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. ESTABLISHED 1844. fe * The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. ?.? I Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. _ The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday Telephone No. 10. IP? Entered as secona-ciass msu ui*v i',, tor at post office in Abbeville, S. 0. p Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Six months ; .75 Three months .50 i! Payable invariably in advance. Tuesday, March 5, 1918. OUR OPORTUNITY. At the coming primary election a mayor and six members of the city ^ . council are to be voted for. Abbeville never had a better opportunity 'to take a step forward. We presume that the most thoughtful man, and the least thoughtful man, in the city, if either considered what has been done in recent years by the city council for the advancement of the city, would admit that nothing practical has been accomplished. We presume that the great majority of -the people know that matters have '/gotten into a rut -and that the machinery is being run from month to month with little idea of bettering conditions in the city. It will not be out of place to say, .we think, that governments make ; progress through frequent changes /- in the personnel of the men who do the governing in legislative matgrv; ters, and that a house cleaning every now and again is a healthy jj&V thing to have, however unpleasant the job may be. It cannot be done better than by employing new < ? house-keepers and by sweeping with aaw brooms. For that reason wsea W. six sew members of council are 4* be elected, or rather when six neaS'v bera are to be elected, it is a good time-to get dome new blood, unless f perhaps some of those who are now gtf- in office by their votes in the past ?? have shown that they stand for mor? progressive as well as economical p -, methods in the city. jj*; - k v During the next twelve months, >V or two years, the city of Abbeville will agitate the Question of issuing ^bonds for street improvement, and ^ in that time, perhaps, bonds will be iasaed in a large amount for this ? purpose. It will be the task of the city council to see that the money b.-.i prising from a sale of these bonds ?? properly spent and that the cityj receives value received for every |&!v 'i dollar spent. The amount to be ' expended will be the largest per-j haps ever spent .by this municipal-1 ? $ ity, if not larger than all former' pg bond issues combined. Therefore, leaving out the matter] jjtHi of needed changes in the police de- j partment, and the necessary changes which will be brought about in the i m matter of street building and street v maintenance, all of which will cry j&N for economy and efficiency as never b before, and therefore, for the ser $/. vices of our best business men, it & is evident that the expenditure of this vast sum of money, will call for the best thought and best care of pS ; the leading business men of the jjfc; city. The voters in the different 7.'. wards, therefore, should bestir themselves to see that men of the best . business ability in the several wards are nominated and induced to run in the primaries, and laying aside all lesser considerations, and all political bias, we should vote to put safe men on the council. || jri" And this brings us to another lriattpr nhnnt. whirh wp havp r>rr>m ?y,-. ised to say something, and that matter refers to the pay of councilmen. We will not say that a man who accepts two dollars for attending a jV;.- meeting of council is unworthy to be a member of the council, but we i'0-. will say that a man who runs for a &. > seat in the council for the salary attached to the office is unworthy & . of the position. If councilmen are to be paid at all, they should be paid what the services of a real councilman are worth, but it has always been the policy of the public that men should School trustees serve without pay, and the trustees in the several school districts of the county are generally as nearly representative men as are the members of the city council of Abbeville representative of the best men in this community. Legislators, jurymen, witnesses j and other men engaged to do tem| porary public service are not sup! posed to be paid for their services. It is true that a small amount is paid all these ofjficers and men but the amount is paid to cover expenses because the men mentioned are called away from hpme and not for the services performed. A man who would go to Columbia to represent the county as a legislator and pay his expenses for no other consideration than to get the salary which the law Drovides, would not be a worthy legislator. .The same is true of a juryman?a man who would want to serve on the jury for the amount paid by the county for the expenses incident to so doing would not make a good juror. The members of the city council are at no expense to serve the city. They rarely meet more than once a month, and we are of the opinion that enough public spirited men may be induced to hold seats in the council without, pay to guard the in| terests of the city. We believe that perhaps better men would offer for the place, or more better men, if they were not confronted with- the fact that they might be accused of running for a two dollar office. Now it has been said that some men are overly anxious to get the two dollars provided by ordinance and that some of them love a dollar so well that they have asked in the past to be put down as present at council meetings when they were not in fact present. We hope that no such men will be on the council crw/\n tr>, oou nnt.hiVlir of I the' Iftfi0"1 WV O Board of Commissioners of Public ! Works. We need men of patriotism and not misers and peanut men to run public affairs. The people might think of this when they go to vote for representatives from the several wards. Public office in Abbeville should be a public trust, not a private snap. A man who cannot vote to I correct evils for fear he will hurt ; the feelings of somebody else should I not serve on any public body. -The | city council is / no place to favor | friends, nor to punish foes. Only the j good of the city, tne iaitniui, eco; nomical, and business-like administration of the city's business will influence good men. THE DIXIE HIGHWAY. Supervisor Stevenson has received a letter concerning the building of the Dixie Highway, which is reproduced below. This is a matter i 4 1 which -should engage our attention. It deserves some investigation, that is if a real permanent highway is) to be built. A representative body of business men, who are willing to spare the time and pay their own expenses should go to Asheville and look into the matter. The following is the letter: Augusta Board of Commerce, Office of Secretary, Augusta, Ga. | Chairman Board of County Commissioners, Abbeville, S. C., Dear Sir:? I > ' Thursday, March 14th, the Dixie ' Highway meeting will be held in | ; Asheville, N. C. It is proposed to ! extend the Dixie Highway from ! Knoxville, Tenn., to Savanah, Ga., j via Asheville, Greenville, your city I and Augusta. This meeting is cau! ed for the purpose of formulating ; a concrete organization from the j various counties and cities along j the proposed route to present a pe tition to the Dixie Highway Associ-i J ation for the extension of this high- j ! way via our city. i We all recognize the advantages j land benefits to be derived from the, ! I | Dixie Highway and the importance ' of a thorough orgaization for the ; securing of same. j As chairman of the Board of ! I ! County Commissioners of yourj ! County, you are respectfully urged j to be in attendance at this meeting, | also to appoint a committee of as j many representative citizens from your county to attend the meeting, as is possible to do so. i' This is a very important matter, will you not therefore, kindly ad vise me by return mail of your co operation, and greatly oblige. Yours very truly, H. A. Wheeling, Secretary. BELL-HICKS. The following announcement have been received here: ' Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bell announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Agnes to Mr. Louis Wheeler Hicks Friday, March first Nineteen hundred and eighteen Western port, Maryland. Miss Bell is quite pleasantly rem embered here having been milline for Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran for tw< seasons. She was a lovely womai both in aDnearance and' disnosition Her friends are wishing her ever: happiness that the future holds. <) * r ABBEVILLE ? RED CROSS NEWS. ? 4 The Work of Woman's Bureau foi the Month of February. Under the efficient instruction OJ Mrs. J. C. Ellis, supervisor of Sur gical Dressings, another class hai completed Uie standard dressing! aahma TV.;. /tlaaa /^nnoicfa^ A^ WVUiPWi Allli) ViUOO VVilOAU WVU WJ twenty ladieti. The dressings anc bandages made by this class are th< following: 41 4x_ compresses. 30 8x4 compresses. 40 9x9 compresses. 19 5 yd. gauze rolls. 41 folded gauze strips. - 2 inches, 9x9 gauze squares. 75 2x2 sponges. 20 large cotton pads, 11x2- in. _ 20 small oakum pads, 8x12 in; 20 large paper backed pads 16x24. > 19 many tailed bandages. 19 abdominal bandages. 19 triangular bandages. 14 T. bandages. 419 pieces were made in all by the class. In addition to this, ladies oil oa/tfinno A-f fnom namc iiv/ui ?ii g^vviviio vx uiv w tt ?* vmmv to the work rooms and made dressings. Each church society was asked to make so many bandages so that the result of the month's work is 4 boxes containing the following: The 1st box?615 miscellaneous dressings. The 2nd box?1000 many tailed bandages. The 3rd ' box?255 abdominal bandages. 260 triangular bandages. The 4th box?20 large paper backed pads. 525 compresses, 8x14. The amount of material used was 9 1.9 hnl+c inn vnrHs PAt>h of cauze ? *-? -.vv ^ ? o and 16 bolts, 50 yards each muslin. I Lowndesville, one of our branch chapter, under the direction of Mrs. Emma Latimer, made 200, 8x14 compresses. \ Under the very capable direction of the supervisor of knitting, Mrs. Richard Sondley, a splendid box of knitted articles was shipped on Feb. 22nd. This box contained the following articles: 100 sweaters. 50 mufflers. 80 pairs socks. 20 pairs wristlets. 4 helmets. 254 pieces in all. 'There are 90 pieces in the work rooms now and in a few days the supervisor expects to get off another box. We wish to give special mention and also thanks to Miss Janie Bell, of Lowndesville, who bought, knitted and gave to the Red Cross chapter here, 2 pairs socks, 1 pair wristlets and 1 knitted shawl. TT?nanoKlo cnnor. unuer uui muov, visor of hospital supplies, Mrs. J. C King, 4 boxes have been shipped foi this month. These boxes container 281? hospital bed shirts and 72 dozer substitute handkerchiefs. These handkerchiefs were given by child ren of the county schools and the J Abbeville Graded school. 20 bolts, 40 yards to the bolt have i been cut and made into shirts this | month. We now have fifteen aux iliaries and two branch chapters t< our county chapter. The followinj is the list of these auxiliaries am chapters, their chairmen and the I Increase tl IV T OW?when we face tl 5 tive that every acre < s 5 speeded up ? meth< 3| vide food, not only for our o 35 Corn, cotton, truck, barley, jp high prices, and a little atte dredfold later. Planters Fe ^5 have been used with unvary ?? has used them and he will s I I 00 r 3 For every crop you plan to s 3 5 productiveness of your soil. , *5 or write us direct?NOW. 1 1 5 ERS FFRTILIZERS?othe Giant Lizard Trade-Mark, s 7 3 faction. Do not accept it un early to avoid delayed deli v< 1 Planters F ! 1 CHARLE y . . ' \ r work done by them for the months of January and February, f Bethlehem, Mrs.. Allen Hagan, - Chairman. ; " , i - 10 'bed shirfa, SI pajamas, 8 s sweoters, 27 . pain socks, 5 pain f wristlets. , ' ( I .Long Cane?Mn. W-. T, I ling, Chr. ; 10 bed shirts, 4 pajamas.* Santuc, Mrs. Jesaie Boyd, Chr. < 20 bed shirts. Penney's Creek?Mrs. J. F. Rogers, Chairman. 10 jpair socks, 5 pairs pajamas. Rock Springs?Miiis Helen Pratt, Chairman. 42 bed shirts. Edgewood?Mrs. Oscar Cochran, Chairman. , 8 bed shirts, 2 pajamas. Cold Springs?Miss Bessie Uldrick, Chairman. 37 bed shirts, 15 nightingales, 15 mufflers. ' Arborville?Mrs. H. W. Nickles, r Chairman, just organized. ) 30 bed shirts, 10 paint pajamas, s 1 sweater, 1 pair socks. Monterey?Mrs. J. F. Clinkscales, Chairman. 1 15 bed shirts. Browrilee?Mrs. J. E. Brownlee, Chr 15 bed shirts. 1 Mt. Carmel?Mrs. H. Boydj Chr. 100 bed shirts, 30 pajamas, 12 sweaters, 12 pairs socks, 1 pair wristlets, 10 mufflers. . 1 Lebanon and Sharon?Miss Maggie Evans, Chairman and Mrs. Nan, nine Harkness, Chairman. 8 nightingales, 50 bed shirts, 10 pajamas, 1 pair wristlets, 2 sweaters and 28 pairs socks. Prosperity?Miss Margie Winn, Chr. 12 bed shirts. Bethia?Mrs. Joe Link, Chr, just organized. 35 bed shirts. Rptiipl?Mias Edna. Wardlaw, Chr. 6 bed shirts. Lowndesville?Mrs. Emma Latimer, Chairman. 73 bed shirts, 30 pajamas, 9 bath robes. Antreville?Miss Valeria Crowther, Chairman. 12 pajamas, 16 bed shirts, 10 socks, 5 pairs knitted socks, 6 pairs wristlets, 6 muffl.er3, 3 helmets. Mrs. T. G. White, Chr. of Woman's Bureau. "ADDIU SAN OF OLD JAPAN." I > The Sophomore Class of the Wo man's College of Due West, will present the play "Addu San of Old Japan" in the Memorial Hall next Monday evening, March 11th at 8 o'clock. Admission, 25c. Proceeds will go to the fund for Campus Improvement. " It. HANDSOME OLD MAIDS. The "Old Maids Convention" . ;*iven recently in the Opera House by the High School, realized a clear profit of eighty-nirie dollars and uighty cents, which will be spent for the benefit of the school, diefcionaries for the Hi?h School grades being one tning wmcn wm bought. 5 # ' BIRTHS.' ) I Born?At Abbeville, > March 1, 1 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hill, a i daughter, Susan Tallulah. NMHHMMIMUMiiMtM lie Yield of Fai ie most critical food situation in Americ Df land be made to produce its utmos*. ( Dds must be devised to insure heavy ja wn countrymen?but for the starving coi wheat, oats?these, and all other crops, ntion given to the proper soil dressing NC utilizers are especially suited to the need! ing success throughout the South for yes ITERS FERTILIi UBLtS YOUR YICL h ^ : v f . . . . / . ow, there's a Planters Fertilizer especiall] Ask our agent in your town for informat Remember, you should be careful inord< rr brancjs are unsatisfactory substitutes, stamped plainly on every bag. It's your less it bears this distinguishing mark, i sries, doe to the congestion of freight am ".'0 ' "j_? n f- . ' ? ' '? i l ni: _ ermizer ana rnosi MANUFACTURERS wwwmmmmmw ii ii fi > i i i l OPERA J FRIDAY MU '' ' >' - ' - ' - t A. Si'STERN In Association with S THE FUNNIEST f rrn-frr fateWHQ^E vv ^wWnPBwiTniWiiiMrrirwiBH^EnS.^ -JeHsB^BHpi By Salisbury Field and . A Comedy of life anion ' It'o nlaan It'l UWCHCiOt 11 e viwij it ? It is so fu THERE IS NOTHING ! nothing "just Prices; 50c. 7E ^ Plus War .^ ? .... , * ? v _ NOTICE I a C bef( I will not be responsible for any- be ! thing charged to me after this date, war (March 5th) only in person myself. a^oi 3-5-3t. E. M. BOND. BANANAS. j| J j There is a widespread belief that; *] j bananas are hard to digest and may S81 j give rise to alimentary distress. - 8jv I Inasmuch as bananas are common- the ! ly eaten uncooked, more or less raw ^ starch will be taken into the stomach till if the fruit is not fully ripe. The | really ripe banana has a yellow i brown peel. The ripe banana is ** * about one-fifth sugar, while the up, green is one-fifth starch. toi Raw starch may be singularly ir- J ritating to the alimentary tract and j is poorly utilized by the body. No ?r< one would advise the use of uncook- ' ed potatoes, yet many eagerly eati raw and unripe bananas. The banana is not only a higher- c power fuel for the body, but it is also rich in the desirable salts. The onion has long been considered a valuable food because of its mineral salts, but the banana is even more valuable. A little known commodity in Am-| } erica is banana flour, but in view of j j the shortage of materials if is one j "VM which should be seriously consider-! ed. The fully grown but unripe ba-l pem nana is the source of this flour a3 it J E | is desired to obtain the carbohy- can 1 - .. j. | drate in tne iorrn ui awin. ?, BUpj lit goes to soluble sugar. The peeledi mon fruit is dried and ground, the water content is removed to approximately jt 15 per cent and during the process' safe i crrsti the other ingredients are concentrat-| ?cr? |ed* J f.A "OVER THE TOP." j kepi mad The Press and Banner has secur- mat] ed the right to publish "Over the you Top" as a serial. This story is one ? of the greatest that has ever been jng written about the war. Arthur Guy in it Empey, the author, went over to we~ reai England immediately after the sink- pPe< ing of the Lusitarda and enlisted as HA* rm Crops J a's history, it is impera- ' S" "rop production must be 8j, . irvests, for we must pro- 3E, intries of Europe, as well. K* will bring phenominally fe' ^ )W, will repay you a hun- S? 3 of Southern soils. They S ' irs. Ask any farmer who SJ; EER I D P p designed to increase the g* ion, free advice, or prices, C Mil iring to spedfy PLANT- 7 :J# Look fpr the -wett-known ^ fprotection -from dissatis- ? i traffic due to the war. ^ >hate Co. I - ~ . 1 ! lOUSfc % f'-W c: I ~a?, dt. ' ' ^ ^RCHSth - ' fi-vM , i ,= 'QB^DnternqM iraiairfi ' '.i ? i Margariet Mayo1' " g the apartment t human, and oh! ' ; nny!-' UKEVIT AND AS.GPPD" ?c. $1.00, ; , Tax. ' -J r. :/ ;s anadian. For a year and a half >re he fell in "No Man's Land", 3aw more real fighting than , any y ' correspondent who has isrritteB it the war. . , . Or' r; - - . 'V Vood's Seeds -?F*0* l?i8 ' rhe patriotlcdnty of farmers and d enera e yerywher ei s to increase ? >p and food production. In tene farming and gardening, and liberal use of fertilisers, together th proper rotation of crops, so to increase and Improve the ferty and productiveness of the d, are; all vital and necessary lslderations at the present time. food's Descriptive Cat?dog r 1918 give* the fullest and moet : to-date information in regard > , all j 'arm and C^rd6or Seed* d tells, about the best crops to >w, both for profit and home uae. rrito for Catalo# tad- prieiM of assand Qover Seeds*Seed; * otatoes* Seed Oats, or any Fao-m Seeds Required. latalof Mallod Praa On, Bcqnaet. W. WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va. . Half Your living Ithout Money Cost re are all at a danger point. On use of good common sense In our ! farm and garden operations -dels prosperity or our "going broke." ven at present high prices no one plant all or nearly all cotton, buy [ and grain at present prices from ply merchant on credit and make ley. Food and grain la higher In jortion than are present cotton es. . 's a time above all others to play ; to produce all possible food, n and forage supplies on your own is; to cut down the store bill. good piece or garden ground, tly planted, rightly tended and E : planted the year round, can be I e to pay nearly half your living. It I save you more money than" you H e on the best three acres of cotton B ever grew! fl astings' 1918 Seed Book tells all I it the right kind of a money sav- I garden and the vegetables to put I It tells about the farm crops as and shows you the clear road to and regular farm prosperity. It'? I. Send for It today to H. Q. JTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.?Adrt