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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-04-10
Items From Salters

Salters Depot, April 8.-The un-
seasonably cold weather of last week
did considerable damage to truck,
killing most of the beans.
We had fine rain on last Friday
night, which was of much benefit to
gardens and the grain crops.
Cotton seed are being sold here
now, much to the qualification and
relief of the farmers.
Quite a number of our folks at
tended the Sunday School Conren-
ton in Kingstree on Sunday and en-
joyed the exercises very much.
Salters Christian Endeavor Socie-
ty has taken on new life and is hav-
ing some interesting meetings on
Sunday nights at the town nall, all
visitors are cordially invited to at
tend.
We are very glad to welcome home
again our soldier boys j. T. David
and julius G. Lifrage, Jr., who have
returned from across the seas.
Mr.. A. J. Bynum of Sumter, spent
Wednesday here on business.
Lieut.. Robert Douglass of Oteen,
y. o., spent several days mere Win
his brother, Mr.. F A. Douglass last
week.
Mrs. Emma Mason of Charleston,
spent Saturday and Sunday with rel
atives here.
Miss Nell Chandler who is teach
ing school near Lake City, spent last
week end with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wright Of
Norfolk, Va, have returned to their
home after pleasant visit to Mrs.
Wright's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Lifrage.
DR.. W. S. Boyd spent several days
in Charleston last week.
F. T. Hamer and John C. Everett
went over to Columbia last week to
see the parade Of the Thirtieth.
Mrs. John c. Everett is attending
a missionary conference in Memphis.
Tenn.
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Cattle Sales This Month

Clemson College, April 5.-The
animal husbandrymen of the Exten-
sion Service are calling the attention
of farmers and live stock men to five
sales of registered Hereford cattle
during April and to the advantages
of buying now. The sales are as fol-
lows:
Atlanta, Ga, April IA; Selma. Ala,
April Is; Demoplis, Ala, April Is;
Jackson, Miss, April II; Memphis,
Tenn, April IS, 1919.
Breeding cattle at auction sales
in the Southeast so far this year
have sold for only little more than
they would have sold for on the
block for beef. Attendance at such
sales has been small. These facts
(and the present state of the cotton,
market making money a little tight)
indicate that breeders and prospect
i've breeders can now secure founda-
tion stock for breeding herds at
prices much lower than will be OBJ
tained in the future.
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COUPLE ARRESTED
Discharged Soldier and Girl Said to
Be His Wife in Trouble

Bennettsville, April lit has been
well said that truth is stranger than
fiction. The case of George Taylor
and a girl, said to be his wife, would
make fine plot for movie picture.
George Taylor was honorably dis
charged from the army a few days
ago. He is typical of the dough-boys
who broke the Hindenburg line and
made the Argonne forest forever
memorable. Twenty-Five years old;
6 feet, inch tall; broad shoulders;
clean shaven and weighing 100
pounds he is fine specimen Of young
manhood. The stripes of a sergeant
decorating his sleeve shows that ne
rose as high as his limited education
permitted.
Saturday night Sheriff Patterson,
of Marlboro County, arrested Taylor
and the eighteen-year-old girl at
Murphy's boarding house. A telegram
from Sheriff Mccain stated that ne
had run off with another mans wife.
, The couple had been in Bennettsville
only three days. They were from
Fairfield County. The girl was work,
ing in the Sterling Hosiery Mill and
Tavlor was building a house for the
mill. This is the story they tell. They
were raised on farm in Falrheld
County, were sweethearts, promising;
to marry when Taylor was called
under the draft. For a few months
letters came to the soldier boy reg
ularly and then suddenly ceased. He
came back to Camp Jackson few
weeks ago, and went on a furlough
! to his home in Fairfield County. The
girl said she lived with the man she
married for about month and healo
that he had another wife; that her
alleged husband was very cruel to
her, and one night gave her a severe
beating. She left and went to her
sisters. Several weeks after leaving
her husband she saw Taylor and
poured out her story to him, and
begged him to take her away. Tay-
lor had just gotten his discharge
and the couple hastily boarded a
train. They left with no particular
destination in view. On the train
thew met a gentleman from Bennetts-
Vile who told them about the new
hosiery mill. They got off and ap-
piled for work. The girls people are
seeking proof. of the former marrl-
age and they say that Just as soon
as they get it they are going to get
married. These people are very prim-
tive and the case is one that makes
a strong appeal to humane instincts
Taylor's chief thought seems to be
to protect the woman. He told some
gentlemen who went down to the
iail that this was "a good girl" and
, that it did not matter what happen
ed to him if no harm came to her
They were in seperate cells and the
girl said about the same thing OF
Taylor. "If anybody is to blame it is
me- I begged George to let me come
with him and | don't want anybod!
to hurt him."
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AUTOMOBILE LICENSE MONEY
This County Receives S3,499.60 From
State Highway Commission

Columbia, April s.-The State
Highway Commission through the
State Treasurer will distribute $780,
525.40 among the forty-siX counties
of the State from automobile license
fees paid for 1919 up to April 1st.
In 1918 the automobile license fees
to April 1st amounted to 1896, ,512.40.
The collections in 1919 were approx
imately $45, 100000 in excess of those
in 1918 up to the same date.
Williamsburg county will receive
S3,499.6O as its share of the automo-
bile license fees. Advocates Of good
roads are strongly of the opinion
that every county in the State
should devote the whole of its re-
ceipts from automobile license fees
to making permanent road improve
ments or on road maintenance this
year, as provided by law.
Section II of the Act approved
February Goth, 1917, creating the
State Highway Commission and i'm
posing license tax on motor vehl-
cles, provides that the money from
the license tax shall be used by the
counties "only for the construction
and maintenance of roads and bridg-
es." From reports received last year
it appears that some of the counties
turned the money from automobile
license fees into the general county
fund and did not use it as required
BY law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-04-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Delightful Program Held Attention
of People Here Sunday

No regular services were held in
the local churches last Sunday, the
day being given over to the carry
ing out of a three-session program
by the Williamsburg County Sunday
School association which is part
of an interdenominational organiza-
ton known as the South Carolina
Sunday School Association. The pro-
gram Sunday was carried out in the
Presbyterian church and was hearth
ly participated in by the pastors of
the other churches.
There were sixty or seventy dele
gates and officers of the association
present and not a dull moment
marked the exercises of the day.
Mr.. S. j. Deery, president of the
county association presided at each
session, and received the reports of
the various district officers. Special
music was an enjoyable feature of
the morning session, as was also
the splendid address by Mr.. R. D.
Webb State general secretary and
Miss Cora Holland, children's divi-
sion superintendent,
At the afternoon session an excel
lent address was made by Mr.. NJ. F.
Montgomery of the Kingstree high
school.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Williamsburg County Officers
President, S. ]. Deery, Kingstree;
Vice-President, D. E. McCutchen,
Nesmith; Secretary and Treasurer,
Thos. McCutchen, Kingstree.
Division Superintendents-Chil-
dren Miss Hattie McMurray,
Kingstree; Young People, Mrs. M.
A. Shuler, Kingstree; Adult, Mr.. M.
A Shuler, Kingstree; Administrative,
Rev. j. G. Herndon, Kingstree.
District Presidents-No. l, j. G.
Everett, Salters; No. 2, J. C. Gra-
ham, Lanes; No. 8, T. w. Boyle,
Greelyville; No a, r. C. McElveen,
Kingstree; Nos, H. E. Montgomery,
Kingstree; No. 6, D. E. McCutchen,
Nesmith; No. 7. J. NJ. G Eaddy,
Hemingway; No. 8, R. T. Grimsley,
Cades; Vice-President, H. ]. Brown,
Cades.
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TRIO FARMER DISAPPEARS
Friends Fear That He Has Met With
Foul Play

The Andrews correspondent of the
Columbia State, sends that paper the
following under date of April 5:
J. NJ. Britt, a young farmer of
Trio, R. F. D. l, disappeared from
his home Monday morning March 81,
and has not vet been found. He was
married last December and his wife
fears that he has met with foul play.
1t is said that there had been no un-
pleasantness in the home and that
he had never before left home with
out telling his wife when to expect
his return. Mrs. Britt fears that he
went to Cedar Swamp to look after
some cattle and that he was murder
ed and robbed. 1t is thought that ne
did not have more than $40 on his
person when he left home. Mr.. Britt
is about 20 years of age, six feet
tall. weighs $50 pounds, light COM
pIexion, light hair, and wore brown
suit when he left home. Every effort
is being made to find some trace OF
him.
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King MOyd

Florence, April Ga beautiful
wedding was solemnized Friday at
high noon when Miss Capitola King
of Kingsburg became the bride OF u.
Livingston Moyd of Andrews: Inc
wedding took place in the BaptiSt
Church, which was decorated with
Southern smilax and small pines.
The Rev. ]. Emerson Ford of An
drews, the bridegroom's pastor, as
sisted by the Rev. Mr.. Wallace, pas
tor of the bride, performed the i'm
pressive ceremony. AS the wedding
quests assembled, Mrs. Edith Coker
Sang "At Dawning", Mr.. Sam Davis
of High Point, n. c., playing the
violin accompaniment, the same mu-
sicians rendering the beautiful "Lul,
laby" from Jocelyn on piano and
violin. Then to the note OF the we'd
ding march from Lohengrin, the brl-
dal partey entered in the following
order: The ushers, S. L. Davis OF
High Point, n. c., J. Reese Ford OF
Andrews; F A. Crawford of George
town; DR.. G. z. Rowell of George
town. The bridesmaids and groomSS-
men came next, Misses Rebecca FL
lott of Dillon, Lenora Baker OF War
ing. Winnie Holiday of Gallivant,s S
Ferry. Mrs. Iva Moyd of Andrews, A.
VI. Flowers of Andrews, B. A. Vein
berg of Manning, Joe King and W.
H. Mcdonald of Georgetown; Miss
Mary King, the brides sister, maid
of honor, and Mesdames c. Wesley
King of Pamplico and W. +. King
of Aynor, DANES of honor, Winnlfred
King, ring bearer.
The bride entered with her father
J. w. King, and was met at the al.
tai. BY the bridegroom and his best
man. A. H. Brooks of West Virginia
Immediately after the ceremony q
luncheon was served at the home OF
the brides parents. The bride wore
= beautiful creation of duchess satin
and real lace. Her flowers were BRIDE
roses and valley lilies.
The bride is the attractive daugh..
ter of Mr.. and MRS. ]. W. King OF
Kingsburg and has many friends
throughout the State who will be IN
terested in her marriage. She was
queen of the Harvest Jubilee IN
Columbia several years ago. Being
elected by popular vote to represent
Florence County. The groom is
prominent business man of Andrews,
being president of the Bank of An
drewS.
The young couple received many
handsome presents, among them be-
ing a complete chest Of silver from
the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moyd are spending
their HONEYMOON in Florida and Gu
ba. The bride is sister Of Mr.. Joe
King, of this place, and has a host
of friends here.
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Offering of Treasury Certificates

Richmond, Va, April 6.-An-
nopneement has been made by the
United States Treasury that the
ninth Offering of Treasury Certlfi-
Gates Of Indebtedness bearing 4k%o
interest issued IN anticipation Of the
Victory Liberty Loan, 81, would
be made, starting Monday April 2.
The entire offering is $500, ,000, 10000
and is dated April 10, maturing Sep
tember 9. The quota for the Fifth
Federal Reserve District is $17,5o0-
10000. Subscriptions will be receiv-
ed by the Federal Reserve Banks up
TO and including April II.
Treasury Certificates Of Indebted
ness, series 5-A, maturing May 6,
1919, will be accepted at par. with an
adjustment of accrued interest, in
payment of any certificates OF this
sen which shall be subscribed for
" lars and application blanks
are being mailed to all banks in this
District by the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond.
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Great Merchant Dies Suddenly

Frank Woolworth, who started a
FIVE and ten cent store at Utica; \:
y. forty years ago on a capital OF
$50, and eventually became the mil
lionaire proprietor of a great cham
of these stores IN the United states,
Canada and England, died suddenly
Tuesday at his home at Glen Cove
Long Island.
In addition to establishing a busi-
ness with profits said to be nearly
$1,000, 900 yearly, Mr.: Woolworth
built the celebrated fifty-one-story
Woolworth building in lower New
York, said to be the tallest building
in the world. He was born on farm
in Jefferson county. New York. on
April 10, 1852. Until he was twenty
one years old he worked on his faith
er's farm, obtaining meager edu-
cation in the district school and Ia
ter at a business college.
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The Long Watch

America was at war exactly 49,
ms honrs. which time reduced 10
To;nntes EQUALS s40,960. What does II
nnean TO have been at war S4O,soo
minutes? Well, for one thing II
means that for every one OF tnose
minutes a watch was kept by men on
When the United States declared
WAY the strength of the navy was
~ 600 in men and officers. AT the
sipning of the armistlce II was
100000.
The navy did not have many spec
tacular engagements, the SINKING
German war ships kept too well un-
der cover for that, but the kaiser S
mysterious, gray weaselS OF the sea
were at their deadly work night ana ana
SavSeyery one of those S4O,960
nn;nutes. Our men, thousands and
hundreds of thousands OF them, haa
to be taken across the ocean, through
mine fields and deadlier submarines.
Well. we know that the navy put
.em across"-without the loss OF q
single transport. More than two m1i,
lion men landed safely in Europe; II
was a stupendous success. 49,.
On bitter winter nights-and tnal
season Of l917-1918 was one OF the
coldest in our history-those faith
full guardians of the sea kept their
yigifs. Standing watch through the
black hours, eyes strained to catch
sight of hostile periscopes, each sec
ond was measured by heart beat
5O,457,60O of them in all:
II was a long watch, but it was
faithfully kept to the end. Will you,
too. keep the faith? The navy's work
is not finished though the long vigil
is over. Transports are still busy
bringing the men home, but trans
ports cost money to run. Help furn-
ish that money so that those faith
full boys may finish their job. Sub
scribe to the Victory Liberty Loan
this month.
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Sparks Douglass.

salters Depot, April 6.-Wednes-
day evening, at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Mary n: Sparks,
Miss Carrie Dudley Sparks and
Frank A. Douglass of Jonesville
were united in marriage. the Rev
w. l. Sinnot of the Presbyterian
church, officiating.
Mrs. Douglass is well known in
in the State having been student al
Chicora College for two years. Mr.
Douglass is the son of DR.. Douglass
of Jonesville and is engaged in the
lumber business here.
Immediately after the ceremony.
the bridal party motored to Lanes
and boarded the southbound traln,
for Charleston and other points OF
interest. On their return they VIII
make their home here.
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CHILDREN'S WEEK
To Be Observed Here April q To
May 4.

The following officers of the Will
liamsburg County Sunday School
Association have decided to observe
Children's Week, April 9th to May
4th, with proper exercises. This
movement is continent-wide cam
paign to emphasize the religious ed
ucation of children. That there is
great need of arousing the continent
to the spiritual needs of children is
evidenced by the fact that at least
thirteen millions of the twenty-five,
millions of children under twelve
years of age are receiving no rellg-
iuos education whatever. 1t is to help
change this alarming condition and
make it possible for all children to
receive their religious rights that
the international Sunday School As
sociation has suggested this conti-
nent-wide observance of children's
week in the spring of 1919.
The following local committee
have been appointed to serve in car
rying out this plan of observing
children's week in Kingstree: (
Survey Committee-Mrs. NJ. "A.
ley, Mrs. Sue Erwin, Mrs. w. G.
Gamble.
Advertising Committee-Mrs. P.
G. Gourdin.
Sunday Mass Meeting Committee
Mrs. L. w. Gilland, chairman; Mr..
S. J. Deery and NJ. A. Shuler.
Visitation Comnittee-Mrs. A. G.
Swails. chairman; Mrs. C. NJ. Kinds,
Miss Louise Barr.
Pageant Committee-Miss Lizzie
Heape, chairman; Miss Maude Lo-
gan. Mrs. E. A. Mcdowell, Mrs. w.
S. Gilland, Mrs. W. L. Taylor.
Party Committee-Mrs. w. E.
Brockinton, chairman; Mrs. w. v.
Brockington, Mrs. ]. F. McFadden,
Mrs. Carroll Burgess, Mrs. S. ].
Deery.
All members of these committees
are requested to attend meeting at
the Methodist church at 5 o'clock
Monday afternoon to arrange pro-
grams and other matters pertaining
to the observance Of children's week.
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DEDICATE CHURCH EASTER
Eminent Presbyterian Workers Ia
Take Part

Central Presbyterian church will
be formally dedicated on Easter Sun
day, April 20. This announcement
was made today by the Rev. z. 5.
McChesney, pastor, and at the same
time he announced that the pastor
and congregation expected to make
the dedication service a memorable
one in the history of the church IN
Anderson. "The congregation feels
that Easter will be the most appro-
pirate day on which to formally set
apart their house of worship to the
glory of Cod" said the pastor.
TIE congregation numbers more
than $50 resident members and quite
a number of nonresident communl-
cants at present. In addition to this
there are scores of attendants on the
services at Central church nearly
every Sunday who cannot attend
their own local church services and
take pleasure in worshiping at Cen
tral. The congregation is a growing
one and Dr.. McChesney's eyes spar,
| kled as he declared that Central
church planned great things as 1t
took up the new peace problems, sue
ceeding its war work.
The complete program, including
the musical numbers and the partlcl-
pants will be announced in due time
DR.. McChesney says. To date, ne
said, the program had only partially
been completed.
/ Rev. Thornton Whaling, D. D., L.
l.. D. president of Columbia Theolo-
eical Seminary, and professor OF di-
dactic and polemic theology in that
institution, has been secured to
preach the dedicatory sermon. Speak
ing of him today Mr.. McChesney
pastor of the Central church said:
"Dr. Whaling is not only a thorough
scholar and profound thinker, but ne
is one of the first pulpit orators OF
the Southern Presbyterian church"
The Rev. Thos. HI Law, d. d., OF
Spartanburg, the venerable stated
clerk of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church, will offer the
dedicatory prayer.
! The paying of all Indebtedness on
the church recently amounting to
nearly $4,000 has made this service
possible.
The public generally will be invit-
ed to share with the Central congre-
cation the feast of good things their
dedication day holds in store for
theIn.-Anderson Mail.
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COUNTY CHAIRMAN EPPS
Addresses Letter to Members OF his
Liberty Bond Organization

Mr.. E. C. Epps, county chairman
for the victory loan campaign "1lcii
is to start in the next few days mas
written and mailed this letter 10
members of the working committees
in the county. Mr.. Epps hopes that
every member Of his organlzatioiI,
in putting over the liberty ooau
drives will serve in this campaign
and do his best. His letter follows:
Kingstree. S. c. April Z, 1919.
Dear Sir 6
again called upon to serve our uov.
eminent in the approaching victory
Loan Drive scheduled for the lattet
mart of the month and the hrst 1e"
days in May. po.5. u.;,,
close our patriotic work as an lnte-
oral part of the great war mach'he-
nv of our country. "a lie
Every former chairman, with ms
co.workers. is earnestly requested
to fall in line as on otner oSGaSi1nr Hsa e.
and meet this duty cheenuiiy: a toa
this in fact is the "acid test OF the
highest type of loyalty. A..
The task before US, under tne ie
nresent local financial condltions, Is
not encouraging, but we must forge!
th;s fact and 20 forward determlneo
to do our part. The results VIII De @
surprising. The terms OF the new rev
bonds are easy, and will prove to oe
popular. Williamsburg County can,
not fail in this task without oeine M
suspected of doubtful patriotism. ie
fail in this duty would show Tor,
getfulness of the precious memor!
Of our soldier boys who went over
the top never to return. Their sacri'
fce was for our sake.
There will be a meeting next SAT.
urdsy, April 18th, at the CouI'
House in Kingstree. You are earnest.
" requested to be present br1ne
some of YOUR workers with you: LIE,
us finish the lob just as the Boys
finished theirs over in Europe.
' Very truly,
E. C. Epps
County Chairman