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pamkrg ^crsQj H8TASM8HBD APBEL, 1801. Pctittsbed Weekly at Bashers* 3. C. Hi ml as second-class master April 181*1, under Aet of March S, 1879. $8.00 PER YEAR. Volume 30. Xo. 29. Thursday, July 21,1921. ADULT SCHOOLS. Decidedly the most interesting occurrence at the recent meeting of the South Carolina Press Association in Greenville was a short talk by L. M. Jtirown, a resident or tne tfranaon mill village in Greenville. Mr. Brown appeared before the editors in bebalf of the adult school movement. He said he was going on fifty years of .? age, and was unable to reacf or write until after he was 4S years old. Then the teacher of the adult night school got after him to go to school, and he was so ashamed of the fact that he could not read or write that he refused for a long time to go to this school. However, his wife finally induced him to attend. He is a man of splendid appearance and made what could truthfully be said to be a fluent v - speech, and the use of his English was better than one would think. He also introduced another student of the school, who had served with.the A. E. F. in France. While away he was unaoie 10 write- ms wne ur reau a letter from herr He is now able to read after eight months in the * adult school. This was the best argument for this movement that we I have ever heard. *Mr. Brown said that although South Carolina is the last state in . the union in literacy conditions are probably worse than statistics show, , , for many men have learned to mechanically write their names, and are thus listed as literate, while others have managed to learn the bare use of certain letters without any real knowledge of the thought contained in any sentence that they can read. In the mill towns of the state these schools are doing a wonderful work in giving adults at least some of the 5 principles of an education, and it C- would put new energy into every person in the state interested in bring| ing the state's status higher up in the gvr' , educational column good to hear Mr. Brown tell what his little p learning has done for him. Tears p.. \ came to his eyes when he told how a rf: year or two ago he read in his Bible fffr' for the first time in his life, and how y he can now read the newspapers and feel the pulse of the world as relat> ed in periodicals. . Brown ought to be employed to i Tisit every town in South Carolina Pand tell the people about himself and |p ^ . the results of the adult schools. By ' so doing more interest would be aroused in this state in the cause of ||i'; education than by any other method we can think of. STILL LIVE IX STOXE AGE. ! People of Solomon Islands Use Teeth of Foxes as Currency. People who are still living in the manner of the Stone Age are found on Rennell Island, in the Solomon Group, Melanesia, according to Dr. Northcote Deck, a missionary. Dr. Deck says there are only about 500 inhabitants, and because of their isolation, through lack of ship's anchorage, even their dialect has never been studied. The natives only had implements and weapons of stone and wood when Dr. Deck first visited the island. They showed great eagerness to barter home-made articles for anything i made of iron. \"The men are great fighters and I wrestlers. Their throwing spears iiave points made of human leg and arm' bones, and tipped with a bone :r splinted designed to break off in the f[ wound," says Dr. Deck. "They seemed to feel keenly the monotony of their isolation and showed a settled melancholy, both in their faces and the cadence of their voices. Their only sort of music, to which they dance, consists in the, tuneless beating of a log." The teeth of flying foxes, which swarm in the caves oni the island seem to be the only form of currency known there. * ipp- - Significant. I .Nine year-oia unanes carnea letters from the lawyer next door to his best girl. Every time he took one the lawyer gave him a dime. But one day he decided to reward him a little better. He started to fish two dimes out of his pocket. "I guess these letters are about worth twenty cents," he remarked facetiously. "Yes, sir," Charles agreed, soberly "that's what I get?a dime from you and one from her." But he didn't know what there was about his speech to make the fellow grin so happily.?Indianapolis News. CO. G HOLDS RKIMOX. Interesting Programme Carried Out At Bethesda Church Thursday. The annual reunion of company G, C. S. A., was held last Thursday at Bethesda Baptist church. Although the weather was not promising ere was a large crowd present. T, day was broken into by only a small shower. Quite a number of old soldiers was present at the annual reunion, although the number grows smaller each year, and very few years will elapse before the members of this famous old aggregation will nave passed away. A bountiful dinner was served on the grounds and a most enjoyable day was spent by all those present. The meeting was called to order by the chairman. Veteran J. C. Copeland, followed by a song by C. \Y. Rentz, Sr., C. W. Renz, Jr., C. E. Black, J. J. Heard, and Leighton Rentz. The opening prayer was made by Coroner J. H. Zeigler. D. O. Hunter and P. M. Varn were elected to serve on the reunion committee with Chairman Copeland. r>r _t "R Riaek made the welcome address. In a short talk Senator Black extended a cordial welcome to the veterans, their friends and all those present to the church on this occasion. Coroner Zeigler made the response, stating that he had been coming to the reunion for fifty years. The occasion made him sad because' many of the people he knew in years past had passed away or moved to other sections and were no longer regular visitors. The chorus then sang "Carry Me Back to Old Carolina." Chairman Copeland then introduced Hon. J. Carl Kearse as the orator of the day. Mr. Kearse paid a high tribute to the soldiers of the confederacy. "We never tire of them," said the. speaker, "and being with them on every possible occasion. I do not wish to recall old scores between the north and the south, nor do not wish to recall old sores beas the north thought she was right in the war and the south thought she was right, but an impartial observer is bound to concede that the principles involved in the fight of the southern confederacy were . nearer right than those expoused by the north. The north was more interested in disrupting the south through the freedom of the slaves than by a genuine desire to help the negroes." Slavery was the greatest blessing ever enjoyed by the negroes, said Mr. Kearse. By reason of slavery the negro was brought from the African jungles and given homes and civilization in America. "The principles of the south during the sixties are still alive," Said Mr. Kearse, and coptinued: "The confederacy was the means of inserting in the constitution of the United States many of the tenets that make the constitution of this country the greatest document in the world." The confederates were perhaps the best soldiers the world has ever known. They killed more of their enemy than there were confederate soldiers to begin with, and had they been properly equipped with arms and ammunition the result of the great conflict would doubtless have been different. The pluck and courage of the south was discussed, and the conditions prevailing were shown before the war and afterward. When the guns were laid aside at the close of the war the soldiers returned to their impoverished homes and began their careers over again and the south began the great struggle ui regaiu.ug its prestige. He said that if the veterans of the south could return to their homes after the civil war and make good, there is certainly no necessity for the present generation to worry over conditions prevailing now as the result of the world war. Mr. Kearse's addresS was characterized as being one of the best ever delivered at thej reunion. After another song by the chorus. Coroner J. H. Zeigler, as -usual, called the roll of company G from memory in alphabetical order. The minutes of the last meeting were read ana aaoptea, ana me secunu luurs-i day in July, 1922, named as the date for the next reunion at Bethesda church. The following veterans were present at the reunion: J. H. Zeigler, J. W. Bessinger, D; W. Klzer, i). O. Hunter, P. M. Yarn, Calvin Rentz, J. M. Rizer, J. I. Copeland, F. E. Copeland, H. F. Pearson, J. M. Felder, J. C. Copeland, and J. A. McCramick. . The following resolutions were adopted, with a request for publication in The Herald: Whereas. Our Heavenly Father, in His infinite wisdom, has seen fit to take from us and this community our beloved and esteemed comrades. D. 0. Steedley, H. J. Zorn and M. O. Kino -rrl Therefore, be it resolved, by Company G. of the 1st South Carolina volunteers, of the Armv of the Southern Confederacy, in annual m^p-in? assembled, this the 14th day of July. A. D. 1921: 1. That the. organization keenly feels the loss of these esteemed members, and Company G has lost in the THE HAZARD OF BATTLE. Some Remarkable Photographs of the Jutland. It has been clear since the day after battle of Jutland that the greatest naval action of the war must always remain a matter of controversy with regard to many phases of the complicated engagement between the British and German fleets. But only recently has it been revealed by how narrow a margin the British battle cruiser fleet, so gallantly led by Admiral Beatty, escaped graver disaster than it actually suffered in the de I struction or tnree great snips, me indefatigable, Queen Mary and Invincible. In Admiral Jellico's exhaustive account of the battle recently printed in his volume on "The Grand Fleet/' it was disclosed that Admiral Beatty's flagship, the Lion, had the roof of one of her turrets blown off by a German shell. Still more rectntly copies of illustrated English periodicals have come to hand in which are printed for the first time a number of remarkable photographs of the British battle cruisers taken in the height of the action from the decks of the accompanying destroyers. One of these photographs shows the immense clouds of smoke which obscured the remnants of the Queen Mary when that ? nAmnlafnlv rifl Snip WitS suuuciu > auu vwuii/ivtv/ij stroyed through explosion. Another photograph shows the flagship Lion straddled by German shells raising great geysers "of water and with smoke pouring from one of her "burning turrets" according to the caption There is nothing in a turret in a modern man-of-war to burn, except ammunition. This picture, in connection with the reference to the Lion in Admiral Jellico's book, indicates that it was only by some fortunate chance that the flagship escaped destruction when struck by German projectiles in a manner similar to that which j sent at least two of the other ships to their doom. In the case of the others the explosion of ammunition in the turret was communicated to the main magazine with the total destruction of the ship as a result. In the case of the Lion the explosion in the turret in some way failed to reach the magazine. Not From Her. Charles looked very glum. "Matilda has broken our engagement," he confessed to his chum. "Sorry to hear that," replied his friend Hal. "Why did she break it?" "Because I stole a kiss." "What!" cried Hal. "Do you mean to say sue ODjeciea 10 tue ieuuw lu| whom she is engaged stealing a kiss from her?" Charles stammered and stuttered. "It wasn't exactly that," he admitted. "You see, the kiss I stole I didn't steal from her." Two Thousand Unnecessary Graves. The grand jury of Charleston county in its presentment directs attention of the statute prohibiting the carrying and the sale of pistols less than 20 inches long and under three pounds in weight. Had tne statute Deen eniorcea since July 1, 1910, when it went into "effect," the number of graves in South Carolina would be fewer by at least 2,000.?The State. death of D. O. Steedl'ey, H. J. Zorn and M. O. Kinard three worthy comrades and brave soldiers, whose very names carried with them the affection of the members of the company. 2. That the commuity and state has lost worthy citizens whose deeds j and labors will be remembered through the years to come. 3. That while it is with sorrow and sadness that we give them up. we bow in humble spirit to the will of Our Father, who ever doeth all things well. T"* j x ^ a ^ 4- : ? t. inai a cup v ui uiese icauiuuuus i be spread on the minute books of this organization, and a copy be given the families of the deceased, and be published in the county papers. Adopted this the 14th day of July, A. D. 1921. Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father to take from our presence and midst our beloved comrade and esteemed president, Captain J. B. Hunter, who was a member of Company G, 1st S. C. volunteers; Therefore, be it resolved, by Company G, 1st S. C. volunteers in annual meeting assembled, this the 14th day of July, A. D. 1921: 1. That the organization has lost a li beloved member and an esteemed offi cer, who served so faithfully as president from the foundation of the or| ganization tt) the time of his death, and that Company G, of the first South Carolina volunteers, has lost a worthy comrade and a brave soldier, whr> pm'nvpd rhp affprtinn and thp ad miration of the members of the Company. 2. That the county and community has lost a true member of society and the state of South Carolina a worthy and patriotic citizen, who ever stood i eady to befriend the needy, to uphold the right, and promote the cause of good. 3. That while it is with sorrow and sadness that we give him up, we humbly bow to the will of our Father, who knows best and whom we ever trust. 4. That a-copy of these resolutions be spread on the minute books of this organization, a copy be given to the family of the deceased, and be published in the county papers. Adopted this the 14th day of July, A. D. 1921. | BLACKVILLE BUREAU Mrs. J. M. Halford, Manager. Blackville, July 19.?Mr. and Mrs.; Quinby Beard are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a daughter, born July 16, who will be called Ellen Marian. Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ray an-j - i - v t- i. U ! nounce tne oinn 01 a uaugiuei-, wm July 7, who has been given the name of Mary Helen. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Halford announce the birth of a granddaughter,: born to Mr. and Mrs. Willanl 0. Brodie, of Orangeburg; July 7, who hasj been given the name of Zelda Eliz-! abeth. Mrs. Brodie will be remembered as Miss Annie Halford. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. 5tm announce; the birth of a daughter, who will be called Clara, in honor of her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartzog. Jr.. announce the birth of two baby daughters, born last week. We wonder if Olar has anything! nn Rlackville in the wav of swelling, * " i the population. Mr. and Mrs. Marian Simmons and i Marian, Jr., of Beech Island, were: visitors to Blackville relatives last j week-end. Mr. Simmons is original- j ly from Chattanooga, but has selected Beech Island for his permanent home. Reddick Still, who is now a midshipman at the U. S. Naval academy, Annapolis, Md., writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Still, that he - ? 1 ?1? ?i - J ^ T* ** a? tttawIt n rl i IS atJIlgmeU Willi 1IIS ucw ?uia a.iiw , environment. He says: "I'm getting! plenty to eat, plenty to wear, plenty! of rest, plenty of work, plenty of i sleep; what more can a fellow desire?" Everett Still, of Blackville, is also a midshipman at the Xaval academy. Dr. and Mrs. Ben Storne and Mrs. Sue Compton have gone to Ashevillej for the remainder of the summer. A boy scout troop has recently been organized here and Aaron W. Rentz was elected scout master. Miss Eunice Plunkett, of Atlanta, visited her sister, Mrs. Charlie Martin, recently. Johnnie Ussery, of the Connie Maxwell orphanage, spent ten days with his mother at the Rush house, returning today. John Simmons and his mother, Mrs. C. E. Simmons, of Bamberg, vister, Mrs. R. A. Ayer, last week. Willie Keel, nf Columbia, and Miss Annie Keel, of Augusta, twin sister anl brother, whose devotion to each other has always been beautiful, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keel. Claude, >Lewis and Rutherford Free, of Columbia, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Free, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Buist and children and Mrs. "Roy Still and"children left Wednesday for a camping trip in the mountains of North Carolina. Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Miller and little son left Monday for a camping trip in the mountains of North Carolina, around Lake Toxaway. Lightning struck one of the pretty shade trees in Blackville by D. O. Fanning's store near the telephone office and Miss Thompson, the operator, received quite a shock. Miss Ida Blanche Walker, of Tampa, Fla., is visiting her aunt and uncle, Dr. and Mjs. D. K. Briggs. Miss Cecile Fickling is at home after a visit to relatives in Columbia. | ^ T n T /,,, ir*A T^,i ? An r, VA + ll vn A/1 Tt* 1 4" JL/UUICC jjuu^au icuuucu ?itn ! her. Miss Myrtice Boylston is at home! after a visit to relatives in Florence, j Rutled?e Fishburne spent Sunday in Charleston. Mrs. Leroy Still suffered severely! from a sprained ankle several days; last week. Capers and Henry Peterson, of! |jpcu< I WE HAVE H | SINCE MARC | ROXAGE WI | OVER THE C 1 THAT ALL A 1 MONEY ON E | WE ARE 1K)1 1 ! CIRI.P AVIi J I THING IN Ol SPEC! Fruit Jars, Ja 4 AND I> I CASF f Greenwood, are visiting their aunt, I .Mrs. I. F. Still. James Mimms, of St. George, spent; a few days recently with his sister, j Mrs, Leroy Still. ! ( E. C. Matthews has returned from a very pleasant visit to his brother! at Birmingham. Ala. Miss Julia Kirkland has accepted a place to teach in the summer school j at Tamassee, S. C. I. F. Still has recently purehas-j ed a beautiful little cottage on R. R. j avenue and will occupy it soon. Miss Corinne Mixson has returned j to Columbia after a weeH-end visit to her grandmother, Mrs. G. W. Boyls-j ton. Mr. and Mrs. JEugene Boyisron nnn Mr. and Mrs. George W. Boylston. Jr., have returned from a pleasant trip to Tybee. Mrs. Marion Still and her grand-, daughter, Miss Mary Still, are spend- ; ing the hot months in Asheville. ? ^ Vesper Service. Don't forget to attend the vesper i service Sunday evening at six-thirty j o'clock at the Methodist church j grounds. There will be special mu- j sical numbers by children's voices. Hear them! <S OPPORTUNITY WOi , J Owing to his Banking, ^ business interests that ^ owner has decided to | tile business of 20 year +A a low figure and on ea ^ in an enterprising tow J Your personal inspecti ^ awaits you. Apply to I J. T. O'Neal, I ? a- i Which Will H B calls by long distance tele] they will obtain an interv TO STATION rate sav< O /""\TTrPTTT7 T>XT TJT7T T T OVJU IXlJCjlVll XIJCOJU JL. AND TELEGRAPH I A A A A A A A A A A A A >, T vVtVttVt V V in? I FIRST NATK | Member Federal * BAMBE I 5 PER CT. FA] ? | -OFFI PRESIDENT f w. A. KLAUBER ? CASl f W. D. C< T A a4A A^A A A^A A^fc. A^A A A^fc. typ "y y ^," 4r 4T Ty al! Sp AD OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU IX 1 H 1st, AND JUDGING FROM THE LII 3 HAVE RECEIVED FROM CUSTO OUXTY, WE HAVE COME TO THE C RE CONVINCED THAT WE HAVE i VERY PURCHASE. [NG BUSINESS ON THE CLOSEST >L kSK EVERYBODY TO GET OUR PRIC :r line before buying. LALS ON THE FOLLOWING THIS WE ir Caps, Jar Rings, Vinegar, S FACT ALMOST ANYTHING YOU \] I and CA folk & McMillan. < LEGION FIGURES IN ^ SPECIAL FOX FILM v The essential hollowness of radical social doctrines when confronted with the ordinary facts of human nature is revealed in "The Face at Your Window," a William Fox special production. which is coming to the LaYictoire Theatre, Bamberg, on Suly 29th. This photoplay, said to he one of the most spectacular ever made, is from the pen of Max Marcin, celebrated author of "Eyes of Youth," "Cheating Cheaters," "The House of Glass," and other Broadway successes. The action in "The Face at Your Window" takes place in an American manufacturing city. Men who fought in France were engaged for the street battles which were carried out on a grand scale. Through the interest shown in the production by the United States government, William Fox was privileged to obtain the free use of the busy town of Boonton, N. J., for all the exterior scenes, which enabled the director to stage his effects upon a scale never before attempted. "The Face at Your Window" has an all-star cast.?adv. . i^A T^T ?^T !TH INVESTIGATING I , Farming, and other ^ require his entire time, ^ dispose of his Mercan- ^ s continuous growth, at ^ sy terms. Well located & n of 3,000 population. A on invited. A bargain * Jamberg, S. C. | ^ ^_mmamM , e "See" First? f; , What would you do? jq You would say, "Tell iZthe visitor to wait a ^ minute,99 and then you would answer the tele^ phone call. S Enterprising business men are making their shone with assurance that iew. The low STATION js time and cost. ELEPHONE (fjpLn COMPANY onalbank] Reserve System % EG, S. C. | ID ON SAVINGS | CERS- * I VICE-PRESIDENT ?? DR. ROBT. BLACK f rllER DLEMAN A^A A^A A4A A^A A4|| T^t T^y ecial! I DHIS SPACE ? 5ERAL PAT- J?j MERS ALL Jg OXCLUSIOX |g SAVED YOU |g \RGIX POS- J? ES OX AXY- m pices, Sugar U SJ V I i\K I I South Carolina. m \ * /. . \ ' .-i