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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
Wilson-McGregor.

There was solemnized at st. Char
les, S. c., on Tuesday, July 22nd at
Z p. m. wedding of<unusual inter
est when May Gertrude, the young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
John Rupert McGregor.
Before the ceremony Miss Jennie
Wannamaker, of st. Matthews, sang
very sweetly, "I Love You Truly"
She was accompanied by Miss Kittie
Belle McGregor, sister of the groom.
Down the aisle formed by the rib
bon bearers, Masters Harry Wilson
and George Gregg Cooper, nephews of
the bride, entered the BRIDES only
attendant, her sister, Mrs. w. L. Or
mond, who was gowned in pink
crepe de chine with silver trimmings.
Master Chandler Eugene Mayes,
dressed in white satin with pink tie,
bore the ring on beautiful little
white pillow. Two little nieces of the
bride, Misses May McCallum and Car
olyn Cooper, dressed in pink maline,
scattered flowers over the path of
the happy couple.
DR.. Thornton Whaling, president of
Columbia Seminary, used the same
ceremony as when he united in mar
riage Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson. He was
assisted by Rev. H. C. Hammond, the
brides pastor.
AS the notes of the wedding march
sounded, the groom and his best man
Mr.. Ernest McGregor, entered. Then
came the bride on the arm of her
father and never lovelier did she ap-
pear than when assuming the vows
of wifehood. The brides gown was of
white georgette, with veil and orange
blossoms. She carried brides roses
while the attendants had beautiful
bouquets of pink and white gladioli.
There under the love knot of white
tulle inserted with Shasta daises, the
lives of Gertrude Wilson and Rupert
McGregor were made one.
After short reception, the bride
slipped away to don her going-away
suit of taupe, with accessories to
match. On returning from a trip to
Charleston, Rev. and Mrs. McGregor
will be at home in Atlanta where
the groom is assistant pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Many
beautiful gifts as the token of love
and esteem were received.
Some of the out Of town guests
were the family of the groom from
Lykesland, S. c.; Miss Mary Frazee
of Columbia; Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Rhodes, Of Florence; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Wilson of Columbia; Miss
Harriet McLaurin of McColl and Miss
Anna Morrison of Jackson, Miss.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
KNOW THE EDITOR
OF YOUR PAPER
Some Sound Advice is Given to Com
munity Committeeman and 9th
ers Interested i'm Welfare
OF Their Town.
Under the caption know Your Ed,

Under the caption know Your Ed
itor" the following advice is give
persons interested in their varlo,-
communities by the Extension Service
News, published by the extension de-
partment of the New York State Col
lege of Agriculture:
All community committeeman and
for that matter every other person
who is interested in the life of his
community should have an intimate
acquaintance with and sympathetic
attitude toward the editors of his To-
cal papers. Too few people realize
the contribution which the country
weeklies make to the life of the COM
munity.
Many times the person who inter
ests himself in community affairs
thinks of the local editor only when
he wishes to make use of him to give
publicity to some meeting or other
enterprise. At other times he is all too
likely to have only words Of criticism
for the publisher and his paper.
The person who thinks that the edi-
tors job is bed of roses has little
realization of what it means to get
out every week a reasonably good
paper. The past months have been es-
pecially trying ones for the small
papers. Coupled with the nigh cost
of the white paper has been the IN
creasing difficulty of getting help
and the high wages which printers
have been in a position to demand.
The old-time country printer, fur
ther, has become almost extinct, and
an all round printer is almost ne
cessity in the country office. The
publisher cannot afford to hire a
specialist in all the different branch
es of the printing business. He must
have a man who can set type, feed
a printing press and perhaps run a
linotype machine, and yet in the
printing business, as in all business
es, the tendenry Is toward specializa-
ton.
The newspaper is not so much a
business enterprise as it is local in
stitution, and in proportion to what
he contributes to the life Of the COM
munity the average publisher is as
poorly paid as the country preacher
or the country school teacher. He
works almost as long hours as the
farmer and cannot feel that he is off
duty during any of his waking hours.
Just so sure as any event happens
of which he or any member of his
family knows just so surely will some
one criticise him if he fails to make
mention of that event in the paper.
Know your editor. The better you
come to know him the more you will
come to see that he is not such bad
fellow after all.
May we add this: And, when you
come to know your editor realize he
is human being and that his busi-
ness is subject to the economic laws
that apply to all other enterprises.
He must make a profit or close up
shop. Know your editor, but don't
try to work" your editor.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
COUNTY NEWS
AND HAPPENINGS
LETTERS BY REGULAR
CORRESPONDENT
News Items of Interest to Herald
Readers Ebb and Flow of the
Human Tide.
Fork


Mrs. M. A. Edwards and little Car
Isle Roberts Of Marion spent, last
week here with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. M. K. Fort left We'd
nesday for Spartanburg.
Little Miss Marion and Rodericit
Carmichael of Washington are visit
ing their grand mother, Mrs. Annie
Carmichael.
Miss Ora Rogers is spending some
time with friends at Clio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maston Carmichael
Of Chadbourn spent few days here
last week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Rogers and baby
Of Dillon spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Rogers.
Mrs. Stubs Of Purvis, N. c., and
Miss Nita Stubs of Georgia were the
guests of Mrs. Zack Edwards hast
week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
THREAT Of STRIKE
ON GREAT SCALE
ORGANIZED LABOR HEADS CAN
NOT CONTROL MEN.
Railroad Equipment, if Allowed to
Fall Into Ill Repair, Will
Check Traffic.

Washington, Aug. 5-The threat of
a railroad strike continues to spread
throughout the country despite the
efforts of the organized labor heads
to hold the men in check until au-
thoritative and official strike votes
can be taken.
Shopmen everywhere are throwing
down their tools in premature strike,
it was reported were threat ing ma
tional industry, because without them
railroad equipment can no be kept in
usable order at the most necessary of
all times-crop moving season.
Above that hovered the threat of
an even more serious labor situation,
the demand of all the organized rail-
road industry that the profits of the
business be overhauled to retire pri-
vate capital and create new partite
control.
Reports began coming in today say
ing that unless railroad equipment
can be kept in running order mills,
mines and factories will be threaten
ed with closing. 1t was reported that
there now are more than 100000
cars out OI cOUlIIlSSlOH.
Formal announcement was made
tonight of the final tabulations in
the referendum conducted among
business men by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States on the
question of government ownership Of
railroads. More than SO per cent. of
the vote, the official announcement
said, was against it.
Widespread Threats.
Meanwhile threats of hundreds Of
thousands of railroad employees to go
on strike to force higher wages to
meet the high cost of living were re-
iterated.- From many parts of the
country today came reports that strik-
ing shopmen refused o return to work
despite the fact that their action was
denounced as illegal by the executive
council Of the six shop crafts. Strike
ballots were mailed out from the
American Federation of Labor for
taking an official vote as to whether
the 100000 shopmen shall walk out
to obtain their demands and express
their disapproval of President Will
sons reference of the railroad ques-
tion to congress. Demands also are
being made by $4,000 clerks, freight
handlers and station employees. Di-
rector General Hines was to have dis
cussed their problems today with J.
]. Forester, grand president of the
union, but other business interfer-
red and the conference will be held
tomorrow.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
Oak Grove.

The Bethesda Sunday school viii
hold Sunday school Day formerly
known as Childrens Day, next Sunday
morning at II O'Clock. The' children
have been practieing for these exer-
cises several weeks and large crowd
is expected to be present.
Rev. j. B. Weldon began a pro-
tracted meeting at Bethlehem last
Sunday night. He is being assisted by
the Rev. Mr.. Elwell Of the Conway
circuit.
Master William Carlisle OF Ben
nettsville after a weeks visit to tfe
home of his aunt, Mrs. j. s. Fair, re
turned home last Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Carmichael Of
Norfolk, Va, visited at the home of
the latters sister, Mrs. J. S. Fair last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Martin Deas of Blenhefm was
here one day last week on business
H. R. Baxley has gone to the hos
pital at Florence for treatment.
A fine rain fell here last Friday
afternoon and the cotton seems to
have taken On new life.
Fodder pulling and tobacco curing
are the order of the day here E0w-
The tobacco crop has been consider.
ably damaged by the heavy rains OF
some weeks ago but the corn and cot
ton yield promise to be considerably
larger than for the past few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Hayes and
little Agnes, of Latta, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Fair Tuesday.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
is TWICE REPORTED DEAD.
p. b. Callison, Jr., i'm Lexington
Hale and Hearty.

Lexington, Aug. 4-P. B. Callison,
Jr., twice reported dead from spinal
meningitis, while member of the
headquarters company, Fifty-third
Pioneers, of the American army in
France. the announcement of his
death having appeared in the local
paper last April, is in Lexington, hale
and hearty. He is very much alive
indeed. He is on visit to his broth
er, Col. T. c. Callison, having recent
ly been discharged from the army,
and his family and friends are re-
joicing over his safe return alive.
Mrs. Callison suffered a severe at
tack of meningitis and after having
received news of his death and after
having made frequent inquiries, he
had been given up as dead by mem
bers of his family in South Carolina.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
TAXED AT $3.50. AN ACRE.
High Assessment of Farm Lands in
Scotland County, n. G.

The Laurinburg Exchange says:
Stewartsville township farm land
prices as determined by the re-valu-
alton Of this property for taxes un-
der the new tax laws, are reaching
new high levels with $3.50 as the
maximum for farm lands outside the
town limits of Laurinburg. Farm
property, of which there is a little,
within the corporate limits, runs as
high as $400 an acre. This will
give some idea Of how the landown-
ers of this county are responding to
the request of the state that proper
ty values be given at their true
worth. Only one qualification or
reservation is desired by these prop
erty owners say Supervisor w. l..
Fields and his assistant, Mr.. T. L.
Henley, and that is: Will the other
fellow come square? Once a man is
assured that his neighbors are put
ting their land on a 100 per cent
value basis, then he is glad to put
his in the same class. And they are
doing it too.
Some of the larger estates in Stew
artsville township are running from
$4,000 on up to 100000 and
100000 and higher. The work Of
filling out the questionaires is going
ahead and the supervisor is anxious
to get all these in just as soon as
possible. Some real property in
Laurinburg has been re-valued and
these values run from $110 to 1925
the front foot for property on Main
street, the value depending upon the
location and the depth of the lot,
etc.
One point that the tax commission
wants understood by property own
ers is that an unusually high valua-
tion of property in any one county
will not mean that that county will
be called on for greater amount of
state taxes or at least such increase
will almost be imperceptible and in
very few years will be nil. This is
pointed out by the fact that the levy
for state purposes this year is only
u cents as compared with 81 "
cents last year. This rate is to be
reduced from year to year and in a
very few years will be eliminated.
altogether. the state deriving its
revenues from other sources. This
will reduce the tax question to a To-
cal one and if high tax rate OBJ
tains il will be matter of local ad-
justment.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07

top and into the German trenches
yelling Allah, Allah, Allah. "
Enough to make Jerry tremble with
fear, eh?
Unfortunately for them this savage
practice of hacking their faces often
resulted in their deaths from causes
other than German bullets or even
the more common death by disease.
Times were when they could not be
very careful about seeing that the
knives which they used in cutting
themselves were as clean and sanitary
as they might be, and quite often
blood poisoning and gangrene would
get them
No attempt was ever made by their
French officers to stop this barbar-
Gus and dangerous practice on the
part of the Algerians. This cutting
of the face was a part of the reli-
gion of the Algerians and the Allied
command knew better than to inter-
fere with any custom of their eastern
soldiers which would in any way in
terfere with their religion. 1t might
have resulted in rebellion.
Marines Not Very Careful.
But not only with the negroes from
the States were these Algerian SOL
diers unpopular. They suffered quite
bit at the hands of the marines.
These soldiers were required to do a
little of everything on the other side,
among their most unpleasant tasks
being that of almost continuous
guard duty in some sections. Orders
to those on guard in the various
camps were to challenge all corners
and goers and in case they failed to
answer the challenge to shoot.
These Algerians when off duty lik-
ed to come and go as we'll as other
soldiers.
Often times they passed close to
the sentry boxes occupied by Amer
lean marines.
Halt" would come the command.
The Algerians, many of them, did not
understand the word since it was
spoken in English.
The Algerian soldier would go on
his way, but not very far on his way.
Bang" would 60 the Springfield
rifle of the sentry. There would be
heard a dull thud and there was one
less Algerian soldier in the army of
the Allies.
Not all the Allied soldiers who were
killed by bullets in Europe were
killed by the Germans and their AL
lies. No-not a great many.-Lewis
NJ. Grist, in Yorkville Enquirer.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
THE TRUTH ABOUT Gov
ERNMENT INSURANCE

To Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
In returning to civilian life, you may
have many things to think about
You may have allotment difficulties
or arrears Of pay or number OF
other things worrying you. There is
one thing, however, that is more i'm
portant than all others put together
your Government insurance.
The Red Cross, which has stood
by you while you were in the service
now wants to say word to you on
this vital subject. You may hear con-
flicting arguments, you may receive
bad advice from the man who does
not know. Anyone who tells you that
life insurance is not worth while is
doing you an injury. There can be
no difference of opinion between
reasonable being on this subject.
The life insurance companies are
boosting government insurance and
any good life insurance man will
tell you to hold on to all the govern
ment insurance you can carry. No
life insurance company could afford
to grant insurance at such a cost,
but the government has insured your
life at the lowest possible cost be-
cause the entire expense of conduct
ing the business is borne by the
Treasury of the United States.
If you have dropped your insur-
ance-or even if you have cancelled
it-you can get it again. If this, or
any other matter troubles you, con-
suit your Red Cross Home Service
Sacf;On
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Her Son Also Attempts to Drown
Himself.

Aiken, Aug. Mrs. James Ergle,
resident of Graniteville, committed
suicide this morning near Flat Rock
in that town by throwing herself in
to the pond. Mrs. Ergle was adjudg-
d demented and was to be taken to
Columbia this week. About 4 o'clock
this morning her mother, Mrs. Nap
pier, arose to find out the hour, and
going to Mrs. Ergles room, missed
her from the bed. Her son, Herbert
and other members of the family
were aroused to 60 in search of the
missing woman. When the pond was
reached her night gown was seen
floating on the water and the fact
of her self-destruction dawned upon
the searchers. It is said her son be-
came so craxed that he attempted
to jump into the pond, saying he had
nothing to live for since his mother
was dead. His skull was badly in
jured and one of his arms broken.
as in tn efall or jump he dashed
against the rocks.
The body of Mrs. Ergle was later
found and taken to the Napier home.
This is the third member of the fam
lily to commit suicide. Some few
years ago Mrs. Stokes, of Aiken, a
sister killed herself here by shooting
herself in the forehead. Another sis
ter, Mrs. Johnson of Columbia. also
killed herself by shooting. There
seems to have been a deep melan-
cholia over the minds of the three
sisters.
Herbert, the son who is injured,
is now studying for the ministry and
is a very bright young man.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
NEGRO SHOOTS UP FAMILY.
Then Commits Suicide, Using Gun and
Pistol.

Anderson, Aug. 4-Elijah Clink-
scales, colored, of this county, late
Saturday night shot and killed his
wife, wounded his child and then
committed suicide. A shotgun was
used, but being unsuccessful in eff
forts to kill himself with this weap-
on, the negro used pistol.
Alfreds Childs, colored, died here
Sunday as result of being shot by
another negro at church in Able
vile county. The alteration is said
to have started over drink of water
at a well.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-07
Services at the Methodist Chu.'cis.

Services at the Methodist Church
Main street Methodist church. DIR.
Watson B. Duncan, Pastor. Sunday
school at 10 a. m.. MI. ". Harry
Muller. superintendent Preaching ar
II a. m. by the Pastor. Subject: The
Church That Lost a Kingdom Az
S:45 p. m. the Annual Sermon 5afnre
the Woodmen Of the World viii be
preached by Rev. w. p. 6. Chandler
Prayer service on Wednesday 1T 6:45
P. NJ. Public cordially invited to Bis
services.
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Evening star., 1919-10-06
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
REUNION CROWDS ARRIVE
Tent City Pitched in Piedmont
Park, Atlanta, for 10000; City
Gay for Greeting Tomorrow.

ATLANTA, Ca, October 6.--Incom
ing trains today continued to bring
their hundreds to swell the crowds
gathered here for the annual reunion
Of the United Confederate Veterans
which will be launched tomorrow
All arrangements for housing and
caring for the visiting veterans have
been completed. Because of the lack
of houses, a tent city has been pitched
in Piedmont Park, where accommoda-
tions have been provided for 10000 old
soldiers by Col George NJ. Hope, chair
man of the commissary committee. L.
A. PickenS, who has been in charge
of the cooking at the last five re-
unions. will have charge of feeding
the veterans. -.,..
Decorations for the reunion are the
gayest in the history of the city
Eighty five blocks of city streets are
trimmed with flags and bunting, the
stars and bars of the old confederate
flag being literally mixed with the
Stars and Stripes.
welcome to the visiting veterans
sons. daughters and other organiza-
tions will be extended formally at a
meeting Tuesday afternoon. under the
auspices of the Confederate States Me-
mortal Association. The first of the
veterans meeting will be held Wednes-
day, when the formal welcome will be
presented and the convention turned
over to Gen. K. NJ. Van Zandt Of Fort
Worth. Tex. commander-in-ch chief OF
the veterans.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
ONE OF THREE BALLOON
CREWS IS HEARD FROM
In Wilds of ontario-Relieves
Anxiety for Others Miss
ing in Race.

ST. LOUIS, October 6.-Although
two balloon crews in the national
championship race have been missing
for four days and half. anxiety over
their fate was considerably lessened
last night when it was learned that
the pilot and aid of n third balloon
reported missing had landed Thursday
and spent three days penetrating the
unsettled Parry sound region of On
tario.
The two remaining craft to be heard
from are the ST. Louis V and the
Wichita, Kan, entry. both of which
took a northeasterly course with
eight other competitors upon taking
the air here last Wednesday night.
Two Of the balloons reporting SO far
landed in the Parry sound region,
and race officials are confident that
the pilots yet to be heard from have
landed safely and are now making
their way to some point of commu-
nication with the outside world.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
Corn Stalk, Corn, Jefferson.

Several of the veteran members OF
Congress had to admit to a stranger
yesterday that they didn't know
where a certain corridor in the Capt.
tol was The stranger asked to be
directed to where those cornstalks
and corn are at" The veteran MEM
bers didn't know there was any hor-
ticultural exhibit or agricultural fair
on in the Capitol building, but started
in to find out, because they are from
agricultural states and thought some
one might be putting something over
on them.
Then they found out that leading
out of the very center Of the building.
where there are $500 tons of dead
weight structural steel and iron above
their heads. iS a small but very beau
tiful corridor to the entrance Of the
law library of the Supreme Court.
The thought of Thomas Jefferson Is
here worked out. for that great pio-
neer of democracy held that all of the
pillars in our public buildings should
be made in imitation OF cornstalks
and corn. He was influential enough
to have his suggestions worked out
in this corridor, and the stranger from
Oklahoma was able to teach this lit
tie lesson about the Capitol to three
prominent members from Illinois,
Wisconsin and Nebraska.