The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
WANT TO ANNEX
TO SUMTER

~ ~ ~ AVA L
1t is evident from information re-
celved at the Sumter Chamber of
commerce that the citizens of the
Iurbeville and Douglas township sec
lions OF Clarendon county are getting
restless and will soon start the move
ment TO vote into Sumter county.
several Of the citizens of those sec
tlons have been in conference with
Secretary Rcardon about the propos-
ed annexation Of that territory which
has been talked about for the las,
iiVe years. 1t seems that the prompt
manner in which the Sumter county
''oard OF commissioners carried out
he guarantee made to the Pinewood
and Cavalry township people about
put ing the roads Of that section
into good shape, together with the
splendid work done IN those roads
have made a good impression on the
good citizens Of Turbeville. and
nearby territory.
during 1920 delegation Of citizens
from Turbeville met with the sum-
ter Chamber Of Commerce directors
and an agreement was entered into
which satisfied the Turbeville citi-
zens. Later there was q meeting Of
the Sumter county board Of commits
sioners held at Turbevine on the day
or the big Sumter Cha mber Of Com
endon's territory. But when the citi-
zens Of Turbeville came TO the Sum-
ter Chamber OF Commerce with thei,
proposition to vote into Sumter coun-
ty. why the Chamber Of Commerce
directors and the Sumter county
board Of commissioners met the Tur-
beville citizens half way, and told
them they would be very welcome TO
Sumter county whenever they saw fit
| to come back to Sumter county after
a separation Of siXty-five years
The Turbeville, New Zion and
| Douglas townships citizens occupy
practically the same position to the
city Of Sumter as do the Pinewood
and Cavalry townships sections of
merce booster trip and picinc at Tur-
oeFiiIe. The Sumter county commits
sIoners entered into an agreement re-
gardlng certain roads and fixing of
roads in the section proposed to be
annexed to Sumter county. The an
nexation proposition has been held up
however by some Of the leaders for
what they considered good reasons
merely delayed as they put it, until
certain things came TO pass in that
section. Now from what can be
learned from few who are impatient
about voting into Sumter county, it
looks like the certain things didn't
come to pass" as fast as were expect
co. and 1t is said that the Turbe-
vile voters are of the opinion that
they Will not get tho certain things"
promised by Clarendon county. The
atti -ude Of the Sumter Chamber of
commerce is not to invade Clarendon
county with a desire TO take Clar-
Clarendon that voted into Sumter
county on September 7th, 1920 Most
or, in fact practically all OF the peo-
PIE OF those sections around Turbe-
vile and New Zion do their trading
In Sumter, do their banking here, sell
most of their tobacco, cotton, and
other farm products in Sumter. They
scarcely ever go TO Manning except
for jury duty, to pay taxes. or on
other official business They are to all
! intents and purposes Sumter county
citizens" now, and have been for many
years.
Secretary Reardon has informed
the citizcns with whom he talked re-
Gently ,hat the Sumter county board
OF commissioners and the Sumter
hamber of Commerce are fully pre-
pared to carry out the agreements
made with the Turbeville people
should tae latter vote in.o Sumter
county. 1t looks as though the fight
put up by certain well known and
highly respected Clarendon county
citizens against Turbcville leaving
Clarendon county is going to prove as
futile as the hight these same patriotic
Clarcndonties put up against Pine
wood and Cavalry townships votiHg
into Sumter county. OF course tit.
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce will
meet these gentlemen on the husti,,3s
in the renewal of the Turbcville am
neXa ion proposition which threatens
TO break loose at almost any time now
Messrs l.. ID. Jennings II. b. Belser.
d. ID. Noise, DR.. +. S. Booth, and T..
|. Reardon are still in fine health
and are still able TO stand another
talk feast with the gentlemen from
Manning about the Turbcville annex
alton rs these Sumter gentlemen did
about the PineWood annexation. And
il might be said in passing that your
unclCs Mack Hicks and Henry John
son of the New Zion section of Clar-
endCn are still some orators, believe
me.