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TU HlOJL'ii. I I I^iLi^?ilUiJUXV XI, xvxu>
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THE CHAIN GANG.
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When the State Board of Chari- .
IS
) ties and Correction was created by
pr
Act of the legislature, we were ^
among those who opposed it, chiefly
oecause we believed it would call for
ro
another set of office-holders who
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would make considerable noise for a;.
be
little while, and then cease to do!
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anything except draw the salaries j gg
provided by law. j ge
We were, however, agreeably sur-j^
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prised when we saw the members of j ^
the board take up the matter of j
free tuition in state institutions of
cr
' teaming, with the result that a great ^
many people perfectly able to do so,
but who had been imposing on the j
state, were forced to pay their just,
obligations to the state for the edu1
ta
cation of their children. It has been
I CC
stated that the saving to the state in, . .
is!
this matter alone justifies the creation
of the board.
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It appears, too, that the members ja
of this board have not been idle in' .
ar
other matters, They have been m-jot
estigating among other things, that;
k i ca
old friend of ours, the county chain: ^
gang, and what they have to say j
makes interesting reading. It is ^
confirmatory of what we have been t
telling the people of Abbeville coun- ^
ty for the last several years, but| t-(
, the long suffering people of tbisL
county have been sitting idly by, al-! Vj(
lowing this pet institution to eat up ^
the entire resources of the county,
? ' with no visible results, justifying it ,
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on the ground that other counties I
were making good use of the chain ,
' ?' rang. |?
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>\ It would seem however, that thei ,
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observations of the secretary of thei
Board disprove the statement that;
other counties have profited by hav-j
ing the chain gang work the roads,
ia those counties. With regard to j
' road building by the convicts in the th
overal counties the report of the'
Secretary says: . 80
"From our four years' intimate w]
knowledge of the chaingangs in n(
South Carolina we have reached the tii
conclusion that the entire system is e(j
wrong and should be abolished by co
the legislature. We know many coun-! th
!. i ties which are working less than ten!
r 12 men, with hired white men
for guards. One county was work-.
ing five convicts, to guard whom i -p.
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tnree men were nirea ana ieu uy tj
county. This is a losing proposition | ki
for the taxpayers. The best that i ;V(
can be done with such a gang on the!
road is repair or patch work, which .
tears up again before the gang works j ,r,
ten miles away. The treatment by
the authorities of the men is not ^
what it should be. in any respect, and
it never will be so long as the fore-j
men and guards are men chosen for
their positions because of services "
rendered to the supervisor in his
campaigns. We recommend the
abolition of the county system, and
urge that the convicts who have violated
State laws and have been tried
and sentenced in State courts, be
punished by State officials instead of
by county officials.
"We believe that the convicts
hould be used for road work, but
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lection of food for them and of
guards to care for them should-be
under the authorities of the State
penitentiary. The actual working of j
the men on the roads should be done
*y the State highway commission.'
This system would allow enough men
to be concentrated into one camp to
reduce overhead costs to a minimum
and would allow for the hiring of a
higher type of manager. In addition'
better roads would be built by train-j
ed engineers. Supervisors have'
bragged to us of their ability as!
road builders, but we have yet to^ m
i a really first class road which
s been built with county convicts
an elected supervisor. The time
makeshift roads has passed, and
is high time we began building
ncrete roads, flanked by dirt roads
r animals in dry weather. These
ads will never be built by the inridual
counties, but if the convicts
the State are turned over to the
jhway commission and the peniteniry
they can build roads which will
5t quite a number of years. For the
ke of the convicts themselves, for|
e sake of the people who use roads,'
id for the sake of the finances of
e counties we urge the abolition of
e county convict system, and the
bstitution for it of a State road
rce, managed by t"he penitentiary
id the highway commission."
Whether or not the employment
convicts on the public roads un-j
ir state authorities, where larger
uads can be worked with more
mpetent overseers and engineers,1
advisable, is a matter yet to be
oved. Until the plan is tried out
3 could not express an opinion,
ar own idea, at present, is that the
ad is a poor place to undertake to
form criminals. It would be far
stter, we think, to employ them on
state farm, which might be made
lf-supporting, and where, at off
asons, they might be taught useful
:cupations, which after all is about
e best way to keep the criminally
sposed from committing other
imes. There is little opportunity
1 the public roads for the ordinary
>nvict to learn anything. He meredoes*
time.
But the general conclusion that
xes will be lowered when the
iunty chain gang systems are abol
hed, and that the work which is
>ne by the convicts on the roads
>es not pay for the enormous outy
for overseers, guards, foreman,
id for buying mules, supplies ffnd
her things needed in the , convict
imp, will be shared by every
oughtful man in any community,
he chain gang has not paid in Abiville
County, nor has it paid in any
her county, we believe, unless perips
it has been in the larger counas
where, as stated by the Secre,ry,
larger squads of convicts have
?en worked under the supervision
: competent engineers.
The roads may be much more
leaply worked in any county on
ie contract system, or by the peoe
themselves, or by hired free la
>r. We hope that we have seen
i last of the chain gang.
THE CASUALTY LIST.
The Sunday casualty list carried
e name of Anson Kempton Billgs,
who was severely wounded
metime ago, and an account of
hich we have already given. Thej
?ws from Kempton is that he con-i
lues to improve, and as^the wound-1
i are being brought back to this
untry, we may hope to see him on
is side of the water before long.
The following names also were on
inday's list: Sergeant C. T. Gam-j
ell, -Antreville, wounded; Andrew
Bennett, severely wounded; Er-j
ist Coleman, wounded; Tony Jeh-1
ns, wounded and Benson Williams, j
I
junded.
Inquiry at the office of the local I
ard shows that Sergeant Gambrell]
.is not sent to the front by the Ab-'
iville authorities. It is likely that^
i lives over the line in Anderson'
mnty.
Andrew T. Bennett is a negro, sent;
They Have A
The Fore
thegjfLabi
that you have been f<
or come to Greenwo<
will do. Will give yc
you want to see. Th<
a mule will.
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up by the McCormick Board.
Ernest Coleman is from Abbeville,
lie formerly worked at the Ice plant
)s night fireman, and was one of the
first colored men to go to the front.
Tony Jenkins is also from Abbeville,
his home being on the Blue
Hill.
Benson Williams is also colored.
In his questionnaire he says that h
was reared by Mr. E. E. William?,
and that he was living \ with him
when called into the service.
Chaney Jones, the shoemaker, in
forms us that his son has been
wounded also, the news coming tc
him in a telegram Saturday night
He went to France from Camp Jack
son in the company of Lieut. Sweten
burg.
NOTES FROM THE
CALHOUN FALLS SCHOOL
Woodrow Wilson Literary Societj
of the Calhoun Falls School elected
the following officers to serve for lsl
term: f
President?Evelyn Tucker.
Vice Pres.?Carlton Manning.
Secretary?Howard Milford.
Treasurer?Clara Parker.
( The Society meets every tw<
weeks on Friday afternoon. The pro
grams consist of debates, essays
readings, recitations, and current e
vents.
The Society chose as their mott<
?B2. For the colors they selectet
purple and gold and the nationa
flower?goldenrod, for the flower.
The Society hopes to do good worl
j during the school term and much in
tereat is being taken in this phase o
their school work.
Honor Roll.
B"V>w P?A?a Pnth Wi'lfnrd TToW
I 1VUWJ A WV1 V| w* ?W ..
I ard Milford, Uine Tucker, Evelyi
! Tucker, Eula Mae Hall, Ada Martin
! Anderson George, Ruth Manning
Alice Manning, Carlton Manning
Clara Parker, Richard Ammons, Aus
I tin Fowler.
Ruth McLane, Principal.
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V SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. *
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Hester, S. C., Dec. 14, 1918
My dear Santa Claus,
I'm a little boy six years old
DIa^ha ^^nr? win o fFinv/?lo WifV> tllh
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ber tires, boy scout suit, horn, train
rocking horse. Bring my little bro
ther a small wagon and street cai
Don't forget all kinds of fire works.
Your little friend,
Calhoun Burris.
Dear Santa:
Here I come again, this year, hop<
you have not forgotten me. We ar<
ill looking forward to your cominj
and I want you to bring me a wrisi
watch, two bicycle tires (No. 24)
also a doil and carriage.
Your friend,
Lavinia McCuen.
FATHERLESS CHILDREN
OF FRANCE ADOPTEE
The following adoptions have beer
made since our last issue:
John McMurr^y A boj
Methodist Sunday School Class, No
9 A gir
Previously reported:
Tary and Bill Greene A Gir
Sixth Grade, Abbeville School
Boy and Gir
Gilbert and Ellen Nabers A Boj
Miss Maggie Brooks A Boj
rrived
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lokingpfor. Write us
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3y will pull any place
CHIPLEY
ireenwood, S. C.
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Hempel at the Metropolitan in "The D
. of the Regiment."
: Ave Maria?Cavalleria Rusticana. An t
from the Intermezzo by Mascagni. Violin
by Mary Zentay.
Aloha Oe. (Queen Liliuokalani.) Assisted bj
k ion Quartet.
^ My Old Kentucky Home. (Foster.) Assis
^ / Criterion Quartet.
^ Emmet's Lullaby, (J. K. Emmet.- Assisted
w erion Quartet.
> Long, Long Ago. (Bably.)
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1 I See our line of beautiful Cr?
r 1 Quilts and many other useful ai
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jloves, Silk Shi
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"The most richly endowed soprano
1 America" is what the critics call Miss Hj
=3!jSjj> Hempel of the Metropolitan Opera. A true
artist, her ambition to have her voice pre-^B
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iW I'l ocrveu in an its spienuur uuiweigneu ?ii
mA 111 other considerations. She has joined the
Jlp! || Edison group of stars. Henceforth she
J will sing for the only instrument which
^j| | can Re-Create her superb voice.
> Miss Hempel heard Re-Creations of otk,
er great artists;. noted their superiority to
3'it anything she'd ever heard before and de'
cided to investigate. She went to the
|i " Edison laboratories; made a Re-Creation;
then submitted it to the searching trial ol
Ik the tone test. She herself sang in direct
?Jfll comparison with the instrument. If you've
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' you can conceive her joy in hearing it Re?|
^ Created with such fidelity and perfectioi^H
ty * that no human ear could distinguish artisl^H
w ah' from instrument. It was enough. TherJH
and then she resolved that henceforth thJB
instrument for her voice was HmB
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NEW EDISON I
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1$ So now you can hear Frieda Heirfl?
pel. Not a mere imitation on a talkHj
by iss ^ but ^fiss Hempel herM|
aug ter gej? a{. our store an(j hear tk^R
Re-Creations listed on this page. BB
idaption jjwi
obligato . E^igon Re-Creations should' noHj
be played and cannot be playe^H
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research work would be able tJH
by Crit- make tone test comparisons, sucflR
as we have made with the New Ed^B
son before two million music loveiBB
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