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PREDICTS FIFTY-CENT COTTON THIS SEASON. Atlanta Journal. Charles C. Cowan, of New York., wirtes as follows: v There exists today the largest and| most extended short interest in raw cotton and cotton products the world has seen since the evil war. The holders of cotton have resisted successfully the enormous presure of the last 90 j.? -?? j ji: ?in ..it i? ( uttys>. umuumig yvia sen m soumvxu markets at 40 cents before March 1, and at SO cents* this season. I advise all merchants who expect to need cotton goods to secure them before they find thmselves competing with all the merchants of the world. For the inadequate production of this country. England and Japan. Saiiia Parts of a Letter. ' Mr. John H Ruff got a letter the last week-end from his brother, Walter L. Ruff, dated the 14th of November Addressing John as "Dear Little Twin," Walter says: "I have.certain? * ? ? 1?*. u 4.%. ~ IJ wea up agaxusi it, uui iuau& uvu I ain feeling a whole lot better. There cerain-ly is a great Improvement from what I was a few weeks ago. Lots of the fellows here told me that they did not expect to see me pull through. J. count myself lucky in getting out as light as I did. I harent anything -but a few scars to follow me through life.. I have the piece of shrapnel that I was hit with. Will show it to you when I get home. It is a huge piece all right and you will wonder liow I stood it and 7011 know, it went through my king too; I wiU always keej that John, I think I will soon be sunt to the good old IT. S. I stire am going to try and I -believe I will succeed since the war, is over. Won't tliat be great if I can? People certain'y are delighted over the war coming to such a sadden end. I guess tne ]>eopie over there are, too. That's aboat the best thing that ever could havo happened I'll tell yon It Is hard to realize that this old war is over and there will soon *be a great home coming. I am still in- France but will be sent to England tomorrow, where I ^111 he kept until I am sent to the good old IT. S. I have seen enough to tell you the truth. Our divison did some hard fighting and very lew are left. You'd he surprised. Will tell you all When f see you." . * , For Seed W1lea* #ee Bryaon Grocer? Co. 11-22 2f . ifv#"- ^ . ?- --V - * The C Uf 1 I 1 \ Condensed Statemei ' ' 1 V K'''.:'? 7 \ - t .; Loans and Invesl Liberty Bonds Ovprrl TSk ffs fspn Cash on hand an /-* _ O. 1_ capital OIOCK Surplus and Prof Deposits - # I We will be glad to n i n u t.:i ?. UUUOC5* JL/UU I 1 All U pose. We have it ai The C "The Bank 1 | . , . Company I, 1st Regiment, South Car' ollna Reserve JTilitia^-3ewberrjr Guards. To Governor Richard I. Manning, Commander-in-Chief of the Military Force of South Carolina. Whereas, The fortunes of war and an all-wise Providence has seen fit that Maj. Bernard Manning make the supreme sacrifice on the field of hoacr we the undersigned committee on be! half of the officers and men. of Company I of the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Reserve Militia, extend to you, our Commander-in-Chief, our heartfelt sympathy in this your hour of bereavement. His untimely death is not only a loss to his family, but to that of the iState and Nation. It is strange that such men are taken and some are left, but some day we'll understand. May God in His infinite wisdom help you and his family to bear this irreparable loss. Norman C. Toole, Captain B. v. tmapman, i ' 2nd Lieutenant. H. W. Schumpert, 1st Sergeant H. Kibler, \ Corporal. Committee. Newberry, S C., Dec. 7,1918, Notice for Colored Pecyle of dewberry County to Get Beady for the Bed Citos Christmas Boll Call: We are calling' the attention of all the colored people of Newberry connj ty to get ready for the Red Cross Christmas roll call which begins December 16 and ends December 23. We hope that every body will en-? roll their names for the year 1919 ' The membership fee is $1.00 and you { will get in return a red cross flag to be placed in your window, a red* Vwilftftn n A vwn/>1racro nf 1?AA ui voo vuvtvu auu <v yovtt?ov ul cross Olirstmas seals. We will have a central meeting at Newberry in the near future at which time we expect ! all members of the council of defense I to be present. T. A. Williams. ' H. O. Reese, IT. S. Gallman, Committee. / mi FOR BE5T.?Place containing. 73 acres, 3-4 msle from Newberry near u., 'Si. ana u. rauroaa crossing un Whltmire road. Dwelling house and good outbuildings. Good water, orchard, garden wired in. Price reasonable. Further information will be given at the home. 12-10 tf i * \ . > AmmAMilal uuuii^i uai Newberry, S. at of Condition at < November 1, 1918. RESOURCES tments $851,759.4! - - - 90,850.8! ured and HJnsecurei d in Banks - < ' LIABILITIES ....... its - - - - I lake liberal loans on cott > call on us if you need m id will be pleased to acco ommercial fbat Always Treats Colored Bed Cross and Box Supp< i The following are the members the Red Cross at the colored Bu River church: Ford Mangum, George Satterwhi TT - ntlU?_ TTT.'li;^ A 14 narnsun xuiiisuxi, w me diuui\.s, aij Brooks, Johnnie Clark, Matilda El son, Tommie Clark, .Ned Ellison, W lie Clark, Alma iSatterwhite, Franc Clark, Alice Austin, Florence Clai Willie Davis, Boyce Clark, Rob< Boozer, Mack - C Boozer, Mart Jackson, T. J. Austin, Rosco Mangu Robert Mangum, Haskell Austin, E Mangum. ^ We, the colored members of the R Cross of Bush River, will give a b supper at the Broadway school ho:1 Friday evening, December 13, from to 10 o'clock. All the friends are 1 vited. Ella Mangum, Chairim "HEARTS OF THE WORLD." David W. Griffith's Latest and Wld? Acclaimed Greatest Film Drai "Hearts of the World" Will be Se at the Opera House Monday a Tuesday. This remarkable screen product!* which is described as a great lo story, has for its leading charactc the members of two American- famili living in Prance before the great wj The simple, peaceful life in a beau ful French village is shown, /as a ha ground for the growing love Detwe the a on and daughter of these Ame can families, who are neighbo Their engagement* is announced a they are about to f>e married wh the war breaks out, and the boy < lists with the French troops mobiliz from his village. From this point t horrors and thrilling scenes of gr war form a gripping, breathless ba< ground for the subsequent unfoldi of the love drama. With the assi ance of the English and French g< ernments and war offices, Mr. Gr fith utilized tens of thousands troops and numberless batteries artillery. * His players were invohi te actual world war at the' eztrei front line trenches, being under cc ptant bombardment of German gu: This marvelous aajcl natural (Lnt? mingling of a sweet love d tenia w< the vertiable Scenes of the worli greatest and most terrible war, is achievement which has never befc been attempted in even a small wi - - A-. 41 and will prooaoiy never >oe equau again. But while the great vivid ^ scenes are so important a factor _ / Bank c. Jose of business itSitig: m 2? 942,610.23 J 33,051.73 76.611.12 / ' $1,052,273.08 $ 50,000.00 9S.202.S6 907,070.52 $1,052,273.08 on stored in ware [oney for any purmmodate you. D 1 Ddllli You Right" 4 >r. "Hearts of the World/' Mr. Griffith is ] ap.xVous to have it known that his picot ture was not intended to be, and is sh not primarily, a war picture, but a simple love story, in which terrible te battle scenes but accentuate the ce sweetness, purity and self-sacrificing ^ li- love of man for maid and love of il- country, whirh he has sn ?noPAR?sfnllir -V , :es interpreted through the art and per"X sonality of such players as Lillian and art Dorothy Gish, Robert Harron, Kate 1 ha Bruce, Robert Anderson. George A. { m. Sieirmari. and a wonderful hahv antor !ia Master Ben Alexander, a superb mu3- 1 ical score has been arranged for ed "Hearts of the World" which will be ox interpreted by the extra large orches- ' se tra carried by the company Daily)" i 3 mat:ness will be given during this in- engagement. ! ? . S in. PERSONALS. . . * i John M. Kinard of Newberry was elected president of the board of sly trustees to succeed Andrew J. Bethea. ( aa ?Prom the State's account of the an- { afl r.nol tyiaam*l?? a# vi/\ ka?i>j ? I uuui luvvvuijj VI U1C uuaiu 'II V/UIUU1" j nd bia Tuesday night. ] Mr? -N. . Green has returned to Columbia after a two weeks' visit to )n' her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk ve in Newberry?The State. >r* Thomas F. Suber was elected presL6S ident with C. B Caughman as viceir "j* president and Miss Rosalyn Summer ^ as literary secretary of the Federation of Young People's societies of the ten i South Carolina synod in Charleston last week, in its account of the meeting the Sunday News says: "Miss jMary Lou Bowers, who is a missionten ] i ary to Japan, delivered the feature admJ dress of the evening. "Miss "Bowers ;ed . ; was dressed in the native garb worn He i by the Japanese and chose as her | subject, 'Japan, Our Ally/ She closed \ " by saying that she hoped that some of n<> 1 g * the members present would heed the | call and volunteer as miissioaaries.' )V- ' If Mrs. Mary A. Gilbert of Newberry was made happy Sunday by a tele0f gram from Adjutant General Harris ,0i < saying that her son, Private Buford mQ, Gilbert, from whom she had not heard )n., since August, was officially reported released from a German prison camp }r_ and returned to Prance in good health Ith > , i'3 LUMBER?Any one wanting lumber an see me. Can famish any size. J. ire C. Sample, Newberry* ?f. C. ll-22tf ; Fnlghnm ani Appier 0at8 for sale by < j Johnson-McCrackin Co.* 1126 tf roi? i ? 1 . i Conde: - - /.... .* i I ' The Natioi Newbi / From report Showing Conditio! ' r i RESOURCES Leans aid kvestmeots ... ' liberty Bonds and Treasury Certifi i cates of Indebtedness . . . i United States Bonds .... Cash and due from Banks and United States Treasory . - . ! - I I < 'I I I THE NATlONAi B. C. MATTHEWS, President. State, Counl jl Member [f puzzled as to what to give for Xmas ^ you should visit Cooper's Jewelry Store where you can find suitable gifts for both old and young. 12-6tf c. FOB COI.DS AJiD GRIPPE vnii Aw nnrTftww inviior A VJJXJV/ V? AT V V* V ? X l ^i Ask any physician or druggist and tie will tell you that the first step tn the treatment of a cold, cough, influenza or grippe should invariably be! p 'a bnsk calomel purgative, preferably the nausealess calomel, called Calo tabs." This alone is often sufficient to break up a severe cold over night, ar cut short an- attack of grippe and possibly prevent pneumonia. One Calotab on the tongue at bev. time with a swallow of water,?that's ill. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with your eating, pleasures or work. Next morning your cold has vanished and your entire system is purified and refreshen rialfttaho orfl onlA Anlv in Avfirln' ' 11 ^M.VVWVU ?M V UVAU AAA Wi X^Ui" JQ il sealed packages; price thirty-five ;ents: Recommended and guaranteed by druggists everywhere. Price refunded if you are not delighted.?ad 7. Do Your Chri Shnnnincr F.ai It is an excellent plai toryforyoii, for the m employees. BUT TO DO YOUR SA LIFE IS JUST AS IMPOi Start Today With a j Rent at once a Safety vear. We liave a few lei TIip P.vrViai Of Newbei "The Bank of ti - V- \ ; r T- J;'1 to'' > 1844 nsed State nI? ; ..v lal Bank of * '- . :v-V' J * erry, South Gar to the Comptroller of the i at the Close of Busin V : ' f. ' ' ' * ' : ] f 704,495.55 Capital Stock . , Surplus and Undmd Gradation 182,110.00 Kviieads Unpaid . 100,000.00 DcsosiU - BiQs Payable (secoi Bonds) 146,426.17 Rafecwts *ii F? $1,133,031 72 L BANK OF NEW: T. K. JOHNSTONE; Cashier. ty and City > x Federal Reserve 5 [ANOS?Direct from factory to your depot. Will beat any mail order house in the world. J. L. Bowies,, agent, care West Martin Co. ll-lotf otton Seed Culler?I will start out ' on my rounds with cotton seed culler on December 1. Any fanners desiring my service in this line wil^ please notify me at once. D. Hamm, Silverstreet, Sl C. ll-192tj>^H| ifty Elcar Automobiles and tie New- ' berry Territory to the dealer who realizes the situation and can finance ?utomobiles. Specifications ? Forty horse power Red Seal Con tinental motor?Borg & Beck Chitcfr ?Stromberg carburetor?Hotcbklss n drive? Timken Bearings? Stewart^ Vacuum. Wheelbase 116 in. $1375 F. O. B. factory. Elcar Motor^i Sales Company, Southern District Office, 1502 Candler Building, Atj } lata, Ga. 10-29 1 it ighest Prices Paid for eggs, butter and produce of all kinds. Bought and sold by Bledsoe & Co.,.second door below Mower's garage. 11-22 4t v ^ U; . I r ' V 1 * a : istmas k i, It is more satisfaclerchant, and for the : : I' iVlNGS EARLY IN RTANT, WHY NOT? $1.00 or More. > I j Box?only $2.5? per ft age Bank rry, S.C. ? n t fi i lie reopie' | / jment 7. < > olina i Currency less Nov. 1,1918 * > \ 4 * ill i / / / , '.A? ; LIABILITIES V . . , $ 100,900.00 ) edPrafits. . 18304.10 I 1 AO OAil AA 1 90.0W.W I 56M / 793,31120 L red if Ukertj ^ 101,000.69 ^ deral Bask . 21,060.42 m $1,133,031.72 BERRY, S. C y W. W.CROMER Assistant Cashier. Depository , ystem / " Wi f