Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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South Carolina Gets More Nurses. ' More public nurses. have been placed in South Carolina by the Red Cross since the end of the war, in proportion to its population, than in any state in the Southeast, accord ing to information received in Co lumbia yesterday from the southern division headquarters in Atlanta. At the same time a report on the work in this state was given and it con tains some intersting information. Not only have a record number of nurses then placed, says the report but South Carolina's Red Cross rec ord includes "finishing th^job" for its soldiers and sailors and their fam ilies, the teaching of home hygiene and care of the sick to about 500 women and girls, the care of more than 6,000 men in military camps and posts, the careful study of three communities with a view to improv ing social conditions, the extension of the service given soldiers' families during the war to some 2,000 civilian families, the training of boys and girls in first aid and life saving, and the promoting of many varied activ ities among children of the Junior Red Crosc. The review as a whole is a strik, ing testimonial of the benefit the Red Cross has been to the state, and furnishes, too, an idea of what the Red Cross can mean to South Caro lina in the future if its work is fes tered as thoroughly and heartily as it has been in the past. Fifty-Nine Chapters. South Carolina, states the review, has 59 Red Cross chapters, with about 53,000 members, and 164 workers, of whom 16 are paid train ed workers, 23 are untrained paid workers and the rest are volunteers. Nineteen public health nurses have been placed in the state of whom 17 are supported wholly or in part by the Red Cross. South Carolina's keen interest in safeguarding public health is further demonstrated by the fact that on county alone, as the result of six months' demonstration by the Red Cross appropriated $8, 000 for public health nursing. The Red Cross and public health authori ties have cooperated in public health work since the spring of 1919. Red Cross work at Camp Jackson, . Charleston and Parris Island, where a total of about 6,000 men are sta tioned at the three posts, is illustrat ed by the report with the statement that in May the Red Cross handled 126 "home service" cases at Camp Jackson, 115 at Charleston and 54 atv Parris Island, besides many more .cases of othre character such as straightening out allotments, bonds, insurance and the like for the boys. This month, states the report, is typi cal of Red Cross work at camps and posts. Service to Discharged, "While such has been the work of the Red Cross with men still in uni form," says the report, "it has had an even greater service to perform for soldiers who were discharged, for families of service men, and for transients passing through the state. As an instance of the extent of this work is the fact that, during the year 1919, and up to June, 1920 the home service sections of the Red Cross in South Carolina reported a total of 54,622 soldier cases. The Red Cross also performed similar service for civilians, 2,323 of these cases having been reported, besides disbursing? fi nancial aid to the amount of $25, 546.66." i In an effort to better entire com munities as well as help individuals, the Red Cross helped to conduct! .. studies in social and civic conditions j in three cities, Union, Darlington and Sumter. Good results were ob tainen in improving conditions in all three, states the report. Activities of the Junior Red Cross include sending sick children to hos pitals, carrying sunshine to wounded soldiers, making gifts for orphans overseas, engaging in Thrift Stamp work, giving "egg showers" to pa ' tients at sanitariums, supporting i charitable and civic causes and leam ing the great lesson of good citizen : ship and good Americanism.-The '. State. Believe Bryan Willi Stump for f Cox. ' New York, Aug. 14.-Wm. Jen nings Bryan, in a few weeks, will be working for the election of Gov. Cox is the firm belief of George White of the Democratic national committee. 'I am firm of the belief that Mr. Bryan will support Mr. Cox and the Democratic ticket wholeheartedly in the campaign," said Mr. White. . Secretary Baker has notified the national committee that he will be glad to take the stump for Cox and Roosevelt this fall. !f you want a Fordson this fall we ask that you give us your order now as they are going to be hard to get. YON?E & MOONEY. Painting: and Fixing Around the Farm. Painting and decorating on the farm must be done when there is op portunity for it. This times comes after wheat harvest, after crops have all been laid by, and before fall har vest begins. Painting done at this time is generally good work, as the wood is dry at this time and the oil easily soaks in. The object in paint ing is first, to fill the pores of the wood with oil, to preserve it, and cov er it with a pigment to hold the oil; and second to decorate buildings and make them more pleasing to the eye. .The first thing to be considered should be the selection of the paint. In selecting colors there are sev eral things to consider. A barn does not have to be red or slate color, but a red or slate colored barn may not be ugly. If .the barn is surrounded by other buildings or by trees, select a lighter shade. If out to itself in the sun, use a dark color. For the resi dence you have a wide range of col ors. Consider the house well before selecting the colors. If it is a large house set out to itself on a knoll, use a dark color. If it is shaded, use a lighter color. If it is a medium house well placed, nicely shaded, there is no neater paint than white, which gives the house a look qf expanse and at the same time neutralizes the shadows of the trees. By the way, in building a two story house should not be built on a hill without there are massive trees, nor should a low, flat-roofed bungalow be built in a low place where it will look like a house-boat ready to drift away with the first rain. In selecting colors, al ways use a color for border work that will harmonize with your body color. The practice of using con trasting colors is atrocious in the ex treme. There are three primary col ors. Bed contrasts with blue or yel low or any combination of the latter two colors and harmonizes with any color in which red predominates. Any shade of blue harmonizes with any color in which blue predominates, and contrasts with red or yellow or any combination of the latter two colors. Yellow contrasts with red or blue, or with any color in which yel low predominates. With these facts in mind you need not have to wonder what is the matter with your house after it is painted. Bark colors may take white for trimming, and white a dark color. Other combinations will suggest themselves. Interiors of residences now are usually papered, but sometimes painted. Often the ceiling is painted and the walls papered. Usually a sin gle base board is used at the bottom of the walls but in halls, stairways and often in the kitchen and dining room a four-foot base or three-foot base of matched boards set upright are used. In painting the woodwork of the room, always use a color that harmonizes with the color of the pa per you use. It is an easy matter to select the paper for the various rooms if you give a little thought to it. The chief things to remember is what the rooms are to be used for. Halls are usually desired to be more or less dark, so for these it is well to CHEV] We have just re mobiles and can fi lng car. You do after placing you] rolet back home v If You are Contemi Chevrolet cars have stoi have the wearing quality th: is the cheap upkeep and run Acme i select dark paper in large floral de sign. The woodwork should be paint ed a still darker harmonizing shade. Or, the woodwork can be stained and varnished, which will give it a dark shade, but a neat, light-reflecting finish. For the living room or library a lighter shade is desirable. In these rooms a tasty effect is had by mak ing a high base and using a plain oat meal paper, without and designs at all. But its plainness can be greatly relieved by panelling it, and using a neat border at the top. For the bath room and kitchen there are made special varnished papers that may be washed lightly without injury. In the dining room a large, dark design of flowers or fruit is good with a me dium] light ceiling. For the bedrooms where plenty of light is desirable, light colored papers with" a small flo ral design are always desirable. These usually make a better appear ance if placed in panels about four inches wide. If you select a light blue or pea green paper, use blue or green for the woodwork. If you se lect pink or cream paper, use buff or some similar color for the wood work. In painting walls begin at the up per right hand corner and work to the left first and downward strip by strip. Don't begin with an untried brush, but soak it overnight in wa ter and slap it on a board until all loose bristles have come out. The first coat put on should be a thin one -thin the paint with linseed oil or turpentine, if necesssary. The first two coats should be well brushed in. Leave no smears or heavy laps as they will show even after the last coat is on. The last coat should' be put on comparatively thick, but brushed out smooth and evenly. Al ways allow plenty of time for the oil to dry in between coats. Always see that the wood is dry through and through before' starting the first coat, as any moisture in it will pre vent the oil penetrating the wood. Farm and Ranch. State Hospital Shelters Many. The State Hospital has a popula tion at the present time of 2,200 pa tients. The number of employees at the institution swells this to a total of nearly 2,500 inhabitants. A cen sus taken from the bulletin board of the hospital yesterday showed that there were 646 white females, 528 white males, 466 negro females and 540 negro males at the hospital as patients. Included in this population are a number of children ranging in ages from nine to 14 years. Many of these children will be transferred to the school for the fee ble minded at Clinton, which is to be opened about September 1, says Dr. Fred Williams, superintendent of the hospital. The oldest patient at the hospital is a man about 70 years of age, who has been there for 45 years, having entered the institution in September 1875. The youngest patient is a child about nine years of age. Considering the large number of patients and that a great number of them have to be cared for continual ly throughout the day, the task con ROLET reived a car load o ll your order for a r not have to wait w r order, but can tab rith you. dating Buying a Car I e You a Demonstrat od the test of the Edgefield roa at everybody wants. Coupled ming expense. Let us give yo rVuto Co fronting the management of the hos pital can be readily realized. The increase in the cost of living has been much felt by the hospital. Two particular items are affecting the institution most strikingly just now, one of these being the doubling in the price of sugar and the more than doubling in the price of coal within comparatively recent time. The board of regents of the hos pital awarded the contracts for the quarter's supply of groceries on Wednesday and was much gratified to ?find that there has been some re duction in the present prices over the previous quarter, although no big reduction has been made.-The State. Atlanta Man Receives Notifi cation of His Own Death \ In France. Atlanta, Aug. 14.-Receiving no tification of one's own death with a little card of sympathy for the fam ily and a snapshot of the grave and tombstone is something hardly calcu lated to stimulate a man's happiness. Yet, that is just what happened this week to Howard P. Conway, an engineer in the employ of Grinnell and Company. Back in France during the war while he was a lieutenant in the army, Mr. Conway was badly wound ed and spent several months in the hospital. The records became "cross ed" and some clerks reported him as dead and buried. So the other day, the American Red Cross forwarded to Atlanta members of Mr. Conway's family photographs of his French grave and accompanied it with a note of condolence. The pictures were so plain that Mr. Conway was able to read the inscription, "Lieu tenant Howard P. Conway," on the simple tombstone. "I don't know who started that report on me," said the ex-lieuten ant, "but I'm glad to be able to deny it." Mr. Conway is well known in At lanta. He is the son of James W. Conway, who recently was decorated by Pope Benedict with the Order of Saint Gregory. REGARDING LAW ENFORCE MENT. In a recent communication to the Chicago Tribune concerning the mat ter of the enforcement of the 18th Amendment, Ex-President William Howard Taft said: "As a matter of fact, I am not in favor of amending the Volstead Act in respect to the amount of permis sible alcohol beverages. I am not in favor of allowing light wines and beer to be sold under the Eighteenth Amendment. I believe it would de feat the purpose of the amendment. No such distinction as that between light wines and beer on one hand and spirituous liquors on the other, is practical as a police measure. I did not favor national prohibition when it was an issue. It has been adopted under constitutional forms by the people and should be enforc ed in good faith. Any such lo?p-hole as light wines and beer would make the amendment a laughing stock." CARS >f Chevrolet auto .un-about or tour in unlimited time s your new Chev Come in and Let Us ion ds for a number of years and with their wearing qualities u a demonstration. mpany Nature Gives Her Trees a New Layer of Bark Every Year The well seasoned timber on your house does not require a protecting coat of paint each year, but unless tjie proper paint is used even a small de gree of change in weather will crack or chip the outer layer. Cooledge Hygrade | is a Southern paint, made to meet the de teriorating effect of weather in the South. C*H STANDS FOR COOLEDGE HY G BADE These two letters ae son yeo that you ara Bettine the best paint made for the Southern Climate. Lumber for Sale We have lumber of all kinds. Bills cut to order. * Will deliver at Edgefield. MILTON PARKER, Jr. EDGAR STROTHER Phone 2205 Consult Your Own Interest by Consulting Us When Buying Metal or Composition Roofing Mantels, Tile, Grates Trim Hardware Wall Board ' Etc. Youngblood Roofing and Mantel Company 635 Broad St. . Telphone 1697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Gasoline Engine Drag Saw and Saw Rigs Do work of six to ten meu. Lever controlled Clatch. Stops saw without stopping engine. Gasoline engines two to twelve horse power. Send for catalogue. All equipped with Bosch Magneto. Columbia Supply Company 823 West Gervais St, Columbia, .S.