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HAPPY WORKMEN MADE BY THRIFT Group Saving Has Proved Highly Profitable to Thous ands of Employees of Sanely Managed Concerns. Every business Is either thrifty or unthrifty. If thrift governs, then .there will be accurate knowledge of Costs, sound finance, far-seeing policy, the best use of labor and materials, with intelligent creation of a money surphis to meet emergencies. If un thrifty, the concern is bound for bankruptcyr. which will arrive sooner or later. Thrift goes far beyond the exocu tive office, and so does lack of it. A thriftily managed business will have steady, skillful employees, working in pleasant surroundings, with every ad vantage in the way of equipment, and 'every advantage in earning power. The unthrifty 1 usiness is too familiar. It attracts chiefly the driftwood among workers. Unpleasant surroundings and poor equipment make work drudg ery. Wages are below good stand ards. and thm'e year is istially muarked by periods of idleness, If not labor trou bi es. Thrifty managers have learned in recent years that thrift facilities ex tended to their employees are part of general thrift in management. The employee must set aside his surplus, too. He is more than willing to save If he is the kind of man who values a job with a thrifty concern. But It has not always been easy for him to put his weekly savings in a secure place. Savings institutions may he far fron the pay winidow. Em ployers have overeome this handicap in many cases by. accepting deposits to be transferred to a bank, by selling se curitit's in their own business to em ployees on the instaillmnent plan. and in other ways. They have also taken pains to see that. empliloyees are not victimijze(l by o,0 sharks or blue-sky promoters. Since the Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamps came into existence there has been a wide development of this thrift movement for employees, as part of the management of a thrifty business. Employers know that thrift decreases labor turnover and also in creases output. The worker who saves is not worried by debts. He thinks well enough of his job to set tle in the community, buy a home, raise a family. War Savings Stamps offer the best medium for group savings in business organ izat ions. Thousands of savings clubs or societies formed during the 'war to help finance the government have been found so valuable that thousands more will be organized. The best proof of the health, stability and usefulneoss of any industry is its hearty teaniwork with t4e, Treasurv Departm ent in orgat niz in g savings so. cieties for the regular purchase of Thrift :alndt Wa1r Savings Stam ps. PiCTURE SHOWS EN IN ACTION Desperate Fighting Revealed by Official Filmi Taken by Signal Corps-To Be Shows All Over America. . Here are some of the thrills and "'punebli(" that the spetator will find in "Theo Pice of Peneo(C,'' thlit new flhnt history of the gm-eat. war just issued b)y the trea sury dlepart men t in connec tion wtith the Victory Loan1 canmpa ign The picture is to be shown all over the United States. Emora 1t ion of thousands upon thousandls of the two million soldiers sent. to France00, inolidinig the~ first pic tures ('V r(o-std showing thme gr'eal "Levithan'm." formierly. the "'Va tc'rhind,' 'galling fr'om the Port of Hiohoken for Jirett. . aitll ii h 'r war ('amoouila'. Th'lrilling scentes of bri~w the ma rnos fought at lHallsmu Wood, with mach in - guin a ioct ion, close up. Just like a box seat at the war. The ' Lost Ttatalio~n" on the scene of the famtouis otandl against the. ier mans. Maitor' Whtitt lesoy, his men and the gravs vof~tt1 heirh comrades. A battle in the air and thoe fallng of an enemy planot---an American air pquadron in action, photogr-aplhed from a plane. *Captured German halloons used for front obser-vatlon in the American sector and1( a tr-emendous artillery barrage put up to protect the big gas bags from an attack by enemy planes. H-ow an American battery went into action on one of the war's very Ibus lest mornings-poutring mustar'd gas shell into the enemy at the rate of eight a minute per gun. American Army of Occupationt marching across the RhIne into Gecr many-a wonderful parade financed oon Liberty bonds. President Wilson In ParIs for the Ipeace coferenlc, tcclal-ned by Yast lthron'; . A husky America'n soldiur keeintt a~ Wacht ami Rhine." WAR MOVIE DIRECTOR HARRY W. WEBB. lie is a Baltimore theatrical man and has been appointed film chairman by the War Loan Organization of the Fifth Federal Reserve District. lie will direct the movie program of the district, his biggest job being the dis tribution of "The Price of Peace," a movie of actual battlefield activities, which will be shown during the Vic tory Loan campaign. Mr. Webb operates six of Balti more's leading motion picture thea ters. le has had wide business ex perience, having held executive posi tions with electric light and telephone lants in Wilmington. Pittsburgh and Baltimore. ic was formerly vice pres ident of the Wilmington Tdlephone & IElectric Light Company, and was also engaged in the developmont of several of Baltimore's suburbs. Recently he has devoted his time to the motion picture business. HIS BROKEN NECK CURED BY COLLAR Surgeona Mend Lieutenant After Fall of 2,500 Feet and He Now Flies Again and is Happy. There is a man in San Franelseo walking around with a broken neck. I( is Lieutenant Charles M. Cum mins, of Vh'ginla. Cummins was an army aviator. While making a flight at Gerstnr Field, La., in February, 1-918, he fell 2,500 feet, fracturing the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae and dis locating several other vertebrae pa.r tially. After the fail lie was sent to Let termnan General RLospital at the Presi dill in San Francisco for treatniont. Armoy surgeons who are working al moSL ruiracies there in the reconstruc tion of the war wounded finally fitted a miet-i eolar on the aviator to carry the weight of his head. It worked and now Lieutonant (ummins is walk ing about a pparon tly normal. One of Many. ieutenaiat Cutnmmin's case Is only one (f many. hut it stands~ out lie cause of t he popular superstition that a man can't live' if his ni-rh is broken. The reconstiurt ion surgeons at Let terman are workinug on hundreds of cases nouch more difficuilt than the flyer's. They are receiving men there daily from the ba ttleflelds of France, whose legs and a rms hang w itheried and helpless andl they are tu rning these men out, after months of treatment and patient mecha nical manipulation, abhle to use their arms and legs and eapable of making a living. The cost, of c-our se. is trtemondous when oneo takes in to considerTat Ion t he fact t hat the same work hs being e-rried on In many military htospitLals. More Money Needed. Al ready Congries s has appropriauted millions of dolla r: to carry on the v~ork and many millions more will have to be made available for the caulse. For it is a enutse, this regen eration of the mn who gave thoir bodies5 to their counotry. PatI of the muoney to he real izid from the Victory Liberty Lonn will he us rd for t hiIs jobi of rorenns tructIion or regeneration. Think of this when yon ate making uip yoor ind ats to bow muttchI of thle loamn you, person ally. are goti)g to sutbscribhe. Leu tenan t Cummins)10 made a flight w Ith hiis eollitr on jutst to convince himself that he htadn't lost his nervn. WVe can't afford to lose onr nerve on a dollar and cents piroposition 1in the tace ot the deods of snch men. - TRADED HIS LEG. A Canadian BaptIst minIster, who chose a rIbl rather than ac *chaplaIncy and lost his leg In action, was being commiserated on thte "loss" of the leg. "I did net lose my leg," he re plied. "I traded It fofr a clear conscienice." "I traded It for a clear eon science." Better trade your dollars for a clear conscience In the Vie tory Loan. You won't regret it and you will get the dollar. bice with interest. BANK PAYS COUNTY TO USE BANK FUNDS Fairfiel Makes Advantageous Arrange nient. Best Bid Aceepted. Winnsboro, April 21.-It is believed that Fairfield county can boast of the most advantageous filnancial arrange ment for borrowing money of any county In the State. This year the 'Merchants' and Planters' Bank of Winnsboro, of which Senator T. -1-1. Ketchin is president, actually .Pays the county one-fourth of 1 per cent. on the $25,000 to be borrowed by the county for the privilege of making tihe loan. The details of the arrange ment provide that all county officers shall make their deposits of county funds in the bank which agrees to lend the amount needed by the county. No Worms lit a Healthy Child All children troubled with wornis have an un healthy color, which Indicates poor blood. and as a rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill 'ONIC ifiven regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. The banks in the county are called upon to bid for the loan, and the Merchants' and Planters' Bank this year agreed to pay the county one fourth of 1 per cent. on the loan on the condition that the county officers deposit their funds in that bank. For a number of years the county has been 'borrow.ing at a low rate of Interets. In 1913 the rate was 3 1-2 per cent; in 1914 it was 5 per cent, in 1916, 1 per cent, in 1917 and 1918 no charge was made on money borrowek and this year the arrangement above stated was agreed upon. LOOK FOR I THE RED BALL TRADE MARK area 1 munition 0h i1 a~d FOOTER'S Cleaners a d Dyers of Wearing Apparel and H4 . hol Furnishings of All Descriptions. WE YE AND CLEAN ARMY CLOTHES Par el6st and Express Shipments Given Immediate Attention. FOO ER'S DYE WORKS, Cumberland, d. TIREs YOU CAN DEPEND ON-4LWAYS. Our "Southern" Tires are ay-and night tires, fair-and-foul |weather tires, tires that villi give You 100 per cent service and satisfaction at all tinfes, under all conditions. Miede with "smooth and non-sll) treads, all stand ard sizes. Next time you buy a-tire get this mIake from us. HIARINEY ELECTRIC CO. Opposite Post Office. Laurens, S. C. Shoes, Oxfords, Dresses, Ready-to-wear AT NEW YORK SAMPLE SHOE STORE Come in and see the Big Values we are now offering on Big Spring and Summer Stocks. They Can't be Beat. American Girl Shoes Dress Goods Department The best shoe on the market Ladies'Skirts $10.00 values for the money. Regular price going at $5.98 of these Shoes $7.00 and $8.00. Ladies'House Dresses, ser Our Pice s~ooviceable and cheap at 1.48 Our Price $5.00 Other Low Quarters, would Ladies' House Dresses, a be good values at $5.00 and little better 1.98 $6.00. Ladies' House Dresses, hard OurPrie $.98to beat at the price 2.98 Our Price $2.98 _____________________Beautiful Georgette Waists $7.00 value now - 4.95 Ladies' White Shoes, fine workmanship and style. Can't -- HOSIERY be beat for the money. Our line of Hosiery is varied $1.50, $2.00 and $3.49 and stylish. Ask to see the lat p est offerings in these. Children's Shoes, hard to beat at any price. Men's Silk Hosiery $ 1.00 Our price $1.50 Values 50c MEN'S EMERSON'S SHOES MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS AND OXFORDS Ths1A~ n Ofrsae ' Men, don't f ail to look over, These Shoe s and Oxfords are the equal of any on the marketand the qualof ny o th marcetpants. Bought at the old prices at anywhere near the regular and sold the sm w price, which is $10.00. 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