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?hp (County tRwurii W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer. Jr. 1 Publishers. _ J THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921 ! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? < An election will be held in the town 1 of Kingstiee next Tuesday, March < 29th, on the question of bond issues j to the amount of $200,000. Of this x sum $160,000 is to be used for improving streets and sidewalks; $25.000 will be used for increasing and extending the town's water supply and $15,000 for the extension of sew- * erage. Three propositions, each a c . \ necessary essenuai n ??; iu?n i? Cici to amount to anything. That is to 1 say, keep pace with the times and in good repute at the hands of Strang- ' ers who come so frequently to mingle ( with us, either on business or on * pleasure. These are three separate and is- j ^ tinct propositions that we are called!' upon to support or oppose. In view j ^ of past experiences it would be poo-jl policy to repudiate either proposition (: To cite the experiences we refer to:!" first is ihe discreditable condition ji j71 our streets, upon which thousands of ;i uuiuua ait- diiuuuii,! k.vuv ?. improvement of a permanent nature; s second is the experience of an inad- > equate supply of water. There are s times in Kingstree. or have been we ,v are told, when it would be nugatory, 1 futile to attempt to fight a first-class j 1 fire with the available supply. Top guard against such a condition as far.c as possible, heretofore the supply had to be conserved by being cut out of a homes during periods of the twenty- ? four hour day. The third proposition 1 relates to sewerage, sanitation.health ?big, important subjects?a matte'. v wihch more directly involves the pros- ^ perity of the town than either of the f others, and we are only asked to vote s a $15,000 bond issue to save the situ- * ation. Who of us would have the towr. r again besmirched with filth, flies and fever. Recent years have brought 1 about a marked change in the sani- 1 .C-.1 S tary condition oi rungsiree \v? udu from a casual survey of the files of I The County Record. We have made e some progress in a forward direction, f Certainly we do not want to retro- 1 grate at this stage of advancement. c Rather would we go further forward * along the line of progress by ridding the town of every vestage of filth anu 1 uncleanliness. ^ We should extend our sewerage and 1 water systems so that it will be pos- r sible and practible to do away with 5 every surface closet within the cor- c porate limits. There are too many open closets and cess pools in the town, some of them within a few ( yards of the kitchen door. To permit a continuance of this condition wornd c be a gross violation of the sanitary rules and give us a low rate in the * scale of civilization in the eyes of the outside world. e For the mere sake of a few dollars 0 to be paid out over a period of years, 1 what property owner, man ot woman who expects to make Kingstree his I1 or her permanent home a d ha> the ^ DttSl UllCIC.-is vi u>v .. heart, will oppose these propositions at the ballot boxes next Tuesday? The week of the election will be known as "Children's Week" ami a campaign is to be waged in their behalf. The object of the campaign is I said to be that of saving the babies ri of South Carolina. To this end the s first step necessary is to provide san- t itary environment. We have the opportunity to do this Tuesday. Will we say by our votes "Extend the water and sewerage systems; do away with the open toilets and disease breeding elements within our limits and thus give our children, our babies a better chance ?an uncontaminatcd atmosphere, or will we lay down the bars to filth, flies and fever? When you cast your vote bear in mind that the sewer and water propositions are paralell essentialities, that the extension of either is useless without the other. Vote for both! Then vote for Street bonds. It will be an invest- | ment worth more to posterity than j to those of us who may reap and en- I joy the immediate benefits, besides the payments will extend over a period j -.c ??,j i,a yv?fwl.-? ;> > cnr-Vi 51 mnn- i OI OUU Ut mil". HI .. ... ner that the burden will scarcely be J felt. These questions are up to the voters of Kingstree. What are you j going to do? i ( The Grand jury, at the last term of court recti mmended the erection ct a sheet iron building as a storage for old records ant! obsolete documents from the several offices in the court house. It may be necessary to have a place for these old books, records and . cocuments, musty from age and dis- ; use. It is rather the proper thing to . do?store these old records away for 1 safekeeping, but The County Record j certainly does not endorse the kind < of building recommended, nor does j it approve of the place selected as its site?one of the most conspicuous ! spots in the court house yard. It ] seems to us that if the old documents are worth saving, and must be saved, j he county should have a brick ;r concrete building. The cc>t would >e a little more, but it would make jp for this in appearance. The grand jury recommended this "tin" buildng; we don't know who selected the site for it. Combat the three F's?rilth, flies >nd fever by voting for SEWER AG H FION'DS Tuesday. Supply the babies )f the town and those to come with i pure atmosphere, sanitary environment. .Mother's Club Notes The regular monthly meeting of the ! wentieth Century Mothers' Club was eld at the heme of Mrs. J. H. Epps, : >n Ashton Ave., Friday afternoon, vith Mrs. L. A. Van Keuren as assist- 1 :nt hostess. J The paper for the afternoon, "Musicis an Aid in the Development of "haracter" had been assigned to Mrs. Claude Thompson, as reader, but in.' ier absence through illness, was read i >v Mrs. L. ... Gilland. It was one l if the best papers which has been J umished in the club's prescribed rogram, and most apropros of the ige in which we are living. The Won- i icrfully great influence which musicnay have over the minds and personilities of children was clearly brough*. \ nit; and it was urged that when posible children should learn to undertand and appreciate good music as i part of their general education, special emphasis was laid upon good i i.usic?music gay, merry, tender and ifting rather than the course and awdy ragtime so prevalent in sonic ircles. Replies to the letters from the club ! .ddressed to our senators and conrressmen, asking them to use their I i nfluenee towards the passage of the heppard-Townei Maternity bill, were ead by the secretary. Congressman ;toll very readily promised Ids hearty j upport of the bill. Senat- i s Smith ;' tnd Dial each promised to consider he matter carefully, but did not com-1 nit themselves. An effort is being made to make J he club more of a real help to thr '? nembers as mothers, rather than a | < ocial feature. Hereafter a short j eriod of each meeting will be devot-j' d to the discussion of problems which j rise in dealing with childien in the < ndividual homes, and the most sue-11 ossful means of dealing with these, i.oblems. A special program commtitee of hree will at all subsequent meeting . i e appointed by the president to ar- i ange the program for the following : neeting. Mesdames T. E. Arrow- : mith, L. W. Gilland and J. D. Brittor 1 onstitute the program connnitte for! tpril. Miss Lizzie Heape, director of Children's Story Hour, has been askd to become an honorary member >f the club. Mrs. Harry Britton and Mrs. W.1 j. Taylor were welcome visitors. Block cream and cake were serv- j1 d by the hostesses, a color scheme if pink and chocolate being daintiiv arried out. The next regular meeting will be eld the third Friday in April. Mrs. | Chas. C. Burgess has invited the memers to meet at her home on Railroad tvenue. Mrs. John D. Britton, Sec 0 If You're Looking for Real Amusement,Come to Indiantown School house' Viduy night, April 1st, 1921, 8:00 p.: a., to see "My Awful Aunt". Admis-1 ion 25c and 15d. Refreshments will!' e served. 3-24-ltp! "The Womanl Copyright SCHOOL All Monday Evenin EIGHT-THIR1 AUSPICES OF L1 Dircetor: M Specialties: Chorus C CAST OF CH 1 ride iroom Treacher Billy Sun Best Man Mother of Bride Mrs. > Mother of Groom Mrs. Father of Bride Mr. Xat Maid of Honor Julia Mi Iting Bearer Little Dolly -,ack .Mammy -lttle Brother I ra G< Little Sister Ima Go< Butler jiggling Girls FLOWER W. 1. \\ilkins J. n. r.pps brides: Maude Ad. 1115 Theda Baru Blanch Sweet Lillian Russell Ethel Barrymore GUEf Mary Picklord Marguerite Clark A.lma Gluck Lillian Gish \nita Stewart Billie Burke Did Maid Carrie Nati< \nna Pavlowa rettrazinni Dertrude Hoffman Man' Garden Maud Powell ADMISSION: ADULTS RESERVED SEATS 75c. ON SALE Saltcrs Gossip. j i Salter-; Depot, March 21.?We are j l aving fine weather now. and farmer* j are bending their energies toward j preparing the land for another crop, j A few are planting beans, but the; acreage will be less than last year, j Some are planting com, but no one stems to be in a hurry to plant cottoi. Very little fertilizer has come here so far this season, and the season igetting late. There will be, at least, a cut of 50^ j or more in the cotton crop throughout; his section this year. Tobacco plants are forward this season, many being large enough to j transplant. Mrs. J. H. Montgomery has return ed from a plesant visit to her parents: at Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Thrower, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sires, Jr., Mrs. Mat-' tie Ferrell, Miss Lelia Ferrell, Master James Ferrell and Miss Demaris' Stubbs, motored to Sumter, Saturday. I Mr. J. H. Montgomery spent Sur\-, day at his home in Sumter. The shad season is on. ;o now for; a good fupper, they report catching a good many. Hon. J. C. Lanham was here Moi.-' day looking after his trade. Mrs. Pearce who has been quite sick is, we are glad to say, slowly improving. Several others are on the1 sick list in this community. . 0 Strong-Kellahan. Mr. Richard M. Kellahan and .Miss Minnie C. Strong, both of this tcun-j ty were quietly married by the Rev. K. A. McDowell at the Baptist parsonage at 7:30 o'clock last night. The bride is a daughter of Mr. W. V ; Strong. The groom is a nephew of J the late R. M. Kellahan and a succe.-s- j ful young farmer. .After the ceremony i the couple repaired to the home of the | groom where they will reside. 0 Road Contracts Awarded. Bids for claying two miles_ of the i Kincstree-Lake City road were opened last week and the contract awarded to P. 0. Arrowsmith whose bid was seveTity-five cents the cubic yard. The amount of clay required for the piece of road is estimated at 3500 cubic yards. The work is already underway. Contracts were also let fo- the con struction of three concrete Lrigdes to McCullough & Deal at $27.50 per cubic yard. The bridges are to be of concrete, class A, with steel reinforce ment at five cents the pound additional for the steel. 0 Bethel News. Bethel, March 21.?We are having fine weather now. March has shown up well so far and fanners are going ahead with their planting. We are glad that our Spring Bank teacher, Miss Mabel Tyler is getting on nicely after an operation. Mr. Jonnie Wilson of Mayesville ai.d his family were visitors in this community Sunday. Mrs. W. A. Cooper has been sick for the past week but now is much better. + /-. Inn > -*-> flint TVti<55 >> tr ^vu v iv IVW4H ? Belle DiiCose of Hebron is still very ill. Miss Edith McCollough is teaching ehool at Spring Rank for Miss Mabel Tyler. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Coker and Mrs. r'uddin were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Groom's Sunday. "Rose." ess Wedding' ed Plav DITORIUM ig, March 28th T O'CLOCK k'CEUM COMMITTEE [iss Miller lirls; Dances; Songs. ARACTERS: W. W. Holliday F. R. Hemingway j. D. 0'Bryan T. E. An-owsrriith Tat Goodwin LeRoy Leo Green leaf J. \\\ Davis Goodwin W. W. Bocidie ill owe C. J. Thompson Dimples Hon. P. H. Stoll Thomas McCutchen >odman D. W. Smith >dman F. W. Fairey Zeno H. Montgomery W. D. Bryan; B. V. Singleton GIRLS: W. F. Tolley H. S. I.ansburg ! MAIDS: A. C. Swails T. E. Baggett H. U. Kinder L. C. Dove G. C. Bristol STS: W. H. Powell H L. Prosser L. W. Gil land W. R. Scott P. S. Courtney Sam J. Montgomery 5ii Prof. Swittenberg C. W. Boswefi R. N. Speigner W. D. Bryan C. I. Truluck l). Silverman 5 50c; CHILDREN 35c AT KINGSTREE DRUG COMPANY jUBUKm.;: .WHIM FrnwnKitfl a seiflnMifl t m ? ? ??? lBEI[HH^iHiikBilHl^feHHHHHflflHfl^9^?^??^^^PEfllHfl^^ I I J Buy Summer Time Furniture Now! YOU ARE VERY PROBABLY GOING TO BUY s SEVERAL ARTICLES OF "SUMMER FURNITURE" THIS YEAR SUCH AS PORCH ROCKERS, HAMMOCKS. PORCH SHADES. REFRIGERATORS I AND ~ MANY OTHER SEASONABLE THINGS! i AREN'T YOU? THEN | ' I I Why Not Buy Now and Enjoy it Through the Whole Season? WE HAVE A BIG LINE OF ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO MAKE THE HOME MORE COMFORTABLE. WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AND FAMILY TO MAKE HOME AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE 1 jocnfic? A good Refrigerator is j f IIPa necessity?not a luxJtllif iTf ury, and like anything .t" e^S6' ^PayS t0 *nVeSt*" 1 k I lines we sell. Come in prices and show you the superior points of S i We are overstocked on Organs and will ' |j| | make you some attractive prices and terms | Every family needs some sort of musi' ? 1 - ?? i..,. . i M?.<1 n viinn AD/1 A W ici o rer\c\A 'fl89^E!^Si:4 UlR 2 Ccii instrument emu d inuc uivumi io ct guuu ~'rflE^SCflBVSP^?T^ * I" inexpensive way to gratify this need. Our ORGANS are all very ornamental and . true toned. Let us quote you prices. <1 | Kingstree Furniture Co" I "The Largest Stock in the State" i Central Warehouse Building, inMPCTDCE C f L flmtifir Mill Street and Hamnton Ave. IVlnuulKtli, 5. L# I I