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f RED CROSS GIVES | FULL ACCOUNTS I 1 War Coaacll TeDa Hov Million! . . Contributed by Public Were Used Fur Bullet i i , L BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED > % In Twenty Mentha $154,000,000 Wai pent Overmen* and $119,000,000 In the United 8tatee. Washington. (Special.)?Through i complete report of the work of th< American Red Cross In the war bj Chairman Henry P. Davison, on be 'half of the war council, the organlza tlon on the eve of Its annual enroll meet of member* during the Thin Bed Crow Roll Call, November 2 t< 11, baa rendered an acoounttng of thi many mtllont given It by the Amerl can people to help our fighting mei and our allies. The statement la, it part, aa follows: - t . -the vr,ur council of the Amerl cat Bad Croat la now prepare^ to make i complete ncooantlng to the America! people of money contributed and ex pacded, at- well aa the work done bj the Amerean Red Cross during th< period In which the war coyncil wai ?ln control of its affaire. The wai Mnnrtl viu in(MlBt(d Mar 19. 1919 aad want out of existence Febroarj 28, 1210. "It waa tha practloe of tha wai conn el] to fira complete publicity tc Its policies and finances, bat It to anlj aaw that a picture of the war parlor as a whoiis can ba presented. It U tha feeling of tha war council that i report la this summarised form should ba made directly to tha public whlct piOTlded tha money and (are tha ef fort which made the American Bed Cross a success. "A statement of the American Bed 0 Oa&s effort and finances since th< war council relinquished its contra will be made to the public througt the executive committee, and it is lm port ant, therefore, that tha fact thai this report covers ths period only until March 1, should be carefully noted.' Following are certain round figure* covering American Bad Cross particl patkm in the war, as revealed by th< war council's report: Some Outstanding Figures. OeutrlbuSions received (material and money). 1400,000,001 Bad Cross members: * Adults, 20,000.000 : ii nonnrin moon on Bed Croat workers 8,100,00) Belief artMee produced by volunteer workers., 871,577,001 Families cf soldiers elded ., o/ Horn* Service In U.S. 000,00) 1 Ben-eshmnnts served bv canteen workers la C.nL 40,000,001 Marses enrolled for service wltt army, navy or ^ Bed Cross 28,82 Binds of comfort articles distributed to soldiers and sattors In U. S.... 2,70) Knitted articles given to "soldiers and sailors In U. S 10,900,00) Tens of relief supplies hipped overseas 101,00) ' Foreign countries In which Red Croee operated ? Patient days In Red Cross hoaoita! in France 1,106,00) French hospitals given material aid .X 8,78) BpUnts supplied for JLmertean soldiers 294,06) Gallons of nitrous oxide and oxygen furnished IVench hospitals 4,540,00) Men served by Red Cross canteens in France 15,876,00) Refugees aided in France 1,726,00) American convalescent soldiers attending Red ' Cross movies In France 8,110,00) Soldiers carried by Red Cross ambulances in Italy 148,00) Children cared for by Red Cross in Italy 155,00) l Of the 8400,000,000 in money an< ? 11 ellaa 4A A iwaHASI ^ V^P|fUW) VVHUtVUkVU *v buv ? M Ooot dnrinf the twenty month tk? war council waa In exietenee 088,000.000 waa alleted to natlooa beadqaertert, while $187,000,000 wen to the chapters to finance their ac ttrttlea. Expenditures In the twent; onths totalled $278,000,000, dlTldet as,follows: By national headquarter la France, $87,000,000; elsewhere orei seas, $64,000,000; in the United States . $48,000,000; by chapters In the Unlte< States, $48,000,000; coat of chapter produced articles distributed ti France, $25,000,000, elsewhere over seas, $8,000,000; In the United States $88,000,000, niakinc total expenditure) In France. $82,000,000, elsewhere over aeaa, $72,000,000; In the United States $118,000,ooa pom I The American . I Red Cross | All you need is a I (|P -and a- ^ fL'* - ' ' , -.'i ^ v: r/. Shave Cotton Seed Joh D. Senator Smith says there are pro- on | duced in America something like 1,- the( a 200,000 bales of linters. This is 10 per Sou " cent of the number of bales of cotton roai produced. The Senator says that the A farmers should see to it that the gins belc I should be so adjusted that such a ed percentage of the cotton should not __ be left upon the seed. At the present price for cotton this amount would I be something like $150,000,000 saved I to the farmers. The Senator declares I that this is a matter not for legisla- I tion, but for the farmers themselves I j to regulate. , i o [ Virginia Tobacco Selling High I Sales of leaf tobacco on the Dan- I * ville, Va., bright market last week I 9 aggregated 2,536,350 pounds, at an I r average of 54^ cents a pound, the I highest price paid being $1.15 per I pound. | 1 o I > 666 has more imitations than [ i any other Chill and Fever Tonic II on the the market, but no one I i wants imitations. They are dan- jl ] gerous things in the medicine . I line.?Adv. . j i 0 I i TAX LAND SALE By virtue of an execution to me I ' directed I have levied upon and will I } sell for Taxes on the first Monday in I | November, 1919, being the 3rd day I of the month, before the court house I \ door in Kingstree, S. C., the follow- I ing described lands to wit: | ? Thirty-one acres of land in John- I > son Township belonging to the I r estate of H. C. Clemmonts and bound- I 1 ed as follows: on the North by lands I 1 of Julius Fulmore; on the East by I 1 lands of W. C. Hemingway; on the I South by lands of Wilson D. DuRant; I on the West by land of W. C. Hem- I I ingway. | Also % acres of land and 1 lot in 1 ? i I ft : i ! ' ( / ' Every ? repre: I ' Tield ] Then D I No math I is a Delc< 1 reach of; t 31 ; | This me ; 1 ; than mer ; chase of '< ' These me : KNOW ele i ' Th^y can H plant you s r 1 * inson Township belonging to Jeff. | and East by lands of Sarah L Eadc Haselden and bounded as follows: j South by 16 foot alley, the North by lands of Stim; on Also 24,000 feet of lumber in La' ( East by lands of Perry; on the Township belonging to J. H. Moi th and West by the Georgetown gomery Timber Cutting Co. d. Purchaser to pay for papers, lso 3 lots in Johnsonville, S. C., GEORGE J. GRAHA] mging to F. L. Powell and bound- Sheriff Williamsburg Count as follows: on the North, West 10-l6-3t. WHEN YOU HAVE A NEED IN OUR LINE QUICK SERVICE MEANS A GREAT DEAL. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE OUR SERVICE IS IMMEDIATE ' YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT AN HOUR OR ? MINUTE FOR ANY REASONABLE REQUIREMENT IN OUR LINE. BACK OF OUR SERVICE TOO, WE GUARANTEE AND STAND READY TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE RIGHT, EVERY PURCHASE. 'r-'" S. serrts a Vm . " -' > -LigRt ^ V ELepi-esenfafive^T e Is a Delco-Light ] / . *r where you live, there They ca 3-Light man within easy are Pr?P you. They cai f ans much more to you e convenience in the pur- _u i Delco-Light plant. CbZZV :n are trained men ?they chum,sep ctricity as applied to farm use. ances ,hat , . i / furnished advise you as to the size of hould have. And?afte near-by to Dclco-Ligkt it a complete electric tight and power hundred pi plant for farmt and country home I. self cranking ? air - cooled ? ball bearings ? no belts ?only, one DelCO-L - ptocr lo oil ?Thick Plates. rnndiliVv long, lived Storage Battery COHCfltlOl -RUNS ON KEROSENE. and labC |A DELCC ipffilf. carter electri ifcl.1I/ T T 7 n*T?mr>TI J. v OAiiiijii, The Domestic Engineer % ly; Boys and Girls, I have some news? For happy days wear Red Goose ws Shoes. it- KINGSTREE DRY GOOD'S CO. o The County Record Is $1.50 a year in advance. j m _ s i?ji\ ?*?? w? I | best dairymen^! Bi you Know i "DoMfedonfe g Their answers will convince you ' | the big producers don't depend \ _ ? grass, but find it necessary to su elements that properly balance it. I I grass is so deficient in protein a cow would have to eat seveial t j | her capacity to obtain enough pri _ I for her maximum production?gri . Ji practically never balanced. 31 This is why repeated teats have shows ^m the average cow on pasture will produ j 5 6 lbs. more milk per di J| when fed Pur ma Cow Chow. This i* is obtained at an additional coat of J be per day par cow. Figure what due < ft . .aeen to you for a week or a month./ 3jj Purina 1 Cow Chow IC . Veeorftpliahee this because it contains Jf milk aiiin as liasssrl meal, ghstan faec ^1 ccfti hominy Kid, moUmi, cottoMud ^ and wmUin ailiMt mail 39 Picoa that >mt can incsaaae the maQ am pounds per day by pntdag Parma Chow to tbe teat. Ample stack pn ban J" Said in Chochariswd Sage Omlj !Nesmith-Fl J mng'stree, r Man Near 1 n see that your house a erly wired? n superintend the install [ so that it will give you I and economical service. give you intelligent advice as 1 use of water system, washing arator, milking machine and 01 you can operate with the by Delco-Light. r the plant is installed they a advise with you and see that y< er cent satisfaction out of its oj ight is lightening labor, bettering ns and actually paying for itself >r saved in more than 75,000 farm )-LIGF C SERVICE COMP/ LAKE CIT ing Company, Dayton, . ' ? | | J Mr. Wearn, representative of the j Globe Tailoring Co., will be at our store on November 5th and 6th. PEOPLE'S MERCANTILE CO. o j Subscribe for The Record. i d, owers Co., So. Car. ?i > * * ' ' ^ I i i * . You nd barn ation ot the most I <? to the purmachine, ther applielectricity j t . 'Js J re always du get one fl jeration? n ? living in time hr\moc jllj IT " kNY, I Y, S. 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