INTERESTING WORK DONE
BY DUE WEST BUREA
Weather Station Is One of Six i
United States?Intricate
Calculations.
The following is by L. L. B., i
The Anderson Mail, telling of tl
work of the weather station in Du
West:
That the interest In the U. i
Weather Bureau station at Due We:
Aibbeville county, has not diminishe
is attested by the fact, according t
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Jur. r. l. uoie, oracer m cnarge, tna
on some days during the month o
August, as many as one hundred pec
pie visited the station. Not all' o
these were endeavoring to satisf
idle curiosity for some were secon
and third time visitors, Mr. Col
says. And to the layman, there i
much of interest, especially whei
that interested, interesting accommo
dating and genial good fellow Mi
Cole personally conducts one ovei
the forty acre tract of land that ha;
been leased for a period of five yean
and shows and explains the delicati
mechanism and working of the various
recording instruments.
' The U. S. government has invested
approximately $25,000 on the
high land overlooking the quainl
town of Due West. To secure the
location of the station, Due West
citizens in a short time raised
enough money to lease the tract of
land and turn it over to the government.
The $25,000 invested does not
nclude the land lease, but represents
the price of highly sensitive instruments
of various character,
the readings of which help furnish
the information on which weather
forecasts are sent out daily from the
weather bureau at Washington.
To the weather enthusiast who has
a meteorograph on his back porch, a
a thermograph under a tree in the
garden, a hydrograpfc in his sleepinfi
porch and a anemometer, in his bedroom,
and understands thoroughly
the information which they disclose
when in perfect v working order,
there is little need of his mak
ing a visit to tne station at Uv\e
West. But if the layman would like
to know more about humidity, pressure,
temperature, wind 'direction
and velocity, sunshine and rain, and
if he wants to see machines register
these forces with precision, let him
journey to Due West some day and
ask the road to the weather bureau.
It will be a typical Abbeville oounty
road, but if low gears are not stripped,
it is possible to find it in an au-1
tomoibile. And when one apprises Mr. J
t Cole of the fact that he is not familiar
with weather predictions, he will
in all prolbaibility wipe off his glasses
and smile. If he does it is a good indi
cation. He is interested, and one s?on
imbibes some of this interest.
There are six stations in the
Unite States at the present time
All are located near small towns,
and are widely separated in order to
give averages for the country. These
' six stations were instituted primarily
to aid the Aerial Mail Service, but
the failure of congress to make the
necesary appropriation for maintenance
and operation, has caused
them to be operated in connection
with the weather bureau.
* ' For obtaining the temperature at
various heights, kites eight feet high,
eight feet long, ajjd three feet wide
are sent up. In these is securely
fastened a kite meteorograph. This
instrument records on a sheet of paper
in different colored inks the alti
tude and corresponding temperature.
- , T?e. meteorograph costs $300, and
Mr." Cole tells of an experience he
had with a. newspaper reporter in
South Georgia, iby which the depart- J
ment loA a perfectly good instru-:
ment. The wire which releases ind
pulls in the kites broke during a|
high wind, and the kite was tern-i
pOrarily Ipst. Two days later a newspaper
reporter telephoned the station
that a. kite had been found near a
certain town and was being held at
the office. Mr. Cole says he started
out right away in an automobile not
caring so much aibout the kite, but
anxious to get the meteorograph.
When he arrived at the office of the
newspaper, a curious Teporter had
dissected the instrument thoroughly
though not painstakingly, and as a
result the instrument was unfit for
further use. In the past year, three;
miles is the greatest altitude reached
by a kite at the Due West station.
One afternoon last week a balloon
thirty inches in diameter was traced
to a height of 12 miles, in 109 minutes
one of six highest altitudes ever
recorded in this service in the Uni*
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j WENT OUT TO FIGHT
Uj AND REMAINED TO PLAY
in Abbe*.'"e Men Arrange Duel That
Ends Wth Handshake and
Not Blood..
in j Two Abbeville men, whose names
te it would not be wise to give, had a
ie very warm argument about someJ
thing or other early this week. So
3.; warm did it wax,' indeed, that chal5t
j lenges were issued and accepted,
d ' Seconds were appointed, but when, it
o came to the selection of weapons
it there was a pause, for neither valiif
ant challenger cared to risk having
i-; a mortal wound inflicted upon his
f j person.
y i After investigating all the rules 1
d of dueling and not being afole to dise
cover a paragraph that gave infor- 1
s mation as to the validity of a duel, 1
1 without, n wpnnrtn. t/?M
- risk it and go at the tattle a la fist '
and skull. They could not determine 1
f when a duel is not a duel. <
s All of the preliminary rites having 1
J ibeen observed, directions given as to I
8 funeral, last will and testaments *
duly drawn, and the sheriff out of v
i the- way, the indignant participants
. gathered their witnesses and sec- 11
i onds and hied themselves to God's c
; open country Mfar from the madding
crowd." * p
Out on the edge of town where the t<
asphalt melts to clay, the belliger- c
tnt combatants in the presence of a c
truckload of solemn witnesses, as- v
sumed pugilistic attitude across the
road from each other. As a prelimi- if
nary exercise each 'Indulged himself o:
for a few panting moments in sj
shadow,boxing, of a variety that si
would have done credit to a Demp- si
sey or a Fitz Simons if not to Car- es
pentier himself.
The solemn witnesses grew more gi
solemn as the two gradually drew m
nearer the road that divided them, cl
As the distance grew shorter the ex- es
hitbitions of skill and brawn become
more and more violent. The spectators
held their collective breath as ai
the duelers came within striking dis-1 ti
ranee 01 eacn otner. di
Just at this point, as if by pre-ar- "1
ranged signal, one of the witnesses ?n
cried in startled tone:
"Stop, dueling's against the law." th
The advance and pawing ceased d<
immediately. Each of the principals to
registered deep disgust that the law pj
should interfere in private settle- g(
ment of a private quarrel.. But some cc
of the witnesses believe that the to
look of disgust was hypocritical and m
that they really were glad to be in- th
I terrupted. " st;
' At any rate they matched for ta
"dopes" and hurried to town to drink pu
them. at
ted States. These little balloons are m(
sent up twice daily, and serve to ^
give the direction .and velocity of an
the wind. To each balloon is attach- ap
ed a card, which requires no postage j0n
and is to be detached and mailed by
the finder. Cards are frequently returned
from points in Viriginia,
Georgia and ^ennessee. Observations
began at the Due West station
sm
Septemfber 3rd, 1920, and Mr. Cole ^
is highly pleased with results ob- .
tained. Mr. Cole is an experienced
weather man, having seen 11 ye^rs
service with the department, four of
which have been spent in this branch
of the service. Private telephones
ST
connect the different departments at
the station at Due West. Reports of
observations are sent to the wireless
station at Arlington, near Washing- Bjl
ton, twice daily. Officially, as far as
the weather is concerned, Due West
is on the map. sui
Those interested in balloon races mi
and aeronautical, events will remember
the balloon race which took be"
place several months ago from Birmingham,
Ala. Ralph Upson, con- ad:
suiting aeronautical engineer, with dn
C. G. Andrus, aide wan declared win- Be
ner. Mr. Upson recently sailed for ap
Belgum, where he is to be a con-jPr
testant for the Gordon Bennett cup j Co
in the International Balloon race Se
this month. Mr. Upson took with him, hei
as aide, Mr. Andrus, who is one of j to
Mr. Cole'? assistants at the Due | tht
West station, and an experienced be
air and weather man. The little town 1
is keyed up over the prospect of fur- thf
nishing one of the winners of an in- in
ternational air meet. nir
It might not be amrss here to'the
state that the weather station,'pei
as well as the churches of Due West, I ]
is open to all comers on the Sabbath,; ten
and Old "Glory flies from a point of j nei
vantage, a silent reminder of the the
fact that Unc!e Sam holds forth in
that vicinity. 19,9
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REDUCTION MADE
IN WAGE SCALE
SECRETARY DENBY APPROVES
20 PER CENT CUT IN CIVILIAN
PAY FOR NAVY WORK?NEW
CLASSIFICATIONS ARE ALSO
MADE.
Washington, Sept. 8.?The new
navy wage scale decreasing by 10 to
20 per cent the pay of about 68,000
civilian employes was approved by
Secretary Denby today.
In general the ne\? scale which becomes
effective September 15, are
made uniform for similar work in all
navy yards. According to the report
if tViP Hpnartmon+ul watro nf
review, the revised schedule will be
I cents an hour less than prevailing
vages for railroad trade: and 5 cents
jer hour higher than those in shiptuilding
trades. The board said the
vages recommended are 45 per cent
ligher than pre-war scales and estinated
the cost of living at 80 per
ent higher than in 1913.
The decreases broadly are 13 to 14
er cent for artisans, 10 per cent for
echnical employes, 15 per cent for
lerks and supervisors and 20 per ;
ent for certain other of the super- "
isory positions. 1
A new plan for payment and class- ^
icat'ori of mechanics provides for y
ne general grade of the first class ,
verifying that upon employment men ?
lall serve a probational period of i
x months prior to reaching the high- c
>t pay classification of their trade. .
Machinists will hold this first ,
rade ratiig during efficient perfor- ?
ance and will be subject to dislarge
upon failure to maintain the
itablished standard.
The board also recommended that j
73 cents an tymr be fixed as a fair ^
id just rate of pay Tor the basic j.
ades," and that the present fively-week
be temporarily continued
antil the present general unemployed
is relieved." o
"The decrease in wages is due to *
iree causes," the report said, "(A) crease
in living costs amounting c
i 16.7 per cent, according to De- ?
1=
irtment of Labor figures; (B) the |
;neral industrial depression in the ?
iuntry which may well be expected e
be but a phase of the readjust; [|
ent from war to pre-war conditions |
at is now at perhaps its most acute i
ate; (C) to the treatment by a cer- |]
in number of employers of labor j|
irely as a commodity to be obtained |j
the cheapest possible rate.'" |
The report contains several recom- |
sndations concerning working con- |
tions in the yards, cost accounting ^
id efficiency records. The award a
proved today would be effective for u
e year. s f
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TATION FOR LETTERS OF AD- |
MINISRATION |
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ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Probate Court. S
- J. F. Miller, Esq., Judge of Pro- Ij
bate: ,
Whereas, J. B. Beauford hath made G]
it to me, to grant him letters of ad- e
nistration of the estate and ef- (3
its of J. C. Beauford, late of Ab- ?}
ville County, deceased,
These Are Therefore, to cite and jf]
monish all and singular the kin- j|]
ed and creditors of the said J. C. jl
auford, deceased, that they be and e
pear before me, in the Court of @
obate, to be held at Abbeville a
urt House, on the 23rd day of f|
ptember 1921, after publication fj
reof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, j|
show cause, if any they have, why jfl
; said administration should not (|
granted. ra
Given under my hand and seal of [3
: Court this 9th day of September ?]
the year of our Lord one thousand |j
le hundred and twenty one and in s
i 146th year of American Inde- s
idence. 1}
n..Li* 1 3 1.1 Aii_ j _ / =n
ruunsneu on me uin uay 01 aep- l?j
nber 1921 in the Press and Ban- ra
and on the Court House door for [i
time required by law. ^
J. F. MILLER, ^
. 3t. Judge of Probate.
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OPTIMISM MLS
i IN TEXTILE CIRCLE
COTTON MANUFACTURER MEET
IN SPARTANBURG EXPRESS
. SATISFACTION? ANDERSON
MAN PRESIDENT OF ORGANI|
ZATION.
Spartanburg, Sept. 7.?Optimism
was the keynote of the meeting of
the executive committee of the Cotton
Manufacturers Association of
South Carolina, which met here yesterday
to discuss business conditions
and set a date and place for the next
ann&al meeting of the association.
The sentiment of the meeting was
that with cotton bringing a good
price the south is at the threshold of
a prosperous era. No sign of trouble1
is seen ahead, and these leaders in
the textile world are of the opinion
that the whole country is going to
share in the good times. The meeting
was held in the ball room of the
Cleveland hotel and was presided
over by J. D. Hammett of Anderson,
presient of the Cotton Manufacturers'
Association of South Carolina.
It was decided to hold the next annual
meeting in -Greenville October
Lth at he time of the Textile Show.
Vmong those who were present at the
neeting were: J. D. Hammett, J. P.
aossett, W. E. Beattie B. E. Geer,
/ictor M. Montgomery, Z. F. Wright,
rohn A. Law, A. L. Blake, Dr. H. A.
-.igon, Capt. J. A. Smith, Alfred
Hoore, T. M. Marchant, George W.
Summers, A. F. McKissick, John W. '
Arlington, J. Choice Evins, George
N. Forester, traffic manager and
tobt. H. Sullivan, secretary.
After the business session the mill
nen adjuorned tp the dining room of
he Cleveland hotel where they enoyed
luncheon. They left early in
he afternoon for their respective
tomes.
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The first auto mail service in the
rient has been introduced in Madras,
ndia.
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Beaufort, N. C
Canton, N. C.
Flat Rock, N. G. ....... .
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Hot Springs, N. C. ...
Lake Junaluska, N. G. ...
Murphy, N. C.
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Tickets at above rates ?
with final limit returning 0
all points on both the going
In addition to the above
other resorts throughout th
Pacific Coast.
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WEEK WAS UNFAVORABLE
TO COTTON'S PROGRE*
Washington, Sept. 8?Summary
weather and crop conditions for t]
week ending Sept. 6, 1921:
High temperatures and ample su
shine with little or no rain, excej
moderate showers' in local areas pr
vailed during the week, which wj
unfavorable for cotton. Cotton det
derated over most of the belt on a'
count of hot weather and lack <
moisture, or insect damage. Tt
condition of the cotton crop remair
poor in most 01 me Deit. .bolls ai
opening very rapidly and prematurel
in many eastern and some northwei
tern districts. Picking progresses raj
idly under favorable weather cond
t:ons. Cotton is shedding in man
eastern states. Weevil damage cor,
tinues rather extensive in most cer,
tral and southern portions. Arm;
worms are doing damage in cer
tral and southern Arkansas, extrem
southwestern Tennessee, extreme eas
tern Oklahoma. Most other crop
need rain in the greater part of th<
South, but weather was favorable fo:
harvesting.
REW
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ago volume entitled "The !
Graham. This book was f
% R. M. Haddon, a<id it is n
be paid for its return.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF AP5S
PLICATION FOR DISCHARGE
In The District Court of the United
State*, For the Western District
of South Carolina.
In the Matter of J. H. Finley, Abben
ville, S. C., JBankrupt.
pt No. B-259 In Bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of the above ntmIS
ed Bankrupt:
e- Take notice that on Aug. 24, 1921,
c- the above named bankrupt filed his
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petition in said Court praying that
ie he may be decreed by the Court to
is have a full discharge from all debts
e provable against his estate,' except
y such debts as are excepted by law
3- from such discharge, and a hearing
y- was thereupon ordered and will be
i- had upon said petition on September
y 26, 1921 before said Court, it
i- Greenville, in said District, at 11
i- o'clock in the forenoon, at which
y time and place all known creditors
i- and other persons in interest may
e appear and show cause, if any they
r- have, why the prayer of said petis
tion should not be granted.
b D. C. DURHAM, Cl^rk.
r Dated at Greenville, S. C. '
Aug. 26, 1921.
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