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jjjfc " - _ ? 'I VOL. 39?NO 2 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920 .$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE i I i STATE NEWS i Three n> mo b'>ys went hunting in | There were 93 deaths bv accident. I pa id AcunrunAM mivo i ? I I H. H. Shute, D-'l years of age, is dean at Lancaster. Mr. Shute was the old-1 est white citizen of Lancaster County. Commissioner of agriculture, commerce and industries B. Harris, in his j annual report strongly recommends a survey of the counties of the State, so that much land now untaxed could be put on the tax books. During his administration, ex-Governor R. I. Manning advocated a re-survey of the State for the purpose of catching tax dodgers and had a bill providing for this survey introduced ill the House of Representatives, where it was killed. State Health Officer llayne has announced that children suffering from i.iillinium, mi iiuucuuus uisease 01 trie eye, will be barred from the public schools of Newberry. Trustees of the Columbia Hospital will make an effort to secure a part j of the Rockefeller $100,000,000 Christmas tfifts, for that institution. W&8Z:^ mr. if !* m- - fi\ ;| tyK- ^ ^ ' FRIDAY AND CI dhows Shows, S Lucas J TWO OVER T\ 1REE CHA REGARDING ( Although sever themselves, we are i which the LUCAS A As our competil be fair with them, < system. Chain Ov 1 k LUCAS i Edgefield County Nov Years day. Seeing a rah1 it ;.!l t! roc fired at it. It was killed. In a dispute as to which one fired the fatal shot the boys started firing at each other. One was kiilcd. Over 80,00(1,001) pounds of tobacco was produced in South Carolina in 15)10. This is 20,000,000 pounds more than was produced in 1018. On account of a large proportion of the 1010 crop being of very low grades $800,000 less was paid for it than for (he smaller crop of the year before. A large force of workmen has been put to work on Columbia's new post office building in an effort to ll'ivo if /w\mn1ofn/l K%? A *** ?! 1 ? "J* "f" ? McCoy Corkill, a star long distance runner of the Citadel, while on a Holiday visit in Chester met with a mishap that caused him the loss of an eye. A cartridge was accidentally dropped in an open fireplace. Corkill attempted to snatch it out when it exploded, a piece of the shell destroying his eye. CHER AW, S. C. />' v.:> CE RE ID,a* The Valley ?C the C <jAuatihAt/J yfrUsajl < ( SATURDAY, January ! 5, Friday: 5, 7 and 9 o'< aturday: 3, 5, 7 and 9 < iuto C< LANDS: If not hore tl ^LMERS Should Arri\ 3UR REPAIR D i ... 1/ui Mil caiaiiica imvc )(UIH itil! able to turn out the kind o lUTO COMPANY is famous, tors have adopted a cash basis, conduct our repair department icrs, Don erland C traffic Truck: mo c( j 23 homicides and four suicides in Charleston County during 1919. The two farms operated by the s< State penitentiary at Columbia rais- w ed 501 btries of cotton, 3,000 bushels a: of wheat, 15,000 bushels of corn, M 7,000 bushels of oats and 1,400 bushels of potatoes, during 1919. It tl is planned this year to plant large w acreages in velvet beans and peanuts, qi Hogs, cattle and mules will be raised, ti w Sheriff J. Olin Sanders, of Anderson County, has been ordered to appar before Governor Cooper on Mon- -J'1 day, January 12, and show cause, if any, why he should not be ousted from his office. Anions the things ai that the Sheriff will have to prove ni himself innocent of if he retains his ^ position are: Illicit relations with a '\c policeman's wife, irregularities in the ^ collections of delinquent taxes, mis- 1 appropriation of money paid to the sheriff's office as fines, neglecting to ac take action when furnished information concerning stills, allowing prison- 7 ers to rnsim sit l:iriri> urhilo luimlni. i?.:i - ? ~ * J"" I lil, sentences. I fo |?. ho up? w th i heat re S|>< Mi l):i 0O4I au i... >?: : : S:5 scl te01 aft m ^ Ev ~ ' < 5:j lisi m. y<?i s&te<'- " * ...._ scr ji&y * P?i $?'* ' & ani '- ..,; || L' is' *-' tea' ?th and 10th clock. o'clock. ?' las be i hoi tlu Ditipany= thi iey should be. /c this Week. EPARTMENT \i I KOt M i ; into business for* Mi f Repair Work for ,t'!< I.I! at* i. "I we will, in ord< r to I on a strictly cash tin t And CO J pi tars E 5 )MPAOTf . ...? r?s/UN/Vl n A IV7 11 DU 1 J DR. REDFEARN PROPERTYj The Chesterfield County Fair As- I * >ciation has just completed the deal hereby thirty-one acres of additionI land is added to its holdings on 'est Main Street. ' Realizing at last year's exhibition ?at more land and more buildings ould be necessary to meet the reuirements of this urowin^ instituon, negotiations were set on foot " hich culminated in the purchasing " f the Dr. A. M. Redfeurn holding , hich comprise the HI-acre tract adlining the* Fair Grounds on the ?' 'est. The consideration was $5,000. This al nounts to about $1<>() an acre, a ost reasonable price and a figure w mt Dr. Redfearn made largely on w count of his interest in Chesterfield >unty and the fair. This new pur- a-v inse Kives the Association, with its . esent holdings about forty-two 111 res. * So larjre a tract is not necessary r the use of the Association as ex- . 1 bition grounds and it is more than tely that a part of it will be sold M r building purposes, this location * ' injr very desirable for suburban incs. There is also a probability I at the present fair grounds may be ! , "ered for sale, and, in the event of j ' , inj; sold, the new property would ^ converted into new fair grounds. n MIDDENDORF, ROUTE 1 Mr. John Outlaw, of Dethune, ent the holidays with his sister, rs. Gertrude Hall. ()li Mr. \V. Doss. Rryant, from near tj( trunnion, spent a few ilays with his nt, Mrs. I'\ .1. Johnson. iP The Christmas tree at Prospect i.a s a pri at success. Santa Claus was re' ry generous to all the children. ca Mr. Luther Johnson and sister, ss lie sie, spent Christmas with f., ir school teacher, Miss Mary Cad- x: II, near Clyde. C, Mr. T. I']. Howie has moved from th: s community. We regret losing h a pood man from our Sunday ni, lool. f(| Rev. Morrison preached his first ,,f mon in the new year at Prospect. j, eryone was plad to see him out. tin Mr. P. J. Johnson is on o y sick st t. We hope he will soon .w^'over. cj. There was a box party and hot sup- < (, r at the home of Mr. 11. M. Rhodes t Friday nipht. The boxes were ,j(. d from $.">.00 to $1K.00. $140.00 ,|? s raised for the benefit of the jreh. ,.n da A FINE SHOWING St itor Advertiser: ' 11 Please publish this statement in ur paper of what my churches suhibed to the Baptist 75 Million cam- "l' ipn: ,K" Cross Roads was asked for $l,H.'?0 '''' I pave $2,200. Providence was asked for $1,470, il pave $1,900. sc' Thompson Creek was asked for ,016 and pave $2,o2G.75. Ruby was asked for $2,202, and ' ire $2,500. ,,,< My prayer is that God will bless u< ry one that made it possible for all my churches to po over the top. 'a J. I). Purvis. 101 in I A CARD OF THANKS On last Wednesday evcninp, the t cveninp of the old year, a numr of our frinds of Ruby met at our use for prayer service, after hich (jj( ry pave us a real "poqndinp" of iny pood thinps to eat and wear, A,.( i' of the chief articles beinp a nice (>(| , opossum. We thank each one for the nice nps and may God's richest bless- m| fs rest on you. i it i>.i,v.a. ..,,.1 ? ?" <11 HU NTLE Y?LI S E N It Y On Sunday, December US, al Poop cok Church, N. by Rev. Mr. ?|; aver, Mr. .1. I), liuntlcy an<l Mis:. v< rt Lisenby, both of tlie Hopewell sti lion, were joined in marriage, bn \ Huntley is the son of Mr. and s. 10. W. Huntley and bis bride is I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ('. ('. kn <enby. Roth are well and favor- ca ly I nown in the Hopewell section, in lere tin ; h..ve ' o" broupl t tip .'.i d d lere th< y ba.e estat?lislied the r i. inc. 'I'heir ntany friends wish them .; r j?ij* <>i a mug arm nappy inc. NOTICE TO TEACHERS .1 A special teacher's examination \ II he held in the School House in v K'sterfield on Saturday, January I ith, beginning at I0:0(? sharp. All >| achcrs who are teaching without h rtificates will take notice and ap- ai ar promptly for examination. All m rsons whir are interested in secur g a place as teacher in the public f? ind for the examination. ? J. A. Knight, w County Superintendent. ir J. M. REDFEARN ri Wishes to thank his patrons for y icir business during 1010 and asks VI r a continuance of same during the ear 1020. o Dray Delivery Hours T Going East: 9:40 A.M.; 4:00 P.M. h Going West; 10:46 A.M.} 4:30 P.M. ti COUNTY HAS SPOKEN ( COD ROADS MEETING EX- I .'RLSSES UNANIMOUS DESIRE ' FOR IMPROVEMENT f'islnlinn Urged That Will Gel Kei>uits?Changes In County j Administration Recommended . ' Monday's Good Roads Meetin<* Larks an epoch in the development i Chesterfield County. I Representative men front all parts ,, f the county faced the coldest d i.v (| T the winter in response to the all id, though chilled to the hone, their j rdor was warm. Many of them ( rove over twenty-five miles of our . orst thourouuhfare against a biting . ind and this experience may have (| hied to the heat of their enthusian. Hon. (i. K. Laney called the meet- ( tr together and Mr. L. L. Parker ^ as made chairman and Mr. II. .J. ( o'tulass, secretary. The object of te meeting was quickly stated and v was soon known that the entire as- -j niblajre was in perfect accord and i: nnpletely united in tiie desire and rr termination for improvement of ^ ir roads. (i Mr. Eaney outlined the pi;. 11 of tie ate of South Carolina for a syst; m Slate Highways Mid stated thrtt ere would most likely he le; islaliut . ' irdinj; this plan at the co.ainp; se-_ Ml of th.. ' * ' 1 ' i i hod to know the sense i?f tile |. iTlinjr Hinccnt :ti': this plan. It ! is oxplaind that the State plan tv- tl liros the co-operation of the com s, m so far ns iliverlinc the foi lloc'od from automobile lieense- i.i e county to the huihlitic ami main- ?, ill. nee of th'-so read , in ' r- <1 of kJ verting to tlie county, a.-, is now tie sc. The meeting went on record : vorinjr tlie St ite dan for tin hi"! ly system, provhh I < *h?- ten !.I ; may lie apportioned the mih ape in is system as recommended at the >t (icmral Assenihly. Th\ wi'l an that the three main arierh , riniiur a trianjjle a!< : w the border tin- county ami consist inp; of out seventy-live miles of main ( arouj,!'<"an-, will he rebuilt umlci i ate supervision with State Km tail aid. This system will directly nneet tlie following towns: Cliosrliold, Ruby, Mi. Croyhan.Payelaml, 1 flTcrson, Angelas, Mcl?ee, Midden rf, Patrick and ("heraw. Tin* S'ate in is for permanent roads and the ; tire system will lie huilt of rna.cad- <t m or concrete. The part tinate will play in linanciiip: and main- i , in inp* them is one of the details yet ,-t he settled in tlie legislature. If this project is carried out the her and less important roads will come tributaries to tin- main rys 11 and will In- known as laterals. The laterals came in for tin ir share attcnt'on and in the iron era I 1,1 lemo of improvement reeonimendhy the meeting; will he rehuilt !? rouu'hout the county. It was imyht that for the resurfacing of tl L-se roads tin- sand-clay method mid he adopted. The convention went on record as ,. coring the huildiui? of roads by ivnships with county crews, supcrlended by a competent road enpier. When the question arose as to tin- a! thuds of raising the money neces- Sl ry to construct roads the issuing bonds was voted down in favor of " *ect taxation, w On motion of Mr. ('. L. Hunley it is recorded that the meeting advis- w legislation abolishing the office of ^ iunty Supervisor and that instead 11 3re be a Hoard of Supervisors, to mage the finances of the county, 'M d that an engineer be employed to i,: perinteiid the const ruction and lintainanco of all roads, except ' eh as shall be built under State or verniuent supervision. The is tie in under \\ !??? <> most counties now ?rk, where roads have been conflicted or arc in the process of ? liblinp. It. has the advantage of curing expert;- in road huihliie , 1 lo may build to the I>t t of their lowlcdgt and ability without politi I or local inllueuce, and who, bei r liireil !>? <l>" 1 - - '.* "".mi iiiMi vim i'? < . hi: .. I d n . I at such nc (I I " .r.l nc.y In- ju-itiliol. ul another en^imed. No fault was found with any of tin* unty oflieials. 11 was pretty ycrnrly allied thti they have done all ( lilt could he expected of them with I hat equipment tiiey had, nithouvh i ere was a disposition on I lie part r several to ini|uire what was hein^ f\ ;?ne with the automobile license loney that is to he used for road aintainance in the county. Mr. Lancy thanked the meeting >r their hearty co-operation and e\ j cession of views and ajournment as announced. 1 The pioneer good roads* movement i Chesterfield County was inau^unted hy Alif?ator Township. Some ears ayo the progressive citizens of IcBee and surrounding country vol ' d a bond issue and built excellent ind-clay roads all over the township, hese roads filled the hill at that time ut since the .advent of the motor j rucks in gqf Val use today, these ;and-clay roads are wearing out In,., hit; liiiil ,t more permanent typi it' road i ; nee. -;sary to suport 111 r.dlie of ihe present tiiai: and the full rr. .Ii ir< rson was next to fall in line vit*- a !>ond is ne !'<>r roads. A :??od ?!<*: I of work \.v. done in that own hip ainl n* ?<> d ..ere trre it b mproved, bui like /Miv.aloi-'s oxperince, motor truck ti ansportatior. a shown that hot?- ; roads must b. on -trueled to he ot hist iny Is reln. ( iieraw to.viohip Was the third sec-ll i'i", nf the roitn \ I i t;d;e ti'ps t<> laid buildup; jjood pads. In tie iKuutime (iovernm nl appropria ion- to aid county projects in road lUildir.K been ate available. Chei iw ook advantage of the (lovernment's s i lance-and as a result to-day ha y far the best road in tic county, ue to (Jovernment supervi. ion. '1 h r'o;!: in Cheraw Township is not yet omplete. It is planned that early i the Sprint; the Chesterfield road rill he reuraded and resurfaced from ! he raw to the township line. Last Spring Mt. Croatian Township oted a bond issue of $40,000. 'o this the (Jovernment will add a ke amount. The (Jovernment has lade its surveys of the road throui'h 1' < i ; hn ii Town. '. i a I'd il t'.U) 0l work of aet u.d < .ot.-'i ruet ion ill hevi in I'ehiii. ry. ,\o matter . el e mi ('In ' "iTo Id < mii. .. a a wl. le the ( h. r w ard M IjiM o?i?is will < .1 <.11 under (I" niiik-iit >ii|ic*rvi i?.n. The i . .vii 1 in .is count;, th j taken 11< > ? j. - i i .. 11, | vj - i< j 1 i 1 Si.. ( oio Mill. ! )i e, it;. . : i - i I' II. He su.'o to ice nie for I'Vcd, 1 l.jur, l-'ii!, Cotton F.c-id Meal, Mulls, .. , P .y Tofutcco, Snuff, etc., etc., tc., an:, so on. W. I'. ODOt'.i. I'uli-y-Ti;-in ' a powerful aut. , i' ; it l.ill the ;>i.i: ..I caused I'ri.n, if .leil I'll)-; cure ii.,1 sure , tetter. I- RHINDS'. Ill* TV i is com: :<l< ral.ie moving juii;; i.ii in t iii commit V y. We \vi Iur.e .Mr ami Mrs. I;yr ut Hawkins nl .Mr. .lull-.n Teal ami families, e r< . ! ? t very .aur litn !u .Mr. ii. .Morris ami family, win. have aiov! to the Srunv Mill section. Mr. and Mrs, Uohor drive . visited I -. (mitre.-' | ..renis, . I r. ami .Mr H. .\|ur i . Sunday. .Mr Hubert <iripy ami family . re Weie .me adili'ion to our cnmimiiiy. I a Fihndship Sin, i ,y school \va niy.iiii/.'il with tlie follow iiav oir, is ami teachers: . \ 11:11 Ihliii ( !a - .Mr !. !! (i.r.l r, teach r. In' na-liate I'.il.ii C!a . Mr. W. . I ' i r' el', teacher. Junior < lass, Mrs, lledlej James, aclmr. I.it t le People, Mrs. .1. F. Caddy, aclier. < u.l < 'la. , .A i i s. .i. i'. P. r'.er. acli l\ Organist, Mi Mary V. Sowell, s iliuil organist, Mi Aanalx He S?r< t:iry-tr?*:i u? r. Mr. \V. L renter. The Superim* iden! ;t i< it "< < i ! 1 < 1 Mr. .1. I'. Parker v .is A slant. Mr. Joe Allen, <?f I.ilc.xville, visit' <1 r. and Mrs. .1. \V. Ciulledjre Inst eek. Miss Annie l.ee Strcatcr spent tin- ' eek-end with her sister, Mrs. .1. M. ampbell, of tin- Sandy Plains see- I on. I The stewards of the Kast Chesterdd Circuit met last Saturday at the i if onatfo. V. e a;-! soi ry to : > ; ft that nn t r Mr. .1. F, (inddy's f. mlly hav? ' m on the sick li t for oral 'my-'. Mr I. II. Cardner took h two . >ns to Morvin, N. In t week for treatment. ! I^' hite jk The WHITE AUTO COiVI. jar^g : Near i ho Depot. Complete New Machinery Methods Will Be Employed .?> dakinic Period Repairs On All i No Rooks Will Be Kept, Th nrj To Customers At?d To The 3odbt As To The Advantages O four Repair Work And We Wil WUei III f SHERIFF DOUGLASS CAPIURES A STILL Sheriff Douglass went on a still hunt Monday and returned with a ' ar full of whiskey making aparatus. I'lio sc m led along black Creek and e: j> in the woods a well corfstructd dual was discovered. The distillers evid'-nl'y spied the approaching of r d: lime to make a safe get-away. ?i? still cap: urcd was a large affair, eoii.-i-tinjr of two galvanized tubs (id -red and rivetted together, with' i. opening cut in the bottom for the , at;ac'niH nt of the worm. This re- , Hi ? ; in good masonry, as if ' in- loiiid i had expected to stay for ; bug I ii.ie. ^"*^1 ROLL WEEVIL MEETING JANUARY TWENTIETH Doll Weevil conferences are being held in various parts of the State. Report.-, are to tile elfect that much interest is shown in these gatherings and that a great deal of good will result. Every county in South Carolina will have these conferences dur die t .rly p..m, of the year. I. i !<| ( " iiity will have its ? i 'I '.ie-d y, .January 'dO. at ' l> < m i lb u -. A party of boll > i < o-i ts from Ch-mson College ,- i 'n.nid to explain ways and !,i i .do .i tli menacing pest. I I c t vpen. a number of o ; w, have seen the rave. ii-.- weevil \> ill make helpful ? liens a to better ways of ell a meeting should api -r, bti i ne s man and I he believes the boll 1 weevil to b" a ineruu not. fl i! a. W. 1'. I'olocU Ii s been asked J . . c t'.-e t-.iiheri . Mr. R. E. 1 . v. > '.i'. --I v v i , I the sections I , ' I?- So 111 11 ' ha I Ii -o I,'"'1 l? n*-? . , ui i, ity In ii requested to v ? in - vit-v . R. LEE WATTS STARTS THE NEW YEAR RIGHT On Wedinv ?l:iy evening, December <!. ; t I'\ i intnl, Mr. II. I.ee Watts, I '1 i n. itci'lieio, iuiii Miss Cornelia Hamilton, of North Carolina, were M united ;r> ??;;rriugc. Immediately af-^*?dF r the ciTi'mniiy Mr. and .Mrs. Watts i- i'i for an i viended honeymoon in 1 i. Alter .lanuary 10 they will home in t hostel1'liehl. Mr. \\ i- one o|" ("In t i tit Id's most r yniiii' men. tie is manager i l.'.i'i Auto and Aeeessory Shop d is well known and is liked ' .01; .u; ihe county, having spent i i . hood in Pageiaud and having, aii i' U 111 his eoming here, been in i ia ( lieraw. He is also the r uf a ii aere plantation near Mi . Watts is the daughter of Mi . I."in e Hamilton and a sisteria law of .Mr. < . M. Tin ker of PageI in, where he had vi.-ited a number li v.a. one of these times I .Mr. Watts had the plrasuse of ii," her ;.e(|iiaint:>nee.. A warm hi. .wait tin in on their arrival Itotne. la I '.e world war Mr. Watls served ~ * country in I- ranee in th artillery >: the !' 1111au Third Division. SKI.LKRS?rn rs >!. I!rii" a C. Sellers and Miss 1' tt u i e married on December J.s 1... liev. 11. .1. 'iin s-. Mr. Sell rs i- a prosperous fanner and is the am of the late Steven Sellers. Mrs. Sellers is the eharming daughter of Mr. and r.Ms. (' R. Pitts and has, by IT i ?* lintiwtinl /.linnn /. /? * .. ..... ? .... i ... i i-I <11111 MVt'l'l (1 IS ? position, won ninny fronds both in ? ['hostcrlield and the county. The many friends of the happy couple ii tin-in i.:<n> y r< of happiness a tii.ii- : home ii .tr Chesterfield. I ? ii 1 ?> - My 1 i.-'in i- a great pain kill r. It reliexes pain and soreness in .i by 1 ?ti umal ism, Neuralgia, Sprain , Ktc. tUtO {jO. \NY f:i Now Located In The Is Reins installed And Modern ' Hiuhly Skilled Mechanics In Makes Of Cars And Trucks. eroby Effecting A Decided SavCompany. If You Have Any f The CASH SYSTEM Bring Us 11 Convince You. kuto Co.