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WOUNDED MAN IS REMEMBERED ? $ /? Friends:Send Purse of $1,100 to Soldier in Hospital .St. Matthews. Dec. 24.?Santa ' <?laus will go to Milton Taylor, a ; St. Matthews boy who languish 's on j a bed in an Atlanta hospital, in such 1 .a delightful way that the.' d is sure; to-be plenty of joy. Mr. Taylor.'who was wounded in France, will be the recipient of a purse of about $1,100 raised by his friends at-home, as a token of their appreciationv for his /services to his country and as a word of positive praise for his manly forbearance during th? long season of pain and suffering. He will be at liberty to use the money as he wish -Mr. Taylor went into battle in the j opening of the American offensive and; after a short time in the engagement. I was the victim of a German bullet, j which broke his left leg in the thigh i bone and made- him /a cripple for! life. " For more than a year he has j ? patiently laid ? upon his back in hos-j ? pitais in France and America, while: operation after operation has been.] borne with the same degree: of res- i ignation and without complaint. He ! has'remained cheerful throughout it; all,-and word now comes that "some! day," the doctors hope ^that with the j aid of5 artificial insertions for miss- I Zing bone, he may walk again. Census Enumerators Begin Work Director of the Census Sam L?. ! Rogers has announced that everything t ? is in readiness to begin the canvassing j campaign that during the month of j January, 1920, will cover every man-j ? _si?nu .every cottage and every hut in: .the. country. Every- person in -the [ landfill be enumerated and the' 'games', ages, birthplaces and occu pations of all of Uncle Sam's iieices 'and nephews will be set down and! forwarded to Wash ington. 'Many other questions concerning j honae. .tenure, citizenship, marital j staui's, literacy, .sex, color and race are ?? contained' in the*.population .schedule i which the enumerators will fill out \ fr^om.\t$e. answers given them. '\Farmers also, will be asked the ^upstiohs in the agriculture schedule!: x'-elatihg to their farms. These ques tions cover farm tenure, farm pro-' " .ducts. Values of farm lands, buildings., implements and improvements, ?eld j crops, garden products, farm expen ses, "live-stock, poultry, bees, dairy*''. products, improved and unimproved land, farm drainage and irrigation?; in fact," all phases of the farming. in- j . ?usfry rtTe covered. Even the family Ford will be .count-|j ed^' as, in fact will' all automobiles;: and tractors on farms. Questions as . to telephones and electric light, gas and water plants also are included in | the group of inquiries which fall un- [ : . der the general heading of "farm fa-j] . ( cilities," the purpose of the govern- j ment in coUectihg information of this! character being to show the modern ? improvements installed in farms dur-: ingihe past "decade. The Census Bureau desires to em- f j^Vp&asszc the fact that the information'; ^gathered in the census -.3 for general! statistical purposes only and that such j ; inf ormation can not used as. a. basis - for taxation. Nor can such informa- j tion be used to harm any person in'., . any way. This is pointed out in the.; president's proclamation. \ As'a' matter of fac? the identity of] individuals is lost as soon as. the fill- \ edrout. schedules are received at; Washington. For upon reaching! there the information is transferred \ ? from the sheets to" cards.' This is} done by machinery and names are dfs- ! - carded entirely. Moreover^'every per- ] son connected with the taking of the census is. prohibited 'by federal law, t from divulging any information giv- I ?en them in the performance of their duties. The Fureau <.c the 'Census has al-j. - - ways - h'id the willing cooperation of j the Public in tie- past and confidently j ' looks forwar/1 i<> th.it sarr.e spirit t or eooperat ion for the Census of Any further information will ?><?? giv- } en upon inquiry to Julian Wolfe,! Supervisor, Seventh District, Orange- ! burg, S. C. Deflin, Dec! 26.:?Appeals to w?rlc I workers asking their governments to! lake ste&s t<> slop ih* alleged "slough-* ter" of comnju-hists and socialists' in Hungary are being sent out by the Austrian social democracy. l^M: ^Jk Buy Your ?i & Shoes By Mail GUARANTEED TO SA TISFY. Our Catalogue skews ma ay of the latest, most attractive styles and sizes that cannot be secured in the average? small town. It also explains ou> system of insuring a perfect fit, absolute satisfaction-j \ at a s.ivinS. Q ^j" r Write for Catalog B 27 * Cr* *??vr no agent*, or branch stores. THE NEGRO SOLDIER What Col. George Harvey Says on the Subject - : (From Harvey's "Weekly.) j Every plan proposed to congress as ! the basis lor a system of universal military training contains the war de partment's estimate that approximate ly i;:?#,00? boys will be available for instruction annually. At least 10 per cent of this number are negroes. So far as we have been informed, the ad-; visability of training the negroes as combat troops has not been questioned at the war department or at the capi tal. Secretary Raker has said noth ing on i1j<- subject. Nor have (leu. .March and b?s advisers at the war department. Consideration of the leg islation is proceeding upon the as sumption that no reason exists for differentiating betr. e'en the races. Much has been said and much has been written in praise of the exploits of our negro troops in France. News paper and magazine writers have found in "Young Black Joe" a ready vehicle for exploitation. Race propa gandists' (with a purpose) featured him. Estimable ladies and gentlemen, imbued with a praiseworthy desire to minimize racial antipathies, have found in his patriotism the base, for many heroic stories. We wish these reports and stories were accurate. We wish there were no compelling reasons for revealing the truth. But there is. Distasteful as 'the task niay be, it is essential that .the facts be presented- Legislation based . upon the hypocritical unwil lingness of assessing the tfue value of the negro as a fighting man, must in evitably lead to waste of great sums of government money in training men whose record proves them incapable* of meeting the demands of modern' warfare. The. Ninety-second division was or g?nized In November, 1917, and was composed of the best negroes drafted. It was the only negro division serr to France. Originally all company of ? j licers were negroes. The commanding officer and'the field officers were reg ulars, assigned to the division because thoy had seen service, with regular negro regiments. As the training pro ceeded, the negro officers in the ar tillery and engineer regiments' were relievd by white officers, because of j inetficieitcy.. ? '. The average period allotted for. | training white troops in France was'j tour Weeks. The Ninety-second was ? kept inj the trainmg area seven weeits. On August 20 or thereabout, the' divi sion, minus its artillery, was c ieredl to a quiet sector in the Vosges, where j it.remained "one month, and then mxyv-fi ed on to the Argonne as part of the1 great, concentration preparatory to! the last major action of the war. With the exception of the ?6Sth reg-; iment, which-was* ordered to the front, line, the. division was held in reserve withvthe First corps. The StSSth was assigned to the. Thirty Eighth French corps, and. directly fianked the Sev enty-seventh American division. When the advance was ordered, the French and the Seventy-seventh moved for ward on schedule. The 36$th broke. The French commander and the com mander of the Seventy-seventh re ported that their forces wert: "being at-" tacked on the flanks because the ne groes did not go. forward. The nejerops refused to obey orders, bu* in several instances the white field, officers ^forced ?mall groups of them to. go forward. As a result of. this ac tion, thirty-one negro company offi cers ere immediately removed for cowardice and inefficiency, Five or them were tried for cowardice, and. while the decision'of the court is net available, it is understood that they were sentenced to be shot. The regimental commander report ed as follows-: "In genera!, the Second and Third battalions disintegrated without rea son, and failed to go forward. The of ficers (negroes) and men. with excep tions as noted, fied to the rear in a disorganized mass: No negro officer or non-commissioned ofiicer exercised! any command at the time, ami could T;ot. be distinguished from the enlist ed mem" The commanding officer of the First battalion reported: "I have worked night arid day to the very best of my ability since the time I took over the battalion on the 2Sth of .Tuiy. and I have conscien tiously tried t<? make a real battalion. I am utterly discouraged at the re sults; Not a single negro ofiioer has shewn any desire to get at close quar ters with the Germans. It is my sin cere ophiion that oniy with white of ficers in command of every platoon can any sort of an organization be made, and I am equally "f the opin ion that the colored troops will nev er be of any fighting value. 1 should Viread to have to advance under really heavy fire with the expectation of hav ing a colored battalion, even under white officers, follow me. The fight ing spirit does not exist among the men: they arc rank cowards; there is no other word for it." The commander of the Second bat talion reported: ''The condition of the individual sol diers mentally during this time was awful. Oil several occasions when i had these men in the trenches, their one. thought was of their certain death; any idea of getting into the Boche had absolutely departed from them. They were crouching, low in the trenches, reading their Bibles and pra'ying. I looked into their faces and saw an agony of fear in almost every case. I believe this mental condition has been brought en to a large degree by the actions of the negro officers." The commanding officer of the brijgads made this comment: ?"I gave to the training of the offi cers .and men by the very best thy! was in nie, and i was bitterly disap pointedi" . Following this di^grac* 'in' divi sion was withdrawn from, uUi Argoniie and assigned to -a quiei sector on the Moselle, where it remained until af ter rhe armisf?.<?<? was signed. This. ihen. is the record of tin* only negro division serr to Prance. It Is the most shameful chapter in rhe his-, tory of America's participation in ?ihe war? We-would, gladly h>ve je?; 1 , it behind the* veil drawn over it by ; the censor, but to do so would merely, j [help make a mockery of our future system of preparedness. Of course. ) when Secretary Baker, mindful of the! large negro vote in his borne Slate, [commissioned negroes, we knew it was ja crime, and we are quite sure that it ? {?will never be repeated, so we arc not I particularly disturbed on that account.! l>ut the. quality of the negro enlist i ed man must be thoroughly under stood. ' He cannot face a grilling fire.; ' He is fitted only for the staff branches,' ; where he will be far from the range j i of the artillery. This much has been; proved by the* experiences of the war.; j We trust that before the senate ; committee disposes of the subject of ?military training the entire question: ( will be threshed out. Gen. Pcrshihg (has ail the reports;. Let them be laid ; before the committee. We have not the space for them. Negroes must. ? of course, be trained for military serv- ' j ice under whatever system is finally j ; evolved. They must bo prepared to j do their part. But it must be a part I ?for which they are fitted; it must be! i in the auxiliary branches, and not in ,! ! the combat forces. ! MACHINISTS YQT-, 1 j ED TO STRIKE i Passage of Cummins Bill Would Have Caused General Walkout j Washington. Dec. 2G.?Ninety [ eight per cent of one hundred twenty ; five thousand union railway machfn | ists voted in November to strike j with other trades in the event con ! gress enacted the Cummins railroad [ bin with its anti-strike provision, in 'making this announcement today \ President Johnston of the machinists' {union' sard' the vote was taken before ' the interstate"commerce committee re (porte'd'on the Cummins measure, and [the-result was not officially published [ because the union did not want tn'ap | pear in the attitude of attempting- to ? threaten congress. THE MESIDENTTS PROCLAMATION '?The decision of1 the president with regard to the railroad-properties was set' forth in the following proelatna \ tion: - ? j ' ? ? "By the President of the-' United i States of America: "A proclamation: 'TZelinquishmenr of federal control! 1 of railroads and systems of iranspor- ' ; tation._ ?' ? ;' /. ? . : i '?'Whereas' in the' exercise' of; au- | ? thoi'ity c?ni^nltted' to' m6 "by law, 1; have.; therefore, through 'the Secre- [J \ taVy o?. W^iry takem ptosse'ssifcn' Of and. ; Ifave, through the director- general ? j railroad, exercised control over' cer- i j tain railroads, systems of 'transporta- 1 j tion and? property appurtenant there ? to* or: connected therewith, including f systems of coastwise and inland ; transportation, engaged '{a general j transportation and owned or con- i j trolled' by said railroads Or systems I of transportation, including also t^r ; m'inals. terminal comp'ah^?s and ter- j ;m:nal associations, sleeping and - par-, j lor -cars, private cars and'private ?ir.; rimes, elevators, ware houses, telcgrapn : and t'dephone lines and all other > equipment and appurtenances cC??i j-m'?hiy u;-A-(l '];poi]'or operated *as pure ! of'such railroads and system's of; j transportation: and j V-Whereas". I now deem it 'needful j and desirable that, all railroads sys ! terns of transportation and 'property j now under such ' federal control be ; relinquished therefrom: j "Now, therefore, under authority of ?section 14, of the ' Federal* Cb'ntro! I Act, approved -March 21. 191S/a'rr3 of ; all other powers and' provisions of yiaw thereto, me enabling, I Woodrow ? Wilson. President of 'the ' TTnftVd j States, do hereby relinquish from' fed i eral control, effective the" l's't day of i March, 1920, at 12.01 o'clock a.' m.. ;;:1I" railroads, systems of 'transporta i tion and property of vyfiatover kind 1 taken or held under such'federal coh ; t'roi and rtbt h'v'r^tofore relinquished i ??nd I'-.vt-re the same to the posses sion and control of their respective I owners. i "Walker I). Mines, director genera! ! of railroads, dr his successor in of j fice is hereby authorized and directed, through" such agent and agencies'as he ! may determine,' hi any miinrnt not ??inconsistent with the' provisions "of : said Act of March 21, 101S, to ad [?jiistj settle and' close all matters, in ; eluding the making Of agreements for j compensation' and all questions and j disputes of whatever nature arising oii't of <?!? incident to federal control, [until Otherwise provided by proclama tion of the'president, or by act of : congress, and generally to do. and j perform as fully in all respects as the ? President is authorized to -do. all and j singular the acts and things' necessary j or proper in Order to carry into'ef j feet thin proclamation and the relin iqoishment of: said railroads,: sys I terns ?>f transportation and' p roper TV. ; "For tho purpose of accounting I and "for" all other purposes, this pi-rfc.' j lamalion shall become effective on the ! 1st day of March; liJ'26; at 12.01 aS m. j j "In wither wher-of 1 have: her'e i unto set my hand artd caused the : seal of the United Stale's to be af j fixed-. ? ' i I ''Done by tl?c M'CsiilentV through Newton D. Eakcr. Secretary of" War, I in the District of Columbia, this 24th :' day of December, the year of our j Lord on** thousand, nine hundred and I nineteen and of "the independence of; i the United States of America the one; j hundred and forty-fourth. (Sig:vd) ':W6?drow Wilson, j "Lty'th- ir.-sident. i "fl-bert Lansing. Secretary of State. ''Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War." Arrested for PiWheerihg. . 1 New Orleans. Dec. 21.- Tlu- firs? ar rest on charges of nrofite/ring in su . umr was made today when department ? of justice officials took into custody H. J. Astug<\ re'tail ; rOeefr, who Whop [arraigned before Commissioner flrown j was granted :i SS.OOfs I ???:>. 1. Astuge ; in charged with making more than j the lixyd profit b} charging ZZ eentsj MEXICO HOLDS ! SAILORS IN PRISON No Move Made to Release Amer- j ican Seamen Arrested at Mazatlan ________ Mexico City, Thursday. Dec. 2.".? P?ario .Medina, in charge of the Mex-j ic?n foreign office, declared today, in | answer to a question, that the two; American sailors arrested at Mazat lan for assault upon a Mexican citi-j ze-.:. were so far as the foreign office' knew, still held there under the pro-j visions of the Mexican common law. j UNIVERSAL PRAYER _______ Inter-Church World Movement Sends Prayer Into Far Places of World Atlanta, Ca.. Dec. 2.",.?The New1.] Year will he ushered in during the: closing hour of f?19 with a prayer] from millions of hearts that is'des-; lined to be heard around the world. Watch night services in practically every nation will use this prayer, and it will be heard by the kneeling wo ? man in a New York pew. by Chinese ! converts' with bowed heads, by Hin ; doo women with arms folded cross 'wise on their breasts, by Persians. 'Japanese, Syrians, Russians, and ev | cry nationality. This prayer was started on its world mission from the headquarters of the Interchurch World Movement in N'ew i York, and has been issued to southern churches by the southeastern division al headquarters in Atlanta. It. waS I sent by telegraph to the churches of I the American continent, and by ca j ble to the lands beyond the sea. It is the first prayer to be sent' around the world, to be translated i into a thousand tongues and spoken I simultaneously in countless places. : With one voice, though in many dia i leets. it calls for the "elevation of justice and brotherhood" and ap : peals for the liastening of that i "kingdom where justice, mercy and' ; love shall rule the hearts and hands ! of-men." . j _ To Mexico City and Montevkloso. i the prayer was cabled for South and ! Central . America; to Shanghai also, and from there it was relayed to Ja i pan. the Philippines. Maiaysis and ! Oceania, to Lahore, India, for dis tribution throughout India and the ; surrounding countries; to Recht, Per ! sia; and/to Beirut,' Syria for the Le [ yant. To Cairo, for the northern ; stretches of Africa; to Bolobo for the i darkest places of the Cpnsq; to. Dun jcan for South Africa for the Zula and ! the Boer< To Uppasala, Sweden, and i Zurich, Switzerland, for ail the? coun i tries of Europe. From each of these 'mission centers it was sentout to the stations everywhere, and the mission varies will receive it .in the language :of the people of their districts, and in I every Protestant mission station, great or smaii, it will be spoken at , special Night-Watch services on New ; Year's eve. i And when merrymakers are , thronging through the Boulevard des j Ttalicna. Pari*, or, streaming alo7ig ' the Strand, or pressing . along the lighted side-walks of Broadway. " or trudging through the Bund in Shah i ghaiv waiting for the.; ; ringing of the ! New Year hi; churches and in chapels, some of them made of marble and i some of them made of mud. Cnris i tian: people. ?f> the wjfejtfee-j race; and. thje ! yellowrace, and the black race, will : be hearing the. prayer " that went j around the world. Thq prayer for :.guidance to replenish a . devastated t earth and stay the unrest of per plexed peoples.. The prayer is as fol ! lows; " ? ' -? v. ;-'; Almighty God, Father of all man jkin.d, at the- end of a year; in which malice has. so offen thwarted love we 'join the prayers of- all. Thy children j around the-world for peaces the. eleva tion of justice and of brotherhood. j Thou Creator, possessor of ali things ? who didst make the earth for the Iraces of man and didst s** hounds .\orr their habisati?x?. forgisje us o.t(r igreed as wefrepienj of our sift. andrre> j store to -ai! Means tlie recognition of the trascendent right of human life to live. I Open our eyes; we beseech thee, to | the dignity of labor, the sae'redness 'of human service, and the privileges I of production, that nation may join ! nation and man may join man justly j in honest work to replenish a dovas ? tated earth. ! Quicken the sympathy of our hearts m? do dull by reports and . .sights of suffering, incomprehensible land needless.' j Cal! us again thai, we may how be fore the eternal l:\ws Of creation, put ting aside malice, envy, coyote* TcsS 'and brutality, to enter into the peace of the sons of the Most High. ! Hasten by Thy gracious providence and by the consecrated eff?rts of Thy ! children the coming of Thy world-wide kingdom where Justice; mercy and ; love shall rule the hearts and hands j of men. Create in as*. (J Lord, clean hearts, land renew right spirits for the coming I -year.; * '? '??.'?":' ' ? This we ask In tlie spirit of Jesus <">ri.st, (iiir only Ho;>c. Amen!. MARI?N COUNTY (, - SHERIFF SHOT Sheriff Rowell Fatally Wounded By Negro Gambler M?rien. Dtec. 25.- Sht-riff J. U. ijowei!, Of Marion county. wnVfSno't three limes and seriously, wouhd.ed 'his afternoon at Seders by a negro gambler whom he attempted to ar-1 rest. It is slated that the negro for whom Sheriff UowetL.hadJ a warrant! for gartibling was rVfdihg in a house and when, Mr, Rowel] started to eri-i for the door the negro shot,him three ? t?V > 1 times. Sheriff Powell was taken to the Florence Hospital tonight. J Paris. Dec. 20. -A Soviel iVpubTie <-n\'>y. charged with a special mission tit ihr Italian government arrived at Naples yesterday, according to a| ?oi?e dispato?, _ .__._-._ I Chamber of Commerce Notes. The Suniter County Chamber of Commerce is in line with the Sumter county banks arid supply merchants; when it. urges ih;u upon every farm I tobacco and peanuts b<> planted in j limited acreages during lit_<i. The question of how much cotton should be planted in 1920 to meet boll! weevil conditions is one that the': Chamber of Commerce is not prepar- I ed to advise about as the first year damages of the. weevil is usually un : certain, and is said to range any- I j where from fifteen to fifty per cent, i I according to weather conditions. In any event it is safe to conclude ; I that during 1920 is the time for every farm to begin the ctiltivtaion of to- \ bacco and for the building of tobac-j ,co barns for future tobacco cultiva tion, and for every farm to produce I at least sufficient peanuts to guar- j jantee seed peanuts for 1?21 because! [seed peanuts are going to be very high according to reliable authorities.! land during 1920 is a splendid time in j which to fence in pasture lands for I future livestoc <c production, j No one knows or can predict what j the boil weevil will do to the ; 1920 cotton crop- but the ex-: i periences of every infected section, ? has demonstrated that the second and | third years infestation will be dis I astrous to, cotton producers where; more than six acres to the plow are'. J planted. ? Therefore it stands to reason [that many thousands of farmers must I 'begin, immediately familiarizing them-I selves with substitute crops to take I ; the place of cotton reduction in 1920! land 1921. and to do this they must j begin with tobacco and peanuts on Ilimited scales in 1920. j Cooperating with the Farm Exten sion Divisiqn of Clemson Agricultural College and with the banks, farmers, ; merchants, land owners, and the Unit ! ed States Department of Agriculture for as rapid and complete organiza : tion as possible, the Sumter County [Chamber of Commerce and the farm j demonstrator J. Frank Wiliams will ! give their best efforts towards a cam ipaifcn of education and cooperation j during 1920 because ?Sumter county I has no time to lose in getting ready to meet new conditions, j Every bank stockholder, merchant, i farmer, professional man. land owner, j who rents or share crops land, every; ! city property owner, and. every man ?and woman in this city and county is : vitally interested in what is going to be; j done on the farms of Sumter county, : during 1920 and' 1521 because every ? dollar invested in Sumter county and I every business enterprise is -dependent j upon whether or not the farms of I this county are going to be prosper | ous or not. I As the recognized central headquar i tors for the agricultural, commercial, ?financial interests of Sumter county. I recognized as such by the United j States Department of Agriculture, the j Sumter County Chamber of Commerce ? should be supported by every farmer, j bank, merchant, land owner and all ;other business and business enterpris es. There must We some continuous, jail the year around, and. open head quarters with all time paid executives demoting their entire time and atten j tion to the demands of the times. The j Sumter County Chamer of Com-' i rricrce has proven its worth as a city. To abort a cold and prevent com* ^ plications, take The purified and refined N calomel tablets that are nausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal vif t??? retain ed3 and improved: Soid only in sealed packages. Price 35c. ??wimg?mm??? town, and county central bureau of organization in war and in peace. Support and cooperate with it as it should be supported. Shiloh New? Items. Shiloh. Dec. 24.?It is with sadness we report, the death of Mrs. Lula At kinson, beloved wife of Mr. H. A: At kinson., also his loss of a little infant. The funeral was conducted by the Rcvi B. K. Truluck and she was laid, away nt Shiloh. Mr. Atkinson we are sure has the warmest friendship and tenderest sympathies of the commun ity. ? ' *: ; Mr. S. .T. Player and family have moved in our midst. We are glad to* have them with us. j Mr. R. M. Green of Hallsboro, N. C.. is spending the holidays here with friends and relatives. Carlisle Goodman, who is attending' school .in Bamberg is at home for the holidays. Mr. Pen H. Harvin of Marvin was here on business Monday. Mr. Har vin is- representing two of the best fertilizer concerns. Our deputy sheriff passed through our place yesterday en route to the lower section of the county. OUr school closed Wednesday for the holidays, will start up again Mon day, fifth of January. ' . Mere's wishing the editor, his -fedkit and all other folks a Christmas teenir ing full of joy and merriment and a New Year full of prosperity and much happiness. When the South produces all the live stock needed for home consump tion and a surplus to sell, land will continue to sell at high prices, but there will be a slump if the one mon ey crop policy is continued under boll weevil conditions. " '* :*" If you have farms er c::y property for sale, write us. We vrOl subdivide and seS your property AT AUCTION quickly and p_?n_2bly for ycu. Farajfflis jg Specialty---femtgnj Unfeed Nbzcty-Sxxn Th::::c-:d Sb: Hundred and E:ghy-E;^Tt acres'of Farm Land amc^tfe** to ever FIVE MILLION[ DOLLARS, sold in Wrrrb for booklet cf endorsements and infer <S\^^1^S_. rsat'or.^oiit'oiT' auction mstliods. - ?? ?? i^l/^^Spl "TEST f.:(li- TH.'.f.CSTf^ES YOUR C0I4F!DEKC_"* \i^Qi^.&J Office,: Pp>Tf?2;!S:a V.^a^CREEr^iltEr.r*. C i ^ <>. ea " 'i i ' ii ja.mm&.i .?"um. The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter, S. C. Resources $2,250,00a Strong and Progressive The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Give ns- the Pleasure of Scrying YOU C. G. ROWLAND, President. KARLE ROWLAND, Asst., Cashier 1LL.MCOY:. s\Y.>Y. _7J3J)QN NEILL O'DONKELL, President O. L. YATES. Cashier. GOOD-BYE 1919 You were very kind to us. We are sorry to see you go; but jr f?' W the best of friends must part. Fare thee well, i The First, ' iohal Bank SUMTER, S C.