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R".t .40I LW ATE D SCHOOL*. , Gt'eenville Piedmont. Patrons of the Rock and New Town school districts in Pickens 0 re considering a consolida districts and the build A new school house, " .; " ,,"itinel reports. The itua~t. decided by a vote on August. For the st.. of the better educa tion of the children affected, these 11. school districts, as well as many others throughout South Carolina, should be -consolidated. School consolidation, which is the maintenance of one larger school in place of two or more small schools, t means better education, for the fol lowing reasons: (1) It permits better grading of pupils, or the substitution of graded ilasses for ungraded classes in the najority of cases (2) It enables better teachers to ce secured; (3) Pupils can receive a larger share of the time and attention of ;he teacher; (4) Better buildings and better quipment can be provided without undue expenditure for overhead lost; (5) Better teaching is made pos Able because teachers can be as ;igned to special classes or subjects; (6) Better supervision is possible. Consolidation costs the people ess for the proper kind of education, because: (1) For example, in some cases, three teachers can care for one group >f seventy-five or one hundred pupils n a consolidated school better than lye teachers could care for five groups each; (2) The care and upkeep of one :onsolidated school building costs Less than the care and upkeep of two r more one-room and two-room ouildings; (3) Supervision costs less for one c 3onsolidated school than for a single one-room school. (4) Money is saved through the erection of a school building of more permanent from of construction than the ordinary school structure. School censolidation has saved the people money and given their chil iren better education in hundreds of listricts in many states. In his latest report State Super intendent of Education John E. Swearingen says with reference to South Carolina schools: "A few districts still persist in maintaining too many schools. The best practice in the most progres sive ~ districts favors one school for + whites." If the patrons of the Rock and New Town school districts vote for consolidation, they will have the as surance that by so doing they will enable their children to get better education and that means a better chance to make something of them selves in this world. The Piedmont Shopes that they will favor consoli dation. * MEETING OF TENTH DISTRICT CONVENTION OF IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN AND COUNCIL OF THE ORDER OF POCAHONTAS, AT 'CREER. The regular fall meting of the tenth district convention of the Im p~rovedl Order of Red Men and coun cil of the order of Pocahontas will kindle their council fire in the wig wvam of Keowee Tribe No. 9 at Greer, on the sleep of the seven teenth sun, corn moon, at the see 0ond amu andl thirtieth breath, G. S. D., 430 (Saturday a fternoon, Sept. 17th, at 2:30 o'clock). The follow ing oflicers of the convention will be [in charge: Jas. M. Alexander, of Newr'y, District Prophet; C. Palm er Dill, of Greenville, Deputy Great Sachem; T. E. Ross, of Greenv'ille, District Deputy Great Sr. Sagamor '; Clarence E. M ullikeni, of Piednw District Deputy .Jr. Sa o Frank J. Tripp, of Greer, Distr -Chief of Records. This convention composed of the counties of Greet ville, Pickens, Oconee, Anderson an a part of Laurens, Spartanburg an: Greenwood, and is one of the largest fraternal meetings in the state. We expect about five hundred member of the Red Men alone to attend thi MICKIE, T HE PRIN' Ou'GHTY 0 1. m,:eting beide. a numthir o the U der of Pocahontas who will attend. There will be several special fei tures of this convention. . The ac dtess of welcome will be delivere by Dr. W. T. Brockman, in behalf I the city of Greer, and the Loyal O der of Moose. Fraternal greeting will be extended the convention b members of the other fraternal o dera of the city, to be selected late by the different orders. The r< sponse to these addresses-of welcon will be made by Judge W. W. Smitl Great Senior Sagamore of Sput Carolina. Another big feature < the convention will be the big parad at five o'clock when twenty-seve tribes described in their aborigin costumes and war paint will parad the streets of Greer, possibly led b the Piedmont band. This will be fine opportunity for the children t see "Hee'p Much Big Injuhs." W hope to. make this parade interestin for both the young and old. Th public is cordially invited to witnes the parade. And still another feature will b the "degree contest in the Adoptio Degree," when more than five dc gree teams will contest for the spIler did "banner" now in possession o Oklahoma Tribe No. 3 at Piedmoni This feature is always an interestin one, but will be more so this time be cause of the large number of we: prepared degree teams entering th contest. Every effort will be mad to make this our best convention. Yours in F. F. and C, Frank J. Tripp. District Chief of Records. THE MOST IMPORTANT OFFICE Greenville Piedmont. During the recent session of th Saluda Baptist Association, somebod offered a resolution requesting th judges of South Carolina to impos chain gang sentences on all violator of the prohibition law. At this junc ture, T. L. Clinkscales, Jr., a men her of the House of Representative from Anderson county, according t the Rev. D. Weston Hiott in Th Easley Progress, "made a hit and home run" when he said in sut stance: "You blame the legislature for nc passing more stringent laws to mak prohibition a success. You come t the association and pass resolution: You go back home and vote for an elect whiskey men to go to the legit lature and of course whiskey me will not vote against liquor and the is the reason we have no more strih gent laws to enforce prohibition." Upon this the Rev. Mr. Hiott th comments: "He told the truth; we could n< deny it. If the Baptists,. Methodist Presbyterians, Episcopalians an Lutherans and Christians would stan together, we could make South Car< lina as dry as a bone. If w.e do nc do this, God will hold us accountabl< My platform will be, if L am livin and able to work during the nex campaign, to support men for th general assembly who will pledg themselves to pass laws to punish se verely men wvho tote pistols, mak liquor, sell liquor or transport liquo in violationi of the law. It is hig time that the Christian people of thi state and nation should arise and d all in their power to make our law effective." Ordinarily, the mere passage o resolutions by any organization at complishe~s nothing. It is only whe the resolve is actively supportedl b the members of the body thati counts. TIhe several Baptist associa lns of South Carolina have realize this in their splendid campaign~ fo the d estruction of illiteracy, andl u~ lhildling thet common schools, for,i addlition to passing strong resoli tionis, 'they have appointed in thei respect ive territories a committee a thzrea represenltative. influentiail me 'o c:1 on every' legislator and urg him to do all in his power to aidi he movement to redeem South Cart ena from dleadly ignorance. 'The most important office to th pecople of any county is not that c United States senator, congressmal governor, or any other state publi servant. The most important ofile to thenm is that of representative the legislature--and by "represen rER'S DEVIL the House, aiub, ase 6LeaL i V L So far as the people, of a county at 1. concerned, their legislative delega d tion is the whole legislature, for th o local delegation absolutely control any legislation affecting solely th ,s county. The local legislator: decide y what the tax levy for county pirpoi k. es shall be and-howit shall be spen r One man, the state senator, has th . power all by himself to decid e whether or not a law pertaining sole , ly to the county he represents sha h pass or be killed, even if a majorit f or all of the members of the Hous e favor that law. No United State senator, congressman, governor o i1 any other state officer can do so muc e that will directly benefit the county y Combined, they cannot usually ac a complish as much as the legislativ D delegation for the particular county Because of their under-valuatio of the importance of the office o e legislator, the people become careles s and indifferent about filling it, wit the result that often incompeten1 e narrow and inefficient men are sen to the General Assembly. Some times it happens that a "teetotal . ignoramus is elected, because th f people don't care. No other candi dates should be subjected to mor searching scrutiny and investigatio than those for the House and Senat of the state legislature. e - - e Best cheviots made for wor shirts, boys rompers, etc., for 18< at Bennett Mercantile Co. LWh die Sr usl e T HE ne: to youI wonderful - how much for each do It's asto t oowner tod the tire se1 Nor hov it the econor one hand d surplus sto and retrea For tw makers he American] They ha business fr< They ha led the figh tires. fThey ha t Uniti Hend e By Charles Sughroe AM CAMEA FO AhL~oO O\WA COACb4 VJMW~ 1ME~ IOowJ ALL S'(ued~ rtLL _PA 4ome COMO - TOR ' '-Mt. 'lrt CO e VENTION. e s Program for Pickens county Sun. e day School Convention, to be held at s Cateechee Sept. 10-11, 1921: Theme: Results 'for the Master. Saturday Afternoon. e 3:30 p. m.-Devotional service. e Rev. Kendrick. 3:45-Opening talk. What results the Sunday school should strive for. Miss Annie Gravely. 4:15-The field. white unto har vest. Prof. W. S. Morrison. r 4:45-The Sunday school that gets results. Leon C. Palmer. Night Session. 8:30-Devotional services. Rev. Jackson. 8:45-The soul-winning teacher. 1 Rev. W. S. Goodwin. f 9:15-W.inning our boys and girls for the Master. Leon C. Palmer. Sunday, Sept. 1l-Morning Session. 10:00 a. m.-Devotional service. t Rev. J. A. Davis. 10:20-The convention theme Christian co-operation for kingdom service. E. L. Henderson. 10:40-Winning and holding our young people. By state worker. 1 11:15-Period of business. (Re cord of attendance, report of officers, appointment of committees. By state worker. 11:45-Building Christian citizen. ship in' South Carolina. ' 12:30-Adjourn for dinner. en you coy eason, w counf tir4 it time a friend comes ently ill excited about some standa tire bargain-ask him for the value he ought to get The )llar of tire money. Factor nishing that any car countr ty should not know all bution 'vice he is entitled to. live t to check up between U. S ny of par quality on -and big discounts, cks, discontinued lines on U. Is on the other. is gett econor * * .n c> years U. S. Tire ment I ve been telling the and re >eople all about tires, and m< ye laid open the tire in the'a >ml every angle. A sc ve always t for better ye consist ~dStates C rson & Williams stu tion. 1:45 p. m.--Devotional service. Rev. J. C. Diggs. 2 :00-How . our Sunday school stands today. (Brief message from each superintendent.) 2:30---How to make our Sunday school bigger and better. Questions answered by state worker. 2:55-Four reasons for a men's Bible class. G. F. Norris. 3:45-How to make our commun ity a better place to live in. ' F. V. Clayton, T. A. Bowen, Miss Wil Lou Gray. 4:00-Reports of committees, election and installation of officers, selection of next place of meeting. 4:15-Adjournment. A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS. The uniform success that has at tended the use of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the relief and cure of bowel complaints, both for children and adults, has brought it into almost universal use, so that it is practically without a rival and as everyone who has used it knows, it is without an equal. MONEY TO LOAN. On Improved Farms in Pickens, Oconee and Greenville counties. City property, Greenville, Easley and Seneca. R. E. BRUCE, Pickens, S. C. Offce Over Keowee Bank. ne right do at is there maintained quality first rds with certain economy tire buyer. y have established 92 y Branches all over the y. Perfecting U. S. distri so that you get a fresh, ire every time you buy a rire. * * * when a man once decides 3. Tires he knows what he ing in quality-service fly. upport of his own judg te gets the pledged word putation of the largest st successful tire concern Morld. und reason for the fact that you see more U. S. Tires on more 'cars than ever this year. tatesI D)Rubber Ci - - Easle ck Windows Should Aiways Put in your order forselover see* - at once. Crimson clover *111 cost this season around $ or 9 Cente de livered.,. For convenience of farm era I am asking the following parties to take orders for seed, and the lat ter part of next week I, will visit them and ascertain amount Wanted. To get the best prices we must buy in quantities: Pickens-A. M. Morris, J. W. Hen dricks, S. B. Edens, J. M. Garrett. Six Mile-J. A. Roper. Central-Hobbs-Henderson. Norris-C. C. Burroughs. Liberty---T. R. O'Dell. Ensley-Garrison Wyatt, Finley & Whitmire. Dacusville-J. P. Jones, N. B. Wit.. liams. T. A. Bowen, County Agent. Closing out prices on Votan cof fee. Every can guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or your money back. Bennett Mercantile Co. THE IDEAL PURGATIVE. As a purgative, Chamberlain's Tablets are the exact thing required. Strong enough for the most robust, mid enough for children. They cause an agreeable movement of the bowels without any of that terrible griping. They are easy and pleas. ant to take and agreeable in effect. U. S.CHAIN TREAD One of the few tires of which it may be said that they deliver economy year in and year out and ire after tiro. Fie ampany y, S.C. Be Opened This Way or 'E P 1 ,, R t f,