The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 03, 1921, Image 5
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I-Items of Local Interest
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f THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1921.
Miss Louise Epps spent Tuesday
in Charleston.
Mrs. J. J. Epps of Leo. was in
Kingstree Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gordon. Jr.
spent Sunday in town.
Mr. W. J. Thomas of near Leo was
in Kingstree Tuesday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stubb
on Sunday morning, a girl.
Mr. L. E. Nesmith of Lake City
spent Wednesday in Kingstree.
Mr. Sidney T. Hanna of Hemingway
was in Kingstree Monday.
Mr. W. B. Brockington spent several
days in Columbia last week.
Messrs. E. E. and E. 0. Rodgers of
Lane, were noted in town Wednesday.
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Mr. W. B. Coker, of Leo, called at
The Record office while in Kingstree
Monday.
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^ Mr. F. R. Hemingway spent the
past week-end with his brother at
Ridgevill^
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r "lib ^rs* J' P'ow^en an(l ^rs* Cole1
man of Lane, were visitors in Kings^K>ree
today.
Mr. Fred Guerry was among the
out-of-town business callers at the
Record office.
Mrs. D. C. Scott left Monday morning
for Maxton, N. C., where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Alford.
Mr. Frank Stubbs of Bennettsville,
spent last week here with his wife who
is at the Kelley Sanatorium.
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The parent-teacher association wil
hold a meeting at the school house
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Mrs. H. H. King was called to her
home at Bethune on Sunday on account
of the death of her mother.
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Mrs. C. I. Rush of Blackville is
spending several months with het
daughter, Mrs. W. V. Brockington.
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* Dr. C. M.Scott and bride of Hartsville
are visiting the farmer's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A! Scott for p. few
days.
^ Miss' rtessley, milliner at Silverman's
department Store, left Tuesday
afternoon for her home in Atlanta,
Ga.
JKr The stork visited the home of Mr.
H and Mrs. Samuel J. Singletary, on
January 19th, 1921-, and left a fine boy
I baby, S. J., Jr.
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Mrs. E. T. Kelley has as her guest
this week, her sister Mrs. Hudnell and
ner niece little Miss Jean Hudnell, of
Hamlet, N. C.
iting her son, L. Roy Cates her, reiting
her son, L. Roy Cates, here returned
to her home in Hillsboro, N. C
- Tuesday morning.
| Mr. C. 0. Boyd* of Trio, was ir
Kingstree Friday and called at the office
to renew his subscription to Thf
Record office Monday.
Tbfe. County Commissioners met
Tuesday with Supervisor Singletary
to pass on claims and such other business
as was presented.
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Mr. G. B. Ingraham who holds an
^ important position with the W. C.
Hemingway Co., at Hemingway, was
\ noted in Kingstree, Monday.
v Yesterday was ground hog day,
r Thanks to the weather amn, it wa?
^cloudy and overcast all day at Kingstree.
Now for fine spring-like weath*
e'r.
Miss 'Alma Scott has just returned
from an extended visit in Georgia
and Florida visiting relatives at Waycross,
Jacksonville, Fort Pierce an*.
h Key West.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex M. Gordon, Jr.
have returned from their honeymoon
and are making their home temporarily
at least, with Mr. and Mrs. J. B
Clarkson at Lane.
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Union sendees will be held at the
Baptist church here Sunday evening
A special choir composed of men, lec
by Mr. R. N. Speigner, will rendei
the musical selections for the entire
service.
The ladies aid society of St Alban;
will meet at Mrs. M. F. Heller's, Asi
Wednesday, February 9th, at 4 o'clock
Mr. S. P. Harper and Prof. H. J. W
Kizer of Andrews were in Kings tref
Saturday on business^
Mr. P. S. Courtney has remodelei
freshly painted and greatly improver
/ the storeroom on Main street, unti
recently occupied by T. E. Baggett
1 and has moved his undertaking busi^Wness
there. The front of the room is
handsomely fitted up as a receptior
V6om, while in the rear is a wel
equipped and amply stocked room
equipped and amply stocked supph
room morgue and embalming quarters
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I Kingstree will soon bo able to 1
J of a good restaurant. This im
(!tion is now taking place in one o
storerooms on Academy street, f
,erly occupied by the Kingstree
, niture Co.
t i $
Mr. Lawrence Swails, who has
confined to his room by sicknes.'
past week, is not improving a;
friends would like for him to.
terday he was removed from his
, at Mrs. Hugh McCutchen's to the 1
of his brother, Mr. A. C. Swails
is hoped he will soon be out agai
The Red Cross office is always
on Saturdays and Mondays an
' most rainy days. Any ex-service
who need assistance in filling out
, pensation or insurance papers are
ed to come to the office. The I
sendee secretary will be glad to 1
ay assistacne possible to anyone.
Mrs. LeRoy Lee who has
spending some time in Atlanta *e
ed home Monday via Spartanbure
. Columbia, where she stopped ovi
visit, respectively her daughter.
is a student at Converse College
; her brother, Dr. J. A. Riser,
i whose home a bouncing boy bab
cently made his appearance.
The Men's Bible class of the >
, odist church entertained the me
that church and the pastors ot
other Kingstree churches at a d
at the -Methodist parsonage Fi
evening. Receiving at the door
Mesdames T. A. Blakely and J
, Hinds. Mr. J. F. McFaddin dir
, the guests into the parlor, when
receiving line was composed of
and Mrs. W. W. Daniel, Dr. I
Frierson and Mr. W. E. Nesmith.
I guests were then ushered into the
room, were they were presentc<
vors by Mrs. H. L. Prosser and
' Emma Gordon. Mrs. D. P. Fri<
then ushered them into the dining
where a most delightful dinner
served by the following young la
. Misses Lizzie Heape, Carrie La
l*o>- MaiiHo and Annie Raker. Marl
and Martha Gordon and Marian
' Faddin and Mesdames Harry Bri
' and B. V. Singleton. The dinner
prepared by the ladies of the ch
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Boys Ha\e Real Experience
Joe Vause, Bill Bryan, McBride
Faddin, Zeno Montgomery and
Hinds went to Manning last Fi
! night to attend a dance. Returnii
Kingstree during the wee small 1
of the morning, they discovered
that their "fliver" failed to fun
. for lack of gas. Hinds, Montgo:
and McFaddin went in search of
necessity, approached a man's 1
on the roadside, rapped and rec
' no response, went to another hoi
1 few hundred yards up the road, v
the usual hail was given. To
surprise and chagrin they were
by a pack of dogs and a volley fr
I shotgun. As they passed the
* house in making their getaway,
were (again fired on. Being unat
secure gas to make the return
on, the bunch made camp in the
and waited for daylight to make
- ther search for the necessary jui
They reached Kingstree about
a. m. the following mining.
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Mission Study Class Meets
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ine iwU'Siun siuuy ciass ui uit- .
byterian Church met at the horr
Mrs. L. W. Gilland on Tuesday a
noon. Twenty-five ladies have
ed the class this term, the la
number ever enrolled. The bool
' ing studied is "Day In and Day
in Korea", which is proving mos
1 teresting and instructive. Aftei
study hour was closed delightfu
freshments were served by the ho.(
This class meets every Tuesda;
ternoon, and will continue for
weeks. Any ladies who have no
enrolled and who would like to <
. are cordially invited to attend.
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U. D. C. Meeting
I The Williamsburg chapter, U. (
held its regular monthly me
at the home of Mrs. W. V. Broc
, ton on January 14.
l Owing to the inclemency of
weather only a few members were
. sent, however, a large amount of
ness was transacted. Miss Agnes ]
man presided in place of the presi
Mrs. P. S* Hemingway, who wa
sent.
The secretary stated that at th(
pron party held In December, j
; $26.00 was realized. It was vot<
this meeting that $10 be sent t<
. Hero Fund and $10 to the reli<
, starving children of Europe.
Christmas time the chapter gave
each to the Old Soldiers Home in
, umbia and to the needy Confed
Women.
After the business session was
1 eluded a delightful social hour
1 enjoyed, during which refreshr
I consisting of cake, coccoa and ;
. whiches were served by the ho;
assisted by Mrs. P. G. Gourdin.
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i -^Married.
I Mr. Dodadi^B. Cribb, of RI
, and Miss Lena Howard, of And
' were married here Tuesday Febi
. 2nd, by Judge W. E. Snowden.
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boast THE BANK OF KIN(StREE
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f the?.Setting its House in Order -tor the'
01 h1" Coming of Greater Prosperity.
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Bank of KingstrCc has b.-gun !
jinstalling its new furniture and fix-;
been j tures in the Xexson building on the J
5 the corner of Main and Academy street
5 hi> J and expects to occupy its new quarT
es- jters March IsC Its equipment will be
room along the most modern lines in bank- !
borne I ing houses, complete in all details, j
! serviceably arranged and appealing-[
n- ly handsome.
open f^ie ^ar|k ?f Kingstreee is the old,
? est bank in Williamsburg ccuntv.
d on m &
Twenty-one years ago it was organ_
inzed with Dr. D. C. Scott. Capt. J. ;
comuiA.
Kelly, K. H. Kcllahan. R. D. Rol-!
lome ''ns* **' * ' hooper, and George W. |
W. Williams, of Charleston, as its
board of d rectors. Of these. Dr. |
Scott and Capt. Kelly have remained i
been on the directorate until todav. Messrs.!
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turn- Keiiatian, uooper and KOinns arc dead.
; and This board of directors elected Dr.
er to Scott the first president of the bank
who which place he has held since it was
, and organized, and E. C. Epps, now cash
into ier of the Bank of Williamsburg as
y re- its first cashier. Mr. L. H. Fairey.
now president of a bank in Bishopville,
suceeded Mr. Epps as cashier
Ioln" in 1906. In 1908, Mr. F. W. Fairey
n became cashier, which position he still
;tho fiiis.
innej 0f Kingstree began busi-:
fhla.v noss $15,000 capital stock. Three !
^eie years ]ater, after paying 8r.'r dividends J
^ which it has paid every year since its
ected organization, it doubled its capital
~ stock from the surplus fund. About
^ev" five years later, it again doubled its
capital stock from its surplus, making
its capital stock as at prosent $60,ncxt
000.00, and at the same time declar*
^a~ ed a special dividend of 10r/c from the
surplus.
;rson ^fany of the old friends and cusroom
tomers of this bank, when they come
^as into its new home after March first.
s' look over its marble and mahogany
ncas" furnishing and inspect its strong
^ai<?t vaults and remember the first bank^c"
ing house of the institution located in
iMon, ? nrAA^en ctnirtiirp behind Dr.
a HbbiV ?? vvuvu k/.. v _
urch ^co^'s store when borrowed
pine tables and broken backed
chairs were all the furniture it had
except a discarded pine prescription
, 5jc. counter that was used for a filing case.
Jim Too, they will recall seeing Mr. Epps,
riday cashietr at that time, hunting in the
;jg j, late afternoons some merchants iron
lours 8a^e *nto which to keep the bank's
cash during the night. Mr. Epps now
ctjon admits that sometimes he found no
mery 6afe for the money but slept with it
this until the rosy morn gladdened the
louse coming day.
eived ^r- Scott and Mr. Epps tell some
lse a stories about those pioneer bankrhere
*ng ^ays in Williamsburg county
their ^??n s^ter the bank began business,
mej a negro with a $20.00 bill came into
om the bank and saw some men indorsing
checks, and receiving money for them
they over the counter. Mr. Nigger then
>le to boldly marched up to the counter.
trio wrote bis name across the back of the
fliver bill and passed it over to be cashfur.
cd. That endorsed $20 bill circulated
^ in Kingstree for several years.
jq.qq The Rank of Kingstree is getting
its house in order'for a bigger and
better prosperity than ever.
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BILL TO LOWER RENTS.
Presnf
Not More Than 30 Per Cent of Prop-1
[fter- arty Assessment
join- Columbia, Feb. 2.?Special: Mr.
rgest DW?n> of Charleston, today intro(
^e_ duced a bill in the House prohibiting
Qut landlords, from renting property for
;t in_ more than 30 per cent of the value
r the as shown on the tax returns in the
j re_ auditor's office. The provisions of
;tess *"11 do not apply to rooms of hoy
af- or *? ^ose ?f lodging houses
sjx when the rooms of the latter are rent
t yet ed for two weeks or less. Violation
io so Ponalizes the landlords for twice the
rent collected, one-half to go to the
school fund and the other half to the
person instituting the action.
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2. D., Come to the Play Party!
eting Arg
you feeling kind of blue?
k'n?- Are you feeling kind of sad?
Do you think of all the troubles
That you have or ever had ?
i prebus?
Well, forget them for awhile
Erck- Put on your nicest smile
dent, And come and play.
5 a^* On Friday next?the fourth it is,
At fifteen minutes ere its eight,
;, p" In the Kingstree hotel dining room,
1 .ou. Is the place, time and date.
?d at
3 the Now don't forget and don't refuse
ef of This invitation pray,
At Just lock the house and hide the key,
$5.00 And come along and play!
Col- o
erate if Representative Dillon's bill
should become a South Carolina law
con- it will knock th" profiteering props
was from under quite a few landlords who
nents assess a rental of $40 the month on
sand- dwellings returned at $800.
stess,
If anybody
e,an insure it,
Wm. W. Boddie can.
lems. Send The County Record your next
Irews order for Job Printing. Our work
nary compares favorably with any other
hous'in the country.
Red Cross Notes.
The Bureau of School Correspondence
of the Junior Red Cross has recently
been perfected. Through this
bureau the schools can carry on correspondence
with schools in other
parts of the co'.ntry and also in the
following places: England, Frai.ce,
Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Greece,
American school children in China.
Porto Rico, Hawaii ai.d the Phillipine
Islands. Post cards, letters and
specimens of different kinds may be
interchanged.
Schools desiring to take part in this
correspondence should send five cent;
to Red Cross headquarteds, Southern
division,^Atlanta, Ga., for a copy of
the Teachers' Handbook of school correspondence.
The home sendee secretary has been
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-visiting tne scnoois 01 inc county
that are members of the Junior Red
Cross and has been giving talks on
health subjects. The first subject
chosen is "The Care of the Teeth''.
The children seem quite interested
and promise to brush their teeth
faithfully from now on.
&? To Farmers:
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M I shall b
M tions this 'year wit
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&li This inst]
i0 vests his money in
p agencies. In the C
IP insurance; in the W
M it is called "Grass
p long, dry spells ar
insurance.
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his rents, fertili2
I shall b
memt insurance poll
this section with t
to be real evidence
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I Dressed Lumber I
1 Flooring I
i rpilincr anH SiHinor
- VVUIU^ UUU WlWUl^ K
:: Mouldings I
:: Beaver-Board I
j; Never-Leak Roofing I
:: Cypress Shingles I
:: Paints and Varnish B
:: SASH and DOORS I
ij BUILDERS SUPPLY '
jj COMPANY
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\ 111 I ?H If I HI! I Hill IIIII
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Let. ir
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Eg fanning ir
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jfl ment for
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE?Single Comb Black Minorca
cocks. Excellent strain anil
very handsome fowls. Price $5.00.
Mrs. J. J. Epps, Leo, S. C., R. F. D
2-3-St.
EGGS! EGGS!?From my prize winning
Rhode Island Reds at $2.00 per
setting of 15. Come and see my
matings. W. W. Holliday, box 1
Kingstrec. 2-3-tf.
STRAYED.?One big bor.e Poland
China Boar. Weight from 200 to
250 pounds, has three white feet
and white spot on mowth. Reward
for information or return to F. P.
Gue'rry, Kingstree, S. C., Rt. 1.
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FOR SALE?High Grade Ammoniated
Fertilizers for cotton, com, tobacco,
Etc. Also Fish Scrap, Rlood,
Tankage, Foreign Kainit, Etc.
Write us for prices advising the tonnage
you want. Dawhoo Fertilizer
Company, Box 608. Charleston, S. C.
EGGS FOR SALE?Rhode Island
Reds $2.00 per setting of 15. Single
Comb Black Minorcas, $2.00. Single
Comb Ahconas $1.50. Brown Leghorns
$1.50. White Leghorns $1.50.
S. W. Mimms, Kingstree, S. C.
l-6-13to
e able to protect your
h Crop Investment Insi
Lrance protects a reasc
the soil against all r
otton Belt, it is kno^
'est, where the grasshc
hopper" insurance; in
e fearful, it is denon
ranee enables the farr
:er, and labor will not
e very glad to discuss
.cy with any farmer, ai
his form of insurance,
i of insurance progress
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/ho Have my Farm Property
e able to borrow the first i
lend.
te insure your dwelling,
, tenant houses, live s
nplements.
time notes are acceptabb
Farm Property Insurant
jnnnic Vinnrnirnn Cnnf
JUUUIC) MllgdIICC) OUUI
! A FEW HOME, mercantile buildings
and farm lands at the right prices.
See M. H. Plowden, Kingstree, S. C.
2-3-tfc.
SALESMAN WANTED to solicit orders
for lubricating oils, greases
and paints. Salary or Commission.
Address The Todd Oil & Paint Co.
Cleveland. Ohio. ltp.
SEEDS
Produced Watson Melons 3 ioV/t
feet long, 40 to 75 lbs., l'/2 cars
acre -where -liberally -fertilized.
Seed 85c per lb. We produced two
and one tenth times as iduch cotton
where we planted your cotton
as we made with best other variety,
conditions identical, weevil infestation
severe." Affivadit Boyles
Bros., before President Allendale
Bank, regarding my cotton, a strain
combining best features Cleveland
Big Boll and Improved Cook.
SEED $1.00 PER BUSHEL
L. A. STONEY,
ALLENDALE, S. C. .
2t-27th-p.
farming operairance.
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)nable man who inlatural
destructive M
fn as "Boll Weevil" ||
)pper is a burden,
the North, where
linated "Drought"
ner to be sure that ?
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the Crop Invest- 1
id later to cover
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stfully, I ^
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