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' f rA t VOLUME LV!., NUMBER 1. NEWBERRY, S> C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1920. , TWICE A WEEK. S2.00 A YEAS t GOVERNMENT EXPERT SAYS TRACHOMA IS IN NEWBERRY Meld | Examinations " on Tuesday? Board of Health Will Open Clinic at High School Building Today. i Surgeon McMullen who has had j arare experience in the treatment of j trachoma was sent here by the feder-: - - _ l ! al government, alter tfte eye special-; ists disagreed as to the e3*e disease , which has been prevalent in this sec-! Hon, principally among the children,! and after an examination of a number of cases pronounced the majority j of them trachoma in a mild form, and the board of health has now decided : to establish a clfnic. By whatever name If is to be call-. ed it is important that the cases suf-' fering with it have proper treatment. !)f course in the proper treatment of. my disease it is proper to have a .proper diagnosis. Without a proper diagnosis it is not possible to give1 the proper treatment. At any rate the government expert should know what he is talking about, and there should be no criticism of the other specialists who differ, if the disease can be cured white it is yet in its in-; ?ipiency the thing to do is to go to | work and cure it. ,We understand! that at the stage to which the disease j has developed here that it is no diffi-j cult to treat and to cure. The people should cooperate with those who are to give the treatment and see that everything possible is done to stamp it out and to save the eyes of those who have naa mua cases. t If your child^has had any eye' trouble read the notice of the board of health published in this issue and: take the child to the clinic for treat- J . ment. The eye is a very important i part of the humany anatomy. In another column is published a! C^nfamanf -fmir* nnr rr>lnmhifl POTTPS- ? Obavv^Ui^axv A.f vam vv?* -w j pondentf'fcujiig a history so to speak j of the developments of the disease in j Newberry a: id the steps that have j been taken by the board of health. J It is all interesting but the thing of ] greatest interest just now is to give j the disease ;ihe proper treatment and ! to give it r^pw. COLUMBIA1 HOSPITAL TREATS MANY" CASES j I . I Dr. Shaw Tells of Trachoma Here^ and "Elsllvhere?Tr^tnient and ! Prevention. 1 The Statp. Having noted the little controversies in print concerning the trachoma ! siti^tion in South -Carolina, I would j ' t m _ i I likt. to add these rew lacrs. i weive; years ago, one or two cases a year j would corn? to the hospitals of i Columbia. ;This year ever 100 have; been admitted to the hospitals and j clinics. The original cases came from j *. the region of Prosperity and instead j of isolated cases we find often that j i all the children in a family are in- j fected probably through the old habit! [i>f using the family roller towel and ! spreading t|e infection. This condi-1 lion is the jsame tnat me unuea , j States hosd ital service ha? been excluding: emj rrants from the shores of j this countrjjfor 14 years, when I saw j it diagnose^ as trachoma in Philadel- ! } phia in 190*4 and 1905. Being neither j oculist nor aurist that is as far as I! <ran go. When the eye sharks dis: agree the general practitioner gets a chance to g;ve his ideas on the matter, j i It is a very serious situation whether ; i it really is trachoma or not if the; ; children are not treated. The opera- j j tion for travhoma is a simple one in j : proper hands and most effective as j : has been demonstrated to me on sev-j j eral of my patients. In my opinion ' what should be dor.e to check ike j disease is this: Better the living con-| ditions, more soap*and water, each j member of the family have a sepa-l Tate towel, boiled or otherwise dis- j infected at frequent intervals. Arthur E. Shaw. ~. l Otis?Why did you transfer your, -account from that up-state bank, wise you used to do business? Chester-L_well, I'll tell you. One day I vr&t riding with the president in his flivjer, and the cashier passed us in a t^|in-six.~Life. f..DJ You Remember? 'They *y Nero fiddled at the burn? ing of Rclne. "'Yes, |e probably played, 'There j Will Be aHot Time in the Old Town Tonight.J Of the' GO,000 or more daily and tfvekl" r&wspapers in the world, j more tluJ- half are printed in the English ifcr.gnugc-. | i 'CITY COUNCIL HOLDS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING Resolutions Adopted Looking to Many Improvements?Bonds Suggested for Street Work?License System Adopted. City council held two very important meetings the past week. The nv<Knor/.o nvic o/lnntprl ?irwl 1/lUillailt.v it 11^ uuvf/vvu will be published by council. It makes many changes in the licence charges. A resolution was adopted looking to the building of a white way- for Newberry, something that was about to Lo done a few years ago, b'ut the coming: on of the war deferred all work of that kind. Now it is proper to take it up again. Resolutions were also adopted looking to an election on issuing: $80,000 in bonds for public .improvements. That will not go far but it will be a start-^nd is as far as city council can go until some legislation is had. Another matter is to have the lawamended so that abutting property may be assessed. This is done in almost all cities for such improvements and no doubt the people of Newberry *\vill agree to such a law for Newberry. It is nothing but right to let the property that is most im proved pay a pare 01 me cost. The following are the resolutions in regard to these matters. Of course all of them will have the approval of the people and it is proposed to order an election in order to find out of the people really want to do things. We are satisfied that the people are ready to move if those who have been charged with the city government will but - % i * t y 3 let them ana win ieaa ine way, ana we are glad to see council take these forward steps. Resolved by the city council of Newberry: . First. That we favor a "White Way" of electric lights for the city of Newberry on the following streets: ,r <- i- -it- ~:-1 ~~ JViam Sireei, UUUl &iuca 11 vm section of Thompson street to intersection of Vincent street; College street, east side,* from Harrington street to Friend street; Boyce street, north side, from College street to Nance street; Caldwell street and old court house square, east side, from Boyce street to Main street; Caldwell street, both sides, from Main street to Friend street; Nance street, west side, from Boyce street to Main street. Second. That the commissioners of public works be requested to asnor.frn'n furnish lis. AS SOOn as V/I I C4 1 1 J. C+*AV? A V?* J - practicable, an estimate of the cost of putting in such "White Way" and an estimate as to the monthly cost of maintaing the same, together with a statement of the amount said commissioners can reasonably pay towards the expense of putting in and maintaining: said "White Way". Third. That the owners of property and owners of places of business along and on said proposed "White Way" be requested to forthwith inform the commissioners of ~ ?1"- r,4- AAnfviKiifmnQ if pUOUC WUIK5 wuau tuiu'iivuwiVAi^ +*. any, they will make to the expense of putting in and maintaining said "White Way." Resolved by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Newberry, in council assembled: ^ First. That we favor the voting and issuing by the city as early as possible of such amount of bonds as can be legally voted and issued for the purpose of permanent street improvements, and that the city attorney be instructed to prepare neces- j sary petitions to be submitted to the freeholders of the city asking an j election on the question of voting j and issuing at this time of bonds for! such purpose in the sum of eighty j thousand dollars. Second. That we favor putting into effect provisions allowed by the laws of this state for the assessing of abutting property owners for street improvements, and that the city attorney be requested to prepare forthwith necessary papers for an election on said question. Third. That a meeting of the citizens of the city be called by the mayor, to be held at an early date, to discuss and act upon the matter of the city endeavoring to have enacted a proper constitutional amendment, whereby the city will be enabled to vote and issue more bonds Ihan car. now be ?jsued for street improvement. CAPITAL NEW! (By John I ? Columbia, Jan. 1.?Comptroller ' i General Rut. L. Osborne has some I | recommendations in his annual re- j j port to the general assembly, which] ! should have the serious consideration ! | , * j of that body. Mr. O.-borne has made j j a very excellent official, and has j given the state's tax problem the! consideration which it deserves at the hands cf a comptroller general. He' points out in his report that taxes are bound to e-o higher with the in-! crease o? wealth, but he irives thesj solution of holding down the burden, j by an increase in the revenue from j X, j. ! oiner sources man cue pr,'Wi ij uia i "to take care cf the expenditures i which are automatically increased j with pi ogress.'' Income, inheritance j cr franchise tax laws are surest-eel. i All three would probably be wise, i South "'Carolina has had an income \ , tax law ior many years, dus ii was i: honored more in the breach than in | < the observance. It was not enforced, j: The people of Newberry county, for ? instance, who reported iffcomes of more than the minimum not subject 1 i io taxation could be numbered by i ii? j 1 j. i ?A i vne aozen, ana it was patent, tuau . ] many of those repdrting incomes were i far less wealthy than scores of others 11 ! who could have been named. This 1 i condition was not peculiar to New-'s ; berry, but was prevalent throughout i : the state. When the federal govern-' 1 ! ment nlaced a tax unon incomes, it11 ! enforced it, and an income tax, with j < | a supplementary inheritance tax, is < I the basic solution of the burden of i j property taxes. It is nothing but < i common sense that a man with an 11 j income of $50,000 per year is more j i I -11 J- 1 J. i-T I . ! aoie to, pay neayy taxes umu a muu * with an income of $3,000 per year.' It is also a rudimentary proposition \ i that inherited wealth should be sub- < I ject to taxation. Both propositions } j look towards making accumulated ; | fortunes bear their just proportion ; ! of taxation, and relieving physical ] j property of its present heavy burden. In the absence of the full report | ] I at this moment, I do not know just ] < ! ic tV?p r>nmn{"rr>llpr's idea with i ^ reference to the franchise tax, but ] that there ought to be some adequate \ franchise tax upon certain properties, at least, is being: mort generally ^ ur;;ed, and with justice behind it. ^ j Water powers, for instance, ought I -L- 1- - J. J 1- . X-O ue iu.\eu upun tue iiuiac jju wci j developed. The ri\iprs are the property ^ of the state, and these immense re-1 ( Ik sources of the state, when developed | ( ' and operated by private concerns, j | | ought to bear revenue to the s'a'c in j, j proportion to their earning capaci v\ , t j Of course, their development should J ] i be encouraged, and ary tax which j would be prohibitive of this would : work iniurv rather than cood. ! There is another very excellent recommendation of the ^comptroller ^ general which deserves more than nsssinp* mention. "We have entirely r e ^ too many departments, boards or J commissions", in a number of which ^ the activities are necessary but should be under the control of one ( office," he says. "The present system has a tendency to create fric tion and extravagance," he adds. | ^ Coordination of the state's activi- j ] ties has been urged for some years ] Lpast, and back in 1901 or 1902 Gov- ] | ernor McSweeney went further and i j urged a coordination of the state's ! < i institutions of higher learning. Gov- ] jernor Blease several years ago took j the same position, urging that Clem- j son and Carolina and the Citadel and j I Winthrop, and the various other institutions of higher learning should \ be coordinated with reference to t j their departments, in order to pre-11 vent overlapping. With reference to j the tax problem, the last legislature, i following an urgent recommendation { | by Governor Cooper, passed the j budget law, which is to be tried out j 1 - i J \ at the coming session, ana ine opera- t tion of which is being awaited with s a great deal of interest. | Among other recommendations of r the comptroller general, which are of c general interest, are the following, as f synopsised by the Columbia Record: The comptroller general urges the c appropriation of SI5.000 for the employment of special auditors, to make I complete audits of the books of all! c state offices. It will take two vanrr. j; i he says, to make the first compile ? . ' * | <3 5 AND GOSSIP C. Aull.) i audit of all the books, but after that there could easily be an annual audit of all the 46 counties, the officers of which handled in 1010 nearly, nine re en million dollars 'of money from taxation. Such an audit is urged as protection for the state's finances and also for the officers who handle them, including1 magistrates and judges of probate, as well as auditors and t^asurers. The comptroller general says he A t-U/% rl ** 11 "V *' tr% yp. i!cIS IJUAl LliC Ulllyivuv.-tlllv VI vi k J w . w port some of the county tax ofiicers unfavorably to their errand juries during the year, but he says it was more because cf error of the hea'l than of error of the heart. The comptroller general also urges the legislature to take action to require all state departments having j revenue to,report sueh'nvoneys to the j state treasurer, and providing that all j expenditures be made under the annual appropriation act. At present many of the departments make expenditures out of the incomes of their offices. The comptroller general states in ; his report that the entire tax dapartment of the state has been placed in j ^satisfactory condition by delay of 1 the tax commission in sending as- j sessments to the county auditors. He urges the legislature to take action to avoid such situation in future, to make appropriation to provide suffi:ient help for the tax commission, to ?nable it to get the information \ promptly to the auditors, and also to j 3nact a law to require that all tax 1 J- 4-1,^ issessments De in tne nanus ui mc. luditors not later than June 30 of j 2ach year. The comptroller general also urges :hat the legislature provide a penalty! 3f 5 per cent on all unpaid taxes, this I ? f penalty to become effective January I, and continue for two months, all mpaid taxes being referred after March 1 to the sheriffs for collection. * i The comptroller general states that j le hopes within the next year to have j all back taxes in the state reported, j :he counties thus being placed in an ip to date condition with regard to j ;ax collections. There has so far been no intima-; ;ion as to any special recommenda- j ;ions to be made by Governor Cooper i :o the legislature. Mr. Cooper has: 3een running his . office with very lit- j ;le friction, and the general concen- i sus seems to be that he Will have no | jpposition for reelection for a second j mi 1. _1? il. _ 4. ^ 1 i :erm. ine peopie 01 uie state nave, ' great deal of confidence in hirn as; ;heh* chief executive?and very just-1 y so. '' ? j A Series of Family Dinirjgs. j The second of the series of family \ linners was enjoyed by the Lang- j ?ord connections on Christmas day | vith Mrs. Laura Langford-Henderson j \t # her attractive country home, j 3'Neall place. It was a genuine old :ashioned Christmas feast, with all j he accessories of "ye ole tyme." | Covers were laid for 35 guests and j ill pni'nwH the dav well. *" -- I Mr. and Mrs. Reed C. Boylston [ entertained at dinner on the 27th of j December. -Their guests included the i Langford connections, and also Mr. j Boylston's father, Mr. P. J. Boylston, j VIr. Een Boylston^ ZVIiss Edrie Boyl- j ;ton. and DeMor.te and Bridges! 3oylston cf Blackville. Covers were ! aid for 27 guests and there was cer- j ;ainly a "feast of soul and flow of j eason." The house was effectively deco ated in holly and Christmas bells, he dining room being especially- atractive, the place-cards were hand-j minted with poinsettia, having on] i i I ;acn a wisn pecuuuny j;eiduuai iu i he guest. ! The fourth family dinner was with j ilr. and Mrs. James R. Davidson at / heir hospitable home in Boundary itreet. The house was attractive in Christnas decorations and a delicious ourse dinner was served to twentyour guests. I don't know where the next will ** j >e. r Prior to the war iron peddlersv reeived as low as $4 a ton. while.dur-j ng" the war the rate went as high j .s ^>2o.o0 a ton. j [high praise for sheriff blease and jailer sanders In this connection we are printing the report of the secretary of the state board of charities after inspect'ng the Newberry jail. He says that X.>wberry has the best jail in the j s .fee and that it is the neatest and j best kept jail in the state. That is as j it should be and we take pleasure in saying and we believe without fear | of successful contradiction that there ! is no jailer in the state and no ! sheriff in the state who will take more j interest in their respective duties and ' who will endeavor ruor^faithfully to I perform their duties than Sheriff | Blease and Jailor Sanders. They are I on the iob all the time. And New- < t I berry did the rfjrht thine: when they; j erected such a modern and comfort- I ! able jail because it is not humane to i i keep prisoner* in custody unless they] are at least given the- comforts that | they should have, because under our ' law all persons are presumed innoj cent until the contrary is established, | and there may be innocent persons ; j unfortunately in jail, and more than ; | that the civilization of the age" re- ' | quires that we give even the guilty ' iinmnr.A fvpfltmprl a ^ Here is the report of the State J Beard of Charities on the inspection ; of the Newberry jail: < Reoort on Newberry County Jail. ] Mr. Sanders, jailor. Visited De- ] cember 22, 1919, by Assistant Sec- 1 retary Broyles with Sheriff Cannon ; Blease. Prisoners, three county and 1 rme federal, all nesrro men. i This jail has been occupied a lit- ] tie more than a year, and while it j was inspected in 1918, this is the < first time it has been scored. For i 1919. it leads the State in total i score, earning 877 points out of a possible 1,000. The Newberry built}:- 3 ing is the best in the State, provid- s ing splendid classification facilities, 1 good equipment for the care of in- 1 sane and other special prisoners and < i being well managed by the jailer j 1 under the watchful eye of the sheriff. | ^ Both of these gentlemen are proud i ] of the institution, and the people of I the county should be ptoud of it,;1 and should take a deep interest in it ' nrtd the unfortunates housed therein. 3 It gives us pleasure to inspect and 11 score such institutions as the New-1' berry jail. T |' We commend the sheriff and hi'sj jailer again for their efforts to em-1' .1 ?v. ? j? I < ploy tne prisoners unuci men | in some useful work' around the place. The yard and surrounding lots are splendidly kept, most of it j being done by the prisoners under . the cruard of the jailer. We further j commend the sheriff for his extensive 1 use of straw ticks instead of mat- j, | 1 ? ^ r\ folr/iC u iresses, cinu ior UIC jjc lca ivv- kj ^ to -see that each prisoner has a , clean bed. I We recommend that the sheriff i add the race, sex, and age of each 1 prisoner to his record book which he 1 keeps in his office. 1 State Board of Charities and Cor- '< rections, 1 By G. Croft Williams, < Secretarv. i m 1 Shannon-Young. On Wednesday afternoon December 24th, Miss Connie Shannon and ? Mr. Mason Young were married at j the Whitmire Methodist parsonage, only a few relatives being present, j The bride is the attractive daughter j of Mr. and Mrs. C. fe. Shannon of j the county. The groom a successful j young farmer of the Clinton section. ^ On Thursday evening the bride's. < parents delightfully enterfained the j' * ? i i J _ i young couple ana a nost 01 irienus j and relatives. Their hospitable and j spacious home was beautifully deco- j " rated in holly and the crackling wood fires gave forth a welcoming warmth. After the guests had mingled for a short time in laughter and conversa- * tion, they were invited into the dining room where they were greeted by two long tables loaded with turkey, [c ham and all the good things that go with an old time turkey supper. When all had been served to the fullest it was getting late and the c guests after bidding good-bye to the young couple and hosts, left feeling ;< woo ?? *?vpnirw to be lone mat kv t?UVJ M?* 0 ? t w , remembered. IMI e Alcoholic liquors are wholly pro- 1 hibited in Turkey and other Moham- j * medan countries. Mahomet forbade { the use of alcohol to his followers. j ?: | t No spot in the British Isles is more a than e ?hty miles from the sea. ' c / / FOR THIRTY FIVE YEARS A RESIDENT WEST END The Mill Management Has Been Kind, Thoughtful and Considerate. Editor Herald and News: To sp'eak of "The Newberry Cot- ' < ton Mill" and the village is to speak Vinrvio f/-. roamr r>f IK wVin livp hfiTt*. KJA. UKJ111\- VV iiiUiij v* vw ...4v , and no term of endearment would be \ too great" to express our appreciation of it, and at the 'same time be true of '"The Njewberry >Jill" and village. There are many of us who have lived here for thirty years. The close cf this year will mark the end of thirty-five years that I have lived here, and I take this opportunity of expressing1- my gr atitude, in an humble way for the kindnesses which have been extended me from time to time by ths mill's successful managers. 1 assure you that I speak the thoughts of every employee in all I say in offering this note of thanks. Our village has been improved * from time to time. The paved streets, shady streets,. , educational advantages, and modern equipped homes make it a desirable place to live and rear families to be enlightened, God-fearing men and women. There are three churches to look after the spiritual side of life; a well * equipped school, and library to enhance the educational side; and a park which would reflect credit to a large city, and a hall, wherein the roung people may partake of games, to develop the social and recreational nature. Electric lights and free house rent are given the operatives, ind the mill authorities take every opportunity of giving clean enjoyment and real pleasure to all who live in the village. The operatives of this ^ill do not move from place to place. It is not it all uncoiAmon to find families who lave been living here for fifteen, ? I -1 J-1- *?A twenty ana tnircy years even, su uiic ;an readily see that they aren't transient. Contenment is the only thing that would keep people in one place like that. Kind overseers, a generous president and superintendent, pleasant office force, far seeingmd liberal directors make contents ment and happiness possible for all who live and work here. The salaries :>f employees have been advanced from time to time with handsome bonus, and now at the Christmas season the mill is giving between S3.000 and $10,0000 in Christmas presents * J ' mi > T . 1' to the employees. ilie i\ew tear ivill begin with quite an inducing raise in salary. There is a nice brick barber shop in the tillage, and an ice house managed by the mill for ;he convenience and comfort of her workers. Th6 village 'S right at the nain part of town. In fact, there is ?vervthinsr to add convenience, joy ^ * V <-* ind comfort to those living here. / In offering this letter of thanks IT"'" s submitted with true thankfulness for all the kindnesses* extended me for the past thirty-five years with ;he sincere hope that the managers md directors of "The Newberry Oot:on Mill" may know and feel that her jperatives really appreciate and are grateful for her every effort to ex;end joy and comfort to her people, md that .we wish for them a merry, iierry Christmas, together with every ?ood thing the New Year holds in store. J. K. Thornton, An Operative. Synopsis Fox News For Monday. Police halt parade of red defenders. Riotous sceres in Fifth Avenue tfew York as three hundred marchers ire dispersed. Draft men here from Russia. Last contingent of eleven hundred >oldiers from Siberia returns home. Aviator risks life. "Rriw if fficl"? to Ho a tail sDin ard ' oop the loop shown in wonderful hrill picture. Coal found in Iowa city. Big mine is unearthed on grounds >f Des Moines capitol building. Arizona honors battle ship. Mayor of Nogales makes presenta;ion to dreadnaught of ten thousand lollar silver service. New Years resolutions. Notables in the news. ^Aviation stunt in this reel posiively most amazing and thrilling feat iver. shown. Notify ail first runs to nake special announcement. Here .londay, January 5. ??? ? A substitute for coke has been chained from fungi dried and ground md mixed with cement and consolilated ty pressure.