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FINE GATHERING AT WHEELAND SCHOOL HOUSE 1 Excellent Barbecue and Large Crowd Present?Address by Senator E. D. Smith. By special request and invitatioi I was present at the meeting and the barbecue at Wheeland school house on Friday. There was an excellent barbecu'e served and a large crowc present. Many of them came to heai 1 t "n Qmif-Vi ?nr>nk and some ' OCHan/t u. ly. umtvii came to see the tractor demonstration which was given- during the day. This is a nice place for such i ?* gathering. There is plenty of shade P>*' ?md the grounds are beautiful. A stand had been erected for the speakers and seats provided for the Efcr \ hearers. At the recjuest of those in chargc Senator Smith was introduced by E H. Aull. He spoke for nearly Ar " hour and the hearers asked him t( continue if he was not too. tired, aneT he really made the best speech 1 . have ever heard him make. Anc' jj? there is no doubt that he had the crowd with him and that he will .^e' ^ ? practically a solid vote from those ? present. -At the conclusion of his speech Dr i J i [v C. T. Wyche was mcroauceu <*m i . - spoke to an attentive audience. Dr J |V Wyche is very much interested ir f better schools and better roads and takes advantage of every opportuniJ| ty to lend a helping hand in these p very vital matters. i/ The school at Wheeland the pas! ? session was taught by the Rev. J. C. Wessinger and *?is daughter and the\ v gave so general satisfaction that at | ,. the earnest requt st of the patrons ' they are going to teach the coming I session. The district has votea ar eight mill tax and has an enrolment of over 50 children and will get the advantage {.of the equalizing law passed by th? legislature which guards antees a seven months term and i salary of $100 per month to the principal and $90 per month to the assistant, and this being the second f year for the teachers they will be : given $5 per month additional eac? f daring the year. I drove down with Mr. Oscar Long who is making a canvass for the stock , for the cotton corporation, and h I ' got quite a numoer 01 rarmens unvested and some stock subscribed. Every farmer should take some of tfcis> stock. The farmer is facing c , \ ' crisis at this time and if he does not . help to take care of himself he wil? | ever hereafter be at the mercy of those who have been using him for . I many years. He now has the opportunity to place himself in position , j|; ' to get a fair return for what he grows, but if he surrenders he wii} ! never be able to get the same advantage which is his now. There f must be cooperation and a working t together if there is to be results. ( > , jr The corn crop along the way if v Ix. good but there has been a very great , ? deterioration in the cotton* crop ir ^ the past few weeks. There seems tc ; be no boll weevil in this section as yet, but nearly every field seems tc 1 have something the matter with the t , plant and the yield is not going tc be what it promised a short time ago. j "And it is opening very fast. Possibly J there has been too much rain and the 1 continued rains are going to damage A TV* o 4- t r* f V?oir cor blic &1C1U.V. mat/ io oiiao wivj cuj s|\: The roads are still in bad shape t and there has been nothing done to open the road under the railroad at { f \ Excelsior school house and it is going t $to the bad for the lack of use, and { there should be some one to get after ' t ' the -railroad to open this way as per the agreement. The state highway , | commission had the road built and it seeais that it is up to that body to gef the railroad to do something. < | Ahd as the commission has taken this road over it is hoped that this new road will soon be open. ' The town of Little Mountain has ?>- drawn in its city limits and now the , . state may build the road about a fmile further down beyond Mt. Tabor ( ehurch. i The road from Little Mountain , back to Wheeland is fairly good for | the travel that is over it, but it is , entirely too narrow. We had to go \ this way as we were told that, the ( road down by the Warner place was i hardly passable, though it is about z four miles nearer. Well, when we get the main high- ( ways of the county turned over to j the state highway commission we . will have less road to maintain and < we may be able to get something J done on these side roads tor we will , have the same income that the coun- : ty now has. < By The road from Newberry to Pros- t perity is now about the worst road in the county and it would take very c little work to put it in fine condition, t L: No one seems to have heard the i noise we made about having this road . worked, or if any one did hear it we ^ ; have not heard any noise that sounds s i to us like a noise that meant the t i MANNING DECLARES REPORT ERRONEOUS COMMENTS ON MEETING COT- ^ TON ASSOCIATION. Governor of Eleventh District Did Not Sound Note of Pessimism. Columbia, Sept. 9.?Press reports the address of Judge W. T. Ramsey, governor of the Eleventh dis4 :rict, Federal reserve bank, made al :he Friday's session of the Americar Cotton association at Montgomery, as printed in the morning newspapers ol Saturday, are erroneous, according : :o Former Governor Richard I. Manling, who returned to Columbi; ?rom the meeting. The report con- toys an impression almost exactlj he reverse of the truth, the formei in f mrir>rr 4" CIJ ? .VWtrill/L" pUililt'U UUl; in oajrin^ vnM fudge Ramsey "'brought a note of Dessimssni into the convention.' Fheic was no note of pessisism ir Judge Ramsey's address, ex-Gover TC-r Manning said. On the contrary he speaker heartily commended th< action of the cotton convention an^ lrged that every reasonable - assist ir?ce be given the farmers to enabl< hem to hold their cotton off the mar , :et when the selling meant los-% For nor Governor Manning's statenien* 'ollows in full': . "The Associated Press report o he address by Judge W. T. Ramsey governor of the Eleventh district ?ederal reserve bank (Dallas), is er oneous. Judge Ramsey commendec . ;he action of the cotton conventior fe advised the raising of more fooc j ind forage crops and living at home he cooperative marketing of cotton he effort to raise a better grade am taple -cf cotton, greater, care in the lar.dling of cotton and the warehous r.g of it to avoid damage and country v^fte and to provide for the gradua marketing of the crop; to use al! ivailable financial resources, to en ible the -producer to avoid the sa!f , >f cotton below the cost of produc ;ion; to practice strict economy Fhere was no note of pessimism it lis address. He advised only cccn , >my?to stop spending until the vorld's financial conditions improve rie told of a meeting in Dallas a' , vhich he presided of over 20,000 rep *esontative farmers who were carr. jst and determined to carry out th< ccommendations of the America! Dotton association, promising that oj lis return to Texas lie would lead ir >rganizing farmers in this cause anc :ouid assure the convention tna- j Texas would join the other cottor J producing states in this movement I ie was confident that the producer.' should be informed on the cost of >roduction as shown by investigation )f the federal government in 19If o be 28 cents per pound. Since tha' ;imc the cost has increased as every 'actor in the production of cottor lad advanced. He thought this woulr ie better than to recommend a price / * With knowledge of the cost the farmer could determine1 \the price tha' vould give him a reasonable profit lis advice was well received anc here was every evidence of stron? ? - ?. 4.u^ i ietermined ertori 10 meet LilC Oi uuu > ;ion with courage and to offer cottor ror sale only when the price obtain ible pave the producer a fair profit rie stated that the Dallas Federal reserve bank had never raised the inercst rate above 6 per cent. Specuation was to be avoided but every reasonable assistance should be driver ;o the farmers to hold their cottor z ' 1 ii-.. J >ff the market wnen uro n-ii.nf , meant loss." ^OV. COX REFUSES <. TO QUIT WORK ; \ Speakers Threat Said to Be fn Bad Condition Due to Hard Work ^ on Stump. Portland. Ore., Sept. 12.?Gover- y + Vi v rv n f Vine hppn flV lur ouAj ?uuot tin v/cao ^^ ng him trouble during the past few lays of his campaign tour of the West, was examined today by a specialist who declared the governor's ;hroat was in bad condition and advised him to cancel some of his speak- , hg engagements. This Governor ? Cox declared emphatically he would lot do. The trouble was diagnosed r is speakers' laryngitis. The physician, Dr. Charles T. i Chamberlain, a son of Senator Cham- g jerlain, was called in vthis morning vifter Governor Cox arrived from J Seattle and prescribed massage treat- i nent and obtained a massauer who } igreed to accompany the Democratic c nominee on his trip tomorrow to ] Salem, Ore., and possibly on fur- j ;her. ( A crowd of about 100 persons in- \ Muding many women were at the sta- ] ;ion when the governor's train ur- ] rived at 7:40 o'clock this morning s vorking of the road. Certainly no T start has yet been made and it is cerninlv needed. E. H, A. >ut Dr. J. C. Smith, state Democratic hairman, one of the members of the randidate's party, i:aid the governor lesired more rest and would meet the ' I eeeption committee at his hotel at I) 'clock. I Attcndi Church. Governor Cox had announced he * i i 1.1 ..i ! Icsireci a quid sunaay an? wouia <uend church services. Several I hurches extended invitations, but 7 I lot governor and Senator Chamberain started for Westminster Pres-i jyterian church was any intimation riven as to where the visitor would vorship. At the church the gover or refused to be ushered down the lisle and sat near the door. He lisened to a sermon by the Rev. Edvard H. Pence, D. D. The governor is to speak at the trmory at Salem Monday morning md will return to Portland in time ;o speak at the auditorium here Monday at noon and at 3:30 p. m. . The governor is to leave Monday light for Salt Lake City, but owing -?: ? o the condition 01 ms vuicu n. wno ^xpceted he would not make any rear uatform speeches for two or threelays. ; y \ Death of Mr. 3zincs 3. Rca^'n. Mr. James Burton Reagin died on Thursday night last at 10:0!) o'clock, it the home of his daughter, Mrs. ,V. W. Beatty, at Iva, Anderson coury, while on an extended visit there, :aving been at that home two months, i he last four weeks of which time ie was confined to his bed. His body vas brought to Newberry on the 2:08 Southern train Friday after -oon and conveyed to Baxter's unlertaking establishment, and from here to the Reagin burial ground at :30 o'clock, the following nephews, ens of Mr. and Mrs. Luther M. cng, acting as pallbearers: Robert, "dgar, Will, Junius and Rufus Long, .r.d a nephew-in-law, Carl Heller, in he place of the Rev. J. J. Long, who t*as unavoidably absent. Services ;y his pastor, the Rev. Edward Fu1tnwider, assisted by the Rev. A. J. Sowers, D. D., and the Rev. T. C. >oker. Mr. Reagin was 79 years f agrc. He was a grand old man and n ex-Confederate veteran, having erved in the war, first in the infanry and at the close of the war in the avalry. The thin gr;iv line of a once grand rmy is fast disappearing and it will nt be many years 1. cforc the last one f these patriots will answer the last' attoo and will cross over the river to oin their comrades on the other hore. Their deeds of courage an,d ' icroism will erdure while history, asts. Mr. Reagin was a member of. Company C, Third regiment, Capt.1 I. Clayton MafTett. He was trans- j erred to the cavalry in 1862. In joking over the roll of this company ; here are many names that are fa 1 -" ? *-" r.1'1 nonnln nf ! 1 I Ij <11 L U tiiO UlUVi |/VV{/*V v ? erry and should be to the younger j or.erat'on, but unfortunately our i oung people do not seem to have ime to study the undying history of heir forbears made in this greatest truggle of modern times. The sac-! ificcs made and the hardships en- j lured by these heroes was not ex- j elled and rarely equalled even by r.y of the- soldiers of the world war. j ^hcy offerer! their services to the:r ountrv as a patriotic duty and ought and endured hardships for omc and native land and a priiTr.iple hey believed to be right. Karons: he living whose names appear on the oil of this company we note G. Luke lease, J. A. Rikard, the Rev. C. P. Scozer and A. Barron Cromer. There nay be others but those we happen o know. The original company car-j led 150 names. Only recently Noah-; lease and R. Calvin Kibler were: ailed over there. . I He is survived by the following1 laughters: Mrs. Elisna Cureton of! foreland, Ga., Mrs. Clarke Abramsj ?f the county, Mrs. Will Beatty of' " A 1 I Anderson, Mrs. kjscar nor?ms mv. i tome place, with whom he lived, and tfrs. Bessie Sease of the county. He vv.z the last member of his immediate ranch of family. \ Delightfully Entertained. The younger set was delightfully 'ntertained on Friday afternoon by diss Benetta Buzhardt. The porch vhere tables were arranged for progressive rook was beautifully decoated with pot lants and red flowers. \.fter cards were iairt asicte ice cream ind cake were served by Mrs. Buzlardt and Mrs. J. H. Summer. Those enjoying the afternoon with tliss Buzhardt were: Misses Care-' yn Tarrant, Gladys Havird, Marruerite Burns, Jessie Lee Earhardt, Clla Bowman, Pauline Boozer, MilIred Livingston, Juanita Hitt, Mary ^larksor., Azile Whitaker, Mildred 3erry, Edna Sanders, Janet Harman, Elizabeth Epps and Marguerite Cinard. The prize for making the highest ;core, a beautiful handkerchief, was ^on bv Miss Ella Bowman. Give a dollar for democracy. rfaiifort mmm WILL PUT UP MONEY BELIEF EXPRESSED THAT PRIMARY WILL BE HELD. Says County Candidates Should Not Have lo Pay for State Officers. News and Courier. Coiunibia. Sept. 12.?Taking the position that it is unfair for money collected from county candidates a. assessment fees to be used in conducting a primary for state officer? and contending that this is an pvi] that should be abolished, George W. Beckett, county chairman of Beaufort county, in a telcgraiVi to H. N. Edmunds, secretary of the state Democratic executive committee, today, says that he is establishing ? precedent and judging from his message may stick to his announced position of holding no prima^' in Beaufort^Tuesday. At the same time Mr. Beckett comrmunicates a message from a citizer committee of Beaufort which has volunteered to pay the costs of the primary, above the amount Mr. Beckct'. has on hand. Mr. Beckett contend: that what money he has should gc back to the county candidates and should not be used for defraying ex pcn?er, for the state officers. Wants "Big Fellows" to Pay. He claims that the county officer aspirants have been paying for their state primaries long enough, and wants to see the "big. fellows" pay for them hereafter. Although the telegram from Mr. Beckett does not state specifically whether or not he run off despite the apparent hitcfi of Mr. Beckett. Mr. Edmunds points cut that if every county chairman in the state were to make the same demand on the state committee as Mr. Beckett it would take nearly $25,000 for this primary- election. In closing, Mr. Beckett claims that W. J. Thomas, apparently representing the citizens' committee, does not understand the situation and has placed him and Be^ujfort Democracy in a false position. ; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 PROCLAIMED "COTTON DAY" % Columbia, Scptjf 1 14.?Monday, September 20, has jjecn ?et aside as "Cotton Day" in Sopih Carolina and . on thai; day farmers and business ar.d professional me* in every county in South Carolina will meet at their county seats for the purpose of joining in the Southwide campaign for 40 cent cotton, basis middling, iiflU juuspciuui pcupic. Governor Cooper has issued a proclamation setting" aside the day as "Cotton Day" in South Carolina and urging the people of the state to attend the meetings in their respective counties and to take part in them actively. At each county meeting the following three subjects will constitute the outstanding features of the program : 1. Plans for holding the cotton of the county until fair and just price3 can be obtained, together with plans for cooperative marketing. 2. Plans for fully utilizing warehouses and warehouse facilities of the coimty and for erecting warehouses with special emphasis in this connection on practical plans for financing the crop. 3. Plans for immediately increasing the acreage in fail sown small grains, also cover crops, as the one wise and certain plan of effect ing a reduction in cotton acreage, pledges to this effect to be taken. A special invitatio'n to the bankers and business men of the state to attend these meetings has been issued by President R. C. Hamer of the South Carolina division of the American Cotton association. Newberry Progressing With SchoolsCounty Superintendent of Education C." M. Wilson last week made a trip to Columbia at j;he request of Mr. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, to give the additional facts to his annual report which was made in July. Mr. Swearingen wished to pet all the facts concerning special tax elections, consolidations, new buildings and state aid needed. ( These facts are summarized below and show that Newberry is making ~~, ,1 tt'ifV* Viov cr?nn]c; iclUJU piu^,xci5i3 yy uu iiv-i Six new school buildings were erected during the year and three new ones are being started with a view of using them this fall. The new buildings are Fairview, Belfast, Vaughnville, Cromer. Midway and Vaughnville colored, all built according .to state plans. Cross Roads is now building, Bush River and Reederville have sites and are getting the material ready. There were five schools consolidations on the part of the county board of education. Midway 'is composed of Excelsior and Swilton, Bush e i t * River and a part of Reedervillc con- ! olidat ions, Ilcederviie and a part of j Lhc Wadsworth district consolidated, 'eak and St. John joined as there was too little territory for two, a . part of Cross Roads annexed to Lit.le Mountain. i 1 Every district in Newberry county ! las a special ta>:. There were i i listricts jtddiri? new levies or in-. Teasing present levies. Three rural ; * * * i i - r ? i ;i .1: :!!Stricts voieu Donas lor uuiiumj^, purposes and three increased their levies twice during the year. Thirty-three districts have eight i nills or more special tax. Twenty-: five rural schools will be able to j qualify as rural graded schools, hav- j <ng sufTicient tax and enrolment, i Nine schools will have the benefit of vocational and agricultural teaching j another year. i i i A Birthday Party. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Griffin gave : Iel'ghtful birthday party Friday aft irnoon from 8:30 to G o'clock at tneii home on Drayton street, celebrating he 13th birthday of their daughter Thelma. The rooms were tasteful !y decorated with ferns and cut flow crs an.'l a color scheme of pink anc white being carried cut in all ap oointments using as centerpiece ? basket of pink and white rose bud? i About 20 young guests gathered t< I make merry i>t various games which imured them daring the afternoon. The donkey contest was the specia1 feature of the entertainment. In 'his Irvin Gregory won first prize and Gladys Carter second prize. Later all the children marched into he dirr'ng room where they were served with Neapolitan cream and fancy cake. The hostess being assisted by Mrs. Delia Koon and Miss Annie Balentine. The young guests included Glady? Carter, Brur.eH Carter. Pearl Greg~ n v t i _ i_ rn *1 :>ry, vera uaiciwen, vicuet. ionipkins, Sadie Jones, Mildred .Tone:--. Mary Slice. Melda Slice, Trannis Bouknight, Myrtle Koon, Irvin Gres:ory, Arthur Glenn, Roy Caldwell, lames Glymp, Roy Jones, Marion Griffin and Ralph Griffin. At Surf Fave Value. When they tell you that the board walk's free, you may be well aware that the board runs high, says Cartoons magazine. CITY SCHOOLS BEGIN WEEK ! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER J 3, AT f 9 O'CLOCK. Nov/ students, except first ?radr>, j will please report at the superin T*L She un The fields be 4 inviting. But experien< usually very < er appreciatic Those who d should exami by our local r The mercban /in on m tudiuuiui any goods at the i ! A momepf s f the nature of well be equal i i t i | Newb j b. c; Matthews, President. i ! I State, Conn ; Membe ij tcndenl's ofik-c at. the high sch >ol1 j'i-iTrsdr.y momi':tr, September *Jth. Conditioned students will report at i.'vid-iv mnrr!_ ir.jr. September 10, at 10 o'clock. These conditions must be removed by examination before promotion, "cart! is given. All students must be successfully vaccinated. This is state law and; will be enforced. 0. B. Cannon, Superintendent. f NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING OF NEV/SERRY ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE COMPANY. Bcj order of the board of directors; of the Newberry Alliance Warehouse! company, a meeting of stockholders! is hereby called to meet in the town! .. i 1 v> t Q i 1 rvv* A A f A K O y Ufill itL A 4 v/'Oj/vl ittv J kJ. V*} \Jik v/v i-v w i j 4, 1320, at 11 o clftck a. m., for the; purpose of considering a resolution' to dissolve and liquidate said com-. ">any and to authorize a sale of its lot; ind warehouse in or near the town j f Prosperity, Newberry ccunty,! South Carolina. John N. Feagle, J. L. Keitt, President. Sec. and Treas. j SPECIAL ELECTION IN POMARIA1 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2G. f vate of South Carolina, County of Newberry. Wheieas, one-thvi o: the resident; 'reeholders ar.a a like proportion of i he resident clcctors of the yge of: 1 in the Pomaria school district No.; V*, the county of Newberry, state i >f South Carolina, have filed a peti-! Lion with the county board of educa-' .ion of Newberry county, South Car- j )lina, petitioning and requesting that; >n election be held in the said school; iistrict on the question of levying a j pecial tax of two (2) mills ^cn the j :axab!e property within the said i chool district. Ncav, therefore, we the undersigned, composing the county board of education for Newberry county, state South Carolina, do hereby order he board of trustees of the Pomaria 'chool district No. 26 to hold an election on the said question of levyrg a special tax of two (2) mills to - ... (... 1 J 1 >e coi:-icivn oti uie juupuny luiaieu | within the ?aid schco! district, which i said election shall be held at the Po-j Gasoline Engine Dra* Do work of (> to 10 mer stops saw without stopping ' 2 to 12 h. pv. end for catalc ALL EQUIPPED WITI COLUMBIA I 823 West Gervais Street ?en Fields yond are alway :e teaches that < :lose by and onl] >n of our own si !o their buying ne the opportun nerchants. t here wants 3/01 he will give y< right prices. bought will sho things home sc eel by out-of-tow erry, South Ca: T. K. JOHNSTONE, Cashier. ity and City r Federal Reserve . maria school house, in the said school district Xo. 20 on Saturday, the J 1th day of September, 11)20, at which said election the polls shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 4 p. m. The members of the board of trustees of the said school district shall act as managers of the said election. Only such electors as reside in the said school district and return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax and registration i mi n I ? _ ..^4. ^ certmcates, snaa oe aiiuwud tu vuic. Proctors favoring the levy of such tax srjrill cast a ballot containing the wcrd "Yes" written or printed thereor.. and cach elector opposed to such levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seals this, the 2-1 th day of August, 1920. C. M. Wilson, 0. B. Cannon, J. B. Harman, County Board cf Education, Newberry County. TEACHERS WANTED. For the Silverstreet school. One principal and two assistants. Applications may be liled with the undersigned on or before the first of June, .020. C. L. Leitzsey, Clerk of the Board. M. M. BUFORD -?:n i??. ;n ik. (9 a&iu ovuttig iwvrf ? *? Middle Georgia Oil & Gas Company at Sa:Hersville, Georgia DRILLING OPERATIONS NOW ON BIG MONEY IN OIL Why hesitate when the condition* are so favorable, when every lot purchased at $35 each carries with it the right of participating in all orofits and leases of the company. My headquarters are at Wm. Johnson & Son's store. * If more convenient drop me a card and I will call to see you. Persons who have purchased lots would do well to increase their holdings. Liberty bonds taken in payment of lots at market price. We are on the last lap in selling stock. Read D. L. Boozer's letter on the Middle Georgia Oil and Gas company. j M. M. BUFORD MMUIlMlJU'mUlJPMeWBMBBMWMMMBi y Saws and Saw Rigs i. Lever controlled clutch engine. Gasoline engines ( 9 / >f?ue. / HI BOSCH MAGNETO SUPPLY CO. Columbia, S. C. X Beyond s green and jpportunity is y awaits propirroundings. out-of-town lities offered r * i for a steady in the right ""? ~"o w you that in jrvice cannot m merchants. Newberry rolina i W. W. CROMER Assistant Cashier.. Depository System v r- i