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T&e Watchman and Sowthron iS?teredl at the Postoffice at Sum t*r, S. C as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Mrs. B. R. Sanders, Jr., and chil dren returned to their home-in St. Charles Tuesday morning after hav ing been the visitors of Mrs. R. M. Sanders in the city for several days. Mr. Hugh Green is a visitor in Su.niter for several days. Mr. Green has, recently been in Columbia in the" employ of the South Carolina Inspecting Rate Bureau. \ .Mrs. Rosa B. I>uffie left Tuesday morning for Darlington where she will visit relatives for several days. Mr. Lewis B. Gary of the Pacific Insurance Company, of New York City is a visitor in Sumter. Solicitor Frank A. McLeod leaves tonight for Columbia on his busi- , ness duties in the Engrossing De- 1 partment of the legislature. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weeks have; returned to Sumter from their wed- j ing trip to Charleston, and will "be i at home to their friends in the city,' at Xo. 114 W. Calhoun street. Mrs. i Weeks was, before her marriage. ? which occurred on the first day of I February, Miss Margaret Diu mar of the city. Mr. R. J. Alexander has gone to : Spartanburg on business. Mrs. E. J. Karrick and Miss Mary Calhoun went to Florence Monday ? tp visit, their sister. Miss Miriam C&,:houn who is in training at the ; Florence Infirmary. Mrs. R. B. Furmah and Mrs: C. ^I^. Stubbs left Wednesday morning for Columbia as representatives of j the League of Women Voters of Sumter to meet with a legislative committee there today. Mr. George D. Shore. Jr., spent Wednesday in Columbia on busi- j ness. ^Rev. H. C. Hammond of ' St. Charles.is a visitor in Sumter. . ' ? Mrs. O. L. Wilhams and Misses j Louise and Martha Williams are spending day in Columbia, " Messrs. R. E. McElveen and j Ernest Mclntosh of Lynchburg were in town on business Wednesday. The friends of Mr. B. B. Furse. are glad to learn that he stood ins; operation for appendicitis very i nicely and tliat he is now getting: along all right and is on the road j to recovery. \'Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Montgomery j of Greeleyville spent the week-end j with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Costih. j Mr. R. Lee Jackson of M?nck's Corner is spending a short time in towit ?Mrs. G. H. Smith returned this morning from Bishopville, where; she spent yesterday with relatives, j . Ml?? Luc in da Robinson of Os'wego passed through Sumter this morn- ! inj: while returning to Lander Col lege from a visit to her home. Mr. B. B. Thomas of Olanta, S. p., **>ent a short while in Suniter, to- : 4*7 on business* ~ Misses Alice .and- Ethel By'num j are in Columbia for the day. Mrs. O. V. Player left this morn-! ing for Florence to spend the day. ,Mr. George L. Ricker left this morning for Columbia on business. ; Mr. Craig Hurst of Asheville, X.: C,. is in- Sumter on a short visit j' to. his parents. s DEATH Mrs. Sarah Moore Wilder, relict i of the late James Diggs Wider, af- j ter an illness of several weeks, : died at. Y:J>5 Tuesday, at her home on South Magnolia street. Mrs. Wilder was born near Rem- ; bert, S. C. on February 14th, 1840. and would in a few days have ! reached her eighty-second year, i This dear woman, we might say, J was eighty-two years young and : ^ot eighty-two years old, for her \ happy, genial nature, her unselfish demeanor, her gentle, patient j Christian character filled her life ! With song and sunshine, which she dispensed to all who came under I her influence, numbering her friends by the scores and hundreds. , Valentine's Day was always a day ot happy remembrances for "Moth- < er Wilder'\ and fitting indeed it ; was, as love was the star always j "ascendent in her life, love to God and love to mankind. Her deeds : of charity and benevolence bear record of her faithfulness to her j creed, and many will rise up ' co ! call her blessed. Mrs. Wilder was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church I of this city, having been largely instrumental in the erection of the j present building, and of the one that stood previously on the same spot. Her interests ever centered in the welfare of her church and and community, and her tiriiely assistance in every good work was ' always to be relied upon. In her j home circle she radiated that sweet j ?ffability of mind and heart that! reflected its light in the lives of those nearest and dearest to her? a light that shall burn undimmed ? for righteousness, goodness and rruth. Besides a number of grand-chil dren and a large family connection. Mrs. Wilder is survived by the fol lowing sons: Messrs. R. K.. A. 11.. K. B, and J. D. Wilder, all of this city, one son, J. G. R. Wilder hav ing preceded his mother to the grave about a year ago. The funeral services were con ducted by her pastor. Rev. W. E. I Thayer, at the First Baptist Church, at four o'clock Wednes- j day afternoon, interment at the city cemetery. -There is no death, the stars go down. To rise upon a fairer shore. And bright in heaven's jewelled crown, They shine forever more. One who loved herl The arrangements for the man agement of the two tobacco ware housese this season have not been consummated. Several citizens living on the ^road to Dalell have inquired when the contract lor the hard paving on that highway will be let. j Moving Pictures of Sumter Promoter Here Has Plan For Making Picture of the City, It's Businesses and In dustries Mr. H. D. Howell, general man ager of the Adventure Film Cor poration, of New York, has just ar rived in the city for the purpose of making an extensive moving pic ture of Sumter and vieniity. includ ing its existing industries and busi nesses and portraying in vivid, in teresting style, the excellent possi bilities offered by Sumter to outside capital and homeseekers. livery feature of Sumter will be taken: its historial points, munici pal departments, public men. wo men's organizations, schools, pub lic buildings, all the leading mer chants and their businesses; in a word, the picture will be a well rounded, appealing story of Sumter as we desire the world to know us. Mr. Howell is actively engaged arranging details in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Osc^r White, manager of the Rex theatre. The picture will be shown not only in Sumter, but in all surround ing cities and towns and through out the state. Later, it will be displayed throughout the country at all industrial expositions, fairs, etc.. to which Sumter wishes to ap peal. Young Boy Accidently Shot. Mr. and Mrs. J. Evorington of; this city were called Wednesday I to Florence on account of their1 son. Pate Everington. ha.ing ac- ; eidently shot nimself. The boy was j at work in a repair shop in Flor- j ence and it seems that the pistol which he was working on went off; unexpectedly, inflicting: a serious I wound in the abdomen of the boy. . Fire Around Chimney At about 11 o'clock "Wednesday! morning, the Sumter Fire Depart- j ment was called to No. 250 Broad I street, the residence occupied by j Mr. S. M. Pierson, where they were given the job of- extinguishing a fire that was found burning in the walls and in the attic over one of the rooms. The fire seems to have '. been caused by some defect in the j chimney as the location of the fire i was immediately around the fire place and chimney. The big chem- i ical tank on one of the trucks was | emptied and three small hand j chemicals used before the fire was put out. Some damage was done I to the roof. But most of the dam- j age was confined to the interior; of the dining room. The "house is j the property of Mr. Will D. Fr?s er. ? ? ? District Missionary Institute. The preachers of Sumter District? of the Methodist church met with Presiding Elder E. L. McCov at Trinity church Wednesday, the j opening exercises being held at 11 o'clock a. m. Twenty-five to thirty ministers were in attendance and j took part in the Missionary Insti-! tute. Attending the Institute j wr?re Rev. A. J. Cauthen, Centenary Secty: Rev. G. E. Ed wards. Educa- | tion Secty; Rev. J. E. Ford. Sunday j School Secretary; Prof. D. W. Rob erts, Supt. Epworth Orphanage: Rev. J. H. Noland, of the Southern Christian Advocate. The ladies of the church served : dinner at the church. Deacons' Association Meeting. A call meeting of the Deacons' Association of Harmony Presby- | trey was held in the Presbyter- , ian church Wednesday. The pro- i gram was as follows: 11:30?Song. 11:35?Devotional ? S. Oliver O'Bryam 12:00?**What the 'Every Mem ber Canvass' has done for the local Church'*?It. M. Cooper. Jr., and Rev. D. M. Clark. 11':30?"How and When to Re mit Funds."?Rev. W. II. Work man. 12:45 ? Deacons Report of Amounts Subscribed and Paid. 1:00?Necessity of Deacons Ue lievinp; Pastors of this Burden. 1:30?Necessity of Budget and ] Covered by bonafide pledges?Rev. H. C. Hammond. 1:45?Roll Call. Open discussion. Adjournment. Married. Mr. James W. Weeks and Miss Margie L. Barwick. of Pinewood. were married at the Presbyterian Manse, by Rev. .1. I*. .Marion. .Mon day evening at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks left on the 9:30 j train for a trip north before re turning to their home at Pihe wood. Goes For Captured Convict. Mr. Sam Newman left for Knox ville. Tenn., Tuesday morning to bring buck Paul Lewis, a negro convict who escaped from the chain gang forces of the county some live months ago. Lewis was identified in Knoxville from a de scription and was held there by the authorities. Henry Benenhaley, living near Dab.ell had the misfortune of los ing, by lire. Sunday night. his barn and all of its contents. His loss is partially covered by insur ance. The tobacoo acreage in Sumter county this year promises t?> lx? somewhat greater this year than last. Our nu>st popular winter resort is the kitchen stove. Southern police wish all the rob bings would go north. Farm Bloc Wins in Senate House Marketing- Bill Ac cepted Despite Judiciary Committee Report Washington, Feb. 8.?The house cooperative marketing bill, a measure designed to aid the agri cultural interests and pressed by the farm bloc, was passed by the senate late today. Only op." vote, that of Senator .Merry (Democrat) of Rhode Island, was east against ; the measure. Two other senators, Brandegee (Republican) of Con necticut and King (Democrat) of Utah, were paired against the measure and withheld their votes. ; The vote was 4S to 1 and the sen ate's action was regarded by some the most sweeping of the vic tories yet attained by the farm bloc sine?', in accepting the house bill, the senate overrode its own judiciary committee which.?.had re ported a substitute measure. The substitute was defeated. ">G to 4. The bill now goes to conference for adjustment of differences with the j house. As passed l?y the senate the 1 >i 11 retains the provision/* which re lieve the cooperative associations] from the application of laws pro hibiting trusts or unfair business practices, placing the authority to j determine when sUch acts have been committed with the secretary of agriculture. The senate substi-J tute would have made the associa tions amenable to the present laws and it was around this point that debate revolved in the week the subject was before the senate. During the closing hours of de- i bate today, reference was made to' the bloc's power. This brought from Senator Xorris (Republican) of Nebraska the statement that he had heard th- bill had adminis tration support. "It is the first time in many months that the majority has come over to my side," he said. "It hap pens so almighty seldom that I feel I must make note of it. Maybe the administration is behind this bill. If that is so then 1 am glad tiny have come over into the same wag- ; on with me. Whether they came because of me or in spite of me, 1 do not know, but I welcome them here." The most important of the amendments accepted by the senate was one providing "that the asso ciations shall not deal in products . .of non-members to an amount . greater in value than such as are handled by it. for members." This, it was explained, makes it impossible for cooperative associa tions to "be stolen" by a group of individuals who merely by deelin- j ing to admit new members resolve ! themselves into a closed c orpora- | iion. Without the amendment the group would be abb*, ao -ording to senators, to engage in competitive trade by buying other farmers' products to ah unlimited extent. The amendment limits any associa tion in the handling: of the com-, modifies of non-members so thas what was described as a throttle of local business could not be obtain ed. { Other important provisions of I the bill prescribe that no member -. o: an association may have more j than one vote in directing its ac tivities regardless of the amount of stock he holds, nor can any asso- j elation pay dividends-on stock or, membership's capital in excess of ' S per cent a year. With respect to the authority granted the secretary of agricul ture to control attempts to monop olize or restrain trade, the bill provides that notice of charges of | alleged violations must be served on the offending association and it must be siven an opportunity to de fend itself, if found guilty of the charges, the secretary of agricul ture may order the association to "cease ami desist" and in eveni of its failure to do so. the case then may be referred to tin- federal courts for enforcement of The or der atid the tiling of such de crees as the courts deem equitable. Know Him? This ex-sailor has traveled over the United States for two years hoping that someone would recog nize him. He suffered a skull frac ture and loss of memory when the U. S. S. Susquehanna was torpedoed in 101S. He enlisted as Harold Pay ton. He is now at the military home in Dayton, 0.' Would y?.?u call this big whale they killed the prince of whales? -? ? ? In Central Africa fatness is con sidered beauty. This is where can nibals lave their fellow men If we could only leave the in come tux Idaiik thai way. When an auto kicks hack and breaks a man's arm i: is merely t ry ing t -? replace the In .esc. The school year and mother vacation are half over. Hughes Speaks On Conference Secretary of State Says Other Nations Gel Greatest Benefit Washing-ton, Feb. S.?Belief that the results achieved by thy confer ence on the limitation of arma ment "can not fail to have effect in other countries," was express ed today by Secretary Hughes, chairman of the American delega tion to the conference, in reply ing to an address by Ambassador Mathieu of Chile at a meeting of the board of governors of the Fan American union. The meeting was the first held by I tin- governing board since that ? body turned over its home to the, use (if the arms conference Last ' November and Secretary Hughes! who is ex-o?ficio president of the board of governors, delivered this address in reply to felicitations on ; his work in the conference extend ed by Ambassador Mathieu of Chile. j In his address the secretary ex-I pressed deepest appreciation of the | sentiments voiced by Ambassador Mathieu and reiterated the grati tude felt by delegates to the con- j ference for the use of the Pan American union's building. Explaining that it was a matter of regret that the republics of La tin-America could not take part di- j rectly in the proceedings of the conference "by reason of the defi nite and limited objects of the con ference." Secretary Hughes said he] hoped "that you all felt that you i had a measure and a very import- . ant degree of participation." and said thai the building of the union always would be "invested with the; most gracious memories by reason of the fa?-t that the conference met : within its walls." Continuing, the secretary said: "Here. also, met the rhineso and Japanese delegates and it was at j this table that the Shantung con troversy was settled. That I think ' you will agree with me was one of j the happiest of this eventful pe-. riod. AH parts of this building, in . otte way or another, were utilized in the work of the conference. Xo i place could have been better adapt- ! ed for that work. The surroundings ; of any undertaking are important, j lint when then- is a great inter- j national meetingi: is most fitting! thai it should be appropriately housed. "I have said that the conference had a certain definite and limked | aim. That is true, and that is the reason why the conference sue- ! ceeded. The ambassador of Chile j has well observed, however that its I effects at e not as limited as its defi- | nite purposes. The # naval powers! which were engaged in active and ! really wasteful competition in the '? building of monster ships for fight- I ing purposes have reduced their j navies and agreed upon an effec-j live limitation. "The indirect effect of that. I think, is very great. The fact that sea power has been bounded in this! matter is a considerable achieve ment, the example of which can j not fail to have effect in other countries. People .are not dis- . posed this time to see money ? raised by taxation spent unneces- j sarily on instruments of destruo- i tion. 1 take it that the powers not' represented in litis conference will: voluntarily very largely limit their; expenditures for military and naval ? purposes, because of the public! opinion arouse;! th.rough.ottt the. world through the work that this' cOnf?. rence has done. '"it is true that we did not suc ceed in effecting a limitation of auxiliary craft, that is. a limitation by agreement. But in limiting the size and number of these capital ships with respect to 'which the competition in construction was most keen, there has been in prac tical results a limitation upon aux iliary era ft which will be observ ed in every country. There will be no disposition to permit extrava gant outlays for these purposes. ??Again, in connection with the diffieull Far Lastern problems, it has conclusively been shown, that, where there is a disposition to reach amicable adjustments, it is. not profitless to take counsel to gether. The most acute difficulties j can be settled. In this conference there was on the part of till the delegates a generous desire to co operate which was manifested at every stage of the proceedings. We spent no time over details of pro cedure. We all had our national interests to safeguard: we proceed ed as directly as possible to the ?ads to be attained. I think there is more hope in the world today because of what was achieved. We have had aspirations; we have had in intens; desire to promote peace, bin the way has been difficult and ?onereto dispositions have been rel ilively rar??. "It is fortunate that renewed lop.- may how spring up among peoples of the earth that this I'e.i.e which has tu en entertained o long i< not incapable of realiza-; ion. We have at least taken a ong stride forward toward the goal ha* we have s<-t before u>. This lemisphore peculiarly devoted <> the interests of peace, our re ations are intimate. Our inter ?st - an* inl'-rlaeed and 'he condi ion which in .ill our countries we nost desire i> that of peaceful and lappy intercourse with reciprocal td \ntages. ? I hope that you will feel in latin America that while you were, tot direct participants in this con erene?'. y??u are all strengthened i.nd reassured because it has In-en ieid " Ucporfcd HI. Mr. I* A. Wri-!K*??x, general eoun e_l ot i he A. <". L. railroad, has .11 a r?*p"i'tcd hems ill in th? iospitnl :i! Florence. The hand that rooks the cradle oev-o't roll the cigaret. The State League of Women Voters _ Mrs. Richard Williams, of Greenwood Elected Presi dent?Address by John Gary Evans?Talk% Candidate Columbia. Fob. ft.?Mrs. Rich- ! ard Williams, of Greenwood, wasj elected new chairman of the South Carolina League of Women Voters; at the annual state convention of; the League in Columbia yesterday j afternoon. She succeeds .Mrs.: Fred S. Munsell. of Columbia, who; was elected vice president. Thej League held the best convention of; the women interested in citizenship ! that the state has ever known. There wore approximately seventy five women in attendance, repre- i senting every section of the state. Mrs. Carrie McC. Patrick, of An-; derson, was elected secretary of the' state organisation, and Mrs. W. C.! Cathcart. of Columbia, was elected! treasurer. Mrs. R. doodwyn I Rhctt. of Charleston, was elected executive committeeman for the first district: Mrs. .1. B. Salley. of j Aiken. was re-elected for the sec-i ond district, and Mrs. W. T. Cole- | man. of Abbeville, was re-elected . for the third district. The convention wont on record I as out of sympathy with the bill I being urged on the legislature by i the National Woman's Party, whose; representatives are in Columbia; lobbying for it, to make women the equal in the sight of the law ! in every respect with men. The women discussed the mat-! tor of putting candidates in the; races for offices In some parts of j the state this year, though no ac tion was taken. It was stated | that the women hoped to have a I candidate for the legislature in at I least one county this summer, pos- I sibly Rich land, and that there: would also probably he women to j ask for appointment on the boards of registration. It is also stated ! that in at least one city of the state a woman may run for the office of mayor. The women voters adopted a j resolution asking for a kiw to re-] quire the publication in the press at least a week ahead of time of the issuance of marriage licenses. This would give the patents of pros pective brides time to make what- i ever investigations might be found, necessary, it was pointed out as one argument for the law. ; The women voters heard address-! os by lion. John Gary Evans, of, Sparta i burg, who attended all the.: sessions of the convention; Dr. i Reed Smith, of the University fac- i uity, who spoke on taxation; Mrs. Julian Sprott. of .Manning, and others. Money was raised on the floor of j the oon.ve.nt.ipn .to send four dele-; gates to' the Pan-American con- ; vent ion of women voters to be held in Baltimore in April. South Carolina's quota is live delegates ' .and the cost of a sea: in the con- j vention is $r,0. .On motion of Mrs. j Patrick, the convention voted to \ send the. retiring president, who has done so much for the organ- ? ziatiqp. Mrs. .Munsell, of Colum- j bin. Other delegates will be one , from the Aiken local chapter, one ' from the Greenwood chapter, Mrs. ; W. C. Cathcart as representing the ) state league, and Mrs. Salley, of] Aiken, an officer of the national j League of Women Voters. , The women voters were guests1 of the Columbia League at lunch- j con and in the evening many visit- ! ed the legislature. -, m m Marriage License Iloooi-d Marriage licenses have been is sued to the following colored cou- ' pies: Henry Lowery and Elese Davis of Mayesville. Janus Green? and Minnie Caston of Sumter. Thomas Green and Annie Wright j of Sumter. Joseph A. Wilder and Georgianai Buguman of Sumter. Lurander Ballard of Sumter and Elese Goodson of Bishopville. Elijah Jenkens and Sue Rose of Oswego. Owens Butler and Magnolia Mc Daniel of Dabcell. c. j. Tiller of Sumter and Viola ' Slater of La mar. University of Ohio to Celebrate Severny-Fifth Anniversary Iowa City. Iowa, Feb. 7?A dia- . mond Jubilee celebraton at the Uni- j versity of Iowa on Feb. l\"> will i commemorate the seventy-fifth an niversary of its establishment with j an all day program depleting the ; insitution during three quarters of; a century. A monster mass meeting will be hold in the morning taking the! form of an historic- review. There will also be a distinctive and historically impressive pageant written for the occasion. The University of Iowa was founded Feb. 25. 1.>47. by an act of the first general assembly of the state legislature which approved the establishing and locating of the; institution. First instruction was given in IS30, hut the university! did not begin its true functioning! until IS'57 when the state capital was moved from Iowa City to l>?-s Moines. Amos Dean of the Albany . Law School was its first president. The attendance this year will sur pass tile K.ino mark and the fac ulty numbers ."'to. -? ? ? Pretty 1922 Spring Models! The Ready-to-Wear De partment of the Sumter Dry Goods Co., is filling up with many of the 1922 spring models in Drosses, Coat Suits, and Caps. You are invited to call and look them over. County Board Meeting Various Matters of Import ance Considered?Board Recommends Addi I tional Rural Po liceman At the regular monthly meeting of tho Board there were present Commissioners MeLaurin. LeXoir, Britton, Oliver and Minis. Tho minutes of .January 3rd. 5th, Cth were read, corrected and ap proved. Superintendent Xunnamaker of the Alms House, together with Dr. Andrews appeared and made state ments regarding Simon Miller, who | was not making improvement under Columbia treatment. County Phy sician Andrews also made state- j ments regarding this ease. He thought that one or two more lo cal treatments would eure him. He | was authorized to continue local j treatments not exceeding two. Superintendent Xunnamaker also j reported that Simon Jones, an old negro of the WedgeJield section, had been left at The Alms House by Rural Policeman Xorris. After j looking into the facts in the case, j this commitment was made perma-j nent. The clerk was directed to write ? members of the delegation, eall- ? ing attention to the fact that thcj appropriation for the Alms House, and Pauper account went very! largely to aid of parties outside of Che Alms House and to give the> number of such parties now on ihe j list which was thirty-six. Carry- j ing a monthly payment of s24 against the average dieting ac-j count of Alms House of $90. This; appropriation was also used to- ? wards making repairs to Alms' House. Dr. Andrews reported also on the: case of Mrs. C. C. Evans and who: was now being granted aid by the county. Commissincer Oliver was; asked to investigate this case fur- j rher in connection with the lied Cross nurse and to make a report on same. Mr. It. L. Kennedy came before; the board asking for aid and stat ing his needs. He stated that his | health was had. County Engineer reported on work being done by the road forces as follows?: Main gang en gaged in constructing of the new j Privateer road which will be com pleted within the next few days,! also reported that a till and bridge j was being placed across Xasty, Branch, stated that he would then' be in position to move in the Con - j cord section to work up the school! road in that section which had j been promised. Jail yard gang had been employed as usual, in working: the main roads out of the city and repairing bad places and bridges' throughout the county. Shiloh and' ?Pinewood gangs working in those! sections. He reported the loss of: a mule during the month by colic, i He stated that he had a pair of; mules, belonging to the W. B. Boyle! Company which they had loaned; him. and which the indications were he would have to return. Hei stated that if ho did have to re-j turn these mules, they would have j to be replaced. He advised that he had attended the good roads in- j stitute in Columbia for two days; and felt that he had been profited by the trip. He reported that con-; vict George Ludd fell from a truck j some months ago and had his hip i broken and had been placed in the ! hospital* for treatment. He report- j ed that he would soon he out and j at work. He reported that he had obtained prices on dump wagons! 1 t-2 yard capacity, $220.00 and! on wheel scrapers, $103.0 0. Also: reported that these were authorized, purchased at a previous meeting.; Also reported prices received on corrugated culvert pipe and advis ed the purchase of a car of 111is j at this time. Mrs. E. W. Dabbs came before, the board further regarding the! placing of a tenant house which had j been moved by the chain gang; when constructing the new Priva-J teer road. She asked that thej house be moved to tlu* place des-l, ignated and the chimney replaced.!' She also complained of trees that y weir eut during the building; oi" tliist? road. The board after further con- !' sideration agreed to place the;] house as requested1 and build chim- < ney for same, but would not con- * sider paying for the trees cut. A committee consisting of Rev. j< Wm. Haynsworth. Hal Harby and M other citizens and land owners ofL the Privateer section came before < the board requesting that the newC Privateer road be extended to:, Broadway Siding and from there{< on to Pinewood. The members of \ this committee expressed them- < selves hightly appreciative of the < work which had been done thusj< far and stated the great benefit it < was to tlte people of that section < where a road was so 1 dly needed. ; An extension of this road to Broad- * way Siding would open up ;t terri tory where road facilities were . badly needed. This would be a distance from three to three one half miles. Mr. Harby stated thai his previous guarantee of rights of way would hold for this also. An I extension of this road to Pine-:! wood would shorten the distance between Sumter and Pinewood four to five miles. The matter of ditch., ing and grading this three and one half miles of road without claying] and finishing considered. The engineer stated that this would! take about six months work tor tii" main gang. The delegation of citizens from the Ihnewood section appearing on another matter :iIso advocated the extension of this; road. Tho board after fully con-j sidering the matter decided that iff! could iti?t do this work at the pros ; eut time. 's work had be< u promised in the Concord section and the main gang was badly need-; ,-d i?n the main county roads which; had not ri reived a:si' attention from j it in Lix months or more. The I I hoard indicated Sis disposition toj get back and iinish up this road toj Broadway Siding at as early date1 as is practicable. Sheriff Hum together with Mag-1 istrate Aycock and Messrs. Minis | and Harvin of the Pinewood sec-1 tion came before the hoard rela tive to the establishing and plac-j ing of a rural policeman in Pine- j wood. Sheriff stated* That there was need for a policeman in this! territory. The committee also urged the recommendation of this j to the legislative delegation. Af ter considering the matter, the hoard directed that the legisla tive delegation he requested no: to reduce the present rural poliec force but to increase the force by the addition of a policeman for the Pinewood section. The board declared its inter.!ion to abandon two miles of road in the Shiloh section from Thomlin son's school house to Creek road and directed that this he aban doned. Petition was received to work and put in condition road from Cain's Mill to Privateer. This was referred to the Engineer to give attention, not expending over week in this work. The license schedule for the year 1021 for shows, peddlers and ven ders of goods in the county was adopts for the year 1022 without chang ?. The clerk reported that the com mittee appointed to handle the matter of the repairs and adjust ments of the chairs in the court house auditorium had had this done at a cost of something under SO:,. The board considered the prices obtained for the putting in of a toilet for colored women in the court house. Reported back by the committee. After considering this The board directed this work put in. Also considered figures from this committee as to repairs and re placements to plumbing in the pub lic toilets. Board advised the committee to act as Its judgment dictated. Upon the recommendation of the Red Cross nurse, Mrs. Wallace was granted two more monthly appro priations of $6.00 each. Applications for aid were receiv ed and acted upon as follows: Emily H. Dean, granted $3 per month. Jane Mickens, granted $4 per month. R. L. Kennedy, granted $3 pet month. Charles Edward, granted $0 per month. Commissioner LeXoir reported that he had not been able to find Robert Commander who had ap t * i, j plied for aid and which hvd been?' - I referred to him. Action jorn this I was postponed pending a further i investigation. j The- board directed the engineer I to submit list of all heavy supplies ! and materials needed for the nest j month's operation, wnert it w^uld i pass on the supplies to be adver j tised for and bids received for ? same. The engineer to purchase : to the best advantage after receipt I of bids. j Messrs. Britton and Oliver were. ! appointed as a committee to pur ? chase the two mules needed, two j dumj) wagons. 4 wheel scrapers, ; and a car load of culvert pipe. I The committee to purchase truck, j reported the purchase of a 2 1-2 ton. pneumatic Indiana truck at ! a cost of $2,500 and a trailer for j same at a price of $400. j The clerk reported for the com j mittee on chairs thought that it i would he advisable to have re I volving chairs repaired at this time.. The board authorized this com | mittee to take the necessary action. ! The reports were received fron: ? the rural police and cotton weigh ! ers* sc ale test. ..?- .. j A letter was received from Su l perintendent Nunnamaker of the ; Alms House asking that repair j l>e made to kitchen flooring and I garden fence and gate and fowl house. Engineer was directed to . have these repairs made. The clerk reported that as a re ! suit of a request made to the au- . ! thorities of Lee. Kershaw and . I Clarendon counties to meet the ! representatives of this board in (Sumter on January 17th, looking i to the establishment of a joint ! county alms house home that the : supervisor and member of th?* ; county board of Clarendon county. ! had come up and that the matter j had been talked over with them, j They expressed themselves favor j able to the proposition,.. Super i visor of Kershaw had plmned ex ' pressing himself favprabjy and \ stated that his boa?-d would ree j ornmend the matter to the Kershaw ; delegation. No advice had been ; received from Lec county. The j matter was referred back to the j chairman of the board with the re ? quest that he endeavor to further ? same. Engineer Jeffords submitted gro ! ceries and heavy material lists that ? would be needed for March. He j was directed to advertise for'bids j for same and to buy at best prices. I The board considered claims be ' fore it and directed the claim of Mrs. Ernest Duke nnd Mr. P. M. 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