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4 EL '; ? VOL. ;{?)? NO 19 " CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY. 6 1020 A in A II IN ADVANCE nFMflPRATS rnWl/CMC I FARM LOANS DELAYED I SOIITHTABOMNA I ? 1 vjuiuvvnniiJ V/U1UL11L CHESTERFIELD COUNTY POLITICAL BODY PREPARES FOR THE STATE CONVENTION The Wilson Administration Endorsed?Delegates Are Elccted^\nd Woman SuffraKe Gets Attention The Chestcrleld County Democratic Convention was held at the court house last Monday. The auditorium was comfortably filled with enthusiastic Democrats from all parts of the county. The meeting was called to order at 11 o'clock by Judge M. J. Hough, chairman of the executive committee. On motion of Mr. C. L. Hunley, Hon. G. K. Laney was nominated for temporary president of the convention. Mr. Laney was then elected by acclamation. Judge Hough then nominated Mr. Hunley for temporary chairman and his election by acclamation followed. President Laney appointed Messrs. E. Walker Duvall, of CJiernw; J. O. Taylor, of Mt. Croghan, and Van Mungo, of Pageland, a committee to pass upon the credentials of the delegates. Upon motion the temporary organisation was made permanent and Mr. Laney delivered an able address The Choraw Democratic Club, through Mr. L. C. Wannamaker, presented a resolution endorsing the administration of President Woodrov Wrlron. After a brilliant speech in itsfavor by Mr. Wannamaker this reso was u.n'iiimou Jy adopted. A resolution indorsing the record of Congress.-,i >n W. F. Stevenson and supporting his candicacy for re-election was adopted with enthusiasm and unanimity. In fact up to this time everything was most unanimous. When the resolution had been disposed of Mr. W. P. Odcni arose and offered a resolution to the effect that the convention go on record as opposed to the Susan B. Anthony Women Suffrage Amendment. This i.where unanimity paused for a period. Hon. W. P. Pollock got the floor and eloquently espoused the cause of suffrage add spoke strongly in favor of the Anthony Amendment. Mr. Pollock v s in uirn answered by Mr. W. P. Odom, Mr. K. T. Caston and Mr. D. S. Matthcson, all of whom opposed the amendment and the vote for women and strongly urged the adoption of Mr. O.I win's resolution. Mr. Pollock ci ed the argument for suffrage and tiie que- tion of adopting the resolution was put to a vote. Two seperate votes were taken. Oft the first ballot it was found that eleven of those present were against the resolution and more or less in favor of enfranchisement of women. ti,~ *i.~ 1-.: " inw insulin ui uic ic.iuuiuun men y sought to make the opposition to sufrage unanimous, but the attempt failed by six votes. In the face of this opposition the resolution of Mr. Odom, placing the convention on record as against woman suffrage, was adopted. The following delegates were elected to the State Convention, to b'held at Columbia, on May 19: Hon. W. P. Pollock, Hon. G. K. Lanoy, Messers W. P. Odom, D. S. Mattheson, L. L. Parker and R. L. Garland. Cy acclamation Hon. W. F. Stevenson was elected State Kxecutive Committeeman from Chesterfield County. Judge M. J. Hough was elected Chairman of the County Executive Committee. WEXFORD Wcxfod school will close Friday night, May the 7, with devotional exercises which will be given at K o'clock. Everybody has a most cordial invitation to attend. Miss Mollie Burch spent Saturdav in Wader,boro, shopping. Messrs Lnlon Burch and Vernon Myers were visitors in our community Sunday P. M. Miss Mary Bell Sellers spent the afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Alma Huneycutt. Prof. E. II. ITunoycutt spent a short while in Hub.v Monday morning. Misses Lucilc i.owery and Edith Edgeworth were in Cheraw one day Inst week shopping. Messrs Jade Adams and Altha Freeman were in this community Sunday. P.'i os Mary Bell Sellers and Clara Giigjs spent Saturday night with Mrs. Authcen Griggs. Mr. and Mrs. Alma Huneycult spent Sunday vith the latter's parents Mr. and Mth. W. H. Moore. Mrs. and Mrs. D. E. Burch spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Jenkins spent ^ Sunday with Mrs. Sallie Coker. The Pec Dee Fair Association, of Florence, is expending $26,000 on pew buildings end e reee track. I BY HEARING OF SUIT Farm Loan Bank officials met in NVushingtdn last Saturday for a conference in regard to the conditions confronting bunks and loan associations as a result of the suit brought to test the constitution of the act under which the farm loan banks operate. Until this suit is tried the banks are forced to suspend all loans. This is working many hardships on the farmers, many of whom were depending on initial or secondary loans loans to complete improvements already commenced. In some cases the Spring plant- 1 ing of crops has been seriously interfered with where farmers were depending upon the loan banks for aid in financing the year's crops, i Pluns of thousands of farmers for ex- i tention and expansion will have to remain in abeyance until the re-hear- j ing of the case, which may not occur until Fall or even later. I HONOR ROLL RUBY GRADED SCHOL J 1st grade: Beatrice Hancock, Mallard James. Advanced 1st grade: Lloyd Sellers. 2nd grade: SpofVord James, Doro- , thy Belle Huntley, Lois Gibson, Duncan Gibson, Laura Copcland. ( 3rd grade: Katie Lee Griggs, Cla- ; rice Smith, Carison Threatt. 4th grade: Leny Crawley, Madge Thurman. ^ 5th grade: Gstelle Thurman. Gth grade: Maynette Smith, Ruth Gaddy. 7th grade: Ruth Hancock. 8th grade: Mildred Graves. 9th grade: Annetta Ballard, Gladys i raves. 1 10th grade: Eleanor Sellers, Lucy .'hurinan , Prank Smith, Drew ; Threatt. j Yearly honor roll: Dorothy Belle > Huntley. t \ ELECTION NOTICE To the patrons and qualified voters t >f Ruby School District fao. 29: 1 There will.be held at the Ruby } >rug Store in said district, on Frilay, May 14, 1920, an election to .ote on the question of levying mills H m said district for the purpose of c rectinp school building. T, A. Knight, County Superintendent ,L of Education. AN INDICATION OF PROGRESS c The farmers and merchants of t Chesterfleld County are rapidly 11 learning the advantages of modern ^ methods of transportation. The day 1 if the "hay burner" for hauling farm 1 produce and supplies, lumber and merchandise is fast passing and the i motor truck, which not only does c many timer, the work, but "eats only t .vheti working," is taking the place I of the horse and mule on our roads, r In proof of this statement stands li the fact that the Lucas Auto Com- t ,>any has sold in Chesterfield County r eight Traffic Trucks since Christmas and has in prospect buyers for more ihana dozen during the summer. mr. r. t;. McLaren, of Cheraw, is the first man, so far to by two of these trucks. Mr. McLaren, who dis- J tributes gasoline over this end of the county, bought his first Traffic the first of the year. Last week he bought <:lie second one. Mr. W. K. Sellers has just had a demonstration of what the Traffic | will do in the woods. He has been onvineed that one truck will take the place of eight mules in Retting logs to the mill and will afterward do the work of a railway train in delivering lumber. Mr. Sellers expects in the near future to add a Traffic to his saw mill equipment. MR. SHERRELL NOT IN RACE FOR SHERIFF Mr. G. A. Sherrell, of Cheraw, whose friends have urged him to make the race for sheriff has vetoed the request. Mr. Sherrell says that he has given the matter much thought and is deenlv irrateful to the nany friends wlu> have pledged him their support, but he has decided firmly and conclusively not to be a candidate. TORNADO DESTROYS OKLAHOMA TOWN | The village >f Peggs, Oklahoma, was wiped out of existence Sunday night when a tornado swept through that state. The known dead number ">9 and of the 150 injured a numoor are not expected to recover. One family of 14 lost 11 members and two of those who escaped death arcbadly injured. W. H. Wakefield, M. D., of Charlotte, will be in Morven at the Drug Store on Tuesday, May 18th. The doctor limits his practice to the treatment of the eye, ear nose and throat diseases and fitting j glasses. Ask your family physician Dillon is ready to build a warehouse of 10,000 bales capacity as soon as lumber and workmen can be had. $50,000 stock has been subscribed for the purpose of storing and marketing cotton and other farm products. Thomas S. Peoples, former Attorney General of South Carolina, has tentatively announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in opposition to Senator Ellison Durant Smith. Mr. Peeples served six years as Attorney General and during the last year has been connected with the Judge Advocate General's office of the army, with the rank of Major. The Richlund County Board of Education has compiled a new wage scale for teachers, which it recommends to the county school trustees for adoption. Substantial increases all along the line are provided. The maximum wage recommended is $2,-' 500 a year for principal or superintendent. High School teachers are set (lows for from $1,100 to $1,300, according to grade. | TU- O ii- n i ? ? - nn; ouuin Carolina Sunday School Association is holding its annual contention at Greenville this week. County Democratic Conventions ivere held throughout the State last VIonday. Nearly all endorsed the administration of President Wilson. Sdgcficld Couniy expressed a preference for Palmer for the Presidential candidate and Union County named iV. G. McAdoo as its favorite. Vannis Workman, aged 9, died VIonday as the result of a blow on he abdomen said to have been struck >y u negro named Riley. Vannis Workman was the son of a promi?ent farmer of Pineland. St. Matthews has organized a marketing association for grading and telling its cotton. The capital stock vill be $10,000, half of which has jeen subscribed. An official grader vill be hired. St. Paul's Church at Pond'etov har elebrated its first centennial, being 00 years old last week. John C. Calloun was a member of this church. Joe Turner, the negro who last iummer killed two policemen, Blair md Kitchin, at Greenville, is in jail it Lynchburg, Va. He will be brought o Greenville to face trial for his ' ife. i The city of Bamberg has started to xterminate the malaria carrying nosquitoes inthat community. 'J'hiry miles of drainage ditches will be lug and all known breeding places vil! be drained or oiled. Experts furlished by the U. S. Heath Departnent will supervise the work. The Greenville Chamber of Comnerce with 1,000 members has decidd to take action in regard to the shor- i age of dwelling houses in that city. ' t is estimated that 400 homes are; leeded to care for the surplus popu-J ation. A meeting has been called with he object of starting a gigantic novement in the erection of homes. V\T A La Y rU Bid On Ev< Stores And C L M. Hifrfavrf hii J kky iuiyMi I J tfKlMj FESTIVAL RADCLIFFE CHAUTAUQUA COMING TO CHESTERFIELD NEXT WEEK fi a Will Provide Entertainment And InG truction in Their Own Canvass a Amphitheatre o \r On next Saturday and the following Monday and Tuesday Chesterfield ^ will enjoy a festival of music, mirth ^ and more serious entertainment. On May 15 the Radclice Chautauqua will pitch its tent on a suitable location, ^ most likely 011 the lot in the rear of the court house, and on that day and the first two days of the following Q week give three entertainments dai- . ly. The company of entertainers that ^ has been spmrnil f<->*- PVioDfo?R?i.i v/iivokvi iiciu im one of the best organizations traveling an>l the name Radcliffe is suffici- t) cnt guarantee of excellent entertainment and instruction. I Among the entertainers is a group of Filipino Serenaders who have won fame throughout the world for the excellence of their solos and concert- C) ed numbers. There is also a concert ? company and the renowned Sam Bellino and the beautiful Miss Beatrix; i Barrington, who are rated as second to none in their line, which is nmu.<-1 ins the public. Dr. VV. T. S. Culp, Mr. Wentworth t Stewart and Miss Louise Dorroujrh will deliver lectures. q Through all the lectures and en-! tertainment a note of patriotism is \ constantly sounded and this form of entertainment has the indorsement of g( tens of thousands of American people who have enjoyed and have profi- q ted by it. MR. WANNAMAKER se IS !N THE RUNNING Mr. L, C. Wannamuker, of Cheraw, has announced his candidacy for a seat in the House of Representatives. H There has been some talk around In the court house of Cheraw furnish- wi ing an opponent to Mr. Wannamaker T1 in the person of Mr. B. F. Pegues, of but no official word to that effect has come from Mr. Pegues. M | Mr. C. L. Hunley is apparently still on the fence, as no announcement of either an affirmative or negative character have eminated from ha his headquarters. of ly KENTUCKY SENDS WOMEN Tt DELEGATES TO 'FRISCO be CI The Kentucky State Democratic be Convention which was held Tuesday at Louisville elerted eight delegates to the National Convention, three of whom are women. Twenty-eight dele- A] gates in all will go from the Blue Grass State to California. Sentiment A] seemhed to be in favor of instructing the delegation to vote for the D< Presidential candidacy of James M. Cox, of Ohio. J 7 MO C llO o ReJu&i sry thing ir at iheraw. And See EVANS NiiiiMaiflfclttiiii FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING The fifth Sunday meeting of the Chesterfield Baptist Churches will be leld at Macedonia Church ive miles below Jefferson May 25) nd 30. The following is the suggestd program: Saturday: 10 A. M.t Some Fruits f the Christians Life, Clayton Jenins, W. R. Catoe. 11 A. M. How every Chrisitian may ecome a soul-winner, B. S. Funderurg. Dinner. 2 P. M., Song Service by Kirby '.ivers. 2:30, Enrollment and reports. 3:00, How Churches may help each ther, by members of the executive oard. Sunday: 10:00 A. M. Sunday chool in classes. ,1 :00 How the Sunday School lay help evangelize, D. A. Brown nd J. Frank Funderburg. 11:30, The Force of the Deacon's ife, B. S. Funderburg. 12:00, Sermon, J. D. Purvis. Make your table look like company iming with some new silver, dgeworth Jewelry Co. Peoples Bank V/AIL OF A COUNTRY EDITOR ives of poor men all remind us Honest work don't stand a chance, he more we work we leave behind us Bigger patches on our pants, ur pants once smooth and flossy Are now colors of every hue, nd because subscribers Will not pay their dues, j bring along your payment, No matter if it's small, r ere the summer comes on us We'll have no punts at all. -Selected by the Hartsville Mesnger. MILLER?BR1NSON , On Thursday, April 29, Mr. Henry , Miller, of Bennettsville, and Miss , lez Brinson, of Monck's Corner, ?re married by Rev. F. M. Cannon, j le ceremony took place in the office , Probate Judge M. J. Hough. , ISS FUNDERBURG TO BE MARRIED MAY 11 4 Rev. and Mrs. B. S. Funderburg ve announced the coming wedding ' their daughter, Miss Mavy Eve- j n, to Mr. Allen Ernest Smith, on lesday, May 11. The ceremony will performed at the First Baptist lurch at 7:.'10 P. M. Attendance will 1 by invitation. BIRTHS 1 To Thomas Johnson, girl, born ' iril 20, 1920. To J. Watt Sellers, boy, born ^ pril 27, 1920. To John R. Davis, 2 girls (named jra and Cora) born May 1, 1920. 1 To John R. Jones, girl, born April ', 1920. . ALE I L ons i Our jrfield Come i GO. NO ACTION YET ON BASE BALL CLUB The base ball meeting called for E Wednesday evening was not very enthusiastically attended. In fact some of our fans will loose the right to further use of that title if their io- , C sponce to the call be we'ghed in the I < balance. Such little interest wis shown that no action was taken. Whether Chesterfield shall have a ball club this year is problematical. It is time now to engage players and tj prepare the grounds, grand stand, ..i etc. If these things are not speedily '1 attended to it will be too late. It is iz not likely that Chesterfield will have \ a club if she doesn't want it. o CHIEF FRANK AUTRY si HURT IN ACC1DLNI II Police Chief Frank Autry met with m an unfortunate accident Tuesday, as \ a result of which he will in hod ut> for some lime. Mr. Autry was as- e: sisting in the street grading on Main ei street and was handling the heavy h plow behind a truck when the point c struck an obstruction and careened a: sharply and with great force. Oir >f the handle; struck the o.eiv r in c< tlside, fracturing 'wo rib . I>r_ k fi L. Gardner attended the injured man tl and had him taken home where he :c will remain for some time. >< Don't ask our competitors if we ' ; have hay. We have car loads of it. Farmers* Mercantile Co. e> For first-class repairs on all makes m of cars, see us. m Service Motor Co. (Lucas Old Stand) Have you tried Lor Cabin Candy? Ask the girls about it. i, Square Deal Drug Co. j.,, FRIENDSHIP On Monday of last week we were visited by a tremendous cloud burst. ,, The rainfall was the heaviest we ev?r remember for the length of time, -j, Several from here expect to have i t i picnic at Ballad's fishery on next st. rhursday. L}> Mr. 1. R. Melton attended the Florence District Sunday School ConTerence at Betheleni Church on last m, Thursday and Friday lie says tin |t>i Sunday Schools of Florence made ex ellent reports. m. The address made at Friendship on cj. ast Sunday by Senator G. K. Laney co >n what the Textile Industrial Insti- ;I!( ute is doing was very much enjoyed jy all who heard him. Mr. fancy's i)V .alk gave evidence that he had care- a* fully read and studied the progress ()j. his wonderful school in making. He ;il] satisfactorily cx pained that the fa school is not wholly for the mill boys |,? md girls, but that a large per cent. ..j, >f country boys and girls are in at- ,V( endance, working their way though, ;ss vorking one week and going to school \[ he next. ,H. Miss Ottis Griggs spent Saturday ,|1 light, the guest ??f her cousin. Miss jfl Sva Griggs. |u. Mr. and Mrs. It. K. Sowell and Mrs. I. K. Sowell, of Shiloh. visited at the tome of Mr. VV. A. Douglass Sunday. m. Masters Paul and Cleveland (Jul- ((l! edge spent Saturday and Sunday ()r ,vith their sister, Mrs. Henry Smith, n. >f Vaughndalo. ,.,( Sunday School next Sunday at '! , j t'clock; preaching at -1 The Lyric c, SHOWS IS, 7, and i? O'Clock 1 ? MONDAY 101 DOROTHY DA1 .TON' no In ,vj "L'AF ACHE" n< A PARAMOUNT-AMTCRAFT SPECIA1 4II0WS r?, 7, and !? A DM IS. 22c - TUESDAY A PIONEF.R ALL STAR CAST "SUSF1CION" }HOWS .r?, 7, and ADM IS. 22c m WEDNESDAY A THURSDAY ?) ,, Another Great Norma Talmadjje |Picturo lu NORMA TALMADGE as In m "THE WOMAN GIVES" T1 Another One Of The Great Feature: We Show Each Wednesday And " Thursday l's SHOWS 5, 7 and ?> Adm. :iOc. fr FRIDAY A PARAMOUNT-ARTCRAFT SPECIAL MARGUERITE CLARK In tr "LUCK IN PAWN" ONE OF HER LATEST AND BEST < Alio MACK SENNETT COMEDY |n "LADIES TAILOR" i, SHOWS 5, 7 and 9 ADM 22s ti o SATURDAY a: "THE INVISIBLE HAND" c AND ty A GOOD COMEDY la * ^ ? COTTON MEN MEET :nthusiastic gathering at COURT HOUSE LAST saturday lomiv.iasionsr of Agriculture Harris and Hon. W. P. Pollock Add resis Meeting Called By Chairman R. B. Laney '?he meeting of Chesterfield Coun; farmers, business and professional ion, called by Mr. It. B. Laney for le purpose of perfecting the orgatiation of the South Carolina Cotton rociation, was held in the court nose "last Saturday. The attendance, hile small, was made up of repre nttive men from nearly all parts f the cour.ty, Old Store and Cole i T-nvn.-hips being the only comlunities in the county not having presentation. After calling the meeting to ordr Mr. Laney introduced Commissionr ??f Agriculture, Mr. 15. Harris, who liverod a most helpful talk on the atton industry and its needs insofar s the farmer is concerned. Mr. Har \plained that the producer of otton was the only producer on the ice of the earth who could produce ireo successive crops at less than >. l. i his could be done and has . .T done, stated the speaker, beiu-e of cotton being, next to sited States stocks asd bonds, the . st collateral known in financial cir s. Hi- dwelt upon the fact that /cry man who has a part in the anufacture of cotton products alost invariably nets rjch except the ost important man of all, the cotton inner. Thirteen Stat *s produce cotton for ic world," saiil Mr. Harris. "The tton farmers make other countries ch while they live in poverty." The only cure for this condition, ntinucd Mr. Harris, is orgunizain. The stock exchanges are 01inized, the buyers are organized, e mill owners are organized, the exirters are organized. And, in conquence of this organization, all esc middlemen are making form's out of the cotton that the farmis often forced to place on the arkct at the cost of production or ?s. Mr. Harris strongly advised every in in the county to join the assoition so that the farmer may heme, as nature intended, the most dependent of all men. Hon, VV. I'. Pollock was introduced Chairman Laney and spoke, riot as lawyer but as a farmer. He told the advantages of organization d the hopelessness of ih<* cotton rnicr's position v bile attempting to ;ht the manufacturers alone > .<> Veil yourselves and clothe tpri'V \ .rid," is the slogan Mr. Pollock \s ked every cotton grower to adopt, r. Pollock closed with a strong apa! for mem hers and gave his word at no man would ever regret joing, hut would live to bless the day became a member of the Cotton isociation. Mr. Wesinger, of Columbia, gave my important figures on the varis phases of the cotton industry, all which plainly showed that the iker of cotton received the smallL ri-tu.r: of a?.v man connected ti. the great industry. The following gentlemen mere se ted to represent their localities in tnining members: Ch raw Township, Mr. L. A. Kerr; c Dec, Mr. 1>. S. Mattheson; lurt House, Mr. W. J. Tiller; Mt oghaii, Messrs. Will llendrix and . nry (libson; .letTerson, Mr. 11. Mil ; Steer Pen, Mr. P. S. Sweat. ??'d Store and Cole Hill Townships t having representative- present, II have membership workers apinled later. MORI. TROUBLE IN MEXICO Two Americans' K.hen Francis eenlaw and his yodng son have en murdered in Mexico. 'I'he Amerin embassy at Mexico City has dean.led that the Mexican govcrnent arrest and punish the murders. The murders took place only 12"? i'e from Mexico City in a part of < rounDy where there arc 11 > revolionists, so that the deed cannot, is customary with the Carranza adinist ration, hi' blamed on Villa, le United States is sending a fleet warships to Mexican waters for the trno-c of taking 011 board Anteriin* may he in danper either out the revolutionist* or federalists. The revolutionists appiar to have lined in strength lately. The eity of lure/ has fallen to them and this is lid to mean that the entire state of hihnuhau will he under their conol. The Ciencral Asbestos and Rubber ompany, of North Charleston is the irgost single plant under one roof i the world. The company manufaoires automobile brake lining and ther asbestos materials. The raw sbestos is imported front all parts f the world, hut the next largest tatter used being cotton is bought t home. ? , * 1 iiiiTilliii'ii iitiiii