Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ORDERS WERE by the c?iser Cleveland and the gunooat Sacrfcu,eiiio, the dtpart NOT URGENT Washington, Jjrty 11.?Re ceipt orders from the state depart ment for departure from Tampico, ico has been acknowledged ment announced today. Officers said the orders were noi urgent-, which probably accounted for the ships* failure to sail before this time. - 666 cures Chills and Fever. ?tez No, 3$Q9 Reserve District No. 5* REPORT OF CONDITION, OF THE First National Bank of Sumter At Sumter in the State of South Carolina, At the Close of business on June 30, 1921 RESOURCES a.Loans and- discounts, including redis counts (except those shown in b and c)-_-$ 872,921.71 ' , , 872,921.71 Overdrafts, unsecured _ 872.41 U. S. Government securities owned: a Deposited to secure circulation (u. S. j honds par value)._ 50,000.00 b All other United States Government Securities _ 61,000.00 Total -_ 111,000.00 ?. OJte boj4s^si,o<^secitt _ 16,500.00 6.. Banking House, Furniture and fixtures_ 37,500.00 8.^ Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank_ 31,390.90 10." Cash in vault and amount due from national banks_ 77,222.48 13. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as re porting bank (other than Item 12)_ 4,841.43 Total of Items 9, 10,11,12, and 13 82,063.91 15. Redemption fund with u. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer_ 2,500.00, Total .?1-_-s 1,154,748.93 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in_ 100,000.00 Surplus fund __j_?_ 150,000.00 c Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid_ 19,682.67 Circulating notes outstanding _ 45,800.00 Amount xjue to. Federal Reserve Bank (deferred credits 2,312.16 Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding_ 2,973.57 Total of Items 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25_ 5,285.73 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve (deposit? payable within 30 days: 26. Individual deposits subject to check_ 179,994.01 30. Dividends unpaid ?_._ 6,000.00 Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve, Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 ?_ 185,994.01 34. Other time deposits_ 5^1,117.89 35. Postal savings deposits _ 127.79 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 32, 33, 34, and 35 _ 561,245.68 36. United-States deposits (other than postal savings) in cluding- War Loan deposit account and deposits of > United States Disbursing officers_ 2,740.84 39. Bills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Bank (including all? obligations representing money borrow ed other than rediscounts) _ 80,000.00 40. B21s payable with Federal Reserve Bank_ 54.000.00 j Total ___L-__-.---$ 1,154,74^93 S$ajfce of South Carolina, County of Sumter, ss: ' ' : ? %.0.:lf. YATES, Cashigr- of the, above-named; bank, do solemnly swear thaJ'tHe. aoove statement isc true, to tafe best of my knowledge, and. be lief, i v;/{.-'; .... - ? 0 l. YATES, Cashier. | a Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of ijuly, 1921. ? ? . ?; A.M. BRQUGHTON, Notary Public, j ' Vi. -4 . Correct?Attest: 'S \ ' ' *^^?o. ..G^^EPPERS-ON1,- * \ :W? i?i ,.N, . ,;Qi;N. FORESTER, Directors^ *! (SEAL) ? - ^ .; ; - ? I REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE National Bank of SoutK Carolina ! At Sumter in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business on June 30, 1921,. RESOURCES 1. a Loans and discounts, including redis counts (except those shown in b and c) _!_$ 1,373,118.43 d Notes and bills, wi.th Fed eral Reserve Sank (other than bank ac ceptances sold) ?L 122,417.88 122,417.88 1,250,700.55 SL Overdrafts, Jtosetnredy -J* 1,256,71 1,25.6.71 4. U. S. Government securities owned: a Deposited to. secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) _ 200,000.00 J*. A# other United States Government . Securities _ 118J386.45 i ; Total_?-I-_i?- 318,686.45 ^^iseoufities. ett^ ?..d..^^{r.f \-; 18,900,00 -M&^^mW Korrfit?re/;aB*;vfix-: & 1 W^m- ?slrv^ wi?'TPe^r^ Reserve mnk_ 42,561.16. 9. Items wffh- federal Reserve Bank hi ^process of eollec- . ?g ? ^ j tion (not available as reserve)- 28,5.72.84 10. Cash in vault and amount due from national banks.- 13,140.73 IL Amount due from banks, bankers, and trust compan ies in the United States (other than included in Items 8. 9, or 10)_ 4,859.41 13. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as re porting bank (other than Item 12) - 5,487.97 ' Total of Items 9, 10, 11. 12, and 13 52,060.95 15: Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer _ 10.000.00 Total _$ 1,729,846.05 LIABILITIES 17. Capital stock paid in _ 800,000.00 18. Surplus fund._ 230,000.00 19. Undivided profits- 53,633.55 a- Reserved for interest and taxes acrued _ 9,580.19 63,213.74 >0. Circulating notes outstanding - 199,995.00 21. Amount due to Federal Reserve Bank (deferred " - credits) _ 12,366.30 22. Amount due to national banks- 4,751.04 23; Amount due to State banks, bankers, and trust com panies in the United States and foreign countries (other than included in Items 21 or 22)- &>273.85 24. Certified checks outstanding- 173.83. 25. Cashiers checks on own bank outstanding- ,340.84 Total of Items 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 _ 27,905.86 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): 26. Individual, deposits subject to check- 101,606.18 SO. Dividends unpaid;- 12,0 < 0.00 Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Re serve, Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 _ 313,67.6.18 82. Certificates of deposit (other than for money tor rowed) _?_-_ 199,569.89 Other time deposits _ 269,485.38 Total of- time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 32, 33, 34 and 35 469,055.27 7. U. S. Government Securities borrowed - 11,000.00 0." Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank- 115.000.00 Total _,_$1,729,846.05 State of South Carolina, County of Sumter, ss: I EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief ' EARLE ROWLAND. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of July, 1921. W. Y. YEADON, Notary Public. Correct?Attest W. B. BURNS, MITCHELL LEVI, C. G. ROWLAND, ? Directors.? (?SAL) HARVEY'S VKMS _SLAN1)ER yjosephus Daniels De clares Men Who Faced the Huns WiH JSever Forgive Calumny Greenville, July 6.?'-Ameri can, soldiers and sailors will never forgive the slander against them uttered by George Harvey. Ameri can ambassador," declared Jose I phus Daniels, former secretary of j the navy, in an address to Green ville business.men h^re this after noon. '"They would not deserve our gratitude if they had fought only because they'were afraid not to fight. It is. traitorous to those who died in France for world free dom to deuy them the glory of fighting for America and world democracy. Mr. Daniels, speaking at the chamber of commerce luncheon, declared that 75 per cent of the conditions which have depressed the country for several months were due to the 'lack of world statesmanship. His talk w:as a discussion of the present day con ditions. He offered solidarity and united w.ork as a key to untock the. future and secure the peace and prosperity of the American nation. Referring to the Carolinas, he saidr ''This is the chosen spot of the world despite the low price of cotton/' "Not until we come to some sort bf an association of the na tions, of the world will peace and prosperity be restored," Mr. Dan iels declared and said that noth ing done by the private citizens or by congress can bring full pros perity until a market is created for products of the mill and farm. Speaking tonight at the Bap tist summer assembly, following his remarks of today on an as sociation of nations. Mr" Daniels said: <fl do not know how the world association will come or when or in what form but our duty to the world and to ourselves demands that America and allied nations work together to end com petitive world armament and Vo rnote world stability and world peace." ROOSTER TRIP TO TURBEVILLE Thursday, July 21st has been agreed upon as the date of the big gettogether between Clarendon and Sumter county booster trips and ipi(mic dinner at Turbeviile, Clar 1 enapn couniy. h ' Dr. C. 5- Gamble, . representing the. ladies of Turbeviile. conferred with Secretary E. L Reardon. of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce j Wednesday and < this agreement I was reached. The Sumter Cham ' ber of Commerce will try' to ar range a game-o?-baseball between Sumter and tTarbevrlte>for one of the eventsrof the day, and has also iwrit^n to^ try. to get a fifteen,piece military hand/from Camp Jackson to furnish music throughout the day and for the ball game. The ^^at^^iwwel'i^TIPi^r^fe^ed -for the benefit of the Turbeviile grad ed school, and only one dollar will be charged for a dinner of all that any one person can possibly eat and live to tell the tale, because the fame of the Turbeviile dinners served on each annual booster trip (from Sumter to Turbeviile has spread far and wide. Quality and quantity are both to be found in these- dinners, what more could mortal man want. The booster trip and the picnic dinner will be open to the world, and everybody in" Sumter and Clarendon counties, or any other counties, is invited to attend. A pleasant time is guar anteed for every one. The business establishments of Sumter will be there in full force ,as these annual booster trips and picnic dinners are made combi j nation pleasure ) aad * business events, the Sumter^usiness men advertising their reflective places of ibusiness and \/meeting . ,t?Heir m$ny<country friends and custom iers'frbm" several counties at Tur j bevilie^ It is possible that-.an ef-. fort;.WiSi/he- made to- close ' the I storesfc.ihd other places of business I for this occasion in order that all j the business and professional men i and their employees may go to Turbevile. The ladies, and the ' girls, of course, are invited and j expected to be ther? looking their j very sweetest. I 666 cures a Cold quickly. \ SECOND WEEK LIST OF JURORS C H. Brunson. City: J. B. Brit tton. R. Xo. 1: T. C. DuBose. Os iwego; W. X. McLeod, Mavesville; M. E. Truluck. MoUs Bridge; H. i V. Bovce, Mavesville: A. W. ! Thames* City; W. B. Daughtry. ! City: John T. Green. City: P. B. ?Harvin. Citv; E. L. Browne. City; :T. E. Hinson. Jr.. City: .1. B. Mikell, City; W. C. Harllee, Jr.. iRembert; Joel Davis, R. Xo. 1; .1. ID. McLeod. Rembert; H. L. iTisdale, Citv; W. O. Staley, City: W. J. Shaw. Citv: E. L. Cashion, Citv; J. C. Parnell. Mavesville: F. M.'Dwight. Jr.. Wedgefield: R. C. ! Ross. Reinbeks; J. H. Forbes. City: T. J. Brown. Remberts; Pet er M^llette, Dalzell: D. L. Mc | Daniel, Route 4; J. H. Du Rant, Jr., Citr; J. C. Jordan. Lvnchburu; D. W. Cuttino. Citv: E. C. White Citr: J. T. Hollid?v. R. Xo. I; .1. M. James. Citv; W. S. Tisdale. R. Xo 1; D. P. Kelly, City; W. M. Fol ! som. City. Kub-My-Tism cures sores. Marriage Licenses White: Fred Lanham and L. Sue Can tey, Summerton. S. (\ E. L. Windham of Columbia. S. C. and Lillie Lee Tucker of Wil son's Mill, S. C. Colored: Frank J. Moore of Cleveland. Ohio, and Mabel Wells of Sumter, S. C . Rub-My-Tism for Rheumatism. Mexico City, July 11.?Tho T'nited States warships Sacramen to and Cleveland returned to Tampico today. Xo explanation for the move is given. If w.Ts ?reported Friday that they hud bj^en withdrawn. 666 cures Biliousness. NEWS AND VIEWS FROM PISGAH Corespondent Views With Lenient Eye Efforts to Create Republican Party in South Pisgah, July .".?The 4th passed orf verv quietl yhere. Xo casual ties that I know of. Some people ' worked. Others idled about. A ! i'ew had a picnic and the masses of : them stayed at home. Xot a gun i was fired and no one got any red i eye to make them feel that they j owned the world. ! A fine rain fell here Saturday ! night, which helped the crops very I much. They certainly have im j proved a great deal. We hope I corn will be made sufficient for j the country next year. People are picking the cotton s lares as they fall off the cotton Tney are full of boll weevill eggs. ! By that means we hope to handle them, so we can make some cot ton. President Harding did the right thing when he appointed Taft Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. This is satisfactory to the South. When President Taft ele vated Associate Justice White to j be Chief Justice, the south will j not forget him for doing so. I White was a Confederate general. I Taft is an all right good fellow. The appointment of Johnson of ' Georgia register of the treasury I is nothing more than Cleveland did. Harding will never humiliate the south and do nothing for its injury. He wants to build up a Republican party here out of the native population and there is nothing wrong with that. We have many eminent men of the south who are republicans. Among them are Drs. Mullins and Carver of the Southern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary, and Dr. Mullins is president of the Southern Bap tist Convention. Politics are nothing. Its all in the man to be useful to his country and a good citizen. Our congress did right i to make peace with Germany, and Austria. We now can have free trade, and get many useful things that we need. It is wrong to. crush the life out oft he innocent j German people. Our country put ?no fine on the neopl*1 ^f the so"+h ! at the close of the Civil War. We i suffered politically, but that could i not be helped at that time owing I to unfortunate circumstances, j Men like Lee and Hampton were j safe guides for our people. Xo I wonder our country is great and j grand. The allies had better fol I low us if they want to be great, j We certainly will not follow them. The teachings of. Washington. ! and Jefferson are still followed. ; which shows that they were cor rect. The world has* never pro j duced the equals, of those who j founded this government. Surely, i we should be proud that we are j Americans. FARM DEMONSTRA TION NOTES County Agent Wiliams Advises Immediate At' tentmi ta Fruit Trees Editor Daily Item: It occurred to me that the read ers of your papers would be inter ested to know that now is the time to whitewash the trunks of peach trees with a wash consisting of twenty pounds of lime, fou" pounds of whale oil soap, and three pounds of sulphur, with 25 gallons of water. Then the trunks 1 should be mounded for S inches in height now. not two weeks ! hence, but by the tenth and nor I later than the middle of July. This mound should be taken down i about the middle of October and j not later than the first of Xovem I ber. By applying the above mix ture to the trunks and mounding ! the trees and removing same at .'the proper time, the peach tree borer can be controlled, and then with the proper spraying you may, expect-some good tffiM. and- your ..trees teUl #^.fd?.t&^^i?| -^yeaTS.'but neglect xo either.eo^tyoj the borers or Lo-sprav fbV^the scale5 and you ' had better- not a spe^d iyour .money .fpv i?$tt - save it *io*purchase*"r-fruit .'from those who do these things. The farmers of Sumter county i are passing through a crisis. The : month of July will show whether J we are to make a crop of cotton, ; or whether we are going to give up to the boll weevil. About half \ of the farmers are picking squares, land nearly assmany have been j picking weevils. If these squares jare carefully picked until about ; the tenth of August we shall make la large percentage of a crop of cot ton, while on the other hand if we do nothing but watch the destruc tion, we may lose half or more of ! our crop. Prof. Conradi. ento ! mologist at Clemson does not hold 'out much hope for the sweetened, [poise :. He says that different forms of sweetened poisons have ; been tried for the past twenty years, but that after the second .'year they are, abandoned as not ;'killing enough weevils to pay for materials and application. A few ..'armers are poisoning with cal cium arsenate. and I hope they ; will be able to show a profit saved lover the cost of materials and ap plication. Those who have been i experimenting with calcium arse nate poisoning claim a saving of I about forty yer cent of the cotton : crop. Poison or no poison the ; cotton should bo cultivated every ; week. Verv trulv vour3, J. FRANK WILLIAMS. County Agent. MISS MAMIE CHANDLER GOES TO COLUMBIA (Columbia State. July 8). Miss Mamie Chandler of Sumter I has been secured as secretary to the president of Columbia college, according to information given out by President J. C. Guilds yes i terday. Mr. Guilds says that Miss Chandler will mean much more to the college than an office secre tary, as she is a woman of wide experience, especially with young people. She is at present guar dian of the Sumter Campfire girls and has been ongaged in numbers :>f organizations having to do with voting folk. She will probably cone1 to the college some lime in August. Mr. Guilds says. -? ? i m Kiib-My-Tisiu Kills pain. HOME DEMONSTRA TION DEPARTMENT j _ ! Pr."z-> for Giri> H?>ii.< Dei?v-lu stration <'Iiui Members. ; Fi. llowing is list of pr> mlun i ? f fered to girls in the home demon jstrarion clubs of (he eastern ciis ; trict to which Sumter county be longs. Any dun member in this {county is eligible t> enter ?Iiis contesi and I hop.- th; t *t shall j bring some of these to this county. i Now is th,e time for girls to gel ready the materials for this con 1t? St. j 1. Prizes for Canning Exhibits. Members of gardening and can i ning clubs eligible. The mem : her of the gardening and canning ! club who l^a.s the best collection i of canned products (as outlined in j club requirements in each "county ; will send her district headquarters at the rime of fall district meeting an exhibit to consist of the follow ing: One-half dozen glass jars (qt) I fruits and vegetables < 1 jar each of these; tomatoes, beans, soup mixture, peaches, blackberries and pears). One-half dozen glass jars (qts) preserves and conserves il jar of each of these: peach, pear and ! watermelon preserves, green to mato, grape and fig conserve). One-fourth dosen glass contain ers puree, catsup and chilli sauce (1 10 oz. bottle tomato puree, 1 10 ! ounce bottle tomato catsup. 1 pint j chilli sauce). One-four'.h dozen glass jars (quarts) pickles (1 jar sweet .peach, 1 jar plain cucumber, 1 jar dixie relish). i Note: The county home dem onstrtaion agent will decide on the county winner, each winner (county) will pay the express both ro and from district meeting on her exhibit of canned products. If 'she cannot meet this expense, she j will automatically withdraw from the contest. The jars used will be standard square canning club jar if the club member already has these on hand. If she needs to purchase new jars, she will purchase the EZ seal round jars. Prizes to be awarded: To the three highest in each district cash prizes as follows: First prize. 320.00 Second prize. 15.?mi Third prize. 10.00 A trip to the State Fair will be awarded the winner of the first prize. (This is in addition to the cash prize of $20.00). This mon ey is given by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.. of Wheeling. W. Va. II. A prize of one FI Flo. No. 10 Canning Outfit wil be awarded to the member of gardening and can ning club who cans the greatest number of tin cans of vegetables and fruits. This canning outfit is given by the Fl Flo Supply Co.. of Hickory. X. C. III. Prizes for Perennial Gar den Work. Membars of gardening and canning, sweing, cooking clubs [eligible. Each club member who competes for prize will submit to county agent by November 1 a his tory of her nerennial garden work accompanied by a chart showing a ' detailed plan.of her perennial gar ; den. For the two best prizes will be awarded, one to each winner: One Home Orchard Collection giv en by Chase 'Nurseries of Chase. Ala., and one collection of yard plans gfiven by Horticultural Di vision of ClemsOu College. IV. Prizes for Sewing . Ex I hibits: Members of sewing club eligible. The member of the sew ing club who has the best collec tion of sewing (articles as outlin ed in club requirements) in the county will send to district head quarters at time of fall meeting ? in exhibit to consist of the follow i i.ig: 1 sewing bag. 1 canning cub uniform apron. 1 night gown. 1 pair teddies. 1 pair darned hose. I dresser scarf. Each county win ner will pay parcel post both to and from the district meeting on her sewing. For best individual exhibit of sewing from Pee Dee District, a prize of $10.00 iu merchandise (this to include room furnishings such as curtain, draperies, etc.) given by the Sumter Dry Gods Company of Sumter. V. Poultry Prizes: Fourth I year club members eligible. The "fourth year club member (either . girl, ,qr ^bpy). whq. make the,, best jpoukry , reccjrd ?fo&xhe yea,? (in ci&f n\#?toe] ir ^'ara -%P?o$e^^it s, ? e?s$ai)d3pr? S ft) will ;rhe/ ?? g^en. a I cbrresiioniejiSse: (course: in poulfrj' I far?#??;b9* :t*e--%aiioaa? ^t?tfv ! Intou.$e-"^ ; '- ^orHiMWy' '. mfoym ah on. c cat cerhing these" prizes see y?tir coun ty home demonstration agent or write to Miss Laura Bailey. Win thorp College. Rock Hill, S. C. 1. A Hoosier Kitchen Cabine; will be awarded to the woman who makes the greatest improvement in her kitchen from June 1st to October 15th. 2. Contestants in the Kitchen Contes' must be a member of a home demonstration club or an individual demonstrator in the organization. 3. Any woman desiring to en ter the Kitchen Contest should 'give her name, in to the county home demonstration agent. 4. As ? soon as possible after her name is handed in the home demonstration agent will visit the contestant's home and score her kitchen according to the score card gotten out by the home dem onstration department, of Win throp College. ;">. Each contestant should kee a kitchen score card and enter ! on it improvements as they are i made. j 6. After October 15-th the [county home demonstration agent jWill again visit the home and make the final score. I 7. The score cards from the i county will then be sent to Mrs. I Annie .1. Campbell, household I management specialist, at Win ! throp College, and the award will I be made at the State Fair in Co ijumbia, October 24.28. I Mayesville News Letter. : Mayesville. July 0.?Messrs. C. ID. Cooper. Jr.. and M. G. Keels ! motored to Myrtle Boach this we<>k and enioyed the trip and baths I fine, with the exception of their face and backs were blistered. It (was cloudv and were not aware I of the fact that a cloudy and windy day was more dangerous than the sun for blistering. Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Weinborg is spending this week in Charles ton, to enjov the ocean breezes. Mr. and Sirs. fr. C. McNeal from Florence is visiting their parents. Mrs. Charlton May es. Miss Edna Anderson, of Flor ence, is visiting Miss Marguerite Cooper this week. Mayesville defeated Lynchburg on the hitter's diamond in ;i very good game of ball: score 2 to 0. Batteries. Mayesville: Davis and Nnnnamakpr; Lynehlmrg. Fagin and Swann. tn? i1 "OECAUSE we put the utmost quality into tins one brand. Camels are as good az it's pos I mTW^t* sible for skill, money and lifelon? knowledge of ? ^ ' H.Py) fine-tobaccos to make a cigarette. ^ItSi^aV-^- Nothing is t< toe good for Camels. ArA bear this in mind! Everything is done to make Camels the best cigarette it's possible to buy. Nothing is done ZEXSH & DOMESTIC'?% - BLEW) W? r i Ca m. t i -i ?_ .- ny,4 ss 31 ?jcj simply for show. Take the Camel package for instance. It's the most perfect packing science can device to pro tect cigarettes a&d keep them fresh. Heavy paper ?secure foil wrapping?revenue stair p to sea] the fold and make the package air-tight. But there's nothing flashy about it. You'll find ::o extra wrappers. No frills or furbelows. Such things da not improve the smoke any more than premiums or coupons. And remember?you must pay their extra cost or get lowered qaaliiy. If you want the smoothest, mellowest, mildest '? cigarette you can imagine?and one entirely i ree fto>a ctearetty aftertaste, It's CameLs for you. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Wlnstoz^Salem, N. C. ! COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING I - Regular Monthly Meet \ ing Was Busy Session ! At the regular hoard meeting of ! t?.ie county commissioners, held j July 5, Chairman McLaurin and j members Lgnoir, Britton, Oliver. ! Minis and Rowland were present. I The minutes of June 7 were I read and approved. Vice Chairman Oliver expressed : pleasure to the board at having Mr. McLaurin back in improved ' health. i A resolution was passed requir ing all cotton weighers in the county to tile their books of rec ord, when rilled, with the cierk of court, so that these records ? would be in a safe and convenient place to be consulted by the pub : lie. as needed. On advice of the county attorn ey a claim of the Postal Telegraph i company for damage to its lines ! by a limb falling across them was : not allowed. I Mr.. R. J. May es. Sr., appeared !aud x-^nade statement., relative to ; h is' ?ppiica'fioh; *ft>r 6ot-t?n< ;'.of *\ti|yesviite; "\\ ^ i<M i In? tw) e r i n t ead en t-1. ^u?m?rt?$%ea: :'p t Lllthe alms house anpeared before the board and stated that one of the inmates, Mr. Joe Nunnery, i seemed to be very much dissatis I tied with conditions at the alms j house and was continually making I complaint and causing trouble. He i recommended that he be sent ; home and be allowed a monthly j appropriation. After hearing a statement from : Mr. Nunnery that he was sick and. very nervous the board concluded I to act on the suggestion of the : superintendent and fixed the ? amount of his monthly appropria tion at the cost of his up Keep in I the alms house. County Engineer Jeffords re ported on the work done during \ the past month. The main chain gang is now working between Myers' and George Sanders' store, i The secondary gang at Tomlin | son's Cross Roads in the Shiloh isection. The jail gang working roads out of Sumter. repairing ; bridges, and putting in culvert pipe. He reported the death of j one convict during month from juicer of the stomach. He report ed the loss of a mule during the i month which the veterinarian said i was caused by extreme warm : weather. He advised that he had arranged for the purchase of a pair of mules for $350. subject to trial and the inspection and ap proval of the board. Commission ers Britton and Rowland were ap . pointed a committee to look at {the mules with power to act. The j engineer reported two bids in hand for the installation of lights in the l jail yard and the work was award ed to Mr. E. H. Rhame. Jr., as the lowest bidder. Engineer Jeffords stated that there was considerable timber on the alms house farm which would make good lumber for bridge purposes. He stated that he had gotten juices from a near-by mil! to saw same. The board did not think well of cutting this timber for this purpose. They thought that it should he reserved for re pairs to buildings as needed. He reported the escape of a S-year convict during the month. He recommended that a rule ne pass ed fining ;i guard for the es cape of^any convict under his care, due to carelessness, for the first offense and discharge for the second offense. This rule was adopted. Commissioner Oliver stated that he had taken an inspection [rip with the county engineer over the Hagood section and . he. found j some good work 'one in. tliis ter-1 ritory. I He stated that the Oswegb road was in very bad condition and he thought this road should be worked. The board realized the bad condition of-this read. The engineer state dthat it would take about 6?) days of the main gang's, time to thoroughly work this road' and put it in good shape. ?' IU : view of the impending promise of i the board to move the gang into I the Privateer section to "build the j new Privateer road the board did ; not feel warranted in working this road out its full length, but authorized that the same be work ed from city limits to Rocky Bluff swamp. Commissioner Oliver stat ed that the telephone poles were on the right of way on th s road j and that the road was very nar i row. He recommended tnat the* j road be widened and that The teelphone poles be removed from the right of way. The board au thorized the clerk to write the telephone company to remove their poles from the road. At the request of permanent road commision a resolution was passed adopting the present seal in use as the official seal of the board. In view of the recent loss of two n^tiies-the', board considered the ;.ma^er of ? placing'/ inWratvee .on. ?ft&ei- ri?tdes. - but^eogcl?&fcflL. fflt?d* do* 'so. as under tTiej' ex&tl^&aije^' it thought that the county. -could better afford to carry its own in surance. i A letter was received from City [ Council recommending that Mr. Henry G. Hill be reelectec' cotton weigher for Sumter, for the com ; ing two years term. Mr. Hill was jreelected to this position. Applications were received from ! C. E. Rembert, R. J. Mayes. Sr.. and H. V. Boyce, accompanied by j petitions for rhe position of cotton i weigher at Mayesville for the j coming two years term. Mr R. J. j Mayes, Sr., was elected to this po j sition. [ Commisisoner Oliver reported i that after investigation he had I authorized payment of $10 to the I Daniels family for the months of May and June and recommended [that this appropriation be contin ued monthly, same to be disbursed J (through the homev. department of the Red Cross, if'they would un dertake to handle same. Application was received from Annie Moore for aid and she was j granted $6 per month. The board directed thai- pay- j ments for mowing of court house | lawn be discontinued ami that j this work be done by the janitor ; of the court house under his pres ent salary. j The clerk called attention of board to the fact that $.500 was carried by the supply act for re pairs to the alms house and asked the board if it wished to take any action at this time. Messrs. Row-j land. Britton ami Oliver were ap- | pointed a committee to look over i th'"4 property. Commissioner Rowland called \ attention to the numerous cars! that were being parked on the ! court house lawn. He thought that ( this practice should be discontin-j nod ami that the paths leading across the grounds should be re planted ami trespass prevented. He was advised that the b **rd made considerable efforts in tuis direction formerly without posi tive results. The chairman was asked to consult with the county attorney with a view to seeing if measures could not be taken to stop this trespassing. The bad condition of the seats in the court house auditorium was discussed. The clerk stated that he had got ten prices on the cost of putting these seats in condition and that same came to about $200. Mr. Rowland thought that the present seats would never be altogether (satisfactory , and, > thai . benches would be more practical. : President 1. C. Strausshof the Tourney Hospital came before the board and consulted with it in re?=_ erence to the charges for alms "bouse and chain-gang patients of the couLty.'. He state*! 1 that the rate.-for these, was..;:::.?.e ecr day and at.the present "income of the hospital and'the ca!?s ithey- were having for charity . wdrk that it could not reduce, this rate.. The clerk presented bills' which'* the rmanent road commission asked paid for its account. .Board directed that the- bills in hand be paid and charged to the perma nent roads commission's account and that the commission he noti fied that the board will nor pay any further hills of this character, unless the approval of the county delegation be obtained. Application for aid was receiv ed from Win. Harvin and $S per month was granted him. Application for aid was received from Miller Bradham. This was referred to Commissioner Britton for further investigation. Reports were received from Ru ral Policemen and home demon stration agent, considered aid?or dered filed. The clerk was directed to write to, t cotton weighers for their.' monthly, reports which had not; MiMft ? ? ? ! . ?Request was" received ? through; the sheriff for leave of absence^ioft the rural policemen for ten days" each during the month of August.' !This request was declined. The board fixed the rental price of six mules which the county had in use at $;10 per month. Application was received from R. M. Cook, a Confederate Veter an, living at Blackvill'e for a pen sion, but this was not allowed as ithe^board did not feel it was au i thorized to grant pensions to par ties residing outside of county. i Time of hoard meetings was fixed at 10.30 a. m. un il iurther change. Chairman McLaurin stated that on account of the condition of his health he eou'd not con tinue to longer serve as chairman of the board and tendered his res ignation as such. Re took occa sion to thank the members ot the board for their hearty cooperation adn service. Members of the board expressed regret that he could not continue longer in this capacity, but under the circumstances felt they could net insist upon his do ing* so. Mr. Rowland was elected as" chairman of the board. After the approval of the claims before it the board adiourn- , ed. ? ? <* Kub-My-Tism kills Infection, Florence. July -The L921 to bacco market of South Carolina, will be opened Tuesday. July 19 which date has been agreed upon by all the various interests of the industry, including the buyers, the warehouseman., and tee planters. It was fixed in genera! conference of these three interests; after each of them bad held an individual conference and dis< uss d Lhis par ieular matter. 600 cures Dengue Fever. Los Angeles, Calif.. July 11.? More than twenty thousand dele egates are here for the opening or the fifty-seventh session of the Grand Lodge. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 6tf(i cures Malaria! Fever. -4 Augusta. Ga.. July LI.?George Dunbar, a fourteen-year old ne gro boy was found lifeless with, his head almost severed from his body lure today. ?66 cures Bilious Fever.