The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 20, 1920, Image 1
VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 57. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA1
Bond Act Undi
Election is o >
Full Text of Act of Legislature
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Providing tor county oov
of Same
The Herald and News in its issuer
of April 30 printed in full the acts
passed by the legislature relating to
the proposed bond issue and also the
act which is part of the bond act
abolishing the present county government
and creating a set of 12 commissioners
to take the place of the
supervisor and the county commissioners
to take over the government
of the county.
At the request of a number of our
Kiik[</>riV>arc WO Q TO T? T* i T>+i T) CT fillS apt
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again. We printed before the other J
act passed by the legislature at the
last session also providing for an
election on the question of issuing
bonds but in as much as Senator
Johnstone says it is but a dead baby
it is not necessary to reprint it. No
election could be ordered under its !
terms and therefore the only live act
is the one we are printing today.
An Act
Drt]n4-;?n. +/i MowKorrv Crtlintv
JAC1C. O-Ulg, 1(W wv^^j ?
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of
South Carolina: That the supervisor j
of Newberry county be, and he is j
hereby, authorized to order an election
to be held at the usual voting
precincts in said county on the 24th
day of August, A. D., 1920, upon the
question of issuing coupon bonds of
the said county to the amount of
four hundred thousand dollars, for
permanent road building and mainte
nance of the same. .The commis- j
sioners of election for state and [
county officers for Newberry county
shall appoint the managers and receive
and tabulate the returns as in
other elections; they shall report the
result of said election in writing, in
duplicate, one copy of which shall be
filed in the office- of the county supervisor
of said county and one copy
with the secretary of state, and said '
duplicate reports shall be kept. on j
perpetual record in said offices. No- j
tice of said election shall be pub- j
lished by the said commissioners of j
election in one or more of the newspapers
published in the county of
Newberry once a week for three
weeks preceding said election. Said
election shall be held under the laws
governing the holding of general '
elections in this state.
Sec. 2. The managers of said
election shall serve without compensation.
I
Sec. 3. The ballot shall be pro- j
vided according to law; on the one
ballot, shall be printed the words,!
"For permanent road bonds in the i
sum of four hundred thousand dol-,
lars?Yes;" and on the other, "For*
permanent road bonds in the sum of j
four hundred thousand dollars?No." j
If a majority of the ballots cast in i
said election shall be for the issuing j
of said bonds the commissioners j
hereinafter provided for, to be known j
as the highway commission of New- j
berry county, shall advertise for!
sealed bids on said bonds, the same :
to be sold in such lots and at such
times as the said commission may ,
Hppm nrlvisahlp! no bid for less than '
par value of the bonds shall be con- I
sidered. The commission shall have j
the right to reject any and all bids '
and readvertise for bids until the j
bonds are sold. The commission may, j
if necessary, expend not more than ;
one thousand dollars for issuing said j
bonds.
Sec. 4. The said bonds shall be '
known as "Highway Improvement I
Bonds of Newberry County," and
shall be in such denominations as:
the said highway commission may fix, j
to run for 40 years, and to bear in-!
terest from the date of issue at a rate !
not exceeding 5 per centum per an- !
num, payable semi-annually from the !
date of said bonds.
Sec. 5. Upon the acceptance of j
any bid, said commission shall have j
printed coupon bonds of said county i
of the tenor above set out. These i
bonds shall be signed by the county |
supervisor of Newberry county, coun- i
tersigned by the chairman of said
commission, and the signatures of
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*dered Tuesday
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Relating to Bonds?Also Act
ernment Which is Part J
Act.
said officers may be lithographed upon .
the coupons for the semi-annual instalments
of interest to be attached
to said bonds.
Sec. 6. The sinking fund provided
for the redemption of said
bonds shall be annually set apart by
the treasurer of Newberry county, .
to be by him placed and kept on deposit
as a separatev fund in such
hnnks or trust comnanies of New
berry county, or of other counties of
said state, upon such interest as may
be obtainable, not less than four per
centum, per annum, payable or compounded
semi-annually. The treasurer
shall annually present to the
circuit court of said county of Newberry
an itemized statement of all
such funds received by him and where
j a. ~ J
and when the same are aepusiuu j
and at what rate of interest. ^ This
report shall be filed with the clerk
of said court.
Sec. 7. The funds arising from
the sale of the said bonds shall be
deposited to the credit of the treasurer
of Newberry county in a seprate
fund, to be known as the
"Highway Improvement Fund," in
the several banks of Newberry coun
ty, according to and in proportion to
the combined capital stock and surplus
of each bank as nearly as may
be practicable at a rate of interest
of not less than 4 per centum, per
annum from the date of the deposit
until the funds are withdrawn from
time to time by the highway commission
as needed by them in the performance
of their duties under this j
Said fund shall be paid by the j
treasurer upon the warrant of the
chairman countersigned by the clerk,
when, authorized by said commission.
Should any bank or banks in said
county decline to receive such deposit
at said rate of interest, the pro
rata share of deposits due to such
bank or banks so declining or refusing
to accept same shall be deposited
by said commission among other \
banks of the county. Such .funds
vf
shall be withdrawn from such banks j
as they are deposited with in un impartial
manner and proportionately I
to the amount held in deposit by the I
various banks in so far as practicable.
Sec. 8. The highway commission
of Newberry county shall be composed
of one member from each
township of said county, to be elected
as now provided for in case of j
other county officers in the election
herein provided for on the question
of issuing said bonds for a term ending
January 1, 1925, and said commission
when so elected shall elect
one of their number chairman and a i
clerk who need not be a member of ;
the commission. Should any vacancy j
occur in the said commission it shall
be filled as now provided by law in
case of a vacancy on the present
board of county commissioners. The
chairman of said commission shall j
receive, as compensation for his serv- |
ices, a salary of $500 per year, and j
the other members of the commis- !
sion the sum ? $5 per day for each j
day actually engaged in the duties j
as such commissioners, not exceed- |
ing 30 days each year for each mem- j
bjer. At the expiration of the terms j
of office of the-present county su-j
pervisor and county commissioners of j
Newberry county, the said highway ;
commission herein provided for snail j
succeed to and perform all the duties !
now devolved upon and required to j
be performed by said county super-'
visor and county commissioners and i
in the same manner, except as herein j
otherwise provided, as well as per- j
form the duties herein prescribed. |
Their successors shall be < lected at j
the general elction in 1924 and
every four years thereafter.
Sec. 9. The duties of the said
commission shall be to use the pro- j
ceeds arising from the sale of the 1
said bonds for the purpose of constructing
a system of permanent or
improved highways throughout New(Continued
on Page 3.)
A FAMILY GATHERING AT
HOME MR. J. ED SENN A
"I would not care to sit upon a j
throne, <
Or build my house upon a mountain 1
top
Where I must dwell in glory all alone i
Ana never inena come in <jl
man stop." 1
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These beautiful lines express my j
sentiments more clearly and strongly
than I am able to do myself. I have ^
always preached the doctrine that
we keep apart too much in this world.
We do not get together often enough
in a friendly sort of way. Families j
are formed. Homes are established. ^
The children grow to manhood and
womanhood and they in turn one by
one go off and establish other homes i
and soon they are scattered to distant
parts. It is a portion of the
economy of nature and right and
proper.
But the point is that it is helpful \
and nleasant for the several families
J
thus formed to meet together occasionally
at the old home, or if in the '
course of human events the old home
is broken, then to gather at the home
of some member of the family and
with friends and other relatives come '
together, and in a friendly and social
sort of way, and get better ac
quainted one with the other, and talk j
over the happy days of childhood, j
and the many pleasant recollections
that will come unbidden back to
mind, and it will make us feel better
and be better men and women. We
keep ourselves too much apart from ?
one another in this day of unrest and !
commercialism.
It was my pleasure to attend a
family gathering: at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Ed Senn on last Wednes- 1
day. The old home of the parents is
no more, so tne garnering property
was at the home of the oldest son. 1
The father, Mr. George W. Senn died
in January, 1887, and the mother in
1905. So the place of the father had*
to be taken by Mr. J. Ed Senn, the
oldest boy as well as the oldest child,
and it was pleasing to. the visitor to
?ee how highly the other children regard
him.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Senn wers
married in 18GG. Mrs. Senn before
her marriage was Miss Lou uannon,
the daughter of Mr. David Cannon.
The home of Mr. George W. Senn
was on or near Bush river not far
from the old Peister mill, though his
father lived and he was born on the
same place, on which Mr. Ed Senn
now lives.
It has been the custom of this fam
ily to have these gatherings from
year to year, but the time for this
one was set in order to have it while
a brother, Dr. D. C. Senn, is on a
visit from the far distant state of
Texas where he went some 28 years
ago, and this is only his second visit
in all these years, and the other
visit was 20 years ago. He set up his
household in that distant state taking
unto himself a helpmate from among
the good women of Texas. Accom
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panying him on tnis visit is a uaufilter
now a charming young lady, and
I know it must be a great pleasure
to her to meet and to know the many
fine relatives of her father whom she
met for the first time.
Mr. Ed Senn has an ideal country
home just about four miles west of
Newberry and everything about the
place bears the evidence of a good
manager and a ' successful farmer. \
The table was spread under a beautiful
china tree and the good things
that were placed upon that table
would tempt any one and would satisfy
the appetite however keen it!
might be, ana it was served beautifully
by Mrs. Senn and the young
ladies assisting her. There was the
best barbecue hash and barbecue
meats and chicken salad and fried
chicken and almost anything you
could think of that is good to eat.
And we did the job in good shape and
evidenced our appreciation of the din-1
ner and the service, that is to say we
can speak truthfully along this line
for this writer and Doc Spearman
who sat next to me. He wanted more
of that good hash, but he had been
helped so bountifully, and it all disappeared
so quick that he excused
himself, by saying- that Mrs. Spearman
advised him that he should not
eat much. No one could blame him,
because it was fine, but somehow my
nnnetite ran toward that chicken.
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The children of the famliy who J
,vere present are:
Mr. J. Ed Senn and his wife, who,
Defore marriage, was Miss Carrie
Smith, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ]
William Smith. <
Mr. D. C. Senn and his daughter, ?
Miss Louise, of Rotan, Texas.
Mr. J. Tas Senn and his wife, who, ]
Defore her marriage, was Miss Bertha J
Boozer, a daughter of Mr. J. S. 1
Boozer.
Mr. Louis H. Senn and his wife,
who, before her marriage, was Miss i
Annie Crooks, a daughter of Mr.
John J. Crooks. He was first married
to Miss Alma Boozer, daughter !
of Mr. J. S. Boozer. She died sev- !,
sral years ago. j ;
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MISS iYiauie v>. oeim. j.
Mary, now the wife of Mr. R. E. j
Watkins, a son of our friend Mr. W. j;
5- Watkins. |
Mr..George W. Senn and his wife, ]1
who, before her marriage, was Miss !
Rebecca Reeder, a daughter of Mr. j
r. L. Reeder. j'
Among the other relatives pres2nt
were: Mrs. Mollie Spearman, the I
widow of the late G. W. L. Spearman, ;
Mrs. J. D. Boozer, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. |
-x ] T William !
uavenpori, ivir. miu i>n J. o. it uiiuiii ,
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Switten- j
berg, Mr and Mrs. H. B. Workman,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom-W. D^vis, Mrs. W.
Herbert Wallace, Mrs. B. Y. Abrams j
and daughter, Miss Rebecca Abrams, j
Mrs. J. V. Clary and daughters, j
Misses Helen and Ruth, Mr. and Mrs.
Molan L. Boozer, Mrs. J. A. Wallace,!
the Rev. R. H. and Mrs. Burris, Mr. '
James A. Burton and "Bob" Long-!
shore, who cooked that good hash, j
and Dr. D. W. Senn and the writer. I
The children of Mr. and Mrs. J. j
Ed Senn are William Edward, Clar- j
ence > Ruth Smith and j
Bertha Louise.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. j
Senn are Louise, Virgil, Alvin, Coul- j
ter and Claude. Mf. Senn's wife was j
Miss May Simpson of Texas, and the
only member of his family present
besides himself was his daughter,
Miss Louise.
The children of Mr. Louis H. Senn
are, bf his first marriage, John
Washington Senn, and by the second
marriage, Thomas Edward.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Tas Senn are Pauline, J. Tas, Jr.,
Lila, Mattie and Rhea Norwood.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Watkins are Louise, Edward,
Boyce .and Earle.
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Senn are Tyrus, Tas L.
Laura Gary, the old colored woman
who helped to nurse and rear
the children as only good old mammies
can, is very proud that she has
been wTith the family all the years
ajid says she is one of them that she j
iin thp wood and made the i
fires the day that Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Senn were married and
that she has always been with the
family. She claims to have given
special attention to Louis and says
that is the reason he so "fat."
After the family and friends had
finished the dinner a table was
spread for the colored people on the
place and they enjoyed it to the fullest.
it was a most aenpuui ua^ aim *
am glad that I hdd the opportunity
of enjoying a few hours vith these
good people and had the pleasure cf
knowing them better. These gatherings
are helpful in inculcating the
spirit of loyalty, among the members
of the family and that is the
foundation of all true loyalty to state
and country and the basis upon which
true patriotism is founded and builded.
May they all live to enjoy many
more such occasions.
I had the pleasure of driving out
with Mr. J. A. Burton and Mr. J.
Tas Senn. E. H. A.
NOCO STOCK TO BE TAKEN
OFF MARKET AUGUST 31ST
Mr. S. G. Holt, who has just returned
from New York, says that the
Noco oil stock is to be taken off the
market on Ar^ust 31. The com-j
pany is in fine shape and making
money having several producing wells
and pipe lines that are profitable.
The stock is now paying a 6 per cent,
quarterly dividend and Mr. Holt has
a few shares yei to offer the people
of this section.
One dollar will make us Coxsure
of victory.
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MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC *
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE j
The county executive committee
met on Tuesday to correct and go
Dver the club rolls and to attend to
my matter that might come up.
It was decided to change the cam- E
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paign meeting num ijawnuu i, / ^
and the meeting in- that section will
be at Peak on Wednesday 25th af
10:30 a. m.
It was also decided to have a meeting
at .Oakland on the evening of the
26th at 7:30 p. m. C
St
The report of the meetings ordered
to be held on Monday to suggest a ^
candidate for highway commissioner
for each township was made and the
following resolution adopted:
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"Rpsnlvpd. That the executive com-1
mittee of the Democratic party of
a<
Newberry county indorse the candi- ^
dates of the party in the election to ^
be held on August 24, 1920, for the
offices of members of the highway
commissioners, the gentlemen rec- P
ommended by the Democratic voters
at the township meetings held on
August 16, as follows: B
From Township No. 1
Welch Wilbur
From Township No. 2 g<
John T. Oxner | P^
From Township No. 3 | bi
T. Watt Henderson hi
From Township No. 4 tj
E. E. Child di
From Township No. 5
J. A. Dominick fc'
From Township No. ft
Dr. W. D. Senn fii
From Township No. 7 ai
E. M. Martin a<
From Township No. 8 tl
Hnnvrro "P RrmlwsrP ' ft
UCUl^V/ JL W
From Township No. 9 c(
C. Boyd Bedenbaugh w
From Township No. 10
J. D. H. Kinard a
From Township No. 11 a
H. H. Ruff c;
. From Township No. 12 0
John A. Huffman a
STUCK IN THE MUD AND 1
IT A STORMY NIGHT ?;
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Mrs. G. Y. Boozer and five chil- ^
dren and Mrs. -George Addy and little ^
son left Newberry in an automobile
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'cbck,
for a trip to Columbia on a visit to ^
o
relatives. You all know how it rainc:
ed and had been raining. Well, when
they got one. mile on the other side
of Chapin they got stuck in the mud, j ^
1 t?j ? ~ rt-P if A Pi or frvino" I
una nau a umc ui it. j ---o ,
vainly for a long time to get extri- v
n
cated they gave up the job in despair
and phoned home for help. In answer e
to the Macedonian cry Mr. ,G. V.
Boozer and his brother, Mr. J. R.
IlI
Boozer, got in a car and hastened to
the rescue, leaving home at 8 o'clock
the same evening, but as they did not 1
return until 9 o'clock on Wednesday e
morning there was uneasiness in the
Newberry homes. The fact is the
1Q
Messrs. Boozer could not get beyond w
Chapin Tuesday night on account of S(
the storm. In the meantime, however,
the Columbia bound occupants ^
of the stuck car had found refuge
in the home of some friends. But as A
everything was in the dark to the folk 1c
at home, who could not hear any- le
thing, it was a night of anxiety for w
them; and such a night, with the tor- D
rent of rain, the loud thunder, the t<
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vivid lightning and that brilliant l'.gftt (
which many people saw. Messrs. G. [ n
V. and J. R. Boozer had about as j f<
hard a time as the Whitmire visitors jt<
from Newberry the same night; G. : R
V. and J. R. sleeping in their car the | s<
balance of the night. The Columbia jp
trip was given up, the en ire party a
returning home.
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Prosperity and Zion. ti
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soutnern ^nristian Auvwme. i
The Rev. J. D. Griffin, Prosperity J ti
and Zion, has closed a good meet-,h
ing at Zion. The Rev. M. M. Brab- j a
ham of Ninety-Six assisted in the , a
meeting. He was formerly the pas-1
tor of the church and is still beloved i
and venerated by all who know him. j T
Brother Griffin is doing a substantial
work. He invited the editor to take a
part in the service for one day. We g
enjoyed the day. It was the larg- s
est congregation for a week day that c
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is the old home church of Dr. G. T. fi
Pugh, president of Columbia col- ii
lege. We were glad to see him in the t,
congregation. t<
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Tennessee Rat
Suffrag
ffort Will Be Made to Rescind
Confident That Lines Will Be
Shows Fifty
Nashville, Aug. 18.?Tennessee
>day ratified the federal woman
iffrage amendment in the lower
Duse of the legislature by a vote
: 50 to 46, concurring in the aeon
of the senate which last Frily
adopted the ratification resoluon
by a vote of 25 to 4.
Although it was the 36th state to
?t favorablv and the amendment
lould be effective as soon as certi-1
2d by Bainbridge Colby, secretary |
RODUCERS SHOULD HAVE
ADEQUATE COOPERATION
l
y E. T. Meredith, Secretary of
Agriculture.
Washington, Aug. 13.?In spite of
enerally unsettled conditions, un-,
receaented difficulty in securing la-!
or and transportation facilities,
igh cost of materials and uncertaini
as to future prices for farm proiicts,
the farmers have proceeded in
Dod faith this year to raise a crop
+ 4-V?or> 4-Vxn OTroro rf Q
CtlCi lliaii uuc a* wxug^
They are repeating under the difculties
of readjustment, the assurnce,
given by their magnificent
;hievement during the war, that
ley are not to be daunted nor da-"
jrred by adverse conditions from
)ntributing their full share to the
elfare of the whole country.
Specifically, there is a prospect of
wheat crop exceeding pre-war averge
about 100.000,000 bushels, a
Drn crop of 2,750,000,000 busnei3,
r 150,000^000 more than pre-war
verage; oats, 1,333,000 bushelfe, or
50,000,000 more than pre-war averge;
barley in excess and rye more
lan double pre-war average; pota)es
exceeding five year average; recrd
breaking rice and tobacco crops;
ay and flaxseed exceeding five year
verage; cotton, grain, sorghums, ap
les, better tftan last year ana recrd
sugar beet and sorghum syrup
rops.
The cost per unit of producing
lese crops unquestionably was conderably
greater than for any preious
crop in the last half century,
nd business men, as well as all other
lements of population, must realize
lat, if the record made by the farmrs
is to be maintained and the food
squirements of the nation met, pro
ucers must receive adequate prices
or their products?prices which will
nable them to continue to produce,
d secure a reasonable' return for
leir efforts, and to maintain a satifactory
standard of living for themslves
and for their families.
lev. Ebenezer Erskine Pressly, D. D.
From a sketch of this distinguished
.ssociate Reformed Presbyterian,
>ng since deceased, published in the
ist issue of the Due West paper,
k.. +Viq PoTr W AT. Hunter.
linen uy i/ii& JLW< ?F . -? r
K D.,( we clip the following as of invest
to our readers:
"Dr. Pressly married Elizabeth Agew
in 1831. Of a large family only
3ur lived to maturity. Three daugh;ra.
One, Elizabeth, married the
,ev. J. C. Boyd, August, 1857. The
}n was the late Dr. W. L. Pressly,
astor for many years of Due West
nd president of our divinity school.
"His last davs were sad. While
n his way to preach at Little Mouni.in
he was thrown from his buggy,
nsensible for a time he rallied and
ried to preach, but in the midst of
is sermon his mind became confused
nd he had to sit down. He passed
way July 26, I860."
Districts Vote Taxes.
"he State, 18th.
The people of Newberry county
re fully alive to the importance of
i - -i- r Wil
OOCI scnoois, cIUCUl umg; uvf v->. ....
on, superintendent of Newberry
ounty, who yesterday visited Mr.
wearingen at his offices. Fortyve
special elections have been held
i the 57 school districts of his couny
and the people are taking much invest
in school improvements,
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v.; r
ifies
e Amendment |
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i Action Taken?Suffragists
! Kept Intact?Final Count
r to Forty-six.
of state, whet r 17,000,000 women
of the country would vote in the
presidential election in November remained
to be determined. The house
still has an opportunity to rescind its
action and preliminary steps for testing
the- legality of ratification by the
legislature if reconsideration should " i
fail to upset it already has been taken by
the Tennessee constitutional .
league on the ground that the assem
bly had no authority to act . ' -.? ]
CONGRESSMAN HELFIN fclVES
OPINION ON COTTON
I
j - After a thorough investigation of
the condition of the present cotton
c: op as regards both yield and left
over stock, uongressman nemn at ? , y.
Alabama today issued the following
! stating regarding the situation:
| "The effort to misrepresent the
1 cotton situation and deceive the pub
j lie into believing that there is a large
surplus of cotton in the United States '
| is being made ^herever bear agents
! can carry their propaganda. The
j bear agents know that the world's :
j crop this year will be 8,000,000 bales
I short of what the world needs to
i supply its wants for the next 12
j months and yet they deliberately misi
state the fact for the purpose of de|
ceiving the public and depressing the
| prices of cotton. The- consumption
j of cotton has been grfeater than the
production for the last f6tlt jeats.
'American cotton consumed for the
) locf 19 mrmt.hs arrnrriiTic to ?ovem
ment figures, was 2,000,000 bales
more than the crop of 1919. This
leaves a little more than 1,000,030
bales of carry over for last year. The '
j crop is late and but little of it caa .
I be utilized before the middle of Sep-.
! tember. By that time or six weeks
ffrom August 1 at the rate and a
- - ...
I month consumed by our mills ana <
| counting cotton exported at 500,000 1
i bales a month the average for the ^
j year we will have consumed and ex{ ported
1,500,000 bales which will dis- '
I 1
pose of all the carry over and then
j we will be face to face with the de|
mand for cotton far greater than the
i prospective supply. There is no ocI
, n
j casion for the producers,- merchants
' konlrnvp n-f +Viia nrtffrtn orrnwinO'
UI1U uuuntio ux vuv vvvwo . --Q
states to be alarmed about the price
of cotton this fall. The prospective
supply and the consumptive demand
both point to prices ranging "with ?
those obtained for the last crop."
That Bright Light Tuesday Night.
Many people saw a very bright
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light during the storm Tuesday night
and couldn't account for it, wonder
i ing what made it and inquiring about
! it on Wednesday morning. One citizen
thought it might have been
caused by one of those huge icebergs
i of the arctics breaking loose and
j looming up against the rays of the
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i sun in anu giving uo a iiuuvh i
! like the aurora borealis. But as a
I big bolt of lightning struck one of
| the steel towers near the substation
: of the Southern Power company and
played on it a little while it is
thought the unusual light came from
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| that source.
Singing Convention. \
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The Newberry county singing
i convention will hold forth on the
' 5th Sunday of this month at -the
| Mission church in John Neel's "and
i Ed Wallace's part of the county. As
l it is to be an all day affair, Manager
! M. C. Hallman says he wants people
to attend with baskets well filled
with assortments for the dinner table,
and not forget their books. Good
and inspiring singing is promised,
j Manager Hallman thinks it would be
j a good idea if all the churches would
! close that day to allow the people
j generally to go to the singing meet|
ing, as such singing will do as much
good as sermons.
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The South has everything to gain
and everything to lose; ,give a Dollar
for Democracy. A
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