The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, December 10, 1907, Page FOUR, Image 4
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. ?. H. AULL, EDITOR.
Entered at tl\c Postoffice at Now- I
ferry. S. C., as 2nd class matter.
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Tuesday, December 10, 1907. ,
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A STATEMENT AND AN APPEAL
Tie Herald and News is now 1
1.- ; :. i>l' I lie paper <
ouch issue. This is the larked mm:- <
her of papers ever printed by any <
newspaper in Newberry comity. The
present editor iias been connected I
with the paper for more than twenty
years. When lie, in connection I
with Mr. W. P. llouesal, bought lite |
]taper I rum Mr. A. Jones <>n the 1
seventh of March, 1NS7, the snbscrip- t
lion lis) nniiiliered about tiOO. i
Dutinjr nil 1 hese years we have la- t
bore.l in season and out of sea'soti in
an effort to advance the best interests
of the people of this county,
morally a.id malterially, as the liyht
appeared to us.
The people of N'cjwberry county
have, in many respects beep exceeding
kind lo 11s and we appreciate :
more than we can say tin* consideralion
which lliey have shown ns dnri:
1 y ail these years.
The subscription list has gradually
ymwii from sin hundred to twenty
lliree hundred. From an ciyhl '
column lour pa.ye once a week paper '
we went first to a seven column four 1
pa ye twice a week paper, then we in" J,
creased to a five column eiyht pa ye
twice a week paper. Now we are v
priiiliny a seven column eiyht paye
twice a week paper.
Ihiriuy all lliese advance slops
which We ! 1 a v e I akeii | lie price of I lii "
paper ha- ii*nii11?-<| the same. The ' 1
cost of while paper as well as tliel'1
co>i of everythiuy eUe has increased |v
and the price ol I lie pa|?er remains i '
uDeliaii'_retl. We have never been | v
able |o believe I hat we could run a | '
strictly ca-li in i'dvainc s\ lem. I I '
-onie one in muiic section <,f I lie conn- ' 1
ty were lo write u< to send iiim the|v
paper ami would say he would pay
'for it in I lie fall or when lie came to :l
I wu, we would do so. If we were
ruuniuy a cash in advance system wc e
would be forced to refuse to put his e
name on our list unless he first il
put down the cash. We realise that I
such a system iias it- advantages I
and would relieve us of a ureal deal s
of work but we also realize that we i
are so count it uted thai we believe I
il woul ! be impossible for us (o en- ^
force a strictly cash in advance I
system. For that reason we have t
not at tempted to do so. i
As a result we find Hint a very 1
la rye proportion of our subscribers
owe us Irom one to several years on
their snb>cripl ions. The amount 1
due by each one, even those who''
are farthest in arrears, is com-j <
paralively small but in the ayyre- i
yalc would no.in a \<iy handsome ?
sum to u>. >
We owe seine nioue\ and our '
crcdi .ors are pressiny us for set I It1- '
nient. We trn?t that those who owe 1
us for from one to more years on 1
their subscriptions will now come
forward ami help us (<> relieve the ;
situation. Kveu a small portion of '
what each one owes, il paid prompt- '
ly, would be a yreaf help. '
Some time ayo we sent a circular I
to most ol our out of the county 1
siibsciiribers and i:i the next lew 1
days we hope lo semi it to the olli- j '
crs. Nlaliny llial those who on the I
lirst of Jauuarv. I!M1S. were more 1
than one year in arrears and who '
paid .io a tit cut ion to our appeal 1
would ha\e their names taken from 1
our mailiny list. We shall royrot to 1
do tliis but in addition to the'cost 1
of the paper we have to pay post- 1
aye on these subscribers and we are
forced to the conclusion that those
who do not heed this letlr either by
a remittance in full or i.i pari or by
some sort of answer do not care longer
to receive the paper.
A few of these have already re-I
spotided, !mit a . real many, to whom '
we wrote, have >o far paid no attention
to our appeal.
As to the sub>crihcrs who live in !
the county some of Ihciu have call-!
ed at the oltiee and paid, but there
are still a yreat many who are in ,
arrears.
We have secured the services of
N iMr. ,1. W. liOtniniek, who will visit
as many of these as he possibly
can in person. We sincerely trust
that' you will pay him part or all
of what you owe, or call at the office
and do so.
The people of this county are
more prosperous than they have
been in many years. They are read- I
iny more than they ever read. As
a iv r! ihectare better informed.
"We ;i . {be- > conditions exist
and now the country editor should
not he foryolten.
Wo have said very little about tho
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|??\men I ol subscript ions in I lie j?auer
;tn,l \ve have litre:i c.vceediuly
U'liiont in I lie mat lor of pushing colodions
I',,,- what is due us. We will
h glad In closc^ip as many accounts
is possible before I lie end of t his
vein- and we trust thai wo will not
>e in a position to feci that it is necessary
to call attention to this mater
again.
As we said in the beginning wo
ipl'iecinlc the kindncs.^ and consider
it u.; ?. r tlii' people of Newberry
' aiid we trust l.'nt ihey, espo\
.hose who are > iVwibers tG
Hie Herald and News appreciate
lie effort which we have made dur'11
- -'1 twenty years to give
lieni a live and progressive nowspa><T
and that those who are in ar'onrs
will come forward and show
heir appreciation in a substantial
" inner by. paying what is due be'"iv
the end of l!)l)7.
A good live secretary is a sine
l"?'i "on |o a live chamber of eoinncrce
in any community.?'Newbcr v
"'''aid and News. The Herald
i id News is one of (lie lives) news apers
in the stale, ami the evidence
inlying by the soiiilcueo .jusl read, is
iial il is keeping its eye on I,a urns.
~l,aureus I lent Id.
\'??l exactly Dial bul I lie proposi'UM
line generally. The least
KM'I "I ''In* duly of a secretary is lo
;cep a record of the proceedings, lie
mist be a live, wide awake citize.i
* lio will look alter the general welare
of the entire community and
vlien there is anything good to be
aid to say il and keep il going.
I'lil what has become of our eoinnillee
I rom I lie chamber of conincrce
.' N'ew!;err\ should haw a
|uspilal. h can !?e built. Will the
milieu build il Herald and News,
lie i I era hi and News i? exhibit i.ig
lisdom .iiid common sens.* ami wideiwakefn|n<'ss
i:i asking I his i|iteslion
""!> w;,; miller I !,e ,ilM lo have
1 '"lilt i- lo h i 1 lie women do | he
k'?>rk. * \ mi see how they are prores~-i.iL!'
m l/.iurcns. I,aureus Her-hi.
11 cerlninly looUs like snmi1 one
Isc besides the committee from the
hiinibcr ol commerce will "have lo
I" I lie work" if il is ever done. 11
miks like I hey were immalurely born,
hil maybe the ciniimillee is going lo
I"i"g surprise on the conimunilv
a I lie near I'nlure.
Seriously we believe I lie women of
\cwherry can build I lie hospital. Ill
act we kaow | hey can if I hey will
lelerniitie to lake hold of il. Nolhng
is impossible with them if they
leteruiiue lo do il.
I "is I week The Herald and News
eprinted an editorial from I he Atanla
Journal of November '21. This
'dilorial was based upoii the liearnir
belore Ih?? railroad commission
il (icorgi a of the statement of I lie
""'in hern licit I clephouc companv
md eniiinieiidi'd (lie candor and cumiliteii'ss
with which Ibis company
*e>|iimded io llie rei|ne-i of (lie rail"nad
commission, for information.
We reprinted this editorial ami
Me now calling allcnliou to it |\>r
wo reasons. One and formes! is, the
southern llell Telephone coiupanv is
lit' of the public utilities and corinral'io
i.s doing business in (his com"
luinitv and it is but fair to them
lhal the public should know sonieliing
ol the conditio:) id' the eom?any
ami its willingness and readiness
io respond lo tiie authorities
ivhenever information as lo (he operations
or luisiiu .s of the company
nay be desired. Second, a Newberry
boy is general manager of the
i'ompany and has in a very shorj
lime worked his way to this position
purely^upon his record and his merit
aid lie had something lo do with
famishing the information which
brought forth the commendatory edi*
lorial of the Journal. The young
man lo whom we refer is Mr. .1. Kpps
l?rown.
\\ < have remarked before and desire
to repeal l hat for some reasons
a t.deplume company should have a
monopoly in any Iowa where il operates.
Of course thai being I rue il is
necessary (bat there should bo proper
control and regulation by law
of such a monopoly so I hat it may
not oppress. 11 's belter lo have one
telephone system in Newberry for
instance than to have two.
We are glad lhal this company is
so willing to furnish all information
which the commission niay desire.
file service in Newberry so far as we
have been able to observe has been
and is very satisfactory.
The company in Ihis stale is under
I'm- railroad commission as il is
11 ' e- >i:- ;<,rd we have no doubt ihc
' I' '' ?'* "dd be wMliag i.i furnish
I he coiiunissioiKM s with any in formalion
connected with income and their
' usinoss which might bo desired.
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No I'ar as wo have been able to observe,
practically Jill' of the high
schools which have lieen established
nailer the provision of the high
school act passed by the last legislature
have b ?en established in towns
and cities where the people already
had fairly good schools, which was
not the int'ention of the legislature
as we understood it.
As we understood the intention
of the legislature, this high
school act was passed for the purpose
of building up good schools in
the rural districts by the consolidation
of schools already in existence.
It seems, however, that the high
school board lias taken a different
view of the intention of the legislaIUIV.
It is also our impression that the
purpose of giving slate aid for the
establishment of these high schools
is to get the communities in which
they arc established to raise additional
funds by taxation or from
private sources, but the high school
bojird seems to have interpreted the
intention of the legislature differently.
As we are informed, at least some!
of the high schools which have been j
established, have sitnplv set apart
from tho funds which they already
hail, a sullicient sum to meet' the requirements
of the high school act
ami have thus secured Mate ai I
without increasing in the least their
other revenue, as that they have got"
ten the state money as so much adili" !
tional funds for tire use of their re-]
spcetive schools. \Y]e presume, of j
course, that the high school act is i
capable of such construction, but we
admit frankly that this construction
was not what we conceived to be
I ill* intention of the legWature.
j In another cuiumn we print an arjlich'
explaining the farmer's demonstration
work which the government
lis undertaking. In fact this work
I has been in progress in several stale?
J for some year- but ii has recently
I I).-.-ii di-eided !o operate in Soul ii
Carolina during next year. Mr. .1.
M. Jenkins, a graduate of Clemson ,
college, is the state agent for this j
slate buf of course will operate under
the direction of oflicers of the |
government who have been engaged ;
in this work for some time. It Will i
be recalled that some of these olli- ^
ccrs were in Newberry 'some weeks i
ago and that The Herald and News
printed an interview with them in
which was briefly outlined their
plans.
Tiie article which we print today
goes more into detail and gives luily
the scope which it is proposed to
cover in this demonstration work.
Il will be seen also that Newberry
countv is one of the counties selected
for demonstration work under
this plan.
The principal work will be in regard
to the growing of corn and cot- |
ton covering the preparation of the
soil as well as the fertilizer and
working of the corn and col ton.
If you have not read the explanation
of the scope and plan you should
do so now while you have the paper
in your hand.
N'o. (>!)!)-!.
REPORT
Of the condition of the Peoples
National Hank at Prosperity, in the
Stale of South Carolina, at the close
of husini Dec. 3rd. 1007.
Resources.
Loans and discount's ... .$102.1 Mill 03
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured 3,01.> 38
lT. S. Bonds to secure circulation
0,250 00
Premiums on l\ S. bonds -lit? .">0
Hanking house, furniture
nnd fixtures 3,420 09
Due from National Hanks
(not reserve agents). 3,070 05
Due from Stale Hanks
and Hankers 73 00
Due from approved reserve
agents 7.252 05
Checks and other cash
items 3.3^9 S5
Notes of other National
Hanks <555 00
Fractional paper currency.
nickels and cents.. 283 38
Lawful "Money Reserve in
Hank, viz:
Specie $ ft,185 25
Loiyal - tender
notes 10,701 00 15,880 25
Redemption fund with
IT. S. treasurer (ft per
cent of circulation)... 312 50
Total $147,330 04
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in....$ 25,000 00
Surplus fund 5.000 0(1
I'nilivided profits. loss
expenses mid (axes paid 2.373 8(1
, Nation:!' Hank note- o.'l
standing 0.250 00
Dftc to other National
. Ranks 570 07
Duo to State Banks and
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CHRISTMAS
We have a pleasure for all shoppers
Pelham
guarantee to show the largest arid
This stock was personally select
New York.
Cut Glass, China War.
Goods, Fountain Pens, Ch
Pictures, Dressing Cases,
Other beautiful and suit
please an
Call on lis. A merry and
Win. E. Pell
Reliable Ph
FREE ABSOL
A beautifully Decor;
eyery customer >
purchase
AT Watts
Rat
The rush time is here. We are al
are well equipped to take care of al
Let 'em come. No trouble in sel
friends from our big stock which cc
Toilet Sets, Water Sets, Lamps, Urn
Pictures, Cake Plates, Salad Bowls, Set o
Jars, Chocolate Sets, Sugar and Creamers
and Cuff Boxes, Necktifc Boxes, Handk
Smoking Sets, Ash Trays, Cuspidors, an
COMPLETE L
" Dolls, Go Carts, Trunks, Wheel Ban
Wash Boards and Tubs, Tea Sets, Sad Ii
and Lamps, Harmonicas, Jack O* Lantern
Games, Guns, Pistols and Paper Caps, H
Remember you get your Steak Dis
or o\
Watts' Rac
The store that gives you mc
Hankers . . 243 43
Individual deposits sub- ?4
joct to cheek 107,8(50 (iS m g
Total $147,MO 04 |
Slate of South Carolina, y rj
Couutv of Newberry) ss: I * CXll
I, W. W. Wheeler, cashier of the H ^ ^ .
above named bank, do solemnly S VJfO.lv
sxvear that the -above statement is 9
true to the be.^t of my knowledge I T\/|0t'
and belief. |
W. W. Wheeler, I Acnl
-Cashier. 1
Subscribed an 1 sworn to before I -* ,
nic this 7 day of Dec., 1007. B I lOO
i T. A. Dominick, |]
Notary Public. R C'^
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during the days preceding Christmas.
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prettiest line of Holiday Goods,
ed by Dr. Peiham, Sr., recently in !
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3. Fine Lamps, Leather I
i airing Dishes* Perfumery,
Cuff and Collar Boxes,
able articles which will
d delight.
joyous Christmas to all.
iom $ Son,
larmacists.
UTELY FIE
ated Steak Dish to
with every $ 1.00
! or over
THE
:ket Store.
ready selling holiday goods. We
1 the needs of all our customers,
acting a present for any of your
nsists of
brella Stands, Jardineeres, Punch Sets,
f Dishes, Handsome Jap Vases, Cracker
}, Waste Baskets, Work Baskets, Collar
:erchief and Glove Boxes, Toilet Sets,
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INE OF TOYS!
ows, Rocking Horses, Doll Furniture,
rons, Teddy Bears, Buffaloes, Lantecns
is, Tire Engines, Fire Wagons, Cannons,
orns, etc., etc.
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h free with every $ 1.00 purchase
'er at
;ket Store,
>re for 1 Oc. than the rest do.
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OOFINGS. | I
ited Steel Roofing, I
'anized Steel Roofing, J|
al Shingles,
halt Pelt and flB
fing Paint at flB
turner Bros I