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|p)e HeralD anD Jems. Entered at the Postoffice at Newfary, S. C., as 2nd class matter, E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, March 2, 1915. A WORD PERSONAL. I am glad The Herald and News is to start again on its visits to the homes of the people where it has been a visitor for so many years. I am! .. J sorry that it had to suspend, i aid everythig I could to keep it from sus' pending. After it suspended I did everything I knew how or could to revive it without permitting the property to be placed on the market. It, wgs sold and bought in by the cred- j itors for a total of $2,600. The prep- j erty cost something over $13>000. i There is no good now to discuss/that j feature. 1 desire to say, howeve/, that j , 1 did everything that I could to make j the creditors see that it was to their interest to co-operate with me and gh-e me an opportunity to make an effort to pay them dollar for dollar of the claims. They saw it differently. They are better business men than I am and I am not complaining. TC.at rock is now behind us and ft is our purpose to look to the future. A new company has been organized | and the paper put on a better basis than it has ever been. Good business men and men of large affairs have come to 'my aid and will help me in the making of.' a newspaper that we hope rwill be a credit to txie town and the county. It will be the same old j ^ -Herald and News that >'.:as gone into?\ * the homes of Newberry for more thau a half century, and we hope to make it even more acceptable to its patrons and friends than it has ever been. Under the* new management I am ret lieved of the burden of looking after the pay roll, something I have desired for many years. It will be mine ir\ moV? o nan-enanor anri rmf thp busi IU iiiauc a 11V " MMVI ^ . ness on the books, and others will look after the bookkeeping and the collecting. We will take up the subscription ' list just as we left it and send the paper to all who were on j the list at the time. Those who were paid in advance will get the paper for the time they haive paid just a& if the ? J .. paper ;liad not suspended. Those who * are in arrears or whose subscription is expiring will please renew, or if they do not care to, have the paper any longer will confer a favor by notifying the office, otherwise the paper will be continued. As soon as! wo vet matters nronerlv adiusted we i will resume the cash system, as I believe it works better for subscriber and publisher alike. If my friends who have so generally Expressed a desire to see The Herald e nd News resume desire to give substantial evidence of that desire, they will now come forward and pay 6omet. ing on their subscriptions. Several hundred subscriptions have expired. A payment from each of only fifty to tViic timo wmilH he? a \ V.U IsO av V**-- V , " v-.v* v V ? o- ; help to the publishers, and would 'be evidence of confidence which I would appreciate just now more than the i money they would pay. There will be no risk, because the new company ' as sufficient commercial capital to y guarantee' tr.e continuance of the l.aper. The Herald and News will stand ^ ? 4- V? ^ ^ + TTT 4 1 1 KA f/\y? . t V> UI CllUStr LUlUi^ Uiat M.i.1 UTT 1U1 liiw betterment of the people of this community, and / or the progress and development of the community, as k ::as always stood, jrhere has been no enterprise proposed for the good of this community, as least durin-; t <e last thirty years, that did not have the hearty support and endorsement of The Herald and News. The Herald and News has no friends to reward ?id no enemies to punish, but is free .u express the honest conivietions of i:ie editor on all public questions. This will be done as strongly and as frank-1 ly as we can command the English language, and at all times courteously and with due regard for the opinions and views of t)'.:ose who do not agree with us. Our first purpose "will be to publish a newspaper with the emphasis on the news. It shall be my purpose to create and encourage ' sood fellowship among all our people and to assist in so far as I. may be able in moulding a sentiment of co-1 operation among cur 'people 1'or the i good of the entire community. We j bave a good town and a good county and lots of good people. What: we need is co-operation, and to realize that no man can live to himself alone} I and tfcat when his neighbor prospers | he has a better opportunity to prosper. The constant knocker never amounts to much in the building of a good community and must lead a miserable existence. One always ifeels j better to sav kind things. i The many expressions of good will; which have come to me from the people of the town and county >ijave touched me very muci\ and they have j come from those with whom I have j differed greatly on many questions in 1 days gone, as well as from those with j whom The 'Herald and News^has been I in accord. Of course tT ere have been j a l ew, who ha>ve said unkind things.! but for these T have no words of cen-1 sure, but rather a feeling of pity. I am frank to admit that at one time I felt blue, disheartened and discouraged and very much like seeking other fields, which I had opportunity to do, but now I am glad I remained in i Newberry, and hope to be able to carry out my desire of long standing ti':at my last work may ibe done on The , Herald and News and that my last copy may be turned in for the old paper with which I have been connected for so many years, and among the people with whom I have labored all these years. To any brethren of the press w/:.o have said- so many kind J things, I desire to express my sincere! onnrttPi'3t;nn Tt .'cjc snmpt "nit! V lllfp! reading one's own obituary. There j 4 I was a sweet sadness about. Our face is now to the future. Our efforts shall be directed to a better and a greater Newberry. (We a?k the J hearty, sincere and honest effort and co-operaticn of all our people, town and county. Remember, there is none better or with greater opportunity in the whole Southland. Everybody, all j together. '"It m)ay rain tomorrow, but, say, ain't it line today." That's the spirit. That's the sentiment. Stop whining. -Stop1 complaining. Th,e sun is shining somewhere all the time. E. H. vAuil. im (THE HERALD & NEWS COMPANY. Tile Herald and iXews Company for the publication of the paper and to do n /v ?-? ?-% <-3 O nrA?->Y\v?n 1 i/>K T\rin t_ 1 auvci iioiu^ emu a scnciai juu pixixc ing business was organized last Fri- j' day under a charter from the Secre-!' tary of State, with a capital stock of | $5,000. Mr. A. H. Kohn, of Columbia, : was elected ^president; kr. John B. 1 Mayes, of Xewberry, vice president, ' and Mr W. A. McSwain, secretary and J treasurer. .'These three, witfa> (Mr. S. 1 a t~i ty..- ? j n/r-w it* i i j\. rre&siv, ua JL/ue vvcsi, duu iui. ik. H. Aull, of Xewberry, constitute th'i ' board of directors. Mr. Aull was elected editor and manager of the paper. Mr. Kohn, the president, is a native o Xewberry and for many years was ^ in the mercantile business at Prosverity and is widely known in the county. He is at present secretary of the Carolina Life insurance company, < of Columbia, one df the most success- . ful and enterprising insurance com panies of tne state ana mucn ot tneir i access is due to the energy and the good judgment of Mr. Kohn. Mr. S. A. Press^y, another member of the board, is a successful merchant ' / at Due West, S. C., and comes of the well known, and prominent Pressly family of that community. He is also treasurer o. Erskine College and a sood safe business man. Mr. John B. .Mayes, the vice president, is in the book and stationery business in Newberry and is well and pleasantly known by every man, woman and child in the county. iMr. W. 1A. {MoSwain is recognized as one of the best accountants in the county and has lived in Neweberry a good many years, though a\native of Laurens county. He is secretary and treasurer of the Securitv 'Loan and I Investment Company, one of the mostJ successful financial institutions of tiiris county. With this board of good sound busi ness men backing us and co-operating with, us, we ffeel that The Herald and News is now on a better basis than it -ever has been, and we are prepared to serve the public of this community better than we have ever been. ' "\Ve ask the co-operation of a'l our ! people, town and county, in bringing j about a better feeling and in advocat- i ing those things which will be or j the commercial progress and devel- j opraent of *hi!:<e who'e community an.1 for the uplift of the people. Here's our hand. Let us join our hands and pull together for this town and county and our entire State. We feel that no one will deny the statement that Thhe Herald and News f::as always been progressive and has labored in season and out for the bet terment of the town and county. We take up the work again with reneweJ energy and encouragement. We are delighted to see so many j .'riends now of our old familiar com- j rade, the split log drag When we be - ! gan the agitation of the use of the j split log we were just a little lonely, j The old colonel ad very few friends ; i in those days, but now he is growing j in popularity and the more he is used i the better the- roads will be. It is a simple device, but if properly handled will greatly improve the roads. A SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. The IJerald and News has made arrangements, with the co-operation of Miss Sadie Goggans, the rural supervisor ifor this county, to conduct a school page twice each month. This page will be devoted exclusively Ip the news of the schools and to such articles as will be for their benefit j and betterment. )'\V'e ask the co-oper-1 ation of teachers and trustees, and we | I believe that with their co-operation \w can make this page a great benefit in the development o. better schools j and better teaching and better pupils. I All suggestions and communications! I for this page will be handled by Miss j G-oggans. WILL WAKE ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS! GOOD. IAj good man$ of our friends seem to be in doubt as to whether the subscribers who have paid in advance will get the paper '.or the time tfrey have paid. We desire to make it, plain that the subscription list will be taken up just as it was when the paper sus-j pended and will be sent for the time ! the subscriber had paid. A credit of! i one month will be made on all sub- i scriptions to cover the time the paper j ?A vi'in rint sron I was not piiuccu. in c ??*** ? x.w ?^ j those who are in arrears, at least for the present. Wie would appreciate even I a small payment .from t)':ese. Thero j are several hundred whose time is out. j If these would now come forwarrd and i pay even fifty cents it wodld be a great help at this time. In fact, we would appreciate the confidence which such payment would indicate more than the money. Several have already made | payment. We hope many more will j Jo so at once. A GOOD TOWN. 'Newberry is a good town and has a number of live and progressive merchants. It is backed by a good 'arming section and there is no reason why it should not be one of the best business centers in the State. There \ 3?^ somethings that we need in New" ? *? /-in f? berry and tney win come m me uCai j future. Wie have good schools and a j good college, nice churches and able ministers and a pleasant rest room for the ladies of the twon and country, a valuable acquisition which many town? have not. The great need of this community at present is i.'or our business men and others to stop whining and complain i? ? ing and to go to work as one man iui | i the upbuilding of the community. |v\!e need co-operation, we need to stop saying unkind things about enterprises that may be suggested for t1':e community and to rid ourselves of that feeling which possibly some have that they would like to see everybody else in their line out of business except their noble selves. "We need to cultivate that spirit which will rejoice at the snccess of our neighbor. In other words, we need to cultivate a spirit of optimism. "GALLON-A-MONTH." The "gallon a month"' liquor law will go into effect on fc'ne 12th of this month. The act is published in another column of this paper. It makes it. rnla^'ful for any person to order more than a gallon a. month. That is all right for liquor, but how about the ellows that wan.s a little beer? The effect of it is to cut out beer altogether and to force t e use of liquor. It would have been better for .ne cause of temperance to iiave permitted the use of beer and prohibited the shipping of liquor altogether. By ery unprejudiced man will admit that the Germans are the greatest raco ' of people on the earth today, and they I can stand as much hardship as any other, and they are the greatest beer drinkers. Good beer is not iharmful. ! So far as we are concerned, we j would rather see an ironclad prohibi- , ticn law. If we are to have prohibition ! let us have it pure and unadulterated. | j As we see it, there are ma^ny things | worse than the use of a little beer. | 0? course the abuse of intoxicants is j a great evil, but we have our doubts J i that a prohibition iaw will lessen those | " evils. I we thought it would wo j would heartily favor prohibition. :? GOOD AITOIV HIE NTS. Tie Herald and News takes pleas- I i tire in commending most heartily at I least three of the recent appointments cf Governor Manning. We do not know the other gentleman appointed on the tax commission and, therefore, cannot speak as to his fitness for the position. The appointment o-: Comptroller General A. W. Jones as chairman of the commission is entirely proper, and recognition of faith ul service to the State and ability to discharge ir.e duties of the office to which he is appointed. Mr. Jones has fo* many years been connected with the ' tax department of the State, first, as ; i auditor of Abbeville" county, then as> j chief c.'erk in the office o comptroller I general and for the past ten years as j comptroller general. There is no I more efficient, painstaking and hard-j working official in South Carolin than j Dolph Jones. We ;'.:ave known him j personally for many years and have j been associated with him in a good ! many matters pertaining to the fiscal j affairs of the State, and we know that he is competent, honest and faith.'ui and the appointment of him as chairman of the commission will meet the ! approval of all tre peop'e of South i j Carolina. Mr. J. P. Derham, one of the mem- j bars of the commission, has also had j much experience in connection with | tlie tax department, for some time as | chief clerk in the office o comptroller ; general and later as comptroller gen- j eral He is entirely competent and i will be a valuable member of the com- J missio'n. As to Mr. Query, we cannot speak, j because we know nothing of his ability i or experience in matters with whicii i * ?-11 ^ t/v rtool tii0 commission wni ncivc *-v/ u^ui. The appointment of iMr. C. W. Sawyer as comptroller general is a fitting recognition of ability and experience and competency to discharge .faithfully and honestly the duties of, tais important office. Mr. Sawyer is ! a young man of excellent character, of pleasing address and popular with all with whom he comes in contact, and will make an excellent State fficial. We are pleased, as we ftave ! * stated, to commend these apppoint- j ^ 1 f V? Axr O TO I ments, Decause we leei mat iiicj v | in recognition of ability and with due | regard for the efficiency o.. the public ! service. v Miss JfcClintoek's Resignation. The State. The resignation of Miss Euphemia! t McLlintock Urom the presidency of the ; College for Women will deprive Columbia of an educator whose good influence and power can not in any way and from any source be easily replaced. Her departure from the institution over wlidch she has preside-! j for twelve years is not short of a com-. munity misfortune. She has accom- j plished the marvel of conducting a j woman's college on a plane as high as i .1 that of the 'best in the South witnout the help of an endowment ard with the (hindrance of a heavy debt. Were Columbia undertaking to establish a non-sectarian woman's college and had the choice of the present Blanding street plant without the personality of the president or its- president without the plant, we should adivse, unhesitatingly, t'nat Columbia prefer the president and take the chances of getting a college plant. That the Presbyterians of South Carolina is certain and that removal I of Chicory college to Columbia, and | *1 * - A - - of Q ( I its domiciliation on mc Diauuiug o?&vi, premises would immensely facilitate their/ plans is, equally certain. Chicora college would be of great cultural and moral, as well as commer g "1 That is our watchwc Every pair of shoes feet. We make a fitting you correctly. ! $3'50 (/%'%&'| ^ _iLl I $5.00 i SH( it Jl Every sales person in to nt the foot absciu We cannot afford i shoe to go out of>ti the loss of business t Let us fit you as you I i Summer Broth Clothing D< Does You Need Rei A iWATOIFS JEWELRY by incompetent workmer experience as railroad wa antee of satisfaction if voi 4> P. p. Jeai JEWEJ vW .V'fiB'yT l2^Ja?*Rr< j#a tem jflggu ?? Leaky ruooer go< and never a comfor We7guarantee a rubber to give satis refund your money gloves to protect 3 cleaning with stro w soapy water? GILDER 6 The Right I cial, value to this city, and the Presbyterian people may take to them ^el'ves tih-e certain assurance that Co- | 11 ird. "Fit" V J we sell must fit the M ?' II.. L.. A menuiy LUbiumer uy | e&m- $3-50 V to $5.00 V our store is instructed t tely or to give up the ;g allow a misfitted his store. It means o permit it. should be fitted. iers Company apartment. 1 ,u : ir Watch o lairing: ^ A skilful art is watch repairing and the skilled repairer is close * akin to the manufac. turer? *? 1 1 .1 I .-y q . We combine botn. i k If you have a fine /I watch and any part is - A broken or lost, we can | replace it. If your watchNhas been ruined i let us fix it. Years of toh insnector is a sruar a bring your watch to us. * - f ns & Co. LERS J \ \ ?g| ?? Aete tj? wu I it dM&Zfati&fc . j II .jM mgtM )ds are a nuisance n A /il Afl rv-P - At; II UUI (UtiUC^ vi mm faction or we will ; . Ever try rubber four hands when ' * -I iig solutions and k WEEKS J )rug Store. lumbia will co-operate liealtily wfi them in their plans and extend to them^H encouragement and assistance. fl