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alton shall be allowed to ,mperu itn

alton shall DO allowed to imperu it's
chances Of success.
Man does not live by bread alonc.
Ho Is self-respectinE creature. and
the least OF US wants to feel that his
work Is. ono way or another. of some
consequence. not only to himself, but
also to the community.
WISE POLICY FOR GOVERNMENTS
TO USE PICTURES, HE SAYS
II the klnema industry ever had any
unnecessary humility on this head. 1t
must have been dispclled during tho
past three years. Almost ever since
the beginning OF the war nearly all
the warning nations have employed the
kinema Industry a means OF war
propaganda. 1t was wise policy on
tho parts OF the governments SO to uso
tie kinema Industry, and II was a wise
policy also on the part OF the kinema
industry to allow itself to be SO used.
To show Great Britain what France
il doing for the war and to show
Franco what Great Britain and her de-
peudencies are doing is desirable and
necessary for harmony and unity Of
effort between allied nations waEinE
war over a vast area of the world
such pictorial exhibitions.
Russia, for example, might have been
savcd to US II II had been possible to
show her by means OF moving pictures
that she was not bearing tho whole
burden OF tho war, az Kercnsky so
enormously and so criminally told her
and II We, on our part, had been able
to see by means OF vivid and search
ing films what the condition of the
poor wretched Russian soldier was in
those early days, when he was sent
on to the baltic fields without proper
weapons, or even proper clothes. some
times without boots and often with
out food, to be mown down like grass
before the scythe. we might have been
quicker to send help. and SO have saved
the unhappy country from the clutches
of the INSCRIPTIONS anarchists who are
now hurting it to disruption, and per-
haps death.
The allied nations owe a deep deb,
to the kinema industry for their far
reaching international services in
making their peoples known to each
other. This is the first time the
klnema has been employed az a
weapon OF war. but 1t will only be
the last time IL the present war is the
last war. es please God 1t may be
But the kinema industry will.
trust. soon go up one step further
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and show tho world not only how IN,
allies arc lighting. but what they arc
lighting for.
REALISTIC PICTURES WOULD
SHOW PLIGHT OF BELGIUM
Our newspapers tell us that tho in
tegrity OF Belgium has been violatcu.
that a great part OF it's beautiful conn
try has been laid waste. that its men
have bcen enslaved. that It's women
have been outraged. that its young
girls have been rounded up and Sc
cretly deported to unknown destina-
tons and that even it's little children
have been exposed to unimagina BILE
crueltics.
But. terrible as this story Is. wha.
Is 1t when narrated to neutral nations,
who live far away from the scene of
such atrocities. unless they can be
made to see them as with their own
eyes. and thus realize that the peoples
OF the world arc members one OF an.
other. belonging to large relation,
ship. a great brotherhood. and ,nore-
fore that a wrong done to one Is a
wrong done to all.
Our statesmen tell us that VA o-a
fighting for humanity, civilization. tho
destruction of military TYRANNY aud
the right OF free men TO live at peace
among free men. But these are, after
all. abstract ideas, and, however eIo-
queHliy Expressed. what are they even
TO the multitude Of our own peopIe
who are being called upon day bv dan
to make cruel sacrifices that the war
may go on, to SEQ their homes broken
up. and to know that their dear ones
who went away may never return,
unless they can be mado concrete ana
actual by the sight Of authentic facts
of inhumanity and barbarity, which
coming right home to them make ,hem
realize that 1t Is better not merely 10
suffer and to starve. but TO die, rather
than TO como under the cnslavcmen,
of a damnable military system. which
would crush them body and soul
The kinema can do this work as
nothing else can do it-neithcr news
pa per, nor sermon. ncr drama. nor
novel. nor speech in Parliament. and
we are hoping that it may soon b,
done.
Don't be afraid OF a elm that 1. IN
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Time it! In five minutes your sour,
acid stomach feels fine. No indiges-
ton. heartburn or belchins OF gas. or
quotations OF undiEested food no
dizziness. bloating. foul breath or
headache.
Pape's Diapcpsin is noted for its
speed in sTeetening upset stomachs
II IS the surcst. quickest and most GER
tain stomach antacid in the whole
world. and besides, it is harmless.
Millions of men and women now eat
their favorite foods without fear-they
know Pape's Diapepsin will save them
from such misery.
Please for YOUR sake ret a Iarpe
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spired by such a purpose. Whatever
It's impcrfections. 1t cannot be a dull
ono anyway. Tho war Is full of thrill
ing. palpitating human drama, and the
author would be stone blind who could
not see it There Is a mine OF tragedy.
pathos and even comedy in this teri,
bic war that will. 1 believe. bring peo-
pie to the kinema tf caters who nave
never been there before. without send
ing old customer saway.
l am now working carly and late in
the hope OF showing that a film dcsis
mated to illustrate the wa. aims of tho
allied countries may spell profit as well
as propaganda,
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who have been spending the past
month visiting relatives in Petersburg
and Richmond. returned home to-day.
Mrs. w. T. Alsovcr. OF Charlotte.
N. c.. Is spending few days in the
Gap. the guest Of Mrs. r. IS. Alsover.
Lieutenant Henderson Horsley, of
Camp Lee. spent few days last week
with his father, w. ]. Horsley. He
stopped In Abingdon on his way back
to SEQ his sister, Miss Nellie. who Is
attending school at Stonewall Jackson
Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. E.. C. Taylor and little
son. who have been living in the
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hfty-cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin from
any drug store and put your stomach
right Don't keep on being miserable
lie Is too short-you are not here
long. so make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and enjoy il, with
out dread OF acid fern entation In the
stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
nome anyway. Should one of the fam
Ivy eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack Of
indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement due to fermen-
tation and acidity. at daytime or dur
ing the night, it is handy to give the
QUICKEST, SurCSt relief lsnoyun ID,
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F'F|1''tt j.
. HEAD STUFFED FROM
. CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
. Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
cloEged nostrils open right up; the air
passages Of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuffling, blowing, headache, dryness.
40 struggling for breath al night; your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little OF this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nostrils. It penc-
trates through every air passage Of
the head, soothes the inf1amed or swol-
len mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.--Adv
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) and show tho world not only how III.
allies arc lighting. but what they arc
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Touraino Flats. left last week FOR.
Dante. where Mr.. Taylor has accepted
a position with tho Clinchneld Coal
Corporation. having resigned his posi-
ton with tho Stonesa Coke and Coal
Company, which no has been holdin.
several years.
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HALL GAME SAYS MOVIES
CAN AID IN WINNING WAR
fIctures OF Efforts Put Forth ana sur-
ferinss Undergone Help to Unite
Nations, He Snys.

lHaH Caine has been asked by the
Prime Minister to prepare r,.,t
national film story. which shall epi-
toinize the aspirations of Great Brit
ain IN tho world struggle In which she
10 engaged. In tho following state
ment, In which Hall Caine sets forth
ms Ideals Of the moving picture as a
force which shall take a great part in
reseneratinE the world and in the in
terchansc OF ideas and aspirations of
The countries which are lighting for
the freedom OF mankind. he outlines
his view Of the kinema's position in
tho ordering of the worlds anairs.1
BY HALL GAME,
the British Author and Dramnti.t.
international News Bureaul
1t is startling fact that within
tho short space of ten or fifteen years
the 'ktnema industry has become ono
OF the fourth or NTH largest industries
la the world. A distinguished member
OF the ministry. whose duty 1t has
lately been TO travel far and wide on
the business OF the war, told me that
other day that wherever he went at
home or abroad. in large cities or small
s~'' no io"iu lHc hinena thedter
there with its doors always open.
| ventured 10 suggest that II would
be good TO keep them open-not 10 run
the risk of closing them by unfair
taxation. That is warning to our
lawmakers. which may particularly
apply 10 the present time. To ask the
kinerna thcatcrs TO show as many peo-
pie as possible what the nation is
doing for the war, and at the same
time TO impose-such legislation as may
have the effect of making such people
rs few as possible is both foolish and
unfair.
SO far as 1 have influence in the put
ung out OF any film for which am
responsible. l shall request canno;
say more--that no entertainment tar.
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SOUTHEASTERN DEPART
MENT SECOND OVER TOP
IN u. w. w. CAMPAIGN

Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 20-The South
eastern Department went over the
top in the United War Work Cam
paign with flying colors and enjoys
the distinction of being the second
department in the county to over
subscribe its quota. The Southern
department was the first to pass its
goal.
Indications were that when final
reports were received, the total sum
subscribed to the United War Works
Campaign in the Southeastern De-
partment will be between $4,000, 900
and $10,00O,0O0. The extending of
the campaign enabled the depart
nent to go beyond all expectations.
The total amount raised will be
more than a fifty per cent over SUBJ
scription.
On basis of $17O,50O,OO0 as the
afount to be raised nationally, the
quota of the Southeastern Depart
nent was s6,s2O,OO6, and this mark
was reached and passed on Saturday,
to the keenest qualification of all
persons concerned.
Georgia was the first state in the
Southeastern department to 60 over
the top. The other states finished in
the following order: Mississippi,
Tennessee, North Carolina and Ala
bama, South Carolina and Florida.
The Southeastern department was
thoroughly combed for subscriptions
and the generous responses of the
people in this section of the country
has been the cause of favorable and
appreciated comment in all parts of
the United States.
The people in all seven states of
the Southeastern department gave
freely and willingly to the fund for
the seven great war-working organi-
cations. In no other previous drives
have the states of the south led the
country in subscriptions.
R. H. King, campaign director fol-
the Southeastern department., has
only the highest praise for the lead
rs and workers who made the splen-
did oversubscription possiblt.
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sANTUc NEWS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Santuc, Nov. 20.-Santuc School
began Monday with IS scholars.
Miss Gladys Pressly of Chester, has
charge of the school. We welcome
Miss Pressly in our midst and wish
her much success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Richey spent
Saturday night with their daughter,
Mrs. James Haddon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McGee and
children of Belton, and Mrs. ]. W.
Callahan, of Spartanburg, motored
down and spent the weekend with
Mr.. M. B. Kay and family and other
relatives here.
Master James Strawhorn spent
Saturday night at Mr.. M. B. Kay's.
Mrs. E. J. Bolts spent Saturday
with Mrs. Ernie Haddon.
Mr.. Dave Haddon is visiting rela-
tives here this week.
Misses Mary and Annie Kay were
in the city shopping Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Ables and children and
Misses Lizzie and Willie Ables called
on Mrs. E. J. Bolts Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Kay spent
Monday at Mr.. j. B. Sharp's.
Mrs. Jesse Boyd had. as her guest
Sunday, Mrs. Ernie Haddon, Mrs.
James Haddon and baby and Miss
Lila Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Kay and
little son, and James Strawhorn
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. M.
B. Kay.
Miss Gladys Presley is boarding
at Mr.. Pierce Bowen's.
Messrs Dave Haddon and Billy
Morrison visited Mr.. John Stevenson
Sunday.
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TO OBSERVE CENTENARY DAY
Noted Speakers to be Present at Up
per Couth Carolina Conference.


One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the Upper South Carolina
Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, which convenes
November 9th, at Chester, will be
Centenary Day., which will be OBJ
served Nov. 28.
Among the speakers who will pre-
sent the Centenary program will be
DR.. E. H. Rawlings, DR.. J. J. Stowe,
Mrs. R. w. Mcdonnell, of Nashville,
Tenn, Rev. ]. T. Myers, from Japan,
and Miss Belle H. Bennett, President
of the Woman's Missionary Council
of Richmond, KY.
The subjects to be discussed on
."Centenary Day" will be "World Re-
construction after the War;, Gods
Call to the Church in a Worlds Cri-
sis", "The Church's Opportunity to
Get Out of Littleness into Bigness".
Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, the pre-
siding officer will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers. A leading layman
will discuss, "Can We Put it Over?"
A stereoptican lecture will show the
needs of the mission field.
This years annual conference ses
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SCHOOL NOTES.
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The ninth and tenth grades con-
tested against each other in a game
of basket ball on Friday. The score
was % to 5 in favor of the Tenth.
The lineup was as follows: Tenth
Centers, Vic Howie and Mary Nick
les; Forwards, Margaret Swetenberg
and Catherine Faulkner; Guards,
Pauline Wosmansky and Ethel Perry.
Ninth Grade: Centers, Cornelia Clink-
scales and jamie Vance Bowie; For
wards, Kathleen Shaw and Gladys
Brazeal; Guards, Elizabeth Gam
brell and Florence Neuffer. Any
member of the team may see a true
to-life sketch of herself by looking
up the famous cartoon by Ethel
Perry.
Miss Tenant in the geography
class asked Thomas Cason for def
milton of longitude and latitude.
Thomas gave out his clear answer,
LONGITUDE tells where you're at,
and latitude tells where you is". Are
you sure you can do better?
Mr.. Plaxco: "Nina, how many
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sion profises to be one Of the most
interesting and important in the his
tory of the organization. While the
Centenary movement is already well
known to the TENDERS of the confer
ence, great interest will be aroused
by the coming Of these specialists
who are highly trained in missionary
activities. =.
The Centenary movement includ--
es a world program based on care.
full survey of need and opportunity,
and vigorous campaign will be made
to release the prayer power Of the:
church by enrolling tens of thousands
in the Fellowship of Intersession"
and training them as prayer helpers.
The program also includes "Stew-
ardshipD Drive" to secure enrolment
Of millions Of Methodists who will ac-
knowledge their stewardship by the
payment of the tithe.
During the next five years of the
Centenary celebration there will be
an earnest appeal made for life SER
5ice. Strenuous efforts will be made
to recruit a large number of new
workers fir the finistry, home and
Foreign missions, and service in the
local church.
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OvERWORkED,
TIRED WOMAN
TOOK V|NOL
Now She is Strong and
Hearty

Philadelphia, Pal was over
worked, run down, nervous, could not
eat or sleep. I felt like crying all the
time. I tried different remedies with
ont benefit. The doctor said it was a
wonder I was alive, and when Vinol
was given me I began to improve.
I have taken eight bottles and am
now strong and perfectly healthy in
every respect, and have gained in
weight. I can not praise Vinol
enough."-Mrs. Sarah A. Jones, 1925
Nevada ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
We guarantee Vinol to make over
worked, weak women strong or re-
turn your money! Formula on every
bottle. This is your protection
'" ! P. B. SPEED, Druggist.
and Druggists Everywhere.
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Jim Coleman's Brigade
A New View of Morals.

4
A New View Of Morals.
In discussing a possible entertain
nent to be given for the eleventh
grade by the tenth, one rather stout
senior said she hoped they wouldn't
dance because she thought dancing
was wrong. Cornelia Clinkscales
said, "I know what's the matter with
you, you're too fat"
Stories of the War-The Aviator.
Just a few months before, he had
been a boy-a mere kid-without
responsibility. Now he was a man.
What he had been through no one
can ever know unless he has had the
same experience. His face was tan
ned to the color of leather. The sun
ID rain and cold had effaced its
,ealthy glow and the few freckles on
his nose.
When he joined the aviation corps
he said, 81 am going to bring down a
German plane for every year l have
lived. I want to say I have done that
much for America" He had brought
them all down except hts twenty-four-
th-"Yonder machine is an adver-
sary worth having, he said as he
tipped and rose again in the air.
Nothing was heard except the pur-
ring of the engines which seemed to
out the seconds of each pilots life.
The stiffness of death was in each
heart, for each opponent knew that
one of them must lie on the ground
at last-a bloody, mangled heap.
Suddenly a bomb was dropped
which the American lodged. What
! thoughts filled the boys mind as he
faced death? Higher! higher! rose
the American plane. Higher! higher
rose the German plane! Now they
are mere specks. Now they cannot
be seen by those on the ground.
See, the American plane seems to
fall. The German gains on it, but
now the son of America rises again.
Shall he land while he has con-
troll over his machine and so save
his own life, or shall he destroy his
enemy-the same enemy who, if al
lowed to return to his lines will carry
valuable information resulting in
the death of many comrades? What
a struggle goes on in the boys mind
The Hun is gaining! He is very
close! Bomb! There is a great glare
in the sky. =!
"I have brought down-my twen-
ty-fourth-and last plane" he gasps
as he makes a desperate effort to
right himself and plunges downward.
In two hours a party came upon
the scene. There lay an aeroplane
subdued for it's first and last time.
And that dark object a few feet
away? 1t was the broken body of
a boy-a boy who had been gay and
light-hearted a few months before.
A dreamy-eyed girl who received his
last letter thinks of him in his hon
ored grave in France.
Mary Nickles.
-
Mary Nickles has written several
stories which showed unusual talent
for high school pupil. She "reads
much" it seems, and expresses her
own ideas we'll.
The following story "The Luck Of
a Private" is very attractive and ex-
cites our sympathy. Let US hope
that it is probable. We have no use
anyway for the reader whose ques-
tion as to why the bomb did not ex-
plode in the American lines is an
ticipated.
"Just tho Luck of a Private"
After dark, dreary day of rain,
unceasing rain, had passed, it SEEM
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of novelty and this promised to be
long, tiresome day.
At first, he thought of writing
some letters but prefaced this by
saying, "Oh, how I hate to write! If
everybody knew how bad I hate to do
it, they'd appreciate my scrawl."
Then he pulled his ink from under
the cot, but his pen was nowhere to
be found. Down upon his knees he
searched under the cot and every
where muttering, "T do declare this
is just the luck of private"
After searching long he found it
hung in the springs of his cot. He
expected to find the point broken,
but luckily it was albright. He be-
gan to write and get along very
we'll until he heard nosey superior
say, "Private Harper, you will be on
guard for the next twelve hours in
Private Lees place." "Well, that
means no letters! This sure is what
I call the luck of a private"
So the letter went unfinished. Jim
naced I'M and down wondering what
chance put him in Lees place and
thinking of his hard luck as night
drew near and no one came to re-
lieve him.
Finally, as he came near his own
dug out he saw something glittering
in front of the opening. Getting
closed to it he found, much to his
surprise, that it was a bomb sent
from the German lines. He picked
it up in time to save his own dug-out
and those near it and with one big
effort he pitched it toward the Ger
man lines. It fell in the midst of
four men killing three and wounding
the other.
This was a perfect end to an
otherwise tiresome day. When Pri-
vate Harper was commended for
what he had done, he grinned and
said, "Well, it was just the luck of
a private"
Lydia Owen.
Abbeville celebrated the news of
peace rather quietly. This was due
to the fact that she had already had
one celebration a few nights before
when peace rumors came from New
York City. The armistice was sign
ed November II. The news was re-
ceived here at about A. M. The
shops put on special peace whistle
which sounded like a funeral dirge.
Later the fire bells began to- ring
leading some to believe that the
town was burning up. All the church
bells then began to ring and kept it
up internationally all the morning.
After school the boys started the
tune again.
On November 18th, at 7:30 o'clock
there was a service Of praise and
thanksgiving at the Presbyterian
church for our victory.
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Engraved Cards and Invitations at
The Press and Banner.
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W. S. S.
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In discussing a possible entertain
ment to be given for the eleventh
grade by the tenth, one rather stout
senior said she hoped they wouldn't
dance because she thought dancing
was wrong. Cornelia Clinkscales
said, "I know what's the matter with
you, you're too fat"
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mills in one cent?"
Nina Bauknight: ~ dnot know"
Mr.. Plaxco: "Don't you know how to
count money!"
Nina: eyes, but I haven't handled
any money less than cent"
Jim Coleman's Brigade
Jim Coleman, the popular presi-
dent of the Carolina Society has join
ed the infantry. He has the title
of captain. There are two enlisted
men in Jim's company, D. T. Smith,
III; and Pat Kennedy, Jr. The cap
tain's duty is to care for the rest Of
the company. He says that they are
most energetic during the wee small
hours of the night.