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eraffi osD mm. Entered at the Postoffice at New S. C, as 2nd class matter. * H AULL. EDITOR. Tuesday, June ISth, 1917. WILLIAM COLEMAN. Some twenty or more years ago the: town of Whitmore was simply a little! way station on the Seaboard Air Line, I or rather then on G. C. and X., a road trom .Monroe to Atlanta. I Mr. William Coleman, then a young man, decided to give up the practice of law and go into the cotton mill bu siness. He had money anc nis family bad money. He came to Whitmire and planted there a half million dol lars in a cotton mill. And he built the town of Whitmire until today it is one of the most aggressive little towns in tae State, and has a fine trade, and \ the planting of this rtiill and the bring- : ing in of the many people who are j necessary to make the wheels go i round and the spindles num ana me looms rattle^ gave to tne -community not only a large commercia 1 advan-; 4age. but a good school, the equal of any in the State. The mill has had its ups and downs as all such manufacturing enterprises tare had, but for the last year along with others it has had a prosperous season. Air. <joieman nas ueeu muu LU people wbo work in the mill and lias always looked after their welfare and kas become very much endeared to them and they to him. .. j Any movement for the betterment o? the school or the uplift of the com-| munity has always had his hearty en dorsement. When an extra tax was to "Ho tA/j for the school, though his cor-1 poration was the biggest taxpayer, it had hi3 endorsement. , The Herald and News was sorry when it saw his resignation and that fee had disposed of his stock, and glad when the statement was also made that he retained the right to redeem I the stock, because we hoped that he might do so. We are not surprised that the oper atives should desire that he remain; with them and with the mill, and we hope that something may develop Dy which he will retain his stock or ac-| quire it again. He is still a young man and a South Carolinian and In-, terested in the development of the State as no one from the outside can* be. j Newberry did well in the subscrip tions made to the liberty bond loan fund. A more important work is en gaging the attention of the people thi3 week in the raising a fund for the Red Cross work. The county is asked t to raise $7,000 which shcmld be wilKj ingly and easily subscribed. The care and nursing of our boys is as impor tant as to feed and clotne tnem. If' ever>' one does his part it will be easy to raise the money. j JUST A LITTLE SHOP We have had so many things on the strong and so much to do and the changes have been rung so rapidly; that we have neglected our mailing! list for the past month. We failed to,' send out post cards for the I5th i May, the 1st and 15th of June. There are several subscribers whose time i thftsp several dates. We hate to part with you but unless we hear from you this will be the last paper you will receive until you contribute your share to the support of the family. Look at the date op posite your name on the label and at-.' i tend to the mater at once. It is im-; portant. We are going to try to mail j o oatA today or tomorrow and i we hope to have you remain with us, j hut to do so requires that you payj ! something on the account. j We give our first page today to tehl Red Cross work. This is not an ad vertisement. but a contribution by The Herald and News in the effort to raise the money which is our part. We expect the full amount raised by Saturday and more than the $7,000. This is the testing time. The liberty bonds were gile-edged investments ? the be.st that the country airords. This erality. Go to it. 31 EN OF ULENN-LOWRY CLAMOR FUK WAI. COLEMAN TO RETURN At a mass meeting of the mill peo ple here tonight an unusual and striking example of the devotion of the workers in a South Carolina Cot ton mill to their former Industrial Captain was displayed. Some weeks ago Mr. Coleman sold v>io c-+.rw-.b- >n thp Olpnn-Lowrv Mf2T. XIAO aVWA aaa wmw ^ v ^ w Company and tendered his resigna tion, which was accepted. At a meet ing tonight of the men employed Dy the company, the following resolutions were adopted: RESOLVED: By the two hundred employees here assembled, -that pro test be entered against methods em ployed; that attention De canea iu the fact that this community was as one big family before the change took Place; that the mill was well run and everyone was satisfied with the su periors, and the treatment which was accorded to all of them was after their liking, that unless conditions are corrected at once our friend# and neighbors will leave us one by one; ,thp inpmorv of tile iiiair autviuiu^ wv ? v ? oldest families such a disorganized state of affairs never before existed in the history of this company, and that this situation is brought about by no other reason that a short-sighted policy of a meddler and a snob. Be it further, RESOLVED: That this meeting be brought to the attention of Mr. Child and a copy of these resolutions be Kof/irp him with the request that he take up immediately with the stockholders and financial backers of the company and make efforts to have Mr. Wm. Coleman re-elected presi dent; that while Mr. Coleman is aris tocratic by nature and in his habits, nevertheless he is at heart and in the deepest sense a democrat; that we understand him and he understands us, and that although he is reported to have sold his stqpk in this com tvj7>v fnr which he no dougt has good reasons, neverthelss we do not under stand why a change in the presidency was necessary, and, as we see it now, unless he comes back into that posi tion, a great loss of money is inevi table to both the owners of the mill and those employed in the mill. When the resolutions were read to Mr. Coleman, he saiu, that no man of normal instincts could fail to appre ciate such assurance that he "is held in high regard in his community. "The resolutions/' he said, "are a free will offering, for those men owe me noth ing." In answer to other questions, he replied: ^ "There was an old owl that lived in an oak, \ And the more he thought the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard. 1 am trying hard to be like that bird." Whitmire, June 12, 1917. mm i /mvnnnccvi V TIT T Uf. A.V WRITES CAPTAIN BUFORI) The following letter has been re cived by Capt. M. M. Buford from Con gressman Jno. N. Tillman of Arkan sas and viii be read with interest by many crL.ans of Newberry and other \J\J U1111^9 . "House oti Representatives, ''"Washington, D. C., June 11, 1917. "Colonel M. M. Buford, "Newberry, S. C. "My Dear Colonel Buford:? "It is very gratifying to me to note that the resolution drawn by you and championed by you before the committee on the floor of the conven tion, endorsing my cotton tax resutu tion bill, was passed without a dis senting vote by the veterans at the last meeting of the convention. You deserve great credit for piloting this resolution through and I beg to hear tily thank you for your excellent work in this respect. "With best wishes and hoping that you will call on me again when you come to Washington, I am, as ever, "Very truly your friend, "John N. Tillman." Lake-Fnlmer. Miss i?iien L?aKe or me cuum.> a.uu Mr. Richard A. Fulmer of Aiken were happily and quietly married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. M. 0. Lake, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. H. W. Stone in the presence of a few intimate friends and relatives. The out of town guests were Miss Lucile Medlock of Green wood; Miss Alice Hendrix of Green ville; Miss ^earl Lake sister of the bride and 3 Sara Lake or Spartan burg; Miss i jcia Dehines of Blairs. Immediately after the ceremony the guests were invited into the dining room where a delicious ice course was served. Tlie t>riae ana groom leu Monday on the Southern for Aiken where they will make their home. LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE TO BE CONTINUED The liberty loan committee compos e<d of Jonn m. Kinara, v.,-. n,. ouinuier, I. H. Hunt and T. K. Johnstone who did such good work in the campaign for the sale of the liberty Txmcrs will be continued to keep up the enthusi asm and the people informed. At a meeting on Monday they aecifled to have a big county picnic on the 4th of July at some good place in the county and ask that all business be susnended and that all the people unite in a big basket picnic ana some good speakers will be invited to de liver short soul stirring patriotic ad dresses. Mr. Frank R. Hunter has reti:rneti from Atlanta, after undergoing eye treatment, which his many friends will be glad to learn was beneficial. f "OLD TIMER" WANTS TO KNOW "WHERE'S THE IDLER" j Editor Herald and Xews: | What lias become of your "Old Fogy" correspondent. "Idler?" 1 just wanted to tell him that ne 1 ? * nno nTr oil tho "i 1 ] C ' of the body politic in n:s writings that there is on, more condition, I reckon you would call it. and that is | the "yaller dog" law. I recently made ! a trip through parts of Richland,1 i Fairfield, Union. Spartanburg, Green-' j ville, Anderson, Abbeville, Green-j wood, Newberry and Lexington coun-j ! ties, and I did not see a sheep, but! | I saw dags. Cur dogs, Bull dogsj Collie dogs. Bird dogs, Hound dogs,! ? * - ? ^ * mi ^ ' . aiiQ Clogs guiore. iueie ?a5 ft . j when sheep could be seen on nearly! j every farm, but now not on many if j I any, but the worthless cur can be j ! seen everywhere in town or country.i Don't you think, Idler, it is time! j for some one to issue a mandate! i against Mr. Yellow Dog as a war meas-j \ ure. The waste and loss .'from this | source is enormous, i wouia sug-1 f gest that you, Mr. Idler, call cou-j gress' attention to this loss and waste' j and we may be able to once again! : buy a "leg o' mutton" on the market.! ! If we can't get it by congressional j enactment lets try the S. C. legisia-, ! ture. | Yonurs for more mutton. Uid liuicr. I P. S.? I think I saw a fe^* head of j slieep on the green at Hon. Alan ; Johnstone's once, a year or so ago, 1 perhaps less. | SEVERAL NEWBERRY PEOPLE LIVE IS CHESTERFIELD; ; Dear JVIr. E. H. A.:? i While I, in speaking or your ac- < ! <x>unt of your joy-ride with i our old time friend. Pollock, j failed to name the road of which I I spoke, you are correct in the1 name. The road rrom Cheraw to Wadesboro' goes by the farms you named. And through McFarlan and four miles beyond you come to Mor j ven, and it will do you good to pass I over the section of road near Jones' ; Creek, curving with the shape of the i hills" around and gradually down to | the creek. It is a master piece of , road construction. If ever you have i the pleasure of passing over it do ! not be uneasy, you will not meet your self coming back before you reach the | creek. If you are on your job at the wheel 5'ou will come out all right. You would be delighted with some of Wadesboro's buildings. The court house, jail and county home, for in stance, and you need not rear- to 1 SP6HK Hit? ti utix auvui ??u?.v _ ^ see. If you are accused just call on me. I think that we can get up a fair ' line of evidence for one of our New i berry county ladies recently visited Marven and Wadesboro and a New ! berry man is now living in Marven. j I think we can prove an alibi, at least. i Chesterfield is a nice village and for I testimony thereto we may find it easily : as a lady from the city of Newberry | now is making it her home. Ches i terfield is located on a ridge between ! Thompson creek (Green river) and ' T- J * ? nivinll of POO m rin tllA ; illUld.JU Ci eciv, a si nan sviwu, vm ~ ! west side of Thompson's cheek from j.tlie bridge to the foot of the hills is now known as Jackson's Folly.. I can s give some account of the origin of ! the name, but Mr. Pollack can do that. By all means go back before the boys i leave Cheraw and visit Chesterfield, 1 Wadesboro and Marv*en. I Truly yours in praise of the old 1 home. Jas. J. Davis. Newberry, R. F. D. 4. GUARD AT BRIDGES mA n-ai I V I>jL TT Il flUftA IT J Commanding General Says State Should Protect Larger Struc tures?Going to Styx. The State. Pointing out that no attempts have been made to destroy bridges or pub lic and private property by agents of the enemy or cranks, Gen. Leonara Wood, commanding the southeastern department, has notified Gov. Man ning that all National Guard units are to be withdrawn at tne earliest possioie momeni irom gu^aing me ? bridges. The regiments are to be ! sent to mobilization camps for train ; ing. The order affects all of the ; States of the Southeastern aepari j ment. ! The commanding general points I out that the larger bridges must be j protected and that this *111 be the i duty of the States. A State con j stabulary may be created or the j home guards may be used. This is a problem which must be worked out by the governor. ' Col. P. K. McCully, commanding ; the First regiment, had already re ceived such orders from Gen. Wood {and many posts at railway bridges have been abandoned. The men are LO ue at v^amp ?uuuic at iuc earliest possible moment. The Sec i ond regiment will be called out July 1 5 and will be sent immediately from J their home stations to Styx. Misses Ruth and Roxle Head and i Mr. Ashton Head of Aiken came : through the country ill their car to j spend several days in Newberr> a/ i the home of Mrs. Mary West. ; sergeaai-ai-arms j. r . scnumpen : came up from Columoia Saturday. He j has to be back there by Thursday j morning, as the sessions of the Stare 1 board of education are being held in j the senate chamber. Sergeant Schum ; pert had everything in readiness for1 | the board last week. The board ae ! liberated during the entire week and j will resume work this inorning% I Chief State Constable S. M. Duncan ! ' of Charleston came to Xewberrw Sat-: urdav morning on account of the cri-! : ClVCli 1111XUOO Ul 11 AO liXULlltl , .UIO. KJCLi. C*AA ' Duncan, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.! , D. B. -Werts. Mrs. Duncan, who is 82 i ; years old, has been feeble for some ; time and is growing worse from the! | infirmities of age. Her son. Mr. Jno. J i T. Duncan, of Columbia spent Satur- | dav night and Sunday nere. I / LEAGUE FOR WOMAVS SERVICE OKGAMZED It was the pleasure of quite a num ber of women of this town to en iov thp snlpmlirl tallr ciron Kv \Tiuc Jane B. Evvans, of Florence, State chairman of National League for Woman's Service. This was not only interesting but instructive, and as a result of the information gained therefrom, a league was formed here with the following officers: Mrs. W, G. Houseal. chairman- "Rlnn^hp Davidson, vice- chairman; Miss Lu cile Wilson, treasurer; and Miss Anna Dickert, secretary. There was not ample time to go into the details of organizations, so all who are interested are requested to meet again at the High School Tu esday morning at 10 o'clock. Those having registration cards will please bring them and those who have not come and get one, enlisting in this leagne to do voluntary service for our country in this great crisis. Miss Evans told something of the history of this organization, the pur poses, the nine detachments for ser vice and very clearly pointed out the difference in this work and work foi the Red Cross Association. The League lor Woman's Service was organized in January of this year in Washington at a congress ir which there were riflfl wnmpn to discuss how the women can best serve their country in case of war At this congress Miss Parker, whc had been sent to England to study anc learn what the woman power of thai : country had done, made her report. This work was organized with an idea not only for service in time 01 war, but for constructive service ir time of peace. This service is divid ed into nine detachments, a woman being registered under her preference Among these are the social detach [ ment, which takes care of soldiers ir our midst or needy families of sol diers; the home economic -detach ments in which special stress is laic | on the preservation or food before [ cooking. It was stated that much oi i this food should be dried since cans ; were becoming scarce. There is alsc ! economy of dress, entertainments, etc. | but the keynote of this Taction is i "Save?save all you can in ever} way you can. One may be registered also for motor driving, telephone ser vice, wireless telegraphy or for * in dustrial work, and all clerical work The organization here was primarily organized as an industrial detaclimen! ; to assist in making the 50,000 pillows i to be given to hospitals in France as a gut, iiurn ouulll uiuimd. vyt; u ua j every woman, who can possibly <k : so, will fall in line and do her par j in the work. Secretary. j There is some newspaper talk t< the effect that the war department i: | considering converting nhe South Car | olina battalion of coast artillery int< j infantry. If it is done, it may be < ; question of only a few months unti j the Gaffney company will be in th< j trenches in France, says the Gaffnej I A /I r?AM ' I ^ V* M ^ A. saa m n* a a J x . j cuficj. i nen Lilt; vxretJU vy uuu aiu j Jones\ille coast artillery comyanie: j wliich have Newberry boys among ! their membership. . :l n rarraers The Feder with its thoui owuiiuo Maciv v t sists them in their depositc I Our memb special faciliti PLANT, GA' CROPS. The next ti and let us enables us hi The Natioi B. C. MATTHEWS, T. President Send for Booklt MASS MEETING AT fllAPPELLS \ : WEDNESDAY AFTEK\0()> 4 P. 31. There will be a mass meeting at rhannflls in thp <;phnnl hnnsp anrtlfo- i i 1 rium on Wednesday afternoon, June j I 20, at 4 o'clock, to subscribe to tne: ' i fund for the Red Cross work and to; v ! hear addresses from several gentle-j ] men who have kindly consented to be! { ! with us and explain the work of the! t : Red Cross to all our people. The fol- j t .'lowing will make addresses: Col. W. i? 1 H. Hunt, Maj. John M. Kinard, Hon. i ( j N. W. Workman, Rev. F. E. Dibble,' i | Rev. G. R. Pettigrew. We will also I '< : have short talks from Mr. J. S. Dom-! ] (j inick and Mr. W. H. Sanders. All the i < | { people of the township are expected j ; ^ j to cooperate in this movement and to; ] i attend this meeting. i W. O. HOLLOWA.T, E. S. DOMINICK, A. P. COLEMAN, Committee. ; Mr. Heyward Ewart of Union spent the week-end here with his father, Judge W. F. Ewart, and family. Miss Hoi Ida longshore of Kinards is spending the weeK with Miss Cora < Ewart. 1 Make This Business YOUR GOV T\ < 1 Lroes not ask them your m< this wat? It asks you 01 to them at 3 1-! terest on the security? ever o: SUBSCRIBE FOR ONE BONDS 1 i I 'The Bank of and nLintr Kvct II11U1? kJJ Ul al Reserve Bar >and million dolL >f its member ba taking care of t >rs. i^_ ersnip in mis sys ies for enabling FHER AND STi ime you come to 1 you how this help you. ial Bank of K. JOHNSTONE, H. T. CANN< vaduici nssi. va J* "HOW DOES Ii tfASS MEETING JOLLY STREET WEDNESDAY EVENING 8:30 A mass meeting will be held at the Fiunter-DeWalt school building Wed lesday, June 20, at 8:30 o'clock p. m. rhe meeting represents the Red Cross vork fund and it is earnestly requested jy the undersigned committee that ev moil wnman t?r?H f'hilfl it) \V> 1 ;ownship that possibly can come be :here. No time for excuses. Come md hear those able men explain tae iuties we owe to our country and our t'oung boys who are facing tne most serious situation that our united land lias ever experienced. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, Mayor Z. F. Wright and Col. E. H. Aull are the speakers who have kindly consented to be here. W. B. BO I NEST. T. J. WILSON, E. L. STRAUSS, . Committee. Mr. Higgins of Buffalo spent tiie week-end in Newberry. Misses Gabriel, Lucile and Alice West and Messrs. Charlie West and Carlisle Fridy motored to Columbia Sunday. Bank Your Home. ERNMENT you to Give uiey to press lly to Loan it 2 per cent in highest class ffered. OK MORE LIBERTY rODAY e Bank the People" X ie New em iking System ars resources nks and as he needs of tem gives us farmers TO r^or tucid* LHVC* J nun , } town stop in new system Newberrv DN, JW. W. CROMER .shier Asst. Cashier BENEFIT ME"