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BP ' - " ' if K?" '* \j m- M ?hr lambrrg Ijrntfh j 1.1 $2.00 Per Year in Adavance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 2,1922. Established in 1891. ||j ?? - County Supply Bamberg C '* 4 I ? ???9 j The Bamberg delegation to the L'? L??'? nfTKflod nnftn I tv- general assemoiy nave a^iUFUU ^ the county supply bill, which has been introduced, passed by the house and is now in the senate and will probably be enacted into law this week. The county tax levy is fixed at "not exceding seven mills," the exact levy to be determined when the tax returns are fully investigated. If the . returns are made on practically the same basis as heretofore, the levy will v probably be six and one-half mills, a , reduction of one mill from the levy of last year. A few of the county expense items were pared, although there was not much room for paring in this county, the levy of which is one of the lowest of any of the counties in the state, due largely to the fact that the county has no bonded indebtedness on which to pay interest, while the appropria?/? rto hnmfl and farm demon / UtfU IV* vuv stration agents was reduced slightly. t The two mill levy is again included In the supply hill for contsructing roads in connection with federal aid, and the county commissioners are empowered to borrow funds tempor% arily to meet the demands of road construction, where sufficient funds are not at the moment available. , The following is the text of the : ^ v supply bill as agreed to: A Bill to provide for the levy of taxes in Bamberg county, for county and school purposes, for the year 1522, and for the expenditure thereof. , Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina: ; Section 1. That a tax not exceeding seven (7) mills, to be determined by the county auditor, is hereby levied upon all the taxable property of tne . county of Bamberg, for ordinary county and school purposes, for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1922, for the amounts and purposes herein stated, respectively. J Sec. 2. That the amounts here set oat under the various items below r v shall be the amount to be expended for the purposes therein named, and ( any unexpended balance at the end of < the fiscal year of any item shall revert 1 to the general funds of the county. j Sec. 3. Item 1. Chaingang, roads and bridges $10,000.00 ( Item 2. Salaries:- , Olerk of court , 300.00 Sheriff .. 1,300.00 J Treasurer 600.00 < Auditor 600.00 , Superintendent of educa" ? 1 KA Aft ? yVU ... .... .... .,?? a v v?v v | County attorney 75.00 Cpnnty physician 250.00 j . Coroner ? 150.00 ; Janitor of court ihouse.. 150.00 Jailer.... ~ 250.00 ' Supervisor ? 1,500.00 Two county commission- , era at $200 each .... 40Q.00 Constables Sflo.00 1 Magistrates 1,075.00 Board of education 60.00 Board of equalization .. 300.00 ftem 3. Court jurors ] and witnesses 3,500.00 1 Item 4. Poor 800.00 i Itera.5. Post mortems, inquests and lunacy 500.00 ftem 6. Public buildings, including water, fuel, i lights and insurance .... 800.00 Item 7. Printing, postV age, stationery and i books ' .... 1,000.00 ; Item 8. Miscellaneous contingent fund?To make $ up for any deficiency in the appropriation for all other items herein 2,000.00 Item 9. Jail expenses, in eluding dieting of prisoners 800.00 Item 10. Miscelia aeou s: Home demonstration work 700.00 Farm demonstration work 600.00 Vital statistics for 1924.. ?60.00 Premiums on officers' bonds 300.00 Item 11. Expenses per diem of sheriff for ur/vrlr nii+oiHo +V> Ck f? VI U. V/ U l/Ul U wuv county, $2.00 per day, if so much be necessary 100.00 Conveying prisoners to jail and chaingang.... 100.00 \ tr $29,440.00 i Item 13. That the money derived 1 from the communtation tax shall be expended on the repair of the road3 in tihe county, and for no other purpose, (having due regard to the law now in . t ifc >- - ' ' r ?. . t iy.L~, ( *._v r ' J' '/ ' . im . ' Bill for ounty for 1922 Two Women Slain **? I?tntn/3 in \jii cc/iuillks i ivmw Greenville, Feb. 25.?Bringing to a tragic culmination alleged family troubles extending over a long period, Jeff Chandler, 35 year old carpenter, this afternoon at 5:35 o'clock shot and instantly killed :his wife, Mrs. Theodus Bramlett Chandler, 31 years old, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rosie J. Bramlett, 68, in their home on the second floor over Cox's grocery store here. From a Colt's .38 automatic he firedr six shots, all of which found their respective ways into the hearts of the mother and daughter. In the same room two ter rifled children, a; girl of four and a boy of six, saw their father kill their mother and grandmother. The father, according to an eyewitness, Mrs. W. H. Bramlett, sister of the dead wife, then walked into the hall and turned to see his little girl standing by the ohair in which her dead mother sat, weeping and crying, "Mother, mother!" The father called to the children to come to ihim, but they remained in the room. He then turned to descend the steps to the street below, there to be met by four city policemen who nlaeed him in the county jail. At the jail, when told that the. two v/omen were dead, Chandler broke into tears and talked little. Statements made to officers indicated that he and his wife had disagreed often lately and that they had been separated at times. Policemen state that the wife and mother a few weeks ago told them that Chandler had made threats against their lives. KIXARD DEES FROM INJURIES. Prominent Educator Is Hurt While Fighting Fire. Greenwood, Feb. 23.?The funeral Df Drayton Tucker Kinard, president of the Cambridge Bank of Ninety-Six, vho died here at 10 o'clock this morning of injuries received in a fire Wednesday night will be conducted Sunlay afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at Ninety-Six. Mr. Kinard suffered the fracture of ihis left thigh, right pelvis and serious internal injuries, when a portion of a wall fell on him while he was assisting to fight the fire that de 3troyed three stores. Mr. Kinard was one of the most prominent educators of the state, having been an officer of the State Teachers' Association at one time. A.t the time of his death he was preident of the Cambridge Bank [>f Ninety-Six. force requiring the said money to be sed on the roads of the community in which it was paid. Sec. 4. That in addition to the levy of seven (7) mills, above prodded for ordinary county expenses, there shall be levied and collected within the county an additional two (2) mills for the purpose of building and constructing public highways in conjunction with any federal aid that might be obtained. Sec. 5. That hereafter the sheriff -T-~ 11 ? 11 ..anta ur jauei suaii uc per day for dieting each prisoner which is to be taken out of item 9 of this appropriation. Sec. 6. That the county supervisor shall act as clerk to the county board of Commissioners, but in the event of the said board desiring a clerk then the supervisor shall pay for the said services out of the amount allowed him as salary in Item 2. Sec. 7. That after the application of all funds derived from the state and county special taxes for good roads and the ten thousand $(10, 000.00) dollars surplus fund appropriated by an Act known as Act No. 718, of the Acts of 1920, should there be a deficiency which to supplement the amount of federal aid in the county of Bamberg, then the county board of commissioners of Bamberg county is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow, in the name of the county, such sum of money, on the best terms possible, as may be necessary to. acquire the total amount available from the federal government which shall be used for the purpose of supplementing said federal fund. Sec. 8. This Act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval by the governor. School Bond Issue Approved by Citizens Fa unr ovnroecoH tnivarHs fhp issuance of bonds for building a $30,000 school house at Cope by a vote of about three to one at a meeting of the trustees, patrons and taxpayers of school district No. 47 and those of district No. 4 6 recently taken into No. 47, held in the school house at Cope Thursday night. Opposition to the bond issue at the present time developed, but only 14 voted for postponement of the issue, while a big majority voted for the issue. The meeting was called for the express purpose of ascertaining what the citizens of the section thought of the bond issue for the purpose mentioned. On the occasion Prof. A. J. Thack ston, superintendent or tne urangtjburg city schools, talked of the need of higher and better education and its beneficial results. D. L. Lewis, supervisor of rural graded schools, spoke on the benefits of better school buildings, better equipped and better teachers. W. A. Schiffley, county superintendent of education of Orangeburg county, spoke on the approximate cost of taxation and the like. The next speaker was W. 0. Ta- ' turn, of Cope, who spoke in oppoosition to all that had been said up to this time, saying that it was not that he was opposed to better schools and higher education and other things mentioned, but it was because he thought the time for such a move| ment was inopportune on account of ! the condition of affairs and the already high taxes. Mr. Tatum pre- : sented a resolution to this effect: That we oppose a bond issue and the building of a new school house until a later date, and asked that the resolution be recorded. v Mr. Tatum s^id that he .had always been looked upon as a peace maker, but that if the bond issue was put . on he feared it would create a division among the people and that "a ; house divided against itself would ] sureiy fall." The chairman, J. Fischer Cleck- , ley, presented the resolution and ask- j ed that all in .favor of postponement rise and 14 stood up". Calling for those in favor of the issue and build ing as soon as possible, there was a majority of two or three to one in favor of the bond issue, thereby the resolution wa? lost. F. E. Cope, J. Fischer Cleckley and others differed with Mr. Tatum as to a division being made, saying that they thought the people of Cope too broadminded to fall out about suah ( a thing. Severdl citizens had something to , say pro and con and created quite a lot of merriment and laughter at . times. _ i ELIMINATES MATCHES. Young Man of North Claims to Have : Invention. North, Feb. 24.?F. Marion Smith, young business man of North, has just completed an invention which will be appreciated and welcomed by smokers of cigarettes and cigars. The invention is a self lighting tip which is intended to be attached to each cigarette and cigar, eliminating entirely the use of matches for cigarettes or cigars equipped with this attachment. The cost of manufacture will be extremely' small. The inventor is now making efforts to place the invention with some tobacco manufacturing company and believes it will be placed before the public within a short time. No Saucers. I Seenob was very fastidious, but be i was also a very hungry man, when | at 1 o'clock one day he found himself* in an unknown town in which only one rather cheap-looking restaurant was to be found. The call of the inner man was not to be denied, so he pushed open the swing doors and entered. It was a j rough, illsmelling place, but he thought he could manage to get down a cup of coffee and something to eat. The waitress brought the coffee in a thick, heavy cup. "Where is the saucer?" inquired our fatidious friend. "We don't give no saucers here," replied the girl. "If we did, some i 11 JffTinromtic txrrml/1 Vll n W llll/i Iguviumuo TTUUAU w*w t? in' in and drink out of his saucer, and we'd lose a lot of our most swagger trade!" Refuses to Sign Tax Extension Resolution Columbia, Feb. 28.?Gov. Cooper last night returnei to the senate, without his signature, the Weils joint resolution to extend the time 'or the payment of state and county taxes until June 1, 1922. In ;iis message returning the resolution the governor said that he felt that the reso iunun vvuuiu matei- v uuu iuc state's credit and not afford thr reief that those who supported the resotion thought it would. The state now has $1,500,000 in outstanding notes to meet and only $300,000 to pay the notes, the governor said in his message, "ff this joint resolution becomes law it is my opinion that-the cYedit of the state will be impaired,'* he said. The governor says the section providing that all persons who pay their taxes within the tim# given in the resolution shall be construed as having paid their taxes within the time prescribed by law and shall be eligible to vote in any general election is unconstitutional. May Extend Anyway. Under the law at present the comptroller general has the power to extend the time for paying taxes without penalty, with the approval of the governor, and the governor says he has conferred with the comptroller general and that the comptroller general informed him that he would extend the time until April 1, 1922. It was understood last week that the chief executive would veto "the measure, and last night he returned the resolution to the senate, where it originated, without his approval. Due to the absence of so many senators the vetoing message was -held over until today, no action being taken. It is not known what disposition the senate wtill make of the message as when the resolution was passed there was not a dissenting vote against it. However, the .house is pretty well equally divided and should the senate go over the governor's head the lower body may refuse to do so. ' The senate over-rode the governor's ' veto Tuesday night, 52 to 3. DISCUSSION OF PECAN. hees Institute. . Tuskegee Professor Speaks at Voor Denmark, Feb. 27.?Large crowds 1 attended the annual farmers' confer Bnce at Voorhees institute, Denmark. ! The main attraction was a speech by Prof. George W. Carver, of the Tus- ' kegee institute, Alabama. Professor 1 Carver has just completed a tour of 1 North Carolina under the direction of 1 tihe North Carolina state department 1 of agriculture. He spoke on the sweet potato and the" peanut as two of the great ijioney crops of the south. At the Denmark meeting he i spoke on "Another Great Money Crop < of the South?the Pecan." He pointed out the advantages and benefits to be derived from pecan growing, stating that South Carolina soil is well adapted to the pecan, after which he exhibited some 30 or more products which he has recently developed from the pecan, including the hull and shell. He exhibited oils, candies, meal, butter, tapioca, dyestuffs, ink, sauce, soap, fertilizer stock feed relish and i other products prepared in hiis laboratory at Tuskegee institute. He emphasized the fact that the potato, the '] peanut and the pecan, if properly cultivated and developed will revolutionize agricultural conditions in the south. A number of white citizens made remarks, all of whom commend } ed Voorhees for the splendid work which it is doing for the farmers of that community, and with one accord they indorsed Dr. Carver s address. Among those to speak were Pastor Frier of the Baptist church, Pastor j Wiggins of the Methodist church, Captain Guess, Messrs Gooisby and Garris. A Japanese English Letter. The porter in a Japanese office not infrequently sleeps on the premises. But he must have the necessary equipment, as the following letter from an agent to a principal reveals: Dear Sir: In accordance to your esteemed conversation of other day for lodging the servant at this office, we consider we must provide to him the bed or sleeping tools. Please inform us that you could approve the expense to purchase this tool. Awaiting your esteemed reply, we, dear sir, Yours faithfully, T- A . Drafting Plan Dormitory at Dorchester Man Shot On Public Highway > St. George, Feb. 26.?John A. Patrick, while returning to his home from a country store a short distance away, was shot and dangerously wounded about 8 o'clock last night, and Willie Carr was placed under arrest by Deputy Sheriff Piatt early this morning. Sheriff Limehouse hastened to the scene of the crime as soon as the news reached him. The sheriff and his deputies with scores of citizens spent the entire night in a determined effort to make an arrest. The bloodhounds from the county chain gang were used. Carr was arrested in St. George early this morning without the aid of the dogs. He is said to ihave expressed himself as. having determined to give up. . Mr. Patrick, whose home is on the Wire roaa, aaout uve nines uum 01, George, was returning from the store. He was walking with his overcoat thrown across his shoulders and carried a package. He was shot just as he reached a dark spot, his assailant having concealed himself in a clump of trees. It is estimated that <fche | men were about 30 feet apart when the shot was fired and the load took effect in the abdomen, one of the hands of the wounded man being injured also. The wounded man was only a short] distance from his home, and his cries | attracted members of his family? who rushed to his assistance. Medical aid was hastily summoned, and he was taken to a hospital in Charleston early this morning, where an operation was performed. Last reports from his bedside were to the effect that, although the operation had been performed, ihis condition remained extremely serious. The young man charged with the? crime is about 21 years of age and i is unmarried. When questioned In the county jail this morning, he admitted his guilt. He added that Patrick had accused him of destroying a boat. A couple of times recently some of Mr. Patrick's property has been destroyed by fire, but the young man stoutly denies that he was re sponsible for either of these fires. Mr. Patrick is about 40 years old, is married and 'has several children. He is widely connected and is generally regarded is a peaceable, law abiding citizen. Young Carr comes of an excellent family and the unfortunate affair has created intense interest in Dorchester county. i Denmark Doings. Denmark, Feb. 25.?Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Winchester Graham entertained her mother, Mrs.. George W. Goolsby, with a birthday party. Mrs. John Martin, Sr., received at the door and invited the guests into the living room, which was simple but effectively decorated with flags and emblems of the Stars and Stripes. After a pleasant social hour, little Ida Lawton Graham came in, bearing an armload of useful gifts, which she presented to the guest of honor from her many friends* Shortly afterward a salad course was served by Miss Rollins and Mrs. Ralph Goolsby. The sweets were served by Mrs. Spigner and each guest, just before leaving, was presented with a little red hatchet, a souvenir of the occasion. About 25 guests called during the afternoon. Mrs. James B. Guess, Jr., and son are visiting relatives near Eutawville. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wiggins and daugihter, of Orangeburg, spent Wednesday with the former's parents here. Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler, of Georgia, are the guests of Mrs. Frank Sturgeon. The women of the Eastern Star gave a banquet Tuesday afternoon after the regular meeting. The husbands of all the members were invited to attend. After several interesting speeches, a salad course with coffee and cake was served. Miss High, of Campobello, is spend* * J ~ mg several ua^o ucic **n.u -??i. auu Mrs. G. C. High. Aiken, Feb. 25.?Jack Dempsey, champion pugilist of the world, is a winter visitor in Aiken, the guest of William Zeigler, Jr., Long Island sportsman, who is occupying fche Prickley Pear cottage for the season. Dempsey arrived here today. s for New Carlisle School Plans for the erection of Carlisle's % new dormitory are fast taking definite* form, and at an early date the sound of hammer and saw and the clink of the bricklayer's trowel will be heard on the campus. Several meetings of the board of control of Carlisle school have been held recently looking to the erection of a dormitory to take the place of the H. J. Brabham hall, destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. A building committee has been named of the board members, this committee being composed of the following: H. C. Folk, chairman; John H. Cope, W. D. Rhoad, A. W. Knight, and Rev. S. O. Cantey, with Col. W. C. Duncan as secretary. The building committee has been actively engaged for some days past in going over the matter thoroughly. A v tour of inspection of dormitory buildings were rectnly made in the ree i^ee seuuuu ui iue sia-i-c, oua valuable information was secured on this trip,. Monday night a meeting was held and the contract for the drafting of the plans was awarded to the firm of LaFaye & LaFaye, of Columbia, architects and engineers. George F. ' LaFaye, senior member of the firm, was present at the meeting, and conferred with the school authorities in regard" to the plans for improvement of the school campus. The architects were authorized to proceed at once with the drafting of the plans, and Mr. LaFaye promises to complete the work at the earliest possible date. It is stated that the work entrusted to the architects in eludes a plan for the general improvement of the school campus. That is, the work to be undertaken this summer will fit in with the general plan of enlargement of the school, J although it is not contemplated that . any work will be done this year other than the erection of one dormitory. Other improvements will be undertaken in the course of time as necessity arises. All work hereafter will be done with a definite idea in view of coinciding with the general plans to be drafted by LeFaye & LaFaye,. \ wihich will be in possession of the school authorities. Everv effort will be made to start the work of construction in time to complete the dormitory for the opening of the next school term, and once begun the work of erecting the build- , . ing will be pushed rapidly. The general idea of the new dormitory is to build it of sufficient size to accommodate about 120 cadets. In this connection it may be stated that the local campaign inaugurated by the citizens of Bamberg last year, which was called off on account of the stress of the times, will be revived as soon as definite plans are submitted by the architects. The idea of this campaign, when instituted, wasto raise a considerable sum of money to augment the fund Carlisle will receive from the Christian education Mmnflfsn nf the Southern Methodist church. The amount to be raised in the comdng campaign* the method of payment and other details, will be definitely decided on later. OUR GIRLS ARE ALL RIGHT. "What Are They Coming To?" is No New Cry. Girls have a way of alarming their elders. What are they coming to? ihas been the cry for ages. The Moab ite ladies, observing Ruth chatting with a young man just arrived from Bethlehem, probably voted that she was a bold creature. A piper from Scotland, after look-ing at the modern girl's costume, declared that the lassies were hardier it than the kilted Highlander. What's to be done about it all? Nothing, except whatever the parents of the girls decide to do. All the outbursts of associations and boards of education will not accomplish anything. Bobbed hair is a fleeting phase. The girls will aoanaon 11 wnen mey see how plain it makes them. The shimmy dance is already passing into the discard. Short skirts are here and probably will stay. So far as modesty is concerned, a girl in a short skirt can bo as modest as one with a long gown. If the girls can stand short skirts in i this weather they must really like f them. And there is even greater proof that they have adopted them | for good.?New York Herald.