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THE UNION TIMES j. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY . THE UNION TIMES COMPANY 1 TIMES BUILDING. MAIN STREET } BELL PHONE NO. 1 LEWIS M. RICE Editor ' Registered at the Postoffice in Union, ^ S. C. as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 One Year $l.r>0,c S!i v Mnntkc 1 Three Months .40 ADVERTISEMENTS ' One square, first insertion $1.00 Every subsequent insertion ..r?0 < FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1017. Good! Uncle Sam need not come to a Union county seeking slackers. I - - <* The Past and the Present of Union J1 County predicts jrood for the Future ( of Union County. h ? 4 I I "Slackers?" There may be some s in Spartanburg. There ain't no such animal in Union county. p Now for a new start on the gar- n dening proposition. The fine rains will make it a joy to start all over o again. Now is the time for all good ? men to come to the aid of the country jc ?by planting a fall garden. lb U i fi The movement is on foot to mark n the graves of the Lusitania victims fi on the coast of Ireland. It is said the,'! 1 <1 spot where one thousand bodies of the j 7 first u-boat atrocity lie buried is sadly 11 neglected. This spot should have a I(' ti suitable mark and that mark should nir -i?cvpnl fh wj uncertain fanguage the v foul crime committed by Germany. ,l Future generations must be taught! I that such cowardly murder, such wholesale butchery of women and 7 children puts a blot upon a nation's! name that even war fails to eradi- ' catc. There must be the reckoning s before the bar of civilization. That' v reckoning will fall heavily upon Ger- K many. L I, UNION COUNTY CAMK FIRST. \ It was not a mere accident that' Union county came out with the <lis- | ^ tinction of having more than her \ quota of soldiers, thus escaping the necessity of having a single man con-' scripted. It is something of which f we may feel justly proud. Not an- J] other county in the State, and so far (j as we know, not another one in the i other St.ates made a like showing, j ^ Rut it was not accidental. Among . I the causes that led to this high dis- t tinction may be mentioned the follow- '' inK: ' The work of Macbeth Young, coun-Js ty chairman, was splendidly executed, * 10 and one feature emphasized by him ( *1? - ? * mciwic uiu u?> jwr unrolling was nis,?] insistent advice to young men to en-;v list before the day of enrollment. |f The Johnson Rifles, Co. E., long before there ,vas any thought of war ! 1 ( with European powers, was a well- s organized and efficient company. Un- j' j dor the leadership of ( apt. .1. Frost;' Walker, Jr., and his fellow officers,, there has always been a striking em- > phasis upon the need for trained solfliers. The "U. I). C." work and that ?f ( the "D. A. R.s" contributed much to; | the final happy conclusion. These or-11 gani/.ations are doing and have for ' \ years been doing a most excellent < work in keeping the fires of patriot- 'I \ ism burning in Union county. Throughout the entire county the,, \ ministers of the various denomina-1 < tions and the leaders in the various! , benevolent orders have emphasized s \ \the need for patriotic service. Last, but not least, Union's news- * ^pers have, in season and out of sea- | 1 held before the citizenship of the 1 ^ty the necessity of patriotic sor-'' i' \ Js ? A In conclusion, it must not be forrotten that the manhood of this couny inherited from the fathers a record por bravery, unselfish service and liph ambition not often equalled, nev r eclipsed by any other county. Unon county has a way of beinp first ,vhen it comes to service for the counry's pood. It is a prand achievemnt, a nota>le one that Union furnished her full luota and then some. WHAT OTHERS SAY ACOUT US | / We take off our hats to Union.? 'herokec News In Union there is strength?and Jnion county has proved it by sendnp as volunteers more than its quota o the army. Bravo, pood old Union! ?Columbia State. Union county is the only one in the State that has already furnished more han her quota of men to the army, lood for the Union boys.?Herald and lews. Union county has furnished more han her quota of men for military ervice, and no Union county men will lave to respond to the first draft, "hat is a fine record for Union, and Jnion is the only county in the State loldinp this record.?Rock Hill Her.ld. The remarkable showing of Union ounty in the number of enlistments nay be traced directly and indirectly r> the interest in militar ytaken by 'apt. J. frost Walker, Jr., who has eld the local military company together for some years, at a cost 01 ime and money. Capt. Walker's most oldierly act, however, has been to emain in service when other men ave been promoted over him. The eople of Union have done their bit, nd Capt. Walker is responsible for ot a little of it.?Columbia Record. Union county enjoys the distinction f being the only county in the State rom which no men wi^J be drafted or the first army. Union has already ontributed of her young men so free/ to the national guard, the regular rmy and the navy that her credits or men already in the service outumber the first draft call. It is a ne record for the county. Union did er full duty without waiting for the raft. Hers was a volunteer service, 'hough no men will be called from Jnion in the coming drawing we resay there are many young men in he county who will not be willing to o wait for the second call and who /il lenter some branch of the service s volunteers.?Spartanburg Journal. RAISES HON. HACBETH YOUNG Union, S. C., July 18, 1917. 'o the Editor Union Times, Union, S. C. )ear Sir: If you will kindly permit me a mall space in your good paper, I vould like to add my word of praise md commendation to the boys of Unon county and especially to the able nd efficient manner in which our hairman of local board of registration md exemption, Honorable Macbeth foung, has handled this undertaking. Rut few people know that Mr. 'oiinc is ilirpcllu v<.u-r..,r.L.;i.lr. 4U.. n ... .... *.v VIJ I lUI I, I 1U Var Department making the ruling vith reference to South Carolina's |uota of men to he furnished, applyng it to each county as well as to aeh State. Mr. Young made this ight and won out or Union county fould not now stand alone as having urnished more men than her luota. Even now I understand there s an effort being made to give other ounties credit for the 33 men over md above Union county's quota for he first draft, but Mr. Young's condition that these 33 men should be leducted from the second draft from Jnion county is correct and the boys f Union county can count on him to ee that we get credit for everything hat is rightfully due us. Why should ther counties get credit for the pariotism of the men of Union county md in the second draft 33 of our boys vould have to take the places of boys n other counties who had taken credit or our surplus. Mr. Young has made { noble fight and to him and him alone he boys of Union who are of the I raft age are due their thanks and hould show their gratitude. The lame of Macbeth Young will live in he hearts of the people of old Union ounty for years to come. Very truly yours, E. .1. Parham. NOT A PASSENdKK KILLED. Wa hington, D. .Inly <?.?Kairax liai iv-on, president of Southern tail way company, announced today hat out of substantially IX,000,000 lassengers handled by the Southern ailway for the ficsal year ended June 10, 1017, not a single one was killed, lie management takes the utmost atisfaction in this achievement vnicn it. lias sought to attain, anil icarly, hut not quite, attained for sevral years past. It reflects not only reater human care and efficiency in aeration, hut the improved facilities vliich have liocn progressively intalled on the Southern in recent rears. The handling of these eighteen milions of passengers required 71,775 rains, composed of the average numicr of passenger cars seating 72 pasengers each; it means 249,780 pasenger cars. || SPECIA ISaturda In order to raise special offers, wi stock. Below a Special 20 yards CLOTHS for Special for this Sale SEA ISLA per yard Special lot of Chambrays, Pcrcal APRON CHECKS, per yard Special 27-inch .BLEACHING, It for Special WINDOW CURTAIN CI per yard |H Special 1 yard PERCALE, 12V&C 'i: Snln I Best UTILITY C.INGIIAM, best for this .Sale, per yard SAMPLE SKIRTS, slightly soile worth $1.00 and $1.25, special LADIES' SKIRTS in Shepard C and Plaids, special for each LADIES' HOUSE DRESSES, sj each LADIES' CREPE KIMONAS, e special for each LADIES' MIDDY BLOUSE SUI special for each suit These bargains "Money's Worth to this cut price pocket-book. R Saturday la^^HEKnmrmwM ?? .. , PACOLET, ROUTE 1 Pacolet, Route 1, (Rehoboth), July ' 17.?We are having dry weather now, and the wind has been blowing now for several days and is surely making cotton and corn look bad. Unless I we get a rain soon I don't believe corn | will do any good, old corn especially. ] | Young corn does very well but it is : beginning to tassle out where it is J ( only waist high. Most everybody is up with their work now till it rains, j They say that they will wait on it | I for awhile to see if it will rain hut if1 j I in a few days they are going to put j I nnn rv.,..-.. f I.. |U?:_ ll j ./i.v miwi v JUI MMV ail IIIUII LUHUII <111(1 p I let it k?? so I think it will be the j best thinjr they could do to it. Brady Horn, the 17-year-old son ot Mr. and Mrs. Elian Home, die?! at \j | his home in Jonesville on last Friday ?. I iiifjrht with typhoid fever and was buried at Gilead cemetery last Saturday, Rev. L. M. Rice of Union conducting the funeral services. Brady < ; had been sick only for a week, though he had been in had health for sometime. He hud been visiting relatives t in Cherokee, and he went home on lastj, Friday a week a^o and was taken sick ( and livd only a week from that dayJ j Our sympathy is with the bereaved |. ones. Miss Ethel Home of Jonesville has been visiting relatives near Asbury. ( Misses Mittie and Ma^ie Garner spent last Sunday with Miss lAicile Hughes. Miss Ethel Hyers of Wilkinsville | spent last Sunday with relatives near Rehohoth. Mr. R. J. Foster of Rehohoth was < a business visitor in Jonesville last 1 'Saturday. |j Miss Erie Ilorne of near Asbury | is visiting relatives in Jonesville this t ! week. Mr. James Hod pre of near Asbury | i had the misfortune to lose one of I his mules one day last week with the colic. He also had a veterinarian with ? I another. ( ' Mr. It. A. Jones of (JafTney spent , a few hours with his mother near Re- * hohoth last Sunday. i( Mr. Russell Ivey of I.ockhart June- j tion spent last Sunday with Mr. Jim ;' Rohcrson near Asbury church. |t Several of the young men have left ! their farms and have gone to work at h (laston, five miles to the right of (lafT- I ney. h This writer visited the home of Mr. j and Mrs. I>. G. Horner last. Sunday I afternoon and while there met a. I beautiful young girl of Jonesville; will j :not give he rname hut will let you ' guess. This writer always enjoys be- ' ing with the young girls. We also ' had some fine singing. Young men, ( you will ha\V to spur up or the writer ' will beat you. Jake. * * Miss Esther Ryers of Spartanburg i is the guust of Mrs. L. L. Wagnon on I S. Church street. 1 I I, SALE iy and Moi sjme ready cash a: ft are going to give s r< a few of the man J $1.00 ND, 1 yard wide, 9c les, Ginghams and 8 C 50c LOTH, 10c quality, 7'^C quality for this 10c II in the market, special 12Vic d, as long as they last, /! }/? for each fxi/l/ hecks, Palm Beach, 98c >ecial for 98c xtra large sizes, 98c TS, Norfolk Style, <j^ are only for Satn or Money Back." sale. Come and br emember the date a ' amd IVIoncj l=r -E3 M. JEL^f REPORT ? >f the Sinking Fund Commission for Union County, S. C., at the Close of Business Fifth Quarter i Fifth Voar -1111 v 1 1 1017 S 1 I RESOURCES. 1 '.ills receivable $ 78,372 75 * itocks and bonds 41,300 00 ( 'ash on hand 2,056 67 1 $121,729 42 LIABILITIES. 1 Tnion II. bonds $ 8,600 00 Jnion Co. pub. debt bonds 1,000 00 f Master's account 1,176 47 ' 1 'robate .Judge aect. 727 47 1 ( $11,504 33 ( Vssets over liabilities $110,225 09 i Rocks and bonds of doubt- i ful value 41,300 00 < 1 $68,825 09 1 Rate of South Carolina, County of Union. < Personally comes J. M. Greer and nakes oath that the above statement , ,f the ndition of the Sinking Fund j 'ommission for I nion County, S. C., j s true to the last of his knowledge ind belief. J. M. Greer. < Sworn to before me this the 11th ' lay of .July, 1917. R. P. Morgan, (L. S.) 1 Not. Pub. for S. C. 1 1 SANTUC Santuek, duly 18.?Mrs. F. M. Whitock and little son of Key West, Fla., < irrived last week to spend the sum- j tier with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. i Jharner Stevens. Mis.s Estelle Fender of Walterboro > s visiting her sister, Mrs. R. C. lolen. Alt- l\f ..C It ' ..... .<iunn \>i \ o. i'j spent isun-li lay with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.; 1 I. K. Moss. Mi 1 'oily Jeter left this week to < ;pend sometime with her sister, Mrs. jgcar t'nlp of Fort Mill. Lieut. I'arham Jeter left this week < 'or Quantico, Va., where he will he in 1 he marine service. Mr. and Mrs. F. 11. Jeter and Mrs. 1 \rnold, after visiting relatives andji 'riends for the past month, have re-1 .timed to their homo in Raleigh. < Messrs. J .W. Gregory, Jr., and >tnrks Austin spent Monday in Co- i umhia. Miss Lois Gregory most delight*ully entertained at a Victrola dance >n last Friday evening, complimentary i 0 her guest, Miss Saidee Young of i Columbia. During the evening the -lostess, assisted by her mother, served : 1 delicious ice course. Misses Iiucie, Mary and Alva Gilnore left Wednesday for Mt. Crog- ' tan to visit their sister, Mrs. Luke ' ftaley. Topaz. ' 1 % t AT L F tiday, Jul; nd to give our cu ome big reductions y bargains we will < CHILDREN'S and MISSES' GOWNS, special for LADIES' TAN SILK and LISLE THR worth 25c, special for this Sale for BOYS' IIATS, 25c quality for BOYS' HATS, 50c quality for ah haijihs' HATS reduced 25c on th LADIES' and MEN'S SAMPLE SHOE special for this sale LADIES' IIABY DOLL SLIPPERS, special for All WHITE SHOES in the house reduc ing all styles. MEN'S WORKING SHIRTS in Black, 1 as they last, only MEN'S LOW QUARTERS from Remember we are headquarters for the WALK-OVER SHOES from irday and Monday, It will pay you to c ing the whole fam ,nd place: lay, July 2: : o IV s'AMES OF ARMY CAMPS AND TROOP DESIGNATIONS ' ii V Washington, July 15.?Names for v ill the cantonments of the national ? irmy and the national guard were anlounced tonight by the War Depart- c nent. The names were approved by | Secretary of War Baker today after1 ^ areful consideration had been given i J. he matter to insure no awakening of >ld jealousies and strife between de- I icendants of the military leaders of i, he country of years pone by. I 1 All the camp names are American, e short to avoid clerical error, and as v "ar as possible were taken from the ist of officers who served in the fed?ral and Confederate armies, in the s Continental army, Mexican or Indian1 j vars. Some pioneers and explorers j' ilso have been honored by having (| amps named after them. The com- j a dieted list recalls some interesting j' jits of American history. (j The names for the national army h :amps follows: Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., first di- e vision, troops from Maine, New a Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticdt. t Camp Upton, Yappank, L. I., second division, troops from metropolitan * portion of New York. (lamp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J., third division, remainder of troops ^ from New York state and northern ! Pennsylvania. Camp Meade, Annapolis Junction, I ^ Md., fourth division, troops from southern Pennsylvania. Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va., fifth di- ^ vision, troops from New Jersey, Vir- ' ginia, Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia. Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., ' sixth division, troops from Tennessee, North and South Carolina. I Camp Cordon, Atlanta, Ca., seventh j ilivision, troops from Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Camp Sherman, Chillicotho, Ohio, j eighth division, troops from Ohio and West Virginia. Camp Taylor, Louisville, ninth di- } vision, troops irom Indiana and Ken-11 tucky. ^ Camp Custer, Rattle Creek, Mieh., tenth division, troops from Michigan and Wisconsin. (tamp Grant, Rockford, III., eleventh ilivision, troops from Illinois. t (tamp Pike, Little Rock, Ark., t twelfth division, troops of Arkansas, \ Louisiana and Mississippi. t Camp Dodge, DesMoines", Iowa, thirteenth division, troops of Minne- t sota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota t and South Dakota. i (tamp Funston, Fort Riley, Kan., fourteenth division, troops of Kansas, f Missouri and Colorado. t Camp Travis, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, fifteenth division, troops of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico ."*nd Oklahoma. % ROM'S | y 21-23 stomers some : on our entire Dffer you: 25c EAD HOSE, I 19c 37c e dollar. S in small sizes, 98c I $1.19 ed 25c on the dollar, includ/ f Satin, as long 39c II $L98up $4.00up Remember: :ome for miles ily and your L and 23 I \ j Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washigton, sixteenth division, troops of Washington, Oregon? California, Neada, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyming. Official names of national # guards amps: Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., fifth v ivision troops from Maine, New lampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ihode Island and Connecticut. Camt) Warlswnrth Snnf(nnV,n?<. <2 '., sixth division troops from New 7 ork. Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., sevnth division troops from Pennsylania. Camp McClcllan, Anniston, Ala., ighth division, troops from New Jerey, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and )istrict of Columbia. Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., ninth ivision, troops from Tennessee, North nd South Carolina. Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga., tenth ivision, troops from Georgia, Alaama and Florida. Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, elevnth division, troops from Michigan nd Wisconsin. Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, welfth division, troops from Illinins. Camp Cody, Doming, N. M., thireenth division, troops from Minneota, Iowa, Nebraska, North and iouth Dakota. Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla., Alirtnoni V* /litrioiAn IvAAnf TUN ? wm. wvmvii mrioivii) ti uuj;o J i Will ouri arid Kansas. (lamp Howie, Fort Worth. Texas, ifteenth division, troops from Texas ind Oklahoma. * Carrn Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala., ixteonth division, troops from Ohio ,nd West Virpinia. Camp Shelliy, Hattiesburp, Miss., ieventh division, troops from Inliana and Kentucky. Camp Beaurepuard, Alexandria, -a., eiphtecnth division, ^troops from .ouisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Camp Kearney, Linda Vista, Cal., linetcenth division, troop sfrom Cali'ornia, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Ari:ona and New Mexico. Camp Freemont, Palo Alto, Cal., wentieth division, troops from Washnpton, Orepon, Montana, Idaho arid Vyoipinp. CARD OF THANKS. We, the tomato pirls of Union couny, wish to express our pratitudc and ippreciation to the people of Union vho so kindly entertained us during he short course. We wish, also, to express our hanks to the Grand theatre and to he Eipht Weeks club for entertainnp us so royally. Many thanks to the visitinp demonitrators and our own home apents for he helpful information. Edna Becknell, Eva Adams, Lola Grepary, Committee. / Jtl