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I .TUT I Four 1MB fig m ? ^ l'l 4 C 1 11 AJ * 't**Ne I and the I sunshin I w. | relations w = f' MRS. HORACE I. HORTON DIES IN COLUMBIA HOSPIT; Mrs. Josephine Horton, wife Horace I. Horton, trainmaster of 1 T ' " Atlantic Coast Line railway, died the * Columbia hospital yesterd ?>"; (Tuesday) morning just as she v about to undergo an opei^ation. M >Horton had been in ill health j p, some time and had been in the hos ?& tal for about two weeks. She was y^ars of age. Mrs. Horton was a number of t ?v^' First Baptist church 01 Columb and an active Christ'' n worker. S jjkL- vtas connected with the various : p^-;' ligious activities and welfare wc F of the church and was among t leaders in the congregation. E death has caused sorrow to ma fjiends here and over the state. Mrs. Hortort had resided here i about 13 years, having moved h? from Clinton,with her husband a fanjily in 1907. She was a native -! P rtAlinfir QTir] T1TQC Kofnro V "JV3k VVUtlUJ WllVt " W WV4W4V * BSj.{ marriage Miss Josephine Boggs ||f: the prominent Boggs family in Pi< PpK'T ens. She was a sister of the Is Ifip" '"Julius Boggs, well known attorn i|&} ?. of the Piedmont section. Mrs. Horton is survived by 1 husband, two daughters and thi sons, Mrs. R. C. Philson of Abl W^'-y ville ; Miss Eliza Horton of Colu bla ^Horace I. Horton, Jr., of Sp tanburg; C. Ernest Horton and Th i Horton of Columbia. ' Another si i Lieut. Harry Clyde Horton, was k I ed in France in October of 1918. K- -Funeral services will be conducl [ at the First Baptist church this a I ernoon at 3:30 o'clock by her past I Dr. Charles^ E. Burts. Interment v tie in Elmwood cemetery.?The < lujabia State. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ph"4son : Mr. E. C. Horton, of Abbeville, """tended the funeral Wednesday l\ Columbia. 4L > STUDEPftS GATHER ^ *'. FOR CONVENTK Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 30.?H ?> dce3s of delegates from all parts ? . tl^ip United States and Canada rijfred today to attend the five i students volunteer convention. ( f cers expect 5,000 students from < leggs and universities in the 1 gf V .countries to be present at the op r in# session tomorrow. A Wb W W ffimM w n i Stores 1 V Hap] "hf nin YF w Year 1920 i pleasure of \ e, with health 3 thank you for the rhich have existed ir v HE ROSENB wmmmmmmmmmmm TEACHERS EXAMINATION \L Columbia,-Dec. 30.?An extra Acc< ;he teachers' examination, to be held at quirer, at every county c<yirt house Saturday, c - mi ay January 10 was ordered by the State . sold ir 'as Board of Education at its recent three j rS" meeting. Notice of this examination period [or , - has been forwarded to the forty-six county pi58 county superintendents of educa- The tion. ' ficers < 'he This action was taken by the State w^ere in . - * be fou ' board in order to relieve, as far as he could ppssible, the pressing shortage of nrofjta re- * )rk teachers. Many schools are closed are di he because of the inability of trustees could [er to employ instructors. Many large the St? ny schools are running with a dimini- A vi shed corps of teachers. Overcrowded great c "or class rooms in high schools are the^ hippocl >re j inevitable result of the failure of popula nd' district boards to secure any kind of'where of teacher. Rep^~' reaching the State [fashior ier superintendents office indicate that be cou of at least 200 classrooms are suffer- Courie :k- ing on this account. ite Under the law semi-annual exam- Leea icy inations are held in May and Octo- Titles ber. The compulsory attendance act Real E ler has brought about an unusually nee heavy enrollment this fall. This be- lai-ge number of children has created m- a demand for an increased and' e : ? ar- larged corps. ia(l Salai-ies have been raised jn al- i,J|v|| on> most every school, l/nder the reill vised high school act of 1019, high school salaries were increased 44 ^d per cent. A still further raise will pf?| .ft" Vw? gcL'&fl nf fVin T arriclotni>A if itc I ^ or, next session. I ^0. In weak districts operating un:!?r|. ?|||1| ^?" the equalization law, salaries were! &f|ll increased about 20 per cbent. This | ij|| 11(1 raisewas inadequatoand a much i W&M, y-Vv: larger increase will be sought from I 111 the General Assembly in January. | ||||| The salary problem is at the rootj ||||* of the teacher shortage. Trained,! WM qN ' competent instructors are leaving l||| un_ | the schools for other fines of work. |j||| .The problem is one of the most acute lliji? [now demanding the attention of jay'school officials. * ^ )ffi- Tb;ol Leg^al Forma of all kind* for a.ile. mcnts two Title* to Real Estate, Mortgage* of pianos en- R?*' E?tate, etc. ""Bank* The Pres?*an?! Banner. ttrong v IIIIIIIIIIH 111 DEPARTMENT S Abbeville, S. 9 py Ne1 :AD 1Q1Q L ^ntVj !</!?/ 1J is at hand, \ wishing you i ' and prosper many favors exten i the past, will con / ? \ ? ERG MERC TOO MANY PISTOLS )rding* to the Yorkville En- ;i; there are more pistols in ;j; ounty than ever before known ;!> ore pistol cartridges have been <!;! i the county during the past !;<! nonths than in any similar in the pi-evious history of the |j; Enquirer says that the of- ;i; af the law profess^not to know the superabundant pistols to< nd in York come from. They !|l probably employ their time !;!; bly in ascertaining how they istributed and why; and so . the authorities in the rest of ite also. ;j! prilant police officer can do a ' )' leal to mak^ the use of the jj! <et for the pistol-toting un- J: v in any__ community; and pistol-t?ting ceases to be ? lable in homicide record can \\> ntcd on to decline.?News and !j! r- i|. il Forms of all kinds for sale. f', to Real Estate, Mortgages of ;j| Istate, etc. 'p The Press And Banner. <!> i " ^ JOHN A. HOLLAND, ;j: 'he Greenwood Piano Man. <!;j largest dealer in mn^lcnt lnst-n: j|> in Western Ronrn Carotins. Rull: ji; , self-piaver pianos. organs anc, > > machini-.. Reference: The of Greenvood the olrtcor and I;! est Cant :d Greenwood County / % 11 UKh.5 c I Many w Year A ias passed awaj I * ve want to take i Happy New Y< ity. ded us, and we hope th tinue for many years to a KFriT r rnn/m ftll 1 ILL tumr vvvw^A/</v,A/y^AA/,/v^yyv,/vvA^ >/WS/W^V^/W^AWWW^/Vs>/WWs/WsAW>,^Vs Join TV Christmas Now DO NOT WAIT ANOTHER DAY SAVINGS CLUB WE ARE NC You may forget it?and your overlooking th money may mean disappointment lo you the : t Depositors have come here from every quai club. ^ In many instances an ten tire family, numbei the children, have started savings accounts hi ed. By enlisting the children it not only encouri spare pennies they have from time to time ins foolishly, but it will mean a relief to the pare around again for the boys and girls to have th for the holidays of 1920. READ THESE BRIEF Anyone can join. Any church or lodge 01 nothing to join?it costs nothing to withdraw You do not double your payments each we you simply add an amount equal to the first ] For example: If you join Club or Class 2 week. 4 cents the second week, and 6 cents tl 50 weeks, and two weeks before Christmas w $25.50, plus 3 per cent, if payments are mad If you join Glass 5 you simply pay 5 cents th 5 cents to your payments each week for 50 w for $03.75. plus interest at 3 per cent,, if paym If for any reason you can't keep up your pa; a cent, but receive a check for the amount yoi before Christmas. Open Evenings This Week Unti PLANTERS 1 Abbeville, S. C * 1 Departments ] | | ssscss r 1 , .1 r, ana tne | the liberty f , ear, full of j at the pleasant Iv i rnmA. ANY | " ~~ 7 <i t V >%' ' $$$$$$&$$&}$$$$$&S^^^jjjj'JIIjjSIP s le .. .|3 Club J | T? JOIN THE . "T )W FORMING is opportunity to save J; rest of your life. Jj\ [?ter to join this splendid jj ring the parents and all ij: 1 i 3Ve since the Club open- 1/ ages them to save the i' lead of spending them nts when Christmas rolls \\\ eir own spending money jj: facts i 1 club can join. It costs jj; j ek, as some think?but )ayment each week. ij| Hj you pay 2 cents the first * ;i: ie third week, etc., for j|| g re send you a check for jjj } s e promptly. ;j: e first week and then add :|; eeks and receive a check ;j: BeB ents are promptly made. yments, you do not lose SB j have paid in tw<Tws?J<8 j|: 1 6:00 O'Clock. ^I