The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 26, 1920, Image 4
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TH^ PRINT (PAPER QUESTION. ,le
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Five years ago when the present sc
^ owners took charge of this paper, ei
we made a year's contract for print S1
paper (the kind of paper used in P1
the publication of the paper) at two
and one_half cents per pound. Last e'
week we bought the same paper at 01
thirteen cents per pound. ? | <*<
It is true the latter price was the a*
cost we had to pay for being caught
short, due to the inability of those ^
from "Whom we are buying to deliv_ iS
er according to Contract, but pa_ J"
per today is selling at nearly ten
cents per pound on contract, and ^
the chances are that it will go
much higher. j
This statement will have more in_ ^
til
formation for the readers of the
paper if we inform them that one
thousand sheets' of paper weigh one
6C
hundred pounds, or that ten papers ^
weigK one pound. The readers of
the paper receive one hundred and
fifty _sdx papery iteach year, which
means that we send out to each of
them about sixteen pounds of pa_
per each year. If we take :nto con_ a'
sideration the matter of waste, we
send something more than this in .
weight. Sixteen pounds of paper at ^
ten cents per pound amounts to one ^
dollar and sixty cents. We get
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from subscribers two dollars per
year. We have then a margin of
forty cents between the cost of ^
noTwir and thp subscription price.
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On this, so far as subscribers are ^
concerned, we must pay our work_ ^
ing. force, postage, and ^
other charges, ft is needless to say j
that the thing can't be done. J ^
Wfe can make ends meet only be_ sj
cause of the advertisements which w
we carry. And it must be evident
when we say that the pay roll of
the paper is around six hundred j
dollars per month, that a consider.1
able amount must come in from
n advertisements.^ And it amounts to|
this, that the advertisers are paying
in large part for the paper which
we print and which you read. But
they get value received. The ad.'
,Vertisements would not amount to w
anything if there were no subscrib-1 n<
ers to read the papers, ana, 01 tti
course, to read the advertisements dt
themselves. But for the fact that Ci
we owe it to our advertisers we ti<
would not want any subscribers, sp
But the two combined, help to wj
make ends meet?or sometimes, we ha
> should say, nearly so.
The consequence of what we have a*
had to say is that a great many m;
newspapers are finding I it imiy>ssi_ lei
ble to keep going. Labor Is high m;
and keeps getting higher, ancf scarc_ as
er too. "Thev. have auit makiner an
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printers." one well known newspa. pu
per man says, dnd certainly there
are few printers who want to work co
in a country shop. The cost of pa_ ah
per, taken in cbmiectldn with the ar
price of labor makes the load too et
heavy in many > places, and it is get, m
ting heavy in others. A large num. qv
ber of weekly, aind isemi.weekly pa_ tu
pers have already given up the flght. ec
Numbers of theV ^aily papers are fe
conso&fetirfig, and others must do st
so orfJSere will be a worse end to co
many ypf tljem. ; ag
This-:; is torirat the print paper of
shortage m?ans to us ana to others, vc
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FURMAN'S SUMMER SCHOOL Li
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The authorities at Furman Uni_|
versitiy are preparing for a summer dc
school the present summer. The sc
school will be under the direction of ca
members of the faculty, and is in_ be
tended to served two purposes; first, bj
the training of teachers for work th
in their profession; and second, the
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preparation oi siuaems iui viiiihiikv.; sc
into the college classes. i op
The work of training teachers is a
a matter of vital importance to the ta
hools of the state. Just now, onj
count of the increased salaries de_ j
anded by the high cost of living,
;ople are giving more attention to
e matter of good teachers. When
,e people pay large salaries they
tii mnro Particular to require
Ill UV * w r?..
itter teaching. And while undoubt.
lly the teachers have in the past
;en underpaid, some of them have
ander.taught." Improvement in
ie matter of salaries demands an
aprovement in methods and in re_'
llts. It is a hopeful sign that the
alleges and; the people generally
;alize this, and that teachers are
eing required, and given the oppor.'
mity, to prepare themselves for the
etter work demanded of them. J
But with the best of teachers there
ill always, (or for a long time at
ast) be pupils from the public
:hools other than the better high
:hools who will have difficulty in
itering colleges fully prepared to
l> on with the work. While they are
repared on one subject they will
ad themselves unprepared on oth_
:s,-resulting in students entering
ir colleges with conditions, and un_
jr handicaps, which often djscour.
*e and sometimes prevent students
om completing their college courses
he summer preparatory school
intended to give students who are
lus unprepared a chance to make
f> some of the subjects in which
ley are lacking.
Wo imdprstand that other col_
ges are preparing to open summer
eparatory schools of this kind for
ie same reasons. The plan !s a good
le and will serve a good purpose. I
In many cases' however, the nec.
jsarty" work for unconditional en_'
ance cannot be done during the
immer. This is a matter which has
ven trouble in the past and which
ill continue to give trouble in the
iture until the proper, remedy is
jplied. That remedy is a prepara.
iry school at every college in the
ate. Wofford has a first class fit.
ng school, and this fitting school
is accounted, and is accounting for
ie good work of that college In re_
?nt years. Erskine College former-1
' had a preparatory school, but this
as discontinued sometime ago. The
ustees have found it necessary to
^establish this school. Other col'
ges must do the same, or their
lilure to do so will result, as it has
>stflted heretofore, in either turn.1
ig a age number of students away
rom college, or in lowering the
;andard of the colleges themselves,
hich should not be thought of in
lis day.
HE LANDSCAPE
WORK OF THE ABBE.
VILLE COTTON MILLS
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By Herbert Lewis Albing?Land.
scape Gardener.) I
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The beautification of grounds
hich we call gardening is not some
jw idea conceived by man during
ie last decade or so, but !t is en.
>wment bestowed on man by his
reator. We learn that in the creaJ
jn man was placed in a beautiful'
ot called the Garden of Eden. It
as a supreme idea that man should
ive beautiful things all about him.
During the middle ages when war
id bloodshed seemed to be the do.
inant feature of the limes, we
arn of the wonderful gardens
aintained by the monks !n the masteries.
These offered inspiration
id enjoyment to these men as they
irsued their religious ideas.
In the hasty development of our
untry we have gone hurriedly ,
out leaving large tracks of lands j
id then commence our buildings,
c. Fortunately the work was
ore or less hasty and the conseJ
lence was that all the natural feaJ
res were' not 'altogether eliminat.!
I in some places. There may oe a
w large shade treW, 'a meandering
ream or perhaps large T>oulders
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iverea wix,n ihobsis 'a"na iicnens ^nu
fain it may be only the contours
r the -land with attractive vistas be_1
>nd. Any one of these or collective-1
offer a nucleus whereon the
andscape Gardener maKes nis plan
id develops accordingly. 1
The Abbeyille Cotton Mill has
>ne a considerable amount of land.1
ape work this past wjknter. It is
tiled Industrial "Landscape Work(
cause it has been entirely financed|
r an industrial corporation rather
an some, individual or municipalty.'
The plot of land on wfilcTi the
hool building sets has been develJi
ied partly as a park and partly a3 .
play.greund. The open area con_ 1
ins the play.ground apparatus, ln_
eluding the swings, horizontal bar, |
flying rings, giant Stride, see.^aw
and children's slide. Beyond this
beneath the shade of the water oak
the little ones may enjoy themselves
building castles in the sand box. The
small groups of large trees which
existed have been added by furthe*
planting of other trees to develop a
small park. I
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Under tne snaut U1 l/UCOC VJ.VVU |
is hoped that one may enjoy the
band concerts, and be protected
from the hot sun. The pleasing vista
of the hills to the south has been
planted so that trees will soften the
foreground effects. A small rock gar_
den has been started.. This is merely
a utilization of stones which have
been collected on the grounds. The
purpose is to bring to one the dif_
fernt plants which are found growing
in rock formations in this country
and the Orient. j
The planting about the CommunL
ty House has been with the idea of
eliminating the hard lines of the
building, both in winter and sum_'
mer and filling the air with fra_
grance from the attractive flowers in
summer. i
The plantings about the houses
has been to soften the hard building
lines and offer pleasure to the
people in* the numerous kinds of
flowers. i
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The shade trees aiong me suwi
have been planted to offer a protec.'
tion from the sun and make an attractive
street as time progresses, j
The planting about the Mill and
office has been for the purpose of
beautifying the sites which the
workers themselves may enjoy and
showing to the visitor or guest that
the people do 'enjoy the inherited
gifts from their Creator and have'
therefore replaced those which have
been destroyed through changing of.
industrial pursuits.
The idea for the beautifying the
village has been to give more inspir.'
ation to the people, higher ideals
and a greater appreciation of the
beeoties of nature. Where is the
man or "woman who does not love"1
flowers9 !
The toddling child grasps a flower
in its hand, ..
The sick patient finds comfort in
a plant or vase of flowers. , j
The kin of a departed one finds
solace in a floral ptece. ' |Why
should not the working men^
and women therefore enjoy the
flowers as they go and come from
work?
Let us all beautify our streets,
our homes, our hospitals and parka
and restore the things of beaiuty
-which our Creator gave to us.
FIGURES FOR LAURENS
Wasington, April 24.?Laurens, S.'
f* A C9Q rlfl/>roa?o 1 8Q fir 3.9 T>pr
W., -Z,V?IV, J I"~ I
centIndianapolis
314,19-, increase 80,-'
544, or 34.5 per cent.
Wilmington, Del., 110,168, increase
22,757, or 26.0 per cent., I
Warren Pa., 14,256, Increase 3,lr6
ot1 26j? per cent.
Kokomo, Ind., 30,067, increase 13,-'
057 or 76.8 per cent. I
Ironton, Ohio, 1-1,07 7, increase
860 or 6.5 per cent. |
Carnegie, Pa., 11,516, increase 1,. [
507, or 16.1 per cent.
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I CANDIDATES COLUMN |
All announcements in the candi-|
dates column are published for cash j
in advance. j
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF \
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I hereby announce myself a candiate
for Sheriff of Abbeville County
n the Democratic Primary, and I
ledge myself to be governed by thd
Sfc? $? :5e?$H^ th<]
rinrary. * j
J. N. BLUM. J
CLERK
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We ae authorized to announce R. j
B. Cheatham as a candidate for Clerk1
f Court, subject to the rules of the
emocratic party and he pledges,
imself to abide the result of the
rimaries.
SUPERVISOR
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election as Supervisor of
Abbeville County and agree to abide
the result of the primary election.
W. A. STEVENSON
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