The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 25, 1919, Page FOUR, Image 4
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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1919. t
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The season is right for a band-!g
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The Hill-billy Set-black Club has !fc
adjourned, for the week out of re-[J
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If this dry weather keeps up weje
v fear that it will cut the cotton crop!
at least one-half. Things are just J J,
drying up. v t
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Ex-Governor Manning will shortly
sail for Europe. carrying with him
all manner of information on cotton,
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we are told. A platform built of
A " thirty cents cotton, it seems, is good
for the politicians to stand on.
The busiest corner in town on evr
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ery busy day is the corner in front .
of the furniture window of Col. S. ?
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J. Link, in The Press and Banner ^
block. Dale Barksdale knows that, ^
as does Allie Smith. ^
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After Ben Cochran and brother
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Peebles nave uvea in signt ox me n
street of quality for twelve months
they may be as large aristocrats as
Will Barnwell and Herbert Allen, p
not to mention Col. Bob Mabry. a
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Nearly everybody insists that the g
work on the streets commence on e
Greenville Street The people up b
Main desire to walk on the good ^
streets one or twice before they are
built up that way so that they may ^
become "climatized."
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Solomon also said, we believe:
"Who so lovetlf instruction, loveth ei
knowledge; but he that hateth reproof
is brutish." But we are re- 10
minded that One came following
John the Baptist, Who was greater C(
than John. ^
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There may not have been any con tractive
criticism, and no better provisions
may have been offered, but ^
one thing we do know, the South cc
Carolina flock alone with others has
accepted the amendment changing it t0
? from "THE" League of Nations to ^
\ "A" League of Nations And the ar- p(
tide is very indefinite. w
No doubt when the maker* of the b<
constitution provided that treaties ta
might he made by the president by y<
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the senate, they had in mind the | P*
words of Solomon," saying: "Where 31
v no counsel is, the people fall; but in H
the multitude of counsellors, there
is safety." T,
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la selecting Uncle Jim to repre- ^
sent Abbevillle County at the Mem-j
phis Cotton Congress, Governor =
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< Cooper did not have in mind alone |
the fact that the appointee is best
fitted, as a holder, to attend th# congress,
but he had in mind also that.
the congress was to meet beside the
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. V -8 paters, and this suggested a
S^ptist.
PUNISH THE CRIMINAL.
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If a crime had been committed
against the laws of the state, and the!
criminal, after many days, had been J
brought before a tribunal of justice,'
to stand trial and pay the penalty j
for his crimes, and should the state
be anxious to take such action as
would prevent a recurrence of like
crimes, w? imagine . the proper way
to go about it would be to adequate-1
ly punish the criminal then before
the court and maker him pay f<fr~his
wrongs, rather than "to start a great
movement to procare legislation to *
lunish the next criminal. If the laws] ti
or the punishment of the particular, r
rime were inadequate that matter;
night be attended to after the crimi-; n
lal had been punished in the onlyc
vay the law then provided. - ! u
Germany has, in the opinion of c
nost men, committed a great crime, p
igainst civilization. Germany com-,1 a
nitted all kinds of crimes against the. a
>eople of these United States when I p
ve were trying to be neutral. Ger-|v
nany is now before the bar of justice, a
o pay the penalty for these crimes, J ii
laving been brought forward by the b
'ortunes of war, and thereby convict- j
?d. It is a great time to make an n
sxample of Germany in order that j h
ither nations like inclined may know - e
iow terribly dangerous it is to make o
var against civilization, and to n
>reach the-covenants of internation- E
il law. If the Peace Conference
hall assess a penalty against Ger-|v
nany and the German people, (who'c
,-ladly made war), which will make h
hem sweat blood for a hundred v
'ears, and at the same time make n
hat country pay for the terrible loss-; ^
is mmctea on otner peoples, a iung
tride will have been taken towards c
nding future wars. ; ^
In our judgment "a much better S
esson may be taught in this way!,
han by preachments about punish-: ^
ng other law-breakers in the future J
Vhat the people now want is ade-|
[uate punishment for Germany. La\?s
;o not prevent crimes but the exe- A
ution of the laws.
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PERMANENT 3TREETS. g
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In talking about good roads we
hould not forget about good streets, j
l11 of us want good roads. The thing
rhich troubles us is how to obtain [ ^
llem. We know thai good roads may, "
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e built, but the matter of the where-;.
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rithal is, the matter which troubles
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In order to have good roads we
lust have two things:
(a) Roads which are in fact good;
> (b) A system of roads which the ^
eople in the several counties may.
fford to build.
Now the question of what roads are
ood need not worry anybody. Experi-j g
nee has shown that the vitrified p.
rick road, the concrete road and a gt
?w others stand the test. No makelifts
like the Greenville County a]
ood Roads will stand it. We can jn
BTord to build these roads but once' jj
i a generation: It is necessary to j pj
nild roads which will serve this gen-'-gj
ration, if we build at all. I ^
There is much difference of opin-J
n as to our ability to pay for these' ^
jod roads. In the sparcely settled ar
>unties where the lands are not high' er
le rate of taxation necessary to pay
>r bond issues and the interest therei
will be very high. Can the coun
es afford to assume the burdens? j
hat is the question now, so 'far as; ^
le building of good roads in the j ^
>untry is concerned. i ^
The same question presents itself, ^
i the people of Abbeville with re-! ^
ird to our streets. We know that!
?rmanent streets may be built. Are;
e then in position to build them? |
We maintain that we are. Ourj
>nded indebtedness is small. We 0\
ke it that the City Council is every th
;ar laying aside the money con- th
ibuted to the sinking fund for the
lyment of our outstanding bond isles
for water, lights and sewerage. Sj
' So, quite a laxge 'part of this in- j be
;btedness is already provided for. j tr
here is not much likelihood that we' us
ill need to increase our bonded in-, to
jbtedness for these purposes in the ^ ve
lture. Therefore, if it is advisable se
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Easy to R<
It is sometimes difficult to^rro'
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to repay the amount you have bon
One of the most attractive featui
is not that it is easy to secure a lo
easy, by means of the monthly pay
your credit a sum sufficient to pay
You can secure a loan now. Try
W. H. WHITE, Pres.
ovrl Rililrlinrr
k^lUliUUl VA I^UliUlAlg
OF ABBEVIL
W. H. WHITE, President.
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d build streets; there is no financial
eason why we should not get busy. I
The legislature has just passed the!
ecessary laws to put into effect the
onstitutional amendments allowing
s to issue bonds up to fifteen per
ent of the assessed value of our
roperty, and giving us the right to
ssess abutting property owners fo^
portion of the cost of these im-!
rovements, the latter a provision;
fhich is entirely right with regard to,
ny system of good r&ad^ whether
i city or country, a point first made:
y this paper, we believe.
Having the power to raise the
loney for these improvements, and
aving property and property-owners
ntirely able to assume the burdens
f building these streets, we know of
o better time to begin the work than
LIGHT NOW. '
Real 'estate is on a boom in Abbeille
just n*w. Many houses are
hanging hands, people are buying
omes ,and some are buying lots and
nil build homes. Things are begin-'
ing to look upwards in the old town.!
yhy not keep things moving?
The initiative in this work must;
ome. if it comes at all. from the
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layor and City Council. Will they
et busy?
They may put "B" in Buzz, if they
ave a mind to.
We need better streets?
NOW.
l PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT. '<
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The recent entertainment given in j
le Antreville school, brqught thej
chool Improvement Association the
ery fine sum of Seventy-five dollars.}
he entertainment was made up of
;>ngs, dances, charades and other
leasing features and was one of the
est ever given in this up-to-date ^
jmmunity. The entertainment was
l charge of Miss Margie Bradley, j
rho has been so succe&ful as a
;acher at Antreville. The music pu-j
ils of Miss Susie Stevenson also
dded much to the pleasure of the
ecasion. j
JACK IS DEAD.
Jick, the pet dog of little. Harry
riggs Wilson was run over by the
re truck las't Friday and was in-J
antly killed, much to the distress of j
le little girT The dog was friend;
id playmate of all the little children j
the nenghborhood, and when killed i
arry Briggs asked her mother to .
lone her little friends, Rachel and
isan Minshall, that she "didn't have
ie heart to tell them the news."|
achel and Susan were on hand
lortly with flowers and sympathy
id Jack was given a first class funal.
MOVING.
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Conductor Rose, who has occupied
e Renwick Bradlev house on Ward
w street for some time, is moving,
is week to the cottage near by,1
trich is owned by Messrs Tate Brady
and W. W. Wardlaw.
ATTENDING THE FUNERAL.
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Dr. and Mrs. C .H. McMurray went
er to Clinton Thurday.to attend
e funeral of Mrs. Garvin, the moer
^t -ffrs. _Qtis McMurray.
?>argancame &ver from
>ax^ah^^g'6aSatrarday and has
ien^bjisy d&aing many business1
ansactions since that time. He tells'
i that he has about gotten startedwards
house-keeDiner and that in a
iry short time he will be ready to
e his friends from Abbeville.
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w money and it is seldom easy |
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es of the STANDARDS PLAN
ian from us but that it is so*
ment system, to accumulate to
the loan when due. i
the STANDARDS PLAN.
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LE, S. C.
OTTO BRISTOW, Secretary.
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Moderate Prices
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it is to save work.,
TH E Hoosier Kitchen
Cabinet is universally
acknowledged the greatest
and most needed household
convenience and labor-saving
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steps for a million and a half
women 6ach day. It is saving
their strength and cutting
down the hours formerly remiirpH
fnr kitnliPTi wnrlc.
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helps. It is the ONE method
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auction, noosier prices are
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