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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-19
TO HONOR THE SOLDIERS.
Big Basket Picnic to be Given
Here Next Tuesday,.

Plans for a big basket picnic and
the carrying out of a most enjoyable
programme here Tuesday, July "a.
have been practically completed by
the Woman's Service League and the
Kingstree Booster Club, under whose
auspices the event is to take place,
in honor of the Williamsburg men,
bers of the National Guard. Every
indication at present, points to a
glorious day for the fifty-seven
members if they will only present
themselves on that date and give the
the citizens of the town chance to
show their appreciation of the pa
triotism these boys have shown in
the call to service.
At meeting of the Booster Club
Monday night for the purpose of
discussing this entertainment, Messrs
H A Miller. W H Welch and T
Emile Arrowsmith were appointed as
a committee to arrange pro-
gramme of entertainment and these
gentlemen have gone into the mat
ter with a determination to make
the day a memorable one for these
patriotic sons of the town and
county.
Hon P H Stoll went to Charleston
yesterday to engage speakers, en-
ploy Metz's band and carry out 9TH
er details in connection with Tues
days entertainment. The News and
Courier of this morning says:
Mr. P H Stoll, of Kingstree, So
licitor of the Third Judicial District.
was in the city yesterday. The pri-
mary object of his visit was to Sc
cure speakers for a patriotic demon
stration to be held in his town Tues
day in honor of the fifty-seven young
men of Williamsburg county who
are members of National Guard
companies, and who will, therefore,
be called into service Wednesday.
The Kingstree Booster Club is pro-
noting the event and it is hoped to
secure speakers from among the
army and navy officials who are To-
Gated here. A basket picnic and
barbecue dinner is being arranged" !"
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Just as others have said, II do not
see how the Kingstree Furniture Co
can sell better goods for less mon
ey." There's reason" do not
know the tobacco business: l do
know the furniture business. We
have gentlemen in Kingstree that do
know the tobacco business and will
pay you all your tobacco is worth,
and will sell you your furniture
and guarantee quality and price.
7.l2.tf KINGSTREE FURNITURE Co.
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With Our Advertisers.

Don't miss w E Jenkinson. He
offers some bargains in this issue.
DR. R A Brown, the we'll known
optician, will be at the drug store of
Drs Gamble & Jacobs Tuesday next.
See adv.
The Silverman Department store
has 100000 worth of dry goods.
clothing, shoes, etc, to be sold at at
tractive prices.
The New Star warehouse of Lake
City, Messrs Hodges & Edmondson,
proprietors, has an advertisement in
this paper inviting the patronage of
tobacco growers.
Next to the high cost of living,
keeping cool is the most absorbing
problem now. Solve it by wearing
the delightful summer apparel ad.
vertised by Kingstree Dry Goods Co.
We call attention today to the ad-
yertisement of Nelson's warehouse,
which gives some most interesting
figures relative to the sale of tobac'
co on its floor since the opening OF
the market one week ago.
Read the advertisement by the
nproprietors of the Gorrell warehouse
on front page of this paper. The
ad explains itself. and The Record
heartily commends Messrs Kersey,
Bass & Tyler to its readers as first
class warehousemen and men of un.
questionable integrity.
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10 doz Work Shirts, Blue
Chambray, only SOC each.
10doz nice NegligeeShirts
for men, worth 75c to Sl.W
the shirt. your choice Csc or
2 shirts for SIPS.
l lot Gents Hats, branded
$3.50, your choice of the lot
$3.50.
1Odoz MexicanStraw Hats
value 15c, your choice lOc
each while they last.
10 doz Mems Hats, $1.2
and $3.50 values, your choice
while they last, 98c.
A SOC Mexican Straw Hat for
Men will go while stock lasts at
25c. This price is beyond success
full competition.
A big lot of Mems and Boys
Neckries, 10c, l5c and Csc. Just
drop in and see them.
A beautiful lot of Ladies' Hats.
wonderful values. $1.00 to $l.5O
each. Ladies Sailors, wonders at
2Jc and SOC each.
Best Calicos 10c per yard.
Best Percales, l yard wide, 15c:
Good Check Homespun, 10c yd.
Boys Caps, Boys Knee Pants,
Mems Caps and Mems Pants all
going very cheap.
DON'T MISS ". {. JEAKINS0n.
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NOTICE!

FL Watts has the finest line OF
Jewelry in the county. at prices
very low. 100 Watches from $l.5O
up, LaValliers Breaches, Sterling
Silver, Cut Glass, Bracelets, Watch
Bracelets, Rings, Chains, Studs, Spec
tacles, Nose Glasses, Neck Chains, I'm.
ported China-in fact. everything
that is to be found in first class
Jewelry store. | sell goods lower
than any one in the State. Come
and see my stock.
Yours to please,
7-12-tf r j WATTS, JeWeler.
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Do you know you can buy a Sing
er Sewing Machine and pay for it
at the rate of SOC per week? That's
all. KINGSTREE FURNITURE Co.

Military camps in South Carolina
have been named as follows: Colum-
bia, Camp Jackson, in honor of Gen
Andrew Jackson, the only President
a native of this State; Spartanburg,
for Brig Gen j S Wadsworth Of New
York; Greenville, for Brig Gen John
Sewer, Congressman from North
Carolina and first Governor of Ten
nessee.
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! Mrs W L Taylor is visiting in At
lanta. Ga. her old home.
Misses Naomi and Helen Derrick
of Lancaster are the guests of Miss
Louise Barr, in North Kingstree.
Mrs l. j Barr and daughter. Miss
Louise, have returned home after a
pleasant visit 10 Holly Hill and Or
angeburg.
! Misses Lois Brown of Greenwood,
Bette Register of Greelyville. Sadie
and Inez Mcdonald of Georgetown,
Lucille Collum of Bainbridge, Ga,
and Mr. Offie Tilton of Geneva, Ala,
are the guests of Miss nellie Blakely
at her mothers home on Academy
street.
The following young men took the
Clemson college examination here
Friday: For one-year agricultural
course-Messrs Leroy W Smith.
John V Epps and Willie James Tho
mas. all of Cades; four-year course
Messrs Thad Mccullough, Cedar
Swamp; Roland and Clancy Perry,
Johnsonville; Ebbie c Cribb, Hem
ingway. Mr. VIM Gordon Rodgers of
Lanes took the examination for the
College of Charleston.
| The election Tuesday in Cedar
Swamp school district on the ques.
ton of levying an additional 4-mill
school tax resulted in favor of the
, proposition by a vote of II to 6.
The success of this public-spirited
movement had been so generally ex-
pected that many of its strongest
friends did not spare the time to go
to the polls, being very busy with
their tobacco, otherwise the affirma-
ative vote would have been much
larger. Cedar Swamp school is doing
an excellent work, and with its fl
nancial stringency relieved, It's held
Of usefulness will be greatly widened
Delegates to the twelfth biennial
convention of the sovereign camp.
Woodmen of the World, in session at
Atlanta Friday, approved an emer'
gency war fund measure providing
for the taxation of 10 cents monthly
on 100000 members of the order for
the period of the war. The sum will
be used to pay the insurance claims
of Woodmen killed or physically dis
abled while in war service. 1t is es-
timated that more than $4,000 men,
bers are already serving the colors.
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The Elder Beattie Dead.

Richmond, July 18:-Henry Clay
Beattie, father of Henry C Beattie,
who paid the death penalty for MUIR
dering his young wife, died today in
a local hospital. Mr. Beattie was a
wealthy merchant and bank officer.
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ilI&)tIAtAis> | i |
NEWS

MISS SeTeud LSc 10 'iSis'S
Wives at Newberry.
Mr. Neal Dufford is visiting his
parents at Lone Star.
Sergeant B Turner was in town
Sunday visiting friends.
Miss Cecilia Altman of Charleston
is the guest Of Miss Pearl Marcus.
Hon and Mrs K ] Kirk have been
enjoying a stay on Pawley's Island.
DrW ] Haselden of Cades was
noted in Kingstree Saturday of last
week.
Mr. Bargain Odom of Bennettsville
is visiting his uncle here, Mr. l. d
Odom.
Miss Hazel GewinEer of Macon,
Gals visiting her cousins, the Misses
Jacobs.
Mr. R w Lewis has gone to Tim
monsville, where he has accepted a
position.
Miss Julia Ball of Charleston is
visiting at the home of DR. W G
Gamble
MA Shuler. Esq, has begun the
erection of residence in Nelson's
Addition.
Miss Leota Anon of Jacksonville,
Fla,is the guest of Miss Nellie Scott
this week.
Mrs R K Wallace and children
spent the weekend wife relasives at
Darlington.
Mr. R L Bass of Lanes was in
Kingstree yesterday accompanied by
Mrs S Bass.
Miss Leah Nachman and Mr. A. b
Brick of Lake City spent Sunday at
Mr. S Marcus
Miss Rosa Wilkins is the guest of
her brother, Mr. w I Wilkins, Jr, at
Cambridge, Mass.
DIR J G McMaster of Florence was
in Kingstree yesterday, returning
from Pawley's Island.
Miss Carrie Scott returned Sunday
night from visit to friends at Che
raw and Maxton, N G.
Mrs rs Hemingway left yester-
day for a visit to relatives and friends
at Newberry and Greenville.
Mrs P o Arrowsmith and children
have gone to Due West to visit the
formers father, Mr. j L Tribble.
Miss Lutte Nesmith. of Nesmith
RFD,who has been in the Florence
infrmary. returned home Sunday.
The regular quarterly communion
service will be held at the Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday morning.
HIT Gale, telegraph operator for
the Seaboard Air Line. has been
transferred from Dillon to Nesmith.
Messrs S M Harrington and Wes-
ley Wright of Suttons were pleasant
callers at the Record office Saturday.
Mrs H R Williams of Hardeeville.
who attended the funeral of Rev w
P Meadors, returned home yester-
day.
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DR. C D Jacobs has received orders
to report at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
August 5.
Mrs L p Bunch of Badin, N {,
has returned home after a weeks
visit to her sister, Mrs L D Odom,
of this place.
Williamsburg county paid S92S.36
as registration fees on autos, motor
trucks and motorcycles from April
IL to July l.
Mrs Kenneth James, who has heen
visiting her sister. Mrs L W Gilland,
returned to her home near Darling.
to n yesterday.
Miss Marian McFadden was one
of the bridesmaids at wedding in
St Paul's Episcopal church, Charles
ton, Thursday.
We regret to learn of the death
at Mt Olive, N C, of Mr. John r Sou
therlaEd,a brother of Mrs j T Sulli-
van of Kingstree.
Mrs Ingram, who has been visiting
her brothers, DR. E T and Mr. j G
Kelley, returned to her home at Tim
monsville Saturday.
DR. M l. Brockington.a resident of
Florence but a native of1ndiantown.
has returned from visit to North
Carolina and Virginia.
Mrs C H Singleton and children,
Steele and Anna Laura, left yester-
day for a visit to relatives and
friends at Crab Orchard, KY.
Mrs S B Wilkins, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs W T Wilk-
ins, for the past few weeks, has re-
turned to her home in Athens, Ga.
The State Board of Medical Exam
iners at session in Columbia on last
Thursday granted license to DIR
Presley Spurgeon Thomas. of Rome.
Mrs w R Funk of St Stephens
stopped over Tuesday night with Mr.
and Mrs H A Miller, while on her
way to Florence to attend the fune-
raj of Mrs C M Funk.
MIR and Mrs Fred Shackleford and
children, who have been visiting Mrs
Shackieford's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Samuel McClary, returned to Colum-
bia in their auto this morning.
Mr. WI Dukes, Of the Greelyville
section, sold tobacco here Friday.
and was highly pleased with the
price he received. which was 20 IL
cents per pound for ground lugs.
The friends of Mrs Rich Morris of
Blakely will regret to learn that she
was painfully gored by an OK last
Tuesday. She is under the care of
DR. T S Hemingway. of this place.
Miss Annie Harrington and Mr.
Wesley Wright, both of the Suttons
neighborhood. were married Satur-
day, July Ia, at Kingstree, by Judge
P M Brockinton. The Record extends
them congratulations and best wishes.
Mr. D. Burbage, who has been
manager of Courtney's cafe since its
purchase by Messrs Boswell. Gates
and Thompson. has severed his con.
nection with that establishment and
left Monday night for Jacksonville.
Fla, to enter the navy.
ID Gilland, Esq, went to Chester
Sunday and returned Monday with
Mrs Gilland and children. who have
been visiting the family of Rev c c
Herbert,-Miss Georgia Stackley has
gone to Hendersonville for a few
idays.-Horence Times.
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An attempt to wreck Southern
railway trains at York by removing
spikes from the rails was discovered
by the track foreman early Friday
morning before any harm was ac-
complished. There is no clue to the
perpetrator of the crime.
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The First National bank of Wal
terboro has declared a semi-annual
dividend of 81, the first time any
bank in Colleton county has paid a
semi.annual dividend, it having been
the custom to declare only yearly
ones.
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Democratic Club Meeting Tonight.

There will be a meeting of the
Kingstree Democratic club at the
court house tonight at $3.50 O'Clock
to arrange for the municipal prima-
ry to be held August %, when NOM
nations will be made for Mayor. six
Aldermen and a member of the
Public Works Commission.
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Williamsburg Must Furnish 240 Men.

Williamsburg county must fur
nish 297 men in the army draft; 81
of this number are volunteers and
are already enlisted in the National
Guard. There remains 240 to be Sc
lected by the exemption board when
the call is made by the War Depart
ment, probably neXt week.
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Several of the Florence Boy Scouts
had a narrow escape from drowning
at Pawley's Island Friday of last
week by going beyond their depth.
They were rescued by other mem.
bers of the company. -
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DR. Robert j McCabe is still at his
office in Hemingway and will remain
there until July 80, after which date
he will be found at his Kingstree
office 7.19.2t
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On account of the increased cost
of stock feeds. on and after July 20
| shall be compelled to advance the
prlce of sweet milk to l2t cents the
quart, and sweet cream to SO cents
the quart
PS COURTNEY.
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Visit Odom & Dennis Cash Store.
at Peoples Mercantile Co.'S old stand
on Academy street. Ice cold water
free to all,
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SPECIAL NOTICES

For SALE-One lot in the best busi-
ness location in the town of Heming-
way. Size of lot 30xl25 feet. Will sell
at bargain. Apply to J ELLIS & Co,
Hemingway, s G.. 7-l9-3tp
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See us before you buy your House
Furnishings. 1'lZ'tI
KINcsTREE FURNTT Co.
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For SALE.-Second hand Ford Racer
for sale cheap for cash. Apply to s ]
DEERY, Kingstree. S G. 7-12-tf
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WANTED-Jersey Cow, not over five
years old, with young calf. Must be
gentle and kind. E S SAULs, Cades, S c.
WANTED-At at once Assistant Over
seer for thirty-horse farm. Apply and
give reference to F RHEM & Sons, Nor
risville, S C.. 7-l2-2t
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For RENT T-8-room fiat on Main st.
Apply to DR. R MCCABE. 3-15-tf
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For SALE OR EENT-Valuable tract
of land, mile and a quarter north Of
Kingstree, known as the Fulton tract,
containing 78 acres, As cleared and in
good state of cultivation. Apply to r
H KEI LAHAN's EXECUTORS, Kingstree,
sc. 2-l-tf
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TlFT DEFINES WORK.
EX- OF UNITED
STATE TELLS OF DUTIES OF
THE RED CROSS.
Statement OF Chairman Of Central
Committee Should be Stimulus to
Every One Go 'Do His Bit"-Pur-
poses Outlined I'm Detail.

An effort is being made TO have ev
cry man, woman and child In the
United States contribute at least a
nominal sum to the Red Cross funds
Ex-President William H. Taft, chair
man of the central committee has pre-
pared tn following information con-
corning H. Red Cross and its work
which should be stimulus TO every
one to gladly do his or her bit:
"'The American National Red Cross
is the only volunteer society in the
United States which our government
has authorized to render aid to our
land and naval forces in time of war.
'.The Red Cross operates under a
charter granted by congress. supple
mented by presidential proclamation
It's purposes are:
al. To furnish. on call by the Sec
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issued to those who show knowledge
of the subjects. The names Of those
who pass will be kept on file and those
who give evidence of special qualifica-
tions for hospital service in the
wards, supply stations, linen rooms.
diet kitchens or other departments oe
hospital service may be assigned to
hospital units or similar formations.
This personnel will be under the i'm
mediate direction of the nursing
service Of the Red Cross.
Hundreds of women throughout
the country are now taking these
courses Of instruction; lay women will
also be taught to prepare hospital
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SERVICE FOR ALL.
CONTINUED from page ~

stenographers, typewriters and other
unframed members of the Red Cross
who may desire to undertake other
duties.
The assistance Of chapters, auX!'
iary organizations and individuals
will be needed for the purchase OF
ambulanccs. littcrs and other equip
ment. Personal services for women
will be required where rest and food
stations arc needed at stations and
ira rans-shipping points. 1t is probable,
however. that the services Of untrain-
ed personnel will be found most use
full in the manufacture and obtaining
of supplies for war relief. Each
chapter Is authorized to organize
committee on military relief to assist
the director general Of military relief
in the organization and equipment of
Red Cross units in its vicinity.
In time of war. the chapter activi-
ties may be handled through COM
mites appointed:
% To raise and collect funds.
(2) To manufacture hospital gar
ments and supplies of various kinds.
CD To take charge of transporta-
ton of supplies.
(D To aid families of soldiers and
sailors and their widows and chill
drcn.
(5) To train for and assist In Sc
curing disappearing positions TO
those permanently crippled or blinded.
The bureau of nursing service gov
erns the enrolling of graduate nurses,
who are qualified to serve in their
own locality (2) anywhere In the
United States, CD wherever needed.
When called for service, nurses are
required to take the oath Of allegiance
spciid in army regulations.
Courses Of instruction on first aid
elementary hygiene and home care o.
the sick. dietetics and invalid food
cucking, are given by physicians
and graduate nurses who are approx
ed and commissioned by the head COM
mittee in Washington.
Certain rules and regulations as
laid down by Washington must be
complied with in giving these courses
But contrary to some ideas. the course
is not difficult and the knowledge ac-
ouired is most useful i'll domestic
life. as we'll as to Red Cross aids INC
Girls High School has peculiar IA
cilities for the teaching of dietetics'
second to no place of instruction.
There is also a graduf te nurse IN
charge of the making Of bandages ami
surgical dressings.
Glasses receiving instruction VIII
be examined and certificates will be
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tho ever growing contempt OF thos?
who are catching the spirit OF this
great hour in which we live.
And there is no movement more IN
harmony with this great spirit than the
Red Cross Observation-Disclosures In
its scope. ocean-deep in its tenderness
star-high In its motive and Ideals
Surely. Mr.. Stacker. even your puny
intellect must see how you deserve
the contempt of the world Tor NOT
catching step with so noble move
ment. You will not buy a liberty
bond, you will not join the Red Cross
YOU will nurse your own little pri-
vate affairs and look out for number
one at this time when your country
and the world are needing you. You
arc a Stacker!
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Slackers Everywhere.
(Centributed.)

The 'slacker'' Is abroad In the land.
The Stacker" has always been here.
We are not in the prophecy business
but it Is a pretty safe guess that he
will always be around. The Stacker
has nothing to pride himself on, /
he gets any conception Of what IN
world is thinking of him.
"The opinion of the world is mis-
tress of the world" This generation
certainly. probably no other, has
produced no more mastery Interpreter
of world opinion than he who enun-
ciated this principle. This same
thinker is giving a broader and deeper
Interpretation to the word patriotism
than has heretofore been current.
Patriotism is not simply the will
lingness to bear arms at the call OF
ones country. it carries with it q
spirit responsive to need throughout
the world and the desire to put ones
own country in the front rank OF
those who would serve the world.
AS the meaning of patriotism is
broadening so the meaning Of the
word Stacker is broadening. 1t ap
plies not only to those misguided in
dividuals who failed to respond to
their country's call on June 5th. but
to some as we'll who are snugly anC
complacently proposing to themselves
to get as much out of the situation as
they can and do nothing in return.
The Stacker between the ages of II
and 81 has trouble staring him ir
the face-not only Imprisonment bu
condemnation before the bar of worlc
opinion. But you, Mr.. Stacker. over
| 81, think not to escape simply be
cause an arbitrary age limit (anC
some limit there had to be) has for the
present exempted you from militar,
service. II you stop your ears to tn
call to service you are going to have
to answer for It, Shut yourself up IN
l:your own narrow little affairs. and yo,
will shut out a great deal more tina!
you will shut in. You may shut II
the little axe you have to grind anC
your little touch h-me-not pocket book
YOU may shut out the sweet air o
| ,harity and the brotherhood of man
hut you will find you cannot shut Oh