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PACK TWO THE PRESS AND STANDARD Wednesday, December 20 The Press and Standard 8.C. 1077. AND STANDARD, 10» Catered at the peetofflce at Wal- terboro, 8. C-. aa aeeoad claaa mail Om T« Sebocrtptioa Kates: • • • • .•ijo .78 . .41* > How many schools of the county have a United SUtee flag, and have it raiaed and lowered with appro priate ceremonies every day?^ No, "Fair InQuirer,” we hare not received our Christman turkey yet. despite the gentle hint in last issue. e e e -Mcrry-Cfcristma* t «-csck-asd aM- e e e Merry Christmas to Postmaster Murray and Assistant Fraser for their interest in delivering all Christmas packages see Merry Christmas to K T II. Shaf fer who has given us a new block of stores since last Christinas. ess Merry Christmas to the R. F. !>. carriers who have delivered The Press and Standard to Its subscrib ers fifty-two times since last tTirist- mas. a s a Merry Christmas to the boys In the office for their faithful work during the year. ass Merry Christmas to our advertis ers who have helped to make it pos sible for The Press and Standard to celebrate another Christmas. a a a Merry Christmas to Eddie Le- macks for his fidelity to the Knights of Pythias. a a a Merry Christmas to the ministers of the county for the good they hare done. a a a Merry Christmas to all our teach erg for their patience and seal in instructing the youth of the county. a a a Merry Christmas to Secretary Reid and to Miss Margaret c ,Alexa Held and her devoted mother. a a a Merry Christmas to "Washie” Rlsher for his good work in Col leton. a a a Merry Christmas, to the good physicians of the county who will aft-‘r Which Are Yo.i Doing ’ Hon. Ml J. Bryan in a speech de livered in Charleston last Thursday night said that every member of so ciety was entitled to collect from society what rightfully belonged to him for what he had earned from soclety f and that the man who col- 1 lected more than this, got some thing for nothing, or something to which he was not entleled. He said that many men are so busy “earn ing” that they have no time to col lect what la due them from society, and that many others are so busy “collecting” that they have nb time to earn what Ihey get.. Which had yo« rather be? Which KVe you? . IWake ITsc "or ThcSe ClubuT The Press and Standard is heart* ily in favor of the girls* canning clubs and the boys’ pig clubs. Col leton 'county is fortunate in having two workers for the girls of the county, and one for the boys. It should be an easy matter, there fore. for these three workers, in conjunction with the oounty super intendent of education, to organize the girls and the boys of this coun ty into many clubs. This work should be done in connection with the schools of the county, and.teach ers; will, we are sure, rende*-eve'rff m" 1 "* U t0 ,he P '‘ 0p,e ... -I ....u. ^P F. Patton, the.ro respond to emergency calls .the Christmas dinner. « a • Merry Christmas to the bankers of Walterboro and Colleton county for the money they ha\e loaned u- and others and what they have not • • • Merry Christmas to Henry Ford, who has made It possible (of editor.-* to go but after their Christmas turkevs when they do not come in * * a Merry Christmas to Governor Manning, who is making a good governor for the whble people. * a a Merry Chtistmas to Mayor Glov er and the members of Council for their efforts to improve Wallctboro * • t. Merry Christmas to Jim Dand- ridge and Marry Patteraon for their fidelity in keeping the old pump go ing day and night. a a a v Merry Chrlstma.4 to “B>ll” Jones for handling so many jugs of liquor without breaking one. and for the other packages of a different kind a ' a a Merry Christmas to Judge Peuri- foy who believes in temperance and In punishment for violation of laws ( < a a a Merry Christmas to the Commls sioners of Public Works for Cie “light■’ they have given us slno last Christmas • ». ' * f * . Mem Christmas to Yount Cotton Mills for starting the wht-els <? ir«- dustty again in Walterboro. a a a Meny Chirfdnras to Sort item Car olin.y and ail h« i p o;de >• a a Merry Christmas to every i\»a ler of The Pre.-s and Standard who hrs renewed, and to tho^- who have no?. ^ a * a Merry Christmas to all the coun ty officials, those in elected anil those .defeated aid to these agents in securing clubs for their’ respective communities. After the holidays we should like to sec the county superintendent of education a^d these agents map out a campaign which will include ev ery section of the county, and or ganize the youth of the county as they, have never been organized be fore. The work of the agents last year demonstrated what can be done, and with the splendid foundations laid last year it will be easy to ex ceed the accomplishments of 1915- 14. So we shall confidently look for renewed and increased Interest in the work for 1917-18. Progres sive teachers will get in touch with these agents and see to it that they come to their schools and enroll their pupils in one or the other of these dubs, if not in both. Legislature Soon to Me«t. The next session of the legisla ture begins January 9th. It has many matters of great interest to the entire State to consider.-and there are some questions of more than passing interest locally to come up before the session. On the whole it bids fair to prove a most interesting session. » Some of the most vital questions to bo legis lated upon are those of finance, • ducat ion. prohibition, etc. The State is facing a deficit as great »n proportion as- the county is. and this will require additional raise in the tax rate, for the State, the same as the deficit in the county will re quire a raise in the tax rate for this county. Or it may be that some plan can be devised to secure the return of property at something like a just and fair value so that the present levy will produce suf ficient revenue. This is one of the problems confronting the present session of the legislature. .and the public will watch with interest the results of the legislation along these lines. In matters pertaining to the edu cational system of the State, there must he made provision for the in troduction of industrial education for boys and girls. The problem Is a* to the methods to he used, whether or not It shall be done with the extension forces of Clem son and Winthrop colleges, or un der the State depattrnent of educa tion This should ordinarily not bo the cause of any/ friction, but In some way the State Superintendent of Kduration seems to have conclud ed that the Tlemson ahd Winthrop ext tension departments shall have nothing to do with this important matterv^and he q? opposing their having the matter in charge As a consequence the splendid start of teaching agriculture in the schools c the rural districts started so well in Marline?on county, lias been stop ped and the State has marked tim > in this important matter during the past year. In reference to the matter of pro hibttion. there is too much liquor being shipped into the State jus* now Ti*o many negroes and their women are getting liquor through I the express office^ and it is general- Y s * j lv conceded that Jhe spirit of the Merry < |mstmn> to those who '* being openly- violated hy al have been married this vear and t**« lew mg se\eral members of the fam Bonds fot Good Roads. There has been considerable agi tation in this county recently on the matter of a bond issue for good roads. Those who favor this boat issue are divided as bo the method. Some of them say thM It would be best for the legislative delegation to place a bond issue without sub mitting it to a vote of th? people; others that it would not i.o proper for them to do sp but tha? the mat ter should be submitted to a vote' of the people. In this connection, Greenville la now building ro^da with a million dollar bond issue placed off the Am • county by the delegation laat year/ Every member, of the delegation which passed this bond law, except one, was defeated for re-election. But they say they are content to await the verdict of the future*, and it-iii reported—thar "fcenliitf#hT Is changing in Greenville county, and that in two years more the mem- (• hers of the delegation who passed, this law can get anything they want in that county. Mr. McCul lough, a member of the House from Greenville county, who was defeat ed for re-election, and who was one of the authors of the bond law; in a speech in Spartanburg county last week advised the Spartanburg del egation to take the matter into their own hands and pass the bond law at the next session without sub Are most pleasing because Gifts that are ever be- ^ * * *’ fore you keep alive pleasant memories of Friendship the longest. ' . . ; *. x * < ‘ *, . - . \ A Few Suggestions ♦ \ o ' ' •• - y Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hose, Bathrobes- ' ~ ~ House Slippers, Silk Waists. , * ARE PACKED IN HOLIDAY BOXES A. S. KARESH,» THE • W. Cohen Store road engineer in charge of the work in Greenville county at the same meeting said he has never seen a city opposed to im proving the roads, nor a rural sec tion in favor of better’ roads if they cost anything. Now, this seems to be a pretty strong accusation against the people who will always benefit most by good roads, yet it has proven true in almost every instance in the South especially, Colleton county is marking time in the matter of building toads, and some method should be devised by which better roads can be construct ed and maintained. What hava the people of the county to sav on th»s proposition? Do they want good roads by bond issue, which seems to be the only way to get them? Or do they prefer the mud tax instead of the bond tax? Let us have a disc ussion of this matter, those v. want to be and •an*t all :l> to get shipments each month The remedy is either to prohibit it entirely or t<» fix the amount for Merry Christmas to one and * *; each person at a much smaller Merry ChrUUMs to the boys on luantiO. say one quart a month, the border and to those who have These and many other questions gotten hack home, I * re lo consul the time of Merry Christmtg to the Ttay lh,> l<*K«*d*ture. and they are of Tim* over the laatf, TiuI ,nl * rf * t *<> on * 0 * Joint Meetings Held. The editor of The Press and Standard is also a member of the board of trustees of the Walterboro High school district. During the present term there have been held joint meetings of the teachers and trustees once each month, usually on the Monday night following the end of the month’s work. At these meetings a full and free discussion of the work of the school Is had by trustees and teachers. Reports of the work of the school for the month just ended, jrre had, and the work of each teacher is gone in to, and as much as possible the history of individual pupils is dis cussed. especially if the pupil be backVard or is not doing the prop er work. In this way the trustees are kept informed as to the work of the school, and by the open and frank discussion of all questions, teachers and trustees are alike ben efited. The teacher gets the view point of the patron outside by dis cussing these matters with the trustees, and the trustees get the viewpoint of t^e teacher by discuss ing them with the teachers. The Press and Standard would commend this method of meeting to the teachers and trustees of oth er schools l n the county. We be lieve it would eliminate much of the criticism and unfavorable comments heard usually in connection with school work One rule the trustees of the Walterboro school adopted was to require all persons having complaints to present them at these meetings, so that they might he gone into in the presence of th * school authorities. This rule has also worked well, and complaints have been reduced to a minimum Another rule which saves annoy ance to the trustees during the month is the approval of all claims at these meetings. No warrants are drawn between meetings. These joint meetings are good. Try them. 1 •• ‘ *****—'"’ 1 — ii ' ^ —i ■ — n« . - i — FAMILY AVOIDS SERIOUS SICKNESS / Xy - » By Bemg Constantly Supplied With Thedford'a Black-Draught McDuff, Va.—"I suffered for several years,” says Mrs. J. B. Whittaker, ol this place, ’’with sick headache, and stomach trouble. Ten years ago a friend told me to fry Thedford’s Black-Draught, which 1 did, and 1 found it to be the best family medi cine for young and old. I keep Black-Draught on hand all the time now, and when my children feel a little bad, they ask me for a dose, and H does them more good than any medicine they ever tried. We never have a long spell of stek- aess in our family, since we commenced using Black-Draught.” Thedford's Black-Draught is purely vegetable, and has been found to regu late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re lieve indigestion, colic, wind, nausea, headache, sick stomach, and similai symptoms. / . It has been in constant use fur more than 70 years, and has benefited more than a million people. Your druggist sells and recommends Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a UKkage to-day. RCm • **»•»******»• * CARDS. *#**«*»#***•*,*. R. M. JEFFERIES Attorney and Counsellor at Law WALTER BORO, S. C. Practice in all Coui-tfl except Equity. - Loan* Negotiated on Improved Fanning Lauda. Dr. A. J. Anderson, Dental Surgeon Office Hours; 9 a. m. to 2 p. m.; Sp. u. to • p. m. Phone 190-lL Walterboro, 8. C. LOPER & RIVERS Plumbers and Gas Fitters. CHEAP WORK FOR CASH and satisfaction guaranteed. All work inspected and passed upon by City Engineer, Cozart Binns. ■ CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Um For Ov«r 30 Years Always bears the Signature of w I ST A BUSHED J7U ¥ ‘Ofcevilloii Freres t*** , S**r Fur Manufarturrr. In the World HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR RAW FURS Ship your furs to us. We pay all **pre** and mail charges Write for our price list 453 West 28th St. New York “EYE AND HAIR FIXINGS” Speck. eye glasses, eye shad*.*. toupees, wiga, transformations, curls, mustaches, whiskers, combings-mak- ing. For attractive prices address Acme Hair and Optical Co., near post office. Savannah. Ga. Be a Railway Mail Clerk Ort •tr.r.Uac lok it (OMi piy with iwfuJ.r wo ■WIwm. ptraty W tin. oft. and riponm pud whit. »w»T trou toodM'iart.n If roil aro u amortcaa, ovar 17 roar, old. in rood ph,ncml roa dtlioa, roa can aaaHr tr»m >ourwlf to qualify tor oaa of tbeaa atlracOra. Iitmmr loba. Tha talar aaltonal Cormpandaara hvbooU ara aipani at tralalac man la paaa Owl S.rv>ca Exaatnaiiona Van can prapara rourwlf n*ht at hour. In raur apart uaa. Sand a paatai card today lor «« aaga Saak talMac aM about Inindrrda who Kara haaa auariaafut. Stan drudging' DncMaHtaaftn [ a( ranraol!! You can do II by uatag Ua that baoa •and* etnm nroaod I nmwunowi^comsrosDMci tatoou COLLETON’S BANK DIRECTORY THE COLLETON BANKING COMPANj" OF WALTERBORO, S. C. THE OLDEST RANK IN CX)LLET|>N COUNTY. AI I ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. lour Money will Grow in Our Savings Department DIRECTORS:—John F. Lucas, tl. W. Black, Jr.. Paul Sander* R. LUDLOW FRASER. Cashier. THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF WALTERBORO, S. C. Resources ' . . . $310,000.0Q All Hanking Business Solicited. Special Attention to Saving. Accounts, Large or Small. R. H. WICHMAN, Jt M. F1SHBURNE, ^ A. H. WICHMAN , Cashier. Vice-President. President. BANK OF SMOAKS ** , * SMOAKS. S. C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. /. 213,764.78 SAFE. PROGRESSIVE, ACCOMODATING W. H. YARN, A. EUGENE YARN, S. P. J. GARRIS, Jt I resident. Cashier. Vice-President FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF COTTAGEVILLE, S. C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS <n 200 00 EVERY HANKING NEED FOR BUSINESS PEOPI V. K. H. W ILLIS, W. E. WILLIS, jj G WILLIS. M. D. President. Cashier. Vice-President. Holiday Sale In order to reduce our stock we shall offer for sale during the remaining days of December and all of Jan uary our entire stock of SHOES, HATS, SHIRTS, NOTIONS OF ALL KIM bhoes which were $2.50, now $1.86 Shoes which were $3.00, now • • • • 2.25 Shoes tvhich were $3.50, now 2 85 All others reduced in proportion. - FRUITS FOR MSTIMS We have a large assortment of fruits for Christma-; and we ask that you see it before buying what you need vor Christmas or for that big fruit cake. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL W. O. GUESS Clothes Talk THE i) ETCiTTfiT:Y~i .DoK THE LOUDER THEY TALK 5A e clean, press and repair them and give them a tone of distinction. CALL US! WE'LL CALL! Walterboro Tailoring Company Phone 20-J S. M. LEONARD Main Street J Z Harrison, of the Little \\ (C Jones. W. D. Bert* at i mp section, was a business \jG. Murdaugh. of Ashton, tor to Walterboro Monday of this atrouu those tn town Tucsdaj ■ buftaars trip.