The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-08
]. H. HUNT NEWBERRY
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
To Put on Membership Drive for
South Carolina Development
Board June 21.

a statewide organization IN South
Carolina to promote the interests of
the people of every section and to CO.
ordinate the activities of the agricul-
tural, industrial, commercial and
professional interests, several for
ward looking men of Newberry coun-
ty have joined most heartily with
Governor Cooper, Former Governor
Manning and other distinguished men
in building up the membership OF
the South Carolina Development
board and seeing that an adequate
income will be guaranteed so that
important work for the good of all
can be carried on.
These men of Newberry will unite
with others in conducting member
ship campaign during the week be-
ginning Monday, June 21. Teams
will be organized, so-called pros
pect lists" will be prepared, and
meetings where good speakers will
present in clear and forceful langu-
age the facts regarding the South
Carolina Development board, its
democratic form Of organization and
the material good that all will derive
from it will be held.
The formal meeting where the
Newberry County Campaign commit
tee for this work was formed was
held Thursday afternoon in the
Office of DR.. George B. Cromer, men,
Der of the Executive Committee,
South Carolina Development board
and also members of the District
committee, which will have general
supervision of the campaign in the
counties of Greenwood, Abbeville,
Mccormick and Newberry. The
County Chairman Of Newberry coun-
ty is Mr.. I. H. Hunt, who was unani-
mously elected to that Office when
nominated by Prof. S. J. Derrick,
president of Newberry College and
president of the Newberry Chamber
of Commerce, nomination that was
seconded by Hon. Alan tombstone.
Vice Chairmen who were named
were: DR.. George Y. Hunter, presl,-
dent of the Bank Of Prosperity and
E. E. Child, president of the Glenn
Lowry Manufacturing company and
of the Bank of Whitmire. The
treasurer who was selected was }. T.:
McFall, cashier of the Commercial
bank.
Other members of the Newbefry
county compaign committee, as an
nounced yesterday by Chairman
Hunt are Hon. Alan Johnstone, Prof.
Derrick, z. F. Wright, Colonel W. H.
Hunt. Mayor E. S. Blease, 7. S.
Keitt, Hal Kohn, M. l.. Spearman,
Thomas NJ. Mills, DR.. George 3.
Cromer, J. B.. Derrick of Little
Mountain, DR.. z. T. Pinner of Po-
maria, DR.. w. O. Holloway Of Chap
pelle, w. H. Wallace and E. II. Aul.
Mr.. Hunt is very busily engaged IN
other work just at present, but as ne
realized the Importance of this un-
dertaking and saw that it is some
thing which should be launched I'M
mediately, he agreed to serve as
chairman. He is through with the
preliminary work of building up his
teams and the latter part OF TINS
week will hold conference with
members of his committee again,
with some of the team captains and
with St. John Armes, District Dlrec-
tor, who was present at the Thurs
day meeting.
The chairman of the district COM
mittee is Kenneth Baker of Green
wood, a former resident of Newber-
nv Other members of the district
committee are M.jor Henry c. III
maa chairman, Greenwood county
committee, Senator Frank C. Ro5:n-
son. chairman of the McCo"1,ick
county committee Joel S. Morse,
chairm; of the Ahbeville co11ty
c-mr.ttee, Mr.. Hunt, DR.. Cremer,
DIR. f. e. Harrison % Abbevilie.
Senator S. H. Mcdns. of Greenwood
and F. Barroa Grier of Green ync j.,
who is also member of the State
Campaign Executive committee,
South Carolina Development board.
The, president of the South Caro-
lima Development board is Senator
Neils Christensen. Former Governor
Richard I. Manning, j. J.. Coker and
E. W. Durant are vice presidents. e..
R. I. Brown is treasurer and w. M.
Frampton secretary. Governor
hODSrC "A. OOOpSI IL SAoA AA"h "! '1AS
State Campaign Executive committee.
Those joining the organization will
participate this fall in the election Of
new officers and in deciding upon a
program of work for the board to
start Immediately. Commissions, the
members of which will serve with
out salary, will study the needs OF
all sections and make reports as to
exactly what should be done toward
ablishing home markets where cat
tie and hogs can be sold as well as
where sweet potatoes and other vege-
tables can be disposed of by farmers:
There are elevens million acres OF
waste land in South Carolina which
can be utilized and much of this can
be made into good pasture lands
Encouragement of this will be under
taken by the board. Other projects;
include advertising the state beyond
its own borders, encouragement OF
the right sort of immigration, clean
up campaigns in sections where the
neople want this done and others