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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FALLOW AS THE MCHffi By Steck, Shclur HugliM & Shclor. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNj Fashions and Fabrics w* OF ?* The Globe Tailoring Company CINCINNATI to bc displayed by C W. f? J. E. BAUKNIGHT, April 14th and 15th. G. F. WEARN, "Globe Man" in Charge." WOOLENS SHOWN IN FULL LENGTH DRAPES ^Union Guano Co. (Winston-Salem, N. C.) HIGH GRADE To the Farmers of Oconee County: Please take notice that I am now ready to supply you GUANO OF ALL GRADES at the Old Harrison Warehouse, at Blue Ridge Depot. I am in business for myself, not as a member of a firm, as it was last year? Don't forget that this is the Umon Goods. Call, phone or write for any information. Baylis W. Harrison, Walhalla, S. C. J JAYNES' CUT PRICES ?LL-FORWEAR" SOLID LEATHER HEEL L C. G. J A YNES, Walhalla, S. C. "Jaynes Cuts the Prices and Sells the Goods." -ho Courier, $1 per year. Pny in And then ho fliire to buy somo advanco. 1910 War Savings Stamp?. ,.'\ ARMY COOK GESTS CITATION. Ira S. Hollier., Son of Fred <?. .Hol den, Gets Unique Distinction. The following item clipped from the Atlanta. Constitution of last Sun day, will prove of great Interest to many people in Oconee, tho young man to whom //eference is made, Ira S. Holden, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Holden, of Pine Mountain, Ga., which is a little postoflice Just across tho line of our county, on the Georgia side. The Holden fam ily is always regarded as an aggre gation of our people, and we of Oconee take no small pride tn the good fortune of our young friend, even though he is "just across the line" as regards actual citizenship. Following is the articlo from the Constitution : Ira S. Holden, of Walhalla, S. C., a member of Co. K, 328th Infantry, Second Division, has received a citation for personal bravery. He is a cook, and to the old-fash ioned student of war-time heroism, the work of a cook may not afford the best opportunities in the world for the display of citation-winning heroism. But, then, when a man has tho real stuff in his make-up, it's bound to como out, anyhow. Cook Holden was serving his port able kitchen Just as effectively as his comrades of the artillery were serv ing their guns, in the big Argonne battle. It was near Sommerance, between October 1G and 31, while the 82d went through their own par ticular part of the Argonne hell, that he won his distinction. There were four of the kitchens in his "battery," and the other three were' put out of commission by the enemy shellfire. So Cook Holden just sized up th<> situation and worked his kitchen to capacity day and night, and thus provided tho meals for his lighting friends of tho infantry which had previously come from the four kitchens. Much of the time he and his kit chen were under the enemy Are, but he never withdrew his attention from his pots and pans and their delecta ble contents. If an ignorant scoffer should de-, clar^t^ important as those of any o ir mem ber of the military system r if said scoffer should doubt th?. '1 for courage under such circumstances as those under which Holden was placed, all he has to do to have'his doubts removed is to ask a dough boy who was there-one of the doughboys who depended on jpst such cooks as Holden, and just such personal bravery as his, for their dillly food in the front trenches. Ask one of these-because be knows. Young Holden's Citation. The ci ta t ion is as follows: "Cook Ira S. Holden ( No.1,9 10, S9S), Co. K, 328 Infantry, 82d Di vision.- During the severe fighting in the vicinity of Sommerance, France, October 1G-31, 1918, Cook Holden demonstrated his great bra very and devotion to duty in contin uing to work day and night in oper ating his kitchen, many times under heavy fire, after three other kitchens ia his battalion had been destroyed by enemy fire. Cook Holden man aged to make up" tho deficiency by operating his own kitchen to the fullest capacity, and by his fine work did much to maintain the morale of our soldiers." RAINBOW LADS SAY GOOD-BYE. First IM vision to Move from Ameri can Area of Occupation. Coblenz, April 5.-The Rainbow Division to-day began saying good bye to the Rhine. Soon after 10 o'clock this morning the flrBt trnin pulled out for Brest, carrying the division headquarters and tho units attached to it. The departure of tho 42d Divisioi composed of National Guardsmen of twenty-seven States, and tho third di vision to land In Franco, ls tho first divisional movement of troops for home from the American area of oc cupation. Throe trains will leave the Station near Remagen dally until April li, when the tail-end of the "Rainbow" will seo tho last of tho Rhino. It is estimated that the entire dlv'??o< will bo on the Atlantic a fow days later. Advertised Mai'. The following Is a Hst of letters re maining uncalled for in the Walhalla post office for the week ending April 8th, 1919: Martha Brown. Mrs. M. E. Miller. Mrs. Martha Owings. Miss Mary Parks. When calling for tho above please say they are advertised. jj. Fant, Postmaster. Rural Schools Receive Prizes. Tho following rural schools re ceived State prizes through the Rural School Improvement Association: Wost Union, No. 27-$5.00. Flat Shoals, No. 40-$25.00. i Bounty Land, No. 20-$G.0O. l>Kifl^rajK?N<JS SENECA SORROW. Cni'tSnpth Passes Away After lioiig OT?S8--u<)thor Seneca News. SeSte April 8.-Special: lt is ^M4^D3$ji regret that we chronicle the'JKft^of Carl Smith, which oc c?r?M^t;the home of his fathor-in lawMgf-fp. Hamilton, late Sunday af tOfttBKn.' The sympathy of our'com mutB^'^oes out to his bereaved wife au^OT??er relatives. A kindly, genial genjyamnn has gone to his reward. aft Leo Harper is quite sick at his homS^on Townyllle Road, just out ot ffljjeca.^ His many friends hope for njs.Hpoody recovery. . Tlffifrlnfat?t child of Mr. and Mrs. R.sjji^^lmnions is recovering from a sev?jaj?ttack of pneumonia. Williamson .Mills has removed, withtfftis family, to Virginia. They wMfy&!!$ greatly missed from our so cial Splrcles. ROT. and Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, of W?llgUTa, visited Mr. and Mrs. B. L. ^Thursday and Friday. ;l\t Bees Maggie and Leila Thomp son^ pent tho week-end at Fountain Inhjttisiting friends. f. K, Livingston, of Greenville, W?sjj ni town. Monday on business. W liter E. Richardson, a proml- 1 neri?\banker, 6f Beaufort, spent Mon- < day-tat the home of his brother-ln- ! lawijpD'r. E._A. Hines, coming over 1 fronV fjreenyille, where he had been 1 in 'jjffijgndancp on a Masonic meeting. 1 vtfBjif Wofford College Glee Club Aviffiralve an entertainment in tho school auditorium on the evening of i the ?let of this month. This will be '< tho waly engagement of the club in! Ocpfiee, and ^Walhalla, Westminster | : andJotqer nearby towiiB will do well j to engage seats early so thet arrange- ! men$s can be'comfortably made. The : Glee Club is made up of line dra- [ matlc;and musical talent. The per- , sonrt??-'n?mhers 21 members. .'T^||^menii)er8 of the, younger so-j bltt?a$(;. enjoyed a "surprise party" j atvJffli?s^UQ Daly's Friday evening. A ? picnlcyshpp'?r was. served. j ; T^^wurges? has arrived at Camp ; i MeraW^w his return vfrom.jFranco; and .GXPebts to be sent t?X?amp Oor d?ff^ i?'-fi?w , days. This is good neiy^^^v'm^n^; friends pf .the/ yc^ow^jtiier hove and In;other paris. OJV* '^^\^?t\ohh.a'i \''Tovti:v(?fy:&(^^] ) '< ...v iv >v*. cientsqn . v?h?n??> ho- intered, :< tho seelee and was detailed for over- ; seas duty. His coming safe home j will bring joy to many. A Greenville paper tells us thal "Big Bill Hellams, of the Butler Guards, brought hack a German 'cootie' under his watch crystal, from ' France, and expects to tame him if ? he lives long enough." It wasn't quito clear as to which had to "live i long enough" for the taming pro cess-Bill or tho "cootie-but this we, know: Hill had not lived very 1 long when he took a most active part . in successfully taming tho Kaiser, ; and it looks to us as if lie had already j "put ono over" on the "cootie." This young veteran of the world's war is i a brother-in-law of Sam Pitchford, j of your town, and a. highly esteemed friend of your correspondent. He I was severely gassed, but recovered I fully, and returned to his command before their embarkation. The Once-a-Week Club was enter- i fained at tho handsome home of Mrs. j B. A. Lowry Thursday afternoon. The . lower floor wai opened ensuite, and I ? decorations of pot plants nnd grow lng hyacinths were especially charm ing to the oye. Mrs. G. W. Bal- , lenger, the president, was In the , chair, and the main discussion was the entertainment for our returned soldiers on the 8th of May. A num ber of visitors added greatly to the pleasure of tho occasion. An elab orate salad course, with English tea, was. enjoyed. Mrs. Lowry is one of our most progressive young matrons, with the charm of a gay hospitality which causes a visit to her home to be a pleasure indeed. The friends of Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Thomson will bo glad to know that their little daughter Sarah is recov ering from her late illness. The Young Woman's Aid Society of the Baptist church held a pleasant and instructive meeting at tho home of Miss Winnifred Adams last Sun day afternoon. At a membership meeting of the Baptist church it was voted to in crease the minister's salary three hundred dollars. This is decidedly a move in tho right direction, nnd it is to bo hoped that all church member ships, that have not. already done so, will see their way to follow this lead. HONOR MEN WILL HAVE CHARGE Of Parade-Sam. <i. Pitchford and Eugene Abbott Appointed. Soneca, April 7.-Special: Because of their having honored Oconeo by winning the Distinguished Sorvico Cross, Sam G. Pitchford and Eugene Abbott hnve been named as marshals to arrange and conduct the parade of our soldiers at Seneca on May 8th. They aro urged to communicate with the committee on arrangements, through its clerk, T. B. Jonos, as to their duties. It is very much desired that ovory man who wore the uniform shall reg lstor and be presont on tho 8th of May, and we respectfully urge these marshals to "whoop it up" and got the whole bunch down. LATEST RILING ON UNIFORMS. Soldiers and Sailors Permitted to He tain Them and Wear Same. Members of the Oconee Local War Board have received tho following notification relative to the uniforms of soldiers and sailors honorably dis charged from the service: "State Headquarters, "Columbia, S. C., April 3, 19 19. "Bulletin No. 250 "Your uttontiou is invited to the following, received at this office to day from Camp Jackson: "Camp Personnel Ollice. Camp Jackson, S. C., March 29, 1919. "You are advised that the articles of uniform clothing that were taken from camp with you can now be re tained. James E. Manierre, "Major, A. ?. G., U. S. A., "Camp Personnel Adjutant. "In this connection your attention is invited to Bulletin No. 247, rela tive to this matter. The above is a recent order, and suporcedes Bulle tin No. 247. Richard E. Carwile, "Major, ll. S. A." Tho Act in Pull. Following is the text of tho act referred to as authority for the re lent order permitting soldiers and sailors honorably discharged from the service to retain uniforms and Lo wear same, under certain restric tions: "An Act "Permitting any person who has served in tho United States Army, Navy or Marine Corps in the present war to retain his uniform and per sonal equipment, and to wear same, under certain conditions: "Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Con gress assembled, Thal any person who served in the United States Ar my, Navy or Marine Corps in tho present war may, upon honorablo discharge and return to civil life, permanently retain one complete suit nf outer uniform clothing, including tho overcoat, and such articles of personal .apparel and equipment tie may be authorized, respectively, '. by the f^ef?re^ary^ of War or .the Secre^ tary, of the Navy;'.a,hd may].wear such. nbove referred to shall include some distinct ive mark or insignia to be prescribed, respectively, hy the Sec retary of War or the Secretary of tho Navy, such mark or insignia to be issued, respectively, by the War Department or Navy Department to ill enlisted persons so discharged. Tho word 'Navy' shall include the officers and enlisted persons of the Coast Ci na rd who have served with tho navy during the present war. "That the provisions of this Act shall apply to ?ill persons who served in the United States Army. Navy or .Marine Corps during tho present war honorably discharged since April G. 1917. And in cases where such cloth ing and uniforms have been restored lo the government on their discharge, the same or similar clothing and uniform, in kind and value as near as may be, shall be returned and given to such soldiers, sailors and marines." This Act was approved by the Pre sident on February 28, 1919, and is now a law. Tts enactment does not Imply that discharged soldiers may wear uniforms made by civilians or Dther tailors. They may legally wear only the particular uniform that they were permitted to retain. No regulation for fully carrying into effect the Act have as yet been promulgated. However, when such regulations have been adopted, they will no doubt be given wide publicity through the medium of the press. With reference to the last section of the Act, inquiries relative thereto should be .addressed tc tho Director of Storage, Washington, D. C. Under present regulations the dis tinctive mark to be worn by honor ably discharged soldiers is a scarlet chevron to bo worn on the left arm of coat or overcoat, point up. The War Department has no jur isdiction over discharged soldiers, as such men are subject to civil, not military authority. P. C. Harris, Adjutant General. -mmtmm^ - NOTICE TO PENSIONERS. The New Hoard Will Meet Friday, April ll, at Ten O'Clock. The new Pension Board will meet on Friday of this week, April 11th, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of receiving applications for pensions. All bona fide Confederate soldiers who are not on tho Pension Rolls, under tho old Pension Law, and who did not desert the State or Confed erate service are entitled to be en rolled. All widows of Confederate soldiers, who were married previous to 1890. and who are GO years of age, and whose husbands did not desert the State or Confederate cause are entitled to be enrolled. W. T. McGill, Member of Board. Fellowship Campaign Culled Off. Tho "Fellowship Campaign" that was to have beeo carried on in the Beaverdam Baptist Association dur ing this -week has boou called off in definitely on account of tho busy times with tho farmers, and othor arrangements unprovided for. K. W. Marott, For tho Committee NEWS FROM LANI) OF BOUNTY. Titree Estimable Ladles aro Reported III-Notes of tho Community. Hounty Land, April 7.--Special: Mr, and -Mrs. A. M. Milan) and two children, Master Hoary and Miss Cor nelia, of Sandy -Springs, wore gueula of relatives in the community for a short whilo laBt Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. YV. R. Lynch nnd two sons, Claude and T. C., aro vis iting in IMckons as guests of Mrs, Lynch's sistor, Mrs. M. 13. Prince We are sorry indeed to report tho illness of three of our most venera ble and highly esteemed residents-? Mrs. J. M. C.lUison, Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin and Mrs. A. H. Ellison. Mrs. Uillison is quito seriously ill, suffering from nouvalgia in both arms, and general debility. Mrs. Shanklin seems lo he suffering from a bilious attack, and was able yester day to resume her usual good-na tured smile, which we hope portonds an early rocovory. Mrs. Ellison's trouble ls of a long-standing nature. We hope to hear favorablo reports from each of these lovable mothers. May their lives bo prolonged for many days of futuro usefulness. Corp). Thornley C. Cary called on old friends in tho community last week. Thornley formed a part of tho famous Thirtieth Division and was mustered out from Camp Jack son a few days ago. His many friends boro are delighted to wel come him home. Mrs. J. 0. Pickett has returned from Greenville and will leave on Thursday for a visit to her sons, J. S. and 10. H. Pickett, Atlanta. Mrs. Mattie McDonald has moved from Richland to the home of her son, J. N. McDonald. Her many friends welcome* her into the commu nity. Mrs. R. H. Smithson, of Westmin ster, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Gillison, of West Union, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. and Burns Gillison, of Clemson, and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Strlbllng, of Son- , oca, visited their motlier, Mrs. J. M. Gillison, Sunday. Miss Etta Adams spent tho week-, end with her sister, ?Mrs. Estelle ?nj Wilson, in the Clearmont section. ' -fl. Paul Marris ot.near'Sandy Springs,v A?%; Ste wayt^ ?hd , tyws Da*, of the .TfciVfMhVDivte^ . Iv, :M tives aiid friends hore the first of tho week. Mr. and Mrs. J. li. Sanders and family, of tho Return section, spout Sunday with the former's brother, J. C. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff D. Tollison, their daughter and son, of New Hope, and Mooroo Gambrell, of Coneross. par ticipated in the celebration of 10. L. Steno's birthday Sunday. 10. lt. Shanklin, who holds a posi tion with tho (! ni nos-Dal toi) Lumber Co., Westminster, made his usual week-end visit to his mother, Mrs. J. D. Shanklin. Miss Clyde Smith, of Seneca, spent Sunday with Miss Sallie Davis. Mrs. M. A. Terrell, of Westmin ster, is with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Gillison, during her Illness. J. H. Magill's many friends will learn with regret of his continued indisposition and hope for early and favorablo roports from lils condition. Our School Improvement Associa tion won a $5 prize for holding reg ular meetings during tho past year. We aro trying for a $f>0 prize this year for general Improvement and neatly kept building. Shades for tho school room have been purchased, which will add greatly to the com fort and appearance of the build ing. We aro counting on our County Supervisor to cut the four largo trees Just in front of tho school lot. This, when done, will also add to tho ap pearance of the school premises and aid in winning i've prize. HON. it. II. WEI/CH MA DE GOOD Talk at the Court Houso Ol) Monday on Subject of Karin Ixmns. Hon. II. H. Welch, registrar of tho Federal Land Dank of Columbia, made a very instructivo and attrac tive presentation of tho system un der which the Federal Farm Loan Hoard ls getting money to tho farm ers at five and a half simple Inter est, last Monday at the Court Houso. A few farmers and a number of oth ers who are interested ill farms woro present, Mr. Welch luis been in this work since tho organization, and is thor oughly familiar with its workings and with tho statistics. Ho mndo it vory plain that by this process of re payment of loan and interest, that a farmer would stive $040 on a ono thousand-dollar loan for tho period which it runs. Ho had figures to show that the farmers of tho United SUitos, if this systom continues, will I save in thirty-six years, ton billion dollars. The Western farmers havo taken advantago of this system much more readily than tho Eastern farm ers, tho loans of tho Western bunks amounting to soveral times that of tho Eastern banks. This systom of financing tho farm ers does not come in conflict with any other organized ontorprlse, but morely takos caro of tho long loans, and enablos those who would not otherwise bo able to do so to pur chase and pay for a homo. It ls to bo regretted that there was not a largo numbor of farmors throughout the county to hoar this vory instructive and interesting talk, which was a roal treat and delighted all who haord it.