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THE COUNTY RECORD.
In men whom men condemn as ill,
I find so much w>f goodness still;
In men whom MEN pronounce divine,
I find so much of sin and blot?
-1 hesitate to draw the line
Between the two?where God has not
THURSDAY. APR.13. 1916.
The Election Monday.
On next Monday, April 17, an
election will be held in Kingstrree.
To the voters of the community this
election is of far more vital importance
than any other which will
take place here during the year, hecause
its object is the betterment of
the Kingstree school, in which your
children are seeking an education,
therefore it is ultimately for the
benefit of your children. This being
rsio it liwnmps t.hp rlntv of pverv
voter next Monday to cast a ballot
in favor of an additional four mill
tax levy to maintain and raise the
standard of this all-important institution
. What is a few dollars and
cents compared to the educational
advantages of your child? There is
no comparison, and if you have the
welfare of your child at heart as you
certainly should have, not a man
will stop to figure out what his taxes
will be next year or the next, but
he will go to the polling place and
cast his ballot for the extra levy.
Who is the father in this community
that would do aught against the
upbuilding of this school, thereby
placing a stumbling block in the
way of his children's future welfare?
We believe every citizen in
the community is proud of the
Kingstree school and is willing to
pay liberally towards its maintenance.
Fellow citizens, show your
colors next Monday, the school
needs more money than it is getting
and your child should have the increased
advantages that the school
will be enabled to give it.
Clean Up Day,
V '
At a recent meeting of the Civic
club and Library association of the
town of Kingstree, the question of a
4'Clean Up" day was discussed,
adopted and recorded in the minutes
of the association which will
indicate to posterity that the ladies
of the town at this day and time
were doing their very best to make
it one of the cleanest and healthiest
towns in the land.
Tuesday, April 18, was designated
and set aside for a great work, a
work that may mean the prevention
of much sickness later on and possible
death. The day is to be
known as "Clean-up-day," when
every man, woman and child in
Kingstree will be expected to do
something towards carrying out the
surarestion the name imulies. if it is
onl) to pick up a piece of waste
QU the street or a tin can
thrown carelessly into a vacant lot.
Pick it up and put it where it can
be hauled away with other trash
that detracts from the cleanliness
and heauly of the town.
OijLthis same day, April 18, every
front'trnd back yard of every home
in the town as well as the back lot
of every business house in the town
should undergo a thorough over
I
hauling and touching up. We are
sure that the good housewives are
going to look after their end of this
work and we urge that the men!
folk do their part?like men.
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i Placing The Blame.
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i One of our exchanges remarks
jthat "much political capital is being
i made out of the fact that Governor
Manning signed the Laney-Odom
bill" and continues, "the act put
at least part of the blame on them."
Doubtless it is true that Manning
is being blamed. Those who are
opposing Manning will be ready
enough to lay the blame on his
shoulders. There is already a pretty
extensive parceling out of the
blame for this bit of law. McMaster
declares it was McLaurin and
his friends. McLaurin swears that
McMaster did it. Now Manning's
opponents are trying to shullle it off
on him.
The truth is that the Legislature
passed the bill by an overwhelming
majority in each house and it went
to the Governor as the expression of
the determination of the people of
the State to run the Southeastern
out of South Carolina. The Gov
ernor was, to use the expression of
the Greenville News, between the
devil and the deep blue sea. It was
a case of be damned if you do and
be damned if you don't. The Governor
preferred to take the people
at their word and let the people
rule.
Three square meals a day in
Kingstree are better than hard-tack
and bullets in Mexico.
Hunting Villa reminds us of the
Irishman and the flea, apologies to
the flea, however, for the comparison.
With, a salary of $670,000 a year,
Charley Chaplin is a living example
of the fact that even a fool strikes it
rich once in a while.
We hope there will be no delinquent
subscribers in heaven and we
have a hunch that the man who
reads a newspaper for several years
and then .refuses to pay for it will
never get above ground, unless he
uses a tlying machine.
Governor Manning has announced
that he will not sign the twoquart-a-month
liquor bill at this
time, preferring to let the gallon-amonth
law, passed in 1915 stand
for the present. This law excludes
beer entirely while the two-quart
act provides for a limited quantity
of this popular beverage. However,
we believe the Governor acted wisely
by not signing the new measure.
W J Bryan announces that he is a
candidate for delegate-at-large to the
St Louis national convention and
comes out flatly for the renomination
of Woodrow Wilson. He also
lets it be known that he is opposed
to Champ Clark or anything that
would aid in turning the Democratic
party over to Wall street, as if to
cov tlinf Mr ninrb-' was and st.ill is
Wall street's candidate for President.
The printing press lias made pres- i
idents, killed poets; made bustles
for beauties and punished genius
with criticism. It has curtailed the
power of kings, converted bankers i
into paupers and graced pantry
shelves. It has made paupers college
presidents, it has educated the '
poor and robbed the philosopher of
his reason; it smiles, cries, dies, hut
it can't be run to suit everybody,
and the man who tries will soon be
o eiihiopt fnr flip lnn:?tip asvlum.
?Gafney Ledger.
Mr C B Huiet, a prominent business
man of Charleston, died suddenly
in Atlanta last Tuesday.
WOMAN 81 YEARS OLD
Made Strong By Vinol
Greenville, S. C.,?"I want others to i
know of the great benefit I have de- ,
rived from Vinol. I am 81 years old j
and Vinol has given me strength, a ;
healthy appetite and overcame nervousness.
It is the best tonic reconstructor
I ever used. " ? Mrs. M. A.
Hutchison.
Vinol is a delicious cod liver and
iron tonic without oil, guaranteed to
overcome run down, weak, devitalized
conditions and for chronic coughs
and colds.
Scott Drug Co, Kingstree, SC.
FIELD DAY DECLARED
TO BE BIG SUCCESS,
WILLIAMSBURG SCHOOLS MAKE
SPLENDID SHOWING IN LITERARY
AND ATHLETIC WORK.
Field day exercises of the Williamsburg
schools opened Friday night at
the auditorium of the Kingstree
UinrK onrl flt-orJnrJ a/thns.1 vi? 11h on in.
XXI IS II BUU UIBUV.U UWIlVUt TT 1 VII UU 111
teresting programme, in which a
number of contestants took part.
Despite the very inclement weather
the large hall was filled with
anxious pupils, patrons and friends
of the various schools that entered
the numerous contests. The programme
embraced only the oratorical
features of the exercises and
each contestant deported him or herself
in a highly creditable manner.
The judges, after considerable deliberation,
decided in favor of Miss
Louise Snow, of Union school at
Rome, as the young lady entitled to
first prize, and Miss Hazel Green, of
Greelyville, was awarded second
prize. The young men winning first
and second prizes were Winifred
Godwin, Union school, and David
Brown, Indiantown school. This
contest was confined to pupils from
schools having more than four teachers.
The prize winners representing
schools having four teachers and
less were Clarice Huggins, Old Johnsonville,
first prize; Alice Rich, Lane,
second; Nathan Schriberg, Lane,
first, and Lewis Robinson, Cades,
second. Messrs D R Rizer, Manning;
White Watson, Andrews, and
Miss Cooner of Dillon were in attendance
and acted as judges.
Friday evening's exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev.P S McChesney,
followed with brief addresses
by Prof Swittenberg, of the
Kingstree school, and Superintendent
of Education J G McCullough,
Excellent music was furnished by
Misses Thorn, Sturgis, Phillips, Jones
and Blakely, which feature of the
programme was enjoyed exceedingly
by all present.
The literary exercises of the elementary
grades were held Saturday
morning at the school house arJ
were attended by a large number
of visitors considering the threatening
condition of the weather, which
doubtless kept a great many others
from attending.
But despite the apparently unsettled
condition of the elements, pupils
and teachers from twentyfive
schools were present in time to
take part in the programme of contests
that had been outlined by Superintendent
McCullough. The exercises
at the school house were concluded
about noon, when pupils from
fourteen schools then fell into line
and marched to the court house, the
parade being made up of pupils
from the following schools and
marched in the order here named:
Johnsonville, Wayside, Earles, Trio,
Indiantown, Mulberry, Boyd, Santee,
McClary, Central, Old Johnsonville,
Cades, Retreat, Hemingway.
The parade made a good showing,
and upon arrival at the court house
was dismissed. A recess was taken
until 2:30 p. m., the time set for the
beginning of the athletic events at
the fair grounds.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CONTEST?DECLAMATION
AND RECITATION.
Above 4 Teachers?Girls: Jennie McCutchen,
Indiantown, 1st; Hallie VentllAmmmnou
O/l Pntro Vivml Pod
CIS) IICUIIII5 TfCkJy MUl a T 14 git
dy. Johnsonville, 1st; Rufus Cribb, Union,
2d.
2 to 4 Teachers?Boys: JackMcRoy,
Lanes, 1st Girls: Evelyn Montgomery,
Mulberry. 1st; Thelma Turner, Lanes.
2d.
One-Teacher?Boys: Earnest Bradshaw,
Santee, 1st Girls: Grace Blackwell,
Boyd, 1st
SPELLING.
Above 4 Teachers?Class A?Louise
Geddings, Greelyville; Class B, Eva
Tanner; Class C.Wilma Poston, both of
Johnsonville. All winners in this examination
received first prizes.
2 to 4 Teachers?Class A. Sadie Lewis.
Mulberry; Class B, Sadie Springs;
Class C, Iva Cox, both of Old Johnsonville.
One Teacher?Class A, Carry Blackwell,
Boyd; Class B, Willa Williamson,
Spring Bank; Class C, Louise Hogan,
Santee.
COMPOSITION.
Class A?Lillian Donnelly, Lanes, 1st;
Lucille Rollins, Johnsonville, 2d; Young
Haselden, Cades, 3d.
Class B?Albert May Eaddy, Johnsoriville,
1st; Mabel Rembert Cedar
Swamp, 2d; Sallie Wilson, Union, 3d.
Class C?Steve McCullough, Cedar
Swamp, 1st; Detton Clarkson, Heinemann,
2d; Frances Lesesne, Santee, 3d.
READING.
Above 4 Teachers?Class A: Ellen
Hemingway. Hemingway, 1st; Bessie
McCutchen, Indiantown, 2d. Class B:
Catherine Varner. Union, 1st; Jennie
McCutchen, Indiantown, 2d. Class C:
Wista Haselden, Hemingway, 1st.
2 to 4 Teachers?Mabel Tyler, Cedar
Swamp, 1st; Harold Anderson, Lanes,2d.
Class B: Sallie Esler.Mulberry,1st; Clinton
Cockfield, Old Johnsonville, 2d.
Class C: Rebecca Hanna, Cedar Swamp,
2d.
One Teacher?Class A: John Clarkson.
Heinemann, 1st; Dallas Rodgers,
McClary,2d. Class B: llaynesworth Lesesne,
Santee, 1st; Edward O'Bryan,
Heinemann, 2d. Class C?Ruby Joye,
Mouzon.lst; MayClarkson, Heinemann,
2d.
POINTS MADE BY SCHOOLS.
Fifteen points for first and 7points
for second place in high school oratorift
cal and expression contest; in all other
cases 5 points allowed for first place,
3 for second and 1 for third.
Saturday's weather was not very
propitious for out uoor sports, it
I being: cloudy and chilly and the
| ground a hit soft from the steady
rain of the prec.'dinj,' d.-.y. Notwithstanding
these conditions, however.
the contestants were on hand
and entered into the exercises with
abundant enthusiasm while upwards
of a thousand spectators watched their
performances with keen and unabating
interest.
TL. _ . L-1 ' : . L 4-U ,
me uuiieuc prugranifiu*, wiui uutnames
of the winners in each contest,
is given below:
HIGH SCHOOL.
100 yd dash?K Johnson, Nesmith,
1st, time, 12 seconds; C Prosser, Johnsonville,
2nd; E Huggins. Hemingway,
3d.
220 yd dash?K Johnson. Nesmith,
1st, time, 27.2 seconds; C Prosser, Johnsonville.
2nd.
440 yd dash ? W McCullough, Cedar
Swamp, 1st, time, 71 seconds; Z Fulmore,
Cades 2nd, C Prosser, Johnsonville.
3d.
120 yd hurdle?E Cribb, Hemingway,
1st, time. 20.4 seconds; C Prosser, Johnsonville,
2nd; II Haselden, Cades, 3d.
Half mile relay?Hemingway, 1st;
Cades. 2nd.
Shot put?K Johnson, Nesmith, 1st,
39 ft 11 in. State record; B Cribb, Hemingway;
2nd, 37 ft 8 in, State record;
W McCullough, Cedar Swamp, 3d.
Pole vault?E Huggins, Hemingway,
1st, 96 in; K Johnson, Nesmith, 2nd, F
Rhem, Union, 3d. tied.
Broad jump?K Johnson, Nesmith, ?
1st, 17 ft; B Huggins, Hemingway, 2nd,
16 ft 11 in; Williams, Union, 3d, 16 ft.
High jump?E Cribb, Hemingway, j
1st, 56 in; V Epps, Cades, 2nd; K Johnson,
Nesmith, 3d.
Baseball throw-K Johnson, Nesmith,
1st. 333 ft; Cribb, Hemingway, 2nd; W
McCullough, Cedar Swamp, 3d.
POINTS WON BY SCHOOLS.
1. Hemingway 30
2. Nesmith 28
3. Johnsonville 10
4. Cades 10
5. Cedar Swamp 7
6. Union 3
88 points.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
50 yd dash?W DuRant, Hemingway,
1st, 6.4 seconds; J Wheeler, Earles, 2nd;
C Boyd, Boyd, 3d.
100 yd dash?D DuRant, Hemingway,
1st, 11.6 seconds; M Mouzon, Mouzon,
2nd; C Boyd, Boyd, 3d.
220 yd dash?D Cribb, Hemingway,
1st, 30,4 seconds; M Mouzon, Mouzon,
2nd; Haddock, Cedar Swamp, 3d.
440 yd dash?E Cannon, Hemingway,
1st. 72 seconds; C Camlin, Earles, 2nd.
120 yd hurdle? VV DuRant, Hemingway,
1st, 20 sec; H Camlin, Earles, 2d.
Broad jump-D Cribb, Hemingway,
1st, 16 ft; J Wheeler, Earles, 2nd,
15 ft 11 in.
Half mile relay?Hemingway 1st,
Cedar Swamp 2nd.
baseball throw?W DuRant, Heming- j
way, 1st; D Brown, Cedar Swamp, 2nd;
Edwards, Indiantown, 3d.
High Jump?R Eaddy, Hemingway, .
1st, 58 in; C Camlin, Earles, 2nd, 54 in;
M Tyler, Cedar Swamp, 3d.
POINTS WON BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
1. Hemingway 45
2. Earles 15
3. Cedar Swamp 8
4. Mouzon 6
5. Boyd 2
6. Indiantown 1
77 points.
GIRLS.
Apple race?Mabel Rembert, Cedar
Swamp, 1st; Verna Ard, Old Johnsonville,
2nd; Lottie Snowden, Indiantown,
3d.
50 yd dash? Dorothy Daniel, Indiantown,
1st, 7.4 seconds; Rebecca Hanna,
Cedar Swamp, 2nd; Sue Blackwell,
Boyd, 2d.
Baseball throw?Blondel Cockfield,
Venters, 1st, 135 ft 8 in- Eva Gamble,
Indiantown, 2nd, 134 ft; Edith Lambert,
Hemingway, 3d.
BY SCHOOLS.
1. Indiantown 9
2. Cedar Swamp 8
3. Venters 5
4. Old Johnsonville 3
5. Hemingway 1
9. Boyd 1
27 points.
ABOVE 4 TEACHERS.
school. p?" j l**'* af1 t"?r
radc r?ry letic Ul
Hemingway J 11 14 76 90
Union -| 39 3 42
Johnsonviile_ J 231 10 33
Indiantown j 18.5' 10 28.5
n I 1 10 R I 19 K
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It will be noted from the above that
Hemingway won the greatest number
of points and was accordingly declared
winner of the first prize.
TWO-FOUR TEACHER SCHOOLS.
P?- i Lite lAth ! To
SCHOOL. ude tary letic ' Ul
Mulberry 5 15 20
Cedar Swamp j 18 23 41
Cades. 1 8.5 10 18.5
Earle 1 15 15
Lanes 38.5 38.5
Old Johnsonville I 28 8 36
Nesmith L... 29 29
ONE-TEACHER SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL. Lite ' Ath To
| tsry letic Ul
San tee 16 16
Heinemann 17 17
Boyd 10 3 13
McClary 3 3
Spring Bank 5 5
Mouzon 5 3 i 8
Central 3' 3 6
NOTES.
Five schools having more than 4 teachers,
eleven schools naving from 2 to 4
teachers and nine one-teacher schools,
twenty-five in all, were represented in
the exercises here Kriaay nignt ana j
Saturday.
Medals will be awarded the winners '
in the high school oratorical and expres- j
sion contest.
Banners will be awarded Hemingway.
Cedar Swamp and Heinemann schools
for having won the greatest number of
points in their class.
I
Mrs William Stokes, widow of the,
late Gen William Stokes of Early]
Branch, Hampton county, and moth- j
er of Rev Peter Stokes, presiding
elder of the Florence district, died
Sunday night at her home in Birm-,
ingham, Ala. Age seventy-nine years.'
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