The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 27, 1921, Image 4
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HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL? ch:
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It is a common thing to read a newspaper
story of a contest an the courts ir
over the possesion of property which or
the original owner did not divide prioi
to his or her death. He
The only possible reason for a per- s^c
son failing to leave a will is neglect. ?
It is a foregone fact that the earthly
possesions of an individual, regardless
of whether these possesions are (
of little consequence or amount to mil- ga,
lions in value, will be divided among j '
relatves after death.
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Many a family has been permanently
broken up because of a dispute over
the property of a deceased member.
And while this smacks of "battle for
the spoils," it is human nature more '
or less and can be avoided easily. The
simple making of a will removes the
sui
possibility. ((
Tlie late F. W. Woolworth, who or: q
ganized the famous chain of five and ,
ten cent stores, and who died recent- pr(
ly, left a will less than two hundred trwords
in length. But it was sufficient. ^
He was worth millions, although at pr
the time the will was made he was
a country clerk working fof $10 a
week. He left the entire fortune to go
' his wife. At the time of her hus- Ar
band's death Mrs. Woolworth was suf- ed
fering from a nevous breakdown an<j nu
is still imable to assume active charge an
of the estate. In all likelihood guard- sh<
ians will be appointed for her. It is
likely that if Mr. Woolworth had failed
to m^ke a will extensive legal pro- *
ceedings would have taken place, es- ^
pecially since Mrs. Wool worth's phy- ^01
sical and mental condition is such that
she would be serous!y handicapped
in successfully protecting her own interests.
As it is, this will not occur.
. The short will settles it. vel
Even if a man only has a ring or a Ho
watch or a book that is dear to the
family he should make a will. It is S1?
not a permanent document and it can
be changed from time to time. Mr. SC(J
Woolworth never changed his first an<
will, he was young and in possession
of his faculties when he made it years ^
ago but it sayes a lot of litigation jao
and expense today. -Pei
It doesn't matter how much you are ^
worth in dollars and cents, it is your
duty to leave a will signifying your jra
wishes as to the disposition or disbursement
of whatever your earthly
possessions may be. J
A will is the legal and only safe and wa
sane method of disposal and this cha
should not be neglected until the in- ed
dividual is advised by his physician pli<
that his case is hopeless. ap]
Makng a will will not hasten jleaht. ly
Making a will will not hasten death, offi
you made your will ? iff':
nei
In the retirement of Mr. P. M. enc
Brockingtont as Judge of Probate, the 5
county relinquishes the services of a *
man of ability and character, a high
class gentleman against whose record
as a county official no word of criticism
can be uttered. The Record . ?
- wishes him a long and useful life as
r a farmer and private citizen. ' _
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Statictics made public Tuesday by ^
the Department of Labor at Washing- ^
ton show that the Southern states ^
have only 100,000 idle workmen at the
beginning of the year while in the ^
North there were millions. This ;s
but natural when we compare the j
South with the North as to the num- nel
ber of industrial or manufacturing rio
plants. Yet it must he conceeded that Ba
the North and West were the first to Ma
feel the great financial slump that loc
has since become nation-wide. The be<
deflation 01 trade reaction was percept- leg
able with them, probably first in his
Michagan, early in September, among hoi
the great automobile manufacturers, wa
who, seeing the handwriting on the gai
wall, indicating that the time to halt am
had come, began to lay off men by the Bo
thousands, curtail production and cut Ho
prices on cars. Herry Ford was the ica
st to act. And even when he anunced
the cut in the price of his
s about the middle of September,
st of the Southern people failed to
?, or to realize what was coming X.
d kept on in the wild race of mon- s]
grabbing and profiteering, landds
notifying tenants of greatly in- ei
>ased rents to take effect January tl
1921, etc.. just as if the frenzhd
iditions brought about by the world K
ir were to continue and expand for- X
?r and a day. In this state business
as apparently went on-until the mid- B
; of November when the great col- w
jse came, almost overnight, and
?n our people began to economize, X.
? banks shut down on free and easy sj
ms and at 'ast we awolrc to r^al:
"what fools we.mortals be". But t<
) late then, especially for the man V
10 had in September refused " 40
its for his cotton. Too late then L
r the brick layer, carpenter and larer
who had flatly refused to do. a r;
ys work without ap exhorbitant h
-npensation ranging fi-om $15.00 to
,00. These ai-e the boys out of work d
d hardest up today and there is litor
no sympathy for them. d
There are farmers today holding U
;ton made in 1918. They could have tl
d in 1920 for 40 cents, they held
for 50 cents as the result of a false
jpaganda spread broadcast over the
don belt, ar.d that is one of the reals
why so many banks and ruer
ints are up against the wall today. n
e man who refused 40 cents for his *(
don in September, or even earlier 01
the year, borrowed from his bank- "
and purchased goods from his mer- a
int on a basis of 50 cents cotton. n
i is unable to pay either anu con- u
luently many clerks have been iaid
: to swell the idle population of the c
uth. fs
e:
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'One serioufc flaw in constitution," b;
ps a head link in a recent daily paper,
dging from recent acts by the pres- si
t administration there must be more n
: a
II1 uuc. ?
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d
A new city charter drafted and b
opted recently at a mass meeting 17
Fjorence citizens will grant equal
ffrage to ladies who may become v
ualified electors."
n
Congress, on Monday, voted to ap- tl
opriate $360,000 for the free dis- it
bution of seeds by its members, ii
is is $120,000 more than was appro- o:
iated for the current fiscal year. ti
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Miss Lucy Page Gaston,-o? Chica- C(
, reoresetative of the International e,
iti-Cigarette League, has announc- a
that she would leave Kansas FebEtry
1 to begin "next on Missour s]
d Oklahoma." Miss Gaston said
i would visit every state capital n
lere the legislature is in session. a.
By a margin of thirteen votes, the ^
nate late Monday passed the Ion,/ c
lght bill for federal regulation of 1
; meat packers and other agencies ^
the live stock industry, by a vote
46 to 33. This legislation, which ^
s been the center of bitter contro- ^
sy for a decade, now goes to the ^
use with its supporters hopeful of j ^
al action during ^ie present sesn
of Congress. , ^
ren negroes dead, approximately a pi
ire injured, some probably fatally,
i property damage estimated at fa
K),000 made up the known toll of ?<
explosion of gasoline awaiting un- ca
ding from a tank car at Memphis, g<
an., Monday morning with a* blast
it wrecked a part of the Colyar th
ese oil plant, leveled a block of st
me dwellings and shook the entire to
tVi pnd nf thp eifcv. CC
cc
resse Miller who was named an the
rrant sworn out by A. A. Carter, gj.
irged with complicity in the alleg- fe
murder of John L. Carter at PamH)
on December 26th, and who disjeared
from the county immediateafter
the killing, was captured by g1
icers of the Florenec county Sher- ^
s office Tuesday in the Pamplieo ^
ghborhood and is now in the Flor- ^
* jaih ' v' : aj
State Constable Horace L* Johnson,
dse headquarters are at York, is ^
sping check on the operations of ^
onshiners by keeping "tab" on ^
>se who buy unusually large quan- *
es of sugar and meal. He frequent
minnlff n^AWAO Anf f V?A ^
vidua au?S?/ijr owv/j.co uuvuguvuv v*?*. ^
mty with a view of getting a line jf
large purchasers of the two comdities.
Not every person who buys
) pounds of sugar and ten bushels ~
meal at a time is a moonshiner says
nstable Johnson, "but a good many
them are, and it isn't hard to tell."
\ shooting affair occurred in Benrtsville,
Sunday, resulting in the ssus
if not fatal wounding of W. C.
rrentine, a well known farmer of
irlboro county, and Bart Peele, a
al barber. Mrs. Barrentine hail
in living in Bennettsville it is al ed,
and that Mr. Barrentine and
i son went to Mrs. Barrentine's
me. It is alleged that Mr. Peele
s at the home and the shooting beo.
Barrentine received four wounds
I Peele was wounded three times,
th men were rushed to hte Clio
spital find are said to be in a crit1
condition.
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Personals From Greeleyville.
(Special to The Record.)
Greelyville, January 25.?Mrs. >
l. Bradshaw and Mrs. L. S. Peripent
Tuesday in Sumter shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Boyle were cat
J to Lynchbug Monday, on account c
le illness of Mrs. Boyle's sister.
Mr.? and Mrs. W. E. Andrews, c
iingstree, spent Sunday here wit
Ir. and Mis. J. B. Alsbrook.
Messrs. Creighton and Franci
dackwell spent a few days here la.'
eek hunting.
Mr. S. H. Poyas, representing Quin
larshall Co., of Lynchburg, Va., i
pending a few days in Greelyville.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Boyle, of Sun
?r, arrived Tuesday to visit Mrs. 1
ir. Boyle.
Mrs. J. 1'. Alsbrook and Mrs. li. (
and. sDent Tuesday in Kingstree.
Mr. W. D. James and Mr. L. S. Pei
y, were in Lake City several clay
tst week.
Mr. J. P. MaJlard was in town Mor
ay.
The last few days has been splet
id weather and the farmers here ai
iking due advantage of it to prepa'
leir land for the new crop.
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Bank Account vs. Store Account
All farmers are enxious to mak
loney to educate their children an
) provide the comforts of life. How
rer, it is a regrettable fact thar. on!
" cry small per cent, of the far-ci
re really making money. The it? ai
o millionaire farmers and very fe1
orth as much as $100,000.
It is almost impossible to make
irge sum of money on the farm, b;
irmers open to fcarn by the world'
perience can live well, educate the]
riildren and keep some money in th
ank for the rainy day.
.We cannot fill a cistern ir.til \v
top the leaks. This being true, it i
ecessary to grow practically all foo
nd feed needed on the farm in ordc
) become prosperous farmers. Th
iversifying farmers usually hav
ank accounts, while the one-crop fai
iers usually have store accounts.
An ignorant farmer can succeed o
ery fertile soil until he wears it ou
ut the most intelligent farmer wi
jmain poor on land that yields on<
lird bale per acre, unless he build
, up. A systematic rotation of crop:
icluding leguminous crops, the us
f strong teams and large plows t
lrn under corn and cotton stalk;
reeds, gr^ss, etc., tne application t
immercial fertilizers whenever nee.
i and the terracing of the land mean
bale-per-acre.
By keeping all the poultry, hog;
leep, cattle and horses the farm wi
apport, the waste products and th
lugbage are utilized to the very bes
dvantage and the fields are gleane
fter the crops are harvestea. Th
gumonous crops that must be grow
> enrich the soil economically are al:
inverted into animal products fo
ome use and for sale.
Horses and mules should be raise
? furnish the necessary power fo
:e economical production of crops
lsufficient horsepower is a guaranty
i small profits on the farm.
The njost prolific seed instead o
;ed that have run out should b
anted. Like produces like.
The lack of prosperity on man;
irms is largely due to the absence o
* T>
>od permanent pastures. Dermuuirpet,
Rhodes and other grasses ar
>od for permanent pastures.
Pasture grasses and grazing crop
lat will grow healthy, vigorous live
ock must ever remain the basic fac
r jn successful livestock raising. 0
urse, a certain amount of gram o
mcentrates is needed to grow live
ock with the greatest profit, but j
tould be used only to supplement th
eds which the stock harvest fo
lemselves in the pastures and th
fids.
It is not advisable to attempt t
*ow corn on land that yields le/
ian 20 bushels per acre in norma
asons. Better plant cowpeas, so;
:ans, peanuts, velvet beans, sorghum
id other feed crops on the poor land
Reduce the cost of growing crop
r increasing the fertility of the soil
ie u?e of sufficient horsepower an<
bor-saving implement., the use o
ie most prolific seed and by keepini
lsy twelve months in the year.be
Progressive Farmer.
! anybody
v^an insure it,
Wm. W. Boddie can.
SEEDS
Produced Watson Melons 3 to3'/j
foot lnnir. 40 to 75 lbs., lVt cars
acre .where .liberally .fertilized.
Seed 85c per lb. We produced two
and one tenth times .as much cotton
whye we planted your cotton
as we made with best other variety,
conditions identical, weevil infestation
severe." Affivadit Boyles
Bros., before President Allendale
Bank, regarding ray cotton, a strain
combining best features Cleveland
Big BoH and Improved Cook.
SEED $1.00 PER BUSHEL
Lf. A. STONEY,
ALLENDALE, S.C.
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fururniture and
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haven't all the Pi
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money, we will M
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niture for part of
the money and
arrange terms for [1
I balance. II
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Kingstree Furniture Co. ^
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"Thp I arorpst Stork in'the State" fc,
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dentral Warehouse Building, < ^ KINGSTREE S C I
Corner Mill-Street and Hampton Ave. ^ lYinuoilYEC, J. | j
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