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^ ' K H j TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA? NF.WBERRY. S. Cm FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1922. ? VOLUME LVI11, NUMBER SI. " ~ " Q> Q *> BOY SCOUTS <s> Another of the fourteen mile * hikes: , July 28, li)22, Voigt Taylor and I left Newberry at 7 o'clock. We went up Main street, turning to the right at Dr. Dunn's, and walked on, crossing Johnstone street with Johnstone's woods on the right. After walking a little further we turned to -the left at the end of the woods. After we turned we met a man who asked us | if we were hiking. We then passed over a little creek, and on under tne new branch power line. We walked , on, passing houses and passed .a church and school. At the three mile, post we met a man with a load of watermelons. We bought one and ate it. A man asked us to ride but we thanked him and explained to him j that we could not. We walked on and crossed the* railroad into Prosperity, about 10 o'clock. We met the scoutmaster of the Prosperity troop andj talked with him and were invited to 1 attend his meeting. We thanked him and told him that we were going back before night. We rested a while and then cot something: to drink, after-1 0_- __ ! wards leaving at 10:30. The trip back was uneventful. Several people asked us to ride, but we declined. We rested at a creek and saw a snake th3t was green with two yellow stripes down its back. We came into Newberry, passed Johnstone's woods, came down Main street, and on home." , E. B. H. ; We left Newberry about 7 o'clock. "r~ otro.if turned to Tl C cat uy vv?y - ? the right, going on across Johnstone street, passed Johnstone's woods, and turned into the Prosperity highway. We went on and crossed a creek, going on to where the road leads off >v~' ^pa?t Lynch's woods. W? passed -several houses and people. A man asked us if we wanted to pide, -but .we told him that we were, passing a test and wg could not ride but must-m%ke . the trip on foot. We then passed a * - ----- --J - ~1 u wa' ',T.. scfiool aouse anu a. tuuan. t?<bought a watermelon from a man and : sat down and "ate it. Another man asked us to ride. We then went on' and got some apples from a fellow and ate them. We then crossed the railroad and got into Prosperity. We ' ' * 1 J Vin JnvifoH mec me SCOUlIUaStCl anu 11c i -as to ride. We went on 2nd a lady stopped and asked us to ride. We didn't. meet many folks because it was too hot and dusty for anything to stir. We went into a man's house to get some water. Then we reached a j creek where we stopped and waded. Scon after we had left the creek it started to rain, but it didn't rain ' much. We came on to town without seeing anything much. V. 0. T. . ? \ One day in June James Dunstan! I and I started on our fourteen mile, hike. After starting out a man came ' along and asked us to ride, but we thanked him and told him that we j were out to take a test and that we' could not accept, as the test required ne tn walk all the wav. We passed the place where the road leads off to Lynch woods. We went'on about a i half mile and saw a house or two J with peculiar gables on them. We; passed a great many birds on the ' way and several houses. When we got within a half .mile of Prosperity , we saw some men jacking up a Ford to fix a tire. We offered them our assistance, but they declined. They found that thev would have to return 1 to Prosperity and offered to take us in, but we declined. One of the fel-: lows said that he had been a Scout in Greenwood. When we were en. tering the town we saw a rutty P crowned Kinglet. When we got to ( town we went into a store and bought some things to eat. We then started ; back to Newberry. When we had gone about two miles we stopped and filled our canteens at a well. When we got the water we went down the road a piece and ate our lunch. Af- ' 4 ter about a quarter hour we started heme again, but we had to stop because I had a pain in my side. In ' about five minutes the pain was gone j and we came on to Newberry. G. N. M. | We have seen many a black-haircd man wha was light-headed. t ti NEWS OF POMARIA Pomaria, Oct. 9.?Pomaria came .from lyidcr the dust Friday when a juice rain fell here for several hours which was the first to settle the dust in seven weeks. The Newell Contracting company jwill soon have the road finished [through Pomaria and when this road lie tho Ppfl If rflflli will h(? worked and a fine road wiN connect us all together except Little Mounj tain road which is in No. 10 ^ownship where not one cent of the money voted on bonds or appropriated by the general assembly has been spent. The peoole between Little Mountain and Pomaria have petitioned the township loard for a topsoil road between these uv> nwns and sent representatives from each place to present it, but it 'was not given much encouragement. The school here is moving along very smoothly and new scholars and pupils are being enrolled, which is very gratifying. The telephone lines which were nAmmiceinn Kv* fV)P Vftflfj put UUl Ui K.KJ XXX liliOOXVi* V..? _ contractors have been repaired and the service on most of the lines is about normal. The Bethlehem pastorate is planning to purchase a lot and erect a Lutheran parsonage here in town at a desirable location when they dispose o * the present parsonage and lot of six acres of land about tive miles north of here. At a meeting of the Women's Mis sionary society of the Lutheran church here Mrs. John C. Aull was elected delegate to the convention which meets in Walhalla Oct. 17-20. Mrs. J. J. Hentz, alternate, Mrs. J. A. Summer, president of the society, Mrs. Z. .T. Pinner and Mrs. H. H Huggins will attend as state officers of the South Carolina convention. The lower camp of the Newell j Contracting company loaded and left t'hoiv VisMvm in Srni+.Viarn Alabama 1 Ui bliVli 11V1UV IS/VMVX.V*. - after grading the road from here to the *Rich]and county line. Many Alabama "coons'" were heard singing, "Fse gwine back to Alabam," and all of them were very joyful. The lumber business seems to be on a big boom around Pomaria now and several cars are being shipped from here each day with several mills running on full time again since the embargo was taken off of lumber. The Central school opened Monday last with Miss Blanche R. WyndioqpKov Tbp rvld hnildin.? had to be used- until the new one is completed. Eighteen children were enrolled. Two truck loads of Winesap and Ben Davis apples were here Friday j frm near Asheville which were being sold at 50 cents per peck. They were very pretty. j State Superintendent-elect J. H. i Hope and family spent several days here at his old home with his mother and other relatives. Mr. E. S. Shealy has been confined j to his bed with a sore knee but is j able to be up again at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bedenbaugh carried their baby girl to the Columbia hospital for an operation and ~ ~^ 4-^fr o!at>ot rnr>r!v ilic IJ> C. ? numc ^wtv.isc, uiunp ... ^ ^ now. I X. X. X. I In the war a dusky rookie was walking a post officially known as No. 3. When along came a dapper "shave tail." they call the ever watchful 0. D. Our friend of color began to say '"halt, halt, halt,'' in a leisurely kind of a way. Which brought the "lewey" to a stop, for the "shine" had his gun on the officer of the day. "W ell.'' said "leather leggins." "what are you going to do now. you black galoot?" "My orders, boss, is lo halt three times and then shbot."?.\. L. Beall, .Mount Holly. "The stork has brought a lit cK* ! peach." The nurse said with an air; "I'm mighty glad," the father said. I ' . "He didn't bring a pear. ?M. L., Monroe. What is that, which no man wants but which if any man has he wuuld not part with for untold wealth? | A bald head. r ELABORATE PROGRAM AT STATE FAIR Columbia, Oct. 12.?One week I i from next Monday the gates of the! South Carolina state fair will swing open and there will be presented to | the public what promises to be the , grandest exhibition in the history of i the state. Every department will be crowded with exhibits and displays' depicting the progress of our people. 1 The entire fair grounds have been | rearranged and presents a fine ap i pearance wnn its new ounamgs, peri manent walkwavs, flowers and shrubi 1 ! bery. The people generally are dis-' playing unusual interest in the state fair and record crowds are sure to . attend. The state fair program is the most i elaborate ever attempted. From the ! opening day, Monday, October 23, I until the closing day, Saturday, Octo, ber 28. unusual features are daily programmed. Officially the days have been designated as follows: Monday, October 23, ladies free day, featuring the laying of the corner scone of j the new woman's building and the 'public reception to Mrs. Edith Van'derbilt; Tuesday, October 24. school 1 f n r> f "1 v? cr Ko 11 dfo mu Knt^vooil ( ua^> , icc;i.ui iii^ x \j \j w i/c*w vvvm wv? Greenville high and Columbia high; Wednesday, October 25, agricultural and Confederate veterans' day. feaj turing special events in honor of the old soldiers; Thursday, October 2(5, football day, featuring Clerrtson-Carolina game; Friday, October 27, naval and circus day, featuring Ringling brothers and Barnum and Baiiley combined circus; Saturday Octo bcr 28. auto race day, featuring professional auto races. In addition to the above, harness and running: races are to "occur the first five days on the new race track and some of the fastest horses campaigning have entered the twenty different races. Free circus.. acta_ will daily afford thrills and enter-, tainment, while each night a stupen-' dous display of fireworks will be presented. Johnny J. Jones, with his aggregation of tented shows, will be on the Joy Plaza. The railroads are offering special excursion rates during the entire week of the state fair, while for visitors travelnig via autos the management has provided a large free parking ground. The gate admission this year has been reduced to fifty cents and, with the myriads of attractions to be presented, attendance records are sure to be shattered. I Colored County Fair To the Public: The Colored County Fair assciation will hold their fair on their fair grounds, Nov. 9th to ' 11th* 1922. Entrance fee, 25c;' school children, 10c. Friday will be school day. The officers are arranging for good music and other attractions outside of fine exhibits in industrial and farm products. Every- i body is invited to attend the fair, to help out the cause, and enjoy themselves. All colored people are asked to bring something out, to be put on exhibition to show the interest we as a race are taking along industrial ;and agricultural lines. We cordially | invite the white people to come out and look upon the exhibits, etc. There will be speaking on Friday 'and Saturday by leading men ana I women of both races. There will be ! night entertainments and attractions | for all. ' Exhibits wall be carefully cared for and returned to the proper own! ers. Premiums will be carefully i i awirded by a disinterested committee of males and females, so let no I jone feel that they will not be justly treated. 1 i Now remember, the object of the! | fair is to encourage industry, and a . greater interest along agricultural lines. So come one and all, have a i nice time and help the cause. For |premiums soe list that will be handed, ' out. 1 0. L. Singleton. Pres. W. A. Vance. Sect'yH. B. Rikard. Sectv. Board of Managers, i j "Why is it th::t you never ask j your lady customers what size they j J wear when they come in for new j shoes?" asked the friend. j "Well." replied the shoe dealer, "it i.~ l.?t easier to me:isiw<' their j foot than to argue with them." ?F. |C. K.. Box 2"i. Davidson. ! * WEATHER PROPHET TALKS OF DROUGHT Winter to Be Cold?One Snow Likely i to Fall in Columbia?Frost Due This Month The State, Oth. W. P. Houseal, Dutch weather; prophet, says that the approaching winter will be colder than the winter , of last year and that at least one ? heavy snow will fall south and east of the Blue Ridge; the indications j are, the prophet says, that Columbia will be in the path of this snow. Following are the weather com-! ments of Mr. Houseal: The prolonged drought has no 1 doubt brought an apprehension that, it would continue throughout the fall ! and winter. However, conditions which prevailed September 22-29 in- j dicated precipitation during the win- j tor to provide sufficient soil moisture for the sowing and germination of ? - t grain crops. Tht>se indications have ^ j- <.1., ? i I already do en apparent m ui*; anunu- t ant rain which has broken the' drought. The drought had some remarkable, features. It prevailed over the I whole country and was broken by; rainfall simultaneously in the regions j of the ljke and gulf. The change was I apparent Thursday at noon when the ' wind, which had been from the east j nearly three weeks, moved to the : south in the upper atmosphere, yet it j still continued from the east in an \ ovf>rx?f!in(rl v lower stratum barely' - I above the height of a three story J building. There was never any doubt at sunset Wednesday that this section would be visited by rain within 72 hours. The principle in meteorology j which governs these conditions is as old as the earth itself. The' east, wind had deposited a tremendous | -aro^xit-fTf-nsdivture-fn-tiie^Tfrrp'er'at- j mosphere and as the high pressure changed to the lower form it rftet a response in a like condition coming from the Carribean sea and the south wind gradually absorbed the east wind by rising above it. This was j / ltijirlv inHirteria a week before the ! direct change occurred, as all the_| clcuds which were to be observed at j all came from the gulf. Usually under normal conditions such an east wind as prevailed during the latter part of September would bring rain ^ within one-tenth of the time as was the case during the recent drought It is very probable that about October 23 a disturbance of great in-j' tensity will prevail in the gulf and ^ its course be northeastward and along the south Atlantic course. In addition, the same conditions! observed September 22-29 indicats a j' colder winter than last year. The next|: period for lowest temperature of the J season will occur around October 15. j This will be the central date, and one ^ frost will occur' either three days; ahead or after this date. It will not! be a killing frost. Nature is a greae ; protector of its products and obser- j vation of certain fauna show that j frost thus early will not prevent their j full growth and bloom. So far, how-1 I ever, as crops are concerned the j drought has had the same eftect a; killing: frost would have produced at ' this period of the year. At least one heavy snow will occur during the winter south and east of I the Blue Ridge, and indications are such that Columbia will be in its path. While it is not easy to fore- \ cast the date of a snow more than 30 ' * days ahead of time, it has been my j purpse to say that in this annual j forecast snow will occur about the j date of the winter solstice, December j 20. * r* ?:il i As a postscript: ruun win occur m ? this season within 72 hours from sun- 1 set Sunday. October 8. I < Amick-McCartha Miss Bessie Amick ana Mr. RayMcCartha were united in holy wedlock on Saturday evening, the 7th j inst., at the Mayer Memorial Luther-' an parsonage. Rev. \V. H. Dutton" performed the ceremony, in the presence of a few relatives and! friends. \. The young couple will make their] home in the Mollohon village. j. Whether a citizen is to answer to roll call in the United Slates senate should not depend on the size of his ; roll. j' * PROGRAM THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA W. C. T. U. Friday Afternoon .'1:30?Convention called to order, state president, Mrs. Joseph Sprott. Crusade Psalm read responsivcly, ceneral officers leading:. Crusade hymn?"Give to the Wind Thy Fears.'' Prayer?Mrs. Philip J. McLean, evangelistic superintendent. Kol! call. Adoption of order of business. Appointment of committees. State president's annual address. Report of corresponding secretary and state organizer. Report of treasurer. ' Miscellaneous business. Announcements. Aaronic benediction. 5:00?Meeting of Executive and other committees. Friday Night 8:00. Organ prelude. Special music by convention choir. Mrs. Wm. K. Gotwald and Mrs. J. P. Moon, directors. Devotional service led by Rev. J. L. Daniel, pastor of convention church. Words of welcome from? The City, voiced by Mayor W. W. Cromer. TVio hv Rf?v F. V. Rabn. pastor of the Baptist church. The Women's Organizations, by Mrs. Margaret McCaughrin. The Local W. C. T. U.. by Mrs. H. L. Parr. Chorus?"Sound the Jubilee." Response?"The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, What it is. and What it is Doing"?Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman. Address?Mrs. Richard Williams of Greenwood. olina "League of Women Voters. Address, Mrs. Fred Munsell, chairman of the women's legislative council. Collection.* Announcements?Benediction. Saturday Morning 9:00?Meeting of official board. . 9:30?Convention called to order. ' Devotional service. Reading of minutes. Report of secretaroy of Young People's branch. Report of secretary of Loyal Temperance legion. Open discussion of the work amongst the young people and children. 10:00. The Union Signal and Young Crusader. 10:S0. Our Finances?Discussion of the budget system. Pledges for state work. 11:00 An hour with the state superintendents of departments? EvangelisticChristian Citizenship. Publicity. Scientific Temperance Instruction. Fairs and Exhibits. Sabbath Observance. Announcements. 12:00 Noontide prayer. Memorial service. 12:30. Meeting of official boa::d and other committees. Saturday Afternoon 2:45. . Song service. 3:00. Convention called to order. Devotional service. Reading of minutes. Hour with superintendents of departments? Flower Mission. Parliamentary Usage. Sunday School Work. Social Morality. Child Welfare. 4:30. Address?Miss Elizabeth Rohrback. representing the bureau of ?hild hygiene of the state board of health. 5 :U0?Jvlisceiianeus dusim^s, Aaronic benediction. Saturday Night Young People's Time 8:00. Program in hands of Mrs. I.eon Holley. state secretary of the Young People's branch. Devotional?Rev. E. D. Kerr, D. D. Address?Mrs. Maud B Perkin< of Mew York, national secretary of the Y. P. B. Sunday Morning ] 1 :'?0. Devotional and preliminary service by Rev. J. L. Daniel, pastor of convention church. S1LVERSTREET The long hoped for rain came, and some are sowing: turnip seed and putting out late cabbage. Mrs. Jaret of North Carolina was here last week trying to secure an agent for perfume, soap. etc. Jim Blair and children spent the week-end in town wit'.i relatives and friends. E. H. Aull and J. Wise visited the school Tuesday and consulted with the teachers. Mesdames J. C. and Mat Berry and I Miss Ida Lake went to i\ewoerry on Tuesday. Rev. Morris, a Methodist evangelist, preached a very interesting sermon here Sunday night to a large congregation. Mrs. Sallie Golding has been quite ill the past week. It was moving time here last week. Charlie Berry moved to a house owned by B. M. Havird; Selum Berry to the house vacated by J. W. Berry; A. B. Lake to the house vacated by Selum Berry and Zeke Yarbor. ugh where C. Berry lived. Mrs. Anna Pearsall visited Newberry last week. Vance Pearsall has closed out his grocery stock and will engage in otner business. r ^ * Mr. and Mrs. Kart and Mrs.. Yarborough of Columbia, on their way home from Ninety Six where they had been to visit their friend Mrs, J. W. Berry, stopped in Silverstreet and visited with Mrs. Sallie Golding. "* r TiTMi tt?/>av,fin-ioc nrit'p :urs. win nenunA tviiunuw ? ill. Mrs. E. B. Martin, a trained nurse, is with her. Zeke Yarborough visited his parents in Butler section, Saluda, Tuesday. Mr. Sample has not been able to obtain cars to load his lumber, and the music of the planer has ceased unt'l his cars come. . Nichols., near Prosperity. Mr. Mark Nichols took a day off and went fishing. Claude Berry of Ninety Six spent a short time here Sunday. Says he is doing a fair business. People at N'inety Six like beef. Miss Gladys Stilwell who teaches in the graded school at Newberry, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Stilwell. Mrs. Mary Suber is visiting with ::er daughter in Clinton. Miss Lizzie Woods spent Monday j light with Mrs. Golding. j Uncle Jake Crouch is speaking of Toing to the State fair. Mr. Crouch is- 83 years old and attends all the reunion* nf the Confederate veterans. ' I Address?Mrs. Maude B Perkins. ! Sunday Afternoon Good citizens' mass meeting in opera house. 3:30. Special music by convention choir. # Devotion service led by Rev. E. V. Bahb. pastor of Baptist church. Special music. Address?Rev. E. M. Lightfoot, D. D., of Columbia, superintendent South Carolina Anti-Saloon league Address?Hon. Thos. G. McLeod j if Bishopville, governor-elect of j South Carolina. Hymn, collection. Benediction. Sunday Night 8:00. Special music by convention jhoir. Hymn. Scripture reading and prayer by Rev. Freed, pastor of Lutheran :-hurch. Address?Mrs. Maud B. Perkins. f . l ?,, Ronorlir-tirm V Oiitrciiuil * * * Vl*V V ? vr . Monday Morning 9.00. Convention called to order. Reading: of minutes. Report of credentials committee. Election of state officers. Election of delegates to world's uul national conventions. Report of executive committee. Report of official board and elector. of state V. P. B. and L. T. L. secretaries, state organizer, editor ^almetto White Ribbon and state superintendents of departments Report of finance committee. . i?i.i Report of committee on resoiuuons Report of committee on letters and telegrams. Report of committee on invitations for convention of 1923. Report of other committees. I'nfinished business. "Blest Be the Tie That Binds." Adjournment. % ?5> <9 & AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. <S> I j Rehearsals have begun in earnest on the A. E. F. musical comedy, r'Sittin' Pretty." Tne comedy is exI trcmely funny throughout and was i produced overseas with great success. ;The scene is laid in a "Y" hut near :Toul. France, November 1918. ; "Sittin' Pretty" tells the story of | a doughooy who po^c.j as a welfare worker, :*aves a party of A. W. 0. L. soldiers from court martial, ehaperones two charming daughters of a ' French nobleman in a hut, and saves the boys from drowning (in cognac). ? The post has decided to present the play on November 10th. the day on which Armistice day will be celebrated in Newberry. The scene of the comedy being laid in France will fV n nlov o r?l ncn t" A niir m oi\t lilt m * c* jr a iivutiQ v. i vcv. wv vu& Armistice day celebration. The committee in charge is making big preparations for November 10th. Col. J. M. Johnson will be the orator of the day on this occasion. All who have heard Col. Johnson say there is a treat in store for,as. The lifth article on "Who Got the Money?" appears in the Weekly of Oct. 6. Read it. You will find it interesting. This article tells how that Philadelphia broker in April, 1921, bought roast beef for 1.3 cents a pound for which the government paid 43.8 cents. Once in private hands this beef went on the market at 9.1 cents a pound wholesale. But for the short time that the army was in retail business, it sold this same > jbeef direct to the consumer for more than 33. cents a pound. You will find all of Marquis James' (articles intensely interesting. Any I one desiring to obtain them can get ! them at "The New Book Store." I 'AH* ttffo'Vill help with the choruses in "Sittin' rrtetty" are asxea 10 meet at the Legion hall Tuesday evening, October 10, at 8 o'clock. John B. Setzler, Publicity Officer. American Legiob Affairs By Ben Adams, Charleston. A lively meeting' of the Fred H. Sexton post at Florence was held Tuesday night. A large number of members attended. Plans were made far a resrular army canteen at the fair grounds during the Pee Dee fair October 17 to 20. Commander McIver is to name a committee to have charge of this feature. The management of the opera house md the post J are working on plans looking to a i benefit entertainment for the post j during the fair. The South Carolina delegation to the national convention at New Orleans will leave next Sunday. It is expected that the Palmetto state will be well represented this year as a i 1 man nri 11 crr\ nn tVip | liUIUUCl Ui lUVAt TTAAi V?? VMV destroyers sailing from Charleston. It is understood that Branchville will have about eight representatives at New Orleans. It is fine when a small post can find so many men that are willing to attend. Branchville post has shown that it is made up of wide-awake members who can and will work for the legion. "Wo u-unt a home of our own" is the attitude of the legion men at Florence. At the last meeting the question of erecting a home for the exclusive use of the legion was freely discussed. With the Florence men actively behind the movement it is certain that something will be accmplished. The time is drawing near for all posts to plan something special for Armistice day. This is the greatest event in the legion's calendar and every post should take proper action to see that it is observed in a manner befitting the occasion. A Pullman load of legion members from the Pee Dee section are expected to swing- into line for the national convention next Sunday. Many members of the auxiliary will attend in addition to the regularly elected delegates. AH reservations must be made through the department adjutant. t.