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, ' 7 > . "* \ \ - * VOLUME LV., NUMBER 80. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY/ OCTOBER 7, 1919. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEA?/ m PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL CONTRIBUTES TO MONUMENT ! s / c Raised $84?William Lester Chapter Organizes for Year?Wight man ?! Chapel to Honor Soldiers. t Prosperity, Oct. 6.?An appropri-1 ( - ate and imressive -exercise was j I held Thursday morning at the Pros- \ __i 1 x_ _ :? ii.? ?u:i I penty scnoui to insane mc tmuucu i and others to contribute liberally to t the monument fund now being raised to erect in Columbia a suitable me- ( mofial, which will commemorate for future generations our universal grat- 1 itude to those brave and honored ; i thousands who sleep "'Neath Flanders Fields", their work done, and \ their memories forever enshrined in j the hearts of their fellow country- i men. t Prosperity welcomes an opportunity to honor herself by placing laur- j * ?ls on the brow of those heroes who T * fought and died in behalf of human j rights and human liberty, and for the-: s perpetuation at home of the princi-; pies of right and justice under which ,1 this nation has become great and j * honored. , 1 v I This monument is to be a lasting .c . acknowledgment of the supreme! sacrifice made by those honored he- ! ^ roes who "sleep where poppies I j * blow," we shall not fail to pay signal ^ tribute nor break faith with those 'L valiant comrades who laid down their i *? , lives that -democracy might not 1 perish. ; Perhaps no feature of the exercises * stirred the emotions of those present! * niore than did . "Flanders Fields" c rendered by Miss Thorn and "Amer- j ica's Answer"-by Miss Swittenberg;, ^ "When the Boys Come Home" by Miss Burton also added to the solemn-, 1 ity and beauty of the occasion. 1 Eighty-four dollars was contributed. 36 .beiner raised by the 10th : ^ _ . grade alpne in recognition of which [1 half holiday was given. |t Mrs.' J. L. May was hostess t6 the | William Lester chapter U. D. C., on jc Friday afternoon. Owing t'cf the 2 election of officers a regular pro- I gram was not rendered. The officers for the ensuing year will be: Presi- ^ dent, Miss Willie Mae Wise; first vice president, Mrs. J. H. Crosson; ^ 'J nyoeiJonf rc T? "R \ * SC^V/llU HVD pLvaiuvAiv, , Schumpert; Rec. Sec., Mrs. Walter ^ Wise; Cor. Sec., Mrs. J. S. Wheeler; historian, Miss Effie Hawkins; regis- < . trar, Miss Ethel Saner. Mesdames I M. C.' Morris and J. P. Wheeler were - elected delegates to the general con- I vention which meet^ November 11th t < in Tampa. Delegates to the State convention |1 "which convenes in Columbia Decern- j * ber 2-5 are Misses Willie Mae Wise : -""J T+V.c*l Qinar- Til TS. f!. <4UU UiU^i y AiMvvwj . T. Wyclie and Mrs. F. E. Schumpert. | N ^ Six new members were enrolled at js this meeting: Mrs. Walter J. Wise,! * Misses Mamie Kinard, Lola Beden-1 baugh, Ethel Saner, Vanie Lake and! Mabel McWaters. During the social j1 hour a tempting salad course was served by the hostess, assisted by ( Mrs. M. C. Morris and Miss Effie 1 Hawkins. ^ A thanksgiving service, welcom- i ing home the returned soldiers will ( be held at Wightman Chapel Metho- ( dist church Sunday morning. Dr. J. ' "L. Stokes of Columbia college will be the principal speaker. Nine young ( "men went out from this church and ( each returned home, so on this oc- ( casion the service flag will be demobilized. C. M. Simpson of Charlotte is on a visit to Mrs. Simpson who is spend-j 1 ing a while with her mother, Mrs. J. '< Sidney Wheeler. ? Mrs. Sam Stockman of Columbia 1 is the guest of her brother, J. B. 1 i ^locKman. { Mrs. Javis Black is visiting her parents at Orangeburg. Clyde Wheeler of Timmonsvill* (( spenc the week-end with the hon . folks. j J C. S. Schumpert of Charleston is ! spending a few days with his mother, 1 "MVc R R. Schumnert. . Webb Goodman of Columbia spent j Saturday and Sunday at the home of S. J. Kohn. j, Mrs. R. C. Hunter has as her g:uest j; her father, Mr. McNeill of Conway, j Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grant of Sa- / luda spent Sunday with Mrs. J. B. j Stockman. Misses Ethel and Bertie Saner:, have entered Newberry college. h Harsey Witherspoon and children !, of Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting Mrs. !; Alice Witherspc -n. ) Mrs. John Sease and little Mary spent Sunday with Mrs. Frank Merchant of Newberry. Mrs. Hunter Caldwell and W. H. Tr., of Slighs have been visiting at ;he home of G. D. Brown. L. McFall Wise has returned from Columbia and reports his mother, Mrs. Laura Wise resting well after laving her tonsils removed. Miec Map Mitnhell has cone ATX lOU AWVWW* ? 0 ;o Old Town to teach. Vern Wheeler spent Thursday in Columbia. Karl B. Shuler has returned to ?ock Hill after a short visit %to 'riends. Miss Swittenberg spent Saturday vith relatives in Newberry. Miss Susie Langford left Monday 'or Marlboro county where she is eaching this session. Messrs Fred and Tom Harman of ^happells Have been visiting their nother, Mrs. Harriet Harman. Major Allen Lester of Camp Jackion was home for Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Duncan of Blacksburg 3' ?? ? wUiln ITTI + Vl VlQT* flaiiorh. S speiiumg a vtmic vritii ttvj. uHvig,.. er, Mrs. Virgil Kohn. Mrs. Joe E. Hartman spent several lays last week in Asheville. ~Miss Sarah Haynes is visiting Mrs. A. Sease of Clemson college. Misses Annie Ward and Mabel MctVaters have gone to Slighs where heare teaching this session. Miss Doris Kohn of Union was lome for the week-end. Mrs. M. C. Morris was in Colum)ja for the week-end. Prof. J. S. Wheeler spent Satur!ay and Sunday with the home folks. Mrs. Sam Cannon of Columbia is nsiting Mrs. M. H. Boozer. The Rev. H. A. McCullough of Coumbia has been the guest at the lome of H. P. Wifeker. Otis Boozer has gone to Detroit, tfich., to visit the Hupmobile autonobile factory for which car he has lie agency. Mrs. Francis Boggus left Tuesiay for her home in New York after i visit to her sisters, Mesdames J. ' ' ri TTT1 1 5. Hartman ana J. o. wneeier. Miss Julia Ward is home from a risit to relatives in Columbia. Messrs Kenneth Baker of Greenvood and A. H. Kohn of Columbia vere guests Thursday of Mr. A. G. iVise. Mrs. Jim Price has returned to Columbia after a visit to Mesdamas ?. E. and .J C. Schumpert. Misses Willie Mae and Tena Wise Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Counts motored ;o Columbia on Thursday. Miss Nancy Wheeler spent Tuesday n Newberry with her daughter, Mrs. I. H. Rikard. A. H. Hawkins and Mrs. Hawkins .pent Wednesday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sease spent several days during the past week in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. tfirge wise spent Thursday in Pomaria, the guest of Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh. J. D. Quattlebaum, superintendent >f Grace Sunday school offered a Drize to the members of Miss Mary OeWalt Hunter's class for the best issary on "How to Behave in Sunlay School." Miss .Helen Mathis raptured this prize which was a lovey hymn book. The ladies aid society of Grace ihurch will meet with Mrs. J. I. Bedmbaugh Thursday afternoon at 5:00 >'clock. Off to the Reunion in Atlanta. The following left on Monday for the reunion of Confederate veter ins in Atlanta: M. M. Buford, Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Leavell, J. H. Aleivine, L. I. Feagle, D. B. Werts, D. M. Ward, John D. Shealy, E. P. Matihews, Jas. E. Shealy, Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs. Christie Youngblood, Mark Smith, Jas. F. Epting, Max Oxner, I). C. Smith, N. F. Johnson, r. C. Chamblee, B. F. Goggans, W. FL Hiller, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Ruff, VIrs. John A. Lindsay and there may have been others. Mr. Stewart Floyd. Mr. Stewart Floyd, a son of Mr. T^U?i nt Viis limnp ill Seneca on Sunday, ag-ed about 40 years. He was unmarried. His mother was a sister of Mr. W. G. Petersen of Newberry. Funeral and burial were hud at Zion Baptist church at Silverstreet on Monday afternoon. Rev. E. V. Babb went out to conduct the funeral. Mr. Floyd was a brother of Mr. Jack Floyd of this county. ' BAPTIST 4-MINUTE MEN 0N THE JOB I i I Nearly Fifty Already Named Begin Work at Once?Pastors Exchange'Pulpits. ! Quite a goodly number of pastors, ' 4-minute men and church publicity ! directors met in conference at the | First Baptist church here Thursday I afternoon in-the interest of the 75 ? * i < .il million campaign. The worK 01 tne 14-minute speakers was discussed'in 1 detail and it was impressed upon | their minds that their duties begin | at once and continue through October and November, embracing every service of the churches. Some will speak only in their home 'churches, but those who will were requested to ! visit other churches, especially those nearest and most accessible to them. Pastors and congregations will wel* ^ Uadi* -f VIani come anu giaui^ .jjcoi tuv,iu. The church publicity directors' duties came in for brief discussion. They are to distribute literature in the form of tracts, leaflets, campaigners, etc., in the churches mailing them to non-residents and absent j ees, and to tack up posters, banners I and so on. j The pastors arranged for an ex; change of pulpits as follows: Sunj day morning, Oct. i2th, Rev. C. W. | Salter will be at Newberry 1st Baptist. Pastor Babb will on the same day preach at Bethel at 11. a. m. and at Prosperity at 4 p. m. , On Oct. 19th,. Mr. Salter will I nveach at Whitmire in both morning and evening services. Mr. Babb on the same day/Oct. 19, will preach at Enoree at 4 p. m. and on Oct. ,26th, will be with the Hurricane congregation in the afternoon. Pastor Anderson will preach at Fairview at 4 p. m., Oct. 19th. Pastor.Furcron will be at Mt. Zion at 4 p. m., Oct. 19th. Pastor Burriss will preach at S?r-luda and Cross Roads, morning and afternoon respectively, at the usual hours on Oct. 19th. Mr. Burriss will also preach at Oakland at the even - 1 /"V 10 mg nuur, wet. i.u. Pastor Pettigrew will be at Bush River Sunday morning, Oct. 19th and at West End at 8 p. m. on the same date. Tentative plans were made for a series of inspirational meetings in November to be addressed by headriuarters men. ? '??? MR. J. S. J. SUBER PRAISES THE COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Editor Herald and News: I am at home agin very much improved and would like to tell you something about the Columbia hospital. I think it a grand institution. I don't see how the people ever did without it. Filled to overflowing with suffering humanity. Equpped with a corps of such able physicians. You just can't hardly die there and there are those beautiful girl nurses "* - -4"1 ? "3 ~?4. /-Itt f a always on me aicn, cvci icauj w aid. the suffering patients. When I was operated on, I thought my time was about up on this earth, and when about awaking from the ether, there was a beautiful girl bending over me, with one hand on my pulse and the other stroking my brow. I asked her if I was going to die, she said no. I * * i T U4. t torn ner 1 inuu^nt x hau ui^u uuu was in heaven. She said not yet. I said well this is near encmgh any way for the present. No you just can't die there. You get better and those that die there are about dead ] when they go there. They are perj forming some wonderful things there, j looks almost like ' miracles. They brought a fellow in there almost in I pieces, when they had got him patchI ed up the doctor discovered the man | had but one eye and asked what had become of the other eye, the nurse said that's all right doctor, we'll get it directly, it is out on the varancia ! reading the morning paer. This is j only one of the small wonders of j this grand institution.. J. S. J. Suber. ^BT? The Calvin Crozier Chapter Will meet with Mrs. Thos. W. Xeitt, Tuesday afternoon. October 7. A sufficient number of automobiles have been arranged to carry ali of the members. They will nieet at the corner of Main and Calhoun streets :it 3:30 o'clock. Please every one be c:i time. Miss Trent Keitt, "" 5. ?vcbt Holir.es, Pre?. : * o . Actirg Secy. j i 1 FORWARD MOVEMENT DAY C IN NEWSERRY COUNTY The Associate Reformed Presby- fl terians will observe next Sabbath, Oc-. tober 12, as Forward Movement day j in Newberry county. The movement i is making fine headway throughout j the whole church. With one consent c : the congregations in every section of I | the church have determined to go t ! over the top not only in raising their s | allotments but in every other feature I ! of the movement. The Newberry . t i churches will maintain their record, j c | and the record of the county in this j ? I matter. j c I -r r, Li : J 4. + UY. ?J. ?>. iViOIiatl, presiuciR wjl , ?. ; Erskine college^ and Prof, Edgar ! 1 | Long, will spend next Sabbath in the 11 ' county in interest of the movement, j t j Dr. Moffatt will speak at Prosperity j 1: ! at 11 o'clock, at King's Creek at 4 \ t j o'clock. Prof. Long will speak at j i : Newberry at 11:30, and at Cannon's j i * * " - mi :n j ' (Jreek in tne aiternoon. mere wmj '.be a union meeting of all the A. R.; t P. churches in the county at Unity i 1 at 8 o'clock in the evening In this j i service Dr. Moffatt and Prof. Long j c will make short addresses. j t These services are- to familiarize j t +>ip npnnlp with this ereat effort of | s r 1 ( | the church and preparatory for the ! special campaign for educational and s ] missionary funds to be conducted on 1 f Nov. 2-9. 11 These seakers should be heard by j s j large congregations. i ?/ msttpm r ! NEW BOLL WEEVIL r LINE SEPT. 30 ? 1 ' Clemson College, Oct. 1.?The boll! < weevil is moving. The crop pest' c commission issued September 30 a ' *c new boll weevil map showing the j j latest boll weevil line across the state through Johnston, Elloree, Lanes, and Gegrgetowrw This is a considerable advance over the previ ' 6u& line fixed only ten days Deiore. j ] The pest is making a great drive, and 5 the situation is serious. |* Railway agents, transportation j j companies, farmers, and millers are j cautioned not to ship across the wee- < vil line from weevil territory. Ship- | - xl. _ ment from the saiety zone across me . t safety line, and from quarantine zone to free territory, without permit are j violations of law. Everyone slioulJ ji feel the responsibility of protecting j the eastern and upper parts of the ! ] ! state from an accidental infestation j s | of those sections, which the weevil i I will not reacn tins year in normal mi-. g : gration. .{j J The movement of cotton seed over j J public highways forward into safety : j | zone, quarantine zone, or free terri- J I tory is as serious violation of law as : 1 - * ' _ ? i-1; ' J j'ir made Dy pUDlIC Cctmcia. uui ( ' stricted and prohibited articles can,!. j of course, be moved backward with-1 ^ j out permit from free territory into k i quarantine zone, from free territory : ! and quarantine zone into safety zone,', f I and from safety zone into boll wee-.1 ! vil territory. \ i . !< To Open Clinic in Anderson. j Dr. G. E. Neal- of the health de- J ( partment of the State who has been 1 j in Newberry and who established the J | clinic here has gone to Anderson to 1 'establish a clinic in that city. Dr. ? Neal will be gone, about a month, but | of course will visit the Newberry, clinic and will probably establish f headquarters in Newberry if he can , ^ secure a house in which to live. ;1 | There is also to be established in ( connection with this work a State ad- ^ visory board consisting of one mem- j( i ber of the State board of health and * ' one member of the federal board of * health and one memoer lo ue icuummended by the legislative delegation 1 and one by the city council either ' the mayor or the chairman of the city board of health. j t ????, ! The Recorder. ! ' | | The Observer has had no comment fVio pVinnp-p in the recorder's office " ~ ? 4 ?only the news item in Friday's isj sue. But it is not too late to say ( ; that, in The Observer's opinion, Mr. 1 j Earhardt made a capital officer, ad' ministering; the duties of the office in ( the interest of the public, without fear or favor and with absolute im- * partiality. lie served the people with fidelity and ability and with rare sin.ulesiu-ss of purpose for eiifht i years. > As to his successor, Mr. Chapman, 1 ' ? ? ? 1^ -* y\ r] ne IS 3. HlclIi Wl. tnaiai.i.ci, amt ability and will, we feel sure, make < a good officer.?Editor Wallace in i Newberry Observer. i t ? : j ;OTTON HOLDING CORPORATION TO ORGANIZE tfass Meeting at Court House Satur- < day?Committees Appointed? Subscriptions Taken. Every one realizes the importance 1 >f organizing this corporation in dewberry county. Those who atended the meeting last Saturday subscribed, some of them liberally. 3ut the subscription at the present ime is not sufficient to obtain the :harter. Every day's delay operates - ,i igainst the interests ol the people >f Newberry county. Other counies now are buying distress cotton, [lie people should realize that for heir own protection it is better that i he stock of this corporation should ' je owned by individuals throughout j he county. Then they can control! L J ;< Je moncKroel ' L CtllU iCC tllai It 10 lllUHMikvvk **VWA V* i I ng to its purposes. The board of corporator propose j o close this matter on SauVday, i . 1 th inst. There will be a mass j neetin^ at the court house on that! lay at 11 o'clock, at which time all! vho have not subscribed are urged ] o be present and make their sub- ' ? icripuons. In addition the corporators have j ippointed the following committees or each township with a sutyscrip- j; ion list, and ask them to obtain ubscriptions and report at the meet-.;, ng on the 11th inst. If the com- j nittees will se the people there is :o doubt the amount will be raised tnd the corporation organized. A j ittle reflection will convince every i >ne that it is a public duty of each j me to support this corporation, and ilso to become a member of the American Cotton association. n ISOara oi v^orpurauuis, Per Jos. L. I^eitt. Committees. Township No. 1: Alan Johnstone, Poster Martin, S. P. Crotwell; township No. 2: T. W. Keitt, C. H. Subsr, S. W. Brown; township No. 3 :* W. D. Rutherford, Ernest Glymph, W. B. Whitney; township No; 4: Z. H. Suber, W. A. Watson, C. M. Folk; ;ownship No. 5: J. W. Epting, Dr. F Wm. Folk; township No. 6; Dr. tV. D. Senn, Jno. N. Livingstone, C. \ T.eit.zsev: townshio No. 7: B. B. I iVebb, Jno. B. Scurry, B. W. Watrins; township No. 8: W. I. Herbert, I. L. Boulware, W. H. Long; township No. 9: A. H. Hawkins, Dr. Geo. f. Hunter, Thompson Hunter; township No. 10: J. B. Derrick, J. A. C. iibler, D. W. Buzhardt; township \To. 11: John C. Aull, J. L. Crooks, lolland Ruff. rO ERECT MEMORIAL TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT special to The Herald and News: Columbia, S. C., Oct. 3.?Prominent South Carolinians are" interest ng themselves m tne movement to ;rect a memorial tc/ the late Presilent Theodore Roosevelt in order hat this state may not be the only itate in the Union not represented n the handsome memorial which it is jroposed to erect. An organization s being rapidly perfected over the itate. In practically every state in the [Jnion the movement is receiving *reat impetus. A letter received yesterday by T. H. Wannamaker, chair nan for South uaronna, stating mac aovernor Norbeck of South Dekota lad recently proclaimed the week commencing Setember 14 as Americanization week and the principles of Americanism as expounded by Col. Roosevelt during his life time were impressed upon the students of the schools. Wednesday, September 17, was specially designated as Constitu-. ;ional Day. The State board of education of [ndiana has set aside the week of. October 20-27 as Americanization iveek in honor of the memory of the 1 ^ -???.] pfofno o vfl i former presiueru auu uuicl ctatvo ui v | contemplating taking some such ac- j ;ion. I Prominent South Carolinians are j planning to ask the schools of South I Carolina to observe some week in the j icar future as Americanization week.! ITTfcl li Mrs. Moon: "Before we were mar-| led you said that my slightest wish ! A-ould be your law." Mr. ?-Ioon: "Exactly, myj love, but = /ou have so many vigorous unci well-' Jeveloped wishes that I am as yet enable to decide as to which is the slightest."?Pearson's Weekly. SUMMER BROTHERS ESTABLISH CHAIR AT NEWBERRY $25,000 Amount Given in Honor of Their Mother, Mrs. Martha Epting Summer. The State, 5th. The $300,000 education fund campaign for Newberry college and Summerland, the two institutions of the j Lutheran church in South Carolina, is under way. The first reports are coming in from the advance canvass. October 19 to 31 is the formal period of. the campaign, but at this time tnere is a "iiying squaaron" m me field, making the initial canvass. The sources from which this fund will be raised are the following?the wealthier friends of the institutions, ' the college communities of Leesville and Newberry, and the members of 11 - n xi_ r\ j: ] k trie k>outn i^aronna. synuu ui uic United Lutheran church in America. There is an organization covering the entire state called "the flying squadron." It is composed entirely of laymen, 40 in number. The state is divided into seven districts, as follows : Cameron, Columbia,.. Charleston, Greenville, Newberry, Little Mountain and Leesville. In each is r. term of laymen who are maKing the initial canvass among the more substantial contributors.' These men ' will finish their work by OctobeiylS. The real campaign will begin Octo- / ber 19, when the congregational teams will visit every member in every congregation. The chairman of the organization of the congregational workers is the Rev. C. A. Freed, of Columbia. He reports satisfactory oroerress. The Lutheran synod of South Carolina is composed of 80 congregations, with a total communic'ant membership of 12,000. The adult and unconfirmed membership is 16,200. These congregations will raise $300,000 during this month. Several large contributions have x been reported to date. The largest ' is announced from Newberry. Pres. S. J. Derrick of Newberry college y brought the announcement in person to the headquarters of the campaign at the Lutheran Publication building " in Columbia. It is the eift of $25, 000 made by C. E. Summer, J. H. Summer and George W. Summer*, leading business men of Newberry and members of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer of that city,. the Rev. E. Fulenwider, pastor. ' The gift was made at a meeting of the laymen* of the congregation ? i* ^.l last Thursday to organize ior me local 'campaign. The gift is in the nature of a foundation to establish the chair of Bible and Christian ethics at Newberry college. It is made in honor of their mother, Mrs. Martha Epting Summer, 80 years of age and still an active member of the Church of the Redeemer. She has been a widow for many years, her husband having Vst his life in the War Between the sections, leavfVio pai'0 nf three little lllg UCl VHLI1 bliV WAV w? boys. It is in her honor that this ' foundation is established. This decision on the part of her sons is not known to her as yet, but will be announced today at the services in her church, when she will be present. The announcement reads: "In honor of our mother, Martha Epting Summer, a. sincere,, devout and humble Christian, a wise, devoted and loving J1 - ?1J- l V-i?>Y* linchanH moiner, who, ocicxi. ui , our father, by the fortunes of war, brought us, then her little children, through the terrors of Sherman's raid, and the years of desolation following, trained us in habits of industry and thrift, and who lives today to urge upon us the value of upright Christian character, -we subscribe toward the $300,000 campaing fund for the two colleges of our synod, Newberry college and 1?J - -11 ~cum nf Summeriana cuucgc, u? ^?, 000, to maintain the chair of Bible and Christian ethics in Newberry college." This is the largest contribution to date. Other large subscriptions are anticipated within the next few days, and will be announced as received. Virginia Lee, the beautiful leading woman with Louis Bennison in ' ' 1 rivnrliirtinn. "San ills iiictiSc UOtinuuu 7 day Burke of the U-Bar-U," is mauled about in Nancy Sykes fashion in several scenes of the big: actiondrama, yet, to hear her tell it, she doesn't mind the harsh treatment a bit. See it all at the opera house Thursday, October 9. " jf : r . *' \ . * '