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ESTABLISHED 1804 THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MORMMi, MARCH 17. 1921. VOL. 27. NO. 27.
COUNTY NEWS.
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Lake View.
W. M. Arnette of Pleasant Hill sec-i
ft tion made a business call Friday.
G, S. and Timmie PaR<* of Mariet-|
ta N. C., were in town Friday.
Mr n M llo MorUtlo i o n
MII i/? iu( ui iuai ivvia 10 c* |
new comer in Lake View. Mr. Hayes
has rental one of the Uailcy cottages
until he can build. We extend a cordial
welcome to Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Worth Powell Is building a
new home. We wonder what's up
Worth?
We understand that The Floyd Co.
oi Floydale are going to open up a
general merchandise business here in
the J. M. Hill store, the only available
store in town for rent- In spite
of the hard times talk watch Lake
View grow.
R. C. Oliver of Marietta made a
business trip to town Tuesday.
Miss Lucile Goodyear spent l?st
week end with friends .at Fork.
Mrs. Carl White of Mullins spent
Saturday in town.
Mrs. A. C. Bullock and Mr. and
Mrs. Teibe Floyd and children of
Fairmont spent Sunday with Miss
Belle HomeMrs
.T M F"nrd snout Inst wook pud
with friends and relatives in MarionMessrs.
Foster and Alex Ford left
y last week for Lakeland. Flu.
Mr. W. E. Ford has just returned
from a visit to his brother at Bailey
Institute, Greenwood, S. C.
We understand that Gladstone Miller
who is in school at Greenwood, S.
C , is real sick.
Miss Rosa Parrish has accepted the
position of assistant postmaster.
Mr. Edward Cox of Marion made
a business trip to town Tuesday.
Local Talent Scores a Hit
Before an audience so packed and
crowded that not even standing room
was left the Lake View high school
on Friday night, March the fourth,
played a comedy drama, "The Deacon's
Tribulations," in four acts.
Hearty peals of laughter burst
fnrth whan Thnrtnn w hnco
fondness for the cup that cheers, received
severe reprimand from Amelia
his wife, whose indomitable ambition
was to cure him of liis drinking
habit and when Billie, the Deacon's
colored servant, and Dusky Pete, Mrs.
Thornton's servant and a friend of
the family, fell into various predicaments
occasioned by the desire of the
latter to play cunning pranks on Nellie
and Daisy, close relatives of the
Deacon.
Dusky Pete accompanied by Graef,
the Deacon's nephew, blicited prolonged
cheerB when the former, by
crude detective plans, rescued Nellie
fiom her father, Geo. Dnrrah, an escaped
convict, who smarting with a
burning desire for revenge, attempta/*
n n o# Vtio Atim HoinrVitnr
In the meantime Dusty Jim, the
Deacon's long, lost tramp brother,
whom the Deacon in a fit of anger,
had accussed of stealing the priceless
diamond ring of their mother, proved
t his innonce by the confession of a
MP fellow tramp whose lashing conscience
caused him to return the ring. Therefore
the Deacon and Dusky Jim became
reunited and resumed their
abode in the old honistead.
Door receipts amounted to $7 5.00So
delighted were the spectators that
numerous requests have been received
to give the play in adjoining towns.
Lake View Elects City Officials.
The city had its annual election
Friday, March 4th. All the old officore
uroro ol on(nd o u fr\l lrt\i*u A V\"
Smith, Mayor; K. P. Home, CityClerk;
R. E. Pace; D. C. Humphrey,
D. K. Ford and J. L. Norman, aldermen.
Mr. R. M. Oliver of Dillon made a
tusiness call to town Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. W. C. Moore of Dillon was here
Wednesday afternoon making a business
call.
Messrs. Ship and Vink Daniels of
the Nlchols section were in town
Wednesday.
We have the chaingang in our section
working on the roads. Thanks
Mr. AdamsLast
Wednesday afternoon a nuni.ber
of our citizens met and organized
the Lake View Farm Loan Association.
Mr. W. C. Moore of Dillon
was present and explained the de
tans 01 ine organization i nen came
the call for subscriptions which wa.i
qirickly supplied by the men who
were to make up the officers for the
local association, as follows: L. G.
Milter, president; C. R. McLeod, secretary
and treasurer; W- N. Good
year, J. B. Bullock, W. A. McDonald.
J. T. Hankins, Vink Daniel and fc
J. Miller directors. W. N. Goodyear.
J- T. Hankins and W. M. Ford were
elected appraisers on loan committee.
We understand this is the third or
ganization of the kind in Dillon coun
ty, and what it has done for othi r
places it will do for Lake View, so
wo invite all residents of Hillsboro
township who are in need of some
^ money to make their application as
> early as possible.
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Fork.
Dr. and Mrs. W- L. Rogers and
daughter of Latta were in town Sunday.
Miss Bertie Carmichael spent a
few daya last week at Rowland with
Dr. and Mrs. T. W- Carmichael.
Mrs. Maxcy Adams and little son
of Dillon spent last week with Mrs.
S. A. Owens.
Mr. and Mrs. S- G. Rogers of Dil'
Ion visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers
Sunday.
Mrs. Bensol of Tabor, N. C.. is
ponding som? time hero with rela
HAMKU NEGRO AMUCK.
Alex MeKaehern Shoots Into Store
and Is Seriously Wounded by
Val FaulkAfter
emptying two barrels of a
shot gun into A. K. McLellan's store
at Hamer Saturday night, Alex McEaehein,
a negro about 30 years of
age, was shot and seriously wounded
by Val Faulk, a young white man.
A few of the shot struck Professor
Lemiiion of the Hamer school in the
head, inflicting painful scalp wounds,
and a load of shot brushed Mr.
Faulk's leg, grazing the flesh and
cntiin>. out a big patch of cloth.
McEachern was at the store early
in the evening and had a dispute
with one of the clerks over the propel
i-niount of change he should have
received. The negro went to Mr. Mc
Liruuii b uuuMp mm reiaiea ine incident
to Mr- McLellan who told him to
go or. home and he would adjust the
mattur with4him Monday morning.
The negro wont to his house but returned
shortly afterwards with another
negro named Carmichael. The
:itgvoe3 went to a side door and asked
for a package of cigarettes. The clerk
told }*im he had closed for the night,
I hut would band the cigarettes out at
the side door. As the door was opened
McEachern shot into the store
with the above result.
Mr Faulk was standing almost in
the doorway when the door was openjc-d.
He diil not know what was happening
but stiuctively pulled his pis|tol
an J began tiring at t lie negro- One
i sliot from bis pistol struck the negrc
in the nof?? just below the eye and
came out rear the ear. The negro's
wounds aiv serious. He is in the
county jail leoeiving treatment from
tbe county jhy ician.
Officers Lcrter and McCracker
went to the scene immediately and
proceeded to MrEachern's house. The
men were round in a back room lyinf
ucross a bed with a gun cocked anc
loaded panly lii'.den under the bed
ituv^r. i up 01 netis coverea tne neg
; roes with tie?: ievolvers and aftei
j placing them ri.der arrest broughi
[them on to Dillon.
Pro'. I.eiutnon's wounds are pain
ful hut not seiious. One of the shot:
firea by the negro was at such elos<
lange that it tore a big hole in th<
door.
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M18S LAC EY JACKSON
THE WINNER
The contest for Dillon county'i
representative at the Palniafesta Fes
tival to be held in Columbia fron
March 27th to April 2nd, closed a
noon Saturday and Miss Lacey Jack
son was declared the winner- Misi
'Jackson will have all her expense!
I paid to the festival, and will receivi
| many social attentions during hei
j week's stay at the capital. The pic
tures of the young ladies front the 4<
; counties in the state will appear ir
a supplement to The State next Sun
i day. The people of the entire stat<
will be given an opportunity to maki
their selections from the group o
young ladies and sent in their vote foi
the one which in their judgment i!
i the prettiest. During their stay it
Columbia the young ladies will post
i for a movie film which will be fea
Ituied throughout the United State!
liv on r* of tho lofo
! .... .... he II.U'IIIS I'lViun
syndicates,
tlves.
The Fork School Improveniont As
sociation held its regular meeting a
the school house Friday afternoon
March 11. The following progran
was carried out:
1. Song,
i 2. Bible Reading.
3. Roll Call and Minutes from last
meeting.
I 4 Reading?Mrs. Colon Edwards.
5 Piano Solo?Miss Coleen Bethcj
6. Reading, "Spring Fret"?Mrs. J
T. McQueen.
i 7. uusiness Session.
Mrs. C. E- Taylor was electee
delegate to the federation and
Mrs. D. N. Jones elected alter
nate. .
8. Social Hour. Refreshments were
served consisting of cake and
ambrosia.
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Min turn.
Mrs. L.. M. Smoot of Darlington is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
W. W. Evans.
Quite a numbe r of the young folk
enjoyed a party at Mr. Dan Clark's
Friday evening. Dancing was enjoyed
until a late hour.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hamer of Clio,
Mr. Jac k Henegan and Miss Mattic
Hamer of Dillon spent Sunday with
MIbb Annie Henegan.
Miss Lucile Jackson is spending o
' few days at her home.
Miss Jane Evans of Flora McDon
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uiu cuiickc ?peni uie weeic end with
her parentB.
There will be a meeting of the Improvement
Association at the School
: house Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. All ladies are urged to at|
tend.
Mr. Victor Berry visited in Floy|dale
last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. D. D. McRae is visiting hei
parent,, in Lumberton, N. C.
Mrs. B- F. Hardy and Mrs. P. L,
Bethea visited friends in Georgetown
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. McLaurin spent
Friday in McColl with relatives.
Miss Maggie Jackson is in a Columbia
hospital for treatment.
The Minturn school will present
"The Beautown Choir," in Clio, Wednesday
evening, March the twenty
third, beginning at eight o'clock.
COUNTY SUPPLY Illl.l. |
Appropriations for Various County!
Purposes for Year 1921.
Following is the text of the supply!
hill for Dillon county for the current
year: : I
To provide for the levy of taxes |;
for county purposes for the County of, (
Dillon for the fiscal year beginning I
January 1, 1921. for the expenditure <
thereof.. |,
Be it enacted by the General As-h
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di-uiui; ui me oiaie 01 oouin ,*juro-,?
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Section 1. That a tax of twelve j
(12) mills, if so much be necessary,j,
is hereby levied upon all of the tax-i
able property in the county of Dil- i i
Ion for county purposes for the fis-!<
cal year beginning January 1, 1921,
for the amount and for the purposes')
hereinafter stated, that is to soy:
Item 1. Road and bridges $20,000 00 i
' Item 2. Clerk of Court 700.00
Sheriff 1,800.00
Deputy Sheriff 1,400.00
Treasurer 1,000 00
Auditor __ __ __ __ 1,066.07
Supt. of Education 1.500.00
Attorney 100,00
, Physician 100.001
p Coroner 270.00,
|Janitor of Courthouse 300.00
IRoad Supervisor __ __ 1.500 00
Ich'in. Hoard of Com. 500.00
i j Five County Com. __ __ 500.00
I Clerk to Board of Co.
' Com. and Supt- of Ed
ucation 1,200.00
jjiidge of Probate 500.00
> .nuKisiiitit' ;u i/l(i;i 150.
I Magistrat?> at Dillon 000.00
i Magistrate at La Review 150.00
> Magistrate at Fork __ __ 75.00
i Magistrate at Kirby 100*00
Magistrate ut Hanier __ 150.00
i Magistrate at Minturn __ 150.00
l Item 3.?Board of Edu;
cation 60.00
; Board of Equalization __ :>? <?.no
I Board of Registration __ 60.00
I Item 4.?Jail expenses,
-I including dieting of
rj prisoners 2,000-00
t Item 5.?Jurors and witnesses
2 500.00
. Item 6.?County Home,
3 Poorhouse and poor__ 1,500.00 j
? Item 7.?Post mortems,
?j inquests and lunacy __ 400.00!
Item 8.?Public buildings,
including water
fuel, light and insurance 1,000-00 i
. Item 9.?Printing, postage
and stationery 1,000.00
Itein 10.?Vital statistics 200.00
Contingent 400.00
1 Item 11?1 Rural Po,
liceman at fifteen hun.
. dred ($1,500.00) dol}
lars each 1,500.00
Item 12?Home Demon?
stration work 1,600 00;
' | County Nurse 1,500.00 i
Farm demonstration 700.00!
rjltcm 13.?Interest on curj
rent loans, in anticipation
of collection of
~| taxes 1,500.00
I To pay back money
j,1 borrowed 10.700.00
r:Cc-m. Magistrates:
, Latta $150.00:
j' La Review 150.00
JFork 75.00
_: rviroy 100.00
, Hamer __ __ 150.00
} Minturn 150.00
Int. on Loans and Bond.
ed Indebtedness $9,025.00
Grand Total $70,831.67
Provided, That the County Board
" of Commissioners for Dillon county
are hereby authorized to borrow from
*:time to time, as may be needed, fori
'.the uses of the county, the sum not |
exceeding forty thousand ($40,000,?j
00) dollars, and for that purpose the|
County Board of Commissioners and
the Treasurer are hereby authorized!
to execute the necessary and proper;
obligations and pledge all taxes as,
1 collected for payment of same: Pro vided,
That such loans shall be se-!
cured from the bank or persons making
the lowest bid in rate of discounti
; therefor by sealed bids; and upon1
'.such loans being made the profits'
"^thereof shall be kept on deposit with
jthe bank making such loan, until:
drawn out by warrants issued in the!
I due course of the business of thej
,county: Provided, further, That the'
|bids may be made upon the condition!
that the entire county account shall |
> t>e carried with the bank making such i
. bids, and in the event such bid is approved
by the County Hoard of Coni:
missioners, then it shall be the duty
i of the Treasurer to transfer all couni
ty funds to such bank, and to carry
them on deposit in accordance with,
. the ternjg of bid so approved. In thej
event that two or more banks make
i like bids, then the loans and deposits!
shall be prorated on a basis of the)
i respective capital stocks and surplus!
of such banks: Provided, That thei
bank or banks who receive the dei
posits of the money herein borrowed
shall enter into a bond to indemnify
the county in case of loss.
1 The county treasurer of Dillon
1 county is hereby authorized and em
powered to use out of the sinking
fund now in his hands so much of
same as may bp necessary for the;
payment of teachers and other expen-j
' ses incident to the running of the!
public schools, and the amount used j
from the sinking fund to be replaced
i by him out of the school fund when
collected. Provided further, that a
! tax of two mills is hereby levied upon |
h11 oi me property or Dillon county
for the purpose of supplementing the
road building fund now on hand in
; said County, which said amount to
gether with the amount herein raised
' by the said two mills levy to be used
on the public highways of said coun-i
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SECXIMI ItACK F()|{ MAYOK.
I>r. J no. II. limner and (dl. < . (>.
Mcl.mirin Will Kim Over
Next Tuesiliiy.
The town election held Tuesday
;ave every promise of being a tame
iffair until Tuesday morning when ;
Ihe friends of the various candidates
t>ecame active and throughout the
lay the election was hotly contested.
\ campaign meeting wa s held at
the court house Monday night and the
?andidalPS nmHo chnri ?oib-ts ? > ...1
c i UI rvo ill ? 111VJ11 |
they outlimnl (heir views. M. A-1
Stubbs, chairnmn of the town demo-1
?ratic party, presided.
Neither of the three candidates i
running for the office of mayor re-j
seived a majority and a second race J
will be made by Dr. J. H. Hamer and;
Col. G. G. McLaurin.
The following candidates for al-|
dermen received a majority of thei
votes cast:
W. J- Adams. Jno. C. Bethea. J.,
I). Manning, \V. C. Moore. P. Mc-J
Laurin and Dr. Wade Stackhouse. L.!
C. Braddy, Jr.. and Maj O. M. Page;
were nominated for commissioners of
public works.
Following is thc result of the vote
rust Tuesday:
For Mayor:
J. H. Hamer 121
J. B. McCutcheon __ __ __ __ __7f>
C. G. McLaurin __ __ __ __ 156
For Aldermen:
W. J. Adams __ __ 274
Jno. C. Bethea 284 ,
g. D. Ea8terltng 96
Jack c. Henegan - __162
J. l). Manning __ -- -- -- -- 204
\\* f M..? ~ - -
i . .m uui i 12 4
.1. P. McLaurln nit
s. G. Rogerg 121
l)t. Wade Stackhouse __ __ __223
A W. Wallace ?::
For Commissioners of Public Works:
W. M. Allen 167
I.. C. Braddy, Jr., 225
Max Faes -- __ 64
O. M. Page 197
Dillon l.aii<l Bank Organized.
A number of land owners of the
Dillon community met in Joe P.
Lane's office on the 9th and organized
a second Farm Loan Bank for the
county. The other bank is at Latta
and has been in operation . several
years. The following officers were
elected: Dr. J. H. David, president;
J- R. Began, secretary and treasurer,
Joe P. Lane, attorney. Directors: J.
S. Thompson, J. H. David, J. R. Regan,
F. L. Bethea, J no. C. Bethea.
Loan committee: Jno. C. Bethea, J.
S. Thompson, J. H. McLaurin. Applications
are on file for loans
amounting to $85,000.00, and additional
applications are expected in the
next few daysThe
Farm Loan Bank began operatioiig
several years ago and loaned
millions of dollars to farmers in the
United States. Interests which did
not look upon the plan with favor
contested its constitutionality, and
for the past 14 months the bank has I
been tied up in tbe U. S. Supreme!
Court. A few days ago the Suprme!
Court handed down a decision in
which it wa s held that the Land
Bank act was constitutional, and congress
at the same time made an additional
appropriation of $100,000,000
to be loaned to farmers through
the bank. The terms are so liberal
that a man can buy land, borrow half
its appraised value and repay tbe
lean at less than 8 per cent, annual
interest.
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Services At The .Methodist Church.
Main Street Methodist Church, Dr. j
Watson B. Duncan, Pastor.
Sunday School at 10 A- M., Mr. W. j
H. Muller Superintendent.
Preaching at 11 A. M. and 7:30
P. M- by the Pastor.
Morning Subject: "A Prophet's
Plan for a Revival."
Evening Subject: "The Peril of
Covered Sin."
Epworth League, Miss Mildred Sellers,
Superintendent, will meet as follows:
Junior League at 4 P. M. Intermediate
League at 6:30 P- M.
Prayer Service on Wednesday at!
4 P. M.
Public cordially invited to all ser-i
vices.
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Over in London they have a "rat
penally." If you have a rat* or a
mouse in your house in that city you
are liable to a fine of *25, with a;
further liability of $100 if the ro-1
dents are not promptly exterminated.!
If such a law were enacted in the
Uniled States the fines would pay
the national debt in about four
weeks.
when supplemented by federal aid.
Thp two mill tax herein provided for
is to be a. substitute for the two mill
tax provided for in the state appropriation
bill and if the said two mill
road tax is retained in the general appropriation
bill for the year of 1921,
then this two mill tax is not to be
levied or collected. Provided that the
County Board of Commissioners for
Dillon county are hereby authorized
?'??J ?? niuvuinn uuv (UK*" III I Willi
all amounts that may be due,
the rural policeman of Dillon county
up to and including the ten days after
the approval of this act by the
governor. They shall also pay all unpaid
claims of the year of 1920 that
in their judgment are just and proper
and all of the amounts to be paid
as provided in this clause shall be
charged to item for $9025.00 for the
payment of Interest as is shown in
this act.
AMKItK \\N LEtJIOX LE.\(iUE. j
I'll- l>ce Towns Plan for IJiiM-ball
Tills Summer. j
Florence, March 11?The Ameri-.j1
can Legion Amateur Baseball League
was formed at a meeting here today, i
attended by representatives from 1
Timmonsville,, Marion, Bennettsville J1
and Florence. .It is expected that Dil- j
Ion and Darlington will come into the,v
league later, although neither town j
via8 represented at the meeting here 11
today. Dr. J. D. Stuyser was made '
temporary president and H- S. Skinne *'
temporary secretary. .Permanent of- !
liters will be selected later. It is pro- 11
posed to start the season about the 11
middle of April and to play two Be-,
ries of sixteen games each, the winning
teams in each series to play off |
the championship. According to the
constitution and bylaws a club must ^
play in each game no fewer than six *
legionaires. all amateurs, and no '
player under contract to a profes- A
sioiml club over Class D can be sign-.!
eu up. The salary limit is nlaceit n?
?H?n for each game. Each club must
put up a forfeit of $100 as a guaranty
to complete the season. Each club
will have two representatives on the
lit artl of directors- Those present at ^
tin- meeting today wore: J. G. Rose
and James H. Grisset. of Timmons\ille;
F. C. Moore, of Rennettsville;
E, 11. Hamer, and John Sinyser and
11 S. Skinner of this ctiy. Th? promoters
of tiii.> league are certain their
efforts i<> furnish the Pee l)eP section
witli baseball this summer will be appreciated
to the extent that the games
will be well patronized. In Florence
tnere will be sixteen games, all of
which will be played on the grounds
ot the new high school.
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MORE I,ATT A MAYS.
t
John Hargrove of Dillon was here
Tuesday.
E. Hood. Superintendent of the
'several telephone exchanges in this
section, was here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C..E. Haseldcn of
| Sellers were here Tuesday.
Joe Strauss of Clio was here on
1 business Tuesday.
i N. R. Hargrove of Dillon was here
'attending to business as trustee on
; Tuesday.
j J. R. Gibson of Dillon was here
i Tuesday.
i L. E. Dew of Dalcho was here |
1 Tuesday.
Mrs. F. R. Watson and daughter of
Antioch were here visiting on Tues-1
I day.
W. K. Fore of Elberry was herel
Tuesday. '
I J. K. Page of Sellers was here
, Tuesday.
i P. S. Campbell of Ebenezer was,
! here Tuesday.
D. S. Rogers and John Young of,
i Free State were here Tuesday.
1 D. G. Burden was here visiting his 1
j family Tuesday.
Miss Flora Belle McLeod of the
1 Dalcho High School faculty spent iho
week end with May Belle Parham. |'
E. Vareen visited friends in town
Sunday.
Mrs. S. It. E'.idy of Kingsbury is '
visiting iter mot iter Mrs. Marion Al- 1
Ion.
J. J. Bethea, one of the laymen of,
tin Methodist church here, attended '
preaching at Sellers Sunday after 1
noon. (
Prof. \V. D . Roberts, Supt. of the '
Dillon High School, attended the '
ioratorical contest on the evening of
the 15th.
Mrs. S. A. McMillan is visiting her '
daughter. Miss Aileen. who is teach- 1
ing in Greenville. While in that section
she will also visit her son. Er- '
nest, who is a student '.it Wofford
College, and Mrs. McMillan will also i
visit friends in Williamson before she t
returns.
E. L. Powell of Dalclio was m 1
|town Wednesday. 1
The Pee Dee Chapter I". D. C. was
most charmingly entertained by Mrs. ;
E.. L. Ilrown Tuesday afternoon the i
15th. The whole house was made
jcheerful with beautiful spring flow-|i
ers,, consisting of lill.vs of the val-j
ley, and daffodils. The programme !
was South Carolina Poets. After a
short business meeting block cream i
and wafers were served by Mr.s i
Brown and her son, Mr, Thedford. (
me cnapter has presented the Lattn i
school with two handsome pictures of ]
K. E. Lee and Ston?wall Jackson. '
Those present were: Mesdaines Wal- i
e r E. Bethea, Isla Crumpler, T. C. <
McGee, Deans Crumpler, W. Ellis Rethea,
W. L. Gaddy, F. Watkins, S.
R. Eady, E. L. Brown and Miss Lillian
Bethea.
The Latta and Clio School teams
played a very unevenly matched name <
o;' baseball on the afternoon of Tues- <
day, March 15th. Ixitta defeated Clio
by a scor e of 20 to 9. i
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SORRY HE SOLI). 1
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Mr. N. A. Berry was here Monday i
from Hamlet where he has been liv- (
ing since disposing of his Little Rock
plantation to Mr. A. K- McLellan.
Speaking of the article in the last
issue of The Herald about Sheriff Bethea
capturing a whisky still on the
place, Mr. Berry was led to remark
that he knew all along the place >
would produce almost anything in the
world, but if he had known that it ?
was producing a good quality of corn
liquor no amount of money under the c
sun would have induced him to part 1
with it. He said the new* of the cap- I
turc made him home-tick all over.
LOOKING POItWAKO t
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Suppose the year 19 20 has held k~
isappointment, failure and loss, it
an do no good to brood over its
ard experiences, says Country Gen- 8
leiuan. John Billings said: "Sucksess 8
uy. not konsist of not makin' mis- :l"
ekes but of not making the same e
nistaik twiced." In looking forward *
o achievements in 1921 it is folly to ?f
. aste energy brooding over disaplointments
of last year but it is the h
-art of wisdom to think over the past
nough to be reminded of its costly is
rrors, if we would accept seriously d
he homely philosophy of Josh Bill- r
ngs and avoid making "the same >
nistaik twiced." r
While we were insanely drunk of
xtravagance last spring we took a
lunge into the inviting sea of specu- (
ation and went adrift into stagnant
voters. We are going to get out aft- ,
>r a while but it will require time to
ecover. Whether we like it or not,
vc are going back to simpler ^na
nor., economic standards nf living
Pilose who fail to read the hand wrung
on the wall and persist m renaming
in the whirlpool of extravagances
must inevitably suffer the
penalties of their own folly.
While the sudden panic has
(nought financial disaster that has
caused losses aggregating billions of
dollars, we might as well look
through the cloud in search for silver
linings. \Ve could n<>< have gene on
through the orgy of extravagances
without bringing worse disaster to
the race. 1 leads of families who* in
former years had ltnownffethf full
meaning of lht. word "thrift." had
been down more or less into the
whirlpool of fast living, but it is the
generation now coining to maturity
that were being made prodigal weaklings
by the breakneck standards of
living. It is a well known fact that
comparatively few young men and
women regardless of big wages and
salaries were saving anything and
many of them were not only spending
their own incomes but in addition
were making still further drafts
upon indulgent parents. In his speech
at Monroe sotne months ago Senator
Joe Brown made the remarkable
statement that it had been the observation
of himself and others that
the most of the crops were produced
last year by older men, wojuen and
children and that the "yonng buck?
were riding around in automobiles."
In this country young spendthrifts
"blew in" as much as $15 a month
in barber shop "extras" and wore
$15 silk shirts, and there seemed to
be a sentiment among them that unless
a young man spent his money
freely and foolishly he was condemned
as a "ehinchv" fellow. A generation
that had acquired that sort of
conception of things was no more
capable of running a business successfully
than a blind- mule is capable
o f understanding astronomy. The
continuation of a standard of that
sot t of insane extravagances would
net have produced enough men and
women of thrift to save our whole
business superstructure from collapse.
We are going to recover from this*
panic by the sober sensible efforts of
tinifty and practical men and in the
rer oust ruction we will develop
iiPtlgh real men nnrl wrmu.n
i e country. Under hard and difficult
conditions ;i stronger race of men
avl women is always produced. Un[lor
extremely "easy" conditions we
usually acquire a topheavy overproduction
of prodigal spendthrifts.
After all it is better to produce a
sironK race ol people than it is to
I'vt under an orgy of reckless extravagances.
What we need now in every town
in d throughout the country is a big
crop ot "chinchy" boys and girls?
if the adoption of plain and simple
standards of living and economy is
tin element that mako a fellow
iliat are going to pull us through this
panic, if we get through.
Twenty-five years ago several
young men were working in stores
it Marshville at salaries ranging
from $10 to $2o per month. Out of
these salaries they paid board and
finally saved up enough money to
start in business. One young lady
worked under one of thesc small
salaries and saved enough money to
pay off the indebtedness of her fathers
farm. Six of these young men
are princii s:l owners of firms of
highest commercial ratings in Marshville.
The?e were hard conditions but.
I hey produced a crop of capable and
efficient men and women.
" ~~ ? I
.Mrs. Williams Entertains
Mrs. Lillian Williams? was the
charming hostess to the Womans
Club Monday afternoon.
There was no business meeting and
*fter score cards had been passed by
the hostess, five tables were formed
for progressive rook. After the usuai
round of games the hostess ask..
If - --
BSWB uj mm. w. a. Campbell, Mrs.
P. D. Deaton and little Miss Lillian
Williams, served a delicious salad
ourse. *
o
Attention K. of P,
The regular meeting of Dillon
Lodge No. 54 Knights of Pythias will
>e held in the Masonic Hall tonight
it 8 o'clock.
Degree work Wall be conferred upm
a number of candidates All
Knights are urged to attend tble .
neeting.
C. S. Herring, C. C
J