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im ' ' " : : >vP '- A . ' ' ' ' ' ' . : ' ' ' ' " ^ " "v.;i Abbeville Press and Banner! J| Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, July 7, 1920 Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year. i NEW HOPEWELL j CHURCH DEDICATED SUNDAY WHEN TWO ABLE SER.% MONS WERE PREACHED BY DR. MORRIS OF ATLANTA.? THE OFFERING TAKEN AFTERj MORNING SERVICE AMOUNTED TO SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS REMOVING DEBT. ?J? Before the morning service Sunday at New Hopewell church it was' vf thought that the handsome new build' ing would be dedicated at the close of $ the service with a deibt of several ? hundred dollars hanging over it. But after the eloquent sermon delivered V. to the throngs which literally over y. ran the building by Rev. S. L. Morris , D. D. and the offering was taken the deacons announced that there was more than a sufficiency in the treasury to pay off the indebtedness and with Hosannas to the Highest the loyal congregation through Dr. Morris, a son of Old Hopewell, assisted by Rev. John A. Smith, dedicated the Kni1Hin<r fr> t.ViA service of God. It was the occasion for a regular home-coming for the Hopewell folk Sunday, and all the representatives of the old families of that section I were there. Of a necessity due to the| frailitier of human life there were many faces absent that were once inseparably connected with Hopewell. No occasion of this kind can be freej from sorrow and pangs when so many: kindly faces are absent. In spite of all! this there was much joy among the. congregation. The new church was a ( The obstacles had been overcome and] even the last remaining collars due to free the building from aebt had been paid iby the friends present. Dr. Morris preached splendid ser-j mons both in the forenoon and after-, I noon. In his morning sermon Dr j Morris was strictly doctrinal in his| discourse arid ably and clearly ex pounded the doctrines underlying the Presbyterian faith. In the afternoon the speaker chose the life of King David for his theme and uplifted his kearers with a most timely talk on encouragement. An excellent picnic dinner was served during the intermission and an opportunity was taken advantage of for friend to greet friend and many acquaintances were renewed and old times discussed by the hund reds present. The beautiful building :s a sub-, stantial one and a source of pride throughout the section. It ranks well with any country church in tne County ar.u the Presbyterians of the Hope-, well section have just cause to 'be' immensely proud of the edifice they! have erected to the glory of God. __ ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, i Thp members of Gileral Church in1 Long Cane township are planning to celebrate in the present month the: one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the church. Plans are be-! ing made for a big day. Rev. Mr. Traywick, the oldest living preacher who has served the church as pastor will be present to deliver an address and all former pastors of the church' have been invited to be present. Wm.| P. Greene, whose great-grand-fatherj Eli Bowie, was one of tfte principal; movers in the establishment of the church will read a historical sketch of the church. DEATHS EXCEED BIRTHS I The report of T. G. Perrin, city; registrar of vital statistics for themonth of June shows that the death rate in the city exceeded the birth rate by over 100 per cent. These reports are the total turned In to the registrar by July 7 and there are three days remaining in which reports may be made for the month of June. The number of deaths re-i ported is 10, six of these whites and p four negroes. The number of births reported is four, half of these white cr?-J half negroes. THE COUNTY SHORT COURSE Will Be Held at Due West Woman's CoITe^e July 14, 15 and 16?Big Time Expected. An event of much interest to the women and children of the County is the County Short Course which will be held at Due West Woman's College July 14th, 15th, and 16th. This course is held under the auspices of the Home Demonstration agency andi many County and State agents will be present to give demonstrations. j Friday, July 16th is planned espe-1 cially for the Women Home Demon-! stration Club members. Mr. Wilkins,1 State Poultry agent and Mrs. Walk-! er, State agent, will have charge of, the demonstrations on that day, and it is a privilege to hear each ofj them. The ladies are cordially invited to be there and to bring a picnic dinner. The following is the program for! the three days: Wednesday, July 14th. 10.00 to 11:00?Chapel exercises, Dr, . R. L. Robinson. 11:00 to 12?Sec. A. Lecture on Art of Good Dressing?Miss Laura Bailey. Sec. B.?Canning Vegetables?Miss1 Alma Bell, Miss Florlde McCelvey. 1:00 to 2:00?Dinner. 2:00 to 3:30?Sec. A.?Canning vegetables?Misses Alma Bell and Floride McCelvey. Sec. B.?Lecture; Art of Good Dressing?Miss Laura Bailey. ? p- aa r% m o:<su xo o:uu?oec. a.?v?OKiI1s quick Ibreads, eggs.?Miss Alma Bell. | Sec. B?Pickling and Preserving?! Misses Lois Watkins and Ruth Crowther. 6:00 to 7:00?Supper. Games and songs led by Miss Janle Roberts. Thursday, July 15th. 9:00 to 10:00?Chapel 10:00 to 11:30?Sec. A.?Pickling and preserving?Misses Lois Watkins and Ruth Crowther. i Sec. B?Cooking Quick Bread, eggs?Miss Alma Beii. 11:30 to 1:00?The Peanut?Mr. W. A. Rowell. 1:00 to 2:00?Dinner. 2:00 to 3:30?Sec. A.?Spraying lesson. Sec. B.?Table Service?Miss Janie Roberts. 3:30 to 5:00?Sec. A.?Table Service?Miss Floride McCelvey. j Sec. B.?Spraying Lesson. G:00 to 7:00?Supper. 7:00 to 8:30?Campus Party. Friday, July lOta. 9:00 to 10:00?Graduating Exercises 10:00 to 11:00?Poultry Culling Demonstration?Mr. R. H. Wilkins 11:00 to 1:00?Steam Pressure Cooker Demonstration. 1?Canning Culled Poultry. 2?Entire Dinner Cooked in thirty minutes.?Mrs. Dora Dee Walk-; er. 1:00 to 2:30?Picnic dinner on the Campus. 2:30 to 6:00?Canning Pimentos in two ways; 1, home use; 2 commercial use?Mrs. Walker. Making Peanut Products?Misses McCelvey and 9 club girls. Making Grape Products?Misses Watkins and Bell. Crystalization of Citron?Mrs. Dora Dee Walker. NEW CONCERN FOR DONALDS, j Messrs. J. E. Lipscomb and C. W.' Tribble were in Abbeville Tuesday on business for the Donalds Cotton Oil I Company, a new corporation being organized at Donalds. Tlie new cor^ poration has bought The Donalds Oil Mill, and is planning to greatly in-1 . I crease its capacity, ao an extensive ^ ginning business and to go into the' fertilizer mixing business as well as a1 milling business. The capital stock of j the new corporation is to be fifty j thousand dollars, the amount having! already been subscribed. Mr. Lipscomb is from Greenville. He is interested in like enterprises in different parts of the state, and knows the business from "A" all the way down the alphabet, and he will give Donalds an enterprise which will mean something to the town. GOVERNOR h NEX' After What Seemed In< Ohio Candidate is Non lot.?Slide To Cox ( Releases His Deleg Similar To Stb&b Nomination Is M | Mid scenes of confusion and direst complaint James M. Cox, thrice governor of Ohio was early yesterday morning nominated for the presidency by a unanimous vote of the Demopanttanfiam qooavmiKIa/1 in Qaw LIOVIV WUT?UW<Vil 44* WU Francisco. Upon selecting Gov. Cox as its standard bearer the convention, adjourned having in two days taken 44 ballots before agreeing upon tjiig nominee. Gov. Cox began the fight with 134 votes on the first ballot, and climbed steadily upward until the 15th when he had 468 1-2. His lowest vote after. mat was on tne dotn. me nrst taKen i at Monday night's session when it fell to 376 1-2. The landslide for Cox' started on the 39th ballot when Palmer released his votes and on the next ballot Cox showed a gain of practically 100 votes. He climbed steadily after this jumping on thej 44th ballot to 702 1-2 against 5flf, the total number he had on the 43rd ballot. McAdoo Make* Great Fight. McAdoo's supporters made a great fight for the man of their choice and' never gave up while there yet remained the slightest chance of vie-, tory. As the Cox total passed that of( McAdoo and surged upward tlie McAdoo managers made a desperate fight to stop it in time. ' Their candidate twice had held the lead and lost it, however, ancr many delegates supporting him had given up hope that he ever could be nomi-J nated. On the last four ballots Mc-j Adoo lost steadily, several solid state delegations deserting his banner for that of the leader. Like Panicky Stock Exchange The scene just prior to Cox's nomination seemed more like the floor of the Stock exchange than anything else. As state after state changed their votes from Palmer and McAdoo to Cox in the last ballot tne cnairman' was unable to prevent the wildest confusion. Chairman Robinson hurried to his desk with Sam B. Amidon I of Kansas, a McAdoo chief whom he nresented onlv after a furious assault with the gavel forced a partial lull in the cheering. Through a continuous racket Amidon moved that the rules1 be suspended and the nomination he made unanimous. All over the great hall men climbed up on chairs to wave; their arms for the silence tha^never : came. Vote Made Unanimous. Banging his gavel in a nnal thump Chairman Robinson put the question jand the answer .roared back to him with all the volume of a thousand voices in shouting the tremendous "aye" that made Governor Cox the Democratic nominee. I, The 44th ballot was never com-' pleted. In the- great chorus of affirmation it was swept away as unnec^ 'essary. Many of the changes that would have carried through were .....J.J J 4.U. ?... it,.' iievei icuuiucu auu un me ux uuc ballot, Governor Cox received officii ally 702 1-2 votes but they were nev-! er totalled for he was nominated by the unanimous voice of the convention. Gov. James M. Cox like Senatorj Harding, the Republican nominee is^ from Ohio and also like the senator Gov. Cox is a newspaper editor. Whatever else happens it is a safe bet that the highest office in the na-j tion will be filled by one of the Fourth Estate. Congratulations. TVio o-nhornn+nrinl nffinp in Ohio to ... [has been flooded with hundreds ofi j messages of congratulation and felic-l J itation for the Democratic nominee.] | Among the first messages received | bv Gov. Oox was one from President * I \S. M. COX r PRESIDENT leterminable Deadlock linated on 44th. BalZomes When Palmer ates.?Floor Scene : Exchange After lade Unanimous Wilson which was: "Please accept my hearty congratulations and cordial best wishes." Another from Senator Harding, the Republican nominee: "I recall a much remarked cartoon which portrayed you and me as newsboys contesting for the White House delivery. It seems to have been prophetic. As p Ohioan and a fellow publisher I congratulate you on your notable victory." William Gibbs McAdoo who was the nominee's closest contestant for the coveted honor sent the following telegram to Gov. Cox: "Hearty congratulations and assurances of my cordial support.'" / ;v Gov. Cox Accept* Honor. . Governor Cox yesterday sent a telegram to the Democratic national Convention at San Francsco, announcing that he would accept the Presidential nomination and thank ing the delegates for their action. Following is the text of the telegram: "Hon. Joseph T. Robnso'n, chairman, Democratic contention. San Francisco, Calif: "'Let me thank you for your felicitous message. I shall accept the standard from the Democracy of America, conscious not only of the honor but the great responsibility conferred. As Providence gives me a strength and vision my firm resolve will be to justify the confidence which has been officially expressed. The shrine of government is in the communities of the Iantr near the homes that have given service and sacrifice. To them we will carry our cause with the assurance that the faith shall be kept and that the institutions of a free peopre are always sufficient to the needs of time, if they are held to the causes which we pledged. "Please convey to the delegates of the convention my grateful acknowl edgements. (Signed) "JAMES COX." A FINE STATEMENT The statement shown for the Planters Bank in our advertising columns this issue is a splendid one for so young an institution. The Planters Bank was opened for business less than a year ago and has made rapid steady increase in its volume of business ever since. The undivided profits show slightly more than 20 per cent, earned on a capital stock of ?40,000. The officers of this flourishing institution are to be congratulated on the showing they make in this statement. TO BATTLE CREEK FOR HEALTH Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clinkscales, accompanied by Mrs. W. A. Calvert left today for the International Health Sanatorium at Battle Crreek, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Clinkscales and Mrs. Calvert took . the treatment there last summer and are quite enthusiastic over the beneficial rersulta experienced. BACK FROM HONEYMOON. | Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Link returned by motor yesterday from the mountains of North Carolina where they 4_ il. - ! 1 _ ? speirt tneir noneymoons. MOVING IN. Mr. Ward, the new agent of the Southern, has rented the George Douglas house on South Main Street and is moving in. | MILL ENTERTAINS EMPLOYEES I And Friends at a Barbecue in Grove on Blue Hill Near the City on Saturday. The Fourth of July was fittingly celebrated on the third of July by the management of the Abbeville Cotton Mill when they sumptuously entertained their employees and friends at a barbecue in the grove on Blue Hill. The table which was prepared for the guests ran in a oblong shape a distance that can be favorably compared to a quarter mile race track and when dinner was announc1 A/1 of Ann A'AIaaI^ ?A^1* I vu UV VliC V W1VVA JVu vvuiu see uvw ing but huge trays of bkrbecued hash, crisp brown pork ancr every, thing else usually found at an Abbe. ville County picnic. There was an j abundance of sweets, pies, custards ( and cakes. The fried chicken was ! there in all its glory too and while not quite so conspicuous as the bar{ becued meats a number of the expe, rienced Jasons about town managed j to discover several platters of the (bird and gather to their greasy hands | a limb or a section of bosom. ( Dote Smith speaking- of nis unavoidable absence from the groaning board stated that the Big Boss of The | Press and Banner had lamented the I fact that Dote was not present so J that the two could have placed themselves opposite the mountain of good eatables and have shown the natives how two good men could eat. Dote also added that while he, himself, was detained . on account of the I _ _ _ _ _ . - - - ^1- 1 j Fourth of July rush on his barrels oi fish,'he had sent his wife, who, he | said, weighs 205 pounds and that he would match her against Mr. Bill oi any other editor in the State for #ie heavy weight championship for eating. " v 1 Mr. J. F. Barnwell was there and conspicuously so. He was never seen to eat anything himself but was first one place and another with a threegallon bucket of hash on one arm and a stack of bread and half a dozen bottles of "dope" on the other. His brother Will was there too but was unable to find time to feed anybodj ' except himself. He ate so much Saturday that he was afraid he was going to die Sunday so he went to Hopewell to make preparations foi "t'he better land." ^"Uncle Pat' persuaded his nephew that he had bettei take more of Dr. Morris' sermon and less of the picnic dinner at Hopewell j if he expected to be able to navigate the Davis back to the city. 1 In addition to the employees of th<= | Mill a number of invited guests thorj oughly enjoyed the hospitality and j wish the Fourth of July came every ! Saturday. FORDING TO TENNESSEE 1 W. A. Calvert, J. A. Gilliam, Al bert Henry and D. H. Hill left ye3 terday morning in Col. Calvert's trusty Ford for a long trip through ! the mountain section of North Caroi lina and on through the cattle coun'ty of Tennessee. i They expect to "skin" all the natives out of their cattle and will I bring as many calves back with them as they can tie >n the Ford. It is ru? j mored that Col. Gilliam has been api nmnfoH -fnraonntr officer of the^DartV and has been practicing for a week j trying not to look like a revenue officer. Both Col. Calvert and Mr. Henry furnish such an excellent 1 broadside target that neither of the I two would do to risk within range of ' the sharp-eyed squirrel hunter of I Tennessee and Mr. Hill was eliminat! ed because he would waste too much time on the foraging expeditions trying to get options on all the real es i tate in view. i I MORRISON GOVERNOR OF N. C. Cameron Morrison, one of the leadi ing members of the bar of Charlotte, N. C. has been elected governor of ! North Carolina by a substantial mai jority over Max 0. Gardner, at pres! ent lieutenant governor of the Old North State. The campaign Has been a strenuous one, frequently at high heat, but from all reports it has been conducted on a high plane and j free from any mud-slingmg. y: ROOSEVELT COX'S DUNNING MATE , FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, AS|j SISTANT SECRETARY OF THE i NAVY . IS NOMINATED FOR j VICE PRESIDENT BY ACCLA. :i MATION ON FIRST BALLOT.? SEVEN NAMES WITHDRAWN IN HIS FAVOR. ' 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, assistant secretary of the navy, was nominated by the Democratic i National Convention at 3:15 o'clock ,-| i Tuesday afternoon. ,>;f? i Seven other men had been put in : J. ^ s nomination by their friends during the session but all withdrew in favor ( of the New Yorker. Among these sev- V-.J lj en was General Tyson well known 1 (to all the soldiers of the world war 1 i who served in the 30th division. Gen. 4! Tyson is from Tennessee. The great event came when David r',' : B. Francis of Missouri asked unani- . J 1 mous consent for suspension of the I mica ouu iiviuiiiovivii kjj nvuatuavivui ;H ! A cheer rose, the band played and > the Second link in the Democratic ~ v. chain had Ibeen forged. , Word had been passed around two j , hours previously that Charles Mur- C i phy of Tammany Hall and other par- < ty chieftains had come to an agree- ' , vl , ment with Ed Moore, the Cox mana- ;; ^ 3 , ger, that Roosevelt be named. / > Roosevelt "eat it" away from the convention in a taxicab just as he ^ i was nominated. He was informed by a newspaper man of his nomination / v ' ij I and dictated the following a^ement .as,his cab was moving away: "The convention earned out. my i first prophecy that it would be unbossed and a true expression of the ' spirit of Democracy. ' , / '$ 4 . "That spirit will be carried out * through the campaign/' The convention adjourned at 3:29 $ COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS The County Democratic Executive " Committee met in the Court House ^ Monday to arrange for the county ^ campaign, a quorum being present. The campaign assessments were i fixed as follows: House of Represen- . ! tatives, $20.00; Clerk of Court, $25; ' Sheriff, $20.00; Supervisor, $25.00; : ' Coroner, $5.00; Judge of Probate, ? $25.00; Sub Supervisor, $2.50; Magi istrate at Abbeville, $10.00; all other j Magistrates, $2.50. The county campaign will begin at , Calhoun Falls August 18th, which means that all candidates must file i their pledges before 12 o'clock, M. , August 17th. The campaign party will be at Lowndesville August 19th, , and at Antreville Aug. 20. The next j week meetings will be held at Due ,| West beginning August 25th, at Don aids August 26th, followed by the /final meeting at Abbeville August ,J 28th. '* Managers of Election were appointed for all the boxes and arrange" ments made for the conduct of the < I 1 election as required by law. At the conclusion of the meeting , Wm. P. Greene offered his resignation as County Chairman which was . accepted and J. Howard Moore was ( elected by the members present as i his successor. i ??? I MRS. EDMUNDS BEREAVED ( j Mrs. J. F. Edmunds has returned I from Augusta where she was called i two weeks ago by the sudden death ' of her father, Mr. John Brunson. j Mrs. Edmunds had just been to Augusta to attend the marnage of her niece and enjoyed the happy occasion In a week's time she was called back for the funeral of her father. Mr. Brunson died at the age of eighty ' six, honored and respected among his friends. Sincere sympathy is felt for the aged wife who is left alone, and J for the affectionate daughter here. t