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w I *1 ? ? - 7 ? ???-? VOLUME LV., NUMBER 82. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1919. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEA* \ 1 ' 1 ' ' T ^II i MEMORIAL MEETING 4 . la Honor pf South Carolina Sons Who Gave Themselves to the ^ % A Cause of Freedom. r The memorial services to be held in the court house on Sunday afternoon, October 19th, at 4 o'clock, will be largely attended. The returned soldiers and sailors are to take part and the names of Newberry county heroes who fell in battle during the great war, will be read. Appropriy *ate addresses will be made. ' , No county has a prouder record in the, yiighty struggle so recently brought to a victorious end than has Newberry. The flower of her young manhood was given and on the land and on the. sea wherever duty lead, 4 they gave gooifl account of themselves. "To honor , those who bared their breast and formed a bulkwark of their bodies against the mighty foe striking at the heart of humanity is to honor ourselves. In our hearts ^ we cherish the memory of the fallen heroes and we acclaim those spared to hailing them victors and glorying in the valor of their spirit and achievement. But as a| mighty people speaking with one voice we [ . . * would give expression to that which \ " is in our hearts yearning for utterance and shape it into permanent -and ^eautiful form to stand for all times as a testimonial of our gratitude to our benefaetors and to the benefacors of all mankind." In the raising of this memorial erected to the honor of our soldier .sons every loyal and true South Car' olinian wOl desire a part. Newberry connfcy's share is$7 ,300. The township allotments are as follows: ' ' No. 1 ... ... > $3,500 No. 2 245 No. 3 105 No. 4 . 770 No. 5 ... 175 No. 6 420 No. 7 ...... 280 No. 8... 175 No. 9 1,050 '"J" : No. 10 .A ... 175 % No. 11 420 f'7 1 Ttotal ,.$7,315 / All contributions for the State War Memorial should be paid B. C. r Matthews, chairman and treasurer. The Prosperity city school has con triDutea *?o. The Silverstreet graded school $5. If every school in the county will contribute, it would give the children an opportunity to take a part in this worthy cause, which appeals directly to the hearts of all the x people. FOOT BALL SEASON OPENS WITH ERSKINE VS NEWBERRY j ?? Newberry college will open her 11919 foot ball season on the local field Friday,' October 17, at 4:30 o'clock, the opposing team being Erskine college. The Indians have been whipping locf tpn Hnvs and iUI/ll 1V11U J.U1 W1V u*wv .... v promise one of the best games to be played during the season. With six of the old squad of 1917 back, reinforced by a husky bunch of new men, opposing teams will have to be up and going to stop them, f Erskine has played two games so iar, losing both after nara iougnx battles. This does not signify that the Indians will take them into camp, * but the sentiment is, that both are ^ -evenly matched and guarantee a good and clean game. Philips, ErsJcine's pride half-back, is leading the Seceders and no doubt will be a stumbling block for the Indians. The whistle will blow promptly at 4:30 and the initial game will be on. Come out and give the men a good send off at the same time exhibiting that never failing support for the scarlety and gray. Card of Thank*. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their deeds of kindness and words of sympathy expressed to us during the short illness and - - - - i i?iii sodden death of our aarnng nuie son, J. C. May God bless and protect each of you, is our wish. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hitt and Family, I ? Subscribe to The Herald and News, $2.00 a year. . 1 . C~. ; PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS PROSEPEROUS PROSPERITY Prosperity, Oct. 13.?Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hebble of Asheville are the guests of Mrs. G. W. Harmon. Mrs. B. B. Hair is visiting friends in Columbia. | j The many friends of Mr^. J. L. Wise will be pleased to know that she has returned from the Columbia hospital. A. B. Wise and Mrs. Wise were in Columbia Wednesday for "Robirison's circus. Mrs. Thornwell Haynes returned "" ? ? * C B P/v?x7_ j Tnursaay xrum <x viaii, ?,v k>. j_?. ers of Fitzgerald, Ga. Judge B. B. Hair was auctioneer at a horse sale in McCormick on Saturday. Roy Fellers recently of Columbia has reurned home and will be pleased to serve his friends at Bedenbaugh's garage. E. B. Kibler of Columbia has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Rosa Lester. Miss Kitty Mathis is book-keeper for the cotton firm of J. A. Baker. Dr. G. Y. Hunter and Miss Myra Hunter spent the week-end with Mrs. Hunter at Tryon, N. C. Dr. J. S. Moffatt, president of Erskine college, Due West, spent the week-end here among hip 'ny friends. On Sabbath m< u % he addressed the members of R. P. church in the interest of c.. l. R. P. educational campaign. Misses Willie Mae Wise and Grace Wheeler and Henry Quattlebaum attended the Young Peoples convention in Leesville 10-11-12. V. E. Kohn }?s been to Georgia attending another Hampshire hog sfele. | Mrs. J. C. Duncan left Friday forj her home in Blacksburg. Mrs. C. T. Wyche spent several J J?? weplf in do UitViS uurtUK , lumbia with her daughter, Mrs. James Goggans.. Miss Teressa Maybin of Newber-j ry attended the chautauqua and while here was the guest of Miss Goode Burton. j Clyde Ward of the U. S. N. reached home Thursday. j Messrs. George Burcus and James Boozer spent Sunday at Summerland college. Mrs. Walter Bedenbaugh of Columbia has been visiting Mrs. .Evans Bowers. , ' Mrs. J. B. Bednebaugh and children of Pomaria spent the past week with Mrs. J. M. Werts. Olin Bobb of* Greenville has been home on a short visitDr. and Mrs. Gresham Caughman vicitpd Mrs. Rosa Lester UX VViuyiuw ? >" on Friday. . More than 8,000 Indians were in the military service during the European war and more than a. third of these were volunteers. Indians v purchased more than $10,000,000 worth; of liberty bonds. j - _ | There $re 12,000,000 negroes in j the United States today and approx- j imately ninety per cent of this num-j | ber live in the South. The Baptist 175 million campaign has set .aside $200,000 toward the establishment of a theological seminary for negroes at Nashville, and through the Home Mission Board will do a large work for the colored people along general lines. An Englishman is the inventor of a magnifying glass to be fastened to a pencil or engraving tool to help a draftsman or engraver. a inprlr?an-m'ade shirts are being J ! worn by many of the better class in Vera Cruz. Contracts for about 100 steamers ! have been placed by Norwegians with ! English yards. ?? j Kindred Tastes. Miss Uulllinger?Agnppa a ju?v the grandest beautifulest old dog. Are you as fond of pets as I am, Mrs. Peewee? Mrs. Peewee?I dote on them. You ought to see Priscilla, my pet goldfish. She's perfectly devoted to me. In Japan hissing means delight jand usually signalizes a greeting; in ] West Atnca it denotes asuuuisujment; in the New Hebrides it is evoked by anything beautiful; with the Basutos it is a sign of cordjal , agreement. j i ? r - - j . I CAPITAL NEW! I ( Rv .Inn ! ? | Columbia, Oct. 11.?In the re-: ports from different parts of the State, published in the Columbia State of this morning, showing the j ; prices paid on the various cotton markets, it was gratifying to note that . Newberry headed the list, with 34 ' 1-4. A strong cotton market is a fine boost to any town or city, and Tittle excuse for the differ I ences shown in the various markets. I I I j Many automobile streamers are in evidence on the streets of Columbia .these days announcing the approaching State fair, and there is every in; dication that the crowds are going to be very large from every pare of South Carolina. Last year, it will be recalled, the fair was not held, 'on account of war conditions; but ; the successful outcome of the war will make the coming event all the j more pleasurable. i j It is a matter of regret that the South Carolina club has decided not to give the annual State ball, which is alwavs held on Thursday of fair | week. This event was of course also 'called off last year, but it has deen I expected that it would be resumed j at this fair. The executive commititee of the South Carolina club held,, | a fneeting a few days ago and decided | that it would be inadvisable to give 1 the hall this vear. It was stated in* I w ~ ; | the resolution, however, that it was | the sense of the committee that in jthe early fall of 1920 thore should be a meeting of the members of the club for the purpose of reorganiza- j tion,.to the end that in 1920 a State | ball may again be held* and the club ! may resume its social functions. , ' j This annual ball has brought people from all over South Carolina in delightful social reunion for riiany years past. It was formerly held in the hall of the house of representatives. but is now usually held at a local hotel. The committee appointed by the i last legislature is going ahead with its work of soliciting funds for the erection of the memorial building in I memory of those who died in the service of the nation in the world jv/aJ. Ihe legislature appropriated , $100,000, to be available whenever, ! in the opinion of the commission, a sufficient sum had been raised by i popular Subscription. The commit-! | tee has decided upon $400,000 as an ' | adequate amount to be thus raised, j The building will be erected on the l I * j grftunds of the South Cai'olina uni-1 jversity now belonging to the Sta.e, \ j and will have . an alcove for each j county. It is expected'to store here the archives of all the wars in which this State has participated, and also to use the building for gatherings of soldiers. I There was a great deal of urging I that the committee build the memo| rial in the shape of a hospital, but it is bound by the act of the general assembly, under which it must proceed. The governor is chairman of the committee, the other members having been appointed by him. j i Cnmtor ic crpttino- Tftfulv tO VOte 3. I j * ? o V million-dollar bond issue for good j roads, and no doubt the issue .will j carry when it is presented to the j people of that progressive county, j The good roads enthusiasm conI tinues to grow throughout the State, j and bond issues are being decided ! upon as the only feasible means of buliding good permanent roads. The ' next general assembly will authorize a big issue for Richland people, acting upon the special election held here some time ago, in which the people expressed themselves in favor of the issue. The condition of general prosperity in South Carolina at this time is indicated by the largely increased number of charters for new enter: tmmsps heinc issued bv the office of the secretary of State, and the increase of capital stock being made by i concerns already chartered. The fees in the office are running far ! ahead cf past years. I It is strange that South Carolina j v.vula not devise a plan, through horj j legislature, to get on a cash basis, j 5 AND GOSSIP ? Auii.) The last session authorized something like .>2,050,000 to be borrowed this year in anticipation of the collection of taxes. Of this amount $1,500,000 was borrowed in the spring, and yes "1 f% Ct /\ r\ AAA ? kAtntAtTTA/^ ! teraay $ouu,uuu muic was uvtiv^u, j Like the farmers used to do, the j State runs a year behind, and the interest item is getting to be considerable. An additional bond issue, with a sinking fund to retire the j bonds issued within a specified period ! would solve the question, ^nd would j in the long run be a great saving to the State. . Thp tohaftro industry is growing in South Carolina. The tobacco grow- j e^s in the lower part o# the State j during the month'^of September, sold . nearly 12,000,000 pounds, at an aver- j age price of 18.51 cents per pound,;, from which the revenue amounted to over two million dollars. onnmopVi nf the holl weevil I 1 ayyi VMVAA v* has frightened a great many farmers , in the lower part of the State, who . are offering their lands for sale. A great deal of land is being sold all over the State. In this county , recently a number of large tracts , haVe been sold, and the land has brought big prices. In the city of Columbia, real estate is also on a i boom. State the land val- . XlUUUguvuu ~ - nes appear to have been considerably increased, and there has been great activity in real estate transactions. < Russell-Pitts. Clinton Chronicle, 9th. Miss Marie Ethel Russell and Mr. gtai^ey Livingston Pitts were quietly married on last Sunday morning at 10:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway by the Rev. Henry Stokes. Only near relatives were present and Mr. and Mrs. Pitts left immediately after the ceremony for Newberry and Charleston. Mrs. Pitts' former home was Newberry and there she has a large circle of friends. Since coming to Clinton j a few years ago she has made numerous friends who are quite interest- j ed in her marriage. Mr. Pitts is the 1, eldest son of Mrs. Lee Pitts and holds a responsible position with the firm of Galloway-Simpson Furniture Co. A Pleasant Party. On Friday night Mrs. Robt. E. Lea-1' veil held a reception at her home in Harrington street in honor of her young sister, Miss Laura Fogler, of Gaffney. The following girls and boys were the invited guests, all except one of whom were present to enjoy the (delightful occasion. Misses Troxellie Wright, Elizabeth ! Wright, Caroline Weeks, Mary Frances Jones, Fredna Schumpert, Janie Dell Paysinger, Ida Mae Hayes, ^ Azile Sease, Claire Sligh, Mary Metts, Mary Alice Suber, Ella Dunn, Louise Wieker, Marguerite Burns, Mildred tepid. Flla Bowman. Aubrey Tilley, Fulmer Wells, Clark Floyd, Emory Bowman, Legare Tarrant, Edward Parrish, Carroll Summer, B. F. Tompkins, James Wallace, Everett Hipp, Harold Hipp, Edward Epting, Harry Epting, T. W. Smith, Edwin Setzler, Wright Cannon and Walter Denning. The pleasant hours were whiled away in dancing and conversation, the refreshments being block cream and small cakes. We are pleased to state that Miss Folger will stay wit*" her sister dur- , ing this school year, as an eleventh grade pupil of the high school. .... ?? Gosh. Reuben?There ain't no roller towel in my room. rwic?That's funnv; there has been one in there for the past six months. Tokio buiness men are planning to spend about $25,000,000 in laying a new telegraph cable between Japan and the United States. "I suppose you think I have a great many kicks?" "Not at all," said the hotel clerk. I "I know of plenty of kicks you've i never thought of."?Louisville Cour-! ier-Journal. \ "ST. PHILLIPS MOONLIGHT COTTON PICKING" On Tuesday night, October 7, at 7:30 Mr. Edwin Halfacre's cotton field presented an unusual sight. A Ford truck, cars and buggies came loaded with men, w^men and children with sacks on shoulders ready for 11 -1-X _ -i-i. A wiis] a moonngni, cuiiun xinnu laughter and shout about 800 pounds were soon gathered into a truck, it was thought more would be gathered when some interested worker found that Mrs. DavM Ruff and Miss Ola Brown for want of better eye sight were wasting their energy picking moon light. The association thinks this is a j unique and quick way to realize a : nice little sum and every one taking j part insisted that they be instrument- j al in getting up another. The school children picked 700 lbs. | the afternoon before for Mr. Ruff. i ft H. Rnff. ^ Family Reunion. On October 7, one of those old fashioned family reunions was ceie- j brated at the home of Mr. M. L.I Wicker, this being his 69th birthday..j All the children and many grand-1 children with a number of friends and other relatives gathered to make j it a memorable and pleasant occasion. 1 The delicious picnic dinner was served under the shade of the trees, ! with ice, tea, and lemonade being constantly passed and enjoyed by all. j The happy occasion was fittingly. brought to a close by family worship and a few appropriate remarks by Rev. S. P. Koon. j q. U. Ruff, \ CONGRESS PASSES > PROHIBITION BILL i I . . I Enactment of Measure Compl?tf4 With House Adopting Confer. ence Report From Senate. Washington, Oct. 10.?Enactment i of prohibition enforcement bill was ! completed today by congress with the j house adopting the conference re- j port, already agreed to by the senate, j and sending the "measure to the pres 1 ? ** - 1 T\ J* Xl ' laent ior approval, rreceamg, me ; house approval of the report by a j vote of 321 to 70, vain effort was ! made to send it back to conference ! with instructions to eliminate a! section permitting state authorities j to issue search warrants. / The Beth Eden Pastorate. y Next Sunday morning, October 19, there will be special service at Col- I ony church, conducted by the Hon. ; Arthur Kibler at 11 o'clock. Sunday ! school at 10 o'clock. Every member I of the congregation and Sunday i school is urged to be present, as these services should mean so much. The joint council of the pastorate j will hold its fall session at the par- j sonage Saturday morning, October i 18, at 10 o'clock. This is always the most important session of the coun-1 tsil. This year there is important j business to be transacted?hence ! every member is asKea do mase 3pecial effort to be present. L. P. Boland, Pastor. INTEREST IN AMERICAN LLEGION IS GREAT Interest in the local post of the American Legion is very great. Charter has been received and plans are being made for a big meeting next week, with prominent speakers. It is to the interest of every man who was in service to become a member of the Legion. The cost is nom inal, being one dollar a year. Copies of the American Legion Weekly are sent free to each member. This publication carries interesting articles, stories and hitherto unpublished official photographs of the war. Tuesday of fair week there will aconniofinn moofl'nff at. UC <X aCiSVWMAVIVU rnvvwi^ MV which time every organized post will send five delegates. At this meeting nine delegates will be elected to attend the national convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Nov. 10, 11? (Armistice Day) and 12. The day will come when every man who was in service will be a member of the American Legion. Join now and grow up with this association which stands for one hundred per cent Americanism. L. H. Kohn, County Organizer, Newberry, S. C. ' ' - - - 1 ' WAKE FOREST MAN FIRST TO FINISH San Francisco Reached by Lieutenant Maynard?East Scores Victory. San Francisco, Oct. 11.?Crossing the continent, 2,701 miles, in 24 hours, 58 minutes and 551-2 seconds actual flying time, Lieut. Belvin W. Maynard of Wake Forst, N. C., today took first honors by a few hours in the first lap of the double \ transcontinental airplane reliability race by landing at San Francisco at 1:27:07 p. m., Pacific time, today, while Lieut. E. C. Kiel completed the eastbound trip at 6:35:10 p. m., Eastern time, followed 20 seconds later by Maj. Carl. Spatz, who reached New York first, but made an erroneous landing. v Lieutenant May'nard, the tenth to start from Mineola, N. Y., last Wed nesday, allowing for difference in time, slightly less than seven hours more than three days, for the trip, without flying between sunset and sunrise and after losing several hours at Cheyenne on account of radiator trouble. In'addition, he was required to rest a half hour at each control station. The nearest competitor on the westbound half of the round trip across America was Capt. H. C. Drayton, who was forced to land at Lovelock, Nev., late today on the way to Reno. As, the two eastbound fliers left San Francisco just before 10 a. m., Eastern time on Wednesday, they required three days plus nearly nine hours for their trip, impeded somewhat by snow storms in the Rocky Mountains. Following closely on the heels of Captain Drayton were T.iout T, S. W#?hst.*?r. Cant. J. O. Donaldson and Lieut. Alexander Pearson, Jr. The first landed at Salduro, Utah, at 4:09 p. m. Mountain time, and Captain Donaldson arrived three minutes later at 4:12. Lieutenant Pearson dropped at . the same station at 5:22:55 p. m. Lieut. E. M. Manzelman, pilot of /> the sixth airplane in the westward race, reached Salt Lake City after dark tonight, but landed without mishap in a field near the city. Capt. Harry Smith, who left Cheyenne, Wyo., with Lieutenant Manzelman, had not been heard from early to_ _i. i. mgnt. After half circling the aviation, field at the Presidio, Lieutenant Maynard brought his plane to the ground at the end of the first leg of his flight. Both Lieutenant Maynard and Sergeant Klein, an observer, literally were pulled from the fusilage of their machine by a throng of ad- * dirers, among them Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett, commanding the Western department of the army, Maj. Gen. C. J. Menoher, chief of the army's air service, Col. H. H. Arnold, head of the service in the Western department, and representatives of the city's government. "T* t? errant trin T enioved it v. to r- - ?immensely," said Lieutenant Maynard, on landing. Both members of the plane's crew looked tired and weather beaten but they smiled happily and weathered the barrage of comliments. Capt. Harry C. Drayton, Maynard's nearest rival, on the Western flight left Battle Mountain, Nev., in an effort to reach Reno before nightfall, but was forced down by engine trouble at a ranch at Lovelock. The radkie Ti1or>?> was diorht.lv dam XCLUKJL V/X *tw*w aged but he expected to complete repairs and resume his flight to San Francisco tomorrow. Red Cross Work. The chairman of every branch and auxiliary of the Newberry county Red Cross is asked to send to Mrs. R. D. Wright, this week, the names of all white boys from their townships who lost their lives in the world war, whether from disease or in bat 4 io /^AOtVO/1 f fh/l tie. A correct xiot jo utouw i?w memorial services on Sunday afternoone, October 19. Gratefully, .Mrs. R. D. Wright, For Program Com. Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence TCpitt announce the ensraeement of their daughter Fannie Trent to Mr. Edward Bulfin Purcell, the wedding to take place in November.