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(ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Frida; Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mat tar at post office in Abbeville, S. C Term* of Subscription: Ej- One year $jl.o> pp*. Six months .7; Three months .5' K&l: i Payable invariably in advance. _ lip. Friday, June 14, 191S. It becomes more apparent ever; day that labor must be drafted in 01 Sp-v der to keep the crops growing an K* the industries necessary to the win Ijp ning of the war in operation. t'-.. There are other things beside L' jpoker chips which may safely b classed as non-essentials. No mai in this day should waste his labo in producing non-essentials. According to latest accounts i seems that the government ha ; some doubt as to the advisability <V of allowing men to stay in deferred classes who work one or two day |y?>. in the week, and play the balano of the week. It seems doubtfu [$, ; whether the families of such mei . ?et as much from their labor a they would receive if these mei p7,!were in the army. % Ii appears to us that we have i '> few , more hack drivers and dra: ft drivers than are necessary for th< convenience of the community. Ii fact we should not wonder if on< Stf man said that he could do ail th< [ ; transfer and dray business in thi ?- city. Why may not the able-bodie< cfN Man \r\ii\ ?tp meetiner the trains b? (assigned to gome occupation essen tial to crop production or the wel fare of the country. Men who maki less than the necessities of l^fe a any occupation are a menace to so -ciety. THE GOVERNMENT CALLS. The campaign for the sale of Wa: Savings Stamps begins today. Thi government must have money U wage war. The government is of fering to the people the best secur ity on earth for the loan of th< necessary money. The governmen does not desire to be forced t< raise the enormous sums of monei necessary to carry on the war bj direct taxation at a time when th? 1 ><>?? ohona 4-n ocsnmi I?*m p?opie me m pwi ou?i>v ?v ? | the burdens. . ? But we are going to win the war ?nd it takes money to win. Th< "government has the power of tax ation, it can raise the money other f." wise than by means which will leas1 ; ? offend the welfare of the people but the government prefers to rais< the money, as we have already said, by borrowing the money fron its citizens and by giving them th< best obligations to be had in th< world today?obligations . bearinj interest too at a reasonable rate. And of all the securities so fai offered by the government lor tn< purpose of raising money none an so good as the War Savings Stamps ? They have many points of advantag* , in their favor. In the first place they may be bought by every persoi jtiti who has as much as four dollars an< v?. seventeen cents to save. This ihucl money invested in a War Saving Stamp brings to the investor ii January, 1923 the sum of five dol lars. The Stamps, in order to amoun to this sum, bear interest at th< K#1'- -fftiiT" nor ner annum lore VI r~- J.? compounded quarterly. The whol 'amount of interest is kept by th government, reinvested and pai< back to the investor in one sum , There is no chance therefore to re * ceive the income in small amount ? * ,.vv and waste it because it is small. Th whole amount of principal and in terest beingN paid at once, it ma; '> be reinvested at maturity in othe Nj. securities or in other ways, am thus in fact, as well as in name v' V - - these stamps are a means of saving They help a man, or a woman, or i a child, to lay aside something, and to learn the lesson of thrift from seeing a smaller amount grow into; a larger amount, without effort oni the part of the investor. These stamps have another fea-i ture which the Liberty bonds do not 7 I possess. The government will retire them at the end of any month, or at any time, paying the full , amount of money invested with thei interest accumulated to the date of i retirement. The stamps are therefore worh above par from the day 0 they are purchased. The promise 5 i of the government to keep them 0 above par is as binding as the _ promise to pay them at maturity. Of course, the government does notj expect to be called on to so retire these stamps. The government ex. pects every man to do his duty and that duty is to carry the stamps as ^ long as h^ is able. But the fact that the denomination of the stamps . is small, and, therefore, an invita~ | tion to people in poor circumstances to become creditors makes it the duty of the government to keep s these people in mind, and doing e this, and knowing that times come n when the poorer people are in want r and must have assistance, the government has provided means for them to receive the money invested whenever it becomes necessary for * them to do so. s The call which has come to us ^ will be met. The call for subscrip* tions to the Liberty Bonds has been 8 met, and the call of mercy from the e battlefields of France has been met, 1 and this call will be met. The peo1 pie of Abbeville County will not be 8 slackers. They will not live under the protection of this great government and refuse to give it support. The time may not come when, as i Mr. Sparks suggested, men will be 7 called on and told what their duty e is and told in no uncertain terms i to do it. We do not advocate such 5 measures, mainly because we believe , e most of the people patriotic and . e I ready to help. But a man who does , 1 not answer the calls of his governB ment is a marked man. No man is ( - so big that he may defy the state. - No really big man wants to defy the. B state. He desires to assist and do t his full measure, knowing that what - he does not do, another must do. No brave man asks another man to carry the guns for both of them. Our people are united as never before to win this great war. The r world will be a poor place in which e to live unless we win. That is the > opinion of Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft, -1 Mr. Wilson and of all the great , - thinkers whose opinions we may , i safely follow. The war has been 1 t forced upon us. No man sought , > more faithfully, more earnestly, , T more sincerely, to let , the cup pass t j than did Mr. Wilson. But Germany i would have none of it. Mr. Lansing ^ i has just told us that at the very 1 time Germany promised to quit , , sinking our ships, the records show ' that it was never intended by the ^ - German government that the prom- ( - ise would be kept, and that the t German ambassador asked his gov- . i e^nment to warn him when the i sinkings were to begin again in or-1 ( J der that he might destroy all Ger- j ( I mow in A rriorigan I i something which was in fact done. i It is needless now to recount the j J murder of women and children and ^ babes, whose innocent graves are f today at the bottom of the deep, . i and the insults heaped upon our i people. Being in a war thus forced upon s us, the question comes, first, to ev? ery man, "What have I done to win . i the war? and next, What can I do 1 to win the war? and lastly, Will i I do what I can to win the war? s or will I play the part of a slacker, "I J iviMM ltASklp liriAn + Via. ffAVAm. * cwiu i/Ui ll my uavn. uyvu wuv 5U* ?? i - merit which protects me and myj t household and my worldly goods, ? which guarantees to every man lib> erty and a fair chance? Do the e people of Abbeville County appree ciate thjs kind of a government? 3 Will they support it? America expects every man to do - his duty. The duty today is to buy s War Savings Stamps. - GOOD CROWDS ATTENDING y REVIVAL SERVICES r d The revival services in the Metho- j i, dist church are being well attended. Brother Danner is preaching strong! gospel sermons and the people ar< delighted with him. Let every bodj come and get a blessing. Next Tuesday morning at elever o'clock there will be special service.' for the children and we want ever} child in town to come. Thursday morning at elever o'clock, we are going to have af old folks service and we want everj old person in the community to b< present. We want you who hav< cars to be sure and bring those wh( have no cars and we would be glac if some who have cars would go t( the County Home and bring any oi those people who would like t( come. If you have a car and wil go to the County Home and brinj those people in to the services please let Rev. Mr. Daniel know tha you will go. Be sure to come to the children'! * service and let every old person ii frtTno trt tViA old folks service We hope every one will come t< these services. We want you; w< need you. So come! and help t< save the peopjp. MAGNA CUM LAUDE. Dr. Geo. W. Swope left Abbevill* Wednesday afternoon for Boston where he goes to attend the com mencement exercises in Harvard The mission is a pleasant one foi the doctor, as he is to witness th< graduation of his son, Leslie Mille: Swope, who is one of the leading members of his class, being a magm cum laude graduate. The record o: tmirner Leslie Swone is a remarka J w %.?0 ? ble one. Born on the other side of th< continent, in Oregon City, Ore., 01 July 10, 1898, he received his gram mar school education at Elliot Street School in the City of Nash ville, Tenn., and at Benj. Franklii School, in Norfolk, Va. In thesi schools he completed the sever grades in five years. At the age of 12 years he en tered Mathew Fontaine Maury Higl School, in the city of Norfolk. H< held various positions of honor ir the high school, being vice-presidenl of the Language Society and president of the Hope Literary Society He won the Y. M. C. A. prize essay sras in thts senior play, a member o 1 the 1914 debating team, and gradu ated front the High School at th< age of 15. He entered Harvard when he wai 16 years of age, holdnig the Rum rill Scholarship in 1914-15, th( Bright Scholarship in 1915-16, th< Addison Brown Scholarship in 1916 17, and the Bowditch Scholarshii during this year. He was a member of the Freshman Class Debating Team in 1914 and vice-president oi the Debating Club. He obtainec honorable mention in the contesl for the Bowdoin prize in 1918, and was one of the four to be chosen as a Sheldon Fellowship scholar. This honor ordinarily would have entitled him to a year's travel abroad with traveling expenses paid, but an account of the war, this feature has been discontinued for the present. We noticed sometime ago that Mr. Swope was elected as a membei of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a distinction which comes to very few of the students, the award being made for highly distinguished scholarship. Mr. Swope is also a member of the Sigma Alpha Psilon Fra ternity. Abbeville will feel proud to greel the young student when he returns here in a fwe days full of honors Mr. Swope will spend the summei in Abbeville. In the fall he will likely return to Harvard where h? will complete his law course. A FIRST-CLASS BAND. A first class Band has recentlj ben organized at the Cotton Mil and they made their first public ap pearance last Friday at the suppei onvpri hv the Sunday school. Thej b" w~~ ~ * make excellent music and in a shorl while will be giving a concert or the public square. Abbeville has long needed a gooc band and our people will rejoice ir the success of this enterprise. The men composing the Band art as follows: Albert Patterson,?Solo Cornet. H. L. Irvin?Solo Comet. W. M. Langley?1st Cornet. C. C. Page?2nd Cornet. Oliver Blum?1st Clarinet. John Carter?1st Clarinet. ;XfrThe Rose I I i | i j i I ,~W White boots, ( Misses and Ch . This is white s ; prettier. : A complete st< f widths at any s Let us show y< t 1 TL? D? me i\u % I t ' " Jim Cox?Slide Trombone. Alex Owens?Slide, Trombone. 5 J. N. Blum?Solo Alto. A. B. Hollingsworth?1st Alto. 5 Paul Williams?2nd Alto. 1 G. B. Hamby?Baritone, s Walter Clark?Tuba. { Geo. Beauford?Snare Drum. J. C. Owens?Bass Drum. > Mack Lawton?Cymbals. The officers are as follows: f A. S. Thomas, President. : G. B. Hamby, Vice President. II C. C. Page, Secretary. ; H. L. Irvin, Custodian. I Albert Patterson, Director, j i MRS. SARAH ELLEN JORDAN DIES IN COLUMBIA 1 -' . . ' Mrs. Sarah Ellen Jordan of Green1 wood County, died at the Baptist TToanitfll Sundav nicht and the body was taken to her former home for ' burial Monday. Mrs. Jordan was the widow of the Rev. J. S. Jordan, 1 who for a generation was a popular r preacher in Greenwood and Abbe' ville Counties. She was 72 years old, and had been ill for a long time. She is survived by an invalid daughter. The life of Mrs. Jordan was an fVo enl'f ca/irifininff Ha ' lllUSliatlVll VX bUV OV11. uuv*?<iv...b J votion of one who was devoted to . her duty. She and her husband toil ed together for the benefit of others I never once thinking of accumulating s I gain as a reward for their labors. Through many decades her husband preached the gospel of love and helpfulness and lived it. As his companion, Mrs. Jordan shared the 1 privations of a country preacher's ' poverty, and rejoiced with him in " the glories of service rendered. Then came a day when he fell, and she J r was left to fight the battle alone. ^ This she bravely did, occupying the 1 little country home they had built together. An invalid daughter was ' Mrs. Jordan's constant care, and she 1 bore the burden with a love un | quenched and a devotion tnat was 51 beautifulFriends directed the attention of Dr. ,C. C. Brown to her, and the Baptist Board of Ministerial Relief | took her up, and for more than 15 I years, Dr. Brown, as treasurer of his i board, has sent her a monthly sum to help her in her struggle. Then inberg Mercs Department Stores ABBEVILLE, S. C., 1 nPDADTl i urn ah 1 i i Oxford and puir ildren claim spe hoe season; T1 Dck of newest lo price you wish 1 ou. lOnnknvrr HI 'OCIlUUg If the infirmities of age came upon her and she broke completely down. Another Christian institution was open to her and to the Baptist Hospital i she was brought, where she was cared for through weary weeks of suffering. The general public, busy with the affairs of the world, does not know ^ ?? ?? Uama?% J klnolr now many uvea aic uaucu ouu Uit.iv> nor how many such lives are relieved of dull monotony and grim want by such institutions as these two Christian agencies named above. And the fact that there are agencies of relief for those in need of help is an inspiration to all who desire to serve their fellows.?The State. NAMES WANTED OF MEN UNREGISTERED Anderson Daily Mail. i I Gen. M. L. Bonham, chairman of the local exemption board has received several notices from "friends' of other friends that the young men that were supposed to register on June 5th just past have failed to do so. This information is gladly accepted and it is followed up, if the persons giving the information are willing to make an affidavit to this effect. Also the government considers it the citizens duty to give this information. The local board wishes to state that if these young men who have not registered, will do so in the next few days they will not be prosecuted of a misdemeanor or pun ished. However, if they wait with the expectation of getting out of registering, when apprehended they will be dealt with to the extent of the law. Littleton College Has just closed one of the most successful years in its history. The 37th annual session will begin Sept. 25th. Write for new illustrated catalogue, also and quickly for particulars concerning our 1 special offer to a few girls who cannot pay our catalogue rate. Address J. M. Rhodes, Littleton, N. C. 6-ll-0ct. 1 '~x intfle Co I i flENT ips for Ladies cial mention. lere is nothing ' * . / ' j*' ts all sizes and :o pay. '< " 'I ler. Co. ' '*/? 4? VITAL STATISTICS. | May, 1918. ? BIRTHS? I Whites 5 M Colored 3 9 DEATHS? 9 Whites 1 H Colored 8 fl A. L. MILLS DROWNED H NEAR HENDERSONVILLE fl Prominent GrNnville Banker Wu j?j Trying to Save a Man He Did H Not Know. jm Greenville, June 10.?Arthur L. R Mills, one of Greenville's foremost Hr business men, was drowned yester- . H day shortly after noon in Laurel 89 Park Lake at Hendersonville, when 9b he attempted to rescue a man who- XBj was sinking and calling for help. 31 nni? /s A** i* 4?? A 4- A n it A tirflu QIQA J. lie man lie uicu w save nao aiav n_r drowned. The full name- of the SK man could not be learned last night, 9h but it is known that his name was 88j88 Johnson, that his home was in Asheville, and that by trade he was a linotype operator. Eye witnessesJMH stated that Johnson, when Mr. attempted to take him to shore fcis perilous situation, caught Mills around the neck and they both gffl| went down together, never to rise again. A fifteen-year-old Hender- HS sonville boy, whose name is not SB known, dived and brought to shore jfllffl the lifeless body of Mr. Mills about 15 minutes after he sank. A pul- raj motor was brought to Hendersonville from Asheville and used in an A ? Ka/1w Vint Hi en on LU iciuatuavc lus uuuj, without success. Several physicians of Hendersonville worked for a OS long time trying to bring life back, HHK but they were also unsuccessful. (891 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES. |^B The annual meeting of the citizens JmmH of Abbeville School District will be HB held in the Court House at 7:15, Tmoc^qv ovpnincr. .Tune 25. At this meeting one trustee is to be elected for one year; one (1) for two years, and three (3) for three years. HkH The trustees whose terms ex- E9HH pire are, Messrs. T. V. Howie, Wm. HHH Barnwell, J. D. Kerr and C. A. ESjfij Haigler. jSHB J. S. MORSE, 6-14-2t. 14-21. Sec. of Board.