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,.. i? . . ... IN *J-^V^' ? ,V ' ,, .f.v !''''-.'.;' ";' ' J.J, . . ?"'i'K.'i THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO AFT MAN." . VFEB. g ?022? New Series No. 940. - Volume LXXL - No. K. $1 mW?mM ' '.'li?, . '. 7 . ?. . .?i- Uf??'.J! You ar<*\ cordially invited t< TAIL0R?NC '? . . ' >! ' -Ol MARCH 10th and c. w. Vj. E. The Styles are the Handi^ ^Designer of Men's and Your Fabrics shown are the, prox Mills. Woolens shown in 1 you will be? a pleasure. THE GLOBE Ti or CINC Globe Man in Char I UT? o^ Mi .fto. . . dat*. Shoe Makla? sad . . .,: f pair Shop ia the former ' . Norman Drug Op. Stand, : , n*xt door (Bast) ' to O^i' Pitchford** Store. I will bo EVERY PIECE OP K WORK I DO V will carry with it my full guarantee that it ls first class in every respect. AND AS TO MY PRICES thoy will bo Just ns low as possible consistent with tito class of work I turn out. "NO SHODDY WORK AT ANY PRICE" ls tl ni motto that I Intend to adhere to. I want your repair work, and when you luwo luid mo do ono Job for you, I want you to como back again. Therefore MY PERSONAL GUARANTEE WITH EVERY JOH Como to mo with your Shoo Troubles. I'm look ing for troubles of tills kind. "I'll fix 'em." AN UP-TO DATE SHOE-SHINE STAND For Ijadies and Gentlemen. Drop in on your way and hnvo your Shoos Properly Shined. Harry Fayonsky, Old Norman Drug Co. Stand, MAIN STREET, WALKALINA, S. C. Rainfall and Temperature. Below ls a record of meteorological observations taken by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer of tho Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, during the week ending (March 5th, 1922, at 7 p. m. (The instrumental readings are from gov ernment standard Instruments ex posed In the manner recommended by the chief of the Weather Bureau) : Character of Day. Date i rt 5 Tempera ture. S Feb. 27-Cloudy.. . Feb. 28-Ptly cldy. Mch. 1-Cloudy... Mch. 2-Cloudy... Mch. 3-Cloudy. . . Mch. 4-Ptly cldy.. Mch. 6-Clear. .. . Total rainfall .70 .31 1.03 .07 .08 2.19 65 G9 48 54 48 50 G 3 45 47 33 32 39 36 24 iSteol posts aro being used in tho Ruhr basin mines of Oormany in stead of wooden posts ns formorly. The wator of the Arctic Ocoan ls so pure that sholls aro visible at a great depth. ? EME NT. 0 attend our Semi-Annual 1 DISPLAY ? ti- -. 11th at the store of B?UKNIGHT. work of America's foremost ig Men's Clothes and the facts of the World's Best full length drapes to show, . -tL ."j . l'' "' S ?"ir , . * ' . f? ULOR.NQ CO., ;iNNATI. ge-G. ?? Weam, CONCERNING OUR SITUATION. OOO ne? Greatly mossod--Let ?a TwJto Thought for tho F?t?ro. ? -i i : ? ? ' Editor Keowoo. Courier: I aun Very loath to write Anything (or publication, but hate, watched the general situation closely and I And that Ocoace. has escaped the crisis of donation and th's,;fearful boll weovll menace so we imade a good crop of Cb'tlffP'ty l?'2 1 ,nnd received a fair prictiVtbr it. SO wo are safe to date, aj$a not bauk fru.pt, as soino^^hev|^>ountle8 bales and in 1921 not much over 4,000 hales-about one to seven. Now, what if Oconoe makes only 3,000 bales of cotton, this year in stead of 20,000, as we made last year? No ?tato or county has ever realized the true state of the calam ity until eaten up by the pest. Our county has been greatly blessed so far. But how about 1922? Cotton being our only money crop, and that standing a good chance to be ruined, lt ls not a good Idea to depend fully upon cotton. Therefore, we must keep out of debt and raise all of our supplies at home. We are certainly now facing one of the most serious problems in the history of Oconeo. We may escape a total wreck but we had bettor preparo for the worst. Then, too, we aro burdened with seemingly excessive or wasteful tax ation, and our law-makors almost totally ignore any appeals for relief. "Lay on, "MCDuff,". seems to be their motto. The (Legislature of the State of Mississippi took in the true situa tion and they have reduced all sal aries and all appropriations from 30 to 50 per cont. This action has saved that State hundreds of thousands of dollars. As to South Carolina, hore are a few comparative figures: Appropriations for all purposes for 1920. . $6,091,241.30 Appropriations for all purposes for 1915.. 2,463,759.82 But this period was ono of unus ual prosperity, and wo were having quite a lot of cheap money. Our dol lars got down to where thoy wore not worth more than 4 0 cents. But now again our dollars are nearly equal to tho dollar of 1915, so severe has been the deflation. Tho govern ment did this to safeguard the cur rency. The United States being a gold standard nation, the govern ment could not stand for tho 40-cent dollar. Now, as our dollars are once more dollars, and our taxes In 101R were about two and one-half million, surely if wo will eliminate waste, and with good dollars, I insist that four millions should supply ample funds with which to meet all legiti mate expenses, that Bum being one and a half millions more than was used in 1915, and at the same timo with as much efficiency as the six millions did in 1920. Wo cannot tol erate Inefficiency, but after close ob servation we aro quito sure that there ls much waste. All business had to paro expensos down to normal to keep out of bank ruptcy, and it must be the lack of foresight on the part of our State administration that thoy havo not done as Mississippi did, which was simply a matter of Justice to all con cerned. Now, two months after tho tax books aro closed, there is ono million five hundred thousand dollars still due the State in taxes for 1921. This is caused by tho boll weevil and high taxes, and hence we ask, "Whore will Oconoo he on March 1st, 1913? Echo answore, "Whoro?" "Proparo for war in time of peace" should be our motto. Rospoctfully, W. A. -Strothor, 8ubscrlbo for The Courier. (Boat.) THE MARCH TERM OF SESSIONS Court-Judge W. H. Townsend Pre?, siding-Number Osees Handled. ?', Y? .' ? T <Tn? Court ot General Sessions con tened Monday morning with Judge \V. H. Townsend presiding. It ls very probable that the aossion will lest for the entire week. Judge Town send will then leave for Anderson, where he will open court on Monday), the 13th. Cases Disposed Of?; The following, cases havo been* called and in Jnne manner disposed of, as recorded'below: ; The-State vs, Waddy Vaughau-r Breaking jail. Appeal abandoned. . Jack Jackson-Adultery and tory nication. Not prossod. . (l . ... Julo Heard:-'Violation of prohibi tion law. Transferred to contingent docket. ji; W. -B. ?Sanford-(Disposing of pro perty under, lien (two cases.) ' Con tinued. ,, '?Miles Turpin-Violation Of prohi bition law. Guilty. Sentenced to!, six months, sarao being suspended dur ing good behavior after one north's work. !r John Black-Violation,ot prohibi tion law. Transfer?.id tO. contingent docket. '?? . >, !i J. R. W?ts$?-Adultery, Nol prob sod. d . ' " Tho Stater -Vs.'- Sam Culler, Cora, Culler* Robert Goodwin, Pearl Good win 'andi Bob Orywford-'Assault and battery jtiiti Intent to kill and car rying 'concealed, weapons, ? Sam ?Cul ley fou vd guilty ot assault and bat* tory with In teat to kill and car ryi?g concealed weapons. Given six months' tu poultontiary. 'Robert Goodwi? was found guilty of assault. and battory with lu tent to killi and Waa sentenced to si* nipnths Q^publlo works or ju; patten tiary. Ban/ Crawford fb?n?; g dil ty ot assault and sentenced to sot ve $0- days fa cQunty^pg of pay' $np oj.*5o, Cor* OuUer and Pear); G'ppdwln were found not guilty h% ttiajjury. % tonco of six months. Wesley 'Harrison - Disposing ot property undoer lien. Nol prossed. State vs. Bob Qolden, Alias Bob Maxey, Otis Standridge, Matthew Sheriff, John Edmonds and Bright Golden-'Housebreaking and larceny and receiving stolen goods. Nol. prossed. State vs. Bob Golden, alias Bob Maxey, Otis Standridge and 'Matthew Sheriff-'Housebreaking and larceny and receiving stolen goods. This case was also nol prossed. Stato vs. Albert O'Kelly, Charllo Atkins, Sam Stancil and Furb Smith -Housebreaking and larceny. Al bert O'Kelly, Charlie Atkins and Furb. Smith pleaded guilty and were sentenced to two years af hard labor on public works of the county or In penitentiary for period of two years. Sam Stancil has not been apprehend ed. All are white boys. They broke into the store of the Newry Manufac turing Company. State vs. R. K. Hood-Violation of prohibition laws. True_blll. Contin ued. J. B. Walters-Disposing of prop erty under Hen. Settled and nol prossed. J. J. Jones-'Disposing of property under lien. Nol prossed. J. W. Dooley-?Disposing of pro? erty under lien. Nol prossoa. J. M. Holbrooks - Disposing of property under Hen. Nol prossed.' Claude Williams-Violation of the prohibition laws. Found guilty. Sen tenced to 12 months on public works of county or in penitentiary. Six months of sentence suspended dur ing good behavior. ?A bench warrant was Issued for Lawson Tucker for failure to pay fine by opening day of Court. He was convicted of violation of the prohibi tion laws in November. Martin Kelly - Obtaining goods under false pretense. Not guilty. James Parks-Housebreaking and larceny. Continued. Walter Sheppard, Frank Sheppard and Dan Jamison and Bub Tannery -.Murder. Tjjie bill. Continued. Arthur Benson-Disposing of pro pei ty undor lien. ?Pleaded guilty and sentenced to one year In penitentiary at such labor as he may be able to perform. Alonzo Lee-'Housebreaking an larceny. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to throe months at hard labor In the penitentiary or on public works of Oconoe. In the case of Ellis Williams an?. Charlie Jackson, charged with the murdor of "Whiskey Jim" Barton, tho indictment was not handed out, and this automatically continues the case until the July term of Court. True Bills Found. Lonzo Leo-'Housebreaking and larc?ny. Arthur Benson--Disposing of pro perty under Hon.. B. F. Benson and Frank Johnson -Violation of prohibition laws. G. M. Carson and Arthur Lee Violation prohibition laws. Andy Graham-Disposing of prop erty under Hen. W. B. Edwards-Disposing of pro perty undor lion. Mr, Lowery was taken sick with flu about ten days before, which de veloped 'into pleurisy, then pneumo nia. All that loved ones, J "ses ar physicians could do coull not stav the strong hold of tho n "dy. For about one week he lay uncva. .clous, never recognizing even his wife, who so lovingly and tenderly ministered to him, unless it were for a few brief intervals. Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday after noon at 2.30 o'clock by Rev. I. E. Wallace, Rev. H. B. Hardy and Rev. W. H. -Hamilton, of Walhalla. Rev. J. W. Willis, ?Messrs. Clarence L. An derson, Homer and Grady Ballenger 8nng several selections beautifully. Services were concluded at the open grave In God's Acre in Mountain View Cemetery, in the presence of a largo gathering of sorrowing rela tives and friends. The many beau tiful floral designs were silent wit nesses of the love his relatives and numerous friends boro for him. The warmest sympathy goes out to the young widow in her bereavement, who was before her marriage MIP Bess Stewart, of 'Fountain Inn, Mr. Lowery was about 38 years of age, and was a son of William A. and Eugenia E. A. Lowery, both now dead. He was among tho most prom inent of our young business mon, and his death will bo koenly felt on all sides. Rov. S. B. Harper Dead. Charleston, March 6.-Rev, Dr. S. B. Harper, former presiding elder of tho Charleston (Methodist) District, and ono of the best known ministers in the State, died Saturday afternoon at his home here at the age of 47. He was a native of Greenville. He Is survived by his widow and three children. ?.Tho Early Bird" at Townvlllo. "The Early Bird," played by the Broadway school, will bo prosented at tho Townville High School build ing on Friday evening next, March 10th, at 7.30 o'olock. The play comes to us highly recommended. Let all attend and have an evening of thor ough enjoyment. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Seneca Singing Convention. Tho Seneca Township Singing Con vention will meet with the Keowco church on the second (next) Sunday in March at 2 p. m., March 12. All singers and lovers of mus?s ara cor dially invited to attend the meeting. Joe M. Abbott, Pros. C. D. Gillespie, Secretary. "No Bill" Returned. In the following cases tho grand Jury returned "no bill": Hampton -Butt-'Resisting an offi cer and assault and battery with in tent to kill. D(tvid Hill-Assault id battery with intent to kill. A] ti. Parker and Jack Parker Larceny and receiving stolon gooda. Thoa. Suttles-Violation of pr?hi ' bltion laws. 'V. t ?..^t^brand new and gu?rante 30 X 3 plain casing? . ' ? * 30x3 1-2 ?sco Tread. 30.x 3:4-2 Chain Tread, . ? 3.2 X 3 ^2 Chairt Tre^d, 32 x 4 Chain TreaA. ; . mmimfflwfflmf?. i j 32 i4NobbyTra?v . . I 33x5 fcobby tread, IK you are going iq need ai \$ it you arc goingo need ai ^ttip prices. THey will be GOOD, SOUND''OOMMO^^BNJS^;' K. ?. IfoBon?ld Writes ? ?B.?act?c?* Co-operation and'Other Matters. ( ",?>>'.' ... .?i. ? i , ? ... ';?^,V>. Kdit?r ??eowe? Courier: ^ . Will you piesse give me a little ?ore space in your raluable columns to let ilooso a few figure?' that hare been bothering me Cpr some time 1 I fcelleve that I can rabio a bale of cottdu aa cheap a? any man in tho cauaty^ MY 1921 cottfo, crop.CQBt m? ?r$?Uba eyer ten.cants A^QUa4\tn raljWjU. Taking that aa the baeii? of Oconee'? entire cotton crop of 22,000 bates Md' an average weight Of'492 ^Hftdfciand an average prlct? 16^'. B?r p?und. would bM?<M; a fl $l/to3,9?&0?^an& dedu?fc m?rs of Coonee, who represent, a l tie more, than 19.OOO of Oconoe's population, and we would have $36.60 apiece for every man, woman and child. The Oconee farmers owe more dobts than tho last two cotton crops brought. There ls Just one way out of this. As 'Mr. Tannery says-co-op erate. We would like to have more good letters like Mr. Tannery's waB. The 30,117 people who live in our county eat 1,095 meals apiece each year, if they are not sick, or a total of 33,088,116 meals each year. The Oconee farmers are furnishing about 45 per cent of this food. At 15 cen tn per meal this would make a total of $4,963,217.26 for the food, and this, less the 45 per cent that we furnish, would leave to be shipped into Oco nee from outside sources $2,729, 769.48, or $966,809.48 more than our entire cotton crop brought. The freight on this food alone would pay for the water and lights in the three towns in seven months. The Piedmont section of South Carolina can raise a greater variety of food and feedstuff than any part of the globe. If you don't believe it, sit down and count them up. All kinds of nuts, fruits, berries and veg etables, moats, vegetable fats, seve ral medicinal plants, also wool, cot ton, leather and hardwood for furnl turo and wagons; cotton seed meal and dried blood; legume crops for our nitrogen and soap from tho waste products; brick from our own clay. Cotton is a very small Item com pared with the other products of this country. Remember, 64 per cent of Oconeo's population is rural, com pared with 49 per cent for the whole of the United States. If we farmers of Oconee would feed ourselves and the 11,117 non-producers of Oconee we would add to our pocket books the amount of $2,729,769.48 besides the cotton crop, or $156.48 for every, man, woman an?1 child on t,he farm, and a saving to thu consumer of ovor $300,000 in freight, transportation and high costs of handling. How can wo do- it? By co-operation-by our town people pledging themselves to buy Oconoe's town products if we will put them up In nice, clean pack ages, graded and sold at a reasonable [profit, less the freight and high cost of handling. We could have market days to distribute this food; let a business man handle and grade it. Then we will make nlnety-Bcoro but ter and cheese, sack and label our ? products and handle lt by a system. Then, too, we wouldn't have to worry about tho boll weevil and the cotton gambler. We have unlimited opportunities right at our door, but lt seems that we aro too thick-headed to soe them. Tho producer and consumer have got to como together before wo can ever prosper. Tho merchants can then add othor lines of brininess that will be of moro profit, and 'wo farmers will have six dollars to spend where wo have ono. Wo would be glad to \ hear from anybody on this subject. Lot us figuro a little more for our selves and transact our own buslnoss by C-0-0-P-E-RJA-T-LN-'ai BS?l ted^States Tires arid every c<J. .' ,;/-;..? '.' ; o\80 Tu% $?;75. ; i 9*90 * Ttibfc $2v00, 1?6.00 >40,00 ? ** iy tires take advantage Uhara\yn, so?ru * ' ' r COME AN? ? Skim?? jete" MIILES", HORSES AND CATTLE. AU I ask ls that you como and lot 'me sliow you. My prices are away down. , IP YOU RIDE, RIDE RIGHT! HIGH POINT BUGGIES I It will be a plensuro to fill yonr orders. Remember: Brown Has It or Bro won Gets Itt W. M. Brown, WALHALLA, S. C. The girl or boy who will send me he most names of plants and trees ;hat grow In OcQ>ae, that are useful o man and beast, will receive from me one hundred strawberry plants of the very best variety grown in the 3outh, delivered by the 15th of next October. R. D. McDonald. Westminster, S. C., Route 4. Doa til of Mrs. Com Pearson. Walhalla, Route 2.-Special: Mrs. Dora Pearson, of 'Atlanta, Qa., but 'ormerly of the Flat Shoals section >f Oconee, died at the Grady Hos pital, Atlanta, on the 15th of Feb ruary. Her body was brought to Walhalla on the following day and was taken to the cemetery at Flat Shoals, where the Intermeut was made on the 17th. ?Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Holcomb at the Baptist ohurch at 12 o'clock. Mrs Pearson was tho oldest daughter of Vir. and Mrs. J. S. Barrett. She had )oon in poor health for somo time, mt the immediate cause of her death was typhoid fever. Her father was it her bedoide at tho time 'of her leuth, he having been summoned a lew days prior to her death. Mrs. Pearson was about 22 years of ago. Vbout four years ago she was hap pily married to P. (Pearson, who sur vives her. To this union one son wus lorn, he having died in infancy. Sho eaves her father and mother and loverai brothers and sisters, besides 1er husband, to mourn her passing. To these bereaved ones the sympa hy of a wide circle of friends is ex ended. Card of Thanks. Dditor Koo woo Courier: We wish to extend, through your olumns, our sincere thanks to our rienda for their kindness during tho Unesa ot our daughter, Myrtle Lit io ton, and. in the trying hour occa sioned by her. death. Especially to he good people of the Long Creek Uademy and community, and thoso >f our own community of Salom, do ve express the deepest appreciation if their unbounded kindness, sympa hy and love. These will always bo ippreclattvely remembered by us. Mr. and Mrs. io. Littleton. Salem, S. C.-(adv.-*)