The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, May 09, 1917, Image 4
The Pageland Journal
Published Wednesday Mornings
by The Journal Company
C. M. Tucker, Editor
Subscription Price - - $1.00
Eutered as second class mail
matter at the post otfice at Pageland,
S. C., under Postal Act
of March 3, 1879.
May 9, 1917
THE SCHOOL ELECTION
As may be seen in another
place in this issue an election
will be held in Pageland school
district on the 22nd of May.
The trustees have called this
election because they realized
the need. The school is crowd
ed and crippled for lack of funds.
The question to be decided is
whether or not there shall be
an additional levy of two mills
lor school purpose. In the district
there is property valued at a
little less than two hundred thousand
dollars. In round numbers
the amount raised by a two-mill
levy would be four hundred
dollars. The State has been
giving the school five hundred
dollars. Mr. Hand says this
will be increased to eight hundred
and sixty dollars if this
additionallevy is voted. Ifit isnot
voted the school will be unable
to meet the reauirements of the
State for high school, and will
probably loose the five hundred
it has received heretofore. To
vote a tax of four hundred dollars
on us means, therefore, that
the school will be given at least
three hundred and sixty dollars
more money from the State,
thus making seven hundred and
fifty more than at present. On
the other hand, if we fail to vote
this extra levy we will probably
loose the live hundred we now
gel from the State, which would
make the total difference twelve
hundred and fifty dollars. Looks
as if it would be good business
to spend four hundred and see
twelve hundred and
fifty, doeseu't it?
The two mills on property
listed at one hundred dollars
amounts to twenty cents. If a
man has enough property to in
crease his tax very much he is
able to pay the tax. So there
now.
"It is a sin that we have lived
here in the sand without roads
all our lives and pulled our
stock to death when it is so easy
10 Dtuiu a road,'' said Mr. H. Z.
Outen Monday. "I was surpris
ed to know how easy it is to
make a load," he continued, "for
four mules and two or three
hands can do a surprising
amount of work in a few hours."
Mr. Outen, Mr. R. H. Mills
and Mr. (J. W. Maples have join
ed in with Mr. J. D. Ilendiix
and sons to make a good neighborhood
road by their homes,
and they have made an excellent
start. They have found
that hoes and shovels are of
little value in making a road,
being entirely too slow and requiring
too much labor.
The method they use is siin
plicity itself, but it is effective.
Thev begin by going a couple
of rounds with a two horse plow
right in the middle ol the road
Then they follow this plow
with a dra? drawn by two other
mules. They continue to plow
until the road is wide enough,
throwing the dirt to the middle
all the time, and the job of
shaping the road is done and
done right. This leaves the
roadbed smooth and round and
the last furrows run are the
ditches. The drag thev use is
made as follows: a 2x8 about 8
feet long is used as a slide to run
straight in the furrow, and to
the front end of this is nailed or
bolted a piece of the same ma
terial at an angle to push the
dirt to the middle of the road.
This wing may he four to six
feet in length, and is braced to
the timber used as a slide or bar.
The team is hitched to the front
end of the slide, one or two men
get on, and the thing is ready to
follow the plow as the road is
plowed up.
Mr. Outen says that if the
other sand hill fellows will come
over and see how easy it is and
how much good it does they
will all shape up their roads.
He can't understand how people
could have lived so long buried
in the sand when it is so easy to
get out.
This method works on clav
roads also, for they shaped up a
very rough piece of road on Mr.
R. H. Mills* clay farm in
just a short time. These men
are very enthusiastic over the
matter, and state that they ex
pect to clay this road where it is
sandy before very long.
A little enthusiasm and a little
co operative effort will build
good neighborhood roads in
any community, and do it on
wet days when no farm work
can be done. Talk with your
neighbor about improving the
road by your place and his.
Starting is half the battle.
- -3fasl>- Stuff
you needn't read unless you
care to. It's mostly nonseuse.
Potato bugs are giving some
of us trouble, but one promi
nent Pageland citizen says he
has not been troubled at all with
these pests since he picked them
off on Sunday a few weeks ago.
The writer saw him doing the
bugging act on the Sabath day,
but can not say of his own
knowledge whether or not this
is the long sought antidote for
the potato bug.
Mr T r* \\7n*t^~A
mi. aji v>. ?t aiiwiu oay d lie id
the only one of the committee
named last week to formulate
plans for perfecting the argufyers
association here who seems
willing to take any action. He
says Dr. Moore has been attend
ing the sick most of the time
of late, Mr. S. B. Eubanks is
making melon crates and Mr. J.
R. Cato is playing his Claxtonola.
He suggests that other
names be added to the committee,
and thinks Mr. B. C. Og
burn would be a valuable ad
dition to the force as he is a
man of few words but a splen
did listener. Upon further enouirv.
howpvor wp finH that on
informal meeting has been held,
and that certain recommeuda
tions and suggestions are soon
to be made by this committeeIt
was further learned that the
committee thinks all informa
tion and suggestions to the government
should be given free as
a patriotic duty.
Picked the Eyes Out
Mr. M. Home tells a very
amusing story about his first experience
in planting Irish potatoes.
He had recently married,
and one day his wife went
away to spend a day or two
lie had prepared a fine potato
patch and was to plant it that
day. Before his wife left she
lo'.a mm to be sure to cut all the
"eyes" from the potatoes. His
knowledge of the popular rneth
od cutting potatoes was limited,
and he did not exactly under
stand the instructions, hut
thought he could get along all
right. When his wife returned
she asked about the potatoes and
if he found very many eyes on
them, lie replied that there
were lots of them over the fence
where they were thrown after
he cut all of them out carefully.
Then it was that she gave him
information he would not soon
forget, and he promised to buy
more potatoes to plant and to
give her fifty cents if she
wouldn't tell the neighbors.
Tofd His Girl Out
Zeb Green s undressed ex
perience in Gourdvine creek
vith a mule reminds us of the
time a Union county youth had
to carry his best girl out of i
flooded stream on his back
They had started to Pbiladc!
phia church but found Waxhav
branch in Lanes Creek townshi]
too full to cross. They did no
care to go back home, so the1
went around and up the brand
to the next ford which wa
wider and shallower. A smal
tree stood on the bank of th<
branch and right on the lowe
side of the road. The wate
pushed the buggy downstrean
far enough as they crossed t<
hook the front wheel agains
this tree, and theie they were ii
the middle of the swollen strean
fast against the tree. They didn'
care to stay until the next da:
waiting for the stream to subside
so out went the gallant swain in
to the water. He carried th<
young lady back to shore an<
sent her to a nearby house to dry
When she had gone and a fev
male spectators had arrived In
cast off all useless garments an<
went for that buggy in the garl
furnished by mother nature plu
a hat. After a faithful effor
the buggy was landed safely
Each did a more or less thoi
ough job of garment wringing
and in a short while the:
were on tlieir way home
happy, perhaps, but not ver
daintily clad.
U. S. Ships Sunk Since Febru
ary 1
Loss o
Ship and Date Life
Housatonic, Feb. 3 I
Lyman M. Daw, Feb. 22 <
Algonquin, March 12 I
Vigilancia, March 16 11
City of Memphis, March 17 <
Illinois, March 18 I
Healdton, March 21 2
Missourian, April 4 (
Aztec (armed) April 1 21
Vacuum (armed) April 28 21
Rockingham (armed) May 2 11
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) Card of Thanks
3 During our Illness witl
) measles the people of our com
D munity have been very kind an<
I helpful and we feel it a duty t<
3 express to them as best we ma;
, the gratitude of our hearts fo
J their service. We thank eacl
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6 Chesterfield & Lancaster Railway
Motor Car service Inaugerated April 28th 1917
j LEAVES LEAVES
5 Pageland 6:00 a. m. Chcraw 1:30 p. m.
^ Guess 6:18 a. m. S. A. L. Jet 1:35 p. m.
e Mt. Croghan 6:32 a. m. Thompsons 1:55 p. m.
jy Rubv 6:42 a. m. Chesterfield 2:25 p. m.
Chesterfield 7:05 a. m. Ruby 3:00 p. m.
[. Thompsons 7:33 a. m. Mt. Croghan 3:23 p. m.
h S. A. L. Jet 7:55 a. m. Guess 3:15 p. m.
a Arrives Cheraw 8:00 a. m. Arrives Pageland 4:10 p. m.
Has capacity of 8 passengers without baggage.
II Tickets will only be sold alter arrival of car at stations on
e account of limited space,
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i- To all who are in need of flour. Better buy now
n while you can get it and before it goes higher. I
have now a piece of a car on hand that 1 am selling
under the market, am selling it for $5.90 per sack.
Have another car that will be here shortly that I
il can sell for the same price.
e A little corn on hand that 1 am selling for $ 1.90
e per bushel. Mill feed, Early Amber and Early
0 Orange Cane Seed, a few bushels of 1 00 day Velvet
beans. Also some Dwarf Essex rape seed.
s 11 pounds fine Granulated Sugar $1.00. 5 1-2 pounds Best
1 Green Coffee $1.00. 7 1-2 pounds Green Coffee $1.00. 5 1-2
3 pounds Roasted Coffee $1.00.
r Plenty of 24 in. Terra Cotta piping on hand now.
a Coffins, Caskets and Funeral supplies on hand all the time.
Just received a barrel of pure Apple Vinegar going at 35c
r per gallon.
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'* come around and let me make you some prices.
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i are invited to come for that Submarine Tissue, Scivey
Poplin, Demask, Astra Silk, Stripe Oxford, Silk
>erge, Suiting Silk, Stripe Silk, Congo Silk, Crepe de
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