Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

<Jlje (?uuuty iSptnrp W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer, Jr. ^ Publishers. - t] Entered at the postoffice at Kings- r tree, S. C. as second class matter. h ? o SUBSCRIPTION RATES STRICTLY ? IN ADVANCE Single copy one year ^ Single copy, six months 75 v Single copv. three months 50 ' TELEPHONE NO. 83. c t< Obituaries. Tributes ol Respect. ,, Resolutions of Thanks, Card* of Thanks and all other reading notices, c' not News, will be charged for at the it rate of one cent a word for each in- ,a sertion. Hot suppers notices. A *? mnot Ko ciorrt /\11 I'UllllIlUllUailVUO aiuov wv ? I ed by the writer, not for publication xv unless desired, but to protect this! c< newspaper. All unsigned communica-1 u tions are a waste of time paper and |, postage on the part of the writer. ADVERTISING RATES j v Advertisements to be run in Spe- tl cial or "Want" column one cent a |? word each issue, minimum price 25 cents, payable strictly in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch u each subsequent insertion. v, Rates on long term display advertisements very reasonable. For . rates apply at this off fee. In remitting checks or money or- v ders make payable to u THE COUNTY RECORD. S] h THURSDAY, MARCH 25. 1920 Our citizens are so prone to the habit of allowing freight to accumu late in the depot here that the local agent is enforcing rigidly the rules w governing storage charges in ord^r to c< have consignees move their freight promptly. Storage charges are added to the freight bills forty-eight hours g| after notice has been sent notifying a consignee that the shipment is in the depot The enforcement of the rule serves to keep the warehouse from becoming overcrowded and does ^ facilitate the handling of freight, but a in view of the miserable service the public has been compelled to put up q , with at the hands of the railroad g management in recent years, it would at least be consistent for the company j to use discretion in the matter of stor- 0] age charges or demurrage. Some jj people habitually leave their freight in the depot because it is a safe place of storage, but the majority of the s. patrons of the Kingstree freight de- ^ pot only leave it there beyond the oj tape allowed because they can't help themselves, and then it is only for a a day or two. Consistency is a jewel ^ and might be practiced as profitably w hv n hie railroad romnanv as bv the ... individual. o tc si Defeating an Exploiter t? pi The case of a New Yorker who ts went "into court to resist an exorbitant charge for a cooked ham that Jj he had ordered is an illustration of 01 devotion to principle that might save ts money for mott people did they have CI the courage to adopt such a course. <jj When he was rendered a bill for b< $25 he refused to pay it as excessive tl and fixed $1 a pound as a' reason- sa able and sufficient price. He (was at ?ued for difference of $11. The ta court held that the buyer's judgement was sound and that the seller d< had no right to collect more than his goods were worth. ^ Doubtless the easier and cheaper j d< way for the customer to have settled ; hi the matter would have been to pay j a the bill and then cease to patronize J the profiteering merchant, but such ' hi a course would have been compromis- j h, ing with principle. The right way tl was taken. !g, In the experience of the average v-j individual excessive charge is often; y. borne without comment because one! y 'Iaao manl fa annoar tn ho thniicht ' U. UV^O UVlt uativ W (?pyv?M wv MV WIVMQM. ^ cheap. Extortion is endured be-. re cause one does not wish to enter a, into an argument, yet to suffer one's ir self to be overcharged encourages the extortioner to continue his prac- U] ticeg on others. It is best to know the price before one orders. If it bi is excessive the purchase may be de- a] ciined, though all have not the cour- w age to refuse to buy even when they know they are being overcharged. ej If all persons acquainted themselves with the approximate value of what- a ever they need to buy and would refuse to pay more, the charges of profiteering would not be heard so frequently. To defeat the designs of ? an exploiter is a duty one owes not only to himself, but to society.?Florence Times. ? ? ; Coming out squarely for the re- S peal of the Volstead act in favor of fi a less severe prohibition enforcement t: statue and urging the simplification A of the nation's tax burden by the tl amortization of the present war debt, Geo. Warren, of Hampton, solicitor of o the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, has A announced for the United States Sen From Premier Lloyd George 'o the Southern Baptist Courier: Dr. J. B. Gambrell, president i he Southern Baptist convention, ha eceived the following letter froi Ion. David Lloyd George, premie f Great Britain: Dear Sir: "I shall be grateful if you wi indly convey to the meetin^ of th outhem Baptist convention my sir ere thanks for their kind invitatio d me to be present at the conver ion which is to meet next year i Washington. I should cordially we ome such an opportunity of meei ig my fellow Baptists in Americ nd of paying my tribute to their d( otion to those great principle hieh are essential to the life of th ommunitv. The cordial relatior hich have for many years existe etween your great country and th British Empire, and whicl^iave bee erv considerably strengthened b leir common experiences during tli tst ?five years of struggle and tui ioil, are full of promise for the fi are. It would give me^great pica? re to visit the United States, but ery much regret that the demand pon my time are such as to rende ; impossible for me to promise t isit your convention next year, ish you and your colleagues uoi peed in the great work to which yo ave devoted yourselves. "Yours sincerely, "D. Lloyd George." o TheiNew Dog Law i For the information of our reader 'ho own dogs and will be anxious t imply with the new law regardin mines, we publish the act which wa assed by the legislature at its recen ?ssion and approved by the Governoi AN ACT An act to provide an annual do, ix for the State of South Carolin nd a penalty for not paying said tax Section 1.?Be it enacted by, th ieneral Assembly of the State o outh Carolina, that from and afte le passage of this act there shall b ivied on all dogs of six months ol r older in- the State of South Care na an annual tax of one dollar an venty-five cents ($1.25) per head. Section 2.?That upon payment o u'd annual tax of one dollar an venty-five cents ($1.25) by the owne f any dog in the State, the count easurer shall issue to the said owne receipt therefor and a metal ta; tarked "Dog Tax" and the year fo hich it is issued. Each county treas rer shall keep a numerical record o rery dog taxed and in addition there ? furnish to the owner of each doi ich number stamped on the meta ig . Which tax shall be levied an lid to the county treasurer as othe ixes are paid: Provided, further, tha lis tax shall be exclusive of all othe cense taxes, either municipal or therwise. Provided, that all sue! Lxes collected hereunder shall b edited to the schools of the schoo strict from which it is collected t> : used in support of the schools o le district. Provided, further, tha lid tax shall become due and payabl* ; the same time State and count; Lxes become due and payable. Section 3.?That every owner of j >g shall be required to collar an< ace the aforesaid dog tax upon th lid collar. Except when the sai< )g shall be used for the purpose o ? i i -1-11 1. anting wnen sucn aog snan ue.upui chase or hunt. Section 4.?Any person owning irboring or maintaining a dog fail ig or refusing to return an pai le tax aforesaid shall be deemei ailty of a misdemeanor and upon con ction thereof shall be fined not les lan five ($5.00) dollars nor mor lan twenty ($20.00) dollars, one ilf of which shall go to the persoi 'porting said failure to pay said ta: id one-half to the public school fum l which said derelict occurs. Section 5.?That each county treas rer shall be allowed to retain twen r-five cents of the said tax to reim arse him for furnishing said tag ad keeping the records as require oder the provisions of this act. Section 6.?This act shall go int feet on January 1st, 1921. Approved the 10th day of Marcl . D. 1920. R. A. COOPER, uovernoi TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Executive Department Office of the Secretary of State This is to certify the above an oregoing act entitled "An Act t rovide an Annual Dog Tag for th tate of South Carolina and a Penalt or Not Paying Said Tax" to be rue and correct copy of the origim ict so entitled and now on file i his office. Given under my hand and the Sei f the State this 20th day of Marcl l. D. 1920. I W. P. BLACKWELL, Shief Clerk, Secretary of State Publishing Company Formed. 1 On last Monday morning the sub(f: scribers to the capital stock of the IS j Georgetown Publishing Company, a n recently organized company formed ,r I for the publishing of The Georgetown Index, met and elected officers and transacted other business. The following were elected: E. N. " i Heard, president and general manae! ger; C. C. Phillips, vice-president; R. x~ M. McConnell, secretary and treasn urer. The board of directors are: l": Messrs. J. B. Steele, C. C. Phillips. n P. H. Pow, F. A. Bell and E. N. Beard. ~ I The old city hall has been leaded c and the machinery and other equip'l, ment are being cnstalled. The Index ~ j is published now under considerale ; difficulty, but plans are being made 01 to have everything arranged in a lS j week or ten da vs.?Georgetown Index. d ' ( For the present the Index is being P i i -i e/? r Tl _ n A " ! printed in ine oince 01 1 ne county ' Record.?Ed. e [ '*1 Items From Smith's Mills 11 Smith's Mills, March 22.?Farmers Is j are very busy preparing their lands r! for planting, especially for corn. 0 | Guano hauling is the excitement these 1 days, and planning for 50(* cotton to I- market in the fall. The excessive u cold weather has chilled the tobacco plants very much and it looks like tobacco seating will be late this spring Mr. .Ackerman, from Colleton county, is now moving his saw mill near this place, where he has bought a fine lot of pine timber form Messrs. L. D. and J. E. Lowrimore and sister. The s writer wishes Mr. Ackerman success 0 in his saw mill business, but thinks ? that the sawmill business will demor5 alize farm labor to a great extent. There has been a good deal of sick<* ness this fall and winter. Eight or ten cases of appendecitis have been operated on at Kingstree by Dr. Kelley with success, and we all enjoy see- j 6 ing our friends return home .among a them being Mrs. Addy Pope. We are indeed glad that there is an infirmary e near us, for parents and friends can get to see the sick without so much r expense and trouble. e The Williams Hill school closed on ^ Friday. The teachers were: Miss Eula Thomas and Miss Holliday of Choppee. The closing exercises were excellent and every one present en^ joyed the occasion very much. 1 j Mr. M. K. Lowrimore and Mr. Lur | ther Port of this place were on a busy j iness trip to Conway last week. r Mr. Willie Lowrimore, while out on ? j the farm of his grandfather, Mr. W. r J. Lowrimore, several days ago shot " and killed a very large wild cat We wish the Supervisor would give the public roads near here his per? sonal attention. ^ ?Farmer. d o r t Another Uprising. r There is a possibility that from the i incorporation of an association here e may result the amelioration of the >1 rigors of national prohibition. The 0 organization is sponsored by former f service men prominent in associations t, of veterans of the world war and the e ; Spanish-American war. Its object is y! the amendment of the Volstead act I to the extent that beer and light wines a' may be manufactured and sold, j It is provided that no person identie fied with the liquor business in any J form is eligible to membership, this f j being for the purpose of dispelling any 1 suspicion that the movement is in the 1 interest of the dealer rather than the consumer. The organizers declare it - is solely for the benefit of the public j that the change in existing law is i sought. -1 The former soldiers and sailors obs! ject to the drastic eighteenth amende i ment and its enforcement law, the - 'Volstead act, on the ground that it n was "put over" on them mhile more >c than 4,000,000 voters were in unid form, half of them overseas and all incapacitated from giving expression - j to their sentiments on the subject. -1 The soldiers returned home from ,- France to find that their own country s had gone dry. Their indignation has d been expressed upon numerous occasions. They asserted that they were o made the victims of sharp practice. The whole program of prohibition, h inaugurated as a war measure for the conservation of grain food, was made permanent under the lash of the Anr. ti-Saloon League, while a large per centage of voters were still in uniform and unable to register their wishes. It is with the purpose of asserting d their views and securing desired o amendments to the law that the new e organization has been formed. The y former soldiers and sailors, the men a who responded to the call of duty, are il entitled to be heard on this subject, n If the organization grows in numbers and influence until it represents a U large portion of the American army a, and navy, it doubtless will be able to secure the changes sought?Washington Post , I M. Shultz IN PLA" You will find the 1 Shultz and Wal- I worth Pianos have 8 the beauty and ex- | cellence o? work- | manship and the g fullness of tone | found in the best If pianos on the mar- g ket. They are | priced reasonably, | also. No needles to chani Plays all makes of re< Also a complete line k? Bed Room and Dining' a* n * Koom Suites. Complete line of Bed Room and Dining!. Room Suites in Chip-= pendale,Queen Anne Sherdinane, William and Mary and all lat- i est styles finished irfg Fumed Oak, Weath-n ered Oak, Early Eng-'? lish, Walnut and!" Adam's Brown Ma-1 hogany. i * Every piece of g chased from twelve m< the market toda? to r sale more than we ai Kingston Academy Street, Nexi ?? ????? and Walworth rERS and UPRIG1 2 Cars Shipmans II Parlor and Church " r Nl I Organs (?p /tjl I If you contem- ll/lA | plate the purI AT%A MA A^ AM Atl tuuooe ux an uigan for anyrp?_ use, see our line ^V == We have some |J I attractive val- , i I*? fc ues in organs, y? , % ge, no scratching,grating or i :ords perfectly. See the newes of Columbia and Pathe Recoj -? 'rids |j ? nnH.ci n-ffprpH in this aHvertisf mths to four years ago, and w eplace them we would have t e offering them for sale at to< 1 Furniture ; to Postofflce, KIN i Pianos |T UTS. Jt i . i N i i I I ? 1 w JHIM ? ii f?\T 1U roaring sounds. " t period designs, rds. ; | ard Brothers' Baarriages, Go-Carts v llgs. have a full and >lete line of Hey1 Brothers' veMand are offering , i at prices that can't duplicate, in and get the ' a new rig'tof in. y anent was pur- I ere we to go on I o pay at whole- fl lay. CO, I GSTREE, S. C. | M