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THE COUNTY ('AMI'AIiiN Oi'ENED AT JOLLY STREET FRIDAY (CONTINUED FROM PAGT 1) candidate seeking reelection nor was lie swinging on to any man's coat tail but was working to elect T. A. Dorni nick. He scored the selfish capitalists "who are agitating war in order to fill their pockets at the expense of the people who must pay the price in fclood. H. H. Eians. j After an intermission of an hour lor dinner the first speaker in the afternoon was Dir. H. H. Evans. The first speaser arier dinner Mr. H. H. Evans. He attacked in vigorous terms the hunting and fishing license law and said that while this law might have some merit as applied to the coast counties that it certainly was not needed in the Piedmont section of the State, x He called attention to the running at large of dogs and the dangers of T J V, ? Vn ; ? +,X TirhirVt thp TieODle JJL>UJ upUVUl?b IV were thus exposed. He deplored the movement of the country people to the towns. They "were doing this to secure better educational advantages for their children. He favors ^ls a remedy for this evil /-?f Tiira] graded schools i UUlAUl^^ VTA where country children, could enjoy the same advantage as the children in the towns. He clo6ed by comparing the meagre salary of the country school teacher with that of the teachers in our higher institutions of learning and favored an increase in salaries for country school teachers. J, Wm. Folk. Dr. J. Win. Folk said that everybodv knew that the salary of a mem ber of the house was not enough to . more than pay expenses but. he wished from patriotic motives to be placed in a position wbere he could render a service to the people. 'He referred to the reconstruction period and said tliat he was one of the wearers of the red shirt wrhen Hampton was made Governor of South Carolina. He thanked the peo pie of.Joiiy street ior meir xiuei?i support two years ago. He favored a rural credits system whereby the State by issuing twenty year bonds could loan money at a low rate of interest to poor farmers who were unable to buy land. He wanted every man to own a home which such a law would accomplish. He said there were entirely too many laws on the statute books. He favored biennial sessions of the legislature and the election of the governor for a term of four years. In discusing the financial affairs of the county he said that it was impossible to meet expenses each year when the expenditures were $45,000.00 and the receipt^ only $32,000.00. He was in favor of a bond issue to run 30 or 40 years to wipe out this annual deficit. 5 r. Dr. Folk said ke "was utterly opJ posed to woman suffrage and said that her life duties in the home were too exalted and too sacred to be dragged down to a political level with men. He favored more aid for rural schools and advocated free books for the pupils of these schools. TT* ?ont/ul +nlra nf tVlo - nc wauicTu iu uwc vcu^ vi i.uv federate soldiers and declared that JhS'v(\ i every one of them should have pension. . He forecast the future toy a dream in which he pictured human scenes 50 years from now. He closed by saying that he was making his third "and last race for the legislature and hoped the people of Jolly Street would see their way clear to leave his name on the ballot when the scratching took place. Walter I. Herbert. r S.T Mr. Walter I. Herbert appeared on j the speaker's stand with a grip from which he took a bar of soap, a small piece of leather and a bundle of hemp ? jLicLA. He suggested that children should he taught to avoid foul mouthed language, and that when they were ? caught using bad words their mothers should take a piece of soap like the one he held in his hand and wash out their mouths. The piece of leather he said was the kind of material his father's breeches were made of and the hemp or flax was the material of . which, his own clothes were made of when he was a hoy. He said it was not true that he had been born with a silver spoon in His mouth and that during the war and at its close the family had lost nearly all they had accumulated. He showed a 10 by 12 inch photo of his home which was "built by his father 90 vears ago. cCt His father had represented Newberry county in the legislature for several terms and it was his desire \ L. to follow ill his steps as a matter oi sentiment as well as a desire :o serve the county. He said he, too, was opposed to woman suffrage but that it was surely coming. He spoke of the movement of the country people to the town which he thought was unfortunate. For many years he had studied different branches of agriculture and had cnopiaiw.pri on dairvine with the re suit that he could get a highest market price for his products. He said his idea was not to lay up money but to educate the young. He would not make a lot of promises but he said that as hard as he had studied along agricultural lines, just that hard he would study to serve the people's wants. V V. IHhler. iDr. E. N. Kibler of Prosperity said tie was in favor of a warehouse system, 'biennial sessions, lower taxes,, support of insitutions of higher education and of rural schools, proper care of Confederate veterans, and the protection of labor. During his speech he pointed to the Huhter-Dewalt school building and said it was a monument that should oHnrn PVPrv pommnnitv. (He snoke of the importance of the rural schools and said that only about seven per cent, of the boys from: rural schools ever go through college. , He thought the legislature from time to time had created too many useless offices and suggested that the grand jury could discharge a lot of the duties now imposed upon ?ome of these officers. He took a whack at tHe high salary now paid the superintendent of the asylum and thought it excessive. He said he would do his duty if sent to the legislature. Geo. S. Mower. Hon. George S. Mower said he was a candidate for re-election to the legislature. He congratulated the voters on the fact that we were living under the wise and safe administration of Woodrow Wilson who had guided the nation safely and kept us so^far out of war. He discussed the liquor question and the advantages and benefits of the nresent law. As to education, he said interest was growing in higher institutions of learning and that these were dependent on the growth of the rural schools. He complimented the community on having erected so handsome a school building. 'He said that it was true that it took a lot of money to run the State government but that there were certain things that must be provided for, viz*, the penitentiary, salaries, educational funds, the State' hospital, the Confed erate veterans, etc., these must be provided for and any curtailments or economies must come in' other directions. He defended some of the alleged "useless offices" as serving a good purpose. He thanked the people for their past suport and would make the promise to faithfuly and conscientiously serve them. C. T. ffyche. ?Dr. C. T. Wyche, the last speaker in the legislative group, said he was responding to the call of his many friends who wanted a man who had good horse sense to make the race. He wants to represent the people of the county and defined the meaning of a representative government. He spoke of the large amount of money expended hy the State for educational purposes and said that he cast his vote on all occasions for com mon school appropriations as the common school is the basis of all higher education. He said he favored rural credits and had introduced at one time a bill whereby poor farmeds would be enabled to borrow money on long time and low interest rates but the bil was defeated. He thought the bill was right and had no apologies to make. He said his only desire and ambition was to serve the people and thought they were entitled to a business and economical administration. E. H. AulL The candidates for superintendent of education came next and Mr. E. H. Aull was the first speaker. | {Mr. Aull said he felt liXe yielding I his time to his opponents as this was his old home. He said he was going to make his raoe on the record he had made while he was formerly holding this office by appointment, Mr. Wheelier having resigned and created the vacancy. He referred to the old school house and compared it with the present magnificent building. The people voted a 4 mill tax to build a new school house during Mr. Aull's administration and he advised his successor in office to build a three room house as it would soon be needed but a 2 room building was erected. The, j people the first year ^a a tiie need of I more room and put ou the upper story j making it a three-teacher institution i The influence of the school for good has been felt all over the community and is being reflected in the improved farm lands and the general prosperity of the people. The school was built under the Nicholson act and the ' n "A tri A Arl Kv I UI1US iUI LUIS SV-UVAJI ai c piuuucu uj this act. When he came into office there was very little State aid received by the county, only the high schools at Prosperity and Little Mountain and he undertook to wake up the people and create a sentiment in favor of and an interest in rural graded schools. He thought these institutions snould be the centre of the community life. Six were established during his administration. When he was in the legislature lie snr>rpprieri in eettin? a bill Dassed aD propriating $5,000.00 for rural school libraries, which was the beginning of State aid to rural schools. Mr. Aull said he thought he could put something into the office, that he naturally loved the work and hence he took a deep interest in it and would, if elected, work for the best interest of the schools. J. (S. Wheeler. Mr. J. 3. Wheeler said he remembered well when he visited year after year the jolly street scnopi as 11 was then known. After some years the school was removed and remodeled and located on a spot just across the road from the present site. Mr. Wheeler said he br1d a meting of the board of trustees of the school and suggested the voting of an extra tax. He said he had served as Superintendent of Education for about seven years and had taught school twenty live years. He said that when he went out of the office there was a balance of $10,000.00 and that last year the balance was $2,500.00. * He said he would make two statements as to why he resigned the office. The first was that he resigned on account of his health?his nervous system becoming impaired. He said a lot of people would not believe this and so he would make the second statement of the politician, viz., that he found, while superintendent of education, that he wasn't quite fit to fill the office, so he taught live years in high school to help qualify him for the office. 'Mr. Wheeler spoke of the relationship that should exist between teacher, trustees, superintendent, and pa +* nit/3 danlnpo/1 +V10 io-nATanpo r.f U Jllfi aiiU ucpxvi'&u l,Ub Jguuiuuuv v> many patrons with regard to funds to which their schools were entitled. Clemson M. Wilson. Mr. Clemson M. Wilson said this his first appearance before the voters of the county and for this reason it was his first appearance before the himself. IMr. Wilson said he received his elementary education in the common lotaii o-rodiiQ+fid fr/vm O^llWiO auu lUtVl t,lHUUUVVU iNewberry college in the class of 19ft3, taught school on leaving college and later was awarded the George Peabody scholadship and took a course in pedagogy. Following this he accepted a scholarship in the University where he studied rural -school method and mill schools and other types oi schools. The real problem before our educators is the rural school. Hereto fore the high salaried teachers were to be found only in the higher institutions of learning, but the country people have worked up and have secured better salaried teachers and better schools. He said if elected he would put his time, talent, training , and enthusiasm into the work. He said he could make the same salary at other work but he wanted to serve the people as superintendent of education. Othf>r Sneakers. The chairman announced that this completed the regular program of speakers but if any candidate wished to say anything or if any of the audience wished to hear from any particular candidate he would be glad to introduce him. To this there were a number of responses. Mr. George Hampton Ruff for coroner said it was not customary for candidates for this office to speak but wished to say that he would, if chosen, do all he could to properly discharge . the duties of the office. Mr. Ruff paid a tribute to nis aima maxer ?Cedar Springs school?for the deaf and blind. Had nothing to say against his opponent but believed in rotation in office. Felt he would get a good vote at Jolly Street. Mr. G. G. 'Sale for master referred to his record as superintendent of education some 2-5 years ago. He said he was running against two mighty good men but thought it time for the office to change hands after so many years in the hands of the incumbent. Mr. H. H. Hikard, tlie incumbent, [said it was true thai he had held the office a long time and thanked the voters for their confidence in returning each campaign year. He said that it was a very responsible office and required thorough training such as he had acquired and that this training better fitted him for the office than ever oeiore. Mr. J. D. Quattlebaum said the office of master requires a mail with the ability to distinguish between right and wrong and who can detect a liar when he attempts to perjure himself. Mr. Henry M. Boozer for supervisor said he could not make a speech in five minutes. He was running on his uwir .merits a.nu syvn.e uj. iuc gwu * uu he made two years ago in his own ! section of the county where he was reared. Said he was not worth as much as some people thought but that he had succeeded with his own business and thought he could manage the business of the county with ; the same success. He said he would ! take care of the affairs of the county | with the same care he would take i with his own affairs. i Mr. J. C. Sample, the incumbent, for l supervisor said that he believed ir : good roads and better roads and had been working in the interest of the farmers by building good roads. He thanked voters for their support. Mr. !Jno. L. Epps, the incumbent, for ; treasurer, sent a note saying that he was prevented from being present by an attack of acute indigestion. ! IMr. J. Moody Bedenbaugh. for audi, tor spoke of the duties and responsi4 : bilities of the auditor's office and that it required honesty and competence, Graduated Newberry College 1908. Mr. F. W. Higgins for clerk of couri said he was glad to meer the people of the community again. He said the incumbent had been in long enough and he wanted the office. This completed the county offices [ and the invitation was extended to other visiting candidates to speak. The following for congress were present and made short speeches: A. H. I Dagnall, H. C. Tillman, Fred H. Dominick. For solicitor: Mr. B. V. Chapman and Mr. George T. LVlagill i made brief talks. The next county campaign meeting i will be held at Mount Pleasant next i Friday the 14th. 1 " | CUIPAI<? MEETISGfS FOE THE THIRD DISTRICT Candidates for Congress and Solicitor WH1 Ha?e dumber of Chances to Talk to Voters. With the exception of Oconee county the campaign meetings for the Third congressional district and for the candidates for solicitor in the Eighth judicial circuit, included in this district, have been arranged. The campaign itinerary is as follows: Pickens County. Pickens, Thursday, July 27. Easley, Friday, July 28, Central, Saturday, July 2?. McfCormick Connty. Parksville, "Wednesday, August 2. McCormick, Thursday, August 3. dewberry Connty. Newberry, Saturday, August 6. Whitmire, August 5 (night). .Greenwood County. Ninety-Six, Tuesday, August 8. Greenwood, Wednesday, August 9. Ware 'Shoals, August 9 Inight). , Abbeville County. iDue West, Thursday, August 10. Abbeville, Friday, August 11. Lowndesville, Saturday, August 12, Anderson Connty. Anderson, Monday, August 7. Anderson Mill, August 7 (night). Belton, Friday, August 18. ;Pelzer. Aueust 18 (night). i Townville, Tuesday, August 22. Pendleton, Wednesday, August 23. Iva, Thursday, August 24. Orr Mill, tAugust 24 (night). Oconee County. ;County Chairman J. M. Moss oi Oconee county is to arrange the speaking dates for his county. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Entrance Examinations. Entrance examinations to the Uninf Crm+Vi rornlina will hp rpld T^IOJL \J JL ?JV/UbU VWA VAXMM ***** ?-w - ~ ? by the County Superintendent of Education at the county courthouse Fri day, July 14th, 1916. The university offers varied courses of study in science, literature, history, law and business. The expenses are ' moderate and many opportunities for self-support are afforded. A large nnmW nf srftnlarshins are available. Graduates of colleges in this State receive free tuition in all courses except . in the School of Law. For full particulars, "write to The President, University of South Carolina, . Columbia, S. C. THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE YEAR FOR $1.50. r i No. 0 Report of tlie Condition of the People's the State of South Carolina, at the Close < RESOURCES Loans and discounts (notes held _ btuik) Overdrafts, unsecured . U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation Stocko, other than Federa I Reserve bank st Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve ba Less amount unpaid Equity in banking house Furniture and fixtures Other real estate owned .. Net amount due from Federal Reserve Due from approved reserve agents in ?s*ew cago and St. Louis....' Due from banks and bankers (not rese rve Checks on banks in same city or town as i Outside checks and otiber cash items. ' Fractional currency, nickels and cent s 1 Notes of other national banks : Federal reserve notes ; Coin and certificates _ Legal-tender notes 1 Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer I S. treasurer Total LIABILlTIE Capital stock paid in . 1 Surplus fund . ^ Undivided profits 1 Less current expenses, interest an^ ta: : Circulating notes outstanding Dividends unpaid Demand deposits: Individual deposits subject to chec k Cashier's checks outstanding Total demand deposits Time deposits: Other time deposits Total of time deposits < Total State of South Carolina, County of Newbe: I, R. T. Pugh, casnier of the at>ove J that the above statement is true to tfhe b? ' 0 ' Subscribed and sworn to before me Coi this 8th day of July, 1916. z E. IW. Wert's, Notary Public. i i Glass y muf 1/UI1 i put your Ice Tea Ti other Glass wai just received i ment. Remem counters. Yoi snmp vfirv user them. See my Mayes Book & \ The House of 1C A Card to r /\f T> i TPnlnt i ui ivuiai x tiw| We are anxious to see tl other parties and connected \ condition as to furnish efficie owners of rural lines are resp< we want to co-operate with tl All lines require a thor< ! sionally if the best service ii recommend that every line overhauled at least once a yes experienced telephone man as cost of this work when divide of the line, makes the amou small, and this cost will be m uuproveu ktykc. If the owners of rural tele Hon are experiencing trouble will appreciate their talking ti Manager or writing us full; what we can toward helping dition of your line. SOUTHERN BELL TEL AND TELEGRAPH C< i V* I -L i1 : [ 1: BOX I63j COLU] National Bank, at Prosperity, lu >f business, June :ju, $181,735.22 142.87 (par value) 6,250.00 .ock 4,535.00 j ,nk $1,800.00 .... 900.00 900.00 1,639.61 1,789.48 I 12,684.59 i C 6,855.01 ' York, Chi 6,781.67 agencies) 12,576.86 * eporting bank 30.34 697.36 J 109.26 806.67 * 1,700.00 140.00 If 6,879.15 1 2,500.00 ' J 1 n TT aue irom. u. . 312.50 1 $248,262.92 IS $ 25,000.00 -J 6,000.00 1,310.25 xes paid 1,310.25 6,250.00 1,016.00 47,995.15 98.04 48,093.19 1 $0,593.48 160,593.48 $24-8,262.92 rry. (ss) lamed bank, do solemnly swear * ist of my knowledge an*d belief. R. T. Pugh, Cashier. . * rrect?Attest: ' J. A. C. Kibler, ^ W. P. Pugh, I R. <L. (Luther, * 4 Directors. i ==\ j ware off buying imblers and I 1 re. i nave i new ship? ibermy 10c u will find ul things on window. w _r Variety Store )00 Things Owners^"">hone Lines lat all lines owned by vith us are kept in such *1+ corviVo Wharo tfiA 111 OVX 1VV* V T UVA V insible for their upkeep, hem. ough overeauling occaj to be obtained. We connected with us be ir, and that at least one isist in this work. The id among all the patrons tnt paid by each man j tore than offset by. the fl i phone lilies in this sec* with their service, we te matter oyer with oar We will gladly do you improve the.conEPHONE fjE\ i DMPANY 1 tfRlAj Si Cj -