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#191,499 VERDICT GIVEN
MARLBORO COTTON MILLS
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Against the Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company.
Pee Dee Advocate.
The biggest verdict ever given by
a court in Marlboro county was rendered
Tuesday afternoon by a jury,
of which W. B. Fletcher was foreman,
by direction of Judge Peurifoy.
It was for $121,492.05, in favor of
the Marlboro Cotton Mills against the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
of Akron, Ohio.
It was proved by Claude Gore,
president of the Marlboro Cotton
Mills, that in 1319 the Marlboro Cotton
Mills contracted to sell to Jie
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
a lot of tire fabric at $1.55 a pound.
When the decline in prices came in
1920, the Firestone Company failed
and refused to take a large pa^t of
the fabric contracted for. By e-.son
of the decline in price to 65 cents a
pound, and the failure of the Firestone
company to take the fabric, the
cotton mills claimed" a loss of about
. $115,000. This with interest amountv
ed to the amount of the verdict.
The cotton mills were represented
by D. D. McColl. The Firestone
Company was not represented. In
fact, it ignored the trial, claiming
that the cotton mills had no right to
sue them here; that the South Carolina
court had no jurisdiction of the
case and that they could be sued
only in Ohio.
Mr. McColl proved, however, by
several tire dealers in Marlboro
county that Firestone Company has
been doing business In this state
through their travel'ng representative,
C. T. Ernest, who resided at
Florence and sold Firestone tires,
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collected ior iurui cu,,, iu?i tuu
Firestone company had & distributing
base in Columbia; and that they advertised
in a number of South Carolina
newspaper*. This. Mr. McColl,
contended, gave the mill* the right to
rue the Firestone Company in this
state and eounty.
Judge Peurifoy so held and directed
the verdict by default for the
amount claimed.
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DILIjON'8 AVERAGE GOOD.
According to report of B. B. Hare,
agricultural statistician in South Carolina
for the Bureau of Markets and
Crop Estimates, United States Department
'of Agriculture, condition
of cotton in the States on September
26 was 40 per cent of normal,
against 50 per cent on August 25 and
62 per cent, July 25, the indicated
production oelng 644,000 bales. The
total production for the state last
vear approximated 1,640,000 bales,
' ,'hile in 1919 it was l,4ZZ,ouu Daies
and 1,570.000 bales in 1918.
Condition for the entire United
States on September 25 was 42.2 per
cent of normal, against 49.3 per
cent August 25,, 64.7 on July 25. The
forecast of production for the entire
United 8tates, is 6.637,000 bales, the
production for 1920 being 13,365,000
bales.
In Dillon county the average is 57
on August 25 as against 50 per cent,
for Sept. 25, a decline of only 7 per
cent. This is a high average as compared
with many ocunties in the
state, where the decline was 50 per
cent and over. In Marion the decline
was 7 per cent; in Marlboro 7 per
cent; in Horry 10 per cent.
In the 3rd district which comprises
the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington,
Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marlon
and Marlboro the condition averages
37 per cent.
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GOES TO NEW YORK.
T. J. Cotttngfaam, president of seven
banks In Florence and Williams
Durg counties, has severed bis coni
neetion with the banks and will go to
New York where he becomes National
Bank Examiner for District No. 2. Mr.
^ Cottingham is a native of Dillon county.
He went to Lake City several
years ago and organised bank after
bank until he became president of
even, all of which are very successful.
Thad W. Jones, business man of
Florence, suoceeds Mr. Cottingham
as president of the Farmers it Merchants
Bank of Florence.
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' SWEET POTATO CONTEST
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The Herald offers a j?m*? sub- *
script!on free to the person bring- *
i tag ta the largest sweet potato be
v'tween now and November 1st. and *
l> six month's subscription to the *
person bringing in the second lar
, goat potato. There Is no other ob- *
ligation on the part of the oontes- *
, tants. The potatoss will be welch
T\ ?d by a disinterested party the *
| day they are brought in, and in *
the Issue following November 1st *
A the names of the winners will he *
. announced- Mllcn county makes *
V souse big potatoes and the idea of *
If the contest Is to bring them out 6
Jt of hiding so that others may
N know what our county is doing. *
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THE DILLON HERALD
| COURT CONVENED TUESDAY.
| The Fall Term of Common Pleas
convened Tuesday morning with
Judge Jas. E. Peurlfoy of Walterboro
presiding. Stenographer Jas. Kilgo
was at his post.
The first case to be heard was that
, of D. S. Clark against O. D. Barlow.
jThis action which arose over the division
of certain crops, has been on
j the docket for some time, and resulted
in a consent verdict for plain.tiff.
The next case was that of the J. B.
v uu v/u. agmiisi jli. i". jroacocK ana
W. C. Hate hell. Mr. Hatchell is a
merchant at Mallory. The Colt Company
sold Mr. Hatchell an acetyline
plant which they agreed to erect. The
| plant was stored In Mr. Hatchell's
store awaiting the arrival of the erector.
In the meantime fire destroyed
J Mr. Hatchell's store. Mr. Hatchell re-fused
to pay for the plant, alleging
that the company had failed to carry
jout the terms of the contract. The
company sued for the amount. The
plaintiffs failed to appear and the
court directed a verdict in favor of
I defendants. Barron, McKay, Frierson
and McCants and N. B. Hargrove represented
the plaintiffs and J. K.
I Owens represented the defendants.
I At the hour of going to press the
court was hearing the case of Geo. B.
'Campbell against L. F, Johnson, W.
IE. Lynch and J. H. McArn, which occupied
all of Tuesday afternoon and
' nearly all of Wednesday. The plaintiff
alleged that he purchased a tract
of land from defendants said to contain
150 acres for which he paid $100
per acre. After the deal had been
made a survey was made and it was
found that the tract of land contained
only 137 acres. Mr .Campbell set up
a claim for deficiency in acreage and
asks for the return of $1300. The
plaintiff is represented by Gibson A
Muller and defendants are represented
by J. P. Lane, O. G. McLaurin and
W. C. Moore.
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O. BRAN8FORD DEAD.
News was received in Dillon Saturday
of the death of Mr. E. O. Bransford.
The end came at John's Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, where Mr.
Bransford had gone for treatment
Mr. Bransford was a native of Virginia.
He came to South Carolina
many years ago and engaged in the
tobacco business at Mulllns. He wat
a skilled tobaoco man and It was
through his efforts that the foundation
was laid that later made Mullins
the leading tobacco market in the
state. Later Mr. Bransford moved to
Florence and then to Dillon where he
was engaged in the tobacco businesn.
For the past several years he has been
operating a warehouse at Lumberton.
Mr. Bransford is survived by a wife
who was Miss Annie David of Dillon
and three daughters, all of whom reside
In Dillon. The interment was
made at Richmond Monday afternoon.
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1 Clcmson Items.
I The "Tigers" defeated P. C. yester'
day by the score of S4-0.
| Mr. S. W. Epps of Latta is here
i for a few days.
Cadets E. A. McCormac and A. C.
[Allen were on the sick list Tuesday.
( They have recovered now, however.
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I ocvcibi new union county Doyb
have arrived here, matriculated, and
'are now full fledged Tigers.
Watch the papers for the results of
' the Auburn-Clemson game, Friday,
October 14.
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Fork.
Mrs. John Kaison of South port. N.
C.. is spending some time here with
relatives.
Miss Annie Weatherly spent the
week end at her home at Minturn.
Mrs. Raymond Stevens of Bermuda
spent last week here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carmichael.
Col. R. L. Carmlchael of Washington
is spending the week here with
his mother, Mrs. Annie Carmiehael.
Miss Ida May Rogers left Saturday
for Columbia where she will receive
medical treatment at one of the hospitals.
Messrs. Hubert Welch and Jewel
Jarrieon spent the week end *t the
formers home at Elliott.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church met last Friday with
Miss Bertie Carmiehael. The study of
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vvuovnuvuu yir siifirnuoa o
program. Refreshment* were nerved
by the hostess.
Prof. D. Laurie Edwards spent the
week end at his home at lfulllns.
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Cotton Picking Records.
Rockingham Post.
September 21 seemed to be an ideal
day for picking cotton in Robeson
county. Four Indians on Mr. Carl
Edens' place near Rowland, N. C.,
picked 2,006 pounds, Cicero Mitchell
,picked 609 lbs. Reddln Locklear,
picked 607 lbs.. Porter Locklier picked
446 lbs. and William Locklier
picked 344 lbs. the latter two merely
boys being 13 and 16 years old, respectively.
This cotton was weighed by Mr.
Edens and witnesses by disinterested
! parties.
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I, DILJLON SOUTH CAROLINA, T1
DENIES STORY OF HIS DEATH.
Man Reported Killed Sends His Mother
Message.
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? liiuiugion, i>. v^., oci. 4.?i^eon;
E. Smith, a young man of this city,
whose dead body was reported to have .
been found beside a railroad track;
near Mullins, S. C., lest Wednesday,
and buried Saturday night eight
milds from Sanford, N. C., in the family
burying grounds, appeared here
today in the flesh, having just learned
of his reported death and burial.
Wednesday a body badly mutilated
supposedly by a train was found near
Muii^c and positively identified by
those who knew him, as Smith's body.
It is said that letters were found addressed
to "Leon A. Smith" relatives j
were notified and arrangements were
made to bury the remains near Sanford.
It had been planned to hold
.the funeral last.Sunday but due to
I the condition of the body, a hurried
| burial was held by lantern light Saturday
night. Relatives attending from
j this city returned here today, only to
.learn that Smith was here alive. The
identity of the dead man remains a
I mystery, since tbe face and- head were
badlv mutilated, hut there in nnme
| idea that (he mystery may be unraveled.
On his arrival here, Smith was
particularly perturbed over the reports
because of his mother, Mrs. D.
A. Smith, 336 Fifteenth street, Washington,
D. C. and he immediately
wired her. He had been working at
Bolton near here, and only learned
of bis "death" Thursday when a
friend found him and told him of it.
Whereupon he immediately left for
this ctty, arriving early this morning.
ENGINEERS READY TO
MAKE THEIR REPORT.
To Place Proposal Before Meeting of
Pee Dee Bridge Commission
Soon.
Florence Daily Times.
Mr. T. J. Cottlngham, 'chairman of
the Pee Dee bridge commission stated
last night that he had received a
letter from 'Cbas. H. Moorefield, state
highway engineer, declaring that the
Federal Bureau of Roads was ready
to report on the matter of the bridge
across the Pee Dee river which has
been in question for a long time.
Mr. Cottlngham has resigned as
chairman and member of the commission
but his resignation having not
yet been officially acted upon, has
caller a meeting of the bridge commission
for about the fifteenth of October.
The exact date of the meeting,
however, has not been definitely
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It is learned that the site proposed
by the state highway engineers and
the engineers of the Federal bureau
lies between the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad bridge and the Mars Bluff
ferry site. The engineers have abandoned
the plan to place the bridge
above the railroad tracks. They have
refused to give their approval for the
bridge site proposed by the commission
at the Mars Biuff ferry site. This
refusal, Mr. Moorefield says, means
that if Federal aid is to be procured
in constructing the bridge the representatives
of Marlon and Florence
will have to modify their demand that
the bridge be placed at or very close
to the Mars Bluff ferry site.
In view of recent developments regarding
the matter of the bridge it is
not likely that' the proposal of the
state highway commission will be considered.
According to a resolution
adopted by the county delegations of
Marlon and Florence the bridge will
be constructed by the two counties
independent of the highway commission
and the Federal bureau. The
plan is to *build a toll bridge to be
operated by the two counties Jointly
the cost to be met by the proceeds of
bond Issues. Attorneys have been ?elected
by the two counties to proceed
'with the arrangements I* ? m
? w wall ?/c
necessary to secure legislation by Congress
and the state legislature before
the plan can be carrier into effect.
It Is not expected that this detail
will proTe any obstacle, in fact,
permission to span the river with a
bridge is already practically a sen red.
Engineers are at work on the plans
for the bridge and its aporoaehes.
Those in close touch with the situation
believe that the bridge matter is
In better shape than it has ever been
and that actual work on the protect
can be started within a very short
time. Mr. Cottingham stated today
that in any event he would call a
meeting of the bridge commission and
place the proposal of the state and
federal authorities before it.
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Floydale School.
On Friday night. October the
14th, the I,adles Improvement As.sociation
of Floydale will etve a
'chicken supper in the school h"ild,ing.
The proceeds of this sunoer
will be used for school purposes.
The nuhlic is cordially invited to ati
tend.
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KUR8DAY. MORNING, OCTOBER IS,
BIG FAIR NEXT WEEK.
AH aboard for the Big County Fair
next week! There is every indication
that Dillon county is going to have
one of the best county fairs in the
state next week. Plans for a Fair
that would be a credit to a county
many times larger than Dillon are
well under way, and something is going
to happen in Dillon next week.
President J. W. McKay and Secretary
Jr.o. C. Bethea are hard at work getting
everything in shape for the opening
next Tuesday and from the
progress they are making it is evident
that every ' exhibit will be in place.
Including the live stock exhibits, on
the opening day.
The Fair Association has been fortunate
this year in securing one of
the best midways on the road. They
closed the contract for the midway
last spring. This company has been
showing at some of the large state
fairs and is said to carry many firstclass
attractions. The company will
arrive In Dillon Saturday night and
will devote all of Monday to getting
its booths erected in order to be ready
for the opening Tuesday.
The races this year promises to be
a big feature of the Fair. The large
purses offered have attracted many
horses from a distance. All the Dillon
horses which have been on the circuits
in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio
and Pennsylvania will be here for the
races. These horses have been making
good records during the season
and will do their best to keep the
purse money at home.
Friday will be Children's Day and
all school children in the eounty will
be admitted free. The child must
bring a certificate from its teacher
showing that it Is attending school
and when the certificate is presented
at the gate it will be accepted as a
ticket.
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DIES OF STARVATION.
One of the Most Horrible Cases In Annals
of South Carolina.
Yorkvllle Enquirer.
The story of the death from starva|
tion of a white woman In one of the
counties in the southwestern part of
the state is described by officials of
the state child placing bureau, in describing
what is considered one of the
most horrible deaths the state has
| ever recorded.
The woman's husband had deserted
her, and surrounded by her six small
j children, the youngest of whom was
eighteen months old. she passed out.
found, stretched on the floor by
neighbors, in a dying condition.
1 The husband was a share-cropper.
He lost money on his cotton, and
rather than stay and work for his
jwife and bairns he left home, leaving
his family to fight alone.
The mother was too proud to accept
help from her white neighbors,
according to the officials of the child
placing bureau, but did take a few
crumbs 'from the colored people of
her community. But this was not
enough to sustain lite, anj her life
went out like the light of an oilless
lamp.
Miss Claire Kearse, the child placing
agent returned to Columbia Wednesday.
after visiting the motherless
home and burying the body of the
dead woman, an<j with her she
brought three of the children who
| are pitifully emaciated from their
battle against hunger. Miss Kearse Is
now seeking homes for these little
ones. One is five, another is three ajid
the smallest is eighteen months.
The neighbor who found the mother
stretched on the floor of her
death house, took care of the babies
until the state's agent arrived, and
In that neighborly home the three oldest
children are still cared for.
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MUIliHB BANKER DII&
Mr. W. McO. Buck, well-known
banker of Mullins, died at a Florence
hospital Monday. Mr. Buck had been
a patient at the hospital for several
wmIti rM>?lv1nr fnr m hanrt
trouble. He was recovering until a
few days ago when he took a turn for
the worse. An examination disclosed
a blood dot on the heart and the
! members of his family were summonsed
immediately. Mr. Buek was the
father of Mr. William Buck, president
of the Farmers and Merchants Bank
' of Rowland. He was one of the best
bankers in this part of the state and
his death is a distinct Hoes to Mullius
in many ways.
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Calvary.
There was a big fro.', here- Sunday
morning and potato leaves in some
places are black while In other places
on the same farm there is but little
appearance of frost.
Rev. F. A. Prevatt and family
spent last week end here, and report
that In their home section of Lumber'ten,
N. C., there is but little cotton in
the fields.
Mr. M. R. Moody of Red Springs,
N. C. spent last week here In the interest
of his farm.
Mr. and Mrs- A Moody of Bermuda
section were here Sunday last.
We are glad to note that W. R.
McCormlck is improving and was at
church Sunday, P. M. I
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IMPROVEMENT CLUB MEETING !
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The October meeting of the Im[
provement Club of Dillon was held on
[Friday afternoon in the school auditorium.
The preparations for the
ttachers reception held that evening
... ...e oi Mrs. E. L. Moore,
under the auspices of the club, pre
i i.iuny Horn being present.
Mrs I- P UraHHv nrnoi/l?nt
. sided. A brief business session was
| held, and Miss Isla McKenzie was
j elected to represent the club as delegate
to the County Federation of
Woman's Clubs to be held at Cake
View Saturday. The alternate selectk.
M. Rogers.
The Lyceum season will begin on
Monday evening, October 17th and
the club will assist in the selling of
tickets. Mrs. L. Cottingham presented
plans for assisting the guarantors
in disposing of tickets. The lack of
advertising the Lyceum last year
seems to have been the solution of
the problem as to the question, "Why
did the Lyceum fail to succeed?"
The members during the different
lonths were given to a sparsely populated
auditorium. "It Pays to Advertise"
and the purchasing of tickets
will not be disappointed- The attractions
will be good.
Miss Etta Sue Sellers, county
demonstration agent was next presented
by Mrs. Braddy. Her plans to esItablish
a Community or "Curb" market
through the Farm Woman's Counsel
of Dillon County, were given the
' closest attention. These markets have
I met with the greatest success in various
towns in South Carolina. A
central point always selected, and the
town people, through this Council
who will have charge will be enabled
t to purchase fresh vegetables, butter
| in fact all production of a high stand
k ard at a little cheaper price than tr
the rrfM-^rv uinrtut
The members heartily approved ol
this community market and Mine Sel
lers stated that It would be probablj
, established In the courae of twc
months. Prof. McNalry spoke of tlu
community markets and their sue
cess in the towns which he had visit.
ed.
i R. T., Publicity Chairman.
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lake View.
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i Mrs. R. F. Elvlngton and little
Misses Doris and Hilda Elvington are
visiting relatives in Klpston. N. C.
G. B. Stackhouse of Mullins was
1 here Friday.
Miss Belle Horn spent Friday and
Saturday in Marion with Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Edwards.
Mrs. W. M. Altman of Blackville
is visiting her daughter. Miss Elizabeth
Altman at the Palmetto Hotel.
Miss Clara Powell is visiting friends
at Falcon, N. C.
Maxcy Boyd Smith left Sunday for
A f lonto n Q nr V\ n ro Vi a ttt ill
pharmacy.
, J. T. Hankins is in Wilson, N. C.,
on business.
i V. D. Humphrey has returned
home after several day's stay in New
York.
I. J. Home of Johnsonville spent
the week end in town.
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i Extension Force* Endorse Co-Operai
tive Marketing of Cotton.
i Clemson College, Oct. 8?"Co-op!
erative marketing of cotton must be
1 one of our main goals this fall and
next spring," declared W. W. Long,
director of the Extension Service, in
' closing the annual meeting of the exi
tension forces here on Friday night.
after the body had endorsed by unan
imous vote the principle of co-operative
marketing of farm products and
pledge^ active support of the entire
Extension Service forcee in the
campaign now being put on in this
state to organize the farmers for co,
operative marketing of cottton. "We
want the farmers of the state to realize
that we know that the movement
is one of the best and most important
movements ever begun by and
for our farmers," Mr. Long stated in
making public the resolntfon passed
by the Extension Service.
In this connection, it should be
stated that a large place on the program
of the annual meeting was given
to the subject of co-operative marketing.
Rome of the discussions bearing
on this subject were the following:
The marketing of truck crops, by
Lloyd S. Tenny. Assistant Chief, Bureau
of Markets, U. 8. D. A.
The co-operative marketing of
sweet potatoes and tobacco, by T.
1 Bent Young. President of the 8. C.
Sweet Potato Association and Secretary
of the S. C. Tobacco Growers'
Association.
The co-operative marketing of cotton.
by D. W. Watklns, Assistant DK
rector of the Extension Service.
Preparation and marketing of products
of diversified farming, by Roland
Turner. Southern Railway Agricultural
Department.
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Mrs. J. A. Hursey left Thursday
for Charleston where she will spend
several days with her daughter, Mrs.
I J. H. Dudley.
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rhe Date on the Label is the
Date Your Paper Will Be
Stopped.
VOL. 28. NO. 4.
I TO THK POULTRY BKUKDKKM OV
IHIJiO.N COUNTY.
As our Ominfv Pair ?.ill >w. haLJ
j commencing October 18th and continuing
through the 21st. giving un four
full days of pleasure and benefit and
! being vitally interested in the success
; of our Fair and particularly deslri1
our of having the largest possible exhibit
of thoroughbred poultry, 1 am
taking this opportunity of reminding
those who expect to help us by sendine
us some birds to get them in
sh?pe at once, if you expect lo exhibit
white birds, and they are not entirely
clean, by all means wash them
I two or three days before the opening
of the Fair and keep them in a
'pen where they cannot get dirty again.
Just use ivory soap and tepid water.
Use sweet oil to polish the legs, rubbing
it until it produces a luster. Give
plenty of fresh water at all times and
keep before the grit, charcoal and
'only fresh food.
i As all entries will positively close
on Monday, October"17th, it Is absolutely
imperative that you get your
birds to the fair grounds on that day
when W. E. Hall (who has charge of
all fowls) will receive hem, properly
tag each and every bird and give you
a receipt therefor.!
We have assessed a small entrance
fee of 25 cents for each bird. We
did this so that we might supplement
the amount allowed the Poultry Department
by the Fair Association and
thereby be in a position to give more
and bettter premiums. With the boll
weevil menance here it behooves all
. of us to begin immediately to find
>! other sources of income than eottton
1 and successful thoroughbred poultry
[ raising offers one of the many altera a,
tives. It costs no more and certainly
. affords great pleasure (aside from
i the profit that accrues as a result of
breeding pure bred poultry) to own
r a uniform flock of birds and I hope
. that our Department will so clearly
r demonstrate these contentions that
, another year will find pure bred
t chickens in almost every ' home
. throughout Dillon county. We hope
. and expect to have with us B. B".
Adams, probably the best informed
, poultry judge in the state, who will
judge our poultry and at the same
time point out defects in o?r bird*
which will enable each of us to produce
better stock another year. Mr.
Adams being a' practical poultry
breeder can and will give us much
valuable information as to the manner
of breeding and handling*" our
flocks.
I want to ask every breeder and
prospective breeder in Dillon County
to join our Poultry Association. The
dues are small, only one dollar ($1.)
and I am sure will yield many times
this amount in information and pleasure
to the members.
Just send W. E. Hall, treasurer,
I Dillon. S. C. one dollar and ask hiin to
.enroll you.
Wo propose to make our A**f*ocia'ore
of the best if not the best in the
State.
| If there is any information ol any
kind you wish let any member of our
j committee (composed of Col. G. G.
| McEaunn, W. E. Hall or myself at
| Dillon) he-ar from you. It will bo a
genuine pleasure to serve you in any
capacity that we can. If you live near
Latta. call on an.v of the following
m? mbers of the recently organised An
sociation for information:
E. A. Bothea, Johnson Brown, Tog*
I Bans. W. E. Allen.
Hoping to have the hearty co-operation
of every breeder of thoroughbred
I poultry in Dillon county at our Pair
by sending us some exhibits and again
asrurlng you of my interest in everything
that pertains to the Fair Association
and particularly the poultry
department.
Jno. R. Watson, Chairman
Anyone wishing a Fair Catalog ean<
etll on me.
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Thinks Market is Overbought.
"I think the market if overbought,"
replied Mr. J. F. Thompson, e# the
firm of McL&urin A Thompson, when
asked for his opinion regarding the
recent heavy slump in the price ol
I cotton. "The farmers have beeu'rush'
ing their cotton on the market," continued
Mr. Thompson, "and the world
is not able to absorb it as rapidly as
it is offered. We must rememtec.tho4---.
the purchasing power of the world ts
at a low ebb. While conditions arowa^
here are brightening there are ether
sections of our own country where
business is practically at a stand still.
Then we must take into consideration<
conditions in Europe, which nwMeni
takes half of our cotton crop. Boskness
revival over there is slow and
this condition combined with the high
rate of exchange makes it impossible '
for Europe to purchase much cotton.
I do not expect the slump to Inst
long. It will have the effect of keeping
cotton off the market and a
week or two with small offerings
will put the price up again."
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There will he an important meeting
of the Ann Fulmore Havllee
Chapter, U. D. C. Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the home df Mrs. J.
B. Gibson.
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