The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-05-30
NEWS FROM LOCKRAT

| Iockhart Junction, May 2S.-Well,
this is Il delightful day that we are
having. The crop prospects are very
promising at this time; the stands
seem to be good and this is growing
weather. The main work season has
come and the farmers will be busy for
the next two months.
| was at Jonesville Saturday even
ing to see the grand parade of the
Wallace Mills. This mill is connected
with the Victor Monaghan Mills The
program as represented first peace,
second, officials; third, band; fourth,
Red Men; fifth, old-time spinning;
sixth, card room; seventh, spinning
room. eighth, weave room; ninth, cloth
room; tenth, shop room; eleventh,
Woodmen. The parade began at the
mill and extended through the town
of Joncsvillc and back to the speak
ers' stand, where the public was en-
tertained by the speakers of the occa-
sion and other amusements. The most
attractive, it seemed to me, was rem
dered by Miss Lola Shipman, the
teacher Of the mill school, which was
the May Pole dance, in which were,
l3 garden girls and IA Hoover girls.
The Bo Peep and Boy Blue drill. This
young lady deserves much credit for
her part of the program. The Red
Men also made fine display. Re-
freshments were served and every
body surely enjoyed good time. I
| left before it was all over. Every
where | looked | saw the Red Cross
sign. This parade was the biggest
thing | have ever seen in Jonesville
The Red Cross meeting held at the
Gault school house last Thursday
night was a success, the collection
went over the top, as we have been
doing in the past, raising our pro rata
share for these collections. The
speakers for this place were Rev.
Croft of Kelton, Rev. Brown of Mon
arch and Hon. J. K Hamblin of Union.
The people everywhere seem to be
doing their part for these things and
| have no right to say or dictate how
much some one ought to pay for ev-
erybody knows more about his own
business than I do, but I do say there
are many who gave nothing and it
looks to me like German sympathizers.
| heard one of the speakers say and
he was preacher at that some
one said to him at one of his appoint
ments, Don't preach about the wa,
today; we want to hear something
else" He told them it was hard to do
for this was a subject that was always
news and it was hard tn keen v \
so 1 agree with him, Vi 'hfTr=s =.
is always on the minds of the lJtatple
and how can we talk of anything
else? This war is agitating the minds
of the people more than anything to-
day and we, as patriotic people, car
not keep it off of our minds.
The committee of speakers that has
been sent around has been largely
made up of ministers of the gospe
and | think it was a good idea and il
does seem to me that these food mer
can make their speeches more sympa.
thetic.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Kelly and Mis-:
Margaret Fowler and little Ray Fow
Ter went to Spartanburg Sunday ir
Mr.. Kelly's auto to see relatives.
Rev. l.. NJ. Rice of Union will preach
at the Gault school house next Sunday
night, June 2nd. We will be glad to
have him with us and everybody is
invited to come.
| did not mention Miss Belle Mason
as a visitor in this section in my last
letter. Sometime in taking dots where
there are so many things to be spoken
of, some may be overlooked, but not
Intentionally. Some one said to me
recently that I was a partial writer
and if | make an error it is one of
the head and not Of the heart.
Messrs. Uybrand and Harper and
c. l.. Gault Of Great Falls were Wis
itors in this section Sunday, coming
in an auto.