Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Sturdy Sapling It requires many ye a great tree. You canno # \ It may take time to but it can finally be acco ft consistent*}- maintained. u Why not open an inti * ers & Merchants Nations | Farmers & Mer ? Lake City, - _ Items of Local Interest THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1922 Dr. Frank 0. Lentz spent Tuesday in Florence. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nesmith spent Friday in Sumter. Eev. C. C. Derrick spent several s days this week in Lamar. Miss Florence Jacobs spent Sunday in Darlington with friends. Dr. Ziegler spent last week-end with friends in Charleston. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Earle Cook, on Saturday August 26, a girl. . Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Gilliland have ' returned from a visit to Fountain Inn. Mrs. Ferrell cf Charleston is the guest of Mrs. T. E. Arrowsmith this week. * * Miss Ade.ine Shuler is spending \ some time with her homefolk in Vance. Miss Mary Woodley of Florence, is the guest of Mrs. L. S. Weinberg " this week. * * Mjss Virginia Harmon of Florence, is the guest of Mrs. W. P. Meadows thi<* week. Mr. J. S. Jenkins, Jr., of Whiteville, N. C., spent the past week-end here with friends. * Miss Dell VanKeuren of Darlington, spent the past week-end here with her homefolk. Mr. Jack Meadows spent the weekend in Florence with his brother, Mr. Will Meadows. Mr. H&roid Steele left Monday morning to resume his studies at Clemson College. * Mr. Rudolph Cowsar and Miss Bessie DuBose of Sardinia spent Sunday here with friends. Mr. C. K. Baddy and son, of Lake City, Rt. 2 were business visitors in Kingstree Tuesday. * Miss Belva haynesworth of Florence, is the guest of Miss Madge Blakley this week. Miss Milton Stackley of Florence, spent last week-end here with her father, Mr. L. Stackley. * Miss Dolly McFadden is spending the week with Miss Laura Boyd at ' her home near Salters. Mrs. J. G. Ellis of Gillisonville, is spending some time here with her father, Mr. A. M. Gordon. Mrs. L. S. Weinberg has as her guest this week her sister-in-law, Miss Irma Weinberg of Manning. * 9 m w Mr. Louie L. Smith from San Diego, Gal., U. S. Navy, is here visiting his sister, Mrs. W. K. McKnight. * * * Miss Lucy Shawken of Whitville, N. C., spent the week-end here as the guest of Miss Dolly McFadden. Rev. Carl McMurray of Summerton, spent last week-end here with his sister, Miss Hattie McMurray. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mcintosh of New Zion, spent yesterday here with the latter's father, Mr. D. J. Epps. * Miss Elma Hinds leaves this afternoon for Gaffney, where she has accepted a position in the graded school. * * Misses Maude and Annie Baker spent the past week-end in Lynchburg with their uncle, Mr. Sam Johnson. * Mr. and Mr.i. E. C. Thompson of Georgetown, spent last week here with their father, Mr. W. H. Thomp, son. ars for a sapling to develop into 9 t see it grow, but grow it does. save a thousand dollars or more, g mplished through a th;ift account, rest paying account at the Farm- g| 1 Bank and be convinced? * chants National Bank | .. .. South Carolina I I ? ?? ?? Miss Madge Blakely has returned to Kingstiee after a three weeks stay with friends at Wrightsville Beach, N. C. ? Miss Emmie McConnell returned Tuesday from Jamestown, where she spent a very pleasant three-weeks' vacation. * Miss Louise Arrowsmith has returned from Georgetown, after a two weeks' stay there with her aunt, Mrs. Ellington. We regret to learn that little Miss Katherine Kelley is ill at the hospital here and may have to undergo an operation. * Dr. L. Roy Cates has returned from Burlington, N. C., where he spent several days with. his mother, Mrs. L. M. Cates. * Mrs. W. R. Miles and little son have returned to their home in Charleston after having visited relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. George A. McElveen, Mrs. John F. McFadden and little Miss Louise McCutchen spent Friday in Sumter. * Mr. R. D. Mills, after being quarantined for a week or more is out again and at his old duty in the Bank of Kingstree. Messrs Hampden Montgomery and Harold Smith left this week for ClinI ton. where thev are students at the Presbyterian College. * Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Derrick, Miss Rheta Derrick, Mrs. J. F. McFadden and Miss Marian -McFadden are spending today in Sumter. * Misses Lula Brockington and Elizabeth Epps and Mr. Ernest Evans were week-end guests of Mrs. H. E. Mcintosh at New Zion. * * Dr. and Mrs. W. I. Hodges and family of Camden spent last week here as the guests of Mrs. Hodges' mother, Mrs. Julia Kennedy. ? Mrs. C. H. Singleton and her daughter, Miss Annie Laura, have returned from Kentucky, where they spent several weeks visiting relatives. We are glad to state that Mrs. B. B. Mangum, who underwent an operation for ton^ilitis at the Kelley Hospital on Monday, is doing nicely. i Mr. and Mrs. Claffey, Miss Kather| ine Claffey and Miss Finklestein of Orangeburg, spent the past week-end here with Mrs. B. M. Montgomery. : Mrs. T. E. Arrawsmith and her ! guest, Mrs. Ferrell of Charleston, spent Labor day in Georgetown with ! Mrs. Arrowsmith's sister, Mrs. EQing, ton. , Miss Mattie Curtis of Morganton, ' N. C., has returned to Kingstree to resume >her duties as head of the ' millinery department at the Kingstree Dry Goods Co. Mr. F. W. Fairey was in the hospital this week for treatment. We are glad to know that his trouble was of a minor nature, and hope he will be all right in a few days. There has just been received at The Record office a copy of the South Carolina State Fair catalog and prem ium list which has been gotten out in very attractive form this year. ? Me3dames H. E. Montgomery and E. F. Martin left Monday afternoon for New York City, where they wilL spend several weeks as the guests 01 Mrs. Montgomery's brother, Mr. Snyder. ^ Mrs. J. W. Branson to Georgetown Monday wfnt, after a very pleasant week wiff her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Miller. Miss Madelene Miller returned with her for a short visit. Miss Willingham, who for the past week has been the guest of Miss Helen Kennedy, returned to her home in Winnsboro Thursday morning last. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Cox of Florence, spent Friday with Mr. W. H. Thompson. They left here for Georgetown where they will spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Thompson. * Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Arnold and their two children, of Savannah, Ga., have recently moved to Groelyville where Mr. Arnold has taken a position as sales manager for the Boyle Hardware Co. ? A Membership Roll call will be had at the Methodist church here Sunday * a i _ 11 morning at preacning nour, ana an members of this church are urged to be present, if possible, and answer to their names when called. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hinds left yesterday afternoon for Atlantic City, where they expect to spend a week or more; after leaving Atlantic City they expect to visit New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Niagara and Canada. Mr. and Mrs. James Riser and their daughter, Miss Serena Riser, accompanied by Misses Helen and Louise CotronnoVi MfiirnpH til their iUKi V4 UMiuwiiNi; W home in Atlanta, Ga., after spending a week here with Mr. Riser's sister, Mrs. LeRoy Lee. * While returning from Manning last Friday, Rev. C. C. Derrick and Mr. J. F. McFadden saw and killed a large rattle snake, having twelve rattles and a button. These gentlemen say this was one of the largest rattlers they ever saw. Dr. G. C. Bristol, whose left eye became seriously affected several weeks ago was taken to Charleston several days ago where he is now under treatment. We regret very much to learn that he will probably loose the use of this eye. Dr. Bristol, his esteemable wife and childen have the profound sympathy of the people of the community. * * * * The Rev. John Ridout, Jr., left Kingstree Monday afternoon for Washington, D. C., where he expects to be married to Miss Isabel Hester of that citv sometime next week. Mr. Ridout will return here with his bride in about two weeks and they will occupy the new rectory of St. Alban's Episcopal church. Mr. Ridout was accompanied Tuesday by Miss Annie Tolley and Mrs. Dell S. Hundley. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Tolley and daughter also expect to be in Wash-1 ington for the marriage. The entire j party is making the trip in automobiles. -o Just Suppose. Yesterday two railroad men who had stopped to look at one of the "Cross Crossings Cautiously" posters were talking about the campaign for greater safety at the railroad cross uiga. Said one, "On the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, the safety first movement has cut down accidents to employees fully fifty per cent." "Our experience is about the same," the other remarked. "Of course our work keeps us in places of more or less danger most of the time. There will always be some accidents in the railroad business." "My idea," said the first speaker, "is that accidents at railroad crossings can be practically eliminated. The only place that the automobile driver is in danger around the railroad is when he occasionally drives across the tracks at a grade crossing." "I am an engineer," he continued, "and every day I see lack of care at railroad crossings. In many cases, I just can't tell from the driver's actions where he intends to beat his way across. They will sometimes speed up very close to the crossing and then shut off and set the brakes. This gives us a big scare and I don't think it a fair "deal for the men on the engine.' The engineer might have gone further and said that such tactics on the part of the drivers account for a good many accidents. Last year one out of every flvo autos wricked at crossings ran into trains instead of trains running ipto them. Sometimes the driver never thinks of looking for trains before driving onto the crossing. Isn't that the limit of folly? .Tiiot cnnnow that, as a result of the pesteriking of the nation and the splendid publicity the newspapers are giving this campaign we could have drivers generally practice safety first at crossings? Wouldn't that be splendid? Awl say, wouldn't you love to miss th.om doleful accounts of frightful acaJdents at railroad crossings that read about every day? Said a man in the hearing of the writer, "When I look at those posters I have such a strong feeling about it, that if I were a religious man I'd just have to offer a prayer for the success of the Careful Crossing Campaign." \ BAR ASSOCIATION CONDEMNS PISTOL SAYS IT SERVES NO USEFUL PURPOSE?MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE PROHIBITED Declaring that the pistol "serves no useful purpose in the community today", at San Francisco last week the committee on law enforcement included in its recommendations submitted to the American Bar Association one which would prohibit the manufacture and sale of pistols, and of cartridges or ammunition designed to be used in them, "save as such manufacture shall be necessary for governmental and official use under proper legal regulation and control." "We find that more than ninety per cent, of the crimes in this country are committed by the use of pistols," continued the report of the committee, of which Judge William B. Swanep of Chattanooga, Tenn., was chairman. "We find that the laws prohibiting the carrying of firearms or deadly weapons are ineffective?in fact, that they work to the benefit of the crim inal rather than the law-abiding citiAM en. Other members of the committee were Judge Marcus Kavanagh, Chicago; former Governor Charles S. Whitman, New York; Wade S. Ellis, Washington, D. C., and Charles W. Farnham of St Paul. "The criminal situation in the United States, so far as ciime of violence are concerned, is worse than that of any other civilied country," the report said. "Here there is less respect for law. From aU available sources of information we estimate that there were more than 9,500 unlawful homicides last year in this country; that in 1920 there occurred not less than 9,000 such homicides, and that in no year during the last ten years did the number ia'l below 8,500. In other words, during the last ten years no less than 85,000 of our citiens have , nerishpH hv nnisons. hv the Distol or the knife, or by some other unlawful and deadly instrument. "Burglaries have increased in this country during the last ten years, 1:00 perron?.. "Dr:.i niuider, rnry ?:y, robbery will '-cido*t. be atte t.'ded unless the criminal armed li European c ? ?! rie- the irimiuals j *uie are not .armed. "On the other hand, in crimes which indicate the dishonesty of the people such as larceny, extortion, counterfeiting, forgery, fraud and other crimes of swindling, a comparison of conditions demonstrates that the morals of this country are better than in any other of the larger countries of the world. "It is our united opinion that the means provided in the United States for coping with crimes and criminals a*? t/vfav neither adeauate nor effi cient, for example: "First, we find that the parole and probation laws, as administered, very generally fail to accomplish the purposes for which the laws were designated and weaken the administration of criminal justice. We recommend that first offender only should be eligible for probation. We recommend that the indeterminate sentence laws should be modified so as to apply to first offenders only, and we believe, too, that neither probation nor parole should be permitted those convicted of nomiciae, Durgiary, rape or uguwa/ robbery. "Second, we find that more than ninety per cent of the murders in this country are committed by the use of pistols. "Third, we find the cause for delay in criminal cases so varied and the conditions so differing that we hesitate to make specific recommendations Dilatory motions?and many other causes for delay, all accrue to the benefit of the law breaker. We recommend that every state be given every right to appeal now enjoyed by a defendant?except from a verdict of not guilty, and we recommend that the prosecutor in a criminal trial shall have the right to call the attention of the jury to the fact that the defendant has failed himself to contradict or deny testimony offered by the prosecution. "We recommend that the State be given the right to amend the indict | BUILE S3 it Eg Lun ra DEVO FH Kingstree, K-K-K^-K-K-K^-K-K-K-K-K-H ment upon proper terms, in matters of form. "We recommend that there should be but one appeal from a judgment of conviction in the trial court. "We recommend that there be enacted legislation limiting the time during which judges or courts may hold under advisement dilatory motions made in criminal trials; that at the expiration of such time, without action, such a motion shall be deemed to be denied. "Fourth, we find that in some of the states the jury is the final judge both of the law and the facts. We believe that such a condition is subversive of a government of law and we recommend the repeal of such statutes. "Fifth, we find in various jurisdictions glaring abuses in the matter of uan, Dom in me amounts imposed ana in the sufficiency of security offered. "Sixth, we find that further legislation should be enacted by the congress to punish and prevent lynching and mob violence. "Seventh, we find that more stringent laws limiting and controlling immigration should be enacted and enforced. "Eighth, we find that the bill now pending in the congress, increasing the number of United States district judges and conferring powers upon the chief justice and senior circuit judges to have supervision over the work of the courts and see that the dockets are kept clear, should be enacted. "Ninth, no meritorious case, whether civil or criminal, that is cogniable in the courts of the country, ought to be denied the services of an able, courageous and loyal advocate. And no man or woman, however humble, ought to be able to say in any American community that justice is too expensive for the poor. We therefore urge that in every community the members of this association volunteer to aid, without fee, the worthy poor who are being oppressed, defrauded or otherwise wronged, and who have not the means to employ counsel. "Tenth, first offenders must be segregated from veteran criminals, for the jails throughout the land today are breeding places for crime, and the young and thoughtless, who may often be reclaimed, are taught by professional criminals to scorn the restraints of society; and in this connection we may well consider the extention of psychropathic laboratories established as adjuncts to the criminal courts." The committee also proposed the establishment under the control of the department of justice, of a federal bureau of criminal statistics. "If I am elected to Congress on next Tuesday, September 12th, the very best service that I can possibly give the people of my District, will be my constant motive and ambition." Allan! H. Gasque.?adv. ' NOT I have been witl jeweler and optometrii his place of business i TESTING EYES and and find that Mr. Bag satisfactorily, fitting { Ier glasses when neede Consult Mr. Bagg eye troubles. He can Iing you the expense or he tods that you need list, he will tell you s< that will give you the ble. Mr. Baggett hold South Carolina Opticj ting him to practice op lina. I take great pi ing any one needing Baggett. H. T7?^ Q 1 4 I >ERS SUPPLY CO! BEST PLACE TO BITS i T\ MV xr^j iber ana .tmiiaing jjicue. ?E PAINTS and VARN Six Children Shot by Neighbor. York, Sept. 6.?Claude Johnsoa, aged 20, was shot and instantly killed and five of his cousins, three of them girls, were shot and seriously wounded at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon by William Farris, aged 60, a neighbor living across the street in the Clover Mill village at Clover, York county. Those wounded are: Gertie Taylor, 20; Fred Taylor, 22; Newton Taylor, 12; Dolly Taylor, 10, and Lela Taylor, 16. They are the children of James M. Taylor of Clover Mill village. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ! WANTED?By young lady with exI perience a position as saleslady. Address County Record office, ltp. WANTED?School girls or boys to board near school building: water, lights and phone. Mrs. L. D. Odom. ltp FOE SALE?Chevofet Baby Grfcmd , Roadster, in good condition, will sacrifice same for cash. Address P. 0. Box 194. ltc. LOST?Plain gold-band ring, no enSaving, lost in Kingstree Wednesy. Finder will receive reward for return to The Record office. wati n A r A A. m , r un oAXiCi?a lew pairs 01 wnite ' Bantams, $1.60 the pair. C. C. Burgess, Kingstree, S. C. ltp. FOR SALE?Two shares Bank of Kingstree stock. Address P. O. Box 641, Bennettsville, S. C. 2t. FOR SALE?Seven passenger Buick automobile, newly painted and in first-class running condition. Have five other cars and need money is reason for selling. First check for ArAA AA At-/_ * TT A mw.w jretB uus ounm. n. a. Miller, Kingstree, S. C. 8-10-tf. ., 1 FOR SALE?One eight horse-power Stover Kerosene engine; one seven horse-power Economy gasoline engine. Both in first-class running condition. Will sell at a bargain to quick buyer. Apply to or address The County Record, Kingstree, S. C. 8-10-tf. APPLICATION VOR FINAL DIS? CHARE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to W. E. Snowden, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg County, State of South Carolina, at his office in Kingstree, S. C., at 11 o'clock a. m., on Saturday, September 30, 1922, for Final Discharge as administrator of the Estate of Lizzie i Burgess, deceased. JLAUK1U UUftt,SS, Administrator of the Estate of Lizzie Burgess, Deceased. 8-31-5tp. 11 FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER KINGSTREE HARDWARE CO, Day Phone 35 Night Phone 126 Send your Job Printing to us TottT n ! lV_jE/ : ,| i Mr. T. E. Baggett, st, for the past week at n Kingstree I FITTING GLASSES fgett can do this work >atients with the propd. ett when you have any ( fit vou correctly, sav- | going out of town. If the attention of an ocudirecting you to one i best treatment possis a certificate from the al Association permittometry in South Caroeasure in recommend- j glasses to consult Mr. D. REESE | stlist for 30 years, ^ Biloxi, Miss. | M0!!l0!iBiiK!BIIIBI!BMi I iMVIIMIWm I HP ANY I PW F5 * M i ' ctj rials tfj ISHES | South Carolina ?* *v. *; J