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E. R. AcJLL. EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New Arr. S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, December 10, 1907. A STATEMENT AND AN APPEA] The Herald and News is no' each issue. This is the lar,-c;t nu_ her of papers cver printed by an; newspaper in Newberry county. Th present editor has been connecte with the paper for more than "twen ty years. When he, in connectio: with Mr. W. P. Houesal, bought th paper from Mr. A. C. Jones on .th seventh of March, 1837, the subscrip tion list numbered about 600. During all these years we have la bored in season and out of ?eason i: an effort to advance the - inter ests of the people of this eounty morally and , matterialiy, as the ligh appeared to us. The people of Neberry eountl have, in many respects bee* exceed ing kind to us and we appreciat more than'we can say the considera tion which they have shown us dur ing all these years. The subscription list has gradual ly grown from six hundred to twen ty three hundred. From an eigh column four page once a week pape: we went first to a seven column fou page twice a week paper, then we in ereased td a five column eight pag twice a week paper. Now we ar printing a seven column eight pag twice a week paper. During all these advance step which we have taken the price of th paper has remained the same. Th cost of white paper as well as th cost of everything else has increase< and the price of the paper remain unchanged. We have never beei able to believe that we could run : strictly cash in advance system. I some one in some section of the coun ty were to write us to send him th paper and would say he would pa for it in the fall or when he came t t wn, we would do so. If we wer - running a'cash in advance system w would be forced to refuse to put hi name on our list unless he firs put down the cash. We realize tha such a system has its advantage and would relieve us of a great dea of work but we also realize that w are so constituted that we believ it wouHi be impossible for us to er force a strictly cash in advane system. For that reason we, hav n iot attempted to do so., As a result we find tha~t a ver; large proportion of our subseriber owe us from one .to several years o: Their subscriptiopis. The amour due by each one, ~even those wh are farthest in arrears, is con3 .parotively small but in the aggre gate would mean a very handsom sum to us. We owe some money and ou creditors are pressing us for set'tl ment. We trust that those who ow us for from -one to more years o their subscriptions will now com forward and help us to relieve th situation. Even a small portion c what each one owes. if paid prompi ly, would be a great help. *Some time ago we sent a circula to most of our out of the count subsehribers and in the inext fes days we hope to send it to the oti ers, stating that those who on t first of January. 1908, were mor than one year in arrears and wh paid no attention to our apper wotld have their names taken froi --our mailing list. We shall regret t 'do this but in addition t'o the'cos of 'the paper we have to pay posi age on these subscribers and we ar forced to the ecnelusion that thos who do not heed this lettr either b a remittanec. in full or in part orb some sort of answer do not care lor ger to receive the paper. A few of these have already ri sponded. but a great many. to wvho, we wrote. have so far paid no a -tention to our appeal. As to the susbscribers who livei the county some of them have cal ed at the office and paid. but thei are still a great many who are arrears. We have secured the services< SMr. J. W. Lominick, who will vis 'as many of these as he possibl can in person. We sincerely trui that you will pay him part or a of what you owe, or call at the offli and do so. The people of this county ai more prosperous than they ha' been in many years. They are reat not be forgotten. We have said very little about ti n a :d e hatv be':i exgL'ein ly leniet in t hI matter. t f' 1-11:hi 1 tl letil forI) (I 1wh11 is dle us. We wll be gh_datlo c"lo:(eenp as mlan1y avet'011's as possible before the end of this year and we trust that we will not be in a position to feel that it is nee essary to call attention to this mat ter again. As we said in the be;inning we v appreciate the kindness and cc,nsid er:ttiu :f the people of Newberry . e . and we trust thit they, espe ei Lhose who are ')eribers to e The Herald and News appreciate d the effort which we have made dur in, .these twenty years to give i them a live and progressive newspa e per and that those who are in ar e rears will come forward and show - their appreciation in a substantial manner by . paying what is due be fore the end of 1907. A good live secretary is a sine qua non to a live chamber of com merce in any community.--Newber ry Herald and News. The Herald and News is one of the livest news papers in the state, and the evidence judging by the sentence just read, is that it is keeping its eye on Laur ens.-Laurens Herald. Not exactly that but the proposi tion is true generally. The least t part of the duty of a secretary is to keep a record of the proceedings. He must be a live, wide awake citizen who will look after the general wel fare of the entire community and when there is anything good to be said to say it and keep it going. But what has become of our com mittee from the chamber of com merce? Newberry should have a hospital. It can be built. Will the women build-it? Herald and News. The Herald and News is exhibiting wisdom and common sense and wide awakefulness in asking this question The only way under the sun to have it built is to ''let the women do the work.' You see how they are pro ressing in Laurens.-Laurens Her ald. e It certainly looks like some one e else besides the committee from the shember of commerce will ''have to do thie work'' if it is ever done. It looks like tihey were immnaturel.y born. But maybe the committee is going to I spring a surprise on the community in the near future. e Seriously we believe the women of - Newberry can build the hospital. In fact we know they can if they will determine to take hold of it. Noth ing is impossible with them if they determine to do it. Last week The Herald and News t reprinted an editorial from the At y lanta Journal of November 24. This . editorial was based upon the hear -ing be fore the railroad commission of Georgia of the statement of the Southern Bell Telephone company and commended the candor and comn pleteess with which this company responded to the request of the rail road commission, for information. eWe reprinted this editorial and ae now calling attention to it for two reasons. One and formvest is, the Southern Bell Telephone company is one of the public utilities and cor *r porations doing business in this com mity and it is but fair to -them that the public should know some thing' of the condition of the corn pany and its willingnmess and readi nss to respond to the authorities whenever information as to the oper Ll ations or business of the company may be desired. Second, a Newber Sry ~boy is general manager of the Scompany and has in a very . shor' time worked his way, to this position e purelyupon his recor'd and his merit. e and he had something to do with yfurnishing the information which brought forth the commendatory edi L-toial of the Journal. The young man to whom we refer is Mr. J. Epps Brown. rWe have remarked before and de sire,1. to repeat that for some reasons a telephone company should have a amonopoly in any town where it oper t- ates. Of course that' being true it is 'e necessary that t.here should be pro n per control and regulation by law 'of such a monopoly so that it may f nooppress. It 's better to have one it telephone system in Newberry for y instance than to have two. t We are glad that this company is i so willing to furnish all information a which the commission may desire. The service in Newberry so far as we . have been able to Abserve has been e and is very satisfactory. The company in this state is un iTi tm ar'aih-otti'nd commission as it is - connected wthv ncome and the 1usiness which might be desired. 5erv.. pn t ically all' th e hi-h school(Is whh-h hav bi t,eeni estab)lishedl nle(r theo prIc Iov !iion of the li.h ch l 1-t 'a sed I ast le_i.la ture have been established in towns and cities where the people already had fairly good schools, which was not the intention of the legislature as we understood it. As we understood the in tention of the legislature, this high school act was passed for the pur pose of building up good schools in the rural districts by the consolida tion of- schools already in existence. It seems. however, that the high school board has taken a different view of the intention of the legisla ture. It is also our impression that the purpose of giving state aid for the establishment of these high schools is to get the communities in which they are established to raise addi tional funds by taxation or from private sources, but the high school board seems to have interpreted the intention of the legislature differ ently. As we are informed, at least some of the high schools which have been established, have simply set apart from the funds which they already had, a sufficient sum to meet, the re-! quirements of the high school act and have thus secured state aid without increasing in the least their other revenue, as that they have got ten the stir te money as so. much addi tional funds for the use of their re spetive schools. 'Wie presume, of course, that the high school act is capable of such construction, but we adinit frankly that this construction was not what we conceived to be the intention of the legitature. In another column we print an ar ticle explaining the farmer's demon stration work which the government is undertaki. In fact this work has been in progress in several states for some yearS but it has recently been decided to operate in South Carolina during next year. Mr. J. M. Jenkins, a graduate of Clemson college, is the state agent for this state but of course will operate 'un der the direction of officers of the government who have been engag n this work for some time. It %$1 be recalled that some of these oNi ers were in Newberry ~some weeks ago and that The Herald and News printed an interview with them in~ which was briefly outlined their plans. The article which we print, today. o'es more into detail and gives fulily the scope which it is proposed to cover in this demonstration work. It will be seen also that Newberry county is one of the counties select ed for demonstration work under this plan. The principal work will be in re gard to the growing of corn and cot ton coveting the preparation of the soil as well as the fertilizer and working of the corn and cotton. If you have not read the explana tion of the scope and plan you should do so now while you have the paper in your hand. No. 6994. RE~PORT Of the condition of the Peoples National Bank at Prosperity, in, the State of South Carolina, at the close of business Dec. 3rd, 1907. Resources. Loans and discounts . ..$102,669 63 Overdrafts. secured and ' unsecured....... . ..3,61 38 U. S. Bonds to seegre cir ulation.........6,250 0.0 Premiums .on U. S. bonds 437 50 Banking house, furniture and fixtures .. ........3,429 09 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents). 3,076 65 Due from State Banks and Bankers ........ 73 66 Due from approved re serve agents ..........7.252 05 Checks and -other ca.sh items...... .. .... 3,39 85 Nots of other National ... Banks .... .-.------..655 00 Fractional paper curren cv, n.ikels and cents.. 283 SS La wful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie .. ....$ 5,185 25, Legal - tender notes ...---.10,701 00 15,886 25 Redemption fund with T. S. treasurer (5 per - ent of circulation)... 312 50 Total .. .....--..... $147,330 94 Idabilities. Capital stock paid in... .$ 25,000 00 Surplus fund .. .........5.000 00 tIn'1ivi ded profits, less D Vue to 'Ahtert National .. Banks............57097 Dne to State Banks and. We have a pleasure for a PeIh guarantee to show the lar This stock was persons New York. Cut Glass, Chine Goods, Fountain P Pictures, Dressing Other beautiful ar ple Gallon its. Ar IN Re1iE FREE AB A beautifully E eve ry.custc pur SWatts The rush time is here. are well equipped to take Let 'em come. No trout friends from our big stock Toilet Sets, Water Sets, L Pictures, Cake Plates, Salad B: Jars, Chocolate Sets, Sugar an and Cuff Boxes, Necktie Boy Smoking Sets, Ash Trays, Cu COM PLE -Dolls, Go Carts, Trunks, 'I Wash.Boards and Tubs, Tea and Lamps, Harmonicas, Jack Games, Guns, Pistols and Pap Remember.you get your Watts' The store that give "akers .. ...........243 43 Div: dends unpaid .... 32. 00 Individual deposits sub ject to cheek ........107,860 GS Total .... .. ....... $147,330 94 State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, ss: I, W. W. Wheeler, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly s~ear that the above statement is tr.ue to the .bet o.f my knowledge and belief. W. W. Wheeler, Cashier. S;bsribed an-i sworn to before me this 7 day of Dec.. 1907. T. A. Dominiek. Nota rv Publie. J. P. 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