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2Thr iSnutttg Sworb. KINQSTREE. S. C. W. F. TOLLEY & R.K.WALLACE Publishers. THURSDAY. JAN. 25.1917. Issue Bonds for Better Roads. There is no more momentous question before our people today, nor one that so .'itally affects their p - J interest, as the question 01 gooa roads, and from every section of the State w.e hear of efforts being put forth for the betterment of road conditions. In 1916 Anderson and Greenville counties bonded their resp< ctive counties for this purpose. The people of Spartanburg county are agitating the question of landing their county for a large amount for road construction. Shall our county follow the progressive movement or content itself by remaining in the non-progressive class? Let us seriously ask ourselves why is it that we have to spend year after year from twenty to twent}"-five thousand dollars on the same roads and still these roads show nodecided improvement? Why is it that we can't build a road that will stand a year's travel without having to be practically rebuilt? There is only one answer so far as we see; that is, we will have to issue bonds for the*con-J struction of roads, and a sufficiently additional amount to employ an expert road builder to take charge of the working force. This is a day of specializing, and the building of roads, which are to be of a permanent character, calls for the services of an expert, a man experienced in that line of work. Some years ago Williamsburg county spent in the thousands of dollars for a traction engine and other road working machinery. What has become of this road work-i inu namnhernalia? We don't hear *"? of it being in use. No, but one passing along the road east of town | will notice just before he gets to] the cemetery, a large traction engine and other machinery in a vacant lot, left there to rust and ruin. Is it not time for us of Williamsburg county to have passed the experi- ( af aVtoll ipo on nn arvnr]- I nicuwii vi OUUIA n v VM ? ~ng money buying machinery and tools that those in charge of our road building can't or won't use? In the past ten years we have 3pent something over two hundred thousand dollars on our roads. Do they show it today? No! On the other hand, farmers from every section of the county coming into town complain that the roads are in an almost impassable condition. Is it not high time for us to rem- j * edy this condition, and not go on K* 1 continually in the same old rut, spending thousands and thousands of dollars year after year without attaining any permanent resultsat all? There is no one thing that will enhance the value of real estate in the county more than good roads. The first thing a prospective settler wants to know about is the church and school facilities and what kind of roads you have. Let us then move forward in the line of progress; let'8 bond the county, employ an expert road builder and build our roads so that they will stay built. "Put Up or Shut Up." ? * . L The County Record does not dclieve in consi^ming time and space in "hot air," nor does it engage in the imaginary construction of air castles. On the other hand it always has been and will continue to be its policy to advocate anything wo holipve to be of benefit to Uiav *?v i>/v4.v. ? the town or county and along this line we liave no special hobby nor are we tied to any particular idol. Just now the question of establish jug a cannery in Kingstree is l>einj agitated for, perhaps, the eleventl time, and interest seems-to have he come loused to such an extent tha Tome of our citizens are ready, am willirwr t<> subscribe to the eanita "" O stock of the enterprise. There is no douht in our mind a to the benefits to l>e derived from ; cannery in a community like ours the very garden spot of the South where all kinds of vegetables can b raised in abundance at a normally small cost. With a cannery in op eration here during the summer i would encourage our farmers, anc especially the boys and girls wh< live on the farm, to raise vegetable: and fruit for sale to the cannery anc in a short time, say the second sea son, we believe the establishmen' would be working overtime, anc would afford a profitable market foi all kinds of truck. During the first season of opera tion we would suggest only the can ning of peas, string beans, okra corn and tomatoes, and it might bt well to add sweet potatoes as a product for fall canning. Additional varieties, such as beets, lima beans, peppers and fruits, could l>e undertaken later. But the first and important thinj to be done is to get the money together for the establishment of the | enterprise. Say that we want tc start with a capital of 82,500, then we could divide this into fifty or one hundred shares of either $50.0C or 82">.00 each, one half the value of the shares subscribed to he paid for at once, so that the plant could be established and gotten into working order without delay. The balance, or other half, should be paid in bv June 1 to provide a working capital. As the necessary equipment for a cannery is small, we believe 82,500 would set on foot an (hot wmiiI/1 nrnw si ^ilbVi pilCV ViJUv ?f vv?av? V ' V V. W? ing to the citizens of the community and surrounding country. Let's try it. Who will take stock in a canning factory to be established arid put in operation at Kingstree this summer? This is not a'' hot air" matter, but a case of "put up or shut up," and in a short while The Itecord is going to know definitely whether those who talk "cannery" with a lavish I tongue are really in earnest, and willing to go into their pockets and j planktdown the dollars, or not. Gat i and "hot air" are not constructive agencies. Money is! Only a Plant. If a real wide-awake, progress iv< stranger were to happen to come into Kingstree and sat down to eal his breakfast by lamplight in a dining room equipped with electrical fixtures, his first Question would be, "What's the matter,haven't you ar electrical plant?" The inevitable answer would be, "Yes, we have a plant with current to sell, but foi some reason, either real or imaginiary,it won't give us a chance to buy it, and we are left in darkness al 7 a. in." We are told that a certain family in town had to have early breakfast a few mornings ago, so that some visiting guest could get off on train -SO,which is due here at 7:3U. \\ hile the family tyid their guest were in the midst of the early meal the current was cut off. There was one wax candle in the house,'and of course a nocturnal search had to he madelfor this ante bellum device before the meal could proceed. It isn't everybody in Kingstree who would prefer electric lights in his home, who cares to breakfast as late as 8 o'clock these mornings, yet we believe a majority of them would be glad to have, and willing to pay for, current up to that hour. Yes, Kingstree has a plant, one that doesn't seem inclined to grow. Colleton county is bonding for better roads, and the Federal Government is sending an expert road engineer there io render valuable service to her citizens. Williamsburg might vote a bond issue for the same purpose to the ultimate profit and pleasure of her citizens. The Charleston American has increased its capital stock from $50,00 to $100,000. J PRIZES OFFERED 5| 1 School Improvement Assocla- j lions of Williamsburg. 1 Teachers in this county who have 1 Improvement associations in their | 1 schools are earnestly requested to ;send me their reports at the end of j each month, so that I can make a ^ complete report of them. All the lo1 cal associations may obtain report , blanks,score cards, etc,by writing to J , me. All the schools competing for e prizes will please write to me at once. I trust that every association ' will make an effort to win at least * one of the prizes offered, a list of t which follows: 1 1. Twenty-five prizes of forty dol) lars each to be awarded to individual schools making the greatest im* provement during the time between ' January 1,1916, and March 1, 1917. - Each school competing for this prize t must file its application along with I the official prize score card. The School Improvement score card must r be signed by a representative of the local association,by a member of the - local board of trustees and approved . by the County Superintendentof Education. Photographs of new build' ings are usually helpful to the com; mittee in determining prize winning * schools. Incorporated towns with a 1 A A A f a f Ko 1 pupliiauun Ui 1VV, auviuiii^ ww WKV census of 1910, are not eligible to compete. 2 One prize of ten dollars to the local association in each county raising from outside sources and depos. iting with the County Treasurer the . largest amount of money. The forty-five prizes given in this class are intended to stimulate local school 1 improvement work in each of the ' forty-five counties. I 3. One prize of five dollars to each , local association sending in twelve reports to the County Organizer for twelve regular monthly meetings be- | tween March 1, 1916, and March 1, I 1 1917. These reports must be signed F by the president of the local School I , Improvement association and ap- p proved by the County Organizer. | 4. Five county prizes. Two first I prizes of twenty-five dollars each ? and three second prizes of fifteen I dollars each will be given to tne nve r counties reporting the largest per- | centage of active local School Im- I provement associations in the rural i ! schools of the county. This report ) . must be signed by the County Or- J I granizer and approved by the Coun- I , ty Superintendent of Education. f 5. A certificate of award will be | given to each school district adopt- I ing compulsory school attendance through the initiative and co-operar tion of the local School Improvement association. It is hoped that the list I of these districts will constitute a 1 roll of honor of the progressive districts of the State favoring compull sory attendance. All renorts must be sent to the ; County Organizer. For any literature or applications for prizes, write Mrs Mattie Williams, County Organizer, Greelyville, S C. ; Notice to Teachers. I Dear Teacher: A meeting of the teachers of the county will be held in the court house at 11:30 a m, Saturday, Feb. ruary 3, for the purpose of formi ing plans for our annual field day. . You are earnestly requested to atl tend this meeting. Yours very truly, J G McCullough. j Kingstree, S C, January 22. <' Measles is still prevalent among the children of both this town and county. Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed' for sale, $1.50 per bushel. Highest i! prices paid for Furs. S S Aron? son, Lanes, S C. l-18-4t ! j Bethlehem's Bid on Shells for the United States Nary To the American Peopk: | The Secretary of the Navy has awarded contracts amounting to over $3,000,000 1 to a British bidder for 14 and 16-inch projectiles for the Navy because of very ' much lower prices offered by the English ! bidders. i We know nothing of the basis upon which , the British bids were made, but the pubI he is entitled to know the facts upon ' which we ourselves bid for this work. I Two years ago we took contracts I to make 4,200 14-inch shells at a price of $1,515,000. Up to now not u single shell has been acj eepted by the Government, although we have expended, in wages, materials, etc., en these orders $522,881, and we have not received a SINGLE DOLLAR on I Umk contracts. Id addition, a hteraJ lalerpsetatioa of the contract might make as babie tot paaaltiaa amounting to $671,016. la the light of our experience, and bar* Ingno other basis, we bid for 16-inch abells approximately the same rate per pound as that which the Nary Department actually awarded a 14-tnch shell contract one year ago. Bethlehem Steel Company \ CBA8. M. SCHWAB. Chairman UOENEG GRACE, Pramdaai x * a 3 Go Anjrw * t * V H v a \ ^ * " 8 jL Train, Trolle; fj can go anyv 3 ai It weighs but handled in traveli 3 and round reed b< ^ stylish. As a general utility several different models tc N larger Baby Carriages. S( tion of a Baby Carriage. __ ,?i The superior styl< ^ Carriages wil J Kingstret Ieeeeeei llThp Kin<rch J, AAV I \ Has J A large ship Dresses in Si in all the leadi from $10.00 tc Also a Ladies in th Til a Ifimnrctv 1 lie lllllgou v The S *-'n ?XXXX?X-X3 rkofa Vl/ifli f llvl V/ ?! JLUJ }IG y or Automob yhere with your nd this Gig. ; 16 pounds and is \ ng. Has steel run Ddy. It is strong, d Carriag e this Gig has no ec > show you, and also a complel >e our line beiore you maKe y i and durability of 1 commend themseb our judgment. i Furniture T?T?T'T?T?T"1 *ee Dry Gc ust Receiv< >ment of Ladies' Iks, Poplins and ! ng shades, ranging i ) $20.00. . big assortment of Shirt W ai e newest designs. ee Dry Gi itore of Quality HEEEG5 * , Thb a, w I I iile?You ' Baby S rery easily M ming gear n v?n onrl uiam^ ctuvt w H jual. We have te assortment of ^ our final selecOur Baby ^ ires to r 0 * Co. * ' sd Spring Serges, n price LStS I * )ods Co. ====#' ? jiteaL . ? - -*