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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-?"iass matter ai post office iD Aoheville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One Year $2.00, Six months $1.00( Three months .50 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1920 RASCALITY COMES OUT. A year like this brings out all j kinds of rascality. And the rascality is not confined to any one race, calling, or class. You find it everywhere, i; One of the things which amazes a person who begins to delve into the mixed-up transactions of negro tenats in these times is the number of : mortgages which the old cow will < carry and still give milk. < Negroes are hopeful creatures. In the Spring of the year when things i look promising they do not hesitate 1 to make debts. And sometimes they ' take long chances. They give a first.? mnrttrnirp on the cow. or the calf, and I1 0_0 , . sometimes on the game rooster, and. 1 then they give several other "first j < mortgages" on the same chattels. If ' times are good and cotton is high, ' the mortgages are all paid off, and 1 the mortagees are none the wiser. If 1 times are not good and cotton is low, you will find the mortgagees looking to see "how many are ahead of me." It is a case of locking the stable after Ihe cow has gone down the road. i Most negroes, under these circum-'1 stances we believe, while knowing' the law, do not intend to defraud, but every man must be held to the rea-j1 sonable consequences of his act, and."* they are, therefore, criminally res- j: ponsible. |' But they are not alone responsible j' in these matters. A good many people. in these latter days are accustomed to 1 look out for their own tenants, and | to make to them all reasonable ad- j' vances. After this has been done, some merchants, and some people! who are not merchants, are accus-| tomed to watch the crop and the pros- j pects of good picking, then to ad- ^ vance goods of one kind or another( to these tenants, taking mortgages on j chattels which the negro may have, or ^ may not have, expecting that the white man will pay it anyway before I the negro will be allowed to suffer. Some even go so far as to say that! they would prefer that the negroes do j not own the chattels mortgaged, be-1 cause the threat of prosecution will bring money when a chattel mortgage will not. A 11 i-l.: 4.U~ 4-* V Ail ui wins may ncip wic ucgiu 1,\j 5c w credit sometimes, and the white man' to collect debts sometimes, but it does not help business in the long run.j and it is not fair dealing, man to t man. It is akin to the practice of!' renting a patch to a negro who lives' on the neighbor's land and who is fur-1 nishing the tenant his advances. All1 the cotton on the mortgaged crop is J' neglected and all the cotton in the' fall is made on the patch. We believe that landlords should refuse to take up such debts. We be- 5 lieve that it is necessary for the protection of the landloard himself and < : ' + A 1 i J* J_1 T T I ior ine proiecuon 01 tne negro, un der the system of farming as it is :,.; carried on in this country, we believe1? that the ends of justice and fair!, play may be better served by outside parties refusing to extend credit to I. negroes without the consent of the!. landlord. If the landlord does not; deal fairly iwth his tenants, they will not stay long with him, and there is no law to force them to stay against' 11 their will. y We believe that all debs should be paid, by whites and negroes alike. But we believe that obligations should'. be fairly made, and that it is a mis- \ take to extend credit under the cir-1 cumstances stated. In what we have had to say we refer of course to the merchant and landlord who really gives the negro' a kind of value received for what he obligates himself to pay. We do not; refer to the man who sells him bi-1 bles, clocks, and old buggies, wagons, and such like, for ten times what such things are worth. These male-] factors should be driven from the confines of decent society. There is no place prepared for them except the lower story. 1914?1920. A discussion of more than passing interest took place on ottcon row yesterday. It was participated in by all the down-trodden merchants of the city, who have been having such a hard time the last few years. The subject under discussion was whether times are worse now than in 1914. Various members expressed opinions pro and con, but the matter was settled when Alderman Henry declared in no uncertain terms, "Well, I know it is worse now, because in 1914 we had liquor."?Abbeville Press and Banner. We suspect that Alderman Henry has the situation down about right when most of us come to think about it, and yet we are all the better off without the liquor, though we may imagine that it would do some good in scattering the "blues" which some of the people are having, and yet the scattering would be only temporary, and really there is no need for any one to get the '"blues," but the thing to do is to be cheerful and bright and learn the lesson of correct and proper financing of our own business, a lesson which we should have learned when times were a little more flush, and to remember that even 19 or 20 cents for cotton is really more than 4 or 5 cents, or ?ven 10 cents the pound. Things will be better before long. No use to worry -or fret. These things will Jo no good. Just sit steady and keep on working and prepare to raake something to eat and all things will come cut right in the end.?Newoerry Herald and News. TO BAPTIST CONVENTION The following notice is of interest and importnce to the Baptist women of this city: "The Baptist Woman's Missionary Union will hold its annual convention in the Citadel Square church, Charleston, November 10-12. The railroad has issued the certificate plan for this meeting, that is, full fare going and one-third returning, provided 250 certificates can be secured in time. Certificates will not be issued for tickets costing less than 75 cents. Delegates and visitors are urged to secure such certificates from local agent upon purchase of ticket. If this can not be had, the agent's receipt must be substituted. Certificates should be given to the corresponding secretary at the first sessipn of the meeting. If rduced rates are secured, tickets will be good from November 5-16. WILSON, OF LEVEL LAND, ELUCIDATES SITUATION Walter W. Wilson, -of Level Land Chairman of the Level Land Hillbillies came down to see President Stark Monday. He says he has read all the books on the popular game written in modern times and that he find nothing in any of them which is up to the Level Land knowledge on the subject. He suspects, however, that the ancient Greeks and Ro mans may have gotten out some works on the subject and if there is anything in ancient or mediaevil writings on the subject he is anxious to peruse what has been written. He asked Uncle Jim to look through his library and inform him about the matter. He also told us that he had consulted Col. Patrick Roche, of the Abbeville HiJlbillies, on the same matter and that Colonel Roche informed him that Nero wrote a book on setback but that it was burned up in the big fire, and that Nero wouldn't quit fiddling long enough to save a copy of the work. Mr. Wilson brought along with him another argument against selling cotton now. He says that from a general investigation in his country everybody is in his fix, and he states his fix as follows: "I am pretty well off now, I have plenty of' cotton, plenty of credit and plenty of debts,' but he added, 'If I sell my cotton, both the cotton and my credit will be gone, and nothing but debts- will be left, so why sell?' MISS VICTORIA HOWIE SICK Miss Victoria Howie, one of the Abbbeville girls at Agnes Scott, and one of the most popular of the two hundred freshmen, has been sick for a few days. She spent a day or two in the Infirmary taking the castor oil which the Sophs did not give her, but was so far recovered as to be out again Sunday. |COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 18 :i ; Prnn* o f 1920 and 1919 in South Car-' olina?Abbeville County I Shows Decrease Director Sam L. Rogers, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned by countiei, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1920 and 1919. The report was made public for the state at 10 a. m., Monday, Ocober 25, 1920. County 1920 1919 Abbeville 12,076 14,414 Aiken 23,584 28,632 Allendale 9,942 15,121 Anderson 26,548 45,168 Bamberg 13,256 19,173 Barnwell __ __ __ 18,136 24,374 Beaufort 127 1,083 Berkeley __ __ 3,176 5,194 Calhoun 17,424 22,604 Charleson __ __ 115 2,577 Cherokee 4,090 7,838 Chester 9,616 17,087 Chesterfield 11,307 17,702 Clarendon 21,071 27,3386' Colleon __ __ __ 3,966 8,420 Darlington __ __ 15,172 25,042 Dillon 12,546 26,593' Dorchester __ 5,594 10,031 J Edgefield 13,433 15,857 Fairfield __ __ __ 9,086 12,434 j Florence 13,057 24,5621 Georgetown __ 1,192 1,874 Greenville 10,798 21,985 Greenwood 14,670 20,941 Hampton 5,176 8,173 Horry __ ___ _ 5,176 8,173 Horry __ .. ___ 1,664 3,760 Jasper __568 1,374 Kershaw 13,462 19,795, Lancaster 4,469 11,422 Laurens __ 22,427 27,043 Lee 18,882 25,511 Lexington 15,005 17,420 j McCormick 7,000 10,508, Marion 6,203 10,576, Marlboro 25,211 43,885, Qfot__ etain etaoinn dluununu nuu \Tewberry 16,562 18,933 j Oconee 4,905 11,207 j Dra.ngeburg __ __ 43,248 60,019 Pickens __ __ __ 3,831 10,124, Richland .. ___ 15,780 16,717' Saluda 13,280 15,848 . Spartanburg 21,829 34,513 Sumter __ 22,446 32,103; Jnion __ 7,365 9,096 Williamsburg 12,945 14,036 York 9,790 22,4401 11 , BOUND OVER Paul Anderson, son of West An-j derson, a young negro of the Calhoun Falls section, was before Judge Hoi-; lings worth Saturday charged with assault with a deadly weapon. He was bound over to the next term of j the court. He is charged with draw-| ing a pistol on another negro when he and the other negro wanted to accompany a dusky maiden to herj home after services at a negro church . I ONE BANANNY i Two old time farmers sat on one of the seats on Cotton Row today. Each sat for awhile, evidently in deep thought. Then one of them said to the other: "This time last year all the cafes: were full of us old farmers, eating! all kinds of good things, now all a I farmer gets when he comes to town' is one 'bananny,' and then he goes' home.' I To which the other down-trodden replied: 'I went into Charley's cafe just j now, not to get anything to eat, but j just for the sake of old times, and j Charley wasn't in there. I asked the boy where Charley had gone, and he replied: j 'Him out on back steps crying . cause he sell nothing.' i BABY'S GOT A TOOTH. Mary Salome, the pretty little! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Har-! : ris has been sick for the past week, I' ' cutting a tooth which according to her j ^ ; parents is a "mighty big tooth for a Ilittfe^aKy."" -j MORRISON LANDS SOLD* ! i The estate lands of the late B. L. | Morrison were sold at the homestead j . today. One tract of 62 2-3 acres (brought $95.00 per acre, being i bought by J. W. Morrison. A tract j of 86 1-2 acres was sold to John Morrison at $69 per acre. A third 'tract of 62 1-2 acres was sold to j L. J. Davis at $36.00 per acre. I ; The sales were made by Thomas P. I i I Thomson, Master, under order of ^ court. j Sa I I COUNTY PRI "Make ready," yourself for the knock at your d INGS ACCOTO return 5 per cen The time is I with the CASH make money, w ahead, and "ms Follow the another minute. Open a Sa COUN1 and let your mc until you see a ? County I . Sound :: IG. A. NEUFFER, Preside ALBERT HENRY, Vice-I LUCK BREAKS FOR NEWBERRY J (Continued from Page One.) Jan SUULIUn. XI1C IllgU Dtlivui bCObiicis ^ under the pricipal will study Parker's "Methods of Teaching in the High States School." ville j The teachers of the city schools whle 1 have also each subscribed to a dif- h0]ds ferent professional magazine and <preag) these will be exchanged until each . . ^ teacher has had the opportunity of . over t reading all twenty-two magazines. ,t morro The present corps of teachers believe in keeping up with the times and are anxious to secure suggestions from | authorities that may be he helpful to J them in the good work they are do- I ing for the children of Abbeville. ATTENDING THE WEDDING Mrs. J. M. Morgan and Mrs. Hernia Benton went to Monroe last week | and were guests at the marriage of j Miss Carson Yates, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Yates. LEAVES AFTER VISIT Mrs. Fred Cason returned to her' home in Abbeville yesterday, after spending the week with her sister, Mrs. J. F. Bailey, on Maple street. ?The State. CAPT. NICKLES GETS RIBBONS Capt. G. N. Nickles, of Due West, tvho annually takes away most of the prizes offered at he State Fair for fine farm products, increased his batting average this year. He won t twenty prizes bn the fine line of farrti products produced on his farm near Due West. I -I I ONLY mT YOUR GROCERS | Maxwell house coffee r <g> rr?T^r:.. ?? f n SAVINGS I PA] ? ' i.: follow our advice and time when opportu oor. Be READY witt IT in our Bank and r t. interest. > near at hand, when will find many oppon hile the man who did ike ready" will be lef above advice, do not p vings Account Today Y SAVINGS BAN >ney earn 5 Per Cent, rood investment, then: Savings 1 : Safe :: 5 nt. R. E. GO ^resident. P. E. BE] AMES M. BAKER HERE. , les M. Baker, of Washington, / rly Secretary of the United m i Senate, passed through Abbeg? yesterday, stopping off for a ^ ;o see his friends. Mr. Baker ? Ji a responsible position with the jry Deparment at present. He K)wndesville today and will stay o vote the Democratic ticket tow. - * b( H. & BUTTEI toIteih Butter-Ki&t Toasted F only by Butter-Kist mj liw/lrtv tttVi 1 /iVl fin d'M I CCOO UllClCA VV111W1 I all the flavor and gooc There is no other macl es such delicious peani Butter-Kist, ana make best. Royal Re k BANK RE / prepare nity will * la SAVeceive in / the man tunities to not look t otu. ut it off in the K Interest, make it. Sank Service X, Cashier. LL, Asst. Cashier. CRAP SHOOTERS. The following were before the ayor this morning charged with jmbling: Arthur Vance, Johnnie Washington, Will Jackson, Allen ickson, Cleveland Hardwick, Lewis mith, Charlie Smith, and Henry jhnson. Each of these parties forfeited a >nd of $10.00. H. 3.VICT A 1\1>J 1 PEANUTS 'oonnfa Qrf> V^UIXU DU MIX V achines. The proare toasted retains Iness of the nut. line which prepares. Always buy sure of getting the : ! istaurant J