Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ENDOWMENT OF MEUSE To Establish a School of P N ractica Arts Keeping the Institution in Operation Ail Year Round. Spartanburg. — Converse College trustees gave out definite announe ment concerning the $500,000 udow ment campaign to be put on the mid -iHv-uf Hit! luuunr'-sflarranbtii'g' "wir ^be asked to contribute $200,000 of the amount and. an organization otlocai business men has been perfected foi directing the drive. It is the purpose of the school to establish a school of practical arts keeping the institution in operatior the year around. Additional buildings will also be erected. Senator Smith Is Putzled. “I can nbt understand why the de partment of agriculture practically ignored the resolution demanding a report on abandoned acreage,” > says Senator Ellison D. Smith in a telegram to J. Skottowe Wannamaker, presi dent of the American Cotton associa tion. Senator Smith also- expresses amazement at the low price cotton seed are bringing. "There is some thing radically wrong somewhere,” he ■ meal ’•is BlffW Lake City.—Mrs. Chalmers Truluck is seriously injured as a result of at automobile collision while she and hei husband were returning to Olanta. Washington (Special). — Mrs. Na thaniel B. Dial of South Carolina was among the new comers welcomed al the meeting of v the informal Tuesdaj club which has grown out of a cue tcm developed during the war by la dies of the senate of meeting onc< a jwe&k to knit- warm- wooteirr igar: mehts for soldier* and' sailors.^,^ Rock Hill/—Victoria mill village ob served field day and the several bun dred residents of the village enjoyed the numerous games. A holiday hac been declared and everybody was or hand at the playgrounds for the va rious contests. The crowning even) of J.be day was the organization of e branch Y. M. C. A. Spartanburg. — The Spartanburg County Warehouse Company the con cem growing out of the organizatior of the Spartanburg Cotton Associa tion which purchased the warehouses built by the government at Cami Wadsworth announced that-there wert now stored in the warehouse more than 5,000 bales. Gaffney.—The Gaffney Manufactur Ing Company is experimenting in ths erection of two “ready , cut” bunga lows on its property here and if the> prove satisfactory it is probable that a number of similar houses will be erected here. These are the first buildings of the kind to be erected In Gaffney, and as a consequence art attracting much attention. McCormick. — SamueJ Qaker of Greenwood, engaged as a contractor in the construction of the McCormicl- Memorial Baptist church, was found dead here, sitting bh ‘ the seat of V motor truck with the eaves of a shel ter he had constructed to keep tht truck out of the weather under his chin his head thrown back and his meek broken. -soy sr the ever; cottonseed hulls, a fine filler for cattle, the world clamming for foodstuffs and cotton seed lower than they were in 1917! All £his in face of a disastrous shortage in supply ” Mutt Pay on All Premiums. That insurance companies are liable to an assessment of 2 per cent on all premiums collected, regardless of their source, is in Substance -the opin ion of S. M. Wolfe, attorney general. The. town clerk of Bennettsville has written the attorney general with re gard to an interpretation of the act of the legislature of 1917 which has to do with the license fees on insurance prmiums. The town clerk held that insurance companies were liable for the tax on all premiums collected by a company having an office in the municipality, while he says the insur ance agent, held that the license was to be paid only on premiums collected within the corporate limits of the^ tnwiR > m The attorney general hoMs-tfrafThe act permits municipalities to collect the license tax upon the aggregate of premiums collected in a municipality, regardless of their source. Paying the Fiddler. "The combination of manipulators who sold a tremendous amount of cotton late last fall at 22 cents for October delivery in New York with prearranged plan and understanding pf beating the market down to 12 1-2 and 15 cents have paid dearly for their efforts to prosper on the adversity of the fanner,” says J. Skottowe Wanna maker, president of the American Cot ton Association. Interesting informa tion regarding the working of the clique, of how H had planned to push the price down, etc., has been furnish ed the aesoctatlon, Mr. Wannamaker by some friends of the cotton pro dneers in New Tork. Benettsville.—One of the most im portant land sales ever held in th« state was in Marlboro county, Octo her 28 when the estate lands of Lewis Hunter, situated sevlen miles from Bennettsville in the Hebron sectior of Marlboro county, containing 96.5f acres, sold for $51,236.88, an average of $332.71 per acre. A part of this land 37.5 acres sold for $752.50 an acre. , Anderson.—At a meeting in th« chamber of commerce rooms of a committee from each church of th« city, called by John E. White, Jr., sec jetary of the chamber of commerce, it was decided to celebrate the signing of the armistice by giving all of tht boys who served in any capacity, at home or abroad, a dinner. The pro gram has not been definitely decided upon, but Governor Cooper will bt asked to come. Prepare ta Fight T. B. The deadly menace of tuberculosis In South Carolina was strikingly pointed out at a conference ot the workers in the approaching Christmas seal campaign. Representative men and women from practically every county in the state were present and they were told of the inroads which the disease is making in this state. Miss Chauncey Blackburn, executive secretary of the South Carolina Tu berculosis association, told the confer ence that she estimated that there were now 200,000 cases of the disease In South Carolina. Other speakers declared it on the increase. MADE IN ENJOYED ROUND THE WORLD O’DAMEL S REID No Law Agatnet Flogging. That there Is ao law on the statute books of South Carolina prohibiting a teacher from inflicting corporal pun ishment on a disorderly school child is in substance the answer 8. M. Wolfe, attorney general of the state, has made to a letter asking for infor mation on the point. Of course if the teacher inflicts punishment which la wanton or malicious in its nature tha law would hold him responsible. Chester.—The Catawba Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyte rian church held its regular fall meeting in this city last week. Ca tawba presbytery consists of th* South Carolina counties formerly be longing to First presbytery, which latter body as now constituted i? made up entirely of North Carolina churches. The division was made last spring and the meeting held in Ches ter was the first meeting of the new body. Mail Carrier Appolntmnets. Proposals will be received at the of fice of the fourth assistant postmaster general, postoffice department, until 4:30 p. m. of January 13, 1920, for car rying the mails of the United States from July 1, 1920, to June 30, 1924, upon the star routes in the states of North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala bama, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 'Lists of routes and other in formation wil be given upon applica tion to the fourth assistant postmas ter general. Chester County Fair. Chester.—The Chester county fair opened with a rocord-breaking first day attendance. The fair is complete in every par ticular and is by odds th£ greatest from every standpoint ever held here. The exhibits are exceptionally fine. The swine, cattle, poultry, agricultur al, canning clubs, mercantile and bth- «r exhibits are exceedingly- large and greatly impressed the crowds. The hfirse show brought out some fine blooded animals and was of high ©rder. Secretary to Stoll. Washington (Special) — Congress man Stoll has appointed as his secre tary D. T. Ellerbe of Marion, a sou of the late Congressman Edwin F. ’Eller be of that place. Mr. Ellerbe has ar rived in Washington and has begun the discharge of his official duties. Land Suits Filed. Charleston. — Three land suits, o brought by North Charleston inter ests, against the United States gov ernment, were filed in the federal court, asking for compensation of over n ,000,000 in settlement for several hundred acres of lands rquisltioned by the war department for sites for the port terminals construotion and for which the government appraise ment bor.rd made an award which is dxrlnred by the plaintiffs to be far . too low for the value of the property. Vr. ■ imfcnwii. '»• \ Hostess Houses to Close. All Y. W. C. A. hostess houses at the various camps over the country with their equipment are being turn ed over, to the government. The two hostess houses at Camp Jackson have also been turned over to the government and one of them will be used as an officers’ club, while the other will be used as a service club for enlisted men. Mra. A. F. Coursen will have charge of these hostess houses and will be assisted by Miss* Emma Falley. Oxford Scholar Selected. The Rhodes scholarship selection committee met in Columbia, gave a hearing to the candidates and recom mended a man to fill the 1918 ap pointment which was not filled sooner because of the war. The successful contestant will be announced from national headquarters of the Cecil Rhodes scholarships in a few days. Qualifying examinations have been abandoned. Now applicants appear before the committee and Judged on Academic record, athletic; record, leadership and force of character. And the crisp air sets your blood a-racing you will doubly appreciate the “feel” of a new suit of clothes. A suit “roomy” enough to permit perfect freedom of movement and yet with the snug fit secured only through expert tail oring. . It is the man who wants Clothing of that sort that - • ALCO LINE SCITS WILL STRONGLY APPEAL Perfect fit, beautiful AIL-Wool Standard Fabrics and satisfaction guaranteed—you’ll find them all in an ALCO. & •** * Call upon us early while the range of fabrics is so wide. 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