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PAGE TWO Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER c ABBEVILLE, S. C. 5tl The Press and Banner Company . Published Tri-Weekly ' fei Monday, Wednesday and Friday. . ia ' ;): ' s ?o. thi Entered as second-class matter at coi post office in Abbeville, S. C. * , las Term* of Subscription: One Year ?2.00 Six Months ?_ $1.001 scj Three Months .50 ?-? r? Foreign Advertising nepresp^wivc AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1921 REDUCING TAXES. There is to be an effort to re duce taxes, certainly an effort to reduce the rate of taxation as against property. That is well and good. But if the effort to reduce the rate of taxation, as against property shall amount to nothing more than trans ferring the burden from property to other^ources of revenue, then the ef fort will not be sincere, and the peo ple will gain little. We ax* in accord with the view^ co1 pa ad; at wil Jul Bi< rel his the no of an bui am Th Mc lin. sor ) att and visible property should pay all the expenses o? running "the govern ment and at the same timp pay the enormous appropriations for one pur pose and another. Any means of ef fecting a more equitable division of the iMrrdeas which the few have been bearing will meet With our approval. * But. what would like to. impress on 'the legislators who are soon to' ^ assemble in Columbia is that^the peo- (jn pie- Want 4 ess' taxes collected," from j <jrj whatever source. The Tegifclature has run wild in the matter of appropria tions in the "past few' years. Indfvid u&Ii ran wild too, but they have had to ''deflate" and so must the tax levyiftg "body. It will do no good or vei^'fittle good to rediice the proper NE ( gif UK Ca: un< em ty wxfburoVfive mills if the burden is Iwdy transferred to the other ehoSd^f and if the people are still ' 'caTled'on to carry as big a load . as-Svefc' "Letthe load be light-1 *? en^^Firet reduce the amount of ap iops, and then look to the fSpaying these. I while we are talking about - - . V. . ? w . taxeS and taxable property, we ftould like-to ask why it is that notes and r mortgages in this state are not taxed' as other property? Can no means to~ be found to force the people to pay d<>1 taxes on securities of this kind? Why an< uai I far J tax jshi on r nui would it not be d good idea to re- ,*?, quire that these securities be listed ^ each year by the auditor and stamp- Qn( ed to the end that they bear a part act of the tax burdens. A suitable pen- ' ^ alty would make it unprofitable to'^ try to evade the payment1 of taxes,j -f perhaps the penalty could be the | forfeiture of all interest t? the state. J ^ It is certain that the amount of prop- i ertf; subject to taxes, stated in dol-j lars, will greatly decrease with the,^0 new assessment. Other property must!pei me be found to take the place of the j . disappearing values or the amount of ^ taxes coming in will be greatly re duced. A tax on mortgages and notes ^ \yould not .only help the situation but would be just. - $88,000,000 Power Plant Starts Niagara Falls,Ont., Dec. 29.?The throw of a switch at the new hydro electric power house at Queenstowiv today will start the first of the gen erating units of the greatest hydrf-ithe electric power system in the world,liar juat completed at a cost of over $88,- J ] 000,000. Today's event marks the J roe culmination of an immense project! 19! which has been under way for three ,19: fei the years. Government municipal and ether officials of the dominion and the province officials and engineers of power companies on both sifles of i be the border and members of the hydro-* est electric commission of Ontario will in be present at the ceremony. Premief ers Ei C. Drury of Ontario will throw rai the switch. Egg* Drop la Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 29.?Fresh- eggs on the Chicago wholesale exchange drop ped five cents today to 44 cents ' a dozen. The drop was ascribed by produce men to a plentiful supply following the Christmas holiday week end. Receipt? were yearly three' tuv times that of normal. \ ^for do1 spi wil vid nei def EX-GOV. BICKETT DEAD | ricJten With Pmljtii tad Die* in Leu Than 24 Hoar*. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29.^?Former v. Thos. .Walter Bickett, who suf ed a. stroke of paralysis at his tiie here last night, died at 9:15; s morriing'without ever regaining nsciousness. The former governor was stricken t night while he was seated beside ; bed of Mrs. Bickett, who is jhtly ill. He lapsed into uncori ousness and never came out of ; state of coma. His physicians from i first held out no hope for his re /ery, his entire right side being ralyzed. Strong restoratives were ministered to the former governor intervals throughout the night, but thout effect. The end- came pS&ce lly at 9:15 this morning. Mrs. :kett, their one son, Wm. Bickett, atives and close friends were at i bedside. As soon as the newB of i former governor's death was an unced later. :As soon as the news the former governor's death was nounced, the flags on all state ildings were placed at half mast J the state offices were closed, omas Walter Bickett was bora in nroe, Union county, North Caro a, February 28, 1869. He was the 1 of T. W. and Mary A. Bickett. fn 1908, Mr. Bickett was elected orney general and re-elected to it office in 1912. 3e retired from the office of at ney general in 1916 to become pernor of North Carolina, ending , term of four years as governor January of this year.< Since leav ; the governor's office Mr. Bickett i practiced law in Raftigh. jov. Bickett was reputed [to be one the best debaters and orators in i state. He was in great demand ring the war as a speaker and vis d -various sections of tiie country the interest of the liberty loan] ves and other war. activities. I e __ L. - , :W YEAR'S-CIFT ' \ FROM THE RAILROAD3 Columbia, Dec. 20.?A New Year's t of over two million dollars will given by the railroads of South rolina to the people of the state ler the prdvisions of the new rev le jaw, whereby the government s repealed the transportation tax hwill no longer collect, after Jan ry 1, the eight per cent passenger e tax, the three per cent freight :, the five per cent tax on express pments and the. .eight per cent tax Pullman tickets. * ". ' * rhe government, collected in reve e tax on transportation in 1920 a al of approximately two million: liars onr the (business of the trunk' es and short lines within the state South Carolina. The railroads > now workingon statements, it is ierstood, which will show the ex amount to be saved to the people the state by the repeal of the nportation tax, rhe three main tnfnk lines oper-1 ng in South Carolina earned a to of $11,110,764 gross in passen fares last year, and $30,073,715, >ss, in freight business. The eight cent tax on all passenger tickets ant for the year 1920 an out-lay the people who traveled within state of South Carolina on the ee main trunk lines, the Southern Atlantic Coast Xine and the Sea ird of $888,861. The three per it. tax on freight handled within i state Dy tne tnree trunK lines to-j ed $902,221. The five per cent tax" express, the eight per cent on llman tickets and the taxes paid connection with travel on the ny short lines of -the state brought ; total above the two million dol 'mark. [t is estimated that the total rail id business for the state during 22 will be slightly less than for 20, but there will be no vast dif ence in the amount of tax paid by i traveling and shipping public, c el'mination of these taxes will welcomed by the business inter s as well as the traveling public the state, and will mean a consid tble saving to habitual users of the lroads. Sea Inspire* Milliner*. Paris.?Paris milliners have gone wn to the sea for their latest in ration. Toques of sea shells and :h just enough black felt to pro le a band for the head, are the cvest creations of the modistes. Iri jcent shells are used to produce ique effect? while red coral also T?e part of the trimming. After the holidays which began December 16, pupils and teachers of the Abbeville high and graded schools will enter upon the second term Monday morning at the usual hour. Several changes in the teaching force will be effective with the open ing of the new term. Four new teach ers have been engaged to take the places of those who have resigned, j The new faculty members are Miss Esther Todd, Miss Mary Haigler, ^ Miss Mary Quarles Link, and Miss Eloise Phillips. They will have the - places formerly held by Miss Frances t DeLorme of Sumter, Mrs. Preston ..A. C Speed, formerly Miss Ott; Miss Mary Hunt, resigned; and Mrs. ft. E. Cox, ^ formerly Miss Sara Perrin. ^ Miss Haigler takes up the second grade'work. Miss Phillips, who comes ^ from Springfield, is a graduate of Columbia College, and is an experi enced teacher. She will have the . t< fifth grade formerly taught by Miss j Hunt of Dalton, Ga. " '.j This completes the teaching corps and a successful^term is anticipated j. after the new year, notwithstanding ^ the fact that these changes have been n necessary in the teaching force. tl tl Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fortescue of Anderson spent the hdlidttys here with relatives. Mr. James McKinney and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cason several days this week. ; Mrs. Orville Calhoun and little daughter of Bordeaux aTe visiting her mother, Mrs. Jas. J. Link. Miss iluth Beauford came home from Greenowod Sunday where she has been working. < Luther Bowiek and Metts Dille shaw of McCormick spent Monday night with Eugene Beauford. Miss Gertrude Tolfoert of Green wood is visiting relatives here. , (Frank Woodhurst and Ollie Spence of Troy and Eugene Beau ford spent Mdnday with Lewis Beauford. .Clarence Fortescue and Wade Willidms of Abbeville are # visiting Mr. A. K. Woodhurst. Miss Clarkie Link, who is teach ing at Fairplay spent the holidays with homefolks. % Miss Kate Pettigrew, who is teaching at Orangeburg is visiting her mother, Mrs. Frances Petti grew. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beauford and Claude Woodhurst spent Tuesday wun mrs. k. a. ueauiora. Miss Julia Link of Bordeaux is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. J. Link. Misses Maggie Woodhurst and Gertrude Tolbert spent Tuesday with Miss Julia Beauford. * Mrs. Mary Home of Abbeville is visiting her daughter, Mrs; Mattie Beauford. Miss Alma Wilson of Abbeville is visiting friends here. Mrs. J. M. Fortescue spent Mon day night with Mrs. Joe Link. Mrs. Will Link and children spent Saturday ight with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Langley of Flatwoods. Miss ^Jennie Cason is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lewis Ramey of Leba Miss Lola Brown of Troy is visit ing Miss Ruth Beauford. Mrs. Mattie Beauford gave a dance' Monday night which was en joyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Moore of Mancheser, Ga.f are visiting rela tives here. , * Mr. John Dansby of Augusta spent several days here with rela-j tives. ** j A crowd from 4 here attended a | party at the home of Miss Lyndelle|i} Young at Troy Tuesday night. u " i ' v Cobb At Au|uiti. Ci Augusts, CKa.,' D^ci-">20.?Ty Cobb n reached his home here yesterday ' from New York where he attended ^ the meeting of Maj6r League manag ers, and i^nourfted that his present b plans are to bring th^HDetroit team ? here netft springvandTi?use the play- a ers in tWo:w:*thr^ laiife,e homes in stead' of" 6t a hbtil. The Clubhouse c at the local baseball park is being! improved for the coming of the team. E >UT OF ONE TROUBLE AND INTO ANOTHE1 iril War is Ireland U S?rioa?l Threatened?-Opposition of I ' ' London, Dec. 20.?Civil war i rtisfid, arising from^Ulster's opp< ition to the proposed revision of he oundaries under the ' Irish pea< reaty is seriotigly threatened/ a< ording to the political correspon< nt f the Westminster Gazette. Ulster is determined that "not or jyalist shall be sacrificed against h rill to the Sinn Fein," he says, an dds:' ' * "She (Ulster) will certainly n< ppoint a representative to tt oundary commission and if the con lission operative without her coi eilt and allocates any part of h< erritory to the south thee will t ivil war before she parts with it." AA?mnn?Ani]anf /^AOO Koliox] aat Ulster is bluffing and saya el ears tbat if the commission sits, onsiderably tract of territory will b aken, leaving yister only about f01 oiitnies. , The most stubborn of all covenai srs, he says, jive in the counties < 'yrone and Fermanagh, and it heir approval that they be not di erted by their fellows that ma ght the flames of civil war. The co: espondeht reported k iia6ssage 'la; ight Of thes'6 s^alWarfe, 'it' whk tiey swore soleitftily to die rathii fian pass uhder the government t hie south. ' "> " * Recalling that the boundary *on li&ion wis inide a vital Issue by inn Fein delegated at the i>eace= cbi erence, the correspondent says the 'ould nev^r ' have "signed the treat 'ithbut {he clause providing, for ammissioh. *' e -v?? v! ^ '' + M THE DISTRICT COURT OF TH UNITED STATES THE WES1 ERN DISTRICT OF SOUTI CAROLINA. V M THE MATTER OF W. B. HIL1 ?Bankrup IN BANKRUPTCY; 1 . Pursuant to an: order of sale mad 1 this cause in bankruptcy fey D. I [ill, .Esquire, Referee in Bankrup: y, and dated Decv 29th, 1921, I, ( [. Pennell, as trustee in bankruptc f the said W. B. Hill, will offer'fc ale at public auction to the higliei idder for cash at the home of sai ankrupt near Antreville, S. C founty of Abbeville, State of Sout larolina and said district aforesaii n January 10th, 1922 at 10 o'cloic i. M., the following goods of sai ankrupt. Consisting of one bale of cottoi tules, wagon, buggy and farmin rodiicts and implements. Dated at Abbeville, S. C. this th 9th, day of "dec. 1921. C. H: PENNELL, Trustee of W. "B. Hill, Bankrupt. ?ec. 30. 2t. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. . - * . The annual meeting of the stocl olders of the National Bank of At eville will be held in the directoi oom of the bank at 12 o'cloc uesday, January 10, 1922. LEWIS PERRIN, iec. 19. 3t.'. Cashier. MASTER'S 3 AL E 'he State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE Court of Common fleas. [RS. JENNIE M. BOTTS, Adminii tratrix, Plaintif against HE DIXIE LAND COMPANY, Corporation and J. A. SHANDS, Defendant! By authority of a Decree ot sal y the Court of Common Pleas fc .bbvebille County, in the Stat< tade in the above stated case, I wi ffer' for sale, at public outcry, e bbeville?C. H., S. C., on Salesda l January, A. D., 1922, within th >gal hours of sale the following del ribed land, to wit: All that tract c arcel of land situate, lying and b< ig in Long Cane Township in Abb< ille County, in the State aforesaic ontaining Sixty (60) Acres, of lan >ore or less, and bounded by land f J. D. Miller, Estate of Lou Jer ins and lands of T. H. Botts (estate nd Known as tne lrwin piace an eing the same land conveyed by 1 [. Botts to Dix:e Land Compan nd J. A. Shan<Js. TERMS OF SALE: CASH?Pui baser to pay for stamps and paper; THOS. P. THOMSON, >ec. 16. Master A. C., S. C. SALE Stat* of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. Court of Common Pleas.-' PLANTERS BANK, A Corporation, " Plaintiff. against C. W. NORRIS tod others, Defendants, By authority of a decree of Sale by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated case, I Wfll offer for sale, at public outcry, Abbe ville C. ff., S. C., on Salesday in January, A. D. 1922, within the le eal hours of sale the following des cribed land, to wit: All thattract 01 parcel of land situate, lying and being in Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing One and Thirty-seven '<137) Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of W. P. Wham On the North, on the West by Verdery road and lands of1 Dr. G. A. Neuffer, on the East by lands ol Richard Sondley, and on the South by lands of Ghiyrlie Janidesr being the same tract of, land conveyed tc the said C. W. Norris by li-A. Put nam. 1 TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, balance on credit of twelve months, the:credit portion to bear interest from the date of sale atrthe rate : oi eight per cent., per annum and to .be evidenced by the bond of the pur chaser, and secured by a mortgage of the premises, which mortgage shall provide for attorney's fees fox the- collection thereof for insurance on the house on the premises-ill"the sum of not less than two thousand dollars with foss payable clause ,tc the ^Master. The purchaser at the dky of sale to pay five hundred dollars on his bids or. else the premises to be resold on same S^Iesday on the same tkrms, and with the opttpn to "the purchaser to pay all cash, 1 . ") ?V x-s1 .. Purchaser to pay for stamps and . > r%: ... -v. -jc<?*Zi papers. THOS. P. THOMSON Dec. 14, St" MaiterjX^.'S. C? "% ?Av. I; J . a .. . ~r '. MASTER'S SALE ." * r- ~ ^ " i'lVtirfT?/ The State of 9o?t)it^aroliBa* COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, Court of Common Pleas J. J. FRETWELL, ' Plaintiff, against ^ J. R. WILSON and others. Defendants, By authority of a Decree.of Sale by the Court of Common Pleas fox Abbeville County, i in said State, made in the above stated case, I will offer for sale, at Public Outcry,, at Abbeville C. if., S. C., on Salesday in January, A. D.," 1922, within the legal hours of sale the foUowing ,des bribed land, to wit T All "that tract 01 parcel of land situate, lying and be ing in the city of Abbeville,' in the State aforesaid, containing Ninety Six (96) Acres, more orless, and bounded by lands of J. R. Fretwell oh the North; estate of Sam Shaw on the East, J. Lv Black on the South, and J. D. Alewine on the West,, the c" said tract of land .being a portion of the tract of land described in the * complaint. ... ^ Also, all that parcel or tract of land s tuate, lying and being in the County of Abbeville, State of So^th Carolina, containing Thirty and three tenths (30.3) Acres more or less and bounded by lands of P. C. ??npple, lands of A. F. Carwile, estate of Sam uel Shaw, deceased, and Johnson Creek, being the tract deeded tp J. j R. Wlison by S. S. Fisher by deed of Hrfnfp Feb. 14. 1918. f' TERMS OF SALE?Cash. ' That should the purchaser or purchasers a of either or both of said tracts of land fail to comply with his bid or b'ds at said sale, within fifteen min e utes after said sale or sales or -in >T lieu thereof, as a guarantee of his 2> good faith that he will comply with N the terms of the sale within ten days lt thereafter, deposit with the Master y a sum equal to one fourth of the pur e chase price, that the Master iorcn 3" with resell the said premises upon the ,r same terms and conditions herein l" above provided, and that he receive no bid at such resale, made by. the ?? purchaser or purchasers who failed ^ to comply with their former purchase. 's Purchaser to pay for papers and 1_ stamps. ) THOS. P. THOMSON, ^ Dec. 14, 3t Master A. C., S. C. y\ Wltlunfton Greenville Postmaster Washington, Dec. 20.~Napuna tions of postnuiaters sent ' to. the 3* senate today "by President Harding included -Charles C. Withington, (Jreenville, S. C. V MASTER'S SALE The Stata of South Cmtiu, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. i* .. Court of Common Pleas. THE FABHE88 BANK OF ABBE ~PI?intiff ;ainst J. J. HILL and others, Defendants. By authority of a Decree ofSale by ihe Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said 'State, made in the above stated ease, T offer for sale, at". Public Ou AvwU.'r u'- -A n vM Abbeville *C. H., S. C., von Salesday in January A. D., 1922, within the legal hours of sale the following des cribed .land, to Witr All t&at j&^et or parcel 6f land situate, lying and bery ing in Abbeville County, in the State r. 'j \ * aforesaid, containing. One Hundred aridTifty-five (165) Acres, more or Iess.and beihg^llthatHfttct or par cel of land this-dav deeded me?(J. > J. Hill) by.him (E_ R. Hcrrton) lying oh Rocky River, joined by lands of ' Mrs. E, C. Meschine, S. W. Johnson > 1 8nd others. TERMS'- QP ??I%^nMbi# 1 cadi,' balance on credit of one and - two years, tfcct credit portion to be evidenced by ^the bond of the. J?^r- . , chaser, the same providing for inter , est at the rate fif eight per <ent, and * ' - .. ?- v . ... ; - X**- - ' X " ' " * ; for attorneys fees, and tote.^ured ! by a'mortgageof tbq ^mlMS,'vp^be ;i \ purchaser having the privilege to pey all cash. ! Purchaser to pay for papers and . . . 4 . JWftp i stamps. * ? v. :r; . . 4 . .. t mfh&mm*- . Master A. 8, C. i Dec.* 18, 1921. f : <L- _ " ,V. >.* ?.' [ 1 < 1 . 1 r . v '* K MASTER'S SALE. ; . " " w y'?A - T^^Uof^ar^. COUNTY iQPxlKBSEyiLLE " Ctixt PlM B. E. AfcLEN, '#% - Plaintiff, V sfc&lnst r" 1 . > ' , V: HO YT BOGGS aid other DMen:<i<>ah> ' -to* * Abbeville County, m said St&te, mide fri ifee^b^e'stated i. lorv8aie, - at ptibltic . I January, A. D. IS22, within th? legal ? hbtrrs :6f sale the following' destilfod land; to Wit: All that tract Or parcel of land ?itaat4/lying arid bti$$ in Lo^desvilleTowifcrttip in^Ab&Ville - County, inthe 'State '"'afoi^esiSdV ' known as the home place bf B.'Ber 1 rien Allen, containing Nine'flthiared |1 i arid. Seventy (970) 'Ac^^ mdre^ "Or | less, and bounded on' tR WeSl^fby- '-1 L Rocky ^iiver, on 'ifcheNorth lay lands . :3p 1 of Estate of id. Bell, and lands Of J. H. Bell, on the'East by lihdar of'J( 1 Irvin Cleckley, on tha Sonth by lands " of lrvin Cleckley a^nd l&nds ?of B. ' Boll in Alien. Belilgthe 8aiQW; ttact or paicetof land conveyed to Mr*. Ke tiira W. Allen by Bertfen Allen 'on +fcn K+k Aarr nf l^hrnarv 189$. Deed to which being recorded in bffice of Clerk of Court for Abbeville Conuty, I South Carolina, in Deed Book 20, .-a, I page 291. TERMS . OF SALE?Cash. Pur- ^ chaser to pay for papers and stamps. THOS. P. THOMSON, c Dec. 16. Master Ai C_ S. CI J ? p? , . . MAST E R' S SALE". STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP ABBEVILLE Court of Common Pleas. MARY HILL and others, Plaintiffs;: - against * ARCH H. BARNETT and othe^. $ Defendants.. By authority of a Decree of Sale by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated case, i wm oner for sale, at public outcry, at Abbe v;lle C. H., S. C., on Salesday in; January, A. D. 1922, within the legal hours of sale the following described -*| land, to wit: All that lot or parcel of _ land situate, lying and being in city of Abbeville in Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, and being bound ed by Haigler Street, Hickory Street ^ and other property of Albert Henry and lands of Mrs. Caroline B. Klugh,. and being the same lot conveyed by Albert Henry to J. J. George, and thereafter conveyed by J. J. George to Arch H. Barnett. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Pur chaser to pay for papers and stamp*. THOS. P. THOMSON; Dec. 16. Master A. C., S. C. 666cure? Chill* anil Few. 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