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T k? VOL. 23. NO. 51. SEMIGREAT I ^ State Commissioner of Agriculture to Require Standard Packages of Fifty Pounds for Shipments of Corn Meal, ? ??? Columbia, April 15.?The total resources of the 336 State banks and branches in South Carolina have increased $33,000,000, or approximately 40 per cent according to a statement issued by Col. Oscar K. LaRoque, State bank examiner, bAsed on the call of March 4. The call showed total resources amount ing to $117,000,000, compared with $84,000,000 a year ago covering tho same period. "The total resources of the State hanks in South Carolina," said Col. LaRoque, "have increased $33,000,000, or approximately 40 per cent in one year, the call of March 4 showing more than $117,000,000 total resources, as compared with $84,000,000 one year ago. "Checking deposits have increased nearly 100 per cent and savings deposits have increased nearly 2 5 per cent. Ivoans have increased 2 7 per cent. The amount of cash on hand and in banks has increased nearly 80 per cent. The increase in surplus and profits is but 5 1-4 per cent of the capital stock paid in." The following is the consolidated statement of the condition of the 335 State banks and branches in South Carolina at the close of business on March 4, as compared by the office of the State bank examiner: Resources: 1 Loans nad discounts $ 79.451,888.27 Overdrafts 1,323,479.30 Ronds and stocks. . 7,802,595.65 Hanking house, real estate and fixtures 3,042,116.87 Due from banks, cash and cash items . . 23,263,277.26 Other resources. . . 2,405,791.48 Total $117,289,148.83 Liabilities: Capital stock .. ..$ 11,909,672.65 Surplus and profits. 8,304.368.10 Due to banks 2,304.416.92 uiviic^aa unpaid . . 28,360.36 check dluauauadu Deposits subject to check 53,392,148.33 Savings deposits . . . 36,895,373.87 lMlls payable and rediscounts 2,638,821.55 Reserve fund .. .. 141,956.57 Other liabilities . . . 1,673,431.42 Total $117,289,148.83 Standard Packages. Acting on the advice of the attorney general, Thomas H. Peoples, who holds that when there is a conflict between the State and federal statutes the latter should hold, A. C. Summers, State commissioner of agriculture, commerce ami industries will require shipments of bolted and unbolted corn meal coming into South Carolina to be shipped in standard packages,of fifty pounds to the bushel. This weiaht h?? set by the federal food administration and the State law, passed at the last session of the general assembly, requires forty-eight pounds. The law formerly required forty-eight pounds of unbolted meal and flfTv pounds of bolted meal to !*?e bushel. P The last legislature, in attempting to make the weight conform to the federal requirements, changed the weight wrongly. If the prevailing State law could not be changed no shipment of meal could be made into South Carolina wlthnnt 4L ........ ....... m. f iiyinnuil Ul 111*' federal or the State Btatutes. * Ice Cream Mapper at Unity. There will be an Ice cream supper at Unity school house on Saturday night. Everybody Invited. NOTABLE INCREASE IN BANK DEPOSITS Likewise Bank Resources in South Carolina Show Marked Increase. NEWS FROM CAPITAL CITY HE L WEEKLY. yATRIOTl SALES OF STAMPS NOW PICKING UP IN STATE Reason for lagging Was I>ark of Organization, Director Bed Says, and They're Getting Busy. Charleston, April 15.?Returning to Charleston after presiding at the convention of chairmen of county war savings committees, held In Columbia April 9, P. M. Ilea, vice director of the State for war savings, reports that the gathering of South Carolina's W. S. S. workers was the most inspiring meeting he has ever attended. As an earnest effort of their Intention to brine South r?rn. Una over the top In the sales of war savings stamps, the 35 county chairmen present pledged their efforts toward bringing the next week's sales up to $150,000, and if the people of the state show a disposition to cooperate with their county ohairmen, Mr. Rea is fully confident that the pledge will be fulfilled. 'Several well known men were present at the meeting and aroused great enthusiasm by their addresses. Otto Marx, federal director of the W. S. S. campaign in the south, and J. E. Kavanaugh, associated with F. A. Vanderlip, national director, delivered stirring addresses. J. E. SwearIngen, state superintendent of education, and Mrs. F. S. Munsell, chairman of the women's liberty loan committee, also delivered stirring messages, while several of the county chairmen exchanged views and experiences. It has now developed that the reason for South Carolina's lagging was the fact that the matter of organization had lagged. Now that' most will be an open air performance on the lot opponlte the residence of J. H. Witherspoon. As on the previous occasion, the proceeds will go to the Junior Red Cross. ? . . Cioes to Columbia. Odell llorton has accepted a position with the Southern Express company in Columbia. Mr. Horton has competently managed the Southern Express office here since Lieutenant J. F. Moore entered the military service. Confederate Veteran's Dues. All * a nn \ uuicuvnus veiemnH are notified by Camp Dixie to pay their due* to John L. Caskey by order of W. Q. Caakey. The Confederate reunion will meet at Abbyrllle on May 6 and 7. : l i ! AX*-1 ^ . 4. . . . _ - of the counties have finally com-' pleted their organization and the pushing the W. S. S. campaign in a comprehensive. aggressive manner, the state is picking up in the sales of stamps. Daily there is greater activity in all parts of the state, and a greater number of people are buying and boosting W. S. S. The fact that South Carolina is expected to absorb war savings and thrift stamps to the extent of $32,000,000 during the year indicates that the war savings movement is not merely a school child's affair, but is a matter requiring the serious and constant co-| operation of all men. women and children in the state. ? ? Takes $il5.000 in Ilonds. Col. Leroy Springs, a heavy subscriber in the two previous Liberty loans, and who subscribed for himself and Mrs. Springs $20,000 at the meeting held here Thursday, has I uuiv.-ii *io,uuu inrough the committee at Fort Mill. Fort Mill reported yesterday 107 subscribers and that Its quota is over-subscribed 25 per cent, though the solicitation goes on. ?. Presiding Klder to Preach. Rev. R. J. Major, presiding elder of the Rock Hill district, will preach at the First Methodist church next Sunday morning and will hold tho second quarterly conferencS for this charge. Mr. Major is serving his first year as prosidlng elder of this district and Is very popular with the people. He will be welcomed in Lancaster by a large congregation. Piny Return (engagement. "Cinderella In Flowerland." which was so successfully given by the pupils of the Central school recently, will play a "return engagement" Friday, May 3, at 8:30 p. m. This &NCA LANCASTER, S. C., T RA1M HAIG TELLS MEN TO HOLD THEIR GROUND This Regardless of Cost, and Fight For Safety of Their Homes and Freedom. MUST HIT WO DPTtDUMPwr uu nv/ ?U 1 IlVUlUCill I British Are Fighting With Their Backs to the Wall, Field Marshall Says and First Phase Is Passed. ' Great Britain's armies stand at bay in France and Flanders. After I three weeks of combat which has eclipsed anything that has raged during the entire four years of worfare. Field Marshal Haig has issued a command to his men to hold their ground at whatever cost, and fight with the knowledge that ^their blows are struck "for the safety of thei?* I homes and the freedom of mankind." The end of the first phase of this giant struggle now may be considered as passed. "There must be no retirement," is Hair's admonition, which adds that the British now are fighting "with their backs to the wall." The withdrawal in Picardy was officially reported to have been a part of the allied strategy, but the period for such tactics seemingly has gone into history. The order issued by the field marshal contains another sentence which may be pregnant with signifl cance. "The French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our support." he said, and this is the first official intimation that the allies are ready to strike back at the German invaders. This blow may not necessarily fall in Flanders, nor yet in Pieardy, but n\ay be aimed at some part of the line where Generalissimo Foch may believe he can cut through the German front and compel the Teutons to relax their pressure against the British. "KYF.HY POSITION' MIST IlK IIKlil> TO THK Ii.\ST MAN." London, April 15.?Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a special order of the day address to "All ranks of the British army in France and Flanders," says: "Kvery position must be held to the last man. There must be no re tiremcnt. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end, "The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each one of us at this critical moment." Field Marshal Haig announced that the French army "is moving rapidly and in great . force to the support of the British. The special order says: "Three weeks ago today, the enemy began his terrific attacks against us on a 50-mile front. His object* are to separate us from the French, to take the channel ports and to destroy the British army. "In spite of throwing, already, one hundred and six divisions into the battle and enduring the most reckless sacrifice of human life, he has yet made little progress toward his goals. "We owe this to the determined fighting and selfsacrlflce of our troops. Words fail me to express the admiration which I feel for the spienmo resistance offered by all ranks of our army under the most trying circumstances. "Many amongst us now are tired. To those. I would say that victory will belong to the side which holds out the longest. The French army Is moving rapidly and in great force to our support. There is no other course open to us but to fight It out. "Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no retlmement. AVlth our backs to the w oil am/I ? - - ui> ami ueiitivuiK in me justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end. The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each one of us at this critical moment." s STER TUESDAY, APRIL 16. 1918. 'HERE A RED CROSS WORK |[ GOING RIGHT AHEAD, r f Sixteen County Schools Have Completed Their Junior Organizations. j A REGULAR CONTRIBUTIONS < t Some Interested Workers Have Adopted the Plan of Giving an Amount Each Month?Other 1 Red Cross News. 1 The Junior Red Cross work is progressing satisfactorily. The six- 1 teen county schools which have com- 1 pleted their organization are all ac- ( tively engager! in tho work of production. Mrs. T. M. Hughes, chairman of the co-operation committee, j reports that the work is coming in ] regularly and it is excellently done. \ Mrs. M. J. Perry with her usual i clever dexterity and skill has completed 16 attractive Junior Red Cross banners which are being distributed ^ to the organized schools. Miss Joe ^ Foster has contributed her artistic 1 bit in the form of 16 beautiful honor rolls done in water color. The chapter school committee is indebted to Mrs. Perry and Miss Foster for thei rassistance in the matter of 1 helping to furnish inspiration for 1 100 per cent enrollment in the ! schools. < The schools are all being invited i to join in the great patriotic parade next Saturday. Each school is asked to furnish a Junior Red Cross float. ' The Lancaster Central school has i accomplished such an enormous 1 i amount of work that thev lonir a en exhausted their membership dues. 1 After the extraordinary success of 1 the recent play the purchasing com- 1 mittee under Miss N'eely's chairman- ' ship ?ill be able to purchase a large 1 amount of additional material. The surgical dressings unit under Miss Hrock renders valuable assistance in the workroom every Wednesday af- < ternoon. A large attendance is urg- 1 ed this week as a rush order of large i , cotton pads is to be made. Miss Florence Robinson, one of Lancaster's foremost business women. has established a precedent which other prominent citizens would do fell io follow. Miss Robinson voluntarily came to the office last week with a cheek which she graciously contributed to the Red ' Cross work, and she declared her intention of giving regularly once a month to the local Red Cross treasury. This method of giving is a very happy one, and if adopted by others would save the finance com- ' mittee and other officers untold anxW.t au V- ~ ~ * * ?o iu nuoia mc iikai yard or gauze or yard of muslin is coming from. ' The Lancaster Department store has recently contributed an attractive china cabinet which is of splen- < did service in the tearoom. Th etearoom committee with Miss ] Nannie Hill Moore as chairman, is \ a sub-committee of Mrs. R. C. i Brown's entertainment committee l This /committee has been remarka- $ bly successful in the amount of net t proceeds of the tearoom, and has f thereby assisted splendidly in the i purchase of supplies for the workroom. I>ancaster is more fortunate t than other chapters?Columbia fo? f instance, where a large pe rcent o* <] tearoom profits go for the monthly \ rental of $100. The Lancastei t chapter has not one cent of overhead j expense as the rental, lights anil fuel are all contributed by a gener- r ous and patriotic citizen of the town I The last appropriation of the ont^r- Y talnment committee was a check for s $62. donated to the layette fund. e The workroom is open on Mondav o and Tuesday morning: for those who d wish to make hospital garments, and Mrs. C. I). Jones, chairman of the 1 workroom, asks for volunteers in F this work. She also requests that J all who have shirts and pajamas F send them in to her at soon as pos- p slble, as she has almost a ho* of li each ready for shipment, and is anx- F ous to get them off to headquarters, li The surgical dressing department d New SUB JEXT SA PBKSOXAIaS. C?MAu n 1.? " "* on an. i m ats or v amp jacKSOn, ame home Saturday to spend his urlough of eight days. ?o? Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cunningham ire visiting their daughter, Mrs. ack White, in Rock Hill. ?o? Frank Plaxco, of Camp Greene, Charlotte, spent Sunday with his siser, Mrs. R. Mack Robinson. ?o? Misses May Durnette and Katheen Wiggins, of Winthrop college, >pent the week-end with Mrs. E. K. 3lyler. ?o Mrs. E. H. Henderson, who has seen visiting Miss Bessie McManus, eturned to her home in Bamberg >n Friday. Mrs. George Heath and children eturned to her home in Charlotte Vionday after spending a few days vith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis. ?o? Mrs. W. D. Craip and daughter, Vliss Sarah OraiR, spent Sunday in Rock Hill, to visit the former's brother. Dr. Wm. Simpson, who is luffering from a Rtroke of paralysiH. Chas. Funderburk, Mr. and Mrs. 8V. H. Terrell and son, motored from ilartsville Sunday for the day at Mr. ind Mrs. W II. Culp's. Mrs. Funlerburk and children returned home with them. Thrown From Car. An employe of the Catawba Automobile company, Mr. L^npley, was painfully hurt Friday afternoon when he was thrown from a Ford chassis on Main street near the depot. The Ford V.ib beinp towed by another car and the tow-line broke. Lanpley lost control and the car hit it leieynnue poie. * To Pupils Bufnrd School. The pupils of Buford school arc reluestod to meet with the teachers at the school building Thursday afternoon at 6 o'clock to arrange for attending the Big Patriotic. Rally at Lancaster Saturday, April 10th. A. C. Howell. * Sale of Stamps at Central School. Per Total Capita First Grade $ 14.Rf? Second Grade 30.00 .55 Third Grade 150.60 $4.71 Fourth Grade 34.00 .85 rifth, Mrs. Taylor. . 220.80 5.71 Fifth, Mrs. Terry . . 45.90 2.08 Sixth Grade 89.75 3.00 Seventh Grade .... 203.75 6.65 Righth Grade .. .. 13.35 .36 NJinth Grade 225.75 7.06 Tenth Grade .25 04 Rleventh Grade..... 18.75 2.08 Total $1,041.90 if the Lancaster chapter has been apportioned for April three hundred arge cotton pads. Saturday work vas begun upon the new dressings, md the workroom was filled with may girls and women the whole day. tome were measuring and cutting he cotton, others were cutting rauze, and others making the dressings. 141 pads were made. The day vas certainly a record day as to >oth the work antk the number of mthusiastie workers. The surgical Iressing committee urges every onn, vho possibly can. to come this week hat the allotment may be comdeted. Those who helped in the workoom the past week were: Mesdanies Irown. MeCardell, Poovey, Robbins. Coster, Herrlck, Millen, Wither poon, Jones, Klllson, Madra, Withrspoon, Thomson, Poag, Hughes nd Connors; Misses Wylle. I^anrum, Murchlson, Moore. Williams. Vylle, Williamson, Culp, Reed, 'homasson, Hinson, Williamson. *orler, King. MrMnnus, Rlackmon. loore, Hlrsoh, Cauthen. Roddey, (night, Ferguson. Patterson, rlkip?er, Gregory. Drlseoll, Llngle, Pilings, MoManus, McManua, Brock, lose, McCutchen, Hugglns and Eliott. 82F? was the total number of resslngs for the week. SCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR TURD AY PATRIOTIC RALLY HERE ON SATURDAY I Hon. Whitehead Kluttz and Col. Haston to Make Addresses. | A HUGE STREET PARADE j The Red Cross, the City Schools, Secret Orders, Boys and Girls Clubs and Other Floats Will Participate. Arrangements are about complete for the biggest patriotic demonstration ever undertaken in Lancaster county which will be held here next Saturday. The various committees charged with the details of the celebration have for the past several days kept wires and roads hot in their efforts to secure for the occasion prominent speakers and music, and up to this time the announcement is made that the 77th Field Artillery band from Camp Greene will be here with 2 8 to 2 5 pieces. It is not possible to announce yet the names of the speakers who will be here, but there will be at least two well-known and prominent men, in addition to local speakers. Hon. Whitehead Kluttz, of Salisbury. N. ('., and Washington, D. C., and a speaker well known in many States, notified Geo. W. Williams, chairman, this morning of his acceptance of the invitation to speak here Saturday. Col. A. L. Gaston, or Chester, chairman of the district Liberty loan committee, will also make an address. Many other details of the great celebration are being worked out as The News goes to press. A spectacular parade will be a feature of the occasion. This will form at the Central school at 10 o'clock and will move at 10:30 down Main street to the depot and return to the school grounds where the speaking will take place at 11 o'clock. This parade will be headed by the band, which is said to be one of the best in the country, and in it will bo floats, handsomely decorated, of the lted Cross, the city schools, secret orders, boys and girls agricultural clubs, decorated automobiles, children of all county schools, pub lie officials and various organiza tions. In tlie afternoon at 3 o'clock, there will be a band concert on the court house green, which will provide one of the pleasant features of the day. The different committees are hard at work on the plans and no stone will be left unturned to make this the greatest day in the history of Lancaster. All stores will be closed from 10 n. m. to 4 p. m., and the day will be observed as a War Gala Day. That there will be several thousand people here from the county and neighboring sections is certain. The chairman of the committee on decorations, Mrs. M. J. Perry, is asking every place of business and every resident** r?n u?in * -* ........ nucci iruiu in*' cotton oil mill to the residence of Goo. W. Parr, to display patriotic colors for the parade and also requests eve:y owner of an automobile to decorate same and take part in the parade. Mrs. Perry is anxious for as many automobiles as possible and that they be decorated with the I national colors as prettily as possible. + Surprise Party. A surprise party was given .Misses Melitta and Uuth Pai'c at their home on Kim street on Friday evening at uigni o clock. A hearty and warm I welcome greeted the young people as they arrived, making the evening one of real pleasure and delight. , Their hostesses' hospitably opened their home to them and with grace I furnished amusement for the happy! go-lucky party. The pounds of | fruit and candies contributed for this 'occasion were arranged about the reception room and partaken of at intervals.