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VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 88. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1S20. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAS ___ MOVE TO REVIVE FINANCE BOARD ACTION BY CONGRESS SOUGHT AT ONC?. South Carolina Representative Will Introduce Resolution in Lower u tl:. w l IlUUtC ( Ul* ff Washington, Dec. 4.?First steps toward remedial legislation for farmers at the coming session of congress will take the form of a concurrent resolution directing restoration of the war finance corporation. This was made clear today in statements by Senators Harrison, Mississippi, and Heflin, - Alabama, and Representative Byrnes, South Carolina. The necessity for action by the president would be avoided, it was N continued, by makirg the resolution \ concurrent in form and it would be% come effective on adoption. "We intend during the first week of the coming session of congress," declared Senator Harrison, "to pass a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to revive the war finance corporation so that our agricultural -products may be marketable." "The South and west nave voius enough in the house and senate to pass s\jch a measure next week," Senator Heffin said. "The confer< nee o$ the Southern senators yesterday and the joint meeting of the house |nd senate committee on agriculture which brriuriit together representa tives 'akf ^/jwp the South and West, in ^J^juflgment, will result in speedy action by congress in granting tjie^ necessary relief. "Sufficient sentiment has .been created jlflrtflg thtf week," Senator HalfrisoH JsSld, "to . impress upon tbo^? i#l^lthoritV that it is neeessdry thai rK>me immediate action.be taken t'0 *81 ieve the* critical situati&n."' * The agricultural committees today heard" Governor JfeKelvie of Nebraska tell of the situation in his state. They will meet again Monday morning to hear ar.y Wore interests desiring to present views and then formulate recommendations which are t expected to include proposals foi methods of procedure to be followec in both houses. The State. Washington, Dec. 4.?For the firsl time since the cotton market went u smash early Inf.fall, prospects to day are that'r&M&lial legislation tha1 will put the Smith with its cottor and oher sections of the agriculture world on is feet before the end ol the coming week, will be speedily enacted. Senators and house members fron the cotton belt who have been blu< as indigo for weeks past, because o: failure to have Secretary Houstor authorize the further operations o: wo*. finons>p fnrnoration. are al IIIC T??4 CKMWMVw , most optimistic. Those who have le< the fight were visibly pleased wit! the outlook and did not hesitate say that indications are for actioi immediately.^ * The introduction Monday in th? senate by Senator Calder of Nev York and in the house by <Represen tative Byrnes of South Carolina o joint resolutions to have the finance agricultural interests as soon as th< corporation come to the relief of tH< ?wo houses meet is expected to sue ceed. The committees have' alread; agreed upon their report and al formality will be dispensed with an the matter rushed through. It was said today by the leader that in their judgment Mr. Housto j would not stand out against the join action of congress, and that on th contrary, with this congressional at tion behind him he will comply wit the wishes of the agricultural peopl as expressed by their representative in cungicaa. Not in the last 50 years has cor gress been so ready to act as a uni All politics has been forgotten, part fines obliterated, and every membe acting in concert with every membt member for the general good of th agricultural people. Although this great move has n( yet been put through there is hop< fulness instead of depression, an (Continued on Page 5.) :A 1 ' V , f PLANS TO BUILD FIVE ACADEMIES < BAPTIST EDUCATION BOARD CONSIDERS SITES. t i I Towns Submit Bids?Commission to ' ?- t i o l .1 . f/_ Kecommend nigh Dcnoois at various Points in State. j The State, 1st. j The Baptist education commission met in lengthy session in the Sunday school building of the First Baptist church yesterday afternoon and evening. Besides attending to routine business, there were several proposi | tions for establishing new schools in i different parts of the state. The i Rev. J. T. Littlejohn presented a j statement from the people of Scran, ton and the Rev. T. H. Posey repre; sented a section of Saluda county, and both of them desired academies in their respective localities. A committee from Abbeville presented a memorial making?a very flattering of fer for the location of the proposed high school for boys in that city. The members of'the commission were much impressed by the presentation of the Abbeville proposition by George T. Barnes, secretary of the Abbeville chamber of commerce. The , committee took the proposition under 1 advisement and will reach a conclusion this morning. Members of the commission present at the meeting were: The Rev. Edward S. Reaves of Union, presi( dent; the Rev. Charles A. Jones of Columbia, secretary; the Rev. George W. Quick of Greenville, the Rev. E. J V. Baldy of Hartsville, the Rev. E. Pendleton Jones of Batesburg, the j Rev. R. G. Lee of Edgefield, the Rev. ! Philip J. McLean of Aiken, the Rev. ! E. V. Babb of Newberry, the Rev. A. B. Kennedy of Columbia and M. W. .J.Walker of-Oconee. | Lee Davis'Lodge, president of - jLimertorie 'college, Gaffney; E. -;W. jSikes, president of .-'Coker college of Hartsville, arid H. C. Hester of Tiger Jville, president of the North Greensville high school, were present in the interest of their respective institu , tions. 'I The Baptist state convention will ! | meet in this city next week, and the education commission is now prepar' ing its annual report to be presented ' to that body. The ^>lan' in general | embraces the recommendation to esI tablish five high schools^ or acadet j mies, for boys and girls and a high >; grade preparatory school for boys. * i One of the academies is to be located 11 in Horry county, one in the section 1, represented by Scranton, one in the 1 Catawba or Pee Dee section and two - - ^ ctofa The jin the lower pan u? uic ovaw. f j preparatory school for boys is to be j located in the upper portion of the 1, state. It is said that it is probable - that an offer will be made from the f Spartan ass/ciation with reference 1 < to having this school located in Sparf j tanburg. county,.and the Abbeville proposal is being considered. A member of the commission said last 1 j night that the proposition from Ab3 j beville was very attractive indeed 1 j and the manner of its presentation by I the Abbeville Committee made b e | pleasing and favorable impressior v j upon the entire commission. I . "I Announcement of Engagement. 6! Cards are out for the approaching I marriage of a popular couple, th< e*j following having been received ir Newberry: * Mr. and Mrs. James Emlon Housea request the pleasure of your company j at the marriage of their daughter I Agnes Ida c ! I to nl Mr. Will Fritz Wright "J-... Dprembor j on 1 IlUl&UUtV aibvinvvoi ? e J the sixteenth at half aftei^ four o'clock ^ j At home e | Cedartown, Georgia. s! . ^ Stole Everything From Wagon. t j Henry Samuel, colored, left hi y1 wagon standing in front of Mr. Daj ,r j Livingston's store at Dead Fall Sat ,r! urday night while he went into th e! store. He hadn't been in there mor than five minutes, but in that shor ^' space of time a thief stole everythin; J out of the wagon. Samuel notifiej the sheriff's office and Deputy Taylo u _ {arrested Solomon Nelson, who rest Jin iail charged Avith the theft. 'i ' THE GRAVE5) d???????ei?P??? IIIB in memnmmmmmaar: Jlw9 Thousands of German war plane the peace treaty. The photo shows s PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS . PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY Miss Hawkins Entertains at Bridge. Children of Confederacy to Meet?Ladies Aid Society. Prosperity, Dec. 6.?The Ladies' Aid society of Grace church will met Thursday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. P. C. Singiey. " ; v,: The following attended the Shriners meeting in Greenville Thursday: The Rev. J. A. McKeown, Dr. J. W. Harmon, Dr. C. K. Wheeler, J. A. Counts, Elbert Bowers. B. T. Young:, L. M. Wise, G. D. Brown, Jr., Mr. Mrs. J. A. Price, Misses Willie Mae Wise and Lynn Gulledge. Mesdames G. W'. Harmon, R. T. Pugh, J. H. Morris and ^ S. Miller attended the quarterly meeting of Reedy River Woman's Missionary society at WTest End on Saturday. President J. C. Guilds of Columbia college spoke at Wightman I Chanel Sunday afternoon on Chris tian education. While here Mr. Guilds was the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Griffin. Preston Shealy,.Clayton Black and Noah Pat Shealy of Newberry college were week-end truest* of Mr. , and Mrs. T." L. Shealy. W. L. Mills has been appointed , rural letter carrier on route 3. Mr. . I and Mrs. Mills have moved into the house with Mrs. Carrie Leaphardt. . Miss Blanch Rawl has returned from Lone Star. Hines McWaters spent several days , last week with Cults Wise. Prof. E. T. McSwain spent Satur; day in Newberry. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Stokes returned ' to'Columbia Saturday after spending r the week with their many friends here. 1 w V Arwlorsnn of L iVir. aiill nua. it . *. .....v. Greenwood are guests of Mrs. H. P. Wicker. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum carried their son, J. D., Jr., to the * Columbia hospital Friday for treatt ment. Their many friends will be sorry to hear of his critical condiI tion. Mr. J. P. Cannon of Washington is spending the month with his sister, Mrs. M. H. Boozer. I .Top Lvons of Columbia has been visiting her brother, D. M. Langford. Dr. G. Y. Hunter spent Friday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Max Forbes of New York city arrived Friday to spend the month of December with Mrs. Forbes' parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. T. j Wyche. s j. Miss Vida Counts spent the weekn end in Jalapa. - I ' ' ""-ll \Ti'llc :u-f(>llted the DO KJtlL k KJIL ^ ~ ^ ^ e sition of superintendent of the Pene dleton hitrh and graded school, t Miss Josie Griffin spent Saturday ? in Columbia. d J. S. Wheeler, Jr., has returned r RionVioim nffor visitine his oar 4 ?L\Jlil ^AVUUVitii) v.* -V-- 0 4 s ents. Prof, and Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. The state cotton warehouse which fARD or GERMANY'S GREAT WAR v j |j s are being destroyed at Johannistha 1 i ome of the machine^, from which the i " \ 'I, .. lis being built orf the i&bseley lot will! | be ready for cotffcon this week. S. S. j J Birge is manager. '< j I j Mr. and Mrs.'yj. & Taylor - of. | Batesburg are visiting at tne nome i j of A. G. Wise. ;' v j Miss Irene Curlee has returned to j I Winnsboro after several weeks' stay j with Mrs. Jacob S. "Wheeler. i! | Mr. and IpcSf: D. H. Hate. spent 11 j Tuesday in Columbia. Jj j Mr. and Mrs. James F. Goggansj1 i motored from Columbia Sunday and f' I spent the day with . Dr. and Mrs. ! T. Wyehe-. James, Ji\, returned homei' ; with them. . j Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Wicker and ! Mr. J. Walter Sctftt of Newberry; ' , _ I spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.!' j Birge Wise. j | Miss Effie Hawkins was hostess to ! the Bridge club on Wednesday even-' ; ing. The reception hall and parlor t j where tables were placed for the i | spirited game, was beautiful in j Christmas decorations of red and [green. In the tempting refreshments : the color scheme of red and g>een : was cleverly used. Miss Susan Quat! *. ; tlebaum, onae-to-be was the honor itUVSv. , The James I). Nance chapter, C of i C., will hold its regular monthly t meeting with Miss Rebecca Harmon ' Saturday afternoon at 3:-iO. i ^Back From Convenlicn. ; Mesdames T. P. Johnson, F. 11. Hunter, S. B. Aull, R. 1). Wright and J. H. West returned last week from: , the Greenville meeting of the U. I). J : C. convention. One member of the I party was enthusiastic in her praises! ' of Mrs. West and Mrs. Wright, both , of whom hold high office in this great organization, the convention accord in.:'; them the warest kind of welcome, ' appreciating their brainy discharge , of duty. Our informant also said the convention missed Mrs. R. H. | Wright, who was prevented from attending on account of having to i ; stay at home with Mr. Herman, who, j is suffering with an afflicted foot. ? i Congratulates Him. ; j From the South Carolina branch: 1 /T*? tUn Vnw Vnrk* i j oince \lAJiumiMu; ui bub Life nsurance company, under date 1 of December 3, Dr. W. E. Pelham, ; has received the following fine letter, | signed by F. S. Munsell, agency di- j i rector, containing these congratula- j 1 tory words: ! "I want to congratulate you on | coining second in the entire agency i fforce in South Carolina on produc-* I tion of new business in the month of, ; November. You not only nad a nice ; ' production eacn ween aunng mt '! month but you wound up with a i splendid total of $50,000." ! j Population Kinards. I ! The combined population of Kin-j ' ards town in 1020 is: Laurens coun' ty 63, Newberry county 173, total ( 1-23G. The 1910 census did not show, i any of ^ie population in . Laurens; . county ana gave me Luiai yupuia-, iltion of the town as ' i J AiR FLEET. j,? ? ???b??u?mi? ? m i r? m ?wanae? wuwr ===;=s:=ii k II ' i ' 1 f l S i - !> I . *: ?'? ^ ^ ^ ' | n accordance with the terms of ^ notors have been removed. * s " c THE COMMUNITY FAIR P Smyrna and Mt. Bethel-Garmany Have Gcod Booths?Several .Other Very Creditable Ex Kibits. The community fair was held last r Friday and Saturday. Only ~ two schools had exhibits or Ijo.oths, ^ Smyrna and Bethel-Gannany. Mr. L. * C. Pitts had an exhibit from his farm s which' was unique and compelte. He ^ had almost anything that you coiild t name that will grow in this section c of the country, and that means air r most reverything that is needed for c - - - * " -i? ^?i f man and beast, am sorts 01 gwuu things to eat, and the display was ? such that every farmer in this county c should have seen, so that he might * have been convinced of the fact, that he could if he would grow almost r anything that he needs.on the farm, s The exhibit was in charge of Mr. B. 0. Kpting. who 4* :kes his home with s Mr. I'itts and lias charge of the farm ? largely. ( Mr. (Icorge M. Kp^ing also/hud a ' fine exhibit there of farm products that was very creditable and v\*as 7 very complete. .Dr. Finney had a dis- I play of the health depart meat. * The booths of Bethel-Garmany an;i ^ i ii t. ? Smyrna were very good and wen got- j 7 ten up. There was also a fme exhibit; ' of corn) from the boys corn club. Oil Silt unlay there was a public!1 meeting in the eourt house and ad-1 v di esses were made by Mr. Williams of 1 ^ the boys corn club work of the state, * and bv Mis 3 Walker of the girls clubs. c Superintendent Swearingen was pub- c lished on the program for a speech e but there seems to have been some * misunderstanding about the invita- j tion to him to be here. So far as I 1 know he had n'ot been invited. The c - - 1 u fl managers of the tair seemeu iu nave been under the impression that I in- * vited him, hut I did not know that he * was on the program until it was t printed, and in fact never saw the t program until it was printed. And did not know that he had not been inc vited by the managers of the fair until Saturday. I did tell Mr. Mills ? that I would see if I could get some ? one to come to speak on education, g but I did not authorize the publication of the name of Mr. Swearingen. | ^ And as the program was printed j, without consulting me, I just concluded that some one else had invited t him and received his acceptance. I ? C feel that this much should be said in t justice t? the absence of Mr. Swear- r injren. <. The fair arrangements were made c before I came in office and about the r r 1 - ? ^ CA 1. time 1 went m, anu mere nao t much to be done to get familiar with t the schools just at the opening that t I was kept busy and was very glad i that the county agent and the dem- y * * ? xl. _ onstration agent went ahead witn me 6 fair, and in fact it was their duty c and is in their line.. I am willing and 3 anxious, and in fact it is my slogan, a to cooperate with all the educational g forces in the county, and so far as CANNING THANKS [] THOSE WHO HELPED j XFORT CORPORATION PRES1- 1 DENT EXPRESSES GRATITUDE. tcurity Sa^cs Company cf Atlanta jl Handles Stock in This and Otfcer States. 1 I j Former Gov. Richard I. Manning, Si rcsdient of the American Products I xport and import corporation, has jt iven out the following statement: jr "The directors and executive offi- 5 1 * >rs of the American Products Ex- ^ oft and Import corporation desire it > express their gratitude and warm ; v ppreciation of the valued services f the South Carolina branch Of the j merican Cotton association, Dr. W. ', i. Long and his entire extension a jrvice staff, chambers of commerce, r le State Bankers' association and all thers who have worked to secure t inscriptions to the capital stock of ^ lis corporation, j j WT\? T nn/l Vlio clafT 53 r*f> also U1. anu ?(i0 v ?^ iving valuable assistance in the col- T action of subscriptions -to the capital ( tock. j j "Through the efforts of all those ( rho have rendered this service we ? ave secured a large amount of sub- ( criptions to the capital stock of this ( + TViic wnrlr has been 1 Uif/UAaviva* a ***** * v... one gratuitously, but with the de- j ression caused by the rapid decline A iHhe price of cotton it has slowed r own, and subscriptions are not.com- ( ng in with - sufficient rapidity and olume to-get up the desired amount. ^ "The directors of the corporation ( ealized that now is the time to or- e nni7.f? this corporation and have it c >egin business. Hence we have ob- v aincd our charter, but the amount of j tock sold has not equalled the figure T irst planned, and we do not* think } he work should be\ stretched out z >ver too long a period and it was j lecessary to have men make , a close < :anvass and reach the individual ? armers and business men, so- that ;ome other method must be employ- j :d to raise the capital stock prompt- ( y. I / J "The directors, tnereioru, Uliam- . j nously determined to employ men to t ell the stock. j "This is a Southwide proposition > tnd it is desirable that subscriptions houM he secured in the other South rn slates as well as in South Caro-L ina. "After full consideration, the di- j , I eftors decided unanimously to em^ 1 ? - r\t i >!oy the Security baies cum^an.v , Vtianta 1c sell the stock in South "aroiina and in the other Southern j itatcs. This companjr has .now a i' arge number of men in the field to I oil the stock and we bespeak for hem the help and cooperation of all c vhtf realize the-importance of the >usiness of exporting cotton to Cen- j * ral Europe, of opening markets that j ire now closed and thus create better J 'c lemands and of bringing the produc- \ * ;r in closer touch with the manufac-1 * I urer. "The outlook for the corporation s bright. We have obtained our :harter and are already doing busi- * less. Our expectation is that we will >egin to ship cotton overseas within he month." 5 < he boys clubs and the girls clubs go, c he record will bear out the state- c nent that I have as editor, private I .itizen and county official done as Q^vnrtfKinj?' and 11 nucn as any ujic m au? v^v?w...0 ? idvocating and encouraging the bpys ind girls. I do not even except the igents themselves, because they have ome and gone and I have been here ill the time helping and encouraging q til that I could. I will be frank to say, however, c hat I could not get enthusiastic over ? t county fair f*r the schools during s he school term, because it wouia laturally interfere with the regular \ chool Work. A community fair for ^ >ne or two schools held in the comnunity of the schools is all right, >ecause it will help to keep up enhusiasm in the community and not i ake the children away from the reg- J ilar school work, and is helpful in c nanv ways as a commtrrrrty builder, s There was a good audience in the 2 ourt house to hear Mr. Williams and e liss Walker and both made fine talks nd I have no doubt will result in ;ood to those who heard. ?. H. A. s POLISH BUYERS SEEKING COTTON iVILL- COME TO COLUMBIA EARLY THIS WEEK. delegation to Talk Business With Cotton Corporation, Governor is Informed. i fhe State, 5th. A delegation of Polish manufacurers and bankers, headed by the ninister of Poland to the United States, will arrive here early this treek. probably the 10th, with a view o placing several orders for cotton vith the American Product*, Export md Import corporation, according tQ % tnnouncement of Governor Coopftf ipon his return yesterday from the tnnual governors' conference at Har* % isburg, Pa. Governor Cooper met the delegaion in Washington and held a con :erence there and he was informed )y the minister that the party would ^ ;ome to Columbia to see if arrange- V nents eould not be majle for the pur:hase of large orders of cotton. Poand uses approximately 30,000 -bales >f the staple monthly and can offer tmple securities for the purchase, Governor Cooper was informed. The ielegation will be headed by Roman Xybarski, Polish representative to the ' United State?, and other members vill include: Vladimir DeTrubnikoy, nanufacturer; A. Glivic, commercial ,'ounselor; Adam Faterson, banker. The visit of inese representatives s said to be, largely due to efforts jvery countryen Itfif! fflooe m insist of making sales for cottok and vho has been actively at work in b4lalf of the Southern farmer. Gp-'^rv -?~lor Cooper wa6 Vlfry touch vith the work of" the junior I&rf|t6r ind said yesterday ttiAt Senator Dial :ad been at his desk till summer awf ? 'all in his work for South Carolina tnd the South. .. .. Governor Cooper was told by^fce jg Polish delegation that conditions:.- jiv iome of the foreign countries hfid jeen misrepresented to America/ la f iermanv this is particularly true,, as * ho country is prosperous and. n?t 3roke, the governor was informed, Vlany of the countries of Europe rould use cotton to advantage if they :ould obtain shiprrfcnts, the delega* ion informed Govefnof Cooper, v- ? - v \ ' \ DEWBERRY POST TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT ' A Regular meeting of Post 24, American Legion, tonight (Monday) it 8 o'clock. The finance officer .'is eady to receive your dues for 1921, Dues will be $2.50 which will in ? a r ^ 1 lude subscription to American ijCfioti Weekly. There will be basketball practice " it 8:30. Tfie college team is ready ;o give us a game. Come out and lelp "whip" our team into shape. Duane Livingston, Publicity Chairman. DEWBERRY MEDCAL SOCIETY WILL MEET ON FRIDAY : There will be the regular meeting r >f the Newberry County Medical so:iety in the secretary's office Fri lay afternoon at &:3Q o'clock. Dr. )unn will read a paper. Officers for 1921 will be elected at his meeting. John B. Setzler, M. D.t Secretary. Chapin Wins Opener. ["he State. Chapin, Dec. 3.?In the first game if the basketball season Chapin high chool defeated Little Mountain high chool 49 to 19. The game was rath>r slow and one sided during the first lalf but picked up in the last half td, ? [evelop into a spirited match. Calvin Crozier Chapter. The Calvin Crozier chaptcr will neet at the home of Mrs. Duncan ohnson Tuesday afternoon at 4 'clock with Mesdames Paul Anderon, Derrill Smith, Ned Purcell and lTi?? Anna f!np Keitt associate host isses. Miss Julia Kibler, President. Mrs. T. P. Johnson, Secretary, " : . \ * >.V>