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KEOWEE COURIER (Established l?to.) Published Rverjr Wednesday Morning Subscription 91 Per Annum. Advertising Rules Reasonable. -By BT::? K, KHELOH ? SOU RODER. Communications of a personal ebaracter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ana tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will bo printed free of charge. All over tbat number must bo paid for at tho rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, H. C.: WEDNESDAY, JAM ARV 1?, 1018. THRIFT AND WAR SA VI NOS. "Thrift Stamps" and "War Sav ings Certificates" have not taken bold ol' our people as much as we would bave liked lo see them. Post master Kant reports that during De cember the sales ol' Thrift and War Savings stumps at tins Walhalla post, o (Tl ic amounted tu a little more than $100, Tlic salOg should have regis tered a much higher mark, and wo hopo that tho record for this mont li will tar exceed that ol' (he last month of the old year. Probably ii is not realized what an opportunity Hie purchasing ol' these st. ups alfords for saving, 08pe dally among children and young peo ple. While only a hundred dollars was put aside through this means of patriotic saving, we doubt liol many hundreds ol' dollars were wasted by the children and young people on useless tilings. And then tho spirit Of helpfulness should appeal to our young people even if tho "thrift" and "saving" features of thc scheme have escaped them. H very twenty-live cents invested in a Thrift Stamp, every live dollars invested in a War Savings Certificate is just thal much help to I'm le Sam in winning the war, for the funds accumulated through the salo of these stamps are gathered into tho U. S. Treasury to bo used in financing tile war and bringing to a successful and speedy conclusion the momentous struggle that ls being waged In Bu rope for freedom and democracy. Help tho yoting people to realize that the aid of each one of the chil dren of the Coiled Stales. when massed into ono great effort, is going to work wonders In Hie great enter prise of financing the war. They will want to have n part therein If they understand the importance of the little part each can take in accom plishing a great work for their coun try. And we older people can aid the children in their work. Let us set them the example of wasting noth- J lng; und wc, too, can very profitably 1 ?nd patriotically drop our quarters and dimes that would ordinarily go for non-essential trilles into Uncle Sam's treasure vaults, receiving therefor Thrift Stamps and War Sav ing Certificates. Let's push these features just as we pushed the sale of Liberty Monds. lt is all a work to the same end-the Insuring of freedom and democracy for the peo ples of the earth, and the avoiding of the iron heel of Prussian autocracy. NEW LOCAL OFFICIALS. The recently-olected municipal of ficers for Walhalla have been in duit ed into office and aro now In charge of local affairs. Thal they will make good officors and will per form their duties wit h credit, to themselves and with beneficial re sults to the town as a whole we feel sure. They will need co-operation, how ever, in order Hutt they may accom plish Hie greatest, good for the great est number of citizens of the town. Ex-Mayor Brown has written a letier to the people of Walhalla, and Ibis will be found elsewhere In Ibis issue. Wo commend most heartily his spirit ol' co-operation, and we hope thal all of the citizens of the (own will Join in with him in endeavoring lo build tip tho town In every respect. These new Officials will, we feel sure, have the solid backing of Ibo citizens of Walhalla. With it they can accom plish much; without it they can ac complish nothing worth while. If we will all follow Rx-Mnyor Brown's ad vice and admonition much good can and will -result. A LOX? HER VICK. With our issue of to-day ls severed a relationship existing between The Courlor and Its Seneca correspondent Mrs. Mattie Vernor Strlbllng. To say that wo regrot tho soverance of this long and pleasant relation that has existed for a period of somo thirty yo.?rs-wo know wo will be pardoned Xor this open statement-doos not fully express ?ut feelings in the mat tor. SoJtt?how we fool that, though the personal acquaintance of our es I teemed correspondent and the pres ent editor of The Courier ls rather limited, we are losing from our force a personal friend as well as able co worker. And these are reg ret H deeper, doubtless, than one not as sociated with the newspaper business would imagine. There is that some thing--call it comradeship, fellow ship or what you will--that springs np in tho newspaper's grinding work lo inspire a kindred feeling among the workers whose labors combino to bring forth "The Sheet." That the labors of our long-time corres pondent ul Seneca have boon efllciont is bettor evidenced by the length of ber service than by any words that wo might write. Then, too, there ls in tho present instance a circumstance that brings a peculiar feeling ol' the losing of comradeship in tho severance of re lations with this correspondent, whose services have covered a period in excess of a quarter of a century. Counting from .lune next, wo will have rounded out thirty years of service In tho olllce of The Courier, we having then taken up tho ardu ous duties of "devil" in the "shop." lt so happens, therefore, that the labors of our Seneca correspond ent and the present editor began al most simultaneously, though in a markedly different sphere of activity. These facts operate to make tho sev erance ol' relations in tho newspaper work more than ordinarily regretta ble. And during those thirty years the relationship of newspaper .and correspondent have Peen uniformly pleasant. There is a sadness about such breaking of business relations thal cannot he expressed. And yoi we de not feel that, though the initials "M. V. S." will no longer aplicar at the end of each letter from Seneca the owner ol' those initials will bc ultogciucr lost to The Courier's read ers. A short time only will inter vene, ii we mistake not "the call ol the shop," between the severance as Seneca correspondent and the reap pearance of tho familiar initials ni the end ol' very interesting letter! along other lines that will inter?s Oconee people. The "call" wil surely conic, and "Al, V. S." will ni surely answer. And wo, and tin renders of The Courier, will welconu the time. Mrs. Stribling will hereafter bo lo catod in Oreen ville, and wo hope tba her sojourn there will be as piensan as has been her residence among tin good people nf our sister town o Seneca. Wherever "M. V. S." ma; in future years reside, there will tin good wishes of The (-ourler and tin people ol' Oconee, so many of whon have long read after her. be alwayi present. The most that she can wlsl for herself is the least that we wlsl for her. _ MAXY WIM, PAY I .Vt'OM H TAX. Income Figures tor 1017 Must 1U Piled on or liefere .March 1. in a communication received bj The Courier from D. C. Hey ward Collector of Internal Revenue, Co rnubia, it is announced that a Pede al income tax officer will be sent Inti his county on January 21, 1918, an< viii be here until January 28, 1918 nformation as to where this ol?lcei vl?l have his headquarters can b? ibtained from the postmaster or aii3 >f the bankers. He will he willinf o help persons subject to tho incomi ax make out their returns, wlthou my cost to them for his services. Returns of income for the yea 1917 must be mado on forms provld ul for the purpose before March Isl 1918. Because a good many peopl lo not understand the law, and won' ?now how to make out their return! tho government is sending In this ex pert to do lt for them. But the dut ls on the tax-payer to make hlmsel known lo tho government. If a pei son does not make return on or bi lore March 1st. 19 18. penalties a provided by law will bo Incurred. I you are not sure about being subjet lo tho tax you bad better seo th income tax man while he is here, an make sure. Whether you see the ii come tax man or not yon must malt return if subject lo the tax. Persons resident in other count ii may. If they want to. come and sc tho income tax man who will be ber I). C. Hoyward. Collector of Into nal Revenue, suggests that evoryboc start figuring up at once bis incoil and expenses so as to bo ready wi the ligures when the export arrive k)xpenses, however, do not mei family expenses, money used to pi off Hie principal of a debt, now m ehlnery, buildings, or anything lil that. They mean what you spend making your mon oy^-J.ijlc rest, lax paid, hired help, amount paid f goods sold, seed, stock bought f feeding, rent (except for your dwe ing), etc. Income includes abo es erv dollar you get. Thirteen Hoys Perish tn Maze. Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 12.-Th teen Indian boys were burned death early this morning In a 1 which destroyed Ibo boys' dormite of tho Dwight Indian Training Seh< at Marble City. Okla., IO miles sou east of here. Over 100 boys oscar scantily clad in the biller cold. Tho Federal Trade Commission 1 granted to threo American firms censes to manufacture and sell t drugs which heretofore have bc controlled by enemy allens um certain American patents. OCONEE'S PRO SOLDIERS BE -?.7fe List Below Represents C?as Board for ?cori? ( lass I-A. Arthur Tarrant. Koht. McKinney, col. Frank Y. Langston. Janies S. Dalton. .John w. Richey. H. A. Hold. col. Cia ronco Grier, col. Vickery Dinton, .lohn Quinn Soars. David Sidney Davis. BenJ. Henry Harbert. Wm. Spencer Stegall. Ralph Wando Mlze. Cromer Ishell. Clarence Holland, col. Henry Simpson, col. (IraRon W. Jenkins, col. H?ht. McD. Morgan. Geo. Guy Watt. Thornwoll M. Dillard. .Melvin R. Peoples. Chas. R. Cobb. J. P. Kraft, col. W il fort O. Davis. Homer Tannery. Clarence Ciaut, col. Lewis II. Ridley. Frank li. Mc A lister. John Thoa. Ables. Charlie Moore. Henry Triminier, col. Hob Carver. IQdgar Crow, dordie Addis. La la nd Harbin, col. Wade lUarle, col. * Major Lee. Lewis Cannon. Frank Strickland, col. .loo Lewis, col. Class 2-H. Thad. .Maxwell, col. Wallace Sloan, col. Landen Johnson, col. I len ry Keith, col. Mlcnjnh Alexander. Robert Wilson, col. (?corgo s. Futon. Sam Ferguson, col. John Tho?. Collins. Class *$-A. Robert Stewart, col. Class ?Ml. Richard Sloan Hood. Tbos. Rupert Xinunons. Hoy Marsball Abbott. Dedrh ( las i O. Ula's Bl . Di W .1.. il!.. . B . Tl auk ireh loin \ . .\ R.iOl Janies James ' Major Ozlo \ Clark Garvli John \\ Hurt 1 ru iii .Geo. V lt : Wni. 1 Bin Warre ? Hutis .' bb Stafford > r s Tillman rh< Thoa. 1 Geo. D Luther Marlon Wm. R Claude Ul Julius JJ Tl Thoa. Sh un Fd ran Ha. Wm. Ai 'X?* C. DUR; Thoa. D.?> 1 i Charlea I < 1 James ll Carl SU m Wm. J?na I .Thoa. Joli \ Geo. Andi ? ;* Henry "Bind Dee Th ?nias Clareuc Chas, li it a Freddie ? i ?las. An Hissie 1 Jas. ll. Loyd P 'cato Haydon Did James (.'unit' Will H. Han Victor ' J: IOU Moe Andy iii iofcl Geo. Wi lu ? Andrew I Henry Hot l( Burt R. : Robert . Chaa. C (iro Claude * ^ .w i.i ION-MAYOR W. M. BROWN TA* ?H'S Ol* Loyally to and Co-Operation WI t lanai Ollicials. Kditor Keowee Courier: I feel Just at Ibis time a few lines fron would not be amiss. With the i lng of 1917 my thoughts go 1 over the past years of my associa with the people of-the town of ) halla. On the 12th of Jami 1012, I was elected Mayor of ,v . halla, and have boen twice ele ?V aluce that lime, serving you for > years. 1 wish to thank tho peoph the trust and confidence place nie. lt has been my desire to s o yon fairly and impartially during is i time. What has been done in way of public Improvements, i i .is street building, electric lights sanitation, you are to be tho jud . If my actions have met with your tp proval I will feel repaid for the i and thought given to the dutlet of the office. I have possibly n f' , some mlstnkes (who has not?), bul have been sincere. 1 realize that ?ot , people have been with mo in almost all of my undertakings for the devel opment of tho town, both mpratl; and commercially, The Ladles' Civic League ha. . ' the past done a great deal to i: In tho work of civic Improvement l*o ; which they have my most profound thanks; but for whatever has I done, due credit must be giver, to the six Councilmen who were alv IJ roa dy to help In tho putting io rv of anything that would be for the ii toresl of tho town. But we ave not living in the r?.v. ; Nineteen hundred seventeen is f< i ever gone, and what has been ( ? ie or left undone ls and will be a limi ter of history, and wo must now to the future. Wo aro face to I with 1018, and the question that must ask ourselves ls, Will wo ni uro up to our responsibilities as zens of Walhalla? On the 8th In? , j stant wo elected another Mayor n Council to serve na for tho next ' years. They have taken over I he' official business of the town, and tpiostloii naturally arises, "Wha1 my duty?" I wish to say to yo you want efficiency, if you wan nood town, If you want servico Lou; tho newly elected Mayor and Coun cil, STAND BY Tl I FM. Divisic filial, and Just al thia crisis in ll history of our country the w?: I h word should be. "Loyalty and Co >. ?.ration." No man can bo loyf.. 1.0 his country, to thc President of In United States, or to himself, who i not loyal to his town. Loyalty inn I begin at home, and tho man would try to hold bis town bac n its onward mareil because the ii tm thal ho voted for was not elected not the true ring of loyalty; an I retiro from the ofllce of Maye I want to ask you to stand by Mayor and Council recently ole d, anil with our help and push r, ako them the most efficient tho town ever had. Bo democratic-lot tho majority rulo, and those In the mi noru v obey. My desire ls that 1018-1019 may bo tile best years In thc history nt Walhalla. If you havo ideas a > tho upbuilding of Walhalla, o keep them in your own hoad; flop/t tell some one out of town. Toll 1 Mayor or some one of his Coure n co-operate with thom in thoir w and wo may yet soo Walhalla, as ern of our recent candidates sal(? should be, "Tho Garden of tho Oo>' <. W. M. Browi Walhalla, Jan. 14, 1918. SPECTIVE ING CLASSIFIED siiications Completed by Local i lo January 14th, ii ;<-C Krank Johnson, col. i'JU willis. Charlie Kllis, col. Chas. Ed. Matheson. j.A; Freeman Kelley. John ISlumicket. "?'ton. Hen J. P. Clolund. Warren A. Graham. co1- Hen rv W. 0 ru m pion. ',- Laurens 13. Mitchell. ^ . 0<>l- Kirby li. Smith. :i' Walter L. Landreth. ibmpion. Milog w. Gibson. I>u '> Aldridge D. Owens. Dendy, col. (}e0 tt Crenshaw. i! 1 Tugaloo Durham. Charlie Smith. ol , Walker Swift, nt, , col. David A. Webb, col. butta. ," Harrison West. englll. Hufus Rholetter. ' er- Wm. A. K. Moore. "' Wm. Edward Dyar. .ddorhold. Burt R. Watson, DeWitt Bryson. Wm. Ramsay Rutledge. Jas. Worthy Smith. l- Emmett H. Southerland. I'ooro. Keels Cobb. 51 e,'irf- Geo. Wash. Smith. ' .Ino. R. G Williams, col. 1 r- J B. Gilden. f- John A. Hanvey. 1 ll* L. T. Sloan, col. ' r '? ' m- James Tow. 1 " ' ' Marler F. Chappell. Vii lil col. John C}ug phillips. ' ' 1 ?u<?- John Ab. Roach. two? Ira Winfred Slonn, col. Jas. F. Nicholson. ' " Ethbert Mathis, bu Cobb. Jumes C. Johnson, col. Mckinn. Luther Perry, col. Dock Washington, col. Harry Hause. Will C. Williams, col. john Robertson. ( 1 Doctor T. Vaughn. *Osear Hill. col. 1 ' . ol- Bruce Slzemorc, col. Victor Wilburn Elrod. .las. Oscar Toogan. Julius P. Thrasher, i Al inder. Q0^n Cobb, kdann Class 5-1): Hobt. Malcolm Dickson.' ly ul. ,)n Class ti-G. Napoleon Johnson, col. ORK DRAWING TO CLOSE. M : lng With Questionnaires-2,011 On ?stionnalres Were Mulled Out. ilor Keowee Courier: I take method of making a^knowlcdg au.? "vn'-ooi?l>nr nnnroolntlon of oavi.i coropo.rulion patriotic :..<: oi the able < o fps ol workers c ur?.-pa ratfor) ol ((uostl?uu.ilres ic r.?gistranii In Ocoreo abunty. ; arduous labors bo:..in on Pc i>or 16 and are just now drawing to . close. The performance of this I:. .-.h has roquried time, patience and ii i ant perseverance. The enlist meni hns been voluntary and the ser . i rendered from patriotic motive, tile ?mik of this work was done at Walhalla, but wo had able assistants at Seneca and Westminster. \[ Walhalla the Legal Advisory i rd had the hearty co-operation find 'elp of every member of the bar, ' . tier with the following capable ants: T. B. Shelor, Mrs. Geral ( I Rankin, Mrs. W. A. Grant, Mrs. Jol Maxwell, Mrs. E. L. Herndon, Mis >i s Eunice Macaulay, Annie Strut lon, Carolyn Rogers, Mildred Carter, Carter, Frances Carter, Sue Ma . ell, Julia Maxwell, Ruth Brown, I e Brown, Eunice White, Lucile V? ?, Florence Hetrlck, Marlon HA ck, Cornella borton, Kate J. Stock, Leonie G. K.-htman, Lola Kaufmann, Elizabeth Sti toling. Sallie Pl ling, Anna Stiibllng. * Seneca, J. Eustace Hopkins was appointed Assistant Member of the : Advisory Board, and he was si . ed in his work by tho follow i J. N. Hopkins, R. M. Trlbble, M. i\, Stribling, Mrs. Mary Myers, ilh-.i s Stella Flncannon and Carrie ) lit. Westminster, Supt. W. C. Tny loi as appointed Assistant Member ol } Legal Advisory Hoard, and in hi o.'k ho had helpers as follows: W. R. McMillan, Rev. J. W. ?, Rev. J. G. Martin, Marshall S. ling, J. M. Singleton, Burt Sln l, Edwin Gaines, Misses Elea teese, Lillian Breazeale and Mai Singleton. ore were 2,011 questionnaires id by tho Local Exemption oard. Each questionnaire contain ed ! pages, fi by 12 luchos, of print i d tatter to be read and numerous i i . .lons to be answered. . From this some iden of tho magnitude of i ht ask can bo formed. behalf of these registrants in 0 o co county, I wish to thank all of tin willing and capable helpers. Respectfully,, lt. T. Jaynes, Co Chairman, alitalia, Jan. 14, li? 18. Funner Deposits $100,000, derson, Jan. 13.--A customer of II farmers1 and Merchants Rank into (bis bank Saturday morn nd deposited $100,000. This is 1 ihly the largest single deposit ( - made in this county by an indl il depositor. The customer ls a fan or. Other Lnrgc Deposits, rho publication regarding tho OOO desposlt received by tho 1 Fa mers' and Merchants' Bank of iii city,*' says tho Anderson Mall, brought to light tho fact that Ihoi have boon othor large transac I (ii . made recently by other hanks 1 .-. i city. ie ofllcers of the Pooplcs' Bank I tell us that on January 10 they han? j died ono deposit of $61,000 nod on i ?ry 12, anothor of a little over > ' i i i)00." m I Building Material. We have anticipated and stocked up on Doors, - Windows, - Locks, Hinges, - Nails, Roofing, Etc. You, no doubt, will bc doing some building soon? Wc have the goods and the price and will be glad lo figure with you on your b?L Good stock of Paints, Oils, etc, Now is the time to paint and preserve the building for the winter time. Ballenger Hdw & Furn Go., Seneca. S. C. P. S.:-Don't forget that we are headquarters for Stoves, Ranges and Furniture. ii BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, Doors, Sash and Blinds. PAINTS AND OILS. '^inL-.. Compl?te Stock of.^a^ 0 EN H RAL MERCHANDISE' W. P. Nimmons, Seneca, 5. G. ME NOTICE OP l l N A 1) SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned wllJ make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for ; Oconee County, in the State of i South Carolina, at his office at Wal- ; halla Court House, on Monday, the ! 28th day of January, 1918, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settle ment of the Estate of R. O. Richard' son, deceased, and obtain final dis charge as Executors of said Estate. j D. F. RICHARDSON, | J. M. RICHARDSON, j Executors of the Estate of R. O. Rich ardson, deceased. j Dec. 26, 1917. 52-3* NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE, Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judgo of Probate for Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at his office nt Walhalla Court House, on Friday, February 15th, 19 18, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or hs soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to mako final settlement of tho estnte of R. N. Rankin, deceased, and obtain final discbarge as Administra trix of snld estate. ( MHS.) R. M. RANKIN, Administratrix of the Estate of R. N. Rankin, Deceased. Jan. 16, 1918. 3-G PEOPLE'S PRESSING CLUB I have purchased (.lllesple's Press ing; dui?, and w ill continuo tho same at Hie present stand-over HiscbofT's Cafe. All work will bo called for and de livered promptly, and satisfaction is guaranteed in every pal t i< ular. Ali goods damaged or lost at Hie club will bo |Ntld for. Will niako a specialty of einlies' Skirts and Coats. Phone us ami Wc will call for your work. HARRY FAYONSKY, - Walhalla, S. C. fy fy fy fy fy fy fy ?fy fy fy fy fy fy fy C. Ti. DEAN, fy fy Surveyor and Civil Engineer, fy fy II. V. D. No. 8, fy fy CENTRAL, S. C. - 'ty fy ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty CITATION NOTICE. ? Thc State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-(In Court of Probate.)-By V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate.-Whereas, J. W. Lumkln lias made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of tho Es tate of and Effects of Mrs. Sarah A. Lumkln, deceased These are, therefore, to cite aud ad monish all and singular the kindred .ind creditors of the said Mrs. Sarah A. Lumkln, deceased, that they bo find appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on FRIDAY, the 25th day of JANUARY, ,1918, nf to.- publication hereof, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, to show caiiBO, If any they have, why the said administra Lion should not le granted. Olven under my hand and seal this4 3d day of January, A. D. 1918. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 9th and 16th days of Janunry, 1918, In The Keo wee Courier and on tho Court House door for the time prescribed bv law. Jan. 9, 1918. u-3 S PFC IA Ti TEACHERS1 EXAMINATION. A special examination for County Teachers will be held at the Court House In Walhalla on SATURDAY, January 19th, 1918. All toachers 1n tho county as woll as prospective toachers should tako due notice ot this examination and govern them selves accordingly^ Tho usual rules governing County Toachers' Exami nations will apply. TIIOS. A. SMITH. County Supt. or Education. Jan. 2, 19)8. 1-3 NOTICE TO PUBLIC. All persons are heroby warned igalnst hiring, harboring or feeding Luther White, nicknamed "Jake," aged 16 years, colored, as he has run away from homo and is under age. Ho is slender; ginger-bread color; weight about 130 pounds; scar just abbve left oyo. Legal action will bo taken against any one found to be hiring, harboring or feeding said minor. WILL J. WHITE. ' Walhalla, S. C., Dec. 24, 1917. Dec, 26, 1917. 52-3*