The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-14
"Diilon's Newsbo.."
Fair Bluff. y. c.,
April II 1920.


/ Dear Herald:-
/ This old town is putting on new
dress since the stock law came into
effect. The Baptist parson with q
lew willing hands and the, town
truck changed the look OF things very
much. only few dogs and two dis
consolate old ganders. bereft of their
mates by reckless auto drivers now
run at large. But = remarkable thing
among the chicken family Is that
since our female citizens have bee
ehiranchlsed and are exercising their
rIeht TO take hand in politics and
vote Tor whom they please. every old
men that matches out a brood of
young chicks is putting the old roos-
ters TO sham by their Growing in rath-
eli peculiar manner. Possibly since
the women have succeeded in Sc
curing equal political rights with
their bubbles, the hens arc getting on
L" the suffragist idea and want the
/ ROSTERS to scratch for the little
chicks
The Lumber River Distilling Com
pany have shut down their plant near
the corporate limits. A few smellers-
. out OF stump rum distillerics saved
them the trouble OF changing the site
4 OF their operations. However. thor.
patrons will not have long to hung
and thirst for this snake antidote-
others are near by.
y good deal has been written f.,
regard TO men that rose from poyort,-
10 aiiluence and then stripped of n
all by the Vaccinations of q few mon,
superior in intellect and the tricks
O. trade to the Comcbacks that's l.fr
hopeless and forlorn, buffetcd t,yix-
the devil and the dark blue sea -
yet in Dillon can be found "A Ii,ir.
'A1lnpl" of the truth that a man can
f' hdhl!ltatc himself and DO a ulau's
part IN the battle for bread. \ MIC
trreSque figure of man is Dulon's
n'Wsboy, now with Whitening locks
nut the step Of youth and owes
DISht as the sunlight and fac.
"i"athed with glow of perfect hap.
fIncSS and as he trudFes along IN.
streets with his bundle of newspap,rs
Under his arms. a smile and kind
word for all. He is making a eroa,
success Of his occupation and as Eo
expressed IT, Now Trustworthy and
irnthful in all his dealings.
Happy, thrice happy is Allen Surlos.
DliIons efficienj newsboy Life now
stands out IN rainbow colors. Even
the little sparrows sing n new song
70 allen and the feeling of indencr-
dencc and being a bread winner
makes him hold his head high. His
!"o' some of Americas most famous
men, commenced lifc's struggle for
existence as humble newsbovs tu
honorable occupation. distributor of
tnouEh'S and ideas of great writer's
among the masses. PersuadinC men
b"Es, women and girls 10 read and
I'arh ot TN" great problems of If.
ana every step he takes in his nov,
Vocation helps in the great effort 70
cI'Nate the human race to higher
ideals that tend to train and chris
'iani2e the whole world.
ANA after Dillon has become = yr.,,
c!tN and its history shall chronicle
MS growth from infancy, making mon
tl"n pI those who whose labors wor.
lor me botterment of ITS citizeus and
not for the accumulation of mora
money. And when the shout of tl.
i''W So"!S along the streets. score
ana scores Of them heard thop A.
~" NuIl's VIII ee remembered.
"Io!e smart Will grace the public
p'iN and the name Allen Surle~"
inc iIrSt newsboy of Dillon. will h.
'h%faNed thereon by the bows ,..
U"horn that Will sell now spapcrs :,
d" enlightened people. y come back
i'S' indeed. Look at the man. warcb
no" intent he is on his lob and +,
convinced that he is a sure onou.L
coEe back
Elihu " lldrow