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THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES welcome visitors. Miss Naysmith, -T+-* assisted by Mrs. * SOCIAL CALENDAR * * + Tuesday, 4:00 P. M. Lam + ♦ butli Missionary Society of the * ♦ Methodist Church. Hostess, ❖ Latham and Mrs. Miles Boyd, served a delicious salad course, and the so cial half-hour was most delightful. It was a specially helpful and inspiring ♦ meeting. * A RAILWAY HEAB P ! ' URGES FRANKNESS i tTQ STIMULATE'•THE ■' BUILDING OF HOMES AY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 1* 1921. STATE SUPERVISION OF TRADE ASSOCIATIONS RECOMMEND ED IN REPORT. VALUED AT TEN SiLLIGNS s 15 Soutli Irby •!•] * Mrs. J. W. Ivey, 4» Street. + * Wedcesdfty, 3::J0 P. M. * naissance ,Club. Hostess, Mrs, * J. R. Webster, 117 West Pine St. * MRS. McCALL HOSTESS TO * * BRIDGE LUNCHEON CLUB ♦ + + * 4» 4- ONLY WAY TO REACH PEOPLE IS i THROUGH ADVERTISING, SAYS p. H. GADSDEN. New York, Jan. 1«!.—State supervis- SOUTH CAROLINA RANKS 18TH AMONG THE STATES OF THE NATION. Re- Indianapolis, Jan. 17.—“Be frank | and advertise," was the advice given ^ The Bridge Luncheon Club was do j public utility companies tonight by ^ lightfully entertained on Thursday by j p, h. Gadsden, of Philadelphia, Pres- *jMra» Arthur. McCall. Card tables wercM^ont of the American Electric Rail- * j,attractively arranged in thq Hiving 1 way Association, at a meeting of the * , - Tuft\ .. , J l room, the place cards being held by; Indiana public Utility t ds^Mormif 1 Bridge * Club II!” ♦ I ^ O,ored hob6ob ” ns ? £ I ^ methoa. Mr. G^dsdeu aaid, 1 ’ ♦ less, Mrs. Marion I). Lucas. 501 ♦ apd, feathery green on j public understanding of utility prob Washington, Jan. 17.—All farm ion and regulation of all business and trade associations by a state trade commission probably will be one of the recommendations made to the New Y live committee Investigating , , . , ... .... „ cember 1 prices paid to producers, ui i ing trust. i^ lc Hepartrooiit 0 f Agriculture has es- The report will be drawn up by SaniM| timated< That com p a res with $1(5.- . , , . , . . ^ ! crops of the country were valued at i S fork Legislature ny the joint legisla- . ! S ^ .. $10,46o,015,000 last year based on Do- ive committee Investigating the i . ., . , |;! TOLEDO SCALES ROYAL TYPEWRITERS SAFEGUARD CHECK WRITER LIG-O-NIER REFRIGERATORS AND REFRIGERATOR COUNTERS HOBART SAUSAGE MILLS And other Store and Office Fixtures Columbia Store Fixture Co. 1230 WASHINGTON ST. COLUMBIA, S. C. . . , uel Untemeyer, counsel to the commit-; 035.111,000 in 1319 and $10,156,420,000 Association. 1 4 — and wiH s U g ges tion for Hie live year average, 1914 to 191S; * South Coi# Street. * ' ♦ Thursday, 3:30 P. M. *• * ♦ Street. * * Friday, 4:00 P: M. + Bridge Club. Hostess, •fr t lights. Lnd clock/gave an added touch , j p can ^ est obtained and neces- rf,;of festivity to the room. I Thors 4*! After a delightful turkey luncheon 1 Gar y rat0 atlJtistmcMt and credit res- remedial legis^tlon to correct the ,l T lu31 ' e - ► South Carolina ranks ISih among ami stimulate t ie^ t j )e 8ta t eSi jbe value of hei - farm crops; committee’s prob? building of homes. i being $282,613,000. dav RrideJciub Hoitesr, Mrs.* ! '' vith ali accessories was served, sev- storation hastened. J ^C Weeks 514 South Dargau + oral Karnes of auction were played “It ia absolutely Mrs. Joe Robertson having high- said, “if public util necessary, utilitier. are to ho con- The.committee also is reported to Texas malnt ’ aln e d its place as pro-h be preparing a proposal for compel - d of cr of t J t value v ' ith inrr caving li.o inaiirnnr»A rnm- , _ _ est score, received the winner’s prize, jtlnue to function that they create a I Fvidflv 4.! a lovely card table cover, and Mrs. flow of now capital into their securi r i lUtt/ -r ; y-\ ^ A t-_ t 1 4.: ~ ~ rr>t ♦ ~ ♦l,?.. ...1, .^1^. Mrs. Bw + Willie Douglao the consolation. Both! ties. The answer to this whole prob ing saving banks, life insurance com panics and other financial institutions over .which the slate has control to invest ia larger part of their assets in real estates mortagages. Under the plans far. regulation of * F DoVs. its W«t Chevos S, f.gj™ •“»**« 'iLS'fwhlch'”™ ^ IcCa , n Mrs.; a return to the security holders that ; ^ an( , ^ fix rPasonahlfi fair pro . iu,„ui „mce ,m Willie Douglas, Mrs. Halgh and Mrs. will inauce them to invest. Nothing m . .. vnrin . ]4 A nni- Carolina, with mission would have power to examine + INTERESTING MEETING OF * + ELLISON CAPERS CHAPTER * !. ♦ + ***■*•** + * R E. Currin, Jr. fits In the various industries. A uni- a total of $727,400,000 which was half a billion dollars less than in 1919.! Iowa retained second rank with $459,- 191,090. Illinois only slightly behind! Iowa, continued its place as third! with $459,179,000, California jumped from tenth into fourth place .held in 1919 by North 1 $457.761),one’. x ew Do itElectrically COOK, WASH, IRON, CLEAN and SWEEP Tobacco Prices Higher The first meeting of Ellison Capers DANVILLE MARKET WELL SUP- chapter, U. D. C., for the new year : PLIED DESPITE BAD ROADS, was held at the home of Mrs. James! DanviHe Va ' j~ n ' 17 ._ XothwUn . Winston Ivey on the first Thursday ;standing the deplorable condition of in January This mooting was well:the roads leading into Danville an* attended, forty members responding | f! 16 unseasonable weather for selling to the roll call. The meeting «was opened by the singing of “How Firm Foundation.’’ The report of ; the market was well tobacco last week. A decidedly upward supplied wltn tendency less than this sort of an arrangement forrn RVStPm of accounting would be Yor l< into fifth place from 14th | will sn\e the utilities iiom ruin. required of all members of the infii- ^uk with $4o6,507.000. North Car- Adjustment of public utility i.iies v id uni associations 1 o li n n drooped into sixth place with| to bases that will attract new money No agreement between firms or in- $112,374,000. into the field i\i!l bo hastened by a divinais relating to trade practices Pennsylvania went forward intej thorough public understanding of the ipj^ht be entered into without the an-1 seven til place from Ifith rank the Public u/lity problems. proval of the commission. For bus!- previous year with $597,617,00). Kqn- “The best way to bring about that ' nc. fl3 firmis to form an association orjsas dropped #rom 5tB rank into eighth- understanding is to be frank and ad-; enter into an agreement with other j place with $378,436,000. Ohio drop vertlse. firms, without authorization, would ned from eighth rank into ninth place “Fcanknness must go hand in hand automatically render them guilty or with $369,869,000. Wisconsin moved with advertising, else advertising will crime. * | into tenth nlace from 18th rank with fail. Therefore, he prepared, when Mr. Unttermeyer 'believes that some $360,270,000. WESTINGHOUSE and HUGHES RANGES WASHING MACHINES THOR and CRYSTAL HOOVER and CLEANERS and SWEEPER VAC SW E E P ERS Universal Irons and Appliances vou begin presenting your story to such form of regulations should be; Missouri dropped from ninth rank truth extended not only to the building into 11th place with $313,012.0)0 trades but to all other forms of in- Georgia dropped from 6Mi rank to dnstry. since he believes trade asso- 12th place with $323,290,000. ... _ r , ... •iations are accomplishing in practi- _____ oin: - prices are probably quite as high ca i ■’il about their bnsinoss and any pub- fa lly every business field what has AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE lie utility which cannot stand the been done in the stone, brick, plumb- ; searchlight of honest public inquiry; * n g and allied industries. Where the Washington. Jan. 17. Corn, king o,' cannot hope to obtain help through elenvmt of price regulation enters, it j crops, produced an average only $20.93 mt. Put vour v/onii’ nuikp necessary the establish- an acre to farmers based on Pocem- . . ! I ever brought back from any U. D. C. conventions. they have been in the crop, the c<a- **,A report of conditions at the ( on- crease being occasioned by the large federate Home in Columbia was read, percentage of common tobacco snow- Mrs. W. B. Pettigrew, Mrs. 11. T. Gra ;r lf » up j n ti 1P offerings, ham and Mrs. Harry Farmer were i t i s generally believed that the favorable public sentiment - . — ! house in such order that you will fear ment uniform system of bookkeep-! her i farm prices while hops produc appointed from the hllison t.apefs tanners will market the remainder or! the questions of r.o man. tr '^ s0 Hiat eorreet figures might be led $186.10 an acre, according to aver- Chapter to draw up a petition and.tlie crop as rapidly as it can be put j "Advertise 4jv every possible rh.-.r.- from which to study profits, .'ages for the country as a whole.issu-Ml present to our reuresentatives asking j into condition. nel and hit the line hard. Tell, vour — l y Hie Departnient of Agriculture, that the Home for the Veterans of j Sales for the week amounted to (story everywhere that there is blank HARD ROAD FROM T,;0 va! »“ uer acre of hops in 1919 the War betwesn tne States, in Soulf* . 6-.,209 pounds. a\frage $25.89, amount which you esn fill. t ax/’TTO ^814.75, whil a corn’s nvora<ve va I- "Make it plain that the public util LAKES TO FLORIDA Carolina be put in a proper condition j paid out $420,617.94. and that four women be appointed on ; Sales for the proceeding wees ! itv ‘problem''irth^ nrohiem U cf’'evcrv' _ amounted to 495.610 pounds, avorag,; ^^0 >£ZyZ MAR, ^ N C0UNTY ' TEr ' N aerviJb. Strive by frank statement to T7TVT7 nTTAn TKt"<TTTI? ; convince consumers that you are try- rlVUi lJrL,A.U Ij>! 1 irill, ing to do the best thing for their gen j. lsoor Term .Ian 17- the board of control. ipi The business finished, the chapter' $1^.20, amount paid out $93,886.33. enjoyed a reading by Mrs. Gasqne and a beautiful violin solo by Mrs D. S. McCarthy. Then all joined in singing “Dixie”. Mrs. Ivey served a delicious samd course, hot chocolate and salted nnts, -assisted by Mrs George Murrell, Mrs. D. S. McCarthy Mrs. Alec Sossoms and Mrs. Elbert [ p r j f McCoy. ; 'ie per acre was $38.49. With the ex. | caption of rye, cranberries, soy beans BUILD AND SUPPLY THE LINK. DECIDESI an^soYghum syrup the average value bot'dffe , , KPn Jasper, Tenn.. Jan. 17.—Comple- BINGHAM TRAGEDY • cn t od .f d ^ 5t - ^ 4 ,1? r « wn tion of the Dixie Highway which w::i jinterert. if nothing else, that tjirv rrovjde a hard r0 ad from the Great. Continued from Page One shouio p: ’- ,s - themsoHcs ia >om ^ a k es t 0 the extreme end of Florida, . ! fpus r- The wav to accomplish tills i(g assured bv the recent vote to is- ~ result s not to make the more state j ^ $250,000 in bonds bv Marion comi- meut in the penitentiary but.ment that it is your intention to givc;t y , and the headway on projects along he couid be aken to prison|rood service, or to submit to the mib-j, h e highway p’anned by the Georgia 1 per sere last year showed how reduc tions from 1919 because of ilm de. dines in prices. ■' Don’t forget you can cook your Waffles at the table with an Electric Waffle Iron. Easy Terms. PALMETTO POWER and LIGHT COMPANY ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE Z'Tixrji'Uxr^mtu. The February meeting will be held jvH1 ^ d ^ ,,ond and has not been lie a large indigestible volume of stn-' ^hwav deDurtment with Mrs. Harry Farmer on Sou h; he* ofzlnce. * . j Mstics and then sit down and wait for! Th^Lrion cSy 1 T»«Ktr Qfv/inf ' tliG arst Thursday in ■ it._ i .1 ^ 1... . ... u.v.uul v > ^ Irby Street, February ,•« laX . , , , ' : os.ues ana then sit down and wait for; The Marion county portion, has teen , fW' u . 1 ‘ t 9f f*J e b 3nt f was ten the mUlenniiim. The thing to do is the line between the north and the! ! hu^usa do.lars. rhe Slate of Soutti! to exulain your situation m imdeiVuouth which prevented lourists from I Cartutsu.mas never been able to collect standab’e terms to just ns many j traveling in comfort over the noted . l ! -‘-hpu.d money and the matter i fo'l-.s as possihle. If you have a good, thoroughfare. Tennessee and the Fed* now in the hands of the ittorney | case, and .will t ( 11 the wliola truth' erai government will match the amount General for settlement. aiwut your situation in a. simple and: of Marjon countw with 4tal,|)C0 r mak- j It Is understood that the BIghatn cs convincing manner and rive it (1«- ing a total of $1.000,On^To be used U date is responsible for the money, ... m H * + <•* + <’* + + COLLEGE GRADUATES TO * * HAVE BENEFIT PICTURE *’** + •*•■*• + ** i - , -- all | serving circulation through the best on the highway tn V\W county this The Assoication of College Gnu ug the members of the faini;y signing available advertising medium vou am year. The section is across the Cum- *tes are giving a benefit picture .or j the bond except Mrs. J. Bogan Cain certain to rally the public to vour land Mou.-.i tbiougu a spajso- the Library at the Onera House | w ho died rather suddenly during tin supivu-l. ; ly settled country Tuesday. Jan. 18th, "Cinderella’s influenza epidemic, leaving a husband I “Every man desires pood eleoG-h ctopid™’ “ 03 “ smoot Will ASK nan un the county Please buy your tickets from Bov stated th Scouts. Girl Scouts or Troop No. 1 j suspected of mutilating Camp Fire Girls, as no benefit tickets, records for the purpose of getting will be sold fn tht lobby of the Opera) hold of the estate lands. This mattei House. is being investigated. — I It seems that about the time Dr. 4,4i*4>AA<f>4*4 >A Cleveland Eigham left Florence tin ♦ GRAHAM MISSIONARY Bightens transferred their'interest in + CIRCLE ENTERTAINED v the estate to the lute Mrs. J. Bogai ' nero '- 1 M o over - Cain, the only member of the family —■— ' not on the bond. All the deeds to the The Graham Missionary Circle of) thousand or more acres of land bore the First Presbyterian Church was ‘ her name. Since her death it is , ia uuaaauu "i-.vorv man desires pood eleetric! e 8 e 0 d\->nor^' P0 7t ib! ma ni0t b?: raiH T’ ^^^'oce end tel Smoot Will Ask Ban On : , 1 ecraph service, r.nd lie will help you: « . . T TT « T . •, a. L. G. L.guam has been; gjy e jt to liim if you can show him SlTlOilliflg In U. S. Luililin ,4 rKB'WHlV&UGM, CA$l that his help is needed to accomplish 1 this very desirab'e end.” Washington, Jtin. 15.—Senator Smoot, of Utah, today gave notice NATION’S OBLIGATION that ho will introduce a ( ^ill to pr*.?- TO CHILDREN kibit smoking ia all govefhment bullc- ings in Washington. in St. Louis Address. A ,eUer f° ad by Senator Jones, or Discusses This Responsibility. Washington, from a friend in the De- Washington, Can. 17. Herbert Hoo hart merit ct Commerce, where a fire ver.- in a recent address at St. l,oiiis. rP ® cn H y caused the damag before tlie American Child Hygiene valuable government of many records, said that the fire was caused by a cigarette dropped in a pile of shav- Senator Jones’ corresponded es in government build- have already caused some age. Charles Riehardron. The leader, from the deed book:;, the indexes in !“ "T, ‘.‘l* I ' 0<, l ,0nK ’ ,,ilil - v aa '’| Senator Jones said that he himsetr Mrs. Tucker Graham, began a course! dicating that they relate to the Big j/ ’ . -f. no a,onp u P<>n human )had Hecn a j n the .Pension of-! of informal talks on the Mission ham lands, and in more tha none case a * Tura,lonp - m't Is also based on fice throw a cigarette into a truck Studv text hook. “Triumohs of the the wording of the deeds where re rak e necessity |o secure peysteal, men- i oad 0 f paper, which was set on fire: Gospel ir the Belgian Congo bv our 1 corded in long hand has been crudely ,a a , mora health, economic and |,y ^he lighted cigarette. • beloved missionary. Rev. Robert D.j altered to show that Mrs. Cain was ^ - unop 1 the Withdraws 13 U. S. Ships the position of Women among those; terest. as the case might be. In the; Ul upon U1P r j savage tribes, and Mrs. Arthur White certain tracts referred to. told of the consecrated colored mis-1 The mutilation of the court house stonary, Maria Feailng and her snlen : records caused something of a sensa did work in training orphan children! tioiyjmj, the matter has been kept In the Pantc.ps Home. 1 qui4l>Cft absolute evidence could be reltnquent or character, is a charge upon the community ar a whole and a menace toe the community itself. The chil dren of strong physique, of sound .. Most of the Gas Companies throughout the country use fleets of Ford Runabouts. The same is true of other big corporations. The reasons are vey practical. The Ford Runabout is the most econom- oal solution of quick transportation from manufac;urcr to retaiter. For soliciting business, for the 5qjjlcctar, for tne Doctor, Contractor, Builder, and slmost every other line of business activity, the Ford Runabout is really a necessity. We solicit your m >tcr accessory business. We can serve you, we be lieve, to your best advantage. And bring your Ford cars to us for replacements and repairs because you will get the skilled workman and the genuhse Ford parts. < CROWELL & COMPANY FLORENCE, S. C. V Mrs. Jaeger led the Bible study re secured riod in her novel effiriPnt Ugainst L. S. Bigham. Jut manner, the \ members of the Circle taking part.) Jack Kearns, manager of Champion and showing rnreful preparation. Mrs.) Dempsey, has added Joe Benjamin. .... , fm , B t Pn mprs L B McCuteheop and Mr*. R. W.: the Pacific coast lightweight, to his: Claudio S.aez is the moniker borne bv <~ia. 1 th .. c . tr •. JohSton 5 the West End Circle «mj stable'o! boxers. ;«>• of the star boxers o, Chile. ,tW »P on th. PheMc coast. The Shipping Board last night is sued orders withdrawing from serviee | education and^rharacter are the ar ! •WrtctSn vessels, totaling more than my wit'f which we must march* to ^ deadweight tons, to he tied | progref,?.-' . up at Hampton Roads. Philadelphia, | • ; ! liv*the gulf and on the Pacific coast. It is hard to imagine a boxer bur ^ largest vessels affected are dened-with the name of Claude, yet Vne Wert Cadron and the West Ca iNlj'ij 11 lj m: to be AM TO BE 4 LEGION SUPPER LEE’S BIRTHDAY JANUARY Complimentary to Those Who Served in The WORLD WAR Emm Florence County J" i /• r PT/OT/ r F' r FC f All Ex-Service Men and Women May Secure Them W11'H- Apply tor 1 miVjjv 1 O IN W « OUT CHARGE on Application to Any One of the Following: — HENRY T. THOMPSON A. B. Lynch, ROST COMMANDER A. M. Duncan, Post Adjutant4, Palmetto Bank & Trust Co. 408 F.& M. Bank Bldg. Post Treasurer Riley’s Drug Store.