Wilson Proposes UOW Measures to Curb High Living Costs
President Wilson urged Congress to extend the food control act into peacetime and to license interstate corporations to curb profiteering. He called for penalties on profiteers, limits on cold storage, price tagging for interstate goods, and extra funding for price information. Early ratification of the peace treaty and tighter wheat controls were proposed to ease supplies and lower prices.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Water and Electric Plant Renovations At Abbeville Site
The Abbeville water and electric plant displays repairs and improvements aimed at making it one of the state’s most attractive. Manager R. Hix says the customer-friendly upgrades include refitted toilet and papered rooms, remodeled display window for appliances, and broad stock of irons, ranges, washing machines, fans, lamps, sewing machines, and more. Electric ranges are in high demand and a new shipment is expected to meet needs for some time. Pricing is described as moderate.
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Abbeville
Hix
Sewlig
Girls Club of Cotton Mill Village Returns From Camp
The Girls Club of the Cotton Mill village returned Saturday from a Cold Springs camp begun Friday August 1. Older girls first returned, then younger girls joined. Chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Meadows Langley and Mr and Mrs Foster Barnwell, with Miss Jennie Boyd and Miss Joanna Patterson assisting. Mothers Club members visited midweek. The Cotton Mill Band and baseball team rode out on opening day with music.
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Cotton Mill
Cold Springs
Jennie Boyd
Joanna Patterson
Woodruff
Meadows
Langley
Foster
Barnwell
Mothers Club
Forward Movement at Linwood College Conference
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian church will inaugurate its Forward Movement during the Linwood College conference near Gastonia North Carolina from August 19 to 24. August 21 will be Forward Movement Day with many church members expected to attend and speakers including Dr. W R Dobyns of St Joseph Missouri.
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Associate Reformed Presbyterian, Church
Linwood College
Gastonia
N. C
W. R. Dobyns
Bt. Joseph, Mo
Correction of many things between capital and labor
The passage notes a president urging deliberate intelligent action to balance wages and labor conditions. He warns Congress a balanced world relies on the United States and asserts that America must show steadiness and resolve in this supreme crisis, proving Ang elica’s mettle.
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Congress
United States
Street Paving Work Scheduled With Local Arrivals
Tl H Merts of the Southern Pay ream Computation Company Chattanooga Tenn will arrive in Abbeville to arrange for starting street paving. Construction gangs will move from Anderson to Abbeville while the Georgia Trust Company states they may grant definite info on road acceptance by midweek.
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Tl. H. Merts
Southern Payream! Computation Company
Chattanooga
Connie Mack praises Abbeville boy with the Atlanta team
Connie Mack lauds Abbeville shortstop Clarence Galloway alias Chick Galloway of the Crackers as a fine young ball player with promise. Police arrested Clarence Searles after pistols were found. mayor fined him and his pistols remained in custody. Will Tinch was also found with a pistol at the ball ground amid liquor suspicions, but none found.
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Connie Mack
Atlanta
Athletics
Connie
Abbeville
Clarence
Chick” Galloway
Crackers
Galloway
Eng
Clarence Searles
Johnson
McLane
Mars
Cann
Will Tinch
Tinch
Samblers Arrested Playing Poker in Country Church Yard
Joe Cullins and Lewis Jones were arrested near Calhoun Falls Sunday by Sheriff Hurts and Deputy Cann for transporting liquor into the state from Georgia. While waiting for the arrest, Burts and Cann found five white men playing stud poker on the ground at Glovers Chapel. they were arrested and turned over to Calhoun Falls authorities. A pistol was found on one man.
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Samblers
Joe Cullins
Lewis Jones
Calhoun Falls
Hurts
Cann
Georgia
Cress
Burts and Cann
Glovers Chapel
Calhoun Fall
County Agent Demonstrations Held Across Three Towns
Miss Mary Bowie County Demonstrator and W A Rowell County Agent led a countywide series of demonstrations last week in Calhoun Fells Cold Springs and Brownlee. Morning talks preceded afternoon demonstrations with help from Miss Mary Martin and others. Speakers included Dr L B Riser J Wilkins Mrs Dodd and Mrs M T Coleman. Coleman gave two talks on home advice and River spoke on sanitation and public health. The next meeting will be at Arborville with date to be announced.
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Mary L. Bowie
W. A. Rowell
Calhoun Fells
Cold Springs
Brownlee
Mary Martin
Miss Bowie
Mr. Rowell
L. B. Riser
U. S
Public Health Service
J. Wilkins
Etate Poultry Club
Dodd
State Public Health Service
M. T. Coleman
Seaboard Shopmen Return to Work Here Saturday
Twenty five striking Seaboard shopmen ended their walkout and resumed duties Saturday after orders from their headquarters. Locally the action eases tensions but nationwide many workers remain on strike refusing leaders orders.
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Seaboard
Bradley May of Abbeville May Seek Congress Race
Hon W Bradley of Abbeville, a veteran trustee at Clemson and influential Piedmont figure, visited Anderson after a trustees meeting and is said to be seriously considering a bid for Congress next summer, potentially reshaping the field.
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W. W. Bradley
Abbeville
Anderson
Clemson College
Bradley
Piedmont
Congress
Anderson Tribune
Condition Of Crops In South Carolina On August 1
A report by B B Hare Field Agent Crop Estimates USDA details crop conditions across South Carolina excluding cotton. Corn 80 percent of normal rice 85 hay 90 millet 88 cowpeas 83 Irish potatoes 82 sweet potatoes 85 tobacco 74 alfalfa 90 tomatoes 75 cabbage 75 onions 84 sorghum for food 85 sorghum for syrup 85 peanuts 85 watermelons 70 muskmelons 70 apples 45 peaches 42 grapes 78 peats 55. Eastern counties report corn from good to excellent. central and western from very poor to good. Late plantings damaged by heavy July rains. bottom land crops washed out. Total production estimated 38,900,000 bushels, about 600,000 more than last year, but 2,000,000 less than 1917. Pea vine hay acreage down due to seed scarcity and high price, but yield prospects good. Fruits and vegetables deteriorated by heavy rains. tobacco fallen from 86 to 74 percent of normal since July 1. Sweet potatoes generally in excellent condition with vine growth signaling small potatoes per hill.
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B. B. Hare
Burea
United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Andrew Carnegie Dies at Lenox Estate
Lenox Mass Aug 11 Andrew Carnegie steel magnate and philanthropist died at 7 10 am at his Shadow Brook summer home after a brief illness of bronchopneumonia his daughter Mrs Roswell Miller could not reach him in time his wife and private secretary were with him at the end
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Lenox
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Shadow Brook
Roswell Miller
Memorial Fund Launched for South Carolina Soldiers
Columbia August 11 The South Carolina Memorial Commission outlines a drive to raise 400000 dollars for a memorial to State soldiers who died in the Great War. An additional 100000 state appropriation brings the goal to a half million. Campaign follows Liberty Loan method with county chairmen and staged openings in June.
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Columbia
South Carolina
United States
Germany
South, Carolina
Hero Sons
Memorial Commission
Tractor firm to open store near Eureka Hotel
Sadler Tractor Company and H. Roeseberg completed a trade Saturday to rent the Eureka Hotel area store room formerly used by S. J. Link as a warehouse. The building will be repaired with heavy flooring installed for tractor storage. Several tractor kinds will be sold, with business to begin soon. Link also rents the adjacent A. M. Smith store and will move there this week after a thorough overhaul Monday.
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Sadler Tractor Company
H. Roeeberg
Eureka
S. J. Link
Link
A. M., Smith
A- M. Smith Store
John Lomax Returns From New York Visit
John Lomax returned Sunday night from a two week trip to New York with J C Philson of Philson and Henry to buy fall goods. He noted Broadway and the White Way still attract crowds but beer prices lack kick. The city transport strike caused severe congestion with thousands stranded overnight. Philson will return midweek. Goods are hard to obtain with prices doubling from last year.
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John Lomax
New York
J. C. Philson
Philson and
Henry
Mr. Lomax
Broadway
Causes of Crime Discussed Here in Abbeville County
County officials and jurors met in the courthouse with about 75 attendees to address crime suppression in Abbeville. They identified liquor and pistol carrying as the chief causes, noting white laxity in reporting crimes and employers paying fines for black defendants. Speakers blamed both races and urged stricter fines for offenders, citing incidents and influences from northern agitators.
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H. S. Blackwell
Brand
Court House
Abbeville
Blackwell
J. 8. Morse
W. B. Hill
Columbia
Cooper
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Mars
J. §. Gibert
Lebanon Township
M. E. Hollingaworth
Frank Osrwile
Mr. Carwile
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Uow
Girls Club OF
Cotton Mill Village
A. R. P. Church
W. Bradley May
Tractor Company
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