Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i if Ailtiudnai ana ^juiurou. fcimrtml ui litt? PoatoAti e at suum-r. 0. iL, mm BlOVOUd I Ul*? MalM'l . 1 1 ? ' 111 PILHNO.NAI MUs Jaul? Lou McDowell, of Hrlcktoai. N. C. la visiting the Misses Fate. Mr. and Mr.-. Brot kington. and JfUioH K?n'-4 and Louise Brockingtnn, of Manning, were in the city Thursday night to attend the play at the Academy of Music. Re\. F. M. Satterwhlte left Friday morning f-?r Yorkvllle alter spending aeveral *lay* In the city. Miss Brand, who has l-m viMiing Miss) Mary Wilson. left on Friday fgf Darlington, where she will spend some time. Mr. and Mrs. I>. J. Wlnn and Mr. W. It. Scarborough, ??f Blshopvllle. attended the play at the Academy of Musk* Thursday night. Mr. J. Manly Smith, of Blshopvllle. passed through the city on Friday on his way home, after spending a month at Hot Springs, Ark. Mi U M. Jenkins has returned to rr?r home at 8t. Charles, after spend? ing a few days In the city. Mr. R. M. Waff Mi returned Friday morning from an extended business trip to Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. U McCallum r<? turned last week from their wedding t?>ur and arf stopping with Mr. and Mrs. 11. Is Scarborough for the pres? ent The Hon. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden parsed through the city Sat? urday gggggfl ig op his way to Blshop? vllle. Mr. J. 1\ Gbnn w ? nt to Yorkvill* Saturday to visit his brother at that piece. Mr. A. K. Sand rs SflM has heen In the city a couple of days, returned to his home In Hagood Saturday. Mrs. B. C. Moses leaves this after? noon to visit relatives in New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Harby, who have been visiting In the city have returned to their home at Trenton. Hon. T. O. McLeod passed through the city Saturday on his way to Blshopvllle from Georgetown. Mr. J. K. McElveen, of Shiloh. was In the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Owens have re? turned to the city from their brldaP ? r?o \ Messrs. Abe H> tiei.??erg, !< K Craaswvi). ana Graham Mot ? leave ] this afternoon for Atlunta. Ga . to at tind Ho ? om-i/.; 1. of Southern ? Wholesale Grocers association. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rowland and Mr. D. 8. Rowland, of Henderson, N. Cm tire visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bow land of this city. Mra H. C. Haynswoith and little son and mother. Mrs. Beatty. left for Greenville Monday morning to stay some time. Mr. W. C. Bates Bead. Mr. W. C. Bates of Plnewood. who was brought to the 8umter hospital about two weeks ago for treatment, died Friday morning at the age of 38 years. II > hud lived In Plnewood only a short time prior to his being taken sick, but had Pe< ome well known In that section and a leader In Plnewood affairs. The body was taken from Sumt?r to Plnewood Friday evening where the mt- rment took place Saturday at 11 a. m. Mr. Bates married Mrs. Harwick of Plnewood who survives him. ? >\N< 1 \T IMIOVIDI \( F. p\. VILION. Big Dhihp to Follow tuition Sale on; ThurH?lH). gfsj| |g, The Dalsen German Club will give a dance at PiaildsgUt Springs pavil? ion on Thursday May il, to which all of the darn ing men and ladies of the county ar? invited. The dance will be given after the auction sab* of the Bowman-Mo<>re farm, which Is expected to attract a large crowd from all over the State, and it Is proiiabl ? that th ? dance will be a very Mg affair. Parties are expe< t? d from Camden. Sumter. Blshopvllle anil all other surrounding points. A full orchestra wll be on hand to fur? nish music for the occasion nnd everybody will have | tine time. Th hand se< un d Pv the management Is Pickney'.? hand from v'.i.irobla. County Superintendent ?,f Kd uca tlon llaynsworth M now trying to organise a Sumter County School Trustees association. The hose teams were called mit to a fire out <?n Mr. W. B. Boyle's place S.iturda v aft- rnoon Th ? chh k n house wh? found ablaze when the wagons arrlv d. but the ft*? was speedily ejttlngulshed I Aether fir . it the residence of Mr*. Pitts on Church street was extinguished b fore irrl\ ? d. POSTAL SAYINGS BANK. si m i f.k DEPOSITOR! to OPEN Jt \i: ist. 1), situation of Local PostOSSOS Prob? ably Hue to Application of Pont? master Shore Who ( ailed On Of? ficial* When Kcecntly in Washing? ton. The annniimriii' nt WSJ mad I Sun? day bf the Postmsstsr Qsnersl that sumter had bejes designated as the second place in South Carolina for the stablishnn nt of a postal savings I. mk, Newberry having lwn dosig aatod previously and the hank open ?4 there January 1st. Postmaster Shore had rSSStved notice a few days ago that this post office would bf des? ignated as a postal depository, and with the notilcation he received in? structions that he would he directed ys.th the notification he received in? structions and to familiarize hlmselff with the details of conducting the I ^tal savings depository. Th* de? pository will he opened for the re i option ot d posits June 1st and while the dato on which Postmaster Shore will go to Newherry has not been fixed. h?' will probably receive orders within a fan days, as th'j time is short In which to arrange for the opening ?.f the depository. Th.* .e lection of tlv Sumter post oftlce as a postal depository is due probably to the personal application of postmaster Shore who, when In Washington a few months ago. called on the officials in charge of this mat? ter and rcquestel that Sumter be se? lected as a depository at the earliest date practicable and laid before th^m for consideration, facts and statistics that tended to prove that a postal savings bank would 1)9 a success here and that It would be of real service to a large number of the patrons of the po3tofflce. That his representa? tion and argument in support of the claims of Sumter had weight with the Postmaster General Is evidenced by tha result. It Is believed that the establish? ment of a postal savings bank here will be of real benefit to the com? munity and will be the means of -en? couraging and extending the saving habit among a large class of people who do not now save systematically and who have never had a bank ac? count. An account will be opened with the deposit of $1 or any multiple of that sum, amounts of less than $1 may be saved for deposit by the pur? chase of 10-cent postal saving cards .'n-1 adhesh ? rO-cent pi^tal-jcvfnus stamps. Bach postal saving! card contains blank epasos to which ssv a pa may bi sfllsed from time ;c tin. a.v pur? hawed, an?1 a card with nine 10-cent stamps thus af? fixed will be accepted as a deposit of $1, either In opening an account or in adding to an existing account. In? terest Is allowed on all deposits at the rate of 2 per cent per annum. The postal bank will not interfere with the business of the locul banks, In as much as the funds received by the postal depository are deposited In the local banks, and on these deposits the banks are required to pay onlv 2 1-p per cent interest. All thinngs considered, the estab? lishment of the depository in Sumter appears to be an excell?nt thing for the town, and another step forward In the line of growth and develop? ment. SCHOOL FESTIVAL AT REMBERT. Festival Given In llchalf of Itaftlng Crevk High Scliool. <>n Friday evening between '& and 10 o'clock, May 12. in the Raft? ing Creek high school building. Item t-ert. S. C, there Will he given by the hOOl an Ice cream festival In the Interest of the school. The public is most cordially Invited to attend and their presence is urged to make the oeeaston s happy one. We are pre paring for the larg ist crowd we have ever entertained here. Cf iBA, cakes, fruit, lemonade and Clgan will be Sjerved and there will b>- mn.ee and games for the gayer ones. BYRNES AT Till. WIHTF HOUSE, t'oaftteassaas Calls on President in Interest of l>. <'. Henderson, of Alken. Washington, May I,? Congressman Byrnes was at the White House to? day to see president Taft in the in IsvsSfl of i) s. Henderson of Alken, who desires to n ssoms the successor to Judge Brswley on the federal beaeh when the later retires. Jassje Brawley will reach the age of retirement on Saturday, May IS, and It Is understood that his sue crsSOff may hi mimed without delay. The beys and ?Irls of the sixth and ?OVeatll grades went out |0 PoCSllS OfJ Saturday to spend the day there and to enjoy an all day plcnlC. The tsaeasrs ??f the gradei wen! along as chape roses for tio- occasion and all had l most enjoyable time POSTAL BANK RULES. Brief Statement of Rnlee and Regula? lions of United Stalls Postal Sa\ lags Banks. In \ w of the early establishment ??f the Postal Savings Bank In con? nection with the PostofBce, the rules and regulations Issued by tin- Post olttce Department under the title, "Information for Depositors,*' will be ' oth interesting and useful to the people of Sumter: 1. The Postal Saving! System li stabilened for the purpose of pro? viding facilities for depositing savings at Interest with the security of the (Jnted states Government for repay? ment. Safety. 2. The faith of the United state? is solemnly pledged to the payment of deposits made In postal savings de? pository offices with aeoured interest as provided by the postal-savings act. \Vho May Deposit. 8. Accounts may be opened and deposits made by any person of the .ige of 10 years or over in his own name ;?nd by a married woman in her own name and free from any interfer? ence or control by her husband. No person can have more than one ac? count at any one time. 4. No person may open a postal savings account at any post office who is n >t a patron of that Office. 5. All accounts must be opened in person by the depositor or his au thorized representative. After open? ing an account a depositor may for ward subsequent deposits to the post office by mail. 6. Deposits will be accepted only from individuals, and no account will be opened In the name of any cor? poration, association, society, firm, or partnership, or In the names of two or more persons jointly. 7. No account will be opened in the name of on? person in trust for or on behalf of another person or per sons. Service Five. 8. The service of the Postal Sav? ings System is free, and no charge or fee is collected or required in connec tion with the opening of an account or the withdrawal of money deposit ed. Privacy of Accounts. 9. No person connected with the Post Office Department or the postal service is permitted to disclose the name of any depositor or give any In formation concerning an account ex c?pt to the depositor himself, unless directed to do so by the Postmaster OeneT-al. llOer to Open An Account. Wh?n a person applies to open ount he must furnish necessary latlon for the postmaster or his representative to till out an appli? cation, which he will then be requir? ed to sign. If the applicant signs by mark his signature must be witnessed by a disinterested person. Deposits. 11. Deposits are evidenced by postal-savings certificate issued in fixed denominations of $1, $2, $5. $10, $20, $50, and $100, each bearing the name of the depositor, the number o his account, the date of Issue, the name of the depositor, the number of date on which interest begins. The postmaster or his representative will make out a duplicate of each cer? tificate issued, which the depositor I w ill be required tO sign and which the postmaster Will retain in his records 12. No account may be opened for less than $1, nor will fractions of a dollar be accepted for deposit. 13. No person Is permitted to de? posit more than $100 in any one cal? endar month nor to have a total bal? ance to his credit at one time of more than $f>00 exclusive of accumu? lated interest. 14. Savings certificates can not be transferred or negotiated and will be payable only to the p -rson to whom Issued. 1 f>. On opening an account a de posttor is supplied with an envelope in which he may keep his savings cer? tificates. On this envelope is print? ed information for his guidance, and also a blank ledger record on which to keep an account of his deposits and withdrawals. 1?'.. In eise a savings certificate Is lost or destroyed th i depositor should nidify the postmaster. If deemed proper, a new certificate will tu- issued upon compliance by the depositor with th - necessary requirements. 17, Postmasters are not permitted to r< celve savings certlflactei for safe? keeping. Havings Cards and Stamps. 18, Amounts lesa than $1 may he saved for deposit by the purchaose of 10-cent postal-savings cards and adhesive 10-cint postal-savings stamps, Bach postal-saving card contains blank spaces to which sav? ings at am pi may be affixed fr-.m time to time as purchased and a pos? tal-savings card with nine 10-cent saving stamps thus affixed will be ac? cepted as a deposit Of $1 either in opening an account or in adding to a n I listing a< count. 19, Saving1* cards and stumps will t>?.learned only by the Issue of sa> in.'s c rtlllc ites and me m i ? I l for postage. They will not in- receiv? ed in exchange for postage stamps nor will postage stamps be accepted n exchange for postal-savings cards r stamps. 20. hit. rest will be allowed on all deposits at tin- rate of - per cent per annum, computed on each savings certificate separately, and payable an? nually. No interest will be paid on money which remains on d -posit for a fraction of a year only. 21. Deposits will bear Interest from the 1st day of the month next follow? ing that In which deposited, 22. filterest will continue to ac? crue on a savings certificate as long as it remains outstanding, certiflcat >s being valid until paid, without limi? tation as to time. 23. Compound nterest is not allow-; ed on an outstanding certificate, but a depositor may withdraw interest payable and Include it in a new de posit, which will bear Interest at the regular rate. 24. A depositor may at any time withdraw the whole or any part of his deposits to his credit with any in? terest payable by surrendering sav? ings certificates. properly indorsed, for the amount desired. certificate for payment in full with all the back in the presence of the j postmaster or his representative and surrender it. The postmaster or his representative, if satisfied as to the depositor's Identity, will then make payment. 26. When a depositor desires to withdraw only a part of the amount 1 called for by any certificate the post I master will cancel the certificate and issue a new certificate covering the amount to be left on deposit. The new certificate will be so dated that the depositor will not lose interest on the amount remaining continuously on deposit. 27. When a depositor desires to withdraw merely the interest pay? able on any certificate, instead of in? dorsing and surrendering the certiti | cate a? in case of full payment, he j will be required to give his receipt in duplicate for the amount of the in? terest paid. The postmaster will en? ter the interest payment on the back of the certificate and return it to the depositor. l)e|M)sits Not Made in Person. 28. When a person who has open? ed an account can not appear per? sonally to make an additional de? posit, because of infirmity or for oth? er good and sufficient reason, the amount to be deposited may be sent by a representative or forwarded by mail. On receipt of the amount the postmaster will send to the depositor the duplicate of each savings cer? tificate to bo issued. When the du? plicate or duplicates thus delivered I liter cist. Withdrawal. A depositor presenting a I havd been signed i>y the depositor and returned to the depository office, th ? p< stmaster will send him the original certificate covering the amount de-! posited. New accounts can not 1' ? opened by mail. When an intending depositor desiring to open an account is unable to appear- In person he may forward the money by a representa? tive, who Will be provided with an application form, which must be pr 'perly tilled out by the intending depositor and returned with tll9 du? plicate certificate or certificates. Withdrawals Not Made in Person. 29. When under similar circum 3 ances a depositor can not appear In i >rson to make a withdrawal, a blank i rder will be furnished for his use Upon request by his representative. When such order has been properly filled in and signed by the depositor, with his signature witnessed by a disinterested person, and has been re? turned to the postmaster, together with each certificate to be paid prop i ly indorsed, payment will be made to the depositor s representative. 30. When a depositor who is un abj." to appear in person desires to w'thdraw merely the interest payable on any certificate, the blank order furnished will include receipts for the Interest to be paid, upon return of which, properly signed by the de? positor, the postmaster will make pay? ment to. his representative. Death of Depositor. 31. In case of the death of a de? positor the amount standing to his credit will be paid to the executor or administrator of his estate upon com? pliance with the necessary require m nts. In case no formal administra? tion is desired by his relatives, the postmaster may, if it is deemed proper, be authorized to pay the amount of the deposit, on applica? tion in proper form, to the persons entitled to receive It, without the ap? pointment of an administrator. Account of Women Who Marries. 32. A woman who opens an ac? count and afterwards marries must present her savings certificates at her office in order that the certificate may he indorsed as payable to her in her own name. The postmaster w ill receive no further deposits from a depositor failing to comply with this requirement, nor will he make any partial or interest paym?nt to her. Postal-Savings Bonds. 33. A depositor will be permitted to exchange the whole or any part of his deposits in sums of $20, $40, $60, $80, $100, or multiples of $100 up to and including $500, into United States registered or coupon bonds bearing interest at the rate of 2 1-2 per cent per annum, payable semi annually, and redemable at the pleas? ure of the United States after one year from date of is-sue, both prin? cipal and interest payable 20 years from such date in United States gold coin. Such exchange may be made under date oi January i and July 1 of each year, provided Mich bonds MM 111" n available. 34. A depositor desiring to con? vert his savings deposits into bondf on January 1 and July 1 of any year must make application at least 15 days before either of the dates nam? ed to the postmaster In triplicate on a form which will be supplied him for that purpose. At the time of making application he must indorse and surrender savings certificates cov? ering the amount of the bonds de? sired, for which the postmaster will give him a receipt. Interest will con? tinue to accrue <>n certificates sur? rendered until the date on which the bonds are issued. When the bonds ap? plied for are received by the post? master, the depositor will be notified and the bonds will be delivered by the postmaster on presentation of the receipt for the certificates surrend? ered. At the same time all interest due on the certificates surrendered will be paid. 35. Savings deposits converted intD bonds are not counted as a part of the maximum of $500 allowed one depositor, and there is no limitation upon the amount of available postal savings bonds which may finally be acquired by a depositor. 36. Postal-savings bonds are ev empt from all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from tax? ation in any form by or under State, municipal, or local authority. 37. Postal-savings bonds can only be procured by the conversion of postal-savings deposits, and will not be issued to persons who are not de? positors, but whether in registerd or coupon form th?y may. upon receipt by the depositor, he sold and assigned at any time to any person desired. FRANK H. HITCHCOCK. Postmaster General. ORDERED TO WASHINGTON. Commander Victor Blue Detached From Pacific Fleet and Sent to General Board. Washington, May 8.?Commander Victor Blue, well known in South Carolina through his service in the navy department several years ago, has been detached from duty as ch. of staff to the commander-in-chi of the United States Pacific fle? which office he has held since Ma 19 08, and ordered to this city f< duty with the general board of tl navy, of which Admiral Dewey president. Mr. Suits has been sent here b the A. C. L. officials as general yar manager to take the place of Mi Adams, who has been given other du ties. The cool nights are proving injux iou3 to young cotton. The oat cro: Is failing dally for lack of rain. WE contracted with some of the foremost Shirt Manufac? turers in the United States to make our Spring Shirts. We have a showing of carefully chosen fabrics that will please the most fastidious dresser. We don't know where the Man we can't please with a Shirt will go to find a Shirt to suit him. All Sizes and all Sleeve Lengths. Attached or Detached Collars, 50c to $2.00. The new Negligee Shirt with soft detached collar will be a very popular Shirt for hot weather weai with swell dressers. We nave them at their best, in handsome new shades Bring here any particular [shirt requ*rement you may have, Sir, and see how well we can meet it. -THE D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Tin: HOME or <;ooi> nouns. - - Phone 166. Sumter, S. C.