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_______ V L VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 25. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA* Ik , ? I i i - Br BUILDING AND LOAN V ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED I . Enthusiastic Meeting and Stock SubL scribed Quickly?Much Interest l Manifested in Building for Newberry. mt?pfincr at. the i. lliXL Weld a iiuv, iuvw*4^ court house on Wednesday evening, , called for the purpose of organizing a real building and loan association for Newberry, and the spirit which pervaded the meeting was that such ^ an organization would be good for the A community only in so far as it assisted the people of the community |H to build and own their own homes, MT and that is what is needed. Of course ! ^ if it is successful ill this particular it j will also be successful in paying" a j good interest on the money of those j who are members and who do not care j to fce borrowers, but each will be help. ing the other and each will be beneI fited thereby. That is the spirit that A will build towns and communities. A meeting had been held looking to the organization of a building and ^7 loan and some committees appointed ^ and this meeting Wednesday evening . was to have report from the commitv Tees and take any other steps necessary. > Mayor E. S. Blease presided. The committee appointed to take | subscriptions to the stock reported that 133 persons had subscribed for stock to the amount of $142,000. The committee on tentative bylaws reported using as a basis the constitution and by-laws of the Standard Building and Loan of Columbia. The following gentlemen were appointed a board of corporators to apply for a charter or a commission to open books of subscription: s. Blease, S. J. Derrick, J. W. Johnson, k G. W. Summer, P. E. Anderson. The bool^s will be opened just as soon as the commission can be received and the legal notice given, which will be about next "Wednesday, .and the or-j ganization will be effected and work } begun. Before % the meeting adjournedMayor Blease -called attention to the importance of securing a sufficient number of signatures to the petitions to order the elections on the bond issues proposed for the improvement of the town, and emphasized the importance by stating that there were people who could not have electric lights and sewerage because of the failure of the lines to reach their premises, and that it was the duty of the town to give, these citizens the same privileges as the others, and the only way it could be done was by raising a sufficent amount of money to put in the extensions, and besides he said if something was not done along this j Jine he was afraid that the supply of j water would iTe very scarce during j the summer. Me asked ior volunteers to help him see the freeholders so that -a sufficient number of signatures might be secured. The following twelve young men volunteered to help him: Jas. W. Johnson, W. T. Brown, W. S. Matthews, P. E. Anderson, R. L. Tarrant, J. E. Summer, T. R. Summer. E. B. Purcell, A. J. Bowers, Jr., C>. H. Johnson, D A. Caldwell, P. M. FanL He also called attention to the im- | portance of some sort of business, or-? J +A IrirwL- ottov (TPnor^l I X<Alll?*ClLLKJll CV/ iV/VU Miivi vuv ^v.. ^ welfare and other interests of the community, and as to emphasize it he said that the secretary of the chamber of commerce of Anderson had come down to see the officials of j the town about some railroad sched-! ules that it was thought would be j beneficial to the community. Pie said I rial mis secretary nau unncji iu cuv Xewberry chamber of commerce and his letter had been returned, and he . thought he had better come down and see what was the matter. Mr. Blease then said he did what he could to help Mr. Fant get the information and said that the people wouldb e #Iad, he was satisfied, to cooperate in getting this train from Anderson to Columbia in the morning and return in the evening. It was decided to see what could be done to organize a chamber of commerce and the following commit ao -croc annnintp^ tn lr*r>V intn thp matter and report what steps ave necessary to organize a chamber of commerce: B. L. Dorrity, E. H. Aull, W. H. Wallace, J. E. Summer, W. S. Alatthews. Mr. Dorrity said "he would V ' PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS FROM WHITMIRE TOWN Whitmire, March 22.?Mesdames H. K. Boyd and S. A. Jeter and Miss Emmie Duncan, who have been ill ivith influenza are in their respective rooms at school again; but they all agree with the Irishman who said, 'I wouldn't mind having the flu, but' <rou are sick with it six months after PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS f] FROM LITTLE MOUNTAIN Little Mountain, March 24.?The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis- j sionary society is observing the week j of prayer will close Sunday after- i noon by a missionary sermon by Dr. ] Gottwald of Newberry college. j Rev. J. J. Long spent Wednesday 4 in Newberry. ; Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lever of j; Chapin visited Mrs. Lever's father, j Mr. R. P. Huffman thi? week. J ( Mrs. H. M. Fliedner returned home f ] last week after spending several j j weeks in Clinton with her brother. Dr. Claude Sease spent several j ( days last wreek in Charleston and j thence to New York, returning home !, Tuesday. !, Miss Esther. Shealy of Newberry, visited her grandparents, Mr. and. Mrs. L.. W-.-Shealy last week-end. !: Ralph Sease of the medical college of Charleston spent several days last week: at home. . W. B. Wise returned home Tues-. day after spending several days in ', Atlanta. * i Mrs. John Summer of Pomaria < visited Mrs. J. M. Sease last Saturday. j Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shealy spentj Fridav in Columbia. j' t I Rev. J. J. Long was a business visitor to Columbia Saturday. B. M. Wise, C. T. Huffman, V. 0. j' 1 ? J | ' Shealy and W. &. wise antfiiut-u mc . automobile show in Columbia Tues- j day.. j 1 Mrs. B. B. Davis of Columbia j visited relatives here Saturday and |. Sunday. J, Miss Nell Brady spent the week- , end with her mother. ' t a wVtAoipr was a business LJ? il? iravviVk .? ? ,?r visitor to Columbia Monday ancl Tuesday. Misses Vanie Lake, Paulie Boozer j and Narvis Rae Setzler, Messrs. J. j Harold Wise and Leon Matthews - t " \ spent Sunday in Pomara, at the home of Miss Setzler. 3^i?s. Lizzie Neel spent the weekend in- Newberry. , j Ralph Shealy, Frank Wise, Willie Hack and Carroll Derrick of Newr? t berry. college spent the week-end at home- j Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Riser of near ^ Chapin, have moved into their new . home here. """'mmm At the Automotive Show. Columbia State. ! The Farmer's State Supply company, of which W. P. Smith of Kinards is president, has three exhibits/ of interest to the farmers and coun- J try gentlemen. These are the Twin City tractor, the Harris fresh water - " ' * system and tne Alamo iarm ugm. The Twin City tractor is built by 1 the Minneapolis Steel Machinery com- Jj pany and exhibited by H. T. Renwick. This tractor claims to have fewer parts than any other tractor,1 J and to be more efficient in every way. * The new company will make its; * home in Columbia with temporary headquarters at the Barrow Motor * and Truck company. It will also jv ' - --x i have in tne near iuxure a tttieipmai tractor, trucks and a fine line of , * f heavy farm machinery. W. P. Smith president, is expected this morning. . The Harris fresh water system , works by a tank of compressed air which forces the water direct from the well, thus eliminating the necessity for an elevated tank and piping and delivering the water absolutely ^ fresh. The Alamo farm light, built by the j Alamo Farm Light company at Hills- j dale, Mich., with general offices at j Chicago, is operated by a rotary, j j" sleeve valve motor which reduces the ! * vibration to a minimum. It will op-! erate 120 lights of 20 watt power. It j ^ is equipped with automatic devices which stop the motor when oil or water gets low. ^ Malloy A. McCullough, son of Dr. J. H. McCullough and member of the famous 30th division that broke the * Hindenburg line, immediately after receiving: his honorable discharge re- a sumed his studies in pharmacy and j1 on the 23rd of March graduated with i2 flying colors from the Southern Col- a lege of Pharmacy and has accepted a * position with the Palmers Pharmacy ^ of Atlanta, Ga., where he will make * his home. t be out of town and could not serve and Mr. J. C. Goggans, Jr., was ap- s pointed in his place. Something I el-irmM ]->?> r?nnp fn <?r>mp sort of 1" business organization for the town. ( I y / you get well." Mr. J. C. Brooks, superintendent [)f the high school here, and his wife both suffered a severe attack of influenza at the same time. Before Mr. Brooks recovered he developed a case of appendicitis. He was carried j to- a hospital in Columbia where he ; stood the operation very well consid-1 ering his weakened condition. We all hope Mr. Brooks will soon recover and be able to take up his work here. His .friends and pupils sympathize with him ana are awaiting his return with pleasant anticipations. Mrs. Brooks is better an.d has returned to the home of her parents at Prosperity. While Mr. Brooks is away Mr. Robert Riser, a student from Vp\vhp>rv follpo-e is acting1 as super intendent of the school. He is doing Kood work and makng friends every day. My Rood friend, Mrs. J. W. Hipp came along in the Dodge yesterday afternoon and carried me to the Y. M. C. A. building to attend Miss j Lupo's Bible class. I was delighted to see such a large enthusiastic, intelligent class. Miss Lupo conducted J the lesson in her usual excellent way. j Her subject was, "The Human Char-1 acteristics of Jesus." The music was j under the direction of Mr. Gordon, i [t was a real pleasure to see every [>ne singing. We had just been raught in the morning Sunday school esson that in heaven the chief past time will be singing praises to the j Lamb. Unless some of us begin to j practice up while here, we won't be ! itted for that service, will we? We ill enjoyed the beautiful solo rendered by Miss Gertrude Leaman. Mrs. Fuller Reese of Abbeville has i>een on a visit to her parents, Mr. s,nd Mrs. "W. L. Duckett. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Spray, spent the wee"k-end with his parents, Mr. ind Mrs. S. D. Spray. Miss Iris Wilburn visited her friend, Mrs. W. P. Castleberry in Chester last week. x Rev. E. G. Ross of Saluda preached :or the Baptist congregation yesterlay evening. He has accepted the ;all to this church and will move iiis 'amily here in the near future. The family of Mr. G. C. Biser has noved from the brick house to their -/wt l?Arv,a in "WVritmTTP \ wVlU'h theV ICIt living lit T? 1UV*?M?V) ?? ^ J mrchased recently from Mrs. Sallie 3ayne. * Rev. Caldwell of Clinton filled the )ulpit in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. While in town he vas the guest of Mr. John Ll MilleT. Misses Lula and Annie Mae Donnan spent the week-end in Greenvoofi. Mrs. Frank Alexander, who has >een spending several days here with ter son, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Lydie Miller of Cross Hill is iere visiting her son, Mr. Henry M.^ Vliller. Of course she had to come coo npw cranddauErhter, i 1U>TIX WV CVV ViiV .. ^ ittle Martha Louise Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Smith from Chester ! pent the week-end with Mr. and J drs. J. W. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pitts visited | 'riends in Carlisle recently. Miss Drucie Smith of Kinards j ipent several days of last week with j ler friend, Miss Alma Lupo. Mr. Felder of Bamberg: is visiting J lis daughters, Mrs. T. H. Watson and j ilrs. A. M. Watson. Mrs. T. W. Abrams and son, Mr. T. r. Abrams, spent last Thursday in Columbia Mr. J. W. Hipp and little daughter, Sarah, have returned from a trip to Chester. . * j Mr. Charlie Glenn died at his home j i few miles out of town of pneumonia ollowing influenza. Mr. -lenn was ibout forty-five years old. He leaves j i wife and five small children. The j nllftwinor hrothers. Messrs. Pinckneyj ilenn, Oscar Glenn, Jethro Glenn and j Jen Glenn and one sister. Mrs. Brock ! urvive him. The deceased was >uried in Odell cemetery Mrs. T. J. Abrams after a week's tay with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Rutherford, who has not been well, tas returned home. Mr. Raymond Abrams and wifef i COLONEL DAVID CARDWELL fp WITH SOUTHERN 51 YEARS Colonel David Cardweil, assistant | freight" agent at Columbia, S. C., on t | January 9, 1920 rounded out his I I fifty-first year of continuous service p I with the Southern. On the morning c I of the anniversary, the Columbia t State published the following article t concerning Col. Cardwell's interest- i ing career: c "Over half a century with one rail- j t j road company is a rare record. This j j is what Col. D. Cardwell has, but a j j | rarer record he has as a fighter for j t his native state and for the Confed- ] j eracy. When there was a call to, i arms he joined an infantry regiment! 1 in Virginia, but he was too small to ( carry the heavy rifles with which it' < Was equipped and he was transferred \ < to Pelhanvs horse artillery, and in! that he pulled the lanyard times with- I j j out number. What a glorious fight-1 j . injer unit that was the "records of the I < Confederacy show. Colonel Card-1 j well has written the intimate history j of the command. It is now in the | < 'printer's hands- in Chicago, and it is ^ hoped that the publication ja'JII not be ? long delayed. i I "Pelham died' the patriot's death, 1 j but his command held together and ; laid down its arms May 6, 1865. Then j Colonel Card well was a buck private < ' ? ' J: 1 14.1. ?...l | iy years oici, aoounamg m ueaim <mu j j with an appetite which had been 1 whetted but not satistied by the carefree, vigorous service he had render- j ed. Four years afterward, January j 9, 1869, he came to Columbia to take i the position of auditor of the Columbia and Augusta railroad now a part of the Southern system. - Here he has remained ever since except for a few months spent in Augusta. 1 "The road has changed its con-1 nections many times and been merged [ into a .great system, but Colonel Card- j' wefl has not changed." The .same:j j faithful, courteous service which he ^ j gives to every institution with which 1 he is connected he has given to the ^ Southern Railway, and today when 1 any piece of work requiring tact and * courtesy is needed to be done in his J department, Colonel Cardwell is the I < man to do it. He is assistant general j i freight agent ~of the Southern Rail-jt way m uommoia. j "Colonel Cardwell describes himself !v as .a 'screaming private' in tfie ConJ i1 federate service, and thinks maybe he \c oxganized the 'Rebel yell,' but since :* the war he has been made a colonel * " ? xv_ ?i._rr _r r E ll times, ne was on uie sutu ui p Gov. John Peter Richardson, and in I ^ the Confederate Veterans' Associa- j * tion and other like organizations he i has been awarded the silver eagle." j ^ u i o Death of a Child. j ? j ^ Thomas Ethon Shealy, son of Mr.! ^ Ethon Shealy and his wife Elese, was j T>orn April 25, 1918, and died at the j a home of his grandfather, Mr. Thomas j Richardson, in the St. Pauls comma- J nity, March 23, 1920, aged 1 year 10 j n months and 28 days. Little Thomas j was a bright child and had won the affections of many people. He seem-! pH to he in {rood health until a short! ? . 1 while before his death. His death! has a peculiar sadness as he was the j ^ only child of his parents. His par-! ents had given him to God in Holy j c Baptism, and may comfort themselves a with the attitude of Christ toward lit- g; tie children. "He took them up in ^ His arms, put His hands upon them,; and blessed them." The funeral was j ^ conducted in the St. Paul's church by j f. the Rev. S. P. Koon and the inter-. -p ment was in the St. Paul's cemetery. j *i Death of a Little Child. 11 The two year old baby boy of Mr. J n and Mrs. Thos. Shealy of Richardson- b ville near Jolly Street died on Tues-j p day afternoon after a brief illness and j g was buried at St. Pauls cemetery on v\ Wednesday. It was the little grand- E son of Mr. and Mts. Thos. P. Rich-1 si ardson and the idol of Mr. Richard- c< son's heart and hard for him to give si little fallow ud. but an Allwise w Providence thought otherwise and we { E must bow to hig rulings in humble tl submission for he can not err. tl Lylea-Huion. Miss Fannie D. Lyles and Mr. j Rufus A. Hulon. both of Oakland, j P l1. IL. I?: J i. I cl were married Dy in? uruie s pastor, Rev. R. F. Cogburn, at the O'Neall c< Street Methodist church parsonage Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. el Clayton Abrams. si wNita." ei *OCO PETROLEUM COMPANY I . GOOD PAYING STOCK We desire to direct your attention o the page" advertisement of the tfoco Petroleum company which ap>ears in this issue. Mr. S. G. Holt 1 f Newberry is the salesmanager of he stock in this state and will be glad p o explain the organization and work- g ngs of the company and to take your:b n?tr omAtinf tliD ctnpL' I r ri uci ivi an%v ouivuub vj. w?iv wwv?? v hat you may care to have. s The stock is now selling at $1.50 i? >er share par value $1.00. It will go I o $2.00 very soon and Mr. Holt ex- ( )ects the price to go to $3.00 and 1 nay be it will be taken off the mar- I cet altogether at an early day. 1 It has already been put on a divi- e lend paying basis in May and the t lividends will be 5 per cent quarterly, i This company is a subsidiary or- i Mn^otinn rif tVio Matinnal Oil prsm- ? ^aaii?ai/tyii vx vnv aw v v .. % 3any which is now paying a dividend )f 38 per cent, and the same officers < are managing both companies. t It has been investigated by some i af our best business men of Newberry 1 ivho are stockholders and they are ; satisfied with the management and j with the results. It has also been thoroughly investigated by the insur- j ance department of the state and has ] tne endorsement 01 tne department ? so far as its standing as a good busi- ; tiess organization and a legitimate business concern. The financial showing as it appears ' in the advertisement is all that any 1 investor could desire and for the fig- ] ares the readers are asked to look at j his statement. VETERAN PASSES AWAY ( S. D. Boland Dies at Confederate < Infirmary. ] rhe State, 25th. Samuel David Boland, a veteran of 1 Kershaw's brigade, died yesterday at ] ;he Confederate infirmary of heart 1 *ailure. Mr. Boland enlisted in April, i L861, in Company I, Fifteenth South' f Carolina infantry, under Gen. Joseph j 3. Kershaw. He gave four full years 1 )f service to the Confederate cause 1 ijd during this time was always found t o be a loyaf and gallant soldier. \ He entered the infirmary in 1909, t vhere he has since been. He was pop- a tlarly kncsen as "Santa Claus," which fcaraeter.he played at Christmas "t ime, and Tvas beloved by all, especial- p y the children, for whom he had a r Teat attractiqn. His death was sud[en and he will be missed by all tfho o :new hinl. He was 81 years of age. s He was passionately fond of t Sowers and usually had his room dec- n rated with them. He had been a i] reat dancer in his youth and to some v xtent he kept it up in his old age at s he Confederate veterans' reunions t nd other such occasions. His smiling p ountenance, the long gray hair and n is happy disposition will long be d lissed in the circles in which he 1 loved. J The body will be sent to Prosperity f e\v intopmPTlt. 3 -mm- F Easter Greetings by Telegraph. There has been a growing tendency v o make more of Easter than was cus- ? omary years ago. Easter Sunday has c ome to rank almost with Christmas ]( s a day for the exchange of mesages of affection and greeting be- G ween relatives and friends. A significant index of this trend is n d be found in the marked increase j I rom year to year in the number of ! h laster greeting telegrams sent (0 hroughout the country. In recog-! h ition of this development the West- E j\> Union Telegraph company has ]y iade arrangements to provide special B lanks of an attractive design, appro- j riate to the occasion. Easter tele- j rams may be filed at any time and I 'ill be delivered on th* morning of | laster Sunday. The company has also p applied its offices with little booklets tl ontaining suggestions for messages tl aitable for various occasions, from o bich the wording of a suitable rr laster message may be selected by T *e sender according to his taste and b; le sentiment which he desires to ex- ir tf reaa. ? ti For men who work in refrigerating bi lants, a Chicagoan has invented hi loes made of molden granulated T >rk; the tops being edged with fur, in > retain the heat of their feet. An indexed case designed for tY leeks or papers of similar form has nged ends that are lifted to afford m isv access to its contents; tli " * * ? v ... ' * , ?.. 50ARD OF .WELFARE NAMED BY COOPER To Have Direction of Charitable Institutions. /N < i r* ? me orate, zoin. Governor Cooper yesterday aDlointed under a recent act. of :eneral assembly .the general well -e oard, which supplants the state board >f charities and corrections and. the tate board of correctional adminstration. The appointees are: Robert" Hoorman, Columbia; Dr. C. C. Geer, jreenville; C. W. Coker, Hartsville; 3rof. D. D. Wallace, Spartanhurg; VI. 0. Dantzler, Orangeburg, and B. I. Boyd, Clinton. Governor Cooper is ;x-officio chairman of the board. The irst meeting of the board will be held n the office of the governor Saturday norning at 10 o'clock. At that time m executive secretary'will be named. The welfare board will have charge >f the industrial school for white boys it Florence, the industrial school for white girls near Columbia, the state :raining school for the feeble minded at Clinton and the state reformatory for negroes in Lexington county. Members of the state board of charities and corrections were: Prof. D. D. Wallace, Spartanburg; R. H. King, Charleston; J. J. Lawton, Hartsville, and Robert Moorman, Columbia. Members oi tne state Doara 01 currectional administration were: Dr. A. T. Jamison, Clinton; Walter B. Wilbur, Charleston; Dr. E. M. Matthews, Florence; Dr. J. A. Mood, Sttmter, and B. G. Clary, Gaffney. Ofath Mr. Lee Samuel Bowers. Prosperity, March 24.?Death claimed Mr. Lee Samuel Bowers, one 5f the six remaining veterans at hi3 iome in Prosperity on Tuesday at WU-Vt ftTo n*>?siritr .of Mr. UUUI1. II HU *uv , rw?...p , Bowers, Prosperity has lost one of ler valuable landmarks, he having reached the ripe old age of 75. At :he age of 16 Mr. Bowers volunteered for service in the .was between the states, serving in Co.;G, 13 Regiment, [n April of :'64 be was wounded i* ihfe battle *>f The Wilderness, making lis return home necessary. Since that ;ime he has been secretary and- treasifer of Co. G, 13 Regiment organization, the meetings always being held it' his office. ' ; v - FoTtv vears of his life was spent in iie post office of Prosperity, in which csitioii he won the esteem of the suroundiirjB: community. ' v Mr. Bowers was a faithful member if Grace t Lutheran church, having ( erred both as deacon and elder. The urial took place Wednesday afternoon at the Prosperity cemetery, beng buried with Masonic honors of rhich fraternity he was a member ince early manhood. He was laid o rest by the side of his wife who ' - receded him to the grave by nine iontbs. Surviving him are- three aughters, Miss Bess Bowers^ Mrs. 'honjAvell Haynes of Prosperity, Mrs. . E. Hunter of Clemson college, une ? *. S. Bushnell Bowers of Fitzgerld, Georgia, and one brother* M. letcher Bowers of Prosperity. E. S. Hartman of Atlanta, I. B. ^ates of Columbia, T. B. Young, Joe v I. Hartman, E. W. Werts and J. A. Jounts, nephew's of Mr. Bowers vwered the casket to the grave. The relatives and friends from out" f town attending- the funeral .were: E. S. Hartman, Atlanta; .Mrs. Keneth Baker, Greenwood; Mrs. E..W. uther, Columbia; Ira B. Wates, Cojmbia; Mr. and Mr?. Tom Gallman, * V??.kaw.. \1Ve \T r Cn 1 C \f> Utl 1 > J i. O. . x_/? A'AVA A W imbia; Dr. G. B. Cromer, "Dr. A. J. towers, A. .J. Bowers, Jr., Mr. and Irs. Henry Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. ;urr Martin, Mr and Mrs. J. B. [unter, of Newberry. Loss for Schumpert. The many friends of J. F..Schumert of this city, sergeant at arms of se state senate will regret to learn lat his large barn and.its contents n his plantation at Deadfall, eight tiles in the country was burned down woo/lav vnnmiiycr at 3 o'clock. The am was worth fully $2,000 and was isured for only $500. The negro >nant, John Boiler, succeeded in getng the mules out as the burning ailding was beginning to fall in, iving been awakened by the flames, he indications are that the fire was icendiary. Flatbush?Music should make one link. Bensonhurst?Well, it does make e think if it happened to be the wedng march.?Yonkers Statesman. W<-r v,.., %