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UNUSUAL SUIT I U. S. COURT, A suit of a unique nature, arising* out of the strike of railroad em- i ployees last summer, has been filed in J the U. S. eastern district court by. ? Edward Lee Carter, of Florence county, against the Atlantic Coast j Line Railroad Co., the plaintiff al- j log-ing that he was damaged to the extent of $10,000 because the de- j fendant induced him to accept employment during the railroad strike, promising him that his employment' would be "permanent and profitable" and later discharged him. I The plaintiff alleges that on or I about July 1 the defendant solicited ] him to abandon his farm and accept permanent employment in its shops and yards at Florence, and that this as an inducement was assured that his employment would be permanent. He alleges that in addition to the usual hazards of the work, the union employes of the defendant were | striking: and that he was advised and ;, i.t nersiood that he was placing hit lire and health in jeopardy at the l ands of strikers by undertaking the 1 employment. In consideration of the repeated premises made to him as to the permanency of employment, he alleges that he became a staunch, loyal and ! enthusiastic employee at the rate of ; 47 cents an hour, and that suddenly, ! without any cause or justification. ' was discharged and refused other ; employment by the railroad. The plaintiff further alleges that , since the discharge he has made numerous and repeated efforts to obtain employment in, around and ' near his home, but that he is always met and confronted with the charge or accusation of being a "scab" and employment i^ denied him, "all of , which defendant well knew, understood, and appreciated would be the ' situation, plight and predicament of the complaint when it induced him to accept employment, when he was without cause or conscience discharged therefrom." He alleges that he has been idle six weeks and that he will never be able to obtain employment where union labor is engaged, and hence has suit'ered damaires and iniiurv to the extent of $10,000. Another suit filed in the district court was by the Palmetto Guano Corporation, of Virginia, against E. W. Black, of Barnwell county, judgment in the sum of $7,818.97 being asked. counties' lacking Rock Hill.?In an interview with Miss Christine Smith head of the home demonstration work in South Carolina, with headquarters at Winthrop College, in regard to the progress of home demonstration work in the sta>te, she said that: "Men and women in counties where there are no home demonstration agents are manifesting great interest at his time in securing appropriations from their legislative -delegations for the employment of these agents for 1923. In the last few weeks requests have come to the state office at Winthrop Collee for information relative to the cost of employing a home demonstration a;:ent in three counties now without agents. Since there is money available at headquarters for financial assistance in employing1 only ,'iG homo demonstration agents, and and 36 counties now have these agents it looks as if thero will be a scramble -among1 the counties as to which ones will get assistance from the state and federal appropriations for this purpose. IN RURAI^DISTRICTS If the death rate in South Carolina is to be materially reduced, the secret lies in the rural districts, according to Dr. L. A. Riser, head of the department of rural sanitation of the State Board of health, who says Sn his annual report that "If we are to reduce our death rate, we must direct our energies to the people in the rural districts." W rtML V I14 v I If you n I the spring. I I ROAD WOULD GO THROUGH Edenton, N. C.?A coastal highway from New York City to resort points in Florida, passing through Norfolk, and 200 miles shorter than the present highway system farther inland, is proposed by local business men, co-operating with the Edenton Chamber of Commesce, and negotiations with other Chambers of Commerce along, the route projected will stiortiy l>e under way, with a view to securing the paving- of links in the system not already hard-surfaced. The road planned would follow the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia, through Accomac Courthouse and Cape Charles to Norfolk, and thence through Elizabeth City and Hertford to Edenton. A ferry service already in operation here would furpish transportation connection with Mackcys, across Albermarle Sound. From Mackeys, the proposed highway would run through Washington, New Iiern and Washington, and thence along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia into Florida. Advocates of the highway point out that the paving of the North Carolina segment of the road from Edenton to the Virginia line is already *^ntra"ted for by the State Highway Commission, and that a third of it is already completed or under construction. A similar hard-surfaced road from Mackeys to Washington, N. C., is projected, and the New Bern-Wilmington link is now being built as a part of the proposed high way from the latter city to Elizabeth City via Winston, N. C. On the Virginia side, steps have already been taken to build an improved road from Suffolk to the North Carolina line seven miles north of South Mills, N. C. Suffolk is connected with Norfolk by a concrete boulevard . Two miles south of South Mills, a paved road begins which runs to Elizabeth City. Advocates of the coastal highway to Florida point out that in another year Edenton will probably be connected with Norfolk by a complete hardsurfaced highway system and this part of the proposed road will be completed. The ferry here now operates on a twice-a-day schedule, with boats leaving this city at 8 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. Returning, the boat leaves Mao.kevs nf <1-30 ? m and 5 p. m, A CHRISTMAS STORY Once upon a time a little boy lived with his mother. She was an invalid. The little boy's name was Joe, and he sold papers and did odd jobs for the neighbors in which to make a living. With all his work it was all he could do to keep the wolf from the door. One cold night .after vainly trying to sell his papers, he decided to go home. It was Christmas eve night and everyone seemed to be in a big rush. No one had time to stop and buy papers from the little ragged street urchin. Finally, tired, hungry and discouraged, he started toward? home, sadly thinking* of what a lone some Christmas he and his mother would have. Oh! what a sad sight met his eyes as he opened the door there lay his dear mother with th< seal of death on her white brow. Joe was almost crazed with grief. Some of the neighbors came in and found him lying senseless beside hi? dead mother. A rich lady was going the round? among the poor children, dispensing gifts, when she heard the sad story of Joe. She asked to be shown where he lived. When she got there she found him very sad indeed. Then she told him how she used to have a little boy and that he had died one Christmas eve. Finally, she asked Joe to go live with her and be her little boy always. He went to live with the kind lady. The next morning when he came down to breakfast, his kind foster mother told him t( look in the library after breakfast. You may be sure that w,as the first place he looked. What do you sup pose he saw? There stood a beautiful Christmas tree, all loaded with presents. Later the kind lady, 01 t We ha fand hors< in this week the best you eed horses or JENK1 n mamr ntus, mh coming into the room noticed the sad expression on Joe's face. "Why Joe, what is the matter?" she exclaimed. "Aren't you pleased with the tree?" "Yes, ma'am,"'said Joe. running and throwing: his arms around her neck. It is too lovely for anything, but I was wishing that mother could be here to help me enjoy it all. The kind lady took him in her arms and explained to him how his mother was happier where she was than she was back on earth. He looked up through his tears and said, "I am happy then." "A SUBSCRIBER" BIGHAM FAMILY COMMITS CRIME Edmund Bigham, now in the de.nth ^ouse at the state penitentiary for the murder of his brother, Smiley Bigham, knows nothing of the plans of another brother, Dr. G. Cleveland Bigham, to give himself up and serve a three years sentence which is hanging over him for the killing of bis. Cleveland Bigham's wife. Ruth Crisp Bigham. at Murrell's Inlet, according to a statement made the other d.av by Edmund in reply to inquiries. Edmund Bigham recently received through the mails a part of a copy of a newspaper. The Weekly News Review of Florence, in which was a story to the effect that there were rumors current thatJDr. G. Cliveland Bigham I had written Bogon Cain, a brother-in-1 law, that ho intended to give himself up and serve the three year sentence. The Columbia State tells the story as follows: It will be recalled that many years ago Mrs. Big-ham was shot and killed at Murrell's Inlet, and that her husband, Dr. G. C. Bigham, and a man named Avant, were sentenced to serve three years in the penintenti.nry bocause of the death, the defense claiming that the men late in the evening saw something white and thinkintr it a ghost. fired, thus killing Mrs. Bigham. The two men appealed for a new trial and when it was announced that a new trial had been refused the men left. Later Avant was captured in Texas and was brought back to serve his time; the other man, Dr. Bigham, was never apprehended, hence the Florence story that he is coming back to serve his time has aroused considerable comment Edmund L. Bigham, no at in the death house for the slaying cf h;s hv ther, Smiley* said he knew nothing of the plans of the fugitive. Another paragraph from the Florence paper is as follows: "the folk of the Pamplico region are getting excited. It looks like Bigham will he at the old home place yet. Some think of that probably with -fear and tremblintr in their hearts." Bigham's Comment. Bigham, in the death cell, in commenting on this reference to "feaY . and trembling," said, "When this! Hmwi1 1 Tto HHHH ve 50 fir es. Thirty 1 ; from the West i ever saw, all n mules, better bi ( ' INS & I CONWAY, SOI 1 ? - ' i wat. ?. c, pko. ai, iaaa tragedy happened 4it wan said that some of the people said: 4Now is a (rood time to get rid of the Bighatns.' The people who said tlv*t may be suffering from this fear, but I have no ill will for them. "This news in the Florence paper is the first I have heard of Dr. Bigham since the Christmas before the tragedy. There were rumors that he was around the home place then. I hive received no letters from him. He is three years younger than I am." The news article referred to says that Dr. Bigham visited his mother and that he had written her telling of his marriage and of his three children. Mrs. Ruth Crisp Bigham, who was shot and killed at MurrelPs Inlet, was from Waterloo, in Laurens county. Edmund Bigham, now in the death house, has an appeal before the state supreme court. CHANGEFOR HOUND DOG If you are the owner of a dog, pet ready to comply with the law that may be passed at the next session of the Legislature to require all dogs to be vaccinated, or rather inoculated with serum to prevent going mad. Compulsory inoculation of all dog's in South Carolina as a step toward the eradication of rabies was approved by the State Board of Health, and announcement was made that a bill covering this requirement would be prepared for introduction at the next meeting of the General Assembly. Decision of the board was taken following a report b v Director H. H. Smith, of the otate laboratory, who declared: "The rabies situation in South Carolina never improves. It is growing worse. The number of rabid animals and the number of human beings bitten are increasing every year." Asserting that the killing of dogs known to be suffering from the malady and the muzzling and quanantining of other dogs were preventative measures that have failed to check the spread of this disease, Dr. Smith added: "The only sensible, practicable method for the eradication of rabies would appear to be the comDulsorv prophylactic inoculation of all dogs once a year by a single injection of rabies vaccine at the owner's expense." The report said that this method had been successfully employed in J.apan, and directed attention to the compulsory inoculation requirement in Connecticut. Three persons have died of rabies so far this year in South Carolina, according to the report, which states that 725 have been given the Pasteur treatment. . * s Wonu mUMMMUWrUUU le mules Fresh mules fat and good, licely broke. uy now as they UCHAF UTH CAROLINA ON PLANTING' < YOUNG TREES Interesting Work for Farmers to Attend to Right Away UNDER ELEVEN HEADS Instructions on The Matter of Pinning the Young Trees 1. The growth made by a young fruit tree the first year in the orchard is more important in determining success tlian any other year in its history;. 2. The soilv should be previously prepared by deep plowing and pulverizing .as carefully as for a seed bed. 3. If the soil of the orchard is well prepared', holes to receive the trees need be only deep and wide enough to accommodate the natural spread of the root system. In setting replants in an orchard, the holes should be dug deep and broad enough to cut back the encroaching roots of surrounding trees to avoid compel tion until the replant is established. 4. Medium sized one-year-old trees or well grown June buds are to be preferred to older trees for transplanting. 5. The roots of young trees should be protected against drying out, by avoiding unnecessary exposure of the roots to air in handling. 6. The roots of young trees are more susceptible than the tops to injury from cold and should not be exposed by handling during freezing weather. A mere frost may kill them. 7. It is better to cut the main roots to six or eight inches 's' length than to leave them long enough that they may be bent or kinked in planting. 8. Usually the tree should be planted no deeper than it stood in the nursery. New roots start more promptly where the soil warms first, near the surface. Most planters set the trees too deep. 9. Compact the soil firmly about the main roots to avoid drying out, but do not bruise the roots in finning the soil about them. Bruised roots renew growth less readily and are more subject to infection by root diseases. 10. Early winter planting, while the trees are fully dormant, is better than late spring planting, when the buds are starting into growth. If the planting must be delayed, the trees may be kept dormant longer by reI moving them from the trench turning them over, and again healing them in. 11. Prune the trees to single "whips" by removing their side .branches, and cut back the top from SHWWil Ul'S Toi OvwQvvvCv will no doubt 1 DSON v I wmmmmjmmmam? ?? 24 to 30 inches* in: height.- ?f? how^ ever, the' nursery trees- thave strong lateral limbs- well * spaced, the* requisite number may be retained as the frame work for the tree, when it is well planted . o Woman Drops Deadl Mrs. Emma Dalton, a woman about 55 years of age, after working in the Limestone mill of Gaffney for onehalf day, left the mill Tuesday at the noon hour to go to her dinner and, when just opposite the mill store, collapsed in the street. Medical aid was hurriedly summoned, but the wo- I man expired before the arrival of the physician. An examination revealed that her death was due to appoplexy. She recently moved to Gaffney from Cowpens. Boils mat quicK! 8. S. S. Will Prore to Yotr in Youv Own Case the "How" and "Why" of it* Remarkable Blood-Cleansing Power! There is a reason for everything that happens. 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