Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER | ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday, j Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-^ass matter at| post office iD Aoheville, S. C. i Ter,n? of Subscription: One Year $2.00 i Six months $1.00, Three months .50 I ? ? MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1920 1 FIRE WASTE. j Few people realize the enormous losses which occur every year from " - -' < * * i-i-i. i 1 nres, most 01 mem prevenuiuit: uy proper cai-e. October 9th has been' named as Fire Prevention ' Day all over the country. The President of the United States and the Governor( of South Carolina, taking note of the enormous losses in lives and prop-j erty sustained by this element have, issued proclamations calling on the J people to take an interest in this , day. | Insurance Commissioner McSwain has sent out an appeal from Columbia which gives-the facts so fully and gives such good advice to people that ! we are taking the liberty of publishing it with out endorsement. The article says: We ask your attention to the Proclamation of the President of the United States and of Governor Coop-! er. We earnestly urge every citizen of this State to co-operate in the effort to curtail the unnecessary fire waste of the nation: "Over 15,000 of our citizens were| burned to death last year and over^ 17,000 seriously injured," Mr. Flem-; ing says. "Over 90 per cent, of these 1 casualties was the result of careless-' ness. At the present time, according to the United States Housing Com-' mittee, more than twenty-five mil-^ lion of our people are living in temporary quarters. But over 65 per 1 cent, of all fires take place in the homes, chiefly as the result of carelessness. The present commercial un-' rest and the increased moral hazard incident thereto calls for a larger de- < gree of co-operation in avoiding all < preventable fires. To this end we are 1 planning a very much enlarged cam- ] Tioifrn fl>ic voor " ' ! The fire waste of the United Stat-; ' es for the past six (6) years, as re-' 1 ported, averages $248,850,000 an-'i nually, and the unreported fires will 1 increase the figures considerably. '! The cotton crop of South Carolina ! ior the year of 1919 was approx^' mately 1,400,000 bales, valued at < $200.00 per bale, would amount to'1 $280,000,000.00. So that the uncon-ji trolled fires of the United States eve-! ry year destroy material values equal i to the amount of the cotton crop of _ '< South Carolina, 1 Buildings shguld have non-com- 1 bustible roofs and be free of conceal-!! ed spaces where trash may accumu-l lute. Electric wires and g-s pipes 1 should always be in order. Chimneysh having a number of openings should !< be avoided. There should be separate j! flues for each opening, and the fire-'i place and grate Should be arranged i SO as to Drevent leaking of firp nrrl' * - - ? ?, hot ashes. Flues should be lined witn! tile and enclosed with bricks laid flat.' AW flues should be built from the'; ground. Housekeeping might be said to include the whole catalog. Good housekeepers will not allow trash to aceu-'' mulate inside or outside of the build-1, ings?premises will be carefully in-( spected from day to day, and any i unsatisfactory . conditions promptly 1 removed. Gasoline, -kerosene, floor oils and other highly inflammable materials should be kept-only in small 1 quantities, and always in closed jee- | tainers. : Strike anywhere njatchefe" ^ are in the same cla&Sv-Electrfti. irtns" should be used only by persons who will be sure to turn the current off when not in use. If you detect the odor of escaping gas, open all doors and windows immediately and then report the leak. Never look for escaping gas with an open light. If your building has wood shingle roof, we suggest that you keep a ladder and casks of water and buckets of water ready, so placed that any part of the building may be reached quickly. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." and a bucket of water thrown upon a spark on your roof might save yoi building from ashes. Be careful, it your patriotic duty, it means the sa ing of many lives and many dolla worth of property." C<&JRT CONVENES MONDAY The Court of Common Pleas wi convene for the fall term, Monda; October 11th. The first week c court will be taken up with the trii of jury cases. Judge Ernest Moor of Lancaster will be the presidin Judge. Seventeen -cases have been dockel ed and will be tried unless som< thing unforeseen prevents. Th cases docketed for trial are, the fo lowing, the cases beirfg followed b the names of plaintiffs' attorney and these followed by the names jo HofpnHnnts' attornevs. Moors. Andrew Robinson admr. vs Christian U. Burial Aid. Greene * Mars and Hill. Philson and Henry vs. Am. Ry Express Co. Hill; Mars. Townsend & Sloan, vs. J. H. Hill Hill; Greene. J. R. Tolbert vs. R. A. Vance Mars; Greene. Same vs. Same. Same counsel! Sallie Paul vs. Christian U. Buria Aid. Mars; Hill. Press White vs. S. A. L. Ry. Mars Glenn and Hill. Cary Fuller vs. Christian U. Buria Aid. Moore; Greene. Elijah Fair vs. Christian Unioi Burial Aid. Moore; Greene. W. M. Broad-well, vs. J. R. Presh er. Moore; Greene. WILLIAM CHILES DIES. The people of Abbeville were griev ed today to hear of the sudden deat cf William Chiles of Greenwood. Mi Chiles was a business man of tha place. Yesterday he walked throug a dark hallway in his place- of busi ness on the way to a lavatory. Th hallway had as a floor at one poin an old elevator, the elevator floo being level with the floor of the hall Someone had let the elevator dowi Saturday, or it had gone down itself On account of the darkness Mr. Chile Jid not notice that the elevtor shaf was open and fell through it, receiv ing injuries which proved fatal. At first he did not think he was se riously hurt, it seems. He walked ou of the store and to his home but af Ler reaching there he became sudden ly ill from the* injuries received an< soon died. Mr. Chiles was a son of John H Chiles, of Troy. His mother'was Miss Thomson, of Abbeville, a siste of Dr. S. G. Thomson and of Mr. T P. Thomson, of this place. They hav gone to Troy today to attend the fun eral. MICKIE SAYS: S* ?ivc /oms &X SO /BOOSU\ \P VCE <S6V1T NOO A.9tKVtVAEVXf. W ViiOZ. ^BSJOZ Vft UWi out ^ooKA\Kje?, Ajfrir rr? ?\jotcu.vouKf < NA UOUEfcWtf AftOOT SOttE vwc \oio\w noo <*or -ruw much coiki NJOWL PROCA^LS WkN ?OVACflKKt, , Ve-or tukt bom p&n uo e?\us Ft*. j Y 09 <3U?e? UOVW N&. GCrt "TU^ ( \ \OGfO. V6M*. & CVAGGV. VOUA. OO j vavxm oftuqeo? S^CmRoG J. R. Mars, vs. Bessie L. Presslj Nickles; Graydon. H. Hesinger vs. Am. Ry. Expres Co. Moore; Mars. Sarah Weinraub vs. Walker E Hines, Director etc. Moore; Gleni and Hill. C. Mayers vs. same defendant Same counsel. A. B. Hamlin vs. Corrie Hamlii admr. Hill; Greene. W. C. Culberson admr, vs. Cal -r> O Ti noun Mills, joarron, rsaixon 01 dm ron; Greene. Butler Bros.' vs. Hall. Nickles lr ORPHANAGE WORK DAY. is | v- By common agreements} Saturday,' rs Oct. 9th is Work Day for the Orphanages of South Carolina. The day gets its name from the suggestion that every member of the church and every friend of orphans give as much jj as the income from that day's work to the institution of. his choice. EpI worth Orphanage is sadly in need of II l j a dining-room, a cook-room, a school building, and offices. It is planned by' the administration to include all these g # i in one central building which will cost $100,000. This sum is not too great for the Methodists of South Carplina.' We trust that next Sunday, Oct.j e 10th, every member of the church will make a liberal contribution to' y this most worthy cause. ^ Most of cur children have living * parents to care for them. Others are provided for by estates left them. r' | Let's help those who have neither. It' I is hard to imagine a more worthy ap-' s | peal. I am sure the Methodists of Ab-' ! beville will respond liberally. j ' I C. E. Peele. n "HUMORESQUE" IS COMING Fannie Hurst's greatest story/ [j "Humoresque," has been adapted to' the screen and will be shown at the1 _ Opera House Friday and Saturday of this week. It is a tale of youthful genius and mother-love, with the J . scene laid chiefly in New York's Ghetto a^d Fifth avenue. Miss Hurst as is well-known, is right at home in | . portraying with a realistic touch the characters of New York's humbler^ , inhabitants, and "Humoresque" is said to contain intense heart-appeal, j Humor and pathos are deftly mingled in the picture. ' ABBEVILLE OPERA HOUSE FOR LEASE. I . ' The City of Abbeville, South Car-, i olina, invites sealed bids for the 4ease ' j of the Opera House owned by the city' ' for a term of FIVE years, beginning ^January 1st,. 1921. The property to I >>o loocoH in^lnrloc tVlp Oripra TTnnSf1' 1 j with dressing rooms, box office, seen-JI | ery, piano, chairs, tables and other fix i " . teres, furnishings and appliances; | owned by the city, connected with said opera house. All bids must be filed with T. G. Perrin, Clerk and Treasurer, Abbeville, South Carolina, - not later than two o'clock P. M. Och tober 12th,1920. City Council will ' pass on all bids'and the right is ret served to reject any and all bids. j h Each bid must be accompanied by - certified or cashier's check, made pay-! e able to the order, of T. G. Perrin, t Clerk and Treasurer, in the sum of ! i r, five hundred dollars, as a guarantee ' that the bidder whose bid is accepted 111 will comply with the terms of his bid and enter into proper lease arid bond s( as required. Checks of unsuccessful t bidders will be returned. Lease will ' | "I provide for payment of rent month-( j ly in advance; that tenant will keep "i premises and pay rent for full period of lease; that upon default in pay-; " J ment of any month's rent that rent *|for whole term will become imniedi-J 1 lately due and collectable; property^ I to be used only for theatre, shows -.and entertainments: that tenant will I I . a.pay for water, lights and fuel and rikeep premises and fixtures in good l I [ j condition, except ordinary and rea-j e sonable use and tear: that no fixtures I or furnishing are to be removed from the buildings without the consent of| the city; opera house and fixtures .o be let to the Abbeville Graded School I. and local people ds approved by coun-J cil, for not exceeding 12 days and 12 k nights in each year free upon 7 j days notice to the lessee; premises or | property not to be sublet without (written consent of the city; if tenant ( operates a moving picture show he will not be required to pay a city j license therefor; tenant will be required to furnish, at his expense a ' bond in surety company, to be ap-j proved by council, in at least double' the an^ount of total rent for faithful performance of conditions of Teased Further information ftTll'be supplied by Clerk and Treasurer. By order of City Council of Abbe-! ville, South Carolina. J. MOORE MARS, T. G. PERRIN, Mayor. Clerk and Treasurer. 9-21-lt. VSV VVVVVWV VV VV V V V J V ?SEE? v; I V HUMORESQUE V1 V ?OPERA HOUSE? V1 V FRIDAY and SATURDAY V1 V CHILDREN 15cts. V." V ADULTS 35cts. V uvvvvwvwvww 1 COUN fn mi Will] Octobei ter, all < will rec PER CI You depend , self frie Iyoumus with us and "pi GET A Then account and a gi it growi Cour Sound G. A. NEUFFER, ] ALBERT HENRY, r !?? LOCAL SHOWERS NEXT WEEK WITH RISING TEMPERATURE' Washington, Oct. 3. Weather pre dictioi/s for the week beginninj Monday are: Middle Atlantic States: General ly fair except for showers abou Wednesday rising temperature: first half of the week; cooler afte Wednesday. South Atlantic and East Gul states: Generally fair except thatlo cal showers are probable Wednesda; or Thursday. Rising temperntun first half of the week; normal there after. CONFEDERATE VETS MUST BRING BLANKET" Houston, Texas, Oct. 3.?In fina instructions issued today to dele gates to the reunion of Confederat Veterans here October 5-8, veteran were reminded by General N. B Forest, of the Sons of Confederat Veterans, general secretary of th reunion committee, to bring thei own blankets. BROOKLYN GETS FIRST GAME OF THE WORLD SERIE Chicago, Sept. 30.?The nationt commission today reversed its decii inn vootorrJnv nnH ftaoiHprl t.n nnen th worlds series at Brooklyn on Octc ber 5, playing three games there. Th change was made at the request c Jim Dunn, president of the Cl6velari club, who asked more tim6 t6 prt pare the Cleveland ground in th event his team should win the leagu pennant. The teams will travel o October 8 and open in the America league city winning the penant eithe Cleveland or Chicago on October for a four game series. Brooklyn gets the eighth game, o October 14, and will also get th ninth, if one is necessary, as th National league yesterday won th toss for the final game. If a nint game is played however, it will be o October 15, instead of October 16, i the days intermission for travelin has bee# eliminated. [TY SAVINGS 1 5/1 pounded Quail r 1st begins our new Interest deposits made before Octob eive interest from October 1 ENT. i r Succ s on YOU. Don't try to foo i-P irrm ti7Qr?f fn onflflnflfl i ;m_A j ix juu vv cxi i u w guuvvvu j it start to SAVE. Open an a today in the Savings Depa it up" something each pay START TO SUCCESS. every quarter watch your ? ; and it will be quite a pl< -eat satisfaction to see how s' 3?Get the habit now. ity Savings I :: Safe :: S __ . ? President. R. E. GO] Vine-President. P. E. BEI \ f t I NEW CO, FOR LADIES and' A : (57 jo $< I I to * wHB >-! The Ladies have n et *e f, . . . beautiful coats as ! i that doubl e s \ e n ii Cash Bars; ? ? ll I ie Washington, Oct. 2.?The last of|by ie I j ^ the White house sheep were rounded re' up today preparatory to shipment Be IS back to the farm where they were th< g' bom. Some already had been dis- w* | posed of, but the bulk of the flock, an H BANK | I terly , t Quarer 10, , v \ 1st at 5 / A C C V u o ' /'i>1 yourin life ? ;. ,ccount 1 - rtment , '< . day? ; . ir' ' lavings 9asure, teadily : . . ' J* ' i V Sank -If I ervice I X, Cashier. ffi jh, Asst. Cashier. B jH ' . BP ATS MISSES S2^ tever seen such these at prices < v a p. a f, a vv e ours. : s iin Store President Wilson's orders, was turned to William Woodward, 'llair, Md., who sent the sheep to e White House during% war days len the lawns needed trimming d wool was in demand.