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VOL XLV NO 54. NEWBERRY. S. 0., TUESDAY. JULY 7 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Successful Meeting at Gaffney, Followed by "delightful Mountain Trip. Asheville, July 4.-?By far the most largely nttended meeting' of the South Carolina Press association in a number of years, and in sill probability the most largely attended meeting in llie history of the association, was concluded on Thursday night at Gaffney. When Editor E. H. DeCamp, of the Gaffney Ledger, urged the associaf tion at the Isle of Palms last year ; to hold its annaul session this year in Gaffney, he made no promises, but he said (he people of Gaffney earnestly desired the 1008 session to he held villi them and that they would do their best to make the meeting pleasant. And the meeting was pleasant. The hospitality of the people of Gaffney is unbounded, and they are harming hosts. * * * Gaffney is a live town. Its growth has been remarkable during the past few years, and it has been made possible by ti e efforts of men who, like Editor DeCamp. believe in their town and who work together for its advancement ai.d upbuilding, realizing that what l:e! >s the city <>f Gaffney helps every citizen of Gaffney. Cherokee is a \oung county, and Gaffney is a young city, but its growth during the past few years has been not only rapid but substantial, and its future is bright with th eproirtise of greater things. * * 0 The members of the association were quartered at Limestone college, which is about one and one-half miles from the heart of the city. Here they were the guests of the city and the college, and the entertainment was superb. A meeting of this kind is always more enjoyed when those attending it live together as one big family, as was the case at Gaffney. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president of Limestone college, was active in his efforts toa give the association every attention possible while it was within the confines of his college, and Dr. IT. P. Griffith, of the faculty of Limestone gave Dr. Lodge valuable assistance. The cuisine department was in charge of Mr. Skinner, of Charlotte, who came to Gaffney for the occasion, and his department was superbly managed. Dr. Lodge and Dr. Griffith were elected honorary members of the association, in token of appreciation bv the members of their courtesy and alt out ion. * * * The hero of the meeting was Mr. Ed. 11. DeCamp. of the Gaffney Ledger. When the association presented to him a handsome chest of silver be told the members that he loved them, and that for many years past be had looked forward to meeting with them each year in annual session as one of the brightest spots in the whole twelve months. Mr. DeCamp is a thorough newspaper man, and he has in Gaffney one of the most modern and complete newspaper and job printing plants of ifs-size in the country, and he issues one of the best newspapers in South Carolina. Tie is deservedly popular with the members of the asociation. Nothing could have given him greater pleasure than to se and know how much bis brethren of the press enjoyed and appreciated the hospitality of Gaffney's people. * * * The association met fn the college auditorium on Tuesday, at which time the addresses of welcome and the response? were delivered, and several matters of business disposed of. On Tuesday afternoon the association was taken on a drive over Gaffney, and on Wednesday the party was taken on a special train to Gaston Shoals, where is located the magnificent electric power plant. The plant is on Broad river, about five miles from Gaffney on a direct line, but several miles further by rail. There arttwo dams across the river, and tho plant, which has a capacity of about 10,000 horse power, furnishes powe.' for the mills in and around Gaffney, / i and for enterprises in other towns, mul will i?i a short time be furnishing power for the street railway sys tern in Spartanburg. The plant i? now under the management of Mr Oscar Shanks, a native of Kentucky The development of tnese immense falls has meant much to the material and industrial development of that section of South Carolina. Lunch whs served the press parly at the Shoals * << On Wednesda\ evening the association was addressed by Mr. A. L Lawshe, of Washing von, third assistant postmaster general, and by Mr 1?. IT. Edmonds, of Baltimore, editor of the Manufacturers' Record Mr Lawshe devot mi his time lar.j?l\ to an explanation of the reason the necessity on (he part of the department for the recent ruling requiring that newspapers must be paiil for before they can be entered in tin mail? as second class matter. lit said that, the necessity for the ruling was brought about by the abuse of the second class rate by publications which had a very small legitimate circulation, but which printedulnidrcils of thousand of copies foi advertising purposes. lie urged thai the ruling was of advantage, and f real protection to legitimate publications, and in this view the members of the press association agreed witl him. Mr. Edmonds' address was on r theme which is dear to Mr. Edmonds ?the industrial development of the south. Few men have done more thai" Mr. Edmonds in bringing, about tin wonderful advancement which tlu Southern States have made in the past few years. Mr. Edmonels saic the south had been furnishing the met of brains and energy who were making posssible the rapid development and the increasing wealth of the other sections, and there were 110 less than two million southerners who hae left the south and were now in olhei sections. Tt was time for the soutl to call them back, he said. Business meetings of the association were held on Thursday au< Thursday night. The old officers of the association were reeleeteel, and Greenville was selected as the place of next meeting the time to be fixed by the executive committee. The following are the of fieers reelected: President?E. 11. Anil, Herald am News, Newberry. 1st Vice-president?William Banks State, Columbia. , '2d Vice-president? lb1. ?T. C. Mace Star, Marion. Secretary?R. L. Freeman, IVe De< Advocate, Bennettsville. Treasurer?August Kohn, News and Courier, Columbia. Chaplain?Rev. \Y. P. .Jacobs, Oui Monthly. Clinton. Executive Committee?C. M. Galloway, State, Columbia; Ed. LI. be Camp. Ledger, GalYney; \Y. W. Ball News and Courier, Charleston. sjc >;< 15 A charming music recital was givei in compliment to the Association 01 Thursday evening by Miss Mar} Alice Dew, A. B., of the music faculty of Limestone college, assisted by Mr Lipscomb and Mrs. Ilames. The re cital was very thoroughly enjoyed On the invitation of the association Miss Dew is taking the North Carolina trip with the editors. >;: * Carrying with them pleasant recollections of the Gafluey meeting the association left on Friday morn ing on a special (rain lor a short trip into western North Carolina The trip to Ashcville was made vit Blacksburg and Marion, N. C. Tlu party arrived in Ashcville yesterday shortly after noon, and are (he guests of the Battery Park hotel. The} leave today for llcndersonville where they will take lunch and (het go to Lake Toxaway tonight, when they will spend tonight and Sunday returning !o their h.-mes on Monday The Herald and News will hav< something in another issue to say oi the North Caroilna (rip. and of tlu beauties of lhi< section of (he Slate with its everlasting hills, .and alsf something to say of I he progress an< of some of the enterprises <>f Gaff ney. 1 , The Ball cry Parle liolel, where Ihc i newspaper people are, al this writ- 1 ing, is under new management, Mr. J. t ; L. Alexander having laken charge i . with the beginning of (his season. Mr. % , Alexander is a native of "U'alhalla i ! and he is always glad to welcome \ I South Carolinians. Under his man- ? ; agement new life has been infused in' to Battery Park, and it is now better t . and more successful than at any pre- < vious time in its historv. < J. K. A. t ? , . . > NEWBERRY GRADED SCHOOL. I ? ( Important Matter lor Consideration 1 of Taxpayers?Need of School 1 Buildings Under Considera- i I tion of Trustees. t ( Copies of the following are being 1 I sent to (lie patrons of the city schools I ' and to the citizens generally by Hie j j board of trustees: ( To the Taxpayers and Patrons New- t > berry Graded Sclu-?>?s. s Dear Sir: We desire to present to i you the present facilities, conditions and needs of our city schools. New- 1 berry of today is not Newberry of a 1 i few years ago. Our school buildings t i are n<>i in keeping with the general i . progress of our city, nor the greatness < i of our cause. i) Our school facilities need to be en- i i larged. or else the educational inter- I i J est of our children will be hampered, < s and their health and lives to some ex- ! 5 tent endangered. We cannot acco- i t modatc all the children of the city J ) in our present school building, having f ; now as many as seventy-six children 1 > under one teacher in one room, and i I for two classes we have been forced i i to use an old dwelling entirely nn- < suited for school purposes. 1 t We desire to place you in full pos- < session of the facts concerning our ? school, and in our endeavor to pro- i I mote the educational interest of our i city, we hope for and ask your earn- i ' est and intelligent cooperation. The bonded debt of (he school is twelve thousand eight hundred dol- j lars (.fl2.Su0.00), the resources for'* I (he payment of this debt consists of a sinking fund now amounting to eight > thousand dollars ($8,000.00) and the > net proceeds of the interest tax after ? payment of annual interest until ma- , - turity of (he bonds in 1010. These', resources, from present indications, will nearly pay off (his bonded debt I when due. The trustees are very anxious (hat (he schools of our city i should keep pace with those of other * cities and with our -wn progress in olher lines, and to this end we l>o?_r ' to submit the following propositions M 4 f<>v your consideration. As we only desire (o do that which will meet the | ; approval of a majority of our citizens. we ask a candid statement of , opinion and preference as between!, propositions Nos. 1 and 2, and if neither is desired, please so slate. Your opinion as expressed on cnelos- ' i ed card for reply will by no means ! bo considered as a vole for issuing bonds, but simply as a malter of in formation for (he board. Proposition No. 1 : The school lot on which the Boundary street school ' is built contains 180 feet by 100 feet, 5 and is, we (hink. sulVcienl in size for ' all school purposes of a city of Newberry's population. Tn view of this ! fact, it apepars to (he board 1 lint (ho 1 most feasible plan for (he accomplishment of our purposes would be the erection of a separate high school ' building on the Boundary street lot. 1 > Should a separate hitrh school building be erected, our intention is to ' ' have all high school work done on the departmental method, which i x means the employment of specialists, ] This would give the youth of our city i the very best high school advantages, < and by (he addition of something ;| like a business department, a good ' I > preparation for life's work. < 1 For (he accomplishment of (liisjj J plan il would be necessary to issue : > bonds to (lie amount of twelve llmus-! and dollars ($12,000.00). Should these jj bonds be issued a( five per cenf. and j | P an annual levy of one (1) mill be,, made, (he bonds could be retired in J, (en years or le<s; a levy of three- I, 1 quarters (.'J-1) of a mill would retire i] ' them in I it teen years. To provide for !? the necessary additional annual e.\-I , penses of conducting the school^, an J 01 ncronse of three-quarters (3-4) of a nill by special levy ?-ould bo requlr;<1. This would enable, us to erect tnd equip a high school building and jive us sulTicient teaching force for t, and also enable us to employ two ldditional teachers for (lie lower rrades and four for the high school. Proposition No. 2: The erection in i different part of th city of another building and thus divide the ?it,v into two school districts. For lie accomplisment of this plan it vould be necessary to issue bonds to lie amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($2.>,000.00). To secure the lot and duplicate the building we low have would cost at least that imount. To pay interest and retire hese bonds in fifteen years would require a special levy of one and onelalf (1 1-2) mills. To supply eachers for the same number of rrades would require an additional expenditure of $2,.120 per annum, and 0 furnish (his amount would require 1 tax levy of one and one-half (1 1-2) ii i lis. Should the high school or first plan )e adopted the net increase in (he tax evy, after (ho bonds now outstanding ire retired, would bo one-half of a nill. Should the second, I lie net increase would be two mills. In our judgment T.fio most econonical and bosl way for our rehoul syslem to grow by (lie establishment it tl.o high school department, using [he present building for (he lower rrades, and when (he necessity arises for a further increase of (he school *ysfem, to erect a building in a different section of the city to aecomnodato only (ho lo??ver grades, say from the first to the seventh, and on lie completion of (he sixth grade, for the pupils to enter the high school lepnrtment. Please use enclosed card and give is your candid opinion on (his very important matter at an early date, \nd oblige. Respect fully, Board School Trustees. l'\ X. Martin, T. Jr. Davis. t "hairnian. Secretary. News From Excelsior. Excelsior, July (>.?The continued rains are holding I he plows while the rrass is hustling. Mr. Jacob Miller, of ('olumbia, is nsiting his sister Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. 'loo much lain for watermelons, - lie vines are yellowing. Miss Ruth TTaltiwanper, of Columbia, is visiting her siter Mrs. .1. P. 1 'amion.* The rains have brought peas to ;i fine stand. Mrs. J. K. Watts * returned home Saturday from a few weeks' visit in r!roonville. Mr. J. P. Cannon will build a now rlwelling house on his place in Jolly Street seolioti al an early day. The lumber is on the ground (o commence work. Miss Loin Bertha Kinard, daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. J. 1\ Kinard, lied at her homo in Bachman Chapel section very suddenly Saturday morning of congestion at (he age of 20 years and 2 months. The funeral service was conducted at the home of I he deceased on Sunday morning at II o'clock by the Rev. J. A. Sligh, assisted by the Rev. ,T. W. Wossingor, the funeral service being attended by a very large gathering of people showing the high esteem in which the deceased vns held. Miss Lola was a member of Bachman Chapel church and was dear to lier church and Sunday school, having attended her church just one week previous to her burial, i nporfoet health. The deceased loved (o sing lier Sunday school pieces and before die died had (hem to sing her favorite piece, ".Testis lover of my soul." After the funeral service the remains wore laid to rest in the family burying ground near (ho home to await to mornino of tne resurrection. We extend ? 11?* svmpafh.v (< the boreav-1 d familv, relatives and friends and! i;av I hey com fori ihoniselve-' in (he J Messed I hough I that the Lord give <nd (lie Lord hatii taken away, blos>i'd ho (I>o name of the Lord. Vigma. i E. F. D. CARRIERS MEET. e n Present Convention a Success in Every Respect?Splendid Program tl Arranged by Entertainment t' Committee. p ? s News and Courier. Aiken, July 3.?The State Rural o Letter farriers' Association began its i v fifth annual session in Aiken this morning in Titanian llall. The meet- r ing was attended by representatives c of twenty-two counties, all that are s, t rganizod. There are about fifty >' delegates present. t It is stated that so far the meeting a lias been one of the most interesting h State conventions that has ever been t hold by the letter carriers. The local a committee of entertainment has a I1 splendid programme arranged. The a meeting was opened with prayer by e the Kev. W. .J. Snyder, after which (' (he welcome address on behalf of e Aiken was delivered by Air. Snyder, s in place of Mayor Salley, the latter l)eing unable to Ik* present. Mr. Fred 11 Alleban, on behalf of the Aiken conn- s ty association, welcomed the dele- ' gates lo the city in a well chosen t speech. j\Ir. t.Jeorgo V. League re- t sponded lo the address of Mr. Sny- ' dor, accept ing I he proffered hospital- * ity of i lie people of Aiken, and Vice- '' President Peterson responded to Air. "I Alleban's address of welcome. ' The Hon. A. F. Lever was then in- ' troduccd to the convention. Mr. Lev- t or delivered a very instructive ad- ? dress upon the rural free delivery (' service. lie was listened lo with close s attention and the sound logic of his h address elicited the loud applause of < his hearers. " The Hon. J. O. Patterson, a hard ' worker in congress for rural free de- l( livery, was then introduced, and he u made an able speech along the same lines. The convention then adjourned, it f being 1.30 o'clock, for dinner. The u party went to Hotel Aiken, where a banquet dinner was wived. 1 Ai '2.30 the convention reconvened d and Mr. CI. M. Brown delivered an ' instructive address, touching upon ;| lines useful and beneficial to the earrior body. After his address he con- T ducted a ipiestion box and answered 1 a great many quest ions of interest to m the carriers, thus disposing of many s problems that have confronted I hem. I At the conclusion of the question box t answers he was louftfy applauded. I' Next came the subject of good ?* roads, one that is of great interest to l' everybody, and especially to the free ( delivery carriers. Mr. Thomas K. i Wicker, of Newberry, made a very e sble and Ihouuhlful address upon 1 vood roads, snlvocialing as ;i solution i1 i to the question the taxation oi pro- ? pertv instead of polls |\>r buihling 1 roads. He offered many valuable | suggest ions and was applauded at the I conclusion of his address. The last i session will be hoi.1 tomorrow, at 'I which time the ollicers will be elected si and other business matters attended t to. I The following is the full text of 1 Congressman Lover's most interest- i The rights and privileges enjoyed ( by man have come to him only as the t effect of long years struggle. Poli- I lical and religious liberty was ob? <j tained sit the price of blood and tears. Free government itself is but the grsmd climax in the struggle of the preat ms)ss of the people for an equal voice in the management of their own a (Tail's. Under our form of government, Democratic in theory, representative in fact, the people have found it hard to maintain an equal voice and an equal share in the burdens and benefits of the government. Kings sire parsimonious in the bestowal of favors to their subjects and even | this government ol ours, bedroeked upon the great and everlasting principle of equal and exact justice to all, is slow in the bestowal of its fswors upon that class of its people which roprosenent its greatest strength in patriotism, courage and fidelity to ii- institutions ' i-s wro thai an in-lance can be found when governments'! s'geii'-io.x have initialed any j great '; i o * * * u:' ii t in behalf of the mstss i of the people. Sucn movements sue the results only of the people's insis- lence. The govi rnmenr !in-> bestow-1 il no favor?it has only mot dolands. Tlio Federal constitution makes it tie duty ol. iln; Federal government i) provide postal facilities for its eople. This is a fundamental, eon* titutional duty. Under this power and in discharge f this duty the present postal seriec has grown up. The surprising feature is that tlifi ural population should have been indented for so many years with a ystem which was ?<>f only farsieal i many respects, hut at the samef into which administered in such a' tanner as to discriminate against 1. I ho old star route system witlt lie country postolVices, with weekly ml senti-wekly deliveries, served its inrpose a time and was perhaps, 11 that could lie expected of the govrnment, -hut as rural population inreased, as the wilderness was clear<1 and farm homes dotted the hill ides and l lie valleys, such a svslotit ?ecame obsolete and almost a fallre, and that the people should have tood lor such a condition as long as hey did, with the country ripe for he inauguration of the present svsem of rural delivery, is but another estimonial of the patience and conervatism of our rural population. ^n> other class of people Woidd have leinaiided ils right thirty years boore the agitation for rural delivery nok definite form. Tl was not until his system became an absolute lteessity to (he industrial and comnterial well being of the nation that, tops were taken looking to some so11ion which would relieve the situaiou. Hural delivery finds its birth i the idea that progress is the ereanre ol. necessity and not front tho lea that the luxury of today is the eoessity of tomorrow. Hural delivery is not a luxury in n.v sense of the word. It is a right >? which the people are entitled, a ecessitv to them and their happiness. I lie nistory ??L rural delivery in the nited States is interest ing, but to iscu^s ii would make this address < <. long lor patience. I will *k I" bet permitted however. to "late thai the lirM approprial i?>ii of '1.00, lor this purpose was made in SOI, and a like appropriation was nade lor the following two years, but o chimerical and iaucilul, so impraeiscal did | he proposed scheme seem > the postal authorities that they roused to use the money sei aside bv ongress for the inauguration of experimental rural service. Postmaster leneral Wilson, a man of great abilty and breadth of information, lookd upon the sclieme as absolute folV I' it saiil to |he credit <.| confess that the appropriations were onlinued Ironi year to year and in H07 *10,000 was set aside for this iirpose and lotiy-lour routes put in0 operation. This is the real beguiling of rural delivery in lliis country. 1 he appropriations increased rapidly ind in proportion to the popularity if the service. The practicability of he system became apparant front tho irst, and the strong eonscient ions nen in congress, representing rural oust il noncies demanded as a right his just and righteous recognition of he claims f?f their people upon tho lovornnionl for a full performanee ol: Is constitutional duty towards them. I is a mooted question as to who vas the first man to suggest this sysein for this country. Thai is neitli r here nor there. 11 is not tho prollK't of any one man's brain, nor (ho esult of any one man's efl'orl. It: .nines as a result of the righteous doiiand ol' tho people and a vigorous anwor to them from their representaives. The lamented I'rofWnl McKinley n one of his messages spoke of this ystem as tho "most striking now do elopinent in the continued and rapid rrowtli of the postal service." It is i neat way to express :1. It will bo iceording President McK'inley with nore iinaginaiion than the ordinary ndividual is endowed to mi-"poet that io dreamed of the growth of this 'most striking new development of lie postal ,-e: vice." The system has Town Car beyond tl.e expectations of I- I r i ei? 1 : i " < 1 III-- .-'ivp'-i-erl ?. h < : < n the bei.t lull and comprehe,,(.< "ojit inned on page five.)