The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 01, 1921, Image 8
The following letter has been, re
ceived during the past few days by
Mr. 'L. S. Dolt from I1s son,' 'Lieut.
Leland Bolt, U. S. A., who tw'as recent
ly sent to Manila, Phillipen Islands,
with the 45th Infantry:
Vt. McKinley,
Manila, P. I.,
April 21, 1921.
-Dear Papa:
I'll write a few lines to let you
know what is going on in this heathen
world over here.
We landed 0 K from the good ship
Logan after twenty-eight long days on
the hiigh seas. The weather iwas fine
all the way, no storms at all, and It
was a very delightful trip and quite
a revelation to ic. It is just imnpos
sible to conceive of the Pacifle till you
try to cioss it, and then after spending
weeks in the journey it Is (ite a
mystery to know where all the water
comes from, but I tell you land was
lie most pleasant sight that we saav
in the entire trip and it was hke a
Ih to a gold mine getting off when
-We lhially docked at Manila. I wrote
.home from Hi onio11llu, blt that's -ver
.a m1onth ago n1ow and seems longer for
j haven't reeive any malil exc(pt The
Advertiser. You might inform all tile
congregation that the seven thousand
miles on sea did inot make nie sick, as
everybody was telling me the hurors
of seasickiess. A good ilially of tihe
passen:2;ers got tort ibly sick, esipecial
ly the ladi a, but I think they thought
about it so muchi that .tIey got sick.
We stopped at Guam which is the
most desolate Uod isolated .lace in
creation, a little island about live by
iIx mile; sitting out in the middle of
tle ocean. I am glad that the army
has n o post there, for it would be
terrible to spend two years thcre oin
t
L1AURENS I
"Put Away
Fresh eggs are prob
will be this year. Ptat ti
PRATT'S EG(
while they are cheap, a
winter when they are sc
We Sell It
* Putnarm'sI
108 ME
To Build Y
To Pay Of f
To Improve
And You. Can Pay it E
A penny held too el
the sun. If you hope t
while you should own at
the earth's surface.
Opportunmty knocks
door. See me and let rr
. W. T.
Teleplh
ARMY OFFICER
a 1-ittle spot of land liable .to, be swept
away by a..big wave. Hawaii, though,
Is the garden spot, it can't be Improved
upon.
After leaving Guam our next sight
of land was Samar, one of the Philli
pine Islands, and it was quite a beau
tiful trip coining through the San
Bernadino Straits -which took a day
and ni-ght. I thought that these is
lands roere small, but they are seat
tered all over 'the ocean and it takes
about four or five days to go through
them. 'We landed in Manila iBay Just
outside of the city Saturday night too
late to go ashore, but we got off next
morning as soon as possible.
Manila is certainly a queer -and In
teresting old .town with many signs of
Spasish ownership. Part of the city is
closed in 'by a great wall and is called
Intro-Muros. This was a defense
:built .by the Spaniards, and all the
buildings are very old and out of date
with narrow alleys for streets. The
main part of the town Is built around
this wall an looks somewhat like a
11. q. town exeept fnr the population
which i., a little of everything-most
ly dark. The .big business places
-though are run by Americans as you
would naturally expect. I think most
every nation is represented except the
Israelites, and it must be too hot for
them.
These natives are certainly curiosi
ties and it surely makes one appre
clate the I'nited States when nthey get
a glimpse of their mode of livmg.
T'heiri house: are ibuilt of hamboo, cov
erecd with grass and high off the
ground. They are very socialistic, es
pecially kind to animals, allowing
them the same ;:rlvileges as their
children, and the house is open to all
comersfl hogs included. It is a puzzle
)RUGI CO.
Altoion Tourists an-d
('ampers
You should have one of
0Iur "Touriists Sp) ec Ial
Tentoloed" large enough121
for three people $7.~5, or
on large (11ough- for
two $70. Rlleuires no
poles or stakes, can -h* I
-set up in live to eight
l mittesi. itolls up -
feet 6 inches long and 9
inche.s diatmeter in wa
ter-proof cover.
C 31 iPA N V
83 West (erval Streej
Colui ibia, S. '.
Eggs Now
ably as low now as they
iem away with
PRESERVER
nd have fresh eggs next
arce and high.
,50c a Quart
Drug Store
in Street
4 Per Cent
ou a Home
a Mortgage
Your Property
ack on the Moni~hly Plan
ose to the eye shuts out
o remain on earth for a
least a few square feet of
but you must open the
le explain.
Moore
one 427
to' nextO'etuthb*W th)"Sitlit 8'
soldiers are about :the only ones to get
a square meal regularly,
I rounded up Mr. McCarley and he
was quite surprised to see me and
nwus very interested to know what was
goinig on in the old home .town. ,He is
in the Philippine-American 'Drug Co.,
the biggest in Manila, and Is quite sat
isfied after being here eighteen, years.
I also met one of my old friends from
Camp Grant and another one rrom
San Antonio; they are in the govern
ment service over here. This world is
not so large after all, for .ten thous
and miles. does not -separate all ac
duaintances and everywhere I go I
meet some one I have seen formerly.
We are stationed at Ft. McKinley
just outside of lanila and it is a very
pretty place. 'We have the Philippine
Scouts, and they are the best soldiers
I have seen anywhere. Their only
trouble -is understanding Eiglish, and
it is quite a job to met much out of
some of them when it comes to 1lg
lish. They are iproud of their uni
form and will do anything for us, and
too, they don't bother about boozel
which is unlimited over here, thus the
attraction for the booze hounds.
If anyone should ask you whether
it is hot over here just ask them if
fire burns. for it certainly is. How
ever. It is not the same heat as ave
have and a sunstroke Is never heard
of. One good thing though it is cool
at night. whch makes it very lne. It
Was (quite a change in climate for me,
for as you rcnlemnber it was snowin:
win I left home and I almost burilt
up when I first got hcre, t.1ll I 1couldI
get whle uniform.: which are very
(,(,l .,nd comfortable.
)on't worry if yol do not hea r1 from.
im. often for the boats don't rull reg
ularly, sometilles there are towvo a
week and then l'ay be two weeks be
fore anoth er one.
I P.:ot I' p romotioll to ist Lieu(lItenI
ant just after landing.
''ell everybody that I am getting
along i:ne but for themi to tay in the
'nitcd S.tates if they want to live inl
,'r.o'perity and a civilized country.
Love to all,
-16th ll. (P. S.)
P t. hIcKinlley,
ltizal, P. 1.
(Iil 1 I.; the province, as our,county.)
NEWBERRY BUILDS
BETTER HIGHWAYS
1111s onl link From Ci) io l)eadfall.
Bonds Alreadi Sold.
Newberry, \lay 26.-Several road
builders and contractor; werei here
today to put in bids for building the
iighway from Newberry to 'll'eadfall,
.S5 nilles. that being the distance
from the cit' Eimits to Deadfall. Half
of the actual expense for tilfs blghway
will be paid by the federal govern.
muent, because it is a portion of a
county to county higlway. )eadfall
is on the highway between New-berry
and iSaluda, anld it is also 011 the hi1gh
way -botwveen Newberry and (reen
wloodi. At l)eadfall the roadh forks, the
left fork going to Saluda, the right to
Cihappellis, an~d presulrmably' on to the
Salud(a rive r near thI ie Southern rail
road bridge. but the contr'act for'
builidinug beyond D~eadt'allI is not ,on
('LrnedC~ in the bids lput ill today-only
that .:'ortion betwee'n Newerrmy and
i)t'adfall. After thle bid~s were inl and
were' bintg considered it w.as~ decided
by the county highw'h~y commlilssioner,
.\r. 11ou:1 Aare, and .\lr;. Sloan, repr'e
sentinl the state highlway comissh5ion,
to ecarry thle b~ds to (Colum:ibi a for fur
Iher conlsideration and for mlaking the
Newberr'y county sold its issue of
$ i00O,,l0 of r'oad -bonds at few dalys ago
to J1. S. iiillarpan, of Atlanta, thirough
the Nrewber'ry National 1:ank, re'alizlng
$:h!2,000 not for them'n. Thle bondls are
4 per' cenlt. -t' yecar Mads.-, the intoeest
to -be .paid sem11-an nually at the Na
tiona&l Park banlk, New York.
The ('ontr'actor's have al most com1
illetedh their contract for a top~soil (Moa
b'etween Prospi)ty and Kinar'ds, a
dlistance of I18 miles, not counting the
two miles thrcough the city of New
htr'ry. When thle work is completed,
the portion of the Piedmont -highway
that runs11 thriouigh Nd Vberrly counlty
wvill comnpare favorably with any par't
of the highway between Chlarleston
and Asheville. Work Is going on alto
01n tile Appalachian highlway b~etwe'en
Newthberry and Wh itmln'e, a distance
or 18 miles, ando that plortionl is ex.:met
0(d to be0 :n1 fine fix before the summe111r
travel towardi the mountains sets ill.
T'ho Sparmtanbur'g boosters who passed
over it Monday on their way to Chat'
leston lpr~oounce0d it "nlot bad"now.
In the city large forces of twork
1m1e1 are mlaking steady progress in
pavIng Ma-in and College streets, tihe
two langest and most traveled streets
in tIle city. After finishing these two
streets certain other' streets will ,be
allowed to make application for pav'
Ing. Trhe -paving Ia being (lone ulnder'
thle pllan of havin.g the abuttin* lpro
iperty on either' side of a street to .>zay
one-fourth of tile cost, thus relieving
t-he city of onne-hnalf tile exinelnsn
ISO,
Anniversary Sale
Starts Thursday, June 2nd.
This store is one year old this month.
We take this opportunity to thank the people of Lau
rens and surrounding territory for the splendid patronage
we received during our first year in their town.
Notwithstanding the fact that this has been a bad year
to do business in, we have enjoyed a wholesome business,
and at the beginning of our second year we are going to
try to beat our last year's record by giving you better val
ues for your money than ever before.
To celebrate our birthday we are going to hold a real
sale. You will find prices lower than they have been in
several years.
"An inch of demonstration is worth a yard of explan
ation" is an old proverb, so come around and see for
yourself.
Here are a few of the bargains:
Yard Wide Nainsook Men's Blue Buckle and
A nice <iiality, fully bleacd Wi co Overalls
(~~~~~ ~~ 8oeisAaaweis * 4ad Overallm, all sizes
10c a Yard oohhn's Anniversary Sale Prc
108c a Pair
9-4 Sheeting
81 inehrs wide. unlAIeached Sheeting Men'& Summer Union Suits
Cohen 's A-universary Sale PMric. here is Yom P cheall c to III1 yon a' whole
35c a Yard
I 'P1.00 Ulauozi Su1its
C oheii *.s A li iversaIry 'Salle lPrice0
Buster Brown and Blue Bird
Silk Hose 49c a Suit
Ladies Pure Silk Hose, meamcd bac $1k,.50 1'aiion Snits
all sizes
oh I si e Cohen's Anniversary Sale Price
65c a Pair
Chamrbray, Cheviot and Aia 1.0Sit o a 'mdFl u
Oneta~l Ginghams ,het('hn' nnvraySl rc
On al fall kinds of Gingham, Chcevich
10c a Yarhd reikShralsie
Table Oil Cloth (~'l niesr aelrc
White and Colors, bes.t (juality$49
Cohien's" Anniversaryai Sale PrieceM nsSl il ok
29c a YardWht 1elonGecread
Ladies' H-ose, 4 Pairs for 25c ChnsAnvraySl rc
Roo 'Soekngs'for every da' erbak
4brwnan witeC are theI colors. I ~25n'tai
miss this opp1ortunfity to lay in a suply'. M nsM da hrs 13
(Cohen 's Aniiverisar'y Sale Pice\l 'j I(O hitalatclos
4 Pairs for 25c (ou sAr~~ ~elr
Wirthmor Voile Waists $13
'ladlics' Wi rt hmor Waists kniown thbrough-..L de'LseT ra oe 5
iiut the. landh for' thir in e (piolity anid wor~k- .ul ecrzd seind bc, a ra
man ishui p. Tlenu dIifferent styles to pick -froml. cva e
Coe iii~'t' aeiieCohen's Anniversary Sale Price
95c 2caPi
'Fruit of the Loom Bleaching Yr ieSaIlnS
(enuine Fruit of the Loomi Blleaching Afl adwd
Cohen's Annivecrsary Sale Price Che'AnirsySlePic
15c a Yard
Bleached Pajama Cheelis 5caYr
36 inl1ces w ide, fine for luderwear.lret tensji arvdaSc al.
, Cohen's Anniversary Sale Price(Xle'sAnriay illiic
lStand 2ardOvrd l ie
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