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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
Her Amazing Eccentricity

"Mv Aunt Hester Huckerby is the
most remarkable woman of my ac-
oua:ntance,p admitted Hostetter
Smith. Although she belongs'to sew
eral clubs and is middle-aged and
quite weI-to-do and nearly as fat and
shapeless as a h;ppopotamus, she new
er thinks she is obliged to reprove
poor working girls fer skimping their
lunches to buy silk stockings. In
stead she says the pretty young things
deserve to have silk hose because
thew have the slender ankles to wear
them on and should not be compelled
to wat unit. they can afford them
ard are SO fat and clumsy they burst
them right out.
"A.d every little Va le she fins one
of those SIS ard senG- her to busi-
ness college, so she can earn all the
silk hose she needs or introduces her
to, some clean, Outstanding young tel-
low who IS able to provide her with
the foolish fripperies that Aunt Hes
ter insis:s young g.r,,5 ought to have.
She calls his attention to what
pretty little creature she is, ard by
and bv if her calculations work out
properly, gives them nee WecdlnS
present. Of course, all women with
missions hate Aunt Hester like
snake, but the girl she has helped
and the young fellows she has favored
think she is just about as right as
woman ever gets
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
rs NEW
ROLE FOR BUCK JONES

Straight From the Shoulder" a
William Fox picture starring Buck
Jones, will be the attraction at the
opera house, Tuesday.
ie,fsom &hF Shoulder" is
about a big Heart ed westerner who
has made habit of being peace
maker. His success in these efforts
are due mainly to his liability to fight
for peace; and he finds many who
don't like his kind insthe great wild
west. He is quick with his fists and
he is A No. l on spec in drawing a
gun; and regardless of the knocks he
gets he is always ready to keep at it.
All the scenes are laid in the west and
some pretty Photographic effects have
been made by Frank Good, the cam
era man.
Helen Ferguson is Jones leading
woman in straight from the Shoul-
der" Norman Shelby, well-known
to the newspaper reading public as
Kid Mccoy, former heavyweight pu-
gilist, plays "Wild BilP' Higgins. Her.
schel Mayall and G. Raymond Nye
also have important parts, Nye being
the "bad man," as usual.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
"7 YEARS BAD LUCK"
is FUNNIEST PICTURE
New Robertson-Cole Super-Speciai
Production Gives Max Linder
His Best Role

You'll agree that the funniest pic-
ture YOU have ever seen is "ScVen
Years Bad Luck" a. new Robertson
Cole super-special with Max Linder,
which will be here Wednesday. For
the first time in years, the moving
picture lover is privileged to see a
roaring comedy which has not the
least suggestion of slapstick humor
in any of it's five reels. Max Llnder
returns to the screen after a netabie
record in the army Of France during
the late war. To see him again IS to
know how much he has ben missed.
You may divine that the seven
Years Bad Luck" comes 10 MAX
through the breaking of a looking
glass. But this is all you will be able
to dope out. There is a series OF con-
vulsing episodes which, until ne has
seen the picture, are beyond the m
agination of the laynfan.
With Max Linder is strong cast
including: Thelma Percy, Alta Allen'
Rettv Peterson, Loca Gonzales, Harry
Mann, Chance Ward, Ralph McCul-
lough and Hugh Saxon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
FARMING
MEETING AT PROSPERITY
Prof. N. E. Winters to Be Principal
Speaker. Creamery to Be
Discussed Also

There will be meeting of farmers
and business men at Prosperity Fri
day, October 18th at 2 p. M, accord
ing to an announcement made public
Monday by T. NJ. Mills, chairman of
the agricultural committee of our
chamber of commerce, and county
demonstration agent.
The meeting is for the purpose Of
discussing the best methods to pro-
duce cotton under boil weevil con-
ditions and to encourage diversified
farming. This meeting is in connec-
tion with the campaign recently put
on by our chamber OF commerce in the
interest Of diversified farming.
Prof. Winters to Speak
The principal speaker of the meet
ing will be Prof. N. E. Winters, who
has had ten years experience in the
Texas and Mississippi boil weevil
fight. Prof. Winters is an able speak
er and is known throughout South
Carolina as the Billy Sunday" of
agriculture. His broad experience es-
pecially fits him for this work.
Creamery Project
The creamery project which has
been agitated by our chamber of
commerce for some weeks past, and
which is receiving favorable support
will also come up at the meeting, and
it is hoped that every farmer and bus
mess man in the county who is inter
ested in any way will avail themselves
of the opportunity to attend this
meeting. Prof. D. G. Badger of Wis
cousin will be principal speaker on
the creamery project. 1t is needless
to say that Prof. Badger is an ex-
pcrienced man in this business, for
the agricultural committee of our
chamber Of commerce put forth their
best efforts to secure only experience
ed men for this meeting.
We are now passing through CRIT
ical period in our agricultural situa-
ton and every farmer and business
man in the entire county should at
tend this meeting if they possibly
can. It is planned to have another
meeting of the same nature in New
berry at some later date, and an an
nounccmcrt of same will be made
lust as soon as speakers can be Sc
cured.
Don't forget the meeting at Pros
perity Friday and look. for the an
nouncement of the one to be held IN
Newberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
Personals From Points OF Lexington

Personals From Points OF Lexington
Dispatch-News, 5th.
Miss Annie Kinard of Newberry
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Carrie Rister.
Editor Oxrer of Leesville stopped
over for a few minutes Monday on
his way from Columbia.
Mr. w. Aug. Shealy, one of the
best educators in the state, always
prominent in education interest, was
he.c on business ct the court house
Monday.
Rev. W. II. Riser, formerly pastor
of St. Stephens Lutheran church, was
visitor in Lexington Monday. Mr..
Riser is now making his home at Cha
pin, having resigned the pastorate
of church in Lynchburg, Va, on
account of his health.
Mr.. E. U. Black, Leesville, Route
5, was here Saturday and as former
ly promptly paid his subscription tor
another year in advance.
Mr.. NJ. Anderson of Leesville Sat-
urday concluded he just as well be
out of the world as to be without the
Dispatch-News, so he will read it for
another year and he is now satisfied.
Mr.. ]. S. Clark of Chaplin, always
in good humor and cheerful, was
here on business Monday.
Miss Annie Ballentine of Chapin
spent the weekend with her friend,
Miss Marguerite Dent, and has re-
turned to her home to the regret OF
her friends in town.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET NEXT SATURDAY

The county teachers association
will meet next Saturday at the high
school building in Newberry at 1890
o'clock in the forenoon.
All the teachers of the county and
tn trustees are urged to attend. State
Superintendent of Education J. E.
Swearingen has promised to be pres
ent and talk to the teachers and trus-
tees and l want a large attendance.
He requests a brief program preced-
ing his address to consist of talk by
some of the trustees and teachers and
the following has, been suggested and
those named will please be prepared
to give five or ten minutes talks.
The relation of the high school to
the community, Prof. C. NJ. Wilson
and Trustee J. B. Derrick.
The relation of the rural graded
school to the community, Miss Matte
Cromer and Trustee J. H. Dickert.
The relation of the one teacher
school to the community Miss Mamie
Crooks and Trustee A Werts.
The Whitmire teachers are coming
in body and I hope the trustees will
also be present. Whitmire will fur
nish the music for the meeting with
the violin and other string instruments
and the piano. | hope Little Noun
tain and Pomaria and Prosperity and
Chappells and ,Silverstreet and others
will also come in a body.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
Same as in Saratoga

The Unique lighting system now
being inaugurated in NeWberry is the
same as that in use in Saratoga
Springs, N. Y. 1t speaks well for
this city that one of the two lighting
systems of the kind is in our city, You
can get some idea of it by reading
the following:
Along with other projects devised IN
Saratoga Springs, N. Y, to stimulate
popular interest in this world-famous
watering resort, the Saratoga chamber
of commerce has advocated and sue
cessfully carried through movement
to establish modern system of light
ing on Broadway, the main thorough
fare of the city, and through Congress
park. w. D'A. Ryan, director of the
Illuminating Engineering laboratory
of the General Electric company, was
requested to design lighting system
for the city, and he decided to equip
Broadway with the initial installation
of the new Duo-Flux lighting unit.
This is the result of engineering IN
vestigations of several years extent.
1t is a lighting fixture which combines
beauty in design with distinctive
utilitarian feature. There are two
lamps of unequal candle1power lin
each globe, and by the means of a
relay cut-out, operated by short-cir-
cutting the transformer at the station,
the large lamp is extinguished at MD
night and the smaller one lighted.
This arrangement will permit the use
Of reduced illumination at midnight
without duplication of lighting cir
cults. The Broadway standard is CO.
lonial in design and has two Duo
Flux units.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
I,roe and Fine Pecans

Since mentioning pecans we nave
another story to relate. MIR. w. l.
Herbert of the Utopia section mas
shown US some pecans that are worthy
If relating in these columns. I've
wears ago Mr.. Herbert's son, Mr.. John
z. Herbert, budded the trees. lney
have been bearing fer two years. ouI
this year the first good crop was
borne. The nuts are of the Admlral
schley variety, so named for the ia
nous admiral at the time OF the oattie
Of Manila, when this variety was nrs'
introduced. Mr.. Herbert has a nick
orv tree bearing the same nut. tie
has budded about twenty hlcKory
trees this year and intends to turn
all the small hickories on his place
into pecan trees this year by top
budding, as this is good year TOR
budding on account of the sap in the
trees in July.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
MANY CONTRASTS SHOWN
IN SPECTACULAR FILM

"What's Your Reputation Worth?'
Corinne Griffith production, which
will be shown at the opera house on
Thursday, is film of contrast.
Wealth contrasted with poverty, beau
ty contrasted with plainness, the
crowded city against natures beau
ties in the open country, the cabaret
on New York's "Great White Way
set off by the simplicity of the plain
fare in a country farmhouse after
the sleigh-ride are some of the oppo-
sites shown in this picture. The va
ried incidents, the rapid succession OF
events and the intensely human story,
together with the remarkable ability
of the star make this picture one Of
the best productions of the year.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

We want to make this a rousing
meeting and show the state superin-
tendent that we are real live wires
in Newberry when it comes to the
schools. Especially do l desire that
the trustees and teachers of the
equalizing schools be present at this
meeting.
The science department of the
Newberry high school has promised
to furnish light lunch. Drop Prof.
O. B. Cannon a card if you expect to
come so that he may know how to
prepare. And be sure to come.
E. H .Aull,
County Superintendent of Education.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

and side fingers are not in absolute
view of your eye and consequntly
could not radiate unobstructed light
if they were capable of doing so. Or
in other words, light rays will thus be
obstructed by adjacent arms, other
glassware, lamps and flliments, to
the possible extent of about one half
of your light wasted.
But are not the clusters more or
namental? l do not think so; but
admitting such as the case; the prl-
mary object is light! Hence why not
strive for your moneys worth-or
else place a pot of lovely flowers on
each corner.
If glassware arrives within the next
six days, how long before lighting
system will be completed for use?
About five days after receipt of said
final material.
What do we propose to do about
the unsightly wire and old wooden
poles in the white way district? 1t
IS earnestly hoped that each store and
building will place his. entrance or
cut-in wires in the rear Of his build
ing, and thus enable the commission
ers TO construct new and up to date
lines on the rear streets and alley
ways and finally to remove every line
pole and wire from the white way
district.
Do the commissioners have enough
money to make this change? They
will have enough if each property
owner will consent to do his part rel
ative to changing his cut-in to the
rear. and thus make our streets more
slightly and certainly more safe
against lightning and storms.
You pay one half for paving ada
cent to your property; why not pay
small cost of changing and improving
your wiring?
Respectfully submitted,
H. w. Schumpert, Supt.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
The Trees Of Columbia

The State.
When Joyce Kiimer wrote, in his
exquisite little,poem on Trees:
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make tree,
he was magnifying the case a bit too
much. Man is making trees every
day-new varieties of trees, and bet
ter varieties of better forms and fol-
iage and fruit and flowers, and is
transforming trees into what shape
and aspect he chooses. One has but
to note the difference between the
forest-grown trees and those that
have been carefully trained and prun-
ed and cared for by master hand
and loving devotion. Or to glance
at the wonders wrought ceaselessly
by the greatest master-builders and
artifcers of trees, the japanese.
The trees we see about US, indeed,
are generally man-made, and gener-
ally man-marred. Trees that would
grow into noble proportions in field,
or under the watchful and trained
care of a tree expert, may be crowd
ed or dwarfed or broken into mis-
shapen, stunted, starved, hideous oo-
jects, fit only for fre-wood.
Columbia enjoys some little repu-
tation for it's trees. 1t had, up to a
few years ago, many of as fine speci-
mems of oaks as could be seen in any
Southern city,, except, perhaps, Sa-
vannah and Augusta, where the gen.
ial influence and spirit of Oglethorpe
are still visible in the magnificent
picturesque Live Oaks or in the tow
ering Willow-Oaks. But the city IS
fast losing the finest of these old
trees. They can not be replaced by
their peers, and very little effort is
making to replace them at all. Fhls
Indifference and destructive ignorance
must cease soon, or the streets will
have but few continuous rows of tine
shade and ornamental trees.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
Her Only F ault

"WeN, I'll tell you," confessed the
would-be seller of secondhand
Hootin' Nanny. "There is just one
thing the matter with this car.
'Twasn't for that she'd be just about
perfect. That is, when you step on
the predicator, pull the alleviator and
push the pessimist, it takes her little
bit too long to make up her
mind whether you mean for her to
backed or go ahead. And that's kinda
annoying"
Il gezzo," answered the prospec-
tive purchaser,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
Paving Extended

The balance of the work settled IN
cludes the following sidewalks:
McKibben street from Main to
Boyce.
Bovce from end of paving to Nc
Kibben.
College from Boundary TO south
end of street.
Caldwell from Z. F. Wright's to e.
H. Cannon's.
Johnstone from Mchlbben to Cald'
well.
Drayton from Main to Jones store
Academy from crossing to Rodel
sperger, and from Davis to Cromer.
Poplar and Lyles streets.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
PAGEANT PRESENTED BY
YOUNG PEOPLES BAND
Excellent Presentation of "The
Search for the Light" at Opera
House Sunday Evening. =,

A pageant, "The Search for the
Light" was presented by the Young
Peoples Mission band of the Church
Of the Rcdeemer at the opera house
Sunday evening before a vast throng
of NeWoerrians. The pageant was
written by Laura Scherer Copenhaver
and Kathe. ...e Schener Crok, and its
presentation Sunday evening was
nlcst impressive and pleasing.
Just prior to the pageant DR.. C. a.
Freed, pastor Of the Lutheran Church
of the Rodcemer, read passage of
Scripture, the 96th Psalm, and led in
prayer, after which an offering was
taken.
The choir opened the regular pro-
gram with the song, LEAD on, 0 King
Eternal" and the pageant was pre-
sented with the following as an out
line Of the story:
America with her hand-maidens
enters and calls for pageant of the
nations of the earth in search of the
light of truth. She calls on the
trumpeters to herald the pageant
and the trumpeters come forward to
do her bidding. The Interpreter OF
history and the seeker for light enter.
The seeker says she has searched over
the world for the light but has failed
to find it. AS she names the different
peoples and religions through whom
she has sought the light the represen-
tatives of these sects enter. Judg-
ment is passed on them and through
their own testimony it is learned that
they have not found the light. The
Interpreter asks if the seeker has
sought the light among the Christians
of the world and the seeker has not.
Then the prophets enter and read OF
the coming of Christ-and a bright
star shines in the midst of darkness,
while songs Of praise are sung by the
choir. A group of children from non
Christian lands enters and repre-
sentative of the group asks that the
light be brought to them. The hand
maidens, of the church enter, bearing
lighted torches and in their midst IS
the Church--bringing the, Word OF
God from which she reads. America
tells Of her opportunities for learning
of the light. The Church then calls
for volunteers from the ranks of the
young manhood. and womanhcod OF
America. This call is answered and
numbers of volunteers are given the
torch of light by the hand-maidens OF
the Church. When the seeker OF
light and the non-Christians hear the
Word and learn the great message
they bow humbly before the Church
and acknowledge that they have
found the light. The Church, bearing
the cross of Christ, leads the process
sional from the stage.
The characters appeared in appro-
pirate costumes and the acting was
we'll done. All who saw this pageant
Sunday evening were high in their
praise Of it and those having part de-
serve much credit for the manner IN
which it was carried out.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
His Hers.

Il was reading last night about
feller that left each of his children
farm" remarked Gap Johnson, Iof
Rumpus Ridge, Arkansas. But,
then, he had only five children. I've
cot fourteen and prob'ly about the
best l can do will be to leave 'em
three or four dogs apiece"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
famine before the year is out.

famine before the year is out.
The public buying supported the
market and gave it a good rally after
it had dipped approximately two cents
a pound Immediately after the read
irg of the crop report which did not
show as heavy deterioration as had
been expected.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
Observation-Disclosures

Miss Olive L. Richardson and Mr..
E. K. Glymph were married at Poma-
ria on Thursday by the Rev. H. A.
Kistler. All of Pomaria.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
CROP ESTIMATE
AT LOW FIGURE
Condition in South Carolina Cotton
Production Placed at Forty Per
Cent Of Normal

Washington, Oct. 3.-Further de-
cline in the condition of cotton dur
ing September resulted n the reduc-
ton of 100000 bales in the forecast
of production, issued today by the de-
partment of agriculture, which places
the total crop at 6,537,000 equivalent
500 pound bales:
The condition of teh crop Septem-
Der 25 was estibated to be 42.2 per
cent of normal, indicating yield of
118 pounds per acre.
The forecast of production; in
equivalent 500 pound bales, and the
condition of the crop on September
25, in percentage of normal by states,
follows:
Virginia: Forecast, 10000, and
condition, So.
North Carolina: $4,000 and Sd.
South Carolina: 644,00 and 40.
Georgia: $4,000 and 3S.
Florida: $4,000 and so.
Alabama: 46S,000 and As.
Mississippi: 646,0OO and 48.
Louisiana: 245,000 and Al.
Texas: 1,S63,0O0 and 3S.
Arkansas: $4,000 and So.
Tennessee: $4,000 and 62.
Missouri: $4,000 and 70.
Oklahoma: 4O5,000 and 38.
California: $4,000 and 73.
Arizona: $4,000 and 81.
All other states: 1000 and 83.
Forecast of Lower CALIFORNIA; pro-
duction was placed at $1,000 bales,
included in CALIFORNIA; total, but ex-
cluded from United States total.
Cotton ginned prior to September
25 amounted to 2,907,950 running
bales, including $3.50 round bales,
cou7ted as half bales, 2,376 bales of
American-Egyptian and 229 bales of
sea island, The census bureau an
nounced today.
To September 25 last year gin
nings were 2,249,6O6 bales, includ-
ing 75,O26 round bales, 1866 bales of
.American-Egyptian and 81 bales of
sea island.
Ginnings by states this year to
September 25 follow:
Alabama, 229,927; Arizona, 2,950;
Arkansas, 152,o5O; California, 1882:
Florida, 1857; Georgia, 391,756;
Louisiana, 1O0,851; Mississippi, 251,-
DOL; Missouri, 1876; North Carroll
ma, 141,757; Oklahoma,' 139,4o5;
South Carolina, 215,290; Tennessee,
42,1So; Texas, 1,22O,281; Virginia,
1,051; all other states, 354.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

"What's all that noise over at the
minister's house?"
"Oh, hes memorizing his sermon;
he always has to practice what he
breaches, Judge.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

New Orleans, Oct. 3.-Gains of a
Quarter of a cent a pound on cot
tracts for delivery this year were re-
tanned by cotton in the New Orleans
market today after one of the most
exciting days in the history of the
local exchange.
The outside public looked upon the
government crop condition report and
the report Of ginnings as bullish and
a CERTAIN foreshadowin@ of q cotton
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

Perhaps some people prefer to be
miserable because time doesn't fly so
rapidly.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

New York, Oct. 3:-One Of the
most rapid and exciting movements
of the spectacular sessions on the cot
ton exchange occurred today in con-
nection with the publication of the
governments crop reports. After an
early rise of unusual proportions,
prices broke violently until within ten
minutes reaction of 125 to 1875
points had been recorded. Before the
publication of the report there was a
good deal of buying in expectation
that the figures would show con-
dition of 40 or under. When the ac-
tual figures of 42.2 were flashed on
the brokers' wires and new tickers
the market was overwhelmed with
selling orders. December contracts
which rose approximately 2O.5O to
21.95, a new high mark for the sea-
son on the sharp early upturn, slump
ed to 5000 and active months gener-
ally wer emarked down for net losses
of 80 to 65 points.
Almost as quickly as it came, the
rush of liquidation subsidized, and the
market became steadier on trade buy
ing with recoveries in the later trad
ing.
In brokrage houses crowds of
traders were lined up in front of the
cotton boards. The government re-
port, pointing to crop of 6,537, 900
bales, was only slightly above the av-
.erage of the private reports recently
issued, and the selling which
followed publication of the figures
was attributed chiefly to liquidation
of speculative accounts.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11

The way to get business is 10 get
busy.