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BR? F" . / ??????? ?^ VOLUME LV., NUMBER 64. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1919. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR 1 ' "* PROSPERITY NEWS FOR HERALD AND NEWS READERS I p*j. Lester Gives Interesting Talk to U. D. C.?Home Coming Service at Zion. Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, Aug. 11.?-The hospitable home of Mrs. Laura Wise was ] thrown open to the young people on Monday morning when Misses Willie Mae and Tena Wise entertained in honor of their house guest, Miss Mary Capers of Washington, D. C. The lower floor was | thrown en suite, which was artisti- j cally decorated in cut flowers and % fer.is. Rook was played. Miss Capers was presented with a lovely guest gift. Misses Mabel McWaters and Nellie Wise served a tempting salad course to about two dozen guests. ^ Quite an interesting meeting of j the William Lester chapter, U. D. \ C., was held on Tuesday afternoon ! with Mrs. J, H. Crosson. After the business session, Miss Willie Mae Wise, the leader of the afternoon, j introduced Major J. A. Lester, who j \ occupied the program part of the j meeting. Major Lester in his usr^ happy manner compared the modes of warfare in the War Between the States with those of the recent war. With the battle of Gettysburg as an example the plans of the War Be-1 tween the States explained the trials I and sufferings of our Confederate j veterans as compared with the j "new" veterans, made the loyal j -daughters realize more fully the respect due our veterans. Major Lester further explained the use of gases, air service, and other war implements. The meeting was concluded with the serving of an ice . course. j Mrs. J. f!. Brooks entertained i * Wednesday evening in honor of Misses Mullenduce of Columbia, Misses j Lovelace of Mt. Pilgrim, Miss Cook of Mt. Pilgrim and Miss Boozer of Prosperity. Much merriment was caused over the "Slang Contest" and "The Tug of War." The prizes were captured by Miss Estelle Shealy and Miss Lizzie Livingston. Iced melons and delicious ice cream was served during the evening. An WoHtipsHjiv TTmrninc. Aiumst 13, services will be held at Zlon church in honor of the home coming b of the over seas boys. The speaker will be the Rev. S. P. Taylor of Walhalla, a former pastor of Zion church. A pageant on "The Religious Education in the Home" will be given by the Young People's society of : Grace church Sunday evening, August 17, at 9 o'clock. Fifty-seven young people will take part in the pageant. Music will be furnished by a selected cftoir. me puouc is cordially invited. A silver offeriag will be taken. Mrs. J. P. Wheeler spent the weekend in Newberry with Mrs. Henry Parr. S. D. Duncan of Savannah visited his sister, Mrs. G. A. Maffett, last week. I Miss Victoria Crosson has returned from her vacation spent v/ith -tf? XT |* jiieuua ucat ncwucuj. Miss Fay Rikard of Newberry is visiting her* grandmother, Mrs. ] Nancy Wheeler. , yMiss Lena Lester of Columbia is (spending a few days with her. mother, Mrs. Rosa Lester, at the home If J. D. Quattlebaum. Mr. and Mrs. Will Seybt, Mr. and " Mrs. Sligh Wicker of Pomaria have ; keen recent visitors of Mrs. 0. W.'! Amick. |: l- Miss Sarah Amick has as her guest Misses Leila Crooks and Lissa Mae Moss of Newberry. j Miss Pearl West of Newberry vis- J ited Miss Clara Brown during the past week. Mrs. Joe E. Hunter spent Thurs- ^ day in Columbia with Miss Bess Bowers at the Columbia hospital. J] Judge Thomas T. Sease of Spar- 1 tanburg is visiting at the home of 1 Dr. C. T. Wyche. < Miss Mattie Long of Newberry is . spending the week with Miss Marie Singley. 1 Miss Rosine Singley is visiting in 3 Branson. Miss Grace B. Reagin has as her j 1 1 house guests Misses Liza Belle and ' * Irene Curlee of Winnsboro and Miss Sudie Dennis of Newberry. Misses Goode Burton and Teressa Maybin of Newberry are visiting Mrs. C. T. Wyche. Mr. S. L. Sheely of Leesville spent the past week with his son, Mr. Horace Shealy. Mrs. J. B. Stockman and Miss Ruth Stockman have returned from Columbia. Misses Christine Wise and Margaret Jones of Saluda spent the week-end with Miss Willie Mae Wise. Miss Nannie Simpson of Enoree is visiting Mrs. J. H. Crosson. Prof. R. M. Monts and Mrs. Monts and daughter of Statesboro, Ga., are spending their vacation with the former's father. T iont T oz-knnrrJ arrive/1 Snt. urday from over seas and is with his mother, Mrs. Alma Nance. L. McFall Wise spent the weekend in Savannah. Misses Cannon and Stockman of Columbia are the house guests of Miss Louise Bedenbaugh. Mrs. 0. S. Miller has returned from Temple, Okla. She was accompanied home by her father, the Rev. H. N. Sellars. Miss Rosaivn Miller snent Wed nesday with her uncle, Mr. W. B. Miller, of Columbia. Carroll Mills, Pickens Langford and George Wise have returned from the summer training camp at Camp Lee, Va. This camp was used exclusively for members of the reserve officers' training corps and a number of R. 0. T. C. students from Clemson, Carolina and the Citadel. Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum and Major A 11 T PAIiiiyi tt-Utrn i^esLei spcui/ in uwxuuibia. . F. N. Calmes has returned from Washington. The following attended the cotton meeting in Columbia on Wednesday: Messrs. A. G. Wise, A. H. Hawkins, E. 0. Counts, W. W. Wheeler, W. B. Wise, L. M. Wise, W. J. Wise, 0. S. Miller, H. L. Fellers and Joe B. Hartman. Mrs. A. W. Kerr left Tuesday for a visit to her brother in- Chicago, en route to her home in Wisconsin. Miss Elizabeth Hawkins has returned from a visit to Mrs. James Goggans of Columbia. Dr. Gresham Caughman of Columbia was in town Thursday. Mr. Fred Schumpert left Thursday for Jacksonville, Fla., vo visit his sister, Mrs. W. A. Moseloy, before reutrning to his home in Dallas, Texas. Dr. and Mrs. Eric Barnes of Sa luda on their way to the Isle of Palms, Charleston, are spending a few days with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kohn. Miss Elizabeth Stribling, Wm. and Joe Stribiing motored from Walhalla Friday for a visit to their brother, J. N. Stribling, at the Wise hotel. Mr. J. C. Duncan attended the Hampshire hog sale in Columbia on Wednesday. Miss Evelyn Wise has returned to Little Mountain, after a shDrt visit T-fc 1 TT co miss KeDecca narmon. Miss Elsie Counts of Harrolson, Ga., is the guest of Miss Catherine Counts. Dr. Ed Ridgell of Batesburg visited his sister, Mrs. Rosa Lester, during the past week. I. Kaplan has returned from the NTorthern markets where he purchased a large stock of fall goods. George S. Wise, en route home from Camp Lee, spent a week in New York, Atlantic City and Washington. > Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Counts have returned from Columbia with their son, James Lee, who had his tonsils removed. Dr. and Mrs. Folk and daughter, Miss Estelle, of Macon, Ga., spent Friday with Mr. A. G. Wise. Mrs. W. T. Hunter spent Wednesday in Columbia. Byrd Gibson reached home Sunday from over seas and is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gibson. Mrs. T. A. Dominick, Misses Salome and Bernice Dominick have returned from a visit to Greers. E. B. Kibler of Columbia has been a recent visitor to his mother, Mrs. Rosa Lester. Mrs. T. L. Shealy leaves this week for Columbia where she joins friends for a trip to the Isle of Palms. Dr. G. W. Harmon and family motored to Ninety-Six on Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Tallavant of Florence [to canvass state county by county \ ! . Figure Set is Fifty Thousand Farmers, Bankers, Business and Professional Men. ?? i The State, 10th. Plans for the .whirlwind member-. ship campaign to be conducted by i the South Carolina Cotton Associa- i I tion the last of this month provide j ! for a mass meeting to be held in ; every county in the State during the ! Ifour days' period from August 19 to j I 99 inclusive, the week Drior to the i | membership campaign. ' | , ! B. F. McLeod, State manager, has , ; engaged a number of the very best speakers in the State for these mass : meetings. They are men who are in; terested in the movement and because of their desire to see it suc'ceed have offered their services for these meetings. Mr. McLeod says he 'will within a few days prepare the itinerary for the speakers and will ad I j vise each of the county chairmen the date fixed toj tne meeting in nis .; county and the speakers for his j county. j j The prospects for success of the ' membership campaign in South Cari olina are exceedingly bright, Mr. McLeod said yesterday. "South Carolina will rally splendidly to the sup- j 1 port of the cotton association, be; cause our people know of the magni-, ificent work that it has done. We ihope to procure a minimum of 50,-' 000 members in this State. I believe !we will not be disappointed. Every, farmer, merchant, banker and professional man in the State is asked to join and we believe that most of, them will. The organization of the | farmers, merchants, bankers and ! professional men of the South offers | to this section the greatest oppor tunity it has ever had." The dues for membership in the association from date of application for membership to January 1, 1921, will be 25 cents per bale of cotton , produced in 1917, and 25.cents per' $1,000 capital invested in mercantile j and other classes of business, banks or manufacturing plants. Professional men\vill pay S3 each. The dues for 1921 and 1922 will be ten cents per bale of cotton and ten cents per, $1,000 capital per annum. The dues j will include the subscription to the ! Cotton Journal, to be published by . the American Cotton association. The objects and purposes of the ' American Cotton association, of: 1 i which the South Carolina Cotton as- j sociation is an integral part, are: "1. To protect the interests of i the cotton producer and to improve j his condition. "2. ' To promote econmic regula- j tion of cotton production to the end < that supply shall be so adjusted \to j demand that the producer shall at j ? i ? ii i no time De required to sen nis pro- j duct at less than a fair and reason able profit. > "3. To promote intelligent diversification of crops, and to develop markets for such crops, other than cotton, as may be profitably raised. I "4. To improve and enlarge pres-! ent existing warehousing facilities to the end that the producer may carry ; - - -9,1 1 i his crop, or such part as ne may ae- j sire, at the minimum of expense and j physical damage and at the maxi- J mum of security and financial abil- ! ity. ! ^ i "5.* To broaden the market for raw cotton and to enlarge the uses j for cotton and cotton goods. "6. To improve and increase j transportation and distribution facilities. "7. To collect information as to both domestic and foreign consumption of cotton, the state o$ trade, the j extent of acreage, supply and condi- j i 4-C^vm avatn qt>/>J oil nfliar ir\f Armo_ I tx\;u VI Viuy Oliu Oil vvavi iiixvi. mu . tion of practical interest to the cot- j ton industry and to disseminate the results through the several'suborgan- : and Billie Nance of Columbia are visiting their mother, Mrs. Alma 1 Nance. Johnnie Langford of Camden was " home for the week-end. 1 Little Miss Sara Mae Rikard ha? < returned from the Columbia hospital j after an operation for appendicitis, j' Miss Celeste Singley of Columbia j is spending a few days with her par- j1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Singloy. | < Mrs. L. M. Fellers has rsturned ! < from Columbia. |i izations of every member of every community, together with directions as to the course to be pursued in order to secure the best results in view of the facts disclosed. 8. "To do all and singular whatsoever may be conducive to the stability and profitableness of the cotton pi uuutia^ uiuuouj. STREET CARS STOP IN GREENVILLE Strike Called in Greenville, Anderson and Charlotte and WinstonSalem, N. C. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 10.?Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N. C., and Greenville and Anderson, S. C., were , without street car service today, fol-} j lowing the strike of the motormen \ and conductors announced at 2:00 j o'clock this morning. No disorder: occurred here and none was reported ! at the other cities involved. The officials of the street railway j in four cities declared that no at- \ tempt would be made to operate the cars at present nor until adequate forces of competent operatives could be secured to man the cars without importing "strike breakers." It was said also that in employing men to resume cat* service no discrimination would be exercised against the strikers or union men, but President Z. V. Taylor, who arrived tonight from Asheville, said the company would not deal with the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employees of America. The company was ready at- any time, however, he said, to deal with the local union representatives. A c +]->? r?PTinr>d?: fr?r. in^rpflspd A JLtJ V V V11V UV**IM41ipW * VA WMWWM wages, President Taylor sad the revenues of the company do not warrant increases, in addition to those voluntarily announced by the company on July 31, effective August 1, ranging from 20 to 3D per cent., which increases the carmen have declined to accept. SHORT CAMPAIGN FOR STATE MEMORIAL Columia, Aug. 10.?On September 29tn last year, South Carolina troops in the immortal Thirtieth (Old Hickory) Division smashed the theretofore impregnable Hindenberg line and hastened that which became inevitable when the United States entered the war against Germany. On November 11th the armistice was signed. This year, on September 29th, first anni - * j-i- - :-i-_ 4-u- iu;? 1 versary 01 me sinasmng u? cue xziudenburg line, the campaign to raise a fund to erect a memorial to South Carolina soldiers and sailors who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War for human liberty and for the preservation of civilization will open. It will close on November 11th, first anniversary of the signing of the armistice. These dates with their significance for all Americans, and the first: with nartiVnlar significance for the people of this State, were decided upon by the South Carolina Memorial Commission, meeting in Columbia July 30th. The fund to be raised is $400,000, to which will be added $100,000 appropriated by the legislature at the last session, making half a million dollars for a fitting memorial to South Carolina's hero sons. At the meeting of the memorial commission a petition from a number of physicians, asking that the plans for the form the memorial shall take, was changed and that nf n tomnlp a hosoital be built, was received and carefully considered, but since the statute under which the commission was created and which appropriates $100, 000 toward the memorial, the commission was powerless to alter the plans as previously announced. It was decided to proceed with i ,ie campaign for funds according to the original plan. The work of organization is now proceeding. The campaign will be conducted along the lines of the several Liberty Loan drives. Chairmen will be appointed in each countv. These will be asked to complete their county organizations of workers in time for the opening of the campaign. The quotas of the several counties will be announced in the near future. RESULT OF THE ALFALFACLOVER CAMPAIGN Campaign Conducted During Thursday and Friday by County Agent Mills Very Successful. The alfalfa-clover campaign dur ing Thursday and Friday, conducted by County Agent T. M. Mills with the assistance of Mr. A. A. McKeown, district agent of Rock Hill, S. C., was very successful. Thirty men agreed to sow alfalfa this fall and agreed to purchase their seed cooperatively through the Rock Hill Alfalfa association which has been very successful in getting good, pure seed. Orders were also taken for 175 tons frrnnnH lime ronk to be shinDed cooperatively and delivered to the farmers, most of which will be used on land preparatory to sowing alfalfa. Alfalfa is one of the very best of the legume crops, both for hay and grazing and with the proper prepaoi ion ?;id fertilization of the soil n can be successfully grown in Newberry county. We are glad to see that the farmers are making a start to grow some c'fnifr.. if others wish to loin in this co operative shipment of seed and ground lime rock, they will please r.ctify County Agent T. ??I. Mills within the next few days. The following is the list of the farmers who had agreed to go into the alfalfa growing under the plan outlined up to Saturday afternoon. Mr. Mills will not be able to take on many more. These will plant about an acre on the avera'ge, some planting only half an acre and some more, but the plan is to have .each one plant at least one acre. This is onrtfVior ftno r>f flip mariv ^ood things UIXVWA1V1 V**V V A. va*v j q q ? being done by Mr. Mills to help the farmer. David Ruff, B. C. Banks, Dr. W. C. Brown, S.' W. Brown, Wilson Brown, M. T. Oxner, E. S. Boozer, C. H. Alewine, S. J. Cromer, Z. W. Dennis, C. L. Lester, M. B. Eleazer. J. H. Eargle, W. B. Goggans, D. L. Wilson, J. E. Senn, D. M. Teague, A. M. Johnson, Geo. P. Boozer, 0. H. Abrams. C. A. Matthews, J. J. Sease, L. 3VL Long, D. B. Sease, J. C. Neel, Geo. D. Brown, T. M. Satterwhite, C. M. Folk, H. T. Fellers, G. M. I Epting. BAPTIST WORKERS CONFER. Pastors and Laymen of Reedy River Association Discuss Seventy-five Million Dollar Campaign. Baptist nastors and laymen of the Reedy River association, composed - ^ *< O -L ?AM A All -*>4-TV OI J.O CllUiCiiea ?11 ncnucnj i>uuui>jr and one of Laurens county, assembled at the First Baptist church here Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock to discuss the Baptist seventy-five million campaign. Practically every section of the county was represented and a wondreful unity of spirit and purpose marked the proceedings of the conference throughout. Rev. R. H. Buriss, associational organizer, presided and G. R. Pettigrew, publicity director, acted as secretary. The object of the conference, as set forth by the chairman, was twofold: to deal tentatively with the matter of apportioning the associa tional allotment of $104,167 to the various churches; and to make recommendation as to an inspirational program in the interest of the big campaign at the annual meeting of the association September 2 and 3. After discussion, a motion was adopted requesting the executive committee of the association to devote the entire second day of the annual meeting to the seventy-five million campaign, and to cooperate with campaign headquarters in Greenville in preparing a special program for the day. As to apportionment, the following committee, consisting of one representative from each church in the association, was appointed to deal with this matter and make recommendation to the associational committee in an jadvisory way: W. H. Long, Bethel; J. E. Senn, Bush River; W. H. Sanders, Cross Roads; J. Will Suber, Enoree; E. P. Driggers, Eastside; T. J. Oxner, Fairview; Edgar Nabers, Hurricane; J. ^ "t 1 * r j. r71 t tt tt 1 5. wercs, iviounc li\on; i. n. xiuiiu, Newberry First; J. W. Courtney, Oakland;- Mrsi ' Miller, Pr<isp6rity; Dr. W. 0. Holloway, Saluda; J. W. Hipp, Whitmire; J. M. Davis, West End. This committee is to meet at the call of Rev. R. H. Burriss, ex-officio chairman, and J. Y. Jones as clerk of the association will act as secretary. In the next five months the effort will be made to enlist every mem ber of every church in the campaign and to secure a worthy contribution or subscription from each, payable during the next five years. BAPTIST CONVENTION TO MEET EARLIER Greenville, Aug. 9.?On account r?f t.ViP fnr>t fhnt. tVip "Rnnfr.ist. pamnaiom to raise 75 million dollars in the South, and five and a half million^ ' in South Carolina, will take place Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, the South Carolina State Baptist convention will hold its annual meeting about a month earlier than the date formerly announced for the 1010 cession. At a recent meeting of the executive committee of the convention, decision was taken to hold the 1313 convention cn New 10, instead cl later, in December. This convention ! will meet at the First Baptist church in Columbia. J3. C. While a great i Ctfcii ox ens urgiUiiZSi-iuii iiuu preyar| altion for the great campaign will j have been completed by that time, the forthcoming drive will be one of the foremost subjects before the ? Baptists of the State at this annual convention, and the sassions are ex-* pected to give a tremendous stimulus to the 8-day money-raising drives. C'. B. Bobo, of Laurens, 'a priminent South Carolina Baptist, is president of the convention. An onrtAnnf nf iV.D />Vi9ncro in rlofo vn uvwvuuu vx vuv vuuu^v %*???%# of the convention, the books of all the convention boards will close on October SO this year a month earlier than formerly. All of the associations of the State must hold their annual meetings prior to this date. This will necessitate a. change in the dates of some associational meetings which have been set for November. The Baptist women of the State will play an important part in the forthcoming campaign. Mr. J. R. Fizer, of Columbia, who is State organizer for the Woman's Missionary Union, and Mrs. J. D. Chapman, of Townsville, president of the State W. M. U. and Vice-president for South Carolina in the W. M. U. of the Southern Baptist convention, are members of the campaign council for the Baptist 75 million campaign. The various Sunday schools of the State will also be looked to for about $250,000 of the South Carolina quota. APPOINTMENTS MADE Congressman Fred Dominick Names Young Men for Annapolu. The State. Washington, Aug. 9.?Congressman Dominick has nominated the following young men from his district as principals to the naval academy subject to future examination: Lelland E. Moore, Honea Path; Harry W. Hardeman, Newberry; Homer B. Wheeler, Newberry. Of the five members of the South f^rnlinn rielep-ation in the. house at ? ? o ? the present time three were pre "nt today to hear the president's address on the high cost of living. Representatives Whaley, Dominick and Byrnes, Representative Stevenson is in North Carolina and Mr. Nicholls is out of the\ city. ORDERED TO WASHINGTON Major Peeples to Be Assigned to New Duty. News and Courier. Washington, Aug. 9.?Maj. Thos. H. Peeples, judge advocate United States army, has been relieved from his present duties and ordered to report here for duty with the war department board of appraisers. Card of Thanks. W edesire to express our appreciation and thanks to the people who came to our assistance and who symphatized with us when my brother, L. T. Player, met his tragic death in Columbia, and to assure them that whatever was done and said in this connection has our most sincere thanks. " '" ' L* j /