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(Ebr County Errori) W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer, Jr. Publishers. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1920. OUR TERRIBLE STREETS Kingstreeans should wake up to the necessity of improving our streets. In their present condition they are far worse than the county roads?so full of bumps and holes that one riding over them in an automobile or buggy is almost thumped and jostled into a state of insensibility. For the past month and as they are at present, is a positive disgrace to any town or village where civilisation prevails. As a matter of fact, the town government, from its meagre income, is not able to build streets and it has come to a point where the individual citizens will have to go down into their pockets and rake out some of he sheckles that have been accumulating and moulding there and pay to have made whatever improvements we may reasonably expect. If we cannot get paved streets it does at least appear that we might maintain smooth, decent thorofares with a surface that will not drop into impassible pits and holes when a heavy rain falls. The County Record will head a citizens' subscription list with a contribution of $100 for hotter streets. The County Record is authentically informed that it is the intention of the few public-spirited business men who purchased the hotel to form n local stock company with sufficient capital to convert the old plant into an up-to-date hostelry. These gentlemen have paid $1,000.00 and hold an option on the property until October 1, next. In the interim it is proposed to call upon every busines.man and enterprise in town with a view to getting a subscription to the stock. They do not expect or care to make a dollar out of the deal, they merely want to see a hotel here?a thing that Kingstree has long been, and still is, in need of. If a stock company is formed, the property Hill be turned over by the purdiasers to the stockholders at the original purchase price, $25,550.00.. We understand that the North Carolina tobacco market will not open until September 7th. The Kingsfree market is not due to close until September 20th, which will give ample time for all the tobacco in this section of the belt to be taken care of by the warehousemen. It is not good policy to rush too much tobacco on the market, according to our notion, in one day, or even in one week. Suppose the fanners of the county were to come trailing into Kingstree with an hundred thousand dozen eggs. There are no eggs in town to start leith and the first fellows to get here m/tnl/l wuwiva > cnrw) nriop for their WVU1U AVVVitv r ? hen fruit, but the fellows who trailed in late in the day would find the market glutted, and his eggs would scarcely command ten cents the dozen. The egg buyers would be overstocked and worn out handling them. Of course, there's some difference in eggs and leaf tobacco, but it's our notion that when the tobacco buyer has so much of the leaf rushed on him in one day he becomes overstocked, gets tired, worn out following the sale, and J lapses into a mode of careless bidding, - iv. wnen, as a COnse*iUeiIW, U1C man nnu owns the tobacco gets a price that does not satisfy him. He tucks his sales tag and delays the game getting matters adjusted to his notion, because he feels that his tobacco is just j about as good as that of his neighbor, < who sold on a clear market the day before for twice the amount he was offered on a stagnant market?the buyers were tired, fagged nut, h.i' enough for one day, but still trying to be nice by making a bid. At the moment it appears that the citizens of Kingstree are to realize the long-felt need of better and more modern hotel accommodations for visitors and the traveling public who en ter her gates for the purpose of business or pleasure. The matter is now in the hands of a few public-spirited business men of the town, and it rest? with others of our citizens to determine whether or not our dream of better hotel facilities shall be realized. What are we going to do? The opportunity is at hand and prompt ac-1 tion is required; therefore, let's de- i dde to do this one thing without fail?give the town a creditable hotel. This can only be done through the unselfish cooperation of our business and professional men. Nuf Said! CONTRIBUTION BOXES For Dollar Democracy at Voting Places Next Tuesday. On the table occupied by the mana gers of each primary precinct the votfettft will likely find a box in which they ore requested to place whatever ftribaiion cuafc one is deeiroue of ? *.** * v y I nakinc, to the national campaign fund ! of the Democratic party. By each box ! theie will be placed a sheet of paper i on which each contributor is asked to I white his name and the amount placed in the box. We are especially desirous of keep ing a roll of the names of the contributors, which will be sent in to the State treasurer, and by him to th' National treasurer. I hope that the voters of Williamsburg county will not overlook this opportunity to contribute to this worthy object; indeed, I think it is a necessity. This campaign is of very great importance, not only to the people of the country, so far as the issues in\olved are concerned, but it is of tremendous moment to the f' f ire peac? and happiness of the wond. Managers of election at the various precincts will please provide boxes for this purpose. R. B. SMITH. County Chairman Would you have S. J. Singletary for your bookkeeper? Adv. o To the Voters of Wiiiamsburg County: I take this means of stating to the' voters of Williamsburg County that I am sorry that I could not interview each of them in person; but. on account of my duties as Deputy Sheriff and as Jailor, I have been unable to make a thorough canvass of the. county. I trust that the voters of the county will take this into consideration, and will remember when they go ! to the polls next Tuesday that I am in the race for Sheriff of Williamsburg county, and will give me their support in the election. Having had the experience which is necessary to make a competent sheriff, if you elect me, I pledge myself to give you the best of service at any and all times. Your courteous consideration of my candidacy will be much appreciated by me. Thanking you for past favors, I remain Respectfully, W. J. COCKFIELD, Candidate for Sheriff. (Political Advertisement) o Your chance to win the art model, William and Mary, $300.00 Pathe Machine given in The County Record contest, displayed at Kingstree Pur niture Co.'s store, ends Tuesday, August 31st, at 2 o'clock. o A load of Jersey milch cows from the valleys of East Tennessee to be sold at Arrowsmith M ule Co.'s stable Friday, at 11 o'clock, at auction, regardless of price. If you want good cows, attend this sale. BREEDEN BROS., It Morristown, Tenn. tagggsgg H A STATEM1 1 SENATOR E. || GIVING THE FACTS ON RO CIRCULAR ISSUED There is being given circulag|j: tion throughout the state to a |?>j pamphlet purporting to come from one H. F. Scaife, of Washington, D. C., making an attack upon my record in the United ||| States Senate. The burden of i the publication is that I have neglected my duties as Senator by not attending to some of the roll-calls. j I have challenged comparison of my record in this respect during the campaign and since the - -* Iiaeutuicc VJ uua UICUXOI mvu ***** average of those Senators who stand high in the Senate and in their respective parties. The challenge was not accepted and for the information of my frie .d? throughout the State I wrote to the Hon. Charles M. Galloway, former Civil Service Commissioner and now practicing attorney in Washington, requesting that he compile from the Congressional Record the record in respect to roll-calls of the following Senators: Senator Hitchcock, Democrat. Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee when the Democrats were in control of the Qen?f*? and Demnrratip leader 1| in the Senate during the treaty || fight H Senator Owen. Democrat. Chairman of the Banking and ?? Currency Committee under Smith.Hitchcot ||j Total votes and j|| quorem calls. _ 4649 3799 ?& Total absences 1$; not voting and |j| paired 2060 1893 |? I respectfully submit this com Hj circular to the voters of the state. (Political A< .-ar- s.".* -U. NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of Charley P. Ogburn, deceased, are herby required to present the same, duly attested, to the undersigned Administrator of the estate of Charley P. Ogburn, deceased, or to his attorneys, Lee & Shuler, Kingstree, S. C? and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make payment to the undersigned. C. P. OGBURN, Administrator of the Estate of Charley P. Ogburn, deceased. 8-26-3tl&s NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of Edmond R. Baxley, derpQcpH arp hprehv reauired to pre sent the same, duly attested, to the undersigned Administrator of the estate of Edmond R. Baxley, deceased, or to his attorneys, Lee & Shuler. Kingstree, S. C, and all persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payment to the undersigned. W. D. HARMON. Administrator of the Estate of Ed mond R. Baxley, deceased. 8-26-3tI&s. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE All persons having claims against the estate of Jake Major, deceased will file the same, duly attested, with Kelley & Hinds, attorneys for the undersigned. in their office in Kingstree. S. C., and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned Ben Major at his home near Lanes, S. C., BEN MAJOR Administrator of the Estate of Jake Major, deceased. 8-26-3t. THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE No. 62 Broad St. Charleston ,S . C. A boarding and day School for girls. Begins its sessions September 28, 1920. Historic institution situ a ted in a healthy location Advantages of city life, with large college yard for outdoor sports. A WELL PLANNED COURSE of studies in a homelike atmosphere. A BUSINESS COURSE open to Seniors, and Elective courses to Juniors and Seniors. TWO DOMESTIC SCIENCE COURSES, giving practical and theoretic knowledge of Cooking. A well equipped LIBRARY. For catalog and further information apply to the College. 7-8-181. DUBBKBUMMD I ri aJ G00D FARM 1 L nriflQ LAND-HIGH 1 I IUI lUU ROLLING and 1 __ HEALTHY. J Good Roads, Good Schools, i and Good Neighbors in Red 1 Clay Section of North Florida, B adapted to general farming, cat tie and hog raising; any size p farm $20 to $50 per acre. a For information write I JOHN PASCO, Monticello. I inanan ENT FROM ill D. SMITH LL CALLS.IN REPLY TO A ~ BY H. L. SCAIFE Democratic control of the Senate and one of the leading au- |? thorities on banking and currency in the country, a candi- || date fo:* President, endorsed by ?| his state and voted for at San || Francisco by his state delega- ;S tion to the last Two years ago || he waii renominated and re- |g elected by his party with a ?5 plurality of 36,066. Senator Penrose, Republican, ;K Chairman of the Committee on ;?? Finance and acknowledged lead er of the Republican forces, || both of the Senate and the coun- ? try. ' 1 Senator Tillman, Democrat. Chairman of the Naval Affairs Commi ;tee under the Democrats, ; g whose record in the Senate j needs no comment as to his dili- : g gence ind faithful attention to his duties as Senator, as well as !?S to his statesmanship. Iff Senator John Sha^e Wil- ;|e liams, Democrat, whose long ;|fc service, both as Congressman :|c and Stnator, and whose usefu'.. ness to his party and nation is ;|? unquesnonea ana wno is recog ?gs nized as the ripest scholar and jag most forceful debator in the House or Senate. la The records from the Sixty Sp first Congress through the first session of the present Congress. as sent by Mr. Calloway, are as ||$ follows; Jg Jc.Owen.Peoiwe.TiUman.WiHiams |g 4558 4648 4015 4322 , % 2883 2866 2218 1890 % pariaoa w answer t? the Scaife gf i. a sifrra. ivertaseoent) ScctBSBsK Nfll tf"/* M5 * . . L'.: .. 'wr?m1 w? am i nfwufwxwifwniwwwiwrw| mw mwv J I | To T j i "We enclose here\* || wood seat chairs, which "We regret excee g this time when the tend I seems to be toward low< I tion seems absolutely r g:: "Under present c I at prices prevailing at t tation which has develo] vailing clause. We wis] the price prevailing cla cline in prices in the san creasing costs. "It is our opinioi should be placed as far in a position to make pr< ing the remainder of th< we anticipate further d deliveries." The above letter v manufacturers of cane i ca, and we give it to yoi] (market condition. Klngstre Have You Seei I B i g IOpposi in tobacco warehouse fo pie who know say it is \ No idle boast of ou ey. 'All we want you to can get the best goods fc nrkQ-f/vPfino and mroosite 1 I|/VUWXXAVV Vjrp. Spend your idle n Furnture Company's bi look over the stock. Kingstre Academy Street, Next t " ?.. ,-l. .., I ; S(K&*K&KiSUWWM^^ jWWjWWMw he Tr rith a revised price list cove is effective July 1st. dingly the necessity of ad iency in some other lines jr prices, but our costs are Lecessary. onditions we are still oblig ime of shipment, notwithf ped to some extent in regar i, however, to call atteritio lion TrrI 11 /v?t?? /iiio^r pUOC ??111 UlCVvl \Juii UUOblj le manner that it has prote< \ 1 that, orders for reasona ahead as possible, as we d< ompt deliveries on many of * year, and traffic conditio ifficulties in manufacture 7SL8 received by us from o md wood seat chair^ and fx: i in order that you may k e Furnitu n Kingstree Fun S t c te Public Libr rmerly known as Central "V rorththe trio to look at it. - ? A rs; we have the goods; we ( do is look over our line, ar >r the least money. Two b: fche public library. loments while in Kingstre< g store; we will be glad to e Fumitur o Postofflce, EI * . -it:' Il i u ade: iring our cane and m V H vancing prices at a ^ of manufacture I such that this ac- i ;ed to sell this line i | standing the agi- 8 H d to the price pre- g n to the fact that 1 S| oners against de- g'^H 3ted us against in- i ble requirements ; I ) not expect to be ' I , our patteins dur- m 1 >ns are such that m j ig and in making I flfl ne of the/largest 1 ( irniture in Ameri- 1 now the existing || re Co. niture Go's. 1 * r e \i ary, I 6 Warehouse? Peo- | jan save you monid buy where you ;lflH ig stores?ne^fto a i i at the Eingstree | have you call and m ^9 !? e Co. fji 8? " Sp NGSTREE, S. C. | jj