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^ : * ^ %\yt Cuxxntjj Iletoffi. '^^^OLUME 36?NO. i 4 f THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, C, THI RSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE RADICAL CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED 1? i LEGISLATURE WOULD ALTER!, SOUTH CAROUNA , GOVERNMENT. Jiadical changes in state govern- | ment, incuding the erection of an , office building in the city of Colum- ] bia for state offices; the abandonment i of scholarships in state institutions; | the abolition of the system of athletic ] coaches at the University; the re- f duction of military training and in- i ] crease of emphasis on the sciences at the Citadel; the withdrawal of , , > state support for the state fair; the j, abolition A the office of secretary1 ] of the state highway commission; ] the incorporation of the work of the i ) public service commission; in the , work of the railroad commission; the j abandonment of the cffice of secre- ] tary of tlie budget commission, and ; the incorporation of this in a new department of finance, are recom- ^ mended to the legislature by the joint : legislative committee on economy and ( consolidation, based on findings of the \ efficiency engineers, Griffenhagen and ] associates, whose findings were made j public Saturday. The regprt of the | committee will be submitted in book | form to the legislature, which con- ^ vened 01 Tuesday. Change- in the control and methods i of operation of man of the state j depart merits and institutions, reduc- ] tions of salary in a few cases, new ] sources of state revenue, a reduction | of the state tax levy and the crea- j tion of a few new departments are ) recomrnemled by the committee. The i committee estimates that its recom- , mendatioz.s will save the state half i its tax levy. Included in the committee"s rec- < ommendations are the following: 1 AjJL That the property tax be reduced < to four mills, and that income, in- 1 . creased corporation, inheritance, gas- ' oline luxury and hydro-electric power 1 taxes be imposed. 1 The removal of the adjutant gen- 1 eral's office from the capitol to the i * A eoAmKlv ofroaf 1 ' 3uate clIIUUI > uii nwuiuij sown The abandonment of the Weekly 1 Market Bulletin and the year book of the department of agriculture and < the reduction of some salaries con- 1 nected vith this department. ' The employment of one chief game ' warden for each congressional dis- J trict, each with an automobile. < Discontinuance of the engineering ] , courses at the Citadel, and combining 1 ? these with Clemson's engineering de- i I partment 1 Support of Clemsor. College by di- j ] ' rect appropriation and the addition of I: i a post-graduate course at tliat in- if stitution. < Changes in office force of the comptroller general's office. Enlargement of the railroad com.- ' mission to seven members, with en- j . largement of the railroad commis- j sion's powers, to include the regula- j tion of all common carriers, both as to service and rates. Granting of citizenship to the Ca- ji tawba Indians and payment of money 11 only to the aged and disabled. i 1 Discontinuance of support to the 1 Confederate home college, in Charles- 1 ton. 1 The establishment of a testing lab- 1 4*-' oratory for the state highway de- ] ' i partment The establishment of a law en- 1 force mc-nt department. ; 1 The establishment of an office in the capitol for the board of pardons f and various examining boards, the < board of law examiners, the board of 1 medical examiners, and the like. |t . The management of the peniten- j 1 tiary transferred to the board of pub- j < lie welfare and *the election of the 11 superintendent by the board. i. Maintenance of the state house and j j grounds under direction of the state 11 electrician. 1 The reorganization of the state tax commission with the chairman a bus- 1 iness man, one member of the com- i mission a lawyer and the secretary ( a man of accounting training, the machinery of the tax commission to 1 be enlarged. , : i The discontinuance of the practice j ] of furnishing homes for professors j < of the University; the creation of the 1 office of director of physical educa- I tion, to have charge of all athletics i at the University, the director to be j resporisible to the president, and the ' i W employment of coaches to be discon- t tinuec; the abandonment of the course w in engineering at the University; the 1 * ^ establishment in a few years of all graduate school at the University, J1 li;. ' IN FLORENCE COUNTY. Killing of Negro Did Not Occur in Williamsburg. That the killing of Bill McAllister and the wounding of Lincoln Hickson, negroes, the former being accused * if having intimate relations with a white woman, actually occurred !n Florence county, and not in Williamsburg, as was stated in first imports, ( was established today by Magistrate ' Baldwin, of Lake City, who invest!- < gated the affair and held an inquest, 1 the verdict being that the MdAllister 1 negro had come tov hie death from J gunshot wounds in the hands of un- 1 Icnown parties. The killling took place on the night af December 26, at a point near the j ^ white woman's home, about twelve miles on the Florence side of the tine dividing Williamsburg and Florence counties. No news of it reached Florence until a. newspaper reporter happened to meet Sheriff Gamble, of Williamsburg, on a train here Monday night. From all the information Magistrate Baldwin could gather the twO negroes were ambushed and shot, one >f them being instantly killed. Although himself wounded, Lincoln Hickson held his dead friend in the buggy and drove to his home, a distance of seven miles. He left the body in the buggy'until the magistrate arrived and held the inquest The story of the affair as related today by Magistrate Baldwin is as follows: "Bill McAllister and Lincoln Hickson, negroes, were in the section near the old home of H. B. Lee, about twenty miles from Florence, on the afternoon of December 26. It was alleged that they had gone up in that section to see a white woman. According to my information the white people of that section had wa^toed McAllister to stay away from 'that community. On the night of December 26, the negroes went to the home cf the woman. When they left they were ambushed and shot, McAllister was instantly killed, having been shot through the head. Hickson was shot through the mouth and his jawbone was broken. He was also wounded in the back and there were scattered birdshot wounds oh his body. After the shooting occurred and McAllister } had been lulled, Hickson held the dead negro in the buggy and drove home with him. I held inquest over 1 the body of McAllister and the jury's rerdict was that he came to his death from gunshot wounds at the hands J pf unknown parties. The killjng took < place in Florence county. McAllister < was from Williamsburg county, and had come into Florence county? to risit the woman. Hickson may live. 1 McAllister was armed with a maga- j tine shotgun when he was lulled. ' After the affair the woman was ordered to leave the community and ^ it is understood that she went to ' Kingstree and from there to Harts- ( rille.?Florence Times. ' Death of Mrs. S. L. Thomas. < Lake City, Jan. 9.?Mrs. S. L. * rhomas, wife of the late Maxey A. 1 rhomas, died at her home here Wed- 5 lesday. after only a few day's ill- 1 less, heart failure being the cause. 1 Before marriage she was Miss Louise 5 McNeill. Her eldest brother, J. T. ^ McNeill, died only four months ago. ^ Besides her aged mother and two < >rothers, she leaves four children. Mrs. B. H. Willis of Cottageville, Mrs. D. H. Oliver of Hemingway, Miss Lena Thomas of thh place and Mr. Boyd Thomas of Columbia. Funeral services were held at the frave in the Baptist cemetery Thursiay afternoon and were conducted by ler pastor, the Rev. Mr. Sinnot, of ;he Presbyterian church, assisted by ;he Rev. Mr. Beckham of the Methxiist church. Her life was one of "aithful service for her Master. ind when the state can afford it a milding program at the University ;o average $50,000 to $100,000 a year. The enlargement of the work of :he board of public welfare. Increase of salaries at Winthrop College. It is estimated by the committee ;hat savings effected by these and lumerous other alterations in deaartments would save a half million lollars or more. The committee says ;hat the state hospital is one of the j >est managed institutions of the kind | n the whole country. Tribute is also laid to the management of the.school t ?or the deaf and blind and one or rwo other institutions. The committee is composed of Senators Christensen, Lightsey and Miller, and Representatives Hamblin, Tughes and Anderson. W A i MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF TOBACCO SIGNED CONTRACTS MAY BE SIGNED PRIOR TO JANUARY 30, IT IS STATED. Mr. T. B. Young, secretary of the South Carolina Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Marketing Association anipunces that immediate plans will be made for electing officers and organizing in South Carolina. This State is entitled to two directors for whose slection the tobacco belt has been divided in^| two districts as follows: District 1?Florence, Dillion, Georgetown, Marlboro, Marion and Horry counties. District 2?Darlington, Lee, Sumter Clarendon, Williamsburg, Berkeley, Dorchester and all others growing tobacco. On January 30, each district will tiave a convention of member growers who will elect delegates on the aasis of one'for each 1,000,000 pounds under contract. February 2 these delegates will meet at district headquarters and elect a director from their respective district on the basis :>f one director for each 15,000,000 pounds. South Carolina tobacco growers xjntracted 30,000,000 pounds in the rri-State Association. Mr. Young announced this represents around 4,000 planters, many of whom signed for several tenants. The sign-up is two and one-half million in excess of the quota. * ? ?> i- - 1.?i lyontracis win do iwcepitu uuui February 2, when the directors will take charge and make further policies, Mr. Young states. Contracts must be signed prior to January 30, to participate in the election. The recent meeting in Raleigh mentioned especially the support of the South Carolina press and passed a highly commendation resolution in favor of them. . The extension service was commended highly also in a special resolution. Governor Cooper will be asked to lame a representative of the public from South Carolina to the Tri-State iirectorate. Similar representatives arill be named from North Carolina ind Virginia by their Governors. Mr. A. B. Hemingway Passes Away. Hemingway, Jan. ?This community lost one of its oldest citizens when ieath claimed Mr. A. B. Hemingway early last Friday morning. \ Allard Belin Hemingway, was bom August 2nd, 1846, at Brook-Green plantation near Georgetown, S. C., a son of Joseph A. and Eliza V. Hemingway. In 1856 his father moved with his family to the lower section of Wiliamsburg county, where the subject jf this sketch spent the most of his ife. After having been schooled at the Did Indiantown Academy under the tutorage of the Rev. Thos. Gilland, ne attended the Arsennel, a military icademy in Columbia, S. C., after ivhich he attended the Citadel and vhile at that place he entered the service of the Confederacy, serving for two years in Company B. with die Citadel Cadets. After the war he sntered and persucd his studies for i while at the South Carolina Colege, in Columbia. Returning honpe le spent the remainder of his life n business and farming. Early in ife he married Miss Minnie Britton >f the same section, who with the 'oliowing children survive him: Mrs. r. M. Clyde, J. B. Hemingway, W. T. Semingway, Miss Florence Hemlngvay, all of Hemingway; Dr. A. B. iemingi-ay, Jr., of Ridgeland; F. R. Jemingway, of Kingstree. Mr. Hemingway was characterized >v his kindness and his readiness to ;erve the sick and the unfortunate. 3e was Pf a retiring disposition and seldom sought the praises of others, iis conduct both public and private ilways being prompted by the highest notives. He was what may be term(d, "A gentleman of the old school." 3e was a consistent member of the Jnion Methodist church and a member of the Indiantown Masonic lodge. After a useful and well spent life rhen the summons came 10 him to oin "the innumerable caravan which noves to that mysterous realm," ifc went as "one who wrapes the Irapery of his couch about him and ies down to pleasant dreams." ( o The annual meeting of the South Carolina Bar association will be held n Columbia on the 26th and 27th of fanaary. iCOTTON MARKET ; FACING SHORT CROP j FEDERAL ESTIMATE PUTS YIELD , AT 8,340,000 SPINNABLE BALES. ! The New York Herald of January j 5, says: The year 1921 ended with the cotton trade facing the smallest crop since 1895, a crop, if the Department of Agriculture's estimate on December 12 is correct, which will not exceed 8.340.000 bales of spinna ble cotton. By adding to the foregoing the production of lintcrs the total probably will be brought up around the 9,000,000 bale mark. Cotton price movements were influenced last year entirely by two factors. A dismal trade outlook in the goods market and hesitancy of mills to buy cotton largely accounted for a drive which carried spot cotton in New York as low as 11% cents a pound in February. In February, March, April, May, June, July and August spot and future cotton markets fluctuated between 11 and 12% cents. In June the low record spot price of 10.85 cents was established. The second half of the year was governed very largely by realization that because of a combination of factors the new season's crop would be one of the smallest on record. The bear njovement was halted abruptly by the October crop estimate of the Department of Agriculture. A forecast for a crop of only 6,537,000 bales resulted in such active buying from all quarters that the price of spot cotton for future delivery advanced much more than 21 cents. jCotton for delivery in January, 1922, sold as high as 21.75 cents and for delivery in March and May, 1922, ' * f-t. h A -. ? J respectively, as nign as zi.xi am 22.38 cents. The upward movement culminated with the Department of Agriculture's final estimate, showing an increase ol nearly 2,000,000 bales since its October statement The forecast was for a crop of 8,340,000 bales, not including: 1 inters. Heavy speculative and hedre selling depressed the market in November Spot cotton in New York was quoted as low as 16.7C cents a pound, against 21.55 cents in September. Th? final month of the year was marked by a revival in bullish confidence and hopes. A new buying mo\er,ent succeeded in taking the price of cotton back to about 19 cents a pound. Many traders would not I accept the Department of AgriculI nelimofai! an/I are IftrtlrflUT 'for VUIC COMIllOVCO MIIVI ?*?v .WW.....Q ward to see how much actual cotton was ginned Looking back to find the reasons for the smallness of the 1921 crop estimate one can easily find four that played an active part in curtailing the yield. The Southern planter deliberately planned two, while two resulted from visitations of nature. The steady drop in cotton prices from around 40 cents to 10 cents a pound so aroused the Southern producer that he cut acreage a third to as high as half of that of previous seasons. The acreage reduction campaign was so successful that the Department of Agriculture estimated it at about'10,500,000 acres, or more than 25 per cent., compared with the preceding planting. The total arda under cultivation was placed at 26,519,000 acres. The second factor that helped to restrict the crop was the reduction in J the use of fertilizer. Unfavorable ! weather and increased ravages of the boll weevil make up the third and fourth. v?t. o a t?_: ? | mew I urn opui ounuii rirecs. High. Low. Average. {January 18.25 14.30 16.63 'February 14.20 11.25 13.44 S March 12.55 11.20 11.74 April 12.45 11.65 12.14 May 13.15 12.45 12.84 'June 12.95 10.85 12.00 July 12.85 11.95 12.41 August 16.60 12.80 13.79 September ? 21.55 17.50 19.95 October 21.35 18.50 19.63 November 19.00 16.70 18.01 December __ 19.20 17.55 18.37 Yearly average?15.08. Cotton Crops of The United States. ' Season. Bales. 1921-1922 8,340,000 1920-1921 13,710.607 1919-1920 11,936,608 1918-1919 12,816,716 1917-1918 12,344,664 1916-1917 12,664,078 (1915-1917 12,012,813 i Department of Agriculture estimate, linters not included. v /. . ' - - y * ... ? f. _ EVANGELISTIC SERVICES BEGIN MONDAY CONDUCTED BY THE BILLY SUNDAY CLUB OF KINGSTREE AT BAPTIST CHURCH. ^ ???? v The Billy Sunday Club of 'Kingstree will conduct a series of evangelistic services for men only at the Baptist church here during the week beginning Monday January 16 and continue through Sunday January 22. Services will be held each evening except Saturday and will begin at . 7:45 o'clock except on Tuesday evening when the meeting will open at 7:00 o'clock. Men of the town and county, old and young are cordially invited to attend these services. The program of subjects to be discussed and the bames of the gentlemen who will be in charge of the meetings are as follows: 1K1SM AKL HAi r I. Celebrate in Riotous Joy Over Ap' proval of Peace Treaty. The Seinn Fein parliament on Sat1 urday night made certain the establishment of anvlrish free state by approving the peace treaty with Great Britian by a vote of 64 to 57. The Anglo-Irish peace treaty, as 1 negotiated in London, has five main ' provisions, as follows: ( 1. Establishment of an Irish Free : State with a dominion status. 2. A representative of the crown, will be appointed to the post of governor-general in a manner similar to Canada. 1 3. The Free State oath of, allegiance shall be "to the Free State, ' the King and the Empire." 4. The Free State shall assume 1 a portion of the public debt and Brit! ish war erpenditures. 5. The royal navy shall have pc1 cess to Irish ports. i _ | Tax Exemptions. ^ The following statement is issued ; by Acting Collector of Internal Revenue, W. R. Bradley, of the District i of South Carolina: * l The Revenue Act of 1921 contains ' two new importnant provisions, which | are the subject of frequent inquiry. , The first relates to the personal ex| emption allowed married persons, and . the second to the provisions- requir. ing that a return be made of gross ; income of $5,000 or more, i The Act provides that a married . pefson, living with husband or wife, . whose net income for 1921 was $5,000 or less shall be allowed a person, al exemption of $2,500. If the net { income of such person was over $5,, 000 the exemption is $2,000. Under | the Revenue Act of 1918 the personal exemption allowed a married person [ was $2,000, regardless of the amount i of net income. The normal tax rate ' remains unchanged, 4 per cent on the . first $4,000 of net income above the exemptions and 8 per cent on the re. maining net income. 1 In order that an income slightly ; in excess of $5,000 shall not be sub' jected to an inordinately dispropori tionate tax because of the reduction i of the exemption to $2,000 thereon. The law provides that such-reduction ; shall not operate to increase the tax, wiucn oe payaoie 11 me exemption were $2,500, by more than the amount of the net income in excess of $5,000. i For example, on a net income of ; $5,010, the tax without this saving . clause, would be $120.40, which is 4% on $3,010, the amount of net income less an exemption of $2,000. The actual tax is $110.40, computed i as follows: From the net income of $5,0f0 is deducted $2,500, leaving ; $2,510, the 4% tax on which amounts to $100.40. To this is added $10.00, "the amount of net income in excess of $5,000." The personal exemptions allowed ; married persons, apply also to the 11 Jieau ui n lamuy, it pcxaun ?nu supports in one household one or more i relatives by blood, marriage, or adopi tion. Heretofore, a person whose net income was less than his exemption ($1,000 if single, or $2,000 if married) was not required to file a return. Under the Revenue Act of 1921, if , the gross income of an individual equalled or exceeded $6,000, or if the combined gross income of a married couple and that if dependent minor j children equalled or exceeded $5,000, a return must be filed, regardless of the amount of net income. "Net income" is gross income, less certain deductions. The fact that allawable deductions from gross income, for business expenses, losses, bad debts, etc., may reduce the net income to an amount below the personal exemptions of $1,000 or $2,000. does not alter the requirement to file a return of gross income, if such gross income equalled or exceeded $5,000. I o Legionians Elect Officers. I . Kingstree Post American Legion I held its second annual banquet here Friday night and elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: Commandar, Donald Montgomery; vicecommander, L. H. Cromer, Jr.; Adjutant, M. S. McFadden; treasurer, Tom M. Kellahan; chaplain, L. B. Lewis; athletic officer, C. H. Miller; sargeant-at-arms, 0. L. Dennis. The banquet was prepared for the post by J. H. Epps and everything that goes to make a tempting meal was provided for the^east, in abundance 4 \ i ' :.',C .. -.'.j. Monday?"The Fa11 of Man," meeting conducted by M. F. Montgomery, chairman; A. C. Hinds, Rev. Frank P. Hawkins. Tuesday?"The Plan of Salvation*" , \ meeting conducted by W. E. Necmith, chairman; Edwin Epps, Rev. Mr. In- , :abinet > ;^| Wednesday?"How to be Saved," A. * 0. Swails, chairman; R. B. Smith, Rev ' C. C. Derrick. / Thursday?"Satisfaction of Christian Life," J. W. Swittenberg, chairman; C. M. Hinds, Rev. John W. Davis. Friday?"Now is the Accepted Time," F. W. Fairey, chairman; L. > .. W. Gilland, Rev. Mr. Inabinet Sunday?"The Christian Home,'* Thjos. McCutchen, chairman; E. C. Epps, r5e< John W. Davis. - ? PASTOR REMEMBERED. Santa Claus Visits Rev. McDowell at Eustis, Fla. The following is taken from a copy of the Eustis Lake Region, a newer paper published at Eustis. Friends here of Rev. McDowell and his family will be pleased to learn of Santa's kindness to them in their new home: "During the Christmas tide, when Oawfo li-oo tmins1 amtllu) to TlflW children happy with Christmas gifts, he stopped one night at the Baptist ' parsonage, and when he was gone behbld, in the pantry there was piled up a big pile of all kinds of good things to eat, ranging in size and value from a pound of rairins to a great big ham. Accompanying the packages were cards bearing the* names of members of the Eustis Baptist church, and by this was known that somehow these dear folks had gotten in with Santa Claus and he had agreed to take all these nice things to the Baptist parsonage as a token of their love and esteem for thbir pastor and his family." o Meeting of Citizens., x- -11 - *: A meeting 01 an cintciro vi amgotree, who are interested in electric lights is called to be held at the Court House on Tuesday evening, January 17th, at 8:00 o'clock, to consider what steps the Town shall take relative t4 the lighting of the town in the future. The Electric Light Company having given notice that they expect to discontinue operating their plant for lighing purposes. This meeting is very important and all citizens are urged to be present, j W. R. SCOTT, Mayor. o n r? *11*Vi \ /amAiic nrnnorp. Dlliy OUIIUOjr, UK 1CUI1VUO V<?'.6V list, opened his meeting in Spartanburg Sunday, spealcing at three services, morning, afternoon and night, to audiences that packed the tabernacle which seats upwards of 5,000 persons. Though the rain was falling throughout the day, the crowds came and hundreds of them remained . in the great building throughout the / day, except for journeys to neigh- ' boring restaurants fcr dinner and supper. o Attaches of the X-ray department A - - ' ' " 1 n:?: W M of tne jewisn nospiiai m ^inuuuau, ? Ohio, announce the completion of a fl special X-ray device through which ^ the sex of an unborn child can be 1 determined accurately in 70 per cent. " of the cases. o Miss Addie Tatham, the first South Carolina woman to offer for the office of mayor, was defeated last week in the city election at Walhalla, receiving only 29 votes. James M. Moss was elected mayor, receiving 184 votes. eiir *V ,.ir