The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, April 15, 1920, Image 4
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Dillon, S. C.. 15, 1920. jl
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An election being in the making, |
talk of new parties is heard. Some I
people are always anxious to start j
them. .<
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The Japs are quitting rice and go- 1
Ing ui for beef steak, we are inform- 1
ed. There are quite a few in Dillon ,i
who feel like quitting beef steak and <
taking up with rice. This is more ev- j
Idence that the world is turning up- I
aide down. ji
Vocational education is the putting
of the right ma? in the right place. *
Thousands of workerst it is said, are!
dissatisfied because they are doing,
work they are not fitted to do. That'
Plan. however, doesn't take account j
of the man who figures himself unfit (
to do any kind of work, i
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WERE PRICES TO DROP. *
There weuld be risks as well as
advantages in a rapid or substantial
k decline in general prices,
k The nation has a hup ^ debt( which
f was contracted on the inflation basis.
The 125,009,000.000 which the government
owes stands mostly for commodities
and services purchased on
the present basis of costs. Were there |
to be a general reduction in the price
level ef commodities, we would be
dealing in a lower standard of money
value, with the result that the burden
ef indebtedness, principal end interest,
would be vastly increased.
It is the same with other debts,!
#ublic and private. They for the most
9*rt have been incurred on the high i
, cost of living basis. Does the nation
wish to pay them off with commodities
selling at low figures?
Persons who remember the populistlc
rage of the early 90's, which was
due to the increasing purchasing pow-|
?r of the dollar, causing the farmers
to be unable to procure a sufficient'
number of dollars for their products I
with which to pay off the mortgages,'
will not hanker strongly for a re-en-1
vactment of the same conditions. !s
Plu/itotlnno i nrir>_ ctonriarHc arp 1
r lUWHVlVUO p? iv^* uvuuut*> M- w I
called a double evil?an injustice to 8
the creditor class when prices are ?
advancing, and an injustice to the 1
debtor class when they are going ^
down. We have had one and are t
about over the crest of our d.ifficul-!
ties. Adjustments are being made sat- j
isfactorily. In the minds of many, i
with one evil virtually behind us, j r
wouM it be -pleasant to court another ?
evil? v
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WAGES AXD PRICES. *
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The greatest indoor and outdoor i
sport of the present day, it appears, jt
is the maintenance of wages and;r
prices. There are a goodly number of j t
workingmen in Dillon who appear to t
be convinced that if anything is to c
"come down'' in price in the near or g
distant future, it will not be wages; e
* and these sapie workingmen tell us 1
that prices are bound to recede. J
There are others in Dillon com
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prising me Dusmess aim mauuiauiur- ^
ing interests?who declare that one f
of the prime causes of high prices is c
high wages, and until they are reduc* p
ed?or production is increased, which f
amounts to the same thing?prices a
cannot be materially reduced. n
Both sides to this, controversy are >*
entitled to their views, and they may:"
both be at least partly right.
Chief cause for high prices, howev- k
er, according to the views of men L
who ought to know whereof they j,
speak, is the inflation of the curren- s,
cy. which is .another way of saying c
that the relative value of money com- a
pared with goods has decreased. It s
requires more money to buy goods
because money is worth less.
It 'is claimed that profits have an "
important bearing on the aviation of ^
cost. There are undoubtedly a great b
many persons in Dillon who believe 0
that many firms are making exorbi ii
lant profits and that this is the bas- d
ic cause of our financial misery, j a
^Without a doubt some corporations ia
(dealing in the basic requirements of
industry are creating enormous prof- ^
Its for themselves. The cloth industry
is frequently singled out in this connection.
Concerns that take advantage
oT the times by exploiting the public
m*h uuj-uei pruius nave lew ueienu-1 ,
ers.
The average business concern is a
hot making enormously increased e
profits; some are earning less, even1,1
when apparent profits are greater. It* j ^
? concern cleared $4,000 net profits , u
in 1913. and clears $8,000 net prof- s,
its now, .ii must mean that the value
of the money in the former year d
.was nearly equal to the value of the c
profits today. In other words, as the
cost of virtually everything has near- *
ly doubled, th0 earnings of the pres- ;v
ent year could buy no more than the !
earnings of seven years ago. There (
are a great many business concerns, t
however, that have not doubled their j
income, apd it is at all times a ques- g
tion whether these are any better off
today than seven years ago Of course 1
if additional profits are held as a
surplus and put away against a time
when money may be worth its pris- I
tine value, the gain at that future 1
\ time will be commensurately greater, jThe
lessened value of money works r
against the person who has , been(j
I working with the fix*- idea to save ]
L , a reasonable amount .ore old age
| creeps in. The frugal citizen who ex-j.
If pected In save, say $5,000 by the time!]
he is 50, will find that that amount p
will be considerably less in value
than he thought it would be, should
present conditions obtain them. The
wily way for him to get the better of
the situation is to save more now than
tie intended to save. And this should
ae an additional incentive for all to
follow the desires of the government
is regards thrift. Though many persons
are earning more money than
sver before, it is to be feared that
:hey ultimately will not be better ofi
jecause of their inability to forego
he pleasures of luxury, which not
inly wastes their financial sustenrnce,
but creates an artificial demand
for goods that detracts from the manjfacture
of the necessities that we
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CELEBRATES 73tli ANNIVERSARY
Kriends and Relatives Enjoy Day at
Home of Mrs. Mary Berry.
On Sunday Mrs. Mary Berry', wid-'
)w of the late Elihu Berry, bade a
lumber of her relatives and friends {
0 come to her hospitable home for
1 dining in celebration of the 75th;
inniversary of her age. About 65
quests assembled, brothers, sisters,
lieces, nephews, children, grandshildren,
cousins, neighbors and
riends assembled at the old Berry
lome where for over a half century
Urs. Berry has been 'dispensing a
generous hospitality and a most pleas
int day was spent and none seemed
o enjoy the occasion more than did
drs. Berry, greeting her numerous
elatives and friends. Tnere were
>resent four brothers, Lewis, Henry,:
fames and jonn u. nayes, a msici,
drs. S. W. Jackson, two step-chilIren,
Mrs. Sue Evans and J*s. H. Ber y
and her two living children, Mrs.
'ercy A. George and Eugene Berry,
>esides numerous grandchildren and
jreat grandchildren and nieces, ne)hews
and cousins galore. The dinler
was all that could be de.ired and
vas served from side tables by two
jrand daughters, Miss Agnes Davis
md Mrs. Everett Atkins and niece,'
drs. J. E. George. The piece de resis-1
auce was a huge turkey gobbler,
>rowned to a turn at the head of the
able and when this con espondent'
eft the table 'full to repletion" that!
gobbler was still uncarved. After dinier
the whole crowd repaired to the ;
ront yard and in the bright sua- J
:hine snapshots were taken of Mrs.
Jerry and her brothers and s ster |
md the few friends who were present |
it her marriage over 50 yeais ago,
md then a snapshot of the whole
irowd of guests and when de;eloped
vill be distributed as souveniis of
he occasion.
Mrs. Berry was married to Elihu
Jerry in October, 1869 and while her
ife has been a prosperous and, in
nany respects, a happy one, yet like
ill human lives it has been mixed
-v anrl CQflllPSM. Her
vim in urn ovuun uuu ~
ildest child, Lea, grew up to young I
womanhood, a most beautiful and ac-i
omplished girl, married J. W. Davs,
removed to Alabama where in a
ear or two she died leaving two litle
girls, Olive and Agnes. Mrs. Bery
went to Alabama and brought
iack the body of her beautiful ?laugher
and buried it in the Union church
emetery. She took the two little
iris to her home and carefully reard
and educated them. Oliver 1b now
he wife of Liston Cottingham and
ives in Savannah, Ga. Agnes is with
:er grandmother. E. Lide Berry her
ldest son grew up, went to
Vofford College and while there his
ather died. He came home, took
harge of bis ratner s large isnu anu
roved to be one of the most suceessul
and energetic young farmers in
11 this section, but alas! disease soon
tarked him as its own and in a few
ears he died. Emma, her third child,
larried Don Atkins and left four
oys, three of whom are now stalwart
ine looking young men. Alton was
illed at a saw mill a few years ago.
ucy her fourth child, after graduatng
-at Columbia College tafight school
everal years and was a most effiient
teacher, but she too sickened
nd died after a long period of much
uffering. Mrs. Berry, though now en.
ering the 76th year of her life and
aving suffered so many bereavelents,
is still a true optimist, cheerul
and resigned and nothing delights
er more than the companionship Oi ,
er friends. Her long life has been
ne of devoted service to others and
1 times of suffering,* sorrow and
eath she is regarded by her family
nd community as a "ministering
ngel."
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lurion District Sunday School Conference
for Marion District, South
Carolina Conference, Methodist
1 ..Kiiwil, Cfiaitli #1, >W> 14#?lfl I
VUU1UI) kWUUI, IV wv, I-V.v.
at Mullins, S. C., April 27th and
28th, 1020.
It is of utmost importance that
11 pastors, Sunday school suprintciidnts,
teachers, and others that desire
lie betterment of our Sunday schools,;
ttend this conference. The program j
ill be strong and varied, touching j
pon every phase of the Sunday
fhool work ot the church.
Mullius is a great church and Sunay
school town and gives to all a
ordial welcome to accept her unounded
hospitality on this occasion. |
Lepp the date before you and lend us
our presences, prayers and coopertion
that this occasion may put in
orce plans that will greatly enlarge
lie Sunday school work and thus lias,
en the coming of His kingdom.
T. C. Eusterling, President.
!. 11. Crawford, Secretary.
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)illon High School Debating Teams
Win Out in the Second Hound.
On last Friday evening Dillon won!
>otli sides of the state debate over j
3ennettsville. The negative team ?
v'elle Caldwell and Marion MichauXj
?won over the Bennettsville affirm-1
itive at Bennettsville, while the Dil-i
on affirmative represented by Emi-j
u Moore and Lessesne Richbourg,
von over the Bennettsville negative
it Dillon. This victory entitles the;
Dillon teams to go to Columbia next;
veek and enter the semi-finals for
he Manning cup.
Students Give Banquet.
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was the banquet
given by the High School students at
the school building Monday night in
honor of the members of the Debating
Society who have won honors for
themselves and their school during
the past few days. A delightful dinner
was most daintily served by the
young ladies of the High School, and
the repast was thoroughly enjoyed by
the guests present. Prof. Roberts acted
as toastm-acter, and in a happy and
graceful manner introduced the
speakers of the occasion who responded
briefly in the following order:
J. B. Gibson, Rev. W C. Allen,
Rev. W. B. S. Chandler. Dr. W. B.
Duncan, Mrs. John Hargrove, Mrs. T.
W. Bethea, A. B Jordan and W. C.
Moore. The personnel of the debating
teams that have won honors at home
and at Timmonsville and fiennettsville
is as follows: Negative?Nellie,
Caldwell and Marion Michaux. Af-|
firmative?Emilu Moore and Lessesne
Richbourg. The speakers paid glowing
tributes to these young people for
the effort they had put forth to give
Dillon a place in the semi-finals for
the Manning cup. Delightful music
was rendered during the evening by
Miss Critz and a chorus composed of
High School girls.
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D. A. R. MEETING.
Rebecca Pickens Chapter, D. A. R.
met on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs..
E. T. Elliott, and was well attended.
Mrs. A. C. Rogers was elect?
delegate to the County Federation
of Woman's Clubs with Mrs. Jno. C.
Bethea, alternate. After adjournment
of business, Mrs. J. M. Sprunt, chairman,
read an article from the D. A.
R. Magazine and Mrs. W. Murchison
then read an interesting article on
"The Capture and Execution of Sir
Isaac Hayne." Later refreshment"
cream and cakes were served by the
refreshment committee, Mrs. W. H.
Muller, Mrs. Murchison and Mrs. J
B. Gibson.
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COULDN'T SWALLOW CATFISH.
The Monroe Enquirer says:
rne nsn siory or me season is
that a large cat fish got into one of
the big Seaboard pumps at Richardson
creek east of town and cut cff
the water supply at the round house
and shops. The city was called on
for several thousand gallons of water
and an expert went out to find
the trouble at the railroad pumping
station and he soon found and removed
It.
drove's Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en
riching the blood. You can soon feel its Strength
iying. Invigorating Effect Price 60OUR
PRI<
WE
Ham 42c
Clean Coffee
25c Sardines
25c Salmon ?
35c Peaches
25c Canned 1
~~Watch The H<
week's prices.
Charlie
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5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
Good for all amounts No..
unpunched ^
$2- rNam
PC
i>oi iransiiT.iDiiA
J Jr.
5 55 5 5 lu 10 10
$1.75 F
It's the most econon
credit business: No chart
by thousands of merchi
monthly time business.
and carried in stock.
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$1.00 up.
N'otice of Application for C'harte
Notice is hereby given that the ui
dersigned will apply for a charter fc
the Lake View Light and Powt
Company and after having give
public notice as required by law, wi
file their dec)aration with Hon. \\
Hanks Dove, Secretary of State.
The principal place of business (
the proposed corporation will t
Lake View, S. C. The general natui
of the business it proposes to do is
light, power and telephone busines
Tne amount or tne capital stoc
will be twenty thousand ($20,000.00
dollars divded into two hundred (200
shares of the par value of $100.0
dollars each.
A meeting of the subscribers of th
capital stock of the proposed con
pany will be held at the office of th
Bank of Lake View, Lake View, S. (
on Tuesday the 20th day of Apri
1920 at 10 o'clock a. m. and at sue
other times and places to which th
said meeting may be adjourned, fc
the purpose of completing organize
tlon. ^
L. G. Miller,
W. M. Gaddy,
D. K. Ford,
J. B. Arnette,
4 15 It. W. B. Ford.
Democratic Club Meetings.
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Pursuant to the constitution an
by-laws of the State Democratic pa
ty the Democratic Clubs of Dillc
county are requested to assemble <
their regular meeting places on Sa
urday, April 24th, 1920, between th
hours of 11 a. m. and 4 p. m. for th
purpose of electing delegates to tt
County Convention to be held at th
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uourt nouse on muiiua; mc uiu Uc
of April at 12 o'clock, noon.
Each club must re-organize t
electing a president and one or moi
vice-presidents, a secretary, one exi
cutive committeeman, and the fo
lowing committees of not less tha
three members each: A committee c
registration, an executive commits
and such other committees as may t
necessary.
Each Club is entitled to one del
gate to the County Convention f<
every twenty five members or a m:
jority fraction thereof, based upc
the number of votes polled at the fir
primary of the preceding electic
year, to-wit: Dillon 15; Latta 11
Floydale 5; Fork 5; Little Rock i
Maple Mill 4; Judson 4; Kemper <
Pages Mill 6; Bermuda 3; Mt. Ca
vary 1; Pleasant Hill 2; Hainer '
Caddys Mill 4; Oak Grove 7; Cente
ville 5
A. B. JORDAN,
County Chairma
A.^PIEr.CE BETHEA,
Secretary. 4 15;
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove t
cause. There la only one "Broxno Quinine
T? W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.
:es this i
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25c lb
: at 15c
it 15c
at 25c I
Beans at 20c
erald for next
Saleety
10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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Payable on Demand
in Merchandise
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Season Tickets $2,
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AT 101!
Best style Coa
Dresses on sale at
agreeably surprise!
mgly willing to pj
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i Good quality of Taffct
d and embroidered designs; re;
at $39.50; on sale for tbe n<
** For best styles and a mors
d JONES DRY GO
n Railroad Avenue,
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lotton Seed 1
rhere First at #*
nd 6 year old Ten- M
1 sell at bargains. m
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iT PRICES """ ,
.t, Suits, Coats and
prices you will be
d at, and exceed- f
iy.
Coats Suits worth up to
$85.00, on sale at only \
$59.00.
Coat Suits worth up to
$65.00, on sale at only
$49.75.
Coat Suits worth up to
o ?f\ r\r\ 1 . 1
;>;ju.uu, on sale at oniy
37.50.
Coat Suits worfb up to
$40.00. on sals at only II
S26.90 r'
Good quality, neat style i
suits, on sale at only
$19.50. m
:a combined witb Georgette
il nice dresses would be cbeap
:xt few days for just $24.75.
: moderate price, come to
lODS COMPANY
- DILLON, S. C.