Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOLDIERS TO COME. (Continued From Page 1) The battleship Michigan is due at Newport News March 3, with the ^ One Hundred and Fifth Trench Mortar Battery and another trench mor- ^ tar battery, the number of which was unintelligible in the cablegram ^ as received by the war department. ^ On board also are casual companies . of Virginia, Oklahoma, California, ^ a' New York, Ohio, Illinois and Texas ^ troops and 18 casual officers. o The department also announced that Quartermaster Casual Company . - No. 6, the One Hundred and Thir- . teenth Field Signal Battalion of the . Thirty-seventh Division and Bakery c. Company No. 333 had been-assigned ! -f 111 ior eariy convoy. cl FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND ORPHANS ? \ ,L li Vast Number of Homeless Little c< Ones Who Are Appealing to Am- a] erica for Help. <j; Among the exiles in the Near East,jtr victims of Turkish cruelty during the: s* war, are nearly half a million little. children whose parents were massa- 1 \ , , , , , . . . . J P( erea, ana wno nave Deen ariven mio i te the highways of the land, without. ! to shelter, food or clothing. And not I ru only have these little ones to be cared for by American money, or Per"j?j ish; but orphanages in the Caucasus , I sh and in Palestine have had to be saved i I' gc , sh mg pressure 01 nign pnces ana 100a j g^ scarcity, or their present inmates:. would perforce be turned out to j swell the already vast numbers of starving little ones. 1 In Aleppo, over 1,200 orphans are under care. In the Russian Caucasus, Cll some 10,000 children already in Russian orphanages, and at least 3,000 tore refugees are being cared for by the American Committee. \ \ sel 10,000 children are now being supV ported at relief centers?being fed, educated, and taught trades. This work is most urgent. In these ,. children liesjthe hope of Armenia and Syria, Persia and Asia Minor J j CO They are the raw material of the . , j nu future. th< To help save these young children, gv Abbeville County is asked to give ^ $2,000. A drive will be put on next week. Be ready to respond. ' M. R. Plaxco, Chairman. ^ ab ' MOVE TO FORGET W c DAYLIGHT SAVING_f f . Washington, Feb. 21.?After add-' , . ing an amendment for the repeal of rpj the daylight act, the senate agricul-! rQ tural committee today ordered fav; orably reported the $31,000,000 an-!^ \ nual agriculture appropriation bill with committee amendments approxl-i w, tnafiner OHH HOH V,V/vv. I Qj The daylight saving amendment j w Was proposed by Chairman Gore and ja was adopted by unanimous vote. Chairman Lever of the house agri- ^ culture committee today introduced a __ similar bill. aj Steps to repeal the act, which advances the nation's clocks an hour, from the last of March to October, m was said to have resulted from pro- 0j tests made by farmers' organizations. pj The farmers, it was said, claim the w act has been of no benefit to their e( industry. Senator Calder of New York, author of the act, said vigorous! efforts would be made to defeat the J^ committee rider. The senate committee increased by jr $3,000,000 the house appropriation a for agricultural extension work, t which if finally adopted, would j I make available, for this work about -j $16,000,000. ' ir LIBRARY BOOKS. 6 The following books are in the Li? r' A brary. Keep this for future reference. s< A Hilltop on the Marne. Her Ladyships Conscience. The Rose of Old St. Louis. The Pool of Flame. The Master of the House. Amarilly of Clothes Line Ally. j My Lady's Money. ! ' Stephen Ellicott's Daughter. The Heritage of Unrest. A Colonial Free Lance. My Lady of Orange. According to Plato. n CELEBRATING "THE DAY." 11 i ^ Miss Maggie Brooks is the only . . I b woman in town who acknowledges ~ to having a birthday and she cele-, *( brates the event in fittting style p once a year. Saturday as her birth- a day and in company with a few n friends, a delightful turkey dinner ^ was enjoyed. * 1 DO GOOD ROADS PAY? (The State.) The good roads bill having beer illed in the House, discussion of the roposal can have, for the moment nc lore than educative value (unless s ew bill be agreed upon) and, from le first, it was seen by The State lat no measure, bearing on this subjet, of a sweeping and radical charcter, however expedient in its naire, could be enacted until a yeai r two had been given to its study he State was unwilling to commil self to advocacy of a plan demandlg a huge flotation of bonds until lformation of the widest and fullesl haracter could be had in respect oi Having read perhaps, a single artile in The State, the Abbeville Press nd Banner has failed to interpret he State's position which was outned in half a dozen articles, but oui )ntemporary's editorial is serviceble in that it emphasizes that the mger of paralleling steam and elecic roads with paved highways lould be avoided. Somewhere in le files of The State of the last five six years it might see the same )int raised that it now brings to atntion and, we think, with reference 4....- i; j _j. uic.iwu lines, dictiic aiiu steaiiij inning north of Greenwood/ Nowhere and at no time has The xite said that the proposed highways ould parallel railroads nor has it >ne so far as to insist that they ould join the county towns. The ate believes that the roads to be iproved should be located with the ject always in view of avoiding the ralleling of steam and electric ads so far as possible and with the m of providing transportation faities to the largest number of peoe who are now without them. As that we are in complete accord th the Press and Banner. If the [fishness of the people should com1 them to build parallel lines of ved or metal railroads, that would tneir own iauit. me state beves that a system of State highlys should be constructed with the mmercial advantage of the largest imber of people in view and that e construction would be desirable en if the roacfs did not touch the ;y of Abbeville or Columbia. Our opinion is grounded on acptance of the theory that paved ?hways would be equally as profitle to the people as are metal highlys. To taxation for the building roads primarily for pleasure purges The State is flatly opposed, le time has come when the" paved ad for the gasoline motor is a pub: necessity and the people cannot ! without it without consenting to i a backward people. Good highays will be provided by every State the Republic and South Carolina ill keep up with the procession or g 'behind it. We have had sufficient experience Lth motors to risk saying that a ven passenger car can be operated, lowing for every possible charge r 15 cents a mile, provided it is ;ver driven off a smooth, hard paveent. This being true, the profitable jeration of "jitneys" with a lower issenger fare for long distances, ould be obviously practical on pav1 country roads. Granting that motor trucks can be 3ed only for short hauls of freight, will scarcely be disputed that that ind of haul is an important factoi l the economy of production and istribution. The argument of the :;i's charge in a city has nothing tc 0 with the case, but we may say tc he Press and Banner that the taxis 1 Columbia are used to a far greatr extent on unpaved streets anc oads than on those that are paved Lny one taking the trouble to ob erve in the street of New York oi 'hiladelphia will see thousands o1 ars of models six, eight and ever en years old, but the life of a cai nywhere in South Carolina is thre< r four years or less. It is withii ounds to say that a citizen of Ab eville owniricr nriH fl-rivinn. no-rc - o """'6 *???. ? At ears pays in the aggregate twice ai iuch for the vehicles that he wil urchase in that period as the citizer f Washington pays. The Abbevilh lan wears dut six cars to the Wash igton man's three, in the same time laintenance and upkeep on the Ab eville cars is incomparably costlier do. Sometimes we suspect that th( eople of South Carolina can endurt ny sort of tax, for if they coulc ot, the tribute they pay in automoile wastage would bankrupt them. The whole question resolves itseli into whether or not the maintenance of progress and prosperity implies and requires the use of the motor ve1 hide for commercial transportation. If it does, that use on bad roads is * inseparable from enormous and un1 necessary cost and waste. Our opinI ion is that the automobile in trade and industry has come to be as important as the steam locomotive and that the people would be about as well off without one as the other. The same reasons exist for the improveI ment of the highways that led to the replacement of the railroads of 1850 with the railroads of the Twentieth | I century. That this statement of the, j case will startle The Press and Ban' I ner and others who have not looked [ carefully into the subject subtracts ' j not in' the least from its truth. If, II on the other hand, we err in it, if the ' motor car and motor truck are mere toys, our contention topples?it is of relative indifference how soon the owner of one bumps it to pieces. \ > > V SANTUC NEWS. Vj VVVVV'VVVWVVKKSA Santuc, Feb. 22.?Mr^ and Mrs. R. B. Haddon and little 'Roby, spent Tiifle?/5oiT ttri'fli Mf*o IT>'1.11'n ITq/1- I 1. UCOUOJ Itlgllb TTi?? iUiO. U11UIC xxt*u~ don. Mr. Clarence Kay has returned home after an extended stay^at Belton. ' j Miss Lizzie Sharpe left Sunday for Abbeville to begin her work again. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Abies and ( children spent Sunday at Mr. M. B. , Kays. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Culbreth ] spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Frank . Milford's. Their friends will be glad . to know that Mrs. Milford is improv ing. j Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Abies and chil dren dined at Mr. W. J. Milford's Sunday. j ( Mr. J. R. Richardson and Master, ] Claud and James spent Sunday with Mr. W. D. Wright. ! Mfc*. A. J. Morrison and children' of Columbia, spent Sunday with Mr.'; W. E. Morrison and family. i Mr. Tom Hunter of the city, spent i the week-end at Mr. Joe Abl^s. There must be some attraction girls. Mrs. W. F. Kay and little Frances, j spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. j <J. B. Sharp Misses Willie Abies and Mary Kay i called to see Mrs. C. C. Kay Thurs- ] day afternoon. THE BOOK CLUB. j The regular meeting of the Book'J Club will be held Wednesday after-j noon at four o'clock, at the home of j j Mrs. J. F. Bradley, on Wardlaw ! Street. All members are requested j to be present. MIND READING. We did not attend the show on last Friday night when the mysteries of the future were unfolded, as well as present facts disclosed, by the lady who did the mind reading. However, we are now convinced that she knew her business, and we have been since we heard that some peri son inquired of her as to the belt , setblack player in town, to which ; she is said to have replied: "Foolish question, number nine ^million, nine hundred and ninetys nine; everybody knows old man: > Roche." j WWWWWWW .'A bethia news. V IV 'K 'ivvwvwwwwww, ? f Bethia, Feb. 21.?The flu is about j I to play out in and around Bethia. j J There are a few cases yet but not I I ^ serious. J I am sorry to say that Mrs. R. H. J Beauford had a bad stroke of paralyj' sis last week, but glad to say that j she is doing nicely. Hope she will j Foon be at her self again. j Miss Lola Brown of Troy, spent Wis Dn 4-V? * l x ucauay wiuii nci tuusni, ivum ucauford. Mrs. M. E. Beauford spent Tuesday in Troy with her mother and her j brother, Mr. W. S. Home. ; | Bethia was sorry to see Mrs. Azilie ,[Wilson move to Abbeville Monday [ Hope she will be satisfied in her .imove. She has been a resident in j Bethia for about 24 years. fj Sarah Brown of Troy is spending the week-end with her aunt, Mrs. M. E. Beauford. Miss A. Z. Spence of Troy, is staying with her aunt, Mrs. R. H. Beauford while she is the bed, helping her little daughter with the housework. Miss Ruth Beauford spent Sabbath with Miss Pauline Below. Willie Beauford from Troy, spent Tuesday night with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Beauford. Mrs. Lucile Link Evans was taken to Chester Hospital Monday night for an operation. Hope it will be a success and she will soon be back to her home all right. Mrs. Minnie Lee Youngblood, c Augusta, is visiting her uncle, Mr. Charlie Dansby and family. I am sorry to say that William Brown is improving very slowly, but we hope he will soon be out among his friends again. Little Maggie Woodhurst is up near Hodges visiting her uncle, Mr. Ben Metts and family. ^ NO REAL KICK AGAINST Y. M. C. A. Not Well Founded Says South Carolina Soldier?Gives Typical Instance?Kickers From Overseas Change Tune When Faced With Facts. The following story is of especial j. i. ?. - CI iL n 1! j interest, lu ooutn Carolina reaaers because the returned soldier who relates the incident, is a native of this State: If every kick and knock against the Y. M. C. A. service overseas could have been handled as an American captain I know treated one case in his company, there would be j more in the air of what the "Y" did and less of what they failed to do, 3aid the South Carolina "doughboy", who has just come home from France after almost a year in active service with the A. E. F. The censor one evening came across a letter from a boy to his folks back home in which the "Y" was panned and served on toast with a garnish of all the Scotch blessings and reverse English the boy had on| hand. Now the censor is a pretty! tired man and I should not have blamed him if he had let that letter I I 1 A'DVA | SPRIF* 'T* HE new a ^ now sh( plicity to whicl ized. The p.orred expressed in e\ this advance sh smartest and n firmly favored 11 EVERYTHING IS NOW H To the worn: Spressing the ai for the coming exceedingly co models alread: world of fashic We are part jj lection a most styles so early I HADD go. But there was an extra strong touch of exaggeration in it that roused the censor's sense of justice, s So he sent the letter to the captain of the boy's company and the captain called the boy in. This is the conversation that followed: "Did you write this letter?" "Yes, sir." "Read it over. Is there anything t there you'd like to change before it p is sent?" "No, sir." 1 s Then there ovas a short pause in which the captain studied the boy, t and *the boy set his jaw stubbornly, a Finally: I "Where did you write this letter?" v "The 'Y\ sir." "Who gave you the paper?" "The 'Y', sir". ? "It's warn and cosy, and something e like home there, isn't it?" s "Yes, sir." a Where do you get your cigarettes, t candy, etc?"' t "The %' sir." a "You're always sure of finding c what you want there?" s I am now ready to \ Fnrrl If vnn wai ? future you had bettei t now. E.F.AF I NCE:SHO ig F ASHI t rrivals in Spring wear > )wing reflect the dominan i all fashionable models 1 ; styles for the coming sea: rery article ofeminine we . 11 towing and practically cc nost exclusive of the desi SIN THE NEWEST SP1 ERE FOR YOUR INSPI m who is seeking for Spi ithoritative styles which v season, we have a most i j mplete assortment of the 7 accepted by leaders in >n. icularly fortunate in havi: unusually wide variety in the season. nM-WTT <zn VI ^ Y V "Yes, sir." "You go to the movies and a real how occasionally?" "Yes, sir." "Who runs them?" "The %' sir." "Doesn't cost you a cent, does it?" . "No, sir." \ There was another pause, and the toy's face was redder and his exiression softer. Then: "If you don't mind, sir, I'd like to ee that letter again." Without a word he took it from he officer's hand, tore it once across, ind dropping it ito the basket, made lis salute, turned on his heel and talked out. Do not sell your War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds. The government borrowed the money for a pecific purpose. If the securities ire not retained, your purchase will < lave been of no permanent benefit to ' w he government. The men who buy ,nd savte; who follow the principles if thrift are the people who will* hape the destiny of the nation. I / receive orders for nt a Ford in the near ' V place your order I r 'NOLD ( ? ( ^1 'I i I I W/NG | DNS tfhich we are | Lt note of sim- I lavebeen har- | son are clearly ar included in )vers all the nn gns which are B RING WEAR I ECTION. I ing wear ex- M ' /ill be favored o"nrl llt/V^X V/OL1115 tA-iiVA most decided the feminine jj ng for your sen f nlftasine* N Co. i m