The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, June 28, 1920, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
Established 1844.
THE PRESS AND BANNER
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
The Press and Banner Company
Published Tri-Weekly
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Telephone No. 10.
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post ofiice in ."?obeville, S. C.
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MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1920
. . OUR GOOD ROADS
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%The people of Abbeville County
have voted for good roads and they
are entitled to have good roads. Bjt
so far as we now recall tne Act un
der which the vote was cast makes
no provision as to when the work onj
these roads should begin, nor when
it should be completed. That was left,1
we assume, to th^ judgment of the
men who were charged with doing the'
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work, and it is well that It is so, provided
of course the members of the
\ ^ commission exercise sound judgment
in the matter.
There can be no doubt'that the
present is no time to do this workM
A dollar now will accomplish not
one-third of what it would have ac-!
complished'.four or five years ago,
and not one-half of what it will accomplish
within the nexc four oi*
five years. Labor is scarce and the
wages demanded is several times
the value of the work done reckoned
in the values of four or five years
ago.
Anil it must be remembered that
we will not likely pay all of the
bonds which are to be issued with
money from forty cents" cotton. Nobody
expects cotton to stay at forty
cents for many years, though we all
hope that it will stay there as long
as other things remain high. But
when cotton ' goes down to twenty
cents it will! be twice as hard on the
taxpayer to meet his good roads' asv
sessment as now. Therefore, as stated;
we are of the opinion that now
/ is not the time for the building of the
roads. We can obtain twice the mileage
perhaps, five years < from now
./ that we will obtain from the present
bond issue if the roads are built
now. Then would it not be wise to
h^ve the roads surveyed, sell the'
bonds if possible for par, or above,'
and get all plans mapped out and
wait a few years until we can get
more for our money? We are not
unmindful that other counties are
going ahead with the work in their
counties and that a great many people
are impatient to begin work, but
there is common sense in all things.
We have gotten along for a good
many years without this huge outlay
of money, and we can stand it a
few years longer if there is promise
that we shall reap benefits by waiting.
Because other counties have
made mistakes is no reason why we
should do the same thing.
Unless this plan is followed some- '
body must make up his mind to be
disappointed, and we fear his name
will be legion. In the ounties which
have gone ahead with the work the
results have been about as indicated ,
above. Not all the roads which were 1
to have been improved have been improved.
The money has given out '
before the work reached certain sec- 1
tions of the' counties, and in many J
ca.>es these sections ofthe counties
will fc>ay the assessments for the good
loads they expected to obtain when
the bonds were issued, and will be
without any of the benefits promised.
Along this line we have just noticed
the following in the Chester News,
which will be of interest:
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*tA number of citizens of Landsi
ford township, and legal representatives,
appeared before Judge Erneit
Moore, in Lancaster, Wednesday i
with reference to the expenditure of
, \ money by the Highway Commission (
in Landsford township. Those representing
Landsf-ord township claimed
that their proportion, of the bonjl
money had not been spent in their
township and they asked for an injunction
against the commission. It '
was shown that the commission was
without any funds with which to do r
any more work in Landsford town- <
ship ana in consequence thereof there 1
was no grounds upon which to issue i
an injunction. As The News under- 1
stands the matter the balance of the !
money ^n the hands of the commis- '
i
;ion will be spent in Halsellville
township." j
The people in Abbeville County
may expect the same results if the ^
jommission in charge attempts to ^
build the roads now. A certain num- 0
T
ber of roads have been designated a ,
those which will be improved. No ,
jody should expect that one-half cf c
chem can be improved with the a- *
mount of money available from the 1
bond issue if the roads be built with ?
the present high priced labor and v
with the present high priced mate- s
rials and machinery. Somebody Is
going to pay taxes for nosning. By r
waiting awhile we may save the day, e
by rushing in now somebody is go- ^
ing to get hurt. What say the people F
who pay the taxes?
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RUNNING FOR THE SENATE 5
After reproducing our remarks s
about old friend Will Pollock, Cot- c
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ton Ed Smith, and the price of cotton,
the Herald and News, 01 New- ^
berry, has the following to say:
"Then there is Will Irby who is ?
running and he ain't said nothing *
about the price of cotton, though we ?
believe that he is talking about pro- ^
viding warehouses and that may be
to help the boys hold one-third of ?
the crop for higher prices.
"And then don't you forget that
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there is George, George Warren,
who is also announced als in the run- ^
ning, and he ain't said nothing about
cotton either, but he does want
something done wiui tnat voisteaa act
so that the boys may be able to c
get some of the liquor for medicinal *
purposes, remember he said medici- 11
nal purposes, for snake 'bite and such ^
like things, not to speak of the colic
and that tired feeling whlcn comes *
over us once and a whiie. ?
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And when Ed gees d&ck from San\
Francisco may be the thing will
warm up and then we will be told
about this here cotton business. May j
be we can get the price up to 1.98,
and that is a little better than 1.89.
"You remember when Ed started
this thing cotton was way down
about 7 or 8 cents and the buy a ^
bale movement at 10 cents was the
thing to do, and now even at 43 it is ^
not high enough, but that rs really
better than 7 or 8." ^
We noticed that Will Irby was in
favor of waifehouses, but as we are (
exnectine Cotton Ed to nut the price i
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of cotton to 1.89, we have not been j
impressed with the need of these f
warehouses, unless perhaps some of j
the farmers expect to store their cot- j
ton until the price reacnes Ed's fis:-1
ures. 'c
. We must confess that we had forgotten
about the buy-a-bale move- a
ment. We think Ed might And some-1
thing to think about if this matter g
were called to his attention, and we
do not know but that we snail do so. s
If the buy-a-bale movement at ten
cents per pound put cotton up to ten
cents, which it did, we see no reason
why Ed should not start a similar
movement except that the price
should be 1.89 instead of ten cents
a pound. We suggest that this be
tried out, Erl should buy a Dale at
1.89 to start the thing off right; (and
as we thought of this first he may
buy his bale from us,) and then every
other candidate should buy a bale at
the same price unless he is in favor
of farmers selling their cotton for I
less than it is worth. We can put
Ed's price over this summer ;f every- H
body^ will get busy. As we said in our H
last issue the price has not been go- 9
ing up as fast as it might, Dut if the
candidates get after it with the 1.89 ||
buy-a-bale movement, we see no rea- I
son why Ed should ftot see his figures 3
capering befoi-e the campaign Is over. 9
We want it understood however 8
that no farmer is to be foi-ced to sell |
his cotton, not more than one bale 1
anyway, at 1.89, if he thinks the 1
r>ri,ce will go higher. It may De that \
ft
;ome-c? the candidates will have high- p
;r figures than Ed's, and if so we |
are willing for the farmer to get as
much as possible for his cotton. We I
tvill have accomplished something if I
ive can unload our bale on Ed at his
swn figures, of 1.89. $
"POTENT, PUNGENT, PIZEN1NG" 8
The white lightning which comes H
nun! rtuiuas li ic iivci uy ux
Abbeville or McCormick has a name,
rhe fact is revealed by the Press
ind Banner in describing the aerial
feats of a gentleman from Laurens:
n an automobile. The best known '
i
sound it appears is "Pride of the i
Swamp." It is potent, pungent and (
"pizening."?Index-Journal. 1
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TIMMONS?HENRY
Lynchburg, June 26.?On Thurslay
evening, June 24, the Lynchturg
Baptist church was the scene
if a lovely wedding when Miss
lora Timmons, eldest daughter of
flr. and Mrs. C. E. Timmons, beame
the bride of R. E. Henry; The
iretty new church was beautiful in
ts simplicity. The color scheme,
;reen and white, was carried out,
ising shasta daisies, Southern
milax and potted plants.
Before the ceremony, W. R. Tim-j
nons, brother of the bride, render-1
id a program of song, accompanied
iy Miss Elizabeth McNeill, who also
dayed the wedding marches.
Preceding the bridal party were
ittle Frances McCutcheon, Dolph
IcLeod, Lina and James Scott, unying
the ribbons which were*
tretched across the gateways. Then
ame the ushers, Jack Tarrant and
V. T. McLeod, Jr., opposite Jesse
Lnderson and J. D. Clark. Next
ntered the bridesmaids and
.roomsmen, as follows: Miss Flora
telle McLeod and Lowrie Wilson,
liss Leota Ann Henry with Murock
McLean, Miss Elizabeth Alord
with Charlie Calvert, Miss
lary Stewart McLeod with McLeod
'immons.
The dames of honor were Mrs. C.
]. Timmons, mother of the bride,
nd Mrs. W. R. Timmons, sister-in-j
aw of the bride.
The maid of honor, Miss Annie.
lary Timmons, sister of the bride,'
ame next. Preceding the bride was
he ring bearer, little Forman Benlett,
Jr., carrying the ring in the
teart of a lily.
The bride entered on the arm of
ler father. She was lovely in a rich
;own of duchess katin , background
haded with cobweb lace caught
rith pearls. The court train hung
rom the shoulders with knots .of
>earls. The veil of maline was most
lecomingly fashioned in comb elect
caught by a bandeau of orange
>lossoms. She carried a shower bou[uet
of bride roses and valley lilies.
ine DnaegToom entered wim nis
>est man, John Lomax. The cerenony
wa9 performed by the Rev. J.
N. Guy, pastor of the bride; '
Following the ceremony a briliant
reception was given at the
rimmons home. The guests were revived
by Mrs. E. E. Timmons, Mrs.
Sdgar Scott and Miss Carrie Belle
tfcLeod, and were ushered
Tom the receiving line down the
ong hall, where the many lovely
>resents were on display, and into
he dining room. Here , a sweet
ourse was served.
The bride and bridegroom slipped
way to catch a midnight train to j
Hinois, the home of the bride- j
nroom. . I
Mrs. Henry is a graduate of WinCLEI
South Caroli
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EQUIPMENT AND COUR
College Lands?1560 Acres.
Value College Plant?$2,000,
Teachers, Officers, AssistantsEnrollment
1919-1920?1014.
Ten Degree Courses in: Agri
Architecture, Chemistry, C
Engineering, Civil Engii
_-Electrical engineering, jviec
Engineering, Textile Induci
dustrial Education, <
Science.
Short Courses in Agricultur
Textiles
summer' school.
June 14 ? July 24.
Agricultural' Teachers
6 weeks course?June 14-J
4 weeks course?June 28-J
Cotton Grading Course
Begins June 14 and contin
about four weeks.
College Make-up Courses
Courses for Removal Entranc
ditions
June 14?July 24.
Club Boy's Courses
July 13?July 23.
SECOND HOME COMII
July 30, 31, and August
All graduates and ex7stude
urged to attend this gatheri
"Tigers" at the old Lair! I
be quartered in Barracks, so
' sheets, towels, etc., as you di
you were a acdet.
We can accomodate only 1<
Barracks and will reserve sp;
order of the application recei'
For Full Inform
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throp college, and ' a woman of
strong personality. Mr. Henry is
from Illinois, but now is making his
home in Abbeville where he is in
business. 1 '
EVANS?(CAMPBELL
Miss Lyna Evans and Mr. Ebber
Campbell were married at ,the
Baptist parsonage Sunday afternoon,
by the Rev. Louis J. Bristow.
Miss Evans is from near Abbeville,
and Mr. Campbell's home is near
Antreville. Friends of the young
couple wish them mighty well.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
The following from the Anderson
Daily Mail will be of interest to the
friends of the groom-to-be in Abbe.??
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"Thursday afternoon Miss Cleo
Bailey entertained at tier attractive
suburban home, in compliment to
Miss Annie Biiley who is to be married
to Arthur Link, of Abbeville,
June 30th. An original feature of the
party was the inanner in which the
engagement was announced^ As the
| guests assembled 'on the poi^ch they
were told to follow a "Link" chain, in
which one link was missing. After
long search Miss Amelia found
the Inissing link, and read the message
it contained, Annie Bailey-Arthur.
Link, June 30th. The bride-elect
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SION OPENS WEDN
SES Value of Colic
,000.00. There was never a tii
?120* edge was so highly prizi
culture, peusated.
hemicai Hifili wages for untn
hanicai ?n>" fl y0Ung an to d
try, in- college education. But s
General resenting the work of fo
e and Lv as an investment of 1
e<jiutl in earning capaci
Hum $oU,UUU.
What estate compara
uly 24. parent of average mean
uly 24' to his son? What youn
ues for much vnlne in the snme
ness?
:e Con- Education lits one for
ties are limited only by 1
aeter. Eventually 1'or
awaits the slavery of igi
*JG effort.
Ulemson College brinj
nts are 7. f1
ng of every young man in Sou
ou will and possibilities of a te
bring Clemsnii College a boy l'i
d when ;n j$olln, Carolina can p
300 in 11i^i'li place in the service
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continued to follow the chain, and at
the end found a basket ruil of many
useful gifts. A delicious salad course
was served. The hostess was assisted
by Miss Ruth Archer. ,
COTTON LETTER
In reviewing the Cotton Market for
! the past week, we can only again call
attention to out-side influences which
have been reviewed by us for many
months and which influences are now
having their, effect upon prices to a
greater extent than was previously
the case. Cotton has not declined because
of any sudden change in growth
conditions, but rather because the
feeling of pessimism which has prevailed
in other lines of business for
the past two or three months, has now
reached textile industries and the
uncertainty of coming events has
created a spirit of caution in - the
minds of merchants both wholesale
and retail.
With the drastic decline In silk
prices, the lack of demand for wool
and the consequent break In the price
of low grade wools amounting^ to
approximately 40 ents a pound J the
campaign of cut prices which has
been inaugurated by many retail merchants
in various lines of clothing,
has caused cloth and yarn merchants,1
as well as mill executives to carefully
analyze the probabilities 'surrounding
the retail trade Doth domesT
C O L L
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Agriculture and
ESDAY, SEPTEMBEF
ige Education.
Fertilfc
Tie when expert knowl- in?ect
2d and so highly com- Aericul
lined labor will tempt Hog ci
iscount tjie value of a Live si
mch an education, repur
ykjirs, viewed mere- pee De
time and of money, is
ty to an estate of more Coa,tal
C&ll
bJe with this can the ancea
s hope to give or leave schoi
? man can acquire that
time-at any otjier busi- The
J v , year sc
and Te
a life whose possibili- toberY
!iis capacity ancr char- ship is.
1 the untrained there . tiogV
lorant and undirected tiong ?
houses
?s within the reucii of scholar
th Carolina the benefits next se
clinical education. At th<rhos
pom the humbles'. home enter o
re pare himself for a stand
of his state and nation. [^Col
. HIGGS, President. ,be give
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The Registrar, Clemson
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tic and foreign for the rlext few
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: months. The inevitable result has
been a lack of interest and poor demand
for spot cotton and for goods.
It might be stated that the general
reaction in business, the uncertain-*
ties of the Presidential campaign,
hicrh rates for monev. the decline' in
the price of silver, silk and woil have ,
been responsible more than anything,
else, foij the recent decline tn cotton.
On the other hand, although the crop
during the past several weeks has undoubtedly
improved in condition, the
danger period is still ahead. Weevils
worms and weather can easily cause
the present improved condition to
change to one distinctly distressing.
The probability of a sixth short'*,
crop places our market In a very sensitive
position to any bullish influences
and when it is realised- that
cotton fo? December delivery is selling
60 points' lower than at a. corres|
ponding time last year amLftthpt
March cotton i&Sellifcg" ^2#!'i(wnts
lower and that May cotton is Wling120
points lower, we feel that? sustained
decline is unlikely.
We particularly call attentiw| to }
the May 1921 delivery which st'prea- i
ent prices appears attracrtve and we
believe that purchases made or any
| further declines will ultimately' show
, handsome profits. - * ' ,
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Engineering
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PUBLIC SERVICE
:er Analysis and Inspection 4
and Plant Disease Control
Itural Research " - ^
Itural Extension . ~4 "'*{
Clemson College, S. C.
radication
liolera Ciutrol
tock Sanitary Work k
Liberty National Bank Bldg., ?
Columbia, S. C. "
e Experiment Station ?
, > Florence, S. C. 1
Plain Experiment Station B
Summerville, S. C.
on these agencies (or assist- D
-ARSHIPS AND EXAMINATIONS
College maintains 170 fourholarships
in the Agricultural
xtile Courses, ana 52 in the
ear Agricultural Course (Oc1
to June 1.) Each scholar- v
worth $100.00 and free tuilarship
and entrance ejcamina- .
re held at the county court
at 9 A. M., July 9th. Write
1 information in regard to the
ships open to your county
ssion. and the laws governing
vard. . # i
e wrro are not seeicing to
n scholarships are advised to
examinations on July 9th,
than wait until they come to
lege in the fall. Credit will
n for examinations passed at
nty seat. \
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