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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

descriptive adjective from "few" to
many" But really there are some
pretty good stretches on this road
where the going is fine. Just after
we passed the elegant country home
Of Mr.. NJ. A. Coleman we found one
Of the "few EXCEPTIONS" the car slid
into it and there we were. Had to
be lifted out. Mr.. G.. H. Sheppard,
who lives just beyond this "eXcep~
ton" kindly took two of his mules
from the plow and hooked up his
wagon and came down, but he had 70
rope, neither trace chain, strong
enough to move the car. Finally a
road working force with pick and
shovel came along, and the negroes
Just by main force Of muscle lifted
the rear of that Studebaker right out
of that hole, and then we We're all
right l hope that road force, which
said they came over to fix hole q
little further on fixed the ore we were
lin before they left. AS matter of
fat it would not take very great
deal of work to make this a pretty
good road all the way to Saluda. And
there should be a good road between
the two, that is to say between New
berry and Saluda.s Wonder which one
is to be part of the state system Of
roads. That state system idea of roads
is good one, if We just could get
them built and then maintained. We
have state tax of two mills for the
maintenance, but to get the roads IN
condition to be accepted by the state
highway commission is the difficult
task. 1t has seemed to me that there is
too much overhead charging in all
the government undertakings, and too
much supervision with no good re-
suits.
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THE MOLLoHON MFG. co.

Newberry, S. c., Jan. %, 1921.
The annual meeting of. the stock
holders of The Mollohon Manufac-
turing company will be, held in the
company's office at sNewberry, S. c.,
on Thursday, the 18th day Of Feb
ruary, 1921, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, for theI election of direc-
tors for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of other business.
Please attend in person~or by proxy.
GEO. w. SUMMER,
President and Treasurer.
C. D. WEEKS,
y Secretary.
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appearance Of comfortable living.
But Newberry county could do the
same thing if the farmers would put
forth the energy and spend a little
on fixing UP. | can remember when
this section was considered the poor
est section of South Carolina wnen
it came to farming. Now it looks a
ver;table garden. And in many of the
fields the plows were going and the
soil being prepared for the next crop.
We saw more blowing on this trip
than ] have seen in all my rounds II
Newberry. The Watson home at
Ridge Spring is a very mansion and
tie barns and outbuildings bear evil
dence Of thrift. It is a real pleasure
and delight to the eye and the heart
seems satisfied to look upon such fine
country places. And sad to think how
many more we could have, but the
people just will not take the interest
in the building of them. Rather ride
about in an automobile than to take
a little time and money to make the
home comfortable and nice looking,
and a little paint at very little eX-
pense will add tenfold to the appear,
ance Of any place.
Mr.. J. E. Summer drove his big
l.o,. o. 4 u L. ,,1,,, hoa,,t e II !,
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improving. She is still bright and
cheerful 1t has been many years
since l have seen them. The large
family of children have all grown up
and gone, and now it is just the two
the same as when they first began the
journey together. ! was glad of the
opportunity to have seen them, and
was sorry / could not remain longer
to tell them about the people over
here, and to talk Of the days that are
gone. They begged me to remain, and
but for the fact that l had to be home
to keep up the daily grind would
have been tempted to stay. | hope
l may see them again before so long,
We came back by Batcsburg and
Leesville and the road is, much better
that way, though the distance is
about IL miles more. M. J. H. Sum,
mer was so taken with the fine farms
along the road and the handsome
country homes that l believe if We
had had time to stop and let him IN
vestigate he would have purchased
on the spot and moved over, but We
did not. He IS too good citizen 70,
Newberry to think about giving up
It is a fine section Of country and the
farms are fine and the country homes
Just magnificent, ard it all has tht
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

all the way. Never missed stroke
from the time we left until we re-
turned. Of course, the car could not
help the hole into which it got. 1t was
a pleasant outing and l hope will re-
salt proftably, and l thank Mr.. Err
nest Summer for taking me over,
and l was really glad that Mr.. j. H.
Summer and Mr.. C. A. Bowman went
along. s.s..:,.A...&..
T. II
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

We wait to believe in the death of
Lenine until more news arrives. Re-
member how many times we heard CT
the deaths of Villa, little Willie and
other marauders.-The State.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28
VERY GOOD PLATFORM

In Clarendon county there are six
candidates for the legislature to fill
the unexpired term of Mr.. Sprott
who died short time ago. Among the
six is Miss Corine Barfeld. The pap
ers publish her platform and it is a
very good one.
She says she is in favor of rigid
economy in all departments without
crippling any of them, but she says,
81 stand for liberal appropriations
for the rural public schools"
She favors an extension of the
time for paying taxes without any
penalty. On this proposition she is
wrong. It is true that money seems
to be scarce, but taxes must be paid
or the whole machinery of the gov
ernment will be crippled and the
credit of the state will be in jeopardy
and, and you know that as soon as
the taxes are paid the money will &c
to paw notes for money borrowed to
run another year, and if we fail to
meet our notes how are we to ge:
credit to keep going? Under the sys-
tenn of the state and also the system
in vogue in Newberry the govern.
ment is running one year behind and
therefore has to bororw money. Bet
ter let the matter of paying taxes
alone. It is misfortune that any leg
islation should have been suggested
about extending the time for paying
taxes. The thing has to be paid and
the sooner the taxpayer can get II
off his mind the better condition .he
is in to look after something else. SSha
says she is going to study the praa'em
of taxation, and it is big supJec'
and has been studied more or less by
all legislators ever since government
was founded, and is still problem
She believes in the education OF
the masses and on this subject sne
is sound. s.In order for US to attain
to the highest degree Of citizenship
we must have an educated people
and, therefore, 1 shall support any
and all measures for the education
of the masses" she says in one OF
her planks.
She favors such road building as We
are financially able to build. That Is
not a bad way to put it. Sometime
we all undertake to do things that
we are not financially able to do, and
as a result do not succeed as we
might if we did not undertake too
much. 81
Of course she wants to do what
she cam for the farmers as we are an
agricultural state and farming the
main industry.
And she wants liberal appropria-
tions for the few remaining confed-
crate veterans and favors law en-
;forcement-;i
Now that is pretty good platform
for any one to stand on as we'll as to
get in on. The election is today, Tues
day, and we are betting on Miss Bar
field not only winning the ticket but
winning out on the first ballot over
all competitors.
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But we got out of this hole and ha

But we got out of this hole and had
no more trouble and rolled into
Edgefeld about II o'clock or little
after. There was some consolation
about getting stuck in that hole, Mr..
Sheppard said he had not so long
before pulled another car out. The
road around by Wards from Newber-
nv to Edgefeld makes the distance
tust 49 miles.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

The above was written for the last
issue. According to press dispatches
The Herald and News is poor pro
phet. Miss Barfeld was mot elected.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

All tIie IoduS very HedliJ Pe~At'it>i
each other.
And this recalls to mind the time
that we built that narrow guage road
from Augusta to Newberry and on
to Union and Blacksburg. 1t was to
be an extension Of the Augusta and
Sandersville narrow gauge railroad
which was at that time operating be-
tween Augusta and Sandersville. A
man by the name of Mitchell was the
president. Mr.. Jas. Y. Culbreath
and Mr.. Robert Mclaughlin, and in
fact all of Newberry were very much
interested in the project. Prosperity
wanted the road to come that way
and the Moseley brothers and the
Wheelers and Mr.. L. S. Bowers and
Mr.. Henry Boozer and all the rest
were interested. President Mitchell
came over to Newberry and. we had
a big meeting in the court house.
will never forget that meeting. The
building was crowded with interested
citizens. Mr.. Mitchell was a good
talker, and he made a speech, and
several others spoke, of course Mr..
Culbreath and Col. Geo. Johnstone
and Judge Pope and Col. 0. 4.
Schumpert and others and you know
Newberry has always had good
speakers, and the meeting was very
enthusiastic and we were going to
have railroad from Newberry to
Augusta right now. Just before the
meeting adjourned Mr.. Thos.( S.
Moorman who was then practicing
law at Newberry arose and offered to
have stipulation put in the bonds
requiring that the road be put in op-
Grafton to Newberry, before our
bonds were delivered. He was almost
Kissed out of the court house, the
very idea of doubling the good faith
and the abilityof these men who were
building the road, and President
Mitchell, or even suggesting that the
thing would rot be done. was prepos-
ferrous and the suggestion to put such
an amendment or previso was in it
self casting a doubt over the enter
prise, or that is the way it was con-
strued, and the meeting would not
hear of it, because it would possibly
delay the building, and the bonds
were to be delivered as soon as the
road was graded through any town.
ship, and SO it was done. Mr.. Moor
man pleaded for his proviso in the
bonds but the meeting would have
none of it, and so he stood alone.
And subsequent events have proved
that he was right. If his motion had
prevailed we would either have the
road to Newberry or We would lave
been saved thousands of dollars. And
We have no road yet. That was good
many years ago. l can't remember
dates.
1t is not so far to Edgefeld, only
about forty miles direct way, but to
get there by train you have to go
around by Columbia, At the time we;
were building that railroad Eigefield
Joined Newberry at Saluda river. And
in this day if we had good dirt roads,
it would not be such an undertaking
to make the trip. It is only forty-five
miles by Saluda and Johnston, and
if you go down by Wards it is only
about fifty miles. With good Stude-
baker cars that would not be much
of trip, if we had any sort of roads.
-.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

Twas sorry that l missed Editor
Minis of the Advertiser, but he had
gone to dinner and we had to get
away to reach home by night. Mr.
ED. Crews, a son Of my old friend,
the late Col. T. B. Crews Of Laurens,
is working for Mr.. Minis in the Ad-
vertiser Office. l took time also to
run around to the Chronicle Office
and speak to Wigfall Cheatham. He
says that the times are little squally
but he seems to be doing very well
and. hope he is. Just across the
street from his Office is the law office
of Mr.. T. B. Greneker, and he hap
pened to be in, and had few words
with him. He is a nephew o. Mr.. +.
H. Greneker of The Herald and News
and every one over there says he IS
mighty fine boy, and he mas the ap-
pearance of getting along vel! as 2
lawyer. Somehow I had never met
him. OF course l had to drop in to
speak to MCGOWAN Simkins and had
a very pleasant few moments VITA
him. I don't see why Edgefeld did
moi s.nd him to the legislature, hu:
then you know politics is g queer
thing and you never can tell what the
popular vote will do. There are many
more people in Edgefeld | should
have been pleased to see but our
time was limited. I always enjoy 60
ing to Edgefeld, 1t is quaint Old
town and has produced many men OF
distinction who have served their day
and generation we'll. Not great ma
ny changes have been made in the
appearance of the town in all the
years that l have known the place,
though there are many changes in
the men and women during these
years. And by the way, it has a fine
new hotel since 1 was there, and we
enjoyed the good dinner that was
served to US. They call it the Dixie,
a very appropriate name for a hotel
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in Edgefeld. And there is building or
already built highway from Angus
ia to Greenwood by Edgefield to be
known as the Dixie highway. A good
hotel is a great thing for any town.
The streets are somewhat torn up
now as the city is putting in water
works, and that always tears up the
streets at any time of the year.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

I had a brief conference with the
gentleman / went to see and then we
knocked around town for a couple
of hours, taking in the sights and
meeting old friends. ! called on my
friend, A. S. Tompkins, wh0 has been
quite sick for some time, but who is
now much better and on the road to
health. He is a very interesting and
entertaining ,talker and was sorry
that I could not remain longer with
him. He said he had just mailed me a
COPY of~the book containing life Of
his brother, the late D.. A. Tonpkins.
l am very glad to get this book. |
knew Mr.. Tompkins quite well and
will read the sketch with interest.
Mr.. Tompkins says that Newberry is
very dear to him, as his paterral and
maternal folk were from this. coun-
ty. On the one side the Coates and
the other, Caldwell. l recall very
well the time when my father would
send me from the home in Edgefeld
near Dyson to the court house, our
home then being in Edgefeld county,
and that many times I would spend
the night with Dr. Clint Tompkirs
at Meetipg Street. DR.. Tompkins al
ways kept an open house and the
stranger was always welcome. Thas
railroad. that we were going to build
was graded right along by Meeting
Street, as I recall.
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l had a little mas:er of business at
Edgefeld, which possibly could have
been attended to just assweil by cor
respondence, but somehow l just felt
like would like to take trip across
country to Edgefeld and l WAS talk
Ing one day to Mr.. Ernest Summer
and he said he would be glad to take
the trip himself some day when the
weather was good. I needed day Off
anyway, so we decided to go over to
Edgefeld on Tuesday. Mr.. J. Hack
Summer and Mr.. Chas. A Bowman
went along, and so far as | recall,
neither one had ever been to Edge
field. I know it was the first trip for
Mr.. j. H. SINNER. Mr.. Ernest Sum-
mer drove his big Studebaker and we
left Newberry about 8 o'clock on
Tuesday. We decided that the best
road was by Deadfall and the upper
steel bridge and through the fine sec
ton of Saluda county where the
Colemans live, and that possibly is
the nearest road. The road is not so
bad with the exception of few holes,
as some one told US at Saluda about
the road from that town to Wards.
agree to that, if you change the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

We left for home at 2 o'clock and
made stop of forty minutes at
Johnston. l did not feel like passing
through Johnston without at lea<l2
going around and speaking to my
good old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. SIM
Werts. They moved many years ago
from this county to Johnston. For
several years they lived at the Aull
hills near Jolly Street, and IN tact
Mr.. Werts was born and reared right
down that side. He is brother of
the late DR.. D. H. Werts and also OF
Mr.. Paul Werts who now lives near
the old home. They were OF course
glad to see me, but, just to think. l
had to tell them who was. Mr..
Werts says that he is 81 years old
though his good wife says he is only
IS. Mr.. Werts is looking remarkably
we'll and so is Mrs WertS though she
is not as stout as | knew her, but she
saws she has not been well, but is now
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

In passing through Saluda we made
a brief stop and l dropped in to the
Standard office just long enough to
saw good morning to Mr.. Armfield,
the young man who is now editing
and publishing the paper.
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E.. H. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-28

Mr.. J. E. Summer drove his big
Studebaker and it did run beautifully
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26
UMPIRES INSTRUCTED
TO Grub lip" BALLS IN
DIRT PRIOR TO GAMES

New York. June 25.--National
league umpires have been instruct
ed, before each game. to rub up
in moist dirt, at least two dozen
balls for that day. This inexpen-
sive treatment for increasing q
nitcher's effectiveness, adopted
after experiments with several
other substances has proved best
according to President Heydler.
He declared no kicks were being
received from pitchers and added
that no other means would be en-
ployed to doctor balls. He had
heard nothing, officially. of the use
of a chalk substance in the Amer
lean league games.
Several umpires, he declared
had found the soil on one or two
diamonds especially effective In
taking the gloss off the new balls
and carried small amounts from
one city to another.
The orgy of batting Is approach
ing an end. in the opinion OF Mr..
Heydler.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26
BASEBALL FANS
WILL FLOCK To
SANTA Re TODAY

All roads will lead today to San
ia Fe, where the Grays and the
Santa Fe baseball club will meet
for the second time this year. Since
their game here last Sunday, each
team has been strengthening and
practicing and fans are anticipat-
ing a royal battle.
Manager Dan Padilla and his
Grays will leave here in cars this
morning about o'clock, and
while most of the fans will leave
about the same time, some will
leave later in the day and some
will go on the train. Padilla says
that at least 800 people will make
the trip to root for the Grays Pa
dilla said last night that he was
confident his team could capture
the game. although ne admitted
they will have a hard time doing
it as the Capital city boys are now
playing better ball. Information
from Santa Fe Is that Manager
Romulo Lopez. of the Santa Fe
team, has strengthened his team
considerably and expects to sur
prise Padilla and his followers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26
MEN READY FOR
SEMI FINALS IN
TENNIS TOURNEY.
Country Club Matches Pro-
crossing Slowly; Finals
Should Be Reached Next
Week.

The semi-flnals in the mems
doubles tournament at the Country
club will begin tomorrow and the
finals will be played off later in
the week, according to announce
ments made yesterday by G. M
Barber, chairman of manager of
the mems tournament. One team,
that of Mr.. Barber and Edward
Nunlist qualified for the semi-finals
| last week.
Bruce Green and Joe McCanna
will play the Burton brothers to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at
the club court. The winners of that
match will then play S. Sganzini
and Stewart Macarthur, who de-
feated Edward Horgan and Johr
Pope Hayes in the second round,
which was played on Friday after
noon.
The Cooper brothers, Lester aid
Hugh, qualified for the semi-finals
on Thursdal by defeating Ray Nc
Gamma and Leo Murphy. GA and
SO. The Coopers will play the
Rarber-Nunlist team in the semi
finals. The winning team will be
presented with bronze trophies.
The finals in the mixed doubles
will not be played until next week
The match will be between Miss
Lima Ferguson and Richard P.
Woodson, Jr., and Miss Louise
Lowber and Charles Shulman.
Since only three full teams remain
in the women's doubles entries. the
matches will probably not be
played off seriously. The woman's
singles championship match be-
tween Miss Anita Hubbell and Miss
Lima Ferguson has been postponed
until the latter part of next week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26
To TAKE
MOUND FOR AQS
THIS AFTERNOON
WinsIoW to Give Locals
Hard Game at BarelaS
Field Today; AqS Claim
They're All Set.

Aqs claim they're sitting pretty
for their game this afternoon with
winslow at Barelas field. The Sec
ond battle of the year between the
two old rivals will start at 3
o'clock. Indications are that
Haynes will take the box for the
locals. AS a twirler, Haynes has
acquired an enviable reputation in
the south and southwest, having
been one OF the curve artists of the
Texas league for a number of years
Winslow claims to be all set for
the contest and intimates that II
win make it a duplicate of their
victory earlier in the season. The
Arizonians have been considerably
strengthened during the past few
weeks in preparation for the $1,000
tournament to be held at Flagstaff
EeXt month.
The lineup for the Aqs this
afterternoon will probably be as
follows: Haynes Gavin, p;
Stumpf, c.; Brangle, Hartline, h.;
Sganzini, 2b.; B. Gerpheide. 3b.; L.
Gerpheide, S.; Clark. rf.; Bangley,
CT; McCanna, If.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26
CLOVIS ARRANGING
FOR BIG D0INGS ON
FOURTH OF JULY

Clovis, N. M, June 25.-The big
gest celebration ever staged on the
plains is the aim of the American
legion post at Clovis in their indie
pendence day program. The cele-
bration, which will be held on July
and 5, will have as special feat
ures big rodeo, auto races, CALI
thumpian" parade. band concerts,
baseball game. free barbecue, fire
works and dance.
The Clovis Chamber of Com
merce and Kiwanis club are CO.
operating with the boys, and there
will be something doing every min
ute during the two days.
Comic stunts will be sandwiched
in between the big acts, and the
"callithumpian" parade promises
to he a scream.
Clovis has already begun prepar-
atoms for taking care of the big
crowds.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26
CHEMISTRY ENLISTED
TO STOP AVALANCHE
OF HEAVY HITTING

New York, June ,25.-Chemistry
has been enlisted to aid pitchers in
their efforts to stop the avalanche
of heavy hitting in the big leagues
A Philadelphia scientist has in
invented a moist chalk-like sub
stance which when rubbed on a
brand new ball roughens the glossy
surface and gives the twirler a
firm grip.
The umpires, not the pitchers,
rub this unnamed substance on the
horse hide. The experiment was
first tried at Shibe park, Philadel-
phia, a few days ago. It was tried
again at the Yankee Washington
game yesterday and Carl Mays, the
New York pitcher, said:
TITS fine. 1t gives pitcher a
chance to throw a curve ball.
would have won five more games
this year If we'd had It all along"
Walter Johnson, of Washington,
also likes 1t. Umpires Nallin, Cahill
and Owens, who have coated the
balls, said they would recommend
its approval to the heads of the
major leagues.