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ft i VOLUME Lm, XUXBER 10. JiEWBERBT, S. C? FRIDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1!)16. , ~ | ' ' TWICE A WEEK, $UO A XEAB. r General Assem Toward Fin [NOW WORKING ON THE ! APPROPRIATION BILL1 STATE TAX COMMISSION WILL J i >Ul BE ABUfclMifcU. j Highway Commission Bill Killed?Leg. lators as College Trustees Subject of Inquiry. Social to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 3.?The senate on Wednesday morning killed the bill to abolish the state tax commission, and the house of representatives killed the ibiH to establish a state mgaway commission. The house has been steadily at work on the appropriation bill since Wednesday morning and the members seem to be trying to clear the decks for as early final adjournment as possible. Tax Commission Remains. The bill repealing the act creating the state tax commission was called up in the senate on : Wednesday morning by Senator Stuckey, one of its authors. He repeated 'nis arguments [ against the bill. Senator Black supported the Stuckey repealing oill and said the state equalization board should be composed of the .county auditors. Senator Goodwin of Laurens and Senator Patterson of Barnwell joined in the efforts of Senator Stuckey to abolish the tax commission. Senator Kitchin opposed the bill repealing I the tax commission, oe-ucuui v^ai | who had moved to strike out tiie enacting words of the Stuckey bill, said much pressure had been brought from certain sources to induce him and others. to note to abolish the tax commission, but he favored the commis 1 ?< ehmi.y ho JHVPTI a IS'] on auu uivufeoit, ? onvu.^. 0_.? _ chance to solve the tax problems. Senator Banks in his -speech favoring the tax commission said the finance committee were to report an amendment restoring the board of review. After further debate the senate by a vote of 29 to 13 killed the bill to re% peal the state tax commission. ? - " *?* Voor I>0 JUIgnway iomaii?9iuu jL UJO AVO& I By a vote of 60 to 37 the house on Wednesday morning: killed the committee bill to create a state highway commission. The house showed that it was against any general road law at this time, putting to death, several measures in this direction. l^siatflrs as tfoHesre Trustees. (Resolutions were introduced in ths -house rn Wednesday morning calling uj.oii the attorney general to report to the house during this session members cf the legislature holding any otncr office and asking the secretary of state for a list of those holding commissions as trustees of State colleges, and whether or not any of them are members of the house. Following the election of Mr. James 3 - - r\f thll IH. nammonu as a UU VTi. | T)oard of visitors of the Citadel, he announced that he would be a candidate for re-election to the general assembly next summer, feeling that the position of college trustee did not disqualify him. Other members of the general assembly, both senate and house, have Ions: been state college trustees, and II no doubt Mr. Hammond felt that he I had ample precedent and should not 7 tie discriminated against. Other officials high in the government are also state college trustees. This matter, to which The Herald t and News has for some years been calling attention, is the subject of a good deal of interest and comment ! nere now. The Columbia Record, in its issue of Wednesday afternoon, car I ried the following editorial: "All in the Same Boat "Regarding the contributed article in the Record of Tuesday with reference to the holding of two offices, the Record feels that the law has been made quite plain. So plain was it in I the days when the constitution was fresh in the minds of the people that old fashioned legislators used to reI sign from school boards when they I came to the general assembly. "We can not see that the law admits P any other construction, although j we have heard that it is contended that j there is another view. It is patent to \ ibly Working .al Adjornment us that the law is not observed as! I punctiliously as it should be. If we | are to have law enforcement we should also and first have law observance. ] "The member of the general assem- J bly from Richland who has been elect-1 ed a trustee of a state college is not to much to be blamed, if there is adho incit nritim'sm in this con vvr wv J nection, for the precedent had been set numerously and for years. "It might appear that this is a small matter, but it is not. The agitation over the holding of the office not oniy brings censure upon individuals, but causes too much partisan discussion, and should be avoided as much as possible. "The Record is not criticising any one individual in this matter, but we are calling attention to the fact that the public is dissatisfied with the way in which this matter is drifting into a general custom. We leave the responsibility where it should rest." For Board of Arbitration. There was introduced in the general assembly 011 Wednesday a bill prepared in the senate, providing .for a . fl-,0. rvnr State DoarQ Ol srunrctuvu ivn mv ^ pose of aiding yi the settling of strikes. The general purpose of the bill is> the same as that outlined in the message of Governor Manning to the legislature. The actions and findings of the board would not be binding, but it is designed to have an effect upon the t peaceful and satisfactory adjusting of -11 >v>AAmr.nic ail UlMglCCui&uw, No Extension of Taxes. The house has killed all bills providing for the extension of the time for paying state and county taxes without penalty. The Newberry delegation had a bill extending trie time in Newberry county until March 15, but this I * j Dili aiea wim uxt? vmy io. The Two-Cent Rate Bill The two-cent passenger rate bill, which has passed the house, has received a majority unfavorable report by the senate committee. The senate committee held an extended hearing on the measure. The senate this morning killed the V4.11 nK/vUcVii'Tiir froo aO-VlOlai" ' V *61uu: CLVJ\JI'ACru.lata, 4.A ships in state institutions. This is one of tiie bills that has caused the greater part of the debate in the senate during the present session. The amendment, which provided that the board of charities investigate the financial status of those holding scholarships and report t'neir findings was adopted. The board of charities is expected under this amendment to make a thorough investigation of the beneficiaries of scholarships. The house spent the morning up to the time of taking a recess until 5 o'clock tonight considering t'ne appropriation bill. So far the bill is going through practically as it came from the ways and means committee. 'Tiie only change was to increase the litigation fund at the disposal of the attorney general from $1,200 to $3,000. ~ *- 1 ?J VKnof rwffi/>o A tne amount Ilia V/ v/mw* . very high compliment was paid to Assistant Attorney General Dorainick when Mr. Harris offered an amendmei.t to increase hi?salary from $1,800 to $1,900, the same as paid the attorney general, especially when no such request car.ie from the assistant or any one. It was a purely voluntary recognition of merit. The- proposed amendment lacked only a few votes of j passage. Reports from the bedside of Mr. D. A. Langford at 2 o'clock are that he has rallied and it is thought if he can last until 12 oclock tonignt that his chances for recovery will be good. It was reported this morning that he was sinking and could not live through "*? 1?* -roTHoH at this tne cay, uui nc uao iu.?w ? writing. "Fl-Fi." "Fi-Fi of the Toy Shop," produced by local talent, was presented at the opera house two nights under the auspices of Calvin Crozier chapter. All who took part are to he congratulated on the brilliant success of the play. Every character was, in every sense of the word, admirably played and was greatly enjoyed by all. XEWBERRY C01NTY SUPPLY BILL FOR CURRENT YEAR : i W'whprrv County.?For the county of Newberry, for ordinary county purposes, tnree and one-half (3V&) mills. The following amounts are hereby appropriated for the following purposes, if so much be necessary, for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1916: For salaries county officers..? 8,665.00 For salaries magistrates, constables and fees 2 500 Off TTnr thp prviintv hnmp nail pers and prisoners 3 OOO.f.0 ! Roads, bridges and ferries.. 10.000.00 I Chaingang maintenance 7,500.00 Repairs on public buildings. 750.^0 Ecoks, stationery and prtin'g 750.00 Contingent expenses and supplies vfor public buildings and county offices 2.000.00 County physicians 200.00 County board of education (per diem and mileage)... 45.00 Expenses courts of general sessions and common pleas 2,o00.0Q Expenses county board of equalization 430.00 Dieting and other incidental expenses of sheriff 1,800.00 Post mortems and examining and conveying lunatics 400.00 Insurance on public buildings 450.0U Contingent and miscellaneous expenses 2.500.00 Interest on loans 2,000.00 Total $45,510.00 Xo supplier shall be bought or expenses incurred on behalf of the county without the consent of the county j supervisor unless otherwise provided | by law. iThe salary of the clerk of the 1 a /vrrt f A.n Qno iQnH COUI11V UUdi U Ul tvmiuiDsiwuti o vn.v? county attorney for the fiscal year 1916 shall be five hundred ($500) dollars in the event that the provisions of Act 413 of the acts of 1912 are complied with. The county board of commissioners are hereby authorized to pay j to the sheriff the sum of $100 for au-., j tomobile expenses, and are required to I ?n?.r^e,v. o toionhnno fr>r thp "sheriff's LUi XI1 11 U v,viv^iiv?v office. The county board of commissioners are hereby authorized to allow the sheriff a per diem of three ($3) dollars for each day while traveling: outside the county in the dis ! charge of his official duty in making I arrests: Provided, That the allowance in the aggregate for the year 1916 shall not exceed one hundred dollars. | The county superintendent of education shall be allowed from the un! appropriated eschool funds of Newberry county for the ftecal year 1916 the sum of two hundred dollars, if so much be necessary, for traivoling ex- J penses; an itemized statement of such 'expenses shall be filed with the county treasurer. The county board of education are authorized and directed to pay from the unappropriated school funds of the county the sum of six hundred and seventy-five dollars, on account of the salary arid expenses of the organizer of tomato and poultry clubs in the public schools of Newberry county. The county board of commissioners are hereby authorized to allow the county coroner his traveling expenses wiien incurred in the discharge of his official duty in the year 1916: Provided, The total allowance for the year shall not exceed fifty dollars. The said trav eling expenses to be itemized. The marriage license fee shall be one dollar, of which during the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1916, the judge of probate shall receive seventy-five cents for his services in issuing the license, and twenty-five cents shall be turned into the free fund Upon the consent of the county legislative delegation, the county supervisor may borrow a sufficient sum of money to defray the expenses of vaccination, but no money shall 'be borrowed or used for such purpose or purposes unless authorized by said county legislative delegation. (The sura of $225, if so much be necessary, is hereby appropriated for one-half of the cost of maintaining and operating ferries across Broad river at Dawkins, Strothers and Blairs, to be paid out of the appropriation ior roaas, unuges and ferries, the other one-half of the cost of maintaining and operating said ferries to be- paid by Fairfield county, in accordance with an agreement between the delegations of Newberry and Fairfield counties. GET READY FOR LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY MOVEMENT A Special Train From Newberry Next Tuesday?Leave 7:30 and Retnm After Meeting1 Tuesday >ierlit. It is expected that Newberry will send some three hundred delegates to Columbia next Tuesday for the Laymen's meeting in Columbia. Committees are making a canvass of the town of Newberry and also of Prosperity, and the chairman. Mr. Jno. M. Kinard. requests The Herald and News to ask the pastors of the country churches to call the matter to the attention of their congregations next Sunday morning and urge as many as can to attend this great movement. A special train will be run on (Tuesday morning over the Southern, leaving Newberry at 7:30 in the morning and r. ni rr -f Vi/i c omn il o r laoir in cr P a_ I ciui UIU5 iuc oaui\5 \xclj y iuu 111 ^ vwlumb'ia about 11 o'clock at night so as to give the delegates who have to return home an opportunity to attend all the sessions of Tuesday, provided as many as 200 delegates will join the party. The meeting opens at 9:30 in the morning and the special will arrive about that hour. There is an especially attractive program on for Tuesday. Addresses will be made by Dr. J. G. Dale, secretary laymen's missionary movement of the A. R. P. church: Dr. J. A. G. Shipley, missionary to China; Dr. C. j. Lowe, also missionary to China, and Dr. J. T. Henderson, secretary laymen's missionary movement for the Southern Baptist church. <?> snriiT. <& <3> v $ An unusually pleasant* rook party was given Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Elmer Summer. Although the weather was cold and rainy all was bright and cheerful within doors, and nine tables of players enjoyed Mrs. Summer's hospitality. After the games a delightful salad course was served. Those nresent were Mesdames Hunt, Ewart, Bowman, Frank Sligh, Homer Schumpert, Holmes, Jas. Smith, Darrell Smith, Robt. Smith, 0. H. Johnson, 0. H. Cannon, Burns, Everett Evans, Hack Summer, Leland Summer, Hugh Summer, W. H. Carwile, J. B. Mayes, J. B. Fox, iWay, Herman Wright, Lonnie Dlckert, W, O. Hou-seal, Alex Brown. Seabrook, Mcintosh, C/i^Ari/vl- TXXo + lr in <9 n r? "VTiftSPS iM. Li. VJUliC IIV/O., VT'U'VU.AU^ Burton, Fannie Mae Carwile, Sarah Houseal, Woodie Bowman, Florence Bowman and Pauline Gilder. * Last Thursday afternoon the Woman's club held its regular meeting with Mrs. P. E. Scott, Mrs. W. H. Wallace. the president, called the meeting * - 3 - ? J ?A(ir.nncac + /~\ r/\11 M 11 10 orutjr ctnu icupvuots iu v?-. were current events, after whica the following program was carried out: "Two Petty Principalities." Mrs. Frank Hunter; "Russia From Within," Mrs. Welch Wilbur; "National Library at Washington," Miss Fannie McCaughrin. # The Friday Evening Bridge Club ? ? J held a pleasant meeting wiui ui. ttuu i Mrs. E. H. Kibler. After the games delightful refreshments were served. These present were Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Spearman, Miss Elizabeth Dominick and Mr. and Mrs. Kibler. * * * Mrs. C. L. Reid was given a delightful bridge party In her honor by Mrs. J. X. McC'aughrin Friday morning. After the games a delightful course Innciieon was served ithe following guests: )\i!esdames J. tf. Mayes; McC. Holmes, W. H. Carwile, I. H. Hunt. L. W. Jones, J. T, Mayes, Wilson Brown, 0. B. Mayer, Herman Wright and Miss Fannie Mae Carwile. The 0. L. Schumpert chapter, Children of the Confederacy, are looking forward to a pleasant social meeting this week with Herman Dickert. \ ? . * Arrested in Ureenwooa Joe Coleman, a negro who has been wanted in this county for some time on the charge of shooting up a couple of negroes at Chappells some months ago, was arrested at Greenwood on Monday and the sheriff notified. Dep uty Wm. Dorroh went up to ureenwood and brought Coleman to Newberry jail, where he will await the next term of the session court. / NEWBERRY FOLK IX FLORIDA Mr. Eugene S. Blease Tells The Herald and News of Yisit to Land of Flowers?Many Newberrians There. # Mr. Eugene S. Bleas-e returned to Newberry this week from a visit of two weeks to Florida, to which state he went on professional business, and incidentally sigiit-seeing. Mr. Blease says that he enjoyed his trip very much and that Florida has a great future before it, for there is so much room and opportunity for development and the people of the state have the progressive spirit. Two things especially do the Floridians believe in, good schools and good roads. Mr. Blease took and automobile ride from Jacksonville to St. Augustine, a distance of forty miles, and all but about five miles of the trip was over a road paved with brick. And strange to say 1 -3 mat one can travel uvci mat u m several instances for seven and eight miles without seeing a dwelling no use. Around ^Sanford and Ocala the roads are just splendid, many of them being brick paved and others a sand and clay mixture. Sanford, a town just about the size of Newberry, has at least three-fourths of its streets paved with brick, and is a beautiful little city on Lake Monroe. The city is now having a sea wail built on the lake front at a cost or over $bu,i/uu. "Taxes seem to be a little higher in Sanford and other Florida towns than in Newberry.'' said Mr. Blease. "but the people down there don't seem to mind paying taxes so long as they get good roads and good schools, and they say that money spent for these purposes is a mighty good investment. The auto drivers and owners say that they get their money back pretty soon in the cost of keeping up tlieir cars. The farmers bring in their produce for -shipment in automobiles, oftentimes carrying in a load and getting back home for breakfast." Mr. Blease ran across several old South Carolinians while in Florida. He was told that a very large per />on+oora r\f the noonlo- in Marion conn : v^u vi i/**v/ -?? - - ? ?- ? ? ty, of which Ocala is the county seat, are originally 'South Carolinians. Tnis county is one of the best sections of Florida and the people there seem to be especially prosperous. At Sanford Mr. Blease found many Newberry folks. l.Vr. Forrest Lake is, and for some years has been, one of the leading citizens of Sanford. Mr. Lake is now president of a prosperous ~ L J Paw m o mr rod re Via uailiv Oil ill VI U. i'Ul ma u j j tcvio ++\> was mayor of the city and is now one of the leading members of the state legislature. While a member of the legislature, Mr. Lake secured the passage of a bill making a new county, Seminole county, with. Sanford the county seat, and in recognition of his services the people of Sanford pre* ' -??* a a ?* 1 1 tr/M* S6I116G Dim Willi a ucdulhui siivci service and re-elected him to the legislature without opposition. Mr. Lake keeps up very well with Newberry people and is always glad to see them. He has a beautiful home, a charming wife and two pretty little girls, and he is fond of entertaining his old Newberry friends. Mr. Lake loves to tell people of tSanford and the opportuni ties there and is a real live booster for his state, county and city. Around Jacksonville and other places, as well as in Sanford, Mr. Blease heard Mr. Lake spoken of as one of the big men of Florida, and his name has often been mentioned in connection with the j office of governor and congressman. Mr. Blease also saw Mrs. G. D. Bishop, formerly Miss Bessie Schumpert of Newberry, and her husband and Mrs. Bishop's sister, Mrs. Chas. E. Bell of Atlanta, who was on a Aisit to Mrs. Bishop. These charming ladies are popular in the society life of Sanford. Mr. Bishop is one of the leading business men of Sanford. being the . i manager of a large paper concern, ana ' he is recognized by all who know him as a young gentleman of great business ability and sterling worth. One of the leading farmers of the Sanford section is Mr. Henry H'. Chappell, an old Fairfield boy, and related to the Wickers and Chappells of this county. Mr. Chappell doesn't farm as - -* " much land as seme or me iarmers oi Newberry county, but in a way lie farms on a much larger scale than 90 per cent of the farmers of this county. onnall 4c rm a thp TV1f?nf*PTS in iVJrl. xo v x celery growing. He has made enough clear money on one acre of celery to ^ ? <$> COTTON MARKET <3> <&<$>Q>Q><$><?>G><$><$><$><?><$<$Q><$$<& (*) li'onhAPPv A ^vuwvw;, " Cotton ll^ic ^ ^ Cotton seed, per bu - 65c <$> # <S> Prosperity. $ 4/ Cotton lltfc ^ /?v n?iA j i ? . A ^ v^uLion seea, per t>u ooc ^ <8> S> Pomaria. $ ^ Cotton . 11 %c <? Cotton seed, per bu 60c <> & . ^ little Mountain. <S> Cotton 11 y?c 3> ^ Cotton seed, per bu 63c ^ 3> ^ A TVliitmire. > <? ? Cotton ll*4c <$ <3> Cotton seed, per bu 65c The Bryson Grocery company is opening up in Boyce street in the McCaughrin block. They will handle a full and complete line of groceries. One feature of the business will be the retailing of original packages at attractive prices. The idea is to encourage the baying of groceries in larger quantities instead of buying in the expensive small quantity system. Mr. H. M. Bryson is manager and has with him Mr. J. R. Clary of Saluda. They will be glad to have their friends and the, rvoarvlo n. f iVAwhprrtr art A SLoTnrfa counties call on them. ' JLU? (SUNDAY SCHOOOL WORK IS NEWBERRY COUNTY " Reports of the Sunday schools of Newberry County for the Interdenominational Sunday 'School association. rrru "U i. ii. A r x.v >% umicrugm uie uv/urLeTsy ui tu? ?uyrrintendents, secretaries and pastors of the various Sunday schools of the county, the county secretary is enabled to make the following report: Nnumber of officers and teachers. 564 Number of pupils.,... ...... .5,561., Average attendance 3,038 Number in home department 241 Number on cradle roll.... 774 Total enrollment 6,388 Number of churches in county.... 6<J Number Sunday schools ; Number Sunday schools reporting o7 Number union schools ... 5 Number churches having no Sun- V day sehools S The churches having no Sunday echools: Enoree, Baptist; Mt. Tabor, Methodist, in No. 4; Fairview, Baptist, in No. 5: Tabernacle, Methodist, in No. 5; Beth Eden, Lutheran; Morris Chapel, Presbyterian; Prosperity, Baptist; Pomaria, Methodist. . * .* # v # The-county secretary urges upon the proper officials of the various school? throughout the. county the importance of filling out the blanks sent to them in full. So many fail to give the average attendance and likewise the accessions to the church from the Sunr* rv-V\ r.1 A fr? ir nlprt foil 4 a T?AtWT*t uajf stuvui. mcmj aiov iau bu i&p/i > the "cradle roll," even if there be one in the school. These statistics are valuable, for they form the basis of determination of the future progress of the Sunday school work. Is there not material for a Sunday school in the churches which report "no" school? Could not the pastors, or some one, organize a class of "p-rnwrt-nns'' if unfortunately. there "r"* "? ? 7 are no children in the congregation or community to be organized? It is worth the effort. ' / J. B. O'-Xeall Holloway, County Secretary. buy seventy-five bales of cotton at the then current prices for that staple. Mr. Chappell's celery farming was a mat ter of so much comment that the Saturday Evening Post sent a special correspondent to visit Mr. CftappeM's place and write up his farm and methods of growing celery. Mr. Chappell loves South Carolinians and likes to *- - 1 ^ "EV> i oil A yv/vnn. 12L1K Oi. ucl l j o iiu i' aii uwau wuu ties. He once was telegraph messenger at Prosperity and recalls many incidents of the days of '76 about Prosperity when Frank Aldridge was the Republican trial justice at that place. * Mr. Sig Dumas was another old Newberrian whom Mr. Blease saw for just a few minutes at Sanford. Mr. Dumas was connected thirty years ago with i t ^o t* r? ro n fr/\ro 1116 OiU J-itUI tlib idinuau auu ^ uv uviu Newberry to Laurens. He is now a progressive citizen of Sanford, but loves the memories of the days wnen he used to be in Newberry. ?