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('oming and (iolng.
Mrs. E. L. Brown loft here for!
Wilmington Tuesday morning where
she expects to spend some time with
relatives.
\V. J. Sttmmerlln has returnedi
from Wilson V C k?* i>??
been for several months undergoing
treatment. Mr. Sumnierlin thinks that
he has been greatly benefited.
Dr. J. J. Bethea of Mississippi who
it visiting his brother. W. 1\. Be-,
thea, has decided that it will not doj
for him to go back home until hoi
sees Charleston so on Wednesday lie
in company with Misg Rubte Betliea.
his neice, spent the day in that
city.
Emmett Bethea and H. P. Dickson J
of Mississippi who are visiting Mr.!
W. K. Bethea's family, Misses Thel-I
ma and Ormie Bethea and Miss Sue.
Allen spent the day Wednesday at i
Myrtle Beach and went by motor!
through the country.
Charlie Manning was a business
visitor in our town Wednesday.
James L. Dew of the Temperance!
section was watching the tobacco!
sales here on Wednesday with inter-1
est. I
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Page of Sellers!
were In town on Wednesday.
Wilson Bethea of Marion was call-!
int: on the trado in hie lino
nesdav.
Mesdames Tracey E. Fore and Hnd-j
son Fore spent Tuesday in town with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. It. O. Hinson of Kershaw
spent several days during the
past week with Mrs. Hinson'g mother
Mrs. Carrie Tart.
Miss Bertha Fenegan who has been
training in on^ of the hospitals of
Augusta, Ga., is visiting relatives in j
this section.
Mrs. Ada Edwards who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Allen in Augusta
has recently returned home.
Miss Isla Coleman of Elberry is
visiting Miss Mae Belle Parhum during
the past week.
Miss Nettie Allen'spent a few days
during the past week with her cousin '
Miss Elsie Coleman of Elberry.
Miss Pearl Hay of Clio is visiting
Miss Ida Fenegan of this place.
James Wilds of Honea Path was
visiting friends in town Thursday. j
Miss Jewel Hamer of Tampa. Fla.,
is visiting relatives in this section of
the county.
Mrs. W. L. Tillman and two daugh-j
ters. Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
oT Bonnettsville are visiting their
aunt Mrs. J. F. Williams at Mallory.
Miss Elizabeth McKenzie of Fair-|
fax is visiting tlie Misses Coleman of
Elberiy. I
J. P. and H. M. Hodges of Browns- i
ville were welcome visitors in town 1
Saturday. 1
T. J. Bass spent a couple of days'I
in Columbia during the past week. li
J. N. Bethea of Mullius visited his j ]
nephew W. Ellis Bethea Friday. I
Power Rogers of Dillon was a busi- 1
ness visitor here on Saturday of the,i
past week. 11
J. C. Satterfield one of the buyers i
ou the Marion Tobacco market was >
here for a little while Saturday shak-'t
inp h&nds with friends mad(. here s
*?veral years ago, when he bought jt
or this market. Ij
D. G. Burden of Rowland spent!?
Sunday with his family who live here. !i
W. C. Mikel of Columbia who is ;
interested in oil mills spent Monday j
ir. town. i
W- T. Thompson of Florence, who j
represents a big grocery concern in ?
Richmond, spent Monday here. )
W. \V. Bethea of Marion was a i
business visitor here Monday.
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Social Evens in l.attn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Ellis Bethea en-'
tertained on Tuesday with a dinner is'
honor of their cousins Dr. J. J. and!
Emmett Betheae, also Mr. Dickson.j
all of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Mrs. Deans Crumpler assisted by
her mother, Mrs. Isla Crumpler en-j
tortained with a delightful morning
rook party on Tuesday, in honor of
Mrs. Russell Shaw of Bishopville, the
house guest of Mrs. L. A. Manning,
Jr. This attractive new home waft
made more inviting and pretty with
many of the present season's blossoms.
A number of interesting rubbers
were enjoyed. After cards were
laid aside tempting refreshments of
Ices and sweets were served.
Mrs. Shaw was again the honoree
on Wednesday afternoon when Mrs.!
T. W. Berry and daughters Misses
Bessie and Christine entertained with
* a lovely party. The large rooms were
thrown together and artistically decorated
with Zinnias and other brighthued
blossoms. Tables were placed
for the every popular game of Rooks
nd many spirited games were ?-n ,
II *ved. Refreshments consisting of
% >ped Ice cream topped with cher
^s and pineapple cake were served.
^Dr. J. J. Bethea, son Emmett and
I' Dickson were honored with an
f-noon picnic on Wednesday.
X * were Jo go to Pee Dee Park,
account of high water this
f^ndoned, and tables were plac/
bu> lawn at the home of W. K.
Bnh . and the bountiful lunch
" '? was Rerved by Misses
m 01 \a and Ruble Bethea. Af-I
otc**9 ^ a?d cards were en-(
rn out
THE DILLON ]
News Depar
Conducted by \V. Ellis Bethes
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News Hems of Interest in Lattu.
By order of t lie president, Mrs. W.
II. Beth* a. The Pet> Dee Chapter U.
D. C., will not have another meeting
until September.
Prof*. K. T. Fairey returned from
Charlottesville, Va.. Friday where he
has been attending summer school.
While Prof. Fairey \vus in that section.
he attended the StoneburnerZeigler
wedding at Edinburg, Va.
Though it has rained frequently
for tin past ton days here, tht. rains
have not been very heavy, but 011
Wednesday afternoon we lmq a
"trash mover" as well as a "clod
melter." It rained most of the after- ?
noon and a part of the time was a <
regular down-pour. I
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Mr. anj Mrs. O. J. Fenegan and J
family, also Mrs. Ida Cottingham, at- 1
tended the annual Cottingham reun- (
ton at Little Rock one day during the 1
Past week. Also Th?<l Cottingham of 1
one of the Lake City banks came t
through by motor and was there to
aid with his presencc to help make
the occasion an enjoyable one.
A colored man who farms for W.
Ellis Bethea, looking over his fine J
crop said "The Lord has helped us (
to make a *iue cyop, iiul the boll (
weevil has not pestered us up to this (
time, and I think that we are good j
for a bale per acre, but what I fear .
most now is the Bale Weevil," and j
on Mr. Betliea's asking him to ex- (
plain what he meant by "Bale Wee- i
vil," he answered 'the ones who buy !
it from us and pay us so little for 1
it."
Dr. J. J. Bethea and parties with
him from Hattiesburg, Miss., who ''
have been visiting in this section, 1
started out on their return trip on 1
Sunday morning, W. K. Bethea going '
heme with them as planned, and he '
will spend a -month in Mississippi
visiting the scenes of his childhood.
The party will spend Sunday with rel_ !
atives in Tatum. On Monday morning '
they will take up the long drive go- 1
ir.g by Charlotte. Greenville, Atlanta
and Birmingham, expecting to arrive '
at their destination about the end !
of the week. This party express them- '
selves as being highly pleased with 1
thi? trip to our little city, and state <
that it will always be a bright spot 5
in the memory of each.
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A Ileal Friend. :
I
Paschal says he who has five of f
them is rich in friendship. A friend '
is the person who loves you unsel- j
Tishly; one who wants nothing but to i
befriend you; who comes in when all c
Lhe rest go out; he is a bank of cred- t
on which we can draw supplies of
love and sympathy, counsel and 1
lelp. "One who loves the truth and 1
oves you and will tell you the truth c
n spite of you;" a friend is a watch a
.vhich keeps good time and never a
uns down. He will trust you ami 1<
.vil! stick to you through thick and <
thin as long as you love the truth s
ind stick to it. And if you get out of t
lu> way he will try to get you back. 1
\ friend does not wait to bo iuiplor u,
but as soon as he suspects you
iced aid of tiny kind, will come to >
r'ou without being asked. He is think- o
ng of you and wonders if the world j t
is kind to you. When you arc walk-tr
ing life's tight rope he acts as a kind's
r?f balance pc.le to keep you froni.t
railing. He is to you what a harbor isjr
to a vessel, a refuge in storm. He;d
is like a real jewel that shines s
brightest in the dark. He does notjs
form his opinion of you from whatjv
others say; but he gets it first hand- y
eri. He is a fellow who understands I
our silence; if we speak ho. does not
misunderstand; if we are silent he
knows that to be a sign of deep trou- r
hie. He will lend you, give you, \
something better than money; his >
real and genuine self. If he lends i
you or gives you money he lips it c
v ith a nice word of heart-felt love <
and wishes it were more than mere.i
money. He only asks of you to bej.
true and not to embarrass hint by betraying
his love and confidence. It is I
a pleasure to he a friend to you; if
it costs him much still he is willing
to pay the price of friendship. I |
sometimes think two reasons why
some hav eno more friendship is be- i
cause we are not appreciative of it; I
we are not grateful to our friends;
we do not inspire friendship. Friend- I
ship that is inspired by social, organ- '
ie, inon?';<r considerations being of
the sai >, <! ? and faith, working |
for the same ci'1 ?these are no
grounds, for :ri?. ndohip. True friend- .
ship Is hern of a mysterious admira- I
tion and ^nse of appreciation of the
value o i real g^yiuine character. |
E. C. B. 1
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Tli. YJnyor of J,;?ito
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It is no Intentiunal reflection or,*the
predecessors oH Mr. I,aniar Watson
to say that he iX the most capa- [
hle man we could "lectins our mayor.
He is serving at prt-.-? j i 'tnexfir- >>
ed term as mayor pro tr\ #utl it t
seems to be the concensus v>pij >n
that ho will be permanently HtJrV'd r
to this offlco in August. He liasW/e L
a wonderful work up to the prJttjt
and still the good work goes oi^~* p
der his constant supervision, jjf
as we know he ha8 no opposition"10**
HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CARO
tment. .
l
ive hope ho will'have the unanimous
vote of the town. It was intimaUd
Lhnt a lady would run for this office,
but we took that as a joke, for a lady
?C'Uld hardly officiate at court and
beat" the filth that is sometimes
brought up as evidence in a case; besides
this is really a man's job and a
biave and courageous and impartial
)tie at that. Mr. Watson is just and patient
and kind, but he would arrest
liiniseif and impose a _ fine or put
liimsclf in jail if that became necessary
to uphold the majesty or the
aw. We must remember, however,
that Mr. Watson is not a miracle
worker and cannot do everything in
sue day and do it as evervbodv wnnto
t done. We think lie will be elected,
"or eveii the roosters in east Latta
ire calling to roosters in west Latta
scying, "Who is you going to vote
for?" And the answer comes back at
laylight, saying. "La-mar Wat-Sin!"
STot good grammar or good spelling,
but I am rot responsible for the
education, or politics, of a rooster
illicit a parson might devour at any
'.ime and, thereby become a "foul
noutli" minister. A Citizen.
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Presbyterian Mansc Reflections.
The biggest trick the devil ever
clayed on a poor miserable sinner is
0 make him mad with a preacher
'or preaching the truth and then to
:ell that sinner "Now is your chance
to quit going to church and you
save a good excuse." That surely is
1 trick of satanic device. And thousmds
of churchless people have been
?aught in this trap which crushed
I he life out of a whole family, destroying
the son's character and relieving
the daughter of her virtue.
Von catch on?
You tell a lie on a reputable man
md nobody will believe it, except
those who love filth and who hate
ucodnoss. But descent people will
brand you as an acute liar. Think before
you lie please.
Strange that Providence allows
some comparatively good people to
iisgrace home and religion, especially
when a weak preacher goes astray.
You seee it's this: There are moral
buzzards in the world and they'd
starve to death If they did not hare
filthy people and fallen preachers to
Teed upon. So the Lord allows this
:nttle to die and provide food for buzsards.
wnen 1 bring sorrorw and misery
ind shame into your life; when I
iring reproach and disgrace upon
>thers, instead of being bold ' asd
massy, I am going to clothe myself
n sackcloth and ashes and get off
n o corner and ask God to have mer>
upon me.
There are some good people in the
Romish church but you cannot get a
etter from them to some other
liurch; they are the only church
ind there is no other church to give
letter to. Still people sanction that
rind ?f thing. God have mercy upon;
ur progress. In our efforts to bo conistent
we invariably practice deceplon:
for no one can be consistent,
lit everybody can be sincere.
That's right?save all the money
on can, for after that little anarbist
in "swaddling bands" grows up
o be a young man or woman, you'll
ieed every cent of it to cover the
hame of the one and the crimes of:
he other. Don't you know the dear
Id book says, "The wages of sin is
loath; that the way of the transgres
wi iS urn u, inui spare ine rod and
poil the child; that we reap what
re sow." Poor little anarchist! How
ou will make those parents' heart
deed.
Another Sabbath Crucified! T,ynch d!
Rurnt at the stake. And you
cere one of the mob. "When you taka
our family in the auto or buggy and
ro off for a fray or pay a "pious"
all for dinner, this is what you're
loing: You ore putting a tired woman
n the kitchen, o woman that wantS?IS?IS
-is?is?is?isS
Farmers
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F OLDEST - STRC
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LIN A, THURSDAY, MORNING, JULY
jei to go to church; you are keeping ti
| people out of the house of God; you m
are corking up heaven's gat* on,
learth; you're turning those tender h
, nine ieet away rrom Paradise into k
jthe paths of destruction; you're just f<
| taking an "innocent" outing, as you a
'call It, but God says you're going in f
the ways of sin; you are not satis-;
I fled to go alone, but being fond of 1
jthe wholesale business, you drag the
whole family info hell at one time!
And you know this is thP truth, so
you say, "he's a crank." Yes, you
have crucified last Sabbath and now
you're ready for the next and next!
No wonder that the Lord is killing
jninety thousand in the U. S. every
i year with autos. No wonder that a
; large per cent ar,. church members,
or stay out of the church just to get
|a good chance to crucify some more
!Sabbaths before they are crucified!
jSo far gone they seem not tc know
i they are wrecking this country, closing
the churches, opening the gates
of hell for themselves and children?
!these hypocritical fathers and moth-] '
jirs profess to love. They feed them,!
ride them, clothe them, candy and]
.cream them, but take them by theier]
hcnds and lead them, at last, to the,
j electric chair and then. Hell!
The only person I do not want to
[see in my church is the pPrson that'
jdoes not want to hear me preach.]
Such I heartily invite to the otherj
churches. I am not jealous, for we',
pray for our neighbors constantly. If,
jl cannot reach them, I'll not be like]
the dog who could not eat grass and
would not let the ox eat it. Some of
it is pretty tough grass, I admit, but
He's able to save the lost.
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I)()\'T GROW OLD.
The theory that a man of forty is j
practically dead from the hat down
which was promulgated a few years
ago, lias been shot as full of holes as
a quarter's worth of Swiss cheese.
The young tykes used to smilc in a
perfectly intelligent manner when
somebody mentioned the name of a
man over forty and would call him
an old podger or an old prune or a
shellfish or a dodo or something
equally pleasant.
And the lads over forty got to believing
it themselves and began going
around with Santa Calus whiskers
and stooped shoulders and began doing
their tombstone shopping. They
were particularly interested in casket
advertising and refused to believe
that they could play more than two
holes of golf in one day.
Then a miracle happened and the
men over forty went to the barber
shop as one man and had the lace
curtains removed and got badger
haircuts.
Then they went to their tailors,
had wasp-waist suits made and took
their places in the world. Today a
man of forty is just budding into
maturity, and the way he has been
crowding the young ginks off the
sidewalk lately is remarkable.
I It takes a very wise young skate
j in the twenties to attract dinner table
attention away from the old birds.
The latter are rowing, golfing and
even prize fighting, and the way they
are running away from the field in a
business way is the miracle of the
age- ?
They also seem to be taking the
lead in the marriage business, and
the divorce courts, if that is any
iiuiig it? ue proud or. )
Not only that, but the men of fif- I
tv who have been considered old by I
the men of forty, are waking up and
the men in the fifties are running .
things political the world over. The
tottering old wrecks of sixty, who
were almost extinct a few years ago,
are popping up into prominence in
every field, from sports to automoj
bile and taxicab accidents.
| Just the other day a man of eighty
|six married a sweet young thing of
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| Shingles
I still have several grades, and a
big stock of Cedar Shingles, including
the best grade. Those
needing shingles will do well to
see me before buying.
W. Ellis Bethea.
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28, 1921.
venty-five and went on a honeyloon
trip around the world.
A man of thirty is a freshman, <
ardly out of knickerbockers?a mere <
id, and he has ten years to go be- 1
are he is what the men of forty call i
regular guy.
High Power, Fas
We have a high power, fast cutting
Lever control starts and stops saw.
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house, they are no
not safe. Fire may
may be lost, stole:
you are nervous a
time.
Our Safety Dep
built to take care
They are safe and
The yearly rent
is only $
one.
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The old boys are giving Old Pa
rime the mssle of his life, and most
3l them have got the scissors hold
>n him for fair. So it is no disgrace
:o be over forty these days, but alliost
a disgrace to be under.
By h Kid of 77.
it- Cutting Outfit jppO
outfit forced feed?a complete
over plant in itself for sawing
ags to any length. Does the work
f six to ten men. Lever control of
ilade while engine is running,
lave good assortment of Gasoline
Engines. All equipped with Bosch
Iagneto and offered at factory
rices.
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