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8 I THE GAFFMEY LEDGER 4 CHEROKEE'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM I BEACH 30.333 PEOPLE IN CHEROKEE I THROUGH THE ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 16, 1894. CAFFNEY, S. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920. $4.00 PER YEA.1 IN ADVANCE. A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUN TY.

Tj A I ms FOOD TO BE IN FORME RESIDENT CH. LODGE WILL REPRESENT PITV 111 II ATlflM I MrCTIMft PUNY" INMAN IS SHOT BY HIS SON new connection, lie is married and will bring his family here. Governor Cooper has issued a proclamation setting aside Monday, January 3rd, as "acreage reduction day" in South Carolina, and has asked that mass meetings bo held at every county Beat that day. S. C.

Stribling, NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST CITY AND COUNTY EVENTS NOTED. DINNER BASKETS BE DISTRIBUTED CHRISTMAS EVE. Toy May be Sent in at Any Time Clothing Badly Needed for Little Girlt and Boy. Captain Flora Isaacson, head of the Salvation Army here, yesterday an- nounced that the Christmas dinner baskets for the poor will contain the following articles: beans, rice or grits, one pound of coffee, can of milk, corn, peas, pickles, bread, pound of sugar, cakes, fruits, half pound butter, vegetables, and chicken or roast. Each basket will contain the above-named foods in sufficient quantities to make a good dinner for a family.

It is planned to distribute the baskets the afternoon of December 24th. The people holding dinner cards who are in position to do so will send to the Salvation Army hall for the baskets, and Captain Isaacson will deliver the others to those who can not come or send for them. Persons desiring to make contributions of food for these baskets should send in everything except meats on the 23rd, Captain Isaacson said. Meat and chicken should be sent early the morning of the day before Christmas. Toys for the Christmas tree to be held December 28th may be sent in at any time; the sooner they are received the better, according to Captain Isaacson, because some of them need small repairs that can be made; and it will enable the Salvation Army to handle the proposition so much more satisfactorily if all of the gifts are sent several days before the tree is to be held.

Children's clothes can be used to great advantage just at this time, r.c-cording to Captain Isaacson, as there are several families where garments for the little ones are especially needed. Clothes that have been discarded by some children would be very useful presents to others, she said. "One little boy told me he could not come to our Christmas tree because he has no clothes to wear," Captain Isaacson stated. "I know one family in which there are three children from 6 to 10 years old in actual need of clothing, and there are others besides these, too." Boys' and girls' clothing can be used especially well, Captain Isaacson said. Lieutenant Bessie Hastings, of Troy, N.

has succeeded Cadet Grace Davics as assistant to Captain Isaacson. Lieutenant Hastings arrived here Wednesday. Cadet Davies has been transferred to Shamokin, Pa. WHAT KIND OF MEN DO WOMEN MOST ADMIRE? THE ANSWER Norma Talmage, Motion Picture Star Has Some Interesting Things to Say. "Flattery is like champagne Delightful while taking but sickening in its after effect." Thus does Norma Talmadge, the bewitching little motion picture star, describe that gen-til art whose use has been in vogue ever since man could speak and woman would listen.

"Flattery has toppled thrones, changed history, separated thousands of happy couples, people the underworld and divided kingdoms," continues Mjss Talmadge. "Nor is it an art exclusively used by mere man. Women have used it with telling effect as witness the wily Cleopatra and other professional royal flatterers." In the case of flattery we can reverse Kipling's famous lines "The female of the species is more deadly than the male" a man capable of saying pretty things in a pleasing way can easily mould to his desire most any susceptible woman or girl." And it is this same theme that makes "Yes or No?" Miss Talmadge's latest photoplay, a First National attraction, instructive as well as entertaining. In it the audience is shown the male flatterer at his deadly work both in the home of wealth and the humbler tenement it shows the male vamp in evening clothes and the pursuer in livery both deadly and dangerous. It graphically describes how two women in diametrically opposite stations of life accept the attentions of this despicable type of man.

This picturization of a subject vitally interesting to all women will be shown at the Strand Monday. NEWS ITEMS FROM GOUCHER Personals and Other Events of More of Less Interest. Goucher, Dec. 16. Mrs.

J. B. Brown's condition is still serious and at this time J. B. Brown is in a Spartanburg hospital.

The people of this community extend their sympathy to the family and hope for both a speedy recovery. Rev. A. L. Vaughan, of Greer, is visiting at J.

B. Brown's this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, of Jonesville, are spending a few days at J.

B. Brown'. Mr. and Mrs. Prater Smith attended the funeral service for Mr.

Hus-key yesterday. W. C. Goforth, of Spartanburg, is visiting relatives here this week. D.

W. Goforth, of Cowpens, is visiting at J. B. Brown's this week. "1K WhUNtiDAY BLACKSBURG NATIVE AWAY.

PASSES 'Nineteenth Century Club Entertain ed by Mrs. Cline Masonic Officers Other Items. Blacksburg, Dec. 17. Dr.

B. G. Black, a native of this city, died Wednesday at his home in Clover, where he' had been practicing dentis-ry for several years. He was about 38 years of age. Dr.

Black is survived by his wife, one child, and a number of other relatives including two brothers who live in Blacksburg. Mrs. Jno. F. Cline was charming hostess to the 19th Century Club Friday, afternoon, December 10th.

The following interesting program was carried out: "A sketch of the life of Joel Chandler Harris," Mr Whitesides. Instrumental duet, Miss Carothers and Mrs. Bridges. "Plantation Proverbs," Mrs. Moor-head.

Vocal solo, Miss Ruby Cline. "A story of the war by Uncle Remus" Mra Hobbs and Mrs. Roberts. Piano solo, Miss Corothers. After the program and during the social hour the hostess, assisted by Miss Faye Carlton and Miss Ruby Cline, served a delicious salad course with accessories.

Mrs. Cline's guests for the club were: Mrs. D. P. Smith, Mrs.

Cook-sey, Misses Faye Carlton, Georgia Sapoch and Ruby Cline. Mrs. M. J. Blount left last Friday for an extended visit with her son in Athens, Ga.

Miss raye Carlton and her weekend guest, Miss Ruth Lancaster, of Cherokee Falls, spent last Saturday in Charlotte. Buffalo Lodge, No. 202, A. F. at its regular meeting last Tuesday night, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Fred W.

J. E. Carroll, S. E. A.

Blalock. J. J. II. Ehyne, M.

F. Sapoch, Treasurer, and the following were appointed: L. Hoke, chaplain; D. P. Smith, S.

D. L. Ei iee, S. D. R.

forcer, J. A. J. Gooforth. tiler.

The installation will be held on the night of December 27th Airs. Chas. Baber. Mrs. Geo.

Roberts, Mrs. J. E. Carroll, Mrs. John Logan, Mrs.

J. E. UieeK, Mrs. A. W.

Gooche were visitors to Charlotte this week. Mrs. J. P. Roberts and Mrs).

Chas. Stowe, of Kings Mountain, spent Thursday with Mrs. J. G. Sapocoh.

Mrs. Agnes Cooksey spent Thursday in Rutherfordton. Miss Beatrice Moore and brother, Buford, of Atlanta, are with their mother, Mrs. F. M.

Moore, for the holidays. Miss Imigail Turner, of Charlotte, is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Turner till after the holidays.

Ben Ramseur, of Atlanta, is spending their week with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Ramseur.

Heyward Kennedy, of U. S. New York, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Ada Kennedy. Spencer Out on Bond.

Greenville, Dec. 16. Bankers and other prominent business men today signed the bond for the release from jail, pending trial, of Charles Spencer, well-known restaurant owner, charged with the killing of Grady Prince, twenty-6even-year-old lormer soldier, who was a member of the 323rd ambulance company, of the Eighty-first division. Spencer claims that Prince and another man, Shirley Styles, attacked him in his res taurant and he was forced to shoot to protect his own life. 000000000000 ooo APPEALS TO SANTA TO REMEMBER ALL 0 0 Dear Santa: 0 While I realize that I am a little too big for you to visit 0 me, I thought I would write you in behalf of all the little orphans and other little boys () and girls that may not be in 0 a position to enjoy Christmas 0 like some little boys and girls 0 are.

Will you pleane bring lots of good things this Xmas that would make their little hearts glad and to cause them 0 to enjoy Christmas as they have never done before? Re- member the unfortunate ones O' that are confined in the jail () and other places where Christ- 0 mas joys do not come except 0 some one carries it to them. 0 And now Santa while you are making the children happy with little toys, I am ask- 0 ing God to bless them and 0 make every one bright and 0 happy and may they some day realize and know that Christ- mas is just a day to convey to them that on this day a child was born into this world that gives them comfort and cheer 0 in all their trials and troubles His name is called Jesus and 0 He will save the people from 0 their sins. 0 A Friend. 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I i i 1 I Wi ill Attend Scuion of Council of United States Chamber of Com merce in Washington. At the first meeting of the directors of the" Chamber of Commerce and I (Agriculture, held Wednesday evening, I it was decided to send Dr.

Lee Davis i Lodge, (he president, as a representa-i tive of the local organization to a meeting of the national council of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington January 27 and 28. The directors present at the meeting were: Dr. Lodge, Edward Watson, II. M. Brown, H.

P. Griffith, P. C. Poole and Maynard Smyth. Communications were read from the United States Chamber of Commerce relative to a referendum vote on the of government ownership of public utilities and the cancellation of orders by merchants.

A communication from the Ander- son Chamber of Commerce in regard to securing tne passage oi more stringent laws against the carrying of concealed weapons was discussed. The directors of the local organization decided that what is needed is better co-operation with police officials instead of more laws. Another communication from the Anderson chamber in regard to laws with teeth against issuing bad checks was heartily endorsed. The Gaffney men agreed to memorialize the next legislature to amend the lay permitting 30 davs grace is allowed to mal worthless checks good. Dr.

Lodge informed the directors that he has plans for the next year's work of the chamber which he intends to put before them at an early date. So far as is known, no steps have been taken looking to securing new quarters for the chamber or towards getting a new executive secretary to relieve C. D. Meadows, who has been acting in this capacity since his resignation was accepted September 15. SPARTANBURG MERCHANT IS KILLED IN HIS STORE W.

D. Mitchell, Aged Manager of Whitlock's Store, Found Murder-ed Thursday Moroning. Spartanbuig, Dee. lo. w.

D. Mit- Ichell, aged manager of Whitlock's store four miles from Spartanburg, was found lying in a pool of blood in the front of the store at an early hour this morning. He had been shot through the heart with a shot gun and evidently had been dead some hours. The theory of the officer working on the case is that he was shot about o'clock last night. His purse, supposed to have contained considerable money, was taken from the body and his pockets had been disturbed.

Mr. Mitchell slept in the rear of the store, taking his meals at a home nearby. Last night a young man called at a home near the store and inquired as to who could find the manager of the store, stating that he wished to purchase some gasoline. He proceeded to the store and a few minutes later a loud report was heard by neighbors, but it was presumed that a passing automobile had burst a tire. Today those who heard the report are confident that it was the report of the shot gun they had heard.

Mr. Mitchell was 68 years old and unmarried. All efforts to trace the subsequent movements of the unknown young man who went to the store last night have thus far been unsuccessful. AMERICAN LEGION ASKS ADJUSTED COMPENSATION Soldiers' Organization Defends Tax Plan and Frowns on Any Plans for Delay. Washington, Dec.

lo. ihe American Legion will defend the tax plan in' the house bill granting adjusted compensation to former service men, but it will not defend delay by congress in passing the measure the senate finance committee was told today by Gilbert Bettman a member of the Legion's executive committee. Senator McCumber.of North Dakota, acting chairman of the committee, had advanced the condition of the treasury as a reason for suggesting postponement of action until 1922 or 1923. He said the treasury reports indicated a deficit of January 1, $2,500,000,00 on next June 30 and $1,500,000,000 at the end of the next fiscal year. "We all may be for a policy of retrenchment," said Mr.

Bettman, "but let's not retrench when the men come back at an economic disadvantage." Carl Calvin, national commander of the World War Veterans, told the committee congress had provided the mean3 for compensating the railroads and other industries taken over during the war and that the former soldiers felt they should have equal treatment. Maj. Frederick W. Galbraith, of Cincinnati, national commander of the American Legion, in presenting the claims of the men, said congress should find the means of meeting these claims. Mr.

Bettman expressed a similar view, saying it was not for the Legion to advise when or how the debtor should pay. Standing ready to fly, there are 6,166 planes controlled by the United States army air service. ATTENDED SCHOOL HERE WHEN A BOY. Man' Well Known to Many Gaffney People Killed by HU Son in Spar. tanburg Thursday Morning.

Munro N. Inman, of Spartanburg, well known to many Gaffney people jas "Puny" Inman, was shot and kill-i ed at his home in that city by his son, Manning Inman, Thursday morn ing. Mr. Inman attended the McArthur- Sams school here before the Gaffney public school system was established. For many years he was book-keeper and store manager for the Cowpens Manufacturing Company at Cowpens, and more recently he had been travel- ing.

An account of the shooting as published in the Spartanburg Herald yesterday follows: Munro N. Inman was shot and instantly killed yesterday by his son, Manning Inman. The tragedy occurred at the home of the elder Inman, 338 South Church street, early in the morning. The defense claims self defense. Mrs.

Inman, widow of the deceased, who was the chief witness at the coroner's inquest yesterday, testified that she heard her husband shout that he was going to kill his son. She testified that her husband had a butcher knife and was attempting to cut the young man. She says Manning Inman tried to escape, but finding the door locked grappled'with his father, A moment later she says she heard a pistol shot. When she entered the room she says she found the elder Inman lying on the floor with the butcher knife still grasped in his lifeless fingers. The son was standing nearby.

She noticed a pistol on the bed. Inquest Held. Coroner John S. Turner empannel-lei a jury yesterday afternoon and held an inquest over the dead body at Floyd's undertaking establishment at 1 o'clock. The verdict was that the deceased came to his deatli as the result of a gunshot wound in the hands of his son, Manning Imnan.

Bond was arranged for young Inman yesterday afternoon in the sum of $2,000, the order being signed by Judge Sease. Tho young man is twenty-one years of age. He is represented by C. P. Sims and Ben Hill Brown.

Manning Inman did not testify at the inquest yesterday. It was stated that he had received a cut on the wrist from the butcher knife in the hands of his father. The difficulty between Inman and his son seems to have been a family affair, the exact nature of which is not known, nor was anything brought out at the inquest to indicate its character. The trouble occurred shortly after the family had arisen, and just before breakfast was ready. Inman and his son were alone in a room.

Several other members of the family were in the house, but it appears that the first they knew of the trouble was when they heard loud talking. Defense's Stand. C. P. Sims stated yesterday that the defense will maintain that the killing was justifiable because of the alleged attack by the father upon the son.

Manning Inman is a young man of good appearance, and is said to bear an excellent reputation. Munro N. Inman is survived by his widow and several children, his father, Daniel Inman of Union, and five brothers and one sister, as follows: E. Inman, master in equity of Greenville; F. 0.

Inman, of Union; E. L. and W. L. Inman, of Shelton; C.

T. Inman, of California, and Mrs. B. F. Gault, of Union.

The funeral will be held at the grave in Oakland cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. R. V. Tanner, pastor of Southside Baptist church. WOMEN AS OFFICEHOLDERS May Become Directors of Chamber of Commerce.

Union, Dec. 17. Women of Union county who cast their ballots for the first time in the November election becjruse of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment are now eligible to become members and. directors of the Union Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. This was unanimously decided on at a meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce a few nights ago, and a cordial invitation has been extended the women of the city and county through the secretary Dr.

J. W. Buchanan, to become associated with this organization for the development of Union county. Thursday, December 30th. the annual banquet of the organisation will be given and a committee was appointed to arrange for tho occasion.

The annual meeting of the chamber of Commerce will be on the first Thursday evening in January, at which time the women who have joined as members will particpaco in the deliberations and election of officers. The Canadian army during the world war captured 860 nrtillery guns and 4.200 machine guns. fUcent Happening In and Around the City and Other Erents Ctn- red by To City Editor. Felix Littleinhn, a well known farmer of the Trough Shoals section, wns among tho visitors here yester-: day. TIia iiv Hchonk will close next Wednesday for the Christmas holi- i days.

Christmas trees will be held at West End and Cherokee Avenue Wed-1 neaday. The Globe Mills has had another i i ,1 olfrt I rt1rn nno hnrnpH a few weeks airo. n4AHn V.a M.ni.nniif1 Krn tlfU CMC MUJU will uc nuwuu the first of January with John K. Moore as manager. II.

L. Hungerford, of Greenville, division superintendent, and H. D. Luckett, of Charlotte, of the freight traffic department of the Southern Railway Company, spent yesterday in Gaffney on business. Workmen are now engaged in painting the outside of the postofflce building.

All exterior work, including the flag pole and horse racks, will be repainted, and the roof will be repaired, Postmaster F. B. Gaffney said yesterday. Miss Ethel Hopkins, home demonstration agent, Jias the following meetings scheduled for next week: Monday, Antioch Girls' Club, and Tuesday the McKown's Mountain Girls' Club. Candy-making will be the subject for the meetings.

An informal subscription dance will be held at the Hotel Carroll next Thursday evening, it has been announced. Fox's Orchestra of Charlotte has been engaged to furnish the music. The dancing will begin at 9 o'clock and will continue until 12. A special Christmas program will be rendered at the meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association Tuesday afternoon at the Central school, it has been announced. The meeting will begin at 3 :.0 clock.

All members patrons of the school are invited. le students left yesterday for their respective homes to spend the Christmas vacation period, and others will leave today. The girls will be expected to return the first Monday in January for the post-Christmas session. Gossett's Transfer began making regular trips from Gaffney to Spartanburg and return Wednesday. While business has not been "rushing" some passengers have taken advantage of the bus, and it is believed the business will grow as it becomes better known to the public.

W. B. Camp, of Fresno, arrived here Thursday to spend the Christmas vacation with his father, Clayton Camp, and other relatives. Mr. Camp has been engaged in in-trodiHng cotton-growing in Califor- nia for a number of years, and he has been very successful in this work.

An order by Postmaster F. B. an additional stamp case for flfiC the local office has been approved, according to information received by Mr. Gaffney yesterday. This i additional equipment has become very much needed on account of the increase in the stamp business.

Mr. Gaffney expects to receive the case within the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirby, of the Dawkins Mill section, have received a telegram stating that the body of their son, the late Walter Kirby, a soldier who died in France, is expected to arrive at Hoboken, N.

to- day. Mr. Kirby, who died September 30 a mnmiwr of mianv 53rd Pioneer Infantry. The body is eApecuea 10 oe sent, to his parents within the next few days. Among the individual warehouses recently admitted to the state system are those of Richmond Stacy and J.

W. Waters, of about 50 bales of cot-i ton capacity each. These two farm-: ers built their houses strictly aceord-; ing to the plans of the state ware- house commission. There are now 15 individual houses and eight commu- nity warehouses in Cherokee county, all entered in the state system. A joint meeting of the senior and 'ii'or Christian Endeavorer Societies be held in the Limestone Presby-i terian church Sunday evening at 6:15 o'clock.

The subject will be "A Covenant," and the program for the occasion will be the one prepared Dy Miss Ethel Hopkins, superintendent rl the tenth legion in South Caro-iwa, for joint meetings to be held by all senior and junior societies in the state at this time. T. T. Griffith, president of the Carolina Bank and Trust Company, yesterday announced that F. N.

Westbrook, of Raleigh, N. has been secured to take charge of the farm demonstration agent, yesterday said that he would like to have such a meeting held in Gaffney, but he expects to bo out of the city at the time named, and consequently if an attempt is made to hold the meeting someone else will have to make the necessary announcements. II. O. Frickhoeffer, superintendent of construction of the Musgrove Mills, yesterday emphatically denied a story that has been circulated to the effect that the Musgrove mill building had sunk a depth of one foot and a half in the last few weeks.

He said such a story was preposterous. "To my own knowledge, the mill has Yiot sunk as much as one sixty-fourth of an inch," declared Mr. Frickhoeffer," and I think I ought to know about it." It will probably be April before the construction is completed, the superintendent stated. The advertisement of the American State Bank in this issue of The Ledger contains some valuale information for those who wish to save a little extra money for next Christmas. At first glance, the statement that if a person starts a savings account with two cents, just one postage stamp for a letter, and doubles the amount each month for ewelve consecutive times the amount at the end of the year will total $81.90, seems to be incredible.

But a statistical table, compiled according to the elementary rules of arithmetic, shows this to be correct. A. E. Schilletter, horticulturist of the extension department of Clemson College, who came to Gaffney Wednesday for the purpose of conducting orchard schools in various parts of the county this week, wa.s called back to Clemson Wednesday night. S.

C. Stribling, Cherokee county farm demonstration agent, has carried" out the original program for the week, and Thursday afternoon he gave a demonstration in pruning and spraying in the orchard of Mart Martin, in the Battleground section. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Stribling went to WiU kinsville to give another demonstration. Hammett's gin, near McKown's Mountain, was destroyed by fire about noon Thursday, involving a loss of approximately $1,500 without any insurance.

The plant consisted of two GO-saw gins and one 70-saw gin. About GOO worth of new machinery had been installed at the beginning of the present season. The lire originated from the machinery. Two bales of cotton were burned also, and 10 other bales lying around the gin at the time were saved. The owners of the plant were: B.

R.Metcalf, G. L. Stroup, J. R. Service, Bud Hammett, J.

G. Wright and G. B. Mullinax. The gin had been in operation for some eight to 10 years.

Dr. J. C. Creech, of the Gaffney Drug Company, yesterday said that the drawing for the two talking machines to be given the persons holding lucky numbers will take place promptly at noon next Wednesday. A committee of three disinterested persons will be asked to sunervise the drawing.

A little girl will be and requested to draw one ticket after the tickets have been thoroughly mixed. Should she draw two at the same time, both will be put back into the box and another one will be drawn, according to Dr. Creech. The drawing will take place on the stairway beside Ross Smith's pool room if the wtather is suitable. WILL UNVIEL MONUMENT TO MAN WHO ISN'T BURIED HERE Cherry Camp, Woodmen of the World to Honor Memory of Soldier Sleeping in Sod of France.

Perhaps the most unusual r.vp" "'itnesspd in this county vn take place tomorrow af-ao Liiayiwuiue enuren when Cherry Camp, No. 74, Woodmen of the World, will unveil a monument to the memory of the late Marcus L. Owensby, deceased son of Mr. and Mrs. John W.

Owensby. The unusual element in the proceedings will be the fact that the body of the man being remembered is not buried in the Draytonviile cemetery, but is several thousand miles away. Marcus L. Owensby died in France and his body has not yec been returned to this country. Probate Judge W.

D. Kirby will deliver the memorial address, it was announced yesterday. The members of Cherry Camp are expected to gather for the ceremonial early Sunday afternoon. The unveiling will take place at 3 o'clock. Relatives and friends of the deceased, and all Woodmen are invited to attend the service.

Antioch News. Antioch, Dec. Mrs. Tom Pruett is moving to her father's, Mr. Bill Hambrick, at Poplar Springs, N.

C. Tom Montgomery is moving into the the house vacated by Mrs. Pruett. Mrs. J.

B. and Mrs. Newton Ham-bright visited in Sharon Tuesday. J. M.

Shuford and wife, and T. R. Shuford and wife, both of Gastonia, were the guests of W. L. Shuford and family Sunday.

George McSwain and Lewis Carroll have returned home after motoring with Rev. J. T. Going to Loris, S. C.

nanus insurance ana real estate cie- partment. Mr. Westbrook, who has had a number of years' experience in insurance and real estate, will Come to VrTlfncy January 1st to assume hrs it.