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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28
ger stares us in the face until war de-
yastates our shores. This will not be
STOP BLEEDING THEM.

The Crisp County fair this year was
conducted as nearly as possible SO as
to pay its own way. The suggestion
OF an admission fee for the public
raised complaints-very few of them
but the business men of Cordele have
gone into their pockets the last time
they ought to go for such thing as
county fair. They paid for this fair
and did it bravely in the face of many
another call for contributions.
Now the community is ahead with
enough money to run another fair, and
be 1t good or bad, the business men
Will not have to dig down next time.
Fairs are indeed important to en-
courage progressive and profitable
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28
WHERE SUGAR GOES.

A news item reprinted herewith re-
veals to what extent effort is being
made in this country to profit out of
the extraordinary conditions growing
out of the war. This country is short
on neither coal nor sugar. The troub-
lie lies in conditions revealed in the
following instance
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 23-Secret
service agents here reported to
Washington today they had dis
covered in local warehouse APP
proximately one million pounds of
sugar labelled TOP Crust" -four.
1t is estimated the boarded sugar
will total about one hundred and
fifty car loads.
Now, there is in addition to this hid
ing away of the supply tendency on
the part of individuals and concerns
to resent government control. Out
wardly the big interests indicate they
would do all they could to help main
tain a uniform supply ow food and fuel
So far as the public is knows, they are
at it, but on the inside there is another
story to relate. The refineries don't
want the government to have anything
to do with regulating prices or distri
button.
Pretty soon they are going to find
that if any business is done the gov
eminent will know about it and then
they are going to fall in line. In the
meantime there is going to be SOME
uneven pulling, and the alarm about
shortage is going to become a scare
But there is no shortage.
People are saving, saving all the
time. The sugar consumption is not
so great The war is not upsetting
the crude output and refineries, if they
go on conducting themselves in fair
manner, should be able to provide this
staple in abundance.
Those who hide away the stock to
wait for an opportunity to reap for
tunes out of conditions thus created,
deserve to be called hogs, for this is a
true characteristic.
1t is not yet time to become alarmed
at the cost of famine. This is the ruse
of the man looking for fortunes over
night. We are at war but no hun
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28

up early in the spring and get far-
mer's crop in spite OF all hecan DO,
That is the weexll's past history.
He hasn't changed 50 far as anybody
has been able to determine. If we
have cotton next year in Crisp, the
stalks that are still left ought to go
the very next thing. Not one of
them should be here when killing
frost hits. A,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28
A TIMELY PARODY

The following from from "A Knit
ter is an expressive and timely par
ody on Laugh and the World Laughs
With YOU:
Knit and the world laughs with you!
Shirk and you shirk alone.
Go, give to the earth
Your work and your worth!
It has slackers enough of Its own.
Gainesville Herald.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28
ALMOST TOO LATE.

1t is hardly necessary to say that
the farmers of Crisp county have done
all possible could do during the past
two or three months. It is remarkable
that they have harvested and housed
as much as they have during the short
time Nothing hard should be said
about it for everybody has worked,
but there is something yet undone that
is of vast Importance.
The pernicious boil weevil is going
to winter right here in our midst bee
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28
oFTcIA LoRGAN CRISP COUNTY
rHEsE rwo Do eoop WORK.

Crisp county is losing two of its
most valuable educators. The girls of
the canning clubs, the boys of the corn
and pig clubs, and the farmers them
selves who have known something of
their earnest. honest efforts will miss
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Johnson when they
are gone from this county. They have
promotions larger fields to work in
where they can do more good and get
Z more for their services. Such promo
tions always come to such people. If
you work and are worth something,
the world will soon find it out.
Certainly the good ladies of Crisp
county will not forget the splendid
services rendered by Mrs. johnson in
the canning and food preserving sea-
son. She carried information to the
very doors of those who would not
seem otherwise interested. She CON
Quoted cooking and canning schools
anywhere, everywhere she could find
hearers and the work is telling worlds
without end This county already has
bank accounts that are larger for her
effort. 1t already has bones where
thrift and working intelligence are in
tensified by this woman's efforts, and
in the future all this effort will be re-
doubled in the daily duties of the girls
and grown ups who have learned
Nething of what is possible
at in the fields, about the barns
pens Mr.. Johnson work will
tier he is gone, for there are
boys and men of mature years who
have caught the meaning of intelligent
effort. You ought to have cotton a
view of real results at the present
county fair The boys and girls of
risp county farms had both the food
d live stock displays that were worth
: ling. We want to credit some of
showing to the two people who
red for it, and in doing this we
"a lot want our boys and girls to feel
lNs we are forgetting their worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, we are sure
would not want to claim honors for the
very fine showing our boys and girls
have made They only want to be
sure that the boys and girls are worth
something. That's satisfaction enough
for them.
Crisp is not going to be without two
persons who must take the places of
these two. There is little doubt that
it will be hard task, but if somebody
who is willing to work, who has like
wise caught the meaning of intelli-
gent effort, there will be no difficulty
in finding a way to be useful. The
people of Crisp county are on the way
to better, more intelligent results from
farming and live stock raising. The
home and farm demonstration agents
who come to take the places of ours
! lust have already learned how to live
such an atmosphere.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28

could have, but the best thing was an
admission fee that helped to pay for
the fair. 1t will be bigger, better
fair next year.
The whole county has enjoyed this
fair no little, and the people have had
profit.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-28
NEED OF A CREAMERY.

County and farmers residing
90 trade territory ought to
" Y, the exact duplication
5unning and making big
" owners in Moultrie. The
lsll < feed are growing larger
se'l nd the need of dairy cattle
~ to utilize the cream to an
- 5 growing likewise.
ge9 arm how, our farmers are
- 5re feed. This vegw season
tons and tons of it-they
~ or find uses for outside their
~ ms. There are no dairy cattle
which this great stock feed
could be converted into milk,
kssv no creamery through
TX can be converted into
itrie steady increase in dairy
shows from the operating
There is a demand, a
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
KEEP BAPTIST
FAMILY UNITED
National Body Begins Cam
p,ign Of 6nIightsnmsat.
ORIGIN OF ISSUES INVOLVED

Leaders Of Mammoth Religious Organ
ixation Outline Plan 70 Settle Con-
trovsrsy Over Business Enterprise.
To Hold Convention at Muskesss,
Okla, In September.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-31

known that if these changes con-
tinue too long the fruit deteriorates
in quality and finally becomes unfit
for use. We also know that such
changes continue after the fruit has
been gathered.
We know the flavor Of stale vege-
tables is due to changes brought
about by these engines. Fresh corn
on standing becomes less sweet. The
delicate flavors of fruits such as
strawberries are destroyed by allow
ing them to stand after they have
been gathered.
In order to set to work on the prob
lem Of food preservation we must
first know something about the two
causes Of decay, the micro-organ-
isms and the engines, the conditions
under which they live, how they may
be destroyed OF their action stopped,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-31
college PROFESSOR TELLS WHY FOOD SPOILS-

COLLEGE PROFESSOR !
Women who read the first lessons
in The Day Books college Course
in Home Economics" have already
learned how micro-organisms help
them to bake, as in yeast, and how
they flavor food, as in cheese and
vinegar. Today's lesson tells about
the evil work they often do.
BY LOUISE STANLEY, PHI. D.
CProf. of Home Economics, UniVer-
sity of Missouri.)
We know that foods spoil for two
reasons!
The most important reason is that
there are present all about US tiny
plants too small for US to see, which
we call heterogeneous. These
micro-organisms like the same food
we Iike-Eneat, bread, vegetables.
Most Of our plants can manufac-
ture from the air and water and soil
the food which they need. These
plants, heterogeneous, which are
so small and so numerous, cannot do
this. They prefer to live on our food,
and in the process of helping them
selves, they in most cases render the
food unfit for our use.
In order to keep our food sweet
and clean, then, we must kill any Of
these plants that may have got into
it before it comes to US; and we must
prevent any others from getting in;
or else we must keep it under such
conditions that any which may be
present cannot thrive and bring
about their destructive work.
The second reason for the spelling
of foods is not so easy to explain. We
know there is a great difference in
the ripening of all fruits and Yege-
tables. For example, an apple, a
peach, and a ounce all ripen differ
emily.
The material in the fruit or vege-
A,I,1o 7uLiob oo11onc tho TiOonin0 On
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-31
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
APPROVES "DRY" BILL

Springfield, Ill.,, Jan. 81. - A bill
creating a state racing commission
Wed with dry bills for honors in
both the house and senate yesterday.
The county option bill, giving
counties in the state permission to
vote on local option was introduced
by Senator Jewell QUEENSTOWN.
The residence district bill, another
''dry" measure, giving residence dis
tricts representing not less than 200
persons and not more than 10000
persons permission to vote on a
proposition to make the district
dry" also was introduced in the
senate.
The senate committee on license
and miscellany favorabIy reported
out the statewide prohibition bill.
-O-O
Springfield. - Bill introduced in
house by Rep. HamIn provides for
compulsory military training In pub
lie schools.
Washington. Chicago oommer4
cial men appear before senate postal
committee, to urge retention of mail
tubes in Chicago.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
EQUAL SUFFER AGE MEETING.

The Union County Equal Suffrage
League held their regular monthly
meeting at the Chamber of Commerce
on Friday afternoon, March 9th, Mrs.
T. c. Duncan in the chair. Quite a
number were present and HI,lch inter
est shown.
A letter from the State president,
Mrs. Lynch, was read, telling of cen
trail organization looking to the offer
ing of the services of women in case
of war, and asking the cooperation of
this league when the proper time ar
rived.
1t is needless to say that every wo-
man in our league stands ready to do
all in her power for her country's aid
in time of need.
Mrs. w. T. Beatty, chairman of the
committee to get out in suffrage edi-
tion made her report.
The league has adopted course of
IL lessons prepared by the headquar-
ters in Washington, and will study
Zone lesson at each meeting.
In the enforced absence of Mrs. L.
M. Rice. the first lesson was taught by
Mrs. j. w. Mixson.
Plans for raising money were dis
cussed. and the league hopes to put
on play at an early date.
The next meeting will be on the sec
ond Friday in April.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
TO MINISTERS AND SCHOOL
TEACHERS OF UNION COUNTY

The society for the prevention Of
cruelty to animals, of Boston, Mass.
is appealing to the ministers. school
teachers and Christian people through
out the United States for the annual
observance of "Re Kind to Animals"
week and "Humane Sunday" The
dates for this year are April 1921 for
the "Be Kind to Animals" week, and
April % for "Humane Sunday" All
newspapers are requested to publish
the notices of these dates as this is n
work of great educational value and
one in which every State in the Amer
lean union is interested. Last year of
fetal proclamations setting apart the
week" and Humane Sunday" were
issued by the governor of Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island. Ministers are
asked at once to set aside April 22nd.
the 4th Sunday of the month, as "Hu-
name Sunday" and either to preach a
special sermon on kindness to the weak
and defenseless or to present the sub
ect at least one service.
All school teachers and societies of
young people are asked to devote one
day (preferably April ~ of the "Be
Kind to Animals" week to special in
struction in kindness to animals. A
sample copy of the 16 page pamphlet
used on Humane Day in Massachu-
setts will be sent free to any teacher
or school official who applies for it to
the editor of "Our Dumb Animals"
published at Boston, Mass, 180 Lang
wood Ave.
The American Humane society and
the Humane association will send sug-
gestive and special literature if re-
quested to do so.
A series of messages to teamsters
has been sent out by the society. Here
is message No. l.:
Your Silent Partner.
He tolls with you day after day.
rain or shine-never complains, helps
you to make up time when you are late
waits for you when you are not in a
hurry. There is never any rest for
him-the same old grind day after
day. Did you ever stop to consider
what an important factor your horse
really is in your life's work? He de-
serves your kindest consideration.
Favor him whenever opportunity pre-
sents itself. Be good to him-he can't
complain. Be kind to your horse!
1t will pay to call attention to this
line of work to impress upon our chill
dren and young people the duty and
beauty of kindness to the helpless.
Mrs. B. G.. Clifford.
Clifford Seminary, Union, S. C.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
GERMANY BAN|SHES
THOUGHT OF PEACE
GOOD WORK BY CHAIN GANG.

The county chaingang is doing a
fine piece of work in constructing a
new road from the old Knight place
up to Carem. This new road will
eliminate two dangerous railway cross
ings, and has been graded and top
soiled. Mr.. Bailey Lawson, who is in
charge Of this work, feels quite proud
of this piece of road building, and he
has right to be. The work was
almost wholly done during February,
and it was a most unfavorable perlo
for road work. The stretch of road
is more than half mile in length, is
30 feet wide and has no very steep
grade. The top-soil is about II inches
thick. The force on this road work
was 20 men and 10 mules, and shows
just what can be done with the ma
terial at hand in the way of road
building.
Mr.. Lawson is to be congratulated
upon this fine piece of work, as you
will yourself say when you see it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
INFORMATION WANTED.

Fairforest Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, asks the fol-
lowing questions:
Are there any descendants Of Ahram
Smith and his wife, Mollie o" Mary
Guyton living in Union county
Is the grave of William Giles. who
was buried at Old Pinckney. marked? 4?
Where are Major Jolly and Josnrh
jolly buried and ere their graves
marked?
Are there any descendants of Bias
IMgames in Union county?
Where is Rev. Oliver Hart buried
and is his grave marked?
Any information as to the above will
be highly appreciated by the chapter
and if any one can help in this COM
municate with Mrs. c. H. Peake, Un-
ion, S. G..
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
EASTER SUNDAY on APRIL 8.

Easter Sunday falls on April 8 this
year, and on that day the Lcntcn sea-
son ends. This date was fixed A. d.
325 by Constantine, emperor of Rome,
at the gathering of the historic Coun-
CD of Nice. The council met for the
purpose of settling the question as TO
the conclusion of the Lenden season
and the dates decided on are the ones
now used in all sections of the civil
lied world. In the earlier days con-
siderable discussion reigned in the
churchss regarding the day on which
EastgS Sunday was to be celebrated
Nam plaps and rules were submitted
N IT1Eion and there We're many
sie ne >t;f pfobllggh,s sesasdiag s.ci ii
howsver, settled the question and since
then. the rules adopted at that time
have been carried out. 1t was de-
cided that Easter Sunday would fall
on or after March 81. 1t may occur as
early as March % or as late as April
%, which is about the latest date on
which it can fall.-Spartanburg Jour-
mol
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY IMPROVE.

Very few of the schools of the coun-
ty Will have to shorten their terms, and
even these may find way out of that
necessity by meeting the condition that
the State will give a dollar for every
doilar the patrons raise by private
subscription or otherwise. Superin-
tendent of Education Jas. II. Hone
says that quite a goodly number of
schools have consolidated this year.
and will, next year be able to qualify
as rural graded schools, thus enabling
them to receive not less than S20e a
year, whereas heretofore they received
no aid from the State. In the course
of few years the one teacher schoa
in Union county will be the exception
and not the rule. The money paid to
the rural graded schools on March II
will far surpass any amount so re-
ceived in the history of the schools.
Superintendent Hope says that it is
through the hearty cooperation of the
patrons and trustees that such ad-
vances in the schools of the county
have been made possible.
SO fa~ as mechanical equipment, the
schools of Union county, in the opin-
ion of the State officers who have Wis
tied the schools, have expressed the
opinion that Union county is now rank
ing with the best in the State, and
they have also expressed the opinion
that the teaching force Of the county
ranks with the best in the State
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16

The Philathea class of the First
Baptist church held its social meeting
last Friday evening at the home of
Miss Ida Clement and large number
of the members attended, and a few
visitors.
The officers of this class are: Pres
ident, Miss Aisle Smith; vice presi-
dent, Miss Mae Edenfeld; secretary,
Miss Nina Sexton; treasurer, Miss Mae
Smith, and leader, Rev. George p.
Tie The class co c0nasrisatsss- liberaIly to
the support of Miss Lora Clement, it's
representative on the foreign field, and
to the poor and needy in the COM
munity, and is composed of wide
awake and earnest young women.
When the work baskets had been put
aside the hostess served tempting re-
freShments.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
MOVE FOR A BETTER
SCHEDULE ON SOUTHERN
NAMES
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Men Who Will Have Charge of Road
Building in Union Township if
Bond Issue Carries.

The Union county delegation has
named the highway commission that
will serve if the bond issue carries
in the township on March goth, the
day of the election. The election to
he held on that date is to decide
whether the township shall issue $125.-
600 in bonds for the purpose of build
in" good roads in the township. The
bill, authorizing this election. as
passed by the last legislature, was
published in last weeks Times. Tho
county delegation has named the fol
lowing citizens to have charge Of the
matter. providing, of course. that the
election carries: A. G.. Kennedy, Geo
w. Going, f. w. Stone. J. r. Bradley
G. p. Godshall T. x. Foster and !. T.
Betcnbaugh. The commission is 2
good one, and will have the confidence
of the voters of the township. If the
election goes against the bond issue
it will not be because of the lack of
confidence in the commission. hut sim
ply because the people do not desire
that bond issue be carried. no mat.
ter who is TO have charge of the bus.
mess
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
HAD CAMP. w. o. w.
MEETS AT GREENWOOD

u Head Camp, w. o. W., Tuesday
Inorning, March 20. Nj. w. Bobo. dis
lrict manager, has sent out Tho
arious Sovereigns of the order in the
district the following notice:
"March 13, 1917.
Esteemed Sovereign:
"The Spartanburg delegation to the
Head Camp, w. o. w., at Greenwood
S. c., l will leave Spartanburg Mon
day afternoon at 3 p. M, March 10Th
And we will be delighted to have your
delegates join us at Spartanburg and
go over with us to Greenwood. How
ever if it is impossible for you to get
off on Monday, you can leave Spar
tanburr at Gas Tuesday morning b,,t
this will put you in Greenwood a little
late.
"Be sure to come to Spartanburg
and go over with us Monday afternoon
if possible.
"Fraternally yours.
"M. w. Bobo. Dist. Mgr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
SEEK NEW TRAIN
FROM SPARTANBURG
(ThurSday's State)

After series of conferences and
hearings, it is practically certain that
an additional passenger train viii! hc
inaugurated between Spartanburg and
Columbia. The proposed schedule
provides that the train leave Spartan
burg at a. m. arriving in Columbia
shortly after 10 o'clock.
"The commission feels that with the
evidence before it this is Just request
and we hope that you can give the
matter favorable considerations" says
a letter from the commission to the
Southern railway officials.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
{. r. Kelly, d Progressive Bust
ness Man of Union, Takes Up
Matter With Railroad Com
missioners-Lefter Writ.
len Asking For Relief.

f.. +. Kelly, one of Unions leading
business men, has interested himself
and has secured the cooperation of IA
number of Union people, in Il move to
get better schedules for Southern pas
senger trains going East There is
period of ID hours in each 2l, during
which there is no train from Jones'
vile and Spartanburg TO Union Mr..
Kelly. with a number of other Union
citizens went TO Columbia Wednesday
to appear before the commissioners in
behalf of better service.
The letter to the commissioners
maiIed on March s, is as follows:
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
Appeal to Workers
Fails to Move Them

New York, March 14.-An appeal tc
the patriotism of the members of the
four great railroad brotherhoods tc
refrain from any crash movement
which would bring on industrial war
fare in the present national crisis
was made here tonight by the ma.
tional conference committee of rail.
ways on the eve of the conference to.
morrow with the chiefs of the train
mems organization. There were ad.
ditional indications, however, that the
brotherhoods were determined to cal
a strike unless their demands were
granted.
After a meeting here with several
hundred general chairmen and chair
men of locals in the brotherhoods' or
ganiZations on lines entering New
York. w. G.. Lee. president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
announced that unanimous support
had been voted the brotherhood chiefs
in the demands they intend to mals
at tomorrow's conference.
These demands, he said, would be
based on the modified demands Of
last December which calle dior basie
eight hour work day and pro rata DAY
for overtime. I
Officials of the federation's railway
department, representing more than
100000 shop employees, Switchmen,
telegraphers and maintenarc ,-of-way
laborers not affiliated with the BROTH
erhoods, conferred at length on the
situation during the day. Although no
formal announcement was made. it
was said the first move if the strike
comes will be to admonish all union
men not to offer their services to take
the place of strikers.