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JUVl^lA/xv A f at , Aotomobi]! We will discontinue handling ; out our fine stock at a consideral We have a full line of the besl FISK, and FIRESTONE. We ^of our casings are the best. We offer 30xS $12.00. 30x sizes i* proportion. Casings will certainly advance 1 need or.e or more in the next yi r vantage of this offer. We will sell a tube for each i We wii! continue to handle al! \ "w Remember, we are the exclusi line, both wholesale and through dealers in Standard Oil Kerosem 4. ATT A IW6 OUI" C'UStvmcio MEASURE. We are wholesale dealers ir OILS. "It makes a difference." GET YOUR CASING BEFOR] |! ' C. D. B { r ^ Psss: FT1 OH || r.m\r JI . Never before, in the history of JI y brought such Iiigh prices. And If the benefit in bigger profits! Nj If greater will your profits be; hei || each acre of land produce its ut |i corn, truck?useAPlanters Fertili: to 2 bales of cotton per acre an J| of this reputable Fertilizer on So ^Maina eci \ i For many years Planters Ferti |I the South's most successful farm If ble to nroduce bigger, better cr< fi ys?.r?GET RESULTS THAT W || .A .crent for Free Advice, Informs ! 1 rect?TODAY. It means dollars f 1! Planters Fertilize MANUF^ fi CHARLESTON, - * 2s * : i , &&& { "^S** 4^r^*^v % I automobile casings, and will close ble reduction. ; well known makes GOODYEAR, have never handled seconds: all 3 1-2. Non Skid, $18.0(fc Other ; in price, therefore, if you will jar it will pay you to take adcasing if wanted at actual cost. 1 accessories including tubes. I ve dealers in Standard Oil gasoi filling station, we are wholesale e. LITY, SERVICE AND FULL i HAVOLINE LUBRICATING E THEY ARE ALL GONE. ' I % I.. rownjr, . -? 1???- _Li' re Money j the country, have farm products the successful farmer will reap iturally the larger the Crop, the ice it is essential that you make most. For prize crops of cotton, zer, 90 to 95 bushels of corn?1 : records established through use uthern farms. rfci! illicit! rom mi.? lizer ha^ been the preference of ers, because it has made it possi- j jps. Make every acre count this [LL PLEASE YOU. Consult our ition and Prices?or write us di> to you. r & Phosphate ColCTURERS CCU7K CAROLINA. z+s? ^ va ?*.< ^fWgAiSfl'r ^yV^I^LfVigS i CAMELS supply cigarette conter you ever experienced! You i bodied mellow-mildness; sue lavor and coolness. The more C [reater becomes your delight?Cat cite revelation ! Everything about Camels you find heir quality?to the expert blend hoice Domestic tobaccos. fou'll say Camels are in a class by t nade to meet your own personal freedom from any unpleasant cig? ileasant cigaretty odor makes Camel o the most fastidious smokers. Anc iberally as meets your own wishes, i \ taste! You cigarette s: Camels so at ,1 p,, ize that the 1 and do not e: Compare C retteinthe \ Camel, 1 ^ sealed V ^ V LONG CANE. J V vvvvvv wvvv vvvv Last week .cck the prize in b jweather, as we had rain, sleet a J snow then rain again. Monday jthe most disagreeable day we ha had this winter. Messrs. Robert and Willie Bez :ford, of near the city, spent Thu 'day night with Mr. Luther Erwin. Miss Maud Botts, of Lander C jlege, spent the week-end with V Ihome folks, i . Mr.and Mrs. W. D. Beauford spc iFriday in the city with Mr. and M |j. M. McKellar. NMr. and iv.. J. K. Cromer a Mr. Arthur Erwin was shopping j the city Monday. We are sorry to report that Mr. |H. Botts is sick at this writing. ^ hope for him an early recovery. Miss Allie Bcaufoi'd spen? Wedm 11 day with Mrs. W. S. Bosler. Mrs. W. D. Beauford, and dauj ter, Miss Nina, spent Monday in t city with relatives. Misses Eppie Beauford and E Finley were shopping in the c 'Tuesday. / I Mrs Fnuptip Millpr. and cbildrt .spent n few clays of last week wi 'Mr. and Mrs. Luther Clamp. Mr. Edd Kellar is visiting in A "".bama this week. Miss Bessie Erwin spent the wee "jjend with Miss Estell Finley.|j Miss Ethel Botts had the misf< 11 tune of breaking her finger U I week, but we are glad to report th tit is geting along nicely. 1! Mr. Allen Palmer was a busine f'visitor to the city Friday. 1} Miss Eppie Beauford spent Su I|day evening with Miss Eva Finley. i! Mr. and Mrs. Boner Haddon. a: i little ones, of Smithville, spent Su f day with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Milk 1, Mr. Ben King was a businc f,visitor to the city Saturday. }! Mrs. T. PI. Botts, and daughtc | Miss Ethel, spent Wednesday ? Smithville, with Mr. and Mrs. Gusf j Miller. i| Mrs. Earl Stewart spent Saturd; || with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Boauford ||| Miss Eva Finlcv entertained a fe if of her friends' at a Rook par 11 Thursday. All present reported |i nice time? |! UNREST FOUND AMONG FARMEF I Washingaon, Jan. 30.?Indicatio | of a widespread spirit of unrest a: f! dissatisfaction among the farmers !| he country, so threatening as like *i' o disturb the existing econon ffsi m ^T^V-P, ltment beyond anything 'v^-Vc i*! never tasted such fullh refreshing, appetizing \v'?.o Camels you smoke the &;?"? ' r nels are such a ciga- v>v.\:v V/i, fc? - ' 4*T? so fascinating is due to ivv^j-; of choice Turkish and LS'Vvvi Wu :hemselves?they seem .rjfvt; taste in so many ways! 'ffc/iQ iretty after-taste or unIs particularly desirable I, you smoke Camels as for they never tire your are always keen for the atisfaction that makes tractive. Smokers reallvalue is in the cigarettes xpect premiums or cou$g# Camels with any cigaworld at any price! Id everywhere in scientifically ' T' ' V.v.* ?s of 20 cigarettes or ten packarryttea) in a filassine-paper n. rve strongly recommend \ >r the home or office supply -i'v * T?* ravel. *A'. DS TOBACCO COMPANY tton-Salem, N. C. , sVlstructure, is considered by goveri V|inent officials to be revealed in moi V than 40,000 replies to a questional V recently sent out by the~ postoffi< \ department. The replies as thus f; P. - digested were summarized in a r nd port prepared by George L. Woo -as!superintendent of the postoffice d ve partment' division of rural mail, ar read to the senate postoflice commi tee today by James L. Blakesle rs_ fourth assistant postmaster gener? The views of the 40,000 or moi farmers were obtained bv the broa ol-1 ier! casting of 200,000 copies of a que 'tionaire throughout the agricultur ^'.states asking for .suggestion where! !the postoffice department might a rs. i. . jin cutting down the cost of living. i Answers to the qoestionaires ha: been coming in since the middle < injDecember at the rate of 1,000 a da I and as summarized by officials sho ,'ithe major complaints of the farme \ G ' |in numerical order to be: Inabilii obtain labor to work the farm BSl^hired help and the farmers' 6hildr< j having been lured to the city 1 ' high wages and easier living, hi| rllG i i profits taken by middlemen for tl imeie nanaiinfj 01 xooa products ai VD j lack of proper agencies of conta j between the farmer and the ultima I consumer. Many of the replies, sa >n i ' 'jone of those who had looked the ithi ... ' jover, probably as many as 50 pi ^ icent., indicate that the writers co | template either leaving their farn ^ ior curtailing their acreage, becaui of the growing feeling against no 'producing citv dwellers. ! ^ j Means Grave Menace. iat' Commenting tonight on the r plies, Assistant Postmaster Gencr .gs Biakeslee said'. "Such a condition ; 'a time when the predominant cry n_ |tor production, and still more pn iduction can /lot but constitute nf|igrave menace." n-i Before the senate committee, J ;r.' charactei'ized the situation as "di iss 'quieting and portentious of disaste: ous consequences." Thi? opinio ;r,! was expressed ,by Mr. Blakeslee a injter a member of the senate con ie mittee had remarked that the veplk i cemed to have cojtu1 "mostly from ay bunch of bolshevists." . ' Excerpts froma number of lettei !W,taken at random from the mor ty than 40,00.0 already on file at th a postoffice department showed th i *5 I H 15 H nslj nd || ?fi|[ t i H ! 11 I if 11; ]|| 1919 wai |f| ness, for v I II customers forward t Lj confident beville Cc ^ over the f ! We are tions that they have, fit by thei down. W business h i! m i- - we win oe Dixit II . I ; \ n- trend of thought among at least a'r re j considerable proportion of the farm- p re ers of New England, the Middle f Western states and the agricultural t ir section. "The time is very near," 1 e- wrote a farmer at East Chatham, X. C d, Y., 4,when we farmers will have to e i ... ... . . , ii. e- curtail production and i-aise oniy;i id,what* we need for our use and let: t- the other fellows look out for them- : e, selves. Labor unions are --more to It il. blame for the high prices than anyjv t'c one else. Feople urc '^.o get1 rj. pay for what they dont earn." <I s- Writing from Palmyro, Mo., anal other farmer said: "I almost fear ai* >y!famine, farm help everywhere is,i id'flocking to the city, lured by short j* hours, high wages and the promise il re of a good time. Some one is going to > uf suffer if this condition is not reme- t y( ;died shortly." . ' j i w! Declaring that the whole honus of 1 j f rs1 the high cost of living rests with the ty;middle man, another Missouri pro- * is,Jducer advocated the establishment of * : i l. _i._ i.? I i i C :u municipal marivecs tu ue serveu uy, )v! parcel post direct. "I sell butter to c rh 'the dealer for 45 cents a pound," his j *?e (letter said, "and the same butter!5 id selis to the consumer for 80 cents ai ct1 pound. In the distribution we losei1 te; nearly half and we lose money on id i the butter at the first price. Such * m conditions are causing the farmers[? er to leave the farm by the thousands. Is n-jWe have reached a crisis. You may ' i i. ns j ask what we would do with the mid- i * se!dlemen. I will suggest that^it be ar-!l n-jranged for them to go to the farm 11 nmrl U /il nvAilunn f T lin/lnv cwiu neii.1 jnuuutc ciim^o. x unucistand that they might not relish'J e_!working 14 hours a day, but if we i aj get by the near future there will i ,t have to be some useful work done by t js!every one." a- i Declaring that "great evils con- \ a front us today," says a letter, "re- a iduce the cost of my foodstuffs to thejs 10 consumer, you must first furnish me s with first class labor at reasonable, r_ wages and second, you must eliiiii- ,Q v nate thousands of middlemen whojv f. are rebbing the "people wholesale." i-j a "Y" TO GiVE SCHOLARSHIPS, f a | E::-. ervice men ha^e many advan- C tages over the ex-soldier of fitly v s years ago. For examole. then ;roo I t I e had their education cut short by war. v ie and the next generation especially : e in the South felt this handicap. But c s the banner year in our real brhich we are deeply apprec and friends. The year 11 o as being still better than e which we have in Abbevi >unty causes us to feel verj uture. pleased to refer to our for real estate values would , and that those who buy nc r investment. Real Estate fe have several good pro] Louses, homes and farm pi pleased to talk with you al e Land Com L. M. TALBERT, Abbeville, S. C. II ? f low, not only the Government is iroviding certain vocational training or its soldiers, but comes forward he Y. M. C. A., with an offer of .50 to 200 scholarships for Snuth . J Carolina, the only condition of 'liiribiiitv beinir that the anolicant las been honorably discharged. These scholarships are distributed / imong ail the states ironi our Educaionil War Funds left over when the var closed, and each '"'ounty is alotted a pro rata shar. :f 2 cents per :,V capita. . A County Committee in each bounty will receive and pass on the ipplic-nts ,v.iid scholarships rai:<;<; Tom S.")0 and upwards per man. The ^robate Judge, the County School superintendent, and the Principal of lie High School at the County Seats, n Couties where there is no local 'Y", and will act as County Commitees. Public-spirited men and educa;ors please take notice and hrln tr? ret the right men in touch with these . ommittees at once. The opportunity :iose:s September 80th, 1920, South Carolina gets at least $33,000 in scholarships from the New York office, this being unused War funds, lot connected with home work. The application will be passed up it oncc to a State Committee located it Columbia composed of Prof. Wilson Gee, chair of Rural ( Social Science^ University of S. C., Mr. Fulien C. Rogers, Vice-President Liberty Bank, and Prof. Luceo Gun;er, Rural School Supervisor. Mr. Eugene R. Pendleton has been isked to supervise the work to get a^'air distribution and will be glad to 'urnish any information or assistince in his power. Negro soldiers will receive their >roporticn according to numbers, md awards are open to marines, oldiers and sailors in camps or overeas. The wide range in courses offerd to make it possible for the man vith little or no elementary educa ion to participate in the benefits on n equal basis with those more ortunate in the mater of education. Comprehensive and practical gricultural courses are offered in he Home Study courses, aiong rith commercial, academic, profesionaf and highly specialized technial ones. . ' ^ li '1 I! I ' !> I il J \ I! .1 |f II N. q y ii fi I! * I estate busiiative to our )20 we look 1919. The lie and Abir optimistic | / || mer predicincrease as f s . < >w will proi never goes positions in roperty that bout. ipany s = Z 3 ll ft ? =