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* PEERSOXAL MENTION * * ****************** Mrs. C. L. Wheeler has returned from the mountains. ?o? John Sprunt is at home after sev^ eral weeks spent in Hot Springs, Ark. ?o? Miss Julia Bethea left Wednesday morning for Sulem College. Havtor TTivnns left Tuesday for the University of South Carolina. ?o > Misses Sadie and Willie Moore left Tuesday nnight for Coker College. ?o? Arch McRay returned from Asheville, N. C., Monday. Harry Newberger, of New York, was in town Monday on business. Mrs. L. H. Vaughan, of Mullins, was in town Tuesday shopping. Miss Kate Woodley spent Sunday in Clio with relatives. T. T. Cottingham spent Tuesday in Latta on business. f Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Williams spent r the week-end at Jackson Springs. John Williamson, of Little Rock, was in town Saturday on business. Miss Cora McKinley spent the week-end in Mullins with friends. Messrs. Bill Melvin, of Charlotte, and Roy Moore, of Columbia, were in town Saturday. Mrs. G. H. Reaves and Misses Mary and Lucile Reaves, of Mullins, were in town Saturday shopping. Misses Louise and Dorothy Moore i returned home Tuesday after spend-1 ing the summer at Asheville, N. C. Miss Lillian Powell is attending the Bell-Jackson wedding in Tryon, N. C.,! this week. Messrs. Aaron Rosenberg and Meyer Abramsou spent the Jewish holidays in Baltimore. Miss Alice David returned to Winston-Salem Tuesday to resume her studies at Salem College. Miss Olive Moody has been spend-J ing a few days at Florence with; friends and relatives. Misses Aline and Lorine Sanderson, of Florence, are spending the week with Miss 01ine Moody*. Bennie Weaver has returned from. a visit to relatives on the west coast of Florida. Miss Hettie Bethea returned to Salem College at Winston-Salem yesterday. v- Dr. C. R. Taber has returned from Fayetteville, N. C., and will resume his practice. _ Mrs. T. L. Manning and Miss, Kleist Manning have returned from, Wrightsville Beach and Nag's Head. N. C. Misses Nell Caldwell, Rosa Bailey' and Louise Haselden left Friday for R6ck Hill where they will enter Winthrop. Miss Effie Ramsey returned home Monday after spending some time at Fhrhardt, S. C., with relatives and. friends. ?o? i Rev, Richard Carroll, the well-| known colored leader of Columbia,1 will make an address at the court, house Monday afternoon, September 27th, at 4 o'clock, to which the public is invited. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Williams and little daughter. Hilda, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dunk Stackhouse, returned to their home in Nichols Saturday, ?o? r T Monro Miccnc T.nniso j and Dorothy Moore and Miss Lou Huggins have returned from Asheville where they spent the summer. ?o? The Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist church will have its regular meeting Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the church. Every member is asked to be present. At Judson precinct Tuesday the Democrats cast 90 votes and contributed 90 dollars to the Presidential campaign fund. Mr. C. S. Herring requests The Herald to say that books of registration will open Monday, September 20th. This will give the women an opportunity to vote in the general election to be held on the first Tuesday in November. Everybody is urged to keep in mind the big cotton meeting at the courthous next Monday. Prominent speakers have been secured for the occasion and plans will be adopted for holding cotton off the market until the price advances. The meeting is for the benefit of workers in all voca tions, as well as rafmers, ana lr is hoped that a large crowd will be present. o OCTOBER 20TH COTTON DAY Robert Carter, a candidate for the House in the Horry primary, received enough votes to put him in the second primary. A protest was filed alleging that hP had failed to file a statement of his campaign expenses, as required by the rules. The county committee failed to sustain the protest. but an appeal was taken to the State Committee which reversed the decision of the County Committee and refused to let Carter run in the second primary. ) D. A. K. MEETING ; The Rebecca Pickens Chapter, ] A. K., met oil Tuesday afternoon wi1 Airs. James Hargrove. This beir the first meeting since May there w; much business to be transacted- Tt Chapter's new Regent, Mrs. Lawrem R. Craig, presided. I An interesting program folloivt adjournment of business. Aliss Ruth Allen read the creed < the American tlag and its apostrophe Mrs. Frank Thompson played "Ame ica" and the members joined in sinj ing; Mrs. W. Murchison read an ii terestmg article from the D. A. 1 ; Magazine. I The refreshment committee, Mr Sanford Stoney, Mrs. P. B. Sellei and Mrs. C. R. Taber, served can mel cream with pound cake. u REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSEE The supervisors of registratio closed the books of registration Tue ,day afternoon after having enrolle all women who applied for certificate of registration. It was the genen impression that the books would t opened again on the first Monday j ; October, but to make certain that tb law permitted this to be done leg: advice was obtained. The law pr< 'vides that the books of registratio shall be closed not less than thirt days before the election. The elei tion law fixes the day of election o the first Tuesday after the first Mor ; day in November. This year the fir: 'Monday in November is the first da of the Month and the first Tuesda j after the first Monday is therefor i the second day of the month. Th first Monday of October is the fourt day of the month, consequently th books cannot be opened on that dat< as thirty days will not elapse befor the election on November 2nd. o STRAW VOTE ON PRESIDENCY | The 8,000 Rexall stores in th .United States will start a straw vot on the Presidential election Septen ber 20th. In 1916 Rexall stores' straw vot was the only forecast presented whic turned Woodrow Wilson the victoi Two ballot boxes will be installed a Evans' Pharmacy, one for men an one for women. Returns will b posted on bulletin board each daj after returns begin to come, aria 1 each issue of The Dillon Herald un til the night before election. o SPECIAL SERVICEE AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH ?s The pastor of the Dillon Baptis church announces that Dr. Z. T Cody, of Greenville, S. C., will de liver an address at the regular morn ing service next Sunday morning 01 "Religious Conditions in Europe.' Dr. Cody is editor of the Baptis Courier and was a member of th commission sent by the Souther] Baptist Convention last fall and win ter to study European religious con ditions since the war closed. Thi commission also visited Palestine am Egypt. Dr. Cody will tell of his ob servations and will also preach at th night service. , 0 LOXG STAPLE COTTON GROWERS' MEETIN4 All persons in Dillon county grow ing long staple cotton are requestei to meet at the courthouse in Dilloi at 11 a. m., Tuesday, September 21sl At a meeting held in Darlington Sep tember the 14th it was agreed tha South Carolina staple growers wouli join the Mississippi plan of poolin staple cotton to be sold. It is prob able that this plan may increase th price of staple cotton ten cents pe pound. At the Dillon meeting w expect to have Mr. L. D. Jennings an some other parties to explain th plan. We will have blank contract on hand sv that all farmers wishin to join may do so. If you grow an staple cotton I urge that you b present. WADE STACKHOUSE. -NOTICE Take notice that the Fall Ten Court of Common Pleas for the com ty of Dillon will convene at Dilloi S. C., at 10 o'clock in the forenoo on Monday, October 11th, 1020. JNO. C. BETIIEA, 0-16-4t C. C. C. P. & G. S. Tor Map o Co A litographic ra ty has been pro righted by m1 shows school d public roads, ra ers, residences, This map was at a cost of $7000 sentative should fa fice of 0. M. for copy. i A < r CARD FROM SHERIFF LAXE l>. To The Voters of Dillon County: h I want to thank theui from the ig bottom of my heart for all the past is favors they have shown me. Eightyie five per cent of the people of Dillor ;e county have voted for me in the past at some one of the seven elections ?d that I have been in. i I want to assure the people of DilDf Ion county that I feel like I am elected this morning, because what 1 r- got in this past election was freely g- given with but little solicitation a- from me and very little inducement J.1 I am accepting my defeat as the fortunes of politics. Let no man in s.' Dillon county feel that I cherish any rs ill-will toward him whatsoever, bei cause as I have said most all of you j have at some time voted for me, and I am your friend today the same as i ever. Please co^e right up to ni 'and tell me when you see me that in you voted against me, be perfectly s- frank with me, because politics is not ^ oimva a mixtion of friendship, and ;s I value my friends over Dillon county, U and the friendly feeling that they >e have always had for me more than n the mere question of a vote; just ie because you voted against me is no il reason that I should cherish anything )-'against you whatsoever. You have n | retired me to private life and I hope y it is for the best. ;-j I want to assure Dillon county as n a whole that I em not in the least bit l-Jsore and expect in the future to help 5t[ Dillon county in any way that I can y and more especially Clyde Bethea, y' who has one of the hardest jobs to el Oil that can be given to a man. e I I want to ask all my friends to help hj Clyde Bethea make a good adminis,e tratlon. e, S. V. LANE. e o To The Voters of Dillon County. I wish to express to the voters of i my county my heartfelt appreciation e of the handsome vote that I receivejed on August 31st. The fact that I received so many more votes than 'either of my opponents, they being * as hightoned gentlemen as are not " only in Dillon county, but anywhere in ' the world, leaves me without words f to express my appreciation. I hope and trust that I will be able to serve e the good people of my county in such a manner that they will feel rewardn ed for the hearty support given me l" in my race for the house of representatives. Jno. W. McKay. Camden, S. C., September 7th, 1920. , The Dillon Herald,: I desire to exjress through your columns to the voters of Dillon county my deepest gratitude for the votes accorded me in the recent primary held Aueusl 31st. and will add in 1 closing that the encouraging vote I 01 received throughout the state has enjcouraged me to say that I will be in " the race again when the time comes. Sincerely yours, f 9 16 It D. M. McCaskill. ai n i c^pB?tts i Ma u 1 P4T Off ?j z\ ANII-FfRMfNI; jl Si CHILDREN ], m ; lowtmiw *ico*Qi | I 'J; Tm Dwrin ! tU [ t STOMACH ud BOWELSi -!l ft j. j 'y\. DtMOUTT. DlMTko?k j Tjj! ClioWm Mor??Mi. Cnpinj PtiyJInlntUMr. d ! i Nulf*. SCBuLndl Ncnrout e j ?' j Elei I I ji e 1 " " ! ! * ' ii r?a cimctaw ??e 9 j |j anti-fmmcnt I I |j iMIKITKIIUUmuiwii ROCK HILL S. C I 11! t -i l. 11 ; ?timnwii. ii aro.?,uautw ] Charlie Rucker left Tuesday night for his home in Lynchburg, Ya. Sale >f Dillon unty ap of Dillon counduced and copyyself. This map istrict lines, towns ilroads, land ownetc, made by actual survey .00. If traveling repretl fn see van rail at of PAGE, Y [ L > i I I I A 1N\ To Court We invite you t Winter Dresses i be surpassed as t Tbe latest desigr I D We are showing Shoes for ladies, guarantee to sati We are preparec Wall wash suit Jack Tar middle wwRub em Tub < | JACI that are built foi Men s furnishinc and old, are her shoes, and neclr that are guarant< It will )ay you J D. Laaie k m \ 2] laBBaBHHHHHneaB m p r.nu rny cays ?mhr HONEUOWNEX The Following is an 1 Cox's S DECREASE TENANTRY t Our objective should be a decreased 8 tenantry. With the period of occu- * pancy uncertain, the renter strips land of its fertile e' -uents, and each r year diminishes ou* national assets. I Under the operation of the Federal * Reserve and the Farm Loan Acts, en- 1 couragement has come to thousands * /IT ATI' 2 People of ty and the in General o come to our store and , Coats, and Coat Suits 0 style, workmanship, c is and materials are beir ' C. P. Ford and Dut Two widely known sfy. 1 to outfit the kiddies 1 s that are guaranteed i s and middy suits that sm, Scrub em. Tbey cc C AND JILL SI r bard wear. }s tbat appeal to all tbe e. Sbirts, bats, clotbe wear for tbe most disc sed to please. All at i to see us before you bu HARGR 5 and Gents Furw mmxasBeBUKmasamtBammmmmm E SMALL FARMS AND , S NEEDED." Extract From Gov. who find tfiat industry, cnaracter ana * intelligence are a golden security to 1 the people's banker, the government 1 of the United States. Multiply our i home owners, and you will make the I way of seditious agitator more diffl- v cult. Bring into the picture of Ameri- ' can life more,families, happily a part of garden anid flowers all their own, t and you will find new streams run- a ning into the national curren of t patriotism. Help to eualize the bur- a dens of taxation by making the hold- c ers of hidden wealth pay their share ;r with those whose property is in sight, js In short, remove the penalty imposed,c ATLANTL t-i d. t r i'?t ~r KHALI Y L "The Name that Justif Petersburg, Va. Refers Any Bank in Oi Any One for Wboi Davis & Bethe. Local Repre SPECL peech. ipon home-building thrift, and thouands of contented households under he shelter of their own roof, will ook upon government with affection, ecognizing that in protecting it, they >rotect themselves. There are more tome owners in America than ever efore. The prosperty of the counry under democratic rule has been ridely diffused. Never before has he great mass of the people shared n the blessings of plenty. There is nuch to be done, however, in multidying our home owners. Nothing rill bring more golden return to the relfare of the republic. Common prudence would suggest hat we increase to our utmost, our ilea of tillable land. The race beween increased consumption and idded acreage has been an unequal me. Modern method sof soil treatnent have been helpful. There are itilvast empires in extent, in our ountry. C COAST COMPANY ies Your Confidence" Greenville, N. C. ence: ur Home Cities, n We Have Sold. i, Dillon, S. C. sentatives AL ON Dillon Trade . see our Fall and . Tli ese cannot j quality and price. 10 shown. ? tenhofer-Stevens brands that we ! or school. Stone not to fade and will wear well. .1. ? >me up smiling. iOES men folks, young s and Steadfast criminate dresser reasonable prices. y. OVE 'shings A