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PRESIDENT I. H. HUNT SUBMITS REPORT A NIMBER OF VERY IMPORTANT S1GGESTIONS. Deserves a Careful Reading by Every Citizen of the Town and the County. Members of the Chamber of Commerce of Newberry, South Carolina. Gentlemen: Another year in the life of our organization has passed and we have gathered here tonight at our annual meeting for the purpose of. taking counsel among ourselves as to our plans, our prosp,cts and our hopes for the coming year. Twelve months ago you saw fit to place upon my shoulders the responsibility of the presidency of your organization. 'Th -office came to me absolutely unsolicit -ed and as a complete surprise. I was not a candidate for that position and 'did not know that my name would be suggested. During my term of c fice I have done my duty to the best -of my ability. I have given you my time, my laibor and whatever executive ability I may possess. In delivering this annual report I shall be candid and plain spoken and will briefly sug gest and recommend work that ought to be done and can be done during I the coming year if every man will do his duty. One year ago you had 50 members with a monthly expense more. than your gross income, besides a debt that had accumulated from year to year. Tonight you have 167 mem bers and the old debt materialy de creased. Before the end of this year the debt will probably be wiped out and you will have a balance in the treasury available for such purpose' "as you see fit to .apply it. Your pres ent officers realized from the begin ning that all they could expect to c' ,during their administration was to reduce this debt as much as possible, inspire enthusiasm and hope in their fellow workers, increase the member ship and be prepared at the end of their term to turn over to their suc -cessors a well equipped, thoroughly -organized, fully manned business ma chine, capable and ready to hit 'hard licks for the advancement of town and county. You are the best judges as to whether or not they 'have suc ceeded in their purpose or failed in itheir effort. While many of our peo iple may sincerely differ with us as to 'the wisdom and profit of a commercial 'organization of this Kind, we will iground our faith on the verdict of ihundreds of other towns and cities in :thi~s country that owe their growth, prosperity and advanceident to or iganization and co-operation of the ~business 'men of the community. An ~or'ganization of this kind is now re :garded as an 'absolute necessity in ~ordeT to keep the business of the comn bnunity before the public and thereby attract trade, and customers that would otherwise go to other markets. It is needful in that it can help sti mulate and maintain property valua tions and is a unit around which can rally the business interests of a com mnunity when prompt and decisive ac tion is necessary. One year's experience as your chief executive officer 'has enabled me to get in touch with the commercial spir it of this commiunity and has caused me to know its weakness and its strength. There are many things that Newberry needs tha.t are at present "eyond its, reach, but there are some -thigs that can be secured if you gol after them in the right spirit. Owing to the lack of time I can mentior only a few of the many things of pub-' interest that could profitably demand -'the time and attontion of the cham ber of commerce during the coming .sear. .1I Public Library. The Newberry Library association furnishes a nucleus around which can be esta,blished a complete and well -equipped public library that will be a 'credit to,the town and county. Few p,eople know or realize that the library 'now consists of between eight and n~'ine hundred volumes of the most in teresting reading, past and present:; >rom Tom Dixon's latest back to Pil ;im's Progress. I suggest that the :new administration get into communi cation with the officers of the library assoc'iation and ascertain if they wit .consider the proposition of moving the library into one of the roomse -the chamber of commerce. Such a move 'would be of mutual benefit. It won benefit the library association in that its membership would promptly and materially increase. It could be kept open from 9 o'clock in th"e morning until 11 o'clock at night. Many mem hers of our organization would pay The small annual fee for the privilege of reading in the library day or night, and, under certain restrictions, taking the books home for a limited time. The chamber of commerce would be benefited in that it would complete and carry out its idea of furnishing its members literary recreation. Its reading room is now supplied with daily and weekly papers and the lates magazines and journals that keep the members posted as to the news of the day. If the members could, upon pay ing a small fee, have the opportunity and privilege of going into a comfor table, well lighted adjoining room and have access to enclycopedias, the lat est novels, standard books on science, history and religion, it is probable that more than one half of the mem bers would join within a few months. Another good it would accomplish would be in the fact that the young men of the chamber of commerce could go there at night for the purpose of reading and for stuay. The ques tion of librarian could be easily ad justed betwen the two organizations. That is a mere matter of detail. The root': could be furnished free of rent to the library association. A Rest Room. For the last two or three years some of the business men of Newberry have been considering the - advisability and practicability of establishing and maintaining a rest room for the ladies of the country who come to Newberry on business or pleasure. This matter should appeal, most strongly to the merchants as they would be the most direct beneficiaries of such an insti tution. Other towns are furnishing such conveniences and are reaping an indirect profit therefrom. The mer chant should not only reach out for new business, but be sure that ne holds the trade he already has. Oth er towns are getting up what they call "shopping week" and the merchants of Columbia offer to 'pay railroad fare both ways to the "out-of-town" cus tomers who purchase over a certain amount and are otherwise making it attractive for customers, especially the ladies, to go to Columbia to trade. Such competition should not be con siaered lightly or looked upon with indifference by the practical business men of our town. If such competition is passed unchallenged and unhinder ed the result will be that Newberry will lose considerable trade 'that ought to be kept at 'home. The remedy for such competition is near at hand, sim ply make it mare attractive and less expensive to come to Newberry to trade than to go anywhere else in the State. A great mainy ladies who live a considerable distance from town come her for the purpose of shopping and spe;ad the entire day. While here they often buy cloth, hats, dresses and supplies of that kind for the entire family and spend anywhere from fifty dollars up. That is the class of trade that we are in danger- of losing by that "shiopping week" proposition. Our merchants can offer every induce ment in kind, quality, style and price, that the merchaigt of any other town or city can offer. Our merchants, as a class, are honest, responsible, up to-date business men who purchase their stock with a view of giving to th* trade of Newberry the very best the market affords at the lowest price consistent with 'business ideas ana business methods. What we ought to do is to offer to our trade the same conveniences and accommodations that other cities and towns are offer ing. Other towns in the State have established rest rooms and have founo them to be practicable and beneficial in every respect. The business men of Newberry should attend to this ~matter at once and give to our trade and our customers the accommoda tions and conveniences they are en titled to. If possible three rooms should be secured and properIy fur nished. One to 'be used as a reading, writing and reception room, one to be a rest room in every sense of the word, with appropriate and comfor table furniture,, and the other as a toilet room. The rooms should be in charge of a responsible matron andc be kept open from 9 o'clock in the morning until late in the afternoon. It should be a place where the I-adies could safely Ieave their wraps and their bundles and where they could have their purchases sent and be safe ly kept uptil called for instead of hav ing. to carry them around town o: gather them up from store to store when their shopping was complete The establishing of such rooms wil cost several hundred dollars and i1 will take considerable money to prop erly maintain them, but it would prove a paying investment for the mer* chants and would do much to keei our trade at home and induce othel customers to come to Newberry. Thb chamber of commerce is not now ii a position to help financially with thi matter, but it is a matter that th merchants exclusively ought to tak un and carry through to a success ful finality. Our organization coul take the initiative by appointing committee to call upon the merchant and other business men and ascer (Continued on page seven). Baseball Now Is t TO BUY YOUR E '9' My showing of Basel in every detail and ou first-class goods can be the professional as vv nines. Call and take e Bats, Gloves, Mits, Masks Breast I Sh< It' Mayes' B THE HOUSE OF A We use .Live - Som you th -durabi They The $! to fill nc se, TMs same shoe Ia our " Autograph" brand, $2.50 and $3.00, is Goodyear welt sewed; in our College W oman's Walk. . ing Shoe, $3.00, $3.50, $.00, - it equals the best custom make. is a revelation to every w first time. In style it is t double the money. It mak home. It wears better thai for$2.00-becauseweuse insole, counter, heel, linin ,Go to the Craddock dealer ia tell you. Look for the Red Be .CRADDOCK, *1__________Lynichb "Is There Any F If you had a teleph< versation like this would ably useless trip: "H ello ! Is this te d "Yes." "This is Mr. Johnisc Is there any freight for r "No,\T it hasn't come "Thanks. I will cai If you want to kmi phone on your Farn., at free booklet. Address Farmers Line Depa SOUTHERN BELL T3 & TELEGRAPH C 163> Sanith Pryor St.. As1 Supplies' !T: he Time; ASEBALL GOODS ' >all Goods is complete r prices are as low as sold. We can fit out 'ell as the school boy , t look at our showing. 'rotectors, !t es, Stockings, Suits, Balls and Guides. ok Store THOUSAND THINGS Leather only e shoe dealers will tell ey can't give you a good, e shoe for $2.00 or $2.50. are right, they can't. .00. shoe they sell is made a demand at this price t to wear. It is made of conds-from sole to heel The Southern Girl $2.00 Shoe $2.50 oman who tries it for the le equal of shoes that cost :es the foot feel perfectly at anyshoeyou ever bought live leather-aquality sole, gs. How can we affordit? i your town; he knows-he will 1 on the Box. -TERRY CO.I urg, Va. reight for Me?" me on your Farm a con ave you a long and rnro'b epot (or express) Agent?" n on Rural Route No. 5. ne todays" vet. I youtomorrov. at smail cost, we t- for our rment p O PA NY #I. I ?C ? 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READY MONEY often puts opportunity within your each. A chance for a good Invest ment comes sooner or later and if you have the money the pro fit is yours; ~if not, the ether fel low gets it. Open an account with this bank and save systematically, you will then have the BEADY MONEY when opportunity comes your way. We offer you ABSOLUTE SAFETY for your savings, and will allow interest credited quar terly. BANK OF POMARIA, Z. T. PINNER, V. L SMITH, President. Cashier. R. H. IIIPP, Vice-President DON'T DELAY LONGER In proiding your home with a gooil piano or organ. Doubtless, you have .roiniser yosr family a instrunent.ie 0-d itnothi is so inspiring ad cut and ies entertainment for children, rth year of uninterrupted success here, hence we are better prepared thar ever to supply the be.t pianos and organs and wite vus AT O C. for catalogs and for our easy payment plan and prices. M ALONE'S MUSIC H OUS E, COLU.1MBIA, S. C. Water, Light and Power Rates. At a meeting of the board of com missioners of public works on March the following revised scale of prices was provided. This scale of rates will go into effect beginning with the month of Anril. Water and light rates for domestic uses: Light-First 50 K. W. Hr., at 10 cents per K. W. Hr.; second 50 K. W. * Hr. at 8 cents per K. W. Hr.; then 101 K. W. Hr. to infinity at 6 cents per K. W. Hr. Water Rates: 1 Gallon to 10,000 gallons at 25 cents per M gallons; 10,0001 gallons to 20,000 gallons at 20 cents per M gallons; 20,0A1 gallons to infinity at 17 1-2 cents per M gal lons. Current Rates for Power-First 250 K. W. Hr. at 8 cents per K. W. Hr.; then next 500 K. W. Hr. at 7 cents per K. W. Hr.; then 750 K. W. Hr. to infinity at 6 cents per K. W. Hr. Water Rates for Manufacturers-1 gallon to 100,000 gallons at 15 cente per M gallons; 100,001 gallons to 208, 000 gallons at 12 1-2 cents per M gal lons; 200,001 gallons to infinity at 110 cents per M gallons.. Street Lights by the Year-Arc Lights per year $75; series and mul tiple 32 candle poder, per year $25. Single water spigots-Single water spigots in residences per month 62 cents for each family; single wP.ter spigots in stores per month 52 cents. Minimum Charges - Minimum charge on water and light per month 50 cents. - Moving picture shows, ourrent at 10 per K. W. Hi. on meters. Approved: - M. L. Spearman, C. E. Summer, W. F. Ewart, Commissioners Public Works, New berry, S. C. - NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEUENT. Notice is hereby given that I will make final settlement as guardian of 'the estate of Olin B. Graham in the office of the probate court for- New berry county on Wednesday, March 29, 1911,*at 11 o'clock. in the -forenoon,. and immediately thereafter apply for letters dismissory as guardian of the. said minor, Olin B. Graham. H. S. Graham, 2.-28-4t. Guardia. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEXENE Notice is hereby given that the n dersigned will make final settlement as A dminietratrix of the estate of Mrs. K. H. Cook. deceaeed. in thze Probate Court for Newberry Cout, South Carolina, on Monday, April 10, 1911, at 11 o'clock. a. in., and- will tam mediztely thereafter apply for her discharge as such administratrik. All pei-sons indebted to said estate will make imNiate settlement, and all persons having claims agei1nst said estate will file them for.thwith, with Eugene S. Blease, attorney, Newberry, S. C. MARY E. EPTING, Qualified Administratrix. In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply so fast the little fighters are overcome. Then see pimples, boils, eczema, saltrheum and sores multiply and strength and appetite fal. This condition demands Electric Bitters -t regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to expel poisons from the blood. "They are the best- blood p'urifer." writes C. T. Budahn, of Tracy, Catif., "I have ever found." They make rich, ,red blood, strong nerves' and build up your health. Try them. 50c. at Win. E. I'elhem & Son's. SKINei AND SCALP TROUBLES YIELD TO ZEXO TREATMENT. A Clean Liqjuld Preparation for Exter nal Use. W. i.. .iayes' Drug Store is so con fident that ZEMO and ZEMO soap used together will rid the skiin or ecalp of infant or grown person of pimples, blackheads, drandruff, eczema, prickly heat, rashes, hives, ivy poison or any other form of skin or scalp eruption, that they will give your money back if you are not entirely satisfied with the results obtained from the use of ZEMO and the soap. *The first application will give prompt relief and show an improve mnent and in every instance where us ed persistently, will destroy the germ life, leaving the skin in a clean, heal thy condition. Sold and guaranteed by druggists everywhere and in Newberry by W. G. Mayes.1 Let us show you proof of some re markable cures made b'y ZEMO and give you a 32 page booklet how to Ipreserve the skin. N4