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" TO THINE OWN BELF HE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE XKiHT THEFHAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN HE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By H tock, Shelor Huglis & Sholor. WALHALriA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDJJff^SI >A Y, OCT. 4, 1023 Now Morie* No. 7U.-r-Voluin? LXXII.-No. -10. G?obe Is Coming C AUTUMN FASHIOr WARDROBES. W IN FULL LENGTH --DISPLAY AU1 i OF CIN* WALHAL It Pays to B MILLION Attn A HALF PAID OUT By? S. C. Cotton Growers Association in Advances te Members. Columbia, Oct. 2. - The South Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-opera tive Association has paid out in ad vances to its members over $1,500. 000. Cotton is pouring into concen tration points, warehouses and re ceiving stations daily in largo lots, and tho groat organization which the farmers ?f tho State has set'In mo tion for the purp??e of marketing their crop is functioning In a splon 4ld manner. . TiirtElfti !tf*Ve ?ri Idea of how the cotton Sl^Wuriiig lh,'it may b? "at?fed that '$h last Thursday there wore over pd hundred carloads of cotton con signed to the association on tho At lantic Coast Lino railroad alone for tho concentration warehouse at Co lumbia. This, of course, did not in clude cotton consigned to tho asso ciation's concentration warehouses at Spartanburg and Greenville on that railroad, nor did 1* include any of tho cotton consigned to any of thc three concentration points hy tho other railroads of tho State. It did not inclndo any of tho cotton receiv ed at t,ho association's local ware houses over the State. . So far as association officials have been able to ascertain, the members of tho organization are standing most loyally hy it. There have lieen no reported violations of the contract as yet. Should there ho any they will be dealt with most vigorously, and thc full penalty of the law ap plied. Much old cotton is hoing turned over to the association. It ls esti mated that almost half of tho cot ton turned over to tho association to dato is old cotton. Hundreds of mem bers delivered lt to the association and hundreds moro havo signified their intention of doing so. Judge Martin to Take Vacation. On account of my absence, tho Prohato Court will bo closed from Tuesday, Oct. 3d, 1022, until Tues day, Oct. 24th, 1 922, inclusive. Judge D. A. Smith bas kindly con sented to take charge of tho keys to tho cases containing the records. Except, when sick with Influenza, for nearly live years 1 have not, been out of tho ofllce for moro than two days at a time, and during my ln cumtiency not moro than ono week at a time, and then only two or three times. I hopo, therefore, that my good Christian friends, who cheer fully givo their ministers a month's vacation in overy year, will hoi com plain of my hoing absent ftor throe weeks In nearly ten years. V. P? Martin, Judgo of Probato. Welcome to Sunday School Workers. ' Tho Richland Presbyterian church and Sunday School oxtond a cordial Invitation to all Sunday school work ers of Oconoo to meet with them In their church on Oct. 8th from 10 a. m. to adjournment of County Inter denominational Sunday school moot ing. Ampio tablo room will po pre pared and a basket dinner will bo 'Served on tho grounds. J .P. Strlbllng, Chairman Com. on invitation. Zion-Compulsory Softool LAW. Patrons of tho Zion School Dis trict aro horeby notified that tho compulsory school attendance law will bo put Into effect tho day school opens for Zlofi district. All aro urged to tako duo notlco of this fact and have children attend regularly dur ing tho compulsory term. J. Leonard Loo, for Trustees. , be Man" )ct. 6 and 7. FOR COMPLETE rOOLElN?S SHOWN DRAPES. rHORIZED BY "ailorirag' Co. 3INNAT?. I. Bauknight, .LA, S. C. ny for Cash. ^ LOOAIi NEWS OF SptTH UNION. Personal Paragraphs About People You Know-Doses Good Mule. South Union. Oct. 2. - Special: Several ladies of this community at tended a missionary meeting at Beth el church Sunday afternoon. Tho W. M. U. of Bothel rendered an in teresting program, which was enjoy ed by all present. Mrs. J. W. -Marett, of Lavonia.Ga., is spending some time with hov daughter, Mrs. Geo. Tate. M. W. Gibson lost a valuable mule last week. . jThe. Sunbeam Band was entertain ed by their leaders, Mrs. Hoyt Tho mas and Miss Amanda Reeder, at tho lattor's home on Saturday after noon. Delicious ico cream and cake was served. W. C. Gaines and R. E. Tate vis ited relatives near- Townvllle re cently. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc.Tunkln, of Hom ores t, Ga., aro visiting their son, W. H. McAunkln, H. M. Colo and J, II. Allen have been on the sick list, but we are glad to know that they are improving. Clarice Farr has boen very ill also for several days, but it slowly Im proving. Mrs. Marion Eskow, of Anderson, ls spending somo time with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Tate. G. W. Shirley and family were re cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. John Cole, of An derdon, worshipped at this plac? on Sunday and visited relatives. The W.M.S. will mool at tho homo of Mrs. M .W. Gibson Saturday af ternoon. Every member Is urged to ho present. Mrs. John Callahan! and children, of Cross Roads, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Callaham. Mr, and Mrs. Andes Morgan visit od relatives In Anderson last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Roe, of Canon. Ga., recently visited at tho homo og M. H. Cole, tho latter's brother. 1 Attendance Contest for s. S. Westminster, Oct. 3. - Special: A county-wide attendance contost has been announced in connection with tho approaching County Sun day School Convention to ho held at Richland Presbyterian church on Sunday, Oct 8th, according io tho county association olflcers in charge of arrangements. At this convention a banner is to bo publicly awarded to tho Sunday school having the largest number of persons (over 1(5 yours of ago) pres ent at the convention, in proportion to tho distance 'traveled. Under this plan ton persons coming ten miles each to tho convention count the snriio as twonty who como only live miles each, thus ,making it fair to nil, both near and far. There ls no limit to the number who may attend front.any Sunday school. Tho banner becomes tho property of tho Sunday school winning it and may bo taken hoino for permanent display In tho Sunday school room. Hinging at Walhalla V. M. C. A. There will be an afternoon sing ing at tho Walhalla V .M. C. A. next Sunday, beginning at 2 o'clock. All loaders and lovers' of music aro in vited to como. J. E. Morton. , Return School to Open. Tho Roturn school will open on Oct. 10th. The compulsory ntlond aneo law will bo put into offect on Nov. 6th. Parents will pienso t.ako note and sta'rt all children of school ago on Oct. 10tb. C. M. Griffith, Chairman. STATE-WIDE CONVENTION CALL Is Issued to Consider Mutters Per taining to Cotton Association. Farmers and merchante, bankers and other allied interests are urged to attend tho Cotton - Growers' Con ference to bo hold a*. Columbia next Wednesday, Oct. ll th. A full attendance of tho State ex ecutive commlttco of tho South Car olina Division of tho American Cot ton Association was held itt Colum bia on Wednesday night. Sept. 20th, tn response to a i ill by President J. 13. Johnson, of Hock Hill. Tho fol lowing important matters pertaining to tho future .work and activities of tho division were taken up, and, af ter discussion, were acted upon: Roniovnl of Headquarters, It was unanimously voted to re move the headquarters of tho divi sion from Columbia to St. Mat th wa and consolidate with thc ollie es or' tito American Cotton Association. Secretory IL C. Booker resigned, ns he lind been elected secretary of the South Carolina Cotton Growers'. Co operative Marketing Association. J. T. Mackey also resigned as treasu rer, and Col. Hhrvle Jordan, secre tnry-treasu'for of the American Cot ioil Association, was selected. as sec retary-treasurer tor tho South Caro lina Division, American Cotton Asso ciation. A Plate-wide educational campaign in the interest of the reha bilitation of the agricultural and cot ton-growing industry will bo actively conducted from St. Matthews and the full membership of the division maintained and Increased. State-Wido Meeting Called. By unanimous action of the com mittee, President J. B. Johnson was authorized to issue a call for a State wide oenvontion of farmers, mer chants, bankers and all other alTlll nted interests, to be held at.Colum bia, on Wednesday, Oct! 11th. The purpose of the meeting is to arouse renewed Interest in the educational work of the division, Inaugurate an j active campaign for increasing small grain acreage this fall, and thereby bring about a drastic reduction in the cotton acreage for 1023; to em phasize, better practical 'm?thode ior boll weevil contr?l; to urge tho en actment of Federal legislation for the appointment of a special com- , mission to investigate thcent-ire cot-! ton-growing industry, and to devise financial relief measures that will aid in the rehabilitation of tho ngri- j cultural industry of tho State and ! tho South. Bryan and Wallace Invited. Urgent letters of invitation have : been transmitted to Hon. Wm. J. j Bryan and Secretary Henry C. Wal- : lace to attend the conforonce and de- j liver addresses on the subject which i will bo proposed for discussion. It is ! believed that ono or holli of theso notable speakers will accept the In- j vltatlon extended. A large attend- j anco at the conferenco ls most ear nestly desired, and tho invitation to all interested is most pressing. Cotton Price Recommended, After a thorough discussion of the averages- cost of growing the 1022 cotton crop, as ascertained by tho American Cotton Association, tho present shortage of cotton supplies and tho prevailing low spot market values offered the growers, the com mittee unanimously recommended that spot cotton be held off tho mar kets for an averago of all grades of SOV^c. per pound, as a fair and rea sonable price. Tho cotton growers throughout tho StTto and South and all co-oporativo cotton marketing as sociations, aro urged not to sacrifice the staple at prices less than tho cost of production plus a reasonable profit, lt was the consensus of opin ion that if war starts in Europe the price of cotton will advance to very high figures. South-Wide Campaign Endorsed? Thevcommittee passed a strong resolution calling upon the, Ameri can Cotton Association to immedi ately begin an activo and persistent South-wide campaign for greater crop diversification, drastic, cotton acreage reduction In 1023, and urg ing upon all growers to stop selling cotton at present low prices and re fuso to market the staple for less than averago cost, plus a rensonnblo tiently believed by all present at thc meeting that If strong resistance to existing low markets is made by tho growers all over thc belt, in a vory short poriod of time tho logltlmato laws of supply and demand will function, with much higher prices prevailing In tho opon markets. Strong and impressive talks on tho cotton situation wore dolivorod, by Chairman Johnson, Hock Hill; President J. S. Wannamnker, of tho American Cotton Association, of St. Matthews; Capt. J. H. daffy, Or nngehurg; L. I. Guion, Lugo ff; Col. li. Harris, Columbia; It, C. Hamer, Eastover; T. L. Manning, Dillon, and J. P. Stribling, Richland. Twenty mombers of tho commit tee were present, and all were vory strongly of tho?opinion Hint if 10, 000,000 bales of cotton in 1022, with practically no surplus, will not af ford tho growers cost pr leo for growing tho crop, then production must bo reduced to not exceeding 8,000,000 bales in !023. Tho press to ibeinseles. Jt was coull v< IDfajS'T IS I \ l.\L T< > (MULI). Infant Daughter of Ml*, mid Mrs. CIMB'.^KIIOX Succumbs to Injuries. Seneca, Oct. 3.-Special: Mrs. A. P. M?CJair, of Atlanta, visited Mrs: W. P.,?t?id for a few days tho past week.,?A?rs. McCl?ir went from hero to Camden, Lugoff and other placoB in the'Wiver part of this State. Tl?e ^October mooting of the MJ. D. C. chapter will he held Friday after noon ai'-i o'clock, Mrs. J. J. Ballon gor ai?jl'Misses Rallonger being the liosleaseB. A full-attendance bf mom bora lst.xlesired, this being tho dato for tt??| election of'officers foi''tho onsnlngiyear. A ge&togethor of tho various cot tago -p^yor meeting groups which were organized for the Gipsy Smith moot.ingi' v'as 1Je1 *^ rocontly fdr purpose tion of; lie'd rocontly for the Of considering a eontinua these prayer meetings. A unanimous voto of the assembly of women .was in favor of continuing tho cottage prayer meetings, which will bo yield overy Tuosdoy morning al 10 o'clock in six different sections of tho town for a half hour of prayer. Thojiu.erary and Civic Club open ed th?'?luh year with an enjoyable social rrjfcoting Tuesday of last week with traripresident, Mrs. .1. Q, Ad ams. Mf8> Broadus Bagwell was tho host.oss.W'esterday (Tuesday) to the club. Aa; tho closo of each session tempting, refreshnionts were served by the ?istosses. ( Tho/Wnrious clubs and chapters aro entfinng into tho new year with reiifweaLinierest, after having dis banded MUring the summer, months. Tho gnce-a-Week Club held tho first meAlng of the season with the presiden?; .Mrs. S. K. Dendy, and as) usual tms was aPogether a social gatherim,. with a number of outside friends -&' special guests. Miss Ruby Harper 'jpil? be hostess to tho club to-morra ir, when tho club will enter Into cluj [ activities, After business bad heRl transacted the following prograin ?"will bo given: Roll-call, current] wents; paper, "Art-Home Decorations," Mrs. G. W. Ballengor. ile which was hold in Sen y, was a pronounced suc ?ry detail, and far oxceed lo.fc?it?ons1 bf.'tho ?most op uflhg the hours for ex amination tho lino of applicants who waited for their turn reached through tho hallway down tho stairs and on to the sidewalks, those being blocked time and again. Tho doctors, with a strong staff of assist ants in all the departments, were kept busy until dark. There wore in round numbers 341 applications enrolled for examination, many hav ing come from long distances. From 1 to :? o'clock the visiting doctors and a number of representative citi zens of Oconee were tendered an ap petizing two-course hinchen i ni. the homc-of Dr. and Mrs. W. .'.. Lunney. Several after-dinner speeches were mado. with Dr. Hines acting as the chairman, This' tho first clinic of this nature hold in Oconee has been pronounced a grand success. We only need to wait to see the good re sults. ' A most distressing accident occuijc, red about noon Saturday at itib To wu ville street railroad crossing, when Carolyn, tho 20-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Knox, In attempting to cross tho track, was hit by Train No. 12 and fatally injured. Tho child had been playing ly tho yard, when hov older sister started on an errand down street, nnd the baby was following her without tho knowledgo of tho fam ily, when the fatal accident occurred. First aid was lmmed lately given, and as soon ns posslblo Dr. E. C. Doylo, with Mr. and Mrs. Knox nnd others, motored to a Greenville hospital with thc baby In the hopo that some thing might bo done to save the life of tho little one. But to no avail. About :i o'clock Sunday afternoon ?God claimed llttlo Carolyn to llvo with tho angels in heaven. She wont without regaining consciousness. Funeral services wero conducted nt thc home Monday morning by Rev. J. W. Willis and Rev. ft, B. Hardy, after which tho remains were laid away ia God's aero midst a bad o' flowers. Profound sympathy of tho entire community is felt for tho ho rca ved family In their great sorrow. of tho .Stato was cordially requested to give duo publicity to tho proceed ings of tho committee meeting ns set forth above. J. B, Johnson, 1 resident S. C. Division, American Cotton Association. Darvio, Jordan, Secretary. Appointed to Represent Oconee. The following are hereby appoint ed to represent Oconee in this Stale wldo meeting: R. D. McDonald, C. V?. Pitchford, G. M". Harnett* C. C. Simpson, W. F. Casev, Leon Jones, Dr. J. II. Johns, H. L. Brown, I. S. Pitts) W. L. Eng land, J. M. Sullivan, Grover Hub bard. David McMahan, R. K. Nim mons, Coko Campbell, Dr. John W. Wickliffe, Fulton llunnieutt, W. C. King, W. M. Murphreo, S. L. Bur ilss, W. O. Johns. J. P. Strlbl?ng, Pres. Oconoo Cotton Ass'n. Middle names \v-oro onco illegal In langland. Has long promised us a car t than $ 1,000. Frankly, wc didi However, wo have just boon no tl I 25:h, ihf powerful roomy, economic cylinder touring) will retail nt $075 Inil other body types have linen pro.] ' be no lowering of cpiulily-the sunn Think of it-quality "Four" nt $0 Never, in the long history of.Olclsm mobile owners have adopted been n Moho JV" Arthur Walhall "Oldsmobile 5 BOU NTY LAXD-R1CHLAND NOT F S Death of Aged Lady, Mother of Mrs. J. T? .Stribllng-Auto Accident. Bounty Land, Oct. 2. - Special: Mr. and, Mrs. J. E. Kolley and two children, of Tamassee, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smith and attended services at Richland church. Rev. W. B. Thompson, of Newry, visited' in the hortio. of ' Mr. and Mrs-, R. N. Rankin Sunday. Wo regret to report that Miss Eula Rankin's condition ls still quite pre carious. Her friends join in the hope for her early restoration to health. Frank Marett left to-day for a visit to his sister, Mrs. Clarkson, In Florida. Marlon Hughs has accepted a po sition as salesman In the new Sutton furnltur store in Seneca. C. K. Rankin and family, of Jor dania, wpro' recont 'spond-the-day guests of tho former's mother, Mrs. R. X. Rankin. Mrs. Davo Damson and two chil dren, of Greenville, visited in tho ?community for n few days last week. Miss Nettle, Marlon, Grover and j Mrs. Gilmer Hubbard motored to i Greenville Saturday. There are many of The Courier's readers who will learn with regret .of the death of W. H. Ballenger, of j Oklahoma? Mr. Rallonger had been jin a hospital at Wichita Falls for ?treatment, and his death occurred in j the hospital on Sept. 17. Mr. and; Mrs. Baxter Roach, of tho i Coneross section, visited In this com munity recently. A horse belonging to Jim Sheriff was run over by a car Saturday and ?sustained injuries which necessitat ed his being killed. Mr. Sheriff was driving in a wagon and leading the horse when the accident occurred. Mrs. H. A. Congor died last Mon day at tho home e: ber daughter, Mis. Little, near Carnesvllle, Ga., after an Illness of wenty years. Mrs. Congor was 75 yea .-. old and was tho mo;her of Mrs. J. .'. Stribllng, of Richland, who has th condolence of many friends. Mr. id Mrs. J. P. Stripling attended t n obsequies on Tuesday. . J. ErvIn Dendy a d wo sons, Joel and Randolph, and lghter, Miss 13 liza beth, of Ha rt wr* ll, Ga., woro late guests of Mr. ai Mrs. Jasper Doyle. v John Coe, of Pinvi >f, C., was a guoFit last week of hi.1 un "dior, Mrs. S. IL Coo. Mr. and Mrs. S. Mon's anklln, and little daughtor, Sara, of frank lin, N. C., aro guests of rt lat Ives In tho vicinity. Hayden Coe fell from a wngo i last wecK and received painful, though not serious, injuries in his right hand. Mrs. J .E. Rochester, who has boon confined to her bed during tho past len weeks, was taken to a hospital In Atlanta last Thursday for an op eration. A telegram recelvod Sunday reports her In quito a sorious condi tion and very little hopo ls enter tained for her recovery. Misses Lura Perrltt, of the Pn dloton school faculty, and Nettle Hubbard, of tho faculty of tho Wal halla High School, spend their week ends with tholr respectivo parents hero. > Dr. and Mrs. Robt. Gllkerson and adopted son, of Ilonca Path, woro Into guests In tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. D .A. Porrltt. ' Mrs. Monroo Tsboll, of McRao, Go., Is visiting at tho homo* ot Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wright, Mrs. D. A. Thornton and son, Ma X's K ? Dr Works hat wc could sell for less r*t think that they could doit.% led that on and after September ?nt and benn ti f lil Model 48-A (four ?00 f. o. b. factory. And prices on [HM'ttohnlly red need. There will i high standard being maintained. 75.00. And an "Eight" nt $1375.00. obileHflias tito slogan that Olds ?ore true-"Tin; Most Oar for tho Brown, a, S. C. >ets the Pace." TI IE JURORS HAVE ?BEN DRAWN For First Week of Common Pleas Court for Oconce County. Tho following jurors have boon drawn tb servo for tho first week of. Common Pleas Court, which willi, convene in Walhalla, on Monday,. Oct. 10th. Judge J. B. S. Lyles, cf~ Columbia, will preside at the Octo ber term: .' 3. Jas. F. Alexander,'Salem. .1. Ri F. Baldwin, Soneca, R.F.D.. 5. L. R. Brown, Seneca. 0. J. H. Br?cke, Seneca, R.F.D.. 7. D. P. Butler, Westminster. 8. W. W. Burley, Soneca. 9. L. L. Carroll, Westminster, Rt. 10. B. B. Chapman, Salem. 11. W. Aden Dickson, Westminster. 12. J. E. Foster, Soneca. 13. C. E. Gainbill, Walhalla, R.F.D 14. I. W. Henry, Mountain Rest, Rt. 15. W. C. Hester, West Union. 10.D. E. Jones, Westminster. 17. J. A. Kirby, Newry. IS. J. B? Ligon, Townvlllo. 19. Ed. Lee. Long Crook. 20. P. A .Martin, Westminster, Rt. 21. M. W. Mason, Westminster. 22. F. E. Mitchell, Wostminstor. 23. J. S. Moore, Soneca, Rt. 24. J. II. McClain, Seneca, R.F.D. 25. iFred McKeo, Walhalla, R.F.D. 20. R. A. McLeos, Walhalla. 27. W. M. Nix, Salem. 28. G. W. Price, Wostminstor, Rt. 29. S. F. Reeder, Westminster. .30. W. C. Rogers, Tamassoe. 31. J. R. Richardson, Soneca, R.F.D. 32. J. B. Sanders, Soneca, R.F.D. 33. J. G. Simmons, Senoca. R.F.D. 34. R. D. Sbelor, Wostminstor, Rt. 35. C. A. Wbltllold, Soneca, R.F.D. 3 6. W. E. Woolbright, Seneca, Rt. Compulsory Law, Oconco Station.. Notico to all concerned is hereby glvon that tho compulsory attend ance law will bc put Into operation at tho Oconeo Station school begin ning Nov. 1st.' All patrons and oth ers In ter ce ted are urged to co-op orato with trustoos and tenchors In this matter. C .T. Phillips, For Trustees. Compulsory Education, Unity. Tho compulsory education law will begin In Unity Graded School Nov. 0th, and will bo enforced through out the school term. (Signed) J. R. Butts, .1. G. Davis, E. ii. Hare, Trusteos. Keowco Township Singers. Tho Keoweo Township Singing Conyontlon will moot nt Boono'a Creek church on Oct. 9th at 2 p. m. All lovers of music aro invitod to at tend. E. Littleton, Presldont. Josso Sloan, Secretary. rion Thornton, and Mr. and Mrs. Loon Morris, of Hartwell, Ga., were guests recently of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Glllleon. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wright hod as their guests a short limo ago Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Pickett and aaugh-v 'tor, Miss Maude Carrlor Pickett, of Greenville. Mrs. C. N. Andorson loft a fow days ago for New York after a visit of several weeks to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hubbard. Mrs. A . C. Ballongor ls visiting lit the community for a fow days. O., H. Doyle, ot Anderson, wa? with rolatives hore a short whilo" on Sunday. Lawrence Bottoms, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bottoms, is Buffering from throat trouble.