The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-07
TO r. F. D. MEN.
By T. E. Wicker.


Brother Rural Carriers of South Caro-
lima:
Below you will find a list of rural
carriers whom I have appointed spe-
cial organizers for their respective
counties. See if your name is on the
list and if it is, then go to work with
a vim for your county association; II
it is not then write your county Or
ganizer at once and tell him your ser
vices are at his command.
In several counties I have made no
appointments, because I didn't know
who would be willing and interested
enough to undertake the work. l
should be glad to have names of hust-
lers from those counties so that the
list of organizers could be made COM
plete. The appointment of special Or
ganizers doesn't mean that State and
county officers may become less active
in their efforts to secure members.
The State convention at NeWberry
last July was the largest and best IN
the history of the association. The
question now is, will it be excelled
by the convention at Florence next
July? What does Florence say about
| it? What does Burch say about it?
What do we all say about it? Our
presence in goodly numbers will make
! it a success; our absence will make
it failure.
Now let US all get busy in the inter-
est Of our county conventions on the
goth Of May Remember, the national
dues, fixed at Little Rock last year,
are IS cents, and state dues rs cents;
your county dues, if any, are what you
choose to make them,
Let us all join the association for
the good Of the service and for our
own good. If by getting together in
conventions and exchanging ideas, we
are benefited, then of course the SER
vice will be benefited to the same ex-
tent. The carrier who refuses or neg
lects to join the association, isolates
himself and pockets his salary at the
end of the month; this is the sum
total of his interest in the rural mail
service. The carrier who joins the
association, manifests by that very
act, desire to learn, through the as
Esociation as medium, the wishes Of
the department officials in the con-
duct of the service. He is wide awake
and more hcient than his isolated
brother, because he is in touch with
the department and in sympathy with
those who are trying to improve the
service.
There may be some among us who
think that the recent salary increase
was not as large as it should have
been. From our viewpoint perhaps it
was not; but from the viewpoint of
the government it was solely ques-
ton of economy. We must not forget
that Our branch of the service IS
young and in some respects, imper-
feet, therefore, looking at it in this
light, let us who are in the field CO.
! operate with our superiors at head
| quarters, to the end that the imper
fections in the service may be elm
mated and that we may become more
efficient and deserving. When these
things have been accomplished there
| need be no doubt that our compensa-
tion will be as generous as We could
wish. Uncle Sam is not stingy, but,
as every good business man should
| be, he is conservative.
In closing, let me again urge upon
you the importance of your presence
at Florence July 3, 4, 5-three days.
Come whether a member of the asso-
citation or not.
Fraternally yours,
Thos E. Wicker,
State President.
Special Organizers.
Abbeville, Milton F. Martin, Donalds.
Aiken, George T. Mccain, Haw-
thorne
Anderson, J. J. Trossell, Honea
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Barnwell, Eug. E. Fickling, Black
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Chester, J. C. Moore, Chester.
Chesterfield, D. NJ McNair, Patrick.
Clarendon, Sias 3. Cobb, Pinewood.
Colleton, Thos P. Black, Ruftln.
Darlington, Florence, Williamsburg,