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J|e JtraiH mid Jem ? 1 SatcrW at the Poatoffice at New-; *W|? 3. C.f at 2nd cl&s* matter. K. H. AULL, EDITOR. __ j Friday, February 17, 1922. Now comes Solicitor Callison and says he can not accept the trusteeship of the Universiay to which he was recently elected. That he can " i not hold two offices under the con stitution. KemarKaoie. _ t We notice from the papers that Congressman Dominick and Senator Dial are the only two of the representatives in Washington from South Carolina who are opposed to the bon-; us bill. We must say that to our way of thinking and seeing they are the two who are right in their position. The boys were injured should be L-t? m'vori whatever is LHAtll Care Ui anu 5?t \,n ....? necessary for their comfort, but the boys who went and came back in good and sound health do not care to be beneficiaries of the government in this wey, we should think. The experience was worth a great deal to ( them. And besides the amount each one would receive from the bonus, should it pass, would be very small, the largest being less than a thousand dollars. . I IS IT POSSIBLE? i Well, well, is it possible? We invite you to read editorial which we copy from the Greenwood IndexJournal and written by the editor of the Piedmont. We make this explanation for the reason that we do not see the Piedmont. The subject is, "Well Done, Senators," and .we want you to read it for yourself. Those who are old enough to remember a campaign in this county some sixteen years ago will recall that it affirms the position we took then and there has been no legislation to change the constitution of the state since that time in this regard. Permit us to quote a few paragraphs from this editorial: "This may seem an unimportant matter, but it is not. It recognizes and lays down a sound principle in . state legislation which is that members of the general assembly should not hold two offices, that a legislator ought not to serve as a trustee of a state institution." And then the Piedmont adds this f paragraph: "This principle is simply a reaffirmation of the requirement of the constitution of South Carolina that no person shall at the same time hold two offices in this state." And then this paragraph: "So far as the Piedmont is informed this is the first time that either branch of the legislature has recognized that clause in the state consti tution and voted to obey it. No other provision in the organic law of the state has been more frequently ignored and violated." Some years ago it seems to us the senate appointed a committee to look into this matter and the report was there was no violation of the law to be senator and trustee at the same t'me. ' * " And J1CV0 iS aiiuwxci from the Piedmont editorial, and th's I is really one of the main reasons why a leg-is! 2 tor should not at the same time be a trustee of any institution about which there is a probability that there will be legislation, and there is always something in regard to the various institutions: "Here is one vice of the practice ihciv korc nf lpcisla Ui. CiCVl/UIg Iiinm/V.w -,5-, ture as trustees of state institutions. The people of the county elect their members of the general assembly to represent them?and them alone.1 When, however, a legislator is elected trustee of a state institution, he is committed to the proposition that he sh U also represent it?and there may be a conflict of interests. How will he vote? Whose interest will he defend? "No legislator siiouia oe a trustee of the University of South Carolina; or any other state institution." But how many are there that are acting in both capacities, and they, are going to continue to act despitJ, this resolution of the senate. We are making: no comment outj simply calling; attention to this resolu-' tion in that it vindicates the position ' we took some years ago. But the or-' granic law will continue to he violated, because there are too many members of the legislature acting in the dual capacity. And many of them have' not been commissioned, thinking in u-qv o-pr around this constitu-! tional provision. AN ERROR AND AN OMISSION J ' We thank Mr. Thos. W. Keitt for calling: our attention to the error' made in the article regarding the proposed road to Broad river. Of t course we bad in mind Strothers and! i not Shelton as we understand that' Strothers is the place on the river at which the Ashford ferry road reaches the river. Personally we do not know anvf . 1 thing about the crossings at the river and so far as we recall never crossed the river at any one 01 uiem except once a great many years ago we came from some point on that side to Newberry when the railroad tracks had been washed up from a freshet and | we-think it was Strothers at which] we crossed. Mr. J. D. Wheeler, the present clerk of court, says that he was +he ferryman at the time the party returning from a Lutheran sy- I nod in Knoxville came that way in order to sret home, being met in bug-. gies at the river. In the party were J Dr. G. W Holland, Dr. G-o. B. Cro-' mer, Captain H. H. Folk and the writer and may be some others. At any rate we must have had in mind Strothers and not Shelton when we wrote the story about the extension of roads. j And the omission was the road. from Newberry out to Bush River church, or rather we should say, out to Tranwood school house on the road to Capt. E. P. Matthews. It was decided to build out this road at least five, miles. i We have asked some of our good Baptist friends out at Bush River how it was they had the largest and most flourishing rural congregation possibly in the state, and how they could endure to put up with the worst roads in the state. Why, in weather like we are now having it is almost impossible to get to the church from any direction in any way except on foot or on horse back and that would be difficult. We desire to commend the program outlined by the highway commission for the extension of the highways of Newberry and hope they may soon have the extensions built, because then, as we have said, Newberry would have a fine system of highways permeating almost every nook cf the county and certainly within easy reach of all the people of the county. OLD TIMES RECALLED ] In reading the comments on the Sunday school lesson for last Sunday as made by J. E. W. in the Anderson Mail, it carried us back to the days when we were on the farm just as de" * * rtt mi. _ 1 11 scriDea oy J. &. w. ine lesson, as an Sunday school children will recall was on Elisna and the Shunammite woman and the death of her son and the bringing back to life of the boy. We take it that J. E. W. who writes these comments is none other than Dr. -J. E. White, though we do not knew. At any rate, he says it was harvest time when the incident took place as recorded in Kings, and that harvest time is now and was then a hot time of the year, and that the boy had been out in the field with the reapers, and. the boy was to carry the water to the reapers and he complained of his head and no doubt had sunstroke, but here is a sentence, or Lhe paragraph that we are after quoting now, and while it has not so much to do with the lesson taugh, yet it brings to our attention some of the things that we have been thinking about and occasionally daring to write about. J. E. W. says: "Nowadays w*hat with selfbinders and the like, harvesting is much simplified, but there are yet many who will remember in their own 1 T J r\ -fc vm fVio n! r] Wjy UUUU ua)3 UU wc > buv v>u grain cradle, or the reaping machines, when all the binding was done by hand. It was a boy's job to carry the water. A boy with whom the writer has always been on the most familiar terms, and whom he recalls now, used a big brown jug, which was ' * 11 i u ?T cJOOUI an ne COUlCi tarry wueu nncu with water. He would fill it at the spring and carry it to the thirsty men in the field, all cool and dripping. They would turn it over their shtulder with a twist which he envied and drink out of the mouth of it, while the water made a peculiar gurgle, gurgle, and was apt to run down their ?- 1. i.L! hot breasts. There was 110 sucn tiling as individual drinking cups then, but if any of those men ever died from any germs on the mouth of that brown jug I never heard of it." It may be that there were not as many germs then as there are now, or it may be if those men had had '* * * ' ' 1 individual cups iney niignt nave uvcu to be twice as old as they did. We ( are inclined to the opinion that in j those good and happy old days the germs had not yet been discovered, and therefore there was no fear of them and the school children as well +i-,o man of frtp fW-liJs drank from, C40 H4VH I the same jug and the same gourd at, the spring, and many times bent down ; and used their own lips for jugs and gourds taking the water from the spring itself. Sometimes we are of j the opinion that the human plant is ^ too tenderly nursed from the cradle j nn trt rlpvoinn into n stronsr and virile i IV vx. . ? and vigorous and healthy tree. Sometimes an article is sent for publication and does not appear just ^ when the writer feels that it should. | Do not conclude that it is bccause we do not want you to send us communications for publication. It oftens happens that we can not handle all that come in for the first paper. Sometimes the advertiser waits for the last day to get in an advertisement and the ads as a rule have the right of way. In these times we must all help one another and learn to bear and forbear. If we do we will pull through all right. In sending articles for publication please do not forget to send your name, not necessarily for publication but that the editor may know who the wirter is. This applies to news items as well as other articles. Clarence Poe looks just like he did some fifteen years or more ago when he addressed the State Press association. He says it was at the meeting at Check Springs in 1908. We do not recall the date ;but it seemed to us it was further back than then. He made a fine talk to the farmers in the court house on Monday. Sorry we could not hear him tnrougnou? bu; being press day we had to be out. There was the largest crowd we have seen at any meeting of farmers in a good many moons. Cooperative marketing is all right, and no doubt a good thing, but the first thing the farmer in this section of the country must do is to reach the point where the cotton is his when he makes it, and where he does not owe for it even before he grows it. 1 1 ^ He can then marKei it as ne pieaoco. All of us farmers should start out this year with the determination to make all we need for the farm on the farm, and then what cbtton we can grow will be our? and we can market it cooperatively if we desire. We are ready and willing and anxious to assist the farmer in any way that we may be able, and if cooperative marketing is a good thing they should adopt it. We second the nomination of the Hon. Harry L. Watson by The State for a trusteeship in the University of South Carolina. <S? 0> 'AMONG THE SCHOOLS <?> <8> < SCHOOL FINANCES A Word to Teachers.?We Cannot Afford to Clo^e the Schools I hope no teacher in Newberry will get stage fright. And that r.o trustee will get cold feet. Some arrangement will be made to, finance the school. It would be a calamity to close the schools of the county at this time. And we are not going to close them. Never had any idea of doin^ it In some of the districts the money is out temporarily, .but some arrangement will be ipade to pay the teachers. In the districts that are out of funds payment of claims has been held up until arrangement can be made. The legislature in its wisdom has seen fit to extend the time for the payment of taxes and as a result in some of the districts not more than 20 per cent of the tax has been paid, and will not be most likely until after the school closes. I have made up a statement as nearly accurate as it is possible to make it, showing the mount of cash to the credit of each school district, and I have taken as a basis of apportionment of the three mills tax 60 per cent of the actual apportionment. The dogs and polls represent the amounts actually paid. I have taken these figures from the treasurer's books with the assistance of County Treasurer Schumpert. In the expenditure account I have only included the amounts paid to teachers. Of course in some districts there have been some incidentals. I have included state appropriations only for term extension, and that money has been paid to the county. I have taken no account of building expense. That will take care of itself. It will be seen from the tafble i-vairtur +Vnjf thpvp are nineteen dis UtlV?? Vi*uw V.V. ? tricts that have overdrafts. Many of these have the guarantee of a seven months' term under state laws and have complied with all the conditions. The money has not yet been appropriated, but I can not conceive how the legislature can fail to keep faith with the children of the state, and I feel sure that the appropriation will be made, but until it is made I can not check on it. And if by any mishap the legislature should fail to keep the faith I am sure that our own COUXlty Will mane u p mc because we must take care of the children. In the tabulation, I am giving the total taxable property in each district and the amount upon which the ta.< has been paid. And also the special levy for school. The tabulation Jo rviorlo nn +n TTobriiorv 1 ft A fpw claims woro paid on Saturday in the [ r " f districts that showed a balance. And some taxes have been paid. ; I am asking the trustees and the j teachers to meet at the court house' .next Saturday, February 18 at 11; o'clock so that we may discuss the fin- J ances and determine what we shall do.' By that time the joint resolution of | Representative Blease will no doubt j be through the legislature and we can j determine about how much money it j , will be necessary to have in each dis trict and make arrangement to get! it. Let every trustee and every teach-1 er attend this meeting. It is impor-: tant. We will meet in the court ! house. This meeting will take the j pxaue ui me icguiai uiuunnj . of the teachers. j It will be seen that the total ?over-: draft in the nineteen districts is! $7,647.30, and the total balance in the other districts is $33,846.98, leaving a balance to the credit of the school fund as of February 10 of $26,219.68. This amount will not pay the loan already made. But we have nineteen schools that qualify as rural graded schools and j their applications have been approved j for a total of $4700 and the state has !not failed to provide for these in the appropriation bill since the passage of the law, and will not this year. The following are the schools that have their claims approved for rural graded school aid: Bethel-Garmany, Hartford, St. Lukes, O'Neall, Monticello, Fairview, Midway, St. Phillips, Rutherford, New Hope-Zion, Wheeland, Jolly Street, Chappells, Reederville, Bush River, Smyrna, Trinity, Jalapa, Silverstreet. Then Newberry, Little Mountain, Prosperity, Whit? * * i f* mire and Fomaria nave quaimea ior state high school aid. I ! The statement of the financial con- j " dition of the various school districts ; * takes up a good deal more space than e I thought it would when I decided to. e publish it in this column, but it is in- a formation that will possibly be of in- u terest to all the people, and then I j t. will use the paper to give the inf or- j t , mation to the trustees by subscribing c for a paper for each one and also a . t * t- j. 1 J ! P subscription ior eacn icaciier anu mat ( will be cheaper than making out and . a mailing a statement to each trustee, j d i I wnat to make it clear that the P statement includes the amount actu- t. ially paid of the special tax up to the 0 i 10th of February, and represents 60 per cent of the apportionment of the b . three mills tax and all the polls and ( a ; dogs that had been paid up to that t time. And the expenditure represents only the amount actually paid to teachers up to the 10th. And does not include any state aid except the term extension money which has been re- ^ ceived. It will be a matter of easy j1 calculation for the trustees to see how , ^ much more money it will take to op-' a Financial condition of Districl amount paid from all sources and , Newberry ; j, Area, 3,1c i Taxable Property Amoun i $3,215,740 $2,35 ! Balance v Poll Tax 3-Mill Tax 1*. Dog Tax Special Tax 1 I i White Teachers Negro Teachers i Balance Bethel-Garm Area 18,91 Taxable Property Amount 202,920 8: Balance Poll Tax | 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special\ Tax White Teachers Negro Teachers Overdraft Maybinto j Area 16,2 Taxable Property Amouni ! 100,o40 2! I Balance Poll Tax 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special Tax State Appropriation ! ! White Teachers i Negro Teachers I ?JCK<Cki i ^ r I Long Lan 1 Area 9,95 Taxable Property Amounl 83,240 1! Poll Tax 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special Tax Mate Haltiwa This we and marking Millinery. Saturdc on displ Dresses, 5 Blouses a We thii best values ? been able to We wa invite you tc If you t . the season si -i to enjoy tnei Haltiwa rate their schools for the term they xpect to run them. It is not probble that much more tax will be paid ntil after the schools have closed for * * 1 - 1 rtnl n f A his term, it win De easy iu wicuwic he amount of the special tax yet unollected by taking the difference bew*een the total taxable property in ach district and the amount paid on nd multiplying by the levy in the istrict. In one district only five taxayers have paid. And in several of hem not much over twenty per cent f the tax has been paid. That tax will be paid some time, ut just now teachers and trustees nd patrons and all others must work ogeiher to keep the school going. r^rvnn UVW I have just had a glance at the appropriation bill and it appears to me hat the ways and means committee las done well by the public schools? ,nd it is well. ts, Feb. 10, 1922, showing total [ amounts paid to teachers only. , No. 1. >i Acres t paid on ' Special Levy 0,400 12 mills $ 4,894.36 446.00 2,552.40 273.00 - 28.204.80 $36,370.56 15,944.00 2,180.00 18,124.00 $18,246.56 any No. 2. )3 Acres t paid on Special Levy 3,000 8 mills . 152.44 ST.00 A *7? A A ? I I.UU 125.00 664.00 $1,455.44 $1,220.00 276.00 1,496.00 $ 40.56 n No. 3. 10 Ac res t paid on Special Levy 3,320 2 mills $ 60.93 20.00 300.00 97.00 40.64 100.00 $618.57 $300.00 145.00 445.00 $173.57 e No. 4. 8 Acres t paid on Special Levy 9,320 4 mills $ 13.00 132.00 66.00 77.28 100.00 $388.28 .nger & Ca ek we have been busj I new spring Ready-t< ly, Feb. 18th we ay, New Sprir Suits, Coats, Cap< nd Neckwear. ik this collection de ind prettiest styles w< offer. int your verdict am > see them. kiitr riAiir i/Afi TA7i11 rrpf ' fKMJf HUT V J VU fVUI 0V?I tyles and too have a ] m. nger & Ca Deficit White Teacher Overdraft v * McCullough Area 8,665 Taxable Property Amount 68,380 12 Pell Tax 3-Mill Tax .V Dog Tax Special Tax State Deficit White Teacher Negro Teacher Overdraft Cromer T j Area 6,466 Taxable Property Amount j 51,180 iy Balance r Poll Tax 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special Tax State i White Teacher XT T 1 x^ugiu i uatiiei Balance Re&gin r? ^ Area 5,704 Taxable Property Amount 62,530 22 Balance . Poll Tax 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special Tax State White Teacher Negro Teacher Balance Deadfall ] Area 5,260 Taxable Property Amount GO, 760 20 Balance Poll Tax 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special Tax State White Teacher Negro Teacher Balance Utopia N Area 8,514 Taxable Property Amount 85,850 25 Balance I'oil i ax 3-Mill Tax Dog Tax Special Tax /lis Ck V ?i line A cav-ntx { Negro Teacher Bfthnce rpenter j unpacking ^-Wpar Anrl will have ig Hats, 3s, Skirts, scidedly the 3 have ever rl n/\vrlinlivy u tui uiaiijr hi the pick of longer time rpenter $ 24.34 - ' 450.00 474.34 " O QC Ail <? ov.w l No. 5. Acres paid on Special Levy ,660 4 mills % 9.00 " 135.65 30.00 ^ i 50.64 100.00 y $322.29'. 3.67 400.00 ,;vs 35.00 438.67 " $ 96.38 *o. 6. Acres paid on Special Levy ,950 3 mills $ 60.83 io.oo .' 129.60 36.00 '59.85": 100.00 $396.28 $225.00 80.00 305.00 $ 91.28 lo. 8. > Acres paid on Special Levy ,690 # 4 mills $118.53 11.00 211.95 32.00 90.76 100.00 i $564.24 $3-00.00 180.00 480.00 $ 84.24 No. 9. Acres paid on Special Levy ,100 4 mills $ 93.70 11.00 209.23 30.00 80.43 100X)0 3524.38 $340.00 135.00 475.00 5 AQ 28 O. 10 Acres paid on Special Levy ,860 1 mill $ 530.54 11.00 468.45 i 33.00 25.86 $1,068.85 ?450.0U 210.00 660.00 $ 408.85