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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-07
FARM PROSPERITY
IN GRAVE DANGER
Hastings Declares Greater Feed Prs'
duetlsn Essential To The haIR-
tsnanes Of Agricultural
"a Prosperity x,.x

Atlanta, Ga.-(spsoial. .)-That there
IL q large element OF danger for
southern farm prosperity in the pres
ant situation, - The trm bslisf ct II.
@. Hsstilss, President Of both the
Georsas State Chanbsr Of Commerce
and the Gouthsastsrl Fair Assoaa-
Hon.
Mr.. Hastings repeated substantially
his statement Of year ago when hs
said: "Uathiating people, ars apt to
attribute the present measure OF farm
urospsrtty n the South to tho high
price Of cotton rather than to its real
cause.
"Just a. soon a. peace began to ap-
near probabls last fall, there was a
distinct lst.up In the planting OF wheat,
oats and other small grains. Ono
Georgia cotton farmer said to me, II
va are going to have peace. we are
not going to plant any wheat In my
neighborhood'
"Of course the high price OF cot
ton has helped, but If it had not been
for the Increased supply Of bread,
meat, vegetables, grain and forage
made on the farms, there would have
been little prosperity for any one but
the supply merchant. Cotton was and
is relatively lower in price than food
stuffs. and will continue to be for
years to come.
"An extra two or three million
bales in tho 1919 cotton crop will
smash present attractive prices, while
the worldwide demand for bread and
meat and the disorganization of food
production in Europe incident to the
war. means high food prices every
vhere for years to come.
"HiRh food prices are a certainty
and low cotton prices are an equal
certainty IL the food and grain acres
Of 1916, 1917 and 1918 are thrown back
into cotton In 1919. Herein lies tho
danger to our present farm prosper
~ II We 20 back to our old before
/ the.var system Of growing all cotton
and buying all food and grain, We will
get another Jolt like 1914 with res'
sonable certainty.
present Southern farm prosperity
oan be maintained In one way only.
produce on home acres. SO far as pos
,ible every pound of food, vegetables,
rain, hay and forage needed by fam
ily and livestock. then put every other
AVAILABLE acre in cotton or other cash
erop. This method means cash crops
made with little or no debt-the crop
owned BY the producer at the end OF
the season instead Of owed to the
supply merchant.
"Food and grain production sufh
sient for home needs, insures contin'
ued farm prosperity. Dropping back
! 70 the old way means debt Like mill
,aens around the farmers neck"
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FROM CAPT. KIPHART.

FROM CAPT. KIPHART.
The following 10 from his acting
Captain:
Nr. v. A. Stevenson,
Abbevills, 8. C.
Dear Nr. Stevenson:
Attached hereto are the records Of
your SON, Lieutenant William o.
Stevenson, Of my Company, which !
thought would be Of interest to you.
hope that you will find comfort
in the fact that your boy fell in the
defense Of his Country. He waa
true to tho last and too much cannot
be said Of his honor and bravery.
With sympathy from all the boys
and myself, am,
Sincerely yours,
Charles n. Kiphsrt,
Capt. 118th Infantry,
Commanding Co. a."
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Summons. For Relief.
The State of South Carolina,
County Of AbbevilIe.
Court of Common Pleas.
W. F. NICKLES, Plaintiff,


against
HATTIE SHUMATE, HAMMOND
BAKER, GEORGE BAKER, SAM
BAKER, ISAAC BAKER, JAMES
BAKER, BELLA COSBY, and
BINA FAIR, Defendants.
To The Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby Summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in
this action, which filed in the Office
Of the Clerk Of Common Pleas, for
the said County, and to serve = copy
Of your answer to tho said complaint
on the subscriber at his Office At
Abbevills Court House, South Caro-
lima, within twenty days after the
service hsrsof, exclusive Of the day
Of such sesyiss; and If yop fail to
answer IL soaplaint within the tine
aforesaid. ~ plaintiff in this sstisa
will apply v The, ,Court for the relief
demanded i, sh.. complaint.
Dated nee. 18th, 1913.
d. u. HILL,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
~ ---e-lI-s---
NOTICE.
To the Defendant, Isaac Baker, Jss.
Baker, Belle Cosby, Bina Fair.
and George Baker.
IN Ss1l psaN Take Notice, that
the summons and the Complaint in
this action were filed in the Office Of
the Court Of Common Pleas, for Alb
beville County on the 9th day Of
January, 1919, and is now on file in
said Office.
The above is q copy Of tho sum-
D. q. HILL,
Jan. 6, 1918. Plaintiffs Attorney.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County Of AbhsxiIls.

Probate Court.
Citation for letter. Of Adni.istra-
tio1.
BY J. F. MILLER, ESQ., Judge Of
Probate:
Whereas, J. E. Hagan, hath made
suit to me, to grant him Letters Of
Administration Of the Estate and
effects Of Mrs. Lucy Hagan, late Of
Abbsvills County, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kind
red and creditors Of the said Mrs.
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MASTERS SALE.

In the case of Graham VS.. Link,
Thomas P. Thomson as Master, on
Monday sold the lands previously ad-
vertised.
Tract No. 1 was bid off by James
A. Gillian, who transferred his bid
to Geo. Link for SAL per acre.
Tract No.. 2, was bid off by Lind
say Link for sS1.OO per acre.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1919.
TWO ABBEVILLE SOLDIERS.


Lieut.. Gottlob A. Neuffer, OF the
11sth. Regiment, 30th Division,
which was in action in France during
the last days Of the war, arrived in
Abbeville Saturday night much to
tho delight Of his relatives and
friends
Lieut.. Neuffer joined the Ander-
son Machine Gun Company when tho
trouble occurred On the bsrdss sew
eral months ago. he remained IN
the service until this snplsasantness
was settled. whea he returned -
civiI life and took uD his duties h
As Abbsvills Post 01sss.
When the tse with Gsunsay vos
declared, he immediately rsjoined his
ed command. and entered nnp to
prepare for tie big Agh* From tho
Day 10 entered military sesvShs he
ross rapidly, being promoted fren
private by successive steps to First
Lieutenant Of his cealsly. In
France his merit was early reesF
aised and 10 was seat to enc Of the
training camps in thss country to
prepare for further important ser
vice. ......
During one Of the battles in which
his company was engaged he receiv-
ed . wound in ono Of his feet, and
was sent to . Hospital in England to
reeuperate. From there he came to
New York, and from thence he was
sent to Camp Jackson, where hs was
mustered out Of the service On Last
Saturday. '-......
r. a.. -'.'s'='" - ~@
: On the same train which brought
Lieut. Neufier another Abbeville
boy, Lieut.. Ernest L. Visanska re-
tufned to Abbevills. Lieutenant
visanska, who was reared in our
midst and who graduated from Yale
and the University Of Virginia, and
who later became one Of tho distin-
guished lawyers Of the Charleston
Bar, like Lieut.. Neuffer, entered tho
service when the wsr with Mexico
looked q certainty. He did border
duty with his Company, and at tho
end Of his term Of service there re-
turned to the practice Of law. ,
With the recognition Of state OF
war with Germany he again made
ready to do his part. He entered tho
first officers training camp at Camp
Gordon, and graduated as Second
Lieutenant. From there he went al
most Immediately to France, having
sailed in August, 1917. He was as
signed to active duty, and was on the
firing line until he received wound
in the foot in the early days of our
participation in war, which has not
yet completely healed. He was in
hospital for time, but when he
was sufficiently recovered he was as
signed to such duties as he could
perform.
His ability as a lawyer soon made
itself known, and he was assigned to
the department Of the Judge Advo-
cate, and there remained until the
end Of the war. As soon as the arm
istice was signed he was returned to
the states and is now at Camp Ogle-
thorpe, where he will remain until
he is fully recovered, when he will
be mustered OUT OF the service.
Abbeville feels, proud Of these
two soldiers, who were amongst the
first to offer themselves in the ser
vice Of their country. They have
reaped honors for themselves, and
their careers, as do the careers of
al our boys, reflect honor on US.
We salute them!
May they live long to bless their
country and their state in the times
Of peace, as they have honored Us
in the perils Of war!
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DEATH OF LIEUT.. STEVENSON

Sometime ago we had an account
Of the death Of Lieut.. VIM. Oscar
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Making Good
Progress on Road Work

The growth of motoring in the Vir-
ginias is bringing both states into
line on the good roads question. With
two such famous resorts as The Green
brier and the Old White at White
Sulphur Springs drawing their Glen
tele equally from North and South,
and their reighbors, Hot Springs and
Warm Springs, Va, forty miles distant.
the need for good motor roads from
the North is doubly great and although
roads between Staunton and White
Sulphur have been rougher than the
traditional road 10 Dublin in the past.
Virginia must needs awaken soon to
the necessity for better roads. partfcu-
lariy between these resorts and Wash
ington.
This summer, motoring will be even
more popular than last and the heirh.
Of the season is reached when in
August, on the sth and 9th this wear.
the annual summer horse show at Thu
MEADOWS, the Thorn.on Lewis Estate.
attracts many from Washington, Balti.
more, Philadclphia and other towns
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Studebaker to
Spend Heavily
For Buildings
Construction Plans Doubled.
Involving Outlay of
S8,5OO,OOO for New
Plants; Problem Grows

The Studebaker corporation will ex-
pend S8,500,000 during the present year
for construction work. Announcement
that the expansion would take place
during the coming year was made by
the directors of the corporation on
May II. The amount decided upon is
twice the previous estimate of con-
struction work for the ensuing year.
Referring to the expansion Of the
Studebakers, A. R. Erskine, president
of the corporation, has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
"Originally we planned for buildings
and equipment amounting to about
S4,250, 900 during the present year. but
oil of these plans have been revised
because of changed and improved con-
ditions generally, and we are now pre-
pared to double our original building
programme The new plant expendi-
lures we contemplate this year will
amount in round figures to $500 ,000
"The work has been in progress for
some time, and it will be pushed just
as rapidly IS possible. | have been
too busy with other matters to keep
very close to the actual progress of the
work the last few days, but | do know
what is being planned"
The change of the plans Of the cor
poration will, incidentally, make South
Bends housing problem more serious.
In order to cope with the situation
properly the Chamber of Commerce
held big meeting last Monday to dis
cuss the matter. Plans are now under
way tc convey the city's needs in the
housing line to the public in every
way possible. Newspaper advertising,
billboards other than the one installed
In the courthouse yard will be erected.
Propaganda of all kinds will be
launched to impress the people of
South Bend with the extreme necessity
of building more homes to relieve the
building situation.
At the present time there is a need
of 1926 more houses in the city. with
only eighty permits for new residences
issued from the office of the building
department.. These facts were strik-
ingly brought out at the meeting Of
the Chamber of Commerce.
W. D. Guy, who has charge Of the
construction at the Studebaker plant.
delivered the main talk at the Chamber
Of Commerce luncheon. He told of the
development of the Studebaker plant
from the time the work was started
down to the present proposed expan-
sion
HIS talk was made more interesting
by the fact that series of photogra mis-
were introduced, showing the gradual
development Of the construction now
under way These photographs are
taken on Tuesday of each week, and
start with the work. of excavating for s.
foundation until the last photographs,
which show the concrete piers, which
are weekly becoming more numerous.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Grip Lock Interesting
Part of REQ Trucks

10 the average man who has never
used commercial vehicles in his busi-
ness motor truck is simply a motor
truck, hight or heavy, as the case may
De. Until he studies into the matter
OF delivery Of goods by motor vehicles
instead of by horses he usually harbors
some erroneous ideas. These are
changed only by actual experience.
James j. Hunt, general manager Of
the REQ Motor Car Company of New
York, In speaking of this matter few
days ago, cited several examples Of
truck construction details that may not
occur to the average prospective buver.
For example," said he, "a buyer Of
stake truck may not stop to think that
STAKE construction on a modern motor
driven wagon has to be different from
horse wagon of similar type. Now.
wood swells and shrinks, and any fixed
form OF socket therefore fails to hold
wooden stake solidly. If made
tight fit 1t is hard to release in wet
weather-if loose fit it gets too loese
IN the hot months or in dry climate.
ITO overcome this difficulty the REQ
engineers have devised the grip lock.
The stakes on to which the various
body attachments are built are set in
sockets formed by the extremities of
the pressed steel body braces. Each
socket is split to permit the aperture
to spread and admit the stake. The
socket is then drawn together by
thumb screw or wing nut" which
clamps the stake firmly in place. This
is thoroughly mechanical and there
fore thoroughly satisfactory solution Of
the problem. It always holds, and vet
the stakes are easily and quickly re-
leased
"a stake truck which is merely
equipped with ordinary sockets invari-
ably permits the load to wabble and
sway from side to side, with rattle and
wear resulting
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

From Washington, one Of the most
delightful routes lies through the fam
Gus hunting country in Virginia, and
Upperville, Warrenton and Culpeper
Court House, with their outlying estates
and beautiful farms are q revelation
to the tourist who has not seen the
country in Virginia. Between Culpeper
and Charlottesville are many beautiful
old estates and every one who journeys
to Charlottesville wants peep at Mon
ticello and at the beautiful campus and
buildings of the University of Virginia.
Thence over the mountains to Staun-
ton, over a really wonderful macada-
mized road, the exquisite panoramas of
the Rockhsh and Piedmont vallies
spreads out at ones feet, and each
turn in the road brings fresh vista
lovelier than the last. No more beau
tiful is this than the view from Flag
Rock at the crest of the mountain
ridge, between Staunton and Hot
Springs, Va, or the superb and wild
grandeur of the view while crossing
the mountains between Hot Springs
and Covington, from whence one tools
into White Sulphur, fording some
twenty rushing mountain streams that
never knew bridges, en- route and COM
ing through Dry Creek, where one of
the famous battles of the Civil War
was fought.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Rick Sees Flying
Field for Balloonists
Visits Akron, Covers GOODYEAR
Plant and Tells How Germans
Marvelled at Real Tires

Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, premier
Of American aces, has just paid a visit
to Akron, Ohio, where he delivered his
lecture on his experiences as an aviator
in France.
After a banquet given in his honor
by the Chamber of Commerce, the ace
of aces was taken to the Wingfoot
Flying Field, now operated by the
United States government as balloon
training school, but inaugurated and
used during the war by the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company to train
balloon pilots for the navy.
Rickenbacker was escorted to the
field by party headed by C. ". Sell
berling, vice-president of the Goodyear,
and after reviewing the activities In
progress there, expressed his admira-
tion for the manner in which the gov
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
sunlight and
Heat Twin Foes
TO Rubber Tires
Keep Spares Covered and
Also Protect Tubes Against
Both; Speed and Friction
Cause Casing Demise

Summer time looses two forces Of
nature which have seriously injurious
.sscts on tires. One of these is heat
and the other sunlight. Although these
two forces are closely allied, the bad
ssects are distinctly different, accord
ing to statements made by laboratory
srner.s Of the United States Tire Com
psny
Light has a powerful deteriorating
action on rubber. 1t causes oxidation
Of the rubber and also causes crack
ing. This is frequently noticed as
checking" on the side walls of tires.
Heat lagos rubber compounds.
greatly lessening the length of their
serviceability. 1t makes them hard and
lifesess, and also promotes oxidizing
action BY the air.
Because of these harmful effects Of
light ard heat, tires should always be
kent in covers when carried as spares.
and if stored in the garage should be
kept in a dark, confined place where
the temperature is low. In the case
of~mner tubes special care should be
given, for the tube must remain elastic
and flexible and must not crack. The
tube is subjected to a great deal of
heat when in the tire and should be
saved any ecess in storage. A liberal
use Of tale or soapstone on the inside
Of the tire before the tube is put in
will help to overcome the bad effects
Of heat when the tire is in action.
The United States Tire Company,
says it should be noted that the bad
effects of heat due to fast driving
or to driving over hot sands or hot
pavements are not caused by increase
In pressure Of air in the tire. 1t is
almost impossible for the heat OF driv
ing or of hot roads to increase air
pressure to degree great enough in
itself to burst the tire. What really
happens is that the heat softens and
breaks down the rubber after a time.
causing the tread to come off or the
layers Of fabric TO separate and burst,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

ernment Is pushing a comprehensive
balloon programme involving the build
ing of spherical, kite and dirigible BAL
looms, and the training of pilots to
operate them.
In the course of his lecture, delivered
in the new armory building, he related
an incident that was particularly inter-
esting to the rubber workers of the
great Akron rubber factories.
II entered Germany in motor car"
said Rickenbacker, land every time our
car stopped the Germans swarmed
around it, curiously inspecting the
tires. They would feel them, poke them
and finally kick them, to determine if
the tires were really pneumatics made
of rubber. 1t had been SO long since
any real rubber tires had been seen
there, that our tires actually were
curiostios to the Germans"
During his stay in Akron. he visited
the Goodyear plant, being particularly
interested in the manufacture of tires.
for prior to his enlistment in the army
he had won many important automobile
races on Goodyear cord tires.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
King Shipping Chassis
For Custom Bodies Here

In oder to speed up deliveries and
at the same time to give buyers an
opportunity to have their individual
tastes incorporated in the body design
Of their cars, w. r. Vogeler, manager
Of the King Car Corporation at Broad
way and Fifty-second Street lis having
King Eight chassis shipped from the
factory and New York custom built
bodies put on them here.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

toaai reason, too. IS the greater care
now being taken by used car dealers TO
turn OFT their cars so that their per-
tormances will reflect credit ca both
seller and buyer. Renewed cars from
the higher class dealers, ne says, are
nearly always in as good mechanical
condition as are the new cars nov on
the market.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Rural Express Summed Up

Seven words sum up the whole case
Of the rural motor express, according
to G. D. Wilcox, director of sales and
advertising of the Commerce. Motor
Car Company These seven words are:
"The farmer cannot produce and trans
port, too
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

the aim of the motorist who is not a
mechanical expert, says ". R. Schoon-
maker, of Schoonmaker & Jacod. 100
Broadway. Few used cars can be de-
pended upon for steady service unless
they have been thoroughly oxerhauled.
Caution in this respect is necessary"
ne says, without regard to the orig
inal high cost of the car, since it is
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Acason Adds Small Truck

The Acason Motor Truck Company
Of Detroit has added to the line of
trucks a one and one-half ton model.
This gives the company line in
capacities ranging from one to ten
tons.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

quite improbable that cars without any
mechanical defects would be disposed
OF by their owners"
The demand fer used cars in first
class condition, Mr.. Schoonmaker re-
ports, is greater now than at any other
time IN his connection with Automobae
Row. This ne attributes mainly TO the
great shortage of new cars An addi-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

Used Car Buyers Should
Look at Rebuilt Models
To buy a rebuilt car, rather than one
that Is IN doubtful condition, should be
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-03-29
LOCAL ELECTIONS.

The coming of spring always brings
with it the thought of fall election
time. In national affairs the big party
committees are already in active oper-
alton. and the leaders are casting
about for ways and means, slogans and
the best processes of conducting. the
campaign. The national committees,
indeed, are looking away ahead of the
fall elections, which this year are not
as important as 1920. when candidates
for President are to be selected
In local affairs in small New Jersey
bOroughs the importance of the coming
fall elections cannot be questioned. In
point of fact they are much more tenn
peramental affairs than state or ma
tiOnal issues The home owner must
look well to his municipal government
else in this day of graft and question
able practices his taxes mount to I'M
warranted heights 1t is too bad that
society cannot get together on the
right men always 1t would seem
quite the easy thing to know mans
qualifications and ask him to assume
the reins of government in behalf OF
the people, But the truth is the men
we want will not serve the small mu-
ncipalty. 1t cannot be laid at the
door of selfishness either, for giving
ones time is valuable consideration
Perhaps after awhile the people will
wake up and get together on the plan
that will make the picking of rulers
of our local governments a business
matter. These columns have been
filled from time to time with edifying
facts about commission government
and business managers for municipali-
ties And indeed men have gone be-
fore the voters with solemn pledges to
place this very thing of commission
government before the people, only to
find themselves so handicapped in the
way of secret pledges to certain inter-
ests that keeping faith was out of the
question, and they had TO lie