The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 29, 1920, Image 4
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920.
THE CENSUS
Mr. F. Earle Uradham who has
been engaged for the past two weeks
taking census in Kingstree informs
us that he expect^ to finish up his
work next week and would like for any
and all persons who may have been
overlooked to report themselves to
him for enumeration. Taking census
is a big, difficult job, even in a small
place like Kingstree. There are a
great many persons who are either
afraid, too mean, or too ignorant to
furnish the enumerator with the information
he seeks, and as it is impossible
for him to know personally
on^ ovorv momKnr nf n hnnsp*
hold it is highly probably that some
were absent and not reported when
Mr. Bradham called, by those he found
at home. Census taking is Uncle
Sam's business and is conducted decennially
in order to find out whether
the population of the United States
has increased or decreased. If you
have not been reported to the enumerator
and counted as one of the inhabitants
of this great and glorious
land, do so at once.
SOLDIERS BACK AT WORK
A year ago at this time, many people
were worrying as to how 4,000,000
men could be absorbed from army
life back into peace time industry,
without creating disturbance.
It is amazing how this great shift
of occupation has been accomplished
with no outbreaks whatever on the
part of ex-service men. The soldiers
instead of creating trouble, have
shown themselves a great stabilizing
force. Even if they did not get work
at once, they have been patient and
self controlled.
There has been a lawless and destructive
spirit in this country, but
the soldiers have had no part in it.
Among the trouble makers have been
many slackers who could have gone
but didnt, and who pulled down high
pay while the soldier boys fought
and died for $1.00 a day.
Thus the country owes the soldier
a second great debt It should do
what it can to pay it, by finding work
at once for every one of them.
STALE NEWS
Writs a correspondent from Gaffney:
"After procuring a hair cut,j
shave and shine at one of the barber
shops, the change which one gets
from a dollar looks very much like
thirty cents. The shave and shine
prices have doubled and the prices for
a hair cut has been increased from
twenty-five to thirty-five cents".
That's nothing! Unfortunats in
Kingstree who can't wield their own
razor or cut their hair have been
paying these prices well nigh on to
a year, not counting the time spent i
by each one in waiting his turn.
At a recent conference of representatives
of various business interests
an organization called the South
Carolina Anti-Boll Weevil Association
laws perfected to help make intensive
warfare on the unwelcome
visitor from Mexico.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HAS BUSY DAY FRIDAY
All Maters of Routine Finished Up (j
And Many New Bills Were In- ^
troduced
The South Carolina House of Representatives
Friday got down to real s
progress in legislation this session. a
It practically clearetl its calendar and a
the desk of Speaker Cothran of all s
routine matter. More new bills were v
also introduced than the balance of h
the days of the present session com- a
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When the question came up on a 1
motion to adjourn until 8:30 o'clock f
Monday night, there was a storm of v
protest from certain members of the s
House. They claimed that there was t
entirely too much latitude in adjourn- 1
ment and a waste of time. They ^
stated that, if the members remained 1
in Columbia, a full week, and worked, 1
then they would finish well within the 1
allotted forty days and go home. The J
! House, however, adjourned until Mon *
i day night by a vote of 68 to 34. (
After considerable debate, the t
| measure preventing educators from J
[ teaching in the public school of the (
; State when infected with tuberculo- 5
I sis was sent to third reading by a 1
1 large vote.
I The bill requiring all vehicles to
stop at railroad crossings was rejected.
The measure taking the South Car- i
olina School for the Deaf, Dumb and I
Blind at Cedar Spring from under the 1
control of the State Board of Chari- <
j ties and uorrections was given n,a j
second reading. 1
The bill which has passed the Sen- ]
ate allowing hail insurance companies
to take liens on crops for the pay- 1
ment of premiums, however, protecting
the first liens of landlords, was 1
received by the House. i
Mr. Pasley, of Orangeburg, intro- 1
duced a bill providing that all tele- <
graph and telephone messages orig- <
inating and ending in this State shail 1
be sent by the shortest route in the ]
State. 1
Mr. Buckingham, of Aiken, introduced
a resolution putting into a ref- 1
I erendum of the general election the
repealing of the constitutional clause <
which authorizes relatives of a per- <
^nn lvnehed to collect $2,000 from the
county in which the lynching occured,
and for the county to sue the
lynchers for the return of this money.
Mr. Burgeson, of Charleston, introduced
a bill requiring all banks to
send to their depositors a statement
of their accounts at least once a
year. ]
Mr. Stone, of Anderson, would re- i
quire all textile manufacturing es- 1
tablishments to allow their operators 1
at least one hour for luncheon. 1
The committee on education made 1
an unfavorable report on the bill re- <
quiring the teaching of fire prevention
in the public schools.
The bill repealing the law prohib
iting Greek letter fraternities in the <
State institutions of higher learning ]
was given an unfavorable report by <
th committee on education. This meas- J
iir*? is heme sDonsored by the student j
body of the University of South Car- i
olina. 1
The House of Representatives yes- j
terday rejected without a dissenting
vote the bill passed several days ago ]
by the Senate prohibiting smoking in i
the dining rooms of hotels, in cafes,
restaurants and other public eating
places in the Senate.
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Opportunity nocks only once in a
life, February 4, may be your day.
See add page. (
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House Would Tax Worthless Dogs, j
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The lower house of the general as- j
sembly yesterday sent to third reading ]
the Barnwell bill levying a tax of <
$1.25 a head on all dogs in the State. ]
This measure was brought over from ]
last year. The money to be derived ]
from the dog licenses will go into the \
school fund. Failure to return a dog
under the provisions of the bill would j
i be a misdemeanor. Dunishable by fine i
of not less than $10 nor more than $20
One-half of the amounts collected in
fines would go to the persons reporting
the failure to return the dogs. A
metal tag is to be given on the payment
of the license and this will be
required to be put on the collar of the
dog. The vote was 70 for the measure
and 24 against.
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A fresh car load of extra fine mules
will arrive at the stables of the Williamsburg
Live Stock Co., tomorrow
(Friday). Come in and look this lot
over. 1-29-lt.
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A fresh car load of extra fine mules
will arrive at thj stables of the Williamsburg
Live Stock Co., tomorrow
(Friday). Come inxand look this lot
over. " 1-29-lt.
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We have a few Avery Stock Cutters
and Disk Harrows, with and
without wheels, which we will sell at
about cost. S. V. TAYLOR'S DEPARTMENT
STORE, Gieelyville, S.
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Womans Suffrage Loses I I
Columbia, Jan. 28.?The Senate toay
kissed woman suffrage good-bye
or the present, at least It was so
.uickly done that it may go down in0
history. States are calling extra
essions to consider the federal
.mendment. The South Carolina Sen;te
killed the Susan B. Anthony
intendment in ten minutes. Not a
rord, not a rally, not a complaint, not
1 voice. It would have been of no
ivail. First, Senator Williams, of
Viken. called up his resolution rejectng
the proposed federal amendment.
Vt the moment Senator Christensen
vas outside in a conference and as
:oon as he returned to the chamber
he vote was taken and the rejection
esolution adopted by a vote of 30 to
This, however, was not regarded
is the main vote. Senator Christensen,
ealizing the situation asked for the
atifying act to be taken up to have
i record vote. Senator Johnstone askid
that the bill be read. This was
lone, and then came the solar plexus
;o woman suffrage in the record vote.
Pour Senators voted for the adoption
)f the ratifying act, only four? Senitors
Christensen, Duncan, Shelorand
Walker.
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Drought Broken in Charleston
With 1.10 inches of rain recorded
n the twenty-four hours ending at
I o'clock yesterday morning, Charleston
had the heaviest rainfall that has
>ccurred since August 12. The total
precipitation for January was brought
to a figure in excess of the combined
precipitation of October, November,
December and the latter half of September.
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The drought wmcn enaea wiui yesterday's
rain was the severest ever
recorded in this vicinity, according to
the official report. Long dry spells of
ether years that had caused much
comment were short compared with
the rainless half-year that has just
passed. Practically the same conditions
have prevailed over Florence,
Williamsburg, Berkeley and Georgetown
counties.
Cloudy weather with not much
change in temperature was the forecast
for today.
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HELD FOR DOUBLE MURDER
rwiare* He Found Wife Seated on
Howze's Lap.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 27?A coroner's
jury investigating the double shooting
last night in which Mrs. R. E. Herrington
and Charles Howze were
killed, today held that the two "came
to their deaths by gunshot wounds at
Jie hands of Riley E. Herrington (husband
of the woman), and that the
same is murder."
. Deputy Sheriff William Branan
testified that Herrington told him
when he was placed under arrest that
whep he entered his home last night
he found his wife seated upon the lap
of Howze. Both were in the kitchen.
Six shots were fired, it was shown
at the inquest, four entering the woman's
body, any one of which would
have caused her death, it was shown,
and two entered the head of Howze.
A brother of the dead woman testified
that Mrs. Herrington was married
when only thirteen years of age.
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CIVIC LEAGUE ENTERTAINS
Members of Lake City Organization
Have Rousing Good Time
Lake City, Jan. 27.?Last week at
the school house auditorium the Civic
League met and had an entertainment
as an added feature. Th entertainment
was prepared and enacted by
the members of the Young Men's
Literary and Athletic Club of Lake
City. This was the fifth play for these
meetings and each has been an improvement
over the one before. The
louse was full and everyone seemed
to enjoy himself.
The entertainment was called "Nigjer
Night," being a comedy of fun
and frolic of the ministrel type, consisting
of a little play called "The
Coon Town Thirteen Club," in which
at certain intervals one member had
to commit suicide. Music for the oc
asioa was furnished by Miss Miner,*a
Jones and Miss Ruby Smith.
Civic matters brought up and dismissed
before this meeting were que.sions
of: Better light and power sys;em;
cleanliness and better hygienic
conditions; "back your chamber of
commerce, which is backing you."
Viayor Whitehead in a short speech
issertcd that the conditions now exsting
in the town were the best that
lad ever existed. He said that he was
leaving, as were all others in the
own, from every direction praise of
he looks of the town as effected by
he clean-up campaign held not long
igo by the men and women of Lake
3ity. At this time every tree and
>ost and pole in and near the town
vas whitewashed.
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No more land is being made and
eople are increasing every day.
therefore the price will continue to
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