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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.
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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.
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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."
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"Coffee Bean" Agents Appear in
South Carolina.
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, 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.
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; 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phil Osteen motored
to Lake View Sunday.
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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.
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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.
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.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.
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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.
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Miss Kittle Williams spent Faster I
with her parents in Blshopville. i
KX-KOYAl.TY SERVE AS LOOKS. -t
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IteirutrkaltU Mivjul Lino in Wunuiw, 1l-'ed
fmm I'nusual Soup Kitchen. ?t
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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 -
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>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.
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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.