The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, January 21, 1919, Page FOUR, Image 4
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The Press and Banner ;
* ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. ,
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21. 1919. 1
CLOSING THE SCHOOLS.
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There continues to be talk of again
closing the schools. We hope that it( 1
is only talk. We appreciate the mo-!*
tives of those members of the Local
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Board of Health and of those good
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citizens who have been advocating;
this move, but we believe they are '
badly advised.
We believe the State Board of #
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JieaiUi ll?5 uctittixu mat 1IU
purpose has been served by the clos-J
ing of the schools heretofore, or at
least that the pestilence amongst us,
cannot be eradicated by this piethod.,
? If we are correct in this, the declar-!
ation is in line with the experience
of a great many other people who
have seriously considered the matter
The disease seems to be- preva-'
lent more amongst the younger peo-j
p1..; and children than amongst1 the
older people, though the latter are
not immune. We all know that, with
the schools closed, the children and 1
the younger people cannot be kept
at home except at great hardship.
They attend the picture shows, and ]
other places of amusement, they are
in the stores and at the soft drink (
tands, they go to church and to ]
Sunday School, and they are con- (
gtantly thrown with other people, i
We cannot quarantine peopl? who :
are well, and yet it is only in the be- i
ginning of the disease, when a per- 1
son hardly realizes that he is sick t
hat the most danger exists of com- c
municating the disease to others, J i
This danger cannot be eliminated by g
closing the schools, unless every! \
other place is to be closed, and well i f
rieonle are to he nuarantineri. 1
We believe that the idea of quar- a
antining those people who are sick t
with thei disease, so far as school is F
concerned, is a good idea, and that t
no child should be allowed to go to t
school from a hcjme where the dis- e
ease is until the danger of contract- c
ing the disease has passed. Those b
children believed to be taking the
disease should be kept out of school v
until the danger is past. Should the' e
epidemic become more general, we t:
would favor a closer quarantine, and M
if it should appear in the future that j n
it were advisable, the schools might j ?
be closed. , But this is the season for n
colds, pneumonia, and like diseases. *
monia in the months of January and ^
PurtTilfl Tiotta ^
u?t? wttn wiui pneu-: *
February for many years, and it has P
Hot been thought advisable hereto- *
fore to close the schools on that ac-! c
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count. ,
Thers is another consideration in
this matter. The people in this community
are paying about twelve ^
thousand dollar^ p?r year to run the
Public schools. The trustees are pay-1
ing out to the teachers, and must *'
pay to them, whether they teach or h
not, about fifteen hundred dollars *
per month. These teachers cannot *
be tJbflI2ssed at this season of the I
year without paying them what we *
have contracted to pay them. The
schools have already suffered from 1
interruptions. The work had progressed
only two months when the ^
Schools were closed for five Weeks-.!
The schools then opened for thtefe j1
weeks, when the Christmas holidays j ?
made another interruption. The work 1
has hardly gotten under way again,J 1
so that another interruption at this . ^
time would mean that the schools
had as well be closed for the session.'
That means a hardship for many
children. Many of those attending
the' public schools will have no educational
advantages except such as
they obtain here before they are old
enough to go to work. When they'
are old enough they go to work,1
teiany of them from necessity. A year
;aken from their training now is a;
serious matter so jfar as they are(
:oncerned. j
These things are to be considered,;
jf course, as subservient to the matter
of the public health, but we assert
that they are not to be lightly
:ons:dered. It will be a mistake to
follow a fad, or promulgate a rule
for no other reason than to be doing
something, however anxious those
responsible for the movement may
oe in the matter.
The schools should not be closed
tgain without a meeting of the citizens
of the town when the whole
matter might be thrashed out, and
the views of all good citizens sought.
We all want to do the right thing.
But let us be sure that we are doing
the right thing before we take drastic
action.
the hog pens.
It is believed by some people that
if the Local Board of Health desires
tc close up something in order
;o promote the public health they
night order the closing of the sanitary
hog pens in the city rather than
:he closing of the public schools.
:hristmas at county farm.
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Some weeks ago we published an
irticle from one of our readers con:erning
the many good things which
;he Misses Morse and other ladies
;ook out to the poor house on Christnas
day for the unfortunate people
-vho reside there. The article has
alien into the hands of Judge Benet,
ind he writes the following letter
ivhich will be read with interest by
everyone. This is only one of the
;hings which Judge Benet originated
ivhen in Abbeville which has given
)ther people pleasure and enjoyment
;hese forty years.
, Grimshawes, N. C.,
Jan. 12, 1919.
Dear Mrs. Greene: \
It was a great surprise and a great
ielight to me to read in the last
Press and Banner the account of the
Christmas treat that was given to the
nmates of the County Poorhouse.
t made me travel back in * memory
"orty years to an evening when the
lappy thought came into my mind,
;hat something might be done to.
:heer the hearts of the folk at the'
>oor house during the season of giftriving
and good will. This occurred
vrhen I /was rambling through the
ields and woods in company with the
lev. John Kershaw, now the venertble
rector of St.' Michael's, Charleson.
We chanced to come by the
>oor-house and talked awhile with
he superintendent and with some of
he poor men and women. Their povrty
was pitiful and pathetic?poorly
lad, poorly lodged, their cabin? so;
>are and comfortless.
A few days before Christmas I1
/ent around the public square to
very merchant, asking them to con-!
ribute. Not only did they give wil-j
ingly; they gave gladly. Nor did Ij
eglect law range, and my brethren
f the bar gave money. On Christ-;
las Eve the various contributions;
rere collected. Mrs. Benet called in|
liss Meta Lythgoe and Miss Mamie J
;0U Smith to help her to fill the pa-!
er pokes. Into each bag they put(
n orange, an apple, nuts, raisins, j
andy, and sweet crackers. We had|
'so tobacco and snuff for some of
' ;e old folks.
On Christmas morning the gift-j
ags were put in a wagon, and Wil-1
um Pope drove me out to the poor-j
ouse. It-was a complete surprise!
o the inmates. I need not say how!
appy tney were, it was tne hrst;
ime Christmas had ever come there,
remember that one old woman was!
"> overjoyed at getting an orange!
hat tears rolled down her cheejcs as!
'nc said she hadn't seen an orange'
;>r many years. |
Until we moved to Charleston we
:ept the kindly custom going. Miss^
i&U\ and Miss Mamie Lou always
tiding us. I think they sometimes
idded needles and thread to the eat-!
tbles. When we left Abbeville, IJ
cnew that Miss Mamie Lou's kind |
leart would not forget the poor at(
Christmas, and so long as she lived
;hev were remembered by her. And:
iow it does my old heart good to
enow that her nieces and other la- i
lies are carrying on the good work|
jegun forty years ago. God bless I
;hem.
Do you wonder now that the aricle
in the Press and Banner made
ne happy? "Blessed is he that con
sidereth the poor." And the blessing
is a present and continuing one, fo
"the poor always ye have with you.'
Long may old Abbeville continu
.he kindly custom.
I couldn't lTelp writing to yoi
| about tffese old times and old mem
.ories.
Yours sincerely,
W. C. Benet.
! MARSHAL FOCH WANTS
RHINE FOR BARRIE1
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Leader of Allies Says United State
Soldiers Were Superb and Had
"Devil's Own Punch," Given
Sector "Hard to Tackle."
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Treves, Jan. 17.?It is the convic
. tion of Marshal Foch that the Rhin
must be made the barrier betweei
Germany and France. He expresse
1 this clearly when he received Ameri
| can newspaper correspondents. Th
mnrcHnl is herp in pnnneetinn wit'
the meeting concerning the extensio:
of the German armistice.
Marshal Foch pointed out the dif
Acuities that had been overcome an
, said that peace must be commensui
j ate with the price of victory. Gex
many was now beaten, he said, bu
! with her resources, especially i:
i men, recuperation in a comparative
| ly short time was quite possible. I
! was now the duty of the allies t
j prevent further aggressions.
i Marshal Foch praised the work o
j 'he American troops and said Genei
: al Pershing had asked that the Am
| erican forces be concentrated fo
j an attack on one sector. The allie
generalissimo admitted that the Ai
; gonne-Meuse front, where the Amei
i icans began their offensive on Sep
tember 26, was a "sector hard t
tackle." The marshal said he ha
told General Pershing: "Your me
vsve the devil's punch. They will ge
j away with all that. Go to it."
; The American attack succeedec
continued the marshal, and here w
I ire on the Rhine."
The armistice was concluded to
soon and the allies got all they aske<
from Germany without contain,
the fighting. The allies, the mat
shal said, were prepared for anothe
offensive stroke which would hav
forced the Germans to give up. Thi
was to have been made in Lorrain
on November 14 with six America]
and 20 French divisions.
Praise for Americans.
"This is for me," Marshal ' Foci
began, "a happy opportunity to tel
you all the good things I think o:
the American army and of the par
it played" on our side. Your soldier
were superb. They came to us young
enthusiastic and carried forward witl
vigorous idealism and they marchet
to battle with admirable gallantry.
"Yes, they were superb. There ii
no ot^er word. When they appearec
our armies were, as you know, fa
tigued by three years of relentles:
struggle and the mantle of war laic
After allt the vitality
of the car depends on
the battery
IF the ignition is not absolutely
right, no part
of the car can function
properly.
Many a car stays in the oldage
class while in reality its
life is barely half spent?be*
cause its nerves are paralyzed
by a failing battery.
The Eveready Storage Battery
has proved a veritable fountain
of youth for thousands of such
cars,
The guarantee is exceptional?but
the pe.rform~
- - r I..
ance of {tie cwreau^
makes it easy for us to
make good. Yes, a year
and a half
CITY GARAGE
Official Eveready Service Staiion Free Testing
I ?Courteous Service and Guaranteed Repairs
on all standard makes of Storage Batteries.
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I heavily upon them. We were magnifir
cently comforted by the virility of
" your Americans.
e "The'youth of the United States
brought a renewal of the hope that
n hastened victory. Not only was this
- a moral fact, but you also brought
enormous material aid and the wealth
which you placed at our disposal conrbiuted
to the final success. Nobody
imong us will ever forget what America
did.
* "And you know what happened on
the field of battle since the month of
Tuly?first on the Marne, then in the
region of Verdun. General Pershing
vished as far as possible to have his
army concentrated in. an American
sector. The Argonne and heights of
he Meuse were a sector hard to
e tackle. There were considerable obn!stacles
there.
(jj "All right," I said to him. "Your
J 'aen have the devil's own punch,
g; Go to it." 1
[J "And finally everything went well;
n! everything went so well that here we
| are on the Rhine."
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,! MR. J. C.. SHEPARD DEAD.
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| Latta, Jan. 16.?J. C. Sheppard
,; died at his home in Latta after ' a
short illness from influenza. He was
i buried yesterday in the Latta cemet
t6ry'
J Mr. Sheppard came to Latta sever0,
al years ago to edit the Latta Obser!
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i ver aiiu inaue uie pttp<jr a success uy
j his untiring energy, good judgment
land lovable character. Although a
1 | cripple to extent that he could walk
^iwith the greatest difficulty and had
! lost his hearing entirely, he was
"[cheerful and happy at all times. His
"| leath has caused a peculiar sadness
| in this community that none can
0 realize but those who knew him.
: Besides many friends he leaves his
11: widow and two young children to
1 i mourn his death. He was about 33
! years old.
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ei THE FLU SITUATION.
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0 Thisteen new cases of "flu" were
^ reported on Monday morning. There
?. are six cases of pneumonia in the
"l city according to the report made to
r: the city health officer.
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THE OLD ADAGE.
The old saying that "you cant
. teach an old dog new tricks" has
gone by the board on the Greenville;
street annex, for Col. Herbert Allen;
has been doing the cooking for the
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I past week. Mrs. Allen and young
| Herbert have both been victims of
I the flu and as help is impossible to!
get, the Colonel waded in, and in a!
I weeks time has become so proficient j
, that he can wash up dinner; dishes,
and have supper on the table between
' seven and nine o'clock.
He says the way to have good but-|
| tered toast is to use a pound of but-j
I ter each time, which proves also thatj
he can talk just like a millionaire.
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