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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
Colored Youth Drowned.

Jack Burgess, a young colored man
employed here b.. the Kingstree Bot
Ting Works, was drowned in Black
river Sunday about neon.
Burgess came here from Lake City
and is reported as being a steady,
reliable boy. Sunday he went to the
river with other boys who went in for
a swim. Burgess could not swim and
getting into water eight or ten feet
deep, he was drowned. The boys who
were with him are said to have be-
come scared when they saw Burgess
in distress and ran away from the
scene.
The accident occurred about noon
lust below the bridge at a point
known as Rock Hole. The body was
recovered an hour later and the usual
efforts were made to resussitate 1t
but to no avail. The dead man was
taken to Lake City Sunday afternoon
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"Who Is Responsible :"

Editor County Record:
Having to spend the night in Kings
tree a few nights ago, and being a
farmer, l was up quite early in the
morning before the city folks began
to stir. Looking over at our court
house saw that the doors were open.
Thinking perhaps that there was a
special night court in session, I went
up to our court house room. Seeing
that there was no court in session l
took a view, and / must say it is the
dirtiest court room have ever seen.
l met a friend just after leaving the
court house, and l asked him if is was
not locked up a night, and he said he
did not think so. Judging from the
looks of things l came to the conclu-
sion that it is used by buns, tramps,
cigarette smokers or any other ele-
ment that wants to. There is a suffi-
cient amount of paper and trash in
the front rooms to burn up two court
houses, so if it burns down just tax
the people and build new one.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you can find
out who is responsible please ask him
to call in the board of health Of your
town to give it a thorough cleaning
and disinfection before court meets
again.
Tax Payer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
Cold Storage in Operation.

The cold storage plant installed by
Mr.. H. A. Miller, proprietor Of the
Peoples Market, was put in operation
Tuesday for the first time. Apparent
ly the newly installed machine worked
satisfactorily. In a short while after
being set in operation coils of piping
became covered with a white coating
of frost-like ice and rapidly dropped
down to point that is calculated to
freeze and preserve fresh meats re-
gardless Of the high temperature out
side. The plant is modern one and
an innovation in the handling and
preservation of fresh meat in this
community. 1t will enable the proprie-
tor to keep on hand at all times a
good supply of fresh meats and poul-
try, which is his intent without
using newly slaughtered carcases.
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DEATH OF MRS. NJ. L. BAGGETT.
Passes Away at Kelley Sanatorium
Early Sunday Morning.

A host of friends and acquaintance
in this community and throughout the
state will learn with profound regret
of the death of Mrs. Mariah L. Bag
gett, which occurred here at the Kel-
ley sanatorium about a o'clock Sum
day morning from diabetes, a disease
which had impaired her health for
some time past.
Before her marriage to Mr.. N. w.
Baggett, she was Miss China, daughter
of the late William A. China, and a
native of Williamsburg County. Her
husband preceded her to the grave
about fifteen years ago. Soon after
the death of her husband, Mrs Baggott
opened a hotel at Lanes, in which
business she continuously engaged
until few months ago, when she, on
account of failing health, sold out the
New Baggett Hotel, which she built
a few years ago.
The deceased is survived by four
children, Travis E. Baggett, of Kings
tree; Frank and Willie Baggett, of
Lanes; and Mrs. Elmer Rodgers, of
Lanes; also one brother and three sis
tiers: w. T. China, Lyons, Ga; Mrs.
Fannie Wolters, Sumter; Mrs. Sue
Plowden, New Zion; and Mrs. Maggie
Byrd, Greenwood.
Monday morning the body was
taken from the home CT Mr.. T. Z.
Baggett and carried to Lane, where
at 1920 funeral services were held in
the Presbyterian Church, conducted
by the pastor, the Rev, Mr.. Carr.
Interment was made at Greenock
Church, near Gourdin, where her hus-
band and four children are buried.
Mrs. Baggett was fifty-nine years
Of age and was greatly beloved by a
large circle of acquaintance. She
will be especially recalled BY the
tarveling public in this section of the
State for her hospitality as a hotel
proprietress at Lanes.
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Reception at Indiantown.

Indiantown, June 2.-On Tuesday
evening, May "a, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheel
er Stuckey threw open the doors OF
their beautiful and 'hospitable home
and entertained in honor of their son,
Mr.. Odell Stuckey and his bride
The home was decorated in ferns and
roses. The guests were met at the
door by Mrs. Wheeler Stuckey and
Mrs. S. J. Erwin and Misses Eta and
Alberta Stuckey, and were ushered
into one corner of the spacious ver-
anda where delicious fruit punch was
served by charming Miss Gertrude
Stuckey. After being served the
guests were shown into the parlor
where they were entertained with
games and music until fair luna cast
her celestial rays over the sky then
they went to spoon on the lawn where
a sumptious feast of ice cream and
cake was served. 1t was the wee
hours of morning before the guests
took their departure, Wishing the cou-
pie a long and happy life.
Those that enjoyed the evening
were: Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Snowden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brack Lovette, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. J. Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheel
er Stuckey, Miss Eliza Hanna, Miss
Matte Brown, Misses Ruth and !:
dred Wilson, Sallie Bartell, Jennie
McCutcheon, Cleo Clyburn, Birdie ST.
mons, Annie Erwin, Jane Erwin, Eta
Alberta and Gertrude Stuekey, Lu-
cile Casper; Messers Sam Snowden
Prichett, Paul Wilson, Robbie Hanna
David Brown, Hal. Huggins, Ned Will
son, Henry and Willie Nelson, Mar
ion and Willie Stuckey and Gilvie
Rogers.
FORD"
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Teachers Appointed for 1920-21.

The following teachers have beer
appointed by the trustees OF the
Kingstree High and graded schools
for the session of 1920-1921:
First grade, Miss Agness Erckman
Charleston.
Second grade, Miss Eva Agnew
Greenwood.
Third grade, Miss Elizabeth Speig'
ner, Kingstree.
Fourth grade, Miss Alice Gasque
Mullins.
Fifth grade, Miss Carrie Lancaster
Spartanburg.
Sixth grade, Miss Edith Crouch
Saluda.
Seventh grade, Miss Ruby Thorne
Kingstree.
High school, Miss Lila Babb
Fountain Inn; Miss Marion Calvo
Columbia; Mr.. M. F. Montgomery
Greelyville.
Superintendent, Prof. ]. w. Swith'
enberg.
There is a vacancy in the music de-
partment which will be filled later
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CONGRESS PASSES
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
DENOUNCED BY OPPONENTS AS
POLITICAL TRICK TO CAP
TURE THE SOLDIER VOTE

Last Saturday, the soldier rellef
bill was passed by Congress 2S9 to
80 and sent to the Senate. Under the
program that brought the final show
down, a two-thirds vote in support OF
the measure was necessary for its
passage and it was obtained after a
fight, during which test votes had in
,dicated defeat of the measure.
The first vote Of 1872 to 1S9 coming
on a parliamentary question indicated
that advocates of the bill were short
by ga votes of the two-thirds majori-
ty, while the second, by which the
suspension program was adopted 200
to 165, showed they lacked only 81
votes.
The third test was on applying the
suspension program to the bill itself,
which was carried ITS to 81, or two
less than the required number for
passage.
Supporters of the measure declared
that the bill was just to the ex-serv-
ice men for losses they suffered dur
ing the war, but its opponents de-
nouneed it at political trick" to
win the soldier vote through an at
tempt to "commercialize patriotism"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
News Among the Romans.

Rome, June Miss Louise Snow
is home from Coker College for the
summer.
F. R. Hemingway, of Kingstree,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hemingway.
Mrs. L. B. Johnson has returned
from a visit to her brother in Red
Springs, N. c.
Rev. and Mrs. G. X. Way attended
! the Sunday School Convention in An
drews last week.
Capt. and Mrs. Spencer A. Legette
and daughter Ethel, who have been
spending some time with DR.. and Mrs.
u. B. Johnson, have returned to juno
ton City, Kansas, where Capt. Legette
is stationed. They were accompanied
by Miss Ruth Mellow, of the Union
High School faculty. She will spend
the summer in Kansas.
DuRant Rhem accompanied Prof.
O. M. Mitchell on his trip to the Pa
cific Coast.
Prof. D. H. Dantzler attended the
commencement exercises at Winthrop
College where his sister graduated
this year.
! D. w. Wilson, Jr. has returned from
Clemson College to spend his vaca-
ton.
The commencement exercises OF
Union High School will begin Sunday,
June 6, and end Tuesday night, June
g. Prof. Clinkscales, of Wofford Col
lepe. will make the address Tuesday
night.
Alex. Blakeley, of Kingstree, was
in the community Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Thomas, Sam
pit, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bethel DuRant.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. DuRant and
Mrs. O. NJ. Mitchell, visited George
town last week.
Mr., and Mrs. Dewey Altman, OF
Georgetown, spent the weekend with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Crib.
w. Carey Rollins has returned from
trip to Clinton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
LITTLE LEFT TO
TURKS BY TREATY
CoNsTANTINOPLE MAY BE
TAKEN FROM SULTAN IF
PACT is BROKEN.

An Associated Press dispatch says:
"Terms of peace imposed upon the
Turks, more rigorous than any pre-
vious summaries have indicated, were
revealed to the Greek chamber OF
deputies last week in Athens by Pre-
mier Venizelos, a summary Of whose
address was received in Washington
yesterday by the State Department.
"'The Turkish treaty. according to
Venizelos, Turkey only receives
local autonomy, which may in due
time and should the people so deter
none, be converted into independence
"In the small southeastern area OF
Europe in which Turkey is left last
foothold, Venizelos declared, her
forces are limited by the treaty to
TOO men.
"Constantinople is retained by the
Sultan, the Greek premier explained,
with the reservation that he will not
violate the conditions of the peace
treaty. Should such stipulations be
violated, the powers have the right
to modify their decisions regarding
Constantinople.'
"The Turkish army is limited to a
militia of $4,000 men, to be organized
by Europeans, Is per cent of officers
of which force must be foreigners.
Distribution of the militia shall be
dependent upon the decision Of the
interallied commission,
"The text of the rteaty, as handed
the Turkish delegates in Paris, May
II, has been received by the State
Department. Since the delegates have
until June II in which to present OBJ
jections as basis for possible revis-
ion, the treaty will not be made pub
lie in its entirety until the final draft
has been adopted"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
KINCSTREE HIGH and GRADED SCHOOL
ENDS VERY CREDITABLE SESSION
Graduating Class of Eleven Members Commencement
Exercises Feature of General Interest Sermon
by Dr. J. L. Stokes of Columbia.

rendered, reflecting much credit upon
their teachers.
Friday evening the Wee Nee Liter
ary Society, which is composed of high
school pupils, gave an interesting pro-
gram of exercises consisting Of vel.
come address by its president, Harold
Smith; musical selections by Lillian
Hill and Hubert Spigner; recitations
by Annie L. Singleton, Dolly McFad-
din and Mary Sue Harrington; debate,
"Resolved, That National Law Pro-
hibiting the Sale Of Tobacco Should
| be enacted" Affirmative: Robert
| Smith, Elizabeth Montgomery and
Ola DuBose; Negative: Vardell Mes
mith, Margaret Montgomery and Pc
den Montgomery. The debate was de-
cided in favor of the negative. The
exercises of the evening were opened
with prayer by the Rev. E. A. Mellow
ell.
Saturday afternoon music recital
was given by the pupils of the pri-
mary class. Those taking part in the
program were: Dora Harrington, Myr-
tie Odom, Helen Smith, Elizabeth and
Patty Scott Epps, Mae Burgess, Addie
Belle Epps, Mary Francis Montgom-
cry, Katherine Steele, Dorothy Bag
gett, Earline Gamble, Carmilla
Plowden, Annie Grace Adams, Alvina
Burgess, Louise McCutcheon, Myrtise
| Mcintosh, Jennie Louise Kinder,
Louise Arrowsmith and Margaret
Burgess.
Members of the graduating class
this year, each receiving diploma
We're: Bessie Baker, Annie Frierson,
Maude Allene Kinder, Nellie Scott,
Elizabeth Stackley, Birdie Wilson,
Hubert Spigner and Erwin Gordon.
Nora Kinder was salutatorian and
Annie Frierson was valedictorian.
Six others of the class had well pre-
pared papers, the class history, by
Elizabeth Stackley, worthy OF special
mention because of the excellent man.
ner in which the young lady delivered
il. The exercises were closed with the
benediction by DR.. Daniel.
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Mrs. II. J. Kizer.

A telegram was received in Dillon
Friday announcing the death of Mrs
H. J. w. Kizer, at Kingstree. Mrs
Kizer will be remembered as Miss
Lucille Lemon, former demonstration
agent for the county, which position
she filled with great ability for
number of years. She was native OF
Sumter and cousin of Mr. c. L.
Wheeler. Since his return from
France Mr.. and Mrs. Kizer had been
living at Andrews where Mr.. Kizel
was principal of the high school. Mrs
C. L. Wheeler and Mrs. A. c. Rogers
attended the funeral services.-The
Dillon Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03

One of the best and most enjoyable
school commencements to take place
in the history of the Kingstree high
and graded schools may be safely
said of the exercises which marked
the closing of the 1919-192O session.
1t was the third year of the eleventh
grade, and in the grade there were
eleven students to receive diplomas
Monday night at the final exercises,
and were presented them by the Rev.
DIR. J. w. Daniel at the conclusion
of a very beautiful and appropriate
address to the class, in which ne
endeavored to impress upon them the
Importance of "going on in the pur-
suit of knowledge and a higher goal.
Sunday morning at II o'clock the
commencement sermon was preached
in the school auditorium before an
audience that filled every available
seat in the hall, by the Rev. DR.. J. l..
Stokes, of Columbia. The venerable
minister in an excellent sermon, en-
deavoring, in his plain, simple and
forceful style to impress upon the
minds and hearts of the students that
self-realization under the leadership
of Christ is the open sesame to the
best that life can give.
Exercises incident to the closing OF
this very successful term were begun
last Thursday evening with a recital
by the advanced music pupils, and
participated in by the following stud
ents:
Elizabeth Fairey, Maria Burgess,
Belya Jenkinson, Flora Smith, Stella
Wolfe, Rosa Kellahan, Annie Frier-
son, Possie Burgess, Mary Sue Har-
rington, Annie Laura Singleton, Wv
ian Baker, Margie Brown, Rachel
Dove, Elizabeth Swails, Dorothy Nc
Dowell, Mary Louise Courtney, Jane
Gilland, Dolly McFaddin, Lillian Hill,
Hubert Spigner, Mary Catherine
Epps, and Julia Hall. Each Of the pu-
pills displayed marked ability in the
execution of the different numbers
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Off For Winthrop Short Course.

The following ladies from Williams
burg County will leave for Winthrop
College today to attend the state
short course: Mrs ]. G. Mccullough.
Kingstree, Rt. 1; Miss Belle McE-
veen, Greelyville; Mrs. Darby Minis,
Greelyville, Rt. 2; Mrs. Daniel Epps,
Cades; Miss Caroline Scott, Kings
tree.
The subject for study during the
ten days will be, "Cut the High Cost
of Living" l am sure that these
ladies will derive great benefit from
this meeting, and will be able to tell
US more about it later.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
A PEA FOR MORE CORN
Farmers of State Urged to Produce
Big Corn Crop.

Clemson College, June 1.-The
latest report of the South Carolina
Field Agent of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates, Mr.. B. B. Hare, shows an
indicated wheat yield Of !, S01, 900
bushels for this state, o. $4,000 less
than last year. Two per cent Of the
acreage sown has been abandoned.
The winter wheat acreage for the
United Estates is 34,165, 700 against
49,9O5,O0 last year, and the esti-
mated production is 1873 per cent less
than last year.
In view of this great reduction in
acreage and alarming shortage in
production, Mr.. w. w. Long, director
of the Extension Service, feels that
prompt and decided action should be
taken toward a larger corn crop
in this state to help meet the emrgen-
cy. He is therefore sending out wide
ly through the state the following
message on the subject in the hope
that South Carolina way not be
caught without food this fall. For
tunately it is not yet too late to save
the day.
Reports just received from United
States Department Of Agriculture in
dicate "a per cent reduction in wheat
production this year. Unless some
thing is done to meet this situation,
flour will be on same basis as during
the war, with this difference,-we
were then blessed with large corn
yields. Owing to unfavorable wealth
er conditions and the natural incen-
tive to grow cotton on account of pres
ent high price and fear of the wider
spreadig of the weevil within next
few years, we are liable to have dis
81 am sending this information to
many farmers, bankers, merchants,
cotton seed crushers, and newspapers,
so that our farmers, even at this late
date may be urged to increase their
acreage in corn. If this is done, we
can largely increase our food supply
and thereby save a serious situation
most likely to prevail this fall. l
suggest county meetings of prominent
farmers, bankers, and merchants to
consider the situation. Money with
out bread is not satisfying
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03
That Dec:ining Church Membership.

| The smallest increase in Protestant
church membership in the United
States in thirty years, which was
shown by figures recently compiled
for last year, has been variously ex-
planned, and in some quarters has Gre
ated bit Of alarm. The increase fol
1919 was only $4,000, compared with
an average increase for the ten pre-
;; vious years of 771,940. According to
DR.. H. K. Carroll, church statistician,
the decline became most perceptible
in 1918, when the gain was ,only
1885, 900.
The war, or causes directly attribu-
ted to the war, has been looked to for
an explanation of this situation. The
suspension of regular work by many
churches, Interruptions of their work
| by the absence of pastors in service
at the front or the camps, and also
the effort diverted in big drives for
funds, have been held partly respon-
sible for the comparative decline in
church membership gains. It is fur
ther pointed out that the influenza
! epidemic made heavy raids among
church members.
These. explanations are not salts
factory to many, however, and more
than one prominent leader of the
church has declared that the situation
was on the defensive and was now
fighting for its life. The paradox
cal situation of much-talked-of relig-
ious revivals at home and at the front
during the war and a simultaneous de-
crease in numbers gained by the
church, is explained in the statement
that soldiers were awakened to the
great truths of religion without a
consequent conviction of the vitality
or necessity of the church.
Probably there is no cause for par
ticular alarm at the comparative de-
crease in membership, for it ISM
numbers that count in church adher-
ents any more than elsewhere. The
big problem of the church is not gain
ing more members but vitalizing
membership actually enrolled. y
However, there is one feature OF
the enumeration last year that has
not been given any special considera-
ton or attention. It is the fact that
many churches have greatly improved
their methods of tabulating member
ship, have eliminated many who could
not be strictly claimed, allowed for
duplication, and in general increased
the accuracy of their bookkeeping.
It is highly probable that these more
accurate methods account for a large
part of the decrease in membership
gains.-Kansas City Star.
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GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY
Citizens of Williamsburg Drawn by
Jury Commission.

List of Grand and petit jurors who
will be required to appear in Kings
tree on Monday, the 18th day OF
June for the Summer Term of Cour'
of General Sessions, at which Judge
Jno. S. Wilson will preside:
Grand Jurors for 1920.
B. A. Mcknight, Lanes.
L. A. Rogerson, Andrews.
W. H. DuBose, Cades.
S. E. Mouzon, Kingstrees.
l.. B. Keefe, Hemingway, X. F. u.
N. R. Williamson, Cades. R. F. D.
G.. w. Mcdaniel, Hemingway.
]. F. Montgomery, Greelyville.
]. B. Clarkson, Lanes.
R. D. Gamble, Nesmith.
]. E. Baker, Kingstree.
]. C. McClary, Kingstree.
Otis G. Huggins, Hemingway!
j. E. Gamble Greelyville.
T. B. Patrick, Fowler.
S. w. McClary, Lanes.
j. H. Rowell, Trio.
C. Belts Crib, Hemingway.
Petit Jurors. .
i. ]. B. Lovett, Cooper.
2. w. S. Shaw, Salters.
8. ]. P. Gamble, Heinemann.
a. A. L. Lane, Kingstree, Rt.
S. S. W. Montgomery, Kingstree.
6. W. 1. Epps, Kingstree, Rt. 2.
Z. Ebert H. McElveen. Cades.
s, ]. L. McCants, Andrews, Rt.
9. w. D. Daniels, Cooper.
10. G. C. Parsons, Jr., Lane.
II. S. P. Cooper, Sutten.
IL. W. D. Harmon, Hemingway.
13. n. o. Pepkin, Andrews, Rt.
II. L. McElveen, Kingstree, Rt.2.
Is. w. C. Creel, Hemingway.
Is. R. F. Epps, Cades.
It's. T. McCrea, Kingstree, Rt. 2.
18. R. A. Thompson, Hemingway.
10. S. B. McElveen, Cades, Rt.
20. R. C. Gamble, Hemingway.
81. L. F. Stone, Hemingway.
%. S. ]. Erwin, Henry.
%. F. L. Baggett, Lanes.
"a. E. F. McClary, Kingstree, Rt.2
25. Gabe E. Gist, Greelyville-
26. G. D. Perry, Hemingway.
q. w. F. Hanna, Hemingway.
%. B. I. Brit, Andrews.
29. A. R. Moseley, Sr., Salters Depot
80. E. NJ. Joye, Hemingway.
81. A. D. Spivey, Greelyville.
80. o. L. Thompson, Salters Depot
i33. S. B. Ogburn, Trio.
"a. L. F. Perry, Johnsonville.
IS. S. A. Guerry, Kingstree, Rt-
26. w. T. Hemingway. Hemingway
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03

The Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly, meeting at Charlotte, N.
c., without debate Monday adopted
the plan of union with other Presby-
terian and Reformed Church bodies
submitted by the joint committee Sat-
urday. The vote was by acclamation,
and but few "No's" were heard. For
a moment the assembly was taken off
its feet as it were by the surprising
suddenness of its own action.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03

The Greenyille, Post of the Ameri-
can Legion Monday instructed its
five delegates to the State convention
to be held in Spartanburg, June s, to
oppose the suggested withdrawal OF
the South Carolina department from
the national organization.
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FORD"

E. B. Gamble, sheriff of Clarendon
County, died at o'clock Monday at
ternoon in a Columbia hospital. He
was sixty-three years of age and this
year would have completed sixteen
years in office.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-03

We Lead; Others Follow.
KNGSTREE HARDWARE CO.
5-27-4tc.
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