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\ (jjluTaui (fflirotiirlp vof " CHERAW, S. C., OCTOBER 20, 1921 NO. 50 FIRST S. C. PEACH C0>*. a VEJiTIOX HELD IS CHERAW e ? Successful Meeting. ii About two hundred prospective f peach growers from about eight coun- t] ties in the state came to Cheraw on v Tuesday, Oct. 18th, in response to an invitation sent out by the Board of P Trade of Cheraw working in conjunc. t< tion with Dr. W. W. Long, of the Extension Dept. of Clemsop College, who called the meeting and Mr. J. M. P McBride, Agricultural Agent of the u S. A. L^R. R., who for the Seaboard railroad secured the services and 8 brought to Cheraw for the meeting, Mr. R. C. Berkman, Expert Peach ^ Grower, of Macon, Ga. Mr. T. S. Evans, President of Che- n raw Board of Trade, opened the meet- c ing by welcoming the visitors to Che- 8 raw, saying Cheraw was proud to P have S. C. first peach convention held fKfl onto Ua tli on nclrorl T^r W tl <11 IUC ivnu. Iic IUVU U^nvu * . ... W. Long to preside over the Con- Sl ventlon. b Dr. Long said in part that we all H like to see our predictions come true. o: That it was graitfying to him to see f] the sand hills coming into their own Si as he predicted 10 years ago that C( some day these lands would be con- Z( sidered most valuable. Speaking of ei the condition facing the farmer today he said that the men who had Sl been most successful in solving the *1 boll weevil problem were the ones t( who had co-operated with the busi- S1 ness men and who were helped by 551 the business men. He called atten- h tion to the fact that this was the tl business man's problem as well as the farmers and the sooner they real- 111 ize It and got busy the better. He ai said it was foolish to try to raise all S> sorts of produce crops, that the far. te mer must diversify with fool proof c< crops. Ignorant farmers and negroes could not raise every sort of vegeta. bles for market." He advocated the P' growing of a limited amount of cot w ton in spite of the weevil and adding such other crops as could be grown b< successfully at a profit, and said it m was up to the business man in the P' towns to find a market for this pro- fr duce and handle the marketing end a( of the business. tc Dr. Long then introduced Mr. R. C oi Burkman, expert peach grower of Georgia and owner of large orchards n; in several states. T Mr. Berkman said that years ago A he started in the peach industry wherv | the men in this meeting were start- a: ? * V?c*/i loomwhat h ! y< IllS ivjuci v auu u?u ?vm* uvu ? knew of the business by expcrieuc- Si they would have to do the same. Ht E stated that the peach was not a ntv T. fruit but was grown so far back o B 1556. Georgia was the first South A M lantic state to start commercial peach Si growing in the late sixties. He said ? > they started on a small scale and had G grown until the past year Georgia shipped 12,000 car loads of peaches ai bringing into that state between eight E and ten millions of dollars. The first thing he advised was that the grow, el ers organize and that it was not too w early to perfect an organization at once. He then pointed out the needs of an organization. Continuing his talk on peaches Mr. Berkman said C that he had just harvested his 26th consecutive peach crop without a ft failure and that he had seen some of ai the land in this vicinity and he Jcnew of the climatic conditions and there at was no reason why growers in this c< Bection could not do the same. In pi speaking of some of the land shown tl him near Cheraw Mr. Berkman said n: # U6 consiuereu 11 iueui iu oci > iwpcvi ?' for peach growing. T He urged his hearers to pay parti- fc cular attention to the variety of oi peaches they planted. He said he had is no patience with the so-called early ir varieties such as the Mayflower, Unee- o da and Greensboro that they could not c: 9 be grown in quantity and that it tl took quantity to be successful in com- p mercial peach growing. Every small t< grower in a neighborhood should tl plant the same variety so as to be p able to make up solid cars. He said he Considered June bud- tl dings the best to plant in the early e Fall when their size was about that c of a lead pencil and would stand 12 r * to 15 inches above the ground when n planted. Year old trees were alright t< to plant but should be cut back to n n just above where the lowest limbs r would sprout. He said he could not o impress too forcibly the necessity V of planting the trees so they would a stand ony iz to id incnes aDove me e ground. June Buddings would be as fi far advanced at bearing time as year fi old trees. He warned his hearers c * that if the trees were neglected for V one year there was no way to make o them come back. a Strawberries, raspberries and such 1 a * crops were the best non-soil building h crops that Could be planted in the t ^ orchard while for soil building he t advised Iron or Brabham cow peas,; b but no other kind, Velvet Beans, So> t * Beans but never sweet potatoes. He e does not advise the planting of can- \ talopes or watermelons in the orchard t L. M. .lthough this is done by many growrs. He urged his hearers to be^ careful a the purchase of trees laying stress n the importance of buying them rom a reliable nurseryman whose rees would run true to naane of the ariety. The fertilizer question was an imortant one he said but would have 3 be governed largely by the characir of the land. He advocated the 1 1 oavi*>or tKIa ttrnnlH . Ut'I iW use UL cuiasil POJIIIf, VU1B ? v.v.?v roduce firm fruit that would hold p in shipping. Numerous questions were then an. wered by Mr. Berkman. Dr. Long next introduced Mr. S. W. loore, State Horticulturist from Ohio. Mr. Moore said he had spoken to lany fruit growers from coast to oast who were starting into the fruit rowing business and it gave him leasure to watch their development 1 after years. He spoke briefly of le importance of buying good nur. ery stock and not buying cheap trees ecause of a little difference in price, [e said to put some growth of limbs n the trees each year as on these the *uit will be the following year. He lid care of soil was done better with over crops than commercial fertili?r. He stressed that the peach growr must love his trees and care for lem accordingly if he would make a access with an orchard. He warned gainst borers and urged the growers > watch each tree separately and aggested that novices start in a mall way an dlearn by experience ow to deal with troubles incident to ie industry. Dr. Long then appointed a comlittee to meet during the dinner(hour r>a flrvifr hv laws to nnrfect an or anization and offer resolutions. Af. t the naming of the committee the invention adjourned for dinner. The afternoon session was conven1 at 3 o'clock and the following reart of the organization committee as read and adopted: It wa3 moved and adopted that a >ard of directors soncisting of twelve en be elected from the various fruit owing "sections of the state and ora these, four men to be elected to :t as the executive committee, they have power to act when the board ! directors are not in session. It was moved and adopted that the ame of this organization shall be he South Carolina Peach Growers ssociation. The fo'lr>wing men are nominated 5 Board of Directors for the coming ?ar: W. T-. McCoy. McBee; A. G. mifh, C-l'-mhh: L. 1 Oion, Lugoff; . G. M v cr>, iT,arcl-,*i'!: H. M. Mcrorin, V Ig^firld;- J. A. Jtfangum. cccland: T S. Eva^. fieraw; M. S cKinnon, Hartsville; R. L. Donald, Dciety H II; R. M. \\'arson, Ridge ^ rings; J. 13. Smith, Greer; Ben ramlin, Gramlln, S. C. The Executive Comavittee nominated re: L. I. Guion, J. B. Smith, T. S. vans and M. S. MoKinnon. After the adoption of the report .the ection of officers was then taken up ith the following results: President, L. I. Guion, Lugoff, S. C. Vice Pres., T. S. Evans, Chearw. Secty.-Treas., A. E. Schilletter, lemson College. The committee then offered the rilowing resolutions which were unaimously adopted: Vhereas.lt has been called to our ttention that the present congress is ansidering placing an import duty on otash, largely used in agriculture for le purpose of protecting the potash manufacturing in this country and ,rhereas, we have in the past used rona potash on our crops and have )und it very injurous to the growth f the sane and Whereas, agriculture ; now staggering under a heavy load, icidcnt to deflation and the high cost f everything necessary to produce rops. Therefore, be it resolved by le growers in session, that we imlore our representatives in congress ) employ their every effort to defeat le placing of a tariff on imported otash. Whereas, the unions representing iie various classes of railroad work, rs have declared their purpose to all a nation-wide strike of all rail oad ennplovers to intimidate the lanagement of the various railroads a prevent any decrease in wages, ecessary that freight rates may be educed in keeoirg w.th the decline f the prices of farm products and i^ereas, the employees of railroads re practically the only body of workrs in the U. S. who continue to prot by war wages and have not suf. ?red but have benefited by the deline in all the necessities of life and i'hereas, Mr. Jewell, a high official f American Federation of Labor has ssumed the roll as declator to the reat body of Ameircan people when e Commands that they shall put on heir walking clothes, and wherea3, he business of the whole country has een repeatedly held in check by coninued threats of the railroad labor inions and whereas, such a strike vould cause untold suffering and nisery, from hunger and cold by the GRAVES IN ST. DAVID'S CEMETEl CHERAW "Gen. Wm. L. T. Prince was bo in Darlington, S. C., May 9th 1823 a died in Cheraw Oct. 25th 1893. Gen. iFYince was a typical Sou Carolina gentleman 'according to t standard of South Carolina's b< days; high toned, honorable ,soci hospitable and entertaining. He w eminent in his profession as a la' yer, especially so as a criminal adv cate. He was one of the founders the Cheraw Lyceum and among I most useful and devoted membei Distinguished for his public spirit 1 wvis ever ready to aid in any ente prise for the good of the town. I served several years as Mayor ai was, for a time, co-editor with M J. Randolph Malloy of the town p per "The Pee Dee Herald." Shahan-Carrigan. \ The following announcement hi been received in Cheraw by friends Dr. G. B. Carrigan, of Patrick, S. C. Miss Katheryn Elizabeth Shahan * and Dr. Glenn Borden Carrigan announce their marriage October the twelfth Nineteen hundred and twenty-one vjuo, aouin taronna At Home Patrick, South Carolina. Charlie Boan. Patrick, Oot. 16.?Charlie Boar died near here Friday morning < heart failure. Mr. Boane was i years old and was never married. F had lived the last year with his niec Mrs. P. L. Poison. Mr. Boane live for 13 years in the old soldiers' hoir in Columbia. He leaves no si3tei or brothers, they having preceded hi; to the grave, but a good many oth< relatives survive him. The remair were interred in St. Mary's cemeter services being conducted by his pai tor, the Rev. W. S. Myers of the Metl dist church.?The State. o Mothers Club Meets. The Mothers Club met with Mrs. . L. Anderson Friday afternoon, Oc 14 for its first monthly meeting. Tb work for the year was discussed an the "Story hour" committee appoin ed: Mrs. Robert Chapman and Mr W. H. Wannamaker. A very interesting program wa then had. The next meeting will b with Mrs. Robt. Chapman the secon Friday in November. millions of free born American cit sens. Therefore, be it resolved the we condemn the threatened action b the officials of said union and furtht that, should said officials continu their threatening attitude, that is the duty of every independent, fre born American to lend every assii tance possible, to defeat the purpos of this threatened strike. Be it further resolved, That copie of these resolutions be forwarded t the President of the U. S., the Govei nor of the State, the Management c the various railroads serving th: territory and to the daily papers. Dr. Long then introduced Mr. J. b McBride, Agricultural Agent of tb S. A. L. R. R who spoke of the vii tues of the Seaboard railroad and tol of the demand for peaches grown i the N. C. section near Cheraw. H said he had heard comments on th quality of this fruit in Washingtoi Baltimore, New York and Detroit. F told how the crop here would folio' the Georgia crop and there was n reason why this section should n< market the same number of cars a Georgia without glutting the tnarke Mr. A. F. Schilletter, Horticulturii of Clemson College said he would t here to help them when their troi bles started and he pointed out sontroubles that they could expect. H said he would be around ftfiroug each section about once a month an asked the growers to call on him whe he could be of service. Mr. D. S. Matheson suggested thi an institute be held in each sectio every once in a while to help tb growers with their problems. M Tiller, Chesterfield County Agent sa: he would hold the institute in Che: terfield county. There being no further business tl Convention adjourned. o Chnpman.Clurk Wedding. Miss Janie Chapman was marri< to Mr. Jas. Ellis Clark, of Angelus, : C., at 3:30 o'clock on Wednesday aft< noon at the bride's home near Ch raw. Mrs. Clark Is the daughter > Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Chapman who r side about 8 miles from Cheraw. M Clark is a farmer of the Angelus se tion. TWIXK washes and dyes with oi operation. Cheraw Drug Co. RY Presbyterian Woman\Auxlliary Holds Rally Day. rn On Tuesday atternoon the Woman's ?< nd Auxiliary of the PresbyteHan church it held a very enthusiastic and largely D th attended Rally Day meeting at the H he Session HouBe of the church. The m ;st room was beautifully decorated with be ial ferns and other hot house plants. b< as The following special program was eE w. enjoyed by those present: o- 1. Hymn?0 Worship the King. of 2. Scripture Reading and Prayer? D' its Mr. McArn. Wi s. 2. Roll Call by Circles?(Circle No. te lie 4 perfect Circle, all members nc r- present.) Pi le 4. Greeting?by Mr. McArn. id 5. Male Quartette (double number) be r. Mr. Powell, Dr. Hunch, Dr. fur- a a. Purvis and Mr. Malloy. ( 6. Reading?Viola Sanborn. Di 7. Violin Solo, Angel's Serenade? Mr. Sumwalt. ba 8. The Girl Who Volunteered to re is Stay at Home?read by Mrs. Joe of Lindsay. ? Ei 9. iPiano Solo, Mazurka-Leschetltsky ?Mrs. Robt. Chapman. ed 10. Reading. The Woman Who Didn't da ?Mrs. Chamberlain. fic 11. Reading, The Woman Who Did? Mrs. Wilbur Page. atl 12. Song?We Cross the Prarle. ?* Benediction. ot After the program a delightful so- En cial hour was held at which block ice Mi cream and Wafers were served the He members. o te DONT SQUANDER THE PAST. of SP jl Editor of The Chronicle: ' [e In your issue of October 6f appear- tb< e> ed a lengthy article under the caption Ka "Don't Squander the Past," which con- ev< ie tains much that is good, but one state, he rs ment, I think, calls for a correction, ha nl In a burst of enthusiasm the writer da ;r refers to Col. Rossevelt as "the greatls est American our generation has th< y known." Without wishing to remove no 8_ one laurel from the brow of the dough- f?^ j. ty Colonel, who admittedly had many ha good parts, a proper respect for the m* facts of history require that the Sa American people, with the other civili- ty. zation9 of the age, dismiss partisan toi j prejudices and accord to Woodrow ah< t Wilson the position that the historian Mc ' of the future will assign him as the hai d world's greatest statesman of the 1 t twentieth century. chi 8 "Don't squander the past." Lets be Dr honest with the leader who won the am p world's greatest war. at e J. 0. Blakeney. Mr d Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 12, 1921. wil .Ge Arbor Day In November. br< 1 f i- The Civic League are preparing to th( it hold Arbor Day in November, the Ri1 iy date depending on when the drought I . ? . . on >r is broken, xney nave arranged an ie appropriate program and hope to it make the day one that will be retnem. ?e bered In Cheraw. The Cheraw Choral ( 3. Society will sing and Dr. A. H. McArn bci ie will make an address. The planting cot of five trees in honor of the five boys off ?s from Cheraw who gave their lives for Gr ;o their country in the recent World War *r0 - will be the feature of the day. A tree me )f will be planted in memory of each of In is the young men and appropriate ser- cIa vices held at each planting. 8tr I. Watch for the announcement of the * ie date of Arbor Day and be on hand to e<* - honor our fallen heroes. 0u1 d r- Pal n Fire Near Cheraw Tuesday Night. e v ,n* te About 2 o'clock on Tuesday night, 'n 3t fire destroyed the home of Mr. G. W. [e Davis whose place is located about 2 ^ec w miles from Cheraw beyond the Cotton ma l0 Mill. When the fire was discovered ^ it the house was entirely enveloped in Pr< ig flames and the family only had time ... ... ma t. to escape witn a lew personal oetong3t ings. The origin of the fire was pos- 9 g )e sibly from matches and mice and x- started in the sitting room. ^ .p Mr. Davis has a small amount of [e insurance on the house and furniture h which will not anything like cover ^ id his loss. * j n ~ toi Halloween Party, Thursday Mght, lt Oct. 27th. g61 m ie Circle No. 6, of the Ladies Auxiliary r. Presbyterian Church, will give a Halid loween Party on next Thursday night, ^ 3. Oct. 27th., at the Town Hall. Holloween stunts of all sorts will be inie dulged in, an entertainment staged, j and refreshments served for a small gt] admission fee. Everyone is invited to ^ come and join in the fun. Auction Sale to be Held Tuesday. Su id G. S- Attention/is called to the advertise- 1 ment of Crosland Tyson Realty and aft Auction Co.' telling of an auction Ca of sale to be held on next Tuesday. The 1 e* McManus property which is located Rc r- in front of the A. C. L. freight depot an c- is valuable business property and wa3 ' to have been offered at auction on Cr last Wednesday but was postponed er; le and will be offered for sale on next ca' Tuesday at 10:30 o'clock. Attend the ] sale and see this property Joad. wi Death of Mrs. G. Walker DuvalL A pall of sorrow and sadness grip 1 the hearts of this community wh< became known that Mrs. G. Walk uvall had passed away in Universi ospital, Philadelphia on Mondi orning at 10:45 a. hl She had n ten well for several months past ai ;r death, while untimely, was n itirely unexpected. She was born in Versalles, Xy., ] 81. Before her marriage to M uvall in Philadelphia in 1906, si is Miss Mary Cyrene Emack, daugl r of Mr. and Mrs. John Emack, bol iw deceased, of Maryland, later i liladelphla. To know Mrs. Duvall was to admii r and she will be greatly missed t large circle of friends. She was a devoted member of S ivid's Episcopal church. Mrs. Duvall is survived by her hui nd and five children, Margaret, Cj ne, Virginia, Mary and John an o brothers, Messrs. Jas. and Hem aacK 01 rmiaaeipnia. The funeral services were conduc at the home at 4 o'clock Wfedne y afternoon, Rev. A. S. Thomas o: latin g. rhe following out of town relative tended the funeral: Mrs. Aven Spartanburg, S. C., Mr. McConne Spartanburg, S. C., Mrs. Edwar aack, of Washington, D. C., Mr. an 'S. Jas. Emack and Mr. and Mn snry Emack, of Philadelphia. o Mrs. Wilson James McKay. eclal to The State. Sumter, October 19.?The news ( 3 death of Mrs. Wilson James Mc ly of this city at Charlotte las ening at 7 o'clock was a shock t r large circle of friends here. Sh d suffered a stroke of paralysis Fr y at the New Charlotte sanatoriun lera she had gone for treatment onl 3 Tuesday before. Mrs. McKay ha t been in good heatlh in the las v years. She was 63 years of ag< ving been born in 1858 at the fa >us old Witherspoon home in th lem Black River section of the cou: Her parents were the late Hamil l and Nancy Witherspoon. In 187 5 was married to the Rev. W. J Kay whose death last December sh s hot survived a year. Krs. McKay is survived by thre lldren: Mrs. S. K. Nash of this citj . Hamilton W. McKey of Charlott d Robert McKay, a medical studen John Hopkins; a daughter-in-lav s. Helen McKay, made her horn th her in Sumter; one sister, Mn orge E. "Wilson of Charlotte; on >ther, Robert Witherspoon of Yorl rhe funeral services were held a ) old Brick church, Srlem Blao! rer, Thursday morning .t 11 o'cloc MTER JOINS COOPERATIVE A? SOCIATION Columbia, Oct. 17?Contracts repro iting approximately 3,000 bales o ;ton were received yesterday at th Ices of the South Carolina Cottoi owers' Cooperative Associatioi m Sumter county. This represent rely the launching of the campaigi that county, officials of the asso tion say. Sumter, they said i ongly in line for the organization Jfflcials of the association announc yesterday the details wer?j svorkei t for a statewide speaking cam Ign in behalf of cooperative mar Ling. It is planned to hold a meet ; in every cotton growing count; the state at which some speake 10 is qualified to speak on the sub t will present, the details of th .rketing organization. [t was said yesterday that splendid jgress was being made in the drivt ficials now estimate that approxi itely 30,000 bales have already bee: ned up. They believe that 200,00 s half the minimum .will be signei fore the end of the year and tha 5 minimum of 400,000 will be easil iched by May 1. Vmong the contracts received yes 'day was that of Mayor L. D. Jen lgs of Sumter, D. A. Greer, of Bel i. one of the best known farmer d business men of Anderson count; it in his signed contract Tuesday MONTROSE NEWS. Mr. Curlies Ellerbe and Miss Maud lerbe spent Sunday afternoon wit and Mrs. ifob Burch. Mr. Tom and Miss Allie Lide spen nday with their sister, Mrs. Car indrbc. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Sellers spen nday afternoon with Mr. and Mre E. Threadgill. VIrs. S. H. Kimery spent Sunda ernoon with Mrs. Billy Burr a sh. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blalock, c ickingham, spent Sunday with Mi d Mrs. James Hudson, rhere was a large crowd at the Ic earn supper last Friday night. E\ pbody enjoyed the cream and th ke walk. MdB'reston Kimery spent Sunda taHa uncle, Mr. H. S. Kimery. THEY ARE WEARING p- Now that winter coats have mat en their appearance, it is apparent thi er wolf is the most popular fur for trin ty ming, and pile fabrics the popuh ay type of material, with black vei ot strong, id ot Dyed squirrel was used for the fli collar of a caramel colored marvell in r. One of the most favored hat orni le ments is a large rhinestone or ci h- steel nail thrust through the u lh turned brim. This is the trimmin of of a black haters' plush hat o Napoleonic lines, a Poiret model b :e the way. i -T-T?i?rr*rt Sleeveless mohair and worste t. sweaters are worn under sport suil of tweed. During tne few snapp 3- Have Potor Pan hlmiflps were als 1- noted worn under suit coats, id y Among the smartest ribbon hat worn, and' one sees quite a few, ar t- those made of black moire. One ha a series of loops falling to the shnu der at the right side, a five-inch rib bon being used, is i I ! | t. While the cool weather has brougt 1. out wool wraps, a smart shopper wor d a loose one of fine black Canto d crepe, trimmed near the bottom wit 3- a lattice insert, evidently made froi the silk. Bead bags crocheted in white wit floral pattern set on a frame are cor spicious. Most of these are large i size and look like a French product 11 Clocked woolen stockings wit 0 low heeled pumps and Oxfords con e tinue in high favor. Ribbed woole |. stockings are also worn. l, J Black patent leather strapped slip ^ per soutlined with a band of red kii 1 were worn by a smart woman at i ' recent gathering. Ir 6 Fur-trimmed suits have been won D to some extent this week, wolf am ~ caracul being the pelts most oftei chosen. Fur trimmed coat dresse have also been noted. e Brocade and velvet evening wrap e T have hugh ruche collars of the mate ' rial in many cases, some of thes t noted this week being caught in a , intervals with chenille or velvet flov ' era. e 3. e Lacquered quills, cire ribbon am . dangling ornaments are the mos (. often repeated hat trimming, unles |. one excepts ostrich. k 0 Blanch Kinsey Class Entertained, i. The Blanch Kinsey class of th< Methodist Sunday School was mos i- delightfully entertained yesterda: f afternoon by Mrs. Frank Wilson. Th e meeting was opened with prayer b; n the teacher, Mrs. Kinsey. After thi n reading or tne minutes ana an dusi s ness was disposed of delightful re a freshments were served, after whicl i- the meeting adjourned to meet ii s November with Mrs. J. L. Craig, i. o LOCAL ITEMS I Mrs. Julius Covington and littli - soh left yesterday morning for Ral - eigh, N. C., to spend sometime witl Y her father. r Mrs. Hoyt Dozier, who has beei p visiting near Cheraw the guest o Miss Alice Little, returned to Marioi d last Sunday. Miss Alexina Evans, of Bennetts a ville, and Mrs. Crosby, nee Miss Mar 0 garet Evans, of Chester, spent Mon day in town. * ? * * Miss Alice Little left yesterda; morning for Cedar Springs to resumi ner studies at tne institute ior tn< Deaf and Blind. 8 Mrs. H. S. McKay and Mrs. Sallt * Mclntyre went to Sumter toda: (Thursday) to attend the funeral o Mrs. W. J. McKay. Miss Leila Huntley, after attendini e the Postmasters convention In Wash h ington the past week, is now in Phil adelphia visiting friends. * * * 1 Mrs. E. H. Duvall spent last Frida; t in Charlotte where she went to mee 5 her little son, Mareen who was re . turning from a visit to the mountains * y t The Wright-Grindle Evangelist! meeting came to a successful conclu ,f sion on Wednesday night after li r days of services. Between 50 and 6' people expressed a desire to join th e church after attending the meeting e Mr. and Mrs. Frank James, of Den mark, spent a few days this week a y the home of his brother, Mr. W. E McINTOSH'S GUERNSY HERD CONTINUES TO le WIN AT ALL POINTS at n- Darlingto? News & Press ir Dispatches from all western and y Southern States from State fairs continue to report that all Guernsy prizes have been successively and at successfully gathered in " by "Mclna. tosh's Darlington herd." This is the invariable report and as ha9 been i- previously stated by The News and jt. Press this information comes thru p their independent channel of the Nai* tional Associated Press and not from n any partial or incompetent correy spondent or judge. Note the following dispatch from Birmingham, Ala., dated October 6: d James L. Mcintosh won the first :s ' senior and grand champion at Alay bama State fair on "Gemsey's Pirince o Junior," and grand champion cow on Soso8 Sunbeam; nrst on "Kouge in aged cow class; "Gemsey's Prin.8 cess," first prize two-year old; "Amie able Keepsake;" first prize yearling d bull of Clover Farm, first prize calf. 1 He also won first and Junior cb i pion with "Carolina Prince," exhibitors' herd, breeders' herd, set of sires, and product of cow. Lt The correspondent of the Assoe elated Press came very near covering n the facts here fully, but he is really h open to criticism in one very importn ant respect; he should have concluded by stating that "had there been ady other premiums offered, h they would undoubtedly have been captured by this same invincible n herd." Dispatches from Georgia State fair told the same story, everything in b sight captured by Mcintosh's herd . and the same old story comes from n Tennessee, as revealed in the dispatch from that point, as follows: In these troublous boll weevil times the value of the work being d done by Mcintosh and the other a breeders of fine cattle cannot be over, estimated. They, are making a fine thing out of fine cattle for a fine n county in a fine State, and the results d will continue to be FINE. a * 8 PROMPT DESTRUCTION OF COT. TON STALKS UDGED BY EXx TENSION SERYICE 1 Clemson College, Oct 19.?At the e closing session of the annual meet* ing of the Extension forces on Satur' day a resolution was passed strongly urging the farmers lose no time in plowing under cotton stalks for the ^ purpose of destroying the chief hibernation place of the boll weevil. 3 The resolution declared that the early destruction of cotton stalks is the most important single step in the fight against the weevil; and the discussion brought out the fact that e if cotton stalks can not be plowed t under, they should be burned for f these winter hotels of the weevil e must be destroyed, but that plowing y unaer 13 jusi as eiucieni as uuruuig e and is much more economic as a - matter of soil building. The planting of a winter cover 1 erop in the present cotton fields was 1 also urged as a most important means of weevil destruction, since weevils can not live through the winter in a growing cover crop, such as rye, oats and vetch, or clover, 2 for the reason that in order to sur. . vive the winter the weevil must \ "dry out" to the extent of losing one-third of his body moisture and this he can not do in a field where a 1 cover crop is growing. Cotton stalks f not plowpd under or burned in a field 1 to be planted to a cover crop should be cut to pieces and thrown to the ground as early as possible by a stalk - cutter so that they may be covered by - the growing cover crop and thus ab sorb moisture which means death to the weevil. Still another step which shoVld be y taken now is he gleaning up of the e ditch banks, fence rows, and other e places where rubbish and trash accumulate in and around the fields. An interesting point brought out e In the discussion by N. E. "Winters, i- extension agronomist, was the fact f that experiments in Louisiana shewed that when cotton stalks were destroyed before Oct. 15 only 3 peris cent of the weevils survived the - winter, whereas destruction of stalks - on Oct. 27 allowed 15 percent to survive; Nov. 25, 22 percent; Dec. 7, 28 percent; between Dec. 15 and y Jan. 15, 43 percent. It is clear t therefore, that the earlier the stalks !- are destroyed, the more effective the i. results will be, but that where early destruction is impossible, it is better c late man never. . o?? 0 Miss Annie Coward, of Darlington, 0 spent last Sunday at home, with her e father, Mr. A. B. Coward. She was accompanied by her little niece, Aiini# Lee Spencer. , i t WANTEIV-Field Peas, "Will pay mar- . ket prici.