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rvta \ ft fa? Entered at the Postofflce at New* e i jj *rry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. I "w R H. AULL* EDITOR. i 1 Friday, January 3, 1919. DEWBERRY COTTON MILLS MADE BIG MONEY LAST YEAR The way the cotton mills made money the past year it would seen j that the demand of the farmers fora miuimum of 35 cents for their cot-j ton was not unreasonable. Every; one is glad that the mills have made money. All should desire to see the; farmer get a fair and reasonable price! for his cotton, somewhat ini propor-i tion to what the mills have been and are getting for the manufactured coy- i i a (ktrlfin.,-,. nf nrAfit wnilid I Oil. -> A 1CXIX U.1Ylo:u VI |<I. vu? _ not be unreasonable. " ;1 The Newberry mills is the oldest in I the county and has always been a J good money maker for the sharehold-; '* era. It has just concluded a very J prosperous year. Inj addition to ?ts j usual semi-annual dividend of 5 per: cent it has paid an extra cash divi- j dend of 20 per cent and a stock divi np on rwir npnt therebv increa3- j uv/uiu vi MV ^ ing the capital to $600,000. / j The Mollohon Manufacturing com-jl pany ia addition to its usual semi-jl annual dividend of 5 per cent has paid an extra cash dividend of 10 per centj^ and a stock "dividend of 33 1-3 per I i ** cent thereby increasing its capital to) $454,300 jn e: The Oakland mill is the youngest . of the mills buMt too has had a pros- ' b< perous year. In addition' to its customary semi-annual dividend of 4 . j per cent it has paid an extra cash div- w idend of 5 per cent. -reruns mine have nrosnered thev a. VY UiiC tAAV W J , j U' have been generous with the help by j tj giving increased pay and the opera-j * tives have thus shared in the general j prosperity. a] The banks too, have made money a] and all of them have good cash bal-i^ ances and good surplus and the de-j a] posits have increased. bi The 'National bank has pai'd a semi- C( anual dividend of 4 per cent on a fa] capital of $100,000. !w The Commercial bank on a capital j a: 1 ?' JJiri/lan.l I ni of $50,000 pays a semi-au-iiuo.! Ui V lUCau | k,\ of 6 per cenj. \ The Exhange bank pays a 4 per ol .cent semi-anual dividend on> $50,000. The Savings bank a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent on $50,000. The Peoples National bank of Pros' peritj pays a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent on $25,000. The Bank of 'Prosperity pays a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent ^ on $25,000. The Bank of Poraaria pays an an- * nual dividend of 6 per cent on $25,000 ^ The Farmers and Merchants bank *( of Little Mountain a semi-annual div- * idend of 4 per cent on $20,000. c The thing for the farmers to do .'s to hold their cotton that they now 11 ~ " ' * ???A orwAtir n have and plant less next ^cai??>iw?, plenty of food and they will be on j ^ easy street with tbe balance of the Ic people. k ? h * , ? Harry Dominick Promoted. h * Mr. Harry W. Dominick, for a n'um. a ber of years casbier of the Southern Cotton! Oil company, this City, has t< b?eni made assistant manager of the V local mill, of which Mr. L. W. Floyd Is; manager. Mr. Dominick assumed his new duties on the first of January, being succeeded as cashier by Lieut. Richard C. Floyd, who returned to dewberry several weeks a^o after be- r ing discharged from the army service, p Prior to his enlistment in the army j shortly after the entry of the United p States into the war. Lieut. Floyd ^ was assistant cashier of the local ^ branch of the Southern1 Cotton Oil ^ company. The Newberry public welcomes his return: home and to his new ? and higher position in: this successful industrial enterprise under the man- ^ agement of his father and gives the A glad hand to Mr. Dominick, whose rise to his responsible position is the! natural result of faithfulness and c thoroughness in the discharge of duty to the benefit of the company and the g agreeableness of the community. j. 11'? C MAYOR WRIGHT SUGGESTS v WELCOME TO RETURNING BOYS' December 29, 1918. * Mr. Editor: v Our boys are now coming back, and " * 4-? ""ma tt-o+n show I We 3.11 warn., m oumt. " . our appreciation for their services,! and welcome them back home. We j would like to meet each one of them' as soon as he reaches home, but not j ^ knowing when they are coming, this! " would be impossible. I suggest that we now begin to!v - - t E - THE 10YE 3CTLL d Opera House Monday (A Big Musical Comedy.) 1 a i >'0TI E. The folowing notice has been maild to each subscriber whose time has xpired and we want to say that the ist will be corrected this week and re will take off all who do not answer Newberry, S. C .? Your subscriptic y News expired If there is misl - - - ? - tion date as we m pleased to make the attention is called Under the ruling Department we canno scriptions. We wo have you renew. If you at once we wi from the mailing li paper. f Wishing you a pr \ tise a fund with which tp defray the Kperises of a big welcome celebration l honor of the brave boys of Newarrv pnnntv who served their coun ^XA,J VVU-v^ y so well, and of whom we are justr proud. And let us not forget those ho made the supreme sacrifice. The time for this celebration to be stermined at a later day, when all le boys have reached home. In order to get this matter started suggest that Mr. Paul Anderson be ppbinted treasurer of this fund, and 11 who wish to make a contribution lay do so Dy nanaing n iu mm. ? [so suggest that the two newspapers s requested to publish a list of the mtributors from week to week, and [so to publish any other matter that ill help to keep the people iiJormed 5 to this celebration. I very gladly jntribute $25.00 to this fund. Let's make this celebration worthy C our Newberry county boys. Yours truly, Z. F. Wright. RESIDENT JNO. M KINARD ENDORSES SUGGESTIONS. Iditor Herald and News:? I am greatly pleased with the times'' and patriotic suggestion of Mayor Fright to provide a suitable welcome j )r all the boys of Newberry county' rho are returning home from the. amps and from the trenches. We can never repay these soldiers i full for the sacrifices they have lade and the hardships they have orne so cheerfully for ns and for our ountry, but we can at least let them now that we appreciate what they ave done bv extending to them a earty welcome on their return1?a I i relcome in which each of us can take part. It gives me pleasure to add $25.00 3 the contribution! made by Mayor Fright. John M. Kinard. PERSONALS. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Addy visited i elatives in* Newberry last week.? larvey Thomas of Newberry visited - R. L. Rinehart last week.?Rev. W. r. Dutton is spending a few days at Lev. W. A. Dutton's.?Miss Mae Bell 'ulmer of Little Mountain returned to er home yesterday after spending a j ew days with her friends Misses Ida I nd Mamie Lee Riser.?The people cf his section were sorry to' hear of the eath of A. R. San ford of Newberry. Ir. Sanford was formerly of ttiis secion and had a number of friends - ' 1 nwa nd relatives nere.?rieasain ???/ ., or Saluda Standard, 2d. 'Mr. J. Lurey and family will go to j Ipartanburg the first of February to | ive. They have sold their house in lollege street to Mr. Brooks Reeder rho will move in on the first. Mr. Chas. Dudley, "he of the "Dollar town" reputation, who is now travelog for the Republic Truck company rith headquarters in' Charleston, is >n a business proposition' to Newberry Southern Power Company Employee )onald White of "Union1 was a New rear caller in Xewberrv. rur.~? T "VT "Ditto little flsillfilter I *V11 il > 'in* *i/to unu v?woq??? uinie of Silverstreet Route 1 were iere Tuesday.?W. M. Turner of Sil erstreet 1 was in town Monday.? 5en' Crouch of Newberry spent; Tuesav in ;Saluda.?Standard. Miss Troxelle Wright of Xewberry i:d James Hayne Davis, Glenn Davis the notice. We shall regret to do this and we hope you will let us hear from you at once so that we will not have the trouble of taking off and putting" on because we know that you are going to remain with us during this good year of 1919. Jan. 1, 1919. m to The Herald & 191.... ;ake in the expira ive it we will be correction if our . to it. ; of the Postoffice t oarry unpaid subuld be pleased to we do not hear from 11 take your name st after the next osperous year,I am, Sincerely, E. H. AULL. and Weir Davis, all of Clinton, are guests this week of Miss Laura Emily Dial at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A J. Christopher.?Laurens Advertiser Messrs. Lee and Eldridge McSwainof Columbia, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Webb, returned to their home last night.?Greenwood Journal, 1st. Mr. I. B. Mann of Columbia paid a New Year's call to Newberry. Miss LouVse Melton of Helena is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. McDonald.?Hodges cor Greenwood Journal, 1st. Mr. W. G. Peterson and familywere in' a party of 16 Pertersons at a turkey dinner in- Greenwood Wednesday. Rev. E. D. Kerr spent Christmas with relatives near Charlotte. Mr. C. T. Cromer has changed from /%???** "D/vnf a ? rr% Pninfa Q ?\ t; W UCl l y uuuic y iu avvsui.^ u. Mr. X. P. Mitchell, medical student at the University of Virginia, is spending a vacation in Newberry. Express Messenger Richard G. Julien has lately been transferred to a bigger run?Charlotte to Atlanta. Ensign Ward Simmons, who has made good in the U. S. navy, having risen to the position of chief engineer, with the rank of ensign, .3signment on ,the Teal, spent from Monday to Thursday at his former home in Newberry. It is always a pleasure to us to note the advancement of the boys from this city and county. Otto Gregory came in Monday from Great Lakes, 111., but his furlough was verv brief, as he had to leave Tues day night to report back for duty. Misses Rosa and Ann.e Amick speDt a few days of the past week at Batesburg and Leesville. Miss Banr.a Green spent the wee? end i:j Newberry.?The Greenwood Journal. Misses Sue Ella a::d Elise Peterson of Newberry are the guests of Miss Elizabeth Peterson in. ^amwrjagu street.?Greenwood Journal, 30th. L.t. T B. Greneker, who is now stationed at Camp Wadsworth was a visitor in the c.'ty this morning en route to Edgefield where he will spend several days with his mother. He hopes to be discharged from the army at an early date. Lt. Greneker stated that he expected to locate in. Greenwood for the practice of law.-^Greenwood Journal, 30th. A run of good pictures is being enjoyed by large crowds at the opera house, accompanied by fine music. ^ latolv arrivinfi' A CUIU1CU OUXU1V/JL iucv^ v*. , .?0 from England was in Newberry from Tuesday to Saturday last week. He is a former Newberry county boy, Thomas Caldwell, now living in Augusta, Ga., and was a member of the 47th company, 12th battalion, 157th Depot brigade. He left London the 20th of November and reached his home the 21st of December. Private Caldwell's papers show that he was honorably discharged from the service with his character marked good. To show what a turkey loses in dressing we state you that Dr. E. H. Bowman bought a whopper of a Christmas bird weighing 26 pounds. When dressed its weight was 211-2 pounds without the liver and gizzard. A snowfall tried to arrive at Newberry Saturday morning but it made a most miserable failure. The peanut and popcorn parcher is still running and turning out the goods. That little explosion only made Harry Campsen all the more de-J termined to please the populace in his i line of trade. If a Newberrian had been; absent' from the city a number of years and l""* "irrli* r\f riOAnlfl Qn/1 off air 1 hprp . lUdl VI uuu . and were to drop in unawares *ow! without consulting about conditions he would think that Howard Franklin j was still on the police force. But it j is the new man, Mr. H. L. Tobias. We hear talk of another sky scraper for Newberry. Let it be built. Speak- j irg of building, certain places "*ear j the court house ought to be torn down j and new houses erected co be better' j company for the handsome Exchange: j bank and ^ersnmg noiei eamces. j j TVen there are other places in the j city that should be accorded the same treatment. A big musical comedy will be herei. Monday. By reference to ad it will be seen that Mr. L. I. Blalock has bought the business of the billiard parlors, in con:>ection with the sale of cigars, cigarets and soft drinks, heretofore I ~ , conducted by Mr. Claude H. Williams, who will go into the grocery business, j Mr. Blalock will run the billiard room ! etc., irr connectio* with his tailori*g I | business and invites a co*ti*ua*c of ^ the patronage of the public. January starts off' all right like a! lamb, but old February has to come along shortly a~d it mav be different.. It looks good to see 1919. Miss Rawl's school will open on. j j Monday, January 6th. New pupils are requested to begin work as early in?* the term as possible. The Woman's home and (Foreign Missionary iSocietv of the -Church of i the Redeemer will meet Monday alterj noon, Jan. 6, at 4 o'ch'ck at the par-. I socage. ? j i ! FARR-COUNTS. j On December 25, 1918, at the Mt. , Tabor Lutheran parsonage, Mr. C. B. jFarr and Miss Lola Counts, both of i Little Mountain, were married by the jRev. J. B. Harman. I ( i | *5 '* THE MOST ABUSED ORGAN ! AND THE LEAST CO-MPLANINj ING 13 THE EYE. I Wheni it does need help it is wise i to heed the warning. t If YOU are having trouble from | that source, it is imperative that ! your eyes be attended to now. ! I We are equipped to g've your ' sight every possible care and at- ! : tenticn. * j Those who wear two pairs of ' -e i .Mulnltnn glasses win una a ie?cMuuu cv/ i have f^RYPTOK" ! IV GLASSES IV THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS ! which give perfect near and far | visions in one pair of glasses and which can be worn all the time. Broken Glasses Promptly Duplicated. * I G. C. COOPER OPTOMETRIST Next to Exhange Bank. i L L BLALOCK Having bought the billiard parlor opposite the Newberry hotel, will con| tinue the business there, in connection with his tailoring business in the ; front part of the build i ing. He has had every| thing remodeled and put | in good shape. Will al| so continue the sale of cigars, cigarettes and soft drinks, and will be glad to have his friends call. HIPP-HARMAN. Mr. Arthur T. Hipp of Newberry and Miss Anna Julia Harman of Little Mountain were married on December 26, 1918, by the bride's father, Rev. J. B. Harman, at the Mt. Tabor parsonage. CABBAGE PLANTS. Millions Hardy Cabbage Plants from selected seed. Any variety, mow. until May. $2.50 per 1,000. 10,000, $2 per 1,000. Prompt delivery. Eijter prise Truck Farm, Georgetown, S. C. CITY LICENSE. Get your License at once. License for 191# now due and must be paid at once. By order of city c uncil. J. W. Chapman, 1-3 9t. Clerk and Treas. BIDS FOR MjLXUBE. Bids for the manure from the street sweepings, from the fire house (two horses) and from the town barn (7 mules) for year 1919. will be received and opened at meeting of council January 14, 1919. Payable quarterly in advance. Send bids to J. W. Chapman*, 1-3 4t. Clerk and Treas I BLANK I Open the New Year u I have a stock of Le I Books, Day Books, R ceipt Books. : I Mayes' Book d ! ; Make This Bank \ ! ' | To Our Custonn and Friends? i ! | We hope the New our best wishes a n will be continued, crreat Haooiness a o M * For your favor in appreciation and t may merit its cont The Exchi Of Newb "The Bank of I t MO' It 305-306 Excb i I liavA nttallerl tfii appartus for ma tions which will ei you even better tl / past. t][Call in tc suite at the Excha j j DR. W. C Optometrist ! i - - - ?Z l OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM. Friday, January 3 ALICE BRADY In "AT THE MERCY OF ME>7* -Saturday, January U SHORTY HAMILTON " in aHIS PIPPIE EYES.* (Western Reels.) Also 1 J SUNSHINE COMEDY jM STRAND COMEDY ^ * ? J ci/-t.'n*xrrr? dttipt -fiiiu ov^ixiv xvr/ivi <. Monday, January 6. * BIG "MUSICAL COMEDY "THE LOYE MILL." THE LOYE MIL " Opera House Monday (A Big Musical Comedy.) Owing to the condition of our machine we are having most of our type <-wnf nt and until wp CTPt. thl* OCt VUt U1 wwnii. .. w -?aew machine installed we will bo unable to handle up-to-date matter a and get out a real newspaper. We ^ hope it Will not he many days before fefee machine is here, DAA7C f I > uvv/iw; 4 nth a new set of books. . 1 dgers, Journals, Cash j Memorandums and Re- I # / v * w ?r A A i Variety Store | i' M 7 " ' mm MBMauaumMiaaBMaaMBaHaHBt 'our Business Home .[. > ' ers i Year thioughout which * d efforts for your welfare may have in store for you nd Prosperity. ^ the past we tender our , hanks and trust that we inuance. terry, S. C. the People" 1 * VED iange Bank Building w . e best and modern king eye examinalable me to serve lan I have in the > see me at my new nge Bank Building. EZELL and Optician ^ . * ~ ? ; . ^ %/;