The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 31, 1917, Image 4
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TELEPHONE NO. 83
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One copy, six months 75
One copy, three months 50
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Thursday, May 31* 1917.
"Buy a Liberty Bond."
This is the cry of the nation just
bow. It is the slogan of the various
departments of the national govern-'
ment and is carried to all corners of
the continent on official documents
through the mails.
On all letters coming from official
Washington may be noted in the
right hand corner of the envelope
and forming a part of the cancellation
device these words: "Do your
bit, buy a Liberty Bond. Inquire at
any bank or postoffice."
Many of us doubtless deeply refret
that financial straits bar us from
becoming a "Liberty Bond owner,"
though our patriotism to the cause
lor which the bonds are issued is
and will remain unshaken and unquestioned.
On the other hand there
are hundreds of citizens?men of
means, whose forefathers helped to
iffht the battles of their loved country?men
who have not volunteer
M lor active service iu nuy uiou^u
f the war,and are beyond the reach
f the conscription act. They have
money in the banks, or perhaps hid
away in some outlandish place for
safe keeping: or speculative purposes,
at eight, ten, or even a larger interest
per centum, if it be possible to
obtain such. May this national call i
appeal to such men and arouse their!
patriotism to a point where they will
be willing to let loose at least a small
portion of their wealth at a sacrifice
of the difference in the interest rates
of eight or ten cents, and the three
and one-half cents, which these Liberty
Bonds carry.
The three Kingstree hanks, as
well as the postoffice, are selling
.
agents for the government, and will
not only sell you a Liberty Bond for
any amount you may stipulate, but
will issue you a bond on an easy, or
installment plan as is set forth in
advortiaompnts in this DaDer.
It you have money,there is no better
way of showing your patriotism
than by investing in a Liberty Bond,
, ' thereby helping yoUr country to car- 1
ry on successfully its part in the 1
great struggle it has undertaken for
the freedom of the world against the
ebnaxious taint of Kaiserism.
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How Will YOU Be Rated? j
In this paper win oe iouna an aa- ]
vertisement by the Merchants Mer- ,
cantile Agency of Pittsbbrg, Pa, 1
publishers of The Credit Experience
Guide. The agency is represented in
this section by Messrs L T Henderson
and W D Gasque as local organisers.
Every merchant and profes- ,
aon&l man in this town and county
will be called upon and his member- j
ahip solicited, also a complete list of
his customers or clients 3nd a report j
aatohow they pay their bills?then !
the names of these customers,clients
or subscribers will be published in i
The Credit Experience Guide, and I
apposite every man's name will be
found a record as to how he pays his 1
debts, etc.
The object of this work is to protect
merchants and business men
against people who are "slow pay,"
"poor pay" or "no pay." For instance.
if Tim Jones goes to a mershant,
druggist or any other business
man who is a member of the
association and seeks credit the meraham
or druggist will first look for
Tim Jones' name in the credit
guide to see how he is rated by
those he has previously dealt with.
If an X appears after Jones' name
he'll have a hard road to travel before
he gets further credit.
A person's good name, a name
tint stands for honesty and fair
dealing toward all men is the most
valuable asset that any man can possess,
therefore every selfrest>ecting
man prefers a good rating in a book
.of the class to which the Credit
Guide belongs and in the relm it
serves.
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The mad dog has made its annual
appearance on our streets and al-.
ready several have been shot here
by the police. If you value your
canine, better keep him shut up or j
a good muzzle fastened to the busi- j
ness end of him during hot weather, i
It is gratifying to know that local
dealers are finding numerous purchasers
for improved harvesting machinery
in this section. When a farmer
puts his money in a reaper or a
binder it is pretty well understood
that he intends to raise something
besides cotton and tobacco. It looks
now as if old Williamsburg may yet
become a grain-producing county.
Why do some of our citizens allow
their cows to run at large when
they know it is in violation of a
town ordinance, not to speak of the
annoyance and expanse it so frequently
causes neighbors who have
lawns and gardens to protect? It
looks like down right, unadulterated
meanness on the part of any person
or persons who will suffer cows
or chickens to run at large in utter
disregard of their neighbors welfare.
In many instances owners
mean to have their cows staked and
in charge of a boy, but unfortunately
the boy often forgets all about his
charge and goes off fishing or frollicking,
allowing the quadruped to
commit such depredations as may
suit her unreasonable instincts or insatiable
appetite. Young trees, corn
and bean vines are sure to suffer if
they are within reach, stake or no
stake.
The chairman of each group of
the State Bankers' association has
been appointed special Liberty Bond
chairman for his group. Among the
local chairmen are the following:
Kingstree, E C Epps; Hemingway,
Dr W C Hemingway; Greelyville, C
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t. Kegister; jonnsonvme, u j noilins;
Cades, Tbos Wilson; Lake City,
T J Cottingham; Scranton, J M Parker.
Jr; Branchville, L H Fairey.
Edison Says Buy Liberty Bonds.
New York. May 29:?Thomas A
Edison today spared a few minutes
from his laboratory tasks to tell
Americans what he believes their
duties are in this war. The citizen
who buys a liberty bond, he said,
pays the first premium on an insurance
policy against the death of democracy.
"One thing is sure," the inventor
declared,"the minimum service any
of us can render America and the
democracy of the whole world is to
buy liberty bonds. The loan should
not only be fully subscribed,it should
be oversubscribed. No government
in the history of the world ever asked
money for a nobler purpose. To
buy a bond is to pay the first premium
on an insurance policy against
the death of democracy,against bru- 1
tal Prussian militarism, against future
wars with their resultant deaths
and sorrows and horrors."
nan aamatfea crops in tne vicinity
jf Hartsville Thursday.
Hailstones an inch in diameter fell
in Georgetown Monday. >
Extensive improvements in the
Port Royal naval station will be made
shortly.
G A Williamson,a Mullins farmer,
sold UO bales of cotton at 21 cents a
pound, a total of $15,000.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co of
Charleston will erect a peanut mill ,
at Suffoik,Va,to cost about $50,000.
Hon J W Ragsdale has been in
vited to address the citizens of Bennettsville
next Tuesday, registration
day.
Miss Agnes Ravenel has resigned
as field secretary and elementary superintendent
of the South Carolina
Sunday-school association.
Fire,supposed to he caused from a
cigarette thrown by a boy into cotton,did
$lf?,000 to the largest cotton
mill in Newberry Thursday.
"physical" training
teachers in demand i
Young Men and Women, about to be j
! graduated from High School should
< consider this healthful, useful, dig- j
nifled and profitable profession.
By recent legislation Physical train- i
lng is made obligatory in every j
school in New York and New Jer- |
sey Penn., North and South Carolina
have bills pending.
Send for Catalog of the only school
of physical education chartered by
the University of the State of New
York (Under the Regent$)
THE SAVAGE SCHOOL rOR
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
310 Wm.t S9ti S*r?'t Ntw York City I
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STATE AID FOR
OUR SCHOOLS.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION BY WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTY SUPERIN- !
TENDENT OF FDUCATION.
Editor County Record:
During the present year the
schools of our county have received I
State aid under the heads, "High I
School," "Rural Graded School,"
"Term Extension," "Equalizing"
and "Building," The table below will
show that of the 54 school districts
in the county, *5 have benefited in
some fornr. or other from legislative
appropriations. The Term Extension
act is the oldest and applies principally
to small schools. To receive aid
under this act a district must levy
for schools not less than 2 mills. The
Rural Graded School act requires a
levy of at least 4 mills. These two
sources of Stace aid are fairly well
understood. The most far-reaching
and recent legislation is an act providing
an "equalizing fund" for the
State Board of Education. The most
STATE AID RECEIVED FOR S<
SCHOOL &., R;
Heinemann, No. 2
Suttons, No. 4
Anderson, No. 5
Sumter, No. 6
King, No. 7
Turkey, No. 8
Indian, No. 11 $
Hemingway, No 12 $440 00 ..
Muddy Creek, No. 13 $
Workman, No. 14
Johnsonville, No. 15 $
Kingstree, No. 16 $500 00 ..
Shaw, No/ 18
Hebron; No. 19 $
Greelyville, No. 22 $
Venters, No. 23 $
Wilson, No. 24
Cades. No. 25 $
Hey ward, No. 27 $
Cedar Swamp, No. 28' $
Pergamos, No. 29 $!
Rough Branch, No. 31
Lanes, No. 34
Earle, No. 36 *
Nesmith, No. 37 $
Cantley, No. 38 >
Aimwell, No. 39 $!
Trio, No. 41 g
Vox, No 42 $!
Spring Bank, No. 43
Marion Branch. No. 45
Wee Nee, No. 46 \. ..
Retreat, No. 48 -
Belsers X Roads, No. 47
Carlisle, No. 49
Mulberry, No. 50
Johnson Swamp, No. 52
Bethel, No. 53
Singletery, No 54
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Black River, No. 56
McClary, No. 57
Mt Vernon, No. 58
Wittee, No. 59 $1
Piney Forest, No. 61
News of Leo Neighborhood.
Leo, May 30:?A very successful
protracted meeting has been held at
Prospect church, beginning Sunday,
20th inst. The pa9tor, Rev W P
Way, was assisted by Rev M F Duke
of TurbeviHe. Twenty-six members
were added to the church. The
Brood effectsof this meeting will loner
be felt.
We are sorry to report that Katherine.
the little daughter of Mr and
Mrs R Leo Carter, has been ill for
several days, but are prlad to say she
is now improving. She and her mother
are visiting the latter's parents at
Elliott.
Mr Wm J Brown, who taught at
Antreville the past year, is spending
the summer here with his parents.
He made the trip in his auto. He
has accepted the position of instructor
of mathematics in Anderson
High school for the coming year and
will report for duty early in Septem
ber.
Miss Freda Carter spent a few
days last week with Mrs Davis Hanna
at Vox.
Crops are looking fine now, the
stand being the best we have seen in
this section for a number of years.
We are glad to report that the lit+
/lonrrkfur nf Mr Qml M TQ OllVPl*
tic uau^iu^i W4 UAl M??vt M?aw
Eaddy is convalescing from a spell
of typhoid fever.
Mr Walter Poston has invested in
a new auto, which he and family are
greatly enjoying.
Miss Marie Graham, of the Single
section, is visiting Miss Vedo Brown.
Mrs R B Jonnson, who has been
spending a few days at Rome with
her son, Dr L B Johnson,has returned
home.
Hon J Davis Carter and Mr Walter
Poston have been appointed registrars
for this precinct. All men
between the ages of 21 and 30 are
required to register for federal service,
and we hope all our young men
will show their bravery by registering
promptly. The registrar is 55
years old but will register if needed.
Hon J Davis Carter and Messrs
Walter Poston, S Atkisson and Wm
J Brown made a business trip to
Florence Thursday of last week.
A much needed rain fell here
Monday.
The trustees of Leo Graded school
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of our large country schools find it
impossible to pay a good corps of
teachers for seven or eight months,
even when they levy the highest
school tax the law allows?8 mills.
By this act the State steps in and
j guarantees a seven-months term
1 from the equalizing fund and allows
one teacher to every 25 pupils, provided
the district carries the 8-mill
j limit of school taxes. It will be seen
that, under this act, the teaching
force in a unmber of over-graded
schools can be increased, and the
many nnanciai worries ui uur trustees
relieved, if they will only take
advantage of the provisions of the
act. Knowing the cramped condition
of our best schools as I do, it would
I seem criminal if an opportunity to
! put these schools in an easy financial
1 condition, mostly at the State's expense,
is neglected. The State Superintendent
of Education asks me to
emphasize the fact that after this
year the benefits of the Equalizing
fund will apply only to those schools
that levy 8 mills for school support.
J G McCullough,
Supt Education W'msburg County.
DHOOLS THE PRESENT YEAR.
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trades Fund 1 aeons
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have the plan9 and are ready for
bids for the erection of a modern
school building.
Mrs A A Brown has returned from
a short visit to her daughter, Mrs J
E "Hemingway, at Hemingway.
Dots from Dicky.Swamp.
Salters, R F D 1, May 28:?A nice
rain fell here today '
Rev and Mrs G C Vause and their
six children of Cowards attended the
commencement exercises of Mulberry
school Friday night. Mr Vaus3
preached able sermons at St Paul's
church yesterday at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m. and at Long Branch schoolhouse
at 4 p. m. He is always heart
ily welcomed here. Mr Vause and
family returned home in their car
this morning.
Mr J T Gately spent the week-end
in this vicinity.
Little Miss Irma Tisdale is ill with
typhoid fever.
Several of our people attended
Children's day exercises at Mt Vernon
church yesterday.
A large and highly pleased audience
attended the commencement
exercises of Mulberry Graded school
Friday night. There were three
graduates, Allie and Lulu Montgomery
and Sadie Lewis. The following
nrn^ram was well rendered: Saluta
tory, Sadie Lewis; music, Mr David
Silverman and Miss Claudia Jones of
Kingstree; class history, Lulu Montgomery;
class will, Allie Montgomery;
class prophecy, Sadie Lewis; address,
M A Shuler.Esq, of Kingstree;
delivery of diplomas; music, Mr Silverman
and Mrs J L Ferrell of Greelyville:
valedictory, Allie Montgomery;
"good-bye." graduating class.
Prayer was offered by Rev Mr Rankin.
The graduates received beautiful
bouquets of many varieties of
flowsj-s.also numerousvaluable gifts.
The faithful teachers left for their
homes Saturday morning, carrying
with them the love of all. Mrs Mattie
Williams, the principal, has been
with us four sessions.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
its regular meeting at St Paul's
church Saturday at 4 p. m.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works of! the Cold
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
B- W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 25c.
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