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0 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 64. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAS ?~ ? ? ? ? ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERS ' | Club Needs Two Hundred Members If to Be Conducted Properly. Fine Recreation If there has -beeff any doubt about' the interest which Newberians take in their club is was dispelled Tuesday. night when the annual meeting was _ . ^ t held, for out of &? membership ot one hundred and thirty, fifty-seven at-tended the meeting and the greatest enthusiasm and good feeling prevail-' ed, so much so that almost two hours were spent' at the meeting and 2I-1 most the entire fifty-seven remained j for adjournment. Z. F. Wright, president of the! club, called the meeting to order and ' after the secretary, W. B. Wallace, 1 called the rol>, the president made his annual report, in which he touch- i ed on some of the high spots of h's'1 first year of office, some of the en- j ccuragements ana ai-sappoinumjiiLi., j but all in all Mr. Wright stated that he w.as glad that he had been given I the opportunity to help form and j govern the club. Some of the out>! standing points in the president's re-j' port were: That the club needs two i hundred members, at one hundred dollars per member, in order to carry out the original plan and ? that it would take twenty thousand dollars j -j.- j. i-i? ai>a? op if oVimilrl Vifv i 10 OUi. me UliUlig uvci o.o ti jiiu, Another vital matter was that of de- j portment ar.d Mr. Wright told the ' members that the conduct of every1 one should be such that no finger of '' suspicion could ever be pointed at! the club and he stated that the suecess of the club depended wholly up-11 on the. 4?jportitfent, of the members!' and theii^ gueats. 1j NeSt Mr. Wallace made, his report,; which dealt primarily with receipts: and expenditures but his reportshowed that#the finances of the ckJbj stood in a very encouraging condi-1' +'nn anrl t.hnt vprv little dues are in ' arrears. This report was full and; clear and gave the members infor- i mstion regarding the funds of the! club. It was pointed out that the:' budget had- been arranged as far a> possible to correspond with these , ' amounts; pond, three thousand; cltfbT1 house, eight thousand; furniture and' fixtures, two thousand; wiring and \ power line, two thousand; deep well,' one thousand; golf course, one th?u-; sand; making r total of seventeen; thousand dollars sncj allowing three j' thousand dollars fcr expenses net covered by any of these headings, j Reports were made by Welch Wil- \ bur, chairman of the lake committee;"' Roy Summer, chairman of the golf r committee; and John Wicker, chair-' man of the building committee. The thanks of tht membership were extended to all the officers and coin mittees for their untiring work dur- ' dng the past year, and aj a compli- ( ment to the three retiring directors,i, whose term was for but one year, the j f club unanimously reelected Rcy , Summer, Welch Wilbur and Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter of Prosperity as directors to serve for a term of three years. ' Great interest centered around the proposal to buy the fifty acres I upon which the club is building,! ( which was leased for a long term of ^ years with the right to buy. The meeting instructed the directors to open negotiation between the owner,1, Welch Wilbur, and if amicable arrangements could be made at this ; time they were instructed to purchase the property This proposal ' received the hearty consent of the. memebrship. Groundkeeper Chappell was th~nkpH fnv the efficient manner in which he had eared for the club property j and it was brought out that Mr. j Chappell had been clothed with police power and that he had full authority to protect the interests of the club. The meeting went on record as favoring a guest's register and in the future one will be supplied for the registration of ail guests. Perhaps the question which brought forth the most discussion was th:t of allowing an unmarried member to bring a young lady to the club as often as he w'ahed, instead of permitting only twelve visits for each year from the same lady. This was discussed from all angles with the result that the vote of the resolution to take off the limit passing by a very narrow margin of two votes. * Along with this que3tion there was some discussion as to the advisability 1 of allowing women to join the club ! and to pay a nominal membership fee. This was recommended to the | directors and it is thought that in the j near future women will be granted j membership in the club. After all old and new business had ; been finished the meeting adjourned from the court house, but long after : the meeting members could bo seen ! on the corners discussing the country \ club, which is about to become a re- j ality instead of the dream which it j was for so long. Now the members j look cn the splendid foundation of J the club house and 'see the roof al-! most completed and they know that j ere long John Kinard will be giving i tea-dances out at the club and when j th':? comes to pass the members; know that ail will be veil and every-1 body will :ce happy, with John Wick-! er perhaps the happiest of all, for he has labored long and "lovingly" to make the club become a reality and j he talcl the meeting in his own inimitable way that his em.re committee had been "sweet as could be," in fact the consensus of opinion was [ that all the committees, officers, and entire membership had been "sweet ?? could be." MEMORIAL Of Mrs. Bessie Epps Hinnant The youngest child of Mr. and j Mrs. J. K. Epps who wTas born and ! reared in this -county, and moved to ! Columbia with her mother in 1911, j and in 1915 became the the wife of i Mr. A. B. Hinnant, died at her home j in Columbia on September 15, 1921. She died at the tender age of 23. and her body lies in Blmwood cemetery, ?ay*w.lien the body and soul shall live Columbia, S. C.. to await that great together forever. She was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran church since the \ age of 12, and had never been trans- j ferjred from the church she loved <vhsre the bodies of her dear father and 'brother lie. .Dt'.isie i:5 gone iruin uo, iter hwcu smiling face, her gentle, kind voice, and her tender, loving disposition can no longer be seen and heard. All these cweet memories she has left behind, her friendship, her love, circumstances can net estrange; distances^can not effect^ and death can not destroy. It takes just such trials to unfold and develop God's infinite worth' and preciousnco- to us. When th-e love of earthly friends is buried in the grave, the love of the Heavenly Friend shines forth more tenderly than ever. * J A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stiKed, i A place 'is vacant in our home t / In r? no vt V\ a Piling Triiiv.il tan uxz iiiicu. God in His wisdom hath recalled The one Hi2 love had given. And though the oody moulders here. The soul is safe in hsaven. Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding O'er the spoils that death has won, We would at this solemn meeting Calmly say, "Thy will be done." $ Lord, though thou bend our spirit low, Love only will I see, The very hand that strikes, the blow Was woundpH nrirp -fn-r wp Written by one who loved her. Farm Women's Council Meets All members of Women's Homs Demonstration clubs are requested to meet at the chamber of commerce on Saturday, August 12, at 4 p. m. ? Flashing acrcGS the skies of Virginia, a meteor struck in a grove of j cak trees in the south central portion ! J? J_1 1 -L - 1-' oi me state, making a expression in the earth which measured more than ; 500 square feet in area. The mete- j or was composd of a metallic sub-1 stance and several trees were bur- i ied beneath the fulling body. Homes : in nearby town.3 were rocked by the J concussion. The first sawmill within the Arctic Circle will soon be established at Herschel IsV.nd, at the mouth of the Mackenzie river. The engine accompanying the mill is of the two-cycle kind, without carburetor or ignition, and can be run on fish oil or petroleum from the Fort Norman wells. LEAGUE OF NATION PRICE OF AMERICAN BLOOD -? _ | Asscrts James M. Cox at Dinner Given in His Honor at Geneva Geneva, Aug. G.?"The welfare of the league of nations and the welfare of car own country would be advanced if we entered hi to full membership in the league of nations; but it is apparent from an intimate view of .the situaton here that membership of the United States :g not essential to the life of the league of nations," said .James M. Cox, former governor of Ohio, this evening in a speech delivered to the members of the Secretariat of the league of nations and prominent men of Switzerland. Mr. Cox since his visit here has made a thorough examination of wnrkir-rc; of the league of na tior i at its headquarters. "We shall indulge in no predictions "for the future," Mr. Cox continued, "but it goes without saying that cur country is progressive and humanitarian. I have no disposition to criticize our government at Washington. We will assume that its policices are based upon a corxcientious regard for the common welfare. "However it must he remembered that presidents, prime ministers and cabinets come and go. International fftrifprpupM meet and adiourn, but the league of nations stands as a working organization through three hundred and sixty-five day? in the year ag a permanent institution for progress." Mr.. Cox prior to hrs address had spent several days examining the workings of the commissions of the league secretariat and the result of his observations formed the principal subject of his speech, delivered at a banquet in his honor given by the International club. "The dream of generations has come true," Mr. Cox began, referring to the first decisions handed down iby the permanent international court. "What statesmen and international jurists have ^regarded as a possibility throughout the years," .he added, "is now a reality. We have the interpretation of international law by a distinguished body whos2 ' contribution to progress will be a peace- based on justice." Mr. C&x recalled a reference made by the toastmaster to the United States and said in reply: "It must be confessed that an American has strange emotions when he visits Geneva. He looks across the lane to the so;ls of France, where thousands of our brave boys are in the sleep cf .death. They gave their lives that an institution of peace might be builded. "The league of nations is the price cf their blood and it seems strange the flag they followed is not here. . I stand as an alien in the midst of the league members. But, thank God, I do not express a thought or emotion alien to the purpose animating your organization." Mr. Cox said he had faith in the future cf Europe, but he thought it necessary that something should 'be dnnp and dnnp rmiWlv "The psychology of 1922," he de-: clared, "is not the psychology of 1919. Certain readjustments seem to be inevitable. Europe is deadlocked and an outside, unprejudiced newer could break it. * * * Our assistance would be appreciated by every interested power in Europe." j In concluding, referring to reparations, Mr. Cox said: "Those who destroyed property should be held to financial accountability but only in so far as they are able to pay. All should be permitted to live. It is important that all nations become members of the league of nations." .1 The Calvin Crozier Medal The State. The .^historical department of th2 South Carolina division, U. D. C., makes the interesting announcement that the Calvin Crozier chapter medal was won by Mi&s Lalla Stephenson of Marion, a student of Columbia college. This medal was offered by the Calvin Crozier chapter, U. D. C., of Newberry, to any student in the women's colleges of the state, for the best essay on "Matthew Fontaine Maury." " . | i */ <S> & AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. <S> <i> <?> ^ -\y ^ <?/ 4") ' ' <9> * 4/ 4)^ d) ( / Much interest was manifested i the meeting oi the post .\o. 24 last Monday night. A good attendance of the members was on hand, and upon the call of the commander for criticisms and suggestions from the floor for the "good of the order," quite a number of practical suggestions were offered. The election of delegates and altoi.'io 'cc r'.crl irt.mfint r-nr.vf-r tir>n which meets at Florence, August 23 and 24, resulted as fellows: Delegates: John B. Setzler, Hal Kohn, Elbert J. Dlc-kert, B. M. Scurry, S. Clyde McCarley, J. L. Keitt, Jr., B. V. Chapman, knd J. C. Crotwell; alternates: Caii Julien, Miss Theresa Li-ghtsey, A. J. Bowers, Jr., W. S. Matthews, Chalmers Brown, T. Roy Summer, Duane Livingston and R. C. Floyd. A resolution indorsing the request of Colonel A. A. Sprague that General Sawyer "stand aside and allow the program of the veterans' bureau to go into effect, and at once'' was passed unanimously, and the delegates to the convention were instructed to introduce this resolution on the floor of the convention. , The post voted unanimously to allow troops one and three of the local' Boy Scouts the useK of the hall one night each week. Follow'ng this a motion was carried that a committee be appointed to look into the matter of the post fostering a scout troop, and to make a report at the next meeting. Clifton Graham drew the attendance prize, a beautiful-knit tie. The hospital situation as it affects the disabled service men is very much in the lime light today a3 a result of differences of opinion between General Sawyer and others who are closely associated with the disabled men. It: might be interesting to note -some of these differences. General Sawyer says that the peak of the hospitalization has already,, been passed. . , Other medical experts say that the nr;n nit V?a reached before p^rcixx ?* ~ _ , 1926. General Sawyer says, '?I am using my influence wherever possible to prevent undue elaboration of highpewered hospital, preferring to use that money * * * for the purpose of developing places of domiciliation tihat will be comfortable and fit for the individual who passes the hospital period." Ccloncl James says that thv? men-, ey was appropriated to provide/ hospitals "that will ba comfortable and f:*" -P^,. r?nnr fpllnWJ! wllO Will 110 I Ui bilb j/wv/* AW--- -- never live to "pass the hovrrtal pe riod" unless these "high-powered" hospitals are provided for them before it is too late. That while he is using his influence to prevent the hospital building program from gojng forward many a mother's son, who offered h:s all on his country's altar, is "farmed out" to private institutions wholly unfitted to give them the care and treatment they deserve. j General Sawyer says that statistical charts shaw that there are 10,^ X 1 r>rTTV*_ I5M vacant UflKS ill Kuveiitiiiciu unucd or leased hospitals. Colonel Sprague says that the statistical charts show that today there are 8,611 patients in contract institutions, public and private, over ; which the government has no control; that the vacant beds referred to by General Sawyer, are neither suitable nor available for these patients. He also calls attention tjo the fact that many of the hospitals listed as government hospitals are only emergency buildings leased from year to year, which the government abandons as soon as proper hospitalization can be secured in government owned hospitals. : John B. Setzler, Publicity Officer, j Whereas the opinion of Brigadier General Charles D. Sawyer, with re-' gard to the need of ir.6re hospital beds for the disabled ex-service men of the World war, is at variance with the opinion of Colonel Charles R. Forbes, director of the United States Veterans' bureau, and of other expert investigators; and | Whereas General Sawyer contin-! ues to send out his "thousands of vacant beds" propaganda, when, as a matter of fact, these vacant beds are neither suitable nor available for the nearly 9,000 sick xnd disabled j service men who are today "farmed; out" to public and private institu-j tions over which the government has! no control; and Whereas it appears ths.t General j Sawyer has seen fit to interpose 'him-' self bet.veen Colonel Forbes and the president, thereby delaying the over due hospital 'building program; Therefore, we, the members of Newberry County Post No. 24 of the American Legion, in regular meeting assembled, do hereby resolve: 1. That we add our appeal to the request of Colonel A. A. Sprague, ehu'rman of the national rehabilitation committee of the American Legion, that General Sawyer "stand aside and alicw tha program of the veterans' bureau to go into effect, and at once." [ 2. That copies of this resolution I be sent to the president, national and department headquarters of the American Legion, General Sawyer* Colonel Forbes, Colonel Sprigue, senators and congressmen from 'this ctate, and to the local papers for publication. August 7th, 1922. News cr St. Phillips On Saturday, August the oth, there was a happy family reunion of the relatives of Mr. William J. Shea ly at the old home place. All of his sons and daughters were present except one, Mr. Robert Shealy.. The number of years since he passed away has been about twenty-one. This brought back to remembrance the happy days of our childhood on the old ground. The old oaks still stand wnere .we spent many happy hours in our childhood. The day'was pleasantly spent and everybody had a grand old time. The number there were fifty-two relatives an-d fortytwo friends. Dinner was served under the large mulberry trees which were cet out ;';y ?Jr. William J. Sliealy. The l>4nds that planted these trees can not be seen, neither- can the voice be heard j but they are st'.'ll there and welcomed! n* t.n a bountiful dinner, i There were plenty of fried chicken,! cakes and pies and the good old Ice! tea. All of (the sons and daughters are! ctil! livir.g except Mr. Sydney Shea-| ly who d.:ed fourteen years ago. \Mr. i G. W. Shealy lives at the old home! place. / I May Gcd's richest blessings restj upon each and every one and that j we will all reach that happy reunion j the coming year. ; The ladles of St. Phillips will give i an ice cream festival Friday night, j August the eleventh, at Mr. 0.. A Felker's for the benefit of raising mon-j ey to buy a carpet for the church. . i There wUJ also be a play at the j school house for the same benefit, j The program will be announced la-1 ter. Everybody is invited to come. J M'ss Lillian Browne of Manning is | visiting relatives and friends of Pros- j perity and St. Phillips. j Mrs. Emma Shealy and son Sydney j are visiting relatives. Mrs. Blanche Stone of Columbia is I .visiting her father-<in-law, Mr. E. J. | Stone. J Misses Myrtle and Brunelle Lorn-! inick spent Saturday with Misses j Georga and Mary Shealy. Mrs. Blanche Stone and Mrs. Ruth ! Stone spent Monday, with Mrs. M. j R. and C. L. Ruff. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wicker of St. j Phillips spent Sunday with Mr. and , Mrs. L. S. Long. j We are expecting to hear wedding bells to ring in our midst. Mr. 'and Mrs. Rufus Metz of Little ' Mountain spent Saturday and Sun- j cay with relatives. TTT**T 1 ^ A _ 1 Wltn OCSt Wlili'JS lU aciaiu ^ and News. i G. H. Ruff. | Home Demonstration Women, At- i tention j i There will be an important meet- J ing of the Home Demonstration club, women at the chamber of commerce Saturday afternoon at 4*00. All' members are urgently requested to attend. Matters of importance are to be discussed. Daisy Berrie. j J $>$><$ <?><$> <?> <$ *> ROTARY LUNCHEON <S> <?> <s> The regular fortnightly luncheon of the Newberry Rotary club was held in the grill room of the Newberry hotel on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, and, although a number of the members were absent, an interesting program was interestingly rendered. Be it said, however, reports from practically every one of 4Vit> "-,Soori+ mr.mliofc woe t/V the oflF-Oft that they were attending Rotary I meetings in other cities, which means that the attendance record of., the local club did not suffer as a result of the absence of these Rotmans. After the flag salute, while the club sang "America," and the return of thanks by Rotarian Ben Cromer, Rotari'jns Lad Eskridge, Has- j kell Kibler and Hal Kohn were requested by Rotarian Sid Derrick to stand, while Rotarian Cromer awarded to each (of these Rotes a blue ribbon for 100 per cent attendance for the first sefren months of the present rt-j. ? j year. xvuiar.'ans xieiuy vvciis ami Zach Wright, who were oil that day attending Rotary meetings in Atlanta and Greenwood, respectively, were also entitled to the blue ribbon, but they will have to receive theirs later. A short talk on "The Progress at the Country Club" was made by RotaTian Ernest Summer, after which Post Commander E. J. Dickert of the Nev.!:erry county post of the American Legion, guest, was introduced. \Tr rKr-L-A-rf ihnlH nf t.Hp ohiecta and the workings of the American Leg-ion and discussed interestingly the matter of adjusted compensation for exservice men. Although Rcrtarran "John Goggms was allotted ?hree minutes in which to tell the club how to improve its attendance, he consumed only about one minute in hitting the nail on the head, viz.: by giving the <w,r de-awake 2nd energetic secretary, Hal Kohn, free rein in the matter,- and th6 decired results will be forthcoming. Rotarkn John Kinard was next called upon for a comparison cf the -programs of the va-.'ous clubs in other stvtes in recent months. Rotarlan Kinard's talk was erer.tlv enioved. r 7 v ? as he cor pared the work of th 3 Newberry dab with th&t of other clubs whose meetings he has attended. The suggsction of Rotarian Writer Hunt thcjt the Rotery club get in beh;nd the work of the Newberry College club in its efforts to build one cf the oest gymiiasums and athlotic fields in the state for Newberry college started a general and generous discur-'ion of the master, all of which proved beyond the shadow of a doi ;t tfc'2-t the local Rotarfc'.is are one hundred per cent behind the movement. Short talks were made by Rctarians Walter Hunt, John Kinard William Wallace and Clifton Moise of Sumter, who is a member /of the Newberry College Summer school faculty?and the greatest interest and enthusiasm were manifested in the m'J.ter. ? The songs were led by Rotarian Moise?and this Rote was there with the goods, being able to "carry the' tunes" in spite of some of the Rotarians' singing! The guests at Tuesday's luncheon ware Mr. Albert J. Dickert of Newberry, and Mr. Lucas of Greenville. The next luncheon will be held on the 22nd inst. Death of Mr. Bozard Mr. Jas. A. Bozard died at his te.te home in the Mollohon mill village on j Tuesday morning- at 8:30 o'clock off paralysis, after an illness of about ten dsvs, although he had been in bad health for about a year and a half. The last work Mr. Bozard did was as watchman for the mill. He was G2 years old and is survived by his widow and eight children. The burial was at Baxter'? Memorial cemetery Wednesday morning at 11 - * - v?T* ? -nr.. YX7L. G CiOCX, Service DV ivsv. :vir. ?? iuicv. To Wed in New Orleans Batesburg, Aug .5.?Mr. and Mrs. W. Hamp Fallaw of Batesburg have announced the engagement of their daughter, M'c-s Sara - Perle Fallaw, to William Albert &ees of Alexandria, La., the marriage to take place in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Sep-j tember 5. CORRECTION ON LUMBER RATE GRANTED BY C. N. & L. Special Rate to Shippers Do Not Not Cover Shipments to Local Points An article was published in the papers the first of the week to the jj effect that the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad company had granted a special rate to lumber shippers, which rate would be known as a milling in transit rate. Due to some misunderstanding the aTticle stated that the rate would cover shipments to local points, and at the suggestion of Mr. J. W. Denning, IomI frpiVht ajrpnt. nf the f!nlnmhia. Newberry & Laurens railroad company, the Newberry chamber of commerce wishes it 10 be known ihat this rate does not cover local shipments. In order that lumber shippers may understand more thoroughly the rate, section number 3 of I. C. C. No. B-2083 covering this rate reads as follows: "The dressing, drying or sorting or the conversion into box/shoofc or crate material at mil-Is located oh the Colombia, Newberry & 'Laurens railroad of lumber originating on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens rail- ' road and the forwarding thereof via the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens railroad to or beyond Richmond, South Richmond, Petersburg, Jarratt, Norfo-lk,* Pinners Point, Pon > mouth, Suffolk, Lynchburg or Roa\ noke, Va." It is suggested that before any snippers try to mase suipmeuws u; lur! under the above mentioned rate that they consult their local freight agent fof^full particulars re-g^rding the rate and points to which "shipments can be made. ?**. A Lutle of the Lightning'* Work Little Scolt's creek was rtishing the waters over its barjks and into "Bush" valley Wednesday night while the thunder roared and the lightning flashed. The l:ghtning iknocked some lights and phones out of ;cocmmis6ion in spots throughout the city, a few of which have been reported to us. It knocked the stree* lamp down in front jf Mrs. Kate Boozer's home and put out the residence l:ghts in tihe neighborhood, one of tie pranks played being in Mr. C-hesley Cannon's kitchen where a bolt struck the sink trap strainer, clipping it in two. The lamp in front of Mr. R. L. Tarrant's house was struck, putting in darkness all the residences in that neighborhood. The house'lights in Col. C. J. Purcell's neighborhood and also in Mr. Frank Schumpert's neighborhood received the same treatfhent, and tha lightning in addition got one circuit in Mr. J. L. Keitt's home. Vital Statistics for July, 1922 1 De?th? White males 3 ' \ White females 0 Total whites 3 | E'.ack males 1 Black females 5 TtJtal blacks 6 Total death* 9 Births White males 8 White females 5 Total whites 13 Black -males 3 Black females 0 Tota'l blacks 3 Tctai Dirtns 10 Place of Meeting Changed Fearing that the court house will be insufficient to hold the large crowd to attend the state campaign meeting Monday, County Chairman J. D. Wheeler has secured the opera house from 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. for the meeting. This is a wise precaution as it is thought there will bft a ci.ty capacity crowd here on that occasion, a great deal of interest being manifested in this city and coun~ ty in the state campaign. Kings Creek Gravq Yard Everybody interested in Kings Creek graveyard will please meet ?? i t l*i' i4i tnere in person or ny suosuww Tuesday, August the 15th, at 8:30 a. m., Lo clean it off. Respectfully, W. C. Brown. ' :: S <