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"" Established 1844. The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. * Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. 1 ITrorTf WoHtipsHaV hv JK u uitouvu m* v*^ ~ ^ The Press and Banner Co. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mattor at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Hz months .75 Tlvee msnths .50 Payable invariably in advance. Wednesday, April 25, 19] 7. THE SCHOOL TAX. :t: ? As announced in our last issue the election in this school district on the question of increasing the levy for school purposes resulted in a vote of twenty-nine for the increase and twenty against the increase. Notwithstanding the fact that there are in the school district more than four Inmdred registered voters, i?ho were qualified to vote in such election, only forty-nine of them went to the polls to express their will in the aiatter. The election had not been advertised as required by law, and It is probable that a good number of the people did not know of it, . but it is safe to say that a great many knew of it who neglected to go to the polls and vote. As long V as people are so indifferent to publie affairs, especially to the school affairs, they may not expect that < progress in school matters evident in other like cities. f As for the election itself we do not think it means anything. The * ~ Ktr man nrlin I W1 *1 W ao VUI/CU ujr luvii nuv will pay no part of it An inspection of the poll list will show this. The people who pay the taxes, or a goodly amount of the taxes had no voice In the election. There was no provision for a petition; or that only those paying taxes on real or personal property should be allowed to vote. Tl?e property holders of the school itistrict, so far as the Act was concerned, stood helpless. But a great number of those opposed to the tax have no fault to find with the election unless it is with themselves. They did not take the trouble to vote against an unjust imposition upon the public. jf That public schools will not prosper where all the people are not re^ quired to bear some of the burdens of the public goes without saying. A little learning will prove a danKf , serous thing, when the parents of the children give them an education at the exnense of helDless Dronertv 1 owners without themselves undertaking any of the burdens of educating their own children. No legislator has yet been found we think, who has the nerve to require that every parent sending children to the public schools should pay at least a small part of the tuition. It is easier to have the corporations of v . the country pay all the taxes, and then abuse them for being here for p... that purpose. PUTTING PROPERTY UP. One of the insurgents on the Board of Trustees for this school district informs us that high taxes will put the price of property up and make young men of the city buy homes. iSey will want to live in a town ivbich levies high taxes for school ttffposes, and other purposes, and \x.' tney will fall over themselves to buy property in sudh a city. Some thirty years ago a farmer who lived in the section where we were reared told us that the best time to sell cotton was when it had gone up to the top and started down; that then you got the benefit of both the rise and fall of the market. And this proposition of buying and paying for homes in a city which taxes the very existence out of pepole reminds us very much of the cotton selling proposition. A young man who undertakes to buy a x home in Abbeville, and who undertakes to pay eight per cent, interest for borrowed money and five per cent, taxes will find himself fighting a German battery in front with a kicking machine acting from the rear. HUNTING A MAN. Several years ago tne Board oi 6 Trustees of this school district decided that the schools of the city needed a shaking up and the thing to do was to go out and get a high priced superintendent, and levy more taxes for the support of the schools. All this was done. It has only been about ten years, we think, since we increased the taxes on other people in this school district. We procured the high priced superintendent. The p | ' t people know, no doubt, what was the result One of the main results was greatly to increase the number of teachers in the public schools, and whereas the superintendent of the schools formerly taught in the upper grades, he is now supposed to carry the thermometer and do gen eral police duty. We contend that there are enough teachers in the public schools in Abbeville to properly teach every pupil in the public schools, and that the young women who seek places in our schools are as well, and better, paid than the young women doing other work, requiring as much talent and more patience and endurance. And we predict now that when the increased tax is levied in this school district, the class of teachers will be the same, the num-' ber will be increased, and that the only result of the new tax will be an increased waste in public funds collected from other people CONGRESSMAN DOMINICK. The papers have been having quite a good deal to say \pth regard to the vote of Congressman Dominick on the resolution declaring a state of war to exist between this country and Germany Congressman Dominick, along with forty-nine others, voted against the resolution. He gave as his reason for so voting that his constituents did not want war. We do not agree with the position of Mr. Dominick. He was correct in saying that a majority of his constituents did not WANT war, but we do not think he was correct in thinking that a majority of the people of the third district did not think the time had come when we must have war whether we want it or not. But be this as it may, the people of the third district will not fall out with the new congressman for having opinions of his own, and in following his own judgment, especially as he has announced that he will support the government in the conduct of the war since it has been declared. HOW CONNECTICUT MAINTAINS ROADS The main roads of Connecticut have long been famous for their excellence, a condition due to their efficient maintenance under .heavy traffic as well as to their- original good construction. State Highway Commissioner Bennett has organized a special branch of his bureau to attend to this maintenance, so that there is no divided responsibility for results. It is under a superintendent of repairs, W. Leroy Uldrich, who recently explained how the good results are attained. The state has Kaavi /li'trirlmfa fan ^iofrin+a A r\xr WWM Uif iUVU 111 W VV11 UWV11V KO? part of each of them can be easily reached from a central point where the offico of the district supervisor of repairs is located. Each district is divided into sections, each in charge of a foreman. These foremen sometimes act singly as patrolmen and sometimes have charge of ten to fifteen men, depending upon the season of the year and the work to be done. In addition each district has one or more gangs transferred from place to place to carry on reconstruction, oiling and other work which is occasionally needed in such amounts that the section forces are unable to perform it without neglecting other duties. This bureau handles all the maintenance and small reconstruction work of the state and keejH the roads in good condition until long stretches become so worn that their reconstruction by contract is more economical than further maintenance. INCREASE CORN PRODUCTION IN PROVED CO^N-GROWING REGIONS Washington, D. C., April $ 23.?The Secretary of Agriculture, today (April 18), issued the following statements . ' t. * Corn Is uAmerica's most important cereal. It ein be grown successfully over a wider rean than any other and furnishes nutritious food for man as well as the staple grain food for cattle and draft animals. The production of corn should be increased this year to the fullest extent, taking into consideration seed, labor, and existing economic .conditions, and the availability of good land in corn growing regions not needed more urgently for other crops An appreciable increase in the iem nikl A UAltrAwaw tuiu uup 10 aiuou icaoiuic, uvncyci, in the sections of highest corn production. Favorable growing conditions exist in such regions; farmers there are familiar with corn-growing; they have the necessary equipment available, and have adapted corn production to prevailing ecenomic conditions. Farmers in such regions, through many years of experience, have learned methods of successfully combating adverse conditions. They know that the planting of virile, tested seed in well-tilled, friable soil, immediate replanting of missing hills, and early and continued cultivation #of the fields count for much in the ability of the plants to produce a bduntiful yield. This knowledge should be put to good use during the coming season in order that however unfavorable conditions may De production 01 an exceptionally large crop may be assured. In practically fevery county in the country in which experience has shown that corn may be produced successfully, the possibilities of increasing the corn crop without encroaching upon other important crops is at least worthy of consideration, if land, labor, and seed are available. FOR COUNTY EXPENSES Levy Made By the Legislature For the Year 1917?Salaries Will Be the Same The County levy as fixed by the general assembly for Abbeville totals six mills. Of this amount 4 1-2 mills is for ordinary county expenses; 1-2 mill for the split log drag; and 1 mill to pay interest on past indebtedness. Item 2. That out of the taxes raised by this levy the Supervisor and Treasurer are hereby required and directed to pay the itmes hereto annexed to the persons entitled ? * ? -1 X- * il 1 * _i? tnereto, ana out 01 me oaiance 01 the money remaining on hand from said levy and from the other income of the County, the Supervisor and Treasurer shall pay the other expenses of the County. That the jailer shall receive forty cents per day for dieting of prisoners, which shall be paid monthly by the Board of County Commissioners. That the Supervisor is hereby forbidden to expend any amount to excess of the sum realized form this levy and the other income of the County for the current year, nor shall he obligate the County to pay any sum or sums of monejr not provided by this levy and the income of the County during the present year from otfoer sources. Item 3. That out of the levy herein provided for the Supervisor the Treasurer shall set apart a sum sufficient to pay the following items, and said sum shall not be drawn on for any other purpose whatsover: Clerk of Court $ 300.00 Sheriff 1,100.00 Deputy Sheriff 100.00 Treasurer 466.66 Auditor 466.66 County Attorney 100.00 Physician 200.00 Coroner 150.00 Janitor of Court House 240.00 Supervisor i.iuu.uu Clerk to Supervisor 400.00 Sub-Supervisor 200.00 Girls Tomato Club 750.00 Supt. of Education, salary. 700.00 Traveling expenses 100.00 (but no warrant shall be issued for traveling expenses except upon presentation of itemized verified statement of expense incurred in visiting the schools of the county.) Registrars of vital statistics 375.00 Tuberculosis Sanitarium 365.00 (to cover expenses of one or more patients from Abbeville county at the rate of one dollar per day: Magistrates and constables 2,080.00 Total Salaries $9,193.32 Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one my to cure catarrhal deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the* mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely closea. Deafness is the result Unless the Inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh, which is an Inflamed condition of the mucous surface* Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Modlclne. circulars free. All Druggists, 76c. IT. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. For Sale The Lawson place, containing 54 1-4 acres, just 2 miles from the center of the city of Abbeville. A good dwelling, two tenant houses, large barn and good stables. A good pasture and fine farming land. 639 acres land about 10 miles from Abbeville. Good tenant houses and well improved, f j pan;give good terms. Price $7500.00 153 acres about two miles from city limits of Abbeville, 85 to 90 acres in cultivation. A T 3 ~ s, A ^LUUiiUctxict; ui w u u u and plenty,saw timber, two running streams on the plantation. Lies well. Price $20.00 per acre. 128 acres about 1-2 mile outside city limits o f Abbeville, threehorse farm open on the place, fine pasture, plenty wood and water. Price $45.00 per acre. I have quite a lot of farming lands and city property listed with me for sale. Come to see T T me, i ieei sure 1 can please you if you wish to buy any kind of real, estate. ROBT. S. LINK. ' M 4 ?Summer Pleasures without Discomforts 1 Indoors it's & moist On the porch it': when the Vudors are dowr Why not eat, sleep, live there t Thousands do lt The cool air gives forces yon to dreamless sleep because nerves while you sleep. It cares then Vodor Porch Shades cost little. The keep out glare. You can look out thr but not m through them. They l?t "that new look," for they're stained, no dipped. S /St ^TOVK-^RANG remaiaraiarafsuaiziiugraiE Uj ' I J | HADDON-W1LSON COMPANY j! beaut? |; of SHOE Ij You are ;! cordially ;| invited to i) visit our stc ;! and inspect !i thf* r?p>w |C tllV 41V TT L J ;i spring j] styles [j ! j The Woman's I jjj Store.;. I I THE VERY BEST OF ALL KINDS i OF PRINTING, LEGAL BLANKS - - MA in | UJ1 ALL Mnus. rnunt. nw. ?w dor )rd^^acfei MBBT??Cjr V ^x _ 1 HREyDX]Ky^fl| 8^ COOl I Sold only by ES 4r HOME 01 ABBEVILLE, S. 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