The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, December 06, 1922, Image 1
NO. S3. ' LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDW^D^Y^^XMBER 6, 1922. " NUMBER 7.
Wot too late
E^?l??S8iy'A.
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OF HBV. TAYLOB.
I near Bed Bank last Saturday
and was burled Sunday al
pa*feuwly burying ground near hi*
l^ewne. The funeral services at the
was conducted by his pastor,
M JElh* Rev. A. B. Obenschain. The
at the grave were <in charge
the Rev. Taylor was a mem||jjpEV.
The following Masons acted as
fefcerta, F. A. Derrick, N. West
BnpHB&y, Geo?:g? Dft-vtd Roof and James
Wl^SilV^fend Arthur Richard Tayler,
late W. L. and Annie A.
K^or was born in the Wessinger
nN.; about ouse mile from his prepI
*ihg?) township, Kay 12. 1841,
i'-3M*rted this life at his home
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mem ^
Hall
gpHe section.. For the past
{pHir years he gave up active
Pjrork on account of age and
fe- During this trme it was
to have religious |ervices
|??rne conducted by his pasto;
f|tfce age of 20 he enlisted in the
pirate, service in Meetzes' Co.
S?|&Regiment, S. C. Volunteers
^E^BMBpyed to the end of the fou:
Hratruggle for state's rights. A1
Inline he suffered from shel
I At the close of the war h<
ail 'to. liiR native county anc
the place on which he livec
HKtV&wlance
of his days, having marpsa
Rachael C. Wingard, Jan
>Z? 1868. To this union were
pine children, four boys anc
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trlA three boys and two girh
**mg. Twenty-three of the
-six grand children and twelve
; thirteen great-grand chlldrei
* him together with his faithfu
voted companion and helpr
. He was one of a family 01
^Children, four of which surdm,
Messrs. John J. Tayioj
j|&d lease D. Taylor and Mrs. Edf*
G^i^e and Mrs. Caroline Corley, al
elebraied his golden wedding
H||?; "TJfrcapr d are the dead which die <ir
^Hfliord. yea, saith the Spirit, thai
^Ebty- naty rest from their labors, and
works do .ollow them." Rev
SBfenffok: funeral services were conducthis
home by his pastor. t.h<
g- Bev. O. B. Shearouse, assisted b>
gMj&ttifc. Rev. A. B. Obenschain. Th<
were land to rest in the fam
'"burying ground near his hom(
g^by the Masonc fraternity of whicl
F ENTERTAIN,
Thursd-v evening, at th<
hair parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Caughman, Misses Berths
Ellen Caughman enter
umber of their friends will
n in honor of the girls o:
burg-Leesville high schoo
1 team. Delicious ho
and cakes was served.
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TO ENTER THE Di
AND WIN THE
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LKIINGTOX COUNTY
CORK SHOW.
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. V'e held Lexington county's an.
nual corn show at Lexington court
houae on last Saturday. The boys
1 turned out in floe alee, and brought
records and history, . together with
ten ears of corn that was grown on
! the:f farms from practically every;
section of the county. While weather
'Conditions for growing corn in
Leaington county were very unfavorable,
the boys made splendid shqw
inga.
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We had three speakers present.
Mr. Henry S. Johnson, district agent
i ir. demonstration work, located at
Aiken, delivered a timely and encouraging
address. Mr. Johnson has attended
our corn shows before', and
the b'fcys, and the entire attendance
greeted him with a warm welcome.
Mr. B. O. Williams, assistant agent
, {in boys club work in South Carolina^
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wa? also present, nr. wninaa
knows Jnst how to entertain a bunch
of boy*. Mr. Williams made a ,
| lengthy talk, which met with the
,< hearty approval of club members as
k well as the entire audience. Mr. .An,
sel Caughraan, also delivered an address,
telRng of the experiences he
I has had as a, school teacher, and ae
f a farmer. Mr. Caughman spoke
, very favorably of the organization,
( and the splendid efforts being put
forth to train the youth of the coun
;y, of the splendjd results obtained,
. and of the effect club, work Whs hav}
ing on 'the yoipth . of the rural districts
of the county.
There irore .101 boys enrolled in
eorn club# for the year, 1022. We
- awarded the boy* prizes for their
splendid. work,.^ Che banfts, farmers
. and other bustns^i man findly con5
Wibutett f 116.00 to thill c^use aa,folIowa:
Ban? of Western Carolina,
acattert; *5.M; BaUfc of iSwaSsia, :
3.00; Bt"ooIlana Bank, ?l4.00;
Bank of Western Carolina. L'exLngton
bwineb, ilO.OO; DuPre Atito Co.,
^ Leiungton ftfanch, $5.00; The Hart
mon Drug Cb., a watch, $3.50; Pal
ace Drug Co., Lexington, ^ watch,
valued at $3.50; Fenlard Grocery
Co., $5.00; Lexington DispatchNeA-s,
six subscriptions, valued $9.00;
The Riley Drug Co.. Lexington, one
watch, valued at $3.50; C&ughman'
Kaminer, one pocket. knife; valued
at $1.25;' J. W. IShealy, County
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Agent, $5.00; A nursery company,
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100 peach trees'valued at -$25.00.
' 7, together with all corn club membe
s, want to extend our hearty
thanks to each and every bank, farmer
and business man for their contributions.
I, feel sure we all feel
, better by contribution, to help epI
i
courage the youth of the county,
which our future agriculture wholely
^ depends upon. Again, personally I
want to thank each and every one
^ for their hearty cooperation in this
: splendid work.
. The . sixty-five ?ys. attending the
t i i
corn show Saturday, reported growr
ing, 2,854 ^bushels of corn an average
of 44 bushels per acre, at a cost
I of 3-1 1 -2c per bushel, making a to.
.'tal cost j0?~,.lhe crop 1899.01. with
tho total value of the crop be. rig
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$2,854.09, leading a net profit of
$1;954.99. Numbers of these boys
1 are growing legumus crops together
^ with their corn. and by so doing are
' building up the soil, really this is
one principal we are stressing more
than any other. We must make our
- soils richt if we ever expect to have
' a profitable agriculture in the
r South.
i J. W. SHEALY, County Agent.
Ballentine S., Dec. 6, 1922.
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, i THE PRISCILLA CLUB.
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The meeting of the Prisciilla club,
which was set for next Wednesday
afternoon, has been postponed on ac
J count of the death of Dr. J. J. Win
j gard
COUNTY FARMERS' UNION.
i . The County Farmers* union will
t meet Saturday, December 9, "with
1 Pine ' Ridge local.; All locals are
t urged to send delegates to this meet,
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(SPA TCH-NEWS'
'$6,30 CHEVROL
New Nominees
Still -Entering
This Race
,
R(nnra?r vrrr*! ovwre rs on
trSVSh DECEMBER 10TH.
HAKE IT COUNT HEAVY.
$30 CASH GOES THAT DAY.
Get a Big Vote and Also Win Some
Of This $30.00. Send in Your
Name Today and Start the Battle
Toward Winning a Chevrolet or
Ford Car.- '
'Many of those whose names have
been entered as candidates in The
Despatch-News' $1,500 subscription
campaign have not as yet gotten into
the race for the $630 Chevrolet touring
car, the $406 Ford roadster, the
$170 Victrola, the.' $40 gold watch,
and cash awards offered by this
newspaper, or at least have not made
a personal report or gotten in touch
with the campaign department. The
Dispatch-News offers an unusual opportunity
to win a valuable award.
So go tin and win a, car by January
12th., esual to $100 a week, besides;
the added prestige of being a winner.!
When to Enter.
Now is the best tfme to enter the
campaign. The race -is but six days
old. Xhis ils the. hrst extra bonus
vote period and the best, giving can-J
didates, a larger number of votes perl
dollar's worth of business turned in j
than can be earned during, various
periods after December 19th. . Work
up to December 10th will put one
away up in the race for the,Chevrolet,
Ford and other big prizes.
Read the full page advertisement
in . this issue and if you are. not a.icam^n
clip
arfe taking ah active' interest &nd trying
to wrixthe Chevrolet touring car
you wll be surprised to see how much
interest will be created in your be
half.
Seven Points to Remember.
Those considering entering, or onei
whose name is already in ths race,
should remember the following
points: s .
First: ALL GET SOMETHING,
AN AWARD OR A CASH COMMISSION.
There are no losers.
Second:., It costs you nothing to
compete, all receipt blanks, circular
letters, inforrtiation, etc., being free
f charge. In fact everything is
free, and en top of that you are guaranteed
a prise .or commission, making
The Dtspatch-News' campaign doubly
attractive. .
Third: The same number of votes
are given with a renewal subscription
as with a new subscription;
therefore you have a large present
subscrption field to work in, in addition
to the great number of new subscrptions
you will be able to secure.
Fourth: If you collect a back subscription
account you receive , the
same number of votes as for a renewal
or new subscription.
Fifth: Special cash awards will be
given from time to time, for which
all compete equally.
Sixth: No matter where you live
you are permitted to solicit subscriptions
any place, or to write or
phone anywhere. The .territory is
unlimited, and after you clean up
your neighborhood branch out and
cover other sections.
Seventh: If you start out to-day
and work with energy and system
you will win either the Chevrolet^
Ford, \1ictrola, -watch or commission.
$30 Goes December 19th.
The first special cash prizes goef
December 19th, 6 p. m., when $15
will be griven the contestant turning
in the greatest amount of cash subscription
business since the beginning
of the campaign and up to that day
and hour. Ten dollars goes to the
one turning in second most, and $5
to the one turning in third most cash
business. Win some of this $30 and
show your frends their confidence
and backing has not been misplaced.
Nothing succeeds like success, and a
big presage is gained by being a fr:ni
et "IP" and 1
popx^ukn iM Bue
ptXIKMBER 13TH.
Leon general Superintendent
of 'Upe^Ktth CftroIir.a Sunday
school aaaocti^H|%ltl give a popular
lecture at tlti^amttgton school audi*
torium on Vt&u/Elidfer, T>ecember 13.
wmcn win i^^MKUjpecmi interest to
Sunday school WK^rs, and the public
is cordiaHy liapftd.
During the j^Bp?renty years Mr.
Palmer has lecttSgfc in Alabama, Tennessee,
Mlsaiasipp^vFlorida; Georgia;
kNorth and Sbu^jBroolina; Ohio; IlliLOis;
WlsconAitf^^kd New York. He
has given 5pecgj|eories of lectures
at the Univeirti$BE&jUab&ma, the Alabama
Poly tech nijjj|pst itu te, Winthrop
College; Blue KaBChristian Workers
Training CoSprence; and the International
TrainK^-School, Lake
Geneva, Authorg^pLesaon Building,"
editor of fSBfrfiunday School
Promoter ;" and cBliHbutor to current
religious and ednjfifeonal publications.
Among hia best j||bwn lectures are:
"Over Pools' KljBg/'Secrets of Success,"
"Wherei^mfi We Get Our
Bible?" "Tha. BaK. as Good Literature,""
"How totjlpihte Tour Sunday
School," "The laBbBoy Problem;"
"The Teache?*s)lHg?r;r* "Religious
Education and A^Mpcan Democracy;"
'The Rights of t?bhild;" "Building
Chrletfan rS?Ua^3K>'V ??mu^
wmm**** ^ /JLUC
lenge of the PreaM^Cri^is," "The Best
T h e
the sonorous tones of a great pipeorgan.
Algenii, the wiiaid of-the Piano-accordan,
by his'-skilb^nd brilliant technique
has won for. himself the title of
"A Secdnd Pietro". His rendition of
the sublime raphsodies is as easy and
unaffected as the playing of fche simple,
tuneful street songs. The other
four members of the Company are artists
of real ability. This"is a most
unique and interesting Company, performing
with an enthusiasm and soon
:an:ety that captures and'holds the attention
of the: audience from first to
last.
The Mountaineers will appear under
the auspices-of the local lyceura committee
on Friday, December 8th. at
the Lexington school auditorium.
ner early in the race.
A glance at the standing of contestants
listed in this issue shows that
many have increased in the number
of votes. All were given 50,000
votes to start with. In many instances
the added gamins have been
made by friends of contestants instead
of by the contestant himself or
herself. This Is hot as tft should be.
Nobody can expect to win the big,
prize without personal effort. Your
tYiends will back you if you work, but
soon will become diahvterested and
quit trying to help a quitter. Become
an active worker, not a looker-on. If
you haven't a receipt \>ook, or have
misplaced yours, phone or write to
The Dispatch-News for a supply, and
while waiting for the receipts get
busy taking subscriptions, entering
the names and addresses in your
memorandum book and transferring
them to the official receipt books as!
soon as yours come. ?*ut get started,
TODAY.
100,000 Extra Votes.
Each $12 in business turned in up
to December 19th, 6 p. m., gives
100,000 extra votes. $24.00 gives
200,000 extra votes; $36.00 in business
gives 300,000 extra votes, and
so on. Read the vote schedule printed
in the full-p&ge advertisement in
this issue, and then go right to work
to piile up a winning vote.- You can
easily do it while others are idly trying
to make up their minds to get a
start.
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>ORD ROADSTER
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PERSONALS. i
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Uncle John'Hiller spent tfte week- 1
end with his nephew,. Mrs. Sam'l J. 5
Derrick, at Swansea. t
Sam'l. J J Derrick was in town r
Monday on business . 1
Mrs. Lazzle Rawl of Blythewood is c
g
visiting her sister, Mrs. Alma Geiger.
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mud rcatiC JLMtjJUX UIII Ul XUUX'tJKit,
S. C. is visiCng Mrs/ Willie Bckley.
Mr. D. Belton Clarke is at home 1
sick with the "flu".... c
Mrs. Sim JV Miller is sick with 11
the "flu", confined to her room.
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Mrs. Rachel Craft of near Swansea
is being entertained this week by< ^
her sister, Mrs. Laura Haithcock of
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North Lexington. *
Messrs. Moody a Howard and ^
Thos. W. Cooley, two popular R. jj
F. D. carriers out of Swansea, visited
the county seat, Monday. They
are pulling for The Dispatch-News
in these sections of the county., 0
Mr. R. E. Price of rural route a
five out of the ' ccunty^ seat was ?
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among the visitors here Monday. ^
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Mr. l^evi jeicoai, tne Dima iarmer si
of Swansea, has become a subscriber c
to "rtie Dispatch-News. E
Mr. B. F. Derrick of the Chapcn
section paid this office a call Mon- ri
day, and renewed two subscrptiions for u
this paper. d
Mr. Frank Kncece of Batesburg J
was in Lexington Monday.
Mr., D. F. Efird, how of the Farm *
Loan bank of Columbia, spent several
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days at home the past week.
Mrs. Ira M. Sligh and Mrs. J.
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M. Moorman and the little ones have
returned home after spending
Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. H.
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Y. Hathcock in Lancaster. '4 ?
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.Mr? E. L. Aabill of Lee'sville was
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a Lexington visitor Monday. -*
1^. ^T. 9. Qt&gcr went to New- ^
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Jtraitfta George left Wednesday af^
temoon for Charleston to visit Francis
George. ^
Dr. M. S. Riley is in Charleston
u
attending the Shrine meeting.
Misses Opal Fowler, Ruth Hurst and
Bstell Braddy, attractive students of j;
Columbia Cbllege, Columbia, spent
the week-end with their friend, Miss
Elma Coskrey, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. George. 0
STOP, LOOK AND READ!!! U
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The best play ever nut on in Lex- ^
a
Ington will be presented for your
amusement in the very near future. a
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You don't want to miss "Turning
The Trick" if you like a good laugh
?and j'ou wGl laugh off five years
of old age for when Mary Ann Casey
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takes up shimmy dancing and wants
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to find her affinity, Patrick aimply
has to assert himself. Incidentally
he iis instrumental in unearthing a J,
gang of diamond, smugglers who, in
the character of "society" people,
are a part Mrs. Casey's .fashionable
set. Good IrisH^comedys with s
the French "he-dressmaker," the f
"Bolshevik, the maid and the janitor b
not far belujiffA Ail parts good, c
Don't'fj?:^^o be:'tbe?e. * cThd"i?alg:
of characters will be an- f
noun.eed>*ext -week:-? l ook ;for- it! h
Watcte tor the date!!
AT CENTER.
Thereuntil fish fry, oyster supper,
cake. guessing contest ,4
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o.l vcmn ouiuui uuuac uu r nuay II
evening, December 15, beginning at o
6:30 o'clock, to which the public i? v
cordially invited. v
EXERCISES AT SI1! *
MATTHEWS CHVRCH.
"The Bell of Christmas'* exercises *
wtill be held at St. Matthews church h
at 2 o'clock p. m.,' on Sunday, De- s
cember 24. The public is cordially r
invited to attend these services. h
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SUPPER AT CLAY SPRING.
There will be an oyster supper,
Chicken stew, box 4arty and cake t
walk at CiPV Snrintru scVinnl hnn?o P
next Friday night, December 8, 1922. c
Everybody is invited to come and en- s
joy themselves. . a. n
DR. W1NGARD
DIED MONDAY
The death of Dr. James J. Wia?ard
Monday. morning came aa a
rreat shock to the entire community.
[>r. Wfcngard had been in his usual
jood health up until only a short
J
ime before he died. He attended ft
tumber of patients Sunday and had
lot complained of feeling ill.
lied of heart trouble and was conscious
until the prery last. He was
>8 years old. ;
Dr. Wingard was prominent im
he business and social life of th?
ommunity and also had large farmig
interests in the county. He was
ice1 president of the Home National
ank.
Dr. Wingard was the son of the
ite S. P. and Maria Wingard, and
ras born near Chapin on March 8,
864. He moved to Lexington tin
873. He received his early training
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the Lexington high school, and aferwards
attended the Baltimore Col?ge
of Physicians and Surgeons,
iter graduating from tile University
f Virginia. Upon hi9 graduation he
ceepted work wtith the State hospital
i Marion, Va., and in 1898 came
3 Lexington to practice his profeaion.
He al,so took' two special
ourses at Johns Hopkins hospital,
taltimore.
On December 8, 1908, he was maried
to Miss Em?ly Fox, and to this
nion was born four children, two.
aughters and two sons, the Eldest ;
aughter preceding him to the grave.
Dr., Win gar d is survived by his
rife and the following children:
iarringej- Fox, John Simon and
leulah Fox Wingard, and two sis?rs,
Mi'sa Mary Wingard and Mrs.
. W. Oswald,: ' ^
The funeral werp conductd
at St. Stephen^ church
uesday afternoon dt 8 o'clock, the
leva. H. A, Whitten, A. B. Oben2haiir,
F. Funderburke and W.
. Wallace officiating. The remains
rere interred in. ttie
ailison and^W. D. Dent; honorary,
r^J. Leaphart, }?. N. Kamfiner, Dr.
H. Shealy, C. V. Botiknitfht, E.
L Dreher, Geo. Schwartz,.. R. F.
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wuuena, x>. n. r>ctrxe.
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V JAIL FOR ROCKING
HOUSE AND PEOPLE.
A young negro boy, about 16 years
Id, was lodged in jail Tuesday af?rnoon
after an exciting race beiveen
he and officers near Brooktnd.
The boy threw rocks against
house- near the Horse Shoe pond,
nd frightened the occupant, a Mrs.
teed, who was alone at the time. Oficers
Freshley and Lown. were sumlonsed,
and had a lively chase with
he boy when they arrived on the
eene. The boy will be given a preimtnary
hearing before Magistrate
lendrix Thursday.
iADIES AID SOCTE7TY '
TO HOLD BAZAAR.
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The Indies' A/.d society of St.
tephens Lutheran church will hold
heir annual bazaar in the Corley
iliMino* rvrs ^ Da
uuunib uu jl'kuuj' <xuu caiuiuay, xscember
8 and 9, and will serve hot . .
hGcolate and sandwiches each day
rom 3;30 until 6 o'clock. Every on*
as a cordial Invitation to attend.
I'ATERING MOUTHS
WATCH THE SHOW.
On .Monday afternoon. Sheriff E.
Lustin Roof emptied about 100 gal3ns
of whiskey before a. large crowd
f thirsty folk. The whiskey was of
arious varieties, some being the.
rorst sort of home brew and some
f the best brand of Kentucky rye..
MR. IIARMOV BETTER.
Mr. H. L. Harmon, clerk of court.
ias been confined to his home for
everal days with the "flu." His
nany friends will be glad to learn
te is improving and wtfll be in hi?
ffice again soon*
X'XUli "UUU" AUA1A .
Reports from over the county are
o the effect that the "flu'' is again
pidemic.: There are a number of
ases in and around Lexington. Phyicians
state that it is of a milder
ature than two years ago..
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