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?1-rrxrr lie Watchman and Soithron atcrcd at the Postoffice at Sum ?a? S. C? as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. ,Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson of ades are visiting at the home of ,ae bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. . R. J. Smith. Senator D. D. Mcise left for Co ambia this morning to attend the reneral assembly of the legislature "nich was called today. Miss Constance Bultman and liss Frances Heller, the charming isijtor of Miss Bultman during the hristmas holidays have returned y Frederick, Md., to resume their tudies at Hood College. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Jones re amed yesterday from a visit of everal days near Kingstree*. Miss anie Drose of Greeleyville accom anied them on their return trip ome and \vilt be their visitor in uxnter for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Neill O'Donnell ave returned home. 'Mrs. Penick T. Smith 6f Raleigh, C, is the guest of Mrs. Ernest I.. Huff. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Thompson ave, returned to Columbia, after pending the hclfdays with the lat h's parents, Mr. ant* Mrs. G. El hjp? on North Washington St. Mr. Bartow M. Lebby who has een in U. S. Naval service for the ajst two years, has returned to nrnter, having received an h'onor ble discharge on account of the section of naval forces. The avy requires a four-year erilist ient. Mr. Lebby has served on the lospital Corps, receiving training i^orfclk. and serving subsequent h in the Naval'.Hospital. Brooklyn, *.Y- His friends in Sumter are leased to see him again. \Dr/:Eddie Andrews is at .home rom /Boston, Mass.. ivhere he .has een for the past several months. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Treakle of Baltimore are visiting their daughr r, Mrs. Frank Jdyc of E. Calhoun 4 V: ??biri? :. Misa Leslie Treakle of Baltimore :ho' has been spending the . holi ays with her sister, Mrs, R. F.. oiye, has returned to her home, " Mrs. K. P. Beach left this morn Mron a visit in Spartan burg. Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson eturned Wednesday afternoon , to iades, after having been guests, of Jr. and Mrs. S. R. J. Smith."for everal days. - Misses, Lena, and Jennie Barnett ave gone to Palm Beach, FJa., to pend a while Mr. J. Ambrose Beet ham left his morning for Detroit. From Jetroit Mr. . Beetham will proceed y way. of Canada to Davenport, ow?, at which place the has. ac eifted a position. Mrs. L. H. Deas and Mrs. Pringle Srunson left for Eastover, this corning where they will be7enierr iined and a party given in their xmor by Mrs. Fred Auld. Mrs. '"Bnth Navy and little daugh it of .Savannah, Ga.. are the guests 1 Mrs. W: C. Courtright on Salem .venue. Dr. Thompson of Red Bank, N. ^;^s a. visitor in Sumter. "i?Cr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams are pending a short while in Colum isL Dr. J: A. Mood and Mr. M. S. toykin left this morning for Gree ;vrlile on a short hunting trip. Mrs. W. F. Carr left this morninj 3r Columbia on a visit. Death of Robert F. Epperson Many citizens of Sumter and larendon and ' adjoining counties -ill be saddened by the news of v* death of Mr. Robert F. Epper jn, of Pine wood, which, accord i? to a telegram received at the hamber of Commerce occurred ait I o'clock Thursday. His fun r?l suervices were held at 11 'clock Friday morning at the aptist Church in Pinewood and in ?rment was at the Sumter ceme ?y. Mr. Epperson was for years resident and merchant of Sum ?r and moved to Pinewood more iah twenty years ago where he has fjeh engaged alternate!}' in the unber and mercantile business, fr. "Bob** Epperson, as he was lore familiarly known, was one C the biggest hearted and most ifblic spirited and patriotic citi ;ns, and he was in his dealings ith his fellow citizens always rig lly honest and truthful, and to his iends he was always faithful and ?yaL He came here from Virginia uring the early seventies and im tediately' closely identified himself ith Surater's institutions and in ?rests. He was a staunch "76 emocrat" and did his part in help ig to redeem South Carolina from irpet-bag radical rule. He was Reader in the movement to vote inewood and vicinity into Sumter >unty. He is survived by his wife, and oe son. Mr. W. D. Epperson, and ne daughter, all of Pinewood. lr. Epperson -was a member of the inights of Pythias and Masonic lhgen. Sumter and South Carolina ave suffered a loss in the death of ?a good man and faithful citizen ho was seventy years of age at ? death. ? ? <? COTTON MARKET HEW YORK COTTON. Testdy* Open High Low Close 9. + ? _18.00 18.10 17.88 17.95 17.92 arch .. -17.90 18.04 17.78 17.88 ?7.82 ?y_1752 17.65 "7.40 17.43 17.44 i|y _ - ?17.05 17.18 16.95 17.06 16.99 it - - _ ?8-37 16.50 16.30 16.42; I&25 ^Tone quiet. Spots 3 up, 18.23. , MEW ORLEANS COTTON. Open High Low Close Close ?._16.89 17.04 16.84 16.94 16.76 Sf*J? _ .16.85 17.09 16.78 16.91 I6.7? ty _ _ . i6.78 16.97 16.68 16.80 ?7.68 *y_16.47 16.63 16.38 16.45 16.35 it_15.77 15.85 15.75 ?5.78 15.65 Tone steady, unchanged. Spots 16.7". LIVERPOOL COTTON. unary .. \. 10.68 arch .- .-.. 10.61 ay . -. 10.51 - -3. ?0.35 rtober .- .- 9.86 MftBfetr.- .- 9.70 Tone tZKF. Sale* 7.000. Middling 10.71 : K)d MidiaJng 11.46. j ! ! Contracts Let j For Two Roads - : Building of Sections on Bisn opville and Manning Roads j Awarded to Adams Evans Company \ ?- , ! Contracts were let Wednesday afternoon by the Permanent Hard j Surface Road Commission. i~?r the] I construction of three and one \ tenth miles of hard surfaced road i on the Suxnter-Bishppville highway j Sand three and one tenth miles I on the Sumter-Manning road. All bids on the Mayesville road were I rejected by the Commission as be-1 j ing too high. New bids will be j received on that work at ten o'clock ! on January 27th. ; The contracts-were awarded to; i The Adams-Evans Construction Co. | : of Jacksonville, Fla., for the build ling of these roads. Specifications: i as follows: : Road, Sumter-Bishopville. Type ; of hard surfacing, ashphaltic con I crete; length, 3.1 miles: width of: j road, 26 feet; width of paving, 10 j ifeet; ? inch concrete base topped j with 2 1-2 inch asphaltic concrete; [total cost of road $70,761.98. This; i price to include the gradings at Uhe White's Mill bridge. Sumter-Manning road. Same 'type and specifications as contract 'for Sumter-P.ishopville road.! ; Length of road 3:1 miles. TotaL ; cost of this road, which will in elude the construction of the ap- J proaches to two main bridges on i the road, contracts for the'build-: ing of which have already been placed, $S1.202.27. Contracts were placed with the | Mallard Lumber Co., of Greeley-1 : ville for the building of the six j bridges in Rocky Bluff and Cape j O'er swyamps. The cost of these i bridges, inclusive of all necessary | j embankments to be built in both swamps, is $36,732.79. ; The Mallard Lumber Company was recently awarded the contract 'for the building of nine of the! ; bridges on the first five of the prin- ! ; cipal roads to be built in the coun- | ty. Work on the fic^t bridge of j j this contract ?r-viously granted is i ! to be commenced on Monday, Jan- 1 { uary 16. This is the bridge on the ! ! Stateburg road over Green swamp ' \ stream, a distance of about four I : miles from Sumter. All equip - 1 ment to be ? used in the construe- j J tion of this bridge is being placed j I and put in readiness for the begin- j I ning of this work'on schedule time, j j What the Survey Cost Columbia, Jan. 11.?The expense j j account of the joint committee on ! economy and consolidation pre- j ' sen ted and Received as in forma- ! j tion in the senate and house yes- ? j terday places the total expenses of j j conducting the committee's inves- ! tigation at ($12,619.06, oBv which j j approximately 75 per cent, goes' j to the pay of the investigating staff, j j composed of Griffenhagen & As- j i sociates, Ltd., of Chicago, 111. j The committee was appointed un- j j der the provisions of a concurrent I ?resolution passed in the closing! j hours of the 1921 general assembly, j i and was charged with "making a j j survey of the present organization i ! of the state government" with the | j idea of eliminating excessive over- | j head charges and at the same time j I increasing the effectiveness of the j j state service. Under the terms of ? j the resolution the members of the | ; committee were entitled to receive j j a per diem of $5 for not exceed- j : ing 30 days and "actual traveling j j expenses while actually engaged i j in the work of this organization I survey." The joint committee was j also authorized to employ "such j help as may be deemed necessary j ; in the conduct of the said survey," ! tall expenses incurred to be paid-' j from the civil contingent fund. ] The committee's report in detail I follows: Pay of investigating staff. $9,750. j Traveling expenses of investigat- | ing staff, $970.17. Stenographic work, $1,061.63. i Per diem of members of commit- : tee, $230. j Traveling expenses of members i of committee. $309.81. Telegraph and telephone, $55.59.' Office supplies, $200.86. Pay for porter, $30. j The committee's report, made \ ! public last Sunday, has aroused no I littJe talk throughout the state ; land considerable opposition in' J some quarters. ? Members of the committee are: J. E. Anderson of Timmonsvillc. j John K. Hamliri of Union and E ; T. Hughes of Marion from the : j house, and Neils Christensen of Beaufort. W. Fred Lightsey of j Hampton and F. A. Miller of Dar- j j lington from the senate. Shower For Bride Fleet. j A beautiful entertainment of toe j i week was a miscellaneous shower ' given by Mrs. L. Atkinson and Miss ; Ruth Atkinson on Tuesday evening ' jat their home on Calhoun street to Miss Louise Watson, a bride-elect I of the season. The rooms were | j tastefully and artistically dec*- ; I rated; green and pink being the j color scheme carried throughout. ] jThe guests were ushered into the i living room, where after an inter esting .series of games tin- honoree J was presented with a handsome j '. leather card case by the hostess, j immediately following which cup id ' ! pulled the heartstrings suspended ; from the electrolier over the ] bride's tabh- and showered her ' with a deluge of beautiful and use i ful lingerie and linen. At the close [of the evening Misses Catherine! Wilder and Catherine Walker as sisted the hostess in serving a de I licious sweet course, with mints. [The guests present were: Mesdames ; Gordon Bradley. J. H. Skinner.] [Misses Lillian Tisdale. Aline Brad j ham. Elizabeth Smoot, Carrie I Bradford, Bertha Bultman. Ruth I Lyon. Grace R?ndle Dorothy ! Schilling, Mary Jones. Ethel Har-; ? per. Emma Pinckney Bessie Mur ray and .Julia Reynolds. Banks Hold Annual Meetings The Peoples Bank The stockholders' meeting of the Peoples Dank was held on Jan-* uary 10 th and the following offi cers and directors re-elected to serve during tin- ensuing year: Officers? L. D. Jennings, im-si dent: B. C. Wallace vice president: R. K. Wilder, vice president: A. M. Broughton, vice president and cashier; C. P. Osteen. vice presi dent: C. G. Beck, vice president: David Dear, Jr.. assistant cashier. Directors: L. D. Jennings, R. K. Wilder. C. P. Osteen, .1. \V. Shaw, J. M. Brogdon, W. Percy Smith. Joel Davis. L. E. Reames, B. C. Wallace. A. M. Broughton. C. C. Beck. F. D. Knight, W. T. Brogdon, P. B. Harvin, E. C. Lee, 11. L. Tis dale. The stockholders of D,is bank expressed themselves as ing very much gratified with ? ??? report sub mitted befqre them, f posits were better for this year than for the preceding year and th< report considerably better i: all v spects. Tijc National Bank of Sumter At the meeting at the National Bank of Sumter held on January 11th the following officers and di rectors were re-elected t?? serve during the ensuing year: Officers: J. i\ Booth, president: Davis D. .Moise. vice president; R. B. Reiser, vice president; W. J. Crowson, Jr., Cashier. Directors: J. P. Booth. D. D. Moise, R. B. Reiser. D R. McCal lum. H. P. Moses, W. T. Brown, W. J. Crowson. Jr.. Rich'd I. Manning. Hi J. McLaurin, B. W. Segars. S. A. Harvin, Be new Walsh. II. C. Haynsworth, O. H. Folley, J. T. Brogdon. A vote of thanks was extended by the stockholders to the officers and employees of the bank for the creditable showing made during the past year by this bank. The Sanfter Trust Company The following officers and di rectors 'were re-elected at the an nual meeting of the stockholders held on January 9th: Officers: L C. Straus^ presi dent; R. O. Purdy, vice president: R. L. Edmunds, secretary and treasurer; W. Y. Yeadon. assistant treasurer; .Mary Belle Burgess. Carolina P. Richardson, book keepers. Directors: H.?J. Harby, H. C. Haynsworth. G. A. Lemmon. Geo. D. Levy. KeiH O'Donnell. T. 11. Parker; R. O. Purdy, A. C. Phelps, O. G. Rowland, I. A. Rettenberg, W. W. Sibcrt, i. C. Strauss. C. L. Stubbs. The First National Bank The following officers and di rectors were re-elected to serve during the ensuing year at the an nual stockholders' meeting of this bank which was held on January 1 eth : Officers: Nell O'Donnell, pres ident; Archie China, vice president: 0. L. Fates, cashier; J. W. Kinard, assistant cashier. Directors:^ Neill O'Donnell. Archie China. If: D. B?rnett Geb. D. Shore, Gco. F. Epperson, W. B. 1.'pshur. H; N Forester. John D. Lee. O. L. Tales. City National Rank The annual stockholders' meet ing of this bank was held on Jan uary 10th. The following officers and directors were re-elected to serve during the ensuing year: Officers: G. A. Lemmon. pres ident; I. C. Sttauss, vice president; George L. Ricker. cashier; R. C. Williams, assistant cashier; Miss Mattie A. Hicks, assistant Cashier: M. C. Wright, teller; Miss Eva Kel ler. Mrs. F. G. Milyler. Miss Maggie Sue White and Miss Mr E. Black well^ book-keepers. Directors: G. A. Lemmon* George L. Ricker, A. C. Phelps, 1). G. F. Bultman, C. E. Hurst. George D. Levy. Willie Shaw. H. M. Stuckey, K. L. Witherspoon. I. C. Strauss. R. G. Williams. T. Clarke, H. Harby; W. A. Bryan. Perry Moses. W. W. Sibcrt, E .R Wilson, Harry Green. The stockhol-h rs expressed themselves as being ver> well sat isfied with the business condition of this bank, taking into considera tion the general conditions of pres ent business. This bank makes the statement that they are hooking forward to better business during the coming year and express them selves as saying that they believe conditions are gradually getting back to normal. ? ? ? ? Mrs. Leon Scott Entertains. Among the social affairs of the week was the par:;, given Thursday evening by Mrs. Leon Scott at her home on Calhoun Street. Bridge was played and after the games it was found that I>r. Green was the winner of the prize, a box of candy, while Mrs. Green drew the consolation, a deck of cards. A salad course with coffee was serv ed. Among those present were: Dr. and Mrs. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Veadon. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Emerson. Mr and Mrs. K. P. Mar ti?:. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Gnt.hrie, Mr. and Mrs. Ben HodKes, Mr. and -Mrs. W.n. Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dwyer. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bynum, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Crow son. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, Dr. Burgess, Misses Minna and Nannie Richardson, Beatrice Sumter and Messrs. Dunn, Billie Crowson, Scott Carson and Hamp Boy kin. Attention Veterans Attend a meeting of Dick An derson Camp at the Court Flouse on Monday the 16th for the pur pose of 'electing a new Pension Board. K. S. Carson. Chairman. Captain A 1st mm Deas returned Wednesday morn ng to Charleston, after having be.mi the visitor of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Deas for several days. Captain Deas has just re cently returned from duty in Get? ma ny. "America essential to \\<>rl<l re newal." We read it every little while. Isn't it fortunate that Co lumbus discovered us! Boston Globe. Work Returns More Than Cost Komp Demonstration Com munity Markets Pay Rock Hill, Jan. 11.?Farm wo men and girls of South Carolina have been enabled to sell, through community markets established by j . the home demonstration depart- j ment of Winthrop college during j the last year, the first year for the i j markets, more produce than home [demonstration work cost the state ! of South Carolina during the year, j 'South Carol'na spent last year for j home demonstration work $04.- ; 647.74. The farm women and girls, sold through the community mar-j kets. 23 in number. $99,715.64 j worth of produce?a gain to the I state' in this item alone of $35.- ; 10.67.90. This was in addition to J what was produced that was used at home. This, according to the annual re- j port of Miss Christine N. South, j state demonstration agent was j probably the greatest achievement j of the year and has been the deyel- j oprnent of the marketing system I for disposing >f the surplus pro- j ducts of home garden, orchard, i dairy and poultry yard. The mar- [ kcring system consists of-the co-| ; operative producing and market- j . ing association known as the South j Carolina Home Producers' asso- j : eiation. made up of home demon- j j stration club members. During last year there were 36 : white county agents, 12 negro l agents, three district agents and seven specialists. The report of the | ! work of the county home demon- | I stration agents are most gratify- ' i ing, according to Miss South. ? i "Never before," she says. 4 have ! the people realized so thoroughly! ; that a home demonstration agent is : ; a necessity and not i~ luxury." j Ranking a close second in the j j years achievements is the develop i ment of woman's councils. With i i 17 county councils organized at the lend of 1920 and 33 at the end of j 1921 great strides have been made. ! With the federation of these coun- j i cils into a stat council of farm wo- | men. the farm woman has taken ? her place in the organized woman- j hood of the state. She is develop | ing leadership and realizing her po tential pwer. It has been most | ! gratifying to watch her awaken to j \ her possibilities. There were 354 women's home d< monstration clubs organized in j the state with a membership of i >J. 4 21. The total enrollment in all girls' clubs in the state during the i j year*amounted to 4,904. There ; were 540 clubs in the 36 counties, j ; These clubs have held regular I monthly meetings. A record of all I club activities is kept byv each j j member, and at the close of the ! year these records are sent to the I ; state office. A yearly certificate i is given tho.eo who have made an j [average of 75 per cent, or more on the year's work. 528 certificates' having been awarded for 1921. Di- j : plomas are given for the comple- I tion of the four years' course. Briefly summarizing the food ' and nutrition department of home j 'demonstration work, the state bis.-! icuit contest and nutrition classes! j are the .outstanding features. The ! j biscuit contest has definitely rcach jed more th^.n 1.000 girls, while the j nutirfion classes are teaching the j ; children the necessity of right liv- ; ling in both health and food habits. \ At present there are 12 organized: I ( lasses in the state and plans are j I to organize more. The dairy work has emphasized J the work in the improvement of j farm-made butter used In the home | as well as that sold on the local j : market. There is a quantity of this ! I butter so poorly made that it is ? hot salable and hence brings in ' ..othing; when properly made it is \ '? readily sold and is an asset to the ? woman. That the household management j work lias meant much to farm wo men by making their work a j ( pleasure instead of drudgery is j ! shown by expressions from some of J those benefited. One woman) writes. "I feel the improvement in | my kitchen makes my work so j ! much easier." Another says. "I ; j .never knew my housework could be j made so easy and so pleasant;" and ; iyet another, "My kitchen is so im-j proved the rest of the house must : be don?% aver to go with it." Girls' sewing clubs have proved j ! most popular in South Carolina the ? past year, as indicated by the large number of girls enrolled. There j I were 1.543 sewjng club members in [the 130 clubs scattered over the { state. These girls are learning to! [choose and care for their clothing! ? as well as to make practically all j [kinds of garments for themselves i land others. j "Better poultry" and "the- mar keting of standard products" have been the two phases emphasized in the poultry work this year.; i enthusiastic interest has been! manifested on the j?art of both the j [women and the girls in their re spect ive pr< ejects. Primarily the object of home ; demonstration work this year lias ' 'been to enable the farm woman to; become resourceful in her home j through using easily available ma-i jterials: therefore, in the food pro duction and conservation work, stiers was made on the following products To he standardized: Plum; jelly, because plums grow wild: fie ; pr. serves because of abundance ! and popularity of the commodity: 1 artichoke pickle hecause of easy [growth and tine quality, and vegetable stews because of their economy, food value and populari- j ty. Results of these pursuits give p i a t i fy ing st a t i si ics. Tle> full report of the activities of the department may be secured bv writing the state home demon stration agent. Winthrop college. Rock Hill. S. C. Forty New Yorkers :ir<- said to have died in one day from poison liquor. "Dead drunk" is correct. -? ? ?? Russia has raised the "postal rate. Our rate of a hundred miles a day ' remainm the same; Pistill News and Views. Pisgah, Jan. 7.?Now year came j in like a lamb and has continued: so. A number of negroes are mov- : ing off. They say there is no pros poet, for them to live here and they are going where they can make a living. Sometime-ago this paper; advised the planters to take care i of the good labor on their places | so it can remain here, but some of | them are so shifty that they won't j give them a decent house to live in j and won't risk a cent on them fur: fear they will lose it. So they are; losing their best hands. Colds and grip are abounding j here. Many have had them for weeks, of a bad type. The writer 1 among them. Mr. Cr. W. Elmer who has been ' quite ill for some time is getting; better. Very little farm work is done so j far. People hardly know what to do for the'best. The future don't look bright in many ways. A number of fine hogs have been killed here recently. Enough for many families and some to spare. People have no money to pay the big taxes. Now let us see what the legislature is going to do about it. It can r?*dtice the taxes if it wants to. If h don't the members wll stay at home after next elec tion. Please certainly kept taxes down by pruning appropriation bills, and if the signs are right, he will be elected next summer. People are tired of listening to the sweet talk of candidates that don't nt to a row of beans. Wc want work done for the benefit of the state and not sweet promises. Our delegation will be looked after next summer if they come out. Just as all other counties are going to Took after theirs. Nationally tho republicans are going to have a fight right. The big conference in session at Wash ington is going to do nothing. As long as this country disregards Washington's advice it is goins from bad to worse and time will prove it. Watch and see. As long as we followed it. we thrived as no nation on the earth ever did, but the crowned heads patted a number of the people here on the heads and it turned them fools, as to make them beheve we are a parcel of them, so they could pull us to their advantage. Over three years and not a cent of interest due us is paid on the big debt, and none likely to. Fine, ain't it? Mr. Louis B. Rhame, wife and son motored up yesterday and spent sometime with the writer. We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Weeks. The thin grey line is getting thinner each year. Soon there will be none left to tell the story of the Starry Cross. At the nice dinner given to the old sol diers last year by the U. D. C. and when it was over and the old men Were. sitting in the shade, with their invited guests, smoking the nice cigars. Air. Lee Scarborough gave them, Senator Clifton arose and in a tender, lovinsr speech spoke:of the pleaSuro of meeting them again, and the hope of them being here again a year hence, but said some of. us won't be here. How true in his case, to our sorrow and loss. According to the recommenda tion of the state reunion at Cam den last year there will be but two classes of pensions this year, A. and B, and if no change in tho law of distribution is made, the pension boards won't have so much work to do. but be that as it may, this work has always been a labor of love to our worthy pension board, Capt. E. Scott Carson, Mr. W. O. Cain. Judge Richardson, and our lamented and loved, Dr. H. J. McLaurin. ? *? ? Democrats Are Given Warning Washington. Jan. 11.?The Re publican party will make large gains in the south in tho next congressional campaign unless the Democrats abandon the doctrine of free raw material as applied in tho Underwood tariff act, John H. Kir by, president of the Southern Tar iff Association, declared today after adjournment uf a two-day session here of that organization. "As the head of an organization that was formed as a protest against the pernicious doctrine of free raw materials," said Mr. Kit by, "I feel commissioned to warn the Democratic leaders and mem bers of the senato that, unless they repudiate the tariff policy an nounced by Minority Leader Kit chin on the floor of the house, April 14. 1921, and accepted by a large majority of the Democratic members of the house, then the solid .south will be broken." Quoting Mr. Kitchin's address to the effect that "a sensible pro tectionist will go to the party tha' has taught- and practiced protec tion for fifty years and not to the party who has always opposed it." Mr. Kirby declared that "against this announcement we place the demands of every productive in dustry in the south for a protect ive tariff on raw material and the signature of 80 per cent of the bankers of our leading southern states." X<>w that it is all over for an other year, most of us may recall that we have been wished a Happy New Year several thousand times before and nothing ever came of it.-?Providence Tribune. .\ v oir was killed within the city limits of Los Angeles, but it was n<-t in front of any hotel or board ing house keepers door.?Indian apolis Star. One report has it that a convict in Minnesota has been pardoned cause of a poem which he wrote, and another that he is being let out because they have learned he didn't writ?- it.?Detroit News. Disarmament may be good for the steel industry, but it will put a crimp in the steal industry IMPORTANT MEETING OF CITYJOUNCIL City Will Borrow, $100,000 For Cur rent Expenses?Gas Rate Fixed at $1.60 Gross, $1.50 Net by Vote of 2 to 1 The regular meeting of council! was held in the council chamber Tuesday evening, there being pres i ent Mayor Jennings and Council men McCallum and Raffield. The j : minutes of the regular meeting of' j December 27th. 1951, and special j i meeting of January 3rd. 1922 were I ' reo.d and approved as corrected. ! Mr. George Levy, attorney, ap-; I peared before council sa legal rep- j ! resentative of the Dixie Electric & Plumbing Co.. in an effort to col lect a claim against the city. The ; j matter was turned over to City Manager O'Quirui fur further i . handling. Mrs. .1. L. Dillon, landscape ar-l ? chitect of the city, again appeared i I before council and submitted fur-1 Ith er quotations for such trees as: were needed in various sections of | j the city. After hearing such quota- [ j tions, council authorized Mrs. Dil-? ; Ion to order 200 Pin Oaks, size $ j i to 10 feet, from the Audubon Nur- i I sery Co.. of Wilmington. N. C, at | i$1.40 each less 5 per cent on re-j ! coipt of invoice and B-L, no \ charge to be made by the Audubon ? j Nursery Co.. for packing in lots j I of 100 or more frees.' Mrs. Dillon | j was also directed to repair all such j : trees of the city that showed signs' of decay. Dr. S. 11. Edmunds, superintend- , ! ent of the city schools, made re quest of council that the schools! of the city be furnished free wa- I ; ter. but the electric current for I heating and lighting purposes to be ! j charged for as usual. Mayor Jen ! nings and Councilman McCallum ! voted against the free water, while \ j Councilman Raffield stated that he j would be willing to put the schools! ! on the same basis as that upon! j which-water is furnished to the Y. j I M. C. A. Council authorized the i clerk and treasurer to refund to ? j the school board the amount paid | i to the city for paving assessments , for the years 1920 and 1921, and; j also authorized a further dona-1 i tion to Carnegie Library of $250' j for the purchase of books which; I Dr. Edmunds stated were very ? I much needed. j Council authorized the clerk and; j treasurer to borrow $100,000.00 for' i the city of Sumter, and passed the j ! following resolution: j Resolved By the City Council of; j the City of Sumter assembled at their regular meeting on the even ing of January 10th, 1922, that twenty (20) notes of five thousand j dollars each and totalling one hun dred thousand dollars, dated Jan- [ ? uary 12th. J922. maturing De cember ?r>th, 1922 with option to, I exchange for notes of January, I ;1923 maturity and bearing inter j est at the rate of five and one-half j per cent, per annum, interest pay-1 I able in advance: both interest and j principal payable to bearer at the [Hanover National Bank of the City ! of New York, and that said notes i be sold or hypothecated by the treasurer of the City of Sumter' i and the proceeds thereof turned ! into the general fund of said city.! j Be it Further Resolved. That the i ?full faith and credit of the city of; Sumter be pledged to the punc- > j tual payment of the principal and : interest of said notes at maturity. : A vote was taken resolutlng as follows: Aye: Mayor Jennings, Council* j men McCallum and Raffield. I Nay: None. Reports from the city physician. | j Civic. League nurse and police^de- ' partment for the month of De- ? cember, and the annual report from j the police department for the year; :192J. were read and received as ! information. i In connection with the destruc-j : tion of a bicycle belonging to Mr. i j.H. G. MeKagen by a fire truck be-t j longing to the city., council direct led the reimbursement to Mr. Me : Kagen of $2"). Councilmen Mc- i [Callum and Raffield voting in favor ! of such reimbursement. while, j Mayor Jennings qated that before!! j he would be willing to approve the .< : claim, he wanted more evidence iin writing as to how the accident;, occurred and also as to the value1 : of the wheel at the time it was de ! molished. p ! Tlie mayor and aldermen or councilmen. declared to be the jury'! I commissioners for the municipal!' court of the city of Sumter. pro- V pared the jury box and placed , therein the names of 300 qualified electors of the city who are eligible for jury duty, in accordance with Section 1, page 54, of the Code of ; Laws of the City of Sumter. and : turned said jury box over to tin custody of the city clerk. A signed petition from the hack men of the city, dated Dec. 30th. 1921. asking for a substantial re duction in the license charged for automobil.- hacks for the year] 1922. \\as read to council. Mayor Jennings and Councilman Raffield opposing such decrease, while! Councilman McCallum was in fa vor of reducing the license to .*:;." minimum basis. Reimbursement of -54 was au thorized to Miss Antonio Gibson for 500 song leaflets printed by the: Osteen Publishing Co.. said bill having been paid by her. Tim matter of the gas rate was again taken up I \ council. and after reviewing the audit made by Mr. Jas. L. Hespes-, certified pub lie accountant, in accordance with! previous directions of council, the rate agreed upon was $1.60 gross,; or $1.5A net. sueh rate become effective, as of January 1st. In ^voting this increase, council still reserves the right to reduce the rat?: to the original contract rat<- whenever if may be deemed necessary by that body, and also requests that the gas company re establish the practice of rendering monthly reports to the council. Councilman RatQeld stated his position in tin matter as follows: ?'My position is as formerly stated, that $1.50 net will not give the gas company a 6 per cent return on the investment, plus Z per cent, for depreciation. The auditor's re port shows a rate of $1.70 neces sary to earn s per cent, and I am of the opinion that the gas com i any should be allowed per cent., which would figure around $1.05 net. I hope, however, that the gas company will be able to operate on the SI.50 rate." Mayor Jennings stated: "From the auditor's report I figure that $1.50 net wil! allow the gas company to earn at least C per cent, net and 3 per cent, deprecia tion charges, still considering the large salaries paid, and if they will eliminate some of these salaries and reduce others, in my opinion. -S1.4(J would allow them to earn C per eent. net." Councilman McCallum concur red in the increase to ?1.60 gross and $1.50 net. After discussing routine matters, council adjourned. ?? ? ?? Legislators Ask For Tax Reform Columbia. Jan. 10.?Describing .South Carolina's present tax sys tem as obsolete and as the cause of the state's present tax troubles, the president and officers of the two legislative branches today called their bodies to order and plead for true tax reform this year and the general ^issembly at noon began a session that promises unusual leg islation, a legislation to deal chief ly with the tax situation. Lieut. Governor Wilson G. Har vey spoke briefly of the need of tax reform. Speaker Atkinson opened the house with, an address which con sumed an hour in which he went in detail into the tax reform needs of the state and in which he called on the members to vote for an amendment to the constitution to provide for classification of prop erty for taxation under different rates on different classes of prop erty. -Mr. Atkinson also spoke of the fact that a larsre percentage of the men of the state, by not pay ing taxes by the end of last year are legally disqualified to vote. He called on the legislators to enact a law to eliminate this disqualifying penalty in future. Mr: Atkinson paid tribute to the late George S. Mower who died during last year. Eugene S. Blease of Xewberry was sworn in as a member of the house. J. B. Britton. the' new Sum ter member, was absent. The L^'gisL'tive Elections. The legislature today adopted a resolution providing for the re sumption of balioting for au asso sociate justice of the supreme court at noon Thursday. It was agreed that the balloting would be con tinuous, which means the joint as sembly votes to desist from bal loting. It was voted to hear the governor's message at noon Wed nesday. The governor will deliver his message in person. Death. News of the death of Mr. J. K. Hasty lias been received in Sumter. Mr. Hasty died in Charleston on Monday. His body is to arrive in Sumter tonight and will be taken to the home of Iiis brother, Mr. W. P. Hasty at 118 W. Calhoun St. The funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and the body buried in the city cemetery. Congress used 13,vK2.Sr"> words, last season. Placed end to end they would reach around the world 40 times and back to where they started. Don't spoil our only new year. Testing Time in, South Carolina Real Men Will Not Quit in the Face of Adverse Condi tions Columbia, Jan. !".?This is i 'testing time" in South Carolina, declared Alfred Scarborough ?f Eastover, prominent planter and member of the organization com ! mittee of the South Carolina Cot ton Growers' Cooperative Associa . tion today 'There arc some people in the state who seem disposed to giv?; up ; and cuil heraus.- of the adverse I conditions due to the tremendous . drop in the price of cotton the past year nnd the invasion ofi the boll weevil.'" said Mr. Scarborough.. "It takes a time like this to find who are real men and who are not. The real man does not give up but fights for tiie better day which 1 must come. We need more of the i spirit of 'carry on' which our peo ple displayed during the war. Also, we should think of the gloomy ; d&ys of .the sixties and remember what our fathers and grandfathers an-i mothers and grandmothers el through. They did not give j up. . "I am glad to say that there are not many of those people who would give up in this state but there should he none. We are going to come out of this situation all right. The boll weevil has hit ! us hard this year, but other states have survived his ravages and we can do it in South Carolina. ? i "Personally, I bcliee the organi zation of the South Carolina Cot : ton <Jrowers' Cooperative Asso ciation is the greatest forward step \ that the farmers of the state have ? ever taken. The successful for* j mation of this association will; ! ; believe, open the doors of oppor ! tunity to the growers of the state. '?It will give them opportunity j '0 free themselves from the shack : les of poverty and debt, and pri vation pat upon them by an out j law marketing system. ?'it will give them opportunity. ; to break the bonds of enforced ; ooedience of the demands of per petual creditors who own, them body and soul.'even to the very I clothes they wear and the food j they eat. .;, ! "Ir will give them opportunity ' to take their little children out of i the cotton fields, away from the. i'backbreaking toil of other year$ | and place them where they have. I every right to be?in schools and I colleges?that they may be mould i j* ! ed into capable, intelligent mva j and women. j "It will give them opportunity ; to give^heir wives and children $ home fitted as every America^,, j home should be with' modern conv ?J venienees:" good clothes to .wea$ 1 and wholesome food to eat. Ir will ! given them opportunity to step oo> ! of the poverty of the past into thi j prosperity which is sure to result |>in the future from a stabilized cot^ ton market and ciiminatmu of waiter i and speculation between farm ariu 1 mill. - - |? "That the plan upon which the South. Carolina Cotton <; rovers* Cooperative Association is beings formed and will operate is sound' has been proved repeatedly in ae, tual practice. The association is making it possible for every farm er in the state to become a mem ber on terms that all can meet. ' they going to turn their backs on this opportunity to go with thc.-r brother farmers who have already banded themselves together for their mutual profit, or are they, going to join the association say ing: "We're with you boys, l^t'.s all pull together for 'prosperity.*' ? ? ? Murder by Disap pointed Lover Asheville, X. C., Jan. 11.?Miss Dorothy Parker, a society gift was shot to death by J. Turner Sharp! Waycross. -Ga., who committed sui? ride because the girl refused to The National Bank of South Carolina OF SUMTER, S. C The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Capital $300,000 Snrpins and Profits $380,(W6 STRONG AND PROGRESSIV? Give as the Pleasure of Serving YOU The Bank With the Chime Clock. C. G. ROWLAND, Prea. EARLB ROWLAND, Cashier ? i Oar biggest asset is the good will of our customers and we sincerely value the business given us during this past year. May we all in the New Year be bigger, better and busier than ever before. FIRST NATIONAL BANK SUMTER, S. C. XT3LL ODONNELL President ARCHIE CHINA Vice President O. Lu YATES Cashier