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VDLUME LVII, NUMBER 85. ' NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1921. . TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR FINE MEETING OF THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Attendance Good?Address by Mr. Swearingen?Lunch Served by Science Department The first meeting for the session of the County Teachers association was h?ld S&tnrdav morning in the hifirh school building when a large number of the teachers and trustees were present, besides the state superintendent of education, Hon. J. E. Swearingen. Tbfe meeting was presided over by Col. E. H. Aull, county superintendent of education, who called the meeting to order at 10.45 and prayer was offered by Dr. Q. A. Freed. Col. Aull briefly outlined the problems confronting the schools, among them being the financial situation in connection with which he spoke of the compulsory attendance law and district lines. An informal discussion of these topics was entered upon mainly by the rural graded school teachers and trustees as they are closely concerned .with such matters. The relation of the rural graded school to the community was discussed by Mr. J. H. Dickert, and. Mr. J. Walter Richardson, and Mr. L. H. Sease and Mr. N. L. Wessinger discussed conditions in four-teacher schools. Miss Mamie Crooks discussed the relations of the one-teacher school to the community in a concise manner, showing that much thought had been given to the subject. Mr. C. M. Wilson of Whjtmire discussed, the relation of the high school to the community in a practical man' ner and Advocated. vocational training in the high school. The opposite view of this question was taken by Mr. E: 0. Counts, superintendent of > , the high ??hpol at Prosperity. Dr. S. J. Derrick, president of Newberry COlIegfe, mad? a few remarks, as did Mr. & H. Bedenbaugh and Mr. Price K. fiarmon. Prof. O. B. Cannon in speaking of vocational training in the schools said that a conservative course of study in the high school should be adhered to, as mapped out by the state board of education, since students of high school age are not capable of choosing the best course for themselves, but that they should be given a good foundation.' The principal speaker of the meeting was the Hon. J. E. Swearingen.. "who is no stranger to Newberry audiences, and he was introduced by Col. Mr. Swearingen's address was along practical educational lines and he discussed in detail the problems of' the rural graded schools. In discussing the one-teacher schools he said that they are the fundamental weakness of the educational system, although necessary and permanent. The great drawback to them is the iacK 01 recitation time auu the slowness of promotion, and he stated that teachers of these schools should limit their work to seven .grades fn order to put their best efforts into the work. He s^id that the chief evil of the one-teacher schools is the tendency to over-emphasize the higher grades to the neglect of the lower. He outlined the amount of work that should be attempted by teachers - " ' * ' J-I 4-? 01 xne two-tea cner, mree-iwtuci four-teacher schools as recommended ijjr the state board of education and stated as his belief that every child in South Carolina is entitled to a high school education. He said the line of general intelligence should be raised and to do that country schools must realize their limitations. He spoke in a most complimentary manner of the handsome new building at the Mollohon mill village. Mr. Swearingen advocated the standardization of teachers' salaries which is being attempted by the state board of education and said that teachers could not be blamed for going outside the state when they received higher salaries than within the state. He explained the appropriations made by the legislature for payment on teachers' salaries and advised schools to-close when funds are lacking instead of going into debt. In his closing remarks Mr. Swearingen urged the development of the " i ? i 1 A? ??j ? Illgn scnooi ceilttrt III uiun i,u ?;ct. a larger percentage of pupils, as the support of a school depends largely upon the r.umber of children attending. BAPTIST CONGREGATIONS HOLD ] SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY! j Dr. C. J. Thompson of Columbia, one of the strongest Baptist ministers in the state, will conduct three ser- j vices in the Reedy River association next Sunday, October 23rd. At eleven o'clock next Sunday morning1 | he will preach at Bush River Baptist; church to the assembled congrega-j tions of Bush River, Fairview and Hurricane churches. At three o'clock j in the afternoon he will preach at, Cross Roads Baptist church to the1 congregations of Cross Roads, Saluda 1 and Mt. Zion churches. At night he. will preach in' the First Baptist church i at Newberry to the Newberry, Westj End, Oakland, East Side and Enoree congregations. The congregations of | Prosperity and Bethel Baptist church-' es will meet at Bethel Sunday after-j noon where the services will be con-| ducted by Rev. Williams, pastor of( Prosperity and Bethel churches, and Rev. J. E. Meng, pastor of West Endj church, Rev. E. G. Ross, assisted by a visiting; minister, will hold special services in the First Baptist church of Whitmire. It is expected that every member of a Baptist church in Reedy River association will attend one of these services if it is possible to do so. t. j HALLOWE'EN PARTY AT MIDWAY SCHOOL OCTOBER 28 * - There will be a Hallowe'en party at Midway school house on the evening of October 28, Friday. And not only that but the good women of that community will serve b^t oysters and an old time chicken supper. And there will be fortune telling and peanuts and popcorn and candy for sale. The entertainment will be free. That is, you will be admitted to the party without charge of admission, but you will pay for the good things to eat and the having of your fortune told, i ! It is all for +he benefit of the schooi j and you sh,. .attend and enjoy the evening and get a good supper. D. A. R. Council Jasper chapter, D. A. R., will have an entertainment at the high school Friday afternoon, Oct. 21 at 4 o'clock. Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum of Prosr perity, the efficient director of kindergarten work and teacher of music, will be in charge of the program. Songs, recitations and dancing by little children will go to make this * ^ -11 3 - J j program pleasing to au anu a guuu itime is promised to all who attend. Admission, fifteen cents for adults1 and ten cents for children. Home-made candy will be for sale ialso. I The proceeds from thib entertainj ment will go to Tomassee, the D. A. I ;R. school near Walhalla. ! CANNING AND AGRICULTURAL | EXHIBIT AT HOGE SCHOOL | The colored people of Newberry j J will hold their canning ana agricui-1 Itural exhibit at Hoge school on Sat-1 . urday, Oct. 29th, 1921. All perrsons i interested in this fair will please have ( their exhibits in on or before Satur-j jd^y morning at 10 o'clock. Valuable ; prizes will be given away. Yours truly, U. S. Gallman, Colored Supervisor. Special Coach to Reunion Anderson Mail. Veterans and descendants of vet- i erans who are to attend the reunion J at Chattanooga will welcome the anj nouncement from Columbia that the i Southern Railway will operate a (coach from Columbia via Newberry, j j Greenwood, Belton, Anderson, Sene-! i ca and Atlanta, passing Anderson at 12:10 October 24th, connecting with' i train No. 137 at Seneca and arriving jat Chattanooga at 9:35 p. m. of the j i 24th. : ! At the close of this very excellent , and helpful address several teachers from the Whitmire school furnished j enjoyable music. When the meeting had adjourned, ; a delightful luncheon was served in | the recitation rooms, the luncheon {having been prepared \v the domes- [ tic science department ti the Newber-, ry high school in ch. rg of Miss Vivi- | an McNeill. j ?? Only a blockhead will go around with a chip on his shoulder. j <$> <?> > RED CROSS NOTES. <S> 6> <?> > Miss Susie Dawson, field represcn- | tative ofTthe Red Cross, was in New- : J hprrv this week and met with the executive committee of the Newberry chapter. The committee is glad to announce Uhat the co-chairmen for the Roll Call will be Mr. Jfclal Kohn and Dr. Jno. B. Setzler. ilhese two will organize ; and execute all plans forj^the cam-j paign from Nov. 11 ui^if 1 'hanksgivins. I % t , Mr. Jno. C. Goggans reports that ov.cnlHi'ors bnvpT hppn tOv See IILCL1IJ ^ -^? _ him concerning their claims to be tak--< en. up at Laurens, Oct. 24, 25} 26, with the Clean-up squad. He thinks the majority of cases are not entitled to compensation they are claiming. Those who file applications, however,! must report to 304 Exchange Bank building. J I The annual meeting of this chapter j1 of the Red Cross has for years been held on the fourth Sunday in October. 1 Hence it will be held this year on Oct. ' 23. 3:30 n. m. in the new court house.': At this meeting reports of committees. and the treasurer will be made. The ( policy and projects for the Red Cross will be offered for adoption. Dr. j1 Geo. B. Cromer will make the talk of the afternoon. ' The regular officers 1 for the next year will be elected. Let j it be understood that this is time for.' those who believe in the chapter and , who wish to help shape its actions.! The public is invited to attend. I < 1 Sadie Goggans, j Secretary Newberry Chapter, A. R. C. J i |1 When the Clean Up squad reaches ; Laurens, 3. C., on Oct. 24, 25, 26,; to get action on the claims of veterans ' of the World war, its biggest prob-: lem will be to get in touch with every <J service man in this territory, who has. a right to government compensation, j The squad is composed of experts j; -L 1 ~ from the various government ouxeaua,, the Red Cross and the American Legion. They are familiar in every detail with the workings of the War Risk insurance act, and various features of the different plans of hospital treatment, medical care and rehabilitation . work in general. As soon as they establish personal touch j with the veterans, they are prepared to put machinery in motion at once ' to get for them what is coming to.' them from the government. In this 1 work fhnv ' have everv assurance of whole hearted cooperation by'the au-jJ thorities in Washington. J ^ The plan of campaign of the squad contemplates the avoidance of lengthy j correspondence and annoying, time i killing red tape, by getting at first ' hand all information as to each in-, dividual veteran's case and the ma- j' chinery is well oiled to get results , once it is put in motion. However, the greatest problem that j confronts the workers is the estab- j ( lishment of personal contact witn tne j men they would serve. Many of the j veterans, in lots of cases, those most j deserving of government aid, are il- j j literates. They don't understand even j ( the meaning of "compensation," "re-1 ^ habilitation" and "vocational train- i i ing." Many are located in isolated districts where a newspaper is rarely ( seen. These men would be tremendously, anxious to get the benefits of the aid j that the government is giaa to give, if they knew that the squad is right , at their doors to get it for them. For this reason, the members of ^ the squad ask that everyone who , knows of an ex-service man who may! ( be entitled to aid, get in touch with him and inform him as to when and J where the squad wiii be, and as to j * r* i what the squad is anxious to do lori him. Squad headquarters will be' glad to receive any information dur-! ing its stay in Laurens. Disabled veterans who report to | squad headquarters will be furnished with transportation back home and meals and lodging: as long as they have business with the Clean Up cam-' paign if they are found to have a valid claim. It is necessary for every veteran to bring along his discharge j In addition to local cases, the squad , will take up the affairs and claims of vpfprnns of Newberrv and Laurens,. I while in I^urens. |( COMMITTEE IS NAMED' !C ON CREAMERY PROJECT 1 Some Definite Action to Be Taken at a Meeting on Friday t Morning (I C An announcement has been made "V public by the chairman of the agri- h cultural committee of our chamber of commerce that a committee has been u ?1 1 , ..Uamm/v yv ? f V?/\ /. ni r\ y*\r V namcQ LU tcitvtr cn<ttgc ui cut tiimutij i. project which has been agitated for r sonic weeks past. 3 It will be recalled that in con nee- V ticn with the diversification campaign which was conducted under the' aus- ti pices of our chamber of commerce, w the agricultural committee gathered e information concerning the creamery I proposition. This information con- E 1 a.!- - r A vmcea tnem unat trie janncis uuuugn- u out the county are ready for, and are a willing to cooperate with and support the creamery to the fullest extent. . c The committee which has been ap- c pointed to t^ke charge will complete n the work not finished by the agricul- t! tural committee in connection with s other matters to be worked out by si them. The committee is composed ti of some of the strongest men of the n county, and the interest already man- h ifested by them is an assurance ot A the fact that they will devote untiring a efforts looking to the establisment of y the creamery. The personnel of the a committee is as follows: Frank G. b Davis, Newberry, J. T. McCrackin, b Newberry, Elmore Suber, Whitmire: c I. M. Smith, Kinards, Jacob W. War- ]j ner, Prosperity, and John E. Her- ti bert, Newberry, R. F. D. The agriclutural committee has re- E quested this committee to meet in the c office of our chamber of commerce to- c day (Friday) at ten o'clock, at which time a chairman of the committee J3. will be elected. One very important* c matter to ba^discussed at the meeting t is that of a central,meeting of all fi farmers and business men interested,. ]V at which time it is hoped to have all n plans complete. , d The establishment of a creamery s< for Newberry county will take care o of a long felt need, as many farmers have been up against a handicap in t.' marketing their milk and butter pro- c ducts. | r. ? Notice to Scouts of Troop One j t" Special Order. Nothing preventing, the troop will jo to Little Mountain on Friday, Oc-1 Lober 21, for an overnight hike. The troop will meet on Friday afternoon a at troop headquarters with their ^ equipment as soon as possible after ^ school, in order that an*early start e may be made. ;n tl The troop will proceed either by truck or rail to Little Mountain and ^ . ..111 CrtW/1 fimo WJJ1 1CIU1U tltllV Following is a list of provisions and equipment to be taken. List may be ^ i\' varied according to the equipment the * scout is able to bring: ? Shelter tent; two blankets; sweater; a belt axe; frying pan, knife, fork, spoon, cup, plate; 1-2 yd cheesecloth; :omb, toothbrush, soap, rolled in a small towel and secured by rubber ^ bands; first-aid kit; matches; flash Light, if you have one. Bread or prepared flour, 12 oz;' DUtter, in tin, 3 oz; bacon, sliced, 4 p dz.; ham or sausage, 4 oz.; cheese, i oz.; raisins, 2 oz; prunes, or other, dried fruit, 4 oz; sugar, 4 oz; cocoa' (instant^ - oz.san. m juun ui vane 3r small wooden box, 1 oz; potatoes, ti Irish or sweet, 4; oatmeal or hominy, c< 1 cup; lard, 2 oz. .n Only those boys who have passed ii their Tenderfoot tests satisfactorily E will be allowed to go on this hike. b There will be large boilers in which to cook oatmeal and hominy for the ' whole troop, so do not forget to bring! one or both of these food item*. , Carl T. Julien, Scoutmaster. jt] ? ik A Play at Bush River ' There will be a Hallowe'en play, ''Shadows," at Bush River schoolhouse Friday evening, October 28, Q 1921. After the play the maids of i the community will be sold to the highest bidder, fortunes will be told, | a cake walk will be given and other i Hallowe'en stunts. Refreshments v ?.*ii Un o-ftpr fhp pnr?rtain-? t will L/C O'vl ? VV4 v.v - - - - ment. ii The exercises will begin promptly r at 8:00 o'clock. Come! Everybody a come and have a good time together. C A small admission of ten and twenty I cents will he charged. :i * ^ )CTOBER MEETING OF i JASPER CHAPTER, D. A. R. Mrs. J. L. Bowles was hostess for he Jasper chapter, D. A. R., on Friay afternoon, quite a number of the ! hapter members being present. Mrs.! V. H. Hunt, regent, presided with! er usual grace and dignity. The election of officers is not held ntil June, bu^ at this meeting the' ominating committee was chosen, the' i esult being as follows: Mrs. J. T.' I ayes, Mrs. L. VV. Jones and Mrs. \ W. Chapman. The following delegates to represent ne chapter at the state conference fhich meets in Charleston were chos-' n, they being: Regent, Mrs. W. H. lunl; regent's aternate, Miss Mary !urton; delegate, Mrs. J. L. Bowles; elegate's alternate, Mrs. J. M. Kinrd. i Plans for the coming year were disussed and reports from the various ommittees were given. Several comlittees reported, among- them being lie committee for securing books to end to our mountain school, Tomasee. Miss Elizabeth Dominick made his report, showing that quite a fine umber had been secured. One lady as given a set of encyclopaedias, liss Dominick will be glad to have ny good readable books, suitable for oung people to read?good histories nd reference books, and used school ooks. It is her desire to send off the ooks as soon as possible as Winthrop ollege is to send some one from their brary up to Tomassee to classify he books sent in. I A gift to the school from Mr. W. [. Hunt wnich will go in through the hapter is fifteen yards of unbleached loth. After the routine business Mrs. igatha Abney Woodson was introduc d to the chapter as the founder of he old 96 District chapier of Edgeeld, Mrs. J. T. Mayes moved that Irs. Woodson be elected an honorary lember of the chapter and this was one with a rising vote. Mrs. Wood on thanked the chapter for this honr. * ! I Money for the -various pledges of he chapter was brought in from the ommittee in charge and plans for the aising of other funds were discussed.. During the social half-hour the hos-. ess served dainty refreshments. ? | Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church The Ladies Missionary society held ' social meeting at the home of Mrs. V. G. Rister on Friday afternoon, 1st inst. It was a delightful affair, njoyed by a good delegation of the lembers and their friends. It marked he successful conclusion of the year's 'ork and seems to foretell greater." nings for the future. On next Sunday, 23rd inst. Dr. V. K. Gotwald will preach at Mayer [emorial at 11 o'clock a. m.; and at ummer Memorial at 7 p. m., in the bsence of the pastor. Dr. C. A. Freed, pastor of the1 Ihurch of the Redeemr, will preacn t Mayer Memorial on the 5th Sun- j ay afternoon a? n4 o'clock. This j ill be a service devoted to the cause ; f missions. Pastor W. H. Dutton will be accom- j anied by Mr. W. A. Clamp to synod t Leesville, 31st inst. Notice The joint council of St. Pauls pas? ? <-> i-onnocfod tn 3 1 fi 1 D f J L ate ai c icvjutoi'V.u wv j v... Duricil meeting to be held at Bachlan Chapel church on Tuesday evenig, Oct. 25th, at 3 o'clock sharp, j iach.and every member of the joint ody is urged to be present. j' B. M. D. Livingston, Secretary of Joint Council. |f1L, I Note of Thanks We wish to take this r ?thod of -lanking our many friend for their indness and service during the ill1 -l i.!. .r .4-1, o?,-l 6SS ailO CU'iiin ui um muuici au?, randmother. Mrs. X. C. Smith. May Heaven's best blessing rest upn each of you. , Mrs. P. M. Sanford and familv. i Wcrts Elected Mayor Ninety Six, Oct. 13.?J. R. Werts , :as elected mayor of Ninety Six over wo opponents, W. S. Sanders, the icumbent and J. C. Kinard, in the ecent town elections. The following ( ldermen were also elected: G. W.. 'ulbertson, F. H. Culbreath. C. J. ' >avis, E. L. Hester, W. B. Stewart < nd R. W. Townsend. i I NOT ADVISABLE TO STORE POTATO VINES FOR SLIPS During the past few weeks several farmers growing sweet potatoes visited the office of our chamber of commerce for the purpose of ascertaining wVipthpr nr riot, it would be advisable to btore potato vines for use as slips next season. As usual, our chamber of commcrce always being glad to render service to the farmers, immediately took the matter up with the horticulturist department of Clemson college, and they are in receipt of a letter from them advising against this method. For the benefit of the farmers seek ing the information, as well as all others, we are printing below the letter received: Dear Mr. McDaniel: I have your letter in reference to the storing of potato vines for use during the coming season. This can I be done and1 is sometimes very satis- j factoi-y; however, we do not think it advisable as one can grow good slips and also vines for use during the season which he intends to make this planting. I would not advisg trying this in our state. Hoping this is the information you desire, I am, j Very truly yours, Signed: A. E. Schilletter, Assistant Extension Horticulturist. i HORACE JONES SAVES J DROWNING CHINESE Chefoo, Aug. 15?A young Chinese business man of the International Trading Co. wctat out for a swim with his brother in the sea along the East beach of Chefoo Sunday about 7 p. m. He swam cut some distance and would have made the shore safely on his return, had it not been for the incoming tide which lengthened his | distance and exhausted all his strength. Mr. Jones saf; him go down three times and suppored at first that he j was diving, though some distance away. He soon sa " that the man was drowning and ra: to his rescue. By the time Mr. Jones had reached the vicinity of the drowning man, he had , gone under six times, besides being j drawn under by his brother-in-law, j who had exhausted his own strength in is effort to bring the drowning man i to the shore. Then began the earnest fight, against death. Mr.- Jones worked most skillfully and systematically, and the drowning man soon began to breathe, and was restored to his family, who had supposed that their loved i one had died, and was beyond ail pos sible hope of recovery. Mr. Horace Jones was having aj shore leave from the U. S. N. Huron, and was staying at my house. Mr. j Jones is the son of Rev. E. Pendleton Jcnes, an old schoolmate of .mine. Yours faithfully, Peyton Stephens, Missionary of Sou. Baptist Convention. 4 OAfU 1 O 91 i^neiou, /\uguai iwui.ii, j.*****. j Mr. Horace J. Jones, care U. S. S. ' Huron. Chefoo. Dear Friend: I would certainly have been drowned, had not you so generously come to my rescue, on the last Sunday afternoon on the -East Beach. You, no doubt, can recollect that handshake you gave me after I was ^ taken out of the sea, and that isj where I regained my life. It gives me great pleasure to tell vou that I am now on the way to re-! .... , i covery, and my wife joins me 10 express our most hearty thanks for your kindness in saving me. If possible, I would like to have yoa call and see me at the company j next week, as I am anxious of saying a personal word to you. With our kindest regards. Yours sincerely. D. H. Kao. ? Special Services in A. R. P. Church ; The officers elected by the A. K. F. ' congregation on the first Sabbath of; October will be ordained and in-; stalled at the moaning service next i Sabbath. This service will prove to, be of interest, and every member of j the congregation is urged to be pres-. ent. ? Employers tell us. also, that a man iloes better work in a cotton smri Ihnn i :i silk one. { FORMAL OPENING MOLLOHON MILL SCHOOL BUILLDING One of the Handsomest Buildings in State?Address by W. A. Shealy Supervisor Mill Schools The formal exercises for the dedi cation of the new Mollohon school building were held Friday evening of last week in the handsome building which has just been erected by the management of the Mollohon Manufacturing company fcr the elementary education of the young boys and girls | of that village. j The exercises were fitting and apipropriate being held in the spacious |auditorium. Prof. 0. B. Cannon, 'superimendent of city schools, was i master of ceremonies, and after the singing of "America" by the first and second grades, he called on Rev. Paul Kennedy to lead in prayer. I Prof. Cannon spoke of the great benefit to the community of the building and mentioned all that the management had done for the operatives and the children, saying that the latter are the greatest asset any com- * < munity can have. He urged that the children show their appreciation by caring for-the building and asked for the pAnnoi'ifinn n-f fVio narorit? The president of the milt, Mr. George W. Summer, being indisposed on this occasion, was not able to speak, and the vice president, Dr. George Y. Hunter of Prosperity, spoke of the responsibilities that rest upon the parents and the older generation and contrasted the poor educational advantages of the past with the great opportunities of the present. He said that the country calls for /V? I 1 1 ll i. A. ? emciem men ana women ana mat wie children should be trained for all callings. The state mill school inspector, Pr^f. W. A. Shealy of Columbia, made an address in which he spoke highly of the school as one of the best in the state and discussed the relations between mill schools and the regvlar city schools. He said that the mill schools are making more progress than any other schools of .the state, which is due chiefly to the interest taken by the mill authorities in the t excellent teachers employed and the equipment. He also contrasted the advantage? of today in the mill villages with those- of the past. Col. E. H. Aull, county superintendent of education, felicitated the . people of the village on the magnifi cent building and spoke of the excellent records made by students who have gone out from the mill villages into the broader fields of learning. An interesting fact mentioned was that all four members of the graduating class of the high school of Newberry the past session 'were from the mill villages and that two had won scholarships at leading colleges of the state. He urged upon the pupils the necessity of working if they are to accomplish anything worth while. The singing by the third and fourth grades of "South Carolina"?the words by Dr. Walmsley and music by Miss Campbell of Winthrop college? was an enjoyable feature of the program as was the motion song by the smaller children. The Mollohon baind under the leadership of Mr. W. H. Wher*y furnished excellent mush preceding the exercises and at inter vals during the program. The building itself is worthy of more than a passing mention. The structure is of brick arid cement and the building inside is neatly finished throughout with white walls and mahogany facings and polished floors. The four class rooms are well equipped with the best school room furnishings. Besides the class rooms there are four cloak rooms, also the library and the auditorium, all the rooms being well lighted and ventilated. The building is equipped with modern plumbing fixtures and electric lights, and the two-pipe steam system of heating is used. The four teachers are Miss Rosalyn Hipp, principal. Miss Julia Summer, Mrs. J. F. Hawkins and Miss Sara Caldwell. To the management of the Mollohon Manufacturing company is due a vast amount of credit for the erection of this fine building and for the stand they are taking in regard to the education of the young boys and girls who will be the future citizens of the 5?tate. " . 1 / -p