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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
Real Uncle Picture

"Hu-um-the plot thickens when
the lovely heroine hooks her wedding
ring at Uncle's place, eh," remarked
blase extra, during the filming Of
pawn-shop scene in 'The Magic
Cup" Constance Binney's latest pic
ture play. .,
Presently Miss Binney came off the
set, walked up , to director John 8.
Robertson, and addressed him as
"Uncle John"
"Hu-um-reg'lar Uncle picture,
amt this?" remarked the extra.
1t should be explained that though:
the lovely heroine does visit the pawn
shop for the purpose of raising little
extra coin in a hurry, she does not
pawn her wedding ring, but her one
and only heirloom, an old silver cup,
left her by her mother.
The cup bears crest on its tar
nished side, and the girls possession
of this piece of old : family plate
proves her identity and connection
with an aristocratic British family.
AS for little Miss Binney's calling
Director Robertson "Uncle John, !"
she says she feels now as though he
were one of the family, for he not
only directed her very first starring
picture for Rearart, "Erstwhiie Su-
san," but also "S9 East" a later
Realart release. '&2'S
"The Magic Cup comes to the op-
era house Thursday. sN-''' =.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

IS We have commended the highway
commission or the road boss or both
for the good Judgment in placing, the
public road at Helena on the north
side of the railroad and thus avoiding
two dangerous grade crossings of the
railroad. Now we want to make a
suggestion, and it should be. followed,
but if it is not we have done our part.
This same road should be extended
and worked and widened on the same
side Of the railroad from the poin.
where it turns off to go to Tranwood,
and follow the railroad to Mr.. j. W.
Henderson's, and then all the people
coming to town from the Longshore
community and j., out that side could
come with no hill and would avoid
crossing the Sensaern at all and hav:,
e much better road. 1t would take
very littleswork to widen and work
the road here indicated. The Belfas
road is one to be worked as one Of ths
permanent roads Of the county, ane
this is the way it should go from town
until It reaches Mr.. j. w. Henders
sons. Theresit strikes the old roae
and this would not interfere with tn
road out the extension of o'Neall
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

have in this beautiful Southland in
which we are favored to live. The
ceremony was performed on the long
piazza that ran across the front of
the house, and the dinner table was
spread in the yard under the large
trees that stood there, and such dim
ner, just such one as you got at
weddings in those days, none of your
hand around affairs with little
cracker and little chicken salad in
a saucer, but real dinner of turkey
and country ham and syllabub and
real pound cake and the things that
satisfy.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
FIFTY YEARS

~~@~@@@@@@@@@ o o o o o o o o
It was inathe fall of 1919, to be ex-
act the 11th of November, 1919, that
my friend Mr.. j. A. Rikard, known
for many years as "Coot" .Rikard
sent message to me to ask if l re-
called where T was on that afternoon
fifty years ago. Of course I replied
that certainly I did not, because ever!
one knew that however good my
memory might be it did not reacl
back that far in the past. But wher
I came to reflect more seriously, ano
to realize the reason for the inquiry
I had to admit that I recalled the af-
ternoon very distinctly, / mean the
afternoon to which he referred: It i
true that I was but a little tot Of a
country boy, and it is only when sucl.
incidents in my life as the ore tc
which he had reference are mentioned
that ] am reminded that there are a
good many years behind me.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
MRS. JOANNA EARHARDT
PASSES AT RIPE AGE
E. H. A.

The State, 18th.
Mrs. Joanna Earhardt died at 1726
Laurel street yesterday at the ripe
age of "a years. Funeral services
will be held at Ebenezer Lutheran
church this afternoon at o'clock, be-
ing in charge of the Rev. C. A. Freed
and the Rev. H. A. Mccullough. The
remains will be taken to the Lutheran
churchyard in the city of Lexington
where they will be inferred.
Mrs. Earhardt, long time resident
of Lexington county, was a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Harmon OF
Lexington. Her husband preceded
her to the grave by many years. She
is survived by two sons, J. E. Ear
hardt of Columbia and John W. Ear,
hardt of Newberry; three daughters,
Mrs. Sallie E. Dunning of Laurel
street, Columbia; Mrs. Rial North OF
New Brookland and Mrs. j. W. Grim
of North. Mrs. Earhardt has rs grand
children and % great-grandchildren
surviving also. M. D. Harmon and
G.. NJ. Harmon, both of Lexington,
are brothers of Mrs. Earhardt.
The pallbearers invited to serve
are: F. w. Seegers, A. M. 'Wyse, W.
F.. Stieglitz, W. G. Allworden, Thorn
as Murtiashaw and Wallace Taylor.
Honorary, DR.. Robert W. Gibbes, j.
R. Swearingen, A.. Meetze, w. D. Lee
yer, Sr., Oscar Berg, W. P. Houseal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

This county can feed itself if it
will and it will make money by doing
'so.-Yorkville Enquirer:
Yes, and every other county in
South Carolina can do the same thing
and make money by the doing. The
feed growing states of the west are
cutting down production and in this
country where we can grow food as
well as cotton we had better be wise
and do it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

striking the hours, and l remarked
that the old clock was not running
any more, and my father said, yes,
it is a very old clock, and then turned
to me and said. you remember when
we got it. | said of course not, be-
cause l am not very old, but do re-
call very distinctly when / walked
down to old Mrs. Conkle's near where
DR.. Werts lived, and with my grand
mother helped to bring the clock
home. The Conkles were moving to
Georgia and as was the custom they
were selling off some of the house
hold goods, and my father had bought
the clock and maybe some other ar
ticles, but 1 recall going with my
grandmother after this same clock.
It has marked the hours for many
years and suppose deserves rest.
I have about reached the conclu-
sion one does not grow old in the
number of years one has lived so
much as by the spirit one may have.
I have seen people who were old at
thirty, and others who were young
at eighty years. And that life is not
to be counted in years so much as in
the service one renders. And the
more unselfsh service that one rem
ders the younger he may remain,
though he may count many winters
behind him. And the more service
you render to your fellows the less
selfish you are. But as those whom
/ knew in my boyhood days are pass
ing to the great beyondI am remind
ed that the shadows are lengthening
and I am travelling to the sunset, and
yet I expect to remain young to the
end of the journey, and when l can
no longer be of service then I shall
feel that the end is approaching.
Work and more work is the only
fountain of youth. People who are
idle and have nothing to 40 must of
necessity grow old, because they have
nothing else to think about.
E. H. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
Card of Thanks

I desire to express my appreciation
and heartfelt thanks for the many
acts of kindness and sympathy ex-
tended me in the sudden death Of my
brother, Jesse Bouknight. May Gods
richest blessings continue with you.
Lee Bouknight.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

Legion of Siberia. He remained witt.
the Legion through varying fortunes
and vicissitudes until it's total collapse,
when only $40 men survived.
Mr.. Convis was peculiarly fitted to
serve among Slavic peoples because
of his long study Of Polish as well )
Russian peasants and upper classes,
both in America and in Europe. Their
ambitions, IMPULSES and reactions he
nterprets with fidelity and sympathy.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

Announcement was made by coun-
ty officials yesterday that Miss Mar
ion S. Parish of Virginia had accepted
the office of home demonstration
agent for Newberry county, and had
assumed her, duties. Miss Parish will
have Offices in the chamber of com
merce building, opposite the post Of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

And / recall several weddings at
this same home. Mr.. J. B. kenpson
and Mr.. B. B. Hitler and then the In
fair when Mr.. Jack Summer was mar
rier. And / recall that all these
young ladies were beautiful girls and
smart. We had moved away from
that section before the marriage of
MIR. B. O. Epting who also married
one of. the Summer girls.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

ice. -
1t is planned to organize clubs i'm
mediately in various sections of the
county. These will be similar to the
clubs now operating successfully
throughout the rural districts Of all
the sections Of the United States. >
This work was inaugurated and
conducted very successfully for sey-
eral years by Miss Willie Mae Wise.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
CoNvIS TO SPEAK ON
RUSSIA AND SIBERIA
Chautauqua Audiences VIII Hear
Mastery Address.
Lecturer Tells Of Personal Experiences
With the Bolsheviki, Giving a Deep
Insight into Russia of Today.

Lewis A. Convis, at the coming Red
path Chautauqua, will present sig
nifcant, informative address on Boil
shevism in Russia and Siberia.
In 1913, Mr.. Convls was assigned
as 8 civilian worker to the Polish
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

At that time my father lived down
on the Auli Hills, and not far away
lived Mr.. Henry Summer and his in
teresting family. We were all neigh
bors and good friends, and along
about that time Mr.. Summer had sew.
eral very pretty girls who were about
the age to be interesting to the young
men of the neighborhood, and there
were several old time country we'd
dings at the Summer home, and Of
course the neighbors were all invited
to be present, And country we'd
ding in those good old days was an
event to be remembered. 1t meant
not only the marriage of two young
people, but it meant the coming to-
gether of the neighbors round about.
and best of all it meant a fine dinner,
and a dinner in those days really
meant something to eat.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
AMONG THE SCHOOLS

3 % o o Q o ~@@@@ go Q
I believe that it was Byrol who
said that
aaLife is a pendulum 'twixt a smile
|s@ and tear"
FOR something like that. Since the op-
ening of the schools have not beer
out of the office at the court house
the whole of any Saturday. + have
tried to be there every. Saturday all
day, because that is the only day that
the teachers have an opportunity tc
come to town, and wanted them to
find me in the office And only or
three Saturdays have L been out ever
for part of any Saturday. On;one
Saturday / went to Laurens in the
forenoon to have a conference with
the county superintendent in regard
to some line schools, but was back By
noon. Last Saturday and the Sat-
:urday before was called to thesbed-
side of my mother who was i'll. Sat
urday before last I left the Office at
IL o'clock and last last Saturday !
was back by 8 o'colck or little later.
I mention this to say that on Satur-
day good lady friend met me on the
street who remarked that she was
glad to hear the teachers speak s.
nicely about me and my work as sup
erintendent of education, and that J
must be mighty nice to them. I try
to be and of course it was pleasant to
hear some one say so. Later in the
afternoon I met a merchant who re-
marked that the teachers were giving
me down the country. That they
could never find me and thai
they wanted their money and ]
was out of town, So there
you are. Yes, I was out o.
town and would be out again for the
same reason even if it were Saturday.
I have never had but one mother and
/ think she is the best mother that
any one ever had, and I make no ex.
cuses for so doing, because if there is
anything that I can do for her I am
going to do it. 1t is true that she has
been greatly blessed and so have I in
having her with me beyond the allot-
ted time of even fourscore years, but
she is still young TO me and will never
be old if she should live for many
years to come. am happy that she is
improving and I have hope that she
will recover from this illness.
But so far as my being absent kept
any teacher from getting salary
warrant cashed on Saturday the prob
ability is if I had been here the re-
suit would have been the same. We
have only one or two districts IN
which we could have cashed salary
warrants last Saturday. A district
like Utopia that brought forward from
last year enough cash to run the
school this year, Of course has money,
whether any tax has been paid this
year or not. The school fund is low
and the cause is not the school offic-
ers. The time for paying taxes was
extended by the legislature and many
people have not yet paid, and we do
not know just how we stand in some
of the districts. Through the good
judgment and foresight of County
Treasurer C.. C. Schumpert we bor-
rowed $4,000 early in the school
year so as to pay the teachers prompt
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

Sometimes I am almost persuaded
TO wish that we had more of those old
time country doctors who practiced
medicine because they loved to be Of
service and wanted to do good as they
went about among the people. They
were looked up to in the community,
and there is no telling the amount Of
good they did to suffering humanity,
md very few Of them ever accumu-
lated competence. AS / have stated
DR.. Werts had a large practice and
went day and night, and he never
.massed fortune. He ministered to
he poor as we'll as the rich with the
same devotion and faithfulness, max
;ng no difference whether he even ex-
2eeted to get any pay for his service.
And after all, is not such life more
worth while than if he had been doing
his work mainly for the money he
may have accumulated? If as we
are told the greatest life is the life
that is fullest of service then take
off my hat to the country doctor, and
especially the country doctor Of We
olden; time when there was no auto
mobile to ride in, and when he went
generally on horse back, and when
he not only prescribed but carried his
drug store with hi mand filled his own
prescriptions, and many times not
only not receiving any pay for his SER
vices, but furnishing the medicine
which he had bought and getting no
pay for it, but never grumbling nor
complaining but always answering
calls willingly and cheerfully and en-
tering the sick room with emile and
kind word, and wearing a cheerful
courtenance in the presence of the
patient. It is great and noble pro-
fession, and for service if faithfully
done there is no profession that is
superior, in what we may call worth
while benefit to humanity. And the
city doctor in this day who is gen.
eraI aIpractitioner has no bed Of roses,
butayou will generally find them
pleasant and cheerful and willing to
respond to the calls where they can
serve.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

The 18th of November, 1869, was
the day that I was present at the
home Of Mr.. Henry Summer, and that
was the afternoon that Mr.. ]. A. Ri
kard and Miss Mollie Summer were
united in marriage. I recall it as if
it were but yesterday. The marriage
took place in the late afternoon and
it was beautiful and balmy fall af-
ternoon, just such as we frequently
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

Talking about ye old times, wnen
I was over home the other day during
the illness of my mother, l noticed
that the old clock on the mantel had
stopped, or it was not running and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

The death of Mrs. Rikayd has
brought to mind this event Of the lcng
ago. The death not so long ago of
Mrs. D. H. Werts also brought up a
train of memories Of those good old
days. I do not say they were better
days than these, but you know as the
shadows begin to lengthen we are
prone to live the days that are gore
over again, and love to recall them
and to think of the people that ! knew
as boy. Mrs. Werts was the dough
ter of Captain Adam Kibler VINO lived
not far away in the same neighbor-
hood. Captain Kibler was one OF the
prominent men of the community,
and Mrs. Werts was the wife. of the
country doctor who ministered to the
people when they became i'll. And he
was our family physician. lie may
not have known as much about the
science of medicine as some of the
modern doctors, but he was success
full in his practice and hal a large
practice and rode night and lay all
ways carrying along his saddlebags
and measuring out the medicine HIM
self, never writing prescription to
IL, fol,ay 4o fho d,r,1or store to he liHed
And I recall that have heard my fa-
ther remark many times that DR..
Werts was good nurse and his pres
;ence was. .ssSgood tonic possibly asithpes ithps
,physic he gave. he was always bright
and cheerful and madeSy you feeIgood
when he came. ! remember that on
one occasion when he came to see me
to lance what we called in those days
a big blood boil on the back of my
neck, I did not feel that he was such
a. welcome visitor, and that in order
TO get. my. consent to do the opera
tion he gave ME a knife. The boys:
IN those days did not have so many
things that they could call their own
as they have in this age and thought
it would be a great thing to have a
large pocket knife, such as, the men
carried, and I consented to the oper-
ation.e .r
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19
THE HERALD AND NEWS

ly, and this was done. When the
note came due he renewed it, but not
anticipating that the time for paying
tax was going to be extended so long
the note came due again, and the
people from whom he borrowed the
money wanted this note paid when
due. He paid it, but they. also said
if this note was paid when due then
they would probably loan us the
money again. So Mr.. Schumpert has
made another note and we will prob
ably get the money in few days and
we will pay again. And then by ex-
tending the time for paying tax we
can not get large part of the state
aid that we expect to get, because we
do not know how much to apply for
until we know what the deficit is 60
ing to be. But in nearly all the dis
tricts the salaries of the teachers
have been promptly paid, and in all
of them most of the salaries have
been paid, and / hope that we will
be able to pay al of them very soon.
I take pleasure in saying, however,
that the teachers have been awfully
nice about it, and have exhibited a
spirit of cooperation that is fine and
that spells success for the schools of
Newberry county. AS for staying in
the Office at the court house do not
conceive it to ]: be my duty to sit
around there. l can not do anything
much for the schools by sitting in the
office. Ny books are posted up to
date and any trustee can find out just
how the money in his district at any
time stands, so far as it is possible to
tell.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

I am going to have with me in the
county during the week Of April 25
Miss Matte Thomas, the school COM
munity organizer, and we will spend
the week visiting schools, and it is
the purpose to encourage the organi-
zation of improvement associations
and to stimulate interest in those al
ready organized. Twill ask the coun-
ty papers to publish schedule of our
visits in the Friday papers, and l
would like to haVe. the ladies Of the
community meet at the school house
according to the program outlined.
We desire to visit several schools each
lay, and as manyIas possible during
The week. I would like to see an i'm
provement association organized in
each school district in the county.
Such an organization can do great
work not only for the school but for
she community. in keeping up the
school spirit and the community spir-
it. I hope you viii watch the papers,
On Friday and take notice of our
schedule and then all the ladies who
:an possibly do" SO meet US at the
school house at the hour named
promptly, because unless I meet with
IN accident we will be on the schedule
as advertised. l have asked Miss
Thomas to remain over with us on
Saturday and attend the teachers
meeting at Whitmire where I have
promised her she eewill have the oppor-
sunity to meet all the teachers of the
county. I hope they will all be there.
This is to be an all day meeting and
picnic dinner served at the school
house. Or on the school grounds.
And Whitmire is fine place to go
md every teacher who may miss this
meeting will be sorry she did not
make an effort to be there. 1t is go
ng to be a great meeting. The sche-
dule or program will be published in
the county papers as soon as it is
completed. And that will be in the
lext Tuesday papers. Look out for
t but if you do not see program ar
,ange to be at the meeting any way.
It will be a fine meeting without any
program, and in fact some Of the best
meetings we have had have been with
out programs.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-19

The teachers examination will be
held at the court house on Saturday
May 7 and all teachers who hold per-
mits will have to take the examination
f they desire to teach in the county
next year, or in any other county.
And those who hold second or third
yrade certificates should take the ex-
animation and take the effort to Sc
cure a first grade certificate. Any
outstanding first grade certificate may
De renewed on application to the state
board of examiners after one year of
successful teaching. A second grade
certificate will be or may be renewed
after satisfactory summer school
work, but a third grade certificate
will not be renewed. All certificates
md renewals of certificates are made
5y the state board of examiners.
llllu LIldI Lue llSS1O0o civ ii'">A Wv
I'd in many places in the betterment
IF their school conditions, and that
means if properly done the better
ment of their condition generally, and
have given them what encourage
nent could to that end. 1t is a fact
that we have no negro schooi houses
in the county that ere worth whre,
except one or two. At ten:c requcs.
i attended a meeting Sunday after
noon to talk the matte: of building
IN the Little Mountain district. l
made it Sunday because the school
and the church are closely linked CT
should be, and that The time the col
ored folk can get together better.
always insist that they invite ard
have the local trustees present az any
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-01-06

selves BY Moving" to be entirely
without objection and any article on
the subject, written in the right spirit
will be gladly published. The sub
ject of moisture conservation is one
of the most vital Importance and the
actual experience of local farmers
would be of great value to all farmer
readers. The editor can hardly agree
with "Homesteaders" suggestion that
we assign and outline certain sub
jects to be written about. We be-
lieve our readers have a lot Of ideas
of their own that will be excellent
subjects for discussion. All that is
needed is for them to cut loose and
write about the things they T
thinking about. Every article will
awaken new ideas in other peoples
heads. We hope for several more
etters next week.-Editor.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-01-06
ADDITIONAL BOXES
IMPROVE POSTOFFICE

Several new sections of post office
fixtures were put in place this week
which largely increase the number of
lock boxes and makes the fixtures
uniform from front to back, and
adds greatly to the appearance of the
office.
Wolf Point now has the best equip
ped postoffice in this corner of the
state. The exact number of boxes is
72S, every one a lock box or drawer.
This number should be sufficient to
supply everybody and decrease the
amount of mail that has to be given
out through the general delivery and
facilitate the work of the Office en-
ployees.