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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.
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