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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Published Every Wednesday by THE PRESS AND BANNER CO. WM. P. GREENE. Editor Wednesday. June 9, 1915 GREATER FLORENCE EDITION The Florence Times has issued a Greater Florence Edition of its paper. The issue contains a thirtytwo page write-up 01 Florence and Florence County. The city and county show to good advantage as advertised in this issue. The Florence Times is edited by James D. Evans, Esq., a lawyer of that city. Mr. Evans gets out a good paper, and the people of his county should give him ample support. He is not waiting for good times to come to Florence: Lnt proposes to lead Florence to good times. Mr. Evans is a brother of Mrs. Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville. lie has visited in Abbeville, where he 1 has many friends who will be inter- ] ested to know of his success as a journalist. 1 AN AUTOMOBILE LICENSE TAX. j The roads are very rough since the continued rains of last week. 1 Driving over them in an automobile convinces one that we cannot have the right kind or roads for these ?n.i- : chines unless they are dragged nr 1 scraped after each rain, especially where there is considerable clay. J There are enough owners of automobiles in Abbeville township t? , keep the roads of the township well i dragged without any person paying 1 a great deal. As the owners of 1 self-propelled vehicles are practically alone interested in this work, the expense should fall on such owners. The necessary amount of rncney i can be raised by a license tax, to be 1 graduated acording to the size of the 1 cdr. 5 A ride over Gordon's lane just 1 now will convince you that it would ; save money to owners of machines ' to pay a license tax of considerable ' amount. Such a tax, if authorized by thfc ^ legislature, should be expended in 1 the townships where the owners of * the machines direct. Each township 1 would of course first look after its * own roads, and then any surplus 1 funds should be expended on those ( roads most traveled outside of the 1 township. The money should not be mixed with ordinary county funds, 1 but should be paid out on the war- * rants of a board in each township 1 which should have charge of the c work of keeping the roads dragged or t scraped. MEMORIAL SERVICES. J The John H. Winder Division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, will hold memorial services in the Baptist Church at Abbeville, R. C.. on next SnnHav afternoon at live o'clock. The senpon will be preached by Rev. M. R. Plaxco of ^ the A. R. P. Church. These services are always very impressive. A large number of deceased members of the John H. Winder Division of this order were natives of Abbeville. r They have many relatives and friends still residing here who take a deep interest in the affairs of the order and in the surviving members. The public is invited to attend the services at the hour stated. JUDGE MENDEL L. SMITH. , Judge Mendel L. Smith, the re- < cently elected judge of the fifth ju- i dicial circuit, is oresidintr in the 1 Court of General Sessions this week. * Judge Smith has been in public life i for a number of years. He is a t young man of great ability and a fine i presiding officer. He has had a ! large practice and is well acquainted i with the principles of law. His i commanding and magnetic presence i make him an ideal presiding judge. He is winning the confidence and re- '< spect of the lawyers and laymen < wherever he holds court. i We are glad to have him with us. > We hope and believe that he will measure up to the high record made 1 by Judge Ernest Gary, whom he sue- i ceeds. 1 BAD ROADS. p Elsewhere in this issue vriil be tl found a .communication from a ^ reader complaining of the roa i from ^ Abbeville to Monterey and of that ? | from Abbeville to Calhoun F;;lls. c, "Justice" thinks that Supervisor a Stevenson should not be occupying S( himself with working the roa l to 0 Little Mountain, nor with building a 0 forty-foot road from Abbeville to f, Donalds, until the roads first men- tl tioned have been worked. Ik With regard to the little work ^ contemplated on the Little Mountain 0 road "Justice" is right on principle. 0 The county has enough roads to tl work without going into the business n of working private roads, but this f( contemplated work would not take js any very great amount of time; in fj fact, it would take so short a time ti that we do not see that it would in-' w terfere at all with the working of the e: roads of the county, if provision n were made for this purpose other- k wise. Still, if anyone objects, so.jj far as we are concerned, we would a. be very glad to see Mr. Stevenson refuse to do the work, and let it be tc done by others. We do not ask 5, that a precedent be set which might 0] be embarrassing in the future. y. The proposed widening of the road r( from Abbeville to Donalds is not the tj idea of the Supervisor, but of a con- C( tributor to our last issue, and the a] Supervisor is in no way responsible Ss for the idea. We do not know that tl it meets with his approval; in fact, bi we presume that it does not, or we 0; would have such a road. vi But speaking of a forty foot road ir from Abbeville to Donalds, we would B like to endorse the letter in last t< week's issue. That is just what the w county should have. We should n< have a forty foot road not only to ai Donalds, but to Lowndesville, to Mc- c< Cormick, to Calhoun Falls, and to f< every otner town 01 any size in the tr :ounty. All the main hfghways of tc the county should be constructed it this width. If they were so con- it structed we would have better roads, hi and less complaint. t\ It is a fact that we have poor roads w in Abbeville county. There are m :nany reasons why we have these bad roads. We have given the matter tc some thought, and while we are net pi roadbuilders, we believe that there ir ire a few causes which have coniri- si juted to make our roads wor?e than d< -hose in some adjoining counties. al In the first place, we believe that ti ;he roads in this county are hanier to tr ,vork and keep in proper repair than b< .he roads in Anderson and Green- si ,vood counties. We have more clay tl ;han either of these counties, and it ri s clay which makes bad roads, espe- ei :ially following rainy seasons. Then hi ve have a great many streams in cer- th ;ain portions of the county, and the rc :ountry about these streams is bro- tr ten and very hilly. This makes the to oads wash easily, and makes it ne- to ressary to do constant work in order rj ;o keep the roads smooth. ei Then, we do not work our roads is we'll as the other counties; and n( ;he chief fault lies in the fact that m hese other counties have widened p( :heir roads, so that they do not wash c.j iway with every shower that comes ^ ilong. Some good work has been je lone in the county in this line in the ast several months, and the results rc vill show, we believe, the wisdom of 0l laving wider roads. The idea has jn )een that the roads must be built righ in the middle and well ditched. IC \ccording to our observation this is w lot the correct way to build roads. ej rhe roads must be ditched, it is true, md they must be so constructed that ;hey will drain, but they must be rc juiit wide enough to allow the water ^ o drain by degrees and not wash r( iitches in running from the centre w ;o the lateral ditches. ^ With wide roads, too, we have tj ither advantages. If the . road is ^ .ut un. or frets vouch at. onp noint- it. ii is easy enough to drive around the e( rough places and establish another p; iriveway in the road. Holes in the roadway may thus be avoided. "Jus- m tice" emphasizes this very point in ni the complaint that the roads are not r( so bad, but only have rough places in them which need attention. Wide roads will solve these difficulties to a very great extent. Another trouble with which we are forced to contend in the working Df our roads is that we have too many roads worked by the public, 's 3. fact to which we have adverted be- b< fore. We do not know who is to in blame for the custom, and we blame at [io one in particular for it, but it is is nevertheless a fact that too many m rivate roads have been opened by tie county, and are now mantained y the county. It is manifestly imossible for the supervisor to work wenty-seven hundred miles of road rith the force and money at his ommand. The present Supervisor nd his predecessors should have een this years ago, and called a halt n the practice, which had grown up, f opening new roads wherever a ew voters, by petition, requested tie same. We have no general nowledge of the roads of the counts but we are acquainted with.some f the roads which have thus been pened. They are nothing more lan plantation roads, opened and laintained, not for the public, but or a few individuals. When this > done in one section it must, in airness, be done in every other seeon. The result is that the highly mileage has grown to such an xtent in Abbeville county that it is ow impossible, in our judgment, to eep the roads in proper repair unsss a great deal more money was mailable. | Supervisor Stevenson knows how ) build good roads. If you have een over the thirty foot roadway n the McCormick road in Bellevue, J ou have seen fbr yourself that good >ads can be built in Abbeville coun- j r. But they can be built only by | >-operation, The land-owners lonp* the line must fivp thp tiacpc. i O- ~ ~ "vvvw I iry amount of land in order to make le roads wider, and then the neigh-, orhood through which each section [ f a road runs must give the super- j isor assistance in keeping the roads i repair. This is what is done in j ellevue. These good people got >gether when the road hands were orking the roads through th *t eighborhood and gave the ncccssary mount of land, and then helped instruct the road, as wo are in>rmed. They did not sv;-p with lis and look for the small road U\x > keep up their road, but they keep in' shape themselves, by draggin^ , and scraping it, at intervals, after eavy rains etc., and the result is rnt they have a good road pretty ell the year round. Other com-' [unities should do the same thing. | In future issues, we desire to call > the attention of our readers other ractices and customs which stand L the W3V nf trnnrl rna.-li' - ? -- o--? ? IiuO iii a. ^ )irit of fault-finding, but in an en- ^ savor to correct evils by calling the itention of the public to these prac-' ces and customs. We should all j y to make our roads as good as the est. Trolleys and railroads, for, lort passenger service, will be a ( ting of the past when we have the ght kind of roads. We can put /ery part of the county within an j )ur's reach of Abbeville, barring! i ie speed law, by building good j >ads. Not having the railroad and olley connections with the live ?wns of the county, we should try j i get in easy reach of them by the ght kind of highways. To that id, we should all strive. And in that connection, would it 5t be a good idea to start a moveer.t in Abbeville county to get the jople themselves interested? Every tizen shoulc have an interest in the ailding of better roads. Why not ? * u uie people get together for five j lys in July and August and give the I >ads in each school district a tfior- I igh working. The people did this i Missouri last summer, we believe, | id the undertaking was a great sue- j ;ss. Those who do not want to } ork can contribute five days labor, ther by sending a substitute, or by lying for the extra labor. With lis work, by building up only those >ads where the necessary width is iven, we can build a system of j >ads in the county which will be I orth something, and which com- i and the attention of the public. If | le public is once aroused and sees I le benefits from a movement of i lis kind the work will go on. The ' litor of this paper will undertake to j rovide five days labor for the roads' f this school district. Is the move-1 ent worth while? Is the workl eeded? Do we all want good | )ads? Do we expect to build them jrselves, or are we waiting for >meone to give them to us? Who ill respond? To Teach Next Year. Miss Janie Morse, who has just finhed at the College for Women, has sen elected to teach the third grade . the Easley High School and has < :cepted the position. Miss Morse 1 a popular young woman and her < any friends wish her much success, i 1 J?? MEALS ARE ] THEN you' \ V your work, minutes ii supper ? then th PERFECTION helps you to hurr} It lights at the toi and cooks rapidly It regulates high ( raising or lowenr is easy to operate easy to re-wick. Sold in 1, 2, 3 an by hardware, furn: ment stores every\ NEW P^RFEC' bake better becai fresh hot air passes and under the fo< i the steam, and p ness. This is an PERFECTION a Use Aladdin . i ! or Diamond to obtain the bcsl ; Stoves, Heaters A PERM* Q]iiroo} STANDARD Ol ! Washington, D. C. (New Jer Norfolk, Va. (BALTIM( Richmond, Va. I CLEAN? | -UP- * I Tn fnpl, "RvArvtliin^f* laZMilfbrd cL I Phone 3 [SMSM5J3j3/3JSMSIcUSM3JSISI3JSM3JSMSMSlSJi The College for Women. 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' "hen Cartwheels come as- divers junk; "Iron Men" favors Jones, j 'o Smith a thing costs one rouund I * PlunkWhile Brown says "thirteen Bones" j ine maiden fair sure has the Rocks, j Another has the Tin; I C ome carry it within their Hose? 1 ti Some save, some blow it in. C I I all means money, true enough, From labor, theft or gain ? ut ain't it awful handy stuff L To have, in msp nf rain ! A -7 ? "?" ?- - I "Did she make you feel at home?" "No, but she made me wish I was." -Brokly Life. ^ Twelve Thing* to do Thii Month (Progressive Farmej.) 1. Be sure to put the stubble ands to work again growing peas, jeans, or some other feed crop. 2. Arrange to build a silo if you regularly keep a dozen or more cat;le. * 3. Be sure to see that ample crops ;o fill the silo are planted. 4. Watch the health of your hogs,, ind if vou suspect cholera get in. ;ouch with your local demonstration igent at once. 5. Look to the farm machinery ;hat will not be used again until next winter or spring, and see that it is ^ out away in proper shape. 6. Keep the garden going by planting late corn, beans and tomatoes, :abbage, collard and cauliflower seed for winter plants. n 7. Watch your cultivators and see :hat they are not running too deep. 8. Use the mower in the pastures to keep down the weeds. 9 . Plant peas in all corn at the last working. 10. Don't forget a liberal planting of late watermelons. 11. Watch all places where mos}uitos might breed and keep them either drained or oiled. 12. Get in touch with your agri- H cultural college and demonstration forces and arrange for a farmers' in- R stitute or farmers' short course in H pour neighborhood this summer. H If you want to bny peas call on RoI mberu: Warehouse Co. L785 1915. College of Charleston I SOUTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST COLLEGE 131st Year Begins October 1st- H Entrance examinations at all countyieats on Friday, July 2, at 9 a. m. Full four year courses lead to the B.. A and B. S. decrees. A two-year pre- ^ medical ccurse is given. $' SB A free tuition scholarship is assigned! to each county of the State. ^9 Spacious buildings and athleticgrounds, well equipped laborotories, 9fl mexoelled library facilities. j^H Expenses moderate. For terms and. catalogue, address JB9 HARRISON RANDOLPH, BB President. BB 6-2-15 BB Winthrop College. 9H SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE. H EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col- BB ege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County j^B Court House on Friday, July 2, at 9 i. m. Applicants must not be less IBB than sixteen years of age. When 4-^flfl Scholarships are vacant after July 2 they will be awarded to those mak- HB ing the highest average at this ex- BH amination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Ap- ^Hj plicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson betore the examination for Scholarship ex- BH amination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will ' Dpen September 15, 1915. For fur- HH ther information and catalog, ad- HH dress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Kock Hill, S. C. DR. W. E. McCOKD H .... DENTIST .... H over |m Dr. Speed's Drug Store HB Office JB Phone 242. Abbeville, S. 0. 1H Notice Income Taxpayers. The date for making income tax re;urns to the State of South Carolina las been extended by the Comptroller .? general to July the 1st. If returns are lot made by that date .10 per cent pen- MR ilty will be added. Blanks for making HHB returns will be sent on request. |MH Richard Sondley, Auditor Abbeville County. No. 666 vl This ia a prescription prepared especially or MALARIA or CHILLS 6. FEVER. Tive or six doses will break any case, and l^HB f taken then as a tonic the Fever will not eturn. It acts on the liver better thaa Calomel and does not gripe or eickeo. 25c To Xine room house, all conveniences. Iain street. Apply to M. B. Ree.se. BHD You can get white cotton ve bushel sacks, suitable for H|B lurr clover seed, at 12 1-2 JJj ents. Only a limited quan- JBM[ ity. Rosenberg Warehouse Company. E^H Southern Railway Schedule. Effective May 30,1915. |^|^| A 1! DAT mr A.tU. -L iTX JTiXA eave Abbeville 9.00 3.55 6.35 BH rrive Abbeville 11.05 5.25 7.50 If you want to sell peas see Rosen- NflH irg Warehouse Co. Mr. Farmer, see Rosenberg Ware)use Co. for cement and peas.