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inu y ' \ Established 1844. The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. . Wm. F. GREENE, Editor. I " i The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. j Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Fix months .75 1 Three months .50 i I Payable invariably in advance. Friday, December 21, 1917. j a TIAXTO A VinuiLAllV/n: I Under the head, "Further Delay! Inexcusable," The Greenville Piedmont in it-, issue of last Wednesday ! ** t - ? -3_ I evening r'iscusses the uooa noausj situation in the following language:; "That was an important meeting! of the Greenville legislative delegation and the Greenville highway commission yesterday, provided ] anything more than talk comes outj of it. This county has put what is for it a large sum of money into road improvements. Where roads have been straightened or grades reduced or cement culverts put in, the improvement will last. But, where topsoil has been put on roadways, it will take continuing work to give any permanence to the improvement. Some of the Greenville roads that were first topsoiled are already beginning to show signs of wear. They are nothing like as smooth as when first completed. The rain running off has cut little ridges from the crown to the side ditches. He who rides over those roads is quickly convinced that unless some thing practical -and effective is done to conserve them it will not be long until they are just about such roads as they were before any topL , soil was put upon them. "They say that a blunder is worse than a crime. It will be a serious blunder if things are so mismanaged that in two or three years more there will be nothing to show for Greenville's good roads bond issue: except the taxes to pay interest , thereon, a few miles of cement road a straightened stretch here and I there, a few reduced grades and an occasional culvert. "The members of both the delega-j lion and the highway commission should put their best thought uponthis problem. They have already de-j layed too long and much harm has resulted from that delay. Their plan for conserving the highway im-j provements ought long ago to have, been worked out. In fact, the con-1 serving of each improvement ought! to have started soon as the improve-J ment was made. "Valuable time has been lost. Im-| provements have deteriorated and i any further delay will be inexcusa-j ble. There is little use in locking! the stable after the horse has been! oro will fio 1 i ++1 p vaIiip ! to work to save our improved high-j ways delayed until but little is left j of the improvement to be saved." During the past summer we are reminded that we had considerable agitation in this County on the subject of issuing three hundred thousand dollars worth of bohds for the purpose of building the so-called good roads. While admitting the ' J -t crying iICCU iui ucticx xuaua, AIIC Press and Banner led a movement in this County to defeat the expenditure of this enormous sum of money, among other grounds, be-1 cause the top-soil roads were merej experiments and because we were| unable to spend any such sum ofj money upon an experiment. The article quoted above clearly j shows that the calculations of thej friends of topsoil roads in Green-1 ville County have gone awry in so! far at least as the durability of J these roads are concerned and thej amount necessary to keep them in j good condition. ; We predicted, when the so-called good roads campaign was on in Abbeville County, that if the bonds: voted to be issued were issued in' fact that the money would be ex-! pended and within five years there would be nothing to recall the ex-j penditure except an enormous pub-1 lie debt, annual interest to be paid thereon, and high taxes to raise the money with which to pay the interest. As the days go by the people of Abbeville County will Isarn thai The Press and Banner, and those few citizens who took the fielc against the bond issue in this County, and who were thought to be unpatriotic if not disloyal, have reallj saved the County from a calamity Other communities which hav< voted bonds for the so-called gooc 1 3 ?UnvrA nnt xrof cn If roaas anu wmui ua?c nuv j v,?, the bonds, or which have not ye spent the money, would do well t< take a lesson from Greenville Coun ty before it is too late.. DEATH OF MR. HUGH WILSON Mr. Hugh Wilson died at hi! apartments in this city on Mondaj evening, December 17th, at 10:3( o'clock. He had been ill for abou two weeks. At the time of his death Mr. Wil son was in the 80th year of his age He was a son of Hugh Wilson, Sr. a millwright, who resided in this county for a great many years prioi to his death. His youth was spenl in the county and in his young manhood he learned the printers trade at Due West. He moved to Abbeville nearly fifty years ago and purchased an interest in The Abbeville Banner, along with Hon. W. A. Lee. Later he became the sole ownei and editor of The Abbeville Press and Banner, which he conducted until about ten years ago when the paper and plant were sold to Messrs W. W. and W. R. Bradlev. As an editor, Mi*. Wilson was an independent thinker. His views were expressed with clearness, and opposition did not deter him from making known his views. He never sought popularity. The Press and Banner, under his management, was one of the best county papers in the State and met with success financially. When he retired from its management he. had accumulated a modest fortune, all of which was made out of his paper. Mr. Wilson was a patriotic citizen and a friend of the town in which he lived. He subscribed to the capital stock of most of the enterprises which had been inaugurated in Abbeville in the last quarter of x. i?j- i? i.?i. a century, uut nc iuun iiv pan m the management of any of these except in the Abbeville Cotton Mills, of which he was a large stockholder and a director for a number of years. * He was never married. At one time he was connected with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Due West and later with the Episcopal Church at Abbeville, but at the time of his death he did not hold membership in any church. Funeral services were conducted at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Abbeville on Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock by Rev. M. R. Plaxco. The services were simnle. consisting of the read ing of the scriptures and the singing of Psalms. The interment was in the Episcopal cemetery. Mr. Wilson is survived by the following relatives: His half brothers, J. A. Wilson and R. S. Wilson of Greenwood, and P. E. Wilson oi Chester, his half sisters, Mrs. Rosa King of Greenwood, and Mrs. Nettie Campbell of Lancaster, and by the following nephews and nieces, H. M. Bigby, of Greenville, R. W. Bigbj of Honea Path, J. F. Bigby of Williamston, Miss Mattie Bigby oi Fort Worth, Texas, Miss Oro Bigby, of Ridgeville, S. C., Mrs. J. M. King and Mrs. S. B. Seawright of Fori Worth, Texas, Mrs. Mrs. Azalie Wilson of this county, Hugh Howarc and Kenneth Wilson also of this county. Mr. D. H. Howard marriec a sister of Mr. Wilson who pre-deceased him. Prof, and Mrs. Henry Simpsor are here to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Anderson. James Pittard left this week foi his home in Washington, Ga. H< has been working at the Abbevill* Bottling Works for the past year. WVVVVVVVVVVVVVN V \ V FOR CHRISTMAS > V A THRIFT STAMP IN EV- > V ERY STOCKING N V and * V A WAR SAVINGS STAMP V - IN EVERY HOME V. Farmers Bank and the PostV Office Sell Them. V The Chairman of War SavV ings fcr Abbeville County V gratefully acknowledges the V donation of this space by V The Press and Banner. , ? # * * # * ? ? ? ? ? # ! * * 1 * BREVITIES. " * 3 , # 3 Tuesday the weather began t< 2 moderate and the crowd came int< ^ the stores like it was Christma 1 Eve. There was a regular rush. f t number of people who do their shop > ping early were delayed last wee] - by the bad weather. Foster Cromer bought a pair o socks and found attached to one i paper with these words: "I am i 7 your.g lady of 20 and would like t j correspond with a bachelor with i j. view to matrimony." The name am address were given. Foster wrote and in a few days got this reply "Mamma was married twenty year ago. Evidently the mercnant o whom you bought those socks die not advertise or he would have sol< them long ago. My mother handec me your letter, and said possibly 1 might suit. I am 18."?New Yorl Times. LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS. Dear Santa Claus: I am 7 years old, and want yoi to please bring me a little automobile that will sure enough run bj itself, and a wagon and lots oi oranges and candy. I wish you would bring me a diamond ring tc give to Annie Bell Little that wil be finer than any that any of hei old big sweethearts can get her. Billie Fant. Dec. 18, 1917. - Star Route Lowndesville, S. C., Dec. 16. Dear Santa: I am a little boy about six years old, and I want you to bring m some candy, oranges, apples, and Santa I want you to bring ine a good warm cap to wear to school. As ever,' David Manning, Lowndesville, S. C., Dec. 16,1^17 My Dear Santa Claus: It is nearly Christmas and I thinlf I will write and tell you what 1 want so you will be sure and nol make a mistake, so now Santa bring j me some candy, some oranges,, ap . pies, raisins and a pair of gloves tt wear to school this winter, and don'1 forget to bring little sister a doll. , Yours truly, Cornelia Manning. i ' i Lowndesville, S. C., Dec. 16, 1911 , My Dear Santa: | It's nearly Christmas and I an , going to write and tell you what ] [ want. I am a little girl eleven year: . old.. I want some candy, oranges . apples, and bring me a yard and i : half af red ribbon, and a pair o: , I cloves for this cold winter. .j Your friend; Lucile Manning. U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION I Columbia, S. C., Dec. 17.?Thi ' Legal Division of the United State; Food Administration has issued th< 11 following ruling: (! "Planters who buy yearly be 1'tween August 31st and Septembei 1st, 150 tons or more of cottoi r seed, whether from their tenants oi others, are subject to license an< : must conform to the laws and regu > lations of the Food Administration.' ; NOTICE. A nnmhor of nnns. howls and iar, I and a casserole were left at th< I hall the day of the Red Cross din ! ner. These articles can be founi I at the home of Mrs. T. G. White. i , STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. 1 The annual meeting of polic; holders of the Abbeville-Greenwooi j Mutual Insurance Association wil i be held in Greenwood, S. C., a j 11 o'clock A. M., Jany. 1st, 1918. J. R. BLAKE, (j It. Secretary. ! NEW SCHEDULE ON SEABOARD South No. 5 1:16 P. M No. 29 3:52 P. M No. 11 3:04 A. M No. 17 5:00 A. M | North . No. 30 12:34 P. M w No. 6 L 5:54 P. M k No. 12 1:39 A. 11 1 No. 18 10:00 P. IA I _l her his respects. Sine told him to ^ take back track. Good. She had the most level head of the two. Don't give up but try again brother. ^ Billy Sunday says that Herod said ? to Salome after she danced before 3. i him, "Sissy you're a peach." All Salome's are not dead and we have a soipe "peaches" left unto this day. ^|And some of them in high life. Recently we noticed how Cuffy ' I spelled Commodore Cowan. Co-modo Cowns. And he had been to s f college. He was not very well acj quainted with Websters blue-back, j This is our last letter for 1917. j Some of us have had our trials and j sorrows and they will multiply durc ing the year 1918, but let each one of us put our trust in God and hope for the best and bow to His will. We wish each reader of The Press and Banner a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, i Instead of crying over spilled _ I mill/ U n tta V* 4 - iuiiiv lb wuuiu nave uccn muuu ueir r ter if you had never spilled it. I Christ said on one occasion that i a prophet was not ivithout honor save in his own ountry. This apl plies to preachers, elders, deacons and stihool teachers. And now and then a teacher has very little honor ill a strange country when every . one is doing his or her very best and bending every energy possible to kick them down Mil. Do you ever sympathize with one who meets i with this sad fate? We certainly - do. And tT.ie day of judginent is I surely coming. Fair Warning. Look dut you old Clerks of Court, Sheriffs, Auditors, Judges of Probate, Masters, Supervisors, Magistrates and Coroners, who have been holding office for lo these many years. You have the : idea the offices belong to you but ^ wait until the war is over and you j will see some of the soldiers take! ' your places. Then lay up some-} ' thing for a rainy day and old age. j > War has its good as well as its evil' ^ results. Don't be one of those things thatj are bom every minute. ' T|ie place for your money is ! where the principal is safe. The inf i t'erest is secondary. Do not be afraid to grow big 1 crops for some one will want them t before the war is ovtx. 5 Brother did it ever occur to you > that but for your wife's good cook-! i ing you might be filling a dyspeptic's f grave? Mary is always getting up some-| thing, and here is her latest. Beneath this stone a lump of clay. Lies Uncle Peter Dannels, . Who early in the month of may, Took off his winter flannels. a i it is neuer to waiK tnan to nae a borrowed horse if it isn't too far. , Duns are pleasant to no one? Sender or receiver, save your threecents stamps, if we should die you ? will get your money. ^ | ,: Don't fret, but take the world 1 I _ | easy for your life will be short at ^ I i Is there a dark corner in your home? If so put a window in it. ? We recommend the following officers for the John Mullins Mule Co. j S. J. Link, President; W. D. Bark| sdale, Treasurer; John Mullins, General Salesman. jHeadquarters: s Public square, any time day or night s we'll treat you right. vvoras Kinaiy spoKen are lute * "apples of gold in pitchers of silver." and they are never forgotten. Did'nt Old "Dote" have a time feeding mules, milking cows and going to preaching that Sunday y morning. And your boys to stay at i home, Uncle Dote, if you can let lis [1 knoW about it. t It seems that Editor Horton has gone into the automobile business in j Washington. He might have done j in Abbeville after he sold his tin Why not declare war on Turkey >. and Bulgaria? They are lined up with Germanyar.d are our bitter enemies. Who is more brutal than the unspeakable Turk. If you think you are pure and faultless as the divine snow, read i. what the Master said to the pharisees when they brought the woman taken in adultery before him. Cast the ^ bean from your own eye first. After the snow some old time scouring and some mother will say, ^ I wish I never had had so many i childrer.. But she will not give you , INTERESTING LETTER FROM FRANK CARWILE Mr. C. E. Williamson has been going to the town of pansies and we see he is going to pluck one. r.nnoFrafiilaHnns 3 ft ? 3 A widower with about a half dozg en "chillun" asked a widow with ^ several of the brats if he might pay . % tsSffmrr The U Every Christmas are spent in making only TEMPORARY sons receiving them, class of mercHand I manyt years, of en jo , Jewelry wilL Wtiat other gifts < at GREATER cost fondrecolleetibns'di watch, or a pfece of We are prepared useful and attractr member of the fattii appreciated and ch< I examine our comph Diamonds, Watches Etc. OUR PRICES WU EST W.E.J' jiiMinmitiinrmiiiuiimMrti'/uimtimiiminmiiuiKiwJmiummiowwiimaiiiifiimtimniMnii THE DAY LI rfrr A Ms (I The Kind of A Man Woul< = 5 || i l| Neckwear II Silk Half-Hose i? |l Dress Gloves j| Traveling Set || Collar Bags II Tie Rack 11 Umbrellas || Suspenders |! Watch Chain , l! Cuff Buttons |if Walking Cane jj Kats and Caps II H Tie Holder || Full Dress Set | ____________________ !| Every Thing and N Noticc ? i i?ii?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiufiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii>(itittniuuiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiuiui one if she happens to have 13 of t brats. For some reason unknown to ti scriber the mail facilities have r been near so good since the war 1 gan. The very idea of it taki three days to get a letter fr< Camp Jackson. Who doesn't pi the poor R. F. D. these cold daj K . .. 1 ii A 1 /w ea ytt thousands of dollars r gifts that can afford 7 pleasure to die per, Yet there is no other , ise that will give as yment and service as ' '-i ' ':'c $ ' .u. V fr|i" "'"VX'I can you purchase even that will bring back as j || to (urmA you with' re present# for each .'f ily-rgifte that wiir U irished. Step ip Mid;: ste and varied line of , Jewelry, Silverware, -L SURELY INTER- 1 YOU. -.1 v v-V -w iiiv - X* : OHNSON ' [GHT CORNER ? : ' f -j fS *! '1 . v>>* 1 x 4 ins Store fL i tnnsimds uui j J choose Himself * n : ; ^ " i '!} Linen Handkerchiefs Silk Shirts Auto Gloves Hand Bags Card Cases Tie Cases .v j : Belt Stick Pin J|> < ; II j?'- ' T^nifo nnrl ribnin li Cuff* Button and Chain Tie Holder Vi Suits and Overcoats Raincoats Garter and Arm Band Set ; for the Army avy Boy. > Window UIIIIIHillillllitMIUlllUailUltUUIIUUIHUIUUUItMl M?. ,,i iiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiifliii~-u MiuiimiiiHiiutuHiiimiiiiuiiuiiiuiiuiiiiuiiiiiiimNNirtiiiuuuMaNMnwMNMMMi he We had our tough time in the sum- ^ racr and his has arrived for no telling his how long. Heard of one who didn't 10t read piost cards. His patrons should jq. keep him on his route for indeed he ng is an exception to the rule, sm Note:?It is a "rose" that " Mr. ty Williamson is going to pluck from rs? J the Pansy garden. ' _ -*4M