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I , * * * % : T * it i % l' 2l)f uittj} IJccori. F V0L 36 " KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1920. NO. 43 RED CROSS WORK , IN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY SCHOOLS ORGANIZING j FOR SERVICE IN THIS ? GREAT SOCIETY. jj t Greeting to all the people of Wil- j liamsburg County and especially to j the members of the Red Cross. < Now at the close of the old and the ] ** begining of the new year seems a fit- ] ting Lime to set before the public a t brief outline of some of the Red Cross 1 k activities. ] The wonderful work of the Red \ Cross members in this county during 1 the war and immediately afterward is i a no well known that nothing need be c aaid about that We are interested c now in the more recent work. Since 1 this work is merely the beginning of ? a foundation for what is to be done in ? the future, it may seem very small. 1 The schools have been decided upon t as the best place to put the greatest I time. The following have already j joined the Junior Red Cross: If Moss Grove School, Boyd's School. Kingstree School, Central School, i Union High School, Nesmith School, t Old Jchnsonville School, Midway 11 School, Indian town School. . Hebron 11 School I j The purpose of the Junior Red i Cross is to instill into the pupil principles of unselfishness and to teach citizenship through service. The motto is, "I Serve." Beside the work a of the teachers in the individual v schools with the Junior Red Cross we r Hope to be able to give a series of health talks, put on a physical ex- t aminatioin of the school children, and f * help in making the school a place v where the older people as well as the children get instruction and entertain- ^ meat ^ f The relief work of the Red Cross is | also more important now than ever. The Home Service Secretary is par- g , . ticuiiarly on tb* look out for children j^who are deformed or afflicted in any way or who have no one to take care ^ of them. There are some such in the ^ county. j Of course the ex-service man or the e man in service knows or should know Ui&b cne itea vross buwus rcnuy w w i of any service possible to them. Some J j( of the difficulties of a few ex-service; g men have already been handled. They ^ are urged to feel iree to call on the j Home Servic Secretary at any time in matters concerning compenesation, ^ insurance, etc. * The Executive Committee is now ^ complete and it is a splendid on. Wc have recently had two new members of whom we are very proud and whom j were expecting great things. These y are Bliss Agnes Erckmann, chairman of the Junior Red Cross, and Mrs. W. G. Gamble, chairman of the nursing committee. The other members are: t Mr. S. J. Deery, chairman Williamsburg County Red Cross, Mrs. T. E. * Arrowsmith, vice-chairman, Mrs. A. I C. Hinds, secretary, Mr. C. W. Bos-j* "..well, treasurer, Mr. W. W. Boddie,| publicity and membership chairman,^ IMr. M. A. Schuler, chairman rnance t i, committee, Mr. Tom McCutchen, j chairman Home Service Committee.} The Home Service Secretary wishes to * thank these last named members for their splendid co-operation and kind assistance. % A man has been appointed in each < school district to act as District Home ! Service Secreatry. Their special duty * is to report any case needing the attention of the Red Cross. Some of * them have already been found to be 4 very helpful. May we not have the co-operation ? of all the people in making this work 1 ^ successful and really worth while ? ; *; Without you we cannot accomplish hll we wish. Yours respectfully, DAISY B. YARN, !J Home Service Secretary, Williams- I burg County Red Cross. ( * o Shaw-Buchanan t 1 Mrs. Delle Buchanan was married to Mr. James T. Shaw of Atlhn'-a, Ga., ! at the home of her parents Mr. and ' Mrs. J. T. Sexton, on Connor Avenue, j; i Hendersonville, N. C., Saturday, Dec.' * 25th, in.the presence of a few friends J i \ and relatives. The only out of town ' guests were her parents Mr. and Mrs.' Sexton from Kingstree. o L E. Christmas Dead. ji Mr. I. E. Christmas, a venerable citizen of the Grceleyville section die-.! t Ae Tuesday of this week. F leaves seve -al eoiu and daughters. !?a -.i. . i FORMER COUNTY AGENT NE W. C Baker Found Dead in Hi* Pen Room at Florence I A special dispatch to the Columbia & State December 27, from Florence P88* ays: When C. W. Baker failed to ap- n^m >ear at his automobile showroom at he usual time this morning a negro 'nS fouth was sent to his room above the T1 jlace to awaken him and found him ^ron lead on the floor. The body was Colli jartially dressed, indicating that Mr. ^or Baker had attempted to arise during L?re he night From the condition of the Colli >ody death must have occured about ^ LO o'clock last night Heart trouble the vas said to be the cause of death. s^ie dr. Baker was 28 years old. He was i graduate of the University of Wis- ^th onsin and of Clemson College. He M ame to Florence a year ago from VWI* Williamsburg county where he served ^ i while as county agent. Ho was a Sunc * - * ? ? t? H i ion of the late James k. BaKer 01 ki&rion county and a cousin of Sena- 's SF or D. Gordon Baker of Florence. Mr. 3aker had many friends in Florence. ^ The body was taken to Marion for are uneral and burial. ^ivef Mr. Baker served as county agent ^ n Williamsburg for something like Ch" wo years. He had many friends in Cingstree ana the surrounding county. M: le was succeeded as county agent by Chm Ir. Cathcart, ' with o Mi Happennings in and Around Rome. her 1 _____ M: Col. and Mrs. Holmes B. Springs nd little daughter, Louise of Green- j^c ille, are visiting Mrs. Springs paents, Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Wilson. .~n F. R. Hemingway, Esq., of Kingsree, spent Christmas here with his . ?a.- 1 ut A D Can larenw* mi. euiu wis. a. u. ucuuugv&y. _ Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Way and ning laughter, Harriet, are visiting Mrs. ^ Vay's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. . Sa ^oyd, at Floydale. "j* ,1 Dr. Boyd Baker of, Baltimore, Md., P'eb pent Christmas with his sister, Mrs. v< ). L Wilson. on^ Wilson Buie of Merchantville, N. A as joined Mrs. Buie here to ipend 11600 he holidays with relatives. Mrs. ar !uie has been visiting here for sevral weeks. ' Union High Scsool closed last Wedtesday for the holidays, and the folt>wing members of the faculty are aftei pending Christmas at their rospec- ^ve ive homes; Prof. D. H. Dantzler, Par- ^ono u:?? UAIAM DiAotham Clrt^on 31 9 iUlOO AACtVU TT?-1J -ur. t. u rood; Miss Eleanor Todd, Due West; liss Martha Mc Fadden, Richburg; en^ei lias Helen Clarke, Elberton, Ga; Miss lisses Emmie Snow and Annie Wil- **az< on at their homes here. Misses Elise and Alice Rollins of ndiantown are visiting here at the ^ tome of their uncle, W. C. Rollins. carn Watch night services will bo held it the Union Methodist Church on ^ text Friday night, Dec. 31st All of Par^< he Church organizations will have t part in the program. ente: Mfsa Sallie Wilson of Charleston is man isiting relatives here during the tolidays. T* W. T. Hemingway of Hemingway, **. E pent Christmas here with his parents ?ess dr. and Mrs. A. B. Hemingway. &ess W. C. Rollins spent Christmas day W. tt Indiantown, at the home of his Miss irother, Mr. Jim Rollins. Ame Miss Mary Aimar of Charleston, is Stev isiting her sister, Mrs. H. H. DuRant Al Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Altman, of com] leargetown, are visiting the latter's Mar >arents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cribb. Dess The next Lyceum Attraction at was he Union High School will be on ?? J--- T??,3 uonaay rngub, ?auuv. Mr. and Mrs. W. Carej^ Rollins ;pent Christmas day with the former's Li >arents at Indiantown. boys ressie Cribb, of Hemingway, spent scho Christmas with his partnts, Mr. and days Urs. Edward Cribb. McE Prof, and Mrs. 0. M. Mitchell are Lyn< spending awhile with the former's Luri >arents at Ridge Springs. Prof. Mit- Go\v diell has recently accepted a position Was is principal of a school near McCall. May Miss King from Orangeburg is Cok< jpending a part of the holidays with Dig* Miss Mary Rhem. cm The following College boys and Colji firls are spending the holidays at Rola lome: Baker Wilson, Martin Owens. Doll sf Wofford; Flint Rhem, Clemson; Bail Winfred Godwin, S. C. University, tor, Louise Snow and Mary Rhem, Col- man imbia College. Trin o M Mose Chapman Pardoned. an^ ______ Ga., Among the convicts pardoned by Chri Governor Cooper on Christmas day D. \ was Mose Chapman, convicted of man- ^ slaughter at the Williamsburg County a term of .court for October, 1919, and atte sentenced to two year^' imprisonment. J 1 ... '-vA . . . ;ws FROM SALTER'S DEPO' tonals and Other Items Gather ly the Record's Correspbndent liters Depot,Dec. 27.?Christm and was very quiet. Quite ber enjoyed the day off wi ids. The young folks are pla several social events this week, hose at home for the holida; 1 the various Colleges are: Cok ege, Miss Mary N. Sparks; Wi p College, Misses Carrie- Moselc ma and Ann LaFrage; Clems ?ge, Isaac Edward Davis, iss Jannette Davis is at home f holidays from Darlington whe is teaching this term, iss Irma Nettles spent Christm relatives here, rs E. E. Haigler of Greenville ing relatives at this place, rs. J. M. Spann of Florence spe lay with relatives here, mry E. Davis, Esq., of Floren ending Christmas here with hor i. r. and Mrs. Wright of Richmoi spending the holidays with rel i here. iss Judith LaFrage is spendii stmas with her parents at th % r. and Mrs. J. M. Sires, Jr., -leston are spending the holida; relatives here. iss Lou Ferguson has gone lome in Renno, for the holidays, iss Lula Ferrell who is tcachi: ol at Andrews is at home fo:r tl lays. rs. E. S. Shrier and Children i sonville are spending the holida; relatives here. r. J. M. Salters is spendii stmas with relatives here, r. and Mrs. L. D. Nettles of Ma' spent Christmas day with reL here. ltprs continues to Arrow, theree b two new residences nearing cor on, Mr. Leroy Davis on Railro.' ;nue and Mr. J. H. Montgomei cademy street e wish you Mr. Editor and ti rd a happy and prosperious Ne Bethel News thel, Doc. 23.?On Saturdx -noon of last week Mra. R. C. M en entertained at a shower r of Miss Mary Epps. The hon decorated for the ocasion wi' stmas greens and the guests wc: rtained by music and singing 1 es Eunice DuBose, Vela Smit il Smith, and Carolyn McElvee eshments were served in tl ig room, in which a color achen dlow and white was harmonious ed out, the table being light large white candles, te guests then returned to tl >r where Mrs. Santa Claus?re i^d by Miss Carolyn McElveenred, drawing a sled laden wi y beautiful and useful gifts f bride-elect lose present were, Meadames . Ipps, R. S. Burgess, Bishop Bu , Lula Gpp8 Burgees, H. J. Bu , R. E. Burgess, G. W. Burgee A. Cooper, F. M. Wilson an ies Fannie Eppe, Mary Epp lia Burgess and Effie and Et -art aother event of interest in 01 inunity given in henor of Mi y Epps, who was married to W (ie Graham, of Scranton, on toda a tea by Mrs. R. S. Burgess. Social News From Lake City ike City, Dec. 28.?Among tl t and girls who are here fro ol to spend the Christmas ho! -1 v.a Micc^a Sad I <11 IlUiUC aiC MtW Mawvwv __ Ilveen, of Chicora College: Ma: :h, Elizabeth and Mary Emn ant, of Converse College: Thy dy and Ethel Epps, of Marti hington College: Lottie Groslar me and Mattie Julia Graham, ;r College: Leona Pope, Katherii js and Helen Daniel, of Wintho ly Askins, of Greenville Womar age: Messrs Norman Epps ai nd Rogers, of Wofford Colleg >h Williams and Leland Kelley, ey Military Institute; Qinton Ca Robert and Laurie Askins, of Fu i University: Lee Chandlier, ity College, Durham, N. C. r. J. M. Layton, of Georgetow Miss Resina Floyd, of Atlanl arrived Thursday to spend t istmac holidays with Mr. and Mi V. Floyd. ) 0 number of the local your.g j nded the Christmas dance rgetown Monday night , r MUCH MONEY SPENT i ed! For Foodstuffs That Should t Grown at Home as Florence, Dec. 27.?Amid the finai a cial difficulties sonfronting the fam th trs of South Carolina because of th n- low price of cotton and the lack < market, in finishing up the year 19i ys they are paying out $111,000,000 i er cash to import from other states cori n-1 mixed feeds, oats meat, and simils sy, commodities to meet their own lack c on; production of sufficient of these suj | plies to feed themselves at honv or This is the discovery of the oommittc re | on banking, legislation, and wan I housing of ti\e South Carolina Div as sion of the American Association, pr< 8 en ted in the following extract froi is their complete report: The following expenditures wi nt prove the assertion that our agricu ture is on a precarious foundatioi ce we find that in the current year w nc have imported into South Carolina th following products: id Corn $ 15,000,000.0 a- Mixed feeds 13,000,000.00 Hay iz,uw,wu.w ig Oats 10,000,000.00 ds Flour 20,000,p00.00 Bacon 20,000,000.00 of Eggs and butter? 3,000,000.00 ys Beef 5,000,000.00 Canned goods 13,000,000.00 to Total $111,000,000.00 Every item in this list is cash an ig in order to get supplies it is necessar for our merchants either to withdraw their deposits from our banks or t of borrow money to pay for them. I yi either case the purchase of these sup plies draws heavily upon the resource ig of our banks, consequently at th time our crops are ready to marke o- we find our banks all "cluttered' A- up with loans for supplies that shoul have been grown at home, e- This $111,000,000.00 expended fo n- farm products does not begin to tel id the whole story. In addition, we fin T our farmers used 56,000,000 dollar worth of commercial fertilizer, le o w I niridmu at Cedar Swamp. Cedar Swamp, Dec. 28.?On Tues day, before the great Christmas an niversary, that day so widely appre 15 ciated by children, and the o*e whid 1 should be deeply significant to bot! old and young, Miss D^. Gamble as ^ sistcd by Misses Jennie Saltern an Jeanaet Bigham teachers of the Ceda re Swamp school delightfully entertain 'y ed the patrons and visitors durr.j th * evening with a program of music, re n* citations and drills rendered mos 1C creditably by the school children Near the rostrum stood a large holl ^ tree artistically decorated v^th sil ver trimmings and numerous lightc candles whose soft refreshr g lay rays aided the anxious eyes of th L-1J * fUn IIMK'; 1 /-!?t 1 wit Cimurcxi M i.cn wv. UWH? ? .. ^ presents of every description wait or in# for Santa Claus who would soo appear to make the young heaits Lap E. Py* r Christmas decorations lent a fes rj tive air to the school building and tli Christmas spirit prevailed through out the evening. )g At the Baptist Church, for hto Sue ' day school, a Christmas tree was gi\ , en and the cxcrcires fo:- rhe cccassio ; were appropriate. 1 Besides the customary Christmfl ,r' d'nners with turkey and concomi tants and other edibles that are nc y> indulged in commonly, our youn foolks are keeping up the CLristma spirit by as'scmbling for social entci tainments. Mrs. John Scott McGi! ^(i was hostess on Tuesday evening an numerous games afforded divcreici and at the home of T. C. Duke th evening was enjoyed by these wh like to trip the light fantastic toe. ^ Wo have in our community spenc ra ing the holidays at their home ia Misses Maybelle Rembert, who is al j tending the high school at Delma: Del.; Alberta Brown at Swansea Pearl Chanaler and Julia Marion Mc 116 Gill, Kingstrec; Dr. Jack McCullougl r? Atlanta Dental College; Mr. Fran 1'3 I 1(j'P. Snowden, Cape Cha *lcs, Va.; Mi and Mrs. Robert I. Snowden, Delma: o? Del.; Mr. William McCollough an r Miss Maude Judd, Ntsmith; Mr. r Mrs. Maxcy Hemingway, Andrews ^ Miss Georgia Rembert, Trio; an Miss Ethel Allen, Savrjinah, Ga. m rj\ , ' Plowden-Jones [XI, Married on Monday, December 27t at the home of the bride's bro her, M J. E. Plowdcn, Lane, S. C., by 'h Rev. E. A. McDowell, Miss Hele Mahazie Plowden, of Kingntree, to M =et Carl Barton Jones, of Columbia. Th at bride is a daughter of Mr. M. 1 Plowden. i ORANGEBURG COTTON BURNS J ^ Second Big Cotton Fire Destroys 800 Bales Christmas Night j.! Orangeburg's second cotton fire j_ within a few weeks Saturday night S ie destroyed about 800 bales and part of jf the building of the Orangeburg Bond?0 ed Warehouse Company in that city. ^ The loss of approximately $50,000, exn 'elusive of the building, is said to be & ! covered by insurance. Several freight )t- cars on a siding were also destroyed P by the flames, but the Standard Oil ^ B Company's tanks and the plant of the b x Southern Cotton Oil Company, nearby. C ? were saved. u j. | Christmas fireworks is supposed to C j.'have been the cause of the fire, the ? ? | blaze appeared to have its beginning A ion a side of the warehouse which h jj : was not provided with fire walls. The n l_ i building had been left in an unfinish- n j ed condition in the anticipation of an S .e addition being built and had only v e board walls where the flames started, o The other refcent cotton fire was at K the fair grounds where cotton held by k the Orangeburg Marketing Associa- S tion was consumed. b Epps-Graham p li One of the most beautiful weddings n ever witnessed in the Bethel com- ^ munity was sole mi zed at the home of ^ Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Epps Wednesday ^ evening December 22, when tLeir ^ ^ youngest daughter, Miss Mary Epps, q J was married to Mr. Dessie Graham, of a v i Scranton. ^ 0 J The guests assembled in the parlor n 1 and promptly at six o'clock the bride ^ I and groom entered the room together ^ 3 i preceeded by twb brothers of the ^ ? i bridee, Messrs. B. B. and W. J. Epps, * j Here they were met by the Rev. F. M. ja ; Hawley, pastor of the bride, who perd! formed the cermony. Immediately ^ after the cermony all wore invited inr to the dining room where a bountiful ^ 11 supper of turkey, barbecue, salads, ^ cake and coffee were served. s The bride wore a dress of white ^ satin, and carried a boquet of white p carnations. Later in the evening she changed to a suit of taupe with ac- ^ cessories to match, and the couple h departed by auto for their home in1 r Scran ton. j ^ ( The home was artistically decorated p. b with Christmas greens and cut ^ h flowers. h i Besides a number of relatives and . I jj] d friends in the neighborhood, the fol- ; ^ r lowing visiting guests were present ' i- Misses Hessie and Sadie Graham. ^ e Marie Law, Mr. John Graham, Mr. s and Mrs. Myers Graham, Mr. and Mrs. ff it Zan Law, and Mrs. Lee, all of Scrant ton, and Mr. B. B. Epps and Mr. _ y Scales, of Bishopville. 1- The popularity of the couple was d shown by the many beautiful presents ^ s received. o * Meat Curing | ai n Iw The fotto wing receipts for curing: j ej n meats have been furnished us by Miss it Hatta'e McMurray for publication and th may prove of value to our many a readers: hi e Dry sugar cured meat: 100 pounds w meat, 8 pom ds salt, 2 ounces salt peter, 3 pounds brown sugar or 3 or 4 ' pints molasses or a little of bcth, 3 hi ounces black pepper, 2 ounces red ti n [ pepper. h; 1 Rub mixtures on meat as soon as hi * the animal heat is gohe and leave in ?4 erne mixture one and a half to two }y K days for each pound of meat in the ^ ? piece. Smoke with hickory chips, pj ^ wrap well with paper, sack and hang. ri j Salt alone draws moisture from tis- w sues and makes a tough product, salt tr peter, stronger than salt, gives meat eT ** a red color but maker, the meat j0 0 tough and unpalitable. Sugrr helps g( ? to preserve and conteracts tne errcci of the salt and salt peter, thus making " a better product. . s Sausage: 100 pounds ground meat. 1 3-4 pounds salt, 2 ounces rubbed r'isr ge, 4 ounces black peppe-, and 1 ^ l' ounce ground nutmeg. This gives a R good blend; tastes neither salt, pepper, ^ !' or nutmeg. ^ k o r. Mr. W. T. P. Sprott, sixty years of m age, for the past three years a memd ber of the State legislature from ** ClSrendon county, died suddenly at in Forreston Saturday nlfcht. ^ ' y 1UO IlV*i?V Mmm ? .... d He is survived by a widow, two 11 daughters and five sons. o Births. fi h Saturday morning, December 25, tc r. 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Als- di ie brook, a daughter. to n The home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude a< r. J. Thompson was made brighter for ie the glorious Yuletide season by the ei L arrival last week of a bouncing boy ! baby. I i V... .. L/ULROADS NOW USE POTATOES OUTHERN YAMS INTRODUCED ONA.CL AND S. A. L. DINING CARS Florence, Dec. 27.?The Southern iveet potato, or yam, seems on the erge of coming into its own under a lan of advertising and introduction rhich has been adopted by the Sea* oard Air Line and the eAtlantic bast Line railroads, who are now sting it on their dining cars, G. A. ardwell, of Wilmington, N. C., argiultural and industrial agent of the .tlantic Coast Line railroad, and J. D&rd Air Line and the Atlantic lent agent of the Sear board Air Line lilroad announced here today. ? uperintendants of the dining car sericee of both of these lines have rdered generous supplies of "Porto icas," "Nancy Halls," and other well nown commercial strains of the outhern yams, for the preliminary rial of this edible on their nrs. These potatoes will be served ceecially on the diners on the main nes, North and South, where they lay be introduced first hand do the lousands of tourists who annually -averse these roads and patronize T. McBride of Florence, developams are procurable on the Atlantic Oast Line diners, travelers report on (riving here after having scanned ie menu of the dining car. Objection to using the Southern im on the diners was found first by ie superintendents on the ground lat the Northern tourists would deland the dry Jersey and New Engmd yam instead of tha inirv Duthern yam. Mr. Caldwell was able teir diners. Already the Southern unties are worth trial, and the introuctory effort is due largely to his irsonal interest and persistence. T. B. Young of Florence, who is scretary of the South Carolina Sweet otato Growers Association, has givi much time and attention in this recti on also. He is one of the pio>ers in the promotion of the sweet otato industry in South Carolina. Fith his associates, he has built in lorence and Timmonsville two 20,)0 bushel sweet potato curing and oring houses, which will prove an lense impetious to the industry in lis territory. The potential value of this method ' direct introduction can hardly be rtamated, in the opinion of leaders of l6 sweet potato industry in South arolina. In the first place, as Mr aldwell believes, the Southern yam ill be prepared where the typical >uthern style and receipts are iown and employed. Then it wCl be srved in the Southern atmosphere id with the proper other dishas. It ill be expected in the South and this cpectation will be supplied. Finally, will reach directly hundreds of lousands of potential customers ia territory which the Southern yam is never been able to get into and ill educate them to its superiorty. The chances for the success of this . troductory effort are very great, * !r. Caldwell belives. Hundreds of lousands of Northern travelers, who ive spent the winters in Florida, ive become acquainted with the juthern varities of the yam and ive acquired a fondness for the candike Southern sweet potato. Such ?rsons will be pleased to find this sal Southern article on the menu hen they go into the diners on their ip North or South. Also they will ljoy interesting their friends and felw travelers, who may not know the juthern sweet potato, in this new sh. If the venture proves the success ?' "-IJ " 1?- nr*A tac air. v^aiuweu, ?it. ? vuuKl ouu hers, believe it will, it will mean a . emendous impetus for the Southern veet potato industry, as anyone may ladily see. It will be open markets l a territory which has been closed > the Southern sweet potato for any years. Very likely steps will be taken furler by the Sweet Potato Associations : the Southern states to populirize le venture by an extensive advertisig system. This may consist of atactive prochures for distribution on le diners, at the railroad ticket of ces, and other places to interest mrists in trying the Southern potati ishes on the dining cars during their ip. It may include also newspaper ivertising in sections from which lousands of tourists come South i'ery winter. o Subscribe for The Record. L _ .y\.. : ' ~