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? Large Volume of ] posed of at Meeting ^A regular monthly meeting of the Iloard of County Commissioners / teas held Tuesday, October 3rd with adi members present. The minutes qi September 5th were read and approved. ^-Mr. G. A. Nettles appeared and j^ked =when this new Privateer r^ad'would be continued to Broad ly Siding. He was advised that tfee board could not undertake to do this work in the near ^future. *TChairman Rowland reported that gravel for Wateree Bridge .* ap proaches! had been purchased from J?s. G. Simmons .at C 1-2 cents a; eabic yard. * , C Commissioner Olrver reported i new stove purchased for jail at a j cast of $55 and Aims House stove | repaired. Commissioner Britton reported a! r?ule purchased, for $200. replacing I mule that lately died. He also re- J ported on* case of .Mrs. Camilla I Bradford referred to him. Ap pjropriation was ordered discon- j for its continuance. Zr Sheriff Hurst and Jailer Owens I appeared, calling attention to re- j pairs needed to -roof and chim jjey of jail. Commissioners were appointed to dp what is necessary Iis. way of repairs. 2? Superintendent Nunnamaker of Alms House, appeared with title from Public Welfare Board of City etf New Tork relative to William BSckerson. a thirte"en-year-old ne 2ro boy, who was a charge on the aity and who was formerly from Sumter. The clerw was directed to answer this letter saying Sumter oounty has no interest in the case. * The clerk reported the tempor ary commitment ?f Fred Single ton, an old negro, to the Alms jjjouse. pending other probable ar rangements for his care. This ac tion was approved. * Attorney. L. E. Wood spoke for :a delegation of citizens present, ?sking for the claying cf the lost;-" er end of the Plowden Mill road, stating that same had received very little attention im the last ten years, Ifiat the road was a rural mail ??sjoute and badly needs attention. L petition from . citizens of . the jeighborhbod and" also a . letter frmo the PostoSfice Department. Stating that this road badly needs impairs were presented to the $oard. The board promised to give this road attention as soon as Jhe present work outlined for the ijnain gang is completed., which, it ^ras estimated, would r^e about ?eixty days. I ^ Attorney Wood also appaared. ^representing Mrs. W. E. West, ask ing that the county send to Rich mond. Va.. for her husbAd. who jfcas wanted hereAfor criminal ac tion for non-support. : Th"e^Up3rc? did not feel warranted in domj this. RD MEETING itmitine Business Dis i Tuesday, Oct. 3rd. A delegation from Black River road asked for certain material for bridges on detour road which they were endeavoring to keep in condi tion without charge to the county. The eounty engineer was directed to furnish material for this pur pose, from old bridges. Report was received from coun ty engineer as to progress of work during last month. Main gang working on roads in northwest ern section of county. Tractor gang engaged in widening roads in Du Bose 'section. This road is about completed to Bossards. He expects to move this outfit to the Camp Alice road when the above work is completed. He-advised that a contractor had offered to buy a! lot of sheet piling which which had j been purchased for use in construe- j tion of the Pocalla bridge. The I chairman, clerk and engineer were j appointed to handle this matter.j The engineer also reported on the ! crowded condition of the sleeping quarters of convicts, stating that; this had been criticised'by the rep-J resentative of the State Welfare; Board. He recommended building a stockade -at the jail and thus re-: lieving the cage for road work. Chairman Rowland and Commis sioners Oliver and Britton were asked to give this matter their attention. . I Mr. E. W. DabbS appeared in the j interest of the Turbeville road, asking that it be built now. The board stated that this work could not be -underatken at this time. !< A claim was received from Mr. j j. W. Sturgeon for ^damages sus tained by his car running into a ! washout *n the Shiloh section. A [report was received from Eugene j Jeffords and Commissioner Mims on [the case, and after consideration [the claim was rejected. . , * J A request wgs received from the iCurb Market located on the. Court i House grounds, asking for permis ' sion to build a shed adjacent to present building. The Board re : fused- the request, j The clerk reported that he had Ireceived a notice from the city in i reference to possible changes that j would have to be made in electric : wiring and was instructed to do I what was uecessar.y j A report. was received from the j county treasurer advising that i $16,517 on hand for county ordi l nary purposes. ] The clerk reported,on the month ly pro rata expenditures to date, j A letter .was received from Mr. jW. J. Seale calling attention to ] speeding that is going on on the ; Broad street extension since it had jbeen hard surfaced, stating that it j was dangerous to children, who use i this road in going to school. - The i engineer- was directed to put up [speed limit signs at the indicated places. tammmmmm.?www? m ? A letter we.s read fro^> the O. L. Williams Veneer Co. in connection with the application for aid by Johnny Hollis. stating that they had given him considerable assist ance when lie was injured and had endeavored in every way to take care of him since, but he had shown an indisposition to do any work however light. Sheriff Hurst appeared relative to his transportation expense ac- | count -and directing attention to secret - service items thereon. He was directed to bring it to the atten tion of the legislative delegation and inform it of the circumstances, j Messrs. R. A. Bradham and D. j R. McCallum appeared represent- j ing the Sumter Cotton Warehouse.j Co.. relative to the county contract j with that company for platform j space for the public weighers. They | stated that the compayn did not j feel Hfce tying up its entire plat- ( form space for the contract price of ; ! two cents a bale. They stated j i that they had had a new contract ; drawn, limiting the contract to aYl part of the platform a*-this price. J ! The%1 board received this for con j sideration and turned it over to the j chairman for reference to the ccun i ty "attorney. j The appropriation for D. A. Hat j.field was ordered discontinued, be ginning with the November pay I meht. * Application for cotton weigher, at Sumter, representing the county, Was received from B. J. Hayns .worth, and .he, was elected for a two-year term. The re-appointment of the deputy weigher at the Rowland Ware house came up for action. The chairman being interested in this warehouse retired while the matr ter was being discussed. Mr. T. V. Walsh'wa* . re-appointed. , j County Physician- Andrews Te ! ported that he'had purchased a' j pari . of. cheap glasses for Mrs. I Cuter. Mr. L. D. Jennings . appeared ! relative, his claim for attorney's fee ; m the King case. His claim for $1,-000 was approved. Reports were received from (T?r?l policemen, with exception of Policeman Norris. Home Demon stration Agents report and Cotton Weighers' Scale tests were received. The clerk was directed to pre I pare a new form of report for j rural policemen, covering daily ^activities. ; j Complaints having been made, re specting the accuracy of the spring I scales used in weighing cotton, 1 Commissioner Britton was asked ;, to make personal tests of : these ^ scale* from time to. time. ' John McBauchlin appeared rela tive to the discontinuance of- hit j appropriaiton and made state \ ment's. which were received?s ih j formation. 3 . Mr. S. A. Harvin appeared.' re ? porting a bad sand lied in the road from Cane. Savanuab to Tuoniey ; Station, and stated 'that this road ;will be used a great deal when the hard surfacing is finished; also ['that the Bethel road needs-straig-ht i ening and working, that .Cane Sa .'vannah. bridge was' narrow, shaky and .has no railing. - He thought Fall Coat Here are some of the advance They feature full lines with interestc than last season. H^ivy pile fabric are in demand. I this dangerous and should have at tention. These matters will have (attention as soon as the chain (gang reaches that section. The Board authorized that a j deputy be sent to .Wilson. N. C. to I bring back Scrap L^Voe, an escap ' cd convict, who -was serving a ; sentence .there and who" has six I months more to serve of a sentence ? on the Sumter county chain gans:. ! A. memorandum was ordered j made to recommend to the delegn> j'tfqn the passage b'f i? general law j automatically increasing th<? time jot sentence in case a convict es capes from the can? and is re .; captured. j . After approval of claims tip. j I ~>z rd ?dj^urn?ti Sumter Finn Chartered. i" ' .'. ?'? .?s.' >.,' :" ? ?', j " Columbia. Oct. 4.?The Jennings j Furniture Co.. of Sumter. has been 1 chartered by the secretary of stat"-?. The capital s*ock is $25v!D"00'. t..'D. Jennings is president and treasurer] Mamie E. tiunter is.vice president and secretary. - ? ? A grouch is just liver compjc?nt ?made vocal. s Shown ill costs that r.r 3 now being shown, ig. sleeves , that arc a little narrower 3 and brilliant" brocades and satins FACT FINDING COMMISSION Another Move in the Coal Mining Controversy j Cleveland. OcT. 3.?A telecr ajn from Secretary of Commerce Hoov ! er and Sfecretary of Dabor Davis, requesting the submission' of the names' .'of twenty persons, not. a< .-?ociated with coal mining, for use ir "the creation; of the fact'3 finding j commission fcor the ^onl industry ; provided under the Horah-YVinsiow biH. was in the-hands of T. K 'M?h-eiY of Cleveland, teniporarj ^chairman >>f the second .ioinf ses rsibn of bituminous ndne'rs :ja'nd roperators conference here. - m m m ' h, Taic precautions for the City 01 ?Sumter have beer, turned over tc .Chief of' -Police' Barwi'/k and h? [wfll b'eg-jn calling on \deli?quenti jWithifi a few days to make hhme jdTate s-T'it lernen f.: Where settle ] merit is .not mad^ the property--will .l-.e seized and sold to s?stify the 'claims of the city. NO OPPOSITION ; FOR JIM BYRNES! Republicans Will Not Put Up! Candidate, is Report j -_ i Aiken. Oct.'3.?There was a big meeting of the G. O. P. of the; ? Second Congressional District held i in Aiken at the Colored Odd Fei-1 i lows' Hall at 3 o'clock this after-; ? noon. W. S. Dixon, of Barn well, i ; district chairman, presided. Dele- j ! sates from the nine counties. Aiken. j ? Barnwell. Bamberg. Allendale, Sa-1 h;da, Edgefleld. Beautort. Hampton; i and Jasper were present. Joe; i Tolbert did not put in his appear-j I anee. Aiken was represented by i-the Rev.. S. C. Holland. J. P. Rice,; ! Jr.. J. Hickson, E>r- David L. Scott j j and C. H. Simmons; Barnwell. W. S. j j Dixon. C. A. Holland and A. P. Ma- : I son: Bamberg. D. D. Geter. C. P. ? j Robinson; Allendale. R. B. Vance;' !: Saluda. J. M. Jones, W. S. Watson j ;and John Fetfon: Edgefleld. Charles1 j Bussy, W. H. Holloway, E. W. An- j I dersoh; Beaufort. E. G. Clark; j Hampton.'. K. W. Baker; Jasper. ?I Ryan Balls. There were only two ! "Lily Whites" in the gathering. Despite expectations, there was ; no candidate nominated for con ; gross of the Second Congressinoal I district against James F. Byrnes, ; and it was learned on "high" au I therity that there would be no I candidate named for the office. The meeting. was orderly and I passed off unnoticed by Aiken's j Democratic citizens. Present among ; the. gathering was Chairman Stro | th?r of Edgefleld. who last week, j it is alleged, was ordered by a par !, ty of white men to leave Edgefield ? county. Strother. who owns land [on the outskirts of Edgefleld. left at or.ee for Columbia, where he re | mained until today, when he ven tured to Aiken. He states that five j white men in an automobile met 'him near his home on the road last i Monday a week and ordered him to [sell out his property and leave the county. Strother claims that his ! son-in-law. Charles Bussy, was ' ? treated to the same warning about I a year ago, and that Bussy sold ? 50 acres of land "for nothing." ' William Jackson is the county j chairman for Aiken. . ! The hearing .in the city of Sum i ter against the Sumter Gas & Pow ijer Co.. case, before Federal' Judge :' H. A. M. Smith in Charleston Tues . j day resulted in the granting of the motion of the attorneys for the . Gas company that they be allowed ' ? to file an amended bill of complaint. ? !This motion was not resisted by the ' i attorneys . for the city. The mo i'tion of the city's attorneys ^hat an order be issued requiring the Gas ?company to* im mediately refund to , i patrons of the . company all. sums ,: collected in excess of the franchise ;! rate for gas was not granted- Judge ..Smith said he .would withhold this .! order pending ? further develop [ j monts pf the case, but the ruling ?'was without prejudice to the cause ' of the city of Sumter. Indict Courtenay For Fourth Timel - j Charged TVith Attempting to Defeat and Evade an Act of Congress of 1919 Greenville. Oct. 2--Campbell Courtenay. former president of the Courtenay Manufacturing'Com pany of Xewry. was Indicted in United State? Court here today on a charge of attempting to defeat and evade the income, war profits and excess profits act of Congress of 1919 by altering and causing to be altered during ihe year 1918 the books of account, records and pa pers of the Courtey.ay Manufactur ing Company and changing and raising and :a:jsiru? to be changed arid raised the tri?? rrice and cost paid by the Courfenay Manufactur ing Company ?>r cotton consumed and manufactured by this corpora tion during the-year 1918. The in dictment is the fourth to be re turned against Mr. Courtenay others having been handed out at I the term of Federal Court in An I derson last May. These indictr j ments along with several others ? against former stockholders in the j Courtenay Manufacturing Company I grew out of investigation by fed i eral agents that followed the sale ! of the mill at Xewry to W. L. Gass I away and the stockholders of the j Isaqueena Mills in 1920. At Ander {son last May, Campbell Courtenay, j Ashmead Courtenay. St. John i Courtenay. Edwin F. Frost, Fran ! eis P. Pelzer. and Henry Rutledge ! Buist were indicted for conspiracy j to defraud the government Iadi ! vidual indictments charging fraud I ulenf returns on ^income taxes and ! perjury were returned at the j same time against St. John Courte j nay and Campbell Courtenay, there j being two bills of ipdictment against I Campbell Courtenay. Not to Be Tried at This Term. j Greenville. Oct. 3.?It was stated ? tonight by District Attorney Ern est L. Campbell that the case of Campbell Courtenay against whom a true bill was returned by the federal grand jury today, charging attempted evasion of the income tax acts will not come tip for trial ! at the. present term of court. 'Courtenay was formerly president i of the -^Courtenay Manufacturing ,! Company. j The indictment charges that [Courtenay so had the books of the ! company altered as to represent 'the tax to be S297.140 when an :ln Ivestigation by federal agents show that the tax. should have been $400,303. The alteration on the books was made on*the price paid for cotton consumed in manufac Wbite: Mr. H. P. Love, of Sum ! ter, to Miss Lillie Brogdon. of Har fvin. I Colored: Willie Hall to Geneva luring, it is charged. Marriage Licenses. : Barker, of Sumter. DR. W. D. MELTON | IS MODERATOR Synod Attended by Record Breaking Number ? Chester. Oct. 3?Dr. W. - Davis? Melton, president of the University of South Carolina, was electe^ moderator of the PresbyetrialE' Synod of South Caroina today a& the annual convention in Purity Church here. Dr. Melton was eleetfd over .the Rev. Alexander* Martin. D. D.. of Rock Hill. Hjg succeeds the Rev. \V. H. Hudson^ who recently returned to the Chj^ nese mission fields -5 Dr. Melton expressed his apprsSf ciation of the honor conferred upj? on him and remarked that,.it was; [ fitting that the* event should hav^f* . taken place in Chester, since lie mjai native of this county. ^ BThe synod is attended by a ree^ ord breaking number of minister^* 'and delegates. The Rev. S. C*f Ryrd. president of Chfcora CoTtegg |ar?d former moderator, presided air.. ;the opening session. The annu^?f sermon was delivered by the Rei*' ;J. B. Green. D. C. of Columbia^ professor of theology at the lumbia- Theological Seminary. '\f j ? Regret was expressed by thif 'synod over the absence of the Rev* I Thomas H. Law. D. D.. of Spartan^ j burg State clerk and treasure*^ jthis being his second absence fron? ;an annual convention in forty-sevej^ j years. He recently underwent '. serious operation which prevented* 'him from coming to Chester. v >| w0' Justice J. H.' Marion, of tl*er: j State Supreme Court, delivered th? ' address'of welcome on behalf of ** Chamber of Commerce and ot interests/"while the welcome on ?part of Purity Church was , pressed by the pastor, the R iFlournoy Shepperson. D.,D. Football at Clemson. %? Clemso*h College, Sept. "SO.-r Thousands of grid fajis witnessed jthe Centr^-Clemson game herert<j?t. 'day. in which Clemson was defea?"* ;ed 21 to 0. A blaring sun frpm .^ 'cloudless sky.made it sizzling h**jj? for the game. All seats in 1 wooden, amphitheatre were ocj:uj? ' pied and still the crowds continued to surge to the standing spaces. v? ! The Centre team cave on the field *fijrst and were sopn followed by the Tigers. Centre won:the -tos(p :and elected to receive at the soufijgt goal. , Holahan of Clemson kick* ed off. behind'the goal line and tli& ball was brought out to the 2<fe yard line. For the first guartesp things- looked dark, for Centre; Bi|? the superiority of the Praytejk Colonels' told in the last ihr~ - quarters and ineach' one jmade a " touchdown. ^ Turnipse^ ; f and *Lightsey for Clemson were ?3r^ . i outstanding stars, while *CovinS"toi-x jF?'rrlette and Turner - shone for [Centre.- ? ' y; j - Qn October 7th Clemson playa ; Xewberry..and a game lull, of i>eV ji3 predicted. ? ? -\,. ' The drifter seldom lands. est Event of the Season 9 under auspices ;r POST NO. 15 american legion les9 and Mens9 ACADEMY OF MUSIC October 12th ?15 M. a big band and orchestra in attendanc OF MUSIC October 12 th 5 P. ML a big band and orchestra in attendance. keep your eyes . and ears and don't miss this event