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MEXLX, NUNBIER 74. NETBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FIIDIAY. SEPTE.BER 15, 1911 IETURNS FROM DETROIT. ... V. Waldr0 Tal!s interestingly of His Trip-Will Haye Supply Cars Soon. Mr. W. C. Waldrop, local distributor for - the Studebaker corporation, " turned Friday from Detroit, Mich., Where he has been the guest of Gen ,eral Manager Walter E. Flanders of -the Studebaker corporation, E-M-F factories. Mr. Waldrop joined the Studebaker special train at Charlotte, N. C., arriv ing in Detroit on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, where he spent two days in specting the E-M-F factories, and en joying the hospitality of Mr'. Flanders, the great automobile manufacturer. He speaks in glowing terms of the trip and especially of the hospitality of the Studebaker corporation. "I was not the only guest of Mr. Flanders," says Mr. Waldrop. "In fact, I was one of the party of dealers from this" section who were personally in vited to go to Detroit and inspect the facilities the company have for turn ing out Flanders "20" and E-M-F "30" cars. "I understand the Studebaker cor poration is spending over $75,000 in -entertaining all its dealers in a similar ashion. .Special' trains are run from -various sections of the country to De -troit and back, and every item of the -dealer's expense is paid from the time 'he leaves home until he returns. The object, of course, is to show their man .ufacturing facilities and how they pro -duce quality cars. .Mr. Flanders told -me that one obiect he had in n d in bringing me to Detroit 'was to con Vince me that the Studebaker corpora ton actually will be able to procure in the coming SeaEon the 50,00 cars 'it has promised its dealers. During the past twelve months, ad everybody knows, we have been unable to get more than one car for every four we could have sold, nevertheless the com pany was -turning out 100 cars per -da-.-I was permitted to look over the records at Detroit, so I know that I got ny full quota. In short, we were not the only ones who were in a sim ilar position, there -are many others. "I confess that until my visit to De troit I was just a little skeptical of the ability of any company to build 5e0000 automobiles in twelve ,months, I had expressed that skepticism in a letter to Mr. Flanders personally and his re sponse was, "Come and see." And he p$$-da special train of such sump tuous appointments as are not su-r passed by those on which railway mag nates travel on their inspection tours. There was every comfort that heart could 'desire, and the stomach was not -overloo'ked. We had a royal good time 'at Detroit. We spent one day in the big Plant No. 1 where E-M-F "30" cars are made, and then we spent a day in -:a still, larger one, Plant No. 3, where 'Tlariders "20" car is made from the -pig iron to the complete, fully equip 'ped car. "It was the most interesting exper ience I -have ever had, and I. feel as il I know my product now better thain ever before. I know just how the cars "ae made and just how the quality is - put into 'themp. Add to this the fact that I had the pleasure of meeting -personally all the important heads e1 -<epartments in the enormous orgai zation, and you will understand that ] Fncw feel as if I was indeed one of t'hs family. Perhaps the most pleasani Sport of the whole time wva' Qe eleaiing I spent, at Mr Flanders' home on Green 'Lake. Ther~e Mr. Fiand e:s o-.ns aboul 1,200 acres~ of beautiful rolling hils and lakeside property. In fact. his 'property completely surrounds Greer Lake. There he likes too think he is a farmer, and there he gets his recrea 'tion and relaxation from the arduous .duties of managing .4e largest auto mobile factory in the world. "To kr.ow Mr. Flanders at his homf one could not imagine that he is thf radministrator of a concern doing a ~business of over $50,000,000.00 a year He is a true American of the New Eng land type and to meet him once is tc know him under all conditions. I was pleased to find that 'he was so thor oughly conversant with all my own af fairs and was anxious to help me oui in my little difficulties." "'We are going to try to give yoi 'as many automobiles as you will be able to sell,' said Mr. Flanders. "Afte walking for hours at a time through grea-L lanes of machinery ar%A seeing hundreds of million dollars woro, of stock in process of manufac ur. i am thoroughly convinced that we will be more nearly able to met the demand for Flanders "20" and E M-F "30" cars next year than we have ev.r been before. Of course, that is not saying we will get enough. "The demand always seems to keep ahead of the supply on these cars, and while the shortage of E-M-F "30's" was a most serious problem last year, it looks as if Flanders "20" is going to be our chief problem this year, be cause this car is now the most popular car in America and its wonderful per formance in road contests and hill climbing is increasing its popularity I daily." I Mr. Waldrop was enthusiastic in his description of Detroit, which is the world's greatest automovIle centre as well as one of the most beautiful cities in America. We devoted several hours to driving about tLie several parks and bouleviards of Detroit, and our trip to Mr. Flanders' home and back was over thirty-two miles of road, a part of which over the beautiful Bloomfield hills. Few plares in America have more charms than this. And, what with the sight-seeing and charming hospitality of Mr. Flanders and his delightful little wife to say nothing of the trip there and back on the luxur ious special train, I felt more like a millionaire who had been on a pleas ant vacation than one who had been on a business trip." Dr. Harms at Opening of Laurens City Schools. Laurens Advertiser, 13th. The address of Dr. Harms was one that could hardly Ve done justice to except by listening to it. He is one of the' most polished orators that ever spoke in Laurens and throughout his address Monday he was given the very closest attention. Even, the smallest of the children present. showed that they were attentive to his word by I-answering at odd times questions put to the school on different phases of the subject in hand. While his words were addressed principally to the chil dren, the older people present listen ed with rapt attention and were per haps inspired to start out anew to try and accomplish things they had not succeeded in before. Dr. Harms* made a plea to the children to endeavor to round out for themselves a year of work in which every faculty which they possessed would be brou.ghlt into activity. He urged upon them the importance of having a well rounded purpose in life and not to devote all of their eltergies along one line of endeavor. He said that there were th'ings for the hands to do, things for the head to do and, things for the heart, and that only through the de velopment of all these faculties could they hope to round Out a perfect year Iof work. He took occasion to say in an early stage of his address that the children of Laurens were very for tunate in their educational facilities in that they had a school buildi-ng which would serve as a model for any city in the State and a superintendent who had few equals anywhere. Dr. Harms urged the children to take ad v.ntage of their opportunities for the future welfare of the State, and of the South depended upon the educa tional development of the white chil dren. He related a pitiful story of an dicated negro boy and an illiterate white youth to stress the importance of a State-wide compulsory education law. Dr. Harms was heartily applaud ed when he finished' his address. The MIayor's Court. In mayor's court Thursday morning William Harris, colored, pleaded guil ty to three charges and was sentenced to a fine of $15 or a service of 30 days in each case. Not havEng the $45 he had nothing to do but take the 90 days. Two of the charges against him were for breaking into the residence of Mr. D. Fair Pifer and stealing there from a watch and a pistol in the first instac' and some other articles in th sem,d instance, and the other charge was for loafing and idling. On 1nd ay morninfl at about 10.30 Tlican~ Howard Franklin was noti fid of the house-breaking and thoft. t o'clock the same afternoon Of ler Franklin had the negro and the gods in custody, with the assistance ne o oliceman John M. Adams. NEWS OF.wHinulRE. Mi2isters (of Town Talk Encouraging iv to Children at School Opening. 1'ersonal 1Iention. Whitmire, Sept. 14.-Rev. Jno. R. RZsebrc and Mr. R. H. Burtzn attend ,d the pres)ytery of the Presbytcrian eturch at Lowndesville last week. .rs. Shealy, of Prosperity, spent last week here visiting her son, Mr.. Furman Shealy, at the Finney hotel. Miss Lula Donnan, of Laurens, re turned to Whitmire Saturday and re surled her duties as teacher in the graded school Monday morning. Mr. Henry :Miller and Miss Frances Rice spent yesterday with her uncle, Mr. Clough Rice, at Sedaiia. Mrs. 0. A. Jeffcoat and children are visiting her mother and sisters at Yorkville. Misses Kate Hargrove and Myrtle guber were in town today. Mrs. Thad Coleman and little Jessie, after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in Asheville, N. C., have re turned home. . Mr. Edgar Fant is visiting relatives here. Mrs. McD. Metts and daughters, Lucy and Mary, have returred from a delightful visit to the Miller's at Cross Hill. They also went over to Harris Lithia Springs and had a delightful time. Mr. Luther Duckett, who has spent a year naar Tampa, Fla., is here visit ing .relative.s and friends. Messrs. Tom, Alpheus and Will- Wat son and their families were called to Greenwood yesterday on account of the sudde death of their father, Mr. W. H. Watson.. Miss Kate Cornwell, of Chester, who teaches in the kindergarten in Laur ens, stopped over and spent Saturday and Saturday. night with her friend, Mr.. A' M. Watson. Miss Frances Jeter leaves tomorrow for Due West, where she will resume her studies in Erskine college. Mr. George Young is spending some time with his sister, Mrs. Ernest Nun namaker, near Columbia. The Juvenile Missionary society will be reorganized in the Methodist church Friday ev9ening at 4 o'clock. Mr. H. V. Tay,lor, of Clinton, is in town looking after his interest in the furniture business Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jeter spent a day of last week looking after their farm ig ibteres.. at Beth E:den. The Whitmire graded school began yesterday morning. One hundred and twenty-five pupils were present. A number o~f parents came to the open ing to show their interest in the edu cation of their children. Rev. 0. A. JTeffcoat made a very pleasing address stressing .the importance of these things in.3chool life: obedien ce, -dili gence, honor, truthfulness and good company. Rev. Jno. R. Rosebro and Rev. R. E. Mood also spoke incourag ing words to the children. Nita. A Family Reunion of Newberry Folk. On the 8th, inst., there was an in teresting and pleasant reunion of the children and grandchildren of the late Thomas D. Kinard, whose home was between Bachman ChapeT and St. Phil lip's Lutheran churches near Long Bridge acrqss Cannon's creek. The :iescendants of Mr.. Kinard assembled at the old home place, and in the shade by the well had a good time. All the children and grand-children were nresent, in the best of humonr: and along with them came a few friends, who did their share of smilin'--and eating. For instane, there was pres ent the only living sister of T. H-. Kin ar. and Col. Ruff was there, together with Rev. J. A. Sligh, D. D., and Rev. Y von A. Riser. There was a comn nite picnic, and there was a complete b?rbecue, and lemonade a plenty, all fro for the eating and drinkin.g. The names of the children of T. H. TKinord are as fol.lows:2 G. W. Kinard. P. H. Kinard. Mrs. Mary Crumpton, Mrs Ida C'romier. Mrs. Kate Odell. R. '. Kinard, and Mrs. Florence Frank lvi. The nanra of the onily livinz aunt. mentened above, is Miss Nancy C. w-o ot' the roungest of the grand chl9rn. +inv hah'es in arms. were ban +"c hr 'Re'. 'Ris'or, and a service of prayer was held at the home of Mrs. TRE 'NEWS OF PPX0SPEIiITI IIZII S(-,Zo(? ]Ias Fiu OVjPIn~I Young Folks O,f to Seh,ol-Per. sonal Mention. Prosperity, Se-pt. 14.-The Prosper ity high 'school opened September 13' with an enrollment of one hundred and 31. Among the board'ng pupilS are: Misses Agnes Monts, Louise Counts, Helen Nichols, Jessie Lorick, Rosalie Suber and Mr. Epting. Mrs. A. H. Kohn is visiting at Wise hotel. Her many friends are glad to welcome her to her former home. Mrs. C. M. Harmon is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sara Calmes, at Americus, Ga. Mrs. Joe Hartman is visiting at Lit tle Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise made a fly ing trip to Columbia. Mrs. G. Y. Hunter has returned hom'e, after sojourning in the moun tains of North Carolina for a number of weeks. Miss Tena WIse left Tuesday for Chicora college. Miss Mary Lizzie Wise is attending Elizabeth college this session. Misscs Janie Russell and Mary Wheeler returned to Broneau. Miss Grace Burton Reagin goes to Withrop college. Miss Clara Brown is at Due West college. Miss Ruby Russell will attend Co umbia college. Mr. G. Harmon left Wednesday for Trinity college, North Carolina. These young folks will be greatly missed in our community. Miss Lillie Mae Rusell, aftsr vis iting the Northern markets, has stop ped over on a isit to her relatives, before going to Augusta for the win ter. Mr. Harold Stork, of Columbia, is viiting Mrs. A. G. Wise. Mr. John P. Wise left Thursday foT .Tasper, where he joins the prominem: law firm of Warren & Warren. - The young folks of our town gave a very pleasant dance on Monday night attVe city hall The U. D. C. had an ice cream festi val on Mrs. Will Moseley's lawn Sep tember 11. Mrs. C. M. Morris has returned home from a visit to the parental roof. .Mr. Granville Wyche is shaking hands with his many friends. Mrs. Jrim Schumpert returned home after a delightful visit to her home in Virginia. Mr. Holland Paysmngern spent the week-end with Mr. Vernon Wheeler. Misses Mary and Day Wright, of Newberry, are Visiting Rev, and Mrs. Z. W. Bedenbaugh. Mr. Arthur Counts and Samps Nich ols are enjoying the cool breezes of the -mountains for a few days.. Mr. S. S. Birge spent the week-end at Prosperi-ty. Mis Victoria Crosson has returned bore after a visit to her brother, Mr. Th'1 Crosson. Miss Willie Mae Wise leaves this week to accept a position in the Sum ter high school. Mrs. E. E. Young, will go to Colum bia to visit her niece, Mrs. A. H. Kohn. The Sorosis will be~ entertained 'by Mrs. C. T. Wyche Friday afternoon at 4.30. The following program will be rendered: "And when a lady's in the case, you know other things give place." "Moral Objections to Wongen's Suf frage"-Miss Langford. "Truth-About Equal Suffrage' [Miss Thompson. Current Events-Mrs. J. C. Schum Must be Public. Another of the couples to obtain a license asked .that their names be not published because the bride-elect's father objected to the marriage and they wanted to keep him in the dark. -~Snartanburg Herald, 13th. Yes, and in the course of human events there will doubtless be something like that 'in Newberry, when some fellow will want to steal his bride. But the law is that marriage licenses are to be published and anyway they are of pub ic record. Hence, if anyone contem nets an elopement he will have make his plans for the running away part of it fit in with a little time just tfter being "qualified" by JTudge humeert. * * * THE IDLER. * * , * * * * IC * * * * * * * ** * I have read some of the things that have been said about the old Confed erate and his drinking a little too much at the recent reunion in Colum bia. Now, I do not kno;w whether any of these old boys drank too much or not- I suppose, of course, if any of them took a tablespoon full of beer, in the opinion of the extreme prohibi tionists, that would have been too much. It is pretty generally known, I guess by this time, that I do not be long to that school of thiniers-that is the word-or moralists, or patriots, who believes that he must regulate the conduct of his neighbor while his oiwn needs his most prayerful considera tion, and who wants to take the mote out of his brother's eye while the beam sticks away out from his own eye. Neither do I believie ~it is a heinous crime to take a glass of beer or a glass of whiskey. Of course, it is not right, to make a hog of yourself either drinking or eating. I think if the old boys wanted to take a bottle of beer, or a drink, they should have done so, and' it is nobody's business, because they paid for it. And per chance some of them got a little too much there is no occasion to make such a noise about it. And they do not deserve the unkind things that are being said. If our memory is not at fault, th9 first reunion, after the legislature made appropriation to help entertain the veterans, was held in Columbia, and part of the money was spent in providing a little.beer for the old boys and they enjoyed it A,,d there was no holy horror raised about it. This year it is stated that none of the money was spent that way, and it might be that all this fuss is made because Gov. Blease did not order the dispensaries closed. It won't be long before all the 'old vets will be gone, and then-well, we will have to find something else- to quarrel about. You know, if you don't, I am. going to tell you, that a lot of this stuff about tht old vets being drunk is the veriest rot from the extreme prohibition cranks of the day, who think, I reckon they do, that it is an enormous crime to take a drink. Well, 'I am willing to Igive them credit for .honesty in their opinions, but I' ask them to grant me credit for honesty in my views on the subject- This, however, they a are not willing to do. For that rea son I feel that I am justified in believ ing they' are rather cranky, even if honest from their standpoint. Let us all exercise charity in our dealings with our fellowmen. Let us believe that other people may be just as lhon est and, just as good and just as sin cere as we are, even if they do not agree to all the ,heresies to which we hold. *If we would only do this we would have a good old world and one that it would be worth while to live in. If an old veteran took his glass ot whiskey, as he has been doing all his life, and per chance on this reunion day got one~ too many, let us not judge im too harshly, and remember that there was a time when he'risked his all for the land he loved, and let us Itry to make his last days ~here pleas ant. That is the way I feel about it. I know that I am old and cranky, but I believe I hav'e charity in my 'heart for my fellowman. -0 I think it was St. Paul-- you know him or of him, I suppose-who said on one occasion something like unto this: "If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love. I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mys teries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so.as to remove moun tains, but have not lov-e, i am nothing." A little more love, a little more char ity, that is the crying need of this age. I want to say to those who have been criticizing the old vets, remember the words of St. Paul, and it will do you good to practice what he says, just a little bit. "WRlen you do things for love you do them differently from the way you do them for money.'' And you know it was this same St. Paul who said on another occasion some thing like this: "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." Now, waIamting to say is, that you here referred to, for if you do you will entirely misinterpret my meaning and my purpose in making these observa tions. The kind of love I am talking about takes in the broadest kind of charity, of speech and of action, and does not think evil, but always de lights in doing good and in saying kind and pleasant things and believes that other people are honest and good, until you are sure they are not, and then it tries to make them good and true. And it knows you can not make them good and true by abusing thenr and saying all kind of unkind thikags. See the point? If you do not I ami afraid I can not convince you. In my next I am going to get dowd that statute book of the tbwn and tell you about some more of those city. laws. I see that another city election.. is about to be held in this good old town, and I am going to advise the people to find out where -the candi dates stand so that we anay know what to expect of the ones we vote for. It Is important for this old town to wake up and do something. It is all right to have big automobile garages, but we want to put up the price of cotton and cotton seed, if we want to do business at the same stand. I hope there Is no statute in this town booW which says that the price in Newberry must be just a ittle .below Pomaria and Chappells. If I find it I am going' to ask that it be put in the categorf with some of the other laws and over looked for the present at least, Then I am goin t6ask counci if it thinks it adds to the appearance of west Main street to leavie those old burned buildings standing and what impression it thinks they make -an the stranger as he'enters the city for' the first time. And then I am going to ask the editor to put in a w,at-iost ad for The Idler's park. I can't af ford to lose it. It cost me too much labor to have it last or stolen. - The Idler. . * * ** * *. -. y SOCAL. Among the pleasant events of this week was the porch party given by Mrs.. W. C. Schenck at her attractive new home to her sister, Miss Louise Jonesa~ Miss Jones is soon to enter Converse -college,- and during the af-. ternoon notes were written by the guests to be read by her after her en trance there. An enjoyable guessing contest was indulged in, after which an ice course wag served by Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Schenck. -Those present were: Misses Kitty Mayes, Margaret Burton, Leila Dennis,' Brooksie Den nis, Lila McCracken, Kate Summer, Ethel Jones, Marion J'ones, Sara. Sim mons, Lillian Kihlbr, Mabel William son, Verna Lane, Lizzie McCracken, Margaret Davis and. Louise Jones. Miss Mary Brooks IDennis was hon ored Tuesday afternoon with a hosi~ ery shower. This, was givien by Mrs.. Robt. E. Leavell. A dozen young la dies were present and had a most hap py time. The guests were met at the door by Miss Sara Simmons and Lu cille Goggans, and the gifts we're pre sented by little Miss Nancy Fox, daintily clad in a hiand-emnbroidered white dress with pink bows. The house was decorated in white and pink, and delightful ice cream a1nd cake and ipunch were serv'ed the' guests. Friday evening Miss Mabel William son will entertain Miss Mar"y Brooks Dennis with a miscellaneous sbpwe'r. The Aid society of the Lutheran' church was entertained Tuesday af-, Iternoon at the home of Mrs. Theodore Johnstone in Main street. Cream and cake were served during the afternoon. Mrs. R. Y. Leavell wilH be at home to a large number of friends from 5' until 7 o'clock Friday afternoon. Pulaski Lodge, Nso. 20, I. 0. 0. F. Pulaski lodge, No. 20, L. 0. 0. F., will meet Friday night September 15, at 8 o'clock in 'Klettner's Hall. All members are asked to attend. J. Y. Jones, W. G. Peterson. Noble Grand. Secretary.