The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 02, 1914, Page THREE, Image 3
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Director Pace of federal Good
Roads Department tyants Ideas
From School Children.
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In order to secure^'possibly some
good suggestions fjrom observations
of young minds, Director Logan Waller
Page, of the Unjfted States department
of good roa/ds, has announced
that medals will Me awarded the three
young people living in tfce rural districts
who wrii/e the three best essays
on the re/pair and maintenance
of earth roads1 The last date on
which the essays may be submitted is
March 2, 19 v4.
Copies ^Jsf'Mr. Page's announcement
give me/conditions 01 me cutest,
follows:
_,--T'he subject of the essay will be
^-'''"The Repair and Keeping Up of
Earth Roads."
It is open only to children from 10
to 1-"' y*>rrs, inclusive who ire
tually living on farms and who are
actually attending some school.
The essay should be not more? than
800 words in longtfh, in the handwriting
of the child, and should be
written on only one side of the paper.
In the uBper left hand corner of
the first ?age should appear the following
siaremfnt: "Essay on Earth
Roads by (name of child, age of
child, actual residence of child,
school attended by cTaild)
Children wishing to enter this contest
may ask the advice of their parents,
teachers, neighbors, highway
commissioners and other people, and
read books or magazines giving information
about the subject. They
must not give the information they
gain in this wiy in the exact words
of an ?iiblt or the author of a book, j
They must express the ideas in their ,
own language. They will not be ex-!
pected to use technical terms and any j
words that make the meaning clear ,
will be acceptable.
3fedals Are Offered.
The essays will be rated by an im- J
partial committee according to the i
understanding of tfte subject shown j
by the child and according to the pen- j
manship, English and spelling. The j
writer of the best essay will receive ,
a gold medal, the writer of the next j
best essay a silver medal, and the
writer of the third best essay a silver
medal.
All essays should be plainly ad
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dressed, in an envelope stamped with
a --cent stamp, to: "Committee on f
Children's Road Essay Contest, Office <
of Public Roads, 1*. S. Department of ;
Agriculture. Washington. D. C.," and <
should be mailed to reach that office i
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not later than 9 a. m. on Monday, <
March 2, 1914. j<
Children who have already sub- , t
occ9rc in rhat contest which <
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was originally announced to close Oc- ! {
tober 15, may, if they wish, submit a 1
second essay. ]
As a help to children, the sugges- i
tions given below are made. Children i
need not follow these suggestions ab- 1
solutelv. They must not submit es- j
says in the form of direct answers to i
these questions. They must not quote
any of the following material word i
for word. i
Good Roads and Bad.
"To the children: In getting facts <
to write your essays for the prize |
contest on the repair and maintenance I ]
nf earth roads, use your eyes. Look j \
at a bad piece of road and a good !
piece of road when both are dry. |:
Study, particularly, tfce ruts and holes 1,
and uneven places in the road to see 1 j
whether they make it easier or hard- I j
er for the wheels of a loaded wagon .
to go along. Study the kind of foot- i
ing that the two roads give to the !
horses. j?
"Now study the same stretches of j'
road after a good rainstorm. You will <
see tliat one road holds small puddles j i
or pools of water that keep the road j <
soft and so allow it to be cut up by ji
the wheels of the wagons and the j
hoofs of the horses. How do road- j i
builders keep water from gathering :
on tine traveled way of a road? ?
Should the road slope to the side j
ditches? How much higher should the :
centre, or crown^ of the road be than
the outside edges of the road? Why [
do good ditches at the.side of the road
help make the centre of the road better
for hauling? What happens when
ditches get full of rubbish or weeds?
When a ditch along a road holds water
or collects it into pools, how does
this injure the road?
Dra# on Kartli Koads.
"Have you ever seen a home-made
road drag? It is made by splitting in '
i two a log six or eight inches in thickness
and about six or eight feet long.
: The two halves of the log are set
three feet apart with their smooth
faces forward and upright. They are I
fastened together with braces. A pair !
oi horses are hitched to a chain fast- j
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neil to thr front half of tue log.
Should th?\se logs bo drawn straight
jown the road, or should it be dragged
it a slant so that a little of the loose
arth will slide toward the centre of
he road? S.ould the dragging be
started next, to the ditch, or at the
:-entre of the road? Should you drag
;he whole road in one way, or drag
sach half of it in an opposite direc;!on?
Shoirtd the dragging be done
ft'hen the road is dry, or after it '^as
'ained? A good strong pair of horses
A-ith a well built drag can drag about
:hree or four miles of road in a day.
^Vhat would it cost a farmer to drag
:our miles of road? How would he
t>e repaid for the cost of his labor?
"Remember, children, you are not
:o answer these questions as if you
were answering an examination paper.
fhint nhnut the answers
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md ask people for information and
svatch people actually working on
roads, and ttoen write a composition
Lhat will be just the same as if you
were writing a letter to a friend, telling
him, or her, how they made the
earth road near you better, and kept
it from getting full of holes, ruts and
puddles."
Buford-Wier.
One of the most beautiful events
ever seen here, occurrea on iasi
Thursday evening, when the nuptials
L->f Miss Carrie Lee But'ord and Mr.
Samuel Laurcnce Wier were solemnized,
in the presence of a large number
Df friends and relatives at "The Oaks",
the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Buford. Rev. W. R.
Bouknigut officiated. The color
scheme for the occasion was red and
?reen. The entire house was beautifully
decorated in bells and holly.
Promptly ,at half past seven, to the
sweet strains of Mendelsohns wedding
march, rendered by Miss Hattie May
Buford, of Newberry, the bridal party
entered in the following order: Miss
Lucile Turner, of Greenwood, with
Mr. John Bell, of Renno; Miss Sallie
Bell Buford of XewberFy, with Mr
Edgar Taylor of Renno, then came th(
bride with the groom. The bridesmaids
wore canary crepe-de-chine
The bride was exquisitely gowned ir
white crepe-de-chine, trimmed in rea
lace and brilliants, made empire style
with court train, while over all fell th<
graceful folds of her bridal veil. Immediately
after the ceremony a brilliant
reception was tendered th(
couple. In'the left parlor the brid<
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and groom received the congratulations
and good wishes of the guests.
In the east room was a brilliant display
of handsome, useful and ornamental
presents. Never have we
! seen a more handsome display.
| lA. delicious three course supper was
J served by Misses Connie Shannon,
! Sarah Calfaoun, Cora Spoon, and Ruth
ICleland. The bride never looked lovei
j lier nor sweeter than on this occasion.
I She is a woman of unusually atractive
; persoanalities and one who counts her
friends in all parts of the State, as
her sucessful school work in past always
broadened her acquaintance and
won the love and admiration of all
pupils who attended her schools.
The groom is a son of the late Dr.
Tom Wier. He is a young man of ster!
line: worth?and very popular in both
I business
and social circles.
Among the visitors from a distance
were Misses Mary and Sarah
Calhoun, of Ninety Six. Messrs. W.
M., Fair and Willie Buford, of Newberry.
Misses Willie Mae and Connie
Shannon, of Whitmire. Mr. Donald
Drennan of Elberton, Ga., and Mr. 0.
L. Turner of Greenwood.
The following day the bridal party
and immediate families were invited
to Mrs. Lou B. Wier's, the ihome of the
groom, where a sumptuous dinner was
spread.
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| MISTRIAL IN SCHMIDT CASE,
Jury Unable to Agree oil the Priest's
Status.?Dismissed by Jud^e.
New York, Dec. 30.?After deliberating
36 hours the jury trying the case
of Hans Schmidt, former priest of St.
Joseph's church, accused of the murder
of Anna Aumuller, reported about
10 o'clock tonight that it could not
reach an agreement and was dis-t
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coargeu.
The foreman of the jury reported
to Judge Poster that there was no
possibility of an agreement being
reached, the last ballot taken being
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After thanking the jurors and free- j
ing them from further service in connection
with the case, Judge Foster
directed that Schmidt be remanded
to the Tombs.
It was learned that two jurors who
had failed to agree with the other ten
were of the opinion that Schmidt was
insane when he killed the woman with
whose murder ihe is charged.
The crime for which Hans Schmidt
has been on trial is considered one
of the most revolting in the history
of this city. Early in September
parts of a woman's body were found
in the Hudson river. Schmidt, ar- J
rested a few days later, admitted that
on September 2 fhe had killed Anna
Aumuller. He said he acted by divine
command. The trial started December
8 and towards the last became
largely a battle between alienists for
the defense and the State.
Gift From "Portland Jfedr
Columbia, Dec. 27.?Governor Blease
this morning received through the re-1
gular mails a Christmas present from
"Santa Claus" in the shape of a pearlhandle
knife witfn the latest and
modern attachments. The package
was said to have been postmarked
from a little town above New York
city, and the governor said that comparison
.of the handwriting with letters
in the governor's office lead him
to the conclusion that the gift was
from James JoCinson, alias "Portland
Ned," the yegg whom the governor
paroled and who escaped from the
governor's office while a United States
marshal was waiting in the outer of- j
fice with a warrant for him. The gov- j
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actly like the signature of "Portland"
to letters which he wrote to the governor
from the Sta^e penitentiary before
be was peroleS.
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ANIfUAL MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of tie
share holders of the Peoples National
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at the bank on Tuesday, January
13th, 1914, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the
election of directors and such other
business as may come before said
meeting.
R. T. Pugh,
Cashier.
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