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VOLUME 3fc?NO. 44 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C? THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1922. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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1 BRIEF PARAGRAPHS
OF WIDE INTERERT
NEWS OF STATE AND COUNTRY
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
READERS.
Major Lee H. Coait, planter and
former army officer, was sentenced
^ to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary
on conviction at Talbotton,
Ga., of the murder of A. R. McNeice.
New York dispatch says: Claus A.
Spreckles, president of the Federal
Sugar Refining Company, v;ho has
just returned from Europe, tonight
predicted an early drop in sugar
prices.
Julian S. Carr, Jr., president oi tne
Durham Hosiery Mills, and known as
the Hosiery King, died in the Pennsylvania
Hotel in New Yorlc last
Friday. He was a son of General
Julian S. Carr, commander in dhief
of the Confederate veterans.
George L. Hossfeld, world's champion
typist, gave demonstrations in
Charleston at the office of the XJnderwood
Typewriter Company, and at i
different schools, for the benefit of
the business classes. Mr. Hossfeld,
whose record of 136 words a minute
was made with copy which he had
not read.
All American troops will "have left
Germany by July 1, under orders issued
by Secretary of War Weeks, by
direction of President Harding:. About
2,000 officers and men are directly
affected as- tbe remainder of Major
General Allen's command m the
' Coblenz bridgehead zone on the Rhine
already were under heme orders.
* ? Washing-ton dispatch says: Trusteeship
for a third of the world's gold
supply changes hods tomorrow when
F E. Scol ey of San Aotoni>, Texas,
succeeds Raymond T. Baker as director
of the mint Gold assets -of the
mint service iamtutVms aggregate
$8,000,000,000. Jib world gold supply
is estimated at approximately $9,000,000,000.
Cotton production for 1921 was V
976,665 running bales, or 7,952,389
equivalent 500-ponnd bales, the census
bureau announced Monday in Its
final ginning report of the season.
The 1920 prodqdHon was 13,270,970
running bales, or 18,439,608 equivalent
500-jound bales. The crop was
estimated by the department of agriculture
last December in its fiaal report
at 8,?40,000 equivalent 506-pound
: bales.
Charles A. Clevenger, a former em
ploye of the bond department of the
I treasury, and U. 0. Wamsley, of
Charlottesville, VaM are being held
under $10,000 bond each for action
erf the grand jury on charges of conspiring
to defraud the government m
connection with the theft of $175,
000 in negotiable bonds from the
Liberty bond branch of the federal
treasury last week.
fMis. Madalyne Obenchair., charged
4 with the murder of her sweetheart,
J. Belton Kennedy, must go to trial
a second time. The jury in her first
trial failed to agree and was discharged
by Judge Reeve upon report
fog that it had own unaoie to agree
after being oat nearly 56 hours, of
which about 24 were spent- in actual
deliberation. It took five ballots and
stood nine to three for conviction on
each. Two of the women jurcrs voted
for conviction, the third for acquittal.
Considerable interest attaches in
this state to the outcome cf the effort
instituted by J. W. Kirkpatrick, of
Greenville, president of the state retail
merchants association, to test the
M constitutionality of the new state income
tax law. A leading authority,
not connected with the state gov- j
ernment, is quoted as saying that this
effort will fail and that the act is j
constitutional. At the same time,
numerous business men and others
contend that the law is contrary to
the state constitution. It is held by
these that it taxes an income earned
^ in another state.
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[l<* To Be Married.
[ The Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Haddock
> of Fair Bluff, N. C:, announced the
engagement of their daughter, Sena,
to Mr. William D. Bryan of Kingstree,
S. C. The wedding to tane
place in May.
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LAD SERIOUSLY INJURED
While Trying to Slack Lime for Laying
Baseball Diamond.
Emmet Davis Nesmith, sor. of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Nesmith of this place,
was badly burned at the fair ground
last Friday afternoon, while disolvmg
some unslacked lime with which
to lay out the diamond for a baseball
game. The lime, it seems, exploded
in the vessel while the boys were
trying to disolve it and also burned
the face of little Hugh Montgomery.
Emmet Nesmith received most serious
injury, both of his eyes being so
badly burned that it was thought fo*a
time he would lose his sight. Both
boys were immediately taken to the
Kelley sanitarium here and treated,
the Montgomery child, not seriously
burned, was sent home, while in the
case of the Nesmith child it v/as found
necessary Suniday to take him to
Charleston for examination by a specialist.
He is still therrt under treatment
and it is now believed that his
sight will be restored. Profound
sympathy is felt here for the young
man and his parents.
Sailers Sittings.
Salters Depot, March 21.?The past
few days have been real March weather,
it was cold and blusty with light
frost this morning and more likely
U night. Everything is beginning to
put on its spring like appearance.
English .peas look well and indications
point to a good crop.
Bean planting has been quite gentcral
the p3st week. Most of the
crop has ;been planted.
Quite a number of farmers attended
? ? J.J 4.kn
the (Jotton campaign meeting oi< uw
town hall here on last Friday, and
the majority of those present signed
the pledge for co-operative marketing.
This is; another progressive step,
the acreage of cotton though will be
very small in this section.
At a meeting of the Truck Growers'
association of Saiters held here
Monday night, :the plan of marketing
was thoroughly discussed at the
conclusion of which Mr. H. N. Sheppard
was elected a director from this
association tp meet with directors
from the other associations in the
county at Kingstree at an early date,
and get some .reliable company to
handle their crops. The American
Truck Growers' association was suggested,
but no definite action was
taken pending the meeting to be held
*t Kingstree.
Mi- r w Stoll ?hiDDed a car load
cf fine hogs to the Richmond market
Monday.
No shad has been offered for sale
here yet this season-as the river has
been most too high "for fishing.
Miss Fannie Gruber has returned
to Charleston after a pleasant Visit
to her sister, Mrs. I. N. Boyd.
Mrs. W. S. Boyd and Miss Rappe
are -spending several days in Charlesten.
Mr. J. D. MeCollough spent several
days in Charleston last weak.
The base-ball park here is being
put in fine condition for the coming
season, and some of the small boys
have begun to practice.
Mr. Ervin Montgomery of Gable,
spent last week-end with his brother,
J. H. Montgomery here.
Miss SalRe McCldlan of Charleston
spent Thursday with friends here.
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Busy Scenes Around the Depot
Monday and Tuesday of this week
furnished quite an animated scene
in the vicinity of the A. C. L. depot,
due largely to tne energy ana gwu
I salesmanship qualities of oar friend
John Gelzer, who represents the F.
S Royster Fertilizer company.
Mr. Gelzer earlier in the season
scld Cooper Brothers, who are large
plantation owners, five ar six cars
of fertilizer which rolled into the
siding here a few days ago. Monday
and Tuesday it was being delivered
by the local representative of
the Royster Company, Mr. Frank
Rogers, and at one time Tuesday
there were in the neighborhood of
one hundred wagons around the depot
awaiting their turr. to be loaded
with fertilizer. One could stand at!
the monument on Main and AcadeppT
street and see a line of loadejj^^gons
going East on Main stre^^hat reached
from the railroad *ackc to the
cemetery. There we* only a few
less wagons engaged at the same
work Monday. In this connection we
might add that the Royster Company
was the only fertilizer manufacturer
to advertise its goods in The County
Record this season. Advertising pays,
Mri Gelzer says so.
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I SAMUEL DA
;; . (BY WILLIAM WII
There is no belter name in Wil-! ch
liamsburg than Samuel McGill. In fe
each of the five great wars in which fe
South Carolina has been engaged, a cr
Samuel Davis McGill has answered d*
the first Roll Call. Seventeen nun- iy
died and seventy-six, Samuel Davis \v
McGill; 1812, Samuel Davis McGill; st
1845, Samuel Davis McGill; 1861, D
Samuel Davis McGill; 1917, Samuel to
Davis McGill. These Samuel McGills
have worn neither stars nor eagles, B;
tut every one of them the badge of W
valiant service.
Samuel McGill, patriarch of the m
tribe in 1830, is the father of re- is
ligious liberty in Williamsburg- coun- ni
ty. Williamsburg was settled about le
1736, Scotch-Irish Presbyterians pre- ti<
dominating. Until 1778, the Church
of England determined the religious
policy in South Carolina; ana, until ?
such time, Presbyterians had a some- ti<
what severe existence in the colony. ^
They grew notwithstanding all their
handicaps. tfc
When the Declaration of Iudepend- n?.
ence of the thirteen colonies had been ot
J *nne 1 r>
signeu ill x 1i u aiiu uxc wiiouvu^ivu va <h
the United States had been adopted
in 1789, then, for the fiist time in th
history, Presbyterian congregations w
had the power to proceed without let ft
01 hindrance. The Presbyterian lt
church in Williamsburg ha! then a rr
fairer field than it had known at pi
any other place or time in the world, if
The Williamsburg congregation at r.
the King's Tree was organized in p.
1736, and from this congregation a fc
number of others were afterwards gj
formed. The Indiantown congrega- &
tion was one of these. The Indian- p(
town Presbyterian church was built
in 1750, about sixteen miles from the ^
Ifinw'a Tr*f>
While the Williamsburg co^grega- to
ticn is the oldest in this section and tc
possibly ha3 played a larger part in p]
Presbyterian church history, the In- M
di an town congregation probably lived
nearer the limits of Scotch Free- s<
byterian idealism than had therefore UJ
been realized. Indiantown has always tb
been a rich rural community. It was 8C
settled by splendid Scotch-Irish peo- tb
pie who lived for a century with the a
minimum of communication with the at
outside world. It produced within it- jj
self the best of the day ar.d genera- it
tion; and, besides, the roads were! ("3
bad. Indiantown, however, did edu- ^
cate its teachers and preachers at a,
Princeton, where the spirit of one ch
of its very own, Dr. John Wither- ar
spoon, determined things.
The law and the gospel in Indiantown
for a hundred 7?ars came by ca
way of the Piesbytsrian church. The co
Session of Elders in this church from aT
1820 to 1830 prescribed the temporal 7t
and spiritual affairs of the community, di
I No Sanhedrin at Jerusalem nor Col- dj
lege of Cardinals at Rome, in its Si
"time and place, ever exercised more h<
complete control than did this Ses- F*
?ion of Elders at Indiantown. de
Samuel McGill was a member of to
the Indian town church in 1880. He vi
had a conscience of his own. This L<
Session of Elders had another conscience
for him. This Session of *1
Elders was composed of strong men, fx
every one of them, at least four of 18
them fiaeal descendants of Robert th
Bruce and of John Knox. These are no
they: Rev. J. M. Erwin, D. D. Wfl- th
!son, SL J. Wilson, George Barr and nu
George MeCutchen. be
Samuel McGill met this Session of wl
Elders on its own ground. The story
!hs told in the Indiantown Sessional dii
[Records that follow: jan
"January 8, isau. At an appumieu ; e>
meeting of the Session of the Indian- ue
town church, it was(unanimously re- sei
solved to address the following to to
the communing members of this so- re<
ciety: That, whereas your Session sei
has reason to believe that some of pri
the members in full communion in sic
this diurch give encouraemgent to, ins
and^ake part in, balls and dancing sai
; fi?ics; and whereas, the encourage- cat
mat thus given to this amusement cxi
jfg a great grievance to some, and icr
perhaps to a majority, of this society, us
and if we mistake not,ja stumbling dis
block to others; and whereas, the Gen- we
e:al Assembly of our church has ex- ref
pressly disapproved this amusement we
as inexpedient among professors in res
cur church, the Session after deliber- for
ately viewing these things in con- 1
nection with our high responsibility dia
as officers of this church, do hereby (of
declare to you our approval of the ser
decision of this judicatory of ourj
II* H H1 III II I I I****111**
VIS McGILL j1
-.LIS EODDIE.) ;;
IIMIIIimillMUflllHl j
lurch and that we will henceforth j
el ourselves bound to view all pro- <
ssors Of religion in this church who :
icournge or take an active part in .
ncing as offenders against its puri- ]
and prosperity. Finally brethren, ]
e affectionately exhort you to abain
from all appearance of evil. .
irected to be read by the modera- i
r next Sabbath. ]
Signed. John M. Erwin, George j
arr, George McCutchen, David D. .
rilson and Samuel W'Isoji. j
March 24, 1830. Resolved unani- 1
ously, that Rev. Mr. Erwin admon- :
h privately all those persons whose <
>mes may have come to his know- <
dge as having violated the resolu- i
on on the subject of dancing. 1
July 31, 1830. The Session having
>ld that four individual members of
is church had violated the resolu- <
on on the subject of dancing: Re- 1
Jved, that three members of the ]
ission are authorized to admonish ;
iree of the individuals; and the other 1
ember of the Session to rebuke the '
her one, who had been previously ;
imonished.
March 9, 1831. At a meeting of 1
ic Session of Indiantown church, it <
as unanimously resolved, respect- 1
illy to request the advice and di- j
iction of the Presbytery of Har
ony in the following case of disci- 1
ine, viz: what further measures)
any, are to be taken with a comuning
member, who having been j
eviously admonished and rebuked
>r taking an active part in, and j
iving encouragement to, balls or ]
incing frolics, and yet continues to ,
rr severe in the same practice. ,
Resolved by the Presbytery that ]
- ko kos>lr fn fVlA ,9ps- i
on of Indiantown, and it is directed 1
i deal with the member according i
the book of discipline and the ex- <
version of Synod and General As- j
imbly in such peases. '
May 7, 1831? "At a meeting of the 1
;ssion of Iiufcystown church, it was ]
janiraously #r^aived that whereas ]
ic said Session has information of <
mo person; in full communion in j
ds church having recently taken j
part in a dancing party, the moder- i
or, George McCutchen, and David i
. Wilson be a committee whose duty <
hfl oo^Awfincr tn rTicrinHnp. *
bapter 4, Section 9, to converse in 1
private manner "with those persons, <
id, if they confess guilt, to enfavor
to bring them to repentance, (
id to report as soon as. convenient. ]
May 14, 1831. The Session of In- ,
antown church met at the immediate ,
til of the moderator. Two of the
mmittee, viz: Rev. John M. Erwin
id D. D. Wilson, appointed on the
h instant, who reported that while ,
scharging the duty assigned them
r fliis body at the house of Mr.
imuel McGill on the 11th instant,
1 assumed principles and made ex essions,
a summary of which they .
fclared they felt themselves bound J
make known to this Seas ion pre- 1
ous to the administration of the ^
>rd's Sapper in this place, and which
ey did accordingly. Whereupon *
ter mature deliberation on the imrt
of discipline, Chapter 4, Section '
unanimously resolved by Seas ion, c
at Mr. Samuel McGill be warned
t to come to the Lord's table on 3
e morrow on account of cxpi-ession ?
ode, and principles assumed by him *
fore the committee of the Session
10 visited him on the 11th instant. 5
May 16, 1831. The Session of In- 3
intown met, constituted with prayer,
d after mature deliberation on the J:
ound of the warning sent Mr. Sam1
McGill, unanimously lesolved to
nd the following admonitory letter 0
him. "That whereas you no doubt
collect many of the expressions and
atiments avowed by you in the 11
esence of the committee of the Ses- .
m which visited you cn the 11th 1!
itant, which we think it not necesry
now to express in this communition,
and whereas under the then 0
isting circumstances, these expressis
and sentiments as understood by C(
go to subvert the government and
cipline of the Presbyterian church, 1
affectionately admonish you to
lect seriously on these things, and
request you to let us know the
lults of your deliberations on or bee
the 30th instant/' J.
Hay 26, 1831. The Session of In- m
ntown met at the immediate call F
the moderator. The pastor pre- C
ited to the Session a letter which pi
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IN THE STATE COURTS- ||
Murder Cases Disposed of by Circuit
Judges Last Week.
Guilty of manslaughter with recommendation
for mercy was the ver-, '
iict and ten years each in the state,
penitentiary was the sentence of the'
:ourt upon Luther Timmons and Mon-1
roe Willard, young men of Clinton,'
who were convicted of the killing of *
Hosea 0. Martin, Laurens civy police- j *
nan, December 14 last.
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Robert Sharpe, a young white man, J
who was charged with the killing of *
ris father several month? ago, was!
placed cn ?trial in the ccurt of gener-;c
a. sessions at Camden Saturday and c
the testimony tended to show that i
there was no doubt as to whether the ^
sen acted in the defense of his mother
in slaying his father and he was (
xmvicted of manslaughter and was
sentenced by Judge Peurifoy, to serve *
five years in the penitentiary.
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A mIiia Tumor trio/-) fnr thp miir- ^
e'er of Edwin White, cf Marion county
and convicted of manslaughter 1
last Friday, was sentenced to serve
a term of twelve years in the penitentiary
by Judge Thomas S. Sease.
The killing was done more tlian two
years ago and White's body was 1
bound, weighted and sunk in the
river. Some weeks later the body was x
discovered by a fishing party. Suspicion
fell on the Turners and the k
father, Thomas, and his two sons, 1
Mack and Archie, were arrested on ,?
the charge of murder.
On Monday the United States su- i
preme court dismissed for a want of i t
jurisdiction the appeal of Carlos Corbitt,
who is alleged tc have shot and
rilled Juie Cooper, Hugh Fanning j
?nd one other man in Orangeburg
county, from the decision of the su- j
preme court of South Carolina that j.
it was not a violation of his constitu- j
tional rights to try him on a separate
indictment for killing another
jf the three men after he had been j
I'cquitted of killing one cf them.
When the state undertook to try Cor- j
jitt, in the second case, his counsel <
interposed the plea that as all three
men were killed by Corbit at the j
same time as fast as his Tp'stol would |
fire and as a result of the same im- ^
pulse of selfdefense, the whole affair t
ivas really one act in law, and that ^
the state was undertaking: to put,
Corbltt's life twice in Jeopardy for t
Lhe same offense. The state demurred ^
to this plea and the circuit court ^
>ver-ruled the demurrer. Th*; state j
supreme court, which reversed the ?
circuit court, ordered the case <c trial,
but Chief Justice Gary allowed a
writ of error to the United States j
supreme court.
0 |S
THE HOME TOWN"
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Why We Believe in It and Why We c
Should Be for It. J
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We believe in this town because we 1
jelieve in it. We believe in it because I
t is a good town, regardless of its j
*w defects, and its people are the t
r-eers of those to be found anywhere. I
Wn mw nnt have the wealth a
>C jBome more favored communities, (
)ut it has character, and character is i
i possession which cannot be pur- I
:hased with gold.
If you beMe"e in your home town
ro\i will like it, and if you like it no
.ffort toward its improvement will be
oo great for you. o
Again we ask you to have faith in 0
our own powers; to also have faith in n
our own town. fc
When you feci like criticising it, f,
heck the thought before it is spoken, h
fou can always And something good g
o say instead, and even then the half jj
f the truth will ijever be told. w
It is a good town now, but faith, b<
jyalty and united action will make w
; a better one. bi
Our faith is in this town, brother, g
? simply faith in you, because the cl
iwn is a ^collection of yours. D
Surely your faith is not less than m
urs. bi
Let us unite?let us act?for a more G
Dhesive community.
It is your home?and ours.?Scot- b<
sh Chief. gj
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"Our Mutual Friend." *a
Tomorrow (Friday) night Mr. C. ^
Thompson, manager of the Acadey
theater, will show "Our Mutual
riend," a picturization of one of
harles Dickens famous novels. The
lay will be shown in eight acts, be- in
inning at 8* o'clock sharp. fa
YEWS LETTER
FROM HEMINGWAY
TEMS OF INTEREST AS TOLD
BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
Hemingway, March 21.?Mrs.
lolmes B. Springs and little daughter
..ouise and Holmes, Jr., of Greenville,
diss Pauline Wilson of Manning and
dr. D. I. Wilson of Oaks, wore the
quests of Mrs. W. C. Hemingway
ast Friday.
Mr. W. D. Halfacre returned Mon!ay
from Columbia, where he attendid
the State Teachers'' meeting.
Mr. Eugene Huggins spent the
reek-end at Dunn. N. C.
Miss Dess Gowdy spent tkt weeR>nd
at Lake City with her paients.
Mrs. L. G. Day is on a visit to
ler parents at Mullins.
Mrs. B. G. Eaddy spent the week nd
with her daughter, Miss Marie
:!addy, at Andrews.
Mr. Duncan Campbell is visiting
elatives at Gibson, N. C.
Rev. J. A. Campbell returned to
Gibson, N. C., Friday, after visiting
riends here.
Mrs. G. S. Hemingway spent Saturday
in Kingstree.
Mr. Robert Cox is spending a few
lays in Columbia on business.
Mesdames H. M. Pridgin. Mamie
>mith, Misses Annie and Lela Burney
ind Mr. E. L. Rogers spent Saturiay
in Georgetown.
The Adult Agriculture night school
>eing conducted here is well attended
and much interest is manifested.
Everyone interested in farming should
ake advantage of these meetings.
Miss Ruth Jlaselden, who is teachng
at Good Hope, spent Sunday at
icr home here.
Mrs. Baxley had the misfortune 01
jreaking her collar bone Saturday,
:ut we are glad to report that she
s doing nicely.
Mrs. C. C. Campbell spent the
veek-end with relatives at Gibson,
1. C.
Miss Pearl Ivey, Messrs Ward and
Newell were pleasant callers in town
Saturday.
Miss Inez Wooten and Mr. E. L.
Sogers spent Sunday in Florence.
Mr. and Mrs. Ming of Johnson-iile,
spent the week-end here with
he tatter's sister, Mrs. C. M. Lambert.
Miss Blondeli Cockfteld was hostess
o the H. Y. W. club Thursday evenng,
at her home about three miles
rom town. After the usual pleasant
lour spent with the needle and in
:onversation, the gueets enjoyed sevsial
interesting games of rook and
irogressive hearts, after which a deicious
salad course was served, Miss:c
Ira Cox and Mildred Ponton as
r'sting in serving.
Mrs. L. G. Day charmingly enterained
the club Thursday afternoon ?
>f last week, at the home of Mrs.
r. M. Eaddy. The reception hall and
>arlor were beautifully decorated in
yacinths, johnquils and ferns. "The ^
liove story" in song was greatly enoyed.
Mrs. C. C. Campbell and Myr!e
Martin cut for prize, a box of
ilary Garden Powder. The hostess,
issisted by Mrs. Eaddy and Miss Dess
k>wdy, served an ice course. The
iivited guests were Mesdames G. B..
r.graham and J. E. Hemingway.
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Death of Mrs. J. L. DuBose. [
Cades, March 20.?After an illness"
f three weeks Mrs. Ida DuBose, wife
f Mr. J. L. DuBose, died, on Wedcsday
morning March 16th and was
uried on Thursday at Hebron church,
iinerai service." being conducted by
er pastor, Rev. J. R. Johnson, Mrs.
uBose was a daughter of the late ,
[r. and Mrs. J. Myers Coker. She
as 67 years of age on the day of
er death. She had been afflicted
ith rheumatism for forty-two years
at bore it with Christian fortitude,
esides her husband, she leaves five*
ildren, Messrs. W. T., L. T. and J.
. DuBose, Mrs. M. R. D. Baker and
rs. D. L. Singletary, also several
rothers and one sister, Mrs. J. L.
owdy.
Pior. G. W. Register, Miss Elizaith
McElveen and Mrs. J. Clyde
sdcer of the Hebron school, attended
e teacher's meeting in Columbia
st week.
Mrs. F. E. Coker of Andrews, is
siting her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Gowdy.
Mr. J. Clyde Baker spent several
,yS in Columbia last week,
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Three million of the 10,000,000 cars
the United States are owned by > j
rmers. # -1