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ftar jfrolD 4K0 gam. _ _ _ I j Entered at the Postoffice at New- ; ] berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. J Friday, December 19, 1019. . j WILL TAKE CHRISTMAS. According to its custom for thirty years and more The Herald and News will take its usual Christmas holi- j day. There will be only one paper j issued next week. We will print the ; Tuesday paper on Monday afternoon | as usual but there will be no paper on Friday. * The manager says he is going to J work on Tuesday, but that the office' will be closed the remainder of the j week and that he does not intend to) go near it. He will begin work again! on the Monday following Christmas! and will be ready to serve his friends. ana customers. I Well, that will suits the editor all i right, because as supervisor of the;1 census for the third district he has j been ordered by he director to re-1 port in Atlanta on Monday 22d, and !< he expects to spend the balance of the < nrklirlaiTC ir? mopfirtcr witli thp pnnm. ! < orators from the different counties at i' the county seat towns, and to talkj over with them the work of taking! the census, and so will be out of town! 1 from Sunday to Sunday. We are try- j ( ing to arrange our schedule so as to,< get down to Dyson to spend Christ-; * mas day with the old folks at home, j and if nothing prevents we are going to do that*rxr i j. a n ii a : we aesire 10 wisn an tne reaaers ^ of The Herald and News a happy; Christmas and a prosperous New; Year. It should be a quiet and peaceful Christmas, and we should 7 all be happy that everything is as, ?ood with us as it <s. Those %who j have been prospered should remem-! ber those less fortunate and make j1 / ' an-effort to see to it that all the children and all the old people of the J community may De maae nappy Dy the thoughful kindness of those who < have been more favored. The greatest and most successful life is the * i * ?( one that is most fruitful in service,, < ' ^ and especially in service of those who 1 reaily need our service, and if you j < render such service you will surely;* have you^reward and have your/ name written high on the great book } of remembrance. |] I SANTA'S LITTLE FRIENDS jj The editorial space has to give way again to the advertisers and as they must let the people know where all the good things that are needed atjj this season may be found it is well | that we give way to them, but we' i must ask space just to give another 1 # little Christmas poem from Frank; Stanton for the ^benefit of the chil- j j dren. Read it to the children if they I are not yet able to read and tell them! chat Santa Claus will certainly corneal down the chimbly. His Little Friends. j 1. jl Sandy Claus'll git dar? in Don't you be in doubt! He ain't snowed under An' he ain't rained out! i"\ | II. 13 De road he been a-knowin' Since long time ago; j He never miss de chimblys i Of da chillun what he know. i rti. ! ? I Don't tarry by de wayside? j j Don't wait ter hear 'em call, An' w'en it comes t&r chillun, 11 He sho' do know 'em all! j * President Wilson says he has no compromise to offer the senate ou tiie j oea'ce treaty. That the responsibility I _ i ' ests with republican senators. That j s just what we expected the presi-! lent to say. And what else could i !ie say. j ' j TVe notice that Mayor Grace of t Charleston when he was sworn in as j nayor stated that if there were any ? employees of the city administration j hrtf wprp snnnnv^pvc r,-? -fT-io -Tnmmv a administration ~their resignations ] would be acceptable. In strange con- c rast is the statement of Mayor1 Slease of Newberry who was sworn s in as mayor about the same time, j Mayor Blease stated that so far as ^ he was concerned it would be his a policy to retain the officers who were < and had been serving the city if they i wanted to remain and were efficient, s -w ] JOBBERS MAKES ..GETAWAY, j c breaks Window and Seizes $13,000 Worth of Diamonds. Memphis. Tern., Dec. 17.? We"rlcr ... ck'th bound lisle act on a iio; * late glass window of -lie jo * c-' c r? JcctC: "r" I"" enri c* '^ ' ** : of r,-:cc>n'c!''ed peuostrains ! ' * -r.%:: c~'ry : r> ' : b x- * ' \ irV7 ~ i^ ^ r ,lr , . : ' - r * r. , X . o . : .1. 4 < .' , ... .: ^ * ' v/ - i cl i "L v?v '1 ' ?' i-. I THE STUNNING BEAUTY *<U "LA SALLE THEATRE Ml ^iCA OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY, DECE lost after a chase of about ten blocks through the business section, the pur- , suit being aided by the finding of j gems valued at $9,000 dropped by j the robber. & <S> <$><?><?> <?> <?> <?> <?> <$> <?> -$> '?> Q j, ?> <S> ; & ILLITERACY IN THE ARMY i $> <S> There is no record of the number i Df illiterate men in the army during j the war. Certain conclusions, how-. ever, can be drawn from the records ; of the Division of Psychology, Medi- j :al Department of the army, and J from the United States Census. Literacy of males, ages 20 to 44 according to 1910 census. Per Cent Illiterate. Mpn Tlli+.prnt.p White ..... 16,721^569 "918,865!' Colored 1,913,203 488,529; r 1 11 Total 18,634,772 1,407,394 |( White 5.5 . Colored 25.5 Total 7.6 IJ During the war 1,552.256 men!; were given the psychological exami-1 ( nation ui rnese per cent were i riven the "beta" test. Th;s means ' :hat 24.9 per cent, could not read and i ' vrite the English language well i inough to understand a newspaper j md write a letter. Tests made of | 112,895 men indicated that the per-j entage of negroes in this class is ! * 2.35 times that of the whites. Com- j i )ining these figures leads to the con- j < fusion that the men who served 'in :he army during the war should be | classed as follows: ji Whole Army. Il Wholly illiterate *311,000 < Relatively illiterate 712,000 jj ' 1 Total illiterate class 1,023,000 j literate class 3,067,000 i i Total Army 4,090,000 j Per cent, of total Army. g Vholly illiterate 7.6 * Relatively illiterate 17.4 4 1 [*otal illiterate class 25.0 1 ..iterate class 75.0 t White. i iQ?nnn T liUXljr iiii^iauv . telatively illiterate o7 7,000 Total illiterate class 775,000 ^iterate class 2,825,000 Total white 3,600,000 ,k Per cent of total White. 1T Vholly illiterate 5.5 I telatively illiterate 16.0 ! ] i rotal illiterate class 21.5 j ..iterate class 78.5 |1 Pnlnro^ 3 I t Vholly illiterate 125,000 | i Relatively illiterate 123,000 \? i Total illiterate class 248,000 } iterate class 242,000 j" 11 Total colored 490,000 r Per cent, of total Colored. j ? JVholly illiterate 25.5 i ? Relatively illiterate 25.1 j j , rotal illiterate class a 50.1 j ? ..iterate class 49.4 ! c h DRIFTING TO NORTH POLE |t u ] Norwegian Discovered in Ice Locked j Schooner West of Siberia. I Aircraft Journal. ; j Eound for the North Pone, Roald t tc Amundsen, Norwegian discoverer of j c he south polo is at present drifting:! ; n his ice locked schooner, the Maud,! 1 I ( :omewhere north of Western Siberia, 1 icc ording to beliefs held by the Seat- j < le Norwegian vice consulate and Vil ljalmur Stefansson, Canadian Artie * ixplorer. j In planning the trip the explorer said he expected after reaching the )ole to return either to Grant Land, " vest of Greenland, or Melville island, vhich lies in the Artie ocean north )f Canada. Should he reach Milville sknd he probably would journey by i * ;ea to Nome, Alaska, or overland to | j Dawson, Yukon territory. < Tnrrt cu'vnlnnoc if. is hplieved. fomi- ! ? 'd part of the Maud's equipment; ? vh ;n she left Norway last fall and 1 J through the White Sea bound I < lie icy north. The final dash! r i :. < c " ! : ;* o raadD ?n one c.;i V planes. Amundsen, it is believed, j; ;?!. > .. / \.'j.to civlliaaifon achincs i " 1.1 -"ro""1 ' c <( ' - ' " 3 er* /. I' : ... \1 t i t . VU U I" i I ? *'* : V. . yAtx',.,v ..... v *.* . k;.; ? . vests' '$b*i;&K' ' * &<& - / '&%?;& i P?yf|| ff S ff g llll: *'s ', ^ J , 3 WITH "STEP LIVELY," THE L COMEDY SUCCESS, AT THE MBER 19. i oil for her motors at Dixson Island, a White Sea point. After taking oil she sailed northesat into the rapidly freezing water of the Artie ocean. From the White sea, Amundsen1 expects to drift east with the ice to the New Siberian Islands, which lie in the Artie off Siberia. At the New Siberian islands, it was believed, the dfift would carry the boat toward, if not across, the pole, Amundsen intended to us? the airplanes if he found the drift would not carry him across the top of the earth. Amundsen in a degree followed the footsteps of his countrymen, Fridtjof Nansen. In 1895-1896 Nansen in the Fram started on a drift across the pole, but left his boat and tried unsuccessfully to reach the goal on foot. Later the Fram drifted as close to the pole as JNansen got. The Maud carries wireless sending apparatus, but no receiving instruments Amundsen said he would not install the receiving apparatus because he dnanidtowU tshrdshrdluppu ?ause he did not want to be worried by news' from the outside world. M-r^ 0 Nancy Chase in Pictures. Nancy Chase, a young English stage beauty, who is said to have nade a tremendous success last spring in Daniel Frohman's London revival of "Everywoma'n," is in Los \ngeles to begin her initial motion jicture contract. The details of Miss : Phase's film affiliation are being withleld, but it is known that one of tjie argest picture producers is her backer. Before playing the feminine lead n "Everywoman," Miss Chase sup>orted Sir Forges-Robertson and co;tarred with Albert Chevalier in sevjral Strand successes. She has a arge following across the water and >y reason of her beauty and peculiar :alent it is expected she will prove ?auallv DODular with the picture hertergoers of America. Ben Turpin's Careless Optics. The optics of Ben Turpin, Mack Sennett comedy star, have not alvays been of the careless, cross-pur)ose variety. Ben says so himself. Jere's his explanation: "I plav^d Happy Hooligan' on the road and I ised the trick of crossing my eyes o help along the comedy. One mornng, after a show, I got up and looked it myself in the glass?and fell back vith a start, because I could not beieve it was me*. Good-night! Some)ody had put a crimp in my act last - -l-J. <117 1 I-.,? J T f^of lljffll. YV unuer nvw tuuiu x iway! And I looked at myself again. vly eyes were certainly crossed. Ihen realized that I had done my little itunt c:.ce too often. Now, howjver, I have insured those eyes for >10,000 to cover the loss to me if hey should ever straighten out igain." j * -\j NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT j 1 will make a final settlement of he estate of Ben S. George in the 'rotate Court for Newberry Couny, S. C., on Monday, the 10th day >f January, 1920, at 10 o'clock in he forenoon and will immediately hereafter ask for my discharge as ixecutor of said estate. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to i)e same duly verified with the un rx,s: rred, and those indebted to ocf-olo will mnts navrtipnt VOlCtv^ ?? 1*1 i.iw.vv iitviiu ikewise. C. W. YOUNG, i Executor. j [he State of South Carolina?County of Newberry?By W. F. Ewart, Probate Judge. Whereas Mary Thomas made suit ;o me to grant her Letters of Adminstration with Will annexed of the Estate and effects of J. H. Thomas. These are, therefore, to cite and tdmonish nil and singular the Kinired and Creditors of the said J. H. rhomas, deceased, that they be and :r.?) ;' r before me. in the Court cf . a'c. to bo held a ?Te*.bevy, S. C<., | Monday, January 511], next, alter j iublica' on hereof, at 11 o'clccl-i in I 12 x ' JO! , to ::ov. cau?e, *i any j h:y have, v. !.y tlio a;.id Aihnir.istia- | Givei der niy hand his 17th day { i 1 OL-e' Vjer, An-.c Do?n'.n: I " ! i:V J." :.'c. r A I j Haltiwanger & jfc flnhr K Maw Fh WW J W CllFlCjf TOP ? ill i!^&?A&C%%iI ^ You will find our st I plied with useful and women and children. ? ? * at reasonable prices t Linen Handkerchiefs ] Silk Handkerchiefs < Silk Hosiery Kid Gloves j Plush Hand Baers , w J Beaded Hand Bags j Silver Mesh Bags J Silver Vanity Cases i Silver Coin Cases 1 Leather Purses Pearl and Colored Beads Parasols I Hair Ornaments 3 Children's Fur Sets ' I AN 1 If 1 ! une-nair price nai saie ocguu winter hats are sold. This we he less. 250 Trimmed Hats, the choi< sizes and colors for all type and t J cheap at the plain figures market e ao aa a it* 1 r* aa 1 from $J.uu to $ia.vu, you can duj original price. All are unusual bargains, but ting the hat suited to your partici come and make your selection as - ?oat duhs, tuai All this season's Coat Suits, ( now when you will need them mc 1216-20 Main St. "Mower ( c A car of Eternal Rani best you can own. , ware free. Call to i ; ;>r?? *.\0 <7? iW5? .<^v r'-rr.--! r fa ;< ^ if' 'i"": ' -;> ?.V : ':'. ?C*^S ?!? ^2-* >1-/ L'.^ ^"J/> *> -j - O-* ^ *: < ^ v c> r> fc. 4 ^ i ^.' -J/ ' ? ' ? A ; Carpenter, Inc. u f?3 F?\ 17 ays I? m four I SI * ore bountifully sup- j m appropriate gifts for I May we show you he best \ Ladies' Furs, Scarfs and Mutts Georgette and Crepe Blouses Jersey Silk Petticoats Silk Underwear Philippine Underwear fCimnnns I 1 Bath Robes < ' Sweaters Scarfs and Caps A Bath Mats A rowels * Fable Linen and Napkins Vladeria Linen I ?ed Snreads '1 Blankets, etc. / 1 1 r. hildren's Hats \ > Friday and will last until all >pe to accomplish in five days or ? ' | | :est style of this season; shapes, iges. Every hat worth and 1. None reserved. Hats priced - ? m mm g* r your dhoice at only one-halt ot I . ; .1 : not to be disappointed in get- I ilar style we advise that you I ; early as possible. 1 s and Dresses ^oats and Dresses are on sale >st at big price reductions. Carpenter, Inc. Corner" Newberry, S. C. * 1 _ e Family [ * jes just arrived. The 4 set of aluminum B00 US. * 7^ r<t> 1 ry - ? *< *. *?. -3 , VJ 7? ~ _ _ | ' ?