Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rnuciy, xuctivii j-jl, a HNyWHUHMHHaOHHMBMMBBBCXHanEaana fc . DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN m CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Two representatives of the Amer I ican City Bureau of New York c:t> ? . arrived in Newberry Monday t.? as [ , sist the Chamber of Commerce in c development campaign. These ir;cr . are in tne naoit 01 organ uvu& muu mers of commerce and of convavtin;; small organizations into large, a?gres sive ones. A few years ago the Spar\tanburg Chamber of Commerce hac ? only 250 mem'bers. The Amerioar City bureau conducted a casnpaigr -? ?u:?u ?n n mpTihrrxhii mere wmui icsumu v? s of 1,300. With this large membershix together with the corps of traine: workers developed by the America: City bureau during: their campaign o two months duration, Spartanburg has been putting herself on the map It is the desire of the officials of the Newberry chamber of commerce. t< ' X - ,r 1 * _ XT prepare lor a similar worn in i>ewbeiry. j / Some of us have felt for some time that the directors of the cham ber of commerce have been expectec to do too much of the work?that the v membership as a whole has not beei carrying enough of the responsibility The American City bureau repr^sen , tativefi will spend about three week in conducting an educational cam paign?promoting a get-together spir it in", the community and helping the people to see the importance of pull ing together aggressively for the ac . ' complishment of certain desirabli ends. Mr. William C. Ewing is the cam ? paign manager, while Dewey J. Car | tec,i? the publicity man. The American City bureato has hac j long and useful experience. It no;! only secures member for the chain i - ? ber, but it also develops an organiza lion along me lines tnai nave provec I most effective in other cities. Thei for a p'erriod of three years it stand: back of- the organization to help ii every possible way, both by corres pondeice and by personal visits. There are now more than 30C chambers of commerce which are re ceiving t&is service, having beerj built up -by the American City bu reau. T&ey range from Cincinnati and Birmingham to little Pacifir coast towns of 800 population, anc include Memphis, Tenn; Jacksoni v ville, FJa^i and Atlanta, Ga. ' i Jtr. Ewing, who is in charge of the work her?, has recently conductec i similar campaigns in Camden, S. C. Ch^riottsyille, Va;, Columbus, Miss, i and Frederick, Md., besides other? | jj^^further away. . I I I : ' jg?:? HV News of Excelsior Excelsior, March 7.?The weathei I Bhas been fine-the past -week and the W farmers' jb^ve.' commenced plowing right alofcg. The farmers will'use much less fertilizers this year anc H will also plant-less acreage of cottor Wf and will raise more home supplies H This ?hey;should ha.e done long ago Likely the farmers will learn that ii does not pay to plant all cotton, rur the risk of the price, and then buy his hpme supplies. The low price of cotton will prove a good thing,> nc I i, doubt. Mrs, Mary Cromer of Laurens ha? been visiting; Mrs. R. J. Crumpton. Miss $irah Banks has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Taylor. T?X T r??.Alr T T C^ntrloxr JUesOia. JU. ATX. uuun, u. w. uuigivj and George B. Cook have been spending a few days in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cook spent Saturday in Newberry. Mrs. R. J. Grumpt^n returned Sunday from a fefa' days' visit to relatives in Laurens. Miss Marie Bishop of Kinards has been spending a few days with Miss i Mary Lizzie Wattj. Mri and Mrs. H. J. Kinard spent C%??? vfllofnrae of T ifflQ MAlln_ OUilUflJf VYitil igiavi'tJ au uivww iuvu?r tain. Mr. Clifton Boland and fam'ly of Chapin spent Sunday with his father's family, M,r. J. A. Boland. The prospect for a good crop of grain in this section is o. k. so far. ? The fruit crop is also promising, glad to say. ^ * "" - A _ _J_ ii. _ I me entertainment -given at me \ Midway school building on Friday Wf night was a great success in every P wpy. The attendance was large and [ the occasion throughout was interestk ing and enjoyable. The proceeds HI taken in amounted to about $90.00. The committee in charge has bought 150 nice chairs for the auditorium B with more to follow. The school spirit in the community is pulling to gether nicely and they propose tc keep up with the march of progress. Wj^T Silyerstreet Farmers have taken advantage o1 the fair weather and have done con siderable plowing and planting gar dens in Irish potatoes, etc. \T?aU/\1c< a nnciwocj fr"> VtlU llXWllUii? iiiuuv u wuvuivuo k>jl ' * to Gre^awood Friday. Cornena and Mary Wallace of New ,-w r. > ' -*" * * benty spent the week-end with T!is; V r label Havird. The Ladies Missionary society of ! .he Lutheran church met with Mrs. i iingleton Friday afternoon. Ivlrs. Thomas Su'oer is sick and was anable to teach Thursday and Friday. Of *11 1 o/ ]n u AClIl|'Vi guiiiYtu I11HUV ?.v uuuiuvuu .rip to Greenwood Saturday. J. W. Berry and Claude Watts car- ' ied a load of cotton to be ginned Friday. Miss Louis Berry, a trained nurse,' ?vho has been at home for a few i .veeks will go to Colum'bia Tuesday to: resume her duties. Duke Sheppard has been on the j oick list for several days. Herman Martin has pneumonia. | " ? "* " : ?-i- - 1 l ! Miss josie .Berry, wnu naa uccn .aking lessons in telegraphy, is ready I ^or examination, and her instructor, I At. Dehardt," thinks she is fully com-! >etent to take a position. Miss Gladys Stilhveli of Newberry college spent the week-end at horns, .ve hear very flattering accounts of yliss Gladys' progress at school. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Leitzsey 'have j jeen visiting Mr. Leitzsey's parents, i Rev. G. F. Clarkson of Newberry; ?ruc n <5>inrh time Thursdflv after-! loon in the interest of church work. | J. P. Long and Dan Bledsoe of Sa- \ uda attended prayer service at the j ?. H. church Thursday ni^ht. Miss Elsie Pitts of Newberry colage spent the week-end at home. E. B. and R. Martin, traveling men, cent Sundav at home. X v J. A. Tallant has gone to Spartanmrg on business. Mrs. Pearl Tanner who has been /isiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Tallant, returned yesterday to her lome in Spartanburg. Mrs. Anna Pearsall leaves Tuesday for an extended visit to her son n Clarendon. She will also spend ome time with friends in Sumter and wedgeneia wnere sne uvea aoout: wenty-five years ago.^ V. V. Pearsall has been in Newber% ' ' *y doing some work for Mr. Rogers. The hot supper given at the school louse was a very pleasant occasion, I md a neat little sum was realized for 'he benefit of the school. Mr. and Mrs. Longshore's little boy i s improving:. News From Jolly Street Jolly Street, March 7.?The Hun.er-DeWalt school# is progressing licely under the leadership of Rev. jr.P. Koon as principal, with Mrs.Vlary Boipest and Mrs. Bessie Rich;ardson as assistants. The patrons and )upils are looking forward to the ;lose of one of the most successful chool terms in the historv of the # w school. The communion service will.be held it St. Paul's church on the third Suniay of this month. Sunday school jegins at 10 o'clock a. m., and deviiie :ervice at 11. The public is most cordially invited to attend. The members of St. Paul, with the issistance of the members of the famly of Dr. J. A. Sligh, have placed' a landsome monument at the grave of i)r. J. A. Sligh, who' so faithfully :erved the congregation of St. Paul ?or forty-six years. The order for he monument had been placed about :wo years ago, but owing to certain conditions it was just erected last week. The new parsonage is now being jccupied by the" pastor, and it is hop?d that it will be entirely completed in the near future. We feel that when it is completed we will have a landsome and up-to-date home for ;he pastor, with modern conveniences. The congregation owes much ;o Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Koon for theii untiring and faithful assistance in helping to carry on the work of the parsonage. Mr. Hugh Boinest left Saturday, returning on Suiiday from a deer hunt. He reports a very pleasant trip. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Shealy spent j the week-end with relatives at Little Mountain. Mr. and _ Mrs. J. L. Richardson spent Sunday with Mr. Claude Wilson of Bachman Chapel section. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Jr.. spent the week-end with relatives at - Prosperity. Mr. Julian of Newberry spent Sflt.nrdav and Sundav with his bro ther here. Mrs. H. C. Richardson of the Colony section spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. J. D. Richardson and family. Mr. W. B. Boinest spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. E. 0. Counts at Prosperity. Mr. Luther Crumpton of the St. Phillips section recently visited Mr. . Colin Wicker. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kibler of Prosperity visited Mr. T. P. Richardson ) and family Sunday. Messrs. Walter Richardson, Hugh - Boinest and Col. A. L. Aull motored 5 to Columbia Thursday of *a?t. week U LI.I I n>rr?fiwwwu^.i.uji.M u u. n n on business. Miss Chelly Kibler 'of Prosperity visited Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Troutman last week. Quite a number of our young people attended the play at Midway Pvidav nio-'nt of last week. They report the most pleasant time. Mrs. A. C. Richardson is confined to her bed with sickness at this writing. Mr. J. M. Kibler and Mr. S. R. Mettc are also on the sick list. GOVERNOR SIGNS NUMEROUS ACTS ( Continued From Page 1.) carrying a county levy of eight mills, was signed. The measure 'requiring telegraph companies to deliver messages free of charge in incorporated towns of 30,000 population or more, the bill by which Columbia assumes an old school debt of $10,000 from Shandon school district, the measure prohibiting anyone except members to wear the official emblem of the American Legion, the bill requiring state house ^watchmen to wear unifprms and badges and the three mill constitutional tax were among others getting the governor's signature. The four state-wide measures so far held up by the governor are the bills to promote and further coopera tive marketing, to provide tor tne establishment of standard containers and make state brands for fruits, vegetables, etc., the joint resolution extending the time for the commencing of the general stock law in Georgetown, Williamsburg and Colleton counties and the bill to regulate the attendance of children upon the schools of the state. The measure to regulate the attendance of children on the public schools is a bill substituted in the house for the measure by Senator Wightman, originally- intending to abolish truant officers. -The house measure makes it a matter of local option. 4 , TWELVE MILL "LEVY FOR COMING YEAR (Continued From Page 1.) this being for pensions in lieu of the abolishment cf the state pension board. An extra clerk to be known x ^ o4- o eolnVTT as LI1C LICii\ cl U C4 oca.xt* x jr vj$2,400 was allowed. A provision was adopted in the seciton relating to'the attorney general providing "that the attorney general is hereby required to render all legal advice and perform all legal .service for all the departments of the state and that no counsel not connected with the office of the attorney general shall' be employed by any of said departments for such service: Provided that this provision shall not apply to the state board of health or the tax commission." The provision was originally aimed at the tax- com* 1 ? i- -1 1 ~i.~ ? mission ar.ci was aaopteu, uuu reconsidered and rejected as to the tax commission. University Fares Well The adjutant general's office was cut from $40,417.50 as provided in the house bill to $35,817. The- University of South Carolina came out of the fray with fairly good colors, getting $243,355 as compared with the house measure of $211,755. A $30,000 increase for repairs to old buildings and $1,G00 for salary increases to certain professors were allowed. The Citadel was cut by $200,000 as originally provided in the house bill, but the extra half mill levy covi ers this and therefore no cut is really made. Not more than $200,000 is allowed the Citadel from the half mill levy. Winthrop college was reduced fron 5416,083.60 as carried in the house measure to $398,694.60. John de la Howe school was giver an additional $40,000 from the orlg nal bill for building improvements. The l department of educktior was reduced by $37,900 from the ori ?inal measure, leaving the total a $1,528,930, by far the largest appro priation in the history of the school; and an increase of $597,640 ove: 1920. The senate amendment in the S400.000 for guarantee ing a seven months' term to $525.00( was rejected and the senate amend mejit increasing the retroactive guar anteeing for 1919-20 from the $132, 300 by the house to $170,000, the ful amount, was also rejected and $150, 000 substituted instead. The State hospital was advance* from $699,123.94 as provided for b; the house measure to $784,123.04 the increase being $85,000 for build ings a/ d water supply. An additional item of SI,000 wa allowed the state penitentiary fo dental work. The state board of health was cu from $228,303.17 to $100,255.9." [this being largely due to a decrease; | in the amount fur venereal disease5 (control work and the abolition of the } bureau of rural sanitation. An increase of $8,200 for the tax i i a _ 1 j* _ * i commission lor two armiiionui ncm agents and other work was allowed over che house bill. An increase of $.1,000 was given | the department of agriculture, this being for the piinting of the market bulletin, the total being raised to $10,000. An increase of ?24,200 was granted J the warehouse commissioner's ofiice > 1 ! over the original bill. j As. to Highway Coinmicsion { The highway commission was raisjed from $119,000 to $139,500, in-; [eluding the salary of the engineer! ! which was reduced from $6,000 to; '$4,500 by the house and replaced at I ! the old figure in the let. The secre-i tary was advanced from ?2,400 to $3,000. Two provisions-were adr.pt-, ed, one that the commission can not! enter into contracts as to salaries beyoftd the 1922 general assembly; ' - ? ? ^ i- L<. ** Vk ^ /\-i /\^(f f ''It"' f)_ ; | CXCCjJl. tliuo ni'jy JI; . / iowu- : j cation or rejection by the legislature,! land ihe other to allow *!ie county! J treasurers to hold the 80 per cent; j motor vehicle fupd instead of the! state treasurer as in the case now. J The $35,000 for the repair and im-j iprovement of the Confederate infirm-J !ary was allowed to be kept in the I measure, having been placed there by | S the senate finance committee. A com- jj mittee of three, to be appointed by; ! the governor, will supervise the e:\-l jpenditure of t^e $35,000. I A sum of $5,000 was granted the,1 ; stcte fair cocitey for the promotion j ; of the state fair. Recapitulation | i ' i | Below is the recapitulation by ue-j partments, institutions, beards, com-| missions, etc.: i i T ?^,r.ln+ltTA / lAnovlmaMf C* 110 1 DO ' j JLCglSiailVC Ul.jLICti. y x<.i/)j.vv>vv i (Governor's office 28J50.00j jSecty. of state's office .... 11,675.00 i j Comptroller Gen's office 749,870.34 j jAtty. Gen.'s office 20,000.00] 'State treas. office 258,212.271 iAdjut gen.'s office .35,817.50 | Univ. of S. C 243,355.00 j The Citadel 252,315.00 j Clemson college (public ! service) 226,147.15 ! 308.604.60' TV ilillli. VS?S r State Medical college .... 100,117.50 ! Cor.fed. Home college.... 4,000.00 State Negro college .... 6o,005.2l! 'John de la Howe Industrial school 57?448.00 ; School for the Deaf and 'A< j Blind 161(333.33 J State dept of education 1,152^^0.00 : State historical com. 4)760.00 State library 4,'115.00 i ' ' '' i Confederate museum .... '100.00 I State relic room l'^QOO.OO iS. C. State hospital 784,123.94 j State penitentiary 103,093.08 ! State board public welfare 29,856.00 i State boaid of pardons -300.00 j Training School for j Feeble-minded 45,000.00 Industrial school for J hftvs 126,270.70 WVJ w ?... Industrial school for girls 20,015.00 j lieformatory for negro boys 40,077.00 Catawba Indians 7,700.00 Committee on deaf and blind children 500.00 i Law enforcement dept. 28,j 00.00 i! State board of health .... 1!)J>,255.95 'State tax commission .... 4G,200.00 11 State tax board of rej view 1,500.00 >i Insurance com.'s office 20,745.00 State bank examiner's | office 24,525.80! j State railroad com 20,141.20 j Chief game warden's o'flj fice 11,125.00 | Board medical examin- ] ' ^ nnn nn Lj CI 25 vjvw?.w j t [Board law examiners .... . 4p0.00 j ; State board fisheries .... 10.509.00 j p Beard of conciliation .... 1,000.00 i , 7 j -jJoint committee on printj ing 00,445.00 i i Commissioner of agri-i culture's office 82,743.40 t Warehouse commissioner's - j office 50.720.001 --- O AAA AA I 5 j i'UDiic service com i,uuu.uu r j Pharmaceutical board.. 1,500.00 Electrician and engin-j eer's office 6fl,lD5.00 ): State high\vay com 130,590.00 -1 Sinking fund com 18,192.50 ( - j Confederate infirmary .. Gp,000.00| -! Confederate ....veterans' 1 i association 1,500.00 j .'rnmmisiinn rtnio limiSf j and grounds 7,125.00! 1 i State contingent fund y*j committee 75,000.00 , I Committee on approval of claims 7,236.691 State fair society 5,000.00! s Supreme court 36,732.00 j r Circuit courts 120.066.66i Code com.'s office 900.001 t 1 I, (3rand total $G,.r,n i.02.".S21 I j The Herald; I j with The State cc | supply your home I the next twelve m I county and state I News need introd 8 ering not only Sc 1 whole world. Ms 1 and all state new I adapted to this so ! styles, patterns, Y I our lady folks. A | the entire househ I Simply select you I remittance at one ^ f "? ' I L t? _ _ I need not wait ior fers and your sub expiration. Thp Herald and ? (: The State, Daily j : McCalls Magazin Progressive Farn: American Magaz All for only TTot-q 1 rl cinrl ] (JL 11V^ U/iW wv A w The State, Daily i Progressive Farrr McCalls Magazir ?i ~^.i. * ' i I . 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