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The Labor Conference. For once The Record is in com plete accord with President Harding. During his opening address to the federal labor conference at Washing ton this week, the President is report ed to have said, "There is excessive unemployment today, and we are concerned , not alone about its dim inuition, but we are frankly anxious under the involved conditions, lest it grow worse with the hardships of the winter season to be met." Certainly there can be no quib bling about any of that sort of summing up. The fact that the admin istration undertook to joke the "auc tion block" out of court recently and signally failed is plainly showed by the President's own admission. If the administration had looked at the problem with open eyes and admit ted the distressful condition it would have helped some. The Record has never been overly enthusiastic about carrying bouquets to the federal investigations and con ferences, since it never recalls to have known one of them to result in any particular benefit to the man in the street. But it is to be hoped that this labor conference will break the rule. In spite of the fact that the citizen ship of the country is burdened with taxation, it would seem that a great government like this one should be able to put millions to living wage tasks, building permanent highways, so badly needed in both peace and war. But such a program may be impos sible at this time. The Record has not been prone to accept as gospel truth the most distressing tales about em ployment throughout the nation. It pointed out only a short time ago that thousands were idle as a result of a walk-out several months ago, wherein the strikers, demanded a 44 hour week and 48 hours' pay. It is likely that other hundreds of thou sands are out for one thing or an other and the deadhead, who only works when there are bonuses to be demanded and gotten, it out. That The Record was not far from the truth in its forecast is amply proven by witnesses testifying before the labor conference at Washington. Aversion of labor to accepting work at reduced wages was assigned as a cause of some unemployment by Ros well F. Phelp, director of labor sta tistics of the Massachusetts labor de partment, the first witness heard by the conference's committee on un employment statistics which set to work lately to determine the extent and volume of the nation's involun tary idle, j ''Unemployment is due in some measure," Mr. Phelps told" the com mittee, "to the fact that, labor will not accept reduced wages." Harry D. Jacobs, president of the Ex-Service Men's Employment bu reau, of New York, the next witness, estimated that there were 5,000 un employed former soldiers in New York city and said the establishment of vocational schools in army camps as proposed by the government would solve the unemployment problem as far as the unskilled world war veter an was concerned. Mr. Phelps declared the trouble in Massachusetts was not unemploy ment, but that there was not work peopel wanted at the wages they sought. People could not find jobs at the wages they wanted, he said, and were unwilling to accept the reduced pay, or to assume lower wages at new tasks.-The Record. Freight Rates Affect Business Conditions. The freight rate question is uni versally conceded to be one of the most important economic problems confronting the nation at this time. Present high freight rates affect di rectly or indirectly, the prosperity of every individual and of every bus iness. The farmers of the nation are making appeals to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a reduc tion of 25 per cent on freight rates for grain and hay, and this appeal will be followed by equally insistent de mands for other commodity reduc tions. The railroads are conducting a pub licity campaign to acquaint the pub lic with their side of the rate ques tion, and the labor leaders of the va rious railroad workers' unions are bitterly opposing any reduction in wages at the present time. The rail roads claim that a general reduction of wages must accompany a reduc tion in freight rates, if the railroads are to remain solvent, and the labor leaders claim that they are entitled to tie wages now being received. It is universally conceded that railroad laborers of all classes ob tain much better wages than any other laborers in this country. The fireman on a train receives much bet ter wages than other laborers, doing the same class of work. Sooner or later, the railroad wage earners as well as the railroad officials will be compelled to accept a cut in wages or income a3 all other classes of peo ple have already done, and then, if not before, freight rates will be re duced.-Progressive Farmer. Sunday School Rally at Mt. Vernon. Having accepted an invitation sev eral weeks ago to attend the annual Sunday school rally at Mt. Vernon church, Sunday morning we had a very pleasant drive up the Dixie High way to the Sheppard place and thence two miles west to Mt. Vernon. When we arrived the children were engaged in carrying out the very ap propriate program which was care fully prepared. The exercises which consisted of songs, recitations and choruses were highly creditable both to the officers and teachers and tc the bright beautiful children themselves. At the conclusion of the program by the children, the superintendent, Mr. J. J. Mayson, who presided over the meeting, introduced Mr. George S. Hodges of Greenwood who made a very inspiring and helpful address on Sunday school work. He was follow ed by Miss Grace Killingsworth, one of the field workers of the teacher training department, who made an earnest appeal for more teachers and better teachers for our Sunday schools. Soon after adjournment for the noon hour all gathered about the long table to the rear of the new church where a bountiful feast was ?? served. So generous is the hospitali ty of the Vernon people and so beau tifully is it bestowed that one never goes among them without wanting to go again and again. That has been the writer's experience, and we ex pect to go again and again. Early in the afternoon the congre gation re-assembled in the church and after a brief so:ig service addresses were made by Rev. R. L. Rountree and J. L. Mims. The Mt. Vernon flock is not large in" numbers but what it lacks in quan tity is offset in quality. Rev. Meadows ! is pastor cf the church and is doing a good work among his people. Super intendent J. J. Mayson and his corps of teachers gather every Sunday morning in the year to conduct the Sunday school, which is a live, well organized body. Continued success to these consecrated men and women in their work! The following is the children's pro gram: Song by beginners. Recitation-Wishing, Edna May son. Recitation-A Morning Hymn, J. P. Sullivan, Jr. Recitation-Doing Things Worth While, Roy Callison. Song by junior class. Recitation-Room for Little Sol diers, Emmie Mayson. Recitation-A Walk, by Marvin Reames. Recitation-James Handcock. Song No. 35. Recitation-A Hand on Your Shoulder, J. H. Mayson. Recitation-Angeli Reames. Song No. 70 Recitation-What is Home, Thelma Reames. Recitation-Grandma's Angel, by Ruby Mayson. Recitation-The Kingdom of Heav jen, Carrie Mayson. Song-Shine. Death of Mr. J. Q. Cogburn. Following many months.of suffer ing, Mr. J. Q. Cogburn died at his home three miles above Meeting Street, just over the Saluda county line, Friday night. His health began to fail' about three years ago and his life after that was marked by a steady physical decline. For the past six monnths Mr. Cogburn was con fined continuously to his room. He was in his 68th year and his entire life was spent within a short distance of where he was born. Several years ago Mr. Cogburn united with Stev ens Creek church and the funeral was conducted at the church Saturday af ternoon by Rev. Brooke. The inter ment took place in the Stevens Creek cemetery. Mr. Cogburn is survived by his wife who before her marriage was Miss Mamie Cooper, four daughters, Mrs. Mack Johnson, Mrs. Ida Wertz, Mrs. Claud Bryant and Mrs. Lizzie Wheeler, and one son, Mr. Ernest Cogburn. FOR SALE: 150 acres three miles of Edgefield; $10 per acre. 450 acres six miles of Edgefield; $8 per acre. JOHN RAINSFORD. Whenever You Need a OeneraE Toole Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds vp the Whole {System. 50 cents. Candy Pulling at Home of Mr. A. B. Young. A candy pulling was given in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Young by Miss Lola and Mr. Dewey Young, October 1st, from 7 till ll o'clock. Games were enjoyed by a host of their friends. Those present were Misses Maud and Marie Hamilton, Pearl and Minnie Bell Bailey, Mil dred and Mamie Bussey, Lou Eva and Bertha Parkman, Dorothy Pres cott, Aminee Quarles, Sadie and Fan nie Dow, Maggie and Eva Agner, and Messrs. Jamie and Claud Hamilton, George Gilchrist, Roy Bailey, Clif ford Dow, James Prescott, Obbie Glanton, Byron Bussey, Joe McClen-j don, Claude Hammond, J. W. Gar nett, Sanford Wilson, Louis Agner, Horace and G. B. Quarles, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bush. After the games music was enjoyed. Candy was served. A GUEST. Resolutions Adopted by Trus tee.' of Edge?eld School. Whereas; The late D. A. Tompkins] left to the town of Edgefield a be quest to be usd in th Public Schools ! of Edgfield for the teaching of prac-1 tical training; and Whereas, In accordance with the provisions of the will of the late D. A. Tompkins, the Trustees have been enabled to install in the Public Schools of Edgefield, courses in Agri culture and in Domestic Science; Therefore, Be it Resolved, That we, the Board of Trustees of the Pub-: lie Schools of Edgefield, desire to ex press to the executors of the will of the late D. A. Tompkins our appre ciation of this bequest, and also our appreciation of their efforts and as sistance in installing these courses in the schools. Be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each of the excutors, and be pub lished in the papers of the town of Edgefield. Signed W. C. LYNCH, J. W. KEMP, ? GEO. F. MIMS, Trustees Edgefield School. Talkers. A really good conversationalist al ways proves an excellent companion. A somewhat pessimistic and perhaps rather bored professor of mathemat ics in a great university said not long ago that the art of brilliant conversa tion has been lost. Of course in this we cannot agree. There are as many good tackers today as. ever lived_a?: earth at one time in all history, and there is no doubt that never before have there been so many idle gossip ers and bores. A good talker is a delight. The gossiping bore is an un pardonable nuisance. Even good talkers may become bores. We are told that the great Dr. Samuel Johnson, who was one of the most gifted conversationalists of all time, was frequently obliged to hold his unwilling auditors by the la pels of their coats in order to be able to pour into their ears his uninterest ing words. Even the great lexicog rapher became sometimes a mere idle gossiper. If people should make it a rule to talk only when they have something to say it is certain that the conversa tional standards of the times would be consideragly improved. Oliver Goldsmith, one of Dr. Johnson's fa mous contemporaries, was one of its poorest talkers. That was a brilliant literary club in which Johnson, Burke, Sheridan and other great intellectuals held membership, and in spite of the fact that Dr. Johnson, in a singular mood, once wrote that Goldsmith "wrote like an angel but talked like a parrot," it is recorded that every time Goldsmith opened his mouth he said something worth while Good talkers are always good think ers and good listeners. If we would become good conversationalists let us learn to think. Good talkers generally make sure that they have something really in teresting to say before they speak. A great need of the age is more thought and less gossip.-Charleston American. fiHBSB?iHBHia? 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Teachers' Examination. By order of the State Board of Education the next regular teachers' examination will be held Friday, Oc tober 7, and Saturday, October 8. This examination is given under cer tification rules adopted July 1, 1921. It embraces three groups of ques tions, first, for Primary Certificates; second, for General Elementary Cer tificates and third for High School Certificates. The primary examination embraces English Grammar and Language, Arithmetic, Playground and Commu nity Activities, S. C., U. S. and Gen eral History, Geography, Civics and Current Events, Literature, Peda gogy, Hez 1th, Nature Study, School Law and Manual Training. The General Elementary examina tion embraces English Grammar and Composition, Arithmetic, Reading, Pedagogy, Physiology and Hygiene, I Nature Study and Agriculture, School Law, Algebra, Civics and Current Events. The High School examination em braces Grammatical Analysis and Composition, Literature, Principles of Teachinc Ameri?an History and Civics, General Science, Physiology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Agri culture, Home Economics, (seven of fered, two required), Arithmetic, Al gebra, Geometry, Foreign Language (Latin, French, Spanish, German four offered, one required), Ancient and Modern History, School Law. Each applicant may choose the ex amination he or she prefers in ac cordance with his certificate he or she desires. Every teacher in the county must present a State certifi cate with first pay-warrant. White applicants report at Court I House Friday; High School building, Saturday. Colored applicants, Mace donia school both days. Work begins I at 9:30 and closes at 4:30 both days. W. W. FULLER, Co. Supt. Education. Bone eleven Cigarettes Three Inseparables One for m?dnessVIRGINIA One for mellowness. 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