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f VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 30. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1922. Tv\ICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY / Prosperity, Oct. 9.?A charming party was given Friday afternoon in honor of Master Edward Williams' sixth birthday at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Williams. The house was beautifully deorated, a color scheme of red and white being carried out. After enjoying the games the children were invited into the dining room where the table, with its streamers of red 'ar.d white had in its centre the white birthday cake with its six tiny red candles. The cake was cut and this, with delicious ice cream was served the tiny tots. The "Black Bear'' Boy Scouts with their scout master. Rev. J. EWilliams, went on a hike Thursday afternoon. At dusk they camped in Pugh's pasture where a delicious picnic lunch was enjoyed. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 15, a revival meeting will be held at the Baptist church. Rev. R. E. Hardaway of Columbia will conduct the services and will bring with him the Gospel singer. The meeting will last throughout the week. Public cordially invited. With a dozen members and guests present the William Lester chapter U. D. C. held its first meeting of the fall Friday afternoon with Mrs. C. T. Wvche. Delegates elected to the general convention in Birmingham Nov. 14-15 were Mrs. G. Y. Hunter and Mrs.C T Wyche. The annual election of officers was held and all officers of the past year were reelected as folloyrs: President?Miss Ethel Saner 1st vice president?Miss Effie Hawkins. 2nd vice president?Miss Clara Brown. * Rec. .Sec.?Mrs. J. P. Wheeler Cor Sec.-?Miss Blanche Kflbler. Ti>?ioeiiroi-?Mrs ,T_ H. Crosson. Miss Edna FeL^rs. 1st Kistorian?Mrs. A. N. Crosson. 2nd historian?Mrs. E. W Werts. [ur Gleaner?Airs. J.^A. Counts. Confederate music was the subject of the program, with Miss Effie Haw as leader. Instead of readings on muaic, the chapter united in sing! ing a number of the old Southern i songs. MisseS?JuIia, Rosalyn and Sarah Quattlebaum were hostesses to the James D. Nance C. of C. Saturday afternoon at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum. The program on the "Immortal Six Hundred" was led by Miss Sarah Quattebaum. ' MissJBernice Dominick gave the story of the Immortal Six Hundred. A poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," was given by Miss Phoebe Singley. Gleanings wee read by Miss Mary Barre Werts. After adjournment tempting refreshments were served. Saturday afternoon at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev. S. W. Hahn officiating, Miss Marie Frick and Milton Riddle were married. Both the young people are from Little Mountain. mi. T ? 1 - C T nl-nt. lne turner league ui 01. iiun? church enjoyed a social Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Hawkins. Jr. 2 pear.ur contest Miss Gladys Hawkins scored highest. Games were enjoyed out doors after which light refreshments were served. The Woman's Missionary society of Zion Methodist church entertained the members of Wightman Missbnary society Saturday afternoon at the parsonage. This was a get-together meeting v.hk-h was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Tempting refreshments of home made ice cream and cake were served. Misses Vida Counts and Bertie Saner spent the week-end in Spartanburg. Messrs. R. K. vWise and G. M. Hook of Columbia spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. A. G. Wise. Mrs. Jacob S. Wheels huS #rone to the Columbia hospital for treatment. Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Hahn and S. W, Jr.. visited relatives in Columbia on Wednesday. Rev. W. B. Lindsey of Bon Clarken N. C., filled the pulpit of the A.*R P. church on Sabbath and while here was the guest of Mrs. Elvira Kibier. Mr and Mrs. J. D. Lorick. Mr. and Mrs W. J. Wise were guests Thursday of Mrs O'Merlo Lorick of Colum bia. I Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Miller a;ul Mrs. | Joe S Hartman motored to the capital city on Friday. I Miss Belle Boozer has returned from an extended visit to Clinton. ; S. B. Hawkins has gone to Cam! den. Ala., to visit his brother, H. B. Hawkins. i P. A. Schumpert of New York is visiting his mother, Mrs.. J?.ne Schumpert. Mower Singley has gone to Chesterfield where he is teaching school. ' Rev. J. M. McKeown, T. B.Young and D. W. Buzhardt attended Pres bytery at i>ue West Friday ana Saturday. ' The Luther league convention held the past week-end at Lexington was represented by the following delegates: Grace church: Rev. S. W. Hshn, Misses Willie Mae Wise, Moss Fellers and Robert Counts. Mt. Pilgrim: Misses Lucile Mills, Bessie Long and Drury Lovelace. St. Lukes: Rev. E. H. Seckinger, Miss Annie Hunter, Marjorie , Hawkins, Haskell Dominick and T. B. Hunter. I Misses Louise Stork of Columbia, Miss Whitten of Batesburg and Harold Stork of Columbia visited Mrs. A. G. Wise on Wednesday. / Mrs. C. F. Thomas has returned to 11 - ?av trieifV?ov nQVontc VJI tail A' CtJlO rtJL<.CI I ll\*L y a j v, ti Mr and Mrs. W. F. Lester. Mrs. J. P Wheeler has been visiting Mrs. Henry Parr of- Newberry. Miss Erin Taylor of Bachman Chapel visited Mrs. Lois Dominick last week. ! G. D. Brown and Miss Clara Brown will attend the Philips-Ketehen wedding in Chester Thursday. Mrs. Graje Davidson and son- Orlanda Reanies leave this week for their home in Los Angeles, Calif. Master Orlanda has been making his home with his grandmother, Mrs. M. B. Bedenbaugh and his schoolmates are sorry to see him leave. i Misses Ethel and Grace Saner of Chapin were home" for the week-end. -?Mrs;' -Horace Counts and Horace, Jr., have returned from a visit tu Mrs. Carrie McWaters of Columbia, j HOLDING UNION MAN John B. McColIum Under Arrest in , New Orleans The State. New Orleans, La., Oct. 6.?John B. McColIum, said to be wanted in Union, S. C., on the charge of disposing of cotton under lien, is being held. Sheriff T. J. Vinson was immediately notified. McC6l^im is wanted in Union, it is said, on the charge of defrauding .the Farmers' Bank and Trust company. He is alleged to have disposed ; of 2,500 pounds of cotton on which the bank had a lien, the bank losing ; $800. There is said to be a reward of $25 for McCollum. Police will hold the man until officers get here from South Carolina to return McCollum there for trial, j ; The State. 1 Union, Oct. 6.?Sheriff Vinson has been advised of the arrest in New Orleans of John B. McCollum, who lives near Whitmire, and who is alleged to have disposed of certain cotton on which the Farmers' Bank and Trust company of this place held a lien. The amount involved is about S300. Sheriff Vinson will send after the prisoner at once. REV. BLOMGREN TO RUN FOR CONGRESS Charlestn, Oct. 5.?The Rev. Si^fried Blomgren, pastor of St Matthews Lutheran church, was tonight announced as candidate for congress on tn? Republican ticket from the First Congressional district. He will expose W. Turner Logan, recently nominated in the Democratic primary elections. Mr. Blomgren came here from a church in Connecticut several years ago. He first stayed at Charleston as a Lutheran camp pas^ ' *-? tU a WT y-v r?7 r] V IOI UUl ia^ f.c ti yjiu There :\vi *<ti!l some peopV* \\'b > say there will never be 'mother \v;ir, but they Jo net attract much attention. Those who say prohibition is not being enforced should read the wood alcohol death list. ! NEWBERRY TO HAVE BIG ( | BOX MANUFACTURING PLANT : ? Ch?mbcr of Commerce Announces j j Coming of Industry Which Will Mean Much io County j ! ! The fact that Nov:berry is to h ivr , : o * ? K ^ a new manufacturing enterprise n s just been made public by the New- ^ , borrv chamber of commerce, anA it G . is needles." to say that the announceis ment will be received by the citizens ^ of Newberry city and county with a , &rcst deal <;f satisfaction, inasmuch ^ as tjie one great need of the city at , the present time is more industries ^ : and mere homes to take care of the ^ additional number of neoole that will v ccme to Newberry to work in these r industries. ry I The new enterprise announced is ... ? . , ,o a big oox manufacturing plant, tne I c Ideal for this plant having been closed i a I on Thursday afternoon. A concern ^ : in North Carolina is promoting the j proposition. This concern is operat- ^ , ing under the name of Vance & f j Dwiggins company with headc'iar- ^ I ters in Kernersvilie. North Carolina. j * c Some weeks ago this comnanv coni c j tracted for a considerable amount of I timber, which is located between New j berry and Whitmire, and of course ^ | their plant will be located at a point , where it will be convenient to haul ^ , the timber to the plant, and in select| ing a location this matter had to be ; taken into consideration. The locn\ j tion decided upon is on what is ^ known as the Lake pronerty which is 1 1 r i s three miles from the city, and a deal ^ j was closed for a sufficient amount of * acreage for the plant, which in all, ' i is. about nine acres. This site lies ) * ( | between the Laurens highway and i the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens 1 ( railroad just at the junction of the l Whitmire highway and the old Whitj mire rosd which runs across to the c . I.aurens highway. This makes an t . ideal location, in view of the fact c i that some time in the future it is v possible that the company will buy ^ timber from some section un the r ... I Laurens highway. ~ ( j In making the announcement pub- 1 [lie, Secretary McDanel of the cham- ^ j ber of commerce said that he was * j not in position to make all details * i known at this time, other than to say I n that representatives of the company J j left- Newberry Thursday afternoon 1 j immediately after closing the deal to c make arrangements to have all equip- * j ment and material for erecting the I , plant shipped at the earliest possible c date. ?1 * ?/">f (-1 K)! sVln(1 will f i J ne pi am, wiicn covuuiiuuwvi employ iwentv-five men, and of * i course as the business grows addi- I tional men will be put into service. ^ . In speaking of the financial standing 1 of the company who is back of the 8 preposition. Mr. McDaniel stated that c they were sufficiently financed to t take care of an even greater prcposi- t ! tion than the one in question. Two 2 saw mills will be required to keep the s jphnt supplied with timber. One of 1 ! these mills is already in operation * and another one will be established t i within the next two weeks, in order i to have 2 large supply of lumber on f hand when the plant opens so there i i will be jio delay. The kind of boxes ? ' to be manufactured by the company / ! v.-ill be especially designed for can ned goods, such as canncd corn, peas, t J etc., and their output will be approx- 1 i imateiy five hundred and sixty thous- ' and per reason. * The citizn:': of Newberry city and s i county should extend a warm wel- "v j erne to this new enterprise and should r ! cooperate in every possible way to ' make it a success. Because the nlant ? will be located three miles from Newberry is no reason that it should n;>t be a part of Newberry, for in time ; Newberry will grow and the first ! we know this new enterprise may be * ] right in the city. The announcement of this new en- ( terprise should give all of us an in- 1 ' " -1 3 ^4. . spirationvto pusn iorwaru a/m juj^l all about "hard times." Let us work * ' tojrethf-r fcr more industries and more homes, which of course, means l ^ a greater Newberry city and county. 1 Cook-Hendrix S Miss Joe Nell Cook and Mr. D. E. <Hendrix. both of Newberry, were t ' married by the Rev. Paul Kennett I t cn the 2nd instant. c 5 There are said to be many poets in t Ru5>i?. \ es. and Nero fiddled while v Rome burned. f \ :OLE BLEASE TO DEFEND FAIRIES "hrcc Indictments for Murder Oat Again Farics, With a Fourth Pending fe"Lf_ Charlotte Oo^rvcr. York, S. C., Oct. 5.?That Cole L. Jleasc of Columbia, former governor I' South Carolina and noted crimin1 attorney, fhas definitely been reained to assist in the defense of Wiliam C Faries, whose rampage at "lover a month ago claimed a toll of our lives, became known here tod^y. >lesae will be associated in the ca?e ..;*u Ti,? V V'.vl Vitil iliUJIiaJ 1 \jx v/i n, %. a.v iras retained by the defendant's ar.iily shortly after the tragedy. Mr. IcDovv has the reputation of being ne of the ablest and most successful riminal lawyers of South Carolina nd is connected with virtually every nevder case tried here. That the battle between the legal alent when tkc case is tried here at he term of court convening Novem>er 20 will not be one-sided , is evidenced by th? fact that J. K. Henry ?f Chester, tiie veteran solicitor of he sixth circuit, will have the assist;nce of John) *G. Carpenter of Gasonia, N. C., |one of Gaston county's nost resourceful and successful atorneys. It is also understood that }. M. Austin of Gastonia will be nsociated with the prosecution, his ser-ices having been secured by a Ira ernal order of which Claude Johnon and Fred Taylor, two of the vic.ims, were members. Mr. Carpenter md J. M. Taylor, father ol? three of he dead, wh> has- s-ir.'C^movivl i1o:r; Hover to Gasvonia, were in YorK a :'ev/ days ago la the interest of ihe :2se. A true bill was found by the York ountv grand jury at the September erm of court against Farias in each >f three indictments for murder, vith a fourth indictment pending, rhe grand jury passed on the indictnents charging Faries with the murler of Claude Johnson. Fred.-Tayjoy ind Miss Lela Taylor, the indictment or the killing of Newton Taylor not laving been presented to that body jefore it adjourned. When the case was called for trial Thomas F. McDow moved for a coninuance to the November term of ourt on the ground that he had not lad time to prepare the defense. Ke >ointed .out that it was then only six lays after the killing and that he lad not had an opportunity to coner with his client since being reained, Faries being in the state lenitentiary in Columbia for safe ;eeping. Mr. McDow advised Judge "" - - ? ""Wi <-? ? rl-ir* fasps 'eurnoy tntil- m svm& v* v..w igainst Faries he saw no defense ex:ept on the ground of insanity and hat he had been without the opporunity of having Faries examined bv ilienists. He also alleged that the itate of public sentiment just then, anned by newspaper publicity, might >e prejudicial to a calm consiaeraion <">f the case. Judge Peurifoy granted the motion or -a continuance, saying he thought t possessed merit in the light of the irgument advanced by the defense's cunsel. <tili in tho state peniten iary, where he was hurried a few ?ours after the killing as a precautionary measure. He is taciturn and nr.cay and has nothing to say on any ubiect to those who come in contact vith him., according to information caching here. WAKES SEVEN BALES OF COTTON ON SIX ACRES Greenwood, S. C.. Oct. 5.?Seven >ales of cotton on six acres, without he use of boll weevil poison and with >nly 30 pounds of fertilizer per acre, s the record claimed this season by foel Townsenri. successful favmer of he Cokesbury section. Mr. Tcwnserd cl tributes the unisual yield to the fact that cott:?n and has been planted in crimson rm_ lover for about tour, years, i ais ;eason he used an early variety of otton. planting it on May 8, and fejiliznig with 200 pounds of acid ihosphate an 1 100 pounds cf nitrate >f soda. The tract is away from aste land and brush which harbor >oIl weevils, and this, he believes, ?'as partially responsible for the reedom from weevil infestation. [ TREACHER HELD ON Jj WHISKEY CHARGE? | Quart of Liquor Alleged to Have J Been Found Between Bibles In Grip 1 -Federal warrants charging Rev. 1 : W. P. Step, a Baptist preacher, with transporting and having whiskey in r possession, were issued yesterday by' c Ivliss Hannan Williams, United States j t commissioner, following his arrest t 'Sunday night with a quart of liquor 11 by Constable J. H. Howard and his! i son, Clarence, in the upper section of j s Greenville county, near Highland. ; i Rev. Step was returning from a j 1 revival being conducted by himself j 3 at Durham's school house when he j i was met in the road by the officers j) wrho were in search of a distillery i reported in those parts, officers said. I ] With their suspicions aroused, the ' < paper satchel carried by the preacher i < was searched by the officers and a!, quart of white lightnin' found care-1 f fully laid between two Bibles, ac-, | ; cording to the officer's account. j I The paper handbag containing the ! ] whiskey and Bibles was turned \over j to the Greenville police yesterday | morning and warrants sworn out by j the officers while in the city. .A pre-; liminary trial will probably be given ' Rev. Step today. j ] j In both Bibles were numerous ser- \ mon notes and in one a communicaj tion from the Anti-Saloon league adI dressed to him. A small quantity of I the whiskey in the quart fruit jar was | missing. i Rev. Step is said to be pastor of j j the Pleasant Grove Baptist church in | "nnor cr>r>tinr? r>f the countv and I is known oyer the entire county. J , having conducted a number of revivals. ETHEREDGE RUNS AS INDEPENDENT I | Traveling Salesman Announces Can- ' didacy?Says No Organization Behind Him The State 6. j The political pot, which has been j comparatively quiet during, the past several*days, began boiling again last i night when J. C. Etheredge, travelp ing salesman of the Hendrix Hardware company, Columbia, announced that he would enter the field as an independent candidate for congress in the Seventh congressional district. -? * 1 oo %. 1 A I I Mr. i^tnereage is on yvuia um, n?.-> lived,in Columbia about 25 years and has numerous acquaintances in this city and in this district. His an! nouncement came somewhat in the nature of a surprise as there had , been few, if any rumors, to the effect that he contemplated: throwing : i his hat in the ring. j There has been considerable talk of ; the Union Republican party of South Carolina backing a candidate for congress in the Seventh district and at a ; district convention of the Republi- ! jeans held in Columbia in September ; ' a committee was appointed to name ' a man to run in the general election . against H. P. Fulmer, the Democratic ; C l-\ -for ? c PnW lflpp }l3S ! ' IlUilii il w f. >w?V/ UliiO -WW*. made no public announcement of its nominee and it is understood that it : has not yet selected a candidate. J < | "I have no organization behind j 1 me," Mr. Etheredge said last night j? when asked about his candidacy. 1 "I'm just out for a little fun with < the boys." / i j When asked if he planned to con- 1 1 duct a vigorous campaign he again 1 said he was just out for a little fun. 1 Mr. Etheredge's formal announce-!' . ment of his entrance into the racaj* will be found in The State this morn-11 ing. If the Republicans also placc? a (( candidate in the field, there will be | '< three men in the general election in * the race for congress from the Sev- j 1 enth district, situation which ha=! not existed in this district in . vears. !' The Bachelo- iVl c\ ? J 3 I Will meet Tuesday afternoon. Oct. 1 10. at 4:30 o'clock at the hop.:e of Mrs. J. L. Keitt with >11 ss Mav D,?ie 3 jis hostess. , Blanche Davidson. Pr>s. ; Leeila Dennis, Sec. - VPf. 1 f : i. i Little can be said for the fellow j who will drink the kind of whiskey that is being: sold these days. Let him c drink it and prot out of tho wy. L L MASONIC MEETING HELD IN UIHOX ' - - i I Several Hundred Masons Atiscd Spccial Educational Comxnna > i ication ; j ? |] rhe State. Union, Oct. G.?More than 500 j naster Masons assembled in the', :ourt house last evening to attcna j, he special educational communica-! Ion of Union lodge Xo. 75, Ancient', rree Masons. A number of promi-j lent Free Masons throughout the| state were present at this first meet-!, ng of its kind to have been fceM i :i i union county, which is the greatest j Masonic event in the history of Free, Masonry in this section of the Pied-J r.ont. Craftsmen came from far and nearby the hundreds. Some drove in j rars, while others from a great dis-' .lance came on the trains. Those who J :ame by train were met at the station | by members of the reception commit-' tee and escorted to the court house J * . | which was converted into a Masonic i ball. % I The lodge was called from refresh-5 ment to labor at 8:15 p. m. and the! following program followed: Invocation by the Rev. L. W. Blackweider, j chaplain; address of welcome to ourI lodge by J. Gordon Hughes master of j Union lodge No. 75; "Welcome to ? Our City," 0. E. Smith, junior warden, and mayor of the city of Union; "Free Masonry and the Public Schools," C. C. Fishburne of Columbia; "The George Washington National Masonic Memorial Associa-1 tion," George T. Bryan, recorder Hl>- ; j3z temple; "The Great Fraternity,", S. T. Lanham, past grand master of Masor.s of South Carolina; and "Are You a Mason?" by J. Campbell Bis-; sell, grand master of Masons. After the lodge wa& closed the ? craft lodge was turned over to C. B.! Martin, Ninth district deputy grand; master, who presented the .speakers.' r?? .n T P Affcer the address ivir uisseii, -j. Swygert, E. B. Jackson and D. A. G. j Ouzts made interesting short talks for the good'of Free Masonry. Songs were sung by a choir composed of master Masons with piano accompan-! iment. After the lodge was closed the; ^ ; craft repaired to the first floor of; the court house where were sandwiches of all kinds, cold drinks, hot coffee, cigars and cigarettes. / ; i CALL J3SUED TO AID SUF- J FERERS OF NEAR EAST1 I A. F. Lever, state chairman fori South Carolina for the Near East Re-. l?cf association, received today a tel-j egram from C. V. Vickrey, national secretary, saying that the executive v committee of the Near East Relief,! responding1 to the request of other j philanthropic societies, authorized, the use of the Near East relief or-' ganization throughout the United; States in collection funds to meet the 1 neqds of the Smyrna relief disaster, j The Near East relief personnel over- j seas is already serving as central agency for distribution of American' relief. ! A cablegram his been received j from. Constantinople from Mr. Ja-i 3uith, .overseas director, forwarded : to the state offices, appealing: to the state organizations for' help. The! efugees, 260.000 in number., having) ?aten all the food they are able to I ?et in their flight from war, fire "and* >ersecution, are now entirely de- J jendent on help from the outside1, vorld. It is estimated that there arer 100,000 in flight, thousands in need j >f medical attention. Many are go-j ng insane. There is a large number j if suicides. Cholera and smallpox j ire feared. Armenian and Greek ?irls are torn away from their faniiies. Mr. Lever asks thai South Caroz:vl. respond :o this call. Contritn W m. M. ' : ~~ - ^ i "Ihbcs. J-., rtate treasurer, 1325j Main street. I Jr.spcr Chipter D. A. R. Meets The Jasper chapter D. A. R. will. lieet with Mrs Elmer Summer Fri-; lay, October 13th, at 4 o'clock. Mrs. W. H- Hunt, Regent. | ?Irs. -J. Y. McFall, Secretary. i _ ?? And some British people are won-;] lerins: why Lloyd George doesr/t Col- 1 rm* Rt-inn.-l'q P\\M mr>Ip. 1 I .1 UNITARY LAUNDRY CO. HOLD ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Sanitary Laundry was fefild at the cffice of the company on last Thursday night at 8 o'clock. The officers made their reports and [he f oho wing board of directors was elccted: H. L. Parr, J. N. McCaughS.;>, J. B. Hunter, C. T. Summer, F. fc". Martin, T F Mathis and J. H. Cook. The directors will hold a meeting Monday night at 7 o'clock to elect officers for the ensuing year. Erckine-Nev/berry Game in a last game at Lrskine, the Xewberry Freshman team beat the Erskihe Freshman team by a score of 7 to 6. Cromer's touchdown by a 40 yard run was the 'feature of the game and won it. Handley and Riksrd did excellent defensive work. Elliott of Erskine was the star on the offensive. * This lean; will piay the Carolina Fresh next Friday. STATEWIDE CONVENTION CALLED AT COLUMBIA At a meeting of the executive committee of the American Cotton association the following call was issued: By unanimous action of the committee, President J. B. Johnson was authorized to issue a call for a state wuie convention 01 iarmers, merchants, bankers and all other affiliat- , ed interests, to be held at Columbia Wednesday, October 11, 1922. The purpose of the meeting is to arouse renewed interest in the educational wo.k of the division; inaugurate an ast.vc campaign for increasing small grain acreage this fall, and thereby bring aooui a drastic, reduction in the cotton aereaire for 192ft-' t.n r>m . ? ? . ? prasize better practical methods for boll weevil coqU*q1; to urge the enacts ment of federal legislation for the appointment irf-a spfcdat Commission to investigate the entire cotton-growing industry..}, and to devise financial relief measures that will aid in the rehabilitation of the agricultural industry of the state and south. Urgent letters of invitation' have been transmitted to Hon. Wm. J. Bryan and Secretary Heijry C. Wallace to attend the conference and deliver addresses on the subject matters which will be proposed for discussion. It is believed that one or both of ^hese notable speakers will accept the invitation extended. A large at tendance at the conference is mo^t earnestly desired, and the invitatian to all interested is most pressing. Cotton Price Recommended After a thorough discussion of the average cost of cotton growing the 1922 cotton crop, as ascertained by the American Cotton association; the present shortage of cotton supplies and the prevailing low spot market values offered the growers, the committee unanimously recommended 1 . . 4x _ L 1 .1 I Xl ? tnat spot conon oe nem on tne matkets for an average of all grades of GO 1-2 cents per pound, as a fair and reasonable price. The cotton growers throughout the state find south, and all cooperative marketing associations, are urged not to sacrifice the staple at prices less than the cost of production plus a reasonable profit. It was the consensus of opinion that if war starts in Europe, the orice of cotton will advance to very high figures. 4 J. B. Johnson, President S. C. Division, American Cotton Assn. Harvie Jordan, Qfl/irotarv MVV1. STATE TEACHERS TO MfiET IN COLUMBIA Columbia, Oct. 5.?The state teachers' conventin is to be again ' held in Columbia March 8, 9, and 10, according1 to a decision just reached by the executive committee of the teachers' association, informatin to this effect having been received in Coiumbia today from'R. C. Burts of Rock Hill, president of the association. The Columbia chamber of commerce has made a handsone appropriation to aid in entertaining the t achers. An attendance of about [ f>00 is expected. ? - * . ?