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jKjblic welfare MEETING CLOSES Df. George B. Cromer of Newberry Spoke Wednesday Afternoon on Condition of Jails Index-Journal, 2nd. The meeting of public welfare wArlrAr* froftt Newberrv, Edgefteld, Abbeville, McCormick and Greenwood cjwne to a close yesterday afternoon with an address by Dr. George B. Cromer of Newberry, former chairman of the state board of charities and corrections. Dr. Cromer spoke on the condition of the jails of the state. He stressed the fact that a man is presumed innocent until found guilty and tihat sifice the majority of those arrested I" own rtftnviptpH JIWU tougcu in jaii aic ns>ti it is an outrage to civilization to force them to stay even a short time in jft*ls as unsanitary as most of the jails are. Dr. Cromer pointed out s that most jails of this state were in such, a condition as to endanger the hfcalth of the inmates. He cited the example of Newberry in Greeting a modern iai} which could adequately care for the prsioners. County Court Judge C. C. Featherst&ne also made a short talk yesterday afternecm, bringing out the fact that the aim in handling criminals was reform rather than vengeance Upoir the prisoner. He stated that he had given the matter of reform not only of minors but those over the regular reformatory age considerable thought and hoped to see the day come when the matter would be given offantinn' f? ^UCO^/t VMV? MWW*.*.V.V... A "hew system of caring for the piupers of the state was advocated b# G. Croft Williams, secretary of tke state ?6ard 6f public welfare. He dfelfcted that in his opinion, county almshouses should be sold and the proceeds used for the establishment of centralized hospitals whe*e indirfntintnates'Cbuld be treated and givek ?$ome form of training. Under 1 ? ?~ OAwf f r\ present system, paupers ?ic ocuv. firniis, such as are maintained by 2$l counties #hen th^y should be sent to hospitals. ,J rH Martin of the state board of pdbljic welfare explained the purpose o& tfce meeting yesterday, stating that fifee |hte ntion was to educate the pubm kthe arms oi the p&wilc welfare fc<jajrd toward betterment of the confit the unfortunates. ^We^MocdlCcoinMttee of the state btetf&F *4f# pfjEbfttf weKarg & composed of y. A. Mays, chairman, Dr. A. D. Btinjeti and Mrs. A. J. Sproles. T iglTlT ? CfctfNfY OFFICIALS IN /.? Greenwood. Wednesday ' S " * 1 > '..* ^ * 7 * w ^ C. Crfeft WHluthu and Dr. George B. 4 '.CrbtnVt WW AAfar*?? Public W?lf*r? Workers 4^1 . '1 <5rt&*Wood Index-Journal, 30th. /;Fj?tife afe being made for a large Bfum&er of visiting officials from the of Abbeville, Edgefield, Mcdwimek and He^rberry af the con, fereaefe of county committees of the ftt&te board of public welfare here A morning and after?o?a session wii! be held at the Community hall which will be addressed !>y ifr. jQeorge B. Cromer of Newberfjr -ind 6. Croft WiHiams, secretary of the state board of public welfare of Columbia. Chairman C. A. Mays of thte local committee composed of Mr. Mayes, Dr. A. D. Burnett and Mrs. a. J. Sproles, will be in charge of the meetings which will be held in the , Comraanity hall. In the light of the coming welfare ctfnfefence, a comparison of the jails in the counties of Abbeville, Edgeftelcfc Greenwood, Newberry and McCortrick is illuminating. The inspect6f bf the State board of public wel fovo 0/*n-ro<t thp 44 iails of the state on* a basis of 1,000 points. This score is divided as follows: Permanent plant, highest possible score 400; sheriff's and jailer's management, highest possible seore 400; county commissioner's equipment, etc., highest possible score 200. Scored oh this basis the four jails mentioned above (Mtkj^rimck keeps her prisoners in the Greenwood institution) stand as 1UWWS. Netf berry 905 Abbeville 720 Greenwood 585 Edgftfieid 567 la comparison with other of the 44 jails in the state these four jails rank, Newberry first, being the best in tke state, Abbeville 11th, Greenwood 37th and Edgefield 42nd. Quoting from the annual report of the state board of public welfare Newu?Wr M-nPs in ,the classification oi i/CiAJ VV4.. ... jails having "no outstanding faults ir perrhanent plant, equipment or management." The Abbeville institution comes in the class with those having "poor classification facilities or some sirteu8 fault in management." White it said of the Greenwood and Edgefield jails that "any jail that received ~ Kaimfr finfiO should be classed a acvic ui.iv>> . as JPOOR and should not >be used tc confine human beings until improve [merits have been made." In the Ab- I beville and Edgefield jails only two meals a day are served to the prisoners, according to the report quoted above. Two of the four jails are j classed as non-fire-proof?those in Abbeville and Edgefield. The total number of commitments I to these institutions during the last g { fiscal year was 412. These commit- I J ments were divided as follows: Abbej ville 62, Edgefield 55, Greenwood 143, Newberry 152. In other words j there was during the year from June 3o, 1919 to June 30, 1920, one com- ' mitmerrt to jail for every 855 of the population. Money, Money. Money is coming to town, and as ' ... , j i all stiouid know?Because we an ireru : it so badhv?we want all to hear about fl ?. I $190,000 of Newberry city bonds I were sold for $174,500, bringing that much actual cash, or "new money" into the three banks in Newberry; this money being used along now in paying for the paving of two long streets, Main and College streets, and two short streets, Coats and Friend. The $100,000 bonds for street improvements bringing in $91,000, or $92,000, cash and real estate owners adding to that amount all their private cash, perhaps $7,000 or $8,000 more, total about $100,000. One-seventh of the amount payable I by the real estate owners along these I paved streets being required in cash, 1 the other six-sevenths payable in six I more annual installments. It has been estimated that the cost of these four streets will amount to about $110,000. Another good sum made up of numerous good lumps, from $4,000 to $^2,500, loans to farmers on their lands, brought into Newberry county by loans from the Life Insuranc company of Virginia. These sums have amounted to about $130,000 or $140,-,. 000. Then, totf, a much larger amount I will soon be deposited in the banks of Newberry county, coming from the sale of the $400,000 county road bonds, as the abstract of the act of the legislature, election and proceedings of the board of county highway | commission, has been made out andj submitted to the attorneys for the! bond buyers.- So-that it is expected that this purchase will sobn be in our banks.- < - v. * "*5* These two amounts of new money ~ - n, coming into "Newberry county, amounting to $174,500 net, from city bonds, and $392,000 net from road bonds, will go a-long ways towards .relieving tlie extreme, or shortness in money matters in our county. This shortness has been shown by the public statements of the banks, as well as our individual positive knowledge of; same. | And again, there are other good lumps of money that will be coming to the farmers in this, counry, being ! the loans made by the federal land ' bank in the loans of $100 to $10,000 at six per eeftt interest, repayable in thirty-three annual installments. This : could readily amount to another j $100,000 of new money coming into ' our county. [ Postoffice Information Newberry, S. C., June 4, 19211 ; To the Public: Attention of patrons of this office is called to the two drops in the postj office lobby. The left slot is labelled I "Domestic and Foreign Letters," into J which should be dropped all letters addressed outside of Newberry, S. C. 1 rThe right hand slot is labelled "Local! 1 Letters and Papers," into which local j letters and all papers should be mail-| ed. j The above arrangement is made in, order that quicer boxing of local mail, and quicker rural delivery and city' ' delivery service may be given. The j cooperation of the public particularly) those business houses t<hat mail aj. large number of local letters, in thej j proper use of the two slots will insure^ I better service, and will be appreciated by this office. j j A. J. Bowers, Jr., ( Postmaster. I, i < i The location of the collection box ( in front of the post office has been changed to the inside of the grill at j the top of the second series of steps j* at the entrance on account of paving jr nf Friend street. Collections will be, ' made regularly as heretofore in ac-! I ' eordance #ith the time card on the (^ box at 8 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. daily,]' and 8 a. m. on Sundays and holidays. in a Nut Shell I' ; * A good citizen says the last time ;' 1 he was at a picture show he had to * change seats three times ti get away 1 1 from peanut eaters who were annoy' ing him. He hasn't been back since, i 5 (although he likes the moving pic- j J ! (tures; but he doesn't like the "peanut, 1 ti,:? ,-c. i [proposition," as ne cans it. i n.s ioj I j only one instance. There is no law.1 I against eating peanuts. Anybody is ] '.allowed to eat them at the opera,.1 jhouse. There is no law agamst ehew- 't Th< Eight n terial anc 1 VI eu uieu p tions in 1 These rec our abilit; purchase at lower < ized. With tl made, as volume w enjoyed. During our volun of any otl cept Ford The. St To Light-Six * ?r* JLight-Oix Special-S Special-S Special-S Bix-Six T A ;K * M i Detroit, P V * New Bldj ng tobacco, but men are requested to ' eave their tobacco spitting off at the >pera house. No smoking is allowed J it the opera house. No law against adi^s wearing hats, out they are requested to remove them at the opera louse. Peanuts are allowed the right , )f way. People are not asked to quit ' ?ating them at the opera house. No >ne who likes to go to the moving . picture shows would quit going if he tfas not allowed to eat peanuts there. The eating of peanuts annoys many 1 people and takes away from their en- 2 ioyment of the pictures and the music. The opera house every afterloon and night is a cool, comfortable md pleasant place for recreation and imusemSnt. It is spoiled by peanuts, rhis ought not to be the case. In ;bis contention we are supported by nany ladies and gentlemen. In passing, a lady said to the reDorter that if she was a peanut eater she certainly wouldn't go to the opera P. S. This Is commencement week. We hope visitors will not be annoyed sy the bad habit to which regular attendants have been subjected for some time past. Let not the pleasure % An Am e Studel of lonths ago, wheh the cost I labor appeared to hav< eak, we made substantia ^ /\t qfnrl nvkolr/ LI It? pilCtJS Ui uiuucuaa^ luctions were in anticipj y, after the turn of the ; materials and to fabrica iosts. :pected savings have be lem, other savings ha\ a result of the greatly in hieh Studebaker has th it the first five months o le of business has exeeec ler automobile manufact . udebaker plants are run * J NEW PRICE! * F. O. B. Fi - . _ tiring Cars and Rdadster ft 2-Pass. Roadstetfi. Touring Car ix 2-Pass, Roadster - If ix Touring Car ix 4-Pass. Roadster 5? Ouriftg Car t'.v LL STUDEBBAKER C; TklS 15 rhe Studebak flich. % m m v t ivicri . i g., East Main St. 0 amatmtimmmlmmmammmmm , a ..I - i Df fair visitors be marred. The habit is not allowed in some other picture 1 shows, we are told. 666 quickly relieves * cold.?Adv. ' Rub-My-Tism relieves Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains.?Adv. To break a cold take 666.?Adv. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that I will make a final settlement of the personal estate of R. Cummings MeCar?-i? - - ' ' ri " ' i / i - ii i i r -i To Hole COT We have a profitable workii for letter C 50 without ( Serv ROSE < Cotton 1 OA Cf <it >J IU1IC Iji. lUUlltCU baker C Americ s of ma- capacity ? reach- over 7,00 1 reduc- In this ?r cars. automobi ition of sponding year, to increase < te them No oth making a en real- - We buying p u; 4.1 re been u , because 1 ?reased ' value of ,!S yeal uphold. We ex; f 1921, present < led that duction urer ex- that we i varhioiinr] ning at cars. 5 OF STUDEBj actorie?, effective Jutie 1 '8 ,<...$1300 Li^hvSix ... $ 133S Light-Six ... $ 1585 Special-S .. .$1635 Special-S ...$1635 , Big-Six 4 . . $1985 ' Big-Six 7 \RS ARE EQUIPPED ^ . \r *>.v / ; A STUDEBAKER er Corporatk South Bend, Irid. M/ ai uj itm DISTRIBUTOR 0 tha, deceased, in the office of the! Judge of Probate for Newberry j County, at Newberry, S. C., at 11 ; o'clock A. M. on Wednesday, June 1st, 1921, and immediately thereafter I apply for a discharge as Administra-' tor of said estate. T. P. McCARTHA, As Administrator of the personal es-; tate of R. Cummings McCartha, j deceased. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT _! j T ...:n ,? ~ 1, ? o final ootf lomonf /if 1 Will maiYC a lijiui v.v. w.^... the estate of? Jim W. Watts in the Probate Court for Newberry County, i 11 ? Tfi r -i 1 iir li tr I rut i I"!' T-"| II ' " ' ? ' lers of TON ng plan to offer you. Write obligation on your part. ice & SON brokers N our Yr*vlc 1 1 V T* M V? I tent by 1 i! orporau a with unfilled orders on hi 0 cars. quarter we shall produce 1 > j 11 AAA , les against n,uuu m uit period of last year. Th )f approximately 100 per er automobile manufact , comparable showing. Iieve that the confidence ublic. which has made bis record possible, will c< t is supported by the qua] our products, and these \ pect that as a eonsequer economical and efficier basis can be maifttaine ire justified in making is in the prices of Stuc MCER CARS 1st, 191! Coupes and Sedans : 2-Pass. Coupe-Roadster. 5-Pass. Sedan lix 4-Pais. Coupe iix 5-Pass. Sedan -Pass. Coupe -Pass. Sedan VITH CORD TIRES n nun if hi - - ii r n n YEAR >n of America Walkerville, ( YIAWl* Pb - - II S. C., on Monday, the 30th day of t May, 1921, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and will immediately, thereafter ask for my discharge as Adrtiinistra- J iTan i mr nr n i wr ntn iti rr-JB*. GIBBESGRAM? DO Tf JL i. "Every f,cil Job I. P"n surp Guaranteed" Gib on I and for 21,000 i correis is an cent. uref is of the aftd is )ntinue, lity and ve shall ice the 1 it proof and further I iebaker jV y * ww .$1995 ^ ...$2450 | ...$2550 satin ...$2950 j, ' ! i I ^ ' Canada one 300 . .-mT~ .... - , , or of said 5Stats. J. HENRY RASOR*, Adroinistttrtof. dewberry, S. C., April 17th. 1921. ESYOUft CAR NEE& PAINTING? it does send it to us?our ities for handling Repair, t and Trim Work are Uriassed in South Carolina. tote Us of FPricea" bes Machinery Co., Columbia, S. C. 1