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?. J. % I ?Pj? vTnuntn W VOLUME 37?NO 22 ~ ~ THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1922 PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE I CAMPAIGN PARTY f HERE LAST WEEK; ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED VOTERS HEAR ADDRESSES OF VARIOUS CANDIDATES. Fully 800 voters gathered under the cooling shadows of the large trees in the court house yard here last Thursday to hear the candidates for TVip ramnaicn uarty was astir on the streets early in the ^ morning and created only mild inv terest. The candidates for governor were heard with some little show of interest, while the women candidates, received big ovations. Mrs. Drake, of Bennettsville, candidate for state superintendent of education, was given a big cheer by the Winthrop graduates, many of whom were among the gathering. Mrs. Drake is a graduate of Winthrop college. Cole L. Blease, candidate for governor, was given somewhat of an ovation as he arose to speak, and was presented with a bunch of zenias when he concluded his tirade on other administrations than his own. A little girl from the country presented the zenias. t The candidates made their usual speeches and failed to inject any new issues into the campaign., mom-1 as G. McLeod, of Bishopville, receiv-; I ad a big hand and also made a good t speech. He addressed part of hisj remarks directly to the newly en franchisee} women urging them to take advantage of the ballot to place' S the right kind of men and women ! F in office. f Mr. McLeod made a strong plea I for constructive economy, an econof my which would not retard progress! f1 in the state. To government he would apply the same saving methods that| the individual is applying tc his pri-j vate business to effect economy without sacrificing business. Law en-: forcement was the major issue and 4 he pledged himself to the enforcement of all laws, particularly the prohibition laws which, he said, were being violated all over the country, both in the manufacture and the re- j tailing of "the damnable stuff" which1 is debauching the people. He was' making his own campaign and wasj not running like on the demerits or failure of any man. He had never made a campaign like that, either on or off the stump. He was not boasting, but in the counties visited thus far be was like the frighted ne-1 gro leaving a razor fight, he was not running but was passing those who were. Mr. McLeod got an en-j thusiastic reception. Cole L. Blease said when he was; running for governor the two times he was elected, he was fighting for the ambition of his life. That having been achieved, he had no intention of running this year until many people, he said, besought him to make the race. He told them to get some other, but this they di 1 not do and prevailed on him to run. Referring to the prevalence of crime, he said, the crimes were being committed by those against him. > "My crowd's been behaving the last seven and one-half years," he said. After reviewing the items of differ ent general appropriation bills, he asked, "How long are you going to ' tote this burden?" It made no difference to him, but it was too much for people whose crops had been wiped out by the boll weevil or who had suffered reverses in the prices ; of cotton. Preachers prayed for the forgiveness of Christ for their congrega-l tions, but when these same preachers1 got on the streets they laid reside the, livery of Heaven and condemned himi for showing mercy by pardoning crim-, inals. In this campaign he Lad not1 promised that he would pardon any one nor had he promised that he fc would not. He would be a coward to' promise either. J. J. Cantey, candidate for governor, was heard here for the second time during the canvass. Mr. Cantey said he was waging the; most intelligent campaign ever made in the state. "I am a new force in the political affairs of the state," he said. He also commended his plat^ form aa the best ever submitted in -a South Carolina. He will withdraw * from the race if any one can produce a better. To those who were inquiring why he was not making the canvass, he would shy that neither his j health nor finances, would permit. Further, a state campaign resolved; itself into a question of physical en-1 durance. However, he would be the' (SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT UNION. Indiantown Wins Banner for Best Attendance. A large and enthusiastic gathering of the Sunday school workers of all denominations was held at Union Friday, under the auspices of the Williamsburg County Sunday School Association. Competition for the attendance banner was very close, the final count awarding it to the Indiantown Presbyterian Sunday school, with Hebron Methodist a close second. A bountiful repast was served by the ladies of Union and enjoyed by all the delegates. Special music was rendered by the local choir. Addresses on various subjects connected with Sunday school work were given by Rev. W. I. Sinnott, Rev. R. H. Ratchford, Thos. McCutchen, and State Superintendent Leon C. Palmer. For the coming year R. C. McElveen was elected president, with Miss Hattie McMurray secretary-treasurer. A full staff of departmental specialists and district presidents was also elected. next governor, even if he did not make the campaign. He reminded the voters that Harding made a few front porch speeches, while Jimmie Cox made hundreds throughout the United States, and Mr. Harding won by 7,000,000 majority. His opponents did not have sufficient intelligence to prescribe remedies for conditions they admitted existed. The substance of their speeches was: "Here I stand on two little chips come and kiss my pretty ruby lips." Taxation was a great subject for a demagogue or stale politician. Equalization is the only plan for relief known to civilization. Duncan Keeps Up Fire. John T. Duncan continued to throw his verbal brickbats. He said figures had been juggled here so fast this morning that he could not keep up. He did not believe any of it. Figures did not lie, but it was so easy to lie in quoting them.. Cole Blease was going over the state again like a whirligig, trying to make the people dissatisfied with progress. It was a J ??i??nfoTO tVip intelligence DOU VVIIUHVUWMiJ VM ?MV ? Q of the people. Mr. Blease was, he thought, the only man who could make political capital out of the boll weevil. / Harking back to the meeting in Darlington when an attempt was made to howl Mr. Duncan down, the speaker said a few days later at Florence the former governor staged a walkout of his followers when Mr. Duncan was introduced. It was only a few minutes, however, until they all came back and it was necessary for Mr. Blease to play a return engagement for these in Florence Wednesday night, where a special meeting was held for the former governor. The Florence voters would continue to need a wet nurse until the election, he said, and Mr. Blease would likely be called in a third time. George K. Laney was scheduled as ^ ^ " <MikAmofAvio1 nunrli. tUC Iirsv ux ure ^uuuuowikm vuttvu date to speak, but did not show up when his name was called, so had to speak last Mr. Laney said there was "much politics" going on in this campaign. The wires were being pulled. "I've got a record in the general assembly for the 20 years I was there, and I don't propose to have it beclouded or dragged in the mud. I do not propose to see that record I made for the boys and girls of this state belittled. All I ask from a newspaper or an individual is fair play. I am running on my own merit, and on my record and on my own platform, and there is no machine behind me," he said. His platform was tax reform and he was no recent convert to this. He was a member of the first committee appointed to make a special study of the tax question with the view of reforming the tax system. He had fought zealously last session of the general assembly for the measure which cut the state levy five and one-half mille, all of which was taken off the farm lands of the state and the stocks of good* of merchants. To vote against him, the people would have to walk over that record, over his fight to the boys and the girls an ean^^tShce in school, and over hu^ontest for the masses of the^pople the 20 years he was in th^general assembly. He had been dubbed "the poor 'man's friend" at a time when it was (Continued on last page) REAL OPPORTUNITY 0 NOW IN OR ENTERIN FIRST CASH AWARDS WON BY X L. MIMS, WHO ARE CLC OTHER EAGEI TWO MORE CASH AWARD! THE FIELD FOB NEW AND REN WONDERFUL OPPORTUNI WILL REAI In checking up the work for the' first period of The County Record's Salesmanship Club, which ended Tuesday at 5 o'clock p. m., it was found ' that the workers in the Campaign ^ are very close together, the winners ^ ! winning over each other and over one j1 or two others by a very, very small 1 margin, while those a little farther^ behind are bent on making themselves J winners. |1 We appreciate the work that has (( been done, but despite the effort put forth by the workers, the result has 1 j been meagre, due, of course, to the * fact that the great staple crop of I the county is just beginning to be 1 | marketed. Now that tobacco is mov- 1 | ing, the hundreds of present sub- * scribers will be glad to renew and J new people will add their names to the Record's list of readers. For this j < reason those who have done only a! ' * * - ? ? v-,.: i f little worx, or who nave wxn uc?- (tating about entering the campaign,! can now jump into the race in earn-! 1 est and roll up a big business, for T we are confident that as much business can be secured now, in new and I * renewal subscription business, in one 1 week's time, as has been done in the * past three weeks the campaign has * been running. The field for new subscriptions has s scarcely been touched. Anyone inter- J ested in Williamsburg county, or in this section of South Carolina?any- ^ body who is interested in boosting (s the value of his real estate?his business?even the value and permanen- s ; cy of his job?who does not take the 1 local paper, is not doing HIS FULLJ DUTY to his TOWN or COMMUNI- ji I TY. The County Record invites everybody who is not now subscribing ? to do so at once, not only because 1 we want your subscription, but be-. cause YOU need The County Record J in your home if you are to be in- ( formed on the life of your community. 1 If you are now a subscriber we know that you will renew; if you are ^ not a subscriber we know that you 1 will be; but if you wish to assist a worker in our campaign, hand in your ] 1 subscription or renewal NOW?TO- 1 DAY?and assist the Lustier of your 1 choice. If the large number of names en- ( tered in our Campaign, thus far, on- ^ , ly a few have shown real personal 1 interest. Much of the voting has 'been due to the interest of friends who wish to see some favorite win. Prom now on greater personal in- < terest will be developed, but in order ? ; that those who are bent on winning and to that end are putting forth < every effort to make a fair show, we t are eliminating the uninterested ones, < j and from now on all contestants who fail to make a report once a week, ' or who fail to keep in touch with the i campaign manager by reporting that they are at least interested and try- ( ' ing, are subject to being dropped i i without further notice. Cash Awards. i1 i The cash which was awarded Tuesday, August 1st, was won by Mrs. L. S. Dennis of Kingstree, and Mrs. J. L. Mims of Kingstree, Rt. 2. This was the first cash award. The sec- . ! ond cash award will be given on next J Tuesday. Fkve dollars will go to the worker, in Kingstree, or in the county j who reports the greatest amount of ^ , new subscription business for the ; week. Five dollars will go to the j worker who reports the next greatest amount of new subscription business ^ i for the week. Win one of these cash \ awards?the effort will assist ma- , I ' x?4-^-rrnvA 4-Via ttnnnmtr nf ** T^OrH. leriuuy lunaiu maw ?. 6 ? Big Vote Credit. c The biggest credit offer for the re- t mainder of the campaign ends at 5 p. im. Tuesday, August 8. Until that ^ tia Eonus Credit of 100,000 will j befgiven for each $15.00 of subscrip1tjMi business turned in. This offer mill not be repeated, and for the pe- j riods following the credit value will ? 1 be decidely decreased. s i Claude A. Swanson is renominated t [for the U. S. Senate from Virginia 1 j by a majority of 50,000 over Ex-gov- t 1 ernor Davis. I I iPENING FOR THOSE G RECORD CAMPAIGN [RS. L. S. DENNIS AND MRS. J. )SELY FOLLOWED BY I WORKERS. [TO BE MADE TUESDAY EWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS OFFERS TIES FOR THOSE WHO ,LY TRY. Personals From Hemingway. Hemingway, August 1.?Mrs. W. 2. Memingway and daughters, Misses Vfildred and Belle and son Walter, Hisses Nan and Jane Hemingway eturned Monday from a two day's ttay at Myrtle Beach. Misses Edna and Marie Eaddy and yiene Hemingway returned Saturlay from Summer school at Winthrop Allege. Mrs. Van Harper and daughter, liouise spent last week at Myrtle 3each. Mrs. W. T. Hemingway, Misses Anlie and Ina Burney, E. L. Rogers and 3. W. Haselden returned Sunday :rom a few days' camping trip at tfyrtle Beach. Messrs John J. Snow, Duncan Campbell, W. T. Hemingway, Stephen [jambert, Blisses Harper and Scott (pent Sunday at Myrtle Beach. Miss Victoria Thames and Bertie David returned Sunday from several veeks' stay at Myrtle Beach. Dr. and Mrs. Balford Haselden and Hr. Watts Venters of Sanford, Fla., irrived Saturday night to spend some ;ime with their parents here, making he trip in their cars. Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Venters and on, Louie Venters, are visiting Mrs. Tim Grimble at John's Island. Mrs. G. B. Eaddy and Miss Annie Jurney left Monday for a week's itay at Pawley's Island. Miss Burney, after a two weeks' itay, returned Tuesday to Fort Mclenry, Baltimore, Md. Miss Ruth Harmon is visiting i iends at Cultinary. Misses Sallie and Ruth Haselden [pent last week in Charleston with Natives. Mrs. A. E. Flowers and children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shine and chiliren left Monday for a two day's stay at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Huggins and family left Tuesday for a week's stay it Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hyman of Pam>lico, arrived Tuesday to make their lome in our town. Mr. Hyman is nanager of the Ham Live Stock Co. Mrs. Sam J. Man gum and little laughter arrived Monday to be with tfr. Mangum, who is on the tobacco narket here. o Personal Mention From Lanes. Lanes, August 2.?Mr. Ray Jowjrs of Sumter, was in town Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gamble, Jr., >f Kingstree, spent Sunday here as an^ Mrs. J. C. i1c gucova \jjl iut ? _ jraham. Mrs. E. E. Rogers was called home ruesday by the illness of her husband n Dillon. Mr. Ashton Carrington and sister >f Summerton, are the guests of Mr. ind Mrs. S. W. McClary this week. Miss May Graham returned Thurslay from Ashville, where she has >een attending the Ashville Normal. Thomas G. McLeod of Bishopville, notored to Lanes Thursday en route o Georgetown. Mr. Bennette McCullough is spendng a few days on Pawley's Island his week. The families of Mr. and Mrs. H. ?. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mciflary, Mr. and Mrs. Joyner and Mr. ind Mrs. C. A. Coleman motered to 'ocalla Spring Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCullough re J * fine wppV urnea iruin dcuhchomiu- ??? ...... \rhere they were the guests of Mrs. HcCulIough's relatives. Mrs. Drake of Bennettsville, canlidate for superintendent of educaion, was a visitor in Lanes Friday. A delightful chicken supper was riven at the McClary place Monday light. o The famous Ferris wheel of Paris s being torn down to make way for i more profitable investment. The ixle of the structure alone weighs r2,000 pounds, and is set at a (Usance of 164 feet from the ground, t was built in 1900, at the time of he Paris Exhibition, from plans of ? iwioricoTi Modneer. ; ci i IS) au \ "HUMAN INTEREST" i IN THE DAILY NEWS. Odd Tales as Cul'ed from Many Newspapers the Country Over. I In New York, where anything may and many things do, happen, a woman was shot five times by her husband because he caught her going out with other men. Most people I shot even once will complain about I it, but Mrs. Margaret Maher not on- 1 ly refused to swear out information j against her husband, but defied the ] judge, who ordered her, in the pub- 1 lie interest, to do so. "I deserved i to be shot!" she answered. . If you have a supposed "dud" or other innocent-appearing shell brought as a souvenir from "over there," make sure it isn't loaded. A Watertown, New York man had a shell used as a door weight, and the sun heated it and it exploded and killed eight children. Two women stowaways who managed to conceal themselves until they reached this country from Russia, claimed to be opera singers and able to support themselves. They were ordered deported back to Russia. Whereupon both of them said that sooner than return they would kill themselves, as death was infinitely preferable to the dishonor, torture, and degradation which would be their lot if tHey went back to the land of Bolshevism and Soviet government. A Maiden, Mass., man was cruel to his horse, failing to provide it with proper shelter and food. The wise judge, before whom the man was brought, ordered the horse turned out to graze and the man to be confined for two days and nights in the horse's scan in cue SLauiv w ?cc uun i<> ic? ( to be a horsel \ President Harding hasn't come , J right out in meeting and said that1 ] daylight saving without a dock:, change, tried out on official Washing-1 ton, D. C., is a failure exactly, but i j he has said, to the utter relief of < every one concerned, that as far as this administration can rule it, day- } light saving in Washington is dead ( in the future, unless congress acts. ^ '! News From Indian town. I ^ j Indiantown, July 31.?Mr. and Mrs. j Bethel DuRant and children of Un-1 j ion, were visitors at Indiantown Sunday afternoon. j Miss Mildred Wilson, stenographer ^ i for the clerk of court at Kingstree,j ( : is spending a two weeks' vacation' ^ ""' k lw??" narants ' niMt IIVA *, v l Miss Bertha Stuckey of Hartsville, J is spending the week with her cousin, j Miss Hattie Stuckey. Rev. S. C. Dunlap of Union, spent . (several days last week with Mr. H. i P. Snowden. 1 Miss Bernice Gause of Cowards, is spending a few days here with her j I sister, Mrs. William Bartell. ' |. Mr. Dodd Daniel, Jr., a student of j' ! Georgia Tech, Atlanta, arrived here Friday to spend a month's vacation . with his parents. j; I Mr. Ralph Snowden returned to! ' Chick Springs Saturday, after a [' week's stay at his home here, j Mr. Ross Rollins had the misfor-j tune of having' a looacco oarn uc-; stroyed by fire Saturday night. Miss Grace Wilson entertained a :few of her friends at a card party j at her home Wednesday night. One of the most delightful social ; events of the summer was the party ( given by Misses Alberta and Gertrude Stuckey at their home on Thursday j night. About fifty or sixty young people were present. Several interesting games were played and delicii ous punch was served throughout the 1 : evening. Quite a crowd was present to witness the baseball game between In- j I diantown and Cedar Swamp on the local grounds Saturday afternoon. 4 The game, which was loosely played J and featured by errors on both sides, j resulted in a score of 11 to 10 in . - - . it favor of Indiantown. , The young people of this community are planning a house party at Pawley's Island sometirfie in the near future. I f 11 * The contract for the rebuilding of i [the burned portion of the James C. f : Furman Hall of Science at Furman t j University has been awarded and the i work of rehabilitating the damaged c structure is already considerably ad- \ vanced. It is the expectation of the i ' contractor to have the building fin- t lished, the equipment installed and i |the laboratories ready for use early t in the session. i TOBACCO SALES OPENED TUESDAY LARGE QUANTITY OFFERED? FARMERS SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED WITH PRICES. The Independent or non-cooperative tobacco market opened Tuesday in this state with sales totaling something like a million pounds at prices ranging from three to fifty cents. Prom reports coming to this office there was considerable disappoinment among the farmers in this section. A. good deal of the tobacco was takes back home by them and so strong seas the conviction that they were lot receiving a just price that hundreds of them expressed a desire to |oin the cooperative association and plead for a reopening of the Association's membership books so that v they might enroll. This was done at Lake City after authority had been granted by association headquarters at Raleigh. In this immediate section sales were conducted at Andrews and Gree[yville, the larger sales were confined to Lake City, Mulfins, Conway, Darlington, Dillon, Nichols, Marion and Lamar where independent or nocooperative warehouses are being operated. The largest sale on the opening day was at Lake City where more than half million pounds were bandied, the opening being celebrated with a big barbecue dinner. The average price for the sales in the state, we think, will hardly ?ceed that of last year at the opening sales. The outstanding feature of tfae opening of the market this year was the inauguration of the new system of grading and tieing, the same as bas been the custom in other tobac10 growing states for years past. A number of citizens from this place have attended the sales at Lake City, Greelyville and Andrews. It is reported from Raleigh this morning that the opening of the Cooperative market will be delayed until next week as a consequence of the association having reopened- its Dooks to admit as members those formers who are dissatisfied with the old system. Canning Demonstration - Tomorrow. Program of the meeting to be held ">?? ?? rtia n/Mirf Virmc* c/maM. Pri 1^11 VI* WitV W?MV MVMW\ ? wy ^ iay August 4th, by home demonstration workers. 10 a. m.?Canning, by Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, assisted by club girls. Fancy packs in glas"v canning in tin,using burpee sealer. 11 a. m.?Preserving and special recipes for using figs, citron, grapes, peaches and watermelon rinds, Mrs. Dora Dee Walker. Songs md yells by club girls. 12?Cooking a whole dinner in 20 minutes, using the steam pressure cooker. L p. m.?Picnic lunch. 2:30 p. m.?Pickling. i p. m.?Talk on fall gardening and general discussions. Any cne will have a chance to ask Sirs. Walker any questions concerning all pleases of gardening and canning, pickling or preserving. Eeverybody invited. How shall we J f J cncw that these tiungs are gooa ix we do not taste them, come and find >ut for yourself. MISS HATTIE J. McMURRAY, Home Demnostration Agent o "B. V. D." Sues Substitutore. What is expected to be the first nove in a general crusade for the >rotection of advertisers against substitution and "pirating" was begun ecently in Atlanta, Ga., when the 3. V. D. company, manufacturers of i widely advertised brand of underwear, filed suit in the federal court :or an injunction against two Atanta merchants for alleged substiution of other makes of underwear or "B. V. Ds." In addition, Frank . Schechter, general counsel for the 3. V. D. company, announced that s l number of other suits will be begun mmediately for the protection of the , 'air dealing merchants, who are far n the majority, according to Mr. Schechter, and for the protection of he public against unfair merchandisng practicies. Damages, the amount >f which was net stated in the suit cere asked against the two : nerchants. The suits .declare au.. he good will of the B. V. D. company s valued at more than $100,000, and hat the trademark "B. V. D." is vorth far in excess of this sum. * -v . .. .m