The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 10, 1910, Page FOUR, Image 4
L H. AULL, EDITOR.
Entered at the Postoffice at New
erry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter.
Friday, June 10, 1910.
Th Herald and News has published
in full the report of the committee
from Union that made the trip from
Columbia via Newberry with the view
of securing the Columbia-Newberry
Spartanburg-Asheville highway.
The following editorial appeared
in the same issue of the Union Times
that carried the report of the com
mittee. We can not take any part in
advocating the selection of any one
of the routes from Newberry, but we
will be glad to cooperate with all of
them in the improvement of the
roads. That, after all, is the great
purpose we have in view. If we were
left to select the route however, from
Newberry to Union we would go via
Whitmire. We are satisfied that the
road on the Newberry side via this
route is a better one. We do not know
anything about the condition of it on
the Union side.
The Times says:
The Times editor enjoyed the priv
ilege of being one of the committe6
sent out in the scout car this week.
A report of that trip is published
elsewlere in this issue. One thing
that impressed us on the trip was
the mile of sand-clay road put in un
der government expert supervision.
The mile is near Newberry and on
the road leading down to Prosperity.
The mile of road is in perfectly good
condition and is a joy forever, for it
is a thing of beauty. Mr. Feagle, the,
supervisor of Newberry county, says
that an accrate account of the cost
of this mile of road, allowing the
usual salary for expert supervision,
labor and material, was about $750,
and that additonal miles of road like
it can be constructed at that cost.
The address by Jnidge Memminger
on Tuseday night before the law class
of the South Carolina university was
one of the ablest addresses delivered
in this State in many days. Judge
Memminger is a clear thinker, an
able reasoner, and an honor to the
bench of South Carolina.
We understand that the contract
which the commissioners of public
works have made for the extension of
the watermains is for four-inch pipes.
The reason given for this is that the
money was not sufficient to put down
the larger pipes. It would have been
better to have put less pipe and larg
er pipe, but, as stated, the four-inch
* pipe will cost the town a great deal
more in insurance than to have used
larger pipe, besides if we ever decide
to extend we will have to continue
* the use of .the small pipe. It is a
great mistake that is being made and:
we have simply called attention to it;
for the public weal. Those whose
property adjoins these& small pipes
will have but very little fire protec
tion. If, however, they are satisfied,
we are.
County Chairman Fred H. Dom
inick issues a call for the meeting of
the executive committee. It is pre
sumed that at this meeting the date
for the opening of the campaign will
be fixed. As heretofore suggested in
The Herald and News there appears
to us. to be little occasion for a long
campaign. In fact, it seems that~
- three or four meetings in different
* ~ parts of the county would be amply
sufficient. e
The chamber of commerce and the
good roads people of Columbia have:
*selected Mr. C. W. Moorman as their
representative on the committee to
select the official highway, known as
the Columbii-Newberry-Spartanburg
Asheville highway. Mr. Moorman in
connection with two other members,
one from Spartanburg and one from
Asheville, will go over the route and
determine which one will be known
as the official highway. The route is
fixed fronm Columbia to Newberry, but
there are three routes proposed from
Newberry; one via Union, one via
Clinton and Cross Hill, and another
via Laurens and Woodruff.
We would suggest that this com
mitteea soonn as possible decide up
on a date on which they will go over;
these roads and give notice to that'
effect so that those interested may
have an opportunity to put their roads
in such condition as they are able. In
addition to this some advance adver- I
tising of the proposed official trip!
would create interest in road im
provements.
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SOCIAL. *
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Miss Louise Hipp delightftully en
tertained Friday evening at a beauti- t
ful dinner in honor of the visiting i
Elizabeth girls.
The dining room and parlors were It
prettily decorated with sweet peas. C
An elegant and elaborate course din- 4
ner was served the young ladies. Lat-,
er in the evening this charming bevy
of girls was joined by a merry party i
of young men.
A various assortment of paste E
board shapes and paper flowers had t
been provided, from which the young 4
men were instructed to fashion suit- i
able "commencement bonnets" for
their partners. This contest afford- f
ed much fun and when the "crea
tions" were finished, Mrfl James Bur- <
tions" were finished, Mr. James Bur
ward for his success as a milliner, I
while Mr. Bob Wilson was consoled
with a miniature model.
During the evening several of the
guests added to the pleasure of the
occasion by giving selections on
piano and violin.
Late in the evening a refreshing ice
course was served.
.Those who enjoyed the gracious'
it
hospitality of Miss Hipp were: Misses
Cornelia and Aline Drew, Ernestine
Graichen, Helen Scholtz, Rosalyn'
t
Summer, Rosalyn Hipp, Pearl Me
Crackin, Sara Houseal, Eva Goggans..:
Annie Jones and Rook Simmons;!
Messrs. Alan Johnstone, James Bur-!
C
ton, Holland Fellers, Homer Schum
pert, Derrill Smith, Herbert Lubs'
s"d
Brent Schaeffer, Jackson Bowers,
Witte Scholtz, Walter Wallace and
Earle Hipp.
The largest party of commence
meit week for the younger set was
thntt given Saturday evening by
essrs. Bennie and Jesse Mayes and r
heir sister, Miss Kittie. This affair
was given for two attractive visitors
r
from Charlotte, the Misses Scholtz.
As the guests arrived they were
welcomed by Mrs. Mayes and her
aughter, Mrs. Leland Summer, who
onducted them into the parlor where C
the hosts ~nd hostess received. Here C
they were ~troduced to the Misses
Scholtz and two other visitors, the
Misses Drew. This room was beauti
ful in its decorations of smilax and
pink carnations. In the hall nastur
tiums were used with pretty effect,
while sweet peas added fragrance and ~
beauty to the sitting room.
Seats were arranged on lie piazzas ~
and lawn and here a most pleasant
evening was spent in progressive
conversation.
During the evening Misses Louise
Jones and Lizzie ,McCrackin served'
punch from an artistically arranged ~
bower on the veranda.
Several selections on the violin
were rendered by Mr. James Burton,
accompanied by Miss Margaret Bur- '
ton on the piano. Late in the even
ing an attractive bevy of young girls
served a delicious ice course.
A large number of the younger set
enoyed this pleasant party. II
The D. A. Dickert children of the
Confederacy met iri pleasant session I
Saturday afternoon with Master John
Kinard. After an interesting pro
gram on* Wade 'Hampton, the little ~
host served cream and cake to the
members present.
Patrons Monticello School.
The patrons of the Monticello
school district are requested to meet.
at the school house on Saturday,
June 11, for the purpose of electing
trustees~ and attending to any other:'
matters pertaining to the welfare of I
the school.
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* ENG ROAD DRAG. * i
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(Address. by Paul W. WcClure.) I
The following is the address deliv-s
ered by Mr. Paul W. McClure, of;
Greenwood, before the Newberry I
chamber of commerce on the evening t
of Mayl17:1
Good roads without money is the
problem that we have to meet in I
South Carolina, and is shown to bet
entirely feasible by Mr. D. Ward King I
the originator of ,the split log drag..9
From the gumbo roads of the middle
west to our own stretches of red clayt
and deep sand the split log drag 1ev-C
els and smoothes the ruts. In the
Saturday Evening Post of May 7, un- a
der the heading of "Good Roads With-t
out Money," Mr. King gives some 1
ivi picure o f what may be1J
aad in the wy of road improveniefr
:y the o,peration of the split log drag.
l'his inst nce- related by Mr. Henry
Rarlow, n:ayor of Onawa, Iowa, who
aad finish6d his first split log drag
iccording to. Mr. King's directions, to.
)e tried on a single block of Main
treet in his town. He relates that
ie finished the drag before noon, and
it 1 o'clock put. it at work on the
treet which was then hub deep in
umbo mud, being almost impassable.
kfter using the drag for four hours,!
Lt 5 o'clock in the afternoon, wagons
,oaded with 4.000 pounds of hay were
eing drawn over the street withovl
naking hardly a perceptible rut. This
vould seem almost incredible. But
he United States government is now
ssuing a special bulletin on working,
irt roads with the King drag, and
heir e*erts recommend this method
)f road working as not only the most;
conomical, bu4 the most effective for:
I
teeping them smooth and hard.
Last winter at Greenwood I ob
3ained permission from our super
risor to have one of these drags con
;tructed on the plans submitted by
he government. This I had done at
me of our local lumber mills, by saw
ng a log in. half down the length of
t. Then the half of the log that is
or the front or cutting section of the
[rag is reinforced for about one-third
>f its length with a piece of thin steel.
rhe drag is made of a light poplar or
Lsh log about 8 or 10 inches in dia
neter- and 8 feet long, split in half.
['hese are fastened together with .oak
)r hickory cross pieces fitted. into. a
.-inch auger hole, there being three
>f these cross pieces-one near each
,nd and one in the centre. A floor
>f rough planks laid about two inches
Lpart is put on for the driver to ride
n, also to carry pick and shovel so
hat he can fill in any holes or wash
s that may be i. the road. The sec
ions of the road where we have used
he log drag for several months are
Low smooth and hard and they do
Lot become muddy to any extent nor
ut into deep ruts. The department
f agriculture at Washington will
urnish their bulletin on the King log
.rag to any one who will write for
t. It costs but little to have one
aade, and when it is intelligentlyl
sed will prove. all that is claimed
:>r it as the best method for improv
:rg dirt roads. We have experienced
uch good results in working the
oads leading into Greenwood that
ur street department is thinking se
iusly of adopting this method of
rorking the dirt roads in the city a
rith the King drag.
No0w a word in regard to commer- s
lal organizations and the methods of'
onducting same so as to hold a per- t
aanent and united membership. The s
ierchants' association, of which I
ave the honor of being secretary,
as tried to solve this ,question, and
re think with some success, by se-'
uring to every member a constant
ervice of value to him in his busi
ess every day or any time that he
esires to make use of it. On blanks
urnished to each member b.'1P
he association arranged for that
>urpose, a credit rating on every
ustomer dealing with each mer
hant is listed with his color, oc
upation, address and the experience1
he merchant has had with this par
y in paying his accounts, whether
ie is prompt pay, medium pay, slow,
nd undesirable, or whether he is en
itled to no credit at all. And all old
Lcounts that are accumulated by the
nembers are sent irtto our collecting
epartment for adjustment. These
tre handled~ and the debtor informed
hat Nf some satisfactory adjustment
s not naa~de in a given time, then the
ccount will be listed in a book open
or the inspection of all the mer-t
hants, and we send him a list of the(
nembers. We have found this a very 1
~ffective means of collecting old ac-t
ounts. Then if we fail in every way
o appeal to these debtors, or to effect I
settlement, then all accounts are I
ublished for the information of our 3
nembers. In this way the merchants
Lre kept informed as to who owes ac-t
:ounts, and how much they owe, and
vhether they* are making any effort t
o pay. We also issue a rate book:
ased on the information that we re
eive from the merchants which gives
he rating of every one trading in the
own. We find this has had a gooda
nfuence, not only in eliniinating the
ead beat, but in the more prosper-!
~us customer who had been in the
abit of taking advantage of his good
tanding to impose on the merchants
y paying when he got ready. Now c
hese leading citizens are controlled r
y the same human impulses as those 'j
urther down the ladder, so they, t
aturally desire to know that ther
est grade of credit is attached to
heir names; and they change their
nethods and become prompt payers.
hese are only a suggestion of the
ood that we are accomplishing
hrough the South Carolina Mer- i
~hants association. We now have r
everal counties in the organization, 2
nd I am arranging for an extended I
our through other parts of the State I
n June, at which time Mr. Norman H. t
rhnsn of Lynchbnrg, Va. will be
Buy Your Pi
AND HELP T
H OM ETI
ROME IN
Some Reasons X
In buying from us, who have n-, special house
rent, and other expenses such a_ office help, city
canvassers, and other expenses to pay, incident
to music houses in cities; also extra expenses of
freights by reshipping, special salesmen who go
around with special exhibitions, you save from
$85.00 to $150.00, which is the usual cost of
selling PIANOS by traveling salesmen and
special sales by non-residents.
It costs us no more to carry PIANOS on our
floor while we are sell:ng Furniture than just a
line of Furniture.
We buy direct from the fatory and can make
f You are "from Misso
rhe J. L.B
qEWBERRY, - - -
ith me to lecture oni the benefits of
ommercial Organization." I am
eased to.state that Newberry is one
fthe best supporters of the State
sociation, and I want to assure you
sociation is destined - to be. the
eatest commercial organization
at has ever been attempted in
uth Carolina. A i
ANOTHER "TIfLLAN CASEV" man
eported Mrs. B. B. Tillman, Jr., May you ca
Sue Husband it is
Said. don't ri
Columbia, June 8.-Ever since' the.
~illman case has been out of the su- 1fl $.
reme court there have been reports
additonal suits of varied kinds gls li
.gainst B. R. Tillman, Jr. Apparent
the whole matter was partly crys
alized recently, with the probable aI-i.
[ecision of Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr.,
ow residing in Edgefield, to bring get whI
suit against her husband to recover
hat she claims is due hier from him w l
a account of alleged differenees in
eccounts between the two. futb
A few days ago it was stated here,
fd dispatches were sent out, to the
~ffect that $15,000 suit would be
~rought.
In order to find out if there is any-5
hing in the matter, the News and
ier of the firm of Depass & Depass
his evening. Messrs. Depass & De
)ass are Mrs. Tillman's -attorneys,
Lavig represented her in the case
nvoving the custody of the two
oung children of Mrs. PfLllman, Jr.
Mr. Depass, while not desiring that
e matter should have gotten into Jnayh a
rint until something is done, i any- to saUie
ing is to be done, stated that his ta oy twu
irm does represent Mrs. B. R. Till- o h eiltr
an, Jr., in such a case involving dif- sr ti nes
erences between her and her hus- pee hscus
and. Mr. DePass added that thethgoen ntn
mount wan~ nothing like $15,000. Mr. Teemyb oh
)ePass said 'that no suit has been in-mo,btiiscr
tituted and he can not say now that
e will be, and that the matter may "D yoknwt
succesfully settled out of court. Mr.lrwespar e
)ePass stated the case is simply oneJ"N,tasne
diffences in the matter of land h si h ae
'iliman an henuhusbad.eWhethe
Ot be staedtnow.y.7ItE wol
onthe emocatrec
preferry thscouthse
Ly,beieedtobetrutwrty,itisthe govren fora
umore her tody thtunesseren may benothi:
tor ilima recoers hs he lthr asesarfs foapr ves
uc:han etenttha he an prfor Nth taatsone of
us sua duiesintheSente y he nes as may poper
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Wahington,Jue convenem inuthor-ersar
nos at Home
'0 BUILD UP
DUSTRY
Vhy You Should
closest prices and save you this $85 O to $150-00
cost of selling by non-residents.
By buying from home dealers, you keep your
money at home and may get back some of the
same money, in your transaction; buy from a
non-resident, your money is gone to another
part of the country and you will not likely see
any of it again.
Come and see our PIANOS if interested, and
let us convince you that we can save you this
money and give you one of the best PIANS
made for the money.
A saving of $85.00 to $15o.oo for the above
given reasons.
ur we.can showyou.
OWLESCoJ
- SOUTH CAROLINA.
ut Grower
Sfruit crop this year may
one next. Better eat all
n; can all you cnt u
sk a jar with poor fasten
We have Mason jars with
ed caps. Lighting jars wi
Scaps. 'It will be wise t
at you need now for jars
Sscarce and higher when
~gins to ripen fast.
'he Right Drug Store."
nder his resigna-fedtbepeetad epraedo
tates senator tohadilitomaaesfeeconi
i then devolve up- jteapocigpiay
elect his succes-1 rd I oiik
d that he would B .Lize, Cut hmn
rather than have Sceay
me his successor.,d
g at all in the ru -_______________
nt here today. OTCOPXGBKS.
bat John Rockefel- Ntc shrb ie b npr
o me, but J knowunesgeascrrtrsbth
s all the time."- Hn .M con ertr~o
[00EATIC EXEC- TeFres ako rseiy
IMITTEE. SohCaoiawilbopntte
executive commit- soeo oee rs,i rseiy
ie court house atonStra,Jn 1,190 at 1
aroina, on Man-ocoka.m
at 11 o'clock in1JA.Bkr
he purpose of ar-W. .Cadel
n schedule, fixing* F.0 Kon
.didates, and for J .Shmet
such other_busi- E .Wlinsn
ly come before theJ.D'avnot
Fre. F. Baminer,
urgently request-, Con to'm'.
Secretary