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A C ?SS|L mim i?, ^ MMM ^mttm? flffir WIWB, VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 2. NEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY. JANUARY 6, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR I DECLARES SOUTH WILL KEEP GROWING COTTOIS Samuel Dobbs, Atlanta Millionaire Sounds Optimistic Ncte in Interview Anderson Tribune. God made the South to grow cotton and not even the 'boll weevil reenforced by sluggish markets, or anything else will ever be able to defeat that purpose, is the opinion of Sam U6I L . ."V Liu 111.1 Hi. ii iuua it banker, merchant, cotton exporter and one of the big business men of ihe South, expressed here yesterday in an exclusive interview with a Tribune representative. Mr. Dobbs declared that "we cannot hope ro compete with the middle west in the growth of corn; we cannot expect to grow wheat for market in competition with the Dakotas, but we can beat them by growing cotton," he said. "We can grow cotton despite the boll weevil, the pink boll worm or any other entomological ovi,} If will -fnvpvpv he the niOIK'V J.'CO VO C4 A i V4 * V .. 4.4 ? - . - - crop of the Southland," he continued. Mr. Dobbs, who 35 years ago made his way into Atlanta a barefoot Georgia farm boy and secured a job as a porter in a drug- store, later became president of the Coca Cola company, head of one great Atlanta bank, director of another and a cotton broker and merchant on an international scale. He was in Anderson yesterday in connection with business of his firm, the Warrant Export and Discount company of which he is president and was the guest of Joseph J. Fretwell. ''Thirty years ago I sold Coca-Cola through this town as an ordinary traveling salesman," he said, "and to tell you the truth the town has grown about as much in the meantime as the 'dDpe' business." The one time farm boy and drug store porter insisted that the principal section of America in the future will be the South. "It has natural / raw material?, and above that it has i the advantage of virile and briney people. The Carolinas and Georgia will show the rest of the country something some of these days." he said. He remarked of the fine agricultural land about here, of the interest of farmers in dcing their wehk in the most modern fashion and on their lack of skepticism of anything jus*" because it is new. When pressed regarding his theory of the weevil in the cotton belt Mr. Dotbs. who has been interested in cotton one way or another ever since he was a farm boy?with the possible exception of his tenure in the dru?r store?insisted that "they are dcing it now in Alabama, [Mississippi, Georgia and Texas, desnite the weevil. We can't grow cotton just / like we always have, we will have to adopt new methods of combatting the weevil just as they are r.ow in the earlier infested areas." Cotton will not remain the "sustenar-v crop of the South r.s it has in tho pi-: !?u; i: will always be our rm:r;y crop. diversification or v.j divercitlcrtion," he concluded. WALHALLA VOTERS ELECT MOSS MAYOR Few Rally to Support of Won-.an Candidate?No Bitterness, in Campaign. The State. Walhaila, Jan. 3.?1:>. M. iVWs was today elected mayor of Walh-:lla by an unprecedented majority over the other two aspirants, if. C. Bui-: and Miss Addle Tatham. Mr. M.vs received 1S4 votes, Mr. Busch 32 a:.(! }Iis? Tat ham 2;f. The following were elected a Mermen: Garrett Hetrick. Chas. A. Lorg, McGuire Vomer and Walker. All .if these were op the ticket headed :?y Mo.-?. "Whilt- there was mu.-h interest manifested in the election, it was void cf any bitterness. The vote <.f Miss Talham did r.c" come up to the expectation of her friends. She :> a wDni.-m of most excellent character and a" ;I:ty and personally very popular. It seems th;>* \Va!h::!!n is not jn-t yet ready to (le^t ji wr.nian a- : ; chief executive officer. KiMer-Sione Miss Ruth Xibler :;) (! Mr. John Store of the county we^e un'.teci :n mar,,: tjre at t?:t home of the ofTii-in#r minister. Rev. E. ! .. . .?n \\ e< i MeStui V rVrilin.;*, t'"' / NIM li O D 5 R E MIN D " r> ' ? O [ TO OSiLY GAME LAWS i . ? ,, J , : With Game and Quill Pl?';ki.?.? T'i?i- Dei Year Hunters Asked lo 'jo/irn ( 'Jor.duct in Re <:? ? d to L?.?vs Not in years has such an inter est; ( - been -"hown as at pr ;>t in this oar- 'as -ity in hunting:, aceo?\Iin;r to sta!"- Cai -1 mer.ts of iranie officials of the county iwoi :'and ??vtioi:. Gam?\ * s > *ci "*? ?:ua<. Jen 'appeals abundant i,. t)' ' <* >l*:y ene jyear, ard various at ;! svr. h'v ninv vis tivi i nnvp forth in uuest of the fita 11 birds. 'stal Hc- v- v er. county w;: \5 .h'vr <*isi sued '/.Tuning to th-nc wh > wjul 1 hi.nt beii . without the proper credentials. , This;are I local warning has been supplemented bel] ; by an explanation from Chief Game ] 92 Warden Richardson, as foliows: tra< "The State game department has br.i already this season convicted 4<3*2 per- wh: isons for violating the game and fish goo laws. A large percentage of these re:; ! convictions grew out of cases' where cuL' people attempted to hunt without li- vju censes, especially during the holidays. j u'ri Each county game warden has been like ? ' 1 1 -L . I T j ordered to be on tne aieri ana to: i (thoroughly cover his county during' rim holidays and.to deniarvd of every hun- h.vv 1 ter to show that he has the proper ten jkind of license. Also a good many ave i special deputies are covering: diiTer-. ::t the i . i ; sections of the state with positive ::i- we: istructions to see that every person! ag<i j hunting has the proper kin;! of license. noi: land that the game ar.d tisii laws are :r.ir i obeyed." 1 it ; I In order that those who wish to wm hunt may understand exactiy what is plai : necessary for them to have in the way tr:u of licenses, he states that: j dro j "All non-residents of South Caroli-' an-.i ' na. regardless of whi ther thev own ti:!. i land in this stats or no:, arc required wee to procure what is knewn as a non-' i j resilient hunting license. the cost of adv which is $15.25. A non-resident h -id- p> < ins suvh license is entitled to hunt in ' v;i.r !any county in the state. land j "A bona lide resident of any county at ; j wishing to hunt in the county in which a1 e ihe lives is required to procure what Son ; is known as a county hunting; liccr.se, j u;a< ;tn? cost of which is $1.10. A county thr iku/itinir license is saleab'e only to a; and v?:.-:(';ent of the county, and a resi- Def j uont of one county cannot jro into an- i | other county and buy a county li-( j Icense. lino? "A bona fid? resident of South Car- v.l olina wishinc to hunt outside the at < i ' , . . : county in which he lives is required to or;1 procure what is known as a state hunt- of 1 j ir<r license, the cost of which is $3.10. (ins A state hunting license entitles the to i : noiaer tnereoi to nuni in any <.-uu.n.v m ; in the state. thai | "Licenses can be obtained from the n"!07 ; county trame wardens or any of their ar" laments, said agents being located in jfu'' i practically every town in each coun- a"-' ; ty. Iial j ''The penalty for violation of the an _ resident license law is $2i>, and the f :,:' penalty for violation of the non-res- ^ ; ident license law could be as niuch ' " "t as ?500. ! "All persons w!io expect to <K> any huntin.tr are warned that it will -be CH well for them to procure the pr:?ner : kind of license." ? - i C OLD FOLKS DINNER AT ty BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH : ! We had a u'reat dir.ner for the ol.l eve colored people of X' \vbevry Weune.*- F. ( ' d-.y during Christmas. by the t:or ' tanee of our friemU and (?=peei:i;ly 3 our white friends. We v.ere aide t.? mo; J give them a creditable dinner in keep' in.r with their age. We 4 aw t: '. 11 many nice things to eat, from turkey, woi ! hychiekeri. and i:*e cream down. . We hit.1 seve! : ?v>ree:u - made. am*.:;;: / *% - 1 o * t ?i:v:?i we iii:-.; oc:ian>i .-.wn >?/.... v^.v. . ,. Ex-Maver Bkva.se won'u have 'been ' ' . . ... . w;:n u- to ?;>e:.K o ;!:i^e old people. , but was :nis:nf< rnied ;?* t - the hour, i con : Purmt? tms dinner v.- fv ! about ? . ' , . ', ^ , ha\' 'die people; Some of teem were up T. 'in the ni'n'ies. 1' was pa the '] ! to ju-.* these <.'! .! people coming in.: bent and !e.?:*;n.a* on i * while others had to be brought in sup- ;"1' '.if U .! hv fv c'iiis. ,\; i I w .!<? '..i\ r . < ) .)oy to t nl: th .:iy : Is. nil s] i n * . a 1 ' ' V.'Il i . ij.y < ur v ,!. e iv.r: or vwrr :>itr jail the colored people of Newb : y. \ 9 ? r \\ * :k;\V ;;.a? : v.i .o s*"? ? 4 . . : u;> ! '>'?! y yi . :\ \Y !' . l. S, | V" 11 1 ; ISONS WILL NOT 'C KILL BOLL WEEVIL i ;ir?le Rc.ce-r.Trcnclnt'ons Soon I. r>~ hv ';> Clemson * It* ?<\ i. So f.s . > th. > (\,:} ;s t :!?JI fn S>,Uth <; oli: i irru* other states have J ki <i eve" . u:: r.:i ii i, :u, tvi- i: :ee ha.-, bxien obtained th . . . .sect- e (I j:i-!i.cns are sufficiently aii;av- : at an; time to accomnllish jVo- a ble control of the bell weevil, i: .es 1'rof. A. F. Conradi, entom-lo- i , in anrwi-rii.j: the questions r.ow o (I.lt asked by si) many farmers who seeking to kn< ;v what to do in a pin;? t'j cor.tiol the boll weevil in r 12. The idea that sweets are at- I live to the weevil is very prc j;..)lv e *-" : :.wr c. t'U Oil lilt* i i iiwaumii, m?.?. -: itever testes uood to us also tn?tes s d id the boll weevil. Where this omng correct, it would be diifi- ii :i to explain why iiics rear their b ng in manure and yet that ma- d al ta>tes uocJ to them and they t. it. jv n one carefully conducted expe- c er.t molasses mixture seemed to e given a certain decree cf ii irol, but only on very small plants ii :aging a few inches in height and *! a-only during exceedingly tiry c ither. Checking this record b inst these obtained wheie un- y oned sweets were tested id deter- 1< e the weevil's oiesire for sweets n appears move than picbuble that b never weevils visited the youn^ i :its above . referred to were ?.t- fc ted on account of the moisture > pleis ilarln.?* the dry net weather t net by any sweets. Furthermore t practice w..s n.-t followed 'by the ' vil during' normal wea'her. t 'ieid tests :-o far have r ::'v:i ; .> e ant'i^re !n favc.: <>,' ? . and t Hi articles clairr.'r.r ihi.i all weewere Lroye by such r/.aterials ? the destruction was accomplished t \ cost of about ") cents per acre. v without foundation in fact. netkmes these s:ateme::tts are * > I'no rrr.-vi1 < -t snr-prifv hilt, P v arc r.ot based upon carefully : accurately conducted tests. P inite Recommendations to 3s Made Soon. vr:-f. Conradi announces that a e definite statement f?;r Sell wee- i: pcifioni:i;r for will be made v early date, when all records have t n completely wor'ied up. Because ' Ihe depressed conditions confront- s us. fanners are urged meanwhile )ro.-ced carefully and not to invest ^ the various kinds of contraptions . t may be only a loss cf time and lev. Records of the wcrk of 1021 ^ i! now being: worked.over and care- ! y considered from every ccnce>v-! ? ar.-^Ie, so that a safe and impart- ^ recommendation may be made at early date. Many extravagant . .n.-: are now beinsr made, but are . I V. t'iiUU,Uii tu rwaiiurt n. .11 ' ci ere you arc sure that you are , t?) 1 iCAGO SOCIETY WOMEN ~ MAKE RESOLUTIONS t hivjiscc, Jan. 1.? Chicago's socio- ^ woiv.^n mad'* their "New Year's * :ut:ons touay. I am resolved to be optimistic c ; y Jay," declared Mrs. Howard 11 "iliette. '"That is my only resolu- J a b-.c Jm<m') n?a:<r has adonte-1 thi> *' to: | Vost viav i- d-ad. forget it. n Tom ] >\v doe? not exist, do n't 1 ry. .? Todav i-s Lei-. l*se it." ; f 1 h '] :y i: l.riie harder." is the reso-,. : 1J on of Mi=.- Havr'-'tr Vit'jm. pniiti, e woi kei*. P I am jioin.u" to be a more real ;pan:on to ir.v children than I e ever rei": oefore." said Mr.-, de:i-k J). '/ouatiss. >, liss Anna Foreman, secretary of q Fi?v: \V.. . Invest tien: e:>nisays she "is gonig to do better -el:* owry n way a!:!1. :v. |V" i >eiuiei>. Look forward u ?>-.1 never back-' I." vo>clu": ;n of Mrs. < 'a.? ... j \ (i >? S h < 11;4 11 Irs. Job '' ; , i::w. v ]?,. varc, : : ' . ' v. n ^ i i ;HANGE OF ADM INST RATION IN CITY GOVERNMENT So many tilings arc taking plact we have ; .**' ? aecu? turned to do >...(! upon tin.' wide a\v:: :o an ' vcr; ii;-icnt rr:?.?:rUr for Thv Hvra!:l aa< ? ' that the editor has gottv?: a ! ine n: <>r iorai . . ic.k.jr.;;p.v '.hi:.;: that wr : v e an? new of :i 1 j>c*:I nature we d:> no 'e. lu^in-r i: for I ih:, h y 'v:! 1 'n* c< v. : t-(i by the lot*:;* :v.m. r.d they would be and i : very >at :facte\v if !.;: v.vre i?<?: ti\ ng a forced re*: with his eyes. a::, rdered to do >o by his physician. So it happened that The Her.th nd News did not make mention <> ho change in the city administration i was quietly done ar.d the machin ry cf i!n* city government move* monthly or. iij the march of progress e; by the outg ?injt administration. In fact the outgoing and the incom ug are practically the fame. ther< ei.-!^ no chan.^L- ir: the board of al ermen ar.d the ' niy change ?>ein< !iat 01 mayor. Mr. Eugene S. Bleas: ctired from Til? oilico and he is sue eeded by Mayor V?". W. Cromer. The new administrate was swerr i last week and have filled the of ces and i hat change was smooth an; uiet. Mayor Blease in retiring re ounted .;ome few of the things don< y the city council during his tw: ear?- as mayor, and when you come L :ok around ami sec- tin many per lanent improvement? you realize tba is administration was one of work le had the hearty cooperation of th( oa:d of aide'vnen, and it is expecte( hat the new administration will- con inue to .no foiward under the leader hip jf Mayr Cromer. I urine: the pas: Uvo years the w: v ar ; :<nver !ii:-. s have been extend i several miles of fine pave* :reets laid a;;:! the He wsy op ned r.r(! a w.y ether improvement, aide and T:u- fmances to keep ths own or: a cash basis have been pro iried by th.* people. In fact tiie tow: as made many advances that are fo he 14.00(1 ef the tewn. The :?: e de artmer.t equipment was one of ih< v-: things done and then th^ ?!;-re av:n;c and the white way and fh, xtension of the water and sewe ines. Wo need some mors paving lit i! will come as Hie people are rea y for it anil as times improve. I .as a -constructive atJminist?"at:?i hat went nut of office last week ;;nc Is ruccessor Wili keep up the con tructive v.oik so well bep:un. MSB. OME COUNTIES GET MONEY BACI< lore Returned Than Paid in Stat< T axes ii.' State. Some counties i:i the. state v.-her* he people are raising a "hovi"' fo he reduction in the state tax lev* etually pay less taxes for state pur oses than they receive from the stati i f. public schools, according t< u.ures compiled from the li'?l ab t;;.cts of county auditors yesterday While this is true of only one o wo counties several other countie; vi approximately tut* <ui;juh or state aid to schools as they pa;< :i state taxes. For example, Salud: ounty paid >'.~>0.f>o4.s7 in stale tuxe: :i H'20 and received from the schoo und of the suite S4G.S4S.Si>, leaving bout $-1,000 difference between the mount paid and the amount received Cr,c^terfieio tounty receive! mor< ;oihv than it paid to the state. I? 1*20 Chc -a rfield paid $70,12K.4 * ii 'ate taxes and received $7t).Sl^.">l roo: tile sohr.ol fund, according to th< ern es coiViit'.li-ii yestc rdav. 1 hes( jjures are to be used by the executiv< ( niinitt-M- of the South Carolina ta>: eye.s' conference in its ficrht to re nee the taxe.-: on visible property aru et lew scur.-.'s of revenue. 1 : n:*a:-ler crunty paid in 1020 : ' .i f S!' <.' <}."? ; ar.d received 1 tro t'c >cho<11 funci. II? >: y . . ;? i :: ha?M :n Tii?. deal he "Imiependeni Republic" paid on *. j *0 ; ?tat. "axis vi. i \77/.M In n-tivn. Oct nee also ha? a good hand wit.1" 79,71 1 nani in taxes and $7">.0i! , i*? 1 u: .;. Tia -c Ji.irures vi.v.v, ac v ... '11 a ' y.' :'!'< !; tax ;) !'< ) lai list' burdei: of taxation is not ill. 'M ' ">* of 1!! .iil* . :.r,' 'i ' 'it* t ? \* c:: y .1 .1 S. " P t H 1 ' .. \ 'am eloquent plea for ( r< tuberculosis sanatorium f'oluiv'jia. S. Doc. Ml.?SiLuati - ? : in the rolling . ;i. 1 s!.1; 11s of I?ichiand county. seven nr'e-; :v.?' lh of Co! iu: !.'), over!"'u .?Iul v::!-'; ivy-- :i:u 1 a id cf pine-! . c voted the Carolina' i :ium f:r :!> paf. yc:?rs has ; :.r:x:r.? he.-; ? > wraeked i huit >.;?? v.!.-.) wok* ::-:iz!nsr with 1 . \v; ' . <; c' , ? J , . It the ma' . . :-. >n of ma- ' - r.y broud-jraa-red men :?::c; *\ omen who i wish j i for their fellow South Caromenaced by that crc.pinjr . f has proved more ?'han u"i>v T^menL( . ai agency :n rehaoihtation. It has - restored h; of Scuta ('.indie- . 1 ians to gainfa! >:' ;! pursuits. Sin; , s its opening t.v.- ?.;u::!c"ia;v: !,as been under the care of . . * V>oper, M. - D.. it.- superi: i "idea:. i The sanatorium h ! -are at State J - Park on the r.ai:: II*".^ ? f h- South:-: i r railway between C clu;*> ' :.! a:*.u Char' lotte and i> within nailing distance of 1 - the Sefboar ! Air Line railway's main : line between Columbia and Hamlet, : i V r Ir :> near the hard surfaced - roads beinp: constructed by Richland ; 1 county bct.veen Columbia an ! the ; - Kershaw and the Fairfield cour.ry 1 line?. The sanatorium is easily ao- 1 > ccssible by lail or hi.yh*v;:y ~v.th all 1 - parts of the state i.r.d the nation. ! it is build.;! on land that ha- an alt titude of 400 feet above sea level and i~ in one of the healthiest parts of the ' state. It is surrounded by pine for1 ests for mile?. lis cl-mate is superb; 1 - it is an id^al spot f ?i* the treatment - of tuberculous nersons, say autho"': tl* s. . The United States vat'ier bureau ; gives the mean temperature of Co1 lumbia at an avoir. ie of ''>'1 ?:. ;re<-s, ~ while that at r? ?-..ghtiy 3 lower, particularly at ::: rht. The 2 sweep of the air. above the ridges is ~ unimpeded an. during many summer 1 niirhtc, a r.Iankei i? co-nf >.ta' ie. 7!je r winters are mild and taerc are f- .v " <iays in which the patlerts car en3 *iov the medicinal effects of th.? sup. ; t The* average monthly rainfall >3 inches at Columbia ami it i? slightly ' less ai State Park. The porous char- i actor of the soil and ruperior drain- ( " a.ce cause the rain to be absorbed and 1 flu.-her! off miicklv. even after heavy ' dew it* our. These climatic and top- J ' ographieai details we re carefully stu" died 'out before Stale Park was selected as the site for the sanatorium, j i The administration building is the j center of the saniiorium and, to the I lijrht. is the men's pavilion for '.-or. vales-cents and those whem it is not > necessary to send to the infirmary. To the loft is the women's pavilion. To the roar of lh" central .-truc-tv.ro is 1 tho buildintr containing the kitchen and tho dinin.tr room, both under the r same roof and connected with the ad, minis:,ration bui! diner by an ovcr-hed. - To tho rear of the men's psvili m ] 3 tl:;* infirmary which has a male r.r.d a ! ) ft-ma! section with a twelve-bed cap T I- A-. - acity eacn, mu; two ui*u? m; i-m , . ?ency natients'who are to be isolated. " r The irifhmary is connected with the s <iinim.v r.-om by a ions: enclosed corri- i l dor so that food car. 'be taken tc the : j-atienr? steaming hot. < 1 The entire plant is steam heated ar.d e!e-j:r:ca!iy lighted and :> equip- ' ' ped with modern sewerage arrange- 1 r merits. Water is supplied from two ' ' we!!.? 100 feet deep, each, pumped by ' a gasoline en?rine. Current is now ' ? supplied from Columbia. ' i 1 ; BASKETBALL SEASON OPENS SATURDAY ' The Newberry coilete !>ask;'tbai! ' ?c uov. v.*ii! be opened op. Sa'.'ir:I ty ! i-iir.h:. -Tar.ua-y 7. with *!^e TV.rlik* ' . Mills to a .ii <f C< tuRrl'ia. With Capt. Shcaly. ~vlv*I*' ('z.>r:.itz>ky an.i FI : tiwanu' t c.f !:t y?.!?'% Wv 11. th:? In- : 1 tlians .*hoi!ld a tr." u < the games wiil be much better anri i?iS*' ! LMun p. ' "? . -1 . ,!v Aei! 3.9 .. ir ir cc.i.fo; t : -v. " . i , Dickert-Schumpert Chapter The i*i ! ;?. :-c . "l| i; (I IV!" .. f ": ' i ;! . tv . I oVin *.vIrh t V. iu'T.i::. ? . !: V-'iVii:. ! : * t ACTIVITIES OF SILVERSTREET [K LUTHERAN CHURCH We feel like our friends would be C pleased to hear of seme of our activities. We desire to mention three significant items. C On the evening of Dec. 21, the Lutheran Brotherhood honored the Wo- j u man's society with a bountiful oyster 1 ?'.w. -\t,- i? r !u; M.j'j.'t'l viO 1-ilVT iiUlile v l -?x * . a v. v. ? president of the brotherhood. The j1' quests and hosts surrounded the ex- j tensive table and partook freely of a it( :curie cf oysters, coif , ice cream i*11 ".ui cake. After sapper Rev. A. G. !?' Vol-.;:. D. D., L.L. D.. the guest of j honor, delivered a wonderful di.s! ? .ouise, touching on the ties of Chris- i tian L".mixed with wit and humor. u ! atcr tin.- y.yr.y cf twenty-five c:" j;" .l.ity enjoyed a while of social tf r. i /. :!!;'"g amid the strains of music a :ir. i son?. Every one departed .-'i-on^ir in Icve. ar.cl n-o-re zealcus in * - Ji :i res*: ci;ve work. , o The next occurrence was a filling to ^ overnov. i:;x cf the parsonage yi '.try j. and kitchen on Dc-ct:r.ber 22. It was ^ 4 ' ? ^ C l\An^*?. wr\ i rrV' * '! \ (lYf> :l U'JUIi:... , '.i I Iicav_. ? n ^ ^ . .vere brought r:ick after sacrk of su'-Ct: :ir and four, with fruit cr.ke, eofTee, t. sausage, butte". ems. nuts, pickles, w ?;.nned fruits, ot:\ In jreneral. it was ;i thou>rhfu.! and genuine expression 3f th:? r~iid'ui;y of r.xstor arc! cor.- t ?ri i-atio:^. On Sunday ever.i:i;r. Christmas day, "d o Sunday s^Iioc! rendered Chris i- ir mas cxerc'r'c. The < Iiurch was never t} before Z) nearly ad >rne ? ;:> a Undo, cc The biu'k;ri*cu::u consisted cf war.- p< derinp: ivy acrc.:-.s a foundation cf ii while. Ac ross the arch was drrped a ir ? ore-ecu? festo r. of ivy. white bell 3 ?i and white crepe paper, hovering over ;Ve ccr.ter cf v!.?r*h wr.s .1 !ar~e ncvt.r dSnrmmg :: ir. while the imagination c: rm't! hrr.v ir- ru n'.Ttirl -rcrcTind- h-: irix in t1 cI-: -r- of buls 2': ova. In w r> .! he heard whisperings t? the little \? :S' '"h istmas tree, "How li will I ';r? so beautiful1?" The ra were'ex.ejlently rendered, rr r n:i cor.;ire:: cf son?.;, >t;or.s. di- t? Eil: :uei\ lulh/^ycs. chimes, duets end ? nucrlrtte:;. TN* ccr?rep:::t:")n filled e( L';e house a fie; ma*;." a liberal ofToring.ti cf $-30.00 fcr th? purchase of an in-' pi dividual communion scrvice. - I ci us ! ? LUTHERAN PASTOR GOES TO REWARD c: The Rev. J. A. Cromer Dico :n Lr:;- j.. ineicr.?Served One Ch.:..h t Ferty-lhree Years The State. ,, Lexington, Jan. 1.-?The Rev. J. A. ( , Cromer, prominent Lutheran paster of Lexington county, died at his home j,, near here this afternoon after an. ill- ct ness of one week's duration. He ^ i"ns 74 years of age. Mr. Cromer was ordained fez the ' ministry in St. Matth.-ws church in . T-I Shenandoah county, v irgmia, in and had been continuously en- ,n razed in paste ra! duties up to the iC Lime of his illm;.- in a single charge. 1 lie hsll served one of the churches of f T- ! il. V. ( :he chur'/e at the time 01 ms cL-am for 43 consecutive years. Two cf the (1 :'lurches cf the charge were served in* him :ntermiUentlv for the lirst few Tn 1 r .eais >'{ his ministry, and kter co::tinuously. He constructed two other -!r : hurches in the immediate vicinity of lV chese three, and served them regularly as pastor until his death. He was iisc> pastor several years of a sixth Lutheran church in Richland county. m . . w) For 12 years the Sunday schools in ^ lis neighborhood have held an an- ^ .ma I picnic and reunion in "his yard, r uui these have akvavs been attended ~ ui v approximately 2.000 men. women nd children. ! , o J Survi\ in? are his widow, six sons to Mid t .v > daughters. The children are: ur ^i'as. P. T., C. I., and C. W. Cromer la f Columbia; the Rev. J. L. Cromer -f H.vkory. N. C.: J. D. Cromer of 1" . xir 't-.r. and Mr.;. Lottie Seay ar.d ;>u i:>s Ti: C'omer of Lexington. i-1 grandehiidren. ! This 1- the first death in the immeii " fr.mily f Mr. Cromer, who lived :-; in siarl:. of his birthplace. ; he P Fi : :e gole.en we -itinjr anniversary of : ' ' ' ' '< >" MM? ! < ] "hv;l *('(1 1 ' ' i rlost'ii. ;)!l r;r ! ' \\ii; "?e M at Mi. llt-i'- :.i . ,i . .ii' Brook'ani.!. at 'J !n ' . : a! U*1'HO?M1. M I ;iRBY FILES HIS APPEAL GAPPINS FILES HIS SOON tappin's Attorney to Perfect Appeal by 15th for Solicitor Caliison? Will ask Dismissal 'olumbia Record, Jan. 3. The appeal of S. J. Kirby, new i the death house of the state penentiary, has, within the past feways, been filed with Solicitor Calli>n, of Lexington, according to ia :atement made by the solicitor yesTday. The appeal of Jesse Gappins, nother member of the trio convicted f the murder of William Brazell, clunJbii tax: driver last summer, ill be filed with the solicitor within week pr two, by the 15th, the solitor states. Attorneys for Gappir-3 ;ve recently received copies of the ar.-r;r;'jed testimony ;.r. the casre, r.d this means the appeal will shortly e? perfected. The appeal of p. 0. cx, frcm the decision of Associate Li?tice Cothran, in lefusing a writ * f certiorari for an appeal to the nited States supreme court, will be card by the supreme court, at its pril term, rnd ur.til the three cases t"2 disposed of by the appellate court, io three men cannot be resentenced ) tho electric chair, to which they ere sentenced by tho- Lexington Dint last summer. Solicitor C'allison states that ho in?nds to ark the supreme court early i it. April session to dismiss the spcals of the three men, under the . .v rule adopted by the court during le recent fail term, whereby the ;urt has the right to dismiss an <ap. :!, on motion cf opposing counsel, it is fcund that the appeal lacks :!t, wirbcut the r.ejcss'.zy of formal guments :n the ca;e and tlie neces'v cf a foV'.r.al opinion in decidir^ i- ue. It is not generally believ ; v. ...l :)L- iippt..:3 01 ine uiree m?n wf merit. ;rr no points raised r.-Jw ere raiced ;.t the time of trial, and le three men admitted their guilt. \ when 'the r licitor moves for d'silssal cf the appeals, no merit in the :pcr.!.: appears to the supreme court, 10 r.ppcah can .be dismissed and the ri-oners sent back to the circuit :urt to be re-sentenced. Un<j(*r i; h a firuat!cn, Fox, Kirby and Gapins will be resentenced at the term : court which convenes in Lexington :unty in May. If the court does not mi'-? t';c appeal, hut holds thc<t ?ve is sufficient merit for argut. anc'l a consideration of the i."? uy -the court, then the men could r*rJ!y lesertenced until the Sep.t.be. term, following a decision of o ca:es by the supreme court. Kir by, whose appeal has 'been fiLed1, ?-,es the point that the clerk of art records in Lexington do not :o\v that t'.ie prand jury was properrwcrn. He also takes certain exrptions to the judge's charge as to le questicrt of malice. A New Job Office Mr. Jns. L. Aull, formerly of The erald and Xews, has gone into bus^ i i t* i i i. .* p~i mrnseir. naving severea nis >r.r? : on with this office. The Jas. A ; ] Job Pricing office is on the ?t floor of the Newberry hotel an*>: 'building, two floors west of the tc-mber of commerce. Hp has an enrely now outfit and is well prepared r the work th.::t will come to him-. >5. L. Au ! has r. > ?npc.ior as a fine ') p!' c."- :ir<] is c^^ab!? of the best oik ::: 3. rv. Intln? Tioe. Many Hurt in Nc.v Orleans Xew Orleans. Jan. 2.?One white an and two r.eirroes were killed, a bite man drowned, a pcliccoian shot id fatally wounded, eleven persons ot and over twenty negrets stabbed the A'cw Year celebration in New leans. ' TflfJ Stabbings, shootings and free-for! ficrh:? in the negro districts began pour Into police headquarters Satday night and kept officers busy te into Sunday. Records show that approximately ? were shot or stabbed, some serj- / ;sly. American Legion Auxiliary The regular monthly meeting of e American Leg-ion auxiliary will be Id at the residence of Mrs. L. W. oyil on Wednesday, January 11th, J c\ ! A full attendance is desired as the :iu:i! election of officers will be held that time. s i Mrs. L. \V. Flovd. Pres. >. .im?. M. Kinard. Sec. / /