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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10
AUDUBON COUNTY JOURNAL
Will Receive Bids
for City Hall. Extra

Sealed bids will be received by
the Town Clerk of Extra, Iowa, un
til 7:3O O'Clock p. No., February 81
1921, for erecting City Hall Build
ing, according to plans and Specifi
cations prepared by Edgar L. Bar
Der, of Denison, Iowa.
Each bid is to be accompanied
by a certified check for $50 Of the
amour, of the bid made payable
to j. X. VandeBrake, Treasu err of
the Town of Extra, Iowa. Said
check to be forfeited as liquidated
damages in case the Contractor TO
whom the con,rac! is awarded. fails
to sign contract and furnish bond
for 1000 Of the amount OF the bid
within 5 days after being notified
that his proposal has been accepted.
Plans may be procured from the
Town Clerk or may i've may seen at
the office of the Architect:
The right is reserved to accept or
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Town Council.
H. M. MORTENSEN, Clerk.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10
Hot Lunches Boon
to School Children

A County Superintendent of Iowa
voiced growing sentiment when
he said: eff farmers find it worth
while to heat water for their cows,
to cook food for their hogs, and to
make coffee for them elves when
lunching in the fields or in the tim
Der, why is it not as much worth
to provide something warm for the
school childrens' lunch? In the
schools in our county where hot
lunches are served, the children
have been benefited physically as
we'll as mentally, they are also
learning something Of food princi-
Piles, cooking, serving and t BILE
etiquette where the right teacher is
on the job"
The weighing and measuring of
schoolchildren has revealed that
from Is to $3.50 of the children in
elementary schools are under weight
this fact is largely due to wrong
feeding.
The exposure to the cold on his
way to school lowers the childs' re-
sistance, this in connection with
wrong nourishment makes him more
susceptible to disease.
To serve one hot dish at school
each day to supplement the cold
lunch brought from home is an inn
portant part of providing adequate
daily nourishment for the child.
A doubling Thomas" in the per-
son of teacher or patron may dis
cover obstacles in the way of serv-
ing even the simplest warm lunch,
but such obstacles are not visible to
the teacher or patron whose mind is
fixed on the welfare of the child
and who realizes that physical well
fare is fundamental.
The hot lunch succeeds best
when it becomes community en-
terprise, so simple thing as serv-
ling a cup of. cocoa Or a bowl Of
soup has frequently been the means
Of bringing together the teacher
children, parents and rural school
directors in drive for better
community.
ANNA sKOv
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10

Before this hve-year-old Vienna girl
was operated upon in the American
Conyalescent Home her leg was even
more horribly deformed from ricketts,
and she was in constant instead of In
termittent pain. Now at least her leg
is straight again, and by degrees she is
relearning to walk Ricketts, is the
aftermath Of under-nutrition, and 1t is
to cut down the narrowing prevalence
of such disease as this among the chill
dren of Europe that eight American re
lief organizations are making joint
appeal under the name of the European
Relief Council for funds to succor the
millions that face winter Of horror.
They are the American Relief Admins
,ration. the American Red Cross the
! American Fri ends Service Committee
| (Ouakers), the Jewish joint Distribu
| ton committee, the Federal Council of
| Churches OF Christ in America, the
Knights of Columbus. the Y. NJ q. A
and the Y. w. c. A
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10
100000 CHILDREN
FACING STARVATION
Vast Relief Effort Launched By
Eight Leading American Organ
izations to Avert Tragedy.

The most spontaneous as well as the
largest consolidation of effort In the
history of American relief and chari'a-
BILE organizations has grown out of the
disaster which threatens 3.5OO.O00
European children this winter. To the
headquarters of every agency that dis
penses American mercy overseas has
come one steady cry for months past:
the children. most helpless and blame
less sufferers in the track of war. will
perish by the thousands before next
harvest unless America saves them
When DR. Livingston Farrand. chair
man of the Central Committee Of the
American Red Cross. returned from d
recent trip abroad. his report throhhed
with the need of the children From
the feeding stations of the American
Relief Administration throughout east
ern and central Europe came letters,
cables, pleas of every sort The Pro-
testant churches sent investigators
into after-war conditions and every
report breathed the impending tragedy
Of starving and diseased children.
Protestant Catholic and Jewish. the
child life of Europe is threatened with
heartrending misery
The European Relief Council. with
Herbert Hoover as chairman and the
whole power of American charitable
thought and effort behind 1t. has been
formed 1t consists of Edgar Rick
ard. representing the American Relief
Administration; DR. Livingston Far.
rand, representing the American Red
Cross: Felix Warburg. representing
the Jewish Joint Distribution Commit
tee; Wilbur K. Thomas. representing
the American Friends Service Com
mittee: James A. Flaherty. represent
ing the knights Of Columbus; Or. c
" Hibbard, representing the Young
Mems Christian Association; Mis-:
Sarah S. Lyon, representing the Youni
Womens Christian Association; DR.
Arthur Brown, representing the Fed
eral Council of Churches.
II is the purpose of the Council Il
raise 100000. in an appeal center
ing at the Christmas holidays, to thu
end that the situation. regarding chile
life may be met. In every town ant
community Of the nation. 1t is hoped
local committees, representing all tn
cooperating agencies will be forme
to secure the vitality necessary funds
OF the amount sought, $2S;0O0,O00 will
be used for basic food. For every on
of these American dollars the loca
governments and communities aide
will furnish two dollars, in the forr
of transportation. labor, guards, cler
cal help. cash contributions and sue
food supplies as are locally obtainabl
: No children receive the free food e,
) cept after medical tests showing thel
to be seriously under-nourished. tn
remaining $1O,000,000 Of the fund
just as urgently needed for medic'
service to the children.
The European Relief Council will d
much more than effect economies
the raising Of the childsaving fun
It will, with the inspecting forces {
eight great agencier, keep constar
eye on the administration of America
, merclful gift, in order that there sha
be no wastage and Nc tendency towal
characterization
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10

knowit The facial features plain
y indicate character and DISPOSE
ton. In seeing your wife were
you governed by her chm?
Hearitt--No, | wasn't; but
have been ever since.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10
In California

] III g eat playground out mere
4 y no end to the new sights
various events which are
ally taking place. So the
tder will excuse nae if | re-
,ything, for in writing so
ems at random, REPETITION
,e easy. Ia recent trip
AZ. steam railroad sight
, rec nv eyes which brought
trly memories of Audubon
t In going through a
~ region where there are
u;l onds | saw ducks and mud
l,g- think l may safely say by
tn, usands. However, most OF
TIN, re ducks am told. | saw
one. which were dotted all over
wi these water fowls and no pic
,ule uld have been more real OF
Auduoon county in the early days.
Back n the eighties, near the old
,;tk ancelot farm in, Section y,
Cameron, have seen the hills al
mos, .vered with ducks. stopping
to feed while on their way to the
north, IN wilds. This scene in Cal
ifolnia called back very wildly
those nappy days of childhood that
| wish the boys and girls OF today
could see and that I myself would
enjoy seeing again.
On last Saturday we took a
ninety mile trip by auto, the whole
distance Of which was filled with
various sights of interest. An al
ligator farm was visited and as
these farms are not very common
in this country, a few words Of
description concerning it might be
of interest. 1t contains over one
thousand alligators Of various sizes
from the lizard to the monster.
They are raised for their hides and
to supply live animals to shows,
parks and geological gardens. The
alligator is cannibal and there
fore they are kept iii some twenty
different ponds or swamps accord
ing to their size. They live from
October to April without food.
expect some people wintering II
Long Beach would like to be ALI.
gators. But they make up fol
lost time during the summer whe1
they eat twice week and grow
one eats about seventy-6ve pound
of meat at a meal. While in thi
winter stage his heart beats one
every two or three hours. H
never attains his full growth, bu
keeps on growing during his entlr
life and sometimes lives to the ag
of five hundred years or more
Okeechobee, said to be the larges
alligator in captivity, was at thi
farm and died when about fiv
hundred years old, weighed min
hundred pounds aud was thrice
and half feet in length. | sa,
and touched the old fellow niue
used in motion picture shows, fc
it is here that the alligator motto
pictures are taken. They are har
fighters and some Of them are yer
cross. After being wounded b
each other the only medical after
ton they need is to throw them il
to the mud and they will he!
themselves. | really wish thu
they were all in their natural hon
down in Florida for they woul
certainly be happier shere. I ha
to see animals, reptiles, Or birds,
captivity
A call at the largest ostrich far
IN the U. s., which is located
South Pasadena was full OF int
est. The first shipment of ostrich
was from Africa about the ye
1886. There were City in til
shipment and not many have be-
brought over since then. At Il
farm they have one hundred al
ten and you can study the Dir,
from the eggs up to maturity al
Old age. He is fully matured
about five or six years, reaches
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10
Rest Room in Connection
with Red Cross Office

A. public rest room and health
center is now opened in connection
with the Red Cross Office, which is
located next door to Doctor Brooks
office at 507 Tracey Street.
This rest room is for the conven-
fence of the women and children of
Audubon county. You will here
find a place to rest when in town
shopping and the Red Cross wish
you to avail yourselves freely of
this opportunity. You will be well
come at any time.
ANNA SKON
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10

"Did you see how that coniuror
took the rabbit from the hat?''
''Nope. | tried hard to catch on,
too. 1t would help reduce he cost
Of living
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10

Flows business?"
"Not so good--thanks to some
dishonest rascals who are selling
goods at reasonable prices"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10

Patron Uosing for photo)--Par-
don me, what will they come to?
Photographer: Sixty-dollars the
dozen. Now, look pleasant, please.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-10

An actress never shows surprise,
But takes things as they are,
SO when we praise her to the skies,
She thinks she is a star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
Death of Mrs. A. M. Halfacre.

Mrs. Ann Melvina Halfacre, wife
of Mr.. Benjamin Halfacre, died at
their home near Clayton Memorial
church on Monday night at 11:3o
O'Clock after a lingering illness, at
the age of ga years, and was buried
on Wednesday morning at II O'Clock
at the Memorial church graveyard,
service by her pastor, the Rev. w. y.
Bodell. Besides her husband Mrs.
Halfacre is survived by the following
children: Misses Lottye Lee and
Matte Halfacre of the home place,
Mrs. Ed Feagle of Jalapa, Mrs. Sam
Burns of the city and Messrs. David,
Ouinham and John Ealfacre of the
county; also by the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs. C. 7. Wyche OF
Prosperity, Mrs. Jacob Dominlck OF
Kinards, Mrs. Nance Of Florida, Mrs.
RI. Stoudemayer of Prosperity, Mrs.
John n. Feagle Of Little Mountain,
Judge Thomas S. Sease of Spartan
burg. and Messrs. John, James and
Ed Sease of the county. Thus good
mother in Israel has gone to her
eternal reward after a life of useful
Christian service and the successful
rearing of large family.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
STARTED FOR
BETTER MOVING PICTURES

On Thursday of last week Mrs.
Phillips Speeds of Charlottesville, ".
who has formerly been resident of
New York and who is sent out by the
National Committee for Better Films
of the National Board of Review of
Motion Pictures, gave three lectures
in Newberry. One before the Moth
er's club and Parent-T Teachers asso-
citation, one before several of the min
listers of the city and committee of
prominent women, and one before the
women of the Emery club at the home
of Mrs. J. Y. McFall. All of these
lectures dealt with the question of
better films from the slogan adopted
by the review: "Selection-not CEN
sorship-the solution" Mrs. Speed
is an interesting talker, and the sub
ject being one in which we are deep
ly interested, the lectures did not fall
on ''infertile soil' and it is hoped
that the committee who were asked to
work to the end of better films for
Newberry will be in a position in a
few days to give out some definite
information as to how this is to be
accomplished. The names of the
committee will be announced later.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
MRS. ]. Y. McF ALL
GIVES LOVELY PARTIES

Mrs. J. Y. McFall was hostess on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
of last week at two lovely parties,
which were particularly enjoyable af-
fairs. Tables were arranged at each
time for eight tables of rook and the
souvenir score cards were in Thanks
giving designs. The front rooms
looked beautiful in their decorations
of handsome yellow and white chry:-
santhemums and pot plants, and IN
the dining room the mantle and buf-
fets were banked with fruits of the
Thanksgiving season and with gay
colored autumn leaves, which gave
a most artistic appearance to the
room.
Mrs. McFall entertained her guests
with a gracious charm which is Pc
culiarly her own, and at the close OF
the afternoon she served a. course OF
hot coffee and fruit cake to her
guests.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
MRS. DRAYTON NANCE
ENTERTAINS CLUB

Mrs. Drayton Nance was very
charming hostess to her bridge club
which met on Tuesday afternoon.
Tables We're arranged in the parlor
for twelve players and the room was
artistically adorned in autumn leaves,
fruits and pumpkins, suggestive of
the harvest season. In the center of
the mantle was huge pumpkin sur
rounded by a variety of fruits and
nuts and autumn leaves, and pot
plants were also used effectively in
the room.
When cards were laid aside Mrs
Nance served tempting salad course
with coffee to the following guests
Mrs. j. D. Burns, Mrs. Roy Summer,
Mrs. Douglas Hornsby, Mrs. T. L.
Hicks, Mrs. Walter Wallace, Miss
Josie Reid, Mrs. William Turner, Miss
Rosalees Summer Miss Pauline FAINT,
Mrs. Everett Evans and Mrs. Ben
Anderson.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
PASTIME CLUB ENJOYS
DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON

Mrs. Claude Dominick entertained
the Pastime club and few friends on
last Friday afternoon in a most de-
Ilightful manner. Four tables were
arranged for bridge and the rooms
were adorned in lovely chrysanthe-
NUNS. After the games were over
attractive attractive covers were
spread on the tables and the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. Tench Q. Boozer,
served a delicious course of velvet
cream and lady fingers. Those pres
ert besides the hostess were: Mrs.
Raymond Fellers, Mrs. Joe Feagle,
Mrs. Tench @. Boozer, Miss Blanche
Davidson, Miss Mary Wallace, Mrs.
Claude Sanders, Mrs. George Kim
ball, Mrs. James Epting, Miss Clara
Bowers, Miss Elizabeth Dominick,
Miss Cora Dominick, Mrs. c. P. Nc
Daniel, Mrs. Neely, Mrs. Grady Holt
and Miss Hortense Woodson.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25

present, and Mrs. Phillips Speed of
the University of Virginia requested
a few minutes of their time to bring
before the women the need of better
moving pictures films, which she had
suokea of more in detail on Thurs
day at meeting of the Parent
Teachers association and at the
chamber of commerce before COM
mittee from the ministers Of the city
and a committee of women.
This was followed by a delightful
and enjoyable contest-a word jumble
On the backs of miniature pumpkins.
This was so we'll guessed that the wo-
men had to cut for the prizes, Mrs. |.
H. Hunt drawing the highest card and
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Griffin the lowest. Mrs.
Hunt was given a large pumpkin, tied
with yellow ribbon which she was
told to make into pie. The BOBBY
prize was a card board pumpkin.
After the contest which caused much
laughter and fun in addition to the
puzzled brows and much thought nee
essary to its unravelling, tAe hostess,
assisted by Mrs. H. NJ. Bryson, Miss
Margaret Burton and Mrs. John M.
Kinard, served a delicious course
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
JASPER CHAPTER D. A. r.
HOLDS MEETING

The Jasper chapter, Daughters
American Revolution, held its month
ly meeting at the home of Mrs. w.
H. Hunt on Friday afternoon last,
with Miss Fannie B. Mclaughlin as
hostess.
The business session was presided
over by the regent, Mrs. W. H. Hunt.
Mrs. j. M. Kinard called the roll
which was responded to with current
events" and she also read the min
utes of the last meeting. Reports Of
the various officers were read, among
them the chapter report for the con-
ference of the state society just closed
in Charleston.
Two new members were voted upon
for membership in the chapter, Mrs.
Alice Aull Boozer and Mrs. James G..
Kinard. Mrs. Bowles, the delegate
to the conference in Charleston, gave
a resume of the work done in Charles
ton; naming the new officers elected
and Mrs. Houseal read beautiful
poem on Thanksgiving. Some old
maps were displayed showing the old
Indian trails in Edgefeld, Abbeville,
Newberry and Saluda.
One of the most interesting incl
dents of this meeting occurred when
Mrs. Hunt read three darling little
notes from the little Quattlebaum
girls in Prosperity, who had given the
lovely entertainment for the chapter
last month. The notes were in thanks
to the chapter for dainty boxes of
stationery presented them by the
chapter, and select volume of poems
sent by Mrs. Hunt.
The ladies decided at this meeting
to extend an invitation to the ladies
living in Prosperity who wish to join
the D. A. R. to affiliate themselves
with this chapter. 1t seems that
there is not a sufficient number of
women in Prosperity who are eligible,
or who wish to do SO, to form sep
arate chapter.
After the business session a deli
cious salad course with Russian tea
was served. While it was late when
the session closed, all were loath to
leave this hospitable home and to
even for a short time from
this congenial company. The next
meeting Of the chapter will be held
on December 9th with Miss Mary
Burton as hostess.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
MEETING OF CIVIC LEAGUE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON

The Civic League met Tuesday af-
ternoon in the Stays hall. Five new
members were added to the roll and
a membership campaign was planned
and as soon as possible there will be
q house to house canvass for new
members. Dues are one dollar year
payable either quarterly or annually.
The league was reminded that Miss
Berrie will open her cooperative mar
ket on December the third and it was
recommended that all the members
attend the opening and make a pur-
chase from her stock on that day.
After discussion of the business
of the league re meeting adjourned.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
MR.. WICKER EXPRESSES
APPRECIATION TO NEIGHBORs

Editor The Herald and News:
Allow inc little space in your pa
per and will try to be short 10 the
men of Ward A who voted for me l
want to say that I thank you; to the
women of my ward, you can never
know how proud of you l am. Dla
man ever have such true, faithful
splendid friends as I? 1t makes me
want to be better man, to serve you
more. and had I been elected i would
have put every ounce Of energy IN me
to make this better town. Again
want to thank you, and # my arms
were big enough and long enough TO
nut them around all of you, then l
would give you all slow, tight, easy
squeeze, and there is another class Oh
women, my neighbors, for reasons,
could not vote Tor me, but thought
too much of me to vote against me;
TO YOU I want to take off my hat and
say for this I love you.
To those who voted against me l
have no i'll feelings, but 1 want to say
this and will. There were two men
who voted against me that hurt. l
went in this fight clean, came out
cleaner. guess that some may think
I am sore, but they are wrong. l en-
loved the race and it is worth it to
find out your friends, to find out, who
is who and my .neighbors made me
think am who. Did not intend to
saw so much, but the pen would not
stop.
]. H. Wicker.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
American Legion Notes

December 4-10, 1921, has been des-
ignated American Education Week"
by the National Education association
and the American Legion.
The following have been asked by
the National Americanism commits
sion to cooperate with the American
Legion in the proper observance of
this week:
Schools, public and private; church
es, all denominations; civic, fraternal
and patriotic bodies, chambers of
commerce, boards of trade, Rotarians,
Kiwanis, Lions, etc.
Post No. "a, the American Legion,
has appointed ]. L. Keitt, Jr., N. w.
Workman and A. J. Bowers, Jr., a
committee to confer with committees
from other local organizations and
arrange for the proper observance of
this week.
John B. Settler,
Commander.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-25
w. w. CROMER NOMINATED
FOR MAYOR OF NEWBERRY
All Of Present Aldermen Renominat-
ed-Only Contest in Wards 2 and
4-Spearman Commissioner.

The city democratic primary was
held on Tuesday. 1t was quiet and
orderly election though there was
considerable interest in the race for
mayor and for alderman for Ward 4.
Messrs. W. W. Cromer and John C.
Goggans conducted a clean cam
paign and while there was consider
able interest there was no excitement
and everything was done orderly. In
the race for alderman from Ward 4
there seemed to be more spirit and
more interest than in any of the
contests and the vote was close
though Alderman Sem won for the
denomination.
There was also a contest for alder
man. from Ward between Alderman
Sigh and MIR. T. M, Rogers with the
result that Mr.. Sigh won. For COM
missioner of public works Mr.. A. F.
Bush opposed Commissioner M. L.
Spearman and Mr.. Spearman won.
There was no contest in the other
wards and all the school trustees
were renominated without opposi-
ton.
TIE following is the vote by wards
and the total showing the result: