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Reduction of the state tax levy for 1922 by at least one-third is to be the major proposal of the Joint Legislative Committee on Economy and Consolidation, according to an announcement following a two day session of flie Committee in Columbia recently. The meeting was attended by Senator Niels Christensen , Chairman, Senators F. A. Miller and W. Fred Lightsey, and Representative John K. Hamblin, who was unavoidably detained by cases court. According to the Committee's statement, three different devices will be used to reduce the state tax levy from twelve mills to eight mills or less. The first is to postpone the construction of practically all building operations for a year. The second is to carry on the state government at smaller cost by means of better organization and improved operating procedure. The third is to raise part ?f the state's money by levies on those mnr escaping wholly or partially their fair share of the burden. All told, according to the Committee, the genjjy eral property tax can be reduced over V 12,00 ,000 as compared with 1921. Nfr* After considerable discussion the Committee came .to the conclusion that finan rial conditions in the state would justify its recommendation to the Legislature of deferring practically ? * '--i all building operations Dy state mowtutions in 1922. Such action would result in a reduction of the appropriations by approximately half a 1 million dollars. The Committee realizes that this means merely the deferring of expenditures which in some cases will have to be made later. In only a few instances, however, was the Committee able to learn of condition making the erection of new buildings at once very desirable and in more cases it was thought no great hardship would result from a postponement of the building program for one year. The principal attention of the Com imttee was given w wc of savings through the consolidation of state agencies, through better internal organization 5n departments and institutions, through the central purchasing of supplies, through improvements in the state's fiscal system, and through better operating procedure. After carefully considering conditions as found in each separate department, commission, board, and institution the Committee coneluded that the appropriations for 1922 might be decreased by another half million in this manner. In this case the Committee points out the savings will not be for 1922 only but will continue year after year indefinitely. Members expressed the further opinion that cioser financial control according to a plan which will tye resented to the Legislature may be expected to prevent any rapid and unreasonable increase in the cost of svawr gUVCI IllllCllb UUIH15 vitc yi V/Operous years which the Committee believes will in the course of time be experienced again in South Carolina. Additional relief should be given hard pressed tax payers, the Committee believes, through changes in the tax system and the Committee is working on definite proposals to present to the Legislature. These proposals will deal both with new sources of revenue and with means of so shifting the tax burden that it will be more fairly distributed. In particular the Committee expects to recommend the adoption of plans to provide for the raising of at least a million dollars from these now escaping taxation in whole or in part, with a consequent lessening of the levies on those now carrying the whole load. Before adjourning the Committee went over the reports on the various state agencies made by GrifFenhageo A Associates, Ltd., of Chicago, the industrial engineers who have con* ducted the investigations, and decided/* upon the text of the report it will|| make to the Legislature. This report, which the Committee expects to put into the hands of members of the General Assembly when they convene in January, will consist of two parts. The first part will embody the Committee's conclusions and recommendations and its concrete proposals as to savings, improvements in the fiscal ^ system, and changes in the tax sys- g tern which will shift part of the bur- q den to those now paying only small ^ amounts or escaping entirely. The g second part will set forth briefly the t Committee's findings with regard to t the conditions in each of the various j, state agencies. ~ _ ? _ c News *Tom Kome. . 1 t Rome,j, Dec.*20.?Mi. John J. Snow, ? Jr., of Carthage, N. C., is home for the holidays. ? Mr. Breck Gamble of Tallahassee, ' Fla., is the guest of D. D. Rhem, Jr. r for a few days. Miss Will Lou Gray of Columbia, ? was the guest of Mrs. G. K. Way on Monday and Tuesday of this week. ^ Miss Gray spoke at Mrs. Way's night . school at Good Hope m Monday night. . Mr. Baker Wilson, a student of ^ Wafford College, is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. * D. I. Wilson. Mrs. Fannie Munr.erlyn is at home after an extended visit to her sons, 1 s Dr. J. F. Munnerlyn of Columbia, and Mr. H. D. Munnerlyn of Georgetown. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. DuRant and ? Miss Julia DuRant spent Thursday in Georgetown. Col. Holmes B. Springs of Green- . * * * J ir * Ville, was tne guesi Ol rar. unu oa.ro. I D. I. Wilson last week. Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Way, Harriet j Way, Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Smith spent ^ Saturday in Georgetown. j Mr. J. J. Snow, Misses Emmie and Frances Snow attended the Carraway- . Green wedding in Georgetown Thursday. { Mr. W. C. Rollins and Mrs. Carey Rollins spent Wednesday in George- . town. The Women's Missionary society met for its regular monthly meeting j on Wednesday afternoon at the church ?a good program was carried out. The Epworth League has planned a very interesting Christmas program, With Miss Gertrude Haddock as leader, for next Sunday night, December ^ 25. The members are urged to be , present and the public is cordially . invited to come. ^ We are very glad to have Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Way and Harriet with us for another year, and we extend them 1 a hearty welcome. 1 Mr. I. M. Carraway of Georgetown, 1 was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Wilson one day last week. Rev. G. K. Way is spending this week in Dorchester with his parents, who will celebrate their golden wedding during this time. * Dr. and Mrs. E. W. DuRant and " children of Georgetown, visited relatives here last week. a Mrs. Charlie Huggins of Mullins, * was the guest of her cousin. Mrs. D. I. Wilson, last week-end. Messrs J. B. Hemingway and J. M. Clyde spent Thursdav in Georgetown. ? Mr. W. C. Rollins was a visitot in 1 Kingstree last Tuesday. Mr. W. C. Snowden of Carthage, N. C., is spending a while with his aunt, Miss Julia DuRant. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Hill spent Fri- v day in Georgetown. t Typewriter Supplies. r Users of Typewriters will find a c full stock of ribbons, corbon paper, second sheets and typewriters paper t at The^ County Record Office. tf. r ? t A small shipment of wheat just F arrived. Get yours while it lasts. Williamsburg: Dist. Co. e o 2 Buy English Peas for planting. Fresh shipment just received. o WILLIAMSBURG DIST. CO. e BAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS * PA.WSON 'LOW t>E DEBIl S GwiNE GIT DAT MAN 8 WHUT ROfc MAH CHICKEN ROOS' BUT AH AIN' KEER t NOTHfN' BOUT DE DRBIL c 6W1NE GIT 'IM-AH WANTS | Vt PO-LICE r GIT 'IM;! v OeevrtBX 1S21 toy WeWere hewipeper Syn?MM> P A IEMAND FOR WELL TRAINED MINISTERS OUNTRY CHURCH PROBLEM F IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Mr. Q. 0. Lyerly, a student in the ^ -utheran Seminary, and a graduate tudent in the University of South T Carolina, has recently completed as is thesis for the Master of Arts de- A i ir60, x.nc lauuiauuu <*uu ciiiai^aia vi he results of a survey of the coun- * ry church situation in South Caroina. " "In studying the problem of the ountry church in South Carolina ^ here is but little first hand informa- ^ ion available." Mr. Lyerly states. It was necessary therefore to secure * nformation from those most intimate- ^ y acquainted with the problem. The ^ ountry minister was regarded as the ? nost logical person from whom such nformation could be obtained. In * irder to secure such information ^ [uestionnaires have been sent to two ^ lundred country ministers. The minsters included the following denom- R nations: Associate Reformed Pres>yterian, Baptist, Christian, Episco>al, Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyerian. The information sought perained particularly to educational reparation; years of service and i&laries of ministers; the number and listribution of churches; the number ti ind frequency of preaching services; ji nembership and attendance, gains ^ ind losses, and barriers to effective e hurrh work. Reolies were received u 'rom approximately 50 per cent of 1 he questionnaires." ^ The following twenty conclusions ire taken from the summary of Mr. L?yerly's paper. While a larger num>er than two hundred questionnaires ^ vould give more average results, it g s believed that the data available t :onstitute sufficient material for many c significant deductions. > 1. 40 per cent of the country min- c sters do not have diplomas from alleges and only 8 per cent have de- ^ jrees higher than A. B. The demand ^ for a well trained ministry is in rvidence. 2. 21 per cent of the ministers indicating names of colleges, attended e state institutions. d 3. Only 48 per cent of the minis- o ters have had a full seminary course. ? Ihe training received by men in semnaries in no special way fits them i for distinctively rural work. 4. County ministers are, as a rule, ^ ill old men. Nineteen years is the ^ iverage length of service of such J nini sters. I 5. The tendency on the part of J foung men in the ministry is to go ;o the town or city. 6. The average salary of the coun- K ry minister is $1743. The number b eceiving salaries over $1743 is forty- ? hree. 7. 51 per cent of the ministers 1 ire able to save. Such savings in 11 nost cases are however very meager. ? i er cent of ministers live in par- h, onages, manses and rectories. 6' 8. 13 per cent of the ministers n ngage in occupations other than, and n addition to, the ministry. Few of n uch men are able to save. a 9. In the average country charge j* here are 2.78 churches. Only twelve harges comprise only one church, ? vhile twenty-one charges are compos- fi d of more than four. n 10. There are 1.7 churches with.n ^ wo, and 3.8 churches within four f niles of every minister's home. Such hurches are other than his own. v 11 iwinrtn? have 1111 o-date and attractive buildings. In nost cases equipment is lacking and C he surroundings uninvltmg and re- Jjj el ling. y 12. Country ministers hold an av- j< rage of 7.7 services each month. s< iach congregation has an average of jj! .75 preaching services per month. V( 13. Seventy-six churches have only ot ne hundred and thirty-twq services ai ach month. ' 14. The country church in South e( Carolina is growing in membership tc ut slowly. S{ 15. 77 per cent of the people in ^ eventy-six rural districts are church 'AQT?C? 16. The membership of the aver- 1! ge congregation is one hundred and wenty-eight. Of this number 60 per ent are reported active. t 17. The average member pays to- 0j rards the preacher's salary $4.81 per t: ear. 18. Bad roads figure largely in ausing small attendances at preach- a] ng services, and constitute a reason rtiy many churches are inactive dur- 01 ng the winter months. Good roads ^ nd automobiles are conductive to a p, ive and prosperous church. di 19. The average attendance at reaching service of seventy minis- ^ era is one hundred and forty, which ^ xceeds the average membership by y< wrelve. th 20. The country church is in a ^ tatic condition in South Carolina. jn Respite the exodus of the rural poplation to tho cities in the late years in country church is maintaining its lace ia the ccauewefty. n THE GIRL OF MY CHOICE b, give me the girl who decorates the wall. Or give me no girl at all. or who wants a wife who'll dance all her life, And forever drag you cut to a ball. s for me, I prefer the homely grace o the flapper who decorates her face; he flaj^r is changeable and fickle, nd who can tell just what-she'll do? crave the girl whom nature made fair, fho doesn't paint, or wear bobbed hair; or that's the kind that ne'er will fade, nd ever to you will be an aid. care not for the gray-rolled hose, or the painted, blushing knee. >o you guess she thinks she knows r thinks that's all we care to see? like the girl with a blushing face, he cheek with a natural rose hat doe-jn't res-amble the painted knee 0 evealed by the gray-rolled hose. ?T. R. B., Emory. O ? Buy English Peas for planting. Fresh shipment just received. WILLIAMSBURG DIST. CO. TRESPASS NOTICE. Pursuant to the provisions of Secion 241, Criminal Code of South Carona, notice is hereby given that the mds of the undersigned in Turkey swnship are posted, and all persons ntering or trespassing; in any manner pon the same will be duly prosecuted. 2-29-4tp. J. J. STRONG. fOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby gi-? en, that the unlersigned will make application to V. E. Snowden, Judge of Probate of he County of Williamsburg, State of iouth Carolina, at his office in Kingsree, S. C., at eleven o'clock a. m., n Saturday, the 28th day of January, L. D. 1922, tor her final discharge and etters dismissory as administratrix f estate of S. H. Casselman. deceased. ur/^TATIT * OACcnMiM vivivniA v,noouu4?jni| Administratrix of Estate of S. H. Casselman, deceased. 2-29-5t. W. E. S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against he estate of John M. Brown, deceasd, are hereby notified to file the same, iuiy attested, with the undersigned, r with her attorneys. Lee & Shuler, Lingstree, S. C., and all persons inlebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. Ungstree, S. C., December 28th, 1921. MRS. FLORENCE E. BROWN, Administratrix of Estate of John M. Brown, deceased. 2-29-3t. L. & S. WSTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN BANKRUPTCY. Kingstree Furniture Company, of jngstree, in the County of Wilhamsurg and , district aforesaid, a bankapt 'o the creditors of said bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on the OAU rU/tAmkAV 1 OOI ljui uajr ul x?r?jkf u??v mww amed was duly adjudged bankruptnd that the first meeting of nis! reditors will be held at the courtouse in Kingstree, S. C., on the th day of January, 1922, at 12 o'clock oon, at which time the said creditors tay attend, prove tneir claims, apoint a trustee, examine the banklpt and transact such other business s may properly come before said leeting. At this meeting will also e considered the sale of the stock f merchandise and other personal roperty of the bankrupt, without jrther notice to creditors. Claims lust be filed in the manner Dreccribi by the :ules of the supreme court >r filing of claims in bankruptcy, lorence, S. C., December 27, 1921. ROBERT J. KIRK, Referee in Bankruptcy. SUPERVISORS NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the ountv Board of Commissioners will aid tneir annual meeting as required 17 law af thoir nffirp in Tfinirstrpp on hursday, the 5th day of January, )22, at 10 o'clock a. m., and all perms holding claims of any natme rainst the county are required to le the same properly itemized and ?rified prior to the above date, or :herwise their claim will be barred id will not receive attention. Also all parties having in charge >ols, machinery or road working juipment of any kind are required > report the nature and location of ime prior to the above date ur to >rn same over to the nearest Counj Commissioner. S. J. SINGLETARY, Supervisor Williamsburg county. >-22-2t. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. For the purpose of taking tax reirns for the year 1922 the auditor's ffice will be open froin January 2nd i February 20th, inclusive. All real state must be returned giving numjr of acren, number of buildings, loition by township, school district id assessed value there on. Parties owning land and refusing +/1 rotlim will hfl R99P9S- I . ? 1 and penalty, as required by law, ill be added for failure to return, ersonal property of every kind and scription must be returned giving i jmber and value of same. Automoles, motorcicles, bicycles, etc., comes ider the head of personal property id returned as such. Give name, ;ar and model of automobiles. After ie 20th day of February 1922, a penty of 60% will be added for failure ' return in accordance with the law sack cases. Hake your returns in the auditor's 1 ice. J. J. B. MONTGOMERY. Auditor Wiliiasssberr oeunty. [ I-K-D j-ii-ae. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of W. J. Cox, deceased, are j j hereby notified to file the same, duly, attested, with the undersigned as the 1 qualified executor of the last will and!1 testament of the said W. J. Cox, de-j1 ceased, or with Lee & Shuler, his -1 attorneys, Kings tree, S. C., and all j1 persons indebted to- said estate will | make payment to the undersigned. |1 December 28th, 1921. i J. Walter Cox, Qualified Executor oi W. J. Cox, deceased, Hemingway, S. C. 12-29--3t. L. & S. Rub-My-Tism. a pain killer. |i >11 n * 11 in 1111111 n hi t h < I Get Your Tobai ;; Get Seed ( B. E. Mel jii The Improved W1 ;; . at <i EL C. Burgess' store and ) \ Klngstree, and J. B. Alsbrook, IIMmillllllMIHHIIilM | Public | I take this nr -i fl .f | ing tne puDiic inai I: my prices for press prices prevailing ai : I Single Suits .. : : Monthly Rate .. : I Overcoats 33 1-3 prices i: Prices for all othc Dying, Altering proportion. After Januan :: be charged. All i: paid for before c :: from shop. This :: ly enforced. H The City Ta J. V. EPPS II Kingstree, | i Cleaning, Pressing HIIIHM IMHIII Mil III III Mil IMIII III 11 IIMMimM | 11 p r i I lie u n i v c i $355 ;; F. O. B. Detroit (j ! A SOUND ! I WHERE can ;; in motor transp TT/MIYI ^a11ot? will J UUi UVUUX IIU1 ; | the purchase oi j ;; car? :: The initial out |' er expense are so ;; Ford Touring ca] :: self many times used as a family ;: ure, for busine* 11 both. ;; The sooner yoi ;: der, the sooner ; 11 joying your For( :: Mcintosh Mot I ! G. T. MelNTOS \ Omr repair department in np-t< ; pi tent. When your F#d eeda re < ? Ferd Serrice fStatien; where only t j|w MIHII IIHIHIt IIMI TRESPASS NOTICE. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 241, Criminal Code of South Caro lina, notice is hereby given that the lands owned by and under control of s ' the undersigned in Mouzon, Sumter and Ridge townships, Williamsburg county, S. C., are posted, and all persons are hereby warned against hunt- . ing, or trespassing in any manner J upon the same. Violaters of this notice will be prosecuted. W S. W. GOWDY. ^ 1 12-15-4tn. Subscribe now for The Record. 666 cures Malarial Fever. :co Seed Now! ii i I irown by ] \ KNIGHT lite Stem Orinoka i: :: Williamsburg Hardware Co, ? ? Greelyville. \ \ hiihm minium I ' i * Notice! ii I ethod of inform- :: ' { I 1 " ] : I have reduced :: iing, the following : j fter January 1: 35c to $1.00 :: $2.00 :: per cent off old i: sr work, such as ji , etc., reduced in :: ? ? ? / 1 nothing will :: . work must be :lothing is taken , rule will be strict & Jj tiloring Shop i' | , Manager j t South Carolina.:: j, Altering, Dying I a llllll IIHHIIM IIMIIHM HHIIIIIIIIIIIHIMIIIIM 1 * w/ ii-'i RSAL CAR n/rcnv/ICMTt I | I Y LJtJ J. lTllui ^ A ,, . i you spend $355 j J ortation where ;; go as far as in : a Ford Touring j | lay and the aft- !! \ J small that your ;; jn r will pay for it- ; S ; over whether 1: t car for pleas- ; j l 5S purposes or ;; i place your or- j? pou will be en- ;; 1 car. | j Jjfa or Company H, Proprietor. > I I a-date and our meek amies are om- J J pairs, bring it to the authorized ;; Y emuime Ford parts aad accessories i ? iHIMIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIt ^