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VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 16. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR BURN TO DEATH IN AIKEN FIRE FOUR LOSE LIVES WHEN HOME IS DESTROYED Wife and Three Children of C. E. Monts Perish in Flames Monday N;ght The State. Aiken, Feb. 21.?31rs. (J. ?. Monts and three of her children were burned to death in their home here shortly after midnight tonight. Flames had largely enveloped the house when Mr. Monts awakened, and in his efforts to save his wife and children he was seriously burned and is a patient in a hospital here. Thp Hpari arc: Mrs. C. E. Monts. about 35 years old; Eugene Monts, oldest son, 15; Clarence Monts, 14 and Eugene DuBose Monts, between two and three years old. Mrs. Monts was the second wife and before marriage was Miss Nannette Dubose of Washington, Ga. Mr. Monts is ticket agent for the Southern railway here and is a highly respected man in the community. It is not known at an early hour this morning how the fire started. A Native of Newberry Mr. C. E. Monts whose wife and children were burned to death when his house was destroyed by fire iji Aiken the other night is a native of Newberry county, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Monts of Little Mountain. BILLY SUNDAY GIVEN FREEWILL OFFERING OF $22,815.33 Final Service Held Yesterday? 15,000 People Reconsecrate Themselves Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg's freewill offering to Rev. "Billy'' Sunday, as announced by Chairman John A. Law of the finance committee last night, was $22,716,33. This amount was later swelled to $22,815.53. The population of Spartanburg is 22,638; so Mr. Sunriuv'c frppwill offeriner amounts to ir.ore than one dollar per capita, man woman and child. The big tabernacle erected on Magnolia street cost $20,000.00 The entire cost of the "Billy" Sunday campaign was in round numbers $4*3,000.00. During his six weeks campaign here it is estimated that Mr. Sunday preached to five hundred thousand people. During the six weeks it is conser-! * s% m. ,1 | vatively estimated that nrteen tnou-, sand people pledged themselves to | live for Christ and reconsecrated themselves to His service. Mr. Sunday preached two weeks before he ever made an invitation to anyone to strike the sawdust trail. During the six weeks a total of 2,060 babies were cared for at the nursery, located at the citadel of the local post of the Salvation army. Yesterday was the record-breaking day, 300 being cared for. 'ifce entire campaign was caneu un without the friction of the slightest nature between Mr. Sunday and his staff and the general evangelist committee, composed of the ministers and representative business men of the city. Throng Sees Him Off After preaching four sermons yesterday?three in daytime and one at i * t"> ? o ! mgm, nev. Dill* OUUUav v> ac tjcorted to the Southern depot by five thousand people, many of whom carried as torchlights railroad fuses, the famous evangelist rode in the limousine of Victor M. Montgomery, which was surrounded by the pi?des trians and which kept at a slow grait from the Cleveland hotel to the station. Reaching: the depot, Mr. Sunday, Superintendent Maxwell of the Southern, Mr. Sunday's party consisting: of Fred W. Rapp. Mrs. William Asher and Miss Florence Kinney, Dr. W. L. Ball of the First Baptist church and other nipmhpr? nf the local evan geiistic committee, mounted a big truck and were transported far down the tracks to the point where their coach would stop when train Xo. 30, the Birmingham Special, arrived. The big yards of the Southern were literally swamped with pooplo nil i T and sexes. They were so thick that i the congestion at times was dangerous. People climbed upon every pos- j sible point of vantage and there was! | no room to turn around. | No such honor was ever accorded' any man in Spartanburg before,' preacher or layman and the intensity B of the devotion and the affection of er the thousands who made up the mon- sa ster parade was the most marvelous b( x I tribute to the evangelist. j ar Testimony to Popularity M? President Harding's trip south sev- ^r eral months ago was announced by the press many days before he passed ^ through Spartanburg and yet there were not over 200 people to see him r0 when he passed through. The thous-: ands who flocked to the depot last ^ night emphasizes the fact that "Bil ly" Sunday can draw more people La than any living American. iar The great procession left the Cleve- ^ land hotel a few minutes after 10 er' o'clock. After reaching the depot the ^ time waiting for the train was con- ^ sumed in yells and cheers for Mr. rr Sunday and Mrs. Sunday and mem- ^r bers of his staff. Then the crowds ar sanp- "Xearer Mv God To Thee" and "God Be With You Till We Meet C( Again." .of or As train No. 30 came slowly into the yards she exploded 17 torpedoes, . the highest salute that can be given j any civilian. As the torpedoes began cracking one at a time, in sequence, ke Mr. Sunday uncovered his head, and r-( fnwprincr nri t.hp truck above the thou 0 . 1C) sands who surged and jammed and moved near and far from him, he appeared as much of a conquering hero as the First Napoleon at Austerlitz. pj( Charles W. Garrauv of Greenville pQ was the engineer on No. 30 last night ^ IT T*1 Qwii + li fivoman 'PVip CLI1U JU. 1 UHiiwU) Ui ViiitWl. A ?4V yt-vw-* jjq conductor was J. H. Smith of Char- w( lotte, and the Pullman conductor W. s;( J. O'Donnell of Birmingham. | wj Nothing Like it Before at When the train halted Mr. Sunday and his party lost no time in getting s0 aboard the rear Pullman car, and Mr. to Sunday made his way to the rear of th 1 ?J :i~J J ~ + ta I me coacxi anu sumeu anu giccicu ? many friends for the few minutes the train lingered in the yards. To a ^ Herald reporter who entered the a* coach prior to its departure, Mr. Sun-' day said in all of his 25 years of dl< evangelistic work nothing like the se' courtesy and- consideration shown 00 him last night was ever experienced. ITo rloonlv fplt the honor: and his ^ eyes swelled with tears and his voice be broke as he made the statement. ; ^ Mr. Sunday will arrive in Washington, D. today at noon. He has *e? an engagement with President Hard-, ^ ing and will go ?t once to the White 5*( [House for a conference. jsei ? . ? ?-n , T*r_?u sei At o :<5U p. m. ne win leave *va?nt ington on the Broadway Limited of : the Pennsylvania system for Winona ! Lake, Indiana, and will arrive at ?e home in lime for breakfast at 6:45 a. m., Tuesday morning. This noted ^0( i train, "the Broadway Limited," is the fastest in the United States and in only makes five stops between New ni! York and Chicago. Winona Lake is t!e [ not a scheduled stop, but the high m< '? < .1 1 ?j_?i ii.:. v. ab omciais oi tne roaa exienu uus tumtesy to Mr. Sunday, he being only i one of three men who have that priv- i ^ 1 ilege and the other two are the pres- , ident of the United States and the J president of the Pennsylvania road. ' "The Broadway Limited" makes the , ^ run between New York city and Chi- : i eago, 111., in less than 20 hours. ' j Mr. Sunday, in talking of this g train and the track of the Pennsylvania road in the Winona Lake sec- :n, tion, says the roadbed there is almost gj, straight for a distance of many miles ve ?just the slightest incline, and that <jr ii.-i *. * ? i? il is aiong mai particular puiuvn ui the track that the fastest time is Cj1 made. Along there the company has pf [laid steel rails weighing 190 pounds ^ j each. The average weight of the ^ of the steel rails is from 90 to 95 j pounds. I jvj( j In one of his sermons yesterday, 10 j Mr. Sunday said he intended telling an j President fiaramg ana otners mat do | when it comes to genuine hospitaiitv So | absolutely sincere friendship and ap- fo jpreciation and 100 per cent Ameri- $2 canism of the purest strain of blood, | the old Palmetto state and Spir^m- j burg, South Carolina, has the rest cf the country backed off the .nai i ; ho i 1 WO STORES ROBBED AT [l LITTLE MOUNTAIN " wo Stores Entered and Safes Broken Open and Money and Bonds 5 and Checks to $1600 The stores of W. P. Derrick and W. * . Counts at Little Mountain were ! itered on Monday night and the j ifes broken open and the money and >nds and checks taken. The total T nount is around $1600. The folwing story of the robbery is taken d om the Columbia Record and Sher- b f Blease stated on Thursday that ^ ere were no developments or any P ue to the partias who committed the 1T bbery. | P Yeggman cracked two sates in ? ro stores at Little Mountain, New- h ;rry county Monday night and ob-; 2 ined loot consisting of cash, bonds, e. J ?/?L-c amrmnHn<r to nearly $2,- P IU UUlUMi<V.>tp - _ ^ iO, according1 to information receiv- o: 1 by Sheriff Heise from Sheriff a ease, and later from Deputy E. A. o heeler of Little Mountain, who ar- a red in Columbia at about 11 o'clock,h inging the details of the robberies , o: id a list of the booty. The safes were in the store of P ?p. ovonior Cr\ nnrl the? store ' J UIIL?> IV un^aivj W. P. Dcrrick. The lock to a door 9' t the Counts & Shealey Co., was oken off and the yeggm.jn, enter- ( ( g without difficulty blew ths safe i to pieces with nitroglycerines. o: After the successful job, the robrs broke through a window in Der- w k's establishment and filling crev- it ?s in the safe there with explosive, $ 1 ?-"U /v %% fhA Vv i rr $ Iped tnemseives wuen wc uig . d been blown away. j $' The robbers looted the safes com- [ 5 etely as they were in undisputed tl ssession of the stores, no on? in r< e town having been aroused by the tl ise of the explosions. The thieves j ire believed to have bee.i profes-! 3 jnals and probably the same ones1 to blew the safe in the Boney store 8 Rlvthewood a few nights ago. Deputy Sheriff Wheeler said that 1 far as the officers had been able ! learn, the yeggmcn left no trail , 8 at would indicate the direction | ken after having blown the safes, j ti either could the investigators de-. $ mine whether the yeggmen traveled < nr in automobiles. All day Monday a stranger, mid- j ti s aged and rather griz/Jod was! en loitering in the town, but his ! . . i nduct did not arouse any suspicion V at he was a lookout for a gang of (lr ieves, and yeggs, as the .),fiecrs now j lieve was his role. At first, it was j id. he was very talkative but toward *i e latter part of the day, he became >s communicative. He was seen in ^ e rear of the Counts Shealey jre, it was recaVed today, ana he ! emed to be paying attenr.on to mat ction of the store used as the of- ^ es. The Newberry officers sent out a neral alarm to Au^us^a, Green- ,r lie, Spartanburg and other cii^es ated on the more traveled high- u ivs nnH the railroad?. The officers . w the various county seats were fur-, shed with lists of the stolen securi-; >3. The Columbia police <kpart- ; 2nt was informed of the affair of m out the same time that Sheriff Jr< ?ise was notified. City officers and i tl leriff Heise proceeded to watch the a, incipal roads entering Columbia. jit List of the Loot ' ^ From the Counts Cc Shea'ev store | e thieves obtained the following, M cording to the official listing ^ t ! i l- c-nn! 1 wo .}iuu l^ioercy oo:ius-, miu ou j berty bond; $<i00 wonn of War! ivings stamps payable to William Shealey, SI00 worth of war ?av-1 ?s stamps, payable to Calherm E.' icaley; $150 in currency; $25 -il-!j1) * ; check by Coants and Parr and ' r.wn on the F. & M. bank (and p-iyle to Counts & Shealey C>): one : eck from T. L. Shealy payable to ^ >unts & Shealey Co., and draw, on ne F. & M. bank. This check was .50. J From the Derrick store the j- zgg-' ?n obtained: Currency in 5's and; i*s amounting: to Si75; silver j lounting to $35; one SI00 Liberty nd; three $50 Liberty bonds; three u v 1 01 ' gold pieces; three checks in the - ? a Howing amounts: dis.to; s-ii.-jU; 1. am ? 31 r. W. R. Smith accompanied his! siting relatives to their Chappells p me Tuesday. I T> i :OMMON SCHOOLS ! GET LESS MONEY TATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE; MORE 11 las Comp:!ation Made to Compare 1Q21 \nnrttu* i?*.tioris With Housi 192i Bill * he State, 19. Governor Cooper yesterday while ircussing the general appropriation 1 ill as passed by the house, par'-icu- 1 trly that section applicable to the deartment of education and the com-1' ion schools, declined to make a re- 1 ly to the assertion made on the floor 1 f the house that the institutions of<] igher learning had received a cut of ' 5 per cent below their authorized f xpenditures for 1921, while the de-,] artment of education was reduced ' nly 3 per cent. His refusal to make ;' public statement was on the ground ! f his disinclination of entering into . < controversy. However, he did have i is office prepare the following tables ! < f figures: j i University of South Carolina, ap-,1 ropriation for 3 921, $242,855.00. 1 Appropriation bill, 1922, $249,- i 02.70. :l The Citadel, appropriation, 1921 < exclusive of buildings), $152,315.00. 1 Appropriation bill, 1922 (exclusive s f buildings), $121,4iy.Zt>. |< In the appropriation act of 1921 ? ill be found some extraordinary i ems.^uch as educational equipment, ] 18,134.93 (the bill this year has i 1,375 for this purpose); equipment, i 9,168.08; lands and structures, $2,- -1 00, which, if conducted, contended ? le governor, will show practically no J eductions from 1921 for operating; ie college proper. ij Clemson college, appropriation for j 921, $22(i,147.15. h Appropriation bill, 1922, $242,- j 62.85. j i Winthrop college, appropriation, i 921, $-398,694.60. Appropriation bill, 1922, $242,- ; 62.85. State Medical college, appropria- 1 ons, 1921 (exclusive of buildings), i 75,117.50. i i Appropriation act, $84,955.00. State Colored college, appropria-, < oris 1921, $63,005.21. (1 Appropriation bill, 1922, $67,650. 1 School for the Deaf and Blind, ap- j ropriations 1921 (exclusive of build-, j Ig?), $77,333.33. |j Appropriation bill, 1922, $78,120. 1 Educational department, appropriaons. 1921. SI.529.830.00. < Appropriation bill, 1922, $1,186,- 1 00.00. ] Reduction department of educa- < on, $333,130.00. ^ I j 1 The governor pointed out, however, i lat the appropriation for 1922 in-'j !uded $60,000 for buildings which.: ad been deducted from the items for 1 istitutions of higher learning. !1 According to the figures prepared j nder the governor's method there < 1 I as a slight increase in the appropri- 1 tions for the colleges, and a material ' ecrease in the money authorized for s ie common schools and the depart- 1 lent of education. It could be infer-, i 2d from the governor's conversation 1 lat. if the state at any time fails to * ppropriate sufficient money for all of i s education needs it. wuold be a fal- ' icious policy. j< ? ;l [ISS FANNIE RAMAGE ! < DIED THURSDAY AFTERNOON 7 ' 1 As The Herald and News goes to , ress we learn of the death early this , Thursday) afternoon of Miss Fan- ^ ie Ramajre. Funeral services will be ^ eld from the Baptist church at 3 . 'clock Friday afternoon, interment t the family burying: ground. Ser- ^ ices will be conducted by the Rev. ^ . V. Babb. A fuller account of the eath of this noble woman will apear in the next issue of this paper. ^ 7 Card of Thanks { We wish to thank the people for T ieir kindness and sympathy shown f s during the illness and death of } jr darling little boy, Willie Edward, Iso for the beautiful floral offerings. ] [ay God bless each and every one. j, Mr. and Mrs. G. V, Clamp, j i c ^ r t _ fn. _ 11 r tt .viiss L,ouise .^uiiivan or nonea c ath arrived Thursday to visit Mrs. c It Wright, ,5 I ><?<8><3x$><$><8><5><8><8><?<8><8><?<8><?[ 3> <S> ? THE ROTARY LUNCHEON <s> > <?> ] <$><$><$ <$>$/?><?><$>'?><$>Q><?<&>$>/?><$> The regular bi-weekly luncheon of the Newberry Rotary club, which was held in the grill room of the Newberry ho'.el on Tuesday afternoon, was J1 a natural-born, "full-o-pep" meeting j (with the accent on the "pep"). A Rotarian is by nature a full-grown ' pcptomist"?and it goes without ' :aying that the Newberry species of this organization absolutely refuses to ' 'play second fiddle" to any other j] bunch of Rotes international. Of ! course, there are larger Kotary ciuds^ throughout the world, but there is! ; none that has more at heart the inter-!" 2Sts of its community, whose member- i ;hip is composed of a bigger-hearted, more whole-souled, never-say-die ' aunch of business men than the New- ; berry Rotary club. That is a fact! ; The program for Tuesday's luncheon was a cracker jack; every Rote ,vas there with the goods?and deliv- ' Bred them; there was less singing and mr.ro uftinn than at anv meeting in 1 :he recent past. Well, the whole J truth of the matter is, that with so nuch pep to be exuded during the ^ lour and a quarter alloted to the lun- ! :heon, Rotarian Earle Babb didn't ] lave the opportunity to place his I song-birds on display as he usually ' does. Then, too, Rote "Solidarity , lollity" Derrick, who is generally recognized as one of the leaders in i Babb's Harmonizers, was suffering from a slightly affected throat, which (' Tiade him hors de combat, and?well, i: tvhat is a chorus, anyway, without Sid's assistance? What is salt without 1 its savor? Ralph Baker made his premier ap- j: pearance on the program and told in i very interesting way about his vist to the Greenwood Rotary luncheon and the return home with District Governor Joe Turner. ' This Jwctarian is waking up to Rotary in a splendid . way and his attendance record be-' speaks hid great and growing interest, j Secretary "Dollar Down" Hal Kohn j ivho can always be counted upon to ,: inject something of a most interest-1 ing character into a Ro:ary meeting,! .-or. neiiol lnm-lorl with rnmmuni- ! vv aoj ao uouui, ivuuw* ~~ nations and valuable information to : the club, which he proceeded to unload upon the Rotes and their guests. Rotarily speaking, nothing gets by Hal?and he sees to it with a vim that all goods things are passed on to his fellow Rotarians. Then it was that President Ben Cromer turned the meeting over to : Rotarian Jim Moon?and Jim certain- i ly did demonstrate that he can run i Rotary meeting. Why, in this, his . first attempt, he proved himself to be i close second to Rotarians Cromer ' and Haskell Kibler, who are known far and wide as "being style all the while." Yes, Jim performed like a veteran?and, maybe, he is. Then came Rotarian Earle Babb? ' he of singing fame?who changed his [ :une at this luncheon to a talk on " 'Rotary Education." This was a splendid talk?rendered in a splendid nanner, just as Rotarain Babb is svont to do. In closing: his remarks,!: Rotarian Babb presented Rotarian'" Fim Kinard, who made a short, and a nost excellent talk on the second 'commandment" in the Rotary Code ; )f Ethics. Rotarian Kinard's "ser- |1 nonette" hit the spot all right?and ^ wovrKnHv Ifnnws that Jim practices j( - M A'hat he preaches. I An unexpected pleasure was a short ^ :alk by Mr. W. W* Watt of Charlotte, \] W C., who was a guest of the club, j" Mr. Watt told of his fait"i in New- j >erry?that faith which promote 1 him j' ;o make a considerable in vestment! n this city some years ago; an invest-1 nent which he had not yet come to j1 egret. He spoke of Newberry col- j ege?a most valuable a.iset to this 1 ommunity?and referred to the fame 1 )f this institution in )ther parts of j he country. The zeal with which j tlr. Watt entered into a discussion of 1 his subject prompted Rotarinn Der- } ick to state that it was one of the < inest talks for Newberry college that 1 Uaovrl in winv n j ] 1C nau iivai u . , , Following Mr. Watt, Rotiran Lad j Eskridge, who will be hereafter be tier j mown as "On-to-Winston-S.uI"1"! Esk idffe." opened up his portfolio <r.nd i lelivered a broadside in beraiv of the t :omin? district convent, m ot nary ( lubs. which will be held in Winston- t ^nloni, next month. t i Eskridge urged the local Rotes to see to it that a j.'ull delegation goes from Newberry to the convention? and it will! As Rotarian Ha.'ry Dominiok was not permitted to sing at the luncheon he was given the opportunity of narrating some of the hardships that came his way when he was only an "amateur" singer. This Rote told of the time when Ims sing>ng, ?iong with that of two of his friends, furnished the text for a revivalist's sermon in one of the iocal cnunhes a number of years ago, and of the preacher's later admonition to the songsters: "Boys, the next time you want to sing, for goodness' sake don't sing in public, but go to the woods, where no one can hear you!" Then it was that Rotarian Derrick (yes, "Solidarity Jollity") glowingly told of the proposed ne-w "gym" and athletic field for Newberry college and explained in detail fhe plan for raising the necessary funds. Rote Derrick stattd that the sale of the season tickets at ten dollars per, will begin next week, and the success of the campaign is assured. He told of the various organizations that arc at work along this line :.i various por t'ons of the state?and, or cour.>=. success is bound ,o crow.i rhe campaign. Hardly had Rotarian Derrick concluded when Rotarian Za-^h Wright jumped up and moved that the Newberry Rotary club get in behind th;s movement with a vim and see to it that it does succeed. This motion was immediately seconded by every Rotarian, and the Newberry Ro'es w.:nc on record as 100 per cent strong for tne project. The program was concluded with a short talk by Ratirlan-President Ben Cromer on the "Birthday of Rotary," the 23rd inst. b,:i?g the sc enteenth birthday of tne organization, which now has clubs in twenty-two countries of the world. Rotarian Cromer's remarks were most interesting and instructive. Ii connection with his remarks on Rotary's birthonmVorsarv Rotarian Cromer al u aj Olim.w .,,, so paid a tribute to the Father of His Country whose birthday anniversary is so close to that of Rotary. Everybody knows that when this Rote is scheduled to speak, something worth while is goir.g to be said?and ic wasThe luncheon table had as its centerpiece a large cake, surmounted with seventeen burning tapers, indi cative of the seventeenth anniversary of the birth of Rotary. A copy of the Rotary Code of Ethics, suitable for framing, was presented to each Rotarian and guest by the secretary?after which another of those Rotary luncheons of unusual pep passed into history. Oxner-Graham A marriage of more than u.?U'il interest was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Oxner Wednesday morning, February 22, when Miss Vera Oxner and Mr. Thomas Graham were united in holy wedlock by Rev. Thos. F. Suber. The bride is the accomplished and charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Oxner. The groom is the son of Mr. Felix A. Graham of hhp New HoDe section. After a genuine feast of "good hinsrs to eat" surrounded by a display of handsome gifts, and amid the cheers and good wishes of their many rriends and relatives, the happy cou3le departed upon their bridal tour. Upon their return they will reside in \Tewberry the home of the groom. riME FOR PAYING TAX HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED That is to say the joint resolution which was introduced early in the session and which passed both tranches of the legislature has never Deen ratified and approved by the governor. It is held up in free conference committee. And it is not ikely to pass and be approved by :he governor in at least its present shape which virtually extended the ;ime for paying tax to next September about the time for the next year's Dayment to be due. It is very probable that the time vill be extended but at this writing i. i? ~ ~ ~liflnn TVi a crfivovnnr anH L 11(19 li <J L UCCH. J. ??<- . v. u.,u he comptroller general under pres?nt laws have the power to extend ;he time without any resolution of ho legislature. NOTE OF WARNING GIVEN TO FARMERS COTTON ASSOCIATION SAYS WATCH ACREAGE Four Reasons Assigned for Keeping Down Amount of Land Planted 1 his i ear The State, 19. Convinced, they say, that any increase in cotton acreage this year would be absolutely ruinous to the state, officials of the South Carolina division of the American cotton association yesterday issued a statement setting forth the facts in the situation, as they see them, and urging every interest in South Carolina to unite in an effort to hold the acreage down at least to that of 1921. A furinn ho strnrifflv nd- s visable, the association says. Four major reasons are given by ! the asscoiation why acreage should | not be increased and the statement says there are numerous minor reasons. The four principal ones are: "First. An increase in cotton acreage would cheapen all collateral held by Southern banks. "Second. Under boll weevil condi tions an increase in acreage means an increase in possible disaster by the boll weevil. "Third. An increase in cotton acre' age means a decrease in food and feed crops. Let's make the Southern . farm self-sustaining before we again undertake to raise a surplus of cot' ton. I | "Fourth. After bearing the brunt i of deflation neither our bankers, nier! phnntjs nnr farmers are in a Dosition to finance a Urge crop. Under existing conditions we ought not to run the risk of a crop failure and thus embarrass banks, merchants and farmers. Plant only such a crop as can be financed with comparative ease." The association in its statement takes the view that while "a large acreage this year would not, by any means, insure a large crop, it would certainly very greatly depress the price for the next eight or nine months any way. If we overproduce prices will be ruinous; if we overplant the boll weevil repeats its 1921 performance, ruin is certain. Either way you look at it our onlv salvation is in a very small acreage." The association says that it feels it to be its duty to sound th's note of warning to the farmers of the state and it reminds them that "it is better to be safp than sorry." j Dr. J. B. Johnson of Rock Hill, president, and Louis I. Guicn of Lufoff, vice pres'dent. and manager, of Hie associat'on saM yesterday th?t thev had received letters from bankers. merchants nad fanners in everv sect'on of the state urging that every step possible be taken to prevent an increared acreacre with thp disaster ! that it would almost certainly bring. Sunday's Farewell Goodbye, Spartanburg. Goodbye, , old Piedmont section. You have tangled yourselves in my heart strings and it is hard to go away. I never can forget you. You have made too deep an etching on the tablets of m^morv for the pines ever to be effaced. I'll come back many times in my dreams if I never come back any other wav. ! II see again Morgan's statue welcoming the dawn and I'll turn to the west and gaze in wonder again at the sunset sky, drenched in rose and gold and hear again "Abide With Me," singing in my heart as I watch the eventide fall. I'll wander about the Cleveland hotel and rest again in the bed in Room 304. In my dreams I'll see again the interior of the old tabernacle and f V? onl' fl/"\ f 4-Vi r\ r*V\ f c? nriuil eged us to view together there. No matter what experiences the future may hold, your courtesy and your kindness, your unselfish hospitality, P your friendship and your love, will warm my heart until the day dawns and the shadows flee away. May Heaven's richest blessings rest on you through the years to come. I'm glad my introduction to South Caro lina was through you. Goodbye, j Herald. Goodbye, Journal. Goodbye Spartanburg. W. A. Sunday* * #