The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 19, 1917, Page FOUR, Image 4
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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.
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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
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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
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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. .
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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"