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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
left without butter.

1c1G NIGlIOQC pCGlSt.
In Greenwood, where they claim to
operate curb market, we are told
that the women in charge, and it IS
under the direction of the demonstra-
ton agent, rent or secure the use OF
a part of a room or space IN one OF
the stores and the farmers bring their
butter or eggs or whatever they have
and leave it there, and the women sell
it, and we suppose take a certain
small per cent for the handling, and
the farmer goes on about his busi-
ness and when he gets ready he comes
back and gets his money. But they
do not back up on the curb and stand
and wait for the buyer, and the buyer
does not have to stand on the curb
and wait for the farmer. to come
along.
That is the same principle that we
advocated as the only one to success
fully handle the proposition. Have
an exchange, so to speak, or some
place where the produce may be left
or handled by some one who knows
the market price, and let it be brought
there and then any one who wants to
buy may know where to go, and even
the merchant might buy frvm this ex-
change and then make his small per
cent. The truth is we do not want
to drive the retail merchant out OF
business, because he is necessary in
our system of doing busienss, and we
need him and the town makes him
paw a license to do business.
We are pretty strong free trader,
and believe in good deal of liberty
in permitting fellow to buy and sell
where he pleases, and at such prices
as he cares to take, or to pay, and we
are pretty strongly opposed to the
principle of so much wet nursing by
the government or by any one else
for that matter, but it would be fine
idea if we could have place where
any farmer or any one else who pro-
duced anything to sell might go and
get the cash for it at any time and IN
any quantity he might have to offer,
and for the lack of just such a place
a whole lot of good stuff is thrown
away all the time, because many
farmer would bring along when he
came to town lot Of good produce
if he knew he could drive up to some
such place and turn it into cash, who
will let it go to waste before he Will
peddle it out or even stand on curo
market place waiting for purchaser
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
LARRY CAN'T

Many of the older people of New
berry will recall Larry CAN'T who
played a very important part in state
politics few years ago, and how ne
was editor of the Columbia Register
and of a paper he issued at Spartan
burg. We mention this to say that
he is now living in Spartanburg and
is printing sketches of other days, men
and things, and that The Herald and
News has arranged with him to fur
nish an article once week to this pal
per.
He was editor of a daily paper in
Athens, Ca, before coming to South
Carolina and afterward. He has had
large experience with the public men
of both states and was closely con-
nected with many of the stirring
events in the two states during the
past thirty years and more and wleids
a trenchant pen and we are sure the
readers of The Herald and News will
be glad to have these sketches. They
will be human interest stories as well
as replete with many historic incl
dents not heretofore published. Mr..
CAN'T has a retentive memory and
was closely associated with the public
men of Georgia and South Carolina
during some of the history making
periods of the two states, and will tell
of many things that have not here
tofore been printed.
He is responsible for bringing to
South Carolina the state dispensary,
though we do not know that he is
really proud of his child, and yet
there are many interesting things
connected with it that have not been
printed and some will never be, but
there may be some stories that would
do to print in connection with the
bringing of the dispensary to South
Carolina that would make interesting
reading.
We print one of his stories today,
a sort of human story of the author
of "Home, Sweet Home" and it is
written from personal acquaintance
with the author.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

If I had map of the county show
ing the school district lines we could
go at these movements inteNigently
and be able to do real constructive
work for the schools, and in the de-
velopment of real good school sys-
tenn for the county But when we
talk about building and locating lines
and consolidating it is all very large
lv guess work because no one knows
where the existing lines are, and in
fact they are almost imaginary lines.
But we will just have to do the best
we can until we can get legislative
delegation that will not minify the
school system of the county, but will
be able to have a sufficient vision to
see that it is the most important de-
partment of the life of the people,
and that the biggest asset of the coun-
trv is the children and that to make
that asset worth while it must be
trained and developed. But wonder
full strides have been made within the
last decade and we could scarcely eX-
pect to have done more in the same
time.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
CURB MARKET

The curb market is a failure IN
Newberry just as we predicted IT
would be. The farmers who may have
a little something for sale are not
going to risk standing on the curb
waiting for the purchaser who may
never come, and the housewives are
not going to take their little handle
basket and go down to the curb and
buy few little vegetables and trudge
them home when they can order a
nickle of almost anything they want
and have it sent out to the edge of
town, if they happen to live there,
without extra cost. Besides that, the
average farmer who has truck for
sale would rather take it around or
leave it with merchant and let him
sell it for him.
One merchant from whom we have
been getting little farm butter, when
the man who supplies us regularly
happens not to come, told US that ne
could have bought nice supply Of
fine butter on Saturday morning, but
he was afraid that the curb market
would supply the demand and he
would have this left on his hands, and
SO he did not buy it. And we were
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

favor Ifle measure.
II do not want to appear to de-
!precate any proposal intended to as
| sist the agricultural industry" Mr..
Hoover said, because the situation
today which has reduced the purchas-
ing power of the American farmer 81
per cent, has put him to the most
per cent, has put him to the most
serious duress agriculture has ever
had to face. The situation is the
most acute and dangerous in the
country at the present moment. Yet
j can not feel that the extension of
further credit facilities for the sup
ply of food products to Europe would
give any adequate remedy
! European Food Situation
/ While 60,000,O00 Europeans still
are under food restraint, rationing
or similar systems" Mr.. Hoover said
Poland, Austria and Sin minor de-
gree Czecho- -Slovakia" were the only
countries where a diminished food
supply exists.
European harvests, generally good,
he said, might be sufficient to meet
their needs, but that in any case 3d.
100000 bushels Of wheat was all that
would be involved. He added that
Europe "found teh money somehow
! to take 81 100000, 900 in foor from
the United States in hte last II 1-2
months"
/ AS to cotton, however, the prob
lem Of disposing of our surplus is
much more Serious Mr.. Hoover con-
tinued, because experience has dem
,onstrated that the governmnts and
the peoples will secure their food,
but that they will cut in textiles.
"There is a marked tendency in
Europe to live on their own food re-
sources, and make their harvests
stretch as far as possible through the
year, which indicates that the Amer
jican farmer must carry hereafter his
crops for longer period through
the yea because European demand
will only come at later months.
1--WE are trying to set up such ma
chinery as will prevent forced liqui-
dation in cotton and sugar and nego-
tiating through the banks of the
country. If this can not be done
through the mobilization of private
banking capital in such way as to
avoid putting the burden on the gov
ernment, why then we may have to
call on the government.
Happily there is a Snort crop of
cotton this year and there have also
been artificial conditions which have
depressed the market, such as the
long strike in England and the repair
ations discussions with Germany,
which worked to cut our cotton ex-
ports, yet the shelves of the word are
growing bare of textiles and we can
hope to carry over the surplus until
it can be sold at satisfactory Levels. A
similar situation exists as to grain,
but it is not so marked.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
PLIGHT OF FARMERS
BEING CONSIDERED
HOOVER OPPOSES PROPOSED
s1oo,ooo,ooo CORPORATION
Gives Views Outlining Position of
Administration as to Economic
Distress Being Felt

/ Washington, June 25.-While ex'
pressing his disapproval of the Norris
bill to create a s1OO,OO0,O00 corpora,
ton to aid farm exports, Secretary
Hoover told senate committee today
that the administration recognized he
economic plight of American farmers
and was engaged in "mobllizi IL FIJI
vate banging credits to prevent the
forced liquidation of farm commodl-
ties, particularly cotton and sugar.
"Let US first attempt" he said, "to
prevent forced liquidation of these
commodities by mobilizing private
capital, as has been done already in
the cattle industry and then if we
fail there will be time enough to get
the government to make up the bur-
den directly" Pointing out that the
United States had sent to Europe
"a billion dollars worth of feodstuffs
in the last II months" Mr.. Hoover
said it "was evident that the govern,
ments and people there find money
for foods" but conceded that the Sit
uation as to cotton was worse, be
cause they tend to reduce their nor
NAL requirements of textiles"
One wishes to make mental reser-
vations upon the possible recuperation
in Europe, Mr.. Hoover said in the
course of general discussion of the
economic situation overseas, "but the
securities possible to obtain can not
be classed as Al"
Talks of Treasury Plan
Chairman Norris referred to the
administration bills which congress
has been asked to pass, empowering
general steps to refund all of the war
debts which the United Sttaes holds.
"The object of that bill is to get
these loans in some sort of shape for
handling" Mr.. Hoover said, and when
pressed for a statement as to whether
the treasury intended to permit the
exchange of German reparation secur.
tiles by exchanging some of the SCI
curities of new nations for German
bonds"
England owes four billions" Sen
ator Norris said. "Do you mean to say
we would be asked to take German
monds against this debt and that they
would be better?'
"No," Mr.. Hoover responded. 81
said exchanges might be made which
would give us better security. No
one proposes that the United States
should exchange good security for
less good, so far as know.
The commerce secretary discussing
the Norris bill to create a 100000
900 government farm export corpora
ton told the committee he did not
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

MIR Hoover says. that the shelves OF
the world are getting pretty bare OF
cloth goods, and that the world needs
our cotton, and yet there is no market
for it. There is something wrong
somewhere besides the mere cry that
there is overprodusction. 1t does
seem to US that there should be suffi-
cient financial brain to devise some
plan to syndicate the cotton that IS
now on hand and take it out of the
banks and hold it until the demand
was sufficient to take it at a fair
price. We had thought that the cot
ton holding corporation that was
talked about some months ago would
accomplish the purpose, but if it is
doing anything we do not know about
it.
And we never could understand
why the big money power should
seem always to be on the bear side of
the cotton market 1t always did ap-
pear to us that from a selfish reason
it would be to the interest of the
money power to let the producer OF
the wealth have at least small part
of it, enough so that he would not be
facing bankruptcy all the time. The
farmer is beginning to realize the
power that he has if he would only
use it. He could mold all the rest OF
the world at his mercy if he only
would. He is the source of all food
supply and yet he is all the time at
the mercy of the power that does not
produce a thing, and would soon
starve to death if it were not for the
farmer.
But there is an adjustment going
on in this great transition period in
which we are living, and it will not
be long before the situation will be
very much changed. In the mean
time let US all work together and do
the best we can.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
Among those prominently mel

Among those prominently lneh-
toned in the daily papers for the
presidency of Erskine college is the
Rev. John W. Carson, D. D., of New
berry. DR.. Carson was for ten years
in charge of the young peoples work
in the A. R. P. synod of the south;
was chairman of the publicity organ
ization Of the young peoples work
and also chairman of the Forward
Movement campaign of his denomlna-
tion. While it would be a distinct
loss to this community should DR..
Carson accept the position, yet a
more thoroughly qualified man could
not be selected from the entire A. Il.
P. Synod.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
McMeekin-McDowell

Miss Eunice McMeekin and Mr..
Grover Mcdowell were married on
Saturday night at 1890 O'Clock by
the Rev. w. F. Gault at the residence
of the officiating minister.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
To the Senator and Members of the
House of Representatives and

To the Senator and Members of the
House of Representatives and
Trustees:
I desire to have a conference with
the trustees and members of the legis-
Ilature so that we may go over to-
gether the provisions OF the act re-
curing the trustees to enforce the
compulsory attendance law. The law
provides that the trustees must make
a census of the children of the various
school districts during the months Of
July and August and that they shall
also be charged with the enforcement
of the law. I am asking the members
of the legislature to meet with you so
that we may discuss the law and see
if it is possible to have it enforced.
The meeting will be held in the
court house at Newberry on Friday
July l, 1921, at 10 a. m.
I hope every trustee in the county
will feel that it is his duty to attend
this meeting 1t is important that he
should do so that we may all under
stand our duty in the matter. I am
asking the members of the legislature
to meet with us so that they may
know the sentiment of the trustees.
And that they may also explain the
provisions of the law There are
severe penalties attached for failure
to enforce the law, and it is very i'm
portant that the trustees may under
stand it's. provisions. The statutes of
the last legislature have not yet been
issued and printed but I have copy
of the act.
Among other things the law pro-
vides that the trustees shall take a
census of the children of each district
before the 18th day of August and
furnish a copy to the superintendent
of education and copy to the teach
er of the school thirty days before
the opening of the school. And there
are many other things pertaining to
the duties of trustees that they should
know now.
Be sure to attend.
Very respectfully,
E. H. AULL,
County Superintendent of Education.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

The examination for Winthrop will
be held on Friday at the court house
beginning at 9 o'clock and closing at
4 o'clock. There are no county schol-
arships from this county, but this Will
act as an entrance examination and
there are a few state scholarships, and
our applicants will stand an equal
chance with other applicants in the
state. The examination for Clemson
and the Citadel and the University
will be held on Friday, July 8. There
are two four year scholarships at
Clemson and one agricultural one
year scholarship and l understand one
vacancy at the Citadel.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

1t is easier for a man % stop ru|-
away horse than it is for rim > stop
a woman's tongue or ba5y's tears.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

The summer school at Newoerry
college will open on the 11th of July
and would be glad to see as many
of the teachers of the county attend
this school as can possibly arrange to
do so. They will receive, the same
credit as from any other summer
school and the faculty is fine ant we
expect good results from this school.
The county board has agreed to pay
the tuition of all teachers who attend
the summer school, which is ten dol
lars, provided they teach in Newberry
county.
E. H, A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

Uneasy is the tooth that wears q
misft crown.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

To win girls love qulckly-bribe
her father u olject.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
Very respectfully,
E. H. AULL,
County Superintendent of Education.
,e sure to att

l promise the colored people at
Vaughnville to come over there the
past Sunday and talk to them about
school matters, but owing to the death
of one of the children of y. S. Gall
man on Saturday I did not get away.
That is he was to go with me, and |
do not like to attend these meetings
unless he is present, as he is the sup
ervisor for the colored schools and
my coming is largely to help and en-
courage him in his work. l will sug-
gest that,he appoint another date and
we will try to be present.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

Better a good enemy than a bad
friend,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
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AMONG THE SCHOOLS
o o o o % o o o @ @ @ o o @ o
Meeting Of Trustees

Meeting Of Trustees
| have decided to call meeting of
the trustees to be held in the court
house at Newberry on Friday July l.
1t is true that is the day for the hold
ing the examination for Winthrop
scholarships, but it is of very great
impc tance that the trustees of the
county get together so that we may
talk over many matters pertaining to
the schools, but particularly this
meeting is called to discuss the at
tendance law passed by the past leg
islature. The matter of the enforce
ment of this law is largely in the
hands of the trustees, and one fea-
ture of the law is the taking OF the
census of the children of the district
during the months of July and Au-
gust, and as this is required it is very
imp ortant that some arrangement be
made to do something. I have in
vited the senator and members Of the
house to meet with us and give what
information they may be able on the
manner of enforcement of the law.
And the following circular letter has
bsen mailed or will be to each trustee
in the county and to each member Of
the legislature from Newberry. Of
course the meeting will be open to
the public and l will be glad to have
anv one interested attend the meet
ing and take part in the discussion.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

hope that we. have a very large
crowd at Peak on the 9th and that the
senator and members of the house
from Newberry will accept the invita-
ton of Mr.. Stoudemire to talk school
at this time. Mr.. Stoudemire prom
ises to make all the arrangements
that are necessary to have comfort
able place in which to speak and to
listen, and we want to talk seriously
to the people down this side. Mr.. B.
V. Chapman will be there also and
tell US something good. And any 9TH
ers who are interested in the build
ing of a good school down thiss side
will be welcome.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28

The special election in Central dis
trict No. 81 on last Friday on the
question of levying an additional tax
of six mills was carried almost unan-
imously in favor of the tax. This will
give this district an eight mills tax
and steps will be taken very soon to
improve the building in that district
and to arrange to send the high school
pupils to Little Mountain and to Po-
maria.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1921-04-28
. PICTURE SHOW COMING
LECTURE AND FILMS ON SOCIAL DISEASES

Under the auspices of the United
States Treasury Department DIR.
Hardie r. Hays will give two lee
lures on social diseases at Philadel-
phia May 18th. The afternoon pic
ture will be shown to ladies and
girls over Ia years of age. The even
ing picture will be shown to men
and boys.
These pictures were produced by
the American Social Hygiene Asso-
citation, which Association is COM
posed OF the most wealthy philan-
thropists of the United States, and
no expense has been spared In their
production. Everywhere those ca
pable OF Judging say that they are
the most wonderful pictures they
have ever seen. These films are be-
Ing presented In every state in the
Union and are being used by almost
every Country In the civilized world.
DR.. Hays has already shown these
pictures In many Mississippi towns.
Those doubling their value may
write to the Boy Scouts at Jackson,
Hillman College for girls at Clinton,
or Professor J.. T. Wallace OF the
schools Of Carthage. ~
Definite arrangements have not
been made as to the meeting place,
and DR.. Hays itinerary covers SO
many towns that some change may
be made in the date. DR.. Hays tray.
els In a car equipped with D Delco
Ligh ting System, a Moving Picture
Protector, a Curtain Screenand two
picture films. 'a4 M q
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1921-04-28
MISSISSIPPI TEACHERS -.
ASSN MEETS AT MERIDIAN

II
The Miss. Teachers Association
meets at Meridian May At.
The platform OF this association q Is
as follows;
Every resident OF Mississippi an
intelligent citizen"
"a common school education for
every child In Mississippi"
Longer school term forcountry
children"
"The cost OF the war must not be
met at the cost OF childhood"
''The patriotism OF Mississippi
boys and girls grounded on the
principles OF our government"
Increased facilities for training Of
teachers.ps 4. g III"
"a mature, well.trained, aud rela-
lively permanent teacher In every.
school room" I
Equal salaries for equal service
to all teachers OF equivalent train
ing, experience and success" es
ga playground with supervised
play for every boy and girl In rural
as well as city school,"
Inducements to enter the teach
ing profession as will attract men
and women OF the highest character
and ability"
"Dignifying of State Colleges by
millage system OF support"
"More effective health supervision"
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1921-04-28
CITIZENS MEETING POSTPONED
MEETING Of SCHOOL TRUSTEES OVER CoUN-
TY CONFLICTS WITH PLANS.

Representative Brown Williams,
Chairman, OF the Citizens Meeting,
scheduled to be held at Philadelphia
on the first Saturday OF May, has
postponed the meeting until the sec
ond Saturday In May, whichisthe IL.
Saturday May 7th has been set
aside for meetings OF the School
Trustees throughout the County.
At these meetings teachers are to be
elected for the next scholastic year.
With q conflict OF dates It seemed
wise to postpone the Citizens Meet
ing one week. :,
Many helpful suggestions were
made at the Citizens Rally OF March
9th, and many interesting plans are
being made for the May meeting.