The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 16, 1917, Image 1
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SELL YOUR TOBACCO ON THE KINGSTREE MARKET AND BUY YOUR MERCHANDISE, GROCERIES, ETC, FROM K1NGSTREE MERCHANTS.
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VOL. XXXII. KINOSTRKE, S01TH ? AKOLINA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 10.1917. NO. 24
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I " Young Men Receive Military Appoint-1 j
& ments-Other Local Notes.
W Lake City, August 14:?A young,,
white man was up before Judge I
H P Baldwin a few da.s ago charg- j i
ed with failure to supp>rt his wife ,'s
and children. He was sent to the I
Circuit Court for trial. <
Crops are not really suffering !
from lack of rain. Corn,in places, is
firing, and cotton is shedding and I
opening too rapidly. For the first I
time in more than a year Lynch's ri-1 <
ver is low enough for good fishing. 1
James C Williams, who has just'
finished the course at the training l
camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, has 1
been commissioned a lieutenant in
ihe regular army. He was offered a l
captaincy in the reserves or a lieu- j I
tenancy in the reguiars.and he chose i1
the latter. Right now he is at home
on a twelve days furlough before; 1
entering upon his regular work in s
the army
Henry Ford is now receiver of a
good deal of the money being paid
out for tobacco here, and the Standard
Oil Co will be receiver of another
part of the same money.
Throughout this whole section I
there has been a marked increase 1
not only in general food crops but 1
also in forage ard soil-enriching 1
crops. More velvet and soy beans, i
and the like, are to be seen than ever 1
before, and these crops are thriving, 1
too. <
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AH. IUIJ n VTllliaiHS, l>5q, JUIIIUI
member of the firm of Bass & Williams.nas
received an appointment to
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to order Screens,
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hurried. Our speci
ables us to. produc
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WINDOW AND I
of all kinds at a
prices. When y
Screens you have
correct workmans
product.
Kingstree Mfg.
YOU WILL NOT GET "BIT"
HARDWARE FROM US. WE E
OUR STORE,
f WE "HANDLE" EVERYTHI1
WARE STORE SHOULD CAR!
DOWN WHEN WE FIRST MAR]
/COME;TO US FOR WHAT
HARDWARE S THE BEST; IT J
King Hardws
The Popular H
the officers' training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga. opening on the27ih
instant.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs
L E Nesmith died Friday last at a
hospital in Columbia, where the little
one had been taken for treatment
several days previous. Burial was in
the Baptist church yard here Saturday.
This was the only child of the
t>ereaved parents. i
Dr Luther Whitlock is preparing
to close his office for the duration of
the war.he having been commission?d
lieutenant in the dental corps of
,ne reserve army.
Judge Baldwin went over to Britton's
Neck, Marion county, Sunday
to perform a marriage ceremony.
The yound people united are Mr Rod?ers,
son of Mr A W Rodgers, and
Miss Whitlock, daughter of Mr H L
SVhitlock.
Messrs M M Motley and Reed
Blair motored to Sumter Sunday and
3pent the day with friends.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S FIRST BALE
Raised by Colored Farmer in Marion
and Sold at Charleston.
Marion. August 14:?The first
bale of cotton raised in South Carolina
during 1917 was produced in
this county and whs brought on
this market today by Butler General,
a colored man. This cotton has
been shipped by express to Charleston
tonight and will be sold on the
Charleston Exchange tomorrow.
Great interest is being manifested
here as to what price this cotton
will bring. i
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until Summer
Prices are much
workmanship not
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e high grade
X)OR SCREENS
stonishingly* low
rou select OUR
the assurance of
hip and superior
& Const Co.
Hardware
Good Tools
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WHEN YOU BUY TOOLS AND I
>0 NO "SHARP" PRACTICE IN
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YOU NEED. BECAUSE OUR
STANDS THE TEST.
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areware Store.
BIGGEST TOBACCO
YEAR FOR STATE.
FARMERS WHO SOLD THE "GOLDEN
WEED" HAVE LITERALLY REAPED
A GOLDEN HARVEST.
Columbia, August 8:?"If South
Carolina farmers fare even half as
well with other crops as they have
thus far with tobacco this will be
the most wonderful year agriculturally
ever known in this State," said
Commissioner Watson in'announcing
the official figures as to the sales of
tobacco for the month of July.
"The record in tobacco for the first
month of the season is even more
remarkable than that of the Irish
potato crop in the coastal territory
this year. This department has been
handling the records of tobacco sales
since 1909. The sales in pounds for
the month of July are about half as
great as the biggest whole season
crop recorded., that of 1914. They
are practically as large as the entire
wow fit 1Q10 onH IQIfi onH lnrorpr
than the entire crop of 1911. The
sales for July more than double the
sales of any preceding July, and are
18,296,961 pounds greater than the
July sales of last year.
"In the average price paid the
sales show very nearly double any
figure heretofore paid, being 21.65
cents. Last year the average price
was 7.88 cents. The highest average
price ever paid heretofore was
12.53 cents per pound in 1913.
! "In the amount received by the
producers for the tobacco marketed
in July, therefore, is the noteworthy
feature of the finest month of the
season. The largest sum ever received
heretofore in July was$l,094,415.34
in 1913 This year the
amount for July is $4,151,674.84.
This is only a little less than the
; largest sum ever received for an
entire season, $4,584,339.51 in 1913,
and is larger by nearly a million dollars
than the whole season's receipts
for any other year. Last year the
whole crop brought only $2,813,448.87.
The amount for July is
just exactly $4,099,841.10 larger
than the amount brought in during
July of last year.
"Of course, the season has been
far earlier than the season a year
ago, and for a number of years, but
mere are yei iwu more uiuuius to
the 1917 season. Even if the season
were closed on this one month all
records for cash receipts to the
growers are broken for the season
except for the year 1913.
"There were twenty-four mar|
kets and fifty-three warehouses. It
I will be seen from the figures that
the leading market has been Lake
City, with Mullins second and Timmonsville
third."
TOBACCO REPORT, 1917.
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July, iyiv. oy manteis. iwernyfour
markets; fifty-three warehouses.
TOTAL SALES.
Market? Pounds sold. Price paid.
Andrews 211,608 $ 41,864.50
Ay nor 690,273 150,105.43
Conway 1,084,521 247,824.83
Darlington 890,475 188,096,13
Dillon 636; 187 .. 126,390.95
Florence 617,065 141,648.04
Greelyville 157,223 29,70O.53|
Hartsville 569,853 112,935.371
Hemingway 689.086 161,945.14 !
Johnsonville 700,442 149,956.58
Kingstree 1,451,122 321,649.41
Lake City 2,981,776 645,178.77!
Lake View 733,487 157,386.65
Lamar 200,754 45,441.65
Latta 216,622 41,537.73
Loris 1,023,999 208,269.74
Manning 671,447 144,195.07
Marion 775,780 168,944.78
Muilins 2,251,340 507,373.11
Nichols 1,301,990 297,389.90
Olanta 782,453 175,672.75
Pamplico.. 429,960 91,469.97
Sumter 208,987 41,832.42
Timmonsville 1,602,749 354,641.11
Total 20,879,198 $4,551,450.56
sold for Producers.
Pounds Amount Av price
Year, sold. paid. paid.
191 0 2,068,385 $ 105,982.30 5.12
191 1 944,301 62,195.38 6.50
191 2 5,064,085 381,604.95 7.53
1913 8,731,789 1,094,415.34 12.54
. 1914 3,862,346 .'187,762 31 10.04
191 5 3,378,716 145,499.23 4.31
1916 657,816 51,833.74 7.88
191 7 18.954,777 4,151,674.84 21.65
| We Rejoice
over the big prices you ar?
and when you need Hardw
have your business and wfa
stock is complete. Remet
OLD, ORIGINAL
of King&ree. Make no mi
| COFFINS AND CASKETS 1 King
Next to
Personals from Greelyville.
| Greelyville, August 14:?Mrs S W |
Hogan and children are spending!
some time with her parents at I
Foreston.
Mrs May Register and daughters,
Misses Bettie and Teresa, are visiting
relatives at Rhems.
i We are glad to know that Mrs
Ford is well enough to be at home,
after several weeks' treatment at a
Florence infirmary.
Miss Morris of Lake City is visiting
Mrs Wells.
Dr W L Rodgers has purchased a
1918 model Buick car.
Mr R H and Mis3 Anna Footman,
Messrs Bill Williams and Bob Foct|
man spent several days last week
with friends and relatives in Berkeley
county.
Mr and Mrs Edward Rhodus and
children are visiting Mrs Rhodus'
parents in Georgia.
Mrs C E Register and children,
Miss Billie and Frank, will leave for
North Carolina on Wednesday to
spend some time with relatives and
I friends.
Mrs B G Land, who has been at
| the Sumpter Hospital for the last
ten days, is at home again, much improved.
Mrs Tilla and children of Georgetown
are visiting relatives and
friendsin town.
Among those enjoying Glenn
Springs are Mr and Mrs H E McClary,
Mrs Clarence Montgomery,
Messrs P R Keels, A B Boyle, C E
Dukes, and Mr and Mrs T W Boyle.
The Greelyville tobacco warehouse
i will close this week. This being its
first season every one is very much
pleased, and delighted with the
management.
A delightful fish supper was given
at Duke's lake in honor of the tobacco
men on Thursday evening.
Misses Cornelia and Gertrude
Oliver have returned from a visit to
Vfian T AMA TJ A A of Pkamo
AVI IDS JUCiJa Aiauuv/tn at ivuviuo.
Mrs Shiftley and Mr Archie Shiftley
of Orangeburg are visiting Mr
and Mrs E B Rhodus.
The Greelyville Live Stock Co is
now under the management of Mr
E B Rhodus.
On Thursday night Miss Hattie
Tuttle, of this place, and Mr E C
Carsten of Cades were married in
Kingstree.
Mr Sands of Virginia spent several
days last week at the home of Hon
I Q A flraham
Mr Henry Oliver is spending several
days in Columbia this week.
Mr B S Fleming has returned
from a visit to his family in Augusta,
Gft.
Dickey Swamp Chronicles.
Salters.Rt 1,August 14-?Mrs Jno
I Richburg, Mr Ben Richburg and
Mis9 Mae Richburg returned from
Timmonsville Tuesday.
Herbert Beadham is ill with fever
at the home of his parents, Mr and
Mrs J J Bradham.
Dr I N Boyd is on the sick list,
but we hope for him an early recovery.
Miss Lucilla Montgomery died at
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tne norne 01 rier sisurr, miss wmic
Montgomery,about 10 o'clock Satur-1
day. She had been ill for six weeks j
and bore her sufferings with Chris;
tian resignatio n. "Miss Lula," as
she was generally known, had been a
teacher 51 years and was greatly
beloved. She was an active member
of Greelyville Presbyterian church
and Mulberry C E society and Rural
School association. She was a kind
friend to all. The deceased i3 survived
by two brothers, Auditor J J
B Montgomery and Mr Ed Mont.
gomery. three sisters, Mrs C A Mouzon,
Mrs Nesmith of Mullins Snd i
j Miss Willie Montgomery, and a host |
l of other relatives. Interment was j
made Monday in the family burying
ground at Cedar Lane, on Black
With You,
5 getting for your Tobacco
are, call on us and we will sho
at good values we can give y
cber, we are the
, PIONEER HARD
&ake, but come to us.
stree Hardware
i the KellaHan Wari
river, in the presence of a crowd of i
sorrowing relatives and friends. 1
Rev Mr Guess officiated. The grave
was covered with beautiful flowers. '
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Trio Timely Topics. (
Trio, August 8:?Miss Amanda
Edwards was here last Tuesday demonstrating
and drying com. We are
always glad to have her with us.
Messrs E R and J H Rowell and
Rev W T Bedenbaugh spent Wednesday
in Georgetown on business. 1
Mrs Waldron of Andrews is visiting
her sister, Mrs W E Graham.
Mr W G Jenerette has resigned
his position as depot agent and returned
to his home at Mullins. Mr
Files succeeds Mr Jenerette here.
Mrs J H Rowell and son, Puett, 1
spent several days at Suttons last
week.
Mr and Mrs W T Rowell and Mrs
J B Files spent Monday and Tuesday
i?f M , Pnmall'o form noor PjiHar
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Creek, canning tomatoes. Eighty
quarts were put up the first day.
This is a fine farm,producing practically
everything.
Mrs T S Carter is expected home
about Friday.
Miss Minnie Bryan is visiting her
father, Mr James Bryan.
Some of the ladies are getting
their fall gardens planted.
Our farmers are busy with tobacco.
We hope the good prices will
continue.
Rev and Mrs W O Henderson '
passed through Trio on their way
home Monday. Mr Henderson has
been assisting Rev M-.* Davis in a
meeting at Suttons.
Items from Mouzons.
Mouzons, August 13:?Mr Farmer
is wearing a smile now because of
the high price he gets for his tobacco.
Miss Hessie Frierson spent a few
days last week with her brother, Mr
Tom Frierson, of Kingstree.
Mr wune Mouzon 01 unariesion
is visiting his brothers, Messrs S K
and C C Monzon.
Misses Ruth and Mary Webster
and Zettie Kirby of Scranton are
spending some time with their cousBank
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PROGRESSIVE MEN ur njun
NANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY i 01
AND WE ARE A MEMBER OF N
OF BANKS, WHICH STAND TOG
FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR I
WE CAN GET MONEY WHEN V
TIES. YOU CAN GET YOUR MON
IT IS IN OUR BANK.
PUT YOUR MONE
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTERE
Farmers & Merchai
"ABSOLUTELY SAFE"
Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Act as
Mr. Farmerl 1
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on the Kingstree Market,
w you how glad we are to
ou for your money. Our
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(Jo. IWe lead Others FoHowj
shouse.
ins. Misses Hessie and Alice Frierson,
of this place.
Mr Barron Mouzon of Lake City
spent Sunday at his home here.
Mr T L Joye has purchased a new
car, a Dodge this time.
Master Milton Fulton of Ringstree
is visiting Billie and Earl Duke
this week.
Mrs J T Frierson is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs G W
Ward, of White Oak.
Mr Eugene Burgess went to Lake
City on business last Thursday.
Little Miss Lola Anderson of Kingstree
spent last week with her uncle,
Mr J P Frierson.
Some of the men that were called
to serve their country have a ,very
serious look on their face. Cheer up!
and do your very best for Uncle Sam.
He likes willing service.
KINGSTREE BOY HONORED.
R J Kirk, Jr, Wins Commission as Captain
at Fort Oglethorpe.
The many friends in this community
of Mr Robt J Kirk, Jr, will learn
with much gratification and pride
that he has won a captain's commission
at Fort Oglethorpe where he
went under training some time since.
"Bob" is-a young man, only 23
years of age, and is to be congratulated
upon winning a third rank ia
the Officers' Corps, without first having
to fill the ranks of second and
first lieutenant. He is a native of
Kingstree, and received his early
training in the school here. He won
a scholarship to the Citadel,and graduated
from that institution three
years ago. For the past two years
he, with his parent*, the Hon and
Mrs R J Kirk, has made his home
at Florence.
H S Byrd, of Darlingtoa county,
was killed by a freight train on the
Atlantic Coast Line at Mars Bluff
Saturday.
The Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce
and Agriculture will join the
National Chamber of Commerce.
This will greatly enlarge the scope
of the local organization.
SRVE SYSTEM OF BANKS
i US BECAUSEWE GIVE YOU A
CHARACTER AND KNOWN Pitt
^UCT OUR NATIONAL BANK.
IE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
ET IER LIKE ONE VAST ARMY
DE'OSITSRS.
, E WANT IT ON OUR SECURITY
WHEN YOU WANT IT WHEN
YIN OUR BANK.
ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
its National Bank,
LAKE CITY, S. C.
Administrator. Executor, Trustee and Registrar.
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