The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, May 19, 1915, Image 1
THE PAGELAph JOURNAtr
Vol. S NO. 36 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY l^ORNING, MAY 19. 1915 $1.00 per year
Pee Dee Tornado Wat Very
Destructive.
The Pee Dee Advocate, of
Bennettsville published an account
several columns long of
the recent tornado in Marlboro
county. -From this report we
clip the following:
The tornado which pased over
Marlboro seems to have started
about the Wateree river, and
passed across the upper parts of
Sumter, Lee, and Darlington
counties the south eastern cor
ner of Chesterfield and the center
of Marlboro. It damaged
property at Rembert, and north
of Bishopville and Hartsville,
and passed above Society Hill,
blowing down buildings on the
plantations of Wilson Malloy
pnd others, in the southern part
of Chesterfield county.
The storm crossed Pee Dee
river diagonally about a mile
above the old Society Hill
bridge, and as far as the eye can
see across the river there is a
lane of broken off trees through
the wilderness, about 200 yards
wide. The tirst building it
struck in Marlboro county was
a tenant house on G. W. Freeman's
Butler place, occupied b>
Hamp Williams, colored. The
house was completely demolished,
leaving nothing but the
floor. Williams and his family
of seven were in it and none of
them were hurt.
TllP InrnQ/Irt frtnf in unr)
A uw IVAUUUV WUIiUUVU
through the swamp, twisting off
the trees in its path, and struck
J. Kenneth Matheson's mill pond
and his residence and settlement
just north of the pond. Here the
greatest loss of life was wrought.
The residence of J. Wesley Tart,
- overseer, was
'^gBBipnrinpfillU Mrs. tan
and fheir eight chidren were in
the house. There was a heavy
sweep of wind, a crash, and the
house was gone in a minute or
less. Mr. Tart's first impulse
was to look for his family. He
first saw two or three of the
children unhurt. He then found
his wife half buried in the debris
and badly hurt. He pulled
her out and then discovered
a ten penny nail stuck through
his arm with a pieceof scantling
hanging to it, and pulled it out.
He had not discovered before
that he was hurt. He found all
the children in the debris but
two. A search revealing the
body of his 16 year old daughter
Inez, in the woods about fifty
yards from the house, and that
of his 4 year old son, Paul ,over
100 yards from the house. There
were apparently no wounds on
their bodies, and they must have
died from internal injuris. Mr.
Tart's daughter Genie was seriously
hurt, and his daughter
Alice less severely.
Arch P. Breeden's surrv had
brought him and his family to
the home of his dying father, in
the citv and the colored driver
was returning home with it
when the tornado caught him
just north of Crooked creek.
The horse and driver were
thrown across the ditch and the
horse fell on his head and was
killed. The buggy was broken
in two and the pieces scattered.
The negro driver said the last
time he saw the horse it was
turning around up in the air,
and he ran till he got home.
Several carriage loads of school
children who live across the
creek, had passed over the path
of the storm a few miutes before
it came.
As the tornado passed near
Bennettsville, the people of the
city heard a roar like several
heavy freight trains passing over
treaties at great speed. They
looked and saw what appeared
to he I* Wk black ?moKe roaviuK
rapidly up the creek. Those
who got an unobstructed view
of the tornado sav it looked like
big black funnel, with the apex
toward the ground, * and was
moving as rapidly as a fast train.
The storm seemed here to rise
above the ground, and continue
its course up in the air. It is said
to have dipped down and done
some damage in the Sneads
Grove section a dozen or fifteen
miles further on. Considerable
damage was done that afternoon
by a storm at San ford, N. C.,
about 60 miles north-east of Gib
son.
Boards, shingles,. tin, river
moss clothing, etc., were scattered
for miles beyond where the
storm left its. trail on the earth in
Adamsville. Debris fell around
Boykin Gibson, Laurinburg and
several miles beyond. A Collar
!iL I * ^
wnn j. i.. Aaams- initials on it
was found over in North Carolina,
ten miles from his home.
At Peter Livingston's, 12 or 14
miles north east of Gibson, and
over 30 miles from Society Hill
a sign board advertisement of a
Society Hill merchant was
found. Tt must have come from
the other side of the Pee Dee
river, as Society Hill merchants
do not get trade from this side.
The Nature of Tornados.
Pee Dec Advocate.
Scientists sav that tornado
cyclones are caused by warm
winds moving northward near
the ground, and cooler winds
blowing eastward higher up in
the air. Warm air rising into
the cooler current causes a
whirl, producing a whirlwind,
tornado or cyclone, which are
all about the same except in
Whirl from'nght toTtlft,
site from the hands of a watcl
in the northern hemisphere, ant
usually move in a north eas
direction. South of the connto
they move south east and turi
with the hands of a watch.
That the tornado or cyclom
in this county Friday whirlec
from right to left can easily b<
seen from the fact that building:
and trees on the eastern edg<
of the storm fell backward, o
toward the south and Nvest
The buildings at the count\
home fell the opposite way from
the general codrse of the torna
do, while those at T. E McCall*:
place fell in the direction of th<
storm. Objects in the center o
the storm's path fell north west
if they were blown down by th<
advance edge of the tornado
But if they stood till the rea
edge struck them, and then feel
they were thrown south-east
i nai is wny, in some places
trees fell in opposite directions
In the center of the tornado i
a partial vacuum caused by tin
centrifugal force of the whirling
wind. This has great suctioi
power and lifts objects up ware
and carries them for long dis
tances sometimes before the1
are released. A tornado on tin
ocean lifts great volumes o
water and produces a water
spout. This suction force i
probably what helped save s<
many lives. Buildings wer<
lifted from the lloors and ove
the heads of the occupants. Th<
vacuum in the center of tin
storm also causes great ex pan
sive force in the air shut up ii
buildings, and this tended t(
throw thn ?\7ol1o 1 "
?V HUB tflliwiliu. 11 li
that leaving doors and window:
open will prevent the explosioi
of a building from inward ex
pansion in a tornado. W. F
Taylor and his wife and daugh
ter were all trying to close tin
front door during the minute oi
two the tornado lasted. Notici
in the picture that the walls o
that room stood, while the wall;
of other rooms of that building
and all other huilnipgs in th<
vicinity toil,
P&geland tiraded School Closed.
Commencement exercises of
the Pageland Graded school
were held Thursday and Friday
nights.
Thursday night a program
consisting of a debate, a panto:
mime and a play was given.
The debate on the question of
prohibiting the shipment of
munitions to the waring nations
was argued by Messrs. Lee
Sanders and Irwin Gale on the
affimative, and Barnard Brewer
and Burruss Bdgeworth on the
negative. The question was
well argued, these young man
acquitting themselves welL
Revs. ]. W. Quick and J. A.
McGraw and Dr. J. M. Railings
were the judges, and the decision
was rendered in favor of
tlio dffirmoti'iin
I 111V illlll 1IAUII
The pantomime, The Lotus
! Eates, was rendered by Misses
j Maud Sanders, Nellie Mangum
1 and Ruth Chavis.
| The play, A Change of Heart,
was acted by the following stui
dents: Burruss Edgeworth Marie
I Brewer, Barnard Brewer, Netta
Clark, Nell Cato, Austin Brewer
Hazel Laney, Irwin Gale
Gertrude Tadlock, Clara Smith
and Lois Collins. This was a
very interesting and amusing
play, much enjoyed by all
present.
Friday night the auditorium
was crowded and jammed un ]
til there was no more room to
stand and then there were many1;
who could not get in. America
was sung and prayer was offered
' by Rev. A. W. White, of Jet
ferson. Salutatory, by Min
Marie Brewer. Orations by
Irwin Gale and Burrus Edgo|
worth. Class Will by Miafc
cy by Miss Nell Cato. Valedicl
J tory by Miss kuth Chavis. All
of these exercise were splendid]
Hon. D. D. McCall of Ben
r nettsville, one of the foremos
1 orators of the state, follower
with an address lasting half ai
j hour. He talked about the
Ideal Home, and his hearer:
" gave rapt attention a? he se
s forth his thoughts on this inter
3 esting subject in fluent style
r This has been pronounced th<
most masterly address ever dd
hvered in this building. Need
1 less to say it was enjoyed bi
those in attendance. M. Mi
s Johnson of Jefferson, introduced
1 the speaker of the hour in a
pleasing manner. j
' Diplomas were presented tc
2 the following graduates by Mr
' L. L. Parker, chairman of the
r board of trustees: J. Irwin Gale
' Nell (Jato, Marie Brewer, Nellit
* Mangum, Ruth Chavis an<
Burruss Kdgeworth.
The principal, Brof. G. B.
s Dukes, then announced thr
L> following prizes and medals:
Debater, Burrus EdgeWortl,
J given by Rev. J. M. Sullivan.
Declaimer, Brutus Sanders
given bv Mr. A. F. Riinderburk
Reciter. Miss l.nic rVkii;?L
f VWIIlUp,
~ given by Prof. G. B. Dukes, *
Highest scholarship average
in High school, Wa*d Catp,
s given by J. R. Cato.
J Highest average in Higjh
r school spelling, Miss GraCe
u Black well, given by L. L. Par13
Ker.
Best deportment, Reuben
} Outen, given Mrs. A. F. Funder
s burk.
s Perfect attendance, neithei
i absent nor tardy during the ep?
tire session, Certicates of attaijn
meni oy Mr. ii. W. Crosswfell
^ to Netta Clark, Brutus Sanders,
r Lena Ville Ponteaux, Geor je
3 Gulledge, Curtis Smith, Hort
5 Mvtngum and Francis Crosswtll,
5 A numbers of others were net T:
I iv perfect
\Wh\ ruttdef in 4ih (jth
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DevJinds That Germany Drop
, 1 Inhumane Methods.
Wf shington, May 13.?The
UftiSpd Slates goverment today
cabsffd Ambassador Gerard for
pre&ntation to the German
Gowrnment a note calling: at
tenwon "to the grave situation
whlfh has resulted" from violatiomof
American rights on the
higp seas, culminating in the
8ijri|<b&' of the Lasitania with a
fpj^of more than 1(10 American
- communication expresses
tM^^mfident expectation of the
flBHKt ^(atOC "tliat ilia imnnrinl
IwtM%vu IIIU\ 111^ uupvi Kll
n government will disathe
acts of which the
iment of the United States
ains, that they" will make
lion so far as reparation
ible for iniuries which are
it measure, and that they
ike immediate steps to
it the recurrence of anyjo
obviously subversive of
portunities of warfare for
the imperial German
iment in the past so wise
so firmly contended."
ts conclusion, the note
that "the imperial Gerjovernment
will not exthe
government ot the
1 States to omit any word
r act necessary to the pernee
of its sacred duty of
aining the rights of the
i States and its citizens
>f safeguarding their free
.ueicise aiiu enjoyment.
j All Contributed,
the end of the first six
Bbnths of his pastorate in Kentad
warned the ways of his flock sc
thoroughly that he knew exactMr
how to deal with them. One
Sunday the collection was de
ilorably small. The next week
ie made a short and^ telling
jpeech at the close of his sermon.
MI don't want any man to
jib mote dan his shate, bredren,'
,he said, gently bending towards
Jhe congregation, "but we must
all gib according as we are
favored and according to whal
we rightly hab. I say rightly
hab, bredren," he went on, aftei
a short pause, "because wt
don't want any tainted money
in de box. Squire Blinks told
me dat he'd missed som chicken:
ais week. Now if any one ol
my pore benighted bredren has
fallen by de way in connections
J J i ? ?.?
wia ciose cnicKens, let mm sta>
r his hand from de box when i
comes to him. Brudder Mose
will voti pass de ,4)ox while ]
watch de signs and see if dere'j
ode In de congregation dat neec
me to wr&stle in prayer for him?'
Do Not Be a Miser
\ The Marion Star give% the
, following good advice to thos<
, of us who are inclined to b?
misery:
? If you will recall that then
, will be no pockeft in your shrouc
you will most probably loosei
i up a little on that change. En jo:
? some of it now?that boy o
. yours will blow it after you hav<
cashed in, anyway. The ver
streets in Heaven are pave*
. with gold, and no matter hov
much you lay aside down her
r you will be a simple piker u|
. there if you depend on your rol
? to give you prominence. Thinl
1 this over, brother.
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i grades, Fay Funderburk, givei
! by Miss Sallie McColl.
Highest average in hygicn*
i Ruby Quick and Lepa V ill
Pop tea ux, f?iv^n bv Mr J. (
il Blkckvvull
s
' F-4 Slowly is Being Raised
Washington, May 13.?Secretary
Daniels has just received
mail advices from Admiral
, Moore, commandant of the
naval station at Honolulu, regarding
the progress of salvage
operations on the submarine E-4
between April 21 and the 26th,
to Hoto r\f ?lio
Keep the Joy of Play in Your
Heart.
Progressive F. rmer.
Pity the man out of whose
heart the joy of play has gone,
Pity more the boy or girl whose
innocent games are discouraged,
frowned upon, and decried as inventions
of the devil. The
man or woman whose heart
isn't gladdened by the shouts of
pure joy from the playground,
who doesn't see, in the friendly
rivalry and human contact thai
games afford, one of our surest
and safest means of aiding in
the physical and spiritual growth
of the child?such a person has
indeed a bad perspective from
which to view and aid in the
development of those qualities
of heart, head and hand out ol
which true citizenship is built.
Unalterably do we believe
that onlv out of hard labor are
the best things of life to come,
But we would have our boys
play hard that they may work
hard; learn to laugh and sing
that they may smile on and sing
on when Life's knocks are hard
est. The man with a cheery
smile when things go wrong
the man with the grit to get up
and go again when he is
downed, the man who knows
that it is not winning or losing
that matters so much as how
one fights or works or plays,?
this is the man who wins the
durable things in life. And the
man who as a boy has learned
to play hard as well as work
hard is more likely to be such a
man.
Somehow we cannot but believe,
even May and June when
farm work is most pressing:, thai
the boy who follows a plow 01
cultivator from Monday mora
J ing to SauiiOwj -wtoh,
lished a right to Saturdav after
, noon off. Wise then is th(
daddy who gives him this half
holiday, and wiser still the dadd]
who encourages the neighber
hood ball game, instead o
, letting the boy spend the after
> noon in town under question
. able surroundings and witl
t questionably associates.
We don't believe thefe ough
t to be a rural community in al
. the South without its basebal
in sunimpr nn<t fnrahall o?<
, basketball in winter. The tim<
' is fast coming, too, when thi
I whole neighborhood will take i
, de^p interest in its athletic team
^ and will turn out en masse a
. the field day contests that an
? ,
, going to prove a great factor 11
rounding out our future com
j munity life. Isn't it our duty ti
encourage such wholesom
| things? Isn't it our business a
fathers and citizens to foste
j that which will add to the haf
, piness and permanence of ou
rural life?
We believe we are still pr(
serving our neutrality when w
3 say that the English, with a
3 their faulty have a steadines
3 and courage that no impartu
critic can fail to admire. O
3 Saturday afternoons, fr^m on
1 end of England to the othe
i thousands of playgrounds ai
V dotted with lens of thousands c
1 players, ranging in age froi
& seven to seventy. Old an
V young, male and female alih
I meet to play and cheer on the
v players. Who will say that tt
e spirit of fairness, of sound jud;
P ment, of pluck that has place
II the English flag in the four co
k ners of the earth, has not bee
strengthened bv the Englis
= man's playground associatioi
i and competitions with t
fellows?
3, By all means teach your b<
o to work and to work hard; bi
as you value> his future welfat
touch him alio to tbiak< at
? V HIV wuiilluill^ailUIL
The admiral reports that the
F-4 had been raised to a depth
of about 24 feet and moved approximately
120 feet nearer
! shore when one of the cables
under the stern parted. The
cable was replaced an prepara,
tions were made for continuing
the work when the other cable
, also parted. It was then decided
. to splice the broken cables,
^ shackle them to chain cables
and pass them under the sub,
marine. This necessarily caused
, delay. In the meantime it had
been planned to send a diver
j down to examine the submarine
with a view to connecting with
p the salvage valve so as to force
air into the submarine to lighten
her. Up to the date of mailing
p report, however, it had been
found impossible for diving
| operations owing to the rough.
ness of the sea.
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The Kaiser Laughed
r A mnn r? ilio nffir-orc
. II1V vilIWI a VVI1U If
semble the Kaiser, Wilhclm II,
is a young captain who has a
prodigious talent of imitation,
says The Paris New Review.
Some months before the war
l this captain found himself in a
ball of the imperial palace at
. Potsdam. He was there with
1 others of his friends who were
t officers, and began an imitation
r of the Kaiser with extraordinary
precision in tone, quality of
f voice, gesture^and appearance.
. All at once a ternFIe^fflMpfe
Wilhelm II had arrived in the '*' ~
. hall. The officers saluted resy
pectfullv and remained motion_
less.
f "Very well go on!" said the
_ Kaiser, addressing the captain.
_ "I did not know you had this
1 talent."
The officer hesitated a mo.
m on t tlinn ovtonrlinn l-?Io n rtv.
i aaaw&ati nivyii vaivuuiii^; 11 10 aft iftB
1 and reproduing the intonation
1 of his sovereign, cried in a
j strong voice:
e "Captain, you should be
e chased out of the army, but in
a consideration of your youth and
s because I know you to be a
I worthy and brave soldier, I pare
don you."
n The Kaiser laughed, and the
captain was not punished.
o #
e A Nine-Year Record
:S Lexington Dispatch.
tr When a school boy or school
>- girl goes through a whole term
ir of school and is not tardy a
single time and is not absent a
?. sinvle duv. thp tirhipvomont ic
e worthy of mention. In fact, it
11 generally gets mentioned in the
;s newspapers, but how about a
il who has not missed a single
n day from school in nine long
e years and who, in all that time,
r, has not even been tardy once?
e That's a record that can't be beat
>1 anywhere in the land and it is
n held by little Miss Cornelia
id Conrad of this city. She is a
:e daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
ir Conrad and she is as bright as a
ie new dollar. She keeps close to
. t 1_ 1 _ / 1 _11 A. 1
g. me neaa 01 ner ciass an me
?d time.
>r- ??
m think hard and straight. To do
h- this the boy's nose must not be
ns kept so close to the grindstone
lis of hard labor that he can never
raise his head to glance at the
>y vision of better things that lie
jt, beyond, Make a partner of that
re, boy of yours; join him in bin
ad work tad in kit pUv,