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I Jjt fferali) mtd Jem filtered at the PostoSBca at N?w^ Sr*y, lr C., as 2nd class matter. '' '"* I ' 4 E. H. AULL, EDITOR. | Friday, May 5, 1922. MEMORIAL DAY Some one wrote a good many years ago something like this, "A people without ruins is a people with memories and a people without memories o nflnnlp without a history." It is 1 id O very true and in this day we should at! t lesat be willing and make an effort! to keep the fires of memory burning; brightly. The south has a great history, and while the union is now one j nation, and we are one people, it be- j hooves the descendants of the brave) men who bared their breasts to the j enemy in a cause they belived to be right, and who exhibited the highest courage and the greatest fortitude * " ' oli-vro known to mstory, bU ACCp CW* < V , memory of those men, and to that end the state of South Carolina many years ago passed an act making the tenth day of May each year a legal holiday, and to be known as memorial day in the state. The good women of Newberry and the descendants of these men of the sixties have annually for many years provided suitable exercises to commemorate the day, and in addition have provided an annual dinner for the veterans and thtir wives and their widows on the occasion. And it has been a great day for the old vets. They meet together and have great pleasure in talking over the days of! long ago. Many pleasant events are J recalled and many of the stories of the hardships of the march and the camp and of the battles are recounted with pleasure by these veterans. And then in addition the good women take pleasure at this time in placing garlands and wrea;hs of lovely flowers upon the graves where ?1?rt-rtno nvpr the river those wno na?c gunv v... . rest under the sod. This was done this year on the Sunday preceding. Somehow we like the former custom of appointing committees for all the graveyards and having the decorations placed on memorial day, and in fact setting apart and dedicating that entire day to recalling and honoring these brave heroes of many a hard fought field. And don't like making another day take the place of the tenth of May, unless tnai ua.* | should fall on Sunday, because that! is the day set apart for these memor-1 ial exercises and, to change the date because some other event is to take place looks like making this memorial exercise secondary. Of course no such thing was intended. The average age of those who were here on Tuesday was about 77 years, 1 1 1 'Ja KT: I according to a calculation mauc Adjutant Buford. We can recall about seven who are beyond eighty years. Mr. Geo. Mayer is 88, Mr. Jacob Crouch is 83, Mr. Robert I. Stoudemayer is 81, Mr. Monroe Harris is 80, the commander of the James D. Nance camp, Dr. J. F. J. Caldwell is 8S, and to tell the truth not one of them looks to be more than 75, they are hale and hearty 'and get about like young men. Mr. J. D. Shealy will be 80 in a few days. And there may have been others, and we know there would have been many more if the day had not been such a 'bad day for any one to be out. Captain W. W. Riser who is not far from the 80 mark says he is the only man living in Newberry at this time who heard the first gun at Fort Sumter and the last one at Averysboro, N. C., In that great struggle. The other two from Newberry county who were present at both places are " " " ' ^ J J Uaptam uus L/icKeru auw uc<au mm Mr. John Riser who is now in eastern part of the state living with his son. The dinner and the exercises included the veterans of the world war which was entirely correct, and in our opinion should have included also the veterans of the Spanish American war, because that was just as much a war as any?of others, and there are not a great many of these boys in Newberry, but they answered the call of their country just as the others and upheld the flag and they were all volunteers, and we opine they feel just a little slight that they are not included in these memorial services though we have not heard a murmur of complaint. We hope the time will never come! when the descendants of these heroes | will fail to honor themselves by honoring their forbears, because if it should it will be bad for the future of the republic. Philadelphians say they do not like to be joked about. So Philadelphians are human after all. As a rule, whe na man picks a wife she ha? picked him first. r ^ I > <S> j 3> AMONG THE SCHOOLS <S> I < > [ ^> <^ ^ <$> <$> <?> <s> <s> <s> <$> ^ <$> ^> There is one thing I have been in-1 tending to say in reference to the I I teachers meeting at Whitmire, but! somehow have not done so. The report of the meeting as published I j did not write, and while we had two : accounts neither one referred to it. I mentioned just after the meeting of the state teachers in Columbia that the folk who attended that meeting were outspoken in giving the New-j berry members of the legislature ere-, * dit for saving the public schools so ' ' i-" -- i-Urv ! I far as the state appropriation 101 wic f common schools went. State Super-!, intendent Swearingen in his speech to ' the teachers at Whitmire made the j: statement that the children of the j, state were indebted to Newberry for saving the schools this year, or very! largely so. He said that Senator Johnstone, and especially Representative . Blease, had done more possibly than 1, any other two representatives in the', legislature to save the schcools, and , that their interest and their work for' the cause of education in the common schools was deserving of much credit,11 and that he knew whereof he spoke. I i that tVipcp ronresentatives of the'i lv" *"* ~"r people are due that their own cosntit- : uents in Newberry should know this,1! land while the .statement of Mr. :1 Swearingen was public yet only a few i of the people were present and heard; it, and I feel it my duty, as one who! is deeply interested in the cause of 1 education, arid especially that part I that we are pleased sometimes to call 1 the common schools, to let this state- ] ment of the state superintendent have < wider circulation. ! j 1 ' I The legislative mind works very < curious to me when it comes to mak- ] ng appropriations for the schools and \ for education. It certainly works i from the top down. It is true that < education is one of the things that i come from the top down, and not I from the bottom up, and that you can ! not-have a system of flourishing com-: mon schools unless you have institu-, \ tions of higher learning and I believe < it is the history of education that no \ country has ever had a fine system { of common schools that did not main- , i1 tain a system of higher learning.1 j Well, I started out to say something j 1 ?'1 -e a. i?' aoout tne wormngs 01 uie icgisiauvc ( mind when it came to dealing with! ( the question of education. The col- j leges got all the money they needed,'; the high schools were given all they < need and the elementary grades in.', high schools were likewise attended to ? and given all they need, and that was prbper, the rural graded schools were taken care of, but the guarantee for;, a seven months term out here in the! e country will probably be scaled, and the only thing for these little schools , paid in full is the term extension of!, $100 where the ordinary sources of j ^ income will not give a term of five!. montlk, and t^he rural graded school ( money, and yet after all I suppose . that the members did the best as they saw it, but I never could understand> why, if something has to be cut, the j, first drive would be at that little child (^ out in the rural community. But /MyAvitTfViivt/v viorlnf n n rl T* r111 cvcijfliung 10 gcumg iigiiK am1 mil ^ be adjusted before so long. ^ c Mr. J. B. Felton, the state super- J visor for colored schools was in Newberry Tuesday afternoon and night. ^ He came over to look over the new ^, building that is being erected for the ^ colored folk by the city of Newberry.1 < ( This is a very handsome and well appointed building, and it is expected c to have it completed within two weeks. Mr. Felton also represents the' 1 Rosenwald fund which is a building ] fund given by Rosenwald of Chicago ^ to assist in the building of school , houses for the colored people. The . Newberry school wlil receive $1600 ( from this fund to be applied on the *. cost of the building, and I am to get ( $1,000 for the Chappells building and for the Bush River building $800. i Both these buildings are about com- ^ Dieted and I hope to be able to have , Mr. Felton come back in two weeks] and receive them. While here I ar-1 ranged with him to get aid for a sum-^ mer school for negro teachers. There ; will be about eight or ten of thess ^ summer schools for negro teachers in ^ the state, and one of them is to be in Newberry and will accommodate the < negro teachers in Laurens, Green- (r wood, Saluda and parts of Lexington ] and Fairfield. The general education ] board will help to finance it. The . school will be held in the new build- ( ing for the negroes and will open on ^ the 31st of July and run until 12th < of September. I desire that every ( teacher in the negro schools in this i county shall attend this summer ] school, or some summer school, and . this will be just as good as any and 1 more convenient and less expensive, j We will have to raise the standard of j efficiency of the negro teacher or j stop spending money in paying in-(i competent*, and I sav this for the 1 4 purpose of trying to get them to fi themselves the better to teach thei own race. We expect to emphasiz< in this school the teaching of domes tic science and home economics an( the fundamentals and not so mucl Latin and oratory. In other words ? ? i i !i.i. i.i : to impress tne teacners wuri mi portance of training the children un der their care to fit themselves to d( the things they will have to do, mor< efficiently. I would like to call the attentioi of the white teachers to tne summer school that is to be held at Newberry college and recommend that thej take advantage of this school and at tend. You know to have your stat< certificate renewed you must hav< summer school credit, and beside; summer school is a good thing foi any teacher who has the ambition tc keep abreast her profession, or hi: profession. Even a first grade certi ficate will not.be renewed unless yoi have taught successfully for at leasi one half the life of the certificate And a second grade will not be renev ed without summer school credit. A third grade wit not be renewed, anc a permit will not be issued but once The fact is I am very anxious thai 1 XT T every reacner in i>ewoenj tuuiaj the coming session will have enough interest in the profession not to b( satisfied to go on teaching with any :hing less than a first-grade state certificate. The regular spring examination foi teachers will be held at the office ol ;he county superintendent of education on the 12th and 13 th of thh ' month for primary and elementary certificates. The applicants will fee jiven two days on this examinatior and no high school applicants will be jxamined. It seems to be the purJose to require high school teachers to be college graduates though an ex imination is to be held for those whc desire to teach high school and hav? to college diploma, but this examina;ion does not include high school. All of the schools making application for equalizing aid will have closed this week and I am going to take the applications to Columbia on Tueslay. Could not well go with them intil the school closed. I am verj nuch afraid that we will have tc nake some arrangement to take care )f deficits in all these districts, because the information is that the appropriation will have to be scaled ind then we are required to take ;redit for all the tax whether paid 01 lot, and for all the 3 mill tax except 3 per cent for building. I had the pleasure of attending the ' * i ?1-- T_ 1 MOSing exercises 01 me oaiayn :chool on Wednesday evening. Thif s the first time I have had an oppor tunity of attending a closing at this school. Somehow it always happened that I could not be present. This s a fine rural school and while the ' * ' * anrnlmpnt. is not so large the districl is able to run eight months this yeai md I think it will be able to make a line months term the next session The closing exercises on Wedesdaj vere composed of songs -and a plaj ind the children did remarkably veil and evidenced good and carefu! Twining. The teachers the past ses ion were Misses Nancy Werts anc Dlive Feagle. This is a fine sectior and if it had a few more white families it would be better for the school rhere is to be a picnic in Sligh's pas:ure on Saturday and I regret ex:eedingly that I will not 'be able tc ittend. I want to go to Presslej school on that date if I can possiblj nake it convenient to do so. Anc then the Mt. Pilgrim school is to pic nic at Willowbrook park that day anc [ have an invitation to take dmnei with them. It is a great pity that al ;hese good dinners come together sc that I have to miss any of them. The idea of the Mt. Pilgrim school is alsc .0 give the children an opportunity tc ook over the mill and Presidenl Wright has kindly consented to give ;hem the opportunity to go through :he mill. E. H. A. New Scout Troop Organized On Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock n chamber of commerce building ;here was a meeting of scout-elects at which time a new troop of Boj Scouts, to be known as Newberrj Troop No. 3 was organized. Dr. B. E ?neece will be scoutmaster for the new troop. Several boys made application for membership but we wan1 others. Any wide-awake boys ovei twelve years old, who want to d something are invited to make appli nation. The next meeting will be helc n rear room, chamber of commerce Friday, May 5th. at 5:30 p. m. Come md bring your fifty cents registration fee and some other boy whc vould make a good scout. People who say the world is getting worse are probably not getting anj hotter themselves. t LOU WASH FLOYD r This is a familiar name to hundreds ? of people all over Newberry county, - and all of them will learn with sincere 3 regret of his death which occurred i at his residence in Newberry on Wed> nesday morning at one o'clock. The county and the state have lost -('a good citizen and hundreds of our, 5 people a sincere friend, and the wife ; and children a devoted husband and a i kind and loving father. When you say a good citizen, and it can be said 1 in all truth and sincerity, you have ** ?:J -11 + ?or> Ko cniH nf a man, be-! k j saiu mi mat/ V.C4H KJ-^, <,w.v. ? f cause that should include all the vir- j 7 tues and all the good traits in man. j Wash Floyd was a companionable j 1 man, fond of his friends. A man who j 1 shrank from the public view, but nev- j 3 er shrank from the performance of r duty. He had convictions and never: > faltered in the maintenance of what 5 was right, but. he did not love pub-! " licity. He was rather a home loving 1 man, and that is what this country j ^ needs today, home loving men and j home loving women, because it is a r j fact that the great American home is j L' in danger, and it really is the bulwark M of the nation. I Mr. Floyd came to the town of t Newberry to make his home some' j thirty years ago and at once identiViimcoi'f with the unbuilding of j j 11CU UiiuwviA ! i the town, and lent of his time and " his means to all the things that were " for the betterment of this commun-! ity. He was one of the organizers of! the Commercial bank and a director *jfrom the organization to the. present! : j time. He served the town efficiently "J-as a member of the city council. He I 1 served as one of the board of trus- J r j tees of the city schools. He was a I ! j director in the old Savings bank un1, til it was merged with the Exchange 1 j bank. He built the first telephone * system in the town and operated it * 11 'L nvor ' t SUCCeSSIUIiy until Jl, waa . "'by the Southern Bell. He helped toi ' organize the first oil mill in the coun- j *1 ty, and was secretary and treasurer j " and manager, and after the resigna-' tion of Mr. J. M. Johnstone, the first j president, he became president andj occupied that position until the mill j was taken over by the Southern Oil - company, -and then he was manager . of the company until last August; t whpn he resigned. j r'( Wash Floyd was.born in this coun-| > ty at the family home twelve miles' ' west of Newberry,rn0w the property | of Mr. Harmon, the old Dominick place, the son of-John N. (Pomp) , Floyd and his wife Louise Anderson, s December 23, 1860. He would have * been 62 years old the coming Decern-) > ber. I He was married? October 3, 1889, j to Miss Ola Clark, daughter of the > late Dr. R. P. Cla^k of Jalapa, and t his has been a happy married life. ? Mrs. Floyd has indeed been a good - help meet and has, taken an active 5 part in all the activities for the bet. terment of the community and is now 5 president for the state of the wom> an's auxilairy of t^he American Le; gion. Besides his widow Mr. Floyd : is survived by four sons, Richard C. i Floyd now connected with the Sou. thern Oil company in Newberry; John r C. Floyd bookkeeper at the Comme^ r cial bank; W. Clark Floyd a student r at the University of South Carolina, I and Louis C. Floyd a, young son in the schools of Newberry. [ A good man and a good citizen and i a good friend of this writer, as well -. as a loving husband and a kind father . has been gathered to his fathers, and . I while to all human agencies it seems . that he should have been spared to us > yet a little while, yet the All-wise r Ruler of the Nations of the earth r does all things well and those he lov! eth he chasteneth, we are told, and .'while it may all seem dark to those 1 of the immediate family and friends, - ( we want to say to them that some 1 good day it will be morning and they ?' will see and understand the workings ;' of the Divine Providence. ? ml - r ' will Kq holri ) I 1 fl6 iunerai eAcitioto t?h? ? > I this (Thursday) afternoon, the funi ( eral procession leaving the residence ?, in Calhoun street at 4 o'clock. The i pallbearers are: H. W. Dominick, J Y. McFall, C. J. Purcell, Fant Gilder. T. K. Johnstone, 0. B. Cannon, Dr. Thos. H. Pope, C. G. Blease, John C. Goggans, Jr., F. R. Hunter, ci Honorary: J. A. Burton, E. M. r Evans, Nat Gist, John M. Kinard, M. ,, L. Spearman, Dr. W. C. Brown, Hasr kell Wright, A. M. Hill, M. A. Coler man. : At any rate, new knowledge of ge j ography got from conferences will t afford a fresh supply of names for r Pullman cars. ) ' 1 * We suspect at times that our butch1 er is descended from some jungle an, cestor who used to lie in wait to get ! his living. ) An exchange savs there were feweternal triangles in the old days of the square dance. r A late frost is going to nip the society buds. CLOSING EXERCISES ST. PHILIPS SCHOOL I ! The closing- exercises of St. Philips school will be held Wednesday night, May 10th, beginning at 8:00 o'clock. The following is the program: Song, "Ho, Ho, Vacation Days Are Here," by children. A drill and song, Fan Fairies, primary children. Plav. "The Merry Microbe." Characters: Teacher?Helen Dominick. Microbe?Naomi Ruff'. Doctor?Grady Lee Halfacre. Pupiis. Drill, Topsy Turvy, 8 children. Song, The "Champeen" Baseball Nine, nine .boys. Play, a comic drama, "That Awful Aunt." Characters: Mrs. Hasleton, a widow?Frances Piester. Alice, her daughter?Sara Hentz. Carrie Benton, engaged to Frank? Lucile Kinard. Matilda Johnson, That Awful Aunt - -Myrtle Lominick. Frank Hasleton, Alice's brother? David Stone. Arthur Wallace, a fop and a villain?Olin Lominick. Pete, Mrs. Hasleton's colored ser| vant?Harvey Halfacre. "Ravir? Mann. Wallace's accomplice ?John David Setzler. Policement?Feldon Ruff and No-; lan Wicker. Pantomime, Columbia, '.lie Gem of i the Ocean, ten girls *nd one boy. Song, With a Tear in One Eye "We'll Bid You Goodbye, by children. i __ SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE W. C T. U. 1 Monday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Mary Wright the W. C. T. U. held a special meeting for the laof TirVnVVi fimp Miss Dorothy U1 CO 9 <4 1/ fiiuvn V4?.v ^ Wheale of Bridgeport, Conn., national worker of the young people's department of the W. C. T. U., made a fine address on some of the twentyfour departments of work of this organization. The program was interspersed with a piano solo by Mrs. Moon and a duet by Mr. and Mrs. Babb. At 8:00 o'clock p. m., at the Meth-, odist church was held a special meeting for the public. Miss Wheale again made an address on the work in general. She complimented the state of South Carolina in not having Sunday baseball, picture shows and other amusements of the same character i that are allowed in many of the oth- j er states. At the same time she off-! set the compliments with warnings ; : and danger signals. | Miss Wheale is a very fluent and forceful speaker and impressions were made that will not be easily forgotten. i The opening devotionals were conducted by Dr. Daniel, with prayer by Dr. Carson. The choir rendered a beautiful anthem with Miss Inez Green .as soloist. V? "Tk After the address a quartet uy vi. Setzler, Messrs. Hicks, Tarrant and Tilly was enjoyed by all present. AFTER MANY YEARS ? COMES TO SEE AGAIN Mr. John M. Kinard's Uncle is Paying a Pleasant Visit to His Former "Old Play Grounds." Mr. Thos. P. Rook, uncle of Mr. John M. Kinard, is visiting and enjoying himself at the Kinard home in this city. He has not been in Newberry for a number of years. Mr. Rook is the son of the late Dr. Wil liam Rook ana tne oroiner ui ?xl. Kinard's mother. When 17 years of age he entered the Confederate Army and fought bravely and val'antly throughout the entire period of the war. Immediately after the surrender he was arrested and detained in a federal prison for six months reaching home by foot, principally, almost broken in health from the severe treatment he received in prison. He went to work with a stout and brave heart, undaunted by the misfortunes and hardships of war and the destruction and devastation manifest at his own home in common with all southern homes. He resumed active operations on his father's farm, just beyond Kinards, whose former owner, Dr. Rook, was so well and favorably known and who is kindly remembered by so many of the older citizens. It was not long after the son had taken charge of the farm until it was as productive as before the war, under the wise guidance and supervision of Mr. Rook. j Mr. Rook is now living at Ware Shoals, S. C., with his niece, Mrs. Wm. Gaines, the daughter of his sis- j ter, Mrs. D. H. Tompkins. He says that Newberry has improved wonder-1 fully in every respect since he visited the city many years ago as his j marketing place. He finds that very i few of the old landmarks are loft, J A Haltiwanger < Our reduced price sale or Wraps will continue until < ! ' range of sizes is still complst are the best that have been < buyers since last Saturday bargains. We will be giad money saving event and advi selection. Haltiwanger ( | "The Growing Sto I ' I I REMOVAI 0 1 have moved to Building on Main Stre Star Filling Station w my friends. ! I have secured sub-] the Chevrolet Cars ai and will carry a stocl special service on then Will also handle Fia field Tires *11 I*A vrAi! Tin appi cwiatc y ui /age. Central i W. H. DAV Phone 164 * I NOT Beginning Tuesday ceive cream on Tuesd I I each week, until oui i , ' stalled. We are loci . <> Garage. Newberry Telephone 14?-or Ch; I r r ; and he now regards Newberry as one j | of the most progressive, beautiful J : and attractive little cities in the1 South. j ' Forty-eight years ago Mr. Rook i moved to Ninety-Six to live with his j daughter. After her death he went I to Ware Shoals. We are sure his! Newberry friends are all glad to see' him. j i :?? . j TO WITHDRAW LIQUOR |c ^ if New Form of Permit Will Be Used } I. . i? Washington, May 1.?Adoption ofjt a new form of permit for the withdrawal of liquor from bond and new physicians' prescription blanks de-J^ signed to eliminate the possibility of j of either documents being counterfeited was announced today by Com- , i missioner Havnes. These new forms : ( Mr. Haynes said, are printed on spe- , cially designed, sensitized, water- j, marked paper and from an engraved j plate, bearing a water-marked seal of j the treasury department and the j word "Prohibition" water-marked on \ j each. j( As a still further protection against j ^ counterfeits, he declared the prohibi-; tion bureau has adopted a machine j ] which resembles a check protector } which will impress upon each with-,1 drawal permit the amount of liquor j to t>e released to prevent their being |( raised after issuance. !< ' I Harding has 50 pairs of trousers. : j t Wouldn't it be great to be his broth- j J er??Wichita (Kar.s.) Beacon. ! ______ ! t ???^ j Money talks, and sometimes it in-; 1 ( duces a minister to accept a call to a new church. ! Certainly. A man usually looks up- j < on his gns bill ns n business shame. ' t & Carpenter i Spring Dresses, Suits and < entire lots are sold. The :e, the styles and materials Jk offered this season. Many Mm have secured wonderful to have you share in this J :se that you make an early 1' & Carpenter re of Newberry'' i - NOTICE the Hudson-Essex ;et next to the Red here I hope to meet Dealer's Agency for id Republic Trucks k of parts and give a. ;k and Kelly Springir continued patron* v 4 Garage z , . V i I i' . IS, Prop. 1510 Main St; ICE * '/ '<' *yc -\ l.i . : : , - > -.. ?'., i.l , May 9, we will re lays arid Fridays of r machinery is inxted in the Central ; ' r > . < Creamery amber of Commerce J "OUR SPECIALISTS TO HELP TRUCKERS n Grading, Packing and Standardizing Crops, Says Clemson College Announcement Clemson College, April 31.?Four experienced spec*" ljsfe in the grading, )acking, and standardizing of truck :rops are to be appointed in the near uture by the extension service to lelp the farmers in the new trucking icctions in getting their truck crops eady to put on the market in ac- ^ rntable condition. \ The extension service realizes that armers in certain parts of the state lave gone into trucking this year as ,heir first experience, that those farners are not familiar with the requirements and methods of grading, packing and shipping truck crops; ind that there is consequently much langer of great loss to such farmers jnless guidance and assistance are ?iven at the right time. Director Long feels, therefore, that the greatest service to be rendered those new ;ruck growers lies in helping them to prepare in an acceptable manner for narket the 'produce which they are low growing. Two of the specialists, who will be <. jngaged for the truck crop season, will be located at Florence and the Dther two at Aiken conveniently to ;he needs of the sections where many farmers are growing new crops. The nen will be secured from the older rucking sections of South Carolina f possible. If not, a representative )f the extension service will go to Florida to secure men who have had arge practical experience in work )f this kind. It is hoped to have hem on duty early in May. i A