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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-10
SuttOnS SiftingS.

Suttons, February 8:-We are
glad to have cool weather again this
week as lots of the folk around here
have butchered some very fine hogs.
Messrs Bob Norton and David
Bowie of Andrews were pleasant
callers near here Sunday afternoon.
We were glad to have with US one
evening recently Misses Beulah Cause
Phroso and Della Harrelson ofOceda.
Mr. Willie Blakeley and sister. Miss
Mayme, accompanied by Miss Lyde
Kennedy, spent Sunday very pleas
antly with friends and relatives at
Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs R C Mitchum, of the
Cedar Swamp section, visited rela-
tives here Sunday.
Miss Clara Blakeley has returned
after several days visit at Oceda
and Andrews.
Miss Novel Richardson of An.
drews has recently been added to
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ALONG THE MAIL ROUTE.
News Items Of Interest Gathered
by q Faithful Son of the Soil.

Rheims, February 8:-Messrs Geo
E Grier and G B Eaddy visited the
city of Conway Sunday and relate
having heard an excellent sermon by
Rev Mr. Lennon at the Presbyterian
church.
Messrs F, D D and L F Rhem at
tended the Sheriff's sales in George
town Monday and went to the City
by the Sea" Tuesday on business.
Mr. G E Grier has recently been
appointed local registrar of vital
statistics of Mingo township, vice DR.
] H Pratt. resigned. Mr. B w McEl-
veen was appointed deputy registrar.
Mrs S D Wilson and little daugh-
ter, Mamie. spent several days with
friends in Charleston last week.
Mr. and Mrs A B Edwards spent
the weekend at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs ] P Wheeler, in
Kingstree.
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Johnson of Nor
ristown, Pa. who are spending some
months here at the home of Capt
and Mrs ] H Richardson, took a
pleasure trip to Georgetown last
week and returned with the captain
on the steamer Brunswick.
MIR Wade H Baxley, prosperous
young farmer-merchant of Route L,
has just completed q handsome and
commodious residence and is now
putting on the outside finishing
touches. From all appearances and
hearsays,it seems that Wade's inten-
tions are to persuade some sweet
lassie to become his better half and
have the distinction of being mis-
tress of this elegant home. In fact,
Wade is often away on business and
no one seems to know what his bus
mess is, but in ye scribe's opinion,
in Just a little more time this will
all be revealed. B w M.
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Bethel BreeZeS.

Bethel, February 7:-All the far
mers around here are busy break
ing up land preparatory to planting
their crops.
Quite crowd attended preach
ing here Sunday. The Lords Sup
per was served after preaching
Rev Clark preached very interest
ing sermon.
Misses Annie Richards and Neal
Thain of Olanta spent a delightful
weekend with Misses Ruth and Jes-
sic MeElveen last week.
Misses Mae Gowdy of Hebron
spent the weekend with Miss Jua-
nita Sires.
A large crowd from this commur-
ty and Mouzons attended prayer
meeting at Hebron Sunday night.
Miss Minnie Bryan of Trio, who
has been visiting her aunts, Mes
danes W H McElveen and T B Coop
er, has returned to her home.
Mr. Daniel McElveen went to
Olanta Friday afternoon.
Some of the young Hebron boys
have been calling in our community
recently. We wonder what is so
attractive? l guess it must be the
girls.
MIR J H Burgess has purchased
a Ford. We hope he will soon learn
to run it and come and take the
writer from Bethel for long ride.
Miss Vista McElveen spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs R C McEveen, st week.
We are sorry to report that Mr. g
w Burgess is on the sick list. We
hope for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. L B Smith of Olanta was
caller in our community Sunday af-
ternoon.
Miss Lille McElveen of Lake City
is visiting her sister, Mrs E F Epps,
in this community.
Mr. w Dennis of Kingstree was
a visitor here Monday night.
DAIRY.
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the faculty of the Aimwell school.
Miss Richarson is one of Andrews
popular young ladies and we are
glad to have her in our midst.
Messrs w N Blakeley and S H
Norton were callers at Oceda Satur-
day afternoon. Seems to be some
special attraction there for young
men.
Mr. and Mrs Wade Barrineau of
Cedar Creek were here Sunday to
see the latter's father, Mr. B P Coop
er. who is very i'll.
Mr. s B Ogburn. of the Cedar
Swamp section, has completed his
residence here and moved his family
in last week.
Mr. Moree and family of Trio have
also moved into this community.
Mr. j D Cooper of Georgetown is
visiting his father this week.
Mr. R c Flowers had business in
Kingstree today.
The box party given at the Aim
we'll school on the evening of Feb
ruary 4 was quite success, finan.
cially and socially. There was quite
an exciting rivalry in the auccioning
of the beautiful boxes which was
successfully carried out by Mr. S H
Norton. Immediately after the boxes
were sold hot chocolate was served
by four of the pupils. Other money
making schemes were also success
fully carried out. During the even
ing music was rendered at intervals
by Mr. Norton and much enjoyed
by all. At a late hour the party
broke up and we can hear here and
there, have another"
Ye scribe is very much alarmed
over condition that has recently
developed in our one time unevent-
full community. There is certain
section of our public highway which
is becoming a veritable Lovers
Laner" Dan Cupid, the sly little
mischief maker, seems to have en-
tire control of the situation and is
recklessly hurting his darts right and
left, and, Mr. Editor, can you pre-
scribe a reliable treatment should
one accidentally (?) pierce the heart
of Poor Boy.
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Items from CadeS.

Cades, February 9: Peas that
were planted early are up and look
ing nice.
Mr. and Mrs ] L Thomas went to
Kingstree Tuesday to visit the lat
ter's father, who is quite sick.
Miss Pearl Jones, young lady of
Bennettsville, and Mr. Gilbert Sauls
were united in matrimony. The
groom is a prosperous young farmer
of this place.
The infant of MIR and Mrs Thomas
Sexton died in Charleston Saturday
and was buried here Sunday in the
Carsten-Sauls cemetery.
Mr. Walter C Wilson went to Kings
tree Monday on business.
Mrs E Belle Turner visited rela-
tives here Sunday.
Mr. John B McElveen spent the
weekend with relatives ut Olanta.
BIN.
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1t is reported that the condue-
TORS Of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
way Company are to take a vote
this week to decide what steps shall
he taken on their part in regard to
the WI ite Auditing system when
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THURSDAY. FEB. 10. 1916.
Won't You Help Us?


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GOOD WORK OF
CIVIC LEAGUE,
FOR A CLEANER TOWN
AND THE BANISHMENT OF THE
DANGEROUS MOSQUITO.

AND THE BANISHMENT OF THE
DANGEROUS MOSQUITO.
Written for The County Record
The Kingstree Civic League has
been recently re-organized and in
corporated with the Library associ-
alton, the forming of which new So
ciety has been necessary to meet the
demands of the responsibilities of
the Carnegie Library soon to be
built here.
A committee from the League was
appointed to communicate with all
those whose names were on the roll,
some of whom were several years
behind with dues and some who
seldom or never attended meetings.
Twenty.seven members wished their
names to appear on the new roll.
A second committee appointed to
solicit for new members secured
thirteen names, making total of
forty names, new and old. Mt is
hoped that all the public spirited
women of Kingstree will become
members of this, the only civic or
eanization of the town. The roll is
always open for new members and
the annual dues are only $l.00, pay
able in March at the annual meeting.
The first meeting Of the re.organ-
lied League took place on February
5 at the school house in pouring
rain. A representative number OF
women were present and much en-
thusiasm evinced. The standing
committee of the League was au-
thorized to draw on the treasury for
amounts needed to continue their
work. A committee Of two, VIZ:
Mrs ] w Swittenberg and Mrs
Welch, was appointed to report at
the March meeting the plans sug-
gested by the Marion and Mullins Car
negie libraries for the opening of the
library, the selection of books, etc.
A committee consisting of Mrs B
| E. Clarkson and Mrs P S McChesney
was appointed to interview the local
board of health and beg their CO.
operation with the League in its ef-
forts to eradicate the mosquito in
Kingstree. A committee consisting
of Miss Bessie Harper and Mrs Louis
W Gilland was appointed to see per-
sonally all merchants in town and to
endeavor to secure their promise to
clean up the premises both front
and back of their stores at least
once a week. In this way much
filth will be done away with and
both flies and mosquitoes will be
lessened.
In some localities of Kingstree,
people have been obliged to sleep
under nets practically all during the
winter. How will we endure the
pest of mosquitoes when hot wealth
er comes? And besides the torment
of their bites, let US remember that
fever follows in their wake. Their
chosen victims are little children
whose fresh young blood appeals to
their discriminating taste. and who
are least able to endure the racking
torture of malaria. which is the WIS.,
iting card of the mosquito.
1t rests with US as town either to
sit back and be tortured and made
i'll by this virulent insect, or to get
up and hustle and make our beauti-
full little city a place of health and a
joy forever.
Let our slogan for the incoming
spring and summer be not only,
Swat the fly" but Eradicate the
mosquito"
Suttons Siftings.
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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
MOTOR INFLUENCE ON ROADS.
John N. WHY'S Attributes Highway
Improvement to Motorcars.

The awakening of public interest to
the Importance of good roads in this
country was given its chief impetus
through the agency of the automobile,
according To John \. WHY'S. who has
made an exhaustive study of the good
roads subject
THE amount of money spent in this
country last year on highway construc-
ton amounted to approximately $3.50
100000. but this huge expenditure was
more than offset 10y the fact that land
values in most localities were mcreas-
ed anywhere from 100 To 100 per cent
by the road improvements. If an
equal amount of money is put into road
improvements each year for the next
ten years the United States will be
able to boast of more than Il half mil
lion miles of good roads, representing
n cost of 81 .J0O0OO,0OO and an appre-
citation in land values of fully S25,-
OOO,O00.OOO.
THE big trunk lines, such as the Lin
coin highway and Dixie highway, new
or would have been started had it not
been for the motorcar,' says Mr.
WHY'S. And these two believe to be
but the forerunners of others that In
time will give the United States rs fine
system of highways as can he found
in the world
"What the coming of the automobile
has accomplished in the way of road
Improvement work during the last ten
years is nothing compared to what 1t
will do in the future. When you stop
to consider that there is more than one
motor vehicle to every fifty people In
this country, it is easy TO understand
the tremendous interest taken in the
good roads movement.
with over 100000 ears in use at
the present time and with an addi-
tional 100000 planned for the year
1916, 1t Is only logical to believe that
in the years TO come the proportion Of
good roads In the United States will be
far In excess Of what II Is today
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
What is the real business?


Answer-Thc nomination of candi.
date. The roll call by state is begun
and when Ohio. for instance. is sung
out from the desk prominent delegate
from Ohio arises. steps to the rostrum
and with oratorical flourish proposes
the Ohio candidate. The roll call is
thus completed. and when all candi
dates. varying in number. have been
appropriately placed before the con
vention balloting begins.
How are the ballots cast?
Answer Each state delegation Sc
lccts one member as chairman. The
roll is called by states. and the chair
man announces the votes of every dele
gate from his state. If each delegation
votes as II unit the chairman merely
says that all his states votes are for
this or that man. III the delegates are
divided he gives the number for each
candidate
DO the delegates from each state sit
together?
Answer State delegations gather IL
certain sections of the building under
banners. Once in their places and with
the temporary officers presiding the
convention opens.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
Drainaqe In Road Making.

One of the most important problems
that of securing good drainage. says
Professor IL. G. Solberg of the Wiscon-
sin State college. bitches must be pro-
vided ON both sides of the roadway for
the water to run i'm, with all pockets
eliminated else the roadbed Is subject
to undermining by the water, Wher-
ever there is II natural drain across the
road culverts of sufficient size should
be constructed unless there is ample
slope to drain the water lengthwise to
the next culvert or bridge. Experience
shows that the most durable culverts
are those constructed of concrete. pro-
vided the work is properly done.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
Number of Ballots.

How many ballots are necessary IL
choose Il candidate?
Answer-ThiS depends entirely on
conditions. This year there probably
will be only one roll call at the Dem
ocratic convention ana one ballot for
President Wilson. At Chicago Their"
probably will he large number. ~
there is such Il variety of candidates
and possibilities. In 1852 the Dcpx
Gratis agreed on Franklin Pierce onlH
after forty-nine ballots had been tax
en-. The Wings in that year went four
better than their opponents in select
ing General Scott. Wilson was nom
mated in Baltimore in 1912 only after
fortySix ballots. William H. Taft was
nominated that year by the Republic
ans on the first ballot. There were nj
that convention. however. 34i delegates
who withheld their votes.
How are the expenses incurred by
convention met:
Answer. The national committees
award conventions to centrally locat-
ed cities which offer financial induce
ments There is always keen rivalry
among cities, many of which make
high bids. Baltimore and Chicago
each contributed 100000 in 1912. \
national convention is great adver-
tisement and good business stimulant
for city.
Are tickets to Il convention issued?
Answer.--Yes. The delegates and al
The press is literally supplied Tho
remainder are sold. the price usually
being about $50 for all the sessions.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
ABOUT The 1915
Of POLITICAL PARTIES
Democrats Practically Sure to
Renominate Wilson on First
Ballot and. Having Adopt
ed Platform, Adjourn.

their views on the leading problems
that face the nation
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
MOTOR ROAD IN MEXICO.
First Highway For Exclusive Use OF
Automobiles Recently Completed.


What is said TO he the first highway
for the exclusive use of automobiles
ever built in Mexico was recently nm
ished between Tampico and Panuco, a
distance of about thirty-live miles. 1t
is for the use of motor trucks ana
automobiles In extensive oil opera
lions at Panuco. The highway was
constructed by the oil companies. Here
tofore transportation between Panuco
and Tampico had been by boats on the
Panuco river, compelling oil companies
to maintain expensive gasoline launch
Sc for their officials and other employ
ees. Now a regular service of auto
mobiles will be established between
the two terminals.
The country districts around Tam
pico are sadly lacking in good roads
but it is expected that this condition
will be rcmedied rapidly. Many OF
the larger oil companies are already
spending considerable money In the
construction of roads for their private
use, and later many of these highways
probably win be connected and made
into a general system and thrown
open TO the public.
Plans are also ON foot for modern
highway between Tampico and Mon
terey, more than 800 miles, and also
one between Monterey ana Matamoras.
on the Rio Grande border, about 3l5
miles. The states of Tamaulipas and
Nuevo Leon will aid these projects,
and the federal government is expect
ed to aid.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31

Can you give Il list Of the conventions
that have been held by what is now
the Republican party?
Answer:
lS56-Philadelphia. John c. Fremont.
lSG0-Chicago. Abraham Lincoln.
lS64-Baltimore, Abraham Lincoln.
lS6S-Chicago-tlysse $. Grant
Northumberland S Grant.
lS7d-Cincinnati. II. h. Hayes.
1SS0-Chicago, james y. Garfield.
1SSi-ChcaSn, james G.. Blaine.
fSSS-Chcago. BENJAMIN Harrison.
S92-Minneapols. Benjamin Harrison.
lS9j-St. Louis William Mckinley.
l910-Philadelphia. William Mckinley
l90t-Chicago, Theodore Roosevelt.
l9OS-Chcago. William II. Taft
l9l2-Chicago, William II. Taft
However. in 1912 the Progressive ele.
mcnt of the Republican party. popular
" known as bull moose" and officially
styled Progressives. beaded by Thee
dorc Roosevelt. revoltci from the Re
publicans and nominated Roosevelt.
thus making three leading candidates
that year
Are the national conventions estGp
lished d, law:
Answei.-No. And this is commol.
mistake. They are merely popular "a.
semblages, an outgrowth Of party poll
tics and controlled by party usage and
rules.
Can you give the resolution that Is
the basic principle of the convention2
Answer.-This resolution was put be-
fore the 1882 convention by Andrew
Iackson
Resolved. That each state be entitled, In
the nomination to be made OF n candidate
Tor the vice presidency, to a number OF
votes equal to the number to which they
will be entitled in the electoral college UNI
der the new apportionment, in voting for
president and vice president and that
two-thirds of the whole number of votes
In the convention shall be necessary to
constitute q choice.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
Republican Candidates.

Can you give a list Of the conventions
that have been held by what is now
the Republican party?
Answer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
Whooping Cough.

One of the most successful prepare
tions in use for this disease in Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. :. W. Nc
Clinton, Banoon Springs, Ala,
writes, "Our baby had whooFrg cough
as bad as most any baby could have it,
| gave him Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy and it soon get him vel"
Obtainable everywhere.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
Opens With Prayer.

OF what do the opening exercises con-
sist?
Answer.-There is an opening prayer,
one day by priest, another by a min
lister, various denominations receiving
recognition.
Can you give the exact modus oper-
andi of the national convention2
Answer.-A temporary chairman Is
nominated and makes an address. Fol
lowing this is the appointment Of sec
retaries. clerks and other necessary Of
ficias. together with the adoption of
rules which are to govern the business.
Then the commiitees-among them
those on credentials, resolutions and
permanent organi2ation-are appointed
and adjournment Is taken to wait on
their reports,
What happens at the next sitting?
Answer.-This usually names the
permanent chairman, who speaks.
Then the report of the resolutions COM
mittee, which contains the platform or
the principles Of the party, is read and
ordinarily sustained. Then the real
business follows.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-31
Instructed Delegates.

How do the delegates to the various
conventions know for whom to cast
their votes?
Answer Delegates are often in
structed by the state conventions which
elect them. In the case of direct pri-
mary elections the candidate for dele
gate announces his favorite. and thus
the people can express their views di-
rectly. The instructed delegates al
ways, or are supposed to, vote as they
have been instructed until they see
that 1t is impossible to secure major
fly or two-thirds vote, as the case may
be. Then the delegates vote as they
see fit, and ballot after ballot is taken
until the necessary number of votes Is
secured to award the nomination.
However, many states send uninstruct-
ed delegates to the conventions, and
these lend their support to the man
who in their opinion stands the best
chance of defeating the nominee Of the
opposition party.