The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, November 10, 1915, Image 1
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Vol.6 NO. 8 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNBSDMkoRNING, NOVEMBER 10. 191S $1.00 per year
Bryan Replies to Wilton Speech ?
on Preparedness
Whashington, Nov.5.-- Former \
Secretary Bryan came out square- 9
ly against President Wilson's s
National defense plan-toda* in a 1
formal statement in which\he 1
took issue with the Presidents 1
views as expressed last night be
fore the Manhattan Club in New t
York. , ,
*4A departure from our tradb- 1
tions; a reversal of our National 1
policy, a menace to our peace !
and safety and a challenge to the ^
spirit of ChrisH&nitv which teach- (
es us to influence othets by ex- j
flmnlp r&tlior tlirtVi ?
* . tMIIIVL lltUli UJ CAC1IIUK ?
fear," Is mr. Bryan's view of the 4
Natfonaf defence plans. c
>Tlie former Secretray of State's a
statement, which reiterates views a
fee has previously expressed on f
'the suhject of preparedness for1 t!
war, wasTegarded as the opened a
sgita in the fight which Adminis s
ttration leaders expect in Con a
gress against adoption of the t
iplan. Br, Bryan's statement says: a
"I have read the President's
speech at New York with sor ii
ow and concern. He is doing d
what he believes to be his duty f
and so long as a man follows hist ti
conscience, and judgment* we P
cannot criticise his motives, but e
we may be compelled to dissent
from his conclusions. I feel it tl
my duty to dissent, and, as he v
has given his views with clear- h
mess and emphasis those who1 h
differ from him are under a like; d
obligation to express themselves with^qu
4 clearness. ^ tl
as free to speak his own thoughts W
sand risk his own opinion. This ct
sentence is a little obscure. In m
so far as he expresses his own sp
opinion, he does not differ from ca
the private citizen except that he al
speaks under a sense of official hi
>ret?/Onsibility, but where a Na- hs
iti&n's fate is involved in a policy ai
'every private citizen who loves K1
his country and tries to serve it y<
is conscious of responsibility. js
The President will not assume in
that he is more deeply interested ct
in the weltare of his country se
than the millions who elected
him to be for the time being d<
Uheir spokesman. And if, as he m
evidently believes, he is giving
voice to the opinions of his tc
countrymen, he is, of course, ?<
anxious to have them as frank
with him as he has been with y<
them?how otherwise can he U!
know whether he represents or st
misrepresents their views. w
"He has announced a policy bl
which has never before been w
adopted in this country ?inH
never endorsed bv any party in Ci
the country and he has no way
of knowing, until he hears from le
the people, whether he has cor c<
rectlp interpreted the will of the P(
public. His appeal is not to any u
party, but as he says, to men of ?
*all shades of opinion.' He asks e
for the heartv support of the b
country, meaning, of course, k
that he wants the support, pro 11
vided the people fauor the pol- S(
icy which he has outlined. He b
could not, of course, ask them to n
support a policy which they did ?
not endorse, especially if they a
considered me policy dangerou; ^
to the country. tl
"From mv view of the subject, P
the plan which he proposes is a
not onlj- a departure from our a
traditions but a reversal of our
National policv. It is not only a
a menace to our peace and 85
safety, but a challenge to the a
spirit of Christianity which .
teaches us to influence others by v
example rather than by excitiDg n
feftf. F
\
itart A Bank Account This F&ll
Along with its campaign for
>igger drops per acre and better
telling methods, The Progres
.ive Farmer expects to hammer
inceasingly the overwhe'ming
teed for saving as well as mak*
ng. We believe that every
armer in the South should have
t bank account, however small
tnd there will never be a better
ittte than right now to begin.
HLow will it help you to put your
noney in the bank? Here are
tome of the w*yfe>
1. A bank is the safest place
o keep money, and it is actually
iangerous to keep any eottsiderible
sum of money about the
tome. Doing so is simply an
uyuuuon to Durgiars and raurlerers.
Of course it is import"
int that you put your mfthey in
i sound batik, manned by of
iciais in whom you have confilence;
but there is now harelv
i section of the South without
uch banks, and 90 per cent of
ill our banks are far, safer than
he practice of keeping motieV
it home*
2v It is good business, ^timing
is a business?; why not conitict
it as stich? Other business
hen haVe their banks in which
hey regularly deposit their sur?lus
funds, with which they
stablish their credit and obtain
oans at fair interest rate*. Is
here any particular reasOti why
ve should tiot run Out- business
a the same way? On the other
and thew are dozens and
ofcetis ot reasons why we should,
-why, as a matter of fact, it is
lie only sensible way in which
; can be conducted*
associate with strength and t
laracter. We all admire the f
an who, with temptations to t
end wastefully all about him, t
in resolutely say no to them j
1; we ' know that any nation i
esseo witn men of such breed s
is in it elements of strength t
id power that will make it
eat. One of the finest things >
>u can hope for for your boy t
that he be thrifty and strong >
self denial, and you yourself t
in do few better things than 1
it him an example.
4. It is insurance against a ]
istitute old age. There is no
ore pathetic thing in the world i
ian an old couple* broken bv
>il and poverty* their children
:>ne, little to hope and live for, J
>ndemned to fight on year after
sar for their very bread. Let 1
s in the summer of life and
rength so work and save that ,
hen the winds of life's winter
low upon us, we can face them
ithout fear.
5. It promotes buying on a '
ish basis. So long as we are ,
ragged down by the credit sys
m millstone that curses the
>tton country, we must not ex
Bet any great progress, individ- ,
al or collective. There is just j
ne way to get away from this i
vil, and that is to put your <
usiness on a cash basis and '
eep it there. This is going to
lean self-denial and possibly
)me actual hardships, but it is
etter for a year to do without
lany actual necessities than to
o on forever paying tribute to
system that grinds men and
romen and children down into
le dust of hopeless poverty,
ut some money in the bank,
nd when you buy, buy for cash,
I cash prices. Then if vou
aven't enough money to buy
II you need, do without it, we
ay, rather than go into bondage
gain.
Get in touch with the banker
i your town, and do it now;
ery often he's a mighty good
tan to JAnow.?Progressive
armer.
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ffiSSWB
The above cut represents
Pageland High School buildinw
This buildirie consists of six claM
rooms and auditorium. It il
modern in all its details, comfort
able and convenient. It wai
built in 1910 at a cost of $8,508
as the result of a bond plprtWi
held for that purpose. Since
1913 the school has been operated
as a state high school) receiving
aid froth the State Und$)
the iiign school act. Six teachj
ers, with Prof. G. B. Dukes a?
principal, are employed for f
nine months session' W ith six
teachers and six class rooms A
will be seen that all availalfl
room in the building is now oH
cupled) while the music depart'
ment Occitpies the auditoKun&l
This department has been QWm
His Favorite Beast :1
Harris Dickson, on a hunting
trip in Sunflower County, Mm
iSSippi, met an old darky wnl
had never seen a circus in M
ntne follo\Vmg season
ion's town of Vicksburg he s^K
or the old man and treated hi ml
o the whole thing?arrival of
he trains, putting up the tents,
jrand free street parade, menage
ie, main performance, concert,
ride show, peanuts, red lemonide,
and all*
The old datky folloWed his
Vtlite patron through with pop
ng eyes, but saying never a
vord. Late in the afternoon
hey got back to the Dickson
lome.
"John," said Dicksott* uyoti ertoyed
It?'*
"Boss/' said John freVefatlV;
'Ah shoire did!"
"What did you like the most?"
"Mistah Dickson," answered
[ohn, "Ah shore laked hit all."
"Well, what impressed you
most?"
John scratched his wool.
"Well, suh, boss," he said, "Ah
reckin hit wuz dat dere animul
you calls decamuel."
~ 1 -I- ilt-ii t- -
i iic eaiiiei, enr wen, wnai
was so remarkably about the
camel?"
"He suttingly is got such a
noble smell!"
WE?have saving banks for
your boys and girls. They are
free when you deposit a dollar
to start an account, and the dol
lar is returned to vou when the
bank is returned in pood con
flition. BANK OF PAGELAND
* r<
The Man Who is Sched^
County Fair today, t
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t
I
^Hrrauaiuiiiiu^ u.ibis iui Ilie p.lSl
VTbe trustees and teachers have
bored long and hard to build a
Hood school; and it is gratifying
H> them as well as to the patrons
f the community that their efforts
are being f crowned with
UcCess* Pngeland 11 igh School
Lone of the things in which
|Bk>latid. citirens take great
Under the ternts of the
which State aid is alldw
j^^^Hlion in the high school
^^^Bnent is free to any student
^^^yany part of the county..
H^fonly requirments for en
Harce are that the student must
Be d resident of Chesterfield
bounty and must be eibgibio for
High school work.
Hirmer Cheraw Boy Hurt in
Accident.
jBlrafttany friends in Cheraw
f'dwt] to learn that he had met
[tyhitabad accident last Friday
and was not expected to live;
Mr. Motte was driving an automobile
and in making a quick
turn to avoid running over a
dog his auto crashed into a post.
The Machine was wrecked and
apieOeof the steering rod was
driven ihto his Stomach. Mr.
Motte, lived with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. John W. Motte,
in Savannah Ga., in which citv
the accident occurred. Rev. Mr.
Motte was for many years rector
Of St. tJavids church in this city
Bod life add Mrs Motte still have
a host of friends here, and they
nave the deepest sympathy of
every one in their distress and
many are the prayers that are
ascending to the Throne of
Grace, pleading that their son
may be spared to them yet many
years.
Notice of Decrease ot Stock.
Notice is hereby given that at
a meeting of the stockholders of
the Pageland Drug Company
held on November 5,1915 it was
decided to decrease the capital
stock from $5,000.00 to $1,000.00
Dr. Thos Duncan
S. H. Laney
S. A. Sellers
Directors.
V'-it' . , V w*.
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I ' :'
led tq Make Flights at the
omorrow and Friday,
Keep DitcF.es and Drains Open
and Use Read Drag I
Water, not cold, .$ the cause
of the deterioration cf roads in t
wi iter, according to the road (
specialists cf the department.
Co'd wei.thei does not in itself t
injure foads, no matter whether f
thev are earth, gravel, or macad i
am. In fact, an earth foad
will stand more traffic when
it is solidly frozen than at any
oilier time. Excess water, how- r
ever, is always detrimental to a ^
highway. When cold weather
turns this watef Ittto ice, the ^
damage that it does is gredtly in
creased. Ice occupies consider- t
ably more space than the water
from which it is formed, and
eVefv tiprsnn who hcc liv<>H ir>
? r. ...? . ^v. *" 1
a cold cfimate is familiar with
the powerful bursting effect of
water when left to freeze in a
confined vessel. The same action
takes place when a wet road
freezes to any considerable
depth. It simply bursts, or, as
we generally term it in road parhince,
the road htaves. Later,
when the frost leaves, the road
is disintegrated and ruts badly,
if this process is repeated a num
ber of times during the winter, .
a gravel or macadam road may
be practically destroyed, while
an earth road may become entirely
impassable,
j A dry road will not heave.
Ffcodk, fcfavel, sand, and even
clay when peffefcti* drv contract
slightly on freezing, it! order
to expand on freezing, these
materials must contain or be *
I mixed with water, and the more g
^e^^jnt^^greater
come apparent. Hence the fre- [J
quent and erroneous idea that it | Q
is tne tnaw which injures the ^
road. The injury was done
when the water in the foad froze c
and the particles of the road surface?broken
stone* sand, or
still finer particles of earth or
clay?vtere pushed apart bv the
exoanding powef Of the freezing &
water. The thaw merely allow* t<
the ice (O melt and assume its e
original volume as water. n
The remedy is self evident, c
Keep the water out of the road. >
The time to begin preventive rj
measures is early in the fall, be I
fore the rains begin. If the road I
goes info the winter thoroughly <i
dry, with the surface and drain- s
age in good condition,' theji
chances are extremely favorable y
that it will come out all right i:
the following spring. y
Keep the ditches and drains 1
open. Remove all accumula v
tions of weeds, grass, etc., which =
tend to retain moisture and ob ^
struct drainage. Furthermore, r
do tills work early, while the t
ground is still dry and hard. ^
Vegetation and litter hold water r
like a sponge and allow it grad /
ually to soak in and soften the earth.
The job before the road t
man is to keep the hard, dry sur s
face formed in the summer time \
from becoming softened by the i
fall and winter rains and snows, c
When the fall rains begin the i
earth or gravel road should be 1
dragged Irequently to prevent i
the formation of ruts and the <
collection of water. All raveled i
places on macadam surfaces
should be car* fully filled in and t
consolidated. I
During the winter, whenever I
a thaw is coming on, the cross s
drains and side ditches should i
be opened up as far as possible 1
I so as to prevent water collecting <
j along the roadway, if the thaw
is so pronounced that the roadway
is softened, the drag should
be used; sometimes one round
trip of the drag, with the hitch
reversed, will entirely rid the
v
When You May Hunt
Jcc Dec Advocate
?
The law, makes ii n irt'sed
neanor to hunt the lauds of an
tther without the owner's nernissiou.
it is a misdemeanor
o go upon the lands of another
or the purpose of hunting or
ishing without first getting the
twner's consent, the maximum
>enalty being 30 days imprison
nent or a fine of $20. It is not
lecessary tor the owner to for>id
trespassers by reporting or
>therwise, to make this Jaw efective.
The penalty is severer, howjver,
when land is posted. The
>erson who hunts on it then is
juilty of entry after notice. The
aw says: '
"Everv entry upon the lands
>f another, after notice from the
>wner or tenant prohibiting the
ame shall be a misdemeanor,
md be punished by fine not ex
:eeding $100.00, or imprisonment
vith hard labor on the public
vorks of the county not exceed
ug thirty days. Provided, that
vhenever any owner or tenant
)f any lands shall post a notice
n four conspicuous places on
he borders of any land prohibitng
entry thereon, and shall
niblish once a week for four
. *
consecutive wcc!:s .such notice
n any newspaper circulating in
he country where such lands (
ire situated as proof of the posing
and of publishing of such
lotice within twelve months
>rtof lo the entry, shall be deem- N
id and taken as notice concluive
against the person making A
sntry as afores^iH. for hunting
jn^fi^h i n vMesvwfl^jj
toy body who hunts on any^^^^f
and Without the consent of the
>wner is violating: the lawT
vhether the land is posted or
tot; but a greater penalty is in
urred if the land is postedHaney-Robertson
Mr Clvde Haney, son of Mr.-laurice
Haney, of Marshville
ownship, and Miss Eulalia Robrtson,
were married Sunday
norning about 9:30 at the home
>f the bride's parents, Mr. and
4rs. John E. Robertson,- three1
niles east of Pageland by Rev.
I, C. Snider, of Wingate. Mr.
ianey is a young man of *ulustry
and intelligence and ol
nlendid character. Mrs. Hanev
s one of the most popular
'oong ladies of her section. She
s brtght and attractive and at
roung lady of excellent character
rhis young couple has the best
vishes of a host of friends.
t'OU - cultivate your crops to
nake them grow, but money in
he bank grows without effort on
our part. Start a saving account
tow. THE BANK OK PAGE
.AND.
:arth road of slush and melting
mow and leave the road surface
practically drv. Don't get the
dea that the drag is not needed
>n your earth and gravel roads
n the winter time. Instead,
ceep it where you can get at it
eadily, for if the winter is an
jrdinarv one you will need it
xiany times.
Winter destruction begins in
lie early fall. The best way to
prevent such destruction is to
foretell it. Keep the road dry
md remember that so long as it
remains so it will not be serious
lv injured by frost. Keep the
drains open, the ditches clear, remove
all vegetation and litter,
and use the drag frequently. It
the road is kept dry to a depth
of 2 feet below the surtace there
will be little trouble from the
coldest winter.
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