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v % * ;; Ti . # ^; /W ' . v f > . v29 g:ije gkmntg Iteftnfa. ^ VOL. 36. KINGSTREE, SOUTITCAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAY 19, 1921. NO. 11 I POSTON AND PARTY NOT AT CHURC1 OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH TAK] EXCEPTIONS AND REFUTE STATEMENT. Kingstree. S. C.. May 13, 192] Editor of County Record: In your account of the killing c Mr. J. H. Miller last week the state ment was made that Tom Poston, A1 vin Brockinton, Misses Gladys an Bernice Coker claimed to have attend ed services at Sandy Bay Baptis Vs church, Saturday night. May 7. Th undersigned officer and member o the congregation of Sandy Bay Bap tist church ask you to please stat that they were not present and coul not have attended preaching at th church as stated by them, for whil sen-ices were held on Saturday nighl May 7th, sen-ices were over and th various members of the congregatio had left for their homes by 9:3 o'clock. Feeling that the statement referre to is more or less unfair to the churc! and the congregation we ask that yoi please publish the above, very truly, A. B. McKENZIE. Deacon. nm t.TI ITTT?VT r*Ain?D O i n<x"nr^i> wiviiA. Editors Note.?Testimony given a the Coroner's inquest Sunday mom ing May 8, in connection with th death of J. H. Miller, who was foun< dead on the roadside with a bulle hole in the top of his head, alleged t have been inflicted by a pistol sho fired by Tom Poston, was to the ef feet that Tom Poston, Gladys and Ber . nice Coker and Alvin Brockinton, ha< ' attended preaching at Sandy Ba; Baptist church on Saturday nighl May 7th, 1921. One witness said a shown by her signed testimony: "W< left home about 7:30 p. m. and wen to church, me, Tom and sister. Preach ing was not over when we left th< church. Tom and I left, church abou 11:30." o Spring Tonic to Keep Body in Trim Now that spring is upon us, i seems very timely to stress the impor tance of keeping our bodies physicall; "in trim". In order to do this, wi need a liberal supply of iron, calcium and phosphorus. Green vegetables fruits, and milk are our best source ( for these three important minerals. To quote Dr. McCollum in his "Th American Home Diet": "Many wil recall how our grandmothers insiste< on the frequent treatments with sul phur and molasses, the periodical dos ing with bitters, and the efficacy o sassafras tea in tn^-spring as a mean of "thinning the blood", which wa supposed to become impure and thicl ftnriwo winter. Amonsr our pionee ancestors the idea was generally ac cepted that there was a need for ; spring medicine of some kind. Ther can be little doubt that this belief rest . ed on common experience. We kno"! that in the early settlement of man; of the states, the people suffered grea hardships. With little capital and n food reserve, their winter diat wa generally very simple and monoto nous, and there is good reason to be lieve that it was chemically unsatis , factory for the maintenance o health." There are still some of u who have this belief, that we nee "Spring Tonic", in the form^f medi cine, in order to become physical! fit after a long winter. We lose sigh of the fact that often our diets hav been confined to .seeds, tubers and ce real foods. Dr. McCollum further says: "It ha been found impossible to nourish lal oratory animals satisfactorily on an diet which is derived entirely froi oereals (wheat, oats, com, rice) an other seeds; tubers such as the pots to, turnip or beet, together with meat which are derived from the muscl tissue of animals (ham, steak, etc] Even when fed a diet containin wheat flour, com meal, peas, bean potatoes, turnip, beets and roun steak, young animals have always fai ed to grow to more than two-third of their normal adult size, and the grew more slowly than they were a pable of growing. The same diet wit o liberal suDoly of milk added produi ed a remarkable contrast in similiz group of animals fed at the sam ft* time. The above described diet c IB cereals, peas, beans, tubers, roots an > \. meat is also remarkably improved b \^the addition of such leaves as celer tops, spinach, cabbage, turnip top and other green vegetables. It is ol ^ vious from these results that there some remarkably difference betwee the dietary properties of leaves or ( milk as contrast with any of the ord * 1 ] Health Day at Greelyville IGreelyville, May 16.?The exercise? ; given by the laaie^ in charge of the Health Week campaign at the school ; auditorium last Wednesday night were E | well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. After the audience had sung I "America" Miss Yarn made a few in! troductory remarks and introduced Dr. ' J. F. Haselden who spoke on the disj eases spread by the fly. The health play, "Don't Care", was one of the most popular numbers and the young actresses performed in a most creditable manner. Dr. 0. F. Hogan spoke on tuberculosis, telling how ^iis dreadful disc ease^may be spread and giving some f helpful suggestions to check it. h Miss McMurray told a story about e the many life sustaining qualities that d may be found in milk. e A baby conference was held on c Thursday morning. There were twenty-three babies examined and practie cally all of them came up to the n standard in weight and measurements. 0 The physicians of the town and the mothers of the community are to be ^ commended for the hearty cooperation k in making the program a success. 11 - HONOR ANNIVERSARY. Veterans Remember Battle of New * Market. e Winchester Va., May 15.?The 57th J u anniversary of the Battle of New Mar* ket, fought May 15, 1864, in which 0 the boy cadets of the Virginia Milt itary institute of Lexington made their memorable charge against a large Federal force, was celebrated today on the New Market battle field. The address was made by the " Rev. Dr. B. F. Wilson, of the Hars risonburg, Va.. Presbyterian church. e World war veterans and Civic organt J !J.t. /~l J _ - I izauon joined wnn v^urueuer??,e >cic" j ran? in the parade from New Market D! to the battle field, t! o Money Awaits Claimants. Washington, May 15.?Uncle Sam I has $83,000.000 of some peoples mon_ ey waiting in the treasury for them y to come and get it, according to the e latest official figures of outstanding 1( temporary liberty bonds. J! ? s Good News for Ex-Service Men. 0 Director R. G. Chomley-Jones of the j Bureau of War Risk Insurance an^ naunces that the first checks in payment of dividends to policy holders on government life insurance (convert? ed insurance) will be mailed from the Bureau in about two weeks, i All holders of converted policies ^ | which have been in force for one year r I will receive not less than $1.00 on ev_! ery thousand dollars of insurance, and a I those having policies which have been B i in force for two years will receive two dividends. v Any one wishing information on the y conversion or reinstatement of governt ment insurance are requested to call B at the Red Cross office. s _ How Many Bales of Cotton Have You? For statistical purposes only every ^ farmer in Williamsburg county who has cotton in his possesion not storj ed in a regular warehouse is request, ed to report the number of bales on " hand to The County Record or to Mr. ^ George A. McElveen as soon as possible. The object is to find out if possible, just how many bales of cotton there are remaning unsold and held by Williamsburg farmers. It is an s easy matter to compute the number of bales in regular wahehouses, but, y it would be a great task to get at the ^ number of bales held at gins and by individuals over the county unless they will volunteer this information by 5 phone or letter, either to The Reocrd j or Mr. McElveen. 6 nary seeds, tubers, carrots, and lean 5' meat which are so commonly used as ^ food for man and animals." With these convincing evidences in 's mind, we cannot stress too much, the y importance of milk, fruits and vegl" atables. Darticularly the leafy vegeta bles in the diet as sources of these important minerals, iron, calcium, and ir phosphorus. IrQn for regulatory purie poses, calcium for its bone building ^ qualities and phosphorus for its funcl(* tion in helping to build bone, nerve and cell tissues and to aid iji rejrula ting the neutrality of the blood. For s';iron, eat fruits and vegetables, for H calcium, drink milk, eat celery, string ,s(,treans, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots !n and spinach;; for phospl^rus drink ^ milk, eat eggs (yolk) spinach, onion, l~ and whole wheat cereals. POSTON FORMERLY CONVICTEI Sentenced to Serve Two Years. Pai ! doned Before Reahcing Penitentiary Tom Poston now in the state pen tentiary at Columbia for safe keepin charged with the killing of J. H. Mi! ler on the public road near Cades o May 7th, it will be remembered, wa convicted in the General Session court here in 1914 for the alleged kill ing of an old negro man at his horn near Cades. He was sentenced t serve two years in the penitentiar but was pardoned by former Governo I Blease before being sent to the prisor Poston has been employed for som j time as a chain gang guard and kille a negro prisoner under his charg 1 about a year ago, it is said. Poston has been visited in the peni tiary by newspaper men of the citj but has so far had nothing to say b way of explanation of his terrible aci When asked direct questions concern ing the tragedy he has either answer ed evasively or remained silent, j It is understood that Lake City citi i zens have engaged Congressmar I Stoll, former solicitor of this judicia ! trk nccict tVio nvncorntirvn flt th | trial of Poston. It is probable tha the case will come up at the Jun term of the Sessions Court. e ? Personals From Henry. Henry, May 17.?Mrs. A. B. Ham met of Barnwell has returned horn ; after an extended visit of eight week to her sister, Mrs. B. B. Chandler a ! Henry.' , 1 Mr. C. W. Myers of the Westeri | Union Telegraph Co., Macon, Ga., wit] his family motored down to Henr; last week to spend the week-end wit! : Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Chandler, Mi Myers sister. Miss Mabel Chandler spent las ' week-end at home and had as he , guest Miss Hessie May Hanna o Prospects. Mr. Leon Yates and Mr. Banaugl of Darlington?-Misses Hanna am I Chandler are teachers in Vox Grade* school. o i Pershing Appeals to Young Men. General Pershing appealed today t ithe young men of the country to at tend the Citizens' Training Camps t be held this summer and thus aid th ! War Department to build up a "train ed citizen reserve organized to mee : the emergency of war." * "Our position and influence in worl affairs," said Gen. Pershing, "are no j measured by our wealth and popula tion nor by our free and liberal forr [ of government, but by our purpose t | maintain the high principles of jus } tice and humanity upon which our in stitutions are founded. The fulfill ; ment of this purpose depends upon ou readiness to defend its integrity. "Our traditions are opposed to th maintenance of a large standing armj but we have persistently failed t ; train our citizens in time of peace an have waited until war was declare before making a move to that enc j While recognizing that every citize j may be called as a soldier, we hav ; never emphasized the obligation of th j individual to prepare himself to serv :hla pmintrv. Yet that is a debt to th * - country that falls upon all of us. 1 From a pureley military standpoir our policy should provide; first a pei manent military establishment larg j enough to guard against sudden al tack; second, a force sufficient to mee our international obligations, pai ticularly on the American continent third, such force as may be necessar to meet our internal requirements fourth, a trained citizen reserve 01 gasized to meet the emergency c war." Many benefits result from the syt jtematic training of civilians throug j such camps as the War Departmer . j purposes to conduct, the General cor i tinued, including the inculcation i 'the youth of the country of a respec I for constituted authority and the prir j ciples of self disipline. Such trainin also encourages initiative and give young men confidence in their abilitie in addition to developing physics vig'or and manliness and fosterin the national spirit cf patriotism, th General added. o Times have changed?you neve ,hear girls named Elizabeth referre CO as Xjizzie any moic. 0 'i By helping to stimulate the builc ' ing industry each of us will be stinr > ulating our own industry. o >' Eating too much is a brake on 01 activities. ). BIGHAM'S PLEA DENIED r. Body Refuses to Grant Writ of Habe Corpus. j_ The ?tate Supreme Court in ; g opinion handed down at Columbia la |_ Thursday refused to grant the wi n of habeas corpus asked by Edmund lS Bigham, convicted at Florence. Mar lS 28, this year, of the murder of Smil |_ Bigham, his brother, at Pampli( e Florence county. 0 At the time that Smiley Bigham w y murdered, his mother, sister and I ir sister's two adopted chldren we j killed. Edmund D. Bigham, has be e indicted 'for the other alleged mu j ders, but has not been tried for the e yet' Through his attorneys, Bigha pleaded that the court that convict j him lacked jurisdiction, in that y was held two days over the statuto 1 limit; or that it should have end' h March 26, but instead Judge R. ^ .. Memminger, continued it throu| March 28, when he was scheduled oDen court at Georgetown. This opi j ion brushed this reasoning aside wi L1 a question from the court which ? e lows a judge to extend the time of h I court for the trial of the cases, ai e the chief justice has to appoint special judge to open his other coui Bigham's petition likewise contend* that, if the court granted his habe corpus plea, then he would have to 1 freed; for, as he had already be< e convicted by the jury, his life cou g not be jeopardized for. the same o f fense by another trial. * -o n Bishop Candler Tells Good Story. h r Bishop Warren A. Candler, of tl h Methodist Episcopal church, Sout . in an address in the interest ( the Christian education movemer t which among other things w; r provide a million-dollar aid fund f( f | the benefit of worthy students, rela ed the following: incident: ti "Years ago when I was a collef [1 president I attended a certain distri [1 conference and made a speech fi Emory college. There was present Colonel?a sure enough Colonel. T1 Colonel interrupted me and said, "A! father gave $5,000 to Emory eollej 0 before the war. I would like to kno . what has become of it." That ga1 0 me my chance. I said to him, "I e tell you what became of it. The tru _ tees were very wise. They made su< t an investment of that fund that th< have it still. It is in such men as j Q. C. Lamar, Atticus G. Haywoo 1 Young J. Allen, and a host of othe . who have helped to make this count] n great and their fellowmen strong ai 0 happy. What has become of th h money your father invested in negro 0 before the war? It is all gone. Er . ory's five thousand is still returnii r dividends. It is stated by prominent Methodis e ir. this section that no objective of tl , Christain education movement is mo r> 0 important than the million-dollar a d fund. Some such provision is said d be absolutely necessary, since it 1 estimated that three fourths of i n ministerial and missionary studen e must receive financial assistance, a: e that the whole question of the qua e ty and quantity of Christian wor e ers is; a question of financial assistan durirg the iieriod of preparation, t Leaders in the Methodist church sj .. that the need for a loan fund z greater now than ever before, not on heransp the need for Christain wor >t ers is greater, but because there h .. never been a time in the history of tl " church when so many young men ai y women were hoping and praying f (j an opportunity to devote their liv - to Christian service. They say th if the names of these volunteers a flowing in constantly to officers (. headquarters and the letters echo tl h same refrain, "Will the church he it us to get an education for our task It is expected that in the approac n ing drive for $33,000,000 to be conduc ? ed May 29- June 5, that many gif i- will be directed to the million-doll g Christian Workers "Educational A is Fund." It is said that $250 will bi s a share in this permanent loan fur il g What to Do With Your Wool. e County Agent Madison requests ti Record to say that if there are ai ir people in Williamsburg county havii d wool on hand that they have no ma ket for and would like to have it ma< into blankets, or lap robes, he will 1- glad to have them take the matter i i- with him. o Good salesmen, like good cool ir cj-eate an appetite when the buy doesn't seem ffry. / News From Rome. as ( Matter for Last Week's paper? Winfred Godwin, a student of the University of South Carolina, in Colan umbia spent last week-end with his parents here. rlt Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vause of King6tree visited the latter's mother, Mrs. Willie Haddock, here Sunday. Mr. T. K. Smith of Bloomingvale :o? was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Melvin Cribb, Sunday. Mrs. B. Wallace Jones of Lake City 11 s spent the week-end with Mrs. W. T. re Turbeville. en We are sorry that Mrs. D. I. Wilir" son is on the sick list, we hope that m she will soon recover. Mrs. Melvin Cribb is spending this m week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ed T. K. Smith at Bio omingvale. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clyde and children, Tom and Grace, of Kingstree, ed spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hemingway. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Hill and children *? spent Sunday with relative sat Cades. n" Mesdames G. K. Way and L. B. ^ Johnson spent last Saturday at Hemlf" ingway. , ds Mrs. W. T. Tprbeville and Miss Martha McFadden were visitors in a Kingstree and Lake City Saturday. Mrs. Grady Willis of Florence has ^ been spending sometime with her pa ^ rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Yates. ^ F. R. Hemingway, Esq., of Kings;n tree spent Sunday here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hemingway. Drs. H. L. Baker and W. C. Hemingway of Hemingway were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wils<m. Sunday, miss Belle Hemingway of Hemingle way visited Miss Nell Wilson Sunday. h,l The new officers of the Union Epof worth League were installed last Sunit. day night, the regular installation ill j program being carried out. The fol-1 ar lowing are the officers for the coming j t- year: President, Miss Annie Wilson; j Corresponding Secretary, Miss Florae ence Hemingway; Secretary-Treasurct er,Mr. San-is Cribb; Era Agent, D. I. j or i Wilson, Jr.; First Department Super-' a | intendent, Mrs. Melvin Cribb; Second le Department Superintendent, Mrs. B. j [y L. Johnson; Third Department Superre intendent, Miss Gertrude Haddock; I w Fourth Department Superintendent, re Melvin Cribb; Junior Superintendent, 11 Miss Emmie Snow, s-; o ? . Fine Bean Crop. :y I . L 1 In spite of the cold, unfavorable season on the bean crop in.this com-; rs I munity, the largest shipment of beans ry to be made in years from the county 1(j was made last Saturday. There were j at over two thousand baskets shipped1 es from Cades, while there Were seven: n_ i hundred and sixty baskets forwarded j . to the northern markets by Kingstree j shippers. The bulk of the last named to lot Was shipped by W. P. McGill, one he of the pioneer bean raisers of this re' county. The crop is bountiful and the' jji quality good despite the late frosts to and cool weather during the maturing j3 season here. Pickiny and shipping jjl has been resumed after several days to cessation on account of rains. Rev. E. A. McDowell jj. Dr. E. A. McDowell has been pastor ce of the Kin?tree Baptist church for something more than three years. At iy the time that he went there the is church was receiving $400 a year jy from the State Mission Board and was struggling beneath a debt of nearas ly $6,000 on parsonage and church he building. Under his labors they wiped 1(i out the debt, they came off of the or State Board, increased the pastor's es salary, put The Baptist Courier on the at budget of the church and in the 75 re Million Campaign subscribed almost in three times as much as the church was ho apportioned, leading the churches of ]p its association. Best of all 100 have ?" been added to the church. But these h- figures only poorly state the record of this good pastor's success.?Baptist ts Courier. ar ED. NOTE.?Citizens of Kingstree id will appreciate what the Courier says jy of our Rev. Mr. McDowell, and, al,d. though it has not come right out and said as much, The County Record has 1 A.M.. *\r\ rw*i t n n nf Vlio frnnH Wrtrlr I oeen luny v.ugui?ank ? u>u ...? and usefulness ever since his induction into the ministerial body of the town. But somehow we feel that the Courier lg. should also have given some praise r_ to "Brother Mac's" good wife for she de is real gold. be c? jp The best salesman is the man who sells goods at a price that net"* his employers a fair profit, cs, o er Apparently it is impossible to make good gpavy in a hotel. GREENVILLE PARTY .4 VISITS KINGSTREE ' PARTY OF OVER ONE HUNDRED HERE TODAY FOR ONE HOUR. The special train carrying the "Get Acquainted" party inaugurated by the Young Men's Business League of Greenville, composed of something over one hundred business and professional men arrived here about 11:00 o'clock this morning. The party spent last night ift Florence and came down to Lake City where it breakfasted this morning. The party was met at the depot here by a delegation of local citizens provided with about forty automobiles. The welcome accorded the up-state boosters by local citizens was a hearty one. They were taken into automobiles and shown over the nnof+iocf liffln fnnTi in fho Ppp DpP section. The party was assembled on the Court house yard where it was officially welcomed in a few remarks by Mayor Shuler. As their stay was so short here it was deemed best to let the visitors do . the speaking. The official orators of the Greenville party are : Mayor H. G. Harvley, D. E. McCuen, J. W. Kirkpatrick, "Speedy" Speer, Dr. D. W. Daniel, Dr. 0. 0. Fletcher, J. Ridn McKissick, W. P. Conyers, W. D. Workman, Col. B. Springs, William Laval, Major W. F. Robertson, George Norwood, Aug. W. Smith, the Rev. F. A. Juhan and others. Lemonade was served in abundance prepared by Misses Varn , Fulton and McMurray. To these ladies citizens are srrateful for their services in this particular. o Free Scholarships. A competitive examination for two endowed scholarships in St. Mary's school, Raliegh, N. C., for the session beginning September 15, 1921, will be held at points in South Carolina in which there may be qualified > candidates on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7 and 8, next. In order to be considered for either scholarship it is necessary that a candidate be at least 15 years of,ag and have completed at least the 9th grade of the High school. She must present a certificate of good character and y, school preparation and file her application for examination not later than June 1st. (1) The David R. Murchison scholarship has a value of $300 for the year, and the holder of the scholarship must be a resident of the Diocese of east Carolina. (2) the Smedes Memorial (alumnae) Scholarship has a value of $270 for t the eayr, and the holder mu3t.be a resident of North or South Carolina. Sschool superintendents or principals knowing of girls who are eligible for these scholarships and who would like to compete for them should apply for application blanks to Warren W. Way, rector, Raleigh, N. C. Winthrop's Short Course. The annual state short Course for Home Demonstration club members will be held at Winthrop College, June 3-9 inclusive. Five women and five girls are selected from the various i" nome uemuiisuauuu wuuo ?>vu county as delegates to this short I course." These members are selected on account of their good work and leadership in their communities. Fully400 women and girls are expected to be present to enjoy the many demjonstrations and lectures. The general theme of the program this year will be "Live at Home" and "Make Money at Home". Included in this program will bethe utilization of home products both as a means of sustenance and of making money at home. Prominent demonstraters and lecturers from all parts of the south will handle htese subjects. The state home demonstration force in cooperation with Winthrop College, si sparing neither time nor expense to make the short course interesting and profitable to all who attend. A special feature for the girls in attendance will be the daily health program, in charge of Miss Martha Dinwiddie of the United States Bureau of Education. The supervised recreation will also be an important part of the course and will be in charge of a trained physical director, o Life^ a- good deal like April? alternate cloud and sunshine.