The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 29, 1917, Image 1

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PATRONIZE ADVERTISERS IN THIS PAPERS-BUY YOUR TOYS AND OTHER CHRISTMAS WANTS OF KINGSTREE MERCHANTS. MSljf Cuunti) 3 |~P VOL XXXII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20,1917. NO. 39 I LOWER S. C. CONFERENCE CLOSES. ! Ministers of the Kingstree District Are Reappointed. The 135th session of the South Carolina Methodist Conferernce came to a close Sunday night after a busy and profitable session at Bishopville.; The appointment of preachers to sta- f tions was read out by Bishop Atkins1 Sunday night. Those appointed to the Kingstree district are as follows: J, Kingstree district, D Arthur Phil-: hps, presiding elder: Andrews. G A ( Teasley: Cades, G L Ingram; CordesviJle. B S Hughes; Georgetown. Duncan Memorial. L L Bedenbaugh;! West End. R R Tucker; Greelyville. G W Davis; H W Whittaker, super- ( numerary; Hemingway, J A Camp- > j bell; Honey Hill, J Z McConneil;' Johnsonville, W P Way; Jordan. W 0 Henderson: Kingstree, G T Har-i ( mon; Kingstree circuit, W G Ariail; ( - ? ?it tt u_,i?VI?riallon. Lake uiy, w n X1UUKC3. iulv.vuuu ville, Gobe Smith; New Zion, W G j Elwell; Pinopoiie, F E Hodges; Rome, j T W Godbold; Salters, J E Clark; Sampit, G C Gardner; Scranton. C W Burgess; Summerton. W E Wiggins; Turbeville, M F Dukes. Rev E K Epps, who was admitted . to membership in the conference, was appointed to Wando Mission in ' the Charleston district. Benedicts sod Prospects. Madame Rumor says that a cer-, tain one of Kingstree's bachelors,> who is also a well-known business man and a former municipal official.: has recently taken unto himself as a conjugal partner? a charming young *"*t ? 1_ r school marm. we ao not voucn ior the correctness of the rumor in this case, but we have it from the lips of another very energetic business man, well-known throughout the county, that before another Thanksgiving Day rolls 'round he will have something to be more thankful for than he has today?a wife. There is still another, and another--really h good pair of successful bachelors still here, and prominent in the ' * community's business affairs, of whom we hear no word of hymeneal connection or matrimynial intrigue, but it is an undeniable fact that. either one of the pair would be a splendid catch for any dame who wants to live at ease and be able to enjoy the intellectual and social qualities of these middle-aged bachelors. Ladies, neither of them is a; bit bashful! Try your luck. Names will be furnished upon request with * onnAlwno A SlOIIIfSCVJ tu ? Vivpv . Seed Oats! Seed Oats! Red Rust-Proof Seed Oats at lowest prices for cash. Bring your wagon and carry back a load of Seed Oats. 9-27-tf Odom & Dennis. > A Sumter philanthropist has donated twenty cords of wood for the poor of that city. ^ Remember our motto, "Better goods for less money." We guarantee our prices. 8-6-tf Kin'gstree Fl rnitl re Co. Vfebaveihe/Hhin< fAM * I IE YOU GOING TO AGAI1 C THANKSGIVING TURK] tVING KNIFE? ARE YOU 4ER TABLE LOOK "SWE1 VN? C CAN SELL YOU A C RVE," AND KNIVES. FOA1 [R TABLE THAT WILL M, [OUR JOY. COME IN AN! |R GOODS ARE THE BES pg Ha^dtfa I The Popular fl SANTEE BRIDGE PROPOSITION Considered at Meeting in Florence Last Friday by Representative Body. A meeting of representative citi-; zens of several of the Pee Dee counties was held at the Pine Wood Club in Florence last Friday to dis- j cuss the proposed crossing of the; Santee river. The opinion was unanimous that the Santee be bridg-, pd if possible, but in the event that a bridge cannot now be constructed, economically then it was the opinion of the meeting that a ferry should be provided at the most convenient point. A very free and exhaustive discussion as to the feasibility of cross- i ing the Santee. both by bridge and ferry, at each of the proposed points from Rimini to Georgetown, together with the relation of each point of crossing with respect to general travel from the Pee Dee section to the southern and southwestern portions of the State, was entered into * * zv* i into and a resolution was onerea; that it was the sense of the meeting, that a committee be sent to Columyesterday to appear before the high- j way commission and urge the erec-: tion of a bridge across the Santee ati some point east of Ferguson, with | the alternative of a ferry. The members of the committee are Dr Olin Sawyer of Georgetown, Capt Walter H Andrews of Andrews, P G Gourdin of Kingstree, T W i Boyle of Greelyville, Dr A H Wil-j liams of Lake City, W H Keith of; Timmon9ville, E B Berry of Latta and E L Moore of Dillon, together with Congressman J Willard Rag9- i dale and the members of the State delegations, county supervisors and county commissioners of all of the Pee Dee counties. "Birth ot a Nation** Coming Here D W Griffith's master production. "The Birth of a Nation,"will be the attraction at the school auditorium here commencing an engagement of two night9 and two matinees Friday, December 7. It will be brought here in exact reproduction of the greatest attrac-i tion which is now in New York, where it has broken every record of the American stage. These achievements alone have aroused more comment upon the subject of this great story than was ever devoted to a theatrical enterprise before. The merest statement regarding! "The Birth of a Nation" leaps to I superlative because there is no other form in which it can be written. Simple facts in relationship to its developments sound extravagant until you have seen the production and realized a tithe of its sweep and power. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor for i 35 years, was reelected at Buffalo,; last week virtually without opposi-1 tion and with him were returnd to! office every officer of the federa- j tion, except Treasurer Lennon who ! was defeated by A L Tobin. is you need for HANKS6IVIN6. fiTableCutkiy ^ jJubrevffliinq else Iv f See Our ^ 1QUEENSWARE ; ^ TRY TO CARVE THAT BIG . EY WITH YOUR DULL OLD I NOT GOING TO HAVE YOUR ! LL" WHEN YOUR GUESTS SIT j adviwr. vnirr that wii.i. *S, SPOONS AND DISHES FOR &KE IT GLITTER AND JINGLE D BUY SOME. T: TKjpY STAND THE TEST. ire Company. hardware Store. PREMIUM AWARDS. Prize Exhibits Winning Special Prizes at Conty Fair. GIRLS* CLUB WORK. 1. Exhibit of Second Year Girls? First prize, Hallie Venters, second, Thema Mouzon. 2. Exhibit of Third Year Girls First prize. Annie Williamson. 3. Display of Canned VegetablesFrist prize, Thelma Mouzon; second, Azalie McKnight. 4. Display of Canned FruitsFirst prize, Mettie Eaddy: second, Hallie Venters. 5- Preserved Fruits?First prize, Mamie Mouzon; second, Mettie Eaddy. 6. Pickle Exhibit?First prize, Mamie Mouzon; second, Mettie Eaddy. 7. Jelly Exhibit?First prize, Annie Williamson. POULTRY PRISES?SPECIALS. Best pen Barred Rocks ?First prize. Remington Stone; second Marion Kirton. Rhode Island Reds?First prize, Belle Brunson. White Leghorn?Vonceil Parnell. Barred Rocks?Julius Williamson, Ralph McKnight. Best Dozen Eggs?Belle Brunson. Best Dozen Eggs, water glassRalph McKnight. INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL EXHIBITS (BOOTHS) Union School, first prize, $7.50; Kingstree School, second, $5.00: Mulberry School, third, $2.50. SPECIAL PREMIUMS. Swine, any breed?T Olin Epps, first prize, $10.00, offered by Wee Nee Bank. Best pen of Barred Rock9?Remy Stone, first prize, $5.00, offered by T E Arrowsmith; Marion Kirton, second, $2.50, offered byjFJWatts. Best Farm Mare and Mule Colt? L C Montgomery, first prize, $10.00, offered by Williamsburg Live Stock Co; P D Snowden, second, $5.00, offered by Bank of Williamsburg. Best Farm Mare and Horse Colt? P O Arrowsmith, first prize, $10.00, offered by M F Heller. HELD CROP DEPARTMENT. Best Community Exhibit?Trio, first prize, $10.00. Best Individual Farm Display? W A Fitch, first prize, $25.00. T W uoyie. nan ousnei wneai, first prize, 50c. T W Boyle, half bushel flour, first prize, 50c. W J Morris, half bushel sweet potatoes, first prize. 25c. T W Boyle, half bushel pindars. first prize. 25c. F Rhem & Son, best alfalfa hay, first prize, 75c. T W Boyle, best peck of oats, first prize, 25c. T W Boyle, best peck of rye, first prize. 25c. G F Williamson, best peck of irish potatoes, first prize, 25c. T W Bovle, best half bushel tomatoes, first prize, 25c. M C Plowden, best half bushel radish, first prize, 25c. W J Cockfield. largest collard, first prize, 25c. D EMcCutchen, best velvet beans, first prize, 25c. T W Boyle, best eggplant, first prize, 25c. Parent-Teachers' Ass'o Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association or the Kingstree school will be held in the school auditorium Monday afternoon. December 3. at 4 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Music Miss Sturgis What Other Association are Doingand their Duties Rev G T Harmon Reading Miss Griffin IMPORTANT MOTICE! This is to advise all merchants carrying fireworks in 9tock through the Christmas Holidays that it is necessary form them to secure a permit from the insurance companies ca.rying insurance on their stocks. Unless this is done their policies are declared null and void. The insurance companies are very strict about thim matter, and we suggest that the merchant; take advantage of this warning. This also applies to policies covering buildings containg such stocks. Sincerely yours. Etta Jacobs, Kingstree Ins. Real Est. & Loan Co. It I( SEE j Cut Glass, Con i | A Nice Line ______________ Mechanical To i : No Trash, but G( Kingstree i Week of Prayer Service. Greelyville, November 27:?Th< Missionary Auxiliary of the Meth odist church celebrated its annua week of self-denial and thanksgiv ine during the past week. The subject for prayer and discussior for the year is Medical Work ir China and Gulf Coast Work. Th< Adult Auxiliary had their services 01 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday o: last week with good attendance anc an offering of $30.00. On Thurs day the Juniors had charge of the services. The children marched ii singing "Onward Christian Soldiers' and carrying lighted candles anc conquest banners. The Juinor prea ident, Myrtle Mishoe, read the scripture lesson and spoke a word o welcome to the ladies and childrei present. Some of the children, ii costume, represented nurses anc deaconesses and gave reports fron their respective stations. Follow ing is the programme which wa successfully carried out: Deaconess Mary Hasler, from the Wes ley House at Biloxi, Miss,?Wilm Mishoe. Deconess Helen Gibson, from St Mark' Hall,New Orleans, La, ? Dorothy Fair Miss Lillie Fox, from the Wesley Hous at Tampa, Fla,?Dell Fair. " * - ? M 1 Dr flattie Love asks ror rrayer ior nor pitals in China?Nell Hogan. A Representative from Seaman's Res at Gulfport tells of work there and a Galveston?Fred Mishoe. Misss Mary Hood tells of cases at Mar Black Hospital at Soochow?Marth Hogan. Dr Polk tells of Medical Work in ChinaFrancis Register. The Young People's Auxiliary ver ably closed this most beneficial weel on Friday. Their offering amount to $2.65, making a total of $35.4 for the three auxiliaries. We have on hand a nice lot o mules and horses fresh from th Western markets. Prices are righ ] and every mule or horse guarantee | as represented. Come and look thi i lot over. Williamsburg Live Stock Cc <c> ? A Different Kind of Thanksgiving. Of all the Thansgiving holiday we have had in Kingstree, the on i this year is different. In the days be ' fore our nation was involved in th 1 Great War, we thanked God fo peace; since Jast year's Tnanksgiv i ?i? I ing we are no longer uwuaiui i peace, but are thankful for ou j national opportunities to make th i world safe for ourselves and pos j terity. We are a strong, mighty, militan nation among a world of nation j weilding the sword. And we shoul J be thankful that our land?goade at last to unsheath the sword?i ! wielding it in a just cause. And that is our greatest cause fo , Thanksgiving this year! Teachers' Sleeting. The County Teachers' Associatio will meet in Kinestree in the Kings tree school auditorium at 12 o'cloc on Saturday, the 8th day December Prof Henry C Davis, of the Univer - ~ ^ f - ?Ml ?> J sity of boutn Laronna, win auurca the teachers. J V McElveen, 1 l-30-2t Co Supt Ed. Bay a Hog at Auction. On Friday, November 30, at hi Lake City stable, J. M. Truluck wil offer 150 head of nice hogs for sal at public auction. If you are in the market for i Sewing Machine, get the best?th New Home?from People's Mercan tile Co. 10-4-tf OUR DISPLA1 mnity Silver, Mai of Splendid He ?? I?J Uavcac y Oy A luuujr x ivi For the Younger Set. rod, Sensible, Educatioi Hardware ( We Lead; Others Follov The Woman Suffrage Movement. j Editor County Record: Now that there is established and 1 actively at work a South Carolina branch of the National Woman's ? Party, may I,through your columns, I make clear the sole object of this orII ganization? "To secure an amendJl ment to the United Slates Constitu i tion enfranchising women." We are f asking for a federal suffrage amend1 ment, because it is the only direct - road to national enfranchisement. J The amendment provides that "the i right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridg1 ed by the United States.or any State, - on account of sex. It does not say * that all women.must vote, nor does it fj decide what women shall vote. It i! merely lays down the broad princia' pie that a citizen shall not be discri1 j minated against politically,simply on n the grounds of being a woman. Russia, England and Canada, in s war, have given their women a voice i in omnommpnt. Our administration I1" ftVTV..? is needing millions of women to car"; ry on the work of this nation in the s 1 field, the shop, and the ractory; it is .! high time that the disadvantages une . der which women now labor be re_ moved, and that they be placed on a ": political basis equal to that of the t1 men whose places they are now fill1 ing. ! Congress, in its war session,found aj time to consider two important do' mestic matters, one of which was - Woftian Suffrage. The Senate re1 ported the Susan B Anthony resolu- j y tion for equal suffrage out of com-1 k mittee; he House created a commit- J s tee on Waman Suffrage. 5 Congress should pass the Suffrage j Amendment at this December ses- j omn nnH thus dlSDOSe of this reCOg- I f flized principle of Democracy. The . e ' OUR ' & * *1 Statement Showing I FARMERS & MERCHANTS NA At the Close of Busine 3 , (Coadeued from the Statement tc Rtiourcei. Bills Receivable $ 738.551 80 Bonds 118,300 00 Fanking House, Furn. ft Fixtures 23,788 06 Stock in Fed. Res. Bk. (60 p. c.) 3,900 00 Redemption with U. S. Treasury 5,000 00 ? Cash and Due foom Banks 182,700 34 j Total. $1,0721240 19 PUT YOUR MONE e WE PAY H PER CENT INTER! Loans Made on Cotton Ware] > Farmers & Mercha e "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" i- Aathorizsd bj Federal Resent Board le Ad ai r or nicure Sits, Ets. >liday Goods. Tricycles, Etc. lal Mind Builders. Company. 7. ^ \ cooperation of all is necessary to secure its passage. The South Carolina branch of the National Woman's Party?that organization which is working for the passage of the suffrage amendment enfranchising all American women, believes that the passage of this measure is timely, just and expeditious. Each State is then free to lay down its own rmfllifiratinns hut a fundamental of democracy will have been established; Those who would like to identify themselves with the State branch of the National Woman's Party should communicate with Mrs W P Vaughan. Route 8, Greenville, S C, chairman of the South Carolina branch, National Woman's Party. From her one may obtain full information. There are no dues to this organization, only a membership fee of 25 cents:?the only qualification for membership is a belief in equal suffrage. All interested should communicate with Mrs Vaughan. A L Pollitzer, Press Chairman, S C Branch, National Woman's Party, Charleston, SC. m Belser School Note*. Following are the names of the pupils attending the Belser school: Ethel and Mable Hodge, Mae, Louise and David Baker,(Annie, Ruth and Janie Covington, Crosland,Howard,Susie and Narcis Pope, Ernest. Mamie and Letha Buckles and Louise Covington. The following have made head marks in spelling and are on the honor roll: Ethel and Mable Hodge, Mae, Louise and David Baker, Howard Pope,Letha Buckles,Annie and Ruth Covington. STATEMENT I \ .-'K- V r . the Condition of the viAini nuiu .1 i .1.. nil., fl n IIUNAL SANA 01 L0K0 Uliy.S.U. ss November 20, 1917 i the Comptroller of the Treasury.) | Liabilities. ' Capital Stock and Surplus $ 130,000 00 I Undivided Protits - 10,968 84 [ Circulation * 997 50 Rediscounts (Fed. Res. Bank). 38,990 00 j i DEPOSITS 792.283 85 1 1 Total $1,072,240 19 :y in our bank. ST ON SAYINGS ACCOUNTS. hoviM Receipt! At 6perceat nts National Bank, LAKE CITY. S. O. i Administrator. Executor, Trustee and Registry. * ! .-a