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VOL. X . MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1921 UNIONS PREPARE TO AN E DISPUTES Railway Brotherhoods Work Out Plan of Action, BOARD MEMBERS CHOSEN Joint Adjustment Agencies to Be Set St Up in Various Districts. Chicago,; Nov. 15.-Plans of the Irotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Loemotive Fire men and Engimen t meet demands of the railroads for revision of .rules and working conditions agreements and for further wage cuts were com pleted today at the close of a two-day session of 950 general chairmen and officials. Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the engineers, and William S. Cater, pres ident of the firemen and enginemen, explained the settlement under which 'the recent general strike order was cancelled and received their followers endorsement of their action. Requests from ninety-eight railroad for revision of rules . and working conditions were considered, and the counter demands formulated. Mr. Stone announced tonight the unions were agreed on a concerted program in the rules cases. Adjustment Boards Announcement was made today that the four big brotherhoods have signed agreements with roads in the Eastern, Western and Southeastern districts for setting up adjustment boards, pro vided for in the Esch-Cummins Trans portation Act. Two assistant grand chiefs will represent the engineers on the boards-F. A. Burgess on the Southeastern, and H. P. Daugherty on the Western. The Brotherhood of Railway Train men will be represented by A. F. Whit ney on the Western, and W. N. Doak on the Southeastern board. No ap pointnients to the Eastern board have been announced as yet. Representa tives of the other unions have not yet been selected. Creation of the boards is expected to speed up the work of the United States Railroad Labor oBard by re lieving its docket of the hundreds of petty cases of individual grievances. All sue hdisputes will be first re ferred to the nearest adjustment board for arbitration, and only in event of a deadlock on the board will the case come before the government tribunal here. Eight Members Each of the boards is to have eight members, one from each of the broth erhoods and four representing' the roads in its territory. Meetings will be held monthly in New York, Wash ington and Chicago. The agreements run for one year, , and may be re newed. Roads in the Eastern territory which have already signedi the agree ment include the Baltimore and Ohio system; New York Central; Cleveland Cincinnati, Chicago and Louis Rail road; Lake rie and Western; Toledo and Ohio Central; Zanesville and Western; Kanawvha and Michigan; Boston and Albany; Michigan Cen tral; Pittsburg and Lake Erio; In diana Harbor Belt Railway; Cincin.. nati Northern.; Kanawha and West Virginia, and Evansville, Indianapolis andl Tet-re Haute Railroad. The Southeastern district agreement bears the signatures of the Atlanta and West Point; the Western Railway of Alabama; Atlantic Coast Line; Cen tral of Georgia; Charleston and West.. ern Carolina; Cheasapeako ?and Ohio; Florida East Coast; George Railroad; Louisville and Nashville; Louisville, Henderson andl St. Louis; Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis; Norfolk dnd Western; Norfolk Southern; Rich mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac; Seaboard Air Line; Winston-Salem Southbound, and the Guilt and Ship Island Railroad. In the Western territory the. agree mont has been approved by eighteen roads. Married, Saturday November 12, by Probate Judge Windhanm, Miss Janle Gertrude Hell iday of New Zion, to Mr. William Oscar McFarland of Oxford, North Carolina., Red ( Nov. 1 Hear the Call CO-OPERATICE CAMPAIGN NOW UNDERWAY The campaign for signers of the to bacco growers to the marketing con tract of the Tri-State Tobacco Grow er's Co-operative Association was launched in this County Tuesday at an enthusiastic meeting of leading grow era in the Court Houe. County Agent, W. R. Gray opened the meeting with a discussion of the need for a more intelligent marketing system. F. V. Shelton a tobacco grow er of Virginia outlined the contract and discussed the method of handling tobacco by the association, after which an opportunity was given for those growers not satisfied with the p resent system to join with their fel low growers in North Carolina and Virginia to establish'a marketing sys tem along cooperative lines. Contracts carrying control of ap proximately a quarter million pounds of tobacco were signed, and im mediately thereafter the organization of a county unit was perfected. D. R. DuBose of Sardinia, one of the leading tobacco growers of the county was elected County Chairman and County Agent, W. R. Gray was elected secretary. The following grow-! ing growers were elected Township Chairmen for their respective town ships, these men to appoint their aids at their own choosing: Calvary-W. R. Keels; Sammy Swamp-J. McD. McFaddin; Friendship-E. L. Fairey; Concord-A. J. Plowden; St. Paul J. H. King; St. James--J. M. Rowe; Santee-H. C. Cousar; St. Marks-J. A. Allsbrooks; Brewington-J. C. Johnson; New Zion-J. P. Buddin Manning-G. T. Floyd; Mt. Zion-C. I. Haley; Plowden Mill-R. H. Reaves; Harmony--M. C. Kennedy; Douglas J. C. Dennis; Midway-J. J. Epps;! Sandy Grove-J. H. Ham. A meeting of these officers for the county has been called by the Presi dent for 1onday, November 21st at the Court House at Manning, at 11 o'clock. All- officers are urged to be present. As the campaign for signers must be completed by Januaiy 1st, those present at the meeting. made plans for a whirlwind drive in Clarendon Coun ty to be sure that her quota is secur ed well before the time limit. Prac tically every one present took con tracts and agreed to get them signed, and Secretary W. R. Gray has a num ber on hand for further distribution. Several of the leading growers en thusiastically endorsed the plan and pledged their unstinted support to the campaign, while a prominent bankpr of the county took a batch of contracts with him remarkhig, thats the farii ers came into get notes renewed he would get the contracts signed. Capt. W. C. Davis, President of The First National Bank of Manning stated that the financing plan of the Asso ciation was sound, and that in the fu ture he would be leary of would-be borrowers who had not joined with their fellow growers for intelligent marketing. The spirit displayed at the meeting was indicative of a majority sign up in record time in Clarendon County. Mr. Shelton who is a member of the Campaign Committee says he has not attended more enthusiastic meeting anywhere in the State. though grow ers everywhere are realizing that this is their job, and are pushing forward to fairer profits and living wages through co-operation with a deter mination that will not he denied. The following men signed the mar keting contract at the meeting to rilay: D. R. DuBose, J. E. Cousar, J. S. Burgess, F. C. Thomas. E. D. Play 3r, Ryan, R. Wood. H. C. Cousar, E. A. Corbett, S. E. McFaddin, J. M. Wind ham, R. E. McFadden, Floyd and F'loyd, C. R. Sprott. L. H1. Harvin, C. N. Sprott, W. C. Davis, M. C. Ken nedy.- N. Z. Andrews. . As already mentioned these men Produce ap proximately a quarter million p~oundls. COTTON GROWER'S ASSOCIATION MEETS A meeting of the Cotton Grower's Association was held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Court House for thie j.mrpose of electing officers for the commng year and to adopt a ireso lution presented to the members. The afficers elected weire: Mr. F. C. Thomas, president, re-electedl and Tudge J. M. Windham, secretary and treasurer, re-elected. Judge Wind ham presentedl the resolution, which was adlopted. The resolution follows: WHEREAS the general officers of the Cotton Asociation have in season Emnd out of season, exerted themselves in behalf of the cotton industry of the South to enable the farmers to their :rops; _ and WHlERE'AS the persistent ef !orts of our officers has finally result xd in having Congress to authorize the War Finance Corporation to provide Funds for the orderly marketing of :xotton andl for the breeding, raising, tattening and marketing of live stock; NOW, BE RESOLVED, That the Clarendon County Cotton Association lees hereby express its great work :lon, by the officers of the Cotton As mocation in obtaining this great re lief for Southern farmers. The friends of Mr. John Player will 3e sorry to learn that he Is Ill at his iome near Midway. 3ross Rol [th to Thank LOCAL HAPPENINGS Of TWENTY YEARS AGO November 13, 1901. Rev. S. A. Nettles spent last Monday in Manning. Mrs. Beulah rV. Dinkins of Rome is in Manning on a visit to her brother, Hon. Jno. S. Wilson. Died at Georgetown last Thursday, Mr. Winfield Holladay, aged about '60 years. The deceased was formerly a citizei of Clarendon and had a host of relatives in this county. The body was brought home on Friday and interred at Andrews Chapel. The stables of Capt. A. L. Lesesne on his plantation near Silver were de stroyed by fire last Saturday night, the work of an incendiary, Henry El more, cojored, was arrested for the crime, and taken before Magistrate Bateman at Paxville and by him coi mitted to jail. This is Judge Bate man's first case. The marriage of Miss Lucie Barron of Manning, and Mr. N. G. Gonzales of Columbia, will take place at 8 o'clock a. m. tomorrow, and then the couple will leave for an extended trip at the North. We wish them both a long and happy life. We have known Miss Burron from her childhood, and we can sincerely say she is one of South Carolina's sweetest and fairest jewels; she is loved by old and young. Mr. Gonzales is the editor of the Co lumbia State, and one of the ablest editorial writer's in the South-a man whose ability is recognized throughout the nation. AMERICAN LEGION BANQUET The Woman's Auxiliary of Wil liams-Burgess Post No. 68 gave an elaborate dinner on the evening of Armistice Day to which were invited, besides the local Legionnaires, the veterans of the Confederate, Spanish and World Wars living in Manning, About fifty guests being present. The banquet was held in the Legion Club Rooms and they were beautifully decorated with flags, buntiog and fall flowers. A committee of members of the Auxiliary served the following menu: grape fruit cocktail, turkey with dress ing, cranberry jelly, roast pork, rice, French fried potatoes, green peas, as paragus, pickle, fruit salad, rolls, co connut cake, coffee, cigars an( cigar ettes. Afterward splendid patriotic speeches Were heard from Capt. W. C. Davis and J. G. Dinkins, Esq. T. IT. Stukes, local Post Adjutant, presided as toastmaster an( introduced the speakers. Capt. Davis spoke as May or. of Manning and a veteran of the Spanish-American war and proposed a toast to the Confederate veterans. Mr. Dinkins, in his capacity as Post Commander, responlded in a pleasing manner. Imniediately after the dinner Wil lianis-Blurgess Post held a business meeting when several new members were added to its rolls. The Post is in a thriving condition and its Woman's Auxiliary, of which Mrs. C. B. Geirr is President, is a large an( enthusias tic organization. MEETING AT HIOME BRANCH SCHOOL HOUSE Upon the request of farmers from that section a meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday night, at '7:30 o'clock at Home Branch School house. At this meeting W. R. Gray, County Agent and F. L.. H-arkey, Marketing Agent of Clemson College, wvill talk on the Co-operative Tobacco Grow er's Association. Every one who can is urged to attend this meeting. COTTO MEETING There will be an important meet ing of the farmers of Clarendon Coun ty in the Court House Friday at 11 o'clock. This meeting is for the pur pose of discussing the Co..operative Cotton Marketing Association. Mr. Irvine F. Belser of Columbia will be present to explain the contract andl the workings of the association. A large representation of the farm ers of the County is expected at this meeting and it is probable that the Cotton Marketing Campaign will be launched at this time. Miss Pamie'o Bradham spent the week-end with her parents. I Call Join the Roll BETTER GET YOUR WHEAT SEED AT ONCE The three banks of Manning informs their friends and patrons that while their stock of seed wheat has been greatly reduced they still have a con siderable quantity on hand for distri bution and as there is yet ample time for planting they will be pleased to supply those ivho have been unable to sow wheat on their land. The recent heavy depreciation in the price of cotton has been something of a disappointment to many who have been holding the small amount made on their farms for better prices. The facts are: much is written and said about the world's need for cotton but little about what the world will pay for cotton under varying quantities of production. The supposition is the consumption of cotton is governed, largel, as is every other commodity, by the price at which it can be bought, for instance, at five cents per pound the world will buy possibly twenty million bales of cotton ,at seven cents per pound pos sibly eighteen million bales, at ten cents per pound, the world would like ly buy fifteen million bales of cotton, at twelve and a half cents per pound it would likely take fifteen million bales while at fifteen cents per pound thirteen and a half million bales would likely fill all demands, and at prices above this proportionately less woulil would be bought. The large consumption of cotton in the past has been due to the ability of the Southern States, by reason of their cheap negro labor and a'dmirable or otherwise tenant system, to pro duce cotton at prices that eliminated fabrics made of other raw materials from common use. Even among people of the South, when cotton is high in price, the sale of linen, silk and woolen goods is eroneously stimulated, at such times it not being an uncommon thing to see cotton pickers in silk dresses, and high priced laborers in silk shirts and cost ly woolen clothing, while mills and manufacturing plants substitute bar rels and burlaps for cotton sacks. The cotton growers are very much grati fied and welcome the more substantial wood food containers as affording them a better means of keeping pro visions while being consumed than the common cotton sack. In view of the conditions named above we can not under boll weevil conditions grow cotton again at prices prevailing prior to the World's War owing to large increase in cost, and should the South as a whole succeed under stimulus of the price at present in growing a normal crop, or suflicient to bring the price much below that now prevailing, without ample food and forage supplies among us, there can not be other than great suffering and privation as a result It is for these reasons that the three banks of Manning aire asking their friends and patrons not to neglect for age and food crops for a length of time until we are better able to grow cotton with better assurance of profit than is now presented and to thus avoid the necessity of entering into obligations for the payment of dlebts incurredl for commodities wvhich can be made at home. As stated in our former letter, the people in manufacturing centers are very optomistic over the supply of cot ton in sight, their opinion is that with the large carry over from last year wvith the prospect fr'om recent rep~orts of a larger crop being made this year than was estimated early in the sea son, and in view of the foreign decmandl continuing light by reason of restrict ed credlits there cannot be any great shortage of cotton until another crop dletermines the actual conditions. HONOR FOR PANOLA SCHOOL 1st. grade-Lucile Blrailsford, Wini fred Brailsford, Mattie Fairy 2nd. gradle--Bert Chewning, Ruth Richbourg. 3rd. grade-hazel Elliott. 4th. grade-Not represented. 5th grade.--Mary Brown, Benson Fairy, Clyde Elliott. 6th. grade-Tracy Chewning. 7th. grade--Alvin Mathis 8th grade.-Julian Richbourg. 9th. grade-Elma Chewning, Oredia Aycock.* Mrs. Bessie B. Hazel, Mrs. H. G. Walker, Miss Norman Wilkins, Teach ers. HONOR FOR' UNION SCHOOL 1st. grade--Ruby Evans, D. E. Evans, Jr., 2nd. grade-Rudolph DuBose, Rem bert Coker, Edith Morris. 3rd. grade-David Winter. 4th. grade-Idarene Morris. 8th. gtrade-Mae Roland. AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL GOOD FARM1 Mr. A. L. Luce, secretary of th< Manning Board of Trade has received the following letter from a Northeri concern: I am quoting below, wtihout disclos ing name and address of the party as he does not wish to be burdened witli a lot of correspondence, a most valu able letter containing an inquiry foi a first class farm property. If you know of any such place for sale kindly give me complete information, and I will transmit same to our correspon dent, if I think it in any way meet, his requirements. "Kindly send me any particular. you may have regarding any choic< farms for sale in North or Souti Carolina or Virginia, filling as nearl5 as possible the following require. ments: 1. Close to a large city or town with good roads. 2. Good neighbors and progressiv( farming community. 3. Fertile and well drained land. 4. Location must be healthy and free from Malaria. 5. Plenty of good water, Electric lights, gas. 6. Good houses for owner and help 7. Good barn and other out-build ings. Well fenced. 8. Well stocked with cattle, hogs etc. 9. Substantial up-to-date machin cry etc. 10. Good orchards. 11. Some standing timber. 12. Cheap transportation rates to good market. Would like at least 640 acres. As I myself would only expect to reside on the farm during January, February and March, would like to locate in a section where the climate an(d surroundings would make a con genial winter home. If suited would pay all cash. It would .have to be a bargain." Anyone desiring to get in touch with this party should forward theit letter to Mr. Luce who will sen( it on to his correspondent. This is a goo(I opportunity to try and get some new farmers in the county and we believe it is up to the Board of Trade to take up the matter officially. RECEPTION TENDERED ' FOOT BALL LoYS On last Friday evening at the home of Mrs. W. T. Lesesne, the Manning foot ball boys gave a reception in lion or of the Conway foot hall boys. The home was beautifully decorated in flags, cut flowers and potted plants. As the guests arrived they were served fruit punch, and after the Conway boys were introdluced to the Manning boys and girls, they were all invite' to the Pastime Theatre, where therc had the pleasure of seeing "Black Heauty," a picture given by the Ameri can Legion. A fter enjoving the pie tture, the guests went back to Mrs. I esesne's where they were served with a delightful salad course. Those who had the plea sure of nmeet ing the Conway boys were: Ml isses Louise Sprott, Sarah Lesesne, Cecil Clark, Lula Rigby, Isabel Plowdlen, Francis Brown, Virginia Geiger, Francis Dickson, Corrinen Mcl lvey, LilIa Emma SprottI, Hlatt in reed in, M ildr-ed Smith, Gertrude Gee. Mlat tin Lee Land, Mat tin H orton, Virgi nia Coffey, Mary Lou liradley, Leonat Rigby, Barnwell Huggins, 'Tora Bag nal, Sue Spr-ott , Irene P'lowdlen, Edna Boger, Gr-ace Nimmer, Coleman, Schuler, Rives, Earl, Roxic .md Sallie Dixon, Dunlap; Messrs. Will iam Mc Leod, .John ID. Gerald, J.i, Gabrel Du Bose, Preston Wells, Milton Hlolliday, Hugh Or-vin, Nevelle Sprot t, AlIton Eadon, Gene Bagnal, Sam Rigby, Kimgswood Sprott, Hariold Ragnal, William Richardson, Char-les Wilson, Willie Blradlley, Frederick N immer, (h arles Land, Spain Briggs, Helms, Richards and~ McCord. NEIGHIBORIIOOD ROOK CLUB Mrs. Connor- Wells was hiostess to the neighborhood rook club on last Friday afternoon. After the game the hostess was assistedl by Miss Alma Williams in serving a delight fuli salad course wvith crufce to the guests who were: Mesdames II. C. Romar, .John Breedin, WV. C. Davis, Jesse H-uggins, George Hlanks, Idla Cole, A. L. Barron, T. F. Coffey, S. S. Richardson, Joseph Sprott, S. W. H~ar yin, Sr., W. S. Harvin, Jr., Frank Hug gins, Frank Burgess and HI. ID. Du brow. BARBECUE SUIPPER The Men's Bible Class of the Bap tist Church gave a barbecue to the members on Tuesdlay evening. Mes dames Trhomas, White and Easley servedl this dlelightful sup per, after which Dr. Brunson of Sumter, and Rev. 11am of Alcolu. gave very inter esting add~resses. There were' about sixty-five present. The Prayer Band and Bible Glass will meet at the home of Mrs. Maria Birown on Thmrsday afternoon at 4 o'cloek. Lessn. 2 (drn PREDICTS WORLD'S COTTON SORTACE Senator Smith, of South Carolina, Analyzes Statistics FLAYS WORK OF CONGRESS Speaker Declares Only Hope Appears to Lie in Co-operative Sell ing Agencies. Washington, Nov. 15.-Prediction of a world shortage of cotton next sum Mer was made in the Senate today by Senator Smith, Democrat, of South Carolina, in a speech analyzing the statisties on cotton consumption for October, made public by the Census Bureau. Should the rate of consump tion for the ensuing months equal or exceed that of October, he said, there would not he a bale of American cot ton in existence by next August 1. In the course of his speech Mr. Smith distressed to discuss what, he said, was the failure of congressional action intended to aid the farmers, as serting that it seemed the only hope for the agricultural interest lay in the formation of their own cooperative selling agencies and the establishment of their own banks. le added that re lief legislation thus far had been con vertecd each time into "breastworks be hind which the interests opposed to the farmers entrenched themselves to de stroy the farmers' profits." Exports and domestic consumption of cotton for October aggregated I, 366,000 bales, which, according to the Senator, coistitutes a record for mon thly disposition of the product. Demands Exceeds Supply "At that rate," he continued, "tho exports and consump. on between last August 1 and next .' igust I will be more than 16,000,000 bates, and the best estimate of the visible supply that can be obtained shows only about 12, 500,000 or 13,000,000 bales." A carry-over of about 5,000,000 bale was estimated by Mr. Smith, while this year's crop, hie believed, would( not exceed 7,000,000 bales. lie made his figures liberal, he added, but round no way to bring the two totals any way near together. Mr. Smith reviewed the many' "cries' which, he said, had forced the cotton prices down, and told the Seniate that, all of the "menacing things foreseen by the trade, including the rail st rike," had been it out of the way, yet the )rice remilainled low. ie decla r, how ever, that the coun try never would set cotton sell as low ea in), expressi5n the belief that Anrican cotton crops hereafter would fall below the teii year average, which, he .;aid, was slghtly above 12,000,000 bales. JUDGE DMOESIEATHl PENALTY; ON I. C. WA LIA(UE Sumter, Nov. I 1.-J. (. \Vallace, wol was recently convicted in the Court of General Sesisons of assault with intent to rayvish, '.Is sentenced today to b e eectrocuted on I)eecm ber 1 next, by .iWe TI... J Mauldin, after a miotioni for a newv trial was refused. WVhen the death senten'ce was pro niountced the wvife of the defendant. fainted and had to have medical as sistance, causing quite a connnotion intecut room. She was hysterical for somc time aftertwa rds. It will be recalled that WalIlace was com e, of assaul t upion a t welve- yearv-ol girl, t'w butlk of the ev idence lbegins mnain ly circumistan tint. The allegedl v ictimt was utnble to testify at the trial. T[he warrant for Wallace's arrest wr~s sworn out by his wife and Iater she endeavored to have it w ithdtra wn with out success. Attorneys for the coni (demned mian say that they intend car rying the appeal to the Supreme Court. HIElP ORGA NIZ/E BPWOl1111! LEAG;UE AT JORlDAN Sever at of the members of the Ep worth League of the Methodist C'hurch here wecnt to JIordan Sunday evening to help organize an Epwvorth Leage: there. Those going were: Misses Gertrude Gee, Lila Emma Sprott, Mary Lou Bradley, Lula Rigby, Annie Mae McGrady, Virginiai C'offey, Leona Rigby, Messrs. Luce, .John D). G;erald, Jr., Sam Riigby, Fred Chewn ing ando Charles Wilson. FORIESTON Miss Elizabeth Graham, entertain oet at a bridge piarty Wednesday even ing. After several interesting games were playedt, a dlelicious hot course was served. Tlhe evening was very pleasantly spent. Those enjioying this occasion wvere: Mesdames Wmn. R. Sprott, B. Greshe, J. E. Grahamn, .. H. Boswell, C. E. Chestnut, Warren, J. C. BosAwell, D. M. Wilson, C. D. Sturgeon, Misses Janita Graham, Rluby Graham and Sarah Bonwctt