The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, December 23, 1909, Image 1
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mferABUSHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THUREDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1909. VOL 15, NO. 48
in MEW COUNTIES
ARE ORGANIZED.
as Easy Jab to Pat the !
oanty Jachinery m Mo- .
ion and to Keep it Workif
Saaootbly. The Pri- (
Kary Next Spring.
gfccmgh the election is over
the new county is won the ,
ic is still interested in the ;
ition, and now that there are
tore battles to fight The Herald
turn its attention to the matthat
will absorb the people in (
onronivotiAn
vi. wuv wuuijr
tfnery. It is not an easy j
er to put the county machin- '
a motion and to keep it running
jthly. There is lots of work
i done before the new county
hold court in its own court
e and the commissinors who
be appointed to look after the '
ic buddings, the transcribing <
e records.the apportionment of
ounty's * indebtedness and the
y other details incident to the
tter will earn every dollar of
12 per diem they will receive j
heir work. <
H?gAii6iiiBv step cu.tr i me canvassjr
jpjf'fcoards have passed upon the ,
BVflEorns from the election is to get
Sr aiM through the general assem- {
creating the new county of
[^tlTon. Calhoun was named in
M^Pba^Btition under which the elecB>ou
was oxdered, but of course,
cttMbtiame will not be considered 1
fcajfe the bill to create the county.
^fllk-general assembly meets Jan.
BjtfgUth. and the bill can be introduc- j
gflflPfal soon as the legislature is (
ftSqunized. Senator Montgomery
BT^hay^een asked to introduce the J
*Wl in the senate, and Mr. R. P. 1
Hv2fa&er has been asked to intro- 1
Bg NtpCB the bill in the House. In <
BS| 'Y Wll are named three or more ,
Ewho are to look
of organizing: the 1
lery and to supe*- 1
ion of the" pnblic ]
tie fund tor the erec- :
>lic buildings will be 1
the commissioners
the plans made for !
idings and then ad- <
ids. The commisIso
vested with, au- ,
jrtion the county's
to transcribe the 1
be books of the sevetaof
county govern- 1
in turn vhe whole
icers who will be j
iminister the uew
rs. After the regul- '
officers have taken 1
nmissioners will sur- i
ammissions and the j
IW UMiVUlUVl J Will Ut 111
lie bill to create the new I,
Erie not delayed in the legis
the primary should be held
to the spring and the new <
ty may be Folding its first 1
of court by June or July. 1
lb commissioners also have <
fivilege of naming the salaries ^
?e different officers. i
? 1
A Correction. 1
litor Herald: In your last is- t
k>u published an account of t
ad death of Mrs. H. Witcover c
lb you were evidently misin- t
ed I desire to correct same 1
P both my departed sister- in- c
Mrs. E. H. Whitcover and 'f
Cher, Mrs. C. S. Whitcover.
Bioat of friends both in counLd
state'of South Carolina I a
fit you publish this letter, s
state Mrs. H. Whitcover was e
T of Mrs. Max Fass, Mrs. t
cover was wife of Hyman
lifer of Marion and was Mrs.
|to8 s4&ter-in-law (not moth- *
Witcover was about a
old and is survived by a a
aid and 4 childred. Marion
b8n her home since her* mar- R
ye^irrgtr
^^tolptooor mother, Mrs. C. S. ii
JgyBHhpr she is at present a gruest p
IgjPk. and Mrs. Max Fass and is J
years old and in the besf
and we hope that she urll
fWs^gjpMd to us for a good many *
come. Pincus Witcover li
yjP^FTlB-Herald regrets very much it
?w!>^^fctt>0ate error r^erre^p^? t
JMM& was a very busy one in e
[afSSfc rRpald office and the reporter 8
B^Hfilklan account of Mrs. Wit- t
t J8^ffinrTi^aeath without making any ?
to the particulars.
S^M^^^counTof the sad circum- c
mSKSMwbL A,Si1
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Conference Appointment*.
[Marion bit trie t. ]
Marion District?R. E. Stacl
house, presiding elder; Blenheii
S. J. Bethea; Brittin's Neclc-,*
P. Meadors, Jr.; Brownsville, C
M. Peeler; Bucksville, O. >
Roundtree; Centenary, W. 5
Meyers; Conway, G. E. Edward:
Conway, E. E. Scoggins; Clio, C
C. Herbert; Dillon. W. C- Kirl
land; Gallivants; J. W. Bailej
Latta, J. E. Carlisle; ILatta, B. .
Guess; Little River, W. R. Barne:
Little Rock, W. C. Owen; Lorii
H. L. Singleton; Marion, S. I
Harper; Marion, J. A. McCrav
Mullins, J. L. Daniel; Mullin:
circuit, W. A. Beckham; Nort
Mullins. W. B. Baker; Waccaroav
S. M. Jones; conference secretai
of education. W. C. Kirkland.
Tillman Talks About Clemson.
Senator Tillman says it's "s
non-sense" about his being pr
sident of Clemson.
"rv^ J ?
rvu mi Liu my wruii
something: about it?"
"Oh' it isn't worth writing: abo
Nobody but a blame fool woul
;ver think of such a thing:."
"Well, but, you know, I wri
for the blame fools as well as tl
ather folks."
Only "blamed" wasn't the wort
"The presidency of Clemson,
said the senator, "requires son
peculiar training:. The presidei
should be a man of culture as wc
as experience in agn*iculture at
industrial education, a man of ex
sutive ability, also a man of a
tivity for which he must have goc
health and strength. I migl
have some ot these qualities;
ion't know. But I have not ha
my training as an educator, ar
it my time of life I would be afo
to branch out into a new field,
have been doing all I could as
member of the board to get ever
thing to running smoothly, 1
straighten out the kinks, and gi
iown to business.
"Yes, several men have at dif
srenttimes suggested it tome, bi
I never gave it a serious thougl
because the thing was so man
festly out of tne question."
Senator Tillman seems deep!
interested in Clemson college, ar
whenever the subject is mentionc
he drops what he is doing or sa
ing, becomes thoughtful and se
ious, and talks about it. i
nmxncr new uwray "oouquers.
flews and Courier:
We beg to extend to the peop
)f the territory which will be en
araced in the new county of Di
Ion, and especially to the citizer
jf the enterprising: town froi
which that county will take it
lame, our heartiest congratuk
ions and best wishes upon th
realization of their ambitious hope
iVe trust that they will see to
hat the new county shall quickl
ake a foremost place among: th
>ther South Carolina counties, <
vhich it will be the forty-thirc
it ought to do so. Its lands ma
?urt comparison with any to b
ound in the entire South, bein
wonderfully productive, havin
ilreadybeen brought to a hig
tate of cultivation, and bein
asy to till. Its citizens are in
elligent, energetic, educated an
efiined, and they have show
hemselves to be possessed of
ertinacity which augurs well fo
.prosperous future. It will ha v
s its county seat a town whos
Towth during the last few * year
as been nothing short of amaz
ig. We are confident that it wil
tomptly adjust itself to its ne\
esponsibilites and will make itsel
pronounced factor in promotinj
lie advancement of the State a
irge. To this end, we trust tha
:s citizens wil) see to it that onl
tie beat men who can be muster
d from within its borders ar
ent to the General Assembly t
tke part in the deliberations o
sat body. By the calibre of it
sffistators will the county b
idged by the people of Sontl
arolina, for the time being, a
y nub.
THE FARMERS WAKING UP.
' If you are a farmer, did you
ever stop to inquire what makes
your land valuable? It is not the
>* land itself, nor you; that's certain.
"Suppose your land, with all
5. its great natural fertility, your
\'t splendid methods of cultivation,
' were located in the middle of Ari..
zona," with no other cultivated
[. ground and no railroads within
s; hundreds of miles of it.
5? "It wouldn't be worth much,
would it?
s' "The sole reason your land is of
h more than nominal value is bev,
cause a community has grown up
"v around it.
"If you acquired your land years
ago when the neighborhood in
which you live was sparsely settied,
you have had the pleasure of
e. watching it grow and prosper.
"First came the neighborhood
jg farms, then the towns, finally the
railroads, which the towns brought
ut near to your land, all contributing
d to yours and the general prosperity.
te "I must be clar to you, in the
le light of history that your interests
can continue to grow and prosper
jj only if the entire community in
> which you live shall continue to
1C grow and prosper.
lt "If your community goes back.11
ward: if its frowth and nrnsnpHtv
.11 ' " - - > ?
l(j are retarded, the growth andprose.
perity of your individual interests
c_ are retarded."
^ Is not this sound argument? The
man who bought his farm for $2,j
Ooo ten or fifteen years ago and
l(j holds it at $6,000 or $8,000 or $10,
l(j 000 or $15,000 now shoulcj be able
01 to appreciate its force, for he is
1 $4,000 or $6,000 or $8,000 or $13,a
000 richer now simply because a
? prosperous city has grownup outof
to our old lumbering town and his
et farm has increased proportionately
in value. The moral is: Support
your home townt its markets,
its stores, its institutions. Discard
the mail order catalogue, for it is
the guide book to ruin.
ly FAREWELL UNTIL 1910.
This is the last issue of The
:c* Herald for the year 1909. There
v~ will be no issue of The Herald
r" to reach the public before
Jan. 7th., 1910. This is
the first time The Herald has
missed a single issue in the 11
years it has been under the pre'e
sent management, but during the
New County fight the printers
1S and employees were faithful to
n their post.s often working farinto
ts the night to keep up with the Tush
of work and to get the "New
tc
County Edition" out on time, and
^ they are entitled to a brief holiy
day. We feel that each of our
'e subscribers will agree with us
and we do not believe there is a
y reader of The Herald who will not
e willingly do without the paper in
g order to give the boys a few days
g of rest and recreation. The entire
h Here^d force, from the office
g- "devil" up to the foreman, joins
L. the editor in wishing everyone of
d our friends a happy Christmas
n and a prosperous new vear.
a Cutting Scrape.
Elbert Staples was cut and paine
fully wounded by a young boy
e from the Maple Mill village Tuess
day night. The cutting took
place near the depot where a crowd
U of young men had gathered to
celebrate the new county victory.
v There are conflicting stories reIf
garding the affair, neither of the
? principals having as yet given out
t any statement that would place
. the responsibility on either party
The wound is in the ritrht aid*
y The knife penetrated the cavity
but did not reach the intestines,
e Mr. Staples was able to walk home
0 and the physicians say he will be
f able to leave his bed in a few days.
s
e Messrs. J. W. Dillon & Son are
. . remodeling' and covering their cot^
ton platform near the oil mill.
The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year.
Boqucts.
Columbia State:
King Cotton has created already
a number of cotton and tobacco
courts in Dillon County.
Columbia State:
Dillon is the baby?little Calhoun's
nose is woefully out of
joint.
Columbia State:
By tlie way, Calhoun for a time
was brought up on the bottle but
Dillon was born in the dry lands.
Red Springs Citizen:
Dillon, S. C., and its adjoining
territory have been fighting for a
new county for fifteen years, and
in an election, held last Tuesday,
won a decided victory for the new
county, the majority being about
600. The voters decided upon
Dillon as the county seat.
This news should give encouragement
to the supporters of
the North Robeson movemen',
and in the next campaign with
united forces under the organization
of the North Robeson Out
tney can make a stronger fight
for the new county than they did
two years ago.
McCorinic Messenger:
The good patriotic people ol
Marion County are to be .congratulated
on the success of the election
held Tuesday on the proposition
of forming a new county - b>
dividing the old one. Although
Marion County contained over 90(
square miles, certain interested
parties opposed the formation of a
new county, using as their mair
argument against the measure the
unfounded assertion that taxes
would be higher in the new coun
ty. This statement was suceessW..
*1 '
tuny itiuKu uy iiiciicw couniy au
vocates with figures from tht
books of the Comptroller Genera
showing that in the case of near
ly all the counties formed sinc<
1895 the tai; rate is lower than ii
the older counties.
Gaffney Ledger:
Cherokee felicitates Dillon upor
the success of the recent electior
which resulted in the creation o
the new county. This is an in
stance where persistence in i
good cause finally triumphed.
Fire at Sellers.
Sellers, December 18.?Special
The dwelling house of Mr. D. M
Watson, near here, burned dowr
this morning about 1 o'clock
The fire started about the kitcher
and dining room and in a few min
utes the whole house was wrappec
in flames. Part of the furnitun
in the house was saved. The
house was a large two-storv build
ing, of ten rooms, built in 1872
i ne insurance is $1,000, which i;
but a small part of the loss.
o
Young Man Cuts Another.
John Gray and Manning Har
relson, two young men of the Ber
muda section, got into an altercation
Tuesday afternoon anc
Gray cut Harrelson in the bad
and shoulder with a knife, inflicting
several very painful but nol
dangerous wounds. There had
been a previous difficulty between
the young men* and they were
members of a party having a
"good time"when the quarrel was
renewed with the above result.
Gray at one time werked for
Herrelson and it is said the origin
of/ the difficulty between the young
men grew out of a settlement they
had over a crop. Harrelson is nol
seriously cut and will be out in a
few days.
The N. & S. C. railroad has extended
its lines across Main street
and on to the A. C. L. railroad
near the Dillon Mill. A tower
statisn is being erected at the
junction of the two roads and it
will not be necessary for the
trains to stop when they reach the
crossing. The tower will be kepi
open night and day and will require
the services of three operators
who will work eight hours
each. Three surveys have been
made to Mullins and it is probable
that the railroad will be built on
to that enterprising town in the
next few weeks. The opinion is
that the N. & S. C. railroad is
making for tide-water and the
line will be , extended either tc
Georgetown, .Conway or Eddy
Lake. \
i
i -?
i t The Pilkm /Herald $1.50 a year
A Plea For Education.
Is it possible that the people o
South Carolina realize fully th
significance of the clause in th
Constitution governing the rules o
suffrage in which it is stated, tha
every voter must be able to expiaii
a certain clause in said Constitu
tion, which is a test as to the ex
tent of his education? Do the
fully realize that unless they ar
educated, they will forfeit thei
right ot suffrage? *\nd further
more do they realize that this claus
is a blessing in disguise for the ne
gro? Do they realize that the ne
gro is doing everything in his pow
er to obtain an education on ac
count of this same law which wa
aimed at his disfranchisement D
they fully realize that he is no
only tryiner. but that hf. ic t-m1P
obtaining an education much to hi
credit be it said and that the day i
not far distant when there will b
no ignorant negroes? For not lik
the whites is he always blockini
everything that tends to iinprov
schools, but in every case wher
( he has the opportunity, he is help
. ing to build up the schools to th
| full extent of his ability in a finan
cial way and not only is he doin
this but he is seeing that his chile
ren arc in school every day that i
F is possible for him to send then.
1 True, he has only on the averag
of three months school, still h
takes advantage cf every day c
' this. While on the other hand i
visiting the schools of this count!
1 often I pass white children playin
in the road, which is almost blac
with negro children going t
1 school.
For instance look at our fact<
; ries, no negroes work in them, bi
' they are full of white children, wt
should be in school. The factori?
are sapping the life blood of tl
white race and the negro is grov
: ing strong on the farm. There ai
so many worthless white peop
who look upon their children i
: servants. They are everlasting!
1 talking of a child's duty to his ps
rents and seem to think that ju:
because they have children to rea:
that they have a right to look upo
1 these children as they do the
1 mules and horses, that they fee
f them, therefore they must worl
* i! they would but take time t
1 think that their child owes thei
nothing and that they owe all t
mcir cniiaren, tney would soon g<
on the right road, for as surely a
. there is a God, he will hold vo
] resix>nsible for the welfare of you
j child. Your child owes you notf
ing until you have become old an
j unable to support yourself, and
. would bfe but justice to you if, afte
j you had allowed him to grow u
? in ignorance, he should abando
. you in vour o'd age.
Possibly you think me overzea]
ous and that really as you do nc
i happen to see any white childre
out of school, that such is not th
case to any great extent, howevc
if you would enquire a little an
look around about you at the youn,
. white men who can not write thei
. names and at the same time try t
. find a young negro who can nc
1 sign his t ame, you would begin t
: see things immediately- This i
. no humbug but a disgusting fad
t Sometime ago a man came t
[ me and said that this way of tax
i ing the county fo? schools was gc
> ing to ruin the trountv. I askei
i him how much taxes he paid a yea
i and he said thac he paid two dol
lars last year, but this year it hai
been raised to three on account o
! the four mill tax levied recently
; There is a patriot for you and i
- man, who ifit were left to hiti
; would see this country in Egyptiai
? darkness so far as education goes
Good schools .mean progress
taxation means good schools, th
man who fights taxation for school
is opposed to progress. He is als
opposed to the best interest of hi
[ children and what pray is a mai
. who is not a friend to his childrei
and is not willing to give then
every advantage within his power
[ Our funds for school purpose
| are not halt what they should be
. and as a result our schools are no
' half what thev should be. Prac
ticallv all our country schools an
, on the one teacher system whicl
on the face of it is a travesty or
common sense. Will any one wh<
knows anything about school:
, whatever sav that any school i
j complete without at least two teacl
ers? I go even further and say tha
, no school is complete without a
t least three teachers however smsl
. the attendance may be. It is kn
possible for a teacher to do botl
primary and high school work a
the same time.
. J How much longer will it be be
BLUM RELEASED
< ON $3000 BOND
e
? MIS RELEASE WAS FOUGHT MARO
1 Attorneys and Others Interested in Re[)
cent Homicide at Sellers Appear in
Chambers Here To-day.
^ Florence Timon.
e
r J udjfc Shipp to-day granted bail
in the sum of $3,000 in favor of
Morris Blum who is charged with
_ the murder of James L. Whitehurst
- some weeks agro
The hearing: was conducted in
3 the county court house and was
t attended by a number of witnesses
y and attorneys of Marion county.
s Mr. J. W. Johnson represented the
s stite in the place cf Solicitor W.
e tt
ii. wens who is in Baltimore with
^ his wife.
e The defendant was represented
e by Attorneys Henry Mullens, E.
?* T. Huggins, N. B. Hargrove and
e P. B Sellers. Others here in cong
nection with the hearing are Mr.
I- and Mrs. Goldstein of Sellers, the
it latter is a sister of the defendant,
the defendant Morris Blum, W. T.
? Bethea, J- F. Easterling, John D.
Bethea, John C. Sellers, Isadorv
n Blum, brother to Morris Blum.
r, Mr. ). T. Dozier, of Marion, is
f here lepresenting the Sheriff.
:1c
to
Dennison's elegant line of
Christmas tags, cards and letter initial
seals at the Herald Book Store.
io _ _
js "
ie An event of much interest to
if. nillnn ?
is me marriage ot
re Miss Argent Gerald Bethea, eldest
le daughter of Mrs. Marietta Georgia
is Bethea, to Mr. James Breeden
ly Gibson, which has been announced
i- to take place on the evening of the
st 29th. at the Methodist church at
r, six o'clock. The bride-elect is
in one of Dillon's fairest and most
ir popular young ladies and is posd
sessed of a charming personality
c. that makes her greatly loved and
:o admired by a large circle of friends.
Ti The groom is a well-known and
o prominent member of the Dillon
;t Bar whose friends in the two
is states are legion. Immediately
u after the ceremony the happy
ir young couple will leave on the 6.20
t- southbound train for Florida and
d other points of interest.
it ?
r Oh, mamma, I want Old Santa
P to bring me one of those pretty
n little chairs and sewing tables at
The Herald Book Store.
* Bro. Curtis Rejoices With U*.
e A. Jordan, Esq.,
r Editor Herald,
d Dillon. S. C.
cr TV..' U-~.i ^ '
? uiuuicr^- i^ongratulations.
r The victory grained is an exbibio
tion of what pluck and tireless en t
ergy can accomplish. I do not beo
lieve the splendid manhood of the
? Dillon territory ever saw defeat,
or entertained it for a moment,
o The name and county seat are all
right. I shall watch the growth
* of the little city with interest, and
d sincerely trust that civic r fhteousr
ness will prevail everywhere. Kind
I- rememberances to all the folks,
d Yours very sincerely,
if F. O. S. Curtis.
a fore the trustees begin to take an
n active interest in the school in
n their charge? It is very strange
i. but nevertheless true that in some
i, cases there is no one who knows
e less about the school in a cotnmus
nity than the trustee. Theynevei
o seem to have time to sit down and
s think about the real needs of the
1 * ?
u suiwi. Ana as to making some
a plan for its improvement, this is
i entirely out of their line. In the
? fitst place they get no pay for their
s services except abuse, especially
, if they do peradventure try to do
t something: and in the second place
their predecessor never did anye
thing:, therefore why should they
l b-stir themselves? A trustee
t should really receive pay for his
j work just as a juryman or any one '
s else does in the public service. It
s they were paid for so many days
3 work during the year then we
t could at least count on having that
t much of their time* If they were
1 paid, say for four days work dur
rag the year, I fully believe that
I in one years , time there would be
t|a remarkable improvement in our
I schools, V?ry truly,
-1 Joe 7. Lane. .1
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