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What Would You Do if the Investment in Your
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Crop was Wiped Out in a Few Seconds of Hail?
IN NINETY-NINE OUT OF A HUNDRED CASES, SUCH A CALAMITY WOULD SO CRIPPLE THE OPERATION
OF A FARM THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO OVERCOME THE LOSS. THERE IS BUT ONE WAY TO
PREVENT SUCH LOSSES-BY INSURANCE IN A STRONG COMPANY.
WE HAVE WRITTEN HAIL INSURANCE SINCE RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES FIRST UNDERTOOK THIS CLASS
OF INSURANCE, AND BELIEVE WE HAVE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS LINE THAN ANY OTHER AGENCY
IN THIS SECTION. . '
WE HAVE SETTLED EVERY LOSS TO THE ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION OF OUR CLIENTS IN EVERY CASE.
HAIL INSURANCE IS WRITTEN FOR THE GROWING PERIOD, AND COSTS THE SAME WHETHER TAKEN IN
APRIL OR AUGUST. SEE US AT ONCE.
Williams Insurance Agency M MES^i)E^ LO ACHE, JR^MANAGER
CAMDEN, s. c.
THE CLEVELAND KIKE RELIEF
Corporation Han Appealed to Courts
to Help Distribute Funds *
We arc reproducing below the audit
of Mr. A. .J. Reattie of the Cleveland
school house fire relief fund, and also
the court order showing how the fund
will be divided between the sufferers.
The Cleveland Fire Relief Corporation
composed of H. (J. Carnson, Jr.,
chairman, .!. X. McLeod, .J, W. Can
toy, M. 11. I Ivy man, C. P. DuBose,
president, and J. K. Shannon, secre
tary, applied ?to the court to disburse
the funds, and the correspondence be
low will show how the fund has been
allotted :
The Court's Order
- Cleveland Fire Relief Corporation,
Plaintiff, against L. M. West, L. T.
Divon, 1>. L. So well, R. L. McCas
kill, Mrs. AU.ee Dixon, Mrs. Matt it*
West, Mrs. Ida Hendrix, James
T. Davis, Sarah Marguerite Davis,
.John M c.Kay Davis, Marvin Benson
Davis, Charles Henry Davis, repre
senting themselves and all other suf
ferers in the Cleveland School Fire of
May 17th, 11)2.13, Defendants.
Upon consideration of the report
herein of R. H. Clarke., Esq., Master
for Kershaw county dated November
1024, together with the testi
mony, evidence and exhibits, submit
ted therewith, attorneys for all par
ties having waived the ten clays m?
tiee of such report and plaintiff's ex
ception5? thereto having been over
ruled, it. i> upon motion of Messrs.
Kirk land Kirkland and I. Hough
judged and decrced.
That lit*.' said Report of t Ma. Her
'K'li in tugc'.hei with }i i ^ findings an I
recommendations be and are 'hereby
confirmed.
In conformity with s?ld .Report it
spec i finally ordered that the plain
t iff, Cleveland School Relief Corpor
ation, to pay the costs of this pro
ceeding, the attorneys foe as found
by the Master and any necessary
clerical expense out of the "funds out
of. its hands and proceed at once to
distribute the cash -on hand, and alio
the funds now invested, as the same
are collected to the porsons and in
the projK)i*tion,H as set forth in the
schedule referred to in the Rasters
Report of which schedule the follow
ing is a copy:
? - Cleveland Fire Sufferers
(The figures denote parts allowed;
first names Vop resent families be
reft; second names ipersons lost in
fire ami last name represents survi
, vors representative.) v
2 ? ,Ariants, Frank H., adopted
daughter, Arrants, F. H.
2 ? Arrants, Henry C.v, daughter,
Arrants, H. C.
2 ? Barnes, Laura SM daughter,
Barnes, Laura S.
2 ? Bowers, Elizabeth, daughter.
Bower*, Elizabeth.
5 ? Brown, W. L., Mrs. Brown find
daughter, \V. L. Brown.
.'{ ? Campbell, Andrew. \V., Mrs. E .
Campbell, Campbell, A. W.
Brown, Eugene cOid Wife.'
2? Campbell, If. $toiiey, daughter,
Campbell, H. S.
f> ? Croft, H. Bfit t^wi, M rs. Croft , som
and daughter. Croft, H. B.
h ? Davis, Walter G., Mrs. Davis
and children,*" Davis, W. G.
20 ? Davis, A. R., Mr. and Mrs.
i D.avis and 2 ehildrop.^C. B. Thomp
sun, (surviving 5 children.)
.V? Dixon. C. Le\n, Mrs. Dixon 'ami
.'! children, Dixon, C. Lom.
j II ? Dixon. (I. L., M rs f Dixon ami
[ daughter.
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DISMI" HSKMKNTS fONTRI BfTlONS
>' >nt nl>u". ;??! - '<> Knn tpi;. v I J . * : ? ?' $ 10,466.71'
Ma in' t n;t iu <? Kc . :?? f
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2.224.27
1,107.40
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29,130.05
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10,318.50
8,781.75
2,626.50
37,610.92
12.510.76
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50.425.77
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30.04S.53
$30,048.53
5 ? Dixon, R. Shafton, Mrs. Dixon
and daughter, Dixon, R. S.
5 ? Dixon, Lewis T., Mrs. Dixon,
son and daughter, Dixun, TV ? ~
2 ? Godwin, H. C., (laughter, Godwin
JL C.
i)? Hendrix, Wesley, Mr. Hertdrix
and daughter, Hendrix, MrflfP Ida.
Cha?. Hendrix, Mrs. Hendrix anl
4^> Children.
__j?? Hinson, , Hughey, son, Hinson.
Hughey.
4. ? Hinson, James H., son and
daughter, Hinson, J. H.
4-t-Humphries, Charles *N., Mr. and
Mrs. Humphries nnd son, minor child
| surviving*.
j 2 ? Johnson, Rev. J*?J., son, John
son, Rev. J.J.
4 ? McCaskill, C. K., 2 daughters,
McCaskill, C. K. ? '
| 2 ? McCaskill, J. F., daughter, Mc
I Caskill, J. F.
5 ? McCaskill, R. L., Mrs. McCas
kill and son, McCaskill, R. L.
i 4 ? 'McLeod, M. L., Mr. and Mrs.
; McLeod and 2 #ons, Whitaker, L. J.,
J guardian. .
I McLeod, B. M.. Mr. B. M. Mc
j Leod.
Mclxiod, Burnell G., Mr. and Mrs.
McLoo<l and son.
7 ! ? Pearce, Jesse, Mr. Pearce,
i Pearce, Mrs. Nellie.
5? Phillips, J. R., Mrs. Phillips and
3 daughters, Phillips, J. R.
I 3 ? Rhoden, W. B., Mrs. Rhoden,
Rhoden, W. B.
I 2 ? Rush, Manning, son, Jack, Rush,
; Manning.
1 1 ? Sowell, D. L., 2 daughters.
Sown!!, [). Ij.
2? Smith, J. W., son Jesse, Smith,
.J. W.
! 2 ? Truesdale, Wm. Jr., son, Trues
dale, Wm.
4 ? Trapp, D. S., 2 daughters, D. S.
Trapp.
4 ? L. M. West. Mr. West, Mrs.
: Mattie West.
1 3 ? Mrs. Shell West, Jr.
2 ? Wade, Wade, daughter, Sadie,
Wade Wade.
Injured
2 ? Bruce, Kthel.
2 ?Campbell, Mrs. H. S.
2? Hinson, Mrs. Hattie.
2 ?McCaskill, Boykin.
2-? liAish. Mrs. J. K.
That the plaintiff proceed to con
' vert into cash the securities it holds,
| and at the earliest practicable mo
ment to di>t ibute ithe same as above
' directed, whenever -cash in hand
' amounts to $5,000.00 or. more and
? proceed to make final distribution as
? directed to the designated sufferers.
The plaintiff is allowed to employ
clerical help as heretofore it has
? ?}o?>e until further order's of the c-ourt,
and plaintiff shall make to this court
a report upon all <>f it< transactions
pursuent hereto.
It is further ordered that all sums J
.?< found by $he Master to have been
paid to any he;wis of families or i
their children since July 21st, 192-1, J
I counted as a part of the fund dis- j
' trihutable under this order, and that
?~iit payments be charged against
the respective distributees as so much
received of their distributable share.
Any party to this action, through
attorney, may apply to this court for
any further orders necessary for ad
ministration ami execution <>f this
decree.
1 ( Signed ) R. W. MKMMINGKR,
( hell-it Judge Residing Fifth Circuif.'
i November 7. 1924.
Report
( le vela nd School Relief Corporation
Plaintiff, against L. M. West et al, i
I >e fend ants.
Pursuant to an order of court I i
! have held a reference taken testi- j
| mony and had documentary evidence!
introduced.
This action is brought by the plain
tiff, a charitable corporation, for the
approvalrof the court of its adminis
tration of certain funds up to this
time received by it for the bereaved
and suffering ones from the effects
of the Cleveland School House fire
which occurred on the seventeenth
day of May, 1923, said funds being
given by a sympathetic public with
out any specific designation of the
manner in which same were to be
applied except as coming in response
to -a general impulse and appeal to
relieve those who suffered from the
fire. Plaintiff further asks that the
court determine the proper adminis
tration of said funds.
I find as matters of fact
That the policy pursued by the
plaintiff of detaining the funds in
its hands, investing them on loans
of real estate and 'paying them out
over a long period of time to a lim
ited number of afflicted was disap
proved of by a committee represent
ing the body of the Cleveland Fire
sufferers. That the sentiment of the
Cleveland School Fire sufferers in
regard to; the disposition of the funds
and their idea of the most appropri
ate method of distribution of said
funds is set forth in the answer
herein which said method differs
from the method hitherto pursued by
plaintiff. The defendants wish a
distribution of said funds as soon as
practicable on a plan, the fundament
al basis of which is that funds should
be paid and confined to those only
who had suffered the ross of a rela
tive in the class either of a husband
and wife or parent and child and
someone who had suffered physical
injury. Children who were minors
and had lost their parents were a
.Mass to obtain relief. There were
four families which were practically
wiped out by the disaster having no
immediate kin in the first degree.
These were not admitted to receive
any of funds in the plan arrived at.
The schedule attached to the answer
shows the individuals and the pro
portions to which they would be en
titled. It was a part of this plan
as indicated on margin that any
amount received from fund by any of
parties listed in schedule after twen
ty-first of July, 1924, should ' be
charged up their proportionate part
of the funds.
I find that the administration of
the funds by the plaintiff up to this
time has been honest, upright, eco
nomical, and pi'aisftworthy, and while
its charter members thereof did -not
live in the immediate community, yet
they in i-ommon with the people of
Kershaw county together with others
all over this biv>ad land were no doubi
deeply affected by such a terrible
disaster. At any rate they have given
their time, talent and energy to the
administration of funds belonging to
the defendants without any monetary
consideration therefor. They neces
sarily had to keep a bookkeeper and
pay him salary for looking after cler
ical work. It was finally agreed be
tween plaintiff and defendants that
the matter would be submitted in a
friendly way to the court. That the
Cleveland Corporation would ? insti
tute the proceedings and would not
oppose the desires of the people who
suffered from the fire, but were un
willing to distribute the whole funds
without aid of court.
The committee who has been acting
for the defendants are intelligent and
reliable and the sufferers from the
aforementioned disaster are well qual
ified to manage their own affairs.
Their plan for di-stribution is a just
and equitable one. All of the funds
can be converted into cash within
the next few months amd plaintiff
prays that t'he court direct the fur
ther administration of these funds'*
offering, however, through the chair
men, to take charge of their distri
bution as ordered by the court pro
vided it is paid for necessary clerical
expenses.
There is an audit in evidence by
public accountant which shows all re
ceipts and disbursements from the
beginning up to the sixteenth of Oc
tober, 1924, showing all receipts and
disbursements within that time and
the names of individuals who have
received aid. Since this audit has
been made one loan of $8,500.00 prin
cipal ami $609.88 interest has been
converted into cash and $30.00 pay
ment on a loan of Walter Davis and
Dave English. Since the twenty-first
day of July, 1924, there has been i
disbursed the sum of $2,059.40 to !
certain individuals namdd in said,
schedule attached to said answer as j
will appear by statement hereto at
tached. Total receipts amount to
$51,380.28. Up to time of audit dis
bursements for relief were $18,670.45.
The total disbursements by way of
relief and expenses was $<21,831.75.
That" left loan <and oash on hand
; $30,048.53. Loan $29,130.05 (not In
cluding accrued initerest.) Cash on
hand $846.48. From the foregoing
it will be seen that the administra
tion of these funds has only coat
$2,661.30.
In order to properly bring this
matter before the court there has
been much legal we rk Tfrvolve-f' and
from the testimony before* me and
with the consent of the committee of
Cleveland Fire Sufferers I find that
the following fees would be reason
able: $500.00 for Kirk land & Kirk
land, representing all of defendants
except Mrs. Hendrix; $350.00 to plain
tiff's attorney and $100.00 to MV. lL
C. Hough, representing Mrs. Heu
drix.
I, therefore, recommend
That the administration of these
funds up to date approved by this
court.
That the securities in the hand* of
plaintiff be converted into cash as
soon as practicable and be disbursed
by plaintiff in the manner and pro
portions set forth in the answer to
individuals named in schedule at
tached^ to said answer, and that it
pay a reasonable amoUnt for the cler
ical work involved. That the share
of each minor be paid his or her
duly qualified guardian. That, before
said final distribution should there
be any cause for necessary relief
among the sufferers plaintiff be em
powered, in its discretion to grant
such relief by disbursing so much of
the general funds as is necessary,
and deduct such disbursement from
the individual receiving such relief in
final settlement. ...
That at .the ensuing term of this
court plaintiff do report its actions
ami doings hereunder or before that
time if final distribution of all funds
has been effected.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
B. B. CLARKE, ?
_ ' . Master.
November 4, 1924.
Mr. Beattie's Letter
Mr. Seattle's letter to Mr. C. F.
DuBose is as follows:
In accordance with your request, I
have audited the books and records of
the Cleveland School Relief Corpora
tion for the period of its operation,
June 4th, 1923 to October l4tf?, 1924.
Herewith is attached a schedule of
receipts and disbursements -showing
all operations for this period. \
Disbursements have been divided I
into two general heads:
Contributions, showing separately 1
the eontributions mfade as emergency j
relief, maintenance of beneficiaries,
hospital and medical services ami 1
other contributions. I
Administration, showing separately f
the items of expense necessary in the i
administration of the funds in hand, -
There' is also attached a schedule 1
of loans secured by notes and mcrt- J
gages and a schedule of casrti in banks. 1
All records of receipts and disburse- ,
ments were carefully checked aid J
bank books and vouchers verified.
These were found in good order and !
all transactions properly recorded.
? i a
Bank Officers Arrested
Dillon, April 16. ? On warrants *
, sworn out by Bank Examiner F. H.
Daniels, before Magistrate L. B.
Haseldon, charging violation of t"he
state banking laws, W. H. Smith,
president and M. M. Sellers, cashier,
of the defunct Bank of Latta were J
| today arrested and made bond for |
their appearance before the court of j
general sessions which opens the first -
Monday in June.
The affidavits of Bank Examiner*!
| Daniels on which -the warrants are ~i
I based charge these men with sever- j
, al violations of the banking laws of j
' the state, among them being falss ]
j statements of the bank's financial i
S condition, ri**~eivmg deposits kiKnSriR? -=
the bank to be insolvent, personal J
overdrafts of the president and cash- ,
! icr in the sum of $15,QOO and $7,000, _?
respectively, and misplacing or using \
"without authority more .than $15,000 i
! worth of Liberty bonds left by de- ;j
[ po*itors in the bank _for safekeeping.
The Bank of Latta closed its door* 1
the morning of ^February 1 J th, j
. ? i
j Another Rep/ieve Granted
Columbia, Api^l 16. ? Represent*- |
; tions to Governor McLeod that Car- j
roll Orr, negro^\of Charleston county, ;
! who was sentenced to;, be elect'ocuted ^
I here tomorrow for the murder of J. s
j Madison Heape, a Confederate vet^r- |
an, was convicted when "undue Li flu- -i
ence" was brought to bear on th? u
jury late today caused the chief ex- j
j ecutive to grant a reprieve of three ^
weeks for further ? consideration
j the. case. The execution will be car- j
j ried out May 8, unless further evten
i sion is granted. *
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