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Dr. T. L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurent, South Carolina Off0ce in Peoples Bank Building. 8. 3. DIAL A: C. TODD DIAL & TODD Attorneys at Law Enterprise Bank Builgs, Laurens, S. 0. PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS Long Time Loans Negotiated. Abstracts Prepared. UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Undertakers and Embalmer * sm answered any hour day or aight. Simpson,Cooper & Babb Attorneys at Law. WMl Practice In all State Courts Frempt Aitentlon Given All Busines, The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Hea Biecatase of its tonic and laxative effect. I.AXA TIVE IROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Qitnine and does not cause nervousness not ringing i0 head. Remember #he fullI name and .ook for the signature of U. W. GROVE. 30c. Blackwell & Sullivan ATTORNEYS AT LAW Prompt attention given to all business Money tW loan ou Real Estate -1. Phone ' Residence Phone Of om r-ons Building lABIBEVILLE.GREENWOOD MUTUAL INSUR.ANCE ASSOCIATION.. Organized 1892. PROPERTY INSURED $2,500,000. WRITE OR CALL on the under signed for any information you may desire about our plan of insurance. We insure your property against de struction by Fire, Windstorm or Lightning. And do so cheaper than any insurance company in eXistence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our association is now licensed to write insurance in the counties of Ab beville, Greenwood: McCormick, Lau rens and Edgefleld. The officers are: GEN. J. FRASEi LYON, President, Columbla, S. C. J. It. l1L AUKE, Gen. Art., -ecy. & Treas. Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS: A. 0. Grast .. .. ...\lt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Ganbrell .. ..Abbeville, S. C. Jno. If. Childs.. ..Bradley, S. C. A. W. Youngblood .. ..iodges, S. C. J. N. Chamberiain.. le'Cormick, S. C. H. I. Nicholson .. ..Edgefield, S. C. . L. Tiimnerinan, Pleasant Lane, S. C. J. C. Martin .... ....Princeton, S. C. W. H-. Wharton .. .....Waterloo, S. C. ,1. RI. IBLaihE, Glen. Agt. Greenwood, S. C. e, L,. Featherstone WY. B. Knight FEATH1EUSTVONE & liNiGHiT Attorneys at LaRW Laurens, S, C. .&t HuIsin ,ts nTarusted to Our Car's FI'll llaive Promhpt and Careful Atten. tion. Oiniee over Palmietto Bank (Nr Feathiersiono wIll spend Wednea djay of each week in Laurens.) W. M. NASH SURVEYOR Terracing :: Leveling Drainage NOTARY PUBLIC Gray Court, S. C. CLYDE T. FRANKS Agent For ASHEPOO FERTILIZER FEW EQUALS AND NO SUPERIORS L~SO FEW FARMS FOR SALE List Your Farms With Me For Sale Farmers! See Me at F4~ARMERS NATIONAL BANK GOVERNOR COO Recommends Passage of Minimum School Term ery School District Burden Apporti< The Inaugural of Gov. R. A. Cooper at Columbia yesterday was as follows: Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the General Assembly: By authority of the qualified elec tors of South Carolina as given at the ballot box, I am here to assume the duties of the office of chief executive of the State. '1 would be false to my feelings if I do not on this occasion express my sincere gratitude to the people for the honor 'which they have so generously bestowed upon me. If I fail to meet their expectations in ren dering eflb-;ent and effective ser vice. I shall at least smake an bonest attor, 0 justify the confidence reposed in me. It shall be my constant ambition and controlling purpose to serve the best interest of the entire state without re gard to past political differences or alliliations. I believe firmly in the democratic d<,otrine, that public office is a public trust, and that no public servant has a right to use power and authority temporaril-y entrusted to him for any purpose other than to promote the general welfare, prosperity and happiness of the people wiloi he serves. The oath of oflice which I have taken (oes not permit me to be gov ernor of a part of the people, or to at tetmpt to be the representative of any faction or party. II entering 111)011 the titties of the ollice I tli refore, in this presence, most. solemnly (eclare that so far as it is humanly possible I shall forget that any division has ever ex isted aiong the democrats of oulith Carolina, and shal. certailY not con sid(er that any now exists. It is na tural that we shall differ as to m1eas ures, and as to method, but my appeal is for a unity of purpose. I (o not ex pect that you shall approve every sug gestion I may make, or agree with my views on every public (Iuestion. You are bound by your oath of oflice to ex ercise your own judgment in passing on the various questions which will come before you from time to time. But while we may disagree as to specific measures necessary for the accoi pliishment of a common purpose, we are certainly agreed in the desire to enact such laws and to adopt such policies as will promote the best Inter est of all the people of the State. It is 111y purpose to deal with the legislative department -with perfeet candor. I shal take you fully Into my confidence on all matters, and recom mend for your consideration such leg islation as seems to me wise and worthy of your serious thought. You will find ine as ready to receive as to offer suggestions. If tlie people of South 'arolina are to have at this time tile service from us all that is sorely needed, there ntist be absolute .:1r111011 and perfect understanding be tween the execiive aid' legislative de partlilents. I Cannot hope to accoil plish aniythiig of a substantial nature wvith11ot tle s1ipport of ilhe genieral as semibly. No legislailtr, in my opiiolln, 111 ever assen1ibled in Soith Carolina with greater opporttliiies, and more grave respolsibilities 111111 that which faces you ltoday. We are a part of the greatest govelilient iti the world. We have Just eierged froil tIle greatest u pheaval tle world has ever known, and . -ogh t f.il popl .e yw ae t th inking of the prtolemis of peace, of the tiia tierI of read1julsintg onir1sele, bothI as states and~ individuals, to iiew and changed condit ionis. TIhie world as nevelr before, Is lookinlg to Amlerica for leadership. It t his Is an itide structalelt unI)ion of inldest ructable states the standIardl of efliclency of thle general governmlenlt can be 110 greater than, tihe average efilliency of the sev (Gral states. TPhe watr ended as we wished it to end. It end(edl as righit, justice, andI the initerecst of hiulmanity dlem~andled It should( end. If thle frutits of victory are to he savedl to us, we lust no0W lay' the foutndatin for1 CI a wXorld peace wit 111Its var ied andt inti eate prioblems. It seetms to meit that thle fi'st stpl Iln th is pr logrami is a ment1 alI readjitment101 (of ourise'lvyes. We should so d id 111ine our11 indi s as to be able1 to thintk on eXvely <iton~l iwith that sirit of sac (of warI. bet uts mitinl the p1sy'hlI ogy ofI wart in 11 tieC pence. 0On1y iln this way ('nl we approlaith e'verv <(tels aledne.ss of' inltirpos nece'(ssary3 to an1 local iutetiest. O(rJi mu11 llst lit tto giX 1. atid not to rece ive. Th'e ('nuOnihll lbe ouri concern. 1 )o y'ouls hvt' a feel - tuire? Ilo y'ou expIect a lecagueC of na1 tis, so muchiel talked of .today, to g ivt' tts a ptermant 1111Peace? i'veiry irightt inik intg llerson X' I want a Pea1ce of lthIs chtaraciter. Will wXe lbe able to estab Iish it, Is thle vital qulest ion oif the htour. Replresenltat ives (If thle prlintipl gov' ernlmenlt s of thle wor'ld are 1now in IParils to agree 011 peace termus. lint the1 (usI15loln of a permanen11(llt Peace dependltls 01n tile atititudel of thle governmllenlts oft the wold towvard one0 another. Tlhe t endlency thru'on1t the Ilwold is cer'ta1in Ily toward thle Anietica n Idea, tha 11all Ilower' and alithIority is vested in thle people. We cannot doubt the lpatrIot - istm of our1 people11. -Thein illi ngn~ess to sacrfice and servo has 1)0en so 'e ('ent ly demttonstr'atedI that no qulestloln ('1an arise along thIs liIne, buit thle lire partedness95 of outr people to meet. thle Is Sules of thle hiouri tmay he qu testioned0(. Th'le ser'ious prloblems of today can lbe traced diirect ly to the neglected dutiels of the past. Could wve have t'ealized ten years ago that; a worldl wat' of imi mlense imagniftude was a real danitgert, we would have been so Xwell prepared to meet the Issue th-at no wvar wvould have COmel. 'It we can now be made to r'eall'ze the danigers that thr'etenl us in time of peace, that Blolshevlinm, an archy and commercial gtreed which na PER'S ADDRESS. Act which Provides for of Seven Months in Ev of the State. Tax med to Counties turally follow in the iwake of war are not confined to European nations, but -is a real issue in America as well, -we wilt Ao longer delay the adoption and xecution of a program of preparedness which should have been carried out years ago. IDuring the canvass of the state last summer I stated repeatedly that South Carolina could not longer postpone the adoption of an educational program which meets the demands of the pres ent, and adequately provides for the future. This~I regard as the one es sential thing for this General Assembly to do. I am aware that this has -been the favorite theme of politicians in all of our campaigns in the past, and that it is expected of the Governor in his inaugural address to have quite a good deal to say on this "important sub ject." But gentlemen, I beg you to be lieve that I am not approaching the subject as a matter of form, or as fol lowing a custom. I wish to submit to you. some very definite propositions, and urge your most serious and thoughtful consideration. I recommend the passage of 'ail act providing for a miinimiu, school term of seven months for every school dip trict in the state, and an amendment of the present compulsory attendance law so as to require the attendance at school of all children between-the ages of eight and fourteen years during the miinium school term. This age limit should be raised to sixteen years with in the near future. It is useless, how ever, to provide for a minimum school term and a compulsory attendance law .without adequate provision for en forcement. It must be made the duty of somebody in each county to see that the compulsory attendance provision is enforced. It Isn't necessary for mne to urge the importance of sch'ool at tendance, A parent, guardian, or oth er person having the custody and con trol of children who neglects or refus es to give to such children the educa tional advantages offered by the state, is not exercising parental authority, but denying to the children who are -to constitute the future citizenship of this state that light and knowledge which is essentially necessary for 'the future well being of the state, as well as the best Interest of the child. Military training was compulsory in time of war. If you 'would avoid conditions that lead to 'war, make school attend ance compulsory in time of peace. The Confederate Government from 1861 to 1965 laid its hand upon the sixteen year old boy and compelled him to put on a gray uniform, shoulder his musket and light for Southern independence. Was not this interference with paren I il authority? A public necessity exist ed, and parental authority yielded to the sut perior right of the state. But it Is useless to enact and enforce a con puilsory attendance law ul05ess ad(e 'ilante facilities are nrovided. It is not sufileient that we provide a seven iontls i1nimum term but we need and imust have a better organ ization of our enttir eduticaonal system. We must have lie hest talent in charge of our educational work. Now, gentle m1en), I Prolised otl in the outset that I would deal with you in perfect can dor. It you adopt my recommendations as Ito ourI edlucationail pr'ogram it imeans thle cx pend11 i'tr of niore money0) for the education of the youth of our statie than i has been heretofore cx pend ('d. We cannot hope to have the best talent in our schools with the piresent scale of salaries for school officers, and tihe present utandard of pay for teach era. The qiuestion mray be asked, can we afford to make the neccessary invest muent irn our edlucational institutions? I use the wvordl "investment" adviseb'Iy, l'ecause money properly exp~endled in the development of an educational sysa I m suited to our needs will prove a splenidid investment. Them( Sou th C'arolIna C'outneil of 'De fens e recently issued a pht amphdle wich shoul d he r'eiad by ev~ery' taxpamyer inl Soumth (Carolina. Its title' Is "Does It lIt'y ?' From thlis pam phlet I quote the following: "'You pr'osperi just inl pop)ort ion to thle prosp(elity of'2 the' av~eralge ian iiwithI whom011 youi areo brmoughtI 1( ino usiness ('0nt1a(t, If the1' mtasses of the people1 are' 11o0r and1 ignorllant. ('very'~ indiid the~ communlliliy." witl foel and register wtardness as ineavitaly as thei theri th lirlii. The1 merchan111t willl have pootr Er' triade, thle d1octor' and1 lawyr' smlalilr batnks slanIlemr de posits, the preaiOLcherP F nd( teal~ cr smaller1( sahaiis, a1dt so onl. .'very man11 who thiroughl ignlorance(, tia'k (If t ralining, or' by) reason1 of any13 othero hiindint1ag cauise, Is pioduci ng or eiainig onlly half as muchl as hie oughlt, bly his inefileiency Is makin4 lg everybody else in thle commui ty poorer'." Anl educational systenm thait is inadI~ e'quate is burdensome to the tax payer, bieau~tse he gets a 1p001 return for the mloney expended, buat a'n adequate pro0 vision~ is thle best1 inivestment thle state orI inividIuaI can make. In conisidler ing this part of our1 wvork I iiost earn est ly urgo upon youa provision for tca('hnlg agriculture, hlome econiomaics, voc ational and Industrial training, etc., as a part of our' school wvork. Ini oilher words, our1 educatioii sholdo pr'epare our11 chi11lren to (14 best thec thling thecy nu111st do. A great deal hans been saidf r'eent ly a-houat Ill iteracy' in our state. Thle' statemelint has1 beeni miiade, and~ we cannaot deny It, thaat Soauth Car'ollna in the peri cetage of illiteracy stands neal' the bot tomi of the list of all thle states. Surmely 110 SouthI Ca roliniaa wvitha a idie in the past, histor'y andl lie truad itions of is state, and~ with a properCl apprei'ciatlin of the opportuini ties and prmssof thle futuare can be satisfied withi this state of affairs. We hlave establishled an -Illiteracy Commis abon, and I urge upon you a proper aup (Continued on Page Three,) To Lovers of .Good HAOGS I want to extend a hearty welcome to lovers of good hogs to come and spend the day on a real Hog Farm, Jan. 24th. Over 50 of the best Durocs will be sold to the highest bidder; over 200 on the farm. I can show you more 800-lb sows and big boars than any other herd in the state or south of Kentucky. It is worth your trip to hear two of the best auc tioners in the west. ('They yere both bred in old Ken tucky and you will e m''ty lucky to have a chance to hear them. You are welc e as a visitor whether you want to buy or not., KINARDS DUROC STOCK FARM W. P. SMITH, Prop. J. A. SMITHWICK, Mgr. Fertilizer with Personality Royster Fertilizers are the life-work of one man; F. S. ROYSTER. Their excellence is the rcsult of 33 ycars of continuous effort to perfect a plant food es pecially for Southern crops and .Southern Soils. Is the know dge and e perience of a life time worth a ythi g to you? Then ask for RO ER'S FER ILIZER 7flADE MARK~ REGS STE RED, ORDER EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO. Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. Toledo, 0. Tarboro, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Columbia, S. C. Spartanburg, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. Macon, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Montgomery,. Ala. For Sale by OWINGS & BOBO