The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 26, 1917, Image 2
Newberry Cc
Liberally
WILL PR0BABL1
The result of our campaign u
$2,509; unpaid pledges $4,793.
will be made tonight, Monda
statement; but the total is n
confident that it will be mor
did record for Newberry. It
ceeded our quota, for others fa
we want South Carolina to mak
To the Newberry Observer a:
to the captains of teams s
committees, to all contributors 1
all who aided the campaign by
tender this word of most heart}
i
to all tbe patriotic people of Ne
grat illations.
George B. Cromer, Z.
G. W. Summer, C.
June 25th, 1917.
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r001> FOB ZIOJf METHODIST
OF NUMBER 9 TOWNSHII
The Zion Methodist congregation ii
Ko. 9 township, Rev. J. C. Taylo]
pastor, has raised more than $300 To:
I the Red "Cross fund. The total ap
portionment for the township was
only $1,000 and one county coi^re^a
tion raises more than one-third ol
A
that amount. i
There was a good meeting then
on last Sunday. The morning service
Tva? cevoted Ao this caa^e. And it
-could not ha^l been better used/ I
there is one tiling that su<rtild ap.w?
0 '
to tfce people ia the great world wai
it should be the work of the- Rec
Cross In its service to the soldiei
"boys when they get to the firing line
It will be a grekt thing for them tc
feel that thf pedple back at home ?ji
' 5? x1?? fhinlcins
interested m ujjwii OUU CM ,
about them jnd trying to do some
t thing to aaleviate the hardships anc
^sufferings incident to war.
V The Rev. Taylor, the editor of,Th<
Herald and News and Dr. C. T. ?Wych<
iriade speeches to the p&s^l? and thej
(the people) were deeply interested
Taylor passed tile cards arounc
the close of the service and ais<
took up a collection for the cause. To
gether with what had already beei
subscribed the amount went consid
ejpably over $300.
*Ttws is a fine community and th<
pe^pl^j have always been a fruga
j ii?j ? + v.rt-mq and mad(
- nvtu ai UVu>v ?
' -what ti$ey ^needed on the farn^ anc
?they havev iil&e comfortable homes an<
Irca;we?f? >^w?ts our pleasure to tafc<
dinner Tom Bedenbaugh anc
famil^a^ we .^'enjoyed the day
ttjough the^* weather was slightly
^4 vs .
Tire'^rops are loqjaag well and es
-penally fl?^here a goN* prospect fo:
a fine corn crop arid *there is lots o
it planted. * ,
road to the rower steel Dnag<
which was put in good condition witJ
-J dressing sometime ago needs tt
bare more regular attention to keej
"l gdotl. It is covered with nttu
stones which makes it rough ani thei
it is washed up in some places, bu
as roads go in this section it woul<
be te'rmed a good road. Build road
and then provide for their mainte
nance should be the slogan of thi
section. We need them and we nee<
to maintain them.
An Elaborate System
"You're managing to wake up ear
lier these mornings."
"Yes, I've just bought a parrot."
."T-nctead of an alarm clock?"
already had an alarm clock, bu
I-^ot so I didn't pay any attention t<
^ow 1 ^ang the Parrot's cage ii
my teem and put the alarm clock un
der-.it When the alarm goes off i
staples the parrot, and what tha
*Oar?t. says would v. ake anybody up."
.^ e^York Sun.
/1*:*
mnt-v (lives
' Mf t
to /?ec/ Cross I
4
' REACH $10,000 jj
4
t
;p to Saturday night was cash jj
Total $7,293 Our final report 2
.y, and cannot De incmaea in tnis
ow moie than $8,000, a"d we are
e than $y,ooj. This is a splen
is fortunate that we have ex
11 hplmv thf?ir annortionrrient and
:e a creditable showing.
nd the Newberry Herald & News,
md the members of teams and
to the Red Cross Fund, and to
sympathy and cooperation, we
j thanks and appreciation; and
:wberry County our sincere con
F. Wright,
Tk
W. H. Huat,
A _?T
U. VV cctk.3, AilUUl XVlUICi, ^
5
Executive Committee $
5
<S
J
| THE NEWBEKBT CHAPTER
?' OF TBS Rfin f!ROS?
\
A public meetigg will be held li
the Court House next Tuesday night
July 3, at half past eight o'clock, tc
organizing the Newberry chapter ol
the Red Cross. The work Is 6f th?
greatest importance and everybody is
urgently requested to be present and
take part in the meeting. Officers "will
be elected, committees appointed, and
I the work organized. Those who have
not already joined the Red Cross and
I wish tn hwmnf* members before th
meeting Tuesday nighty may hand
feir names an<I the membership fee
"| of $1.00 to any of the following per
Ijsons: Mrs. P. E. Scott, Mrs. F. D
Mower, Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Mrs. L. W
Floyd, Miss Carolyn Cromer, Z. F
Wjci^ht, A. S. Rae, W. H. Wallace
^""rge B. Cromer.
?j The program of the meeting will b<
' i announced later.
| SUBSCRIPTIONS *0 LIBERTY
H iA) A ICS 5tk FEDERAL DISTRICl
*^%Maryland, gross subscriptions, $37,
rj 018, ToO^S*. per cent paid, $692,821;
, subscriptions ovfyr $100, full paid, $1,
1 735,6?^ subail^tions, $50 and $100
' iuii paid,
T District of Columbia, gross sub
1 scriptions, $19,261,400, 2 per cent paid
*,$2^,923; subscriptions over $100
| full paid, $4,593,200; subscriptions
51 $50 t^$100, full paid, $1,772,050.
1 Lowest Virginia, gross subscriptions
5j $12,147,700; 2 per cent paid, $223,9.84;
* i subscriptions over $100, full * paid
* S6fU.2r.0- subsr.rintions $">ft and S100
full paid, $287,250.
Virginia, gross subscriptions, $25,
928,050; 2 per cent paid, $469,888
subscriptions over $100, full paid, $1,
944,450; subscriptions $50 and $100
full naid. S489.2M.
pI North Carolina, gross subscriptions
? $9,413,900^2 per cent paid, $177,930
j sul>scription8 over $100, full paid
g! $416,800; subscriptions $50 and $100
i' full paid, $100,600.
' South Carolina, stoss subscriDtions
p $5,986,550; 2 per cent paid, $109,647
3 subscriptions orer $100, full paid
i! $263,100; subscriptions, $50 and $100
t full paid, $223,109. \ V
ji, Gross subscriptions?$10!?738,&p.
s Two per cent paid?$I$32,IS?3.
J Subscriptions over $100. full pald
s 1 $9,614,450.
Subscriptions, $50 and $100, ful
I paid?$3,514,250.
Modesty ForMds
| "Wbo is the smartest boy in you:
~ class, Bobby?" aSked bis nncIe.
j j. u use lu teu yuu, iuxswei^ju jduu
' by. modestly, "only father says I inus
not boast."?American Boy.
0 Two Plorals
a "What is the pl-ural of man, 'Willis?
" aefced the teacher of a small pupil.
* "Men/' answered Willie.
t "And the plural of child?"
"Twins," was the unexpected vre
ply."'?Exchange.
j
*\><> SHORTAGE IN MR.
\ JNO. L. EPPS ACCOUNTS
3Ir. VT. W. Bradley, of State Bank Ex
amiziers uince rmas trrui,
ItVbieh, When Corrected, Leave
>o Shortage.
(Special to The Herald and News.)
Columbia, June 24.?A recheck of
the books of the late County Treasur
er John L. Epps, of Newberry, made
by Assistant State Bank Examiner W.
W. Bradley, practically eliminates
the alleged shortage vvvhich was charg
ed up to Treasurer Epps after his
death, and for which the bonding
company paid the county of Newberry
tne sum 01 ^>^,10^.10.
At the time of the apparent short
age, following a checking of the late
Treasurer Epps' books after his death
more than a year ago, those who .had
known Treasurer Epps were abso-.
Iutely confident that there had been
no wrong doing on ms pan, anu men
belief has teen justified by the report
filed by Assistant Bank Examiner
Bradley. Mr. Bradley was in New
berry checking the county officers
generally, at the request cf the grand
jury, and while engaged in this work
took occasion to go back into the ac
counts of Mr. Epps. "The time I spent
in Newberry would have been ample
to nave covered every uclchi ui mc
> current fiscal year's work in every
> department," says Mr. Bradley, "if
| I had not utilized the greater part o'
\ it in reconciling the final settlement
of John L. Epps, deceased, late county
treasurer. I had kown the late treas
j urer for some years, and, knowing
i him, I felt that it was unfair to his
{1 n^g^9fcyf?r tbe county to leave a
I stigma upon his good name when all
' i T?;?rhf-+hinkiTi2- neoDle believe that he
died an honest man. This statement
is made as an explanation of why I
had to hurry through with my work
there for the current year, which, un
I
i explained, would probably be misun
derstood. I may add, lV>wever, that
my examination w*as absolutely thor
ough touching the receipt and dis
I - .
k 1 bursement of public funds througii
Ij the county offices named.
k "Attached hereto, marked Exhibit
B,' will be found a statement whicn
practically eliminates the shortage
I charged up to the late Treasurer
' Epps. I feel sure that if Treasurer
Epps had lived to help make up this j
i last settlement, tne anegea suui-iagc.
' would never have been charged up.
I
To settle the affairs of a dead man
who has handled hundreds of thou-;
sands of dollars of public funds, and1
do so accurately, is a difficult matter.'
j Those who made the settlement doubt-1
': less acted with all the lights before
them, and no blame should attach to!
i
them, but l feel sure that there is no!
i
man in the county -of Newberry who
will not justify the audit that in effect
i locates and explains practically all:
! oi the alleged shortages."
"Exhibit B" attached to Mr. Brad
ley's report mciuues wnunu
items:
Shortage charged against ex
Treasurer Jno. L. Epps
Epps. in annual settlement
" June 30, 1916 $2,162.
Deduct correction as follows:
Note, . Germani abank
Charleston, paid by
part of check No.
1953, dated March
18, 1916, Newberry
Savings Bank, but
not credited to
county treasurer i?
1
(lUUUctl SCUlCiu&Ub
June 30, 1916, or
otherwise, so far
: as thes-e records
show .....$1,605
. Error in charge
tax executions 1913,
over-cnarge ou.w
Error in charge tax
executions 1914,
over-charge .. .. 190.94?1,818.34
Balance unaccounted
for $343.81
I
With regard to his general exam
| ination of the county offices, Mr. Brad-;
1 lev says: I
t "I have examined ail county offices;
t' ri: collect ftmds to be paid into the
countv treasury, to with, the offices of
" the clerk of court, probate judge,!
sheriff, superintendent of education,'
and county supervisor, and find that <
all piiblicfunds collected through these '
j offices have been properly accounted .
V \\^ s
THE GRAIN ELEVATOR
MAN PAYS IT TO
THE FARMER
THE MERCHANT
PAYS IT TO THE
CARPENTER
THE PC
Consider the POWER
It is like MAGIC. It CIR
It creates BUSINESS and
ten dollar bill that is sent i
OUR town. It becomes D
as OUR town is concerned.
POWER to the money we
ment is that POWER-MO]
for and turned over to the county
treasurer. The county treasurer In
turn has fully accounted for ail in |
his hands, as will be seen from ai-j
tached statement" {
As to magistrates' reports, Assls-!
tant State Bank Examiner Bradley;
i
savs: i
"I find that magistrates of Newber-j
ry county generally speaking do not j
make report of the funds collected byj
them promptly to the county auditor,.'
as required by law to do. The wis-!
-1 ~nrrtvi<?inn of the law IS
plain, inasmuch as the auditor's of
fice is the immediate check on the
county treasurer's office, I respect
fully suggest that the law be com
plied with in this respect and that
the grand jury for the fall term of
reouire all magistrates to pre
seat their books at the court house
to have them checked with the books
of the county auditor and the county
treasurer by a committee of the grand
jury.
"While taking account of those
funds in which the county is imme
diately interested, I likewise audited
the office of probate judge, touching j
the funds for which he is accountable,'
as public guardian. I find that all
funds in his hands are fully account
ed ior, ei'.her as cash in bank or m
t
securities." I
J. K. A.
Where Bobbie Fell Down
"We dined out last night. Bobbie1
dis^racea us as usual.'' >
"How was that?" ' i
"He got to the end of the dinner with <
three forks and two spoons still un- <
used."?The Delineator.
?Tmwi
One on Mother i j
Aunt Mary (horrified)?Good gra- ]
cious, Harold, what would your mother <
say if she saw you smoking cigarettes? -
Harold (camlv)?She's have a fit.
they're her cigarettes.?Puck. : :
THE FARMER
DEPOSITS IT IN
THE BANK
THE CARPENTER
SPENDS IT AT THE
GROCERY
)WER OF A TEN DOLL
of a Ten Dollar Bill whe
CULATES. It pays of!
puts people to WORK in <
iway to the out-of-town 1
EAD to US. It is out of
. We NEVER see it ag;
SPEND. Let us rememb
NEY that we spend at HC
FIRST REGIME XT W|LL
WOBOLIZE ilT ?EEEtiVIL
Special to Herald and News.
Columbia, June 25.?.In accordai
with orders from the department
the Southeast at Charleston the Fi
Regiment National Guard will mo
lize at Greenville for intensive tra
ing.
Orders have been issued calli
them in from the different cam
where they have been guardi
bridges and they will be in camp
Greenville it is expected within 1
next ten days.
D. A. K. Chapter.
The Jasper cnapter u. a., jr.. w
have a call meeting at the residei
of Mrs. L. W. Jones Wednesday mo:
ing at 10 o'clock. All the Hiemtx
are urged to be preesnt.
MRS. J. L. KEITT.
Regent
ard of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Summer w:
to acknowledge with grateful app:
Nation the kindness of their ma
firends during: their recent sorrow
the death of their baby.
STILL LIKE A WAGON BED
Officers Arrest Prominent Citize
of Richland County.
Wadesboro Ansonian.
About 12 o'clock Monday Shei
H. D. Baldwin and his deputies arn
ted -Will Ingram, a prominent citiz
Df Richmond county, C. M. Brady a
Charlie Goodwin at the old Shal
An Tn<rram'<; farm. Ingram w
in the act of setting down a 11
pound of sugar when the sheriff call
lira. Brady was also carrying avsa
3f sugar, and Quite appropriate
Will Lowe had a two-gallon jug of
wines. A cheap 'oox still wos fcr
:ogeiher with a'.o^i ;'x h^rdr^ i y
THE MERCHANT
RECEIVES IT FROM
THE BANK
THE GROCE.R
RETURNS IT TO
THE BANK
AR BILL
n it is spent AT HOME,
a HUNDRED obligations.
:>ur, community. But the
louse does NOTHING for
commission forever as far
ain. Let US, then, give
sr that our BEST invest
>ME.
Ions of beer, a large stand of molasses
LE and one of sugar, being prepared for
- distillation. The still was in the shape
of a wagon body, made of wood and
1 bottomed with sheet iron. The of5
ice cers also took charge of Ingram'#
of automobile and shotgun and carried
rS? tne tnree men to oncKingnam waew
they were each required 10 give - a
$200 bond for appearance before fed
in- eral officers at a hearing to be held
1 soon. The officers went to the place
! about 4 o'clock Monday morning and
, waited until about 12 in broaa daylight
:ps when Ingram and his party came up in
lag an automobile. Will Lowe made a
at break when he saw the officers ant
r?e succeeded in getting away.
i mm
His Testimony.
Jim Webster v^as being tried for
... trying to bribe a colored witness,
! Sam John sing, to testify falsely.
; You say this defendant offered ytWL
ra- a bribe of ten dollars to testify im his
3rs behalf," said Lawyer Gouge to Joha
sing.
"Yes, sah."
"Now repeat precisely what heeaid
using his own words."
"He said he would give me ten dol
lars if I "
iSjj "He can't have used those words.
He didn't speak as a third person."
r 1 "No, sah; he tuck good keer dat
dar fvas no third pusson present. Dar
in was only two, ns two. De defendant
cm too smart ter hab anybody list'nm*
\rhen he am talking about his own
reskelity."
| "I know that well enough, but he
kTic s<poke to you in the first person,
hor?
*1 was de first pusson myself."
' "You don't understand me. When
iff he was talking to you, did he use the
os_; words 'I will pay you ten dollars'?"
i "No, boss; he didn't say nuffin'
n(j about you payin' me ten dollars. Yore
I name wasn't mentioned, 'ceptin' dat
\ e he tole me ef I ?her got ointo a scrape
rctS
50_i Gat you was tie utrsL utwyci lii uis
Eed town to fool fie judge and juiy.* hi
.oJv fac\ you was tie best lawyer in de
ly, town for ?overin' up any kind o* ree
" ielity."
ad, 1 "Von -may step down."?Case aati
!- Comment.