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"I ?I The UnionJlily Times i =s= | % ' " 1 I.,. i ck*rshowers. m * DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, Established in 1850?Coovsrts d to TW'fHpMl Daily Times Oc tober 1, 1?17 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY ilWL^'1 ' - J ! 18 : ; 1 I < 1 I {?l If Vol. LXXII No. 1427 ^ Union, S. C., Tuesday A fternj^, July 11, 1922 3c Per Copy RAILWAY CLERKS TO STRIKE NEXT Cincinnati, July 11.?The strike of the railway clerks, freight handlers and express station employees of the Norfolk & Western has been sanctioned by Grand President E. H. Fitzgerald, according to I. D. Mumby, assistant to Fitzgerald, at headquarters of the brotherhood here today. Roanoke, July 11.?Not a single d?l*k otrurlf if fKo <ran^i?ol nflR/?oa the Norfolk & Western here at 10 o'clock this morning, the time set by Chairman C. B. Lane for the general walkout, according to a statement at the offices of the president of the road at 10:30. j* V ' - Roanoke, Va., July 10.?Sanction to call a general strike of the members fo the ^Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Station Employees and Freight Han^V^^dlers on-the Norfolk & Western railBway was given tonight by Grand President E. H. Fitzgerald, in a telegram to Richard P. Dee, grand vice president, who is in Roanoke conducting an investigation relative to the walkout of about 150 clerks here July 2 and July 5. C. B.. Lane, general chairman of the organization on the Norfolk & Western railway, issued a strike or. tier effective Tuesday morning at 101 o'clock. Union officials here claim that the clerks have a membership of 1,800 over the Norfolk & Western railway. Just how many will walk out in compliance of the order issued by Mr. Lane could not be learned tonight at union headquarters. A letter in part to all members of the organization, forwarded by C. B. Lane, general chairman tonight, follows: "The vote of the membership of this brotherhood on the Norfolk & Western system, with reference to wage controversy and other conditions, has been counted and a constitutional majority, as provided for in Section 14 of the protective laws, has been received. "You are hereby instructed, in ac. cgrdaitc^ with Section 14 of the prowithdraw from the service the Norfolk i Vestem railway company at 1 a. mlBkjy 11, 1922." v "You williL nnge your committees for picketingj^EL\ich must be peaceably done, and It/,-n the membership against any disoratoly conduct or interference with thaSu railway company's property, and iSiso warn them against returning to work or to the company's property for any purpose whatever, until a satisfactory settlement of this controversy has been made." Richmond, Va., July 10.?Passing resolutions against a cut in wages and demanding that full time vacations be granted them without having to work extra hours to make up for such vacations, members of the local union of the Federation of Railway Clerks of the Chesapeake & Ohio system tonight authorized the executive board to nresent the ultimatum to the officials of the railroad system ^ tomorrow. Other locals along the system have passed similar resolutions and the executive board, representing 2,200 clerks rwill confer with the Chesapeake & Ohio officials tomorrow. i * ' 1 War Contracts Investigated Washingt^., July 11.?Francis P. Garvan, alien property custodian in the Wilson ^administration, now president of the Chemical Foundation, Inc., brought to Washington today. All records and books of the Foundation to present to the special grand jury recently impanelled to investigate the war contracts. . Sailing Coal at Higher Price Than Authorized Washington, Jfly 11.?Representatives of the oDerators of the non union coal mines are to be called together at the and of this week to consider means for dealing with the smaller operators who are selling coal at prices higher than the maximum recently reached by voluntary agreement, so Secretary Hoover said today. Sunshine Writes 4 Mrs. Emma Farr is slowly improve ing, though she is still confined to her bed. Dewitte Garner was visiting friends near Pacolet Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bentley from Union were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bentley. Miss Mamie Sprouse, who had a very serious attack of appendicitis last Sunday, has gone to the Wallace rr Thomson hospital for an operation. Miss Sprouse is held in high esteem by all her friends and loved ones and II wish, her a speedy recovery. I Mark Fowler is on the sick list. I NO ANSWER TO HARDING'S OFFER Washington, July 11.?The coal strike situation marked time today < pending the decision of the operators < and miners in unionized fields as to i the acceptance of President Harding's | proposal for fixing the new wage scale i by arbitration and the immediate resumption of work at the wages Fates | of March 21, last. j ~~'' Washington, July 10.?President i Harding today placed before, leaders of employers and employees of the ] anthractie and unionized bituminous i fields a government plan for settling i the coal strike. It called for immedi- ] ate resumption of work by the miners now out, at wage rates of March 31 last for fixing of permanent wage levels by arbitration, and for an in- e vestigation to recommend solutions of permanent problems in the coal industry. All representatives of the groups concerned had tonight delayed definite answers to the proposal, although union officials informed the president they had no power to give acceptance or refusal, but would summon the general policy committee of the United Mine Workers of America here Saturday to consider the matter. A day of conferences, at the White House and at other offices with Secretaries Hoover, Full. Davis and Attorney General Daugherty participating, was taken to bring matters to i his htage Alfred M. Ogle, chairman of the bituminous operators' group, indicated that his associates considered an arbitration plan they had offered last week, for district settlement, "the best and fairest way," to get the mines opened but John L. Lewis, president of the union, classed this 'as obselete in the light of the president's prouosals." Anthracite operators, although their committee was three times at the White House, maintained silence. Both bituminous and anthracite sections of the general conference of the coal industry had indivcated a deadlock today before President Hawitng brought forward -arbitration plan. The government, "concerned with coal production sufficient to meet the industrial and transportation requirements of the country," . he said, "desires to have production ^ resumed." ^ He proposed that mine workers should return on the old wage scale ( and that a commission of five repre- | sentatives of the public, three of the miners, and throe of the operators, ) should fix before August 10, a tem- } porary basis wage scale to be held r in effect until March 1, 1923. If its ^ deliberations should not result in a ( scale by August 10, the president , further suggested that the wage levels at the time work was stopped J should continue until a new scale was | ready. In addition, the commission-^proposed, the president said, should "in- ^ vestigate exhaustively every phase j of the coal industry, and reveal every ^ cost of production and transportstion." Congress would be asked, it ; was added to make appropriations to ^ finance and unthorize its work. , "I have taken this short cut to the ( resumption of operations because I , believe it is in the interest of the pub- * lie welfare," the president concluded. , "When two great forces do not agree there must be a peaceful way to ad- , justment and such arbitration opens ( the way." He enjoined all participants to give j the proposals consideration in pep- ] arate conferences and this was done ^ immediately. The miners formulated . their temporary answers in a letter . explaining that the national officers and district presidents called into the ( meeting were "without the authority ( to render a definite judgment upon your several suggestions and are in ^ no manner authorized to bind the j members of the United Mine Workers , of America with respect to our recommendations." , President Lewis of the unjftn, said ^ the officers would not discuss the rec- r ommendations, but they might to the } full policy committee, which has 126 ^ members, but explained that it had J full power to act. Chairmd^ Ogle, after various de j liberations efath his aqpociates, the bi- ( tuminous owrators, declared that the ( general arbiCTation plan had not been voted upon and that an answer to the j president might be delayed. ( Of Interest Here The Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., chaplain of the South Carolina senate, who * tin! hi>f>n vmv mlirh nrnRiratoH fi>nm the heat of the past several days, leaves Monday for resorts in the ] mountains of Virginia and Maryland, where he will spend a goodly portion of the summer season. Mrs. S. E. Edens and children are ! visttSg their mother, Mrs. Melvin Plattfecui Columbia. -j ti J r '~. ..** :: EFFORT TO MOLL WOMEN fOTERS Greenwood, July MM Saturday, July 15th, has been set Aide as "en- 1 rollment day" for the TMnn of South Carolina who have mXn>et placed their names on the DuidBCratic club tolls, according- to ft ^Efcement of Mrs. Annie Gaines WfBjuns, state 1 president of the Carolina ; l-eague of Women Voter*. The day 1 will be observed throughXt the state, 1 Mrs. Williams says, amffcefforts will 1 he made to have every elftfhle woitien 1 qualify to vote in the primaries. In many places automobiles will be at the command of committees who ' ivill see that all women who do not ! have a way to reach tlfce enrolling 1 places, will have an opifqcrtunity to 1 enroll. -V ' Whether women of South Carolina J wanted the ballot or nnfc, they now 1 iave the privilege of voting and it s their patriotic duty tor djcercise this ' aght, Mrs. Williams dwarcs. She 1 ?aid that she sincerely rhoped that ivery woman eligible to- vhte would 1 qualify to cast a ballot in the primaries. \ ___ ^ state Missionary t 1 Meeting at fiewberry FIRM STAND BY GOVERNMENT Chicago, July 10 (By the Associated Press).?With increasing numbers , ofsta te troops and emergency forces of United States deputy marshals on guard wherever outbreaks have been i threatened, the government today announced that life and property would be protected, the mail continued and j interstate commerce not interrupted despite the strike of railway shop- < men. After a conference with President I Harding, Attorney General Daugher- < ty said that the government would make certain that law and order were j preserved through the appointment of i Jeputy marshals. 1 The attorney general's announce- | ment came shortly after Lieut. Gov. < Prdd E:'Sterling, acting head of the state of Illinois, had orderted five i companies of National Guardsmen to ] Bloomington to protect the shops of j the Chicago & Alton railrot^. The ] ordering out of the state troops fol- < lowed appeals from the local authori- < ties who declared that civil author- < ities had collapsed and that the sol- \ Jiers were needed to protect life and proprty. They were greeted on their i arrival at Bloomington by crowds of strike sympathizers with jeers and ribald comment. In Clinton, 111., where the Illinois ( Central shops have been under guard | of state troops since Saturday night, when an outbreak was threatened fol- ( lowing a fatal shooting affray, the r Jay passed in comparative quiet, although several .shots were lired by sentries at a group of men who were , oelieved to have been advancing to . Attack the shops. The attackers fled, > tone of them being injured. At Au- ( rora, 111., where an emergency force of deputy marshals has been on guard , iince the Burlington obtained a tern- | oorary injunction against violence on ] Saturday, several hundred strikers , ind strike sympathizers held a silent , oarnde about the shops. All of the , \urors police force and many rail- ' way guards watched the demonstra- < don, which was orderly. ( Aside litem a few clashes, the can- , :ellation of some passenger trains on j ;he~ shorter n?n? and the raopening n of shops in various sections of the \ tountry, there were few develop- i ments in the day. Railway executives had expected some demonstra- ^ tions to furnish the turning point of i the strike, because of the ultimatum of many roads that all strikers who < j:j i i ...?1. llU iiUv ifiui ii iu wviiv luuttjr wuuiu ( forfeit their seniority rights. < Little disorder was reported as the i result of the efforts of the roads to j reopen their shops. At Hoxie, Ark., < 50 non-union workers sent there were rhased out of town and forced to en- I :rain for Popular Bluflf, Mo. The j Katy" shops in Parsons, Kan., the scene of rioting earlier in the strike, reopened under the protection of .300 Motional Guardsmen with 150 non- < anion'men on duty. I At Sacramento, Calif., operations \ were resumed at the local Southern < Pacific and Western Pacific shops 1 with no signs of disturbance. South- i ?rn Pacific officials announced that ' shout 1,500 men were at work but jnion leaders said that 1,800 workers were on strike. At the headquarters < af the Erie railroad in Chicago, where a labor bureau was established, the following sign was posted at noon: 'No more wanted, quota full." The Illinois Central published an announcement saying that any of its nen who returned to work before luly 17. would retain their seniority rights^- In Denver newly employed men were put to work in the shop without any sign of disturbance of ?ven of picketing. At Altoona, Pa., t was reported that scores of men forking in the shops there had 1 thrown down their tools to join a iemonstration of the strikers. Some curtailment of train service was reported from St. Louis, Hani>al, Mo., Louisiana, Illinois, New fork and several other states. Interference by strikers in Texas ivith a mail train was reported to the postoffice department today. J. E. raussing, president of the Wabash railway company, appealed to the I arovemment for protection for his 1 -oad's shops and said that strikers ? had stopped a mail train at Mobley, Vfo., by cutting the air hose and throwing stones through the windows >f the coaches. Temporary restraining orders prohibiting striking shopmen from pick- 1 sting or interfering with employees i it Monroe, La., and at Little Rock, \rk., were issued today. Today's Cotton Market Open Close July 21.88 21.81 ( October 21.90 21.96 i December 21.73 21.82 January 21.40 21.51 March 21.30 21.48 i Local market 22c N. Y. Spots 22.15 The State Missionary (meeting of , the M. E. Church was held in New- ( berry last week and the Allowing account is furnished The Tunes by one | jf the visitors to the meeting: < 1 ' ' '! The party that motored .'to Newher- . ry Thursday had a moat delightful , trip. We left Union about 7:30 a. m. ( ind arrived at Newberry about 9 a. m. j The roads were almost perfect so the rive was all that could be desired. Mr. J. L. Daniel, a fomi'pr pastor of ( Grace church, now pastor at New- . jerry, and his good wife opened their j borne to us, and we refreshed ourselves and then went to ti^e church, a ( stone's throw from thq' parsonage, , where the annual confedjtpce ?f the ( Woman's Missionary Soclfety was in ?ession. We were recced at the ( ' u?vu uvaji tiiuot uuruitiijy uj ? committee of ladies who cafld^d us into the church parlor, whej? Ajve were asirea *>< Thwv into the church we went to listen and ' learn all we could. The state officers were all at their post of duty and a busy set of women i Lhey were. The reports were splendid j ind showed what the Methodists are . doing for Missions in our state. Grace church society came in for her share j if honor when two banners and honor roll badge was presented to our delegate, Mrs. W. W. Summer. The Junior =ociety received one of the banners and the Adult society the other. These banners are given to the society having the greatest number of credits on the standard of excellence. The morning session adjourned at 1 r>. m. for lunch, then it was we were overwhelmed with invitations for , lunch. I have never seen such hospilality. After a most enjoyable lunch we rested awhile at the parsonage and then back to the church for the after noon session at 2:30. The weather was warm but there were plenty of fans, so from 2:30 to .r> p. m. we listened to the business of the conference. We left Newberry after 5 o'clock nnd enjoyed a most, delightful ride. When we reached the banks of old Tiger river at 6:30 p. m. we drew un under the shade of the willow trees Find enjoyed our supper. We reached Union at 7:30 p. m., all agreeing that it had been one of the most pleasant days we had spent in some time. Oakland Miss Louise Adams has returned to Greenville after a two weeks' visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams on this route. Misses Sallie and Hattie Garner of Buffalo spent the week end with Mrs. Mice Miller and attended Sunday school at Oakland school house Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams visited friends near Jonesville. Misses Ina and Edith Hord were the quests of Miss Thelma Holcombe Sunday. rhirty-Five Clerks Strike At Winston-Salem ' # Winston Salem, N. C., July 11.? Thirty-five of 42 clerks employed at me worrolk & Western road went on strike at 10 o'clock this morning. Convention of Firemen The state convention of firemen will meet in Florence this week and those attending from Union will be: Chief Paul E. Wilburn, Assistant J. G. Faucett, delegates, J. E. Klrby, S. R. Lyhrnnd and Mayor O. E. Smith. The convention ia presided over by Chief Behrens and will be in session Thursday and Friday. . . m ? Mrs. R. B. Halsell and children of Charleston ate visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gossett on Roqta 1. '& y ' CROP FORECAST IS ENCOURAGING Washington, July 10.?Crops in general promise better harvests this year than their average for the last five years, forecasts of the department of agriculture based on July 1 condition issued today indicate. Bumper crops of white and sweet potatoes and tobacco are forecast and most of the :rops are larger than last year's. With the exception of wheat, corn and oats, acreages this year range from 10 to 22 per cent larger than those of 1921. Corn acreages are increased this year in most of the corn belt states but in the cotton states decreases are 5hown, while in Iowa, the largest corn producing state, there is a 2 per cent decrease and in Missouri a 3 per cent ilecrease. The crop in general made good progress to July 1, except in the Southeast where it has been neglected for cotton. Growth has been slow east nf the Mississippi but stands are good rind fields fairly well cultivated. Farther west rapid growth has been made. Winter wheat production forecasts show a decline of 38,000,000 bushels, compared with June forecasts. Severe damage has been reported from heat waves and hail storms in Kansas, from drought, high temperatures and winds in Nebraska and from shriveling in Oklahoma and black chaff and. Fn Irn oil -* ? 4' ,,M * ^.v^-uu in nuiuv; sei mms. vvnoai re-1 maining on farms July 1 is 31,041,0(H) bushels, or 25,000,000 bushels less' Lhan stocks a year ago. The large crop of white potatoes' forecast is due largely to increased I acreages in Western and Northwestern states while all important producing states show increase of from 5 to 10 per cent. A 45 per cent increase in tobacco acreage in Kentucky, an increase of 10 per cent in Maryland, 25 per cent in Virginia, 13 per cent in North Caralina, 35 per cent in Tennessee, 24 per cmt in Ohio and 25 per cent in Indiana, account for the large tobacco crop. Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New England, however, reported decreased acreage. The 19 leading crops have a total area of 341,703,000 this year compared with 345,140,000 acres last V reduction ?# A per tent prtn-1 cipally to winter wheat and oats. This year's total wheat crop was forecast at 817,000,000 bushels and the corn crop at 2,800,000,000 bushels by the department of agriculture in its July crop report issued today. Winter wheat production was fore-l cast at 509,000,000 bushels and the condition on July 1 was 77.0 per cent of a normal. Spring wheat production was forecast at 248,000,000 bushels and the condition 83.7 per cent. All wheat condition was 78.9 per cent of a normal. n * - v,orn production was forecast at] 2,860,000,0(}0 bushels, based on an es-' t mated area of 103,234,000 acres, orl 00.4 per cent of last year's acreage, and a condition of 85.1 per cent of a normal on July 1. Troops Under Arms Ready to Entrain Chicago, July 11.?By the Associated Press).?Increasing disorders and the curtailment of train service and additional troops on duty at several trouble centres marked the progress of the rail strike today. Troops are on guard at Bloomington and Clinton, III., Parsons, Kansas, New Franklin, Mo., with other units under arms ready to entrain. Out of the City Miss Mahala J. Smith and W. D. Wood, county agents, will be out of the city all this week. Miss Smith is assisting with a short course at Anderson College and Mr. Wood is attending the short course for farm agents at Clemson College. new r.ANninATF I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the office of Magistrate ir Santuc Township, and pledge myself to abide th3 result of the Democratic primary election. .1. E. Adams. Miss May Bobo in Hospital Miss May Bobo underwent an operation at Wallace Thomson hospital yesterday afternoon and her fr.crd:: will be pleased to know that she stood the operation and Is doing as well as CosId be expected. Iter sia'er M:ss Frannie Bobo, who was in Saluda N. C., was summoned to her beds de. Adopt Heflni Resolution Washington, July 11.?The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Heflin requiring publication in August crop report of information on abandonment of cotton acreage to July 1st. Calhoun Young and Ted Gamer are members of a house party m York this week. WILL PROTECT RAILWAY PROPERTY Boonville, Mo., July 10.?Two Na tional Guard companies, numbcritif ir>0 men and officers, were ordered b entrain for New Franklin, Mo., lab tonight and take charge of the Mis souri, Kansas & Texas railroad prop erty there. The order was issued by Adjt. Gen W. A. Raupp at Jefferson City follow ing alleged threats made against rail road officials by a committee of strik ing railroad shopmen, who are report ed to have warned the officials b leave the town within 24 hours. Augusta, Ga., July 10.?Twenty seven striking shopmen were arreste* here today and have been charge* with loitering and refusing to dis band when so ordered by the authori ties. The arrests were ordered bj Lieut. R. E. Elliott, in charge of th* emergency strike squad of the polic* department here, following informs tion received by him that the shop men were assembling near the rail road shops to cause disorders. Bloomington, 111., July 10.?Thre< shots were fired at state trooper: guarding the Chicago & Alton shop: shortly after midnight. No trace o the persons doing the shooting wai found. Twenty-five men congregated at i striker's picket post in front of a gro eery store at the north end of thi shops were warned to disperse and i machine gun was set up to cover th< strike pickets. Lieut. Col. Charles Neunam, ii command, ordered the sentry detail doubled and posted additional machine gun units at vantage points A sentry reported to the lieutenan colonel that the strike pickets ha< warned two women who passed thi store to get out of the way, "for th' fireworks are about to start." $1000 For First Car Of Georgia Tomatoes More than $1,000 paid for the firs carload of tomatoes shipped fron Georgia forecasts a profitable seasoi for the growers, according to a belie expressed Thursday. The car was sen from Nicholls, Ga., over the A., B. ^ A. railroad. The price the first car brings is ai indication that the average price pe carload for Georgia tomatoes during the season will be $-100 or $500, grow ers said. This, it is said, will mak tomatoes a profitable crop, though i the first price could be maintained th tomato growers would almost becom independent. Experts said there is good money i tomatoes if grown near a ready mar ket, such a large city, wholesale hous or cannery. When the vines are prop erly cultivated they will continu bearing urfil frost, provided there i no extended drouth, it was said. H. J. Ileinz, pickle manufacturer, \ said to have his tomatoes grown un der contract, at a contract price las year of 25 cents a bushel. More thai 40,000 acres were turned into tomat< fields near Pittsburg last year, at ai average profit of $200 per acre, mar ket men said.?Atlanta Georgian. Prince in Hospital Anderson, July 10.?Judge Georg E. Prince has been taken to Balti more, where he will be in the John nopKins nospiiai Tor treatment. Judg Prince suffered a collapse about tw weeks ago and is just now able to ir to Baltimore, where it is hoped tha the treatment of experts will be <> great benefit. Discuss Industrial Situation Washington, July 11.?The discus sion of the industrial situation occu pied the attention of President Hat ding and his cabinet during a tw hour meeting at the White House t?i day. Rail and coal strikes being spe cific topics of conversation. Strikers Interfere With Mails Chicago, July 11.?Interference wit the United States mail became seri ous development today in the strik situation. The failure to operate mail on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas & Ba timore and Ohio roads reported to th postotfice department, which also ha had reported that 3,000 miles of th Wabash road ceased operation partia ly due, however, to shortage of roa Signal Men Will not Strike Chicago, July 11.?The brotherhoo of signal men are not to strike fo the present at least, according to statement this morning made by Pre* id.mt Helt of the organization. Th decision was reached after the cor ference between the executive boar and the railroad labor board. Mrs. MeWhirter of Jonesville is vis iting her daughter, Mrs. James M< Whirter, at the home of Dr. and Mri J. G. Going. GOVERNOR WANTS r BETTER RESULTS Governor Harvey is not entirely ? satisfied with the present law en0 forcement effort of the stabe cone stables, nine in number, and is cgn sidering changes whereby all the - constables will be subject to orders to go anywhere in the state in a mo. ment's notice and 'swoop down" on - law violators when they are not sus pec ting any such move by the of fleers. At present the constables have cerj tain districts to patrol and seldom, if ever, get out of these respective districts, made up of a few counties. In - this way the bootleggers and law vio:1 lators know where the constables are 1 and go ahead with their business un molested while the officers are at - work in another county. ! The governor is fighting on mak1 ng Columbia the general haedquar; ers for all the men and sending them o every point in the state without letting the violators know of the - moves. In this way the constables would Vie in counties and no one would be the wiser until he was caught at e the still. 5 Better results must be obtained or s a change will be made, the governor f indicated yesterday. Another mats ter that the governor is working on in this connection is the work of the i magistrates. These officials are sub ject to the governor's watchful eye s ind he is doing a little checking up i on his own accord to see what the ? magistrates are doing. If they do not 'end the proper cooperation some of l them will be removed overnight, h? s indicated.?The State. Poin-are Goes to London t .1 London, July 11 ( By the Associated e Press).?French Premier Poincare will probably be invited to London immediately for the discussions with Prime Minister Lloyd George on the reparations question as afiected by $ the presentation of the question in Germany, according to official circles t here. Opposed to Meeting f Of Allied Powers ! Paris, July 11 (By the Associated Press).?The French government is - opposed to any immediate meeting of r Alliori nnu'pve ii\ diciMicc ? arations situation and will only con sent to such a meeting as the final c stfcp. This was made plain in official f circles today after a' conference be? tween President Dubois of the coni< mission and Poincare. " * # n France to Keep Experts at Conference 1 1 July 11 (By the Associated Preset. ' ?France has decided to keep her e\: perts at the Hague until the end ot the conference on Russian affairs there, it is officially announced today. t personal* mention 1 r Mrs. E. T. Platte has returned U ii her home in Columbia after a wen. . - visit to her sister, Mrs. S. E. Eden-. Mrs. \V. Newell Smith of (lreen\dle was visiting in Union yesterday. Mis. T. .1. (11 ei n i- spending t hi1 summer months at Hendersonvil! . \ o C. j. Mrs. A. D. Eidson of Lockhait is .n s Wallace fhomson hospital for treate ment and her friends will l?e pleased 0 to know that she is improving. 1 W. B. Cranford of Eockhait i? a t business visitor in Union today. f Rev. C. H. Holland and wife of Oklahoma spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Smith on We t Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Snioak left this afternoon for Greenville to attend i- the convention of the deaf in session >. in Greenville. They will be away uno til Saturday. i. Yaurens Young, who graduated from Cornell Uni\ersity this summer, will probably vis t his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Young, for a few days next week. Mrs. Sanders of Kelton was shop h ping in Union today, i. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bailey of Kelton e are among the visitors here today. Is Thomas Betenbnugh, who is at Wal! lace Thomson hospital, continues to io improve each ('ay. He underwetit an d operation for appendicitis and is ree cuperating wonderfully. 1- Miss Eugenia Black of Columbia 1 stopped over in Union this week on her way to Flat Rock, N. C., to spend the remainder of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sutton and sons, T 1. I : XT - l v* , j | ,iiKK nun fiiiimy, i>i oiewDern, in. 'j., ,r rre th? quests of Mrs. M. Smith for a a week on their way to Sullivan's Island for a month's vacation. e C. H. Rice of Route ? is a business i. visitor in Union today, d Miss Hallie Thomson of Pacolet i? among the shoppers in Union today. Miss Carry Young Is spending i- sometime with her sister, Mrs. Wilson Arthur, in Dayton, Ohio. Before res' turning home she will visit Mrs. Hunter Gilliam in Hendersonville, N. C. I