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Pr?sident Wilson Issues Thanksgiving' Proclamation. Washington, Nov. 12.-President Wilson issues his Thanksgiving proc lamation tonight saying that "in plenty, security and peace, our peo ple face the future/' and set ting aside Thursday, November 25th for the usual observance. The next follows : "The season approaches when it, behooves us to turn from the dis tractions and preoccupations of our daily life, that we may contemplate the mercies which have been vouch safed to us, and render heartfelt j and unfeigned thanks unto God for j His manifold goodness. "This is an old observance of the American people deeply imbedded in our thought and habit. The burdens and stresses of life have their own insistence. "We have abundant cause for| thanksgiving. The lesions of the war are rapidly healing. The great army of freedom, which America sent to the defense of liberty, returning to the grateful embrace of the nation, has resumed the useful pursuits of, peace, as simply and as promptly as it rushed into the arms in obedience to the country's call. The equal jus tice of our laws has received steady vindication in the support of a law abiding people against various and sinister attacks which have reflected only the baser agitations of war, now j happily passing. "In plenty, security and peace, our virtuous and self-reliant people face the future, its duties and its opportunities. May we have vision to discern our duties; the strength, both of hand and resolve, to dis charge them, and the soundness of heart to realize that the truest op portunities are those of service. "In a spirit then, of devotion and stewardship we should give thanks in our hearts, and dedicate ourselves to the service of God's merciful and loving purposes to his children. "Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of j America, do hereby designate Thurs- j day, the twenty-fifth day of Novem ber next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and I call upon my conn- ' trjTnen to cease from their ordinary j tasks and avocations upon that day, giving it up to the remembrance of God and His blessings, and their duti ful and grateful acknowledgement." A Reliable Remedy for Colds and > Croup. It would surprise you to know the number of people who use and recom mend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. J. N. Rose, Verona, Pa., writes "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used by myself and husband for a number of years for coughs and colds. I also gave it to my little granddaughter three and a half years of age when she had croup last winter. It broke up the attack at once. -I have recommended this rem edy to many of my friends and neigh bors who have also used it with good results." The Fa , % Situati " ^jv^-V** "". SOUTHERN B > Prior to the war, the tel South Carolina was equal t ice reports from all part sj? States establish this fact. HT Today the service is not v., war standard. : This is the direct result r';/ / present abnormally large v '{f both exchange ind tolJ. We are now furnishing A:;/ - mae of serrls* than the pl j "*.?..? and construeied to furnish W ternative. The vital nee< jr ' ? both commercial and sod J* -,. we do this. * This demand for service eg %' larger and more Insistent I ?>: that we install, and everj 3jp message that ls transmits dltlons to the plant now v &? are completed and put Inf Kc and prevents the impr g?j5 service. 3wj? Efficient telephone sen |k$Kr, fundamental prerequisites: ' -v?V- (a) Adequate facilities, WWT.Sh '. used margin of not 1 cent W?Y^.'? ' (b) An adequate force ol !?, - v'r * ed workers. Jv The amount of swltchbc P\ i.? every central office Is enj basis of the average dal h to be handled. This deter i. of opera tors' positions for y Bach operator can handle ? ' ber of calls per hour. WI ! calls per hour exceed the i ? of the switchboard, and ls endurar.ee of the operatoi i simply cannot be promptly V'?< " Since the switchboards \\: were installed the averagi calls has materially incre switchboards are today c load than they were ene f Ht ru ?t ed to carry. All surplus switchboard %Jt zr *vTr The next advertlsemem L / so Two Organizations Consoli date. Consolidation of the South Caro lina State chamber of commerce with the South Carolina Delevopment board will become effective within a very short time. The new name of the organization will be the South Carolina Development Board and Chamber of Commerce. Determination to merge the or ganizati?ns followed upon a feeling that more can be thus accomplished than by permitting the bodies to operate separately. The development board has been particularly success ful in its appeal to the farmers to unite while the state chamber was representative of the business inter ests in the larger centres. The new association and overlap ping in activities will be stronger than the two acting separately could hope to be. Headquarters will re main in Columbia and the manage ment of the board will be in the hands of Arthur V. Snell now execu tive of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. The board is now conducting an intensive effort to enlarge its mem bership. It has about 2,500 individ uals enrolled and seeks not less than 10,000. Taxable Property Showing In crease. The State. Taxable property in South Caro lina will show an increase of at least $40,000,000, and perhaps more, over 1919, according to figures al ready being compiled by the state tax commission. Abstracts from coun ty auditors and other figures are coming in and these indicate the to tal taxable jump from last year. The tax commission estimated early in the year that the increase would be $40,000,000, and it is now believed this figure will be exceeded. Equalization of assessments in the counties is taking place, and in some of these only slight increases are to be noted while in others the advance is large. Figures for a number of counties as to their increases over 1919 are as follows: Anderson county, $2,1 216,060; Charleston county, $3,167, 097; Florence county, $1,789,307; Greenville county, $3,511,005; Ker shaw county, $1,104,101; Newberry county, $1,532,965; Pickens coun ty, $1,743,945; Union county, $1, 302,040 and York county, $1,378, 654. For a Disordered Stomach. When the stomach fails to perform its functions the bowels become de ranged, the liver and the kidneys congested. The important thing is to restore the stomach and liver to a healthy condition and for this pur pose Chamberlain's Tablets are ex cellent. Give them a trial. They only cost a quarter. FOR SALE. ' 400 bushels of home-grown Ful ghum Oats at $1.60. M. C. PARKER. cts of the Tel on in South Ca By J. Epps Brown, President. ELL TELEPHONE & TELE6RA] Quality of the Servi ephone service la o the best. Serv s of the United equal to the pro of furnishing the olume of 8enrice, a far greater voi lant was designed . We had no al ls of the public, [al, required that continues to grow Every telephone r additional toll 3d, before the ad udor construction to service, delays ovement of the ice involves two Including an un less than 16 per t trained and ski 11 lard equipment in Sneered upon the r number of calls mines the number each switchboard, only a given mun ten the number of naximum capacity beyond the human r, the connections made. now In service i daily number of aped, so that the arrying a greater ;lneered and con i equipment has disappeared, havl Etant use. This additional operat to meet varying This is equally boards. The toll circu?' and constructed ber of messages time. When a g is forced upon tl service is inevil greater load is p than they were d ly carry. There is nothi in a telephone pl ed to perform a ice being depem Honing as deslgi The swltchboa; iee. The maxim board measures quality of the sc The operators part If the pub! and In many ins: made to serve y ful to these fine While the sen as our pre-war cent of ali calls, ofMcienUy handli It is the small go amiss that c minds of the ind capt the larger ] torlly handled, ai These are the les, are the sole atlon. The quality ol Company,'Is alw tlons, just as ls s er business ente Service Is deper conditions. The sole solut quate facilities ? no other remedj t will tell of the greatly Increased costs ^HBJHKBtSSnKSH^HB THORN-HI WAGONS superior in mat and workmans light running guaranteed the 1 dura made. e wag Have just rece good old South track wagons. BETT: J. S. BYRD Dental Surgeon Office Over Store of Quarles Ar Timmerman Office Phone No. 3 Residence Phone 87 Edgefield, S. C. Trespass Notice. All hunting on my place is posi tively prohibited. This means YOU and not the other fellow. W. J. LANHAM. Edgefield, S. C. " ' . *' lephone J?** .ralina PH COMP ANT, hf ce ing been put into daily co* makes lt impossible to add ors, or to adjust the load conditions. true of the toll switch ts are, likewise, enrinepred to transmit a certain nura during a definite period of rester number of messages ie toll lines, the quality of :ably" impaired. Today, * laced upon the toll circuits esigned to, or can, efficient* ng haphazard or accidental ant Each part ls engineer definite function, the serv lent upon each part rune* led. rd ls the h*art of the serv um capacity of the switch both the quantity and the irvice. hare more than done their ic could know what efforts, tances sacrifices, they have ou, you would be as grate, i women as is the Comnany. rice is not now as efficient service, a very large per both exchange and toll, ls ld. 1 percentage of calls which )ccas!on criticism in the ividual subscribers, who ac percentage of calls satisfae t a matter of course, facta; conditions, not theor cause of the present situ r service tarnished by this ays the composite of condl lervice furnished hy any ?th mri se, public or. private, ident upon and varies with ion of the situation is ?de rnd trained forces; there ll of operation. ived a shipment of the ern standard 60-inch IS CANTELOU Winter Wear for Men The time is here for laying aside all light clothing, shoes and underwear, and don something heavier and more seasonable .?Tr ;. : , . ' .:, We Aai;e a Zarge stock of fall and winter wear? ing apparel for men and boys to select from We buy our clothing, shoes and hats from the largest manufacturers and get the best COME iN AND LET US SHOW YOU THROUGH OUR STOCK DORN & MIMS LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works and Mill Supply House AUGUSTA GEORGIA Cotton Oil, Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pomps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc last every day. GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, Wood Sawing and Feed Grinding Outfits. Georgia Grown Cabbage Plants. Will grow very fine heads set this month in your section. Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield, Flat Dutch. Express $2.00 per thousand, prepaid mail 300, $1.00; 500, 1.50; 1,000, 2.50. Georgia Whitehead and Buncombe collards same price. PARKER FARMS, Moultrie, Ga. Insure your cotton in the Seed or in Bales. I can give you insurance for short or long term-one day up. The same for corn and other farm pro ducts. Better Be Safe Than Sorry. E. J. NORRIS, Agt. Notiee to Builders! We have Beaver Board, Beaver Board Strips, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Ceiling, Siding, Flooring, Mantels, Store Fixtures and all kinds of high-class mill work. Designing and estimates carefully furnished. Just received large shipment of Bed Cedar Shingles, 100 per ceDt rift Car load of Beaver Board just received at a reasonable price. ' Yours for Prompt Service, Wright Sash Door & Lumber Ca, JOHNSTON, S. C. THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Capital and Surplus Profits Total Resources Over - - $190,000.00 $800,000.00 SAFETY AND SERVICE IS WHAT WE OFFER TO THE PUBLIC , Open vour account with us for the year 1920. Invest your savings in one of our Interest Bearing Certificates of Deposit Lock boxes for rent in which to keep your valuable pa* pera, etc AU business matters referred to us pleasantly and carefully handled. We Solicit Your Business.