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Watch Label on Your Paper TlTT jfF^l \ 1 I The Date 6n the Label is the and Don't Let Subscription AIL 11 1^ lr} 1 I I I I | I TIKI |^y\I III Date Your Paper WiB Be Expire. \ 4 V%4^4J* Stopped. ESTABLISHED 1804 THE DILLON HERALD. DIIjLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MORMMi, MARCH 81. 1921. VOI.. 27. NO. 29. COUNTY NEWS AND HAPPENINGS MALLOKY. Dalcho School was compelled to close down last Tuesday on account of lack of funds. This school is known as one of the best country 8chools in the county. The building might be a credit to any com munity ana tne patrons are justly proud of it. The corps of teachers are a faculty to be proud of being the second highest salaried faculty in the county and have been reelected though they have not at yet accepted far next year. The board of trustees were not advised of the financial condition of the district until the eleventh hour and the closing was a surprise for which none were prepared. At a confrence on Tuesday of teachers and trustees, the situation was thoroughly considered and an immediate closing was decided upon as the only possible course. Mr. L- F. Ellis is erecting a nice cottage which will be when completed the best residence here. Mr. W. W. Parham is also building splendid tenant house here and as a matter of fact the depressed .state of affairs has not had much to do with the usual annual building program. Houses and repairs have gone on to completion with about the f usual regularity. The greatest difference noticable in the activities around here is in the fertilizer movement. The hauling is much later and considrably less than for many years past. Mr. M. H- Cox of Latta recently purchased the old home place of the late J. O. Lane and has planned for farming it. The Beaufort Lumber Co. has laid a net work of road throughout this neighborhood "and will be very active for many months as their timber holdings here are considerable. Fork. Miss Coleen Hethen i~ snpnril;u' some time in Greensboro. N. C- with her sister, Mrs. C. E. Rogers. Mrs. E. G. Rogers of Marion is spending a few days hero with relatives. Misses Willie and Sadie Moore, students of Coker College are spending Easter holidays at home. Mrs. Mary Rogers and Miss Nelle Edwards spent last week with Mrs. Eli Jones at NicholsCarroll Braswell and P.urt Roberts of Wofford-College Fitting School are home TOr the Easter holidays. Mr. and Mrs S. J. Bethea are spending a few days at Spartanburg with relatives. , Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Carmichael and little daughter, of Rowland, N. C., were in town Sunday. Miss Annie Dameron and Mr. Edward Lane of Lynchburg, Va., are visiting Miss Margaret Dameron. Miss Etta Sue Sellers held her monthlv Hnmn TVHinnelrntinn of the school building last Tuesday afternoon. A \ery instructive thrift program was carried out. Mrs. Ruby Fort Carmichael was elected delegate to th^ federation which is to be in Dillon. o 7 Sellers. The many friends of Misss Ruth Sellers will be sorry to learn that she had to leave Columbia College and go to the city hospital for a few days treatment. She is much improved but it is not deemed best for her to return to college this spring. Mr. Felix Smith is taking a business course at Charlotte. N. C. Misses Elizabeth, Ruth and Celeste Sellers came in Thursday night from ' Columbia College for the Easter holidays The Methodist church was dpenrat e-d on Easter with violets, roses and Easter lilies. Rev. P. K. Crosby preached an able sermon. Miss Nell Sellers spent the Easter holidays with her uncle. Mr. T. J. "Watson, superintendent of the St. Matthews Graded School. Miss Josie Harper of Toddsvill# spent Easter with her aunt, Mrs. 0 C Haaelden. Mr. Allen Harmon of Florence, Mr. Paul Oliver of Marietta and Mr. Harry Sellers of Latta were In Sellers Sunday. Mrs. Sue Spell of Fayetteville spent last week with her son Mr. D. P. Spell here. There will be a contest at the school house Friday night, at which representatives will be selected for Field Day at Marion. The Ladies' Cooperating Club will meet Friday, April 1st with Mrs. W D. Sellers. o Oak CI rove. The second quarterly conference for the Brownsville Circuit war. held at New Holly last Monday afternoon, Rev. D. H. Phillips of Marion presiding. Dr. W. C. Kirkland of Latta made a talk outlining the main features of the christian education movement now being wag, ed by the Methodist church throughout its borders. Miss Emily Penn of the Oak Grove school spent the Easter in ColumbiaS. W. Edds of T.fttta viditpri ihp Oak Grove school last week in the Interest of the different clubs he has organised among the boys in this school. Douglas Brigman of the Oak Grove school hag the distinction of winning second prize in the state contest for the best acre of cotton Jast year. He made a yield of 2800 pounds of Moore long staple. The second prise is seventy five dollars in cash and a trip to Charleston to the meeting of the club boys of the state at an early date. Manuel Wise a member of Texas Cutting Aeienge. j' Florence, S- C., March 26?Texas is cutting her acrdlge very material-1 ; ly according to private advices re ceived here. One of the most notable of these, probably, is a letter from! Mr. \V. L. Pendergraft, of Columbus, ITexas, editor of The Colorado Citi- ' ' ren, to Mr. Charles C. Graham, of < I Dillon. The letter was brought to the; J secretary of the Chamber of Com-1J meree by Mr. Graham while he was in 1 the city today. It is as follows: |< "Dear Sir:? 1 j "It is the estimate of bankers and 1 farmers that cotton acreage in this county will be reduced nearly 50 per 1 cent ihis year. The small farmer Is ^ making a very small reduction, but'5 the big land owner Is reducing from half to three fourths. 1 "There is very little fertilizer used 1 in this county. The county agent in- ' forms ine that not more than half as much will be used this year as was used in 1920." 1 Much interest and inquiry has been ' found in this section of the state re- 1 pardir.g the attitude and action of ' Texas, Oklahoma, and other of the 1 western cotton producing states. In ' some instances, states the secretary, here, a tendency not to cut has been 'noticed in some farmers wao were 1 under the impression that Texas is 1 not cutting and was expecting to 1 make a killing on the 1!?21 crop because of the cutting in other states. 1 "We see that cutting acreage very * severely is imperative this year, and may be next year too," states the sec- ' retary. "As a matter of good business,' we must concede that point. But, for the individual fanner, ho must de- ' termine his action by answering one ' question to himself. Is cotton a good investment and good business now? If it is, plant all lie can. if it is not, ' hi> off of it as he would lay off of a ' guilded brick." o "Coffee Bean" Agents Appear in South Carolina. , __ , Columbia, March 25?The "coffee bean" agent has been at work in sevloial parts of South Carolina, accordling to J. Ithett Clark, farm demon- 1 stration agent for Richland county, j and in many sections farmers have uc<rn aiuug, contracts naving been signed in many cases. .< The "coffee bean" agent is one wljo; offers the farmers a bean, called the coffee bean, which he always says will net them big profits. He offers to sell the beans at $25 a bushel and to buy back what are produced at $65 per bushel. Mr. Clark says the beanj hu s no economic value and persons signing such contracts are the loseTs. I j = ; the seventh grade won a prize in the calf club. These things are beneficial 1 to our hoys and girls and will mean I better farming in years to come and create among the boys of tomorrow 1 a desire to do things on a larger scale. A few farmeTs of this section ate using a small amount ot fertilizer I - ? unaer tne cotton and some are not 1 using any at all i It looks as if there will be a considerable reduction in acreage around j here and that there will be an unus-; ually large corn crop planted. o ? Minturn. | Misses Thelma Hedgepeth and Sa| rah Watson of Rowland spent the week end with Miss Lizzie Sinclair. ; Quite a number of the young folk enjoyed a Christian Endeavor Social at Mr. M. F. Edwards' Friday eveni ing. Numerous games were enjoyed until a late hour when Mrs. Edwards | assisted by Misses Mary and Julia' ! Edwards served delicious hot chocojlate, pound cake and bon-bons, 'i Mr. A. C- Dibble of Orangeburg, S. :C., visited friends in Minturn this j week end. Mr. James McCorinac attended the 'Junior-Senior reception at Flora MacDonald College Monday evening. Miss Eloise Jackson is visiting relatives in Greeleysville, S. C. Mr. James L. Alford spent several days last week with his brother who is attending P- C. of S. C. , " o Carolina. Miss Winnie Walters spent the week end at her home in Florence. I Misses Pearle McLaurin and Maud Mclnnis of Flora Macftonald Coll lege spent a few days at home last week. , The little- folks of the community, enjoyed an Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon on the church grounds. 1 Miss Mattie Easterling of Tatum spent Sunday with her neice, Mrs. Laurin Mclnnis. j Mr. D. B- Mclnnis carried his little daughter, Leara, to Fayettevllle j on last Thursday for a tonsil operation which we are glad to report was successful. On last Tuesday the sad news wa*| received here of the death of Miss | i F.mily Alford. who h#a hoon i? ? ' : Sanitorlum at Black Mountain. N. C. i for more than a year. Her body was ; brought home and laid to rest in I Carolina cemetery on Thursday afternoon where a large number of friends and relatives paid their last | tribute of love and respect to her memory. She became a member of Carolina church at an early age and was a devoted and loyal child of God i miring i?er entire life. Her'? was a christian life of gentleness and sweetness and always had a good word and kind thought for everyone. Her life, her faith and works Were full of praise to God; She loved and served with all her heart. And bore her burdens well. HOME DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT. (Conducted by Etta Sue Sellers.) My First Tear in the Oiils' Canning and (Jnnlenlng Club By Mollie Wise. Last spring when the County Home demonstration Agent came to Oak! drove School encouraging girls to loin the Canning Club, I decided to ioin. She gave nie some tomato seed o plant. In the afternoon when I :anie home from school, I planted hem on a tobacco bed which was pre ,'uiru ruuj in reoruarv. When the plants came up I cared 'or them to the best of my ability by vatering them and keeping all injects away. I prepared my plot by first breakng up the land. Then then fertilizer was broadcast and the plot bedded J P. When the plantg were about five weeks old. I transplanted them ' to he plot. Within a week they were growing and looking pretty. I hoc# hem, loosening the dirt and bringing it close to the plants. After a few leys 1 ploughed them. I continued hoeing and plowing them once a week until the last of June. The plants were pruned about the! first of June. The first bloom was] found May the 15th and the first] fruit the 31st of May. Bordeaux mixture with the addition of arsenate of lead was used as a spray. I attended the Boys' and (Jirls' Club encampment at Keedy Creek i Springs the 7th, Kth and 3th of July. While there w.c were taught canning J in glass and tin, pickling, stencilling, bread making and preserving eggs in water glass. I enjoyed the trips very much. When I cauie home from the encampment 1 hegan canning my tomatoes. I canned 135 quarts in tin and 42quarts in glass. I made 12 quarts of green tomato mince meat, 4 quarts of mixed pickle, some green tomato pickle, tomato catsup, tomato preserves and paste pickle. Beside what I canned from my plot, I canned other vegetables and fruits, made pickles and preserves to the amount of 530 quarters. About balf of my tomatoes were lost on account of the heavy rains. I also completed the required amount of sewing. I think every girl should join the canning and gardening club. We learn things in the club work that w,e would not learn otherwise. The lessons taught here will always be useful to us. So here are three cheers for the Dillon County Gardening and Canning Club! Minutes of Girls' Club Meeting; at Fork. The Girls' Home Demonstration Sewing Club of Fork held its first regular meeting Tuesday, March 14th. The following officers were elected: President. Sarah Taylor; Vice-President, Kathleen Rogers; Sec retary, Alma Rogers. We made very pretty sewing bags of cretonne. The sewing work is very interesting, and U't> nrp innlrinc fnrwaril fn tho nthf-r lessons. We will make 9 different garments and can 24 jars of vegctables and fruits. Alma Rogers, Secretary. o Seed House Destroyed There was a report current here Sunday ihat fire had destroyed the Kowaiul Oil Mill. This was a mistake. Fire destroyed a seed house and a quantity of seed owned by and near the Oil Mill. The loss was covered by ii eurance. O ; Julius David Smith. Julius David Smith died at his home near Caddy's Mill March 1 r>, lv21, at the age of 39 years, six months and seven days- The cause of his death was pneumonia He was sick only a few days. He was laid to lost in the family burying ground near his home. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. S. E. Ledbetter of the Methodist church of Lake View charge. Mr. Smith is survived by his aged father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Smith, his wife, five small children and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs- H. Bullock, Fairmont. N. C.; Mrs. J. B. Miller, Lake View, S. C.; Mrs. Ellen Miller, Lake View. S. C.; Mrs. E. P. Miller, Dillon, S. C ; Andrew Smith, Fairmont, N. C.; Rev. W. B. Smith, Nashville, Ga.; J. G. Smith, I^ake View, S- C.; R. C. Smith, Axson, Ga.; and H. Jake Smith, Hamer, S. C. o Merchants Agree to Close. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree and pledge ourselves to close out stores at six-thirty p. m. on all week days excepting Saturdays from March 28th until Sept. 1st, 1921: J. D. Hargrove. O. W. Jackson. Wm. Brick. Morrl8 Fass. Jones Dry Goods Co. S. G. Saleeby. The Elfenbein ConauM 1'nT iu r ano. M. B. Blumberp. Williams Furniture Co. Blum & Kornblut, (per A. Rosenbere.) Blum & Blumberp. The Fashion Shop. (Mrs. Jno R. Watson.) Carmlchael-Moody Furniture Co. o Mr. and Mrs. Phil Osteen motored to Lake View Sunday. o- ? Fred II. Garner ot Goldsboro, N. C., spent Tuesday in town on business. BICiHAM DECLARED (il U.TV. Jury Return* Murder Yeniict After Brief Jk'libemtion. A Florence county jury returned; a verdict of murder in the first de-j gree against Edmund lligham Monday afternoon- The case had been in progress since Thursday, and although court should have closed Saturday the case was carried over til! Monday by consent. The case attracted wide spread attention. Lligham was charged with the murder of his mother, his brother, his sister and two nephews by' adoption, the details of the gruesome tragedy having been published in The Herald some weeks ago. Bigham was tried first on the charge of having murdered his brother. All the members the family were killed at the s.ime time and under the same circumstances. The case was given to the iurv at 1:15 o'clock Monday afternoon and at 3:25, following a recess to 3; o'clock and after a wait of some minutes to bring the prisoner into court, the jury's verdict of guilty of murder was read to a court room crowded with spectators. Then, after a painful wait of minutes while the clerk of the court searched for the ceremonial of the arraigment tor sentence, and an harangue by the prisoner in response to Judge Memminger's question if he had anything to say in his own behalf [the death sentence was pronounced and Higham knew that he was to die Ion Friday, April K. unless the Sujpienie Court grants a reversal of the verdict on tin- appeal which Attorney A. L. King, announced his in j tention to make. Smile is Wiped Off. Bigliam's stolid indifference to everything around him, his apparent inability to grasp the solemnity of the proceedings or of the seriousness J of his own position, his readiness to j respond with a smile on less than no j provocation all passed when the pris! oner came into court to hear the ver' diet. He resumed in part his role of injjured innonce when he sat in the jdock for final arraignment- For a J time he leaned forward his head resting on his hand as if he prayed for 'strength to go through lli^ ordeal he had been called upon to pass. He listened with no special interest while his attorneys moved for a new trial and while Judge Mentminger, in refusing it alluded with much feeling I to the fact that Bigham's father had while a State Senator from Flori ence County cast his vote in favor of putting Judge Memminger on the I bench. The shocking import of the whole thing seemed to reach him slowly, but as its realization progressed by degrees, the ashen pallor that had shown in his face all day became more marked, the air of bravado ! passed into a pitiable weakness that caused the man to look here and there about the audience with the expression of a hunted animal surrounded by men who sought its , life. The old lligham had passed and I did not show again until Judge Mem ininger asueu mm wnat he had to I say i hat sentence should not be pronounced against him. Then, leaning forward on the railing ol' the prisoners dock and in a voice that_ was calm and unshaken, the prisoner spoke as follows: "I have nothing to say except that I am innocent. I know nothing of how that crime was committed. That is the truth, so help me God." "That's all I have to say. 1 wish my mother could conic down and tell how the thing happened I wish that little boy had lived 'when I asked Dr Boston to save his lif?'. He would have told the same I things 1 and my wife told. Judge, 1 hope you will give nie time so some of the people who testified here against me may have a chance to come forward and tell the truth and not come too late like Judips making his offering of the thirty pieces |of silver." "I do want to say something more. I hope you will take no exception to it. As far as you are :concerned 1 have had a fair trial. |But if people had had time to think j things over, consider and take it up I with their God, they would have testified differently." Asked to Explain Pistol. When asked to explain ttie finding of his pistol in his brother's hand, Bigham said: "I left that pistol in my bureau drawer and it has been testified that the door was found broken open. That is the only way Smiley could have got it". If I am guilty I hope I may be petrified in rront or tnis courthouse, just as I was that day or as I am now- I am as innocent as a new born baby." Bigham's show of weakness at the end may have been in some measure due to the fact that he wag not sustained by the presence of his wife and children whose devotion has been so marked a feature of the triai. When it was announced that the jury was about to return to the court room Mrs. Bigham and the children left and heard the news of the verdict and sentence while in the office of the cleTk of court downstairs. Mrs. Bighani fainted when she heard the verdict, and Mrs. Worrell, the wife of a Florence policeman, who has been her constant companion during the trial, went to the court room for a doctor. Dr. E. M. Hicks attended Mrs. Bigham and when she was made comfortable she was taken back to Mrs Worrell's boarding house where 8he has been a guest. o S. G. Saleeby, who is at the Highsmith hospital is reported as improving. Columbia - 1 junior - Woflord llan- I quel. As a means of getting the college folk together in the interest of the Educational Camnaicn now h<im? waged by the Southern Methodist j* church, a committee from the alum-!' rae and alumni of Columbia. I .an i' dtt and Wofford Colleges decided ' upon a plan of having a banquet for ; the former stuents and others inter-!' ested in these colleges. Thip ban- 1 quet was given in the dining hall of the Hotel Latta last Saturday night at 0 o'clock. Plates were laid for so. As the guests were ushered into the dining room and befon they took their seats, the Columbia College ladies present staged their "stunt" of the evening. A number of ladies 1 draped in white and wea ing "Columbia Crowns" were arranged so as to represent the various courses of tincollege. "Music," "Art." "Science." "Christian Education" and "Ilusiness Courses" were represented. After a hearty five course dinner was enjoyed. Dr. W. C. Kirkland in his happy and brief way, discussed the plan of the meeting, and introdu*ec. Mr. I.. A Manning. Jr.. who r? sponded to the toast "Wofford." Following Mr Manning, Mrs. lloyt Wat son responded to the toast "Lander" Mrs. Watson stated that although tin Lander uii-ls present were fewer in numbers, she was snr?. that tin y wen superior in quality. Site gave a short history of the college, and stressed the fact that the ideals strived fowere christian ideals and that th students going out into the world were students of christian service. The Lander girls present tlun sane "Alma Mater", a song the words and music of which were composed by .mis .inn {). wiisoii, a daughter tin late Dr. Samuel Lander, the foun der of the college. The song was beautifully rendered. Miss Mildred Smith then brought greetings from the Lander girls of today to Mrs. John Coleman, in a very happy manner, responded to the toast "Colum bia." Mrs. Coleman gave a short history of education for women from lfcfiO to the present time. She paid a glowing tribute to her alnia mater. Prof. W. I> Roberts of Dillon, also spoke in the interests of Columbia. Mr. Roberts, in a very pleasing and brief way, discussed the needs of the 'institution from a material stand point, and showed how the sum of $420,000 could be spent for the col-' [leges. He made a plea for the worn-, 'ar.'s college in general. Next the toastmaster introduced! the principal speaker of the evening.) ! Dr. John Q. Clinkseales of Wofford College. Dr. Clinkseales prefaced his i remarks by stating that he had taught at all three of the institutions, represented, and had also taught at Clemson College, being the only col-1 lege professor in the State today who had ever taught at four colleges within the borders of the State.' He brought words of greeting and good* cheer from Columbia and Lander, 'but came in particular to state the crying needs of Wofford- Among a 'number of things sorely needed at the old college was a "Chair of Edu ration" ? of Christian Education, which might tend to counteract so ' much of the education received at 'our universities. The church collep<turned out nten of character, and the world was certainly in need of such men today. Hr> reviewed the life 01 Firnj. Wofford. who, although lie had stopped preaching, had so lived and left his mark that today lie is preaching from the walls of the old Collep | in Spartanburg to thousands of men ifi the south and in the nation. He eulogized the late Dr. James 11. Carlisle, and showed what a man of christian character can do. He ended his remarks with a plea to the nun of this country to support christian education now, even though we were all crying hard times, for our hoys and pirls were constantly growinp. and could not wait on better times to come. o .Mr. and Mrs. Watson Return. The following from the IndexJournal ot Greenwood will be of interest to Dillon county folk: The many friends of Mr. and MrsS. L. Watson will be interested to know that they have returned on their first furlough after seven years of splendid missionary work in Rra? zii. They, with their two little sons, are spending some time witli Mrs.: Watson's mother, Mrs. E. H. Miller,i a- her home at Smithville and will go later to Lat ta for a visit to Mr. I Watson's people. Mrs- Watson who, was Miss Annie Miller before her marriage, was a daughter of the late Rev. B. F. Miller and iR a neice of Mr. S. D. Miller of this city, where <? iK- ii?p? lovm ana ao mi reel from 1 lit r girlhood. ? o Services At The Methodist dumb Main Street Methodist Church, Dr. Watson II. Duncan, Pastor. Sunday School at 10 A. M., Mr. W. H Muller, Superintendent. Preaching at 11 A. M. and 7:45 P | M by the Pastor. Morning Subject: "The Heart Element in Our Religion." Evening Subject: "The Indispensable Christ." Junior Epworth League at 4 P. M., Miss Mildred Sellers, Superintendent. Intermediate Epworth League at 7 P. M., Mr. Clyde H. Eraser, Superintendent. Prayer Service on Wednesday at 4 P. M. Public cordially invited to all services. o Miss Kittle Williams spent Faster I with her parents in Blshopville. i KX-KOYAl.TY SERVE AS LOOKS. -t k. IteirutrkaltU Mivjul Lino in Wunuiw, 1l-'ed fmm I'nusual Soup Kitchen. ?t ;t Warsaw. March 27 ? Forming ev- is ry da> in front of the Orthodox s hurch on Podwal street, in thiB city, :r tile most remarkable bread line in e tie world, and the persons in tht line ?in ted from a soun kitchen on*- it?rt - ---- - -- ?X . >y perhaps the most unusual p* son- p. lei in the world- h Both bread line and personnel are { awn from 1.000 Russian reiugees it the upper classes, including nobles, liplomats, high otficials of the forner Russian Court, generals, land 'wners and professors. Speaking of this path'ic bre; d line, r* Ludmila Lubinoff, head of tt Rus dan relief work in Poland, sa\s: "All }f these refugee be!< tig to the "Inelligentsia," o ' mt- lectual class, which was such a foi .. under the old 'd eginie in Rus-ia. 1' 'fes^lonal men ?cnslitutr a large i ercentage of the r< fugees and they land in a long glueue in the yard at noon reg rdless tf nt the weather, aw liting then turn 1 for their meal at ti e public 1 itchen. s "Thej not only take their dinners ri ;?: the public kitchen, but many of 1 then, find occupation th? e People v ho a lew years ago wer. veiy ricti and powerful in Russian court circles are t.?da> setv.ng in the dining room and kitelon as euok^ and disli\\;.sh< rs and waiters "T1 e kitchen and dining room are mid* tin- direction of members o! the rt'fu rolony, assisted by th? Vmer iean Red Cross. Tli manager ?f the public ki die n is a former colonel of the Russian Imperial C.uard The manager of the branch kitchen is Ostri'W. once a celebrated professor; tli^. controller is a count, former master of ceremony of the Imperial Court. As assistants he has a formei cabinet minister and a former governor. "Among the waitresses, two bear the title id Princess, one of Countess, one is t lie wife of an admiral, another the wife of a general Coffee is poured Lv the wife of a famous general, as ted by a baroness and by the sister of a former governor-general. "Meal rickets are handed out by a general, the woodshed is in charge of a former judge of the supreme court; the errand boy was once th^. lord mayor of a south Russian city; the pantry manager is a famous architect. Two army officers, one lawyer and one professor comprise the fuel brigade which cuts the wood for the kitchen." Twentieth Century M??ther's Club. Mrs O. M. Page and Mrs. W. A. Itiizz rd entertained the Mother's Club .it the home ot Mrs. Blizzard on March 2 5th. There was a larg attendance and we were pleased to have a numb* r of visitors present at this meeeing After a brief business session the club > njoyed an interesting program dealing with "The value ot the story in training the child." Owing to the ab stnce oi me reguiat cnairman, the clubs president. Mrs. .loe Lane, acted in this capacity. The following papers and selec lions were read: The value of an acquaintance with good literature to parents 'n choosing and in telling stories to children, and in training them in right conduct, Mrs. .1 M Sprunt. Story Telling, Mrs Rruce Hargrove. An extract ft^ni Sec 1 ol* Drapers' Self Culture read by Mrs. J II. G ibson. Reading, Mrs. O. M Page. Several ?] -ical selections were roiciered by Mrs. .lack Watson. At tht. close of the meeting flic hostesses served delicious refreshn-t ntsThe next meeting ? f the el l> will he held at th* home of Mrs. i'itzhugh Hethea on April 25th. PRCM1R \ .M County Federation?School Auditorium April f?tb to O'clock Music. Invocation ? Rev. W. C. Allen Address of Welcome?Supt. W. DRoberts. Response ?Mrs. D. K. Ford. Ptcsident's Address ? Mrs. R T. RenfrewBusiness Session. Reports of County Workers Miss McLeod, Public Health Nurse and Miss Etta Sue Sellers, Home Demonstration Agent. Household Department, Winthrop College. Reports of Clubs. Recess for dinner 1-2 o'clock. Afternoon Session. ; Music. Reports ContinuedReport of Delegates to State Federation. A A A?.??? \M ? T- T\ * ^ nuuitTSB ? 4?iin. jiio. uriiKe, corresponding Secretary. State Federation of Wo mans' Clubs. ? o- * Auto Thieves Active. Automobile thieves have been active in Dillon during the week. A Mr. Oliver had a Ford stolen from in fiont of Mr. W. J. David's boarding house Tuesday night. A- Pierc^ Betliea had a car stolen from in front of his boarding house, and Tuesday night a traveling man had his Fo?d Btolen from In front of the Hotel Wheeler. ?i o April 1st Clean Fp Day! Let everybody join in this Cleanup Campaign and help to make Dillon a cleaner, healthier and more it tractive town.