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I VOL. 36. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1920. NO. ?& 4" I
BILL TO REPEAL
WAR TIME LAW
RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY
' UNANIMOUS VOTE OF 323
IN THE HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 13.?Repeal of
most of the wartime laws was voted
today by the House, which adopted
the Volstead resolution for that pur^
pose after two hours of debate.
The vote on adoption of the resolu*
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Eton was unanimous, 020 votes oemg
recorded as favoring it with none opposing.
The House before taking the
final vote accepted an amendment providing
for inclusion of the Lever food
^ control act among the laws which the
resolution would appeal.
The amendment, which covers all
provisions cf the food control act with
the exception of the section relating
to rents in the District of Columbia,
was offered by Representative Bland,
Republican, Indiana. It was carried
by a vote of 179 to 137.
I" VIAtH rWVAQ frt
ine rewiuuvuf nuiui uvn 6Vvo ?v
the Senate, exempts from repeal only
the trading-with-the-enemy act, the
war finance corporation act and it*
amendments, and measures dealing
with the assurance of liberty and victory
bonds.
The resolution declares "any act of
Congress that by its terms is in force
only (hiring the existence of a state
?f war and a limited time thereafter
shall be construed and administered
as if the present war terminated on
the date on which this resolution becomes
effective.
The measure as adopted is practi.
tally identical with that passed by
L Congress just before the adjournment
B rf the last sessidn and vetoed by
Bjj President Wiaon.
W Republican leaders of the House as
sorted tonight that adoption of the
was one of the first steps
taken by the Republican majority to
\ fulfill the campaign pledge to put the
country on a peace-time basis.
Disposition of the Volsted resolution
clears the way for consideration
ef the resolution offered by Representative
Reavis, republican, Nebraska,
which would provide for a congressional
survey of the government's administrative
departments.
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To All Ex-Service Men
Have you allowed your War Risk
Insurance to lapse ? If so, why so ?
In these hard times it is pretty tad
to throw money away and that is
what you have done if you have made
payments on your policy and then al
lowed it to lapse,
t The Government is trying to teach
all its people to save and it is par??:;
ticuliar anxious to help ex-service
men to do this by allowing them to re
ijj^L instate their lapsed policies.
?|?| December is the last month in which
it can be reinstated without medical
examination.
The government offers to ex-sei [^B
vice men a policy that is:
^^B 1. Payable in a 'ump sum, if desired
2. Exempt from taxation.
V 3. Exempt from creditors.
Ssigl 4. Incontestable from the day it is
taken out
BV ^ou borrow 94 peV cent o
BB the cash value of your policy after the
Jm first year.
6. A liberal total disibility clause in
B every policy without additional cost.
7. 25 to 30 per cent cheaper than
? old line insurance.
I We have on hand a full supply of
I reinstatement applications and if you
will call at the Red Cross Home Ser\
vice office we shall be very glad to
give you any information you may
J"?iM aKnnt this insurance, and to
UCOUV4
assist you in filling out the reinstatement
form.
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A Beautiful Lot of Chickens
The other day the Editor of the
Record was invited, by Mrs. M. A.
Ross, to call at her home and look at
her pen of Rhode Island chickens.
We did so, and a prettier lot of these
birds we have never 6een together.
Some of the hens, we believe will
weigh ten or twelve pounds. There
are twenty or twenty-five cockrels on
the yard.and a prettier, prouder pen
f of chickens we have yet to see. The
fA,.spring pullets are of the dark red
variety, large and regular egg producers.
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Work on Manning Hotel at Standstill
Work on the Manning hotel is at a
standstill. Owing to the financial depression,
funds sufficient to carry on
the work could not be coHected from
the subscribers. For more than a year
Manning has been without a hotel.
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Hemingway School Notes
| Hemingway, Dec. 14.?After the
Thanksgiving holidays we have settled
down to work, having just finish
ed our first examinations of the pn
sent term. The work is progr-;"s.i.g
nicely under the supervision of our
competent corps of teachers, and the
school year promises to be a very successful
one.
' Ou" music class, with Miss Dion
, dell Cockfield in charge, is the largest
in the history of our school.
The following is the Honor Roll for
the month of November:
First Grade?Mary Julia Hemingway
95, Verines Cribb 95, Hulah
neutrino Of* flra Sno?.'Hpn 95. Trov
Hannah 95, Isaac Hardee 95, Em a Lee
Weaver 90, Lulah Hughes 90, Jack
McCalister 90.
Advanced First Grade?Janese
Bushardt 95, Morris Kennington 95,
Marion Eaddy 94, Dorotl.y Flowers
93, Kathleen Haseld<n 93, Gladys
Halelden 93, Collin Thompson 92, Cornell
Cox 91, Nina Douglas 91, Neva
Saunders 91, Fred Harmon 90, Dexter
Stuckey 90.
Second Garde?Louise Lewis 92.
Bertha Parsons 92, Neata Parsons 91,
Willie Van McConnell 91, Leone Baxley
90, Ethelyn Chandler 90, Gilbert
Cribb 90, Cephus Carmichael 90,
! David Oliver 90, Cecil Waldron 90.
1 Third Grade?Wannah Mary Hugleins
95. Mack McCalister 93, Jim
Gordan 90.
Fourth Grade?Helen Davie 92.
William Lewis 91, John Lee 91, Thetis
Spivey 90.
Fifth Grade?Margerete Huggins
95, Selma Cribb 95, Clarence Gordan
92 Hattie Graham 90, Myrtle
Haselden 90, Louise Hill 90.
Sixth Grade?Jean Oliver 97, Barney
Douglass 92, Eunice Gordon 91,
Ruby Hughes 91, Sam Joe Haselden
91, Sadie Snowdea 90.
Seventh Grade?Zulena Haselden
94, Lucile Cannon 91, Cressie Stancill
91,Avis Gordon 90, Jack Cockfield 90,
Willis Ard 90.
Eighth Grade?Zuline Chandler 94.
Edith Hughes 90.7 Willis Haselden
90.3, Annie Lawrimore 90.
Ninth Grade?Mary Pope 94.
Tenth Grade?Vance Tyler 92, Mae
Ginn 90.
Eleventh Grade?Minnie Huggins
190.5.
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W. H. Johnson Robbed on Train
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Mr. W. H. Johnson, a venerable and
highly respected citizen of Lane was
in Kingstree one day this week to pay
his taxes, and after settling with the
county treasurer he had quite a nice
little roll left and departed for his
home on an afternoon train. While
on the train between here and Lane,
about eight miles 90uth of Kingstree,
Mr. Johnson was robbed by a couple
oi passengers who are supposed to be
professional robbers or pick-pockets.
It happened that Conductor Gasque
saw the men take the money from
Mr. Johnson, and upon reaching Lane
they were pointed out to Deputy
.sheriff Cockfield, who immediately
placed them under arrest They were
searched and the money alo-:g with
the old gentleman's tax receipt was
recovered. The thieves were brought
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to Kingstree, and taxen oeiuru magistrate
Gamble but upon paying Mr.
Johnson a small sum of money he
refused to prosecute them and they
were allowed u> go free.
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Death of Mrs Bagnail
Mrs Martha E. Bagnail, widow of
the late Mr. Moultry Bagnail cf Mannig,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. L. R. Mcintosh here Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Bagnell was seventythree
years of age. She is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. W. M.
O'Bryan of Heinemann, Mrs. W. E.
Jenkinson and Mrs. L. R. Mcintosh of
Kingstree. Mrs. Bagnail was a most
excellent lady and was beloved by a
laree circle of friends. The remains
were taken to Manning yesterday
afternoon for interment
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Trustees Protest
The Trustees of the Williamsburg
Presbyterian Cemctary regret that it
is necessary for them to protest
against persons changing or breaking
the lock on the cemetary gate.
They have the place in charge and
cannot permit liberties of this kind.
Certain individuals have been
granted the privclege of having keys.
Those desiring keys are requested to
get permission to have the keys made
from one of the TYustccs so there
may be a record kept of all persons
on-rung keys.
RELIEF IN SIGHT
FOR FARMERS
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1SENATE PASSES AGRICULTURAL
RESOLUTION FAVORING WAR
FINANCE CORPORATION
The Senate on Monday passed the
agriculture resolution directing the
revftal of the War Finance Corporation
as a measure of affording relief
to farmers.
The second section of the resolution,
which as introduced would have directed
the extention of liberal credits
to farmers by the federal reserve system,
was amended to make the desirability
of such a course only an expression
of opinion of the Congress.
The amendment making the change
in the section of the resolution relating
to the federal reserve system was
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proposou uy ocuawr iivixiA)
can, Nebraska, and was accepted by
a vote of 47 to 16.
Another change made in the resolution
on suggestion of Senator Smith,
Democrat, Georgia, broadened the
status of the finance corporrtion to
include the financing of exportation
of products other than those producede
on the farm. Amendments submitted
by Senator Harris, Democrat,
Georgia, to make the rate of discount
on loans to farmers 6 per cent, and by
Senator McKeller, Democrat, Tennesasee,
to make cotton factors' papers
eligible for discount, were rejected by
overwhelming voles. A substitute
for the resolution presented by Senator
Spencer, Republican, Missouri,
met a similar fate.
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r III<14 BVViVil VU Mtu .. ?without
a record vote. The measure
now goes to the House, where a number
of similar farmer relief measures
are pending.
The section of the resolution directing
the revival of the War Finance
Corporation, as adopted read:
"The Secretary of the Treasury and
the members of the War Finance Corporation
are hereby directed to revive
the activities of the War Finance Corporation,
and that said corporation be
at once rehabilitated with the view of
assisting in the financing of the exportation
of agricultural and other
products to foreign markets."
The resolution as adopted refers to
the extension of credits as follows:
"It s the opinion of Congress that
the Federal Reserve Board should
take such action as may be necessary
to permit the member banks of the
federal reserve system to grant liberI
nl pvtentions of credit to the farmers
of the country upon the security of
the agricultural products now held by
them, by permitting the rediscounting
of such notes of extention at a
fair end reasonable rate of interest."
The Senate agricultural committee
during the day continued its hearings
with a view of framing other measures
looking to the relief of the farm -!
ers from the conditions brought about
by falling prices.
The House received aji addition to
its collection of relief measures in a
bill offered by Representative Young,
Republican, of North Dakota, proposing
an imbargo on imports of grain
and grain products, livestock, and
their products for one year.
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THIEF ENTERS WAREHOUSE
Two-horse Load of Privisons Taken
From Nesmith-FlowerH Co.
About 5 o'clock Sunday morning
night policeman, Frierson heard an
unusual noise in the rear of the largt
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warenouse ox lxesmiui-i ivn?o w...
I pany, wholesale provision merchants
and upon crossing the railroad in
search of the noise he found a twowagon
loaded with, flour, lard, canned
meats, cigars, rice, grits, and several
sacks of horse feed. The wagon had
pulled off from the warehouse, and
the noise heard by policeman Frierson
was caused by the thief closing
the big warehouse door after filling
his wagon with a winter's supply of
provisions and luxuries. The night
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being very dark Mr. merson cuuiu
not see the driver,, but ca'led to him
to halt. The driver hearin Mr. Frierson
call ran, leaving his team and j
stolen treasure. Mr. Frierson took
charge of the team and drove it back
to the depot where he kept watch
over it until daylight. The mules and
wagon were identified as the property
c$ Doots Washington, a negro tenant
on the farm of Mr. E. C. Epps, neari
town. Washington was arrested
Tuesday.
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NEGRESS ASKS LIFE
POLICIES OF o300,00C
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Woman Inherited $1,000,000 From
Her Mother who Built Fortune
On $2 Bin
Leila Walker Wilson of Irvlngtonon
Hudson, New York, who irJieritcd
the bulk of a $1,000,000 estate from
her mother, Cora J. Walker, said tc
have been the wealthiest negro woman
in the country at the time of hei
death in May, 1919, has applied to life
insurance companies for policies aggregating
$300,000 it became Known
recently.
The Walker woman, or "Mme
Walker," as she was known to thousands
of her race, was a laundress in
1907 when, with a capitol of $2, she
started the manufacture and sale oi
a hair preparation or so-called "antikink"
tonic. When she died she was
properietor of the Madame Walker
Beauty Corporataion, Indianapolis
and of hair dressing parlors throughout
the country. She left a $250,000
home, Villa Lewaro, at Irvicgton, tc
her daughter. She gave liberally tc
II nurmsps in aid to the necrro.
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Kings tree School Notes
The third attraction of the Rc I path
Lyceum course was given in the
school auditorium last Wednesday
evening. This attraction consisted of
songs and drawings by Alton Packard,
the cartoonist
It is probably known that the Kingstree
school has a 100 per cent membership
'in the Junior Red Cross
Organization. In peace as well as in
war, the aim of that organization is
to help others and bring them happiness.
So at this Christinas season,
we are sending tor each Church
(h-phanage in our State, a box of
oranges, along with our best wishes
tr\T n vorv hannv holidav.
School will close Friday, December
17, for the Christmas holidays,
and will open again January 3.
The following is the Honor Roll
for the month ending December 10.
Grade I?A. C. Swails 96, Delmar
Burgess 95, John S. Montgomery 94,
Claude McCabe 94, Montague Jacobs
94, Susie Brown 94, Marie Kozma 94,
i W. K. Mcintosh 94."
I Grade I (Advanced) Mary Godwin
96, Jaunita Frierson 94, Rachel Fairy
94, George Ed Patrick 92.
Grade II?Julian Montgomery 99,
Elena Altman 97, Emily Mcintosh 96,
Roland D. Mills 96, Mary Agnes Coward
94, Mary Essie Brown 94, Pearl
Deery 93, Terrell Jacobs 91.
Grade III?Virginia Fairey 97,
Lucius Montgomery 95, Ross Bristol
94, Edna Hanna 92, Mary Brown 91.
Grade IV?Louise Arrowsmith 99.
Margaret F. Kelley 99, Louise McCutchefl
98, Mary Arrowsmith 96,
Myrtle Odom 95, Billy Fairey 95,
Myrtise Mcintosh 95. Lewis waiiace
95.
Grade V?Mildred Miller 99. Margraet
Burgess 98. Moultrie Mcintosh
98, Mary F. Montgomery- 97, James
Arrowsmith 96, Carlyle Epps 95,
Freda Thorpe 94, Flinn Gilland 94.
Grade VI?Elizabeth Fairey 97,
Katharine Steele 96, Philip Stoll 94.
Grade VII?Jane Gilland 98, Elizabeth
Swails 97, Mae Burgess 97, Mary
C. Epps 96. ?
Grade VIII?James F. Cooper 99.
G ace Kinder 94, Genevieve Reddick
94.
Grade IX?Julia Hall 98, Ola Dubose
98, Anna L. Singleton 98, Daisy
Mcintosh 97, Ruby Joye 97, Mary S.
Harrington 95:
Grade X?Elizabeth Montgomery
yt>.
Grade XI?Laura Boyd 98. Isabel
Montgomery 96.
1920 Cotton Estimate 12,227,000 Bales
The American Cotton association
Saturday estimated the cotton crop
of 1920 at 12,227,000 bales, exclusive
of linters. The report issued by the
association said that unless the price
of cotton increased much of the low
grades will be left in the field, thus
materially decreasing the total number
of bales.
Belser School
j Following are the names of pupils
who have made head marks in spell.
ing during the first month of school:
Louise Baker, David Baker, Ruth
Covington, Janie Covington, Lou'a
Scott, Willie Timmons, Alice Tim|mons,
Louise Timmons, Viola Timmons,
Robert Bradham, and James
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Greeleyville News
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Greeleyville, Dec. 14.?Mia* Emilet
i St. Claire DeGraffenricd, Home Economics
Teacher of Columbia College
accompanied Miss Willie Registei
home for the holidays. This charming
and talented young laxly alsr.
j spent Thanksgiving here and het
many friends are delighted to have
her with them again.
| j Mrs. T. W. Boyle and Mrs. W. E
Lesesne are spending a few days ir
| Charleston for the purpose of Christmas
shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sul'ivar
are rejoicing over the arrival oi
Charles Allen, Jr.
Miss Theresa Register is home
from Columbia College for the holidays.
Miss Elizabeth Jeter, of Santuck, is
visiting Mrs. H. E. McClary.
Miss Nina Gaillard, of Sumter, and
[ Mrs. Sue McLeod, of Manning, aunt
and sister of Mrs. J. A. Blackwell,
are visiting the latter this week.
k The many friends of Mr. Guy Mcintosh
will regret to learn that he is
severing his connections with the
Greeleyville Motor Company aftct
iDecembeer 15. Mr.McIntosh is retirI
ing to the farm.
' Miss Nina Cox, teacher in the
I Greeleyville High School, spent the
week end with friends in Georgetown.
Mr. Roland Boyle spent Sunday in
! Columbia.
The Workers Council, of the
Greeleyville Methodist Sunday School,
held their regular semi-monthly busi
ness meeting; at the home of Mr. T.
! W. Boyle. The most interesting feature
of the meeting was the plan laid
for the Csristmas tree and program
for the children.
Mr. Bill Hardy, of New Zion, is
over this week playing in a set- back
tournament His partner is Mr. Geo.
W. Green, of Greeleyville and they
are playing the Greeleyville champions,
Mr. Hugh Hardy and Mr. B.
Joseph, who claim never to have been
defeated. ?
Mis.s I rent- Pack, daughter of Mr.
Daniel Pacx, of Greeleyville, was
happily married to Mr. Collie Mason,
of Greensboro. N. C., at Kingstree on
December 4. Mr. Mason has a splendid
position with the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad and will take his bride
to his home in North Carolina at an
early date.
! Greeleyville Public School Honor Roll
First Grade?Bthan Allen, Lucile
Alsbrook, Laura Ard, Roland Ard,
Thelma Cook, J. V. Chewning, Billie
Fair, Imogene Graham, Billie Harington,
John Mishoe, Miller Montgomery,
Helen Rhodus and Thomas Sports.
: Advanced First Grade?Irene Alien,
[ Margaret Brunson, Hazel Browder,
| S. R. Browder, Louise Gist, Annie
Gist, Mary Harrington, Ellis Holt.
Milton Fair, Joe Joseph, Suddie Mae
Mixon, Boyd O'Bryan, and Dorothy
Rhodus.
Second Grade?McCauley Allen 91,
G. K. Stokes 92 Joe Cook 90. Nell
1 Hogan 90, Thelma Ard 90.
Third Grade?Casaie Dean Graham
i 93, Henning Brunson 91 Louise Guess
91.
i Fourth Grade?Wvlma Mishoe 93'
j Louis O'Bryan 92, Esther Jones 92,
Oscar Funderburk 91, William Touch!
berry 91, Rutherford Guess 91, Richard
Lesesne 91 Martha Hogan 91,
Dell Fair 91. Jodie Boyle 91, William
Allen 91.
Fifth Grade?Virginia Touchberry
95, Picola Guess 94, Hennie Oliver 94,
Francis O'Bryan 93, Clinton Allen 92,
Capers Browder 90, Marcus Carr 90.
Sixth Grade?Dorothy Fair 96, Virginia
Ferrell 93, Pearl Hair 93. Eleanor
Lesesne 91.
Seventh Grade?Baxter Funder
burke 91, Waiter Harrington yi.
Eighth Grade?Myrtle Mishoe 94,
Annie O'Bryan 93. Fred Mishoe 93,
Rudolph Harrington 93, Louis Lesesne
92, John Register 91.
Ninth Grade?Mary Clarkson 93,
Edelyn Montgomery 91.
Tenth Grade?Helen Allen 91 DeHon
Clarkson 90.
Officers Elected
At the regular meeting of KingsT./vrifw
A F M last Thursdav
night the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Worhipfu! Master, B. E. Clarkson;
Senior Warden, H. U. Kinder; Junior
Warden, Clarenece Alsbrook; Treasurer,
L. R. Mcintosh; Senior Deacon
H. B. Landsberg; Junior Deacon, J. R.
Chauncey; Tyler, S. C. Anderson;
Stewarts, Sam B. McGill and P. S.
Courtney.
! WILSON GRATEFUL
FOR NOBLE AWARD
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. CRUSADE FOR PEACE ONLY BB,
GUN, HE WRITES IN ACCEPTING
PRIZE.
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Washington, Dec. 10.?Presides*
Wilson, in his letter accepting the
t Noble peace prize which was read today
at the presentation ceremonies at
Christiania, said:
"In accepting the honor of yoar
r award, I am moved not only by a profound
gratitude for the recognition at
, my earnest efforts in the cause at >
peace but also by a very poignant
humility before the vastness of the
. work still called for by this cause'
" May I not take this occasion t?
express my respect for the farsightei
wisdom of the founder in arranging
for a continuing system of awards?
If there were but one such prize, or tf
this were to be the last I could not, at
( course, accept it. For mankind has
, not yet been rid of the unspeakable
! horrow of war.
"I am convinced that our generation
has, despite its wounds, made notable
, progress. But it is the better part at t
wisdom to consider our work as only
begun. It will be a continuing labor.
In the indefinite course of years bofore
us there will be aboundant opportunity
for others to distinguish themselves
in the crusade against hate aai
fear of war.
"There is indeed a peculiar fitness
in the grouping of these Noblo
awards. The cause of peace and tho
cause of truth are of one family. Even
as those who love science and devote
their lives to physics or chemistry,
even as those who create new andhigher
ideals for mankind in literature,
even so with those who love
peace, there is no limit set Whatever
has been accomplished in the past is
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petty compared to tne glory ana prrmise
of the future."
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How to Meet the Times
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The following six formulas adaptable
to business men now passing
through the "temporary process erf
contraction and readjustment" wen
recommended by Thomas W. Lamont
member of the banking house of J. P.
Morgan & Co., in a statement (read
a few days ago at the convention erf
National Advertisers in New York
City.
We can resolve not to be frightened
into panic by the wolf that may Ml
i come. \
We can meet our contracts to the
utmost limit of our resources.
We can take our losses like good
sportsmen.
We can unfailingly be fair to oiar
clients and customers.
TVe can adhere just as rigidly mr
ever to good ethics and fair business
practices.
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I We must be just 10 our ieuvw
workers and employees and consider
their welfare as an integral part o#
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Inglesby Lodge Officers
Greeleyville, Dec. 14.?The annual
election of officers of Inglesby Lodg^
at Greeleyville, was held on last Wednesday
nig^t, December 7, and the
following officers elected for the
coming year:
J. R. Funderburk, Worshipful Mas^
ter; Dr. Wm. O'Bryan, Senior Warden;
Archie Spivey, Junior Warden; M. L.
McLeod Secretary; W. M. Eonner,
Treasurer; W. H. Touchberry, Senior
Deacon; H. E. McClary, Junior Deacon;
R. W. Moore, Senior Steward;
Ben A. Hughes, Junior Steward; J. E.
Gamble, Tyler.
The best report in the history of
the Lodge was gfven and the Lodge is
in splendid condition in every respect
A banquet will be given on St John's
night, to which Masons only will b?
admitted by card, at which even!
a grand jubilee will be experienced ta
?*eiehr?te the healthy and prosperous
condition of the Lodge.
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TOBACCO PRICES LOW
Kentucky Growers Iteject Offers
Received
Owensboro, Ky., Dec. 10.? Lowest
Drices in years were quoted at Owens
boro today when 100,000 pounds of
darkleaf tobacco sold for an average
of slightly less than $5 a hundred
pounds. Two-thirds of the growers
rejected the sale. Last yea-'s opening
day prices averaged $22.15 a hundred
on a sale of 635,000 pounds.
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