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fHAS LARGE PART IN WORLD WAR Columbia, Jan. 9.?In memory of their heroic operatives, thousands of jr whom volunteered and were drafted into the armed service of the nation I during the World War, and many of whom made the Supreme Sacrifice, textile managements of South Carolina are liberally subscribing to the $490,000 fund for the erection of a memorial building commemorating ||r those South Carolinians participating r to the World War, according to the i-. headquarters of the South Carolina *: Memorial Commission in this city. mm managements, according ?to the commission, taking- the initia-, tive in this mater are the Graniteville i Manufacturing Company of Graniteville, the Langley Manufacturing ompany, of Langley, and the Aiken Manufacturing Company, of Bath, } -which subscribed $600 between them, $200 for each enterprise. All these corporations are in the "Horse Creek" Talley, of Aiken County, which sent many sons to the war. The memorial commission said thatj it has information that many other ^.mill managements intend to liberally | subscribe to the fund. Relative to the participation of mill hoys in the war, Commissioner Harris, e, of the State Department of Agricul' - tore, Commerce and Industries, in his annual report to the General Assembly, has the following to say: "In South Carolina 207,350 men 5TV- were examined for the draft. Of this ^ AAA A A A 3 A, J* ^ Inumoer is^^uvu were xcuiiu xu ior military service, a percentage of 77.8. I am told that in the early days of the war some were rejected because of the literacy test, rather than for physi-v cal reasons. The average for the United States was 78.6 per cent or S SHOES and SLIPPERS l THE K3XD THAT WEARS I EASY AND LONGEST We are always prepared to serve I" our Lexington friends from a large f. Mock of dependable Shoes for every kind of wear, in all leathers and sizes. The "Family Shoe Store of Columbia." - > __ ^ Farmers' Medium and Heavy Work Shoes a Specialty. ^ E. P. & F. A. DAVIS ! 1710 Main St. COLUMBIA, S. C. AUDITOpl920 SCHEDULE In accordance with law in reference to the assessment and taxation of personal property tho County Auditor or a his Assistant wili be and attend the following named places for the fiscal year 1920. Taxpayers will please be prompt in meeting- the appointments. Come prepared to give the name of the townhip and the school district ha which you reside, also all personal property with valuation for taxation. In case you have bought or sold any real estate since last returns be prepared to slat? number ot acres purchased or sold and from and to whom. 2$D. WEEK. Edmund?Tuesday A. M. Jany. 13. Gaston?Tuesday P. M. Jany. 13. . Swansea?Wednesday and Thursday Jany. 14 and 18, eLiiS Pelion?Friday, Jany. 15. 3RD. WEEK. Steedman?Tuesday A M Jany. . 20th. Samaria?Tuesday P. M. Jany. 20th. Batesburg?Wednesday, Jan. 21st JLeesville?Thursday, Jan. 22nd. Summit?Friday Al M. Jan. 23rd. Gilbert?Friday P. 3tf. Jan. 23rd. Crout'e Store?Saturday A. M. Jan. . 24th. 4TH .V3EJS&. Addy's Store?Tuesday A. >1. Jan. 27th. Frapkllr. KeisJer?-Tuesday P. M. Jan. 27th Red Bank?Thursday A. M. Jan. m Cayce?Friday A. M. Jan. 30th. Brookland?Friday P. M. and Saturday Jan. 80th. and 31st. Blanks v;ill be left at Mr. B. A. Poole's store in Bull Swnmv Township. At Lexington C. H. all days not included in above schedule from Jan. 1st t# Feby 20th -tfben 60 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make rturns. Pol Tax front. 21 to CO years of age Road Tax from 21 to 55 years of age. Dog Tax Capitation Tax of 50c. W. D. TENT. Aodttor of Lexington Co. lSv* ' ? J' | per cent above South Carolina's average. The highest in the U. S. was in "Wyoming, where the physically fit average 87.2. Therefore, in man power resources South Carolina ranks high among the States. "It might surprise detractors of the South, especially these who frequently refer with great asperity to the domestic conditions in our mill towns, to tell them that some of the best fighting men of America went from the cotton mills of South Carolina. 'Kiey flwiAttrn nn In fTia \>CiC UVJO TYilV JLiaU 51UTT11 AAA VUV mill work. Par from being undernourished, undersized, or "under" anything else, they were excellent soldiers and served faithfully and courageously on the Mexican border and in France. "Among the mill towns that sent National Guard units into the service are Pelzer, Williamston, Anderson, Olympia, Brookland, and the units from Port Mill, Rock Hill, Union, Spartanburg and Greenville had a large percentage of mill boys. "That they discharged their duty I Why SI Saloo ca The Anti-Salo< a Campaign for complete its wor the recognized le and organize seni toxicating liquor into law. It has est, constant eff< of our time. Is The Work of Are we to de these thousands prohibition are i be deceived. Mi . defeat prohibitio are available to < percentage of al< half of one per moonshine liquoi ilant. If we are stand guard our: , organization tha the answer. I IF YOU ARB IF YOU Al . IF YOU IF YO Ask yourself tl are still spending kind are still act constantly chalk If ypu had no condition due to! in making it per county is Rev. W y fully, and honorably, is proved by the fact that the First South Carolina Regiment, more than 50 per cent mill boys did the heavy preparatory work which resulted immediately in the breaking- of the HindenDurg line, ax Belilcourt and the freeing of Belgium from the murderous grasp of the invader. That they discharged their ! duty well is shown by the fact that in Flanders there are white crosses over ' graves where cotton mill boys, heroes | all, are asleep. There were some mill b^ys who came home to get the most prized decoration of the whole war?the congressional medal of honor, in addition to numerous citations from American and British officers and crosses from the French government. "Then there were the mill hoys drafted into the 81st Division and into numerous other units that went away. They made good soldiers all of them, and the service flags of the mill towns at home had many stars, occasionally one of gold, but never a star that was not bright in honor and courage." i j hould Th n League Campaigi 3n League of Amer: funds with which 1 k. For twenty-five; sader in ilie dual pu: timent against the u s, and have this senl ; not been spectacul; >rt it has led in the The Anti-Saloon 1 lude ourselves int< of men who have iow suddenly tran Uions of dollars are ?n in the courts; m evade the law by efl 2chol in a beverage cent; millions are Those things sh( ! to win this fight ?elves, all the time, t will. The Anti-! i AN EMPLOY RE A GOOD 0 AHP A PATH U ARE A WOR bis question: If the I money; if the bo< ive; if the law of th mged, WHERE DO part in bringing a Prohibition you car; manent. The Ch< r. H. Riser. Stand fc i I DIRECTOR LONG THANKS THE PRESS ! Olemson College, Jan. 1.?Director W .W. Long, of the Extension Service, who has recently returned to his work from an enforced absence, sends the following New Year message to the South Carolina newspaper men. I To The Press of South Cajolina: All who are interested in the welfare of our state have noted, I am t sure,, the fine manner in which you have worked to prosper our greatest industry, agriculture. Without your ; cooperation neither agricultural ex- ; j tension work nor any other agency or j ! movement can really succeed, and the I thanks of the whole people are there- ; ; fore due you. J Tho much agricultural progress | has been made in South Carolina in , recent years, much is still to be done, j and the new year finds us facing a j very grave problem, namely, safe j farming in the presence of the boll j weevil, but it is hoped that the series j of county conferences on safe farming j 1 1 ~~ fcl e Anti- I Have n? ica is engaged in I :o continue and ? years it has been I rpose to arouse ise and sale of insiment embodied ar, but by earngreatest reform UJ? 1 iCaguc uuuucu; ) believing that always fought stormed? Don't being spent to illions of , dollars forts to have the more than one being spent for )uld keep us vigwe must either or maintain an Saloon League is ER; [TIZEN; ER; KING MAN; liquor interests )dlers and their e land is being 1 STAND? bout the better have a part now x-rman for your ... II II j under boll weevil conditions will re| suit in a safe and sane program for ! each county. The Extension Service j in its efforts to work with tne people J of all classes towards solution of this complex problem will need and now I solicits the continuation of your faithi ful cooperation for the year just be| ? ? ? ? j "RESULTS MOIU I So tern titles Mi Box 44, R< THE IEED^R For Catarrh and ( The evidence of one man like to you of the merits of Pe-ru-na t fifty years Pe-^u-na has been the i diseases due to catarrhal inflammat the organs of the body. Thousand effectiveness of Pe-ru-na for cough: and liver.disorders or any disease c If your suffering is the result c is a true, tried medicine. Sold Everywhere Ninety-Stven per cent, of the pt EVERY ONE LIKES Do not forget to rememb* acount with us. It '^does not gifts but increases in value, which we add to the deposits. Accounts'are invited. |Tbc Palmetto COLUMt RESOURCES f4*Per Cent Interest^Paidfo] Brookla New Broc Board of Henry Baft. Bewell K. C 6. A. Gnignftrd. R. N. Scon. J. C. Lybcft&d. A. D. flwi JAdviso] i Frank W< ffhwkfi Lnm IMIIII III?Ml | Parts For and Auto i We have a Complel Wrenches, Pliers, Si Spring Also All Automobile Oil j MAIL ORDEf We Prepay Deliver Guarantee Lorick & L( COLUMBIA, S. C. Wholesale Prices Furnished i ginning-. Det lis all join hands to stimulate agricultural and therefore i general progress in every part of out* l j state. Very truly yours, j W. \V. LONG. ! Director. Extension Service. I THAN CLAIMED" r. j. r. aremdtX fmHg, Texas, UNA 18 EVERYDAY ILLS ; "I have used Pe-ru-na for jars in cases of colds and .tarrh. Theresults have been >od, in fact, more than you aimed. Have also taken icupia and can easily say it one of the best blood purijrs I have ever used." Mr, J. F. Arendt Catarrhal Conditions Mr. Arendt is more convincing proof han any written words of ours. For standby of the American iamily for ion of the mucous membranes lining s, like Mr. Arendt, have proved the s, colds, nasal catarrh, stomach, bowel haracterized by a catarrhal condition, if a catarrhal disorder try Pe-ru-na. It Tablets or Liquid tople have catarrh in ssme form. / TO BE REMEMBERD >r the children with a bank depreciate ] likel many^other aided by the liberal interest National Bank MA, S. C , $10,000,000.00 a Savings Accounts / ^ nd Bank ikland, S. C| I Directors: Ifrroi. C. 19. fiimlt r ' ? M L. a TfttftL 1 T. J. Wmdm*** m ry Board: i Hal. Sat. iu BumaHfSsti Ford Cars I i. Sunnily I ;e and Full Line of | Tew Plates, Chisels i Cutters S Kinds of ? s and Greases I IS SOLICITED. I J y Charges and jf Satisfaction I tnrronna W ! imam*/ uiv? | RETAIL DEPARTMENT I to Merchants on Request | i