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Chronicle VOLUME XXXIII. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA," FRIDAY. JUNE 3, 1921. NUMBER 9. CAMDEN SCHOOLS CLOSE AFTER SUCCESSFUL YEAR The )h rgt'ht eleventh grade over grad uated from the Camden 'High School received state high school diplomas on Friday evening at the conclusion of a three night program: The oxerclscsdiegan on Sunday night in the Baptist cnurch whon Dr. O. JC. Hurts, of Columbia, .delivered a power ful sermon lo the graduates, On Wed nesday the class play was given by the eleventh grade and others before a large crowd. Thursday evening's pro gram consisted of Class and Society ex ? relses while Friday evening's program consisted of the annual address by Prof. Marion Kuoker of the law schol I 'Diversity of S. C. and the delivery of the eighteen diplomas by Hon. T. J. Kirkland. Mr. Wiltkowsky in his in troduction of the speaker spoke of the handicaps and progress of the schools, and Supl. .1 <5. Richards read the an nual report of enrollment, honors and growth of the white schools in the dis trict. Mr. jtiehads' report was as follows' "Although handieap]HMl by the loss the high school by fire 1 feel that T ??an truthfully say to you that the year ending this evening has been the ino?t fruitful of the four years that 1 have been with you. There has been no In terruption by epidemic or anything else to serlonslv interfere with the car rying on of good hard work. The teaching force both in the graded and high schools has been exceptionally strong and it is duo to their untiring efforts that the year has been such a Sucifss. I wish to take this occasion to thank the people for co-operating with the authorities in the change of schedule due to the fire, and the lea thers of the schools f<>r willingly ad apting themselves to the change of hours and for their faithful work dur ing t he past year. Attendance Honor Roll. Following is the yearly attendance honor r?>lh who have neither been absent ' lior - ?grdv during the [year. Second grade? Henry IToo , Clyfiurn, Alvin Creed. ?T. H. McLo?h1. Mahei Flowers. Olive Nettles. Mfirgn ret Mo Lend. Mat He Shaw. Eloise Rhodem 11a Rhoden. Third grade ? James Chewning. Dun mil Lang. Maureen Sowell, Emily Trapp. <>r:i llinson. Ofaureen Sowell Jives seven miles in the country and has been neither absent nor tardy in three yea rs. ) Fourth grade ? Iloyt Trapp. Cecil flower*. IVl'tell MoCasRill. Fifth grade~-(ioorgo Tidwell. Clyde jSpradlvy. John Richardson. Walter Rhame. .Too Gardner. Connor Brittnn, IT are Bruce. Margaret Rast. Sixth grade ? Jennie Smith. Seventh grade ? Alma Holland. jHenry''ll:i rdy. Clarkson Rhame. Alma Holland has been driving to school from her home four miles in the conn it r > and has been absent only four I ines- in eight years Clarkson Rhame |i:i ^ hem in school for seven years and l?.i- been absent once for two weeks on bcconnt <?f sickness. Fight h grade ? -Arnett Ledford. Wil liam Nettles, AVbertus Clarke. Mildred Gardner, Lilla Mills. Ninth grade *Annis Rast. Corthell p out v. ; Tenth grade ? Laurens MUN. Andrew Burnett. I'.levent h grade F.dna Tiller. Eliza >eth Ledford. Stella A. Hall. Fdna Til er and Elizabeth Ledford have been leither absent nor tardy in two years. Spcrial Honors. The fir. lowing is a list of those re giving ?peeial honor's and Winners of ?i< dais f..r 1021 : 1'dna Tiller Member of debating le.ini two years, winner English medal lei.th grade 1020, winner U. D. C. Ifedal 1020. on honor roll three years [very month. <;a<v leader of eleventh frr.de ' Vw-i * Truevdale ? < ?n h?>n<ir roll !v- i v month every year for eleven t< t!-. rlac-- leadcft for 1021. 1'steMe Williams ? Winner Fnglish b"d?l lll'jl. average 07. I.mily W.."ten Winner - 1 1 j* - h ip h>d:il l!i_'l average Ofi 'J Metfv 11. lilt- -Winner de-'a malion [?' 'i! 1021 d- -haling team I'.VJI Dec 'e.-.iai was awarded by the ?.f :-;-h e^horfl faeulty. M 1 1 i Nam 1021 --Edna Tiller. K'-y III . <'i"-il Witkow-kv and pi ' 1 1 - \\ . . : ? r?b? l.irsblp, l)e|M>rtment, \ttendanre I f w i i . -_r N a livf hv grades of ?' Who have mad'4 an average of D above "ti Seholn r^hip. deport f and a I le'id-i m-r eaeh nK-nth f??: It ? months. ^l.rn.le ) ? At tee JVPa ? V. k I diiii Webster. ' ? ? de J - Henry Fee Civl irn. Willie jj ? ' ? ? ? r ? e v a Jones, Car<>l\n M-Kain. li e \( V.e>. Lenora Rhaiue. \dele I' Mnftle Shaw ? ade ? Benton Burns. Duncan ? ?.g. Catherine Boykin. Virginia Haile K'/ Gardner. Maureen SoweJf. Retty |r'-tnn. It. 4wrt Kennedy. C rade 4 ? jr>e MoguCesru. Molly fec k well, Evelyn Bruce, Edith Good b. Reberen Zemp liradc r> ? George Tidwell. Krade 0 ? Jnmelle Haile, Harriet fcitaker. Marj France* McCoy, Mar gar.et Hillings. , Jennie Smith, .lack Kirkland. tirade 7 A I ilia Holland tirade 8. Anii'i i^iford, ihniiy J0ii< kins, Louise HiWJCh, Mildred (iarduer. Christopher Vanglm. 0114>y PnHose, (Jrade P. Rodfiy Wooten. Hasil Bruce, Margaret MlKls. Orale 10.- Lauren 8 Mills, Mary I'm ma Hough. tirade 11.'-- Kdna Tiller, Ceclle Trues dntr;? Mtorgaret Jenkins, Oakman Hay CI?M Leaders For 1921. tirade 1.? (iraee Kohinson, first ; Needhani Plttiuan, second ; Margaret (ioodale. third. tirade 2. Mattle Shaw, first. Ar? h' hald Beattle and Willie Halle and Emily l'itts and Henry Lee Clyhurji tied for second and third place respect ively, , Crude it. ? Virginia Halle/ lMincan Lan>r. Hetty Cure ton. (trade I, -Joe Mogulescu, first; 101 mer Watt* and Louise Trapp tied fori second plat e-t- Molly Blaekwell. Maryi Boy kin and lOvelyn Hruce lied fur! third place. tirade 5. ? Ceijrge. Tidwell, Moultrie Hums, Willie Porter. (.irftd<* (J. JumeUe Halle, first ; Carolyn Wooten, Mary Curcton tied for second place ; Maud Da'hnev, third (Mrs. McCorkle Teacher.) (irade <? ? Harrietts. Whitakei'. Mnry I*\ McCoy. Maruarcty Hillings. (Mlssj Litt'le teacher. 1 (trade 7. ? Alma Holland. Kllhn j Schloslntrg, and iJatcwood Workmnn ' and Charlie Shannon tied fur third! place. (trade N.r? Christopher Vanuhan. Louise Ilirsch and Mildred tiurdner. Ninth (trade? -Kinily Wooten, Basil Hruce and Margaret Mills. Tenth tirade- -LsteMe Williatu Lanrens Mills and .Mary Km ma llouirh. (trade lL-^-Kdna Tiller. Ceclle ?Truesdale and Margaret .Jenkins. . (('lass Leaders 11)21 for four years j at High School? Cecile Truesdale. fir<d , Joyce Stcedman, second. Scholarship Honor Roll. The folohving pupils made an ave fngo of 90 or above for the year in/ i* j respective grades: Grade 1. ? -Phyllis Carrison'. clarence Christmas, Margaret Goodale, Grace Jtobinson, Alice DePass. Emily Goodale. Edith Webster. OfAde 2. ? Archibald Boat tie. Henry Lee Clytmrn, Shannon Blackwell. lion Linglo, Elizabeth Benson. ("Jay Black moil. Willie Ilaile, Caroline Houser. Geneva Jones. Carolyn MeKain. Olive I Nettles. Emily IMtts, Adofle Savage Mattlo Shaw, Lenora Rhame. Grade 8. ? lion ton . Burns. Robert Kennedy, Duncan Lang. Catherine Boy itiu. Virginia Hailo, Inez Gardner. Maureen Sowell. Betty Curoton. Ho Udielle Sheorn. Carolyn Bnrnof, Sarah Mills, Naney Poarco. Caroline Richard son. Grade 4. ? Jou Moguloseu, Elmer Watts. Molly Black-well, Mary Boykln. Evcflyn . Bruce, Virginia DeLoache, Edith Goodale, Louise Trapp, Rebecca Zemp. Grade George Tidwell. Moultrie Burns. Willie Porter. Grade <? ? .Inmelle Haile. Carolyn Woofen. Mary Curoton. Harriet Whit ,nkor. .Mary P. McCoy, Margaret Billings. Jennie Smith. Jack Kirkland. Grade 7. ? Alma Holland. Henry Hardy, Elihu Sehloshurg, Gatewood Workman* Charlie Shannon. Grade s. ? Louise Hirsch. Mildred Gardner. Christopher Vaughn. Clishy DuBose, Cecil Wittkowsk.v. Arnett Led ford. Emily Jenkins. Grade 9 ? Emily Woolen, Basil Bruce. Margaret Mills. Ethel DePa<s. Martha Workman. Lonnie Muiin. Gra de 10. ? Es'telle Williams. Lauren* Mills, Mary Emma Hough. Grade 11 ?Edna Tiller. Cecile True? dule. Margaret Jenkins, Oakman Hay. .1 1 ivce Steedman. Louise Walking St el In A. Hall. Nearly Attendance Record Grammar School Boys Girli Grade 1 Grade 1 Grade 2. Grade '? Grade I Grade r> Grade <'? Grade (I Grade 7, Total .29 :is 4 a 4<> rt." 15 17 3(? 2 17 High Scliooi Grade s 24 Grade 9 .1 ' Grade 10 lv Grade 11 11 Total ?">< Malvern Hill '?! Mill School KU> < I ra Ti'l lota 1 .'>11 21 19 .14 33 31 00 is ? >o 21 i 21 *Ji '? 17 1 1 ' >i 5 i??; i : Tota I 19 48 72 78 71 GH p.: i to r? i r.io l :?? TO ?j:to ?. m ; i G I H'l'' 1 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade Grade ? Grade ?" Grade ?! Grade C, Gra in 7 Average Attendance Grammar School 10 1" 1". _'?> 12 J' I J I T"f i i I'm; 1 1 it;li Scliooi I i "l rt ."i v < ira de 9 Grade 1 < ? Grade 11 T ot a Grand Total hi r.r, 01 ' u] tM :n '>< > 20 123 II Preaching at Swift Creek. I FV Shiver wiil preach at Swift Creek Baptist church Sunday after noon at four o'clock. Mn?do for the occasion will be famished by the Antioch choir. The ptiblic is invited to attend. ; KOI. I, OK' IIONOK Fur Camden (jrailrtl and IIIkIi Hfhool For Ninth Month. tirade I. Phyllis Cai'i'lnm. Clarence ChrlHtmas, Levering llall, Margaret Coodalo, Harold Hough, Peary Threat, Alioo DePass, Emily (loodale, Edith Webster, Margaret McCoy, James So? gle, I (Jrade 2.-- HUixahcth Renson, Willie Hallo, Ma bio Flowers. Co nova Jones, Carolyn MeKuln. Olive Nettles. Emily Pitts, I.onora Khnme, Adolo Savage, Mattle Shaw, Shannon RlackwelL Waddy Hlackinon. Arehilbald Roattio, Henry J.rf?o Clyburn, Allien Hardy, Hon Lingle, (lay Rlaekmon. Orade Ronton Rurns, Marvin Huckaboe. Robert Kennedy McLean Kins, Duncan Lang, El well Kay, RoohflllO Sheorii. Catherine Roykln. Carolyn Rurnet, Elizabeth Cureton, Inez Oardner, Nannie K. (Jurdbor, Noll (.loodale, Virginia Hallo. Nancy. Pea roe, Carolin<! Richardson. Mauroon Sowefll. Ellen Kiowa rf. (Irade I ? MoCrady Dunlap. .I,,c .Njo gnlescu. Elmer Waifs, Molly Rlackwcll Mary Roykln. Virginia DeLuaehe. Edith (loodale. Francos Owens, Louise Trapp. Rebecca Zoinp. Evelyn Rruoo. (Irade ?">. ? 'Annie IV. Walls, Margaret Kast. Willie Porter, Lossio Player Carolyn Heyman. Ella (loft. Monlirlo Rurns, T. TV Clyburn, Lelghton Hardy, - Hilly l.indsay. Ralph MoCa skill. Clyde Spradley. Eugene PuRose. (irade (?.- Harriet Whltakcr. Mary Mc(>y, Margaret Hillings. Jonnio Smith, Pearl Johosj Susie Watklns. Jack Kirkland, Donald Baltics, Jumel lo Halle, Carolyn "Woolen, Mary Cure ton Maude Dabn^y. Sarah DoPass. Helen Savage. (Tfhiflie Russell. Crude 7.? T>avid Rlaokwell. Henry Hardy. Elihu Selilosburtr. (latewood Workman. Alma ? Holla ml. Grade. 8. ? Florrle Outlaw. Louise lRrseh. Miriam Rruce. Lilla Mills, Har riet Steodman. Mildred Gardner, May mie Pickett, Sallio Hinson. William Nettles. Harriet Lipscomb, Clisby Dn Rosc, Emily Jenkins, Cecil Wlttkow sky, Christopher Vaughn, Theodore Hodgos. Grade. 9.? -Emily Wooten. Rasll Rruce, "Margaret Mills. Kate Watkln?. Martha Workman, Ethel DoPass, Co? thell Fonts, Lonnie Munn, Mazie Robert <. Airnes Shannon. Mary Hough, Aubrey Heat tie. Sarah Lewis, Ada R. Nettles. Grade 10. ? Mary E. Hough. Laurens Mills. Nellie Kirkfland, Louis Do Loach. Eugene DeLoache, Estelle "Williams. Grade 11.? Stella M. Hall. Coolie Truesdale. Roland Nettfles, Joyce Steed man. Met t le H?l lc. Elizabeth Work man. Stella A. Hall. Simon Eiehel. Ansley Watts, Louise Watklns. Marga ret Jenkins. Edna Tiller, Oakman Hay. .Tamos WaKlace. HIS H()1)V BROIGHT BACK I uneral of Voting Bratton delxmeh Held I>ast Friday Afternon. The body of Lieut. W. Itral ton ?|e Loach. .Jr., which lias been resting in llio cemetery at Toul. France. since 101, x arrived in Camden last Thur< day afternoon and was carried t<> Mi" residence of his parents. Mr. and Mrs W. B. deLoach, where members of the Kershaw Guards and of the James Tveroy lielk Po^t of the American Le gion. formed a guard of honor for th<* night to watch over the remains. At six o'clock Friday afternoon thr funeral procession was formed at tin residence and the body was carried to the Quaker cemetery and buried in the family burying ground* after funeral rites by the Her. F. II Hard ing Members of the Kershaw <iuards. members uf the American Legion l'o<f. members f f'anip Kichard Kirkland I' >' V. members ..f the American Ib*d together wifh a lar;'c ?? .1. colir-e <-f friends of the dead -? ?! ! . i ? : wi?ne??i-d t lie re burial. The t(.inlr,r:! h"-use> .-.f I. . elosed i>ne hour earlier in order that all envid participate in the ccrem and show their la'-r respects to > oung 'oidiiT wlr1 a \ ? u;> :?:? i!f.- : hi- 'ouiitr* The pa ;;i, <?;.!. !v HI I.r.nlv .1 i ? ? ?r:i? men nr.d were ;i < follow >? A ' i v e Char'ie Vi |??p "giie Whit l.eno - .la* k Watkins. Adicke* Kirkland. T>e<(^ <?oodale. Herman l'.aruch. Hon orary Cantey Villepigue. Alfred Me. Lend. Arthur r'larke, Snm So well. Marvin Ken?r>nover Knger.e I .en" r (Jib DelJruh!. Tillman Davis. li J or dan. Kistler Sinclair. Ilol)son Hilton. Ilalph Shannon Kugene Zemj>. James Zemp. ? Mrs. James I'. Bowweii, who wm a reunion visitor ha? returner! to her home in r*olnmli!a GKKKNVII.I.K THANKS t'A.MDKN Mountain City Folks Great l> Pleased With Our City. It will he rivalled thai The Green ville Boosters visited Camden on May 17th. find that they wort* shown over our beautiful elty h> our Chamber of i Oonunereo. Uurlhg their short stay hero many continents were hea rd regard I ii K the progress of Camden, and most especially ??f our beautiful streets nn?l parks. Vpon their return to Green vllle, the Boosters expressed themselves as being delighted to have had the opport unity to visit Camden. and MOss K. Penn, Secretary of tlie 'Young Mens' Rusluess 1. vague, and Win. It. Tlmmons Secretary of the Greenville Chamber Commerce wrote to secretary -treasurer McDauiel of our Chamber of Commerce expressing their appreciation for the wonderful hospitality shown them by our citizens. Mr. lVnn's letter follows: ?*< >11 r reception in yollr cily while on j our recent State tour was most hospj table, and our only regret was that we | } j could not spend more time in the his* ! torb- <ity of Camden. The cordiality of the people of your city and the striking beauty of t'aunlen have been | the. source of considerable comment since returning, to Greenville. ?'?Mir tour has been declared :t ureal i success and \\ e feel that as a result of the tour we have been brought nciloser t'? Camden and other cities of the Stale. We hope that :i now spirit will arise in the ?U;ite :is a result of the tour, and wf> aspire yon that we will be glad to cooperate with vour section of the State at any time for' the upbuilding of your .section or the) ! entire State. i "Agaijj thanking you foy your many i I favors, and hoping that we may some i 'day have the plca^nre of entertaining! I. von in Greenville Mr. Timinons' letter reads as foil lows: j "As one of the Greenville Hoosters j who recently, made the wonderful trip j around South Carolina. 1 want to thank i you for all you did for us In the j matter of courtesy and entertainment, j "We hod an exceedingly pleasant - tflay In your city and I did not hear of a man on the trip who did not 'express hinn&flf as being especially please I with your section of our won jderful State. Here's hoping that you I will return the visit and that you will not be long in doing so. The trip taught us that we have one of the greatest states in the T'nimi and all] if needs Is a little closer cooperation and a unity of efforts in the develop inent of our various natural ad van | tages." About the only thing we can say in connection with these letters is that. I if the Green vilfle Roosters had spent : more than an hour in Camden, they j i would have gone out on their next trip boosting Camden instead of Green- j ville. However, we are glad to have! had them for one hour, and hope they j will eouie again. If they do, they will J find that same wonderful hospitality i Servircs at <?raee Church. There will be n<? -irviccs in ^Jraivi I'.pi.soopal Church oil Sunday morning. June 5th. as the Hector, Hev. F. TI. Harding expects to be in Charleston ' by request ;i t the it opening of St. j Phillips Church after recent improve- j [merits. There will Ik* Sunday School at five o'clock as usual. The Churchman's <'lub will also hold it- regular meeting* on Sunday night ;il ^:ir? o'clock. .Must Pay Promptly Manager J. A. Hough, of the South- I ' ern Hell, calls attention <f local ?uh i , x-rihers to the rules printed in red Ink ! "H their telephone statements carh week. IOffective immcdia lei> t ! i e \ will ?di>e?i,iinii7* calling 1 17 ? r i ) ? r - over the J , phuur to notify fhein their a tint* are! 'unpaid. If service i^ ^u?|?endeil ? . n i ti 1 1 1 of nou-pnyitieir of b "A. ?er I will be restored on'.) upon pay I ?nent of restoration charge > f *1 ' ? ? i : : : i !d it ion to payment of MM in fu!1 , Accident at Kail Crossing. ^iturday iDortiliiS as W" I Hunnlcut and A <? Hail were . ii'_r to town :n a:s automobile f..r the j r:::^"s'e ()f getting ?..l/ar, Iein"iw and; ? for a ptcn.e being l.'M at M' /.ion church. they ran the engine j of t fre.ght train on be S.n:?her:i trek at the cro?*irg n? i r the urt Inn The engine was going at a very , low ??peed and was about, to >top when the <;^in whkh the^r* rnpn were rid ing ran into It The result was that .Mr. IIutmicTit received Re vera 1 bruises, i hut not of a very serious nature Mr. i Hall was rig+it hndly Tirnised, espec ial ly one of hi* knee*, and the ear wa? I dr?nolUhed. liKTItrNK SCHOOL (LOSKS IVof. Kratiss Declines I'rinclpalship For 'Another Term. Itcthuue. May '-'7. The closing orcises of the Itcthuue graded school were held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday t?\ t*i? i iii^s. ?>n Wednesday evcuiim au operetta was given by Miss Stella llethunc's music class, on i he same evening a "Mother tioose" jiluy wiis presented by. the lit: tie folks who lnid been trained by Miss Union (Jarland. fourth grudc teacher. Thursday evening the grad uating ehisw, assisted by some of the high school pupils, staffed "The t.ltile ClodhopiH-r." a three act comedy. The iiradunt inu exercises were held Friday evening. *ix hoys and gltis finished the course of study, Wilina (Jordoii, A le.ue M'clhftveill aid Annie ,.\la,\s. anl Joe Fstriilge, Mortimer (ianliier and Norwood 1 1 til I WHhia t;?>r?lon delivered the valldietory and i lie llev. 11. Ilroom. pastor of the ItaptUt elitirch. delivered the address to I lie iri*3l 1 1 iui 1 1 ILK < 'hi ss. Several t h'MUscs and musical numhei's were driven during the evening. II. F. Kihuss has declined the piin* ? ipalship <?f i he ^chooj for lirjl ' 'J'J a lid leaves in ji few da,\V to accept a position ill the Stair l)idii>(rial sellout in Florence. Mi** Maud i 'roeeh. assl-iani Id^li M-hiioi teacher. lia-? returned to her home In Novwav She. also, was ie elected, lull diMlined l?? accept. S<> far ?aily two of the former teachers have accepted positions. Miss (larlaud a n. I Mrs. MeNard. vorv; itoY ii.\N(?s iumsi;li j " . I TwrlvcVt'iir-Old James tiraddirli Fotllld Dettll IVMiopx i ITTv. May Ml. ? This nil ire low n was shocked Sniulay afternoon, (5 o'clock when the news sprmui that .lame* CrnddieU. the 1'J year old A? ? 1 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. (Sraddick bud been loun'd in his fa Hum 's garage suspended on a rope dead lie had evidently hecn dead for two or three hours as his hody wUh stiff. Me was last ??een alive just aftrr hr ate his dinner and soon disappeared hut hi parents thinking that he was out play hi); with Ids little friends did not ho conic alarmed. The mother took the other children to Sunday school and returned ahotit (5 o'clock and prepared to take an automobile ride I ?n t did not care to l#ave little .lames at home alone, so she told the other children to go out and see if they coirid find him. and hi< little sij.ter thinking that he had none to ihe garage to play, went there and f^nind him hanging "n a rope dead. The supposi I ion is that he was play >ing with the rope and accidentally fell I and hung himself. lie was a height' hoy and was a ineinlyer of the Medio disj ('hnrch 1 1 ?? was also a menthol* of the I toy Scouts. lie had Just finished l he fifih grade atld wa? pro moled to the sixth. The funeral ser \ ices were Inild at Hebrew Methodic Church, yesterday afternoon, and was conducted hv the Rev W \' IHhhlc. Ills Car Burned. While driving down cast I ? < ? K ; ? 1 1 ? street Wednesday llie llrisco :i iitoriio ldle belonging to Mr Henry K. Beard caught fire and was almost completely destroyed. Mr. Heard had JiM return ed from a trip to Columbia in the car mid he has no idea how il caught fire llis attention was '-ailed to (he hlnz< underneath by a man standing on the sidewalk, and by the liaie he could stop the car was well aflame He ? a rried !m> insurance on ? be c:i r I'rot raited Meeting. \\ aic i*c(picstcd to .t tjiioiMice :ha! a j>i"ira't<d meeting .s exported p< I i n a ' ! lie Hermitage mill < bap?-l th. 1 ^'iiida y in .1 * i r.< The pa for Kcv. \\ I> Wi;;ia:us. u iil he as si*-;..', in ? ; t i - ing by ! he I :id..n. evftig.-lisf lb \ A s l/ick. C T! o m. v. i : ! i v ;.i?' 1 1 > i ? ! w ?? W< I In - I !|C i ' lb ' !? i? ? 'I d .( " I in** stalk of Cotton. Mr .1 I Ku-h. ra : r.i r ? J: I [Vi.'.u .i br4.ui;!. J : ? j' U'v|,-i.|.n Mi" fir.e r -l;i'.k f ' oflon I see'; - .. I <.?M I' ' ' C ; ! ?? i I r I ? -* sev?n inches a ;.d is w . . f ; ui : ci with sy ua re-. | M<st < f j lie ? ? tiou is backward . n growth on account "f u favorable wea-j th^r cnndlf ion?. Hold 'Em. ? You %ny \ou were graduated from n hanber college What's yotjr college yell ?" "Slip his lii#! Cut his jaw! Take bin face off. raw. raw. raw!" CONTRACT LET FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING V IsirvTo mtmhor of out of town ton t motors wort* horo VVtMlnovdfly (o moot with tho School. Trustoos <>f this tils trlot to plaoo hhls for tho oonstruotion of a now hljfh sol.iool building to take tho jdfloo of tho ono dostroyod *?> firo on tho old Koynoldt* sit o, Tho.ro wiM'o nino bids on tho build log. sovon on the plumbing anil sl\ on tho boating. Tho folds ranged from $182,' (MM) to $10d,J>fM on tho building thO hid going to Urown Hurry (.'<>? of CJastonla. N. at tho hit tor figure. ,1 L. Powers, of Honnftttsvillo. S. (\.. had tho low est hid for tho boat Inn nnd plunihlng $<lv1.'tO for tho lion ting and for I l?o plumbing. To this amount will ho addod tho .oosl of tho arohltoot. making tho total oost of tho building around (I. ('. Wilson ?.?f (Viluinhiii. will ho tho ifrphltoot In ohiirgo, Tho hnildiii); will liavo fiftoon olavs rooms, with otlloo rooms and an audi torium with a sealing ojipaoity of sovon hundred and fifty. It will hnvo all n | ? todati' olootrloiil equipment anil ho modern in ovory way. It is not known i iu^t when tin- work will ooiiiiiienoe. KA1IAYAY WAUKS (I T New Scale of Wnges Heroines Affective in July. Chicago. May HI.- An estimated four 1 1 ti ml r?kil million dollars will he clashed -from tin* nation.V railway wage bill when mi order cutting want's ari aver age "f l'J per cent. to be handed down tomorrow by the United States Hall road Labor Hoard, becomes effective .] nJly 2. The order affects members of thirty one labor organizations, em ployed <?n KM railroads. While the decrease Is specifically ap plied only to the roads whose eases have been heard by the board, the decision says it may later bo applied to any other road asking a hearing under the provisions of the Kseh ftrmmiiis transportation act. percentages of reductions eonipilted by members of the board save the average of 12 per cent, and the same source estimated the annual reduction in wages at approximately $ 100,000,000. The decision grants reductions vary ing from five to thirteen cents an hour, or from to 18 per cent, and in the ease of section laborers completely > wi|X's out I he increase granted that class of employes by the $000,000,000 wage ii ward of July 'JO, 10'JO Kor sec tion men the rcdu<*tion was approx imately IS per cent, ^witchmen and shop crafts were given a 0 per cent reduction, while the train service men I were cut approximately 7 per cent. <'nr rejHurers were cut ahout !<? per cent Conimon labor, over which {he rail roads made their hardest fight, is to be reduced six to eight ami one-half cents an hour, cutting freight trucly crs' average monthly wages to $07.10 and track laborer* to $77.11. This new schedule gives section men :i n aver age daily wage of $11.02 for an eight hour day, although considerable testi mony offered by the roads. |rart icula rJy in the South, showed ''Oinmoti labor wages as low .*1 ,V> f'?r a fen -hour day. Shop craft employes and train eu gine service men. except those in pas senger service, are reduced eight cents an hour . < 'oust ruction aid section foremen are reduced ten cents an hour. I 'a ssi-uger ami freight engineers, who w ere given increases of i- n and f hi r - teen cents j, n hour by Hie 1!?L'0 award laic to be ?u! - i \ and eight cents an ; I, Mir respectively I '.i -senger t i I freight conductor- who received in '?{'U-CS (,f twelve .lie! <. lie-half Cents ; in r ??_'<? arc 'o be cm' se\ cti and one-half 1 a: d eight r j.< ? ? ? 'y. by the ;:;r-.v schedule. I .tin d . - ; ? ie-i - .id \ i nltnu st e j v ni'-i.tb'v eir:i i:g- a' present ' , i _??? >"_'i W ? ' ? >"_'7?. c ,L i Ight ?it* an !n'-. ;r I"... ?? :n 1 1 !' ? ? i 1 1 ii \ i i a , *p< y ' ? ? ./?? ' ? ai;d ;].< r employe- und**r . gh ' ? eu y ? ''f a -a ho w i ! 1 r",'!'11' f ? ? i ciitv a hour !? ? (i f ; < ? r .7 oiy I Truck Smashes I'lalc (>lass I !,ig d e I : V err t r ? . k "f the A me. - a;; I'.xrro*- Comp,iTi\ driven hy 'K w a 'd Campbn',1 snia?h?*d info 'ho pin'e gla-s fr'mt of the ?'a mden randy Kttch I en Wednesday afternoon and dorrrol!sh ed the and also partially wrecked a show case Young Campbell hn l just cranked the machine when it started off In attempting to hold the ear back he was pushed Into OOi glass and had his right arm badlj <T0t, but for t una felt wa? not *erlon?ly Injured.