to have a banquet at the Jefferson Hotel in'Coltimbia next "^ednesday evening, for the o&$?ming.a 'Furma*. Alumi^nl chapter. L. Mell Glenn, of f . .Greenville, executive secretary of the ^fSirxhan Alumni Associa tic n, wfjRbfe difi. Columbia and will meet with the < "Vv ? alumni and will aid in the organization . of the chapter. Baptist ministers. of the two counties will also vbc expected to attend the banquet. It is i to be a "Dutch" affair. Walter Going, of Columbia, is in charge of plans for the banquet. He : expects several dozen Furman men lto attend the banquet. Strong ' Furman alumni chapters have. been formed in many parts of the state, for the purpose of keeping up the spirit of the alma mater. This is the purpose of the proposed Rich* ' ^ land-Lexington organization. There are numerous Furman men in Batesburg, Lexington and othe'r towns of the two counties, and a large number reside in Columbia. DEATH OF MRS. MARGARET A SHCMPEKT. Mrs. Margaret A. Shumpert, after a long illness, being stricken twice with paralysis, died at her home near Edmund. September 2S, nearing 76 years of age. She was a life time member of the Lutheran church. Kev. . C. J. Sox, her pastor, conducted the burial services and the interment was 'at the family grave yard. Aunt Margaret is missed by all who knew her. DEATH OF JAMES 11. FRYE James H. Frye, a good citizen and devoted member of Bethany Lutheran church died September 10, 1921. at the ago of 4G years. He was buried at the Shumpert cemetery with appropriate services conducted by his pastor, Lev. C. J. Sox. His wife and children have the sympathy of the entire community. * if * * 'J ' UNION MEETING. The Lower Division of the Lexington Association will hold its 5th Sunday meeting at Conent church, beginning on Saturday, the.29th. Program will appear next week. W. T. SMITH, Mod. NOTICE The public is cordially invited to a "Halloween" party at Oakville school house, Gilbert, route 2, Friday night. 'October 23. Oysters and fish will be served. The proceeds will be used /for the benefit of the school. Don't '? :>* nnv sunnrr. Come, with w?%,J filled purs* RAIL STRIKE i THREATENED MAimi fnrn 1 MJVEJWHSK I | , * : , vv- ' . i " . f : / . >* . The big news of interest this week , i "tf ' in national affairs has been the -; J ' ' ' : ? / threatened railroad strike, Which has':-,been called beginning October 30, t>>' /V- J. '-' five brotherhoods, as a protest against ' \ v ' wage reductions. A 12 per cetft. re- * * . * '* k <*;?' ? duction was ordered by the national : . railway labor board as of July 1. Just .v r CS ' f'! -fit* ' f' : as this was abbut to be settled rail- ' Vi : v; ways managers asked for a further jVl-; decrease of 12 per cent., precipitating . * the strike orders. The administration at Washington is working to avert the strike, and the opinion pre-; << * - . vails that a settlement will be effect-' r.< - ed and the strike averted. ' **>: Five hundred thousand men ar$ ef- . -VX fected by the strike order, while, two : < V million more may be finally ortl&red out should the strike go into erefet .... as scheduled.: A proposal has been made byjthes, section of the labor board represent- -'/v ing the public that the 12 pep\dfent'.: cut ordered as "of' July be pu? Into ^ ,, -i pv effect and, a corresponding ctft-4n > rates be made, and that the raflripad managers refrain from asking f^f hnother,.but for the'presents .Neither side to the , controversy has shewn , fr any enthusiasm for" this projefet. , Should the strike be^carfried" out" effectively it wilt paralyze' f business . and cause a great'd^ai..6fisuf?er&g in the country- Already thfe cotton market has slumped considerably as a result of the strfke threbt. ' : - - < .' TEMPLE IN INDIA J MARKS EARTH'S CENTRE The idea that' the earth is not a flat disk, but a globe, does n<it seem to have "caught on" in India, for they stil talk about a certain place being the "centre of the world," In Delhi stands a lofty monument MM that goes by the name of Kutub Minor, "-a -structuretowertng^'Jjlgirr ? <, > ? above the temple of ^hich ijt is a part. . [ The appearance of this curious piece of architecture is that of a number of tiers o? columns, seemingly tied together in bundles. At big intervals there are balconies. The Kutub Minor is of especial in- , Jterest and note in the. world, over ?' * which the religion of the teacher Buddha holds .swayi Here, long ago, . tradition has it a meteorite fell, sent by the ruling powers in the mystic world beyond this life to mark the exact centre of the world. In commenitng on this miraculous , t. event the Kutub Minor was erected ^ 1 on the snot, that mankind nevier for.: ? ? , -f.' get it.?From London Answers. , * 1 ". . \ | HONORS BESTOWED FOR COMING REUNION ^ ' I ' Miss Pearl Clarke,-daughter of Mr. ' ? ; ! " ' .t- i fr and Mrs. B. D. Clarke, of Lexing- ' V: ton, S. C.. has been selected as maid I 01 honor, and Miss Kebecca Dial, ' ; " '' . "jit" : j daughter of Senator and Mrs. Nathan- ; ' Dial, sponsor for the District of Co- ; ! lumbia Division of the Sons of Conj fed rate Veterans at the twenty. second annual reunion, which this J year will take place at Chattanooga, Tenn.. October -5 to 27, inclusive. ! Mrs. Paul Johnson will accompany ! the girls to Chattanooga, and will j serve as official chaperon.?Sunday J Star. Washington, Oct. S. PAPER ONE DAY LATE. i In order that its faithful force, j which labors incessantly that our : readers may not be disappointed each j week, might have a day in which to ! enjoy the county fair, the publication of The Disnateh-News is delayed one 'day this week. We feel sure that i our subscribers will bear with this j i delay, in order that "the Boys" might i enjoy a wvll earned day of recreaI j tion. ' LARGE POTATO T t j Mr. Diehard J. Hook brought to f the office of The Dispatch-News one j day this week & mammoth sweet pott'-.r/-. ici.iirtiirKt c.ivnn rind fine-half | pounds. It is of the x'orto Ilico v;iI viety. This is one of the largest po^ J tatoes ever brought to this paper. Mr. . Hook made a fine crop of potatoes J this year.