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1 Last County Campaign Meeting Held on Friday. (Continued from page 1, column 6.) will beat anybody and everybody on August 29th. For the Upper District. J. S. Tant, incumbent for the upper district, told the voters that he has given fair and honest service in the office during the 19 months he has been there, and promised to continue to give the same attention if elected again. He is on the roads every day, and is in position to know their condition. He thankedthe vot- I ers of Bamberg for their handsome vote two years ago. W. H. Collins was the last speaker for commissioner. He was glad to see the women present; he considers they were sent by the Lord. He has lived in the county 62 years, and always did business in Bamberg until a few years ago, and still does some of his business here. He had rendered good service to the county when he held the office, though he was handicapped by high prices; lumber being worth $80 a thousand and hands demanding $3 a day; thus much needed work could not be done. He wants one more term. He wa3 unable to canvass the county, he said, because of sickness in his home, but he will appreciate the votes of the people. Riley for Tax Reform. Hon. W. L. Riley, who has represented Bamberg county in the legislature eight years, said that the county has always sent good men to the chouse, but they could have been of better value td the county had they stayed longer, their influence would \\T i + Vl flllo 1?A_ nave ueeu gicaioi. t?uu iuio wuv duction, he launched at once into " the tax question. Last year, he said, taxes had been the highest in P history?adding in a vein of pleasantry, the year Mr. Kearse was sent to the house. In good times, said Mr. Riley, we sought to better ourselves, and voted right along for additional taxes and bonds; all these things are good and well, but he feels that the. time has arrived when we must economize. He referred to the Bamberg school bond election, which had just voted three and a half mills taxes on the district. He said that ? ' of the 72 mills taxes in Bamberg, only twelve go to the state, ana tnree mills of that come hack in direct appropriations, while the rest is spent hesre at home. He told of the work of the last legislature in reducing taxes, stating that the county taxes had been reduced as Veil as state . - taxes; the road tax had been lowered from five to two dollars, and the road levy had been reduced from two and one-half to one and onehalf mills, and he advocated taking this off when present road work is completed, and only using the gang. f He favors the elimination of every possible salary and the combining of */ x hoards where it is possible. Too much money is spent by the colleges, he declared. During the war all state departments expended, but he feels where anything can be taken off, it should be taken off now. 'With all or this paring, nowever, real relief must come from tax reform. By eliminating the salaries of all state officers and members of boards and commissions, a^penpon in Bamberg paying taxes on $1,000 worth of property instead of paying the $72 he pays now would still pay $71, and this relief would be neglig- . ible. What he had worked for as a ' member of the ways and means committee was a real relief to the merchants, farmers and business men by 1 reducing the tax on visible property and putting it on the big business . Interests which have escaped their just proportion of taxes. All of the reform bills had been introduced by ' his committee, and the house had passed the entire programme, but the senate had killed some of them. Mr. Riley feels that his service on the ways and means committee puts him in a position to render his county good service. He has been on this committee four years and vice chair- ' nfan of it two years, and if sent back to the house there is a strong possibility of his being made chairman. This, he said, is a position he covets, and accounts for his being in the ' race this year. He read a letter from the chairman of this committee, A which stated that Mr. Riley had pro -posed the appropriation for the state superintendent of education's office of the amounts expended by that department in 1921, and also that Mr. Riley had instigated the 10 per cent, reduction in salaries, which had been adopted. Between three and four ' hundred thousand dollars had been saved in appropriations in this manner. He also read a letter from the state tax commission, replying to an inquiry from him, stating that the action of the commission in allowing land assessment in this county to remain as it was, was due entirely to the showing made at the meeting of citizens. Mr. Riley said that he would not take one iota of credit away from Mr. Kearse that is due him, and only mentioned this matter after Mr. Kearse had referred to him at Olar, and had stated that he, Mr. : Kearse, was responsible for the re- ] duction. Mr. Riley said that he had offered his services to the auditor in ' this matter, but there was nothing to be done as the commission had . already agreed to come to Bamberg. Mr. Riley suggested that Mr. . Kearse be asked, if he was so much opposed to commissions and boards, 1 why he did not introduce a bill to kill some of them. He feels that his qualifications are such that he can represent the county with some de- : gree of honor. He promised to give the best service that is in him. He closed amid considerable applause. Kearse Scores High Taxes. Hon. J. Carl Kearse wras well received at his home club. He complimented the ladies, and urged them to exercise their new privilege and duty : of voting in the primary. He said that it was not necessary ior mm iu tell all of the things he had done, but that he would mention some of them. He freely admitted that he had not tried to enact many laws, for we have too many of them now; ? what we neld is fewer laws and simpler laws. Mr. Kearse then-entered into the tax question. He went to the legislature when appropriations and prices were at their peak, < he said, but feels the time has come i when something must be done to low- ] er expenses. Mr. Kearse said Mr. ( Riley failed to mention that the sec- j ond year he (Mr. Kearse) was in the < house the greatest reduction ever ; made in taxes had been effected. He j had worked consistently for these re- i ductions; in fact he had talked low 1 taxes so much that he had been call- , ed a low tax crank, but he feels with i conditions as they are now he is ? justified in his position. Mr. Kearse says he Is a believer in ? local self-government. He feels the j people of Bamberg county are well 1 able to take chre of their own affairs without the assistance of the cen- , tralized boards and commissions in i Columbia. He takes issue with Mr. i Riley as to the saving to be effected by killing the commissions, etc., and told of the amounts these boards and t commissions are costing the state; i the welfare board getting $30,000 for visiting the counties, making an ^ inspection and issuing a report with ( rtnlxr* th? tftY POTT!- I r^CUlllliiCilUa 11VUO \JJlAAJ y ?w? mission costing $87,000; the highway commission over $100,000, and the board of health $177,000. He t does not object to the highway commission, if properly operated, as it is (j necessary under the federal aid pro- j visions. A small appropriation g would not be objectionable; no one would kick if the health department J hired a good doctor and gave him a a clerk or two and furnished him with free serum, all of which ought not to I cost more than $15,000. But the tax ^ s commission he does not stand for at all. Our local assessors know our j lands far better than men in Colum- * bia. Our appropriations have gone J up from one to six and a half millions, and it is time to stop. I The tax reform, said Mr. Kearse, & had resulted from the appointment of ? a joint committee of three from the house and three from the senate, who J th#? matter and ^ LLctU 1UV made their report. He favors all of * the tax reform bills, but he favors more than adjustment of the tax, A burden. If reelected he will con- ^ tinue his work to hold down appropriations. Our county, said Mr. Kearse, is in good financial condition, a better perhaps than any county in E the state. He had helped to reduce a our county taxes by 35 per cent. He q desires it understood that though he a Is for strict economy and lower taxes, ti he does not favor cutting out any E essential; he believes in liberal pen- ^ 3ions for the Confederate veterans, v and is a strong advocate of the :v schools; we.must educate our chil- t] dreri, he said. ? He favors tightening up the labor j< law so as to give the farmer pro- c tection against his laborers forsaking a him during cultivation and gathering, * season. He favors retaining all of q the auto license money in the coun- f ty. Regarding the land assessment 9 matter, he said% th?A raturally the ^ tax commission woui > *>t admit that it was afraid of hinr?this in regard b to the letter to Mr. Riley, a copy of e which had been sent to him. " He t said that it was a fact that Mr. Riley i did not get the commission to some ti bprft. and he chided Mr. Riley for not taking as much interest in the as- ? sessment matter then as he is now. v He does not claim all the credit, he I said, but he feels that he had some a part in it. Mr. Kearse closed amid much applause. I All of the candidates were well re- C ceived, and all received more or less applause during and at the close of z their speeches. r So far as campaign meetings are t concerned, it is now all over but the ? shouting. c The average number "of people to 1 each automobile in California is 5.16. * In Alabama it is 28.5. J 11 * " m c Renew your subscription today. ' r A Kis9 Sociable. < Beaufort Gazette. ['11 tell you what a kiss sociable is; 1 It's the nicest thing that's out. The girls are seated in a room? < The lean, the short, the stout, j All are anxious to be kissed, Because they're fond of kissing; ( A.nd when there's kissing to be done, ; The girls are never missing. Their lips are red as strawberries ' f o of litre, fvtlOWirtP' P"ll m * 1 rxiiu * * ? o | But still you get the flavor of The sweetest yami-yami-yum. I'll tell you how the game is played; It starts off just like this: It costs you just five cents apiece To obtain one little kiss. Just think of it?a nickle, Boys, you can have lots of fun, And if you've got a dollar, You can get kisses by the ton. But if you start in kissing, It's a fact?sure as you're born? You'll never let up kissing a Beaufort girl, Until all your kissing's gone. Notice of Primary Election August 29. For the purpose of nominating candidates for state officers, a congressman, and county officers, notice is hereby given, pursuant to the rules 3f the Democratic Party of South Carolina, that a direct Primary Election will be held in Bamberg bounty, August 29th, 1922, and the following named managers have been ippointed by the County Executive Committee to conduct the election it the several Democratic Clubs, to vit: Bamberg?E. L. Price, Sr., H. D. ^ree, and L. C. Price, Managers. J. iV. Folk, Clerk. Election to be held it the Court House. Colston?G. W. Kearse, G. W. 3eard and Perry Lee y Alillan, ManLgers. C. M. Varn, ' ^erk. Election :o (he held at the Colston School Building. Denmark?T. P. McCrae, R. A. >oolsby, and W. H. Cain, Managers. Fames Wiggins, Clerk. Election to >e held at the Sandifer Store Build-% ng. .lEdisto?Hubert Herndon, B. C. Cinsey, and Jeanny Dempsey, ManLgrs. Clayton Jolly, Clerk. Election o be held at Farrell's Store Buildng. Embree?L. E. Cooner, J. J. Eng-< and, and Clarence Irvin Hughes, Managers. James M. Watterson, Blerk. Election to be held at the ilmbree School Building. Ehrhardt?H. W. Chitty, I. D. Bopeland, and J. E. McMillan, Manners. W. R. Copeland, Clerk. Elecion to be held at Copeland Hall. Go van?R. L. Lancaster, Joseph runnells, Jr., and Clifton Eubanks, Managers. Stoney Kennedy, Clerk, s Election will be held at the Govan tohool Building. Kearse?G. E. Kearse, J. S. Breand, and L. M. Ayer, Managers. J. ). Ritter, Clerk. Election to be held ,t the Kearse Store Building. Lees?J. C. Kemp, H. A. Cave, and >\ L. Cox, Managers. J. W. Grimes, ?lerk. Election to be held at the tore building of J. W. Grimes. Little- Swamp?J. Z. Harrison, r., R. M. Goodwin, and Q. H. Miley, Managers. J. C. Goodwin, Clerk, election to be held at the Little Iwamp School House. Midway?Q. H. Sandifer, B. D. )onalds, and J. P. O'Quinn, Mangers. Gilmor-e Simms, Clerk. Elecion to be held at the store building I Q. H. Sandifer. Hightower's Mill?E. H. Hartzog, . W. Hightower, and W. B. Gillam, Janagers. L. W. Abstance, Clerk. Election to be held at Hightower's lill Building. Hunter's Chapel?N. H. Fender, Lrnold Walker, and David M. Smoak, lanagers. Horace Rentz, Clerk. Election to be held at Hunter's Chap1 School House. x Olar?G. M. Neeley, H. F. Starr, nd G. O. Barker, Managers. E. C. barker, Clerk. Election to be held t store building of H. H. Kearse. iSpringtown?G. Marion McMillan, r. W. Warren, and M. J. Free, Mangers. R. L. Kearse, Clerk. Elec[on to be held at Duncanville School tuilding. Pursuant to a resolution passed by L- T7I + ue LUUUi> mccuuvc uumiuiikcc, i.ut oters of the clubs of Bamberg and lidway will vote for Magistrate at be Town of Bamberg; the voters f the clubs of Denmark, Lees and lightower's Mill will vote for Magstrate at Denmark; the voters of the lulbsv. of Olar, Govan, Springtown nd Colston will vote for Magistrate t the Town of Olar; the voters of the lubs of Embree, Edisto, Hunter's !hapel and Little Swamp will vote or Magistrate in Fishpond Townhip, and the voters of the clubs of JJirhardt and Kearse will vote for lagistrate at Ehrhardt. The voters of the clubs of Barnerg, Midway, Embree, Edisto. Huntr's Chapel and Little Swamp will ote for cotton weigher at Banberg; he voters of the clubs of Denmark, /ees, and Hightower's Mill will vote or cotton-weigher at Denmark; the oters of the clubs of Olar, Govan, Ipringtown, and Colston will vote or cotton-weigher at Olar, and the oters of the clubs of Ehrhardt and Cearse will vote for cotton weigher ,t Ehrhardt. Under resolution of the County Executive Committee, J. S. Tant and W. L Collins, Candidates for County Commissioner, were declared to be n the Upper District, and G. W. lunter, J. B. McCormack, and J. W. ieigler, candidates for County Comnissioner, were declared to be in he Lower District. The voters of he entire County will vote for one )erson for the Upper District and ine for the Lower District. Under the rules of the Democratic 3arty and the law of South Caroina, all clubs having an enrollment )f fifty (50) voters or more are re_ juired to conduct the election ac ording to the Australian Ballot Act. fherefore, the election at all clubs except Midway, Lees, Hightowers' Mill and Springtown, under the law, will have to be conducted according to the provisions of the Australian Ballot Act, and each club will require one booth for every one hundred enrolled voters, or a majority fraction thereof. Under the rules, the polls will be apened at eight (8) o'clock, a. m., and close at four (4) o'clock, p. m. The managers are requested to Most Mile per Dolla Tit GUM > 4> " " ? ' V 4 T T T T I T PV> * V '4' 'yVT?' *!?' T Wy " iMBBHHnHH^Bn I JHHHHHi 1.ITI A * i D i D * ' ???-? * _? * 1 For Schc <r I ments,et< r Ban; * * $ * I t % DON'T BE FLD | PRINTED IN T] f BONDS ALREAI * I MONEY. AND * | PRINTED. OIJ] BONDS FURNIS [ I | designate one of their number to! procure the ballots and ballot-boxes i from the Secretary of the County; Executive Committee, W. D. Rowell, ; at Bamberg. j The County Executive Committee j will assemble at the Court House,! Bamberg, S. C., at 12 o'clock, noon,!1 on the 31st day of August, 1922, to j tabulate the returns and declare the i results of the Primary. There will be a second Primary for j HI stone Cords. We'< the actual facts. ' - make yoor next tir ness boy. Well tempering of mbbc The rfnrpmol rrvfloo j stir your ambition to re A call on as entails ?<iivide the distances Firestone pacts. The? Miles per Dollar mean < Drop i FABRIC S 30*3 OWftekl "W ( 30*3 S OMfirfd -991- . . 39*3 . *? '%< 39*3* . I rest? 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