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Watch Label on Your Paper I . / -|~j l+*A Afl 1>I I iltlli^H I A The Date on the Latelisthe . gPr ? "-** 13Uluu tsjrialU* .. sa?p,p,rffi"88 ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILI.ON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 191? VOL. 24. NO. 2. '% ELECTION CONTEST < . KOUET DECIDED; DILLON VOTE FAILED TO REACH COMMITTEE OX TIME. ?? State Committee has Ordered Coun?/> Mwf RVitlav aiui ?, .. Canvass Returns Officially. The failure of the county executive to meet Monday made it impossible for the state executive committee to declare the nominee in the congressional election held on the 9th.' Thursday was the day bn which the1 committee should have met but a' quorum was not present and a call I was sent out Friday urging the com- j raittee to meet the following Monday. I Thg committee did not meet, hence j the official vote could hot be declared. Both candidates are contesting j the result of the election. The Dillon j vote when added to the official vote! already in will give Sherwood a mar jority of 41 votes. Stoll is contesting 200 soldier soldier votes in Horry which he claims were counted twice, while Sherwood is contesting two I " is in Georgetown which h; ?laiins wa... irregular. Registered letters were mailed to the members of the county executive committee Wednesday afternoon notifying them to be present at Dillon Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The penalty for failing to respond to the notice is $500 or six month's imi prisonment. A. B. Jordan, county chairman," L gave the following statement to the ? correspondent of The State and The News and Courier Wednesday af-j ?& ternohn: W "The first intimation I had that f the returns from Dillon had not been canvassed and forwarded to the State Executive Committee was when 1 saw this morning's papers. Our committee failed to meet Thursday, and before leaving here Friday night on an urgent business matter in the north which had been delayed too long already, I sent out letters to the executive committeemen urging them to meet at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning for the purpose of canvassing the returns. As a matter of precaution I wired Mr. Bethea, the secretary, at 12 o'clock noon Saturday from Baltimore, telling him to be sure and get the committee together, eveii if he had to ride all day $unda$, but Mr. Bethea was taken sick Sunday and there was no quorum present at Monday's meeting. The acting secretary, upon the advice of several members of the committeee, totaled the figures on the returns of the managers and wired them in, but 1 understand the wire reached Columbia shortly after the committee had ~ adjourned. While there might have been some irregularities I am satisfied the election in Dillon county , was conducted in a fair and squaremanner, but in view of the fact that the returns were not canvassed on the Thursday following the primary, , as provided by the rules of the party, and also that at least two boxes ' were late in coming up, I feel that it is my duty, and in justice to both candidates and the Democratic voters of the county, I shall at next Friday's meeting request the committee to make a full recount of the votes cast in the county. I am sure the committee will be only too glad to perform this work in order to re-; mov^ the slightest suspicion that might attach to any precinct in the county." o T Report of Grand Jury, Fall Term ol Court. State of South Carolina, County of Dillon. To The Hon. W. H. Townsend, Presiding Judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit: We me undersigned Grand Jury lur cut; luii it; 1111 ui wiq u?uri ui utueral sessions of Dillon County beg' leave to make the following us oui ' report for this term. (1) We have passed on all bills j which have been handed to us by the. Solicitor at this term of the court and j we have returned same together with our findings to the court. (2) At the Spring term of Court this body appointed committees to look into the different phases of thi County Government. (a) The committee of the jail reports that the jail is in good condition physically and sanitary. (b) The committee on roads and bridges beg to report that the roads j and bridges of the county are in a i deplorable condition. j (c) The committee on schools beg j to report that all of the schools are I financially in good shape, and as the I i_ * i..A A lA SCHUUI5 were uui 111 scssiun, ?c mu qot make a thorough examination, but this commitee remains permanent for assistance to the Superintend-! ent of Education. They will visit the i schools during the school year. <d) We beg to advise that since; 'Vjttj| the books of the several County Offic- j ers have not been audited in two years that an auditor has beeen employed and this report will be filed at the next term of court. (3) We called the past indebtedness commission composed of C. L. Wheeler, Chairman, R. F. Elvington and W. i W. Evans before the Grand Jury and ; find that they hove made satisfactory j pi ogress. We find that their last report was filed February 18th, ,1918. (4) We have investigated the office and books of the County Board1 ONLY NINE OF SHU' S CHEW ARE RESCUED, Survivors Drifted on Upturned Life iiout Without Ftjod tor Three Days. Miami, Fla., Sept. 11?Nine members of the . crew of the Ward line steamer Cordon's crew of thirty-six men were brought to this port this afternoon by the Miami Fish Company's schooner Island Home. They had been adrift on an upturned lifeboat without food and water for three day&! Twenty-seven of the crew of the Corydon were drowned. The Corydon sank in Bahama Channel at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning carrying down with her all lifeboats except one, ana oniy me nine persons brought here, survived. C. 0. Christainsen, captain of the Corydon, refused to leave his vessel and went down with her, according to survivors. The Island Home left here early yesterday morning in response to a message, evidently relayed and garbled in transmission which said: "Forty-five persons^ are adraft between Fowey Rock lighthouse and Cape Florida. They are in distress and without food. The survivors were in an exhausted condition when brought here, but because of the immigration laws it was necessary to hold them aboard the Island Home until government officials could make the necessary inspection. Harrowing tales were told by one member of the crew in a condition to talk. He was very weak, but managed to say his name was F. Addison, supercargo of the Corydon. He said he was jerked overboard by the lifeboat in which he and the others were saved, and crawled into it, rowed around the vessel and assisted nine mnn intn Knot flno nf thpRP John Condron, a seaman, became crazed from suffering and privation Wednesday night and spfang overboard. After being adrift more than two days without food and water and buffeted by wind and wave, they attracted the attention of the keeper of Fowey Rock lighthouse, and he sent a message to Miami asking for aid for the Corydon's survivors. The men are at the municipal hospital where medical aid is being given them. The survivors of the Corydon were s0 completely exhausted as to be unable to do more than give their names tonight and f&H back on the beds at;the hospital, after being fiftythree hours adrift in the raging seas. From one it was learned that tliey had barely time to free themselves from the sinking craft before it was engulfed by the waves. The survivors are: Frank Addison, Amefican, In charge of supercargo; B. L. Mallowes, American, third mate; M. M. Johnson, 'American, radio operator; John Evertz, Fritz Badenwyn, L. M. Tecla, seaman; John Pena, oiler; Michael Vallalustre, fireman; Austin Philman, seaman. It was impossible in their present state to obtain further information and their residences are unknown. of Commissioners and make the following recommendation. (a) We recommend that the Commissioners dispense with the service of the Supervisor of the said County and hire a competent foreman of the Chain Cang who in turn can supervise the county road work as done by the chain gang. (b) We recommend that the commissioners use a more conservative basis of buying supplies for the County, also machinery such as Motor Trucks, Tractors and material for construction work. Money has been spent too freely. to) We recommend that the County Board of Commissioners maintain an office in the Court House, and that the County Board hold their monthly meetings at the Court1 House.. (d) We recommend that the County Delegation improve, and maintain a sufficient fund for the maintainance of the Court House and grounds. It is evident that the, grounds -and building has been sadly neglected. In conclusion we desire to express to the Solicitor our appreciation for the many services that he has rendered our bodv durine th<> Dresent > term of court and the advice that he has given us from time to time in I handling some difficult matters that have necessarily come before this j body. We also desire t0 express to the j Presiding Judge our appreciation fori the courtesy shown us by him, and we desire to'commend both the Judge: and the Solicitor for the manner In' which the business of the court hasj been dispatched. Respectfully submitted, W. A. BLIZZARD, . ' Foreman. 0? Notice to Pensioners. I All Confederate soldiers and wid-j ows of Confederate soldiers are urged to call at the Judge of Probate's oince anu re-enron. muse whu curdled during the present year will not have to enroll again this year, but those wh0 have not enrolled during the year will have to enroll in order to get their pension money. The hooks close October 31st and those who fail to enroll by tint tiniej will not be able to draw their pension money. J03 Cabell Davis. MANY DIE IN STORM : ill CORPUS CHRISTI, 4,000 HOMELESS AM) PROPERTY I a DAMAGE $3,000,000. [<j ;o Scores of Persdns Floating on Debr.s g Being Kescued ? Supplies t Rushed In. n Houston, Texas, Sept. 15?Late to- i night a telephone message received i here from Beeville stated that 120 t bodies had been found on a roof eight c miles from Portland, near White 0 Point. Most of the dead the messagt r OttlU Jiavi UCCU 1 VVVgUtbVU MO t voiuvcivw ^ of Corpus Christi. 0 k Corpus Christj, Texas, Sept.- 15? t From fifteen twenty-five personE v are dead, approximately 4,000 ar* t( homeless and property damage, it is estimated, will reach $4,000,000 as u a result pfVhe tropical hurricane c which raged here for twenty hours q from Saturday night until, Monday r night. ? The city is in distress and Mayor v Gordon Boone has sent the following j, appeal to Governor Hobby, in Au \ tin: c "Please send at once two compa- j, riies of National Guard, with supplies, and join in an appeal for financial g assistance. Condition here deplorable -v and immediate help needed." 0 Court House a Morgue. j The court house is being used as a niorgue. At least a score of perso are afloat in Neuces Bay' tonight, where ihey were washed out by the waves. They were clinging to spari. f and debris and what few boats were g left undamaged in the storm were t being used tonight to recover thenu The city is without drinking wat- t er. There wore no lights or gas to- ^ night and th<* food supply was insufficient. Unlejs help reaches here to- 0 morrow morning there will be serious suffering, it is feared. The railroad to the causeway has ( been washed away, but the town can be reached from the west. Word was received tonight that a train is com- () ing from St. Louis, $rownsville and g Mexico. It was believed supplies could e be sent from Laredo. nw 4 {MnrtL Koooh roaiHon tfl] _ JL UC ilVI kll VVHVU ? vwawvM??> rj section of the city has been swept clean, except the Spohn Sanitarium, the United States Public Health Ser- . vice hospital, which was occupied by thirty-seven soldiers sent here for treatments nd one frame dwelling house. : Practically every frame building on the beach, front of the city was de- 1 stroyed together with most of tbe e boats moored there. The residence a section on the hill was slightly dam- 8 aged and a few. houses were unroof- e ed. > The damage was caused mostly by 8 the tidal wave driven from the 1 north by a gale, estimated at .from > sixty-five to seventy miles an hour. r The official record of the tide places it at ten feet and sixty inches. ? Chapparal and Mesquite streets in c the business district, were flooded, t and while the water has receded to- * night they are filled, with debris. Soldiers are on duty. . * The storm started Saturday night 1 with a light breeze from the north, 8 steadily increasing in intensity, while ' the tide rose rapidly, 'mere is no i life-saving station here and when it j became evident that the north beach section was in danger, scores of vol-1 unteers plunged through the surf and tc assisted occupants of-the cottages to;r safety. Austin, Texas, Sept. 15?Twenty- e five or more persons are dead in Cor-: ? pus Christi, according to a message1 from former Mayor Miller, of thatj1 city to headquarters of the Southern! Department. U. S. A., at San Antonio, 1 and forwarded to the State Adjutant 11 General's department here late to- 1 day. t This message repeated estimates of c 3,000 persons homeless and in need ? of supplies, and property damage 1 reaching $3,000,000. Governor Hobby has requested 1 jor Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, com- 0 lnander of the Southern Department, t o send rations co<* c i<i blankets to s Corpus Christi. This request was 1 because supplies at San Antonio are ^ urisTh. C easi pq wsor4tih,e t ' the nearest to the stricken town. The Governor also dispatched three e Texas Rangers to Corpus Christi with a instructions to get into the town and ^ send back a report on conditions; J" there. The adjutant's department ' saj's a military guard will be rushed! to Corpus Christi if the report of 1 these mngers is that one is needed. The Governor also has begun organization of a State relief commission. S o -] TOBACCO CHOP BOOSTS ^ BAMBERG LAND PRICES f t Bamberg, Sept. 12?That Bamberg g county has made an enviable record ft in the matter of tobacco growing is evidenced by the fact that there is t a strong demand here for lands on v which lo grow the "weed." Monday o morning a party of gentlemen fromlj Timmonsville, a tobacco growing sec- t tion, came to Bamberg for the pur-|\ pose of investigating lands here with y - ? A few ) f a view 1(1 IIUK'liasillg mi int.. |> .v , clays ag0 another gentleman from | J Tinnnonsville closed a deal here for t the purchase of a large fafrm, his purpose being to grow tobacco. J This demand for tobacco lands in v Bamberg county has resulted from a the success attained by the growers f of tobacco in this section in the last o OTTON MEETING TOMORROW. j. I). Jennings of Sumter Will Talk to Dillon County Farmers. L. D. Jennings, well-known cotton nan and farmer of Sumter, win aiK to the rarmers )f Dillon count) X the court houst morrow (Fniay) at 11 o'clock. ?. Jennings is ne of the leading v.on men or the tate and he will have something lneresting to tell the farmers at tonorrow's meeting. The movement to organize the faruers for a large holding movement s meeting with ready response 1 x *1. ?..iU nrougnuui ine suuiu. netuijr c*ci; ounty in the cotton belt is solidly rganized and many counties have aleaay formed holding associations foi he purpose of taking what cotton is ffered below market price. This failure of the cotton holding movement /ill be discussed by Mr. Jennings ai omorrow's meeting, ^ A meeting of the Dillon county init of the American Cotton Assoiation was held Friday afternoon, lounty Chairman Dr. J. H. Davit}, (resided. A report was heard from T. ,. Manning, temporary secretary, ?ho was ^enat as a delegate to the lew Orleans convention. A report ras made of the membership of the ounty association and money colected as follows: Membership, 608; money collected, 2,400. Committees volunteered to go uto the districts not yet worked and btaip membership in them. It is beieved that 1/000 members will be ;ained in this county. Mr. Manning made a strong address nd outlined a method of taking care f the cotton crop and to enable the aimers to get their price of thirt.vix cents and above. It is certain hat Dillon county will organise a oiporation very soon to take up all he distress cotton put upon the mar:et. The plan as outlined is that the orporation shall buy all the cotton ffered at a quarter of a cent above ny price offered by any other buyr or factor until the price of thir y-six cents is reacnea. Dillon county will need a $300,000 orporjtion, and it is believed by alnosl every farmer that the capital tock can be secured within fortyight hours. v Telegram from Jennings. \ L. Manning, Dillon, C. Will come Friday- Let me know tour of meeting. Want to get back on vening train. L. D. Jennings. wo years. Tobacco was first cultivatd here last year. Then about 100 ,cres were planted in this crop, reulting in a fine profit to the growrs. The acreage was increased this ear to some six or seven hundred icres, and while the profit realized his season was not so great as last ear, a splendid profit was made by nost of the planters. The interest of the Pee Dee tobacco ;rowers in Bamberg, however, was aused by the excellent showing made iy local dealers in the Pee Dee markets. As there is no market in Bamberg, all of the tobacco was shipped o other markets, principally to Mulins, Florence, Timmonsville and posibly other Pee'Dee towns. Local tolacco outclassed the Pee Dee prod ict, according to observers of the narket, who state that pamberg tolacco was of a very much superior luulity t0 that grown there, and Kd onsequence far better prices were ealized. While a few of the local tobaccc ;rowers did not meet with great sucess this season, this was due mostly, t is said, to the lack of experience in he production of tobacco here ana lot becaue of the nonproductivity of Jam berg soil. This season a rather ieculiar condition prevailed in regard 0 tobacco, the poorly cured product >eing hardly salable, while the well ured tobacco brought a most alluring irice. Inasmuch as it is said that tobacco >uyers cannot be induced to enic. he local market unless there are twr more competitive warehouses, it is inderstood that a movement will te et in motion within the next few lays for the erection of a second warehouse. The Denbow Tobacco Varehouse, has been completed and vill be in readiness for tobacco plantrs next season. This warehouse has 1 large capacity, and with another varehouse here the local market will ank well up with any of the mar:ets of the Pee Dee section. o arent Teachers Association En tertain. The reception given by the Parent "eachers Association at the honie of dr. and Mrs. T. S. Richbonrg last 'hursday evening from 9 to 11 i'clock to give the parents and the riends an opportunity to welcoipo he teachers of the Dillon High chool was a delightful affair, in a iome that is ideal ,for entertaining. Receiving with Mr. and Mrs. Richiourg and assisting in entertaining, i-ere Miss Isla McKenzie, president f the association, Mrs. J. B. Gibson, Irs. E. r. Elliott, Mrs. T. W. Behea, Mrs. S. C. Henslee, Mrs. C. L. Vheeler, Mrs. Lutie Bethea and Miss larvin Lessane. Punch was served rom prettily appointed tables by lisses Christine Edwards, Flora Eohea and Myrtle Stubbs. . * Instrumental music by Misses ulele Critz and Buelah Mason and ocal selections by Miss W. C. Allen nd Mrs. McCutcheon were enjoyable eatures of an altogether charming ceasion 'CHI! NEWS AND HAPPENINGS ! NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR I rnnnrcDnviirvTii WllllUtJl V/.l XkJt News Items of Interest to Herald Headers Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. Lake View. Dr. W. E. Lester wno gaW up his practice here to enter the army, has returned to take up his regular work. hA many friends welcome him home again. Hisses Rachael and Lucille Powell who have been quite sick the past week, are improving. Mr. Monroe Ford has been able to secure Miss Griffith to take charge of the millinery department. Miss Griffith was here the p?3t season and won many friends during her short* sojourn. We are glad to have her back. Miss Grace Mason wh0 has been quite sick the past week with diptheria, is improving. Mr. Jesse Flowers of Florence, S. C., is spending a few days with his father, Mr. Richard Flowers. The friends from Modest Town, Virginia, who have been visiting Rev. E. T. Mason and family, have I returned* to their homes. Mr. Richard Flowers, Mr. Jesse Flowers and Miss Pervatt spent Sunday out of town. School opens here September 22nd. Miss Grace Mason will teach the first grade but the other teachers, if elected, are unknot. Mr, and Mrs. Joe Temple of Savannah, Georgia, are visiting the formers parents at this place. . Miss Rogers of Marion is spending a few days with Miss Alma Goodyear. Mr. Presley Tanner of "Highhill' who has been in the hospital at Florence is back home and able to walk a little again. Mr. and Mrs. Vick Williams of Mullins visited Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Elvington Sunday. Miss Fleetward Tanner who was operated on (pr appendicitis in Florence. is home. 0 _ 9#Uers. This community was saduened to hear of the deqOl of Miss Danie Monroe of Latta on last Monday, September 15tb. Misses Elizabeth, Margaret and Ruth Sellers an<\ Miss Lillian Ramseur left on last Tuesday for Columbia College. Miss Elizabeth Page is a senior this year at Winthrpjj College. Mr. Allyn Smith is attending Davidson College, N. C. this term. Mr. Flemming Ramseur is spending a few days in Sellers with his children who are attending school' here. Miss Mildred Jones of Nichols is boarding at Mr. J. E. Oliver's and I going to school at Sellers this year. Mr. Julian C. Watson and family of Oklahoma are visiting relatives in town. * r nilV? T n**o anan/1. I Airs. EillCIl Ditsa ui Liauu is sjiviiu ing a few days with her mother here. Several from here attended the Sunday School Convention at Zlon on last Friday. o Oak drove. The Wedhesday evening prayer meeting organized some weeks ago at jBethesda is being well attended and 'considerable -interest is being taken, ;in this department of church work, j Hudson Fore, after many riionths 'of service overseas, was recently discharged and returned home about ten jdays ago. Thelma Hayes goes to Hartsville 'this week to enter Coker College. J. S. Fair and John C. Hayes attended court at Dillon as jurors for ia few days last week. I Hoyt Watson of Latta was in this .section a short while one day last I week. Cotton picking is now well under | way and most of the farmers are getj ting along fine with their gathering. !The geneial opinion is, that the crop will he short In this section. 0 # Kemper. Miss Essie Swintz of Goresham has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. B. P. Hayes for jometime. Miss Terresa Berry of Latta spent ja few days visiting relatives here the (past week. j Mr. Thomas Rozier who has been i in the navy for a number or months ihas been recently discharged. We I are indeed proud to see old Tom I back. Mr. Bundy Rogers.of near Mullins was a pleusant caller here last Sun j day. Miss Douglas, of Hemmingwuy, 'spent a week here with Miss Mayo j Scott. Mrs. Geniie Hayes of Fork is 'spending some time with her parents jhere, Mr. and Mrs* R. Bryant. We 'regret that she is not much improved I but hone slip will soon be a conva lescent. Misses Ruth and Mamie Bryant left Tuesday morning for Fayetteville, where Miss Ruth expects to enter the Fayetteville Conservatory of Music. Miss Mamie will return in a few days. | Rev. W. S. Foxworth of Marion, ; preached a very interesting sermon 1 at Lake View at the Holiness churchr last Sunday. Governor Cooper Addresses American Cotton Association Columbia, Sept. 15?A stirring appeal to the people of South Carolina to support the American Cotton Association was made by Governor Itobt. A. Cooper in an address Thursday * aicernoon at Winnsboro, at which the permanent organiatlon of the Winnsboro branch of th<n South Carolina Cotton Association^was perfected. Addresses T?re als0'delivered at the ' ' meeting by Francis H. Weston, of Columbia, United States District Attorney for the eastern district of South Carolina, and B. F. McLeod, of Charleston, state manager. Governor Cooper in his speech urged that as the American Cotton Association was going to prove of benefit to everybody in the South all should support it. He declared that if the people entered into the. organization with the right spirit it would a ceed. "The thing hbout the American Cotton Association that especially appeals to me," said the governor,* "is its educational value. I am not prepared to say that the association will * exceed. That depends upon the support gften it by the South and that support must be unselfish. "If the farmers and business and professional men are entering this organization with the view simply of increasing bank deposits, then it will not succeed and ought not to succeed. Wealth improperly used is ? curse rather than a benefit. But if the purpose is to increase not only the prosperity of the country, but to add to the happiness of the people, and if we enter the organization with this in view, we will succeed. "The producer of wealth is entitled as a matter of right to a reasonable sharei in the profits made from the product of his labor and in order ta get this, he must first be informed not only os to the cost of production, but also as to the cost of coverting the raw material into the finished product. Without this knowledge he will always be a a disadvantage la offering the product of his labor on the market. To fix a price too high is just as great a mistake as to submit to a price that is too low. "The American Cotton Association ' undertakes to organize all the interests of the Southern States. We have learned that our interests are identical. The farmer's prosperity means increased trade for the merchant, increased business for the banker and better fees for the professional man. "The advantages of organization have been sQ often demonstrated that no argument is necessary. I want to see the day in South Carolina when our people shall' be not only organized, but organized for a very definite purpose; that is to increase the happiness of all the people; to improve their standards of living; to make their home life more attractive. With this purpose we have an incentive to go forward. "The present ,worId wide unrest is due in the final analysis to ignorance. It is due to the fact that the average man has been circumscribed and handicapped. He has not had an ' opportunity for self expression. I would like to see this State prosper materially, but I can not look to the future with confidence unless our ma terial prosperity contributes to our happiness and gives us a higher b ard of morals and Christianity." Concluding the governor said"The question now is: What will be your attitude towards this organization? Will you stand aside and allow your neighbor to join and carry your part of the burden? Several years ago in a town in Upper South Carolina an Italian came in early one morning with a black bear. A small crowd gathered around hLra and he proposed to have the boar climb a tree provided the crowd would contribute a small sum of money. Some one in the crowd volunteered to take the collection. One gentleman when approached replied, 'I am not going to contribute but if that bear climbs the *ree 1 will see him." If he really wanted the bear to climb the tree he should have paid his part of the fee. If the American Co^on Association is going to be of benefit to the South each person who is going to benefit by it should be willing u> pay h|s part of the fee." Mr.~ Weston pointed out the'need of the association, of its possibilities and stressed the necessity of the people lining up trongly behind it, if it is to succeed. Mr. McLeod outlined the plans and purposes of the American Cotton Association of which the South Carolina Association is to be an integral part r"L ? ? 11 ftSk+lsMI All th^ lue necessity tui quiet atnuu *??. fiart of the farmers, business and pro. essional men was also stressed. "Plans have Been worked out for taking care of distress cotton," said Mr. McLeod, "but they can not be fully matured and Put into operation until the membership campaign is completed and permanent organization of townships, counties "r.d the state has been perfected. In a very short time his distress coton will be finding iss way to the market. You can see, therefore, the urgent necessity of the immediate perfection of the organization and I would urge that every township committee that has been ardy o get bus>; at once ana see o it that their counties are pushed over the top as quickly as possible. "The reports l'roin over ti.o Slate have been encouraging, most encouraging. There are some school district committees, however, that hav<-? been a little slow. If these committees only (Continued on Editorial page.) ' '' '".-J, V .-J