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PERSONALS. 3 a Mr. Wm. D. Cromer got a letter Friday from his son Horace, dated 'iv r Liuxemberg November 23. The letter was received here the day the state- > men-t was published in these columns h " t?j V,^,, Us*-. ...1 frori l tuiii nuruue n<tii nui cccu acai u i. t, since several weeks before the memorable 11th. p Pvt. Ben Burn of the American ex- fc ' peditioi.ary forces has been transfer- f; red to th*> 159th infantry, which he -says is composed mostly of westerj ? troops. H?s mother, Mrs. Lina Burn. s *fionf-rnm Mm thp latter nart of last ? - UVtt* u JU**** V-V r . v week. He expected to be home Christ- v mas or New Year, when he wrote his ^ last letter. B#n tells of the finest kind j Nof Thanksgiving diner he ad hi? soldier companions erjoyed, turkev a,T-d other nice things. ^ Mr. Jackson Bowers, who has been rj }?avirg a hard row of stumps with the ^wful mumps, was able to come ciowu ^ Saturday and resume his duties at the ^ "postoffice, where he has been* needed ^ badly the past rushing days. I Miss Hallie Wright came from the f Shgh Wicker section of Pomaria Fri- a day night and joined her sisters. Misses Haskell and Byrd Wright, on | their way home for the holiday vaca-1 j tk>n. They spent Friday and Satur-1 ] day morning at the home of Mr. Luth- { er Long and family along the route. Mr. Alvin Wright went to Ander- ( sow Saturday morning to see Mr?, f "Wright and a little girl. He hai j never seen- h.'s little girl, so he went < as fast^as the train could carry him. ? getting the message in time to catch the Cannon Ball that day. A1 Wright ? j 13 all right now. ] Lt; W. E. Crooks landed at Port- i ? "* ^ t^Vi 11 tr c? n rl fplp- 1 I2?TlQt U rugun, lAd*l luuicunj ~ J graphed for his wife to meet him in I Kew York next Friday. }s Mrs. L. G McCullough $nd little ' soil Joe are spending Christmas with ( her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crooks I ^ at Craven Hill. Miss Bertha Crooks c ^ from Summerlard college is also with r them. i ~ , I Mrs. T. S. Anderson of Mewoerryj is spending a couple of weeks in Charleston as the guest of Mrs. T. W XiUcaS.?Chareston American. Mrs. Edward B. Houseal, with her children, Edward and Ruth, has corns s "from Buffalo to spend the winter with c tier father-in-law, William P. Houseal i 1717 Hampton street, while her hus- < ^bard is in France in Y. M. C. A. work amors the American soldiers. Mr. c Houseal vo'unteerea for tnis service t %? August ard after traini ?g at thf? 7 ' Y. M. C. A. college at Springfield, t "Mass., ard Columbia university, he c ' < IIIIM III I I I II III I II I I ~~ ! "I Am Well Pleasei with my suit," said a satisfie customer the other day. I ha no idea I could get a satisfa* tory all-wool suit made t ;< measure for so little as $25.0< I paid $35 for my last suit, y< ; this suit at $25 is equal in ev< ry way." " ; Such are the expressions w j: know we can please you, too. 1 ALLWOOL jj SUITINGS Made to Order J Three-Piece Suits 4 - - * i l _ll 1 Aboyt two nunarea an wooi Guarantee to fit and^atisfa J ^ 4 I Bryson Gri 1 z ;$ See us and gel :| Just receive< 1 large shipmen We also have i I of Bucket C I Candy Box Cs I ers, Apples an tlia ffAAilc anil urnnlr ->|? IIC 1MTC UiC gUVUO uiiu iiviui I Bryson Grace ailerl from France about two week? ' go. A cablegram awaited Mrs louseal here telling of his safe ar^- B ival ir France.?The State. || Mr. Hsr.rv Bowles of the Charleston || avy yard :s spending the holidays at 1? ome, accompanied by his daughter, g ittle Miss Thelma Bowles. p Wm. R. Eddy came from Philadel- ra hia to send the Christmas here with I is father, Mr. Wm. H. Eddy, and B amily. jg Miss Annie Amick left Thursday I or Winnsboro in response to a mes. B age that her sister, Miss Rosa. Amick, I ras seriously ill. The news at this H writing is tliat they are expected in dewberry during the week, Mis^ I tosa being better. I ISergt. Watson Luther lias returned B o Columbia from Newberry College I /here he was a member of the S. A. 6 \J.?i'DB oia.ict Pvt. Walter L. Ruff, wounded se- I erelv, after all this time, has just I een anounced in the casualty list I published in Monday's papers. A I etter from him Friday told his home I oiks that he was getting on- all right I md expected to leave France at an I ;arly date but did not know whether I t would he for England or America I Jnder date of December 19 General I 3ershing anounced that there were 6,892 casualties yet to be reported. I Ltr W. D. Haughton1, honorably dis- I jharged from Camp Joseph E. Johns-; I - ? - ^V?if.+T?!!o visit tf) I ,cn, is paying a v^jui lOtiUMM f v lis mother, Mrs. W. D. Haughton of 9 Spartanburg, who is visitinof her.B >ister-in-law, Mrs. 0. MoR. Holmes. j I There was a departure from the I ;taid proceedings when the Rev. J. in 3. Harman's stentorian voice started B lp the long meter doxology and thejlj jrhole body joined in.?An invitation, B las been accepted to hold the nextjB session of synod at Little Mountain, H The Rev. J. J. Long is pastor of that ? jhurch.?Elloree cor The State in re )ort of Lutheran Synod of South Car- ? )lina meeting. I Set that Igrersol Watch at Gilder^ I Weeks Co. 12-17 3tjS Death of a Boy. g -Tames Ellesor' Brock, 10 years old. jH ;on of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Brock. 'P lied of congestion- Tuesday even- fl ng at 5:20 o'clock, at the home, Wells a itreet in. Oakland, and was buried I rVednesday afternoon at four 1 fclock, at Beth Eden; service by tha I lev. W. E. Furcron. Mr. and Mrs B Brock lost a little 12-year-ofd daugh- 9 er two months ago. Her death was I uused by pneumonia. I re hear every day, and we 8 $25 00 I 52S.OO 1 selection to choose from, ction goes with every suit. Hacks Dry Goods Co. Prosperity, S. C. j V<8TrtWrywTVTVTv-t-v ^ ^ ~ ^ Dcery Co. j t our prices. |' 1?s econd ?] t of oranges. |i a large stock $ andy, Stick b indy, Crack- i id Cigars. | I annrpriatp vnnr hlismess % B U|#|#l VV1W%V J -w ^ ry Company I . J BiHRflSIHSHHBHBEHHHH We Abso 1 ' Present You have never seen an advertisen Company in "Helping to win the wj Nor will you. We do not believe ir Nor has our patriotism been as proi business. Maxwell factories were, when need Let it go at that. We will not capitalize a deplorable the Maxwell. nninf nh wTi 7T IlltU U1 lilgd UO iW U1V vu WW .. Recently you have seen announcements of price reductions ou- some makes of motor cars. These seeming reductions (we use the- term "seeming" advisedly!) have given the average buyer an- erroneous impression. That impression? is to the effect that the price of motor cars generally is I above normal aid will come down ia the near future. Xow, as a matter of fact, that is not the condition at all. There is no warrant for any sucr. I assumption. Just analyze the situation yourself and see if our statements are justified. Recall the prices that existed on certain makes of automobiles before the United States went into the war and compare the prices of those same cars today*, You'll fii.d that any reductions that have been made were necessary. In a word, they apply only to cars that were over-priced?war-time nriced?before such reductions. I For example:?Consider four makes of cars that formerly were priced in close competition- with the Maxwell. Compare their pre-war (normal* prices; their war-time "peak" prices, x and their present "reduced" prices. We'll designate them "A," "B," "C" and "T)" I Pre-War War-Time Presert \ Price "Peak" Price Car Price "A" $795.00 $1095 OD $ 9S5.00 "B" 990.00 1285.00 11S5.00 "C" 635.00 865.00 745.00 "D" 725.00 985.0-0 # 985.00 I From the above it is clear tnat some "reduced" prices are still too high. For when the price of a product wa? increased by 33 per cert and then dropped back 10 per cent, y.ou can't say it has yet been- put back where it belongs. And that is just what happened in several cases. Just consider a moment: If a maker is able.to drop back to "pre-war" prices today, on what basis did ne jusuiy nis war-uiue jjiiw Apd especially his most recent wartime "peak" price? Certainly he bought no materials while we were in- the war?lie could not^ If he bought them before, then h3 bought them at the same rates w? did! In. that case there was 'no real reason for his excessive war-time "peak" price. If he cannot justify his prices of yesterday, can you accept his statements today? Only gauge you have as to the intrinsic value of his product is?its pre-war price. Especially is this so if the model he is offering you today is precisely the Maxwell Motor C CAROL We Have < >'OTE:?The Maxwell Motor Corapau; tions and the same reasons obtain bottom?and will therefore be ma'i lutely Gu Maxwell lent featuring the service perform ar." i capitalizing our loyalty to our coun itable as would have been our noi led, devoted to war work?just IUU condition?nor take advantage of i lich we wish to state some plain fac same model he offered you then, but at 20 to 25 per cent advance now over. his then prices (even after his recent i reduction-.) Is it not logical ot assume that, a5? his price yesterday was fictitious, it is 3till almost equally so? It costs more to build a motor car today than it did a year ago. Materials are higher?wages are higher. All costs are higher. It will continue for a lon<r time to come on the present scale we believe Tell you why. Materials are row in demand by the whole world?will continue to be during the years of reconstruction in Europe. Especially is this so in the case of steel, copper and other minerals. Rubber also will likely range higher. i Rubber is the biggest single item of cost in1 a motor car and it is in great demand. Wages will never go back to the pre war scale. Every s of the problem is now agreed upon that. You have read the newspapers lately the statement by the United S'tates Steel Corporation that that concern is rot goins: to reduce wage? ?a' d that concern is the biggest employer of labor in the world. It is well!?Pa*s the prosperity around ard we will all get our share. If the mechanic gets more pay, *,11 lires of business benefit?and mor? people are able to buy motor cars. TVe can see no reason to expect thaf ^he cost of ma-ufactuiinz a Maxwell Motor Car w^ll be less in a year from now thar :t is today. War or no war. the price of the Maxwell product would have beeu precisely what it is today. We did tfke advantage 01 tne wartime condition?but only to incorporate in this new model several changes and improvements. Factory busy on war work, our en gineers a d tool makers had a brief resp;te?and we used that to perfect the Maxwell product. We have spe-t more than $100,000 on snecial tools for more accurate finishing of parts. Cylinders are row ground after * - ? . .J rrn, ? f. reaming?rormeriy ony reameu. xua>. is only one of many similar refinements. This new 1919 model Maxwell, deliveries of which will begin' immediately, is a superior product. It is a larger car?a more commodious body. Gasoline ta"k *s at rear instead of under front seat?cost more, worth ?t. The new Pantosote top adds greatly ? ?a 4/\ to appearance as wen as iu ability. Graceful in- design. In quality?the best. Seats are deeper, softer?better springs, better materials. !ar Company, Inc., Deb INA AUT Dealers Zars in Stock for f9 Inc^ operating the, Chalmers factories desire with regard to the (Palmers product. Present ttained. The same guarantee applies. EBHHHH arantee | Prices I ed by the Maxwell Motor ^ try. H rmal, legitimate, peace-time m per cent. fli 1/ t to put a fictitious price on ts. H Maxwell Motor Cars do not belong n to the ' Cheap Car Class." This pro- M duct is the undisputed leader in the H Refined Car Class. By "refined" we mean in a me- Rij chanical sense. Eg Maxwells are r.ot made to fit a pre- t " determined, nor to meet a competitive, .JS9 nrice. n Ba They are designed to fill a certain jra definite demand for a light car of R| quality?internally as well as in outward appearance. Kb We first make the car as it should ?J| be made, then set the price. ||| We do not cut our price to meet ijgj) the price of a car of inferior quality. fcjj Xor did we, as we have shown, take ||J advantage of a/War-time excuse to gi raise the price to a fictitious figure. Had the war continued and we Ivid not made another car, the buyer of g|I the last Maxwell would have paid the ffij ?- ..i? ?;?o-nr? no more. 3S| rC^Ulcli pi 1V/C auu aav . The Maxwell policy is clean- and. it |?j is consistent?we are not "opportun- gBl ists" in- business. Those changes and refinements in > H this new 1919 model actually cost more than the difference between its 8h price a; d that of the 1918 model. B9 So the price of this new Maxwell should have been more. gjl But we are content to accept a |99 smaller marg;.n of profit p*er car in ?|3 the interest of greater volume so have ||i ro-tinued that price on this 1919 jis model. There are today more Maxwells !n hands of users tha-;. of any compar- K* able car?we are counting on the HI splendid quality with the low price J of this latest model to maintain chat I ^ leadership. "But talk is all right," you say. |H- $ You want something definite, some- 8| thirtr tangible to tie to. ? Very well?here is your guarantee |9j Price of the Maxwfell Motor Car to- ? rfpv (Touring or Roadster model) is / 8 $S95 Of f. o. b. Detroit, Michigan, and 9 we absolutely guarantee that price 99 until June next, 1919. 885 Every Maxwell dealer is authorized jg| to give you that guarantee ij> writing at the time of purchase of your car. 33 j m Some makers have announced re- ^8 ductions? others will follow. Bl So far. however, we have seen no < real reductions?though there have m bee-v some genuine increases of price m! m sin^e the war closed. There will be I ? more of the latter, too! 0 In buying a Maxwell Motor Car you Kp I know precisely where you sta:id. I And our guarantee of the price Hfl your best guarantee of the intrinsic EjflB value of this product. So buy the Maxwell you need?get M I your order in early. AHMj Maxwells may go to a premium? V I price may have to be increased?but we guarantee you absolutely again3* a reduction. I wl *oit, Michigan I" O CO. I Delivery B to state that the same condi- I V Drlces aw risrht?are roc*: - 1 I 1 nHHHHHMBSl B v j