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Established 1844.
The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wm. P. GREENE, Editor.
The Press and Banner Co.
PnMi?Viof1 Everv Tuesday and Friday
Telephone No. 10.
Entered as second-class mail matter
at post office in Abbeville, S. C.
T>nni of Subscription:
One* year $1.50
Six months .75
Three months .60
Payable invariably in advance.
Tuesday, October 16, 1917.
BUY A LIBERTY BOND.
There is fighting on all fronts.
While the boys are going away to
the camps and preparing to fight in
the great battles in France, and
while the householders are pledging
themselves to do their part in preparing
to furnish food to our own
soldiers and the people across the
seas, the call comes to the merchant
and the banker, the farmer and mechanic,
to the professional man and
the layman, to lend to the government
the necessary amount of money
to provide the soldiers at the front
with the sinews of war.
And there was never a time in the
Southland when the people were bet
ter able to answer the call of tne
government. With a fairly good
crop of cotton, and with prices almost
twice as high as they have been,
' in a generation, the South is almost)
burdened with money. The farmer!
is paying the debts, and at the same
time harvesting a good grain crop.'
He is prepared to farm another year.
When the cotton which is still to be I
gathered is sold every prosperous'
farmer in the land will have a surplus
amount of money. The banks)
are collecting their debts and the!
bank deposits are running upwards. I
The merchants are being paid for|
advances out of one and two bales j
of cotton, and the balance will be
money for investment. Even the j
negroes running one horse farms are
paying up their obligations and laying
aside from one to five hundred
dollars.
j
The people have never known such|
prosperity in the South. Should noti
the South then respond to the calls)
of the government? Do we not knowj
that, however great the hardships,
of the war to other people, it means j
millions and millions of dollars tOj
the people of this section? Should j
we than not lend of our substance
to the prosecution of the war and toi
the support of the government?
In a few days the canvass will be-j
gin for subscriptions to the second;
Liberty Loan. Government bonds at^
four per cent, are the safest andj
best investment one can make. The I
three and one-half per cent bonds'
two the four per cent bonds will com-i
mand a big premium on the market.
If we cannot help from patriotic mo-J
tives, surely we should know a good
investment when it comes along.
Our share of this loan can bej
easily taken if every man does hisj
duty.# The high price of cotton andj
of cotton seed is bringing to this
county something like three millions'
n-f dollars whirh wp would not have!
had except for the war. We should
at least invest ten per cent of this
amount in the government loan.
Surely the people of Abbeville county
with this vast sum of money brought;
to them by the misfortunes of others,
will not deny to the boys who are|
going to fight the battles of liberty:
that support which they will need.
Every man who invests a dollar in J
a liberty bond should know that by;
that amount he brings the end of
the war nearer, cuts down the casu-J
alty list, and thus protects the boys|
from Abbeville county who carry'
the guns. Will we be patriotic?
THE FOOD CAMPAIGN.
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The war has drawn from agricul-!
tural pursuits in the lands of the'
allies millions of men. Millions of
individuals who looked to the farms,
for employment and sul .-istence can
look there no longer. Even in ordinary
times, England and France
must look to America for bread.
They import in ordinary times one ,
third of their grain. Now in time(
of war they must import a great,
deal more, and they look to America
for this additional amount, as well
as for butter and meat and other
supplies.
America can furnish all that our
allies ask and all that our own
armies in France need only by preparing:
to do so. And we can prepare
only by avoiding waste and by
saving. Food, they tell us, will win
the war, and no doubt it is as important
to strengthen the bread line j
just now as it is to strengthen the
battle line.
America is asked for more than z
million and a quarter bushels oi
wheat above the apparent surplus
for twice as much meat as we thinl
we can spare under ordinary condi
tions and three itmes as much fat
liut America can answer the demanc
for food supplies just as the boys an
now spII for a nremium. In a vear oi
answering the call to arms?by pre
paring, by using corn at home in
stead of wheat, by using potatoes a
home instead of bread, by giving uj
meat when meat is not necessary
and in other ways which the Fooc
Administration will make known.
France and England are asking
for these things, but they are no
asking that America give them. Thej
are offering the price, and it is a wai
price too. So that while the Ameri
can citizen is patriotic in answering
the cplls of his brothers across th<
waters?those who are fighting ouj
fight as well as their own?he pros
pers by being patriotic.
When Mr. J. Allen Smith and hi!
/ximnoiffr
I WWVi IVC10 Utg III l/UC JLUUU VMUIJL/Uigt
in this county we hope and believ<
that they will receive a ready re
sponse from every household in th<
county.
So sign the pledge cards and ful
fill the pledges, and help to win the
war.
THE TIME TO BUY LAND.
Land is cheaper today than it wil
be again. Because of the war anc
unsettled conditions along with the
scarcity of labor, people are slow tc
purchase, though there is evidence
of increasing activity in real estate
circlesThere
is more money in the country
now than at any time within fiftj
years. People are able to purchase
lands today when they have never
'been before. A man who has rented
lands all these years may today buj
and make a sufficient payment to gel
a start towards owninsr a home.
Because of the two facts stated
every man who is renting should
launch a campaign to own his own
home. With the constantly increasing
prices of lands, rent sooner or
later must be advanced, and the renter
will find it harder to get along.
Today opportunity offers; tomorrow
it may not.
TO BE A SEMI-WEEKLY.
(Greenwood Journal.)
The Press and Banner announces
that it will begin, in the near future,
the publication of a semi-weekly. W?
congratulate our neighbor upon this
advanced step. The Press and Banner
has improved wonderfully under
its present management and ranks
among the very best paper* of the
state. We expect it to get oetter aa
the days come ana go. it nas splendid
advertising which shows that the
business men of Abbeville appreciate
the service that it is giving them.
We are in thorough agreement
with The Press and Banner in the
policy of not carrying on its subscription
list the names of persons who
do not pay for the subscriptions in
advance. It is the only way to
run a newspaper successfully. It not
only saves a' lot of bad accounts, but
the general public appreciates a paper
a great deal more that has independence
enough to demand its
rights. When a subscriber's time expires
take his name off, and if he
wants the paper he will come back
agan and thank you for not trying
to force it upon him. Our list has
grown ever since we adopted this
policy, and not only our list but the
paper has grown in favor with the
public in general.
SURGICAL DRESSING COURSE.
The Red Cross Surgical Dressings
Course will begin in about ten days.
Mrs. J. C. Ellis and Miss Shearer
have kindly consented to give this
course free of charge. Classes will
be held Tuesdays and Fridays from
10 to 1 o'clock in the Red Cross
rooms, and will continue for three
weeks.
The need for surgical dressings at
present, is urgent and the committee
wishs to secure a class of at least
twenty-five.
Don't wait for the committee to
see you, if you wish to take the
course, but notify Mrs. C. H. McMurray
or Miss Maggie Latimer, and
they will be glad to give any further
information.
The following ladies have already
Kiven in their names:
Mrs. T. Gordon White, Miss Mary
Smith, Miss Emma Harris, Mrs. C.
C. Gambrell, Mrs. .T. A. Harris, Miss
Caro Morse, Miss Onie Morse, Miss
Mary Hill, Miss Ber.-jie Lee Cheatham
Miss Nettie Russe'l, Miss Maggie
Latimer, Mrs. C. H. McMurray, Mrs.
J. M. Wilkinson.
BOOK CLUB POSTPONED.
On account of tfc" Synodical being
: held here this wee! there will be no
meeting of the Bool: Club. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. J F. Bradley,
Nov. 7th.
PROGRAM OF THE SYNODICAL F
Which Convenes at the Presbyterian I
Church This Morning at Nine
[ O'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING,
i 9:00?Executive Committee Meeting
! Opening Meeting,
r 11:00?Devotional.
- Music Selected,'
Greetings
t' Presbyterian Mrs. Gibert Evans i
)! Baptist Mrs. W. P. Whamj
,|A. R. P. Mrs. M. R. PlaxcoJ
11 Methodist Mrs. Frank Nickles
j Response Mrs. N. Y. Alford
I Roll Call.
t Message Rev. E. P. Davis]
j Chairman Synod's Committee on!
r Women's Work.
-{President's Message.
j Bible Hour?Stewardship, Mrs. T. S.
? Bryan. y
r Appointment of Committees.
- 1:00?Adjournment.
Tuesdav Afternoon
3 2:30?Devotional.
1 Minutes.
? REPORTS.
- Secretary Mrs. M. B. John
i Treasurer Mrs. C. E. Graham'
Sec. of Literature-Mrs N G Gonzales
- Conference:
> County Institutes Mrs. F, Louise
Mayes.
REPORTS OF PRESBYTERIAL
PRESIDENTS
4:00?Bible Hour Stewardsliip, Mrs.
L Bryan.
I Adjournment.
- Tuesday Evening
> 8:00?Devotional.
! Music Selected
! Address Miss Mabel Hall
Mountain Missionary from Kentucky
Offering.
r Hymn.
- Benediction.
Wednesday Morning
I 9:00?Devotional.
r Minutes.
' Election of Officers.
Election of representative to Monl
treat.
I Work of Presbyterian Women in Na1
. tional Council fo; Defense,
Mrs. N. G, Gonzales
' REPORT OF SECRETARIES OF
CAUSES.
Local Home Missions Miss Louise
Fleming.
j Foreign Missions-Mrs. C N Gignilliat
Christian Education, Mrs L L Legters
;Young Peoples Work __Miss Harriet,
Moore.
Assembly Home Missions Miss!
> Edna McCutcheon.
** ? i x I
luuntrcai ocuuui ux luiaoiuno.. xuio,
> N. E. Aull, Mrs. A. S. Libby.
? 12:B0?Bible Hour, Stewardshp,
Mrs. Bryan.
Wednesday Afternoon ~"
1 2:30?Devotional.
1 Hymn.
1 Recommendaton of Executive Committee.
! Reports from Transient Committees.
1 Question Box. ^
Unfinished Business.
; Minutes. ^
Closing Devotional Service.
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NEW SUBSCRIBERS. jj
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I For the past week our mailing ja]
list has been increasing considerably. | e.
New subscribers every day. It will w
pay to advertise your goods in The bi
Press and Banner. jn
b<
TO BALTIMORE. r<
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We made a mistake last week t*
about Dr. Jas. C. Hill going to a H
meetng of the Seaboard Surgeons as w
this meeting has been postponed. He a^
went to Baltimore to take his uncle, di
Mr. Tabor Hill, of Greenwood, to hi
Johns Hopkins.
BOY SCOUTS WILL AGAIN
CANVAS FOR LIBERTY BOND
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President Wilson will present an
! American flag, appropriately insiribed,
to the troop of Boy Scouts m
i in each State securing the largest
number of subscriptions to the Se- ?
cond Liberty Loan during the four day
campaign, which the organization
will inaugurate on October 22.
The Boy Scouts of America se-|
cured subscriptions aggregating $23,-'
1238,250 from 139,645 homes in the'"*2
first campaign, and with the experi-^0
ence thus gained and a more perfect
organization, they hope to double |w
this record for the Second Loan. |m
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micc mattichn
1V11JJ iTln I A
Miss Nannie Mattison of Donalds,]
j in renewing her subscription has the ct
'following to say: "I congratulate,C?
I you on your success in the manage- sc
| ment of the paper and I hope you may rt
.succeed well in sendng it as a twice-p*1
a-week."
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HOLLAND BROTHERS.
Messrs. John A. Holland and his w
I brother J. P. Holland of Greenwood, L
J were business visitors in the city:hj
last week. They are agents for j in
pianos and organs. They have a s>
couple of carloads that they are go-'Sl
ing to sell. jai
A Solid C<
Stoves
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Ranges an
Stoves fro
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me largest
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A full line
stoves.
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ALMOST A WHEATLESS DAY _
Mr. J. H. Greene of Gilgal, be- .
eves in Hooverizing. On last Suna
yhis children came to spend the
ay. His two daughters, Mrs. Harve
ochran and Mrs. Thompkins Ramey
>oked the dinner. When it was
aout ready to serve Mr. and Mrs.
B. Greene and little son of
nderson, came in unexpectedly
id also Herman Greene (who can
it ten and twelve biscuits without
inking.) There was not enough
read to go around. Instead of mak- of
ig up more biscuits -they decided to he
j patriotic and serve the dinner in
slays with Mrs. Cochran and Mrs.
amey and the children waiting for
le second go round. Of course if th
erman hadn't come home there
ould have been a plenty to put
vay several biscuits for the next
ly, but as it was the second relay
id no bread.
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CIVIC CLUB. ' c<v
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ve
The Civic Club met, Thursday afrnoon
at the home of the President,
rs. W. P. Greene. This was the
rst meeting of the fall.- Plans were
ade for collecting bocks to send
? our boys at Camp Sevier and to
amp Jackson.
ALLEN KING.
Allen King came up from Camp
ickson to spend Sunday. He is
lilroc" flin n n w n
UlWIIg 11IIC auu imvo bllV viuuy HI
olumbia so well that he hopes he
on't be changed. He has been prooted
to non-commissioned officer.
PRETTY TEACHERS.
Misses Julia Brice and Mary Plax-j
>, who are visiting in Due West, I
ime to our city Saturday to do
me shopping. They are pleasantly!
membered here having taught in;
te schools last year.
MISS SLATEN. * 0
Miss Clara Slaten of Greenville,j
as the attractive guest of Miss
ucy Zachary for the week-end. She'^,
is been having such a grand time;'^-"
Greenville with the soldiers that Tr
ie had to get away for a days rest, o
iio found our town a most peaceful j * '
id quiet place.
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iy size.
m the sir
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of heater
>urs for Stoves
IGES W HOME C
Economy You
Purity Your
Your Uncle Sam wants you to be i
Food, but there is not a citizen oi
wants to go hungry.
In the matter of Conservation of f
e longest way. You cannot economi
cts obtainable. Highly nourishing f<
eapest in the long run.
Feed your familly from our store
t for the best from every viewp
me and at the same time highly
ry best way to economize.
W. D. Bi
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Air Line Railv
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Steel Equipment
Observation-Parl
Thru Coaches anc
principal points Nortli
For rates, schedules or
nearest Seaboard Tick
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KJTFITTERS
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Standard
as saving as possible in the matter
[ these good old United States tjjat
ood, remember this: The Best goes
ize by using the cheapest food projod
comes higher in price and is the
. We are constantly on the watch
oint. If it is pure and wholenourishing,
we have it. 'Tis the
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RAILWAY OF THE
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or-Cafe Cars.
I Sleepers.
i, South, East and West.
other information, call
;et Agent or write
FRED GEISSLER,
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S. A. L. RWY.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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