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VALUE OF SAVINGS BECOMES APPARENT 0*e of Great Lessons of War Is That of National ?nd Individual Thrift, Now Rapidly Growing Now that the new German govern ment has accepted the inevitable, and has officially signed the peaoe terms dictated by the allies and the coun tries associated with them, the great est and most disastrous war that ever scourged the world is ended. For nearly five years the world has bean topsy-turvy. The things that were needed yesterday are no longer required, and the activities o? the great war establishments and muni tion plants are being diverted to the manufacture of implements of peace. There must now be a readjustment. Governments that have thought in bil lions and spent money with a lavish, hand, must retrench and think in mil lions and even smaller amounts, and must gain a new perspective. Viewed in the retrospect the part played by America in the great world war ls one of the most glorious chap ters in history. And in the making of this brilliant history the plain Ameri can citizen played a stellar role. The mountains of munitions, the equip- ! mont for the millions of soldiers, the great ships that carried the men across the ocean, could not have been provided had not the common people ?ot America provided the money. Much of this money was obtained through the sale of Liberty Bonds and War Savings and Thrift Stamps. 'Thia great volume of monev has not been wasted. First it brought perma .nent peace to the world, and now that real peace Is here, every cent that was so invested will come back to those who aided their government, and it will come back with interest. This war that is now happily ended has taught the people the value of sav ing. They went into the saving ff??e as much through patriotism as anything else. But now that they are reaping the returns, and see that what they did with a patriotic motive ls a real foundation for future fortune, they have gained a new confidence in -their country, and they will continue ?to buy the securities the Treasury De ipartment offers, and will make the country many-fold more prosperous 'than lt would have been had not the war Instilled the lesson that will prove invaluable in future years. PAYING OFF THAT MORTGAGE Theodore Roosevelt said: "Thrift is merely the use of hard common sense in the spending of money." Paying off the mortgage on the installment ?plan by buying War Savings Stamps ls one of the uses of this h.,.-d com mon sense. Not only does this plan offer a prac tica! way of saving small amounts of money, but small amounts may be earning interest as soon as they are ?et aside toward the collecting of the larger sum. This interest in turn materially helps to reduce the 6 per cent interest rate commonly charged on mortgages. When the mortgage comes due lt may either be paid off In whole, or In part and renewed, the method of saving through Wir Savings Stamps being employed until the principal ls liquidated. "May the vaBt future not have to lament that you neglected it." Buy Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps. Is the glue on the back of War Sav ings Stamps flavored with peppermint or wintergreen? Buy ose and lad ont. CANNOT LOSE MONEY IF INVESTED WISEL? Funds Put Into War 8avlngs Stampi Are Absolutely Safe and YieW Handsome Profit to HoWer Government securities afford tba safest and most practical investment in the world. A War Savings Stamp ia a promisory note for $5 if redeemed at maturity, or for the original cost ol the stamp plus accrued interest if re deemed before maturity. It was only after America entered tho great world conflict that the small waj:e earner in this oountry was af forded the opportunity of investing in government securities; of becoming co-partners with the government. That there are today more than 20,000,000 holders of government securities is a fact which speaks for itself. When you buy a War Savings Stamp you are helping the go^er".?nent. Tc be able to make a loan cd the govern ment, even as small as the sum repre sented by a War Savings Stamp, is a proof of patriotism and also a practi cal manifestation of that spirit of na tional thrift and individual savings which has come to us as a permanent heritage from the war. WEALTH OF NATION GROWING RAPIDLY In Washington some of those ex perts, who are masters of figures and who have a mind attuned to statistics, frequently dig up queer things. One of this type has figured out that the total wealth of the United States ie $300,000,000,000. Then he figures oui the new wealth produced annually, which he terms "net income." This gets into dizzy figures, too. He esti mates that last year the national wealth increased $18.000,000,000. which he admits is going faster than the normal. Another Washington official points out that one of the best ways to conserve this national income in wealth is for individuals to buy Wai Savings Stamps. ONE SAFE PLACE FOR LIB- | .ERTY BONDS-THE BANK- f PUT YOURS THERE The Cumberland (Md.) Eve ning Times prints the following, which should be a reminder to all who are now keeping their Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps in boxes around the house or in broken tea pots or in mattresses: Mrs. William B. Dever, wife of Fireman-Engineer Dever. Baltimore and Ohio railroad, of Rowlesburg, W. Va.; threw fl,-, GDO worth of Liberty Bonds into the Cheat river, back of her home, by mistake, with rubbrsh she had cleaned from their home. The valuable bonds have not been recovered although a diligent search of the Cheat river bottom in that vicinity has been made. W. *B. Dever's great loss of bonds has a parallel. W. W. Wood, Baltimore and Ohio rail road engineer, lost $150 worth of Liberty Bonds from his pock et. They were a $100 and $50 issue. Engineer Wood Intended to deposit the bonds in a local bank. They have not been lo cated. A laborer unloading a car ot coal at Paw Paw, Saturday, found a $100 bond In the coal. It is thought to have dropped from the pocket of a car loader at the mines. The laborer re ported the matter to the com pany's station agent at Paw Paw, K is said, w'th a view of returning lt to its owner. Will the People Submit to Lawless Distillers? Will tho people of South Carolina submit to the overthrow of prohibi tion by the lawless distillers? The overwhelming majority of the people are opposed to the making a^.d sell ing of intoxicants, and they know that, so far, prohibits has tremen dously benefitted the state. Open bar rooms and dispensaries the last three years would have made life in this land almost intolerable. Now we are confronted with the fact that an element of the popula tion is resolved that the prohibition law shall bo set at naught. Two dis tilleries were raided in Barnwell county two days ago and every day reports of the operation of these criminal concerns are published. Until the dispensary law was en acted the "whiskey question" was one of cities and towns and for a long time the people of the country were unreasonable in their disposition to the towns on account of it. The dispensary law, destroying the treating habit, went a long way to shift the problem to the country dis tricts. Whiskey was purchased in the original package and carried to the country and there distributed. The present condition in the rural sec tions is, in part, the inneritance of the dispensary system for which the rural voters were in the main respon sible. Be it to their credit or discredit, the responsibility for prohibition be longs for the most part to these same ' rural voters and the problem of extir pating the illicit distillery is almost exclusively the problem-of the coun try people. After a long time the pub lic opinion in the towns, even in Charleston, asserted itself against blind tigers and resulted in reducing , the evil to the minimum. Since 1892 i the country people Jiave shaped and ? directed the policy of South Carolina towards the whiskey traffic and, at last, the time has come "when they have got to act as well as to vote and talk. They will have the cooperation of the people in the towns, the "moon shine distillery" being a menace to them, but niost of the task of sup pressing the unlawful manufacture and sale of liquor will be upon them. If prohibition shall fail in South Carolina, it will be their failure. They have made the law and it is for their public opinion to organize and en force it.-The State. Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. P Property Insured $4,268,300. WRITE OR CALL on the under ' signed for any information you maj ' desire about our plan of insurance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT t NING > and do eo cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared tc I prove to you that ours is the safest , and cheapest plan of insurance I known. Our Association is now licensed ; to write Insurance in the countiei of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, . Richland, Lexington, Calhoun and \ Spartanburg. ; The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei > Lyon, President, Columbia S. C., J. R. Blake, Gen. Agent, Secty. and ? Treas., Greenwood,' S. C. DIRECTORS. ; A. 0. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. ' J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. ! J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon, Columbia, S. C. W. C. Bates, Batesburg, S .C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. February 1st, 1919. THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE 62 Broad Street CHARLESTON, S. C. A BOARDING and DAY School for Girls,, Begins its session October 1, 1919. Historic Institution situated in a healthy location. Advantages of city life with large college yard for outdoor sports. A WELL PLANNED COURSE of stud ies in a home-like atmosphere. A BUSINESS COURSE open to seniors and elective courses to Juniors and seniors. TWO DOMESTIC SCIENCE courses, giving practical and theoret ic knowledge of cooking. A well equip ped LIBRARY. .For catalog and furthur informa tion apply to the College. Specia We give the ladies beautiful assortment Crepe de Chine and ? We have a strom Worsteds, and also i see them. Our stock of Slippt shown. It will be a DAIT NEW RATES Prudential Life. Whole Life 20 Yr*. $16.24 $24.81 16.53 25.15 16.83 25.50 17.16 25.87 17.51 26.25 17.87 26.64 18.25 27.05 18.64 27.48 19.05 ;.' 27.92 19.48 28.37 19.94 > 28.85 20.41 29.33 20.91 29.85 21.43 . 30.37 21.98 30.93 22.56 31.50 23.17 .32.10 .23.82 - i 32.72 24.51 33.38 25.22 34.05 25.98 ! 34.76 26.78* '- 35.50 27.64 36.28 28.55 37.09 29.49 37.96 30.51 38.87 36.59 44.25 44.93 51.55 56.45 61.60 At these low rates Prudential Poli cy pays double in case of accidental death. If disabled by accident or disease, you stop paying premiums and the Company pays you $10.00 per month per each $1,000 as long as disabled, and then at your death pays the face amount of your policy. E. J. NORRIS, Ins. Salesman. Age 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 45 50 55 GEORGE F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and Glasses fitted for all Errors of refraction. JOHN A. HOLLAND, The Greenwood Piano Man. The largest dealer in musical instni ments in Western South Carolina. Sells pianos, self-player pianos, organs and sewing machines. Reference: The Bank of Greenwood, the oldest and strongest Bank in Greenwood County ls in Waist Silks s a special invitation to call and see our of silks for waists. Taffetas, Georgette, >atin in all the popular colors. * line of vSkiris in Silks, Satins, Serges, n Wash Skirts. We invite the ladies to >rs and Oxfords is the largest Ave have ever pleasure to show you. 'CH BROTHERS Next door to Lynch Drug Store SOME STRIKE ?I RICH BUTA SURE WAY IS TOPUTA IN THE BA EVERYWEEK Cowie ht 1909. bi C. E. Zi?n??nnap Co.-No. 51 THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe. BANE OF EDGEF?ELD OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, vice-President; E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H." Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, M. C. 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