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Tfee Watchman and Southron Entered at the Postoffice at Stioz ter, S. C* as Second Class Matter. PERSQXAii. i S Miss" Elizabetn White left last night" for Philadelphia to resume vr her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts. Mr. Jerome B. Wilson of Colum bia is a visitor in Sumter today. Lawyers B; D. Hodges andM. W. Seabrook left for Columbia to at tend a session of the supreme court which convened there, yester / '-Mr. A. A. Brearley and. Miss. Liz me :' Brearley of St. Charles are shading the day in the c4ty. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Raf field Jeft this .morning for Greenville, where they will attend the Synod of the Presbyterian Church being held there. Rev. J. P. Marion and family left this morning by motor for Laurens. where Rev. Marion will leave his family with relatives and' from that point be twill continue his trip to Greenville to be attendance at -the S.' C. Synod of the Presbyterian Churon. " M?^'Eugen? Sory of Atlanta is visiting her 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Vfc S. Reynolds on Hampton Ave. j M<rs. Milton Brown, " formerly MfiB~'Alice*-HB1, of Sumter, leaves tomorrow with her^ -tw<v children for. Atlanta, GaT. after having spent several daya with her friends and relatives in Sumter. ; ' MtB. C. P. Exum and children of BennefCsvilie will arrive in Sumter this/afternoon for a visit of several days to her mother, Mrs. W. D. j Boykm on Calhoun Street. " Mr. H. P. Love has returned from Charlotte, X C, where he attend ed a ,maBa?ersr meeting" of the Eflrd chain. '? ' ' * Mr. ;Thermos Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Gavolas ot Augusia j left ye?erday after a visit of several day's to Messrs. J. L?- (Nicholas and/Chis. G. Chokas of this city. . Mr. John Clifton and Mr. Clar ence Hajaisworthv left last night for Aiken to attend the United | States court. During this- session I the liquor "cases oFJUvers;'HufiE and Barwjck ^01 Oe.tried. . Mr". J?B?n Seals left last' night on a business trip to Augusta. i State-Prohibition Officer-Eichel berger passed through Sumter last j night on his way to attend the j United States court at Aikeni ;.Mr. E. T. Parker, of Orangeburg,' spent the day in town. - Mr. J. Ravmrnd Stokes* passed through the city this morning while returning to his home in Bishop - ville for. a short stay. Mr. Stokes has" just returned from, Jackson ville, Fla. / ' ? Mr. Haskell DuRant is spend ing the day in Columbia. ?R. Duval Allen, accompanied by j Miss Lilly Roberts and Miss Rose McLeroy, motored from Chester to Sumter and spent Sunday with his parents. ." Mr. " T. B. Lanham. State Boys' Work Secretary, of Corambia was in Sumter today in conference with the Jocaf Y. M. a A., in regard to k campaign which is to he put on In Sumter next week. Mr. E. S. Cashion returned to the city this mcjrning from Colum. bia where he has been on'a business trip. Mr. Clinton Walsh made*a short business, trio to Columbia yester day.* *'???* Mr. TTiomas Ragnal id a visitor ? 9a the city. . Mr* Jack Skinner spent the day fc Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Porcher Gilliard, of Dalzell. Mrs. Paul J. Kennedy of Spartahburg and Mrs. Gulie Ijtelser leave by motor today rfJor Deland. 'Fla..' where Mrs. Belser has a win ter home. Mr. Paul K. Bowman; has re turned to Sumter from {lolly Hll! where he spent several days. N ??? ? ? i I>EATH. Mr. Thoraas J. Kiryen died at his * home on the Mayesvilie road at 9 | o'clock Tuesday night, after several | months illness, aged fifty-four i yeaurs. Until he was stricken with j paralysis about a year ago he was ; tlie possessor of robust health and j wa one of the most energetic and j successful farmers of the county. Ho was a native of Darlington county.but came to Sumter county about thirty years ago and had erer since been identified with every movement for the betterment of farming methods and rural im- ! provement* He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Mis? Laura Fraser, and five sons and two daughters, besides many relatives in' Sumter and Darling ton counties. The funeral services were held at Grace Baptist- church ?t 4:SO o'clock this afternoon. - .. r ? ? * , . Wednesday night at 7 o'clock someone in a car ran into and badly damaged a Ford touring ear be longing to Miss Caro Truluck j which at the time was parked on ! West Liberty street in fro*st;of Mr. ? Jennings' residence. Several people heard the crash when the. car was j hit. but whoeverViid the damage quickly backed out and drove away before anyone could find oat who it was or get the number. The front wheel on Miss Truluck's car was knocked completely off. the fender bent and other damage .done.. o ? m ? I b < An Oldsmobile car belonging to Hazel Boykin caught on fire on the Green Swamp road just outside the city limits last night and burned. It is said the car is a complete loss. ? ? ? Some of the stringers on the bridge at Second Mill collapsed Wednesday afternoon, putting the bridge out of commission until early Thursday. A squad from the chain gang was sent out to repair it and finished work about 1 a. m. Traf fic had to make a detour for-sever al hours. Paris. Oct, 13.?The French cab inet has officially named the dele gation to the disarmament confer ence including Premier P.riand. for mer Premier Viviani. Senator Sar raut and Ambassador Jusserand City Council Meeting _ License on Carnival Remitted - at Request of County Fair The regular meeting of Coun- ! eil" was held in the council cft-am- j ber on October 11th, there being present Mayor Jennings and Coun oilman McCallum. Councilman j Raffield absent. The minutes of the j regular meeting of September 27th j and special meeting of October 8th were, read and approved. The/Clerk was directed to ad- j yertise for bids for the rental of | the store in the City Hall building for the year 1922, said store to be } rented in its present condition and j any irepairs. alterations or paint ing to .be done by the lessee. A de posit of $200.00 will be required with each bid, and Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Messrs. P. G. Bowman and W. T. Brown appeared before Council in behalf of the County Fair Associa tion, making request that the Fair Association be exempt from the usual license charged fot carnivals, and alsd a. low rate for water an.d lights. It was agreed by Council that no license would be charged, but no concession would be made in the rate for water and lights. Monthly reports from the city physician. Civic League Nurse and Police Department for the month of September. were iread and re ceived as information. .. Permission was granted the Wil liam M. Lloyd Co., to construct a railroad siding across Silver street j with the understanding that the company would be. responsible for any damages to liroperty and for accidents caused by trains crossing above named street to and from :their propertj*. Council directed that the horse belonging to Mr. W. W. McKagen be returned to him at once. Council further directed that, beginning at once, the firt alarm system of .the City would be .under the supervision of the manager of the electric light plant, and all re pairs and maintenance would be done by the force at the light plant. Council then adjourned. ? ? ? . The Gas Situation.. The committee of the League of Women Voters who secured the sig- i natures of more than seventy-five ! per cent of the gas consumers to 1 the petition presented to City Coun- ! cil in compliance with the agree- j ment made at the mass meeting, - has not been defeated or suppressed by the ruling of Mayor Jennings that., the signatures of the wives are not valid under the agreement, i The committee, has every assur- j ance that at least ninety per cent j of the patrons of the gas company i are willing to grant the temporary increase in rate asked by the. gas company, and they propose to prove to city council that the orig inal petition was valid and binding. To accomplish this the committee j today started out with the following paper which they will ask the men, whose wives' signatures were stricken from the original petition by Mayor Jennings, to sign: We, the undersigned, demand that City Council honor the names of our wives who signed the fol- j lowing petition:. "We, the undersigned gas con sumers of the city of Sumter here by petition City Council and the. Sumter G;;-3 & Power company to ; accept a rate of. $1.60 ($1.50 net) j for one thousand cubic feet of gas, j this rate to remain in force six J months or until such time as con- i ditions warrant a change. The above rate to take effect as of Oc- j tober 1st, 192L" A telephone inquiry was made to j The Item today for information in j reference to a counter petition ! which it is reported is being cir- j culated by a person . who states | that he is acting as the representa tive of City Council, and who has; been sent out to correct the "gross j misrepresentations" made by the j committees that circulated the orig- ! InaX petition. It is stated that the j counter petition prays City Council J to refuse to increase the gas rate and on the contray to hold the gas j company to a strict compliance with the terms of the franchise, j This information is not vouched for, j as there was not time to make an i investigation, but the informant said that the alleged personal rep- { resentative of City Council had a number of different petitions, each { one drawn to fit special eases, so ! that if he could not secure the j sigaature of the person approached j on one pretext be would try an- j other. There was no mention in ] the official minutes of City Council of an agent having, been employed ! to circulate a petition in reference 1 to the gas controversy in behalf ! of City Council, so there must be j some mistake as to this point. If it be true that a canvas of the city [ is being made with a counter pe | tition he must be tbe representative i of some interested person or per ! sons. ! Fire DesHroys Gin and Saw Mill, j ! - I The gin and saw mill at Priva- ? ; teer belonging to Mr. Joseph Kolb ' I were completely destroyed by fire ! : early last Saturday morning. The ! j fire was discovered by a negro at j I about 4- a. m. but when Mr. Kolb jleached the scene it was beyond I control and nothing could be done : but watch it burn itself out. Be side the mill and gin. seventy-five : cords of cord wood and between eight and ten thousand feet of lum ber were also destroyed. Very lit tle insurance was carried. REDUCTION OF FREIGHT RATES Washington. Oct. 11.?Readjust ment in the reduction of freight rates on a number of recommenda tions is formulated for pre sentation by the national unemploy ment conference for the perma nent betterment of commerce and industry: i Modern whiskey ages fast. HARVESTING VELVET BEANS. Gather After Frost When Ripe and Dry. Clemson College. Oct. 12.?Vel vet beans should not be picked un til they are thoroughly ripe and dry and after frost has killed the leaves. If immature or damp pods are stored in bulk, they will heat and mold unless stirred at frequent intervals, warns N. E. Winters, ex tension agronomist, who says that many people growing velvet beans for the first time make this mis take, with the result that the seed treated in this way will have a very low germinating power. On account of the character of growth of velvet beans, it is neces sary to pick the pods by hand. The cost of picking where labor is plentiful is usually about 25 cents per hundred pounds. The price for picking, of course, varies with the variety grown and labor condi tions. The large podded sorts, such ! as the Oseeola, are more easily gathered than the smaller podded varieties like the Early Speckled or Ninety-Day bean and many la-1 borers prefer to pick, the Oseeola even..at 10 to 15 cents less per! hundred. The average laborers will pick from 500 to 700 pounds j of beans in the pod per day. But it is almost impossible to do j a good clean job of picking velvet j beans, hence livestock should be j turned into the fields after the j pickers have finished, in order to j use the vines and the beans not ! gathered. Velvet beans yield on the aver- \ age from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds beans in the pod per acre. The Mississippi Experiment Station ob tained a yield at McNeill, Miss., of 4,406 pounds per acre, and still higher yields have been reported. They do better usually from the second year on than they do the first year. Ninety to ninety-five pounds of Early Speckled beans in j the pod or one hundred pounds of Oseeola beans in the pod will make about sixty pounds of shelled beans. Usually one ton of beans in the pod will thresh out twenty to twenty two bushels shelled beans. Klettner-King. Miss Mary Klcttner of Newberry and Mr. William Maxwell King of j Sumter were united in marriage at ! the home of the bride on Tuesday I at 6:30 p. m. It was a quiet home | wedding beautiful in its simplicity, only close friends and relatives of the bride and groom being pres- j ent. The ceremony was perform- ! ed by Rev. C. A. Freed, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer of Newberry. The bride who entered | with her father by whom she was j given in marriage was a picture of j girlish beauty and charm. Her. brdial gown was of brown velour with acessories, her bouquet a j shower of white roses and lilies of j the valley. The bridegroom entered I with Mr. R. C. Forrester of Sumter. | The house decorations were in gol- i den rod, the wedding march being j rendered by Miss Teressa Maybin j in the living room where the cere- ! mony was performed. ' Shortly after the ceremony the young couple left for Columbia, re turning to Sumter yesterday even- ? ing, which will be their future home. I Miss Klettner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Klettner, old and prominent residents of Newberry. She is a young lady of great pop ularity In her home town and has many friends in other parts of the state to whom her marriage will be of close interest. Mr. King, who moved to Sumter ! and entered the grocery business j here a year ago last fall and in j which he has been very successful, j is a young man of sterling quality and much promise. Since coming] to this city he has gained a wide I circle of friends who all wish him much happiness. He is the son of j Mr. and Mrs. "W. B. King who re- j side in Orangeburg. ? r * Sturgess-Hudson. A very quiet marriage was that of | Miss Shadie Lee Sturgess, of Sa- j vannah, Ga., to Mr. Hey M. Hud- j son, of Sumter, which occurred at the Salem Baptist parsonage Wed- ! nesday evening at 6 o'clock. Rev. j E. W. Reynolds, pastor of the j bride, performed the ceremony! using the very impressive ring ser- j vice. After the ceremony Mr. and j Mrs. Hudson motored to Shady j Side where they will make their future residence. Our very best wishes accompany j this fine young couple as they launch out upon the matrimonial sea. ? o Small Noonday Fire. The S. F. D. outfit responded I Wednesday to fire call from box 24. The fire was located on the iroof of a small wooden dwelling house. No. 2-12 W. Calhoun Street, owned by Mr. Robert Shealor and occu pied by Mr. E. L. Sydnor. Chem ical equipment of truck No. 2 Was used which very successfully over came the advances made by the j small flames. No great amount of damage was done by the fire which seems to have been occasion ed by a defective chimney. Mr. Sydnor and his wife were j both at home at the rime of the occurence of the fire which was j just around noon time. Mr. Sydnor stated that he had heard the fire in the hjft for about half an hour! prior to the time when he was in formed by neighbors that, his house was burning. He had attri buted the noises made by the j crackling flames in the roof to squirrels which he thought to be cracking nuts. A good deal of interest has been attracted today io a window display :it Ducker & Bult man's store. The window has b(?<?}? dressed with boxes of shot gun shelbs. in the cen ter l her?- is a small o;ik in-.- with leaves covering the floor of the window. Two squirrels have been turned loose in the window which furnish plenty of attraction and! amusement. Tlo- whole seht-mo has b.-"n cleverly carried out und the novelty of the idea !ce? ps a continu al crowd in front of the window. < Electric Power Rates Statement by Manager Doughty of Sumter Light and Ice Plant i Editor Daily Item: In answer to the statement made | \ in the local news column of The | Item Monday night, t would ask that you make the following cor-j ! reel ions. { I I'irst the rate per k. w. hour for; ! power is as follows, and has been ! ! adopted by the city council: j Rate Total j j ion k. w. hrs. per month j at 7 cents .$7.00 7.00 i ! 100 to 200 k. w. hrs. per I month, at Gc .. 6.00 13.00 j I 200 to 500 k. w. hrs. j per month at 5c __ 15.00 28.00 : 5oo to 1,000 k. w. hrs. per i month at 4c .. 20.00 48.00 ! 1.000 to 2,000 k. w. hrs. I per month, at 2.5... 23.00 73.00 ! ! 2.000 and over k. w. hrs. ! per month. 2 cents, j The article in The Item reads, "A ? power consumer who uses 500 k. w. for instance, will be required to pay $33.20." Which,, when figured from our standard power rate, a person using from 20 0 to .>0 0 k. w. will fret it at 5 cents per k. w. hour, which will amount to $15.00. I This amount plus the charge for [ current used up to the 200 point I of consumption will amount to I *2^.00 total, instead of $33.20 ?s quoted. Further, I would like to state for the benefit of the public, that 1 have received the rates from eleven cities situated in the south | ern States, and lind that the rates I which have been adopted by city council, are below the average rates for cities of the size of Sumter. Be- j ! low are the names of some of the ! cities giving the power rates which they are at present using: Nashville Railway & Light com pany, cheapest rate for power, 5.25 ! cents. For heating appliances, Gc I j per k. w. h. I Brunswick, Ga.?For power !>c j to 4c. per k. w. h. for all power used in excess of 1,000 k. w. h. Southern Public Utilities Co.. Greenville, S. C.?For power 9.1c to 2.7 cents. This power is not as j cheap as ours and is generated by ? ! water as the prime mover. Monroe, La.?Power rates range j j from 8c to 5c per k. w. h. accord- j j ing to consumption. ! Winston-Salem, X. C.?Power j ! rates range from 9.1 cents to 2.7 ! : cents per k. w. h. | j Savannah. Ga. ? Power rates j I range from 6 cents to 3 cents per j k. w. h. Heating rates 4 cents per j k w. h. ! Montgomery. Ala., water power, j I ?Power rates range from 4 cents j ; to 1.7 cents per k. w. h. Heat- j ing rates 4 cents per K. W. H. ! Miami, Fla.?Powar rates from 7 . J cents to 3 cents. Cooking and | , heating rates range from 5 cents j to 3 cents. ! Shrevcport. La.?Power rates i ! rang form 8 cents per K. W. H. to j |'l 1-2 per K .W. H. Heating and! cooking rates 4 1-2 cents net. Jacksonville. Fla,?Power rates j range from 7 cents to 2 1-2 cents j per K. WT. H. ! Orangeburg, S. C.?Power rates range from 7 cents to 3 cents per K. W. H. locating and cooking 4 cents per K. W. 1% Camden, S. ,C.?Power rates range 7 cents to 4 cents per K. W. ! Georgetown. S. C.?Power and j cooking rates S cents per k. w. h. j Bennettsville. S. C.?Power rates i rnage from 9 cents to 7 cents per , K. W. H. Cooking and heating j from 7 cents to 6 cents per K. W. H. "hanking you very kindly for the space allowed for this matter j of rate correction. I am. Very truly yours. M. A. DOUGHTY. Manager. j (Ihe item to which Mr. Doughty j refers was based upon the rate card issued since the first of September i and upon the bill of Osteen Pub- ! lisbing Company received for ! month of September. The rate I card has 8 cent per K. W.. as the i charge for lOo K. W. Our bill for September was made out on that basis and paid. We have had no notice of a reduction to 7 cents per K. W.. and our bill for September I did not show such change in rate. ?Ed. Item). Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses have been issued: White: Mr. W. R. Thames and Mrs. Kate Broadway both of Tindal. Colored: Jessie Hughes and Laura But ler of Dalzell. Paul Murray and Sallie Col- ; cloufrh. of Dalzell. Allen F. Conyers of Tindal and i Arie May Burgess of Paxville. G. A. Patterson and Isabella Simmons of Oswego. Freddie Fuller and Ethel Park- j j er of Claremont. I Word was received here today that Mr. Mid Skinner who lives a| short distance from Bishopville ac- j cidentally shot his son at his home ' I on Monday night, the ball from ; j the revolver entering his lung. De- | tails of the accident are not known | here, but il is understood the boy | is doing well toward recovery. . ? # # Columbia. ?ct. II.?The Upper; South Carolina Methodist Confer- j ence meets at Lancaster, November 2. Bishop U. V. W. Darlington will preside. The bishop will re port on his recent visit to Europe, where he went to look after the rehabilitation of his church in the war stricken zone, and also to at tend the world conference of the Methodist church. The South Carolina Conference, which embraces the lower half of the st;it.\ will meet at St. George j on November 2. At both conference meetings delegates will be appointed to what is known as ihe general conference, the law-making body of the Meth odist church, embracing the entira j United States, which will hold its regular quadrenniel session next spring. Mass Meeting Next Sunday Afternoon Meeting to Be Held at the Opera House Next Sunday Afternoon at 3:30 Next Sunday aftetrnoon at half past three o'clock there will be held in the Opera House of this city a mass meeting in the interest of the local Young Men's Christian Association. Xo collection will be taken at this meeting ami no one will be asked to subscribe. The meeting is purely educational in its character. Its purpose being to let tile people of this community know the financial cond^ion of their organization. There is no question about the fact that this Association, especially the last two years, has been doing very effec tive work for the young people of this community. Its influence has been very pronounced in the up building of strong characters among the boys and young men of our city. Its influence, indeed, has been so. effective as to make it impos sible to conceive of Sumter's being able to make real progress in its treatment of its young men with out the existence of the Y. M. C. A. The Association has suffered financially for the last two years and it is necessary that this matter be brought to the attention fo those who have the welfare of the Asso ciation at heart. It is sinceirely hoped by the committees from the different churches, who have the matter in charge, that there- will be a very large attendance next Sunday afternoon. . Xo out-of town speaker has been procured for this occasion, as the committees have thought best to let the people tatend this meeting purely out of the interest that they feel in the Association. The meeting will not be a long one. but ample time will be given to make it perfectly plain to .the people of Sumtar that the Association needs its very vigor ous support at this time. There will be some good . music and a few addresses will be delivered. The addresses will bear directly and definitely upon the good of the Association: its-plans, its purposes, and its present condition. Remem ber that the meeting will take place next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Burned at Stake Mount Pleasant, 7e*as, Oct. 11.? VYylie McXeeley, a negro, was burned to death by a mob near Leesburg, Camp county. He was arrested on the charge of attacking a girl- He was seized when he at tempted to leap from the jail to an automobile that was waiting to spirit him away. ? ? ? - Red Cross Home Service. On taking up the work of Red Cross secretary at Sumter. I wish to express my satisfaction at find ing the work here so well estab lished in spite of the two months iapse since the work was discon tinued, and also to thank you for your cordial welcome. Everywhere I find evidence of the splendid work done by your former secretary. Miss Chandler, and her committees, with the co operation of the people of the town and county. It is my desire to carry on the work done by Miss Chandler, and to give the same kind of constructive service to all those who are in need, and I shall appreciate the co-operation of the public in helping me to get in touch with any one?civilian or ex soldier?who might be benefited by the services which th? Red Cross is in a position to render. The work of this chapter extends through the entire county, and through the generosity of a number of the business and professional men in town a Ford car has been purchased to facilitate the problem of transportation out into the country. Xeed L say that it will be a tremendous help, and that it i3 much appreciated ? I expect to be in the Red Cross office on the second floor of the court> house on Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays from 0 a. m. to 1 p. m. to handle the claims of the ex-service.men, etc.. leaving the af ternoons and all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays for visiting homes and doing other outside work both in town and elsewhere throughout the county. I shall be glad at any time to talk over the work with anyone who is interested. If you don't know what the Red Cross is doing, come to see me and find out. If you do know, come and give nie your suggestions, for I shall need them always, but particularly in begin ningtwork in a community en tirely new to me. Permit me to express once more my appreciation of the welcome you have given me, and to tell you how glad I am to have tile privil ege of working with you in Sumter. HELEN" WHEELER, Red Cross Secretary. Schedule of High Football Games. Oct. 14? s. IL S. vs. Hartsville in Sumte-. Oct. 21?S. II. S. vs. Darlington in Darlington. Oct. 2S?S. H. S. vs. Lake City and Summerton. (Double header in Sumter 1. Nov. 4 ? S. H. S. vs. Florence in Florence. Xov. 11?S H. S. vs. Marion and ? (ycl to be closed). (Double header in Sumter. Xov. is?S. II. S. vs. Orange burg in Sumter. Xov. 24?S. II. S. vs. Camdcn in Sumter. Games with Columbia and Charleston are trying to be ar ranged for and placed on Sumter's schedule. C. !>. C. Meeting. Dick Anderson Capter. I*. D. C. will meet in the Carnegie Library at i o'clock Monday. October 17th. Tlie annual election of officers will be held and all members are re quested to attend. .M;>. Wai i en Moise. Secretary. Mayesville j News Notes I - ! Small Fire Saturday Night? j People Want a Good Road | _ Mayeiville, Oct. 12.?The dry j \ spell still seems to be with us. very j I good for the farmers as they have i a chance 10 get out all of their cot- ; ton and will grade up better. Last week as Mr. \V. II. Work-! man was returning home in his au tomobile he was struck by another auto, tearing up front part of his car. No one was injured. Mr. \ Workman also had the misfortune last week of having his cotton | house broken into and parties tak ing two bales of cotton. By quick work he traced them to Alex Ben jamin. This negro has been con tinually committing robber es. He should be taken up and put in the pen for life in order ot stop him from this work. Mr. S. M. 1-1 ux of the Continnetal Casualty company, Sumter, stopped over with us for a few minutes, en route to Con way and Myrtle Beach Wish him a pleasant trip. Saturday night about 3 o'clock the pressing club of Ed Owens on | Main street was found on fire. With quick work and alarm from our fire department no damage j was done except to the door. It j was found that some party had i poured gasoline through a crack in hte door and set fire to it. The bot tle containing part of the gas was found near the door on the outside. There is some complaint regard ing the supposed highway. It is claimed Sumter county will build out on each road for five miles only, leaving Mayesville in the same old rut ofr half way. Lee county has good hard surface road from their county seat to the line half mile j from town and it locks as if we will have to turn our. trips that! way. The writer was in Sumter a few days ago and counted no less than forty people from Mayesville there shopping and if they turn for the other place this will not help the merchants in Sumter much, j They could and should have some influence with the county and have i the Mayesville road completed to this town. Mr. B. C. Chandler, our mayor, is still in Anderson, being treated ] by Dr. H. W. Corbett. His tonsils | ; were removed some time back and I we expected his return any time, i But hope he will be back with us | shortly. i Mr. A. A. Strauss was in our town i Saturday looking after rents. Mr. M. M. McClam and son from j [ Lynchburg were visitors yester day. I Mr. A. F. Ragan made a trip : j down to Shiloh and then to Lynch- i I burg Sunday. There must be some j attraction down this way for Aby. ? ? ? Needlework Guild. j Again the season for the annual I i meeting of, and collection for the i I Needlework Guild of America, j j draws near. j Inasmuch as this is only the sec- j j ond year of the life of the Sumter j I Branch, it may be well to give | j some information concerning the I work of this national organization with the hope that it may create interest and enable us to enlarge the work here as it is growing ! steadily everywhere. This year it i is especiall}' urgent that we make an unusual effort to meet the de- j I mands, already acute and which j [ will be steadily increasing through I out this year of abnormal condi- j j tions. The object of this organization \ is to eolltct new, plain, suitable ; garments, or household linens, to I meet the needs of homes, hospitals, | and other charities. The plan of j work is very simple. The annual contribution of two articles of \ wearing apparel, or household lin j en, or a contribution of money, i constitutes membership. Any mem-1 i ber attaining contributions from j {ten persons, or the equivalent? i twenty-two articles or more, and one money member, becomes a di rector. All members give their dona tions to their director, who or a j given date takes them to a pUce designated, where they are check ed off by director and secretarv, and arranged for exhibition, 'this collection is made just once a year, and all articles are kept at home for local distribution. Such mon ey as may be needed for local ex- j penses is kept in the treasury for j same, all over is sent to national' headquarters for necessary ex penses. The Needlework Guild does not overlap any other agency, it simply supplements other work. It is the ! only organization that collects only i ! new garments?the object of this being twofold?the value of a new garment over an old one, and the j moral effect of having comfortable, j clean new articles in preference j \ to old, shabby and oftentimes, al- I most useless ones. The institutions receiving articles from the Guild are: The Tourney Hospital, Camp Alice. The Charity League. The Red Cross Home Service Of- j lice, The City Nurse. The work of the Guild has been compared to the growth of a great oak, which planted thirty-six years ago, has grown steadily, develop ing widely, until its branches now number six hundred, each year ex tending its services in wider fields. We hope and expect that every member and officer of the branch will put forth her best effort to help relieve the necessities of the unfortunate 3nes, who through no fault of their own, are compelled to accept charity to help them over these abnormal times. A date for the meeting of direc- , tors will be announced at an early date. Nina M. Solomons. -? ? <m Henderson. N. C. Oct. 13.?The] city council has petitioned the su perior court to appoint a receiver for a privately owned water com- j pany which admits that it is unable ! to care for tor the needs of the city in a drought emergency. Ministers En dorse Y. M. C. A. Ministerial Association of Sumter Issues Statement The members of the Ministerial Association of Sumter, firmly be lieve that the Y. M. C. A. is an in stitution for good, clean, whole some recreation for young men and boys, and that it is a place where good mpials are inculcated in a religious atmosphere: and also believing that the best interests of the association can only be pro moted by the co-operation of the churches of Sumter. we take pleas ure, at this time, to commend the work of the Y. M. C. A. to the members of our respective churches and to the public at large. (Sign ed: J. P. Marion. W. E. Thayer. E. W. Reynolds. John A. Branson, J. G. Ferguson, D. M. MeLeod, D. S. MacDonald, J. W. Daniel, J. P. Derrick. .J. B. Walker. NOTES OF CITY SCHOOLS The public schools of the city have been running for about six weeks under most propitious con ditions, as far as health and the consequent regularity and punctu ality of attendance are concerned. The only drawback is the crowded conditions of class rdoms. Owing to the unprecedented cost of build ing operations during the past few years, the board of education has done only such building as was absolutely imperative, using the current funds for such additions j and improvements as have been necessary. Two results have fol lowed: 1?Crowded rooms; 2?The ; fact that Sumter has the smallest bonded indebtedness for school purposes and more to show fotr it | than any other city in the state. In spite of the additions that were made to the "Washington ! school most of the rooms in this j building are filled to overflowing. I The Lincoln school building is very much crowded. In the Girls' High j School building it has been found necessary to convert the girls' ? gymnasium into a class room. This j year a room of that size is essen tial because there are 46 girls in the Fourth Year High School who sit in that class room. This num ber, with the 36 boys in the Fourth Year High School, makes a record ' breaking class for the last year of the High School. It has not been long when it was considered a real achievement to have as many as; two dozen boys and giris in the last year of the High School the size of j Sumter's. It may be remembered that in l'Ml a class of 53 was grad- j uated. and that the Sumter High : School had the United States rec- ] c<rd for holding boys and girls in ! the High School. At that time bul letins were sent over this whole j county, as well as into the United \ States territorial possessions, giv- j ing the attendance records for the Sumter High School. It is grati- i fying to note that there has been a ' steady increase since that time, and j it is truly a remarkable record to have as many as SO pupils in the last year of the High School whose ! enrollemtn is no larger than Sum- I ter's. I In the Boy's High School one half of the basement has been con verted into class rooms and labo- ; ratories for the Science depart-' ment of the High School and two rooms have been cut off from the ! auditorium of that building in or der to make room for two classes j of Seventh Grade boys who can not be accommodated for lack of room at the Hampton school build ing, which is the regular building for the Grammar School of the j system. The Board of Educaiton has deemed it to be the wisest policy to ] use every square foot of space avail- j able, because the cost of building operations for the past several j years has been practically pro hibitive. To illustrate this: A neighboring city L our own state has erected a high school building : that is really magnificent >n its proportions and srlendidly erpiip- : ped for all its purposes. It is in nil its appointments one of the best high school buildings in the whole south, and it is a tribute to tho es teem in which educational progress is held by the citizens of that 1 community. If, however, our board of education had had the amount of money in 19ir> that was spent upon this building in 1!?20. it. would have been able to erect twelve buildings the duplicate of our ' girls' high school building. Of course, in 1915 labor and material j were very eben}? and very abund ant: but it appeared to the board that it would be unwise to carry on an.t extensive building operations in 1920. when labor and material were 1 so scarce and so expensive. In spite of the crowded condi tions, the work is effective, owing to the avowed policy of the city board of education to employ only teachers of experience and ability and the greatest care js exercised in their selection. Frequently, from now on. there will appear in this column, notes that will furnish the people of this city information about their schools, because it is believed that there is no question in which the people of our community are more deeply interested than in the wel fare of their children. Honor Roll of Attendance. Ii has just been ascertained that in the Honor Roll of Attendance published for the school year of 1920-11)21 the name of Miss Mary Cuttino. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ('. L. Cuttino was omitted. It gives school authorities pleasure to make the correction. Miss Alary Cuttino. who is now a member of the third year high school, was not absent a single day during the past schoo? year. Washington. Oct. 13.?The nat ional conference on unemployment is expected to complete the dis cussion of the country's economic problems and appoint permanent committees to coordinate the oper ation of the measures adopted. Three VIRGINIA Friendly BURLEY Gentlemen TURKISH The perfect bleadoE the tfese perfect cigarette tobacco? in one purred cigarette one-eleven Cigarettes 20forl5< FIFTH AVE. Paxville News Letter Pinewood Methodist Auxiliary Entertains the Paxville Organization Paxville. Oct. 11.?After the comparative inactivity of the sum mer months, it is eminently fitting that October shall be designated as a time for reunion of members of any organization as well as revival of effort for better work for the winter months. With this in view the Woman's Missionary organiza tion of the Pinewood church ex tended the Paxville auxiliary an in vitation to meet with them on Fri day afternoon, the 7th, at the hos pitable home of Mrs. P. B. Mou zon. The large living room and par lor were thrown into one, and the cherry sunshine made the Indian summer like weather very pleasant indeed. '. Here and there were potted plants and lovely vases of zinnias, marigolds and other flowers of the season. , . 5. Upon entering. Mesdames Rol lins and George Ay cock presented to each of us, missionary buttons and slips taken from ' The. Mis sionary News," giving some very in teresting facts. - ? ; . The rear of the hall was most artistic ally decorated with Japanese lanterns and pottery. Here i Mesdames Henry Scott and K. O. Rinehart dispensed a very refresh ing cup of tea in Japanese style,' bearing out the custom of th country, Japan, which was the su* ject of the afternoon study. . The meeting was presided over I by the faithful president, Mrs. P. B. Mouzon. using as the Bible les ; son "Christianity, a Revolutionary Force in Hu^ian Society." .Miss Florence Stack spoke glad words of welcome. ? . Mission study was presented, by the Sumter district secretary in a very forceful manner. She was successful in the organization of a class of twelve members (with prospects of others) for the study of "The Kingdom of the Nations," with Mrs. W. L. ('.laze as lea<|er. Mrs. Griggs presented the fol lowing topics: "Kobe, the birth place of the Japanese Mission/* and "The Lambuth Memorial Bible School." .Miss Kosa Dukes pictur ed very vividly. "Osaka. Our Future Center." Mrs. Hinehart gave some selections from "Yama. the Diary of a Japanese Girl." During the social half hour, the hostess assisted by several mem bers served a delicious salad course. The little Misses Mouzon dispensed mints at the door as the guests wended their way homeward. Wa rren -Bradshaw. Married October 2nd by Rex*. J. W. Workman, at residence of the bride's parents. Virginia Vardell Warren, youngest daughter of J. B. and D. H. Warren, of Mayesville, S. C to Wilbur L. Bradshaw. of Roanoke, Georgia. Owing te recent sickness only the immediate mem bers of the family and several in timate friends of the contracting parties, were present to witness the marriage ceremony. The bride is a granddaughter of Dr. J. W. Hud; son. who was one of Sumte? most noted and best loved physi cians For the past two years she has been a successful teacher in the county and by her attractive ways has won a host of friends who hate to give her up. They wish, for her a long and happy life. For the present they are at home to friends at her brother's, Mr. J. II. Warren, near Alcolu. The quick work of the fire com pany Tuesday again prevented what might have bees a dangerous fire at the home of Mr. Walter Bal lard. 31 Corbett street.. When dis covered, the roof was well ablaze, having caught from the inside. The alarm was phoned in to the fire station and in a very short time The firemen were at the scene with tiie large chemical and quick ly extinguished the blaze. FOR SALE?About two thousand stalks of ribbon cane for seed at .< stalk. Parties wishing to huv must come for it before killing frost. J. P.. Warren; Mayesville, S. C.