The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-11
VARIOUS AND ALI ABOUT

VARIOUS AND ALI AbUtI
About half the population OF New
berry emigrated TO ColumDla Oh the
Fourth.
Can the United States control the
seas? See The Secret of the Subma-
rine" at the Arcade today for the
answer.
lIr. o. O. Copeland of the firm OF
Copeland Bros, left Tuesday for the
Columbia hospital, where he will un-
dergo painful but not serious op-
Grafton.
Mr.. Custic Leitzsey, rural letter
carrier at Silverstreet, has purchased
from the Friday Motor company a
Ford roadster for service on BIZ
route.
In the beginning of every big war
the selection of soldier depends or
the question:: as he physically per
fect?" AS the war progresses and
the ranks are depleted the question
then is: "Can he shoot straight"
Mr. W. G. Peterson, rural letter
carrier on route l out of Newberry,
was elected to life membership in the
Rural Letter Carriers a. ,ation By
the carriers convention which met in
Columbia Monday and Tuesday Of
this week.
A little sacred music on the oi3
court house steps in the late after
noon on Sundays by the Newberry
concert band would not be out of place
and would be thoroughly enjoyed by a
large number of our people. They
have them in other cities.
The rural letter carriers closed
their annual State convention Tues
day night with an elaborate and well
appointed banquet at the Jefferson
hotel. lEx-Gov. Blease was present
and was one of the banquet speak
ers.
There was an immense crowd at
Pomaria on the Fourth. A barbecue
was served for the benefit of the Po-
maria graded school. Hon. H. C. Till
man of Greenwood made the address
Of the day, his subject being "Edaea-
tion and Preparedness"
Large numbers of people from the
city and the county went to Columbia.
last Sunday to see the soldiers
Nearly all Of them went in automo--
biles but as big rain fell in the af--
ternoon which flooded the roads all Of
them had to "Ford" it coming back.
Every self made man and every
self made enterprise has had to be-
gin at the bottom. Failure is often
the result of trying to start at the
top. Maybe this is the trouble with
the well puncher who is trying to dig
the new artesian we'll down on the
power house lot
The rural carriers convention in
Columbia Tuesday chose Rock Hill as
their next meeting place for 1917.
Among the prominent men who ad-
dressed the rural carriers convention
in Columbia were the following: Gov.
Manning, Lieut.. Gov. Bethea, Mayor
Griffith of Columbia, Senator E. D.
Smith, Congressman Ragsdale, R. IA
Cooper and ex-Gox. Blease.
The picture that seems certain to-
arouse the enthusiasm Of all patrons.
of the screen is "The Hand of PERIL
the new World film feature starring
House Peters, to be seen at the Opera
House on Tuesday, July II. 1t is an
adaptation Of the widely read detec-
tive stories by that brilliant author,
Arthur Stringer, and was produced Of }
the most noted directors in the mo-
ton picture industry, Maurice Tour
neur, under the personal supervision
of one of the Paragon Films, Inc.
1t may be all right to hop into your
automobile and go chasing up Main
street through the business section at
the rate of 20 miles per hour because
al. nctor vehicles are required to
stop before enrel..ng Main street. You
may be perfectly safe HI 6ct1g 50. be-
cause there are the stop" signs iH
plain view and Main street is open
to you from one end to the other; so
pull your throttle open and let her
fly. But suppose some other speed
devil should come tearing along one
of the cross streets and in moment
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