The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 10, 1921, Image 1
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J^VOL. 36. ' ~ KINGSTREE, SOUT? CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921. NO. 1 *
ie tree Saturday on business. - *
te Miss Sallie BaTlenburger spent. the
^ week-end in Kingstree. j
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,n Civic Association Holds Meeting
(d The annual meeting of tBg Cfac H
y and Library Association was held in V
* the Carnegie Library, Thursday, ]
A March 3rd. Only five members were
n present; so the election . of v<f5Jcers
could not be held, and the old officers
h wit'hold over for anothef^fciar. ||
d Cofnmittees were appointed and
4 some minor business attended to. . 29
rf The librarian reported tSat the 9
library contains 1625 volume^ and S|
it that 12 magazines ire subscribed for. 9
){ 4163 volumes were borrowed from the g
11 library last year, as against 2548 bor
i- rowed the previous, showing that the H
people are taking advantage of the . fi
great privilege offered them. B
e The magazines are also read and '9
borrowed freely. ' y ~ 9
103 new members signed cards last ' 9
i- year, making the total membership 9
>f The library is now opened three 9
times a week. 9
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Mr. J. w? uooper was m town on ?\d|
business'Saturday.
?? Mr. W. A. Tijomas of Taft is spend- Jy
1_ in? a few ddyfc with her father Mr. ; J ,
, W. A. Cooper. ?
$ * Mr. A. B. Coopfir 0/ Trio waa in
town Monday on business. > ^ " J
? Mr. Marion Norton and Mis3 Mar-\ J|
garet Norton of Suttons spent SulF^la
l?" oay at ^ric. ? 1 .J
r * Ma and Mrs. E. *B. Cooper have ;!
".'returned frbm Columbia and will
make thei/ future home at Trio. yr J
k Mr. Dutfli and "Doc" Blakeley of J
P* Trie mad^'a pleasant trip to Santee
in- Sunday. * J9
, Mr. W. L. Altmhn runal police *ajr 1
tended court in Juffttree last week..
Mrs.'Bryant Aitmah and little ^ |2
e- daugjjrfb'p'^eatrice end Miss Peari |
Altmftn wert in Kin?3tree Tuesday o?,j*l
. last-week shopping.-, . j|
Mrs. Rutfc Chandler and her brottP* I
v# Whftlev ?fftmant were in Kinks*- $
ie Sunday. Nr.. bojw, tnougn noiaing
,:1 as well, as ran he expected,
Sutton Siftip^s.
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j Suttonh Mardv; S^-We have been
I having some be?WW*? feather for
{test week. MostI tff the folks * *"
Wl^oui^ are busy ^ planting their g?r- f
J'*|<ieps. .4"' A * '
a! of Georgetown,-. 1 ^
visited' in $ottptta'^|?nday. <*
lt|Jf Miss Sadi^p&sons of Lane spent
>1* jitinnie and Pauline Cooper
1 eni&Qtfce&vxxite a number of yonng^^
lrrt;olks We^iaday evening. ,
Mr. WjK. BljdjBey of ?tio visited > u
? here ^xmSf 'afternoon. * ' * JyM
: Wfls0? made ? business ,^d
e' * Cooper of-Gfi^r^iu
dip?speaf^feidsfcy with relatives here; ^
llrs^W. If. "WHghtf of Trio spent , 1
:f the jqeefai&l with relatives here.
e_ sister, Miss S. E.' Eesesrie. Her rere
mains were laid to rest at Mount
[e Hope cfmetary, Greelyville, Februe.
ary 23rd. . . ' f /
n, Mr. P. T. Gitfbons and wife, of New
s. Zion, have come pt GreelyviHe to ree.
side. Mr. Gibons is here in the capaeto
ity of manager of the Stock departf.
ment of the Greelyville Mot6r Co. ^ f
e. and this young couple are welcomed ,
c. here by the people of Greelyville and
i. already number their friends by the <
re score.
ie Xhe many friends of Mr., Roland
re Boyle regret very much to learn of !
r. his serious Illness at a private sanitarium
"in Sumter,. \>'here he under j.
| went an operation for ( appendicitis
BIG FIRE AT
I GREELYVILLE1
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>d DEATH OF MRS. MABEL LESESNE
)n ?MR. R. BOYLE UNDERGOES
OPERATION
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v. Greelyville, March 8.?The iafcrct %
fire in the history of Greelyville
5f experienced here Friday ni#?t, March
4th, when the Farmers Warehouse
n No. 1, 51-53 Main street, together
a. with the brick building of E. B. Rhor>
dus, occupied by the general merchan;cj
dise firm of E. M. and J. K. Godwin, '
j. was totally destroyed. About $75,000
worth of cotton was destroyed
jf and the warehouse building, value J
at $10,000. Only heroic work by the?*^s
ie men and women of the town saved the I
a. whole town from destruction.
a. Miss Mable Irene Lesesne, aged
(l. 45, died, after several years illness,
s. on Tuesday, February 22nd, at her
lg residence near Greelyville. She is
jS survived by her bibthers, Mr. N. A.
>d Lesesne and James ?. Lesesne and her
vicfions ifl lieu or lines. a
About 14 recruits were : *
county chain gang as a result of th
work of the court.
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Pennsylvania railroad directors d
rected their executive to give no tie
oi; intention to reduce the wages c
officers an^ employees.
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[ uary i lSUcUtf, L'UUIt* *UtViai j, iiovnu
Bro^i and .Marvin Mitehura, indicte
on!.ih^ chalge of assault and better
' upfii intend toMrill, discharging fii
ar^fs at Pceupied d'velling hoiise^ '
t-ej^'ct of not guilty v is returned i
ttys case? \ v*. . ' k
L<ymui' l$ei?on, Jfcr whom a Bene
warrant was "issued, was arrested an
brought into^court. He was sentence
to three-years on* the, chain gang^c
pay a finh of $1500.' U i
Solicitor McLeod gave notice ths
her?infcehds\to prosecute violators c
the prohibition law, and tlflkt he wi
ask a chain gang sentence m all cor
Lucue dim Ayuucv Aiu t y
tives in Timmonsville: * jtf
Magistrate J. J. Morris yF kej
busfl^fiow taking up lawbreaktn* t
. Mr*. J. H, Montgomery is visitjc
her old home, Hock Hill, this vSGek.'
We were pier***''+i - jj* ' h ,t
Tuesday and Wednesday t night 01
good friend 9fr. W. C.J Tnttle <
. Greelyvilje. ' ?
After spending some time jiene wit
relatives and in Marlbord, Mr. P. 1
Hamei- has returned to?his hoifle, i
Oklahoma. . > . r,
Mr. ^oseley^l treated tt
inditie of^us store to acoat Qf ?aii
whtffi adds greatlytfcO its appearb.nc
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, - .. Co^t Adjoined Friday., i%
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'?he Spring tern of*the Court <
General sessions* adjoined sine di
Friday, after, hearing the case of tli
State agajnst Brp^TV Brown * Sat
Brown, Arthur M^rea, Alex McCre;
"" n.J!. VofVia
IVCCptI a?iu ovwi. wu V(V till
but the swiftness of the current cau
ed the boat to capsize and he was pr
cipitated into the water. He swam 1
the shore and sought temporary re
uge in a tree just at the water's edg
The bridge keeper noticed his predi
ament and set out in a boat* to rei
der him assistance, but the bridj:
keeper's boat also capsized and 1
too was forced to swim to seek refuj
in a tree near the one in which M
Hyde had sought shelter.
The body rose to the surface Moi
day near the spot where it sank. T1
I young man's father was standing c
the bridge at the time and \wae tl
first to observe its appearance.*
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News ^Fromj^lters.
Walters Depot, March 7.?We ai
having some fine spring weathj
now, though somewhat dry and dust
The Oat crop is looking fire Jjut
little rain would make it better. *
Farmers have all of^ their Jar
about broken up, hut Jpfejjt* plant*
nothing so far. / ' .
There will be about odfe-tenth i
much fertilizer used here this yet
as last year. v
Mrs. Lou H. Spann and little boj
of Florence spent last week-end wil
relatives here. ^
Mr. Dan Stubbs of Bennettsyill
spent Friday night here fcrith refi
tives. * ?
Henry E. Davis, Esq. of Floren*
spent Sunday with his father Her
Mr. J. E. Davis. . ? , * '> '
u Mrs. J. J. Evans and4little girl
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DROWNED IN SANTEE RIVER
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Body of J. H. Hyde Recovered Moi
day after 18 Days in Waier.
The body of Joel H. Hyde, who wj
drowned in the Santee river near S
Stephens, February 19, was recover*
Monday and was taken to Chariest*
to be prepared for burial.
Mr. Hyde who was twenty-tv
years of age and the son of the Re
H. H. Hyde, a Baptist minister of S
Andrews, N. C., was a resident <
Charleston.
He was employed by the Southei
Bell telephone and Telegraph Cor
pany as toll and exchange inspecto
and the duties of this position carri<
him out on inspection trips througl
out the district which has its heai
Andrews, N. C. was a resident <
quarters in Charleston.
The deceased left Charleston on tl
afternoon of February 19 on an ii
spection tour, arriving at the Atlai
tic Coast line bridge, near St. Step!
ensc in Berkeley county, where he di
covered that there was somethir
wrong with one of the telephone wir<
over the Santee river. He inquir*
as to where he might be able to s
cure a boat to take him down to whei
the wires crossed over the river. F
secured a row-boat from the bridge
b-AAnAM onrl rlfttni fVlP ctTPJlT
t ijfiv 'Stewart has^been oji the
siqk M&t the past week. ,
t "Rosebud".
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Ten thousand' workers in misses
and childrens dress, factories in New
Yort have struck, it is said.
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1 ?>UIly X UL'Hl 111 ClUC u V4 ?j/ ?V
{Monday.
{ Mr. Pritchard Moore ^and B. Jayroe
were on the right road for Slbttons
Sindav p. m. , "Tulip." '*i
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Bethel Budget. -
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Bethel, March 7.?Fanners un ttys
section are very busy just now getting
ready for the.planting season.
Mr. IJ. C. McEIveen had the misfortune*
to lose a very fine milch cow.
A iarge crow& at^nde4 preying
at Bethel churcfi Suiroy. - Thew'will
be preaching here again on Sunday,
March 20. * . *
Miss Jessie Bujgesv spent Jast
.. ant-onJ wiib rents in Kings
s P !! -I.OENBV II !
!! WAVY 1
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*d last Friday, and memNews
From Busy Trio
Trio, March 8.?Folks around Trio
are evry pleased over the nice weather,
more especially the farmers.
Misses Helen Hinnant, Claudia Taylor,
Annie Files and Thema Lockliear;
Messrs. Doc Rowell, Acy Cooper, Zonnie
Moore, Jim Newton and Prichard
Moore, were among the Trio foHcs
who attended the box party at the
Spring Gully school house Friday
night.
Master Robert RoWell went to Andrews
Friday of last week.
Dr. Howell of Andrews was in Trio
Saturday.
Mrs. Fannie BlaBey and Mr. Willie
i Blakley of Suttons, were visitors^of
j Mrs. H. E. Ogburn Saturday.
Mrs. E. M. Pate *made a trip to
I Foreston Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cook of Andrews
visited Mr. and Mrs. John Register
here Sunday.
! Miss Georgie Rembert, teacher of
1 Aimwell school w^s a welcome visitor
at Trio Sunday afternoon.
1 Mr. Troy Norton of Andrevys and
' sister, Miss Maggie Norton, ef Suttons/were
in Trio Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ro\veff*and little
' m.Ja O frin tn Viwc^trpp
AGRICULTURE^ | LI
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The Mission Study cla* met at the,
home of Mrs. Herbert Chandler lastFriday
evening and we are * glad to
report the class progressing very satisfactorily.
Rev. W. R. Jones of Greelyville
spent last Friday night and Saturday
visiting in this vicinity. .' "Owl."
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Along Salters Koute One.
Salters Depot, March 8.?Although
it is just March we are having real
April sunshine and showers which has
broken the drougth that has prevailed
for so long and the indications are
lhat spring is really here.
The fanners have their lands ready
for planting but it seems as if they
are puzzled to know how or what to
plant as conditions are still very unfavorable.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Spivey, thoir
little son John, and Mrs. Estelle Spivey
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Prevatt Sunday.
Miss Laura Boyd of Kingstree high
school spent last week-end at her
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott attended
the big sale now going on at Taylor's
Department store, Saturday. They
report a great pleasure as well as a
profit to tisit this sale.
Miss Millie cannon has returned
to Manning where she will spend
sometime with relatives.*
Mrs. B. A. Hughes was a caller in
this community yesterday.
RETASUR.Y '-i'UL LABOR
ding, who was inaugurate
bers of his cabinet.
DR. PORTER ELECTED MAYOR
Women Vote at Andrewg for City
Officials.
Andrews, March 8th.?The result
of the town election torfay was
as follows: Dr. D. S. Porter, mayor;
J. L. Grant, commissioner of public
works and Henry Ballenberger, John
Heineman, Tom W. Bethunc, Herbert
W. Medlin, J. Buford Richafdson and
S. E. Jenkins, Aldermen. The mayor
and aldermen will be sworn in Thursday
to serve a term of two years. The
term of commissioner of public works
is six years. The women of Andrews
I voted for the first time and cast a
large number of votes.
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HOOVERnfVift ^ s FALL
?MMERCE ^ IUI |_|| INTERIOR
in- the county treasurers to hold the 80
ee-1 per cent, motor vehicle fund instead
;he i of the ctnte treasurer *.s is th? case
nt. j now.
ib- The $35,000 for the repair and improvement
of the Confederate infirmred
ary was allowed to be kept in the
by measure, having been placed there by
Jie the senate finance committee. A comng
niittee of th *e^ to be appointed by
i the governor, will supervise the oxpenditure
of the $35,000.
v_jthe department of agriculture, this'
jjv being for the pri'iting of the marlcet i
I bulletin the total beuig raised to'
liH $10,000.
An increase of $24,200 was granted j
)m the warehouse commissioner's ofFi-e!
ise over the original bill.
The highway commission was rais- J
en ed from $119,000 to 139,500, ir.clud-1
ig- ing the salary cf the engir.ee - which
6. was reduced from $6,000 to $4,500 by
un the house and replaced at the old figig
ure in the act. The secretary was
at advanced from $2,400 to $3,000. Two
ro- provisions were adopted, ore th^t the
ols commission can not enter irJb con20.
tracts as to sal.-iies beyond the 1922
ng general assembly except that they be
en subject to ratification or rejection by
ct- the legislature, and the >ther to allow
??;President Warren G. Har
he!
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all | Thieves Enter Store,
ral I
he j Thieves entered the store of B. F.
ct- Patrick on Academy street last night
;n- and stole between $4.00 and $5.00, all
lid the cash there was in the money
ro- drawer. Entrance was effected by
ip- prizing upon the rear door of the
or store room which was held by ? heavy
on bar resting in a heavy cleat on either
m- side. The cleat gave way. There is
:er no clue as to the guilty party,
he ?
allowed the state penitentiary for
as dental work.
,n The state b.r.rd of health was cut]
from $228,303.17 to $199,255.95, this
n being largely due to a decrease in the
?(| i amount for venereal desease control
iwork and the abolition of the bureau;
a I
j j of rural sanitation.
jn_ An increase of $8,200 for the tax
commission for two a iditional field
{agents and other work was allowed
! over the house bill.
, ! An increase of $5,000 was given
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~^^E HU6HEif
ATTORNEY GENERALILI m ??
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ed and the senate amenomnci
creasing the retroactive guuranb
ing for 1919-20 from $132,000 by 1
house to $170,000, the full am^u
was also rejected and $150,000 si
stitutcd instead.
The State Hospital was advent
from $699,123.94, as provided for
the house measure to $784,123.94, 1
increase being*. $85,000 for br.ildi
and*water supply.
An additional item <f $1,000 v
t
section relating to the attorney gc
eral providing that the attorney gt
eral is hereby required to render
legal advise and perform all leg
sendee for all the departments of t
state and that no counsel not conne<
ed with the office of the attorney g*
eral shall be employed by any of s?
departments for such sendee: Pi
vided that this prevision shall not a
ply to the state board of he- 1th
the tax commission." The provisi
was. originally aimed at the tax coi
mission and was adopted, but lai
reconsidered rncl rejected as to t
tax commission.
The adjuV.r.t general's office w
cut from $49,417.50 as provided
the house bill to $35,817.
The University of South Caroli
came out of the fray with fairly go
colors, getting $243,355 as compar
with the house measure of $211,7;
A $30,000 increase for repairs to <
buildings and $1,600 for salary
creases to certain professors were
[ lowed.
1 The C'tadel was cut by $200,C
i as originally provided in the hoi,
bill, but the extra half mill levy c(
ers this and '^erefore no. cut is rea
made. Not mere than $200,000 is
lowed the Citadel fron^J^f half ir
levy.
Winthrop college war. reduced fr<
$416,083.60 r.s carried in the hoi
measure to $398,694.60.
John de la Howe school was giv
an additional $40jQi) from the on
inal bill for building improvement
The state department of educati
was reouced by $37,900 from the or:
inal measure, leaving the total
$1,528,930. by far the largest app]
priation in tho history of the scho'
and an increase of $597,640 over 19
The senate amendment increasi
the $400,000 fcr guaranteeing a sev
month's tern to $525,000 was reje
the privilege to retain the two n
tax was adopted.
In the legislative department $1
extra for the engrossing clerks v
provided because of the er.tra wc
and the pages were all incrcas
from $125 to $200 and all ihe labor*
l were likewise advanced from $125
- $200.
The recording clerk in the sec
tary of state's office was advant
from $2,250 to $2,400 and the st<
ographer from $1,200 to $1,500.
The comptroller' general's off
was given the duty of disbursing t
pensions and consequently eceiv
an increase of $566,279 over last yc
as a direct appropriation, all this 1
ing for pensions in lieu of the ah
ishment of >:he state pension boa
An extra clerk to be known as t
pension clerk at a salary cf $2.4
was allowed.
A provision was adopted in t
law early Sunday morning, as one
the last ofFici'l acts of the 1921 geral
assembly.
The bill is an increase of $447,71
. 43 over 1920, but carries exactly 1
same levy, excluding the two r.
highway tax. This is made possi
by approximately $50,000,000 ad
tional taxable property being pla<
on the tax bocks of the state duri
the past year.
In anticipation of the taxes to
collected the me:? . es v;-o-.iV tithe
state financial board, co .ipo;
of the governor, the comptroller g<
eral and the state treasurer, may !>
row money t run the state gove
ment, and r.lc the Citadel appro-*;tion
of one-* . If mill, not to exc(
$5,050,000 and ret to pay above 1
legal rate of interest.
The two mill highway tax is si
pended for the year as >*as origin i
provided for by the ways and . o
committee, but the senate amendnw
o-ivino- ennrtiec bavin-'- bond is-a
TWELVE MILL LEVY
FOR COW YEA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASS
APPROPRIATION BILL OF
SIX AND HALF MILLION
Carrying a totals appropriation i
state purposes or $6,534,925.82,
levy of 12 the rreneral app
priation bill was adopted, ratifi
signed by the governor and beca