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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
PaxyiHc Items.

q Paaville. Oct. 17.-Tae Paxville
graded school began the new
school year Monday morning. the
9Th, with a, very large enrolment.
The school has as principal Mrs.
John K Breedin, Of Manning. as
sisting are Misses Margaret Broad
way of Paxville, Florence Sack of
Plnewood. and Maud Sprott of
Manning. The opening exercises
We're presided over by Mrs. Breed
in, with scripture reading by the
Rev III. j. Kyzer, and PRAYER by
the Rev. G.. w. Dukes of Pinewood.
Inspiring talks We're made by each
OF these. Mrs. Breedin, and Mr..
W. r. Keels, chairman of board
Of trustees. The patrons Of the
school are very much interested in
the work being done as was man
ifested by the attendance of a
large number of them upon the
opening exercises.
Miss c. E. MeLaurin of the
Home Branch school spent the
weekend at the home Of Mrs. S.
E. Curtis.
Mr.. T. r. Owen OF Adams Run
was here for a few days last week
on a business trip.
Miss Florence Fielder left Sum
day to resume her school duties
near Kershaw.
The Rev. VIC. Eiwell, of Heath
Springs. filed the pulpit Of the
Methodist church on Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. w. L. Adams and children
recently visited at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s.
corbett before leaving for their
InepAhome at Gaffney.
Mrs. Leslie Brunson and chill
dren of oswego were also recent
visitors at the home Of Mrs. N. z.
corbett.
Mrs. F. S. Geddinss will so to
fSewberry Friday to attend the
t w. C. T. e. convention.
Messrs.. Marion Graham. Fritz
Graham and. Miller are moving
their families to Florence this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Ridgill are
back from a fewsdays visit to rel
atives at Summerton.
Mr.. Eugene Brown of Coluna-
bia recently visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. i n. Brown.
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Notice to American Legion Auxiii-
arg Members.

in spite of the fact that "the
day was dark and cold and dreary", :,
the American Legion Auxiliary had
a splendid meeting both as to at
tendance and morale on Monday
afternoon. Every member pres
:snr esnrt entered With interest into the
sdiseussions OF the various matters
coming up and all we're ready to
help With the GpnatioTls and duties
lying ahead.
An invitation to the Halloween
party to be given the disabled SOL
diers at the g. s. Veterans Hos
pital in Greenvi1ie was extended to
the members. though ia this case,
their presents. not their pres
sence, we're solicited. The auxiliary
was glad to help fix for the party,
and crate of organes. dozen
little boxes of homemade candy,
and d number of Halloween caps
ana decorations, as desired, will be
sent IN ample time.
There is also a request for jel-
lies for the sick men and a case
Of these are. to- be shipped by
Thanksgiving. a. number OF jars
haying already been promised.
with winter coming on. they also
need some good, warm, knitted
night caps.
All the auxiliary members who
were unable to attend the meeting
viii doubtless want TO havesa hand
in this work, so we are taking this
opportunity to get this information
before them. But YOU do not have
to be a qualified member OF the
auxiliary to contribute to this cause.
The opportunity to give is open to
anyone touched with the vision OF
these sick and disabled ex-service
men shut up, many for life, with
in hospital walls, and the why of
it all. After an, 1T is SO little that
we can give, compared with their
great sacrifice for US. Surely we
will gladly spare these little things
that are needed to bring them a
little comfort ana cheer.
So il you make good jelly. send
us in asglass or two, a box Of fudge.
or perhaps you could knit a warm
cap for a baIdhead.. Phone Miss
Bryan at 4e4 and someone will call
for yur donations, or deliver the
goods to Miss Mary Owens, 20S n.
Magnolia street.
! Perhaps the most satisfactory
feature Of the meeting was the
election. by unanimous vote. OF
Mrs. Mitchell Levi as president to
succeed Mrs. E. w. Dabbs, Jr., who
resigned last spring. Under her
capable, interested and tactful
leadership. it is assured that the
organization viii SO forward in its
growth, development and work.
4
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Hssoods News and Comment

Rembert, Oct 16.-Mrs. J. r
Corbitt Of Hagood. who has re.
tarned from the infrmary in Co
lumbia, is quite weak.
/. The Womans Missionary So
ciety of Bethesda church, meet
ing ut the home of Mrs. S. w
Allen Saturday, October II. on
account of inclement weather, was
slender in attendance.
Miss Edna Davis of Horatio
who has been visiting in the Rem
bert community is at home again.
Mrs. y; c. Mcleod Of Remher'
spent the weekend with Miss Ed
ma Davis OF Horatio.
On account Of the bad weathe:
there were no services Of any kind
yesterday. Sunday, at Bethesda
enurch.
asked a young woman: 'De
you love him?" IF he loves me. ;
was her reply. Another song u
love him with all his blight.
which vas a near approach 10
sincere love.
Our good neighbor, w. j
Spencer. who has been quite feeble
is. able to be up again.
Miss Emma Allen Of Columbia
ut her brothers home, is slowly
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Shaw @:
Darlington, are visiting in our eonl-
munity.
Mrs. T. r. Moody of Horatio
who has been spending some time
with her daughter, Frances, al
school in Charleston, is expeete5
home shortly.
S. ". Allen is endeavoring tt
establish a creamery route in the
community. We sincerely hope he
Will succeed. Every community
ought to have one.
Some people used to be foolish
enough TO think it somewhat 3
disgrace to sell hams. eggs, but
ter, etc. but that is about thins
of the past.
Some folks are turning the sol
preparatory to seeding small grain
We look for j wet, cold winter
The times are certainly evil will
famine. of such intensity that the.
are eating one another. and tha'
among whites. en- the increase il
the world. the terrible Turk Sivei
right Of way. the Bolshevist or
the rampage it certainly seems thai
we have fallen on evil times.
..Hagood.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
THE ROAD
MAINTENANCE
PROBLEM
State Highway Gommission
Looking For Means to Keep
Roads in Condition

Columbia. ocr. 5.Discussiou:
OF the need for ainfenasce funds
in a large number OF counties S6es
the state ard OF the continued at9-
yuse Of the Demonstration plates
automobile deaiers viii be two ips.s
nortant subjects before the state
hignway commission at its month
.,y meeting here today sSs@
Frank 6;ibbes and r. d. Lambert
representing the Columbia site-
mobile association. are expected 10.
appear in behalf Of local Sdealers-
The commission recentfy aia
nounced that nest year no dens-
onstration plates would be issaef
because Of the continued aionsess
dealers. .sa effort is being raades
TO arrange for soEac plan whsre
b, duplicate. plates can lie iss6ed
without the oppostunity for suesl
a general violation OF the lasv and
privilege granted BY the eompaiz-:
sion. sssss'sss
Maintenance funds have been
exhausted in several count5cs a1sd
the upkeep work is being hanT-.
cred due to the Jack Of fnilds, It
was said The commission VIII
take this matter under advise
smcnt with especial reference e.
getting mere money next year In
some of the counties local funds
have been provided and Salis IS
.tid;ng the situation over. Howey
err. some general plan nltst s,e
adopted if maintenance work IS
to be satisfactory. II has been
suggested that the funds from the
gasoline tax be used FOR thus pur-5
pose and an effort along this sliEe
IS to be made as anthoEatiesssee
clearly that the money fsor s5se
sale Of licenses viii not be ssst6-s:
cient. :.he gasoline tax Ssosfid be
more popular If the money was
spent OF the roads.it IS believed
by some OF those inferested
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Meeting CITY Council.

a speeiai meeting of council
wa shield IN the: council chamber
at II o'clock noon for the pur-
pose OF receiving bids for the
purchase Of 10 o, 600 paving bonds
recently authorized: The mayor
and both counei1men were pres
ent. The following bids were re-
eeayed s,
stacey & Braun (by o. i. Yates@
Annual interest S98, ,5ge.0 .0e.
Spitzer Rpriek s Ce.,s annual
inferegt (, 500 .le.
Roth g. Co, eannual in
terest3, s97, 10000. z.s:a
Hibernia Securities Co. Inc. Tan
nuaI INTEREST,". s10g. s. 08.00.
q Iibernia Securities Co. Inc.
{sezni-anzual interest1, 81 90, 225.e0
After the reading OF the bids,
council went into executive ses-
sion and awarded the bonds to the
Eibernia Secnritise Co. Inc, on the
annual interest plan for $780,
$500.
The following: ordinance had its
second reading and was passed to
the third reading:
An ordinance of the city OF
Sumter to raise supplies for the
year commencing January lst,
1872, and ending December 3Ist.
1872. 6 {,
The mayor aud both members
s Of council voted in favor of the
ordinance. :s S.:s
ss The City Manager brought up
the matter OF distributing the cost
ofs the water mains to be laid to
the abattoir, and It was directed
that the water department should
be charged with the cost OF extend
sion to the city limits, anu that
The, rest OF the cost should be
charged TO the abatfoir, that is,
from the city limits to the abb
atteif. si--S -:
Council directed the clerk to take
up with various banking inst:
tntions; OF the city the matter Of
distribution OF the funds derived
vIfonf the sale5of the bonds, with a
view towards receiving. from them
a bid for interest to be allowed on
the daily balances for the whole
or aportion OF the proceeds from
the sale OF the bonds.
Council then adjourned
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Sunday Cob.

1T is stated on good authority
That Sheriff Hurst has received In
stsuction from the grand jury to
arrest Sunday golf players for vio-
latfon OF the Sabbath observance
law
TIE aasstion OF law was submit
ted TO the attorney general for a
ruling He replied quoting the
statute bearing on the subject but
gave no opinion. It is said that
arrests viii be made and a test case
taken to the courts Golf playing
on Sunday has been the custom
for years in a number Of South
caroliua towns having golf links
and there has been no Interference
By lam officers. If "a test case is
made in this county it will be
watched with interest by golfers
OF aiassections Of the state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
|UNDERPASs
CASE SETTLED
Sumter County Highway and
Coast Line Reach Agree
nsent OF Pinewood
Underpass

Co!umbia, Oct lS.-The rail-
road commission this afternoon
announced that officials Of the
Sumter county highway depart
nent ard OF the Coast Line Rail
way had settled a case which they
brought before the commission this
morning, to determine the share
of each in the cost Of Il proposed
underpass on the new pinewood
road near Swifton Siding. Arsu-
.ments We're not even presented 10
tile commission.
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TOWN And COUNTY NEWS
County Fair Notes.

Mr.. John Buck of the commit
tee on floats and decorated ears
reports that the Chero-cola Com
:pany of Sumter. and Levy & Mo-
ses. weli-known groeers, have
agreed to enter floats in the big
spectacular pageant OF progress
parade on County School Day. No
vember the oath. Who viii be the
next to entero Names viii be
published as reported by she
members of this committee.
Secretary E. I. Reardon. by in
fvisation OF DR.. S. IT. Edmunds.
Superintendent of Sumter city
schools made a short talk to the
teachers of the city schools at their
weekly meeting Tuesday regard I
ing the part the teachers are ex-
pected to- play in putting Suniter's
public schools in the big parade. 1t
was evident that our Sumter teach
|ers who, with their thousands OF pu-
pills reflected SO much glory on
Sumter IN thes1 s2l pageant Of pro-
gress parade will repeat them
selves again on Friday, November
s24th. DR.. Ednaunds later inform
ed the secretary that the Sumter
schools. can be depended upon to
be in the procession. That means
that the parade is going to be as
e. f~,c,
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SAN FRANCISCO GETS
1928 CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN LEGION

New orleans, Oct. 17.-san Fran
cisco was awarded the 1928 con-
vention of the American Legion
by acclamation.
Belgium will never forget what
America did" said NJ. Jeanne,
president of the Belgian veterans.
Neither Will she ever forget what
the Germans did. Germany must
pay for the damage inflicted dur
ing their occupation, not as yense-
ance. but simple justice"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
ANARCHY AT
VLADIVOSTOK
Approach of Victorious Red
Army Causes Reign Of
Lawlessness

Toxic. Oct. l9.-Lawlessness
reigns iii Eladivostok AS the re-
suit of the approach of the victor
ious Red army. official dispatches
say. The French consulate was
attacked. and foreigners have ap-
pealed to their governments for
projections.
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TURPENTINE
PRODUCTION
DECREASES

Washington. Oct. 1sThero was
a slight decrease in the total psD-:
duction of turpentine and an m
crease in rosin production duriRg:
the season ending March 81 COM
pared with year ago. the census
bureau announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

Those who plan to make the
trip. by auto to the State Fair next
week si1uld bear IN mind that hard
surface road construction is in pros
sress in both Sumter and Richland
county. The road to Columbia is
not lin the best condition for trav-
cl at present.
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N~Jl -
:. London. Oct. 1e.-The govern
ment of Premier Lloyd George re-
signed this afternoon. Kin &
George. who has been on a holiday
al Sandrigham palace returned to
London Immediately. It is expected
that Lloyd George will be received
by Kipg. George late today. Austen
Chamberlain and other cabinet
members conferred with the pre-
nier Immediately after the Union
list meeting.
After brief audience with
King George. Lloyd George return
ed to Downing street where he re-
ceived a delegation Of miners. Ac-
cording to the head of the deleSa-
ton. the premier said he could not
consult them. as premier, since he
had resigned and that the King
had accepted his resignation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

There are large number Of
tax executions in the hands OF the
sheriff. but many OF the executions
are against persons who are dead
or have long since removed from
the county. There should be some
Efficient system of eliminating from
the tax books the names Of people
who are no longer resident tax
payers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
HINTS FOR FIGHTING
THE BOIL WEEYIL
Destroy your cotton stalks right

Destroy your cotton stalks right
away.
@. Why?
\. To perish the weevils to
death before frost.
g. How?
A. Cut them with chopper and
completely root up.
@. How does destroying stalks
now effect weevil?
a. He can only feed and breed
in the fresh squares and tender
shoots. If you destroy your stalks
he. will have no place to lay an
egg. and viii die or go elsewhere
!. @. Why should my neighbor
destroy his stalks2
A. Because the weevil will leave
Your field when you cut. and so to
your neigi1bor's. only to get you
again before summer is over.
@. Have you any figures to
prove the effect of destroying
stalks?
a. Louisiana experiments, over
a long period, have shown as fol-
lows;
Stalks Destroyed - Per Cent of weevils
appearing Next Spring
On October Is or before 8 per cent.
October 18th to, 9th 5 per cent
November 1st to 25th 90 per cent
Nov. Goth to Dec. TIN 2S per cent
After Dec. 18th, 43 per cent.
@. Have you any evidence, like
that in South Carolina
a. Yes. We, notice two things
very striking. The counties last
year that made poor crops and de-
stroyed stalks early. have beat
neighboring counties making cotton
this year. Also. we have seen many
cases Of fields where stalks were
destroyed last fall and compared
Ito others where. stalks were left.
have made two and three times as
much cotton. Two fields. for ex-
ample. in Colleton county, as fol-
lows:
lse. Nine acres-stalks destroy
ed last fall, six bales this year.
End. Ten acres-stalks destroy
ed this spring, three bales this year.
The ten-acre field had always
produced better crops heretofore.
Both fields were treated exactly
alike. worked by the same man
on same farm
The Pee Dee Experiment Sta
ition's results this year show as
follows:
On S-acre field, no cotton last
year, therefore no stalk. Percen-
tage of infection July 23rd was s
| per cent; yield of cotton, 1880
pounds per acre. Another field.
just across ditch, had stalks turn
ed under during December. Per-
cei1tage of infection May 18th was
sc per cent: yield of cotton, 651
pounds per acre, with dust.
! Last, but not least, try to get
some cover crop on the tract just
as soon as you you cut the stalks.
1t helps the land and hurts the
! wceSil. The weevii cannot i've
over winter surrounded by a green
growing crop. He must be. in dry
litter.
Clean up your ditehes and hedges
land all surplus trash around the
premises.
We do not recommend moving
down the stalks and hauling to
the barn yard We think you will
have a mass of weevils emerging
from your barn yard next spring.
Then. too. you have double cost
of hauling both ways and it is
worth Just as much turned gnder
in the field.
We venture to say that had
| Florence county cut down all her
cotton stalks last October, we
would have made twice, the cotton
we have made this year.
| Do we want to double our
chances for next years crop? I;
so. do it now. and do it quick.
Start your chopper today.
For further literature and adj
vice. see the county agent or write
! % the Extension Service.
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49, - 49, =.
Reports received at Chamber of
Commerce. indicate that numerous
rural schools viii be in the pa
srade. Thousands OF letters are go
ing cut weekly to home demonstra-
1ion club members about COM
niunity booths and Miss Caro-
Tru1ack, and Mr.. ;Reardon, COM
anittee on community booths are
putting in hard work to induce
many commmunities to participate.
while County Agent J. Frank vii.
liams is conbing the woods for
individual farm booths. Other
committees in charge of different
departments are working enthus-
iastically hut are not yet ready to
report. .,ss..s. g
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

In Goshen. Ind. boy could not
stop laughing. Perhaps his schoo.
teacher broke her neck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

smyrna is said to be ihe birth
place of bridge whist. but hal ism
why the town was burned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

A Boston undertaken has been
convicted Of selling booze and we
can prove it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

a special term of the Court of
Common Pleas will convene next
Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

worlds series gateman offered to
whip Jack Dempsey FIR nothing
and that is why Jack wouldn't
Gght.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

Gossipins is an indoor sport that
the jaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21

Civilization is just 4 business
man in quest of Il profit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
Charleston.

This is fine country. but Nor.
way hsa law making girls learn
to cook before they marry.
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Conservative Members Of House of Commons
Vote to Appeal to Country
PREMIER AND CABINET RESIGN
King George Returned to London and IS Ex
pected to Summon Conservative Leader
TO Form Government

serratiye leader to form a govern
1pent.
, 1922-08-31
Six Sisters Have Reunion.

A most enjoyable family reunion
was held at the c. G. Young ranch on
Brush Creek last Friday, when six
sisters-Mesdames G. ii. Nichols, c..
c. Young, w. II. Sowder. X. A. Mckee,
b. A. Kidding and S. Il. Dillman-
with a number of their relatives. met
at the Young home for a reunion and
family picnic. The affair was in
honor of Mrs. Dillman of Kansas City
and her niece, Miss Dorothy Plumb
of Plattville. Wis. who are visiting
their relatives in the valley. Includ-
ing various nephews and nieccs from
this vicinity. and Mrs. j. +. Gross of
Cash, Mo-. an old-time friend. there
were % persons present. An elaborate
picnic dinner was a feature of the
day and the gathering was hugely en-
joyed by all.
, 1922-08-31
announcement.

To the Residents of Saratoga and vi
cinity
Mr.. Il. l.. Gould, my representative
in the undertaking business in Sara
toga. having expressed a desire to be
released as said representative on Sep
TENDER LIST, / take this means of an
nouncing hat l shall remain in the
undertaking business in Saratoga. The
location and person in charge will be
announced later through the columns
of this paper.
The residents of the Platte Valley
may be assured that any business in
the future. as in the past, entrusted to
me, will be properly attended to either
by myself or al able assistant, and 1
will guarantee honest, reasonable and
competent service.
In case my services are required be-
fore all new arrangements are COM
pleted, please call me up at Rawlins by
phone Mt my expense and either my
self or assistant will respond promptly
to your call. Yours Truly,
Fl. RASMUSSEN.
Phone, week days, 81 Nights, Sundays
and Holidays, 20.
, 1922-08-31

dairymen's affairs, the members at
tending being ignorant of the purpose
of the meeting and the business which
it was desired to transact. Several
were said to be ION their ear to some
extent on account of neglecting their
ranch business to come to town to at
tend a meeting which had no objective,
and they would seem to have a kick
coming. The notice in The Sun, noti-
flying the members of the meeting. was
ordered published by s. G. Hunter. and
it is said Mr.. Hunter was not present
at the meeting.
, 1922-08-31

Word received by friends from Mr..
and Mrs. l.. w. McAnulty of Big
Prairie, Alta, Canada, is to the effect
that J. T. (Tom) McAnulty and c. ].
Hennessy, both of Saratoga, had ar
rived at that place for a visit. En-
route to Canada they were Joined by
F. d. and A. w. McAnulty of Latham,
Kansas, brothers of L. w. and ]. T.,
and the party arrived at their desti-
nation on Sunday, August ID.
, 1922-08-31

Misses Elizabeth Shively and Mary
day train. to California, where
they will spend the winter. Miss
Shively plans to take employment in
Les Angeles, while Miss Harden will
attend school at Venice. this being her
third year in the Venice school. She
expects to graduate at the completion
of the spring term.
, 1922-08-31

w. G. Hall, who has spent the past
of his brother. f. r. Hall, near Twin
Groves. left yesterday for Lincoln.
to his school work in the Uni
versity of Nebraska. The young man
is specializing in geology, and has put
his vacation to practical use by in
speeding all the old mine workings in
the DOane-Rambler and Ferris-Hag-
, 1922-08-31

Mrs. Crl Willford and two daughters
returned home Saturday from Santa
Monica, Calf, where they were recent
ly called by the illness of Mrs. Will
ford's mother, Mrs. II. r. Jones. who
passed away a few days after the ar
rival of her daughter.
, 1922-08-31
NEWS.
(From The Echo.)

Gus Anderson is wrecking the south
half of his business building on Free
man avenue and repairing the north
half.
Chas. Il. Fait and c. ID. Robinson
came down from Silver Lake Monday
where they had been working on a
reservoir. the site of which they have
purchased from w. NJ. E%nglehart.
Max Critchford. who spent last week
here visiting Harry Morris, left Sat
urday for Lincoln, Neb. Mr.. Morris
accompanied him as far as Cheyenne,
returning to Encampment Sunday.
Gus Larson shipped four cars of
sheep from Encampment to the eastern
market Tuesday.
Bill Kuntzman left Monday for Du-
buque. Ia, where he will attend high
school this fall and winter.
-Four thousand more new ties are
being distributed along the local rail
road r~ight-of-way. and are being plac-
ed on the roadbed by the track crew.
n,+to. Wro,- 60. c.. ON.