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ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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" FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1920.
THE SCHOOL LAW.
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; The decision of judge Frank B.T
Gary in the Due West school case, I (
whether it shall finally be sustained!]
by the courts or not, is in the inter- <
est of the public school system of the'1
state. Any other construction of the1
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law would have spelt disaster. j j
We say so for the reason that if J s
patrons of the public schools, resid-jl
ing in one district, may without pay-j'
ing for the teaching of their children,'
send the latter to the schools of an'^
adjoining district, the result will be t
that many such patrons will do this**
very thing. With automobiles andj*
good roads it is .easy to see that the! 1
schools in the towns and cities and in
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the larger communities would soon'.
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be overrun with children from outside, \
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the district. The people who live in 1
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xne districts wiui guuu sinuvu anu
who have levied taxes in order thas
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their own children might have good
schools to attend, would find that the'
places which their own children
should have in the schools would be
taken by children from the outside;
or the result would be that there being
so many pupils to each teacher,
none, either those from within, or
those from without, would be properly
taught. As a Yesult the people who
are paying the taxes, and not receiving
the benefits flowing from the
payment of the taxes, would soon
tire of the practice and vote the" taxes
off.
On the other hand the rural schools
would suffer by such a construction
nn ?tr/vil1/l oIIaw t\q c in I
Ui UIC law as wuuiu anun ^?viviiu in
cne district to send to the schools in
another district. Those sending to
schools without the district would <
have no interest in the schools of the
home district. As a result they would 1
vote and work against any special
levy in the district in which they lived,
just as was done in the case before
Judge Gary. Those patrons re- 1
siding in the rural districts unable to 1
reach school without these districts
would thus be unable to vote the 1
special taxes levied in other districts,!'
and would be compelled to send their 1
children to schools with poor equip-j^
ment, and maybe in many cases with '
; poorer teachers.
In the end the final result would
be that the special taxes in all school '
districts would be voted off, or never 1
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vuieu on, me ui uuc uiatricts,
and the public school system of
the state would .have a status alike to
what it was twenty years ago.
i Law should be a declaration of
common sense, and such it is in this
case as declared by the Judge of the
eighth circuit. j
We are all in favor of better
schools, or we should be. Better
schools will be built and better teachers
will be employed in all districts,
when the patrons of the several districts
are forced to send to the
schcols in their own districts. They
will thus have an interest in seeing
rood schools at home, and will spend
of their time and money to make
them such.
THE WRONG CHOICE
OF CURRENCY SYSTEMS
Governor Harding of the Federal
Reserve Board has denied the request
for aid in financing the marketing of
tne cotton crop, a lew more mows
like this and our people will begin to
move for a new banking and currency
law patterned after that of France*
This country had the choice of two '
currency systems, one that of France
and the other that of Germany, and
it made the wrong choice.?The
Waco-Times Herald.
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THE LOAN SITUATION
IS THE REASON FOR
STAGNATION IN BUILDING
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Getting down to the rock-bottom
reason, the present stagnation in the
construction field is not so much due
to high material prices, the uncertainty
of getting building materials,
transportation difficulties, or to unsettled
labor conditions, as it is to
another cause. It is true that many'
people attribute the slump in construction
activity to these causes, but;
a still larger number of persons as-j
cribe another reason. As a matter of.
fact, these latter citizens have reason'
to know, for they themselves have]
had recent personal experiences that'
have stumped them. .
This is illustrated by a case wlj^h
happened in Chicago within the^jast
fortnight, and shows a condition'
which is undoubtedly similar to that1
existing in most other cities. A business
man who owned a lot free of incumbrance,
in a very desirable location
in the northwest section of the
nty, decided, after due consideration!
)f the material and labor conditions,'
:hat he would build immediately a1
=mall residence. Upon investigation'
;e learned that he could build his'
lome at a cost of about $8500 for la-j
cor and materials. Taking his plans
md estimate in hand, he proceeded
:o visit various banks in an attempt'
;o get a loan of $4000. Fully two doz-|
;n and more banks, building and loan
issociation^ and mortgage companies'
vere applied to, but in every case lie/
*as refused. In an effort to discour-'
ige him from building, and as an
;xcuse for refusing him a loan, he
,vas told all kinds 01 stories aDout tne
'isk he was taking in building \ under
jresent conditions because of the high
:ost of labor and materials.
Even some of his friends who were
n charge:of loan departments of
Danks and mortgage companies were
anable to do anything for him. In(
)ne instance he was told that thej
mortgage company had on hand 3000.
applications for building loans, but,
ivere unable to issue a single mort-J
?age. TJhis same concern had hundreds
of thousands of dollars' worth
sf mortgage papers in its vaults that
il could not dispose of.
In another case a friend connected
with a building and loan association
told him that if he would secure investors
who would buy building
montages from his concern, a loan
onnitrolnnf f A fVtA QivlAIIMf f\-p rtrt Arf/VO
cv^ui vaiciio iu txi^ auivuiiw wx uivj. wgm^u
paper purchased "by the investor
would be granted. However, 110 pur-(
chaser could be found who was satisfied
with the security nor with the
rate of interest of a building mortal
gage. As a result, this business man
has been compelled to give up his idea
of building a home at the present
time.
The above story gives the real key
be the situation in the present build-(
ing slump. Pointedly, it is due to the
inability to secure building loans. [
Banks and building and loan associa-J
tion have clamped down * tight on
building mortgages. This situation,'
in turn, is due to the action taken by,
the Federal Reserve Board, which has|
discouraged all building operations,
with the result that banks, building
and loan associations and mortgage
companies have been unable to lend
money on the construction of dwel'.-j
ings.?Brick and Clay Record.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
IS POUNDING THE LIFE OUT j
OF COTTON INDUSTRY
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The Federal Reserve System is
wrong in principle, and therefore is
bound to be continuously irritating'
to lines of business. It was at the very
point of collapse in Germany at the
time we took it up and sought to
make it subserve our interests. It is
i>t violation of Gresham's law, and
that's one possible explanation of
why it has inaugurated its policy of
deflation. We will have no peace until
we adopt a proper banking and
currency system. But even though we
io on with this present system,
v. rong in principle, few ought at lease
:o democratize it. Each zone should
choose its own board of directors,
: ;ul all the zones should choose the
tfiilral board, if a central board is
deemed necessary. "Banks," said the
Democratic platform of 1912, "exist
nwrnYimnrtatinn nf t.hp nuhlic.
. >:<l not for the control of business.'
The Federal Reserve Board has turned
that motto to the wall and is
rounding the life out of the cotton
industry.?Waco, Tex. Times-Herald.
The Old Testament was collected
and arranged by Ezra, 450 B. C.
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PROPER GANDER OUT.
The first number of Proper Gander
[the local High School1 publication,
came from the press of the Press and
Banner this morning and will be de'
livered to subscribers today. The
! teachers and pupils of the High
I School are getting out a first class
' school paper and' the people of the
city should encourage their efforts
1 by subscribing to the paper. The business
houses of the city are liberal ad1
vertisers.
GUILTY CHARGE
Mary Wade and I^mma Jeter
were before Magistrate Hollingsworth
Thursday morning charged
with assault and battery. The statements
of the witnesses showed that
the two women went to the cotton
field where Tom Cannon and his
wife were picking cotton and that
Mary Wade jumped on the Cannon
woman and beat her with a small
club. The Jeter woman stood by'
'with a knife.
Although the case might have
been sent to the higher court, Judge
Hollingsworth advised the accused)
tVmt. i-f t.hpv would nlead cniltv to i
simple assault and battery, he would
cacept that plea, this being satisfactory
to the prosecutor. They accordingly
entered this plea and were
fined $25.00 each.x
Tom Cannon was the star witness
He commenced telling. Judge Hol.lingsworth
about the fight two or
three days ago, and hasn't finished
yet, but the Judge disposed of the
case as stated, telling Tom to keep:
on xeuing it.
PHILLIPS PLAYS
GREAT FOOTBALL
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Erskine Back One of Game's Greatest
Performers.?A. R. P. College
May Lose Now and Then
But Its Players Never
Give Quit.
(By Brian Bell.)
Without reflecting on the other
members of the Erskine eleven a review
of the football prospects of the
Due West college must be written in
one word, "Phillips." The Chester boy
who has developed into one of the
best football players South Carolina
has produced in years and a choice of
an all state team for all time would
involve serious consideration of this
hard driving lad who is not only a
player able to gain ground but is one
of the most remarkable defensive
players in the game in this section of
the country.
Phillips is playing his fourth year
of college football and his star has
grown brighter as his college sessions
pass. He runs with the ball, throws
passes, kicks, backs up the line and
breaks up forward passes. Aside from
these feeble activities his afternoons
spent on the football field are more or
less uneventful. Every once and a
while there is a play reeled off in
which he is not involved. However,
these are so few that they are distinctly
noticeable.
Erskine is being coached this season
by D. W. Parrish, former V. P. I.,
and Georgia Tech player. He is aj
member of a family football group,
for a brother played at V. P. I. before |
he went to the Blacksburg institution
and he has another brother now playing
end for the Virginia Tech.
Dr. "Buck" Pressly is also an important
cog in the Erskine scheme of
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things football. Dr. Pressly was a
'star baseball player in South Caro-(
lina and then won a name lor himself |
! at the professional end of the game
making teams in the Virginia league
with great success before he left the1
game to devote his entire time to his'
profession.
In addition to Phillips four players
! from last year's eleven are playing
'this season. There are Agnew, win!
takes care of center, Young at nan
W. Hood, a guard ar\d Blakely, tackle,
| New. men are Patrick and Thomp-'
| son, ends, these wing men being subs'
last 2(ear; Brice at tackle and C. Hood'
at guard, Harkness, halfback and W.'
Kennedy, quarter, Henry, quarter,!,
who played some last year, Scoggins,'
a lineman who also got in the game
, late last year.
Erskine fights. Followers of the
game at Due West since the A. R. P.
college took up the gale boast that
there has never been a quitter under!
its colors and it is not hard to believe'
the statement for after a decisive de-l
feat by Furman at Greenville Satur-'
day, "Buck" Pressly in bidding good-j
bye to Coach Laval of the winning
team declared, "We'll be back next
year and we'll beat you then.' That'
is Erskine football in a few brave'
words.
The Seceders' next game is with
Pailey at Greenwood Saturday.
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Misses Annie and Louise Kay,.
Messrs. Clarence Kay and George
Morrison attended Miss Bessie Er-j
vin's birthday party Saturday
evening. She received many pretty j.
and useful presents. Every one rc- j
ported a pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs. James Haddon amH
children, Mrs. Ermie Haddon and I
Miss Lila Morrison spent Sunday af-1
ternoon in Abbeville with Mr. and j
Mrs. R. B. Haddon.
Mr. E. J. Botts spent the weekend
at Darraughs.
Mr. Eakin Nickles spent Sunday j
afternoon with Mr. George Morri-j
son.
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Mr. Mason Wright spent Saturday!
night in Greenwood with relatives.
Miss Ruby Richardson spent Sunday
afternoon with Misses Annie
and Louise Kay.
Mr. Tom Hunter of Abbeville
spent Sunday with Mr. Joe Able.
Several from this community attended
Rally Day at Long Cane
Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Weathers of Hodges will
preach at Central school house Sunday
afternoon October 10 at 4 o'
Several from this section attended
the circus at Abbeville Wednesday.
Clarence and Roy Kay spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wright.
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A RATTLESNAKE
Mr. W. P. Edwards, of Calhoun
Falls, was in town yesterday. On his
way to town, while passing through
Cabell woods, he ran over a rattlesnake
and killed it. He brought it
tfi town and exhibited it at the office
of the Press and Banner. The snake
had four rattles and a button. Mr.
Edwards stated that when he . first
ran on it, the snake coiled and got
in fighting position. He struck it
with a rock and it set up a terrible
noise with tis rattle.
Mrs. Edawrds, Mrs. Lizzie Grant,
and Miss Cooley of Calhoun Falls
were in the car with Mr. Edwards j
and When they saw that was a genu- j
ine rattler they took to the high-.
way, leaving the car, and got out of
the way.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Presslv. Mrs.1
Mary Pressly, Prof, and Mrs. Paul
r?v T? R TCrmnedv were
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guests at tea Thursday night of Mrs.
W W Bradley, afterwards attending
services at the Associate Reformed
church and heard Rev. Paul Pressly
preach.
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Mrs. J. F. Barnwell left Friday at
midday for Pell City, Ala., where she
will spend some time with her parI
ents and where she will see the new
nephew, Frank Austin Harmon.
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BUCKING THE CHIEF ,
Rosenberg has sold out two big
shipments of wild cat whistles and
1 all the little boys in town are mak!
ing big noises these days. Some bad
boy began the report that ChieJ^
Johnson would allow no whistles on
the square but "chief" subsided in a
hurry when Sol Rosenbei^g said he
would "show him about that."
DOING NICELY ^ '
Miss Lydia Owen, who came home
last week from Winthrop with an
attack of appendicitis, was operated
on Thursday morning at the County
hospital and at last reports was getting
on nicely. Her many friers
wish for,her a speedy recovery.
A "SLOW" PROHIBITIONIST .
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El Paso, Tex., Oct. 6.?While I
am a prohibitionist and am earnestly
desirous of suppressing the liquor
traffic in my country I believe the
reform should come gradually in
Mexico and not in a drastic manner.
This will be the policy of my administration,"
declared PresidentElect
Alvero Obregon at Juarez yesterday.
General Obregon came to
Jueraz to attend the international
exposition and military carnival,
row in progress in El Paso. General
Obregon expressed himself as extremely
grateful for the invitation,
which he said, marks the beginning
of an era of good feeling between
the American people and those of
Mexico.
Tomorrow General Obregon will be
the guest of Brig. Gen. R. L. Howse,
and the officers of the garrison at
Fort Bliss, where a review will be
neiu in nis nonur.
General Obregon will be inaugurated
as president of Mexico on
December 1. Roberto V. Pesqueria,
fiscal agent of the Mexican government
in the United States, it is privately
announced, will be named
ambassador to Washington. Mr. Pesqueria
accompanied the president
elect from Mexico City here.
Thirty-two languages not including
English, are spoken in New
York City.
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