Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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II HAVE YOU TRIED OUR - -' T7T-,. .7-7 < ISfl III FTHYI C, ASOI INF Hi 1 ii I LaU/\ JVJLlll Li In Your New Ford or Chevrolet? I 'r -a i. ) .,. If not, you are missing something. The New Fords, and in fact, all of the late High I] 111 Speed, High Compression cars perform much better with Ethyl Gasoline., With it you II have no carbon or spark knock, no foul odor, greater speed and power, quicker start fl and pick-up Let us fill your tank once, and you'll neVer want to use ordinary I ] l \ j gasoline again. 11 ^ DISTRIBUTED IN CAMDEN BY * 1 | Carolina Motor Company . Wholesale and Retail Petroleum Products - |1 % X - it*-# 3 S* Lady Members Resign From Welfare Board Spartanburg, Jan. 15.?Moved by the resignation yesterday of Miss Meverette R. Smith as superintendent of the South Carolina Industrial School for Girls at Columbia who charged that officials had conducted a hearing of allegations of unduly severe discipline and that she had discharged certain persons from the employ of the institution without giving her the opportunity of presenting her case, the three members of the advisory committee of the school operating under the State Board of Public Welfare today tendered their resignation. The members of the committee who will relinquish their positions held under the appointment of Governor John G. Richards, to whom the resignations have been tendered are: Mrs. Pauline Witherspoon, of Spartanburg; Dr. Jane Bruce Guignard, of Columbia; and Mrs. Maria L. Jennings, also of Columbia, formerly of Bishopville. Miss Smith's resignation also tendered to Governor Richards becomes effective Thursday according to reports received from Columbia. In the resignations the members charge Governor Richards with utterly ignoring the advisors' committee and brands the action of the chief executive as a "direct slap at the women of South Carolina who have been attempting to improve tlu? condition of the unfortunate girls c I f the state in our penal and charitable t institutions." The letter of resignation of the advisory hoard says: "The undersigned members of the advi.xo:> committee of the South Carolina Industrial School for Girls beg to hcrew ith tender their ic-igna j tion> as members of th> advisor.'; b' ai d. "W* .ha\ e recently lean-.-d tii.t \ i>a- , eiiencj . m a wry :mp< riant matte: involving the .oim;ni>'.ratiun t the II lillxt' ..ll S'h. I. 1 1'..? g.' : I II ,-d 1 eettgiM.'C the \ : r.ce ;,u' h city ol t- . '): wna i, > a -' i ".it . ry rr. i ' ri , i . alcd : "g at ' ,i: , :;.i 1 m:u?tvia! S.hr.d f. . u d! bo !|,m b b\ e!\ ,,t' -4' ^. i .>iiy ^ mi: attitude in - le-p. i' iVs 111*, otlxlstenl with !"'v ' tiriivy taken by you in advising Mis* Sirnih that she was to act up< n :he ndvicV\nf this committee m the appointmcnt of the personnel and in the general management of the school. That you knew of the existence of the committee, is readily established, by reference to the minutes of the said board of public welfare, now in your office, regarding the action of the board taken at the time you addressed a letter to the board, under date of September 12, 1927. "We further understand that certain criticism has been directed toward us by yourself for not reporting our actions or consulting -with you, but we beg to advise that <V * ~L~ at no time have either y^u or your secretary udvised us of any meeting which the board so held. We desire to state, however, that throughout our entire tenure of office, we have made various reports to various members of the board, whenever the occasion arose, and that we have consistently kept in close contact with the school and its activities, visiting the same several tiuu'.s monthly; and have otherwise cooperated with the superintendent in other particulars. We have seen the morale of the school constantly improved during Miss Smith's incumbency in office and the school is today in the best condition in its history; one of the members of the present board having served in this capacity since the school was created. "As you may not be familiar with the history of this institution, toe wish to recall to your attention the fact that the school was established on the initiative of the State Federation of Women's clubs, with the cooperation of the federal government, which contributed, at least, half of f'he funds for the construction of the present buildings. The federal representative who was directly responsible for securing government aid ' made it a condition of gift that the supervision of the school should be under a board of women, and the statute establishing this school made provision for this committee, As the situation bow stands the only worqan I member of the state board of public welfare has been substituted by a man. and you havo expressed you" intention to disregard the advisory committee appointed under th? statute. We are particularly unwilling to assume any further responsibility for the iii;in:.gemont of r school under the ci tcum-Uan. es, and are, therefore, ten lerii.g our resignations, effective immediately. "We de-he fte tiler t" say that deem the of Miss Smith to he i'.-' .it an irreparable injury thi in ' it a! ton and to the state. , M - Mn ' ia> been connected with! :.? : - .r n for pract i ally seve* >t .ii-. I >ar:ag this time *he welf i' a nt v-. the circuit and probat J j.iUges to various portions ot t' i-tate have learned . that girls can | safely entrusted to this institute ., J The only period w ithin the past s< n ! years when the school has not en I satisfactory was when the aft upt i was made to utili7.e an untraintu and j inexperienced woman. During this time there were grievous bren, nos of discipline and many runaways, and you will recall that at the 'upshot* you had to send your constabulary out to retain order. "Although we have never been officially advised of the charges preferred against Miss Smith, and must, therefore, rely on newspaper Statements and the statementa of former members of the board, we learn that I the two specific charges upon which , the board acted, were, ftrst, that Miss ; Smith had discharged stTWral eui luloyees, replacing them with North i > y. ? . -?. x.-'L- . r-JNafe. ? em women, and that she had been guilty of cruelty in the disciplining of the girls. "As to the first charge, there have been three employees dismissed since Miss Smith was placed in charge us superintendent, all of them having been employed by the institution during the period when it was deteriorating, all of whom were 'holdovers' from the prior administration. Only one Northern employee was appointed by Miss Smith. She is a farm teacher, and this was done on our advice and with our consent, after diligent efforts to secure a South Carolina woman, as teacher of agriculture, poultry raising and dairying, but to no avail. A graduate of the Massachusetts Agricultural college was finally secured and the good effects of her work have been very obvious since sh* came to the school. One of the other vacancies was filled by the Appointment of a Louisiana woman of Italian descent, who is an expert in her line. Both this teacher and the farm teacher came to this state after service at Samarcand. The other vacancy has been filled by a South Carolinian. "As to the charge of cruelty, this committee has been in close touch with the administration of the school, and know, individually, and as a committee, that the charges are utterly untrue.'' Clemson College To Show Terracing Clemson College, Jan. 12.?A big 15-day drive to acquaint farmers in '.ho eroding sections of South Caro-j :.na with the best terracing methods as started January 9 by the Ex-! tension Service. J. I. McAlister. extension agricultuial engineer of Clemson College, is ('operating with county farm agents :i 10 vountics t? give a great number f farm terracing demonstrations. It .s expected that about 25 farm meetjigs win be dev. ted to construction <>! broad base terraces. These demonstrations will leave time for farmers to properly to: race much of their lands before l::e rex: crop season. Many of the monv.g demoh'stralions: will be given f. : :.v benefit of 4-11 Club members. The tirst demo:.- .; utions were held in Greenville county January 9 an i 10. Future dpt. - include Cherokee county, January 14-15, Lancaster county, Januaiv 16-17; Fairfiel-1 county, January !9; Kershaw coun ty, January _!; Orangeburg county, January 22 22; Greenwood county, January 24. Met ormick county, January 25; Abbeville county, January 26; and Oconee county, January 31. Mr. McAlister finds a wide variety of terracing methods throughout the state. Many terracas are defective while others hinder cultivation. Ther? is great room for' Improvement thd standardization, he SUy?. Crime's story could be shortened by lengthening IhU uentiinsH?Wall Street Journal. Bethune News Notes Told By Correspondent Bethune, Jan. 16.?The Woman'* Missionary society of the Baptist church held the January meeting at the home of JlrlL Hattie Heustiss, An interesting program was given by several of the members and the following officers were elected to serve during the year 1929: President, Mrs. W. R. Rosier, vice president, Mrs. P. H. Hester, Secretary, Miss Robert Waters,-treasurer, Mrs. L. D. Robeftson; chairman personal service, Miss Eunice Severance. The Parent Teacher Association held its regular monthly meeting at the high school auditorium-on Tuesday afternoon. A very delightful health program was given by pupils from the second, fourth and fifth grades. The audience was indebted to: Misses Helen Snellgrove, Marie Horton and Stella Bethune, teachers, for this program. During the afternoon Prof. J. C. Foster made an inspiring talk on the subpect of health. , Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rozier invited | a few friends last Friday evening to celebrate with them their wooden wedding anniversary. A tempting quail dinner with salads and a sweet cofirse was served the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Z Brannon are spending some time with their daughter Mrs. Seegars at Fort Lauderdale, Flu. Mrs. J. M. Clyburn is with her mother, Mrs. Zack Blackwell of Ashland section, who has been quite ill for some time. The, friends of Mr. W. A. McDowell will be interested to know that he has sold his stock of goods RUPTURE; SHIED EXPERT HERE E. J. Meinhardi, of Chicago, the well-known expert, will personally | be at the Jefferspn Hotel. Columbia, | S. C.. on Tuesday, January 22nd,. from 9:0u a. m. to 5:00 p. m., and <>n Wednesday, January 23rd, from 9:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. only. Notice?Only gentlemen axe invited, to" call at this time as special arrangements will be announced later for. women and children. A presentable appearance is requested. There is no charge f?>r demonstration. Mr. Meinhardi says: _ "The Meinhardi Rupture Shield", vill not only retain the Rupture per- ; :ectly, but it exercises and strength- | ns the weakened muscles?thereby ontracting the opening, usually giv-: ig instantaneous relief, withstanding! ,11 strain regardless of the size or lo- j Ution of the Rupture. 4 *| "The Meinhardi Rppture Shield", no understraps. It la aUo per-; fectly sanitary and practically indes' tructible and can be worn while bathing. ? _ - % V Ruptures often cause Stomach Trouble# Backache, Constipation, Mervousness and other ailments which promptly disappear after the Rupture is properly retained. Special Notice?All customers that I have fitted here during the past five years are invited to cadi for inspection for which there -will be nd charge. Please note the above dates and of! fice hours carefully. Business de~ j nmnds prevent stopping at any other. c. ty in thU section. (This Wait is for J . white people only.)?R-g. MfilflMIOl, | 1 lm N- Crawford Ave-1 Bar to the Bethune Mercantile Co. and at present has a position with that company in the grocery department. It is reported that a number of ; hogs throughout the community are dying with what is supposed to be--; cholera. Mr. Harley King a resident here lost a very floe hog a\few days i ago with the same disease. Grading on the Jefferson Davis highway south of Bethune, preparatory to paving the road, is progress- j ing rapidly despite some unfavorable ; weather. . i Mrs. Ada Bonner LeBoeuf and Dr. Thomas E. Dreher, condemned to ] death in Louisiana Saturday for murder of the woman's husband, were , granted 15 more days of life Friday for their attorneys to file an appeal for rehearing of the supreme court decision that Chief Justice Charles A. O'Neill had no right to stay their execution Friday night over protest of four associate justices. Child Died in Florida, I Bethune, Jan. 16.?The body of J Annie King, youngest child of tkrMS late G. S. King and Mrs. Annie Lucas a King, was brought from Qainesvilk, 1 LI a., last Friday and buried ?t' m Bethany church cemetery besids hir .11 mother and father. The fwveral wr vices were conducted by the Rev. f, 3 E. Derrick^ pastor. She is surwVerf0 f by four siWIrs and a brother in Ytorida, a sister and brother in Ne?a, S. C., a brother in Columbia, and tn | sisters in Bethune. Mrs. Elisabeth Arneach, oldest 1PK? man in the 'Cherokee Indian rescrva- I tion in Jackson county, N.C., difd j Sunday, aged more than 100 years. THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEL is by train. The safest. Most com* -? for table. Most reliable. Costs lets. Inquire of Ticket Agents regarding greatly reduced fares for short trips. SOUTHERN RAILWAY 8YST&K ELECTR1K MAID BAKE SHOP Jil NOT CHEAP BREAD 1 * . i I -?^ j But the Best Loaf At a Fair Price It' you pay a nickle for a loaf of bread you yet a' I nickel's worth and- that is all. iA really whole-some^"" i|l nutritious loaf, that' makes red blood and strong mus- ^ ^ cles for yourself and vour. family may- -coat a pemty or ;? 3 two more but according "to dietitians is worth a loii, more. ?- _ ,.-vKream Krust Bread Don't risk the health of the kiddies, but feed them on j A satisfying, health giving loaf. Buy a loaf today. ~ S . ' ^ Yours for Good Health, Electrik Maid Bake Shop