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fAUii ruun Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-liass matter at tost office in Aobeville, S. C. Ten <11 of Subscription: One Year $2.00 A ? Aft Six months _ Three months $1.VV .50 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1921 FACTS ABOUT COTTON World production of cotton out side of the United States, for fac tory consumption, has averaged 7, 138,900 bales a year for the past 10 years, according to U. S. Census figures. Pink boll worm, the most deadly of all enemies of the cotton plant first made its appearance at Hearne, Texas, in 1917. Like the boll weevil * / it came from Mexico. Foreign grown cotton to the num ber of 682,911 bales was imported into the United States last year. It consisted mostly of Egyptians, and was the largest quantity ever im ported. The number of ginneries in the United States in 1919 was 22,418, of which 18,815 were active, and gin ned an average of 602 bales each. Of the total of 18,815 active grins in the United States during 1919 all * but 98 were saw-gins. Roller gins are used principally in ginning sea-island cotton, and the long-etaple cottons of Arizona and California. There is now enough cotton in the world, unspun, to last nearly two years. The total capacity of grins in the' United States indicates that a iz, 000,000 bale crop could be ginned in a single month. The total engine horse power employed in ginneries of the United States "in 1918 was 973,717. Boliyar Co., Miss., was the only county which ginned more than 100, .000 bales in 1919; seven repoiied more than 75,000, 25 more than 50, 000 and 128 more than 25,000 bales. The cotton crop of 1919 was gin ned in 887 counties, of which 308 ginned less than 5,000 bales each. From the year 1900 to the out break of the Great War in 1914 the number of cotton spindles has in creased at the rate of about 3,000, 000 every year. Since 1914 the number of cotton spindles fit for-use has been reduced from a total of 154,000,000, to a to tal of 138,000,000 a decrease of ,16,000,000 during the six years. Tn ffiA United State."? there are 68 counties which have more than 100, 000 cotton spindles each. Bristol County, Mass. with 7,632 003 cotton spindles, leads all other counties in the total number. Rough Peruvian cotton is used to some extent for mixing with wool in the making of wool textiles, especial ly imitation woolens. Chinese and Indian cotton are used to a very l'mited extent for mixing with American upland cotton in the manufacture of the cheaper grades of goods. Nearly all of the cotton consumed in the United States is domestic up land cotton. The term "upland" is applied to all cotton produced in this country, except sea-island cotton, and in cludes the long staple upland varie ties. SMITH SAYS OUTLOOK IS MORE OPTIMISTIC Aug. W. Smith, president of Bran don, Poinsett and Woodruff cotton mills and one of the foremost textile executives in the South, in a state ment issued today asserted that the general business situation in the South and in America is looking bet ter and there is more reason for op timism now than at any time during; the past few weeks. Mr. Smith -aa^i money today is easier, |;ut that great | .improvement wiii not come over night i He expressed the belief that some time will elapse before the cotton mills return to a substantial paying basis. He thinks that more liquida tion will be necessary to this end.? firAPTivillA PiAifmrtT?+ A giant redwood tree of California' recently produced 78,000 feet of tizn-, ber MANNING URGES FARMERS TO PLANT LESS COTTON Columbia, March 29.?An urgent appeal to the fai-mers of South Caro lina to plant less cotton and more foodstuffs is made by former Govern or Richard I. Manning in a statement issued yesterday. He declares that to plant another normal crop of cotton means hard times for every farmer and every business interest in the' South. He urges that the banks lead the South to prosperity in the pres ent crises by insisting upon a radical reduction in cotton acreage. . The statement issued by Mr. Man-i ning follows: "The cotton South faces a crisis. She is impoverished by the wealth in quantity of her chief staple, cotton. "Let us know the truth and face the facts. "The government estimates cotton carryover on July 31, 1921 at 9,866, 208 bales. The Memphis committee estimated that if the cotton crop of 1921 shall be the same as the crop of 1920, we will have a carryover on July 31, 1922 of 16,517,909 bales; enough cotton to last nearly two years. 'Get it out of your head that any thing but the supply and world's ability to buy, fixes the price of cot ton," says Dr. Bradford Knapp. 'In 1920 South Carolina imported :n corn, $15,000,000 hay, $12,000 000; oats $10,000,000; meat $20,000 000; flour $20,000,000; eggs $3,000, 000 and so on in other foodstuffs, all of which we can raise cheaper than we can buy with money from cotton. "The cotton crop of 1920 was the most expensive crop ever raised. We made more than we could harvest, and have more low grade cotton than ever before. The price has fallen from over 40 cents and 10 cents basis mid dling. But, the cotton on hand will not average middling and the average rrice is much below 10 cents. Is there sny business sense in raising any more low grade cotton? Cotton is be low pre_war prices. Fertilizers, la bor,'harware, foodstuffs, and every thing that is needed in making a crop are far above pre-war prices. There-1 fore, there is not a gambler's chance for profit in raising a normal crop th:s year. It is certain, unescapaTile loss. Land owners, share-croppers and tenant farmers will all be subject to loss, as well as every other business interest in the South. The South should and must continue to ra'/i cotton, but it can not do so unless it returns a living wage and a fair pro fit to the producer. "The remedy is self-evident. "The Memphis plan provides that two-th:rds of the cultivated area should be in food and feed crops and >ne-third of the area in cotton. This plan will increase food production and decrease production of cotton. "When manufacturers find that there is over production they curtail production. There is an cxcess supply of cotton, more than the world can 7uy. It is, therefore, good business for us to reduce cotton production by reducng cotton acreage. Every agency that will convince the cotton producer of' the necessity of reduc tion should be actively engaged. "Our banks must be looked to as leaders in this proposition. To them farmers turn for advice, for help and for credit. The banks have saved the South from bankruptcy by holding cotton from a market in which there :s little demand. In this acute crisis they can lead the South to prosperity by insisting on a radical reduction in 3tton acreage. "To plant another normal crop means hard times for every farmer and every business in the South. To plant less cotton, means better grade of cotton and more money. The pro ducer will then be independent, and the South will come into its own and . njoy the fruit of its labor. Have we the courage and business sense to face the facts and adopt this plan?" J? OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AS lj3UAL "This clu^ gewjng club)," the ^kb^ville Press and Banner says, "is composed of twelve members and is one of the most enjoyable clubs in the city." Thousands of people live in Abbeville but it is probably the only town in the state containing more clubs thaft inhabitants.?The State. The centre of population as shown by the 1920 census is located in the southeastern corner of Owen :ounty, Indiana. It has advanced }.8 mile westward in the last decade h \ \ V PENNEY'S CREEK V vv^vvvvvvvv Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rogers spent Sunday in Midway with Mr. and Mrs. Adger Hodge. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Seal, of And erson, spent the week-end with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rogers spent Saturday nieht with Mr. and Mrs. Will Crawford, of Martin's Mill. * Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Elleavburg spent Sunday with Mrs. T. B. Mar tin who is very sick. We hope she will* soon be well again., Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Ellenburg and children, Lucia and Ozey, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ellenburg and chil-l dren, Chester, Anna Bell and Has kell, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Williams. They were joined in the afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Seal, Mrs. 0. B. Rogers and two daughters, Mrs. W. C. Rogers and Mrs. J. F. Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McCurry and Mrs. Gus McCurry and duugh | ter, WiUie Mae, of Abbeville jjpent Sunday-with Mr. and Mrs. Odell Tiller. Joss sticks are made of a 3tem of bamboo rolled in a preparation con taining many different odoriferous drugs, two of which are aconite and camphor. The aconite serves to pro tect the sticks from rats and mice and the camphor causes them to burn. M a m 'HE object of ?n invent # duce ? phonograph, ihoi JL highest pouible degree i eonitantjy been my goal, and, i WO MVt lucceeaea to > pint w reproduce#, or ftt-CnutTia, tl otter formi of muiie, with inch that the mo?t aeniitive em are rvaajr difference. Our aucceaa in dog every quality of the humi tome rather remarkable Acta. Clipping from "An In terview . with Mr. Edi son-" published in the leading magaines intensely interesting. Read it or ask ua for copy. the It is I - tin*, k ItT? >r a r Will Your 1 HEAR it! Prcrv that when listeni as if you are heai of the living arti: judge. When you cori that the Edison i ' sustains the acid with living artisl tary?it would I world. ;ij: The'NI "The Phon I Remember, if yc credit is good w y?ur ?\VVi terms, or woman is a G us explain our common-sense w The Honu FRUIT DAMAGE REPORTS BEGINNING TO POUR IN Winchester, ^March 29.?Fruit damage reports 'began pouring into Winchester today from the Shenan doah-Cumberland district in Vir ginia, West^ Virginia, southeastern Pennsylvania and Maryland, follow ing last night's cold wave. They ranged from "badly damaged" to "wiped out" for summer apples, peaches, plums, peans and other small fruits. No authoritative esti mate of the damage has been re ceived. The mercury dropped to 22 or 62 degrees in twelve . hours here, with ice nearly an inch thick. NEW TELEPHONE RATES EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 1 Columbia, March 29.?The in creased telephone rates become ef fective April 1. The increase is ap proximately twenty per cent, a new schedule of rates being .allowed by the railroad commission, varying from different cities and towns of the state. The order of the railroad commission, allowing the rate in crease, specifies that there will be no more free service between towns whose exchanges ar? less than three miles apart. The commission's or der ets forth that 3,500 applications from citizens in the state for tele phone service are on file with the company. The increase, it is set forth, will provide a return on the telephone company's investment in South Carolina, $4,557,218, or 4.89 per cent. or, attempting to pro-1 lid be to achieve the of realism. That has ii .now well known, < here our phonograph You Keliev Own Ears? e?or disprove, our ch ing to the Edison, you i ring the actual perf orma: st. Let your ears be ne we will show you pr is the only phonograph t L-test of direct compari ts. Thir proof is docum >e good in any court in w EDISO ograph With a Soul" >u are a ironic lover y ith V,Sl pay cash or m; All we ask from any r ^lomon'o A CTTPPTYIftTlt. Budget Plan?the sim] ray of buying- a New Edis Kerr Fura ? of The ISetv Edison" V ? V SHILOAH V V V Miss Jessie Mundy left yesterday to spend this week in Greenwood. Mrs. Boze has returned to her home in Atlanta after spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Long. Mr. W. L. Mundy and children and Miss Jessie Mundy spent Satur day in Anderson with relatives. Miss Rebecca McQuerns enter tained a number of young folks at a party Monday night. The honor guests being Misses Green and Croi.+Vi A-f AfKhpvillp. Mr. S. 0. Botts was in Abbeville one* day last week. Mis9 Lidie Mundy had as her guests Thursday Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stevenson and Mr. W. L. Mundy. ' Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brown spent Sunday with Mr. .and Mrs. G. W. Mundy. Miss Green of Abbeville is spend ing a few days with her parents, she has as her guest Miss Smith, of Ab beville. SLEET AND SNOW Philadelphia, March 29.?This section of the middle Atlantic states shivered early today under a mini mum temperature of 25 degrees, af ter a three day hot wave in which the theremometer registered 82 and 83 degrees. From four p. m. yester day when a storm of wind, rain, sleet and snow struck this section, until 6 a. m. today the temperature dropped 57 degrees. N our ake nan Let pie, son. liture Com] "The Phonograph fi TOBACCO FARMERS PLAN * COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS Louisville, Ky., March 29.?To bacco men from twelve states were here today for a conference at which adoption of a co-operative plan of growing and marketing to bacco is expected. The meeting was called by the Kentucky farm bureau federation which urged the necessi ty of having all phases of the to bacco industry represented in the proposed marketing plan. The states represented at the meeting included Kentucky, Con necticut, North . Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, III rmiQ Ohio Tennessee. MRsmiri. In diana and Wisconsin. WOOD ALCOHOL FATAL TO WILL REED DUNROY Chicago, March 29.?Will Reed Dunroy, poet and widely known as a press agent died here last night of wood alcohol poisoning. Men with whom he had been associated lately said that he had not taken a drink for years, but yesterday he asked a friend for one to cure a cold. Dunroy was 45 years old and in his younger days was a protege of William Jennings Bryan, who paid ^ his way through the University of Nebraska. The -Chinese claim that certain of their Buddihst priests explored (the coast of Mexico, visited the Aztec empire and,crossed into Alaska one thousand years before the Spanish invasion. 9 pany Vith a Soul"