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WEEKLY NEWS LETTER ? Child Placing Department Active It Good Work, The following is an extract fron a letter received by The Child Plac ing Department from a cooperating social worker in another city: "Miss M. asked me to write you a note tc thank you for your letter and to tel! you that it is welcome news to know that you can find a good home foi baby William. He seems to be an adorable little fellow and everyone who has seen him loves him. He has brown eyes and light hair that curls on the top, and a captivating smile Dr. P. examined him j and gave him a clean bill of health, saying that he was a "hungry baby" knd that all he 3 - - - an/1 iviffincf ^ IltteUS 12* 1UVU auu yvvv...^. This baby has previously been reported to the Department and an investigation of the case brought to light the fact that the baby had been given by the matron of a maternity 1 home in another state to a Mrs. Blank about whom the matron knew practically nothing. Mrs. B. soon tired of the baby and deserted it after which it was handed about from one person to another until it finally came to the attention of the social worker who took charge of the baby through the probate court and reported the case to the Child Placing Department Little William was accepted and placed with Mr. and Mrs. X. "whose home had previously been investigated and approved. At the time the baby was -iirtmp he weiehed 18 piatCU AAA MMM v pounds and was about 8 months old, Five' months later the only recognizable feature about him was his rare smile?and a letter from his fond foster parents reads: "We want to make a report on our baby. He is just fine; walking now and beginning to talk since you saw him last; he has eight teeth and we hardly know when he cut them. You can see from his picture how fat he is. He is such a lovable little fellow everyone makes * "f a pet of him, and we are very proud of him. We are looking for another visit from you soon." This is one/ of the many cases which is comparatively easy, to dispose of, but they are not all so easily ind^tnsfactorily handled, and the inability of the Child Placing Department to meet promptly all of the m?hy calls that come to them is a source of wonder and oftentimes impatience to people reporting cases. Older children offer more complex problems and each child passing thru the office must be given the most "?f'-1 cfnHv of his 07 vai,ciui ouu ? -her future possibilities in order thai a satisfactory placement may be jwide. + \ If the 134 cases reported during the first six months of the year 1921 probably 90% were specified as emergency cases. The thrqe workers oi this office have been able to personally* investigate 90 of the cases and in 87 of them, to offer some aid. 45 children have been placed in homes fourteen have been accepted foi placement but have not yet been received; 21 were disposed of by relatives or through the cooperation oi other social agencies; three- are pending decision; 44 are on the waiting rilnacifirinir thfisp 90 children the ?o - - Department found among them s three days' old illegitimate baby; ? weeks old twins whose mother died at their birth; a two year old girl cruelly beaten by people who hac taken her from relatives; and ar eleven year old boy found in a barn beaten, gagged and tied to a beam, ? seven year old girl tramping the etate with a mentally irresponsible ' father; a fatherless family of five whose mother died the afternoon the worker arrived, one of these a fifteer year old girl feebleminded and incapable of caring for herself and the younger ones; two little boys whose father deserted leaving their mothex struggling to support herself and them on $12 per week. Of coarse all of the cases coming to the Child Placing Department are not so desperate but these poignant ones call for our deepest sympathy and challenge our greatest effort. \ ? / Revenue Officer Shot. Bristol, Tenn., Aug. 4.?C. H. Redmond, revenue officer and mine policeman of St. Charles, Va., is in a local hospital as a result of having been shot from ambush while resting on his porch. He was shot in the back .and thigh. The wounds are not expected to prove fatal. ' i ' ' =^r j - *trrt ; . r V r p . . 1 ' JT* ** rrrrrtff I ^ r / " Motor 1 \ s '5 '' ' . 2 ' ' S3 1"~ --. I ; TALES OF PIONEERS < ' . ' i L IN LAURENS COUNTY ? \ i John. Duncan, Robert Long and < -<L Junes Moieiejr Blazed Path j " In Wilderness 1 I . i t (From News and, Courier.) ' ( John Duncan caime to Laurens i ' x * n 1 -_ tt_ l :u d county xrom. .reiinsyivamB. xic uuuu | the fiTst cabin ever occupied by a white man in the territory now embraced Within the boundary lines of . the old county It must have been a crude building, constructed without nails, glass or boards. Most probably ft was a crude pen of logs covered with boards rived from the giant oaks, with long poles laid the entire length of the roof on top of the boards to hold them in place. Oak pins were used where nails have, since that date, become necessary. It-is a fact that all nails used as late , as the Revolution of 1876 were i made by hand in blacksmith shops, r TV, ? l.v:. ? j "L-H ??? x l aire livvi v/jl wic wauiu was uuuubicds i : made of large logs split in the center t and the 9plit surface hewn smooth. i These huncheons were noticed down c ; on the under side of the sleepers, 1 making a floor' as substantial as c i 444t ' HI p r n ifSff 4fcU 45 H4tf r|j | ^ jjj m -. ^HjHDB^^Bp J , \ -r Efficicil( Why the S Maintain, There is a poii efficiency of a cannot be guaran turer. Thousand <j known to render satisfactory servic were valued at tw much. Mechanically y< feet when it cam factory. The besl mens urate with tl were used in its cti was as nearly read; as the manufactui How do you se * v From this poin ^ for efficient open lies largely with y and purchase fu and with the refit STAiNDAl ' , / Re , ? * ' . i . r jould be constructed with timber. /J -5n fliA nofkmc /vrF k/HV VIX vi OVU'gUl/ 1U bllC V.L ;hese early settlers was to make them secure against the attacks o:! ^ bhe Indians. John Duncan may have ^ :ut port holes through the great logs through which he might fire a trusty rifle if necessary to defend his Krme. This pioneer settled on a tributary >f Enoreej in what is now Jacks ?wnship, and the creek on which he )uilt his cabin afterward took the I name, Duncan's creek. This settlenent was made certainly not later ;han 1775. Having no neighbor it < s said a very friendly black bear ' jaid him a social visit one day soon I ifter he had built his cabin. The 1 >ear walked in unheralded, viewed 1 ;he surroundings for a few minutes 1 ind then beat a hasty retreat. The 1 voods were then full of these ani- 1 nals and - doubtless bruin's curiosity 1 vas aroused by so strange a sight as j i i settler's cabin, and therefore de-|l ermined to investigate it. !1 This isolated Pennsylvania Irish- j 1 nan could not long have enjoyed 1 he distinction of dwelling alone in j 1 V? ft -P A.'yftPi f T /\ n*n M Mn?rn iVni D a,Tn I C ivicoi, lui i sayo Liiab IVVJJ- | * >rt Long was among the first settlers ^1 >f the county and that he likewise 1 ied on Duncan's creek. Long wash lou'btless a carpenter, for the au- i HI ' II w JP *i iijga?il JB9H ^papn . dmStik ' i 4- ' '" lV . cy vs. Ga tandard Oil Coi . i : s a Great Experi at beyond "which the Y motor car or truck goo< teed by its manufac- to it lollar cars have been to s< logger and more up t e than others which can o or three times as plea bv I ' J our "job" was per- imP e to you from the effo t of materials, com- nier le price of the car, instruction. The car y for efficient service 0 rers could make it. seel lect Motor Fuel? t the responsibility ines ation of your motor pro] ou (who must select whi< el and lubricants) fact vers, thei iD OIL CO fitters of the best i thority whom Ihave just quoted, says: "Robert Long, one of the first settlers of Duncan's creek, in the vicinity of the Old Church, was one winter's night returning home through the swamp with several carpenter's tools on his shoulder, when 1 he heard behind him the familiar howl of a pack of wolves hunting in 1 a body for their prey. Apprehending his danger he quickly threw down his 1 tools and setting off," it is not said how fast, "did not cease to run un- ' til he found himself safe within the door of his house." Though Logan does not say so it is most probable that, contrary to well established!1 Southern custom, he closed the door.1 quickly behind him. Such experience 11 was not uncommon with the earliest. settlers. Two distinct species of the.1 wolf were found in the forests of j ' upper South Carolina, the biacK and i the gray. The skin of the former was I i most highly prized by the Cherokee |1 because of its wanm fur. The gray (< wolf was more vicious, fiercer and f i hardier. They made their dens under i ) the great rocks protruding from the hillsides and became very troublesome to the settlers, feasting in the 1 winter oji their hogs and cattle. The; 1 wolves, however, were rapidly exter- j 1 minated when the settlers began to 1 multiply. The government at Char- j J ;i ? .. V . . v. y ; " isoline E J ' r mpany (New Je mental Departnu our task is to find a cons d gasoline, adjust your carl t, and use no other. Our i ee that this gasoline is cor o standard; to make sure ti get it wherever yOur busi isure takes you in the field lie Standard Oil Co. (N. rote it when possible throi rts of specialists in our D it Department. Follow Expert Guidai ur development men are i ung still further to imprc ducts. These experts have < r lives to study of the refini s and the relation betwc perties of the oils and the eh they render. They deal a. Ynn act wronff in fo] - ? 0- o r guidance. MPANY (IN gasoline obtairn . V leston in 1696, 1700 and 1786 enacted laws looking to the destruction of the wolf and other wild animals. Bounties were paid for their skins. The Cherokee Indians also cherished in inveterate hatred for, and a racial contempt for the wolf, not only because of its cowardice, but because it was one of the greatest enemies to their favorite wild animal, the deer. The hate which the Cherokees cherished for the wolf is enshrined in their ancient warwhoop Echa-herro, "Slay the Wolf/' These repacioua animals gathered in great packs in winder when food became scarce and ran down any n animal, or even man, whose trail J they scented. If the prey was so un- 1 fortunate as to be caught it was < voraciously devoured with jaws ilke i steel-traps. 1 Such experiences as Robert Long 1 liad were not uncommon. Logan re- 1 :ords another instance of a man I :hased by wolves. In this instance 1 it was James Mosely a pioneer on the ] Pacolet, whose cabin stood near' < Krindel's Shoals. He it is said, was a j * famous hunter and an experienced! woodsman, and lived to become an in-j ;repid scout in the service of the par- J ;isans from a hunt in which he had j ;aken a small deer that he carried on lis shoulder. The wolves got a scent j i if^jj :r - '. v? nr* thciency rsey) znt istently juretor /'-feSS work is istantly /' ; Vrjg hat you , ness or > * -'tji served - SB J.); to igh the evelop ice it work >ve our leyoted ngbusjen the > service * only in llowing ew Jersey) ible ' ???-?251 = of the game and were soon showing on the trail of the hunter. He heard them and knew that an effort must be made to save 'both himself and his deer. Turning a little from his path he hastily sunk the carcass in a creek and running some distances further, just had time to climb with his rifle into the branches of a post oak tree as the pack came up in full cry. It was now too dark for him to use hia rifle with effect, and he silently watched them as they circled, incessantly yelping and 'barking around him. They bayed him in this manner all night. At tlhe approach of day, however, their circle grew larger; and as soon as he could see through his sights, he singled out the leader Df the troop and shot him. The rest instantly ran off to their den. Mosely was afterwards asked why he did not ire among them sooner. He replied that he was perfectly safe in the :ree, but felt a sort of pride in waiting till daylight that he might pick off the leader and the largest sf the gang. Perhaps there was another reason. 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