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Inaugural Address En Development and Natural EDUCATION OF ALI PEOPL Bold Stand Against the duction of Taxation Progressi i'oluntiwi. Jim I,?Pleading with th.- m n? ral aoegml ly fOf liberality in ma king nppropnat. OIM for education, and for a t<>tul for the state depart? ment of education of approximately two million dollari, Governor Coop? er today delivered to the joint aa mbly of the leguluture hi- s. cond Inauiruial address, on the subject of ? location, and he took the or* of off.ee the second time, standing ui the thresho d of his second term in office. Tb ? o?tb *as administered by Asso Hate Jtsticr Wattn, of the supreme irr. In his address, which was a strong oreay og the education.. s tean of th itsjte, the governor urged cdu< ailcn as the first necessity for any high achievement In life "Our fun dautent. I need 1? educailon." h s -id. "Tber?- ur,. mllll<?ns of idle acres l.i 'ids stub*." he said; "there I n vaat other nitmai resources undeveloped. There are hundreds of thousands uf acree of cut-over lands that show the ruthlese hand of one who cuts in the ubaence of Intelligent forestry law3, there are possibilities for diversified agrlcult ii" *vhi'.'h are untouched, there, there are chances, almost with? out nunroer. for making this state a place that will lur. the heal claae of settlers, a place wh< re many may dwell hi the mid?t of smiling plenty, where 1 ome owning will become far more general. wh*?r<- tb. < ommon level Of happiness will rise high u'w? | Its preemt pUns. Hut it is idle, my friends, yes. it Is Idle to attempt to achieve thr highest life of which we arV ca,si ble unless we first have edu? cation." In his address Governor Cooper re? peated his desire for relieving the !?? ople ' of all possible financial pres ? ni ? "1'ut we are not so poor." lie added. * Indeed we could neve.- be as poor as to Justify us In taking away from our people the on ? thing most necessary for the accumulation of wealth.' The sovernor stated that com. ul nory education, in its tb st year, 1910, ncreased the school attendant's by ltt.000. bringing the total school ? n lOllmrnt to i ba'f million Approxtl in)atel\ u thousiud (school districts 1 Mod epeelal school bevies last year, he snid. leaving only a handful of dietrlets not doing so. The governor asked for the appro prtatlon of fuuo.uoo to curry out th" state's contract under the high school ? act. declaring thnt there should be 90,006 boys and girls in hUh school. Instead of the present I 1,000 Ha naked for |oSft,##i to carry onl the law guornaiaslng isven months of gehoo term t? wean schools. He assed that |t9o?0tt be appro? priated 'or I he provialona of the socialisation law and the rural graded .? chool UHW? He asked that flOo.eoO ?>e uppi. prlated f"'' the building pro? gram cal'ed for under the act of lilt*, lie urged also liberality in appro? priations for |t e tight against illiter? acy among adults; for the betterment of negro schools; for rural school su? pervision, for mill schools, and for the expenses of the educational depart? ment. The cost of administering the m ho... funds In 11)20, be said, was less than i.vo gOf cent. ' Ketm-re? idon sho ild now he unthinkable." h i said. Four and a llulf Mills. The governor t >ld his hearers thv the tax necessary to produce lh I funds asked for public edUcatldd this year would reach a total o/ round and a-ha)f mills, or possibjy four and threo-<|Uarter mills. A quarter of a century ago it was thought that tin constltut oral three mill tax would >? suffh .? ut " he commented. The governor suggested that IttO 0f? Hoe of county superintendent of edn? cation be out en a professional tall time hus.'s lie sain no p< rm n ih mid be allowed to bald t' > office unless possessing the necessary qualltha lb na The governor expressed the ylew that the coun. board of edu? ration should be etccth ? by the p<? > pie, und that 11\u Itoard should em ptoy Ihe co inty . upei ntfrndi nl of i duration. II?' < olleges. The governor iiso urged lhal colte^e? be given careful considera? tion wh? i lh* leglsla'.urc eame loth? matter of appropriation*. "I b? g of you that in curtailing, is we must," , he sold, "you consid -r tin whole of Ihe edm at i'-na' s\.-t ? m ,n the light of list ]> iblic ."o l " other OaMada Ueut GoNtrnor.lt ' Wilson C. Harvey, l'f ' 'h irb ston, w is n so orn Into Off1c-? loday, prcsid'i <>i fki" t senate. Va.li' r K Duncan, \ n, was the onl> othei new utatr <> II? al U be swoi n Into nIMec ||e tods lined tar? ?rfb e of lomp'roller gen Sl. to Whli h he v . ldec?ed 111. without opposition. iThe Inauguration iin-monli before 11 dlntlngnlahed mid i mi , late officials and n numb of bMng In attendance. "I m pjg ?rr T'r stole* ? ur ten Invited. Thei e net per no-'* Inaugural ?PWs: l^gvf |b" ii I Am I i 'Itisens Ming of prop.and grab [with % deep sense of re pome before jou to d? iphasizes Necessity For I Conservation of Resources . THE E MOST IMPORTANT Clartior For Ruthless Re and Abandonment or ve Policies llv#r this, iny second inaugural ad? dress. In return for the distinguish I d honor bestowed upon me I desire, above all other things, to render real ren-lee to the people of South Caro? lina. For many years I have given my bCSI thought to the problems affecting our lnalelnoble rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happinesa, anu during all thesu years the conviction has grown upon me that our funda? ment;-! nc.-'d is education. Hence It comes about that 1 have selected ed , nSSttgfJ as my ffteme today. Coins: and down th> state, and to and fro tin r.- n, th re havo come to my attention many great no ds, in any things which arc ecsential to a hifh le\ti of common happiness. I see eh aery auf RtAq gen ompllshments, and no man ij prouder than i am of them. I > t it f>- ? eis to me that we should ad? dllOg JUrgOiVOl to doing gftSkg that re needed, rathe- than lauding tasks |that have been done. It is unpleu^ innt, Sometimes, to be a realist; and p ncngnoe it win be* Irksome to yoti tor me to dwell upon our dolleicncies. Jllow. though, are we to correct con IdlUoas unless we first look them squarel> in tfu fake .' On the prom? ise that we must we clearly things as they are before we yan take stops to effect remedies, I shall proceed in this brief talk. Why is it that we lay waste our forests with to mtl.. thought for tli [future? Why is It that we deplete, rather than develop, our coastal in? dustries? Why do we so often till our I lle!ds bat indifferently, and provide l so gsadOOjaatOly for marketing of di? versified agricultural products? Why go we worry along under an out wort tax ayg em. splash and Jolt over I ad roads, leave undeveloped our po? tential ronoairoeat la snort, why have I wc, to sonie extent, at least, pitched ur lives upon a plane not commen? surate with the lavish generosity na? ture has displayed? Surely God hs* vouchnafid to us every opportunity to help ourselves. It Is not that wc are sluggards, and It is not that we laOl the u>K^ begot of devotion to s great state. The answer, my friends, Is that we lack information. Potting It differently, we lack education. One who is familiar with our hla Us/j s/Ul understand \%t\y we dropped behind other states in the matter of education. Hard hit by the war Of secession, and still harder hit by thi dark days that cnaucd. we became I pOOple who were, relatively speakinff. without mono)*, i sh.:i noi rooounl ? ii the factors which enter Into a liroper explanation of our present eru? dition, for eaptanatlons age of sec? ondary importance. Kllmination of fl ii ding fOTOt I is the thing we want. Among the many principal eh mints essential to a happy demoi - racy are native mental ability and ln formnth n. Wc have the forme.- III as Call measure us any popple; but the gttar we have not made available to a'l the boys and girls who reside with? in our borders. The time was when thOSa who made laws und thos^ who eaooutad Join could forget the man Who throughout th.* sultry days fob 'ced the plow tip and down the fur? rows, and also the man who in other Ways toibvt gj|th h's muscles. liut that time is happily passed forever. The Structure of SOOlety rests upon he nan v. ho tot's, he Is of prlmar> Importance. He must, regardless ol cost, be given the education which ? H required In order to enable him to rah rstantl his work und to do it in the moot lolling fafthiou. In tie- mOderfl World one's innate mental Strength aJiil one's muscular energy are no sufficient to meet the . vi r; day reed* of life, The mind muSl be (rained; ideas r.nd InforiAU? in murt be implanted In it. This can be done only through a system of schools, a democracy can tra\ no fastet and no further than tin average n.nn. The way t?? ad. a. ? in a demo* . aey, is lo afford a higher [digrc of moalal Iralalns lo the av? erage man and avt age woman. Let Ieducation b general und efficient, gnu |th?n will we sss progress In all oth? er worthy huts Of human effort.! Our fields will be better cultivated, our homes more attractive, our churches more Inoplflngi our thrift mot, pronounced, soeml legjgdatlon Wi I go fO ward With great bound, int lei education be lacking, and we inl| behold n <iism.il society, clog |ged and stagi arth Our Idle water powers, oar devastated forests, our diminishing lish and game, our whole , , n >ni ?' Jlfe, and more important ?till, our boys end unls cry out aloud for enlightenment, and woo betitle that man who do, a not lend S he!p ii g Sand to the removal of our u eatest stumbling block?an Inade? quate educitlonal s\stein. It is liit!?? more than Idle to at tempt progress by following any pan, pave that which ',? .11 < through th hool, We oon to vor hope to acht v? economic Independence, social lni? peovemowt, freedon of effort, neif eapresslog and the like until we have first eben to every Km th, nion? t:il equipment neeei to cope wl a pi 9 N at dS V Ii e. One bar mit h talk n >u of re V?e lag tales, and very sincere!) do i de r?lr?. to relieve our people Ol all pOS1 IflbiS to.a n< ,al pi es* at <?. But WS at e not so poor, indeed we could Sever Im >o poor as, Ip jus;it'.\ us in takl w aWny rroni our people ?Ii? one thing m i| necessary for tin* accumulation oi' wealth The more difficult we ?nd th. economic ard B?dnl conditions, the more u<> we need education. So, no friends, we mual not hurt the schools. YYr have started in the right direction: we aliould Increase ihe *\>*? :1 with which wc are traveling. In the days to come, hleaaed Will he lll< name of the men who. through sarrlflee on th.ir part gave birth an., it.rength to an educational -awak? en lig in this state. Cut somewhere o'ae, if you must, but touch not with pevnuiiOOe hands the foundation Of Hue; esst ul living. Taxation Is nothing more thnn a m> had of securing to ull the people at th* lowest cost by responsible ng notes, the benefits of common ac 1 it n and common instittttions. Pub xn ndltures for StlCh institutions are an investment. In a democracy IU? h as OUVS public education is to* I tho chief object of expenditure. pub'i: school is perhaps the most dintihoClVe of American institutions. Th, maintenance of public education Is guaranteed in tho, constitutions an l law? of the forty-eight states. Th hfty-socond year of South Caro? lin:, s educational system, embracing eh neatary schools; secondary schools and institutions of higher learning. c!o.?ed June SO, 1P20. The progress a . icved during thia period not only pro es the worth of the system, btit t). ' necessity for improving it. i ring the year 1J)20 (the first year ? i tnpulsory attendance) school st? ance In ihls State was increased acre Th'in 11,000, making fhu to* nrpllrnent approximately 500.000. |T1 expenditure for edueatlofi was er than pver before, and the re i;u ? more satisfactory. Approxitnate *j its thousand school districts have ? " ! additional school levies since ? 11)20. having only a hand ft! if dintrlets which still decline to extra moti y for s.'hooU;. Nincty .1 per rent, of the districts in thi at '! are now paying local school ;.te appropriations for elementary secondary schools In the year . *' closed amounted to approxi mutely |!,000,000.00. For the year Ii t beginning the state appropriation ?: ?I It be approximately $2,000.000.0J. if ,a Ogress is to be maintained as It sh uld, and if all laws now on the k| are to be complied with. It ii no value to enact a law which i for money, and Iben fail to make ; i i pproprlation. The laws are good. I' ? demand that they be put into of ?? ? Is based upon interest In the com n n weal. For every dV.'ar supplied ?m the SUtte treasury to the SOhOOls, i ? local patrons are supplying tllfoe. These state subsidies, which fur n : h. such great impetus, are regulated I y thirteen acts of th3 general a.ssom bl relating to high schools, ovc OroWdlng in elementary grades of :jec ondary schools, to the guarantee o( i rareon months' t?rm. to rural grad ed nrhOotS, to hulldings. to vocational tratnlng, to term extension, to schoo. at ? ndance, to the teaching of gSJTl i: ?.uro. Industry and home oeonom lo the eertitica Son and odamina . ft of tehthersi to libraries, to Idea ? '. ool improvement work and to th. |a< i men! of teachers. Each Statut? lg based on the principle of sc?; http; that Is, before gjtfe aid is gran I, the (Tistrit t must levy a local tax Vo illustrate how favorably thest 'aws are reacted to, 1 cite you to thi fact that four-flf hs of the higl schools of the state have voted ICvies )t ten mills or more. In order to car out the state's part o: the con tree under this high s'hool law. at least $600,000 will be deeded In 1921. 1 any of my h larora arc astounded at hat figure, I beg thu* they boar In ?nd the number of boys and girls w,\v being trained in hich schools ot Ihls state, namely, M,00O, But that . 't all of the picture, liefore South ? ? ' ollna rescheu the general level Ol tti? nation in sooondary sehoois, a. leait 10,000 pupils must be enrolled i high b.:houls, sometimes called, and very properly, the "colleges ot h people*" And let us reflect the.t i ie sixty per cent of those who g( > high schoo', prusuu their studies no further. We must trutn them Wei! a theso tocondary schools, or forevei - our chance. And then lot ua re flee?! aga'n that less than seven pet j ci nt., barely half the average for th* United States, of our total white en? rollment enters high schools. 8o wt mi ot train the great majority as Well we may In the elementary schools, or forever lose the chance to give Ihem a fulr start and fair opportun? ?y to achieve a successful life. uth Carolina is distinctively an icultural State, Our people and | opr interests are predominantly rural. and our educational problem Is ea svntially rural. For years we Btrug ? ! along Without any semblance of andard In rural education, but in ? ? nt years the General Assembly wisely emphasised and aided rur h< <>l dovelopn -nt. The act guar m iteelng n sevon mcnfhg1 term and i v ' ding an adequate teaching corps in country districts is a landmak in history of rural education. Along v th this, the act to encourage con i dated and graded schools, better i nown as the Graded School act, has or the first time brought moderately < ffident schools to our c ountry die tri eta Neither of these laws, how? s' r, has reached the ideal. The school i an Is fixed at seven months for ihe one reason that we must ?rn no bv ! r< ss, The average term now in ru al schools is only six and three-ten'hr m< nths. To be content with >i thing lesH than seven months Is to d ny to helpless, hopeless childhood l*n birth right and opportunity. in 1920 an appropriation of Il40.no? ? It* made under the law guarantee in t n Seven months' term. This r as disbursed to nx districts on the i>- ils . f forty seven cents on the dollar. To r ?>iv out this law In the ourrent v nr 1.125.000 will be needed. Failure to1 maintain *he standard set by thTs'lvw ivill Inevitably mean retrogression j mi Ti ? i t ion. If' If in boys and girls of the State boneflclarbs of the RquaMsIng im and the Kural Graded Bcl.ool I,.a. The appropriation asked under rh*>se two statutes i??tais $070,ono. s figure larger than the combined totals >'" the pubfit schools |n 1626, The prosperity pf (an year made :, ?ro. grcssive end forward looking program eu*y. The depression of the present time will compel economy and curtail Intent along many iim;s. Abbreviation I of the seven-months' luw, however, should not be contemplated for a mo. Intent. Economy, so-called, at the ex? pense and sacrifice of boys and girls, would be little lees than criminal neg? ligence. Rural South Carolina must rot bo condemned to ignorance and il? literacy. j The enactment of the compulsory attendance law was a great step for jward. But we cannot stop with mere? ly pas-sing the law. Forcing child) en into school rooms carries with it ihe responsibility to supply adequate phy? sical equipment and a sufficient num? ber of competent teachers. More schorl buildings aro required. The building get of 10'JO will require $100, 000 in 1921. Seven appropriations have been granted heretofore for special needs not covered by statute. These" are the appropriations for the removal of il? literacy, for the betterment of negro schools, for the salaries and operation of the State superintendent's office, public school printing, rural school supervision, mill school inspection and a small sum for per diem and expense r)f the state hoard of education. These minor items are also important. The administration of state funds is 1920 cost less than two per cent, of the amount provided. Outsiders are now '?on'ributlng more for th* mainten I aooe of the SMto superintendent's of? fice than th" state itaelf contributes. To cripple this office by withholding ?eeessary funda would he most un? wise. I have not recounted all of the items recommended for appropriation this year, hut havo selected a few so as to Tlve you an idea of what the increase ?ire nor (led ror. The total for elomen *ary and secondary education, as I have said, must be approximately two ml?ioh dollars. If the program au? thorized by law Is to be carried tor-* ward, as it unouestionably should he, and as I sincerely hope it will be. Re? trogression now should be unthink? able. A quarter of a century aero it was thought that the constitutional three mill tax would be sufficient. Now that ax. though its results have increased with advancing assessments, supplies only fifteen per cent, of the public school revenue. We have grown rap? idly, my friends, and must continue as we have started. The amount recom? mended tliia year for common schools can be raised by a State tax of four nnd one-half or four nnd three-quar "v? mPls. Remembering the impor. aneb of the cause. this statemen ?mould alarm no one. The tax would ?e amply justified by the results. Without It. the state, and particular? ly the children of the poor and but -moderately well-to-do, will suffer ir ?epnrabis injury. 1 wish to suggest to you that the >ff\ee or County Superintendent of ? ducatton should be put on a profes? sional, full-time basis. The educa? tional leadership of the county de oencui Upon the personality and equip? ment of the county superintendent Every increase in school support, from whatever source, adds to the work and .'esponsibility of the county superin? tendent. School statistics are compil d by him. Students of education, both in und out of the state, base their conclusion* on his data. It is widely published that South Carolina stands tt the bottom In the list of states lr 1 dueational Sfflcii ncy. This standing "an scarcely be improved until the fact* are properly collected and col 'ated. This matter of reputation is the least argument for the improve? ment of the status of the county sup? erintendence. It is, however, one tha* must appeal to men who love the good I name of South Carolina. The county superintendent should be able to su? pervise intelligently and direct the .-aching in all the schools of tho coun cy, and no person should be allowed 'o hold this office unless ho or she possesses the qualifications necessary 1 or tho efficient administration of the office. My own view is that there should be a county board of education, elected by the electors of the county, ?md that this board should employ the [county superintendent. Just as the Boards of Education do in our city schools. My chief concern Is not. however, in the method of selection vmt rather In the Qualifications of the Superintendent. So far I havo said nothing about the s ate institutions for higher learning, oxcept as they arc included under the general discussion Of educational needs. My neglect to mention them specifically does not imply In the 'east that their valu* Is not recognized They are essential port of the educa? tional system. Without them. our efforts would be incomplete. They and the common schools are mutual? ly dependent. In the budget which 1 submit to you this year. 1 have cut the State colleges everywhere I roubl without dlarupting their activities. 1 have stressed \j\ this .address the ele? mentary and secondary schools be ?aus?? they aro the foundation of our society, and without a foundation, no structure can be erected. With the development of common schools will com?' an irresistible demand for en 'argonvmt of the colleges. indeed, 'here is already a great demand for enlarging them, and for equipping them to do their maximum amount of work, .lust as no one can travel over ?he stat?- and fall to see the need f?>r graded and high schools, so no one can go about and fall to s?>e the need for the state colleges. They sre an incalculably valuable part of tin Whole, and ?mo cannot hurt a part of '?neb a flrm'y welded system without i hurting the whole. Ro l beg of you I that, in curtailing, as we must, yon l ?msider the whole of the educational system In the light <^f the public good. Allow urn a moment for repenting an idea already advanced. There are millions of Idle acres In this stnt?>. Th i" are vast other natural resources undeveloped Then arc hundreds of thousands of acres of cut over lands [that show the ruthlSSl hand of one 'who cuts in the absence of intelligent forestry laws, there are possibilities of diverslftde agriculture which ;<)??? untouched, there are chance*, almost without number, fur makinii this stats a place that will lure the best elaas uf B ttiers, a place where men may dwell in the midst uf smiling plenty, where home owning wrll become far more general, where the common level of happiness will rise above its present piano. Dul h la hiie. my friends, yea. it is icli. to attempt to achieve the .highest life of which We are eapSb|J i unless we first have education. CONGRESS FOR~ SMALLER ARMY Washington, Jan. 17.?Congress voted today to limit the size of the regular army to 175,000 enlisted men. The senate by a vole of 4 1 to 33 set aside its decision of last week to reduce the army to 15 0,000 men and then without a record vote adopted the original joint resolution of Sen? ator New. Republican, Indiana, di? recting the secretary of war to stop recruiting until the army is cut to 175,000 men. The house ten minutes later adopt? ed a joint resolution sponsored by Chairman Kahn of its military af? fairs committee also directing the Secretary of war to cease enlist? ments until there are not more than 175,000 enlisted men In the regular establishment. The house vote was 285 to 4. only Repreesntatives Bee, Texas, Blaekmon. Alabama, and Coady. Maryland, Democrat's, and Cramton. Michigan, n Republican. Standing out against the i eduction. Tho resolutions adopted by the two houses are almost identical m their provisions, each providing that the 1'5,000 limit shall not prevent the ??ecnlistment of men who have served one or more enlistments in tho mill tan' service. The language of the two measures, however, differs some? what and either the senate or house will send its resolution to conference for rearrangement. Action by th> Joint conference committee of the two houses is expected to be taken speedily and the resultant measure sent to the president. The ae'.ion Of the two houses was taken against the recommendations of the war department heads and General Persh'mg. Secretary Baker in appearing before the senate mili? tary affairs committee advisod against an army of less than 250.000 men after the "present necessity of economy had been relieved." Gen? eral Pershing told the same commit? tee that an army of 200.000 men con? stituted a safety margin. MR. MOISE TAKES OATH Columbia Jan. IS.?Representative D. D. Moise of Sumter was today sworn in as a member-elect. He was absent all last week on account of his wife's Ulm BS. At a regular meeting of the Board of Health held Monday, Mr. S. O'Quinn tendered his resignation as shalrnmn Of that body owing to his acceptation of the office of City Man [*gsr. Mr. Qulnn will begin his duties in capacity of city manager on the twentieth of this month. Mr. H. L?. Tisdale has been electeu as chairman of the Board of Health to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Quinn's resignation. Mr. W. O. Courtright, of Columbia, who has formerly lived in Sumter and worked here for about four years as Manager of the W. H. Cobb C, Cor. Main and Liberty will return to Sum? ter on next Thursday and open this store under his own name, he having made the necessary negotiations and purchase of this business. The new name for the business will be the W. O. Courtright Co. Ecuador at the time of the Spanish conquest was a part of the great em? pire of the Incas. Alexander the Great was prevented by his death from carrying out his plan of restoring Babylon to Its for? mer splendor. n wmm MINE WORKERS ASK FOR TROOPS Washington, ??<n. lfc- Bequest for federal troops to be m ut to the mine Strftho district of Alabama to re al c tin- Alabama mttltla was receiv? ed at ih? S\ \i.U- House from the Unit? ed Mine Worker* of Alabama. The request was referred u> the war de? partment and it is suid oflirials there have decided to nonor the request if it should come fram the govcrnos, if the situation warrants their pre** aee. Montgomery. Jan. Ife.? flflSS I llOjl [ Kilby today said that state troops are able to cope with the situation and he i had no disposition to entertain the : request to ask for federal troope. Jasper, Ala.. Jan KS.?Under a heavy mil Lory guard the sta wit? nesses examined today by the special grand jury inquiring into the lynch? ing of William Baird, miner, and eleven members of the National Guard under arrest in connection with the lynching of Baird was in jail charged with killing the guards? man, when a small mob took and lynched him. TROUBLE BETWEEN FRENCH & RUSSIANS ConsjaminopB. Jan. 18.?French black troops turned machine guns on mutinous Cossacks of Wrangel's army. The former's army was en? camped twenty-five miles from here Saturday night after the Cossacks had, disarmed their officers. The Busstaus returned fire, killing tf n Senegalese and wounding twenty others and two French officers. Scout News. The ?Couts of Troop 1 had their reg? ular meeting on lasi Tuesday night at the scout room at the T*. The members o fthe troop committee* J. Y. Todd, chairman; Dr. D. W. Green and Scoutmaster W. M. Levl were present with the boys and conducted --xamimVions. Scouts Harry Byttenberg, Bam my I Harby and Blanding Upshur . passed j ill tests necessary to become first class scouta and were officially award? ed their first c!oss scout badges. The following scouts paAcd the tes'.s to become second class scouts land Were awarded second class, scout badges. WillianS Bryan Jr.. Willard Mims. James Blanding, Charles Cut Jno. Bobcrt Lultman, J. C. Copper, Jr., Berrj' Moses, Jr., and Lorraine Dwyer. There will be gr<at deal of rivalry between all or the patrols com? posing troop 1, as to which patrol Will make the best record for the neat bree months. Cash prizes have been offered by the scout committee to the three} scouis who make the largest num? ber of points under the new point vystem which Is to be put ?ato effect at once. x Scout Bandolph Guthrie has re? cently been presented wdth a gold first class scout pin from Scoutmaster Levt in appreciation'Of the good and faith? ful work which he has done in hia patrol known as the Stags. Scoutmaster W. M. Lev! is In re? ceipt of the following letter whichf was greatly appreciated. The money will be used to very great advantage by the scouts: Mr. W. M. I>evi, Scout Master, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: Enclosed please And check for $30.00, which the Bumter Shrine Club desires to contribute to the Boy Scout organisation of Sumter in recognition of the valuable services rendered by fiftren scouts during the recent meeting of Omar Temple. Very truly y>v. ?, B. L. McLeod. Secretary Sumter Shrine Club. Marriage licensee. The following marriage licensed hav e been issued to the following; colored couples: Clarence Miller and Emma Touag of Bembert. Aaron Johnson and Bertha Mnnton of Sumter. 2VELLL O'DONNBliL. President #%9 O. ?. r A ITCH. Cashier The First National Bank Extends to all its friends and patrons a very happy and |ror perous New Year. The National Bank of South Carolina of Bumter, S. C Resource* $*,*00,(K>e The Meet Painstaking tODRViCB wttfc OOUKTBB1 Otre os the Pleoemre of Herrtssj 10? The Bank of the Rank and File Cl ?4. KUULAXP, i rv*ui? ?u KARliK ROWLAND, Uut?er