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% VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 2. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920. TWICE A WEEK. S2.00 A YEAS
BIG CORPORATION
TO STORE COTTON
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K Gigantic Company Formed to Extend
Over South.?Buys In
This State.
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t> it ill The
U>Jf X. ? - Washington,
D. C., Jan. 1.?Ar-:
rangements are practically complete ;
for the formation of a gigantic ccr- \
poration to combine and standardise,
a large portion oi the cotton compressing
and warehousing facili.ics;
of the South and to c -.ab::;;a rcw !
ones on an unlimited s ale throughoat
the cotton c.T-.ct've C liar-:
Jester, Cc!a:nl;:a and Greenville.
L Announcement oi" 1 e r . . L
12 u3 tc day by ?. R. T
secretary c.? the 2'?. ional AsseeiaKk
t:cn cf Cot ion IJar.u " .'turovs.
H Wilson is r.lco of the
B^World Cotton cor.:'e*.vcenc a::
HI recent meeting
KBteclareu adequate warehousing to bo
^a, "paramour.: necessity" in 2:a:iciting
and distributing the American
cotton crop. Identified with the undertaking
are many prominent
Southern and Eastern cotton spinners,
producers, brokers and bank-,
ers. Arrangement already has been j
f-.. made, declares Mr. Wilson, for ?c.i
-quiring established properties worm f
millions, including no fewer than 65 i
compress plants.
The corporation in process of for-!
mation will be known as the Union j
Warehouse Compress. The organiza- j
tion is being perfected by the Union \
Cotton Warehouse Organization cor- j
poration which has had experts sur
L vey the whole field of warehousing
-and compressing of cotton and work
out plans of development that have
heen aDDroved by the backers of the
enterprise. Options have been taken
on scores of compresses and ware- j
"houses as well as sites for new ones
in various localities of the South;
where additional facilities are need-,
ed.
Allocation Poor.
"It has long been well known in the
% -cotton industry," says Mr. Wilson,
"that sufficient facilities already exist
to house most of the cotton oiTered
for storage. However, the alloca-,
-fVioco w*>rpVinnsp^ that
CXV/XZ VJ. iavwv " V
ft thejr do not adequately serve the
| storage r.eeds of the producer, merr
chant and spinners. They are not loL
cated with respect to distribution so
J as to best serve the needs of the
t trade. For this reason much cotton
' that ought to be stored is now kept j
in open lots, streets and on plantations
with the result that each year's
crop suffers millions of dollars worth
of loss from 'country damage/ many
of the existing warehouses are so
I poorly corstructsd and carelessly
op era'ec! that insurance rates for cotton
stored in them are abnormally
high and receipts for stored stocks
j are in many cases unsatisfactory
k _ collateral for bank loans.
W "Many Southern bankers declare
they would rather loan money on cotton
than on real estate but the
"trouble has been and still is with the
chr.r&cter of the warehouse receipts,
as evidence of the cotton's safely, i
? . - ownership, weight and delivery abil-:
^ ity.
"Fully coilversant with these conditions
and the need for improving
them both in the interest of the grower
and spinner, a group of men concerned
from various argles with the
o vrt Avrron71f?(T o
VUtlUli UlUUOUJ CUV/
poration for the purpose of standard|
izir.gr warehouses in both the South
f and the North."
In as much as cotton warehousing
| and compressing are allied opera'
tions the Union Warehouse and
Compress companies will enter extensively
into the compression of cotton
with the view of compressing as
many bales as possible to an even
density. High density presses will
} be installed in those plants where
such presses are not used. !
Many Plants in Deal.
And the most of the warehousing J
facilities will be increased. The com ?rp55
nlants t.n bp tp.ken over bv the
L new organization Mr. Wilson an^
Tiounced are those of the Atlantic'
Compress company with 12 plants in
Florida, Georgia and Alabama, those
I of the Newburger Cotton company
with 26 plants in Arkansas. Tennessee,
Mississippi, and Louisiana, and
' "those of the St. Louis Compress company
controlled by the Lesser Goldman
interest chie^y in Arkansas a^rl
Missouri. The scattered presses will
k be taken over. Spccial attention will
be paid by the company to the con:
A MINIMUM WAGE
OF $90 A MONTH |
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This sum is to Be Fa'd if Recommendations
is Carried Out.
Columbia, Dec. 31. ? Governor
Cooper today mads public recom-;
mendarior.s by a committee represent
I:-g the S;ate Board of Education,
which recommendations embrace
a State-wide and constructive
policy for the public schooh of
l.:u.h Carolina.
Among the vCv ommendaiions are
that there shall bo a minimum v;cs;z
a * ;'-0 a month for c'.l t -.
'.c.'.chers for irus menihs, ?100 a
month for principals of a two or
-j |, /- ^ - .- "J - * % c #i}> ? 1 1 ft \ rv * * ?
til. v ? ? *w t. . w ? c ?. v/ * y - i w ? *? ~ ?
-1- "-i7 Sf?nOfM3 and
schools. ,
The creating cf a State beard for
c:.. mining and certificating teachers
is : '?.o r2ccrv1v.cv.0za a! on:: iv' ii religious
teaching in the public schools
and a more liberal u:.e of the public
health benefits as may be applied to
* o - r- p 1 ? r* f> | o
Adequate and properly constructed
buildings is also emphasized and it is
rcecmii'iended.that all construction be
under the immediate supervision of
a Slate school architect.
Finances is <ho great drawback to
clie system, and the committee points
out that instead of $5,000,000 being
expended in the public schools as last j
year, there is immediate necessity for,
$12,000,000.
The committee in suggesting minimum
salaries for county superintend- j
?
ems suggests tnai, uic oaiaij ava
these officials should be at least
$1,800 a year. The report concludes
with pointing out the necessity of rewriting
the State Constituion because
of the limitations of the organic law
as to public schools. The report was
prepared at the request of Governor j
Cooper by President Snyder, of Wof-;
ford, State Superintendent Swear-!
inger, Dr. S. H. Edmunds, of Sumter;)
E. H.* Montgomery, of Blacksburg,
and W. L. Brcoker, of Florence. It
will be adopted by the State board
1 ? A CCOiM.
UT.U plU&CillCU IV Llie u^uviui
fcly.
mB3j.w -
"Is a Hojr Wor'h The Price?"
The Swine Growers association for
Florida will held a joint meet in 2: with
!
associations from Alabama, Georgia.
? ^ 1 n i.i.
Mississippi, Aortfc Larouna ana soutn j
Carolina at Jacksonville on January i
20, 21 and 22.
Mr. V/. P. Smith of the Kinards j
Keg farm will attend the meeting I
and in fact is on the program to d's-1
cuss the question, "Is a hog worth j
the price?" Fact is Mr. Smith j
knows something about a hog and he
can tell the members. Ills farm ranks
away at the top in the number of,
registered hogs among all the farms j
in the United States.
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presses an5 storage facilities at big I
concentration points like Norfolk, i
Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta, Mo- j
bile, Houston, St. Louis and Memphis
and to supplying them with increased
and standardized seryice.
It is ako planned to organize a
subsidiary corporation whose business
will be to buy and sell cotton receipts
and acceptance thus facilitai
ting the financing of cotton in stor- j
age. The movement is in line with j
recommendation made by represents- j
tives of all cotton interests at the j
world conference held in New Or-1
leans. They pledged their suppoii; to !
undertakings locking to the develop-}
mer.t of a better warehousing svs- j
tem for cotton. An efficient and ade- j
quate system cf warehousing will be |
cf great advantage to both produc
ers and consumers and Wilson de-1
clares it will prevent the losses now I
occurring because of the hasty way
c"rh b*'sr cotton crop is marketed,
will tend to stabilize prices and in
sure proper distribution of the crop j
which now is worth more than $2,000.000
000 a year.
The Gordon McCabe company compressers
at Charleston and Columbia
will be taken into the Union company.
They will be much enlarged. The
Standard Warehouse company at i
Columbia will also be taken over, j
Cooper and Griffin of Greenville and j
Spartanburg will be absorbed and en- I
larged and storage facilities increas-1
ed, while at Rock Hill a warehouse ;
will either be purchased or built j
immediately. This is the most;
gigantic plan for warehousing on a
large scale ever undertaken and Is the j
outcome of many conferences and
ir.it-.,, deliberation on the subject, i
LOSSES BY WEEVIL
DEPENDS ON STATE
j
Cooper Urr?es Farmers and Business
Men to Use Weapon cf Common j
Sense to Stay Fest.
I
The S"ate. !
Governor Cooper ye:terd?;* issue.'i
i inil to fanners and business men]
I TTi count 03 mic * o> tiie oon v: c!
| v*! io r.'I 'he se.Les of :::33. :::p:-3 <
j arvr.r.f::d ly . cn college next |
! fow v.ceks to d' :i! 3 lac-iiuvcs v. *th |
I irh'cli to combat the invasion. It !
! . ':i be the cf -.ho ; ccnle thrn- j
: "elves. the governor points cut, if]
; : o ^Cn c;2 Oth V f1 ' ^ <5 !
rer, with t-vo n:ectirT3 daily up,
through January 24. Governor j
'Cccpe""j r-"c;:i lei lev.;:
| "'7 P?.?u';h '" srclfra ~u.7ots rs m^ch j
[ from the boll T>eev3 as soma other j
sttiles have, it will oe, 10 a cvn^ uzl-able
extent, our own fault. We have
| before us the experience of other
.T'r.tes, arc! should prcni to the fullest
! by their sufferings and experiments,
i In a statement recently sent to me by
j W. W. Long of Clemson college, he
I calls attention to the fact that, as a
! rule, farmers throughout the boll
j w eevil area have almost always plantj
ed one full crop too many. I hope
[we will avoid this error; that we will
I nf VrotlS. and
j tUill tu x 7
I learn the methods for combatting Ihe |
1 boll weevil, so that cur losses may be
j reduced to the minimum.
"Clemson college ha^s arranged to
i hold a series of meetings in the boll
weevil infested counties of South
' Carolina, the meetings to begin Jan- j
j uary 6. I urge that farmers and j
j others attend these meetings. Men j
| who have studied the bell weevil, who j
j knew his eiTects nr.d also how bast j
! to avoid the disasters he has seme- j
t:mes brought, will be on hand to explain
what s':eps are necessa?*y. If j
t]""c people of the s^a^e will but heed
the advice that is to be given, will but i
inform them?eTve3 on the subject nr.d j
act accordingly, we shall have no,
- - ' i-i- -- r. ? u^n
'Treat distress DrougllS Oil uy uir UU1I i
weevil. I can not urge too strongly;
the necessity for farmers and busi*---s
men in infested counties to (
i make the most of the opportunity to |
| learn cf the boll weevil, and in an-'
j ticipation of his depredations make j
i urcvision to prevent economic tus;
I tress.
i j
1 "Fighting the boll weevil is not'
such a complicated process: it is ,
I largely the use of common ser.-c. and
I a-rlication of methods which, in!
istates have long since prove.; '.;.e:r.
! worth. If we act in time and in con-:
I cert, we need rot fear serious loss." i
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EACIC FROM FLORIDA
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W. A. McSwain, Insurance C*m-!
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rr i;??
missioner, YISUS * cruauuiaa.
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The State, 3rd. i
W. A. McSwain, state insurance;
commissioner, has returned to Colum-;
bia after a v:sit of several days to
Femandina and Jacksonville, Fla. |
While in Femandina, Mr. McSwain
inspected tha plant of the
Seminole Oil and Fertilizer company,!
which concern deals in fish oil and
fob scT.p The concern hai been
crraT^ted a permit to sell stock in
Scurh Carolina.
Prices of sea roods in Femandina,
Mr. McSwain said yesterday, were
very moderate and the town nas a
number of points of interest to encrage
the attention of visitors, but
the decided aroma from the fish
scrap industry rather blunted Mr.
McSwain's appreciation of Fer-;
nandina's other charms.
Officers Make Raid. ?
A part of a still was found on a,
creek near Little Mountain in rear of
Kenry Mayer's house Sunday afternoon
by Sheriff Blease and Deputies
Taylor and Dorroh. The still was
found in the yard of Mayer. The
officers destroyed about 3-4 of a barrel
of mash and part of the still; the ;
other part was brought to jail along
with Mayer, who is charged with operating
same. Mayer will be tried
i*' the term ^e^erol <;fi"-sioriS
court. It is very likely that his case
will then ;:o to the U. S. court.
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TRACHOMA BARS
DOORS OF SCHOOL
Pupils cuffering Fx*om Disease Will
Be Excluded.
The Slate, 3rd.
Children affected with trachoma
i will be excluded from public schools
cn liic ground that the disease is ccntagicus,
Dr. James A. Ksyne, state
heal ii ciiicev, said yesterday.
i - * - J* 7 lit.
1:10 Sir.13 ccava C'i axiii-.u, tttiu.u?r.';
to Dr. Ilayne, inlands to stand
I squarely behind Dr. John rl ci-IulI en,
| Unit:;! Sva'.es public her.ith service, in
y < c~: ?;'vo the eyesight
cT c! " 1- "o berry county. A
clinic lies been crened in Newberry
. : -1 Tr.himself fs in
i ein... o* i-\ v/.cu.-'.i it is probable
i'lr.i he will leave Newberry today
: cr tor. c row. /
I \ -"ryr.e or.id yesterday that the
:t :c. r.:y rev. r't:l of the ctr.lc would
;'e leqnsr.ed to ijindcr an oyrn'-m as
j i-o the : j^Trrity c-f the stale health
: c:licer to cx elude a clrld from school
:n erne the child is su/erin^ '-cm tra|
v hen:a according*to tf-e diagnosis of
public heal h c.Trials ar.d at the
! same time has a certificate from another
physician to the effect that it
hrs not trachopia. Dr. Ilayne will
ask the attorney general if the state
board of health has final/control in
such a case.
The trachoma situation in Newberry
has been more or less in the
public eye for some weeks, and a
number of children of that-community
have certificates to the effect
that they have not trachoma. It is
possible that public health officials
will.diagnose some of these cases as
being trachoma. In such a case
some controversy may possibly arise
' Jl - ? -J * M 4-V* r\ cfoffl
as to me junsuicwuu vx
board of health.
At its recent meeting in Columbia,
before Dr. McMullen went to Newberry,
.the executive committee of
the state beard of health passed a
resolution to the effect that it regard
as fira! the findings of Dr. McMullen.
This action v. as taken as a result ci
! a controversy over diagnosis of cases
1 in Newberry, Dr. J. W. Jervey of
j Greenville, holding that several
the children whom he examined did
r.ot have trachoma while other physiciars
held that they did have the ciis
case. When Dr. McMullen went to
t Newberry in company with Dr.
Ilr.yre. he e"amine:1 many children
and diagnosed many of the cases as
trachoma.
The Ne'.vbcrry Legion.
I The Iccal post cf the American Len-inn
held its first meeting in the
o
new heme of the post, the old court
house, on January 1st. This meeting
was well attended and the questions
which came up for discussion were
joined in by most of those present.
A report was made by the chairman
of the committee appointed to canvass
all members for a contribution
for furnishing a suitable club room
for this post and it was learned that
.$132.50 had been raised, augmented
by a gift of $50 for magazines which
was made by the local post of the
Red Cross. This was very encouraging
and the rading room, writing room
' -il-l-li- Vioort
ana ciini^uc iuu hawaii^h
planned now seem assured and work
is going on to getting the place furnished
and in readiness for an opening
in the near future.
The Newberry County post new
has a membership of 110 and County
Organizer Hal Kohn states that a
flourishing pest has been started in
Whit nine and that Burke Wise in
Little Mountain has sent him application
for charter and 10 membership
cards. The boys are fast realizing
the advantage of joining such an
organization and of sticking together.
Congress realizes what the
legion stands for and on December
15th, they had representatives from
every state in the Union to meet in
Washington and confer with the
Bureau of War Risk insurance in
order to draw up legislation which
will be fair to the disabled veterans.
This recognition from the governwiovif
cVi/mxtc fVinf the lesrion has a
uitvfi w ^
great future and that it is rapidly
taking a front stand in the nation for
the rights of soldiers and 100 per
cent. Americanism.
mtam
Death of Infant.
The nine-months old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. F. Campbell died in
Columbia on Sunday and was brought
to Newberry Meiulr.y cn the C. N.
S: L. train for burial r.t Beth Eden.
OPEN CHALLENGE
I j
; Specialist Declares Public Health
Service Wrong.
j The State. :
j On December 23, Dr. Kibler of)
1 ~ * * i ir* .ioo^r*
uoiumma ana mysen examui^a oo ui
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SO eases in Newberry schools diag-;
rosed trachoma by Dr. Goodwin of:
the Unhed States public health ser-'
! vice. Of these S3 Dr. Xibier pro|
r.cur.ccd 13 trachoma, 14 suspicious,
'and 11 not trachoma. This is the'
| record. I gave It my opinion that not,
j a sb;;'ie p e of the:e eases was tra- j
' chcma, sr.. I co reverted to the state
:
' toar-'l of heal'.k, v.-'x l i reasons,
! \ , ,, 4 !
1 y s-.a.oi, wr.y there ca:-cs
[wove vc. and cculd no- be trichcna..
j No reanor.;?, beyond personal opinions,;
: i v - been given i?c*.* ' positive
' diagnosis of trachoma.
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| Another public health service sar-j
: "-cor. T'-\ ric.lullen. was tlt^n called
! in, and he examined the entire series!
1 ci SO casts, diagnosing 50 trachoma |
; and CO as not being this disease. His |
j O'.vn ^cllsague in tiie unitea b:aie3i
! public health service has therefore !
j repudiated Dr. Goodwin's diagnosis j
i in approximately 40 per cent, of the i
eases. This is a serious discrepancy,!
i indeed in such a situation, but the
'aftermath is even more so. It is reported
that 50 cases were operated
on for trachoma January 2 by the
j doctors of the public health service,
who established a free clinic for the I
purpose. Presumably these were the
50 cases which represented all that
Dr. McMullen diagnosed trachoma.
These children and their parents were
forced into consenting to an operation
by being given the alternative
of exclusion from the schools. At
the time of operation the parents
were required by public health ser
| vice officials to sign releases absolving
t the surgeons of all responsibilities
! concerning the outcome of the casas.
I It was a shrewd move to operate prej
cipitately and unceremoniously on
j these 50 defenseless children. Now
; the public health service can say to
j anyone surveying the situation, "Of
J co^rre. no trachoma is here now; we
j stamped it all out, operating on and
' " tt Vnf ontr/-\r>rk with i
| curing an i to un^uiiv **?
! any evrcrience in the premises knows
I that 100 per cent. operative cures
I trachoma without recurrence is a
! ridiculous impossibility even at hands
j of most skilled specialists.
Thus, however, the situation is astutely
beclouded and for a time
truth must remain in doubt. But not
for very lor.?, for it is happily with
; in my power and my intentions to
; prove not only that 1 \\ere is not and
; has been no trachoma in Newberry
! schools, but that every school in th?
I
j state will show precisely similar eye
! conditions to those found in the Newberry
schools.
Ten days a^o l offered officially to
allow my eye to be inoculated from
' the eye of any of the 38 children exj
amined by me. This would have been;
' an p.isv wav of proving facts. The |
: challenge was ignored. Why I do I
| not know. I now propose that we get
| Dr. Deschweinitz of Philadelphia or i
j Dr. Weeks of New York, perhaps the J
I most distinguished oculists of this i
j country to visit Newberry. If either j
j finds a single case of trachoma among i
? Ml i
i the 38 cases seen by me I win pay an j
( expenses for the services. If he fails j
| io find a positive case among this,
i number, then the state beard cf:
i i
! heaUh to pay all expenses. That is j
I an open challenge. Lastly, I make j
i a third proposal, and this I shall in-;
' sist upon to a convincing degree,j
namely, I stand ready at any time to
demonstrate to any reputable committee
of physicians that exactly the;
same conditions as to folliculosis or j
follicular catarrh of conjunctiva |
(erroneously designated in Newberry
as trachoma) exists in every other
private and public school in the
state of South Carolina, United
j States and the world at large. That
is the third open challenge. There
are no strings tied to any of them.
is KAffla/) until it. TQ CpttlpH
j i\u limit; 10 ocu-itu uuvu iw ?
! right. My professional acumen has
been questioned by some at least who
are not well known in the world of
ophthalmology. By virtue of prestige
of government service, these "experts"
seem to have gained tempor- j
ary advantage in the argument. He
laughs best who laughs last, though j
truly it is not much of a laughing
| matter for poor little kids, who have
j been cast wholesale into the shambles
j cf this "government clinic." God <
SHERIFF SANDERS
MUST SHOW r \US?
Andersen Officer May Be Removed
fcjT Cooper.
The State.
Anderson, Jan. 3. ? Governor
Cooper has ordered Sheriff J. Olin
Sander? of Anderson county to apnva/i-it'wa
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JJCilJLT cli i:i'Z \;a^v.uu;v^ vuumvv^w *?
Columbia, 2! or day, January 12, to
snow Cc v o viiy his commission aii
the gcver: or"3 appointee to fill-thcu::
expire." term c." Sheriff Ashley, resigned,
should net be revoked, and
his ciT.ce declared vacant.
Acccr.ipanvir.? the order served by
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the governor upon the Anderson
C..C j i v. niu.icer c 1 ciiidav^ts anc
r.-tcmer.ts, i" eluding an affidavit
frr.r.1 E. LL C'Bryant, a letter from
S. h Y-Thittcn, foreman of Ar.derc
n eour.ty grand jury, and the report
cf an investigation of the sheria's
cfilce by James H. Craig, state
bark examiner, and ether a.Tidavits
concerning official transactions.
Mr. 0'Bryant's affidavit is to the
cnect that while on duty as policeman,
in the city, he had occasion to v
call at his home unexpectedly, and
he found.his wife was not in tb^:
room, but that the door to an
joining room was locked. Upon di
manding entrance he found Sh ~:i. r
Olin Sanders in this room with i.^
wife. Both admitted illicit relations
and Sheriff Sanders covered him with
a pistol until he left the house, according
to the affidavit.
The report of Mr. Craig is of some
length and covers an audij; of the
books of the sheriff's office, especially
in the matter of delinquent tax
executions and depositions of fines.
Other affidavits are by B. R. Billiard,
relating to the payment of certain
fines to the sheriff; W. F. Moats,
relating to his paying a fine to the
sheriff; John W. Sammons, chief of
police of Anderson, concerning information
regarding whiskey case3
furnished the sheriff. E? R. Hillzard
made affidavit to the effect that slot
machines seized bf Sheriff Ashley
were ordered demolished by Sheriff
Sanders and that the money to the
? mount of $340 was taken cut, and
this was deposited in the name of the
sheriff in a local bank.
R. E. Jvmkin, former jailer,,
makes affidavit relating to persons
nrt'f inil Cil
liUO VVliUllVU WW ^ - 0
names.
As ordered in the formal order
from the governor, Sheriff Sanders
will appear before the governor at
*he date and time set forth to.show
cause.
A C^rd of Thanks.
We wish to egress our profound
gratitude to our many faithful and
sympathetic neighbors and friends,
vfco showed such keen consideration
arcl irt^reit during the protracted
affliction of our beloved wife and
mother. It was you, neighbors and
friends, that helped to make it bearable.
Your untiring kindness shall
never be forgotten.
We extend to the several physicians,
who attended her, our sincere
appreciation and find consolation in
the fact that you applied all that
medical science could impart. We
thank Dr. Hentz especially for his
joyful and willing response both day
and night. And last, but by no
means least, we appreciate from the
' ?ahr* Koort flio Trtvirto* cn.T"e
US!Ji.i:3 VI UUt uvutv a
that Rev. Hite exercised over her
soul.
Grateful!;/,
B. M. Suber and family.
Card of Thanks.
Editor Herald and News:?Please
mrn mo a li fflp snare in vour valued
^,1* V AiiV C4 ~1 v
paper to say a few words to express
cur hearty thanks for such substantial
gifts we have received from our
friends through the past holidays.
Many presents in table supplies such
as nice fresh meats, hams, canned
goods and potatoes, besides a gift
from the members of Dominick
Art in msIi annthflr
CliUltll vi ywv.vv a a a
gift that came from members and
friends from Smyrna and Dominick
churches that represented a cash gift
of $400.00. These gifts in money
will make it easier for us to meet
old H. C. L. and fills our hearts with
gratitude.
Gratefully,
T. C. Croker.
save the mark.
J. W. Jervey, M. D.
Greenville.
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