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Now Sortea No. 7B5. - Volume LXX. - No. 37.
By Stock, Shelor Hughs & Shelor.
WALHALLA. SOUTH C ABOLI NA, WE?N$B1>AY, SEIT. 10. HU?.
Our
New Fall Goods
are now arriving. We will
be glad to show them.
Come in.
C. W. &, J. E. Bauknight,
MERCHANDISE J* MULES * HORSES
WALHALLA. S. C.
IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH.
R. K. NIMMONS,
BUGGIES, BUGGY HARNESS.
Team Harness, Bridles, Lap Robes,
Whips, Wagons, Wagon Harness.
============= CANE MILLS, ==============
Evaporators, Mowing Machines,
RaKes.
AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND TUBES.
All to go at right prices.
R. K. NIMMONS.
SENECA, S. C.
Millinery Opening
You are cordially invited to
be present at our showing of
Millinery-^=-IVIerchan(lise
and trimmed models for sea
son of
Fall and Winter. 1919.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY,
Sept. ll and 12th.
Mitchell (Sh Reeder,
WESTMINSTER., S. C.
iwr MISS STILL in Charge. *Mp
Notice to Confederate Veterans.
The Pension Board under tho nov/
law will meet in the Pr?bnto Judge's
omeo on September 16th, 23d and
30th. All votorans and widow? who
wore marrlod previous to 1800, who
aro on the pension rolls are entitled
to be enrolled under tho now pen
sion law. All veterans and widows
must have two witnesses to their ap
plications. The applicant and wit
nesses must bo sworn. ^Vll veterans
and widows who aro not on either
roll are entitled to be enrolled under
tho new law. W. T. McGill,
Chairman Pension Board for Oconee
County, S. C.
SCHEDULE OE ?
COTTON O
Plans for Meetings in Walhal
Week-Monday. Tuesday,
LET EVERYBODY ATTI
Editor Keoweo Courier:
For soino time the question of or
ganizing the business men and the
farmers of the South has been dis
cussed pro and con and only recently
haB the plan been worked out. Wo
have heretofore been going each man
in his own particular direction, doing
things in his own way, without any
concert of action with his neighbor.
The great world war has taught us
that it is organized forco that
counts; and the American Cotton As
sociation, now in process of organi
zation, in my opinion, will Rolve to
a great extent many of the troubles
we have had to contend with In
the last half century, and lt is evi
dently desired that every man in the
upper division of Oconee county may
understand the meaning and the pur
pose of the organization.
I have arranged to hold meetings
at the various places in the upper di
vision, and am taking the liberty of
pointing in each school district a
local committee, whose duty it will
be to advertise the meeting, the .
place where the meeting is to be held, |
and to try In every way to get all
the people out to hear what the i
speakers have to say, and to re-1
ceive all necessary instructions for j
the completion of the organization ?
in their district. Where districts I
have been grouped together, so that !
it will be possible to reach nil the !
people, lt is hoped that all will come
out. !
1 have arranged to begin this cam
paign on Mondayy night, tho 15th,
as follows:
Monday Night.
Holly Springs. Monday night, Sept.
15th, at 8.3 0 o'clock, at Blackwell's
school house. The following com
mittee is apoiuted to try and see tlla't
every one Hr the district comes out,'
both men and women: B. M. Lee,
Andy Cobb. ,
Blue Ridge, Monday night, 8.30
- Marshall Abbott, J. C. Barker,
com mlttee.
Changa, Monday night, S.3 0-W.
.1. Hare, .1. R. Suttles, committee.
Zion, Monday night, S.30-Marcus
King, Wesley White, committee.
Rich Mountain, Monday night
(meets with Zion)-W. P. Davidson,
E. L. Collins, .1. E. Collins, commit
tee.
Neville's. Monday night 8.30-F.
W. Harbert, Sam .1. Isbell, commit
tee.
West Union. Monday night, 8.30
-J. C. Shockley, Jas. F. Neville, A.
T. Smith, Samuel J. Smith. L. M.
Brown, committee.
Tuesday Night.
Ke?wee, Tuesday night, 8.30-J.
L. Kell, P. A. Brown, J. A. White,
Fulton Hunnieutt, Henry Glazoner,
committee.
Boon's Creek, Tuesday night, 8.30
-J. A. Heaton, Lee Crow, Man Pat
terson, committee. '
Jocassee, (meets with Boon's
Creek)-J. T. Hinkle, J. T. Can
trell, A. L Whitmire, committee.
Fall Branch, (meets with Boon's
Creek)-W.' E. Jones,. W.' W. Fin
ley, C. fj Murphvee, committee.
Salem, Tuesday night, 8.30-M.
A. Moss, P. L. Green, J. A. Robert
son, A. C. Whitten, N.~ P. Whitten,
J. L. Chastain, W. H. Talley, com
mittee.
Fort George, (meets with Salem)
?-Jas. F. Alexander, W. M. Barker,
Luther Rogers, committee.
Smeltzer, (meets with Salem)-J.
H. Wigington, W. H. Lusk, W. M.
Perry, committee.
Little River, (meets with Salem)
-R. W. Burgess, A. P. Barton, C. S.
Talley, committee.
Wednesday Night,
Cheohoe, Wednesday night, 8.30
-Jesse Lay, W. H. Alexander, F. L.
Moody, John Holden, committee.
Bear Pen, (meets with Cheohee)
-D. E. Nicholson, B. F. Coward, E.
W. Corbin, committee.
Tamnsseo, Wednesday night, 8.30
-W. J. Beard, H. G. Jones, J. E.
Kelley, committee.
Klat Shoals, Wodnesday night,
s.3 0-George Head, J. L. Crow, J. S.
Barrett, committee.
Picket Post, Wednesday night
8.30-W. Nf. Todd, A. A. Hubbard,
C. P. Alexander, committee.
Oconee Station,(moots with Picket
Post) -J. II. Nf, Collins, J. H. Cren
shaw, Joseph Slater, committee.
Oconee Creek, Wednesday night,
8.30r-W. M. Murphree, J, H. Hunni
eutt, J. ?J, Hall, committee-.
Thursday Night.
Long Creek, Thursday night, at
Long Creek Academy-J. n. Phillips',
Jr.. Jule Thrift, Geo. Matheson, W.
N. Moore, committee.
Mountain Grove, (meets with Long
Creek)-C Cobb, J. H. Leo, JOBS
V. Wondai committee.
Poplar Springs, (moots with Long
Creek) - M. J, Moorr, Andrew
Ramoy, Virgil Wilbanks, committee
Brnsslown, (meets with Long
Creek)-F. iv?.ee, H. V. Long, lt.
T. Burton, committee.
Ebonozor, Thursday night, 8.30
Jt h. Vaughn* IL N. Smith, C. H.
Whitmire, J. H. Cason, committee.
Fairfield, Thursday night, 8.30
vl?ETINGS,
ORGANIZATION
.ft*"
ia District Four Nights Next
Wednesday and Thursday.
2ND THESE MEETINGS
J. ff.. Davis, J. C. Edwards, Fred
Brown, George Deal, Ivin Edwards,
committee.
A Critical Period. v
Gentlemen of Oconee, we are now
passing through the reconstruction
per?oC after the world war. The
Soutu has done her part in the great
struggle; and now that all classes
of men are getting together for busi
ness purposes, forming associations
and Unions for the protection of
their Interests, why not the South?
You have had only a taste of the
prosperity that rightly belongs to
you. Why not enter into the full
enjoyment? \
Come out to the meetings. There
will be men there who have studied
the problems that the South must de
cide for herself.
W. M. Brown,
District Chairman.
J. Paul Strlbltng,
County Chairman.
Ul'NDHED PE ll CENT MEETING.
Walhalla'* Start on Cotton Associa
tion Was an Encouraging One.
Last Friday night a number of
Walhalla citizens gathered at the
home of W. M. Brown, on Main
street, and found that preparation
had been made to entertain on the
lawn those who might come in re
sponse to an invitation in which no
inkling, was given as to the purpose
of the gathering.
But those present were not long
in finding what the purpose of the
meeting was, for W. M. Brown ls
heart and soul in the organisation
! of tim Walhalla District into the ban
iner..$te,trict for the American Cotton
AVnocmtiOiH Mr. Brown never goes
at anything in a half-hearted way,
and ''e generally accomplishes what
he . arts out to do.
T ?' L. M. Lyda was asked to take
ClUtiax f the meeting as chairman,
and he called upon Mr. Brown to
state the object of tho mooting. Mr.
Brown made a good talk, fully out
lining the purpose of tho meeting.
He was followed by Rev. E. P. Tay
lor, M. R. McDonald, lt. T. Jaynes,
and C. W. Pitchford, each of whom
had something to say bearing on the
proposed organization, and each
giving evidence thnt he was ready to
work for and back up the movement.
In Mr. Brown's remarks he stated
that this was to be the beginning of
the organization of tho American
Cotton Association, Oconee branch,
and he asked all who felt an interest
in the organization to give his name
as an applicant for membership. The
response proved to be a "hundred
per cent" affair, the following call
ing for membership In the organiza
tion to be formed:
W. A. Strother, R. T. Jaynes,
M. R. McDonald, R. C. Simpson.
Jas. M. Moss, C. W. rttohford,
Dr. F. F. Collins, Roy Owens,
R. H. Alexander, D. A. Smith,
|T. E. Alexander, Geo. Seaborn,
R. C. Carter, Jno. F. Craig,
Dr. J. W. Bell, W. A. Grant,
R. A. McLees, W. J. Hunt,
Geo. Thompson, J. D. Isbell,
;A. L. Ellison, Rev. L. M. Lyda,
Rev. W. B. Aull, John Gillespie,
Ben L. Owens, Robert Lee,
. J. A. Steck, W. M. Brown,
H. C. Busch, Wade Campbell,
,L. W. Langston, Wm. A. Hetrlck,
E. P. Taylor, C. P. Walker.
Every One Ready.
The general trend of sentiment
/mong those present was that each
was ready to do what he could to
further the organization of the cot
ton association in Oconee, and the
aim is to take the Walhalla District
the bannei district of the county.
Plans were discussed as to the
best mode of starting the** work of
organization, and tho plan outlined
elsewhere on this pago was the one
which seemed to appear to the ma
jority to have tho best features em
bodied in lt. This plan was dis
cussed in the meeting at tho Court
House last week, and it is quite
probable that tho district Idea will
bo carried out in full over tho county,
which Is divided into three districts,
the'same lines being observed ns In
Ibo various war work drives of the
past.
W. M. Brown was chosen at tho
Court House meeting ns chairman
for Walhhala District; Rev. I. E.
Wallace, chairman for Seneca Dis
trict, and T. Peden Anderson, chair
man of Westminster District. J, P.
Stribling, of Richland, Is Chairman
for Oconeo county.
Cord of Thanks.
To Former Teachers and Associates:
Sinco receiving notice that I won
tho four-year scholarship lo Win
throp from Oconee county, I have
wanted to express my gratitude to
former teachers and associates for
the training that onabled mo to win.
Thc prize was p. long way off at
times, but at last it is mine, and I
j thank you for it. Gratefully,
adv.) Winifred Mason.
PLAN OUTLINE? AT MEETING.
Cotton Association Work on IMan of i
War Work Drives.
About eighty loading citizens of
Oconee met at the Court House on
September 4 to consider organiza
tion of a branch ^of tho American
Cotton Association1 in Oconee.
B. P. McLeod, State organizer, was
present and addressed the meeting,
giving the details of organization,
stressing the importance of the as
sociation and what it stands for and
what it expects to accomplish.
D. W. Watkins, acting director of
demonstration work nt Clemson, also
made a very practical, pointed and
forceful ^appeal for organization of
the cotton interests of Oconee.
By unanimous vote, save ono, all
present, as shown by a rising vote,
were In hearty sympathy with the
orga nlzation.
By vote it was decided to follow
the same general plan of procedure
to canvass tho county for member
ships as in the late war drives. The
county was divided into three dis
tricts-Walhalla, Seneca and West
minster-with three district chair
men: W. M. Brown, chairman of
Walhalla district; Rev. I. E. Wal
lace, chairman of Seneca district, and
T. P. Anderson, chairman ot West
minster district.
The canvass will be made at once
In these districts, and the committee
will report back to county chair
man, J. P. Stribllng, and then the
county association will be organized.
Walhalla High School Overflowing.
The Walhalla school has enrolled
up to date 371 pupils, and these are
distributed as follows among the sev
eral grades:
First. G4
Second. 33
Third. 45
Fourth. 43
Fifth. 39
Sixth. 28
Seventh. 32
Eighth . >. 31
Ninth. 30
Tenth. 26
Total enrollment.371
Of the enrollment of 371 there are,
87 in the high school department.
Practically every class room ls ovor
liowing, and there are others lo come
in yet.
Last year during tho entire session
the school enrolled 301. lt is thought
now thal the enrollment will reach
4 00 within the next two woeks, and
it will be necessary to provide other
quarters and additional equipment
in order to accommodate the groat
increase in the enrollment.
NEWS MATTERS AT SENECA.
.uaiiy Attend .Major Sloan's Funeral
The Seneca School.
Seneca, Sept. 9.-Special:' Quite
a number of sorrowing friends from
this place attended the funeral o.
Major Baylis Franklin Sloan at the
Old Stone Church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. W. H. Mills conducted the ser
vice. The Fort Hill Presbyterian
church choir sang "Ltlid, Kindly
Light," and "Jesus, Lover of My
Soul." The pall-bearers were the
nephews of the deceased, from
Charleston, Greenville, Pendleton
and Walhalla.' Major Sloan was an
elder of the Presbyterian church, a
Confederate war'veteran, a member
of the famous Wallace House during
reconstruction time in 1876. He
was a man who numbered his friends
by the hundreds. The little children
who knew and loved his kindly care
rise up and call him blessed. Truly
a long and well-spent life has ended
and a good man has gone to his
reward. .'.?',,.'
T. B. Daly, chief yeoman and de
stroyer pay officer, is in Seneca, ac
companied by his wife, visiting his
father and sisters. Ted is one of our
S. H. S. boys who "volunteered at
his country's first call," and of whom
we are Justly proud.
Miss Lucile Hamilton has gone to
St. Matthews, where she will teach
through the coming year.
The little son of Mr.. Buchanan
mot with a painful , though not seri
ous accident when he was thrown
from tho back of the family horse in
front of tho Buchanan residence, on
Depot Street, Friday last.
Miss Clara Vemer McCarey, of
Greenville, spent tho week-end with
relatives hore.
Wilkes and Marshall Dendy loft
Tuesday for tho Presbyterian Col
lego, Clinton, S. C., the former to
finish his college courso, interrupted
by war service; the latter to enter
tho freshman class.
Oscar Doyle, who went to France
ns a member of the Anderson Ma
chine Hun Co., 30th Division, has
landed in New York on his return
home. This ls the best of news to
the friends of this young soldier,
who have missed greatly his genial
presence for two years.
Capt. Kenneth Dickson arrived In
Seneca last Saturday and will be at
home for a visit of some weeks.
Horace Wood has accepted a posi
tion on tho construction work of the
national highway. His section is lo
cated In Anderson county.
Rev. I. E. Wallace ha? returned
from a month's vacation, Bpent at
different points of interest in this
State and North Carolina.
Miss Nancy Hines and Miss Swanee
Daly loft Tuesday to visit Mrs. Mc
Fadden at Clinton before entoring
upon iheir engagements for next
REESE PHILLIPS JAISES LIFE.
?Vinn Trou ti? wa? Cutting Foll and
Crushed His Hotly.
On Tuesday, August 26, Reese
Phillips, of the Long Creek section,
a son of Pieman Phillips, was nccl
dentty ktllod hy a tree falling on him.
Hesse and his brother were getting
out cross-ties about two and a half
miles from their home, and ns they
felled a vory largo tree the top
caught on another tree, causing tho
tree which they bad cut down to
jump back a few feet, and Heese
Phillips was caught on tho chost,
'.he weight of the tree crushing him
to the ground. Tho tree was about
fourteon inches in diameter, and he
remained under it until his brother
ran some dsltance to get a pry-polo,
and with almost superhuman power
he raised tho tree high enough for
his brother to slide from under it.
Reese's brother then went for tho
wagon and horses, which they had
with them, that be might got Reoso
home. By helping Reeso Into the
wagon he succeedod in getting him
some distance from tho placo whoro
bo was hurt. Arriving near Wesley
Moore's residence Recso called to his
brother and said, "I cannot stand
this Jolt, and must Btop." While
bis brothor was unhitching tho team
from the wagon Reese made an at
tempt to get out, and by tho help of
his brothor he got out of the wagon "
and started1 for Mr. Moore's house,
which was but a short distance away.
After going a fow steps Reese told
bis brother that he would have to
sit down, and died in a few minutes.
Mr. Phillips was a member of the
Long.Creek Baptist church, at which
place his remains were laid to rest
the day following tho accident. A
largo crowd of sorrowing relatives
and friends attended the funeral,
which was conducted by his pastor,
Kev. Luther H. Haines. , ,
The deceased was about 26 or 20
years of age and was single. .Ho had
seen service overseas with the Ameri
can Expeditionary Forces and had
but recently returned from Europe.
He was a splondld yoting man, and
his untimely death ls regretted by
many who knew him. Wo Join with
others In extending to tho beroaved
ones, sincere sympathy In their hour
of Sorrow.
Walhalla Colored School.
Tho Walhalla colored school
opening was ono of tho largest In
tho history of the school. More than
120 enrolled last Monday.
Short talks were made by patrons
and teachers, and a visit by a part
of tho board of trustees, Messrs.
Pltchrord and Carter, was greatly
appreciated. The former gavo - tho
children and patrons a plain, straight
talk and gave much encouragement.
The sum of $150.00 more was
pledged for the new school meeting.
Shiloh's 84ith Anniversary.
There will be a gathering at the
Shiloh Baptist church on the 27th
of September (Saturday), commemo
rative Of'the 86th anniversary of
the church. The day will be made
both pleasant and profitable. Como
and bring dinner.
George Hamilton,
Mrs. Fannie Bruce,
Miss Ella Hayes,
Committee.
Pay In advance-Courier $1 year.
year. Miss Daly has accepted a posi
tion in the Bishopvllle schools, as
teacher of English. Miss Hines re
turns to Winthrop College as mem
ber of the music faculty.
The friends of Dr. and Mrs.
Thomas Harper are congratulating
them upon the arrival of another
small son.
Miss Sue Nlmmons has returned
from a Spartanburg hospital and ls
rapidly regaining health and
strength after an operation for ap
pendicitis.
Mrs. Leaven *^ul Miss Leavoll, of
Mississippi, have returned home af
ter a visit of some weeks to Mrs. J.
H. Bryan.
Mrs. M. W. Coleman,' Dr. Ed. Cole
man and Mrs. L. W. Jordan aro
spending a while In our city, occupy
ing Mrs. Coleman's apartments over
tho central business block.
Wedding bolls will ring In the near
future, and wo understand that a
Columbian will bo the happy Mann.
R. L. Nlmmons and S. Udon have
exchanged store-rooms on tho busi
ness block.
Dr. Hull, superintendent of thc
North Avenue Presbyterian church,
Atlanta, addressed the officers and
teachers of tho Seneca and Richland
Sunday schools Monday evening In
tho Presbyterian chur?fi boro. Dr.
Hull ls a physician and a noted Sun
day school worker. His talk was In
structivo and entertaining.
Our School.
Seneca High School will open for
the fall torin September 16 at 10
a. m. This hour ls selected in ordor
that house-keepers may attend tho
opening exorcises. Everyone who ls
Interested In seeing Seneca have tho
best school In this section of the
Stato ls urged to attond thoso exer
cises. If you are not there to en
courage pupils and teachers, we shall
know that you do not want this very
best school.
Tho board of trustee for this year
is composed of the following, men:
J. L. Marett, J. W. Byrd, Dr. E. A.
Hines.