The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 02, 1917, Image 4
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Thursday, Aug. 2, 1917. \
Smile? c
Here's one!
The high price of tobacco has J
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brought a smile to manv a forlorn 0
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face during the past fortnight. p
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There is an old and true saying to !
the effect that some people can't:
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Stana prosperity. omtc mc u^?.ing
of the tobacco market and with t
the highest prices being paid for I
this commodity ever received by the r
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producers, some of them don't seem
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to know what to do with the money
they are getting for it. These c
wreckless spenders are mainly those h
who have felt the sting of poverty
more keenly during the recent years v
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of adversity and hardships. They ^
are receiving so much more for their ^
tobacco than they had expected that
they are allowing extravagant no- t
tions to run away with economic 7
reasoning. Instead of applying all s
extra or surplus money received as ^
? a result of the unusually high prices ^
to the payment of old debts, per- t
haps a mortgage on the home?or f
placing it in bank for safe keeping, Q
or an Emergency that may arise 8
later, lots of |it ii being expended1
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foolishly for things that could be t
easily done without and are of no J e
use to the home or individual beyond s
the temporary gratification of a 1
wild, extravagant notion. Apply
every dollar you can NOW on your ?
debts and don't wait until fall, or ^
rely upon your cotton or corn crop h
to takes up yitur notes or lift the v
mortgage from your home or farm. 9
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A Measure of Common Sense. f
For two years or more the tide of ii
public opinion in favor of "daylight
saving"?that is, setting the clock
ahead an hour in the spring and ^
back again in the fall?has been n
steadily, although slowly, rising in c
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the United States, until now it is J
lapping at the feet of Congress, and ^
legislation is is likely to come. ^
The arguments in favor of tjie r
change are many and convincing, a
Wise old Ben Franklin saw the folly d
one hundred and fifty years ago of
spending money for light enough to t
do at one end of the day what could f
be better dode by a better light fur- b
nished free, at the other end. In c
that, as in so many other things, he J
was a century and a half ahead of ?
of his times; but now, spurred per- ^
hap3 by the war, the world is be- o
ginning to catch up. Ten European b
countries have had the plan in prac- r
tice this year and last, and all have J?
found it advantageous.
In the United States the advisory
committee of the Council of National
Defense has recommended it. So c
have the committees of public safe- n
ty in Maine, Vermont, Massachu- J
setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. a
The National Chamber of Commerce, n
which includes eight hundred com- it
mercial organizations, is vigorously ij
supporting it, and the American '
Federation of Labor has added its Jj
approval. The whole country is p
asking for the change. I
Some of the advantages of the c
plan are these: by accomodating the 0
hours of sleep more nearly to the r
hours of darkness the quality and
the quantity of sleep are improved j
to the benefit of the publie health;
doing more of the day's work, or all ?
of it, by natural light puts less strain
on the eyes; the bills for kerosene,
gas and electricity are reduced, both
indwelling houses and municipalities;
it gives workers a more attractive
opportunity to do extra work
in the garden; and it gi\es more
time for recreation by daylight,
wich means more outdoor recreation.
Those who oppose the measure
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eem to base their objection on the
:uriously unimaginative ground that
'ou cannot fool yourself by calling
lix o'clock seven. They seem not to
tee that it is not proposed to call six
)'clock seven, but to make it seven;
?or our present divisions of time, j
ind their stations, are purely arbi:rary,
and we can make them what
ve please. It matters nothing
vhether we name the moment of
lunrise five o'clock or six or seven,
>r x or "sunup" or anything else;
he only thing that matters is that
11 mi _ j
ill shall agree, xne uayngm.-?ttvujK
>lan makes all agree The same
;ind of objections that are hurled
it it now were brought against the
iresent time-zone system.? Youth'*
Companion.
Sheriff Sprinkled Lawn with Booze, j
Lexington, July 30 ?For the first,
ime in a long while the people of
^exington had the pleasure of witlessing
and also of getting the pleasnt
odor of whiskey this morning
?hen Sheriff Sim J Miller destroyed
, big lot of contraband liquor in the 1
ounty jail yard, and for several (
lours afterward the odor remained
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n the air. A great crowd of both
fhite and black was attracted to the .
cene, and many mouths "watered"
or only a "smile" of the beguiling
luid; but that was all.
The lot, including many quarts of ,
he very finest grade of rye whiskey, !
ras captured at the Lexington depot 1
ome five or six weeks ago. It came
0 this place in two large steamer
runks, which had been checked as (
>aggage from Jacksonville. The par- i
ies never called for the trunks so '
ar as is known, and to whom the li<
[uor really belonged, has been only ,
1 matter of conjecture. However, it j
las now gone the way of all truth, ]
ind the county jail yard will bear '
estimony that the|booze was destroy- j
d for several days to come. The j
heriff will next dispose of the two i
wnnlra in fk/i mannop nroc/tpiKoH hu I
1 UlitVO 111 HIV. Iliauuvi |/IVUVIII/VU wj
aw; the trunks being about as valu,ble
as the whiskey, being of the
ery highest grade and having never
leen used, apparently, except in
ringing the whiskey from Jacksonille
to Lexington. There is less li[uor
being used by the people of
^exington at this time that ever be- '
ore in the history of the county, it
3 believed.
With the great influx of strangers
o Columbia due to the erection of
'amp Jackson, there have been nu- ]
nerous cases of the issuance of bad
hecks and the beating of board bills,
.'he abuse has grown to such an exent
that many honest persons have
nuch difficulty in getting their
hecks honored. A number of warants
have been issued for offenders !
nd those convicted will be severely i
ealt with.
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One of the largest cotton sales in i
he history of Aiken tooklplace last
reek, when Col D W Gaston sold 331 1
ales Ifor ^39,867.50. Part of this
otton was bought in the fall of]1914 '
ust after the outbreak of the European
war, when the market was dis- 1
rganized and cotton selling around
> and 7 cents; and some in the spring
f 1915, when conditions were little i
letter. His forethought, therefore,
ealized him 300 to 400 per cent i
rofit, as he received 25 cents all
ound on the sale.
Congressman Ragsdale on the Job.
Congressman J Willard Ragsdale !
ontinues to get berths for young
nen in his district who want to do
heir bit He secured a commission
or W J Carter, Jr. of Dillon. He
lso secured a job Sat $3,000 per anium
for J W Malcom,another Dillonte,
with the Red Cross headquarters
q France. He will leave this week
or the French front. Another young
nan he has landed well is D C CarniphR*]
of Mnllins.who has been an
minted as vice consul 'at Hull, Ens:,
le has been one of Mr Ragsdale's
lerks.'and experience gained in that
ffice will serve him well in his new
losition.
See us before you buy your House
furnishings. 7-12-tf
Kingstree Furniture Co.
NUXATEDIRON
inoreaaea. itomth ot
dotttwCe. wea* a
Ufg^WWlf down people IDS per
rlT118111 ceat- ^ teB dk>n 111
[III 1=9 mw Instances. |1H
IVilA forfeit If It falls u
flfefl|9 per fall explanation
1? Urge article eoon
IKhU^U to appear la this paper.
Ask your doctor
or drufglst aboat It
ONLY DEPENDENCY 1
EXEMPTION CAUSE
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL EXPLAINS
STATUS OF POSTDRAFT
BRIDEGROOMS.
Washington, July 31: ? Hasty
marriages made since July 20, the
date of the army draft drawing, in
an effort to escape conscription
through the claims of a dependent
wife will not be considered ground
for discharge unless the wife is actu
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ally dependent on tne nusnanu s
daily labor.
Prompted by reports from many
cities of marriage license bureaus
besieged by men included in the
first draft call. Provost Marshall
General Crowder today ruled that
' marriage is not itself a valid around i
for making claim for discharge." j
Dependency is a matter of fact,
not of law, General Crowder pointed
out.
"A man whose wife is mainly dependent
on his daily lal>or for support,"
He said, "may claim exemption
on that ground. Only the exemption
boards can determine this
fact. Where dependency is claimed
and circumstances show a marriage
hastily consummated since
July 20 by a man whose number is
high on the available list, the actual
fact of dependency must be closely
scrutinized." |
Moreover,'' General Crowder declarer!,
"women who marry men
merely to aid them to be slackers
ire liable to prosecution under the
draft act."
In his ruling General Crowder adhered
strictly to President Wilson's
draft regulations which draw no distinction
l>etween a dependent wife
acquired before or after the drawing.
Secretary Baker, however, advocated
refusing exemption to any
man married after the drawing, saying
the draft should he considered a
prior claim, hut this course will not
he followed.
Fears of some officials that delay
in obtaining materials and sufficient
labor for National Army cantonments
would postpone the mobilization
long past September 1, were
dissipated today by an announce
ment by Secretary Baker that 78
per cent of the cantonment ma'terial
is now on the ground and that re- _
ports indicate everything will be in ~~
readiness, or nearly so, in another
month. fl
GAVE MORE HELP I
THAN ANY OTHER.
ANDERSON WOMAN MAKES HIGHLY
INTERESTING STATEMENT.
Best She Ever Tried-After Long Effort,
Mrs) Walker Is Able to Make
Comparison.
"Tanlac is the best medicine I
have ever taken, (and I certainly
have taken a lot of medicine," said
Mrs J C Walker, of 30 Henderson
St, Anderson, in a statement she
gave May 23. "Tanlac certainly did
help me wonderfully. I took it for a
generally run down condition, for I
always felt tired and weak and I
never did feel well. I certainly felt
completely broken down and in the
mornings 1 felt as badly as when I
went to bed,for I did not sleep well.
I had no appetite and I scarcely had
atrength enough to do my housework.
"But the Tanlac did me more
good than any other medicine I ever
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have taken. it soon naa me leeung
3trong, and I got so I could sleep
well and I began to feel fine. The
Tanlac did a lot to build up and
strengthen my entire 3ystem."
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold by Kingstree Drug Co, Kingstree;
Mallard Lumber Co, Greelyville;
Farmers' Drug Co, Hemingway;
S S Aronson, Lane; R P Hinnant,
Suttons; W D Bryan, Bryan.
I Insurance! I
Whpn von want Insurance I
of any kind, call on us. We
write
life Fire
lire Stock Plate Glass
Accident and Health
onding a Specialty
We are the largest and
most experienced agency in
Williamsburg county, and
are in a position to give you
the best service.
Rnistiw his., Beat Estate
& Loan Co., Agts.,
PHONE 05, KIN6STREE, S. C.
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Globe-Wei
Singer Sewing Macl
Shipman Organs
Heywardl-Wakefield
Complete line of Ro
Ring Bee Stoves an<
Tomlinson Chair Cc
Room, Library an
Hard Oil Window
horn Rollers.
The largest and mos
ings ever shown i
Buy while you can 1
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Phone 167. Ill
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some spanking ;
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Shades, with and
Trunks,
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everybody and a
good pants at $1.0
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