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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER f ABBEVILLE, S. C. V* The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-iiass matter a: i post office in Aoheville, S. C. ?r~?- 1 ; TenQ* of Subscription: One Year $2.00 Six months - $1.00 ? - % * - ... * . t Three months .50 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1920 ?i ... . - * ' J*'' * ' AT BOTTOM . NOW. * .. . * 1 More'than one prominent "business man is of'the opinion that comfmodity prices as well as prices on ia number of manufactured articles are scrajftig' the bottom now and that purchases made at present levels will soon prove to have been wisely made! This does not apply to securities but to actual necessities. Noe evefjjr man Is interested 'in the price of securities now. The time for saving up cash so as to be able to invest in good securities that are now on the bargain counto actual necessities. Not*every man is interested in the prices of necessities. Ten days ago a leading cotton manufacturer who though living North 1 ^~ in mille in tkfi nas laige nivcswicuts m muio ? South gave it as his opinion that cotton had reached bottom but the bottom but the price went down two cents the pound after he expressed that opinion. It would have been phenomenal for him to have guessed the exact figures on the "bottom price." Few if any ever get to buy at the bottom and sell at the top but he was right in a general way. Now is a good time to buy things you need. B. C. Forbes, one of the best observers in this country, expresses this opinion in an article which we publish today. One can ex-l ercise judgment and should do so. It would De toonsn a one naa me money to stock up now on everything. Some things which have had a drop in the wholesale market have not yet shown an equal decline on the retail market I because so many jobbers and retailers too have bought on old contracts and they have not reduced the price because the price was not reduced to them. The wise purchaser can "try the market' and he will know in most instances when he has "the low quotation" and when he has, in the case of most necessities, he will find now a good time to buy?if he has the wherewithal and for the man on sal-1 ary, now is as good as any other time. ?Index-Journal. SPRINGS & CO. COTTON LETTER. After the recent drastic decline in which the lowest prices of the year! were reached both for spot cotton j and contracts for future delivery j and in which the December deliverey declined to 15.55 or twenty and two third cents lower than the high price recorded on April 19th, we think it time to consider the bullish elements i which are now evident and others that will become prominent on further recession. The Census report issued on Monday showed 8,920,000 bales ginned to November 14th. During the past six years an average of over 75% of the crop has been ginned at this time. We feel however that this year a (rrAnfor ncnol V?oc? WM?v? |/W4 VVttWM^V ViiUil UOUU1 litto | been ginned and that little low grade I field damaged cotton will be picked after this date. The Textile Market which has recently undergone an extremely depressing period is now experiencing a slight change for betterment. Retailers appear to be shifting to the replacement value basis in pricing i their goods with the result that more | finished goods are going into con-i sumption. The vast amount of price shifting indicates that stabilization! has not yet been reached but that; definite results in that line will pro- j bably be accomplished before long. Market advances and declines in i manufactured and textile noods are! greatly effected by sentiment. The trade generally buys on advances fort the reason that they wish to procure i their needs through fear that prices' will work high. On declines buyers stay out of the market in hopes of be- J ing able to buy cheaper. We are in-! dined to believe that the dry goods trade are beginning to experience shortage in some lines of goods but are hesitant* in buying large orders ( on a weak market jn order to avoi< losses should prices decline further The same sentimeift applies not onl; jn America,:,but aljl pai*ts of the.tradi world. A$ soon as prices become, mor Stable it is reasonable to expect a re vival in demand for textiles from th dry goods trade in general. We mus le&r in-miad, that through the pres ent system of marketing, cotton a a pie reaches or nearly reafcHes: it lowest price level before the", end o Novembr. While cotton may go low er in price before world condition warrant a., restoration of confideiic in textile, financial- and trade circle: we believe that the turning point can not be far on.- snonia-me -spoils us liveries have further declines; wd fe* th*at our friends.^ should be prepare ^to buy moderately and average '^b 'additional buying should :a"fdrthe i/6reak occur. We believe .th&t cotto bought on breaks and on a scale dow afid properly protected /will prov profitable. : ' ' ' **.; ./* *" ' v V V V V V V V: V'V- V ; V V"\i ''W4 \\ ' , ' . : ' V DONALDS ' ' ^ . ... ' XX X X A X X X X X X X X < Mrs. Dora Donald ts visiting he daughter and son-in-law, Prof, an Mrs. McKinney, in Chesterfield. ' Mr. Alvin Seawright, of Columbi spent Sunday with his uncle, Ml George Black. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowen visite friends in Abbeville on Monday. Mr. Walter Drake spent Sunda in Spartanburg with friends. Miss Cara Haddon of Ora, j j spending the holiday season wit i her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J. Sf ! Haddon. Moccrs Rav Smith of War : Shoals and Clarence Gordon o | Greenwood spent Sunday at thei ! homes here. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith an family of Shoals Junction, visite I his parents last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis an j sons, of Abbeville, were guests i I the home of her sister, Mrs. Albei I Dunn, on Thanksgiving day. j Mr. Benjamin Carlton of B. M. I spent Sunday with his parents, D] l and Mrs. B. H. Carlton. Mrs. Nettie Taylor, of Beltor ! spent the week-end with her pai ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Higden. Mrs. Walter Drake and childre ! were dinner guests last Sunday i I the home of Mr. and Mrs. Williai Drake of Shoals Junction. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Bowie, an j Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn, called on Mi j and Mrs. Robert Bowie in Shoal [Junction last Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mahaffey, the new Methodis [ minister, was entertained last Sun i day in the homes of Messrs. Alfre Tribble and Luther BowieMr. and Mrs. John Higden an family attended the funeral of Mrs Higden's nephew in Honea Path, o: Sunday. Miss Margaret C. Dallas, of War Shoals, is enjoying the holiday sea son with her parents at the manse. Our school closed on Wednesda; afternoon for Thanksgiving. Thi teachers all went to their homes fo the week-end. A very nice progran was given by the younger pupils o; the school. Mrs. J. T. Garland and two chil dren.of Marshville, N. C., who hav< been visiting her parents, Rev. an< T HIT TN 11 ? 1 :ura. j. iu. jLsauab, lur several weeKS left for their home last Monday. He: parents accompanied them as far ai Greenwood. The many friends of Mr. Ben. H Smith will be pleased to know o: his steady improvement. We hope t( see him on our streets again in i short time. The Ladies Auxiliary and C. E Society of Grdenvale church wil hold a joint meeting in the churcl on Sunday, November 28, at 2:3( p. m. A very interesting Home Mis sion pYogram will be canned out. / cordial invitation is extended to thi public. The Sacrement of' the Lord's Sup per will be dispensed in Greenvali church on Sunday December 5th a 11 o'clock a. m. Miss Ercye Loner, of Due West is visitng her sister, Mrs. Alber Dunn. The regular monthly meeting o the Civic League was held at tb home of Mrs. S. Brown on Wednes day afternoon with Mrs. Brown an< Mrs. Robert Brownlee as hostesss Aftpc fVio himinAcc was trnjisnctpi various games and contests appro priate for the Thanksgiving season were entered into with much inter est. The sketching of the Thanks gmng "bird" afforded much merri mcnt. There was a full attendanc 1' of members present and all enjoyed .. a jolly time together. A delicious y salad course with coffee was served, e Each guest received a beautif'il e pink carnation-..as ' a souvenir. The -(members tfoted 'Mrs. Brown and e | Mrs. Brownlee ideal hostesses, t Misses Sara . Smith, Minnie Lee ! Stone and Eula Dbdson "of the ?>ue s'west Womans College, \spen1 ^ Thanksgiving at their '..homes Here.' f | Mr. and Mrs. 'J. M. Haddori enterr. (tained at a delightful Thanksgiving Sl.dinner, where all the good th ngs ol P Jthe season ' were partaken t'of ;; bj 1 those fortunate enough '.to, be fpres; ent. Those who' enjoyed the splendic j.; -hospitality. were : "Mi*." R. "iVT. Haddon Abbeville, Mr. arid Mrs. * 'W. II ^JLejth anc( scrn,'\IonnVof HotfgeS, anc y.-I.Rcy. and Mrs. J. M. Dallas anc j.daughfcr, Mi$?i -Merrgsaret. ? . * n I.; Little Joe v'^inglgtonj ^-c^o '"'hac n.j'been sucfi" a "-sufferer for the past tlr ^j-waeks," ' -p2P&4(t> 'afaay rWedn0sMj n.ight atfthfe-hom-e of Wilis'- graridpar ents, Mr-.^an'd-'Mik?' JfttteV'Sr/iitPi;" 'Al ^ that- medifeal sIHH and '* Ibving' hand? ^ could do was done for him, but hi: gentle spirit passed out to the man jsions above. Much sympathy is' fel" *:for his widowed mother arid"grfcnd I parents, and those who loved ' hin * dearly. He was in his' tenth year ! Funeral- services were conductet Thursday afternoon in the Baptis a church and at* the grave by Rev f*, Smith and Rev. J/ M. Dallas. Th< ^ I body was laid : by the side of hi fnt.hpr who dipd some vears aco "He gathereth the lambs in Hi: y j Bosom." ,s V V V V v vv v* vvv\ !> \ V DUE WEST LOCALS < V * e if x X ir Mr. C. C. Clinkscales has finishe< up his residence on Main street, 01 j the lot joining Mr. E. Patton Ken j j nedy. It looks well. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Long re d turned to Gastonia last week afte: n spending two weeks as the guest o: t Prof. Long. Prof. B. L. Parkinson made a visi ,t to Due West last week and inspecte< r. the High School. He was very favor ably impressed while the work of th< school. Hoped that a better schoo ?. building would be provided soon Prof. Parkinson visited Erskin< n campus and revived old and pleasan n memories. n Rev. E. B. McGill reached Du< West on Friday evening and re d mained over until Tuesday morning r> Mr. McGill was on his return fron Is Kings Creek, S. C., where he hai been to see his mother who has beet ill. We are pleased to say that she i: improved from what she was. Mrs d McGill spent a part of the summei with her son, returning to her hom< ,j the first of September. She tool . sick on her return. Mr. McGdll'i n many friends were glad to see hin again in Due West. He is busy push e ing the work of his church at Havana along all missionary and benevolent lines. t y The Erskine foot ball team playec ill , > WHEN YOU \ vou had to toddle bet' . j and you had to walk b If This principle of grn 1 j plies in most things, j financial growth in tl J Start an Account in t e| small deposit it' nece that your firs! *toc in g. e t You will soon find yo ly. and before you km | "running." 'i /# f M FVsSi i Planter "THE FRIEf ABBEV11 e HHiHHm the Georgia Agricultural College of Dalonega at Gainesville, Ga., last Friday. The score was 59 to 0 in Erskine's favor. The team leaves i this week for Macon, Ga., where ; they play Mercer on Thursday, the last game of the season. The A. R. P.'s. of Due West slipped V A- it " l.--' ' 1 in at trie nome 01 tneir pastor 011 ; last Monday evening and deposited : sundry bundles. Dr. Moffatt made a - few remarks in ^the way of appre: ciation of the "pastor. Bro. Pressly, * amid manifest confusion, .voiced a r deep sentiment of appreciation ...in. - reply. No one sat down and the 1 whole affair at the pastor's house , was over in 15 minutes. The people c. * V|: . gathered at the church and went i from that point to the home of the I pastor. ' * .. As noted in last week's paper Rev. l'. O. Wot&rmical ttfegam a. meeting in f the A.,R. P. Church in Due W.est on ^ Thursttey night jjf^ last . weekf,;. The, j'. iprfeaching' ran ' through Sabbath' j night. There werfe several accession?/ to thercfmrch.'' This was the first / ; ?# -r 5 '.time Mr. Carmical has' conducted a . meeting for us. Our people were k pleased arid edified with' Brother _ (Sarmical's preaching. He is clear ! and dirfict and easily followed in, his : divisons. The brother is success-1 1 fully serving one of the largest con t gregations in Synod and is doing fine work. Mr. Carmical left for his 5 home on Monday morning carrying 5 the good wishes of our people with him. s RETURN OF CONSTANT1NE TO GREECE OPPOSED BY ENGLAND l I Greece Notified She Cannot Hope To ^ Retain Territorial Advantage* k Given Her in Treaty With s 1 Turkey i 1 1 - Paris, Nov. 23.?Great Britain has " already taken steps to inform Former King Constantine of Greece and . /- u Dr? vjeurge jrvuauis, nic new uiccn x itr mier, that she is absolutely opposed ^ to the return of Constantine to the Greek Throne, says the Petit Paris-' 1 itn. She has notified them clearly that * u the the Greek government does not I take cognizance of her stand, Greece, J cannot hope to retain the territorial I * advantages given her in the treaty j * between the allies and Turkey, the 2 newspaper asserts. Confirmation o? reports that the a, plebiscite in Greece to decide as to the return of Ex-King Constantine to the throne had been postponed to December 5, has been "received by the French foreign office, it was announcj ed today. The vbte was to have been taken under the original arrangement on Sunday next, November 28. The f allied attitude toward the return of , Constantine will be discussed Sunday c next at a conference between Pres mier Leygues and Premier Lloyd , George of Great Britain, the foreign . office stated. The two premiers also . will take up other Near Eastern af. fairs, including possible changes in the Turkish peace treaty at the ex| pense of Greece. ^ VERE A BABY ore you could walk, tefore you could run. dual development apIt's good to regard . ~ 1: i JU same ugni. his institution with a issary, and consider Idling" step in Savurself "walking" easi>\v it you will be in the * j i 5ft i i s Bank YDLY BANK." | i LLE, S. G. MANNERS Manners are a pleasant deceit?a conspiracy to rob existence of much of its crudity. Because of them the elusive element of charm lingers in the world, and gentler natures are encouraged ,to their robust growth. A lot of efficient people, though have discarded manners as so. much unnecessary impedimenta. Why rise when a lady enters the room? Why appear interested when others talk? Why ask to be remembered to people you have hitherto .... ^ ; ,*< ' *'** t ?> ?; . t ' > ?. >? *". 4 * 185 1 ?no d 185 times, Miss Dels; mi a public concert platfoi with its RE-CREATION by her audience has found no CREATED voice and her li These tests were ma< 000 people?in cities all < Canada. 4000 Other Time More llian 4000 otlie'i 50 other vocalists afid insti ' lest of direct comparison, diences cuold tell the artis its RE-CREATION by the This proves conclusiv achieved perfect Realism! Perfect RealismRealism is the all-impor Mr. Edison, himself, - . "I have been quoted graph in every home. Wt every American home is r perfect in its rendition as 1 benefit and pleasure." We want you to see f Edison's realism brings th< tell us which kind of voice most quickly. We'll play t I J 1 - 1 ism i esi, ana lei you ueie much pleasure out of the I do when hearing the-living The NEW "The Phonograi Re-Creations I Love's Sorrow, ? Ma Little Sun Flow'r, Good-Nigl v^aiin /\a tuc n 15111. ? ? ?Good-Bye, Beloved, Good-Bye Valse In A Flat, Op. 64, No. 3 Theme and Variations?Sonata Drink to Me Only With Thine E Le Onde del Danubio?Vocal W Beulah Land The Only a Step to Jesus Berceuse ? ? Schwedische Melodie ? Buck Fanshaw's Funeral Jest 'Fore Christmas Moon Shines On the Moonshine, Oh, Joe (Please Don't Go) __ A1 raro<sp d'Amour?Valse Lente ( Day in Toyland ? Homeward March, (Accordion) . Medley of Southern Airs (Banjo Sing Us a Song of Bonnie Scotia When I Was Twenty One Manhattan Beach March Windy Willie?Characteristic Ms Phonogr 20 N. MAIN STREET i forgotten? Why thank anyone for giving you what you paid for? There is not much reason or logic behind it all. It is merely that with . the finer natures there is an instinctive courtesy that expresses itself in manners. . ?... . ? Just as with so many others there is an instinctive lack of courtesy which finds ..expression,in boorish- ; ; ness. ; Manners are not useless. They prevent 1 you from giving j i thoughtless hurt to others. They make you remain Bilent when Chopin is being played. A t : : : :__i. 1 ' ' L IMtd upp. I ' \ \1 / . L I ifference p Lane Shepherd has stood 'm, and compared her voice the New Edison. 185 times, difference between her REving voice. :le before more than 100,Dver the United States and / ?No Difference . r audiences have heard ovec umentalists make this same Not one of these 4000 aut's living performance from New Edison.ely that the New Edison has ?Test Its Power. tant thing in a phonograph, recently told why: as desiring to see a phonornt I actually want to see in nusic, so realistic and so n hp an unending source of 'or yourself how the New ;se to you. Gome in and or instrument "gets" you his kind for you in the Realrmine whether you get as IE-CREATED music as you artist. r EDISON ph with a Soul." For December Carolina Lazzari it, Carolina Lazzari Mario Laurenti Anna Case and Lyric Male Quar. ' Sergei Rachmaninoff IX ? __ Sergei Rachmaninoff vp<5 Arthur Middleton altz Frieda Hempel I imas Chalmers and Mixed Chorus g Fred East and Lewis James j| Carmine Fabrizio r f Carmine Fabrizio Hairy E. Humphrey Harry E. Humphrey A1 Bernard and Ernest Hare Bernard and Frank M. Kamplain Love's Caress) Perless Orchestra Peerless Orchestra John J. Kimmel ) ? Fred J. Bacon nd ? Glen Ellison ? ? Glen Ellison New York Military Band irch New York Military Band aphs Co. IBBEVILLE, S. C.