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[v u ^ ^ ^g VOLUME LVn NUMBER 34. NEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, APRIL 2?, 1018. TWICE A WEEK, $1*>0 4 YEAR TWO BIG MB SPEAKERS WU *********** Help our County win the right to fly this Honor FT,AG? f x You can do this by buying? Liberty Bonds . . . I Whitmire Wirt Walks Uve Will Probably Double Her a scribed Day of Rally< Afternoon?Flag Pre Ail>- Whitmire turned out last Mon4 ; . afternoon to attend the patriotic1 .rally held in the interest of the sale of Liberty Bonds. .Many people trorn the surrounding community came also, even several from the county of 'Union. Tb? Glenn-Lowry Cotton Mill closed down for the exercises t and the operatives turned out in full Everything passed off pleasantly and * much enthusiasm and interest were in evidence. The patriotic parade would have done great credit to a town ten times v as large as the thriving nine Whitrcire. Some of the floats were especially attractive and reflected great credit upon those who had gone to so much trouble to get them up. Without disparaging any other part *>f the beautiful parade it goes with? vof rho rhief interest OUI 3ci.vlU5 Luai iuv centered in the float of. the Red Cross. The young ladies of tnis wonderful organization had an automobile representing a field service ambulance, carrying a wounded sol^ dier who was being cared for by the - innrses of the Red Cross. The parade, led by Mr. E. E. Child, the chairman of the Whitmire Lib" tho Whit erty isona ouuiuiiicc, auu ..? - mire onceirt band, started at the beautiful school building aiid marcnad through all the principal streets ^ t?f the town. Joist before the parade commenced, p fceiore a large audience j of people Bl withered in the front of; the school ;--v: ^^ing the beautiful flag of the 1 ~'9 ? ~kav onanto R states given iu wic w] 0WUVC tmire for their service in selltds in the second Liberty Bond gn was presented to these manly young men. Rer. Mr. Beat ^4 -offered prayer. The audience, led by a bevy of beautiful young school girls, sang The Star Spangled Banner and America'. The flag was presented to the boy scouts by Dr. CL B. Cromer, who, in his address, told of the organization and work of th? boy scouts and commended the memr\f the Urhitmij"ft scouts for cour age -and industry. The flag was accepted on the behalf of the boys by Rev. Mr. Garvin, who paid high trib ute to the eighteen young members ' tor their services to their country. Following the parade the concourse of people went to the beautiful auditorium where speeches in " behalf of the third liberty loan wer? All stores at P #President and nics at a 1 address bo * **** **** * * 1/ / HO\OR FLAG W s Honor Flag r the l op Lasy \ . . * | Allotment?$30,000.00 Sub-Fine Meeting Monday sented to Boy Scouts. , made. Mr. Eugene S. Blease was the noaal-aw Ma a+roasoH thp im_ I LI! ?L o^fcaaci . VM VBWW portance of the government having plenty of money, supplies and munitions to back up the boys who were doing and would do the fighting. He pointed out that the plan of the government in raising the necessary money by the issues of bonds was the fairest way to obtain the money needed. The speaker told how con gress naa Deen careiui 10 see the interests of the people were protected in the issuing of these bonds and recalled that the Congressman from this district, Hon. Fred H. Doin-' inick, had had an important part in the passage of the present law author * ~ ~ lCCUfl rtf i I&lJUg LUC OdlC XJL UK: liui u icoug v?. bonds. He closed with a strong plea to the men to back up the mothers who had given their boys to the service of their' country. Dr. G. B. Cromer followed Mr. '. Blease, and in a patriotic speech, i told why America was in the war. ; Dr. Cromer spoke of the fact that his people were mostly German, with a slight mixture of English, but said! that he was one hundred per cent j Cnited States. He said that the gov-.j ernnrint had the power to raise ail j i the money it needed by taxation but preferred to make it easier on the' people by selling its bonds. ' -Mr. William Coleman, of. Whitmire,.) formerly president of the" Glenn-Low- j ry mill, and now interested to a great; ? !-_ J J extent in agriculture < iuuuweu m, i Cromer Mr. Coleman said he stood? ; I for America; that when this country j j really got to the point of- needing any j money he said that the government! 5 could get . it and .could get it with- j out ; interest, and that he was will- j ; ing tC> give his life and the lives of j * * - ?t -^11- J t ms two govs II tney were caneu u*r. , Mr. Coleman sooke especially to the i i mill people, with whom he has as- j I sociated so much, telling them that \ I he know they would do their part and stick to their principles as he had found they were always true to those principles. .Mr. E. E. Child, presided at the exercises, and made the announce-1 ment chat. Whitmire had "gone over the .top" in its subscription to the bond issue by more than forty per cent. Mr. Child also announced that any operative of the Glenn-Lowry i in j t ? v 1 ik.i . t.uitvu xuiu cuuiu ouy a. uuuu, mttt the company would advance the necVasperity will a the Governor. IME HOUR?I tu Mcrmrre Ill lflLLi 1 llnliJ* ******** * * * * v ... . * 01V 151 WHITMIRE essarv money and permit the opera- j tive to pay it back at the rate of one dollar per week. Mr. John JM. Kinard. county chairman of the Liberty Loan, congratulafpri tho prvmmiiTiit.v nn hfltin? *1nr??? such fine work in this drive for the third Liberty Loan, and announced that the community'was entitled to an honor flag, and that he would order one at once from the Federal Reserve bank of Richmond. He did cms as soon as ne came nome ana cne flag arrived on Thursday and was immediately sent to Mr. Child and will float over the town as a badge of honor and evidence of the patriotism of the people. The public meeting was closed with prayer by Rev. Mr. Garvin. The committee in charge of the ex ercises did great work in getting the people together and arousing interest. The meeting was to be held last Saturday but was postponed on account of the excessive rains. It was splendid work to get such a lanje crowd of people to gather again on the Mon- j day following. Put no orsr naed !"<" surprised. Wh'+rnir? aUvv? ^ thin??. An*1 Farie Child is a goon man to get them started at it. ?Buy a Liberty Bond.? COLORED AGRICULTURAL n 1 tti i ct'AfiT i mm V r \ i rt. ABWii.viivA. The Couv'v Colored Fair Association Newh'-riy count} has beeii chajf rer b> * f e sec-reiery of The purpose ?r; set forth m the charter is for K'-ei farm inc. inore live stock, more poultry. The<e are good purposes at any time rut especially now are they of very great import arice. We hope th^ officers and members will live right up to them. Better farming is a very important thing but there can not be better farming without the growing of more liv<i stork and the raising of more chicK* ens because to do these things you must grow more corn and oats and wheat and hay and the things you can turn into them. The officers of the association are: Sam Najice, president; D. M. Spearman, secretary: W. R. Reeder, superintendent; G. C. Williams, treasurer. ?'Buy a Liberty Bond? The friends of Editor McKissick of the Greenville News will sympathize with him in the death of his mother. ;She died at the home of her son. A. F. 'MoKissicb in Green-wood last week. Man's best friend is his mother. j. ?Boy Liberty Bonds.? j Langford and Adams From dewberry The Electra News, published in i Electra, Wichita county, Texas, printed a 2S-page edition April 12, lose at 2:30 F ric And everybody OPERA HOUSE All RIKINRft I lUIi ^V^/AilUUM # ******** * * * * r i_. oigiai o Attend Opera He day aften Major J / my and 1 French A mm m * tell the pe their expc Both c ?si m have beer trenches s have exp I all the prr They hav battle. 0] ed and di. _ * their resp sent them train and are going ^ linnv Mime, ucai officers who h; At the Opera ternoon at 4 ( j same time to ; ers at both mt ! """ | Bethlehem B; i o'clock. Same I i I j i ) . - . the seventh anniversary of the oil ; discovery at that place. Among the i j pictorial illustrations is a good yiew i of a new building in course of con: structon for the Lina Motor company., j In an article the News among other 1 ly/nsrs says: "Only recently there i 77-is started what will be one of the 1 largest and most complete garages in the country.'* What makes it of ! interest to the people of Newberry is i that Captain Smith Langford is own. I er and 'Mr. Paul Adams the manager S of the Lina Motor company's busij ness at Electra; which, however, is bpt one of a string of garages owned | and controlled by Capt. Langford's j company. Capt. Langford also ha? ? f lay in compliant y come the big i AMD COURT I WILL' SUSPEND * ?*<.?** * ?**? id and I ur Ones Liberty Loan IV use and Court I loon, April 26,L Fackson of the B Lieutenant Bazi rmv will he tire iople of Newberi ;rience on the ba >f these gallanl i on the firing lii ind "over .the toj terienced and rations of Vetera e been shot and n account of beii sabled from actr ective governmc to this country drill our own I over there. and welcome these bra ive been where our boy ** i n *ir i House and tourt flout ) clock. Both meeting accommodate the people, letings. Will go from on - - i i r 1 iptist cnurcn tor coiorec speakers will address c large interests in oil fields of that \ country. ?Buy Liberty .Bonds.? j MOTHER GOOSE CONYEffTIOJT AT ST. PHILLIPS SCHOOL. I i ! The children of St. Phillips will give "The Mother Goose Convention ' ! Thursday evening. Mav 2. Exercises | beginning at 3 o'clock?admission 10 I ; cents; | Then * Friday afternoon there will t be a picnic at the school house?, : there will be a ball game at three thirty o'clock. A picnic dinner will j be served at 7 p. m.. The public is i cord'allv invited to come and bring j ' well filled baskets. :e with the proa rally at Newber t BOUSE. SAME AT 3 O'CLOCK * ******** * * * * * ranee is leeting in louse Fril o'clock. L - I 4 ritish. Aril of the I sent and ry County ' ittle front. I j . .. * t officers I ne, in the "1 fin surrerea * n soldiers. gassed in i g wound^e service \ mis Kavft I I r to help 1 >oys who j . . I ? . - . - t w and ffallant T V UUU ^UUUUi ; s are going. ;e Friday afs mm on at i . Same speak- i le to the other. 1 people at 6 olored people. . The volunteer honor roll will fce posted in the lobby of the posfcoffice. The government wants the name of every volunteer from the county. The people of this community hare sometmng 10 iook torwara to in tn? evenings for the- drilling of Captain Toole's company. Sometimes our friends <- from the country phone Vaat certain meeting! will be held at swh and such an hour, . old time. Ve are keeping new time now and everything is regulated by . that time. There 1s no excuse, for anyone going by the old time,, which Is * i thing of the past until next October, ) when vou will fall back into the old time "as easy as fallng off a loj;." lamation of the ry at 4 o'clock