The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, December 02, 1921, Image 1
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VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 97. ' NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. TWICE A WEi.it, $2.00 A YEAR
I LARGE PER CENT
NOW IN SCHOOL
SOUTH CAROLINA RANKS WELL
IN ATTENDANCE .
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Census rigures onow puw o u>iC
Stacks Up as Compared
4 With Others
^ J. E. Swearingen, state superinp
tendent of education, has prepared a
statement which he sets forth and
interprets some figures taken in South
' * Carolina in 1920. He shows that
more than 62 per cent of the people
of school age attend school* being a
net gain of 14 per cent during the
A raVii/rli ic tV(P hPSt. rPC
past l/Cil ycaio, niuvn * h*
Ik ord for any of the 48 states. Other
W figures of interest are drawn from
the census by Mr. Swearingen. ' j
His statement follows:
According to the census of 1920
South Carolina outranks 14 states in
fee percentage of her popualtion beJ
tween five and 20 years of age attendt
ing school. The number of the state's
inhabitants between 5 and 20 years of j
" Ll? ??fol'on in
age wnen 1116 CCHMld W C40 Minvit
January, 1S20, was 675,1^2. The
number attendii^ school in this group
was 423,740, or 62.8 per cent.
j This is in striking contrast - with
P the corresponding percentage as
shown by the census-ten years ago.
In 1910 only 48.6 per cent of the
state's population between five and
20 years of age was attending school.
This means a net gain of 14.2 per
cent during the decade. This is the
best record shown for any of the 48
states, the next being 12.4 per cent
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in Louisiana.
This group practically presents the
number of children to be taught in
the commonwealth. The school age
under our constitution begins on the
sixth birthday and runs to the 21st
f birthday. The census group includes
boys and girls between five and six
W years of age. These tots ought to be
in kindergarten and many of them
would be receiving kindergarten
training but for the age restrictions
of the constitution of 1895.
? As to Attendance Law
The census figures also show the
? population between seven and 13
years of age. This group embraces
the boys and girls affected by the
compulsory attendance laws in most
of the states. South Carolina's local
|V option attendance law was enacted in
^ 1917. This was followed by the state'
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[f wide attendance jaw 01 n>x;r.
In 1920 the state had 315,069 boys
and girls in this group. Of this number
274,429?87.1 per cent?were attending
school* Here again, South
Carolina outranks 12 states. This percentage
stands in striking contrast
with the corresponding figures ten
years ago?67.6 per cent. The gain
i rivirW the decade was,., therefore,
SB 19.5 per cent, or 195 per thousand.
MK Here, again, South Carolina made the
best record of any of the 48 states.
Legislators, taxpayers, teachers and
patrols have every reason to be gratified
over South Carolina's achievet
ment in outstripping every other state
in her gain of school attendance
k & among children between, the ag^s of
5 20 vears as well as in her gain
of school attendance under the compulsory
education law between the
' ages of . 7 and 13. To make this record
in either respect would be a significant
accomplishment, but to lead
/ the nation in both respects points em
phatically to the educational spirit of
L ? our folk. The continuance of our edi
ucational efforts during the decade
I \ from 1920 to 1930 ought to bring
v. \ still better results.
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^ i_eaas iae juuiu
The state now leads the South in
both of these groups.'' However,.it is
still behind the average for the nation.
For the country as a whole the
r percentage of children between the
ages of 5 and 20 years attending
school is 64.3 and the percentage of
Vm'i^rpn hetween the asres of 7 and
A 13 attending school is 90.6. For the
B South Atlantic seaboard these percen
tages are 60.2 and 85.6.
I| Stated in another way the figures
E& mean that now 628 persons betweer
the ages of 5 and 20 years are attending
school, whereas only 486 oi
' snr?h nersons were attending schoo
ten years ago.
^ Among children between 7 arsd 1'
[ years of age the figures mean thai
871 boys and girls are attending
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V AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. ?
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A signal honor has come to the
Greenwood Post, No. 20 in that it
will have the pleasure of entertaining
Marshal Foch December 9th upon his
visit to South Carolina.
Marshal Foch is touring the United
States as the guest of the American
Legion. He came to America as the
invited guest of the Legion and he is
now traveling on a special train furnished
by the American Legion anc
the head of the American Legion is
making the trip with him as the official
host of the Legion. Upon his arrival
in Greenwood he will be the
guest of the local post.
The city of Greenwood is cooperating
whole-heartedly with the Greenwood
post in making arrangements
for the proper reception of the generalissimo
of the allied forces of the
World war, a?d no doubt the Marsha]
will receive a warm welcome in
Greenwood.
Newberry should and no doubt will
have a large delegation in Greenwood
on this occasion.
Marshal Foch is due to arrive in
Greenwood at 5:00 p. m. and will remain
in the city about 30 minutes.
Plans are under way whereby American
Educational week, December
4-10, will 'be fittingly observed
throughout Newberry county." The
committee in charge of arrangement
has received the hearty cooperatior
of the superintendent of education
and representatives from the various
clubs and civic organizations .in Newberry.
Plans have materialized
whereby speakers will visit everj
(school in the county and address tne
schools on some topic of education
The program as arranged appears
elsewhere'in this paper.
"We call upon all Legionnaires tc
enter heartily into the spirit of the
week", and to lend a helping hand ir
carrying out the program as announced.
No doubt you will be interested tc
know that Col. Alvin M. Owsley
chairman Americanism commission
the representative from nationa
headquarters at our department con
vention, and whose scholarly address
made such profound impression upor
i-f-ino ^nnvPTitinr. is the motive powei
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behind the American Education week
Regular meeting of the Post Mon
I day evening, December at 7:30
j Delegates to the Kansas City conven
tion will make reports at this meet
' ing. New officer's will be installed
The attendance at our regular meet
ings has been very encouraging. Le
us keep it up. The Legion is strong
? 4-? j^4-iiori ;+ Vmc wpr hppn before
er iuuo) uwii ?
kand its future'is'fraught with possi
bilities for service to comrade an.(
country. There are still a num'be;
of men eligible to membership in ou"
post who have not aligned them
selves with us. Let us go after them
John B. Setzler,
Commander.
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| SUPPER AT WEST END SCHOOL
BUILDING SATURDAY NIGHT
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j The ladies of the Philathea class o
I O'Neall Street M. E. church wil
| serve supper and refreshments at th<
West End school building Saturda;
night, December 3rd, from 7 to 1
o'clock.
The proceeds will go toward build
ing Sunday school rooms. The pub
i lie is cordially invited to come am
(help this worthy cause. Music fur
nished 'by the orchestra.
Young People's Mission Band
The -Young: People's Mission bam
of the Church of the Redeemer wi]
hold its regular monthly meeting Dec
; j 4th at 6:30 o'clock in the Sunda;
'school room.
?j Pauline Boozer, Secretary,
i' Everette Hipp, President.
' j Dickert-Schumpert Chapter
The Dickert-Schumpert chapte
i will meet Saturday afternoon, Dec
J ember 3rd, at 4 o'clock, with Ell
Dunn.
Benetta Buzhardt, Secretary.
(i Troxelle Wright, President.
' | school against G7G in 1910. The r<
:! duction of adult illiteracy <roes han
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1 j in hand witn mis imj?ro\c*uivin, j
j school attendance.
51 The slogan of the next ten yeai
tl might well be "Let's put South Car<
I
r| lina in the front rank in 1930."
?! ITINERARY AND SPEAKERS
>! FOR EDUCATION WEEK
; Wednesday, December 7tK Is Date
For Visiting Schools in the
County
'l The Itinerary and list of speakers
> as prepared by the committee is
I
'printed below. It should be noted by j
' all that Wednesday, December 7th,;
i !
is set aside as the day for all schools
' in the county to t>e visited. No pro-'
?j vision is made in this itinerary for
jvisiting the schools in the city as the
I 'committee decided to leave this mat>'
ter in the hands of the superintendent
j of city schools. Speakers should also j
j make note that the committee has
-jmade no allowance for a stop for
j dinner. This is due to the fact that
j the time could not be allowed and
get around to all schools in one day,'
>tso just "pack" your lunch and take,
jit along with you and eat it as you
;'go: % |
I Pomaria, 9:00 a. m.; New Hope
' Zion, 10:30 a. m.; Pressley, 12:00 m;
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j Jt3T"0UU XVIVCJ , x .ou y. m.
I Rev. J. J. Long of Little Mountain
^ an,d Rev. H. A. Kistler of Pomaria.
Pilgrim, 9:00 a. m; Fairview, 10:00
l(a. m.; Wheeland, 11:30 a. m.; Little
Mountain, 1:00 p. m. Speakers: Dr..
C. T. Wyche and Rev. C. J. Shealy. j
Monticello, 9:00 a. m.; O'Neall,
* j 10:00 a. m.; Saluda, 11:30 a. m.; St.
1 Lukes, 12:30 p. m.; Big Creek, 2:00
! p. m. Speakers: Rev. J. D. Griffin i
; and Dr. George Y. Hunter.
1 Prosperity, 8:45 a. m.; Midway,1
? 10:00 a. m.; St. Paul, 11:00 a. m.^
5 Jolly Street, 12:00 m.; Union, 1:00
" d. m.; Johnstone, 2:00 p. m. Speak-!
Mers: Neal W. Workman and C. P.I
r j McDaniel.
5 Central: 9:30 a. m.; St. Johns,
110:30 a. m.; Peaks, 12:00 m.; Red
5 Knoll, 1:30 p.* m. Speakers: Col. E. j
H. Aull and Mrs. L. W. Floyd.
) St. Phillips, 9:00 a. m.; Fork, 10:00
? a. m.; Rutherford, 11:30 a. m.p.
1 Speakers: Dr. C. A. Freed and Mr. j
John C. Goggans, Sr.
Bethel-Garmany, 9:00 a. m.; May-'
) binton, 11:00 a. m.; Mt. Pleasant,!
? 1 9-nn iyi Sneakers: Mr. B. V. Chap- j
' man and Dr. ?B. E. Kneece.
^ Long Lane, 9:00 a. m.; McCol"j
lough, 10:30 a. m.; Mollohon, 11:30:
5 a. m.; Whiamire, 12:30 p. m. (meet-j
1 ing 1:00 p. m.). Speakers: Hon.'
Eugene S. Blease and Mrs. Agatha
* Woodson.
Beth-Eden, 9:00 a. m.; Cromer,
* 10:00 a. m.; Trilby 11:00 a. m.; Whit
"jmire, 12:30 p. m. (meeting at l :uu j
p. mN.). Speakers, Dr. Geo. B. Cro-'
mer and Miss Daisy M. Berrie.
Special note: Speakers for the'
L | above two groups will meet at Whit-'
" i mire and have a large meeting,
'j Hartford, 9:00 a. m.; Utopia,
" 110:30 a. m.; Deadfall, 12:00 m.; Rea^
I gin, 1:00 p. m.. Speakers: Rev. J.
r L. Daniel and T. M. Mills.
Silverstreet, 9:00 a. m.; Chappells,
10:30 a. m.; Vaughnsville, 11:30 a. '
? . i .fin n m Snpnlrpys:
III. I iUUUlR, j. ,\j v y. lll.
Prof. S. J. Derrick and Dr. John B.1
Setzler.
Jalapa, 9:00 a. m.; Tabernacle,
-i 10:30 a. m.; Kinard, 1:00 p. m. 1
j Speakers: W. W. Cromer and Rev.
^ W. F. Gault.
j Tranwood, 9:30 a. m.; Bush River,
a 11:00 a. m.; Reederville, 12:30 p. m. j
^'Speakers: Senator Alan Johnstone;
j |and Rev. E. V. Babb.
j Trinity, 9:30 a. m.; Burton, 10:30;
ja. m.; Dominick, 12:0v, ni.; Smyrna, j
j2:00 p. m. Speakers: Rev. J. W. i
,j Carson and Mr. J. B. Hunter.
I The following topics are suggested j
-for sneeches at meetings:*
1. American ideals and American-1
ism. |
d ! 2. American Patriotism?wear the !
|] .flag; in your heart, as well as in your
j buttonhole. Celebrate the deeds of
y ' great civil as well as military heroes.
3. The School and the Nation.
4. Education, the greatest investment
for community, state and nation.
5. How education may be promot
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?.! 6. The community's responsibilty
a toward the school.
Relieving Her Anxiety
Old Lady?"Oh, conductor, please
_ i stop the train. I dropped my wig out
?- the window."
d i Conductor?"Never mind, madam,
n theie is a switch just this side of the
I next station."?Octopus.
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>-j To insure peace, in times of peace
I be peaceful.
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EDUCATION WEEK
TO BE OBSERVED
^PFAk'FRS TO VISIT EVERY
SCHOOL IN COUNTY DEC, 7.
American Legion "in Charge With
Cooperation of Other
, Organizations
On last Monday a representative
number of men and women reprssent/
;oof;ftn .
J11v4 jjruciicuii^ t'vci lit
the city mei In the office of Col. E.
H. Aull, superintendent of education,
for the purpose of forming plans to
observe "American Education Week,"
December 4-10. The meeting was
called to order by Col. Aull, who explained
the purpose of the meeting.
rvi Anil fnrrViPv pvnlsinpd that in
view of the fact that this education
week was being fostered principally
by the American Legion he would
nominate Dr. John B. Setzler for
chairman of the meeting. The nomination
was seconded and duly carried.
Miss Sadie? Goggans was nominated
and ejected to act as secretary.
Those present at the meeting besides
Dr. Setzler, Col. Aull and Miss Gog
gans were.
Prof. 0. B. Cannon, Jos. L. Keitt,
Jr., Rev. J. W. Carson, Rev. C. A.
Freed, Miss Julia Kibler, "Miss Louise
Taylor, Miss Daisy M. Berrie, Prof.
S. J. Derrick, Jas. W. Johnson, C. P.
McDaniel and W. W. Cromer.
After the committee decided definr
itely to formulate plans for observing
this week, the following committees
were appointed: Committee on
itinerary and speakers, Dr. John B.
Setzler, chairman, Col. E. H. Aull and
C. P. McDaniel. Committee on publicity,
C. P. McDaniel, chairman, and
ATicc Snrlip Onp-irarts.
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It might be explained that the
main purposes of the 7/eek are'TfWw^
form the public of the accomplishments
and needs of the public schools
and to secure cooperation and support
of the public in meeting these needs
and to teach and foster good Americanism.
^ AVn frATYl
1\ U 5CX vitc xia-a omicxtu u;un, j-j.
unintelligent criticism than- the
schools. The average citizen does
not read educational literature or accounts
of teachers' meetings or visit
schools to learn what they are doing.
He has a conception of school only as
he knew it in his own school days.
American Education week should give
the tax payers who furnish the funds
for the public schools first-hand
knowledge of the service for which
they pay. Education cannot afford
to neglect this opportunity to advertise
its aims and purposes.
It is the duty of all the friends of
education to think seriously and work
hard on the pro'blem of keeping the
idea of public education before all
the people.
In every possible way the public's
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ucational problems; the need of better
buildings, libraries and equipment,
playgrounds; better attendance; better
paid teachers; longer school term;
better vocational education; better
understanding of the form and fundamental
principles of our government
and better and universal use of
the English language. Special emphasis
should be placed on the singing
/-v-P l-vo+vinfin cnno-S CilllltpS t.ft thp
Ui f Ol/UVWlW c,
and short, interesting accounts of essential
facts in American history.
In carrying out the week as planned
by the committee, it is felt sure
education will be placed before the
citizens of Newberry county as never
before, and the committee wishes to
i '
thank the public in advance for the
support in this work.\
The committee on itinerary and
speakers held a meeting Tuesday
I night in thje office of our chamber of
i *
; commerce and the itinerary, together
with a list of speakers is published
| in another section of this paper ana
[ the reader is requested to look for it.
| A suggested program for every school
' for every day for the week is published
in another section of the paper and
j every teacher is earnestly requested
to carry it out as near as possible.
In addition to this, the Ministers'
union held a meeting on the educational
subject Tuesday morning, and
it is expected that an educational ser!
mon will be preached from practical
ly every pulpit Sunday morning: or
Sunday night, and the church goers
I are urged to make a special effort tc
attend both the morning and night
[might have been
A VERY SERIOUS FIRE '
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i Prompt and Efficient Work of Firemen
Saved Day and Only Serious
Sufferer Miss Lehman.
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What might have been a very se- ^
rious fire was nipped in the bud by M
the prompt and efficient work of the
Newberry firemen. And then the
hour at which it took place helped to <
save the day also. 15
The fire originated in the millinery J
parlors of Miss Lowman in one of 1
the store rooms under the new part 1
of the Newberry hotel in Friend 1
street and was discovered at about '
7 o'clock in the evening of Wednes-, ^
day. ^ !
i The greatest damage to the building
was from smoke though some of *
the wood work in the store room occupied
by Miss Lowman was damag- '
ed, but Mr. George W. Summer, the
owner of the hotel, says it is fully 1
covered by insurance. He does not :
know yet the extent of the damage ,J
but estimates it around $2,000. (
Smoke did considerable damage to
the guest rooms of the hotel above
i
the store and also to the room occu- ;
pied by the chamber of commerce
I and some little damage to the furniture
of the chamber but it was all
practically moved out.
i Miss Lowman carried only $1,500
on her stock and fixtures with the
. Security Loan and Investment com'
pany and she estimates her stock at
around $4,000 and her loss is practically
complete. Nothing was saved
and what was not burned was badly ,
damaged by water.
i Miss Lowman' lives with her father
a few miles in the country and had
closed for the day and gone home. I
She had been using an electric iron
f and she says had turned off the
switch but jiad not disconnected the j
cord and it is supposed that the fire j
'originated from this iron..
i The Herald and News building a |
good many years ago came very near ,
burning from the same cause, but be.
ing in the day time the fire was dis- j
| covered before any serious damage ,
was done.
i It is fortunate the fire caught as ,
early in the evening as it did or the .
damage might have been much
greater.
SUCCESSFUL SUPPER AT
i FAIRVIEW SCHOOL/
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j The teachers and patrons of Fair
view school gave a very delightful hot
supper on last Saturday night at the
school building, and talks were made ,
: by the Rev. J. J. Long and Col. E. H. j
1 Aull. j
! Before the serving of supper the ,
addresses of Messrs. Aull and Long {
were heard by the large number of ;
people who had assembled, and each
' speaker brought an eloquent message
of inspiration and encouragement to
, the school and community.
j One of the school rooms was con-,
verted into a' dining hall with many I
tables, each being daintily appointed
in snowy linen and having center-!
nf Inv^lv varie-colored chry
santhemums in tall vases. i
l The supper had been prepared and t
cooked by the men of the commun- i
ity, and was served by the women and ,
young ladies. This in itself shows !
the vast amount of interest which is j
I taken by the men and women alike ,
'and no further evidence of loyalty to !
11 - ? ,
tiio scnooi is nt'tucu uuui mai/ mvj i
will don aprons and do the actual1
work.
Beautifully iced cakes in various i
designs and shapes were on display j
.and one especially artistic cake made j
: by Mrs. Lester, was the "guessing" !
cake. Ten cents a guess was charged !
and the lucky guesser was Mr.
Ollie L. S'nealy.
On another table were artistic little
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baskets or nome-maae uhujcs wuh.??
were sold almost immediately. Later
in the evening the cake-walks were
held, the most graceful couples re!
i
services. It might also be explained
in this article that all meetings held
in the various schools in the county
should be attended by the public. The
parents of school children should
1 make a special effort to attend, as the
meetings will be somewhat of an
"open hour.'' Watch for the time
the meeting: is to be held at the school
; nearest to you and be sure to pro and
? take with you as many friends as pos;
sible.
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The Rotarians gathered on bright
ind sunny Tuesday for their reguar
fortnightly luncheon and what a
?ood time they had.
First they sang and then, after Sid
Derrick returned thanks the "bunch"
gathered around the festive board,
3 VJnade
bright with blooming narcissus,
dotted plants and gay Thanksgiving
place cards, and devoured, yes that's ,
:he word, a real turkey dinner with I
ill the frills and furbelows which j
Manager Bullock and Mr? Bullock' j
enow how to furnish.
During the course A' the dinner j;
President Ben Cromer introduced Ro- '
;arian Strange of Sapulpa, Okla., who
ivas a visitor to the club and Rotarian j
Strange responded in a few short '
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the Newberry club.
The secretary was asked to make
an announcement of the winning lim
erick in the contest and he read the 1
1st, 2nd and 3rd choice in the order :
named: j.
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Her suit was a chic cloth conserver, :
But that did not seem to disturb her,
As she strolled on the beach
Editor Bill made this speech,
Come, let's stay here and Observer.
We acclaim Our srood President Ben
A veritable prince arnng men;
We miss him today,
Business calls him away?
We hope it won't happen again.
A crafty old bach'lor is Zach,
He caotures the erirls every crack;
Whenever they lamp him :
They try hard to vamp him,
But haven't yet mastered the knack. '
Then the members recited rhymes j
which they had "composed or copied j
and this caused quite a bit of merriment.
Lad Eskridge's was a "scream"
and ran as follows:
There are letters of accent,
There are letters of tone,
But the best way to letter
Is to letter alone.
Someone arose about this time and
said that "Whiz Bang's Smokehouse
Poetry" was barred ,at Rotary luncheons.
Announcement was made by Ben
Cromer that Ben Dorrity had been!,
elected a member of the board of di-<
rectors. Ben got the glad hand on
being so honored.
Rotarian Long of Rock Hill and i
Prof. Gilbert Voigt of the college !
faculty were guests of the club. Ro-1
tarian Long was once President of;
the Whitmire mill and when called up- j1
on made a very fine talk, stressing the ,
educational work among textile workers
and cited some examples of the
work which is being done i.i Rock Hill
to stamp out illiteracy.
Sid Derrick made a talk on National
Educational week and what was
planned for this week in Newberry
county. Immediately after his talk
-Li-_ ?i,.u noc-c-or! resolutions "favoring:
Ule C1UU pajji.
this campaign and instructed the sec-1
retary to place the Rotaria:is of Newberry
subject to draft in this work.
All members in the city, except Bo'b ,
Mayes, attended the luncheon and the
crowd was so great that Doug Weeks j
and Lad Eskridge over flowed to a
small side table. 1
After the program was completed 1
Hask Kibier, who had been called to
the chair, arose and in his regal way f
i
declared the meeting adjourned.
To Wed at Christmas
Blairs, Nov. 20.?Mr. and Mrs. L. |
M. Blair announce the engagement of i
their daughter, Valeria Margaret, to j
Albert M. McWhirter of Jonesville.
The wedding is to be some time during
the Christmas holidays.
j
ceiving the cakes.
There was an atmosphere of good :
will and fellowship about this entire j:
affair which permeated all who were ;
present and extended even to those
who were strangers in the community. 1
It is just such a gathering as this
which makes for the succcss of any J
school, and Puirview, with its fine
instructors and high-toned and refined
patrons bids fair to rank <
among the highest of Newberry coun-1.
ty's schools. j<
ELEVEN AWAITING
DEATH SENTENCES
NEW RECORD FOR STATE SAID
T-r? DC \Jf ARC
A V Llirf ITi/TiX
Electrocutions Scheduled, but Supreme
Court Must Hear Cases
Before Action
The State.
Ekven men, six white and five negroes",
are now under death sentence
in South Carolina. This is said to
establish a record for the Palmetto
state in the number of death penalties
passed upon criminals at any one
period of time. The fact that the
whites outnumber the negroes is also
considered a new record for the state.
Practically all of the men are
awaiting appeals to the supreme court
and it may be another year before
any of them pay the penalty. Two
negroes are scheduled to die next
Friday, December 2, but the governor
may prevent one and the other is
still undecided. These two cases are
A kyo Via ?vi TVTotto onrl Tillman Or
Rose. May, or Williams as he is
sometimes called, was to have been
electrocuted October 28, 'but the governor
granted a reprieve because
there was some question in the'case
and this reprieve expires next Friday.
Choice or Rose was sentenced several
weeks ago in Spartanburg to die
December 2, but he has never been
brought to the penitentiary, and it is
not known here whether or not he has
appealed.
Those Under Sentence
The 11 men now under death sentence
are C. 0. Fox, Jesse Gappins,
S. J. Kirby, J. C. Wallace, Edmund
Bigham and Cliff Hawkins, all white,
and Will Hood, El Culbreath, Tillman
Choice or Rose, Abraham Mays or
Williams and William Thompson, ne- 1
groes.
In addition to these men, there are
a large number of safekeepers at the
penitentiary that are yet to be tried
or have not had their cases settled.
The supreme court will in all pro>bie
iuflolr and in.
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dications are ''now that neither the
Fox, Gappins nor Kirby appeals will
be heard this term. The next terra
will be held next April. The appeal
of Cliff Hawkins has already been
heard by the court and that of Edmund
D. Bigham will be the last'case
coming before the court at tnis term.
J. C. Wallace was not sentenced until
two weks ago and^his appeal will not
come up until next year.
> Negro Cajtes
As for the negroes the appeals of
Culbreath and Hood will not reach the
court until next year, if at all, while
that of Thompson is still undecided.
The other two Tillman Choice or Rose
and Abraham Mays or Williams, will
also be decided later.
Of the 11 men under death sentence,
eight are in county jails. Wallace
is in Sumter. Choice or Rose is
in Spartanburg and Will Hood is in
Greenville. The death house at the
penitentiary will accommodate only
six persons and the other prisoners
are in the cell building. Gappins,'
Fox, Kirbv and Bigham are in the
aeam nouse. ^
QUARTERLY MEETING
W. M. U., AT CHAPPELLS
All prsons wishing to attend the
first quarterly meeting of W. M. U.
of Reedy River association on Saturday,
December 3rd at Chappells, can
2:0 on the Southern train leaving at
8:45 and will be met at Chappells
and carried to the church. Miss Ada
Roll nnp nf our S. B. C. missionaries
to China, will be with us and so will
Mrs. Fizer, corresponding1 secretary.
We hope a large number of our members
will be there.
Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Supt.
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Won Prizes at Lee County Fair
Mr. J. L. Welling, a chicken fancier
of Newberry sent a couple pens
of his chickens to the Lee county
fair at Bishopville and got a few of
the prizes. This is one of the best
fairs in the south and the exhibits are
always fine and it is a credit and an
honor to win a prize at this fair.
Mr. Welling took first and second
prize on his Buff Plymouth Rock cock
and first prize on a hen and first and
second on a pullet of the same breed.
And fifth prize on Rhode Island Red
:ock.