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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 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 1920 THE TIME TO BUY. There are times when a person should not buy, and there are times when he should buy. The present fall has been a time when people have not bought and as long as goods were at top price the people would not buy, certainly not as long as they were able to keep from buying. And the present is no time to buy those things which are not essential. A thing not needed now is dear at any price. But there are things which must be bought. The children must have clothes and shoes and other wearing appaTel. These things are necessary ^ and they must go into every house hold. Whatever the timp the children j in school and at home must be made comfortable. And the grown-ups, too, ^ neeu essential clothing. They need * shoes and they need other things, .ina tnev will buy these things or go in want and the time has not come wnen tne people should be in want. The fact is that we believe the turn ing point has come and that things will look brighter after the7 holidays. Even if prices do not advance we will have-settled down to the new condi tions, hard though they be, and will have to some extent accustomed our selves to them. Believing that this is the case, this paper feels that it should advise its readers to buy? not to buy those things which are not needed; no? tho^e things which may be used, but which may be done with out, and that without discomfort; but to buy those things which are necessary to make the people at home comfortable. The coming of the Christmas season makes it necessary that we get rid of the blues for the sake of the children, if not for our own sakes, and something must be bought tor this purpose. They must be made happy in their new clothes and with other things which go to make life easy for them. But there is another reason why the people should buy these necessities now, and that is that these things may be bought at prices which will com mend themselves to even the most penurious. For several weeks the merchants in Abbeville have been'ad vertising their goods at big discounts, indicating that these goods were be ing sold at cost prices. It is customary to read about discount sales, and | sometimes they are not really dis-| count sales, but the editor ot tnis paper, in the last few days, has had ! occasion to go into the stores in Ab- ! beville and to find out about these j things. And he has found that .all ] kinds of wearing apparel, men's cloth- I ing, boys' clothing, women's suits, I coats, shoes of all kihds and a great j many other things which the | people must have, are being offered | at prices in many instances below cost. The fact is that the merchants in Abbeville, or at least those who advertise in this paper, have made up their minds to sell their stocks of goods at cost, aad in many cases be low cost, in order to make room for the spring goods. This being the case, we say that the; time has come for the people to buy. the things which they must have. The goods are new now, they have not been picked over and they are as cheap as they will ever | ? be again the present winter. A dol- j ^ lar now will buy as much as two dol- j lars would have bought three months ago, and these things being on a par- j ity with the price of cotton, there is no reason why we should longer wait i to buy those things which tfe are com- . pelled to have. And there is another consideration ji for all -of us, and it is this: Business-J must begin to move somewhere, or else stagnation will continue. The merchant cannot buy new goods' un til h esells what he has; and the I manufacturer will not buy cotton in great quantities and manufacture more cotton goods until he sells to the merchants *tohat he has in his warehouses. The same is true of oth er lines. Therefore, in order to make the wheels of business turn we must begin to give it a push. When we buy i from the merchant, he in turn buys from the manufacthrer, and the man [ ufacturer in turn buys the raw ma terial to make more goods, either of cotton or something else, and we be [ gin to look towards a resumption of business and prosperity. Of course there are other things to be overcome There are agencies at work against the best interests of the producing classes, we firmly believe, but that is no reason why we should stand still. The time 'is coming and is not far off when these things will be righted. What the people want to learn just now is that the world will not move without them, and that business will be stagnant under any conditions un til they begin to give things a push. We suggest therefore that the peo ple of Abbeville County lay aside the blues. Let them look about their households and see the things which must be bought and which ought ^tp be bought to make life worth living. J And having found out just wljat they I need, they cannot do better than con^ suit the good mershants of Abbeville who carry stocks of as fine merchan dise as can be bought anywhere, who are offering them at prices which mean great losses to them, but who are willing to take their losses if only they can see business begin to grow. If you have not sold your cot ton and your credit is good, (and -"?*?>* v>/\w?>ct nncnlo Vmvp crnod credit.) I11UOU HUllViJV ? 0 ? ,, there is no reason to stay at home. Come to town and get ready for Christmas. \ r """ROOK PA?TY Miss Margaret Harrison enter tained a number ctf her friends at a rook party Saturday afternoon. Af ter enjoying several interesting games a salad course was served. LO"\ In anti< now mak level. N( We've re in our sto 1 1* cnanaise, # ( ' $15.( c ' ' * No reservations represei o EXPORTS SHOW AN INCREASE TO THE GERMANS IN OCTOBER Washington, Dec. 7.?Great Bri tain and Japtn were the only onfcs of the larger countries that took less goods from the United States in October than during the same month a year ago; while Germany, Canada, Mexico, Chile and the Dutch East Indies were the only countries from which the United States received more goods than during the corresponding period of 1919. Exports to Germany in October totalled $32,449,265, an increase of $12,000,000 over those of Octoberr a year ago, while imports from this country were valued at $8, 021,701, an increase of $6,000,000. Goods shipped to Great Britain were valued at $160,9'/3,621, a de crease of $4,000,000, while ship ments from that country to the United States were valued at $33, 817,133, a decrease of $3,000,000. France received $79,092,926 worh of shipments from the United States, an increase of $13,000,000 while it shipped to" the United States $11,749,406 worth of com modities, a decrease of $3,500,000. Shipments to Italy were valued at $35,693,826, an increase of $4,000, 000 while^ imports from Italy were valued at $4,365,360 a decrease of $3,000,000. Exports to Argentina increased $8,000,000, totalling $21,858,448.; and imports from that country were valued at $14,071,430. Exports to Btrazil totalled $15, 143,613, an increase of $3,000,000 and imports from Brazil were $14, 971,109, a decrease of $10,000,000. Chile took $4,867,920j wolrth of American goods, an increase of $1, 000,000 and sent to the United States goods valued at $7,807,230, an increase of $2,000,000. Milwaukee women use approxi mately 400 barrels of talcum powder each week. FamEnijni^JiinLrEJZJZjnn^i VcK NOT cipation of 1< e a complete )t a sale, but :duced the pi re 33] per o but at one-tl INLW \ ' )0, $16.67, $20.00, $ NEW 0\ / >13.34, $16.67, $20:C are made; we have its. our sincere effort t m good clothing and i PARK! mnirnjfifzraiTiiiE^^ TINKHAM STARTS DRIVE ON SOUTH Washington, Dec. 7.?The open ing gun in the long-imminent battle to reduce representation of the Southern States in the house of representatives was fired tonight by Representative Tinikham, Republi can of Massachusetts, who announ ced that he had prepared a resolu tion for introduction tomorrow di recting the house census committee to make an inquiry into the extent of disfranchisement of negroes in the Southland to recommend cut ting down the representation of those states accordingly. TinlrliQwi'c cfufomont: Ha. clares that 11 Southern States?Ala J>ama, Florida, Louisiana, Missis sippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia and Vir ginia?cast only about 5 per cent of the total vote for president in the last election although holding 25 per cent of the membership of the house. Commenting on probable reap portionment of representatives in congress as a result of 1920 census, Mr. Tinkfiam said that if the pres ent basis of representation were used 65 members would be added in i the house. This increase, he added [could be avoided almost entirely by j adhering to the same unit of repre I sentation?one member for 211,877 ! inhabitants?and by enforcing the j 14th amendment which directs con gress to reduce representation of states who restrict the right to vote of qualifed citizens. Mr. Tinkham said that if a reap portionment bill were passed 'which is plainly unconstitutional by j avoiding enforcement of' the 14th j amendment,' he intended to ques tion in the courts the constituionali ty of the election of the next house. It is estimated that nearly 40,000 I 1CA norit nf thp total uuuica Ul W |/Wi VVI1V) W*. number of American bodies buried in European countries are to be sent back to the United States. ErararajHiaiiira^^ PRIG SIX MON Dwer clothing ' revision of a definite d( rice on every ent. Thesam lird less cost ' SUIT PR 23.34, $26.67, $30.0< /rnnrv a t ' 1 )0, $23.34, $26.00, $: % revised the price or :o meet your desire ai furnishings. Greatest E, R & I inHPiwwnnnnnnnrn UUUIJUMIJ IJUIJUInJ IJ13 90 PER CENT OF THE GREEK VOTE WENT TO CONSTANTINE Paris, Dec. 7.?King Constantlne received 98 per cent of the votes cast in Sunday's plebiscite on the question of his retufrn to the throne J of Greece it was announced in an j Athens dispatch dated Monday, re ceived by the Greek legation here today. ' , The voters it is added, numbered 300,000 moire than the total making part in the recent parliamentary election. BRIDGE CLUB A young ladies Bridge Club was organized at the home of Mrs. D. Townsend Smith, Jr., Friday after noon when the following young la dies became members: Mrs. Willie Speed, Mrs. Claude Vandiver, Mrs. Paul Kennedy, Misses Mary Hill Harris, Mary Milfoyd, Lillian Richey Elizabeth Jones, Susie Mabry, Sara Haigle", Ruth Howie, Kate Haskell, and Margaret Perrin. Miss Kate Haskell will entertain them tomor row afternoon when they will be come thoroughy organized to meet every two weeks on Thursday after noon. BIRTHDAY PARTY Little Frances Cheatham, daugh terof Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cheatam Jr., celebrated her sixth birthday Friday afternoon. A number of her little friends were invited to enjoy games and eat sweets. The cake with the six candles on it was the delight of all and the souvenirs of candies. - BIRTH NOTICE. Born at Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, December 7th, 1920 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cheatham, a son, Robert L., Jr. ES N THS HEN [ costs next s pur prices t< >wnward revi piece of me e high quality to you ICES , 0, $33.34, $40.00, $4 PRICES 53.34, $40.00, $43.34 \ every piece of mere id our desire to lower values of the season. * E E S E C. OF GA. RY. WANTS TO ISSUE MORTGAGE BONDS Washington, Dec. 5.?The Central of Georgia Railway company, applied today to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to issue $60,000,000 in .efunding and gener-, al mortgage bonds, $11,000,000 of which would be used to reimburse ths treasury of the road and for additions and betterments; $31,462,300 to re fund a like amount of par value of prior bonds and $17,537,000 for the purchase of new equipment. The bonds would be dated April 1, 1919 and mature April 1, 1959. BAPTISTS TO TAKE OVER LIMESTONE COLLEGE Columbia, Dec. 2.?The education commission of thg^ Baptist general board meeting here today, voted to take over Limestone college, Gaffney, as a Baptist college. The college will get two hui.dred thousand dollars of the seventy-five million campaign. Trustees and a president will be elect ed by the Baptist convention meeting here next week. The commission also decided to locate the Southeastern Academy at Scranton. VISITING MRS. GARY Mrs. iflla Latimer and Miss Mag gie Latimer are spending this week with Mrs. Prank B. Gary on Green jville Street. B OW on i ! I 1 pring we | ) a lower fi ision. rchandise j | y of mer- l| !j 1 1 Hi ifi handise. This prices 313131a IJIJIJ! JIJIJIJ ra IJI