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1 " . ^ jjljc founts ^iecard. j j| VOLUME 3fr-NO. 3g> 46 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C? THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 19225. PRICE SUP A YEAR IN ADVANCE ;|j r MARION IS ELECTED TO SUPREME BENCH AFTER ALL CANDIDATES WITHDRAW EXCEPT BONHAM AND MARION. VOTE 83 TO 72. The election to the supreme bench of John Hardin Marion, state senator from Chester county, by the legislature last Thursday, necessitates the election of a new senator from that county. Senator Marion Mill be sworn in as judge during the next few weeks, it is expected, so that he will be able to take his seat at the April term of the supreme court, and to assume his duties with the court without material delay. Judge Marion' is one of the most prominent members of the General Assembly. He is finishing up his second term as senator, and prior to his service in the upper branch he was, in 1889, 1899 and 1900 member of the House. Possibly his most remarkable service for the state was the investigation of the tax system, made by a committee of which he was chairman, in 1920, the report of which was the origination of the new revenue bills now on the calendars, providing gasoline taxes, state income taxes and the like. Judge Marion is a lawyer at Chester, senior member of the firm of Marion and Marion. He wns born in 1874 and is a native of Chester county. He is a graduate of the old South Carolina College, with literary and law degrees. His wife was Miss Mary Davidson, of Chester. He served in the Spanish American war as a second lieutenant, of Co. D, first South Carolina regiment He was afterwards in the National Guard, retiring in 1907 as lieutenant colonel of the first regiment. Senator Marion is today receiving congratulation from members of the two branches of the legislature on his election. The first man to congratulate him was Senator Proctor Bonham, of Greenville, son of General M. L. Bonham, who ran a close second to Senator Marion in the race for the justiceship, and who was his father's "campaign manager" through all of \ the balloting. Senator Marion was elected on the forty-seventh ballot, in an election which started last year and which at the end of the 1921 legislative session was in a hopeless deadlock. The balloting was resumed Thursday, six ballots being taken during the morning session and two in the afternoon assembly. During the morning, at the end of the second ballot, the name of Judge Shipp, of Florence, was withdrawn. "After the first afternoon ballot, the seventh of the day, the name of Jesse F. Carter, of Bamberg, was withdrawn. The eighth ballot for this year resulted 83 for Marion, 72 for Bonham, and Marion was declared elected. o Death of Mrs. W. V. Nexsen. Mrs. Nexsen, beloved wife of W. V. Nexsen, died at her home near town early Thursday morning, January 12th, after a long and lingering illness. Before her marriage about 25 years ago, Mrs. Nexsen was Miss ? Catherine Smith Lewis, of Bennettsfr* ville. Since that time she has been living at her home about four miles east of Kingstree, where she proven herself a loving wife and mother, a kind and sympathetic neighbor. She is survived by her husband, W. V. Nexsen, two sons, Edwin and Ralph Nexsen, and one young daughter, Miss Fannie Nexsen. The sympathy of the tcwn and community is extended to them in their bereavement Besides her immediate family, she leaves the following brothers and sisters to mourn her loss: T. H. Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla.; W. H. Lewis, "Wadesboro, N. C.; Jas. Lewis and John A. Lewis, Bennettsville, S. C.; Mrs. Fannie Swann, New York, N. Y.; Mrs. Lula McDaniel, Salters Depot, S. C.; and Mrs. Emma McDaniel, Kingstree. . \ The remains were intered at the Williamsburg cemetery by the side of her three small children, who had preceeded her into the Great Beyond. Ti e Rev. John W. Davis conducted the funeral services. The beautiful floral offerings testified to the love tand high esteem in which this good woman was held. o Mr. R. R. McFadden of Olanta, spent several days this week here with his brother, Mr. J. F. McFadden. * f . I i .. : * TOBACCO CAMPAIGN El T iDED Farmers May Sign Contracts Up tc January 30. Florence, Jan. 18.?The last date for signing the co-operative tobaccc marketing contract will be February 2nd. The Executive Committee a1 Raleigh, N. C., has allowed the various campaign committees to continue ar active drive for new signers on the same basis until February 2nd which time the Board of Directors will assume control. Those signing at the meeting or prior to the meeting al their respective courthouses January 30th will be allowed to participate ir ; the election for delegates on that date The first lap in the race for cooperative marketing of tobacco has been won. All three states have exceeded by a liberal margin their minimum percentages. While South Carolina has twice as much to gair from the successful operation of the plan, yet Virginia and North Carolina are way ahead of South Carolina in amount signed up. The total amount signed by the three states ai shown by the contracts at Raleigh tc January 1st, gives a grand total ol 352,901,437 pounds. Of this amount South Carolina had contracts, to January let shnu-inc a total of 29.214. 824 pounds. More than 61,000 contracts have been signed in the three states. The present organization as it now stands will (supervise and arrange foi the elections which are to be held al the various county court houses throughout the three states on January 30th. Each signer will vote foi delegates on this date, who in tunwill elect directors on February 2nd The delegates for the first district will assemble in Florence for the purpose of electing a director for that district, while those elected in the second district will meet in Sumtei to elect a director for that district The headquarters of the organization committees are now making all the arrangements for these elections in South Carolina. One of their du ??!*<? tn nftfifv oo/>Vt nf the fchous ands of signers in this state by lettei to attend these county meetings or January 30th. Each signer of a contract whether he receives his notice or not is expected to attend this meeting at his <>ounty court house or Monday, January 30th, at ten o'cloci a. m. He is also requested in this notice to bring one or two new signers with him on that date. It is emestly hoped by the campaign committee that each and every signet will do his duty and heed this request Some of the tobacco growing counties in this state already have ovei 1.200 signers. Consequently, it is expected that some of the court houses in these counties will be filled tc capacity on that day. A few small I warehouses are runninc in the Bur ley district of Kentucky to accomodate those outside of the pool. In commenting on the situation, the Lexington correspondent of "Tobacco," z New York tobacco journal, has the following to say on January 9th: "Prices generally were regarded as good. The Burley pool, in whidi nine-tenths of the Kentucky crop is signed up, generally is credited foi the increase in prices, and it is the belief that the pooled crop will bring still higher prices, as the tobacoc pooled is said to be of much bettei quality than that outside the pool." In commenting further on the situation, he says: "As there is little tobacco outside the pool, it is expected that all the unpooled tobacco will be sold within the next two weeks." The Kentucky association will begin to offer theirs over their 120 warehouse floors during this month. The large tobacco companies have promised the association a square deal, and thus dawns a new era in the marketing of tobacco by the cooperative plan. Anyone desiring contracts for himi self or his neighbor can obtain same ! bv dropping a postal to the Tobacco ! ramnaiom Pninmitt/ip Vlnrpnrp S fl Lanes News Notes. I Mr. J. A. McCulloujrh went to town Monday. Mr. Palmer, state superintendent of j the Sunday schools, s^ave an address here Sunday which every one enjoyed. Our postmaster, Mr. Edward Parker went to Charleston Monday night. Miss Wylma McCulIough of Salters, visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Graham went to Kingstree Monday. Mrs. P. C. Shirer, who has been quite sick, is much better. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Baggett moved into their new home last Tu^day. v .V' . J ? -,V i V--."' - INSURANCE OF CROPS I .! WILL BE PROPOSED ' METHODS OF CARRYING IT TO I BE DISCUSSED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE. Washington., Jan. 16.?Insurance of ' crops as a method of stablizing prices t 1 of farm products is expected to be one of many suggestions put forward at ' the national agricultural conference ' which opens here January 23, for in- * elusion in a permanent national farm t 1 policv. Discussion within the confer- j eiic^ would be expected to# develop e whether the propo?ents would recommend that the insurance be carried whether the proponents would rec- 1 private companies or through government aid. o c Hail insurance already has been r tried by tobacco growers, and storm c insurance is in force in some sect;or.s s of the West, but for the first time c experts expect to see the quesion * presented for an insurance again.'" all crop risks. Crop insurance has been tested to t a certain extent, it was declared, both c by mutual farmers' companies and by ( nrivate insurance comuanies, and agri- s cultural experts declare it has proved i 1 successful. I J Balancing production with consump- j tion is another important topic which s the conference leadeis expect to see c ' come up. The relation of the supply r ' or' crops and foodstuffs to markets has been studied, and suggestions which c are likely to come from conference ( 1 delegates, it was said, range all the i ' way from the old acreage limitation s ' to a more careful study of world 1 production and consumption. ' Along with this would go crop sur- c J veys in America which would enable I the producers, in the opinion of agri- a cultural leaders, in advance of crop fc planting to gauge the consumption g 1 demand. 1 The importance of developing stat- i istical information was pointed out by c experts in discussing this subject. 1 They said that for vers figures on f production have been fairly complete, f but similar data on consumption have s been shy. Valorization, or price fix- t ing, was said to be in the minds of j several delegates. t Leaders of the conference predict "j that the labor question inevitably will s arise, since the presence of railway c executives and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of t Labor, and of many representative a employers as conference members will j bring the two sides of the question a together. j f Another Veteran Passes. s ' Mr. Isaac* Montgomery, one of j W illiamsburg ( county's oldest and ! mpst highly respected citizens died r at his home on the Kingstree-Man- s ning road Tuesday night from Bright's t 1 dease. The deceased was 84 years of r age and was born and reared in Wil- t liamsburg county, infact the whole r ' of his long and useful life was spent j J as a farmer in the community where r ! hp died. r At the outbreak of the war between 1 ! the States he became a member of t ' the Wee Nee company of which Capt. C [ John Pressley was in charge. Dur- C t ing the campaign in Virginia he was t wounded at Drurie's Bluff and left t on the battle field for dead, but was s 1 later picked up and came home on o furlough. Upon his recovery he re- a , turned to his command and remained t in active service until the end of the v war in 1866. t He was never married, and until about three weeks before his death was in apparently good health and lead an active life. He was a member of the Brewington Presbyterian F church from early manhood and was one of its elders when he died. He I was buried there at 3:00 o'clock yes- j terday afternoon. ja The deceased is survived by one: n brother, S. S. Montgomery, of the j c; I immediate family, but he leaves a i n number of close family connections i G in this county. p ?o ]( At Orangeburg Saturday Claude J. 1' I Rast, charged with official miscon- a duct while chairman of the county tl board of commissioners, was found tl guilty with recommendations to the tl mercy of the court and was sentenced P by Judge Prince to serve nine months tl in the State penitentiary or upon the tl public works of Orangeburg county and to pay a fine of $500. Notice of appeal was given by counsel for the g defense and Judge Prince fixed t%e bi bond at $1,000. t< .. . . ' . 4 ' . .. . MILLION JOBS SEEN AS MONEY CHEAPENS 5RA OF GREAT ACTIVITY IN SPRING IS CONFIDENTLY PREDICTED. I The Washington Correspondent of he New York Herald sends out this heerful news: More than $I,000,00(/,000 in capital >elieved to be lying idle in banks and rust companies represents jobs for ,000,000 men and women for one year iach. Government reports show that he average industrial worker's earnngs are $1,000 a year. That this tremendous reservoir of apital will be drained dry by midsumner is the conclusion of Government ifficials who are studying the labor ituation and economic and business onditions. The belief, if justified, neans a job for every one who wants o work next summer. Manufacturers, promoters and buildrs are beginning to draw on the ash reserv e as interest rates descend. Theap money is encouraging expanion of business plants. Call money n New York recently went to 3V4 >er cent During the war and in the >eriod of inflation following the irmistice call money touched 20 per ent These quotations show that call noney is becoming cheaper. Interest rates have a direct effect >n the pocketbook of every family, jcvernment officials point out to those nclined to think of Wall Street as lomething far away from the daily ife of the average worker. Cheap money, it is emphasized, is oming to mean employment for milicns now idle because manufacturers ind corporations are beginning to sorrow to build additions and lay in tocxs or raw material ai present ow prices. Workers receive approxmately 90 per cent in the long run >f every dollar spent in such ways, rhe budding to house the expandedactory is by workers who get apnoximately 50 per cent of what the tructure costs. The same proporons hold true for the money ex>onded for machinery and raw mae rials. Labor constitutes more than r0 per cent of the cost of producing ;teel, castings and raw materials like o;>per ore, coal and the like. The United States Steel Corporaion is now spending $10,000,000 on idditions and betterments. The railoads are buying rolling stock, rails tnd other supplies. Farmers are givng orders to mills manufacturing ertilizers. Textile mills are buying itocks of raw cotton and wool against he time when business conditions im>rove. Spring is the time fixed in the ninds of officials as the beginning of in era of businesa activity. During he remaining winter months business nen and manufacturers will be cononf i/ fVi ait Visvlsi fViA rroinc olroorlt' *IIV IX WUCjr IIVIU VliU g CXI HO nade in climbing out of economic deiression. To the workers these gains epresent jobs for at least 2,000,000 nore men and women than were reguarly at work a year ago. At that ime unemployment involved 5,000,00 persons. Not more than 2,500,00 are idle now, it is estimated, and he total may be but 2,000,000. If his estimate is correct the nation is hort just 1,000,000 jobs, it is pointed >ut. This is because in normal times it least 1,000,000 workers are coninually out of work because of the wholesale shifting from one position o another. o EXTENSION OF TAXES tequested by Mass Meeting Here Last Week. At a mass meeting of citizens held t the courthouse here last Thursday ight, of which Mr. A. C. Hinds was hairman, resolqtions were unanimously adopted requesting that the leneral Assembly extend the time of aying taxes without penalty in wnujrtsburg county until September 1, 922. It was stated in the resolution *5 dopted that cotton and tobacco are ie two money crops of the county, lat doring the past year because of ie bool weevil not more than a 20 er cent cotton crop was made and lat the farmers were forced to sell leir tobacco for "practically nothing." o There may not be a large profit in rowing tobacco in Sumter county, ut boll weevils have not yet begun > chew tobacco.?Sumter Item. g . . - . . V: -l. . iV; TRIO PASTOR POUNDED Miss Claudia Taylor Becomes Bride of Mr. Acy Cooper. Trio, Jan. 16.?A severe pounding was given the pastor of Trio Methodist church last Wednesday night by the citizens of Trio irrespective of denominational lines, it came in the form of a serenade, the parsonage building which has been under construction for about a year and a half had been nearly enough completed for the neighbors and the preacher's wife to move the parsonage's effects into the house Wednesday p. m., while the preacher was working away trying to get ready to move. Just as the parsonage family had finished supper and retired to the living room there was a knock at the door which when opened admitted men, women, and children with armful s of packages of different sizes and shapes which were taken by the bearers to the dining room and piled upon the table and floor. Professor Roy Register was called on to make a speech which he did in a masterly way stating that they had come to congratulate us upon our moving jnto our new home and bring along a substantial evidence of appreciation of our efforts among them and wish for us a prosperous, fruitful year in the work in which we are. engaged. The preacher responded after which the folk went into the front room and were entertained by Professor Register and Miss Helen Hinant, each rendering some excellent music on the piano. After an hour spent in conversation those who had stormed the parsonage quietly departed leaving the preacher and his family free to make an investigation of the packages which were found to contain only that which is necessary in a well supplied pantry,?everything that is needed there was brought along and a supply for many days. Mr. Editor, have you ever been the victim of a pounding, or taken part in giving the other fellow one? If you have, you have a remote idea of what it was, but that seems to be the fountain head as it were as I was out Saturday in the home of one of our Concord members who loaded my Ford car with corn, potatoes and meat after sending two extra large ldads of firewood?one of blackjack oak and the other of fine lightwood, and yesterday at church assurance was given that wood was coming with which to cook, all of which is greatly appreciated and calls forth the best there ic in o mow On New Year's Day late in the afternoon the friends and relatives of Mr. Acy Cooper and Miss Claudia Taylor assembled at the preacher's home at Trio and saw them quietly married. The young couple have the best wishes of their many friends for a life of happiness and prosperity, They are at home to their friends at Blakeley, S. C. Shall be delighted to vave our friends call to see us in our new home on Martin Avenue, and would be delighted to have you, Mr. Editor, when in our town call on us. There are sounds near of more of the pounding?a friend at Blakeley was inquiring Saturday whether we have room to store a load of corn. Let the good woork go on, and the richest blessings of the Lord rest upon the people is the prayer for them of G. T. Rhoad. Andrews Boy Accidentally Killed. Leon S. Foxworth, 11 years old, accidentally shot and killed himself almost instantly at his home in Andrews last Thursday afternoon when he attempted to place a loaded shotgun in a chair without a bottom in it and then tried to stand in the chair to reach some object on the wall. No one saw him when the fatal shot was fired, but the lad managed to walk from the kitchen, where the accident happened, to the doorway of the back porch, where he fell on his face dead. His mother saw him fall The shotgun, a single barrel hammer type, was found by the lad's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Foxworth, inside the rim of the chair. He had expressed his intention of going hunting that afternoon, having on his hunting coat at the time of the accident. Leon Foxworth was a student in the graded school and a member of the Baptist Sunday school. He was a general favorite with all of his schoolmates. Besides his mother and father, the lad is survived by a younger sister. The remains were taken to Timmonsville Saturday morning where the interment t >ok place in the family burying ground. k* J ' ' > &*.i5' .J ARCHDEACON DRANE \ HERE TONIGHT ' 1 PROMINENT ALASKAN MISSION- vj ARY WILL LECTURE AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Archdeacon Frederick B. Drane, a note<l missionary of the sub-artic y field, who has been engaged for several years in Alaska will deliver an $ illustrated lecture at the Baptist ^ church here this evening at 7:45 ; \ o'clock, to which the public is cordially invited. Archdeacon Drane is a native of ^ North Carolina. As an Episcopal <& minister he has distinguished himself by his wonderful work1 in frigid Alas- , ka among the dwellers of the sub- ' j arctic region. For the past week Dr.1 *| Drane has been in Charleston where he has delivered a number of addresses to religious bodies of that city. j He is an excellent speaker and has * a message for the citizens of Kings- ,:i tree that will be interesting and in- , structive. Dr. Drane will appear in costume demonstrating how they dress and . . ^ travel during winter in the sub-arctic a country, "this," he writes us, "I "give % in conjunction with the missionary (1 data and the effort of the chureh in Jl central Alaska." The services scheduled at this place ; and hour will give way to Dr. Dprane. . - -1 ' i News From Hemingway. Hemingway, Jan. 18.?An interest- ..J ing orchard demonstration was held ' here Tuesday at 11 a. m. Mr. Cathcart, farm demonstrator, and Mr. C. A. Owens, extension horticulturist gave a demontration in pruning. The spraying demonstration was neeoccoVilv mil nff nn nrwinnl nf rain The people of our community should take a greater interest is th&r home orchards. Pruning and winter spraying should be completed this month, s Mr. A. J. Ham spent the week-end | in Florence. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Campbell and Mr. Duncan Campbell spent the week- % end with Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell at Gibson, N. C. Mr. D. G. Huggins went to Colum- jj bia on business Monday. Mrs. B. J. Guess loft Wednesday ! for Columbia to, attend a meeting of '/ the Inter-state Missionary Social Committee of the M. E. Church South. , j Miss Vema Ard returned to Florence Sunday after spending part of last week at home on account of the g illness of her father, who, we are r. glad to report, is able to be ,out again. j Mr. W. T. Hemingway visited his mother at Rome Sunday. Miss Wilma Harmon of'Florence, i i/. T? t> i: * dim in!, ovk voiu ul ruiiijsiiw, visiteru \ the former's mother here Sunday. / J Mr. Clarence Creel and family have moved to their farm near Johnsonville. We regret very much the loss \ Q of Mr. Creel and his family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox have moved to town and are living in the house vacated rj by Mr. Creel. Miss Annie Bumey left Monday for Charleston to visit her brother, Mr. J. D. Bumey. Master Marion Eaddy entertained about thirty of his little friends last Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. The occasion being his eighth birthday. They enjoyed games for awhile. Then were ushered into the dining room, where on the table was the birthday cake with eight lighted candles. Mrs. J. M. Eaddy, assisted by Mrs. L. G. Day and Miss Dess Gowdy, served the guests to fruit punch and pound cake. As they , marched out of the dining room they fg ivam \xrifVi onn'oc 'ITiuui i?a "wv l,V4'w "4W" VKV" Adg ing their departure, they wished their little friend many happy returns. < - The young girls' Sunday scho* class closed its membership campaign New Year's Sunday and on last Friday night the losing side entertained the winners and the young people of town at the home of Mrs. L. L. Lambert. Several interesting contests and games were entered into, and enjoyed by all. During the evening home made candy and apples were served. * Mr. F. E. Huggins is building i bungalow on Geprge street. Mr. Douglas Inghram has accepted a position with Eaddy & Creel Bros., at Poston. , o The Gulf States will be in the throes 'of a cold wave tomorrow, the weather bureau announced last night. Much colder weathe will overspread the region of the Sast Gulf States. A <