The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, May 10, 1917, Image 1
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VOLUME 36?NO. 8 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY,. May 10, 1917 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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iH. W. LEWIS,
A . . 1 . .
v/piometrisi ana Vptician
k -AT^Square
Deal Drug Store
^^hursday, Friday Saturday
May 10, 11 and 12
.
Have Your Eyes Examined and Glasses
Fitted by a Specialist
; !
Remember,
Last Three Days of
This Weak
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Lower Than
| Wholesale
>- Our Entire Stock of Genen.l Merchandise
is marked lower than the present
-..L_l I
wnoiesaie price.
A large slock of Men s Women's and
^ Children's Oxfords at very low Prices
Dress Check Ginghams, worth 15 cents, I,
At 12 1-2 cents a Yard
All kinds of Summer Hats for the
Little Boys
A. W. HURSEY CO. |
T RAISE PEANUTS^
For Profit
eL'
See or V*' rite
QK.iL.
fc J. S, Burch, Mt. Croghan
for pamphlet giving all information necessary.
I will sell you Spanish seed peanuts for 9 cents
Ik per pound in 100 pound lots, or 10 centll'per
Army of American
Engineers to fcranee
Washington, May 7.?Nir.e newregiments
of army engineers, to be
composed exclusively of highly trail ed
railway men, will be the first American
troops to be sent to France.
They will go "at the e -.rliest possible
moment," the War Department announced
to-day, for vork on communication
lines, but speculation as
to exactly when or t<> what points
they will be sent is forbidden because
of the submarine menace,
j The new forces will be volunteers,
raised at nine great ri ihvay centers
of the country. Each regiment will ?
be commanded by an -engineer col- i
onel of the regular arntv, aided by an
adjutant. All other o icials will be !
railroad engineers or officials.
The expedition will htivc a total ,
strength of between 1 ,000 and 12,000
men, each regime t being com
posed of two battalions of three companies
each. Every branch of rail-|
way workers necessary to the build
ing or operation of lines will be represented
in the ranks, and the War
Department expects a response to the |
call that will permit a careful selec-I.
lion to be made and insure a force
already trained to the minute, an
army of experts in railway operation. .
America is pre-eminent in the field ,
of railway engineering and the best ,
talent and,experience the nation can ,
provide in that line will go into the j
new regiments, each of which would ,
be able to undertake all or any part
of the work of building or operating ,
a whole railway system.
Supplemented by the labor and r
skill available in France, the nine
regiments represent a tremendous j.
power of construction that would
enable the Allies to remake their j
lines of communication in the shortest
possible time and fit them for the
increasingly heavy task of supplying
millions of fighting men us the battle
lines push forward.
As the German forces have been
beaten back every ves^ ige of the rail- ' v
way lines that have supplied their !
forces have been destroyed. With ev- | i
i-i jr mm; Kiimcu uom rrencn and
British have faced the task of build- r
ing new railroads. Each movement
has meant an added strain on the '
roads leading back to the great supply
"ttscs and the added task for the j
communication line forces of pre- 1
vent ing congestion.
The administration's action means ?
that American troops carrying the
American flag and in the uniform of (
the American army soon arc to be ' (I
on French soil. If there is a psychological
value in such a movement, as (
both French and British commissioners
have urged, it will show itself
with the arrival in Franc of the first ^
engineer regiment.
MAKING PROGRESS ON
SUBMARINE PROBLEMS
Washington, May 8.?Hope is
brightening .hat Americ n inventive (
genius has found the ro d that may
lead to freedom of the sc. .s from Ger- v
man submarines.
A conference of unusual impor- ! '
tarice was held to-night at the home
of Secretary Daniels, ii was called j
in order that high officials of the
navy might go over with members of
the naval consulting board the ex- 1
periments already tried nd those in '
prospect.
"They believe they arc on the right
road," Mrs. Daniels said. " Thev be- !>
lieve they are going to tl> *n "lit something
that is worih while There will j
he more experiments, further than
that I do not care to say."
Other officials declared the scientists
were coming down to "brass
tacks," that the period of reaching (
out after every suggestion was pas- '
sing anil that definite crystallization
of the work upon which the foremost
American experts have concentrated '
was certain to come soon. (
Reports were received from Thorn
as A. Edison, who is at work on a
somewhat different line of investigation.
No intimation has been given owing
to the nature of experiments that
have caused board members and navy
officials familiar with what is being
done to hope that the problem is
ncaring solution. None will be given,
whatever the results of the new work.
DEATH OF MRS. KATE OUSLEY
Mrs. Kate Ousley, widow of the
late Henry Ousley, of the Douglass
Mill section, died Tuesday morning
at 1 1 o'clock of acute indigestion.
onv wars in years in ago ana is survived
by three brothers and three sisj
ters.
I The funeral services were ronduct|
ed Wednesday afternoon by the Rev.
[J. It. Millard at the Douglass cemetery,
near Douglass mill, at I! o'clock.
She was a member of the White
i Oak Presbyterian church, where she
j was loved and respected by a large
circle of friends.
j
CARD OF THANKS
j We wish to thank our many frier Is
who have so kindly aided us in our
s.ckncss and the loss of our dwel'ins"
by Are.
MR. and MRS. L. J. JIAYF1ELD.
? a
Will Rush Medical
Men T o Europe
Chicago, May 7?England and
Prance are in immediate need of 2,<100
medical officers and 5,000 ambulance
attendants, according to a statement
issued to-day by Dr. Franklin
Martin, head of the medical division
of the Council of National Defense. (
Dr. Martin's appeal, addressed "to
the doctors of America," says:
"With our country entering the
war the responsibility for which we i
as doctors have been preparing now
is upon us. The Englishmen and
Frenchmen, now our allies, have
come to tell us their problems. Their
need for medical officers is acute. ^
Their civil population is without ade- <
quate medical protection and the rav- ]
ages of war in the fighting line have
been unusually severe in the destruc- (
tion of medical officers and ambu- v
lance attendants. ,
"Two thousand medical ofliccrs for (
France and England and r>,000 am- t
bulance attendants, if immediately L
Available, would scarcely fill the re- (
juirements. s
"We have list ned to their appeal j
ind the council is seeking to help
.hem as promptly us possible. The (
Secretary of War, the Chief of Staff
ind the Surgeon General have au
horized and are now executing a
>lan to fill this need.
"Every doctor under fifty-five years b
>f age who has not responded to the
all to enroll in the medical officers' q
eserve corps, should do so at once.
"The medical profession has been i(
tonored with the first call by those
vho have been lighting our cause, p
..et us respond generously."
BETHEL
Mr. M. II. Dawkins visited in ^
^gcland recently.
Miss 01j? Ont/iu '
o|<cnt uic wccn-enu ^
vifch her parents.
Mr. Will Campbell visited in Rock- b
ngham recently.
Mr. C. L. Crawley visited his tl
tother Sunday.
Mr. M. II. Dawkins went to Pat- 11
iek Sunday evening.
T
Mr. D. M. McNair was in this secion
Sunday .
Mr. A. 13. Davis visited relatives [j
unday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Miss K
'ampbell visited the mountain Sun- ii
ay evening.
Mr. Phil Adams and Miss Lillie
Mom visited the Mountain Sunday. K
Rev. W. V. Jerman will fill his
ovular appointments as usual at '
iethel the second Sunday night, at
' :d0 o'clock.
WEXFORD s
War seems to be the subject
if discussion throughout the length
ijnd breadth of the country. While
>e regret to see our young men
aving their homes, yet we know it
oust be and we feel like standing L
ack of them, knowing that our cause
just and must earn the blessing of. ^
od. 1
t
To the delight of her many friends
Irs. W. W. Davis is still improving t|
icely.
Mr. F. W. Boatwright has been j
uite sick. We hope he will soon re- t,
over. i
Miss Grace Davis is quite sick. We (
ope for her immediate recovery. i
Mr. Albert Griggs spent Saturday '
ight and Sunday in the Friendship 1
motion. '
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Watson spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. John
Welsh.
Mr. Willie Moore and Miss l.illio ,
ivere the guests of Mr. Robert and
Dttis Griggs Sunday.
The Wexford boys and girls met
at the home of Mr. K. K. Moore and ,
took a straw ride to the Ruby comniencement
May 4th. They enjoyed \
the trip very much. ?
Miss Annie Lee Morris spent Sat- i
urday night in the home of Miss 1
Grace Davis. j
IVYica TKoof \I7-.4.. +*- '
... t ,.cci if K.uM'ii was me guest
of Mis^ Mary Morgan Sunday.
Mr. C. P. Moore and son, Charlie, '
spent Saturday in the Mt. Croatian
section.
Mr. E. T. Boatwright was the guest |
of his brother Sunday. I
Mr. Standford Moore was the guest
of Mr. Willie Moore Saturday night.
Mrs. R. L. Gardner was at the home
of Mr. John Gardner Saturday.
The community was greatly shocked
by the death of little Ethel John- 1
son, of Chesterfield. Our sincerest
sympathies go out to the bereaved,
.she will be greatly missed by her
many friends here. Her bright and
cheery disposition made her loved by
ill who knew her.
The Wexford boys and girls will
give an entertainment at Vaughn
. jhool house Saturday night, May 12.
I.et everybody come and see the fun. I
\dmission 10 cents. And we guar- I
intee this play to be worth the I
money.
RUBY
Burn: To Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Sol-I
lers, a daughter, Saturday, May Oth. |
Mr. M. L. Haley has opened a new
store in Ruby. He carries a line of
general merchandise.
Mr. Lester Gibson who has been in
school at Sylva, N. C., is clerking for
Mr. M. L. ltaley. j
The naval recruiting officer was in
town Monday.
Misss Eloise Wright has gone to
Columbia.
Prof. W. E. Wilson has returned
to his home in Alabama.
Miss Wylie has left for her home
at Seneca.
Quite a ni mber of people from i
Chesterfield a d Mt. Croghan attended
commenc< aent here last Thurs-;
day and Friday nights.
The sixth a <1 seventh grades had a
picnic last S .urday. Their guests j
n e ti '
nviv i roi. w son's grade and other :
friends.
The school oinmcncenient exercises
Thursday a <1 Friday nights of last '
,vee!c were 1 at succo.*. Friday '
1 ij;ht Senator K. Laney, of Ches- !
erlield, delive red an address before '
he classes of the seventh and ninth 1
;radcs. These grades were presented
iroinotion certificates by Prof. Wil- '
on. The following program was reniered
on Thuisday night: I
Song: "Columbia, the Gem of the
)eean," by the school. ^
Piano I)uet, by Fay and Floreid j
lurch.
Recitation: "Going to Grandpa's," ,
y Bob Tucker. j
Recitation: "A Little Boy's Solilouy,"
by Duncan Smith. l
Piano Solo: "In Gay Seville," by '
da Crowley. 1
Reading: "A Refractory Cow," by
Ileanor Sellers.
Sketch: "Mary's Garden," by secnd
and third grades.
Recitation: "Five Little Brothers," ,
y wiine migeworth.
Piano Solo: "La CI race," by Miss ,
llice Burch. <
Recitation: "Too Young to Know,"
y Jasper Crawley.
Recitation: "Charlie's Opinion of
tie Baby," by Maurice Sellers. j
Dialogue: "Medical Advice," by j
rst grade. I
Piano Solo: "The Drum Corps," by j
'insley Griggs.
Song: "Swing Song." <
Duet: "Eleanor Sellers and Miss '
lesChainps.
Sketch: "What Became of the
littcn?" by Estelle Smith and Le- c
a Rollings.
Sketch: "May Day Festival." ^
Piano Solo: "Primrose Waltz,"
.ola Griggs.
Reading: "Modern Education," by |
la Crawley.
Sketch: "Tell Tales," hy David ,
larrell and Minnie Crawley.
Dialogue: "A Slight Misunder- ,
tanding." (
Piano Solo: Ethel Griggs.
Oration: By Marion Smith.
BEAR CREEK
The Civic Preparedness Commitee
met at the school house at Bear
'reek Tuesday morning at It) o'clock,
/ith a large crowd present, Mr. John
). Williams ac ing as chairman of
he committee. Rev. B. 1) Thnm?o
f Patrick, male a very interesting
ddress on why it is necessary for
is to make preparation for the comntf
crisis. He told them to "plant
very nook an corner in something
hat can be u i?d as food; that the
'ivic Prepare > <s Campaign could
,ot be success. .1 in the conservation
f food stuffs ...thout the co-opera:on
of every ass of our citizens,
'ollowinj; Mr. Thames' speech Miss
Telia Minis nave a very interesting;
alk on eeono' iy and the cai.ninp: of
ruit and vegetables. We certainly
ipprcciatc the interest Miss Minis
las tal:en in the yiris over here and
incerely wish them success in the
anniny clut) work.
The school closed here last Wedneslay
after a very successsful term of
lix months. Prof. W. B. Ingram and
lis asssitant, Mrs. L. K. Hurst, dolervc
the gratitude of the entire comnunity
for the faithful work they
lave done here during the past ses>ion.
'1 hey have by their faithful
ivork and many acts of courtesy and
kindness won a place in each student's
and all the patrons' hearts
which old father Time will never he
able to erase. We feel sure we voi<;e
I he sentiment of the entire community
when we say wo hope to be so fortunate
as to secure their services for
the session of 11)17 and 11)IK.
Miss Mollic Poston, of McBee,
*pent several days last .veek with her
sister there, Mrs. I). M. Pate.
Capt. W. F. Pate accompanied by
his daughters, Misses Odie and Mattie,
spent Tuesday with home-folks
here.
Prof. Wan! B. Ingram left Wednesday
for his home at Cheraw.
Mrs. Winston Roscoe has returned
home after an extended visit to her
parents near Bennettsville.
Mr. I. C. Turnage, accompanied
by Messrs. Walker Turiape, J. H.
llendrix and Misses Rossic Turnage
and Carrie Heitdrix spent Friday at
the fishery near Cheraw. They report
plenty of lish t.nd a royal good time.
I
1
MUCH INTEREST IS BEING
MANIFESTED IN THE
TABERNACLE REVIVAL
The? tabernacle meeting which is
being conducted by the Rev. Charlie
D. Tillman, of Atlanta, is being well
attended. Services are held twice
each day, at 10:30 in the morning
and at 8 at night. In spite of the j
cold rain which has fallen from time J
to time during the past few days
each service finds a large and inter- !
ested congregation present. The co-]
operation of the various churches of
the town is all that could be desired. '
The excellent choir contains members
of each denomination in Chesterfield, j
Mr. Tillman does not indulge in )
the abusive style of the average avan- i
gelist, hut is a man of gentle and attractive
spirit. The sermons are
plain, heart to heart tali s. Not onlv
% I
is Mr. Tillman a j*ood speaker, hut!
a singer who charms till who hoar
him.
Mr. Tillman has with him Mr. Staploton,
who is the choir director, and
Miss East, pianist. These gifted
rouni? people have on their way into
he hearts of ail th people of til"
:own.
One of the most t.ltniotive feature: I
>f the meeting is the Junior Choir.!
I he children .scom de'ight. <! with tin :
>art they are tahir * in the wori:. '
On Sunday aft -moon at J :"0 M>\
rillnian will joe.o h t" he :...n. No,
ess than live, hu re 1 o> -e .. hott1>!
lear this tu'k. /'u t..e ie ho
Mrs. It. L. Kirk. ?od, of lJennetts/ille,
and Miss East will hold a service
for ladies in the Baptist church.
Friday afternoon at Mr. Tillman
will preach a special sermon to
the children. Everyone who attends
is required t<> I>i*t:.;r a load pencil.
He calls this his i.ead Pencil Meet- <
ing."
MERRIMAN'S MILL
Mr. Joe Sowell nent over to Coumbia
last Sunday.
.Mr. W. li. Middleton and daughter
Virginia visited in llartsville last 1
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. James Huntley is sick, but
ve hope for her speedy recovery. '
Mr. J. \V. Merriman and Mr. ami 1
drs. F. I?. Poole motored over to '
Hamlet last Monday, where Mrs.
Poole was called to the bedside of
icr father.
We are glad to report that Mr.
Sandy Odom's little son, Lawrence,
vho has been sick with pneumonia, is
mproving at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Greene, of '
Jpartanhurg, after visiting in our '
community returned home last '
Wednesday. 1
Messrs. J. W. Merriman, A. L. 1
lohnson, J. B. Rivers attended con- x
Terence at Zoar last Sunday. %
Prof. E. O. Green, principal of !
shiloh school, returned to his horv 1
it Spartanburg last Wednesday, and
ve hope he will return for the next
term.
PATRICK
The Rev. A. <\ Sherwood left Wednesday
for his home in liennetlsville.
Mrs. S. L. Gillespie left Thursday
morning for llartsville where she
will spend some time with her son,
Mr. R. P. Gillespie. (
Mr. J. G. Copeland spent several!
uays last wool; at his old homo in
Erhardt.
Mr. '1'. S. I?uio canto in Saturday
from Clontsort College and will
spond a fow days at homo boforo going
to tho rosorvo oflicors training
camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
A number of tho citizen* joined
Rural !'oliooitian t'rant i 'osday .
toinoi n in iin oi. i- of .Jot i'ht'oa i
*~Ci 1J, who oso!'p"d f!' in ilf clrii
noar iiuby'i'tn lay morn;: . ii \\ \
captured lalo in <lay ..bout 01. (
niilo no?ih of t .< !
!?lr. D. I"'. :>"io . , ) 1 -Funic iv- ;
lui nod Tuesday if." ; i!a;>
visit to North Cat"
Mr. .1. O. i. . nd!>-j:
fow days in Saluda.
1
WIN1HR0P COLLEGE I
Scholarship Eiilraooe
EXAMINATION
The oxamination for tho award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop College
ami for tho admission of new
students will he hel l at the County
Court House on Friday, July 6 at
Or. ? A i i
? /?j/| n/uno mur>t IK'U 1)1' ll'h >
than sixteen years of ape. When
scholarships are vacant after .1 u 1 y <>
they will l>e awarded to those making
the highest average at this exainina- !
tion, provided they meet the condilions
governing the award. Appl
raids for scholarships should write to
President Johnson for Scholarship examination
blanks. These blank.-,
properly filled out by the applicant
should he filed with President John
son by July 1st.
Scholarships are worth $100 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September 10, 1017. For further
information and catalogue, adi
dress
1 PRESIDENT D. B. JOHNSON,
Jtock Hill, S.C
, L
Business Boom Is Sure
As Result Of War
i
| St. Elmo Messengule, president of
the Messengule Advertising agency of
Atlanta, Ga., sees not only no falling
ofF in the volume of advertising as a
result of the war, but a greatlv in
creased national prosperity.
"The commercial effect of the
United States going into the war
will be good," he said, "even better
than the prosperity we have enjoyed
during the three years of war abroad,
provided, of course, that our country
is not invaded, and invasion is unlikely.
To Be Spent at Home.
"Within a few hours after congress
authorized the declaration of war
plans were under way to appropriate
$5,000,000,000 as an initial war appropriation.
Of this about $3,000,000,000
will be turned over to our
allies, and the other $2,000,000,000
will be spent for national defense.
And this means something more than
buying cannons and guns and cartridges.
Jt means millions of dollars
in ;> y for ' e sol lies. It means the
put eh so of <-\ or. onceivable kind of
i e i I by the men in
i . men and women
. In the navy yards,
ard aboard the
i things will be
N ".< :< - n people,
*3,000,000,
e allies will also
be spent lu re.
it v " ?
"If iiy proof v .v needed in support
of tho argument that war w'th
Germany wit improve business conditions
it could be found almost at our
>wn door?in Canada. In apt.; of the
withdrawal of -1.>0,000 men fron
peaceful industries ihat country was
never so prosper . There is a
ready market for everything the
farmer can prow, for all the lumberman
can produce, for all the fish$r
can draw out of the sea and streams.
"The only business interests to
suffer in this war will he those conilucted
by ultra conservative men who
fret afflicted with cold feet when it
i' >nies to advertising or other lines of
^ort that have prov <1 successful and
profitable ;ii tranquil times.
Busincts Will Hum
"In a con. > ercia' use war is pomp
to ma I. thinp.- hum for all business
nv n !.?< i'Ut for h the ripht kind
>f effort a'onp publicity lines. The
idvcrtisers who c >.<tinue their adver'.'"sinp
will do e\en better business
ban usual on account of the defec,ion
and witl Jrawal into oblivion of
hose who tret cold feet. There never
vas a*time in ail history when people
vcre reading as much and when newspapers
were taken into the home so
jniwrsnlly. 1 believe Shakespeare
-aid. 'Our doubts are traitors, and
most of us lose the pood we oft mipht
wit. by foarinp to attempt.' "
CAPTURED ONE
\ /' - - " ' '
,\ vn.Tiiiaii jfvinjr ms name as .John
Bdwcii was captured on tho S. A. L.
railroad 'netwcmi Me Bee and Bethune
Saturday afternoVi hy Private Osi\ir
Doyle, who i: a member of a
s.|iiad from Company K of the S. C.
National Guard detailed to capture
ihis (lorman, who had aroused the
suspicions of the citizens of the lower
part of this county.
lie was carried Sunday to Columbia
to he held for investigation. Examination
of Bowen's personal effects
showed that he had several
maps of th - section but they were
v. . >n : McNaliy prints
> 'a! a. *rks or notations.
of c!>:hintf in a
. o . ! . . more nan $49 in
! >'. . ?d Bowen
na German
' . natural.
. ie was on
, v . .. he hoped
> lii
: -iii >. o ,.,s a raili*'?ad
s.a t no !)? .<1 i'co . .'or. V'a.,
uii m /mi: m i , > . p'ml 1'.- \ . v" (JlSfhan? d
"without ivasoi ."
P.ov en was muchly dressed, his atire
Iti-iiur much Ii! i that *>f the or'liuary
trail!?'- Ho i about -1") years
>f Hire ami spoil's Kcvli h imperfectly.?The
Pa^-eland .Journal.
MCNi IN SCRAP IRON
Turn your o!<i sera;. iron, brass,
copper ami rubber into cash. 1 pay
highest < : . h price. Hrintc your old
metal to nic on l-r-day ami Saturday,
May II and 1 'J. back of Odom Bros.
Co. store. II. COHEN.
iTHE BEST
| Oi Everything
1 TO EAT
A( I owes! I Vices !
} A. F. Pavis Market
| Will pay highest market pri<? j