University of South Carolina Libraries
KEOWEE COURIER I (Established 1810.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Her Annum? Advertising Ku tes Reasonable. : -My BTECK, KIIHI.OH Ai BOHKODEK. Communications of a pomonal ; character charged for as advertise-! wents. Obituary notices ann tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will, V^o printed freo of charge. All over j that number must be paid for nt tho I late of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, I'KHKl'AKV 1?O, 11)18 j M IT IS KNOIGH." Prom tho press dispatches li is' learn? 1 thal the strike in the ship yards whoso employees were engaged i in building crail of various types for 1 the government bas been ended and j tho men wbo have been out on strike :or a week have cone back to work gone ba? k t?> do their simple duty, from which ionise they were Iel nstra.v by misguided leaders who for tin moment lost sight of the fact that "Our < 'cuni ry" means infinitely more lo ev< rv man. '..oman and child with- j in <n?; border'' than do countless dol St.rs and certs Wo call special at-1 tendon io the bitef statement of T I i I?, Giioriu, a lender muong the ship' bail,bis: "The I'rcMldiMit bas spuken, und that is enough. The men will rel urn lo work." That should be the sentiment of rverv citizen of tbe 1'nited Sinless. When iii*' President speaks. that should be enough to command not only all due respect lo whal lie has said, bul io call forth instant co-ope ration. Ile is not infallible, bul bo has information al hand upon which to base sound advice or stern com mand. Ile bas information from hundreds of sources, by reason of which he is able, through bis subor dinates, lo direct affairs Intelligentb - Information which would be made pnblii to every citizen of the coun try were ii not for the presence in every community of those who are half-hearted citizens of the ('lilted States loyal through fear alone. Which in reality is Ito loyally ?it all; spies for and agents ol' the Imperial Government of Germany, whose busi ness it is to keep eyes open, months shut, and feign loyalty lo the 1'nited States while but seeking opportunity to stab Uncle Sam in the back. We should not complain of "secrecy" in our government to-day. The fact ls. things have been conducted too openly for our government's good, and we have dealt too leniently with those spies and secret servitors of the Kaiser who have already been round ed up. There isn't a German spy in an Interment camp, or Federal peniten tiary, or elsewhere in our country to day, who has had a fair trial and been convicted of his crimes, who should not long since have faced a tiring squad and tumbled into a grave dug with his own hands. Wo believe in stern measures for spies whenever caught and convicted. Dead spies spy no more. A few real military punishments of the sternest sort would have such deterrent effects that sines in our country would have to "quit busi ness." Wo hope tho government will yet feel called upon lo take lip this important means of (loaling with the menace that faces us daily. Until that day we may hope for nothing approaching extermination of the spy and his tribe, though our govern ment has done remarkably well in Curbing the insidious work Of the foreign spy and the native renegade. r*? Conei'OSS Local I nion. The members of Tollcross Local Farmers' I nion. No. Tl. are urged to attend n meeting of the union, nt the usual meeting place, nest Satur day afternoon. February 2ild, at 1 o'clock. Business of Importance will be transacted, and it is hoped that every member will be present oil time. J, W. Alexander, President. * *- . From .Mountain I test. Mountain Rest, Feb. is. Special: Many friends here and elsewhere will be sorry to learn that Mrs. Sam Uamby is very ill at this witting. Jesse Duncan was on a business trip lo Greenville last week. Not leo to Veterans, Tho Pons lon Hoard Of Oconee county will meet on salo day in March (first Monday). This will be the last mooting for adjusting pen sions for 10IS. All veterans will ta'?.o notico and govern themselves accordingly. W. T. McGill, Chairman of Board. NOTUS FIIOM Vt S. SKCTOIt. HuilH Strike nt Hospitals-Tele* phonos Tapped-Traps IMU\. With (tu- American Armies in Prance, t'en. 17.-An American Hold hospital in a town within our linos apparently was the. target for a dor m?n airplane w h ic li Hew over it Fri day night and dropped several unu sually lieu v y I ?o in bs. Thu hospital, in which wore a number ot sick and wounded olllcers and men, waa th? building nearest tho places where the German air men dropped two different sois of 1)0111 bs. Fortunately, nono of iho missiles reached their mark, although the hospital patients and tile residents of tho town were severely shaken by tho explosions. American anti-aircraft guns engaged the enemy, but with out success. Tho hospital probably will be moved to a less dangerous spot. Germans Tap lillies. Places where the Germans have IICL'II tapping the American telephone lines at thc front have been discover ed and steps have been taken to provent these occurrences happening again. Insulation lias been lound scraped off wire., at a certain num ber of places where tho enemy has heon listening in. . One enemy wire actually was found al tal lied to an American wire and running out across No Man's I JU nd. .lust how tliis was accomplish ed il is not por ni it ted to disclose, al though among the men lhere is talk of "apy liions." This tapping of wires at times caused Considerable toni poi arv in conveniente, fictitious names being used on the telephone lines for places and olin ors. American wires fre quently have been connected in some way with I hose of the enemy, and on one occasion an American oflicor is said to have talked to a Gorman in a listening post when he started to use the telephone. The German made a few terse remarks and then the con nection was broken. Escape from German Trap, An American patrol having passed the Hrs! line of German entangle ments and approached the second line last night was suddenly eut off by ii cu noni ol* electricity along the fl rsl wire line. Instead of attempting an immedi ate iel urn to I heir trenches, which would have meant certain death from electrocution or machine KIHI lire, the Americans clung close to the earth and later, when the elec tricity was cut off, returned in safely to their positions. Seneca LOCH I News. Seneca. Feb. I??.---Special: Mrs. .1 S. St rib!in:; was the gracious host ess lo tho Once-a-\Veel< Club last Thursday. Mrs. J. IO. Hopkins bad chaine of tho program, which proved of unusual interest to those present. During n social hair hour dainty re freshments were served. A cordial invitation is again ex tended to thc public to the patriotic service to be held in the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 1 I o'clock. Dr, 10. A. Hines is to pre sent tin; "Service Flag," which will be received in behalf of the congre gation by J. W. Todd. A special col lection will bo taken for tho work outside the training camps being un dertaken hy tile Southern Presbyte rian chu n h. Services were held in the. Episco pal church last Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Schroeter. lt ls regretted thal ho cannot have regular appoint ments for this church, but services will bo announced from time to time, whenever Mr. Schroeter finds it pos sible to bo here, Supt. J. P. Coates, Miss Roddey and Miss Adams attended tho teachers' meeting in Walhalla las'. Saturday. Miss Kt ta Clarkson came over from Clemson last Saturday to spend two days with her mother. Mrs. Mary cia rkson, Thc monthly meei!ng of thc Par ent-Teacher Association was held In the school auditorium last Wednes day afternoon. Owing to the illness of the president, Mrs. ('harlie Gignil liat, Supt. Coates presided. A very interesting paper on "Patriotism" was read by Mrs. Adams. Kev. I. E. Wallaeo gave a short talk, and prayer was offend hy Rev. O. A. Jeffcoat. Several musical selections of a patri otic nature were on tho program. Mrs. 0, F. Paeon was called to Mariel ta. (?a.. last Wednesday on ac count ol' the death Of ber nephew. Harry l'ope. Misses Maggie and I/cila Thomp son spent Saturday in Anderson. Miss Annie Hunter leaves this week tor Holly Hill, s. c.. on a visit of some length to her sister, Mrs. Gordon Carson. St. Francis' Catholic ('burch.1 Sunday. February 24, (the second Sunday of IXMlt.)- -The regular Ith Sunday services will bo held in the] Catholic Church of St. Francis. Wal halla. Mais and sermon at 10.30 a. m. Sunday behool Immediately after wards. Tlie public will be welcome to all tho services. Flour SOIMMI from Hoarders, Cn ion town, Pa., Feb. 16.-Nearly "..OOO pounds of hoarded Hour have boon confiscated by agents of the food administration In a raid on 12 residonccs In Kloster, a mining MOWS F HOM BOUNTY LANI). .1. IO. Pickett Loes to John's I sin nd. Cooking School ill I'io;.; rv ss. Homily Land, Feb. 18.-Special: J. IO. IMckott, of Clemson, visited his ino!her, Mrs. .1. ll, Pickett, last week. Mr. Pickett's friends will be Inter ested to learn that he has accepted a position with tho Suinter Plant Co., on John's Island, and contemplates moving his family to Charleston. He left last week to engage in his new work. Miss Nellie Hines, assistant dem onstration agent, of Seneca, ls teach ing a cooking class at the school house here. Wo hope these lessons will prove a benefit to the mothers by way ol' officient help, as well as economy in tho kitchen. Washington's Birthday will be ob served in our school ne^t Friday af ternoon . The program will begin at 2.30 o'clock. Everybody in the com munity is Invited to attend, and es pecially the voters' in the district, as it will be decided on that day whe ther or not the two-mill tax which was voted on for building purposes will be voted off or retained. Mrs. Joe Bennett and little son left last week for Anderson, where ber husband has secured rooms In order to be convenient to his work. Mr. and Mrs. Cromer, of Townvillc, wore week-end visitors of their daughter, Mrs. Fd. Woolbrlght. Fiber! Bottoms has been quite in disposed during the past week, but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. 10. L. Stone visited the former's brother. John Stone, of Jordania, last week, who has been suffering from a third stroke of pa ralysis and is seriously ill. His I friends will regret to learn ol' bis l precarious condition and hope tor an early improvement. Mrs. J. h. Smith, who bas been a | sufferer from grip, is able to be up! again. Mrs. J. IO. Kelley and two children, of Tamassee, spent Tuesday night j here with ber parents. Hon. and Mrs. John L. Smith. Miss Ferol Acker spent the week end with her home people near Bel ton. Fd gar lt. Shauklln spent a few days last week in North Carolina, having gone to Rockingham to stand thc required physical examination. | The many friends ot' Miss [Omma ! Dendy, who. several weeks ago. was stricken with parap si - will be in terested to learn thai I er condition I i ls favorable to recovery, she having j improved to the extent of being able to be removed from University Hos pital to the home ol' her niece, Mrs. O. C. Skinner. Physicians hold oui the hope that she may soon be able to walk. Mrs. W. P. Reid, of Seneca, was a week-end guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. Ll. Pickett. It is a source of much regret among quite a number of the young people of the community that wea- ; thor conditions were such as to pre- I vent their attendance at a Valentine party at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Reeder Clevalnd on the evening of the 14th. The Misses Cleveland are charming hostesses and we feel sure that the invited guests on this occa sion m h sed a rare treat in the way of delightful entertainment in this hospitable home. Miss Cora Hubbard bas quite re cently undergone an operation at Steedley's Hospital, Spartanburg. We hope she may soon regain her usual good health. J. Russell Wright was in the com munity a short while Tuesday, hav ing returned from a visit to relatives at Greenville and Greenwood. Coneross [jorol Notes. Coneross, Feb. 18.-Special: Miss Clara Lee Ballenger is on an extend ed visit to relatives and friends in Greens Hie, Misses Maude and Daisy Hesse and brother Henry spent several days last week with relatives and friends of Ayersvil'le. Ga. Miss Corina Dllworth, who is at tending the Westminster High School, is suffering with tho grip. We hope she will soon be well again. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hubbard, of Richland, were visitors at tho home of .Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Alexander and family recently. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. H. I). Prea/.eale and little niece. Marion Alexander, were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Alexander. Miss Annie Mae Murphy, of Wolf Stake, spent part of last week with her cousin. Miss Ada Duckworth, of this section. Miss Ada Duckworth is spending several days with her grandmother, Mrs. W. M. Murphree, of Oak way. Virgil Powell, of Westminster, was a recent visitor of B, W. Alex ander. town. Sacks were concealed behind false walls and in beds. In one case oflur had boon sowed inside a mat tress. Mit. HUGHS REVIEWS WORK. Writes of Work Accomplished D?ring Two Sessions. .Editor lieowcc Courier: Since it is I ihp oss I bio tor one to get any Idea of what has been done from reading The state, l luke this means of In forming tho people of Oconeo in a general way of Just what the two past sessions of tho General Assem bly have accomplished. Ot' course it will be Impossible in a limited space to ?ive in detail an account of, or 1 oven mention, the various acts that were passed, hut 1 shall attempt to gl\e briefly the general trend of af fairs at tile capital, and some of the results. To begin with, in so far as Oco nee county Alono is concerned, there was no change made this year in the county government, and only two acts of real importance I need men tion. One of these give? jurors three dollars per day and mileage, instead of two. Wo made this change be cause of the fnct that the old pay would not meet actual expenses of jurors while in attendance upon court. Tlie other act was by way of a joint resolution requiring Supt. J. IC. Swearingen to pay to a number of schools lu Oconee their just pro rata tor torin extension from the fund appropriated las? year for needy schools, and which Mr. Swear ingen had refused to pay. Another of some importance is an act requir ing all chattel mortgages recorded in Oconee to ho marked satisfied on the record. As for State matters: The two paramount questions before South ('anilina to-day are, and have been, j I he improvement of our roads and the betterment of our schools. The | Legislature last year established tho state Highway Commission for the improvement of roads. We cannot expect miracles, hut must be content with a gradual Improvement through a long period of Hine. This co m mis sion will finally spread its influence throughout the State, and our roads will bo gradually but surely improv ! lu thc matter of education, the' Legislature last year, ns well as this, made more liberal provision for the public schools titan ever before. In addition much money was given to higher education for buildings. As for this last, 1 ant frank to admit that I was opposed to any new build ings for our colleges at this unsettled period, but tho majority thought otherwise, In addition to providing more money for the common schools, we also took another step forward In putting the teaching ol' agriculture in j the common scUool on a firm footing, ' and established a chair of agricul- ! turo at the University for the train- 1 ing of our teachers who come to us from there. The whole trend of leg islation for schools was upon a pro gressive course, and 1 believe when vocational training shall have been once firmly established, the wisdom ; of tho course taken by the General ' Assembly in school matters will be I proven. On most other matters the Legis lature was progressive; in fact, on 1 some things too progressive, 1 ? thought. However. I am glad to say j that, among other things which might be mentioned of a wise and constructive course, the following are not of tho least importance: The establishment of the Austral ian ballot. The Senate amended this so as to apply only to incorporated ! towns and cities, but I am gratified that we got even that much, for in time the wisdom of lt will be appar ent to all. and the result will be that it will be applied to rural as well as town precincts. I The establishment of a home for tho feeble minded was another long step in the upbuilding of the mental- ' Itv of the State. . j Tho establishment of a reforma tory for wayward girls will result in much improv? nient in the morals of our people. Heretofore a girl con victed of any offense was confined in the jails, and left In worse company than she found on the streets, while the boys were sent to a reform school; but at last we have made the same provision for the girls. Tho placing of the so-called negro reformatory under the control and management of the board having charge of the reform school for white boys was, possibly, the greatest act of mercy done by the Legislature. This school had. as a matter of fact, been nothing but a penitentiary for boys of the negro race. These boys were put In stripes, some of them In shackles, and worked as convicts, with never so much as a Sunday school lesson hoing taught thom, and yet it was called a reform school! Thal has now been remedied, or ra ther tho means provided for remedy ing it. The General Assembly came out of its crust of prejudice against women, and passed a law allowing women to practice law In this State. Wo also ventured Into a new field on a small scale in allowing tho State to insure tho cotton of thc farmors In HIGH < FERTIL Complete GENERAL Mi Buggies = Uart wAmm IMP SASH -:- DOO] W. P. Nimn tho warehouses. Tlie insu nee com panies lia ve all made a great deal of money, and 1 have never understood why the State could not safely insure its own people with a profit to itself and a great saving to the people. This insurance is really au experi ment oma small scale. If it proves successful I am sure that the future will see the State in it to a greater extent. There are many other things which I might mention, hut lack ol' space forbids. However, notwithstanding the opinion of the Columbia State, any one who cares to look Into tho tacts will find that the session of the General Assembly just closed, as well as the ono that went before, was progressive in its trend, and was con structive in the legislation which it enacted. Of course, The State advo cated some things that we did not seo fit to adopt, and we, therefore, (in the opinion of The Slate,) are a set of fools. Since I will not bo in the race this summer, in closing I wish to thank the people of Oconee for the honor conferred upon me by them, and wish to assure them that their entire delegation always stood hy their guns, and endeavored to do their full duty by the county as well as the State. Yours very truly, Harry R. Hughs. NOTICE TO DERTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of George A. Harrison, deceased, are hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said es tate will present the same, duly at tested, within the time prescribed by law or bi' barred. (MRS.) HANNAH E. HARRISON, Executrix of the Estate of George A. Harrison, deceased. Jan. 30, 1918^__6-8_ NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. AU persons indebted to the Estate of Mrs. Sarah A. Lumkln, deceasod, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons, having claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, within tho time prescribed hy law or he barred. J. \V. LUMKIN, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Sa r? h A. Hu mk in, Deceased. Feb. 6, li? 18. 6-9 NOTICE TO DERTORS AND CREDITORS All persons indebted to the Estate of Josie V. Harton, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, nnd all persons having claims against said estate will present the samo, duly attested, within the time proscribed by law or ho barred. R. T. JA YNES, Executor of tho Estato of Josie V. Harton, deceased. Feb. 20, 1918. 8-11 TO Hog Breeders! I offer the services of my Thorough bred Du roc Hoar. "KINK OF OCONKK," No, 00317? to the farmers of this and adjoining counties, (lo is a. perfect Du roc. in every particular and a real beauty. If ho ls not the prettiest hog you ever saw, will give service free. "King of Oconeo" was sired hy Twittihale's Hal. No. 7356; dani, Jones' Red Jacket, No. 1 i7 8.r>6. See the hog and talk to mo about pa rticulars. VY. CHAS. RIRNKIDE, Walhalla, S. <\, R. F. I). No. 1. (One Mlle South of Court House.) Fob 20, 19 18. 8-11 3RADE .IZERS. Stock of 2RCHANDISE Wagons - less. ?LlMllTi. RS :-: I PAINTS nons, Seneca. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. The Stato of South Carolina, County of Oeonee. (In Court of Common Pleas.) J. .1. Norton, ns Executor of the Last Will and Testament of .Mrs. T. A. Norton, deceased, Plaintiff, against. Laura Evans. Hampton Norton, Char lie Norton, .lohn or Manse Norton, Owen Reed. Laura Reen Holloway, Charlie Floyd, Elizabeth or Petty Evans and Albert Blake, Defend ants. SumillOtIS for Relief.-(Complaint Served.) To the Defendants Above Named: You aro hereby summoned and re quired to answer the Complaint tu this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, and to ?erv? a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscri bers, at their offices, on the Public. Square, at Walhalla Court House. South Carolina, within twenty days after tho service horeof, exclusive o( Hie day of such service; and If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, tho Plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for tile rolief demanded in the Complaint. January 26th, 1918. STRIPLING & DENDY. Plaintiff's Attorneys. To tho Absent Defendants) Hampton Norton, Charlie Norton, John or Manse Nortor.\ Owen Reed and Elizabeth or Bett'y>Evan8 Take notice that the- Summons and . Complaint in this action wore flied in the oflice of the Clerik of this Court on February 2d, 19lg*; that the ob ject of this action lswthe foreclosure of a ?mortgage ?iv^/ff by Toney Nor ton to Mrs. ,71% A. Norton on the 2d day of February, 1878, recorded In Clerk's Office for Oeonee County, S. C., In Book "D", pago 75; that no demand for judgment against auy of you personally ls made. January 26th, 1918. STRIBLING & DENDY,. Plaintiff's Attorneys. Feb. 6, 1918. 6-8 Blue Ridge Cafe Just opened. Wide awake eating house. When in town call around at the Blue Ridge and get what you want. Opposite post-office. Chas. D. Gillespie, Walhalla, S. C. NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS AND VAGRANTS. Walhalla, S. C., Jan. 28, 1918. TO THE PUBLIC: Please take notice that it ls unlaw ful to diivo any automobile or motor cycle after February 1st without having tho 1918 license tags. All rural constables and the public generally are requested to co-operate in enforcing the statute. Thirty days of grace has already been extended. VAGRA N<JV NOTICE. All able-bodied men and boys must do five days' work each week or thoy will lie indicted for vagrancy. Tho vagrancy laws will bo strictly en forced. JAS. IM; MOSS, Sheriff Oconoo County, S. 0.