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ik ?iapairh-?mtt0lj Lcztacton, & a v?\-; * >* ? ; j.n Entered at the PoatofSce at Lexington, 8. C.. am mat! matter of the Second C!aa?. . * > / - > ' Subscription Price Per Tear, $1.50 CASH IK ADVAXC& ADVERTSSHtQ RATES Obtteariea and in meraortona, one cent a word. Cash with order. Garde ot thanks, one cent a word. VMD wna ?rv?. Want ads, one cent a word each Insertion. Cash with order. ^ " " - - ' ' V Hake ail remittances payable to 8LJOH * WALKER. Address all 1 eomrannfcatioas to The DfrpetchV??, LixiBftoa, 8. C. Phone 119. mamacssagsapgsci i s i i WEDNESDAY, DEC. 113, 1922 1 v ' ' v . : ^ BOABmpEDJS*. There is a movement ea foot to have built a sand-clay road from Lexington to Faiiview schoo? house ' near the Aiken county line a distance of 19 miles. The road in questmen is one badly needed and Lexington county will not go wrong if the road is built. It is ostm&ted by those well qualified to do ?o, that the read wEl net cost more' than $2,700. a stile, snaking a total outlay of be tween $50,060 and *$?, 000. . 13*? Toad in <tuestian will serve a large portion of the lower part ol the county, and +he citizens in the territory covered stamid have thit Tb. >&eb4ta* next ^ week will give ther proposed route and ether information, v , l * *:? DEATfi OP MItS. SEAI. 3#r?: Sarah Si^ay, beloved wife ot J. JESdwaxd Seay, died at .her hpxoe near Laipdn^ton on November - -Jf. aged 69 years, Xj months and 6 daps; She was baptised in infancy -aatf; at an early ape confirmed a member of .Zion ^Evangelical Iiuth?ran church to' wjbich vows she remained faithful liu death. Sh* was patient in suffering/and we trust died lis a triumphant \fkith in Jesus Christ, And that -she being freed from suffering she rests well. She leaves to mourn their loss* ^ her eternal gain, a land, and Mr. L?. V. Marchan; of New Brookland. Their many friends extend <x>ngratulaUcms and best wishes. . ' LEAPHAKT^SH EALY t. . . Harried at the "Methodist parson- | age in Xiexington Sunday morning, December 10th, at 10:30, Rev. H. A> Written, officiating,. Miss Eur.ice LSIphart of the St. John's oommuntf and Geo. M. Shealy of Dexngtrn. Congratulations and best' wishes are .in order. ' ' ft '??,'? * CHAPIN 2iEWS. ?r'Mile Johnsie.Dulin, one of the faculty of the ChapiM high school spent last week end at her home at BowlU? Amah '' I||<> WA WU Miss Lottie 8teudemire,' who lia? been on ;in extend**! ifep* to her brother, Carl O Stoulemire at Memphis, Tenn., has returned home. Misses Connieand Cleo Shealy of Columbia epen t last vreek tod . with their efdter,'Mr?. Haajy.^D. -Wessin'' " The' Rev. H. J. Rlack? nreid^nt of the 6. C. Synod, witb^ O. Midler Setzer of Columbia, wee# gueeta of ^-}?9j and Mrs. R. W. M? SUeazer Monday .night. ? After a visit to he?**parent* here, Xf. and Mre. J. L. Mr*. Joe Sobronski has ret^Bed to he home in 8era^ntonf * v V Mrs. ymtener of IBetory, M, C. is on an extended visit to her daughter, Mt?. R. W. Frick. j\ Mrs. N. S. HfUer recently spent mfew days with her eon, Fred R. Hitler, of near Oreen^tRe. Mr. S. J. Clarity who has beer. \ vary ill, is bnprovinrVat his home. , * A v,v , .* \ v ?~ *-""~v^r?" ? ? CTHIKG POttK. ; - ! Lvi.?>c>ri Cuuege,. iwc. 12.??Coun? try sausage and home "cured ham! ] These words make almost an? man < / smile, but too often he will be disappointed tin the eating, because po- ( tentially good pork is often ruined 'by ignorance of the essentials of < 'meat cubing. Weather conditions af- ] feet meat curing to some extent but j "they can be overcome. ' The pork carcass should be divi- ; 'ded on the basis of lean or fat, thick 'or thin. Properly divided, there wyi? < be ham, loin, bacon, shoulder aivdL] head says D. T. Herrman, Extension < Swine Specialist who makes the fol- ' 'loafing suggestions on curing meat. The ham is cut ,off just back of ' t 'the rise of the backbone and at right angles to the teg. The hindleg is : 'cut off an inch above the hock, and the foreleg an inch above the knee. The head is cut from the shoulder at the atlas joint and includes all of ' the jowl meat. The shoulder is cut off between the third and fourth J ribs and at night angles to the body. * The bacon is cut from the loin just below the tenderloin muscle on the rear part of the middle and parallel to the back. All of these cuts require trfimming and squaring. This improves the appearance of the finished product, and makes for' uniform curing. No more lean meat y than necessary should be exposed, as curing hardens it. All loose pieces should be trimmed off, for they dry out in curing. All but one-fourth inch of fat should be trimmed off the % . loin and put toto the lard, care being taken in trimming this off not to cut into the loin. Lean trimmings and head meat go | into the sausage, fat ta^mmings in&> | the lard. The loin and. sausage are I used for fresh meat an^ the rema^p! der is cured. . ' V The first essential tb successful curing is thorough,, cooling, but thj? meat should not be frozen at anp time. Bither brine Or dry- coring* will be satisfactory. ^"Bririe requre'F less work unless it gets ropy and in this case must be drawn off and boded or a new brine made. Brine ' also kefeps away insects and vermin. During warm weather the dry method is much safer. [Whichever method is used it is advisable to rub the S 1 surface of the meat with fine salt and allow it to draizrfor>6 to 12 hours before packing in the cure. - Brine Method of Coring. \ For brine cbring use 10 pounds of salt, 2 1-2 pounds of sugar, 2 ounces of saltpeter, 4 1-2 gallon? of water for every 100 pounds of meat. Boil these in the wate*\ sc that they will be,thoroughly dissolved and allow to\ cool. ... Paclc hams ot j brir.'.-j being- sure that it covets theL-meaf . In fly*, days dra.v off *. the .reverb' the order of';paefcj??y-1 - and. po.ar the brine bavfc Eighteenth days. Allow four days [ cure for -.ach pound of ham and shoulder in 'a piece, and three days for .each pound in a piece of bacon. f Dry Method. For dry curing use 6 to 7 pounds " | of salt, 2 1-2 pounds of saltpeter for | every 100 pounds of meat. (Two ounces of red pepper and 4 ounces of black pepper may be used if desired) . Aftix thoroughly, rub onethird on the meat the first day and' pack; unpack on the third day and rub in one-third more and repack; and on the seventh day rub on the remainder and pack the meat . to cure. Allow twoi. days in the cure for each pound in a piece of bacon, and 2 lr2 days for each pound in a ham or shoulder. ? Much of the superiority ; of packers' meat comes from proper soaking ; after curing and before, smoking. j This brightens the meat and remove* excess sail, wnr.cn wjli harden and form a crust if left on through the smoking-, process. The; packers use water at about to degrees Fahrenheit j ;\ and soak hams , or shoulders tw.Q . hours, bacon i 1-2 hours, t Some-; t * times meat must be left in tnfe curt longer than the standard timej, and then they add. three mnnutes extjfa' for each day over time. 'i: I After hanging ^^ut three hour?-, to drip, the meat ik^ready to- smotoe. Green hickory c^trttole makes twl best smokej^ Jjut aMy^ardwood^irtri do Soft e or re^n4us woodxi are very unsatisfactory. A mi'ld smoke of 24 to 36 hours is most common. . Twelve hours should be minimum ,and meats that are to be - V<~L i kept into the summer should,- *be smoked longer than 36 hofcrrs. The fanner's rkhlpe for sausage is generally governed by tasting, but tc ' insure a uniform product the following may be used as a standard: 1 1-3 "fo. 1 3-4 pounds of salt, 2 ounces of grouhd sage, 4 ounces of black pepper for 100 pounds of meat, with 1 ? ; 4 ounce of nutmeg, , * i * "i r *** ssBBHgws? NOKTM }'.' VS. Arber Day ce by North Edisto achoc) ne*t : *iday, December 15 th'. ~'*x* " v ' The honor roll for the r ist month >f North Edisto^schco* r-.j follows: Eighth grade ?Jack^w-. Flake, ris.ra Mae Frick, K. I?. S~hoenberg, Myrtle Barr, CaM Jefcaai.: Lucile Spires. Seventh grade?Tsaae Kirkland, Ruth Williamson Sixth grade.?[ :u r?eel. Cecil Jef;oat, Nona Ree Hcrscv. J: ramie Lee To Mao fvintr Mareifi Kins' t VVf, ? Chester Pool, Cc. -.:e Rutland, Alice Williamson* First grade-.?I^vcr Barr, H. D. Williams, Robert JefooaWe are very-sorry to know that Mr Ernest Redd is sick with flu. Light Heart G<k^ With lanocence Light-heartpdnesx is the gay companion of innocence; and When dntiocence goes, they soon alp off together looking for soir.ct"ru g younger.?Sir J. M. Barrte. CLERK S SALE State of i>outh Carolina, County o: Lexington.?Court of Commor Pleas. V ' Annie C. Shuler, Plain*iff, vs. Eliza beth Corinne Snub--, et al., De fendants. By virtue of authority vested in m< by Order of the Court 5r. he abov< entitled Cause, I will sell before th< - Court House door in i^exington, S. C. at public auction t > t'r.*> highest bid der, during the legal hours ?f sale 01 the first Monday in January next, .thi same being the fb-st day of aai< month, the follovbig described rea estate, to-wit .'i * - - r ' *i "Tract No. 1. Containing; twi hundred twenty five a.sd one-hal (225%5) acree, bounded v>n the nortl by lands of Ollie Bowie, or. the eas ''Vv by lands of W. H. Kyzer, on southeast by lands of Hill Kouknigh and. Henry Corley, from which it i separated tfy a road. on the south west by the Bush Ftiver Road, ant on the northwest by land* of Mrs. El lea Witt and lands of the estate o ' Jt Charleton Addy. s Tract No. 2. Containing sixty-nin and three-tenths (63 2 -10 > here* * ; -W/ ' hounded on the northeast by lands o Mrs. Ellen Witt and by tract. No. 1 on the. southeast by tract No. 3; o; the south and southwest by lands o JJ. A. Dreher; aid on the west an< northwest by lane-* of T. K. Shuler .. Tract No. 3. Containing two hun dred five and eight-tenths (295.3 V?n ,. acres, bounded or. ;he northeast b i" the Bush River ;Road: which sepa l? ' fates it from Tw*ci No 1; on th southeast by tract No. and by ?a luda River: on- -tv . rr lands ci J. A. Dro-hyy;-: and on th *' -r' -V'"' - *V*.? '- '-'?"'6?~ '" n?r;?oi? ta Mds & ? ?''* pjfa Tract No. 2. Tract No'. " 4 ^ bounded oh the ndr'brast by tiie Bus ' ' >* River Roaa; on the southeast . b Trait No. 5; on tho south by Salbd River; and on the west by Tr_ct No 3" - - VytTract No. 5. Containing ninety Sight and three-tenth-. {9S.3> acre! bounded on the northeast by . ?h Bush River Road; ur: the sGuthieac by tract No. 6; on ;ihp southwest b Saluda River; and on The Nor hwes by Tract No. 4.^ Tract No. 6: Cont:n::ing ninety * one and one-half ; (Pi.5) acrei bounded on the northeast by th Bush River Rgad; en the southeaf by Tract No. 7; on the southwest b Saluda River; and on the nor'hwes by Tract No. ?>. "Tract No. 7: Containing * lorty three and three-tenthj, (43.3) acre* bounded on the northeast by th Bush'River Road; or the southeas by Jands of J. A. Byrd on the couth .w&8t by Saluda River, and or th northwest by Tract No C. This is the estate tend.* or T. S Shuler, deceased, as subdivided un der Order of Court by tb? eonviU .gi oners appointed herei: . Fiat shov ing the subdivisions i3 nov. or. f.:t i the offine of Clerk of Co..-? Terms '6f Sale: One fourth cas 1 balance^ on, a c/edit of one, two an three "years, to be secured by tb J>on<pOf the-purchiser and tho mo:' gage* (ft the "premise's wi:h ;r.terfci from date of sale at the rale of etg* jp^r cent per annum, th mortgag is to contain the usual clause as t Attorney's fees.. Purchaser pay fc * f ^1T paperti, revenue stamps ar'3 r? cormng fees. .-A. * H.'L.: ^RMO.V. Clefljf '6t Court ErtBn A. CARRftt^l Attorneys lor. Plaintiff Dec. 12th; lMfrr . GINNING?After Decembe- 2P v. / will close our gin 6owp for ;h season. Until then will run o Fridays only. Lexington Qir. Ccr*. pany>^ _ . ; - ( ST ST3vPi* jasr-s fc V * <V P* '': ' i _ LvAliimwiat vuuivvll. I . ' * Sunday school at 10:00 A. M. Mr. B. H. Barre, Gupt. of Sunday t School. Divine services at 11:00 a. m. and J ? 7:00 p. m. The morning theme on Sunday, Dc- j ! cember the 17th, will be: "Trials Of! Faith." The evening theme will be:i . "God's Knowledge Of Man Is Not j Limited." To all the services the j public is most cordially invted. > ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN, Pastor. LEXINGTON CIRCUIT. Appointments for Sunday, December 17th, 1922. Shlioh?Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mrs. T. M. Geiger, superintendent. Preaching at 11 o'clock, followed by " t the Holy Communis. Hebron?Sunday school at 2:30 p. m., R. N. Senn, superintendent. Preaching at 3:30 p. m., subject: "The Coming of the Holy Ghost as Wind, as Fire, and as a Voice." Lexington?Sunday school at 10 a, f m., C. E. Taylor, superintendent. t Classes for all. Preaching at 7 p. m. You will find a welcome at all these services. H. A. WHITTEN, Pastor. ????^?? 5 UMBRELLA SUPERSTITIONS > " The flirt swings the sunshade. Ii you forget your umbrella you ~ will meet with a'setback. 1 If the wind breaks your umbrella B in a storm you will receive money. 1 To put an umbrella up when the * sun shining is a misfortupe. lo open an umbrella in the house D is a/sign of bad luck or eyen death. f The intelligent . girl carrie s her ft 4 rain protector as an old warrior his X ' K * lance. e If you drop your umbrella have t L some one pick, tit up. ^lt's unlucky 8 tor you to do it. \ .; The woman who sets down her ^ umbrella firmly with every step is going to rule tin her house. * The girl who drags her umbrella behind her has a sharp tongue, an e ugly temper and is a gossip. ; Women who leave their umbrelf las fluttering loosely and fail to ' wrap them will always have finan ?.l ueu auiivuiuca. ' The one -who takes an umbrella ^ erywhere 6b a cautious soul who * abstains from speculations and saves money. ^ The one who losee an umbrella is v * uufox'ljnile in money matters ai^d inclined to borrow without ever ree turning it. 1 The maid who squeezes her urnV j ; bveiia under her arm and allows tr.c c handle v: curve her shou/de/ in cheerful and - debonair. ?1 i ' >1 i ?? < Hint for Amateur Painters, j. When palinting or vai-nishing sofl h wood, always first paint the wood t y with shellac, and let it dry before V * a painting or /varnishing. This saves . about half the paint and gives a ^much harder and smoother surface to the wood. & i: 3, , ' ^ RURAL ROUTE EXTENDED. e it Washington. D. C., Dec. 5.?Con(t gressman H. P. Pulmer has been advised by the post off:ce department that Rural Route No. 1 from Swansea will be extended so as to be oi 3, benefit to fourteen additional famf Jt ilies, the service to begin December ^ 5t GINNING?After December 29 w will close our gin down for the season. Until then we will run or a Fridays only. Lexington Gin Come . v pany. > it . ' SALE OF LONG LEAF YELLOW PINE T1MBEP I offer for private sale about 24 l~ acres of long leaf yellow pine timber thickly growing on a tract of 44 acre* belonging to the estate of Quintor n Kefsler ;n school district No. 8 in Priceville about six miles from Gil* bert. d 4 ^Apply to the undersigned. e 2t-p G. F. KEISLER. ? * i, ) !! m J'** * >T CPWtrAr. OA JUVI M * AlVlIUMJt, . > , ^ y '-Y, / t For your Christmas gpods don't forget to visit J. T. Berry at $Wsjq; CUVJ ?- ' *. UVUf ? , / Fruits, candies and everything good , for Christmas. You will find at J. T. Berry's store at Swansea* * j Toys and Christmas gifts for the | :hitdren, old folks and sweethearts. 3? see the stock at J. T. Berry'B at i ?v 1 Standard goods o' all kinds at right u ! 7 -ices at the Stretch-Your-Diifye; Store of J. T. Berry at Swansea, p. h;. v* t ; ? Crgt '* StrJ oix or tne largest hotels in New York city, under the control of one company, employ 510 cooks, nearly 1,000 waiters besides an average of 3,000 extra waiters for banquets. In all, they have 6,200 employes, representing over twenty trades and oO veral professions. AUDITOR'S 1923 SCHEDULK. * J ~~ lotv in refer in acouruttiiv-c niv.. ..... ... ence to the assessment of personal property, the County Auditor or his assistant will be and attend the following named places for the fiscal year 1923. Come prepared to name township and school district, also, any changes in sale or buying of Real Estate, new buildings and make and model of automobiles, trucks, etc. . Hirst Week. Irmo, Thursday A. M., January 4. Chapin, Thursday p. m., and Friday, January 4th and 5th. 2nd Week. Edmund, Monday a. m., January 8th. Gaston, Monday. P. M., January 8th. Swansea, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 9 and 10. Pelion, Thursday, January 11th. Williams' Cross Road, Fairview school house, Friday a. m., January 12th. Steedman, Friday, p. m.. January! 12th. 3rd Week. Batesburg, Tuesday and Wednesday, a. m., January 16th and 17th. Leesville, Wednesday p. m., and Thursday, January 17th and 18th. Summit, Friday a. m., January 19th. Gilbert Friday P. M., January 19. Crout's Store, Saturday a. m., January 20th. 4th. Week. Ed Addy's, Tuesday a. m. ^ January 23. Franklin Keisler's, Tuesday p. m., January 23. s Red Bank, Wednesday (noon), January 24. Cayce, Thursday p. m., January 25. New Brookland. Friday and Saturday, January 26, 27. At Lexington court house all days not (Included in above schedule from . January 1st to February 20th. when 50 per cent, penalty will be added for failure to make returns. The office will be open for any who ma^ wish to come to the court house to make returris. roil mx irom zi to t?u years. i ' Road Tax from 18 to 55 years. Dog tax (6 mo. old) $1.25. W. D. DENT, S tf County Auditor. | j DEBTORS AND ! CREDITORS NOTICE. / ' I NOTICE is hereby given th^t the ' t undersigned ..has been appointed, has I duly qualjified, and' is now the adi ministrator of the estate of Ella M. j Hook, deceased. All persons indebtL ed to th? estate of the said Ella M. . Hook, are hereby required to make payment toxthe undersigned; and all persons having claims or demands against said estate will please file the same, duly itemized and verified with the undersigned. JNO. M. HOOK, Administrator of Estate of Ella V M. Hook, deceased. Batesburg, S. C., Dec. 11, 1922. 3: ! ' DEBTORS AND CREDITORS NOTICE. (.Notice is hereby given that the un' dersigned has been duly appointed, j 1 has duly qualified, and is now the ad-iT.inistrator of the estate of J. W. Gregory, deceased. All rorsons ndebted to the estate of the said J. j W. Gergory are hereby required to make payment to tv.e undersigned, and al! persons having claims against ^ said estate will please file the same, ' duly itemized and verified, with the ' ^ndersigned. 1 N. P. GREGORY. 1 Administrator. New Brookland, s. C., Dec. 13. 31 debtors and CREDITORS NOTICE . ' ?Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have been appointed^ have duly qualified, and are now ttye administrators of the estate of JV Harris" S^ull, deceased. All persons in1 debted to the estate of the said J. Harris 8huil are her .by required to make payment to the undersized, and all persons having cLairfte df ide1 mands ^gainst said estate file the same, duty itemised rand ' verified, with the underegine^. ^ \ H. F. 8IIULL. ; A. H^RrBR SHULL, Admnietrators of the estate ^of J. Harriet Shull, deceased. Sew Brookland, 8. C.? Ded. 13. 3t ' i WA1N1 ADS ~"j ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS GIRL 27 Mfworth $73,000. Wants kind help- ' Js ing husband. Write quick for standing picture and description, Box 223, Los Angeles, Calif. 4t-p : FOR SALE?Good Milch cow. N. S. v; * ? Geiger, Lexington, S. C. GINNING?After December 29 we 7'fr$ /V ri will close our gin down lor the % season. Until ther. we will runv or. f ' - ' 5H Fridays only. Lexington Gin Company. / , . - , - r 'r| Km FOR SALE OR RENT?F. K. Roof's farm on public highway ; : .* , near Lexington. Appfly F. K. , -r r Roof, Morgantown, N. C. 4t-p i?i ?? I FOR SALE?A gcod two-horse farm adjoining lands of St. Paul's jfs church, Hollow Creek. Apply^to %m Henry S. Sease, Gilbert, S. C. 3tp rr| c - OLD SAWS made ctt like new. Cross J cut saws, hand saws. All work r guaranteed. North Depot street, near Rauch's stables. Reuben D, Harman. MEN?Our catalog- tells how we teach barbering ouickly, mailed |jj free. Moler Barber College, 192 Marrietta St., Atlanta, Ga. 2tj | FOR SALE?Four Poland China bigbone, te weeks old, $5.5b each, en- ^ titled to registration; dlso several % "a - a fattened hogs weighing about 20G lbs. ready for killing. Apply to O. C. Price, Gilbert. S. C. Rt. 2. 2tp c REWARD! The undersgncd will pay a reward vf| -v.w .J* of $25.60 for the return of the stolen -' ! property listed below or proof to con- : vict the guilty party Or partiefc. The following material was stolen froxn my gin house: One 8^nch belt, 21 feet long; one "6-lncb belt, 21 feet long; one '3-inch belt, 28 feet long; - ^ /all leather. Bight inch, belt new, others been used some. W. D. LAIRD. I Swansea, S. C. TRESPASS, NOTICE. All persons are forbidden under the penalty of the law to trespass * upon the lands of the undersigned in any manner whatsoever, either hunt-' ing or cutting timber or femortng. anything from the lands without my;> consent, on the lands of mine-known > as the Mlm8 place, situated 2 South of Gilbert, S. C. ! TOO*R HAYES. TRESPASS NOTICE, All persons ar*- hereby warned not ; to trespass on the lauds of the Ugjg3|' -v-j o;> huuU;.g, tiuamg MpJWj-jjF any other manner whatsoever. Thos| law will be strictly inforced against violators'. ! JOHN C. PRICE. * O. C. PRICE. W. M. EPTING. ERBY M. EPTING. s ? :t}%H TRESPASS NOTICE. j All persons are hereby warned not to trespass on the lands of the undersigned by hunting, hauling wood, straw', or otherwise.. The law will be strictly enforced. ^ i S. M. GROSSi. MRS. S. M..;v GROSS.. H. A. MEET2E. MRS. H. A. MBETZE. G. JACOB LINDLKR. TRESPASS NOT XE - - . All persons are hereby warned not . ' V : to trespass on the lands of the undersigned by fishing, hunting, or otherwise, under penalty of the law, which will bo strictly enforced against all violations of this notice. This property is situated near Pelion, S. C. Mrs. L. H. Fort, Owner. C. M^Asbill, Leese. 4t-d.?b to c. m. a. . - ?^?; CHANCE TO BUY SMALL FAI?. ^ I will sell small farms on |ong ti|ne . arjd easy terms to working farmeiji 'y. Will cut the land to suit. Near Rafe , road station and school'. In "Wester ,if\ ? Fairfield. Heather. ' ' % JOHKr*'; McMAHAN, ^ 4t Columbia, S. C. j ^3? NOTICE OF ANNIJAlf MEETING OF OOCJCTY BOARP OF j COM-; MIS8IONERS, v j d ' V'1 The annual meetthe of th? Count?' Board^of Commissioners will be held in .:*e Bupervieor's office on Thursday after the first Monday ^ January, 192ft. jto! parties boldtp* /&emands agaiftel, the county willf file the same la. the office of the Jrounty Supervisor by or before tho^lst day of January A. D., llJJr eo as to have the same examined at said annual meeting. J. BROOKS .WINGARD, 4w Clerk of the Co. Board. *