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Whitmire, Mav 24.?The schools' i CLOSING EXERCISES WHITMIRE HIGH SCHOOL f ! here closed for the session Monday and the exercises were held in the school auditorium Monday evening. There were only six in the graduating class this year. These were Eugenia Barden, Mamie Nelson, Mildred Smith, Evelyn^ Suber, Douglas Ross and John Robert Suber. Evelyn Suber was the valedictorian of the class and Mamie Nelson salutatorian. The Aull essay medal was won by Mildred Smith and was presented by Col. E. H. Aull at the graduating exerc'ses Monday evening. | A boys' declaimers contest was held also Monday night. Robert Watson, Earl Child, David Word, Ervin ? ? r> ~? T IT I Christy, jjougiass xw>? anu ?. Brockman were the contestants. The judges, composed of Prof. Voigt Dr. Gotwald and Col. Aull, awarded ^ the medal to J. E. Brockman, whose subject was "Saved by a Boy." On Tuesday evening at 8 p. m. the ooj.test to tlecde th? winners among the six girls chosen in the preliminary was held. Miss Blanche Boozer of the high school presided and presented a program which was a credit to the school. The contestants were: Mamie Nelson, The Passing the White Swan; Mildred Smith, A Telephone Romance; Sara McCarley, The Bull of Bashan; Fugenia Barden, The Story of Patsy; Hazel Brockman, The Stars and Stripes in Flanders; and Thelma Cody, The Light From Over the Range. The judges were Prof. J. C. Kinard, Prof. Gaver, and Mr. A. H. Counts and the medal was presented to Miss Eugenia Barden by Prof. J. C. Kinard. Last Friday evening, May 19, a unique and interesting program was given by the grammar grades under the direction of Misses Nannie Mae Williams and Lila Teal, assisted by the eight other grade teachers. Music was also added by the Glenn^ Lowry orchestra. The teachers for another year .were elected some time ago. These will be C. M. Wilson, Miss Blanche Boozer, M&s Nannie Mae Williams in the high school; Mrs. S. A. Jeter, Misses Julia Cprne^i, Marion Leake, ^ ' ^ ?1 CnvQv Pn hv '/pier. ?.va I eai,-: x- iwwic ^yiuat, * ? ?^ 0 ]er, Dorothy Wa'tsoft, Etrie! Berry and Ella1'Sharp. Misses Li la .Teal and El||v " la Sharp .will.' Bot'^dfcrnain .and these I , places will be^ fille3;iater. . y The W&tmire baseball nine defeat-"' I <v? ed "West End irrif fiefcy goo3' game at Newberry last lSa*ftirday by a score of 6 to 4. Manager ' Howard : has r added to . his "sqiratd ^Clarence LomiW :/ wnrr. i nick, left field)"and Lewis, a pitcher,making an almost invincible nine. b ? Gilliam, Whitmire'*. pitcher, and f Thomas, Wfcst End's left fielder, each landed two home runs. Mr. W. M. Sherard left Wednesday night to attend a "manufacturer's convention in Washington, D. C., and wiil return Sunday. i " j"1_ _ CoJ. E. H. Aull was over in mis vicinity Wednesday looking over the proposed new school district which will be made up of McCollough and Mollohon. The new building will be Suipsaj au; uo pa^sniis to Whitmire and will -be a great fork ward step for the people of these two communities. B The town of' Wftitmire is to have | another school building by fall. The i plans have been drawn by J. E. Sum' mer for a modern brick veneer school with steam heat, running water, and a large basement for play roor?*3, etc. Several contractors are now studying the blue prints and soecifications with a view of submitting a bid to the trustees. ! ?f Death of Mr. David Wicker ? ? ? ii? Va. uaviu ceiton vv ivkcx uuin . * w vember 13, 1847, and died at hi* home near Pomaria May 21, 1922, aged 74 years, 6 months and 8 days. In early life he united with the St. Paul's church where he remained a consistent member till his death. On June 10, 1873, he married Miss Emma Drayton Kinard. To this union were born eight children, three of whom have departed this life. On Octobed 5, 1904, his wife, Mrs. Emma Drayton Wicker, went to her re ward. He leaves to mourn his departure three brothers, Messrs. Price. Calvin and Prayton Wicker, two sons, Messrs. Sligh and Fred Wicker; three daughters, Misses Lizzie and Ora Wicker and Mrs. John Singley; five grand children, and a large number of relatives and friends. The funeral was conducted in the St. Paul's church by his pastor assisted by the Rev. W. H. Button, and the interment was in the cemetery nerr the church. May the Koly Spirit comfort the bereaved family. S. P. Koon. Up-to-the-Minute '"Are your new neighbors modern people?" "Modern? Say, they sent in last night to borrow our radio set!"? Buffalo Express. i SUMMERLAND COLLEGE |c SOON TO CLOSE Leesville, May 24.?Summerland I college is nearing the end of her' v tenth session of school work, the col-: a lege having opened in October, 1912. E This commencement now in progress < r is. of special interest as being a re-! b union for all former graduates and j v students. The year just closing has; been a very successful one. I r Commencement proper will begin j } Friday evening, May 26, with a reci- li tal given by the students of the ex- j t pression department. This recital' a will be of sDecial interest because of j v the contest for the experssion medal j t which will be awarded to the best c student. This medal is offered by e Mr. J. X. McCartha of Leesville. p Saturday, May 27, has been desig- u nated as alumnae day. Many of the 1 i1 former students and of the graduates o are expected to be present at this re- : v union. A program of toasts, speeches J c and college songs will be followed by , v a three course luncheon served in the n college dining room. a On Sunday morning at 11:15, the 1 v baccalaureate services will be held in s Wittenburg Lutheran church, Lees-'v nni_ _ ~^^ f)v/\ \i Vine. 1 lie senium win uc by the Rev. W. H. Greever, D. D., a editor of the American Lutheran Sur- v vey, Columbia. In the evening at n eight o'clock, the Rev. W. A. Reiser,! pastor of the Church of the Resurrec- e tion, Augusta, Ga., will address the n Missionary society. This service will f also be held in Leesville. 111 The annual meeting of the board g of trustees will be held Monday at b 9:30 a. m. At 11:00 a. m. class day j] exercises will be held in the college s auditorium. I o Monday evening at 8:30 the annu- ^ al recital by the students of the mu- lj sic department will be given. Only h the advanced pupils appear in this re-! cital, assisted by several readers from h the expression department. ) jV Tuesday, May 30, at 10:00 a. m.,: F the graduating exercises will be given 1 J in the college auditorium. Prof. E. y B. Setzler, Ph. D., head of the Eng- I lish department of Newberry college. IV wiU deliver the graduating address. IV The first and second ? jnors havfe I been awarded to Miss Nannie Wing- ^ ard and Mis-3 Sadie Langford. They C will-'deliver the salutatory and vale- -IV y--J- T1'? -fm. rranflval /?V- rl QlCIQry. X lie mcuaio jux . (v. cellence, history, and short story will V be awarded, and announcements for f the following: year will be made at. C this time. - "" w,.- j-Js Eleven students will be graduated: S A4die Bouknight, Clanis Kirkhnd, IV Afcilee Mills, Mae Long, Sadie Lang- ,.4 ford, Margaret Derrick, Marian Setz-1 b leivEulalie-Sh-ealy and Nannie Wing-j C ard will receive the degree of bache-, lor of arts; Katie Haltiwanger and j Willye Ruth-Wheeler will receive f certificates- in ^English. f LETTER FROM "BEN HOPE" . I e TO ALL OF HIS FRIENDS j 1 Asks Them to Buy His New Book I That Will Soon Be Published ^ z Editor Herald and News: This is a frank, sincere,?urgent ap- ] peal to your readers?to every one i who may read it?for help to make t my latest venture a success. I am j going to have a new book published, and I want advance orders for the t book. It will be a book of funny r I 1 stories and notes and comments on ' Y timely topic?my very best work. I. purpose to sell this book for 25 cents a copy, or 5 copies for SI. I am a poor, self-educated shut-in. e Now, you. readers, can help me in c th's way: For every dollar which I receive now I will send out 5 copies v of my new book, which will be ready, for distriDution just as suun ^u?ible. I do not wish to have it pub-1 lished, however, until I have received ^ at least $100 in advance orders for it.' . So send me your orders now, before ! you forget it. You may, of^ course, i ^ order any number of copies you may ; want; but I suggest that each and , ^ every one of my friends and helpers j get at least four of their friends to ' "chip in" with 20 cents each, and j thus send me a dollar order. This appeal may not appear in this paper again. Remember I can not go to you with with book; you must come to me. And , so please send me your orders now. j The object I have in putting this book on the market is to improve my < condition financially?and otherwise.,( I hope to be enabled to buy a home j * with the proceeds of my writings, a : home in which I could have all the . comforts which I need and a study in ! which to write. And this surely is a j laudable undertaking. Address J. S. Love ("Ben Hope") j I York, S. C. J _^ J Constance Talmadge's application for a divorce from her husband, who is a native of Turkey, a subject of ( , Greece and a cigarette manufacturer in New York, sounds like a matter for the league of nations to pass upj on.?Buffalo Express. :UPID BRIDGE PARTY FOR MISS PAULINE FANT;, ?*Irs. Everett Evans entertained' ery charminglv Tuesdav afternoon i . ( t the home of Mrs. E. M. Evans in ; ioundary street, complimenting Mies ! 'auline Fant, a bride-to-be, with a| ridge party in which the cupid idea i ,'as carried out in many details. As the guests entered they were eceived by Mrs. E. M. Evans and Irs. W. M. Griffin at the door. The j ving room and reception hall were | hrown ensuite and were attractively j domed with quantitie>5 of pink and , /hite sweet peas. In the living room; he mantel was graced with a large ' ut glass bowl of blossoms and at ach end were candelabra with festive ink tulle bows from which gleamed; mshaded white tapers. The chande-; ier was also draped in pink tulle and in the handsome grand piano were; ases of sweet peas and a cunning' upid doll. Seven tables for bridge' rere arranged and the head table was; larked for the gue?st of honor with China cupid bride attired in a filmy j 'hite veil caught with orange bios-1 oms and a huge shower bouquet of j -hite sweet peas. The score cards! L*prp in ormid designs tied wth pink; nd white ribbon, and on each table \ ;as a comport of pink and white lints. After the games the hostess, assist-, d by Mrs. D. J. Burns and Mrs. El-j ler Summer, served tempting re-: reshments, the cupid idea being fea-. ured in the napkins and the kewpie ouvenirs on each plate. On the ride's plate was a larger size kewpie i bridal array. Mrs. Evans preented Miss Fant with a dainty piece f lingerie for her trousseau, andj I"?"5S Anna Coe Keitt, another popu-l lr bride-elect, was presented with a i >vely bouquet of sweetpeas. Those who enjoyed Mrs. Evans'|" ospitality on this occasion were:' l:ss Pauline Fant, Mrs. Douglas Fornsby, Mrs. Drayton Nance, Miss inna Coe Keitt, Miss Josie Reid, Irs. Walter Wallace, Miss Louise faltiwanger, Miss Goode Burton, Irs: Junius Fox, Miss Mary. S^heeler^T, IifG Mazie Dominick, Mrs. D. J. Surns, Mrs. Fischer, Miss Margaret Iclntosh, Mrs. Robert Holmes, Mrs.1 )liver Holme:? of Fayetteville, N. C.,' Irs. Elmer Summer, Mrs. Fant Giler, Mrs. Ben Anderson, Mrs. Bob Pallacte, Mrs. Roy Summer. Mrs. Ned 'urcell, Mrs. Oscar Summer, Miss frace Summer, Mrs. Guy Brown of lew York, Mrs. Mary P. Fant, Miss adie Goggans; Mrs. 0. H. Johnson,! Irs. Patrick, Mrs. W. W. Griffith of L'tlanta, Mrs. Gustafson- ofiColum>ia, Mrs. T. L. Hicks, Mrs. W. M. Iriffin. Silverstreet The.- recent rains have 5 presented arm and garden work. y. Mrs. K. Stilvvell has raised a fine^j rep of English peas which are en-< oyed bv her neighbors. ,-? ' Mr. S. Perry who occupies Lake;, irothers' garage, seems to have a; ood share of the public patronage.; tnd his work gives satisfcation. May 22nd, born to Mr. and Mrs. ' i Barney Floyd, a son. Mr. C. L. Leitzsev. who for some ! ime past has been ill is very much mproved. The Ladies Aid society of the Lu-: heran church is well attended and nuch interest is expressed by the nembers. B. M. Havird is having his grain larvested. Miss Ruth Martin, assistant teacht at Trinity, closed her school Frilay. On account of sickness she vas prevented from finishing two veeks ago. Mrs. E. B. Martin is on the sick list. Miss Josie Berry who is taking a Dusiness course at Greenwood, is also teaching a class in telegraphy. The college students will soon be narching home ajain. V. V. Pearsail made a business rip to Newberry Monday. Business ought to i>e looking up, by the number of commercial travellers who pass this way. Herman Martin and Miss Ruth Martin visited their brother in the country recently. Mr. Sam Shealy spent Wednesday night with his mother, Mrs. Kate Martin. There will be services at the Methodist chapel Sunday night at 8 o'clock. J. Vernon Havird is with the lumber company in Newberry. Mr. Sample seems to be busy at the phner, running part of the night. Mrs. Ella Blair of Columbia is expected to be a visitor here this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Daily visited out of town Sunday. Mr. J. Alewine went to Newberry on business one day this week. Mrs. D. L. Hamm visited her cousin Mis. Fred Pitts Monday. Mrs. Mark Nichols has some very lovely pot plants, also many besuti ful flowers in the* yard which ai carefully tended. "A thing1 of beauty is a joy forever VISITOR TO COLUMBIA Sill Helped Get Out First Issues i The State The State, 23. W. S. Sill of Washington is in C iumbia, having been called here on ; count of the illness of his aged fat er, J. M. Sill, in his 91st year, now the Baptist hospital, whese conditi* was somewhat improved yesterda This is the first visit of Mr. Sill to C lumbia in more than 30 years. He w one of the younger members of t! force of printers who set type on ti first issues of The State when it I gan publication in February, 189 Mr. Sill is now a linotypist in t' government printing office at Was ington, where he has been employ* since he left Columbia. Home Dem. Agent's Itinerary Trinity?Tuesday. May 30, 3:30 m., at Mrs. Paysinger's. Pomaria?Wednesday, May 31, p. m. at Mrs. R. H. Hipp's. Bethel-Garmany?Thursday, Jui 1, 3:30 p. m. at Miss Alewine's. Little Mountain?Friday, June <- -1 r _ ? vr,-?? T>^l? ? O'.li) p. ill., <11/ .uisa jouiauu a. * Home Run Feature Whitmire, May 2Q.?The Whitmi: baseball team defeated the West Ei team of Newberry at Newberry th afternoon by a score of 6 to 4. G liam, besides his feature pitchin batted two heme runs. Thomas f West End landed two home runs als MECHANIC ARRESTED Greellwood Man Charged With Co] plicity in Murder Greenwood, May 22?Charged wi complicity in the murder of Picke Satterwhite, who was found dead th.e road near his., home in Salu< county Friday night, Luther Cra1 ford, an automobile mechanic, w S'rrested here yesterday afternoo He denies all knowledge of the killii ind maintains that ..he was not ne (fhappells at the tipie of the killin : Satterwhite was found with \ Head split open with an axe. E jfrife was also fourifl ^nearby with h ftull crushed, but she was still livi; last reports. Robbery is suppos to have been tne. motive. I' Is It 1 Each Con I M I Has the Qi Meets U. S next purch ! ^ re FORMER SUPERVISOR CLAIMED BY DEA1 I I George W. Lipscomb of Nillety-S r Drops Dead in Pasture 0f Greenwood. May 22.?George j Lipscomb, former supervisor of tl ; county, and one of the most pror I netu planters of the Ninety Six S( i tion, dropped dead in a pasture ne i the home of his brother, J. X. Li] ciC i ^ j comb, between Greenwood and Xir jn | ty Six this morning at 9:30 o'clo< The funeral will be conducted tom< i row afternoon at 5:30 o'clock Xmetv Six. o-1 | For a number of years Mr. Li] I i comb operated a large dairy fai 1 ' rear Xinety Six but gave that up s< ^ i eral years ago. At the time of 1 2 : death he was owner of large farmi [KJ interests. In 1917, Mr. Lipscomb v j appointed by Governor Manning . fill nnt thp nnpxnired term of Sun< ?(i ! "" ~ I visor J. B. McCombs and served j that capacity until the followi: I year. p. 1 Mr. Lipscomb had a wide fam; j connection throughout the Piedmc 3 section. He is survived by his wij i who was a Miss Calhoun before h ne ' marriage; two sons Lawton and T< ! Lipscomb of Ninety Six; and o 9 , daughter. Mrs. M. S. Sessions of C llumbia. Mr. Lipscomb was a broth j of the late Dr. Lawton Lipscomb a j is survived by two brothers and o re j sister, J. N. Lipscomb and E. P. Li] id i comb, and Mrs. G. T. Lipscomb is i Ninety Six. il-! * i _____ ^ 1 Death of Mr. David Wicker 01 ! Mr. David Wicker died at 10-; o'clock Sunday night at his hoi j three miles from Pomaria and v j buried Monday afternoon at 4 o'clc at St. Paul's church, service by t ^-jRev. S. P. Koon, assisted by the R< | W. H. Dutton. Mr. Wicker was th I years old and leaves two soi ns ! Messrs. Fred and Sligh Wicker, thi in ! daughters,' Miss Lizzie Wicker, M ja i Orrie Wicker and Mrs. J. H. Singl< tv- j besides being survived by three b: as: thers, Messrs. Cal, Drayton a n. ! Pierce Wicker. ig ! ' ?-? t ar A Prize Play g. In speaking of the prize one-: lis: play, the.State says: [is i "Mortmain," by James P. Kina erjof Winthrop college, which v ig] awarded first prize of $50, is a stu ed : in psychological phenomena. The f |Kieide of a man on the eve of his s New? Slightly idihon Requires u ARATH01 uBest In 1 ialihr_Hac tVlf* F ,4 CA?il \. Jf A v/ a . Navy Specific* ase. )in Gas and Gasoline - Ke Chapin, S one! marriage, without any obvious' TH clue left behind, establishes a mys-j tery that is linked up by his friends j .. ;and relatives to the power held over .. him by "the dead hand" of his first - j 'wife. The personality of the dead;( i woman becomes very real, and the' . 'iplav finallv assumes almost supernat-'t lis * . : ural proportions. All the dramatic! flli talent incident, however, tikes place d *C" I i in the minds of the characters, and i <XT the action is strikinglv brief and cas- < DS , ual. It is an exciting olav neverthe-; 101^" !; , ; But He Shells Out at Willie had been reading The Am-,' pS_ | erican Weekly. mi "Pop," he asked, "what are Burstsj iV- and Duds?" , his; "Duds, Willie," explained pop, "are ^ ? I - ~nivlnr,i from tVlP ! i Wllitt VUUI HiUUiui viuviw 4.4 v... , I * ' < 'as department store. The bursts occur-, to ! when I get the bills." j jr-1 in j fig J er. mfmeaKmaaaBmmemmaBBtm Dm j ne ) Sale opened Thursc er' ndi rush. Every piece c - - 1 ps-j must be sold, regards of! Y ou will probably r such an opportunity to j elry, Watches, Silverv 'af; etc., at such sacrifice t ?ck i 7 lvj Valuable prizes gh free at every sale. T ee j be a high grade Diarru rs.! ro'j Chairs will be prov: "" 1 1 A Two sales ciaiiv: n I i ? *| Coopers Je\ .?yi Next Door to Excha sU- : ec-1 / Worn? Greatly A Different Gr We have a g: for every mot Chapoline I "It Satis Also Distrib jjfc Sinclair, Te pK Sunoco \ r< 1?? 5 C. N GAS0LI1 ^ v n he Long ixun bower. Clear a; itions. Call for rcsene - Greases louih Carolina Sufficient Excuse Jack and Mary had just been to thjrown-ups' church for the first time. \ day or two afterward they wertfound in the nursery whispering *uiibly to each other. ,i? "What are you children doing?':heir nurse asked. "We're playing: church," replie 1 lack. , . , : i "But you shouldn't whisper in i-hurch," admonished nurse. "Oh, we're the choir," said Ma? y. ?Christian Advocate. . i ? ? - *ti i r ~ures Malaria, <~mus ana rev?r, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It kills the germs. mmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmtmbmmm mmh|?r ' lay afternoon with a ?f stock in the store iSS Of eOSt. iever again have just. buy high grade Jew- L rare, Cut Glass, etc., prices. /en away absolutely 'he Grand Prize will )nd Ring. > ? ided for the ladies. : and 8 p. m. velry Store nge Bank Building ; > " 1 I1, or Run? I Ill 11U11* | Worn? I ade Of Oil j rade of Oil | or condition I Vlotor Oil 1 tfies'' J I B utors For xaco and > Oils j . . HE f* o ' O O Vi J wa.UK it on your '3 J lllCe ' I /