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' I tt|ggft-aac| {T[j|p MlmijpntliL 1^ * ^ ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON,SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNINO, JANUARY 22, 1920. VOL. 24. NO. 20. COUNTY NEWS 7 AND HAPPENINGS .NEWSEY LETTERS BY REG I'LA It CORRESPONDENTS. News Items of Interest to Herald Reuders Ebb and Flow ol' the Human Tide. t Sellei*. I>ake View. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Arnette and little son of Cades, S. C., visited rel-j atives in town last week. ; J Mr. Walter Ford has had Delchoi J lights installed in his house the past week. Mr. Ryan of Bennettsville did the work. Allan wn<s in town several; AUUIIUI mtvii ... . _ days the past week. j Mrs. D. K. Ford and 1 ittle daugh-, +. ter, Miriam, h ave returned to the hospital at Rocky Mount for further treatment. There has been a show in town the) past week. It is a section of.the "Bil-J lie Collins" shows that was here in the summer. The woods out from town have | been on fire for the greater part of last week. The much needed rain served to check the fire. Mr. Barber was in town Sunday. The University Weekly News devoted the entire issue of December 31st to the discussion of illiteracy in South Carolina. In last week s issue oi The Dillon Herald it was shown that one fourth of the voters in Dillon county could not write their names.! The Herald als0 stated that $25,000 | had been set aside to remedy thisi condition, and night teachers havei been sent into this county for the! purpose of teaching these unfortun-j ate people. Miss Edith Kohn was sent, to this place and Kemper. This young; lady put her whole soul into her ' work. She went from house to house j held mass meetings and wrote person-1 ?t loiters. When the appointed time| came for the opening of the school, only one pupil was present. With this situation betore us, we must admit that the unfortunate people of this place and Kemper do not care to have their condition bettered. Possibly they f think, "A little education is a danger- j ous thing, Drink deep, or touch notj the Pierian spring.'' Miss Kohn left j for Fork where it is hoped that her j efforts will be more appreciated. | HONOR ROLL. First Grade?Ollie Page, Edward I Harrelson, Ada Bailey, Rethea Miller, Virginia Flowers, Florence El~^fc*?gton, Grover Miller Ernest Page, ~ J ' * Do-rnhill Son liaaay, juc ^ ' Second Grade?Naomi Spivey. Third Grade?Henry Harrelson. Fourth Grade?Sadie Spivey, Helen Goodyear Miller, J. D. Rogers, Margaret Goodyear. Fifth Grade?Mack Hankins, J. I. Spivey, Beulah Miller. Sixth Grade?Lula Mae Miller, Grace Goodyear. Seventh Grade?Rankin Scott, Wade Townsend, Bennie Rogers. Ninth Grade?Eva Boyd Rogers,) Hattie Humphrey, Maggie Ford, Cle-1 burne Rogers, Lucille Powell. o Sellers. There was a sad death on the last \ day of the old year, which has not1 been recorded in your paper, that J of Miss Evelyn Dew daughter of Mr. i Preston Dew. Miss Dew had been' teaching and came home for her! Xmas vacation. Very few knew 01 ner; illness until they heard that she had ' passed away. The funeral services | ^kwere conducted by her brother-in-, BJlaw, Rev. Gardner, assisted by her w cous4*: Rev. W. C. Allen of Dillon and her pastor Rev. W. C. Foster of | Latta. Her uncle Rev. Joel I. Allen1 _ was also present. The floral tributes ; y were very beautiful and the inter-1 ment was made at Catfish cemetery, i Messrs. F. B. anj D. M. Watson and Messrs. J. K. and Ernest Page' visited their kinsmen, Mr. Stonewall j C. Watson at the Florence Iniinnaryj last week. While there they also visited Rev. D. H. Everette, a former pastor here, and Sheriff Rowell, who was shot by a negro at Sellers Xmas day. They reported that all the pa-' tients were d oing well. Mr. fM-att Watson is erecting a store and dwelling at Sellers. Mr. B. B. Sellers will spend several days in Columbia this week as a juror in the U. S. Court. Mrs. W. J. Summerlin will attend the inarriage of her cousin Mr. Deans Crumpler inColuwbia Wednesday. 1 Miss Mattie Price spent the week end in Latta. Mr. S. Leinwand has move d to Marion and Mr. William Page will occupy the store and dwelling vacated by Mr. Leinwand. At a meeting of the Ladies Club held here last Friday the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Oscar Bethea; Vice-Pres. Mrs. D. B.j Spell; Seereiary, Mrs. D. M. Watson, - Treasurer, Mrs. H. W. Hitch. " j 11 / Oak (irove. Mrs. John C. Hayes gave a miscellaneous shower last Saturday afternoon from three to live o'clock in L honor of Mrs. Hudson Fore. or.,, of " the recent brides of this section. After various games deligtful refreshments were served. The bride received many useful presents. Mrs. Annie Bransford of Pillon visited 'he Oak Grove school last week. Mrs. -Bransford is in charce of the school census for this county and exprossed herself as being pleased with ibe attendance at Oak Grove. Rev. C. S. Felder was in this community last Thursday afternoon. J. S. Fair and family spent Sunday ENTERS AIKI'LANE 1USINESS. I K. L. Moore Takes Over Agency lor! Curtis I'lane in North and South Carolina. E. L. Moore, state agent lor a number of well known automobiles with distributing points at Columbia, Spartanburg and Charlotte, has clos- : ed a contract with the manufacturers UI V^UI lldS an pianrn ivi hie vaviuoi <\ sale of the machines in North a.id South Carolina. His headquarters will oe in Charlotte and Columbia. The Curtiss is one of the oldest audi at the same time one of the best and i most economical planes on the mar- | ket. The Curtiss people have recently ] completed a large factory for the \ !manufacture of the machines and < they will begin soon to turn them1, out in large numbers. The Curtiss, plane in the flying world is what-; the Ford is in the automobile world. Lieut. Behr, who made several ] flights to Dillon while stationed *tt: Camp Bragg near Fayetteville, will ] havd charge of the sales department J Lieut. Behr is a thoroughly seasoned!; and experienced airman and demon- < strations will be made under his su- | pervision. Mr. Moore closed a con- ] tract with Lieut. Behr while attend-' ing the automobile show in New I, l..~. ?.?nL. I ia?| Ilol,,. iu iin\I' : in Mobile. Ala., where several planes are being assembled and upon their completion will be taken over to Charlotte. " ! More than 2000 planes are nowij owned by private individuals in the ' United States and the demand (,x-j ceeds the supply. ! ~2 HKYA.N I, A I" ItS lMtKSlltKXT. i Says It Is Absurd to Talk of a Item- : ocratic Split. ' J1 i New York. Jan. 18?Profiteering and public ownership were declared < tonight by Win. Jennings Bryan to ] be two of the great issues on which 1 the coming presidential campaign |J should be fought. Mr. Bryan, who was! a guest of honor at a dinner given 1 by the Society of Arts and Sciences,1] asserted that the peace treaty cannot'] be carried into the campaign, because . of the large number of important do-jl mestic questions to be decided. Mr. Bryan said that it was absurd! for anyone to talk about "a split*' J j between the President and himself. 1] n A if fn??nnnn a?-* i Kfi mfll h. i i 11 id uiuv a uiuciciivc uu iiiv u.vui | j od," he said; "we agree on the pur-!] pose." After declaring that he had!5 made more speeches for the ratifica-l] tion of the treaty without reserva-| tions than any other man in Ameri-,] ea, Mr. Bryan continued: "I knew it was not perfect, but j who can expect perfection from the ] hand of man? I believe that the Prosident got a better treaty than anyone 1 suspected he could get. Who could j accomplish more among representatives of twenty nations than Presi- ( dent Wilson? Our President had to ^ fight single-handed and alone against ^ other nations. It was the best he j could bring back.' ' ' o J THOUGHT HE WAS BLIND. !? Traveling Man Did Some Ileal Pray-'' ing for a Bit. Yorkville Enquirer. j' A few nights ago at a local hotel,;1 some traveling men had some "white j lightning", which they were drinking J in the room of one of their number, '0 says the Anderson Daily Mail. Dur-;| lag the time or it the lights went out, j and one of the party made some re-,' mark about it. Another member of ? the party remarked: ' "Why, the lights are not out at all.; You are blind." Whereupon the first < man let in to praying real hard, and j. promised the Lord that if he would 1 restore his sight he would never take anode*" drink of the stuff. i About that time the lights came on. ] and it was all the other members of < the party could do to prevent a fight. ] o Owens-Adams. ] Miss Ethel Owens and Mr. Maxcy j Adams were quietly married at the ; residence of ,)udge Davis Sunday J night. The marriage came as a sur- I prise to the friends of the young couple, as no one was aware of their', intentions until the announcement , was made. The bride is a daughter ' of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owens of , Fork. She has been filling the position of saleslady at Win. Brick's store for the past year and is popular with a large circle of friends. : The groom is the eldest son of Mr. . and Mrs. W. J. Adams and has been in the employ of the express com- ! pany until the first of the year when : he went to Fork to take a position as ' bookkeeper with J. W. & R. S. Moore., Mr. and Mrs. Adams left shortly after the ceremony for Fork where they will reside. t in Bennettsville. Jas. A. Galloway, our efficient mail i carrier, will soon retire from the , toute and devote his time to his ' farming interests. Miss Clarice Fore of the intermediate department of the Oak Grove school spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jtio. C. Hayes Sheriff Lan,. recently had the hodies of ii is uncle ('apt. Stcph* n I.am . and the wife of the latter and that of ii is father. R. L. Lane removed i from the place where they wer< buried in the field near Bethesda , church to the cemetery of the church. A night school under the management of J. S. Fair was opened in the . school building here last week. Several men and bo ys have joined. I The day school c ontinues to grow in numbers and is now too full to be satisfactorily managed. ! December Honor Koll for Dillon Public Schools Attendance. First Grade?Boys: Hugh McNeill Bethea, Benton Byrd, Jr., Joe Cliand- 1 ler, Ira B. Cottingham, Ernest Herring, Harring Horn, Steven Horn, Frank Huggins, Wallie Jackson, Leroy McKenzie, Guy Phillips, Hugh Proctor, John D. Regan, Samuel Ray \ Wilson Saleeby, Toinmie TIndale. Marshall Tuberville, Waitis Turbe | rille, Graham Watson, Boyd White ' Mack Weathington. Girls: Rena Coppedge, Winnit , < Cook, Martha Graham, Ruby Hamil-|' T Ann- T .... ami, iuiic naiuuiuu, uuuna .;uv < Rosa Lockamy, Bessie Phillips, > lie Roberts, Josephine Saleeby.Mary J( Smith, Marj' Taylor, Ethel* Tindale, i< Ada Tindale. ? 2nd. Grade?Boys: Maxwell Boo ' Billy Caldwell( J. B. Edwards, J. D. iJ Edwards, Edgar Farley, Moneer Sa- t leeby. ___ i < Girls: Mamie Bethea, Elsle Cop 1 pedge, Louis Kennegan, Lucy Dixoi; Hall( Sara Herring, Annie Herring, Hortense Herring, Hazel Lane, Roda ( Saleebv, Thelma Seals, Carrol Stack- i liouse, Lucile Thompson, Blanch*- i lar. ' < Boys:Clyde Bailey, Woodrow < . ' ter, Edward Connelly, Da\id Herring, 1 Marion McKenzie, Smith Proctor, ' Wadens Wallace, Izcll McKenzie, ' Vance Brewer, Morgan Taylor. 1 Girls: Christine Bethea, Lutie B thea, Golda Brick, Hortense Jordan, ( Sallie Cook, Lois Moody, Ro?a Le N'orton, Marie Price, Cornell Price, J KatherSne Tatum, Annie Rising 3rd. Grade-^Boys: Steven Bailey, . Andrew Bethea, Bvnuin 13uie. Hanson Coppedge, Jas. B. Gibson, Bliz- j tarj Johnson, Henry Knight, Gold- j man Lovell, Sam Sanderson, Harri- < son Hayes, Kaymona larixon. | Girls: Elizabeth Blizzard, Mamie Carter, Janie Hamilton, Rebecca field Henslee, Larow Faring, Maggie Lovell, Mary Norton, Annie Price, Mary Bel' Sa:mon, Alice Wethlngton. 4th. Grade?Boys: Francis Adams, Rut'us Coitiiigham, James Flowers. DeLeon Freesland, Demmie Hall. Kirk Hamilton, Lonnie Hamilton, lames Hamilton, Bishop Martin, Bilie Norton, Herbert Stackhouse, Jack Tolar, Bert Taleton. Girls: Elizabeth Bransford, Ruby Bailey, Lela Byrd, Frances Chandler, Mary Chandler, Noma Cottingham, ? Margaret Edwards, Leoma Herring. Frances Knight, Edith McDut'fie, Ida Seals, Mamie Stackhouse, Rosa Tayor, Mary Weathington. 5th. Grade?Boys: D. C. F Paul Carmichael, Gary Fennegan, Krade Hursey, Jas. Medlin, Dallas f McDuffie, Riley Proctor, Henry \ Rickenba'ker, Carlisle Roberts, Flet- j :her, Roberts, Fred Saleeby, Leon { Williams, Leroy Williams, Truss ? Hayes, Cline Ramsey. j Girls: Annie Barrentine, Elorie Be- ( Lhea, Eva Jewel Britt, Milwee Britt. i cwiiv- PaiHurptt Annip Cottineham. Beulah Easterling, Sara Hargrove ? Lila Johnson, Ethel Quick, Martha < Stackhouse, Corine Sanderson, Mir { am Watson. ] 6th. Grade?Boys: J. D. Elliott, i Sidney Brick, Eugene Fennegan, Ev- 1 prett Hall, Gerald Michaux, Anderson i Murphy, S. J. Salmon, Frank Mur- 1 [)hy Glenn Stackhouse, Frankie < Booth. i Girls: Margaret Bethea, Eva ( Bridgers, Lettie Bransford, ' Pansie 1 Edwards, Bessie Lee Farley, Fanny * Baddy, Cora Lipscomb, Maxie Miller, H Mary Murchinson, Jewel Hockley,}1 Beatrice Rogers, Carmen Saleeby. r Julia Smith, Fay Bailey, Annie Weth-j* ngton. ' ( 7th. Grade?Boys: William Adams ( Sidney Blum, Harry Fass, yHenry 1 Johnson, Frank Salmon, Marion iVebster. ' | j Girls: Marjorie Caldwell Jennie Nottingham. Clara Connelly, Mollie j Hamilton, Ruby Hicks, Zeldon Httgh-I( ps, Ida Lupo, Mary McKenzie, Eva'j Michaux, Eula Martin Alice Saleeby. , Margaret Tatum, Jessie Tarlion. High School?Boys: James Bethea Leon Britt, Doc Collins, John F. Elliott, Powell Jones, Harvey McLean. Marion Michaux, Marvin Moody Lesfiw. r?iehlioiirir. .loo Taber. Johnnie Thompson. Girls: Sara Barlow; Louise Blizzur(] , Panni(. Sue Bethea, Louise Beihea, , Mary Sprunt Bethea. Lclia Braddy, Margaret Bridget's, Pearl Brilt, Dol- ( ly .Sue Britt( Mildred C.irmichael, , Shoves Lasterling, Marguerite East- . fling.Laura Easterling, Marguerite | Hallt Margaret llasty, 01 lio Hicks . Kvelyn Moody, Dorothy Moore, Pauline McKinnon Bobbie Proctor, Jes- , sie Rooves, Beth Rickettbaker, Alma ( Roberts, Hattle B. Salmon, Mary ( Elizabeth Stackhouse, Edith Wags- . taff, Nell Caldwell, Rebu Nettles. Scholarship: I 1st. Grade B.?BovsrNelson Be- : ihea, Andrew Loekainv, Hugh Proclor( Watson Graham. John I>. Regan. 1 Girls: Frances Bailey, lone Hamil- i lot!, Leona Jackson Bessie Phillips. I Josephine Salceby, Mary Smith, Marj 1 raylor. I 2nd. Oradp Bo\s:J. B. Edwards. <litis: Mamie Bethea, Sura Herring. 1 Hazel Lane. Carroll Stackhouse. . Itrd. Grade?Boys: Jno. C. Beihea. Girls: Rebecca Field Hettslee. : 4tit Grath?uoys: i-ranris i N<u!i, Fowler. Iludolph Kinlavv. Oil!.-: Mary Chandler. Frame}; < Chandler, Francos Knit:lit( Kdifh Mr- i Duffie, Mn:y Davis, Marfan t liar- i prove. i oth. Grade?Boys:Carlisle Roberts. jGirls: Sara Ilarpruve, Martha Stack ( house. Oth. Grade?Boys: Glenn Sfa<k-i house. Girla: Marparet Bethea, Carmen I Saleeby. ( Attention, Ivy-Service Men. The John H. David, Jr., Post of J rhe American Legion met January 14th, and elected the following of'icers for this year: O. M. Page, Post Commander. R. L. Lane, Post Y-Comnrander. \V. \V. Thompson, Post Adjutant. F. B. David, Post Fin. Officer. j \V. T. Bethea, Post Historian. The American Legion is rapidly jecoming one of the greatest organzations in America. It is non-parti-i ?an and non-political, and stands for' )tie hundred per cent Americanism, [n The American Legion all are equal' ni A #Ko' 1 IltJItJ IS i1u uim mti iun uuiwrcn mc miner "Buck" private and the highest officer, and it makes no distinciou between men who went overseas md those who did not. The dues to The American Legion art, $2.00 per 'ear, anj each member also receives he American Legion Weekly for )ne year. This magazine alone is well vorth the price. The only requisite for membership n the Legion is an honorable dis harge from the army or navy, show-! ng that the ^ildier, sailor or ma-l ine served honorably between April' 5th. 1017, and November 11th, 1018. J It is expected that all veterans' of| he Civil War and Spanish War will >e asked to become honorary mem-' )ers of the Legion. In case of emer-' teticy The American Legion Would I >robably constitute a National Guard' or the maintainence of law and or-! ler. Through The Legion's influence mportant legislation has already | >een passed affecting former service nen. and increasing the pay of distbled soldiers and sailors. Every ex-service man should fee! t an honor to belong to The Legion, | lust as every household was proud to lisplay its service flag during the1 var, so now should every household; je proud of the fact that it has representation in The Legion. Posts are being organized all oven he state. In the past Dillon county las always been right up in front md we do ot think they will fail this ime. A committee has been appointed j :o secure chid ruoms iui mc w. he Post. All ex-service men in Dilon county are urged to get in touch ,vith the Adjutant and join the local Post. In case you cannot see the AdlUtant in person drop him a card and ie will mail you a blank for making implication. (Signed) W. W. THOMPSON, Adjutant. o I)r. Truesdale Optimistic. Dr. Robert S. Truesdale, Chairman or Richland county of the Anti-Sa-i oon League Campaign, expresses liniself as optimistic at the outlook or success not only in Richland, but il80 in Sumter, where he spent four rears as pastor of Trinity Methodist! hurch. Speaking of the reason for lis optimism, Dr. Truesdale said: "I have served pastorates in Anderson, Spartanburg, Charleston and Sumter, among the cities of the State, ind I know that when such men as Prof. DuPre and John Gary Evans, of j Spartanburg, George Harper and Le-J and Moore of Charleston, L. D. Jen-! lings of Sumter, and R. S. Ligon and j }. A. Ledbetter of Anderson endorse: i campaign it cannot fail. I do not ' liention the Columbia endorsers, all1 )f whim stand foursquare before the1 jusiness world. My conlidence is | drengthened by my faith in the suc-j ess of a good cause. It holds within ,' tself the germ of success. \Ve have >een favored by the press of our ",,Q in it fnr trpn. >ianT, cinu ?u c jiiu\.i/ivu i? ? ex MOusly giving us spare. The 18th amendment is now a part t if the supreme law of the land. 13e-j ore such a law all good citizens case opposition, and with dissension tealed, we may expect larger benefits han we have yet enjoyed. Before eaving the malcontent to the rigor if the law, I conceive it to be a ChrisJan duty to carry him all the light ind friendlyi persuasion that we tan." Lee II.'II'I'cImiii. Monday morning just as the {t?l* ten shafts of sunlight were brightenng the earth, the angel of death carded away the spirit ol Lee llarrelson o the Cod that gave it. Lee was only sick for a week, and luring that time ht. never uttered a void of complaint, hut with it fartiude iInn hits always characterized lis life lie bore his suffering without t murmur. It seems strange sometimes that lie lives of the young are cut short (el'nre tiie ideals become realites. but ;;od liover makes a mistake and with he sunshine of His 1 ove iie tenderly [ lucked one of His flowers and trans-, danted it in heaven where the soul -beds its rich perfume afor n^es. In school, Sunday school and re-' minus services, Lee was always a regular attendant. He won the love of >iis teacher, his friends and his classnates hy his iuietness of manner and us de\ ot ion to duty. The schoolmates ot this yotuu. man tvill still bend their footsteps to the ame class mom, but it won't be the ante, no bricht eherry-faeed Le?? will .Teet them at tin door, and lookim: iii tin* vacant k tears will cotn< !?? Im ir y.-i with bra\? In-art:' lin y will da>h away 'h,. teats ai d try :? follow in the footsteps of tln'r con an^ fritnd whom '<? know w.i< !o low. J I'. Seventh (Trade?Girls: Marjle "aldwell. Jennie Cottinyliant. Ida, Lupot Eve Michaux, Alice Salt t-by. lliuli School. Hoys: Harvey McLean. Girls: Louise Bothca, Lelia Braddyj 3 race Moody. Rev. F. O. S. Curtis l'asses. ft News of the death of Rev. K. 0. S. ' Curtis was received in Dillon Tuesday with profound sorrow. The end came ai the residence ot his son-inlaw, .Mr. H. S. Blizzard, in Greenville, rf. C., .Monday nignt. Several |] years ago while serving as pastor ot the Walterboro llapiist church .Mr. Curtis was stricken with paralysis, s Wive )lii!l If )l t" J i I.?/! '.111/1 Hu IvjH ? - cri\t? .......v. UHU <iv miu <o fe,,,r up his work. He moved to Ureenville where he resided with Mr. and Mrs. Blizzard until the end came, following a second stroke Monday h night. ? Mr. Curtis had many friends in w Dillon. As pastor of the Baptist a church he greatly endeared himsell 11 to the people oi the community dur- n ing his four year's residence here. b He was an able preacher, a congen- u ial companion and a man of strong n convictions. He mingled freely with 8 both old and young and n0 man per-,'1 haps ever lived in Dillon who was 11 more universally esteemed or who ex- a ercised a stronger influence over the1 young men of the community. He a was patient with them in their faults 11 and sympathized with them in their ,J troubles. He took an interest in the things in which they were interested ! and led them gently along the paths of purity and uprightness. When be left to taky up work at his old home town, Walterboro, there was univer- sl sal regret among the hundreds of e friends who held for him such deep 5,1 affection. iJJ Mr. Curtis was one of Lee's and n Jackson's most devoted followers J1 during the four year's of civil strife. ' He lell l tie iuilr.it t-i-- 1 r...r.<, IV/ icirvp UJ> <11 1I1H 111 . defense of l?*s country, and later was ' made a regimental chaplain. At the close of the war he returned to hisip native slate and quietly resumed his ? work of spreading the gospel among !, mankind. Not only was he a brave tj and courageous gentleman, but he exemplified in his daily life thosei(j' things that make for the best in the i e spiritual and moral upliff of man.i In his passiug it can truly be said that a man who lived as a man among ^ men has gone to his reward. Mr. Curtis is survived by his widow and the following children: Miss ^ Itosa Lee Curtis and Mr. Harry Cur-j(] tis of Charleston, and Mrs. H. S. Blizzard of Greenville. The funeralj* services were held at Walterboro yes-'d terday. g| o Miscellaneous Shower at Elbeiry. On Saturday afternoon, January K t ~ur\ TT ? .Mia. j un u v. na>es euicitained the ladies of the community'd at a miscellaneous shower given in't; honor of Mrs. Hudson Fore, a recent 7 bride. The guests were met at the! n door by Misses Agnes Davis antrC Eli-10 zabeth Hayes and escorted into the if siting room to g reet the bride and n extend their best wishes for her hap-!v piness. They were then asked into > the reception h9.ll to register and1 f write a wish to the bride. Then they'n were given blank telegrams to write u a nonsensical telegram t0 the bride'd with the words "newly wed." !a Then the bride was asked to read y the telegrams much to the amuse- *v nient of the ;rowd. Mrs. Tracey E. > Fore won the prize for the best tele- p gram and of <ourse, gracefully pre- v sented it to the bride. Some one an- p nounced J hat there was express at j| the door for the bride, then little n Miss Wilnia Allen drew in an express 0 wagon full of beautiful and useful r gifts that will be so nice in her new home. The gifts were passed and ad- p mired and .Mrs. Fore expressed her great appreciation of her friends kind reinetuberances. I Late in the afternoon relreshments U'l.i'.. hi' M l.-onc '.in, I ??V*V . I ? ' \4 IJ * . < .] A J I ?? I I'i Xelle Coleman. Myra Powell. Margaret Ilethea, Mildred Fore and Ailene rp Hi yes consisting of a delicious salad course iitid ambrosia and cake. About h thirty-live enjoyed Mrs. Ha>es' hospitality. ^ o I, WOOPMKN <;j\'K SlIM'Klt. ? The Woodmen of llie World --.tvt. a delightful spread at tie 11 lodev rooms hist Thursday night when they filtertain?*d about lot) guests :it an o;.sie> ,, supper. The oysters were served in ,, stews and 1'rys and wert. greatl\ en j, joyed by those who were so fortunuN p ?fs to be present. The local Woodmen p lodge is one of the strongest in the <. suite. It has it large membership and every member is an enthusiastic .y Woodman. After thf. oysters had been p served short addresses were made by v Rev. W. C. Allen, Prof. W. D. Rob- 0 erts, Dr. S. C. Henslee, Maj. J. W. ,, Hammel and A. II. Jordan. Maj. (] Hammel is from Kershaw and is making it tour of the state iu th0 inter- f est of prohibition enforcement. Ho t urged the people of Dillon cottn'y to ,j assist local, federal and state officers j in their eiiorts to enforce inc pro- ,| hibition laws, pointing out the fact ;t that fho fkht to ri,j the country of f liipior had just begun. Dr. H"tislee. a who spoke ? xt? mporaneously, a v hriei review ol til,. history oi the u local Woodman Lodge. Rev. Mr. .\1 t 1<*ii ami I'rof. Roberts made excel- ,, lent talks on timely subjects which ] '.v n yriatl.i . njoyMl. Mr. W. V. Jones n presitl?'d as toa-omaster. TI.e local c loda,. is in a tlourishinc condition, h being i,to i the leading fraternal or- j ih i> o: tin. county in point ef mem- . lift; l.;p . i! Mifluence. Dr. K. .\ Karly of Flon-nco spent Tuesday in the city looking over the! Mint-Cola plant he is installing here, i Dr. Karly says the plant will be ready i for operation in the next seven days, a Dr. Karly owns plants at Marion, ii Florence, Darlington and Bennetts-' r \ille. t 10 ALARM FELT OVER INFLUENZA HSKASE IN ARMY CAMPS If EKE AN IF ABROAD. urgeon (ienerals Blue and Ireland Says it Has Not Beached Epi deniic l-'orm. Washington. .Ian. 20?Influenza. as beconie epidemic in several arly camps, particularly in the Middle est, Surgeon General Ireland of the rmy auounced today and it has :ade its appearance among America oops in Germany. While the disease i increasing among the civilian poplation of the United States it has ot reached epidemic form and Sureon General Blue of the public ealth service, said today there was othing in the situation to cause larm. The malady as it has appeared both mong soldiers and civilians is of a tild type and *he resulting death rate voportionately has been far below tat of the war time epidemic while fie epidemic also has been much >wer. Surgeon General Blue said the state ealth authorities apparently had thp ituation in hand wherever the ase had occurred ?in in many lates, it is not prevalent?and that o request for federal aid had beeu eceived. As a precautionary meaLSre, however, Dr. Blue had represennives in these states cooperating ith stale authorities and a corps of odors trained in fighting this partiular malady is availble. i,?.. e. .t. .t.yjucuiito na?e ucen ic^uiiru uum amps Grant at Rockford and Fori heridan, III., Love Field, Texas, and tie Great Lakes naval training staion but the number of men in these amps is much smaller than it was uring the war when influenza causd many deaths among the service len. The form of the disease in this ountry apparently is much milder han that which has made its appearnce among the troops in Germny. During the week ending January 63 new cases were reported among he s#!diers on the Rhine this report howing a? increase of 65 over the reek before. Twelve deaths from the isease were reported while there alo were six deaths from pneumonia. o Death of Mrs. B. B. Benfield. The community was shocked Sunav mrtrninf whpn it wnc annnnncnl hat Mrs. B. B. Benfield was dead, 'he end came at 10 o'clock Sunday lorning. Mrs. Benfield was the wife f Mr. B. B. Benfield, proprietor of Jverybody's Theatre. Her maiden ame was Sarah Frances Guy and she ras a native of Cumberland county, lorth Crolina, having been born near 'ayetteville. In April 1010 she was larried to Mr. Benfield and of this nion she leaves surviving four chilren: Fenton, aged 8 years; Elvin ged 4 years and Christine aged 2 ears. The fourth child is a little babe ,-hich was bora the morning she diedIrs. Benfield was a member of the laptist church and the funeral serices were conducted by her pastor, lev. W. C. Allen, the interment beng made at Mt. Holly Monday at oon. The husband has the sympathy f many friAids in his hour of bteavement. o IAS N(>\ I.I, M'UhMti IN) COMBAT WEEVIL. 'Iiiludclpliia Man Writes (iovcniar About Machine He is Perfecting to Catch Insecls. 'lie State. Acting on the theory that bugs of very spcci? are 'attracted by bright ghts. S. J. Sellers of Philadelphia as envohed a scheme for capturing oil weevil by the million and has ritten Governor Cooper in detail oneerning his invention. Mr. Sellers' plan is simple in tin xtreme. The diagram ot' his weevil xterminutor. as submitted to the* overnnr. looks somewhat 1 ik(. a din-' ram of a cotton conveyor as getmrnlr used in pins over the slate. There < one large rubber pipe and brancL11 ir out from this main pipe, several mailer tubes, ail hollow. At the enti f each of these smaller tubes Mr. Hers would place a brilliant light, it tiie end of the main tube he plans o install a gasoline engine which ,ill produce a strong suction through tit the entir,, system of pipes. The tachine works somewhat on the orer of a vacuum cleaner. Boll weevils, sauntering over the ield by night an(] congratulating liemselves on the work they haw one during the day. would lie at rafted by thp bright lights, wotilcf raw near to inspect them an(| wottlft t rx n/c 11 < 11 f iti etl'imtr Cllf. ion it lid dr;i\vn into the main pipe nd dropped in a hap where they ,"0111(1 remain, pnashinp their teeth, nt 11 destroyed in the mnrninp. I it h if way a field eon Id he swept clean f weevils in a short time. James <*. h-rieux, private secretary to (1ov?tcr Cooper, has snppested that tin iai:. pipe 1? . \ten.lt ,j to the chicken onse. win re the hues couhl he peiOsit? i\ in a frouph ready for tin* h keti'- breakfast. \aaisf Wo'Man Sufirape. Richmond. Y;r.. Jan. 20 A reso111ion was offered in the state senate oday to reject the Susan If. Anthony inendnient to the constitution praturip equal suffrapp to women. The, esolution was referred to a commitee.