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joix the tip top ru n. Put Sumter at The Top of tin* Thrift Stamp Column and Then keep Her There. Sumter, April I 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Everybody. The Little Everybodiep, Sumt*r County. S. C. Dear Frtende: Do not all of you wish to become members of the Tip Top Club? The Tip Top Club is an Organisation whose object . is to put Sumter at the top of the Thrift Stamp sales column, and then of course to keep it there. Just at present the lit? tle county of Beaufort Is at the toi>, and at last report Sumter county was way down at eighteenth place. That's no place for Sumtet county to be. is it? Let's move her wsy up. Tou become a member of the Tip Top Club Just aa soon as you buy a stamp. If everybody in Sumter will become a member, and everybody gtvea a good above upward Sumter is bound to go to the top. ? Would not you like to see it there? dome in while the coming is good. Bring your neighbor in; bring your friends in. The Match stamp sales were good; let's make the April sales so large that March will look like a little child Are you in? Cordially. The War Savings Committee for Sumter County. e e e sVocnc More War Saving Societiee. Mayeeville 8chool No. 1: Louise cooper. President; Emma L. Chan? dler, secretary; Alma Huggins, Grace Parnell. Alma Touchberry. Harriett Stuckey, Emily Curry, Lucille Sum nier. Sarah Thomas Anna Morrison, Marian Kehn. Mary Ingram. Marion Taylor. Thelma Huggins, Mabel Good men. Mildred Anderson. Vivien Good? man, Janle Louise Mayen.Sadie Par? nell. Mary Scott Mayeeville School No. 2: - Holman Foxworth. President; Klizabeth Cooper, Secretary; Annie I>ee Simpson, Martha Burgess, Leslie Boykin, Jewel Ingram. Roy Anderson. Jack Wtlkes. Paul Wilson, Julia Wilkes. Theodore Morrison. Jsmes Thomas, Joel Black well. Wltherspoon Cooper. Aubrey Richardson. Thomas Fort. Helen Turner. Mary Weldon. Claudia Wlth? erspoon, Elisabeth Mayes, Buford Touchberry, J. Harvey Wilson, Janio $laokwe)l. Cecile Kahn, Madeline Scott. Floride Ingram. Thomas With Eoon. Ruby McElveen. Elizabeth id. Elizabeth Wilson, Mary Belle .Fiord. Mayeeville School No. 3: Annie L. Mayes. President; Mary W. Cooper. Secretary; Nell Brown. Roy Anderson. Marvel Weinberg, Margaret Bland. JMnle Cooper. Henry Thorn a 4, Annie Bradley. Andrew Touchberry, Eva Dunn. Elinor (rawrord, Virginia Brown. Annie Lou Ingram. Clare King Mortimer Kahn. Catherine Bass. Janle Ford, Lorena Dorn. Mai garet f So per. Mary Clawson Grler. Mayeeville School No. 4: R. C toper, President; Milner Wilson. agV.retary; Lester Weldon. H. H. lirun Sop. William McElveen, Mary Louise fritherapoon. Elsie Wilkes, Carrit Dell Wilson. Janie Gambol. Italy Taylor. Ava Mclntosh. C. D. Cooper, Jr., Fleetwood Bass. Frances Keels. Lil? lian F. Bradley. Sue Cooper. Trinity School No. 1: Pearle Heals. Preeldent; Thelma Dennis, Secretary; Eugene Keels, Albert Dennii, Effle Keels. Ray Mima, Earlean Keels, freest Player, Ethel Mints, Isabel Mc Ktveen. Hughson Dennis. S. L. Thomp "rinlty School No. 2: Matte Max Prldgaon. President; Bans McElveen. Secretary; Cecil McElveen, Albertus SEIveen. Oscar Player. Bralnerd >l?. Inez \l( Rlveen. Corrle M B)veen. Ixdtle. I>ennls, Forest Keels. . . . Here la what the poatofflcex of tin county report having sold through March 2lrd: in Of don. 117.71 Hagood. u.tl Horatio. 30.50 Mayeeville. I.llt.l 0>wego. 33 o Itembert . 3.75 Shlloh .. I. Tlndel. t0.5?> vledgefleld. 3?.7; Fine for Msyesvllle; lest sehthH fgr two or three others; mighty poor f0 rail th?? rest. ^ J up patinas te>e. wake up DeeVt reel knee there Is a war going on ! see Add to big buyera min c. l. gtubbs.tloo.oo .Come on big buyers; there I? plenty o| room In this column for Hating vour purchases; your example will be I ojted one. others win follow. Unele Srm needs the money. e e e V.re Cbslrman Harby recenth n?nr xferrv blanks to all the rountrv mer ? hunts One jimt nent in his blank (Hied in todav He ;t poloi; iz?'d ..r !??? ing late and said ' I will mnke up for lost time by enlisting the SSrvkfOS o* sll my employees, both on |hf farm end In the More and will take pleasure kj i o oper.-itlns in any w.i\ pox tide |o lias eud thai we make ?umtor sccuud ? ?? Ii i r-TT=38?BJCT to none in the purchase of Thrift Stamps." Isn't he the boy? He's about president of the Tip Top Club already. I If there ure a thousand more like I him in Sumter County the rest of the I counties will just trail in under the wire while we are resting; in the shade of the old apple tree. I t I Several country merchants have never responded to Vice Chairman Harby's letter asking them to be pa tiiotic enough to take out agencies. W. S. S. mean war saving societies; I W. 8. S. mean work, save, sacrifice; | W. s. S. mean war saving stamps. The members of the war saving societies work, save, and sacrifice so that they buy war saving stamps. Uncle Sam takes the money with which they buy stamps and buys food and clothing and guns for the boys who are fighting In France. The boys would be in l bad fix if their food, and their supplies and their amr.iunllion did not arrive on time. Here are some more societies and their members: The Wilson Spann W. 8. 8. 8.?Mrs. L. I. Parrott, Pres.; Mrs. J. R. Sumter, secretary; Mrs. J. J. Epperson, Mrs Ceo. Foxworth, Miss Madge Burdell, I Mrs. Henry Spann. Mrs. C. 8. Kings more. Mrs. O. H. Brightwell, Mm. L. J. Markey, Mrs. T. H. Slddall, Mrs. R. D. Graham. Mrs. C. ft* Stubbs, Mrs. W. H. Sholar, Miss Kate Durunt, Mrs. 1 B. C. Wallace. The Last Thursday W. 8. 8.?Mrs. R. L. McLeod, Pres; Mrs. B. C. Wal? lace, Jr., Secretary; Mrs. O. L. Long, Mrs. Geo. C. Warren, Miss i lassie Par? rott, Mrs. J. G. DeLorme, Mrs. Edwin Boyle, Mrs. D. R. McCtllum, Mrs. F. M. Moise, Miss Mabel Booth. Wedgefleld School, primary: Earle Troublefleld. President; Miss Ruth Cain, secretary; Esther Ramsey, Ethel Mellett, William Watts. Francis Brice, ] Brooks Truesdale, Mary Ramsey. Ethel Burress, Mary Burgess, Margar? et Nettles, Louise Nettles, Thelmu Hair, Arthur Watts, Onena Ramsey. Wedgefleld School, grammar: Lucy I Coulter, President; Miss Harriet Owens, Secretary; Lamar Parier, Rob? ert Brice, Willie Strange, Marian Ram? sey. Marie Burress, I^ex Geddin, Whil den Nettles. Clifton Alsbrook, Floride Coulter, Ruf us Burress, Evelyn Ram? sey, t ? Wedgefleld School: R. C. Dwight, j President; M.TJ. Ryan, Secretary; Ed? ison Dwight, Oldin I* Geddings, Ma? rten Watts, Earllne Watts, Mary C Parker, Cornelia Brice. TUlie Brice; George Ramsey. UJJaan Burress, Ida Brice, Archie Geddings, Thelma Trou blefleld. Wlnn School: Vera Fox, President; Truesdale Mosely, Secretary; Norton Marshall, Roy Baker, Marie Atkinson, Clement Marshall, Annie M. Baker, A. W. Mosely, Jr., Cecil Fox, Carl Baker, Miss Evle A. Wilson, Mrs. W. F. Ba ker. as* see The U. D. C. jumped into the game. Dick Anderson Chapter resolved to form a War Saving Society within It? self. The Chapter has nearly 100 members. The purpose will be to raise as near to $100 a month as possible from among tho Chapter members. The W. S. S. is now'a'forming. If each member buys $1.00 worth of stumps per month from now until 1923, how much in stamps will the members of the Chapter have Jan? uary 1. 1933, und what will the stamps they then have, have cost them? Try that on your little slate. See what Bethel School has "went and gone and done." Four societies; count 'em: four. Do you notice that many of the grown-ups of the community have Joined the school societies along with the children 1 That's a good idea There Is no reason why grown men and grown women should not be in the societies, and they lend strength and stability. They will hold the so? cieties together after school has clos? ed Cor the summer. The V, H>. C.'s and the Bethelite are good members of the Tip Top Club. May their snadow never mow lens. Here aie the Bethel members! Bethel School. Bilinat>: Matlie R Gibson, President: Trudie Pritehard. Olivia Tlndal, Mary Bnrkley, Arthur Tlmmono, James Qrlflln, Fay Hodge, Thalls Berkley, Louis Hlnson, Legare I Broadway( Douglas Jones, Bmilyl Rai Kley Bethel School Intermediate: Alice j D. Pugh. President; Lorena Geddings. Averil Geddings. S. A. Harvin, Jr.. Rollin Simmons., Hursley Barkley, Paullns Broadway, Beulen Jone Mary H Tlndel, Mang Geddings Dwight Cain, Thomas Pritehard, Per? ry Simmons, Tressle Barkley, J, M ] Qrlflln. Simmy Hinson. Robert Cain, Msry L Grlflln, Lois Kolh, James Brunsen, Ladsov fleddlnga Carl Net* iit'M, Bruce Bars ey, Russell Mcljeod, I Houle Jonen Louis McLeod. Bethel BctlOOl, Criminal: MclbO Kolh, President; Brllns Alshrook, Ids ruttlno, R?gens Geddings, Willie Hin won, Heyward K dh, R, <: Kolh, Mrs Bruce Baiuio, Marguerite. McDanlel, ECONOMY FOSTERS TRADE LONDON'S AMERICAN MERCHANT TELLS STORY OF CHANGED BUSINESS BASIS. Individual Spending Curtailed to Give Government Control of National Re? source**. (By H. Gordon Selfrldge.) Mr. Selfridge, formerly a Chicago merchant, is now the proprietor of the largest retail store in London. Of his 3,500 employees, a thousand have been called to the colors. The others have bought $100,000 of war-savings certificates. English business has been entirely readjusted to a war basis. England tried to muddle through in the first year of war on a "business as usual" program but we soon found that such a blind policy would not win the war. The government's demands on our in? dustrial resources were so enormous that we could not meet them and at the same time continue to produce all the things we were accustomed to have before the war. The business of the English people is now the business of war. All the productive energies of the nation are directed, first, to supplying the war needs of the government; second, the necessities of the people; third, the necessities of the export trade. Everyone in England is at work? including many men and women who never worked before. To be idle in England today is not "good form." Everyone is working; wages are the highest ever recorded; the whole scale of living has been raised; domestic] trade is good, despite nation-wide economy and saving. England is do? ing her big job cheerfully, despite Jht terrific cost of the war in blood and treasure; and the reason for this, 1 believe Is that everybody, rich and poor, is working for the nation with a determination to see it through. Money Will Not Win War. War is not a money-making busi? ness, and money will not win thit great struggle between democracy am autocracy. English merchants and manufacturers now see that it isn't merely money that a nation at war needs, but the product of human la? bor. While we pay war taxes in mon? ey and pay for government bonds in money, what is really happening |i that the government Is taking a large share of our Industrial production? our labor and material?and consum ing It In warfare. No businessman in England toda> advocates liberal Individual spending because It Is now realized that such spending for personal needs mean, one of two things?either an exhaus tion of the necessities of life at o time of threatened famine, or else the selfish employment of labor in luxury production when it ought to b devoted to necessity production. Spending for one's self in such time of national need is now recog nized as a distinctly unsocial act, an treasonable if carried to excess. Wha difference is there between having car goes of needed materials sunk b> enemy submarines or having then consumed at home for mere persoiu gratifictaion? It took us some time t see the truth of this, but every man ufacturer and merchant in Englan today knows the gospel of "goods an services." and the curtailment of do mestic spending is everywhere advo cated. Saving for National Needs. Every thinking Englishman, before spending for himself or his family, stops to consider, not whether he can afford It, but whether the nation can afford to have him spend. Economy |i l Sing constantly urged by the news? papers, even though for the tune it means less advertising revenue. Bui they realize, as do the merchants, that the war can not be provisioned, mu? nitioned, or financed from persona profits in business not essential t( the war. Luxury business has ceased in Kwa land. The women no longer buy elab orate gowns. There hasn't been a big social function in London since the Germans invaded Belgium. Motoi riding for pleasure was long ago aban? doned because the gasoline is needed in Flanders and the Ohabffeurs an wanted at the front or in the factor ics. For nearly two years not a elnglt m w automobile has been made ii England excepting for war work. w? do not consume our labor and m: ter ials in new private building?no om Annie Kolb. Secretary; Inez Brum?n Heuluh CttttlnO, Neal Geddings. K th erine Furman, Hugh Kolb, Luclle Met tics. Mrs. T. VY. Geddings. Miss l.'at? Pitts. McMellan Cain. Richard Tain Clarence Geddings. Luia Haivln Charlie KollT, Mary W. Nettles. Mr. 1 W. Ueddings. Bethel Bchol, llluh: Shatter .1 i h -<President; Marie Hodge, Secre tury; [?ynwood Jackson, ituth Oed dings. Ruth Kolb. Kllie Kolb. IV.nl Prltchard, Dors L Jones, Julius Koll Mabel Kolb. Hagel Kolb, Mrs. R, l Formen, Brielow Jackson, Nttcy Koll Christin? Kolb, Talulah Mellette, SPRING HABERDASHERY Copyright Hart Schaffacr & Man Spring Time -IS Dress-Up Time And we have the goods if you wish to be correctly attired. A Beautiful line of New H&is, Shirts arid Underwear Now on display. Cive us an opportunity to show you. THE D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes. can expend as much as $2,500 on a building without government sanction. We make our clothes last longer be? cause we know the boys in the trench? es need the wool for their backs. Wool is scarce; it would be criminal to waste it for personal gratification. For the same reason we are not making any new carpets. There is more m rious work for the spinners and weav? ers. Industry Shifted to Necessities. This drastic curtailment of certaii lines of production to make way for war business has not hurt business It has merely resulted in a shifting o. labor and business activity from tin less essential to the vitally essential industries. To give a few illustra? tions: Phonograph factories are now turning out delicate shell parts, jew? elry makers are producing periscopes watchmakers are adjusting fuses music-roll makers have turned to gag?. making, a baking-machinery plant > manufacturing high-explosive shells, : cream-separator factory is making shell primers, glazers are making cartridge clips, a baby-food factory is producing plugs for sheds, the out? put of a textile-machinery plant It now field kitchens, and an advertis? ing agency is making shell adapters. Everybody is at work, producing more and earning more than ever before, but the output is war necessities. No great nation can go through this war without paying its share. Profits ami patriotism do not mix When England entered the war, th? I^ondon merchants expected to see their ordinary trade disappear, and they were ready to shoulder any bur? den the war Imposed. But trade hat not been wiped out. The strange thing is that it has grown. My own ? business has paid the British treasury in two years $500,400 in exeess profits taxes; the government takes 80 per cent of the increased profits over the prewar standard. Living Scale liaised. The reason for this growth in re lail trade Is that the workers are get? ting tvery high wages, and they are now raising their standard of living. But the more prosperous middle-dags people have greatly curtailed then scale of living. They are giving up what the munition workers are gain? ing. Their incomes and profits ha\< been reduced, their taxes have i.i increased, and Ihej are feeling tin cost of the wa r. Thei e lias bei a . great leveling In England, and this Hurely is a distinct social gain. The piano trade is typical. In oni store we nre selling n great ni m> pianos to families who have dreamed | for years of being1 able to buy them. But these are not new pianos?we can not spare labor and materials for making new pianos any more than we can for building new houses. Those are second-hand pianos coming from the middle-class homes, often sold to provide funds for buying war bonds and war-savings certificates. If the merchants did a business of millions of pounds sterling in moving those pianos from the homes of the more prosperous middle class to those of the highly paid munition workers, there would be no I03S to the country. No labor or material would be con? sumed, excepting in the moving of the instruments. In fact, the treasury would gain by the operation, because what is really happening is that the workers are transferring some of their spending rower to the middle class, and the latter are transferring it to the government. The moving of the pianos simply is a way of getting a part of the munition worker's spend? ing power turned over to the nation. Workers Lending to Government. London merchants are not only aid? ing the government in spreading the gospel of war economy, but they are doing their part In diverting the wages of munition workers from careless spending to treasury financing. My own employees have put $100,000 of their earnings into war-savings cer ulicates, and each week we distribute extra certificates as prizes to the holders of winning numbers. When the British treasury floated the last big war loan we offered a capital prize of 5,000 lbs. ($25,000) in war bonds to the customer buying the bond carrying the winning number. .Mrs. Lloyd-George presided over the dlawing of the numbers. Before ad? vertising this bond sale, I telephoned the London official corresponding i?? an American police commissioner to ask him whether i would be put in jail for conducting a lottery. "Just consider that you haven't told me about it," was his reply, "and while you are doing it I'll he facing south." It is to the south of London where our men are giving their lives in the trenches. We sold 117,000,000 of war bonds, and to do it we spent $00,000 for prises, advertising, and clerk hire. Thai was in the midst of the holiday hopping season, and after selling this great amount of bonds for the govern? ment we did th<? largest Christinas business we had ever done. Miss Wattle Huntly of Charlotte, \ C, has been visiting Miss Marie Urunsou for several days. ANTI-JEWISH HI?TS START. Kassians Begin Killing Jewish Citi? zens in Turkestan. Moscow, Tuesday, April 3.?Anti Jewish riots have occurred in Turkes? tan. In Kowand tliree hundred per? sons were killed aod much property destroyed. In Kiev the anti-Semitic agitation is assuming an acute form. Wlieft that city was captured by the Ukrainians the Biort of the inhabi? tants they shot wen Jews. Managua, April 4.?Pro-German propaganda against the United Statos has be^en so marke d ^ in Nicarauga that President Chamborro has issued a decree prohibiting such activity. All offenders will be bai ished to an island in Lake Nicaragua. President Chamb? orro also ordered th- t all firms on the American blacklist be denied the use of the National telegraph and tele? phone lines. Washington, April S.->?Henry Ford of Detroit came here today for con? ferences with Officials of the war and navy departments w th the report that his plant now is turning out some? thing like 2,000 Liberty motor cylind? ers a day. iTtHIIHlltttHllllllHlliriHHIIIfHI We Grind Lenses, examine the ?yei scientifically and fit eye- ;: glasses perfectly. Lot us work I for you. We have all prescriptions on file. Broken lenses replac ed promptly. Graduate Opto metrlst and Optician in charge. I W. A. Thomson, I JBWBUB & OPTOMETRIST. :: [ _I tu:n:r.,.r::m:::t:ttminx::i?u:mmtnm