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... tlpf; fi.ASjtfm'IKi.W! ".mr /- i ^.v > \ .,?j: .< biBBf K'i; ' - '-> . v,. . . .. _v. a. i ': t - >/ m ' ' ' * / . *4; ^ Watch Label on Your Paper / 4 I ^ I 1 ?rfr<4>+ I The Date on the Label is the *r|gpr.'sr^to'p",.| t3tU0u lijviculL |aa- ^ "j i ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 1. 1920. ' VOL. 28 NO. 43 '$aj jTJ . i COUNTY NEWS ' AND HAPPENINGS I NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS. News Items of Interest to Herald "Readers Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. i Oak Grove Work on the Methodist chuch here , is progressing nicely and it now appears that with favorable conditions the1 building will be ready for occupancy the latter part of the summer. The foundation for the new schooi building was excavated last week and the erection of the building will bew gin about the second week in July. This temporary delay is caused by th0 absence of the contractor, Mr. C. ' T. Shytle, who is away on his wedding trip. The Methodist Sunday school here was called in last Sabbath on account of the "^'Efficiency Campaign" ser* vices held at Latta last Sunday morning. Quite a number from this section attended these services. Mrv Charles H. Carlisle of Spartanburg came down from Benne'tsville last Saturday where he is visiting hfs brother, E. 9. Carlisle and spent the week end at the home of his neice, Mrs. J. S. Fair. DAAAnt vaivkd hotro hopn VPrV hp TIP flcial to the crops. Some of the farmers of.this sec tion are experiencing difficulty in getting soda to apply to their cotton and corn. In some cases they had ( enough to make the first application ' and are now reedy to make the sec- 1 ond application that is as soon as their late shipments come in. While 1 in other cases no soda has yet been < applied to any of the crop. o 1 Lake View. 1 Miss Vera M. Nelson left Sunday for her home in Virginia. Mrs. C. R. Hayes and children ere visiting in Richmond. Mrs. W. C. Wallace and children 1 have returned to Johnsonville, after several days stay with Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Ford. Lieut. A. R. Temple of Texas is vis i iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. ' Temple. Mrs R. L. Ford has returned from ! ? woak'B o+ow at rHmnnd S- fl. J * Mrs. J. E. Hudson and Miss Hudson are visiting Mrs. R. F. Elvington. Messrs. L. G. Miller, J. B. Arnette, ( H. Ir. Turner and D. K. Ford spent / Wednesday in Lumberton. Mrs. L. W. Temple, Miss Ailine 1 and Lieut. A. R. Temple are spending some time at Wrightsville Beach. ' Dr. C. M. Meares of Desdemona, Texas, is visiting relatives near town. ( . - Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Carmichael of Fork have moved here. Mr. Carmich- , ael has been appointed depot agent. Miss Ethel Hayes spent a few days with friends in Fairmont the past week. Mr. G. E. McDaniel of Danville, Va., who will have charge of The Liberty 1 Warehouse is here for the tobacco season. Messrs. H. L. Turner and M. E. Jagg of Martinsville, Va., and Stoneville spent a few days here the past Miss Belle Home spent Sunday in , Whiteville, N. C. 0 : Latta. Percy Sessions of Florida is visiting his brother L. T. Sessions. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith spent a 1 ^ few days in Charleston last week. / Herbert Lane of Charleston visit* ed his sister here last .week, Mrs. Luther Lee. 1 Mrs. Tracy Henry accompanied by . Miss Hill left Friday for Saluda. Mrs. DeJohn and Mr. and Mrs. ^Franklin of Atlanta, Ga., spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. L. Kornblut. Dr. E. L. Brown and Cary Covington, K. Bethea and John Henry are at Rocky River Springs. J. H. Manning is in San Francisco, t O&l. attending the Democratic Con? vention. Miss Cora and Luther Lee spent Sunday in Lumberton with their sister, Miss Bertha Lee. * \ Mrs. J. W. Boozer and son of Columbia are the guests this week of Mrs. Dean urumpier. i Miss Alice David of Dillon is the . guest this week of the Misses Berry. ( B. C. Stafford Is in Kernarsville, N. j C. visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stafford Mrs Ed. Watson of Columbia is I visiting relatives in town. Misses Omega, Eva and Estelle El-: lerbe spent several days last week ' with their aunt, Mrs, Ida Rogers. Mrs. T. C. McGee entertained Monday afternoon in honor of three brides?Mrs. W. H. Smith, Mrs. Rupert Basterling and Mrs. David Fox- 1 worth. Mrs. Tracey Fore is very sick at the % home of her daughter Mrs. A. W. J I Finklea. Mrs. Frank Watkins who has been < at Highsmith hospital for some time 1 has returned home very much im- < proved. ii Miss Smithy left Monday night for i her home in Baltimore. < vf o : Services at Methodist Chnrch. ' Main street Methodist church, Dr. Watson B. Duncan, pastor. Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr. W. H. Mu'ler, superintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. by the pastor. Morning subject: "The Title on the Cross." Evening subject: "The Chopper and His Task.'" Annual sermon before the Woodmen of th^ World. Prayer service on Wednesday at 8:30 p. m. Public cordially invited to all services. ? A NEGRO NOMINATED FOR GOV. ] OF STATE OF ARKANSAS J. H. Blunt, who is the first negro to be nominated for governor of Arkansas, received his nomination at the hands of a faction of the Republican party in that state. Blount is about 60 years old, and has made his home in Arkansas city < for the past 47 years. !< The nominee was born in Jones!l county, Georgia, received his element- : ary training in the schools of Atlanta j and his higher education in Nashville < and Chicago. He is at present princi- i cipal of the negro schools of Helena ] and has been connected with schools 1 in several Arkansas tbwns, including j Hot Springs, Texarkana and Forest |] City. j1 Blount is said to be in independent;] financial circumstances, owniag over I 600 acres of farm land and to teach j] merely for the love of" the work. He t is active in many frhternal orders. 1 ?< o g I Program for Club Encampment and i Short Course at Reedy Creek jl Springs. J i 11:00-12:00 ? Registering Club i] members. 1 12:00-1:300?Chapel, club songs. 1:00-2:00?Dinner. Girls' Work. ' 2:00-3:30 ? Sewing, M.-s. Edna| McPherson and MiSB Edna Earle. j] 3:30-5:00 ? Bread demonstration,' Miss Edna Earle and Mrs. Edna McPherson. Boys' Work. 1 ^ 2:00-3:00?What I think about J :iud wura, ABDury wnnams. now|. ilub work has helped me, Maloy Tur- ! t)6Vill6. 3:00-3:30?'Tug of War.'' Training by B. 0. Williams in setting up ?xercises. 3:30-5:00?Round table discussion of club work between club members and club leaders. For All. 5:00-7:00?Play. 7:00-7:30 ? Supper. 7:30-8:30?General good time on grounds near springs. 8:30-9:3 0?Lantern Slides. 9:30?To bed. Thursday, July 8th. 7:30-8:3 0?Breakfast. Girls' Work. 9:00-11:00?Canning in glass and tin, Mrs. Edna McPherson and Miss Edna Earle. . 1 11:00-11:30 ? Rest period. 11:30-12:00?Discussion of record books and County Fair. Boys' Work. 8:30-9:00?Improving farm crops,1 Colon McLaurin. 9:00-9:30 ? Care of the home or-! chard, George E. Prince j 9:30-10:00 ? Some common dis-i oases of livestock, J. Ward McLendon. I 10:0011:00? Play and recreation.; 11:00*11:30 ? Talk on Club work, L. L. Baker. 11:30-12.00 ? The nation needs; you f>ack on the farm H. S. Johnson. I - For All. ' | 12:00-1:00? Chapel exercises and i club songs. 1:00-2:001?Dinner. Girls' Work. .2:00-3:00?Preserving eggs in; waterglass, Mrs. Edna McPherson. j? 3:U0-5:U0 ? Sewing, Mrs. Edna ; McPhersop and Miss Edna Earle. ' Boys' Work. 2:00-3:00 ?Talk on club work, I. W. Hill.3:00-3:30 ? The value of a college education, H. S. Johnson. 3:30-5:00 ? General discussion ' of club problems and club work. 5:00-7:00 ? Play. 7:00-7:30 ? Supper. ' 7:30-8:30 ? General good time on grounds near springs. 8:30-9:30 ? Lantern slides. 9:30 ? To bed. ] Friday July 9th. 7:30-8:30 ?Breakfast. . ? Girls' Work. 9:00-9:15 ? Club songs. 9:15-11:00 ? Pickling,, Miss Edna' Earle, Mrs. Edna McPherson. Boys' Work. 8:30-9:30?How to grow an acre of corn and club instructions, B. O.I Williams. ' 9:30-10:00 ? Care of the brood sow and litter, Colon McLaurin. 10:00-10:30 ? Feeding hogs. S. , E. Evans. ( 10:30-11:00? Play. Program for Men and Women. ,, 11:00-11:30?Talk on club work, I. W. Hill, Washington, D. C. , 11:30-12:00 ? Talk, W. W. Long, director of extension work. . 12:00-12:30?Talk on poultry. R. , H. Wilkins, poultry specialist. ' I 12:30-1:00 ? Talk on cotton boll IJ weevil, Prof. A. F. Conradi, State , Entomologist. 1:00-2:00?Picnic dinner. Club < members dismissed-. o Club Encampment and Short Course ., at Reedy Creek Springs. The Dillon County Encampment and Short Course for club boys and girls will be held the 7th, 8th, and 9th of July at Reedy Creek Springs. The boys and girls who attended the short i course last year remember the good* ] timos they had. It is the plan of the; demonstration forces to make this' j encampment even more enjoyable ; than the one last year. The program includes various amusements. can-|( ning and bread demonstrations, sew-'! ing. and talks on poultry, corn and1; Pigs. i The men and women from all parts | of the county are especially Invited to be present tr.e last day, July the 9lh. Interesting and Instructive talks will be made by Dr W. W. Long, Professor A. F. Conradi and others. The program wil; be concluded with a picnic cinntr on the hotel grounds. | A full program will be published next week. 'i BENNETTSVILLE MAX CHARGED WITH SERIOUS CRIME. Young Telegraph Operator Held for' Alleged Assault Upon Young Wliite Girl. ; Fee Dee Advocate. joe Simons, a young telegraph opJrator. is in Jail here, charged with :riminal assault upon a young lady ivho is said to be under fourteen years of age. Late last Friday afternoon C. D.' Ddom and Murray Odom were coming in a car from C. D. Odom's river pasture, near uaraner s twuu, wueu they suddenly came upon an auto-; mobile standing in the road, near the ; river and Simons and a girl were on | the back seat. They did not recogr, nize the girl but next day they made inquiries which led to her identity. Her father, who is a farmer living i several miles in the country, was notified Saturday night. He swore out i warrant Sunday morning, charging Simons with crimnlal assault upon ! lis daughter. In the mean time Simons had been arrested in Benlettsville Saturday night and placed m jail. The girl was working at an industrial plant in Bennettsville, and poarding with a relative. After her lather learned of the affair in the 'i iver swamp Friday afternoon, she 11 told him that Simons had assaulted ; ler. ; She. said that Simons took her to ride Thursday night and kept her out j ate but that his conduct toward her | woo fhon cAntlemanlv. After work i lours Friday evening, she accepted | lis invitation to go to the- candyjj litchen to get some ice cream. After ] jetting the ice cream they got into [ < lis car'and he started out of town, i She says she asked him to come back, J < is she had an engagement to go to) j preacbing, but he went on and stopped in a dark, dreary place, and a3-|j laulted her after she had resisted and j < 'ought him off till she was exhausted, i she said that when Mn. Odom's.caf < vent by she screamed and tried to | tign it down, but it went on, thel loise of the car drowning her voice.'] Simons kept her there till late in the j | light and brought her to her board ng place. It is said that her bruis-jj id body and bloody clothing show'i signs of the struggle and assault.'] ler father says that she will be four-j< een years old next September. I] Joe Simons has been in Bennetts- < rille about a year as a telegraph op- i rator at the Western Union office ] lis father is said to be an American i >orn Assyrian, and his mother an i \merican woman. They live in! i Richmond, Va. Joe is about 20 years ji )ld. > When Simons was arrested Satur- i lay night, he admitted to Chief of ; Police Cunningham that he had improper relations with the girl. On Sunday he wired hiB brother-in-law i in Baltimore, and Monday he retain3d J. J. Evans as attorney, and Mr. Evans wired his father in Richmond. When Simons was arrested aatur-r lay night, Magistrate Gibson appointed Tuesday at ltf a. m. for the hearing. When the hour arrived Mr. j Evans asked for a postponement of Lhe hearing till the father of Simons! arrived. McColl and Stevenson, at-! Lcrneys for the prosecution 'insisted j upon an immediate hearing. After' jonsiderable argument by the attor-' aeys, Col. Gibson postponed the hear Ing till Thursday at J.U a. m. ne aisu announced that nobody would bo ad-j initted to the hearing except witnesses, attorneys, officers, members 01; the family and newspaper reporters, j Senator McColl said that the con-j situation required trials to be public but Col. Gibson said that no matter what the constitution and law said, be would exclude the crowd from this hearing. Mr. Simons' brother-in-law and a friend arrived Tuesday afternoon. They wired for his father, and he is expected to be here in time for the preliminary hearing Thursday morning. o Johnson-Walker Hom^ Demons tra- j tlon Loan Fund. The members of the Home Demonstration Clubs of South Carolina who i attended th? State Short Course a few weeks ago at Winthrop College Bttirted the Johnson-Walker Loan Fund. This fund provides for a schoiarship worth $100. This scholarship is to be "given by competitive examination to a. girl from the Home Demonstration Clubs of South Carolina. At the end of her course this girl is to return the fund without interest, atithe rate of $100 per year, which amount in turn educates another girl, i Those in Dillon county wishing to try | for this scholarship will have the opportunity at the time of the regular Winthrop examination on July 2nd 3rd at the court house. ' o MRS. SARAH BRODGEX. The entire community around Floydale was saddened by the death of our beloved friend and neighbor, I Mrs. Sarah Brogden, who died on I Friday, June 18. She was ill for quite a while, and her death was not unexpected. She was buried on the following day of her death, at Mt. Andrews church near Floydale, of which she. had been a member for a number of years. This wonderful christian char- ' acter was loved by all who knew her. J She was 65 years of age, and is survived by a husband, Mr. William Brogden and two sons, D. S. and E. L. Brogdon. and four daughters, Mrs. H. K. King,' Mrs. M. King, Mrs. C. A King and Mrs. F. A. Proctor, all of Dillon county. The bereaved family have the deep-j est sympathy of their friends in this | dark hour of sorrow. ? U. S. MARSHALL SEIZES FEEDSTUFF! United States Marshall Jas. L. Sim arrived in Dillon >fonday and seize* 300 bags of feedstuffs at the Caro lina Milling 'Company's plant. Th feedstuff was shipped in from Indiai and did not analyze according to th ingredients on the tags. No blanii whatever attaches to the Carolin; Milling Company and they will no be the losers. The feedstuff wa bought by the Carolina Milling Co, in good faith but before it could b put on the market they had an ana lysis made^by the government in spector who found that it did no 1 1 I cinaij^c as icyi cccuicu. nuuvc * given in this issue of The Heral< that a hearing will be given the man ufatturers of the product-on tho 8tl of July and if the feedstuff is con demned it will be sold at public auc tion and the proceeds turned over t the government. o STATEMENT OF COUNTY FINANCES. / Commissioner Cottingham Gives In teresting Data on the Financial , Condition of County. Editor Herald:?In 1910 th County of Dillon voted bonds in tlv amount of $80,000.00 for the pur pose of building a court house ant jail. In 1912 there was a bond issui for the purpose of building ant improving the roads of the county ii the sum of $100,000.00. In 1917 there was created a pas indebtedness commission for the pur pose of settling outstanding curren claims against the county caused b; alleged fradulent indulgences b; certain county officials. This commis don borrowed $28,000.00. The $80,000.00 debt becomes dm in 1940. The $100,000.00 debt come due in 1940. The county is payini the interest oh these bonds of indebi edness semi-annually at the rate o 5 per cent. . To take care of this interest and t< provide a sinking fund by which th bonds shall be retired at the date oi which they become due there is lev ied each year taxes in the amount o three and one-half mills. The amoun borrowed by the past Indebtednes lomraission will likely be retired o paid in 1920 as there is a special ta 3f one and one-half mills leyled fo this purpose and to the credit of thi fund now is $16,000.00 which ha accumulated by virtue of the sail tax. In 1916, I am told by the tre&s urer, J. R. Watson, there was onl; about 12,000,00 in the sinking fun< to take care of the bonded indebt edness which totals $180,000.0 Since that date, 1916, the treasure has built up this fund to where ther is now to its credit $50,000.00. Thi shows conclusively that the sinkin fund had been up to 1916 severel neglected. The money in the sinking fun which from the above figure amounts to $66,000.00 is loaned ou by the treasurer at a good rate o interest and if he has the good luc in the future that he has had sine 1916 there will be enough money i the treasurers hands to pay off th bonded indebtedness of $180,000.0 long before it is due. In 1915, the county commissioner bought from Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Crai a piece of land just across the Littl Pee Dee river containing 75 acre3 t be used as the county "Poor Farm. For such purpose however, it has nev er been used. The amount paid for i was $5,000.00. Tp meet this indebl edness there was and has been levie a tax amounting annually to oih fourth of one mill. This small lev will cease after this year as it wi] have served its purpose. The present Board of Commissior ers composed of P. A. George, C. ! OUU1* It is hoped by the commissioner that some proper solution of the pav per problem can be worked out b< fore another year. Since January 1, 1920, the preset Board of Commissioners has paid oc on 1919 claims $35,426.40. In thl amonnt was a note made in 1919 fo $30,000.00. This was borrowe against the taxes of 1919 and becam due February 1, 1920. It is expeci ed that the tax executions now bein issued and being collected will tak care of the balance of the sai amount, $5,526.40. The board c commissioners should and ought t have the money from the taxes c 1C19 to run on in 1920. Instead c this condition, which is the ideal an healthy one for any businiss institu tion, the county is forced to borro1 money to run on, and it has borrow ed $40,000.00. It will have to borro1 about $15,000.00 more to meet its ot ligations until tax monejKtJ^gins con ing in this fall. jS The taxable ppdperty In Dillo Hayes and L. Cottingham and th Road Commissioner J. C. Adams ar at a loss to know what to do with th "Poor Farm." It rents for only small amount. To equip It with proj er buildings and to furnish the builc ings properly for habitation woul require an outlay of money which th present board can ill afford to spar or provide. Its use as a home for .th paupers of the county would necess tate the employment of a competer superintendent and such a perso would be hard to find, at a reasor able salary. The present value of th farm is estimated at eight to te thousand dollars. The county i spending annually on its paupers $2 (H30, and they receive towards thei upkeep, only a pittance, as we ar able to pay themt each, only $3.0 per month. When one dies the buria expenses have to be Daid from thi ! WANT BETTER LIGHTS 9 AND MORE WATER. r i s Committee Appointed at Citizen's 1 Meeting to Investigate Light and Water Situation, e J i ^There was a fairly representative G crowd at the citizen's meeting at the e cotjrt house Thursday night. The ^.object of the meeting was to discuss the light and water situation and 3, -adopt such plans a3 were necessary * to improve the service the people have i uecll puLliiJg U1J W11U LUl awiliC iliac " pasr. The subject was discussed from "'many angles. Sentiment was about 11 evenly divided on the question of ? selling the plant to private parties or issuing additional bonds and improving the present plant. C. L. 1 Wheeler, chairman of the Public Works Commission, said the pfant was not worn out, but was overload0 ed. He said it was entirely too small for the town. Mr. Wheeler was of the opinion that th$ plant could be put on " a' paying basis by the expenditure of several thousand dollars in improvements. He did not favor private ow" nnroin XT* XI Xllornoio CioM iVlA on. I No man Is called a good Dusmess j man who stays a year behind in finan3 cing his business. Dillon county is a t wealthy institution and there is no ,f reason why its business should not be k conducted on a sound financial basis. e Our county is a great corporate body, n bigger by far than any bank, cotton e mill or other corporation in the state 0 of South Carolina and though permitted to be a year behind in its obligations, there is no getting around the g fact that we are stockholders in it. e There is no one who would prize very o highly stock in a corporate or private " enterprize that stayed involved from . ycai to year. The appropriation this it year as recommended by the delegation and passed by the General Asd sembly is $80,758.00. Of this amount >. il25.0u0.00 is allotted to cross county y'roads, $17,391.00 for the payment of [1 county officers, magistrates and constables, $460.00 to county boards, i- $2,000.00 for county home, poor p house and poor, $500.00 for post e J rati tems, inquests and lunacies, $.',ejOOO 00 for pubiic buildings including e watei, fuel, light and insurance Jl.a SCO.CO for printing, postage and sfa >- ' tiotiery for the county offices, *4,l L'Oh.OO for the employment of two ' 1 ?OKrt rtA l.iv Q Ml'til yi y^ov.vv 4-/i ?< ?*> e ^statistics, $970.00 for the employee Jment of a home demonstration agent, e $1,500.00 for the employment of a i- ! county nurse, $700.00 for farm demit onsiralion agent. It is the purpose of n the commissioners to stay within the i- budget and to do so in many instane ces will require a close watch upon n expenditures as well as the condition is of eaqh account from tune to time. ,-| The claims paid from the appror priation up to the 8th of June e1 amounted to $33,309.22. This 0 amount represents the 1920 claims il and has nothing to do with the claims is paid in settlement of 1919 business amounting to $35,426.40. s In so far as this years appropriai tion is concerned, it is ample to meet i- the necessary expenses of the county. The 12 mills levied for county purtt poses will take care of the appropriait tion and possibly show a small suris plus at the end of the year. >r There is a 2 mill levy for state d i highway purposes which will give to e the county the sum of $11,182.71 asl-|6uming that the property valuation is githc. same this year as last year. The e automobile license tax which is col d:iected by the state highway commissi sion and returned to the county o amounted last year to $5,381.78. Add >f these two amounts together and you ?f have $16,564.49. (1 As there is no state highway road i- in the county at this time this amount kv can be diverted to other roads, otherr wise it will appear as a surplus at the kv end of the year. >_ The county can get federal aid to l- the amount of .$40,000.00 if it wants it to be expended on a state highway n road if the county will raise a like COUNTY ACCEPTS GOVERNMENT AID Will Put Up $40,000 to Build (Jravol Road from Marion to Marlboro Line. In response to the invitation at Commissioner Cottingham a number of citizens met at the court houae Tuesday and discussed the proposition to put up $40,000 of county money against $40,000 of government moit- * ev for the purpose of building a gravel road from the Marion to the Marlboro county line. After a thorough ucioui|f? x* avx mvi iigiv ouiu buv vu gine was out-of-date and It was costing too much to produce current. He felt that the' plant could be put on e a paying basis if modern machinery e is installed and competent help se' cured. Dr. Stackhouse was inclined to 1 private ownership as against municipal ownership. He did not think the e town could operate the plant at a 1 profit. Morris Fass. was in favor of 1 any plan that would give us first class service. Talks were made by Joe P. 1 Lane, Capers Braddy, J. B. Gibson, " J. W. Connelly, E. R. Hamer, Mayor 1 Hamer and others. Following a thory ough discussion of the matter the y following commltte was appointed " to consider a proposition to sell the plant or to issue bonds and put in B|new machinery. A. B. Jordan C. L. s I Wheeler, F. M. Niernsie W. V. Jones ? and J. F. Thompson. The committee T j was authorized to employ expert engineers if necessary and wilj report j back to the citizens when they have 3 completed their investigations and e j have recommendations to make. a f ~ " I county in 1919 was $5,591,357.00. gj There is levied for county purposr es this year 12 mills, which will s! bring to the treasury of the county, r basing the valuation the same as last g'year, the sum of $67,096.28. g | The automobile tax amounted, last ijlyear to $5,381.78. This year is levied h!a state highway tax of 2 mills which y will bring to the county treasury d about $11,182.71. Add these three amounts together 0 and you have the total source of inr come for 1920, assuming that the e automobile tax will be the same as s last year. The sad part about it is g that we are now borrewing against it. y! We are just about one year behind. discussion of the matter it was agreed (unanimously to put up the $40,600 , and accept the government aid. Tha road will run through Latta, Dillon and Little Rock, following the old road almost the entire distance. The cost will be about $3000 per mile. While the government furnishes half |thesmoney it has nothing to do with ,tho construction work. The only authority it assumes in the matter 19 ! to require the county to build a road of a certain width and thickness. W. H. Muller moved that the meeting go on record as fatoring a bond issue of $500,000 for the purpose of building a system of good roads. Mr. Muller pointed out that the interest on the bonds would be considerably lee? than the cost of maintaining temporary roads, to say nothing of saving in wear and tear on vehicles and- ? v. stock. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote and the delegation in ' the next general assembly will be asked to introduce a bill providing for an election on the question. 0 TOBACCO MEETING CALLED FOR NEXT TUESDAY. -v | Mullins, S. C., June 29, 1920 A lltttle vaork than a year ago thn soutn Carolina todecco Aasocianoa was organized at Florence, S. C., but soon after the markets opened las* year it was found that the organisation lacked efficiency. As every warehouse selling tobacco in the belt was . full of tobacco and could not ship a pound, hence it was necessary to have a call meeting of the association and appoint a committee to go to Washington for the purpose of getting the railroad embargo lifted. This wa? done and in three days the purpose was fully accomplished. As vice president of the association I have received urgent requests from prominent farmers, bankers, warehousemen and tobacco buyers asking for a meeting of the association. In accordance with these requests 1 have selected next Tuesday, July Ctb at 11:30 for a meeting of the association to be held in county court house in Florence, S. C., for the purpose of perfecting a more efficient organization and to consider the queo tion of finance and transportations and any other matter which may properly come before the meeting. In making this call I earnestly request that the tobacco growers, the tobacco warehousemen, the v tobacco buyers and .the bankers of every to- _ ibacco growing section .of the State* 'send representatives to the meeting. | It is also requested that the weekly papers in the tobacco belt publish this notice. n. a. McMillan, Vice President S. C. Tobacco Asso. o ( > ' Annual Sermon to the Woodmen. The annual sermon to the Woodmen of the World will be preached Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock by D. Watson B. t)uncan. The public generally is cordially invited and the Woodmen and their families are 'specially invited. The members of j neighboring camps are also invited. I 'All Woodmen will meet at the W. 0. W. hall at 8:15 p. m. and willJ march to the church. W. V. Jones. W. M. Herring, C. B. Medlin. amount. This would give us 180,000, 00 to spend on the Marion to Marlboro highway as surveyed out in the | early part of the year. A meeting woa called during the sitting of tbe legislature to consider whether it would be a good thing to promulgate this undertaking. There were only a few men present and it seemed to be theidea of some present that the federal r\f thn hiHlHIncr nf fhfl * iuaua5cmcub vi iuv uu.i^...0 road would exert a bad influence on our labor. As a matter of fact it would not, because the government has absolutely nothing to do with the road construction but to supervise the grading and the drainage and to see that the county gets the work done in a standard manner as prescribed by experts of the government and of the state highway commission. It this project is launched this year, application for the federal aid must be paid before the first of July. I believe that ways and means can be dei-ianA tn (mt this pfivemiiient aid and that if necessary we can pledge the- / $16,564.49 just mentioned for a period of three years and borrow against it. I do not like to see the county refuse money as a gift, when It needs all the help it can get, so badly. Road commissioner, Adams is doing good work and his office is a economical one for the county. A warehouse is to be built on the jail property at an early date for the purpose of caring for the county marchinery, and for keeping it properly assembled and repaired. As a commissioner of the county I will be glad to .discuss county af- ? fairs with any citizen of the county at any time. Very truly, L. COTTINGHAM. v d