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I VOL. XXXII. KliVGSTRKE, SOUTH CAROLIM, THl RSI)AY. PKCEMBKRO,1917. yp.T(T
1 TO BRIDGE
W SANTEE RIVER.
DISCUSSION OF PROJECT OF GREAT
VALUE TO WILLIAMSBURG AND
* THE ENTIRE STATE IN FACT.
The State highway commission has
committed itself to two bridge crossings
for the Santee river. This was
done by resolution after hearing the
arguments from representatives f'om
a number of counties at a recent on*
ference held in Columbia.
The highway commission is determined
to build for all time, and as
far as is within its power to provide
free and easy communication between
the people of the upper part
of the State and those living below
the Santee.
As one speaker expressed it, for
two hundred years the Santee river
has divided the people of the State
and it was time that the barrier be
broken down.
i The State highway commission has
determined to break it down. The
commission has not yet decided upon
the location of the bridges. Only one
> route has been surveyed, that across
i the Santee by way of Pinekney's
' wAn^no twill nnir
I near raneie. vtun ivuwo mw?
[ be surveyed,and the two best routes
[ will be selected.
It will then be for the people to
, provide half the funds necessary.
The federal government will supply
the other half. The cost will be approximately
$175,000 for each bridge
When they are built the people of
I Williamsburg, Darlington, Lee, Dillon,Chesterfield.
Florence, Clarendon
and Sumter counties will have one
of two direct routes to Charleston.
Georgetown, Orangeburg. Bartberg,
Aiken and the southeastern section
of the State.
It means the linking together of
the people of the State as never bel
fore.
I There was a free and full discusB
sion of what was needed to give the
B OTontpRt number of Deonle of this
F State free access to both sides of the
Santee at the hearing.
The main question was whether
there should be one or more bridges
built across the Santee, and where
these bridges should be.
Four propositions were presented:
One for a bridge at St Paul's or
Pinckney's Landing, which would
cross, the river near Parlers; another
to cross the river at Murray's Landing
near Gourdin; another at Lanneau's
landing,which is about 12 or
15 miles from Georgetown,and about
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[ Hie same uisuuive uvui auuit T,o,
k the fourth was to cross the river at
ft Mazyck's Landing:, which is practir
cally on the coast between GeorgeI
town and Charleston.
I This would open up the Old Kings
' Highway and was advocated most
\ zealously by Mr Morrison of McClellanville.
Major R G Thomas, chairman of
the commission, presided: the other
commissioners were: Prof A G Carson
of the University; Prof Hale
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W H Andrews of Georgetown was
an advocate of building tbe bridge
I at Lanneau's. He thought that this
: point would serve the people of
! Harry,Marion,Florence and Darling1
ton, as well as those of Georgetown,
1 better than at any other point. He
j stated that the bridge could be built
'therefor about $150,000, provided
heart timber was used. Engineer
Murray, however, stated that the
! government required creosoted timi
ber, which was more expensive and
j would make the cost about tisu.uvu.
Dr Olin Sawyer of Georgetown
i supported Mr Andrews. He stated
! that so far as the people of Georee!
town were concerned they preferred
the bridge at Mazycks on tne Kings
1 Highway; and that he thought a
bridge at Lanneau's k would be of
service to more people. He felt that
the commission should adopt a compromise
measure and should look for
a permanent roadway for all times.
He tood the position that if a bridge
were built west of the Coast Line
road it would practically cut off a
great many of the people living east
of that road.
W H Dennis.'county supervisor of 1
Berkeley, advocated the building of
the bridge at Murray's Landing,,
which is not a great distance from1
Gourdin. He took the position that I
this would give access to the best
road through Berkeley county, and i
the road would be more easily maintained
than any other road which
I could be built.
Senator Epps of Williamsburg also
j favored the building of the bridge.
at Murray's Landing.
W S James of Lee was a strong
j advocate for Murray's Landing. He
; showed that it would be the shortest
! distance for the raoplf from Florence,
Darlington and Bishopville to
Charleston. .
J K Breeden of Clarendon county
advocated the building of the bridge
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I at ttncKney s L?anaing, wmcn i* nui
far from Parler's Station. He said i
that this bridge would not only give
i the people of Clarendon. Florence, i
Sumter,Darlington and Marion ready
access to Charleston, but that it
* would likewise give these people a i
direct route to Orangeburg. Bam
berg, Aiken and the southwest part
of the State generally. <
W W Barr, Jr. of Orangeburg advocated
the building of the bridge at
Pinckney's, stating that this would i
largely serve the purpose of the other
bridges, giving access to Charles:
ton, but would be more generally
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used Dy a greater numDer 01 peopie.
Other speakers who discussed the '
; propositon generally were R B Bel- (
J ser of Sumter, Wilson J Harvey of
j Charleston and E E McGill of Darlington.
j The highway commission stated
' that it would consider all represent- '
atives most carefully and would
make its recommendations later, I
C 0 Hearon.a member of the commission
from Spartanburg, offered a
resolution indorsing the proposition i
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that the Legislature amend the high- j
\v?\ commission act so that one-half
of the funds derived from automo- ,
bile licenses shuuid be U9ed as a
bridge fund. He stated that the!
greatest difficulty that the commis- j
sion had to contend with was the
securing of funds with which ta
build bridges across streams in
which more than one county would
be interested.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
L/isungvisnea spcucr tommg ncre.
On Monday evening, at 8 o'clock, i
Dr Bristow, of St Louis, Mo, will ;
give an interesting account of his
several trips across the Atlantic since
the befrinninjr of the creat war. Dr
Bristow is a veterinary surgeon, and
it was in this capacity that he has
made his voyages. He was taken
prisoner, and spent seven months in
a German prison; and was on a ship
which was torpedoed during his last
voyage. He gives a great deal of
startling and interesting information
in his talks, the proceeds of which
will go to the Red Cross. The admission
will be fifteen and twentyfive
cents.
Immediately afte- his talk, steps
will be taken to organize a branch of
the Red Cross in Kingstree. A chapter
has already been organized in
Hemingway, and therefore Kings
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iree win oe a oran':n ui ine ntiuiii^way
chapter, as only one is allowed
in each county. Prominent members
ef the Hemingway chapter will be
present to assist in the organization
of the Kingstree branch. It is hoped
that every man. woman and child in
Kingstree, who can possibly do so,
will be present on this occasion, and
that the memherehip of the Kingstree
Red Cross will be a large and
representative one. It is not only a
patriotic duty, but an honor to be a
member of such an organization.
Kingstree has been si >w to organize,
but it remains for us to make up
now for lost time.
There is work in the Red Cross
Society for everyone, men and women.
juriors and seniors. Let no one
feel that he or she is not needed!
Your country gives you this opporf
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everybody, and hear Dr Bri9tow,and (
add your name to the list of those
who are helping to soften the beds
of the wounded boys at the front. (
Monday evening at 8 o'clock, at
the school auditorium.
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To Boom War Savings Certificates.
For the purpose of thoroughly ad- <
vertising and encouraging the sale 1
of the new war savings certificates i
throughout the county, Mr P G I
Gourdin,county chairman of the National
War Savings Committee, has ]
appointed the following named gentlemen
to assist in the perfection of <
a complete organization by which ]
the advantages of these certificates <
can he explained to every man, wo- 1
manand child throughout thiscounty: !
Secretary, John M Ros9, Kings- 1
tree, phone 173.
Publicity secretary, George A McElveen.
Kingstree.
Vice-chairman of children's or- 1
ganization, J D O'Bryan, Kingstree.
Vice-chair man of Farmers' organization,
Hon E C Epps, Kingstree.
Vice-chairman of Labor & Industrial
organization,M A Shuler,Kings- <
tree. '
Representative of Pulpit, Rev G T
Harmon.
Representative of Commerce.Thos I
McCutchen.
Representative of Press, W F Tol- ]
ley, Kingstree.
Tl<a ntmsi) with fhp 1
chairman, will compose the executive I
committee of the organization. i
Township chairmen have also been i
aamed as follows: for Hope, W M
J'Bryan, Heinemann; Laws, Dr W ]
5 Boyd, Salters Depot; Penn, W D i
Bryan, Bryan; Anderson,J W Regis- i
:er, Trio; Suttons, S L Parsons. Sut- 1
.ons; Kingstree, F E Bradham,Kings- J
;ree; King, G 0 Epps, Kingstree; i
rurkey, Hon D E McCutcheon, Nes- J
nith; Ridge.Dr W J Haselden,Cades; 1
Mingo, D Rhem, Rhems; Mouzon, R <
2 McElveen, Kingstree; Indian, Geo 1
I Lovett, Cooper; Johnson, S B Pos- t
on, Johnsonville; Clarendon, R C s
Burgess, New Zion; Sumter, R B;
^itch. Lake City. s
The Advisory Committee will be t
composed of the above committees, t
ogether with the county superinten- c
lent of education and the chairman I
?f the county council of defense. (
A special effort will be made dur- f
ng this month to encourage all of o
he children in all of the schools to
nvest their savings, and thereby r
reate a savings habit as well as be-'1
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ins: patriotic. This drive among the
children will be under the direction
of Mr J D O'Bryan, vice-chairman,
who will be assisted by the respective
township chairmen.
The literature and advertising
matter will be mailed to the schools
as sood as available.
AGAINST RUTLEDGE COUNTY.
What the Project Would Coat and the I
*?~ ? fWiHvbir Section
Are the promoters of Rutledge
county absolutely unmindful of the
Biblical injunction?-?"Do unto others
as you would have them do
unto you"?
Should their project succeed, Lake
City, the proposed county Seat,
would benefit from increased town
values, but would the territory, as a
whole, receive value for the outlay?.
If the offer of $25,000.00 by Lake j
City for building the court house j
and jail is bona fide, wonld it not j
take, at the present price of labor |
and material, $150,0)0 to $175,000 j
more? What was the experience of
the people of Dillon county? Let j
the facts in their case answer. $25- i
000 were actually given and many !
of the voters were under the im-j(
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presaion that that amount wouia j
erect and equip the court house and i
jail, but the very next session of the |,
Legislature, in January, 1910, pass-i,
ed an act "authorizing and requiring j
the County Board of Commissioners
of Dillon county to issue $40,000.00 J
of bonds for the purpose of aiding i
in erecting and furnishing a court'
house and jail at Dillon and to pro- 1:
vide for an annua} levy for the pur- j
pose of paying the interest on \
bonds." In January, 1911, $25,- i
300.00 additional bonds were autno- j
rized and issued and in 1912 $15,-!
300.00 more bonds were authorized
and issued, making a huge total of
*80 OOO 00 bonded indebtedness
saddled
on an unsuspecting and a
Loo credulous people!
The railroads pay a large part of j
the county taxes. Williamsburg1]
gets taxes from 27 27-100 miles of |
the Coast Line at $29,000 per mile, |
11 40-100 miles of Central railroad i
at $12,872.60 per mile and Seaboard !
Air Line railway 43 77-100 miles at;
$5,000 per mile. How many miles;
of railroad would help raise the;
taxes in Rutledge county? Of Williamsburg's
present mileage Rut-;
ledge would get approximately
3 85-100 miles of the N E railroad
and 5 3-16 miles of the SAL!
When your taxes are doubled or
trebled on account of lack of railroad
mileage and certain bonded indebtedness
for public buildings will
it not then be too late to reason why?
Will the residents of Johnson and
Indian townships be appreciably!
learer Lake City than Kingstree? I9;
it of no concern to the Lake City 1
Folk that on account of their JerryMandering
southern line and result-1
int misshaping of both Rutledge
rod Williamsburg, the people in
Williamsburg east of Indiantown
ihurch would have to travel from 5
:o 15 miles through Rutledge coun;y
to reach King9tree, their county
teat.
But worst of all and most inconliderate
of all is the fact that should
he election on the 11th of Decem>er
carry and Rutledge county become
a reality, then the people of
Eastern Williamsburg and Western
Georgetown will be forever debarred
rom any hope of a county of their
wn.
Have the Lake City promoters no
egard whatever for the future maerial
welfare, condition and aspira- J
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to the east?
Mr Voter, think well before you
cast your ballot next Tuesday!
Have you counted the cost??Adv.
Appointments of Former Kinfgtreean*.
The Upper South Carolina conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, closed its sessions at
Clinton Monday. The following assignments
of one-time residents of
Kingstree were made:
Butler,W P Meadors; Easley, R L
Holroyd; Gaffney, W A Fairy; York,
J E Mahaffey; army secretary Y M j
C A, J B Mahaffey.
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Csll for 50 Per Cent of Y. M.C.A.Pledge j
THp aprrpfnrv nf thp Cnrnlinns fnr i
the National War Work of the <
Young Men's Christion association I
is asking for remittance of contributions
and pledges made by our
county to the war work fund. I
am therefore asking those who have
not paid their pledges, and whose
payments of 50 per cent of amount
pledged is now due, to make payment
at once. Where it is convenient
1 am earnestly requesting that
payment be made in full so as to
eliminate much detail work where
partial payments are made. Please
give this matter prompt attention |
bo that I may make remittance at
once. Geo A McElveen.
Acting Secretary.
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A hot supper will be held at Mou-1
zon school .house,on Thursday night,
December 13. for the benefit of the!
school. There will be plenty to eat J
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To Address Ltdies of Kingstree.
On Tuesday afternoon, December
14, Miss Nell Sprunt, the accomplished
daughter of Rev Dr Alexander
Sprunt of Charleston and who
has for some time been engaged in
China in missionary work, will deliver
an address to the Ladies' Missionary
society of the Methodist
church here. The address by Miss
Sprunt will be of a highly interesting
character and every lady interested
in missionary work is cordially
invited to hear her.
Local Girls Suffer First Defeat.
A very exciting basket-ball game
was staged in the local arena Tuesday
evening, between the Florence
and Kingstree High school teams.
The home team started the scoring,
but was almost immediately caught
up with and passed by the fast Florence
team, the score ending 37 to 19
in favor of the visitors. During the
game, Miss Mae Husbands was disabled
by over-exertion, and the remainder
of the game was played by
Miss Hanna Harold. Florence has
a very fast team. Those that saw
the game will also attest that the
local girls put up a game fight, even
after they realized the impossibility
of overcoming Florence's lead. This
is the first defeat they have suffered
this season: we hope it will also be
the last. The opposing teams were:
Florence, forwards: Misses Frances
Johnson and Louise Haynesworth;
centre: Margaret Layton: field: Mae
Husbands and Hanna Harold; and
guards: Flora Barringer and Margaret
Howard.
Kingstree,forwards: Misses Madge
Blakelv and Bessie Baker; centre:
Lizzie Gordon: field: Helen Kennedy;
guards: Madge McCants and Ethel
Anderson.
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LAKE CITY, S. C.
Administrator. Executor, Trustee and Registrar.
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