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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1921
THE LEGISLATURE
Tomorrow at noon the General
Assembly conmmences the 1921 ses
sion. We hope that the members meet
post office iD Aobeville, S. C.
Ten us of Subscription:
One Year
Six months _
Three months
?2.00|
$1.00!
.50 j
with a due appreciation of tjie bur
dens of debt and taxation which the
people find themselves carrying. It
has not been so many years since the
total appropriations by the General
Assembly amounted to only one mil-J
lion dollars. Now the estimated ap-j
propriations amount ?o something
like nine million^ of dollars. In ad-1
dition to this there are all kinds of!
local taxes and assessments which the j
peopl/s must pay.
This paper does not ask that anyj
ecessary government. agency be
crippled. We believe that the mem-1
bers of the General Assembly should!
make a full investigation of thej
v claims of every department of thej
government, however, before provid-j
ing for the payment of a single dol-1
lar from state appropriations and
that all unnecessary iiems be ?Iimi
nated.
In most government departments
f ' there a multiplicity of clerks, as-i
sistants^and other help, much of
which might be gotten rid of. There
are in addition useless offices whi^ij
, have been created in recent years
without which the people managed^
to exist for a long time. If there i
ever was a time when we needed to!
be rid of extravagance it is now. ' j
The demand for new appropria-{
tions, or for increased appropriations
we imagine, will not meet with much!
favor. The largest of these demands j
so far as we are advised comes from i
the^ office of the Superintendent of
Education. We have before opposed
^ the manner of making appropriations
for the benefit of a few schools in the
state to the exclusion of those more
in need of help. We believe that a
general law requiring every school
district to levy a tax in addition to j
the constitutional school tax of five!
mills, the money to be spent in the
district where levied would be a fair
law. If the state desires a few cen- :
tral high schools appropriations may 1
be made for them. But until more
pupils begin to attend the state high 1
schools, we do not believe pupils
should be admitted to these schools
without paying scmfe tuition.. The <
umber of pupils who commence in i
the first grade and who go through \
" the first seven grades is much larger i
than the number who finish the ninth ]
'.nd tenth grades. The fact is that we
o not believe one fifth of those who s
start in the first ~rade ever get to i
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the tenth grade. The money appro- ;
priated for the high schools is thus 11
appropriated for a small percentage 1
of the people, while the idea of the <
v public' school system is to assist the :
majority. 1
The state is. interested, of course, s
in the development of the high <
schools and in assisting the one fifth ]
of the pupils to finish the high school
work so as to be able to attend the
colleges. Br4 .he pupils who thus fin-,
ish the high school work are for the
most part children of those who are
... able to pay tuition. We believe that
they should pay some part of the ex
penses of g^ng^hem this high
school education. Certainly if they
are able to secure a college education,
they should be able while at home to
contribute something to the local
schools in addition to the amount of
taxes paid.
We see no reason why the colleges
cVinnlH ask fnr innrpnscH annrnnria
tions. The teachers have made a cam
paign for two or three years for bet
ter pay, and they have deserved and
have received better pay. But there
no reason why this pay should be
now increased. Every dollar which
shall be received next year will be
worth at least one and a half times
as much as each dollar received the
past year. There is no reason why
they should be dissatisfied if they re
ceive the same salaries. All other
laboring people and salaried people
are having their salaries cut. Cer
tainly a man who is able to receive
the same, salary should not complain.
The expenses of running these insti
tutions must be less on account of
falling prices, and altogether it ap
pears to us th^t instead of increasing
appropriations for the colleges, wp
might reduce these appropriations
somewhat. 5
We -do not favor the building of
any new dormitories at any $f the
colleges at present. Unless there is
a change in the financial situation
the present facilities will furnish ac
commodations for all those who next
year apply for admission to the col
leges. We do nbt favor a dormitory
for women at the University for the
reason that we do not believe in co
education. We do not believe that
.vomen should be adifiitted to the Uni
n-sity or to other colleges built for
young men. Besides this, unless we
are mistaken in what we hear, the
University should be made a better
institution -for young men before any
provision is made for the admission
of 'young women.
As to local taxes, where there is
a demand for retrenchment, the peo
ple may be given the right to vote
off such taxes as they think unneces
sary. These taxes are put on the
tax books by vote of the electors and
the electors should have the right to
vote these taxes off in all cases. A
general provision of the law looking
to this end will meet with approval,
pvpent in thoSe cases where the tax
goes to pay debts already contracted.
In Abbeville County, we believe
that the tax for the building of good
roads should be suspended for a
twelve months. Labor is getting
cheaper, and with the demoralization
in the farming industry just now we
not believe it would be well '.,0 begin
work even if we had*the money* to
begin. On the other hand the bond
market is such that no bids worth
considering can be had for the bonds
which are to be sold. It will not hurt
,to wait at least a twelve month.
The same may be said of the state
wide two mills tax passed at the last
legislature. It should be repealed,
and if this cannot be done, then its
operation should be suspended for a
year.
The people generally, we think, do
not realize just the condition of the
flftllntnr Tkflir ^xrill vnlllTn it wlifln I
w Uliti j Jk nil. 1 (,uiiiiW A w niivii
the present cotton crop shall have
been sold and every man finds him
self involved in debt. The unpaid ob
ligations of the people will be greater
than has ever been knoivn. There is
no way to pay these obligations ex
cept through work and .the strictest
economy. It is not asking too much,
we think, to demand that the state
government and every other govern
mental agency lead the way in econ
omy.
FINANCE TO THE RESCUE
Congress has overruled the Presi
dent's War Finance Corporation veto
frith so emphatic and sweeping a vote
:hat the action speaks for itself. It
remains to consider the result of the
revival of that body's functions.
It seems to be the general impres
sion that those who have put the
neasure through against the strong
objections of Secretary Houston and
;he ineffective resistance of President
Wilson have resumed the 'workings
>f the War X-Finance Corporation
:-h;efly .if not wholly to lend directly
:o the American farmers barrels of
noney with which to hold back their
jrrops from market for much higher
prices than they now command.
If. this were the only purpose of
the measure and if all that the re
vived corporation did were to fork
over millions of cash or credits to
farmers the plan surely would fail.
Wadding up the banks with farmers'
ans, if such a thing were practical,
or wadding up the Finance Corpora
on with farmers' loans, if such a
thing were contemplated, or wadding
ip the United States Treasury itself
th farmers' loans, if such a thing
were possible, never could sell the
farriers' crops at higher prices if
mere were no marKet aemanu ioi |
;l.^:n. Creating the necessary market
demand for the cro^s is a horse of
another color.
Enabling general American indus
try to finance export sales, on the
other hand, does not mean merely
i;.o:e exports of wheat or corn or
cotton. It means more exports of
anything and everything needed
abroad. These exports mean Amer
ican mills and factories kept busy in
stead of being compelled to put up!
the shutters. * Busy mills and facto
ries, with their wage earners able to j
buy what they want out of their
current earnings, mean a stronger' I
market demand right here at home
for agricultural and for all other
products.
The American farmer might not
export a single bushel of wheat and
yet get a better market in his own
I country because of the increased ex
ports of manufacturers. He might
not borrow a single dollar more and
yet work out his safety, not by hold
ing back his crop while interest on his
heavy loans piled up against him,
but on the contrary by sending it to
market to meet the stimulated * ed
mand for it.
This is why Congress voted to re
vive the Finance Cprporation. It is
why Congress broke down the Presi
dent's veto with sledgehammer force.
It is why, if the American farmer
has a chance *on earth to get frut of
the economic trouble he now is in up
I
tq his neck, he may be salvaged.?
New York Herald.
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TROY AND "TRICK'EM
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(Spartanburg Journal.-.
In" Greenwood (formerly Abbe
ville) County there is a little hamlet
called "Troy" which means nothing.
The original name of the place was
"Trick'em" and that is probably
what the first settlers did aithe set
tlement was on one of the much
travelled roads to the trading post
or market at Hamburg. There are
many Troys, thriteen incorporated
places, of that name in as many
States of the Union, but there was
never in any of these States a town
or postoffice called "Trick'em," ex
cepting in the grand old State of
1 South Carolina and it was a place
with t?e history all its own and in
I defeasible right to its taame.
Many years ago anVeffort was
| made to change the name of ''Due
West,"-the only town of its kind in
the world except in Scotland, to
"Selma" and the order had been
given by the postal authorities for
the change?there were, 'quite a few
asses" in the postal service in that al
most forgotten generation even as
there are?in some parts of the
country of course?in our own ad
vanced day and time. Some unbe
liever had gotten through the lines
and wanted "a change," and he lit
upon "Selma" and then the rest of
that proud-and God-fearing commu
nity lit upon him, and that was the
end of "Selma." "Due West" means
something to people who mean any
thing, and so did "Trick'em."
FARMERS MAY STOP (V
TOBACCO GROWING
Lexington, ?y., Jan. 6.?Tobac
co belt of Kentucky today were
meeting at the various county seats
to select 'delegates to a mass meet
ing here tomorrow persons inter
ested in- the business. The meeting
was called with the avowed inten
tion of seeking favorable action on
a proposal to do away with the crop
fn 1921 and to^seek some solution
of the problem of marketing the
1920 crop at a price satisfactory to
the growers.
Most markets in the central Ken
tucky district closed Tuesday for at
least a week because of low prices
offered farmers ?for their leaf.
Prices ranged from $1 to $30 per
100 pounds. Sales continued" at
Cynthiana, / Richmond and Emi
nence, prices of those places having
proved more satisfactory to growers
than in most of the other parts of
the district.
"T'OTHER DEAR CHARMER"
Col. Pat McCaslan, who is a game
sport, in spite of the fact tlfiffc he is
a little the rise of fifty years of age,
has decided to remain in Abbeville1
this winter. About this time every'
year the Colonel goes down to St.;
Petersburg, Fla., where he goes all
the gates in the way of fishing,
boating and looking at the pretty
girls in the scanty bathing sui.s.
this year, however, he will remain in
Abbeville and heh opes to graduate
from the set-back college with hon
ors, between now and Easter.
A SKULL AND CROSS BONES
' ^
The aristocrats on Greenville
Street were shocked one morning
last week to find that a very ghostly
looking skull and cross bones had
been painted on several of the white
way light globes and that they were
grinning at all the passers-by. The
junio? Ku Klux Klan on Wardlaw
Street is "getting the blame" for
this str?et, of course1.
FIRST OF CLUB'S
DINNERS SPLENDID
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country and that one of the meas- .
urements he always uses to judge the '
type of citizenship desirable in a .
community, was attendance at night 1
services irt the churches. He had at- '
tended all of the churches in the city
on different Sunday nights and had
found splendid congregations every
where. 'When you find this to be the
case," stated Mr. Telford, "you can
rest assured that the people in such
a community are all right.'
Mr. J. S. Stark was called upon for
a few remarks and immediately upon
rising took issue with Mr. Telford
saying that he believed if any man jn
the community knew everything
about everybody that it was a preach
er. He saicl he had never made a
side-step iri his life that there was
not some fellow, generally a member
of some other church than his own,
ready to instantly tell the preacher
about it. Mr. Stark was quite opti
mistic in his remarks regarding the
future business conditions in these
parts of the world and said that he
was given this advice to his friends
and customers. "Everything is com?
ig out all right in the near future,"
n-ot? flifi efo+n/1 nf Mr Rforlr
Among others present who respond
ed in pleasing manner when called
upon were Mr. Culb?rson, a new
comer associated with the Abbeville
Medium, who proved quite an orator,
Mr. M. B. Reese, Dr. C. H. McMur
ray, Mr. Otto Bristow, Mr J. S. Coch
ranr Mr. E. Cv Horton and Mr. G
T.< Barnes, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, who gave his hopes of
the accomplishments which the body
would soon bring about by their co
operative "bumble-bee push" as Mr.
A. 0. Roche had earlier in the even
ing described the force he believed
to be needed by the members of the
commercial organization.
t was decided, as stated, to hold
another social get-together meeting
in the near future when many other
members of the chamber of ,com
merce will avail themselves of the
good times i^i store. The bo"ard of
directors of the Abbeville County
Chamber of Commerce expressed tBe
fact that the future meetings belong
to every citizen of the county and
A
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STATEMENT OF TIJE CONDITION
?OF TH&r
. BANK OF ANTREVILLE
located at Antreville, S. C., at the
close of business Dec. 31, 1920.
RESOURCES.'
Loans and Discounts $24,278.34
Overdrafts 445.23
Furniture and Fixtures __ *993.42
Banking House 1,299.16
Due from Banks and Bank
, err, ______ 3,472.14
Currency 550.00
Silver and Other Minor
Coin 292.00
Checks and Cash Items _ 3,879.81
TOTAL ... ___ ___ $35/210.10
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in __ $7,362.50
Undivided Profits, less Cur
rent Expenses and Taxes
Paid 1,287.25
Ridividual deposits .'
subject to^ cheek $13,604.07
Savings deposits 2,700.00 .
Time certificates .
of deposit- 1,560.00
Cashier's checks 1,196.28
19,060.35
Bills Payable, including \
Certificates for Money
Borrowed 7,500.00
?
TOTAL ? $35,210.10
State of South Carolina, ,
County of Abbeville.
Before me came E. A. Patterson
Cashier of the above named bank
who being dul^ sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition of said bank, as
shown by the books of said bank.
E. A. PATTERSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of January 19&1.
* ALBERT HENRY,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest: .
W. F. NICKLJJS. I
S. J. FISHER
S. J. WAKEFIELD
. Directors.
are to be in no wise a selfish mono
poly of a few citizens.
The committee in charge of the
social meetings are planning to make
the next social function a dollar-a
plate affair and get together a large
number of citizens who are willing to
stand a small Dutch treat for the
sake of a greater American Abblville.
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION. '
?OF THE?
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK
located at Abbeville, S. C., at the;
close of business Dec. 31, 1920.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts __ $419,574.56
Overdrafts 6,340,40
Bonds and Stocks Owned
by the Bank 71,258.00 i
Furniture and Fixtures _ 1,200.00
Banking House* 3,000.00
Due from Banks and Bank
era 9,023.51
Currency , 11,346.00
Silver and other Minor V
Coin^, 1.840.2S
Checks and cash items _ 8,642.91
TOTAL $532,225.63
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in __ $21,800.00
Surplus Fund : 21,800.00
Undivided Prots, less Cur
rent Expenses and Taxes
D.,'J n nti orr
J xraiu i^Ql.Oi
Due to Banks and Bank
ers ? 3,120.76.
Individual deposits
subject to check $183,477.76
Savings Deposits 150,000.00
Time Certificates
of deposit 20,296.00
Cashier's Checks _ 640.40
354,414.16
Notes and Bills Rediscount
ed 26,829.34
Bills Payable, including
Certificates for Money
Borrowed 97,000.00
TOTAL $532,225.63
State of South Carolina,
County-of Abbeville.
Before me came W. F. Nickles,.
Cashier of the above' named bank*
wlfo being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true, condition of said bank, a&
shown\by the books of said bank.
W. F. NICKLES.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this ,8th day of January'1921.
ALBERT HENRY,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
S. G. THOMSON
W. E. OWEN 4
a. iN-CiUr r Ej.k,, jjireciors.
THE BOOK CLUB
The Book Club will meet with
Mrs. C. D. Brown Wednesday after
noon at "four o'clock.
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