The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-01
OAKLAND

oakland, sept. ZS.-fO or once In the
history of our State we can say it is
doing its best to rid from within
her borders that despicable curse
Iwhiskey) which has wrecked hun
dreds, yea, thousands of homes, and
carried many soul to an endless hell.
1t has caused multitudeS of mothers
and their children to go half clad, no
shoes and hardly enough bread to sus-
tain life. 1t hsa been the cause of
many man losing his home and,
worse still, brighting his character
forever. Then, why can man who
is in the very clutches of this most
detestible drink and who never for
once tries to reform, criticise and
curse a majority of the people who
have said by their ballot that they are
going to try and vindicate the motives
and the characters of the masses of
people who will not make a move to
that end themselves? And, further
more, any man who voted a prohibi-
tion ticket, hoping that by its effect
it would bring about prohibition and
of his own personal gain in the liquor
traffic, is none too good to be run
through a guano factory and then
scattered to the four winds.
Very often me hear it argued that
there never can be any such thing as
prohibition; that it doesn't prohibit,
and that you can't stop them from
making it, and that liquor was here
when my great-great-grand
lived upon this earth and so on down
until the present time, and it is here
still and it is going to stay here, and
all such bosh as this. But here, my
friends, listen, are we to continue in
sin just because our old grand daddies
drank booze? There must be a first
attempt to begin thing before tbs
completed. Then why not let that
first start oc now. King David did
not build the temple himself. He
merely had the material got out for
It's construction and then his son was
10 build it and this is the very same
way this prohibition problem has got
20 be dealt with The material for be-
ginning the work is being prepared
and the future generations must COM
plete it.
Oakland school opened its doors on
The 18th for the new school term with
;wo teachers in charge. They are
Mrs. L. O. Belue of this place and
Miss Alma Cheatham of Greenwood.
The new additional part which has
.oen built adds very much to the ap-
pearance of the school building. For
The benefit of the advanced scholars
the 9th and 10th grades have been
added to the school. This school is
now ranked as being one of the fore
most rural schools in the county.
On last Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock the Oakland School Improve
Nent association met at the school
house and after the minor affairs of
the association was attended to the
subject was Immediately brought be-
fore the body. requesting that the
work begin at an early date for beau
tifying the school grounds Several
committees were then appointed to
look after the business and see that
the work was properly done.
Last Saturday was set apart by the
Duck Pond Sunday school as "work
day" to help support the Connie
Maxwell orphanage and on Sunday a
collection Of about $1,000 was realized
for that institution.
Mr. o. r. Belue had the misfortune
Of losing one of his tenant houses a
few days ago by fire. 1t was partially
insured. John Posie, colorcd, who was
living in the house, lost nearly all of
his household furniture.
Rev. ~ w. Garvin was a visitor &.
this community Saturday night the
guest # Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. SmjLN
Rev. Carvin preached an excellent
sermon at Oakland school house Sat
urday night and also filled his appoint
menJ at Duck Pond Sunday morning
at II o'clock.
Hey! Miss Tangie, how are you get
ting along nowadays?