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VOLUME LVM, NUMBER 100. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1921. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaamcx* J??? i , iga?ra?? ri-Ji.? SOUTH CAROLINA HONORED BY FOCE GREAT SOLDIER PAYS OFFICIAL \ VISIT TO PALMETTO STATE Distinguished Visitor Makes Briei Address After Welcome From Governor Cooper S. L. Latimer, Jr., in The State. Greenwood. Dec. 9.?Ferdinand Foch?marshal of France, commandei ) in chief of the allied armies, honored L guest of South Carolina. This o-rpst lifct.lt> Frenchman, ir W whose hands r.ot m&ny months ago rested the lives of millions of men and the probable destiny of the entire world, came to the Palmetto state today, and as surely as he ever conquered a foe, so did he triumph here this afternoon among: friends. From all parts of the commonwealth a grateful people sent representatives to pay homage to a man whose military genius will never be forgotten but who, like Washington, is not only great- in war, but great in peace. r To Greenwood fell the distinction of the generalissimo's official visit and no place could have more proudly done the honors. It was kept in mind throughout that though this thriving Piedmont city was the setting for the scene, the welcome accorded was in behalf of South Carolina. The generalissimo has been given celebrations from the Statue of Lib' erty to the Golden Gate, in the West, the East, the North and now the South. There have been larger dem^ onstrations but it is a safe assertion that nowhere during his stay in the United States has he had a more wholehearted, hospitable reception than that accorded him in Greenwood. Marshal Foch has been dined (but not wined) from New York to the \ Pacific coast, yet it is a safe bet that his acute French taste for good cooking has nowhere been better satisfied than when he partook tonight of his prize Greenwood turkey and accessories. Likewise when he feasted on the South Carolina possum, he ate a dish fit for the gods. ah r\n A w i-?* i . Thirty minutes! How brief a time yet how much took place within its limits. The special train arrived practically on time amid the sound of whistles and as the official delegation had met him at Abbeville no time was lost at the depot. As he alighteed he was cheered and marching: through a f spick and span line of Bailey Military institute cadets, drawn up at present, he was hurried to waiting automobiles and driven to the city square. There the principal ceremonies took place. His approach was the signal for a great outburst which must have thrilled even a man like Foch who for weeks has been cheered as no foreigner has been cheered in America before. A poll of the crowd would have found names of well known men from all sections of the state. The governor, although decidedly unwell, made the trip anyway tnat ne mignt grvvi Foch. A large number of his staff were present, 3Iaj. Louis Osborne, assistant adjutant general, being: in charge of military headquarters. Former service men did not hesitate to wear the 0. D., and men of high and low rank, those decorated and those not, were here. It is estimated that about 15,000 people, saw Foch in / Greenwood. I The marshal came to the United " States as the guest of the American - - - * ** a - J L - ~ .Legion ar.d tfiereiore lonay nt* \\<ta the immediate guest of the South Carolina legionaires. Traveling with him are National Commander McNiuet v and Past Commander D'Oiier. It was therefore highly fitting that MorriC. Lumpkin, state commander, introduce Gov. Robert A. Cooper, who presented the generalissimo. The Lander college students sang "The Marseillaise." The marshal was in the midst cf mounting the platform when the girls began to sing the Rational anthem of his courtry. Immediately he came to salute, the crowd giving to i: the same respect as is shown "Th. Star-Spangled Banner." The chair occupied by the marshal was loaned by Mrs. Joseph R. Allen of Columbia having been used by the Marquis <k ' r - ^ii.UIln ?> * q r\,,! > ? <-> n * t" I It vvimc aiiciiu;u^ ? iv v i in Columbia in 182.r>. Commander Lumpkin .srreete:! Marshal Foch as the ^roat son of France" and as the "last of a grea lino of warrior chiefs,'' and Governo [ Robert A. Cooper, who after brief!; telling the general of the esteem an< affection in which he is held, present ed the generalissimo as "the first sol I dier of the world." Foch Speaks When the cheering had subsided th marshal spoke briefly, pausing afte each paragraph that Col. Frank Par ker, his aide, who is a native of Sour) I Carolina, might interpret his remarks I The general said: ^ j "It is very easy for me to expres I myself to you. The friendship whicl ^ has so long existed between our coun tries has recently been cemented b1 \ i blood on the battlefield for the sam< ( cause. I "The reception I receive in no wa; surprises me, but I wish to place th reception in its true setting. "I wish to thank you first, and thei congratulate you, for sending to u those fine combat men and then fo I 1 O5picton/>n a n r? Tlfl 11 V "fo , 1 bli ^ a.a LC i. irt i CiOOXO tuaw U.iu v, - ~ . that great spirit of unanimity which . arising in the West, swept across th< ocean and carried us vi toriously t< the Rhine. ''In applying the same principle a: rpplied during the war, in maintain j ing the same unity, we shall surel} , j move on to success in time of peac< ! as in time of war. i i "It is then with expression of itp I faith in the future, based on the sol idarity of purpose, that I leave rrn , fervent wihes for happiness of youi state of South Carolina and the citj j of Greenwood, which I unfortunate!} jhave such a short time'to visit." i The only disturbing incident of the day came when the marshal wa: {forced to step speaking for at least < (minute while a C. & W. C. freigh' j train rang its bell, puffed-and steamec j at the railway station across the waj [from the stand. ! At the conclusion of the address j the time was almost up and therefore 1 the several tokens were given to hin withoat addresses. iae iviugut* o. I | Columbus gave him a memorial writ j ten on sheepskin, expressing "the su ipreme satisfaction your presence ir South -Carolina affords our people.' ;The Rev. L. Jaquier of Columbii ! made the presentation. Official greet ! ings were given from the city o1 i Charleston by A. Theodore Soubey iroux, president of the Societe Fran i cais, and Thomas W. Bacot, presides ' ~ r Uiimiannf finSMAt.V ftf SoUtl ; 'Jj. i/jivr iiugu&ni/u ^^^ ^^ w? -_ _ ; Carolina, represented his organiza j tion. Mayor Harveley of Greenville [gave* the marshal a gold key to th< 1 mountain city arid a gavel made fron : wood from Camp Sevier. Mrs. H. J 1 Brinson cf Greenville handed hin i nuts from South Carolina trees wit! i a note attached, which expressed th< j pretty sentiment that the marsha , i plant them in is native land to replace j trees lost in the world war. | When pretty little Laura Arring - - - * "?"rr^i K 1 _ ! daughter of .Mr. aiui jirs. j. airing j accompanied by little Carroll Chipley json of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Chipley 'brought the marshal a large bouque jof Greenwood's choicest roses, th< | great military man took a kiss fron the 1l.i> girl's cheek and gently pat : tea the young man on the chin, j CJreenwcod will always remembe] j the visit of Foch, and will alwayi [cherish the French flag which he gavi | co Mayor Hartzos: for the city. Compliments Greenwood French officers, traveling in the of i ficial party, complimented Greenwoo' j telling Post Commander Rosenber; that it is the first city where th< . crowds allowed the procession to pro | ceed absolutely on schedule, am i _ _ ': where the departure was maue oi ' jt'me. | The official party then reentered ! the machines, Foch\s chauffeur be in: ' Tom Casey, who drove him on mor< 5 j than one occasion in France. Marsha ' j Foch was taken back to his train. Ii the meantime the 30-pound gobble ', furnished by Mrs. B. W. Wat kins o '1 Chappelis. was waiting steaming hot -1 for the marshal's dinner. It wa f*r:nK-Oi1 hv Mrs. Tabbv McKellar an* "'was decorated by Mrs. G. W. Rush who prepared the additions necessar; ' t(> make it a veal South Carolina tur ', key dinner. The opossum was yivei ' i by R. P. Blake and cooked by Mrs 11 Blake. ! Greenwood was in irala attire. Max "'veil avenue and the public square 1 wcvf araut'u ui r i l-uui emu mu-.> aui |f]a'r> and burling, and on Maxwel .ircvt iht* official party passed undo |:t 11 arch of triumph. wnrru n 11 m i ??yq??bjkwm??nr?a?a?km v i> <?; y I -3> AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. <?> j d! ? i 1 ^ <$> <?, $. (i> $> ,'i> :f> <$> $> ?J> -"?> <?> <? ' ! .! The Legio.n auxiliary was a ,<rrai cious hostess to the members of Post ' oa In?1 ?von?rc \vhf?n it. P'served an old lime turkev dinner with i r;the usual trir. .r.ings to seventy-two; .. legionnaires. If it is true that "ac-' 1 tions. speak louder than words," words im | would be superfluous to expres: t/i.* ; appreciation of the boys present- 0:1 s I this occasion. We have believed all h ' along that our post has the best, the .! most active and wide-awake auxiliary 1* ; in the state and now we are convinced , I < ii ?_ * ^ I q 01 mis iacu . j Immediately following the dinner1 .71 the post entered into business session, 2;and much business of importance was j transacted. The officers fcr 1922 , 11 were installed. J. L. Keitt, Jr., upon ' si assuming the duties of the office as i r j commander delivered an inaugural r : address in which he pledged his best , | efforts to the post during the coming a! year, and pleaded lor me nsany cu) operation of the members in al! of the j undertakings of the post during 1922. j 5 The post voted to cooperate with .'the state department in playing Santa r\Claus to the 700 boys in U. S. P. H. j ; j Hospital No. 26 at Greenville. The j I hat was passed around and a neat sum j! was received for this purpose. We \ _ * I . i are anxious to have every memoer 01 j1 the post contribute to this fund, j J Please hand your contribution to Hal j i Kohn, xlnance officer, within the next t I few days. Hal Kohn is ready to remit for ; your post dues $2.50. Your sub5 [ scription to Legion Weekly expires 11 January 1st. You don't want to miss j I j a single copy of this excellent maga- j {j zine. The Weekly alone is worth the T $2.50 ycu pay as dues to trie post. By-the-way, if you haven't read the 'article, "Pictures Out of the Past," in , j the' issue of December 0, fcuni it up j J and read it, I believe that it will p convince you that the admonition that ! the Legion as an organization "Do nothing that has the slightest political | j complexion" is the proper course to T'U ov.fi/i1rt ic Tifoll urn'H'Vl rpflH. I ? Lctne. JL lie aiuv,ic tc in." .. , t ing. It shows up our commander as a live wire. P Let's all get behind our new officers and help to make 1922 the banner year for Post No. 24. , John B. Setzler, 1 Publicity Officer. i " i The reception party going to Abbe- j - j ville to meet the guest was composed j } i of Mayor A. S. Hartzog, Local Post 11 Commander Ernest Rosenberg, Col. j Perrin Cothran, Maj. John W. Moore, ; 11 Cel. J. Monroe Johnson. 11 The procession from the depot was 1 -; headed by mounted police, Major W. 1: H. Welch, grand marshal chosen for ?. the day, Hejaz drum corps and First ! I infantry band, followed by cars con- j ' ? at?r./>vo ! > j laililllg A>UI Mien l vju?v<ijivi | ' i Cooper, State Legion Commander; >j I.umpkin, Local Post Commander PZr-1 ?! nest Rosenberg, National Commander ' tjHanford McNider, Col. J. Monroe! s Johnson, Mayor A. S. Hartzog, Past! 1! National Commander Franklin D'- J -! Olier, Brigadier General Roberts, Col. ! j Frank Parker, Chief Justice Eugene r j B. Gary and other dignitaries. 5 j Did Honors Well ? j On all sides there was loud praise | for the line fashion in which Greenj wood did the honors of the day. It j ". was anticipated that this would be1 1 i * j the case but the smoothness and pre- j ? c:sion with which everything worked, j - the compactncss of the program, the - handling of the crowd?all moved like i ^ clockwork, the celebration being a j 1, distinct cre<vt to Greenwood and to j ithe state c; South Carolina. Extra; , policemen from Spartanburg, Green-] ? ville, Belton, Gaffney and Chester! ! 2 were on hand and members of the I i American Legion also acted in any ? ' i II capacitv necessarv to the success of i , r , the day. " ' "* 1 - t--?j. ;?r + : i I Jriejaz drum corps, tne rust nuauuv , -.'band of Union, the Newberry band, s and Jordan Mill band added much to j 1 the day. . .1 The marshal is nearing the end of; V. his stay in the United States. Soon' -ihe will be on the high seas bound for. i! home, for his Veloved France. And. . .tonight South ''arclina's heart beats. J high with the hope that as he looks : -; back upon the trip and counts the , ? 4- r,-p K5c. Am c j J)iea>illU- juirjiiui :vs v?i ? ici. v- ....... , 1 ! erica he will pick out .as one of the , 1 finest treasures of his 4 7 days this j r ; brief hit of time in the Palmetto J iJrt*u'- - . - - - - I HEAVY CAR ip TURNS TURTLE . YOUNG PAUL KiLGO MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH i i Paul Kilgo of Laurens Fcund Un- ^ conscious on Whitmire Road. V Died Sunday Nighi , One of the most distressing aec:- ( dents that ever happened in this counc ty was that by which young Paul Kilgu of Laurens met death near this city bun day nignt when the1 hign powered car in which he was driving was wrecked, crushing him beneath its weight. Kilgo was driving'alone when ^ the accident occurred and there was no eye witness to the tragedy. Sur- , roundings and the condition of the . road however showed that the wreck 11 was the result of the rieht rear wheel , h giving away as the car turned a ^ curve in the road. The breaking of the T wheel threw the car across the road 1 ! and it turned over at least two times, i Kilgo was crushed in the first turn and was found lying directly behind the car and to the right side of the Q road. The car was a complete wreck. The body was found probablv fifw teen minutes after the accident oc- ^ curred. Three young men from this 'city, Burton Wells, W. E. Turner and c ! C. W. Ferguson, returning from an afternoon drive, found. the wrecked o car and voune: Xilero. about eight i " w w v " s | thirty o'clock. The young: man was | unconscious. He was rushed to the1 Newberry hotel ar.d medical aid" summoned at once. While never recov- , ? ering consciousness, he lived until wo . forty-five this morning when death ^ came. A number of his immediate family reached his bedside before he 0 died. ja c From all accounts Kilgo and a ^ friend from Lauren^ had driven over i to Newberry late-c-Sundav afternoon.1i * jj It seems that Kilgo had carried his friend to the home of Cal Baker, ~ about eight miles from this city on the Newberry-Whitmire highway, and a s had left him there and was returning to Newberry when the accident oc-1 curred. The young man, Mr. J. E.; Hearn stated that Kilgo was to have returned later in the night for him. | Kils:o had come about two miles from Baker's when the wreck occurred. At 11 this point there is a curve of about' forty-five degrees in the highway. The ' car and road conditions show that in turning this curve at a rather high ^ rate of speed, the outside rear wheel of the car could not stand the strain j v? and crushed causing the car to wreck. ^ Young Kilgo was terribly crushed ^ about the head and upper part of the /' body. Kilgo is the son of Rev. P. F. Kil-. c\ go of the Methodist church. He was ^ about eighteen years of age and * was a most popular young man. He 0 is survived by his parents and sever- ' al brothers, one of whom is a minister 11 in the Methodist church of this state. ; Young Kilgo ccmes from an old and well known family. He is a nephew ; ^ of Bishop J. C. Kilgo and Presiding j Elder. J. W. Kilgo, both of the Meth-; odist church. His mother was a Miss ' Betea, a sister of former lieutenant;11 eovernor, Andrew J. Bethea of Co-i^1 T lumbia. i The body was taken to Laurens 1 early Monday morning, accompanied by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morn- j ing in Laurens. u |BT ' _ j- ' ' How $100 Grew. L? The following story illustrates the value of saving: Thauncy M. Depew ^ erstwhile United States senator from New York, put $100 in a Peekskill, N. Y., savings bank in 1860. It was. his first $100. Maybe Senator De- p per found, as many do, that the first y SI00 proved to be the hardest. Any-! way. in spite of strenuous tempta-' j tion, he refused to draw upon that; $100, and, as a result of-later pros- y peritv. finally forgot about it. I t "Not lor.;: ago Senator Depew en-; tercd the Peekskill bank" to greet ^ some old friends and they reminded hihi of his 'nest egg.' On computing C) 1;r -*>c found that the L.'lt* illf-i irct it. _ original deposit of $100 had grown, to S8C0 and owing to the long period ' in which it had lain undisturbed had achieved the distinction of being i I known as ihe bank's star account. i I 1 i The disarmament party may rock j A so in e boats. ERSONAL PARAGRAPHS [h PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY e Iiss Hawkins Hostess Literary Sorosis?Fine Meeting at School? I b Orpanizatjcns Elect Officers | a IE Prosperity, Dec. 12.?Miss Effie ; s lav/kins was hostccs on Friday after-J oon to the Literr.iy Sorosis. Red and ; h hite roses, holly and mistletoe form-Je d the pretty decorations of the; heery living room. Roll call was an- f wered with short story of Revolu- b ionary c haracters. "South Caroli-' a'c Part in Winning Independence'' f ...... 1n>. V?..- T I-1 Rv.wn follow- ( d by a sketch of the- life of Henry , .aurens which was given by Mrs. ]; 'has. J. Shealy.. Cui! crvt events were s ead by 2.1 iss Willie Mae Wise. The d oliday colors were effectively used t i the templing ?weet course which ras served by the hostess, assisted by F er niece, Frances Bedenbaugh. The avors were dainty Chv':imas greet- 3 ngs. v The American Legion, assisted by s Superintendent E. H. Auil were in- c trumental in having a most interest-. ?g educational program put on in A ach school in the county on Wed- t esday, "Education day." Prosperity ras very fortunate in having assigned v o her Prof. J. C. Kinard of Newberry c ollege and Mr. McDaniel, secretary o f the chamber of commerce. Special lusic was furnished by the school ^ nd the oath c' allegiance set to mule was sung by the school. Master W. L. Mathis, Jr., enter- F ained little boys of the neighborhood rith a party on Saturday afternoon. Lfter a number of games were en- " oyed the guests were invited into the ining room which was prettily dec- 1: rated in yellow chrysanthemums fi -- i ? ~ ?-* 4-Amnfinrr cwopf* V nu lerns, wucic n tcui^nnf, ourse was served by the host and ^ is little sister Myrtle. I The Missionary society of Wight- v nan lhapei met Thursday afternoon * t the home of Mrs. D. M. Langford. r 'astor Griffin jnade a splendid talk 11 fter which the officers foi* the * en-, 0 uing1 year were elected as follows: j b President?Mrs. J. D. Griffin. j r Vice president?Mrs. John Sease. 0 Recording secretary?Mrs. T. A. js )ominick. j b Corresponding: secretary?Miss Sal- c e Pugh. Treasurer?Mrs. D*. H. Ham. v Treasurer of auxiliary?Mrs. J. B. a tockman. 0 Supt. of study dept.? Mrs. M. C. * lorris. jr Grace Lutheran missionary society s -ill hold its December meeting Fri- d ay afternoon at 3:30 at the home of 0 Irs. P. D. Simpson. j k At the recent meeting: of the East-J^' rn Star chapter Miss Willie Mae j d Vise was chosen worthy matron with:ti \ B. Youns: as worthy patron. The 0 ther officers are: i b Mrs. Bessie Bedenbau.i?h, assistant latron. 0 Mrs. Carrie Price, conductress. Miss Clara Brown, assistant conduc- y ress. , Mrs. Jessie Wise, secretary. in Mrs. Aurelia Sease, treasurer. ' J & ** -- r>..i... I Star points are: ivirs. ivuuy nai - j ion, Mrs. Day Wheeler, Mrs. Maggie o feris, Misses Ethel Saner and Lucy P ake. | < * Mrs. Ella Wicker, sentinel. j ^ Miss Edna Fellers, marshal. * jtl Mrs. Annie Belle Brown, chaplain. r< A public installation of officers tl 'ill be held at the January meeting, anuary 3. i0 e i -Pno fn vi r> <r jf k5C0tIS TeaiU IX- siiuna, Scotts All Star Minstrel" and numer- i us other shows and concessions are ! ere for the week. The carnival round is the Moseley lot on Main C :reet. Mr. and Mrs. J. 3. Bedenbaugrh of omaria spent the "week-end with; frs. J. M. Werts. ;m J. H. Crosson visited relatives in w eesville last week. , bi blaster Wallace Havman spirit iast m hursday with Master Allen and t! an:cs Taylor of Batesbur;?. ?( K. K. Wise of Columbia spent d< ur.clay with the home folks. v; J. P. Cannon of Washington is w lending tl?e month here with his sis- a: l ;i\ Mrs. M. H. Boozer. :si Misses Goodo Burton of Xewberry cl nd Josie Grifiin of Cross Hill visitea w, !rs. C. T. Wyce or. Saturday. tc Mr. an.! Mjs. Otis Boo::er have r?irned from Chester. n Mrs. Willie Lake of Hot Springs, tl: rk. is expected this week to visit her Iy sfcr-ir.-lnw, Miss Lucy Lake at the a! i ome of Mrs. Elvira Kibler. Miss Ethel Shealy spent the weeknd in Irmo. IVIrs. G. W. Harmon accompanied y Mrs. J. A. Counts, Mrs. J. A. Price nd Miss Willie Mae Wise motored to latesburg Thursday to attend the tate U. D. C. convention. J. Irby Koon of The State staff, Cojmbia, visited his parents here the arly part of the week. Mrs. B. B. Schumpert and Miss r !ula Joiner visited friends in Colum- j ' ia on Tuesday. * ' ^ P.ev. J. E. Williams has returned j rem the Baotist convention held in i' Ml ' 1 r.reenviile. i. Mrs. J. D. Loriek and Little Caro- !J ? i rn Wise have prone to Columbia to i ce Mrs. W. J. Wise who is still un- i* or treatment for the mastoid opera' c on. Mrs. C. T. Wyce visited Mrs. James ' Goggans of Columbia on Tuesday. * Mr. and Mrs. S. Merchant and Miss * lary Kohn cf Saluda spent Sunday 3 nih Mr. J. B. Stockman, who is 1 lowly recovering from his recent ac- 1 ident. * Prof. P. K. Harmon and Vance 1 latthews of Little Mountain spent J he week-end with Mrs. Ralph Grant. ( Quite a number from Prosperity E irent to Greenwood to partake in the 1 elebration in honor of Marshal Foch 1 n Friday. ? ' t yHlTE WAY IS GREAT ASSET; t OLD POLES SHOULD BE MOVED 1 h 'rcpcrty Owners Urged to Give J Permission for Change ' t < !' "o the Editor: JS I do not think there is a single cit-j zen who did not rejoice when the t reat white way was turned on some i ireeks ago, or at least I have net teard of any. The reason for this, t think, is that the installation of this c fhite way is a sign of progress?and s he many citizens of Newberry are c ight in line with any progressive ! r nove, and it is r.cedless to say that c ur city fathers will long be remem-|t iered for putting across this badly t leeded improvement, to say nothing c f tho navinc rrmtrfl ft whifh has been 1 0 successfully carried out. New- h ierry is noW classed with ether large ities and is looking to the future. Now, since the installation of the "* rhite way, why not let us go ab?ad f nd complete the job by having all the ; t Id light poles in te 1. siness section F aken down. Many of them have al-.t eady been taken down, but there are c till a few more that should come c own, and thus add to the beauty of j ur already beautiful city. This will' I e done by the commissioner of pub- a c works without any cost to the in- P ividuals, except in a very few cases F here may have to be a slight change! f wiring on the inside of some of the I uildings, which cost would be very M: ttle. By taking down all of these J r Id poles and running the light wires J g 1 through the roar cf the building,1 u .1 7 cyr \ Ai:r tlfnnl J ! UU CciU it'aui:) .IU?T IC ??vuuu t.uw j ) the beauty of our streets, to say1 0 othing of the room that would be ^ dded to our sidewalks. i a I I sincerely hope that all propertyj0 \Vners who have one of these eld' E ! cles near their property will ir.ime-1 * iately call the ocmmissioner of pub- c c works and authorize him to take , le pole down and run the wires in the k ?ar of the building, and I am sure 1 ley will do this if they will give the ; tatter careful thought?not thinking f what little it may cost, but of how | u will add to the beauty of our city. C. P. McDaniel, Secretary, jir Newberry Chamber of Commerce. |e: * i REDIT BUREAU IS BEING ;a INSTALLED RAPIDLY!0 !? Some weeks ago announcement was j lade that our chamber of commerce ! b< ould install a credit bureau for the c! enrfit of the merchants and business st len of Newberry. The installation of t! lis bureau was undertaken only after e1 1 ' i 1- - J lL Urx ' ?verai merchants asnea mat n uc u: one, and in addition to this, a can-, b< as of the city was made to determine i hot her or rot the ones that did not; bi >*: for it wanted ir. This canvas re-; in Uted in the finding that every mer-. b' lant and business man in the city j c< ho are members of our chamber of|c< >mmerce wanted this bureau. ; cc According: to reports made by See-[a tnry McDaniel, the installation ot ( le bureau is being made very rapid-!gi ; more {'nan two tousnnd names have : ol rerulv been turned in. Before it can . ii> BAPTISTS MEET IN CONVENTION MODERN DANCE DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEE }r. Cranberry, Chairman, Gives Result of Investigation by the Committee on Morals Fhe State. Greenville, Dec. G.?That the modern dance is leading many to wreckage and ruin, that the motion picture ndustry is not seriously undertaking ' * ts own reformation ana its possium;ies for good and also for dire evil ire great, that familiarity between sexes among people of all ages is increasing ar.u that there seems to be i breaking down of the finer spiritual inabilities among the people which hermits of the discussion of topics ireely which would not have been nentioned in society as recently as ::x years ago?statements to this ef?ect and others regarding public morils of today were made by the Rev. C. Cranberry, D. l)., of Gaffney, rhairman of a committee on social :erv;ce and public morals, in a report o the state Baptist convention here ^ oday. The convention opened its session ;his morning and will continue ;h rough Thursday. Adoption of this eport on public morals, together vith a strong sermon tonight by the lev. J. Dean Craine, featured the hree sessions of the day. Several lurdred Baptists from all parts of South Carolina are in attendance. Dr. Granberry in his report said hat he and his committeemen are not je.-simirts because they believe in CoU? Christ, and stressed the fact :.::t much advancement in the right lirection is being made in the present ocial order. Regarding the modern lance, motion pictures, the laxity of elaticnrhip between the sexes and ither matters, however, he urged that he time was at hand for the church o take a hand. "I know that it is ustomary for church people to quiet * ? i. 1 fUnnfiAn y acQU'.es^e m uie u<tm;c jnuauvu, ie said, "but that must change." Succcss of Prohibition Prohibition, the committee declared 5 a great success notwithstanding the act that the fight with the liquor rafnc is not yet finished. Increasing Tofanity and improper observance of he Sabbath also were discussed. The orvention adopted the report of the emmittee. At another point in the convention E. Campbell of Newberry created . sensation when in the midst of a lea that laymen give more time to reaching, he said, "Let the ladies ress as they please. Wear what you ike, God bless you, let's quit p reacting so much about silk stockings, ouge and leg shows and preach the ospel of Jesus Christ, which will save is from all sin." In his annual address J. J. Lawton f TTartct-iiio nvnrpH the necessity for i ilUi ? > ..... --C-- aith. hope, religion, vork, economy, nd optimism in working to a solution f present world problems. Senator 1. C. R:d?all of Batesburg stated to he convention that the laymen in the hurch are doing more work today han ever before, and E. P. Vandiver anker of Andercon. delivered an incresting address along similar lines. Regarding the work of the women hrough tho Woman's Missionary unr-.,. iVi'lliom T Rnll nf Soartan urg said that the women are leadlg both the laymen and the preach- ? rs, and he praised t'.iern highly for icir efforts and for the results they re achieving. Mrs. J. D. Chapman f Anderson, the state president, and tner officers were introduced. - ? i e completed, however, every meriant must turn in his list. All inductions have been furnished to 1 C v?r? \Tr? O rj rM 71 iem ana otrcictaij . n.i/omw ?? very merchant to turn in his list at nee. in order that the bureau may p completed as soor, as possible. It is pointed out that when this ureau is completed it will be the leans of saving the merchants and usiness men many dollars in bad ac a_ _ ? ?U?. fkie /?l"?onn?>l fiiov JUI115, UIIUUSU mio wmiu.w w.^ j in find out the rating on every per?n in Newberry county *"ho buys on edit, and in view of the fact the irvice is <riven free, it should be ven the support and cooperation every merchant and business man the city.