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The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wm. P. GREENE, Editor.
The Press and Banner Co.
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OFFICER'S SALARIES.
At the recent session of the General
Assembly a law was proposed
requiring all officers in the state to!
keep an account of all amounts received
by them as salaries and fees, I
which account was to be open to public
inspection.
For some reason the law was not
made applicable to certain counties,
and it is now feared that it will
prove a dead letter for the reason,
as stated, that such a law is void
unless made applicable to all coun
UC5 auivc.
Without reference to whether the
law can be made applicable to one
county and not another, and the constitutional
objections on this ground,
we believe that the law should have
been passed. Most of the county officers
are paid salaries, and the people
know just What they are receiving.
Some are paid fees, and the
people who elect these officers, and
who in the long run pay the salaries,
should know what these officers are
receiving. We do not know that any
of them in Abbeville are receiving
ms much as their services are worth.
In the Clerk's office, where fees are
paid, there is a great deal of work,
which can be done only by competent
persona, and the Clerk is forced
to have assistance in doing it. We
doubt whether the fees which he receives
are sufficient to employ as
much competent help as he employs,
but whether it is or not, we take it
that the present clerk would have no
objections to the people knowing
how much he receives out of his office.
The same may be said of the Probate
Judge. He receives nothing but
fees, but the people of the county
pay these fees. If they are not suffii?iont
tn nau a nrnner cnlnrv. the
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people have a right to know it, and
in view of the fact that the fees
which he formerly received have been
added to in recent years, it is but
proper that the people, whose servant
he is, should know the full amount
received by him. As the law now
stands he receives a certain amount
for issuing marriage licenses, a certain
sum for every quSrt of liquor
purchased by a sick man, a certain
' 'sum for taking his affidavit therefor,
if he takes it, as well as the fees
pertaining to his office properly. It
would not be a great deal of trouble
for him to keep an account of these
amounts, and to keep them separately
,so that the people should know
just what he does receive.
When the facts are known, we
have no idea that any man in Abbeville
county, holding public office,
will be found to be receiving even a
just compensation for the work which
he performs in his office. The keeping
of the accounts, therefore, will
serve no other purpose with us than
to let the people know this, and to
keep down charges that these officers
are receiving^uch more than they
should receive. In some counties
the reverse may be true. Whatever
the facts in any county, the public,
which foots the bills, has a Tight to
be informed.
A SUGGESTION
In his charge to the Grand Jury
on Monday of last week, Judge Gary
called attention: to the law requiring
that eighteen men* be- present when
the grand jury is^won^jn afc,?;$he
-first term of court- -ij? e^fhx^eari
alohg withiihe fafct
ly happens that one or more of the
men drawn for this service cannot
attend, making it neceesary to draw
s? extra venir#, which always deV
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lays the court for two or three hours t
He suggested as a remedy for this r
that the Grand Jury be filled from tl
the members of the petit jury pres- p
ent, and that the extra venire should s:
be drawn to fill the petit jury, which t<
would not delay the court. \*
The suggestion is a good one. As: ii
stated by the Circuit Judge some
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two or three hours of time are lost" tl
at the first session of every term in; n
the beginning of the year. Not onlyj y
is the time lost, but it gives the court j tl
anything but a business-like appear-: tl
ance to sit idle for this time. It en-|
courages the belief that the object'jv
of the court is not to attend to busi-,\\
ness and get through with it, but; li
that it is subject to all kinds of fool- j o
ish customs and practices which do
not make for the proper respect of q
a tribunal of justice. J c
We are glad that the Grand Jury
recommended to the members of the
General Assembly from this county q
that the suggestion be enacted into a,
laws. It is true that the matter is' a
not of serious importance, but it is t(
of sufficient importance to be at- ^
tended to, and the enactment of a t]
law embodying the suggestion will1
meet with approval. ! r<
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D. A. R. MEETING. t!
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Andrew Hamilton Chapter D. A. w
R. held its March meeting in the
chapter rooms on Wednesday after-j
noon, at which the reports frcm of-J-^
ficers and chairmen% of committees j a<
showed splendid work under way. j
Because of its participation in the,J v
greater activities of the war some of
the normal work of the chapter was
necessarily given up, but the reports S1
showed a return to old lines of interoof
mitii a vitrnr stimulated bv work- ^
ing with the organizations. a
A letter from Mrs. Duval, State P1
Regent, expressing her appreciation y'
of the excellent report of the chap
ter's war work, and thanking them
for being "100 per cent for Tilloloy
was read. Also one from Mrs. J. C. **
Ellis thanking the chapter for the
tfse of their rooms for Red Cross w
work during the war.
' The chapter is spoijsoring the il- p
lustrated lectures sent out by the N. '(
S. D. A. R., which are being given
weekly by Rev. H. W. Pratt. A re- a]
port from Mrs. W. A. Harris, chair
man of the committee having this
work in charge, showed very grati- n
fying results, and an increasing interest
in those who attend them.
r
Two new members were reported
and two other papers in process of tc
preparation.
Miss Nettie Russell, Regent.
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SELLING RANGES.
The Cooking Demonstration which!
Mr. Hix, of the Water and Light j
plant, has been conducting for the |
past several days, ended on Saturday, :
of last week, but the results so far
as sales were concerned were not|
known until a few days later. Mr.
Hix now announces that sixteen more F
people in Atfbfeville are cooking\ by
wire. Already about forty were us
ing electricity for this purpose, so D
that now the number has grown to h<
about fifty-five-. l!
There is niching quite as satisfac-j o:
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i| Indigestion
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The stomach only partly digests tne i
food we eat. The process \z finished !
in the intestines where the food is
mixed with bile from the liver. '
It must be plain to any sensible per- J
on who realizes this, that the :
stomach, liver and bowels must work '
in harmony if digestive troubles^^^te
are to be avoided or overcome.
This fact also explains why^ .
sufferers from indigestion, also fH ^ |
Buffer more or less from head- M i
aches, biliousness and constipa- m| k |
If you are one of the many unfortunate
persons who cannot eat
without suffering afterward, if you
are constipated, have bilious spell*,
headaches, coated tongue, bad breath,
variable appetite, are nervous, losing
energy and feel your health slipping i
away, take this advice and get a box
of Nature'* Remedy (NR Tablets) i
right today and start taking it i
Give It a trial for a week or two i
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ory as electric cooking. You get
id of most of the objectionable
hings about the art, and have the
leasure of finishing the work in coniderably
less time. With an even
jmperature, many of the things
rhich perplex and annoy, when usig
an ordinary range, disappear.
Mr.( Hix is still taking orders for
iiese stoves and ranges. If you have
ot already purchased, it will pay
ou to see him, and to get figures on
le cost, as well as information on
ie work saved.
The man who invented the electric
ange was a friend of the woman
rho does her own work. He made
fe tolerable for her, is the verdict
f those who have tried it out.
.OVERNMENT SEEKS ACOUNTANTS
AT GOOD SALARIES
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Washington, D. C., Feb. S\.?The
overnment has some big tasks in
ccounting and auditing on its hands
s a result of the war, and is willing
) pay good salaries to men and wo
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len wno are quaiuieu uu peiiuim
iem.
The Income Tax Unit of the Bu;au
of Internal Revenue, Treasury
department, is in urgent need of 350
aveling auditors and resident audits
for the higher-grade positions,
hich pay entrance salaries .from
3,000 to $4,500 a year.
The Ordnance Department of the
rmy needs at once 250 senior cost
:countants at entrance salaries from
2,200 to $4,200 a year, and 250
mior cost accountants at $1,200 to
2,000 a year.
The Interstate Cdlamerce Commison
wants 50 examiners of accounts,
hese are usually appointed at en ance
salaries from $1,800 to $2,100
year, the high-salaried positions,
aying from $2,200 to $3,000 a
ear or more, being filled as a rule
y promotion.
All of these positions are open to
Dth men and women, except posions
of examiner of accounts in the
iterstate Commerce Commission,
hich are open to-men only.
The United States Civil Service
ommission will receive applications
>r these positions, at any tim^'until
irther notice. Full information and
pplication blanks may be obtained
y calling upon the secretary of the
>cal board of civil-service examiers
at the customhouse or post ofce
in any important city, or by comlunicating
with the United States
ivil Service Commission, Washing>n,
D. C.
Birds are friends of agriculture,
ncourage them; don't shoot them.
NOTICE OF
Democratic Primary
Election.
or Four Aldermen in the City of
Abbeville, S. C.
Notice is Hereby given that a
emocratic Primary Election will be
eld on Tuesday, the 25th of March,
919, for the purpose of choosing
ne Alderman for each Ward as the
Get your organs of digestion,
assimilation and
elimination working in
harmony and watch your
trouble disappear. NR
does it or money back.
'roves NR Best
md just see how much better you
feel. See how quickly your sluggish:
bowels will become as regular as
clock work, how your coated tongue
clears up and your good, old-time appetite
returns. See how splendidly
your food, will digest and how your
energy, "pep" and "ginger" revive.
Just try it
You take no risk whatever for
A Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets)
9 J| is only 25c a box, enough to
( last twenty-five days, and it
k Vmust help and benefit you to
your entire satisfaction, or
^Fmoney returned.
Five million boxes are used every
j'cu.i,?viio iiiiuiuii lauiem ttro
taken by ailing people every day?
that's the best proof of Its merits.
Nature's Remedy Is the best and
safest thing you can take for biliousness,
constipation, indigestion and
similar complaints. It is sold, guaranteed
and recommended by your
druggist
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Democratic nominee to be voted foi
i at the election to be held the second
s Tuesday in April, 1919.
Pledges must be filed and fees paid
. to the City Clerk on or before March
i 21st, 1919.
The following will act as managers
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i At the Shops?J. L. Clark, L. W.
Dansby, Martin Seal.
1 At the Cotton Mill?J. T. Evans,
i A. H. Barnett, G. W. Godfrey.
t At City* Hall?T. C. Seal, C. A.
\ Botts, J. A. Cheek.
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In case a second primary is necessary,
same will br held Tuesday,
April 1st, 1919, and the sar^e managers
will serve.
WM. P. GREENE,
Chr. Dem. Ex. Com.
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