The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 17, 1919, Image 2
RAILWAY BILL
DEBATE IS ON
Cannot Be Passed By January
1?-Opposition Proves
Strong
Washington, Dec, 11.?Hope of en
asifcag .railroad legislation by Janu
ary. 1. .the date on which President
Wilson has announced the roads
would be turned back to private con
trol, .virtually was abandoned today
by senate leaders.
Strong and unexpected opposition
developed during consideration of the
Cunsmins bill, designed to meet con
di^hs with the end of government
control, and it was by a slim and nar
row margin that its advocates de-,
feated a motion to set aside and take |
up the sugar control measure.
In view of the short timje remain
ing, before the Christmas recess, and
the fact "that the Cummins bill, if
passed, must be sent to conference
^hh the Esch bill, recently passed by
the' house, Republican and Democratic i
senators predicted that it would not j
b? possible for the law to be complete j
by theV end of the month.
; The 'day's- upturn was keenly disap
pointing to friends? of the Cummins
bill, which would have been passed
Monday with less than a score of sen
ators voting, except for a demand by
Senator La Foilette, Republican, of
Wisconsin for a quorum.
Tearing the course of an address to- i
day in which he made a sharp demand j
for immediate action, Senator Under- I
wood, Democrat, of Alabama took no- j
tice of widtely circulated rumors that j
;he president would not return the j
roads to their owners in January l.j
Senator Underwood frankly announced :
he' did: not know what President
?? intended to do.
'Talcing up, for the time being, the
iBj-f*ority' leadership. Senator Under-J
. wood fought off attempts to sidetrack i
the railroad bill and defended it j
^g?inst attacks by members of his.
jb&r? party. While he did no* tp- j
prove all of its provisions, the.
Alabama senator declared it protected j
the- financial interests of the. roads j
anil did not unduly burden the pub
lic;
The principal attack on the bill
was jjjade by Senator LaFolJette, who j
spent two full days speaking on the j
-64$;and who has not yet reached the;
end of his address. When he had been j
steadily assailing the measure for two ;
days Senator LaFollette yielded floor!
to Senator MeKellar, who was pro- j
ceeding to demand elimination of cer-!
?i&txijprovisions, charcterized as "Bol- j
efievistic," when he halted suddenly j
and jfchnounced that he did not intend '?
' to" speak to empty benches. Almost;
ah hour was lost today in quorum;
calls, which was denounced as inex- j
pusable with a vitally important |
measure before congress.
? There was suggestions from a num- j
her of senators after adjournment to-}
night that it might be necessary. to,
defer the Christmas recess. It also!
jkas suggested that the senate en- <.
deavor'to obtain from the" president a|
statement as to his plans for the |
turning back of the roads, in view of j
his silence on this question since his j
message to the extraordinary session j
of congress last May. Some senators
thought that if the president contem
plated any brief delay it would help
til the framing of legislation and
"obviate the risk of unwise provisions
through hasty action now in the light
of strong opposition to the Cummins
bill.
BIG PAPERS
ARE PENALIZED!
Proposed to Increase Postage!
Rate on Newspapers
Washington, Dec. 12.?Newspapers j
containing more than twenty-four |
pages will be charged five times the
present-postage rate, under a bill in- j
troduced in the senate today by Sena-'
tor Jonles, of Xew Mexico, as a mcas- j
ore to meet the news print paper sit- j
uation.
TILE PRICE OF FLUOR
% The United States Grain Corpora- !
tion announces that it purchased j
last week 50,000 barrels of first class j
flour at prices ranging from $S.20 to j
?*U5. j
Saloniki, Dec. 13.?Greek soldiers
and Turkish irregular troops engaged I
in- scattering skirmishes recently in |
Western Asia Minor, according to of- [
ficial statements issued here.
, ABR?ZZI RYE
I'
$3.50 per bushel
SEED WHEAT
Fulghrum & Texas
OATS
Two and three
Pound Bagging
Dticker & Bultinan
905-906
SUGAR CONTROL
IS CONTINUED
Senate Passes Measure to Pro
tect Public Against
Profiteers
Washington. Doc. 12.?The Mc
Narry bill under which government
control of sugar will be continued an
other year was passed today by the
senate and sent to the house.
ORDERED TO
RESUME WORK
Union Leaders Have Actually
Called Off the Strike
Indianapolis, Dec. 11.?Members of
the United Mine Workers of America
are urged to return to work with the
least possible delay in order that the
public needs for coal may be prompt
ly met. in a circular prepared by the
international officials of the organiza
tion this afternoon and .vhich will be
sent to the 4.000 local un.ons as soon
as it can be printed. The circular was
issued to supplement instructions sent
out last night by wire and contains an
explanation of the action of the gen
eral committee voting to accept the
president's proposal for settlement of
the strike.
?Acting on the directions contained
in the telegrams of last night, many
miners reported for work today and
indications were that practically , all
mines which have been idle since the
walkout on October 31 will resume op
eration tomorrow. Reports from sev
eral mines told of hoisting of coal as
early as noon today and operators
here stated that coal will be moving
rapidly by noon Monday.
Attorney -General A. Mitchell
Palmer, who came to Indianapolis fol
lowing his conference with miners'
union heads in Washington aSturday
night left today- for French Lick
Springs. Ind.. and tomorrow will leave
there for Washington.
It was staled today that the gov
ernment intends to proceed with the
grand jury investigation of charges of
violation of the Lever act and anti
trust laws through conspiracy to lim
it the production of coal. These
charges involve both miners and oper
ators. On the other hand, it was in
dicated that charges of contempt
made agoinst s4 official*:'of the mine
workers for alleged .\iolation of the
federal court injunction against the
strike, probably would be dropped.
Acting President John L. Lewis, of
the pnited Mine Workers left for
Washington this evening to attend a
conference of national and interna
tional union heads called by Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor. Prior to his de
parture he received a message frcn
President Wilson commending the
miners' officials for their action yes
terday and replied in a telegram
which carried assurance of further
cooperation of the miners in efforts
to reach a settlement satisfactory to
all sides.
In their circular today the miners'
officials review the incidents leading
up to the calling of the general con
ference here Tuesday and quote the
memorandum drawn up and agreed
to between them and Attorney Gen
eral Palmer as basis for settlement.
The difference between the plan ac
cepted and that proposed by Fuel Ad
ministrator H. A. Garfield was pointed
out. The Garfield plan, it is declared,
closed the door of hope for any in
crease in wages beyond 14 per cent,
and eliminated other features consid
ered of vital importance to the coal
workers.
The circular then sets forth that
the "stuborn facts with which we
were confronted" were presented to
the genera! committee and that after
most thoughtful and thorough consid
eration it was dec' led to accept the
president's proposa. to return to work
under the 14 per cent, wage advance
pending final settlement by a com
mission.
The miners are asked to trust their
chosen representatives and "to wait
patiently the vindication of their
judgment and action.' which, it is
predicted, will ultimately come.
The statement points that all the
circumstances of the officials* action
and the .reason for it can not be ex
plained in a circular and that for this
reason, a general convention of the
organization will be called shortly
[after a full resumption of work. The
officials express confidence that when
the course adopted is explained at the
i convention, universal approval will
! be-given by the representatives of
I the -1.000 locals.
! COAL PRODUCTION
I ON THE INCREASE
Encouraging Reports Recorded
From. Middle West
i
j Chicago. Dec. 12.?The general in
i crease in the production of bitumi
! nous coal was today augmented by
j reports from nearly all coal lleU\i=. In
j ;< few sections, however, some miners
jare still rebelling against President
Wilson's proposal.
The most important question to
come before the citizens and taxpayers
of Sumter in the near future is the
proposal to either sell the City Hall
building and erect a new muncipal
building (with or without an opera
house annex) or remodel the present
building. Many thousand dollars will
be involved in the transaction und
every property owner in Sumter is di
rectly interested in the decision. The
land on which the City Hall stands
is ?s valuable as any in Sumter and
the building is easily worth twice
whu.t ir cost when erected twenty-six
years ago. To sell ih<- property at
the value of the lot. sacrificing the
building, would be poor business.
There are two other phases of the
question to be carefully considered.
Should the city bund another opera
house in the event the City Hall
property sold at its full value; should
the city go to heavy expense at this
time to remodel the opera house if
the property is not sold?
WARFARE RAG
ING IN RUSSIA
Bolsheviki Continue Attacks on
Both Northern and South
ern Fronts
i London, Dec. 12.?Bolsheviki at
; tncks continue along tlVe Esthonian
' front but are generally unsuccessful.
Bolsheviki forces have again at
I tacked the left bank of Gen. Dene
j kihe's army in South Russia and
i have driven the latter troops back
j thirty or forty miles en a three to four
. hundred mile front.
I THE BAPTIST DRIVE
Total of Yesterday's Work
Reaches $50,000
Columbia. Dec. 12.?Additional
'amounts totaling $50,525 were report
ed to headquarters of the Baptist $75.
j 000.000 campaign here during yester
! day. bringing the grand total of the
I campaign in South Carolina to $7.
| 401.195.95. With these figures al
j ready announced little effort will have
to be exerted to reach the $7,500,000
i mark, the goal set by leaders during
i the first of the week.
; Six associations remain under sub
scribed a.-;d fully 2"0 churches are yet
? to report. When figures are available
i in these associations and churches
' the $7,500,000 mark will probably
! have been exceeded.
The following amounts were re
j ceived from the associations reporting
; yesterday: Pee Dee, $15,715: Union
county. $11,620; Moriah, $10,000. and
;the Carolina, $190. Greenville con
! tinues to lead with $743,544 and the
I Saluda is still second with $.528,000.
I Ridge association, $13,000.
j Reedy River association has the
j honor of having subscribed the lavg
Ilest per capita amount of $96 while
1 Abbeville comes a close second with
j S90. In Reedy River the churches
are largely in the county with the
exception of the Xewerry churches
and officials of the canvass are
gratified at the showing made by
that association.
NATION-WIDE
CAMPAIGN
Fifty-one Churches to Be Heard
From Yet
j Columbia. Dec. 12.?Results of the
i nationwide campaign of the Episcopal
j church came in ye: er day from the
i following churches: Heavenly Rest
, Estill, apportionment $375. returns.
; 483.90; Christ, Lancaster, apportion
I ment $150, returns $100; St. Marks,
j Charleston, negro apportionment $66ii.
returns $950.68. The total returns
are $108,245.53 from 75 churches.
I $52,289.47 is yet to come from 51
; churches.
i Pledge cards have been sent out
I during this campaign in an effort to
j get people to make pledges aside from
i money, that of pledging themselves
j to give either whole or part time
j service to the cause of the church,
j Fourteen hundred and seventy whole
; time workers are badly heeded in
j this cause throughout the country. If
I this number were apportioned out,
j South Carolina's quota wo wold be 12.
j So far, only one person has volnteer
ed his whole life's service to the cause
I in South Carolina, and this person is
j a negro man. Joseph Young of Epip
j hany church of Spartanburg. who has
j volunteered his services as a minis
! ten
COTTON REPORT
Estimate of Eleven Million Bales
Made
j Washington, Dee. 11.?Total cotton
j production in the United States for the
I 1919-20 season will amount to 5.275,
i 096,000 pounds, exclusive of linters.
j which is equivalent to 11.030.000 bales
j of 500 pounds gross weight, the de
; partment of agriculture announced to
J day in its final estimate of this year's
j crop.
1 The department's last estimate
i made on the condition of the crop
i September 25 was 10,6SB,000 bales,
(while the first estimate of the season,
based on June 25 conditions, was 10.
986.000 bales. Last year's crop was
j 12.040.532 bales, the average for the
: five years. 1913-17 was l2.S47,10S
: bales, and the record crop. 16,134,
j.930 bales, in 1914.
J The average gross weight per run
ning bale is estimated at 506.2 pounds
gross, compared with 505.6 pounds
last year and 506.3 pounds, the avor
age of the five years, 1913-17.
I The estimated production by States
i follows:
I Virginia. 22.00^
j North Carolina . 875.000
South Carolina .. . 1.475,000
Georgia-. 1,730,000
Florida . 17,000
Alabama. 715.000
! Mississippi. 94 6.000
j Louisiana. 300.0^0
j Texas.2.700.000
j Arkansas . 8X0.Ouu
: j Tennessoe. 298,000
; Missouri. tiO.OOO
j Oklahoma. 930.000
?! California. 102.000
; Arizona. 75.000
j All other States. 7.0??
LIEUT MAYNARD
MUST EXPLAIN
j'Ordered to Report to Major
general Menoher
Washington. Dec. 10.?-Lieut Belvin
i W. Maynard was ordered today 10 rc
: port Moodsiv u> Major Gen. Menoher.
i director of military aeronautics, to
i explain the statement attributed i"
J him by the Anti-Saloon League of
Amerie.-i with reference ro ih<- use of
? alcoholic liquor by army air service
pilots.
A BRIEF HISTORY
OF 30TH DIVISION
j In compliance with War Depart
! mcnt instructions the '!<'th Division
wi'.s organized a; Camp Sevier, S. C
j in October, 1917. This division was
j formerly th<- old 9th National Guard
i Division (1st. 2nd. 3rd Tenn. Inf.: 1st
j Tenn. F. A.. Tp. D, Tenn. Cav; 1st
. Tenn. Field Hospital, Isc. 2nd and
: 3rd N. C. Inf. 1st X. C. F. A.: is>.
Sq. N. C. Cav.; ist X. C Engrs.; Co.
: A, N. <.'. Signal Corps; N. C. Supply
Train; 1st X. C. Field Hospital: 1st
j S. C. Field Hospital; ist X. C. Am
: bulance Co.; 1st and 2nd S. C. Inf.;
Go. A, Signal Corps. S. C; Troop A.
; S. C. Cav.) In addition to the above
j the division was augmented by drafi
men from North and South Carolina.
Tennessee. Indiana, Illinois. Iowa.
! Minnesota and Xo. Dakota.
\ The division remained in training
j at Camp Sevier until May. 191?. The!
! first units sailed for overseas mi May |
j 7, 191*. and the last units landed a' !
Calais. France on June 24, mi/?.
' The division was ordered to the Ep
' erlecques training area i.Pas-de-Ca- j
; lais) and remained there until July
4th. when it was ordered into Pad- 1
; ffium wmler the command of the 2nd
('British Corps and placed in support j
: of the 33rd and 49th British Divis
I ions. Division .Headquarters was lo
i
, cated at \\ atou and it was there that j
' this division received its first training I
in the line. On August 17th the di-q
vision took' over the canal sector ox
! tending from the southern outskirts
of Ypres to Voormczeele and from
I August 31st to Sept. 1st engaged in
the battle before Mt. Kemmel. The
: division was then withdrawn and
placed in reserve until Sept. 17th
when it was sent into the line with
division headquarters at Herissart.
Sept. 22nd the division was placed
under the command of the 4th Brit
ish Army and look over the Beaure
voir Sector the following day. The
1 division participated in the battle of
; Bcllincourt Sept. 29-3A which re
sulted in the breaking of the Hin
? denburg Line. On Oct. 4th the di
! vision took over the line near Mont
: brehain where it attacked on four
successive days making an advance
of 17.000 yards. On Oct. 17th the
division participated in the battle of
; La Salle River, and remained in the
\ attack until Oct. 2nth. The division
wah withdrawn to the Heill.V training
j area immediately after the battle
: where it was located at the signing
j of the armistice. On Nov. 24th the
division was ordered to the LeMans
! area preparatory to returning to th<
United States.
The Divisional Artillery was not
present for operations with the divis
ion, but was in active operation in
' the Toul Sector, St. Mihile offensive,
: Meuse-Argonne offensive and the
Woevre Sector,
i The Commanding Generals of the
i Division were Maj. Gen. John F.
I Morrison, from organization to Nov.
j 20th. 1917; Maj. Gen. C. E. Towns
! ley Nov. 20, 1917-Dec. 17. 1917; Maj. j
: Gen. Geo. Read, Apr. 27, l9lS-Aug. ;
I 10. 1018; Maj. Gen. Edw. M. Lewis.!
Aug. 10 IDIS-Nov. 11. 191S.
i The division insignia is a mono- i
j gram in blue of the letters * O" and 1
j *1I" standing for "Old Hickory," the ;
! nickname of Andrew Jackson. The!
j crossbar of the "H" contains the J
triple "XXX." the Roman numerals;
for thirty. The whole is on a ma
. roon background.
During active operations the divis
ion suffered the following losses as
i reported to the War Department to
j include May, 191S; Killed in action
, 10*52; wounded 9.429; number taken
? prisoners. <> officers, 71 men.
j The division captured from the en
emy the following: 3,848 prisoners.
II pieces of artillery and 42rt ma
: chine guns. It made a tota' advance
of 29 1-2 kilometers against resist
ance.
117 Distinguished Service Crossen
were awarded to individuals in this
division up to March S. 1919.
The units composing the division
, were as follows: 59th, 60th. Inf.
[Brigades. 117th, 118th, 119th. 120th
j Jri fa ntry Regiments. 14th. 11"?t b
Machine Gun Battalions; fJStli Artil
j lery Brigade; 113th, 114th. 115th
: Artillery Regiments.. 105th Trench
: Mortar Battery. 113th Div. Machine
(kin Battalion. 105th Engineer Regi
ment and Train. 105th Field Signal
[Battalion, li>~?th Train Headquarters
land M. P.: lOSth Supply Train:
! lO'.th Ammunition Train: I05lh San
jitary Train; J 17th. ' 118th. 119th.
: 120th Ambulance Companies and
Field Hospitals.
Extracts from General Pershing's
Communique relating to the 30th Di
j vision:
August 32, 1918?30th Division re
; ported August 31st: "Reports re
ceived from neighboring units und
; our observation posts indicate gen
; eral withdrawal on our division
? front. Special patrols sent out last
1 night found few signs of enemy
troops. This morning strong patrols
i sent out to ?e* in contact with en
? emy met machine gun fire but few
trooos. They captured some prison
j ers and caused numerous casualties.
; Our casualties are light. Three of
! our men are reported t<? have been
i takf-n prisoners near V'odrmezeele.
' Our line is advancing behind the pa
' trols."
September. 19l8~H30th Division
! captured 2 prison ei*s. Line now
runs Voormezeelc to north of Khof
farm where lighting is now going on.
30th Division reported September
1st??"Strong patrols sent out from
j our right met considerable machine
? gun lire in Voormezeele. Patrols
from our left advancing to Middle
sex road were subjected to machine
gun attacks and retired to their
original front. Our aeroplanes re
port burning of material by the en
emy. Movement of troops."
September 3. 191S-?:tOtn Division
reported September 2nd: -'<>iir l?-fi
regiment advanced after i n minutes
artillery preparation and captured
Lankhof farm and Chateau after
strong resistance on the pari of the
enemy. Severn! pi] I boxes were
taken. Our right regiments are still
holding the grounds which were won
in yesterday's lighting and lasi nigh'
captured and is now holding !oo!<
number 3 of i'pres-Comine Canal on
left. This division has occupied and
is now cbnsolidattmr the entire <>i?
jectivos assigned to i;. Out airplane,
have continually surveyed enem;.
lines and reported no movement?
but machine gun activity at several
points."
September MMR?0111 Division
reported September :{pd: "Activ<
patroling in front of our lines ha
been carried on to determine ihr. en
emy's line of resistance and to se
cure our now I'm.- rt.s reported yes
terday. U'ork of consolidating this
line continues."
September 26 th, I91R?-30th Divis
ion reported at s ?;" lock evening
September 25th: "One of my brig
ades now in front line. Enemy at
tacking on our right from battalion
at o'clock this a. m.. east tiargi
court, repulsed by our rifle and ma
chine gun !!)???. Enemy artillery
heavily shelled our lines between 1:30
and 1' o'clock this morning. Our
casualties. I officer killed, four men
killed. 21 wounded.
September 27. MMR?30th Division
reported ;it midnight. Septem bei
26th: "Enemy artillery and aviation
very notice over forward areas, our
artillery active with harassing fire
and destructive fire on rends and
trenches.'"
September 30; MMR?It was re
ported :i i S o'clock evening Septem
ber 29th: "27th and 30th I'nired
States Divisions, cooperating with
British north of Sr. Quentin attack
ed at *; o'clock morning, crossing
Hindenberg first lim- and St. Quen
tin canal. 27;h Division captured
Bony and Leeateb-t: .".Orb Division
captured Bellicourt and Nauroy. All
immediate objectives reached by
noon."
October if, i 91 8?301 h Division re
ported afternoon. October 1.0th: "In
operations October 3rd to lOth this
division advanced 17 kilometers on a
5 kilometer from capturing the vil
lages of Promont. Brancourt. Busig
ny. Vaux-Andigny and St. Souplet.
Prisoners counted up to evening Oc
tober 9th. 50 officers. 1300 men, 32
guns, many machine guns and other
material have been in Ia n."
Copies of iho above history may
be secured from Geo. D. Levy, Esq.
UNION YOUTH SHOT
Union, Deo .0-1.?Albert O.reen.
about 12 years of age, shot and se
riously injured K. parr, a 16 year old
lad. son of Dan Farr. yesterday af
ternoon about ('? o'clock. The shooting
occurred on Porter street and was
done with a single barrel shotgun, the
whole load of shot entering the left
groin. It is thought the shot punc
tured the intestines in many places.
The injured lad was brought to the
city hospital and an operation was
performed, iIis condition is improved
today and it is believed he will re
cover. The particulars of the shoot
ing could not be obtained, but no men
tion of a quarrel between the lads
has. been spoken of.
Geneva. Dec. 1 2.?Paderewski, the
Polish premier, is expected to aban
don politics on aoount of his health
and return to his home in Switzerland,
according to Warsaw advices. He
will devote himself to music, the ad
\ ices add.
men cut off
by flood waters
Flood Causes Serious Inconven
ience in Alabama
Montgomery, Ala.. Dec. ifl.?Chas.
P. Anderson, a local merchant, was
i reported a? n late hour tonight as
I being marooned on his farm on the
iTallapoosa river, six miles from
[Montgomery. He en*: Montg^m^ry
ithis afternoon to go t<> his farm .-.nd
i nothing has been heard from him
fsince. Telephone conecti.ms with the
farm are out off.
IL T. Spurgins and his family are
[em ?.;Y in their home en th - Tallapo'-sa
? river, eight miles from Montgomery, '
land at l<? o'clock tonight all hopes for
j rescuing them had been abandoned.
IA telephone call was received from
Spurgins at <; p. m. and. telephone
hconnections since have been impossi
ble. Spurgins stated that the water
' had reached the floor of his home and
; thu* the house was in danger of being
overturned.
The police have made up a search
i ing party t<? go to the rescue of Spur
gins, but fear that flood conditions
j will i5?>i permit thr-m reach his
j home.
the~memoih ?Y
building of s. c.
Nothing seems more appropriate
?at this time than to let our grateful
thoughts turn towards those who
; gave their all for the world's free
dom and ha pp in ess. That we are at
? peace today with the rest of the
world, or a; least not engaged in
' active hostilities, we owe to the will
? ingness of our sons to offer their all
? upon the altar of their country's lib
erty, if it had not been for the fact
i that these boys did not hesitate to
; offer their services when called upon
; to do so. the world would be at war
; today, and we would still be in a
? state of unbearable suspense and anx
I iety.
At ihis Christmas Season, there
.' fore, it seems eminently appropriate
; that we would express our gratitude
] in a very practical way. Within the
I next few days an active effort will
i bo made to canvass the whole coun
i ty. It is ardently hoped that the re
} sponse may be cheerful and genjer
i ous. Let us bear in mind and upon
1 our hearts thai we of Sumter County
i are simply endeavoring thus to ex- .
; press our appreciation by commem
I orating at least thirty of our own
j sons, who made the supreme sacri- .
i fice. This thought, alone, should
! serve to inspire us to give freely and
! gladly.
lack of coal~
closes school
I Asheville, Dec. 10.?The first edu
! cational institution in this section to
I be affected by the coal shortage was^
j forced to close today when officials
! of Fassifern School, at Henderson -
i ville. near here, sent the 125 girls to
; their homes. Most of the students
! are from the Carolinas and Georgia.
J The officials had been unable to se
; cure coal for several weeks.
. jl-.you B&vc farms or city jaroperty iox ?s4e? write is/ Wx? w& ..
subdivide and sell your property AT AUCTION, quickly sod
profitably for ycu.
Farm lands Oar Specialtsr?Territory Unlimited
KW'Y-Srjri/ tk::sc;:d Six Hwidndand Eh'hf;-F.kht acres of Farm
Landrjnountinjr to over FV/E MILLION DOLLARS sold in .
19I&, Write for booklet of endorsements and infor
'^v^S^S matten about our auction methods;
NEILD O'DONNEIili,
President
j Wtrrvrn-i-. -??atur njTl^Y \
the riftsr r\ATioKyw. sark HP
O. Ii. YATES,
Cashier
LET'S FORGIVE AND
FORGET
and make this the best Christ
mas yet.
We endorse these sentiments.
Everybody fall in.
The First National Bank
S?MTER, s- c.
BU3ES2R!
The National Bank of
South Carolina
of Sumter. S. C.
Resources $2.250.000
Strong ami Progressive
The M?*l Painstaking SERVICE
with COURTESY
Give us tlKv Pleasure of Serving YOU
C. ItOWLAXD. President
EAKT.E IVOWLAXD. Asst. Cashier
II. lt. &PCOY W. Y. YEAOOX