Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ISI ~ ^ PAGES ' ' ; > .; . L^1^l___: _ _ !*** ^ LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1921. NUMBER 6. t . . . -analysis of the ^HH^^B3B^9N|D^r hfil, has been prepared Commission and in the forthcoming ^^^^^ ^H^BHppNgrej&dy to the last legiscompiled by the ~4? B to this statement ^^HHB^B|jyg*he-12 znil| levy made for jj^BH|H|^^^^p;Qr purposes of educatensions, penal and and public a IkUe more than g slightly other ;V ^^^^^^^^^H^^Hnp^rom'the.-report statement a ^HBH|HU^laat appropriation Act, ^^^^^^f^^^^^^RK^pptopriations were disinterest to note expended for public HHB^Hg^^&cation, Coftfederwork, and* State exceeds $5, officer^ k# lawmen ts and BFrffii . . t ??Q their ? fcyV ^ v.? v*^ 321,800 fcftra^t . 119,155 jbcuft*3ud?es, jWffVJ. stenogKg|^', 120,067 ^^Sitors and gSraSSi... '. '"v / 115,933 Hfcwe" offices 27,000 PP^ ..... 1,501,930 #a, not -hi- * (tf ifc'fiVltt i |'|"'| I *' . .V 226.147 566/297 ^ii. === inim^i^ k:^/ ?',' "i i' ^Bw^HWBHBS^iniMnir ~"'' - ' BH^^^BB^BhBHt ?HH^HHHHH| pSj m Wm^KSBKaMfM KM: Impersonator unci reader ^^^^^wW^piB^ptpetiertce and considerable be^i^ n i nm i ^n Iax Commission j ] : Money Was Spent t ? I Infirmary 62,000 Charitable and correctional u institutions, which include i3 stoto Wosnital for the In- j sane, school for feeble t, minded, and reformatories: ^ Maintenance^.. 1,074,035 p Buildings 100,000 ,8 State Board of Health (not .h including salaries) 185,275 t. For support of national c guard 26,810 ,ij Interest on State bonded j, debt : 247,299' Elections 10,000 t Law enforcement fund, ex- b pended by the governor.. 28,400 p New heating plant for the ^ State House 34.380 . g\.mount for activities of a State Highway Depart- a j. ment, Commisisoner of i u .... U Agriculture, State ware* fl house Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner^ j. State Baflk Examiner, j y Game "frarden, and con- | 11 tingent furftl for minor objects % *88,029 i (This does not include' ? salaries). Making a kotal appropri- ^ ation of $6,534,925 a j> li Of this appropriation there will be raised and paid into the State Treas* ? ury by collections from franchise and * ^ 1 Si ^apatal stock tax and charter fees, aetd collections made by the Univer- U sitv and colleges and correctional and charitable institutions, and fees col- ^ lected by the following departments: Insurance Commissioner, Highway s< I Commission, Department of Agricul- s3 i ir ture, State Bank Examiner, State j, j Warehouse Commissioner, Game War- c , den and others $1,500,000.00. MakI ing the amount paid by property (;n ^ round numbers) $5,000,000.00. j ir . ; ; jt! ittMact/on i ?.v?-^?riv f---. ~>r december 6th i _ w / j -:.. : ? ...;' r ter& which never -offfend or portray j anything falling short of dignity and! refinement. ?' I First and fundamentally, Mr. Katto * ; . ! u: feels that the g%atest art is the art; of pleasing and the real artist is the' * i o ?.onft vph6 pleases artistically. This ; is andialways will be the foundation of S I " I ' o ! all his programs. ' if - ' S] ; , Mr. Ratto's programs are full of ! life tjnd. action with not a dull / ? moQtent., They consist of the types! ' of characters one meets in the aver-; ' . . f r ' * ^ age American communities or of noted ^ meif>past and present. j ^ ; He presents his characters inj.^. *'nihke-?p," penciling in full view ol j d the? audience, telling an appropriate. ^ Story the while. Penciling finished,'u he turns to the table mirror, adjusts tl his wig and laces about to surprise his audience with the accuracy of a character distinct in appearance, t T speech and action and with a person-{ alky all its own. ( To tne communities where Mr. ! P Katto has appeared and who care to i d : fonsider him for a return engagement J P ijthe Bureau heartily endorses him not [/only as presenting an excellent pro- "w 1 gram but as an unusually good draw- w ing card in door sales. tl Nearly twenty-five per cent. of M r.; w \ Itatto's bookings are return dates. In | I many places he has appeared from j c< three to six times. | J , ' The Redpath Bureau heartily en- J F dorses Mr. Ratto as one of the most j ^ : consistent successes on its list. B Though the season ticket sale has I closed, there are numbers of good ci seats left, and anyone who was not J ci fortunate enough to secure a season el ticket should nevertheless be sure to tr attend this attraction for it is one of a the best on the entire course. And remember!?All profits go to j h the School Improvement League. j p . j 0] LIBRARY MEETING. i , ; tt The quarterly meeting of the Lex- j ^ ington County Public Library Asso- i elation will be held Thursday after- j f noon, 2>ecember 8, at 4 o'clock, in\ the court house. This being a very! A important meeting every member is; urged to bo present. j l. - ' ANNIE CAUGHJIAN, I u ! Secretary. ' .j, I : t i i i jog tax law in force Although something like 4,000 dogs ,'ere returned for taxation in LexTerton eountv last vear. less than 300 ogs have been accounted for at the reasurer's office so far this year uner the new law, which requires the ayment of $1.25 for each dog over Lx months old. The attorney general ias written an opinion to the effect hat unless the dog tax is paid by Deember 31st the owner of the dog is able to criminal prosecution and subect to a fine of $5 to $20. Unless there is a decided pickup in he number of dog tags applied for etween now and December 31 many ersons will subject themselves to a eavy fine. As the law is a new one and there ppears to be some misunderstanding bout it, W. J. Smith, county treasrer, requests The Dispatch-News to gain call the attention of the people o it, and urge upon them to secure heir tags prior to the close of the ear regardless of wheyier or not tney itend to q>ay other taxes before that ate. For the information of the public tie law is again printed as follows: The Act. *''Section 1. Annual dog tax imosed: Be it enactec by the general ssembly of the state of South Carona? that from and after the passage f this act there shall be levied on all ogs, six months old or older, in the bate of South Carolina, an annual ix of $1.25 per head. "Section 3.. That every owner^>f a og shall be required to collar and lace the aforesaid dog tax upon the lid collar, except when such dog ball be used for the purpose of huntlg or when such dog shall be upon a hase or hunt. "Section 4. Any person owning, arboring or maintaining a dog, faillg or refusing to return and pay the ix aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty I a uuaucinrauuj, auu, u[juu nv on thereof shall be fined not less 9 xan $5 or more than $20, one-half of hich shall go to the person reportlg said failure to pay said tax, and tie-half to the public school fund in hich said derelict occurs." PARTRIDGE SEASON' OPENS Real hunting in South Carolina was shered in on Thanksgiving morning hen the open seas'on for , parDndges r Bob Whites and wild turjv^s bean . , Many * rusty guns have been lied at^d put in readiness for the port and many a dog tffat ? as been isting for :ev*errU^i*:i*nths will again e found in action. According to sportsmen from man^ ?ctions of the state, the birds ar? lore plentiful this year than in reent seasons. Other game is also lid to be in abundance, especially uck. The season for partridge unting runs from Thanksgiving day ntil after March 1. as does the wild jrkey season. The bag limit is 15 art ridges and two turkeys a day. OWN ELECTION HELD FOR TWO ( OCXCILMEX. The second election to fill two laces on town council was held Monay and resulted in the election of T. . Meetze and Rufus Powell. The ;rst election was held two weeks ago, hen a mayor and four councilmen ere elected, but due to a tie vote for le other two places a second elction as ncesasry. The newly elected town council will insist of the following gentlemen: S. . Long, mayor; J. A. Harman, R. . Roberts, B. It. Harman, T. P. leetze. Rufus Powell and W. P. :oof, Jr. The next regular meeting of counil will be held on Monday night, Deember 12, at which time the newly leoted members will be sworn in and ike over the management of the >wn. A special meeting of council was eld Monday night last for the purose of declaring the result of the lection, no other business being -ansaoted, The retiring members of council re: II. H. Bane, H. N. Kaminer, . I-:. Kaminer, Barney Floyd and I. A. Roberts. TTKX1) WKOD1NG IN JOHNSTON. Mrs. A. D. Martin and Misses May ois Boozer and Annie Lou Taylor atnded the lihcden-Oaks wedding in ohnston Tuesday. t BLEASE TO RON ;r FOR GOVERNOR I V1 ; J Both the Charleston News & Cour 5er and the Charleston American, un' der date of November 24, 1921, carried the announcement of former Governor Coleman Livingston Blease that he would undoubtedly be a candidate 1 for governor in the coming election, from the latter paper the following clipping iS taken: 1 i _ I Former Governor Cole L. Blease announces his candidacy for the gover norship of South Carolina and will be a candidate in the Democratic primary of next summer, according to a letter made public yesterday. ! Mr. Blease's letter, which contains ! the definite announcement of his eni i try in the race, was written to Hon. I A. John Boggs of Pickens. The letter contains also the outline of Mr. Blease's platform. The race promises to be a warm affair, as there are at least a half dozen others anticipating to pitch their "hats into the ring." Francis H. Weston of Columbia, former United States district attorney, announced several' days ago that unless he changed his mind he will be a candidate. State! Senator George Washington Wight- j man of Saluda, who is also known as "Battle Axe," is said to be seriously considering taking a chance with the voters. Former Congressman Lever is regarded as a sure entry. Probable Candidates. Others whose names are mentioned as probable candidates are former Lieutenant Governor Bethea, former Attorney General Thomas H. Peeples, State Senators Marion of Chester and George Laney of Chesterfield, Mendel v. L. Smith of Camden; Col. Holmes P. Springs of Greenville and W, G. Querry of the state tax commission. If Governor Cooper is elected to! the justiceship of the state supreme court in January he would be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Wilson G. Harvey of Charleston, and whether Mr. Harvey would offer for re-election to the office is yet unknown. Mr. Harvey's name has frequently been mentioned as a candidate. Mr. Blease'S Announcement, j Mr. Blease's letter to Mr. Boggs reads as follows: "My Dear Friend: Your letter of the 16th instant received, and I appreciate very much indeed the kind] expressions contained therein from you and from those whom you speak. "I have received similar letters and personal requests, such as yours con-! tains, from many people, and I feel J most hig"Wy?complimented that those} j who have been rky friends in the political campaigns in the past were so well pleased with my record that they are again requesting me to represent | i .them, and I feel flattered that so many | of those who hitherto have never sup-1 ported me are expressing themselves. personally and through letters, and' j like those who spoke to you through | others, requesting that I become their i spokesman and representative. I am j now giving you, in writing, my first j definite reply. i Will Be Candidate. ! "I shall be a candidate (if it be the j ! will of God to spare me both health and life) for the governorship in the earnspign of 1922. Not that I have any further personal ambition alongj that line, but because there seems to: be an earnest and sincere desire on j the part of a great many of the people! of this state that 1 do so. I would j feel that I was not true if my people j i believe that I can serve them in any j | capacity, however humble it may be, j | and declined to do sc. "I shall repeat in my campaign the j old slogan of the 1910 campaign, . J which was: The reduction of taxa4 tion; the abolition of all useless offices, clerkships, etc.; the enforcement of all laws to the letter, for if they be good, their enforcement will lend tc the upbuilding and uplifting of our state and our people; if they be bad, our people will soon demand and cause their repeal. If a law is good, if ahrmM >*#? Anfnrrpd * if bad. the quickest way to secure its repeal by enforcement. Give me a poof government and a rich people, in preference to a rich government and a -i I poor people; for when -you make a | rich government and thereby impov*i erish the people, you reverse democ- i | i ' ' I racy and create disastlsfaction and ; (Continued on Page Five.) I | i | I I County Corn Show Was Succ ! f I ! ... me annual corn snow was neia| in the_ court house last Saturday. November 26. The meeting was opened by Dr. E. C. Ridgell, Dr. Ridgell has been president of the County Corn Growers association for j several years, and has given considerable thought to the success of the association. Dr. Ridgell praised the boys for the splendid work they had done in producing such splendid 1 yields, in seed selection, and the splendid ten-ear exhibits brought and put on exhibit. He also noted the difference in the show today and those held ten years ago, and the ! growth of the club was beyond his j expectation. The members and of' fieers of the association would think ( Altf VllC L11L" dllUW i> iiiivuw ii4u presence and encouraging talks. He still remains president of the association . Mr. J. E. Sharpe, county superintendent o f education, was the next speaker. His subject was the need of beftter rural schools. Mr. Sharpe stressed the importance of building State high schools in several sections of the county, and was ready at any time to lend his aid in this work. He also stressed the importance of reguj lar attendance, and for parents not to allow their children to waste their time in being absent from school. Solicitor T. C. Callison also talked to the boys, urging the boys to stay on the farm, not to flock to the towns, but stay in the country, and attend school every day that it is possible for them to. Mr. Callison com merited on the splendid selections of corn the boys had made and brought to the court house and put on exhibit. He said these corn shows were both encouraging and educational. Prof. Clyde Addy, teacher of agricutlure in the Lexington High school, was the last speaker, his subject being "The Need of Agriculture in Rural Schools." Mr. Addy stressed the "importance of the farmer having a niore scientific knowledge of farm work, saying the farmers should study the use of fertilizers, so as to be able to use them more intelligently. | The people are wasting thousands of dollars today by not being able to know the plant food the soil was deficient in, and not being able to supply this in shape of a fertilizer. Seed breeding, he said, was of great importance. We should always remember what we sow is what we will ? ItV ..1 ..1J Aliv TfHIJ. >? t" SUVUIU OUiVC HI vuti farms more fertile and increase pror' duction in order to make our agriculture profitable. The cron on exhibit was then judged by Prof. Addy, and Mr. Wingard, scoring the ten-ear exhibits with the points according to the rules laid down. The first prize winner was Ernest COMMON PLEAS COURT .. OVER THIS WEEK ! The third week of common pleas court for Lexingto nconty convened; Monday morning with the bulk of; the work of the court already fin-1 ished .and with the possibility of all; jury cases on the roster being Tin-! ished by Wednesday night. A great r number of cases were set for this: term and the court has gone a long! i way in disposing of them. The first case called Monday was that of the Midwest Investment Co.| I vs. M. C. Kirkland. in which a ver-; diet for $494.79 was rendered in favor tof the plaintiff. C. S. Amick was awarded a ver di of $151.So against i*. v> . aummors et al. This suit was a result of an automobile wreck. In the case of Wilcox Ives Co. vs. G. H. Meetze, the plaintiff was awarded a verdict of $254.23. At the time of going to press the case of Ihe Citizens Telephone Co. vs. White & Simpson is being tried. The telephone company is?suing j White & Simpson for $3,000.jframages J alleged to have been done its property when White & Simpson were building the road from Columbia to Leesville. i The ease will probably go to the jury! this afternoon. It frequently happens that the man! who thinks h?* is a biff ffun is a smooth | bore. .i 'j; b I Saturday ress In Every Way. Oaughman; second, Willie Harmony thira vifi. Harmon. Earnest Caughman and Geo.' Ed. Harmon won the two weeks' short course to Clemson College next summer*) The two highest are awarded this scholarship. but as Willie Harmon attended last year, and the ruling is that no boy can get this scholarship but once, this gave second place to Geo. Ed. Harmon. We awarded the boy's prize, ranging from ten dolars to one dollar and a half, every child received a prize. Prize money was'contributed by the following parties, for which the club members, the officials, and the county agent, want to extend their heartfelt thanks to the ones contributed so liberally for his worthy cause, especially is this commendable in a time like this, when money is so scarce. We hope these contributors will be awarded for making these contributions by advancing the cause of a bet ter agriculture in Lexington county. The membership this year was onethird more than any previous year, numbering 112. Contributors. Bank of Western Carolina, Batesburg branch $10.00 First National Bank, Batesburg 10,00 Bank of Western Carolina, Lexington branch 10.00 Brookland Bank, New Brookland, S. C 10.00 Enterprise Hardware Co., Lexington, S. C 10.00 Barre Hardware Co., Lexington 6.50 Caughman-Kaminer Co., Lexington 6.00 Lexington Dispatch-News. Lex ington 7,50 Farmers and Merchants Bank, Leesville 5.00 The Home National Bank, Lexington 5.00 Penland Grocery Co., Lexington ..... > 5.00 DuPre Auto Co., Lexington... 5.00 Hendrix Hardware Co., New Brookland r. 3.00 A. J. Mathias, seedman, Lex- * ington ,2.00 Harmon Drug Co.. Lexington. 2.00 Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer Co., Lexington 2.00 G. B. Wingard & Son, Lexington 1.50 Palace Drug Co., Lexington.. 1.50 J. \V. Shealy, Lexington 5.00 A balance on hand in bank from last year 12.50 There was also two prizes offered for the best ten ears put in men's class. Shelton TTingard won first anc! A. J. Forth second in this contest. The yields ne r acre averaged from 15 to 84 bushels, which shows a marked .improvement over former conditions. ANM'Afj BAZAAR OF LAD IKS' AID SOCIETY U ^ The annual bazaar of the Ladies' Jt Aid Society of St. Stephen's Lutheran - X church will be held on Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, in the rest room of the DuPre Auto Company's building. The ladies will have on display for sale fancy work of all kinds, and the public is asked to look over the offering and help out a good cause. Refreshments will be served both days. ; MRS. SEAT ENTERTAINS. - X . On last Friday afternoon, Mrs. J., H. Seay entertained the members of her Sunday school class at her home ? one the Wise Ferry road. The little r folks engaged in numerous games and contests. In one contest, that of pinning the turkey's head on, the prize, a box of home made candy was ?--- r* 1- 1 won uy VTtruijfc v.uvn., emu. vuc wont to Philip Roberts. After the games, etc., the guests were ushered into the dining room which was appropriately decorated with chrysanthemums and "jack-olanterns, where the hostess, assisted by her sister; Miss Lula Aiken, served dainty iefreshments. Those enjoying the occasion were: Philip and Elizabeth Roberts, Mildred Harman, Hoyd Weed, Leola Weed, Coke Seay. George Cook and .T. P.: Shull.