The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 03, 1922, Page FIVE, Image 5
GEORGE JOHNSTONE.
Memorial Adopted by South Caroli
Bar Association, January 27, 1922
George Johnstone, son of Chanc
lor Job Johnstone ad Amelia DeW;
Johnstone, was born at "Coateswooc
the home of his parents in Xewberi
S. C., April 18, 1846, and died at 1
"home in Newberry March 8, 1921. ]
was survived by his widow, his brot
er Alan Johnstone, and his siste:
Mrs. Clara M. McCrary, widow
Thomas McCrary, Miss Fan e J oh
<?tor>p. and Mrs. Adeline Fowles, wi
ow of J. Newton .Fowles. He w
married April 8, 1896, to Miss Ka
Rutherford, only child of Color
Drayton Rutherford, who was kill
in the battle of Sharpsburg, Octob
13, 1864.
George Johnstone was richly do
ered in mind and body. He receiv
his preparatory education in priva
schools, including those of Mrs. Sus;
Anderson, Joseph Reid, the Rev. Le
nidas K. Glasgow, William Hood, tl
Rev. J. L. Kennedy, and the Arsen
in Cc-lumbia, after which he enter*
the Citadel academy, the state mi
tary school, in Charleston. From tl"
institution, in 1864, at the age of 1
he entered the Confederate servic
in Company B, battalion of State C
dets, in command of Major J.
White. He was honorably discharg<
at the close of the war. In 1896 wr
other young Carolinians, he went
4.U/-. TTnTOaw-ihr if Edinburgh, whe:
W1C Uui> viv?vj ? w
he spent three profitable years in ge
eral cultural study. Returning hon
in 1869 he began the study of law
the office of Col. Simeon Fair at Ne^
berry.
When he came to the bar the sta
was in the throes of reconstructio
Reckless of cost and of danger, 1
threw himself with passionate ze
into the fight for wnne supruni<tc.y
for the rescue of the state from tl
grip of aliens and plunderers. Tl
devoted service that fie the renden
has never been requited, and the pre
ent generation little understands <
appreciates its incalculable value a:
effectiveness.
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1T1 107 / lie wa? cicticu w
N of representatives, where he serv<
his county for four terms, much <
the time as chairman of the ways ar
means committee. Then, and later,}
was an ardent supporter of the Sou"
Carolina college, when its cause w;
unpopular and it needed friends. ]
1890 he was elected to congress fro
the Third congressional district.- ?
took rank among the leaders of h
' 1 *? -LV _ rviT/)Am I
party, ditu in tne lu^vuK^uvm factionalism
he was defeated for r
election. Had he been a political 01
portunist, trimming his sails to tl
shifting breeze, he could have he'
his office, and could doubtless ha>
realized his desire to occupy a seat
the United States senate. But he h
lieved in the teachings of sound pi
litical Economy and the principles c
which our constitutional governmei
is founded, and he was not willing 1
sacrifice his convictions to politic
expediency. He had the confidem
and esteem of Grover Cleveland :
1892, just as he had enjoyed the coi
ndence and esteem of Wade Harnptc
in 1876. In 1895, he was a recogni
ed leader in the state constitution
convention. ,
His reputation as an able lawy<
was statewide. He was engaged
many of the most important cases th;
were tried in our courts. He held tl
office of president of the South Ca
olina Bar association, and as speci
judge he presided a number of tim;
over circuit courts. He disliked tl
routine of the law office. He chaf(
under the restraint of mere author
ty, but was disposed to cut straigi
through the rule and its trapping
and seek the reason cf the rule. I
believed in trial by jury, and he w;
at home on the hustings and in tl
forum. He was a great trial lawye
He had acute powers of analysis, ar
great skill in the examination of wi
nesses. He never took notes of tesl
mony. Bold, fearless, virile, aggre
sive, self-confident, it was his poli*
to put his adversary on the defensiv
and then drive him. Apt at reparte
-1- ~ Attn), nf invpr?ti\
QUICK ill a vj. i.. - . .?
A countenance mobile and responsi'
to his changing- emotions, a bo<
strong, supple and graceful, a voi
rich, flexible and of great power, le
themselves readily to dramatic deli
ery, as he ranged easily from tend
pathos to fierce philippic. A ha
ngnter, 01 ihqviihuiuic win, it?u^ ?
all comers, he was always a formi
able antagonist, but he was a: his be
and was filled with the gaudium c?
taminis when his case seemed despt:
ate and others thought it lost. Ai
always he made his client's case 1
own. I have never known his equ
in forensic power and eloquence. A:
it is very doubtful whether the sou
Carolina bar of other generations ev
produced his superior.
His varied and rich experience a
his familiarity with the history of 1
state and its leading families ga
charm to his brilliant conversatic
But he had the fatal gifr of sareas
i ;
j
[and ridiculc and of apt characterization
of the foibles and faults of othna
ers, that too often left a sting that
rankled where no wound had been intended.
He was true to his friends,
ej? but little inclined to conciliate those
ajt'who he thought had done a wrong.
I ? ; He had his fault, "as you and I."
His very hatred of sham and hypoc^
risy caused him, in a spirit of defiant
T-1 candor, to let his shortcomings be
known of men. He was unique in
rs temperament and personality, and
0f none of us is wise enough to judge
n_ him justly.
id- j
as,''What's done we partly may comte
1 pute,
iej But know not what's resisted."
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A friend?my friend and his?
ei i
, writes me:
J "One of the most beautiful traits
ecj of Col. Johnstone's character, and one
te the world at large didn't seem to j
a_ know or appreciate, was his supreme
all
,0_f devotion to the memory of his father |
ie and mother, and his solicitous care j
aj for his brothers and sisters. To me!
that trait ot ms cnarcater always soi-j
tened the otherwise, apparently, too j
harsh and hard nature. He was tons
g .wards his brothers and sisters as tender
hearted as a woman, ajid as solic.
itous about their welfare as a father
cL"
g about that of his children. Vou and
I knew Col. Johnstone as few men
^ knew him, and all the harshness that
to others seemed to think he possessed,
you and I knew to be only an e::teri \>.
1-Viivi n-Pfon timoc Col"F.imr>nSpH *
p _ Vij tuill) UiiU VK/C11 i.k K>^, + A. A...^ v^v ? ,
ie for beneath it all there was a kind n
ness and thoughtfuln^ss that wis
? genuine and sincere."
nf ?
! At "Coateswood" George Johnstone
te first saw the light; from the ancestral
n halls of "Coateswood" his body was
borne to its last resting: place in the
aj family burial ground. And there j
lcj passed a very able lawyer, a very true j
friend, an intensely patriotic citizen '
who had served his country with;
le ,
i(l whole-hearted devotion. His law i
s_ partner for more than a quarter of a i
3r century knew him well. "He was my
l(j friend, faithful and just to me."
George B. Cromer.
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^ 1 ^ News of Pomaria
Pcmaria, Jan. 28.?Mrs. J. T. Kin-1
jj ard'who is having a nice new reside
dence built will soon be ready to
tk move into it. One room has a sleepas
ir.g porch joined to it. I
[n i Mr. and Mrs. George I. Bundrick
m who have lived all their lives a few
[e miles south of. Pomaria, have gone to
Columbia to make their future home.
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^ Mr. and Mrs. Bundrick were old lande_
marks in this section where they were
p_ "born and reared. ;
ie I The Southern Power company has
about completed cutting out its right
re of way from Newberry to Broad river
and some of the cable has been
in
e_ shipped here and is ready to be put
0_ on the towers which will take some
n time to complete.
About all of the lumber mills have
:o gotten down to work since Christmas
al and a lot of lumber, cedar posts bille,e
kins and wood are being shipped from
here each day.
Ill
n_1 Mr. Johnnie Koon and his father,
m Mr. J. B. Koon, have bought several
z_ acres o* land from Mr. L*. A. Sheel-ey
V on the old Derrick place and will
'build at once.
1 We notice in The Herald and News
ln of recent date that Chairman Boulat
wart has promised to build Pomaria
and Peak some top soil roads, begin-'
le
r_ ning very soon. This plan has been
going for- -some time but through a
^ promise we have .been very quiet down
here and nobody has said very much
about it, but it seems that these two
[. small towns should be shown some
consideration along this line as we all
fell in line and. helped to vote the
^ bonds and have to pay our part of
ag tatfes and yet have to go four miles
toward Newberry or five miles toward
Little Mountain before we can get on
^ any of the taxable roads, but neither
. Pomaria nor Peak are towns to strike
itup
a howl about anvthing until they
tl r
have to.
;SThere
were communion services at
+ T nfUAvon rm last. SllTlH^V
CaIC ait tauivii uii * w ?
'6,
morning at eleven o'clock. This be^
' ing a fifth Sunday, services were held
in the morning by the pastor. Rev. H.,
A. Kistler.
iy
Some of the trustees of the school
C6
went down to the sessions of the
house of representatives last Tuesday
in behalf of the school.
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In the election of officers for the
l- U 1 T,,?c^r,,T AT,
LOwp ne;u neie x uoouav jh.
OY
^ Maxcy Boland was elected for a second
term of mayor, and Messrs. L. A.
Sl Sheeley, H. W. Lominack, L. B. Bo'
" land and M. E. K Glymph were elected
aldermen for another year
n The Southern railroad has a gan?
us camping: here and making: some reia^
pairs on trestles near here, but the
n(* snow and ice halted all of the work.
er i
j ^ ou are not permitted by the law
nd to do anything that endangers the
lis life or health or property of others.
ve and you have no right to cto anytning
>n. that affects the moral welfare of oth ;m
ers.
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For the benei
gale and those w!
stock with even g
snr#?lv reoret it if
(others have got.
I A Few of the M
10,000 yards all kinds
and 15c values, at only,
Up to S2.50 value c
wash Skirts at
I Up to ?5.00 value
Up to $6.00 value
only
Up to $20.00 value
Up to $25.00 value Lac
DR POE TO ADDRESS "t<
FARMERS FEBRUARY 13TH r
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Cooperative Marketing and Creamery p
Project to Be the Principal jf
Subject of Address
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An announcement has just been
made public through .the chamber of 1
commerce that Dr. Clarence Poe, editor
of the' Progressive Farmer, of Raleigh,
N. C., will visit Newbery on d
Monday, February 13th for the pur- M
" - J ~ ~ + fivni ore n n rl G
pose 01 auurtrbsiii^ wt .
business men of Newberry county. J ^
Dr. Poe is corning to 'Newberry jt'
through the efforts of the agricultural jd
committee and the creamery, committee.
Both of these committees have h
been very much interested in getting "t!
Dr. Poe for some months but it was d
only recently that they were able to n
^ ^ 4-Unf T\r Pno 2*
feel assured 01 tne late mat
would come. a
It is not thought necessary to say a
very much about Dr. Poe as a speak- s]
er, for many of our citizens knew him "
and their memories are very pleasant, ^
but for the benefit of those who dojf'
not know h'im, we will say that Dr. |n
Poe is thoroughly versed on the agri- j
i.1 on^'lh
cultural conditions 01 uie CUUIIH^ aiiu j
it will be a real treat to hear him. Dr. (Z
Poe is a practical farmer, but for ma-'P
ny years has been the editor of the T
Progressive Farmer, which publication c:
is entirely devoted to agriculture. P
Those who have read the Progressive ?
Farmer know from his writings that t<
he is practical along all lines of agri- v
culture, and for this reason, one may P
know that all of his talks and address- V
es are also practical. 3
Cooperative Marketing 0
Dr. Poe will give most of his time t<
during his address in Newberry to the a
question ot cooperative iiuhacwii5,
however he will not dwell entirely
on cooperative marketing: of cotton, I but
cooperative marketing for all lines j
of farm products. This question nat-; *
urally embraces the creanieiy project!*
which has been agitated for ih- past ?
few months by the chamber of.com-j
i'and which oroiect will be put;a
in operation within the next fewjh
months according to an announcement iv
published last week. jt
It might be well to say that Dr. Jp
Poe is not visiting Newberry for thejn
purpose of "advising" the farmers jv
and business men, but to give them j b
a clear, clean cut idea of what can <'p
be accomplished through the coopera-jo
live marketing plan. It
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creamery i tujcn . ^
At the close of Dr. Poe's address je
the creamery project will be explain-j I
ed thoroughly and every farmer of jt
the county is urged to be prepared |
,to give the necessary ^information J J
which will be called for?how manyir
cows each farmer is milking at thejv
present time and whether or not hejs
r from
Will IUl'UlMl LI1C Utam
cows to the creamery. As announc-;
ed before the farmers are not ex-,S
pec-ted to take stock in the creamery a
as the financial question has already,I
been provided for. All the farmer 1,
will have to do is sell his cream to ' t
the creamery, for which he wiil re-ja
^eive the highest possible market ii
price. t
Meeting Promptly at 2:00 P. M.
i The meeting: on the 13th will be ; (
called to order promptly at 2:00 jt
o'clock. Dr. Poe will arrive in New-1
iborv ar 12:30 ,*ind will oossihlv wnnt:f
i ' I
ca nwavfn ?w v *min
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rit ot those who iia^
10 haven't yet at ten
reater bargains anc
you fail to attend t
5 ^ ^ 4> -?J o fir n
LSOU I lilliiU ISiC wt
any Specials A
; of lace up to 10c Uf
yard 2 l-2c at ...
olored and white A
25c A
Wool Skirts at ,a
$1.98
Silk Waists at at
$1.98
T " JLU
Ladies' Coat Suits Hose
$5.00 Uf
lies' Coats at $7.50 brow
f
o leave on the 3:40 train. For this
eason those desiring to attend the
ieetir.? should be at the court house
romptly on time in order to get tne
ull benefit of Dr. Poe's.address.
Don't forget the date, place and
our?Monday, P'ebruary 13th, at the
ourt house promptly at. 2:00 o'clock.
Some Rotary Notes
Next Tuseday is goirig to be a gala
ay for the Rotarians cf this city.
Lt noon several cars full will go to
reeenwood, where they will dine with
hp firppnwnnd club aria on their re
urn they will bring jBseph Turner,
' strict governor of the Tth district of
Notary clubs, who will be the guest of
onor at the ladies' night banquet of
tie Newberry Rotes at 7:30 the same
ay at the Newberry hotel. Mr. Turer
in addition to bei^g a charming
entleman is a strong speaker and can
dapt himself to a college yell just
s well -as he can ma?e a serious
> i .
peech. He holds the position oi ousless
manager of Hollins college in
rirginia, which place., he inherited
rom his father, who w^s manager for
yany years. ,
In the report of the last Rotary
incheon mention of ,the fact that
ach Wright recited some touching
oetry was inadvertently omitted,
'his was an unintentional slight and
ame not froWi the fact that Zach's
oetry was unimpressive but rather
rom the fact that there was so much
) write up that Zach's verses for the
loment slipped the mind ot tiie reorter.
We might add. that Rotarian
bright rarely ever makes a speech,
lthough he can make a corking good
ne, of late, but he has the first time
d refuse to recite touching poetry,
sually of a sentimental nature. You
now Zach.
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GARDENING
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Tomatoes?The general favorite of
il vegetables should (be planted in
ct beds or boxes row, transplanting:
/hen three inches high to another bed
hereby insuring a stocky plant for
ermanent planting. The gardener
lust remember to use stable manure
. . VAT, ...11 ?i'....]
rtllCll IS AU1 wen ruuuu m tuc nuo
eds, as we wish t:> force the young
lants, over this put a four inch layr
of leaf loam. Do not put seeds too
hick, soaking them over night in
weet milk assists germination. The
dible varieties are Improved Stone,
larding, John Deer, and Red Rock,
he first named is the most popuiar.
Cabbage?Should be planted in
anuary. Cut off a little of the tan
oot to prevent tfoin;r to seed, best
arieties are Early York, Pearly .Jerey,
Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield,
nd Succession.
Onions?The best keepers arc
Spanish Brown, Australian Brown,
.nd Red Wethersfield. The Pearl and
Bermuda are delicious but do not
;eep well. Plant seeds in rich hot
>eds in'early February, when as larjre
is a pea transplant ten inches apart,
ise 1,000 lbs. commercial fertilizer
o an acre, preferably 10-4-4.
Carrots?Plant in February. Golden
jlow and Denver are excellet varieies.
Lettuce?Let us nor neglect to
ransnlarit rho.?e small plants that are
ire so liberally respon
i<4pfi fKpsale we annc
1 will continue the sal
his great half price j
ather but come and :
l Few of the Many Specie
) to $20.00 value Ladies' D]
big lot of Men's Suits at $
big lot of Boys' Suits, all sizes at
big lot Children's Union Suits at.
dozen Men's dress and work ?
49c air
r.asps Men's Ladies,' and Chile
at, pair
) to $10.00 value Ladies' Shoes, I
n and gray, at i
*lsinrl 1
! crowding" jn the hot bed. Lettuce is !
j one of our best sellers. Do not forget
jto cut a little of the tap root to prcivent
seeding.
I Irish potatoes?Best varieties arc !
j Early Rose, Bliss Triumph, and Irish
iTnlihlov Cut with two i:r three eves
!to piece leaving a generous amount;
;of potato to nourish plant. Treat beifore
planting to prevent scab,
j Formula for treatment: 1 oz. forjmalin
.to 2 gals, water. Immerse cut
'potatoes five minutes.
Planting?Prepare soil deeply, put-:
j ting rows 30 inches apart. Use com-!
! mercial fertilizer and cultivate rapidly.
Pinuentc?Perfection is the best (
j variety. Seed can be secured from:
jMrs. L. A. Long, Furman, S. (J.
Robert Buist Co., seed merchants,!
Philadelphia, Pa., are sending out an :
excellent garden guide.
'1 i
j sweet potatoes to
! ?e valuable asset;
: J
S. J. Thompson Sees Great Possibili- j
tics in New Industry
|
I Greenwood Index-Journal.
Declaring- that it is an absolute cer-1
tainty that sweet potatoes can be I
| made a valuable asset in the recon- J
[structed agriculture of this county!
; which is bound to follow in the wake j
I of the boll \veevil, the Index-Journul'
| has received the communication print;ed
below from S. J. Thompson, giving
jin detail reasons why the potato injdustry
has not succeeded in the past
and telling what will correct the
{faults in methods of bundling that
;crcp.
j Mr. Thompson is a practical farmI
er and one who knows of what he
! speaks. He has two potato houses of
1500 bushels capacity each and is enthusiastic
over the outlook for the
idevelooment of the potato industry in
; this section. For a nu.2r.ber of years
! he has been planting sweet potatoes in '
jlarge quantities. During the coming!
'year, Mr. Thompson siys he does not
now believe that he will plant a single .'
stalk of cotton, devoting most of his
j energy to potato growing .and the culjtivation
of other such crops. His injtere?ting
communicaticn follows:
j '"Your recent article on the comjmercial
possibility of the sweet potu
j to crop is timely. That tins crop tan
he made, quite an asset to this county
is an absolute certainty. The crop as
it U hurdled at present, in banks,
'cellars, out houses, etc., is a failure,'
'fully 50 per cent of the crop being so'
badly damaged in storage as to be un-;
j fit for human consumption. This together
with poor seed selection, poor
preparation of the land, and poor cultivation
(some people think the most
| ignorant negroes can handle this crop
as well as anybody) gives up about 2o
per cent of a crop for actual consump
tion. That the potato has held its own
!and even increased its popularity, unjder
such wasteful methods, provt-s its
| value as a food crop.
i "Failure in keeping potatoes is
i largely responsible for the lack of in:
rorpst |:1 ree(j selection, preparation
of land, etc. Now that storage houses
'have been perfected to such an ex-'
iter.t that there is no danger of serious
j loss, it would seem that it might be to;
iour advantage to increase the acre-'
i
ip-c-o in this crop. But first we must
jhave the storage houses. It is folly'
J i
ded Jo our great Cle
sunee that we have s
e until Saturday, Fei
>a!e after you he as
share in the feast of
k
nmmmmma i mi ?? tub i mbw??? w
i
tls A Few of the
resses A big lot of .Men's
$5.00 A big lot Men's r<
10.00 work Shoes at
$4.93 A big lot'Childre:
25c -^2.00 values at
Shirts A big lot Boys' a
^ ^ i <r\ 5^1 _ i.
d 79c ** 1-2 to z, special ai
b en's Up to $6.00 val
...10c 2 1-2 to 6 at
>lack, All Ladies' and I
$2.98 | and Oxfords at 1-3 c
^^si^KKstassssst i JJJJ J'i'I imi?ii
Hj^ Make s
i!i of a fois
ill crop. 1
II Fertilizer
|!| GET IT
8 Slimmer Bros.
!|| JohnsoTi-McCracki n Co.
jjj M. L Spearman
to plant a large acreage to the potato
crop unless we can cure them out
when they are made. As to houses, J
I believe that communitv, or larger!
v
commercial houses .at railroad stations
will prove more practical than small j
individual houses. These would be j
large enough to warrant tne employ-'
ment of a competent man during- the '
curing process (2 or 3 weeks) would
hold enough potatoes to load one or
more cars, which is important, is the
larger portion of the crop must of |
necessity be shipped out of the coun-!
ty.
"If we intend to plant this crop on j
a commercial scale this year, some-:
body will have to get busy with the;
storage proposition as there are only!
two or three months ' 'ft between now
and planting time, d less time if we
expert to raise our own plants. In,
conclusion I would emphasize the!
point I have already made that it is
folly to plant any considerable area'
in potatoes unless we h:ive the rght;
kind of houses to cure and store j
them in."
S. J. Thompson. ,
New berry's business district h:i.been
growing until the post o rice
feels it necessary to extend its r i.-.i-'
ness deliveries and colkvLons op ihe:
following' streets:
.Vance, Caki'.vell, Co!l?\f*f\ r v:'
Boyce to Harrington, on il;r > .
street from Nanca to College, ai:
Main street from Coa^s street iu
Mo wers era rajfe.
At 2 p. m. an ad i:. ;?;nal business!
delivery and colleeiion vv?:i be msde
in the business sec lien o? the city, >
which will make four vompie.e bus; ;
ness deliveries and five c:>.nuiite col-;
lections as follow?: 8 a. ri., 10 a. r>., i
i'. p. m.,? and 4:;j0 p. :n.
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Look lor more uuuuic m jic.mw. .
A new oil belt has been discovered |
down tere.
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arance and white I
upplemented our | j
b. 11th. You will I |
wnat uargams
bargains.
fl1
i Many Specials
; Hats at $1.00 & $1.9S
md Ladies' dress and
....$1.98 | |
n's Shoes, sizes 3 to 3,
ncl Girls' Shoes, sizes , &
$1.49
ue Boys' SJioes, sizes
$2.98 I
Men's Walkover Shoes
iv* i
jure |
Use I
MER'S
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Newberry, S. C. Iji
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY THE CIVIC LEAGUE
Be it resolved: By the Civic league
of Newberry, S. C., in session this, the
31sc day of January, 1922, that we
heartily endorse the ollices of the
home demonstration cgent, the coun- |
ty farm demonstration agent, Newoerry
couty health unit and che V. D.
clinic, also the work which has been
accomplished by these departments
during the year 1021.
Be- it farther rtzclved:. That we. .}}
hereby ask and urge our senator and"
representatives to work and vote for .. . 'M
a sufficient appropriation to- carry on . ^
the work during the year 1922, as we
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iee-i mat xne u.uic v?jl, v.*..
county would be seriously handicappetl
without these departments. >'
Be: it further re.soived: That a
copy oi' these resolutions be sent to
Senator Alan Johnstone, Representative
Eueree S. Blease, Representative
Euston X. Kibler, Representative W*.
A. Counts, also a copy to Mr. W. W.
Long of Ciemson collude, a copy to
the state home, demonstration agent,
a copy to the South Carolina state
board of health arid a copy to oe iurnlshed
10 cach cf our 1- 1 "^ors
for publication, an?' ? ""fy ^ - '
spread upon therm:" . .es oi Lie cifieiil
meetir.pr of the Civic Iv^.eu" cn thi-3
the 31st"day of January, 1021.
Signed: /J!
Civ:? 7 jague of Nevoeivy, 5. C.,
Mrs. T. P. Johnson, Scry.
M The
irreatest of ;f;r trouble
is our own sin. Trouble times
comes through no fault of cur own,
but we bring most of our own troubles
upon ourselves by our wrongdoing.
Why do people come to this t&ber
nacle? I'll tell you why: Because
they are hungering for the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
And now let's ali get busy and pay
for our Christmas bills.
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