The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-14
FINE GATHERING AT
WHEELAND SCHOOL HOUSE
Excellent Barbecue and Large Crowd
Present-Address by Senator r.
D. Smith.


was present at the meeting and the
barbecue at Wheeland school house
on Friday. There was an excellent
barbecue served and a large crowo
present. Many of them came to hear
Senator E. D. Smith speak and some
came to see the tractor demonstra,
tion which was given during the
day.
This is a nice place for such
gathering. There is plenty OF SHADE
and the grounds are beautiful. a
stand had been erected for the
speakers and seats provided for the
hearers.
At the request of those in charge
Senator Smith was introduced by +
H. Aull. He spoke for nearly az
hour and the hearers asked HIM tf
continue if he was not too tired, ane
he really made the best speech
have ever heard him make. Ane
there is no doubt that he had the
crowd with him and that he will Se'
practically solid vote from those
present.
AT the conclusion of his speech Or
C. r. Wyche was introduced an'
smoke to an attentive audience. DR.
Wyche is very much interested If
better schools and better roads anc
takes advantage of every opportunl'
ty to lend helping hand IN these
very vital matters.
The school at Wheeland the pas'
session was taught by the Rev. j. T.
'Wessinger and his daughter and the!
gave SO general satisfaction that al
the earnest reque st OF the patrons
they are going to teach the coming
session. The district has voted ar
eight mill tax and has an enrolment
of over so children and will get the
advantage rof the equalizing Ia"
passed by the legislature which guar
antees a seven months term and /;
salary Of 500 per month to thS
principal and $50 per month to the
assistant, and this being the seconc
year for the teachers they will be
given SIS per month additional each
: during the year.
i drove down with Mr.. Oscar Long
who IS making a canvass for the stock
for the cotton corporation, and h.
got quite a number Of farmers inter
ested and some stock subscribed
Every farmer should take some OF
this, stock. The farmer is facing 6
crisis at this time and if he does no.
help to take care of himself he viii
ever hereafter be at the mercy OF
those who have been using him fol-
many years. He now has the oppor,
tunity to place himself in position
@ to get a fair return for what he
grows, but if he surrenders he vii!
never be able to get the same ad,
vantage which is his now. There
must be cooperation and working
together if there is to be results.
The corn crop along the way is
good but there has been very great
deterioration in the cotton. crop ir
the past few weeks. There seems to
be no boil weevil in this section as
yet, but nearly every field seems tc
have something. the matter with the
plant and the yield is not going tc
be what it promised short time ago
And it is opening very fast. Possibly
there has been too much rain and the
continued rains are going to damage
the grade. That is what they say.
The roads are still in bad shape
and there has been nothing done tc
open the road under the railroad at
Excelsior school house and it is going
to the bad for the lack of use, anc
there should be some one to get afte,
the railroad to open this way as pc,
the agreement: The state highway
commission had the road built and il
seems that it is up to that body tc
get the railroad to do something
And as the commission has taker
this road over it is hoped that this
new road will soon be open.
The town Of Little Mountain ha:
drawn in its city limits and now the
state may build the road about {
mile further down beyond Mt. Tabor
church.
The road from Little Mountain
back to Wheeland is fairly good fol
the travel that is over it, but it i:
entirely too narrow. We had to g
tbis wav as we were told that the