The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 26, 1920, Image 4
Established 1844. C
The Press and Banner T
Abbeville, S. C. r
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The Pre^s and Banner Company
Published Tri-Weekly ;"
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Telephone .No. 1U.
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Entered as second-class matter at t
post office in Abbeville, S. C. a
Terms of Subscription:
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One year $2.00
Six months 1.00
Three months .50 *
Friday, March 26, 1920.
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KEEPING UP THE ROADS
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If the people of the county vote I
for a bond issue of four hundred and n
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fifty thousand dollars for the build- ^
ine- of erood roads, we take it that v
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there will be no disagreement about _
the inadvisability of keeping them up. j1
A man who would build a fine house, t
and then allow it to rot down be- f
cause the roof was decayed would be ^
considered a poor business man, and
the people will suffer the loss of a
large expenditui'e ?f money if they,
do not make up their minds, once the ^
roads are built, to keep them built. }
We do not know what it will cost r
to keep up these roads. When Green-j
ville County built the roads of which
we have heard so much talk, a small
tax was voted for their up-keep.! ]
Talkinc with Hon. Thos. P. Cothran 1
about the roads sometime later he 11
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expressed the opinion that the up- s
keep would be a great deal more ex- J
pensive that he had thought at first (
would be the case. We get the same |'
idea from the letter Capt. Smyth,;
published in these columns sometime
ago. The readers of his letter
will remember that he said the top-j
soil should be looked after and re- |
paired frequently, never less fre- ^
quently than once in two months. So
easily does it escape from the roadsi]
that he cut-outs on the Fords and
motorcycles blow $t into the adjoin- i
fog fields. !
If the top-soil is to be repaired,1
once every two months it must be
evident to any thinking man that it ^
will be expensive to keep these roads
m a good state of repair. We do not
know that our present roads would
be so bad if they were worked every
two months, but we are not talking .
about that now. If the roads are ^
properly worked it will mean that j
there must be a force on these
roads practically all the time. Per- j
haps it may prove advisable to have i
several forces under competent
managers to take over the roads and 1
work them in sections, much like the 1
railroads are worked. However, it is
done, it must be done, unless the
money expended, the bonds bein.'X
issued, is to be n total loss. Just ,
how much the a mount necessary to
work these roads as required will b*.'
we cannot say. perhaps no one can do ?
so. But this much we can say, and we
say now, that no person should vote
for the bond issue who is not prepared
to support the next delegation
in the General Assembly in pro- t
viding for a good working fund to n
keep the roads in proper shape.
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LIVING AT HOME t
The editor of the Anderson Daily
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Mail insists on being old fashioned, j
He lives in a prosperous county
where people "raise their own ra- ,
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tions," and has become so thor- j
oughly satisfied with this wav of j
managing affairs that he wishes to ap-l ,
ply it to the newspaper business, as j
maybe seen from reading the follow-;
ing from the editorial page of that ,
paper: " '
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Last Mondav morning The Green i
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ville News carried an editorial on the ,
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subject of the "press agent." Onj.
Tuesday morning The Charleston A !
merican carried the identical editori-jj
al. In the meantime, The Spartan-1^
burg Herald quoted the "press agent"'.
editorial from The Greenville No us I
and added some remarks to its own. 1
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Now, inasmuch as The Greenville j
News had it first, the editorial in '
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the press agent belonged to it; and!
The Charleston American should, L
like The Spartanburg Herald, have
jriven The Greenville News credit
for it. But then jt is possible The |
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Charleston American didn't knowt
'he Greenville News hail already car-j
ied the editorial.
Cut, ii: the meantime, it i.s be.-?-., .
rethren, to .-tick to the home-made
ind. Even though they don't "set.
he world on fire"' nor gain^ much reoguilion
f 10:11 the exchanges, you've j
ot the satisfaction of knowing'
hey're the product of your brain, j
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nd that's worth a whole lot. One "
;reat trouble with the other kind of |
tuff is that the other fellow is liable i
o see it at about the same time as,1
rou do, and that's embarrassing. ;
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M;SS CARRIE COCHRAN
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The Presbyterian sympathizes with|"
>ur comtemporary The Press and/
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Banner over the loss of Miss Ccohran.
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This young lady was unusually well ]
'urnished with qualities that made <
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ier useful and proficient in a print-(l
ng office. She was an expert opera- ,
or at the machine. Could make up ^
orms and mail out the paper .She'(
vas possessed with an unusually fine 1
" ml. _ nv.,1 I
Unny disposition. i ne in. aim;
Banner has lost a valuable helper.
Ve are persuaded that none know
his better than^ the Press and Ban-1
ter.?A. R. Presbyterian.
A Womanless Wedding
The play for the benefit of the
Library to be given on the 7 th is to J
se a grand one and full of fun. A1
Mississippi paper has the following1 to1
>ay of the "show"
A large and eagerly expectant audi^
Mice filled the court house Tuesday
evening to witness the "Womank s
Wedding," given under the auspices
>f the city Federation of Women's
Clubs directed by Misses Clemtine
ind Adele Miller, of Okoiona.
Those taking part; judges, lawyers,
bankers, and business men proved the
ruth of the couplet? j
"A little nonsense now and then is
relished by the wisest men."
Pope never said a truer thing than1
;hat 'Clothes make the man," for last
right "clothes surely made the wonan."
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The program opened with readings
t?y Miss Adele Miller, "Four Leaf
Clover," and ''Bob Taylor's Mule.' .
Mr. iaD turning theleaves, as it
rture, as official announeter, each
surprise greater than the proceding
jne. There was something new, novel
jnd original and charming on eacn
page. The audience was convulsed
from start to finish.
Never has it been the privilege of
i Meridian audience to witness such
i side splitting burlesque.
The surprising part was the way
;he diginfied men entered into the
plan and left nothing nudone to make
: a success.
The "Womanless Wedding'' was a
uige and howling success.
SAYS MERITONE
SAVED HIS SON
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itrengtn ana
And Nervous Condition
s Gone
"We believe Meritone has saved our!
>oy," said J. D. Kidd, of l.'JT Beau-|
nont Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn.
"His sy^cem was all run down and !
le was weak and nervous and he had
?een that way all his life. He'd get so j
lervous and excited that he could 1
lot sleep.
"He had indigestion and trouble so
hat he could not eat enough to make j
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lim grow right.
'I tried everything and gave him '
.11 kinds of medicines, but nothing !
lid him any good, and it began to;
ook as if we were going to lose hj.n.
"Our boy has been taking Meritone
or some time now, and we believe it
las saved his life. He can eat anything
iow that he can get his hands on, and .<
HO OL.VyilIC4V.il 10 111 11JIU V.VUU111V1I UUU I
loes not prive him a bit of trouble, j
"The former nervous condition has|
eft him and he sleeps as sound asj
he baby and doesn't jump in his)
leep like he did before. I(
'He has gained strength and has ;
. good color, also." '
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Meritone has no superior as a tonic)
nd strenethener. I
Meritone is sold exclusively in Abbeville
by The McMurray Drug Co. j
Engraved Cards and lnvltalon?? j
i'hc Prc-ss and Banner Co,
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF j
I hereby announce myself a candiIate
for Sheriff ox Abbeville Cour.ty
n the Democratic Primary, and f
)ie(ij*e mvM'li to be governed by the
ules and to abide the rcsub of Mi?
jrimary.
J. N. BLUM.
SUMMER SCHOOL AT WINTHROP
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Active preparations are now being
made for the opening of the Summer
School at Winthrop on June lo, tcj
:ontniue till July 20, a session cf six
weeks. President Johnson has about
announced soon. The college is hoping
to make this the be<t of the j
many sessions that have been he!.',
here. A liberal apropriation by the
legislature will make it possible to
Dpen with a stronger faculty and a
araeter variety of courses than heretofore.
The increased appropriations
will also enable the college to admit
teachers from South Carolina without
the payment of any matriculation
or tuition fee.
Bttttacg-v-rccy-- -gr rr<ry
Million Packets Of
Flower Seed Free
We believe In flowers around the
Homes 01 ioe soma, nowens anguieu
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have sot aside more than one
million packets of eeed of beautiful,
yet easily grown flowers to be gives
to our customers this spring for th<
beautifying of their homes.
Hastings' 1920 Seed Catalogue la
now ready. Brilliant cover In naturaJ
colors, 100 pages of garden and farm
Information, profusely Illustrated. It's
the one worth while seed book foi
southern gardeners and farmers. Thij
catalogue Is absolutely free to you on
request. Your name and address on
a postal card or in letter, will bring It
to you by return mail.
This 1920 Catalogue will show you
just how you can get five packets of
flower seeds (live cnrrerent sorts; aosolutely
free of cost this spring. Send
for this catalogue today without fail.
No obligation to buy anything unless
you want to. H. G. HASTINGS CO.,
Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.? (Advt)
i. WANTS"
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WANTED AT ONCE?A man to u<
general book ke?ipng and work
connected with a Bank. Apply
pcivinp reference and salary wanted
to
The National Bank of Abbeville
Abbeville, S. C.
-17-tf.
WANTED TO RENT?Two furnished
or unfurnihed toot;', bv vourg
married couple, Apply this office.
3-ia-tf
U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION.
UPSTAIRS IN POST OFFICE
BUILDING. SOUTH ENTRANCE.
3-22-3pd.
FOR SALE?Eggs from Youngs
Strain S. C. White Leghorns, $1.00
for 15. Also a few March hatched
pullets at $2.00.
R. C. WILSON.
3-22-lt.. pd.
SEED COTTON?Will buy seed cotton
this week and next week.
JOHN F. SUTHERLAND
3t-pd.
WASH Your blankets for summer
storage. Single blankets seventeen
cents, double and quilts twentynine
cents delivered. Overalls, per
suit, forty six cents.
C. H. Cannon, Agent.
3-26-3pd.
" ")R SALE?Thompson's strain of
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs.. $1.00
per seting of 15.
M rs. W. E. Leslie.
3-26-3pd.
WIRE NAILS?Wire fencing. Have
just received car load of Wire
nails, Barb wire and American
Woven Wire Fencing.
J. Allen Smith, Jr.
?-26-2-c.
LOST?Between Abbeville and Mrs.
J. P. Drennan's 011 Little Mountain
road .Thursday p. m. one child'?
brown coat. Return to
Miss Daisy Maxwell at L. W. White's |
Reward.
1-26-1 pd.
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Shoe
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than ever.
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have in mind.
Our stock of Ho
all new styles [for
lasts for more com]
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fitted in shoes for
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You 'are invited t
to buy.
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Departn
Shoe Department is
nore styles, and all widl
ments from Krippend<
)osition to show you th
ward?& Foster Shoes 1
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.yuung men, cuiu ^un
fort.
, boys and Misses c;
dress or play.
lost reasonable,
o inspect our stocks wi
senberg Mei
tile Co. I
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partments 1
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vv-* v\lnf
1I1U1C cuilipicic: vp
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3rf Dittman Co.
e very style you ;
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servative wider I
an be properly
th no obligation ^
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