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WISE LEGISLATION IS NEEDED FOR OUR GENERAL PROSPERITY j Columbia, Dec. 30 ?The work be- ; fore the next general assembly, which \ oonvenes on January 14, has been con siderably changed by the ending of , the war. The legislature will have to , do with reconstruction problems, ( rather than with war conditions. 3 Among these that of labor is going to he one of prime importance. . i Camp Jackson, near Columbia, and | the Greenville and Spartanburg* < camps, have been employing thous- j ands of workmen, at exceptionally; good wages, for a number of months : oast This has led to disruption of la-1 bor both in the towns and cities, and j upon the farms. Not only is this la-' 1 bor being thrown out of employment, ' but the thousands of soldiers re lam- j 4 ing from the camps and the battlefields must find employment. Of course, the legislature can not furnish employment, but the enactment of i wise laws to meet changed conditions irill go a long way towards the general prosperity of the State. All along the line, constructive leg' islation is going to be demanded as never before in the history of the State since the days of Democratic re-; saining of control following the Civil War. Involved in this legislation, of course, will stand prominently forth * the Question of taxation. Aside from : the financial burdens imposed by the 1 > war, taxe3 in South Carolina are high- j er this year- than at any other time < daring a State Democratic administra- ] tion. i J With the growth of the State, it is J only to be expected that the revenue < must be larger each year, but it should 1 be increased by the greater taxable i values, and not by greater levies upon ^ greater value. Otherwise, unless a 1 . halt should be called, the State, like ] | j any other business corporation, would J soon face bankruptcy. Therefore, es- , _ pecially at this time, the question of ] ^^-iasation will be one of the biggest 1 problems with ..which the next general, 1 assembly will have to deal. The various State officials are now \ ivnsv nnnn their annual ren6rts. and 1 upon their estimates for the next year, and npon these the comptroller j general will be called upon to base l Itfs general estimate of the revenue to ; raised. i ; There is one instance in which the general assembly might act the part ^ of wisdom in increasing appropria- ^ V tions, and that is*in the particular of ( the salaries of State officers. These , V salaries are ridiculously low at* this ( time, and out of-all proportion to the cost of living. They are also entirely < disproportionate one with the other. Th9 State warehouse commissioner, ^ for instance, receives $3,000 per year, ^ whereas the attorney general, State treasurer, comptroller general and ^ most of the other State officials re- | ceive only $1,900 per year. The insur- ^ ance commissioner, the secretary of the state board of charities and other j* officials receive more than the State ' } treasurer, the attorn^ general, the . ^ adjutant general or the secretary of j v state, Action by the legislature to in crease most ei the salaries, ana to , equalize them, is sorely needed. < There are many places, however, wher retrenchment can be had. } Without doubt "the liquor question ^ will bob up again, the present farcial liquor law having been exposed by the J Tecent ^Spanish influenf epidemic, j Either a better regulation or absolute prohibition will probably be the result Certainly azfy change not in violation of public sentiment will be for the better. 1 V* The question of education will also 1 loom large. There is a woeful scarcity of teachers, due to inadequate pay 1 in face of larger salaries in other lines of endeavor. Those with the ability to teac? are finding that they can make more money and easier money elsewhere. And in connection with k this question, the governor-elect, Mr. L Cooper, during the campaign this summer, announced his opposition to ' ^^yree scholarships, favoring a loan fund lipn thr>rpr?f nnrl this mnttpr will Hbly have attention in his annual ; ige \and be considered by the ^ al assembly. :h all these matters the coming n promises to be the most imat within nearly half a century. 1 > indications are that Represen- 1 s Thomas P. Cothran, of Green- 3 | ville, wiil be reelected speaker of the * j louse, and the committee appoint- ' | inents will be in his hands. The sen- 1 I ate will be presided ove^ by Hon. J. j i T. Liles of Oraneebure:. who succeeds i : lieutenant Governor Bethea. The 3 holdover senators name the commit- ] tees in the senate. ] There is a great deal of fine mate- < |^Brial in both branches, and there 4s an ; BH^Lportunity for legislation which will ] j^HHound to the lasting good of the < ?te ? V A Farewell Dining. ] HV A delightful attention to the S. A. 1 ^Br. C. of Newberry college before the 1 ^^Vstudents left for their homes was the : Wp dining given in their honor by Mrs. A. W o:< - r; % tr. u>o:r r*. *?~ i? The Record of St. (By G. H. Ruff.) The first building was an old straight up-and-down building which set southeast from the church on the 1 nhnr^Ji land- til i<a hliil/1 incr oti L.UU&V'AX , ?? - ^ 1AUV4 Uli Win a rock chimney. . i ' And it was a very shabby old build- i ing. \ 1 The pupil did not h:ave much"chance i af learning much in those days. The K ' j tS. ' - . ' * ; THE PRESENT ] 3ld building wks nothing to be com- i pared with the barns that the people I lave these days. ' i The first teacher that taught in tha: y )ld building was Miss Callie Cannon. 3 We do not have a record of how long 3he taught. But the children were i rery wild and she could not control i them, and It was said that they would ? make harness out of mulberry bark md clrive in double team. ( The next teacher, Capt. John F. t Banks, broke up that. game. There was much improvement made in the ( time he taught there. t The children did not realize what . they were going to school for, as they rlrk in thooo rinva The other teachers that taught in the old building were Mr. F. W. Higjins, Miss Sarilla Rutherford, Mr. W. B. Boynest, Mr. J. C. Chalmers, and Mr. W. L. Motes. We would love to give a record of the years and the date when they taught, but we can't do it. Later they iecided to build a better building, rhey purchased a fourth of an acre )f land from Mr. W. F. Ruff. This building looked somewhat bet :er tnan tne oia scnooi nouse. we Rrill give you a photo of the last two buildings, but can't give one of the 5rst. This building is south of the ihurch. We would like to give you a full record and date when they .taught but we can't do it; therefore, we will lave to give their names. This building was equipped with a itove and the chimney was done away svith. A later date it had two stoves i:ad a remark was made that 'it looked like a chicken coop with two stoves. The first teacher that taught in itj nc'oc TrvViXJonrlrina on/1 hie acoief. I r noo iJii . yuuu Aianiuuo auu uu i v. mt was J. B. Halfacre. s Next teacher was Mr. Geo. Switten-\ t>erg and Miss Teddie -Maybin; next :eacher was Mr. Rahn Koon, then J. F. Kibler, Misses Laura Bowman, Matlie Brown, Maggie Cockrin, Sudie Mctlwain, Pearl Price. Some of these .teachers were recallid and taught again. Among ' the teachers who have :aught at this school should also be TiontlftTKif? tho Rov SiH-nov T Ri?op ! who taught about 1884 in the church c juilding and later Mr. Geo. A. Mills. Now we will mention our beautiful building which makes a fine show. It >ccupies two acres of land which was purchased from Mrs. W. F. Ruff. It ts one hundred yards west from the j )ld building. They opened up school in this new building in the fall of 1915. The first t\^o teachers were Misses | Ola and Vinnie Brown. The second j j rears Misses Ola and Mary Brown, j? rhe third term Misses Ola and Mary i, Brown and Miss Frances Caldwell, j i Miss Ola Brown is principal. \ T Misses Ola and Mary. Brown are! aeices of Miss Mattie Brown, who i < :aught there some years ago. Miss; i Vlattie Brown taught there three; i rears, but it was not all in succession. 11 She was a good teacher, but she did ng hall. Sergt. E. T. McSwain was 1 presiding officer of the occasion and 1 annnitf kfvMMAlf lilra <% TrnfAron T inn4" ' UXC l> vTVi iumovll CL au. XJI^UU I E. S. Everett, commanding officer,? j made a happy speech as also did the! ] Dther officers, Lieutenants Hurd, [ 1 Mims and^Robertson. President Der- < rick, in the course of a few remarks, spoke of the two "Yankee" lieutenants, Everett and Wnrd. and moved that thf.-v be adopted into the family of true | hearted and warm hearted Southern-' ers. The motion was enthusiastically carried as. a token pf appreciation of' her devotion to th? welcome of the ?>. A- X C- and her success in feeding and managing the men, Mrs. Haiti-' / ' J ' f i " ; Phillips School, j not have the up-to-date methods that her neices have at present. The last year she taught there we have record was 1902. Afterwards [ ne married Air. uen uaiaweii. uur three present teachers we can't say too much for them, for the time they have l>ecn here they have made wonderful improvements. They have always been busy train- ] 1 . - - ' ' ' i ' 1 ' '' I ( _____ I : ; * ! ( MJILDIJfG. |: ? 7 I] ne the children and exercisine them, i 1 We are glad to say they are withj i is again. We do not want them to be ] with us for 1918 and 1919, but for the 1 rears to come. ' ;! Our school opened up on eight nonths term in the fall. We hope by,i lext session .it will be a nine months' | j school. These teachers have also trained the! 1 :hildren to sing as well as to study | ] ;heir books. ' < ' ! i What do good schools means to a , ;omriiunity? They mean this: That J ;hey will take part in ch,urch work;:1 |] - stmk i \ -1X 11. . ^ THE OLD BUILDING !. ! r- j. :he church will prosper as well as ' ;he school. ?' l J We have two beautiful buildings; :he new school house and the church.. . When a child is trained to speak in! mblic it is no trouble for the pastor ;o get him or her to speak in worship.' Our school also has a nice ball, ground. It has grounds to grow nice ; lowers, to make everything look beau-'( iful. The school improvement association aised last year for. the improvement1 >f the building and grounds the sum, )f $124.00r which is evidence of the! iplendid leadership of the efficient eachers who are now in charge Of he school and who are always inter- 3 sted in and working for the uplift ( >f the community and are active in all ] :ommunity work. * What is in sight now is four teach-'1 irs and one to teach music. We are,1 jxpecting the music teaching to take i )lace in the fall of 1919. |1 Our building will be equipped with 1 ;lectric light. j ] Where is any school that can beat " St. Phillips? It is not only in the bud, > 1 )ut in bloom. It shines like the fair < noon on the beautiful night. !< There is no better school in the county or ther State than St. Phillips.: \'one can surpass for efficiency and jrogressiveness. * / Remember it is quit* different now o what it was in the past, when one eacher tried to teach ,60 pupils. \ We will close by saying that we lope the fair name St. Phillips will still grow and prosper. That" it will', lot only turn out farmers, ministers, j awyers and doctors, but all good and j ipright citizens. In the hours of sadness cast your J. ?yes on that beautiful building where! . our children shall bring to you sohie !. feasant though and all of your sor-! i -ows cast away. i G. H. Ruff. 1 i svanger was presented by them with a i beautiful picture and set of glasses. |i This incident came as a surprise to ; ? Mrs. Haltiwanger, who feelingly ex-' < pressed her gratitude and apprecia-' Lion. The occasion will be remember sd with pleasure by all present. Davenport-Barre. On December 18, 1918, Mr. James O. Barre and Miss Fannie May Daven port were married at the Baptist parsonage, Bush River, Rev. R. H. Burriss officiating. 666 cures by removing the cause, j ?-? if 1 WILSON STATES HIS [ CONCEPTION OF '] WORLD LEAGUE ; I War Just Closed Was Conflict Be- ] tween Systems of Culture?Those ] Who Will Frame Peace Treaty 1 Are Not Masters but Ser- ] vants of Mankind and Must ; Heed the Mandates of c Mankind) 1 Paris, Dec. 22? In the great amphitheatre of the Unversity of Paris 1 (the Sorbonne) President Wilson re- 1 ceived the degree of doctor, honoris g causa, conferred upon him in recogni- c tion of his work as a jurist and his- i torian. c This is the first time in the Ristory i 3f the university that an honorary de- < sree has been bestowed. 1 President Poincare, the president of 1 he senate and chamber of demities. t the diplomatic corps, members of the t government and the highest civil and i nilitary authorities were present. , 1 Crowds Cheered Wilson. Great crowds cheered the president i vhen he .an-rived, accompanied by t Vlrs. Wilson, Ambassador Sharp and r VI.. Jusserand, French ambassador to s :he United States. a Alfred Croiset, dean of the faculty t )f letters, welcomed President Wilson : n a short address and presented to i lim the diploma of doctor as a testi- I xionial to his work as an historian and s tiis writings on historical subjects, t Ferdinand Larnaude, dean of the fac- c Lilty of law, then bestowed upon the president the degree of doctor for his t works on jurisprudence and -political \ science. I Lucien Poincare, vice sector of the university and brother of President Poincare, paid an eloquent tribute to t President Wilson's ability as a pro- t fessor before he entered upon his po- ^ litical career, and told of tte presiient's part in the war. In conclusion, i M. Poincare said: 2 "Glory to the American students! < Glory to the eminent professors and < their universities! Glory to you Mr. i Resident, who are the first amongst I thtoin. In the name of the University * of Paris, I have the honor to award I the insignia and diploma of doctor to t one whom posterity will salute with t the surname The Righteous?President Wilson." President Wilson's Address. President Wilson, in acknowledging the honor bestowed upon him said: "I feel very keenly the distinguished honor which has been conferred upon me by the great University of Paris, and it is very delightful to me also to have the honor of being iniucted into the great company of scholars whose life and fame have, made the history of the University of Paris a thing admirable among men ^ of cultivation in aljfparts of the world. * "By what you have said, sir, of the * theory of eductaion which has been t followed in France and which I have 1 tried to promote in the United States, 1 [ am tempted to venture upon a fav- 1 arite theme. I have always believed a that the chief object of education was ^ to awaken the spirit, and that inasnuch as a .literature whenever it has :ouched its great and higher notes was an expression of the spirit of ( nankind, the best induction into education was to feel the pulses of hu- r nanity which had beaten from age to ige through the universities of men . who had penetrated to the secrets of ( :he human spirit. t "And I agree with the intimation r whidh has been conveyed today that t :he terrible war through which we ] iave just passed has not been only a c war between nations, but that it lias t>een also a war between systems of s culture?the one system the aggres- I sive system, using science without l conscience, stripping learning of its j moral restraints and using every fac- r ulty of the human mind to do wrong t to the whole race, the other system e reminiscent of the high tradition of ? man; reminiscent of all their strug- ^ ?les, some of them obscure, but oth- i I ers closely revealed to history, of men f Df indomitable spirit everywhere t struggling towards the right and seek- s ing above all things else to be free. s Conception of League of Nations. t "The triumph of freedom in this S war means that that spirit shall now t dominate the world. There is a great 4 wave of moral force moving through t the world, and every man who op- I poses himself to: that wave will go z down in disgrace. e ' "The task of those who are gather- g ed here, to make the settlements of this peace is greatly simplified by the \ fact that they are the masters 01 no t one; they are the servants of man- i kind. And if we dp not heed the man- i dates of mankind we shall make our- f selves the most conspicuous and de- 1 served failures in the history of the ( world. 1 "My conception of the league of ns.- i tions is just this?that it shall operate i as the organized moral force of men ] throughout the world and tnat when- 1 ever or wherever wrong and aggres- 1 n ? /\r? a/4 /m? r\r\ir\ f nm nl o f nrl * oiuii aic piauucu KJL ^uiitcin^xaicvi, < this searching light of conscience "will i be turned upon them, and men every where will ask: 'What are the purposes that you hold in your xieart against the fortunes of the world?' "Just a little exposure will settle most questions. If the central powers fin/J /lornii + r\ rl 1 cnn cc f nn rn^coc4 rvf Liau uax IU uxov/uoo ciic }'ui wi this war for a single fortnight, it never would have happened. And if, is should be, they were forced to discuss it for a year the war would have >een inconceivable. War and University Spirit. "So I feel that this war is, as has Deen said more than once todaf, in;imately related with the University ._j tt- :i.. i~ jpiru. university syniL is lULuieraxit )f all the things that put the human nind under restraint. It is intolerant >f everything that seeks to retard the idvancement of ideals, the acceptance )f the truth, the purification of life. Vnd every university man can ally limself with the forces of the present ime with the feeling that now at last :he spirit of truth, the spirit to which iniversities have devoted themselves, las prevailed and is triumphant. "If ther? is one point of pride that I venture to entertain, it is that it has >een my private privilege in some aeasure to interpret the university pirit in the public of a great nation, [ULU 1 1CC1 tiidt ill ilUUUllllg xxi^ aul ;his unusual and conspicuous manner rou have first of all honored the people whom I represent The spirit that try to express I know to be their ipirit, and in proportion as I serve hem I believe that I advance the :ause of freedom. j "I wish to thank you, sir, from the >ottom of my heart for a distinction rhich has in a singular way crowned ny academic career." Vice-Rector's Address. In presenting to President Wilson | he insignia and diploma of doctor in i he name of the University of Paris, | f ice-Rector JLucien Fomcare saia: "History will recount how, taking nspiration from the American people md your own thoughts, you reached >ne glorious day the decision which is >ne of the greatest events recorded n the war, and in your own words, >laced the blood and all the power of America at the service of the princi-. )les which have given her life. His- j ory will also tell how you have sought! o realize the imperishable supremacy >f right by means of an association of i i la/MVIoct nrhi/^h ahmilri lihprafp the ; *rorld." M. ^oincare paid honor to American! iniversity professors for the unfailing sympathy they have shown for France ' md also to the American students vho in such great numbers came to ight beside their French student com-, ades. " I / i "Many, alas," M. Poincare contin- < led, "will not return to their beloved lountry, for they have fallen in jYance, where, we trust, they felt hey were not on foreign soil and vhere they have left to the youth of he two republics an immortal exam)!e of fraternal union. Glory to these American students! Glory to the emi tent professors of their universities! . md glory to you, Mr. President, the ; Irst American among them all!" . i i A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN. i dewberry College President Heard at Men's Meeting. Jews and Courier, 16th. In spite of the inclement weather resterday afternoon a large audience >f men was present at the Princess heatre to hear President S. J. Der ick 01 XNewDerry coiiege, ?vuu w<w m he city at the invitation gf the Yonng tfen's Christian Association to adIress its Sunday afternoon service, j "A Christian Gentleman" was the iubject. In opening his address Dr. j Derrick said that not in the old Eng-I ish sense did he want to emphasize s-hat he thought composed a gentle-! nan, but rather in the practical deflni- j ion of the word. One may be polish- j ;d and well educated; lie may know I md do all of the conventional things! rhich denote gentle breeding, but the! ndications of a gentleman come notj rom an exterior display, but are toj >e found in his heart and mind, he j ;aid. No better definition, said the j peaker, could be found covering the J rue meaning than the one 'given by! Senator Lodge in his eulogy of Sena-j or McLaurin when he declared that 'Mr. McLaurin was a gentleman, for o him could safely be trusted your lonor, because he ,was trustworthy md knew what honor was." No high-1 :r tribute could have been paid him, [ ;aid Dr. Derrick. The daily toiler, said the speaker, vith the stain of the workshop on his lands, was very often far more of a gentleman than the one who wears >urple and fine linens. Honor, thereore, is an essential quality, he said. Integrity is a second essential, he :ontinued. A man with a lie in his leart and on. his lips can never pass mister for a gentleman. Courage is a third quality. Not like Pat, who mfosxMi. before groins: into battle,' thai there was nojpan in his regiment ritb greater courage, but who, as soon as the first gun was fired, broke and fled/ and on being" questioned said~it was. not his head or his heart that grew frightened, for that part of his body was just furious, "but, begorra, it was me legs. The blamed things wouldn't listen to reason; they got scared and turned and run." A true gentleman must be brave. He must have a moral courage to stand for the things above the fog of life, he said. Then he must be truth ful. "With all of these traits is a man then entitled to be called a gentleman?" he asked. "No, there is still one more thing. He must have more than a human basis; he must build everything on a true faith in Jesus Christ or in God the Father. Then, and only then, is he worthy of all the rights and privileges of a gentleman," he said. AMfUAL MEETING C0U5TY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the County Board of Commissioners of Newberry County will be held on Thursday, January 9, 1919. All persons holding demands of any kind against the county not presented are hereby required to file the same with the undersigned on or before January 1, 1919. No claim against the county is valid and payabte unless presented to and filed with said board during the fiscal year in which it is contracted or the next thereafter, and all claims not so presented and filed n * 1 j snau oe uarrea. J. C. Sample, H. C. Hollo way, Supervisor. Clerk, &c. 12-6 4t. BIBS DTYITED. The 3oard of County Commissioners for dewberry county will receive sealed bids until January 1, 1919, for the following supplies to be delivered at Newberry. S. C.. from time to time as called for, from January 1,1919, to April 1, 1919, and in the approximate amounts, as follows: 360 bushels corn 360 bushels feed oats 2 tons mixed feed. 10 tons No. 1 timothy hay 1000 pounds fat back 100 pounds rib bacon 10 bushels peas 200 pounds salt 1 doz. 5c pepper 1 case soda 120 bushels meal 120 gallons molasses?Karo?in cans 3 barrels first patent flour 2 cases salmon 100 pounds chewing tobacco (Brown mule. ;"0 pairs socks?heavy cotton 12 pounds coffee?Luzian 50 pounds, sugar 100 pounds ham 1 tent 10x12 with fly?12 oz. Army duck Three ter;ts 15x15 with fly?12 zz. Army duck. 30 suits of stripes; consisting of shirt, coat and pants, 80 per cent wool, Nos. 38 to 44. 30 suits underwear, sizes' 38x46? cotton. nt\ WonVflta' inpftM J U IJCLLL O U1 uiauuvw, ixnuu ?all wool. 15 wool hats?different sizes. 12 8^foot grader blades for Russell grading machine. 1000 pounds wire nails?10's to 40's 50,000 feet of white oak and post oak lumber; various sizes?to be delivered at court house unless bid states otherwise. Items may be bid for separately. Contracts to be awarded to lowest ,resporsible bidders. Right reserved cc> reject any and all bids. Purchaser to be paid for on April 1, 1919. Bidto be opened ard contracts awarded January 1, 1919. J. C. Sample. 12-20 3t County Supervisor NOTICE. I wiil sell on Monday, January tf. 1919, after the master's sales, eleven (11 100) acres of land outside of cH" limits but in free school distric' bounded on the riorth by the Columb:a read, ?ast by Harrington' (St., sout and west by lands formerly of E. M Lane, deceased. Terms one-third cash; balance in one and two years in equal payment1? with -note and mortgage of land, wit'1 interest from day of sale at 8 pe~ cent. Purchaser to pay for papers, stamps and recording same. Colin L. Graham, Pomaria, S. C. ELECTION OF OFFICERS BY TOWS COUNCIL. On December 30th the Council wP' elect for 1919: One chief of police $90 per mon's Four policemen $70 per mon- ' One street overseer $75 per mon: > One clerk and treas..$85 per mon: a Mail applications to * rV. Chapman. 12-17 4t Clerk & Treas.