The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 15, 1916, Image 2
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Mr. tar llrtUnbare. assistant man
the eenrieedesertmeet of the
re kte; ?Oer Company, la ta.
eh* netting relatives,
afrA United fltetsa Mer?
Refrath OaralAna, eneat a lew
to ffce ettjr thla morning and
a pleasant call. Mr.
* the proprietor of tha Orange
fliaaa. and Democrat and has
er many years one ef ths best
and meet lefluoacial newspa
isj the ?tat?.
yfr*. Beakln, of Lee County.
* Wateins end daughter,
ef Hsndsrsou, N. C,
Ifre. ?BAoa K. Rowland,
gteudsmlre. of Orange
Mre. I. D. nearer on
eftereeom Mr. A. C.
be and Maw Estelle
rate snarrled ? by the
Vjfrrtoe of the Prssbyjerlan
Wm MeCeliough was vent
i ?Thea Mr. Brown
es^eee her end they eeoAdsd to
Mr. Brown is a well
end merchant at Laaej
and Mm Brewa * te the
ef a premleent Georgetown
H?l ? ??'
afrCeimai JUetfcr Pomeeny te T
Jeanen, lee e? Perdy Street. MM.
aim Mala * Wraeht te Barke Wat?
te* ea aawtsatte street. Ml.
J. Jeaee 6* W. U aseadsrs, fit
traet known as "WoodvUie."
W ? ? ?
ft, MeCeUum te Urey O. Hill, let
Avenue. H.ltO.
Chstetmaa. Claude Christmas.
a> H. Drene TlaAaL their la
aa tract of 41 acres on Peso*
gwemq, M and other consider
pefceee* at el., 40
Thompson, t>l acres
abfn* l?.00?\
te Arrabella Chap
man, 66.4 acres on Poplar Lane toa,d.
id other consideration. %i
on ?alei .v nUe. f 1.600.
U *i. C. WvUosd, 100
r. OI.000 and. ether oon
C G ftee* te U m\ Vlaeoa, let la
.e^ Re as her t. Ii.600? *
ate .Ulla?. Wright te Ado?ph
let aw Wright street $100.
Jm\ geskh te Adolph Loya?,
,ea WM? etreet. ON*,
afafy Jeaaee to A. N. McElveon.
If t^ sense on Douglas mmj>, $400.
11 ft f oncUW to Portune Mitchell.
e> tawete-eg land la county, $teo.
tens to Daniel Eugene j
tracts of 116, 74 acres
tat ke town of Lynchburg, $100
ether consideration.
Five y?ong mam left here this morn
hag far Detroit, where they werc^pronv
tesd petition* with the Chalmers Mo?
tes Car company by Mr. Baa Rytten
aersj, a former Sum tar boy, who. is
slew eesaetent manager of the service
deaartment ef the1 company. The
yeda* seen whe left far Detroit are
CerreJi maapeea. Jullvs Phelpe. Har-1
ry VMta. Melletts Pitts end Arnold
0*,eeo to Treasury.
It wOl have to be admitted that
dev. Manning turned back Into
the treasury that $1,000 whloh the
general aaeembly gavs him laet year
far -legal advice." he made ths
wieset possible disposition of It. It
would have been some better, of
eon fee. II the governor had vetoed tho
Hem When U came to him in the ap?
propriation bill, for then the-e would
nave been no room for ths charge
that he was a party to the appropria?
tion ae originally mads.?Yorkvllle
Ltrenee Rerord.
to marry have been grant?
ed to Ooo. Burke, tlndsl, and Miss
Matth? Ueddings. Mannlnr J. p. Uees
end Mrs. Florence Adelaide Scarbor?
ough, gumter. Negroes securing II
esnees are: Nathaniel Parker, Dal?
sen, sad Ammle fNnglston, Wedgs
Isld; David Charte? and Ross House,
gumter; Leo ?ayle and Nancy Sink
Isr, Wedjrefleld,
Pea til of Mre. fttuke*.
Died lest Friday at her home in Da?
vis Station. Mrs. Avanda O. fttu' a*.
The gjeeeeaed wss a young lady and
had only been married ahout one year.
Manning Times
DlVriUCT STEWARDS MEET.
a?
[Annual Session to Arrange Assess
nsent of Ctaurchc? In Snrater DI?,
trim,
Th? annual mooting of the hoard
of stewards of ths churches In tho
BuraUr District was hold yesterday at
the district parsonage, Presiding Elder
H. W. Bays, being In tho chair. The
meeting was for the purpose of levy?
ing an assessment on the churches in
the district for the salary of ths pre?
siding elder, conference claims and
'for repairs on the district parsonage.
Those present for the meeting were
Messrs. J. N. Griffin, Pine wood; 0. N.
Humphries, St John's and Rembert;
E. T. Mima, Shlloh; D. M. Kirkley,
Kershaw; J. W. McCoy, Broad Street;
A. W. Newman. Sumter Circuit; C.
M. Hurst, Trinity; Revs. R. S. Trues
dale, Trinity; S. D. Bailey and J. S.
Beastey, Blenheim.
At the close of the business session
those present at the meeting were In?
vited* Into the dining room and were
(he guests of Dr. Bays for a most de?
lightful dinner.
[MTJ8T MAKE STATION SANITARY.
Beard of Health Threatens to Close
Toitofci it Change* Are Not Made.
Upon the report of the city health
Officer tie board of health of the city
[Of Sum tor in a body recently visited
'the Atlantic Coast line passenger sta
Ition and made a thorough Inspection
of ths premises. As a result of their
'visit and Inspection the secretary of
We hoard of heeUh wee directed to
write Jke agent at Sumter poin?ng
'out the facts that toe four toilers In
^e station ware.hept in an unsanitary
condition. In their, estimation, .and
Were a detriment to the public hxelfh.
The toilet |h ths men's dspartmeiit of
the white waiting, room wee found "in?
adequate In equipment, ( too small In
'else and In a deplorably filth, ot?ndi
tmn." the beard in Its letter then
states that unless changes are made to
put the toilets Into more sanitary
end adequate condition, they will be
Closed by the board of health. The
hoard recommends that a change of
natures and equipment be made;, that
tiled or ooucrete doors be installed and
that a proper amount of disinfectants,
be used dally.' *&n' earlyreport of. the
-the conditions pointed out Is requested
Coast Line slates In a letter to.the
board of With that* he has referred
tne,n^tt^ vt^(r. If B. nWi^iai
ant superintendent, at Florence, S. c!,
to be handed. ,
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CttUP At CHAINGANG.
has Been Converted Into Hos?
pital for Fifteen Patients.
drip has seised . a strong hold on
ths convicts on the chain gang and at
present one of the cages has been con?
verted Into a hospital tent for the
fifteen men sick with the disease. The
epidemic has mid up fifteen of twenty
nine men on the gang. As fast as one
catches the disease, he 1s placed In
she hospital cage and the well ones
are changoli to the other cage. A
guard stays by the hospital to give
the doses of medicine prescribed and
the proper ?* jorishment to the sick
convicts.
Ik Tad PoUee Court.
. Only one ease was tried In the po
Hoe court today by the recorder: Lo
rey Williams and Essex Nelson were
ohargttd with petty larceny and both
found guilty, the former being given u
sentence of $20 or 30 days and the
latter 910 or 90 days. It seems that
someone tslsphoned to Ducker A Bult
man's store asking that eggs be sent
up right away. Investigation revealed
the fact that this message Was not
telephoned from the house where the
eggs were ordered to be sent Wil?
liams said hs sent up ths eggs by
Nelson, who stated that he had given
them to a colored girl, but later said
he had broken them. On ths second
call from the same place dn lnvestlga
tlon was started which caused Ducker
A Bultman to believe that Williams
and Nelson had mads away with the
Will Manufacture Automobiles,
The* Rock Hill Buggy company has
announced .Its Intention to begin the
manufacture of automobiles, their
oar to be known as the "Andereon
Six," in honor of John Q. Anderson,
prssldsnt of the company. Almost if
not quite all the parts of the machine
Will be made In Rock Hill. The auto?
mobile wtl leell for $1,260, f. o. b.
Rock HM1. Tho machine will be put
on the market February 1.?Yorkville
Enquirer.
To Change Game Laws.
Ths citizens mst with the delegation
last Saturday in the court house. Af?
ter discussing the game laws for
sometime the body was instructed to
have the fish It w changed so as nsh
legally caught can be sold any time
of the year and the deer season to
rqn from September to January.?
I Manning Times.
Governor Richard I. Manning Delivers An?
nual Message to General Assembly.
A Business Like and Conservative Review of Public Affairs,
Yftth Recommendations for Necessary Legislation?The
Governor Endorses State Warehouse System and Suggests
Changes in Law to Perfect System?Recommends Passage
of Tortens Land Registration Law and Law to Develop
System of Rural Credits.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
The constitution Imposes upon the
Governor the duty "to give to the gen?
eral assembly information of the con?
dition of the State, and to recommend,
for their consideration, such measures
as he shall judge necessary or expe?
dient" I avail myself of this consti?
tutional privilege, and submit for
your consideration the following
message:
I desire, at the outset, to unite with
you In giving thanks to Almighty
God for the blessings that have been
vouchsafed to us during the past year.
It is a matter of profound gratitude
to note among our people a spirit of
greater unity of purpose, better un?
derstanding among them, an increased
respect for law and order, and a de?
termination on their part to Improve
our eductional facilities and to develop
our resources. Permit me to assure
you of ray earnest desire to cooperate
heartily with you in these endeavors,
and to . press forward I progressive
work that will make all of our people
better and more efficient citizens.
During the past year we have been
blessed with health; and no serious
outbreak of disease has Interfered
with our labors and the pursuit of
happiness. Abundant harvests of
grain and provision crops have re?
warded the labors of the husbandmen,
and we have,been blessed In securing
reasonably, profitable . prices for our
chief money, crop?cotton?notwith?
standing the unfavorable conditions,
the high ocean freights and the lack
of demand in foreign trade, brought
about by the war in Europe. Our.
ieople haye,exhibited a spirit of ihrift,
self-reliance %apd. e.ffqrt,, which has
brought Its reward in greater prosper?
ity than, COttla have hcen sntlclnated
a year ago. In earnestness* and rev?
erence we jlft'our hearts in grateful
acknowledgment to r.od for all these
wlesehtrs'vouchsafed Id Us.
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Law Enforcement.
The principle of local self-govern?
ment is One that is dear to the hearts
of all Anglo-Saxons. My aim and ef?
fort hae been that the laws should be
enforced by the regularly constituted
officers charged with that duty. I
must call your attention, however, to
an act that requires extraordinary
measures to enforce its provisions. The
sale of liquor, by legislative enact?
ment, has been prohibited through?
out the State. We often take the view
that when wo adopt a law the victory
la won. Far from it. This law, par?
ticularly, will not be effective unless
proper means are provided for its en?
forcement. It is the duty of every
citizen to obey the law and to create a
public sentiment, in favor of the law
because it Is law, whether the law is
to his liking or not. It is too often the
case that if a law is disapproved or
disliked, it is tr?mpled under foot. It
Is needed st this time that such a"
sentifhent in favor of regard and re?
spect for law and order shall be los -1
tered and encouraged, that it will
come to be a habit with us to obey
all laws. Our progress in civilization
will be determined by our attitude to?
wards law. Security of life and prop?
erty must be assured so that our
minds can be at rest; the feeling of
security established so that our atten?
tion can be directed to those construc?
tive measures that have been made
neoessary by changed and new con?
ditions which have to he met and
solved if we are to advance in the
great race of human achievement.
The number of deputies now pro?
vided by law will not be sufficient to
enable sheriffs, magistrates and other
local authorities to prevent the Hielt
sale of liquor. You must realize that
It will require unceasing effort and
vigilance to prevent violations of this
law. There Is need of new machin?
ery If this law Is to bo effective. I ask
that you will make adequate provis?
ion for the pay of special deputies
whenever and wherever needed to en?
force this law. Tho law must be re- I
spected and obeyed; the law must bt
supreme.
I again pledge my best efforts to
the administration and enforcement
of law.
Superintendent of Education.
I commend to your special consid?
eration the report of the superintend?
ent of education. The work of this
department Is most gratifying. It
shows increased enr< '.iment, increas?
ed average attendance, longer terms.
l?etter equipment, more and better
earnestly fo b? realized. Education is
the basts of?our'progress, and the com
schoolhouses, and increase in the
number of school districts which are
making special levy. These facts in?
dicate clearly a greater interest in
education by our people than ever be?
fore. This has been brought about by
a splendid cooperation of those charg?
ed with the administration of the pub?
lic school system?superintendents,
teachers, patrons and taxpayers. A
continuance of such cooperation will
soon put our public school system in
a position to remove from us Ignor?
ance and Illiteracy, and augurs well
for the future of our citizens in edu?
cation and efficiency. The policy of
building up the weakest units of
school administration by increased
State aid, should naturally follow
from the Increase in local support.
I commend to your earnest consid?
eration the recommendations by the
superintendent of education, for
changes in the high school law. Tho
statistics In hut report are interesting,
and should be instructive.
The importance of the work in the
common school can be realized when
we consider the fact that . the vast
majority of our boys and girls receive
only such education as can be obtained
in the common schools, and only a
small minority of them obtain the ad?
vantages of college education. So
that if we are to train and educate
the large bofly of our rural popula?
tion, that training and education must
be given In > the common schools.
Hence, I urge upon/you the necessity
for providing for the work and ef?
ficiency of the common schools, and
this work is of paramount importance.
School buildings, efficient teachers,
and a minimum^ term of seven months
must be Wept> uefere you as objects
ttly to be re
?I* ?P In**
sis of our pj
mon school is the foundation from
which sn>-.ex!ucatcd^-citizenship must
rise, to marten th*c. affairs of'our Stat
and patron. ^ "We must mak** secure
this foundation.
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Compulsory Attendance.
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I must cal} to your attention the fact
that the compulsory attendance law,
wisely adopted by you at the last ses?
sion of the legislature, has already
proven its wisdom; and though this
law is imperfect and deficient in many
respects, I cannot advise important
amendments, to it . at the present time.
While eagerly, and earnestly anxious
to see . every white boy and white girl
in South Carolina educated and train?
ed so as to .make useful and efficient
citizens, we must deal with this ques?
tion in a practical way, and we must
not by law require attendance where
the law cannot be obeyed by reason of
deficiency in equipment and facilities.
The extension of this principle has
been as rapid as its advocates antici?
pated.
In certain. localities where facilities
were inadequate, the patrons have
proceeded at once to provide money by
bond issue for additional school build?
ings. There Is every reason to feel
that this spirit will be manifested by
the citizens of other localities, and
that we may look for a steady exten?
sion of the principle of compulsory at?
tendance.
Child Labor.
I desire to again urge upon you the
necessity for raising the age limit of
children working In factories, mines
and textile establishments. The adop?
tion of a compulsory attendance law
by the legislature, last winter, was, in
my Judgment, a great step forward in
education. Experience has shown
that a large number of school districts
have placed themselves under the op?
eration of this law, and a larger num?
ber of school districts will, in all
probability, place themselves under Its
[operation within the next few months.
[Experience has shown, however, that
school districts in which reside chil?
dren working in the mills, have not
placed themselves under the compul
[sory attendance law, by reason of the
fact that the minimum age limit of
the child labor law Is twelve years,
while under the compulsory attend?
ance law, the maximum is fourteen
years, so that tho child labor law age
limit of twelve years acts as a deter?
rent influence in preventing school dis?
tricts in which this part of our popula?
tion live, from taking advantage of
the opportunities offered under the
(compulsory attendance law. I, there?
fore, strongly urge the passage of a
bill which Is now on the house calen?
dar. No. 223, and that this bill shall
be made to take effect on (or,before
-,?.
'August 1, 1916, so that the children.
i<who would be affected by It, will be
j enabled to attend school at the open?
ing of the school session in the fall
'of 1916. These children have a God
given right to an education.
Supervisor, Mill Schools.
At the last session of the legisla?
ture you made provision for supervis?
or in mill schools, as a part of the ed?
ucational system of the State. The
j aim, in the mill schools, is to place
j them on a parity with the work in the
high schools, rural graded school*,
and other Schools. If this is accom
| pllshed It will mean an increased self
reliance and responsibility on the part
of the patrons of these schools. This
work is important to many of our citi?
zens, who are' bone or our bone and
flesh of our flesh, and who are entitled
to the same consideration by the State
that belongs to every other citizen.
I commend the report of the super?
visor of mill schools to your atten?
tion, and am confident that the effi?
ciency in this work will be more and
more apparent as time goes on. We
can not afford to stop this work.
Teachers.
It is all-Important that the public
schools should be given adequate sup?
port and sufficient approprlatibn to
meet the urgent demands that con?
front us, and which are increasing
yearly.
i
In this connection I wish to empha?
size two important matters. Permit
me to urge upon you the necessity for
greater efficiency of those teachers,
who do not,have the opportunity of
having special training in teaching.
? The more efficient the teacher, tin
more effective the work of the pupi'..?.
I would urge, therefore, a special pro?
vision for a one-year course for train?
ing teachers in a limited number of
the high schools of the State.
I I call your attention also to the im?
portance of certification of teachers by
a State Board. The bill now on the
calendar, known as the Nicholson
bill, should, in my opinion, become a
law of the State.
Institutions of Higher Learning.
The institutions ol higher learning
in South Carolina have grown steadi?
ly in popular approval and usefulness
to the State. The number of students
is larger than at any time in our his?
tory, and the work of these institu?
tions grows better with each succeed?
ing year. A careful study of their
(reports and recommendations will
prove both interesting and instructive.
In order that you may better know of
their work and needs, I respectfully
request that you give these reports
your careful and thoughtful considera?
tion.
Agriculture In Common Schools.
From a personal inspection, the
experiment of teaching agriculture in
the rural schools is Darlington county,
has so impressed me with its desira?
bility and practicability that I do not
hesitate ,to commend this matter to
your favorable consideration, and I
advise that provision be made so as
to make this character of work pos?
sible In other counties. This work in
Darlington Is now being done by the
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