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'Oe Zlbbertiser Subscription Price $1.50 Per Year Payable in Advance Publisbed by ADVERTISING PRNTNG COMPANY LaUnus. S. C. Advertising Bate. on Application. Obituaries and Cards of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Etered at-the postofice at lAurens, S. C.. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C., MAY 24, 1922 Politicians counting on using the governorship during the next two years as a stepping stone to the sena torship ncmx held by Senator Dial may find when the time comes that the st :s are not (ulite high enough. * * * R(ports are reaching the city of the early arrival of the boll tweevil in this county, many fa -mers having already found them on tiv mall cotton plants. It will be recalled that the government xpe rts predicted that this would hap pen in view of the mild winter and other favorable boll weevil conditions. The -ame expert knowledge that en abled the government cx.. erts to pre dict defiintely tlie early arrival of the weevil this year is at the service of the farmers in making the fight on the weevil. The Advertiser makes men tion of thisi fact to stress the import ance of listening to the paid agenfA of the government in fighting t)4 boll ceevil rather than listeniztg. to men o'o have fake schemes kA machinesi tel fake mixture.- 'be cotton 1l I er who ,' county -Tli ker 414 -,, lip l and goes Mis' th weevil with gloves off Is erind to win out at the prices that .otton will bring und(er the stimulus of decreased production. * * . GOVE:RNOR COOPER )uring the past week one of Lau rens' favorite sons. Robert A. Cooper has r'signe(l the office of chief cxecu tive of the state to accept the office of director of the federal lan'l bank. Gevernor Cooper has served one full term and ;art of a second term. In Governor Coopwr South Carolin' !:as had .a faithful executi ve. We knflow (f no higher tril)ute than that. lie 1:. crred, we lelieve, in some things All men are fallable. nut, taking bl. nearly fouri years of service, iwe be li:ve that 5 ".v7rnors et th state hIve acted as conscientiously and with as an unswerving fidelity to diuty as he. In no official act can the ta . e~ishness be found. In going lo a 1eld of vider a(tivity here lss!iilitis~ oi areat service a .und, hisi honme , eple wih him su - cess and count on hi to perfom lli duties there with the unflinching loy alty to the whol e people that has cho acterlzed his pulie service to t hi (late. PLANS MANY ('HAN mS IN (il (ConItiedl fromi Page One.) water and l ight c ommisioni, Saidl Alon (lay thatt the commisiS~on it carefuily censidering t he findings andc recoin mendlations: of t he su:eerintendenit. In order that the licst condi tions may1 pre 'all here the comis~ion( is have made many trips to hlnarby: cities and towns to learn of their water and light sys tenis. Of paramount importance among the many problems the commission is facing is the sou ree of the city's water supply. Considerable time and atten tion is 'being given by both the super intendent and the commiissioners for limproving the water supply. 31r. .\etuien stated that the commis alon placns to ask for a bond issue of $65,000 for the inicrovemient or the w~ater systcmn. An Important change In the cleoli-ical system In the city that is also~ necessar-y, according to the commist~lon, Is the removal f-rm the main streets of the city of all high voltage lines. The tiotto: "Safety-Service and EffleenOy" has been adopted by the commission of public worktls. The high st~i dards that are set forth In the motto can more easily be main tained, it is stated by the commission, if the people of Laurens willl give the commisfn a!! the coaperat!'r. It dc ser-vesl. LAUREN$ MOVINO PICTPUREI At P'rigae ExhilIion Pictures of City we-re Juidged as BehIg F,xcellenti. The moving pictures of taurens, Its public huildings, homes, Industries and people vds recceivedl 'by the Princess Theatre management last week and war given a private exhibitionn Fri (lay .before a half dozen people who juidge(l It;,as being an excellent work of iphotogi'aphy. The plcoture will '& shown at the I~rinceess 'Theatre next (Monday and 7t~esday, May 29 and '80, according to . aiager #witzer. The 'flim was made 7i ~the Rayon Fim Co. of N0orberry, IN NEW YORK CITI Many Friends\ of Former Laurens Cit. zen are Shocked Iy News of Hit Death. A number of friends were shocke< to learn of the death .i New Yor] Saturday night of 11. D. Burdine, for merly of Gray Court and for severa years a merchant in this city, but fo the past 12 or 15 years, a resident o New York. AccordJg to the brie telegraphic despatch received by rela tives in Gray Court, Mr. Burdine hat been ill about a week but his deati was unexpected until a short time be fore the end. Mr. Burdine, who was reared i1 Gray Court was about -15 years of age He nyas educatend at Furman Universl ty, at Greenville, and later went t< a well known. ,bu4iness college a Pouglikeupsie, N. Y. After flnishinj there lie engaged in business In Lynch burg for several years, but about 1i years ago went to New York. For th past few years he was connected witl a large Importing concern, being on of the two l roprietors and actively en gaged in the operation of the firm' business 'which carried him from Nem York to San Francisco and from Chi cago to Miami. 1y dint of perseverance and con stant application to business, lie ha heen unusualiv wl14 sful. He is sur pt and one smail child ils fak ane late M. H. Burdine, die here ..eral years ago. A number c !elatives al. o reside ii the county Interment was made in New Yor Monday. DMt. G4IAVES L. NNIG11T 'TO HE ANDIERON COLLEGE DEA: Well Knoiwn Citizeni of this City wEl Assume New Duties June .1. Will 1) lien iof Faculty and Treasurer 4 Collere. Dr. Graves L. Knight, of this cit: who for four years has been a men her of the faculty of Bailey Militar Institute, of Greenwood, 'ill becoi deai of the faculty and treasurer < \ndierson college for women, begir ning his duties there on .1tune 1, a cordiniug to an ainouncement imad from Anderson college last week. Dr. K nig'it, before enterting cduca tional work, was pastor of Highlan IHome, Lanford and Waterloo Ba ptzi chmch ees in this county. Three year ago he was honored by the degree o -.lotor of divinity by Furman Univers ty. G . ~iuiatin' from Furman Uilve-rs ty in ISS5, Dr. Knight has since hel la number of important positions I this state. For a number of years l Vas ruiperintendent of ::ehools . rai'ltetille. For IS years he was member of tle board of educatic-n c Aiken counaty and for S years he we a mmber of e ta!e board of euI:ct tion. No annotuncftmr-lnt hs yet hee m1ade re' whether or not Dr. Kilight faiy-vill move toAnro. T[he anCnon1nernt y Aderc i0 lege is as foillows: An noun cuiets muo. *;aaT' :.fyn'; wi* lhe made bly the trus te'i3 of s'.ronig a' cessi ons in a dmi nistra tion anad faici for the next year. P' of. Gra vcsI 1Knai alt has been elected decan of fa< Iulty 'and t reasuricr of thle col le ue ai will enttr u1pon1 his duties5 June Is Prif). !Knight is well known and every where honored in .South Carol ina a an educator, a minIster of the gospe and a citizen of wIde intluence. FUlDIAN 3IEN 3Il:ETi illI Oruranize P'ermanent .lumna, A ssoeltion HercIII'. Planis for~fi an Alembers of Furman Altnmnae ii Laurens county met In the Cour House last Friday evening for the purt pose of effecting a ptermanent alumna< association In thiis county. The meet ing was presidled over by Mlr. C. A Power. A comtmittee on entertalnments, con sisting of M\essrs. W. A. MAoteheadl, T C. Owings and T. 'H. Babb, wvas elect edI to arrange for a banquet to be helt in the near future. M\r. L. 31. Glenn secretary of the State -Furman Asso 'elation and "Speedy" Spe'crs of tn~ Furman athletic association, were a the meeting Friday night. FRiE 3M0VING PICT1'IlS TO1. FAIMIRS NEXT WEI : '- ': Qnlectls W,'il l b Shown ii Seieni lceis of' 3oving Pictures oi Saturdaiy, ,fune' 3rd, ., Jtinc 3rd In the citl :r:avar:ed program of' reels of moving pictures will he showi free to the ftarmers of L~aur'ens countl by the Entenu.'iae Nogtlonal Bank. Th< moving Dictures will be shown at taw< performaances, it A. M. nd 2 P. 31. While the pictures are advertised-a, being for farmers, the Enterprise Na Itional 'Bank ,has extended Its invita tion to the wives and families of f'arny era as well' The pictures, will shov~ various phases of poultry and hos raisinig, sweet potato cu'ltare #bd oth er sulfects of interest. - )vertiser Piting Co. MAIRKETING ORGNIZATION PERMANENTLY ORGANIZED J. S. Craig Named as Permanent Pres. Ident of Laurens County Unit of Cotton Association. J. S. Craig was elected president of the Laurens county unit of the South Carolina Cotton Co-operative Association when a Permanent organ ization was perfected at a meeting in the opera house yesterday morning. W. L. Gray was elected vice-president and C. L. Vaughan secretary. The following were elected as exe 1'cutive committeemen from the respec tive townsnhips: Laurens, G. 1-1. Bolt; Cross Hill, EH. -H. Fuller; Waterloo, Rex Lanford; Sullivan, J. K. Thoma son; Dials, Rt. 0. Ilunt; Youngs, W. B. Wilkie; Scuffletown, 0. P. Goodwin; Jacks, Jno. M. Coeland; 'Hunter, Roy Crajwford. The following were elected as this county's delegates to the district con vention to be held in Spartanburg ,next ruesday: J. S. Craig, W. L. Gray, R.- 0. Hunt, F. W. Little, .-H. B. Work man, Rex Lanford, C. W. Stone, R. G. Harris, W. 'C. 'Mitchell and C. -D. Nance. On motion of 'ir. Nance .Mr. ,J. S. - Craig was unanimously endorsed by the meeting as this county's choice for one of the two directorships from this I distr!ct and the meeting went on rec - ord as urging his election at the dis4 trict meeting. I On request from state headquarters, f it was decided to continue the cain paign for membership in thIls county, each member being urged to secure at least one additional contract from his neighbor. Particular emphasis is to be laid on the campaign to enlist renters. TEAliTrES CLAIMS CAN RE )IS(COUNTED1) AT BANK ArratigeIIIs are Made to Enable Teachers to go to Summer School. Teachers expecting to go to sum mcr school who have not had their school claims p'tid, may have their claims discounted at a local bank, ac cording to R. T. 'Wilson, county super intendent of educatiun. Mr. Wilson announced Saturday that he has made arrangements iwith the Enterprise National Bank for that d purpose because many teachers who desire to go to summer school would b e unable to (10 so since the state aid for some districts is not expected un til mid-summer. \E(I1 STlilIE.S OVElISEER ON liEAD WITH IRON Clyde 11oIo lhs Sliuht Wound. Xegro Esaped liter Assault. t Clyde Hobo, white overseed of the a '::t on thej .\ndvy Jones; places, about :: ile~.:, fromi hereT, wa-s struck oil the head 'iunday afternoon wilih a i'eee o iron i :nest Trayce, a negro fa:nhand, afteri the two had engaedl n1 -i a quan -. Althou hi tile all g.Zod a1ssatult too$%. .ace b)o;t iloon. the sheriff's ofice was not notitied until I o'clock. When She:iff Reid arrived on the scene, the nc gro had al ready escaped. Accord in;.g to the informat ion given Slleiff Reid, the quta:'ri-I between the over seer and the ntgro grew out of the -latter:'s re fusal to cat any more of the I iolaiss (e:S. suil ied hIm. The negro ikd in the diretion of WIhi tmire, it is a d, andl ha;s not yet been arcres ted. The I iu ites of Clyde Hobo are not se rious. Quarterly 3Meeting Theli last tuarterly meeting of third division W. \I. U. of lfourens Asso elation will be hld wvith Heav'erdam church on Saturday, Jute 3, begin ning at 10:3~0 o'clock. Full details as to progr'am will be given in next week's papers. A delegation from all churches repr'esentedl is expectedo and visitors are ivited. AZILE M. WOFFORD), Pr'es. "BEE" Pr:ZZLE-, AROU'SES IN'1'ERIES'l' Contestants Already lieginniing to File Their Aniswers and Much Amiute ment is Promised. The Adver'tiser's B,-puz7,e,. an nounced in last ivedk's pap~er, has al ready (developied a lively interest and the lnter'est ipromises to gr'ow with each succeeding week. The ipuzzle is found in a large advertisement on an other page of this palpet'-and wvill be found one of the most interesting con tests ever put on by this paper. , The bheauty about this contest is that everybody stands a chance to win a prize and( nobody can possibiy mr1ke a lavish expenditure of money to win. A great many pebple are already working the pmuzzle for their owvn amtusement and not even contesting for~ the ,zrizes. Tiuch interest is be ing stirred uip in this way, contests being iwnged for amusement even with in the homes .of sullscribers, but the 'lists already received by The Adver tiser disclose that the puzzle feature 'has Droven h&gource of'Treat inter est to its readers and that there will be a merry race fjor -the prizes.. 'Answers in the puzzle egntest should ~eladdressed 't laudaleman, sit.r The Advevtiser, Lirens, 8 . C.' PLEDGES FILED BY MORE CANDLDA'IES N Swearingen Files for Governor. J. I. Hope, Union, and Pavi foore, CO. lnnbia, for Superintendent of Edu catlon. Columbia, May 21.-With the filing of pledges Saturday by J. E. Swearin gen in the race for governor and the announcement of Paul Moore, of Co lumbia, as a candidate for the office of state superintendent of education, the ipolitical pot in South Carol'na con tinued to bubble owith vigor. A. J. Bethea and Cole L. Blease filed their pledges for Governor last week. It is also announced deflnitely that .J. 11. Hope, former superintendent of edlucation in Union county will enter the race for state superintendent of education, he having informed General Wilie Jones of the Democratic com mittee that his pledge and check will be filed next week. ('00PER TAKES OATH OF OFFICE Washington, May 22.-Former Gov. R. A. Cooper, of South Carolina, was sworn in today as a member of the Federal farm loan board, succeeding A. F. Lever of South Carolina, who re signed recently. The ceremony was performed in the ofmlee of Secretary Mellon and was'at tended by members of the' federal re serve bomrd, the war finance corpora tion, the farm loan board, Senator Dial of South Carolina, and a number of South Carolinians. e , $ SPECIAL NOTICES. $ 8 * S S S 0 * e 4 0 z 0 8 For Sale--aby carriage. Price $10. Address "Baby Carriage," care The Advertiser. 45-1t-chd For Sale--20 bushels Speckle Peas, $2.50 per bushel. Sound and pure. C. A. Owens, Clinton, Route 1. 45-5t-p For Sale Cheap-A three or four horse disc barrow, in good' condition. Can be seen at my home at Parks station. W. 13. '3lakely, Laurens, Houte 2. 45-1t-Qd ('ord Wood--Good grade cord wood. Priice delivered rnd corded in yard, $ i.5. Guy Smith, Lau rens, Route 5. 45-2t-pd Lost, Strayed or Stolen-One red bull calf ixeighing about :300 pounds. Wanted, hors for the manrket from 10 Oto 33 pounds, in s-hape for butcher ing. E. It. Blakely, Phone 300. 45-1 t For Sale-1 ton truck, good run ning condition, $250.00. 1 new 3Max well touring car, 1921 model, never 'bnen run, $600.00. Ilpp Bros., Mount ville, S. C. 4 3-"t For Sale-Six year old r.iutile, weightl about 1100 pounds, $135.00. U1)pp Bros, Mountville, S. C. 43-3t For Sale-Aly property on Sullivan street, consisting of 9-room brick house, large garden, orchard, garage, etc.; several vacant lotA and 6 cot tages. Will sell at reasoiable price, part cash, balance with good security. Mrs. J. J. Pluss, P. o. Box 185, Bra dentown, Fia. 35-t Money ! to Loan-011 improved farm and city property for a period of years at seven and one-half per cent inter est. Bomar, Osborne & Brown, At torneys, Spartanburg, S. C. 34-tf Government Wagons-For Sale, or offered in exchange for corn, oats, hay or lumber. Wa~gons in goodl condi tion. Dixie Ice and Fuel1 Co., Clin ton. 16-tf Rim Repair Pari s-For all makes of cars. Rim bolts, wedges andl clamps. City Vulcanizing Station. 40-tf )foney to Loan on improvedl farm land at 7 1-2 Per cent. H-. S. Black well, Attorney-at--Law. 42-t f CLE3M5 SOUTH CAROLINA'S C RECUL/ FOUR YEAR COURSES AGRICULTURIE A gronomy Animal Husbandry Agricultural Teaching Agh-icultural'Chemistry , Dairying Entomology Horticulture E~NGINEERIfNG Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Textile Engineering Architecture Chemical Egineering Industria-l Education. CIENISTRY AND GENEBAL SCIENCE Chemistry General Science SHIORT 00URSES,. Agriculture (1 year) Agriculture,. (2 years) Mechanical- Avts (2 years~ Mechaplc Arts (2 years) Textile Industry (2 .yeat-s) SUMM~ Professional and subject mte Courses-Cours a for' remove) o Foil THE REGIS~ AtP1%ICA TIONS Possibly. Beware of palmintry I When a girl starts looking for your life line she may be throwing out the wife line. . C o e e C ,C C e * * * * * POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMIENTS * Charges for Political-- Announce ments $5.00 in advance, ex~cept Coun ty Commissioner $3.00. For Congresman . I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to Congress from the 4th Congressional District, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary elec tion. J. J. McSWAIN. We are authorized to announce the! name of 0. G. Thompson as a candi date for re-election to the offlee of Probate Judge, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. For County Treasurer I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Treasurer of LAu rens county under the rules of the Democratic primary election. 'R. JUD. LANGSTON. For Auditor I hereby announce myself a candi. date for re-election as Auditor of Lau CALCIUM I Farmers! We hav< tested calcium arsenate boll weevils. Do not are with you to get yot DUSTING We have one dust mended by the goverr tion purposes. We are orders for any number, PRICE If you intend using tl advise immediate prep; to serve you. POWE D ON COt OLLEGE OF AGRICULTUF W. M. RIGGS, President iR SESSION EGINNING SEPTEMBER EXPENSES For the regular sessiioni 1922 2p3 the living expenses inicludling hj oard, laundry, niedical and all i es wIl l.be. Sphiolarship StqdentsW '*$115.40 I ee Tuition S.fydents... 21540 1 y pto td t...254 The cost. of .uifbns and lIooks varies with the class and course and is not included in tli above figures. . choarsbI'im. en ebersip In~ the Reserve Officcrs' Training~ Corps (R. 0. T. C.) will reduce' thle above cost by $100 to *$OO. IR SCHO6L-2.JyNE 12 TO JULY 22, r courses for. Teacher.. Science coi t entrange .onditions. Courses to Ag FULL INFORMIIATION WITEI 01R'WII tAR, CulESON coj. WILL 11E CONSID IlfR I OR2I A rens county and .pledge myself * to Obide by the rules of the 'Democratio primary. J. N4UDY 'IOMPWON. For Supt, of Education I hereby announcO myself a candi late for the office of Superintendent )f Education of Laurens county and pledge myself to abide Iy the rules of the Democratic primary. 1RS. EARL C. OWENS. I hereby announce myself a candi I3' 'or the office of Supeilntendent Af -ducation of Laurens county and pledge myself to abide by the rulfs of the Democratic primar:-. SBION. A. SUI'iVAN, Jr. I hereby announce n' lf a candi late for the omfico ' S 'erintendnt )f Education of Ir 'ei. aounty and pledge myself to abf " b:. :he rules of the Democratic prir.:- y (MISS) MARC '2 'UNLAP. I hereby announ in- If a candi late for Superinte: !'. ducation )f Laurens county nd -dge myself to abide by the r"" ; at' regulations )f the 'DemocratC: . ima . (tMiss) '. '-.WOPFORD. For IS ;. -,is. I hereby afinotn maelf a candl late for re-bleotior to the office of Supervisor of Laul w-" county and pledge myself to al ' by fhe rules f the Democratic pi imary. JOiN D. W. WATTS. LRSENATE a limited supply of for use in dusting for wait until the weevils ir calcium arseriate. MACHINES ing ma..hine, recom ment, for demonstra prepared to take your $12.00 ,ie dusting method, we iration. We are ready RUG CO. E AND ENGINEERING 6, 1922 SCHOLARSHIPS AND -FREE TUITION The college maintntins. over 200 cholarshbipsq in t'he Agricultural and Pox tile Courses. Each schola rship) r. wort'h -$100 per session and tree ultion of' $10. The schola1'ships 'must 'be won by 39mppjitive examinations held' by each County Superintendent of IDdu-~ ~ation on Jn-ly 14. Write for the necessary applica Ion blanks and information. The tuition of $40'is ftree to those ound unable to p~ay,. All R. 0. T. C. stutlents receive' nancial assistance from' the Fed ~rc1 q 1dvernment. this reaching over 100 during the junior and senior eoars, 1922 ~ raes. Cot~ n(Grading clege tiiu4 a I o ,I