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CO-OPE RATION. What Can be Accomplished by it. ]r. A. C. Jones Appeals to Peo-. ple of Newberry. When Mr. I. H. Hunt was elected president of the chamber of commerce last spring, knowing the part he had taken in 1905 and 1906 in helping to build up and improve our city and county, and what he could do now, with the co-operation of our citizens, I appealed to them to rally to his sup port and to increase the membership t at least'three hundred before the elose of the present year. That he has done his full duty and given lib erally of his time, without pay or hope of reward, no one will question who is at all familiar with the difficul ties he has had to overcome. The prompt paying membership has Increased from fifty-one on March frst last, to one hundred and forty three at present, and if those whose interests are, or should be, as great as his, had done their part as well, the membership would be more than three hundred; the chaiaber of com merce would be free of debt, the board of governors could add other daily pta pers and magazines to the reading iom and have cash in bank to.adver tise t1id Patural advantages of the eounty to home sfgers and those with caritAl to invest in mauUWtQr ls of different kinds, and Qter in ducements to them and to thi Pr6mot V Ot na,-ads, al6 -to encourage the eounty authorities to build good roads 34 to the fullest extent verify the atztement that The Herald and News makes that Newberry is a county "That does things." The presence of Prealdent Finley, of the Southern tailway and his interesting talk on the possibilities of the South, with its bVroved farming system and with its manufactories, and of Dr. H. K. Aiken, or th Piedmont section, and its inTvita tion to come and see; of Mr. A. McP. Hamby, secretary of the chamber of eommerce of Columbia, the Queen City of the State, on "the importance of co operation of commercial organiza tions"; and of Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, of our sister city Prosperity, offering to stand witht us for the upbuiilding of all the county; of Hon. Jos. L. Keitt, and others, along these same lines, at the annual banquet on the 20th inst. whien a large number of the families of the -city and county were repre sented to we.lcome our invited guests, did more to advertise Newberry than anything that-has been done this year and shows the importance 6f a live organization like this in Newberry. There are some of those who came. in last spring who have not paid any: dues yet. They should pay up.at once' and all join in increasing the mem bership to at least three hundred by February 1st One way to help' do this is to have the Business Men's Credit association come in as a body and unite with the chamber of ,com merce. .Their aims and purposes are largely' thle same. A permanent. record of the names of those who do not pay their bills promptly could be kept in the rooms of chamber of commerce, which would be open to all the mem bers. The effect of this would be to make these slow paying people more * prompt in meeting their obligations. Threre are some professional and bus iness men and public officials, who let their accounts stand for months, some for three, four and five years, who never pay a cent Th-is prevents many a worthy man from getting ac comnodations and by the above plan might eventually be broken up. The chamber of commerce thus enlarged, strengthened and equipped, sho0uld lead in everything that meabas for the growth and prosperity of the county and city. They should see that the of ficers performs their duty, that the laws should be enforced, that the city should be. kept clean. Our' city officials have done very well, but improvements could be made along this line. I was very much gratified to learn from- the Southern Express company that the receipts. of liquors for the holidays were less this December than any year since the dispensaries were closed. There is one class of violators of the law that is giving more troQrble now than any other class of blind tigers on account of the show of pre tended ,respectability they try to throw around thein; they are the so-called social clubs. I think the most of them have been broken up in Newberry. I~f there are any and they hold a United States re,venue license they should be broken up. Every holder of a revenue license in Newberry outsid-e of the druggist is a violator of the law, and these clubs give a town" a bad name and aer the cause of raining many of our young men. Another suggestion I would make to President Hunt, is to put the T. P. A. to work. We have in Post J. the youngest Post in the State. They can help the chamber of comn merce. '- e u of commerce can ~'r'~n t>c.m ~iZ if Post 'J' exi~ - the county "that does things," they will have to grow in numbers and use fulness as rapidly as the chamber of commerce. As this is the last letter 'I will write for the press this year I will make another appeal-this time to Christian people of the county and city: I would ask for a more liberal support of the pastors and churches of Newberry. You are not paying your pastors but little if any more than you paid them ten years ago and it costs them fifty per cent. more to live. If you will pardon a friendly suggestion: If you will cut out a few of the social entertainments and card parties, I be lieve you can increase your subscrip tions to your pastor's salary and churdh expenses and Sunday school work considerably without feeling it very much. Newberry is behind some of the towns I know In religious work. The best evidence of this is the lack of interest shown by the Christian people of Newberry this year in the effort that was made to secare the old court house property for a Young Men's Christian association building for the boys and young men of New berry county. I spent a great deal of my time this year, and with the as sistance'of Mr. G. C. Huntington, in terstate secretary of the Young Men's Christian association for the Caro linas, the members of the general as sembly from the county and some of thR6@gWb en4rlId t.henWelve as mem o of our assocladon which Was or ganize'd last spring. The act had been passed and it was to have beeh sub m1lted to the people of Newberry county at the election last month, but although the cost for the advertising had been guaranteed It was overlook ed until it -vat too late and all the time and mtoney spent reaching this point had just as well have been throwrn 'away. If the Christian peo ple of Newberry had not gone to sleep, or if they had been alive to their re sponsibilities, we would have been preparing to build and improve that property for a home for our boys, just as Greenville, Sumter, Florence, and Columbia are for theirs, in 1911. I have been connected with the work of the association in South Carolina for more than thirty-four years. This great cause has be'en an important part of my life. I have always regard ed the time and money given to it the best investment I have ever made and the failure of the people of New berry to stand by me has been the hardest trial I was ever called on' to bear. I have.hesitated to refer to or speak of it, because it would involve 6thers, but after thinking over the matter seriously I have decided in justice to myself I will resign as a member of the inter-State committee of the Young Men's Christian asso ciation, and let tihema elect some one in Newberry who will be supported' my our pastors, our churches and onr people. The moveilent.to secure this property for a bdildin'g was fully ex plained through your paper and the Cibserver, and the excuse ' of those who" deserted us one by on~e, after the act had been passed providing for the election, was not justifiable and they must now realize that It was a great mistake. They can yet repair this wrong by taking up the matter at once, and 'have a similari act passed by the legislature in January, providing for a special election next summer and before the coming' year closes catch u'p with the other counties of' the State. I am sure President Har:ms, of Newberry college, will lead or help, because he knows the value of a Young Men's Christian A,ssociation building to a college town. Will you do it? I will promise you not to stand in your way. A. C.- Jones. Newberry, S. C., December 30, 1910. MORE SALARIES FOR OFFICIALS. Recommendation is Made by Gov. An sel-Is Preparing His Mes sage. Gov. Ansel will not recommend in his annual message that the condition of the governor's mansion be imiprov ed. For th4' past three years he has consistently made this recommenda tion-the general assembly never heeding. When asked as to his recom mendations he said that 'he would not ask that' the house of the chief execu tive be improved, but mentioned the necessary work at the State Hospital for the Insane. He will, however, after being in of fice four years, again make the reco'm mendation that the salaries of the State officials be increased to what they were several years ago: When asked about his message, Gov. Ansel always requests that the press wait until it is printed. As his usual custom and prescribed by law, he will review the work of the different de partments of the State government. His message will include a list of those who have been pardoned from the State penitentiary during the year. also the commutations and the pa -~TeSae . 'o-- The 9tMA Caidwi Great W wear, F uesday,1 I lour second Goods departmei behold the grand4 bery store. A w4 Lace Sa] Positively the greatesi Lace ever known in Newl up to 25c. yd. on sale, last, at yd......... 5 'boxes 10c. all linen L '300 pieces fine Linen I to 25c. yd. at............. Come to the greatest -sale in Newberry, there's Caidwell & Haltiwanger. Embroidery 1 counter fine Embroid4 1 counter fine Embroid< 1 counter fine Embrc value, at yd... See our grpnd display I broidery at yd. --11 New Line We place on sale 50 pie width round thread Line at yd.........-......- ---- White Got 75 pieces swan-white worth up to 25c. yd. at... Great Sa Fine Cambric, worth 11 10 yds. to a customer, yd Towel and Table I A wagon.load of Towe 14c., 19e., 23c. Undermuslins at Corset Covers, Ladies' Pants, Waists, etc. Undermuslins at Children's Pants, Waists and Skirts. Undermuslins at Women's Short Skirts, Draw ers, Gowns, Corset Covers. 300 Bolts 20c. Lon! THld ell & Hall hite Goods, I Lace & fmbr 'OUR BIG E ednesday, Thr floor has been converte It comprising the above %t display of white'stuff Dnderful display of wonder le. ; sale of fine erry. Values long as they ce t y ...5c. ace,orh~ of ...... ......... 1 c. White Goods Z o just one, 'tis 'Sale.Laces ry at yd..__.5c. 3ry at yd_..1c. dery, a 50c. ~aby Setts Em-.adads1 ) 121 and 15c. vices requis1 *qThis sale o [18. economy pur ces soft double quisite beaut worth 50c., even to those ..25c. Laces, manus factory in th4 ds. -the best v White Goods, American w ... .. ..12c.duty of70% a 9 laces. (FAll e are and ha' e. yd., limited except Sunda 81e product of 3 weeks. Ne inen Sale. installed. iF ls at 4c., 9c., or future use by visiting ot - 10c Undermuslins at - The strongest line ever shown . in Newberry at a Soc. price. - 15c Undermuslins at - In our 75C. line plenty -of dollar values. -25c Undermuslins at $1 Here is where you can buy values worth up to $2.0o SCloth at $1.29 Bolt. 1300 Boll eli & Hal S T OR E OFP iwanger s luslin Uuder oldery Sale )AYS usday & Friday I into an immense White lines. Come Tuesday and ever attempted by a New ful bargains. Come. separatng, clipping.an4 scanoping thy wehs @1 Iaces. of illustratiorns of mechanical de- - e in the art of fine lacemaking. ' FFers an exceptional opportit for hases of durable fine laces ofexa . It will prove very interesting not intending to purchase. 'FZion actured in temost modern lace world, are the best of their kind lash laces ever placed before the >men-and sold without a customs :ded to the cost, as are all impre machines of Zion Lace Idsre e been operatinig 18 hours diy y, for aboutNthree years, with th each machin&.sold ahead several w machines are continually being Women wanting laces.forpesn will experience, a marke saving ir lace counters. 0c the garment a in.oo each. Ccome, every lover of beautiful Un muslins, the sale begins at 9 o'cl Tuesday morning. e5 Great SaeSheets andPilow 500 large Sheets, well ibade at.. .63 00f 3 large $"'** -She***, tor* a hemmed, at.................- 79c. 50o Only $1.25 Sheets at each....98c. rooo Pillow Cases at special prices. Ls2c. Wite Lawn atike.Yd. tiwanger s r H E BBST