The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 20, 1918, Page 4, Image 4
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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1918.
Read the page advertisement of the
Union Chamber of Commerce in this
issue of The Times. It is some big
plan that is on foot in this movement,
and it will, if worked, be a great thing
for Union County.
w. s. s.
Mr. Farmer, plant corn; plant more
corn; keep it up. Plant every available
acre of stubble land to corn. Of
course, the average man will say:
"The newspapers don't know everything
about it; and, if they do they
are selfish in the matter." You will
find out Mr. Farmer, if you refuse to
heed the warning. This is a real
crisis, this corn question. You will
be the greatest loser if you do not
heed the warning.
w. s. s.
A sensational achievement is recorded
in Anderson County in the
War Savings pledge campaign which
is now being waged. On the opening
day the Anderson County War Savings
Committee, of which J. D. ITammett
is chairman, reported pledges
amounting to $149,000, which represented
the pledges of Anderson's
Limit Club of 149 men and women
who have pledged to invest during the
year in $1000 worth of War Savings
Stamps.
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Do not forget that tomorrow is to
be a day in which many Union merchants
are planning to take the proceeds
of the day's sales and purchase
War Savings Stamps. Wilburn Bros.,
T C.i iil.! n- mi?
j. ^onen, i^iurK v^iounnp ^-o., 1 ne
Rasor Company and Union Clothing
Company have each agreed to sell at
10r'r reduction and to invest every dollar
of the sales in War Savings
Stamps. There may be others, as well
as the above named firms, but these
have definitely agreed to do this with
the proceeds of tomorrow's business.
w. s. s.
Tt is significant that in practically
all counties men and women who are
aloe to are joining Limit Clubs, many
straining their resources in order to
become members. According to law,
no individual can legally possess over
200 War Savings Stamps, the face
of which are $1000. This means an
investment of about 834. From all
reports received, Anderson appears to
be leading the State at present in the
number of members of the Limit
Club, but other counties are strenuousely
working on this plan.
w s. s.
If Union County will back up Jas.
L. Carbery, secretary of the Union
County Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture and his assistant, C. E.
House, in the enlarged work they are
attempting to do, it will not only put
money in the pockets of the people of
the county, but will place our entire
county upon an independent and selfrespecting
footing, for it will build up
the agricultural interests of the
county. Read the page advertisement
of the Chamber of Commerce in this
issue of The Times.
w. s. s.
PATRIOTISM WORTH WHILE
(Contributed by Jas. L. Carbery.)
That Union County has made for
itself a most enviable reputation for
patriotism goes without saying, for a
patriotism by which the common standards
are being changed and one by
which after the war Union County
will be measured and stand in the
limelight. Her magnificent people
have responded to every call; they
have given of their dollars freely, are
still giving and ready to answer every
call and go "over the top," hut this is
not all. Union County would fall far
short of the mark, tho very high
standard set, if she did not produce
her quota and more of food, the chief
item of which would be corn. This
season we are confronted with what
seems to be about a GO per cent
shortage over last year, a deplorable
condition, which, if not rectified,
means that less than a year hence
Union County will be forced to buy
com from the more progressive
outside. This will never do: there is
but one chance to rectify this serious
condition that is to plant com
abundantly while there is yet time.
The man who will now plant his stubble,
or other unused land in com will
l be richly rewarded, not only in dollars,
but in being able to live at home
and do what the government expects
and insists upon. The farmer who
will now plant two acres of corn to
the plow, in addition to what he has,
will be playing a safe game. Cotton
is now well along and by the time the
corn needs attention the necessary
jtinie for cultivation will be available.
This is not only a patriotic duty, but
a necessity; it will lessen in the least
the chances to make money, and it is
(the only safeguard against having to
^go into the open market for what we
should raise at home. Cotton is a
'good thing to grow so is com, but do
not let the cotton over-balance this
essential food crop.
| Logical reason teaches us that unless
America produces the necessary
food we can not expect to win the
.war. Additionally, thousands of people
will starve. The farmer who fails
to give this appeal consideration is
making a vital mistake; he is letting
the scent of gold lure him away from
.the straight pathway of duty to mankind
and .establishing a very dangerous
precedent in the community.
Union County has hardly scratched
the surface of its opportunities; there
is wealth untold which cannot be fully
developed until we adopt safe and
sane methods. Imagine, if you can,
the farmer who insists on producing
on his plantation all the food necessary
to supply the family and live
stock, who conserves a liberal supply
for winter, who can sell enough of
the excess to buy iiiOse wuii&a nniCii
the farmer can not produce. He is
abundantly independent, is safe, and
can do then with impunity prow cotton
as a strictly money crop, feelinp
sure of the returns beinp nearer net
pains than at present, where these
conditions are reversed.
Get the land in com, plant abundantly,
use sufficient fertilizer to inisure
a crop, work it thorouphly and
not only be independent yourself but
assist the other fellow who is workinp
at somethinp else, and insure him
a livinp, to say nothinp of our boys
and our allies at the front.
w. s. s.
AIN'T IT SO?
There is love in the heart of most
every livinp thinp.
Look out now, here comes a pun?
There is read some love in the eyes of
all except
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?J. M. Keck, Author.
w. s. s.
UNION MILL NOTES
Mrs. James Willard is quite sick
and has been for the past few days.
Miss Willie Sanders is also indisposed.
Mrs. J. B. Williams and family left
on the evening train to spend some
time with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams
at Glendale, going to their new home
in Williamston later.
Misses Julia and Mary Amnions
will join their father who holds a position
as outside man at Williamston
cotton mills.
J. L. Bobo who has accepted a position
here as boss weaver, has the
j interest of the community at heart;
he stands for things that will tend
J to make our mill village one community
working together for one cause
and one purpose.
F. M. Willard who comes from
Buffalo was for a number of years
superintendent of the Sunday school
there and figured largely in seeing
that the pastor was paid promptly
and other things that the church
stood for. We feel like J. Y. Keasler
will have a comrade to be proud of to
go to church and Sunday school,
j Miss Iola Willard, L. M. Willard
and brothers and their families have
[all moved with us this week and are
church workers?this is very encouriaging.
Supt. W. II. Gibson is very much
: encouraged with so many new people
;moving in; together with Frank Clay,
jthe house and street man, are mak[ing
great strides to make the homes
.desirable places.
I Rev. Bozeman and Rev. Chick have
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notified the people th.it Miss Kelly 00
would address the people of Westside inj
on welfare work among the children, sa
IIow the mother first should conduct
herself, then how the child should be M
cared for and nourished. No doubt
lasting pood will come from the
Fplendid address given by this inter- dr<
estinp woman. Valmar., un
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KELTON NEWS pr
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Kelton, June 10.?Miss Elizabeth Th
Little, who has been attendinp G. W. is
C., is at home for the vacation. H<
Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Hutchinps and Co
little son Robert. Jr., of Greer, spent
the week-end with Mrs. Hutchinps' pa Pri
rents, Mr. and Mrs .T \V. Smith, wt
Mrs. Judd Little accompanied them on
their return home as far as Spartanburp.
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Several from here attended the Ch
preachinp services Sunday at the an
Howell school house. cai
Archie Croft is at home from the 113
Cedar Sprinps Institute for the lioli- ne
days.
Mrs. Harriet Gallman has been on
the sick list for quite awhile, but we ^
are plad#to say she is improving nice- .
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There is no news now but hot-Nt
weather and hard work. The crops
around here are lookinp fine. Everybody
is trying to save with Hoover,
and thus help win the war.
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[WOMAN'S COUNCIL cu
OF DEFENSE MEETING
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On Monday at the High school, the w*
Union County Council of Defense t!l
meeting was held. The weather was
very unfavorable and it was impossi- P?
ble for the women of the township ar
committees to attend. th
However, a goodly number of the
own wnmnn o -f nnr
.. ?tvi?ivi? (*iu? ?% HIGH UiaVt'U
the elements and were rewarded by
hearing two most excellent addresses.
The invocation was {riven by the Rev.
C. E. Burts of Columbia, and all present
joined in singing America. Mr.
Hope, county director of the War
Savings campaign introduced the first C1'
speaker, Prof Marion Rucker of the
South Carolina University, who gave 1,11
a resume of the causes of the war,
and our reasons for fighting Germany mi
urging everybody to invest in War ^1
Savings Stamps and help win the war. mi
"Carolina" was then sung by Mrs. rn"
Frost Walker accompanied by Miss de
Mary Jones. Mrs. J. W. Mixson W
county chairman of the Woman's t?:
Committee then outlined the plan of ou
organization of the National Council de
of Defense reading a letter for Mrs. 8
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the South Carolina Division. This th<
letter was addressed to the women of at
Union County, and was an eloquent tr;
plea for patriotic service.
This is "Children's Year," and the th
U. S. Children's Bureau has under- Ml
taken to carry out a war-time child ne
welfare program. ell
Miss Julia Irby of Laurens is S. C. tic
chairman of the Child Welfare Com- ou
mittee and has arranged to have a th
representatives of the Children's Bu- ar
reau speak in various towns in the pa
State. Mrs. Mixson then introduced bo
Miss Elizabeth Kelly of Washington, or
who came to Union to speak on th
Child Welfare, at the request of the cr
Council of Defense.
She urged the necessity of the co
proper care of infants?the training to
of young children and the education of tic
boys and girls. She advocated the in- th
spection of children in schools and the th
treatment of those found to have de- cr<
fects that could be cured. She spoke go
feelingly and brought tears to the an
eves of her hearers when she spoke as
of the suffering of the women and cr
children in war stricken Europe. ti?
She said that the war-time pro- D<
pram for the welfare of the children se
of America should take precedence of is
all other activities and plead with the a
women to heed this call to save 100,- th
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inninn Ton Pop f1on
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0 babies this year, saying that sav%
lives was more important than
ving dollars.
w. s. s.
IISS KELLY'S VISIT TO UNION
Miss Elizabeth Kelly of the Chilen's
Bureau, who came to Union
der the auspices of the Woman's
luncil of Defense spoke to an apeciative
audience on Monday night
the Excelsior Mill Reading Room.
ie welfare work in this community
under the leadership of Miss Alice
jpkins, who succeeds Miss Netta
opcr.
M iss Kelly made such a good imesison
on Union on Monday that she
is invited to return when she had
ed her engagement in Newberry.
She spoke on "Food Conservation"
the prayer meeting service at the
lamber of Commerce on Wednesday,
d no one who heard her on this ocsion
can conscientiously continue to
e the wheat, sugar and fats so
eded by our boys "over there."
At the invitation of Mrs. J. B.
>zeman, Miss Kelly spoke again on
ednesday evening at the Union Mill
iptist church. She has again been
rited to return and make an .address
v^T'rScisonia oh Sunday afternoon.
w. s. s.
RGES PEOPLE TO BUY STAMPS
The quota for Ward 4 is $45,6-10.00
id the workers on my team have sered
$1,430.00, leaving $44,210.00.
Union has contributed so liberally in
e past whenever called upon, that
i feel sure she will not fail this
Tie; but since so small a per cent
is been subscribed I urge that every
rson in this ward buy these stamps,
id that as many as possible increase
eir pledges.
Mrs. I. D. Smith,
Captain Ward 4.
w. s. s.
\RMEKS TO BE
CALLED TO COLORS
June 17, 1918.
> the Chairman of the County Counof
Defense:
Some time ago the War Departent
issued orders to the Exemption
>ards not to induct farmers into the
ilitary service until further orders,
le very seriousness recent developents
in the military situation has
Eide it necessary to suspend this orr.
I am advised by Mr. Bright
illiamson, chairman of the Darlingn
County Exemption Board, that
t of the quota of 54 whites just orred
from this county there are only
available who are not farmers.
>rty-six young white farmers wilh
erefore, have to leave their farms
once for the service of their coun7
The government well understood
e hardship which this will mean to
any of these men, but the military
cessities are so great that nothing i
se can now be taken into considera>n.
The people at home, however,
ight to see to it that the crops of
e drafted farmers all over the State
e not destroyed for lack of work. The
itriotic citizens living in the neigh
rhoods of any farm whose manager
chief laborer is taken, should see
at labor is provided to work the
op.
The Council of Defense for each
unty should make it their business
attend to this matter. The atten>n
of the people should be called to
e vital necessity of seeing that
ese young men do not lose their
ops by responding to the call of the
ivemment. The patriotic neighbors
id friends of these men can and will
semble periodically to work these
ops, if they understand the necessiss
of each case, and your Council of
jfense can do no more valuable
rvice at the moment than to see this
done. I suggest that you appoint
neighboring farmer to represent
e interests of each drafted farmer.
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I would call attention to the fact
that several thousand college and high
school students have just returned to
their homes and that most of these ri
are keenly anxious to render patriotic
service to their country. Some of L
these can be used in this emergency, h
David R. Coker,
Chairman S. C. Council of Defense. w
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MONARCH-OTTARAY LOCALS
Mrs. John Hart is visiting her mared
daughter in Newberry County.
Mrs. Clarence Greer's sister of
ancaster is spending a few days with
er.
Charlie Reeves visited his ?ister,
Irs. Zach Hodge at Whitmire Sunday.
A. L. Stutts has word of the safe
rrival of Louis in France.
Lewis Crocker, Charlie Moss and
im Horn and John Palmer have all
iven up their jobs as they all go to
amp Jackson at an early date.
Grandma Lowe got home from
olumbia yesterday. Left Pete well
nough to be on his job.
Miss Mary Farr says so many hands
'anted out Wednesday morning in
le "weave room" that she overtook
wo "little kittens" making their way
i the door and up the steps, looking
ir "smash" j'obs. Some kittens
lose.
"Kerensky goes to Paris," and the
ist we heard of him he had underone
his 'steenth death and funeral.