The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 26, 1918, Page TWO, Image 2
ESTABLISHED 18U
The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE, 8. C.
Wm. P. GREENE, EiiWr.
The Press and Banner Co.
Published Every Tuesday and Friday
Telephone No. 10.
Entered as second-class mafl matter
at post office in Abbeville, S. C.
Terms of Subscription:
One year $1.50
Six months .75 :
Three months .50
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Payable invariably in advance.
Tuesday, March 26, 1918. <
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VOTE AGAINST RING RULE. ]
The people of Abbeville com- (
mended an assault on ring rule in
Abbeville on last Tuesday whicb ^
promised well. The question today
is, Will they follow up the good beginning
which they have made? ,
The fight was begun on the pro- j
position that two or three men in \
this city By legislation, without the j
advice of the people of the city, t
wi+fcrtut tVio oHviop of the citv coun- ,
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cil, and of their own desire to con-j
trol the water and light plants in t
the city, had procured such legisla- r
tion as would allow them to accom- <]
plish their purpose unless the peo- j ^
pie arose in their might and as-1 r
serted their right to manage their j j.
own affairs. That was the question, j j.
The acts of the man responsible j,
for the legislation, on the surface, ^
has been repudiated by the people t
of this city by no uncertain vote. j,
The question this morning is, a
Can he come back? The taxpayers v
of this city who signed a petition v
asking that three competent business; b
men of this city make the race for j a
Commissioners of Public Works I n
have been made the objects of all y
kinds of unjust criticism. But let | 0
it be known that these petitioners I b
went into the open, and asked men Y
to run for office. They did not ^
meet behind closed doors in an upstairs
office and send out runners
to find whether this or the other ^
man, supposed to be friendly to T
them, and to the Superintendent of
the water and light plants would M
ran for offices. Will anybody con- g1
demn these star chamber proceed- f
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If Messrs Stark, Morse and Haig- ^
l?r ? nominated in th. prinuury p
today it means that the people en"
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Corse uie *cuj <ji majvi ? n
and others responsible for the pro- ^
ceedinge by which, on their own Q
notion they had the management
of these plants taken from the city <
council, just at a time when hs was
retiring from the mayor^ office, g
and when he was a candidate for t
on* of the offices which he helped
to ereate. Will they endorse this ^
kind of legislation? Messrs Stark, t
, Morse and Haigler are in the race
as the candidates of these people. t
Will the people vote for three j.
taxpayers who represent no political
faction, asked in writing and by
fl
petition to run for the office forlj
which they are running by one of
the opposition (Mr. Joel S. Morse) &
and, therefore, vouched for by him j
as men entirely capable of filling
these offices with impartiality and ^
satisfaction to the people of the
. city? ......
The question is squarely up to
the people this morning. Will they .
continue to support a movement
for the rule of the city by the people
of the city, or will they allow ,
1 man (-ft riltp t.VlP PltV? !
iwis vji binuc uivu w ? _
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Let the voters answer. L
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THE DIXIE HIGHWAY. j,
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Delegates from Abbeville attend- 1
ed the meeting in Asheville two
weeks ago in the interest of the ]
city, hoping to procure the Dixie
Highway for the city and county. '
Some of them seem to have gotten i'
their names in the papers, and we j
presume that they enjoyed the trip. |
But no meeting has been called j
since the return of these delegates, j
and no report made to the people!
of the city and county by them.
What has been done?
We believe that an effort should
be made to secure the Highway for
Abbeville County, and especially
y ' f *
for the city of Abbeville. We have
stated in these columns before, and
we reassert, that travel for short
distances, as well as the hauling of
freight for short hauls will in a few
years be in the hands of the motor
cars and motor trucks. This highway
will be one of the principal
routes to the mountains in the summer,
and it will mean a great deal
for the city of 'Abbeville to have it
pass through here, and it will mean
a great deal to the people living
along the -highway to have it pass
through their farms.
There?is constant agitation on
the question of building roads.
Last summer in this county we had
some agitation on the question of
building roads by a great bond issue.
We opposed the bond issue
because among other reasons, we
were unwilline for the people to be
taxed for an experiment. But
there are men in Abbeville and Abbeville
County who ^re able to pay
for an experiment, without a single
dollar of taxation.
Befoi^e we bond the people of
the county to build roads, would it
not be a good idea for the men
ible to do so, to build this twentylive
miles of road, and let the people
see what it will do for the sec;ion
through which it passes, what
t costs to build it and to keep it
lp, and how well it stands the strain
)f travel?
It was stated last summer that
hese sand clay or top soil roads
night be built for $2,000 per mile.
The people in Abbeville and along
he route of this proposed highway
nay easily raise that money, and
mild this road. The road may be i
uilt during the summer, when labor '
s idle and when the farmers may
ie able to furnish the teams to do
he necessary hauling. It matters i
ittle in our judgment whether we i
re on the map or not just now. If ]
7e build a road which connects i
rith the McCormick road, and if f
rother Middleton builds the bridge s
cross the Savannah river and con- 1
ects us with the roads in- Georgia 1
re will be able to make a map of
ur own. Tourists will take the ]
est route, the shortest, and * they i
rill not be long in finding out which '
his is. 1
The principal thing to do then is i
o determine whether we will make
lie effort. The money may ' be <
aised. Serving on the Board of f
'ax Assessors for the past week, t
^e have learned why some of last >
jmmer's campaign orators were so
ree in their talk about high ^taxes, '
nd not being afraich to pay high
axes. We found much of their <
roperty on the tax books at ten 1
nd twenty per cent of its real val- 1
e, while some others were pay- i
ig at a higher assessment We do 1
ot favor taxes at all for aa exeriment.
The men with money ,
hould pay for that. t
fl/%ma nf fW IB#n who "SDOke *
o well" last stunner will come to <
he scratch. One of them has aid *
hat he will give one thousand dolirs
if twenty other men will give 1
he same amount Ha will give
ne thousand dollars provided fifty
housand dollars can be raised, we
telieve. We are willing to depend
m him to do that. Others will do
is well. The money can be raised. ]
farmers may contribute so much i
nortey, and pay for as much as pos- '
ible of it in labor and otherwise. ,
jet a beginning be made.
We think it would be well for
he mayor of the city and the sujervisor
of the county to call a
neeting in the Court House for
lext Saturday morning to discuss
;he matter. We can then see what
:an be done towards raising the
noney. Let the people from Due
- ? * t it.
West and Donalds, ana aiong me
route of proposed highway attend,
and ther ?0 home and raise
their p~rt of the money. Abbeville
:an raise thirty thousand dollars of
the money in thirty minutes if every
man will do his duty, and the
balance can be raised by the people
of the other communities.
The time has passed for hot air.
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The time for money has arrived.
The real friends of good roads will
now step forward and let their influence
he felt.
If Abbeville has any life left let
her begin to breathe.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Connor and
daughter of Bethel, were here Friday
for the day. The ladies were
doing some of their spring shopping.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Abbeville.
Probate Court.
Citation for Letters of AdminUtra- .
tion.
By J. F. MILLER, Esq., Judge of
Probate:
Whereas, Dr. J. R. Power hath
made suit to me, to grant him Letters
of Administration of the Estate
and effects of A. S. J. CasSidy,
late of Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the ,jaid A. S.
J. Cassidy, deceased, that they be
and appear before me, in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Abbeville
Court House, on April 8th, 1918,
after publication hereof, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and seal of
the Court, this 25th day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen and
in the 142nd year of American Independence.
Published on the 26th day of
March, 1918, in The Press and Banner,
and on the Court House door
for the time required by law.
J. F. MILLER,
_-26-3t. Judge of Probate.
EVENING OF ART AND MUSIC
FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS j
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Under the able direction of Mrs. {
H. W. Pratt, the ladies of the Ab- ij
beville Red Cross Chapter expect to fj
give an all round high-class enter- |
tainment at the Opera House on |
Thursday evening, April 4th.
The people of Abbeville and the I
surrounding couhtry, our good
neighbors and helpers in this great
Red Cross work are most earnestly
invited to patronize this splendid
show, the ladiea are going to make
some more money for use in this
patriotic work, to help a need which
jecomes more urgent every day.
An evening of genuine pleasure is j
promised all who attend and wc
*ant a full house. There - will be
'Living Pictures" in which some of
;he best and loveliest of our people
vill "pose." 'a
About 150 children will present
Irills, marches and dialogues, and
Jiere will be vocal and instrumen
? I 1 1.1 A. A 1.1 I
;al music oy local taieni, ui nuuc-|
rille and Due West. . '
The prices will be popular, $1.00, j
15, and 50 cents. Don't
forget the date, Thursday
svening, April 4?Don't forget the
benefit?American Red.. Cross-r
Don't forget to tell your friends
ind neighbors. Come yourself and
>ring them!! :
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w CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED V
(All a^Tartuamants ii tbli c?t?m
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For CMimUtSMiin.
fi-. W M 1XTTTTTE an
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nounce him as b candidate for Con)miBsioner
of Public Works in the
Democratic Primary Election, subject
to the rales of the party.
The friends of J. L. McMILLAN
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hereby announce him a* a candidate
for Commissioner of Public M
Works in the Democratic Primary
Election.subject to the rales of the
party.
The friends of W. M. BARNWELL
announce him as a candidate Jj
for Commissioner of Public Works |
in the Democratic Primary Election, j
subject to the rates of the party. |
The friends of J. S. MORSE an- ||
nounce him as a candidate lror uom- h
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missioner of Public Works in the ||
Democratic Primary Election, sub- ||
ject to the rules of the party.
The friends of C. A. HAIGLER jj
announce him as a candidate for If
Commissioner of Public Works in f|
the Democratic Primary Election |f
subject to the rules of the party. ]f
The friends of J. S. STARK an- ?1
nounce him as a candidate for Com- ||
missioner of Public Works in the ff
Democratic Primary Election sub- |f
ject to the rules of the party. If,
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Well Equipp
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For month pass, we i
touch with the Manufac
Jobbers-and we can tr
one of the largest and :
of LADIES' wearing aj
this market.
Our Millinery
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Is showing the latest in
innlt through our show
sure to us and helpfull
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Women's Ready-ToHere
you will find th<
in Coat Suits, Silk anc
taste of the most exai
longer necessary to sen
to - wear garment, we
goods at much lower pi
WHITE GOODS
. STOCK
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We have never had
such a complete stock
1 of White Goods as we
now have o n sale.
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Many articles are being
sold for less than the
goods could be bought
at wholesale.
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DOMESTIC
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ing, 10-4 Sheeting, Pil
Stripe, Blue Demins, e
House furnishings, r
Toweling, White Coun
Scrim Curtains, Windo
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have been in constant p |
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uthfully say?wd have
most complete stack1 I
:>parel ever brought to \M
Department
Spring hats a careful "
rooms will be a plea- ?
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wear ueparunem i
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8 very latest models
I Voil Dresses to the
cting buyer. It is no
d off for your ready can
sell you the same ^
ices than the city store
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SHOES & HOSIERY I
The department is | I
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right up-to-date in : I
Style, Quality and I
Price?no trouble to
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get suited here, in :
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Shoes and Slippers.
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: goods. * ; ; fjl
, Cheviots, Bed Tick- .'I'fl
low Casing, Hickory . |fl
fable Linen, Crsah H
iterpanes, Lace and -H
w Curtain Fixtures.
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