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ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1920. VOL. 24. NO. IS
f cstunr news
AND HAPPENINGS
NEWSEY LETTERS BY REGULAR
CORRESPONDENTS.
News Items of Interest to Herald
Readers Ebb and Flow of the
Human Tide.
Sellers.
l^ake View.
Mr. Robert Pace spent a few days
in Sumter during Christmas.
Miss Leslie, daughter cf Kev. resile,
now teaching in the bowberne,
N. C , tvbcols, spent th0 nciidays with
her p<irei ts.
Claude McDonald of Gaddy's Mill
who has been a frequent visitor in
town the past few weeks, returned to
school Monday at Columbia University
where he graduates in law in
June. /
Mr. Nonus Pace cf Sumter spent
several days the past week in town.
Rev. Wallace and wife and two
children of Johnsonville have returned
home after spending the holidays
with Mrs. Wallace's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Ford. Mr. Wallace was
a former pastor here and his many
friends were glad to welcome him
back.
Rev. and Mrs. Allen and children
of Honea Path. S. C., spent the past
two weeks with Mrs. Allen's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Baker.
Messrs. Flowers and Floyd the
tombstone men'? of Lumberton have
just returned from Horry County
where they have put up quite a number
of tombstones.
Mrs. Chadie Hayes ana children
spent part of the holidays with her
parents near Nichols.
Mrs. D. C. McMillan and children
spent the past week with relative
/ in Sumter.
*?!? eiono waii who has been at.
1Y1 lS^S VJL?IU A ?
tending Massey's Business College at
Richmond, Va., has returned honi
to take a ' position in the \ bank.
Earl Baker has returned to Clemson
College after being at home foi
two weeks.
Miss Celia L. Pearson of Norf lk
who has been visiting Miss Grace
Mason has returned home.
l Prof. Victor Goodyear who has
' been home for the past two weeks
has returned to Denmark, S. C.,
where he is principal of the school
at that place.
1 Miss Edna Norman returned to
L Durham Monday after spending the
with home folk.
B^^fllissWise has charge of the postoffice
in the absence of Miss Belle
Horn who is taking a vacatin.
Mr. Shacket, Sr., has been out of
town for the past few days.
Mr. D. L. McCormac spent Saturday
in Marion.
Mr. Cortez Norman and Miss Geneva
Thomas of this place were married
at Little Rock Tuesday by Rev.
J. A. Langley. Mr. and Mrs. Norman
are quite popular in t wn and vicinit;
and their many friends extend their
"best wishes.
. Quite a lovely home wedding tool
place last Wednesday when M
Claude Grantham and Miss Anna
Belle Harrington were married at t.\
home of the bride's parents. The b:
?1? Ottirori in hrow^
Was uctumiiifeij nv>uv. ?
while her sister, Miss Sallie Harrington,
wh0 was maid of honor, w re
blue. The groom and best man, Mr.
Allen Hayes, wore the conventional
black. The little Misses Arnette an..
Harrington were torch bearers. The
young couple left for Wilmingtoi i
where they will spend several days.
Misses Christine, Alia Mae an<
Hattie Temple and Mr. Wade Temple |
returned t > their respective schools I
the first of the week.
Misses Sadie and Jessie Fant wlit,
have been at home in Belton, S. C..,
forrthe Xmas holidays have returned.
Theye were delayed a week on account
of the illness of their mother.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Truss Booth,
a fine s n, January 3. Congratula-'
tions.
Mrs. J. T. Hankin'i name has been
added to the list of subscribers to |
The Herald.
Ringing out the old and ringing in i
the new
Caused quite a commotion in the
town of Lake View.
The year 1920, so the residents ot i
Lake View think, made the noisest!
advent ever known cf in the history
of the town. A crowd of young folk*
got together and unknown to anyone
planned to usher the old year out and
the new i ne in. immediately at me
first stroke of twelve o'clock, the,
crowd divided, one crowd going to i
the Baptist church, the other to the1
school house. Then began the fun.'
The churchy bell and the school bell,
rang o ut joyously the advent o
1920, so thought the young people.;
The town was alarmed and all rek
ports are not in yet as to how
I supposed fire was extinguished. One
I <f the older residents came to th?
church and met the crowd. He said
P that he had seen the old year on
and the new one in for a great number
of years and it had always gotten
in without all this commotion. Anther
resident upon hearing the bells
jumped ' ut of bed, dressed grabbed
a bucket of water and ran to j
neighbor's to find out where the
was. This town is quite progressive;
along some lines but all the young
folks wish for another year is, ? j
we have a few more cott n gin whistles,
more bells and a midnight A. C.
^ L. train for 1921.
What might have been quite a seB^krious
accident took place on the outS^Kirts
of town when Mrs. R. F. El^H^Lgton
ran into a stump, while out
HnK'ing 1q her cM*, last week. Mrs
I WILSON' SKIN'S KILL
TO CONTROL SUGAR.
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President May Not be Able to Use
Power Conferred by McNary
Measure. I
j Washington, Jan. 1. ? President i
Wilson has signed the McNary bill I i
[continuing the United States sugarp
equalization board through 1920. It J3
[was announced today at the WhiteI
House that his signature had been at- 1
tached before midnight last night. !
Secretary Tumulty, in making the. i
announcement, issued this statement ;i
"The president has signed the sug-j'
ar control bill. The bill confers dis-|i
* V? in i hn ntof. U
|UIt?lIUII UI1 1110 [/icoiuciiv tu vi>v iiiMv I
iter of purchasing sugar from Cuba, i
lit is doubtful whether it will be prac- i
ticable or wise for the president to exercise
the power conferred so far as j!
the purchase of sugar is concerned.",!
Some of the Cuban sugar has al-<i
ready been purchased and there is no j
!central control over sugar in Cuba as I
; there was last year, and it might, <
therefore, be impossible for the gov- ]
jernment now to step in and purchase i
I the sugar without increasing the price <
to the consumer. The bill, however, <
continues the licensing power also J:
and this power may be used to assist.I
in controlling the profiteering among i
distributors. Much Cuban sugar is <
coming in now and the indications i
| are that prices .have reached their 11
I peak and that there will be a tend-J'
jency for prices to fall in the next fewji
weeks. ; i
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Marriages. <
Married at the Baptist parsonage s
of Little Rock Miss Flora Rogers toil
Mr. Col n Edwards of Fork, on M
I Monday evening, December 29th, the i
ceremony being performed by Rev. J.|<
| A. Langley. Miss Geneva Thomas to
Mr. Cortez Norman Tuesday after- I
noon, December 30th, ceremony performed
by Rev. J. A. Langley.
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At a meeting of the Board of Deacons
of the Baptist church last Sun- <
day Rev. W. C. Allen's salary was
raised from $1800 to $2400 a year. '
This is Mr. Allen's second year in 1
Dillon and the church has prospered 1
wonderfully under his leadership. <
Mr Allan hao hppn lri Dillon he I
igilivc iUil mivn UMW VVV*. - ? ? ?
has had flattering offers from other
places, carrying larger salaries, but
he prefers to remain and complete <
the work he has begun in Dillon.
Elvington's three-m nth's old baby i
was cut on the head by being thrown 1
against the wind shield. The car was
rather badly damaged. No other oc- >
cupants in the car were hurt.
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Minturn.
Messrs. Duncan Alford and John
Norton have returned to the Presby- '
terian college of South Car. lina where 1
they will attend school the remaind- .
er of the year. 1
Miss Lucile Jackson who has been
spending the Christmas holidays at
home has returned to Orangeburg i
where she will continue teaching. 1
Miss Myrtice Barrington spent the 1
week end with relatives in Clio. <
Messrs. John Hugh McC.rmac and
Earl Alford returned to Marion Mon-M
day where they will attend school. ii
Quite a number of young folks of I
this community went to the moving1
picture show in Bennettsville Friday p
evening t> see "The Shepherd of the '
'Hills."' '
Howard Johnson who broke his
| collar bone several weeks ago is im- i
proving rapidly.
Miss Betty Evans of Marion spent'
a few days last week at the home of '<
Mrs. \V. W. Evans.
The young people f f this commun-l.
ity had quite a jolly time at Mr. Vic- 1
tor Berry's last Wednesday night,
watching for the new year t0 come '
in. x' i'
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Oak Grove.
Rev. C. S. Felder, after spending!
the holidavs with relatives at Sum- 1
merton returned to his home at Bingham
,last week bringing his wife '
ana children with him. 1
The first quarterly conference for;'
the Brownsville charge will be held;'
at Bethesda next Saturday morning 1
January 10.
Rev. Wilson Hayes, an aged local!
preacher who has been very ill fori
the past several weeksf seems to be i!
growing gradually weaker. j
J. S. Fair and W. M. Meggs were i
in Dillon last Saturday. I,
A new year's party was given at'i
the home of Mr. John C. Hayes last ]
Friday night. ji
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Fork. ;
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Simpson of'i
Tatum visited Mr. and Mrs. Melt n
Rogers last week.
Misses Ora and Ruth and Mr. Mer- ]
riit Rogers of Amt-ricus, Ga., are vis
iting their sister, Mrs. J. T. McQueen, p
Mrs. Noah Taylor and baby have i
returned to their home in Melrose, 'i
Va., after a week's stay with Mrs ji
C. E. Taylor.
Miss Gertrude Breeden <f Bennetstville
spent a lew days last week wit'. :
Miss Sadie Moore.
H. P. Dubose of Lan.or was in: i
town last week.
Mrs. J. T. McQueen entertained the!
young folks at a party Thursday ev-|
ening i n h onor of her company. Music
and conversation were the chief
amusements of the evening. Ambrosia i
and cake were served by the hostess, i
Mesrs. Eugene Carmichael and!;
Burt Roberts have returned to \V
ford Fitting School.
Misses Coleen and Lucile lb"
have returned t1 Greensboro, N. C.
Mr. J. W. Atkinson has accepted a
position at Carthage, N. C., for th i
year. i
Miss Flora Rogers and Mr. Colon I
Edwards were quietly marrP i
Little Rock Monday evening by the ]
Rev. J. A. Langley.
A SHAMELESS AFFAIR. *
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Marion Star: i
We/greatly fear that this article
will Ue misunderstood, but such fear
is no' strong enough to deter us in
speall'-ig plainly in the premises. No
man*egrets the shooting of Sheriff!
Rowell more than does the editor of
this paper, who has been the personal'
friend of John Rowell since boyhood.
We begin by stating that it is only to
be regretted that the bullet from the
sheriff's gun, fired in self-defence and
in compliance with law, did not immediately
kill the pegro desperado |
who so dangerously/ wounded the
sheriff. Had this been the case it;
would have ended the whole affair,
and this article would have been unnecessary.
Reports from Sellers carry sad tidings
for the people of Marion county.
On the day following tne snooting ui
the sheriff several men, armed wHi*
authority of law, went to Sellers it is j
reported, and made the law look ridi-1
culous by terrorizing innocent and
helpless negroes. They went into J
negro homes, cursed at women ana
children and threw into a panic the
entire race. They arrested a negro
man, handcuffed him and beat him?
beat him while a prisoner of the
5tate and while his hands were cuffed
behind his back. They are reported
as saying to John C. Sellers, who in
quired into the trouble "I don't knov
who he is, except he is damn nir
and we are going to straighten hin
out." In the party were two deputy
sheriffs, a rural policeman, a county
engineer and one outsider.
On Xmas day. after the negro who
shot the sheriff was under ar|est in
an automobile, on the way to jail, anu
in a desperate condition, a depui>
sheriff of Marion county climbed on
the car and attempted to take hi.
life. He was so boisterous that hi
gun was taken from him by coole.
heads. He did, later, strike and beat
the negro, who was a prisoner of tin
state, on the way to jail to ansv.
for his crime and in an almost dying
condition.
This same man led the "officers o
the law" on the raid in the Town of
Sellers the following day. Evidently
ne was seeKing vengt^ucc iui
shooting of Sheriff Rowell. If so his
Ideas if vengeance of the law differ
front the ideas of the brave office
wh0 lies at the point of death fr?
a wound received in the discharge of
his duty.
Last Xrnas night some men, closely
identified with the sheriff's office,
called, with several companions, a
the county jail, informed the jaile.
that there was danger of a gatherin.
mob, and asked to be given possession
of the negro, so that they might "taki
him to Dillon for safe-keeping."
There was no mob, or evidence of
mob. What their purpose was, n
one knows, but it is a fact that thi
jailer, thinking he was doing his
duty, delivered the prisoner tQ thi:
"officer." who, with his companions,
placed him on a truck "rode him
around for two or three hours" when
they carried him back to jail. The
man was in a desperate condition,
and yet he was treated to a midnight
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nae, in me com. n uiey xucaui. iu
protect him, they failed in their object.
If they meant to kili him, they
lacked the nerve to carry put thei
intentions. Whatever their intentions
may have been, they only succeeded
ing bringing tears of shame to the
eyes of the brave officer over whoso
wounds they appear to have lost u
semblance of manhood ar1 decency.
Friends of Sheriff Rowell, law abi
ing citizens, although enraged ;\i
act of the man who shot him down,
are alike enraged at the travestx
justice which allows a crowd of hoo'
itims to march into defenceless hon
(although that home be that of ;
negro,) and terrorize and abtiv.,
violently threaten the extinction oi
the colored race for the deed of an
individual.
Men. who would . ^orifice their previous
lives in defence of John Rowell,
if the occasion arose for such action,
are "up in arms" over the shameless
conduct of these "officers," and we
understand that they are determined
to bring the matter to the attention
of the courts of the state.
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Bridgeis-Phillips.
Miss Margaret Bridgers and Mr.
Morris Phillips were married at Marion
on the Sst ultimo. The bride is
the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Bridgers of Dillon. The groom
is a native of Lexington. N. C- where
he is associated with his father in
the manufacturing business. After
spending several days in Dillon Mr.
and Mrs. Phillips left for the former's
home in Lexington.
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Heirs to Contest Will.
Lnmberton Robesonian.
A paveat has been field in re the
will of the 'ate Miss Let ilia K<
of R wland. The will represents a
lotal of around $100,000. The cavealors
are represented by the law I
of Messrs. McLean, Varser A: Stacy
Messrs. Johnson and Johnson air'
Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., all of l5.
berton, and the propounders are represented
by Messrs. Mclntyre,
mice and Proctor of Lnmberton.
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Mr. S. D. Rickenbaker. accompanied
bv his family, left Thursday for
Lake City where lit*, becomes cashier
of The Peoples Rank, which was recently
organized by Mr. Rickenbaker
and Lake City business men. The
new bank begins business with a capital
of $75,000.00. For the past year
Mr. Rickenbacker has been assistant
cashier of the First National Bank
of Dillon, where he rendered jpVch
excellent service that hft will be missed,
not only by the bank officials but
by the public with whom he came in
daily contact. Mr. Rick/nbacker and
his family carry with them the best
wishes of many Dillon friends.
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SLEEPS OX TIIAIL, FOR MURDER jF
New York, Jan. 5?Sleep is sweet-!
er than life itself to Frank Kelly,;T
charged with one of the most brutal j
murders on record In the Brooklyn;
p lice annals.
In the Brooklyn supreme court
today prosecution and defense were si
battling fast and furiously while try- n
ing to pick a jury that is to decide G
whether Kelly is to go to the elec- r<
trie chair; even if he escape^, tnat he tl
will face trial on an ther murder pi
charge.
Mingling with the Ci )ss fire of le- g:
gal tilts there came the sonorous ir
sound of snoring, emanating from r<
- J TTi? ! M{
none otner man me accuseu. mou
counsel stepped over and nudged 01
him. Kelly gaped blandly at the man tl
who means t > save his life, if he can d
then sank back in his chair; closed k
his evep f-s.? resumed snoring. The tl
.process wi?- repeated over,
{until a sharp warning^V^m the court s<
jmade Kelly sit up and take-.notice, !p
I reluctantly, and ever blinking. - , P
Kelly is accused of having stolen'b:
$10,000 w rth of jewels from a a
Brooklyn w man after killing her{si
maid, whose skull he split with an v>
axe.
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. Reception for Mrs. Willis.
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On Saturday afternoon from the ri
I hours of four to six Mrs. S. C. Hens- t(
! lee and Miss Isla McKenZie gave a ^
beautiful reception in h nor of theirj
guest, Mrs. H. A. Willis, of Black-1
stone, Va., wife o f the former pastor I
of the First Baptist church who was;b'
given a most cordial welcome by thej
large number of friends invited to .
caH. !g
The guests were met at the d or|
by Mesdames C. L. Wheeler and JasD.
Hargrove. I ^
In the receiving line were Mrs.
IHenslee, Miss McKenzie, Mrs. Willis |.
and Mrs. W. C. Allen. After a few!
words of greeting the guests were,
asked by Mesdames Wade Stackhouse1
J T ? * J _ T"> 4 a /Itntnrr rnnni 1
j Clliu 1^UII0 DClUCa IU me Uliiuif, ivwiu.
The table on which was a handsome
lace cover had suspended above it a|r
large red bell from which hung!t
white streamers on which were writ-jt:
ten the words "Ring rut the old.!j(
ring in the new." These were held, h
in the hands of a beautiful doll. At:fl
the table pouring cofte were Mes-j1*
dames James Moore and L. Cotting-lg
ham. The color scheme of red &nd'a
white was carried out in the block i
cream which was served with fruit J r
cake followed by coffee, red and f(
white mints and chrystalized orange.
Serving were Miss Edenfield, Mes- j(
dames F. M. Niernsee, J. C. Lupo, W. f
V. Jones, W. A. Blizzard and W. C. t
Moore. Miss Rebecca Field Henslee in
an attractive red satin dress gave little
bells as fans after the guests were
served. Music by Miss Adele Critz
was an enjoyable feature of the occasion.
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Carter-Martin. s
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| A very pretty New Year wedding s
was solemnized at the home of Mrs. 1
iMcL. Martin on Magnolia Avenue, on
jThursday morning at 8 o'clock, unit- I
| ing in marriage Mr. VV. J. Carter, of id
iDillon, S. C., and Miss Katie Martin.3
of Arcadia. Florida. The wedding 11
march was played by Mrs. Bell, and:1
the service of the Presbyterian church j
with the ring ceremony was pro-Lt
nounced by Rev. Dr. Bell, and wit-j
|nessed by Mrs. McL. Martin, Luther!
Martin, Gertrude Martin, Marie Mar-j
j tin, Lillian Martin, Catherine Martin,
I Hugh Martin, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sin- (.
I clair and Mrs. R. T. Bell. jg
! The house was beautifully decorat-^
jed with palms and poinsettas and oth- r
er tropical plants, and the bride was J;
attired in a becoming traveling dress!(
J of brown with shoes, hat audgloves t0|\
match. L
At the close of the ceremony an j|elegant
breakfast consisting of all the j,
j delicacies of the season was served in t
courses. 1 a
Mr. and Mrs. Carter left on thejj,
morning train, with the good wishes (j
;of a host of friends, for Dillon, S. C.. ,
where they will make their future j
home. 'a
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Mrs. C. E. Peck Dies Suddenly.
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Mrs. Ernest Linwood Peck, wife of b
I Mr. C. E. Peck, manager of the West- t
iern Union Telegraph Co,s. local of- n
'lice died suddenly at her residence on 1
|East Harrison street early Saturday ii
I night. Mrs. Peck's death came as a v
i shock to her numerous friends and e
jacquaintances in Dillon. Late Satur-.r
.day afterno n she was a guest at a'
reception and appeared to be in heriC
usual good health and spirits. A t
few hours afterward when it was an- f
nounced that she had passed away e
those of her friends who saw her and f
mingled with her that afternoon could C
:scarcely believe that the sad news R
I was true. \
j Mrs. Peck was born at Morgan! n, a
i w Vn fiftv-tbrjv, rears atro. Her !
maiden name was Ernest Lin wood
May, and in tlie year 1877 sh,> was v
| married to Mr. C. E. Peck, who is v
a native of Virginia. About 12 years e
ago Mr. and Mrs. Peck moved to a
Dillon from Gibson. N*. C., and have
resided here c ntinuously ever since, e
From early childhood Mrs. Peck had ii
been identified with the Baptist b
church, and th0 funeral service was b
conducted by her pastor. Rev. W. C. 1
Allen, the interment being made at t
Mt. Holly Sunday afternoon. c
Of her immediate family she is k
survived by her husband and one
daughter, Mrs. W. E. West, both of e
whom haVp the deep sympathy of t;
scores of friends in their h ur of be- o
ireavement. t
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Miss Georgia White returned to
Columbia College Monday morning ,S
[to resume her work. \
OKMER KAISER I
AU\V BROKEN MAN. I
reuibling in Arm aiul Leg SQ Increased
Thai is Apparent at
Glance.
Berlin, Jan. 2?The Hague corre- g
jondent of the Tageblatt gives a
ilher unusual picture of the former
erman emperor in a lengthy article ^
Jgarding the personal appearance of
le former ruler and his future pros-!
ects.
"The kaiser himself?the kaiser
rown much older?has been struck i{
i his,vital strength," says the cor- j
;spondent. "The trembling in thei ,
ght arm and leg, which earlier was;'
uly just jioticeable has so increased (
iat it is apparent at a glance and
oininates his entire appearance. The f
aiser has become very corpulent,
lough he eats little.'* g
Having talked with countless per- ,
ms who have visited Jhe former em- J
eror, the correspondent preceeds his .
icture with a sharp criticism of some .
t *iiei?e leading personalities, "what j
fterwarcio tell tactless stories and
Lories based ?,on misunderstanding '
hich circulate .ibout the world." ,
He adds: "The kaiser's attitude is ]
till soldierly, but he appears to havp |
rown shorter. It is notifiable how (
lowly he speaks in contradiction to ,
is old habit. He livens up only" jyhen (
ememberances of the old days co?Iie j
a him. This often occurs in the mid"
le of a conversation. ,
"Only pity can be felt for the kaiser ,
n such occasions. No one who has j
een him at Amerongen and is capa- .
le of responsible impression, believ- ,
s that this man. who is spiritually i
Drn and shows it in his body, will (
ver play an active role in any form
'.hatsoever. By the grinding experinces
of war, the blow of a break- (
own and worry about his future, j
phich constantly torments him, the ,
eeper impulses of his will ara dull
d." ,
In the opinion of the correspond- J
nt the former emperor has purchas- ?
d Doom House as proof that he has (
ivon nn nil thnne-ht of returning to i
rermany. "He no longer expresses |
he wish to return to Germany" says ,
he writer. He believes Germany is :
ost. More than ever he believes he (
as been betrayed by his councillors j
nd the whole people." .
The former ruler's letters are cen- (
ored by the Dutch authorities, who (
re declared to be not inconsiderate j
nd not naturally severe. The cor- (
espondent makes an appeal for the
ormer emperor, saying: i
"It depends upon Amerongen being (
eft quiet and forgotten. The last af- j
ront that threatens its resident can j
hus be most easily avoided."
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Services at Methodist Church. |
Main street Methodist church, Dr.
Vatson B. Duncan, past r. Sunday ,
chool at 10 a. m., Mr. W. H. Muller, ,
uperintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m. ,
nd 7 p. m. by the pastor. Morning J
ubject: "The coming Kevivai: ivo.
?"The Primacy of Prayer." \
Evening subject: "Two Men Who ,
>rayed*Prayer service on Wednesay
night at 7 p. m. Choir practice ,
,t close of this service. Teachers ,
nesting en Saturday at 4 p. ni. Pub- j
ic c rdiallv invited to all services. j
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L Vigorous Campaign to be Waged in 1
Dillon County Against l
Illiteracy. :
The County Superintendent of Edu-j
at ion in coopertion with the State'
luperintendent of Education began
londay, Jan. 5th an organized fight <
or a literate county. A trustees'
i.eetL.g was held at that time wlren i
In: subject was discussed by Miss
\ il Lou Gray, Supervisor of aduli 1
clioojp. Jhe educational authorities 1
eel that since one fourth of the reg- 1
dere(i voters of the county signed 1
lie la*t Democratic club roll with
. mark, it is' time for every force '
n the county working for its better[i
evelopnient to join hands with the* |
eachers and county officers in giv-ii
iig a chance to every man and worn-'
n wlio in past past years has been|i
fined this opportunity. <
The county plan of work is as fol-1
dws: Eight special teacneas nnvei
een employed t0 devote their-wtfjre [
ime to adult teaching during tntj1
lonths of January and February.4
'he county has been most fortunatei
ii securing this corps of teachers I,
k'ho have come to Dillon well prepar-i
d for their work with an aim for
eal service.
Miss Gertrude Hampton and Miss
laroline Walker have been placed at
he Dillon Mill; Miss Caroline Swafield
at the Hamer Mill; Miss Margart
Kinniard hrf& the school Districts i
larllee and Oakland; Miss Bessie i
lairson, Dothan and New Holly;;
liss Edin Kohn, Kemper and Lake i
Tew; Miss Sadie Magill, Bermuda
nd High Hill; Miss Lillie McLochlin,
'foydaie and Fork.
This work is primarily for all those
rho cannot read and write but there <
rill be classes given for more advane- i
d pupils in better writing, spelling
nd arithmetic. i
At the close of each school public
xercises will be held when contests ,
11 reading, writing and spelling will
e given. Two and a half dollars will ;
e awarded as a prize in each contest. ,
'he winners of those contests will
hen come to Dillon where a county ]
ontest will bP held at which five dol- ,
ir prizes will be awarded. ,
An appeal to the sense of duty of (
very teacher and trustee in the couny
is made that they teach in the unrganized
districts at least one illi- ,
erate to read and write.
o !j
Misses Christine Edwards, Gladys <
Imith and Flora Bethea returned to |?
Vinthrop Monday.
AIM PLANS
MANY WAREHOUSES
.OLITION OF COTTON PROBLEM
LIES IN STORAGE FACILITIES.
Varehouse Certificates Backed
State's Guarantee Almost
as Good as Currency.
St. Matthews, Jan. 3?Following
s an article given out by President
r. Skottowe VVannamaker # of the
American Cotton Association:
There is in. the world today cnljr
me commodity superior to cotton?
;oia. ino siocks or Donas or any i ru
if securities have such a world wide
narket as cotton. Nothing can. be
10 readily sold in so many markets
it a very small concessi n from the
narket price. Nothing can be imin?liately
sold for near or distant full
re delivery on so many exchanges
n so many countries as cotton. T./o
guarantees are necessary and cotton
vill so n take its rightful piece as
:he best collateral in existence. The
ender wants to be sure, first, 1 ?
:he bales are where the warehouse receipts
says they are; second, that they
ire of the grade stated in the ceiv
tificate. Then he will lend the i>.oney
gladly.
Cotton should be warehoused
ni^diately after ginning, either h? a
ivar?ih?use under Ferderal superviaon
or^^e supervision; it sh uld be
graded b>v? government grader. Th?~
renders it absolutely bankable? as
secure as gol?Klt is liquid; can be
converted into at a^y time.
Not Natu^ Dei**New
York is notgV^atural cotton
iepot. It is enly naturally a llnk
in the chain of domesticlhjjd 'orete?
:ransportation, largely the laft^- New
York is not near any spinning PeJ"fer
md is far from the cotton plant^"
Lions. .
It is only as a result o'f conditi as
existing in *69 that the New York
Exchange was established. It has
been proven often this year, if indeed
sucn pruui was neeucu, inui mYork
is not a natural storage place
for cotton. Cott n has never been offered
to New Yook except as the result
of inflated prices and the greatest
necessity to have it delivered oa
contracts. Cotton in the South today
is bringing a far higher price than*
cott n in New York.
As a result of conditions that exist
today and that have existed for years,
cotton is absolutely the football of
the gamblers; the bear gambler
kicking the ball ninety-nine times
to one kick by the'bull. As a result
the producer pays the penalty and
the manipulator and gambler reap
the harvest.
Future are Developed.
About six years after the War Between
the States when the poverty
and bankruptcy of the Southeitu
States made them entirely dependent
up n the financial accommodations
New York could furnish to the met*
chants of the cotton producing States
so as to enable then: to extend ci v
in the way of goods to the producer,,
trading on the exchange c tton futures
was developed. At that time bu
little cotton was grown in Teccone
at all in Oklahoma, then the Indian
territory, the largest portion of
the cotton crop being produced in
lhe Atlantic States from . Virginia,
south, where it was shipped to Europe
via the potts of N rt'olk, Savannah
and Charleston.
In those days the South was heli>less,
it had no voice in the framing:
di either its commercial or political
life. The government of the South
was in the hands t 4,000,000 slaves
under the leadership of the carpetbagger,
the South was bankrupt. To
exist it must produce cotton, it was
only their's to do or die. In those
days there were but few cotton mills
in the South; the entire southern
c nsumption of cotton in 1871 was
abuot M.000 bales, it was not therefore
d.flicult for New York to attract
a resonahiy large stock of cotton
from a comparatively nearby territory
and she naturally became an important
and j -gitiinate c tton markets
Cotton at New York.
On Febiuary 20, 1880, when New
Yorg was rbout at its zenith as a
real ectton market, the cotton held
kj the warehouse there was 294.44S 1
ba^s, or abo?t 5.1 per cent of the y
croi>vqj>thai seas n, which
752,000 bules. On the 1
her. 1919, the warebjJ^Pi of
York contained onl>^^)33 bales, or
43.100 of 1 per cent of this year's
probable commercial crop < f 11,000.'000
hales. The reason for this reduction
in the stock carried is that thft
cotton mills that have been built
sir.a 18^0 in the territory that was
formerly tnb.itary to New York con
srume nearly all the cott n that is
raised there and can afford to pay
far more for it (han it would return
if delivered on (he future contracts
that a?-e bought and sold in such
cnornous volume < f the New York
Cotton Exchange.
In its raw form, including the seed
ihe world's present cotton crop is now
worth at least $200 per bale, or about
three and a half billi 11 dollars. Ir:
its manufactured form its value is
about tripled and would approximate
ileven billion dollars. The total capital
invested in thp production and
manufacture of cotton and the cotton
seed industry has been recently estimate,!
at appr ximately thirty sevE\n
billion dollars.
About fc'O to 70 per cent of the
world's cotton production is grown
in America and this year's crop of
about 11,000.000 bales will be w rth
about $2.*00,000,000. Of this 11,[ 00,000
bales about 3,500,000 balee
or 30 per cent, will be consumed by j
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