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V ' 1 , Watch Label on Your Paper / 4\ A' I 1 ^ll+w4.-4*4+ I The Date on the Label is the ! -jjjrtu. H-**. 13IU0U 'jfralU. sgjr ? ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1920. VOL. 24. NO. 26. I MirNEWS MfPHGS NEWSY J.KTTERS BY REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS. News Items of Interest to Herald Readers Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. Floydale. Dr. W. B. Duncan preached a very forceful sermon at the Mt. Andrew />hiitv>h snndav afternoon. iUUlUUUiOV _ After the sermon the pastor, P. K. Crosby, called for subscriptions for the erection of a new church. The sum of $6,000 was subscribed. Miss Lillie McLauchlin of Columbia spent the week end at home ac- [ companied by little Miss Pauline i Crosby. Miss Bessie Stackhouse spent Kri- J day in Florence shopping. Mrs. H. B. Floyd spent several' days last week with relatives in Latta. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Stackhouse and family spent Sunday at Mr. J. H. Stackhouse's. Mrs. Annie Bransford visited the school Wednesday. Mr. Alton Hayes, of Bailey Military Institute who has been at his home sick with flu for several weeks is able to be out again. Miss Virginia Thompson spent several days last week with her sis- j ter at Centenary while school was closed on account of influenza. Miss Maybelle McLaurin of the) Laurinburg school faculty is at home. The family of Mr. J. Q. Graham after being seriously ill for several weeks with influenza is much im-j proved. Miss Lalla Stuart returned Tuesday from Greenwood having spent several days with her parents. Mr. Joe Stackhouse of Dillon spent' thP week end with his parents. 0 Fork. Miss Erin Kohn left Saturday for her home in Columbia. < Mr. D. A. Goodwin of Georgetown was in town last week. Mr. and >lrs. Bouchier Calhoun spent a few days in Hemingway last week with relatives. J Oscar Rogers of Florence spent a few days here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Maxcey Adams spent the week end with relatives in Dillon. Mr. Martin McQueen visited his daughter, Mrs. Jones, fit Laurinburg, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Zack Edwards spent Sunday at Purvis, N. C. % The closing exercises of the moonlight school, under management of Miss Erin Kohn, were held in the school house Friday evening. A very interesting program was carried out. Several prizes were awarded t0 the pupils showing most improvement in the different studies. In apprecia-j tion of the untiring efforts of their; teacher, the members of the school presented Miss Kohn with a gold] medal. Misses Thelma Rogers and Carrie Tart spent this past week end at ' Marietta. N. C., with Misses Inez and Hazel Hayes. Miss Ruby Rogers and Kemper Page of Galivants Ferry spent Sunday at the home of Mr. George Rogers. Martha Washington Literary Society of Fork High School met Friday, February 27, 1920 and the following program was carried out: Bible Reading?Julia Rogers. Essay on Alfred the Great?Genevieve Rogers. Recitation?Louise Rogers. Current Events?Bonnie Moore. Jokes?French Rogers. Debate: Resolved. "That an Industrial School should be established for Negroes." Affirmative?Alma Rogers, J. W. Moore. Negative: Edwards Taylor, Carrie Tart. Judges: Mr. Mahone Moody, Misses tmnia carimcnaei ana uenevieve Rogers. They decided in favor of the negative. o Minturn. Mr. D. D. McRae is some better we are gla dto say, but not entirely out of danger yet. He has been suffering with an attack of the grippe. Mr. Y. E. Seigler has accepted a position with the Bennette-Hedgpeth Co. of Clio. He entered upon his new work March 1st. Mr. J. L. Currie has installed a big gasoline tank, this being the fifth one in or near Minturn. We are glad to say that we are in position to furnish the liquid to the thirsty autos. Miss Kate Evans is spending the week end at Darlington with relatives. The 16 month's old infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Proctor was buried Sunday. o Lake View. Rev. and Mrs. K. T. Mason and sons Paul and Billy left today for their new home at Sycamore, S. C. Mr. Mason has been the Baptist pastor here for twenty three months. He experts to motor through the country to his new home. Dr. and Mrs. William Auld and little daughter of Sumter, have recently moved to our town to make i* their home. Dr. Auld will have charge of the new drug store, which will be in the building now being completed and owned by Mr. J. S. Norman. Miss Belle Horn one of the "flu'* FORK MOONLIGHT SCHOOL CLOSES. The following is (he program of the open meeting of the Fork Moonlight school which closed Friday evening. The total enrollment of the school was twenty-two. About one hundred friends enjoyed (he exercises. Opening Hymn?America. Prayer?Mr. J. C. Pierce. Welcome?Mr. John Amnions. Writing of names on the board by ! pupils. 1 Recitation?The Boys That Rule the World?John and Gary Calder, Stonewall Calder, Edgar Simmons. Recitation?"Like Washington. Mr. Luther Amnions. Reading ? "The Country Boys' Creed?Mr. J. C. Pierce. j Reading from Second Reader Dy second reader class. Recitation?"Planting a Tree" ? Miss Lillie M. Campbell. Recitation?Memory Gems ? Mr. j Talmage Hicks. j Recitation?Packing the Knowledge box?Mr. D. P. Hicks. The address of the evening was made by Rev. Mr. Garner of Mulling, j He talked sympathetically and simply I to the boys on regard to making fur-| ther use of what they have learned I and to continue the good work so en-! thusiastically begun. He urged thej boys to read and think and to prepare themselves for good citizenship. Mr. Carmichael and Mr. Taylor I made interesting talks in behalf of j the trustees and expressed their appreciation of the night school. Three prizes were awarded. The I I prize for neatness and improvement in vuiting was won by Gary Calder and uas presented by Mr. Taylor. Mr.! Lawrence Bethea presented the arith-! luetic prize to Luther Amnions, in a I very happy manner. The prize for |general all round progress was won: by Mr. D. P. Hicks, the oldest male1 member of the school. He was prevented by illness from being present,! and the gift was received by Mrs. \ Hicks, who was the oldest member of the morning classes. Mr. Elbert Fort presented this one with a short speech. Miss Kohn, presented on her I own behalf a book to each member of I the moonlight school. A very pleasant surprise happened at this juncture when Mr. J. C. Pierce read resolu; tions drawn up by the pupils. As a ! further proof of appreciation Mr. Taylor then presented a material taken to Miss Kohn?a gold medallion on which were engraved these words: J"Fork Moonlight School, 19 20" The reverse side bore her name. After i Miss Kohn expressed her surprise, joy and satisfaction over their I thoughtfulness, the meeting was disj missed by Rev. Mr. Garner. i 'sufferers is out again. I Mrs. Prasser, nee Miss Mildred Ford, spent the week end with her (parents. Her husband accompanied j her. Mr. and Mrs. 0. Tanner are movling in the Baptist Parsonage until a new pastor is secured. Miss Lillian Leath of Mullins spent the week end at Mr. H. Powells'. The friends and relatives were shocked and grieved when the news came that Mr. Kesler Page was dead. Mr. Page seemed in splendid health jon Tuesday and spent the day working on his new house which was nearly completed. He ate a hearty supper and after supper went to the well. He d>d not return and upon investigation, he was found dead at the well. Mr. Page was a prosperous young farmer of this vicinity. He was survived by a wife and baby son. The funeral services were con ducted at the home by liev. j^. r. Mason and interment was made in the family burying ground. One of the first persons to succumb to influenza in this community was Mr. Wallie Miller, the 17 year old son of Mr. Allen Miller. All that could be d?ne was done by relatives iand friends but to no avail for God decreed and as 'He had given so He took away. We can't understand why 'one so yrfung and just in the bud of youth should be called but He knows best. Wallie is survived by a father, brothers and sister. One year ago his mother died of influenza and this year the dread disease claimed another. At this writing the father and !two brothers are quite sick but are on the road t0 recovery. Our deepest ! sympathy is extended the family in I this hour of sorrow. o Oak Grove. The Oak Grove school closed down last Thursday for about ten days on account of bad colds among many of the children and the fear that influenza might also break out in the ' 1 TM l - l.~ 1 S??1 ~ kcijuui. mere seema iu ur vuiji muc flu so far in this immediate community, but it was deemed wise by the school officials to take tbe above step as a precautionary measure. There will be preaching next Sunday at Oak Grove by Rev. C. S. Felder in the building now occupied by the school. S. \V. Kpps of Latta was in this community one day hist week. Miss Mary Ray Carlisle of Rrnnettsville is visiting at her sisters, Mrs. J. S. Fair. Rev. C. S. Felder was in this sec tion last Friday in the interest of his work. The farmers seem to be determined to make greater efforts this year than hithert0 towards growing a cotton crop. None of them seem to have reduced their fertilizer bills. I o Latta. t Mrs. Ed Edwards and little daughter of Charlotte are visiting Dr. and I PAVING ST A UTS THIS WEEK. i ^ Con t razors and Machinery Hero and Work Will Ue Commenced Pnmiptly. Representatives of the construction company which has the contract lor paving two blocks of the business section arrived in the city Tuesday and arrangements are being made to begin work at once. The machinery "has arrived and as soon as a force of hands can be gathered the work will be under wy. When asked how long it would take to complete the job the foreman of the contracting company said they would be through in A A if +Vt/Vir Ti'OrQ nnt Holavn/I hv 1\J uajfe II lilVj "Vi V nwt uw.W;vu bad weather. Paving will be put down on Main street from First avenue to Second avenue which extends from the Peoples Bank to .the corner of the Rogers Motors Co's. building. Dillonites will be interested to learn that the engineering work will be under the supervision of a former Dillon boy, Junius Evans, a son of Dr. A. J. Evans, who has been connected with the company for a number of years. Mr. Evans arrived in town Monday. o '' APPLIES FOR CITZEN'SHJP. The Florence Times prints the following news item in connection with report of the meeting of the United States Court at Florence Monday. Court was opened and adjourned on account of the flu situation: "William Brick of Dillon, Antanio Rosey, Laurie Beitel and Maurice Rosenfield of Florence who applied for naturalization papers were present today and given a hearing before the Federal agent. They will in all probability be made American citizens at the approaching term of court." o QUARANTINE CONTINUED. . At a joint meeting Tuesday of City Council and members of the Board of Health it was decided to continue the quarantine until there was some fur ther abatement in tne nu suuauon. The meeting tvas called for the purpose of discussing the advisability of lifting the quarantine, but upon information from physicians that several new cases had developed in the last few hours it was decided to continue the quarantine. There ar& very few cases in Dillon, although it is said that there are quite a number of cases in the surrounding country. The situation is well in hand however, and there is no occasion for alarm. o SAYS GAVE NO BOM). In the article in the last issue stating that J. Horace Pearce had brought suit against Sheriff Lane for $10,000 it was said that "complainant was detained at the jail an hour or more while bond was being arranged." Mr. Pearce says this is inicorrect in that he did not give bond but was released on his own recognizance ana appeared for trial next day, but there was no trial as no one was present t0 appear against him. o Mrs. J. W. tiaddy of R. 1, Fairmont. Itobesonian. Mrs. J. W. Gaddy of R. 1, Fairmont, died Friday afternoon at the Thompson hospital here. Mrs. Gaddy had been a patient at the hospital for 14 weeks, having undergone an op erauon tor appendicitis soon alter going (o the hospital. She was 4 2 years old and is survived by her husband and 8 children. The funeral was conducted at the home Saturday at 3 p. in. and interment, was made in the family burying ground, near the Gaddy home. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evander Pittman of Lumberton. She was a good woman and will be sorely missed in her home and community. Mrs. E. L. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Manning and Miss Gertrude have returned from an extended tr'P to Florida and Cuba. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Berry spent Sunday in Sellers. Mrs. Houston Manning and Miss Gertrude Manning spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hamer of Little Rock. j Misses Fannie Allen and Lula i Meyers spent Sunday at Dalcho. The Social Tea at the Library was postponed Monday on account of flu. o Sellers. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hudson and son Frank, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sellers and daughter. Miss Nelle, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Watson and Miss Mattie Price took supper at the home of Mr. Ernest Page on last Thursday evening aiier wmcn iney enjoyeu music on the Edison. In the last few years Mr. Page has installed electric lights anj waterworks and has purchased a self-player piano and an Edison phonograph. Miss Louise Baker has been ill the past week and unable to keep up her school duties. Prof. J. G. Baker, who has been on the sick list was able to resume his work here last Monday. The store occupied by Messrs. Guy and Lon Haselden caught fire Saturday afternoon but fortunately they were able to put it out before much damage was done. A tenant house on Mr. B. B. Sellers home place was burned Saturday. This makes the second tenan* housp Mr. Sellers has lost by fire " ; the last year. Miss Leonell Jones of Nichols who !has been going to school herp this term, has returned to her home until the influenza epidemic is over with. | FUGITIVE CAI'TCKED IX OHIO I 1 Krvin Le(?ettu Charged With Killing Colored Preacher Held in Ohio. i Sheriff Lane has been notified that Eivin Legette, the colored barber whc killed Rev. W. B. Romans at Latta ; about a year ago, has been captured at Akron; Ohio. Requisition hs been made upon the governor of Ohio for the negro anc as soon as the papers are issued the : sheriff tfVl leave for Ohio and bring LeGette back to Dillon. Sheriff Lane jexpects to be able to get ttway tomor, row. LeGette is charged with killing Rev. W. B. Romans at Latta about a " *,.UV year ago. He naa some wuius wjh. the preacher and during the fighl that ensued the preacher was slashed ! across the thigh with a razor. He bled ; to death before assistance could be secured. LeGette is accused of having done th ecutting. o ADVISES FARMERS NOT TO ROCK BOAT j Sit St ady and Hold Cotton, Says B Harris, Commissioner of Agriculture. "The growers of cotton,'' says Commissioner Harris, "long since hav< solved the problem of production This has been proved by the fact thai ample supplies of the staple have been harvested each year to meet the requirements of the active spindles ol the world consuming American cotton. This has been done under condi tions of privation, poverty and illiteracy. "The conditions fully emphasize the fact that during the past half centurj the growers have failed utterly tc ] give proper attention to the marketling of spot cotton. It is of more vital | importance to solve the problem ol I profitable marketing than it is to win out in the field of staple production I "The farmer who devotes his capi| tal and brain and wor#s his wife and children to make a great staple croj j to clothe the world and through bad marketing sees his crop sold at cosi of production, and even below. H( i would have been better off if he had never [ilanted and cultivated such c crop. Every man who produces s valued commodity is entitled to a fail and reason-able profit for his laboi and his capital, in producing it. And right here I am proud to say thai the American Cotton association of fers the rentedy that will make th< | producer master of the cotton market j ing situation. "If some of these wise editors o thp inetmnnlitan newsnaoers weae t( | get into the fields and stay Ion* .enough to watch the process of grow ling and gathering cotton, they coult .write more intelligently as to why th< ; farmers are seeking to get a bettei price for the staple. Some of thos< j wise ones who never saw a cottoi field except from a car window seen to be outraged because the Southerr farmers are planning to withhold th< cotton 'a suffering world needs' ii order to profiteer! These writers hav( iabout as much idea of the justice o j giving a fair price to the produce: ;as a jay bird has of how to observ< i the Sabbath. "I see by the newspaper report; that staple cotton has been selling ir the hist few days for $1 per pound I told some of my good friends las ] November when they were selling foi 158 cents that staple cotton would sel | for $1 before another crop was gath !ered in 1920, sQ now that it has conn I wish to say that there was a caus< | for it. The world needed it. Staph 'cotton was kept off the market unti I the demand forced it out. "Now, that is just what has to b< done with the short staple the farm ers have on hand today. Withold i from the market until the bear spec ulators have to have it to supply theii contracts that they have sold to th< mills. The brokers are going to b< called to fill their contracts ant nothing but spot cotton can fill then and they will be glad to give oui price. "Now, let's see. At this time las year cotton was selling for from 3) to 40 cents and they said there wa: no demand for it. Just what th< speculators are saying now abou short cotton. All that you have t< do farmers is to sit steady in the boa and the demand will come just as i has come in long staple. Don't sell i bale below 50 cents a pound and tliei sell sparingly. If long staple is sell ing for $1 a pound, short staple ii cheap at 75 cents. There has neve up t0 now been more than 15 cent; margin between the two. "There is no use to sell what spo cotton you have below cost of pro duction just to make another crop tr I sell at cost or below. Just sit stead} in thp old boat. She will carry tin farmers to victory if they don't junii out too soon. "I want to urge every farmer it ! South Carolina to be sure this yeai ;to plant all the food and feed crop! that will niakp your farm self-snjtaining with a little to sell, for tin (world needs it at a mind price. I out not see any prospects for food cropto get cheaper. Thp farmer has th< .situation in his own hands. 11" mus i not profiteer or lio extortionate bo cause he lias been treated that w;i; in the past ? but he must demand th? j right t0 live and to make a profit or his labor and his capital." Mr. L. Kornblut has returned fron the northern markets after buying his stock of spring and summer goods Miss Sallie Smith will be in charg< of Mr. Kornblut's millinery depart ment again this year. His spring op ening will be held Thursday and Fri day, March 11th and 12th. . FRENCH MEMORIAL DEATH CEKTIFK'ATF> I French Memorial Death Certificate: were mailed out by the local Post o : The American Legion to the follow ? ing, whose names were given as be i, ing the next of kin to the soldier 01 1 sailor who died in service: j Peter Henegan, Hamer. i William McKae, Sr., Dillon. [ Mrs. Leroy Bethea, Dillon. > Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, Dillon. rj Dr. J. H. David, Dillon. | Mrs. Sarah Britt. .! Katie Hightower. Dillon, j Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, Dillon. , i Rose Harris, Little Rock. '' Mr. Edge Smith, Fork. Vaun Bruton, Hamer. Fred Crook, May. j Mrs. Wennie May Wilkes, Mallory , Rufus Nichols, Lake View, i Mrs. Alice Rogers, Dillon, R. 3. 'r\ Mr. Geo. R. Campbell, Hamer. 'j Neal Bethea, Dillon. N. E. McQueen. Dillon. i Lear Covington, Dillon. Tracey T. Cottingham, Dillon. Henry F. Proctor, Dillon, R. 1. J. M. McDowell, Dillon, box 463 j John H. Foster, Little Rock. J. W. Williams, Lake View. It was intended that these certifi cates be presented at a public meet ! ing but on account of the influenz. . situation this could not be done. Thi t local Post therefore mailed the certi s ficates to each of the above address s es. [ o MAKES LUCKY FIND. .' Man Discovers Several Ga'lons Goo< Old Bourbon that Had MePow? ed With Age. i Its accuracy cannot be vouched for - but the story is going the rounds tha [ a Dillon man was tearing down ai ! old building some days ag0 and cann i across a crocus sack so rotton wi'l . age that when he attempted to picl it up the cloth crumbled in hii [ hands. There was something in th< > sack and upon closer investigation h< [ discovered a wooden keg. There wa I liquid in the keg, and full of keen an >1 ticipations the man drove in th< [ bung, when lo! there came out ai i aroma the like of which the anclen i kings had never smelled. He pouret some out and as the liquid tiicklet 'slowly down the sides of the cup hi [! smiled, and it was a deep smile, ful 11 ?t joy. 11 was gooa om oouroun ryn . and how long it had lain ther ;'no one could tell. But it had thi .'age, and it had mellowed in th< wooden keg, and there was none lik f unto it anywhere in the land. Th > story has been told and retold t j groups of men on the streets, in th' - offices, the stores and other gather 1 ing places and it never fails to hoh ?!the unflagging attention of th i-: hearers. As they listened men hav' ; been seen to hold their breath an< x1 "lick their chops," and at its conclu i sion they have heaved pathetic sighs x Building Inspector Jackson has beei besieged with enquiries as to who wa x tearing down old buildings and ther , have been quiet searches throughou f the community, but the identity o r the lucky man remains a mystery. SEVEN OX OXE WARRANT. j Horry Mjiii Accuses Tliem of Havin, Whipped Him. r Horry Herald. ] Tlie Herald can now give furthe . information about the arrest of ; 5> number of defendants last week un a der warrant for assault and batter; g sworn out by J. Charley Lewis. Oi I last Wednesday seven different de jfendants were brought before th a' magistrate in Conway and were re I quired t0 say whether they demandei ( a preliminary investigation or wouh . i waive that and give bond for thei r appearance at the court next week s The seven defendants named in thi 31 warrant are Fate Heniford, Willi 1 Gerrald, Dock Gerrald, Shelton Ger 1'rald, Worth Gerrald, Quince Faull ,. and Dave Heniford; and the affidavi I upon which the warrant was issuei t states in effect that near Loris oi $! the night of February 10, 1920, thes s defendants whipped the prosecuto a!with a leather buggy trace, and tha f they held the prosecutor's wife Amanda Lewis, and kept her fron . giving an alarm or rendering her hus I band any assistance when he was as v saulted by the defendants. ,j The defendants waived a prelimi nary hearing here before the magis j. trale and each gave bond for the sun of $300 for their appearance at th s court next week. These defendant are well known farmers of Loris, II , F. D. N. 1. They have employed at torneys to represent them in their de j fense and they*deny that they ha< anything to do with the difficulty. ?j 0 >| .Mrs. Kpsy Camplicll. i Mrs. Kpsy Campbell, wife of Wil r Main Campbell, died at her home nea ? Caddys Mill Sunday night with pneti nionia, following an attack of influ ' en/a. Mrs. Campbell was 30 year ' old and besides her husband leave ' four small children. She was burie< ' ... . 1... f'r.n.av l tvl ' morning. o JACKSOX-Tl KNKK. 1 Mr. an<l Mrs. Sidney Warren .Turk sou announce the engagement of thei , daughter, Winnie Davis, lo Mr. Sain r uel Henry Turner, originally of Hags dale, S. C., but now located at Ham , let, N. C. The wedding will take plac< . April 7. o Mrs. Whitman Braddy of Latta wa; in town Wednesday. ' PEE DEE BRIDGE ' MEASURE PASSES r BRIDGE TO HE CONSTRUCTED AT OR NEAR MARS BLUFF FERRY Total Cost of Structure to be $I0o,? uoo.no of Which Dillon Pays $25,000.00. The bill authorizing and directing the Pee Dee Bridge Commission to i build a bridge across the Pee' Dee ! river at Mars Bldff Ferry was agreed upoil and passed Thursday. The following is the text of the bill as adopted: AT.. n.f?hA/. n.w1 -Ci-1 3 iiu. nuj^uca aaiveu <?iiu uuiaiut'u unanimous consent to offer the following amendment, which amendment was unanimously agreed to: Amend said Joint Resolution by striking out all after the resolving words and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Whereas, it will be of great advantage to the eastern.and southern parts of the State that a bridge be built across Great Pee Dee rhrer, at Mars Bluff Ferry; and j Whereas, the erection of a sube stantial and suitable bridge, as aforesaid, would cost the sum of four hun" dred thousand ($4,00000.00) dollars; and, Whereas, of the amount of four {hundred thousand ($400,000 dollars the State Highway Commission, j" through federal aid, has agreed and will pay one-half the cost, to wit, the sum of two hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars; therefore, , "To create a ^ee Dee Bridge Cornt j mission ana to authorize, employ i and direct the building by them of a ?j bridge across the Great Pee Dee fiv1 |er, at or near Mars Bluff Ferry, toc gether with approaches, embanks j nients, trestles and bridges adjacent 2 and appurtenant thereto; and to pro; vide tor the borrowing of money by s the counties of Marion, Florence, -JDillon, Charleston and Berkeley for e the building of same; and to provide i ' for a tax levy to meet the interest t and create a sinking fund." 3 Be it resolved by the General Asi sembly of the State of South Carolina: B! Section 1. That there is herebv 1 created a Pee Dee Bridge Commis? sion, to consist of the County Come missioners of Marion County, the e Highway Commission of Florence e County and one member each from e the counties of Charleston, Dillon and e Berkeley, said members to be appoint0 ed by the Governor upon the recome mendation of a majority of the Legis' lative delegation from each county, ' respectively. p Section 2. That said commission, as provided for in Section 1 of this . resolution is hereby authorized, em, powered and directed to build and i erect a bridge across Great Pee Dee s I river at or near Mars Bluff Ferry, at \ a cost not to exceed four hundred ' ^thousand ($400,000.00) dollars the C' said bridge when completed to be ! maintained and kept in repair jolut1> and equally by the counties of Mai rion and Florence. Section 3. That said bridge must ,? be built substantially in all respects and sufficiently adequate in every I particular for the heaviest travel ov'er same, and the amount herein pro r vided for, for the building or said a bridge, shall include approaches, em. bankments, trestles and bridges adjay cent and appurtenant thereto; i, through the swamp of said river. Section 4. In order to carry out e the provisions of this act the county '-! commissioners of Marion county are 3. hereby authorized empowered and dill rected t0 broow the sum of fifty-five r|thousand ($55,000) dollars at a rate jof interest not exceeding six (6 s per cent.) per annum, payable e'annually; the Highway Commission -.of Florence County is also authorized k! empowered and directed to borrow 11 the sum of eighty thousand ($80,d i 000 dollars, at a rate of interest not n exceeding six (6 per cent.i per cent, e per annum, payable annually, the r Sanitary and Drainage Commission t of Charleston County is also author , ized empowered and directed to borii row the sum of thirty five thousand -[($35,000) dollars, at rate of interest - not exceeding six (6 per cent) per |cent, per annum, payable annually; - tne county commissioners or union - county are also authorized, empower11 ed and directed to borrow th6 sum e of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) s dollars at a rate of interest not ex. ceeding six (6 per cent.) per cent, - per annum, payable annually; the - Highway Commission of Berkeley j county is also authorized, empowered and directed to borrow the turn of five thousand ($5,000) dollars, at a |rate of interest not exceeding six (6 per cent) per cent, per annum, pay. able annually; and the said county r commissioners Highway Commis. ion_ ers and Sanitary an(j Drainage Com. mission, ol' the respective counties s liereiiiabov,, mentioned each are aus thori/.ed, empowered and diro<ted to 1 execute a note or notes for the v. amounts hereinabove authorized by mis <iri and an> renewal or renewals I hereof, and <!o pledge the taxes of their respective counties to secure the some; Provided, That said amounts shall not be borrowed until the afo esaid Pee Dee Bridg,, Commission shall 1 hate contracted for the building of said bridge, including the approaches, embankments, trestles and bridges ~ adjacent and appurtenant thereto; said contract to be entered Into by the said bridge building commission and thp State Highway Commission, (Continued on page four.)