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VOL. EX III. NO. 31. UNION, S. C., FRI iSj^AUOUST 1, 1913. $1.00 AYEAB.
COMMENDS C(
SUPT.
State Supt. of Education
Makes Digest of School
Reports From Union
County?Advocates Certain
PhannrDc in urnl
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Schools.
Columbia, S. C., July 28, 1913.
Supt. T. H. Gore, Union, S. C.
Dear Sir: The checking over of
your annual report for the schools of
Union county during the scholastic
year 1912-191.3 has been concluded,
and I take pleasure in writing you
briefly concerning educational conditions
and progress in the county.
Permit me to thank you most cordially
for your promptness and diligence
in making the report correct.
The collection and presentation of
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mtoc l av vo 10 uv coajr VO^IV. VT UUUUt
your co-operation, it would have been
impossible for the State Superintendent
of Education to submit a full
and accurate report to the General
Assembly next January.
The report shows 11 white town
and 43 white county schools with an
enrollment of 4,385 pupils, taught by
103 teachers. It likewise shows 3
negro town and 41 country schools,
with an enrollment of 4,607 pupils,
taught by 58 teachers. The combino
n rn 11 m anf fn*- Ka^K ?.oaao
8,992. This is heavy, because the
population of the county according to
the census of 1910 was 29,911, and
these enrollment figures indicate
that nearly 30 per cent of the people
were in school ten days during
" * . * the last twelve months.
4 . The report for Union City achQQls
' shows an enrollment of 1,698 whites
. and 673 negrotffc, giving a. total*of
2,371 pupils, whereas the census of
arable number of children from adjoining
districts attend the city
schools, but it is unusual for 42 per
cent of the inhabitants of any community
to be in school.
This year's white enrollment shows
an increase of 436 over 1911-12,
while the negro enrollment shows a
decrease of 124 during the same 12
months. This striking fact is all the
more noteworthy when the heavy enrollment
for the year is taken into
consideration.
The efficiency of a School system
however, depends more on average
attendance than on enrollment. The
child out of school receives no benefit
either from good teachers, or
from abundant school revenues.
,The figures of the report show that
2,733 white pupils were in regular?
62 per cent. The average attendance
in the City of Union is reported as
1,002, a fraction less than 60 per cent.
The average attendance in country
districts was 66 per cent of the enrollment.
The facts, therefore, seem
to show that the rural children are
more regular in school attendance
tKon oru t Kex f A?rw l?At?o "
Ml V viiv mmi uuj n auu ^iri5.
Yours is the only county in the state
where this .condition has been
brought to my notice.
The average length of the school
term was 170 days in town, and 117
days in country. The town session
is adequate, but the country term
needs close attention.
Eight white country schools had
the following terms: one 40 days,
three 00 days, one 80 days, and three
00 days. Ten other country schools
ran exactly 100 days. Still two
others ran only 105 days. It thus appears
that 20 of the 43 white country
schools had too short a term during
the year.
ijvciy country scnool snouiii i'Utl
at least six months. A term of seven
months is desirable, and a term
of eivrht months is ideal, but with
half the schools of Union county presenting
this condition, it is possible
to secure satisfactory educational results?
Perhaps this is due in part to the
multiplication of schools in some districts.
In several districts, the trustees
maintain as many as six sepa?
rate schools for whites. Such a condition
weakens the resources of every
school bv a division of interest- of
pupils, and of money. Would it not
be better for County Board of Education
and the trustees to agree upon
one school for whites and one
school for negroes in each district,
and then to further sub-divide the
county into additional school districts
if necessary? A large district with
Continud on pag3 ii)
)lINTY
OF EDUCATION
"RUBE" BENTON INJUHEO
IB MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 30.?
"Rube" Benton, the Cincinnati National
league club pitcher, who was
injured when his motorcycle collided '
with a Madison Road car early this 1
morning, recovered consciousness |
shortly before noon today.
Attending physicians said that ]
while his condition is dangerous, yet |
it is not as critical as at first 1
thought. Benton sustained a double 1
fracture of the jaw, concussion of the
brain and multiple bruises, but the 1
physicians believe that he was not 1
internally injured. 1
Benton is well known in Union,
having played ball on Union's team !
a few years ago. He came to Union
from Whitmire, and it was here that 1
he began his base ball career. He is 1
now a "star" pitcher in the National '
league. 1
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A SURPRISE MARRIAGE. \
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BUFFALO, S. C., July 29.?Miss <
Lily Riley and Mr. John R. Smith j
both of Buffalo were married March \
9, at Asheville, N. C., and kept the <
secret from their friends until this j
week. <
Miss Riley is the accomplished and <
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. <
J. H. Riley, of Buffalo, and has a ]
large circle of admiring friends who {
wish for her great hanniness.
Mr. Smith is a prosperous young 1
business .man of Buffalo, holding a {
position with the Company store. \
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are receiving ]
the hearty congratulations of their j
many friends. t
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BOYD-GAW <
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Invitations' reading as follows b*ve 1
)>M>n iami
"The Rev. Robert Warren and *
Mrs. Boyd request the honor of your 1
presence at the marriage of their '
daughter, Lois, to Harry Goodwin 1
Gaw, on the morning of Thursday, (
August 14, at 9 o'clock, Finley Me- !
morial church, Stuarts Draft, Va." 1
The above is of interest wherever 1
there are girs who have attended '
Winthrop college in the last six '
years. Dr. Lois Boyd has been the ^
popular resident physician of that institution
and has many friends in *
this city who will be interested in her 1
approaching marriage. Mr. Gaw is '
a well known and highly successful '
planter in the Valley of Virginia. 1
Have Moved Into New Quarters.
I
Messrs Barron & Barron, attorneys,
have moved their offices from
over the Mutual Dry Goods Co.'s ,
store to the office building opposite .
the new postoffice on Main street.
They have fitted out their offices in '
a very attractive manner, and are 1
most comfortably fixed. The firm '
is composed of Messrs S. E. and G. B. <
Barron, brothers. i
MILL FAIR POSTPONED.
Owing to the death of Mr. W. F.
Arthur the committee in charge of
arrangements for the mill fair, to be
held Aug. 16, have postponed the fair
indefinitely. Mr. Arthur was greatly
interested in this work, and had
offered to bear all expenses incur
i-u. nis aeatn nas disarranged the
plans of the committee.
Goes Back With Southern.
Mr. W. H. McEarchern has resigned
his position asbookkeeper with the
Nicholson Bank & Trust Co., to go
back with the Southern Kailway. He
will be given the position as relief
agent with the Southern.
Mr. McEarchern is a .popular and
efficient man, and his many friends
will regret his dcision to leave Union.
Mr. J. C. Parker Returns to Union.
Mr. J. C. Parker will begin work
with Washburn's Grocery store on
Monday morning. Mr. Parker has
recently been with the Mutual Supply
Co., of Carlisle. He has a wide circle
of friends who will welcome him
to Union,
Will Speak Monday Night.
1 Miss Pauline Lide, a young lady
' recently appointed missionary to the
1 foreign field, will speak at the First
uapusi i-nurcn Monday night. The
I public is invited and all young people
I are especially urged to attend.
MOORE CONDEMNS^
GOVERNOR BLEASE
Adjutant General Says Disgrace
Has Been Heaped on the
State By the Executive's
Actions.
COLUMBIA, July 29.?"I have dnly
to say that if the State of South
Carolina had not been so very unfortunate
in having such a man as GovBlease
as its chief executive all of
this confusion and strife, to say nothing
of the disgrace which has been
heaped upon her fair name by his actions
would not have existed," says
Adjutant General Moore, in an interview
today on the military muddle
and especially on the governor of the
;tate.
The following statement was issued:
"Replying to Governor Blease's interview
carried in the ^ews and Courier
and several other daily papers of
July 27, in which he states that I had
special orders No. 60, issued in order
that I might draw pay on these en:ampments.
I have previously denied
this charge and by way or explanation
stated that I had told Col>nel
Babb, the disbursing officer for
South Carolina, who called my attention
to the provision contained in cir*ulflr
Nft. 2- whinK o1Iawa<1 - J
MltVVTVU %I1C aU"
jutants general pay during state cn:ampments
for 1913, that I could not
conscientiously accept this pay because
of the shortage of funds i>eonging
to the national guard of this
state. This conversation with Cololel
Babb took place some ten days or
cwo weeks before the encampment
ind I also had a conversation with
'ormer Adjutant General John D.
F'rost, covering this same subject
ind made the same statement to him,
together with Major Boyd Cole, of
the Third infantry, and several
:ers of this regiment at the begin^
ling of eam^p
he purpose of special orders No. 60.
[ will, as soon as I get them prepared
furnish affidavits substantiating the
ibove conversations, had with these
ifficers, which I am sure will conclujively
contradict his contentions to
ill fair thinking people, and as far
is he is concerned, I take this opportunity
of denouncing his statement
that I intended to draw pay as willfully
and maliciously false.
"My reasons for issuing special oriers
No. 60 were, simply to advise
the regimental commanders of my intention
to be present at these encampments
for the purpose of making
the annual field inspections for
this year and for no other reasons
CYCLONIC STORM
WASHINGTON, July 30.?Like a
giant flail, a cyclone storm of wind,
rain and hail whipped back and forth
across the nation's capital todav.
leaving death and ruin in its wake.
Three dead, scores injured and hundreds
of thousands worth of property
destroyed was the toll recorded
in the hurried canvass made when
the city aroused itself after half an
hour of helplessness in the grasp of
the elements.
Out of a blazing sky, under which
the city was sweltering with the temperature
at 100 degrees, came the
storm, roaring from the north, dividing
a mass of clouds that cast a mantle
of darkness over the city. The
gale, reaching a velocity of over 50
miles an hour, swept the streets clear
unroofed houses, tore detachd small
structures from their foundations,
wrecked one office building, overturno/l
? ? J ? * ~ *
tw naKuns aiiu carriages in the
streets and swept Washington's hundred
parks, tearing huge branches
from trees and even uprooting sturdy
old elms, landmarks of a century.
Streets Littered.
Tonight Washington's well kept
streets, with their wealth of trees,
were littered with broken foliage,
FARMER'S UNION PICNIC
The Farmer's Union will have a
picnic at Sedalia school house on August
14. The will be several distinguished
speakers present and everybody
is invited to come. Dinner-will
be served on the grounds.
Preaching at Mt. Vernon.
There will be preaching at Mt.
Vernon Presbyterian church on next
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock*. EvrnmmmUm
J? 2 ? 2 "
?jrwu; is inviveu to aiiena.
J. F. Matheson, Patter.
BTTarthur dies 1
f in n. y. hospital
tie Succombs After Successful |
Operation?Was Efficient
General Manager UnionBuffalo
Mills Go.
A
Mr. W. F. Arthur, general mana- >
ger of the Union-Buffalo Mills Co., >
died in a New York hospital Sunday c
morning. He was carried to the hos- .
.pital a weeH previous to his death, 1
and was operated on by the surgeons, e
a clot of blood being removed from j
the brain. For several days following
the operation it was thought he
would recover up to a few days be- j
fore his death. ^
Mr. Arthur had been a resident of j
Union for about a year, occupying t
the important position as general ^
manager of the large Union and N
Buffalo mills, the Union and Glenn j
Springs Railway and the Union Power
and Manufacturing Co., represent- ,
ing an investment of $6,000,000.
Mr. Arthur, upon coming to Un- f
ion, snowed himself thoroughly competent
to fill the position to which i
he had been chosen. He was an in- i
defatigible worker, and had won
a large place in the esteem of the .
Union people and especially those {
over whom he held authority. He s
was courteous and considerate of t
others, but required full service .
from all employees. ,
Since early young manhood he had c
been engaged in the mill business c
and was well informed upon all mat- j
ters connected therewith.
I In t.hp HpofH nf Wf xl?
w?? ?.?? ? V4 4IAA AI U1UI WUC
large -manufacturing plant has lost
a valuable man and Union has lost
a worthy citizen. ]
k 1
whatever. <
i, "Answering his caustic criticisms
f me, my ability, etc., carried in the <
New* and Courier of July 28, I have 1
tfvit tf ft*i
Carolina had hot beeii ib vdrjr^unfor- *
tunate in having such a man as Gov-' c
ernor Blease as its chief executive, <
all of this confusion and strife, to i
say nothing of the disgrace which >
has been heaped ypon her fair name
by his actions, would not have ex- t
isted. He, and he alone, is solely re- i
sponsible for the present conditions
existing in -military affairs, as it is '
impossible to maintain military dis- 1
cipline under such conditions. His >
efforts to relieve himself of the re- <
sponsibilities and place them upon ^
me and my administration has failed f
utterly. As stated previously, I am 1
perfectly willing to leave to the citi- 1
zens of South Carolina this question 1
of responsibility and blame." i
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SWEEPS CAPITAL <
roofs, debris and dead birds, as if a
playful giant has carelessly swished 1
his club up and down the city. As the <
wind wreaked its havoc the rain i
came, and in five minutes the temperature
dropped from the 100 mark
to between 60 and 70. Then the rain
turned to hail and hailstones battered
on roofs and crashed through skylights
and windows. ,
For half an hour the city cowered, j
paralyzed, under the beating of the i
storm, every activity suspended.
Trolley cars, street traffic and tele- I
phone service were halted and governments
suspended. The "wind i
wrecked a threestory brick office 1
building occupied by the B. S. Salt \
company, real estate dealers, and 15 i
persons were carried down in the t
crash. i
W. E. Hilton, vice president of the <
real estate company. Thomas B. i
Fealey, 65 years old, a clerk, and an <
unidentified man, who entered the i
building to try to rescue those caught ]
in the wreck, were taken frdm the j
ruins dead. Half a dozen were taken i
to hospitals seriously injured and <
half a dozen more were treated for 1
slight injuries. Tonight the police ]
still were digging in the ruins, fearing
other bodies might be recovered.
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DAVIS-SUKRET. .
1
Miss Hester Davis and Mr. Elbert i
Surret were married Tuesday after- <
noon at the home of Mrs. Lizzie 1
Hames on South Church street. The I
ceremony was performed by Rev. L. <
L. Wagnon in the presence of a number
of relatives and friends.
Mr. Oscar Meyers, of the Battery 1
k? ?^ -? - * - 1
|iuiv:ct iins reiurnea to me city from I
two weeks vacation spent at his for- M
mer home in Westminister. ''
WILL BEGIN PA1
4TH SUNDi
)AD WRECK NEAR CHESTER; f
2 KILLED AND 58 INJURED
CHESTER, July 30.?Two persons
vere killed and 58 injured when a
vestbound Lancaster & Chester train
vas wrecked this afternoon at 5
'clock at Hooper's creek, seven miles
rom Chester, betwen the stations of
)rr and Knox.
The dead are: V. H. Craft, Ander;on,
traveling salesman; Elijah Cl
ieath. Bascomville, negro brakeman. c'
Died on the Way. K
V. H. Craft, of Anderson, a travel- ^
ng salesman, died while being
rought to a hospital at Chester. ^
Elijah Heath, a negro member of the ^
rain crew, was in the baggage car w
vhen the train was wrecked. He ^
vas instantly killed. Of the halflundred
injured a number are believ;d
to have suffered fatal hurts and ^
lix or more of the number may die. e
The train was a mixed freight ^
ind passenger and was filled with Sl
persons who expeted to witness the
>aseball game between Chester and v
Dillon here this afternoon.
Th engine, tender and six freight
:ars passed over the bridge at Hoop- e
sr's creek in safety. A coal car a
teems to have left the track and cut Sl
;he bridge. When the passenger
:oaches and two freight coaches
eachd the trestle the passenger ^
loaches went through the bridge, ?
Iropping 50 feet to the stream be- 11
ow. ?
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I.TrTITUW nv DDOf AHiUO tl
Wi I 1?V1>? AUA1HO.
% a
Prof. A. B. Adams delivered a ^
ecture in the Sunday school audi- v
x>rium of the First Presbyterian
:hurch here last Thursday evening. p
rhe subject of the lecture was, "The *
Cotton Mill Problem and Our Social ^
)uty." The speaker urged that op- *
portunities for better education, bet- ^
er sanitation, more reasonable h<>urs
if labor, adequate protection to life ?
and income and a wage that will pernit
decent living be given the mill 0
vorkers.
The two methods of dealing with a
;hese problems are: Outside contri)ution
and' stimulation of self-help. e
The speaker urged the latter method ?
?s better than the former. This selflelp
can best be promoted by organzing
labor, and the speaker advo- ?
:ated the organization of the mill
vorkers into labor unions. The in- c'
;roduction of the labor union would p
ievelop in the mill people the independent
American spirit and would f
result in organization against organzation;
thus insuring just and fair
treatment. ?
The lecture was listened to with .
:lose attention by the audience, and 11
ivas thoughtful and interesting.
Prof. Adams is a Union county a
boy, and will next session occupy the
:hair of Economics in Oklahoma University.
He taught last year in a J'
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luioouuii CUUC^C.
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A WONDERFUL DOG. *
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Dr. J. W. Sharp, the veterinary sur- v
l?eon, is the owner of a dog which 1
is a wonder. The dog is named -To J1
and is a year old. He is an English
pointed and beongs to the Rip Rap :
breed.
This dog of Dr. Sharp shows al- s
most human understanding. He goes
to bring out the medicine case when 0
told there is a sick horse. He goes ?
to the bank, goes and brings articles
asKea ior by his master. One of his
many stunts is stealing apples or ^
granges when told to do so. It is
worth your while to go see this wonderful
dog.. Dr. Sharp takes pleasure
in having him show these smart
performances, nor will he charge any
admission fee. If you have never
?een this dog, go up to the Dr.'s office,
in front of the Court house, and a
fie will take pleasure in showing you
his stunts. \
AT COUNTY FAIRS.
Arrangements are being made for
Southern railway educational ex
libits at several South Carolina fairs ^
this fall. It has already been de- j
nded that exhibits will be placed at ^
the State fair in Columbia and at the
following other fairs: Union, Spar- .
tanburg, Orangeburg and Charleston. .
-The State. 11
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4
Mrs. Julia Easterling, of Barnwell,
ai
passed through Union Wednesday on
ler way to the mountains of North
Carolina, where she will spend the li
remainder of the summer. S
5TORATE
HY IN AUGUST
Lev. Geo. P. White, Recently
Elected Pastor of
1st Baptist Church Here,
Will Assume His Duties
on the Fourth Sunday in
August.
Rev. George P. White, recently
lected pastor of the First Baptist
tiurch, will arrive in the city to bein
his pastorate on the fourth Sunay
in Aueust. The following reso
itions were adopted by the North
LUgusta church, of which he has
een pastor eight years, shows in
'hat high esteem he is held.
Resolutions of the North Augusta
Baptist Church.
Our beloved pastor, Rev. Geo. P.
/hite, has received a call to a broadr
field, and feeling it his duty to
?ave the North Augusta church, preented
his resignation to take effect
tie fourth Sunday in August, and
rill move, soon after, to his new
ield at Union, S. C.
Brother White is a fearless preachr
of the gospel of the Lord Jesus,
nd thoroughly orthodox in things
criptural and doctrinal.
Since he became pastor of the
forth Augusta church nearly eight
ears ago, he has been largely enaged
in the matter of indoctrinatig
the church, and has given us
ood and wholesome food for our
ouls. As the church faces her fujre
problems we know that she will
ddress herself to the task which is
efore her with vigor and inspiration
.U:~L L 1 5 i 1
rnitii uwvc ueen wnpiantcu in ner
tirough Brother White's fearless
resentation of the Scriptures. It is
nth reluctance that we give him up,
ut since we have to thus submit, we
ully realize that our loss will be
Fnion's gain, we therefore commend
int to th? oonfidanca. a?d fellowship >
f the Union brethem, We know that; /
irother White is one of God's chosen %
nes, who is set for the defence of
lie gospel, and who will always take
firm stand for every truth. Brother
yhite has heartily responded to evry
call of the church, fulfilling evry
trust, and performing every duty.
'herefore, Be it Resolved:
First. That the North Augusta
hurch in conference does hereby tener
Brother White our undiminished
onfidence, our deepest love and apreciation,
and our highest esteem.
Second. That in severing our conection
as church and pastor, we do
t with perfect good will, feeling that
iod wills it so. That we pledge him
ur prayers and our undvinv love.
Ve pray that God's choicest bless
igs may rest upon him and his
rnrk and upon all interests which
re near and dear to his heart;
Third. That we are sad to give up
Irother White and to be left pastorsss,
and yet God's will must be done,
ut we do rejoice with him in his enirged
field of usefulness. We are,
herefore, about to take with him the
arting hand, but not forever, for
/e shall at least meet him again in
he glad morning of eternity where
arting is unknown. We, therefore,
id you as pastor, a loving and kindV
adieu, hnnintr that tha hrathom of
Jnion will some time be willing to
ive you back to us;
Fourth. That a copy of the'se Testations
be spread upon our minutes,
nd that a copy be given Brother
yhite.
Read and adopted at the North Auusta
Baptist church in conference,
uly 20, 1913.
Robt. H. Youngblood,
J. T. Moseley,
H. R. Walker,
Chas, B. Allen.
Committee.
A warm and cordial welcon.e
waits Mr. White and his family.
IK. E. A. GOODWIN
ELECTED MANAGER
Mr. E. A. Goodwin was elected
rnnager of the Coco Cola bottling
rorks here at a recent meeting of
le directors of the concern, to fill
fie vacancy caused by the death of
Ir. Oscar Lancaster.
Mr. (innriwin hoo gucnmiul
(K of the position of manager, and
. is safe to say the interests of the
>ncern will not suffer in his hands,
te is a young man of great energy
nd is thoroughly competent.
Mi*, and Mrs. R. C. Williams and
ttle son left Thursday for West
prings for a week's vfsit.