Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WHIfMIRE HlG^j Sf^OQL ?'' HAS FINE OPENING Four Hundred Ten PupiU?Pastors, Trustees and Patrons Extended Greeting - 7 I ] The Whitmire Graded and High schools opened Monday morning with an enrollment of 410 pupils which * ' t 1 A ^ ? 11 ?? v\ 4 * -v-v +V*/\ "kid j is tne largest enrojuucm m mc n?-; t#ry of the school at the opening. Ma-1 ny patrons attended the opening. The pastors of the seeral churches' ma,de appropriate talks. Mr. W. M. j Sherard as chairman of the board of j trustees added words of encourage-1 * ' I mjnt and pledged the support of the board. The school has 10 new teachers this year coming frora various parts of the state. r1 \f Wilcnn ncrflin at the head ?0 of. the school. Mrs. S. A. Jeier of j itmire and Miss Blanche Boozer i of Newberry are the high school as- j stgtants. The other teachers are:; Miss Nannie Mae Williams, Laurens; j Miss Julia Cornell, Georgetown; Miss j IV|arion Leake, Clinton; Mis? D.^ro-j ty Watson, Whitmire; Miss Ruby! Zeigler, Chester; Miss Eva Teal, Chesterfield; Miss Alice Rice, Coronaca; Miss Ethel Betry, Elloree; and Miss j lila Teal, Chesterfield. ..On Monday evening a reception! for the new teachers was held in the ; ^ymnasi^m of the Y. M. C. A. Music I was furnished by the band for the j first hour. Next the orchestra took\ charge rendering some of the best I music ever heard in Whitmire. Mrs. j G. G. Gilliam sang a splo and Miss! Lija Teal of the orchestra played a violin solo. Punch, iced tea, lemon- j ade, and several varieties of sand- j wichtg were served to 750 persons1 young and old. FOREIGN INSECTS INVAD- , ING SOUTH CAROLIN/ Mexican Bean Beetle and Velvet Bean Caterpillar May Do Great | ^ * Damage ' i Clemson College, Sept. 7.?Two , foreign insect pests which are likely to do much damage are being watched | closely, says Prof. A. F. ConracU - en- i tomologist; namely, the Mexican bean 1 beetle, whiteh has already reached this j state; and the velvet bean caterpillar, wiuch is rapidly working its way upward from Florida and southern Georgia. I ,'W .. ? t .iThe Mexican bean beetle has been i reported by Government scouts at'; ttoo points in the .northwestern corner of -the state p viz.r-Long Creek and ; anoint near Easley. The spread of J, this pest has been so rapid during the spiring and summer that it will possi-: bly spread over much more territory beiore being stepped by winter. This ; is-an especially destructive pest to all l; kinds of beans in the garden and to ' coHrpease. The grubs, which do the , principal feeding, are one-fourth to'; thtfre-eights of an inch long, of' a J;, briffht yellow color, and covered with j. spinas which are branched and color- ( ed black at the tips. - The velvet bean caterpillar has j bttn reported by the Florida entomo- j; $iB&s to be spreading in central and !; northern Florida. lit is* believed that!; this' pest may be .expected in southern 1; Georgia, in early September, and may ,; rfeach South Carolina by the middle '; of< September. Throughout Florida/ this insect is a most serious pest to 'r j. * "'V " j velvet beans. This caterpillar when j fuJl grown is nearly two inches long, i After it is kail grown it is generally [ < V.; ~ 4 - ' I ; \ - 9 lr A Costly ! Plate Glass is bes( * There's hai:j', high wit / burglars, pistol sho ! things. A smash tip back badly if he hasi: surance Policy. INSURANCE I : 1 Have you this pro1 prompt replacement hazard. Call and ta James A Insurance? ] 1103 Caldw^H St. | Member Newberry C | dark green with prominent brig] colored lines with darker borders ri , ning lengthwise in the body. Mar are pale green with lines either i" ! distinct or absent. The line alor the side of the body is wider tha i those on the back and is often pir or brown. If disturbed it throws i splf vinlonflv nrttil it reaches tt ground. Prof. Conradi urges that the 01 currenc-es of any suspicious insects \ leported to the entomology divisioi Clemson College, S. C., so that stei may be taken to control the pests. <S> <s> "MY SON ABSALOM." Calhoun Times. "Is my son Absalom safe?" Th: has been a mo nentous question fc two thousand years, and never moi so than at present. The opening c school next weejk invites "a few r< marks" on the text, rne oia timer whether as trustees, parents, guai dians or advisers, watch the educj tional system, methods and ach;ev< ments with much interest and unse fish consideration. We are be in heavily taxed for the education of th rising generation. It is perfectl fair and legitimate to analyze an understand whether, with all the moc ern advantages and conveniences, th results are commensurate and pre portionately greater. Forty yeaT < ' ?hi. : ago one man, onen wan supeuui <%\ tainments did the work that is non parceled out among five or six teach ers. From these rude conditions i was amazing how, by hard work an long hours, pupils were sent out t college ready to take up the threa of higher studies and build a secur foundation upon which to place th capstone of life's finished tempk Nowadays, the plan is to select a sup erintendent, under whom are usuall; a batch of young ladies, just out o college, and frequently more inter ested in marrying than in "teachin the young idea haw to. shoot." Un der this system, a? everybody know: results are not usually what the should be. When the teachers them selves are without experience (whic is not necessarily a handicap) ani frequently lacking in thoroughnes and efficiency, it is folly to expec thoroughness and efficiency in th pupil. One of the great flaws in th graded school system to today and apparently, with no prospect of rem edying in the near future, is that th foundation is not as secure and thor ough as it should be. They get acros often with mysteriously high marks but their knowledge is smattering am unsatisfactory. Too many are poo spellers, deficient in English, am slightly acquainted with the ordinar; problems in arithmetic and othe elementary branches. Discipline, am a positive demand for hard study ar often neglected, or applied in a dan gerously modified and slip-shop man ner. But the school is not entirely t< blame. Teachers are frequentl] handicapped, if not hamstrung an< intimidated by foolish and impruden parents. They resent the prape: kind of discipline for their children Evptv sane, natural and human* parent loves his, or her child Their love, however, shouldn't de prive them of common sense an< ?ood judgment. When a parent, ex cept under extraordinary circum stances, begins 1 to harass a teache: ?*? ? t'% 'J - ?# C* > - . ? ?> Smash Up #*v/ ^ r ?t by many. gangers. ids, slamming doors, * its?slews of other of glass sets a man l't a Plate Glass In PROTECTION tection? It provides and covers every lk it over. u Burton Real Estate. Newberry, S. C. hamber of Commerce tit land uphold a child in its waywan m ness he is, unconsciously, an enem !y! to the school and millstone-aroun n- j the neck of the child?paradoxic; ig^as it may seem. Such unwise an m dangerous parents should send the: tk | children to the parochial schoo! t-; where they have no voice or contn le! whatever. j The truth is, parental authority i c- | fast passing away. The "old folks >e' don't seem to realize it, but only to n,; frequently they don't amount t )s!much in the home any more. At very early age the child is "the autc crat of the breakfast table" and ^ mighty poor ruler he is. He is, by an large, a very delicate sort of a moll ^ coddle. He must be driven a fei ^ | blocks to school in an automobih ^ j when the exercise is what the chil needs. No chores at home. No wor it:ii the garden, no chopping and carrj ing in wood, work 4in the stores, o :various other duties, so essential t ? his development and future welfare aJ Recently a father in this town tol s | his 12-year-old son to 'hoe some gras 'on the sidewalk in front of his res: ' ~ i ^idence. He objected, on the ground - .'that his r>als would1 jeer at him. The; jJ compromised by the father helpin; g. him. In a few minutes, the silk-shir e contingent?much less able to loaf? y were whistling for him to go on ai j . outing. Parents who bring up thei l_! children in idleness?regardless o e their means-^are committing a crim against their childdren. After schoo ,s -hours and during vacation they shoul< .. have work to do. Every now and the) v'you hear a father say: "I don't wan (.'my child brought up as I was." Tha ^ As a rotten doctrine?provided h< j ' means hard work and economy. On< 0 i of the most pitiable aspects in th< ^ | -world is a child brought up in idlenes e and allowed to do as he pleases. Then e is no hope for him. Why all thes< mii^ovs rnhhprlftS. "eaSV I I CI 1II1C2) iiiuiuci . v j ^ fingers," unemployment, unrest, Bol y sevism and suicides? It may be an f swered, largely, in one sentence? | ; idlers forcing a living from the indus g trious. Burdens are increasing ever; t.'year. The available .resources of th< ; J country are being rapidly absorbed y; Population is increasing by leaps an< bounds. Timber nearly gone. Land h all cleared, it will be an increasing d scuffle for the energetic, the econom s ical and the honest. Then where i; - - i- -i: ? t the hope lor tne wea*, snppc^ ai.v e.'idle molly coddle? Be candid. Car efyou see it? Recently a judge in ; [t I juvenile cour said that he was sorn - he couldn't fine the parents, insteac e of the boy. "You should have regu . lar, definite work to do after school? s i work that will make you tired"?sai( f, itihe judge. This editorial is already jtoo long, but we hope the thought! r;will cause you to ponder them. Thej i apply, not onily locally, but every y where. If put into practice yuu wn r! not see a regiment of incompetent: i hunting every little crumb of an of e'fice thait opens up. A living withou -1 work is the slogan of all too many - "Is my son Absalom safe?" P. S.?After writing the above, ar 5 editorial in the News and Couriei ^ came under our view and is so- apro I pos that we publish it on another t Page. i r| ? - - *T . I PaintuI but jroecessary 2 Saluda Standard. We lea^n that it occasions Bro . Aull "pain" to discontinue subscrip j tions to the esteemed Newberry Her - aid and News. So Bro. Aull, aftei - advising delinquents that their pape r would be discontinued at a certaii date unless they paid up, prolong; Hip time ailoted. He gives three rea sons for so doing, all of which aros< from the evil of carrying delinquents Granting his superior knowledge o. the business, we feel constrained t< offer Bro. Aull some fatherly advici on this subject, which is very near t< our heart. Things without sentimen ! tal value are not appreciated as gifts iThe wife will appreciate a present 01 |her birthday; but the subscriber Wil I not va'lue a newspaper that is sent t< I him without charge. He figures tha . if you can send the paper on a "lonj chance" that your average profits 01 subscriptions are enormous and tha (his mite isn't needed or expected. Th< j world accepts a man's services at th< j valuation he places on them. ? 1 A (Experience has demonstrated 10 u the wisdom of discontinuing all sub scriptions upon expiration, and {hi policy ruthlessly applied. No hones man will ask a publisher to modify ; sensible policy to oblige .him. Ove and over again during these recen hard months has-this remark bee made in our sanctum: "My paper wa out on such and such a date and yo stopped it, bu* 1 -have no kick. If want the Standard in my home, I ca make arrangements to pay for it <i advance." Too, there are number less readers who resent having a pape continued beyond expiration. A few weeks ago the editor in communication to Courtland Smitl who is .now "conniving" with Wi Hays in the postoffice department, d( fined a bona fide subscriber in thes words: "A bona fide subscriber is on - that pays for its paper before h; r ( 1- name is placed on the mailing list and P"3 y whdse name is removed the instant his I % d subscription expires." So hearty! If il was Mr. Smith's approval of our defi- i I 1 d nition that he opened his next com-' | | ir | munication to the newspaper frater-; II Is nity in the American Press with our: I J )1 words. Delinquents, when measured I | i by this definition, are not subscribers, jj i is j Circulation is one of the big?"~t: I 1 " problems that the publisher has tv> g| o Wrestle with. It's something that i jj | o , can t oe tampered or lemponzeu w.m. \ a. The publisher must decide upon a H >_; very definite policy and apply it witha out regard to persons Or circumsfcanc-j j ' es. Such a procedure will inevitably j y,involve hardships, but it is sound and A* workable and assures the publisher ! j i* ? some little return from his readers, i "9 a If there is any other method that! k promises half so much we hava gained r_ | no knowledge of it in our newspaper j ' r career. j oj ? i. MANY ARE DYING IN SAMARA , d FROM HUNGER AND DISEASES . .1 .S j . . i-1 Samara, Russia, Sept. 5.?Hunger s - and death go virtually unnoticed in y . the neglected streets and alleys of g; Samara. Refuges from famine dis-J tltricts near the city, estimated from' -j thirty to fifty thousand are huddled I n together in deserted buildings, unused r factories, tattered tents and in wagf' ons massed about the open spaces e about the railway stations, and the 11 docks along the Volga river. * | Hurler, typhu^, cholera and ex- j 1 haustion are carrying off hundreds of \ t >viicoroKlp fugitives, voung chil- j , Ci IC.5C :iiioc&?v.v dren falling victims readily to the famine and its attendant scourges. Be! draggled and ragged refugees are f* I 3 i constantly carrying pine coffins tosjward the cemetery, where unpainted e) wooden crosses mark hundred of new I 0 J J i graves which have been dug since the ~j flight before the advancing famine! "(began. From fifty to 100 starving " | children are gathered up daiJy from I | the streets and turned over to the cen- j jtral refuge by parents who cannot; ^jfeed them. Many of these little suf" .ferers have typhus fever, but the hos" pitals are without beds and medicine. J j Vladimir Sokolsky, chairman of j 5 ' ' j the Samara provincial soviet told the 'jAssociated Press last week that the J (entire peasont population of 2,500,. 000 would be dependent upon outside j food by November. Already 100,000 j peasants are without bread, this num- J ;ber including 50,000 children who ; jlhave been placed in Soviet homes, f Conditions at Semayenkena, a vil; lage 30 miles from Samara, and rej mote from railway or river communications are typical of the misery existing throughout the province of Sa * mara. The peasants there are eating ? * ' TO A 1, bread made from melon ri^as, sunj! flower see^ and grass seed. One J ^ i mother killed her baby last week, i saying'she could not bear to see it > Pre, I starve. Other mothers are threaten- P j ing to kill their children. One wo' j man with six children said to the Associated Press: "You know, it takes I The children so long to die. It is too hor- R c ribfle to watch them shrivel up." Iprci Hundreds of families were moving died toward Samara when the correspond-j nig} ent passed through Semaye.:':ena. ; beei They were carrying all their belong-! him ings on rickety wagons, drawn by not starved horses which were dropping!com j by the roadside. Igo Koonetz, a peas-jtoni "ant, was found standing with his 'tacJ"wife, grown daughter and young son ! and r [ watching their horse die at the top j Nat r of a long hill. five * j ____________________ ciat CITATION OF LETTERS OF AD-:bef( MINISTRATION | den. 3 The State of South Carolina, County ! ly i of Newberry, 'by W. F. Ewart, j < Probate Judge: j - - ! rr>ni j WHEREAS, Mattie E.Pugh natn i (made suit to me to grant her Letters .cipiL 2 of Administration of the Estate and j ^ d effects of R. T. PurX deceased. !. . THESE ARE THEREFORE, to;in cite and admonish all and singular the nun " Kindred and Creditors of the said R. Istiu 1 T. Pugh, deceased, that they be and ' ^ 1 | appear before me, in the Court of j 3 I Probate, to be held, at Newberry, jcus* I South Carolina, on Tuesday, Sept. the bull * ,27th next, after publication hereof, ! p j'; at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show i \ cause, if any they have, why the said ma( t Administration should not be granted, will j GIVEN* under my hand this 7th j ? - ; day of September Anno Domini 1021.1 f J I W. F. EWART, ,nafi ? I VlW . t\ J., U. | : ggfJMWMWMggJ ! 8 mm **ri Bi; | aiqojafeA ||S"' : I a i "IfHRflWHA-Mnra n j g?g B B %?? II ff W m a -%sr Of a -aa | (_ , | J- ' ' -* *s ^ vf* ' ^ '/> J. ? ' 1 S.P40JP5UX oE jgj JOJ &| Bat " I S3W!? Jjr " 8? *?* bI w? ,e tone e J? -. T A few doses 666 break a cold.? . lSjAd^ jin31< \ SOLID LEAT Are the Best from I IFOR SERVICE, ECONOM Why take chances when we sti with the'strongest possi There Is a "Diamond Brand' Every Parpt A L Morri l B. DUNLAP DIES 'sary repairs have SUDDENLY IN ROCK HILL ithe vacation. | On August 31 - sident of Union National Bank dormitory was beg asses Away Soon After Receiv- | 0f brjck an(J stone ing Attack j the utmost comfort ! student body. The State. i the completion of ,ock Hill, Sept. 8.?Ifa B. Dunlap, luary i9th. ninent banker and business man ! I at his home near midnight to- pyNERAL MAJ. V i 1* 1 ^ C T\ 1 .. .1 it oi apopiepcy. ivir. uumap nau , FULL MIL i to his office today and had busied ! self with many affairs, and while I ,X7 ,. , r, +U U I. /i UU i I ' Washington, Sep. in" the best of health, he made no >. r . nn i .... . n XT i- i ires of Major Wil plaint of being unwell. He died - ,I7 , . . * , * . , former Washingtoi ght soon after suffering the at- , , f b _ i and son of former :. Mr. Dunlap was oO years old , ,, . - c . , , , .. . , * I, . 1 Manning of Soi had been president of the union , , ? ^ i tt i, , was killed in act lonal bank ot Rock Hill tne last -, , , , be held tomorrow or six years. He was long asso-i. .. .... , .A1 * ...... . . tfull military honors ed with the institution as cashier j )re he was advanced to the presi- j mam -" -* cy, and for many years was close-' dentified with the South Carolina ; kers' association. He had a widjp | jtation for sound banking prin-j es and progressive business ideals. | IP'fe [r. Dunlap was vitally interested ] the problems of farmers, and a i ' i iber of years ago his bank was in- j mental in bringing into the state firit purebred bulls for the bank's a IM/^T'l-I :omers, thus organizing the first /Aliv-r i'li association in the state. I 1 lans for the funeral have not been ' ?~1 le tonight, but it is likely that it, ^ 1 ? * * 1 be held some time Saturday. Models lesides his wife, who before mar-' e was Miss Josie Black, he is sutv' r* D. 1 Ol d by one son, Ben Dunlap, a stu- F. B. Rc t at Davidson college, and one j a*\*\ nn ?r: Mrs. W. J. Roddey, Walter, 490 1 llH Dunlap and Herbert M. Dunlap of D k Hill, and Bernie D. Dunlap of j I\Oa< nessee. VIMERLAND COLLEGE Pjl OPENS WEDNEDAY _ . " j For B( eesville, Sept. ~>.?The next ses-j of Summerland college will be-J Wednesday, September four-! 1 th at ten o'clock. Words of! 1 ting will be spoken to the student ! I y.by the pastors and other prom-1 it speakers of Leesville and i esburg. There will also be given i >ral selections by the members of. faculty of the piano, voice and I 1^ cession departments. jf . . - ,11 he indications are mat a iuii ai lance will bo registered. I he dormitory has been repainted! ie and outside, also many neces- j j~ asgagj'i HER SHOES rivery Standpoint? [Y 8C SOLID COMFORT. > - j stir? cnnaf#>lv our slioes ble warrant of quality? ' Shoe for tse; a Price for Every Purse. been made during The Rev. Green Berkeley of Richmond, Vi/gir.ia, a brother-in-law of work on the new ^ie deceased, will conduct the ser;un. Tliis will be vices. Six surviving brothers, five and is planned for of whom were his comrades in arms : and safety of the in the world war will act as pall? i.?* ?11- hirers. Delfo-ations from ?the Na ' cuutru-ct. cuiia xui ? o?- the building Feb- tional Press club, American Legion :and other organizations will attend. i * /. S. MANNING Card of Thanks .ITARY HONORS j We wish to thank the dear neigb bors and kind friends who assisted W| t. 8.?Funeral ser-;during the illness ord death of our iliam S. Manning, dear mother and .beloved wife. May n newspaper man God bless each and every one. Governor Richard John Dowd and Children. ith Carolina, who ion overseas, will If some people were required to at Arlington with think before they spoke they \yould jnever say anything. WE ARE MEETING ?LL WEEVIL conditions with ER REDUCTION IN PRICE ON iEVROLET CARS New Price Old Price Reduction iring $975 $1345 $370 ? ? A ? nrtA AS" >adster $975 $iv5ZU ^3 > ng $525 $795 $270 ?7QE; <R27ft 38LCr KpKj y I w v ^ r All f. o. b. Factory J eight and War Tax Extra. ;auty, Power, Speed, Economy Buy a HEVROLET JURAL GARAGE y, S. C. Prosperity, S. C.