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i k / t t Sljc Countu llecorii. I VOL. 36 KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 13. 1921. NO. 45 I GENERAL ASSEMBLY [ NOW IN SESSION SOLON'S MEET AT COLUMBIA? |t MANY NEW MEMBERS ARE y SWORN IN o ! I The annual sesion of the General i Assembly of South Carolina convened i] in Columbia at noon Tuesday. d Reorganization of both houses will h be completed as soon as possible, al- 5 though in the senate the new lieu- v ^ * tenant governor will not takj offce for one week. C In the senate a president pro-tem- ^ to succeed the late LeGrande Walkor 0 of Georgetown, is to be elected and * also a clerk, sergeant-at-arms, read- s ing clerk and chaplain. All the com- r mittees were chosen yesterday and *( m each committee will select its own ^ chairman. ia So far as it is known no candidates!tl are in the field for president pro-tem | 0 of the senate. j* Liles Starts Session. ! ^ The new lieutenant governor, Wilson G. Harvey, of Charleston, will as- ^ sume his duties as president of the ^ eo-rra+Q of f>,o Mmp time the cover nor is inaugurated, which is expected to j s be at roon Tuesday, January 18. Un- j ^ tu 'uien Junius T. Liles, present lieu-! j tenant governor, will preside. n Would Economize. S The only debate Wednesday came over a resolution offered by Senator Q k Christensen t set the ehour of con- n m vening at 10:30 o'clock in the morn- f g|j: ing and to start night sessions next t< ^ week, when uncontested local matters e could be dsposed of. h Senator Christensen favored meet- e ing every morning at the above hour p ^ with the exception of Monday. The ^ object of this resolution is to shorten _ the session and so to economize the legislative expenditures and conserve ^ the time of the departments, institu- ^ tions and individuals involved in leg- e, islative business," Senator Christensen said in supporting the resolution. ^ The tteaufort senator pointed out | ^ ^ _ that last year of the first 28 days the! senate met only 15, and in these 15 meetings actually sat only 21 hours. He stressed the point that if economy ! ?' is to be practiced, it should start at' tl home. n Mr. Christensen said he believed 0) the session could be shortened at least n a week by the adoption of the reso- ** lotion. n Senator Clifton seriously objected e' to the resolution and upon his insistence it was referred to the com- G mittee on rules. He favored pruning' every increase asked for. jo; A resolution by Senator Pearce, j ^ asking fori-concurrence by the house asked the assembly to go on record as favoring the continuanace of fedoral aid for building loads to the i01 several states. The resolution urg-vl n congress to appropriate funds for this S work and desired to have South Car- ^ olina contribute its por:ion toward a keeping the federal aid. Senator Ba4^ ker of Florence objected saying that he did not want federal aid for his county, as his experiences along this C line had not been incouraged. The . resolution was held over until 'ater. The opening session was called toorder by Lieutenant Governor Liles j^j and after roll call by the Rev. C. A. In Freed, chaplain, offered prayer. The j y senators then took the oath of office, | n as did the newly elected officers e| Senator Baskin of Lee county was a granted an indefinite leave of ab- t,* senece on account of sickness. Senator ? Clifton of Sumter said h? was not feeling well and did not expect to ? attend many of the sessions of the c] senate. 0 *"* In The House. Id Thomas P. Cothran of Greenville I j was elected speaker of the house of representatives without opposition. n Mr. Cothran begins for the fourth f( time to serve as speaker of the house. e Promptly at 12 o'clock the gavel e wielded by the hand ofV J. Wilsonj p Gibbes struck sharply on the speak- j eFs desk in the house of represcnta-! ? tives and the legislative machinery j q of the first session of the 74th gener-\ q al assembly began to turn. Work c of nominating a temporary* chairman, swearing in the members,, electing aj speaker and various clerks and officers and the drawing of seats by the mem- s s bers proceeeded smoothly and by 3 a * o'clock the house was ready for ad- v ?journment i The opening session was preceded z by a concert given by Neil O'Brien's1 r minstrel band,, the members of which s were stationed on the northern por- 3 tico of the State House. The concert was greatly enjoyed, a lar^e pfo MR. E. TRATE HAMER DEAD. )ne of the County's Stauanchest Citizens Passes Away Suddenly. __ Salters Depot, Jan. 11.?Our little own was grieved and saaddened on esterday morning by the death of ne eof our staunchest citizens. Mr. 2. T. Hamer. Hehad been in declinQg health for some time but had been 11 only about twenty-four hours when eath claimed him. Of late years he iad madee his home with his sister Irs. Mattie^ Ferrell of this place, .'here he died on yesterday. Mr. Hamer was bora in Marlboro * ^ 1 i. J ounty, sept, vtn, rooy, Dur. muveu Villiamsburg County, with others f the famaily in the early eighties, le was 61 years old, and was a constant member of Union Presbyteian Church and a amfember of the fol>wing orders: Masons. Knights of ythaais and Woodmen of the World, lso a member of the board of trusees of Salters School. He was a man f sterling character, kind hearted, nd numbered his friends by the score, n the deatah of Mr. Hamer, Williamsurg County has lost one of its best itizens the town of Salters one of its est friends and Union Church one of s most loyal members. .He is surived by thee following brothers and isters: Mr. J. D. Hamer ^f Little lock Ark; Mr. Philip Hamer of Okihoma; Mrs. W. H. Stubbs of Benetts and Mrs. Mattie Feerrell of alters. - Mr. Hamer was buried at Union Ihurch at 3:00 o'clock Tuesday afteroon with Masonic honors following uneral sendees conducted by his pas:>r, the Rev. Mr. Sinnot. The high steem in wiucn tne aeceasea was eld by his fellow citizens was attestd by their presence at the burial to articipate in the last sad rites to their J eparted friend and neighbor. ortion of the membership of both ouse and senate being present to ear some of the numbers. The opning exercises in the house were ttended by a small crowd of specta>rs who watched the proceedings ith interest. Administer Oaths. After the house had been called to rder by Mr. Gibbes, he announced lat a temporary chairman would be ecessary in order to administer the ath to the members. J. K. Owens ominated George S. Mower of Newerry. The nomination met with lany seconds and Mr. Mower was lected temporary chairman, the oath eing administered by J. Wilson ibbes. After expressing his appreciation f the honor shown him, Chairman lower ordered the roll called by lunties and as the members came irward they grouped themselves in ont of the speaker's stand and the ath was administered. Only a few lembers failed to respond. W. T. P. prott of Clarendon, elected a meaner of the house died Christmas Day, nd it is likely that the speaker will rcier an election within a few days ) fill the vacancy. In the absence of one member from larendon the house enrolled a total r 123 members. Gihbes Made Cleark. At the conclusion of the address of le speaker, S. T. D. Lancaster nomlated J. Wilson Gibbes as clerk of le house. The nomination met with tany seconds and Mr. Gibbes was lected without opposition. He was scorted to the desk by Representaves Clinkscales, Gresham and McJveen. W. R. Bradford nominated A. E. [utchinson of Roock Hill as reading lerk. He also was elected without pposition and was escourted to his esk by Representative Bradford, | ackson and Segars. Representative W. P. Robinson ominated J. S. Wilson of Lancaster or sergeant at arms and he was electd without opposition. He was scortd to the desk by Representatives J lobinson, Johnson and Lancaster. The Rev. R. L. Keaton, pastor of he Green street Methodist Churcn, Jolumbia, was nominated chaplain by J. N. Sapp. The chaplaain was esorted to the desk by Represontaives Sapp, Pursley and M. P. Cooper During the session the house was aformed by M. M. Mann, clerk of the enate, that the senate had convened Jtd organized. A similar message fas sent to the senate from the louse. After the transaction of other outine business, during which the nembers selected their desks for the ession the house adjourned unt l 1110 a. m. today. o Subscribe now for The Record. I j,-. ....V - ' | NEWS LETTER FROM ROME Happenings of Interest by Our Correspondent Happenings in and Around Rome. Rome, Jan. 11.?Mr. and Mrs. W. Carey Rollins spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Eaddy at Hemingway. Mrs. R. K. Wallace and children of Kingstree spent lasat weekend with Mrs. L. B. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Huggins and little son of Johnsonville, spent Sunday with Mrs. Huggin's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Carroway. . Miss Lucile Turbeville visited friends in Indiantown last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bethel DuRant are happy over the arrival of a fine baby girl on Dec. 27th. Col. and Mrs. Holmes B. Sprins and little daughter have returned to Greenville after spending two weeks here with Mrs. Springs' parents Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Wilson, last Friday. The boys and girls have returned to the various colleges after spending two weeks at home. Mrs. B. B. Chandler has returned from Barnwell where she has been with her sister who has been very ill. We are glad to hear of an improvement in her condition. Wilsoon Buie has returned to his home in Merchantsville, N. J. after spending the holidays here with relatives. Mrs. Buie and son, Wilson, Jr., are now visiting in Georgetown. They will spend sometime here before returning home. Mrs. Fannie Munnerlyn was called last week to the bedside of her son Dr. J. F. Munnerlyn of Columbia who was very ill. We are glad to report that he is now improving. Miss Martha McFadden of the Union School faculty was a visitor in Kingstree Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Cooke of Blooming vale were visitors here Sunday. The Rondoliers were the entertainers at the Lyceum attraction at Union High School last Monday night. This was the third number and an exceptionally good one?and the best is yet to come. Miss Lydie Clyde of Kingstree was a visitor here last Tuesday. Miss Louisa Haddock, who is teach-! ing at Bloomingvale spent Sunday at' home. Dr. P. S. Thomas of Hemingway was a visitor here Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Way attended the district meeting of preachers held ! at Lane one day last week. Quite a number of people here attending the Lyceum attraction at: Hemingway last Tuesday night. I was an especially fine number. Prof. D. H. Dantzler, Misses Helen Cheatham, Eleanor Todd, Martha McFadden and Helen Clarke of the Union High School faculty have returned after spending the holidays at their respective homes. They began work last Monday. Prof. 0. M. Mitchell has returned to his. school in Maralboro County, near Gibson, N. C. He was accompanied by Mrs. Mitchell. We are very sorry indeed to lose them from our community even for a few months. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. D. Munnerlyn and family spent last week-end at Indiantown with Mrs. Munnerlyn's * r? | parents, Mr. ana Mrs. re rev onuwucn. There will be an old fashioned hot supper?the kind that used to be-- : at Union High School next Friday I night, Jan. 14th. Turkey and Barbe- j cue will be on the menu, besides lots of other good thing. This supp?r iunder the auspices of the Women's Missionery society for the benefit of the Church. e "MONK" EASTMAN'S SLAYER Prohibition Enforcement Agent Bohan ; Said to Have Confessed New York, Jan. 8.?Backwash from j the high tide in New York's crime! wave created more excitement in po-' lice department circles today tha-i the J few fresh outbreaks of violence in j the past 24 hours. The mystery which had enveloped the killing on the morning after) Christmas of "Monk" Eastman gang? 1 ...1 steer-soldier, was cieearcu up wucu Jeremiah Bohan, a prohibition enforcement agent, surrendered and it is alleged admitted shooting Eastman, who had his citizenship rights returned after valiant war sendee. Bohan described the killing as taking place after a drinking party at the Blue Bird cafe, following threats on his life and "vile language" by ftastman, police said. ! BANKS MAKE FINE SHOWIN( I Bank of Kingstree Stockholders M Yesterday. The annual meeting of the stoc | holders of the Bank of Kingstree w; held in the directors' room of tl bank yesterday. The meeting w; well attended, there being represent ' either in person or by proxy 5 shares of the total of 600 shares. The report of the president ai cashier was highly satisfactory, sho\ ing the bank's condition to be in e cellent shape, and as having passi through a most successful year wi net earnings of about 15 per cent, o of which a dividend of 8 per cent, w; ! declared and ardered paaid to tl stockholders. A unanimous vote of thanks w; ; extended by the stockholders to tl officers and directors of the bank f the successful manner in which tl affairs of the institution were conduc ed during the year. It was decided that the ban'.; w t occupy its new quarters on the co ner of Main and Academy stree about March -1st, next. New fixtur for the new home of the bank are b ing shipped and installation will 1 made as soon as they arrive. Old officers and directors of tl bank were re-elected for 1921. Bank of Williamsburg, j The Bank of Williamsburg held i annual meeting of stockholders in tl office rooms of the bank Monda The report of the president and cas ier showed the bank to be in a vei flourishing condition, and as havii ; passed a very successful year with n j earnings of about 15 per cent Tl usual eight per cent, dividend was d nlowir] onrl will Kn nolVl tn til A cfAP ? "?* "v 'v ~ holders. The old officers and dire tors were re-elected for the ensurir year. Expect Changes in Primary Law. Columbia, Jan. 9.?Legislation fi women, made necessary by the rat fication of the nineteenth amendmer will be one of the features of the se enty-fourth annual session of tl South Carolina General Assembl convening in Columbia at noon Tue day. It is expected that legislation wi be adopted making changes in tl primary laws of the state giving w men the right to participate in tl primaries. Agitation is also beir brought to the front for the erectk of a woman's building at the Unive sity of South Carolina, the sum < $200,000 being asked for this purpos A joint tax committee, appoint* at the last session to give its finding in 1921, has made its report and hi recommended a complete change the tax system, including a revalui tion and reassessment of all propert This program includes a departui from the system by which tax r ceipts have come entirely from pro] erty. Robert A. Cooper will be inaugi i i? ? At' I a.* raiea ior mr seconu time as vjruvcu or of South Carolina on Tuesday, Ja! uary 18. At the same time Wilsc G. Harvey of Charleston, will becon Lieutenant Governor and Preside! of the senate, succeeding Julius ' Liles, of Orangeburg. At this session of the general A sembly a number of state offices ai to be filled by elections and four ci cuit judges will be named. o Fires At Lake City. At Lake city Sunday Morning fii destroyed the Lake City Music Com] any in the Singletary block. The fii was restricted to the store occupit by the Music Company but the sto< of goods of Sanders, adjoining stor was considerably damaged by wat and smoke. The Music Compai suffered a material loss. It is thougl the fire started from the stove. The residence of Mr. M. C. Collii was also destroyed by fire l?.3t week o I In the Mayor's court at Lrke Cil Saturday M. E. King pleaded guill to the charge of shooting a pistol c the streets. A warrant has toen i [sued for King charging him wil ! shooting Clifford Graham, who w: I struck by one of the stray builots. a leged to have come from King pistol, the ball passing through tl I former's hip. King will be tried i the next court of sessions.. Tl I shooting took place on Christmas da King claims it was entirely accident! o Huggins - Godwin. Married at the Baptist parsonag j Kingstree, Mondaay afternoon, Ja 10, by the Rev. E. A. McDowell, Mi: Annah S. Huggins, of Hemingwa [ and Mr. Chalmers L. Godwin, of Sun merton. \ } TOBACCO GROWERS ATTENTIO] ? ? et Important Meeting at Florence, Fri day, January 11th. k as Clemson College, Jan. 12.?Repr< h0 sentatives of the tobacco growers c | Virginia, North Carolina, and Sout ecj Carolina met in Richmond, Dec. 11 16 118, to work out a plan for the co-oi ; erative marketing of the tobacco cro ltl | of these states. This plan is to b ,v. submitted to the tobacco growers i x. Virginia on Jan. 11 at Lynchburg; i ed South Carolina at Florence on Jan. 1' th "These are all-important meetings' lit says Mr. W. W. Long, director of th as extention Service of Clemson Colleg he and the United States Department c Agriculture, "and our South Carolin as ! tobacco farmers can not afford to mis he the meeting at Florence on Fridaj or January 14. Growers must get tc he gether and stand together in a res t- co-operative organization that wi control the sale of this important croj ill The co-operative plan will be through r- ly explained and discussed, and th ts advisability of adopting it for th e? Carolinas and Virginia will be passe e- upon." he Mr. Aaron Sapiro, the famous Cali i fornia marketing expert, who has 01 he | ganized 14 successful co-operativ .marketing associations among Cali ! fornia farmers will be present an ts make addresses. This greatest auth ie ority in the United States on sue y. questions will make clear what co-op h- erative marketing is and why it i ry the best hope for escape from sue ig conditions as now exist in the sellin et of tobacco, com, cotton, etc. ie "At last the real fight for commer e- cial freedom for Carolina-Virgini k- farmers is definitely begun," says Di c- Clarence Poe in speaking of the pro ig posed co-operative marketing plans "lofc cVinn- flip wnrld that we meal business" i 6 Kingstree School Notes. or; ;j_ i The Junior Red Cross of Kingstre lt has contributed $100 to the Near Eas v._' Relief. ie The High School boys have organ y ized a basket ball team and have a s. coach the Rev. Mr. Davis. They ar working real hard to build up thei jjj team in order that they might be abl ie I to give and accept challenges. The; 0_ expect to play a good many matel ie games in the near future. 1 The Wee Nee Literary Society wil )n hold its j-egular meeting Friday, Jar r_ 14 at 1:30 o'clock. The querry for de bate is resolved: "That the Count; c Should Furnish Free Text Books fo 1(j the Public School Pupils." Visitor are welcome. ^ Greeleyville Plays Kingstree !n The most interesting event of th | season was the game played by th y ball teams Tuesday afternoon. Th ^ | game was called at four o'clock, an i both teams were awaiting their chanc p.! to show their superiority in baske i Kali nlavinc. I d_ ' The goal throwers of the Kingstre | team Miss Maria Burgess and the cen ter of Greelyville team, Miss Jauni )njta Funderburk, put up the best^igh le of the game. The scores which botl sides made were due to their unsur P passed playing, while the others too1 la most important part also. g_ | Miss Burgess played better thai n I ever before, making six scores fror ? throwing the ball into the basket fror the opposite side of the court. Sh did this repeatedly for three times. The centers were well matched an re each fought for his team, p. This was Kingstree's second gam re this year, while it was Greeleyville' ;d first They played as if they had bee :k Paying all of their lives, e, The referee of the game was Mis gr 1 Madaline McCants of Kingstree an iy | the Umpire was Mrs. Bonner of Gree at | lyville. The score was 39 to 3 in favor o as Kingstree. ! o Mr. A. C. Hinds advisory Council ty | man of Williamsburg County is act ty i ing as chairman for the membershi] )n drive in the Alumni Association o <*. i the University of South Carolina, be th ing made during the last three day 1S of this week. The purpose of thi j. | campaign is to bring all graduate 's ' and former students of the Univer --.aifv intn active connection with th n? ?- at association. All Carolina men am ie women in Williamsburg County ar y urged to communicate with Mr. A tl C. Hinds during Thursday, Friday am Saturday. o e.' Parent-Teacher Meeting. n. The meeting of the Parent-Teacher ss association which was to have takei y, place Monday afternoon was post !- poned until next Monday aftemooi ata 4:00 o'clock. \ . " GREELYVILLE BANK HOLDS MEETING if NEWS FROM GREELEYVILLE IS h TERSELY TOLD BY THE REr CORD'S CORRESPONDENT. )- ? p Greeleyville, Jan. 11.?The regular e annual meeting of the stockholders of n Greeleyville was held in the offiices n the Bank of Greeleyville was held in L the offices of the bank on Tuesday afternoon, January 11th. a The condition of the bank was found 3 to be in excellent shape and, in spite if of the nation-wide deflation and hard a times, it was voted to declare an S is per cent, divident on all stock and j, let the remainder of the profits pass ?- to the surplus fund. All officers and ii directors of the bank were re-elected 11 and entire satisfaaction in their manj. agement of the affairs of the bank i- were demonstrated by the stockholdc ers. e Greeleyville vs. Kingstree. v The Greeleyville High School has been running high on athletics for the l" past week. A game was scheduled with the Kingstree High School last week, e but bad roads prevented all the visit" ing team from arriving. However, (' the game was played Tuesday with l" such disastrous results for Greeley^ ville that we forgot to count the score. I- tn 1 -~i. !iL ~ /..II xungsiree was out wiui a xun uxxgauc, 3 commanded by her good looking re^ feree and backed up by a cracker-jack ? team and a good bunch of rooters. Miss Maria Burgess was decidedly the feature player, who did everya thing well, from the constant sucking " of her lemon down to the phenominal " goal throwing. However she was ' backed up by a fast and scientific n team. The unhappy climax of the game was that we had to admit that Kingstree High can play basket-ball and Greeleyville High can't. Howj ever, we have the best looking girls t' in the world and, as they are young and ambitious, Kingstree had better look out, for we are surely going to ' get her! e Right Word Wouldn't Come. '-H ktf o ^AIITV. 1' 1 lie XlUluwiiig io icmKu u; ? wiu r year-old Greeleyville boy to his mother er, being a vfcry excited description h of how a smalle boy and his littl cousin of the same age were "cussed 1 out" by two other Greeleyville boys, i. both aged six. "Mama me and Sam wuz down the y street just awhile ago and Jimmy and r! Charlie just.'cussed' us to every bad s; word they could think of! I kept looking at Sam and asked him why he didn't 'cuss' 'um back and Sam just c'kept standing there and wouldn't say e J a word, and I couldn't think of a sine gle 'cus' word myself and I asked d Sam again 'to for goodness sake say e sumpin', but he still never said a word, t so I just made up my mind I would say sumpin anyhow, so, I just said, p 'Jimmy, both yours and Charlie's - shirt-tail is out'" -1 Personal Mention. t| Miss Kthel Ferrell is visiting her h ! sister in Atlanta. - [ Mr. Ben A. Hughes has just returnk j ed from North Carolina, where he visited his father. n Mr. Marvin D. Lewis, formerly of n Greeleyville, paid a visit to his many n friends here last week, who regret e to know that he will make his future home in Hemingway, d Dr. and Mrs. Middleton spent Sunday in Sumter visiting relatives there. e Miss Eloise Moore stopped by to s see relatives and friends here upon 11 her return to Columbia from a delightful trip to New York and eastern s cities. d Mr. Pressley Hogan was in Gree leyville this week on a business trip. Mr. Hogan is head of the Hogan Adf vertising Company, of Columbia and he has secured from his friends here a nice business in the way of calen dars and other advertising matter. We are glad to learn that Mrs. p Robert W. Moore, who has undergone a serious operation in a hospital at Charleston is recovering rapidly. Mr. Jamie Mallard made a busis ness trip here this week. Dr. and Mrs. William Boyd are in Charleston this week. ? Charleston this week seeing the city. Mrs. S. B. Varner has returned home e from an extended visit to relatives in '* Charleston. Mr. M. D. DeLorme, of Charleston, visited relatives here Sunday. o - Wm Plftn/ln T Twi1n/*lr roronflu al ij :uI ^/lauuv Af Atu?uvn avvvmwj i ed superintendent of theBaptist Sun day School entered upon the duties of i his office Sunday. His host of friends bespeak for his success. v --v . V i*