The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-29
HOME FOR FEEBLE.MINDED
TO BE ERECTED AT ONCE

ernment Will Provide Quarters
at State Penitentiary For
Women Prisoners.
All restrictions have been removed
by the war industries board against
the use of materials for the construc.
ton of buildings, work is to begin
within the next few weeks on the
home for the feeble-minded, created
by the last general assembly. Gov.
ernor Manning q few days ago re'
ceived q permit from the war indus
tries board to proceed with the build.
ing, and since that time all restric.
tions have been removed.
The Board Of Regents at the State
Hospital for the Insane have accepted
the cite in Laurens county near Clin-
ton. Several hundred acres are in
the tract presented. The property
was recently purchased by residents
Of that section at cost Of SIS, 600
The general assembly last session ap-
propriated 100000 for this institu-
ton, Of which amount 100000 is a.
vailable this year and $4,000 next
year. The act provides that "the
building shall be plain and inexpen-
sive in character, and that, in SO far
,s practicable, the labor in construct
ing such buildings, improvements,
md facilities shall be supplied by the
onvicts Of the State penitentiary."
A meeting Of the Board Of Regents
Of the State Hospital for the Insane
will be held early in December when
the plans win be outlined for proce-
dure. ,.5 - .
Restriction Of the use Of building
Material by the mar industries board
has ALSO delayed work on the building
for the industrial School for Girls,
which was also created by the last
general assembly and which is to be
built on State lands in Lexington
county, near Columbia. The insti-
tuition Is to be- similar in character
20 that at Florence for boys. An ap-
'ropriation Of $4,000 was made by
the legislature last February, and
Governor Manning has procured from
he federal government $4,000,
which amount has already been plac-
ed on deposit in one Of the Columbia
banks. Females between the ages
# eight and 20 years are to be ad-
mitted to this institution; girls, "who
shall have been tried before any mag
strate, county, city or circuit court
and found guilty Of violating any
laws for which the punishment is fine
or Imprisonment in the State peni
sntiary or city Jail or by hard labo
Or any city or county; or who know
ely associates with thieves, viciou
or immoral persons; are incorrigible;
absent themselves from home without
or without just cause; are growing up
n idleness or crime; knowingly visit
~ enter house of ill repute; visit or
patronize gambling houses, saloons
or other immoral resorts; wander a.
bout the streets at night; use vile,
obscene or indecent language or are
immoral or indecent"
Another large amount from the
federal government is also likely to
be procured in the interest of wo-
men prisoners. Recently Mrs. Mar
tha P. Falconer, representing the
war department on training camp ac-
tivities, visited Columbia and propos-
ed to Governor Manning and the
board of directors of the State peni-
tentiary plan whereby large new
building will be added to the peni-
tentiary equipment from federal
funds. This building is to be erect
cd on State farm lands and is to be
! women's prison farm. The condi-
tions on which the federal govern
ment will give the funds and to
which Governor Manning and the
board of directors have agreed is
that the 40 or so women prisoners
are to be sent there and not kept