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&EOWEE COURIER! (Established 1811?.) Cttbllsbcd livery Wednesday .Morning SUHSCRIl'TlON PRICE Ono Vear.$1.00 Six Moni Iis.55 'linee Mouths.30 Advertising Rates Reasonable. i My Steck, Slielor, il ugh ; ? Shelor. Communications of a personal Uaracter charg?e' for as advertise ments. Obituary notice? and tributes of icspeet, of not over i bi) words, will bc printed free of charge. All ov T that ll lt III bot' must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to hcconipuny manuscript. WALIlAlJiA, s. C. WEDNESDAY, EUI*. 12, HMD HOIIOOIj CONTRACT OT'ESTION. "Who are yon hitting at?" In (iuired a ronlier of lio- Courier a tow days ago. after he had read what we had lo say concerning school teacher COlltl'llcis, Tile fuel ol Hie mutter, as we ex phil ll od personally lo Ibis friend, is . bat we are "hitting Ul" no person. We have no reason to strike any ol' the leachers of Ocoitee personally, or individually, and certainly with no malicious intent. What we desire is lo have the school system put on a business agreement basis thal will .c. Jus! to all parties concerned Hie teacher, the trustee, (he patron, and above al', to ibo children ol' tho rebook who are entitled, we think, to I he very bes! thal can he given I hem. Tba' thi:' linc of thought is aol ron (111 ed to Ihr editor ol* The Cou rier is evidenced by the fuel thal not only in our own county, bul il? Ibo State ai large, (mildilions neem lo be at leasl nul all thal could he de sired. In Ibis comp- iain Hie fol-j towing item taheu from .i dispatch Iront Columbia under date ot l-'ebru i-ry sib, may be of interest: Mohn E. Swearingen. Slate Super intendent ol* Education, has asked for (ho resign lion ol' i . . i hi mo-el .^ L...i,in of ?ducation. "Complaint has been made lo Mr. Swen ri ngeii that Mr, stokes favors tho chango of teachers when better salaries are available, though hav ir.g been elected and alter accepting a position in a particular school. I'll is contention is supported by af fidavits from T. Peden Anderson and .1. C. I tren/.en I e. ol' Westminster. Oeonee county, who attempted to se cure leachers through the bureau. "Hr Stokes says he does not favor Hie change ol' places, after having acecpi,. I, without li rs I obtaining pei ne ion (d' trustees who hired Hiern, Iii'' last eba ige against I ir '*t,okes collies as a climax lo a series ! <>> alleged grievances, ? bah bogan ! wit bin teu da\ t it ter h- look Hie (.(lice lad Marci . and Air Swen rill- j gen bas den.?indi I lie resignation hil i on fo t* in in g i *1 In's promise ?o tb.'' ways and mern < comiiiiHee ol' Uni Mona' ol' lie! .. ? li la ti Vi's Ulai lie would doliiniiil this resignation ii ike charges brought against Hr -.'ltd,.' wore sub lani lated'. ? I ii*, stoke. is reading clerk ol' Ike Senate." ll has been called io oar allen Hon that a very g.ood and st ri Ilgen I teacher com rael does exist. Wo have ?ot as yet seen a copy of this con tract, and il may he thal il is all thal could be desired. We have said mai without a contruel as between .r?steos and leachers it is evident thal there is something radically wrong with Hie public school system in our State and county. If the form *f contract Ulai exists is ol* snell ? ature as to meet Hu- demands, Iben H. is evident (bat the trouble in Hie -rsteni lies in ?he lad thal tin- con tract provided is not used, or il used ir not made effective. What called our attention to the . ced of ,i binding contract was Hie lecenl closing of Hie schools by order . f the Slate health authorities, wh . we were informell thal some trustees .lid not feel that they were bound lo fay their teachers the salaries that had been agreed upon, liv Hie month. tor a given lorin or session for pro tensional services in the school room We thought, and still think, thal Hie reacher should he paid for services, aven I bongil not rendered, whore a ces .at iou of school work conies about ?brough an emergency of the kind tin t bas come in the recent past. Rut there is another side lo Hie question, and that is where the ?Cacher leave, a position accepted lor a given length of lime, accepting work olHowhero nt a botter salary, or for othor porsonal reasons. This is done not Infrequently, to the hurt of tho schools. Tho trustees aro enti tled to protection against this prac tice, just as tho teacher Is entitled to protection against tho withholding of salary where circumstances for which ho or she is not responsible eioso the doors of tho school room after having agreed, in the ordi nary manner, to teach for a gi von period. Wo are 'hitting af no one. We >iope that what we havo said may eventually provo bonoflcinl to the Chool system tis a whole. A merry newspaper war has been ended over in Greenwood by the con solidation ot the Index and Journal ender the new name of The Daily Index-Journal. Greenwood has en joyed thu service of two most excel lent papers, and to-day that thriving little city las ono of the best und most up-to-date papers we have soon in sonic timo. The recent Issues of The Index-Journal are models in tho way of mechanical excellence and In the news service given. Really, lt seems to us. Tho Index-Journal is at least ten years in advance of tho thriving and hustling little city thal gives tliis splendid daily a homo and a most liberal patronage. ?t* ?I? "I* .!? .!? ?I* .!. <? .I? LOCAL AND PIORSGNAL. ?J* * * * * * * -I- * * * * -I- * * Mr. and Mrs ll. A. Harris have returned to Walhalla from a pleas ant visit io relatives of the former iii Columbia. Miss Sae Maxwell lefl Ibis morning lor Charleston, where she wil< bo for some lime visiting her sister. Mrs. K. M. ("lulworth, and I muong other relatives. She will also visii in Columbia before her return 1' ollie. .1. ll. Gillespie has opened his eile in the Walhalla Hotel building, whore be will be glad io meei bis ' friends and the publie in general. He is prepared lo serve all in unod style. Soo announcement elsewhere in ibis issue. - Wc are requested to announce I '.at there will be a special business mooting of the congregation of the Wallia'la First Baptist church next sunday morning immediately after Ibo ll o'clock service. All members are urged lo be present al the ser vices and lo attend the congregation til meeting afterward. The I aili I lav e> Circle was j pleasantly entertained on January j : I si by M rs. Chas. I ". I lei rick. Tho ' ' ice president, Mrs. .1. A. Steck, pre sided. The prog rn ni for the after , noon consisted of interesting read ings by Mesdames Rogers. Roll and An. el, and a beautiful victrola selec I lion. After the business meeting a i hon . vas en lbj . . .. heh ' . . . ' ' 'troll I. : i M. Ward, who at one time was agent for the Mine Ridge Railway here, will he interested in tile following announcement, which appen rod in (he .Southern News Bulletin" for February. The Bein is printed in (nat publication under tho heading of "Promotions," and is as follows: "J. M. Ward, formerly agent at Bol lon, S C.. effective January I. was appointed agent and superintendent ol' Hie lawrenceville Branch Rail read at Lawrenceville. Gn" vice W. li. ('hene\. who. effective the same date. was appointed inspector of ?lg? ll< ?es for the SOUill end ol' Ibo Ch rlotie division of the Southern Iii Broad." ? While out hunting lash Din rs da v afternoon Dr ?leo. D. Cureion v. ho recen I ly ca nie here wil h li i - t.' m il?, from the West. bad the mis '..i lune !o have Iwo ot' his i;: g< .? sliol elf lt >. supposed he s.-t the ?.ult ul' the gull, a deni.le barrel -diu! . itu. on a fence post bruce, while lin'di lt g ii ie bi>' loft h fid :?? io1 li . lippe 1 <>;y the br lire Mid I li rou g h hi - bit nd. and the trigger hittin? (lie hritC.O; e ? U -ed 'Ile gili) IO !? . . bl OW ? ne ml two ol' lie- Iii.. . I-, ai..1 ; inri . ? tile I Uit'd . Ti' ..; ?'. .. > a Vor> p;i lp "'il ' a I ci don .. bu i i In' dueler : ..! . ih.lg alon?: ?s well a: could I.X 'UM I od at ibis t ino- I n ClirolOll is brui lu r ol' < 'ba s I. Cureton, a nd iini- boen in tin Wesi a number of years, whore he was engaged in the drug husinosh Me abu bad exten sive oil well interests Plckens Sen thud. .lack Alexander is nunong the Coonee boys who will soon be home again after seeing army service in Kurope. Ile sailed from France on j January j::d and will soon be mus tered out of the service al one of the Southern camps. Yo.mg Alex ander is a volunteer in Hie regular army, and saw service before the Furopoan war brought Hie Pnited Stales into active participation. Ile ls a son ol' Sheriff and Mrs. W. M. Alexander, and is among the young est soldiers of the American anny. He celebrated his Ililli birthday in France .lack ran away fruin home and onlistod (he fi rsl lime long before lie was (d' military axe. His parents i cured bis release from the service, i lu youngster staying ?ti home for a nine, bm Hie call of the colors rang in bis ears, and hr- again onlistod, Ibis time with his parents' consent. His lust enlistment was under an r. ss urned name, willi a considerable extension of his years. There was. of course, some straightening ont." of the records to he done when he reenlisted under (he name of Alex ander, but Jack carried it through all righi and has served his country faithfully, His parents anticipate his early return, and are Joyfully awaiting the time "When .lack conies buck again." - -The body of Mrs. C. T. Baugll Itian was brough! to Walhalla for I urlal yesterday and Hie In tor mon! was made in (he Lutheran cemetery here. lie/. YV n. Anil, of the Luth eran church, conducting tho services. Few here knew of the critical con el.Hon of Mrs. Baughman, and Hut announcement ot her dea tl a shock to many friends. Tho do coaHod was pleasantly remembered hero by many as Miss Tona Bren uocko, she having been a daugl U i of Mrs. C. M. Brennocko, of v. ' hulla. Mrs. Baughman Jvna born .lune 12, 1859, being at tho thin her death almost 60 year j ol I Besides her aged mothor, she | vivod hy her husband and (wo jon Kenneth and Brennecke Bungin ?lie former hoing now in Franco s the American Expeditionary Foi Mrs. Baughman was a Consist nt member of tho Lutheran church nd her lifo was that of an humble, i, n secreted Christian. There ure many who will Join with The Courier In extending to tho bereaved >h< ? n I core sympathy In their greal u?r row. Mrs. Baughman had been groat sufforor for a number ot yoi from a complication of troubles, --What might havo boen n Borl accident happened at tho barber I of Arthur Phillips, in tho old lu building, last Saturday evening sh ly bofore dusk. One of the < ployees, so Mr. Phillips supposes, tempted to Hil tho gasoline h of. hi* hot wator vessel and an oxplo: followed, though no one wa; tn it A considerable blaze ? however, which reached to ceiling, tho heat break)!-;; of tho largo mirrors on side of tho shop and charring fianiowork of this large piece <<. niture. Without thinking of the suit, excited persons in tho threw I wo buckets of water on I . blaze, spreading lt greatly. ;i. < D Abbott happened to be noai ai promptly "smothered" the bia though this took some hart woi the lire having been spread so ll . by the water. The damage tc Phillipa's outfit is suppose^ tu something like $25. Only the pall on Ute wood-work of tho buildlnt >.as blisierel and the walls and . ing blackened. Mr. Phillips su'era himsolf very lucky Indee . isuraiice policy had lapsed <evt , m< nibs ago. and he had negh renew it. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolint Iv of Oconoe.- (In Court of P >1 t Hy V. K. MARTIN, Esq., indue Whereas, Mrs. E. C .'. I as made suit, to me to gr;. I Letters of Administration of ll li late of and Effects of W. A. Cl ARI Deceased . These arc. therefore, to ci iii . admonish all and singular t dred and creditors of the sait W CLARK, Deceased, that they 1 Ul appear before mo, in tho ol' Probate, lo bc held at \\ Iball Court House, South Caroli . ' Monday, the 17th day of Fchruar> HMO, after publication hereof, u o'clock in the forenoon, t( Blip cause, if any they have, why th said administration should not bogt;?! ~ (liven under my hand and Beal tub ist dav of February. A. D. 10.19 i-' ;'.! ? ?' ; MART) , Midge o'i I . bale '"" ^o'n'^e ?^ij H '' PnbVi?jtib i ? ?. ' ;' . th i 'i ' i ?i;}.1 j ?days' of February. Iiiih? it> Tue h" ? ' wee Co ii ici. and or ilnli ("'?ur? llmu'? 1 I dooi for ino niue prescribed < ? i. Feb. .-,,1919. i SH ER ll 1 IT'S SALE OF P SO NA LTV. -. Notice is hereby given that tue of executions lodged in m> on MONDAY, the 3d day of 1919. at il o'clock in the fore and within the legal hours o in iron d' the Walhalla Court door. I will sell, to the highe der. at public auction, the fol goods, chattels and machine j longing lo Westminster K I Mills, lo wit : i (?ne 111 11. P. Atlas Boiler: o ; ?I, p Atlas lingi no; 1 dynamo lorn Elect ric ? ; sixty s I [(?corge D. Mayo Knitting Mach i:? Wildman Ribbers: I 2 Hep 1 .oopi . ! I'nion Spoeia 1 laohino: l Murphry Sowtnj ! rhine ; 2 Si on in Presse-; : 1 1 . ind r. ::..' .spindle; lol of Sh Pnlie; Belling, ..te.; suudo lin cases, ! nu d<> ; 'ti eat li ?edle I lose i Iii si.- i ; six e.isi UOZetj etlCh, S I nerd p. , i cse ,. 1 i : lot of st eek i n pi oeess Lex ied under executions un instance of Scott & W i inc. i el al. judgment creditoi toward satisfaction ol' jud debts. l'erins CASI:. W. M. ALEXA NI Sheriff, Oeonoe County. S. Feb. 12, 19 19. Master's Sal >. ! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pies j Pursuant to decrees of tho ; said Court, in the cases named [ will offer for sale, to the ] I bidder, in front ol' the Court I j door, at Walhalla, South Carol ! MONDAY, tho M\ day of MA ' ll 19 19, Iud ween the legal hours < tho tracts ol' land below desci W. Francis Hughs. Plaintiff, against Mary A. Rochester. Levi Roc Annie Rochester Adams. Wt r Rochester, .lames C. Roc1! . . Carrie Rochester Adams. Ad Rochester. Samuel S. Roch L. I). Rochester, Alice R. I ter. and Edith May Roclo Defendants. All Hint certain pieco, par< I iract of land situate, lying line >>? in tho County of Oconee, i i S;ate of South Carolina, or sides of Sugar Creek, waters of '? ? loo River, containing ono bund od and eighty (ISO) acres, moroni adjoining lands of C. C. Simp: \ B. Cordon. E. C. Tannery and and being the same land dec j. E. Rochester hy II. E. RO? c (ir (id dated March 29th, ?JU C?, ( rdod In Clerk's oillco for I (Ounly. S. C.. in Deed Book pago 1 1 8. Terms of Sale-CASH on sale. Thal in event of failure i purchaser of purchasers to i with the tenus of salo with II days, d oxa day of sale, the Master do ro-adverttse and re-sell said premises on the following salesday, or some convenient salesday thereafter, at t:?e same place and on the same terms ns heretofore sot out, at the risk of the formor purchaser or pur chasers, and that ho do continue so to do until he has found a purchaser or purchasers who comply with the lunns of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and stamps. W. (). WHITE, Master for Oonoo County, S. C. Keb. 12, 1913. Mrs. Nina D. Hunter, as Administra- ! trix of tho l?state of William S. Hunter, Deceased. Plaintiff, against Belza Robertson. Defendant. All that certain piece, parcel or i not of lund situate, lying and hoing in the County of Oconeo, of the Slato of South Carolina, containing 1 i acres, moro or loss, being the land whoroon is situate the dwolling house and outbuildings and one ton ant house, said land surveyed by W. V. Ervin, Surveyor, and adjoining lands now or formorly of Jasper G. Daniels, Dr. J. W. Wickliffe and (thor lands formorly belonging to McKinzie Daniels, and being the ract of land convoyed to Belzie Rob ertson by McKinzie Daniols by deed tearing dato tho 1ftth day of Febru ary. 1006, and recorded in Clerk's )flice. Oconeo County, S. C.. on the ?3d day of March, in07, in Doed look "CrC." pago 20 0. Terms of Sale-CASH. That In iveni of failure of purchaser or pur hascrs to comply with tho terms of ; salo within live days from tho day I if sale, tho Master do re-advertise nd re-sell said promises on thc fol owing saleday, or some convenient aleday thereafter, at the same place nd on the same terms as heretofore et out. at the risk Of the former pur hasor or purchasers, and that he do ontinue so to do until he has found purchaser, or purchasers, who omply with the terms of sole. Purchaser to pay extra for papers > ind stamps. j W. O. WHITE. Master for Oconeo County, S. C. I 'eb. 12, 10 10. I olin Carter and Jesse S. Carter, as partners in trade, doing business under Hie style and firm name of J. & J. S. Carter, Plaintiffs, against Hamp Butt and Mary Butt, De fendants. All that certain pjece. parcel or .act of land situate, lying and being i both sides of Brasstown ('reek, aters of Tltgaloo Uiver, and in tho ounty and State aforesaid, same nug part of Tracts Nos. 10 and 12 ' Jacob Ital ts and Mary Butts l-'ud. 1 joining lands of J. H. Carver and hers, containing sixty acres, same ;ing the tract of land conveyed to Hamp Butt by Ira J. Butt. Terms of Sah'-CASI I. Thai in .'ont of failure of the purchaser or irchasers to comply with the terms vM> . ? ,:;.:!. ;. d< r?^ advertise mu! i hi ? tue biiiuu terms as heretofore ?eli it. at thc risk of formor purchaser purchasers, and that he do con nile so to do until he has found a ! irehaser or purchasers who comply 1th tho terms of sale. Purchaser to pay for papers and j imps. W. (). WHITE, I Master for Oconeo County, S. C. j 1). 12, HMO niters' National Bank of Rich mond. Va., a Corporation under the laws of the state of Virginia, Plaintiff. against >st minster Knitting Mills, n Cor-1 poration under the laws of the State nf South Carolina, el lil, I Defendants. All ;!n>-.' certain pieces, parcels, lots ol laud ;. ing and hoing in Ibo ile of .!.!, Carolina, Ocoi. linty, ;ind lying ; nd being noar iii . v n nf VV 'si min 1er. S. C.. ami being t.- Nos ;i aiid 2 1. on not'lli side of known as Highland Avenue, j i?l i i ?. fro M We M minster io Changa ?...!. i containing live and - H 1 ' ,ai ! I.ot No. 2 I con LI ? n *. ' li !'?.<. :i nd : . : e.) aovo *, more or s: also. I.ot:. \os. :. |, : lid .*i ".. sit li le on son i h sido of ghl.md A vonni and bon ndod by tl Highland V venue,Hobson st root, melin Avenue and Pearson Street, <l being all m one block and con lllillg live .uni I", l-l DU acres ;<s own fully on plat made for W. P. dotson fin May 2.td, 1S00. by W. Hudson, of Iiis Double Cabin land, d being the same lots convoyed to 'st minster Kniting Mills by W. P. dorson hy deed hearing date tho st day of September. 100 1, and re .ded in Clerks Office, Oconeo linty, S. C.. on lite ._>?>(! day of Sop nhor, 11?0 I, in Book BB, pago :57 t. re and except a lot of 50 feet hy 0 feet, conveyed by Westminster it ting Mills to Klbort Cobb by deed iring date tho 19th day of Soptetn '. 1011. and recorded in Clerk's ice. Oconeo County, s. c.. on the 1 dav of January, 10 12, in Book '. page 85 1. l'eiins of Sal?.-CASI 1. Thal mid the purchaser or pu reliasei s I lo comply with the terms of said lo within lon days thereafter, the Udor sh;tll re sell tho said premises any succeeding salesday, on the mo terms and conditions, and nt tl e risk of thc former purchaser. Purchaser to pay extra for papers id stamps. o. W. WHITE. Master for Oconeo County, S. C Fob. 12. 10 10. 7-0 NOTION TO DKBTOilS AND CBKDl TOUS. All persons Indebted to the Ksfate Mrs. Lillian C Crutchfiold, De based, aro hereby notified to make . tymon! to tho undersigned, and ali usons having claims against said dato will present tho same, duly tested, within (he time prescribed hy law. or he barred. MKS. BKSSIK, N. Tl KM AN. I Kocutrlx of the Kutale of Mrs. KB lian C. Crutchllold. Deceased Feb. :>. 10 19. C,.0 35 Head-^ ^^35 Head JUST UNLOADED CAR OF MULES and HORSES. NICE PAIRS-800 to 1200 lbs. Bought cheap; will sell cheap. Price to suit the price of Cot ton. See them at once. Have few 1,000 to 1,200-lb Mares. See E. C. MARETT, Westminster Oil & Fertilizer Co. MEMORIALS . IN .Vllvl GEORGIA - MARB RIGHT NOW! Qui Sun ? , t Stock is it he height 61 :.c ttipjt! . \ .>. ii .:! <;:>;.: 2.11e.? icc, and sclceUo s iiii ho made in eaiie and .... toit ,. you thc agent pro fit deliver and set thc monument com plete in thc cemetery buy from us and be sat'sficd. Seneca Marble and Granite Works, If you are planning to build or repair, you owe it to yourself to know more about tho merits of American Twin Shingles. On all sloping roofs those shingles give a dollar's worth of value for every dollar spent. AMERICAN TWIN SHINGLES aro made of tough felt, thoroughly waterproofed with ever lasting asphalt; then coated with crushed slate. American Twin Shingles aro made in beautiful red and green colors and *v:ll harmonize with any surroundings or architectural plan. ..omo soo these shingles today. Wo have a wide assortment F building materials awaiting your inspection. Wc also have large stock RUBBER ROOFING w* BUILDING PAPERS, SASH j* DOORS and a limited quantity of GALVER?ZED ROOFING. BALLENGER HARDWARE AND FURNITURE CO., Seneca.