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VMf ffihr Stllou Sjrralbl m* _ J \ BUBSCIUTTION - ?2.50 Per Yr. Dillon, H. C., June 9, 1921. No couutry will ever want to get into war with the U. S. after this because it takes too long to get out. If the Pullman porters go on a strike the traveling public will at least have the satisfaction of being able to estimate in advance the cost of a trip. How to be happy without an automobile. says an exchange, ought to be taught in the schools, as the rising generation seems to learn quickly how te operate a steering wheel. Everybody will admit that railroad wages are too high and should be reduced, but nobody will agree that it is fair to railroad employees or the public to reduce wages and let rates stanu at' the present high leved. The two should come down together. North Carolina is the lust state in Southern Bell territory to grant the request of the telephone company for an increase in rates, but the North Carolina Commission granted an increase of only 40 per cent of the amount the telephone company asked for. Alabama allowed an 80 per cent increase, and the other states. South Carolina included, gave the telephone company e.ll it asked for. North Carolinians are opposing the 40 per cent increase. 1 Recent political news from Washington gives an element of truth to the rumor tha? Former Governor Bleaso will be a candidate for governor in 1022. From the very day it took charge of the nation's affairs the Harding administration has been laying its plans for 1924, and between now and then an earnest effort will be. made to build up a respectable republican party in the south. This is no secret in Washington. South Carolina is regarded as the strongest Democratic state in the south, and there is a strong probability that the nien who shape the policies of the republican party will concentrate their forces on this state. All signs print to the fact that the plan of campaign will be to gather into the republican fold erstwhile Democrats of influence who are out of harmony with their party. It should not be' surprising if there is a full-fledged republican state ticket in the field next year. The merchants of Florence have i set a splendid example in agreeing to close their stores at 2 o'clock every j Wednesday afternoon and give their employees a half holiday each week. Not only does the plan give employees an opportunity to enjoy a little recreation during the hot summer months, but it is calculated to so improve their physical condition that they can render more efficient service during the busy fall and winter months. For years it has been the custom in many South American towns and cities to give half-holidays to store employees two and three! times a week during the summer! months, and the public has become so accustomed to the rule that no one suffers any inconvenience, and surely1 there can be no valid objection to] giving store employees in this coun-J try half-holidays once a week during the summer months. We believe the plan will pay good dividends in increased efficiency. TOWN COUNCIL NEWS. We made an effort to buy current from the cotton mills to supply the town of Dillon. Since the price made u? was 8 cents per kilowat we think the cost prohibitive and we have abandoned the idea of trying to buy our current. Representative!} of several crude oil engines are willing to install their outfit on a guarantee that we can produce current at one cent a killo wat for cost of fuel-oil. This will not include operating expense or overhead costs. We are now considering a proposition to build a new light plant using two crude oil engines of 200 horse power each. We estimate the cost of the two engines with two generators of same size and to include new switch board and other accessories at about $35,000.00 We would perhaps need a new building to have the new equipment. If we should build a new power plant we think of greatly improving our water plant. This would include one eight Inch deep well with new and modern pumps. We would like to build a concrete reservlor to hold not less than 250,000 gallons of water. Also we would like to make some extensions of our water pipe lines and sewer lines. These improvements. If made, will cost from $60,000 to $60,000. The only way to meet this cost would be a bond Issue. Also the Public Works Commission owe fully $25,000 of floating indebtedness. This will also have to be taken care of In the bond Issue. We THE DIL wish our thoughtful citizens to 1 think over this matter of necessary P public improvements. At an earlyjt date we will be called on to vote for 1 or against the proposition. To g*et what we need will cost $100,000.. ? We might make a part of the im- < provements and pay up our losses on I present light plant on a $75,000 bond i issue. If these improvements are i made they will take care of a pop- i ulation of 5000 people. With first-!< class public service utilities and with l a pull all together Dillon should be't a much larger town in 1930. jl Wade Stackhouse. jl o McLAURIN WILL BE REFEREE. 1 I Considerable interest attaches in ' South Carolina to fVio AV-" ?uv ?uvvnu^ VI lilt Republican national committee, to be | held in Washington Wednesday of this week, says the Columbia corres- ' pondent of The Florence Times, at ' which time the plans for the reor- ^ ganization of the Republican party in ' this state and also in Georgia will be ' put into some sort of definite shape, * and when the matter of the patron- ' age and its dispenser will be finally 1 decided for the state. ! It is practically assured that John L. McLaurin will handle the patronage for South Carolina. This information was corroborated in Columbia today by prominent Republican leaders who have been in Washington lately. 1 | Joseph W. Tolbert, former leader of ithe "regular" Republican forces, is I to be discarded as distributor of the "pie," as is Henry Lincoln Johnson I of Georgia. The plan now is to organize a party in South Carolina with ! white loaders from among good peo- 1 , pie. Mr. McLaurin. former Senator, has been elected to handle the patronage. ' I? is not yet known what position I .Mr. McLaurin will take, when it conies to the making of appointments. However, it is understood that '< he will be rewarded for his work in directing the affairs of the new poli- ' tical organization by appointment to i an important agricultural commission ! in the national capital, where he can be of service to the farmers of the '< South. It is understood that he was offered the position of collector of internal revenue at Columbia, but i that he did not care for this position. r? i I I Th Eight months: 3 appeared to have i y? reductions in the p ^ tions were in antic: 5?Ij the year, to purchi lower costs. top Thp pvnppfpr? c I With them, otfc of the greatly incre year enjoyed. During the fir, I business has excee< facturer except Fo The Studebake I Light-Six 2Light-Six To Special-Six 1 Special-Six 1 fl Special-Six < 9 Bix-Six Tou HK I The I S Detroit, Mich. J B. XiOX HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAJ Definite announcement as to who 'i will get the jobs will be forthcoming j ifter the committee meeting Wed- . nesday. a A nun.her of prominent Sout h Car>1 in inns have been In Washington re- it :ently in connection with the plans ? for the new G. O. P. in the state, and it is said that a large number have it ilreadv promised allegiance to the new party, if it is formed, as propos- a sd. Former State Senator J. A. s Dunks, of St. Matthews, is among ihose said to be associated with the h leaders iu the new party move. It is intimated here today that Jos. W. d Tolbert will eventually be with the a new party, though not as referee. d Thomas J. Miller, colored, of Charleston, a leading negro Republican of the state, has been in Columbia, the past few days, following a visit to Washington, where he conferred with Republican leaders, and he states emphatically that Senator John L. McLaurin will be referee for the state; that Mr. McLaurin has accepted the position and is now in the capital in conference with Republican leaders, prior to the committee meeting Wednesday. Miller was in conference with Mr. McLaurin in Washington. o Flo/dale. Rev. P. K. Crosby aud daughter, Miss Eva are spending several days at Myrtle Beach. Mr3. G. K. Way is visiting herj parents, Mr. and ?.Irs. H. B. FloydJ Miss Lucile Mills spent Sunday at rcbor with her sister. } Mrs. Percy McDonald and Miss Bessie Rogers spent Friday in Latta shopping. Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Hodges, Miss' Kith and Herbert Hodges spent Sunflay with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stack-, tiouse. Children's Day was observed at Mt.! Andrew church Sunday. The children all performed their parts well. Miss Virginia Thompson has re-| turned to her home at Coroiv.ca, af-. ter :i few dav's visii tn Mra J M ; StaclihguBe. j Misses Clara and Inez Connelly; ire visiting at the home of Mr. and , * Mrs. Robert BetheaLittle Franklin Page is visiting at! the home of his aunt Mrs. Lon Utley.! Misses Reaves and Mary Alford j % An Am e Studel of igo, when the cost of material cached their peak, we made si rices of Studebaker cars. The tpation 01 our ability, after th ise materials and to fabricate avings have been realized. Ler savings have been made, a sased volume which Studebake st five months of 1921, our w led that of any other automob rd. )r plants are running at capa NEW PRICES F. O. . mring Cars and Roadsters Pass. Roadster mring Car 2 Pass. Roadster Touring Car 1-Pass. Roadster ring Car ALL STUDEBAKER THIS IS Studebake: and B. DILLOr HOL1NA, THURSDAY. MORNING, J1 re home from Coker College. Harvey Floyd and David Alford 'ho have been in school at Wofford ?d Furman are home for vacation. Miss Kathleen Stackhouse is visitig her sister, Mrs. K. B. Hodges at trownsville. Mr. Frank Taylor of Florence vis-. :ed hi8 brother S. C. Taylor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cottingham visited t the home of Mr. James Graham unday. Mr. A. B. Bryant of Clio is visiting lb daughter. Mrs. H. L. Calhoun. On account of practicing for Chilians day the Ladies Improvement .ssociation was postponed until Friay the 10th at 4 o'clock. o GIVING SPLENDID AID Postmasters are giving splendid co-operation in the effort to create new capital by increasing the number of investors in governmnent savings securities. Approximately 300,000 letters have been distributed by them since the middle oX February to patrons of their offices, through post office boxes or by ' mf*iin 1 nf tho rAPiilar oirriora 11. ing attention to the (act that the man who saves even a dollar out of his income has to that extent become a capitalist, and to the absolute safety of government securities as investments for such savings. The postmasters are to be congratulated not only for helping to finance the government but for making their influence felt in behalf of the welfare of their own communities. Distribution of these letters means that the benefits of saving and sound investment have been brought directly to the attention of thousands of persons in Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia and the two Carolinas. ? I AUX HALL, MUR11ILLS INLET, | S. C. open Juno 15. Excellent flsh-! in re. creek and surf bathing. Rates' on application. Mrs. B. B. McWhite.?6 9 ltp. louncen baker C Ameri( and labor unfilled or ibstantial In this se reduc- against 11, ie turn of This is an i them at No oth op.i-able sh We be; s a result which has r has this continue, t of our pro< elcome of We ex; ile manu- cal and ef1 that we ar city with , of S > OF STUDEB. B. Factories, effective June 1st, $1300 Light-Six $1335 Light-Six $1585 ! Special-S $1635 Special-S $1635 Big-Six 4 $1985 Big-Six 7 CARS ARE EQUIPPED W A STUDEBAKEI r Corporat South Bend, Ind. AUTC si, SOUTH CAR< rXE 9, 1911. _J I ? ^ ! Carolina M X We will soon bej ? Sweet Potato Cunr |> take care of 20,000 ? toes and will be equs > any otber potato bou J olina. Our storag< & uniform witk tbat c | ment potato kouses i We hope our farmers will gi ^ and can plant crop by June 20. plants at cost to plant any reasoi pure Porto Rico potatoes beddi ^ plants please list witb us. We and put down fertilizer and b X persons setting plants early can ^ blc cost, We will be glad to 1 y We are going to put enough mc *** venture to make it a success; an ?? a specialist in curing and sbippu ?? bere from Texas. He will be < ? will stay witb us until our firsl f We bave a car of best sof t learned to make a first class flot ^ age a local enterprise. ^^e i > cbickcn feeds, and we are prou t plant and wisb local patronage. busbel Fulgbam seed oats we c 2^ bring us a sample and we will ^ your oat straw and we will fir '' will buy from you or sell to yc in tins country. % CAROLINA MI V tient by 'orporati ca ders on hand for over 7,000 cars, quarter we shall produce 21,0( ,000 in the corresponding perio increase of approximately 100%. ter automobile manufacturer is owing. iieve that the confidence of the made and is making this recor< >ecause it is supported by the qu ducts, and these we shall upholc pect that as a consequence the p Ficient production basis can be ] e justified in making further rc itudebaker cars. AKFR rARC L AA ^ * A & lL A. ik?* , mi Coupes and Sedans 2-Pass. Coupe-Roads 5-Pass. Sedan ix 4-Pass. Coupe ix 5-Pass. Sedan Pass. Coupe -Pass. Sedan ITH CORD TIRES { YEAR ion of Ame Walkervil D SALI OLINA illing Co. | gin building our > ig House. It will X r t crates or potal1 or better than X se in South Car- ^ ; charge will be X >f other governm this section. ^ it pure Porto Rica seed A We will try to furnish ? lable acreage. If you Lave *? :d and wish to sell your advise to prepare all land ed it at once. We tkipk <*? supply vines at a reasonaist vine cuttings for sale. iney and time in the potato y d we are going to employ ig sweet potatoes to come ?? >n the job by Oct. 1, and V : crop is sold. t winter wheat; wc have ^ jr. Try a hag to encour- A make a complete line of ?? d of our chicken feeds % We wish to buy every % an. Th resh your surplus, name a cash price. Bale >;*, id a market for it. W^e *<? >u any kind of gram grown A X LLING CO. . I > > ? ?><3i on I X) automobiles H d of last vpnr ? making a com- SB buying public, || i possible, will R lality and value || resent economi- 11 maintained and N eductions in the H ter $1695 I - $1995 1 . <R?4 sn H v x-r KM - $2550 1 i $2850 & - $2950 I rica I le, Canada H 1j