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\ VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 37. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAJ? ' ^ V high school closing > at little mountain x Sermon Sunday May 16 by Rev. H. J. Black?Address to School Monday, May 17 by Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. The closing exercises of the Little ^Mountain high school will begin on Friday, May 14, with the piano recital and expression at school auditorium at 9 p. m. Sermon at Lutheran church at Little Mountain on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by the Rev. H. J. Black. The graduating exercises will be held on Monday evening at 9 o'clock at the auditorium with the exercises by the class, presentation of medals and prizes and an adi dress i)v Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. The school the past session has been very successful under the able principalship of Miss Lizzie Neel one of the best superintendents in the State. The enrolment has been good and the cooperation has been fine and teachers and pupils have done a good year's work. The closing exercises of this school have always been largely attended and the interest in the school seems to grow from year to year and the --i 1 ;c nltvavs manifest and scnuui spuiK ?j _ that is the one way to have a good V school and a good school means a good community. We have not missed one of these closing^xercises in many years and we thank the principal for the kind invitation to be with the school this year and if nothing prevents we shall be on hand. NEWBERRY COLLEGE CLUB HOLDS IMP-ORTAN 1 JVifc.?. nmo The Newberry College club met in the court house on Monday evening last to organize for the. ensuing year and to discuss plans for the approaching 'commencement. The following officers were elected: President Col. Walter H. Hunt; vice-president, Mr. CJhas. E. Summer; secretary, Prof. Jas. C. Kinard, and treasurer, Mr. x Robert T. Caldwell. The various committees are to be appointed later. The value of the college to the community was strongly emphasized and there was evident in the meeting of a ? determined spirit on the part of the members to make the college Vnmvn and bieeer. Plans were Jnulated to make the 1920 com.cement bigger and better than \ There was not a large crowd ent, only about fifteen men, but in a few minutes half of the 00 pledged for the commencet program, viz., to make the week aia week for Newberry, was sd. .? >on there will be launched among ^ne non-Lutherans o? the community a campaign for $25,000 for Newberry college. In five minutes, *the club I subscribed $5,000 to that fund, and inaugurated plans for a successful campaign. i v ^AwrcnruATR PENSIONS wm ?. , WILL GET CHECKS SOON j Probate Judge Ewart says that the money for the pensioners for Newberry county will probably be receiv ed by the 15th of this month, but that as soon as the check comes he will let it be known so that the pensioners may get theiy money prompt-j iy. The money will be disbursed by the probate judge this year under the j new pension law and not by the clerk j _ of court as heretofore. j There are three classes of pen- j sioners, and according to a statement! in the daily papers the other day,! each class will get $150,000 which is' oryinnc them and until IV UlViUVU all the counties get in the lists it will be impossible to make the di-J vision. In Newberry county the number in oach class is as follows: Class A, veterans, 24; widows of veterans, 15; total 29. Class B, veterans, 44; widows of veterans, 76; total, 120. Class C, veterans, 54; widows of veterans, 57; total, 111. j I READ THE BOOKS AND UNDERSTAND PICTURES j Through special arrangements with Manager Wells of the local picture j show Hal Kohn's new book store will j in the future stock all books from \ which picture plays have been made. This will allow the movie going public to read the story of any of the plays which have been here and they can now buy the books of those which are to come, as Mr. Kohn has a list of all the adaptions and will be <?b1p +n snnnlv hooks for anv of those i which are to appear in the future. Thanks. Mrs. Blackmon desires The Herald and News to say for her that she appreciates the kindness of her many friends in giving assistance in her work for The Herald and News and that she appreciates their help more than she can say. The progressive towns in boutn Carolina have adopted the abutting property plan as to street paving because they have found it fair and just. Newberrians have a chance to adopt that law in the election today. [, Richard Julien's Death. The body of Richard Greneker Julien was delayed in transportation from New York $nd did not arrive in Newberry until Thursday afternoon coming on the 12:30 train by way of Greenville, disarranging preparation for the _burial on Wednes day afternoon. The body was conveyed to the home of his relatives at 1901 Harrington street and kept until, 3:30 o'clock to await the funeral service and interment at Rosemont cemetery on Thursday afternoon at 4 oclock. The service was conducted at the grave by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider, who had been Richard's pastor in the short term of , the lad s life in Newberry. The remains were encased in the Navy standard shipping casket, deI sigp?d to withstand shipment from ! tht most distant parts of the world and to meet every requirement of the ? * ? * iii / i? i.,..:I ! boards 01 neann 01 loreign uuuuimcs j and of the different states." This casket is dsed alike for officers and eni listed men, no distinction being made J ; for rank, and it is not customary to ' make transfer to a more elaborate casket. Among the floral designs was a large and very beautiful anchor bought with part of the funds from the electrical division of the Oklahoma, the balance of the amount going ; for handsome wreathes: The death of Richard Julien was I peculiarly sad. His heart was in the i " ' tt j . i navy; he loved the service, ne maue j repeated and determined efforts to enlist during the world war but could ; not be accepted on account "of his i youth. It was a great disappointment j to him, as he longed to be of service to his country in the hour of her peril. After waiting and applying himself to other duties he grasped the first opportunity to gratify his heart's chief desire and enlisted, full of zeal and ambition, satisfied and nappy, j How well he succeeded in his brief ! career in the navy^isf better told by j the captain cemmanding the Oklahoma, a part of whose letter we have I copied for this paper. It speaks! volumes for the dead boy that busy j men should take the time from their arduous duties to write to strangers so far away and speak words of j praise for the departed one.. And! the message of condolence from the : 1: ? v,jei chir? t.ncpther with ' liCUtCilAllV \J A mu; ^ vwq ? a very liberal sum from his mates of ' the electrical division for floral de-j signs, showed how tenderly and j beautifully h3_had endeared himself to them. The kindness and thoughtfulness of the officers and men will be appreciated by the relatives and; friends of the departed boy, who gave | his young life for his country. Just before the fleet set sail forj the homeward bound trip he wrote! his Aunt Carrie that it would be a; great day when they started back,j oerpo-r was Vip to take the trip j 6V cagbi iiuw -? ? home. Only a few days of happiness, I then came the stroke. None but? those who pass under the rod can! [know to the utmost the severity of! |the blow that announces a sudden) death so unexpected. The sadness j | was-heightened when we read of the! arrival of the fleet in New York harbor, presenting a beautiful picture | when "the battleships Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, Florida, Delaware and North Dakota followed the Pennsylvania up the river and the I Columbia led the cruisers in the wake of the battleships." From the happy throng one was absent, onej | who would have bee? among the hap-j I piest, as the Atlantic fleet steamed j I into the harbor watched by enthusias- j tic crowds lining the shores. j > U. S. S. Oklahoma. j Enroute Guantanamo Bay to New York. | 29 April. 1920. Miss Carrie C. Greneker, 1901 Harrington Street., Newberry, S. C. My dear Miss Greneker: Confirming my dispatch of 27 j April, 1920, to you I regret to have j , to inform you that your nephew, I I Kicnara UrreiieKer uuucii, clc^biiviaiA ! third class (general), died very sud- j | denly aboard this vessel about noon,! I Tuesday, April 27th, while we were; 1 making passage from Guantanamo ! Bay to North River, New York. j Just prior to your nephews death' ' he was talking and joking with some of his shipmates just before going to dinner. Shortly following this con-; versation he was noticed to straighten ! up and lean back as if desiring some j suDDort and then sink to the deck; where he was standing. A Board of Inquest was ordered j ! immediately and an autopsy held i ! which showed clearly that his death i was due to acute dilitation of the f ! heart. j j It is needless for me to say that I j sympathize with you in the loss of your nephew, and if any further in-; formation is desired or if there is any j way that I can help you I will be glad to do so. Although your nephew had only been in the Naval service since 31 March, 1919, when he enlisted as an. anprentice seaman, he had already! attained the rating of electrician third,' T Vvnlioro fV?af nc Viic voPfiTfl 1 l idsa, anu x iv uiu? a.>,-wv? ( was practically clear up to the time of his death his career in the service can well be considered successful,! and if his life had been spared he j would probably have reflected great MRS. BLACKMON WIN I IN POPULARITY SU1 Contest Closed Wednesday Ev < the Successf \ Mrs. Blackmon' secured the most [ . i i t J..! I votes in tne Dig suoscripnon drive which closed on The Herald and News last Wednesday evening and was awarded the handsome Cleveland Six 1 which was promised as first prize. Mrs. E. F. Summer secured the second largest number of votes and was , awarded the Brunswick Talking machine, while Miss Nellie McCarey . ran third and won the Edison. The fourth and fifth prizes went to Miss i Mildred Boinest and Miss M. E. j Shealy respectively. In all respects'. the campaign just closed was a sue- J cess and the only sorrow the publish-; ( on/} Movsrc 1C til Jit i ' CIS U1 1 lie ntuuu anu i . W^ each of the contestants could not j hav^ won an automobile. However, all prizes given away during the . campaign were valuable and We beIieve all of the ladies were well paid , for their month of labor. Although the conduct of the campaign was in hands other than the j Editor and Publisher of The Herald . and News we are positive that the campaign just closed was absolutely , fair and impartial to all contestants 1 alike and indeed we deem it impossible for any campaign to have been conducted in any more business like TUn nnn+oof monocrpvz. VlDVP nicUillCI . X lie (.UiUVCb _ | from the start conducted the cam-; paign on a very high plane and we j are convinced that even those run-1 ning last in the campaign will agree j. that the campaign was fair. |' The publishers wish to thank each j and every contestant who has helped make the campaign a success and al- i so wish to thank each and every sub- < scriber who has entered his name on ] the lists of the paper. To all our new \ friends we wish to state that it shall < be our endeavor to make The Herald 1 and News a permanent visitor in your i home and to our old friends who have > renewed their subscriptions we will ] say that we shall continue to try and 1 keep up the standard of the paper 1 to the high level it attained in the' f past. To our advertisers, we now have the largest subscription list i we have ever before attained and m * credit on himself, his family, and the 1 XTovqI Corvi/>o ai * iwi Very truly yours, N. E. Irwin, Captain U. S. Navy, 1 Commanding U. S. Oklahoma, j < i U. S. S. Oklahoma. ] 30 April, 1920. x J Miss Carrie C. Greneker, ' ] 1901 Harrington ^treet., < Newberry, S. C. I My dear Miss Greneker: \ On behalf of the Electrical Division, Engineering' Department of ' this vessel, of which your late nephew was a member, we wish to extend to j you our deepest expression of sorrow < at the death of our shipmate, familiar i to us by the name ol juie. We realize that there are no words which can assuage the heart pain at such a loss to his beloved ones, but it is the hope that time will heal and make easy your burden of sorrow. With deepest sympathy, I remain, Respectfully, J. J. Delany, Lieutenant U. S. N.t Electrical Officer for the Electrical Division. THE CLOSING EXERCISES OF ST. LUKES SCHOOL WiH fee Held at the St. Lukes School House, Monday Evening, May . the 10th. | * ,! j The pupils of St. Lukes school will ] give the closing exercises on Monday evening. May the 10th, at 8:30 t o'clock. j t The program will consist of songs, j dialogues, pantomimes, and an Indian s drill. j i Alter the program ice cream will s be s-.rved, the proceeds of which will ( ?:? for the improvement of ibe school. ? There are too many dark streets * in Newberry for the good of the s people of this town. Let the light e shine. Vote for the light bonds in j luuiiv a ciclhuji. !t MEMORIAL EXERCISES AT j } ROSEMONT CEMETERY!, ' K At 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon,! ^ May 9, the annual Memorial exer- j r cises will be held at Rosemont ceme- ^ tery. The program will be: j s Vocal number by a quartette;;" prayer and Scfipture lesson; vocal number by quartette; address by George B. Cromer, L.L. D.; "Ameri- * ca," sung by all present. The Newberry county post of the; American legion has'been invited by! the Sons and Daughters of the Con-j , federacy to join with them in these: exercises. Following the benediction i laurel wreaths, tied with the respec-j tive colors, will be placed upon the) graves of Confederate soldiers and: 1 upon those of World War soldiers t anrt sailors. j ^ The program for Wednesday, May. v 12, will apear in Monday's issue. j h 5 CLEVELAND SIX BSCRIPTION CONTEST ining and Prizes Are Awarded nl Candidates. included m this list is practically all of the citizens of the new part of Newberry county and hundreds of others who, hitherto, have not been getting The Herald and News. Following is the Judges and Contestants statements: We, the judges of the big subscription drive now closed on The Herald and News after counting all the votes of all the contestants do hereby declare the following to be the winners: Winner first prize, Mrs. Mattie Lou Blackmon, Cleveland Six, 9,322,500. Winner second prize, Mrs. Eugene Summer, Brunswick, 7,954,750. Winner third prize, Miss Nellie McCareyi Edison, 7,074,500. Winner fourth prize, Miss Mildred Boir.est, BussinesssCourse, 5,067,000. Winner fifth prize, Mrs. Elbert Shealy, Kodak, 2,962,000. Winner sixthsprize, Miss Willie Mae Wise, 1,283,250. Winner seventh prize, Miss Mamie Boozer, 902,500. Winner eighth prize, Miss Claudia Sheely, 882,500. W. W. CROMER, Chairman. J. Y. McFALL, Second Judge. W. B. WALLACE, Third Judge. O. EDGAR ATKINSON, Contest Manager. HERALD AND NEWS, INC.," Publisher, by JAS. L. AULL. We, the contestants and workers ' 1 J.* T_ in tne Dig suascription arive now closed on The Herald and News do hereby declare ourselves as,satisfied vith the choice of judges appointed to ?ount the votes and further declare that the contest manager has made neither of us any promises as to ivhere we shall run or as to what prize we shall win, and to our best belief and knowledge the campaign las been fair alike to all contestants. Signed. Mildred Boinest. Mrs. Mattie Lou Blackmon. Nellie Elizabeth McCarey. Mrs. G,- E. Shealy. VANNIS WORKMAN BURIED AT PROSPERITY Prosperity, May 6.?The remains of Iannis P. Workman, Jr., nine years )ld son of Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Worknan of Pineland was brought to Prosperity Tuesday for burial. The ? 1 1 J a J 1 Lunerai services Deing conauciea Dy Rev. C. J. Shealy at the- Prosperity lemetery. The following from The State is account of the little fellows ieath: r'ne State. Ridgeland, May 4.?Vannis Workman, the nine year old son and only :hild of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Workman of Pineland, died yesterday morning in Savannah at a hospital ifter an operation had been performed in vain. Friday afternoon the little fellow went out in. his father's ield near his home where some negroes were at work, and a negro joy named Sidney Riley, 16 years old, is said to have resented a remark nade by him and, becoming enraged *ot a heavy pole and' struck Vannis in lis side. The boy fell to the ground md all the negroes in the field ran iway, and it was with the greatest difficulty that he finally got home to lis mother, his father being away from home at the time. A doctor vas hastily summoned, but it was realized at once that he had been injured internally and the chances for recovery were very slight. It is said that immediatelv after ;he negro had delivered the blow he ;hrew the pole down and ran, and as far as 5t is known has not been seen ;ince that time. Searching parties, aided by the ;heriff of Jasper county, with his leputies, are making a determined ;earch for the negro. The negro elatives state most positively that hey have not seen him since he ;truck the lad and deny any knowledge of his whereabouts. The negro boy has never before jeen away from home any distance, md it is not thought that he has erone ;o any city or nearby town to hide limself. The general belief is that ifter he realized what he had done he vent into a dense swamp near Mr. iVorkman's home or into the Savanlah river swamps, and that he is lost herein. The officers are taking every tep to protect the negro if caught. Some people in Newberry want >aved streets in front of their home3 md they are willing to pay one-half if the cost of the Daviner if the town rill pay the other one-half. The ibutting property plan will help hem to do so. Help them by voting or that plan in the election today. If your home is burned because of ack of water supply, don't blame, he boys of the fire department. They, an't fight. fire successfully without rater. Vote for the waterworks] ends today. j JOLLY STREET SCHOOL CLOSES THIS AFTERNOON One of the communities in which we feel that we had a little something to do with the kindling of the community and tne school spirit~tf the Jolly Street school district and we feel that we have a right to a just pride in the fifte school that is now in that community and the great ad' vance made in the school spirit. We remember very well the "little o:ie i room school building that was here j and the first meeting we held in that | community to talk over the matter of ^ . building a new house and the establishing: of a rural graded school. This ; was after Miss Lizzie Hawkins who was then helping to arouse the school spirit had spent a week among the patrons. We drove by Prosperity and took Dr. G. Y. Hunter down with us to the meeting and both of us presented the matter to the people and' very soon after the tax. was voted and j the rural school established and thenj came the building and now instead of. a two-teacher school they haye three j and could use four teachers to ad-! vantage if the funds were available. I The school this session is taught i by Prof. D. L. Wedaman and fhe j closing exercises will be held this j Friday afternoon and the program is i novel in that the exercises are to be- j gin at 4 o'clock and a picnic dinner, at 6:30 is to be served and the class! i exercises are to be at nieht. The following is tie program: \ Afternoon exercises, 4 p. m. Welcome song, sixth grade; welcome speeches; Dolly Rose; I iWant j to Be a President; Cause I'm a Girl; j ABC Song; Daddy When I'm Growta Up; Y/oo-San; Ten Little Sleepyj Boys,*'A Little Mother; Our Pas;j Summertime; Mother Gdose at Homej A Play; Essay; Song. "Now Our; School is Over;" The Quest, A Play;' Belinda's Twin; When It Rains; Song. Vacation; Somebody's Mother;: Prying Pandora, Play; Vacation! Joys; Flay Song; Mary Louis Recitation. Play; Valedictory; Song, "Hip, Hip, Hurrah!" Graduating Exercises, 8 o'clock: Prayer, Rev. Mr. Hite; salutatory, Hugh Boinest; song by the school;! essay, Eddie Richardson; valedictory,; Thos. Metts; address, Rev. Mr. Koon;j song, by tenth grade; presentation of; diplomas; awarding of prizes; benediction, by Rev. Mr. Enoch Hite. PROGRAM z j Presented by BetheNGarmany School - 4 - ? n u i Friday, May 7th, at o:ou r. m. . Phillips School House. A holiday carnival by thirteen chil- j dren. j Blay?Jumbo Jum. Cast of Characters. Mr. Gobbleton, Geo. Lominick. Mr. Cheatham (lawyer), Barney; Leitzsey. i Adelaide (Mr.G's. ward), Ellie.' Price. / Henry Merville, Robert Sease. Jumbo Jum, Ellerbe Sease. i Hannah, Jno. iting Lominick. - - - - /\ Mrs. Gobbleton, JMien uxner. ? Tom Thumb Wedding? J Bride, Ruby Oxner. Groom, Roy Alewine. Maid of Honor, Marjorie Ringer, i Best Man, Thomas Leitzsey. Brides Maids,- Edna Cromer andi Myrtle Ruff. I Ushers, Williamson Brown and Alphaeus Ruff. ^ A Dance (Poppy Costume), 10 Girls. Manners Drill, with closing song, 5 Boys. j Calvin Crozier Chapter. j j The Calvin Crozier chapter, U. D. C., held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home ' of Mrs. Wm. Cromer, with Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Mrs. Paul Anderson and Mrs. W. O. Miller as associate hostesses. After the roll call and reading of minutes, Miss Julia Kibler, delegate to the Piedmont District conference, gave a very interesting report. There was a report on the ban- j quet served the Masons, and also a! I decision to serve the Rotary club in! | a few weeks. It was moved and j ! carried to give. $100 toward the hero-j j fund for. education of world war i i vpfpvans. Election of officers bep:an,' | but had to be postponed until the, j June meeting. Mrs. E. B. Purcell J | was unanimously reelected president, i j but she would not accept the office, j A delicious sweet course, ice cream | and cake was served. Other towns of the size of Newberry have paved streets and when i Newberry people see them they praise them. Wouldn't it be better to brag j about our own streets. We can if [ we will vote for the street bonds j today. ; A Card of Thanks. We take this method to thank our ] relatives, friends and acquaintances < for their many, many deeds of kind- ] ness and consideration extended to j us during the illness and death of our i son. Lance Ellerbe, also for the beau- i tiful floral tributes sent. ] May God's choicest blessings, liberty of health, peace and pleasure i rest upon each of you, is our cordial, i j wish I W. M. Gilder. t | Lilla M. Gilder. ji # AUDITOR HALF ACRE GETS RETURNS FROM LEXINGTON Auditor J. B. Halfacre and Superintendent of Education C. M. Wilson went over to Lexington on Tuesday to take over the returns and adjust the school matters in the new terri-^* tory that has come into Newberry from Lexington. Mr. Halfacre re ceivea an tne returns of property that belong now to Newberry and will enter them on the tax books of Newberry county. The total amount of taxable property in the new territory is something ???? tCrtA AAA (PL - T 1 -19* uvci ?puuv,uuv. ine ljexmgion oni* cers met the property owners who are on the line on Monday at Chapin and ad jilted the property between the two counties and on Tuesday turned the returns over to the Newberry official. Mr. Halfacre says he had the most delightful trip and that the Lexington officials were very courteous and that Auditor Dent gave him th$ most cordial greeting, just what he might have expected from these good people of the old county of Lexington. As to the school matters there will be no transfer of the school moneys _ until the close of the present schools ' in Lexington county, and then the school funds and other matters connected with the transfer can be the better attended to. - PICNIC 'AND SCHOOL CLOSING AT TRANWOOD There will be a picnic at the close of Tranwood school in the pasture of "Mr. J. J. Sease on Saturday, May 7th to which all are invited. Miss Naficy Werts. ? ?- / ' C.fLl.l D. -ciuicuciu r asiorsiCi Communion services will be held in < the Bethlehem pastorate as follows: B#thlehem, second Sunday in May. 11 a. m.; St. Matthews, third Sunday in May, 11 a. m., and Pom&ria fiftft Sunday in May, 11 a. m. All are most cordially invited to these ser- ' vices. Enoc(h Hite, } ' ) I Pastor. / - 1 " -. ; v . Public Service. Newberry Commandery, No.. 6, Knigrhts Temolar- "will o - _ _ jk-tt?r ?% |iuv/uu " Ascension Day service-on. next Sunday' afternoon, at 4 o'clock in the opera house. There will be a sermon by Rev. E. V. Babb, Prelate, and special music by a selected choir. All Masons in Newberry and surroundirig territory are expected to be present and the public is cordially invited. ' * Hendrix- J ohnson. Miss Rachel R. Hendrix and Mr. Charlie Johnsonj both of West End, were married on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, by the Rev. J. L. Daniel " .i i.Ll /"? J? -1 " " " ' at vue central ivieinocist church parsonage. - I Sunday School Convention. The Sunday school convention at v Zion church Sunday was well attended, the church being full. Mr. T. M. Mills presided and the Zion choir lurnished splendid singing. Some very interesting discussions were held on Sunday school topics. Before noon Mr. T. M. Mills, Kev. Griffin, Mr. J. C. Neel and C. M. Wilson" led the discussions. The noon hour was spent pleasantly Dy an wno partook of an all round dinner for which the Zion community is noted. * In the afternoon Prof: Derrick, Dr. Gotwald and Dr. C. T. Wyche addressed the conventions The convention was helpful and. instructive in Sunday school work and all except two of the Sunday schools of No. 9 were | represented. FREDERICKS CONCERT CO. SILVERSTREET MAY 11 i There will be one more attraction in-the Silverstreet lyceum course on * May 11. The Fredericks Concert company will appear on that date and the admission will be 50 cents. Every citizen of the community should attend this concert and hear some excellent music and then help the lyceum course to meet expenses so that there may be another put on the coming season. These courses are worth a great deal more to a community than the cost, and if those who stand the expense do not net the outlay they may know that they have done a zood cause for their com munity and in this case every citizen should feel that it is his duty to help out. First More in 40 Years. Harvey Reese has operated a barber shop in Newberry for 40 yean and until he moved Wednesday had occupied the same place all these years. That is the same location. He has been in the hotel shop since the erection of the hotel and before the hotel was built he occupied a small wooden building where the. hotel * 1 TT. 1 J 3ianas now. xie n?? muvcu ju*v across the street in the Fraternity lall building. i Have you electric lights in your lorne? Many Newberry people can't lave them. Make it possible for ;hem to have electric lights by votng for the light bonds today. . i