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VOL. 39. CH11IISMMK ' GIVES REPORT r • i _ * FINANC IAL STATEMENT OF WAL * * ; TEKBOIU) SCHCX)L DISTRICT GIVEN PUBLICITY WALTERBORO, S. *€.» WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 19lfr ’ - . NO. 1. TWENTY-SIX WERE NOT EXAMINED Out of First 40#t ( all*il for Eyami- nation Only a Few Failed to A|>- • pear—Reasons t.ivon,' . The following list of 26 persons called for examination in the first 468 men August 7, 8, and ». did not 1TTVF MU I FYTP A I FYY' appear, and according td the rules MVb 31ILL &AIKA * of the board thwe wjn be t . erti fl e d Election Will be Held Tomorrow to V* Determine Whether School Will Have More Funds. “They cannot make brick without straw." says- Chairman Smoak in concluding an article published herewith on the condition of the WalUrboro school district. He fur ther says: That if the voters "do trot wish a good school here, they' have the privilege of- killing it to morrow." all of which will make interesting reading fQr i tha patrons df the district. Chairman Snioak's statement fol lows: ' Editor The Press and Standard: as physically qualified, and will be sent to the mobilization camps, without privilege of exemption. The names appear as follows: -Jarvis Karl Thompson. Waiter- boro. enlisted June 29. 1917. John Brown, Smoaks, no infor mation. Silas Mack. Colleton, notice re turned. Junior Carter, Kuffin. R. 3, sent to State insane asylum. Sandy Lee. Wiggins, notice re turned. Sipip Siiqmons. Green Pond, no tice returned, y • St. Clair Johnson. Colleton, no tice returned. , ^ Joe Washington. Colleton, notice returned. Sam*. Morgan. Waltefhoro and Hampton, was on chain gang in As chairman of the Hoard of Hampton cnunt>. but t 'im I. is «\ Trustees of the Walterboro school district, I desire to say just a few words in reference to the proposed additional levy for school purposes, an election far which will be held Thursday of this week. My purposw is to give a statement of the finan cial condition of the school district and to show the absolute necessity for voting this additional levy. If we are to run the school here. Every person who has been in terested enough to inquire has been given a full statement of the finan cial condition of the school district, and. without exception., they have realized that this condition was un avoidable, and that the extra levy asked is essential to continuance of the school. The following figures will. I think, convince any other* that this is true: • Receipts, 191A-17./ From Contingent Fund and Domestic Science .....$ 140:30 From Poll Tax . . 295.99 From 3 Mill Constitutional Tax .... 7.39.90 From Dog Tax ......... 33.37 From 7 Mill Special Tax. 4.253.79 From State.^High School Fund . f... 600.00 Total Receipts $6,063.33 Kx|H‘nditures. JuK 1. 1916. Overdraft. .4 310.34 Aug. 8. 1916. Insurance on Building .. . , ....... 105.57 Sept. 27. 1916, Coal 69.72 Oct. 9. Chairs for 2 rooms 414.57 Repairs to white school 37.57 Repairs to negro school » s. 5 7 Stoves, etc., for white school .... 125.37 Sto-ves. etc., negro school 31.8$ March 2. Wood and bench ' .' X*/ es negro school 15,6.0 April 30, J. M. Moorer. At- torney, balance on piano 90.no Salaries, white school.... 6,104.97 pired and he left Syrus Slmraotts, Walterboro. no tice returned. James Hr^tvn. Colleton, notice re turned. ^ James Davis. Walterboro. notice returned. Leonard M.^ Jordan. Lodge, en listed July 21. 1917. y Moses Simnionsx Walterboro. no information. James'Calvin Richardson. Lodge, dead Robert Jones. Lodge, notice re turned. Jof Rhodes. Walterboro. notice returned. Julius Waring. Kutawville. asked for change of venue to Charleston county. No proper application filed. Hebe r R. Smith. Walterboro. no information. William Flshburne,. Jarksonboro, no information. Aaron Johnson.'Green Pond, no tice returned. David Rose. Walterboro. notice returned. James Hodges. Smoaks. registra tion states that he is imbecile. Loney Green. Ruffin, asked for change of vende to boat'd in Con necticut. ’ • Gibbes Samuel. Walterboro. no tice returned. * Alex Parker, Walterboro, notice .returned. ESTES SMITH \ NOT YET DEAD Colleton Youth Re|*orteil as Possibly 1 Receased Returns t\itb Father Sunday. HARRY PADGETT , IS WOUNDED BY PISTOL SHOT, SHOT BY NKGRO NEAR BELLS FIRST . TO ANSWER CALL « mm . It .1 i * - y ‘ * * . TRENTY.TIIREE NAMES SENT TO * DISTRICT BOARD—TWELVE . WILL BE UHONEN THREE ARE NOW IN JAIL Preliminary Hearing to t»e Held Thursday Before Judge Divan A Magistrate at Walterboro. WILL REPORT ON SEPT. 3TH Those Chosen Will be Notified in Time to Reach Mobilization Camp by Date Specified. What came near being a serious affair occurred Saturday near Bells at a negro church known as Sikes Savannah. As a result " of the trouble Harry Padgett, a eon of Joe Padgett, of Ruffin, wax shot In the head, suffering a painful flesh wound. It is not known who did the shooting, but a number pf ne groes have been apprtAiended, and three are now in jail. It appears that on Saturday a ne gro picnic was being held at the church ami Constable Perry S. Hud son. w&s employed to keep order during the day. From reports Mr, Hudson, bought two bottles of Coca Cola from a stand and the negro in charge contended that he did not pay for them. Mr. Hudson stating, that he did. An alteration ensued and it appears that Mr. Hudson pulled his pistol opt of his pocket v hen it was caught by a negro, Khctt Ganiev. A scuffle ensued be tween Hudson a*d several of the negpoes. W. W. Carter. jf:» who had come up about that timo to bring on'e of his workmen to the picnic, seeing the trouble, brewing went to the assistance of Mr. Hud son. and handled Cauley rather roughly. Roy Padgett and J. A. Carroll also went to thfr assistance of Mr. Hudson. Mr. Carter then started te. leave in his car. and a number of negroes pursued him and heggn to shoot at him as he was get ting in the car and leaving. One of these shots hit Harry Padgett, who was on the running board of the ear. trying to get in. Mr. Pad-' gett had not taken any part in the affair. Several of the shots struck the automobile. Mr. Carter thinks that at least fifty shots were fired at him as he was leaving. Warrants were sworn out before Magistrate Bryan for several of these negroes, and Rhett Cauley, Green Caulev and Ed Jefferson were placed in jail Tuesday. Willie Rus- «oll, Claudius Haines. Louis New ton "and Jesse Mack have lt“ejj sum moned as ipaterial witnesses to ap pear hefnge Judge Bryan Thursday of this week at the preliminary trial. DR. C. I. GOODWIN GETS A WATCH / 1 ,r ' Friend, at Meggctt Remember Dr. (iondwiit With Suitable . . Parting Gift. Incidentals, including wood discount on claims, do mestic science equip ment. repairs during year. etc.... .y Salaries negro school . . . 441.44 Slo.oo Total Expended ...... $8,314.87 Total overdraft July 1. 1917 $2,251.52 It will be necessary to state that the present board of trustees in-, — w ^ berlted a deficit from the previous Mie ways, according to- reports R.'Estes Smith, who w as reporter! possibly dead in the last issue of The Press and Standard, which re port was caused by a contusion of telegrams and ’phone messages, Surprised everyone in town. Sunday evening by returning in person to disprove the report of his depease. As Estes himself said: “When I heard I was dead I did not believe the report.” Hut he was near the parting of Campbell G. Henderson Died in Charleston Colleton’s first quota of 5 per cent of the first call unde* the selective k draft will be taken from 23 names sent up to the District Hoard by Chairman Moorer yesterday. Col leton will be entitled to 12 men in this first call. The names and addresses of trfose cal 1 • ‘ij follow : . • Aniul<1 Alexander Sanders, White Hall Davit! Richard Garris, Colleton. Ai ci.rlnvld Campbell Sanders.* Rit- fet. t ■ ~*~ Henry Frederick Koester, JaCk- snnboto. Walter Vernon Carlton. Colleton? Joilii Ko\. Walterboro. Peiilrit-M Peterman vonLehe, Wal terboro. Lenweod R. Thomas. Lodge. John l>. \>rner Littleton. Smoaks H. iry Danner Kinanh Smoaks. Tall-r r Joseph Morris. Walter bore. Augustus IHiyck Crosby. Ruffin. Laurie E. Beach. Walterboro. Claussetj M. Carter, Ritter. _ f Robt. Wesley Addison, Cottage ville. Charles E. O’QuIn, Walterboro, R. k lVD. S. Frank Pierce Linder. Smoaks. Edgar Loid Smith, Ruffin. | Robert Angus Hiott. Walterboro. Percy Ernest Beach. Walterboro. Curtis Mfms Strickland, Colleton. Claud Newton Sease. Lodge, Walter Raggott. Walterboro. R. H / The fo’lowing letter from Chalr- an Moorer to the District Board he of interest: ’Gentlemen: "Complving with your last tele gram of' today, asking for twenty- three select white men not claiming exemption, out of which you might certify Colleton county’s five per cent qnota. We beg to give you the following names. v “In doing so we would like to state that while these' gentlemen hbve not filed claims for exemption with us. at the same time they have filed applications for discharge as farmers with, your hoard. Of course A;rtu will ascertain this, as we have ho method of knowing it at this end., v "Yoiy s very truly. J. M. MOORER. “Chairman." The following is taken from Sat urday’s News and Courier and will be in interest to Dr. Goodwin's friends in this section of Colleton: Friends of Dr. and Mrs. Charles 1. Goodwin assembled at Uwlr home in Meggetta Thursday evening to extend to him their best wishes for a safe voyage to France. The doctor came to Meggetta some years ago, and since th*t time has won a host of friends, among whom, he enjoyed a large practice. However, at the outbreak of war with Germany he saw fit to offer his services to his country. They were accepted and he has been commis sioned first lieutenant in the medi cal reserve corps, and has Just been assigned to’active duty somewhere bn the western front. > ( To further show the lieutenant (hat he was taking with him th*» esteem of all who know him. he was presented with a handsome wrist watch, with the request that he let it serve always to remind him that bis old friends were still thinking of IHm and wishing him well. The bouse was beautifully decor ated with the national colon* and cut flowers. Danity refreshments were servM -by the ladles of the community. The Meggetts section will miss the services of Dr. Uood- w Hi. FINISHES RUST YEAR ORGANIZATION* OF FOpt COUX- / TIER HAS DONE SPLENDID YEAR'S WORK SEC. S. L. REID LEAVES Has Rewigneil to Accept Powiikm With Seaboard Afr Line Rail. I way to Begin Saturday. RESULT OF LAST EXAMINATIONS man Will •n.,! Sixty-Nine Declared Physically Fit and 27 Failed to Pas*—-Rule* Raises Percentage. ( Campbell G. Henderbon, formerly a citizen of Walterboro. born and reared here, died at the Riverside hoXpitaL in Charleston. Tuesday mpmlng following an operation for Appendicitis, which was performed there Friday night. The body was brought to Walterboro Tuesday af ternoon and interred this morning at Live Oak cemetery. The funeral was held at the residence of Miss Charlotte Henderson, an aunt. ,&nd the former home of the deceased. board §f $310.34, and in addition „two additional teachers were elect ed by the old board, as were all the teachers who served last term, and their salaries fixed. The election of the two additional teachers fe- luired two additional, rooms fitted up, which was done, and the item of $414.90 above is tot the chairs for these two rooms. A balance of $90 due for several years on the piano in the school had to be pa’d. No criticism attaches to the' old board Tor having elected two addi tional teachers, for with even the increased number of teachers th«-y were found entirely Inadequate for the task, and to take care of the greatly Increased attendance. The enrollment last term was more than 100 in excess of what it had ex^r been before for the white school, and the same for the negro school. According to this financial state ment It will be seen that after de ducting the present deficit of $2,251.52 from the estimated ap portionment of the school funds for next year, and this is based upon the. receipts from last term, we shall have left to run the school next term 13.671.53. To pay the sal aries of the white teache-s next term will require $6,314.94; of the negro school $510.00: insurance lltt.OO: fuel not less than $100.00; discount on claims, not less than $100.00: Incidentals, at least $150 .'or both schools for the entire term, making a total necessary to meet the barest necessities of the school year. $7,174.94. Deduct from this the amount of fund* available and (CooHnoed oo Page Fiv*.) made by his father. D. L. Smith, j being conducted by Rev. S. R. Hope who reached .^kron. Ohio. Thurs day night of last week. He found Estes suffering from a severe at tack of reval colic and he claims the physicians were^ pwaiting ad vices from him to operate, a very delicate and dangerous operation. Mr. Smith advised other methods and insisted upon their adoption, and as a consequence he soon had Estrt« up *nd on the way home, reaching here Sunday night, greatly to the Joy of his relatives and friends. SMOAKS FARMERS TO GET $25,000.00 IVMini of Appraisers of Farm l^uui Rank Recommends Ix>an« of That Amount. Smoaks. Aug. 28.—The local board of appraisers for the Smoaks National Farm Loan Association met with the direetors and filed $helr /heport yesterday. Members of the association applied for $25.- 000.00 loan which was recommend ed by the local committee, as they valued the property of the mem bers at $70,000.00. i All papers were forwarded to the National Farm Bank at Columbia, and a* aoon as'they approve the actions of tb« local committee the fffnda will be forwarded to the aec- tary-treasurer. The money borrow ed by theae member* will be used for Improving their property. pastor of the Presbyterian church. A large number of relatives and friends of the deceased gathered and followed the body to Live Oak cemetery, where the last sad rites were performed. Mr. Henderson was Just In the prime of life, being forty years of age. and waa active in business, having only a few years ago began t<a run a dairy and poultry farm near Charleston. This business was going well, having been carefully planned and diligently looked after. Mr. Henderson had never married, but had built a home there for his mother, who was with him. Besides his mother. Mrs. Alice B. Henderson, the deceased is survived by two brothers. Charley Hender son, of Chfcrleston. and A. F. Hen derson. Ehrhurdt. and two sisters. Mrs. J. P. Slattery.- of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. E. If. Robertson, of Charleston. Numerous other rela tives in Walterboro and Charleston also survive, besides many friends in both places. < The pall bearers were H. W. Black, Jr.. H. E. Savage. Lawrence Flshburne. M. P. Howell, M. C. Flshburne and W. W. Smoak. Many beautiful floral tributes from friends in Charleston and elsewhere were received. Besides the Immediate family, the following came from Charles ton to attend the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Rivera. Mr. and Mrs. Ha- good Chaplin. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Neyle. Dan and Lawrence Flahburne. .Mrs. Slattery, from Homton, reach ed Charleston in time to come on to ths funeral. Geological Survey Being Made Here ‘ A Jpurty (of engineers <vre now- lo- < ated at Walterboro from "which I»oint they are making a survey of this territory for the U. S. Govern mont, with a view to making some war maps for the war department. Thq Plan is to make a survey about 60 miles wide ami later map it. Th» present parties will only make - sur veys to determine the latitude and longitude, with the altitude. Later another party will come to make a topographical survey. and then maps of the section will he made conveying all necessary information to the authorities. (’apt. te, L. McNair Is in Charge of the party doing traverse work, and has associated with him the fol lowing: Roger*. T>arr1man. Red dick. Creson. Triplett Lieut. R. O. (.’Unite and II. T. Headers are dotng the leVfcl work. The following are the names of those who were examined physically last Wednesday and Thursday and the results of the examination: Physically Guallged. Bsm Hlglnln. Blah Mitchell. Wit lie Williams, Marvin Parnell. Irving \Vattio Lemacks, Henry Colleton. Calhoun Hiott. Joe Muphisto. Wal ter Raggott, James M. Smoak. Christopher Williams, Benjamin Hodges. Cland N. Sease. Henry ^Thompson. William Simmons. Sam uel Stephens. Jesse Heyward. Thos. Williams. Tempson Wilson. I^atson Smith. Tewter Evans, Heber J. Car ter. James Heyward, Gossle McMil lan. William Green, Lucius Miller, George Hamilton. Bruce tilers. Charlie Oleton Givens, John D. Ver- ner* LIHleton. Collins B~own. Heso- kiah Si riven. Jesse (.ethers, Charlie Brothers. Abraham Flnkel, Noah Lee Craven. William Nettles. Rufus Sovnpe, Harry Lucas. lymn Evans, 1 uiius Richard Powell. David Brown. Lee A. M. Kinsey. M. -tfT Strickland, Newton liters. Loyless Dickson Breeland. Lonnie Robert Carter. Herbert J. Thomas. John F. Lucas. Jr.. Frank Warren. William Hazel, John J. Trownell, Archie Bell McGraw, Rufus Clinton Kinard, Albert Johnson, Joseph A. Reamer. < n ansferred frqrii Georgetown county 1, Madison Glover, George facksoo. James Murray. George L. Jackson. Jesse Brown. Jr., Floyd Beach Mai Ackerman. Charles Rus sell. Thomas' N Washington,/' ■J’rank Williams. John G. Clayton, Isaar Sander*. Chris Brown. Physically Deficient. Andrew Brown, Lawrence Brown. Ramie V. Ferguson. William D Grayson. Lenwood Mitchell. Symon Linder, Daniel- Webster Stephens, Dr. M. €. Fishburne Buys Drug Store Among the new husineaaeji in Walterboro to begin soon Is the Fishburne Drug Store. This new concern will begin business about the first of October, and will be owned and managed by Dr. M. Cam Fishburne. The fixtures of Glo ver's Pharmacy have been purchas ed and the new drag store will oc cupy the same site as Glover’s Pharmacy. Dr ; M’. Carn Fishburne is well e^uip*ped to handle this business. He graduated from the South Car- The first year of the Southern Carolina. Association will end with this month. Organized a year ago for the purpose of promoting tho growth and development of the counties- of Beaufort. Colleton. Hampton and Jasper, R has spent a busy year, and as a result of Its ac tivities several worthy projects have been undertaken and carried to a successful conclusion. The Associa tion has fostered the spirit of co operation among tho four counties, and as one result the people of the four counties know a great deal more about their section than they did before, and they have learned th.'ft what affects ope county affects all the others. A paid secretary was employed for his entire time, and on Sept. 1. 1916, opened an office with head quarters in Walterboi • . f rotn which point the activities of Die pssooia- tion have been Conducted. S. L. Reid, a young Citadel graduate, native of Rock Hill, was employed, and the success of the Work accom plished has been due largely to his nntlring efforts. It is. therefore, wi^h regret that the Association haa accepted his resignation, to become e^fCtlve at the end of the year, he having been offered and accepted a position with the Seaboard Air Line railroad as assistant industrial agent. He leaves on the first of September to assume his new du ties, and thin will leave the Aasocla- tlon without a paid secretary. For the preseht It is the purpose of |he Association to continue its work as far as possible without the services of a paid secretary, and later when conditions warrant to employ a new man. ^ Among the things , accomplished by the Association during the past year may be mentioned the holding of the first Southern Carolina Fair, at Walterboro Nov. 7-1 rt. 1916. At this fair the products of the four counties pfifr brought Cogether In friendly rivalry, and thousands of the people of the four counties cam** together to see what their neigh boring counties were doing. During the fail: Mayor Pierpont and a dig* 'tingutsh**d party of people from SaVanruih came 1 over and held a conference with the officers of the Association for the purpose of get ting in closer touch with the sec tion contiguous to Savannah and to start a movement for a bridge across the Savannah river. This matter is now reaching definite shape ami will doubtless soon be an accomplishment. The Association has organized six Farm Loan Banks, with a com bined capita! of more than $300,000 at the following places: Smoaks. Islandton. in Colleton county; Brun son and Hampton. in Hampton county; Pritchardville in Beaufort county and Ridgeland in Jasper county. Through the efforts of the Asso ciation the legislature at the last session placed a tax on hunting clubs, which will bring Into one or two of the counties a considerable Ervin Ryan, Albert Jennings. Cor nelious Green, Thernyin Brothers. I revenue. Jasper county will receive I/eary Wilton Ryan. John Jenkins. Robert Brown. Shepherd Jenkins. Dan Doyley, Isikiah Rhodes. Luie Jenkins. Brantley H. Padgett, Ram uel P. Carter, Sherod A. Jaques. Joseph Cleveland Jones, John Mer dock, William N. Roberts, Androw Wells. Thomas Neal. Oliver Single lofi"." : — It will be seen fros* the above that 69 passed the physical exami nation and 27 failed to pass. The greater proportion of those passing than on the first oall is daa to more era as to what sonstitutas disability, liberal instructions from headquart- not b-ss than $4,000 from this license tax. Morv Dan 5.000 circular letters have t;c* x o mailed to farmers in the north end northwest, and replies received f ronv ten states. These let ters set forth the advantage of this section to prospective settlers, and It is thought they will bear fruit In some m-w blood in this section. —- Through the efforts of the Asso ciation. Walterboro Drainage Dis trict No. 1. has been established, std but for a contest work would - be lAarted In the near future. It Is hoped that this will be done soon and thus will 15.000 acres of fertile land be reclaimed, and made healthy and cultlvatable. A drainage district has been pro* moted in Jasper county near Pine- | land, nnd one In Hampton county. Little A. R. Chandler. Jr., the five near Garnett. * These will doubtless year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. 1 he pushed to a conclusion bv the lo- (’handier. of Stokes, went, into the : ml offieer* of the Association in lot last Thursday morning and »p each of these counties preaching too near one of the mules The Association endorsed and Little Boy Kicked By Fractious Mule olina Medical College as a pharm- j in the lot. he was kicked, ths blow supported road bond Issues for Col- aciat In 1906, and has been with j xtrikink the little fellow In the 1 j 0|on and Beaufort counties. AI- Klein’s Drug Store for 14 years. 1 face, very badly mutilating It. and haring been working there prior to j breaking out a number Of teeth. his beginning to study pharmacy. t)r. Fishburne will be his own drug gist. and will conduct an up to date drug store, with soda fount in con nection. Mr. Fishburne will continue with Dr. Klein till he secures someone to take hi* place, or till October l*t. The little boy was rushed to the Clara EsDorn Infirmary where his wounds were dressed, and the cut stitched. While this has been a moat painful hurt, and wonderful ingthat It was not fatal, the boy is doing nicely and It practically out of danger. though defeated In both these coun ties much educational work was done, and a much more friendly at titude has been created towards the subject of good roads. Perhaps the greatest thing ac complished for the association In the way of advertising the resource* (Continued on Pag* Flee.)