L, "B ch Label on Tew Papei * Don't Let Subseriptior ^lt M 'jttt?K?pE "HAND TO MOUTH" Government Representatives Think IT'*'^ Cotton Prospects^ CGood. The following Is from the "Weekly News Letter," issued by the Unit:? ed States department of agriculture ^ , at Washington: . / Economic conditions in Europe, outside of Russia are gradually im oving according to William R. ito'2ws W^llani L. Pryor, of j ^u of Markets and Crop Es- j I. Blum"*! cuaies L/eyui luitm his family in Recently returned iths' trip through Mrs. W. H. 1 studying general are risiting r? on the prospective i American product. Miss RuMt'> representative retting consumption of Ameri41 coiton 'expected to show a considerable increase, perhaps 10 " to 13 per cent over that of last year. Visits were made to England. France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, the free city of Danzig, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Italy, and Egypt. In addition, Mr. Meadows also visited Palestine. At all the cotton marketing and manufacturing centers conferences were held with government officials, cotton men, bankers, and others, and much valuable information concern- | ing conditions affecting American 1 ?? cotton was secured. The recent ad- i 1 Sil'-Dce in the price of cotton, they: has greatly relieved the cotton 1 x chants, spinners and bankers of ope as well as similar lines of ( ' istry in this country. Accord-'' the best information obtain- i he cotton manufacturing,: ''"' egins the new season with a ] A*late, there being no large ' of cotton or cotton goods j j : by manufacturers In any Euron " country. In the judgment of department's representatives,; ,?pe must of necessity follow a ( ' ^d-to-mouth" policy in purchas-! its supplies of raw cotton, and j *' ?erican holders should adopt a( .adual marketing policy to conform i jo Europe's requirements. | n | Squirrel Drinks "White Lightning and Goes "Nutty." | |,^ i Washington, Ga., Nov. 20 ? The story of the rabbit that mustered up' enough nerve to spit in a bulldog's! ace found a counterpart in Wilkes founty this week. In the local casej was a squirrel that went "nutty", * a result of feeding on "mash"' om which white lightning is made.! ?Parties from the neighboring city j Wo Danburg in this county who were j ! . TTT 1. ( 4 ? ? 4 V. ? Mnircm. < br term of Wilkes superior court 1 tls week, told this story and voueh i ^fo Its truthfulness. A few days ago t "scleral nlmrods with guns and dogs i f\ wet squirrel hunting in the northern ^ end of this county nec.r the forks of i Brad and Savannah rivers. They ; t foun several of the festive game all I j f of wfc ch conducted themselves as well j 1 "Msea squirrels will do when men ] " gum and dogs camp on their i Ba - . .} 9 came upon one squirrel! m % comported himself j ffl tly from his fellows fur-}i iver. Instead of *??**?-'-' gj cit?-?.uise wi 1*1 > .during this G IS I ^ Our cridi in- order fc> n j|| Hence this GI1 ? prices th? t evi X traded y^ith us T TIP CATtPr T g] i av. rvAV*' 1 : 1 Safe St I I ___ T , I51? -i; i /^'of < ve ca-rf - Ofg%! fmrtfoa w.e?ex.j#j wii daughter o' ? ' P.errf ;tnd Pro' in??-n^ent of tf Tbo brl'lo atlf <^^Bjjffl^B'. ' . ehurch toirotf I ^k/ tfl I 1 I TBffCW^JWw, *- JL U ii ' if npff - - U 1!?1 - I ~"** THE DILLON HEU _ . ii ii,i JJ-' jjuum THE BAD SIDE OF GOOD RO.'DS . "Good things have their bad sldea," remarked an observant Dillonite,' 1 "and now that we hare built a topsoil road almost through the county! the speed fiends are showing up in | alarming numbers. It is dangerous | enough to drive over the hard sur- 1 face' roads on an -ordinary week day, < but persons who go out for a little 1 spin on a holiday or a Sunday posi- 1 tlvely take their lives in their own 1 hands. Last Thursday the road be- < tween Latta and Little Rock via Dil- 1 Ion was full of automobiles, and it t took good driving and a quick eye < to avoid the speed fiend. Dillon i county has built a good road, but if i the road is to serve the purpose for i which it was built the county will ' bare to patrol it with speed cops un- I til enough, speed fiends and road I hogs have been run in to break up the ] dangerous driving." t What this citisen says is true. Ev- i ery person who drove out on the i hard surface road last Thursday or Friday will testify to the fact that c something must be done to curb the f reckless driver. If the speed fiend f killed or injured only himself there < would be no complaint. The sooner f the county gets rid of that class of j automobile drivers the better off will r be the sane people who have sense t enough to know that the automobile f is a dangerous machine. 'But the \ trouble is the speed fiend usually in- a juries or kills some innocent per- r son. A party of automobilists out on * the Little Rock road last Thursday j evening saws a car com ins from to- i ward Dillon at a dangerous rate of c speed. The ear turned the curve at r Mr. J. S. Thompson's residence and t passed a party of small children v playing by the roadside without a'l pause in its wild dash down the road., f Other automobilists saw the car com- 1 a ing and gave it a clear road. Just $ in front of Mr. Thompsdn's home a g flrove of 'fine hogs were crossing the f road. The driver of the wild car saw f them in ample time to bring his car f to a stop,'but he did not pause. He j lashed into the hogs, scattering them f right and left, and when he had \ passed two fine porkers lay dead in1 a the middle of the road. Putting more|-w speed to his car the driver dashed r an down the road with such speed1 c that one could not read the number ti )n his car. o The law is too easy on persons of j :his type. Too often when they are E laught they are let off with a light h fine. Road sentences should be the' A punishment. Little did it matter to t :he driver of that car whether it a were children or hogs. ' J v Now that we have a good road v through the county, the next step is t o curb the speed fiend. He is in the o minority, and as the majority pay e he taxes that build and maintain j good roads they deserve the protec- t tion of the law. If such practices are' l< allowed to continue sane and con- j siderate citizens will have no use for good roads. They would prefer the bad road, because they would at least feel safe when they go out for d a. litle pleasure ride. . o DILLON COUNTY GINNINGS ^ g According to Special Agent S. W. f ackson there were 31,223 bales of nton ginned in Dillon county prior j. Nov. 21 as compared with .26,- { v bales up to the same period last. '|X^.Thi8 indicates a yield of 33,- jt 'Smiles for Dillon county for the;, 21 or 1000 bales in excess of i1 ^^"" "nated yield on the previous1 -> far Dillon leads the state j , Mon per acre for the pres-' { [tors ? i ?o - fs in the Pee De3. ieei oum ginner's report for \ a big decrease in P A MT1P imed that the Pee I Ufll" 1 1 v 'au other counties ( 'uction per acre.. ery man , .. A ip little more > "in times ol ! OW PRICE SALH; . i ouio commission to nave j-,t an addition |! arts Saturi Oo not class out aoods only. "DII ciMtJ oil 111 _ . ' ILD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, MANY WAT PEOPLE r APPLY TO OOPKLAND. P?me of New Yorker as Reducer Spreads Throughout the Country. New York Nov. 17?A great many fat people in the United States and ^aiinutt Avuwvaijr wwil iu uccuuic :hln, but don't know how. By the lundreds they have been confessing his desiito in letters to City Health Commissioner Cqpeland. Their selection of him as the peirson who might :ake a great weight off their ahoullers was suggested by accounts of his -ecent mobilisation of a reducing (quad of fifty fat men and fifty fat somen in New York. These hundred heavyweights have >een shrinking daily and the letters rom outside New York inquire how 3r. Copeland does it. Its simple he tays. Proper diet, regular exercise, ind proper living habits are all that s necessary. "You cannot be happy unless your itomach is full," the doctor tells the at folks. Then he explains what oods they should eat to keep happy, diminating all those which produce at. Some of the foods they may eat n abundance are celery, buttermilk, a'dishes, endive, lettuce, tomaces, waterchess, clams, whites of (ggs, chicken' without the skin, shad rhite meat of lobster, codfish, pears, .pples, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, hubard lean meat and skimmed uilk. > "The greatest mistake people make s in the selection of their food," Dr. 'opeland contends. "The average neai is poorly balanced. This is paricularly so of breakfast. Imagine ranting to get thin on a breakfast ike this cereal and cream, hot mufins with butter and honey, sausage nd possibly some fruit covered with ugar. This entire meal is made up if starches and sugar, which adds lesh and very often as an added ofense it is washed down with tea, cofee or cocoa saturated with sugar." Dr. Copeland lets his squad eat ruit for breakfast, 'except bananas, le bars sugar, prohibits white bread, nd opposes the drinking of water rith meals because that makes the oom and inclination for more food. Jereals are all right, he says if a able spoon of bran is added instead 1 sugar. He recommends Swedish exercises. Jut if the ambitious heavy insists on is cali^benics bejng 100 per cent imercan, the United States army seting up exercises are just as good as ny other. These can be practiced rithin the privacy of the home proided the home is of sound construcion and the neighbors pleasant. One f Dr. Copeland's squad confided that very time she began bending and umping there came complaints from he occupant of the apartment be o Fork. Mrs. T. W. Carmichael and little laughter Grace of Rowland have >een visiting Mrs. L. J. Fort. Misses Sadie Player and Mollie Villiams spent Thanksgiving at the ormer's home at Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rose of Colum>ia are spending some time here rith Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Calhoun. Mr. H. P. DuBose and little daugher Sadie spent Saturday with Mr. ind Mrs. Melton Rogers. Miss Annie Weatherly spent Thanksjiving ct her home at Minturn. Mr. M. E. Carmichael spent a few iays at Clio last week where he took >art in the Brown-Garner wedding. Miss Bessie McQueen who holds a position at Dillon spent several days it home last 'week. Mr. John Watson of Columbia is risking his sister, Mrs. N. N. Schofield. Miss Thelma Rogers a student of Columbia College and Messrs. Carroll Braswell and Burt Roberts of Wofford College spent Thanksgiving holidays at home. ?o Campaign for Economy Home. Columbia, Nov. 28?J. Pope Matthews, president of the Palmetto NaI i Ana I Ilanlr a# PnlnmKlo Vioa nonont. wTthe chairmanship of the campaign committee of the Economy Home at "The" partridge or quail' is not active in eating boll weevil so far as investigations show. Stomach examinations show thft they will find full grown weevils in winter but the partridge's strong point as. an insectivorous bird is not in reference to the ' boll weevil. This bird is of great value to the farmer as an insect eater during the seasons when they rear the young and at all seasons as weed seed destroyers. Though a game bird 1 having an open season we would rec' ommend consideration and avoid unnecessary killing. Some people, you know hunt for sport only and often kill the birds ruthlessly." o ! Bermuda. I Mr. Ben Williams of Dillon was j in this section Thanksgiving hunting. i Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pittraan of' Fairmont were in this section on Thanksgiving and spent the day with Mfs. Pittnian's father, Mr. J. L. i Butler. A number of our friends enjoyed ; the "Home Gathering Picnic" at Kentyre on Thanksgiving. I Miss Ollie Moody entertained a number of her friends on the evening cf Saturday last. The people of this community are, very glad to know that the county gang is reconstructing the old cause-1 .way at Carmichael's Bridge which | has been impassable for a good long while. We are glad that the? road officials haven't forgotten us. o > UNIQUE EXPIjA NATION _____ Boll Weevil in Package Brings Silent Message. The State. Numbers of explanations and ex-' cuses for failure on the part of va-' rious Sunday schools and individuals i to contribute to the annual work day ' of Epworth orphanage have been re- 1 celved at the orphanage according to' W. D. Roberts, superintendent. How-1 ever, the prize winning explanation i came suddenly in the shape of a small package from the lower part of the state, which, when opened, proved to be a boll weevil. Mr. Roberts says the orphanage is j joining with the other church orphan-: I ages of the state in asking for a' Thanksgiving offering. o "The Ministers Wife's New Bonnet".1 Under the auspices of the Dramatic Club of Dillon "The Min j 'iter's vv lie's N*;W Bonnett," a, charming musical comedy, will j > produfed on Tu-ridav evening' at the school auditorium. This club has been recently organized and in it some actresses and actors in no mean ' ability. A special permit has been granted by the Radcliff Co., of Millville, N. J., for production in this city only. The play is for the benefit, oi the Presbyterian church to assist !in raising funds so that the building can be paid for and dedicated. Fifty per cent of the proceeds will be do> nated by the church to the Athletic ; Association, the members of which are largely instrumental in getting i out the play, taking prominent parts, j The reserved (feats are now selline at the Moody Drug Co. Prices 70c j and a war tax of 5c added. General 1 admission fifty cents. ??- n Dear Editor:?Please allow me1 space to say a word about what Mrs. W. C. Cathcart told a Herald man in the Herald of Nov. 17, headed "Family in Destitute Circumstances". What I want to say is that there was some mistake. In the first place it stated there was 4 children, all girls, age 13 to 7. There is 4 children but the youngest one is a boy aged 5. It j was stated that the family was dependent and the neighbors brought in i enough to sustain life. Here is what ^the father says: We have had plehty and I bought it with my own It also stated that about the ' "to ',on he 19 from these H)f/r) 4llnk j will wrap their packages securely. | write the address plainly and mail j them early. He asks the cooperation of every citizen in the effort to make a new record in the handling of thej mail this year. o GAME SHIPMENTS MUST BE LABELED, Florence Times. The Bureau of Bilogical Survey., United States Department of Agviculture, calls attention to the fact that | under Federal Law all packages in l which wild ducks, geese ant other migratory game birds are transport- j ed must have the name of the ship- 1 per and of the coiisignee and an accurate statement of the numbers and kinds of birds contained therein | clearly and conspicuously marked on the outside thereof. Sportsmen shipping game birds without proper markings are liable to pi>.;ecution in the Federal court and U& birds..to seizure and condemnation. o CLEMSON HAS BEADY BULLETIN ON WEEVIL. Danger of Plunging on Untried Crops Pointed Out to Perplexed Farmers. ' . "Farming under Boll Weevil Conditions" is the title of Extension Bulletin 48, prepared by the E&ension Service of Clemson College and now ready for distribution. The publication is being Issued to help meet the i present conditions and is full of information, instructions and suggestions for farmers in- regard to best farm practices of the boll weevil. Calling attention to the fpct that South Carolina is now having to face the same conditions which other Southern states have faced one after another In the onward march of the boll weevil, the publication stresses, first of all, the importance of learning thoroughly the new methods and practices for successful farming under new conditions; and urges that since there Is no single new crop which promises to take the place of cotton as our main money crop and no combination of crops which can be recommended to all alike, our farmers must expect to continue to grow cotton and should undertake the grow ing of new money crops only on a conservative scale, as plunging in new untried crops will bring on problems as hard to solve as the problems of growing cotton under boll weevil conditions. Copies of this bulletin may be had by addressing A. B. Bryan, Clemnon College, 8. C. s ilwKkkttitl'it i ffi'i sMsi id OinJo t>4?r my "hand _ K- day of Not. Anno Domini, ^*31. p-. JOB CABBLfc DAVIS; ^ o- i i Judge of Probata, a- It l*lt. ' Dillon ComOy. )AP0L10| Z . countleoo uaeo in d&o I day V ^ jfAcl..n. cutU,y. | Jiv^nufla. .fncaH oiOTMwiB. rnin? m flames. The insurs^fcoleum, oil- I and the loss is hea\sj^, marble, I The fire originated i I Perry's Paint and autom . f and this building w.\s compi* ?? I ^s ed. In the building were seve. | dred dollars worth of paint*, I tyf* tools and these were a total loss/VI only |300 insurance. There w?re sjl eral automobiles in the hjjA- 1 ing repainted and thes??^^_^yt P lost. Mr. W. A. Meare'i' PAMK J % which he had purchase?^ *?U ago. A negro, name unky /* an Oakland sedan; Mr. ^ ,0f er lost a Studebaker; Mr. S. W. WiV liams lost two Spats. In addition to automobiles and paints there were auomobile parts, recently purchased, destroyed by the flames. Mr. Perry,, the owner of the paint shop and ga-i # rage, is on a hunttng trip in CV " '** town. " yP B fff The galvanized iron building the rear of the Dillon Machine fc r: fa was a total loss. This building a ? belonged to Mr. Wheeler. In t m building was stored a quantity ^ shingles, wire and hardware value. t= at $3000, the property of the Dillol ^ Hardware Co. There was no insur- r: ance on this property. ~ Mr. Wheeler was the individual hmi owner of both buildincs and it is said that the? were the only build- ?ii ings owned by him on which he carried no insurance. His individual' i*i loss will be about $7000, while the loss of the ?)illon Hardware Co. will amount to about $3000. The fire department responded %m promptly and did good work, but the flames had gained such headway that ^ nothing could be done to save the burning buildings. The firemen con- ^ cer.trated their efforts on the adjoining buildings and saved* these from destruction. Mr. W. A. Meares, who conducts a grocery in the building next to the ! perry garage, was damaged by water Af ! to the extent of sever:\l hundred dol;J6Fg ? J; rO Mint urn. h Quite a number of the young folks ^ , % I enjoyed a 'possuri| hunt Thursday night. - ^ Mr. and Mrs. M. JP- Edwards and i [family spent Thanks, vJr^v.Jip. ? ^ar"m | Mr. Manton Alford o\ Thanksgiving at heme. ' Miso Marv Prr?/?tor ?nH 'i ^ Oliver Tatum of Fayettevi quitely married at the hoi a bride at 8:30 o'clock Sunday ? by the Rev. D. Mclntyre. A, k Mr. Mack McQueen spent Thanks giving with his grandparents in Di'' r Ion. ? m Mr. Jess McEachern visited Jam. "5 McCormac during the Thanksgivi/ (4^ holidays. ) < Mr. D. M. Weatherly of Latta if , ' Miss Annie Weatherly of the school faculty spent Thanksgl^fc ? here with-their parents. * I' Mrs. N. J. McRimto,,-^*! spent Friday with IffvlvU $ Miss Jane Evans, a' _ - I throp College, Tommwj^gJg 1 " Davidson and Vernon < la; , Wofford spent Thank" Messrs. Robert Lee. lj er and Morrison Cottingl i 3 ! itors in this commtmityL. ofi/4 ^ ternoon and attended 1 dliU . ^ hunt that night. 1 ^ Miss Nelle Good of th'rl jog ?? a TfiCbUx spent Sunday \r ' Yt /j McLam?K2.*B*i'"* 7 T?r t 1 Miss AnnftJI. $UCH lOW , in Bennettsville tl? r Mr, and Mrs. Dan ^ d ily spent Thanksgivinpfl v* < /? ntj * Miss Kathleen Cottft / the past week in Clio. |i A AJ? c?PA" E3, Carolina ] ? Mrs. W. J. Stone of hi E SI ^ returned home Monday . day's visit to relatives B 3 _M,J'8j0^nD,.e.f0h,!8on\ l *