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ruuis ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Bannei ABBEVILLE, S. C. H. G. CLARK, Editor. ? 9 The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Fridaj Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mat ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C Terms of Subscription: One year $2.0C Six months 1.0C Three months .50 Payable invariably in advance. FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1919. A STATEMENT. With this issue of the Press and Banner Mr. H. G. Clark, formerly editor of the Rome-Tribune-Herald of Rome, Georgia, and later editor of Salem Times-Register of Salem Virginia, and who has just recently been discharged from the army, in which he was commissioned as-?a lieutenant, assumes the position of editor and manager of this paper. Mr. Clark is a native of Virginia, a x graduate of Hampden-Sidney College, a newspaper man of experience, and he will make the Press and Banner a better paper- than it has ever been. It is for this purpose that he has been employed. The ; growth of the paper and the rights of the patrons demand that we give them more and better service than we have heretofore giVen them. We have learned that the running of a ii 1 J county paper is an eignx-nour-aay . job for even a man who loves to work. # As editor of the paper for the past four years I have found a great deal of pleasure in the work. I have come in contact with the editors df the state and have learned to know and appreciate them as I would never have done, perhaps, had I not had this experience. Without experience as a newspaper man, but desiring to serve the public of Abbeville County, and with no ulterior purpose of my own, I have done what I could to make the Press and Banner a worth-while newspaper. -I have sought to make it have opinions and to express them whether anybody agreed with them or not. I regret now to give up the work, but the demands of a profession to which I am attached, 'and which I am better ^ prepared to follow, make it necessary that I do so. The Press and Banner will continue to work for what, its editor believes to be for the best interests of the community and the people whom it serves. The editor will have his own ^iews, and will conduct the paper without interference from the owners. He will be responsible for ins views to the public and his own conscience. Wm. P. Greene. THE RECKLESS EXTRAVAGANCE OF THE POOR MAN Governor Cooper in his address to the Supervisors' Convention in Columbia last week, advocated the spending 01 twenty millions of dollar} each year for ten years in the construction of good roads in South Carolina. The expenditure of this amount would have the merit of furnishing enough money to build sufficient roads to be worth while. If we are to go into water over our heads we believe in being game 0. about it The Governor says that if h'e had advocated "this measure six years ago . , the people would have believed him insane. Considering the fact that the proposed expenditure would amount to two hundred millions of dollars, while the assessed value of all property in the state is about two hundred and seventy millions, and that, therefore, the taxpayers would in ten years pay into the treasury for the building of roads about eihgty per cent of the amount of the value as now placed on all property for taxes, we shall not be surprised if the Governor finds that the people have not changed their minds muclt In the matter of lunatics. Governor Cooper though has as mueh right to lead a crowd of these; unfortunates as any other man in the state. 4 WATCH SPARTANBURG GROW. | I " The men in Spartanburg will noWj be correctly dressed when the Presi-i dent of the United States visits that' city. We say so for the reason that; Major J. C. Hemphill, who trained' the Charleston swells in the art of r! wearing correct apparel on import! nnt. occasions now eroes to Spartan ! burg to have charge of that matter j | there. Incidentally he will be the; * editor of the Journal, the afternoon | I . | paper, and "watch Spartanburg : grow." j Spartanburg now .becomes "the1 ' most convenient port" to the moun-j J tain country; Pacolet Creek will; j float bigger ships than tjie James! River; the Chapman Building isj ; higher than the Washington Monu-; ment; the Cleveland Hotel swellerj than the New Willard; John D. j Rockefeller is borrowing money; from Mr. Cleveland: and Newspaper, j Magnate Hearon will show William ^ [ Randolph Hearst how. THE TAMBOURINE GIRL. The Tambourine Girl, so typicalj ' of the Salvation Army and its work,| i will soon be a memory. Her workj will be finished; and right nobly has she done this work. No place where man was wont to sojourn was too low or degraded for her to visit, and| man. has not been over careful as to the places he frequented. She was a familiar" figure in the saloon in that doomed institution's palmiest days. She seemed to seek tnose places wmcn presented oniy m degraded aspect and there she left a touch of the noblest thing in life? self-sacrifice. And she always commanded respect. Sefldom wa3 there a man so lost to all that was decent who would offer insult. From the people who most needed" the help that the Salvation Army had to of, fer she sought and obtained funds I to give that help and in so doing kept that institution more closely in touch with those to whom it reached down and gave the helping hand. Her brave face and cheery smile will be missed. It is a rather remarkable co-inci I dence that the passing of the saloon should follow so soon the passing of j the Tambourine Girl. From the J standpoint of achievement the two stand for that which is opposite in life. The first accomplished degradation the second brought uplift. New methods are to be employed I by the Salvation Army to .raise necj essary funds in the future. The "Home Service Fund" campaign which will be made May 19-26 to raise $13,000,000 in the United States will mark the initial effort of this organization to raise funds by popular subscription. $2,000 is the quota for Abbeville. It is not neces- . sary to go into the war record of the , Salvation Army or of its pre-war work. The people are cognizant of this work. .We believe that it is FOR : 413 ACRES of goo Lowndesville, no - vin Cleckley and son Place. Cut ri 1 ^ r>v</1 n/Mll nu ructu anu wuj several tracts. 2 tion, 25 acres in ture, 20 acres in water, 4 good U other necessary 1 as a whole lies \ practically level not sandy and n( of the two, which of land (chocolai the grasses we t* worth $35 per ac ino- it. for $30.00 ""O T1 suit you. Plenty good values. If y sell, see us. DixieLi <. L. M. TALBERT, Mi only necessary to put the proposition up to the people and action in the form of dollars will follow.'> It is remarkable how many prominent people in the South, in the North, in the East and in the West have rallied to the support of the work which is about turn over to the American public by the Tam bourine Girl. She has done her bit. She has raised the funds in the past for the carrying on of the Salvation Army work. It's up to you now. The Tambourine Girl will go down in history as one of the noblest types of woman, laboring against odds and in an atmosphere heavy with vice, liquor and crime. "IN HIS OWN BRIAR PATCH." The above caption is "lifted" from the Columbia State, anent Major J. C. Hemphill, who again enters the newspaper field in South Carolina as editor of the Spartan burg Journal. The State says: "Through the columns of the Spartanburg Journal, Major J. C. Hemphill will do a work for Spartanburg and the region roundabout similar to that invaluable service which he performed for Charleston through The News and Courier. No pen could -be enlisted for the Piedmont districts of South Carolina that would do more for their development and progress than his, if so much, and there is no journalist who knows them and their people better V<>r loves them more. There will be n6 eight o? ten hour day in the labor which he will give to bring their resources and their vritues to attention and it will be a labor of unflagging enthusiasm. Almost it would be presumptuous to speak to South Carolinians of Rfaior Hemuhill'a distinguished tal ? 4- W ents as an editor. He long ago proved the possession of rare art. of catching their interest and holding it from day to day and year to year, so that unconsciously many of them fell into a habit of Hemphill-editorial reading, and to it a great many people, outside of as well as in Spartanburg, will return, taking it up gladly and naturally, just where they left off a few year ago. Native to the manner of the Red Hills and long enough a resident in Charleston to be at home in that city, he is a well educated South Carolinian. ' "Brer Rabbit" is back to his brier patch and there will be something doing among the varminfe. "We" expect to be pestered a good deal by him, wherefore we shall be the more comfortable. Verily, we are but one of thousands who these nine years have missed him every day and who, from now on, will set a watch on his perversities. Spartanburg will have a strong, clear voice that carries far and that will never be mistaken for any other Khnn Maior Hemphill's." Engraved cards and wedding invitations at Press and Banner Co. SALE d land, 5 miles of I w owned by Mr. Ir- j . known as the John ight in two with pubd easily be . cut into 100 acres in cultivagood Bermuda paswoodland, plenty of mant houses, with Duildings. The place veil, 150 acres of land. The place is )t red but a mixture l makes the best kind te.) Free of rock and irm as a pest. Easily :re, but we are offerwith terms that will of others equally as ou to want to buy or and Co. grr,, Abbeville, S. C. SMALL FIRE TUESDAY. A fire broke out Tuesday at 12:30 p. m. in the .residence occupied by M. M. Kennell, Wardlaw street. The Abbeville Fire Department answered the summons and soon had the fire under control. Little damage was done. RED CROSS NEWS. Miss Meta Fuller, who has been in charge of the Red Cross office at Abbeville for the past six weeks, I REAL EJ I city property. Thesi 100 ACRE TRACT?Six and '& one-half miles from Abbeville in Sharon neighborhood; close to school and church. Three-room house and barn. Price per acre $32.50. 82 ACRE TRACT OF LAND? 4 miles south of Abbeville. Tenant house, barn, 8 or 10 acres of fine branch bottoms, ?*? AiiUitTo^An Kol p O O avi cs 111 vuiViTavwii) MM4 ance in woods both pine and ash. Rented for this year. Near school house. Price per acre $20.00 LOT?on South side ol town, 150x150 feet. Price, $150.00 156 ACRE TRACT?Located 4 miles Southeast of Abbeville S. C. Six room dwelling, 3room tenant house, barn. About 2-horse farm rented for this year. Good bottom land, plenty ashe wood and timber. Price $4,400. TWO GOOD RESIDENCES? i 'on North Main Street, for sale. Ask for prices. TWO STORY, DWELLING?6room, hall, electric lights and sewerage, 5 minutes walk from square. Bargain at .r $1,250.00 If Ladie 1 The Season I Our hi premacy ment. I the utmo lar price, greatest been offe I HADD< IIMMHi i* , - zzz left this week for her home in Atlanta. Hereafter the office will be in charge of Mrs. M. T. Coleman, the executive secretary of the Home Service work, and the hours, will be from ten till one in the morning and from three till five in the afternoon. MRS. ALLEN SICK. A wide circle of relatives will hear with regret that Mrs. Allen is quite sick at her home on Main street. ' STATE.? o nrr> cfnnrl ini)p*fmprifs-. 1/ Uf L/ g V/V/U. (lii/VUVf f ftVf ll>U 120 ACRES?Four miles South East of Abbeville, dwelling, tenant house, well, 500 cords wood, some saw timber. Cheap at $17.50 per acre. 166 ACRES?6 miles from Abbeville. Good dwelling, barn tenant house, located in Lebanon section, close to stfiool and church. Price per acre ?$30.00 FOR QUICK SALE?12Q Acre Tract of Land 2 miles from town, with a six room dwelling, barn, good pasture, enough to pasture 40 head of cattle. Rents for 5 bales cotton. Price $60.00 Per Acre S-ROOM DWELLING? On South Main Street, at Cotton Mill. Price, $1,100.00 List Your Property Rent or E ' < , Jno. F. Si Abbeville, - - 1 ' \ i App81 s Mo& Approve* We have some fetching jon that have been creal nost artist designers. O jure the pick of thegarm< ;his season have been r iVhether you wish severe id garments or elaborate :or dressy affairs we ha inctive styles to offer you its typify the style and v of our popular millinery )esigned and created to st in style and quality, al , these hats should pr i j i J_ millinery attraction tnai red the ladies of this con DN-WILSC % ( ' ^ ' A?* ^ 0 Catarrh Cannot Be Cored With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, u the* cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional conditions, ana In order to cure It you must take an Internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years. It Is com posed of some of the best tomes Known, combined with some of the best blood ' purifiers. The perfect combination of the Ingredients In Hall's Catarrh Medlcine is what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal conditions. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. All Druggists. 75c. Hull's Family Pills for constipation. Engraved cards and wedding invi* tations at Press and Banner Co. < 1 < I m ' for immediate sale | lowing country and I -Ask About Them - 3 ; . ; f ' 5-ROOM COTTAGE? Right at High School, on Parker St. VLot 80x198. " Price, ' $1,600.00. 36 ACRE?Tract of land, 3 1-2 miles from Hodges, 8 miles A KViatnlla o?nnH liVIU mi/k/V T*UV) f, VVV4 u V*? ing, barn and outhouses. Price, $1,650.00 43 ACRE TRACT?2 .1-2 miles from town, 1-horse farm open, dwelling, barn, good V well, good bottom and pasture lands. Party that buys gets 2 bales cotton rent. Price, per acre, $35.00 GOOD RESIDENCE?-Close in, 4 large rooms, hall and kit* chen. Worth $2,000.00, will sell for / $1,680.00: With Me for Sale, xchange. itherland . 1 - South Carolina* 1 r rel I d Garments 1 r models to show || :ed by the fore- j| or efforts to pro- g| SB ^production of*. I.., ichly successful. [I , superbly tailor- Ell ; effects suitable H 11 ve scores of dis- jj I alue su- III express 9 11 d a popu- . T ove the / B has ever ^ imunity. ?1 )N CO. I , , ? :