The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-06-02
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, May 22.-Chil-
dren's Day services were held at New
Hope church last Sunday, 21st, and
pie present. The program was fine;
every little child acted his part well.
There were all day services held with
dinner on the ground. A large table
spread out by the good ladies and
many good things to eat were served
Music was furnished by Rev. Justus
and Mrs. James Whitlock and assisted
by Miss Sallie Whitlock, Rev. Justus
playing the cornet. This was good
music. Mr.. Ed. Aycock of Jonesville
made fine talk.
Well, l will give you a little ac-
count of my trip to Charlotte on last
Saturday morning, the goth. We left
Jonesville in Mr.. B. G. Hendricks
auto with Messrs. R. E. Petty, w. B.
Blackwood and w. J. Ward, leaving
Jonesville at 4:1O o'clock and arriv-
ing at Charlotte at o'clock, making
four stops on the way at Gaffney,
Grover, Kings Mountain and Gas
tonia. Never kept account of the time
lost when we stopped, but we made
the trip in three hours and so min
utes, a distance of about 80 miles.
After leaving Gaffney we struck the
good roads. The further we went the
better roads we found after we got to
Grover, N. c., we crossed the line of
South Carolina at that place, and
then the roads were still better than
those we had gone over. We were
travelling on the National Highway,
where you can run a mile a minute
with your auto if you want to with
out jolt. The sand clay roads were
good, only dusty, but we went over
about three kinds of roads-the sand
clay, the gravel and the asphalt, I
believe that is what they call it. I
call it tar and gravel road. 1t
looks to me we did not travel over
much of this kind of road as this
was only a very short distance from
Charlotte. 1 tell you these roads were
fine You can run your automobile
as fast as you want to and it rides
just as easy as the train. had much
rather go in an automobile than to go
on the train for you can see more
and can go and come when you please.
This was Ford car we went in and
I tell you, boys, this car made as good
time as any for there was only one
car that Jared us ond we passed sew
eral. l cont know the name of this
auto, but our driver, Mr.. kendrick,
called it the "Red Devil" I guess
he called it that on account of it
being partly red. Well, I guess that
I have said enough about the auto and
the good roads, but I am obliged to
say 1 am almost converted on the good
road question and wish We had such
roads in Union county. I am not
doubling Thomas, but seeing is be-
lieving. Just go over those good
roads like I did and you will change
your mind and say let's have good
roads in Union county.
Now I am making my letter long
but I haven't told you about being
in that large crowd of 100000 peo-
pie who went to celebrate the Meek
lenberg Declaration which happened
141 years ago and then to see Presi-
dent Wilson. He is the first president
ever saw. He is just like his pic
ture. Is a little bald-headed, but he
doesn't show it very much; only
when you take a back view of him
you can see it. His wife is fine look
ing.
The President speaks we'll, and has
a good delivery. He is God-fearing
and liberty-loving man. MoXy.