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?|t)e ID nitD Jem [ Kituid at the PostofBce at New- j / 'wry, S. C., ii 2nd class matter. - -? rniTAD ?* 11* AUJLL) ??!/! A Friday, November 26, 1920. DORMITORY FOR GIRLS. We invite you to read an editorial which we print from the 'Anderson Daily Mail on the proposed new dormitory at the university for girls. Some of the women's clubs hSTs en- j ' dorsed the proposal and are asking^ the legislature to appropriate at mis. session $250,000 for this purpose. ! We agree most heartily with what j the Daily Mail has to say on the subject. In the first place there is no demand for such a dormitory for the-few girls who are attending the university. In the second place tms is no opportune time to ibuild a dor-; mitory unless it was absolutely necessary. . ! Big demands are going to be made on the legislature fop education, and money properly spent and properly used for the education of the youth v of the state is the best investment the foto con malfp. With the big demand that is going to be made on the appropriations by the several -acts of the legislature providing help for the rural schools, it is hardly going to be the part of wisdom to build that girls' dormitory unless there was more real need for it. And besides, it is getting time for the state to do at l&st a small proportionate share for the education of the great mass of the children of the state who can never go to college. In recent years the legislature has waked up to the importance of bet tering the condition of the rural schools, and has passed some acts ^poking to that end, and offering inducement of help provided the school districts would do something themselves, and many of the districts have met the conditions, and it is* now up to the legislature to furnish the money promised. In this county every school district has voted a special tn :. *o comply with the conditions laid Aown by the legislature to secure state aid, and the te&hers have been employed and the school year pitched on that "basis, and if the legislature snouia iau m uic a^iw priation it would just demoralize the whole school system. But there must <be no thought that the legislature will fail in the doing of its part. Under present conditions the dormitory for girls at the university can very well wait- The Citadel is asking for a big sum for building and that project has been started , and will have to go forward. Winthrop wants more money and the university is asking for more money in addition to the large sum for the dormitory. The main purpose of every one n<jw should be to do that which will tend to build up the rural communi ti^s of the state, and there is no better way than to encourage the betterment of the rural schools of the state. Many of the districts are poor in taxable property, and even a big tax levy does not bring sufficient funds to have a school worth while. Uhere most be aid from some source other than the district itself. The state has said if you will vote this tax we will help you to have a fine rural community and fine rural school. What this country needs just now mope than anything else is to build up the rural districts so that the people may be induced to remain on the farm. This talk of overproduction has nothing to it. There are peoples in the world starving for the lack of food and freezing for the lack of clothing. We can produce both, and the thing to do is to get the market, and it can be had. Every dollar put in the betterment of the rural schools helps to build up the rural community. The legislators should consider this need first. And we believe they Will. DOES IT PAY? * We notice from an Atlanta news item that Frank Bipkie wants to know if it pays to be a hero. That all depends, Brokie. He was in the thickest of the fray at San Juan Hill when the shot were flying thickest and with Villa when there was hot - fighting. He was at Ypres when 1,000 men charged the German line and only 200 came out alive, and some of them with shrapnel in their things in place of the hip bone which nature placed there, and he went through many other daring scrimmages for his country, and now he finds himself drawing only $io per week as an elevator^boy in one of the high buildings of Atlanta, and worst of all in debt to the tune of $120 and no way to pay it and live, j It is too true, Brokie, that the, country too soon forgets those who really served- and only'the ones that; were away back just in sweet sound,1 of the shell rcccive the honors and emoluments, but, Brokie, you have your reward in the knowledge of service well done for your country and your time will come. You probably think this is an ungrateful old world and many times some more of us think so too, and -it does look that way very much to the fellow who goes along and does his duty and then has to suffer the ingratitude of 1 his fellows and those whom he really helped and saved. - 1 But, Brokie, you should be glad 1 and grateful- that you were number-1 ed among the two hundred who came back from Ypres alive and that you are now able to earn even $15 per week, and that you are enjoying fairlv o-nnr? health and that you are -w O"" handsome. It is not such a bad old world j after all, and we have much to be thankful for. Moneyt and honor o? your fellows, and the applause of the multitude, do not compensate for the consciousness of having done your part in the service of your fellowman. And after all the really and truly successful life is the one that is fullest of service to make the world better. Yes, Brokie, it pays to be a hero, i That's a fine statement of the Na-' tional Bank. The deposits are be- j yond the two million mark and the loans and discounts over half million. And the surplus is climbing right up. And look at the cash. There is money in the land yet and the National b helping the farmer in this crisis^ 11 ?t-i?V L? nancini* an/) if wp Dnroujrn wmcu iic ia ya^m6 ?uu ^ will all cooperate and pull together and stop the cry of distress we will come through safe and sound. But there must be cooperation and a spirit of bear and forbear and of; he'lping the fellow who needs it ana; is doing his best to help himself. The j man who does not try to help himself i ? ?/ ?* rooH tVip heln of others. If I UV/VkJ 11W avvu ?> W MV.r _ _ he does he scarcely deserves it. <$> ^ > AMONG THE SCHOOLS ^ ! >> * < <$><?3><?><S><$<?><j><$><$><$><$><S><8><$><S> ! In what I had to say in the last j issue about the Vaughnville colored j : school and fair I omitted to mention the excellent dinner they served Mr. j Summer, Mr. Bowman and myself, j They had some fine barbecu^ hash' ' " -li -i ??1-: _u I and pork, and tne otner tmngs which i go with it, and we did enjoy the eat- j ing. Mr. Summer especially can; hold me a good hand in this line of; work,, and Mr. Bowman is no laggard, j i It was nicely cooked and served to us ' in good style and was very much enjoyed. You know riding through the j wind on a fine Ncvember day such as j we have had recently, with the wind crisp and bracing, it is calculated to produce an appetite, if you have not the article already. Mt. Hebron (Colored). In the Mt. Hebron school for the * i 1- J 1 nnrar ! coiorea people uuwu m mc iVn? part of the county near St. Pauls Lu-1 theran church, the colored folk got! together some time ago to better' their school conditions. They bought. two acrcs of land from the Beden- J baugh estate and purchased lumber j and raised some cash and then the! enterprise stopped for a season, j Some time ago they decided to revive, their efforts, and they have commenc-1 ed the house and have the frame j about up. It is being built in 1 formity to the Rosenwald plans~so as j i to secure the help which is offered. J It is to ibe a three room house with a i big basement which can be used for 1 m/vvlr if lC infpnHpH to MIU[i nwiR| niii^ii iv iu __ conduct along with the school. The ! ! colored folk here have raised about! $2,000 in lumber and cash and ma-: terial, and Mr. J. B. Felton, who visited the school with me some time { ago, promises aid from the Rosen- i wald fund, and with the help of the state and county they will fiave a school building that would be a credit to any community. | I This school is a consolidated school for the colored folk of the Jolly i r'1 - ~ 1 * ? -1 -? J Doitlc fliof | j lw)Xl*66L QlStriCt CtliU O l/t X CIUIO CIXXU liiM w | ?portion of Midway which was former- J | ly Excelsior. The enrolment will be j about 120. Prof. Verd Peterson, j agent of the Smith-Hughes fund for the teaching of agriculture, has J agreed to take the school over as an \ ! agricultural school, and to give aid I ' for its maintenance, and as soon as j the building is completed there will j : be two and possibly three teachers, j Joe C. Bedenbaugh is now teaching; i the school in a very crowded build-! i ing. _ " "4 j I I went down there on Tuesday to, j meet the trustees of the St. Pauls! 1 and Jolly Street and Midway dis-: j tricts to come to an agreement as to. j what aid the district would give the : school and how much from each, j I By some misunderstanding as to the ; day I was to be there, which was in 1 part my fault, only Mr. W. B. Boin-: ! est and Mr. J. Walter Richardson of ; the Jolly Street .district and Mr. T. j A. Epting of the St, Pauls district j 1 i tvere present. Of course, nothing:! ?ould be done. We decided to make v another effort to get a meeting at the ; school house next Wednesday at 1 j D'clock. I will write all the trustees j jf the three districts to meet me j there, and I hope they will make an j effort to be present, because it is im-J portant to come to an understanding! so that we may be sure of the federal aid. The spirit of cooperation of the colored folk and the willingness to! be directed by the white folk in their efforts to better their condition is fine and I think commendable. Mr. J. E. Summer kindly offered to take me on this trip, and Mr. C. A. Bowman was also of the party. We drove down by Prosperity and by Hunter-DcWalt where I made a brief stop to speak to Mr. Koon, the principal of this school. We then made a stop at Walter Richardson's store and from there to St. Pauls, where I visited the school for the white people, taught this year by Mr. F. A. Bcland. The attendance is not large, but they are all there every day, Mr. Boland said, and the work is getting along nicely. A new one room house has been built at this place in recent years and the old building in which I went to my first school a few* years ago has been torn down and moved away. I missed tl^ old building and was sorry that it had to go, but in this.age of progrez. thers is no use .0 keep a bull dir.* vimnly for its associations and th.'ou h a sentiment when he denn: ds of Avj times call for improvement. Tl*e good of the children of the present is the thing to be considered, and not simply keep the build.ng like it was because we at4ended school there and our father before us. Many memories of the days of the long ago nnd nf the bovs and eirls of that day rush' upon us whenever we make a visit in this community. These are pleasant though tinged with a touch of sadness, because they are gone never to return. New names and new faces >take the places of the old ones. There are many, changes that have come about during the last half century, and we must not think f-nn mnpVi r?f flip vestervear. but look* forward to what is to .be done for the betterment of all of us in the daysj that are to come. The old spring is still there and some of the old hickory trees, but they too are fast disappearing. , The old parsonage is giving place for a new and handsome home for the pastor, and his family and very soon this congregation at St. Pauls T.r;n VioTro .rmo r\f handsomest VVXil UH I V. ViiV v* V4.w homes in the county. I am pleased to see the people taking the interesjt in these matters that they are, because they mean much for the betterment of the community in which they live, and will mean much more in causing their children . to settle near the old home and help to make it even a better community. . We then drove over to the colored school, and the colored folk had taken thought for our comfort, and ?rn nrora roaHv t.n aUUUU UIC I.1111C nc nv-ifc ivuuj - ? leave had spread a [magnificent dinner for us on the picnic style. """They had everything you could desire, and we all.of us enjoyed the dinner. Mr. Summer and the writer especially seemed very fond of the cababge and the manner in whjch it was cooked. It may seem a little strange that there should be cabbage at a picnic dinner, but it was fine and just as much enjoyed as the chicken dumpling and the fried chicken and rabbit and the pies and custards. J. K. Kin-, ner's wife said she cooked the cab-j bage and I think Mr. Summer made especial inquiry as to how it was done so that he could tell his cook the. art. When we finished the colored folk had their dinner of the same good things to eat. Mr. Summer and, Mr. Bowman say they are ready to go with me to any other colored schools that I may desire to visit. . I love to have Mr. Summer go, because he,j like myself, delights in discovering new territory and looking around the countryside. So when we came back : we drove around bv Kiblers Bridge i and on down to Dr. J. L. Bowers j home and back into the Columbia road at Mt. Tabor church. It was a beautiful d^y, and though the trustees did not come, and I could not do what I went to do, the day was pleasantly spent. j I wish that more of the white peo- J pie would get up the steam and the' enthusiasm and make the effort that, these colored folk are doing to bet- i ter their condition. The opportunity,' of the white people to do something; worth while is so much greater that they could accomplish so much more, j it would be a great thing for the ru-' ral communities. These colored folks show such a spirit of cooperation and such a willingness to du what the white folks say, that it is a pleasure to me to do something 'to help and encourage. That is the way it appears to me.. . ] fe ^ THE CH WITH "CHEE^ HOME DEMONSTRA MISS BESSIE CA1 Remember the Newberry community fair December 2, 3 and 4. The fair will open Thursday from 7:30 p. m. to 10 p. m. Friday from 11 _ ? ? - - J ? .on ? f r, 1A cl III. LU t }J. Hi. clIUl I -> V p. III. tv J.V p. m. Saturday 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. Educatioral, rally at new court house 10:30 a. in. Speakers: Mr. I?. O. Yviilinms, sistant state :\xc.~t. boys' club w.r-k. Mrs. Don. Deo Walker, assii:r.ot rta^e agent, home demonstration " or1:, Wirthrop rclle;re. Hon.. J. E. Sv/earingen, state superintendent of education. Come to the fair, bring the family and your friends. There is some work being done on the road from Prosperity to Little Mountain and it is already in much better condition, and soon will be a fine road. The Southern railway has not yet opened up the road under the railroad so that you may go under with safety. We suppose this will be done nd^ that the road has been taken over by the state highway department. ! ???? 'i ] *1 expect to leave Thursday morning for the old home at Dyson, and spend the day with the old folks at j home. From there I intend to go on i to Spartanburg* to the meeting of the . teachers which >is to be held there J Friday and Saturday. It is my pur-! pose to return home Saturday morn- ; ing so as to be ir. the office, most of the day Saturds^. thougrh it i? barely' possible I will nrt b? bjicl; u~t ! Saturday nijrht. I r.er/J::n thi.i !u-c; ,.r. that those rtesxiftr to rc? office may not ts - :1 if- : should not be i?lieve. I fee! that 1 should attend this meeting of the teachers for the ^benefit it may be to ; the schools of tfte county. N ! :, H. A. j & \ % Moi CI * With Nyra Brown $ 3 S i f ...:s i'"': y'i- vv 'Ji i ! m A Feast of frolic ? Bill Barbee, Victc Henry Fox, E^lna A CHORUS? I- SEE the 20 Dainfr f;he Flirtation Wa Permit us to warn Seats Now on Sal n BBMHBBMST;BP' .MMBBBBTr' *srr*?tt. \ L UP MABEL," AT THE OUERA HOU TfON DEPARTMENT I; ~ M W ? ? j MPBELL, Editor. The prizes for the better butter contest will he awarded Saturday 1 morning, December 4, at the new court house after the speaking. Every contestant pleas? be present. In reorganizing the clubs are divided into two Troup:7: (1) girls' home ~ n. KU-M on* dubs; (2) girls' and uc'yz' poultry clubs. v.l: A girls' home demonstration :iub i-.:c'.i;dcc a four year course a?: follows: One year cooking, one year gardening and canning, one year and one year general course. (2) The order of succession of the first three courses mentioned above is optional, for example, the sewing course may be given any one of the first three years. The agent and the club may decide on the course desir-v ed each year for the first three years. | (3) The fourth year course is given a club after it has satisfactorily i completed the other three years ' work. (4) All members of a girls' home i demonstration club in one commu- j iiity (or school) must follow the sam? course of study the same year, j (5) Each ciub member is ex-i . t pecte'd to have a perennial garden beginning with first year, and she i must follow the outlined work for: each consecutive year. Exceptions . (a) Children of ten- i ants excused. Substitutes a small an-'; nual garden, such as peanuts or pimentos. (b) Girls whose parents already have orchards. Substitute lare and pruning orchard. (J)) The course in the perennial 'or. !: ' U) four part?. on? yar. mu^t o one in consecutive years accord!::.? :o he perennh'l garden cu:lit<e. (7) All members of the . cooking club may contest in the state bread contest. "" ? LIF^THffnWMgggMazgCBEEBMMMMgEPMMMBiMM iday, Nc leo. E. Wintz presents his iEER U i? America's Most Beautii *V%": . ': ! * *. '* ?. "r. *%>'' -'*>* :yi: :' '<. '* '%:% and frivolity with a corki >ria Thorn, Ace Wingfielc Clayton, Tom Briskey ai -I'LL SAY?ALL YOUI ncirser Darliners in Fe* Ik Extending 15 rows int patrons to secure seats Wc e at Gilder & Weeks Co. SE MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 2. A girls' jyid boys' poultry club! follows a four year course as out- j lined. (1) There are two bases for de-j termining the requirements for mem- j bership. Each county agent must ; have a minimum of eight clubs, witn; a total minimum membership of 50! members. j (2) A club member may join bothj the poultry club and the girls' home; demonstration club. (3) The work done each year is to ' e scored toy the agent. Each phase io be, scored separately. ?'4) A grade of 75 per cent, must in nvdp/r to nas? a year's work. (5) A certificate will be awarded at the end of each year to those who have made the passing grade. (6) A diploma will be awarded at the completion of the four years' ccurse to those who have made a ?rade of 75 per cent.' on each year's work. (7) A few general prizes will be, awarded to winners in various clubs, j (Announcements to be made later.) J Membership, girls and boys, 10-18 j Jrtnliiemo \ ^ I Beetle Gives Light. The railway beetle of South Airier- j ica is said totgive out a strong red; light from; itl two extremities $nd ! green lights from numerous points along the sides of its body..- . ... APPEAL BY HAYS TO REPUBLICANS _____ | (Continued From Page 1.) permanent and seemingly on a mostj healthful basis. We are all very' anxious that this become an accom-j plished fact." ; *' A:-dre.?sl?:fr editors of Republican; c statement declared . th ' :U1 ' ?/M". .1! i ttOS WOll'd 'iav.i naturailyi '^ad ??:?*;:: hie i-.? ra* *<; ;:!! ..lone;* isjessary by th-j small git'i lr.eiavu Tliis, however, was hradiy to be expected as this had been the first real; m. I M?BMW?' '?? HC??HHWEH >vember 5 Big Musical Comedy Su P MABI :ul Actress; John Getz, ng comedy cast includii L Seymour Sisters, Joe C id THE HARMONY Ql ^G, PRETTY AND FUJ ninine Finery, Sing, Dan< o the audience. ;11 in advance and avoid PRICES: 50c, $1 29. 'SE^TS ^ SALE NOW. ? effort in that direction. . . "Method it Right." "I know the method is right," Mr. Hays added, "and I am convinced that you and every other Republican want us to distribute the expense of campaigning in this manner if it can be done at all. To this end, we are going to make a public appeal for funds and in this effort I want your help. The success of the appeal will be of inestimable benefit, to future party financing and will go far 4n aiding our efforts to place the business of politics or. the highest possible plane." Contributions, which might be considered in the li^ht of. a "thanksgiving offering for the return to a certainly safe, sane constitutional, progressive government,". he con^ eluded, sh^ild be sent to Fred W. U.pham, treasurer, or James G. Blaine, Jr., Eastern treasurer of the Republican national committee at the committee's office* 19 West Forty fourth street, New York. X NO AMENDMENT NOW # DECDES COMMITTEE (Continued From Page 1.) tionals in Europe by obliging 'the Polish troops to evacuate Ukrainian territory and the Romanian troops to evacuate Bukowina and alsoT'a?ks recognition of the Ukrainian republic. ' ' ' - ' ' " -v'. .. {n ; it: Geneva, Nov. 23."?The counctf oif the league of nations has decided "to invite the Scandinavian countries to nnrticinate fn Policing the plebiscite r - -r territories of Vilna to the extent ttf 100 men each. 1 It is announced from a seihi-ctfficial source that it' is nearly certain that Bulgaria*. Austria, Albania, Fiirt^ land ?vA IiiYembourg will be a&mifctv lengac. On the bit - the commission *5 * * . better z\ present not to admit siatvs f n^crly forming a part of Russia and which have not yet been officially recognized. , < I P , 0 Iff 17 I 29 Lccess ?L j the Perfect Fool mmrnrn^'1 ^ ,^V" J v '/' * '*'SbWj$&:' mkmm ng Helen Janis, oyle, Betty Earle . JARTETTE. I LL OF PEP. I ce and Prance on I standing in line. .00, $1.50, $2.00 ~i