The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-02
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
W. S. SEYBT CHOSEN president
OF ASSOCIATION.
Delegates to State AssOciatiOn-Res0.
luton as to Supervisors
Office.

The election of officers for the e1i-
suing year and of delegates to the
approaching State convention; the
adoption of a resolution opposing the
present plan Of electing a county su-
pervisor, and urging that the office be
appointive and the officer civil en-
! gineer, the officer as now elected be-
! ing retained. but simply to do the
clerical work; the appointment OF
necessary committees; splendid ad-
! dresses and a fine barbecue dinner,
were among the features Of the busy
meeting of the Rural Letter Carriers
association Of Newberry county, held
at Prosperity on Tuesday.
The minutes of Secretary W. G. Pet
erson fully and cleA.ly state the va
rious matters disposed of by the meet
including the dinner.
| Secretary Peterson's minutes are as
follows:
The Rural Letter Carriers associa-
ton of Newberry county met in an
nual session at Prosperity, S. c., May
80, at II o'clock a. m, President R.
C. Counts, presiding.
DR.. Hunter made the address OF
welcome, and gave a splendid talk on
good roads. Mr. Moore also gave us
an address on good roads.
Messrs. Devore and Wicker made
verbal report on the meeting Of the
national association.
The dues for the next year are as
follows: National. IS cents; State, %
cents; county, so cents. -
The election of officers resulted as
follows: ..
President-W. S. Seybt.
e-president-M. D. Sheppard.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. G. Pet
erson.
Executive Committee-R. c. Counts,
John Buzhardt and Joe B. Hartman.
The following were elected dele
/ gates to the State convention: Joe B.
Hartman, W. H. Eddy, W. G. Peter
son and Eugene Hit.
Alternates-J. NJ Kempson, Yancy
Dickert, John Buzhardt and W. S.
Seybt.
T. E. Wicker offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the present plan of electing the county
supervisor. We think this officer
should be appointed, and that he
should be a civil engineer.
This was discussed and finally
adopted Mr. Wicker's idea is not to
do away with the supervisor, but elect
him, as is done now, and let him dc
the clerical work of the office, and to
APPOINT a civil engineer 70 tahe en-
tire charge of the work on the roads
and bridges.
Brother F. P. Devore reported thai
the association was about $40 in debt
On account Of State meeting at New
berry last yer, and: the following
rbrothers were appointed to try tt
raise the funds necessary to pay uI
the claims: Slighs, J. M. Kempson
Pomaria, W. S. Seybt; Prosperity, S
B. Hawkins:; Newberry, F. P. Devore;
silverstreet, NJ. D. Sheppard; Kin
ards, Eugene Hit; Chappells, Broth
er Connolly; Whitmire, Med. Nets;
Blairs, Brother Henderson.
The association we're the guests Of
the commercial lea que and local car
riers, and were given splendid bar
becue dinner, which was enjoyed BY
all the carriers Brother Moore, OF
the State Publishing company set the
carriers up to cigars.
After dinner the carriers met agalr
t end listeped t. splendid speech BY
DR.. C. T. Wyche On education and
road sense. The speech was good
one and was enjoyed by the carriers
The following resolution was pass
ed by unanimous vote:
/ Resolved, That the thanks OF the
Rural Letter Carriers association o1
Newberry county be extended to DR.
Hunter, the commercial league and the
| local carriers, and to all the citizens
of Prosperity, who so heartily enter
7 tanned us on that day.
The association then adjourned tc
meet at the call of the president, OF
to met in the annual session, May 80