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SeknSection One PPages ito 10 YOL. XLI MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921 'VP JACKSON O BE * CLOSED IN IW DAYS P Army Will Be Reduced to 150,000 Men 01 Sunday-Comes as Suiprise-Of ficers Did Not Expect Enlisted Men to Resign in Such Large Numbers SEVEN CANTONMENTS TO GO Many Organizations to Be Placed on "Inactive List" and Others Skeletonized. Washington, July 26.-Reduction of the United States army to peace-time strength of 150,000 men will be ac conip ished by July 31, in accordance with the decision of Congress when it refused to appropriate funds for pay , of a greater force after October 1. With the reduction, Secretary Weeks announced today, there would be a general distribution of troops, prac tical abandonment of seven of the * great war-time army cantonments, placement of many organizations on the active list and skeltonization of others into materially reduced 2 strengths. The cantonments to be abandoned "at the earliest practicable (late," as announced by Secretary Weeks, are Camps Devans, 1iassachusetts; Sher man, Ohio; Pike, Arkansas; Grant, Il f linois; Jackson, South Carolina, and . Meade, Maryland, except for a small detachment, and Bragg, North Caro lina. Those to be retained under the plan of reorganization are: Dix, New Jersey; Travis, Texas; Lewis, Wash ington, and Knox, -Kentucky. 'the War S".cretary said it was his plan eventually to remove all troops from the cantonments to be vacated and to salvage the greater part of, the buildings. It was nlot his purpose, he said, to sell the land, but to retain it as well as the utilities and im proveients, such as storehouses, wa ter systems and railroad tracks. Ie S'aid these would be used if future appropriations permitted an expansion of the citizens' military training camps. Thete was considerale surpriso amiarmg "rmily o c(.rs when it was found that the enlisted strength would be redlv. to the 50,00o marik by -July "I. Only a few had helieved it. posible that the men would resign-i ,under Secretary Week-s arder in num bers sufliciently I'arlge to el'eet th le re dcttiom from ap)iproximatcly 220,000 mlen in uim! to the nmaller figure he jole w%-inter. Secretary W e;s r. -II (e1n2y ilstruetel corps area l divisional comm11:u1ler to pe'l it the men within the con ti nental boundaries to -rvsign durin; Jly up11o appltion without or fIt i inivel pa: to their homlies or the $10 bolnuis v:hich they reveived ordinarily when t!heir e11ist t'ents ex [l1.!. The lrsii' )4'ign :i4n : literally p4nr ed in: i 4'a111sed t14. S -ei tary to no v k h;i's oni-r b 1 1 th mo th was < d . Mr. \ e k .aIl t oday th:1. the :m l tins an y r-ri l wouI b i -:te nie str enltth 0o th' I JOlo n1n- h Ju 31 , it re iri n: th t perid 2of tim forli ' t h exM rmahneyto 1-no for titm }:W ioi involvrd in t 0)e ' i a 1 t . Of s : 11cme th'o pI! ae- t4 mo4 e t n w - 1I 1 (4' 4n4! I ' 4ii 0o' l1~or thadi t thlir act i.: li \ts ith the ltd 1o)) "p[arem" rgi za.01114'Il tions *o 4 r-. 4 411141 mu l tirers 11av. . . s4 < by .\dlutant (h'nnoal 1!arri2 a a p [4 o i1 h he l e M -leur-liza ' . Jn (ne in .o . - id the :i in t I .1 Iral I 11 n '24m u i4'( l 4 Ig , 4:144 ., s h n in ructed not t(? ('114 we s' I:kli (cf 1 i r Il m .n;im1 s 4n4 :1.1at w4 ' (.4.1 i '404 1:4 ill 111:I : f ill 44' 44)4.0'' 4 t44! l b is:n U2 1y 11o.' 1[;l t TF )f'.\d () [-' \ t .\l l-i'iM k ( ()N' TI'l I, I. \ -''I'I' \n ''W'ER :\ it1 he 1n 4 f all I 1 .h.\ po e ti st g | j 1~s th fu n r - ft eb s ~ a so pro 2.in 4thm[ve agint h 444'.7 m r e t t i i o, a t i 24m>? (to I 41421() th4th 4r 4row4 rs to44 mar4k444 iheir tob4f ( at4' 4uch prices. We 1\Ifuher ~ peito :u4' r44.ws that4 w ile( w4 are ti' ' member of21 Iw Tobacco4 (;rowers A 2 2iaion we41 feel that14 it is4 necessary4 4 for 4ur l ontyi to' organiz2e, ma. that we) will do)1 14 at ask tha te( Association. fIrwar 4 us1 t such'~ iformtio as1 [ they [may 4be abl toa g1i' usVi tha may be24 4('1hd'- at the 111 ti- e'ectfuliy subi tted,''111 The i 151 aI Com ia eet hat other Scounties mn sympathy with thiese re(so( h Jinne tnke simiar. acto,. THE HOME ORCHARD IN CLARENDON COUNrY In niy travel over the county, I have been impressed with the scarcity of good home orchards. This is a1 con dition that I hope soon to see'better <(. and I am going to do a great deal -i. work during the next few monthA in renovating old orchards and help ing get new ones started. Peaches, pliums, pecans and grapes do exceptionally well here. While pears and apples are not so well adapted, they can, on many of our farms, be grown in a limited way., The time has come when we must, make a living on the farm, and have something other than our so-called staple crops to sell, and I doubt if we can find anything more profitable than a small orchard. One which will furnish plenty of fresh fruit for home use, an abundant supply to can and some to sell. Many people in this, as in other counties have failed with their or chards, but in nearly every case this is easily ex)laine(. To succeed in growing fruit one must observe the following rules, and these rules will apply to the growing of practically any othg(* Crop. First-Select a suitable place--one having suflicient elevation, giving good air draimage and free from frost pockets. Second-Put out the right varieties. Fruits that we know will do well in our soil and climate. Many fruits that grow well in other ."tates, and in other sections of this State will not produce well here. Iaek of proper attention to this detail has caused many failures. Third-Do a1 good job ill putting out your trees. Fourth-Cultivate and fertilize them as you dio Illy otiler 1crop that you (expect to reap a harvest from. Do not stick them out aid then tear them up with plow and mule while cult ivat ing some other crop. F ifth-Prule, spray an o1rm them]. This is not 'lieenSiVe, 111d it is absolutely n1-cessary if you are to make a success of vour orchaid. In this article I have not attemted to explaill the dtails of orchard cIl tlire. I know thit, this :-.im he d;1m. mouch bet ter' in the grondo in iltac to face, so if you ined ily asistanc along this line (ill iln me. Trees arC ar-- goil-- to " conipa-ativvlv iheap tis fall it light rhTht. Tlit iz, directly fr i1 tIe g-nd t :eliabl . nur eris. I alii n1 agenvit fo' ;tiily inu - se l, bu I a little Litei. I will lit abl. to litu you in toUch wiihl the ielinh!' 11111,:e yn1ien , :U:d t hose whose prive are rig ht. It oi:ov ':eem1 early to be', in pr paring: fi< orcharl work for thiis fall .an11d winter, but nlow is the tiro' 1 b :oakin- your plhd, and i.tting: h mtinormattion ml order. thatl youl umya no- W lo)se valua1.ble timie ltron). IRenomh r, it you anit1 icipate st-a ill..' all arlcharei this yt-ar, iget inl 1,ouch wvit ilit' an I I will bIi! you select I :s r will ! .; you with thel p uni m]IM t'd N N It l' ,I W. R ray, (ii m \ it. F .Lit FN<'!-; W .J V 29yTy Ia 1- * -ii: W.I r Zb n!W~ S. C., P ;: . I Fla r f l r ill i wi ti ,he m I a U ta f r W. II. Grii'unyAet xxi liii - -i oi x-li A NO'I'llilt A l)\'A N(CEIC .\l.\)E0 Washinigtoni, ,1 uly 2d.---All aigree mlenit with ian ('xporter' to miake an irdvaince of $37,500 to assist in finane ing the expor0tationi of -otgiar mil ma da'y hy the War Finance Cor-poration. 'ihe advan0cc the c'orploration sa id is similar to ian ad~van(ce of $250,000 made las wet oi' th. 5111Wpuro. GAROLINA POUIY AND [GC( VALUED Al Equals Combined Valuation of All e and Dairy Cattle-Greater Trant Hog Crop-Nearly Equals Tobacco.. It is almost imporssible to arrive at a correct valuation of the poultry crol> inl South Carolina. The cenlsus fig ures include fowls found on the farms 0( the State and do not take into con ,ide(ration the thousands of flocks in smiall towns an1 citTi's. These would probably equal, if not exceed, the poultry ) roduction on the farms for the reason that the back-yard flock in the town and city is usually n1w1h better taken care of than the rural hen and shows a greater production. Despite this handicap the poultry crop of South Carolina in I919 had a valuation of more than $12,000,000 ac coding to preliminary figures recently an nouliced by the D partnient of Com merce. TFhe poultry crop had a valua tion 'of nearly $2,000,(t00 more than the hogs produced in the State. In spite of all this, the hen is often look ed upol as a Small buriness unit, while the hog is rcckoniedl as one of our greatent crops. Taking- into consideration the1 small town flocks and the few hens inl the back-ya rds of the city i amily, the poul try ad (g5 crop Af SOth Carolina will pass the $211,000,01111 mark an nually. Stl it h: rcferred to as a Small busine,:.!. 11t is srm l in one way, yet the ital is e(pild to the comn 'C.INIC OPERATIONS YBRY SUC8CESSU The Ton: il 111I Ad n i Clinjc topeneli yestenhiY mo11in2 111l dr *Ite day c~ven wre opera-;ted 41n lwith per-fect ls ls The ope-raticins- wvepefrmdh lit. C. E. ( tishy of (reenlw i, asisw .d1 by Dr. Nnitee of the Public Ifealth S rvi , w the w i m-r inl ehI- i D . ik o o I i t o i oitt k C k Wt ii it Ii t,'t p . n ri i It a ,I , i:fr. ( . i . t l i I ti fi t .1 ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 if ( il ' X ' Xl i I i ' . .- a t v i. . .1ll 11d M-t' I 6' Th- .Nui1. (1: rce ivCI . l u hl , Iu i No v.. u ii \l .W . l. Ib' imi . *1 - i .1 it - i li i - I-I. Wlls W. . 1&) N( tt"ec (' s. t Iahy, l'')., W . rtta it gn f Th lampto, .it I). \tia tss 'lhinsINailuAl, liNCa'igrSa .isseasII kelv lay~eswort of fr Florence, hail a v'ery ('njoyablle timne Satu rday ntight. at. th honme of Mr's. S. I.. IIinggins5, whe're' they weret~ (n trami ed at ant)i nfIomal dance't. CROP TWENTY MILLON DOllARS bined Valuation of all heef and dairy cattle in the State. The pro<!uction of eggs on the farms of South Carolina in 1919 was 12, 812,143 doz<:ns and had a value of $5,893,58G. 'Tle small town flocks proibl)y equalled the record. The celsus figures show that 9,0 15,952 chickens were raised oin the farms of the State ill 1919 and had a valuation of $6,311,166. These figures do not include the exhibition of fancy birds produced by the poultry fancier, and which have a per capita market value far in excess of the fowls found oil the farms by tile census ellumerators. The milk and cream industry in South Carolina has shown a wonder ful development in the past few years and in some sections is taking the place of King Cotton to a large extent, while inl others it is the great supple mental crop and looked iupol as on1e of tile principal year-round money producers. hIlle poultry and egg crop of South Caroliina is nearly three times as large as thte coibieul milk anid pca i roduction of the State. The farm hen and heri products near ly equal the tobacco; crop; more thanl twice as large :s the sweet potato "roi); equal inl value .o the combined production of oat-, wheat, dry peos anI all hay ald frale, and nearly twice the value of hor.-:es (.n tile fari. The henl is. iileled ,I -rIecat producer. Give h1er a squar.e deal a!ntd she will pay you well. ID'XI'ECTIS 1ETT.R PR1 IS llavinu (lc m ill Pe i w'. it oui te a nlumber i thc tobao warehu im-n, farmers1l., n ten r a d thoseo lI - t a I I t-\vi If ) J It I 1 b k I I tin \ V . h1 h ti Or so, Ne. frN.1('..h b a b - A b . 1 . It . i ts I rni J . m ,.' XlIii \ a o ii ' - a h 111 'i uet' b1( I i iljl K , .\lul ess\n. S i 8I nldl '(i11nteRag uahI un of C'IVli Ilil ,'lio, an 1 s O tig ofrPensacopla , Flaiy(rlId mrite..0 D ithn. li . C l, Mary hae il i so, Mihre B ).rad, Maud., Sprolthe ViarnGei, Mrans li Iar--1 Ch ali Davllis. Joh D). Ger'ald, r. LOCAL HAPPENINGS Of TWENTY YEARS AGO July 31, 1901 Mr. Robert J. Jenk inso is back in town. % Miss Mary McFaddin of Alcolu is visiting Miss Mattie Rhaie. Alisses Carson an RicharIson of Sumter, are visiting Mliss Essie- Davis. Miss Grace Plowden of .J-dian, is visitiig liss 1lermorin ie Jenkir:soni. Mr. V. C. DuRant was out of town several <days last week, on professiin al business. The farmers are all bragging about the fino prices tOibcco is bringing this season. Alisses lay Wilson anl I on IIlug gins left Alondlay for a visit to friends in Florence. Mr. John V. I.iesne, who has been spen(l ing his vacationi in Asheville. and .Jorian, is brck inl town. Mr. 1. M. Kranofl Ieft Sundav for tle not therni markets; he ex peCt s also to take in the uftfaio exposition. Mr. .losoph lSprott has returnel home from his recreattion trip ti the springs. G;oodl vating- anld plenty Ill drink has hasd it heneefi.cil effct tiup on him. A Burglar Killed T[he Sitore of the ). W. A!le'vman Sois Co.. was hulAIaizal (n Thur day flight last, and from it was a tnmbr of watche, pistol and th ler art ieles. When the ont rv w;s discov erod the tulephont was uald exi 1o-ive Iv anl inl se':erl ,! tin- -f th courtry a1 watch flr)u), cou chm-w t<(-rs wva s beine: no1.11 : c ,me ill.,- <h r - the deip(- ion if n(ile of the u-pu - (I <nws enmt I to .\ mllini :n ' I o: a w:ltch f a-II hicyi lo: Ihi u h w of the s-tim0 d,1:: ' i ii - : .Ii ith 'th ViM U it ti \. A itm aini iimt -ll h I :II t t o h fn . it "A I A ii o~ I ' . I* w ed in t b TA - t t 'Al hit . itt1'(. s illi.ie ro F o hu it Ih .. . *. w re ll s :ni(t a i : (or-i wvherev thiey ra i Qed ne uhj. ol'su frin~ houtel gtie- t: byi fli Ic , teed off. Now\ te hiotil mnagur ennii fndi gators and~ hiis only reniutiningi hope is to fence in the lake to shu, ont the wa ter-niol bathers and sht~t ini the g-olf-mal aligorm WANTS COVERNMENT TO PAY RAIKROADS And Provide A(dcit.ional Credits for Farmv Products PRESIlDENT HIEARDl) FlROM Sends Message to Capitol Pointing Out Necessity for Promp( Action Washington, .uly 2(I.- Partial re psIIe was ma1de imme 11diately hy (on gr5s today to a special im(ssage fri'omi Prieident I la rd ing requesting that. power- of the War Finaiince Corp.oa tion he. broadl ed to taIke, ehal-!, of, fun11 dinit" upwanis of $.)00,000,000 oft railro:i debts aIld to provide :ld itionl al farm crt dits. he ident in t h lq~ is--r message tons mli ted Iby meSene deh . the gov(rnmt wa"mr and Ii'ila eI ll bound" t 1 u1l14 the r-ailr-o:al debt,; and was under "anl impelling'u moral obli ga ti (mI" t o p)rov itl agr i c I urnalI crIed it S. T I I i t itp, to w di I' in:1 :hv !(nId ofthe r0uv a-prviio fo additional fa rm criiedit' h1 l Si lity been takenl inl the senlate. befo1rt Ilh preidential Ilessna wa. re! sel attor Kellog,, lRepublicanl, of ..1une o)ta, introduced a1 hill, dr.afttI by Secretary of Conunlerce Iboivor ;and D rector 11(tyer, of the \\'ar V-'i11:1" Corporation, and said i, 11w n m p. proval of th ' ea i , Isth tut' for the pendint I b I h H 1 eente :! $ f100 ,10,0 fmn-m oxi . (0 p ratin, . The hill ai. i l braeofl the r ie tss e empo1wer theW~ Finlan'-tCe --i tio, a pr(-:t id e(li, Ii h -ila pa t . Timlt, !.t, e s parti ul: y v 'un oide a r. -.i i Iai i li 'i Il \\:u-Fin~ t ry r or ioij und. ir l ie ai~ cie it h~i lie iieyht