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IP M?%ihk sift Sim$nai Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter S. C-, as Second-class Matter. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Waters of Ches ter-are visiting: Mr. and Mrs. J. O Barwick on Bartlette Street. ? ? Mrs. Hugh E. Seymour of Brogdon is visiting Mrs. J. B. Hundoll. ? Mrs. L. M. Galloway of Wilson is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. A. Chan dler on aHrby Avenue. Miss Elizabeth Ellis, Field Repre ehtative of the Southern Division of the American Red Cross, headquar ters, Atlanta, is spending a short wihle In the city "Miss C. W. Brearley of St Charles, is visiting Mrs. Scott on Church St. Rev. J. F. Mahoney was calWJ to Baltimore on Monday by the death of a relative. Miss S?rah Edmunds has return ed from Macon, Ga., where she visit ed relatives 'for several weeks. Miss Hazel Hanah returned to her home in Efflngham, S. C. jfter visit ing her sister in the cit:. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Richardson of Atlanta are visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Richardson, the parents of Mr. H. B. Richardson. Mrs. D. W. Cuttino has returned I from Charleston, where she was call ed-on account of the* death of her brother, Mr. W. H. Shingler. which 5i^ccnrred Monday evening. Miss Mattie Hix was called to Union , today on account of the death of her father. Mr. Frank Clarke left this morning for Clinton where he will represent the Sumter High school at the an- j ncal State oratorical contest which is to .be held at the Presbyterian col lege. Mrs. John B. Harper will be a visi tor in Lamar, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Rowland ati ? 1?T. George Rowland will return to the city this afternoon from a delight ful trip to points in Florida. Miss Sarah Dosia Bowden of Geor gia, who has spent a week in the city and has been in charge of the presen . ration of the American Legion play, left this morning for Georgetown. Miss Bowden has made quite a num <$er. of .friends during her short stay ha our city who are sorry to learn of her departure. TJr. J. W. Daniel is spending a short while in Columbia. s Mr. T. B. Cooper of the Federal ? Board of Vocational training with - headquarters in Columbia is in Sum ter on business today. Mr. Shelton A. Blanchard, former ly in the employ of the Stubbs Bros. ?Clothing company, left this morning for Charleston where he has accept ed a position with the J. Henry Stuhr Undertaking establishment. Mr. R^D. Cole is spending the day ha. Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Green and Mr. Jimmie Hunter of Columbia mo tored to Sumter yesterday for the day. They were accompanied on their trip by Miss Bessie Hood who will be tne visitor of Mrs, Green. Mr. W. S. Reynolds and Miss Emma Reynolds returned to the city yester day from Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Terry and daughter, Lucile, have returned to their home on Church street after visiting the parents of Mr. Terry_ in Greeleyville. Mrs. E. D. Law and Mrs. Charlie Hill, of Elliott, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Blanche Stewart, the sister of Mrs. Law,- on^Church St . Mr. Copeland Jones. Miss Mary Brose and Miss Marie Stewart mo tored to Greeleyville Sunday, spend ing the day at the home of Miss Drose. Remains of Captain Julius A. Mood To Reach America May Seventh. Body of Marne Hero to Rest In Home Soil in Summerton Communication from the Govern ment, has been received by Mrs. Wil liam R. Mood of Summerton, that the. body of her boy. Captain Julius Andrew Mood, Jr., who was killed in action in France, is scheduled to ar rive in New York on May 7th. Upon the arrival of the body further no tices will be sent and preparations made for the funeral services of this ?brave boy and the laying to rest of his body in his native soil in Summer ton. Captain Mood was a first honor graduate of the Citadel in the class of 1916 and immediately after his graduation volunteered for enlistment a private. His first service was with the Washington Light Infantry \ of Charleston and it was with this j organization that he did duty on the Mexican border. The promotions granted to Captain Mood were very rapid, indeed almost phenomenal, so that not many months after his en listment he had rapidly risen from the ranks and had been commissioned as a lieutenant. Before going over seas he was transferred to the 26th Infantry, 1st division, and served in this branch as Captain. He was killed while leading hi3 men against the heavy odds in the second battle of the Marne on the 17th day of Au gust 19IS. This battle it is remem bered was one of fiercest and hard est fought battles of the entire war and in this battle many of America's hravest sons made the supreme sac rifice and gave their all. Only a few officers survived after this battle. Captain Mood was chosen as one of the one hundred heroes of the world war by General Pershing and for his exceptional bravery and valor in lead ing his men on in the face of ter rific fire from the enemy was cited for exceptional bravery. He was awarded posthumously the Distin guished Service Cross. Capt. Mood was always well belov ed by his men and a host of friend, wherever he was known. Sumter feeh very proud of this boy who was sc well known here, having a large circle of relatives and friends. Further announcement- will t< made of the funeral services at * later date thr t?i the columns o Jhis rpaper*_ Capt J. F. Kiirkland Killed in Accident , Dies as Result of Skull Fracture, Accident This Morning Captain James Frederick Kirkland, lone of the oldest conductors of the (Charleston division of the Southern " Railroad, died at the Tourney Hos pital at 12:30 this afternoon. Cap tain Kirkland received his fatal in juries this morning at about 9:4 3 o'clock while at work assisting in the disposition of the freight cars. He was swinging from the side ladder on one of the freight cars while the en .'gine shifted the cars and was knocked J from the box car when his head struck a water pipe at the side of the tracks. This pipe, which is locared about 100 yards from the Southern station, had only been erected yester day. Captain Kirkland fell uncon scious with skull fractured. He was taken to the Tourney Hospital by Dr. J. A. Mood and everything possible done for him. His injuries were of such a serious nature, however, that it was only possible for him to lhe a vejsy few hours. 'Captain Kirkland has been in the employ of the Southern Railroad for the last 35 or 40 years and has dur ing the last 25 years of that time been an acting conductor. For a num I ber of years he has been a resident j of Sumter and is wen known as a conductor on the Sumter-Columbia branch of the Southern. He was in his 64th year and is one of the best i known of employees in this division. I Captain Kirkland is survived by his wife and three daughters, Misses Eula Lee, Louraine and Adelle. "SALT RISING." Bread Just as Good as in Old Days To many persons no bread can equal the "salt-rising" variety?the kind their grandmothers made. This bread, the name of which is some what misleading. h?s been known in one form or another for generations. It has been a particular favorite when and where satisfactory yeast was dif ficult to get. This recipe is given by the Department of Agriculture: 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons white corn meal 1 teaspoon salt Butter (if used) 1 tablespoon Flour Scald the milk. Allow is to cool until it is lukewarm; then add the salt, sugar, and corn meal. Place in a fruit can or a heavy crock or pitcher and surround by water at aboutl20 degrees F. Water at this tempera ture is the hottest in which the hand can be held without inconvenience, and can be secured by mixing nearly equal parts of boiling water and tap water (unless the tap water is un usually warm.) Allow the mixture to stand for 6 to 7 hours, or until it shows signs of fermentation. If it j has fermented sufficiently, the gas can be heard as it escapes. This leaven contains enough liquid for one loaf. If more loaves are need ed, add 1 cup of water. 1 teaspoon of salt. 1 tablespoon sugar and I table spoon butter for each additional loaf. Make a soft sponge by adding cup of flour for each loaf. Beat thoroughly and put the sponge aga:n at the tem perature of about 120 degrees F. When it is very light, add more flour gradually until the dough is so stiff that it. can be kneaded without stick ing to the hands or to the board. Knead 10 or 15 minutes, put at on"ce into the pans, allow to rise until about two and one-half times its original bulk, and bake. Self-rising bread is never so light as the bread raised with yeast. A loaf made with one cuptul of liquid, therefore, will come not quite up to the top of a pan of standard size. Delegates To Highway Meeting By request of the official represen tatives of sixteen state-wide -icsocia tions of South Carolina, .Mayo. L. - ? Jennings has named fiity c.t.zens o~ Sumter and Sumter county to attend an important mass meeting of the people of South Carolina, at Craven Hall, Columbia, at noon, on Wednes day. May ISth. 1921 in the interest of improved highways for South Caro lina. In his letter to each delegate Mayor Jennings very aptly and truth fully says, "the State of South Caro lina must either take steps to insure improved highways or lose its place in the procession of progressive states. With all of our neighboring states either building or preparing to build modern highways our s:ate must eith er keep pace with them or suffer." It is to be hoped :hat every dele gate from this city and county will make every effort tu attend in order to have Sumter county well repre sented, as well as to show that our j county is in favor of modern high- ! ways and other progressive measures, j Bist of delegates appointed by May or L. D. Jennings: J. P. Booth, B. B. Rembert, I. M. Truluck, G. A. Lemmon, J. B. Brit ton. S. A. Harvin, J. F. Bland, Stan yarne Burroughs. B. M. Oliver. J. J. Britton, E. T. Mims, W. M. Lenoir, C. G. Rowland. J. B. J sffords. D. M. Blanding, I>. B. McCallum, J. A. Raf field, Robert W. Plowden, M. M. Platt, B. M. Moise. 11. M. McLaurin. B. W. Dabbs. Sr.. B. B. Phillip?. J. K. Crosswel!. John Buck-, S. K. Rowland, S. o'Quinn. B. B. Belser, C. J. Jack son. P. G. Bowman, B. S. Booth. "V. Percy Smith, P. J. Gallagher, A. i.. Jackson, M. Goldberg. J. J. Brennan. LT. G. ?stren. J. H. Skinner. \V. A Bryan. H. A. Moses. B. A. Bradham. John D. Bee. H. C< Haynsworth. 1. A. Ryttenberg, Ii. C. Bland, E. B. Ay cook, Wendell Levin* I?. G. F. Bult nvm. G. C. Cooper, B. B. Montague. !vhn W. McKievcr,. Bishop to Visit Pinewood. Pinewood. May 3.?The Rt. Rev. W. A. Guerry, D. D., Bishop of Dio cese of South Carolina, will visit this parish on Sunday afternoon, May 8th Services will be held at 4:30 o'clock in one of the larger churches in town. CHILD HYGIENE Good Work Being Done in City Schools and By City Nurse Miss Florence Obenehain of the city schools has l.ceii doing some inter esting work with the children in her 'grade during this term. The. children {have been weighed and measured (monthly; .Many of them have been (inking milk at school every day since I the first of February. Those who have had it regularly have gained five times as much as those not hav ing it regularly. During the three ? months 8,225 pints have been used m the school room. The use is steadily rincreasing. The records for the last j month have shown en increase of 032 I pints over the previous month. It is I hoped that the parents will give their 'hearty mpp'-rt t? ?:?::.< e,-\,i ;.,<? . the healtn ^ their children. I Miss Antonio Gibson reports 126 j babies weighed and measured by her I committee last week. Of that number 4 were perfect physically, 50 just a little underweight, and 51 just a lit tle, over weight. Miss Gibson says that this was the best group of babies ! that she has handled. Tho?e over and under weight were so very slightly off that it is almost insignifi cant. WAR PICTURE NEXT WEEK. ?Flashes of Act'on'' Was Made From Actual Scenes and Grips Attention. American soldiers are actually seen overwhelming the Huns in the vivid picture. "Flashes of Action," to be shown at the Academy of Music, May 9th and 10th for the benefit of the Sumter Post American Legion. He roes struck by shrapnel and falling wounded in the victorious dashes for liberty can be seen as plainly as if the spectator were on the scene Of battle. The picture is in every way a marvelous reality, and was taken at the risk of death of the camera man. It is being shown under the auspices of the Hornets Nest Post, No. 9, oi the American Legion. The war is seen in its most terrible aspect. Infantry charges, battles of the air. artilery offensives, subma rine attacks, and night battles are set forth actually as they occurred on the battlefield. Gas attacks, with the great clouds of gas rolling across the earth's sur face in front of the wind, are pic tured. Then there are the bombard ments with explosive gas shells, hurl ing the deadly poison in every direc tion. The artillery bombardments at night are terrible in aspect. The most hor rible thunderstorm pales in signifi gance to the blinding flashes from the big guns which light up the country for miles around. Shrapnel is seen exploding in all directions. Barrages are laid down like curtains of fire. In the face of all of this, the American infantry is seen advamcing. Taking advantage of shell holes, the doughboys push back the foe with never faltering steps. Now and then a hero falls in death or badly wound ed, an dthe Red Cross men dash out to render flrst aid under terrific fire. At <me instance a German plane is seen attacking an American observa tion balloon. The observer leaps irom the balloon with a parachute and descends safely to the ground. The German aviator flies around the balloon in an effort to set it afire. Anti-aircraft guns belch forth at him in the meantime. He succeeds in set ting fire to the ballooon. but is at the rame time struck by a shell and comes zigzagging with terrific speed to the ground. Hundreds of soldiers rush to the spot. The aviator miracu lously escaped death, but is captured. Ruins of beautiful towns are shown. The spectator feels almost as if he were on the spot. Buildings are seen crumbling under big shells and dis astrous fire sweeping the towns. The picture sets forth every aspect of the war, and one seems to be present on the actual scene of con flict 30 real do< s it sfcms. It dopi< is nrOseiit describe. Morris College Exhibit. The exhibits from the Industrial Department of Morris College are on display in the window of the O'Don nell Dry Goods Co. These exhibits are worth seeing and they reflect credit on the students and the college. Death. Mr. T. M. Mims, 95 years of age. died at the Baptist Hospital in Co lumbia at 7 o'clock Tuesday night af ter having been sick for quite a long time. Mr. Mims is the father of Mr. J. W. Minis of this city. He leaves a large number of relatives in many sections of the state. NEW YORK COTTON. Last Month Open High Low Close Close Jan.. ..14.?17 14.17 14.00 14.12 14.10 Men.14.36 14.52 14.36 14.55 14.42 May. ..12.57 12.6S 1243 12.68 12.49 July. ..12.97 13.17 12.87 13.15 12.92 Oct. ..13.63 13.79 13.52 13.78 13.62 Dec. ..14.00 14.12 13.91 14.12 13.99 Spots 10 up. 12.95. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Last Nionth Open High Low Close Close Jan. ...13.56 13.72 13.52 13.68 13.60 Mch.. . . 13.95 (May. ..12.02 12.30 11.98 1 1.28 12.07 July. . . 12 .r.7 12.7T, 12.44 12.71 12.53 Oct.. ..13.23 13.36 13.10 13.:?4 13.18 Dee... ..13.4S 13.G5 13.40 13.65 13.?l Spots unchanged, 11.63. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January. S.71 \ March. 8.80 ! May. 7.98 July. 8.27 September. 8.17 October. 8.55 I December. 8.67 i Mr. Scott Brice. of Wedgcfield, was I brought to Sumter this morning from j Manning and has been placed in the Tourney Hospital where he will un jdergo an operation for appendicitis. CONVICT ESCAPES FROM GANG Heavily Shackeled and Guarded Bui Manages (o Escape Daily Item, May 3. John Henry Williams, a convict committed to the chain gang and serv ing a 90-day sentence for hoboing and vagrancy Monday morning at about 9:30 o'clock in the morning picked his chance and slipped into the swamp making goou his escape. From a very short while after hi sescape until late | hour yesterday a posse* scoured the swamps and tracked him fo/r long I distances at a time but were unable to get within landing distance of him. j This division of the cham gang, which is known ..s the yard force. ! "uiig Guard T. i>. Jones. Tins force was at work on the Graham church ' road, which is about 10 miles South ; of Sumter. cutting trees and bushes, by the side of the road, which entirely! ?losses this part of the Pocotaligo ! swamp b\ a scries of twelve bridges. I The swamp at this location is thick j with trees and underbrush and is al- \ most like a jungle. John Henry j Williams had tried a number of times I before to make his escape and asj precautionary measure.'. Engineer Jef- j fords had him double shackeled with I extra heavy chains and the chains t adjusted so that he could only take j a short step. The guard was also i warned to be especially careful in the j watching of this desparado who was to have been tried at the next court j term for assault and battery with in- , tent to kill. This was the negro who j drew a pistol on Special A. C. L. Of ficer Hargrove attempting to shoot j him. Hargrove turned Williams over to the police and he was tried and sentenced to the gang by Recorder Harby. According to the statement made Monday by chain gang guard Jones he saw tho bushes shaking as Wil liams rapidly sank deep into tho swamp1.. Jones ,called, but 'did not shoot at the convict. r he word of the j escape was given out as soon as pos sible and jthe Rural Officers, Engi neer Jeffords and several other in terested parties were quickly on his trail. They successfully tracked the escaped convict for long distances at a time. Williams had taken his axe with him and at his first opportunity he had cut the chains with it which coupled his legs together. The axe was found by the hunting party at the place where he had abandoned it. The blade was hacked and scarred showing the difficulty which he had in chopping the chains. The distance between his tracks showed, however that he had been successful in cut ling this connecting chain. The shackles still remained on his logs. Williams made several doubles which would throw his pursuers off time :md again. He would go straight through pond after pond of water and then probably hide in the thick bushes until the officers had passed and then quickly doubling back again in the direction in which he had come. Late yesterday afternoon Williams had successfully hidden himself some where deep in the swamp and had effaced all traces of himself. He is still being hunted and tho reward of $25 is placed on his recapture. He is 22 years old. !> feet, 8 inches tall, weighs about 15u pounds, is of a gin ger bread color and of slim build. Has a scar on right side of face and one on his left arm. Simeon Witherspoon. another negro convict. Monday morning at an early hour got his hip dislocated when he was caught by a falling tree and pinned under it. Witherspoon became entangled in some of the vines around the tree and was therefore unable to get out of its falling distance after the tree had been cut down. He was brought to Sumter yesterday morning and received all necesary attention. Sumter Post T. P. A. to Hold Fish Fryj The Sun Pi*ci ?' ?.:!:?. H annual nsn fry on Friday, May oi.ii, at j Pocalla. All members are to raea at the Y. Ml C. A. at 6 o'clock promptly. Those-having automobiles are requested to have them on hand. The supper will be served at 6.30. All arrangements requisite to a highly enjoyable time have been com pleted by the committee in charge. Every member is expected to come, and be fully prepared to have time of his life. Do not forget the one "buck." Among to" invited guests of the occasion are Mesrs. William H. Cogs well of Charleston. State President and J. P. Noblitt of Anderson, Stale Secretary of the T. P. A. Mrs. Donald J. Auld Entertains. <">n Friday afternoon, a beautiful and ideal afternoon for an outing. Mrs. Donald Auld entertained her Sunday school class of tv.'ciuv-e'ght girls and a.few invited friends with a delightful picnic at Pocalla. Mrs. Auld, always a genial hostess, was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Alex Rehmes, Mrs. G. H. Hurst and Mrs. G. R. Barringer. Many games were participated in during the afternoon and abundant; refreshments served. The taste of the luscious strawberries ami tho o. ike will long be remembered by everyone and the afternoon counted as one of the most enjoyable ever spent by the girls of this class. Judge of Probate Thomas E Rich-] ardson has been kept very busy in "usj office during the last few days dis tributing the State Confederate pen sions to veterans and widows. Those eligible for. and not having as yet re ceived their pensions msv get them by application at this office._ YOUNG MEN, women, over 17, for Postal Mail Service. $120 month. Examinations May. Experience unnecessary. For free particulars of instruction, write J Leonard, (former Civil Service Examiner) 441 Equitable l$ldg.. Washington. D. C. COUNTY BOARD MEETING Chain Gang Ordered to Begin Work on Privateer Road at Early Date J The regular meeting of the county i board oi" commissioners was held on ?May 3, with Vice-Chairman Oliver 'and Commissioners Britton, Lenoir jand Minis present. j Mr. W. G. S. Seymour apeared ask ing that a section of road a mile and I a ralf long in the Brogdon section be I worked, stating that it had not been worked in a long time. This was referred to Engineer Jeffords tor at t< ntion as soon as he could get to it. Miss ChandVr o: -K R'-.i Cross-] ooard and made statements reguru ing the charity work that this orfiaui- : nation was doing in the county. They offered the assistance of their organi zation in any cases where it might I be of service and at the same time asked if there was any liklihood of t the county being able to cooperate | with the Red Cross in the matter o*' paying the transportation of certain j cases connected with its work. The ' Board thanked these ladies for their offer and told them it would be glad to utilize the services of the organi zation in transportation of cases that it might have if it found this couU j be done advantageously. Mr. H. G. Osteen. chairman of the ; county board of education, appeared j before the board and stated that the i Board of Education was in need at ! this timt of at least $1,000 of the j 2,000 appropriated by the legislature | for the county board fund. The board ; authorized a warrant drawn for this j amount. Dr. C. H. Andrews, appeared before ? the board and made statements rela- j tive to his work of vaccination with ; which he had lately been charged, j Ke called attention to the fact that of all the children vaccinated only about 15 per cent of them showed former scars. He thought this fate de- j monstrated the need of a more thor- , ough plan of vaccinating and thought j that another year the board should take steps to have this more closely looked after. Dr. R. B. Furman, Messrs. Hal W. j Harby and J. Mi Kolb appeared be- ? fore the board relative to the eon- j struction of the Privateer road which ! had been promised to that section : for quite a. while and asked what the outlook was tor building now. The board expressed regret that circum stances had upset all previous plans of the board as to this road and af ter consulting with Engineer Jef fords as to the immediate work ahead' j for the different chain gangs direct- j ed him to move the main gang into ! this section as soon as it was through in the Rembert and Hagood section, j Engineer Jeffords estimated that the i gang would be held in those sections from 30 *o 60 days. The board I thought that this road should be j made the standard width of 26 feet. ! Vice-Chairman Oliver reported up- j on his investigation of Mrs. Evans' ; case and asked for further time. . ..... -i a'iic liU.iUtew ul Api .i .Ve.ce V: .1?;. j and approved. ? ?. Ii Ml! I II I ?III I IWJHI MIU1IWMMMMMMI I & j Engineer Jeffo.'ds reportied tlter :\0-iii gang working t'er :he rr.onla/i:i R; mbert sectJ?ii, rh? jSli gang working in;- main r?ad? out oi th? city, j,vv?ii?ui-j ga.ng working th?s roads in the Woods mill section, the bridge force has been kept busy din the bridges. He reported the es- * cape of two convicts during the month. Engineer Jeffords advised ithat the Ford car was in such cobr ! dition that he thought it best to tradS it in for a new car and after consfd . oration the board authorized that this j be done, provided the right terms j could be made. - i A letter was received from -the i State highway department calling at tention of the board to the fact that under law ot the late legislature dif ferent counties could by certain pr? ess reestablish th-? two mill state roa : :?> ??. .:? ?, ? soeetice cour;Ttf*sv jsueh Proras originating: wich- the [county .?- pervisor ? county board. fT'.-- *:.oar.1 did nor 'hink this tar ? would i>t-. y.v.S?o>med in ri::= county . Ja:.i-s Daniels, living, near bauy .-.iCu came oetore the board relative to aid from the county and made statement. The beard referred this matter to the chairman and cleric for investigation and action. ' -V; A letter was received from Mrs. ? J. Myers asking for the^use of the court house steps and grounds for the conduct of open air religious, services. In view of the constitutional provis- . ion prohibiting the use directly or"* indirectly of any property of the. county or state^ for sectarian purpose* * the board did not see its way clear-to grant this request. Application was received from R.: M. Rodgers for an increase in ills confederate pension to $5 per month. This was granted, the. terms of the ' law having been complied with. . - ?-? ' The clerk reported that Chamber lain Johnson had been yesterday, committed to the alms house at the-, request of Magistrate Vinson. . After examining into the circumstances' the board made the commitment perma^ nent and authorize., the purchase o"f necessary clothing. . Application for aid was received/' rrom Mrs. John A. Allsbrook and daughters and the board granted them the monthly- appropriation ot.. $10. i .-h}\ Reports from the rural p-olicn, home demonstration agent and cot* . ton weighers were received and or* dored filed. ? ^ The clerk was directed to wri?F Mr. Itly Wilson conveying- to hixii*tif?', appreciation and thanks of the board for allowing the county to obtain, clay from his property on tho\lffa?* ning road as this had been of ftre?t; assistance to the county In gettts?:: this road in the condition in which it now is and which has been" VSry fa vorably commented upon. s ? The clerk unofficially called the ?tj? tention of the board to the meeting of the Sumter County Chamber'"of Commerce which was to be^ field aVtfiS/ Girls' high school building on Tbur? day, May 5th, at S o'clock for whlc>I, a legal holiday had been declarecMS the city and asked the members to-In terest themselves in getting as' larfe&j an attendance as possible from their/ sections on this meeting in view oi its vital importance to th-* welfare of 4he roi'r.u-. Afl -r a : : '/ eiaYife Vf^jf^^v tiiu oou.rU auju'utiicU. y _ '?, 1 uls?^- ? mxMi Sat Graduation Gifts Gifts that will win instant appreciation will be found in ous stock. Here you will find gifts of jewelry and other things of ele gance and refinement that will meet with the tastes of the young1 graduate We suggest rings, wrist watches, necklaces, pins, desk pieces or leather novelties for the girl graduate. Fr the young man graduate we offer: watches, fobs* cuff links, stick pins, cigarette cases, belt buckles, gold knives, fountain pens and gold pencils. ; i -.< 4 ? i 51 if The National Bank of South Carolina of Soxnter, S. C Capital $300,000 Surplus and Profits $280,000 Strong and Progrc rarre Hie Most Painstaking ?EBVK? with OOURTESl Giye ni the Pleasure of Serving TO? The Bank of the Bank; and File .1 1 * J . i i A ?i .i A ? i C G. ROWLAND, Pvesldesrt EARLE ROWLAND, trashier NEXLL O'DONNELL President ARCHIE CHINA Vice President ?. L. YATES Cashier What Can We Do For Yw? Our ambition is to make this a b&n? 5 of real personal service. * Our facilities are such that we cih probably be of great help to inasiy^H our friends whether they are patrons of this bank or not, and wo wish them to feel at liberty to call on us at any time, and It will be a pleasure to rea der them such service as we can.: A glance at our last statement is ; proof that a great many are using our Savings Department for the "Raih^ Day". Why not you? v First National Bank Sumter, S. C. m