Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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List of N0 p: . ing Nca announcement of The DiapatoV Car and Ford Roadster, ?*.fcv%r^ted injtdnt; kttention; aft<S Welf* jtpi'- it ; raeaaef &g rewards; i >r l^^^gaj-carapa^gn ia not put on by Tae ,pS^patch-News as a _ money-making R! yentuio, nor as a popularity content, ^^ _|i^;^e;;aecbuat? >^rr'encw in ad-j I Am* WorU. While. |1|^.;;'-*,Ijaa&tiA of p&yto? salaries. to num^p: e?pim outside solicitor ? there haa beep Mode a f^nd for awards and comW?mm& ^ fl.SOQ, wblcbi will t# I l|aw*at?i io W??rf?i] contestant',. jpSisSSB K^^^^S^tiaaate erti fetd in a manner Mm 10 ih~ vh? .J'.n, ^', 1^*^ ?^ ^ 8 section real ze the 1 jHg|p^ of the proportion The Dispatch* ft^'isews is placing- before them. If your beft-"' : * ^ 1 hi' l }* ] p;',' naion ballot fbund on the double page ^H&allot and send or mail it to The DijV IW.00 Goes December 19. awarded $20 in cash. Fifteen dolBBBS^hSV Bsuk mm ovmm trv tho turninir -in I |the greatest amount of cash subscrip^ tlcms from the beginning of the con|V test up to that time, tep dollars goec > to the one turning , _ in tie ? , second most; five dollars gre* I'-; to the one turning in the third m si:. These are the first special cash prizes, t, and a portion of thev$50.00 in'special ? cash prizes to be awarded. Kggee% Vote Offer Now On.. ; | The campaign has been diyided into * extra vote periods,- and those who start their active work^oifr' stahd a pV;''^far better show of winning the $630.00 Chevrolet or $40$; 00 ^ford' ftpaddter," or piiLi hig prizes than thoseVhqb*| sinjater on. Up until TuOs^y^j^-' ceifcber 19, 6 p. m., each cash subscription business turned in by a i contestant gives that worker an extra vote coupon good -for 100,000 exr tra Totes. And ar glance at th<> e&ttr* . vote schedule Juirt balow shows varirace: ?&*i busy new . , Not Too Lat.: Kf;-' Because a list of entries has been made does not bar you from entering *. the face. A big list of entrants does not.necessarily mean each and every , person entered will go to work. So il . you want a Chevrolet, Ford, Victrola <or Wrist Watch, a cash prize or big caw wuiiiuiiwiuu ciip uif Tiomxiiiiuu;] I ' I v ' ballot and send in your name today.* k ? The entry blank itself is good for 50,- : > ? OOl) votes; if accompanied by a o?ie ' ' year subscription to The DispatchNews it is good for 75,000 votes, while a eight-year subscription accompanying It gives the nomination a 150,000 ?? * & - K-fe'": ' T ,b-\ rest In Dis i V * < Y * . ' . minees lis Week's Issue wmmmmtmmttmm " " v * ' ' S ^ V . y ( ish to Be Awarded i?Active Votdt Week. - ' * .vote value, After December 19th the entry blank will be withdrawn, so gam' the greatest viae oni the entry blank bjr getting your hAme In today; An earlv start is truly half ther battle. Bonus Vow Schedule. JV&lrt >the beginning of the campaign; on November Sflith until T&ebday, I)eofenil^r i^h7 fe p. n>.', 100.000 bonus votes will i>e given for eatfi $12. 00 in cash subscription busi ' -'.A . t. . ' ?; ness turned in. L .. Second ,Befiod: From Tuesday,; December 19tfc, 6 p. ihv.viintjl Tuesday,December 26tb, C p. m., 100,000 "bonus votes will be given for each $18.00 in cash sifbscription business turned in. / Third Period: From Tuesday, De~ cember 26th, 6 p. m.^until Tuesday, January 2nd,-"8 p. jn..>100,000\t>bntta votes will "be giVen for each 120.00 in cash subscription business turned in,* Fourth Period: From Tuesday* January 2nd, ?nd of the campaign Friday^ January *$$?'?1 P. m., 100,000 bonus votes wiU be given for each ;}8i.60 in casi*subscription business turned in. T i n thA AA.mitft!*ii (a ortAn/lArf trt Mn?? Friday, January 19th, at 2 p. * mi, 100,000 bo&us vote* will be given with each in cash subscription business turrifcji In during the extended period. ' A BIG ij lisr^ | 102" pages and contains approximately 50,000 words. The mortgage .was given by^fche Martel Mills, Inc., of New fork, to the Chase National bank of New York city to , secure a / \ loan of $3,000,000.00, and is tgainat property holdings of the company in several states, including the Lexington Manufacturing company, SaxeGolh*. and Middleburg Mills at Batesburg in this county. Business will be good at the clerk's off:< for the noxt several weeks. CIVIC COMMITTEE APPPOINTED, WATCH LEXINGTON GROW. ? - * . ** At an interesting lively meeting^ of. the League of Women Voters lasrt Thursday a, committee was appointed to do special Civic work, a long felt <need in .Lexington. The ladies are;Mrs. .W), A. Harman, chairman; Mrs. E. Gr Preher; Miss Mary Wfngard; Mrs. JKarl Oswald; Mrs. Frank Shealy; Mrs .T; C. Callfckm; Mrs. CL F..Roberts;.Mrs. H. TL Harmon; Mrs. Sligb and 'Mrs. J. MV Moonnan,. They will have the support of the league but were authorized to. fgt. independently, reporting their activities at the hionthly meeting of the League, which was voted to meeton. the last Thursday of each month ' beginning w^'^Deeemher. ' WAR SAVINGS STAMPS CAN BE CASHED SOON. - Postmaster Frank George states all persons- holding^ registered! 19*4 saving j&^Jfc^'may 'pre jent them to hii.t at ilu postoffice at any t*me now, and that he will receipt for same and have the money ready to pay off on January 1. Those holding government securities ol' this reries who want the cash should see Mr. George at once. MRS. SARAH J. STURKIE. ' <-< L- T C>?....no h,M.ri HITS. OilI U.lI J . oiwi Mt nan vuui September 30th, 1S65, and departed this life September 15th, 1922. She leaves her husband, A. J. Sturkie, one daughter, Mrs. M. L. Flake; one grand son, Jackson Lee Flake to mourn her departure. patch-News ... : ? 1 COUNTY BEING SUED ACCOUNT OF LYNCHING. Complaint has been filed with H. L. Harman, clerk of court for Lexington county. 10 the effect that Mary Allen, as administratrix of the Adfato a/ WT ill A llnrv 4 n oiiinflr T N. u WWW V* WW 1*1 AtiVil, AC aUiI/5 ton county for the sum of $7,500 for the death of her husband on August 23, 1921. Will Allen, negro, shot and killed Noah Frick, a White farmer, near ^Chapic ah August 22, 1921. and war ^captured by officers of the law the fbUaWirtg morning near the scene of the fciime. Shortly after the capture the officers were over-powered by a Wge ''mob ahd the prisoner lynched. The; complaint .?ith- the ' clerkagainst the coury^ te'for damages fOr. i th 0 death of A lien at the- hands of the : ' .. ' > ' . ' t* ' J&fek rmob. . -py-' This is the"*first case of the kind ih; Lexington* cdimty and. .'th e outcome^ wifl be watch** witli interest. M. G^i McDonald of the Columbia' bar' repre-; sents the pjaSntHff:':'"; 7 VtlUMlU^ IA.1 uur? vviu]jl?iut 4>?vyi with thc^kJfrk pt couyt'. / 1 | .""'iT" ^Camyialiit . I 1. That .oh d>r%?out the 23rd dayAu^osCi931; Will Ailea, aa hereini&t&r set forth, departed this' life, arid this plaintiff was duly ^fcfcalfhed / as administratrix of his estate in the Pro. bate Court id and for l&ningtoft coun-r ly tm the 27 th day of January,. 1922. 2 That plant iffa intestate, Will Allen, who was a resident and citizen; County, state aforesai^, w'hiie in the custody of officers of the Jaw; was, on dj^ abofit the 23rd day of Au^t, 1921, seiwS by a large number of persons assembled near Chapin in said county and state, and with torce and arms re droved from the custody of the said officers ofthe.lay and against their will; and forced and. compelled to go a sHOrt distance into; j the woods or swamps and was theh ' whose benefitthis action is brought his widow, Mary Allen, this plantiff.. and a son, A&ger Allen-; That thi$? plaintiff has been deprived of the sup-,i port and society of her said husband upon whom she was dependent for support and has otherw-ise been dam iaged in. the sum of seventy-five hundred dollars, all by reason of the violent and unlawful conduct on the par$ of the. said unlawful assemblage of persons in lynching and putting to death the said Will Allen. , 4. That under the laws Qf South, i Carolina in such cases made and pro- . vided, the defendant Lexington eounty has forfeited and is liable for ( all damage caused by the said lynching of the said Will Allen, which jplafof^ &vers is the sum of seventyflve hundredT dollars^ ,v . . ? WHEREFORE plaintiff prays judg- , moht against the said defendant in the sum of seventy-five hundred ,dol- < lars and the"costs of this action. k: G. MCDONALD. . 1 Attorney for. Rlaintiif. 'i ' imi? tttt: cAifor f\it>unrrvn I U\7V W AIV f . Hon. T". C.' Cailison has completed the remodeling of his dwelling'.' He added several rooms and has painted the building throughout, which adds considerably to the appearance. FAKIRS TO PENITENTIARY C v . ' - c York, Nov.. 2G.?William C. Faries, r V convicted yesterday on a charge of s murder for the killing last September of .Newton Taylor, 13, and sentenced Sx .. >to die m the electric chair on December 29, is expected to be taken to the v state penitentiary in Columbia tomorrow. it was stated here today. How- 1 c ard McMaclcin, deputy clerk of the court, said tonight, however, that no committment papers had yet been is- ^ sued. * t i ^ i c Located h "lA>ok here!" exclaimed the stranger. as he stum hit into hie twentieth A puddle, "I thought you said you knew where all the bad places were on thif t road?" o "Well," replied the native, who had ii volunteered to guide him through the h dark, "we're a findin' them, ain't we?" t / >'(|lreat Su ^^DSRE DECEMBER 13TH. i*b?jl gpPfclmer, General Superin- I tende^t;^ra^<'Sotrth Carolina Sunday i school aafcbciatior,, will give a popular i lecture afftfco xt^xingrton school audi- j torhitn jCj^Wi^dnesday, December 13 ] which. of especial interest to Sunday jflMPt^orkers, and the public la invited. - Durtiq^ikfe >t>aat twenty years Mr. PaJm^r3BMti<sfctured in Alabama, Tennessee* .fojmUaS&pi, Florida; Georgia; NortiKf'yid^^aifli-Carolina; Ohio; Illii-Oip;^ and New York. He has scries of lecturer at the pjS^rtrtty of Alabama, the AlaInstitute, Winthrop. Colle^;Jf^e Ridge Christian Workera TtirMKw ;<>ttference; and the Internatio|^'Tz^nfn? School, Lake Geneva,:JSwUkor-v of "Lesson lluilding,!'-& "The Sunday School Promote;* and contributor to current ftli&kri&jjffcBd' 'educational -publications. Amox^;1fe; bejsrt, known lectures are: ^6ie???5s: HUl,"; "Secrets' of SucDid We Get Our * itcrwa iiiwraYour Sunday 1 7 Problem;" < " ''Beiigiour i a Democracy;? kT:"4'Building \ "The/Chal- ,t sis." "'The Best c rth," etc, d SD IK'S OFFICE. . Barman this ?.MarteI Mills, York; three ' in this county -r Seeds covered JI < Middle burg e J involved a v ip, divided as t Manufacturing| ;.t v f ^ one agement. j'V -i 1 c ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL n LCTHERiy CHURCH. " * i ' ' , t > 4. T Sunday school at 10-00 A. M. u . Air. B. H.. Barre, Supl. .of. Sunday P : c J * . f p% '. '' V ' : school. . * Divine services at 11:00 a. m. and 'ti 7:00 p.m. u The morning theme on Sunday, De- f< cember the 3rd, will be: "Expecting l'lre Second. Coming of Christ." The t< evening?'theme will be: "God's U Prophet Is Sent to Do His Will." To a.lt the services tin public is most ^ cordially invited. n ARTHUR li. OBENSCHAIN. ' tl Pastor. > "Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church. There will be Sunday school on ^ Sunday, December' the 3rd, at 1:00 ^ norther.afternoon'. Preaching at 2:30 e, r.rrn. Theme: "The Special Honor bestowed Upon Human Beings." The e; mfeUe ls very cordially invited to the ra rervicea. ; r::A RTHUR B. OBENSCHA1N. Supply Pastor. ' ' ?;'" ' ci PERSONAL^. : ?? . ?li Our old friend W. W. Kulmer from . . . tr >ver in the Macedonia section con-' .' lti :ltfded that' he just might as' well ide in one of our auto a as not, bo' . vhile here Afonday. he renewed his w ubscription to the Salesmanship :iub as a lucky winner. h M. Whitteh, -mother' of Lk\ . H. A. Whitten, spent ten days ^ risiting at the home of her son; reurning to her home in Anderson last ^ iaturday. .ca Mr. Harry D. Wessinger, cnec%f . *? *. v n :hapin'8 clever citizens, was over 'Ah' . , lSl ray Monday shaking hands and ex hanging: the season's greetings with . bti ::s friends. . th Mr. Will Schwa r!?. was in town or ionday. Jc M. Elias Meetze, a former Lcxingonian of Irmo, was in town Monday n' business. Elias believes in Lexngton dirt although in Columbia? ij( laving recently bought two tracts of ca lie Jacob Meetze lands in the Fork. 0f / J bscription * V\ILL GIVE IXFORMATION CONCERNING SMALL GRAIN. The Dispatch-News is in receipt of Lhe following letter from Congressman H .P. Fulmer, which is self-explanatory: Editor Dispatch-News: I know from my own experience that >ur farmers are losing thousands of bushels of small grain from damage by weevils and oth^r nPQtc tvia /*<? sartment of agriculture has issued *ome valuable bulletins relative to the frain pest, and I am sure that much loss can be prevented by the use of :hese remedies. '' 7 ' x I should be glad to have any farTiers of the seventh district Who are - **' V . " * e- ' < . .? A j S | nterested to write to me describing heir grain troubles, so that I -* may tend ?hem bulletins bearing on the rnbject. \ Those who are interested in bulleins on other subjects arc also incited :o advise me of their wants. I can' >rovide lists of all the bulletins pubished for those who wish to make* elections. It.would also give me pleasure to jear from any persons in the district soncerning their views upon any legslation in which they are interested. 3fost of my allotment of flower and regetable seed ..is being distributed hrough the schools, but upon request >f those persons who have no children it school I shall be glad to mail seed o them. ; H. P.1 FULAU3R. M. C.f Seventh .District. PHK ITAtJAX ; ' MOUNTAINKKHS. The program of The Mountaineers, tow touring under direction of Thq Piedmont Bureau, of Asheviile; feaures several operatic selections and xcerpts from the best overtures, as rejl as the lighter.numbers. It has >een constructed to meet the varying astes of the average audience,. The Algenii, the wizard of the PianO-ac? ordan, by his skill and brilliant techlique has won for himself the title of A Second Pietro". His rendition of he sublime rap'.sodies is as easy and naffected as the playing of the simle, tuneful street songs. The othei our members of the Company are ar1- ists of real ability. This is a most nique and interesting Company, pcr^rming with an enthusiasm and sponiniety that captures and holds the at cutiuii oi mo audience from first tc ist. The Mountaineers will appear under lie auspices of the local lyceuin comlittec on Friday, December 8th. at le Lexington school auditorium. SEEN IN DIFFERENT UGHTS. :. \' I .. . The Woman and .the urtst were sitng on the sands at the beach.. Near . lerfi were two girls murmuring to ich other. 1 Silence fell when-the artist sat up ccitedly and, wavnig a thumb at the. ^ lagnificent sunsetj. said: -'Get that >lor!" ! ..... . - :;v I It was one of Nature's great picires?a pile of lavender thunder, ouds tipped-pink by;:the setting sun id slashed from, time to time v by r ^ " -f ame lightning. The,lake gave back ' ie glories of the sky. enhancing by ? own green waves. . . The bobbed-haired one of the two * t^la cnnl/n V?rcf < * ~ * ?w iUOb* .~D4M,y t .UIIIUIC, | ^ ouldn't that make a 9well negligee?" "You said it," replied Minnie, "but >wd' yer get-all thenvc.oJors?" "Layers and layers and layers of w iLffon," was the dreamy response. The artist fairly exploded in the 1 oman's ear: "Gosh, is that all they 1 n think of! Now, when I get back to E e studio I'll show you?" He fin- C hed with a vague gesture. * The Woman said nothing, only set 1 ck and pondered on the number oi 1 ings that genius might create from tc source of inspiration?Chicago MIX XlCti ? SELLS LIQUOR CAR. Sheriff E. Austin Roof sola at pub- a ; auction Monday a Ford touring car o ptured some time ago with a load ? whiskey. The car brought. $315. 1: K Campaign ; \ - * r ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAIR THURSDAY, NOV. 30. f . ! The annual community fair will held at the Lexington school Thursday, November 30th. It is hoped that the occasion will draw a recordbreakaing crowd. It is fair to assume tnat the undertaking-; by the ladies of the School improvement association, and by the teaching force of the Lexington high school will be a success in every particular. Plans have already been formulated to make the community fair a permanent institution with Lexington and the show'this year promises to be even larger than the.last exhibition. The exhibits will bo placed In the wooden building and V. ' \ \ . . ' ' - * * ' will consist of canned goods, preserves, fruits, agricultural products, fancy and drawn work. An appropriate religious program has been arranged by the ministers of the town. The Itev. A. B. Obenschain will dc-* liver the Thanksgiving sermon at 11:15 o'clock. . The girls of the Lerington high school and BatesburgLeesvilie high' school will play a game of basket ball on the school grounds at 3iOd o'clock. These teams . are pretty evenly matched and this coo- , test is looked forward, to with grea,t interest by all the friends of these . An old fashioned Thanksgiving din- -j~i .net w4Jl be served by, the. ladies in cafeteria style. Barbecued pork, chicken, turkey and all the accessor\es that go along with that will be tiStMelegant style. The:public is cordially invited to all the exercises. ' u "-'.'Y: -'It,- > vv- ' .. ? ' ? . - . . " .../- - .\fJ ; RKVOI^NG FUND *, - ^ ^ J...v TO BCTt ARSENATE. . v. ' *, * * * -i '?T ' " "1 To the-Hditor. of The State;' ' 1 V . A 1 " , JFollowing my article on the urgent A" * v ' ' 6 necessity of immediate action of .the v pfpper officials of South Carolina to B^yrfe-a ot.oaMr^i^ Our legislature dt its next meeting should make an appropriation of hot less than $50,000 with which to create a revolving fund with which to purchase calcium arsenate during the sum mer, or any other period, when they can get it cheapest and sell to the farmers during the crop season of the f/-,l 1 ? -' kunvn tujj jcar, cii cost: tne price paid by the farmers to be pu? back into the state treasury* u^ed again the next year. Under this *rfcV^<?d, of . handling, the appropriation becomes*iTVl*IJU ^ revolving fund to be used year after year until the necessity for the use of calcium arsenate has passed. I have no hopes of getting the national government .to act for the protection of the cotton growers for several reasons which are not necessary to mention. Therefore it is up to the I . : legislature to act. Our legislature does not meet until the middle of January. If we wait for them to act before anything is done for the protection of our farmers, it will be too late for the 1923 crpp; therefore let the bankers, merchants, business men gen ... ' 7 f1 rally, have a meeting in Columbia at 3nce and get behind this matter and 'Ormulate- a: plan to protect our offi hi maKmg:: tnis deal before the ^gislature "mak?s the appropriation vith which to pay for the arsenate; hen get behind the "legislature and sec hat they do'make the appropriation. Ifty thousand dollars of the taxes of he people could not be appropriated or a better cause. Mr. Editor, 1 would like to hear rom every-member of the house'and ' - * Pittite-''aT once as to whether or not. hey will promise to vote for this, ap ropriation. If they will, then the neetng of bankers, merchants, business men and farmers above menioned will have easy sailing. Thi? woeedure, in my opinion, will solve he problem. I can't think of any other hat will. R. M. Mixson. Williston.. OX HUNTING TRIP. Messrs. J. D. Carroll of Lexington nd W. B. Hast of Swansea are >n a few days' hunting trip on the lavannah river. It is their hope to >ring a deer back with them.