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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
Home Marketing.

An article relative to the club mar
kets in South Carolina appeared in
the January issue of the Woman's
Home Companion. This article ex-
acted wide interest as is evidenced
by the fart that the home demonstra-
ton department of Winthrop College
received letters from twenty-one differ
ent states and in a good many in
stances several letters from the same
state. Some of these letters came
from home demonstration agents,
some from the presidents of feder-
ated clubs, civic leagues and other
club leaders and some from farm
women. In every instance informa-
tion in regard to the organization
plans of the South Carolina club
markets was eagerly sought. Truly
cur fame has gone abroad.
We as a state are very proud of
the success of these markets and the
result can hardly be foretold. Aside
from the money which is being put
into the pockets Of the women of the
state the permanent improvement OF
the state as whole is constantly be-
ing brought to notice through the in
creased number of fruit trees planted,
more and better poultry raised, and
as a result, a better poultry house
is being built. More dairy cows and
better dairy cows are being found on
the farms, and last but not least,
the farm people are realizing as nev-
e. before the advantage of the year.
round garden.
Successful marketing begins with
production. The product must be Of
good quality and something for which
there is demand. Qaulity is always
large factor in marketing.
Mrs. M. B. Martin, Strother, S. c.,
writes with regard to the market
which is held every Saturday at
Winnsboro, the county seat Of Fair
field county: "Our market is doing
fire. Each Saturday we have splen-
did variety of things. I have never
missed a day since its organization
on April %, 1921. The day of the
sleet and snow my sales amounted
to $780," From the % of April to
the end of the year 1921, Mrs. Mar
tir realized about 100000 from her
sales at the market. She sold over
$4,000 worth of fresh tomatoes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23

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Saleswomen.

women make better sellers than
men. That is because women have
more sympathy and intuition than
men; women have better understand
ing of what a customer wants than
men. When a customer gets what
she wants she is satisfied and will
come back again." This is an opin-
icn expressed by Mrs. Lucinda W..
Prince of Harvard's Affiliated School
for Store Service She is ushering
il. an epochal era for women in that
she is training them to be good dip
lomats. Through not part of the
course she is training them, too, to
BE- good wives, because one who is
a good saleswoman is going to be a
good wife. She understands how to
handle a man. And that is about
95 per cent of the duty which falls
to the lot of the women in the home.
Many college girls are entering the
profession of salesmanship. There
are several reasons for this. One
will suffice. 1t is an intensely inter-
esting thing to do-selling things and
satisfying customers. Women with
their store of patience can do this
in a mores able manner than men.
Mrs. Prince is entirely right about
that. Women are apt to be more
courteous. If they become tired, as,
of course, they win, they will not
complain about it. Men kick when
things go wrong. Women try to iron
out unfavorable conditions. One OF
these days we will see many more
saleswomen. They are getting into
business in way that presages sue
cess for them and for business.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23

prefer 10 stay at nOme-pdrtlculaTly
after they found out tha. we only
wanted the able-bodied men (and to
tell the truth, the youngest and best
looking women). Sometimes we take
off whole farms and plantations of
'niggers by way of repayfng the seces-
sionists. But the useless part of those
we soon managed to lose, sometimes
ir crossing rivers, sometimes by other
ways.
"tI shall write to you again from
Wilmington, Goldsboro or some place
in North Carolina. The order to
march has arrived, and 1 must close
hurriedly. Love to grandmother and
the children. Don't show this letter
out of the family.
"'Your affectionate husband,
"Thomas ]. Myers,
Lieutenant, etc.
"'P. ST. will send this by the first
flag of truce to be mailed, unless l
have an opportunity of sending it to
Hilton Head. Tell Sallie l am send
ing a pearl bracelet and earrings for
her. But Lambert got the necklace
and breast pin of the same set. am
~erying tn trade him out of them.
These were taken from the Misses
Jamisons, daughters Of the president
of South Carolina secession conven-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
Marriage Statistics.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Sixteen hun
dred boys and twelve thousand eight
hundred and thirty-four girls of fifteen
years of age in the county were list
eo as married in 1920, the census bu-
reau announced. Eighty-two boys and
four hundred and ninety-nine girls of
the same age were recorded as wild
owed or divorced.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
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Send the Cash.

When sending in for publication in
The County Record notices OF hot
suppers, box parties or other enter
tainments given for the purpose OF
raising money, also obituaries and
cards of thanks don't fail to let
the cash accompany same. We pos
itively will net "charge" such not
ices. The price is 10 cents the line.
You count six words to the printed
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
Notice To Teachers.

There will be an extra special
teachers examination held in Colum-
bia on March % and "a, especially
for those teachers who were depend
ing on the last teachers examination
for license and who failed to pass
the examination. While this special
examination is open to all teachers,
it is especially intended for those
teachers who are now teaching with
out licenses in orded that they may
secure licenses and legally draw their
money, and in order that their schools
may draw state aid.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
Assist Rural Mail Service.

By direction of the Post Office De-
partment, postmasters throughout the
country have recently made an in
srection of the rural routes from their
offices. The purpose was that they
might ascertain by personal observa-
ton and make report whether the
roads used were in good condition for
travel, the routes well arranged, boxes
properly erected, so as to be easily
reached by the carriers without diff
Guilty and without obstructing travel,
the carriers serving their routes as
officially prescribed, the schedule OBJ
served, and whether the families serv-
et. were satisfied with the service
rendered, or there were improvements
which could be suggested in the inter-
est of the patrons or the Department.
1t became necessary, in connec-
ton with the inspections, to request
many patrons to take action to the
end that their boxes might conform
with the regulations as to kind, con-
dition, location, or height, and in hav-
irg the name of the owner plainly
printed on them. Also, to bring to
the attention of road overseers or
other responsible persons the need for
Improvement in roads or repair or
construction of culverts or bridges.
1t is the desire of the Department,
and its purpose, to provide adequate
and convenient service, so far IS may
be possible, to all persons residing
in rural communities, but this end
can not be attained without the full
cooperation of the patrons in the
efforts of postmasters and carriers to
serve them promptly, regularly and
satisfactorily.
Whatever facilities the work of the
carrier is of direct benefit to the pa
irons, for the greater the ease and
speed with which a carrier may cover
his route the earlier and better the
service afforded.
So, patrons of rural delivery can
greatly help themselves by helping
their carrier, seeing to it that roads
are kept in good condition and prompt
ly opened after storms, by keeping
the approaches to their boxes clear,
and by promptly and willingly cor
recting any Irregularities affecting
tLeir boxes when asked to do so.
Another great assistance that pa
irons can render carriers is by keep
Jig themselves supplied with and US
ing stamps instead Of placing un-
stamped mail, with money for the
purchase of the required postage, in
the boxes. This delays the carrier
and sometimes imposes real hard
ship on him, especially in cold or
stormy weather. If preferred, stamp
ed cnvelops, either printed or plain,
may be obtained from the carrier,
are of good quality, and cost but lit
tie more than the value Of the stamps
upon them, and are redeemable at the
value of the stamps if damaged, but
returned in practically whole condi-
ton. If necessary to place money in
box, it should be put in a coin
holding receptacle or be properly
wrapped so as to be easily picked up
by the carrier.
Money for the purchase of money
orders should not be left IN the boxes,
but should be handed to the carrier
and receipt obtained.
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends for
the many kind favors and sympathy
shown us during our recent bereav-
ment, caused by the death of my
sister, Miss Mary E. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Cox.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21
Stikebreakers Refuse Job Upon Learn
ing the True Situation
RAILROAD CLERKS NOW TAKING STRIKE VOTE
Daily Meetings Are Being Held by Shop Crafts at
Union Headquarters
(By C. F. Alfordson)

shipped. Just stop and figure what
it is costing them to carry on business
in the present form. If they are feed
ing these men decent meal it will
cost over one dollar day for that
item alone, and in return for this
what are they getting? Nothing, alb
solutely nothing.
It's common thing to hear of three
engines going dead between Newark
and Benwood or Newark and Willard
and so many between Newark and
Cincinnati that there are not side
tracks enough to hold them. And
what is the cOmpany's excuse for re-
ducing train service? Shortage of
Coal! Now the daily press through
out the land, until July the first, led
the public to believe that the coal
production was back to normal. Don't
it look queer that in two weeks the
country Should use so much coal :?
Yes, and in the month of July, I for
one, can not see it. It's SHORTAGE
OF POWER. They have not got the
locomotives in running order, and they
can not get the right kind of workers
to put them in order. Each branch
of locomotive work is a trade of it's
| own, and vastly different from that
performed in other shops; and each
| year there is sure to be something
new, and mechanic is bound to be
on the study at all times, and carry
| these various classes of work in his
head, because he is liable to have sew
eral different class enginess in one
day. Yet they expect to go out and
pick up men that could not tell an
air hose from a brake shoe and let
them perform work on locomotive
that is to carry train load of human
beings. Yes, they invite the public
to ride, and few of them are still
foolish enough to do it. When one of
their trains leaves the station they
don't know how long it it going to
take to reach the next (burning lots
of coaD. Perhaps some old broken
down yard engine will have to pull ii
in. Whose fault is it? Is it the work
ing mans because he wants a just
days pay for just days work? Is
it because he believes in the COM
mandment that says "six days shalt
thou labor and do ALL thy work p
The divine power that gave this COM
mand should be obeyed; but if some
| corporations or trusts FORCES US &c
steal that other day, they should pay
double the allotted wage. Sunday
work and the cut in wages have been
the two principal bones of contention
Of course there are several rules
that should be adjusted, and~undoubt-
edly will be. The public is being mis-
led as to what tbs disagreement is
| about. We do not wish'to try to run
the roads or act as president, although.
some of our men have been offered
everything except the president S
| salary to return. But there is only
one way they will return, and that is
in a body 100 per cent as we went
out.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21
Church Refused Space
In Cine. Enquirer

The Cincinnati Enquirer, owned by
Edward B. Mclean, of Washington,
D. c., enjoys the unenviable distinc-
ton of being the onlv newspaper in
the United States that has refused to
publish an advertisement of the
Church League for Industrial Democ-
racy, an organization maintained un-
der the auspices of the Protestant
Episcopal church.
The Enquirer, during the A. F. OF
L. convention, rejected an advertise
ment prepared by the church league,
which declared that "blows aimed at
labor strike women and children, y
and contained simply statement of
action taken by the general conven-
tion of the Protestant Episcopal
church in 1913 affirming it's stand
"for the ideal of social justice"
The advertisement was published
in circular form and widely distrib-
uted at the convention and through
out Cincinnati. 1t carried notation
that it had been turned down by the
management of the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21
S. RazOrS Made For
Less Team 19 Cents

Ii you paid SIS or more for your
safety razor you will be interested in
this fact:
1t costs less than 19 cents each to
make IS razor.
Here is the story of man who Of
fered to makesthem for 19 cents, but
whose bid was rejected because some
one else agreed to make them for less
than 10 cents:
81 happened a few months ago to
be in the office of an acquaintance
connected with verv large manufac-
turing concern. He had on his desk
at the time the various parts of a
Gillette safetv razor. He said that
they had been asked to figure on a
large order. asked if they had Sc
cured the order, and he replied that
they had not, as some other manutac-
turer had submitted a lower bid. |
then asked what. price, he had sub
mitted, and he replied, 10 cents f,r
all of the work necessary to make a
complete razor. Yoa doubtless know
that some millions of razors are sold
annually in the United States at a
retail price of SIS each. From let
ter of F. E. Lonas, N Y. City, inserted
in Congressional Record by Sen. Sim
mons (Dem.), N. c.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21
Ford Makes Monkeys
Out of PrOfiteerS

Henry Ford owns the Detroit, To
ledo & Ironton railroad. There is no
strike of shopmen on that road, as
Ford pays a wage and grants condi-
tions in excess of those asked by the
shop crafts. The road is a money
maker.
Ford also owns the Banner Fork
coal mines in Kentucky. There is no
strike at these mines, as Ford pays
employees So per day more than they
demand and sells his coal so cents
per ton lower than the profiteering
operators. His profits are very large.
The strike of shopmen on the
Louisville & Nashville has tied up
Ford's coal shipments from the Ban
ner mines. He has offered to lease
from the L. & N. that portion of its
line extending from the mines to Gin
cinnati, and he saws he will employ
the strikers in keeping the road in
operation.
Here, again. Ford demonstrates he
is real business man.
But the l.. & N. will not let him
have any portion of it's road. That
would be a confession of incompe-
tpncV.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21

The local situation in the strug-
gle of the shop crafts to retain
their rights and prevent a reduc-
ton in wages is slowly progress
sing, with indications that their de-
mands will be acceded to-.
Too much credit can not be given
the men for the peaceful and or
derly maner in which they are con-
ducting their campaign against the
grasping corporations and money
grabbing interests of the country,
as nothing has occurred which
would justify a recourse to armed
intervention to which the railroads
would too gladly resort upon the
slightest pretext.
Daily meetings are being held at
strike headquarters, and orderly
picketing is maintained at all
points. The company has imported
numbers of foreign strikebreakers,
many of whom upon learning the
true situation have refused to
work, even though they were de-
MED the money promised them
and were driven into the streets
hungry and penniIess.
General surprise was manifested
by members of the six federated
shop crafts when it was learned
that the resolution they had pre-
sented to the city council had been
turned down, and the action OF
those members who had posed as
union men and friends of labor, but
whose vote proved them to be
merely "card men," was severely
condemned.
An appeal to the workers
throughout the United States has
been formally issued by the ex-
ecutive council Of the American
Federation of Labor to actively
support in every way the striking
railroad workers.
The appeal went by unanimous
vote of the council to every labor
organization in the United States
and to every organized labor man
through labor organizers.
The council, in it's appeal, vir-
tually demanded support Of the
striking railroad men, not only
from working people, but from "all
Americans who love justice"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21
Pensioners Ordered
To Act As SCabS

Cleveland-Faced with the tragic
alternative of losing their livelihood
or breaking fraternal ties which have
bound them to their labor union for
half a century, many worn-out en-
ployes of the railroads are being or
dered back to service as strikebreak-
ers under penalty of losing the retire
ment pension which is their sole
source of income. These aged en-
ployes, after years of faithful serv-
ice to the railroads, were placed in
the human scrap pile by their eIr-
ployers with sufficient pension 70 sus-
tain life. Many of them have been
faithful members of the rail road la
Dor unions for forty years or more,
and wear the honor badge of these or
ganizations. Reports coming in from
various railroads of the country show
that certain unscrupulous executives
are now ordering these old pensioners
to return to work and "scab" on their
brother workers out on strike, with
the alternative Of losing their entire
pension. On the other hand, if they
act as strikebreakers, they will be ex-
PEELED by their brotherhoods.
Some Of the most tragic dramas of
the present strike are being enacted
in the homes of these old pensioners.
many of whom are facing actual
starvation rather than imperil the in
terests of their brother workers.
"How can the railroad companies ex-
pect greater loyalty from their en-
ployes," these old pensioners ask
"when a reward justly earned by
faithful service is used as a club to
compel US to betray our brother work
ers struggling for a living wage?"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21
THOSE 1T HITS
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
ON 23c BASIS
Union President Refutes Propaganda
Statement Issued by the Rail
Road Labor Board

President E. F. Cradle of the Main
tenance Of Way employees, summoned
before the U. S. Railroad Labor Board
at a special hearing to prevent
strike of 100000 maintenance OF way
laborers' fatty contradicts the Labor
Boards justification for its recent
wage slash. In a statement to the
public, Chairman B. w. Hooper Of the
Board stated that only very few
workers have suffered the cut to 22c
an hour, while most Of them WEI re-
ceive a few cents more. pres-dent
Cradle, who knows more about main
tenance of way labor than any other
man in the country, informed the
Board that this propaganda statement
was without justification IN fact. he
said:
"The 23-cent wage appie5 to
all common labor classes OF main
tenance of way men, in the North
ern States as we'll as in the South.
When the wage is inaugurated on
July l it will effect more man
100000 of our men. Moreover,
the principle is the same, North
or South, whether it applies to
5000 or 100000, 22-cent wage
can rot be defended before the
American .eople upon any basis
of human standards"
The employees whom the Labor
Board has condemned to work for 23c
an hour or $1.84 a day are entrusted
with the responsibility Of making safe
for public travel the tracks, roadbeds
and rights of way of the carriers. Tie
present wage slash is not only dr:"jns
them below The level of any possible
decent human existence, bat is also
setting basic scale for the pay OF
unskilled workers so low that It wi
pull after it the already insufficient
wages of the .1ore skilled employees
whose compensation is reckoned upon
the basic unski!led rate.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-21

There has been great deal OF prop
aganda published throughout the coun-
try in the various newspapers con-
cerning the rough stuff pulled of by
the federated shop crafts on strike
breakers. That there is no founda-
ton for it is very plain.
The citizens of Newark and sur
rounding territory, including Column
bus and GAINESVILLE, have seen labor
troubles before; but they never saw
anything like the present, where so
much is at stake, and where every
thing has been orderly and quiet.
They we'll know that the railroad COM
pany went so far as to ask for police
protection on pay day, and that two
officers were assigned to duty at the
freight house; and these officers will
state that there was no disturbance OF
any kind. There are more than 6OO
men in this walk-out, and when you
consider their different tempers and
dispositions our officers should be
given credit for the order they have
thus far maintained.
There is still something of more
serious nature to consider. The work
ing people of America do not want
to live as animals or be treated as
swine. When you look at the little
unventilated shacks where the B. &
O. railroad wishes to herd small
army of workers is it any wonder
they can't keep men? Not only that,
but any man who has any self re-
spect is not going to cage himself up
and endanger his health. 1t is only
the very lowest degenerate who will
accept such conditions. The shop
crafts do not believe in having such
nomads brought among them when
there is no necessity for it. If the
various railroad companies of the
United States had taken the money
they have paid to these various en-
ployment agencies and the money
spent to build these shacks, furnish
food and clothes to the few men they
have secreted around trying to do
work or acting as watchmen, they
could have left the wages as they
were in June for the next four years.
The minimum charges by an en-
ployment agency for furnishing men
for such works. $40 and all expenses.
Now that bunch that left here Sunday
night was the remainder of fifty-one
who landed here at 10:30 Saturday,
and none of them did lick of work.
But the company undoubtedly paid
their $510, or there would be no more