Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^troio OQ0 gms. Entered at tlie Postoflice at ?vr fcftry, S. C., as 3nd elass matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, May 7, 191S. Mavor L. A. Grif&tii was defeated far re-election as mayor of Columbia by R. J. Blalock. Mr. Griffith has been mayor for two terms. Mr. Blalock has been a member of the citj council. Speaker Clark in declining the of. fer of senatorship from the big staU of Missouri which was tendered hiir by the governor to succeed the lat* o a? OA ,?. * < T ? ocuitLor oiuue sa>s. 111 ima <x?i.u crisis of our country's affairs?in deed, of the whole world's affairs,? it is the imperative duty of every mar to serve the people and uphold tht government and in the position where he can do the most good." That is the sentiment that should prevai among all our people. Wherever yo;: can do the most good is the plac( with which you should be content And you should work in harmony anc cooperation with every other man They tell us now that we wil? nee;; three million men and may be fiv? million men to do the job over there and if so the quicker we get tben and send them over the sooner th* job will be done and we will be ovei with it, and the easier the job will be. Of course we do not want tc send them until we are prepared t< equip them properly, and the govern ment will not do that. We need trier gerpullers, plow hands and checl signers to win this war, and the spiri that "we will win the war," to mak< the job end quick. In other word; there must be hearty cooperation o all our people and all our resources GRADE CROSSINGS. We understand that a civil enginee from the State highway departmen has been in the county and made sur verys of the road between Newberr; umd Prosperity and on down to Littl< Mountain with a view of relocatin: the road and removing the grad< crossings. And the survey, as w< stated some time ago, if adopted fo the relocation of the highway wil remove an crossings 01 tne ranroac on grade between Newberry and Lit tie Mountain except to enter Pros perity and to get out, and that onh on the Southern, and there will bno more grade crossing of either roar until you leave the town of Litth Mountain. That would help great!.', in the safety of the * road and tht railroads as well. We are told that a few people or the road between Newberry and Prosperity object to the change in tin road. We regret this because we csr not see how the change proposed wil not be a great benefit to the conven ience and property of all the resident, alonr the way, and besides it is pro posed to pay them wha? it is wortl for the rights of way ard if there b< anv damage to pay that al^o. However, if the opposition is to; great to the relocation, we under stand that Supervisor Sample ha: the offer from the people who owi the land to donate the right of wa? if the road is changed so as to leav< the present road just before vo; reach the Boyd crossing and just be low the residence of Mr. John C Xeel. and to follow j? ridge in th< rear of Tjjt^ern church J 1. ... >_ A1 J 11 1 tuiu tu curne in me ruau mat passe where Mr. Geo. D. Brown lives am; hv the Prosperity graded school This woiild make one grade crossing on the C. N'. and. L. to enter Pros peritv. but would not cross the Southern which would make the crossing" the same. And it is said that the distance would be the same, and th? road bed just as srood, and it would take the road away from the railroad We understand that Supervisor Sample 's havine a survey of this route made and will proceed with the work between Prosperity and "Little Mountain first. Tf the people alone- the road objection to the change of the bed so as to he rid of the grade cross ings. if mignt ne just as wen 10 aaopi this other road in the rear of the Colony Lutheran church, rather than have all of the land owners along the present road fighting the improvement Cooperation i<; what we neeci now in everv department and in every work. Certainly in this dav no on<= should object to the removal of prrade Tossinss of railroads and il the T*oad could he secured in this cusrsrested relocation it should bf done, if by so doing, there would be no objection. The people wno nve nlongr the present road and object to fhp relocation conld not object to the rhanere suggested because it is not the matter of removing grade crossings to which they obieet, but Just to injury to their property and the inconvenience of putting the road near f ( er to tlieir homes, which is the cause j : of objection. This new suggestion | would obviate that. ! I Newberry College. i t ( One of the most delightful event" ! ' tV>Q oa^cnn ?"ic the rofontinn frivpn i ' by the students of the College Thurs- j day evening. May 2nd, in Holland! I Hall. The reception was given in i honor of Dr. Harms, and Professors ; | Stemple and Voigt, members of the ] faculty who will leave the college ati . 7 j the close of this session. 1 j Mr. Caughman welcomed the guests ! in behalf of the Y. &1. C. A. Splendid | and touching addresses were made by , j the departing members of the faculty. '' The reply was made by Mr. Boozer I I j j ^ I who expressed the regret of the j ! 9 ? Vfc .-V f A tViCi I I ! SlUUCUi. UUU) \JL IZ1C gicai, iwo ?.v iuv | 1 ! college and extended to the members j of the faculty the best wishes of all j ; the students. ' i; . j Miss Maybin, representing the Phil- J J omathian society ico-iva society;, j | presented to the college a beautiful , { service flag containing one hundred . j and fifty stars, one of which is gold. v {. Prof. Kinard with a patriotic and ': touching address accepted the flag ; in behalf of the college. i The remainder of the evening was ' j spent in progressive conversation, i i during which time cream and cake I; were served. Dainty flavors?scarlet J i and grev college pennants tied with , I scarlet ribbon were given to each i J guest. J | Herman W. Boozer left the college * i Saturdav to take a government poi I ; sition at Washington. 1 ) j Wyche Dickert left Thursday for 1 >' Camp Scriven, Ga., where he will be -1 in training. -j- Both Mr. Boozer and Mr. Dickert 11 are seniors and will be given their t diplomas. s | The following men have been chov 3 i en by the faculty as contestants for *. The junor orators' medal: C. B. i.! Caughman, M. J. Epting, Jr., H. J. ! Harmon, H. M. Kyzer, E. T. McSwain, and A. H. Slice. J The following are contestants for 'the sophomore declaimers' medal: rf' E. C. Bleim, W. H. Derrick, J. C. "j^oyd, Frank Hill, J. D. Lane, O. B. 1 ~ Long, J. C. Oxner and Joe Vigodsky. 11 3 i ' j Henry D. Cannon Dead. ?! ? ! 8 I ! at the age of 79 years, 9 months and j j IS days. He was buried in the Mt. , I Tabor Lutheran church cemetery, the J j funeral services being conducted by j Rev. J. B. Harman, assisted by Rev.; i J. J. Long. He is survived by his wife I r | who was Miss Ellen Livingston,' three daughters, 11 grand children . and one great grand child, a son and . a daughter having preceded him to \ r! the spirit land. He was afflicted with rheumatism 1 nearly all of his life But though 1 I afflicted he was full of energy and ^ i * i ' i ambition. He endeavored to work J j even when he had reached the stage , ! that he could scarcely walk or sec. j ] J I He was full of patriotism, When the I Civil War broke out he volunteered j ' I ! i for service but on account of his . 1 rheumatic condition, his npDlication ' -i . . ' j %; was rejected. ;His patriotic fervor . J was not to be thus chilled. At his , A I $ j own intiative he followed Co. C, 3rd , ^ | S. C. Regiment, taking part in all of j , J j its activities and bearing all of his < expenses for about one year,?until j ' , he was accepted as a regular member of the Regiment. At the time of tho : a, declaration of war between our coun- I ^ J try and Germany, he said if he were 1 i a young man he would volunteer. J. B. Harman. ! ?m Farmers' 3Feetiner at Court House, j . t ' f I ?! , { The farmers of Newberry county are '. urgently requested to meet in the 1 ' ,(ourt house, Saturday, .May 31, 1918. j 1 ; Several matters of vital importance ; . to them will be discussed at this! . | meeting. I i Mr. T. B. Thackston of Columbia j . j will be present and deliver an ad- : I dress on the subject, "The need for j : organization and cooperation among | i the farmers of South Carolina in the 1 (j marketing of their crops." Mr. j . | Thackston is a live wire and every j j farmer in the county should hear him. j ! Also the labor problem will be dis- ' j cussed and I would like to have a < i list of all farmers in the county who 1 I f . J are in serious need of laborers. Pos- 1 11 siblv some arrangement can be made ' < to supply some help. Delegates will be elected at this! , ! meeting to represent Newberry conn- j ? . | ty at the Cotton 'Conference which < ,L j meets at Columbia May the 14th. ' s The meeting will be called to order 1 strictly at 11 o'clock as Mr. Thacks-. ' , ton has to go to Laurens in the ar- j ^ L;ternoon. T. M. Mills. ! ] County Agent. < \ < ; TUESDAY I j K-irATTTTCC -x?3?\ 1 ; ONXMnAi. \l llWlB/ir ! i \ VHUATl r^ V*9?|PWP j , I " ' ; FOLLOWING I FALSE GODS ? i; By S. STANWOOD MENKEN. j c President of the National Security j League., j c Just as the test of the individual Is c best found under the stress of great a trial or play of passion, so nations prove themselves in time of war and: are able to Judge, '' \ nwantles of which li 1 their Deonles are ^ Pr(^ve that they I are the "greatestj SHi 1 people on earth" for they admit It;; nn(* yet, when we! 8. Stanwcod look baok Menken our 1,istory and consider how we have met great problems?such a<? slavery, by a great war; tariff, by | fourteen bills and a like number of ; ^ panics; conservation, currency, DanK- \ ing, anti-trust and railroad questions, j by making the same matters of poli- j tics?it may be doubted whether we ! are quite as great ns we think we are. j In considering how we exercise our j ( ludffment. w^ should remember the ! i extent to which we have devoted our- , selves to the education of the young and the large sums we have spent at i all times for public schools and for j colleges. When we look back and see ! the mistakes we have mad?, it would j almost appear as If we had failed to ; apply much that had been taught us In j school and college, or that perhaps the i school and college had not taught us j how to solve great political measures, j Then, again, the thought comes to us ; of whether or not we have not had | false leaders, and have not clung to ( false gods. Corporation Wrongs. We all remember the outcry against vested Interests of the capitalists. There have been great wrongs done ; by many corporation?some of their franchises have been obtained by corruption and theft and great injuries I have often been done to the rights of j the people; and so, when we found I times hard and things going wrong, J we have vented our anger upon cor- j porations and upon the capitalists who i controlled them. In many cases we allowed ourselves to become angry , with a class or with certain individuals and expended our strength on our temper, rather than Tipon a study of the cure of the conditions about which we complained; and in many Instances we punished corporations f/\ i. tti'Anffo r\f thoir IUI lite ?T ? V/11^,0 V4. I?*V?A |^? In ownership, much as sins of parents are visited upon their children. Demagogues, knowing the public mood, appealed to prejudice and ignorance in discussing public matters and made issues like currency, antitrust laws and the railroads political footballs, Just as if the question of whether money could be saved by Joining-together companies and providing for economy in purchases and sales was political. Of course it was j a matter of economics (which is the ' seiei:< p of c(rtnmerce). Such matters j ?all for a conference between repre- ; sentatives of farmers, laborers, scl- , pntific students of world conditions, | and manufacturers and purchasers of : foods, to consider and determine how j ^oods can be produced with a fair wage to the employee, a fair, profit to the employer and the maximum Dene-; 8t to the public. . Future Problems. In Europe they have taken these questions up in this careful way and the result has been of great benefit. Sow, and in the future, America will ; have to deal with countries that are i short of resources through the exhaus-' '> ? > onH hova n f frt . L1VU U1 >> A* 1AHV-* 4IUfV, V* . v. . ^ , *v | ?et down to rock-bottom. The thrifty, ntelligent, industrious European is ipt to be a good merchant, and we are ?oing to have a hard time competing j cvith him for commerce and for world position, so we must consider all of j )ur problems more carefully than ever ! before and cast aside those men who attempt to lead us away from a :houghtful, dispassionate view of great j questions. . Graft and neglect in local communi-; !les of political duties by ihe average, citizen are responsible for the misgov-j ?ranient that breeds disrespect, where < sve should have pride because of the efficiency of our people. The first cm:ern of the citizen in every coin in unity must be to see that It is governed in | i way that will assure the approval j rf clean thinking men and women. j rhe mechan ios governing ;i city re-' jufre the same kind of clear thought' iikI careful work as that given to j shop work or farm planning, and every j rood American must feel that at this time there is nothing more worth. ivhile. If we do these things well, we will lot have to worry about the foreign-' ->orn loving America, because living' conditions here will be so excellent! :hat they simply cannot help it, espe ially when they ar* given not atone: JOOO government anu neaiuiy couui-j tions surrounding home and work | shop, but also education, opportunity | md ft charter of liberties which will i mean happiness to them, if we perform our duties a? citizen*. j ? WftTrins* iHnv.rr. The Daughters of the Confederacy vill serve a c*to the veterans Hay Ioth, af 1 o'clock in the oH ourt house, to which h'.I veterans raiding in the county are cordially in"ited. Adjutant AI. M. Buford will urnish tickets to be presented at the loo/. The members of the Drayton Ruth:rford are requested to meet at the >ld court ho'ise Thursday afternoon t " '.-lock to arrange tables, flowed . * ^^ TWS.& wsemtosmkn iiiannrm UNITED STATES jOOVERKMEKT Buy Them And Help Win The War FOR SALE EVERYWHERE Gilder & Weeks Co. Newberry, S C. HUNGER. .t ^ A - I ror tnree years nmenca nas (ought starvation in Belgium Will you Eat less?wheat meat ?fats and sugar that we may still send (bod in ship loads ? % (MITtt ITATM Conde pvi? n v The Natio Newb From repor C In <-v *tTi M r-r" ^ y\v? * 4-1 AH JllUWillg VU11UILIU Loans and In Liberty Bond U. S. Bonds Cash and du< U. S. Trea Capital Stool" Surplus and I Circulation . Dividends Ur rv deposits Bills Payable erty Bonds Rediscounts v MM WOT ? * 4 nmv A m t A m MI1UM B. C. MATTHEWS, T. K. President. State, Cour Membe VtV a !>icr supply of sprin.u J -oth | < jltivat'ji'S. We <an save yo.t j nioaey cn out--. T ?- I * ?i i*v ? * I Co;. | n;iti.. -- > I' ! i received another shipment of cranio <*-?ne s*~ *d. The Pa reel 1 Co. i I BB1EMBER : | sranwr-sssss | ttONW"~i?S?S ! TUESDSr- WHtHlro II j ' | Time Fli } WHY put off 1 Spring suitthe full season'; your new Sprini ! you? Men are prone t ishing their ward; i losing the oppor from widest asso in the nleasure < new clothes when pears freshly garl | HIGH ART MADE BY STROUSE BALTIMC simplify the oroci I * " . We show them a $00.00 t( J. H. SUMil 1844 snsed Stat* OF nal Bank of >erry, South Cai t to the Comptroller of th n at the Close of Busii RESOURCES ivestments . . $ Is * s from Banks and surer .... <pl LIABILITIES Jndivided Profits $ ipaid .... (secured by Lib) . . . . . il- C-J 1 D I. mnreaerai ucum i DAMirnr Kirui LLD/Iimui 11LIT JOHNSTONE, H T.CANNOl Cashier. Assistant Cai ity and City r Federal Reserve ? VvV h;tt ? car of ?rl per < nt ac: i-r |i Miat u?? ;;ro offering i >* tj?.- sa:::3 ^ pri:e of i'.'. per cent acid- He sure and try some of this :n-A under I your corn. Puivrell Co 4-19 tf Ji THE PAVSP THURSMf-SSLSSS TRIM mvmrslss es? M buying your new -why not enjoy s service which I suit will give j o delay replenrobe each season, tunity to select rtroents, foregoaf appearing in ; 1 t even opring apbed. CLOTHES - . I & BROTHERS, INC. .M )RE, MD. > of selection. f^B t prices from? n *nn nn y \ - V w t HER & CO. 'I ement | Newberry I 'olina -I a PliWonrv W VU1 1 VUVJ tiess Mar. 4,1918 9 653,921.12 9 62,052 00 100,000.00 198,327,39 ,014,300.51 100.000.00 I 22,569,23 ] 98,000 oo mm 269.34 l^m 715,486.50 61,000.00 JH 16,975.44 Wt ,014,300.51 am BERRY, S. c| V, W. W. CROMER shier. Assistant Cashier! Depository^| HI