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VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WVEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1922.6UBR3 GOV[RMOR PL[AD& F OR SCHOOL IOU'sf Says Rural Schools Dis. criminated Against SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ASSEMBLY House Menbers ITake Ex'ejlion to) Message 11n1d Hold thiiit !pijni'litioits are Un fair. 0.ti)at : 'Conli mon Schools Only.Suffer Three' er c(nt leduc 1on. The State, 17. Governor Cooped last night sent a special message to both ouses or' the -genleri al assembly in which he said he was gravely concerned in'the propos ed apj)in)priatIpns. for the puf6lic schools. -The governor called atten tion to the advancment of the school system and how the. appropriations recommended in the ways and means 'committee bill Would seriously, ciple the work. lie urged the legislature 'not to reduce .the common school work as a sacrifice for the institutions of higher learning. In the senate- the message, upon motion of Senator Goodwin, was re ferred to the finance committee. The house received it as information. The State, 18. Inferances drawn from the gover nor's special message sent to the house Thursday night, when that body had under consideration the an nual appropriation bill, yesterday morning brought denials from two members of the ways anl means con mittee that the committee had dis crimjnated against the public schools of the state, 14. B. Belser of Sumter and Claud 'N. Sapp of 'Columbia mak Ing references to the message. -"There basabeen whatI consider an -unfair inference drawn from the spe cial message of the governor that the ways and means 'committee in draw ing up the appropriation bill has seen fit to discriminate against t\e public schools in favor of the higher institu tions of learning. The committee did not discriminate, and tie truth of my statement can be proven 'by facts and figures." An'gproximntely '$11,000,000 Mr. Belser said, is now appropriated through the state appropriatdon bill, the three mill constitution levy and. the numerous special school levies for the public schools, while only approx imately $960,000 is appropriated for -the higher institutions. The wys and imeans committee in drawing uip the appropriation bill reduced the higher anstitutlons approximate y 25 per cent, Mr. Belser said, while camination of ike reductions proposed for the com mon schools would show, he- contend ed, that these cuts would be found to total only, about 3 per cent of the funds avallable for public school pur poses. "This,$ I think," Mr. Belser said, "shows coclusively that there ~is no discrimination."' Of the $18, 000,000 paid in taxes in the state, Mr. Belser contended, swrproximately .60 per cent goes to the use of. public schools .and, he argued, aro ieduction * ift state appropriations can possibly be made -without education 4being .af tocted. "You can not hope to relieve the taxpayerp of the~ state,", he beid, "until you make .the depertment' of ediscation bear its. jlst propiortion of the decrese 1ieestary." itepresentative Sapwp thol' up the va-~ rious cuts made b' ''the eways ahd nesems committee in the d pgttaent of education section In de it, sagu ing that the largest reduction 'was -for 'the - eliminatipn of an -aprpropriation for past indebtedness, which has now 'been paid. None of -the redu'ctions, MVr. Sapp. .thought, would cripple the schools, all hhving- been made. after careful study, "4Yet can not grant all of the requests of the heads of the departments," he said,a citing the .sfact that this, year the ,epiropriation re quest totaled $8,0i97,442. "We' hhvo * cot," he said, "but 'we have *sent whore it will hurt least apgl 1 reaent. any .1mplication that we ha1~disgwl~ithtt ed against any debrattrment, whethier this implication' comes frosi the gov ormor or any other soutee."'.' Mir. OGWas la r~Zd~~heda ewa e bo at 'Pog1Ar Oyrigsh olyUreb THOUSANI) FAIMERS SEE BOLL WlEE VIL FILJ lesolutilon Adbpted by Farmers to Se. cure Deiionstration Agent. to help Fight Weevil. Over'one thousand farr ..s attended the showing of the "Good-bye 'Ioll Weevil" picture under -the auspices of the Enterprise 'Natioilal 3lanic Friday and Saturday of last week and carried away with them Convincing proofs that the:boll weevil can be fought sue cessfully- 'where intell.igence anld per sevorance 'i'e eled. The.farners by invitation of the En terpr-ise National413ank,- assembled .at the ,Opera House to view, the Depart ment of Agri ulture. noving. Ipicture, "Good-bye Bioll Weevil"; - The picture was seen by more than a thodsand pieoi)le during three performances and' showed in an instructive ulanner the correct way of combating the boll weevil and also the productive results to the farmer who follows the instruc tions of the United States government experts. The picture, in the fQri of a- story, del)lcted three farmers in the same community. .One of them was progres sive and followed to advantage all the advice from the governmQnt experts. The second was one who, while he lis tened to the advice, handed -it down to .his farm hands with a corresponding loss, and the third paid no attention at all to the instructions on how to raise cotton under boll weevil conditions, mnakting no cotton at all. Scenes were also shdwn of the Delta Laboratories in Mississippi, ,where for several years experiments have been mnpde oi various grades of calcium arsenic and on different types of nia chinery for spreading the poison. The progressive farmer obtained ipamphlets from the Delta Laboratories which are similar to those received in this see tion from Clemson College, and fol lowed carefully the advice It -gave on ,pblsoning the weevil. He personally supervised the work. At the end of the season, the yielq Per Acre of laid on whfch the' 1xivas app'led was 914 .pounds of seed cotton more than on the land that was not poisoned. On ly 250 pounds of that cotton went to pay for the cost of using the poison and the balance, 664 ipounds was the profit he realirved by using the poison. The other two farmers both had crop failures. -One because he used no 'poison and tihe other because he al lowed his help.to do the work which was Invariably left undone. The picture closed with the phrase, "It pays to 'jpolson the bol, weevil but, -better d4- it -right or not at all." 'Realizing the necessity of an expert Demonstration Agent, a resolution was adopted by the audience at the flyst performance to instruct the , county delegation to the legislature, to use their effort and Jiifhience 'towards se curing for Laurens county a Demon stration Agent with practical experi ence from boll weevil territory. - At each of the following meetings the ac tIon was endorsed. A rising vote of thants was given to Mr. C. (H. boper of .the Enterprise National Bank and Mr. . Aison/Lee. oft The .Advertiser for their efforts in se curing the film and arranging for its showing. Judge Watt. at Hlome Friends of Associate Justice R!. C. Watt. 'will -be glad -to -learn. that he iaa 'retued 14crme after undergoing special sttrgical treatment at a Co lumnbla hospital. Judge Watts return ed- Monday afternoon. and. is recuper*t ing at ;ht. home, on 'North 'Harper street.. Dr. Long to Discus. Marketing M(r. N. C..Humghes, Jr., chairmnan of the corpllhittee on marketing of the Laurens Brhisiness iLeague, stated yes terday that he had 'receiV'ed a letter from .Dr. iW. 1W, Long,- of Clpmson- col lege, stating that he. could, be here. to address a meeting or 'iday,.March 2. With this information in han'd, Mr. Hluglles .said 'that his committee at once started arramigements for the meeting, to which all- the farmers of the county will. be invited.. Mr.'Mrs. J. R. Breneee~; Mr.Nya vbr jnt' wlt'o' ''3 Brownlee, well known-Contractor, dieq, at her home in the -Watts 'Mills villag'e Sunday.- The fulieral 'tas held at the Laurens cemetery 14 a ftron .l i'ng cogle( eiapaferon;y atiof athe~It 44nuteNlaptist 4hrtrch. zie h#1 r Iinsand aild Bla hildren,the9 4eaed ds' a rvivef by oer riother, Mips ao~~yb 41ed#10 her and efetaf* 9 td'itr POPULAR YOUNG 31AN PASSES Louis Stoney -Succumbs to Plieumonia, Died Wednesday After Brief Illness, 'The many friends of LouIs Stoney were shocked Vedneslay afternoon to hear of his death which came sudden ly after an illness of only a. few days. Mir. Stoney was taken ill Monday morn ing any o113 a 'ftw o[ his friends know of his critical condition. Iuneral scrvices were ield Thurs day at noon at the .lome of his sister, Mrs. 'Homer 'ilickwell on South Har per sreet, twhere he (lied. Ihle ,remains, accompanied by the mother of the deceased. and a number of relatives, and frlends, left at 2 0' lock \Vednesday for Camden, where iltermieit took place. Louis Stopey was of tle finest type of young.,south Cairolina manhood, a 'Person of strong Christian character, and pleaslng personality. 'le volun teered at the very outbreak of the re cent NWorld war, attended the first training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, 'nd :;erved his country well with the Three Hundred and Seventeenth field artil lery, Elghty-first division, about a year or his service ;being overseas. lie attended the University of South Caro lina but later changed to the Universi ty of the South, where he was graduat cd several years ago. He taught school in South Carolina until the war and since his discharge from the army had held a responsible traveling position. He was severely Ill last year, but had recovered and was again in excellent health when he fell a vctini of, pneu nionia. Throughout South Carolina 1u1s Stoney had a mide circle of frionds gained In the army, in college, and in the walks of civil .life, and they Join with the family in mourning his death. Ie had spent much time in Columbia where two of is sisters, Mrs. T. -1. Fisher and Mrs. E. C. Allen, live. A number of Columbians went to Cam den for the funeral. He is survived-by his mother, Mrs. J. M. Stoney, anl the following broth. era ana sisters Mrs. T. R. Flslieri Mrs. E. C. Allen, -Mrs. 11. S. Blackwell, John Stoney, James Stoney, Burnett Sioney, IWrilliam Stoney and Beckwith Stoney. l5ASE(ETBALL14 SEASON ON AT HIGIF SCHOOL Girls' Team Plays Excellent Gane. Girls' and Boys' Teams to Play An derSon and Clinton. Following the exciting basket bIl game 'played on Ahe home court last Wednesday afternoon betiween the Lau rens high school girls and the Ander son high school, state champions of last year-, a good deal of Interest has been aroused in the local team. Al though losing the game by a narrow margin the local girls showed excel lent school spirit and "spunk" in ac cepting the challenge of the state "champs". Next Wednesday .the two teams will again meet at Anderson. It is highly probable, Judging from the proposed line-up, that the Laurens girls will be the victors of the next game to 'be played. Besides the game -to -be played *by 'the girls, the high school-boys' team will also play at Anderson Wednesday, and the boys' and girls' teams at Clin ton, I'riday. Mrs. E. W. Dodgon Mrs. Essle May Dodeon, wife of FI W. Dodshn, of Greenville, died early 'Monday muornig in Greenvile after a lbriof- illness. Mrs. 'Dodson was 81 years .of ago and lived Ia' Greenville sihece-her marriage, 'having gone there from Liaurens, where she left many friiends. F'uneral services were con ductdd Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock~ from' iPoplar springs Baptist church near 'Ware Shoals, the body having been brought down from Greenville for igterment. SChautaugna 'May 2nd (L. 0. Balie, secretary\ of the chau tauqua association, has received a let. ter ff'tm the Redpath Chautauqua headquarters in Chicago, stating thai the season will open here moost prob ably this year on May 2nd. This ia several' weekse later than last year'a opeoning. Teachers to Meet In Columbia. The next annual meeting of tlfemStat< Teachers association will be held is C:olumibia, March %6th to 18th, accord ing to'.at announcement made 'by the org~nblatibn'a ~ eoretary. T 'ho local board ,fv trustoee bas. been requestel to girant a leave of-absence with pay t< theo teacher wfho to:e attend thl meeting, s 4sr AUTO ACi lDIENT SATlUR)AY Auto Collides with TelIiephone Pole oi North lilorper Street. Two Men In. .ilred. Three Others liaie Narroiv Escape. Two m%( len were painfuilfy hurt, and three others narrowly escaped Iijry Saturday wheni a Ford car, driven' by S,. IBlack, of Wat; lills, ran int( a tolephlone pole. The other occt. palts of the car were W. F. Gaston jSai Stonle, Jack COplin and John )Dar Iwll, all of Watts Mills. The par ty left Watts Alills Saturday loon to go hunting. Approaching a shar) curve in the road on North iar per street, the -ar skidded across th( roadway crashii-g into the telophone pole. As a result of the wreek, Dar ieIll rceeived injuries about the face an(l head, while Gaston had trwo ribs fractured. They were both treated by Dr. R. I. Walker and taken home. Tih car which was only recently purchased by Black, was found to he a complet( wveck. ADDRESSES ENDEAVORERS S. Wilkes Dendy Outlines Programi of Christian Endetvor Uion. A large congregation was present at .the First Presbyterian church last Sunday to hear 'R. 'Wilkes Dendy, field secrotary of the 'Christian Endeavoi L0xtension Committee. Mr. 'Dendy- in a well organized ad dress outlined the purposes of thc Christian Endeavor Union and ex plained their .program for the next bwc years. Incidentally he remarked that it was in Laurens in the First Presby terian church that he became convert ed about ten years ago. COi!TON MEErING FRIDAY Representative of South Caroilna Co. operative Cotton Associption to be Here. As annouvced in the last Issue of Ithis paper, 'Mr. Andrew Bramilett, dis trict oganizer of the South Carolina Co-operative Cotton association, is t< be In this county the latter- part of this week to organize the county foi the association. -Mr. Bramlett will held meetings at Gray Court at 11 o'clock Thursday nior'ing, at Clintor at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon and at Laurens Friday afternoon at 11 o'clock. 0 The meeting at 'L1aurens Friday Is expected to be a mammoth mass meet ing of. the entire county and a large number of farmers Is expected. RAID MADE BY RURAL POLICE Seventeen Gallons of Whiskey Found Said to be Brought Hero Fron1 Baniberg. A Ford 'automobile, a pistol and sev enteen gallons of whiskey were the re sult of a capture made Tuesday morn ing in which Andy Boyd, rural officei was the chief-figure. Shortly after eleven o'clock Tuesday the local police were notified by Officel Boyd over the phone that a Ford car was coming towards Laurens whie either had whiskey In it, or bad beer used for transporting whiskey earliel ein the day. A few minutes followini the call, the city 'police stopped a ca1 outside the court .house whiich uwas be ing driven by Tonm IDuncan, from thu Madden Station section. Although n< whiskey was found .in the car, Dunca1 was arrested for driving a car unde: the ifuence of 'whiskey. A listol was found and taken up 'by the .police. Ii the meantime, Officer B~oyd, who wai following closely behind Duncin's ca: when he stopped to phone -the, city po lice, came in town and advised C. I ,Owens, chief of rural police. what hi knew about Duncan and his allegei complicity In handling a large quan tity of whiskey earlier. 4ni the day Chief Owens, together with Offlceet Boyd and Ridgeway, left for the horn of Duncan and found -there sev-enteel gallons of whiskey. Walter Rowel ani IEd Duncan, a. brother of Tom, wqr arrested. It is alleged that 1Dd Dufn can, who lives in Bamberg, transport ed the Iwhiskey from Damberg to hi brother's house some time Tuesda; morning. TIoin Duncan has 'been released oa bond of $300.00, while his brother 1Dc and Walter Rowell are being held I: jail, Eleven Arrested for Gamibling A "sociable game of 2raps" in 'whic: eleven negroes .took part, was broke: up Suniday afternoon .by'Sheriff Reit assisted by Deputy Owings and Cit Policeman 'Wham. The negroes wer released after each put tip bond e Ten JM1nlas FItRST PJIIMAItY ('ounsiderale inerest In Primary -Elec. Ion to he Ield Next, ''uesdy. Tile iiear approach of the city pri mary election, to he held n(eXL ''ies day, has found interest inl the race to he Stea(ily increasing. The withdraw il of . 'Mi. Nov wood from the mayor alty race, as announced this week, has left three candidates for this ofilee, I Dr. 'W. 11. )ial, .John A. Franks and WV. Martin. 'T'here has been no change of this race are widely div*ergent. This week finds a new eandidato in the race for alderman in .\\rard 2, lr. L. W\. Martin havitig entered the early part of the week. Illis opponents are the i ncu mient, l). 11. Simpson, and E. W. Martin. There has )cen oin change in the li111- i'for other wards. The following is a list of the 101111g la)ices and the nmnagers to serve at each place: rard ! it.V 'Ilaill-anagers: .. F. 'olt, J. X. Tollison and .J. 1). Watts. Ward 2, Switzer's Store--anagers: Jeff 1). Sexton, .1. -11. Cunningham, Carl Roper.F Ward 3, Laurens CAlill Store-an- 0 agers: Jim Lewis, Walt Hellams, '' Horace Teague. Ward 4, Davis-Roper Store-lana gers: J. C. Vasson, John W. Fowler, John Switzer. Ward 5, Jones-Taylor Store-Man- a agers: T. P. Kendrick, R. F. Jones, Roy 13. Owings. C Ward 6, Power House-Managers: c E. W. Machen, James Clardy, T. -Mac Roper. b c WO3'IEN'S CLUB BANQUET Enjoyable Banquet at Laurens Hotel ;t Last Tuesday ElRvenhig. c< The Business 'Women's club enjoyed tI a baniuet at the Laurens Hotel on St. 1) Valentine's Eve. (d The five-course dinner was excel lently served and the whole scene b made delightful to the eye by timely t decorations." The center-piece, a tall $ silver loving-cup filled with red carna- a tions and greenery, was symbolic 'of p the good-fellowship and cameradetie .t existing between those gath9red about f4 the board. From this festoons of red f4 hearts looped to tall mahogany candle- C sticks bearing glowing red candles car ried the lines of good cheer to the ends a of0the long.table. Hand-painted place 11 cards and bonbonieres further empha- f, sized the general note of hearts united 1, in- a-common cause. Bebween courses, at the signal of the C ipostman's whistle valentines were de livered to each guest. In many cases b these were home-made both as to val entine and -the verses, administering a the compliment or friendly dig which a all enjoyed hearing read. Subdued f, laughter and chuckles of mirth mingled C with the strains of sweet music from a the victrola which all the while had a bedn lending its own particular air of a dignity as well as festivity to the oc casion. % With the ice cream, red hearts bear ing hints as to the future were served and aby some hap-pyt chanice these pre dictions seemed .to fall ,where they be longed as though Dan Cupid lurked somwher4, with his trusty bow and arrow, The halgy affair closed with a ris ing vote of thanks .to the committees whose endeavor had made the gather ing such a sig'nal sitecess. Potato Mee~lng Tuesday - (PMr. D). 1]. -Todd, in charge of the i potato storlage- warehouse, states that M r. Shiletto, a representative from Clerhson college,. will be at the warte house next Tuesday morning to dis cuss the planting and care of sweet potatoes -with farmers who are ,intor ested. 'It is a iwell known fact, said M~r. Todd, that sweet potatoes must be cultivated with considerable care if proper results are to be obtained. The Sobject of Mr. 'Shiletto's visit, he said, 'is to give farmers necessary informa tion to get best results frois sweet po- v tato culture. All farmers interested are invited to attend the meeting. Preaching at Gray Court lev. C. T. &quires (will fill his ap- I polntment at the Dorroh 'Presbyteriau I church, Gray Court, next Sunday af ternoon at 3 o'cloe~k. At Trinity.Ridge School "A .Kentucky 'Eell," a comedy-drama, will be given at Trinity~Idge school a uditorium Friday evening, Feb. 24, at: & o'clogk, Admission wijI ,be 10 and $5 cents, The public is cordially inl kited. GO[S TO S[ATE :inal Levy Left to Auditor and Treasurer ?URAL POLICE MAY BE REDUCED youy uilppl Hill Showls Total Ap. prOPIhtin of $i37,70:'.(;1 Wie sent o tlne Sennie for Consideratlonl. 8on1e Ie Wins mn1y 113 be Sl 'ikenI Oi in Senuat e. Tle county sutipply bill, as it ap (ared whlen it left the iands of the presen tatives of the (oilinty in tile >wer house to be passedt oil by the mate, is printed by Tle Advertiser rlow, having been furnisied this pa. er' by liolitresenltative C. AL. Babb, wh1o ,as in the city Aloiday. Air. Babb bated that an item of $500 for the est Room In the court house was the lily item which he could reegill as hav ig been left out of the printed report, [though this item is included in the Ill. The total appropriation for the year al aproximately $138,000, this being bout $30,000 more than the appropria on last year, which proved insuffi [ent by about $40,000 to meet the )unty's demandj. This deficit from LSt year Is to be taken care of by a nnd issue as recommended by the tizen meeting In the court house weral weeks ago. Mr. Babb stated that the delegation d endeavored to economize, but that had been deluged with requests from )mmitteos from various sections of to county for appropriations for imi rovements which these committees iclared were urgently needed. Among the additions to the supply ill this year will be noted the con ngent approipriation of $10;000 and 7,500 respectively for the Ora road nd the Saluda River -bridge on the roposed Calhoun highway; $1,000 for le county farm demonstrator, $500 )> the purchase and upkeep of a car >r the supervisor and $600 for the linton hospital. W. Babb stated that the bill of Sen Lor Goodwin to reduce the rural po co system from seven to lve Iwas in 'e conference and had not been final !.disposed of. Following is the supply bill of the )unty: Be it enacted by the General Assem ly of the state of South Carolina: Section 1. That a tax of ten (10) dillsuls hereby levied upon all the tax ble property .in the county of Laurens )r county purposes for the fiscal year ommencing January 1, 1922, for the mounts and for the purposes herein fter stated, respectiveW, that Is to 1y: tem 1. Roads and Bridges: ross country roads and con victs and maintenance,., of road working organiza tion, machinery and equip ment .. ....... ....,.$60,000.00 ~or payment of !Laurens 'County's part in the erec tion of a bridge across SA-~ luda River og, the Calhoun highway, if so mud4 . be necessary, prOvided~ (reezg wood county appr~prialps a lke amount for ealk pur Dose ...... . *.7. 10,000.00 taintenane of top-soIl 1'9d to Mountville and ' Cross. 'Hill; provided, thatlpifnh maintenance be entrgtpgt to private individualse that said npersen or persops shall enter into a qoatrAct wirth good and suffletent surety, specifying.s. be amount and kind of work to be done, and that said contract shall be prepared by 'the County attorney. .. 2,000.00 ro complete road between'i Lhaurens and ERnoree; pro vided, an equal amount 1s secured from Federal aid 7,500.00 temn 2. Salares 31erk of Codft.. ... ...... 400.00 theriff .... .... .......1,80000 )eputy 'Sheriff .-. . .....1,200.00 r'reasuror......... .... ....60.00 auditor .. ........ .....750.00 superintendent of 'Ed. .....1,500.00 liraveling Jixpenses of Su p~p'itendent 'of Education 300.00 Qttornby ......,..... .250.00 Provided, that the attorney be eleced b~y .the county (Continued on Page Six.)