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MEMORIAL DAY FIT1 Hon. J. J. McSwain, of Gi on Sunday Annual M1emorial Day exercises, in honor of the Confederate dead. wec e held at tae Lau :ns cemetery Sunday afternoon. a stirring appeal to pa triolisim icng made by lion. J. J. M' CS'wailn. of Greelvillez. The exercises were priesidecd over by A. C. Todd, E'sq.. and ,, mi-sical prouram Closing with "Near r MNy God to The.'' was re:'n de by the .seiool ehildan assisted by~ ,..el e't choir from tli- vario'is lhurch .e l Of the city llidelr tle lead eriihip of .\Mr. \has. 11. Wicks. The in an d111(1 len--diction were pro onlinCed l'y H.y. C. 'i. Squlirts and Ill.. l ol ll:oll of vet erane was read byv Mir. ''odd. Followin: the clo:e of thi (Neises the chl-dr.-ii placed flowers upon the graves of the Confederacte soldiers as well as those of the few U'nion soli(rs whoe r'st there The Tlos. 1). Lake P ost, American Legion. acted as a guar :'d of honor for the occasion and marched to the (mn etery from the court house behind the children of the graded school. Mr. lcSwain held the close attei tiol of his hearers in an address in whi ch he paid a tlowing tribuite to tho Veterans of all the wars in which this country has; particl; ted. \With tile North and South agaiclosel]y ,olt te together h. sut gg(ted that th - nual M.temorial Day in honcor of tihe Confedrt'ate (esoldierb'l. w turned into a 'enier'al ieilorial day in holor of thl. soldilels 'of 1ll th11# wars f roim 1 ":" Revoluttion to Oh i.e reentt \World \\nr with (er nn and e r lli11. ii.. .:( : folloes: r snin'IS .\ddre-:. Now . M eo iii ii .-e :n its ina-. Ie: 11 widcn its .4ejee anid di e ne.ee its dev oe e until 11. iihall b. Unn au min'atl11111 l 1.vival or. parc ;.1. lofyv p ti'irtism. 01n 1t:: day le. il r,(-( onise: CraC1 le te Lur'ie' te t eee'' hi-'' ideals of ic a nle fre eoi for wh:i the Contiieital Ariniles followeel Onei foughit A ith the e gre-:it Wa-shin Itn. Let us recall how defeat could not di may thenm, Io\% discour:igeinelt coul not detoralize thincIi. and how by, l: tience and Il(i.e.e they fila'l achieved for theice-elves and for u. i1: 1 for oulr te' ;Ioe 'rlty. inepe denhIle ce tih t' inad. an opptniyl to leeet undierel' liost idea! con ditreltionecs a _,0ve'lilte i revMling upon tile oelnltl of lie pi.> nide, (l(con eived in .justice alld dedica - I to tle c inci l . 11:0 -! . 11. al Ic a lr e n o aled .ina" This day shouli rel lin I I Is of th *e h it e sinl Cl' tho se solde , ancd :-: l who fou1' ht i, I'"12 1(, .il; i 'e ''cnd w'ar oef i' e'liele r with ~ ~ OM tT. ninh/- fonr, n ix d fore'v r (-:e ' ce lat"-- '!)lolr' I. lli l n i( ) ofl t I' (1; 1 - l a e a i(ei! ,l i te() w l I senld I h r wmio :: ein - Its 1'' ril 1 11 ti! r1 1 I iib <T Li ee ee. \ r need him i ii t i e his d vo'eld (C cr ''- in ann , o l oe -- (e A pr , ' '- .e;7 Ci.eund' r ~ th e led aple ' trcue C; 1 e' tid le oft Appoleeittl ':. weil tne3 on~te'of the' fine.i aend mOe,.1 knuighetly e'xamph-ees oef t rule olier~i'y anld aefforth;; in~t tl eet of ' ltan the .sworde. G( e ral 9 Gr:: lt e' Itcnded it bek~ aned di le(!t'd I ,e tole sheath ic t andc ti he- I;. and1 thenl X c:eded i' hand0 acid bye 1l'e. le A tn ilen ;<'~'A e' ople ecdinvite th. ebri:'i bIle andi ml11ran~t towa'. ds 'e; he def9eated ; -ope' of thte SouithI. W\( e ipa:: er'. in tlime''. forteiv'intg s r Ihe' darkl day1 ta tI Iur seet Icci sucffecred in the years scceeding. thle ing hand was~ passing over' hce i.co'ri of both sc'(tionsc until toe ti~np e':'me wvhen the surlv-lvors of both u'rmek cotild meet on the fields oCf Chilca mauiga, Vicksburg and (Gett ysburm, 'INGLY OBSERVED eenville, Delivers Patriotic Afternoon and join In fraternal greetings, con fessing all eilanlce to a commotn conn1 try. confessing devotion to the same ideals, ald inspired by the heritage of a coimon glory. And today all ov'.r the nation in loving niiemnory of their brave and k niglitly deeds, their clil drean. and their grandchildren, tender Ily p i:e wreatlis of flowe'r s upon the of the dea' and upon the brows of th. living. --*nelr the o<l, and underi the dl., .\waieing the iuilgtint day; Ileov and te %;rS for the Blu', T.i-r aund love fot tlt (G.ray." On this day we pay triblute to I' ct1in r iof lhtin' ls of the Norlth, an,'I the Soi S (If t Soutih, \.io ralliel -i the ,tke ldati dal, in 1 , "for lagt le'y teld lobson anl \'ietor Illu1 plro'ved that it- blood of the SotI runs tr e." ll t -spacially (loest hi, dlay have a n14w Inianling. The (echors of the World \\'art have Scarce dMoll away., 'le eiarti is still fresh over the hetei s o' ',e briahit and be-ave Alierivan boys who respoidedl to th eation's call, !o!"d over t' he and gave battle to the proutlest. Ia the liaughttiest and to the iost dei.ant, and most barbarous foe that has as sem ibled inl m1odern tiines. Our nation sought in vain to remain neiutral; the :lood of our' people is ininiglel fro1 all the nationalities that were at war on luropean soil in I117. At fitst we thought their liftferees were ht (-l. and that tey coulel no;, antid shouli nol. Con(cteIn its. lt as the. <-onlCtelst continuell, tl issues heecane mlorve ltearly define~d. Our pecople perI fe*iV l that the ('ont test was betweent the oveinments seeking to serve th haie t welfare of Il irl piopel oi th., one und onl thl otier han. -- 1 leie nts dIe'Voc eo a sillfsh andeA ien-art!.-ss enll~ea 'e '-i of ',we ia''' trrhory by iilitar v forc'e. .\s th i - .i ttt:hu Ih< canC en - lefinel. our 104eope I -allzold that thelao. o:, (i .1! zation inll r l i IIh - au e of vivilization in A nwerica: tiat lie cau se- of in(Ieino) - Ir I i -:r waos' tiw' CatsI' ofI I i 1o t1 C'' it Americn. lit ; ftilt't her tee l izi-il thul fI ' (;e' -eiil'' ;a -r, sionl an-l power s'hrni! oer-4 the fre' eCAles of -'ranc :tt1 I-:n' ln l, th t theV inomentum thuII g u.11 I tn lit he' sutlli'ient to c't' hli o . ter (ati it le'i'-noidence' ale to Coenitel t.h paymtent of coutles: tribuit. to te Inaniy breenutttse of het' tee;. O1r t4:> .'l0 wer'. Stifr-ed to the quickb h II Co'etn'tut11ttteous r'eI'atks of ItII Geri-' laisCr, that we w lee lt a tIion o! tradts anel that we witl t stop tnaking dollars. and that we wontl n!,t ( edaneti r o11 C for*tIles bey'Iy wat' ior -l. ci oiit bloo i n war. \\'hei lIIer - fore. that inost tingn;: iiificent v xpoe n: ofi IninC t '.o , Ine lI I I, N:a tio , the fItely 'ho.-ei connandttr ill cief,14- of ourt at'inly and o : t y toll itm Cnttrt'ss that we'C ll no io: -r teiin li a sellf-rtesiC ''Itin pro 'lt, end eellbl nom loner t Ih.- trtue tie euir \h Cb nh-I it hht 'veni.. , St I I I-( I r f ur it el:ow r tii I a Ifel I I te i I' \ tel C I ci' opCC el 'iiahoto c r : r mind its that t two C trom - inen oif t his city '''a' elt' * i rlI' i toent ry ue - fo:e e le' C \ e'e i ar' ;le lltet-lar' tten t..?e . - ' ly no-iliaintedt wit hi 'CToii laake, niow hefo'w loyal ande fait hful h' ine. erd neow his fcfntr ades hiave' pes'ervedf' his: mtemttory byl niating the l.ost l'oset oif th ' .'\mrer'ic'an 1*2o C In htt i. hotnr. On)c this solC'mnt daty weC reen~'li his vir' tltC'I, wei griC've for his 10.'s and we' 'unnC fthet rii':I It-nert iiono ita T the r ~ie' "rethi S~i:; tt rei : atd et'. otial andfendly(f h uptrittof aCtiud--v( afr' iGs rrwt minge fithe wiim I have 'itI inh(e f ' :h'ir tent e thWe Wterna" tapiigtm tound. andt aretnran and laerone a knowled of the~ smny of wvhlch I was c'ortor'al. T1hereafter he- slept in a bunk next to mine. and he treated me with the consideration and deference due xo an elder brother, and I lovd him as affectionately as if he were my younger brither. Often he opened pl) his heart to me and told me of the loved ones at homc In Lati rens. Although a graduate of Cem .son Colle:ge and I was utterly with out any military experience or knowl edge, and therefore my conduct of the squad was often irregular, yet. he was as loyal as a true soldier ought to be: he was obedient to authority as a brave man always is, and he was as faithful to duty as he was devoted to his fam ily and friends. lie chose the aviation branch of the service, the most peril ois adi( untried mode of warfare, be I iev ini g that he could l here be of groa ter service, and hoin.g that by oura anad daring he imight hel stah() ou the eyes of 0the imiudent anii de 1iant l1n, and hitherto victoriioi4 eimy. Wh\ n he went u) in iid-ai, it went i, for ine and for you, for those iflrecious children and for their (hildre' (hildren'. While in action far above the ealr1h. a sho(t from -n C!lm my ian'V set Gaare Garet''. : katv on fir', and inl the hoper o? sav iniv hinelf ulntil the plan.e migh;: Ie'o d., iP is repored that ie imiost Tiave libl out far on the end (f th' wing and have held in a desperate! cffoirt to r'ach earth in safety. It is rep'orted that his hands were charred by fie., showing that lie had clungt with desperalion, figltinig not only for his country, buit lighting for life, in order that e i might conic back to his loved city of Laurens to see Ilis friends, who are mainy, and his pre cious mother, his sister and brother. Iut fite was against him; 'the flanies iashed too fast and furious an( lit. gri:> was hrok.-n and his body dropped: in ob4edie-'nce to tie law of gravity and his liif. crushed out. Hlow appropriate are tile woirds: "O'! what a fall was that. my coun trymen." W trust that on tIis Memior'al Day, and for future geliena tIoions, ih - names of Toii Lake and of ('!aude (Garri i and ali the other brave Amrican biovs of 1.1aut ren s County who 8vi1 th r young i rl U their e.h lry's cals, iav i ('alled in lovilIi :11n1! lend -r remieimbranlaice. Oni this and on succe(Aeding days let . irmii mblr ihat 0.1110 Ame'rican ..ashave ee saddeneod by thllo s iaction of 50.00 s len id ata ding lba oy. They gave their liv es For ihi a -i' ril of lbe (f W drty, iustio antl d1mo.1 r:Iy. so I.%o mllin ouun. mi'I " !Iyl S11 . w re with the! a.and ha ,)I. it r ' tit mak t heiii f i, Sam t f wriliC , two m%. oi lion (t .) werJ 'fo shiow the i d moion to) thel connl'n -I Iou'tninud onl Pag . e Eiight.) 55 In A Week New Triplex Springs Help Overland 4 Break Record In the great endurance test recently at Indian apolis an Overland 4 stock car covered an average of more 'than 778 miles each day for 7 days. 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