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?ljc County |kcori>. ?x , ? ' VOLUME 37?NO. 23 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. G, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1922 PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE (WORKERS WHO WOUI EARN MANYJ THOSE WHO WOULD MEET SUC FOR AND TO SEEK SUBSCRIP BEING SUPPORTED BY TOW The real workers in The County Record's Salesmanship Club Campaign, those who understand the value of systematic work, are coming up to the front rank in the Standing * ? of Workers, and staying there. These workers are using judgment by getting into the front rank, for in this way they show their friends that they want one of the FORD CARS, that they are trying to earn it, and that th v expect the support of their friends to the extent of a subscription to their home paper. The workers are realizing us theyi ? *V><* T*rrr1r tViaf tbpv have l gV VU r.iwu VA1V ?*v??| vmw w to ASK to receive; that they have to SEEK to find; and that when they ask for and seek for subscriptions for The County Record, they get them, for all wide-awake citizens, those who are interested in their home town and country and in the various enterprises which are assisting in its growth and advancement, the tobacco grower who reads each week valuable facts regarding the Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Association in which he is vitally interested, as well as news cf the county and the world, are showi ng their appreciation of the effort being made and the work being done by their local paper, and are renewing or subscribing for The County Record, now; the workers further realize that if they seek for these subscriptions early and fete, The County Record will pay them liberally in awards and cash commissions, for in this campaign, all are guaranteed something, either an award 01 a cash commission. Workers realize that there are only a few more weeks in which to choose between victory and defeat? success or failure?and with this thought in mind are not overlooking a single opportunity to increase their credits; they are thinking and planning constantly for success, remembering always that their competitors, as keen and as resourceful as themselves, are racking some very acute minds with the same thought in view. Leading workers are bustling with preparation that will make them winners of the cash awards that are being given weekly, and with one accord are fighting valiantly and determinedly toward the goal. They know that it is not LUCK that wins ?It is systematic planning and WORK, and if they would win a FORD CAR they must earn MANY of the BONUS CREDITS we are giving this week for each $18.00 worth of business reported Those who THINK they can do this, CAN do it and WILL do it, in spite of any imagined handicap, and a goodly number of these BONUS CREDITS will mean a FORD CAR a little later on. j Cash Awards. The cash awards this week were won by Mrs. L. S. Dennis, of Kingstree, and Mrs. W. F. Prevatt, of Cades. This is the second cash award won by Mrs. Dennis, who is encouraged by the work she is ac' corapiuuuug. These two workers are closely fol/ lowed by Sirs. J. L. Mims, Miss Hattie Stucky;, J. D. McElveen, Miss Maude Allene Kinder, who have it in their minds to win, while Miss Minnie Britton, Miss Lei a Burney and Miss Chloe Douglas are striving now fojr that overwhirling number of credits that will prevent needless worry a little later on. Another cash award of $5 will go Tuesday to the worker whether in Kingstree or the county who reports maotoei' ommint. nf hllSinPSS for I 1>11C this week. ?____ ^ Fourth Standing of Workers. Kingstrec Mrs. L. S. Dennis 350,600 Miss Maude Allene Kinder __300,000 Kingstree, R. F. D? 1. Miss Alma Dukes 150,0001 Mrs. J. L. Mims 350,400 Cowards Miss Alma Smith 118,000 ^ Cades f Mrs. W. F. Prevatt 350,500 Greelyville Miss Willie Register 100,000 Miss Henry Louise Johnson .80,000 Hour ^ Miss Minnie Britton 120,000 i J) WIN MUST BONUS CREDITS NOW!; CESS ARE NOT AFRAID TO ASK TIONS. REAL WORKERS ARE N AND COUNTY BOOSTERS. OFFICER IS WOUNDED. Clarendon Official Shot by Negro; Who Escapes. Manning, Aug. 7.?Last night Rural Policemen Peary and Gamble went about five miles into the coun-i try to arrest Alex Butler, negro. It: seems that several negroes had been in a general row end Butler, it is al-1 leged, had used his knife on two of; the party. When the officers located; him he showed fight and before Of-j ficer Gamble could arrest him he: opened fire with a shotgun, shooting j Mr. Gamble's pistol out of his hand| and with it the little finger from his right hand. Butler immediately dashed, throwing down his gun and though Officer Peary emptied his pistol at him he made a getaway. The sheriff and two other officers scoured the woods in the vicinity last night without finding any trace of him. Officer Gamble is painfully though notf dangerously wounded. o Brief News From Hemingway. j Hemingway, Aug., 8.?Mr. and Mrs.; Jack Hyman spent Sunday at Pamplico with relatives. Miss Myriam Talavast of George-1 town, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs., Van Harper. Miss Dunn of Newberry, is visit-! ing friends r*ul relatives here. Mrs. Sam Mangum and little daugh-1 ter left Saturday for Pawleys Island, where they will spend some time. Mrs. J. M. Eaddy and sons, Ma-i rion and Charles, Mrs. D. G. Huggins and daughters, Nanna Mary, Anna Dell and Frances, Mrs. C. M. Lambert and son, Ralph, Mrs. Lizzie Cook and Miss Cox left Tuesday for a week's stay at Myrtle Beach. Miss Hattie Venters delightfully entertained the young folks with a peanut boiling at her home last Fri-j day evening. Every one present was j sorry when the hour came for them i to take their departue. , Mr. Frank McLeod of Sumter, was | in town Saturday and Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Simmons and' family, formerly of this place but. now of Timmonsville, spent Sunday; Iiom M-itVi Viic Krnthpr Mr D. W. 1 Simmons. The ladies' Bible class closed its; membership contest a few weeks ago, J the Blues being victorious; so the Reds, the losing side, gave the Blues: a picnic at Snow's Lake Thursday.!' Only a small percent of the Blues attended which was their loss, on: account of *he bountiful dinner that was spread, also plenty of water melons and lemonade. The Epworth League had a very, interesting program Sunday evening the subject being "League Recreation." Our league is always well attended by the young folks and is a wide-awake league. Mr^ and Mrs. George Hemingway and daughter, Miss Ellen, spent Sunday afternoon with relatives at Indiantown. Mr. C. Hemingway has return-j ed from Spartanburg, where he had; been attending summer school. Mrs. Balford Haselden, Miss Hat-j tie Venters and Mr. Watts Venters} are spending this week with their j sister, Mrs. Jim Grimble on John's Island. / * : O A head line says "Prosperity is just around the corner.' Seems to i us that it must be bound there hard and fast. Miss Margie Gamble 85,000' i Hemingway Miss Gertrude Stucky 110,000 ; Miss Lela Burney 120,000 Miss Chloe Douglas 120,000 Lanes ij. D. McElveen 298,900 New Zion Miss Vera Fleming 80,dC>0 Nesmith , Miss Hattie Stucky 299MpP Sutton* Miss Pauline Cooper ^^^^_101,900 Miss Lelia Broach 110,0001 Salters^epot [Marion McClary 80,000J I Trio | Miss Lona Lockliear 100,800 'Miss Mary Etta Mocre 110,000 I MANY ARE KILLED i AND INJURED BY FAILURE OF ENGINEER TO HEED WARNING BY SIGNAL. Failure of an engineer to heed aj block signal causes the rear-end col-, lision on the Missouri Pacific at1 Sulphur Springs, Mo., last Sunday night in which thirty-eight persons were killed and about 137 injured, twenty-five seriously, according to as- i sistant general manager of the road.' A fast passenger vestibuled stell train No. 4, running at full speed, crashed into No. 32, a local, composed of five wooden day coaches, a baggage and an express car as the en- ! gine was taking on water with the coaches stretching back on a trestle | over Glaise creek. The impact hurled two of the lo-( * - * ? a. I C&l coacnes aown a miy-iooi. eniutuu.- . ment edging the Mississippi and tele- i scoped four other coaches, crushing. a number of passengers to death in I their seats. Both trains were behind them, the fast passenger, running from Fort Worth, Texas, to St. Louis, carrying 160 passengers, and1 the local 100 persons. Engineer Matt Glenn, of St. Louis,1 engineer of the fast passenger, fail-J ed to heed a block signal warning j him the track was not clear ahead. Glenn, 57 years old, an engineer for; thirty-five years without a black mark against his reccrd, was killed! when he jumped from his cab just' before the crash. Edward Tinsley,! also of St. Louis, firman of No. 4,: remained at his post and was injur-, ed seriously. Engineer Gleen shortly before arriving in Sulphur Springs received: orders "on the run" to pull over on I a siding at Cliff Cave, ten miles ncrth of the village, to allow "Sunshine Special No. 1," en route from St.: - - - a.- ; J-iOUis zo l exas polnu, lu ouu i the engineer failed to heed the signal because he apparently was reading these orders when he passed the block. The orders were found near | his body. Ghouls appeared on the scene shortly after the crash aAd robbed the dead and dying. Only one \yas ar-j jested and he said his name was) William Hall, of St Louis. Several j pieces of wearing apparel taken from the unfortunate were found cn his person and a Bible was in his waist. The Bible, it was said, had been the property of the Rev. V. 0. Pensley, of Desoto, one of those killed. The dead and injured were spread overi an area of several city blocks and chicken crates, automobile cushions, baggage and the railroad tracks constituted their couches. The little village of 150 inhabitants was unable to care for the injured and they along with th2 dead were taken to. St. Louis and Desoto. CLASH AT LAKE CITY. . t | Trouble is Narrowly Averted by Pres-, ence of Sheriff Burch. ; i Only the prompt intervention of Deputy Sheriff Larrie Burch is believed to have averted serious trouble in; Lake City yesterday afternoon result- j ing from aversion of independent to- j bacco warehouse interests to the growers pool. According to the information gained through the sheriffs! office, day before yesterday, during, the sale on one of the floors, the auc- j tioneer observed an Olanta citizen,! named Proctor, who seemed to him i to be soliciting everyone else on the I floor. The auctioneer is said to have j suspected that Proctor was working the tvade for the pool and to have got- j ten a couple of friends to aid him in; putting Proctor off the floor. They are said later to have used Proctor ; very roughly. Resenting the treatment, Proctor, who is understood now to be an insurance agent and was soliciting policies at the time the auctioneer thought he was working for the pool,: gathered some of his friends and returned to the floor yesterday. Whenj this fact became known, friends of e^P commenced to rally to their re^ective man. MDeputy Larrie Burch happened to re in Lake City on some other business. Seeing the way the situation was developing, he called via long dis-, tance for Deputy Maxy Burch, with Deputies Connor and Sims to come to his aid at once. He was able to keep the two warring factions apart till aid arrived and then the threatened outbreak was averted.?Saturday's Florence Daily Times. LIVELY TIME AT JOHNSONVILLE FLORENCE COUNTY CANDIDATES AND JOHNSONVILLE CITIZENS GET INTO WRANGLE. Mondays Florence Daily Times says: "Whatever excitement the state and district political campaigns have lacked to date, the county campaign, in Johnsonville Saturday afternoon, made up for?in full. "S. W. Young, of Olanta, in advocating his candidacy for the lower branch of the state legislature, emphasized that he stood for "law and order." Just at this point, his recommendation was interrupted by Charlie Prosser, in the audience, who stated he desired to ask a question. "Certainly," Mr. Young replied, without hesitancy. 'I'll be glad to have you ask me any question and as many of them as you wish.' " 'If you stand for law and order,' returned Mr. Prosser, "why in h didn't you prosecute those Truluck boys?' One may recall that last fall, while Mr. Young was away with his family, a party of thieves broke into his house, bodily carried away a massive iron safe, and robbed it of about $60,000 worth of securities, including mortages, notes, liberty bonds, and some other valuables. Subsequently, some of the Truluck boys in that section were arrested and charged with the crime. The cases tfere dropped for some reason, generally supposed in the lower section of the county, it is said, because of family relations. At any rate, the matter seemed to I have been forgotten till Mr. Prosserj sprung it on Mr. Young, as the prin- i cipal prosecutor,'before the big audi-i ence in Johnsonville last Saturday, j " 'I am not hiding behind my Wife's i shirt tail,' replied Mr. Young. " 'Nor am I hiding behind my Wife's' shirt tails,' replied Mr. Prosser. " 'Neither have I ever given a check; which has been turned down by the bank,' added Mr. Young. 'Do youj mean to insinuate that my check ever! has been turned down?' queried Mr., Prosser, scrambling among the bench-; es as if he were going after Mr. j Young. " 'When God made me,' parried Mr. j Young, 'He didn't put any scare in i the mix.' "Yes and when God made me, he made a man,' rejoined Mr. j Pro ser. ; " 'I'll meet you right outside just j as soon as this is over,' Mr. Young i said, promptly accepting the challenge.1 '111 be there,' said Mr. Prosser. "Mr. Young resumed his speaking, j without showing any undue excite- j ment, either, under the circumstances, j though he is a man well advanced in \ years. Mr. Prosser retired to the * * 11 1 I eage 01 ine meeting uuu u;uuiicm?u to walk up and down so that he and Mr. Young could meet readily as soon as the latter had finished his, address. "Mayor Prosser then undertook to avert any clash between the two., The ma or, taking Mr. Prosser by the arm, led him to one side and attempted to reason with him. Mr. Prosser was not in the mood to reason, and ; when the mayor persisted, he moved as if to shake off the mayor. Mayor j Prosser is a man of advanced years' himself but he was game?and tried to hold Mr. Prosser forcibly. "Before anyone had time to size up, the situation or to act, Mr. Prosser | had turned all the force and strength; of his rage onto the mayor, whom he i felled with a terrific blow. "Immediately council was convened | in special session to try Mr. Prosser.: After hearing the evidence, it sen-;; tenced him to pay $15 fine or work on | the streets for so many days. "'I am not going to pay you any 1 money and I am not going to chop a j sprig of grass on any streets, either,' | '< promptly asserted Mr. Prosser?and1 got up and walked out. At last re- ; ports, council had not yet enforced 1 its sentence." ' o Mr. Tucker C. Watkins of South,.: Boston, Va., who is general manager, of warehouses for the Tobacco Grow- ' erh' Cooperative Association was in i! Tr* 1.~? nrliila MATI/IOV 1 IVing'Strce lux a axxui-v uuuv iuviiuwj , . He was well pleased with the man- ; ner in which tobacco was being han-ij died here by the association. ii o 1 i On Wednesday evening Miss Ruby Thorne entertained quite a few with j a dance party in honor of Miss Blake-! j ley's house party guests. Some ] played bridge while .others danced.; Delicious fruit punch was served i throughout the evening and every- ! body spent a most enjoyable evening. ? ' '-AV . -*i> , COOPERATIVE MARK1 REPORTS ARE ALMOST 2,000,000 POUNDS OF TO BY ASSOCIATION ON FIRS PAYMENTS ' SON KILLS FATHER. Son Admits Shooting in Defense of Mother and Sisters. A. Jeff Gregory, prominent fanner and formerly cotton weigher at Kershaw, was shot and kill by his son, Paul Gregory, at his home a few miles from Kershaw last Friday morning. Young Gregory used a 38 caliber rifle, four bullets taking effect to cause almost instaneous death. Young Gregory, himself, gave the alarm, telephoning to friends in Kershaw that he had killed his father. He was taken into custody within a few hours after the killing and is now in the Camden jail facing trial on a charge of murder. Young Gregory is about 18 years old, but is small for his age, having been crippled by an attack of infantile paralysis. The only eye witnesses of the patricide, if any, are members of the immediate family and these have declined to make any statement about the shooting. The boy, after having confessed to firing the four shots to persons first reaching the house has refused to make any further statements, except to say that he acted in defence of his mother and sisters. Mr. Gregory was about 50 years old and is prominently connected and well known in both Kershaw and Lancaster counties. He is survived by his widow and five daughters and two sons. o Items From Old Indiantown. Indian town, Aug., 8.?Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rollins of Atlanta, Ga., are spending the week here with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rollins. Mrs. Jas. Munnerlyn of Rome, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Snowden. Miss Minnie Glaze of Orangeburg, is here on an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. L. R. Rollins. Miss Dunn of Newberry, is spending several days with her cousins, Misses Gertrude and Alberta Stuckey. Misses Lucile and Merle Coleman of Hymansville, spent the past week with tl^eir aunt, Mrs. J. H. Bartell. Messrs. D. E. and James McCutchen and Misses Bessie and Jennie McCutchen spent the week-end with relatives in Bifhopville. Misses Margaret and Dorothy Daniel are spending the week with relatives and friends in Kingsctree. Miss Bertha Stucky returned to her home in Hartsville Saturday, after spending several weeks with relatives here. Miss Mildred Wilson returned to Kingstree Sunday, after spending two weeks with her parents. Rev. W. R. Pritchett left Monday for Goldsboro, N. C., where he will spend a two weeks vacation with his mother. T ^ TTwinn itev. J. r. Ulituicn oun VJ. uuivu, will carry on a protracted meeting here from August 27th to September 3rd. o Death of Mrs. Murphy. Mrs. Lenora S. Murphy, widow of the late Robert Murphy, d^d at the home of her sisters, Misses Anna and Bettie McClary on Mill street at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. She had been in declining health for some time and her death was not a surprise to her host of friends and relatives in this community. Mrs. Murphy was born in this county in December 1837 and had she lived until December this year would have been 85 years old. The greater part of her long and useful life was spent in and near Kingstrec. She is survived by three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Misses Anna and Bettie McClary of this place and Mr. Sam McClary of Atlanta, Ga. Mr Murphy died about thirty years ago, and since his death she has made her home with her sisters here. She tvas a member of the Presbyterian ehurch. Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. John Davis, and interment was made in the Will;amsourg cemetery Tuesday morning. Subscribe now for The Record. 1' <% TS OPEN; VERY SATISFACTORY BACCO HANDLED IN THIS STATE T DAY?ADVANCE CASH ' TO SELLERS. 1 Close to 2,000,000 pounds of tobacco were handled by the forty receiving points of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association in the South Carolina belt Mondav. and from ev ery cooperative market come reports of successful operation and satisfaction on the part of the member growers. . ' Never was there a more orderly opening of tobacco markets than took place Monday on the warehouse floors of the growers association throughout the state. With the precision of clock-work the machinery of the big cooperative association moved into action without a hitch, and orderly marketing was attained at the first day's trial. In contrast to the shouts of buyers, the trampling of tobacco, the shifting of piles and the hurried in spection of the growers' product, a golden stream has moved continonsly from wagons to graders, from gradeds to weighers and on to the everaccumulating piles cf the weed in the storage rooms of the association, i Posted conspicuously in the warehouses were the advance cash payments to be made for each grade, and as the tobacco passed by the weighers it paid tribute to the growers in the form of checks and participation receipts, which were made out according to the weight and grade of his tobacco for each grower mem- I ber. The careful and thorough grading I of each piece as it passed through the hands of experienced graders on every market was the feature that especially enthused the growers, and the uniformity of grrades and prices on various markets was notable. Richard R. Patterson, general manager of the leaf department; T. C. tj Watkins, manager of warehouses for the association; A. R. Breedlove and C. B. Cheatham, of the leaf depart- , ment, and other officials of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association visited the cooperative ware- , , :* bouses at Lake City, Timmonsville, Kingstree, Darlington and Olanta, personally assisting the graders in their work. . Complete satisfaction was expressed by the great majority of growers, who were greatly impressed by the orderly system of marketing and the fir-t cash advances paid. The first I advances on all grades were a wel come surprise to most of the growers, and ranged from $15.75 to $1.20. Many growers stated that they had received more on their first advance from the cooperative than last year's average for their entire crop. The Market at Kingstree. What is said in the above report of the market in the state, sent out from headquarters of the association in Florence, applies to Kingstree." The opening of the market here was a revelation to all who witnessed the orderly manner in which the business of the great association was conducted. Every member who had tobacco here was wel' satisfied, and many of them were highly elated over the appraisement of vtheir tobacco and the cash advance received on it. One man told us that his advance on a thousand pounds was more than he received last season for all he * produced of a similar grade on one acre. The Wilkins and the Nelson warehouses are in use here so far, for grading and weighing. The paying office is at the Nelson house where a competent staff of clerks are kept busy keeping the record of each member's tobacco and passing out drafts or checks as advance payments. The drafts are issued on Richmond but there are sign all about telling the farmers that "any bank in Kingstree will gladly cash your draft without charge." o On Wednesday evening Miss Elizabeth Stackley entertained in honor of Miss Derrick's guests, the Misses Thorntons. Despite the unfavorable weather a large crowd was present. Several games and progressive conversation were the principal feature of entertainment. A delicious r of lavender and white block . * 1 and cake was served. - o Born Saturday, August 5, to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wingate, a fine boy. Mother and child getting along nicely. , t ? *