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Union, S. C., Aug. 29, 1917.
Editor The Union Times,
Union, S. C,
Dear Sir:
If you will only allow me a few
lines' space in your dear old paper
I would like to add just a few words
to an article that you published a few
weeks ago in regards to the great
work that the waterworks commission
has done in the past year.
It is without a doubt that every
woru you naa in your article was truen
but I only want to mention the fact
that the commissioners were only the
helpers to Mr. R. A. Easterling, the
plant superintendent, and Mr. Bernard
Menu, the plant foreman.
It is wonderful what those men have
done with the great cost-saving methods
that they have fitted the plant
to be one of the best in the State. I
personally know what they did and
it is hard to believe that the improvement
that has been done has been
confined to the local force entirely,
and not some big contractor that
would have required a big amount of
money; we the citizens should feel
proud to have men like these in our
town and we should do everything
to help them in any possible way and
not allow ourselves to make slight
remarks about one little light being
out some time or the water slightly
j ' muddy. Think of the good things they
' "* / have done and give them a boost.
. Yours very truly,
Citizen.
ATTENTION, FARMERS.
We will be ready to gin your cotton
on Saturday, Sept. 1. Union Oil
Mill. 35-tf
NOTICE.
The regular monthly meeting of the
executive hoard of the Union County
Red Cross chapter will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms on Friday
afternoon, August 31, at 5 o'clock.
Mrs. J. W. Mixson,
Secretary.
ATTENTION, VETERANS.
/
You are hereby notified to meet at
Union, in the courthouse, Monday,
Sept. 3, for the purpose of electing
a new pension board.
I. S. Ivev, Commissioner.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RED CROSS.
The Woman's club of Ottaray cotton
mills have made a splendid contribution
to the Red Cross chapter of
pickles, preserves and jellies and also
$1.00. The club at Ottaray looks after
the sick and needy in the community
and have taken up the Red Cross
work as extra work during these
troublous times. The ladies who contributed
to the pantry were: Mrs.
Brandon ,a can of kraut; Mrs. Robertson,
can of peaches; Mrs. J. A.
Lowe, sweet pickle; Mrs. PL C. Greer,
can beans; Mrs. J. B. Kelly, soup mixture;
Mrs. J. E. Meyers, can peaches;
Mrs. A. B. Cothran, soup mixture;
Mrs. Dan O'Shields, tomatoes; Mrs.
Charner Sims, soup mixture; Mrs. A.
D. Sims, jelly; Mrs. C. A. Greer, apple
jelly; Mrs. J. II. Roberts, apple jelly;
Mrs. W. H. I'uckett, apple jelly; Mrs.
L. J. Hinson; pickled peaches; Mrs.
Garner, apple jelly; Mrs. W. B. Corn,
apple Jelly; Mrs. S. M. Bailey, peach
preserves.
The chairman of the ways and
means committee of the A. R. C., Mrs.
C. E. Storm, wishes to publicly thank
these ladies for their generosity and
assure them of the chapter's appreciation
of it.
unANliK I IN BUSINESS.
Mr. D .Norman Jones has severed
his connection with the Stone-Jones
Hardware company and has accepted
a position with Ottaray cotton mills.
Mr. Stone has purchased the interest
of Mr. Jones and will continue the business.
Rev. W. M. Whiteside, who has for
several years been in the employ of
the Baptist State Mission Board as
evangelist in the State at large, has
accepted work in the city of Charleston,
where he will do enlistment work
under the direction of the board.
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CONTROL OF EXPORTS TIGHTER.
Shipments to Neutrals Forbidden Except
Under License?Cotton Included
in List.
Washington, Aug:. 27.?President
Wilson tightened the government
control of exports tonight by issuing
an order forbidding the shipment of
any goods to European neutrals except
under license, and by extending !
the list for which license is required
in shipment to the allies and neu
trals other than European countries
to include cotton, all meats, sugar and
most of America's other export com- 1
modities.
In a statement accompanying his 1
proclamation the president said one
of the first intentions of the govern- 1
ment will be to see that no American
products are made "the occasion of
benefit to the enemy, either directly or
indirectly." Officials interpreted the
order as forecasting: a vigorous use
of the export control as a war measure
and a policy of the strictest rationing:
of countries contiguous to l
Germany.
Formally Prohibited. 1
Exports to Germany and her allies '
also are formally prohibited by the
president's order and this is under- <
stood to mean that the freight con- 1
trol is about to supercede 'the British
system of giving letter of assurance 1
for American cargoes.
1 Coin, bullion, currency and evi-11
dences of indebtedness are placed un- 1
der export license restrictions to European
neutrals whenever regulations
governing their export have been
promulgated by the secretary of the
treasury.
The president's order contains the
first formal announcement of the
transfer of administration of the export
control from the department of 1
commerce to the export administrative
board.
When the administrative board (
made the fact public a few days ago, 1
it was explained that the action was
taken to facilitate the issuance of li- 1
censes.
Statement From President.
Accompanying the proclamation
was a statement from the president {
explaining its purpose. It said:
"The purpose and effort of this 1
proclamation is not export prohibition 1
but merely export control. It is not !
the intention to* interfere unnec- 1
essarily with our foreign trade; but '
our own domestic needs must be ade- 1
quately safeguarded and there is the 1
added duty of meeting the necessities 1
of all the nations at war with the im- (
periai uerman government. !
"After these needs are met, it is
our wish and intention to minister to '
the needs of the neutral nations as J
far as our resources permit. This task 1
will he discharged without other than
the "very proper qualifications that the 1
liberation of our surplus products <
shall not be made the occasion of ben- 1
efit to the enemy, either directly or 1
indirectly. 1
"The two lists have been prepared '
in the interests of facility and expediency.
The first list, applicable to '
the enemy and its allies and to the *
neutral countries of Europe brings un- ^
I der control practically all articles of 1
| commerce, while the second list appli- '
cable to all the other countries of the '
world, makes only a few additions to j
the list of commodities controlled by
the proclamation of July 9, 1917.
"It is obvious that a closer supervision
and control of exports is neces- (
sary with respect to those European '
neutrals within the sphere of hos- (
tilities than is required for those coun- 1
tries further removed. '
Minimizes Interruption. '
"The establishments of those dis- '
tinctions will simplify the administrative
processes and enable us to con- '
tinue our policy of minimizing the in- f.
terruption of trade."
The proclamation makes it clear for f
it. ? A. xi? * . ? *
me nrsi time tnat tne united States
is prepared to go almost any limit" to '
prevent goods from going to Germany. 1
Some administration officials even f
favor stopping food shipments to neu- *
trals where the food is used to feed J
workmen engaged in manufacturing
war materials for German use. Assumption
by the United States of the
burden of maintaining the blockade (
in so far as it applies to shipment of 1
Gooc
York and already New Goo(
lost unusual care, study an<
fork. You will be agreeably
irvices even better than her<
early, and buy for CASH.
>cks of Dependable Dry Goc
ON EST MERCHANDISE"
TS, DRESSES, KIMONAS,
Merchandise will be sold on a
ti us is paid by the 10th of tl
CANTEEN AND REST STATIONS.
Washington, Aug. 25.?Canteens
and rest stations for the French and
American troops will be established
at once in France by the American
Red Cross. The
war council has been trying to
find out just what the Red Cross could
do most effectively to hearten the
French army and to give to French
soldiers a token of the fact that
America is with her ally with all her
power. The French army officers
have told the Red Cross that canteens
and rest stations would do more for
the immediate welfare and contentment
of the soldiers than anythine i
else that could be done. Therefore,
the problem is going to be met thoroughly
and at once.
The poilus come out of the trenches,
to go home on lease, mud-stained, vermin-covered,
reeking with infection.
They are marched to the nearest railhead
in that condition, where, perhaps,
they find a little station with scanty
accommodations for a doben passengers.
The Red Cross is going to put shower-baths
there, and laundries and
mending and disinfecting rooms,
which will remove the menace of dirt
and disease which these men carry to
their homes. Then there will be restrooms
where they can read and write
and play games, to make the transition
to civilian life easier, and small:
stores where they can buy tinned delicacies,
tobacco and odds and ends. !**
Similar canteens will be opened at
the railroad junctions where the men
must wait en route. At some of them
now these men. still trench-stained.
have to lie on station platforms all
night. There will be dormitories at
such places, and lunch-rooms at all of
them where hot meals can be bought
at a price just above cost.
Nearly 50,000 soldiers are passing
through 11 of these stations every
day. They will have a convincing
proof of American friendliness when
they find American women?the Women's
Bureau is now recruiting 50 of
them for such service?ready to help
them.
Just behind the firing line the Red
Cross will put field canteens. Extending
the work already begun by
the French Red Cross, we shall see
that every corps of the French army,
and ultimately our own, has one of
these stations, which will supply hot
and cold drinks to the men who are
fighting. Many of them now have
aothing to relieve their thirst except
their day's ration which they carry in
:ontaineTS which may be smashed at
any minute.
The canteen is placed in or near
the second line, and refreshing drinks
are carried right into the front
trenches. Each station can keep about
125 gallons of hot drinks at the boiling
point, and has several thermos
.uiimiiiers noming six to 1Z gallons
apiece. Four thousand portions?coffee,
tea, cocoa, bouillon, lemonade,
mint?are sometimes served from one
canteen in a single day.
Here, too. American workers will
ae found. The 'convoyer' in charge of
;he canteen will be a Red Cross man,
with French soldiers to help him.
Many of the poilus will get their first
glimpse of the America. nuniform in
this way. Just the cun of coffee, or
the cold drink, may make all the difference
between sagging morale and
ipirited fighting.
To carry out these plans the war
*ouncil has appropriated about $700.)00f
which will serve to establish the
anteens and maintain them for about
three months. Much of the original
equipment will be supplied by the
French army.
American goods, gives this nation an
ulditional responsibility of which the
British have sought to be relieved ever
?ince the United States entered the
war. The duty of preventing goods
thipped from neutrals other than European
from reaching Germany will
ontinue to be Great Britain's since
he United States has declared no
'ormal blockade against Germany or
ler allies.
Mrs. Susan Tinsley spent several
lays last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Fred Whitney, at Blair.
Is at
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Is are arriving in every depa
d hard work for our buyer,
surprised when you see W ilb
etofore, and that our prices \
Save all you can. You will h
)ds in the Piedmont section,
is sold at "HONEST PRICE
SILKS AND HIGH SHOES
CASH BASIS, but for convei
he month, if further credit is
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[ REMEMBER The
death of a good woman.
Mts. J. C. Shettlesworth died at her
home near Hebron Baptist church
Monday afternoon and was buried the
following day at Hebron, the funeral
being conducted by Rev. J. M. Trogdon,
pastor.
Mrs. Shettlesworth was, before her
marriage, Miss Sue Edge of Mt. Tabor,
her husband, J. C. Shettlesworth,
preceded her *o the grave several
years ago. She was a woman possessing
lovely Christian character, and
her long life was devoted to serving
others. She had for many years been
a member of Hebron Baptist church
and was faithful to all demands for
service. After the death of her husband,
her nephew, Mr. J. C. Gregory,
and family resided in her home and
these young people were held as dear
to her as though they had been her
own children.
- GOES TO SPARTANBURG.
Mr. DeWitt Parker has resigned his
position with the Palmetto Drug Co.. '
to accept a position with a drug concern
of Spartanburg. Mr. Parker has 1
been with the Palmetto Drug Co. here
for the past 10 years, and has a wide
circle of friends in Union who regret
that he has decided to leave.
PURCHASED TERRELL'S STOCK.
The bankrupt stock of W. B. Terrell
Co. was bid in by L. J. Ilames
and M. W. Brown for $12,000. This
price did not include the fixtures,
which brought several hundred dollars
more.
RETURNS TO THE CITY.
Rev. J. F. Matheson, who has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Matheson,
in Cheraw, will return to the city this
' week and resume services at the First
Presbyterian church on Sunday morning
and at Mt. Vernon in the after- 1
noon.
MOVES TO SUMTER.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Rurbage
are leaving the city the last of the
week for Sumter, where they expect
to make their home in the future. Mr.
Burbage will travel this winter for the
I Southern Cotton Oil company, with
which he has been connected many
j years. Mrs. Burbage is an active
member of the M. C. Butler chapter.
U. D. C., of the Red Cross auxiliary
and of the Baptist church. Their
^leaving is a source of regret to many
friends, both in church and social life.
Mr. and Mrs. Burbage have rented
their home on Maple street to Ijieut.
T. D. Ravenel, U. S. A., of Sumter.?
The State.
1
Mrs. Burbajfe is a sister of Mrs.
Davis Jeffries of this city and frequently
visits here.
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Mrs. J. J. Colson has returned home s
after a visit to her children at Gaff* I
ney, Spartanburg and Greenville. I
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Wilbi
rtment. On account of abn<
We began early to prepa
urn's display of New Fall
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ave all to gain and nothing
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Santuc, Aug. 29.?Miss Estelle Fei
der returned to Walterboro this wee
after having spent the past six weel
with her sister, Mrs. R. C. Bolen.
Misses Annie Ruth and Grace Fai
visited relatives in Jonesville th
week.
Dr. Sara Ida Knight of Chicag
spent the week-end with Mrs. J. ]
Jeter.
Com. Harrv .Tnnpo nf fn P
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Saturday with his father, Mr. W. '
Jones.
Miss Hattie Moss has returned horr
after an extended visit to relativt
and friends in North Carolina.
Mr. James Jeter is spending h
vacation with his parents, Mr. an
Mrs. J. P. Jeter. Mr. Jeter was foi
merly connected with the Ottaray mi
office, but resigned last week and hs
joined the quartermasters' corps.
Mr. end Mrs. T. Dan Smith an
son Lindsay of Union were the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Gilmore Thuri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clanton Estes of Flo)
ence are visiting their mother, Mrs. .
C. Sartor. Mr. Estes is recoverin
from a spell of typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Moss and chi
dren of Asheville and Mr. Frank Mof
of Kingsport, Tenn., hfave returned t
their homes after spending their vacr
tion with their parents, Mr. and Mr:
R. E. Moss.
Miss Ijois Gregory visited relative
in Union last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Raley returne
to their home last week. They wer
accompanied by Mrs. William Gilmori
Mrs. S. W. McKenzie and son c
Eastover are visiting her parents, M
and Mrs. J. W. Gregory.
Mr. J. T. Kitchen of this commur
ity is among the soldiers of the eng
neer corps who left this week for Lon
Island, before going to France. M
Kitchen was a member of Co. B, Ar
derson, but volunteered to go at one
to France.
Miss Lizzie Stevens returned thi
week from a visit to Ridgeway.
Topaz.
POPULAR SONG THESE DAYS.
The time I've spent on these her
socks
Seems as a thousand years to me.
Dear lad, how do they look to the<
thy hosiery, thy hosiery!
Oh, maddening stitches, (plain an
purl,
IIow they have made me poor hea
whirl.
Men must fight, but I'm a girl
And so I'm knitting socks for thee!
This sor.g to be sung to the tun
of "My Rosary."
Mr. E. S. Bennett left Tuesday fo
Rowland, N. C., where he will hav
'harge as superintendent of the cit
?chools. Mr. Bennett is one of ou
finest young men, and he has forged t
the front as an educator.
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re, and last week our |
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to lose. I
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re will carry accounts 1
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INVESTMENT RUINED
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sRecord*)
cg From Birmingham comes the sad .?
story of a lost investment. Some yearr. /? ^
ago that city, in order to meet the
jg requirements of the hour, built a large
and modern jail, but through the per,Q
versity of people who knew no better
p than to favor the elimination of the
liquor traffic the number of the open
pants of the jail steadily decreased
P until the building: is occupied and
stands idle, a monument to the folly
of lessening: the number of convicts
>g in a community.
The Birmingham Age-Herald in
js telling: the story says:
^ "One of the most modern jails in
r_ the South is without occupants. The
jj Southside jail was yesterday abanis
doned by the City Commission on account
of a lack of patronage. Old
(j booze is blamed for this dirge in crim'
inal business, which makes it a losing:
proposition for the city to operate
this fine compulsory place of abode.
r and all inmates have been transferred
j to the Northside jail, where they will
' jn future make their homes.
"The jail building: may be converted
j into a negro high school or a hos>t.
pital, or, according: to Commissioner
' Weatherly, into an auditorium, as it
seems that this is about the best
chance Birming:ham has had yet to
nmvcri sometninpf that they already
own into an auditorium.
"The cost of keeping this jail open
(j entailed an expense of approximately
$1500 per month, and this expense will
p be saved the city from now on. The
^ decrease in arrests has been so marked
until Thursday, according to Clerk W.
C. Cunningham of the Recorder's
court ,the police docket was the lightj
est in the history of his connection
with the city, about 20 years. The
prisoners at the Soutbside jail had de'
creased from 109 to 25 within the past
two years."
Wherever it is desired to continue a
s full jail with an abundant supply of
convicts it is a great mistake to introduce
prohibition, for prohibition is
certain to lessen the demand for jail
room, lessen the need of policemen,
lessen the expense of city government,
e and at the same time to increase the
morality of a community and the pros-perity
of its people.
Any community that desires to increase
its immorality, to keep a full
jail, to see poverty increase and sufd
fering and wretchedness increase
should ho ooro/nl u
? v?v^ui iivivi tu permit prod
hibition to enter.
EXECUTIVE BOARD TO MEET.
The executive board of the W. M. S.
e will meet at Union Saturday, Sept.
1st, in the parlors of the First Baptist
church, at 2 o'clock p. m. All
o division presidents are requested to
be present, as this is an important
r meeting.
0 Mrs. H. O. Holcombe,
Superintendent.
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