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?AGE FOUR * /THE PRESS AND STANDARD . <* * * ■ ' •» — • ♦g. 2... w - Wednesday, August 2, 1916. The Press and Standard ¥t alterboro, S. C. P- Established 1S77. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY THE PREHH AND STANDARD, Inc. Main Street 10* W. W. S.MOAK Editor and Mgr. Entered at the post office at WaK torboro. 8. C. as second class mall Matter. Subscription Rates: Oaa Year St* Month* Three Months renee and onf which eonld not hare occurred a few-years ago. Time was when these occasions were made memorable by numbers of drunken brawls and much noisy demonstra tions. Thanks to some agency this was entirely absent from the meet ing and the crowd attending. The police of Walterboro could have taken a vacation with propriety. One can well feel proud of such a gathering and of the spirit of fair play in evidence all round. There are no wounds -to heal, and no bit terness to lie lived down. Splendid, is it not? $1,50 1 .7.V .40 Remittances. AH checks and drafts should be drawn in favor of The Preaa and Standard. Look at the printed label on your paper. The date thereon shows when the subscription expires. For. ward your money in ample time for renewal. Notice date on label care fully, and if not correct please notify •a at once. Subscribers desiring the address of their paper changed, will please •tate in their communication both the old and the new a'*'*ree»''* THE 'HOME TOWN Some folks leave home for mone’y And some leave home for fame. Some see 1, skies always sunny, And some~depart in shame. 1 car^ not wjiat the reason Men travel east or we.|k, Or what the month or season— The home town Is the best. The home town is the glad town Where something real abides, *Tis not the money-mad town That all Its spirit hides. Tho stranger* scoff and flout It And even jeer its name It has a charm about it No other town can claim. The Charleston American. The home-town skies seem bluer Than skies that stretch away. The ^home-tow n friends seem truer And kinder thru the day. And whether glun\ or 1 herry. Light-hearted or depressed. Or struggle-fit or weary 1 like the home town best. Let him who will c.n wander To distant toxjuts to live. Of some things 1 am fonder Than ail they have to give. The gold of distant places f’ouHl not repay rpe finite For those familiar Jaces That keep the Joimc town bright. Edgar A. Guest, The Greenwood Index has been patting itself upon the hack upon tbe excellence of its advertising. Re cently very complimentary remarks have been made of this publicaiton by some of the country’s greatest newspapers, as to the quantity and quality of its advertising. The In dex is indeed in a class to itself when Ik comes to country weekly advertising. The merchants of Greenwood deserve also some of the praise, becanso they furnish the '•ainews of war" for this splendid record. / \ M - . . Federal Aid For Roads. The newest newspaper in South CaroMria-was - * Issued Sunday morn ing in a new building belonging to the Charleston American Newspa per Company, located on Meeting and Society streets. Charleston, It came out In four sections containing 7 6 pages, bearing the name "The Charleston American,” and will be Issued as a morning dally. The In ternational New* Service will supplv the telegraphic reports, and a corps oT correspondents will furnish the State newrs! The first issue -was quite an ambitious one. and carried a large amount of display advertis ing, as well as a number of inter esting special features. John P. Grace, formerly mayor of Charles ton, and a n attorney of recognised ability is named as the editor. The American hopes to wield an Influ ence in South Carolina affairs, and has for its editor a fearless writer. At last there Is to be Federal aid In road building in th r Cnlted States. 175.000,000 has been appropriated to be spent In five years on condition that the States expend a similar amount, which will result in an ex penditure for public roads in this Country of $15*.00O;000. Rules governing this expenditure will he announced within a few weeks. South Carolina's portion of th.- first $5,900,000 is $74,100, and to avail ourselves of till* amount it will he necessary for the State to have a Slots. IJigh way Commissioner, and make an appropriation of a similar amount. This will be left In the hands of the legslature at Ms next aession. That Campaign Meeting. The Press and Standard desires to fomplment the large crowd which was in Walterboro at the State cam paign meeting uphn the orderly and *ell behaved manner in which the •peeehes wet,, heard. There was ap plause. mostly clapping of hands, for different candidates, in fact all of them received some applause, hut very little swooping ’em as has been In evidence at former meeting.; In Walterboro. The speakers. too. were on their good Vhavior, and de serve to be also complimented. Lit tle that was said could bave been criticised. The speakers^iojmied to realixo that the rrowj was not In the humor for any foolishness, and that they were present for the pur- . i* 0 ** hearing issues and not men .discussed. On the whole it was a mighty good meeting. One other thing which was most noticeable, was the absence of liquor drinking. s Thett» may have been some few men drinking, but th* editor of The Preaa and Rtandari did not sc* one who had the appear- ance of having taken a drop of liquor. This is a remarkable occur- • u Wanted—A fanning Factory. There has been some talk recently of a canning factory for Walterboro and some of the business men here have expressed themselves as will ing to take som* stock in such an enterprise. It is thought that such a business here would help to tak.? care of some of the waste products of th* farm, and that it would fur nish a market for many things now going to waste on the farm and in tiie gai<lcn. Tlieij>a few acres could b*> utilized In the vicinity of the can ning factory for growing crops to be canned. It would be surprising -to kno the number of cans of stuff ordered from other states which could be grown at home, and which would add to the revenue of the county. In addition to the canning of corn. Peas, beans, tomatoes, beets and oth er crops such as these. thei> is a vast field for canning syrup and sweet potatoes. This is considered a delicacy in trmny parts of the country, and t her * is nowhere on •he globe where better sweet pota toes can be grown than in this coun ty. So Instead of being a purchaser of canned goods let Colleton counfy become a seller, and bring in money instead of sending it out. The presence of the canning clubs in this county this year has served to demonstrate what can he done. A conservative estimate of the num ber of cans to he put up in the coun ty this year would he 29,000 3-pound cans.x, L* t us supplement the indus- try of the girls and utilize the small amounts, on each farm hy establish ing a canning factory in or pear town The cost would l»e small, and the-returns sure and certain Mr. Smith’s Withdrawal. The Press and Standard is pub lishing this week a communication trotn K: Rosser Smith, who is nnvr a mcnihei of the Charleston Light Dragoons, in camp at Styx 'Mr. Smrth announces his intention of withdrawing from the race for Rep resentative. on account of his hav ing enlisted in the army. Then* can b* n* one who does not admire, thw manly action of this young man in enlisting and the sin cere tone of his communication an nouncing his withdrawal. He is making a sacrifice to serve his coun try. That he is sincerely desirous of serving his county in the halls of the legislature is evidenced by his having been a candidate two years ago. and again this year. If* also announce,, that he will be a candi date two years hence. His exper iences and training will qualify him well for entering the political arena. He is a young man yet. and this bit of experience will prove of great value to him, *nd serve to broaden his vision and make him a more val uable legislator when his time comes The Press and Standard desires to commend Mr. Smith's patriotic service and his manly stand in with drawing from the race—thus put- ting Psidfr-tor the time being, pe^ sonai ambitions. We predict for him an honorable career, and a useful life. NOTE SOME OF OtlR CUT PRICES On Ladies’ and Gent’s Palm Beach Suits BEFORE $12.00, $9.50, $7.50, $5.50. NOW • $8.00, $7.00, $5.00, $4.00. White Shoes, *High Top and Oxfords BEFORE $3.00, $2.50, $1.50 NOW $1.50, $1.15, 90c. WHITE DRESSES BELOW COST. / \ ■ X , ■ V . x ’ Nr \ Get an Extra Dollar Punch on Your Card This Week Only. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.” t ► » f 44 A. S. KARESH, Mgr. What is Votir Idea? When Beaufort and its surround ing country t>e< omes know n farmers and winter tourists will flock here. We have, a problem for. an advertiser. How can we get it solved? The Gazette would like to have its readers write ns their idea for pub lication. The Southern Carolina As sociation promises healthy publicity for this section of the State, and has already given us a good beginning, but w* need definite and partlculai advertising for Beaufort, There are thousands, probably millions, of dol lars wasted ea«h year in advertising We want a plan that will take out facts straight to the people we need. Think about it and let us hear from you.— Beaufort Gazette. Mra. Dr. T. J. Whitlaw ard son. Nathaniel, spent the week-s-nd with her niece. Mrs. D. E. Martin She returned on Monday to her home in Augusta. The Bight Spirit. Beaufort is taking hold of the Southern Carolina Association with energy and enthusiasm. Already the sabscription list has grown to goodly proportions. Proslde'iit Lea. Vice- President W R. Eve. Secretary and Treasurer Turner, and' Directors H C. Eve, W. E. Richardson and Pat Wall have organized two teams to secure the subscriptions and thev have promoted the spirit of co-op- eratlon and community helpfulness that was manifest at the meeting o£ the joint Association at the Coin? House on the Hth. Beaufort Ga zette. s«>111 hern Carolina \>snr»:lUon. We had the pleasure Inst wee'* while in Beaufort- of attending t meeting of the/Soutbcrn t'arolin 1 Association Mihough the weathf was bad ami the attendance poor, it was an rtispiving meeting. This >s- so< iatum incorporates four counties. t’oReton. Hampton. Jaspei and Beau ^fbrt The resources and the need- of these counties are common to all. and they have banded themselves to-, gether for mutual betterment. It is planned to put a competent man in charge of the work at a good salary Agricultural improvement will be stressed, as well as drainage and other things that those counties need. This is the first united move ment to be undertaken by any se;- tton that we know of. and M will doubtless do more good than any thing that has yet been Jed. This Is a great sectien of the State; they hare splendid climate and fertile land*, and if they ean find a wav To drain the thousands of acres tha» now lie idle, ran institute more mod ern agricultural methods, build bet ter roads, and do many other things which they plan, this will doubtless iii a few yea^a be one of the fore- most sections of South Carolina.— Saluda Standard. H. ZAUN CLOTHING STORE / \ ‘ ■ ■ TJ ^ / ■ * Now Ready For^ Business \Ye have just opened our store in the stand formerly occupied by The S. Finn Jew elry Store, and are ready to serve our former customers and friends. We have a large stock of Men’s and Boy.V Suits, and Men’s and Boys’ Pants. Ladies' Dresses, Skirts, Waists and Gents’ and Ladies’ Furnishings. A very large stock of Dress Goods, Laces, Embroideries, etc. Ladies’ Hats We have a nice line of Ladies’ Hats. Being late in tne season we bought them at 50 cents on the dollar, and will sell them the same. Come in and see our goods and get our prices before buying elsewhere. 1^ 2\, x New Goods are arr iving daily and we invite you to call t and look them over. H. Zalin Clothing Store Next Door to Beach Bros. y “PLEASE vrol* 'IV- kok magistrate Vertller Townohip. I hereby announce niywlf a can didate for re-election to the office of Magistrate of Verdier township, and pledge myself to abldf ♦*- re sult* of the Democratic primaries. Round. L. E. HILL. RUB-MY-TISM • Will cure your Rhenmatinm Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Bums, Old Sores, Stings of kisects Etc.* Antiseptic Anodyne, used in* ternally and externally?ftice 25c- A newspaper is the gieat national- hook. It penetrates into the heart of nearly every family and silent 1- does it’s work It can drop the snm« idea into the minds of thousands of people at the same time. There are many people who read nothing else, almost no one reads that does not read the newspaper and hene*. as an advertising medium it is by far the cheapest and best; and every business man »ho wishes to prosper and become a power in the land w«H have to keep the word “advertlsf” constantly before him; take advan tage of it on every hknd: don’t let an opportunity pass to make your name and business favorably known. Every advertisement inserted at tracts the eye of the outside world, and nothing else tends more toward- the growtfi of a city. • • Times are hard; money is scarce, business is dull, retrenchment is duty—please stop my—" Whiskev* "Oh. no; times ar« not hard enough for that. But there is somethmr else that costs me a large amoun every year, which I wish to save Please stop mv—" Ribbons, j*wel-v ornaments, and trinkets? not those, but I must retrench some where. Please stop my--” Tobacco cigars, snuff? "Not these at all. hu* I believe I can se* a wav to eft et rtulte a saving in another direeton Please stop mv—” Tea. coffee, and unhealthv luxuries* "No. no no’ these. I must think of something else.’ Ah. I have it now Mv nape- costs $1.50 a year. Please stop my paper that wflj carry me through th t . panic easily. I believe in retrench ment and economy, especially in bruin."—Gaffney Ledger. THE EDITORS SliOlLD KNOW SOETH CAROLINA The South Carolina Press associa tion hos just concluded a most de lightful and profitable meeting at York. There the editors., <1 ere de lightfully enrertained, and there they Named many things of a fine section of South Carolina. It ig announced that the next meeting of the editors will be held in the extreme lower sertton of the State, at Beaufort. This, m our opinion, is a wise sieec- rion. and it give* promise of contrib uting to the success of an idea that has be* n advanced previously. It ha« been suggested that greater unity on the part of the newspapers of the State in the matter of giving pub licity to the resources of South Car olina and to the material develop ment of the State should result in n great deal of good. By meeting jr. the various sections of South Cart, lina. the newspaper men may be come better acquainted with thel: State and. being better Informed, "rite more forcibly concerning the things that are taking place. We are glad the editors are going to Beaufort next year, for in that region there is at this lime Much progress - being made.—Spartanburg Journal. \ The Singer Sewing Machines .won the highest honors at Panani Pacific International Exposition two grand prizes—seven gold meda They are sold at lowest prices f rash. X ^ • A J f Miss Josie Still ■North. S C..*th4 Tweed.c FU kling * is ; s visiting at Tuegt of Miss They j*r*' sold on easy term* ‘n ’■ • wit*tout intciot. Call on us or let us call on you. Singer Sewing Machine Company Railroad Avenue. Walterboro, 8. C. Phone 9IX. Ask for M. Paniottie.