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VOL. XXXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917 0 STATE SUPERVISOR YISITS THE SCHOOLS OVER THE COUNTY Finds Schools in Fair Shape-Makes Several Recommendations for Improvements. Columbia, S. C., March 7, 1917. Mr. Editor: For the second time since he has been in his present position the State Supervisor of Rural Schools the past week had opportunity to visit some of the schools of Clarendon County in company with the.county superintend ent of education. Only a few of the schools visited on the former occa sion were visited the past week, but it was a distinct pleasure to note some improvements that were made in these schools. Every county in South Carolina has one or more points of special in terest that distinguish it from the other counties. Two points that char acterize the schools of Clarendon county especially are the excellent distribution of the schools over the county and the willingness of the people of the county to transport their children to school at their own expense. - In most instances each school in Clarendon county embraces as large territory in its patronage as is practicable. In order to do this many children must be carried to school. When so large a territory is embraced in one school community and when the people are willing to send the children to school the long distances the school itself is larger in numbers and, therefore, greater in efficiency than it would be other wise, and the transportation at pri vate expense economizes the school funds' for the lengthening of the school term. The day of our first visit we reach ed Trinity, Harvin and Alcolu schools. Trinity was visited by the State Su pervisor two years ago. This school is so close to Manning and Alcolu that its growth is about stationary. It is continuing, therefore, to do an pxcellent type of work for a two teacher school under the Rural Grad ed School Law of the State. Harvin is a one-teacher school in the same district with Alcolu. The equipment at Harvin is altogether inadequate and not that which the interested teacher and pupils should have. It was the pleasure of the county superintendent and the State Supervisor of Rural Schools to at. tend a meeting of the patrons at liarvin Thursday afternoon to con sider the needs of this school. Judg ing from the attitude of the patrons, Harvin will likely have it. equipment improved or will decide to transport the children to Alcolu. Alcolu is an excellent three-teacher school with an excellent equipment. While the teachers were working un der adver'se conditions the day of our visit ,owing to the absence on account of sickness of one of the teachers, the State Supervisor was pleased with the character of the wvork observed. Alcolu ought to be a rural graded school receiving each year $300 from u' the State as a three-teacher school. The advantages however, that would come from this participation in the State funds would more than out weigh the increase in taxes. Wednesday Wilson's Mill, Forei r., Love Oak and Harmony were vi- Nd. Wilson's Mill is a two-teacher - hool in a building that has recently been enlarged to accommodate two teach ers. The house is a very satisfactory two- teacher house. The school is well organized, is well located and is ap parently meeting the needs of the people of the Wilson's Mill commu nity. Foreston and Live Oak arc each one-teaicher schools in the same dis trlct. From his observation the State Supervisor long ago reached the con clusion that where possible it is bet ter to have one school in a district. This uhifies the Interest and the ac tivity of the people of the district in building up their own school. This a a general principle, however, that sometimes does not so well apply in practice. Live Oak Is a small school but Is kentirely too far from Foreston to be consolidated, except at the cost of transportation. The distance is such that it might easily be cheaper and more satisfactory to maintain a sop arate school. The school itself how Sever, Is in need of a better hoi1se and equipme9t.. These, ought soon to be supp~idedMi the school is to be main tain~0d at its present location. Foreston is being taught in a build ing that belongs to the Masons. A comfortable schoolroom is provided, however, and the school might con tinue for some time with this arrange ment. The term of Forreston and. Live Oak schools is inadequate and special tax sufficient to provide an adequate term ought to be levied. Harmony is a well taught one teacher school in a community that has recently been putting forth decid ed effort in school improvement. School is being taught in an uncom pleted building. With the State aid that will likely come to this building enterprise later in the year the house will be completed and the people of this community will then have a mod ern school building. Thursday we visited Sardinia, Zion and Turbeville. Sardinia was visited two years ago when it was a two teacher school. This year the Sup ervisor found it a three-teacher school with the work well organized and each departmen conducted in a highly satisfactory manner. The addition of one teacher to the teaching corps means much in thoroughness of in struction and general school efficiency. The splendid building and thorough organization at Zion are the result of consolidation. Two years ago the State Supervisor visited two one teacher schools in this community. These two schools with a third have been consolidated, a new excellent, modern building erected, and now a well organized, well taught country school is in operation. The people of the Zion community can not be commended too highly for this pro pressive step in an effort to provide the best of country school accommo dations for their children at their own homes. The State Supervisor had the pleas ure of visiting the Turbeville school for his first time. He was surprised, but greatly pleased, at the. progress iveness of the community in provid ing so excellent and modern a school building and in providing a teaching corps sufficient to give thorough in struction to all the children. He was greatly pleased with the organiza tion of the work at Turbeville and at the progress that was in evidence. The State Supervisor would have been glad to have more time for fur ther visiting in the schools of the county. The trips of the three days certainly showed the schools of Clar endon county to be making progress along with the schools of other coun ties in the State. It will be a pleas ure to the State Supervisor to return to Clarendo' county whenever oppor tunity afforus and make further ob servations of the sane and practical development that is now going on in the country schools. Very respectfully, Luice Gunter, State Supervisor of Rural Schools. Services at the Methodist Church. Manning Methodist Church, Dr. Watson B. Duncan, Pastor. Sunday School at 10:30 A. M., Mr. Joseph Sprott, Superintendent. Men's Bible Class at same hour, Hon. Charlton DuRant, Teacher. Preaching at 11:30 A. M. and 8 P. M., by the Pastor. Morning Subject: *'The Church That Was Killed by Formality." Evening Subject: "What' a Young Man Did With Sin." Evangelistic service. Epworth League at 4 P. M., Mr. J. B. Cantey, President. Preaching at Trinity at 4 P. M. Sunday School at 3 P. M. Prayer Service on Thursday at 4 P. M., followed by the Teacher-Train ing Class. Public cordially invitedl to all ser vices. --- Missionary Meeting. Program of Woman's Missionary Society of M. E. C., March 12. Subject: "The Kingdom of God in Legislation." Bible Lesson: "Our Lord and Dis ease." (Matt. IV 23, 24, IX 35; Luke IX 1, 2. Hymns 220. Prayer. Reports of officers. Reports of committees. 'General Business. Debate: Rsolved, That effort to secure and enforce health legislation is a needed form of Christian ser vice, by M,rs. D. R. Riser negative and Mrs. S. L~. Davis affirmative. Round table conducted by Supt of Social Service, Mrs. G. Sistrunk. Hymn 412. Prayer.. Collection of Dues. CLARENDON POULTRY CLUB WANTS. MORE MEMBERS; AN INTERESTING LETTER Mr. Editor: In behalf of the C:ra'.lo "o -nty Poultry Associatic:i k:n ly :.,ow us space in your paper to :iot:fv those interested in the : .alt: in ;tr. in )ur county that we are hoping to have Prof. Hare of Clemson College with 1 as at an early date, to give us an- 1 other instructive talk on the care, 1 management and marketing of poul try and eggs. Prof. Hare is a very busy teacher and it is certainly a great privilege to have him come among us and tell us how to over come our poultry troubles, and we hope every one who is interested in making poultry raising profitable will come out to hear him and get the benefit of his experience by following these oral instructions and studying his bulletin. The writer has had the following experience with twenty-five hens: The home table has been sup plied with chickens and eggs and One Hundred and Fifty-nine Dollars and Sixty cents taken in from the surplus since last April. Rememler that it is not necessary to raise show birds to be successful-what is really want ed is good, healthy and thrifty stock. The poultry industry is one requiring but little capital to engage in and almost every woman and child on the farm can have a small piece of land cut off for the purpose and with care as to details given in these talks by Prof. Hare be made exceedingly pro fitable. Climatic conditions with us being so favorable that but little ex pense is necessary for housing and other expenses-things required in other lsc favored localities with us. Green foods can be kept growing through'ut ti year and young chicks can be hatched at all times. These can be sold as broilers in eight weeks for twenty-five to 'hirty cents per pound, while older rind heavier chickens bring now frorn' twenty-one to twenty-four cenLs per pound. The poultry industry will never be what it should without organized co-ope ration of the producers, for in order to be successful it is necessary to fill orders on demand when high prices are offered and the object of the Asso ciation is through its secretary to keep its members informed when and how to ship their poultry and eggs to get the best price for them. The Association needs as members all who are interested in getting the very highest prices'for their surplus stock of chickens and eggs and are desirous of building up a pleasant and profitable industry among us, and a membership fee of Fifty cents is all that is required. This fee is used for the sole purpose of meeting the actual expense of the Association in purchasing stationery carrying on the necessary correspondence. Mrs. John W. Heriot has kindly consented to act as secretary for the Field Day Thursday Night, April 12th, Thursday night at Eight o'clock, ID 15 years of age. Each school allowe Friday morning at Ten o'clock to contests for pupils between the ages one boy and one girl. All contestants in the Field Day school, which he, or she, represents, present seselon. No prize winner in Declamation allowed to compete. . Names of all contestants, accompa sent to Supt, E. J. Browne, Manning, Also state whether said contestant is the following (lay. Medals will be awarded the' winner division. ATHLETIC'i To begin at 11:30. The Athletic contests will be dlivide Section I consisting of boys and gir consisting of boys and girls between contestants andl events to be enteredl Each school allowed one boy and or ' SECTI Running High Jump for Boys. Throwing Basket Ball in baskets.( SECTI4 Running Broad Jump, for boys. 50 yard relay race for girls. (Tean SECTI 100 yardls race for boys. SECTI( 75 yards race for boys. SECTIl 440 yardls race for boys. SECTJ( 220 yardls race for boys. SECTI Throwing Regulation Baseball. Individual prize winners will be awi The school making the highest mi handsome banner. Baseball, Basket Ball and other as Field Day Committee, consisting of T. E. Lide, E. J. Browne. IEALTH COMMITTEE OF CIVIC LEAGUE HOLDS THEIR FIRST MEETING a C The committee on Health and n Tharities, under the auspices of the ti Jivic League, held their first meet- r< ng February 29, 1917. a The following ladies compose this v ommittee: Mrs. A. I. Barron, Mrs. 3 rank Ervin, Mrs. John Herriot, Mrs. F have Levi, Mrs. Frank Burgess and P Kiss Jessie McLean. s The idea of this committee is to 0 systematize the charities of this town. Vow,. we have on the streets every lay chronic beggars that are really 1 )bjects of charity and the good peo le help them. Then, on the other 3 land there are the beggars that are ot objects of charity and the good, A people help them. Then, there are i vast number that need help, who would almost rather die than ask for ielp. c We wish to help these people in a t systematic manner and we want to f be notified so we can Investigate. t We have put boxes at each church e loor, at the Jewish Synagogue and the barber shop for voluntary offer ings. t We want, also, donations of sheets, pillow cases, soap, lye (we have an urgent need right now for these articles), clothes, provisions, mosquito netting and in fact almost every thing. We have been in homes where lit tle children were found burning with fever, lying on filthy beds, and if they were so fortunate as to have a small piece of mosquito netting, it would be right down in their frees with the flies swarming -ver them biting i through the net. 'fhu i-" pitiful is it not? And think, these same flies may go to your home and carry that dreaded disease to your child. Donations can be sent to the Bank of Manning, or to any member of the committee. We hope that every one will be in terdsted in this much needed work and the committee will greatly appre ciate your co-operation. Last Friday night the smoke house of Mr. Henry Ferrel at Greeleyville was broken into and robbed. On Sat urday morning Ed. Gamble took his blood hounds there, and they trailed up Bennie Williams, colored, who was arrested and placed in jail. year .1917 and, though a very busy woman, is willing to make the sacri fice for the benefit of the Association. All those desirous of aiding in building up this organization will send their names for enrollment, and dues to Mrs. Heriot, who is Secretary and Treasurer, and will acknowledge the receipt of the same. Mrs. F. P. Ervin, President County Poultry Association. Exercises md Friday, Apill 13th, 1917 eclamation contests for pupils above :1 one boy andl one girl. Eleven Thirty o'clock, Declama'ion of 10 and 15. Each school allowed Exercises must have attended the at least 40 school (lays during the contests of previous years will be nied by name of Selectios, must be S. C., on or before A pril 5th, 1917. for the Thursday night Section, or to one boy and one girl from each ONTESTS. d into twvo sections. Is above 15 years of age. Section II the ages. of 10 and 15. Names of must be sent in advance. ie girl under each section. ON 1. 15 feet dlistance, five trials) for girls. )N II. of four allowedl each school). ON I. )N II. ON I. )N IJ. ON I. irdled ribbons, or other prizes. imber of points will be awarded a ausements to conmplete the day. By Mrs. S. 0. Plowden, H. G. Glbson, APT. G. W. GRUBER DIES AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS Capt. George W. Gruber died yes -rday morning shortly before noon t his residence, No.'39 Spring street, harleston, after an illness of four onths. He formerly was a conduc >r on the Atlantic Coast Line rail )ad and was well known in this city nd community. The funeral ser ices will be held this afternoon at o'clock at Spring Street Methodist piscopal church. Rev. J. P. Inabinet, astor of Spring Street church, as isted by Rev. G. P. Watson, of Bish pville, and Rev. B. J. Guess, of reeleyville, conducted the services. Capt. Gruber was 67 years old and ?aves a widow, formerly Miss Carrie ohnson; two daughters, Mrs. S. L. Iontgomery, of Columbia, and Mrs. . A. Cloe, of Richmond; one brother, ir. Norman P. Gruber, of this city, nd four sisters. He was a life-long member of pring Street Methodist Episcopal hurch, having served as chairman of he board of trustees of the church or a score of years, lay-preacher of he missionary committee, was sev ral times a delegate to the district onference, which is held annually by he Methodist Episcopal churches, vhich is one of the highest offices in he Methodist church. As an active nd prominent member of the church, ever ,ailing to do his part for the etterment of his congregation, Capt. ..ruber will long be remembered by host of friends who deeply mourn pis loss. Capt. Gruber began his railroad areer in his youth on the South Car lina railroad, serving as train hand or about six months. He later ac epted a position as conducter with he old N ortheastern railroad, remain ng in this position for a number of rears. He then secured employment with the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, serving actively as conducter for forty-five years until December, 1916, when he retired. He was one of the :ldest conductors in the Coast Line's service and well known in railroad circles generally and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Capt. Gruber was a prominent and active member of the Order of Railway Con ductors, Lodge No. 208, and a past chief of the order, and it is said of him that he was always ready and willing to' assist his brothers who needed help and was ever willing to render his faithful efforts for the bet terment of the order. He also was a member of the Fellowship society. As a man of a genial disposition and with a kind and loving heart, Capt. Gruber will long be remembered by a host of friends, not only in railroad circles, but also in social circles. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Honorary: Prof. F. P. Veldez, Dr. Edward S. Brennan, Robert Muckenfuss, Rev. V. C. Dibble, J. A. Webber, J. M. Sires, E. O. Rog ers, A. C. Kaufman and Capt. Stew art Heinsberger; Active: Henry P. Williams, A. J. Burns, N. P. Gruber, J. R. D. Kennedy, J. P. Oglesby, W. J. Cormier, Leland Moore, and Dr. J. C. Mitchell-Charleston American. Sunday School Convention. Spartanburg, S. C., March 2.-The best railroad rates ever securedl for the State Sunday School ConventLion iave just been grantedl for the con vrention in Spartanburg, May 1, 2, 3, according to an announcement madle to-day by R. D. Webb, General Sec retary, South Carolina Sunday School Association. All the railroadls ope rating in South Carolina have given a rate of three cents a mile plus thirty-five cents for the roundl trip from all points in South Carolina. Trhis rate is grantedl because of the large attendance at Charleston last May at which there wvere 1,120 reg isteredl delegates, representing every County in the State. The county having the largest delegation last year was Orangeburg with 83; Becr keley and Spartanburg coming next wvith 74 each. Owing to the better railroad rate this year it is expected that the aim for 1,500 (delegates will be reached. Many counties will bring large delegations. A banner will be awarded to the county having the largest delegation, and it is ex pected that the contest will be close with several of the counties, particu larly with York andl Oconee. An attractive program for the con vention is now being completed. Sev eral of the leading Sunday School specialists in the country have al ready been ,secured for the conven Lion and more than fifty of the lead ing Sunday School workers of all lonominations in South Carolina will be on the progrna ([[ATED REPORTS CIVE GERMANS CAIN IN VERDUN SECTION Zounter-Thrusts Launched at Night Repulsed Teutons Claim-Many Guns and Prisoners Taken. Abelated German war office state ment received from Berlin last night tells of a success at Verdun won by the crown prince's troops Monday and partly admitted by Paris that night. "On the east bank of the Meuse," says the Germ nareport, "our troops took by storm French positions in the Caurieres wood about 1,500 me' ters in breadth. Counter-thrusts launched at night were repulsed. "South of the edge of Fosses wood an important point also was captured from the French. "In addition to sanguinary losses which were reported by our recon noitering troops, who advanced be yond the lines gained, the enemy lost six officers and 572 men as prisoners, 16 machine guns and 25 rapid firing guns." The report further declares the loss to the allies of 18 aeroplanes in aerial combats and of another machine shot down by anti-aircraft guns. It admits the loss of four German machines. Yesterday's fighting in the west was confined to minor operations. Berlin claims the repulse of new British as saults on the Ancre. The French official communique as serts that the Germans tried vainly to eject General Nivelle's men from trench elements north of Caurieres wood, previously reported to have been, recaptured. The night report from Paris tells of violent artillery duela on toe Verdun front. In the eastern theater of war, both skies c:laii success in reconnoitering action and the repulse of hostile at tacks. On the Austro-Italian front, there were spirited atacks and coun ter-attacks of a local character, each side claiming small gains. Perfectly Neutral. Five-year-old Leila was given a4 teddy bear with eyes sewed on so: crookedly that the bear looked cross eyed. The next Sunday, on coming, home from Sunday school, she was heard to call the bear "Gladly." "Why, what a queer name!" said her mother. "Where (lid you-get it?" "This morning in Sunday school," Leila replied. "We sang 'Gladly a Cross I'd Bear."-Delineator. 0 Summerton Home Demonstration Club. The Summerton Home Demonstra tion Club held its first meeting in the new year on the 28th of Febru ary. More than twenty members were present with some new members, whom we always welcome. After the regular program, Miss Katherine Richardson, our indefatig able leader, gave us some of her plans for Club Work for the year and stressedl that wve keel) recordis of everything made, consumed and sold, so that we could make correct reports in the fall. She also demonstrated the making of Cream of Tomato Soup, which when thoroughly testedl by all the ladies, was pronouncedl excellent. The next meeting is to be held on the 28th of March, at which time new officers wvill 1be electedl andl some other business of interest to all members wvill come up. A Member. o Is This Tiee Jones? T. F. Jones, a white man, original ly of Manning, but lately of Gree leyville, was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. He had no lawyer andl condlucted his own de fense. He plead guilty to the charge of carrying concealedl woeapons, and the jury found him not guilty on the assault and~ battery charge, andl the sentence of the court wvas that he pay a fine of $100 or serve 30 days on the chain gang. Trhis is one of those spite cases where both sides get "licked." Jones lived on Sports place. H e farmed on shares with Sports last year; they fell out; they began to law and from July to Jan 1st continued. Jones recently testi fled in Federal court against one of the Sports for operating a still, and he was found guilty and given one year In the Federal prison; the bat tle has raged. Perhaps the lawyers have gained, both contestants in the ihrht have lat.-.Williamabum. Heald