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3&e Watchman and Soathron Entered at the Postoffice at 'Sum ter, S. ~C., as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Miss Ola English, of Asheville, N. C., is the attractive visitor in Sumter for several days of Miss v Florine Rowland. Mr. George Rosenberg, of Ab beville,, returned to his home Fri day morning after visiting in the city. .Mr. Rosenberg was accom panied by his mother and sister. It is. stated that as a fisherman, Mr. Rosenberg holds the cham pionship of the Abbeville section. Mrs. W. S. Pack, of Greenville, returned to her home Friday morn ingafter visiting her daughter, Mrs. Warren McC?llum. , Miss Mae Thomas, of Fort Motte, passed through the city Friday morning, while on her way to Co lumbia. ' * ? . Among the veterans, returning to their, homes after attending the United Confederate Veterans' re union, which was held in Darling ton during Wednesday and Thurs day of this week were: Messrs. W. O. Cain, G.-W. Mahoney, J. T. Rrdwiv N, G. Osteen, Sam Wither spoon, J. J. Dargan, A. G. War ren and J. N.' Phillips, Miss Edith Loryea, of "St " Matt hews, is the guest of Misses Barnett, on Washington street Mrs. Acquilla Derrick of Chapin, S. C, who has been visiting her son,, the Rev. J. P. Derrick, re turned to her home yesterday. Rev. "J. P. Derrick spent Friday in Columbia where he attended the graduating exercises at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Aafter which he. will go to. Summer *viUe for a few days to attend the Southern Conference of the Luther an church. 'Messrs. L N. Rizer and G. W. Brunsen of Lodge, S. CL, returned to their.homes Saturday.morning ??er-having been the visitors for a short time of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.. Branson at their h?me on Broad Street. Mr. Rizer and Mr. Bran son were q.mong the veterans at tending the United Confederate Veterans ^Reunion in Darlington. Miss Lucy Wilson is spending tnejweek-end at her home in Man ' mng. 3iiss-Virginia Mbise left Saturday morning for Columbia on a short ? visit. Sheriff C. M. Hurst spent Sat urday in Columbia on business. Rural Officerx ?lxe Norris is making a trip to Fort. Pierce, Fla..1 where he has gone to bring back a negro prisoner, Sam Cooper, want ed in Sumter county for thei. of cotton belonging to Mj John w1i7 son. . Mr. L. E. Wood left Saturday morning for Columbia on a short business visit. Mr. J. T. Hooker, of Spartan burg,'spent a short while in the city Saturday. Mrs. R. W. Bowey and little daughter, Dorothy,, swe visiting rel atives in. Col?rr.bia. ]&rs. R. I. Tabb has returned to iter "home in Chicago after several Weeks* stay with -her parents, Mr. *nd Mrs. R. W. Bowey. Miss Marie King spent the week end, with her sister, Mrs. Jack Hill In Georgetown. 1 Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Smith spent <hi week-end in Orangeburg. Hiss Katie Reardon, who has been visiting in Charleston for sometime, has returned home. Hon. H. P. Fulmer, of Orange burg, representative in congress of the Seventh district, was a visitor in Sumter today. " Dr. Milton Weinberg left Sunr day night for St. Louis where he will attend the convention of the Ainerican Medical Association. Dr. Weinberg will be away from the ? city for a period of about a week. Hiss Mary B. Jones was a week end visitor in Suhimerton. Mr. Charlie A. Atkins left Mon day, morning on a short business trip to Columbia.. . Mr. Mortimer Weinberg was a business visitor .in Columbia Mob day. . ^Mrs. Fred Nash a:qd children, of F?yetteviUe. N. C, are the visitors of Mrs. B. N, Nash in the city. . Mr. L. F. Davenport, of Cocoa, Fla-, returned to his home Mon day morning after having been the visitor for the week-end of" his sister, Mrs. S. F. Turner of this city. > Mr .Clifton A. Dorn spent Mon day in Lamar on business. Mr. H. M. J?ahdeli, of Rocky Mount N. C.? of the accounting de partment of the A. C. L. Railroad is a business vi?tP2-; in Sumter for several days. ? 9> 9 Alcolu Man Injored When Ford .Tarns Turtle. According to a report received this morning by telephone, Mr. George Peter Barfield, of Alcolu, was in all probability badly injur ed when .the Ford' automobile which-he was driving on the Man ning, road Sunday night, turned over with him and two other mate passengers. The accident happen ed near the Clarendon county line. It was stated that the car must have been going at a pretty con siderable rate of speed for H seems to have turned over three com plete times. Barfield was knocked uncoasciou?, and at the time the message was received i 1 Sumter Monday .morning, he had not re fined consciousness. How serious ly he was injured had not been de . termined. He is now in the Man ning hospital, having been carried there soon after the accident. The other two occupants of the car es caped uninjured. Portland, Oregon, May 22.? Charles Hall led Gov. Olcott by two hundred and eight votes for the Repubiication nomination for gov ernor early today. Sometimes we think if every body paid their, debts the whole world would be broke. "Light ruins dandelion wine." ?ays a specialist. Yes, when you make dandelion wine, keep it dark. m <9> 9 ? How well you stand depends upon what you stand by. I INFORMATION FOR TRUCKERS Carload of Shipping: Crates Available. Bean Market in Bad Shpae The following important infor mation to members of the Sumter I Truck Growers' Association is published by request of the officers and directors of the association, regarding purchasing of crates, hampers, etc. Members will do well to heed this advice in cases where they , have neglected to see about purchasing . necessary con tainers to ship their truck in. Sumter, S. C., May 20. To the Members of the Sumter Truck Growers' Association: At a meeting held yesterday it was decided that the acting secre tary write every member of the association informing them that if they want shipping * crates or hampers for their snap beans, cu cuxnbers, Irish potatoes, squash, cantaloupes, onions, etc., that they immediately communicate . directly with The Sumter Roller Mills, Sumter, S. C, whq have agreed to ' order a carload of assorted ship I ping crates at once, in. order to j have them ready to move the truck of the Sumter county farmers next week./ The Sumter Roller Mills will add a small margin of profit to the cost of these containers to cover the handling, financing, etc., hut it is imperative that you im mediately estimate approximately how many containers you wall need so that they can take care of you. This is a very important f matter and one that requires your immediate attention, and unless you arrange for containers early next week you are liable to find none when your, truck is ready for shipment.,. Special Market Information. The American Fruit Growers, Inc., wired us today as follows: "Bean market in very bad shape. Advise not shipping for few days." We advise investigating market before shipping. Yours truly, The .Sumter Truck Growers' As sociation, by JE.. L.Reardon, Act ing ^Secretary-Treasurer. THE MAY FESTIVAL The annual May Festival of the Civic League held on Thursday, May 18th, proved a gratifying suc (cess, both financially and socially. The weather conditions all day had been far from favorable, but r.i the afternoon the sun shone j forth, and a large crowd was on j hand to enjoy the many attrac- j tions. The candy, cake. and ice cream booths were soon besieged by eager, children, and the fish pond proved very popular. All too soon it was emptied of all "fish." The entertainment in the after noon was planned and directed by Mrs. McGrew, ably assisted by Mrs. Lobby and Mr. McCarthy. This nroved one of the most de lightful features of the festival, and being well patrohized, added quite a sum to the general fund. At supper time the refreshment booth was kept busy and on ail sides were heard words of praise for the excellence of the food fur nished. Mrs. Courtright, Mrs. Ray Schwartz and Miss Mears having charge of the May pole dance and Miss Dukes, the folk dances, had. a happy buncb of little girls, who plainly, gave evidence Of having been carefully, thoughtfully drill ed. Every one enjoyed the grace ful, dancing and they were loudly applauded. Mrs. John Riley kindly assisted at the piano for the dances. The league wishes to extend thanks to one and all who helped to make the festival a success. While not so well attended aa in previous years, the proceeds of the {festival will materially help in the playground work this summer. Mrs. Ferd Levi, Publicity Chairman. COTTON MARKET i ?EW YORK COTTON. Yestdys ! Open High Low Close Close [Jan.. _ ...19.80 20.06 19.75 ?9.81 19.65 ; Waren _ .19.78 19.98 ?9.65 19.65 19.45 Way - . 1.21.? 21.62 21.17 2t.53 21.20 ! iuly_ . _28v15 20.39 28:06 20.26 19.90 J Oct. _ ...20.00 20.30 {9.96 20.06 19.77 I Dec.. .. .20.08 20.24 19.88 19.98. 19.77 j Spots 8T up, 21.80. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. I - Yestdys i . Open High Low Close Close 4ian?_ ? _19.40 (9.44 19.17 19.27 19.08 Warch .. ?19.21 19.23 19.88 19.14 18.88 May-20.21 20.21 19.87 20.00 19.93 i?iy.. ...19.95 20.19 19.84 ?9.99 19.79 Oet? _ ?..19.60 ?9.78 19.45 ?9.57 19.38 Dec.. _ ?.19.55 19.63 19.31 19.4! ?9.22 Spots unchanged 2?c. Liverpool Cotton. January . ,, 2g jSf^h . Z..Z IU4 ! nray . _ . j I m (July .. ?. . ?October. , December. j,! t ,Ro^ei?5- &m: "*fles 16.000 r Middling 11.80; Good Middling, 12.25. iuul4Ut' ?Alumnae Reunions at Winthrop College ;; The college folk at Winthrop are j looking forward with joy to the I home coming of numbers of Win i throp's daughters during eorr. ! fifcneement. Even.- former Win jthrop student and graduate is urg | ed to come back to us on this oc j'C&sion. Eight classes are planning reunions:?'ST. '88. '89, '97, '05, '06. 'tT, 08. Three of these classes grad-' Sated in Columbia. Members of these classes wi]J be delighted to learn that Miss Fannie MeCants. a loved and honored teacher in Win throp while it was in Columbia, will be at the college for these re unions. An alumna^ breakfast will be aerved at nine o'clock Tuesday morning. June 6. in the Students' Building. A nominal charge of fifty Ci.*nts per plate will be made. Every Winthrop daughter who expects r-.? be present is requested to write Miss Leila A. Russell at once to re serve a room in the dormitories fo* her. She must know too how many to expect for the breakfast. Write without delay. WORLD m Charlestown, W. Va., May 19? One million dollars damages are asked in a suit against the United Mine Workers in a suit filed in the federal court. The action is the result of. the shooting up of the Willis Branch /Coal Company properties during the strike in 1919. Jacksonville, May 19?Plans for completing the seventy-five mil lion dollar fund of the Southern Baptists will be outlined and an intensive campaign will be launch ed at a conference in Nashville June 20th. Sandwich, England, May 19? Miss Joyce Wethered. won the women's open golf championship, defeating Miss Cecil Leitch, the title holder, nine up and seven to play. Chatham, Va, May 19.?W. D. Covington, a policeman of Spray. North Carolina, was found guilty of manslaughter here for killing George Bryant, whom he suspect ed of being a bootlegger. He. was sentenced to seven years impris onment. Washington, May 19.?Recom mendations for acceptance by the government of the Ford offer for the development of Muscle Shoals \ wras made to the senate agriculture committee by Thomas A. Edison. New York, May 19.?Seven post office clerks have been arrested in connection with the million and a half dollar bond theft from the mails last July, following the con fession by Mark Von Eschen. Alexandria. Va., May 19.?The State Republican Committee has adopted a resolution favoring the nomination of congressional candi dates in every district and for the senate, and recommended the ap pointment of women to the com mittees. New York. May 19?General Gregorie Seminoff, former ataman of the Cossacks, was today releas ed from arrest by the appellate di vision of the supreme court. London, May' 19.?The privil eges committee has decided that Lady Rhondda's claim to a seat in the house of lords had not been made out. San Francisco, May 19?Federal officers today staned the seizure of two million dollar vineyard properties of the Theodore Gier Vineyard Company, under the pro hibition statute. Belfast, May 19. ? Incendiary fires throughout the city have been set by terrorists who attacked the barracks. Three motor cars were used to remove the wounedd after a fierce conflict. Charlestown, W. Va., May 19? Judge Woods overruled a motion to direct a verdict of not guilty in the cases of William B. Lizzard, charged with treason as the result of the armde march last summer against Logan county. The judge limited the state as to the overt act on which it relied to convict to the defendant's presence with the armed marchers in Logan county. Girard, Ala., May 19.?Mrs. Jul ius Humber has been placed in jail pending an inquiry into the death of her husband, a warehouseman and planter, who was fatally shot at his home last night. The wo man is quoted as saying she acci dentally shot her husband. Constantinople, May 19?The publication of reports of American relief workers in the interior of Asia Minor concerning systematic persecution of Christians by Turk ish Nationalists has jeopardized the position of the workers. Houston. May 19.?The con- j solidation of the Brotherhood of| Firemen and Enginemen and the j Brotherhood of Engineers is being j considered by the convention of the former organization. Belfast, May 19?Four Catho lic men were dragged from their j beds at Desert Martin, County Ber- j ry and murdered last night. Half J of the village was burned. Charleston. W. Va.. May 20.;? Closer- relations between the north- I em and southern Presbyterian J churches was taken when the gen- i eral assembly of the southern j church adopted "the constitution ; of Presbyferian reformed churches j of America." Notice of this will I be sent to the northern meeting at Des Miones. Brest. May 222.?Ninety-eight; are missing and two hundred and ? forty-two were saved from the British steamship Egypt which was s?nk off the island of Ashaut Sat- j urday night in collision with the FrenCh ship Seine. Among the j missing are two American women. ! Mrs. M. L. Sibley and Miss V. M. j Boyer, missionaries, en route to India. Their home addresses are, unknown. Possibly some of the I missing were picked up by the steamship Cap Iracon -which re-! plied to the distress signal. Managua, Nicaragua, May 22.? A revolutionary movement has broken out against President : Chamorra. a band rebels seizing) Fortress Loma, commanding the city. Upon representation of th?'i American minister Ramer. th?- rev- ! olutionists agreed to turn over the fort to the commander of the ma rines tonight for return to the gov ernment. _ Chicago. May 22.?The collapse j of the threatened building trade strike and ;in attack on a police man who was hurled from th<> S IN BRIEF third story window of a building that was under guard were the principal early developments today in so-called labor war. Additional nidictments are expected to be re turned by the county grand jury. Belfast. May 22.?Sir James Craig. the Ulster premier, declar ed that just retribution is called for in announcing a special meet ing of the cabinet, following the killing of W. J. Traddell, a mem ber of the Ulster parliament, while on his way to business. Traddell was the .first member of parlia ment to be attacked in the history of the Belfast disorders. The to tal number of deaths during the week-end disorders were fourteen. Los Angeles. May 22. ? The Burch jury was discharged with out reaching a verdict. Greenville, May 20.?Not realiz ing that his three year old child was under the wheels of his heavy truck, Lannie Ellenberg, driver for Easley cotton mills, at Easley, drove off from his home this morning and arrived at the mill before he received the news that the child had been instantly killed when the wheels passed over its body. Constantinople, May 22.?The survivors of the Greek lost legion which fled at San Sun, Asiatic Turkey, last year, are beginning to arrive in the neutral zone, near Ismid, after six months wander ing across Anatolia. Archbishop Metaxakis, the Greek patriarch of Constantinople, has appealed to all Christian churches of the world to persuade the great powers to pre vent further persecution of Chris tians in Asia Minor. Richmond, May 22.?Gov. Trin kle's horse became frightened as the result of a cannon salute in connection with the Virginia cele bration, ran away, knocking down six members of the naval training band, and seriously injuring one. The governor was unhurt. Capt. James Pollard, commander of the Richmond Howitzer, fell dead from he horse, c heart failure. Hot Springs, May 22.?The gen eral conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South, after rac ing through the remaining business, held devotional services and ad journed. Washington, May 22.?Former Governor Cooper of South Carolina was sworn in as a member of the farm loan board. Washington, March 22.?Georgia postmaster appointments started a hot exchange between Senators Watson, of Georgia and Phipps of Colorado. Business was disrupted for several minutes, after which both took controversy into the corridor. Phipps declined Wat soi's challenge at a personal com bat. Greenwood, May 20.?With his head split open with an axe, Pick ens Satterwhite, negro, was found dead in the road near his home three miles from Chappells, in Saluda county last night. His wife was found by his side with her skull crushed. She is still liv ing. One negro, Mit Lindsay, is under arrest, charged with the deed, and another, Rob Sarrow, is being sought. Jacksonville. May 22. ? The Baptist convention adjourned af ter adopting a report denouncing mob rule. Party for Bride-Elect. One of the prettiest parties for Miss Beatrice Sumter, whose mar riage to Mr. F. F. Converse takes place early in June was the bridge party given on Friday after noon by Misses Mina and Nannie Richardson at their home on N. Main street. The decorations were in sweet peas and the bride's place was marked with a corsage bouquet of these lovely flowers. The score prize, a collar and cuff set, was won by 2L^s. Jas. Guthrie, and the consolation, a set of lingerie clasps fell to Mrs. William Reynolds. To Miss Sumter was presented an ex quisite piece of lingerie. The ices and sweets carried out the color scheme of pink, and were heart-shaped. The guests were: Miss Beatrice Sumter, Miss Julia Reynolds. Mesdames William Rey nolds, C. S. Andreson, A. J. By num, B. Hodges, Jas. Guthrie. Leon Scott, Warren Burgess, Frasier Dick. C. P>. Yeadon, J. H. Morse, H. M. Crowson, E. P. Martin, Frank McLeod. Jno. Sumter, D. W. Green. Philip Gaillard, Arthur Harby and Mrs. R. C. Richardson. Uncle Sam as an official observ er at Genoa reminds us that some thing always happens to the in nocent bystander. DOINGS OF THE DUFFS Edison Before the Senate Committee He Gave Information Concern ing Muscle Shoals But De clined to Give Advice Washington, May 20.?Thomas A. Edison, the electrical wizard, gave members of the senate agri culture committee in executive ses sion today the bene'fit of his wis dom as applied to development of the government properties at Mus cle Shoals, Alabama, but despite all of his knowledge was said to have been unable to give commit tee members what they most sought?advice on acceptance of the various private offers. The noied inventor, although he visited Muscle Shoals some weeks ago with Henry Ford, his friend, asked to be excused from answer ing when members began to ply him with questions as to the mer its and demerits of the Ford offer for lease and purchase of the properties. He referred to the va rious private offers as "hard nuts to crack" and the decision as to acceptance or rejection of them as a task in the performance of which he did not envy the sena tors. Mr. Edison was understood to have told the senators he was convinced, however, that fertiliz er could be manufactured at Mus cle Shoals more cheaply than was being done now by any fertilizer companies or could be done by any of the existing methods. Commit tee members also said the inventor gave them valuable information regarding rich deposits of potash, limestone and other minerals which, he said, existed in the Muscle Shoais territory and had stated that the project should be developed beyond question. He also was said to have discussed with intimacy the various process es used in fixing nitrogen from the air and in the manufacture of fer tilizer ingredients. SHOT FROM AMBUSH Alex Cole Receives Load in Shoulder When Leaving Town in Auto Branchville, May 20.?Alex Cole was seriously shot from ambush, about 10 o'clock here tonight. Mr. Cole and his son were leaving Branch. As they neared the riv er they heard a signal as if being warned by some one coming from the opposite direction on the bridge. As they slowed down a shot was fired, the load taking ef fect in Mr. Cole's shoulder. The extent of his injuries has not been determined, but his condition is regarded as serious. Bloodhounds are being brought from Xewberry. Mr. Cole is about 45 years old and is employed at the Cameron Lum ber company. The Class of 1924. St. Joseph Acad emy Entertains. ' On May 16th the graduate class of the St. Joseph Academy was pleasantly entertained by the class of 1924. At noon a number of autos fill ed with lovely young ladies left the academy for Pocalla. The auto which carried the graduates, by special design, reached Pocalla last, when each graduate upon alighting from the car was given a hearty welcome by the class of 1924. ? A delightful dinner was served in the dining room where the tables were daintily arranged. The class colors?black and gold?gave an effective touch of color to the ta bles. Long streamers of ribbon in these colors stretched from the place cards to the central floral piece, where hidden beneath a mass of ferns and flowers was a gift for each fair girl of the class of 1922. During the meal a toast was given to each graduate. While the ices and cakes were being serv ed Miss Mabel Crombe of the class of 1924 read a paper. "Twenty Years Hence." Miss Crombe with humor portrayed each member of the class of 1922 as seen in the far off 1942. All who heard the paper agreed that Miss Mabel Crombe with remarkable prophetic vision had made to come to pass events interesting and fascinating. The Rev. J. F. Mahoney who so graciously favored the class with his presence made a short address in which he complimented the beautiful spirit manifested, for life, he said, was made up of lit tle deeds and the kindnesses of to day would assume larger propor tions as time passed on. Among the guests were Rev. J. F. Mahoney, Miss Marie Bultman. of Sumter: Miss Susie Lanier of Bonneau: Miss Sarah Barry of Bonneau: Miss Audrey Schwerin of Sumter and Miss Edna Maurer of Bennettsville. ? ? ? Southern cotton men would like to "See no weevil, hear no weevil, Think no weevil." WATER FOR CITY CEMETERY Contributions From Lot Own ers Essential For Comple tion of Work The following is a very enlighten ing circular letter which is being sent out by the trustees of the Sum ter Cemetery Association to each owner of a lot in the cemetery. The letter is very complete in its infor mation, showing just what has al ready been done to make our ceme tery a thing of beauty and also give an idea of what is yet lacking in the completoin of the work which has been begun. To All Concerned: The trustees of this association recently ordered that a campaign be put on to solicit subscriptions for funds to be used in making much needed improvements at the ceme tery. These improvements consist in the main in sand-claying the driveways, providing a water dis tributing system and replacing the fence around the grounds. The work of claying the drives has been completed. The city water mains are now at the cemetery gates awaiting a distributing system in the grounds to put the water to the lots. For the purposes above indi cated it is estimatde that approxi mately $6,000 will be needed. There are five hundred and twenty-seven lots in, the present' cemetery enclo sure, of which about four hundred and thirty are occupied. So the av erage contribution per lot, in order to raise this amount, needs to be $14 for a whole lot or $7 for a hair lot. Some lot owners have indi cated a disposition to contribute much more than this in some cases | running as high ?s $100 or $200.1 One party has lately sent in a! check for $100. There are however I many lots whose owners have moved away and who have lost interest to an extent in the ceme tery. The addresses of some of these have even become unknown. There will therefore be quite a num ber from whom no contribution can be expected and to offset this it will be necessary that those who have a live interest in the affairs of the association contribute as lib erally as they con afford. So the trustees ask that each lot owner will voluntarily assess him or her self as their sentiment dictates and make a prompt response in cash in order that they may carry on the work of these improvements at this time when conditions are most op portune. They feel that no one owning a whole lot should contri bute less than $5, those owning a half lot not less than $2.50 and as a matter of community pride and respect for their dead, should con tribute as much more than this as their circumstances will warrant. Those in charge of the affairs of the association are making an ef fort to improve conditions at the cemetery so that its appearance and care will be on a parity at least with cemeteries of other places of equal size with Sumter. The prices o? lots and half lots have been in creased to $75 and $40 respective ly and the annual dues raised to $5 and $2.50 for whole and half lots. These dues will provide for the care of your lot and all lots in the cemetery. The care shown for the last rest ing places of the dead is one of the indices of the stability and whole someness of the lives of the living and a well ordered civilization will not show itself unmindful of this propriety. So we ask that you make out your check for the amount of your feelings for these improvements to "God's Acre" and mail to the un dersigned and you will be given proper credit on the books of the association. Do it now while the imatter is fresh in your mind, re membering that "He that gives thrice who gives qizickly" and that those in charge of the cemetery affairs are actuated by motives of public-spirited service. They give freely of their time and efforts but they cannot be expected to carry the burden alone with any degree of success. They confidently look for your cooperation. Contributions are not necessarily limited to lot owners. They w^. be acceptable from individuals and organizations. Contributions from the nine Protestant churches of the city interested in this burying ground would he very timely. WAR RESUMED IN MEXICO Secretary of War Starts Cam pai?ni in State of Tabasco Mexico City. May 22.?Secretary of War Serrano has begun an ac tive campaign against the rebel leader, General Greene, in Tabasco state. Nicasio Yasquez and Donacian Escalantc, former majors in the federal army, were executed follow ing their capture by government forces near Tampico. Respectfully. D. M. Blanding, Sec. and Treas. O ; i Bethel School Closes Successful Year. The commencement exercises of the Bethel school, Privateer Sec tion, were held on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday bringing to a close a very successful year's running of this enterprising school. The exercises of Wednesday even ing were in the form of a very de lightful little play in which the greater number of the pupils of this school took part. At the exercises of Thursday evening several very pleasing song selections were rendered by a number of the pupils, declamation contests were held and medals and diplomas presented. Winners of the declaimer's medal of the girls' contest, was Miss Pearl Jack son. Mr. Richard Cain won the medal for the best declamation of the boys' contest. These medals were presented by Mr. E. I. Rear don, of Sumtcr, who acted as chairman for the judges. Mr. Reardon stated that the declama tions were indeed very fine and that it was only with difficulty that the judges Vvere able to ren der their final decisions. Mr. Rear don spoke in the highest of terms of the work which had been ac complished by this school. The medals for scholarship were won by: Mr. Heywcod Kolb of the higher grades, and Hazel Ged dings for the intermediate grades. There was no medal given for the work in the first and second grades by the highest averages of these grades was made by Wade Kolb. These medals were presented by Mr. Schmolke, of Sumter. The valedictory address of the occasion was made by Prof. B. L. Williams, of the Sumter high schools, who made a very strong and appealing talk to the mem bers of the graduating class of this school for the year of 1922. Prof. Williams stated that if he could in any way instill something that would aid in any way any one member of this fine class in their choice of a life work, that he would feel most amply- repaid for his re marks. Mr. Williams quoted an old Arabian adage of wisdom and gave many examples of public men that can be remembered with in spiration for their immortal ac complishments. Receiving diplomas from this school were: Lucile Nettles, Mary White Nettles, Paulnie Jackson, Inez Brunson, Earline Allsbrook, Heywood Kolb, Clarence Geddings, Eugene Geddings, Frank Pritch ard. -~~ On Wednesday night the em ployees of the Sumter Creamery were entertained with a supper at the Claremont given by Mr. Schmolke. The affair was-greatly enjoyed by all present. Mr. L. D. Jennings has purchas ed five registered Guernsey cows from Robert M. Cooper to increase his foundation herd of high class Guernseys. The price paid for five cows is reported to have been in excess of $3,000.00. EVERETT TRUE Fountain* 9sn A ^ec< TH*S WC OF IMINS, \S OUT OF Choir Entertained The Men's Club and Vestry of Church of the Holy Com forter Erttertsin Their Choir . ; On Friday evening, commencing at 8 p. m. the Men's Club and Vestry of the Church of the Holy Comforter entertained the Church choir at the Parish house. .The choir were the guests of the even ing, but there were als oinvited the wives of the men and also the hus bands of the married ladies of the choir. A delightful fruit "punch was served, .after which the fol lowing program was rendered: Prayer?Rev. J. B. Walker. Solo?"A Son of the Desert. Am F'?Mr. W. B. Daughtrey. Address of Welcome and Thanks to the Choir?Mr. Mark Reynolds. Vocal'Solo?"In the Deeps O' the Daisies"?Hawley ? Miss Louise Siddall. .... Piano Solo?"Shadow Dance"" by McDowell?Mrs. M. W. Seabrook. Vocal Solo?"The Dawn" by Eberhardt?Miss Ellen Siddall. A reading from Mark Twain? Mrs. A. D. Harby. "The Recessional" words by Kipling: music by De Keren? .Misses Louise and Ellen Siddall, Miss Irma Smith, Mrs. F. A. Mc Leod, and Messrs. Butler Warren, Daughtrey and Moore. Mrs. W. El Moore, accompanist. Recitation?"An Old Sweetheart of Mine"?James Whitcomb Riley ?Mr. M. W. Seabrook. Vocal Solos ? "Car-Una" and "The Rosary"?Mr. W. E/Moore. "The Bridal Chorus" from the "Rose. Maiden" by Cowen?Misses Louise and Ellen Siddall, Miss Irma Smith. Mrs. F. A. McLeod, a^d Messrs. Butler, Warren, Daugh trey and Moore. Mrs. W. E. Moore, accompanist. Upon the conclusion of the above program, a course of delightful re freshments were served by the la dies of the two guilds. The program was very artistical ly and pleasantly performed, and the evening was very much enjoyed by all present. . To Pay Depositors Anderson, May 19.?In a ?state ment sent out by the Farmers aid Merchants' bank, which is being liquidated, it is shown that it owes a little more than S63,00t) t? oth er banks arid has on deposit some thing over $67,000. It has redeem ed all of the Liberty bonds which it had. up for collateral, about $18,000, except $1,200, and this amount will soon be paid. The de positors have no guarantee that they will be paid at an early date, but the showing made gives them hone that in a short . time the bank will be in a position to pay depositors. The canning factory,is.preparing to start canning beans. A test run was made Saturday, a few hundred (cans being put up. . ByCojide BY ALLMAN