The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 08, 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.
Entered as second-?*iass matter ai
post office iD Aoheville, S. C.
Terms of Subscription:
One Year $2.00
Six months $1.00
Three months .50
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 1920
THE TIME TO BUY.
There are times when a person
should not buy, and there are times
when he should buy. The present fall
has been a time when people have not
bought and as long as goods were at
top price the people would not buy,
certainly not as long as they were
able to keep from buying. And the
present is no time to buy those
things which are not essential. A
thing not needed now is dear at any
price.
But there are things which must
be bought. The children must have
clothes and shoes and other wearing
appaTel. These things are necessary
^ and they must go into every house
hold. Whatever the timp the children j
in school and at home must be made
comfortable. And the grown-ups, too,
^ neeu essential clothing. They need
* shoes and they need other things,
.ina tnev will buy these things or go
in want and the time has not come
wnen tne people should be in want.
The fact is that we believe the turn
ing point has come and that things
will look brighter after the7 holidays.
Even if prices do not advance we will
have-settled down to the new condi
tions, hard though they be, and will
have to some extent accustomed our
selves to them. Believing that this is
the case, this paper feels that it
should advise its readers to buy?
not to buy those things which are not
needed; no? tho^e things which may
be used, but which may be done with
out, and that without discomfort;
but to buy those things which are
necessary to make the people at
home comfortable. The coming of the
Christmas season makes it necessary
that we get rid of the blues for the
sake of the children, if not for our
own sakes, and something must be
bought tor this purpose. They must
be made happy in their new clothes
and with other things which go to
make life easy for them.
But there is another reason why the
people should buy these necessities
now, and that is that these things may
be bought at prices which will com
mend themselves to even the most
penurious. For several weeks the
merchants in Abbeville have been'ad
vertising their goods at big discounts,
indicating that these goods were be
ing sold at cost prices. It is customary
to read about discount sales, and |
sometimes they are not really dis-|
count sales, but the editor ot tnis
paper, in the last few days, has had !
occasion to go into the stores in Ab- !
beville and to find out about these j
things. And he has found that .all ]
kinds of wearing apparel, men's cloth- I
ing, boys' clothing, women's suits, I
coats, shoes of all kihds and a great j
many other things which the |
people must have, are being offered |
at prices in many instances below
cost. The fact is that the merchants
in Abbeville, or at least those who
advertise in this paper, have made
up their minds to sell their stocks of
goods at cost, aad in many cases be
low cost, in order to make room for
the spring goods. This being the case,
we say that the; time has come for the
people to buy. the things which they
must have. The goods are new now,
they have not been picked over and
they are as cheap as they will ever |
? be again the present winter. A dol- j
^ lar now will buy as much as two dol- j
lars would have bought three months
ago, and these things being on a par- j
ity with the price of cotton, there is
no reason why we should longer wait i
to buy those things which tfe are com- .
pelled to have.
And there is another consideration ji
for all -of us, and it is this: Business-J
must begin to move somewhere, or
else stagnation will continue. The
merchant cannot buy new goods' un
til h esells what he has; and the I
manufacturer will not buy cotton in
great quantities and manufacture
more cotton goods until he sells to
the merchants *tohat he has in his
warehouses. The same is true of oth
er lines. Therefore, in order to make
the wheels of business turn we must
begin to give it a push. When we buy
i from the merchant, he in turn buys
from the manufacthrer, and the man
[ ufacturer in turn buys the raw ma
terial to make more goods, either of
cotton or something else, and we be
[ gin to look towards a resumption of
business and prosperity. Of course
there are other things to be overcome
There are agencies at work against
the best interests of the producing
classes, we firmly believe, but that is
no reason why we should stand still.
The time 'is coming and is not far off
when these things will be righted.
What the people want to learn just
now is that the world will not move
without them, and that business will
be stagnant under any conditions un
til they begin to give things a push.
We suggest therefore that the peo
ple of Abbeville County lay aside the
blues. Let them look about their
households and see the things which
must be bought and which ought ^tp
be bought to make life worth living.
J And having found out just wljat they
I need, they cannot do better than con^
suit the good mershants of Abbeville
who carry stocks of as fine merchan
dise as can be bought anywhere, who
are offering them at prices which
mean great losses to them, but who
are willing to take their losses if
only they can see business begin to
grow. If you have not sold your cot
ton and your credit is good, (and
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I11UOU HUllViJV ? 0 ? ,,
there is no reason to stay at home.
Come to town and get ready for
Christmas.
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"""ROOK PA?TY
Miss Margaret Harrison enter
tained a number ctf her friends at a
rook party Saturday afternoon. Af
ter enjoying several interesting
games a salad course was served.
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EXPORTS SHOW AN
INCREASE TO THE
GERMANS IN OCTOBER
Washington, Dec. 7.?Great Bri
tain and Japtn were the only onfcs
of the larger countries that took less
goods from the United States in
October than during the same
month a year ago; while Germany,
Canada, Mexico, Chile and the
Dutch East Indies were the only
countries from which the United
States received more goods than
during the corresponding period of
1919.
Exports to Germany in October
totalled $32,449,265, an increase of
$12,000,000 over those of Octoberr
a year ago, while imports from
this country were valued at $8,
021,701, an increase of $6,000,000.
Goods shipped to Great Britain
were valued at $160,9'/3,621, a de
crease of $4,000,000, while ship
ments from that country to the
United States were valued at $33,
817,133, a decrease of $3,000,000.
France received $79,092,926
worh of shipments from the United
States, an increase of $13,000,000
while it shipped to" the United
States $11,749,406 worth of com
modities, a decrease of $3,500,000.
Shipments to Italy were valued at
$35,693,826, an increase of $4,000,
000 while^ imports from Italy were
valued at $4,365,360 a decrease of
$3,000,000.
Exports to Argentina increased
$8,000,000, totalling $21,858,448.;
and imports from that country were
valued at $14,071,430.
Exports to Btrazil totalled $15,
143,613, an increase of $3,000,000
and imports from Brazil were $14,
971,109, a decrease of $10,000,000.
Chile took $4,867,920j wolrth of
American goods, an increase of $1,
000,000 and sent to the United
States goods valued at $7,807,230,
an increase of $2,000,000.
Milwaukee women use approxi
mately 400 barrels of talcum powder
each week.
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TINKHAM STARTS
DRIVE ON SOUTH
Washington, Dec. 7.?The open
ing gun in the long-imminent battle
to reduce representation of the
Southern States in the house of
representatives was fired tonight by
Representative Tinikham, Republi
can of Massachusetts, who announ
ced that he had prepared a resolu
tion for introduction tomorrow di
recting the house census committee
to make an inquiry into the extent
of disfranchisement of negroes in
the Southland to recommend cut
ting down the representation of
those states accordingly.
TinlrliQwi'c cfufomont: Ha.
clares that 11 Southern States?Ala
J>ama, Florida, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, North and South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Georgia and Vir
ginia?cast only about 5 per cent of
the total vote for president in the
last election although holding 25
per cent of the membership of the
house.
Commenting on probable reap
portionment of representatives in
congress as a result of 1920 census,
Mr. Tinkfiam said that if the pres
ent basis of representation were
used 65 members would be added in
i the house. This increase, he added
[could be avoided almost entirely by
j adhering to the same unit of repre
I sentation?one member for 211,877
! inhabitants?and by enforcing the
j 14th amendment which directs con
gress to reduce representation of
states who restrict the right to vote
of qualifed citizens.
Mr. Tinkham said that if a reap
portionment bill were passed 'which
is plainly unconstitutional by
j avoiding enforcement of' the 14th
j amendment,' he intended to ques
tion in the courts the constituionali
ty of the election of the next house.
It is estimated that nearly 40,000
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number of American bodies buried in
European countries are to be sent
back to the United States.
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90 PER CENT OF THE
GREEK VOTE WENT
TO CONSTANTINE
Paris, Dec. 7.?King Constantlne
received 98 per cent of the votes
cast in Sunday's plebiscite on the
question of his retufrn to the throne
J of Greece it was announced in an
j Athens dispatch dated Monday, re
ceived by the Greek legation here
today. ' ,
The voters it is added, numbered
300,000 moire than the total making
part in the recent parliamentary
election.
BRIDGE CLUB
A young ladies Bridge Club was
organized at the home of Mrs. D.
Townsend Smith, Jr., Friday after
noon when the following young la
dies became members: Mrs. Willie
Speed, Mrs. Claude Vandiver, Mrs.
Paul Kennedy, Misses Mary Hill
Harris, Mary Milfoyd, Lillian Richey
Elizabeth Jones, Susie Mabry, Sara
Haigle", Ruth Howie, Kate Haskell,
and Margaret Perrin. Miss Kate
Haskell will entertain them tomor
row afternoon when they will be
come thoroughy organized to meet
every two weeks on Thursday after
noon.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Little Frances Cheatham, daugh
terof Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cheatam
Jr., celebrated her sixth birthday
Friday afternoon. A number of her
little friends were invited to enjoy
games and eat sweets. The cake
with the six candles on it was the
delight of all and the souvenirs of
candies. -
BIRTH NOTICE.
Born at Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday,
December 7th, 1920 to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Cheatham, a son, Robert
L., Jr.
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53.34, $40.00, $43.34
\ every piece of mere
id our desire to lower
values of the season.
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C. OF GA. RY. WANTS TO
ISSUE MORTGAGE BONDS
Washington, Dec. 5.?The Central
of Georgia Railway company, applied
today to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for permission to issue
$60,000,000 in .efunding and gener-,
al mortgage bonds, $11,000,000 of
which would be used to reimburse ths
treasury of the road and for additions
and betterments; $31,462,300 to re
fund a like amount of par value of
prior bonds and $17,537,000 for the
purchase of new equipment. The
bonds would be dated April 1, 1919
and mature April 1, 1959.
BAPTISTS TO TAKE OVER
LIMESTONE COLLEGE
Columbia, Dec. 2.?The education
commission of thg^ Baptist general
board meeting here today, voted to
take over Limestone college, Gaffney,
as a Baptist college. The college will
get two hui.dred thousand dollars of
the seventy-five million campaign.
Trustees and a president will be elect
ed by the Baptist convention meeting
here next week. The commission also
decided to locate the Southeastern
Academy at Scranton.
VISITING MRS. GARY
Mrs. iflla Latimer and Miss Mag
gie Latimer are spending this week
with Mrs. Prank B. Gary on Green
jville Street.
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