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GREELYVILLE 1 (Continued From Last Page) are very amply served by the Bank ol Greelyvflle, with deposits of $150,000. *uts bank was chartered in 1904 with capital ?tock of $15,000, but has outgrown this and the directors have already voted to raise the capital; stock "to $50,000, effective January i 1st. 1920, together with improve- J mesits to the bank building aggregat ing $2,500. 'i he Postotfice receipts of Greely- ; villp ainrreirate S3.000. a vear and the 1 " ?OO O T "/ / - ? post office is operated as a third class j office under the supervision of Mr. F. Mishoe, who is not only Postmas- j ter of the town but since he came ' here from Pee Dee, several years ago, has been one of the most enterpris-1 ing citizens and considered one of the most progressive farmers of the com- i m unity. It goes without saying that the . cotton industry is the leading one around Greelyville and the town affcrds an excellent cotton market, j the local exchange being furnished with modern New York Exchange telegraphic reports hourly and the I farmers are served by several local; cotton buyers, where their cotton can j be sold immediately after ginning if' desired. ' About 5,000 bales are sold ; and handled through the town yearly j - " ' * i.L. I and it might be wen to siaie inai me | farmers are holding a great deal of ! their cotton, storing some at home | and the building of the Farmers To-! bac< o Warehouse, now known as State ' Bonded Warehouse No. 42, is filled to : capacity with local cotton. This bonded warehouse is a great asset to the town and, under the able management of Mr. E. B. Rhodus, who is one of 1 the largest buyers as well as one of the most progressive farmers and' citizens of the town, the warehouse has been able to afford a splendid sen ice to the farmers and local busi- ' ness men in the way of using their j ? KifrKoct fnvm cut IVI! its ^UUVJ ill lire I?6uv>? Next to cotton, the tobacco industry is next in importance as an agri- j cultural product from a monetary standpoint and during the past two years is probably more than anything else, unless it be the high price of cotton, that has made the town go forward in such strides as it has. The yields of tobacco in 1919 were cut in half by the heavy rains in July but the production in 1918 was nothing shoit of phenominal, it being a com-: mon occurrence to see a farmer obtain from one acre of tobacco $400, to $700. There is between one and two ! million pdunds of tobacco marketed * * 1?:n_ 11.. in vjiwiyviuc uiiuuau*, niu^u muuotry is served bv the modern warehouse buildings of the Greelyville Warehouse and Prizery, erected, in 1917 anu the Fanners Warehouse Company, erected in 1919. The tobacco industry around Greelyville has a wonderful future ahead of it and, upon the advent of the boll weevil, will, no doubt, m take the lead as a money cr p. It has certainly caused the entire community to take on an aspect of prosperity even more pronouDced than ever before experienced in the vicinity. Probably the brightest and most ( nromisincr dpvelnnment in sicht for ' the general improvement of the en-! tire territory in the vicinity of Gree- j lyville is the future. Drainage District No. 3, which was the first one organized in Wiliiamsburg County, consists of sixteen miles of drainage ditch, eight miles of which has already been completed and the remaining portion will be completed by spring of 1920. The eight miles of this ditch already completed practically follows the Atnocf I inn ti-arlr from Fnrps laUVIV. VVU^V UillV ViMVtk A<V*lt * v? X-/ ton to Greelvville, emptying into Mount Hope Creek swamp. An excellent hard surfaced road will be erected from Greelyville to Foreston on the waste dirt from the ditch. In this same district work has already commenced on six miles of ditch running north from the present ditch to the Coleman road, practically following the Clarendon-Williamsburg county l'ne. N'ot forming a part of this . district but already completed by the same outfit and crew is a ditch a mile and a quarter in length running from the town limits to Mount Hope Creek for the purpose of the draining the town of Greelyville, and is a great improvement to the health of the people, as well as the groat improvement to the land drained. The town ditch was complete ed at a cost of $3,500, which was borne by the town. Drainage Dis trict .>o. 3 is oontiea ior 3>o4,uuu, which will- cover the entire cost of the sixteen miles of drainage ditches. The three commissioners for District No. 3 aie Messrs. Courtney Campbell, of Foreston; E. B. Rhodus, and T. W. Boyle, of Greelyville, all of whom are wide awake to the importance and improvement this work will be to the land owners and community as a whole and are enthusiastic towards extending the work. The man in charge of the cutting of the ditches and with whom contracts have been let for the work is Mr. Wilson Hanna, of Detroit, Minn., who, in company with his family, is making Greelyville his home. Mr. Hanna is from a family of drainage men. his father and brothers having done extensive work of this character in Minnesota and other states of the North and the South. Mr. Hanna has had extensive experience along the same lines and owns a tremendous supply of drainage equipment and is in position to install a seperate and distinct outfit in each drainage project, thereby carrying the work of all the districts in this vicinity on at the same time and saving much valuable time to the land owners interested by turning over their lands to them promptly, well drained and ready for J clearing and planting. The necessary J ? - ^ 1 ?~ ? I plans nave aoout ueen inauc jui a second drainage district calling for extensive ditching directly north of Greelyville and still another district is rapidly being formed east of the town and Mr. Hanna will be in position to commence work on each of these immediately if the respective commissioners award him the contracts for the work. Mr. Hanna is very familar and enthusiastic over the great good which a drainage does for lands and communities and recites many instances in his experience where the health of whole sections of the country has been wonderfully improved and, in one case, where he was. in charge of a drainage project, no person was able to live within fifty miles of where the ditch started and within a year after completion of the ditch there were one thousand new settlers on the same spot. Also, where land had no purchasers at $10 per acre and after drainage brought from $100, to $150, per acre. Last but possibly not least in the development of Greelyville can be mentioned the fact that plans have 1 ^ ?J- k.. UM already Deen pui unaer way uy mi. T. W. Boyle, to bore for oil in the vicinity. This far seeing and enterprising citizen is not sure that oil can be found in this district but he has experts at work on the matter and is going to spare no time, thought nor expense to test the matter out and give the citizens interested the benefit of the doubt. All in all, the little city of Greelyville, Williamsburg county, South Carolina, with its records of law abiding, progressive and hospitible citizens and its phenominal growth during the past few years is now fully awake to the fact that it is a real town in the making and it will only be a few vears before its necessarv * municipal improvements will all be a reality and all the old citizens of the town, who have grown up with it, together with the new citizens, who have been enticed from other communities to the promising success it offered them, seem all, to be keyed up to the feeling and understanding that "something is going to happen"; in other words, the town has outgrown the village stage and has come to the place like the trees in the spring time, full of sap, ready to burst oui into buds and blossoms. Only a short way ahead of the people are the fruits which they know await them? it is only the period of finding out whose property will be most benefitted by the assured improvements, and just which way the town is bound to grow?and everybody feels "down in their bones" that something 1 good lies in store for all and each one is keyed up to the point of wanting to fill his or her particular part in the great development and blossoming forth, which is bound to come. The town welcomes any and all good citizens who desire to come into its midst and new settlers will be furnished with all information they desire and will be given every oppor- ' tunitv within the power of its citizens ; to have them locate here and become < part of the commercial, civic and so- : cial life of the town, which is bound to grow. The Greelyville Board of iraae win De giaa to iurnisn an oata and offered every courtesy possible to all prospective citizens and invites correspondence along this line. ' o (Jreelyville's Progressive School < Prior to the year 1890 there was no school in what is now the town of Greelyville. The pupils attended a neighborhood school a few miles from town. In the year 1890 a building , 16 feet square was built and Mrs. < Reynolds was employed to instruct : the youths. The enrollment was small and the session lasted for only about three months each year. This small building was used until 1898 when a \ two room building was built and Mr. 1 Roper, the first male principal, was employed. A few years later two ; rooms were added to the building. ; The town had grown to such an ex- ' tent and the number of pupils had \ become so large that in 1910 the cit- ' izens voted bonds to build a large ! Kr-i^lr KuilHincr f.ViA nresent value of i which is $25,000. The building con- ' tains six large class rooms and a : a large auditorium. It is a credit to the town and a monument to T. J. < Hogan, T. W. Boyle, the late J. F. 1 Register, the late S. J. Taylor, and 1 other enterprising men of the town. The school has grown continuously since its beginning to an enrollment j of 1G5 at present. Teachers have been added until the present teaching j I force numbers six. Mr. E.T. Spigner.; j is the principal and he is ably assist-1j ed by Misses Klise Rollins, Lottie C. 1 j DuBose, Louise Barr, Ola Grimes, and j = Margaret Blakeley. There are ten: grailes in the school and graduates1: experience no difficulty in entering j, tin oolloo-oc of t)ip State. T. W. Boyle, J. F. Montgomery, and i F. Mishoe are the trustees. o (Jreel.vville Presbyterian Church (By K. B. Carr, Pastor.) Greelyville, S. C., Nov. 19, 1919. A few words as to the work of this j group of churches, (McDowell, Brew- ; ington, and Lanes churches): I accepted a call to this work October 1 st, 1917, just a little over two years ago. I have found the people of : this work very loyal and true. We j take this occasion to thank the good i j brethren of this work, as well as the | good brethrdnof other christian bod- . ies, for their kindness and unstinted hospitality to us. : There has been added to this group of churches, for the past two years, by letter, by a statement of faith, and ; on a profession of faith, fifty some' j odd members. The work is steadily ; growing, and as the work grows, my love and esteem for these good people i continues to increase. It is, indeed, a J pleasure to preach to people of such j attentive ears. We have a good sabbath school in j each of the three churches above ; named. At our last Rally day, there ; was some over three hundred dollars ! contributed to Sabbath School Exten- j tion from this group. ^1 * *? MA/wl A f Q ( we are very greatiy m uccu m a j new church building .at McDowell church. McDowell congregation voted j a few weeks ago, to have two dona- ; tion days each year, for the next few ! years, for the building of a new i church. At our first donation, there > came in some over four hundred dol- ! lars. We expect to arouse more enthu- ' siasm in this &reat work of donating ; to the church, and expect to have a \ new church some time in the near ? future. ; The superintendent of Lanes sab- \ bath school informs me that they ex- : pect to build one or two sabbath > schools rooms to the church at Lanes. : We need an extra room built on to \ the manse at Greelyville, to be used 5 as a study. I think it is the intention j of these good people to have this done 3 right away. Our watch word is: "On- 1 ward and Upward." 0 The Greelyville Baptist CJiurch ' This body is not old but vigorous | and in a fine working condition. It conducts a prosperous Sunday school under the supervision of Mr. C. E. Register the efficient superintendent. Mr. M. L. McLeod is the faithful sec- I retary and performs his task with | ease and devotion. There are five j classes in the school among a well or- j ganized Baraca and Philathea class. . The school is now engaged in a vigor- ! ous enlistment and enlargement cam- | paign which is adding much to the I life of the school. The church also con- j ducts a splendid mid week devotional j meeting and a strong Woman's Mis- j sionary union with Girls Auxiliary, > Sunbeams etc. The church has preach- ! ing services every Sunday, morning I and evening. I Thiswriter can see no good reason why this church should not in the i near future , take its place in the first j ranks among the churches of this part of the country; supported as it is by j a loyal force of workers, who have a I great vision of bright days. This body j strongly united and surrounded with such great opportunities may be expected to succeed in an amazing manner. The church owns a splendid church j house and parsonage and through the I generosity of Deacon S. V. Taylor j who furnishes the current from his j dwelling and Wesley Browder who j did the wiring, the church house is splendidly equipped with electric ! lights. The church house has also been j repainted during the year and other j improvements will soon be made. j We must not forget, we cannot for- j get, the heroism and sacrifices of our j older members, some whom have gone ! from us. Their names shine like stars j in the firmament. If we call the j Knights of old heroes, and the man j who can make two blades of grass j grow where only one had grown a j benefactor, what shall we call these men and women who labored so faithfully, to help give to this community j and the world a greater civilization? j They are more than benefactors and j grander than heroes. Such men and j women as they go through life start j little springs of influence whose ' streams will be white at the mouth with the commerce ol christian civili- I nation and human haDDiness. I This church is under the pastoral j care of Rev. J. 14 Funderburk who j loves his people and rejoices with ] them in all of their achievements. ' > I Subscribe for The Record. &' tgy 1 i If Your k i ! ?? p I | It does not pay | i and incompet< '.W I U<1a <o n vrnli j uiic to a van g i chine?a || | the full 1 i sessioi || ary I j go< I That's I | We have a com] | j and are in a pi Ii in a compe | what i I Bring Us \ i Greeb | j GREELYVILLE I } I ACCURACY! | The Rul | THE SERVI1 i Wa are first i I scriptions and sic i much concern to | our stock is alwa; i | We Also Hi 1 ! ! ! i i Can { ! I anything more dai j j propriate for a He i j many delightful ar | j CHRISTMAS C ! THE SERVI | GRF.F.I-YVILLE, I * ?: \ i ito Needs Repairing 1 to trifle with inexperienced j i int mechanics. An automo- i liable and convenient ma- ! ?i? x^ ? H necessity?nut to reap i p benefit from the pos- j, 1 i of a car it is neces- 1 to keep them in a I )d state of repair. | Our Business. 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