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aiw~nw VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, ENEDY JULY 9, 1919.UMER5 BRITiSH DIRIGIBL CROSSES Huge Dirigible Makes Suc velt Field, Mineola, N. One-Half Days. Mineola, N. Y., July .-Great Britain's superdirigiblo R-44, the first lighter-than-air machine to cross the Atlantic ocean, anchored here at the Roosevelt flying- field at 9:5.1 a. hi., today (1:51 Greenwich mean time) af ltr an aerial voyage of 108 hours and 12 mintes, which covered 3,130 knots, mr approximately :1.600 land miles. a'ssing thr ough dense banks of cloud, with the sun and sea visible only at rare Intervals, the R-34 was forced to cruise 2,050 knots to reach Trinity Bay, N. F., fron East For tune, Scotland. and 1,080 knots from there to Mineola. When the superzeppel)in arrived here she had left only enough petrol to keep her moving ninety minutes longer. Iler crew, almost sleepless for four and a half days, were weary almost to the point of exhaustlon. but happy at the successful coipletion of their epoch-making trip. The re turn voyage will will be started Tues day at 8 a. in. ,Haggard, unshaven, 'their eyes jiloodshot from the long vigil, and lines of care bitten deep into their faces, Major G. 11. Scott, the comn nander, and his olicers showed plain ly the effects of the anxious hours through which they lived yesterday while they were cruising over the far reaches of Canada and the Uay of Fuindy, beset by fog, heavy winds and terrific electrical storms. "It. seem '. as though tle atmo 'pliere was 13aunted by 5.000 devils," said Lient. Guy Harris, the meteor ologleal oflicer. With the 1-:1 long overdue at. its (lst ination, )et rol suipply running low and buffeled by strong headwinds, Major Scott decided yesterday while over the Bay of Fundy to send a wire less call to the American navy depart ment to be prepared to give assistance -f it were needd. This was merely a nicasure of precaution and did not in dIeato discoiragement. While destroy ers and submarine chasers were rae ing to her maltane, the R-3-1 was plugging steadily ihea 1 on the way to MineOla. Once clear of the Bay of Fundy., the atmospheric hoodoo whilh had beset the craft from tihe time it took the air was gradually left in its wake. 'lle R-31 headed sonthwest out across the Atlantic along the coast 11lAL CAR1.1l18 CONCLUDE M11EETINO Sumter Selcted as Next Place (of Meeting, Orangeburg M3an President. Stevenson Speaks. Giaffney, .July 5.-Tlhe third annual convention of tho South Carolina Ru ral Letter Carriers' Associaion camne to a close hero yesterday following a 'husifless pession, 4,.t .which Sumter was selectedi as the place for the next annual meeting. The following ofil cers were elected for thtis year: D. C. H~ayden, Orangeburg, presidient ;Stan ley Wilson, Gaffney, vice president, and Arch C. Owings, Laurens, secr'e tary and treasurer. Bloonmfleld Biry ant, of Spartanhurg, and HI. G. Crimm, of Moores, wvere elected delegates to t he national convention to be held in L~ou isvllle, Ky., in September. rThe dlelegates to the national con ventlion wvere instrtucted to work for a permanent salary of $1,500 for car Tiers and to vote In favor of the gov ernment furnish~ng the )'urai 'mal men with the necessary equipment. JTasper 1E. Johnson, of Gray Court, one of three national comnmitteomon and a former president of the state association, attended the convention. At the afternoon session yesterday the carriers were addressed by the lHon. W. F. Stevenson, congressman fronm the Fifth district, whio dlis etussed the leagtue of nations, pre senting a number ' of strong argu ments in favor of the Unitedl States -acepeiting the covenant, Ie saidI that the principal opposition comes from people who hope to make money out of the pl)biiility of future wars and thoso who desire to make President Wilson the "laughingstock of the 'world." 'Mr. Stevenson predieted that these latter will fall in their et.. E BALLOON ATLANTIC OCEAN cessful Landing at Roose (.---Was in Air Four and of Maine, her nose pointed for Cape Cod, with the United States destroyer 13ancroft hanging on her tail and In constant wireless communication with her. The destroyer stuck close lin the walke of the air monster, running uin der forced draft, itil Cape Cod was reach- and then the diribigle Cut across lots. It had been delided on the voy age along the coast that unless a favoring wind came up the 11-34 would be forced to land at Montauk Point, and early this morning a wire less message was sent out making that announcement. With the cape left behind, however, fortune finally favored the dirigible and the wind veered to her favor. Headed straight for Montauk Point. she ran true and before the tip of the long island was reached it was decided. to go on to Mineola. With the goal almost In sight, the R-3.1 flew majestically above the island and headed straight. down the center of it for Roosevelt fIeld, 100 miles away. As she crulsed over Riverhead the dirigible came within range of the wireless telephone installed at Iloose vlt field by the navy radio service, and perfect communication was es tablished. During t ho night the wireless calls from the R-3'1 were re ceived by the navy radio station In New York. Over the wireless telephone it was explained to Major Scott that a large part of the crew assembled to assist him in landing had been sent to Montank Point In motort trucks in the c: pectatIon that hev would tic ip there, and that conseluently prep arations for receiving him had not been completed. The mammoth baloon was sighted in the distance ahout 9 o'clock and fifteen minutes later was over Roose velt field. She cruised about in a circle at a height of about. 1,000 feet tiltii work was telephoned that every thing was in readiness for the and Ing. While the R-314 was circling the field at a great height, Major l'ritch ard jumped off with a parachute. le landed safely near headqnarters, and smilingy hurried Indoors before an ambulance that had been rushed to the sceno could reach him. This was nearly a half hour before the di rigi ble came to anchor. forts and that the treary will be rati fled. The stato rural letter carriers' con vention convened at Gaffney Thurs (lay morning, with Stanley Wilson, president of the local association, in the chair. The Rev. J. M. H amrlck, pastor of the Limestone Methodist chuiich, offered the Invocation, after' wvhich "America" was feelingly sung by3 the audiience, a nutmber' of women being priesent, who joinied most hear'tily in the singing. Thue adidress of w'elcome oin behalf of the city was dleliver'ed b~y W. S. [Hall, who was at his best, his speech evoking a storm of applause. l'ostmastei' I. It. (Gaft' ney thei(n welcomed1 the body on behalf of the local association, and Ed HI. D~eCamnp, who hiad just i'et urnied from the Stato Pi'ess Association, much the wvorse foi' wear', welcomied the lbody on behalf of the local pres5 in a neat speech, which was much appireciated. .\ir. IHayden, one of the visiting dole gates, responded to thle woi'ds of wel come In a hiappiy sipeech, wvhich showed that lie is one of the best Informed men in the countr'y. In the after'noon Congressman Stevenson, who repi'e sents this dlistr'ict, mnade a splendid speech on the 'League of Nations," which dlelighted the hearts of his au dience, foi' Mir. Stevenson has unqual ifiedly endoi'sed the l)osition which the priesidlent has taken in the miatter'. All sizes, best (luality Fri'uit Jlar Ru ubber's just recceilved-.l0c p)er dlozen. S. M. & E. H. WIJLKEiS & CO. No Worms In a Healthy Child All children troubled with worms have an un healthy color, which Indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chili TONIC given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispelithe worms, and the Child will be in perfect health. Plaantn to take. Gc pe bottle SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS. must be accompanied by a certified Notice is hereby given that the un- ,heek for $15W.00 to insure good faith dersigned as Trustees of School )is- and conaideration. Tre right to KRoP trict No. 8, (Dials and Sullivan Town- ict any and all bids is reserved. By We liavc Garden Hose, Water Hosc, Radiator Hose and ships), of Laurens County, State of odr of the oard of Trustees, July Steain i-ose Our garden hose at 26c er foot Is by far South Carolina, are authorized to sell, 1st, 1919. and hereby offer for sale $1,000 of 20- the chcdpest )ose you can buy, for It will last from six yer ouonbodsofsad cholDiW'. '.\. MAIN haa, to eight seasons, which means an average of about 3c to year coupon bonds of said School Dis- T .'\~IN trict in denominations of $500.00, bear- . F. 'UMBLIN, Sect., Ic per foot a season. While you can get a hose for 10c you Ing interest at six percent. per annum, 51 -2t Trustee. hnov as a rule the 10c ]ose will last you about one sea layable semi-annually, the bonds will _o. With n order for 0 feet or more of garden hose we be dafed .uly 1st, 1919 All bids must give lawn sprinkler. be sealed and filed with 13. F. Tuinblin, Radiator Iose In 1 Inch, 11-4 Inch, 11-2 Inch, 13-4 Inch, Sect. of the Board of Trustees of said The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Hea 2 Inch, 2 1-2 inch, In 3 and 4 foot lengths. School DIstrict by or before 12 o'clock neecuse of its tonic and laxative effect, A TA P( M noon of July 18th, 1919, at the oflice TIVE IJROMO QUINlNE is hetterthan oiaiitr COLUMBA SUPPLY COMA NY of D1ial & Todd, Attorneys, Laurenis, Qutitic aul does not caue no S. at which time ~~ringiniIn 1iead. Remembe'r #he full na2iWS7'GlnVJ STEEi OLUanl, .c S. C., at which thne and place the bidts look for the signature of U. IV. 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