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CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR UNFORTUNATE New York, Dec. 14.:?Christmas! cheer for the people of the war torn nations of Europe, refugees in1 the Near East and American .;oi diers abroad is goin<? forward < through this port :n greater volume j than ever before. Postoffice officials here estimate that the volume of the 1920 Christmas foreign mail( will approach twice the amount of previous years. I Thousands of packages have al-j ready been received here from ail " * * * L-* , parts of the country ana postar uiu-i cials prepared for a precedented rush during the first two weeks of December. The bulk of the mail, offiicals state, is being sent to Ger-, many and Poland and comprises principally foodstuffs and clothing Italy and the Balkan states will al-; so receive large shipments with j smaller amounts going to France,; { Britain, Norway, Sweden, Belgium) and the Latin-American countries. ?. In addition to the Christmas pack ages going direct by parcel post and ( by express, various American relief organizations are planning to bring something of the season's spirit to, many thousands of destitute chil-j dreru The Near East Relief has made elaborate Christmas plans for' the refugee youngsters in the NeaT j East and the Red Cross has planned; cheer for children in the various dis tricts in which it is operating. The volume of soldier mail this year has materially decreased over recent years because of the with drawal of most of the American for ces from Europe. The several thou sand "doughboys" still on the Rhine will be well remembered as a large shipment of gifts has been accumu lated at the Army Transport Ser vice at Hoboken. Soldiers serving in ( the Canal Zone, Hawaii, the Philip pines and Alaska will also <be re membered. Some of the vessel's bearing gifts for these men sailed during November. Men of the navy, wherever sta tioned will also be the recipient of Christmas gifts from home and the Navy Department has made special JULXJ OUtlc pecii year within reach o a For The L Toilet Set Manicure | Perfume S Thermos I Fountain Stationery n j: v^anuicd You may purchas they McMurr arrangements to give each man the maximum opportunity for a "Merry | Christmas." I Co-operating with the Junior Red Cross, Secretary Daniels of the Navy Department has ordered a vessel to take Christmas gifts for! thousands of Dalmatian children. This action was taken upon recom mendation of Admiral Andrews, in charge of American warships sta tioned in the Adriatic. Two thou sand pairs of shoes and stockings, thousands of cans of condensed milk, hundreds of bars of chocolate and toys from Red Cross ware houses will go to destitute children in Northern Italy and in Jugo slavia. The Near East has made arrange- c ments whereby United States sail- n ors and marines stationed in Turk- t ish waters are to make Christmas ? merry for thousands of -children. a Each of Uncle Sam's fighting P men there have been asked to c "adopt" a child and provide some S kind of a Christmas present. A Christmas tr*e with elaborate exercises will be placed in the Near' f East Relief tubercular hospital in I Constantinople. In Harpoot, where S there are 6,000 Armenian orphans s another tree will be provided by the ? Near East Relief organization. At ii Batum, on the Black Sea, where \ conditions are at he worst the popu- t lation is looking forward to a ship- h ment of one thousands tons of q flour from America to add joy to holiday. Tbe flour left here Novem ber 23 and is expected to arrive be fore Christmas. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING A special meeting of the stcikr holders of the Planters Bank is here by called by the directors to meet in the office of the president of Said bank at 12 o'clock noon Thursday, December 30th, to consider a resolu tion adopted by the directors to in crease the capital stock from $40,000 to an amount not exceeding $100,000 j and to transact any other business j that shall come before it. i OTTO BRISTOW, Cashier, j i 4t-12, 8, 13, 20, 27th. t to select tasteful priate presents w \y of money. W< ally fine selection and we believe >f every one. arliM For iW Vtiv/v S Foi Sets Mi Jets bottles Cij Pens Sal Shi La e your gifts here with t will be timely apprecic ay Drug C< ?LACE FOR AUSTRIA FOUND IN LEAGUE 'irst Former Enemy State Elected Without Opposition?Thirty Five States Vote in Affirma tive Geneva, Dec. 16.?The assembly >f the legaue of nations elected to lay the first former enemy state nember of the league without op >osition. The vote on the admission if Austria came after an unexpect d passage at arms between Giu eppe, Motta, Switzerland and M. fivani, representing France. M. Motta, speaking on the re tort of the committee which was ?1.1 J '??? +U/v rior_ 4UCU AVI WIC lcjcvwwii va. mv* nany's application for admission by he peace conference, saying that Switzerland had always regretted it ,nd that there were now three daces vacant in the league, which night to be filled by the United itates, Russia and Germany. At the mention of Germany, M. fivani sprang up and asked for the loor, and upon the conclusion of I. Motta's speech in which the >wiss delegate appealed to the as embly for justice, M. Vivani nounted the trilbune and launched nto a fervid defense of the French iewpoint. It was soon apparent hat the assembly was with him and us remarks were greeted wiui ire luent applause. When he descend* d fom the tribune he received the neatest ovation of the assembly. The voting for the admission of Lustria, which immediately follow >d developed 35 votes in favor of Austria's entrance, two members vere absent and four abstained Tom voting. The four elective members of the eague council chospn by the assem >ly today were Spain, Brazil, Bel gium and China, the final success of 3hina coming after several ballots, >eing greeted with enthusisastic ap riause. China today took rank among the mncipal powers directing the af iffairs of the world though its entry nto the council of the league of na ;ions in succession to Greece. The ;tion of Xmas | es it possible and appro ithout a large e have an es i of gifts this .1 that tney are m t m* The Men untain Pens litary Brushes >es jarettes fety Razors stving Sets ndies he assurance that ited. ompany COUNTY SA D0N7 PI \ Join the great army < are saving. Take out a memb Club and save syste: year. Everybody w join. Our Christm; Dec. 2 Any amount per wee Christmas you will h Yours for a h t and torosben County Sa Sound :: S <i. A. NEUFFER, President. ALBERT HENRY, Vice-Presiden I lection of .China had been dis ounted largely since the assembly reviously had adopted the recom lendation of the committee on or anization that another elective lember be allotted to Asia. It was doubtful up to the last loment, however, whether the mem ers who for the last few days had een advocating Slav or Scandina ian representation would not suc eed with their argument that the .siatic races could not expect two laces on the council while two im ortant European countries were ot represented at all. The maioritv of the delegates, the recommends mittee on the states which it 1 | as a foregone d approve. | Woman made j league today ai J ceived and welc i bly. In the dis< 1 suppress the wh j Htenri Forthamn j Denmark, took j purest English I an example of ! ciseness which il might have shoi of the assembly. owever, held to their implied prom e, but the success of China was GOVERNMENT ue largely to the personal strength lat Dr. Wellington Koo of the Ohi ese delegation has acquired in the Washington, 1 ssembly. $840,000,000 a? The delegates appeared to be less men^ *aEs due r iterested in the election of newlsame ^me * ;ates to the league and followed $650,000,000 in Here's Your ( Ilenu to til of vn Well you t snug Start for tl They fi irif'l p The Ho iVINGSj BANK*! IT IT OFF! [>f men and women who ership in ourChristmas matically (luring next elcome. No charge to as Club Opens :i, 1920 >k from 1c. up, and next ave money to spend. appy Christmas ms New Year vings||Banl afe :: Service E. E. COX, Cashier, t. P. E. BELL, Asst. Cashier. ition of the com admission of new. lad long been known bnclusion they would her debut in the | id wds cordially re-1 omed by the assem :ussion of action to il+n clovo Mllo I j profits taxes. About $700,000,000 in treasury [ certificates of indebtedness mature today and at the same time the semi-annual interest on the first liberty loan and the victory loan, aggregating about $140,000,000 be came payable. In order to provide for current expenses and to meet t:ViP rpmflinH<?r nf fVio loainr led, a substitute for the floor and in the gave the delegates clearness and con f it had come earlier tened the meeting tions which mature in January, in cluding $300,000,000 in certificates Secretary Hoiiston has offered two new issues of certificates aggregat ing about $500,000,000. BORROWS M OF $500,000,000 Dec. 16.?A bill for jainst the govern today and at the reasury is to collect income and excess Over 5,000 mules and burrors daily pass over the La Paz-Yungas road in Bolivia, which goes from La Paz up and over the Andes and down into the valley of the Undua vi. Mademoiselle Napierskowski, a fa mous Russian dancer, has insured" her feei for fifty thousand dollars. Chance! -r'f* ;mber how hard it seemed to get 'round e actual strating of that savings account urs? *' ' . . Christmas gi\*es a bully opportunity for o help some young person over this rough on the road to financial advancement. a Savings Account?for any amount? it; uuy ur gm. '11 appreciate the thoughtfulness ol" such : and have pride in building it up. 1 . D 1_ laniers oanK "The Friendly Bank" ABBEVILLE, 5. C. me of Over 1000 Bank Accounts. 6*'