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?MNi ftt ?t9 Poeto?c* At eacater, fr CL mm ?fti?mi Cl??- H?tt*r PEBSOXAL. Zur. Hill Whire of Columbia is ? visitor in the city today. Mr. Huben L., Shuter .of Orange burg spent several days this week it Snmter and the county on business Mr. Edward Arnold is a visitor ii Sum tor today from Wilmington. Mr. F. H. Arnold of the State De partment is spending today in Sum ter on business. Dr. E. M. Cndworrh of Charlestor. is in the city to speud some rime. Mr. Henry Spann. .Jr., of David son College. X. C. has arrived in thf city tp spend the holidays at his home on Haskell street. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Willis are vis iting in the city for a few days, wher? Mr. Willis came on business. Dr. L. A. Riser of Columbia is in the city ioday in the interest of his profession. Mr. J. A. Courtney of Trenton is spending a short time in the city. Miss Marion Knight of Fttssifern College. Hendersonville. X. C. is ir the city to spend the holidays at her home on Purdy street. Mr. B. H. Abbott of Columbia was a visitor here on Wednesday and Thursday. \ Mrs. E. J. Sarter of Bishopville was visiting in Sumter on Thursday. Mrs. F. C. Morris was a recent vis itor here on business from Florence. Miss Alice Murphy has returned to her home in Bishopv?K* after spend ing a short time in the city. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Tackman of Columbia spent yesterday in Su-nter Mr. Eli Jackson of Calhoun county is speeding a few days in town. Mr. L. O. Schwartz of Manning spent yesterday in Sumter. Mrs. T. D. Forbes of Garland, X. C' is the guest of Mrs. J. S. Craw ford for sometime. Messrs. W. W .Felder and J. R Jeter were recent visitors from Or angeburg on business. Messrs. E. G*. Minims and H. L. Mc Jifcod of Lynchburg were shoppers in Sumter on Friday. Mr. L. W. McLemore of this city has returned after attending the fed eral court in Charleston for a few days. Dr. L. M. Ellis of Houston. Texas, .was a visi* r in Sumter on Friday. Miss Annie Green of Bishopville was a visitor in Sumter today en route to Chicora College in Columbia. Messrs. H. B. Bell and A. H. SubeV spent some days this week in Orange burg. Mr. Henry P. Moses and little son, Henry, Jr., have gon *o Washington to spend some time, where Mr. Moses goes on business. Mr. Harold Truluck of Olama spent Friday in Sumter on business. Mr. C. E. Timmons of Lynchburg ( was a recent visitor in the city with friends. i Mr. Hamilton Boykin left last night , for Atlanta, Ga.. where he goes on business. Miss Carrie Joye and Mrs. DuRant ' of Lynch burg were recent ?hoppers in Sumter. Mr. Hugh Brown leaves tonight ? for MCvOn and other points in Geor gia to spend sometime. Mr. S. J. Beck of Wilmington. Del., u is in the city to spend some time withi, his brothers, Messrs. M. H. and C. C. ( Becic. Mr. A. T. Cooper of Bennettsville spent Friday in the city on business. Dr. James Chandler, of Frederick, Md., is in the city visiting his mother. Mr. J. S. Richards, Jr.. of Camden. .spent Sunday in Sumter. Mrs John Stewart of Columbia was; a visitor here on Sunday. Messrs. J. F. and W. M. Turbeville of Turbeville were week-end visitors in the city. Mr. W. D. Ryan of Wedgefield was in the city on Sunday with friends. Mr. T. H. Rembert of Bishopville was a shopper here on Saturday. Miss Rosa Brunson has returned ?o her home here after a few days visit to her sister, Miss Johnsie Brun son m Rennettsviile. Mr.'W. S. Smith of Eastover was a visitor in the city on Sunday . Mr. Roy MeOoll of MeColl spent Sat urday and Sunday in Sumter. Mr. McColl wil be remembered here as manger of the McColl baseball team, j which played in Sumter the past sea-1 son. Messrs. G. E. Josey and J. S. Wac tor of St. Charles were shoppers inj Sumter on Saturday. | Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Faueette of Co-j lumbia spent Saturday in the city, where Mr. Faueette came on busi ness. Mr. S. R. Smoak of Bishopville! spent Sunday at his former home j here. Mr. X. B. Assey of Sum men on wasj a visitor in the city on yesterday. Misses Willie Owens and Chessie ? Truluck have returned to their homes j here after a short visit to Mrs. T. P. Ward on King St.. in Bennettsville. 1 Mrs. J. M. Alston and Mrs. S. Oeldman of Columbia were in Sumter | for a short time on Saturday. Messrs. J. M. Kahn and E. A. Tay lor of Mayesville were visitors here j for the day on Sunday. Mr. John Duffle has returned to the; city after an extended business trip' to various points in Alabama. Mrs. Beatrice Lewis of Rock Hill! spirit Saturday in Sumter. Mr. LcRoy M. <'urtis spenT yester day at his former home in I'axville. Mr. J. <'. Hogers of Bishopville was a shopper in Sumter on Saturday. Miss Leila Shanklin of Charleston was a visitor here for a. short time on Sunday en route to her home from Greenville. Mr. Hugh Green of Columbia was in the city today en route to his former home near Elliott. Mrs. J. K. Lenoir of Horatio is spending sometime in town. Boston. Dee. 13.?A radio received today said the British steamer Mes sina was sinking. The message said it was impossible to save her. The Vessel's position was uiveri as about four hundred and fifty miles; oil' the Newfoundland coasti STATE AID FOR SCHOOLS Not Enough Money to Meet All Applications Columbia, Dec. 14.?John E. Swear ingen, state superintendent of educa tion, distributed last week ihe balance of the appropriation for lengthening the school term in weak districts. State aid amounting to $27,531.00 was paid to 298 districts in 12 counties. The law requires the use of this money in districts whose schools are unable to run live months on regular funds. These regular funds are de rived from the constitutional poll tax.' the constitutional three mill county! tax and the statutory dog tax. togeth er with any cash balance on hand at j the heginning of the scholastic year.;' July l. To receive State aid the corn- * munity must first levy a tax of not j less than two mills. .Any district par ticipating in the appropriation' may ! receive an amount equal to the pro-j eeeds of its local levy up to a maxi-t mum of $100. Trustees thus have inj addition to their regular funds ihe| proceeds of their local tax. plus their! term extension aid. The law. has been exceedingly serviceable in reaching, weak schools in rural sections with i a sparse population. There remain on tile in the State su-I Perintendents' office nearly 200 unpaid] applications. The 1919 appropriation was ex hausted with the payment in part with the aplication from Grove district from Anderson county. Owing to the j shortage of teachers many districts j have not been able to open school thisj fall. Wherever such a community is, entitled to term extension aid. its Application may he tiled next spring. Xot a few county superintendents have written that they will send in a considerable number of such belat ed claims. All unpaid applications j together with belated applications, j will probably be protected by the leg- j islature. The State superintendent i will recommend to the lawmakers an ! appropriation of a sufficient amount o orbtect every one of these shools. In the spring the rural graded school appropriation was exhausted before all applications could be paid. The amount allowed by the legislature was $220.000. but the growth of these schools called for at least $240.000. In the payment of high school aid to strong districts a heavy scaling had I to be made because of the lack of funds. The high school appropria tion was increased last winter to $100. 000, but the the growth of second ary education calls for a much larger amount. These unfortunate defi- I ciences have caused much temporary Inconvenience. In cementing on the; sitation, however, school folk are j hopeful that the lawmakers will pro-; vide sufficient funds to cover all de-j ficits. together with enlarged appro- j priations to protect the growth of the! current year. The list of counties with the num ber of districts and the amount paid ; wich county follows: I Dists. Amt. j Abbeville.8 $800.00 ' Aiken.7 093.00 Alendale.- 271.00 Anderson.4."8.00 Bam borg.2 200.00 i Barnweli.9 ?igl.on Berkeley. 10 980.00* Cherokee.4 4 00.00 I Chester.8 728.00 Clarendon. 6 000.00 Darlington.1 100.00 Dorchester.13 1.2.'.7.00 Edgefield .15 1.435.001 Fairfleld.8 S00.00 | Florence.1 100.00 I Georgetown.-r. 4<;o.Oo! Greenville.8 570.00 | Greenwood.13 1.300.00 Hampton.5 r.OO.OOj Horry.22 1.84 8.0-1 j Lancaster.8 soo.ooj Laurens.18 1.800.00 I Lee.0 000.00 j MeCormick.12 1.000.00 j Marion. 3 200.00 Marlboro. 7 700.00 Oconce.39 2.830.00 | Richiand.3 .100.on ' Saluda.16 1.566.00 Spart an burg."> 500.00 Wiiliamsburg.12 1.200.00 York.16 ,16 l.oSS.OO ? Total . 298 $27,531.00 AVedgefioId Hot Supper. WedgefieJd Baptist church of which! Rev. William Haynsworth is the pop- j Ular pastor, will serve a delightful hot J supper at the large Wcdgofield school j building next Friday evening. De-j cember 19th between 6 and 11 o'clock! to which the public is cordially in vited and urged to attend. The good ladies of this congregation \ are working hard and arranging an j exceptionally fine bill of fare consist-j ing of roast turkey and dressing, I barbecued shoat and hash, chicken) in various styles, country cured ham. rice, candied sweet potatoes, salads, biscuits, pies, cakes, coffee, etc. ft is expected that a large crowd will attend from this city not only be cause Sumter citizens naturally like to eat such delicious things as will he served next Friday night at Wedge veld, but because Sumter citizens like also t;i cooperate in church work throughout the country. Rev. Wil li iam Haynsworth, th^ pastor of [Wedgefield Baptist church is a Sum ter horn und raised boy and h< has rendered great services to his State, county and his church, und he is '-no of our most public spirited, patriotic and influential citizens in addition to being one <>i" the most zealous and de vout ministers of his church, and many from Sumter will take great pleasure in attending any eveni ar ranged for by him and Iiis good and public spirited congregation. all of whom arc numbered among Sumter county's most patriotic and valuable cit izenship. On Saturday night a Ford ear was driven into ?.? huge tree on Broad Street near Warren. The cur was completely destroyed by the collision. The driver evidently did not know of The sharp turn io the road or was reckless. I CALLS ON FARMERS TO BUY, NOT PLANT _ Columbia. Dee. 14.?Commissioner I Harris fails to ho convinced that the j government estimate of the cotton l crop is right, or that the slump in j prices due to the publication on Thursday is a natural sequence. He (slicks to his slogan, "Sit steady in i the boat." and urges the farmers nor I to sell. ?"Why. on the first of August they told us the crop would !><? il.ooo.Ofto ! bales/' says Commissioner Harris, "and I know and everybody else knows that cotton has deteriorated since that time. Of course it has. The government was wrong once. When? I believe it is wrong now. Xow. mark my words, the farmer who holds his cotton until next June will get nearer to <>0 cents than he will to the price offered today. "The position of cotton is stronger' tha'n it has ever been. Jn all statis- j ties in regard to cotton, the demand j is obviously bullish, and the demand! is growing every day. You will find that there will be"*an upward turn in spots markets by January. Those who have sold short have got to hustle for spots to cover early in the season j of 1920. and the man found short is j going to have a hard time filling hisj contracts. The difference today'be-! tween spots cotton and futures is too! great and will not hist very long. "My advice to cotton farmers, and: especially those in the boll weevil sec^- j tion. is to buy May and July con-j tracts at present levels and don't j plant any cotton in 1^20. Instead <,!': being bothered by boll weevil and j weather conditions, you can then ?ro! fishing and have a good time. Sow \ your land and rest it and you will be; in better condition than you will be ' selling cotton at present prices. "Every little change that happens i affects cotton. If we read in the papers that the coal strike is over? cotton goes down, when it has a right ! to go up. If there is any labor trou- j ble anywhere in the world, it affects cotton and nothing else. Xo matter! whether conditions are favorable or I unfavorable, cotton catches it. The I very conditions that put cotton down ' Thursday morning, even before the '? government's guess was made public, I put stocks up. Isn't it remarkable? j "At this time last year middling! cotton was bringing only 2:'? cents j per pound. We advocated to the peo- j pie that, according to the law of sup ply and demand, it was worth ?cats. A great many people didn't; think it would ever reach 35 cents, i and so stated. But those who had the] backbone and the nerve to hold had j the pleasure of selling their cotton fdr 35 cents a pound. Xow. what made; them pay you 35 cents a pound for ? this cotton? Because the law of' supply and demand says 'I need it.' They couldn't buy it for less than j they gave you the price. The very j same conditions exist today. They're) trying to scare the spots holders toi get them to turn loose -when cotton j really has the best position today thatn it has ever had. and under the law of supply and demand 60 cents is cheap : for cotton, and if they can't buy it j for less than will pay you that for it. '?But they will commence to throw! out baits after a little and will offer ? you 43 and then 42 cents; They, know thut some weak brother will I sell. They will buy all they can and j later will offer 4.".. Then some other, weak kneed brother will give way and.' they will get more^cotton at less than j it is worth. "Xow. 1 want-to say to the speis holders. This situation is entirely in j your hands and all you have to do is, to name your own price and sit steady in the hont and let them get no bale: tor less than .'.0 cents a pound. They j will give it. But they will not pay! more than they have to. and I don't blame them. I wouldn't if I were buy- , ing. "P>uy May and July contracts; don't! load up on fertilizers; plant no cot ton in 1920 and you will be a proud j man. When any man will sell your crop for less than it costs you to make j make it. have the manhood to buy it 1 from him and make him deliver. | "Thafs the idea. There's no need to sell your present crop at or be low cost of production just to have | the miserable pleasure of growing an >th< r crop next year. Under boll wee vil conditions the next crop will cost you more titan any other that you 'nave ever grown. Hold to what you've got. Plant no more?and go a fish in' and have a good time.'" Christmas Mass Meeting. A fair sized audience was present at Trinity Methodist church yesterday afternoon at :).?>() when Dr. E. W. Sikes. president of Coker colle/e. Hartsville. addressed the annual Christmas fund mass meeting. The ! men's mass meeting of the Y. M. C. i A. was held in conjunction with this j meeting. { After a splendid address by Dr. ! Sikes. telling of the good that has j been done and yet to be dene by the [ Chistmas fund a collection was taken. ! The collection from the plates [amounted to $l7<i.24, while the pledges by cards netted .<4s:;.7">, mak j ing a total of $659.99 To this total ; is yet to be added the interest from j the DuRant fund and the Tourney j fund. Marriage Licenses. White?Ernest Davis. Sumier and , ].';..Prcscott. Sumter. ? Clarence Truluck, Olanta and Mae ! Sej inour. Sumter. Colored?Henry M. DcLoon. Dalzcil and .May Hello Ladson, Dalzell. ! Andrew .1. Brunson. Sumter and ! Emma Brady, Sumter. j Doctor Manning. Sumter and Ella ' Marvin. Sumter. i Mat Johnson, Silver and Lizzie j Wright, Silver. ! < 'lias. W. DuRant. Sumter and Elise 1 Porter. Sumter. ; M. II. Baker. Sumter and Eliza \ Farmer. Sumter. Garolus Geddis, Dalzell and Rebecca ; Davis. Dalzell. ; Willie McCow, Sumter and Eva ! Strong. Sumter. Manning Davis, Sumter and Sarah 'Anderson, Sumter. DIAMOND THIEF j APPREHENDED ! Young Man Got Into Trouble j In Jewelry Store A young man of Very neai appear ' ance and manners. named George . Kelly, entered a local jewelry store ; and requested to look at some dia Imonds. He was shown diamonds- of ; various sizes and prices ranging up { to the thousands in dollars. Kelly cle j cided he would not buy ai this tine and left the store. After Iiis depar i iure the proprietor missed a diamond ring valued at about $60 and the po ! lice were notified; Kelly was caught ; while still on .Main street and the dia ; mond found in bis possession. He ' was placed in prison, hut later releas ; ed as no case was entered against j him. Kelly was a novice at stealing I and regretted his act very much. ! It is stilted that the young man j had promised the diamond to a friend for a present and not having the. necessary cash took this method to obtain the diamond. Carson-Martin. ; A very quiet home marriage was 1 that of Miss Louise Carson and Mr. E. P. .Martin, both of this city. This young couple were very quiet ly married at the home of the bride's parents. Oapt and Mrs. E. S. Carson on December 10th at S.30 p. m. Only the very close relatives of the con tracting parties .were present. Rev. .1. P. Marion, the bride's pastor, of ficiated in a very pretty ceremony. Miss Carson was until recently one of the efficient and popular teachers of the city public schools. She is a young lady of very pleasing disposi tion and is very popular with all with whom she comes in contact. Mr. Martin is the traveling sales man for the Southern Scale Fixture Company of Columbia and is a na tive of Mississippi. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple caught :ho 9.30 p. m. train for Columbia. From there they went to other points. Af ter their honeymoon, they will be at home to their friends at the home of parents of the bride on X. Main St. The U. S. government is offering to the public a limited number of all' wool navy blankets. These blankets are S4 inches long. (J4 to G7 inches in width and weigh about 4 1-2 pounds. The price is SS.23 with an additional "> cents for insurance and 7 or S cents for postage. In order to secure one oi these blankets it is nec essary to send the order to Command er G. M. Stackhouse, U. S. Navy Yard. Charleston, S. C. FOR SALE One high-grade Holstein cow. now milking 10 quarts. (Jives 8 six gallons when fresh. Two high-grade 1500 lb. Per cheron mares, in their prime, that have produced thousand dollnr-a-pa ir mules. One 1200 lb. grade Perchcron gelding. ? no- lOOfl lb. grade Perchcron .illy. One lOOO II). Morgan saddle and harness filly. All perfectly sound, gentle, true anywhere hitched, and of f< red at a bargain. RO?T. W. PLOWDEN, Sumter', OR ADDRESS Box 82a. Sumter. R. 3. where Stock can be soon si:f. A ^TFNmAV T^TPF1 ! 1>id *itw Attend Dance?. " OUiiDA X riiVll/ Mi.s #Jamcs j^ovalle Jackson, of Ha ?- I good, writes asking that it be stated Barn at Dr. Archie China's in this paper, by way of correction, -r. . pv , i that she did not attend the dance re - Dairy Farm Destroyed . c.emlv given at Uyers, Hall and that the published report of the dance which named her as one of the chap erones was incorrect to that extent. About ten o'clock yesterday morn ing the barn at Dr. Archie China's dairy was completely destroyed by fire. The Sumter Fire Department re-: ~~. sanded to the call, but being unable' A Coming Marriage. . to secure water was of little value.] Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lupo announce The fire was too far advanced to per- j: the marriage of their daughter Ruth, mil the use of tin- chemical extin-j to Mr. A. Ii. Munn on Wednesday, guishers. \<December 17, 1919. At home. .\1 <>!' the stock was srotten out of ,-? the barn, but a considerable amount' The local postoffice has been flood of corn and other feedstuff was de-! ed with Christmas parcels the last stroyed. The origin of the fire is un-jfew days. The postmaster and hia known. assistants have proven equal to the task and have forwarded these par \ eels without delay. A great number The A. C. L. trains between Sumterjgo to the postoffice each day. A large and Florence via Lanes have been re-j amount of parcels are also being Re instated. These trains were removed ceived. These go at once to the per during the shortage of fuel. ; sons addressed. Making Christmas Gifts is a privi lege we should not neglect, but why not make it a useful remembrance. Toilet articles, Gloves, Towels, Table Linens, Handkerchiefs, Bed Spreads, Silk Hosiery, Bed Room Slippers, Bath Robes, Auto Robes, Down Com forts, Wool Comforts, or what could be better than a pair of TAR HEEL BLANKETS Our sto?k is full and* complete but oeing reduced every day, come now, shop early and feel rested when Christmas arrives. The O'DonneJl Dry Goods Co. 7 HE UN i VERS AS? CAR Weak Links in a Strong Chain That's just what imitation parts are when they become a part of your Ford car. They look strong enough, but the metal isn't there?the strong, durable Vanadium steel that goes into the Ford chassis and every Ford part. Ford parts are especially cast and heat-treated, each according to its use. Some require a hard, flint-like wear ing surface, others need resilency, and some need just ''toughness." Ford metallurgists have been studying these problems for sixteen years and know just how each unit should be made to endure a maximum of wear and tear. They know that best results can be obtained onftfby the use of special formulas for dirTci ent parts, and that honest Ford parts wear from thirty-five to one hundred per cent longer than counterfeits. We carry complete assortments of genuine Ford parts for both passenger cars and trucks. And our garage is equipped to give careful, prompt Ford service? from minor adjustments to complete overhauls. Drive in, it's better to be safe than sorry. Come to the Authorized Ford dealer for service. SHAW MOTOR COMPANY Corner [lampion Ave., and Suihter Sts. Office Phone 553 Service Phone 814. V ixsist ox <:im !\i: poiri) pauts