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jtjp ^entid an0 jm i Entered at the Postofflce at NewMfrj, S. C., as tod class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, November 26, 191S. There is another influenza epidemic in the city of Laurens and the board of health has ordered all churches and schools and public places closed until the first of the year. It is stated that 28 per cent of the children in thf> schools are absent on account of the prevaieiite UJL iuc movuov. | .. i ^ We posted a very important letta. ; at the Newberry postoffice on 1^" Friday addressed to Columbia and placed a special delivery stamp on it. It was delivered in Columbia at 5: SO that afternoon. We do not say where the fault is. We are just stating a fact. It was posted at Newberry in frwr thp Snnfhern train which 5s UlU^ 1V1 buv due to arrive in Columbia about 2 o'clock or before. That may be efficiency but it is not service. i SEWSPAPERO'G. i i Newspapering is not what it is. "cracked up to be," even in a small town. It may be something else in a large city. And it seems harder to ge<" out such a paper that we would like { to print even as the days go by. Our force has been reduced in number - - r\T?Atfr ! but we nave Deen geumg aiuii6 M well in that end. With Mr. J. M. Ogilvie at the machine and Mr. J. 0 i Eargle among the ads and myself helping' in mailing and taking proof ( and "cleaning out" the forms and re'ading and correcting proof, we have \ been doino- fine, with no one to dis-i turb. But right on the top of it here, comes two carrier boys on the same | evening, one being sick, not having; recovered fullv from the flu and the, wail ha fust ernt another job ' VFIJLI^X , ?? V/14 uv and had been kinder remiss in the; delivery of his papers even before, I, reckon because he expected to ta-tej another job, and so as a result t.woj' routes were not delivered on Monday | evening because we were not notified | of the failure of the bovs until time j' 1 for the papers to go. And we havej not had both delivered yet. If any one knows of a boy who would like j to do the job. and will do it as it j < ^ , "should "be did." why please send him J: along. We are trying a boy for one' i of the routes and believe he is going i to come around all right. And theu j < the good women calling up? and v/e < want them to do that when the paper ' with it and our.] Ictus lu WUftV VMW bands tied so tkat. we could mot move, I you will agree that newspppering is I not what it's "cracked up to be." I j And then there ate folks who don't:( like it because all the "personals" are j j not in, and many "various and all; j abouts" are left out, and some other | ( Red Cross notice ana war work ar- j, ticle is not printed, and some church i cotice or club meeting. And then! ( here comes along some fellow who! / doesn't like th^so long article:-' about! ' * 'I m and the trip, and so on and so onj to the end of the chapter. We w.uld i like to please all of them bat \vel! 1 can't. But bless your sweet lifo the. things that we have had to leave out 1 a few times recently, that reallv hart,,M (t , are some two or three c-.wi^ins of; * real live advertisements. """lit we * ccvldn't help ii Tnat is all tiiere is!1 ic it. There is a limit to the size of Vc?ur "chases" and also to >yx: physical ;' | endurance and capacity. But with it all I have been iust as! ^ pleasant as a ' basket of chips" and as "happy, as a istk auu HO {/UiiW and courteous as a Chesterfield, and 1 I am not going to worry so long as ] I can do my duty as I see it, "becausa worry and fretting cause young peo-( pie to grow old, and I am not goin? < to grow old as long'as I live. Why if, f would worry about remarks of peo-i pie who know better how to manage a newspaper than I do, and just how ? the thing should be done, and what should go in and what should stay out, . I would have been bowed down low 1 under the burden of worry long ago, and by this time would not have been able to do half the things I am now < doing and taking delight in the" doing. You see it is this way: I know I don't know it all, and that is the . Grst step to knowledge. I have taken | that!. I'll tell you about the next ( step at some future time. ;; But there is compensation in all { things. Several gentlemen of good , judgment and fine discrimination, and ! several ladies with the sanft excellent!; qualities, have said to me or sent me! ( word that they enjoyed the "tri^s" j with 111, and so you see it takes all j kinds of things to make a paper that t ' is acceptable to all kinds of tastes.} And .you know pebple don't generally , - J- VI?v. ' , . tell, you of tne tnmgs you uu wuxcu 1 they approve, but if you do something s they do not approve they soon make j it known to you. That's a peculiar T / characteristic of our poor human nature. We seem to take more delight in saying things that hurt and sting than we do in saying those thing:-; which would give pleasure and would cost us very little effort in the saying, and could be said with truth. That's the only kii d that's worth while saying. Sometimes I believe that refer ence in the good Book to bein<j- held to account for all idle words ppoken has special reference to those words which we use in saying unkind and disagreeable things about our neighbors aiid which are not necessary to be said even if they should, as they very seldom do, have even a semblance of truth in them. Instead of the old axiom, "say nothing but good of th'e dead," would it not be better if it rend, "say nothing but good of the living." That is if you can i say say nothing. But my. how that would hurt some people. But newspapering is a great game and I like it fully as well as the great American gentleman game. Even in these strenuous times it has its pleasant side. It is such a great place to study human nature, and did not some great poet write. "The proper study of mankind is man." Or something like that. Now. maybe.this space would have been better filled with something else Somebody will say that, and probablv with a seblance of truth. But i* j isn't. E. H. A. | \ Along with the balance of the people The Herald and News is iroing to observe Thanksgiving day and tha, Friday paper will be printed Wednesday evening as has been our custom. for some time and the place will te closed on Thursday. Advertisers and others wll please take notice. i i LIVING SOME. i When our young friend Gordon C. Leslie surprised his friends the other day and went and got married, which .L - - . . ' v . , was the right thing tor mm to ao. there was a wedding supper at h*"s home. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Leslie's and it was a good one. and Grandmother Stewart did not for?et the editor, but sent him a large waiter of turkey and other good thin?s. It was : tine and we enjoyed it. Thanks.' _ i ' ! And then the same day Mrs. Clar- | *nce S. Matthews came in with a bo:-' from the supper at Dr. Folk's on Fri-, Jay evening with a lot more of goo.* ; :hings to eat, with the compliments )f the Tranwood auxiliary of the Red >oss. and it was fine and appreciated. The sentiment *which prompted it os much as the nice things in the box. ! ? I So we were living some for a while, rt reminded us of the good old days Df newspapering when the country folk around about would remember Lhe editor just like they do the preach, j ?r and share some of the good things with him ! I rHASKSGIVISG SERVICE ! AT tfOLLOHOX. ! i There will be a union thanksgiving 'orvino of T'nirvn rhurrh in Mollo ion on Thanksgiving day, at 7:45 p. tn. All the people of 'Mollohon are in- ; rited and urged to attend this evening service. Suecial music is arr*nee'i ?nd the nastor of the Lutheran and Baptist churches will "be present. rHAXKSCflYI>*G SERVICES AT FOMARIA. t Thank^e^viVgr services will be heM in the Bethlehem pastorate as fol lows: Komana, .weanesunv, <.uu u. n: St. Matthews, Thursday. 11 a. 1*1-; Bethlehem, 3 p. m. 1 All cordially invited. Offering for Orphan home. v i Enoch Hite, Pastor. ! Thank?living pervioe will he heM in the A. R. P. church Thursdav morning at: 9 o'clock. If ever there was a time for thanksgiving now i* that time. Patsy Young, a colored woman who has been sweeper at the Newberry cot: mill since the time the mill start-' ed work, and "was janitor of the vil-, [age .school, died Friday n<rht. Faith- ( ful unto death. ! The Ladies Aid Society of Smyrna ?hurch will give a sunper Thankssiv- i ir>?r n?e:ht. November 28. 1918. at Mrs j fJeo. P. Boozers. The public is in- j rited. iMimnaugh is raising Ir^-h-hip. hip. hurrahs on coats for ladies, misses, children and juniors. Senator Alan jonnstone receiveu 1 letter from his. Lieut. Malcolm John.-*- j one. date<? October 19th. Lieutenant ( Johnstone wrote from the hospital, vhere he was recovering from his Itnmnn. Tiflfln TrrrYlin fl Pfl tl"? P ^UUlJUa, U.CL * i | 1 ^ t?wv?Mv%v?. second time in "battle. He "was exacting to be released from the hos)ital in a few days. HOW GOVERNMENT CONTROL AFFECTS OUR OEVELOPMEN1 . *. Southern Land Congress Plans Fo Continuance Of Work Stopped By Federal Control?President Warfield Points Out Danger In Present Tendencies Savannah, Ga.?In the Southen Land Congress just held here, will fourteen Southern states represented ? * i. * - J Xl J. *L it was cieariy aemonsiraieu mai tin great land associations which are seek ing Southern development, and, now,; place to locate many of the returning American soldiers, must have adequate support, if they are to continue tliei important constructive work. The congress, which was held unde the auspices of four of the largest lam associations in the South, all of whicl were established by the Southern Sei tlement and Development Organize tion, represented a membership o more than 3,000, including leadin, farmers in every Southern state, am ever 25,000,000 acres of land. Formerly, this organization, o ! whicli S. JJavies vvarneiu ci Jtsaiuiiiort Md., is president, and which has don. much toward Southern agricultural de velopment, was supported largely b; railroads operating in the South. Declined to Help j Since government control ,of th< railroads these contributions hav been withheld; and, in a striking state ment to the land congress, Presiden Warfield said that notwithstanding th' appeal made'in a petition by 27 South era senators from 15 states, that th national Tailroad administration cor tinue these contributions to the oi ganization, the director general d< clined on the ground that contribi tions should not be made to a "pr vate organization not under goverr ment control." This position was taken, notwitt standing Maryland had granted it j charter, and given it $30,000 from th state treasury, thus attesting its put lie Character. "It is indeed unfortunate," Mr. Wai afield said, "when an agency like this organized not for gain but for ih general good- and which is admitted by the administration to be 'a nighl; meritorious one,' must be discontinue on a mere pretense in order that autc cratic methods may be firmly entrenci ed. If these organizations are to a< complish their constructive aims in th development of the South and its mi! lions of acres of productive land, th restoration of sanelv regulated privat management of the railroads is esser tial." Mr. Warfield said support had ttu been withdrawn by the railroad a(2 ministration from an agency which ha; done and could do more than any othe in assisting in providing those ver; products needed for the winning of th war. Shall Autocracy Continue? "It may be natural," he s&id, "tha those in power should wish to perpel uate their great powers, but recentl; granted tc them, or as many of the! as they can hold. Bur. such an ai tocracy as congress was compelled, ui der conditions of war, to temporaril; set up, it may be safely assumed, wa intended for the purpose of winnin; the war only. And we must take car? lest we now create in this country th yery conditions which the life's blooi of millions of men has been shed t destroy in other countries!" Asserting that for this very reasor Questions arising from the two school of thought ? private or governmen ownership of utilities ? will likely b made political issues, and very sooi occupy the attention of the two grea political parties, Mr. Warfield declarethat the people of the country mus decide upon one of two courses: Firsi nn'noroViin lin/lof whif> gu V XT'I 11J11 crux unuv* >? the railroads will seek to get all the; can for their holdings, and withou regard to whether such ownership i to the advantage of the people; anc 6econd, restored and properly regulate* private management which will assur to them better service and the benefit of individual initiative. "My own judgment is," Mr. Wai field said,, "that only through compr* hensive plans of control and regula tion under private management am -?? Krtnf VACIll + t) 1\A AV jnuiauv t;, Uctll llic ucni i couuo uc uk tained from any of the great indus tries of the country." Shippers And Land Owners Concerning the vital interests of th? shippers and the land owners, in thes< problems, Mr. Warfield said: "The shippers and land owners o the country are as much concerned i] the questions at issue ? whether th< railroads are owned and operated b; the government or under private owe ership and operation?as any interes involved. The securities of their ow] companies, if they are corporations are affected; and if they are no corporations, their business is affectei "by the sympathetic effect of any actio] thai: adversely affects the billions o rail? ?ad securities outstanding, iviore over, the success of the shipper am land owner is directly dependent upo: adequate and proper railroad develoi ment and service." "If there is a people to whom th very idea of such a system of patei nalism?government ownership and al that it involves?must be repugnant, i 4e nt ?? who live in the South. VAAVMV W*. ? It was determined by the Congres that the four lantf associations shal take over the Southern Settlement an Development Organization; contini ing its work under the suggestions o the officers of that Organization, a a clearing house and medium throug] which to give collective expression t the desires of the land owners of th South, to the end that all sections o the Southern country may be benefits by tfee 5ians of the Secretary of the Ii terior, in providing for returning Amei lean soldiers and sailors. Mississippi Woman < Serves fighting Men As Y. W. C. A. Worker g KATV BOYD GEORGE. | j She is rather wee and very winning. | Her eyes repeat the blue on her Y. j f W. C. A. uniform that carries the'! > insignia of her service. Her hair, I e grey for all the shortness of her span S of years, frames a face worn; not thin, g y but fine with a suffering that is more * than merely vicarious. j She has lived in the shadows, has stood by while the thrns were press* e ed dowp above tortured eyes, has held <* e the hands of those who knelt in their j Gethsemane. In a very literal and un- <t t restricted sense, "She hath done what ? e she could" for those who overseas en- -! l" dure what we, sheltered and safe, read ] e about. She is to tell her story in all t l" cities of our Southeastern Department as a National speaker for the Y, W. C. A. during the United War Work i !' Campaign to raise $250,000,000 during j 1 the week of November 11. ^ 1; At the recent United War Worli Con- } vention in Jackson, she was wanted l" for a speech in the main convention j _ hall while she was busv with commit* \ C i y tee work elsewhere. Several efforts I . were made to find her, the program ?: lagged. Presently Gypsy Smith was 1 5. missed out of a f*ont seat; soon aftei e he returned leading her up the ai^le } ^, At the foot of the rostrum he gathered ^ up with a sweeping gesture R. H. 3 y King, J. M. Clinton, Capt. George S. 'j ! Dingle and O. W. Buschgen. As ihe ^ ?. | audience rose to its feet at sight ol *: ej "Our Katie'' the five men, like prankI i ish school boys, made a crescent bacly_? e j ground for the one small woman, while e! from five throats?bass, tenor and < ' . fho Ultinor ctraitic ni I UUi I ^KJ1X\. 1 VilVU L11V v? + a' "Katie." - j j To Katie Boyd George Mississippi 3 I- j women owe the fact that today the "* d S j j name of thoir grand old common- ^ v! wealth is on the map of national anc ? e | international service. Shall all womeE 4 by concert of effort and sacrifice honoj ? her splendid achievement? ?i t We owe her a special sort of allegi ance?a fealty of duty, of tradition anc : * affection. When she speaks one hears j L. again the vibrant voice of her grand ? L. father, J. Z. George, as in legislative jj y halls during trying days of reconstruc : s | tion, he helped to mould the destiny o: 3 b our generation. Her forebear's indom j itable spirit rings in her voice, ema ^ nates from her small supple frame ! calls to you from her steady eyes. 5 i RAINBOW DIVISION j : COLONEL COMMENDS j I ?. M. C. A. WORK j b Colonel Screws Says Alabama Resi <; J idents Are Appreciative Of Red ^ ' Triangle Service To Soldiers There \v L -: / C Birmingham, Ala., Oct. ?./-"In mj e opinion there i.c nothing that the Y, 4 s M. C. A. can ask of the people of Ala bama which they would not give i: they only knew half of the excellen; ' work being done by your organiza j tion," writes Col. William P. Screws! I Commander 167th Infantry (Old 4ti j Alabama), in a letter to Borden Burr; who recently returned-from France' j where he was engaged in War Worl E! for the Young Men's Christian Associ j = ation. Leaving out expressions o j personal praise, at the request of Mr' I, Burr, Colonel Screws' letter is as fol j 31 lows: I E j "On behalf of the officers and enlist. ; ed men of the 167th Infantry (former j jl ly the Fourth Alabama imamryj, .1 Q j wish to thank you for thp excellen | and valuable work that you have dom , t i with us, and with other America? j 3! ii'oops, since your arrival in France. D1 "In my opinion too much praise can J *! not be given the Y. M. C. A. for thi ^ exci llent work they have done an< Q are now doing for our men over here ! As you know, from personal observa j tion since you have been with us, thi ! "Y" workers are present in time o " nesd and get some of the luxuries o [)j life to the men thai they would no I, otherwise get. c, "As the commanding officer of th< !) regiment, I wish to thank you pei d sonally for your excellent efforts an< i- your many deeds of valor and kind 1 ness shown all through our hard cano * paigns, in which you were presen ^ with us from first to last." g Alabama residents are to be give] j an opportunity to give during the wee] j of November 11, when $170,500,00 i- will bo raised to continue another yea ? the work of the Y. M. C. A. and othe welfare work aaepafes. lOO choice T< will arrive Sati ber 23. This is To psople wh Please come i lay, as this will the last car of i !,. IMIItmnmiP.jM IMIIIIIHIBI II MH II I IB I GRAN j $1350 Deliv ? NOTE THESE S ? 6 Cylinders. 3x4 1-4 most effective type. Stromberg Carburetto Vacuum Feed. Tank Wagner, Two Unit S System. Willard Storage Batiei Full Floating, Timke Timken Roller be< wheels Long, Semi Elliptic Fr< Rear Spring, 46 inch 1 in center, shackled z Full Crown Fender, wi Wheels 32x3 1-2, Dent > 114 inch wheel Base. > One Man Neverleek T > Adjustable Front Seat > Upholstering, New. Fr< f i We are able to get only a lii I month. If you want a Real Cla r ' ? ford to pay, write to or phone, I James D. Quattlebai j H. H. Ruff > J. G. Holder, I J. Walter Richardsoi I J. EL Shealy & Son, L ? \ F. S. Food Administration. ' un t~ 08?Y OKI mnessee hogs lrday, Novem> my 2nd car. 0 want hogs: n without de1 positively be I the season. I I ioozer <$ I ered to You | IDEflEirATlftKR I ?i Liuii lunuuiiu ^ Overhead Valve, r* ' I on Rear of Car. % tarting and Lighting ^ ry. Remy Ignition. J n Rear Axle. * Also, '<?> A iring front and rear <*> ' i V ont Spring. t rrue Cantilever, pivotit both ends. t th extra long Chassis. '* lountable Rims. ? op. %. rnch Pleat Type. t mited number of these cars each issy Car at a price you can af- 4> I am, Prosperity, S. C. | Newberry, S. C. t Whitmire, S, C. % i, Pomaria, S. C. S ittle Mountain, S. C. t / f * THE LIDS DOWN! )EP?Sl