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TIIE NEWS e _ERAL ESTABLISHED 1844 WINNSBORO, S. C., JUNE 3rd, 1921. FAIRFIELD COUNTY REPORTED BY LONGTOWN. -Miss Ethel Simpson, of Lakeview, spent last week..end with Miss Marie Jones. and Mrs. Thomas Wilds mo tored to Camden Monday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Thomas. Mr Ellison Wilds, who holds a responsible position with the Cotton and Grain Exchange in Newberry, spent the p#ek-end with home folks. Miss Cora Raines, who has been teaching in the Lynchburg graded school, Lee county, is on an extended visit to her aunt, Mrs. Tom Smith. Mrs. Herbert Smith and children have returned from a visit to Bates burg. The Longtown graded school closed a very successful term last Friday. Miss Mayme Broadwater, the Prin cipal, has returned to her home near Trenton. Mrs. Thos. Wilds left last Thurs day to attend the short course at Winthrop College for Club Women and Girls of the state. SHELTON. Miss Beckie Coleman returned to her home Saturday, after teaching in Olympia graded school. Miss Mae Allen came home Friday from Winthrip College. Mr. John B. Wright came home last week from Wofford fitting school. Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Coleman at tended the commencement at Win throp College, where their youngest daughter, Miss Nancy McConnell, was a member of the graduating class. Miss Nancy is the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman to graduate at Winthrop College. Mr. R. C. Coleman was in Colum 3s. J. A. Meetz spent a part last week in Peak with her sister. Mrs. C. W. Faucettee and Miss Mary Faucette were in Columbia last week. Mrs. L. D. Coleman -rl little "Pete" spent the week-end ath Mrs. W. S. Blair at Strother. Mrs. D. P. Crosby and little daugh ter, Lucille Myers, have returned home after spending some time in Chester with Mrs. S. Q. Myers. Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Kittles and Sons Billie and Hugh. of Campobello, are with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wright. Sr. Mrs M. D. Ogburn and Marion Jr., are visiting Mrs. C. W. Faucette. Mrs. J. W. Calvin and chilcren, and Mrs. Meador, of Badhamn, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. C. Calvin the past ten days. Mr. J. W. Coleman, who has spent the vwinter in Florida, came Monday to spend the summer with his daugh.. ter, Mrs. J. R. Shelton. *WATEREE. The Wateree school closed a most successful session May 29th. This school is small, but a few of the patrons have resolved to make *it rank with the best. Our efficient teacher, Miss Mayme Crawford, de serves great credit for the program presented on the night of the closing of the school. The pupils acted their parts with honor to themselves. It is marvelous how well Miss Crawford trained these children, and that, without los ing a single recitation. The following program was ren dered: Song, by School-"'Neath the Oak of Our Old Wateree." "How to be Sweet"-Lizzie Belle Lattow and James C. Isenhower. "A Little Boy's Thoughts"-Thos. L.Johnston. "Nobody Knows, But Mother" Grtrude Gladden. No Kiss"-Lizzie Belle Lathon. Flower Drill-Carolyn Johnston, Pearl McCaston, Rosa May McCas ton and Lorina Gladden. "Which Loved Best"-Luther Daw kins Wilbur Gladden and Thomas Dawkins. "A Very Naughty Girl's View of ife"-Lorine Blackman. "Somebody's Mother'-Nannlie La "terie Between the School Di retr n aio"-Carl Lathor., NEWS AS CORRESPONDENTS Beaty Lathon tnd James Cunning ham. "A Little Boys Speech"-James C. Isenhower. Song, "Farewell"-by School. After this entertaining program was rendered by the school children, a play "Sweet Family," was given by local talent. This play added imi mensely to the amusement -of the evening. Our thanks are due Mrs. Hanahan Wylie, largely, for this play. Prof. Patton was then intro duced* and gave an instructive ad dress. Come again Mr. Editor, we promise you something better next year and will see that you are on the pro'zram. Mrs. R. M. Crawford, of Chester, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Isenhower. Miss Mayme Crawford, at the close of her school, returned to her home in Chester. We hope to have her back next fall. After an extended visit to Liberty and Camden, Mrs. Cureton has re turned to her daughter's, Mrs. W. T. Johnston. RION. Quite a number of yowng people attended the moonlight piceile aL Mrs. W. H. Lewis' Friday night. Mr. Maxcy Young visited relative. at Hickory Ridge Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh and son. Albert, and niece, Miss Helen Macn in, attended the B. Y. P. U. in Winns boro Sunday afternoon, and also at tended services at the Episcopal Church. Mr. Joe Chappel, of Jenkinsville, spent Sunday in Rion. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Keller have re turned to Union, S. C., after spend ing somes.teWit _r 34.l T. E. Delenty. Mr. Wesley Rutland, of Columbia, spent the week-end at home. Mrs. Jane Hayes visited Mrs. J. D. Delleney recently. Miss Alice Mae Ashford, of Bethel, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ashford recently. Miss Ruth Mackin, of Columbia, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. W. F. Mackin. Mrs. Nelson and children, accomna nied by Mis Eliza Nelson, of Simp son, S. C.. visited Mrs. Broom Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Rutland, Jr., f Columbia, visited the community recently. Mr. J. L. McQueen motored to Co lumbia Saturday evening. BETHEL. Behel is now in the grip of the great Christian Educational move ment. The membership has been di vided and put in charge of various captains and teams, and we believe great interest will be manifested in this worthy cause. Prof essor Parker's family have gone to Lancaster to spend some time with relatives. The Kinardi children, of Columbia, spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Couthen. Miss Rebecct Robinson is at home for the vacation. Mr. Fred Dubard, of Columbia, wvas a visitor in the community Sunday afternoon. Miss Marion aud Clyde Trapp, of Columbia were visitors in the comn munity recently. Mrs. Mtttie Smith, of Columbia, spent part of last week with Mrs. A. P. Irby. Little Robert and James Peok, of Lykesland, were the attractive little guests of Mrs. S. H. Gibson. Misses Helen Robinson and Sarah Brooks are at home from Lander. Miss Agnes Ruff is at home again, after an extended stay in Greenwood. Mis Lillian Leituer came home this week from Columbia College. WALLACEVILLE. Crops are beginning to grow nicely now, and if the Richland county boll weevil don't come into Fairfield coun ty and eat up the plants before the boll come, maybe we will make some (Ctndon pag three.) NEWS FROM THE WINNSBORO MIW School closes this (Friday) after. noon, with appropriate exercises. ix the hall. Of course the children are All sorry and the teachers too. Stil the best of friends must part, and the hardest workers must of necessi take a vacation. The school yeai has been the most successful in the history of the community. With i splendid staff of consecrated, efficien1 teachers the work has gone forwarc with ever increasing satisfaction. There is a splendid spirit of faith. fulness developed in the children, We should be very grateful to the teachers who have done so much foi the community. This developmeni is a harbinger of yet greater thingi in the future. The Mayor and Council held a verS interesting meeting Monday after. noon, the 30th. A number of case of community interest were present. ed. This body represents the spirit of the people and they believe thai the very large majority of our peoplt are law..abiding, peace-loving citizstm and they are eager to see our villa' 100 per cent. strong along all lips of development and progress andtc see them fall in line 100 per cent, strong to protect our homes and de children from the dangers t threaten from the outside and within. Every parent and every and woman capable of thinking rq aught to have their righteous in&* ,ation aroused when the sanctity-Ad our village is desecrated by fbt leggers, who unload whiskey on village, or by a small minority within who consume this hell water, or in any other way insis tramping upon the rights and de )f good people. One gambler. lead. dozens beyond the reach of, 3r arent. , and suffering for the whole commu. nity. For the community's reputa. tion as a whole usually isn't muel better than the reputation -.f its boot legger's and gamblers and those wh< insist on being crooked. Are yoi doing your part to help build a rea clean, happy community? Our streets our homes and our mill are clear and beautiful. This, however, is th4 "Outside of the cup." Let us see t< it that the bodies, minds and hearts o: our people are right. Then we shal have occasion, indeed, to rejoice This is the "Inside of the cup." Revival services of the Methodis church continued through Wednesda3 night of this week. Rev. Mr. Gulp who preached all of !ast week, stir. red the hearts of our people. Quita a number have shown interest in th< meetings. A number have been re newed and some have been recein for membership in the church on pro fession of faith. The local pastor: in the village are dloing the preach. ing this week. On Friday and Saturday of thi: week the weather permitting thz faithful crew of road workers, em. ployees of the mill, will 'finish top soiling the mill village streets. This wyork has certainly added to th< beauty of the village. Miss M. Pearle Cook, who has bee1 in Paris, France, at the head of one of the Red Cross departments for the past three years, arrived in Winns boro Wednesday morning for an ex tene visit to her niece, Mrs. Gec C. Gibson. Mr~ and Mrs. G. H. Lokey an family motored to Clinton, S. C. lst Thursday and spent the week ?nd with Mr. Lokey's parents. The: returned Sunday evening bringin with them Mr. Lokey's mother and ittle niece for an extended visit. Mr. B. R. Payseur, who for th past four years has been master me chanic in our shop, has resigned hi position and moved Wednesday t Kings Mountain, N. C., where h will make his future home. Mr. Rudolph Johnstone, who ha been in school at Ga...Tech. in At lanta, arrived home Saturday las for his vacation. The ball team journeyed to Cam den last Saturday, backed by a larg number of loyal friends and hooke< up with the Hermitage Mills team The game was lost by a one..side< sore. While not claiming any alibi (Cntinued on last page.) WINTHROP CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR. Rock Hill, May 31.-With the pre sentation of diplomas to the gradu ates and certificates to the young women completing special courses, numbering 250 students, and the an nuncement of distinctions, scholar ship awards, the Winthrop college commencement for 1921 came to an end tonight. The exercises began in the main audorium at 8 o'clock and every avai ble seat was taken long before the organ sounded for the entrance of the officials and graduates. Re versing the long followed/ custom, the entire faculty had seats on the stage, while the graduates were seat.. ed in the central section of the audi torium. From the auditorium the seniors and certificate students in turn ater marched across the front of the stage to receive from the hands :i President Johnson the scroll on which was emblazoned the fact that they had completed the pre scribed course of study at the South Carolina college for young women. Seatd on the rostrum, in addition to Priident Johnson, Governor Cooper and members of the board of trus were a number of the minis ters of the city. .Appealing that they go forth with the 4efinite purpose to make this a giapr state and that they seek to imp the advantage accruing from r cometion of their course of study i1 others may be prepared to grasp tj- opportunity to serve, Governor Oliper tonight made an eloquent ad ads before the graduates. BLAIR. ss eValeria Blair, who has been visit to relatives in Clinton, has home. B.. Frazier - has returned: Louis, o., M6 Are Asse y of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Edward Blair, who has been on a visit to relatives for several days leaves for Spartanburg on Thurday to .ttend the graduating exercies of the Senior class of Wof ford College of wh:h class he is a imember. Miss Mary Knowlton Blair, who has bee,, a student at Chicora Col lege the past year, has returned home for the summer vacation. Fiends of Mr. J. N. Owens will b. .corry to know that he is confined to his home with typhold fever. L iie Gene Ovens. who has been seruur.ly ill for somae time past, is gradual'y improving. * ls Mary Fee, who has been in Jteksonville, Fla.. for~ some time, re iured to her home near Blair on account of the lness of her father. Mr. L. R. Fee. Rev. D. A. Swicord was the week end guest in the home of Mrs. L. E. Blair. Mr. A. HI. McWhirter, of .Jonies ville. was the week-end guest ir the~ home of Mr. L. M. Blair. Mrs B. A. Suber, Mrs. ~. M. Blair, Mrs.1J. B. Fraizer, Mrs. Wil imh-u Misses Valeria Bertha'rae a P! Fnces Blair. Messr. J. B. Ir zier, L. M. Blair. T. B. Willingham, Lawr ece Andrew. . W. and Fraz ie. Elair, Rland and Thomps Parnell at!er'd the funeral services of Mr. T C F.w-ir in Columbia on Tuiesday. Mr. J B. Frazier. Jr.. left for Savm nalb, Ga., on Sunday on accouit of the, illness and death of Mr. Tr. 0. We are having weekly visits fronm Dr 1Hanilton and Misses Clements an i Gossett, as nearly all in the im nc/ite- community are taking inoc uh ior against typhoid. Mr and Mrs. J. D. Blair and Mr. W. B. Pearson of Rock Creek com munity attended the funeral services of Mr. T. 0. Blair in Columbia on Tuesday. COMMUNITY HOUSB PROGRAM. Saturday 8 n. m.-Dorothy Dalton -in "The Jungle Child." A story of a wild Spanish girl married to a modern New Yorker. Be sure and see it. No matinee. A two reel Hank Man comedy. A good old slapstick comedy. Plenty -Iof jazz; also a five reel picture. COUNTY BOARD HEARS PETITION FROM SALEM. On Tuesday afternoon the county board of education heard the peti tion of certain patrons of school dis trict No. 25, asking that the con solidation of that district with No. 15 be dissolved. After hearing arguments from both sides of the case, the board ruled that the two districts remain consol DEATH OF MRS. ESTES. On October the 4th, 1882, Mrs. Blaniche Ru5' Estes was born; she died at Chester, S. C. May 30th, 1921. Mrs. Estes has teen a patient sufferer for a number of years. She was of a cheerful and gracious dis Osiion in spite of her broken health. A serious operation at a hospital in Chester proved too great a shock for her strength. Mrs. Estes had been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, ever since childhood. She was a devoted wife, a tender, and considerate mother. Her children were her jewels. Impressive funeral services were -onducted at eleven o'clock Wednes v morning at the Winnsboro Methodist church by the Rev. John D. Holler. Her body sleeps in the Methodist cemetery. She leaves a devoted husband who did everything possible for his wife's health and onfort; two children, Katherine and William Mills. Jr.. father an mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ruff; a sister Mrs. Robert Mebane, a broth. er, Thomas W., Jr., and a host of sorrowing friends who wonder at a Providence that so suddenly snatches this beloved one from their midst. SHORT COURSE FOR HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB. for Home Demlmem bers will be held at , throp College June 3-9, inclusive. Five women and five girls are selected from the vari ous home demonstration clubs of each county as delegates to this short course. These members are select ed on account of their good work and leadership in their communities. Ful ly 400 women and girls are expected to be present to enjoy the many dem onstrations and lectures. The general theme of the program this yepr will be "Live at Home" and "Make Money at Home". Included in this program will be the utiliza tion of the home products, both as a means of sustenance and of making money at home. Prominent dem-:n strators and lecturers from all parts of the state will handle these sub jects. The State home demonstra tion force. in co-.operation with Winthrop College, is sparing neither time nor expense to make the short course intresting and profitable to allwho attend. A' special feature for the girls in attendance will be the daily health proram. in charge of Miss Martl'a Dinwiddie, of the U. S. Bureau of Education. The supervised recrea tion will also be an important part of the course and will be in charge of a trained physical director. Indicationls are that the 1921 IHome Demonstration Short. Course will be the best that has ever been held in the state. The following have been selected as delegates fom Fairfield County: Women-Mrs. T. H, Wells, Miss Jannette Patrick, Mrs. W. J. Lem mon Mrs. J. L. Batterree, Mrs. Ar chie 'Young. Girls-Miss Edna Tur ner, Miss Nell Clark, Miss Inez Douglass, Miss Emma May Young, Miss Louise Turner. THURSDAY BRIDGE CLUB. Mrs. J. Morris Lyles was hostess this week to the Thursday Bridge Club. The halls, living room and dining room were beautifully decor ated with marigolds, sweet peas, dah-. ias and nasturtiums. After two hours of bridge it was found that Miss V'loride Martin held the hi-rhPet Mrs. George Rion assisted Mrs. Lyles in serving sherbet and sand.. wiches. Three tables of players enjoyed Ms T.yre hopitality. COMENCEMENT AT MOUNT ZION The superintendent, teachers and pupils of Mt. Zion Institute are to be congratulated on the success of the class day exercises which took place in the Community building on Thursday evening at 8:30. The following was the program: Music. Flying Song-Graded school. Sketch of Mt. Zion-Louise Hamil. ton. History of Fairfield Courty-Jack Lemmon. Music Starlight-High school. Salutatory.-Margaret Ketchin. Roll Call-Merrill Turner. Class History-Lizzie Clark. Class Prophecy-Rebekah Maefle. Addition-Frances Neil. Music. Clock Song-Sixth and seventh grades. . Character Sketches - Katherine Turner. Class Will-Joe Elliott. Codicil-Cornwell Jennings. Class Poem-Robert Jennings. Valedictory-Jessie Douglass. Music. Birdie's Lullaby-The Graduating Class. DEATH OF MR. T. O. FLAIR. Thos. 0. Blair. who departed this life in the Savangjah, Ga.. Hospital. was born at Blairs in Fairfield coun. ty, June 10. 1881. He grew to voung manhood amidst the scenes of his. toric old Fairfield. In 1900 he came to Columbia as cashier for the Southern Express Coni4any. which nosition he held for ten years. Be signing ijj 10101 e returned to.-Bair - erate a laree einnery and was? in terested in farming. Tn 1919 h, accented the position n b-ook-keeper and manage-r of the Aqnt Fish Cornnany of Savannah. Ca.. which nosition he held at the tim. of his death. Hiq illness was of short duration, he was onerated -n for acute -aopen. dicitis on Thura-ly !,-- died in the hosnital May 29th. He was laid to rest in Elmwood cemetery, Calum. bin. May 31. 1921. Mr. Blair was married to 1Miss (lair- M. Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, .T. I. Wheeler of Clumbia. February 27. 1907. Mr Rlair leaves a wife and many warmv friends who will greatly miss him. DEATH OF A CHILD. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Kettles, of Campobello. will sym nathize with them in the daath o+' their daughter. Little Betty. who died of colitis in the Steedly hospital at Spartanbiirg on the Eth of May. aged twenty-one months Little Betty, as she was familiar-. ly called. was a sweet child and had many friends who are deenlv grieved to learn of her death. The body was brought to Shelton, thenc9 to Cool Branch church where burial services were held at 2:33 Sunday aftern'oon. conducted by the pastor. Rev. E. D. Wells. The large attendance and the beau tiful floral offerings which banked ner grave were testimony of the large r.1ace she held in the affections of bo'r friends. Besides her father and mother, the is survived by two brothers, Master Billy Kettles and Master Hugh Ket.. ties. 1.eede June 1, 1921. FREE PICTURES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PUBLIC Manager Stewart is using every ef fort to make the Community Theatre something worh while. His pictures are always among the very best are not merely to amuse, but are in-. structive as well. On Wednesday night he gave a free show, using the official films of the State Department of Education,