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SEPTEMBER S. 1921 HOME TOWN I* \1'ER \\ EEK It is very rare that the average I i e\v.-paper boosts it.- own business, ! but gives quantities of space in boost ing the affairs of others. Somebody suggested that it was 1 time for the newspapers of the country to adopt a week in which their ' own business should he given pi ece- j donees and The County Record thoroughly endorses the idea. j( The date set is the second week in November, from the 7th to the 12th. I including that great world event. ' Armistice Day. The official title for the week willr be "Subscribe for Your Home Town Taper Week." Thousands of papei - will join in this event, and our readers wi'l hear more about it as time goes on. Ever ready to help in a: > cause that, is i:: toe interest of a hotter commun-j ity. better living- conditio::.-. ami better) government, w o now a.-k tlio reader- , ar.d abverti.of tin- County Kecoi.il to turn in and lend a hand during-j "Subscribe for Your Homo Town Pa-; per Week." and hoo.-t for us. The Price of < lor> (Selected). Of all the arguments in favor of the disarmament that Mr. Harding i-= promoting, ti e soundest and most convincing to practical stab-men is tin excessive com of arms and war. It i.a reasoning, too. that has been tried and seasoned by age. It may be that i-l ic mnvinif now hecnUSO of tile ? ? I centurio> of repetition it has had., There is nothing now to bo said on the subject. It was covered thoroughly a hundred years ago by Sydney Smith. The Villager quotes him thus: We can inform Jonathan what are the inevitable consequences of being j too foid of gloiy:?Taxes upon (v-1 cry article wliich i nters the mouth, j (i covers the back, or i- placed under: the foot- taxes upon everything which | nlA'wmt ti> liom-. fpel. smell or I taste? taxe- upon warmth, light an" i locomotion?taxes on eve; ythi.ig 0111 earth an<l ti t waters under the earth ' ?on everything that come- from, abroad, or is grown at home -taxes on the raw material?taxe- on every. fresh value that is tallied t" it by the j industry of man?ttixes on the sauce! which pampers man's appetite, ami! the drug that restores him to health? 0:1 the ermine which decorate.- the! judge, and the rope which he.n-:: the j criminal?on the poor man's suit, and the rich man's spice?an the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribands of the bride?at bed or board, eouchtsnt or levant, we mus. pay. The schoolbcv whips his taxed top; ?tin. K< *ii><]7nc< vmith mnti*i<re< hi- I taxed horse, with a lax- <1 bridle. <>n a taxed ioa?l?and the dying Knglishuian, pouring his medicine. which has paid 7 per cent. into a spoon that ha.paid l"> pel cent.?l'ling- himself u| his chintz hod which has paid 2o per cent?and expire in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege tl putting him to death. His virtues ore handed down to i?o>teritv on taxed maible; ami le i- then gathered t<> his 1 fathers?to he taxed no more. It mi?rht he a {rood thing1 for Mr. Hughes to lead thai to the opening session of the Washington Conference. o ? News in and Around Rome Rome. Sept. 7.--On Friday evening Miss Annie Wilson entertained informally at her home in honor, of her house guest. Miss Jean Hollis. of Richburg. The guests were entertained with music and games. Delicious ice cream and cake v.ere served. Kvcry had a jolly good time. Just Lcfoiv tin : tests left all took lamps and lanterns sCUppe not.g eiap. vi: : . t.j. tieat ti.eie. Iho.-', p.t 1 Were M. , Ci'. <> (l\'> Ifeiniiivvn": M:?- .T< ' i Jf, . . M ? . M Hemingway. Annie and X? 11 Wilson: < Mr. W. T. Hemingway and Ids. I'. S. ' Ihomas anil I.. (I. Day. Hemingway; Messrs. D. I. Wilson Jr. and Raker < W ilson. i Mrs. W. T. Turheville and son. i James, are spending this week with i the former's daughter. Mrs. Harry i Wilson, near Kingstree. I Mr. Frank llarr of Leesville spent ( last week here with his uncle. Prof 1 0. M. Mitchell. : Mr. W. C\ Rollins. visited Soranton and Hemingway last week. l)r. L. <;. Day of Hemingway, wa- < . visitor here Sunday. Mrs. Hairy Wilson of Kings-tree, y : pent la-t week with her parents. Mr. . and Mrs. W. T. Turheville. ) Judge John S. Wilson of Manning visited his sister. Mrs. I). I). Rhem, i Saturday. 'l Flint Rhem wili leave this week foi (. iemson College. Annie Wilson and Jean H??Ii> and Mr. itaker Wilson were ike . l' :e.-ts of M ? Can Itakei at Hem airway la-l I hu -day and Iniday. | .). M. Clyde of Kinyr.-tree spent Sun- < day with Mrs. Clyde at Mr. A. It. lleminjruay'.-. 1 Mr. Italy Wil.-on of Sumter vi.-ite?i i ulatives here Sunday. John .). Snow Jr. left Sunday for ; North Carolina, whore Ho will bo at | work mirimr the lobaero sea.-on. Mr. I ha? 1 Anderson of Kir u tre> 1 roient Sunday here. 1 l?r. 1'. S. Thomas of Hemin^wa.j < wa- a vi-itoi in the -ommunity Sun-1 ilay. ; Mr. .). .1. Snow wa- hit with a base- 1 I all at Indiantown Saturilay and i- I -uTerinir from a b ok' !i no?e. I Martin I.. Owen - ha.- irone to .North !l j Larolina to work during the tobacooj< I 1 Mrs. Spencer I.egette and little < daughter litht-I. and Mi.-.- Klizabeth \ Hurt, who are visiting Mrs. L. B. , Johnson spent several days last week at Hemingway, the gue.-ts of Misses Marie and Amy Caddy. .Mr. Tom Chandler had the misfortune of losing his hou.-e by tiro on Monday morning. i!ev. T. K. Way 1- holding a meet inat Ciuod Hope church this week. Tin preaching i.- being done by Rev. 1>. X. ItUsbec of Hampton l'ark Church., Charleston, S. C. Prof. and Mrs. O. M. Mitchell left < n September Gtli for Pine drove nea1McColl. Prof. Mitchell will have charge of the Fletcher Memorial School there. This is a new school just completed and equipped with everything that is needed in a modern | school building. It was built in mem-, oiy of Robert Fletcher who made the -urpreme sacrifice overseas. The peo- J pie of the community certainly hate' to give up Prof, and Mrs. Mitchell but i. . fUrti. lliCY wiMi ini'in iiiuui Mav.v^ in niv 11 . new home. Mrs. W. T. Turbeville ami sons William and James, and daughter Mrs. j Harry Wilson spent Friday in (leorge- j town. o Entertainment at Hemingwa\. Hemingway, Sept. t>.?on last Wed-! nesday evening Miss Ellen Hemingway entertained in honor of her house guests, the Misses Durtice Rivers. Jen-, nie and 1 Jessie MeCutchen. 'llie parlors and reception halls were) artistically decorated with cut flower?., and pot plant.-, the color . .theme of j \ el low and green being carried out. Tin* guilts were entertained with progressive Rook and dancing. During the owning a delicious ice course, v as svrveiI hy the little Misses Louise McCutchon. Nan and .lane Hemingway. Those present were; Misses Rurtice Rivers. Mt. Oroghan; Jennie and Resvie McCutche.i. lndiantown: Sarah, Griswold. Charleston; Verdie Simmons Marie Kaddy. Cleo Clyhurn. Hemingway; Messrs Roy Kddleman, Springfield, Ky; Jim llellue, Oxford. X. Railev Glenn, Durham. X. ('.: \V. J. Rritton, Kingstree: W. H. Raker John J. Snow, Capers Hemingway, Dr. 1\ S. Thomas. Hemingway. o American Legion Notes "I asked her to many nie l?y talking \\ ith my hand.- like I'd .-? n the French do. She said yes in (lerr.ian; I underr.tod that much." The war romance between a former doughboy of the Rainbow Division and the daughter of a (lerman farmer with whom lie wa- billeted in the Army of Occupation ended in Xew York last week with the marriage of Kverett C. Haughn. Columbus. ().. and Fraulien Kh-ie Bauer. Fnkelbach on the Rhine. Germany. Membership in the American Legion j proved its worth to Arnold Hawkinson, fllrncoe. Minn., after his automobile v as stolen in Minneapolis recently, j Shortly after the theft police scruti- i r.ized an automobile in which two! women had driven to the jail for a visit with a prisoner. Under the seat they found a copy of the American Legion Weekly addressed to Hawkinson. The women were aiv-stid and the automobile returned i<> it - owner. i- < i mir iii?'i: .. II'.chi1K*I.? ni I'.i'iH.k. r. N. j>< -1 < ' tAmerican T . . V, ' d unknown origin destroyed two of < he army base's piers recently. i; Favoring the name of a private sol-,< iier who gave his life for hi.-- country i1 luring the world war to that of "some 1 I'ustnou- general. ' an Ameiican Leg- 1 ion post of Minneapolis. Minn., has i petitioned the city board of education j *> name a large new school there for i Jecil Kyle, who was working lis way I through college by selling newspapers j: nd tending cows when he enlisted, j1 Arrested and facing detention in < jail for trial for violating a traffic ji rdinance, James Anderson. Nashville. J| i'enn.. wa- passing unhappy moment- < .' hen hi- policeman escort noticed his i American Legion button. "Hero, I'll i;( your bond. buddy.' he said. "I: vcar the same buiton." It developed :hat the men belonged to the same' [ egion post. o Taxpayer Warns County Officials. Mr. Kditor: Will you allow mo >paco in your pa-, I?-r to ask our county officers a few juestion.- at d make a few statements? j On .Augu.-: 27. I was driving along the public highway and one of my mules fell in a bridge, but esccaped serious injuries, again on .August 31. is 1 was driving my team along tinpublic highway another of my mules j fell through a rotten bridge and wa" adly injured It i< n ally dangerous j :o cross per cent of the bridges in 1 ur section. There hasn't been a bridge looked j ilter in our section t?y the county authorities in a year or more. Near ill tVm fmm Tiivtov rvook :<> Ilhem- on the Kingstrec-*ieoigr:?>\vn road arc unsafe for a team to! loss. Xow, I would feel ashamed of! nyself to sue our poor county for 'amages to my team, and yet we pay taxes and buy vehicle tags which otherr Clubman is surprised at country boy's knowledge of Muzio's voice. a -m ?T IVIOI ]V When you bu; more than the get cultural education. \ which helps yo'.i ic-al well heing. \ are nervous. Hf I you when s.'M. booklet whic h cli A M ood Music is tl the effects of inu> tion of I)r. \\ /v. tr,o+;+,.t Alloc* Will markahle discov< merits. are now ii I f you do not < three days?so y< ful New Kdison > 1 Kings -? _] -ra\3MWEaHHBBBK < untie.- don't have to do. I feel a humed of nu way on- when 1 go out this county with a tay on them, which reminds me of a patch on a, fellows overalls; and then to feel that we have the sorrie.-t roads and l>ridy< - j jf any county in the state. So now. Mr. County Officers, you1 had best wake up to your duties and l-iok after our roads and bridges hefore a suit is put in ayainst the county | which will cost more than the fixiny l?* bridges would. I will not stand for > my teato be skinned up and crippied. or maybe killed on some of the-e c!d bridges and say nothing. "A stitch in time sometimes saves nine'. TAX PAY KR. N'esmith, S. C. o I : *11 in. I*. mv Atimu i. *?. 1 ckens. was found 'lead in his l>ei| at Whitewater Inn, in Oconee county last Friday morning ahout 11:1"> o'clock. where he had gone tin- day Info re to recuperate his health. The r.ody was taken to I'ickens where th* funeral and burial was held Saturday. Mr. Alexander wa elected t<> the >tat> senate in 1!?1S. o 1 Joyce Holder, a lad of fifteen year-, saved hi- father. K. II. Holder, the manager of a store in the suburbs of Spartanburg from being held up and robbed of S.'iOP. late Saturday > ight by drawing a pistol from hi- father's hack pocket and firing upon the man who hu<l forced his father to throw ,ip his haiuls. The boy was accompanying his father wh -n the wouhl-ho highwayman came upon them in the mad and demanded that the storekeeper stand and deliver. The man fired anon i>v the bov escape*! in the darkt ness. According to Mr. Holder, hewas carrying with him about which would have been taken but tV the action of his son. W -7&NE1 u'Ty*. \ Bamboschek, princi] ,wSr \ Opera, listened to Mu comparison with the r kl voice, and the folIowiD| ffu. *ir v r ' m3mp jMflH*T^?<gS *e Than lere Ent y a New Edison?you get best entertainment. You training and a musical ou get the real performYou Also Get control your mental and physlood Music soothes you when you 'freshes vou when tired. Cheers M ood Music is described in a issifies over 100 ?election? under L bout Mood Mus ie result of a two year research by M lie. The psychological work was un V. llingham, Director of Appliw e of Technology, anil other psycholoj ?ries, which they made through coi n booklet form for your practical use. own a New Edison, we will gladly loi m can discover what Mood Music an till do for you. >tree Furniture Local Distributors 4 T% 4 T ?^r T% 4 * i'V 4 4 TTVTT ill ,M1'1 { PROGR + ! ORGANI * 1 0 i associatioi $ o | southeast/ | sunday. si * \ ! t kingstreeba | MORNING 2 l(i;oii? Song and Devotional S< T Recognition of Delegate 2 1<??Welcome Address?Joh 2 lo.-:;;.?Response?Mr. F. I. Dc T l'djo?Special Musicc. ? 10:15?"The Value of the I>. V i K. A. McDowell, King ij 11:15?Song: "Loyalty to Chr: fr 11 :L'o?Address on 15. Y. P. Y i gott. Columbia. 12:10?Appointment of Nomin * tee on Districts. A J 12:'lo?Dinner on Church (iron 4* t ? t AFTERNOO * 4* J 2:00?Organization. J Demonstration Progrun j, .'poo?Ilusiness. 4i, Association Aim: "A ft. Y. P. t fi'H"H"i; 1 111' i'i i"i"i"i' V EDISON \ pal conductor of the Metropolitan izio, the dramatic soprano sing in sew Edison's Rc-Ciiatio* of her g is his signed verdict: quality of Miss Muiio's living voice iti-CaiATTD voice are identical." ertainm ances of great artists. You just as you would hear it at ?-./-> 1;tO n Pane Onpr.'! ( "riVFTlf M pwiuou, x *'r ? Milan, and now Mood Music headings such as?" To Make You ,T( Pring You 1'eaee()f Mind"?"For M etc. Fill out the coupon and hegin using music in this new and helpful way, ic r. Edison into der the direc1 Psychology, gists. The re- j jntless experian you one for ^rfirini or Sen d the wonder- M W N AM? % . f 1 I^LTKis cour^n cn!itl V/l/ "Moo Mu'ic." 7 ??* . Mot X SN .i c* . -- tp^ nctsn?iz~ " *?'-? a . t.: : -. > Hill I I Ml I 1 H 1 11 11 1 I 1 I 1 l?;t AMME | ZATION :i ? I f :: NALB Y. P. U. L f r I \^cr\r*iA-rir\K\ X J i AA i ikjin ;; | ept. 11, 1921 J *9 iffl ptist Church :: i SESSION S enice. jB m A. McDowell, King.?treo. m veil, I.akc City. !! I '. P. U. in Our Church."?Mrs*. st roe. | . Convention?Rev. J. L. Rag1- * _. F* ating Committee and Committ ind. X N SESSION | 1". in Every Baptist Church." I SSL matter where you live. ent pet oj>era the Metro Garden or >vous"?"To !ore Ellerg_v", 1 I . *? you to free copy of 13 * f if vou vrUh tbr?? M ? \ c!V.um cfree. ^ i ^