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VOLUME NO. 52. LEXINGTON, SOUJH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1922. ' . NUMBER 19
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TAXPAYERS MAKE
ROOD WITH CASH
The officials of Lexington arc
highly pleased with the response of
the taxpayers during the past week
in coming forward with their cash
atid relieving an embarrassing position
to the county. Treasurer W.
Smith and Auditor W. D. Dent appealed
through the paper to the taxpayers
who could to come forward
and pay their taxes as the county had
heavy obligations to meet in the near
future, and during the last > week
they have collected more than $20,000,
the exact amount not being definitely
known, and will not be for several
days, until they can cheek over
the list. i
The officials stated this morning
? that tliey were highly pleused with
the results obtained, and that the
people of Lexington were highly
pleased with the results obtained, and
that the people of Lexington were to
be congratulated on their willingness
to help when help is Reeded.
The liberal response to the apj>eal
for tax money contradicts the general
opinion that Lexington county is
broke, for a broke people could not
have made the showing recorded in
the last ten days.
The Dispatch-News will give the 1
figures next week as to the amount
collected to date, and the percentage
of people paying their taxes before
the penalty of 7 per cent, was attached
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NOT Tin: OXIiY ONK.
There" Arc Other Ixvvlngton People
Similarly Situated.
Can there be any stronger proof
offered than the evidence of Lexington
residents? After you have read
tVie following, quietly answer the
, question.
James Caughmun, retired farmer, .
Lexington, says: '"I found that my
kidneys were in need of attention.
My back gave me trouble and when I j
stooged to lift, a sudden twinge (
jn?-.through -my. kidneys. I *
had a dull, tired feeling across my
h back most of the time. My kidneys
noted too .freely, both day and night, .
and the secretions burned in passage ]
and contained sediment. I sent to
Harmon's Drug Store and bought a
vhiu ui uiiijn ? i\mney fills. in a
' ' short time the trouble was corrected ;
<md I was feeling, as well as ever." Price
00<\ at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Dean's Kidney Pills?the same that
2\lr. Cauglnuan had. Koster-Milhurn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
IiIBKAllY TO 111-', OIM'.M'.l)
The T.cxington Put-lie I.i'orary will |
l>e opened Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock for the use of its patrons. 5
The library is situated temporarily in ;
the office of Miss Annie Caughman on
the second floor of the Home National ,
Dank Bui Id Inc.
The library will be opened on Mon- |
day and Thursday afternoons of each <
week from 4 to 6. j
Following is a copy of rules adopt- ,
ed at first meeting of the library association:
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Sec. 1. A book shall be consid- ^
ered a new book until it lias been In ,
the library six months.
Sec. 2. Not more than two old ;
books and not more than one new ,
hook shall be loaned at one time.
Sec. 3.?Old books may be kept
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MUST NOT INC'RKASK 1
COTTON ACREAGE
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Columbia, Feb. 26.?Convinced
they say, that any increase in cotton
acreage this year would be absolutely
ruinous to the state, officials of the
South Carolina Division of the American
Cotton Association today issued
a statement setting forth the
facts in the situation, as they see
them, and urging every interest, in
South Carolina, to unite in an effort to
hold the acreage down at leust to
that of 1021. A further reduction
would be Strongly advisable the association
says, four major reasons are
given by the association why the
acreage should not bo increased and
it sftys there are numerous minor
reasons, the four principal ones are:
"First. An increase in cotton
acreage would cheapen all collateral
held by Southern banks.
"Second. Under boll weevil conditions
an increase in acreage
means an incerttse in possible dlsas- ;
ter by the boll weevil.
"Third. An increase in cotton
acreage means a decrease in food
and feed crops, loot's make the Southern
farm self-sustaining before we
again undertake to raise a surplus of
cotton.
"Fourth.' After bearing the brunt
of deflation neither our bankers, merchants
for nar farmers are in a posi- '
tion to finance a large crop.
Under existing conditions we ought
not to run the risk of a crop failure
and thus embarrass banks, merchants
and farmers. Plant only such crops
as can be financed with fonin:irntiw '
ease. *'
The association in its statement
takes the view that while 4"n large
acreage this year would not by any 1
means insure a large crop, it would i'
certainly very greatly depress the
price for the next eight or nine '
months any way. If we overproduce
prices will be ruinous, if we over- 1
plant and the boll weevil repeats her
1021 performance, ruin is certain,
either way you look at it our only' 1
salvation Is in a very small acreage."! '
The association says that it feels it J s
to lie its duty to sound this note of j *
warning to the farmers of the state (
niul it reminds them that "it is better
lo be safe than sorry." * '
Ajafenwui of Hook- Hill.' '
president. I,ouis I. Cluion of Inigoff, J
vice president and manager of the 1
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issociation, said yesterday that they j
ha druceived letters from bankers, I
merchants and farmers in every sec- j 1
lion of the state urging that every '
step be taken to prevent an increased . 1
icreage with the disaster that it '
would almost certainly bring. '
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Miss Kathleen Sox has returned j
from a couple days visit to her sister, j
Mrs. John Taylor, at Coiling Springs, j
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?*?(*> otl |MII una .H'U'Oill <?l JSWJl nst.'lt J
visited her son. Mr. (!. AV. Jefcout, *
last week . 1
Mr. !uul Mrs. Josh Lewis spent '
Sunday with Mrs. Lewis's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Spires. '
Mr. J. Shealy has shut down his
iee huller till the fall crop eomes in. '
The doubtins Thomases who said a 1
iee huller would not pay in this ^
ounty would he surprised to know J
tow much and from what distances 1
ice has been brought to the huller.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Shealy tin;
oute 1 are both confined to the bed
vith attacks of Flu, from which we
visit them a speedy recovery.
Clarence Sox. who has been work*
riK at Cayce for sonic time spent Sunlay
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I. O. M. Sox. c
Mr. and Mrs. Caraway of Castonia, (
' "day in Edmund as
d M rs. W. M . '
way was formerly "
lis county, and they i
relatives here and at
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liarpo of the Harmony *
is neen sprouting the
ks with relatives in this
d. "
Mrs. O. Hut to spent ' *
sday iu Columbia.
YV. Sharfie and family have 11
<? Winmboro. Having spent v
res. so far, here they will be c
missed in this community.
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rr.JMAIX.MKNT AT STYX. t
here will be given an entertain- e
nt at Styx (Congaree school) a
/ednesdny night. March 8t,h, by the
latrons of the school consisting of a v
lot supper, chicken and fish fry, and
ther amusements. Come and bring r
ottr friends. li
COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION
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The following members appointed
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by the Governor will serve on the
Board of Equalization for Lexington
county for fiscal year, 1922:
Black Creek Township?L. W.
Wise, it. G. Able, W. B. Dunbar.
Boiling Springs Township.?A.
lludolph Oswald, J. Henkell Shealy,
J. W. Ballington.
Broad Iliver and Town of Ohapin?
R. F. Cumalander, T. O. Stoudemire,
S. J. Cannon.
Bull Swamp Township?II.. W.
Martin. CI. J. King. J. W. Jumper.
Town of Swansea?. 1.. Rast, H.
N. Sliarpe, R. E. Inabinet.
Chinqucpin Township?J. P. Cope(
land. J. E. Davis, P. S. Mailman.
Town of Batesburg?C. E. Jones.
J. B. Reid, C. E. Drehcr.
Cor.srarce Township?M. N. Kleckley,
W. M. Sharpe, Killian Harman.
Town 01 Bmokland?P. I. Sox, E.
M. Lucas, C. T. Weed.
Fork Township?D. F. I.orick, J.
Iv. Swygert, J. P. Moctzo.
Gilbert Hollow Township?G. Olin
Smith. D. H. Price, B. II. Shcaly.
Town of I.eesvllle?F. 11. Hendrix.
,1. I.. Matthews, Al. A. Whittle. ,
Hollow Creek Township?14. M.
Price, Scott P. Shirey, Emanuel
Bong.
Bexnigton Township?D. Ellis
Efird. W. D. George, W. Morgat
Ca ugh mail.
Town of Lexington?C. B. Lcapliart,
\V. H. Bickley. K. .1. Hook.
Piatt Springs Township?J . Perry
Boodwin, V. k. tioodwin, \V. I.
J umpcr.
Saluda Township?A . -M . Wingard.
1.1). Bickley. J. A. Bpting.
Sandy Uun Township?N. 1.5. Wannamaker,
K. \V. Redmond, J. K.
Rueker.
The name leading the list in his
respective town o rtownship will act
is chairman and call his hoard to as-!
leinble at some special place and pass
ipon the returns. The Chairman will
all and get the returns and notify
:he members of his Board the place'
ind time of meeting. Under a resoluioiUbJLSsed
by tilQ Co 11 illy Board latiLj
rear in order that some uniform
method might he had with all tin
Boards before passing upon same. 1
liavc set the 13th Mch. for all chairlien
to he at Lexington ?otirthou.se
it 10 o'clock for the purpose of such
meeting and to get proper instructions
for the assesnient of real and
(orsonal property for year. lOiili.
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County Auditor.
liATKSUf lit; X F.WS.
I Ion. .1. M. Gaines. stoic aitent of
he Rife Insurance Company of Viriiniti
with headquarters at Green,vood
was here I-'riday stud Saturday
n the interest of his company. Mr.
ruines til one time represented his
ounty in the state senate.
Mr. C*. K. .I ones left Tuesday
norning for Mountric. (la., and
mints in West Tennessee, where he
vill be Knne for several days. Mr.
lones is interested in the potato curntc
industry and will make an inspeeion
of the various curias houses in
he different sections visited.
Dr. W. I*. Timmerman has reurned
front Norfolk, Vn., where he
ittended the medical association
teld in that city.
Mr. N. 1'. Mitchell, a member of
lie senior law class of the I'niversity
>f South Carolina, was a visitor to
>ur town Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. K. H. Byars has returned to
ter home in Marion, after spending
leveral days with her sister. Mrs. A.
'. Jones.
Mrs. M. S. Rutland has returned
rum tin extended visit to her duughers.
Mrs. J. It. Med lock at Greenille.
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Mr. I.ewie Roland attended eourt
t Saluda Monday as a witness in tt
iqttor ease.
Senator Wight man spent Monday
t his home on Mt. Willing Avenue
mn ins lamiiy, penning tnc Drier vaation
<?f the senate.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brodie of
Vagener were recent visitors to relaives
in Batesburg.
Miss Sallie line Matthews, a studnt
of Summerland college, spent
lunday with relatives in town.
Mr. I. H. Wright made a business
isit to Springfield Tuesday.
W. B. Kenneriy, a prominent farner
of the Mt. Willing section was
tore on business Friday.
THE NEW ENTERPRISE.
r GO EA?Y AND COMFORTABLE.
Next Friday evening: at 7:30 o'clock
the Red Arrow Filling Station will
open its vHlves of the highest grade
oils and gWaoline for the convenience
of the pifblic travel of automobiles,
guaranteed to satisfy every one courteously
and promptly, with that
which will send them on their way
safe and comfortable. Also accessories
for autos, and the famous Fisk rubber
tires, guaranteed to run furtherest
and longe^'.
They ofifer to the first lady selling
I the first -five srnllons ?-?f -
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premium of five dollars in gold or
new silver dollars. This is a new
business starting right to keep light.
A trial will convince you.
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J>OTS -FROM ST. JOHN'S.
Eerywhere you look these days you
see grain fields. It is with grain now
as it was with cotton, a year or so
ago, but it looks as if cotton will
have to be a thing of the past, for
j when Nir>. Farmer sits down to eat
his supper' Mr. Boll Weevil walks
round ou the table and when Mr.
Farmer picks up Cotton News to read
the cotton situation Mr. Weevil is
thcre ahku Therefore, I think it time
to turn N dm* time and attention tc
somethingpother than cotton.
The health of the community is
very good! at present with the exception
of a fiew. Mrs. Carrie I.lvingston
has beerijBick fob the last few days,
but we are glad to say she is up
again.
Mr. T.'il. ShUU and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. C. U.
Eivingston and family.
Mr. E. Hook and family, accompanied
by liis sister, Mrs. Ann
E. llawl, motored down to Burr
Satrday evening to see Mr. S. O.
Hook and family.
Mr. A. I. n ? "
spent Sunday nt Mr. D. Sim Knitter's.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Hook and
Mrs. Ella Koislor spent Sunday afternoon
at Mr. E. E. Hook's.
Mrs. . T. L.. Taylor and accomplished
daughter worshipped at Mt.
Pleasant Sunday and dined with her
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Shealy.
The Mission Study class of St.
Johns, under the supervision of Mr.
Frank Kaiser meet Sunday afternoon
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Death of. .\P.>s Harriet Stalilcr.
Tuesday morning 2 A. M. February
21st Miss Harriett Stabler died tit the
iiotne of Mr. i-rank Kaiuiner between
the Peaver v reeks. About a week ago
Alias StalJcr v.as kneeling and kind1'iig
a fin- i:i tlie eliinmy when her
lollies esught and she was serioiisl".
| I tiriit il. I'ne.i'i.onia .soon s? i In and
| she was never able to rally.
| She was in her Mitli year and had1
been living with he,- relative Frank
Kaiuiner for 10 years. She was a
member of Andrew Chapel Methodist
Church ami lias always been a true,
pious and kind christian woman,
greatly beloved by everybody. She
was buried at Andrew Chapel Cemetery
Wednesday morning to o'i lock.
her pastor, llev. S. Banner. officiating
at the funeral.?Calhoun Times, I
February '_'S.
AMICUS KKIJKV MAVS.
Now, Mr. Fanner, what are we
going to do about our coming U?2crop;
are we going to buy fertilizer
for our coming crop as we have in
the past and feed the boll weevil, or
will we let the cotton problems break
us all up? is the question 1 tun asking.
Mr. Boyd llollis spent Sunday with
his friend, Mr. K. A. Amiek.
Prof. E. K. front and wife and
children spent Saturday night and
Sunday with relatives and friends of
the Wateringford section.
Mr. M. N. Amiek of North, Alabama,
is spending some time with
relatives and friends of this section.
Miss Mozelle Nichols spent Sunday
with her chums, Misses Margaret and
Alice lfuth Hollis.
Chief Kelso, the popular chief of
Cleveland. Ohio, is spending some
time with friends of this section.
Chief is looking well.
Mr. Herman Porth spent a short
while Sunday with his friend, Iv. A.
Aniick
Mi?s flrarie Amick spent Saturday
night and Sunday with lier old chums,!
Misses Margaret and Alice Kuth Mollis.
D.VStlE VKI1>\Y EVKMXfi
A dandrf will be given in the Corley
Bros. budding Friday evening front
0 to l.'j ,^Iusio will be furnished by
'CohVstV>?k's on hefttra of Columbia.
The. ptajblifc is cordially invited.
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THE TIME IS RIPE;
'TIS NOW OR NEVER
Columbia, Feb. 27."If the farmer.1
of South Carolina do not enthusiastically
support the movement now or
foot to organize and put in successful
operation the South Carolina Cotton
Growers' Cooperative Association,
(they need never start another farmers'
movement because it will be u
failure," sayd J. H. B. Jenkins, vice
president of the Peoples Bank and
Trust Co., of York in a letter to W.
| ts. Wilkerson. a York county farmer,
I a copy of the letter having been made
public by the officers of tite cooperative
association in this city.
Mr. Jenkins* letter was in reply tc
one from Mr. Wilkerson asking the
attitude of the bank towards the
movement. Mr. Wilkerson had
written Mr. Jenkins that the banks
in many counties of the state were
strongly backing the movement and
asked if Mr. Jenkins' bank would
favor it.
"In our opinion lite proposed cooperative
marketing movement" continued
Mr. Jenkins "is the only movement
that has ever been started by
the farmers that has ever had 'teeth'
to it. A cooperative association with
the proper enthusiastic* support, under
honest and capable management, organized
in South Carolina and in the
other cotton states will do more to
bring about and regulate orderly
marketing of cotton at a fair profit
than anything else that run be done.
Therefore the Peoples Flank and
Trust Co. strongly recommends the
organization of properly managed cooperative
marketing associations, and
we unhesitatingly offer our facilities
to this end.
"We have entile a number of farmers
among our stockholders: we
number hundreds of farmers as patrons
anel we are anel will be just as
willing, if not more sei, to assist financially
farmers whe> are members
I of the association as those who are
I not rri...
.uuti i ue Rovernment
through the great war finance corporation
anil the large financial institutions
in tlie money centers have en|
ilorseil cooperative marketing assooiaJ
tions and itave expressed a willingness
to extend and are already extending
financial assistance in large
amounts is in itself evidence of the
soundness 6f?tffe* ptdpositToTo. It' a
great pity that the farmers of South
Carolina have not long before organized
such an association. They would
now he enjoying the great henetits
that are being enjoyed through nsso|
ciations already organized in Texas,
| Oklahoma and Mississippi,
j "The farmer v ho does not join in
! tltis movement is not only standing in
j his own light hut is retarding the fu|
ture development of the South."
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DIvMCIiTITLLY KNTKltTAIXKI)
The Mt. Hebron Kpworth Heague
was delightfully entertained on the
evening of (leorge Washington's
birthday hy Mrs Harper Shull, an
honorary member 01 tlte League. All
the leaguers were received in the re|
ceptlon hall, which was beautifully
I decorated in red. white and blue.
| The i.eague presented an interesting
J program, the subject being based on I
1 Oeorgc Washington's birthday. The
I program was as follows:
Song?"America."
I2ssay?"C.eorge Washington". I.illie
13. Buff.
Song?"Columbia, (Jem of the
Oeean."
Recitation?"Old dory." Catherine
Whitten.
Song.?Motion song?Rod, White
and Blue.
Essay?"The origin of The First
Flag." Thelina Harmon.
Song?"Star Spangled Banner."
After the program different games
were played. The league had made
28 hatchets, two of a kind front red,
white and blue crepe paper. These
were used to couple the hoys and
girls. Then l>y couples they went
to the dinin groom, whit h was beautifully
decorated with the league colors,
yellow and white. The social
committee ol' the league served cherr>
pie, jello and whipped cream. Then
all thanked Mrs. Shull for entertaining
the league and departed.
F.NTI.KTA 1XMKXT AT
OILBFKT CllADF.D SCHOOL.
There will be a Tom-Thumb Wedding
at the CJilbert graded school
building Friday evening. March 3rd.
commencing promptly at 7:30 I'' M.
Refreshments will be served, come
one and all. s
The l-adies' School Improvement
League.
VKRONA DOTS.
As I am a new correspondent to
the Lexington Dispatch-News, with
which I am tfell pleased, I will try
to introduce myself by sending in my
first comment to the readers of the
same.
I live in Saluda county near the
Saluda river, but once was a resident
of Lexington.- and as I have a num
uci m Miiuri'u una inen? I still
ftp.
think of I-exinfirton,/>v>v-v\tt
We are aorr?" '.*V?. ,? 'that this cominuaily^trV
*~'1 tinfortunnte with a
K \> $*'>Knes.s this winter.
\iuctle .T . A . Rawl. infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence. Rawl was very
sick a few days of last week with
fever, but we are glad he is much improved
at this time.
Mrs. Tillman Derrick and little
children spent last Tuesday at her
father's, J. Ira Price's. A
Winford Frazier and a few of his
friends made a trip to Columbia last
Tuesday.
Very heavy rains fell in this community
last week and caused Saludu
river to be very high. Wo understand
it liked si:: feet reaching the tele
phone wire which crosses at Holley's
Ferry.
J .A. Bedenbaugh re-covered his
residence last Friday.
Mrs. J. Ira Price and daughter,
Effie, and Mrs. Carl W. Price, and
two children, spent awhile last Wednesday
at V. P. Ithineharts.
J. A. Bedenbaugh and also Mrs.
Bedenbaugh have been ill for some
time, hut have improved we are glad
to state.
S. D. Sheoly, a former resident of
this section, who has been running a .
garage in Leesville is now moving
from Leesville to Newberry, where
Mr. Shealy and son, Blanton, will run
a line of business.
Messrs. Carl W. Price and Wingard
Frazier made a business trip to Saluda
lust Wednesday.
Viley Lindler of near St. Marks
church, who have been an invalid for
several years died last Sunday morning
and was buried at St. Mark's
church Monday morning. He leaves
a widow and three step children as
follows: Mr#, Hpnry Snelcfrove _ of
j_4pej?vjue, m rs. Andrew SmKh and
Willie Derrick of near St. Mark's
church, also some brothers dnd a .
host of other relatives. He tvas 65
years of age.
A committee of three from I'nion
church, and also three from Mt,
Hebron and Mt. Pleasant, met last
Wednesday at the Lutheran parsonage
to see about some repairing
being done in the near future.
We are sorry to note that Mrs.
Kuss Rawl, who for some time has
been staying with her son, George
Ttawl. of near Rehebeth church, is
seriously ill at this time.
Charlie Fulmer of the Prosperity
section lost his barn last Thursday
night which it is thought was struck
by lightning.
Samuel Hare of the Cool Spring
section died and was buried Saturday
morning at St. Mark's church.
CARD FROM C1TIZKX.
Kdilor Dispatch-News:
I just want to ask through the columns
of your paper If any of your
readers have undertaken to travel the
I.exington Orangeburg road recently?
If not they ought to try it and form
their opinion about our "great board
of county commissioners who are
rated us practical business men. No
wonder people cry about the burden
ot' taxation when they pass over such
roads us the one mentioned. They can
hardly set to Lexington over this
road when they get ready to pay
their taxes. This particular road
is under the supervision of Mr.
15. II. Harre. if I have been informed
correctly. Recently the chalngang
was on this road and ail they did was
to haul in clay and dump it in piles
without any thought of scattering it
or putting sand on top. Today this
road can hardly be traversed. It is
one of the main roads lending to the
county seat and deserves to be
.worked. It was once a splendid road
and for the lack of a little attention
it has gone to pieces. The people of
the lower part of the county have expected
great things of the present
board of county commissioners and
if this is the best that they can do, t
for one think that they ought to be
elected by the people and not "railroaded
in" by the Lexington delegation
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CITIZEN.,
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