The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 30, 1920, Page FIVE, Image 6
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0 WiR. JOHN WICKER AND PARTY
T RETURN FROM FLORIDA TRIP
t Describes the Co an try and Tells of
the Fine Kcr.cls "out Alter All i here
is ?*o i iace Like Home.
Editor The Herald and Xews:
In ray last ictlfer to you I had just
arrived in Montezuma. Here we
spent three days with our kin, who
were ?lad to see us and did everyy
thing: to make us enjoy ourselves,
and I assure you we did to our heart's
content.
Wednesday morning: we hooked up
No. 78044, passed through the following:
cities: Valdosta, Lake City,
flsinpsvillp- and landpd at Ocala.
Here we found one family of our
kin. JVe spent one day and night
with them. From this place we went
out to see Silver Lake. This is the
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, It bursts out of the earth about 40
feet from the top of the land in a
stream of water that carries vessels
that can carry 500 bales of cotton,
or more than a thousand persons.
Where it issues from the ground is
from a fissure, 6o leet oy iz leei.
The water of this lake is as clear as
* crystal; yoir can see a pin lying on
the bottom;-you can see the fishes
swimming at the bottom as plain as
if there was ho water between you
and the fish. Some of these fish will
weigh as much as ten pounds. The
black fish or bass, as they are called,
will come to the top and eat out of
your hand, hundreds of them at a
TViq monacror ^PTida fl Tiilot
time. law x
with you to show you the beauties
of this lake. He will- show you' the
bridal chamber, the devil's kitchen,
? = the parlor of a thousand geysers and
-* many more places beautiful, wonderful.
The bottom <of this lake is covered
with the most beautiful grass,
ferns of every kind, water lilies all
in bloom, under the water, maiden
hair ferns, and a very finejgrass called
bridal veil. No one can describe
this place, you must see it to enjoy
it.
From Ocala we drove to Coiemans,
180 miles. Here we found a nest
full of our Wicker kin, too numerous
to mention. We spent Saturday
* evening, Sunday and Monday. We
went to Sunday school and preaching
morning and night. Monday these
good people gave us a fish fry. You
ought to have seen us eat fish. Four
" men left earlv Monday morning, say
6 o'clock, two to row the boat and
? two to fish. By 10 o'clock they met
us who had gone around_ the lake
with 72 pounds of fish, the finest
you ever saw, all trout, weighing
from one pound to eight pounds, and
.these people know how to fry fish.
My' wife ate so much fish till that
night when I went to bed her feet
were flapping like a fish, and fish
was not all we had. I need not tell
you, these people will do anything to
give you a good time.
From Colemans we began to think
of home. We spent some time in
Orlando. This is one of ths prettiest
places in Florida. This city has 17
lakes in its boundaries, and the finest
-homes built around them, making
them have" a beach view. From hefe
we went' to Winter Park, then to
Sanford. Here we met some acquaintances.
The Chappells from
; Fairfield, and Forrest Lake, one of
the big men of Florida/ originally
from this place. We spent a night
and part of a day here. From here
..we went to Datona, then St. Augus*_tine
to Jacksonville.
f Up to this point we had delightful
roads, most of the time you have
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>v 'can drive 30 or 40 miles, or as fast
as you want to go.
The cities of Florida are beautiful
beyond description, but the most of
the country is the most God forsaken
land I ever saw. For 200 miles
we traveled from Orlando to Jacksonville.
There was not cotton
enough to make an apron for a rooster,
nor corn enough to feed a chicken;
can't imagine what the Lord
made this place for, yet they have
the finest roads of any state that I
know. How they built them or paid
for them I can. not imagine.
Our next stop was at Ferdenia.
Our guide book told us to go this
way, but when we reached here we
fotfnd that the bridge was washed
away, and we had to go 96 miles
out of our way to cross this river
/(Atamana). This part of the road
was something fierce. After crossing
this river we came to Waynesboro,
then to Augusta?home. A large
fine trip, glad to get home and love
my town and the people more a-id
know that we have the best place on
earth. 78044 carried us there and
back, more than 1,200 miles, without
a puncture till we reached Johnston.
There we had a puncture. This machine
when on good roads and running
30 or 40 miles hums like Miss
Mazie playing cp the organ at the
i Methodist church, 'The End of a Perfect
Day," come and hear her play.
Before closing I want to say something
about the crops. The corn and
peanuts are fine all through Georgia
and Florida, but none can beat the
crops from here to: Augusta; through
Leesville, Batesburg, Johnston, fine
as you ever saw. Below Augusta the
cotton looks like it will make a bale
or more to the acre, but here they
have the boll weevil in full force.
' We spent one night with a farmer;
arrived at his house about 6. I went
out to look at his field and saw him
haulinsr the boll weevil (vou see I do
not spell him with a capital, I don't
think that much of him), like we do
our cotton in the fall of the year,
with wagons every evening. There
they make fires of cord wood and
empty the sacks of shapes with the
weevil in them on these fires and try
to burn him, and he is hard to burn.
This man told me two year? ago he
made 20 bales of cotton to the mule,
last year he made ten, this year he
did not think he would make five.
The farmers are very pessimistic over
this situation. The season has b^en
in favor of the weevil.: they hi<d a
very late spring, had to r>?ant over,
making the cotton late and they spray
at night and the next day a nin
monies and washes the poison off, then
tr.ey have 10 go over the same protc?j
agaiii and they say th.it it you
uo not get grown bohs by August
that the weevil will get the ) eSv. bo
ii you will gv> out into your iields
and bee how litSle cousin you would
make, if only you would get the
gvown, bells you /1 have some idea
of what he is. He is something alarm
ing when yuu know him. Sony to ,
have taken up so much space.
J. iC-Wicker.
BUILDING CF TWO BRIDGES
AUTHORIZED BY LEGISLATURE ,
The act of the legislature relative ,
to the bridge over Broad river also 1
provides the way to build a bridge 1
over Saluda river. That ijr all (
right. We should make it just as
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come to see us and trade with us as ^
it is possible and being almost surrounded
by rivers the only way is to
build bridges. '
Our friends who have bean dis- .
cussing the Broad river proposition 1
may now itead the conditions on ,
which the bridge is authorized by '
act of the legislature I
The bonds may be issued by . an 1
election of the people of the county t
or on petition to the board of coun- \
ty commissioners. One-fourth !the cost
of the Broad river bridge is to i
be paid by the county and the re- j
hv Fairfield countv and the ^
federal government but the location;!
is to be left with the state highway '
engineer, which means with the. fed- \
eral authorities. Read the act and
see for yourself the conditions. I
AN ACT (J
To Authorize the County New-1
berry to Issue Bonds for Bridge ;
Building.
i -Section 1."' Be it enacted by
general assembly of the state of
South Carolina, That the county
board of commissioners of Newber
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ry tounty are hereby autnorizea ana i
directed to issue coupon bonds for'
; not more than $35,000- payable 20 ,
years after elate or serially within j
that time as the said county board j
may prescribe and bearing: a rate of j
interest not to exceed 5 per cent.;
per annum, f The proceeds of said !
bonds, which shall not be sold for j
less than par, shall be expended for j,
the purpose of paying not more than ; |
one-fourth of the cost of building aj.
bridge over Broad river, connecting .
Fairfield and Newberry counties at a j
point on said river to be selected bv 'i
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vided, however. That said bonds shall
not be issued if within 30 daj^s after;
*> notice of the action of the
highway commission has been pub- J
lished by the^said county board of
commissioners in one or more of the j1
newspapers of Newberry county, a|!
petition signed by at least 100 quali-i,
fied electors of Newberry county j,'
praying for an election on the ques-jtion
of issuing said bonds is filed :
with the said county board of com- :
missioners. The said county board 1
oi ?cmmissioners, upon receiving ?he 1
said petition, shall thereupon order
an election on the said question on
at least three weeks' notice i pub- J
.lished in one or more of the news- papers
published in the county of I
Newberry, which electrffn shall be I
oc nmn r?rrtviHpH hv IftW
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for general elections for state and J
county officers. The commissioners
of elections of New,berry county for
state and county officers shall in ad- '
dition to the duties devolving upon
them certify the result of saifl elec- 1
tion to the county board of eommis- J
signers of Newberry county. The '
county board shall furnish a suf- ;
ficient number of ballots for the elcvlr- J
t'.on in printed form, as follows:!:
''For issue of not exceeding $35,- j
000 Broad river bridge bonds?Yesj|
?No." The electors voting in favor j:
cf such issue shall deposit a ballot I ^
with the word "No" erased, and! j
tVtrK? nnnn?pn. with ths word "Yes"!'
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erased. If a majority <?f the ballots],
cast at such election shall be in favor
of such issue of bonds the county
beard of commissioners shall then issue
and sell said bonds for the gur- ,
pos? aforesaid only. The said bonds
shall be signed by the chairman and
clerk of the board of county com- .
missioners of Newberry: Provided, '
That their signatures on the coupons
may be lithographed thereon.
Sec. 2. That the county auditor
of Newberry county, if saiu bonds j
: are issued either with or without an
election, shall annually levy a sufficient
tax to be collected as other
: taxes, on all the taxable property in :
Newberry county to pay the interest ;
on said bonds and to provide funds ,
to retire the same at maturity. ;
Sec. 3. That said county board of
| commissioners are hereby further
; authorized and directed to issue couI
pon bonds for not more than $16,.
700,\payable 20 years after date, or
serially* within that time as the said
| county board may prescribe, and
i bearing a rate not to exceed 5 per
! cent, per annum. The proceeds of ,
said bonds, which shall not be sold
. for less than par, "Shall be expended
for the purpose of paying not more
than one-third of the cost of a (
, bridge over Saluda river, connecting, j
; Newberry and Saluda counties ata :
point on said river to be selected by .
j the state highway commission: Pro- ]
vided, however, That said bonds shall
| not be issued if within_30 days after ,
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I highway commission Jias been pub- [
jlished by the said county board ofj
i commissioners in one or more of the I:
| newspapers of Newbery county, a pe- i
itition signed by at least 100 quali-:;
fied electors of Newberry county, | *
; praying for an election on the ques-?!5
j tion of issuing said bonds is filed j
i with said county board of commis-' i
thinners. The said eountv hoard o*1^
] commissioners, upon receiving the i
'said petition, shall thereupon order j<
! an election upon said question on atj i
Ileast three weeks notice published in;
one or more of the newspapers pub-j
| lished in the county of Newberry, \
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'now provided by law for state and;
coun'y officer?. The commissioners <
'of elections of Newberry couniy for \
state and county officers shall in addition
to the d at it s devolving upon
them, certify ih-* result of such election
to county board of commissioners
of Newberry county. The county
board shall furnish a suHicii-nt
number of ballots for the election i..
printed form, as foilows: ''Fur i.-suc
cf net exceeding $1^.700 Saluda
river bridge bonds?Yes?Xo." The
electors votir.tr in favor of such issue
shall deposit a ballot with the word
"Xo" erased, and tho.-e opposed a
ballot with the word ""Yes" erased.
If a majority of the ballots cast a"
such election shall be in favor of
such issue of bonds, the county board
/v-P /.AmmieciAiKire clir.ll iccilo
UJ. V. v/lll llliOCiVii v. i fc.1 ^uuii biivn w-.vbonds
for the purpose aforesaid only.
The said bonds shall be signed by the
chairman and clerk of said county
board: Provided, That their sis-natures
on the coupons may be lithographed.
Sec. 4. That the county auditor
of Newberry county, if said bonds
are issued with or without an election,
shall annually levy a sufficient
tax to be collected as othef taxes, on
all the taxable property in Xewberry
r-ounty to Day tin3 interest on said
Konds rmd to t^ovide funds to retire
thpm at maturity.
Sec. 5. That said bonds of both
issues, when issued, shall be exempt
From all state, counts and municipal
taxes.
Sec. (?. That pore of the_ bonds
ho^in nrovided shall be issued ?or
sold unless the said county board of
commissioners shall have satisfactory
assurance that the remaining funds
ne^essa^v for building the bridge for
whi^h +he Mrds are authorized will
be forthcoming.
Sec. 7. That this act shall go into
on its approval by the. governor.
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RECORD ATTENDANCE AT
TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION
The tractor and farm machinery
demonstration Wednesday broke all
state records for attendance, according
to the statement of J. N. Lay of
Greenville, 'blockman for the International
Harvester company. It is
estimated that 1,000 people, largely
farmers, were present. Automobiles
were parked in solid rows on both
sides of i"he road for at least onequarter
of a mile, giving the grounds
irerv much the appearance of a county
fair.
Tractors were exhibited as follows:
Samson, Fordson, John Deere,
Moline, Case, International, Twin
City, Wallace, Cle-Trac, Hart-Parr
and Mid West Utilitor.
Each of the ten large tractors
pulled a disc or gang plow. Farmers
passed from one lot to another
to see the various types of work.
Furrows were being made at varying
depths from five to 14 inches, and it
kept a man almost as busy to see
them all as it keeps a boy to watch
a three ring circus. After being
plowed, the ground was leveled with,
disc harrows and most of it packed
with multi packer.
Farmers of this county certainly
lad an opportunity to see for themselves
whaf^san be done with a trac:or,
and to compare the various
;vr>es.
LIEUTENANT LONGSHORE
BURIED AT ARLINGTON
Abbeville Perss and Banner, 28th.
Mr. E. H. Longshore received a
message from the quartermaster general
this morning stating that the
funeral of his soh, Lieut. Furman B.
Longshore, late of Company G,
Ihree Hundred and Sixty-ninth Infantry
would take place at Arlington,
Va., National cemetery, at 2:30
j'clock Friday afternoon. Col. Longshore
left this afternoon to attend
the1 funeral of his only son who died'
at Brest 18 months ago from pneumonia.
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ro UNVEIL MONUMENT
TO MR. BEN M. SETZLER
The -W. O. W. camp of Pomaria
will unveil a. monument to the memory
of Mr. Ben M. Setzler in the
cemetery at Bethlehem church near
Pomaria on Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock. An address will bex delivered
by the Rev. Edward Fulenwider.
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT AND
PICNIC AT ST. PHILLIPS
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There will be a school entertainment
and picnic at St. Phillips school
next Monday afternoon from 4 to 10
o'clock. There will be a picnic dinner
ajrd every one is invited to come
and bring well filled baskets and enjoy
the afternoon together. Refreshments
will be sold during the afternoon
by the Improvement society of
the school for the benefit of the
school, but no charge made for dinner.
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There will also be an old time cake
walk.
Tribute of Respect.
. Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly
Father to call to her heavenly
home Mrs. Carrie Lane, . a beloved
member of Bethlehem Woman's Missionary
t.hprefnrf*L he it re
solved,
1. That we bow in humble submission
to Him who doeth all things
svell.
2. That we sadly miss our friend
and coworker, and her death has
brought grief to her many friends
and her memory will ever be cherished
with the deepest love and respect.
3. That our sincere sympathy
roes out to the bereaved family.
4. That a page in our minute book
be dedicated to her memory, and a
iopy be sent to the bereaved family,
and published in our county papers.
Mrs. C. W: Ringer.
Mrs. 0. S. l ong,
Mrs. G. D. Young,
CommiEfee.
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The sale is put on because the line
present stock must make room for tl
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This is the new alphabet in the la
easy to learn if you have regard f<
come before school is out.
. Staple goods in all lines at real ba
price, come and convince yourself tl
tide and the goods also.
Opportunity is now knocking at yo
! come to this store while this bargain
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rgain prices. ?!o use to quote
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