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AND H ESTABLISHED 1844 WINNSBORO, S. C., MAY 20th, 1921 FAIRFIELD COUNTY REPORTED BY LONGTOWN. Miss Irene Stewart is visiting rel. atives in Winnsboro, Mrs. David Smith entertained a. number of friends from Winnsboro with a speud-the-day party one day last'week. Mr. Ralph Brown and little Paul Smith have gone to visit Mr. Brown's mother at McCornick, S. C. Mrs. Hubert Smith and children have gone to Batesburg for a ten days' visit with Mr. Smith's relatives. We are glad to have Miss Laurie Matheson at home after having taught a very successful term in the Fruit Hill school in Saluda County. Miss Bessie Jones is at home after pleasant visit to Winsboro. She attended the Winthrop Pageant while away. Miss Nell McEachern, who is in .4k training in the Prior Hospital, Ches ter, spent last week-end with .her Aunt, Mrs. J. J. McEachern. Mrs. Essie McEachern, of Savan nah, Ga., is -;n an extended visit to Mrs. J. J. McEachern. The H. D. Club will meet with Mrs. Hubert Smith on Friday May 27th. Whether you are a member or not, if you are interested in knowing how to care for the sick in your home, come to this meeting, Mrs. Clowney' will show you. In response to a call from the Winnsboro Chapter of the Red Cross for clothing for the esffering chil dren of Europe, Ladies of the commu city made aj very generous contribu tion of garments of all kinds and sizes ranging from infants layettes to gar ments for boys and girls of 14 years of age. A special cash collection " s. also taken in church, which einou~t. to $23. Miss Lois 'Q(ppell attended the Pageant at Winth2tp College as the guest of her sister, Mrs. McBride. Messrs B. H. Yarbrough, J. S. Swygert and W. T. Glenn and Mrs. - K. B. McDowell spent last Tuesday in Columbia. Mr. an Mrs. J. S. Swygert enter tained a few friends very delightfully one evening last week. Mr. A. W. Hart has accepted tc principalship of the Jenkinsville schoool for the coming year. He is a teacher of wide experience and comes ~to us highly recommended. Niss Lois (Thmsell will azain have charge of the intermediate depart ment. while Mrs V:,7an Jeter will be in charge cf the prima'ry de',artment. Several of the young folks attend ed a dance at Parr Shoals last Fri day night. An election..vill be held at Jenk insville on Tuesday, May 17, to de cide whether or not $50.000 shall be issued in bonds for the improve mnent of the roads in school district No. 11. Messrs B. H. Yarbrough and W. T. Glenn were visitors to Winnsboro OCn Monday. SALEM. The continued cool weather has greatly interfered with obtaining stands of cotton and the farmers are discouraged over the conditions. The Sunday School Convention met at Salem on last Sunday after noon. Quite a large crowd was pre sent. There were representatives from a number of schools. Inter esting talks were made by the fol lowing men: Messrs Gibson John ston and Bruce, Dr. McMeekin and Rev. Swicord. Mrs. Fanny Martin is at home after a visit to her son, Dr. Martin in Greenville. Miss Genie Aiken is' at home f'r tesummer, her school at Cross Hill having closed. Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam Jeter and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Ai Icen and little Mary Hazel spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crowder. Little Emma Gene Clowney is 'with her gran~paren~ts, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Martin. - 4 Mrs. Gilder Norris. of Charlotte. spent last week with her sister, Mrs. D. M. Aiken. NEWS AS CORRESPONDENTS Miss Mary Helen Crawford spent the week-end at home. Messrs Dug Aiken, Gillie Martin, Aiken Gladney and Edgar Aiken re c,tiy mnde a trip to Great Falls. There will be services at Salem each-Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock instead of in the morning at 11 o'clock. WATEREE. These times are badly out of joint somewhere. When we entered the world war we were told that after the war was won, a wave of prosperity such as this country had never seen would sweep over us. Well, it did sweep over but it didn't stop. Then we were told that when the Repubican Administration got control times would improve but Mr. Harding has been sitting in the President's chair ever two months and that egg of prosperity "aint hatched yet." The following dialogue took place the other day between this scrib bler and a business man: "What is wrong with the business world?" "Why our foreign trade is cut off." o "But why has our foreign trade been cut off?" "Because the rate of exchange is almost prohibitive." "Who fixes the rate of exchange?" "Why the bankers o' this coun try." ',Well but why do they make the rates, so high?" Now Mr. Editor, if some one will answer this last question he will explain the whole situation and at the same time place the responsi bility. Everybody in this section is re panting cotton and some are plant ing the third time. Ripe peaches, cherries and plums are in evidence here about. Sorry to chronicle the death of one of our oldest inhabitants, Mrs. Jane Rowe, who died Monday morn ing and was buried Tuesday at Wa teree Church. Mrs. Rowe had been in bad health for a long time and leaves two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Johnston and Mrs. R. A. Patrick. and a host of relatives and friends. MOSSY DA LE. This section has had an abund ance of rain recently, after a two months' drought. Crops and things are looking rather blue for the mij de of May. Stands of both cotton and corn are skimpy. Stuff out at the Robinson place is looking fairly well, but you might throw him in the moon and give him one negro and five tons of soda and he would make a crog. But the poor. negro would have to walkoback home. If we have to plant in the wipter to beat the boll weevil, then we must devise some way of beating the frost. It has been so cold for the past two or three weeks that, we have burnt up the wood that we had for the kitchen stove in the summer and that means trouble with the women' later on. You may talk about hard times, the low price of cotton and trou ble in general, but when you get the women aroused against you, all those things will seem trivial mat ters. I, don't lounge around the house much for two or three days after an old hen quits the nest and spoils thirteen eggs, or someone leaves the lot gate open and lets the calf to the cow, but the roiling pin is not used scientifically until the stove wood gives out. Bill Irby, who has been living in Columbia and elsewhere for several years, has moved to the old home place near Bethel Church, much to the delight of his old friends. While he is not as handsome as his brother Prest:n, I think that he is a better man. If he is not, may the Good Lord pity him. You never see them both at church on the same day. I (Cntinned on third page.) NEWS FROM THE WINNSBORO MILLS Mr. A. A , Jlly spent the day in Columbia Sunday.'. Messrs Thomp*on, Thomas a-n Ariail are doing 'ie painting and .rimming on teSW;.ld mill. We are glad to Welcome- these gentlemen t our vilia ge for 'a season. Mr. Mack Barley has accepted a position in the company store. Mack is one of our m,.st popular young men. The mill store continues to prove to us that is is trying to render the best possible service. Mack's many friends will be depighted to know that he wishes for them to sam. ple his service. Call on him at the store. Mr. Arthur Burgess and Mr. F., L. Candee worshipped at the Episcopal church in Ridgeway Sunday. last. Messrs Gordon A. Johnstone, J. M. Williams, G. H. Lokey, W. E. Ram bow and Bin Wilson returned Monday morning from Atlanta, Ga., where they attended the meeting of the Southern Textile Association. . Mr. G. H. Lokey says that he fol lowed Rambow all the way to Grant Park in Atlanta just to let one Ram.. bow see the animals-monkeys. "Af ter spending all of his ir9ney for pea nuts," says Lokey, "Rambow- tried 'to catch one of the pet squirrels to bring home with fiim." When asked what Rambow wanted with a pet squirrel Lokey said, "I guess to pick up the nuts off of that Ford." Rambow and Mr. J. M. Williams turned to Tech students while at the Tech-Washington and aseball game. They were yelling for Tech as if th year students. At that. ust o young now. No -accuses them of being a n and from about Rambow and the monkeys $ don't wonder that Mr.' Spiller was able to announce the purchase of the Atlanta baseball club Monday. You see Mr. Spiller sells peanuts, ice. cream and soda pop at the ball park in Atlanta. Mrs. Julian Lipscomb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gord-.n A. Johnstone. was taken to the Columbia hospital Tuesday morning. Mrs. Lipsc6mb will be under observation of Dr. Gibbs, the noted diagnostician for several days. Mr. Lipscomb and M Johnson, the nurse, accompanied Mrs. Lipscomb. - Mrs. George C. Gibson took her in. fant son to the Columbia hospital Tuesday morning for -treatment iU der Dr. Weston the baby 'ee'if' s. George, Jr., must remain at the hos. pital for obse'rvationl for several doys. Mr. W. G. Barbour, of Camden, was in our village Tuesday. Mr. Barbour continues as manager of t - mill store, coming over on Tuesdays from Camden to meat the traveling salesmen. Mr. J. H. Ball has been very sick at his home for-several days. There s soie improvement at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. John stone. accompanied by Miss Cora M. Johnson, the nurse, left early Thursday morning for Columbia, where they went to be with Mrs. Julian Lipscomb, their daughter, who is to undergo a serious operation or. Thursday at the Columbia hospital. Mrs. George C. Gibson left Thurs day morning for Columbia to remain at the Columbia hospital with George, Jr., until the doctors permit his re moval to Winnsboro. Miss Henrietta Thompson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thomr' son, who has been attending school in Atlanta, Ga., returned home Monday mmorning last Monday afternoon a group of jun ior Scouts were taken by Scoutmaster Gibson in his car to a lovely camping site where the boys spent the after.. noon and evening. Supper was pre-. pared over a glowing camp fire. Those going were Cole Windhamn, Paul WiL son, Tom Stanley, J. D. Lokey and There will be a ball game on the local diamond Saturday afternoon. The Columbia Mills team will give the locai- team a return game on that date. On the last meeting of these (Cntnued on last page.) HAPPENINGS OVER THE WHOLE STATE Columbia. - County commissloneri law makers, and representative citi zens of Richland and Calhoun coun ties assembled at Bates ferry -o dis cuss plans for the construction of a steel bridge over the river at the ferry and to devise the ways and m.-.ns ol defraying the tost. Enthusiastic mer paved- the way for an early start and the prospects are bright for the erec tion of a toll bridge to be constructea by the two counties. Richland county representatives al the meeting indorsed the project and a majority of the delegates adopted a resolution pledging Richland caunty to build approaches if Calhoun county agreed to the same preposition, the cost to be prorated according to thE taxable assessement. Coun.y cc":mis sioners are to fix tell c-.vges ic.cord ing to plans and each county iwil gel their share of the receipts until thi total cost is refunded. It is th-tu that the bridge will be thrown open to thi public and declared a free crossing. Calhoun count?*officials are to give the project immediate consideration. Columbians atterding the meeting are enthusiastic over the prosput foi a substantial bridge at Bates ferry Travelers going to St. Matthews Orangeburg, Branchville and Charles ton may take the Bluff road to BateE ferry or the Garner's ferry road by Eastover to reach the proposed bridge Fort Mill.-With the federal land banks again functioning, the Fori Mill National Farm Loan association I which was organized in May, 1917. haE I resumed business, and application! for loans aggregating about %55,00( have been received and passed upor by the board of directors, and a gov ernment appraiser is expected tc reach Fort Mill in , short whili to ap praise the lands c'- which mortgagef are to be given to secure loans. Columbla.-W. L. Eldwards, bit lani er . ) 74baq.,er jail the arruat against him be Ing withdrawn. He returned to Co lumbia in the afternoon. Sheriff Can ion Blease said over the telephone that.all matters regarding Edwards al Newberry had been "satisfactorily set tIed to all parties concerned. York.-Hundreds of acres of cottoi around York have been planted ,ovei within the last few (lays, the farmer. despairing of the sied coming up thal were put in the ground a month ago The long continued cold spell and dry weather have been very unfavorablE to germinating seed and young vege tables. Greenville.-A record for speedy justice was inade for Greenville coun ty when, just 72 hours after he fired the shot which killed City Policema1 George S. Burroughs, William Thom; son, negro, was found guilty of mur der in the sessions court and sentene ed to die in the electric chair at Co lumbia May 27. Rock Hill. Fifty votes were cast i the election on the charter amend ment increasing the number of coun cilmen from: three to five and provid ing for the elec'tion of the mayor by the people. Thirty-olght voted fol te change and 12 against. Many wert disqualified by non-payment of taxes. Hartsville.-Hartsvill e was shocked to receive the news that A. D. Thoma: and cousin Hallio Thomas wer' drowned when a boat capsized or Brestwood lake. Efforts to find the bodies have so far proved fruitless. Seed. Shipments Held Up. Clemson College-Shippers of cot ton seed. seed cotton, and ootton-seed hulls. who desire to ship such prod ucts into the state of Mississippi, are warned that several shipments fron3 South Carolina into Mississippi havy been held up recently due to failure to comply with .the reouiremee~s oi the Mississippi State Plant Board says Prof. A. F. 'Conradi, entomolo gist for the South Carolina State Croi Pest Commission. The Mississipp plant board is continuing the plan quarantine adopted in 1920. Pilgrimage to Home Oirphanage. York.--Favored by the blue skiel and brilliant sunshine of an idea spring day, the pilgrimage of Episce palians to th~e Church Home orphan age here was an unqualified success With upward of 500 persons fron points away from York In attendane an open air service on the grounds iF the mornipg was conducted by the Rev. Kirkman G. Finlay, bishop coad jutor and addresses In the afternoor by B';l'eo Finlay, Christie Benet, Au gust W. Smith. W. B. Moore and Wi) 11am F. Robertson. LAST STORY ABOUT COMMUNITY HOUSE "A Community Effort. No people is great or good except in character. Character is,the pro duct of thought. "Tell me what you think and I will tell you what you are," says a writer; and a greater authority than man has said, "As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.' It is ideas and ideals that really gov. ern the world. When they are oper. ative character is the result. It is but one-half of religion to live in secret with God. The true man owes it to himself to give out to his fel. lows the best that is within him. The end of our effort is to bring to the minds of our community the best ideas and ideals of the day. The channels adopted are those through which these are coming. - The moving pictures are catching the eye of the multitude. Ten millions of our people daily attend the picture show. The making and showing ol pictures has become the fifth largest business in our country. They have come and apparently to stay. In them there is a chance of untold harm and an opportunity for much good. Where these shows are 'r& for finan. cial profit there is a temptation tc yield to the popular demand whethez that demand be for the best or not. The moral sense of the country is being aroused to the peril from this source. What shall we do? Ban them or convert them? We believe the latter can be done. There are difficulties to be overcome. Chiel among these is the lack of a censor ship over the making of the films, The only censorship that can really be effective is the moral sentimeni pf the.community. It0 th ionly cer sorship. thg lshouk people. -,The mol!der. of sentimeni are the rulers in a democracy. It is encouraging to know that the moral sentiment of the country is beginning to have efiect upon some of the larg. est film producers and they are cut. ting out the objectionable things. Voluntary organizations are spring. ing up in different places for the pur pose of banning the wrong and ad. vertising the right kind of pictures. The people of the community can have what they whnt, but will never have what they do not go after. We want to s6e the pictures made helpful rather ,han allowed to exist as harm ful. Through the eyes is carried to the mind of many a one who is hard to reach in any other way. The spoken word has never lost its potency and never will. The ideas and ideals of men are more catching when brought to us by having spokes.. men. The Lyceums, Chautauquas and other lecture bureaus are sending ont some of the best talent of the day. There is no reason why we should not have the best. Concert of action will brisg to us the best. It is too muc' to expect and it is not right that we should exnect a few in.. dividuals to blecome guarantors foz th'ese things that make for common The publshed book is often the product of a ripe mind and should give thought in its best form. Once *Winnsboro had a circulating library. Its home was burned, but a number of books and some of the furniture is yet in our possession. Many good books are lying idle in our homes, which would be read and accomplish Imuch good if they were made acces sible to the public. A proper system of keeping track of them is all the owners are waiting for in order to release the n we are persuaded to believe. We must have the library. A movement is already started. The men of the community need a meeting place and some of them have a stronger temptation to read the best current literature. A reading room is in our plan. The leading magazines and papers are to be kept on file The monthly index of cur rent literature will be a part of the equipment: by this means the best articles on any subject can readily be found. Any one who will pay foi one or more magazines may beco'n a member of this reading circle. 1 this way the reading room can be es. tablished and really at no greate cost than we are now paying foi reading matter. Suh are some of the things we ma3 U. D. C. DNNER FOR VETERANS On Saturday, May 15th, the John Bratton Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, gave their annual din ner for the surviving veterans of Fairneld county. Th, occasion was inspiring. The Dau.gnters with lov ing hands had att-ntied to every de tail. Noth 0: that ceuld show their love and admiration for the veterans was left u-ndone. The room in the Community Building where the din ner was served was made beautiful with spring lowers, and the tables were loaded with good things to eat. Twelve veterans were present--"he roes in gray with their hearts of gold"-God bless them everyone. There were also present a number of invited guests to join with the veterans in sharing the hospitality of the Daughters. After dinner Mr. Wilson Hanahan, in happy manner, assumid the role of toastmaster. . -Dr. Oliver Johnson spoke for a few minutes on "The Cause That Was NOT Lost!" Mr. W. D. Douglas followed with a trib ute to the private Confederate sol dier, and Rev. G. G. Mayes exten#ed the use of the Community House to the veterans at any and all times. Mr. G. F. Patton closed. the speaking with the relating of a few of the wonderful experiences of a certain Confederate soldier he had known in I Spartanburg county. Altogether the occasion was well worthwhile.., we-the younger genera tion-are not remembering as we should the deeds of our fathers. We need to turn to the stern years of 1860-65 for inspiration. We need to remember that we are the 0 grandsons-of the men who' made 9 V-r armies of General Robert E. Lee J and we need-to know the deedsf those men in such fashion as ' ouia cause us to throw our shoulders a lit. tle further back, and make our eyes to flash with a clearer light. "God of the nations! Spare us yet! Lest we forget! Lest we forget!" A THROUGH WITH TIGHT SHOES Experience That Young Woman Had Recently is Sufficient to Last Her a Lifetime. A young woman was- taken to one of the downtown restaurants for din ner. She wished to make a good ina pression, -so she stopped at the shoe shining establishment to have her shoes polished, which shoes, by the way, were a little too smal and pinched considerably. They pinched even worse after they were seated at the table, and the young woman decided to do a very daring thing. So, carefully, she man aged to slip her band down to her foot, loosen the shoe and slip it off her foot. Just as that performance was ended the walter arrived with the dinner and she straightened up to get ready for it. She reached for hetr napkin and hor rors! The inside of her ha.nd was a~s black as could be. The she polish had not yst dried. Worse and worse! Her friend noticed her hand. There was mothing to do but explain tbe situation, which she did in a very anjising way. But she vows steadily that she will never again wear tight shoes when going out to dinner.-Indi anapolls News. tisBeards and Politics, Its surely more than a coincidene. that whiskered statesmen hold high positions in many lands, writes a cor respondent. Simultaneously with the appointment of Charles Evans Hugh as secretary of state In the U. 8 .. comes the news of the appointment of Sir Joseph Cook as high commission er for Australia, in London. Sir Jo seph's beard is the pride of the agn tigdes. Again in South Africa, the electorate rejected General Hertzog who has nothing but a mustache, for the bearded Smutz. And Lenin im perturbably- 'holds his own, with a. beard. w e1'~ the smooth-shgaven Kereni sky is 'not merely out, but outside. Venizelos. they say, was never so pop ular as since his witlhdrawal. and the Italian press insists that when he makes a move Constantine is doomed. His Is the finest heard in Europe. as Mr. Shaw will admit-Montreal Her ald. have. Persistent concerted effort will get them. Success hinges upon the number who 'A~ll become helpers. No one man nor ~t of men can make the- c}-aracter 4 a community. It must be a com .unity effort. ..- A Promoter.