The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-01
A PLEASANT SABBATH
WITH THE SECEDERs

President Derrick who had expert
ence with the government on the ex-
emption board, or whatever it is call
ed, told me some time ago that my
work in connection with the taking
of the census would not end for a
long time after l had finished, and /
have about concluded that he knew
what he was talking about. The
work of the enumerators was COM
pleted some weeks ago, and early in
April all Of the portfolios and other
papers had been shipped to Washing
ton and 1 closed the census Office, as
I thought, en- the first of April. That
is the help that the government allow
ed was dispensed with, but it seems
that my work will not end. And there
is no extra compensation on my job.
Well, at any rate it has its COM
pensat;on, because there are many
pleasant features connected with it
as I have aforetime remarked. One
is it gives me the opportunity to
meet more people and to see more of
this fine section of South Carolina
which is comprised within the third
district, and not the least the addi-
tional opportunity to write some
'.fillers" for The Herald and News and
which I trust the readers can enjoy
with me. It would do all of us good
if we could occasionally get away
from home and extend our trips out
into other territory and see what
other people are doing and learn that
there are sections of the country just
as good as ours, and some that are
not so good and we would the more
appreciate what we ourselves have.
And in this day of the auto car more
people are travelling and seeing things
and places they never could have
seen without the aid of this machine,
and sometimes it seems to me that
we use this vehicle little more than
is good for US and the country, but
that is neither here nor there, and
does not belong to this story.
I had occasion to make another
trip to Mccormick to get some infor-
nation for the department, and had
really postponed it longer than l
should. I planned my business trip
for Saturday, May 22nd, and to take
il in nv new III so that I might have
the pleasure of spending Sabbath
with some of my friends who had as
sisted me in the taking of the census
and who had extended me very cor
dial invitations to visit them. So at
a. m. on Saturday we pulled out
from Newberry and I took as far as
the old home in Greenwood county
INV two American boys and their
mother. and the American solder
how. his mothers baby, and l found
that he was not averse in the least
to making the trip with me. In TACT
he was very anxious to 60, and so
Mr. Humbert Aull went along and
did the driving for US. We arrived
at home about 8 o'clock and had a
good breakfast and then drove over
to Greenwood where short stop was
made to get some information and at
80 D. m., we were in the town OF
Mccormick the county seat OF the
new county of Mccormick.
called on Auditor Penall ana
Clerk of Court Arch Talbert ana
with their kind and helpful assistance
soon had the information that de-
sired and then we were ready for the
pleasant part of the journey. called
nm NV friend Mr.. S. P. Moran VINO
1;vas about nine miles from McCor-
mick out in the Lower Long zane
community of what was once part OIL
old Abbeville, and I told him that II
i we're entirely agreeable that
would drive out and spend the nlgh'
with him. Just as I knew, ne sald ne
would be delighted to have me 40 so'
or that is to say his daughter, MISS
jamie Lee Morrah answered the
nhone. So later in the afternoon we
went out to this fine section and mao
a very pleasant visit.
Before leaving Mccormick called
on Editor McCracken of the McCor'
mick Messenger and found that ne
was having paper trouble just like
the rest of us, and having to pay ex.