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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
MR.. L. M. LONG CELEBRATES
SEVENTY-THIED BIRTHDAY

Thursday, the 26th was Mr.. L. NJ.
Longs 73rd birthday He is not an
old man however for mans age is
not measured in terms of years but
bv his feelings-a Woman's age by
her looks-and Mr.. Long is as jolly
and as sprightly as some men at 40.
On this day Mr.. Long handed him
self birthday dinner and had all of
his children and a number of friends
sit down with him to a splendid dim
ner. A big pot of pork hash and bar
becued pork first made the guests
happy and then along came an end
less quantity of cakes and pies and
custards and pickles and salads and
everything else in the catalogue of
good things to eat-all you had to do
was to order it and along it came and
no G.. O. D. tag attached. And con-
trary to the nature of ones appetite
the more YOU ate the better it tasted.
But herein lay a great danger, for a
person of the writer's disposition and
habits could easily have eaten him.
self to death without knowing what
was the matter. Just think of 1T and
shudder! = -
Well, everybody enjoyed the din
ner which was spread on long table
in the front yard under large spread
ing oaks. Rev. ]. j. Long, son OF the
host, stood at the head of the table
and offered up q touching and beau
tiful prayer Of praise and thanksglv-
ing, after which everybody was seat
ed.
One of the most interesting guests
at the table was Mr.. Longs Oldest
sister, Mrs. Mollie Whites;des, of
Smyrna, York county, who came over
in car. Mrs. Whitsides is 81 years
young and stood the trip as we'll, II
not better, than others of fewer
years might have done.
Here's wishing Mr.. Long 27 more
birthdays and then some more be-
sides. L. T.. w.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

We are printing several reports
from the census department in Wash
ington giving some fgurec taken from
the census of 1920. 1t WI be we :
and we believe helpfu,, for you to
read these reports. Certainly tAey
&C. /. n Information Int it is well f~r
every citizen to have. In the matter
cf :n.1eracy it VIII be seen that 1t IS
the rule the lowest percentage amoag
tie white people is in the coucI'"s
with the largest negro population.
But the main tAing is that here has
been material reduction since The last
report of the census, and thea it waG
never far to put South C.-,"..-@,:Aa at
the bottom.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
MR.. BLEASE WRITES
CARD TO VOTERS
Urges Voters to Go Out and Vote SC
That Election May Register
Choice of People
To the Democratic Voters of New

To the Democratic Voters OF New
berry County:
On the day l announced my can
didacy for the House of Representa-
tievs had to leave Newberry for hos
pital treatment. l am glad to be
hack home recovered in health. Be-
cause Of this absence | have been un-
able up to this time to give any at
tention to the race for the House.
Since the time between now ana the
election is so short / shall not have
the opportunity to visit and talk with
the voters throughout the county
Therefore, I am writing this short
card to you and I am sure you Will
understand by position.
have entered the race for the
legislature with the hope that l may
| be of some little service to my coun-
tv and state. l shall endeavor at all
time to cooperate with your senator
and the other two members of the
from Newberry county IN
the passage of such laws as we con-
slider for the best interest of our peo-
ple. shall favor such legislation as
T consider wise for the betterment
and happiness of the people OF our
state and county. At the same time
I shall strive as best | can to have
our state and county conducted on a
business. efficient and economical ba-
sis. If l am elected, shall go to
the legislature unfettered by any af-
fil;at;on that will prevent by dis
charging the duties of the position Tor
the good of the people as l conceive
lit.
Usually in special elections a very
email percentage of the voters go to
the polls. This, in my opinion, IS a
mistak e on the part of our citizens.
Every one who is entitled to vote,
who can possibly 60 to the electlon'
should attend. In this instance urge
all the voters to cast their ballots so
that the election may without doubt
express the will of the people. The
primary is to be held next Tuesday,
August 3Oth, at the usual voting
r,aces. All the,voters who enrolled
! last year and those who have enrolled
this year will be entitled to vote. l
hope all of them will exercise the
privilege they have.
/ shall appreciate the suffrages OF
the voters if they. think me worthy OF
the position I seek at their hands.
Very respectfully,
EUGENE S. BLEASE. y.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
Columbia, S. c.: ..Illiteracy.

Washl. .ston, D. c., Aug. rs, 1921.
he census bureau reports that IN
the population of Columbia, S. c., as
enumerated in January, 1920, there
were 1858 persons 10 years of age
and over who were illiterate in the
sense of being unable to write, IN
Guiding 732 native whites, 81 foreign
born whites, and 2,775 negroes. The
percentage of illiteracy in the total
population 10 years Of age and over
is ia which shows a decrease since
1910 when it was TIA. For the ma
tive white percentage is 40, for the
fore:gn-born white, 9.5, and for the
negro, 22.S.
That the younger generation IN
this city is less illiterate than the old
er, is indicated by the fact that while
per cent of the males and 14.S
per cent of the females q years of
ace and over are ili:terate, the per
centage of illiteracy in the population
16 to 20 years of age is but IL.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
News of Little Mountain

Little Mountain, Aug. 3O.-The
Young Peoples society of Holy Trim
itv Lutheran church held social
meeting at the home of pastor and
Mrs. J. J. Long on Friday night. Al
ter singing a "Mixed Chorus che
bows and girls were divided into four
gsroups-"The Wildcats" Rough
necks," "slowpokes," and "Cacklers. -"
Each group was given. ten minutes
in Which to get up a stunt or vauda-
Vile performance. The "sEowpokes"
under the supervision of Homer Lind
Ter were adjudged the winners. ice
cream and punch were served to tine
sixtv guests present. The ou't-of-
town guests were: Misses Stella
Wess:nger of Chaplin, Lillian and Dor
zc.tly >Seasa of Spartanburg, and Mr..
Keller Ept:ng of Chaplin.
Z: Miss Annie Rast of Cameron ard
B. M. WISE who were recently mar
ride at the brides home In Cameron,
have arrived in Little Mountain. They
VIII be at home to their many fr ends
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Wise.
Forest Wheeler of Greenwood is
spending a few weeks with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Wheeler.
The young people of Little Noun
tain Will give a dance at the Little
Mountain hall Tuesday, night, Aug
ust thirtieth, at eight-thirty o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Lester Huffman of Clinton is visit
ing his father, Mr. R. P. Huffman.
Mrs. Annie Fliedner spent a few
days last week with her brother IN
Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Fulmer have
moved in Mrs. Matte Monts' house.
Mrs. Alonzo Shealy spent few days
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Stoudemire Of Peak.
Misses Dorothy and Lillian Sease
of Spantanburg visited their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Sease
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Shealy have re-
turned to their home in Laurens after
visiting the formers mother, Mrs.
Martha Shealy.
Mrs. Frances Wessinger of Ballen-
time is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mar
tha Shealy.
Misses Gussie Huffman and Lu-
C:lle Epting are visiting at Silver
street.
Mrs. Minnie Kinard and daughter
Thelma of Erwin. Tenn, visited
friends here last week.
Miss Lucy Brady is visiting rela-
tives in Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Boland of At
lanta are spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Boland.
Carlin Shealy of Clinton spent the
weekend at home.
Mrs. Jack Doster of Columbia
spent Thursday with her parents.
Marvin Chapman left Monday for
Ransom, Kansas. where he Will teach
the coming session.
Mrs Jim Wessinger has returned
to her home in Jalapa after spending
the week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Miller.
Mss Stella Wessinger is visiting
her sister, Mrs J. K. Derrick.
Julian Boland Of Columbia spent
the weekend with his parents.
Mr. Blair StOudemire spent a few
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

The city has put some sand aid
fine top sell on the east end of Main
street f,om the end of the pav'rg to
the oty limits. If it was just plcwed
I'D and mixed well, thai would be =
most as good as the paved street, out
to Leave l. loose On top without mix
ing, except such mixing as is done by
the travel, it Will never make a good
road. Ard besides by the tine the
rams come and it begins to mix II
will be al gone over the hills and fal
away, excers such as may land IN the
homes along the roadside.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

The city Of Anderson has an ordl-
nance against the Use of the spot
lient ON automobiles and requiring
that all lights in the city be dmmed.
The Greenwood Index-Journal seems
to think that such an ordinance is dis
elimination against the flivver ard
teh models prior to 1920. Well, we
do not know about that, but the or~.l-
nance is a good one and we would .Ae
to see :; in New5erry. These glar-
ing headlights that flash on your eyes
Just blind you, and tere IS always al
element of danger in the matter OF
collision.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

The supreme court is entirely co..
rect in granting new trial in the
Gessett case. These special courts,
as Justice Cothran says IN delivering
the opinion of the court, are rothlns
more nor less than judicial lynch
rrgs. We said the same thing when
the act was first passed by the iegls-
lature. The special courts are meant
simply to be a compromise with the
mob. Just saying to the mob If You
do not take the law into your hands
and lynch the party the state Will call
a special term of the court and 60
through the legal form Of trying the
criminal, but the purpose is to LYNN
him according to the forms OF Ia
There can be no compromise with the
mob without the lowering of the d-g-
r:ty of the law, and the tendency is
to bring the administration OF the
law into disrepute.
Whenever the mob is superior to
The regular channels of the law then
th-egs are coming to a bad state a&d
it is getting lime for the good Law
abiding people of this country to stop
and think soberly and We'll, becar Sc
the foundation of our very system OF
government is being undermined and
there will be no protection to ! e
or property.
Il is not well and does not spe TX
we'll for the power and strength 81
the law when it becomes necessary for
the regular officers of the law 20 be
running over the country trying to
dodge and evade the mob.
Read the synopsis of the opinion
of the supreme court as delivered by
.Justice Cothran, and published in this
issue, and also the article from the
Abbeville Press and Banner published
in this issue, and written by Col. W.
P. Green, on "Coming Home" and we
believe these will call at least some
people to sober thought. 1t is time
for some sober thinking, and, then
for some sober acting in this country
The majesty of the law is losing So-""e
of its majesty.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
MIR. Sproles Returns.

Greenwood Index-Journ4l, 26th.
Superintendent A. J. Sproles of
the Greenwood Water and Light COM
pany returned today from Johns Hop
kins hospital, Baltimore, where ne
underwent an operation sometime
ago. a large number of friends and
city officials met him at the station
and welcomed him home Mr.. Sproles
walked with firm step and appeared
in fine spirits. He declared he was
delighted to get back.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

The graveyard has a number of
graves and many of theQl are rot
marked, except that there is stJne
at the head and the foc., and the
place has grown up in trees and IS al
most covered with shrubbery, Some
of the tombs have nice markers, and
one is enclosed with Al iron feEce,
that of Mr.. James NJ. Henderson and
his wife Cleopatra Henderson. Mr..
Henderson died as late as 1860 and
his VIE in 1914. Edward Fincl was
horn in 1850 and died in 1928.
Charles Crencaaw died in 1914 aged
65 years and his wife in 1915 aged
C2 years, I found also tomb of
DR.. Guy Finch, and / is stated cl The
tomb that ne was killed IN Columbia
by u runway horse while riding in a
sulky on December 2, 1845, and t.: It
he WIS brt 81 years old. He was
p1cb:.&ly the son of Edward Finch.
There is also buried here Adam CHS
olm who died in 1911. And DR.. Free
born AG.ns W. was born in 1878.
We I'D not find the; grave of Rev.
John Harper winch is marked simply
]. H. as stated by DR.. Brown.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
A Beet Hard to Beat

Mr.. T. R. Sanders brought tc
this office Saturday a beet weighing
12 ga pounds. If more men would
raise such beets as Mr.. Sanders rails
es a sugar factory might pay in New,
berry county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

l am glad that the MethoG.-2ts are
going to do something to preserve this
sacred place, and historic as we'll, and
hope their plans contemplate tax
iry over the entire Mt. Bethel grave
ward, and that it will be cleared off
and a neat and proper enclosure be
made. It should be done. There are
evidences of large copings having
been around the place at one time
and some cf the monuments are large
and handsome. The graveyard, as
we'll az the site of the oil academy,
IS on a high hilltop and ove:loohs the
surrounding country, bit is now
grown up WITH pines and o:her trees.
The record says that Finch and Cren-
shaw, the founders Of the school, were
staunch Method.sts and devout Chris
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

Chaplin last week.
Mr.. Cecil Boland of Erwin, Tenn,
has been spending his vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Bo-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs E. J Boland and family
of Springfield spert the weekend
with relatives here.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

D.. Thos. B. Rutherford and his
wife are buried here. These graves
i, We very nice tombs, and it is stated
th;.ss DIR. Rutherford was born in 1901
and died in 1865. The wife Of Mr..
Richard Gist is also buried here, and
has a nice tomb. The latest grave 81
this place, with a marker or tomb
stone, is that cf Laura Rutherford,
the wife of Jas. T. Hal, who d.ed n
1916 and was born in 1889. l had u
my mind that the Rusherfords anu
the HenGersons lived in another sec
ton of the county, and that this was
the home of the Caldwells and the
Browns, and especially the Browns,
and most of them are buried at Kings
Creek.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

Rockdale, Texas, Aug. 21-Fair es-
Inmates by competent judges and
large land owners place the cotton
crop of Milan county this year at
about bale to six acres. The crop
in this county has deteriorated seri-
ously since Aug. |, no rain having
fallen here since July Z. Boil weevil
and bollworn depradations have been
and continues to be serious. Good
corn and field crops are being har-
vested.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
ELEVENTH INFANTRY TO
PASS THROUGH NEWBERRY

Secretary Mcdaniel Of the chamber
of commerce is. putting in strenuous
work for the advancement of New
berry. After the adjournment of
the American Leyioa ::a Will get busy
in the nat::c: i r:;,hinE : 51'ldlnS
boom. Just now he is exchanG..'. g
letters with Cct Flan!: Halstcad of
the 11th infantry as TO The camping
of the troops while travelling frc.nl
Camp Jackson 10 their new station.
This matter will be taken up by The
chamber of commerce Tuesday. In
the meantime the latest letter, which
will be of interest to our readers is as
IfolloWs:
August 25, 1921.
INew5c~ry Chamber of Commerce,
Newberry, S. C.
T NV Dear Mc. Mcdaniel: Your
favor of the 23rd inst. to hand and !
note and accept with pleasure your
i kind offer to assist me in selecting a
camp site near your city for this reg
iment on its march to its new sta
ton.
1t is my intention to camp near
your city and as soon as the date is
definitely settled for our departure
from Camp Jackson I will advise you
as to the date of our probable ar
rival.
Thanking you for your courtesy
and hearty cooperation, l am,
Cordially yours,
Frank Halstead,
Col. 11th Inf.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
BALE OF COTTON TO SIX
ACRES IN MILAN COUNTY

Mr.. Jno. C. Goggans has received
the following newspaper clipping
from his son Grady in Texas. Written
over the heading were the words,
probably exaggerated" Mr.. H. H.
Abrams, who takes great interest in
such and other matters of concern to
the country, handed us the clipping
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

tians. And it is proper to preserve
the place where the old school stood,
and the last resting place of these
pioneers in the field of education and
the founding of the Christian church.
The University of South Carolina
should have an interest in preserving
the record and caring for the spot
from which we might say grew the
institution at Columbia. l under
stand that Mr.. Sims G. Brown who
now owns the land has offered to give
an acre, or whatever is necessary, to
the MethcG.scs for the erection CT
whatever marker they desire to place
here. The graveyard should have
some attention. l am not sure that
it is the purpose of the Methodlsts
to take over the graveyard or not, or
whether they would be permitted, or
whether it is their purpose simply to
get the old academy site and erect
monument there to mark the spot,
but there are some steps 10 be taken
very soon to mark the place of this
old academy that it may 'oe preserved
for the future. l did not know that
this movement was on foot when l
asked DR.. Brown to write this history,
and certainly it could not have been
when l first spoke to HIM about it,
because that was several years ago.
At any r:S>tte l am glad DR.. Brown has
written the history and that the
Me.hod:sts are taking some steps 70
perpetuatte the h.a5ory Of this cld
academy, and really the foundation
of Methodism in this county, because
this was really one of the oldest Set
Elements Of the county.
Returning we decided to come back
by Mr.. John Bakers and the new
Whitmire road, the other road by the
Gibson place has not been finished,
ard .he little rain we had on Sunday
made the red hills rather slippery.
Fact is, as | have remarked, this Glib
son road is getting to the bad already
ard unless scme,hing more is done to
it there is not much use to have done
whas has already been done. But
the road force is still camped out
there ard I am hoping that the road
will be completed before the camp is
moved. And just as have said, the
filling of holes with any sort of dirt
or top soil will ness last unless the
read is p,cwed and the sand and the
road mixed. That is already Illus
tlated or demonstrated on this road.
A lot Of the holes had been filed SIM
ply by hauling some loose dirt and
putting it in them without the mixing
process and the holes are already re-
appearing. You must plow up and
thoroughly mix if you desire to have
good sand clay road or even a good
top sci read.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

Maybe Germany will learn that the
proper place for Kultur is in agri
culture.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
We made a brief stop at the Kings

We made q brief stop at the king s
Greek graveyard. The people who
are interested in this place have had
the land nicely cleaned off and it
locks nee, that part Of it, brt s-cne
of the peo'H'e who have. relatives bur-
led here should have the monuments
fixed 10 and Strengthened, and N
some cases the rocks and marble have
broken off and are piled up on tEa
plo;. That does not lcrok nice and
some of these folk, relatives of the
dead, are amply able to have The re-
pairs made, and we Go net see why
it is not done. This, too, is q very
CID buryirg g -ound. And some of the
names that you read on the head
:r9ne3 are histcr:c names and have
played very great part in the build
ing of this country, and .-:ne of them
are no longer heard in the county,
but scme of them are still prominent.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

Ard this reminds me to say that
there are many historic old burylng
grounds in This county, and many of
them are neglected. And they tell
me that even the old Quaker grave
yard, one of the most historic spots in
South Carolina, has been greatly neg
lected in he past few years and that
even nov the weeds are SO tall that
you can scarcely see inside the place.
This should not be and I hope some
one will have the place cleaned off at
least.
F.. H. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

Things are never as bad as they
might be SO long as Watermelons can
be had.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

A few doses 666 break q cold
Ad-.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
DIDN'T. BETHEL GRAVEYARD

Dr.. W. C. Brown, in his excellent
article giving a history of the Mt
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

OF l0S =. tsS VI lllS O1u SNIIOoI iiOoSN'
II is also of interest that Mr.. Sims
G.. Brown who now owns the lana has
given the Methodiats one acre in
which 10 erect monument and care
for t.hese old graves, and that com
m:ttee of the Methodist conference
has been appointed to look into the
matter, and that DR.. ]. L. Daniel of
the Central Meth dist church in New
berry is a member of that committee,
ard that the matter of erecting suit
able enclosure to the place will be
taken up at the mex. legal conference
which will meet now within lew
months. Mr.. Summer drove US, thas
is, Mr.. Hutchinson and Cyril ana my
self, out there Sunday afternoon. 1T
was a lAt.!e damp and the weeds and
g1ass were wet, but we made the trip,
walking from the public road in front
of the DR.. Tom C. Brown place on
the Wh.tnlirc road about ten niles
from Newberry, to the old grave
ward on the hill about half mile
from the public road. The burying
ground Or graveyard is. on hill, and
the academy stood on another hilltop
nct very far distant. l lake it from
what has been written about .,le
school, and the fact that the grave
yard is so near to where the school
stood, that this school house was :.,5o
used as a preaching house or meet
ing house, as they used TO call th> n,
or a church, and the thing that l can
rot understand is why the Method IS
With an early start and such a fire
school did not grow more in THIS COM
mun:sy. The nearest Methodist
church to the place is Lebanon on the
read this side the residence of Or.
Brown, and only about five miles from
NcnSerry, and the membership there
is not very large. The Kings Creek
A. R. P. church is net very far be-
yond the graveyard. And nearly all
the folk out this SIDE area. r. P.'s.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

Bethel school, mentioned the old
graveyard which stood near the site
of the first location of the school,
and named some of those who are
buried there. 1t aroused desire IN
me to see this old graveyard. | had
driven along the road no. far away
many times, and never knew Until |
read Dr.. Browns article just where
the first Mt. Bethel school stood, nor
of the existence of the graveyard TO
which he refers Knowing thai Mr..
Ernest Summer and Mr.. Mex. HUGH
inson also have hab:ss Of Wis ting
these cid places and of taking ple-.s-
ure in learning of these old historic
graveyards, l mentioned to them
some days ago that l would like to
90 out that SIDE some time and look
over the graveyard and take view
of the ste Of the old school house.