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RED CROSS GIFTS
400,000,000
j.
War Council on Retirement An-
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "CARRY .ON."
Flv Big Societies In World Wide Plan.
H. P. Davieon Head Internationa!
American Red Cross Commission.
Dr. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.
. Washington. ( Special.) --Henry P.
Davison as chairman issues the follow
ing, statement on behalf of the War
Council of the American Red Cross :
To the American People,:
The War Council of the American
Red Cross appointed by President Wil
son on May 10, 1917, to carry o,n the
work of the AmericanTted-Cross dur
" lng the war, at -their request and by
vote of the Central Committee, ceased
at midnight, February 28..
"Immediately t-e armistice was
signed the War Council Instituted
studies to determine when the strict
ly war work of the organization would
have been sufficiently matured to en
able the direction of affairs to be re
sumed by the, permanent staff. Henry
P. Davison, being in Paris when the
nrnilRtipe was , sismed. summoned a
conference there of the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation. After con
sidering all the factors it was con
rinded to make the transition on
March 1. The very fortunate choice
of Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new
chalrrrfan of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex- -.
ecutlve of the Red Cross, makes possi
ble the consummation of this plan un
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department
"Detailed reports to Congress and a
' complete audit of Its accounts by -the
Wat x Department will constitute the
-final record of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although It has been
the rule, to make public all expendi
tures when authorized and to. give de
tailed Information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council In turn
ing over its responsibilities to Dr. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
L a brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Cross belongand whose
generous contributions have made pos
sible all that has been, accomplished.
"During, the past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
given in cash and supplies to the
American Red Cross more than $400,
' 000,000., No value can be placed upon
,the contributions of service which
have been given without stint and of
tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
of o'ur people.
Trhe effort of the American Red
Cross in this war lias constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts of
- money, of hand and heart, ever con
tributed purely for the relief of hu
" man suffering. Through the Red Cross
the heart and spirit of the whole
' American people have been mobilized
to. take care of our own, to relieve the
misery incident to the war, and also
to reveal to the world the supreme
Ideals of our national life. '
"Everyone who has had any part in
this war effort of the Red Cross is en-
titled to congratulate himself. No
thanks from anyone could be equal In
value to. the self satisfaction every
one should feel for. the part taken.
Fully, 8,000,000 American women have
exerted themselves in Red Cross serv
ice. '
Has Over 17,000,000 Adult Members.
"When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 50O,O0Qj
. members. Today, as the result of the
recent .Christmas membership Roll
f Call, there are upwards of 17,000,000
full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the junior Red Cross, number- j
Ing perhaps 9,000,000 school children
additional.
"The chief effort of the Rod Cross
during the war lias been to care for
our men in service and to aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may he called on to assist. As
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the U. S. Army recent
ly said: T'he Red Cross has beeb an
enterprise as vast as the war Itself.
From the beginning It lias done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted 'done, but could not do Itself.
"The Red Cross endeavor in France
has naturally been u, ":vnn exceptlon
v ally large scale wlire service .bas
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army and the
French people as well, the latter par
ticularly during the trying period
when the Allied World was" waiting
v for the American Army to arise In
force and power. Hospital emergency
- service for our army In France has
greatly diminished, but the Red Cross
Is still being called upoq for service
upon a large scale in the great base
hospitals, where thousands of Ameri-
-v " can sick and wounded are still recelv
.lng attention. At these hospitals the
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
for: the amusement and recreation of
the men as they become convalescent
Our Army of Occupation In Germany
was followed with Medical, units pre
pared to render the tame emergency
aid and supply service which was the
, prlvir? business of the Red Cross
during hostilities. The Army Canteen
- -mvlce along the Ijnes of travel bis
' -Vr-vr. -
actually-Increased since the armistice.
"As for work among the French peo
ple, now'that hostilities have ceased,
the French themselves naturally pre-.
fer as far as possible tar provide for
their own. It has accordingly, been de
termined that the guiding principle of
Red Cross policy In France henceforth
shall be 'to have punctilious regard to
Its every responsibility, but to direct
Its efforts primarily t(j assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions of France" have
been divided by the goyernment into
small districts, each officially assigned
to a designated French relief organization.
France was Initiated by a commission
of eighteen men who landed on French
shores June 13, 1917. Sirice' then
some 0,000 persons have been upon the
rolls in France, of whom 7,000 were
actively engaged when the armistice
was signed. An indication of the pres
ent scale of the work will be obtained
from jthe fact that the services of 6,000
persons are still required.
"Our American Expeditionary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities of the Red Cross Commis
sion there are naturally upon a dimin
ishing scale period. Active operations
are "still In progress In Archangel and
Siberia.,
"The work in Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf of the civilian pop
ulation of that country. In the critical
hours, of Italy's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
a practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which' the government and
people of Italy have never ceased to
express their gratitude.
Supplies arid Personnel to Near East
"The occaslonfor such -concentration
of effort in Italy, England, Bel
gium and even In France having natur
ally and normally diminished, it has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel in large measure to the aid
of those people In the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible to out
side assistance, but whose sufferings
have been upon an appalling scale.
The needs of these peoples are so vast.
that government alone can meet them,
but the American Red Cross Is making
an effort to relieve immediately the"
more acute distress.
"An extensive group of American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitally-needed supplies, and to work
this M inter in the various Balkan coun
tries. In order to co-ordinate their ac
tivities, a Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome, Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers cab be reached
promptly. , -.
A commission has just reached Po
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies, and food for sick children
and Invalids. An American Red Cross
Commission has also been appointed
to aid in relieving the suffering of Rus
sian prisoners still confined in German
prison camps.
"An Important commission Is still
working In Palestine. Through the
war special co-operation has been
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able to carry relief In the in
terior of Turkish "dominions.
Red Cross Will Continue.
"Red Cross effort is thus far flung.
It will continue to be so. But the
"movement represented by this work
has likewise assumed an intimate place
in the daily life of our people nt home.
The army of workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must not be demobilized. All our ex
perience In the war shows clearly that
there is an unlimited fiejd-for service
of the kind which can be performed
wlthjpecullar effectiveness by the Red
Cross: What Its future tasks may be
It is yet impossible to forecast. We
know that so long as there is an Amer
ican army in the field the Red Cross
will have a special function to perform.
"Nothing could, be of greater impor
tance to the American Red Cross, than
the. plans Just set In motion by" the Ave
great Red Cross societies of the world
to develop 'a program of extended ac
tivities In tho interest of humanity
The conception involves not alone ef
forts to relieve human suffering, but
to prevent it; not alone a movement
by the people of an individual nation,
but an attempt to arouse all people to
a sense of their responsibility 'for thf
welfare of their fellow beings through
out the world. It is a urogram botlr
Ideal and practical. Ideal . in that it?
supreme aim is nothing less than ver
itable "Peace on earth good will to
men," and practical in that it seeks to
take means and measures which are
actually available" and make them ef
fective In meeting without delay the
crisis which is dally recurrent In the
lives of nil peoples.
"For .accomplishing Its mission In
the years of peace which must He
ahead of us the Red Cross will require
the ablest possible leadership, and
must enjoy the continued support, sym
pathy,- and participation in its w6rk
of the whole American people. It Is
particularly fortunate that such a man
as Dr. Livingston Farrand should have
been selected as the permanent head
of the organization. - The unstinted
fashion In which ah our people gave
of themselves throughout the war Is
the best assurance that our Red Cross
will continue to receive that co-opera
tion which will make Its work a source
of pride arid inspiration to every Amer
ican." , .
Mr. Davison, as chairman of the In
ternational Commission of the Ameri
can Red Cross, has undertaken to rep
resent the American Red Cross In the
preparation of the program for extend
ed Red Crbss activities, and will spend
the next several months In Europe In
consultation with other Red Cross soci
etles for that purpose.
THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMER
ICAN RED CROSS.
Henry P. Davison, Chairman.
Report of the" Condition of
- BANK OF SALUDA -at
Saluda, in the State of North Car,
olina, at the close of business, March
4th, 1919. .
, RESOURCES
Loansvand discounts $40,837.97
Overdrafts ... ..... 742.60
United States bonds and
j ... Liberty "Bonds. ..... 6,350.70
North Carolina . bonds and . - .
expense account. .... 500.00
Banking houe$3 720.77 fur
niture and fixtures
$2,500.00. ......... . 6,220.77
All other real estate owned . 750.00
Due from National banks.,. , 6,556.93
Due from State barges and
and bankers.. ...... . 6,273.32
Checks for clearing. 441.81
Silver coin, including all
, rainor .coin currency. . 89.62
Natioral Bank notes and
other U. S." notes.... 1,696.00
'.Total:...'... $70,459.72
, LIABILITIES
Capital stock- paid in. ; : . .. $10,000.00
Undivided profits, -less cur-
rent expenses and tax
es paid.. 329.97
Deposits subject to check 31,108.66
Time certificates of deposit 16,247.60
Savings deposits 12,517.55
Cashiers checks outstand
ing, . ... .
256.14
Correct-
Total..... $70,459.72
State of North Carolina,
Ccunty of Polk. March 15, 1919
I, P. H. : Bailey Cashier of tjie
above -named bank, do - solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the bsst of my knowledge and
belief. .
P. H. BAILEY, Cashier.
Attest:
Henry P. Corwiht
A. .D Turner
J. M. Hearon
v Directors..
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this 14th day of March 1919.
H. B. Lane, Notary Public.
My commission expires March 20,
1920.
Classified Advertisements.
PIGS.
For Sale: Chester white brood
sow, 2 years old G. E. Morton. It
Piers for sale at the Stock Farm,
$7.00 each. C. J. Lynch.
Report of the Condition of
PEOPLES; BANK & TRUST CO.
at Tryon, in the State of Wortn yaro-
lina, at the close oi Dusme&&, xtxx
4th, 1919.
Loans and discounts. ..... .$o 1,7 iy-io
Overdrafts, secured ?4b.4d
unsecured $144.b ovt.v
United States bonds and
Liberty bonds. . Zb,t4.io
Banking . house , $6,233.d
furniture and fixtures
$2,892.49.... ......
Due from National banks .
Due from State banks and
bankers j
Gold coin
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency.
National Bank notes arid
other U. S. notes. . . .
Collection ...........
Expense account.
9,125.87
2,7o8.31
15,220.39
324.50
722.67
2,970.00
200.00
5,255.54
FOR RENT.
Six room furnished bungalow, with
bath for rent or sale. Overbrook Or
chard Saluda, N. C. '
EGGS.
Eggs of Mottled Ancona chickens
for sale $1.50 per setting of 15 eggs.
B. F. Copeland, Tryon, N. C.
Settings of White Leghorn eggs,
15 for $1.50. In Polk county, 75c.
pure bred. G. L. Orr, Tryon Route 1.
Pure bred Buff Orpington Eggs
S:t iriof 15 $1.50 in Polk county. J.
F. Black, Tryon Route 1. i
Total......" $95,601.72
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .$10,000.00
Deposits subject to check.. 39,816.72
Time certificates of deposit 5,459.55
Savings deposits. ........ 30,847.79
Cashiers checks ' outstand-
ing 3,829.59
Discounts and other earn
ings 5,648.07
Total . . . . . . . . : . . . . ..$95,601.72
State of North Carolina,
Polk County. March 18 1919
V I, W. F. Little, Cashier of thebove
named bank, do solemnly swear that
Fthe above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
,W. E.;LIli LE Cashier.
Correct Attest: 1
G; H. Holmes
,W.;Y. Wilkins
. t Walter Jones
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day of March 1919.
Geo. A. Gash, Notary Public.
My commission- expires April,20,
1919. .
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. The Snooper.
It Is bad manner's, arid almost bad
morals, for one office employee to pry
Into the business of another. Be care
ful not to show, curiosity or to examine
without permission any paper, left on
top of a desk or pages left in a. type
writer or in the drawers of a desk.
Each worker's desk is his private sanc
tum and should not be violatedby the
prying eyes or hands of others. Biddy
Bye.
' . Report of the Condition of
. BANK OK TRYON .
at Tryon, in the State of North Caro
lina, at the close of business, , March
4th, 1919.
RESOURCES
Leans and discounts . , . . . . . $85?Hjl
Overdrafts . .'. . . . .
United States bonds and
Liberty Bonds. . . . .
All other stocks,- bonds and
mortgages . . . . . . . .
Banking house.- 'furniture
. fixtures ....... . . .
Due from National banks. .
Due "from :State banks and
- bankers.
Gold coin ...............
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency, .
National Bank notes and
other U. S. notes. . . .
217,76
12.548.89
2,290.91
4,920.50
9.649.12
5,883.26
I 125.00
628.15
4.390.00
Santa Not Enemy Alien.
Of what nationality is Santa Claus?
a friend asks. Of almost every nation
ality, we would say. If you mean to
ask the derivation of the name, it is
a corrupted form of -flie Holland Dutch
name for St. Nicholas and has ho
"enemy alien" taint. The saint him
self was a native of Patara in the
province of Lycia, Asia Minor, and was
bishop of Myra in the same province.
Total. . . . . $126,521.36
LIABILITIES
Capital stock, paid in. . . . .'$10,000.00
Surplus fund 10,000.00
Undivided profits, less cur-
. rent expenses and tax
es naid:.. .. ... 915.34
Deposits subject to check . . 72,757.50
Time certificates of deposit 1,513.00
Savings deposits 29,407.03
Cashiers checks . outstand
ing 216.43
Due to National banks.... 1,712.06
'
Total... V $126,521.36
State of i North Carolina, "
County of Polk. March 17, 1919
I. J. B. Hester, Cashier of the
above named bank, , do solemnly
swear that the above statement, is
true to the best of. my knowledge and
belief.
J. B. HESTER, Cashier.'
Correct Attest :
W. T. Lindsey'
i B. LvBallenger
J. B. Hester
Directors.
Subscribed and swonvto before me,
this 17th day of March, 1919.
Geo. A. "Gash, Notary Public.
Report of the Condition r
CAROLINA STATE BANK
at Saluda, in the State of North Ca.
olina, at the close of business Mavu
4th, 1919. ' iarcl
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ....... $37 030 oa
Overdrafts... . '17fig
United States v bonds and 8
Liberty bonds and War
Stamps-..... ......
All other stocks, bonds and
mortgages
Banking house $1,250.00
furniture and fixtures
,1,000.00......
All other real estate owned
Due from National banks. .
Due from State banks and
' bankers
Cash items held over 24
v hours ..... .
Checks for clearing ......
Gold coin
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency . .
National Bank notes and ,
other, U. S. notes .....
Collections
1 Wisdom df Solomon.
In the proverbs of Solomon there
is this bit of wisdom:- "Though thou
shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among
wheat with a pestle, yet wJUl not his
foolishness . depart from him." More
than two thousand years of world expe
rience sustains the accuracy of.the
Biblical proverb. Braying the fool in
a mortar ma not cure him, but it. is
sometimes the only way of ridding the
community jof pernicious fools intent
upon spreading the contagion of .their
own folly. ,
Hard to Mana'je.
A man who has lately undertaken
the management of a certain tempera
mental star was asked, during the past
week, about the young woman's well
being. "How is Miss So-aud-So?" ran
the query. "I don't talk tocher any
more," was the answer. "She's under
my management now."
1,401.40
7,750.00
2,200.00
301.57
10,700.63
1,074.54
10.04
322.29
142.50
1,324.22
1,628.00
95.35
Total....... .464,276.00
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $5,000.00
surplus iuna 500 nn
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and tax
espaid.: 1.304
Deposits subject to check . 42,992.61
Time certificates of deposit 14,422 92
uasniers enecKs ouisiana-
' ing.:.... 55.92
Total........'. .$64,27(Si
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk. JVlarch 13, 1919
I, H. B. Lane Cashier of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to tht
best of my-knowledge and belief.
H. B. LANE Cashier.
Correct Attest:
M. A. Pace .
Q. C. Sonner
W. C. Robertson
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
mis ldtn aay 01 iviarcn, xyiy.
P. H. Bailey, Notary Public.
My commission expires March 19,
IV IV,
Fjord and Farewell.
The word "fjord" comes from tin
old ' Norse, survives in the modern1
words "firth" and "frith," Is connect-
ed with the English "fare" meanlnj
to travel, and used in the rorfl
"farewell," and meant, most prob.
ably, in the first Instance, says the
author cff."Norwegian Pictures," watei
safe for navigation on account of its
sheltered position. ,
Little-Used Term.
The word Saracen was applied in the
middle ages to Turks; Arabs, Moors and
other Mchammedans In western Asia
and northern Africa. The same kind
of people live now, but the word Is set
dom used except in romance, poetrjj
and history. '
LUMBER WANTED.
WANTED: To buy lumber of all
kinds and would be interested in buy
ing the entire cut of several mills.
Address R. F. Whitmer, Inc., Box 421
Asheville, N. C. 43-4w
LOST.
Lost, on Saturday last, between
Tryon and the golf links, one tire
chain for automobile. Finder will be
rewarded. Mrs. Jas. Vernor.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For Sale;- One violin: one Ken
sington invisible typewriter, both in
good condition. Iuquire box 233, Sa
luda. N. C.
MARE FOR SALE.
A high class saddle mai, -a beauty,
with plenty of sy tie; suitable for la-1
dies to ride. - Attractive price. Phone
R. E. LEE, Landrum, S. p.
t;l-MED POOR, HAD MILLION
Stinted Self So That Household Fur-
nitureWas Worth Only $92.
Aitnoush he loft an estate ap
praised- at $319,507 in Illinois and
twice as much in Texas and other
southern states, among the largest
of Mellcnry county, Abram B, Brin-
kerhoff of Huntley, 111., believed-in
the simple life, occupying a small cot-
iage, cheaply iumisncu. The value
if his household goods was appraised
it only $02. The treasury of Illinois
vill be enriched to the extent of
'6,000 by the inheritance tax on the
Illinois holdings. The wife receives
5146,000, and two nephews, Thomas
ind Hnmes Brinkerhoff, both of El-
;in, each receive $30,000 from the Illi-
lois holdings alone. "The testator com,
nenced his career in the employ of
Lhe Chicago and Northwestern rail
road. He invested his salary inwest-t
era land and ran his fortune up to
nearly if not quite a million. -
ire
AT CUT FMCES
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Enamel and Tinware at Cost.
All Dishes and Crockery at Cost
PRDCES: :
5 Gallon Galvanized Heavy Oil Cans, $1.75 value.
1" it t( ( gQ (
10 Quart Galvanized Pails '.65 " - X
Lare Fount, No. 2 Wizard Lanterns $1.75 . . . . .
$1.25
...30
...44
$1.15
THREE BROTHERS LOSE ARMS
Machines Take Two Limbs, a Ghell
the Third. J
Misfortune- of a peculiar kind has
followed the Kemp family, pioneers
of the Imperial valley in Oregon and
well known through the connection of
the men with its development.- Three
of the Kemp brothers have each jost
an arm within a year, the last to
meet the misfortune being a soldier
in the trenches in France during the
tlast days of the fighting. .
Just a year ago Harold Kemp's
hand was caught in tne t4anger'Vof a
cotton gin, Into which his right arm
was drawn, andmangled so badly that
amputation was ' necessary. Two
months later'HarJey Kemp, a younger
brother, lost his left arm in the same
gin and in much the same manner."
Recently the news came from Fraiie
that a piece of shell had. struck F. 0,
Kemn a;d carried away his right arm.
The last victim married, his "wife
veslding lo Yuma, Aris
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Single Fpojt Plow Stock, Straight and. Bent Feet . : . . . ..... 1.75
Ployv Points iinicO SUfapes.
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iiu, 10 . .
Scooters, Bull Tongues, Shovel, andTwisters, per .pound . .
50 Tooth (Double Section) Peg Tooth Harrow.
25 Tooth (Single Section' - .
30c
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40c
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$18.00
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Heavy 4 point, 4-inch Barbed Wire . ... . . .
Heavy 4 point, 6-inch Barbed Wire".
6.50
6.00
26 Heavy Hog Wire (20 Rods) . . . ... ...... .. ..... $10.00
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