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The Story of Two Nurses. By T. A. Hightower, Superintendent Addison Mills. The position of resident nurse is woat the person who fills the position makes it. Whether the plant is small or large makes little difference. Use ful work will always be found by the I nurse who wants to be useful and who isn't lacking in imagination. The woman without vision, training and experience, as Mr. Hightower says, will find herself acting as a basin passer and bandage, or if her employ er knows what a real nurse ought to do, will find herself out of a job. Editor's Note. | Two nurses entered two factories about the same time. One was a graduate of a large hospital and had done private nursing for wealthy pa tients for 10 years. The husband of her last patient owned a factory and offered' her the position of a resident nurse. She found herself in a sunny, white first-aid room. Few patients came and those who did come seldom returned. To ward off boredom she made lin gerie, knit sweaters, read current lit erature and engaged in the ancient art of killing time. Of course, she liked her Sundays off, took hours off whenever she could, wished there were more holi days in the calendar, thought much about her vacation, fshe couldn't live unless she had a perfect night's sleep, undisturbed by any calls from j inconsiderate patients, and seemed to j love her job because it gave her an opportunity to play at being a lady of leisure. Her employer, however, noticed her idleness and being a fairly thrifty in dividual, as well as a good executive he invited her to become assistant to the employment manager. He felt that he was offering her a wonderful business opening. The job he offered her would bring her closer to the people, would en able her to establish many human contacts and she would be in position to render many services. , She, however, announced that she had been trained as a nurse and would not waste her time as a clerk in an employment office. In six months she had shown no re sults and actually was asked to re sign. A forewoman, in addition to her regular duties, does, to the satisfac-J tion of everyone, all that this nurse had done and more. The employer said recently, "I want no more nurses in my plant. They cost too much a nd do not in- J crease production." Of course, he hadn't given the trained nurse idea a fair trial. He happened to be unfortunate in get- j ting hold of a nurse who was lazy; j who lacked imagination and who, ap parently, knew nothing whatever about the true spirit of service. A second manufacturer spent some time looking for a nurse. When he found one who loved to do things in a businesslike way and who had the j personality which he felt would win the confidence of his workers, he en gaged her. Inste?d of sitting around the first aid room, doing fancy work, this nurse spent most of her time in the plant. Here she found many things to do. Slowly but surely, in co-operation with the management, she has fasten ed the safety-first idea so firmly in j the minds of the workers that there are few accidents in her plant. The first-aid room is open, of course, but the need for first-aid very largely has disappeared. The nurse has devoted her atten- j tion to the health of the workers and j their families and to civic cleanliness. She calls regularly at the different homes and gives so much common sense, helpful advice that her visits always are welcome. Naturally the work of this nurse is still growing. Her employer said, "She is the most important person in the plant. She can stay as long as J she likes and when she retires we will pension her." As I see it, a nurse can, in a way, be a great producer of production. If her work is what it ought to be the labor turnover will be less, there will be less sickness, fewer accidents and the human equipment of the plant! will be kept up to the highest notch of efficiency. In any plant, whether large or j small, there are opportunities for the right kind of resident nurse.-"Build ers," published by Lockwood, Greene ? Co. FOR COTTON WEIGHER. I respectively announce to the pub lic and to my friends that I am a candidate for Cotton Weigher at Edgefield. If elected I promise you faithful and efficient service. I so licit your vote and your support in attaining this position. JOHN E. SCURRY. The Soul of the Natior What ?merica fought for ii war has been variously discuss? speakers and writers lately. In i notable instances ,the attemp been made to tshow that this n went into the world conflict sole defend its own interests, and ths broader purpose of rescuing erv tion from collapse had nothing i with it. Such, however, is not the of the American people, nor of real leaders today; nor was it view at that memorable time . their sons so nobly responded t< call to save civilization from wreck. President Harding, on the Su preceding Memorial Day, worshi in the historic church of Pohick, nigia, of which our first Pesident once a member. He sat in the "W ington box pew, and after the vice addressed the congregatior invitation. That the President the broader view was clearly n manifest in the course of his addi ?While he disclaimed any intentio launch out into a discussion of cause of the war, President Han declared that "America foughl preserve the rights of the Repu and to maintain the civilization which we had such a part in the n ing; and in that service we have i dered tribute not only to that ca but also to the highest ideals of manity." Again, in his Memorial Day addi at the Arlington National Cemet( the President recurred to the sa theme; "Wherever men are free, tl are wont to give thought to our co try's services in freedom's cai Where men may aspire to a freed not yet achieved, their instinct tu the eye and the thought of hope t way and they pray that their cai may gain our approbation. . . . They have seen our protecting a stretched over the outposts of libe: on every continent. For more thar century our plighted word warned 1 anny from half the world ; then, wh the gage was taken up by mad am tion, men felt the blow that a: could strike when freedom answer in its utmost might. Across the se we sent our hosts of' liberty's soi .commissioned 'to redress the eterr scales' . . . Now our Memorial D is become an international occasio it calls upon the fortunate free many lands and countries to help its observances, and equally to the and us it is a reminder of our coi mon troth to civilization, humani and everlasting justice." Referring to our own interests a nation,' h? said : "I counsel no st fishness; no little Americanism, i mere parochialism, when I urge th; our first duty is to our own, and th? in the measure of its performance v? will find the true gage of our capacil to be helpful to others." Then, towal the conch sion of his brilliant oratioi he said: "We believe that the torc will flame more brightly in our hand: that we will hold it safe and hig aloft, and that its light will help, a least, to point the way for humanit on the path of safety and in the tas of building for ali time." There utterances by the Presidenl which accurately express the senti ments of the American people as i whole, might profitably be pondere* by those who have not hesitated to at tribute to the nation views it neve: held concerning the war. Such mer do a disservice when they stir up i conflict of discussion over a mattel that should have been regarded as toe sacred to be made a target for par tizanship. It was clearly in President Harding's mind to forestall such dis cussions in the "future when he spoke in the Virginia church and at Arling ton as he did, and we take it that he means it to be well understood what that purpose is. At this late date, to spread the assumption that the United States had no aim beyond the selfish one of serving its own interests, i? a libel upon the whole nation and a gross misconception of the spirit of America, whose heroic sons gave their life's blood to make the whole world "a better place to live in." Yes, the nation has a soul, and it found expression in the war. We did not seek glory or conquest, but jus tice afnd righteousness. And we will continue td seek these until we have done all that lies within our power to attain them.-Christian Herald. Candidate for Cotton Weigher. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the of fice of public cotton weigher for the town of Edgefield. I have served on ly one term and the experience I have gained will enable me to ren der more efficient service in the fu ture. If elected for a second term, I pledge the same faithful and impar tial service that I have rendered in the past. W. G. Byrd. 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The man who has been guessing his way through 'overstocks," "discontinued, lines," "job lots" and the like, will find it refreshing to talk with the local U. & Tire dealer who is concentrating on a full,,com pletely sized line of U. S. Tires. ?, For the first time he will hear some straight quality tire facts-and get the difference between chance and certainty in tire buying. The U. S. Tires he sees in stock are fresh, live tires. They come direct to the dealer from his neighboring Factory Branch. There are 92 of these Branches es tab lished and maintained by the U. S. Tire makers. - Giving your dealer a continuous moving stock of new, fresh tires built on the certainty of quality hr st every time His first experience with U. S. quality standard Tires." United States Unes United States # Rubber Company YONCE & MOONEY Edgefield, S. C. V. E. EDWARDS & BRO. - Johnston, S. C. 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Which is the best; money always working for you. or you always working for your money. Come in and start that bank account. Don't put it: off another day. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, vice-President; E. J. Mirna, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, M. C. Parker, A. S. Tompkins, J. G. Holland, E. J. Minas, J. H. Allen.