Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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This week The Dispatch-News ap-' ^ pers "with its lirst issue under new ownership and management Several a0" ' weeks ago negotiations were begun for < ^ the sale ot me paper which culrnhial* " " ' x r ^^ r-\r*r\y\r>r*t\~ All-' J ea. in me u"4iisaji ut wc ? gust first to Ira M. Sligli and W. T. ^ "Walker, formerly of Columbia, the new owners taking immediate charge, i . Hawing in mind the acquiring of The! Dispatch-Xews and wishing to make' < immediate changes for the better in ] - J the mechanical arrangement of the ] paper, the new management placed ' | ... i, an order for a new linotype, which i' f|v they had hoped would arrive in timeI for to begin a decided improvement1, l|jU~ with the first issue of the paper under ; their direction Owing, however, to a 1 . f.ih -strike at the linotype .factory and the, t great demand for machinery at this ! D"'' - time, it will be several months before : 1^. . it will be possible to make this addi- J jijfcSvi flon to the mechanical facilities of the plant. However, every effort will be P>v ' exerted to produce the best newpaper possible until this change can be af Iieeiea. Mr. G. My Harmon, who 'for about j fifty years so successfully conducted The Lexington Dispatch, and who' > made its name a household word in t Lexington County, remains with the 1 paper as associate editor. His good 1 wife, who has been a factor in the up-1 1 "bu-lding of the paper since the con- i solidation of The Dispatch and The News, will also remain on the advertising staff of the paper. The new own ( ers bespeak for them the cordial cooperation of their host of friends, i Mr. S. J. Leaphart, who was one of the founders of The News and who so successfully managed that paper, and has since the consolidation managed The Dispatch-News, retires from newspaper work after five years' service, with the good wishes of numerous friends throughout the county. He will engage in the fertilizer busi- ( ness and will look more closely after t hjs farming interests. His successors ? in the newspaper work wish for him 1 every success. , j 1 Ira M. Sligh, one of the members ' of the new firm, is a native of New- < berry County, where in early boyhood 1 tie learned the printing trade in the office of the Newberry Herald and 1 Mews, which has for many years j( I borne the reputation of having1 grad- i "uated- more first class printers under ( the tutelage of Col. E. H. Anil, than ( any other printing office of like size in ( South Carolina. For the past ten | years Mr. Sligh has been connected with the mechanical (.apartments of about two years agi? v.*l:en ho. with James L. Aull. organise.-d the Coluni_bia Linotype Composition v. which proved to b< ; <u?.v< i L-.d- ' the new firm is a nativt ei < r., and has worked at the printing usl- 1 Hess alomsT continuously for years, having been in the mechanical departments of Columbia newspapers and job printing establishments for twenty years. Mr. Walker has for the last three tears held the position of clerk of the Joint Committe?'* on | , Printing of the General Assembly, and ^ II'. also the clerkship of the State Sen- ( late Finance Committee. The new owners bring to their task . a well rounded newspaper experience } in 'he work of making a newspaper ^ and feel sure that with the same cor- ( dial cooperation whhh the people of ( , | Lex'nsrton have in the past civen the , 'tjt I I (1 hi paper they will soon he ahh- to give A Afc. county a newspaper of which the B citie^ns will be proud; j B All accounts due the ??;ij?:?i- win ho paid to the new nrrri^ment, who B will appreciate the aid which prosr.pt B settlement will affoixi them. i B' The paper will for the preset!- he i Ieontir.:;*/! r.s* a wfklv. bit4 it is the- r intenti/n ol the- "'vir-rs wV;i < it Is possible to soctro :id<liiimni equipment to consider the n "?\ js ?lt:tc of nublishin^ tvi~c a \vf>ek. j.rovidin-jt ^ oyr friends deem i( advisable. 1 A V-, c iftvTT\r^ ?<-; i?* S< V ? l\! * - ^ . l/iii\0 i new management! ? . j American Lesion < ! *-* Organized Here A meeting was hold at Lexington. , school house on July 31st at N p. in. j for the purpose of permanently or-1 ganizing in Lexington County a )>ost j 5f the American Legion. There were i ihout 40 former soldiers and sailors j present. Brief discussions of the j purposes and advantages of this or- < ionization were made by Sam P. j ?chneider, Julian C. Miller and Jno. ) 3. Carroll. j The following officers were elect- j ;d: John S. Schneider, post com-j :na dor; J. A. Barre, vice post commander; R. E. Cook, post adjutant; Julius E. Sharpe, post treasurer; Bam P. Schneider, post historian; G. Melton S. Roof, post chaplain. J. D. Carroll. S. J. Schneider and J. A. P>arre were appointed a com- j mittee to draft by-laws andd submit at the next meeting, which will be hold on Thursday. August 2S, at S:30 p. nr., at Lexington higli school ! building. The Lexington post has a | very goo.d beginning, as it has more | than 30 regular members at pres out, and many others have expressed ! their anxiety to join at the lirst op- i port unity. It is urgently requested that every ex-member of the military forces in Lexington County be present at the next meeting. There are some 500 white men in tnis county who say i service in the world war, and when j hey realize that this is an organiza- j ;ion to which they alone are eligible, for active membership it is believed that each one of them will be anxous to join. CAMPAIGN MEETING HERE ON WEDNESDAY! I . The primary election to nominate J i successor to Hon. A. F. Lever, as j :ongressrnan from the Seventh dis- J ;rict, has been set for Tuesday, Au- J rust 26. According to the regula- j ions prescribed by the State execu- ! :ive committee the enrollment books I will hp used for this I A luov J relection, there being- no ndw enroll- j I nent of voters. Considerable interest is being ! ".ranitested in the campaign, which 1 >pens at Columbia next Tuesday, Au-.i rust 12. The Lexington meeting will :ome off the day following, Wednes- ; lay, August 13. and a large crowd ; >f vpters is expected to l)e on hand. j The entries to dale are as follows: : (leo. Ucll Timmcrman, Lexington. ! Colin S. Monteilh. Columbia.. John liny ies '"(at!)', !-. Col nmIda. :L P. Palmer. * Tangeburg. !M c. Mann, r.-.lhcm. < >tv:or prominent men in the disrict have i-c' n emionod in con: ve ar. the- only vim have definite ;enounce-:',c-ni. The Sts v.'i'i ehiso next Monday. TilM ( HO.MMil PICNIC. >arg< Crowd Attends Annual Kvont of Popular Pastor. A lore'- crowd attended the annual Tomer picnic, at the home of Rev. r. A. Cromer. Mr. Cromer has been lastor of five Lutheran churches for nore than forty years. and s quite popular in the county among lis own and oilier denominations. A )Ountiful dinner was served and ad- . iresses were made by r?r. j. w. >xner and ltev. .1. L. Cromer. The ( lay was pleasantly spent by a.ll who tten dcd. -o?o?o ?i{(H)KI-.\\I> All) SOCII.TY to si:uvi: in:i iu siimmnts Wu' Urooliland. An?. ?The -adio.s* Aid Society .will serve rereshments Amrnst f) (Saturday evennun l a' i' o'clock, risxht at six mile r< ? 1\ )11 'ho road to Columbia. "i i.'niy is invited to come aiv' *i: ev-nine:. The proceeds will j " for t;- ? ' ne!;i of <'oiv-rnree Hap- ! i p FflS W ;T % fSJti iiMLcLs EL^' ?2L \^jy t^y Jl!? ^ CAPTURED i An Aggressive Campaign! Against Illicit Disiiiling Goes On ? One Arrest i i i Sheriff Sini. J. Miller cotinuos to J wage a relentless v. ar against illicit ; stilling. Since tim last issue oi' Tiie j Xews-J 'ispatch one arrest has been j made, and two complete outfits seized ! which makes live outfits of con- J sidcrable. size destroyed lately. Xewinap Senn, white, who lives near Dixiana, was arrested last week when a complete outfit was located I on his place. lie is now out on bond j for appearance before U. S. Commis- i ' sioner Sloan at Columbia August 7. j At the time of capture 350 gallons of j mash, ready to run, 100 gallons of j molasses. If! gallons of liquor were I seized, together with a copper worm, j a wash pot and other paraphernalia i used in making the liquor. Sheriff Miller has information that parties from oth'-r counties are continually crossing the river and conducting distilleries in Lexington. He is close behind these people and expects to corral! them if they persist in violating the law. The sheriff is determined to break up illicit distilling in Lexington County and means to keep up an ac- , the campaign against the^'e people until he succeeds. Early yesterday morning Sheriff! Miller captured the largest outfit which has yet been seized. The still j was located about eight miles from j Lexington in a thick siwnmp, about! 100 yards from the road which leads! to Columbia. Throe hundred gal- I Ions of beer about ready to run and ! five gallons of liquor which had had j one run were seized along with the j still. Xo arrests were made, as the ' rn.cn had decamped. Evidence that j the still had recently been operated j was abundant. . . . I W W + RETURNS FROM" FRANCE." I 15. P. Callison, Jr.. Returns Pi'om ! France After Family Had Abandoned 1Lojk\ Friends of Mr. P. B. Calilson, Jr., are rejoicing at his return from France after having been reported dead from spinal meningitis while serving with the army in France. Last April Mi. Callison was officially reported by The government as being critically ill with 1 . . * i meningitis at a nosiptal in France. I Members of the family were later no- 1 tificd by a comrade in arms that he j had died, but after batting with the i I disease for four months. In complet ly recovered and is now on a visit to ! h:.- bv.- Cn-r. <vi. T. C. Caliison ir. Lex- : in'..*1 n. ha vi:\g re-, eiw.i his discharge. , 4 r : . *; t . 1 v 1 ' "l i" - j ! v ' l ; ! ' ;,'ny (i;' ' V *> . i i 1 1 ) i;. I' I <. 1 :%x/?.! :{;.\l !'<) !?-ir:; I s if(JS Moil A CTGViV V,'ill ;;t * . n v !'io'"S" of i i.i v. i ; tj ' > : - v. ii <r rally n-if.r crops ami all of !!:'? rn > Ml(1 ( or.t< nU !. A niiiiVK : <>.' the ca 1 led in lo see us ami wo were glml to see their smiling faces am! leceivo hearty h:iini-: h.'k". ?"nil again. wo will always he pleased to sqe yon. O?< > >lll-LKil-SM:i.(;H()V i: ( (>. iiKC'KiVK \i:\V (MIS The Mill( r-Snelgia.vc Auto <"ompany have just received a consignment of StudoKaker Is ami are expecting a delivery of light sixes some time this week ami will ho prepared to serve ihc-ir oustomors. Am<niv rorent ]iuroliasrrs of tinfours w as Mr. Ii:ini]? S< *]i o 1 i cl < I of IV15 on. I REGISTER! j Let no Democrat neir- j lect the plain fluty of re<r- i isterinfr for the jrenoral j election. Better be safe | than sorrv. The respon- j sibility i> YOURS. j, , rn m *i JCS> vr^Ar? ".rrp ?*"? ^ ' ? .?T\i t\ * ,? ft J'". ' j }v r s \? h v, LA ; ?7 v t'tA y ij he !' , Sj '.. ii S,; ,' 1 ?c aa. h S3 i-3 I f > ; j k e j^,-y V1} A 11, ; :IW iVaildSiliW A Hp ^IPI *' 1P^]\i A1 liiilr li^j Chapin Citizens Fail to Pvieet Delegation Tues day? 1 o Hold Election. It. 12. C\ Iii'lcrcll. .1. 1 '.rooks Wingard. Dr. J. F. Derrick nr.J Dr. L. E. Drehor, members ot ike legislative delegation, accompanied by Super visor C. L. Corley and Hon. A. IL Martin, superintendent of education. went to Cliapin Tuesday for the purpose of meeting- the people of that section and discussng- the proposed secession l'roin Lexington to Xewberry County. They were disappointed, however, to find that most of the citizens who are active in this matter were absent from home. The | delegation had been invited do atj tend on this day, but some misunderstanding' appears to have prevail| c-d. rendering the trip fruitless. 'I should certainly not like to see our friends in the upper part of the county cut away from Lexington,' said Dr. Drcher, upon his return | "but since the movers in this maltei ! have petitioned the governor for ar I elec tion on this matter, I want tc j know the result of that election bej fore pledging myself to 1 uild road? J for Xewberry County with Lcxingtor ! money. If our good friends decide te I remain with Lexington County, as we arc so anxious to have them do. the legislative delegation is willing tc make immediate provision for good roads for them. This is the unani U> Tifii . . ' ' ' . . ,v" '> i c ' !i( in i; i . ham "> ' ?-''! :> on ; t lost! ooonsion. > r: us inti'.-a to ?!:. : :i <. :K":k :.s! i:- woiconio is i?oina' to i ? WQV.^f' > n La^or to tlio h. r?">- too ooinnmnity. Mrs. \ < tlu- < ii; irnmrs. outiin..! \vh:it w:is noouoil am! -i a c omaiit:<> oan.vns:- . oistrict am: invite : ?. *. ?-ry on.* *<> . in. to furnish a l>as!< t a rat in -l!::;! ' 'l to ilU'illuc o!U ?-xtn; j'oi ti. Vs for :: sohlier so that noil family woul?! imlivnlunlly have a so!(ii.:? :- inn si. A Jinnnoo commit- , : > was : ;>i?ointo(! to s( o iro what few i:n :- \v< "l-i ho moossn ry. ami it was ri.Io': ?<> i ill is iiii'iiiy 1 -y s;:!>rii'iion. <s~i> (,I{I IK SOLIUMH \\V.\KIH:I> [?isM\(.ns!ii:i> < i:os^ WashiaiMoa. Ac-. ? Punier Ray i Willi;*ills, nf l^ xitiuti'n. .V. (ami J Private William Wood of (Poor. S. have !>< <Mi a rded the distin! mushed service cross. 1 I ! mous view of the delegation." i Xo time lias; be? n sot for an election to decide this matter, but the necessary petition has been tiled in the governor's office. The outcome will he watched with interest. COUNTS FAMILY RKIMOX. Many Relatives Enjoy Celebration oi Birthday of Well Known Man. On July 29. 1919. the children of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Counts gathered at the old home place to celebrate Mr. Counts' 74th birthday, which is held annually. There are nine children living, of whom all were present. .At 1 o'clock a bountiful picnic dinner was spread on the table in the yard under the shade of the trees, and everybody seemed to enjoy the occasion to the highest. Outside the family there were also present Mrs. A. AY. llaitiwanger. Claude Earglc and Misses Maggie and Mamie Eargle. There were -r?4 present in all. The day was spent enjoying games and other amusements. At the close of the day everybody wont to their bonus fooling thai thnr time had we'i booh sp. n*. Mr. !!. AN". <' ? Cs and It. A. ' r , :s :t;v," tc, v:;;; !ex. I'M.' 3ill:, a'rtani in !.o\ing't . i* b anticipated fh.at tbe : :b. f.ru ni vii! i><raised with eisc. o TYl'ilOlF V \( ( !\i: FREE. Rural Health hoctor Now !!:;> Supply. Or. It. i:. K :v eee of ItaK-burg. who is at the h.ead of the < ounfy health, work for T.o\ington. and who was in town Tuesday. is ? h.asiasl i<a':oiit t'u !? Milts '" hie o'.Uaiaed in work stimulating a greater int < re, ! in ; ar.tl su nil ion. ! W. Kne--. e n ... h..s . r. baud a fid' supn'y of triph typhoid 'aerinc. whi.di is supplied f:. e of ehage b\ (lie State boar.I <<;* h'. aith and he urges tile poo;.;.. 1>, f.:ko ; i!111 a a <>;' ;1: r.jipi.r' unity tn svcure immu:ii! y from typhoid. If yon older your coal this s'linmer the cellar may look less hmciy. d *v. '*?, IT'1 ^ T* ** 4 (;r f* !V? *H ..'/ r : %y ? Safi vj ? Hi O* i *. iv .!_/ ; '^iLrv JL#1 v G **/ ?-> AfrUlMoJ Large Attendance ! At Centre Picnic I I | T\\ ?; thousand ]> . r uo:-'. na n. \voj men and children, atuiukd thi- 11th j annual rally and farmers picnic at J 'enter school house last. Sa'ierday. It . { was by far the largest ti'OWil that has lever atlenUvsi any occasion at Cut-; { *.. .. ; at. i .On a :.e' iig uiai.tc up or peoi t Io from every section of the county, j Splendid addresses were made in* , Gov. It. A. Cooper, Hon. 15. Harris,; commissioner of agriculture; Hon. J. i 11. Claffy, president of the State [ j Farmers' Union, and Dr. Clarence II. ; j Poo. editor of the Progressive Farm- j i or. They were the formally invited j speakers. (>thcr speeches were made i j hy John Hughes Cooper of Colum- j I hia and E. C. Mann of St. Matthews, ' i hoth candidates for congress to suc' coed Air. Lever. All of the speakers discussed the need of organization, eoperation and | education. Strong pleas were made ! for stamping out illiteracv, and foi i I progress in every line of industry, -t The Kyzer string band furnished ''delightful music throughout the day. | A bountiful picnic dinner?such as *! oniy the good housewives of the Holi | low Creek section know how to prc> ! pare?was served on a long table in j the grove. >j The Center Farmers' Union is said t I lo be the oldest local union in the > South. lis members have always J Good together in evcrv undortakins-. j and the union has proven a power ) ! for good. I : Already he people of Center are ! making plans for a greater occasion j n 1020. RICHLAND "CO I VOTES $2,900,000 | FOR NEW ROADS ' i il t Richland County yesterday joined ! j ;fthe league of progressive counties in j ' the State and voted for a "bond issue ! of $2,000,000 for permanent high ways by a majority of two to one. Incomplete returns Tuesday night j gave 1.613 for the issue and 766 1 j against. It was estimated that there i j wore probably 25u outstanding: votes: in the rural district yet to l?e re- i ported. ; ' The vote in the city was more than ; live to one in favor of the issue, the! i lota! vote in the ei-ht wards giving- ! ' ' "i.? :.<4 votes for the bonds with 209 j i aaainst. Ir>. the rural dislricts there | !j.va> a sliylit advantage witii the op! position, tie- total rural vote roport?. Tuesi; y nialit >eing .?1 : lor the \jssiMy li'.o v.-ies remain to bo 4 >?.?>? ; *I\S WI ii I . i? i ? 1/ / i ij u i ifi A i ^ LEXINGTON AGENTS ' Mu^h Activity tor Enforcement of the Law:-Some Misunderstanding as to Cuses Arrests?Definition of Private Ponds. Joe M. <\iughman. one of the .Stat? game wardens, who is in cJiarge of Lexington and Saluda bounties, is making an earnest effort to secure bettor enforcement of iiie game lav.T There seems to t?o considerable misunderstanding of the law. especially as to fishing, which has resulted in some summonses by Mr. Caughman of parties whose cases are now pending. In order that our readers may have a clear idea of tlie law we are printing below a short summary prepared < by the office of Wade Hampton I Gibbos, chief game warden. Section 1 of the act passed by the last general 'assembly is as follows: "Wild Birds, Game and Fish the Property ol' the State. "Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina, That all wild birds, wild game and fish (except fish in strictly private ponds and lakes entirely segregated grom *ther waters) shall be and are declared to I>o the property of the State." ; In the course of an opinion construing this act, Morris (\ Lumpkin, as sistant attoincv general, has this to i | soy: "It is not. believed that the indivii j duals buying shares in the drawing ; of such a poml would lie liable exj oept under the terms of the Act of 1919 above cited, which prohibits the J j catching of game and fish except by j hook and line and the provisions j against the fishing with traps and | seines, etc., during certain seasons of j the year. I "From the above it would seem that j a pond to be a purely private pond j should be segregated or separated I from all other waters. If. therefore, I the waters of the creek or stream {above such a pond are such waters ! as will allow the passage of fish, It ! is believed that such a ;v>n:l would not be a purely private pond under the j terms of the statute cited." SUMMARY OF RAW. (.anie Fish Can be caught only with hook and line and must not be caught out of their beds in any WAY AT ANY time. Traps Are entirely forbidedn in all clear water streams, ponds and lakes, except in strictly private ponds not connected with other waters. They may l>e used in the muddy rivers and creeks, where there is no clased season. S?'ii*.l>s and (iill \ct<. .Vol to oxtc-nd more than half way across file hoilv of water. may b? used in the clear wat; rs of the >tat? ><> e;i.T'-h dsn only otween . : ."diuMv > Sit:- Mai Watci<. i-'.'i' ho:uu':;?::< v. trr !>s \ ;t!MS i: ; < i":1 i:' ! ji the VO-iT v%'' (: ' lit ; < . * ... v" !"?q in. \ <1 i\ water A i iuc of I.-- !"\''! for yoisonim: or dynamitit'% ::i \ of iio- ii- ioiu waters of iho State, i:./w. ,.Owin.v ;??*:?i or poison therein. Siiiiitinu ljecnsos. Must I.f purchased ! >y all 1 tun tors of any <>f tl'.o birds or animals of the Si a in. < * \" i ; ; 11; a. i .andlords and t hot r families upon their own or leased lands. b. ISona tide employees of such landlords holdina written permits. County licenses are uood only for county residents. All others must haVo state licenses. (.anie \nimals. !"o\.-s may lc hunted only from September I to !\ 1-ruary 1 ? tpossuius. coons. wiM eats. hear, musk rats. mink, rabbits and s-;nir r-ls "mis! r.c! !'< lmnutl at .-ill ;ie t\Vt"M i ;ui;i <Vtol?or 1. TV^r may !? i?;?i'i <"! <>rP\- from Sop:> ml>or ! ii ! ?? ? ? m .. i. \i, niuln h!:n:ir,.r is allowed tAeeP* '>or raivoons. oppos. sums an i fore < ml ;he penalty for Vontlr.?; en Kds'.ori:il Pu!?e.)