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40 6f ttouthCarolla, Cotthty of Laurons. Notlee of Special Election 'on 'the uestion of 1suing Coupon Jonds of he ity of Laurens in. the Sum of 7,00, for Water Works Extension nid Improvenent. Whoreas, a writon petition of a ena Jorltykof the free-holder8 of the City of Laurens, as appears from the tax books of said city, has been filed with -the City Council of the 'City of Lau rens, asking that an election be held in said City of Laurens, at which shall be submitted to the quatlifled electors of said City the question of issuing coupqon bonds of the City of Laurens in the sum of $70,000, pay %able within forty years from the date of issue, and bearing a rate of inter est not exceeding six (6) percent. per annum, for the purpose of Water Works Improvement and Extension in said City; and, Whereas, the said City Council of the said City of Laurens has. duly considered said a petition, canvassed the same, and found it to be in proper form, and signed by the req uired number of freeholders as prescribed by the Constitution and Statute 'Laws of the State of South Carolina, made -and provided in such cases, and upon consideration thereof addpted an ,Ordinance and Resolution dated Hith -day of u.lly, .1921 that the prayer of the petition be granted, and that the tinestion of said bonds shall be sub mitted to the qualified, duly register ed electors of said City of [aurens, at a Special Election to be held in and for the said City of L'aurens on the 23rd day of August, 1921. NOW, 'PIINRU1I'FOR'E. Notice Is here by given that a Special EIlection will be held in the City of Laurens on tie 23rd day of August, 1921 upon the (luestion of issuing .bonds of the City of Laurens in the sum of $70,000, pay able within forty years from date of issue, and bearing interest at not ex ceeding Mx (01) percent. per anniim, ior the purpose of Water -Works Imi provenent and lxtension in said City. Said election shall be held at the fol lowing places: Ward I, at City Clerk's 0Ml1ce; Ward 2, at Switzer's Store; Ward 3, at 'Laurens CottonI Mills Store; Ward I, at -Davis-Roper Co. Store; Ward 5, at Jones-Taylor Co. Store; and Ward 6. at City Power ouse; that the' following have been 'aliOilted maRnami.gers to conduct the said election: Ward 1, .J. E. Tolitson, J. B. Thompson, W. I. 'Iturns; \Vard 2, John Switzer, John Ill. Cunningham, J. D. Sexton; Ward 3, Walter IHellams, . J. Avery, IWillie Powers; >Ward 1, 10. W. Martin, .1. C. Vasson, J. W. Pow ler; Ward 5, It. P. .lones, Pred lPuller, it. '13. Owens; 'Ward 6, T. Mack Roper, E. -W. Machen, and . T. Todd. At said election the polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock in the forenoon and closed at .1 o'clock in the after noon. At said election only qualilid registered electors of the City of Lau rens shall be entitled to vote. That the ballots shall have printed upon them the qluestion to be submitted and the words "yes" and "no", and the elector favoring the issue of said 'bonds shall vote a ballot containing the word "yes", and the elector against the issue of said honds shall vote a ballot containing the word "no" By order of the City Cotmell of the said City of Laurens, this 1-Ith day of July, 1921. .&'NO. A. PR ANKS, Attest: ' ' Mayor. STANIjIY W. OflEWS, Clerk and Treasuirer. Coidii Cause Grlp and influenza LAXATIVE B3ROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. Trhero is only one "Bromo Quinlno." E. W. GROVES pilinature on box. 30c. "GITS-iT" T1CKL[8 First Stops All Piain-Th'len Peels the - Coern OkY. Don't try to fox trot oRn corn tor tured feet. (Got - d of your corna. If * -- M~ak. Your P..t Hai. Rmv hs Cona Wi ' Gete-ot. you have never seon n corn tickled to doath, just appily a few dlrops of "Gets -It" to yours. Th'len watch that corn dle-peacofully as if it had gonc to sleep). Soon it is nothing but a loose pi~ece of dlead skin that y.ou can lift right off with your fingeR's. Get after themn now. Youtr dlruPalat has "Gets-It". Costs but a trifle or nothaing at all if it 'fails. Mfd. by 10; ILawren~ce & Co., (Ohicago. Sold ini *Laurens by Lanurens )r'ug Co. andI Putnaml's Drug Store. No Worms in a tlealthy Child -All children troubled with Worms have an un healthy coior, which indicates poor blood, anid asa rule, there is m'ore or I ess stomach distifrbance. Olt GOVE'S TASTEL ESS CIflLL TONIC given vegu lerly for two or three weeks~wlll enrich the blood, *improve the digestion, and act as a generalStrength elgTpnloto the whole system. N'uajute~ will then a erec halhPlant oti6 , 0 pet bottlo, EDUC r4 bRI6uVE MkemoaizeGe eral A" em9 y to Pro. vide For State Survey. Leaders Gather at Converse. College to Discuss Needs of South Carolina Educational System. Spartanburg, July. 16.-More than 300 leading men and women of the state gathered In Spartanburg today and' organized the Citizens' Educa tional association of South Carolina. J. Rion McKissick, of Greenville, was elected president and the following were named as vice presidents, rep resenting each congressional districts: First district, Legare Walker, Sum merville; second, Bert D. Carter, Bam berg; third, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, New berry; fourth, J. B. Atkinson, Spar tanburg; fifth, T. B. Butler, Gaffney; sixth. Bright Williamson, Darlington; seventh, H. 0. Plowden, Dalzell. "South Carolina wants the best there is, and can pay for it," was the slogan adopted by the associa tion. - The meeting was presided over by R. Goodwyn Rhett of Charleston. Ad dresses were made by Howard B. Carlisle, president of the Spartan burg chamber of commerce; Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, president of Wofford college; Governor Cooper; George F. Zook of the United States bureau of education, State Superin tendent of Education J. E. Swearin gei;. Dr. Jno. B. White of Anderson and others. Call for Funds Dinner was served the visitors in the dining hall of Converse college. After dinner the committee on res olutions reported memoralizing the legislature to have made a thorough survey of the state to find out its true educational status, recommend ing the law making body to give to education such legislative and finan cial support as it merits, and other resolutiops defining the scope and purposes of the conference and ap pealing to press, pulpit, plafforni and to the various civic, social, religious, commercial, patriotic and other or ganizations to exert their strongest influence to arouse public sentiment to, this end. Practically every well known edu cational institution in South Caro lina was represented at today's gath ering. Governor Cooper's inspiring address on the needs and the aspira tions of South Carolina's ed'ucational system wa, one of the outstanding features of the morning program. The University of South Carolina, Furman university, Wofford college, Converse college, Winthrop college and every institution that has earned an envia ble place for itself in the upbuilding of teh commonwealth was represented at the conference, and every person present paid rapt attention to the speakers, who had been chosen to present to an appreciative audience their conetptions of what must he (one in South Carolina to lift the state from the unenviable position it now occupies in the educational sys tem of the United States. Rhett Presides R. Goodwyn Rhet, of Charleston, long identified with every movement tending to promote the common goodl of the state, was chosen to act as presidling officer of the meeting. Mr. Rhett's opening address was fraught with inspiring thoughts and contained many pertinent and suir prising bits of information regard ing the needls of South Carolina's educational suytemi as it exists in 1921.. . Mr. Rhett was introduced by How.. ard 13. Carlisle, - presidlent of the Spartanburg chamber of commerce, who informed the glathering that it has b~een his privilege to wVelcome to the city of Spartanburg many assem blages, but that today's gathering, he felt, was truly the most wvelcome of all. Mr. Carlisle read an interesting cx.. cerpt fro'm a historical work which madle mention of a gathering held at Nazatreth church, Spartanburg coun ty, in 179(;, which had for its object, the same plens as those of the pre sent gathering. A little group of edulcat ors gathered at Nazareth church 125 years ago for the purpose of discussing and formulating sonme plans wherby the people of the state of South Caroliha might enjoy equal educational opportunities andI live on terms of educational equality with the peole of other states of the union. On April 14l, 1797, this little body of educators adI~opted a constitution, or slogan, wvhich expressedl in concrete form its aspirations andi its plans for improvedl educational facilities wvithin the state. Mr. Rhett called upon the Rev. William Way of Charleston to pronounce the invocation, the gath ering standing (luring the prayer. Now on Ihbwest Rung "The most vital subject in any com monwealth," said Mr. Rhett, "is edu cation. 'Economic progress is depen dent upon edlucation, in large mnas ure. In 1776, our fathers bequeathed to us ai creedl that all men are born equail. .Thiiuls eing true, edlucation became at prime considleration. Strange to, say, however, the federal gSerh ment did not see fit .t supervise the education of the people of the com monweAlth. It delegated the states to supervise this work and the states In turn passed the work on to the shoulders of the couniies constituting the states. On these counties this duty has rested ever since. The re. sult 'in South Carolina naturally has been that the state stands lowest in the union with regard to illiteracy." "It is possible, said Mr. Rhett, "that the presence of the negroes in the South has retarded this section in its educational progress to some extent. This particularly ma'y be the cause in South Carolina. We have been afraid to educate the negro and this," the speakdr declared, "has been a great mistake." This statement was accorded warm applause from the audience. Mr. Rhett urged that the people not allow education to halt because of the presence of negroes in the South. The prime concern now should be, he said, the investigation of conditions obtaining in the schools of the state and the prompt applica tion of remedial measures. Mr. Rhett then introduced Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, president of Wofford college, who paid eloquent tribute to the per sonnel of 'the gathering at the con ference. Duth of Self-Respect Dr. Snyder declared he was par ticularly gratified to note that there were present men and women who are not oflicially identified with educa tional work in this state. In* the last analysis, the patrons of the schools who make the education of the state. "We want to be self-re specting in South Carolina," asserted the speaker, "and in order to be so we must busy ourselves immediately without ,educational system." Governor Cooper wa sthen intro duced and accorded a warm welcome. The governor expressed the belief that what South Carolina needs now is systematic enlightenment. First, the people must be furnished authen tic information concerning the faults and the needs of the present system of educating the boys and girls of the present generation. After the people grasp the significarice of this information they must be told what the system needs in order to bring about the results so indispensable in a state that wishes to take rank with its .sister states. "In this state for instance," the governor pointed out, "we do not know what it costs to educate a child. We have no offi cial, authentic figures upon which to base our calculations. On the contrary, California knows the per capita cost of providing a child in that state with an education. When a new school is desired in a commun ity in California, officials know just what it will cost to operate the new schoolw hen they are provided with facts concerning the number of child ren who will patronize the proposedl institution." Worth the Candle The governor declared that he does not know how much it will cost to brtng the South aCrolina educational system up to the dlesired standard, but he (does know that it will be worth the cost. "The one thing that will pay enormous dividlens in this state is an edlucational system that will meet the needs of the state as they arise. Let's have adequate taxa tion, and prosperity must surely fol lowv." Dr. G~eorge F. Zook, specialist in higher edlucation, wvith the United States bureau of education at Wash ing ton, (delivered an informative ad diress on the subject of edlucational surveys. Each state, of course, must decide whether it needs an educa tional survey and then bring the suir vey about through its own efforts, he said. Surveys of this kind are comparatively new in this country, Dr. Zook stated, having first come into p~rominence~ some ten or fifteen years ago. The United States bureau of education has felt that one of the best wvays in which eduention cani be inte'llIigently promoted is by means of a survey. Dr. Zook gave his hear ers the impression that a survey in One sate or possily in one county might not be entirely applic'able to an adjoining state or county. I ocal condlitions must he known, and yet, a state's nautral resources, its peoples, method of earning their livelihood, its climate, in 'fact many things must be learned by those conducting the survey before a report will be of any value to those wvhose (duty it is to emp)loy corrective measures to the de linquencie's of the educational system. D~r. Zook gave the conference informa tion concerning wvays in which a suir vey can be obtained, its cost, the re suIts that may be expected, etc. Unwvilling to Pay For J. E. Swearingen, state superin tendent of education, wvas introduced andI diagnosed South Carolina's troui ble as failure to belive tin its educa tion to such an etxent as to be willing to pay an adlequate price for it. What the state needs now is greater reve rAue in ordecr to operate its educational system upon a proper scale', he de. clared. "We need a new cntimtinn as oted4r Swearingen, "anq I b( lieve tiat t e iieople who chased th scalawags who fought in the Civi war and ,who broke the Hindenburl line/ are the people who will get it. Capt.; N. F. Walker, head of th Otaie institution 'for 'the deaf an blirid at" Cedar Springs, was intro duced just before the 'noon recess Dr. aWiker was termed the "nesto of education in South Carolina." Dr Walker stated he was delighted to b present and to be able to express hi sympathy in such an ultra importan movement as that which evidently i being set on foot in Spartanburg to day. Dr. Robert P. Pei!, president o Converse college, was unanimousli given credit by the speakers toda for having conceived the need of to day's conference and a generous tri bute wias paid his vision of the pos sibilities of lasting good that ma, accrue from the meeting. Resolutions defining the scope an purpose of the conference were adopt ed, as follows: Adopt Resolutions: "Resolved first: That we conceivi it to be within the scope and pur pose of the conference to make i thorough examination of the publi< school sytem, state and other col leginte institutions and that we at tenpt to measure the strength o these educational facilities agains present needs of our people in orde that we may provide adequate mean to fit each child of the state for in telligent citizenship. "Second: That we conceive it far ther the conviction of this committei that this desired end can be attaine EXCEP' VOILES All Voile One big lot Voile One lot Voiles, v One lot Voiles, v 40-inch Organdie 36-inch Fine Twl 32-inch best grac 27-inch utility Gi: 32-inch heavy R< 2 7-inch heavy ST 32-inch Shirt Ma special, per ye All Crepe de Ch: $3.50 per yar All Silk Shirting Big lot of 36-inct ALL SKIRT M 36-inch Scrim (e< 3 6-inch Nets (eci 36-inch and 40-iu ors; special, p 9-4 and 1 0-4 Pe bleached, per One lot Ladies' S One lot Ladier' S (white only) s DAVE A| - only as the result of the aroused e public sentiment and that we, there. 1 fore, appeal to press, pulpit and plat. r form, and to the various civic, social, U religious, commercial, patriotic and a fraternal organigations of the stae I to exert their strongest influence in - this direction." Other resolutions adopted were: r "Resolved: That we urgently r.p peal to the members of our general 3 assembly as our lawmaking body, and i as individuals, to consider the matter t of education as fundamental to the i welfare of the state and to give to it such legislative- and financial support as this cause justly merits. C "Resolved, further, That this con r vention memoralize the legislature to r appoint a commission of South Caro. - linians, assisted by such experts as - may be necessary, to conduct a tho - rough survey of the state, in order F to asce'tain in a scientific way all conditions pertaining to education in I South aCrolina and to appropriate - such funds as may be necessary to carry out such purpose." A TONIQ Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores r Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its - strengthening, Invigorating effect, see how - It brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then t appreciate its true tonic value. r Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is 'simply 4 Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So - pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to - Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigor ating Effect. 60c. rIONAL ....I.... AND WASE s Divided Into I s, values up to 75c yC alues up to $1.00 yd., alues up to $1.50 yd. s in white, brown and: ill Gabardine, per yar( le Gingham in stripes rnghamn, per yard . mper Cloth, per yarc tirting, per yard. idras, our regular 65 rd... ines and Georgettes, s d, special ... Taffetas, per yard ATERIALS. New Curtain Good :ru only), per yard u~ and white only), pe ich Net and Lace Go er yard. . pperel Sheeting, blea yard . . . ilk Hose, (black only ;ilk Hose, values up pecial, per pair. S-ROPE LAURENS. S. C. ,1783 1921 THE COL~IAGE OF CHAELESTON Open to Men and Women E'ntrance examinations and exam inations for the free tuition county scholarships at all county seats Fri day, July 8, at 9 a. m. Four-year courses lead to the B. A. and B. S. degrees. A special two-year pre-nedical course is given. Spacious buildings and athletic 'erounds, well cluIip ped laboratories unexeclied library facilities. A dormil tory for men. Eix1penses moderate. For terms, catalogue, and illustrated book let, address 5 ARRISON IANDOLPH, Pres. (Iation for Leters of Administration State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. By 0. G. Thompson, Probate Judge: Whereas Miss Mattie E. Nabers made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the estate- and effects of J. L. Nabers. These are, therefore, to.cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. L. Nabers deceased, that they be and appear be fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Iaurens Court Hlouse, -Lau rens, S. C., on the 20th day of July. 1921 next, after publication hereof, at ii o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the sald administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 6th day of July Anno Domini 1921. 0. G. 'liH O.N1PSON, 12-2t-A J. P. L. C. Habitual Constipation Cured In 14 to 21 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. e Very Pleasant to Take. 60c per bottle. VALUES I GOODS hree Lots * ird, now $ .25 now . .35 now . .50 navy, per yd. .50 1 . .50 and plaids .35 . .19 i . .25 . . .12 1-2 e values, . .35 ralues up to . . 1.59 . . 1.49 . . $1.39 . 1-2 OFF S . . . .15 r yard . .25 ods in all col . .35 and .50 c~hed and un . . .50 per pair .50 to $1.25, . . .59 RCO.