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DEFLATION B?nkers Council Seeks Means of Pinehurst. X. C, April SO? The e* ec^tive-^eotmcil of the American Bank ers'- Association' appointed a commit tee today to. confer yrftfc ^rhe federal Reserve /?fcirdTm orderly/methods of bri^g*- ^D*ut ^tfe^ation of credits. - down Wootets MM Are First to Feel j ISSecis of Coming: Hard Times " Rsssaic, X. J. April SO?Manufac turers say that a suspension oS large: order's and the Uncertainty in the wool 'market has caused' ? {suspension -of >n%hV wotfc.\ Two. local mills have a! readyJ?$?./off ,2,000 . workers. 'jEvcry'" voter who ^ wants the maitf j iway system or hard surface, cbn ie bridged, permanent, and' well/j Ironed Toads, should look up his 'State- re^istratioii certificate,, and if he: can't find it "go to /the. board of ^xstratlon at the court Tioiiae, next ^nd'ay. May Srd-'and- Sfet a $up|b; .??;te/certificate, m order to vote for ihe 'bond issue .cn May 1 Ith.: It might as well W-?nown that the | opposition is r organized '?nid orgfrnfe-4 ih$V g'etting*^ certiB 'cates o^t a^d-ready to .vote, that there are; committees representing the f#itioS wor^ths not o?ty -in"the :ru raX* dStricts, but also in the city of ^utoteiv IXite" 'V>pjpbtEStfo&->'-'V^ll vote to a- ih?n.;; If those who javcr^ the bond |5CH^^d}^^^^4U^ beliwedr that oegdOd s*zed majority of 'ojuaimed vot ers/do "favor the bond issue, go to isleep and take it Tor granted that /there is no opposition, worth while ?^botherh^-about, those who favor the .:-,.t^d. issue- will meet defeat due to : over-confidence, lack of:'interest, and / fanfare to vote for' the'-bond issue-In Sufficient numbers- to win the con gest? V . ' ""??.?' sV^felw/ vote>. whov.stands for. the | ?'^:.Jj**f? issuc^ for a -progressive -main ; ^V^^^-^4tejn..veo2fet to be willing -,//%',. saci*&ee' a-- little, of his time.'^aiid ahirtty: ahif ifefE?fc^\fc$?&, i? .ihd?cc his.^ghbors,' arid those with whom ."he is" associated in business, his. ein-. -., payees,; a?$- the employees,;ou;iht to I : willing to remind and.induce their,] employers io ^et-freAd. r work and* yote for the bond issue. This is-going ' . t& be .^w^Ik-over" victory for eith "\er:side.. it looks like a scrap to the last- ditch. - ; ?' The opposition-voters are doin& this. | Thgonly way ftn* a'majority of" voters t^wih the contest-at the '-polls for the. . "bo?^issie.i? fer-a-majority whto^favor the -boh^ issue to -go and $ast their votes- in the -ballot be-xes on May iath. . -If the majority ^vants to wie; then the n^jority. Jnnst tafresomie interest in ? voting aad'-seeing'-that a-majesty] does 'rule ioy votinsr tfor,' the^bSrfd' i?sue-oft SJ?y lith. Atter, .the -paffe close will be too late to o3fer your nrumerbus and varied, ex cuses about forgetting to vote, not bemg. able Jto Ihfd your "registration certificate, etc. ..The opposition's or ^mTTzcd . ^eifces- tare dbtankihg verj' heavfly otn^ the advocates ; fcoing . to afloepVor being toe indifferent to -worki ^md vote for the bond issue. Mean while advice about how to comiuct the campaign for the- main highway Q-kei?n?1 acceptable ? ?"t ill thfte? by the committees. Offer yo?r suggest tibn3 =wh&h wfil be gladly considered. TTinning the victor**- for the -bond festie is ho one man job. Xor can two or three men do It all. A majority yrho fayor the boi.-* issue must set "busy, like the onpositloh is busy, and work for, talk <or, and yote for the bond issue. R. ?. T. 0. ^o Go hi Trainii^: at eanrp Jack son' Columbia, April 29?^Camp Jackson htffelfceli sePected as the plaoe- for ^the R.O.T.C. training camps this summer, according ^ to ariHoundement -nnide^ from the Southeastern Department of fices in Charleston thjs week, advices of: which hav*e be%n received by the R. O. T. C. ^t the University of South Carolina. This training camp wiFl bring students from ail parts of the Southeast and it is expected that 2, 0=00-will-attend. f*or some time it .has-been expected Shat the R. ?. T. C. camp would "be hefd at Camp rJ^ickso'n. ^bm this was not. tlefiWitely' announced until "this week-;. The University will be repre sented -by a naif dozen student spl dicrs; Other collegs of the S^tate wilt also '/have delegations: The.R- O. T. -Cv training period wiH besrm on June 17th and continue through' the 28th. It will be fbrj training in infantry drill and tactics. There is to be an artillery training camp at Fortress Monroe and a R ?. T. C. cavalry 'camp at Chattanooga, i *n addition to the R. O. T. C. cfimp there are to be other training period? ?t Camp Jackson this year for the National Guard and for regular army officers. Washington, April SO?The state of war with both Germany and Austria would be terminated under the reso lution-reported by the-senate foreign relation* comnrittee; as ? substitute for the- h*>use resblntion. Washington-. April 80-^SoMier leg islation contemplated by ^ majority of. the Republicans on the ways and means committee will be considered at caucus..of -house Republicans to r:!shr. MmOrity Repubiicnns oppfiS? the proposed sate? tSJL STRIKERS SEEK A HEARING Unrecognized Union of Railroaf Strikers Appeal to Board Washington. April 30?Another ef fort to gain a hearing before the Rail- j road I-abor Board was made today by f representatives of the noh-recognized railroad workers' associations who; have: quit-r&&r-jobs. '< > tMsttEDj^PERU American Aviators Sake tfed Ending of tfong Flight Lima. Peru,-April 30?Pilot Simon ?nd .Mechanic -Wheeler, American commHGTcial aviators, were seriously ?injured when their airplane crashed to /the earth' at the military aviation field shortly after their arrival from j "Nrew -Orleans. HIGH PRiOES Bankers and Economists Try, to Lbteafe Tronfcle .New York, April 30?Bankers and "educators and economists of the Unit zed States and, Europe discussed fact> that cause inflation and.'high, prices] and their remedies at-the semi-annual meeting of the-Academy of Poetical ?cience. here^ io^y. v $ vi. S&fretary of the Treas-j nry Condemns Official Acts of Suiferors New "York, Apr? 30-?Assistan^Sec'-, 'ret&fy of the. treasury L^ffrogwefi 'de- j elated that the failure/<*? ~tKe govern ment to ^solve ther. vital problems ha& been l?r^ly due to the fact that the ^vermhent vs divided- agaihst itself' fZk opposed, bonuses^, and assailed The government's administrative "policies as. vpiemr^wise and- potrh-r foolish." . j *' >y y ?- t*?* ?. .-^^ - y-y 1 FragM Yara'Again Tied Up By Switchmen ^ Buffalo, N. . Yv April 30?For th<: 's'^(^?-;-15mev'.wt,?hi - 'two w^eks every reread-yard fs tted up as the result of a strike by freight switchmen and conductors.' Fdrmeir Sum ^r l&?y Oies in New York S?tte ?.News was recited ^Thursday ?of the Iteatk <of Mrs. Wifi?m J. O'Meara hi BrookTyB, N. Y~ Mrs. ?p'Meara. be fore her marriage, was Miss Julia Fo ley, and will be pleasantly remember-j fed in -Sumter where she resided, for many years. She was a lady who en dearer herself during TIfe to ? host j of people, many of whom. reside in Sumter and who wili learn the sad news with deep sorrow. Mrs. O'Meara leaves a husband, two children and a sister'-tc* mourn her. > **OST--Afc FACTOR Asks for Repeal of Laws Regarding Sfoto'r Rou tes. Washington, April 29?Declaring that the parcel post may become an important agency. in reducing living costs, Fourth. Asistant postmaster General Bl?keslee asked the. Senate, today to repeal laws prohibiting the establishment Of rural motor-routes of less than fifty miles in length. The request . was made in a letter, sent to the Senate in response to a resolution- of inquiry by Senator King, Democrat, Utah, concerning question-r naires recently -sent to- farmers re-j gardhig "the transportation of food by parcel post FAD ftffiS -QUICKLY Colombia Overall Frazzles Out Before *t Got Started. Columbia, April 30?The overall; club idea is about-to frazzle out *n Columbia. The club was launched two. weeks ago, the pledge of membership Specifying that the wearing of rho denim would start wTien tne member ship reached 500. It is now said io. be. about 500. A second meeting Xusi aright was attended by about 100 me:?>. A third meeting is to be held Fri?aj night of this week , to plan a parade icr Saturday, -bui: there is riot mu. h h?tercst bemg taken. . ?*? I GEN. PERSHING AT PANAMA Panama, April- 30?-General Persh ing has arrived to make an! inspection of the Canal Zone. ? " - *' ? CLEMitOX GLEE CT?7B Clemson College, April 28?The Clemson1 College Glee Club will leave tomorrow for a trip to Spartanburg, Sumter and Columbia. They will play in the Converse College auditorium Thursday evening, in the Sumter Opera House Friday evening and at Chicora College Saturday evening. The Clemson Glee Ctul> is a really fine aggregation of amateur artist-. I "Mottle Davis" And Freeman are unique rharaeters and startling per-] formers. It is worth the price to see! and hear them. There will he some j surprising Stents, jazzing, rag and] high-class music. Washington, April 30?Several print j paper- brokers have been subpoenaed to appear before the senate commit tee that is invfstigMtin?; the print .pa per situation, fij????? ANTI OVERALL CLUB Tin Workers G?ndemn Wearing of Overalls by People Who Do Not Work Golkmshee. W. Va.. May 1.?Tin workers hero have organized an anti overall .club, adopted resolutions con demning the overall craze, pledged themeslyes to -discourage overall club movements, and. to try to pre yent citizens who do not work from wearing overalls. Cattle Growers Protest Against Re^tii?n of Nece^ary Credits by Federal Reserve Bank Ivaftsas-'City. -May i?Cattle growers cannot. obtain needed funds because ?& bant?'s ?ave made Joans to hoh*-es scrrtial r industries until the money is iaot available, according to a resolu tion sent to the Governor of the Fed eral Reserve Board by a con fere nee <k irVestoiak interests. ?tEfl?DiST t?l^ FE^ENOE MEETS. Northern Omference at Des Moin'es to Consider Union ? ; With South -? ?? ; ? 38 ^ Des. Meines, Iowa, May l.?The1 Quadrennial conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, - before, which comes, the question of union with the Methodist. Church, South; opened .to day and will continue throughout the month.i .; ...'' ' ' ROUND ?3P afore pj?^ Criminals Arrested ?'?-?- . -Chicago. April 30?More thin 3o? suspects . have been- arrested -and jail ed^here i? what Chief Garrity called the "spring clean-up of criminals." Children's Meeting at Trinity Sunday, t O'clock, "Chtf drem's Week," April 25 to Ma> J, U being obsenfed by Sunday Schools all over our continent. 3t is a - cam-, paiign to emphasize the religious education of- children. Here in Sum ter the Sunday "School Superintendent* have had their attention cabled to the pxjc^sion and the ministers have 'beer asked, to preach, on the subject Of the .'^rmflOrtance of Early Spiritual Train ing/' During "Children's Week" a can 'va^: is .o^teii: made of the city to line put the Children who are not attend Jhg Sunday School but ought to be The churches are- now conducting ; jreligious- survey, which includes-'this: pomt. r; Jos a Conclusion to any efforts that may be made in behalf of "Children V Week'* there Was a special ? meet ing Sunday afternoon, . May 2, ^ o'clock at Trinity. -Children from al the Sunday Schools, the -Sunbeams Epworth League, Christian Endeavors and. ali church societies are asked to conic together for a Sunday School Rally. Th program was as follows: ? Song. -\ 2. Prayer. ' 3. Bible reading by Clarabell 3hircr;? pf the Lutheran Suftday ^h?ol ?4. Recitation of Coip^andments. by Katherine Hodges, 'Lofm.e Jackson, Helen Cooper, Eva Wells, Hilda Thorn, Alice Ragin. Bessie Baker, Jos ephine Cooper .Melly Welte, Delta Montgomery, Agnes.Geddings, Virgin ia Mims, Elizabeth Baker. Annie May Baker, Marie Horn, Gladys Swann. Virginia Warren, Mildred Thorn, Ethel Ho.ok, Kate Thorn, from Grace Baptist Sunday School. 5. /Sohg. 6. -Collection for State Sunday School Work, (Tnterdenominational.) 7. Recitation ^of. twenty-third Psalm by Irene. MosoTey,. Andrew Wil fem Mosely, Marius ' Cooper, Thelma Cooper, Jhelma Jackson, Rose Ahbott Workman. Francis Workman. Frances Mc.Col.lum, David Sherrill. Catherine fcherrTil, . Dorothy Compton. B. R. Ciompton. Orland Compton, Ruth t?rdss, .Samuel Mitchell,. .from T3road Street Sunday' School. . 8. . recitation of Biblo verses, by .Georgiana Graham, Betty . Walker. Mary. Philips, Hammond Burgess. Cornelia Jackson. Walter Marsh, Don ald McLelland, Horace Emmerson, Waties .Haynsworth, from the Epis copal Simday-School. - .9. Mqtion song by beginners' class form First-Baptist Sunday School. '.. 10. Recitation, ''The' Caterpillar's Journey." by Marjory Heath, from the. Christian. Sunday School. 11. Selections by- Hazel . Cuttino; Myrtie Carter; Dorothy Whitehead. Ruth Goodiron. Horace Brazeil and others from the Salem Baptist Sun day school. 12. Song by. Margaret Williamson. Annie Osteen, Ethel Stuckey.' Mazie Clark, Irene Yates, Catherine Carroll, Loula May Shaw, from the Presby terian Sunday School. 12. Address by Mr. P. G. Bowman. 14; Song. IT.. Story by Miss Esther Clark. 1G. Flag Salutes by Jamos Mc Leod. LaUren Parrott. Annie Laurie McKagen. Susie Dnllant. front Trin ity Methodist Sunday School. 17. &ohg, America. . Ftipid progress is being made in .jrectioh- of the big 200-foot smoke stack at the city lighting plants It.is now about U0-feet tip in the air, and feh feet is about the daily average. The concrete foundations for.tho boil ers are being put down. LEVER ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL Dealers May Be Punished for Exacting Unjust and'Un reasonable Prices Buffalo, May 1.?In a decision ot the district court in the alleged prof iteering eases the Lever food control act provision against unjust and un reasonable charges was held rensti tutienal. BUILDING PERMITS Issued for the Months of March and April, 1920 R. L. Jackson. 34 E Calhoun St., re modeling house. $325. W. T. Simmons, corner Blandina and Liberty Streets, new garage, $1, 000. S. W. Rumph. 514 W. Hampton ave nue, pew bungalow, $12,000. Alack Harrington. 428 South Main street, repairs from fire, $900. R. C. Bradham, 407 West Oakland - avenue, new bungalow, $6,0-00.-. R. C. Bradham, 409 West Oakland avenue, new bungalow, $5,000. . R C, Bradham, 105 South Salem avenue,- new bungalow, $6,0.00. R. C. Bradham, 107 South Salem 'evnue, new bungalow, $5,000. . Ray Schwartz, 32 Haynsworth St. new bungalow, $$,000.' Sumter Planing Mill, Green street, new-mill building. $3.000. : Sumter Planing Mill, Green street, dry kijn, .$1,000. . Di\ E. S. Booth, 315 W. Hampton ivenue, new dwelling, $9,000. Geo. F. ? Epperson,' West Canal St, new buggyr shed,. $3,500. ? Sumter, Stemmery Company, tobac co stemnfery, South -Magnolia street, $60,000.^ = ? ; J. J. Riley, 29 Haynsworth street, New bungalow. $"6,000. . John Clack Realty Co., 125 South ?ffahr street, remodeling office. $500. ? It. Alpcrt. 6 North Main street, re modeling store building, $1D.000: Mr* Brunson. 12S Broad, street, re modeling residence, $3,000. ? *~ W. D.' Fr?ser, 250 Broad street, re modeling and building porch, $300. Iz D. Xennings, North Sumter St., New Garage, $20,000. . Ei W. Vogel, 307 W. Liberty street, new two.jstdry dwelling, $10,000. P.. C. Forester, 31;4 Church street, j new bungalow, $9,500. Sam'l. Sanders, 17 Broad street, re nipdeh'ng residence, , $1.200. . ..Sumter Used Car Exchange, Coun cil and Oakland avenues, garage, $4, ooi>. T. B. Davis. 33/4 Manning avenue, rmbdefibg residence. . Mtf's. T. N. Smith. 105 South Mag-: nolle; street, addition room,. $500. Wafe'h % -Raynsworth. 28- Kendriclc j street, irembtfclzh'g residence, $2,000. Walsh Haynsw?rth, 2* Kendrick j treet, remodeling residence. $1,500. Mrs. Etfith DeLorme, 124 Walker lvehue. Shingling, $175. Claremont Filling Station, South Main St., Storage shed for cars, $3^0. L. Dv Jennings, Liberty street, ware house for Jennings-Gainey Furniture 3b| *10,5t>o. J . H. Scale, 6 Hasel street, remodel ing* residence. $1,500. .19 permits' issued to Monaghan es tate -to r pah* porches and roof of ne gro tenant houses across railroad, $500. Total, ?203,90v. D. J. McKIEVER, Building Inspector, City of Sumter. LUKE LEA IS MARRIED ?&?IN .. tNashville, May 1.?Colonel X>uke. Lea, publisher of the Nashville Ten nesseeah; and former United States Senator, married Miss Perci Warner, *t this-.city, today. SHRINE CLUB MEETING. , Preparations are under Why for the Charleston meeting, to be -held on May 13th. Numbers of the Shrine Club members are to assist in the entertainment of the Confederate Veterans during -their reunion. The- Sumter Shrine Club met in ! the Chamber of Commerce on April 29th, at 6:16 p. m., with a large mem bership present. The meeting was called expressly for the purpose of making arrangements for the spring meeting which will be held in Char leston on the 13th of this month. The Nobles determined to get a special Pullman, leaving here on the after noon of the 12th, and returning on the morning of the 14th, and all No bles 'who were not present at the meeting and desire to have hotel and other accommodations arranged for them, can notify the secretary of the club, and they will be taken care of. The matter of inviting Omar to meet in Sumter in November was again brought up. The club was very heartily in favor of the invita tion being extended, and a committee was appointed to present the invita tion-'of the-"Stimter Shrine Club to the Temple , and request that the meeting be. held ,-in Sumter. The last meet ing, of ? Omar Temple in Sumter was such a memorable occasion, both. to the citizens of -.Sumter and to the I Nobles of the Temple that there is little doubt but that the invitation will again be accepted, due to the fact that the "citizens participated in the .entertainment, as well ..as the Shrincrs. One important matter taken up at the -meeting was the question of the entertainment of the Confederate vet erans during their reunion in Sum jter next week. The Club went on I record as being anxious to do any ! tiling both collectively and Individ-, jually. for the Veterahs, and each j member of the Club was constituted ja committee of one to lend his very ! best efforts to the entertainment and care of the Veterans while in Sum ter, and the Sumter Shrine Club will lend a willing hand to anything that will add to the enjoyment of the Vet erans during their stay in Sumter, and the members'will actively participate jn giving the old heroe? a bi# trme. .'-'.'::."::' :' ?" ~ "N . " : W FIGHTING IN SIBERIA Remnant of Kolchaks Army in Last Ditch With Bol sheviki _ I Vladivostok. May 1?Severe fighHnfg ' is in progress at Chieta between the I last remnant of Kolchak's army a.nd the opposing Bolsheviki faction. Jap anese are supporting the Kolchak faction. PRIMARY RE COUNT ORDERED Republican Candidates Go Into Court in Fight for Nom ination New York. May 1?The Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court has sighed an order for a recount of the vote in Tuesday's presidential preferential primaries for Johnson and Wood. ANDERSON SHER IFP CASE J. Olin Sanders Oasted From Office by Supreme Court ? - ? Columbia, April 30?At- 2:30 this afternoon- the Supreme Court bandbiL down the decision in the Anderson sheriff case. The decision is that the defendant, J. Olin Sanders, is not and has not been, since the date of hisi removal by the Governor, the lawful' sheriff of Anderson county and that he surrender the said Office and the rec ords thereof to the plaintiff, C. G. King upon his demand therefor, and that he pay the costs and disburse-: ments of this action to be taxed by the clerk. The opinion was prepar ed by Associate Judge D. 35. Hydrick. SALVATION ARMY TO THE RESCUE Tents Will Be Provided for Evict ed Tenants New York,. April 30?The Salvation. Army headquarters announced today, that tents had been erected on train ing grounds to house persons made, homeless by eviction proceedings. Plans have been made to care- for a thousand persons. BOSTON ANARCH ISTS RUN WILD Radical Workers CaBed Upon to Show Their Strength Boston, April 30?An appeal to workers to show their strength i;y a. united strike tomorrow is contained in. posters purporting to be a May Day proclamation of the central executive committee of the communists party of America being circulate j here. For emergency use on May Day the police posted seven machine guns in various parts of the city. ." ? ? II I M BATTLE IN SONORA Carranza and * Rebel -Forces Clash at Pulpito Pass ?? Augua, Prieta, Sonora, April 30r?A clash between Carranza and 'Sonora forces near Pulpito Pass forecasts ,a* larger and more decisive conflict soon, rebel leaders stated today. Both sides are concentrating troops on. either side of the pass. Secessionist agents are said to be working throughout Mexi . , . -: ? ;_;_? ANOTHER SHORT COTTON CROP I Commissioner Harris States That I*e-i ports Indicate Cotton Famine ] Columbia. April v30?The cotton! crop this year will be the shortest in many years, according to a prediction voiced today by B. Harris, Commis sioner of Agriculture. Mr. Harris states that he believes the country is facing a cotton famine. The short ness will be because of the poor sea sons, the excessive rains and the low temperatures of the spring. The spinners states Mr. Harris, will be able to use all of the cotton the world can produce and then some. There is only enough spinnable cotton on the globe to last the cotton mills five or six months, says Mr. Harris, I and if the cotton holders will just hold a little longer they, can get sixty cents !for their staple. "The farmer can fix his own price,' says Mr. Harris, "and the process is simply one of holding." ' Mr. Harris states that reports reach ing his office from all sections of the South show that very little planting has bfeu done, and in those few sec tions where there has been planting, the germination has been poor, and the cotton supply will be curtailed as a result. . "If the farmer doesn't get the price he wants for his cotton," says the Commissioner, "he must not blame it on the other fellow. It is simply a matter of holding.' In discussing the matter of supplies, Mr. Harris states that he is confident the greatest need of America today is for men to "stay on the farm," or to "go back to the farm." The young men. he says, who are leaving the farm are doing so to the loss of thej economic welfare of the country. Mr. Harris expressed the opinion that the educationl system of the country should be so amended as to enccur- , ago farming and life on the farm. Washington. April 30 ?- Federal ; agents have'been instructed to go as ? far as the law will allow in breaking i up May Day demonstraitions, } To abort a cold and prevent awn plications, jtake The ptmffed and refined calomel tablets that are nausealess, safe and mre. Medicinal vbrtai? retain edfand imptfov?i Sold only in Price 35c. F^VAfEEfe FOR GOOD K&?HS At Providence school in Privateer township. last night the hard sur faced, concrete ferdiged, petmatient, and well-drained main hlghw?y sys tem for Sumter county, and<3he $2, 500.0^0.00 bond issue . were i tqini moosly approved by "a rising ^vote of thirty-eight of the moet representar tive taxpayers and voters Of rthe Prov idence school district. The if^ wte was on the question oi approval of the hard surfaced highway as against the present sand-clay or dirt roadss?v and the second Vote* was on the ap proval of the $2,500,000.00 bond issue. Not a man spoke 'against eith er proposition and not one mail voted against them. At the close of the meeting a unamfmo?s vote of tiiariks was extended to Messrs. L. D. Jennings, R. B. Belser, I. C. Strauss, and B- I- Reardon for tak ing the time and troublo .to attend the meeting and explain the plan of proposed procedure in the building of the 121 m?es of the main: higlrfray system and in the nianner' that ;the bonds, if voted, will be expended. ,. , Mr. H. T>. Tihdal, presided and intro duced the sjpeaiers, and MCr? 'TS.. X. Reardon served as sBcretaiy of! j-the ? meeting. ?essrs. Jetmiuigs. -:Bg&er and Strauss made vfery -toterte?ng and instructive talks j^tnng::i?t^Miii ute detail of tliV propos^ed |>lai to give Sumter county a main h^fcway system.and pointed out cbnvntcfi^ly how hundreds of i&pusahds of dpi will be annually saved to the citizens of Sumter county by an investtoent of $2,500,000.00 * in hard-surfaxse^. I highways. ; . V ' Mr. H. T>. Tindal was very candid in his statement that the meetnig^had \ been called joy local voters forfth^^ix pose of having a distinct; uridexstand |ing of. just what Providence school district and Privateer township, had to expect from the .proceeds j?i -the'. two and a half million dollars, if the bonds are authorized On .May ,11 tlx. He and.his fellow citizens did notiee! that their section had been getting a sqouare deal heretofore in-road .con struction and road maitenance, and they Jiad heard things about the pro I posed main highway system an'd^the I proposed expenditure of the $2,5O#;'0OO to be derived froin the sale of bonds I .which didrit listen well to the tax-^ payers of that section. For instance th^y iiad heard that only abmjt 56 miles of har^ surfacedv highways would be constructed, and th?t only about four main highways could pos sibly be built and that the main jroad through their section ieadii^ fiom, Sumter tp~ the Clarendon counts; line? known as the Sumter id i P?xv?ie road, stood a. poor chance of ibeing made a part of che main highway sys tem. . All that lie and. his felloW-citi zens of that section of Priavteer town ship wanted was assurances of a square deal. T/nless positive assurances of ; a square deal and their section being guaranteed their pro rata share, of .the mileage of the niain highway system, in the through county to county trunk line roads, ten or more in num ber, they had intended voting practic ally unanimously against the _ bond, is-?. sue, although unanimously in favor of jhard surfaced highways equitably, dis tributed. After Chairman L. D. Jennings,.of-: the Sumter Permanent Road Commis sion guaranteed that the coinmission would give the Sumter to . Paxville branch its pro rata share of mifesjrs and money, Mr. TindalL Mr., S. D. Richardson ? and Mr. Julius Cooper said Mr. Xennings* guarantiee Was suf ficient as they "had 'absolute conft-?i dence in his word and promise and in that of the entire- road commission. ' On motion of Messrs. Cooper and Richardson, the vote of approval above mentioned were, then unanimously taken, and it was agreed, on sugges- / tion of the chairman that every man present would carry the messages de livered by the speakers and work for the bond issue. A resolution was al so unanimously adopted advocating that the next legislature enact suit able laws placing special taxes *m vehicles of all kinds for perihawnt toad construction and maintenance. Mr. Jennings reiterated the paretfca bflity of constructing the ten inoin roads of proposed highway system of approximately 121 mileVas outlined in y the newspapers oh several Occasions./ It now looks as though Priyatec " townsiiip will vote overwhelming! for the bond issue on May lith. Thi progressive township can always b? depended upon to vote solidly for ev- ' ery movement for education and ' progress. At every meeting held When the voter* heard the plan ex plained ^ system they, approved the plans and the bond \&k