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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
Oldest and most successful ways to

Oldest and most successful ways to
happiness at last.
Honesty is the best policy.-Econ-
omy, that word which is almost omi-
nous to modern ears, is better than
imitation Of other peoples extrava-
gances. To live within ones means
is simply honesty. Not to do so leads
to heartaches, heavy bondage, "blue"
spells, and Encouragement if not
worse. Every member of the family
should know the income and cooper
ate to avoid the frequent American
blight of living beyond the means.
If this is preaching" it is good
preaching.
Old-fashioned morals-It is a mis-
take that we cannot have old-fashlon-
ed morals and old-fashioned religion
without primitive and old-fogy meth
DDS, of hard benches, blue laws, musty
houses. Simplicity can dwell in
broadcloth as we'll as in jeans. Re-
Gently the Wall Street Journal had an
astonishing editorial for a paper pub
lished in the very seat Of frenzled
finance. 1t was to the effect that
what we needed was not an improve
ment in currency, or banking, or re-
forms in politics and a whole lot of
other trite themes, so much as we
needed return to- old-fashioned re-
ligion with its Sunday observance its
prayer meetings, and family worship.
This sounded brave and true note.
The breaking up Of the family into
modern life, the banishing Of the FAM
lily pew with it's happy sight of a
whole household at worship, BODIES no
good for the nation. Restless frag-
ments of families rush through the
week, and scatter on Sunday with the
result that contentment seems gone,
and morals are low, and crime and
irreligion are on the increase. 1t
might almost be said of Americans
that their motto is: Anywhere but
where am, anything but what / have,
anr the best is good enough for mew
A return to old paths, to true worship
and humility, might be worth trying
again pust to rest our poor divided
souls.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
COLLEGE NOTES

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The literary societies of Newberry
college will hold their annual celebra-
ton on Friday evening, March II, at
SIS o'clock in the Newberry opera
house. The principal feature of the
celebration will be the annual March
debate between the Phrenakcsmlan
and the Excelsior literary societies.
The query to be debated is: "Resolv-
ed that American coast-wise shipping
should be exempted from Panama
canal tolls" The affirmative side of
the question will be upheld by the
Phrenakosmian team, composed of K.
w. Best and j. G. Park with G. H.
Epting as captain. The Phrenakos-
mian team submitted the query and
The Excelsior team, composed of +.
O. Derrick and C. E. McCartha with
K. W. Kinard as captain, chose to
maintain the negative. C. E. Oxner
will preside at the celebration, while
Miss Abbie Gaillard of the Philoma-
THAN literary society will be the es-
sayist. Music will be furnished by
the Newberry college orchestra.
Formal invitations for this occasion
ara he;no sent ont. but the public has
cordial and standing invitation to
be present. This event always caus-
es much friendly rivalry between the
members and the former members of
the Phrenakosmian and the Excelsior
societies and a large audience is ex-
pected to be on hand as usual to
spend a pleasant evening with the
supporters of the two contest:ns
teams.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

bv Lcgionnaires and carried immedl-
ately to the Newberry hotel where
dinner was waiting.
After the guests arrived in the dim
ing room America was sung and
thanks returned, then everyone en-
loved a delightful menu. Near the
close of the dinner Post Commander
Jos. L. Keitt, Jr., arose and stated
that the Newberry post was honored
in having the national commander as
our guests and that there would be
no formal introductions but that the
commander wanted to meet all the
folks and every one went up and
shook hands with Mr.. McNider.
Travelling with Mr.. McNider were
his companion, Mr.. Sullivan, and his
secretary, Mr.. Harvey, along with
some half dozen legionnaires from
Greenville.
In addition to members of the local
most to welcome the visitors there
were representatives from the Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs, the city council,
city schools and woman's auxiliary OF
the legion.
Immediately after the luncheon the
visitors left for Columbia.
Mention should be made OF the
decorations for the occasion. Prorll-
nently displayed on several posts on
the way into town were signs bear
ing this message, "Howdy and wei
ccme, Legionnaires.' In the lobby
of the hotel there was an immense
shield covered with patriotic crepe
and across this there was greeting,
"Welcome Hanford." In the dining
room on a side table there was an
immense Legion emblem while row
of United States flags were flying IN
the center of the table on small flag
poles. Flanking the large center
bowl of flowers were two bronze
doughboys.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

We are publishing rather in detail
from The State the proceedings of
the legislature in the closing days
We want it in our files and then may
be some of our readers have not seen
it and they should know just how the
legislature closes its final session. II
has always been so and we suppose
will continue to the end, 1t matters
not how early you start on the ap-
preparation bill it is the last thing to
be acted on, and then the clock has
to be moved back in order to adjourn
on the day fixed for adjournment, and
Just why this bill could not be put
through in decency and order we have
never understood.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
Death of Mr.. David r. Sem

Mr.. David Rufus Sem died sudden
ly at his home in the Smyrna COM
munity on Monday morning at II
o'clock and was buried Tuesday af-
ternoon at $3.50, service at Smyrna
church by his pastor, Rev. A. H. Key,
before large concourse of sorrow
ing relatives and friends. The pail
bearers were as follows: Messrs. Da-
Wis Lupo Of Greenville, Mills Living
ston, John McCarley, VIII Baker,
Geo. A. Johnson and Geo. H. Martin.
Mr.. Sem was sc years old and leaves
a widow, who was formerly Miss En-
ma Stewart, andE the following chill
dren, all Of the county except one
daughter: Mrs. VIII Hendrix, Mr..
W. o. Sem, Mrs. Alf Dorroh, Mrs.
VIII Wilson, Mrs. Lupo of Green
vile, Miss Rsbecca Sem and Forrest,
Walter and Homer Sem. He is also
survived by one sister, Miss Ellie Sem
of the county, and about twenty
grandchildren.
The death of Mr.. Sem was pecu-
liarly sad. He was in the yard with
one of his sons and complained of a
pain in his neck, suddenly falling to
the ground and expiring. His death
is loss to the county. He was a
good citizen and held in the highest
esteem by the community.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
We regret that the Prosperity let

We regret that the Prosperity let
ter was delayed and in justice to our
live correspondent at this place Will
say that the fault was not hers. Some
times it is little difficult to arrange
YOUR copy so that it may be all put
in type to make the mail, and this
delay is the fault of the editor. We
make it a rule to give the Prosperity
letter the right of way and thought
on Monday that the arrangement OF
COPY was in such order that there
could be no trouble, but sometimes
the best laid plans of men and mice
gang aft aglee, or something Ike
that.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
ROTARY LUNCHEON

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At the next Rotary luncheon NOM
nations will be made for the board
of directors for the Rotary year, be-
ginning May 1st. The nominations
are made at the next meeting and
voted on the last meeting in April.
In the Rotary clubs the directors elect
the officers.
The officers of the club for the past
two years have been: 1920, Zach
Wright president, Beo. B. Cromer,
vice president, Roy Summer, treas
urer, Ben Dorrity, secretary, Ernest
Summer, sergeant at arms. For 1921,
Ben Cromer, president, Haskell Kib-
ler, vice president, Hal Kohn, secre-
tary and treasurer and Henry Wells,
sergeant at arms. Under both these
regimes the club has enjoyed good
years and has profted greatly
through the close association which
comes with membership in Rotary.
The next luncheon will be on Tues
day, the 21st. Several vacant chairs
will be noticed at this meeting for the
following members will then be in
attendance at the district conference
in Winston-Salem: Sid Derrick, Henry
Wells, Lad Eskridge, Ben Dorrity and
Hal Kohn.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES.
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New Derry had a distinguished Wis
itor Friday, when Hanford McNlder,
national commander of the American
Legion, stopped over for dinner with
members of the local post.
AS announced in last Fridays pa
per. Mr.. McNider had been wired an
invitation when the local boys learn
ed that he was travelling from Green
vile to COLUMBIA Friday by auto and
late Thursday evening word was re-
ce;ved that the party would be glad
to accept the hospitality of the New
berry post.
Friday about o'clock the visitors
arrived, having been delayed on ac-
count of bad roads and rain. They
were met on the outskirts Of the city
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
ENGAGEMENT
OF MISS ROSALEE SUMMER

The following announcements calls
forth the interest of all of Newberry
as the bride-elect is one of the towns
most popular young ladies':
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edward
Summer announce the engagement of
their daughter, Rosalee Bland, to
Mr.. Karl Rowland Gustafson, the
wedding to take place in April.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
SEEKING OLD PATHS
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Moi1

Anderson Mail.
Many old paths are undesirable.
No one would wish to return to the
ancient ways Of business when mer-
chants carried their stock on camels
of pack-horses across deserts, subject
to attack from bandits. The old paths
of astrology and witchcraft would be
miserable ways alongside of Lick OBJ
servatory methods of science. The
old way of medicine, of cupping and
giving ashes of toad mixed with
hel3s in nauseous doses, is no long
er thought of, and even the present
system of dosing seem to be giving
place to nature remedies of air and
sunshine. We would feel ruined to
have to step from a modern city light
ed by electr. city into ancient Rome,
for example, lighted by poor oil
lamps without globes, whilst the SCOT
fell in revolving fakes upon the gowns
of elegant women and the togas OF
distinguished senators. 1t would jar
the world to have to give up the dal-
ly newspaper with its stories of war,
accidents, politics the world over, for
a verbal message heralded once a
month throughout the country by a
man on horseback. In many other
ways we do not want to, we should
not, turn back.
But in the realm of ethics, morals
and religion the old paths are aptest
to lead Alright, because the very null
tiplicty of mems inventions have
glazed these over till we are led
astray by new ways. Men cannot in
vent new religions, for there is but
one, and men must seek the old paths
trodden by the race if they would find
truth. Materialism with the presump-
ton of the builders of Babel has
caused the stiff neck and the naughty
look.
In the law in which Jeremiah blew
his bugle blast of warning against
modern paths the plain law of Moses
had been veneered over the Judaism,
later with Pharasaism. The constl-
tuition of the United States is not yet
200 years old, ard yet it has been al
most buried at certain points by nu-
merous false interpretations of par
ties in politics. The simple religion
of Jesus IS hidden in a mass of os-
tcntatious sectarianism until the seek
er after truth is often bewildered
and it may be even questioned If the
Nazarene Himself would recognize
much of what has been built up in
His name.
1t is proper therefore that we
should keep open house to truth and
ever and anon try the foundations
and seek the old paths, refreshing
our souls at the original fountain.
To stand in the maze of modern
ways and ask for the old paths, long
forgotten by the multitudes, is like
finding a vein of gold in masses OF
worthless ore. 1t is evident there
fore that if we are to find the right
path God Himself must point it out to
us. Can we not understand God?
Conscience and revelation are his
chief mediums. What is it he wants
US to do? Well, it is safer to follow
path than to blaze a trail. The
old paths are well-beaten, and it needs
no disquisition on religion and ethics
to call them to the minds of people
who read The Daily Mail. 1t is only
necessary to allude to some of the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
AMONG THE SCHOOLS
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On Tuesday 1 drove over to Chap
pells and from there to visit the work
at the new building for the Vaughn
vile school. I left early so that l
might be able to take the morning
train at Chappells to make the visit
home. The road from Chappells to
the river has not yet been built, and
after such rains as we have had re-
gently was a little afraid to try 1t
bv car line. drove from Dyson Out
home in a buggy and had to be oacX
for the down train which gave Me
only two hours to go and come ailo
stav. We just divided the time oy
three and allowed half hour for de-
laws. This gave me only about ~
minutes at home but found the oto
folk there and looking for ne. Mo1A-
er had a fire in the stove and follow
ING the good old Dutch custom that
the guest who comes must eat before
he goes she said she had prepared a
little dinner for me, though 1t was
some time to the dinner hour, and thae
we could talk while we ate. too
her I did not come to eat, but o-o
eat and enjoyed it. Now you sce'
Mr.. Federal Government, II you
would just get down to business anu
build this little piece of road, Wh.t
a great blessing it would be, not 20
me. but to the travelling public, aao
I only mention my little inconvenience
to demonstrate how it affects all "no
travel this way. They make the roao'
but it is bad and is expensive to tfa-
vel and sometimes just little dan
eerous. Just about three miles Wn!cn
breaks the good road all the way 10
the up country.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

The work on the school building IS
moving along nicely and it will not be
so long before it is finished, and then
we will have one of the best if not the
best rural school buildings in the
county. We will not be ready to have
school in the building this year but l
hope to finish it in about month
from that date and then want some
of the trustees from some of the dis
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

came back on the midday tra'n'
ord then the burden was to get over
mart of the road to Vaughnvllle.
Some one, and 1 suppose 1t is the
people who live along the way IS
keeping the road from Chappells cut
as far as Mr.. Snowden Domlnlck,s IN
fine shape. Along by Mr.. R. 5. Boaz-
mans, A. P. Coleman's, J. B. Scurry 5
and J. L. Watkins and the others who
live here the road has 1een dragged
and is in good condition, about like
the highways. But when you reacn
the home of Mr.. jain you better park
vo,,r car and either walk the remain
der of the journey or have someone
meet YOU on the other side. parked
with Mr.. Jahn's and walked over to
the building. There was Ford stuck
in the middle of the road at this place
and Mr.. R. E. Watkins said he had
pulled eight cars through during the
morning. This is bad place and all
the top soil they put down seems to
eo to mud and to sink and to remain
bad whenever the rains come. But
Mr.. Watkins said he was going with
men and teams the next day and build
crossways and put in gravel and rocks
and then top soil and that the next
time / came that way the road would
be good.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
tricts where we need new buildings
to go over and take look at this one.

The highway from Newoerry to
Chappells is the best in the county so
far as I have been 2ble to observe.
From Newberry to Silverstreet there
are some places that need attention,
but as ! understand this part of the
road has not yet been accepted. And
then a little of the highway beyond
Silverstreet is in need of attention,
but from Little river up to Chappells
the road is fine and there is evidence
that rapair work is going on all the
time, and that is the reason for the
good condition of the road.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

On Wednesday l went down to Red
Knoll to meet with the trustees and
patrons and to talk over financial con-
ditions. | can not understand why
the highway from Prosperity to Lit
tie Mountain should be in better con-
dition than it is from Newberry to
Prosperity, but it is and has been all
the time. And at this time all the
rocks that marred the driving on part
of the road from Prosperity to Little
Mountain seem to have disappeared
and the road is smooth. l suppose
when the dry weather comes and the
big speeders get on the road and fan
out the dry dirt that the rocks will
appear again, 1ut hope not. From
Little Mountain to Red Knoll the
road is bad and the contrast in going
from one to the other should be all
the argument NEEDED that money in
roads is a good paying investment.
And this remins me to say that these
good people who came over to US
from Lexington need to have some
road work done in the territory. So
far as have been able to observe
they have received very little atten-
ton in the matter of road work and
that is what this section needs, and
until it is given there is not much that
can be done for the betterment and
the Improvement of the schools.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

l will probably not be in the office
Saturday as l am arranging to go to
the meeting of teachers in Columbia
hits week end. I may be back Satur-
day afternoon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

met the patrons at Red Knoll and
we salked over the situation and ar
ranged to take up the deficit so that
the school fund will all be available
for maintenance during this school
year. and we hope to have a seven
months term here. The spirit of the
people is fine and the pity is the dis
trict is so small in area and in taxable
values.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-07

Wnldp A. Bucklin have bought tho
derrick. tanks easing and other ma
tcrlal ON the old Fuss location, east
uf ModforG and will move the outfit
ut once to their location for n deep
test two miles south Of WHkitn, In
northwestern Grant county This II
on tho lloltsclaw farm In the south
east OF 3j-2S-7w. Tho slush pond
and cellar have been completed. tho
boiler les on the ground and the tools
are being moved In for tho work TO
start The test on the Fuss farm was
drilled several years ago by the Inn
pcrial Petroleum company.
In their other old wildcat test In
western Gruut on tho bradley far N
in the southwest Of 2S-27-6. waldo
a. IIucklin expect 10 encounter "A deep
sand within the next 400 feet. They
havo reached present depth OF
$3.50 feet. in other Grant county
toats deep sand hae bcen cncoun-
tered at about 3.70O feet, ranging.iu
depth from 90 TO 120 feet in thick
ness. u. u. slick is drilling on his
McKeeman farm test In the north
west of 23-2S-5 at 1900 feet; tho
bay OIL company on the Jantzen farm
In tho northeast OF 36-2S-5 at $500
feet, and the National Refining COM
pany is attempting to drill by pipe
In the hole AZ 500 feet on the Buhler
farm In the northwest OF l5-27-i,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-07
COMPETITIONS at Slick

The Transcontinontal oil COM
pany No. 4 John Peters. northeast OF
the northeast OF 34-i6-0 In Creek
county, has the 6 5-S-inch casing
set at 1850 feet and reached the
top OF the butcher sand at 3,005
feet. making 400 barrels natural.
Waite Phillips No. Houston. In
the southwest OF the southwest Of
the southwest of 26-i6-g has been
drilled to n total & pth of 3.006
feet, oncountcring the butcher sand
at 2,002 feet with n hole full of
water Mt 2,7i2 feet.
Wilcox Il Oswalt No. | s. p. Rails
ton. In the northwest corner OF the
northwest of 16-16-10. touched the
sand at $500 feet and is dry and
abandoned.
Woods & Farren No. Clarkin.
In tho southwest Of the southwest
Of 22-t6-1O, reached the Wilcox
sand. with hole fun of water at
3,140 feet and has been abandoned.
The Phillips Petroleum company
No. 1 Muller. In the southwest OF
the northwest of the southwest of
33-16-l0. encountered the top OF the
butcher sand at 1858 feet and
showed "A production of 100 barrels
after n 100-quart shot
ington. In the northwest OF the
southwest OF the southwest of l8-
1910, encountered the butcher sand
Mt 2,S25 feet with n 150-barrel pro.
duction after 60-quart shot.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-07
Oil Royalties BiH Reported
to the House

WASHINGTON. June Twenty
per cent OF the royalties paid the
government by leases OF naval oil
reserves will bo turned over to states
under provisions of a bill introduced
in tho house by Representative Mon
dell OF Wyoming and ordered favor
ably reported today. Yesterday the
committee agreed up the rate of 25
per cent 20 be turned over 10 the
states, but this was protested by
some OF tho members and the COM
mlttee's action was recorded. Comp
troller OF tho treasury recently ruled
that under the oil land leasing act,
while 81 y per cent OF tho proceeds
OF royalties shall he turned over to
states such provision was not ap-
pllcablo to naval oil reserves. The
Mondoll bill sought To change this
situation, but tho treasury depart
ment demurred to rate and IL was
accordingly reduced. Proceeds fro%
leases are to be used by states for
public schools, roads and like pur-
poses The supreme. court held some
time ago that II Is not possible for
states to tax leases or place tax on
output of wells held for navy, be-
cause to do so would he to tax n
government lease. Newly proposed
legislation designed to Overcome this
loss of taxes by states.--New York
Journal OF Commerce.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-07

general council for Cosden & Co.,
has returned to New York after a
very pleasing and satisfactory trip
through the Oklahoma fields. The
Cosden refinery at West Tulsa IL
now running full capacity, with two
OF the recently completed additional
units Of hlgh-pressure stills In OPP
Grafton. and a third to be running by
June is. This last unit will give
the Cosden refinery a capacity OF
approximately $4,000 barrels per
day. Ii Is also learned that Cosden
& Co. are erecting ten 55.000-barrel
steel tanks for the storage OF crude,
adjoining their plant at West Tulsa.
w. w. Fleming. vice president OF
the Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.. an
operating subsidiary OF the Ohio Oil
company, spent yesterday in Tulsa
on his way from his headquarters
in Mineral Wells, Texas. to Wichita.
Kan. His company has picked up
considerable scattered acreage in the
promising oklahoma fields recently.
although the north central Texas IL
still Its center of activity. The
company has tremendous acreage
In northern stephens county that Is
proving very productive.
James X. Crawford. president of
the Brothers Oil company and own