Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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POSTAL WORKERS J I GET MORE MONEY 1 - First Class Postmasters Above Five ( Thousand Dollars Not Included < However I i < Washington, June 1.?Increased f salaries for postal employees a- 3 mounting to approximately $33,- ? 000,000 for the first year, effective < July 1, were recomended in a report to congress today by a joint ] congressional committee. j Increases of from $150 to $250 ^ annually for postal clerks and letter j carriers with $400 for supervisory , officers were recommended. No in-!, creases for first class postmasters j receiving above $5,000 a year ; ii-nvo nvnnosed however. i "V4V I Estimates by- the commission place the increase of the postal pay- : * roll at about $38,000,000 for the ' second year anil $43,000,000 for ] the third and fourth years. For rural delivery carriers the ] commission recommended $1,800 : for a 24 mile route and an additional $30 for each mile in excess of that distance. Motor route car- i riers covering 50 miles or more < ' nt\r\ Tua nf villaere delivery! uuv. ? . w cariers would be from $1,000 to $1,200. Should the recommendation of * the commision, based on hearings Gained Te Before Taking ZIRON, Ai Nervous, Had No Appei i EVERY man and woman, who Is In a run-down, weak condition, with bad complexion and poor appetite, due to lack of iron in their blood, should find Ziron helpful and strengthbuilding. It is a scientific, reconstructive tonic, composed of ingredients recommended by leading medical authorities. Describing hfs experience.wifh Zlron, ? Mr. George W. 8. Lanier writes from Jones, Ala.: "Sometime back, I was in terrible condition. I was weak and nervous, and had a tired feeling all (he time. My skin was muddy. I GREENWOOD BUS Greenwoo Our Business is To Ti Don't waste the Sumi this time in preparing in the early fall. We wonderful courses tc Bookkeeping, Shorth ing. The courses ar and the cost to you is us today for informa GREENWOOD BUS Greenwoc Warm Cool" ffototK met I Sleep on the Woo a Cotton Side 1 Made of hundreds of : I layers of thinned out wool and cotton. It is ? SOFT and FLUFFY, end never LUMPS V or SAGS. I CARTER BROTHERS I . SOLI II W. A. CALVI m 2SSBS0S I"?^j? leld in various parts of the coun-l ;ry, be adopted, clerks at first and second postoffices as well as city j :arriers would be divided into five j ilasses with those in the first class | eceiving $1,400 annually and >100 added for each class. Substi-j ;utes and temporary clerks would receive 60 cents an hour while special clerks would be paid from ?1,900 to $2,000 annually. Watchmen, messengers and laborers would be divided into two grades, the first receiving $1,350 and.the second $1,450. Clerks in the postal mail service would be divided into six classes with those in the first class receiving $1,600, those in the sixth $2,300 and the others graduated between. Services for all clerks ,the commission's report recommended, would be on an average of eight hours per day 306 days per year. Division superintendents in the r?r>c+?il nmil qptvipp under the com mission's recommendation's would receive $4,200 annually, assistant superintendents $3,200; chief clerks $3,000 and assistant chief clerks $2,500. Pay of postoffice inspectors would range from $2,300 to $4,200 with an allowance of not more than $5 a day for expenses while traveling. Clerks at division headquarters of n Pounds 'abama Man Was Weak, 'ite, But is Now Strong, had no appetite, and at morning I didn't feel like getting up. I was reading of Ziron and decided i would try it . . . "Will say that Ziron Is a good medicine. I have gained ten pounds in four months. Am strong and have a good appetite." Ziron is a mild iron tonic, good for young and old. II helps to restoro the system, when run-down by overwork, under-nourlshment, caused by stomach or bowel disorders, or as & result of some weakening illness. Get Ziron from your druggist. He sells it em a money-back guarantee. ilNESS COLLEGE j o n U) kJ> rain for SUCCESS. raer months! Spend for a good position are now arranging >r Summer study in and and Typewrite all guaranteed ?very small.'* Write tion. 5INESS COLLEGE >d, S. C. JJooi4 take the <r> COr^^ itW I Side in Winter; in Summer? Ventilators give II a chance to "Breathe." Delivered in dustDroof. hy i, enlc cartons. Have your dealer B show you the W?ol- Cott. | MATTRESS COMPANY I 5 BY I LRT&SONS I the postoffice inspection service would receive from $1,600 to $2,600. A graduated increase was proposed by the commission for first class postmasters receiving less than $5,000 annually ranging from j $200 to $400 for postmasters now receiving $3,000 to $3,700 annually $400 to $500 for those now getting between $3,700 and $3,800, $500 to $600 for those pay now is between $3,900 and 4,000. Second class posimasters whose I [present salary ranges from $2,300/1 j to $3,000 would receive an increase I r eoAn A T%nct_ j 1IUIII ipiuu i/U ip^vv. n.oiooi/C4iiu i/ucvi masters would be increased $300, from basic salaries each, the salaries ranging from $1,000 to $2,200. The commission also recommended that fourth class postmasters be allowed 140 per cent on cancellations of $75 per quarter and less; 115 per cent from $75 to $100 of cancellations per quarter, and in excess of $100 per quarter, 100 per cent on the first $100, 75 per cent on the next $100 and 60 per cent on the remainder. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in the University of South Carolina and for admission of new students will be held at the county court house on Friday, July 9, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 9, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at examination, provided they meet the conditions firovernine the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Currell for scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Currell by July 2. Scholarships are worth $100, free tuition and fees, total $158. The next session will open Sept 15, 1020. For further information and catalog, address, President W. S. Currell, Columbia, S. C.} 6-1-1-8 & July 5. I BIG LOSS IN GALVESTON Galveston, Texas, June 1.? Sisal, estimated at $1,000,000 in value, was consumed in a fire of unknown origin at Pier No 41, Galveston Wharf company which broke out late last night and at i o'clock this morning was still burning. The warehouse1 in which the sisal was ; stored also burned at an estimated loss of $500,000. The sisal was the property of several New York firms which have been accumulating it here from Yucatan, Mexico. While the identity of the inidividual owners could not be learned the warehouse was under lease to the Cotton Concentration company. NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS For Enrollment of Voter* in Democratic Primary Election Notice is hereby given that books for enrollment of the voters of Abbeville County in the democratic primary election for the present year have been received, and the various enrollment committees may find them in the hands of the Clerk of Court. The books of enrollment will be opened Tuesday, June 1st., 1920, at the selected places in the several sections of the county and remain open for the enrollment of voters until the last Tuesday in July, 1920. The Club Districts remain as in previous Election year. The qualifications for enrollment in any club of the democratic party and for voting are as follows: The applicant fpc membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall become so before the secceeding general election and be a white Democrat. He shall be a citizen of the United States and of this State. No person shall belong to any club wnta in on? nrimflru HTllpSK he | VI WW *** W4IJ jgs* %? ^ ....... has resided in the State two years and in the county six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 days prior to the first primary following his offer to enroll; PROVIDED, that public school teachcvs and ministers of the go-nel in charge of regular organized church shall be exempt from the provisions of this section as to residence, or otherwise qualified. Under the rules a new enrollment is required. Wm. P. GREENE, County Chairman. May 29th, 1920. Galsworthy was a Sportsman John Galsworthy, novelist and dramatist, was once a keen sportsman, but for many years has never touched a gun. Watching a dying CAMELS have wonderful full-bodied mellowmildness and a flavor as refreshing as it is new. 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