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posed of at Meeting
^A regular monthly meeting of the
Iloard of County Commissioners
/ teas held Tuesday, October 3rd with
adi members present. The minutes
qi September 5th were read and
approved.
^-Mr. G. A. Nettles appeared and
j^ked =when this new Privateer
r^ad'would be continued to Broad
ly Siding. He was advised that
tfee board could not undertake to
do this work in the near ^future.
*TChairman Rowland reported that
gravel for Wateree Bridge .* ap
proaches! had been purchased from
J?s. G. Simmons .at C 1-2 cents a;
eabic yard. * ,
C Commissioner Olrver reported i
new stove purchased for jail at a j
cast of $55 and Aims House stove |
repaired.
Commissioner Britton reported a!
r?ule purchased, for $200. replacing I
mule that lately died. He also re- J
ported on* case of .Mrs. Camilla I
Bradford referred to him. Ap
pjropriation was ordered discon- j
for its continuance.
Zr Sheriff Hurst and Jailer Owens I
appeared, calling attention to re- j
pairs needed to -roof and chim
jjey of jail. Commissioners were
appointed to dp what is necessary
Iis. way of repairs.
2? Superintendent Nunnamaker of
Alms House, appeared with title
from Public Welfare Board of City
etf New Tork relative to William
BSckerson. a thirte"en-year-old ne
2ro boy, who was a charge on the
aity and who was formerly from
Sumter. The clerw was directed to
answer this letter saying Sumter
oounty has no interest in the case.
* The clerk reported the tempor
ary commitment ?f Fred Single
ton, an old negro, to the Alms
jjjouse. pending other probable ar
rangements for his care. This ac
tion was approved.
* Attorney. L. E. Wood spoke for
:a delegation of citizens present,
?sking for the claying cf the lost;-"
er end of the Plowden Mill road,
stating that same had received very
little attention im the last ten years,
Ifiat the road was a rural mail
??sjoute and badly needs attention.
L petition from . citizens of . the
jeighborhbod and" also a . letter
frmo the PostoSfice Department.
Stating that this road badly needs
impairs were presented to the
$oard. The board promised to
give this road attention as soon as
Jhe present work outlined for the
ijnain gang is completed., which, it
^ras estimated, would r^e about
?eixty days. I
^ Attorney Wood also appaared.
^representing Mrs. W. E. West, ask
ing that the county send to Rich
mond. Va.. for her husbAd. who
jfcas wanted hereAfor criminal ac
tion for non-support. : Th"e^Up3rc?
did not feel warranted in domj
this.
RD MEETING
itmitine Business Dis
i Tuesday, Oct. 3rd.
A delegation from Black River
road asked for certain material for
bridges on detour road which they
were endeavoring to keep in condi
tion without charge to the county.
The eounty engineer was directed
to furnish material for this pur
pose, from old bridges.
Report was received from coun
ty engineer as to progress of work
during last month. Main gang
working on roads in northwest
ern section of county. Tractor gang
engaged in widening roads in Du
Bose 'section. This road is about
completed to Bossards. He expects
to move this outfit to the Camp
Alice road when the above work
is completed. He-advised that a
contractor had offered to buy a!
lot of sheet piling which which had j
been purchased for use in construe- j
tion of the Pocalla bridge. The I
chairman, clerk and engineer were j
appointed to handle this matter.j
The engineer also reported on the !
crowded condition of the sleeping
quarters of convicts, stating that;
this had been criticised'by the rep-J
resentative of the State Welfare;
Board. He recommended building
a stockade -at the jail and thus re-:
lieving the cage for road work.
Chairman Rowland and Commis
sioners Oliver and Britton were
asked to give this matter their
attention. .
I Mr. E. W. DabbS appeared in the
j interest of the Turbeville road,
asking that it be built now. The
board stated that this work could
not be -underatken at this time.
!< A claim was received from Mr.
j j. W. Sturgeon for ^damages sus
tained by his car running into a
! washout *n the Shiloh section. A
[report was received from Eugene
j Jeffords and Commissioner Mims on
[the case, and after consideration
[the claim was rejected. . , *
J A request wgs received from the
iCurb Market located on the. Court
i House grounds, asking for permis
' sion to build a shed adjacent to
present building. The Board re
: fused- the request,
j The clerk reported that he had
Ireceived a notice from the city in
i reference to possible changes that
j would have to be made in electric
: wiring and was instructed to do
I what was uecessar.y
j A report. was received from the
j county treasurer advising that
i $16,517 on hand for county ordi
l nary purposes.
] The clerk reported,on the month
ly pro rata expenditures to date,
j A letter .was received from Mr.
jW. J. Seale calling attention to
] speeding that is going on on the
; Broad street extension since it had
jbeen hard surfaced, stating that it
j was dangerous to children, who use
i this road in going to school. - The
i engineer- was directed to put up
[speed limit signs at the indicated
places.
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A letter we.s read fro^> the O. L.
Williams Veneer Co. in connection
with the application for aid by
Johnny Hollis. stating that they
had given him considerable assist
ance when lie was injured and had
endeavored in every way to take
care of him since, but he had
shown an indisposition to do any
work however light.
Sheriff Hurst appeared relative
to his transportation expense ac- |
count -and directing attention to
secret - service items thereon. He
was directed to bring it to the atten
tion of the legislative delegation
and inform it of the circumstances, j
Messrs. R. A. Bradham and D. j
R. McCallum appeared represent- j
ing the Sumter Cotton Warehouse.j
Co.. relative to the county contract j
with that company for platform j
space for the public weighers. They |
stated that the compayn did not j
feel Hfce tying up its entire plat- (
form space for the contract price of ;
! two cents a bale. They stated j
i that they had had a new contract ;
drawn, limiting the contract to aYl
part of the platform a*-this price. J
! The%1 board received this for con
j sideration and turned it over to the
j chairman for reference to the ccun
i ty "attorney.
j The appropriation for D. A. Hat
j.field was ordered discontinued, be
ginning with the November pay
I meht.
* Application for cotton weigher,
at Sumter, representing the county,
Was received from B. J. Hayns
.worth, and .he, was elected for a
two-year term.
The re-appointment of the deputy
weigher at the Rowland Ware
house came up for action. The
chairman being interested in this
warehouse retired while the matr
ter was being discussed. Mr. T.
V. Walsh'wa* . re-appointed. ,
j County Physician- Andrews Te
! ported that he'had purchased a'
j pari . of. cheap glasses for Mrs.
I Cuter.
Mr. L. D. Jennings . appeared
! relative, his claim for attorney's fee
; m the King case. His claim for
$1,-000 was approved.
Reports were received from
(T?r?l policemen, with exception of
Policeman Norris. Home Demon
stration Agents report and Cotton
Weighers' Scale tests were received.
The clerk was directed to pre
I pare a new form of report for
j rural policemen, covering daily
^activities. ;
j Complaints having been made, re
specting the accuracy of the spring
I scales used in weighing cotton,
1 Commissioner Britton was asked
;, to make personal tests of : these
^ scale* from time to. time.
' John McBauchlin appeared rela
tive to the discontinuance of- hit
j appropriaiton and made state
\ ment's. which were received?s ih
j formation.
3 . Mr. S. A. Harvin appeared.' re
? porting a bad sand lied in the road
from Cane. Savanuab to Tuoniey
; Station, and stated 'that this road
;will be used a great deal when the
hard surfacing is finished; also
['that the Bethel road needs-straig-ht
i ening and working, that .Cane Sa
.'vannah. bridge was' narrow, shaky
and .has no railing. - He thought
Fall Coat
Here are some of the advance
They feature full lines with interestc
than last season. H^ivy pile fabric
are in demand.
I this dangerous and should have at
tention. These matters will have
(attention as soon as the chain
(gang reaches that section.
The Board authorized that a
j deputy be sent to .Wilson. N. C. to
I bring back Scrap L^Voe, an escap
' cd convict, who -was serving a
; sentence .there and who" has six
I months more to serve of a sentence
? on the Sumter county chain gans:.
! A. memorandum was ordered
j made to recommend to the delegn>
j'tfqn the passage b'f i? general law
j automatically increasing th<? time
jot sentence in case a convict es
capes from the can? and is re
.; captured.
j . After approval of claims tip.
j I ~>z rd ?dj^urn?ti
Sumter Finn Chartered.
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j " Columbia. Oct. 4.?The Jennings
j Furniture Co.. of Sumter. has been
1 chartered by the secretary of stat"-?.
The capital s*ock is $25v!D"00'. t..'D.
Jennings is president and treasurer]
Mamie E. tiunter is.vice president
and secretary. - ? ?
A grouch is just liver compjc?nt
?made vocal.
s Shown
ill costs that r.r 3 now being shown,
ig. sleeves , that arc a little narrower
3 and brilliant" brocades and satins
FACT FINDING
COMMISSION
Another Move in the Coal
Mining Controversy
j Cleveland. OcT. 3.?A telecr ajn
from Secretary of Commerce Hoov
! er and Sfecretary of Dabor Davis,
requesting the submission' of the
names' .'of twenty persons, not. a<
.-?ociated with coal mining, for use ir
"the creation; of the fact'3 finding
j commission fcor the ^onl industry
; provided under the Horah-YVinsiow
biH. was in the-hands of T. K
'M?h-eiY of Cleveland, teniporarj
^chairman >>f the second .ioinf ses
rsibn of bituminous ndne'rs :ja'nd
roperators conference here.
- m m m '
h, Taic precautions for the City 01
?Sumter have beer, turned over tc
.Chief of' -Police' Barwi'/k and h?
[wfll b'eg-jn calling on \deli?quenti
jWithifi a few days to make hhme
jdTate s-T'it lernen f.: Where settle
] merit is .not mad^ the property--will
.l-.e seized and sold to s?stify the
'claims of the city.
NO OPPOSITION
; FOR JIM BYRNES!
Republicans Will Not Put Up!
Candidate, is Report
j -_ i
Aiken. Oct.'3.?There was a big
meeting of the G. O. P. of the;
? Second Congressional District held
i in Aiken at the Colored Odd Fei-1
i lows' Hall at 3 o'clock this after-;
? noon. W. S. Dixon, of Barn well, i
; district chairman, presided. Dele- j
! sates from the nine counties. Aiken. j
? Barnwell. Bamberg. Allendale, Sa-1
h;da, Edgefleld. Beautort. Hampton;
i and Jasper were present. Joe;
i Tolbert did not put in his appear-j
I anee. Aiken was represented by
i-the Rev.. S. C. Holland. J. P. Rice,;
! Jr.. J. Hickson, E>r- David L. Scott j
j and C. H. Simmons; Barnwell. W. S. j
j Dixon. C. A. Holland and A. P. Ma- :
I son: Bamberg. D. D. Geter. C. P. ?
j Robinson; Allendale. R. B. Vance;'
!: Saluda. J. M. Jones, W. S. Watson j
;and John Fetfon: Edgefleld. Charles1
j Bussy, W. H. Holloway, E. W. An- j
I dersoh; Beaufort. E. G. Clark;
j Hampton.'. K. W. Baker; Jasper.
?I Ryan Balls. There were only two
! "Lily Whites" in the gathering.
Despite expectations, there was
; no candidate nominated for con
; gross of the Second Congressinoal
I district against James F. Byrnes,
; and it was learned on "high" au
I therity that there would be no
I candidate named for the office.
The meeting. was orderly and
I passed off unnoticed by Aiken's
j Democratic citizens. Present among
; the. gathering was Chairman Stro
| th?r of Edgefleld. who last week,
j it is alleged, was ordered by a par
!, ty of white men to leave Edgefield
? county. Strother. who owns land
[on the outskirts of Edgefleld. left
at or.ee for Columbia, where he re
| mained until today, when he ven
tured to Aiken. He states that five
j white men in an automobile met
'him near his home on the road last
i Monday a week and ordered him to
[sell out his property and leave the
county. Strother claims that his
! son-in-law. Charles Bussy, was
' ? treated to the same warning about
I a year ago, and that Bussy sold
? 50 acres of land "for nothing."
' William Jackson is the county
j chairman for Aiken.
. ! The hearing .in the city of Sum
i ter against the Sumter Gas & Pow
ijer Co.. case, before Federal' Judge
:' H. A. M. Smith in Charleston Tues
. j day resulted in the granting of
the motion of the attorneys for the
. Gas company that they be allowed
' ? to file an amended bill of complaint.
? !This motion was not resisted by the
' i attorneys . for the city. The mo
i'tion of the city's attorneys ^hat an
order be issued requiring the Gas
?company to* im mediately refund to
, i patrons of the . company all. sums
,: collected in excess of the franchise
;! rate for gas was not granted- Judge
..Smith said he .would withhold this
.! order pending ? further develop
[ j monts pf the case, but the ruling
?'was without prejudice to the cause
' of the city of Sumter.
Indict Courtenay
For Fourth Timel
- j
Charged TVith Attempting to
Defeat and Evade an Act
of Congress of 1919
Greenville. Oct. 2--Campbell
Courtenay. former president of
the Courtenay Manufacturing'Com
pany of Xewry. was Indicted in
United State? Court here today on
a charge of attempting to defeat
and evade the income, war profits
and excess profits act of Congress
of 1919 by altering and causing to
be altered during ihe year 1918 the
books of account, records and pa
pers of the Courtey.ay Manufactur
ing Company and changing and
raising and :a:jsiru? to be changed
arid raised the tri?? rrice and cost
paid by the Courfenay Manufactur
ing Company ?>r cotton consumed
and manufactured by this corpora
tion during the-year 1918. The in
dictment is the fourth to be re
turned against Mr. Courtenay
others having been handed out at
I the term of Federal Court in An
I derson last May. These indictr
j ments along with several others
? against former stockholders in the
j Courtenay Manufacturing Company
I grew out of investigation by fed
i eral agents that followed the sale
! of the mill at Xewry to W. L. Gass
I away and the stockholders of the
j Isaqueena Mills in 1920. At Ander
{son last May, Campbell Courtenay,
j Ashmead Courtenay. St. John
i Courtenay. Edwin F. Frost, Fran
! eis P. Pelzer. and Henry Rutledge
! Buist were indicted for conspiracy
j to defraud the government Iadi
! vidual indictments charging fraud
I ulenf returns on ^income taxes and
! perjury were returned at the
j same time against St. John Courte
j nay and Campbell Courtenay, there
j being two bills of ipdictment against
I Campbell Courtenay.
Not to Be Tried at This Term.
j Greenville. Oct. 3.?It was stated
? tonight by District Attorney Ern
est L. Campbell that the case of
Campbell Courtenay against whom
a true bill was returned by the
federal grand jury today, charging
attempted evasion of the income
tax acts will not come tip for trial
! at the. present term of court.
'Courtenay was formerly president
i of the -^Courtenay Manufacturing
,! Company.
j The indictment charges that
[Courtenay so had the books of the
! company altered as to represent
'the tax to be S297.140 when an :ln
Ivestigation by federal agents show
that the tax. should have been
$400,303. The alteration on the
books was made on*the price paid
for cotton consumed in manufac
Wbite: Mr. H. P. Love, of Sum
! ter, to Miss Lillie Brogdon. of Har
fvin.
I Colored: Willie Hall to Geneva
luring, it is charged.
Marriage Licenses.
: Barker, of Sumter.
DR. W. D. MELTON |
IS MODERATOR
Synod Attended by Record
Breaking Number ?
Chester. Oct. 3?Dr. W. - Davis?
Melton, president of the University
of South Carolina, was electe^
moderator of the PresbyetrialE'
Synod of South Caroina today a&
the annual convention in Purity
Church here. Dr. Melton was
eleetfd over .the Rev. Alexander*
Martin. D. D.. of Rock Hill. Hjg
succeeds the Rev. \V. H. Hudson^
who recently returned to the Chj^
nese mission fields -5
Dr. Melton expressed his apprsSf
ciation of the honor conferred upj?
on him and remarked that,.it was;
[ fitting that the* event should hav^f*
. taken place in Chester, since lie
mjai native of this county. ^
BThe synod is attended by a ree^
ord breaking number of minister^*
'and delegates. The Rev. S. C*f
Ryrd. president of Chfcora CoTtegg
|ar?d former moderator, presided air..
;the opening session. The annu^?f
sermon was delivered by the Rei*'
;J. B. Green. D. C. of Columbia^
professor of theology at the
lumbia- Theological Seminary. '\f
j ? Regret was expressed by thif
'synod over the absence of the Rev*
I Thomas H. Law. D. D.. of Spartan^
j burg State clerk and treasure*^
jthis being his second absence fron?
;an annual convention in forty-sevej^
j years. He recently underwent
'. serious operation which prevented*
'him from coming to Chester. v >|
w0' Justice J. H.' Marion, of tl*er:
j State Supreme Court, delivered th?
' address'of welcome on behalf of **
Chamber of Commerce and ot
interests/"while the welcome on
?part of Purity Church was
, pressed by the pastor, the R
iFlournoy Shepperson. D.,D.
Football at Clemson. %?
Clemso*h College, Sept. "SO.-r
Thousands of grid fajis witnessed
jthe Centr^-Clemson game herert<j?t.
'day. in which Clemson was defea?"*
;ed 21 to 0. A blaring sun frpm .^
'cloudless sky.made it sizzling h**jj?
for the game. All seats in
1 wooden, amphitheatre were ocj:uj?
' pied and still the crowds continued
to surge to the standing spaces. v?
! The Centre team cave on the
field *fijrst and were sopn followed
by the Tigers. Centre won:the -tos(p
:and elected to receive at the soufijgt
goal. , Holahan of Clemson kick*
ed off. behind'the goal line and tli&
ball was brought out to the 2<fe
yard line. For the first guartesp
things- looked dark, for Centre; Bi|?
the superiority of the Praytejk
Colonels' told in the last ihr~
- quarters and ineach' one
jmade a " touchdown. ^ Turnipse^ ;
f and *Lightsey for Clemson were ?3r^ .
i outstanding stars, while *CovinS"toi-x
jF?'rrlette and Turner - shone for
[Centre.- ? ' y;
j - Qn October 7th Clemson playa
; Xewberry..and a game lull, of i>eV
ji3 predicted.
? ? -\,.
' The drifter seldom lands.
est Event of the Season
9
under auspices
;r POST NO. 15 american legion
les9 and Mens9
ACADEMY
OF
MUSIC
October 12th
?15
M.
a big band and orchestra
in attendanc
OF
MUSIC
October 12 th
5 P. ML
a big band and orchestra
in attendance.
keep your eyes . and ears
and don't miss this event
