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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
4
A column mixes political speculation with commerce notes. It questions inheri tance tax talk in South Carolina, criticizes advertising hype in autos and coffins, mocks campaign scares, and weighs Hoover's presidential stance amid high oil and dairy prices.
An appeal stresses the need for a Dillon county veterans club room for World War I service members. The piece calls for a dedicated, fireproof space with literature and a vault to preserve service records, urging local organizations to lead fundraising and community support.
The article discusses the dollar's changing value, noting a depreciating U.S. currency abroad and an overvalued dollar domestically. It explains how Americans face higher prices at home while Europeans struggle to match the dollar, leading to mismatched trade and cross-border purchasing shifts between France, Germany, and other nations.
Congress reconsiders the railroad problem amid vast public opinion for privatized ownership. Editorials warn bills fail to tackle core evils and protect private owners at the expense of farmers manufacturers and workers. Both bills in conference likely to pass before March 1 as roads are returned to private control.
Ter Robertson appeals to Dillon citizens of all colors to support the Pee Dee Normal Industrial and Agricultural Institute. He urges at least 5000 dollars to equip carpentry, shoemaking, cooking, and agriculture departments, promising dignity of labor and community improvement through education. He invites inspection of the school and asks for donors to help uplift local youths and the county.
M. H. Matthews, serving as flagman at the Main street crossing of the A. C. S. since last October, was taken into custody by Rural Policeman Arch Hamilton yesterday. He is charged with not returning to finish an 11 day sentence that Gov. Cooper later paroled in the fall to attend his wife’s funeral. Matthews had a mother living here.
A sow found December 24 on 2234 Washington is described as weighing about 40 pounds. The owner sought to prove property through joint or concurrent resolution while Congress faced a conference impasse over Lodge resolutions amid war treaty debates. President Wilson support for plebiscite on the peace treaty stirred speculation on a people’s vote as a solution. Efforts to stabilize trade with Germany continued during treaty deliberations.
A color ed mule with long legs and big head was seen near McDonald New York on January 9. The animal described as four years old and last heard from near Pem broke. Pink Lewis cared by Jap Barnes. Lumberton North Carolina R L 221p. Strayed.
Mr R M Carmichael and Miss Sarah Black wed at Union Co C at five pm last Thursday. The bride, a former Dillon teacher, will reside in Dillon. The groom, senior member of Be thea Carmichael Furniture Co, is well liked. After a brief honeymoon to Knoxville they returned to town last Tuesday evening.
A dramatic plea warns that disease lurks unseen and can strike without warning warning readers to stay prepared. It touts El Vigor as the best treatment for indigestion, constitutional weakness, and liver kidney disorders. The ad notes Dillon druggist McLaurin Drug Co. sells it. A closing line muses on alcohol value at last bottle.
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