The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 30, 1920, Image 1
VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 9. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920. TWICE A WEEK. $2.00 A YEA?
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W INTERESTING MEETING ?
B OF CITY COUNCIL
The city council met on Tuesday J
night in regular session, with all the
| members in attendance.
W The stable manure for the year
f 1920 was sold to Mr. J. C. Sample,;
he being the highest bidder therefor.:
Mr. Sample's bid was $276.00, very ;
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much higher than any other Dia re- ;
ceived. The manure for 1919 sold
for $226.00.
Mr. J. H. Singley resigned as1
policeman for the Newberry mill sec-!
t tion. The authorities of the New- j
ft berry mills recommended that Mr. j
Thomas B. Kibler be elected to the i
vacancy and council approved the
p recommendation. Mr. Kibler goes on
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f-duty on February 1st. .ur. jonn r. ;
Livingston was chosen to the other
vacancy on the police force. Mr. j
Livingston served as policeman a few j
years ago and was recently health ;
officer.
The bonds of the city, amounting to ;
$74,000, which were voted last fall I
and sold by the former council to j
' Marshall & Brother of Charleston 1
have been printed and issued. The
?nrhiVh t.hp bonds were sold
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\ has been received and is being dis- j
^ bursed. This money goes to pay for !
k iie fire equipment, the old opera!
L ^use bonds and the floating debt of j
K ^ town.
Mayor Blease brought up the mat- j
ter of giving the health department
more labor, so that the town may be
kept cleaner. He recommended that
mnrp laborer be added to the
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street cleaning force and that another
laborer and wagon be added for hauling
trash and garbage. The recommendation
was approved and the:
health officer was instructed to add to
his force as recommended.
t Council decided to ask for bids for
ihe opera house for a term of two
years, the new lease to begin on May
1st, when the present lease will ex..lovl
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II structed to advertise for bids and
I their advertisement is published in
this issue. In the new lease the city
will reserve the theatre for twelve
I^Hhights in each yedr> five for the colM
Ke.ee. three for the graded schools and
^^Pfour for local plays and entertain- j
^^ments., In the former lease reserva-J
^ tions were made only for the use of j
^ the college and the graded schools.
I The new reservation will permit the
opera house to be used for local amatuer
plays and exhibitions if any such j
V are desired.
W Mayor Blease nni Alderman WalB
lace, special committee appointed at J
-J nrovinns nipptiny. to !?iak;i reCOm- j
H mendations as to i.ew ordinances for
B the regulation of automobiles and
Bm vehicles and for parking of the same,
W i made their report, which was adopted.
^ The new ordinances arrt to be prepared
by the city attorney and submitted |
for consideration ar.-d iinal adoption j
at the next regular meeting.
The committee on supplies and accounts
reported that they had purchased
the uniforms for the policemen,
health officer, street superin biendent
and fire truck drivers, and
* that the uniforms will soon arrive.
The contract for the uniforms was
le^ to J. H. Summer Co
The mayor informed the council
that the legislative delegation from
this county had been given data for
? the introduction of the bills for inf
eased bonds for street purposes and
r the bond commission and that j
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Senator Johnstone naa promised rum i
to see a/ter Jiese" matters very J
?arly.
* Council Sdjouvned to meet again in
regular session on the night of February
10th.
The Fla Situation.
There is not much to be added to
the flu situation since the last issue
of the paper. The quarantine has
been lifted from Mr. McHardy
Mower's residence, both Mr. and Mrs.
Mower having sufficiently recovered
to admit of that step. There are |
persistent rumors of many cases, but
since the quarantining of the four
. otijer houses mentioned in Tuesday's
'paper, Health Officer S. T. Matthews
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Just before tne nour oi groins to press
on Thursday afternoon that he was
notified to quarantine the homes of
Mr. R. McC. Holmes, Mrs. J. E.
Summer and Mrs. Douglas Hornsby.
P Mr. Ray Fellers was also reported as
k having the flu.
The Young Peoples Mission band
of the Church of the Redemeer will
meet Sunday right at the church a' I
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CROSSINGS' TOLL
BECOMING HEAVIER
The railroad commission in its an-,
nual report to the general assembly i
makes a number of suggestions as to j
legislation which will enable the com- j
mission further to protect the public j
as to railroad crossings; the coordi- j
nation of the duties of telegraph i
operator and express agent with that;
of station agent at small railroad j
stations; some plan to enforce accep-:
tance of the commission's ruling as to j
rates where two corporations serve!
the public jointly; and remedial legislation
as to short line railroads.
Improved highways and' the great-1
ly increased motor traffic have caused
the railroad crossing to,become an
even greater menace, and the com
mission has the toiiowing to say as
to efforts to safeguard the public:
Suggest Improvements.
"It is hardly probable that all
grade crossings can ever be eliminated;
however, some system of protection
appears to be absolutely necessary.
At highway crossings in
South Carolina the railroad commis
sion, complying- with, the statutory
law, requests every railroad company
to erect and maintain standard crossing
warning signs, and in many instances
recently the commission has
required these to be doubled, putting
a siarn from 200 to 400 feet from the
crossing at the side of the highway.
At many points crossing gates are
lowered as trains approach; at some
places flagmen are used; but with all
fViic nthor vehicle drivers and others
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at times ignore these warnings and
the death and injured rate continues
to climb. That some system should,
be devised to more effectively call the
attention of vehicle drivers and others
upon approaching and using grade
crossings is without question, and is
a matter that the commission desires
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to call to the attention of your honorable
body. Some authorities have
suggested impediments in the"-'roadway
before approaching grade crossings.
The most practicable seems to
be possibly a slight depression in the
roadway at some distance from the
crossing, and as the driver approaches
still a greater depression, which
would cause no injury whatever at a
eight or ten mile speed, but would
be most uncomfortable at a higher
rate of speed. However, this is but
a suggestion on the part of the commission
looking to the protection of
life and property and the reduction of
the death rate at places of this kind if
it is possible to do so."
Death of Mr. Stanmore Langford.
Mr. Stanmore George Langford
died of pneumonia after less than a
week's illness at his home in this
city on Tuesday night at 10:80
o'clock. He was 29 years old and is
survived by his widow and four little
sons, besides his mother, Mrs. J.
H. Riser, two brothers, Capt. W. S.
Langford of Wichita Falls, Texas, and
Mr. J. J. Langford of this city, and
also by three sisters, Mrs. W. A.
Asbill and Mrs. C. White Fant of
Wichita Falls and Mrs. H. T. Danner
of Beaufort. He was a son of the
late Geo. A. Langford of Newberry.
It was a shock to his many friends
when they heard that Stanmore Langford
was dead. Many did not know
that he was sick. He performed his
duty up to the day before he was
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portant position of chief operator of
the Southern *Power company in Newberry
under Mr. Jno. C. Gorgans, Jr.,
and had the reputation of being: one
of the best ever holding that office.
immediately at his death Mr. J. J.
Langford got in telephone communication
with his brother in Texas, and
Capt Langford answered that they
would take the next train. It depends
on their arrival for the burial,
which may be Saturday morning,
vvhpn Rev. .7. L. Daniel will conduct
the service, interment in Rosemont
cemetery. The sympathy of the pub;
lie is with the bereaved widow and
the little fatherless children and other
I sorrowing relatives.
Notice to Colored Teachers and
Patrons of Newberry Coanty.
! The delegates from the Tuskegee
negro conference will speak at the
teachers association on Saturday,
January 31st at eleven o'clock a. m.,
at Hoge school building.
Everybody is asked to come out
and hear them as these men are full
of information that will help the farmers
of the count v.
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U. S. Gallman,
Supervisor of Colored Schools.
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CAPITAL NEWS
(By John K
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| Columbia, Jan. 2i).?The general ' ii
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assembly is neanng me en? 01 me j l
third week of the session, and when it | f
recesses at the end of this week, the o
session will in all probability have ' u
been half completed.
The Susan B. Anthony amendmentj a
to the federal constitution, providing 11
for woman's suffrage, is dead, so far t
i as the South Carolina legislature is '
concerned. The senate on Wednes- t
day gave it two knock-out blows. It t
voted 31 to 4 against Senator v
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| Christen sen s rm.iiicui.iuji ir^uiuuun, jj
!' and then voted 30 to 4 in favor of i [
Senator Williams' resolution to re- j t
jeet the amendment. The house last : p
j week, it will be recalled, voted 93 to h
21 in favor ot tine rejection resmu- . i
tion, but has not yet taken a vote j f
on the amendment direct. That South j
Carolina would not ratify the amend- j
ment was definitely known at the be-j ]
ginning of the session, the only sur-, ?
prise being the overwhelming major-! r
ity registered against it in the sen- j r
ate. i j
Senators Christensen, of Beaufort; j (
Walker, of Georgetown; Shelor, of -v
Oconee, and Duncan of Union, were t
the only members of the upper house t
voting for equal suffrage. 'c
Of course, if three-fourths of the ]
states ratify the amendment, it will ;
> become effective in South Carolina, j j
notwithstanding the action of the \
Sduth Carolina (legislature; but if
twelve more states should take the ; ]
same stand as South Carolina, the [ <
federal amendment will be killed, i
Something lite twenty-seven states j
have ratified it, and the suffragists j t
are hopeful of securing the necessary j j
nine more. ;<
Anti-Smoking Bill Killed. j <
The house on Wednesday adopted ]
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an untavoraDie commmee xc^ui i vu -t
the bill which has passed the senate j
to prohibit smoking in public dining (
rooms and eating places, thus killing ; <
the measure. There was no roll call. 11
Not a single member of the house I?
voted for the bill. ! i
The house on Wednesday refused j t
to kill the bill which would repeal the i (
present law prohibiting Greek letter j
fraternities at state institutions of j
higher learning. The law now out- j
laws these fraternities, and it is j j
sought by the measure now pendin* J,
to allow them to be reinstated, wnn j
the approval, however, of the board i
of trustees of the institution. j
Good Roads Committee. !
Following a conference held at the |
governor's office, the members of the .
two houses of the general assembly on
Wednesday selected a joint committee
to frame a good roads measure to j
be introduced in both houses. The j
desire is to coordinate the various
suggestions into a harmonious bill .
which will appeal to all advocates ot |.
good roads. The house committee is s
composed of one member from each ^
congressional district, as follows: j ^
Representatives W. F. Berguson of, \
Charleston, 1st district; B. W. Miley ! of
Bamberg:, second district; T. P. A
Dickson of Anderson, third district; ]
D. T. Kinard of Laurens, fourth dis- {
trict; W. R. Bradford of York, fifth (
district; D. L. McLaurin of McCoii, |}
sixth district; J. B. Atkinson of Spar- j (
tanburg, I;
The senate members are Senators 1
Pearce of Columbia; McColl of c
Marlboro; Young: of Charleston, and c
Watkins of Anderson.
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The house has adopted and sent to c
the senate a measure to provide for S
the changing of the state's fiscal i
year so as to begin on July 1, instead }
of January 1, as at present. This \
change is desirable, foi* many rea- 1
sons which have already been stated [
fully in this correspondence.
For Increased Pay. ?
Among the bills passed in the I
lower house and sent to the senate <
is the Berry bill to increase the sal- I
aries of members of the general as- s
11? ' C* O AO ? cooeinn tn 5400
semoiy irum a >v Y ,
If approved by the senate, the act t
would not become effective until next j
session. The bill was amended or
motion of Mr. Bradford of York, to 1
increase the salary of the speaker of '<
the house from $400 to $750 instead
of to $500 as first proposed. i
Another measure to be sent to the (
upper house was that by Messrs. J
Hamblin and Busbee to prevent <
teachers with tuberculosis or othi>r j '
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nfectious diseases from teaching: in
hf> nnhlip schools. A certificate
rom the county health officer or
ther reliable physician is required
nder the bill.
The Barnwell bill, providing an
nnual tax of $1.25 on each dog in
he state, was passed and sent to
he senate.
The Dreher amendment to the Ausralian
ballot law was returned to
he house from the senate last night
nth slight modification by the up- j
ier house. The law now allows the
lliterate voter to choose one of
hose who are to assist him at the
>recinct in filling out his ticket. If!
te does not designate one of these,!
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fle uutnu^cxa name mu ?
ormeriy.
Some Measures Killed.
Among the measures killed in the
louse was that by Mr. Paslay of
Spartanburg to regulate the employnent
of persons infected with transnissible
venereal diseases and ap- j
Ni.'ori frt cn/>Vi npv?nns as laundresses.1
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rooks, nurses or other domestic ser-1
rants. The bill would have required
;h<? employer to give information as
;o the diseased person to the board
>f health. The enacting words of the
>ill were stricken out by a vote of
38 to 23. Violations were a misdeneanor
and punishable by a fine or
imprisonment.
Another measure killed was the
Davis-Fulmer bill to hold teachers to
contracts during the school year in
tvhicb fliey were employed.
The ways and means committee 1)111
:o abolish the state tax commission
and to create instead a board of three
state tax assessors was made a special'
>rder. These three members would
oe elected by the legislators and not
ippointed by the governor as now
provided.
Mr. McLaurin of Marlboro frankly
stated on the floor of the house that
;he measure xvas directed at the personnel
of the state tax commission,
md that it was thought the legislaure
could elect better than tho rov?rnor
could appoint.
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Bown|an-Summer.
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Dlicity was solemnized on Wednesday
norning when Miss Florence Bowman
jecame the bride of Mr. Roy Sumner.
Rev. Kerr officiating, the im-;
jressive ring service of the Presby;erian
church being used. In the
presence of intimate friends and the
mmediate family the popular couple 1
lighted their troth.
The always beautiful "color scheme '
)f green and white was effectively
lsed throughout the house, the rooms j
)eing thrown en suite. Under an i
irch graceful in traceries of smilax j
md ivy, from the center of which was j
;uspended a shower of bride's roses :
ied with white tulle, the marriage |
rows were taken. Broad satin ribjons
forming an aisle led to the arch,
ro the sound of Lohengrin's
vedding march played by Mrs.
Rurnptt of Columbia,
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lainty little Hulda Summer, in j
:risp white organdie and rib- j
)ons, carrying the ring in the heart j
)f a rose led the procession. Mrs.
Tim Walker of Charlotte, charming- J
V crowned in taupe embroidered j
.'hiffon, wearing a large black hat and
arrying pink killarreys followed, j
The groom entered next with the best
nan, Mr. Dave Caldwell, 'i lie bride I
:ame in on the arm of her father.
She was never lovelier than as a
wide. The severely simple lines of
ler navy suit and chic little black
iat, were wonderfully becoming.
3er flowers were a corsage of sweet
3eas and orchids.
A lovely recetion was held inimeliately
after the ceremony. A deicious
salad course, followed by
roffee and cake, was served. The
>ride's register was graciously presided
over by Mrs. Burns.
In the drawing room were displayid
the many beautiful gifts to these
foung folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Summer have gone to
S'ew York and other^ppints north for
i two weeks stay.
Out of town guests were: Miss
r,r P, WO T^u "1 itt
)f Columbia, Mrs. Jahnz of Charles- j
:on, Mrs. Walker of Charlotte. Mr. '
i. L. Summer of Greenville and Miss j
"ranees Sch.>]tz of Charlotte. j
PRESIDENT R. M. MIXSON G
TALKS TO NEWBERRY FARMERS
Notwithstanding the very inele- >
ment weather last Monday a good
many farmers were at the court house
attending the meeting of the Ameri- f
can Cotton association of Newberry >
county, holding a good meeting and tl
hearing an address by President R. \
M. Mixson of the South Carolina divi- o
sion. The meeting in Newberry was f
important in that it was the opening
of a series of meetings in the state, I
and that it was learned that the j
farmers can sell 300,000 bales of cot- J A
ton at the following figures according \
to grade: Low middling, 41 cents; js
strict good ordinary, 39; good ordi- j
nary, 37; and ordinary, 35 cents, j J
Eighty per cent paid in cash, balance j
secured by note bearing 6 per cent ; J
interest, given by a syndicate of j
banks and guaranteed by their gov-! (
ernment. This is the first call. A
srood many farmers have put in ap-! c
plication to sell. j
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Qualify Yourselves As Voters. j
Before very long we hope to have ! j
elections in the City of Newberry on J
j matters of great importance. To j j
I vot-e in these elections one must have j 1
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; n mnniciDal registration certificate, j (
To get such certificate it is necessary j ]
for the voter to have a Newberry j.
county registration certificate, and he }
must show that he has paid all taxes,
state, county and municipal, due by }
him. County registration certificates ]
can only be obtained on t{ie first ^
Monday's in the month. Uvery j,
white man, entitled t<y vote in th# j
city, who is interested in building up .
Newberry, should secure a county (
certificate, if he has not one already.
The county board of registration (
meets at the store of Mr. R. C. (
Sligh, under the opera house. The (
next meeting will be held on Mon- ]
day, February 2nd. If you have no ,
registration certificate, get one on .
J that day. Take good care of your
certificate and your tax receipts. .
Respectfully, ,
Eugene S. Blease.
Mayor. 1
j January 29, 1920. .
| Price-Gilliam.
A marriage of much interest '
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throughout the state, was tnat 01 iuiss
Ruth Price of Newberry to Mr. Robert
Ryan Gilliam of Whitmire, S. C.,
which took place Wednesday at ,
5:30 o'clock. Onlv a few friends
of the bride and groom witnessed the J
eremony which was performed by the !
bride's pastor, the Rev. J. W. Carson. 1
Immediately after the ceremony
I the bridal party motored to the
| bride's parents, several miles west of
j Newberryon the Appalachian highway J
The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. D. !
Price was the seat of a beautiful I
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| reception given in nouui ui ollu j
Mrs. Gilliam. The lower floor of the
house was thrown open to the many j
guests. Pink and white candles y
daintily lighted the spacious walls; j {
casting their soft and flickering lights x
tVin Vionsp showiner the purple | $
but beautiful decorations of pink and | 1
white carnations, giving the effect of 5
a scene of loveliness. s
Promptly at 6:30 o'clock the bridal ^
party assembled, being received in the
massive hall by Mesdames John H. j
i ur Ruff After receiving ,
aim ?? .
the congratulations of their many!
friends the party was ushered into t
the dining1 room where a delicious
course of salad, followed by pink
and white ices with cake was served j
by Mrs. S. W. Brown, Misses Mattie
Cromer, Roberta Lominick. Sallie c
, Gilliam, Olivia Stewart, Kathleen
Wendt, Eva and Mary Price. As the
quests finished eating souvenirs were
pined on each one by Misses Ella j
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ter the reception the bride donned a t
spring suit of navy blue with accessories
to match. Amid showr^s of rice ,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam left for their ^
home in Whitmire. {
Mrs. Gilliam was a popular young
(lady of Newberry, she held a responsible
position with The Bell Telephone
company and shall be greatly missed
by that firm as well aa the social side
here. Mr. Gilliam is a prominent
young business man of Whitmire, S. j
C. He recently served in the World's ^
War with the 61st Coast Artillery, j
displaying many noble deeds in honor
of his country. We number him as
one of South Carolina's heroes in the i
conflict of nations. j
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Apparatus that massages women's :
throats with sprays of water to im- *
prove their contour has been invent- 1
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NEWBERRY COMMENCEMENT
iewberry College, Newberry, S. C.r
January 28th, 1920.
A change from the old program
or the commencement season of
lewberry college will be observed
his year. Instead of closing on
Wednesday the exercises will close
n Tuesday. The program will be as
ollows:
Sunday, June 6th, 11:30 A. M.?baccalaureate
sermon.
Sunday, June 6th, 8:30 P. M.?
Lddress to College Y. M. C. A.
Monday, June 7th, 10:00 A. M.?
Jophomore Declaimer's Contest.
Monday, June 7th, 3:30 P. M.?
Annual Meeting, Board of Trustees.
Monday, June 7th, 8:30 P. M.?
unior Oratorical Contest.
Tuesday, June 8th, 10:00 A. M.?
Commencement Day.
Tiiesrlar -Time 8t.h. 12:00 M. Lun
heon given by College Club.
Tuesday, June 8th, 1:3(? P. M.~Uumni
Address.
Tuesday, June 8thr 2:15 P. M.?
VIeeting Of Alumni Association.
The exercises will, as usual, be
leld in the city opera house, except
;he Sophomore contest, and the luncheon,
the first will be held in Hol
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and Hall, the luncheon witn tne
alumni address in a place to be anlounced
later.
Rev. W. R. Sowers, Irmo, S. C., the
mountain orator of the South Carolina
Synod, has accepted the invitation
of the college Y. M. C. A. to
make the Sunday night address. J.
L<. Gog^ans, Esq., class of 1898, now
i leading lawyer of Dallas, Texas, will
deliver the alumni address.
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The debating, teams ior twe imer*
society debate and for the triangular
contest, Newberry, Presbyterian
college of Clinton, and Wofford, have
been selected. These names together
with the subject for debate and the
time will be announced later.
The work of the college so far this
term has been eminently satisfactory. '
Class room work is going on smoothly
and successfully. Coach Sullivan
has in hand a basket ball team that
will hold its own among the strongest.
He has even from our small bunch
[)f "Co-edsM organized a basket ball
team who justly think themselves
'invincible."
The standing committee of the
r>oard of trustees, Hon. George S.
Mower, chairman, are giving careful
study toward mapping out a plan for
miMinc this summer. The difficulties
n the way, high costs, uncertainty
is to securing: material and labor, are
,Tevy great, but this committee will
:ake care of the best interests of
he college and her students.
Legionaires of Newberry.
The local post of the American
Legoin has been conducting a quiet
ranvass among members to secure
:unds with which to furnish several
ooms in the old court house to be
ised as writing, reading and athletic
ooms and meeting place. More than
>200 has been raised, but they have
lot yet stopped working to make the
sum greater, for it will take a tidy
;um to make the old court house comfortable
for the boys. Post Comnander
Hal Kohn showed us the folowing
letter, which shows the spirit
>f cooDeration from a member who
loes not even live where he will get
:o enjoy the benefits of the club
com:
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 8th, 1920.
rellow Legionaires:
I am in receipt of your letter of
;ome time ago and glad to know our
>ost is one of the best in the state.
I will ask you to pardon me for
lot answering before now, but as I
lave been away from home for the
ast three weeks I could not attend to
he matter.
I am enclosing my check for, $5.00
md hope to be in Newberry soon*
Wishing you an even better success
n the future, I am,
Yours truly,
Jas. 0. Livingstone,
n 1918 Sumter St. 4
Water*.MilUtead.
Miss Nishie Waters and Mr. Marcus
Vlillstead, both of Mollohon Mill
illage, were married on Tuesday at
tfollohon by Rev. A. E. Smith.
The city is so crowded some days it
s no pleasure to walk the streets,
>ushing through the mass on the
lavements and dodging automobiles
it corners. Everybody is "going it"
hese latter days. People are money
nau.