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NEW METHOD OF ! WEEVIL CONTROL SAYS NEW METHOD ASSURES !>0 PER CENT. OF NORMAL COTTON CROP. Bulletins weie bein^ sent out last *eek by tlie state p ant board of Florida detailing at length the "im.1 i ^ *. . n:..? , i,? i.,.n proved memou ox cviiuuiiiuk im- i??.n weevil" as envolved by I)r. (Jeorge D. Smith, assistant entomologist of the board, and made public by Dr. Newell, director. While expressing confidence that Florida growers of upland cotton by following the new method are assured of at least 90 per cent, of a normal crop. Dr. Newell points out at 1 the outset that Dr. Smith's experiments weie made under Florida con- i ditions, end the method evolved is adapted to this sta'te, but there seems to be no reason "on theoretical 1 grounds at least" why the method < cannot successfully.be adapted to all ' sections of the cotton belt. < The substance of Dr. Smith's plan ( is to clear the field of weevil infesta- i tion early in June and then give the ( staple free growth until August when ; the annual* migration ,of the weevil i ?ets in. The staple has grown, however, to such an extent by this < time, that harm from the weevil then i is inconsequential. i In this state, the bulletin points t out, the crop is usually "made" by August 15. i Dr. Smith recognized in the be- ( ginning of his experiments that the 1 boll weevil could be effectively pois- i oneu before it reached the "squares" < or t ower bracts of the plant. His 1 investigation therefore had to do ( with ridding the plant of the last j over-wintering weevils which appear i later and deposit their eggs on the t squares. t The plan evolved meets this ob- ( tacle by the simple process of removing the early squares and then i thoroughly disinfecting the boll it- > nelf with poison. His experiments } disproved the belief that removal of j the early squares would lower the | cotton yield. < "In this "state, the bulletin contin- < ues, by removing the squares early in i June and clearing $he boll, the plant i then has almost as long a period in which to set fruit as it enjoyed in a * f a enminff 1 nurnuu hutsuu puui w ?>v w?i>?6 i of the weevil," j "At first thought," the bulletin con- 1 tinues, "it may appear that a con- ] siderable amount of cotton would be i destroyed or lost by removal of the < first squares, say, an average of t about, two large squares to the plant \ . x throughout the field. It has been 1 demonstrated that the cotton plants i normally sheds about 60 per cent, of 1 its fruit during the growing season. 1 Therefore a loss of two squares to < the plant, on the average, should not { affect the yield." f Nothing that the planter has at- < tached great importance to these i first squares, considering them the 1 substance of his early cotton crop, 1 the bulletin says: \ "Removal of the early squares in < our -xperiments was followed by a j remarkable reaction on the part of t the plant itself. In all cases, removal of the squares was followed r by a rapid increase in the height of 1 the plants and this was closely fol- c lowec by a profuse development of | new squares. So pronounced has t been this acceleration, or stimulation, 1 or fruiting, that it seems highly, 1 probable that, even with no weevils \ early in June would actually result c in increasing the yield of cotton." c C ' * ? , i BAPTISTS HOLD LEAD. e ? Two Hundred and Eighty-Seven of This Faith Enrolled at Clemson. c c According to figures recently com- ? piled from the registrar's office and made public through the daily press, 98 per cent, of the members of the Clem;:on College student body are church members. Out of 817 cadets whose records were examined, only twenty are not church members. The Baptist are in the lead in the matter of church membership with 287, the Methodists second with 275, the Presbyterian third with 154, then come in order?Episcopalians 42, Lutherans 21, Associate Reformed Presbyterians 12, Catholics 7, all others 5. i In the senior class, which totals 134, there are 43 Baptists, 41 Meth odists, 39 Presbyterians, and 8 othorc "jn'th nnl\r 1 nnn.memKorc Out of 235 members of the sopho- , more class 85 are Baptists, 86 are Methodists, 33 are Presbyterians, 13 . are Episcopalians, 14 are members of . other churches, and 4 are non-mem- , bers. Oui of 292 freshmen, 105 are Bap- ( tist, 98 are Methodists, 53 are Presbyterians, 16 are Episcopalians, 15 are members of other churches and ( 5 are non-members. j 66 cures Dengue Fever. PRESIDENT BACKS j EDUCATION WEEK ISSUES PROCLAMATION IN INTKKEST OF MOVEMENT DECEMBER 3 TO 9. 1'residenl Harding in a proclamation made public Saturday at the White House sets aside the weekof December 3 to 9 as American Educational Week. He recommends to the appropriate state and local authorities that they give cordial support and cooperation and also calls upon parents to enlist themselves in behalf of closer understanding between the school and the home. < The texl of the proclamation fol lows: . "The ideals of democratic government and democratic education are planted simultaneously in our country. The fathers rightly believA that only a people trained to vision , yf public needs and duties could de- \ relop and maintain the institutions \ jf popular government. The system , jf universal education, established in < the beginning, has developed with the , country and become one of the char- j jcteristic features of our life. .In it ] A'e have laid the foundation of that \ -vstem of American culture which has . nabled us to absorb and assimilate J nillions who have come to us from j nany countries, bringing the tradi- i tions of widely varying institutions. ( "In order that we may keep in < nind the need constantly to improve < >ur educational system, it is proposed :hat the week of December 3 to 9, ? nclusive, be set aside for special ob- t ;ervance as American Educational ( Week. It is recommended to the gov- ( iimors of the states that they cooper- ? ite with the educational civic authorties of their commonwealths to make he week a period for revival of in;erest in the broad work of national ?ducation. "It is gratifying to know that in i time when public burdens have lain ,-ery heavy upon the people there las been everywhere a determined purpose to maintain education unimpaired, in order that the coming generation may be equipped? regardless >f sacrifices in the present, for the ncreasing responsibilities which it nust bear. "Without vision the people perish. ."Without education, there can be ittle vision. Of education it may be >aid that 'it is twice blest; it blesseth lim that gives and him that takes.' [t will be greatly worth the effort if, as incident to the observance of iducational week, we can impress this ;hought upon the young manhood and vomanhood of the nation and redict :heir interest and their zeal to the dea of making a proper contribution ' ;o educational work. It is regretta- * )le that so few young men and women. * jquipped for such service, are now- * idays not disposed to give their * ame to teaching. There is no school >f discipline more effective than that J r. which the teacher goes to school. p 5Ve could do no greater service then ' >y convincing those young men and ( vomen who have enjoyed educational f >pportunities that they owe a reason- ' ible share of their time and energies r o teaching. 1 "The strength and security of the lation will always rest in the intel- ' igent body of-its peopla Our edu- 1 :ation should implant conceptions of s >ublic duty and private obligation 1 >road enough to envisage the prob- * ems of a greatly distraught world. c Hore than anything else, men and * vomen need the capacity to see with dear eyes and to contemplate with 1 >pen, unprejudiced mind, the issues * >f these times. Only through a prop- A srly motivated and geneiourly inspir- 5 ;d process of education can this be 1 iccomplished. "In view, then, of these and many J >ther considerations, I hereby pro :laim the week of December 3 to 9, is American Educational Week, recunmending to the appropriate nationtl, state and local authorities that hey give their cordial support and cooperation to making its observance nspirational and beneficial. Civic >rganizations and religious bodies nay render special service by their cooperation, and particularly it is rec>mmended that parents enlist them- * selves in behalf of closer understand- ? ng between the school and the home, 5 vith the purpose of mutual helpful- ( less." 1 n Morrisville Citizens Refuse to Claim , Him. Editor County Record. John Sports of Greelyville is mistaken in saying that the John Sports who wa3 convicted of forgery, was of the Morrisville section. He did < the forging at Hemingway but is j formerly from Marlboro, where he i "skipped" to and hid from officers, 1 and where he was found and arrest- i ed a few weeks prior to his trial. 1 We, of the Morrisville section mere- ( ly want to state that we do not 1 claim the character under any cir- 1 cum stances. ? J Citizens of Morrisville. 1 November 20, 1922. 'i SECOND PAYMENT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. Planned to Get .Money to Tobacco Growers Before Christmas. With a second payment to members completed in the South Carolina belt and arrangements being made for a second payment in Eastern North Carolina early in December on all tobacco delivered before December, first, the Tobacco Growers' Cooperative association is expecting to largely increase its membership in these ; belts before the season is over. Without any -pecial effort on the part of j the association new contracts are i reaching: Raleigh daily from mer j "who waited to ees' and are again j thoroughly disgusted with the arc tien system. Insistent demands for legal action i against contract violators continue J to reach Raleigh headquarters, es- ( pecially from local units of the asso- j fiation. In response to this demand the legal department last week filed 34 more suits against members in 2! counties of North Carolina involving lamages of more than $50,0(>0. Some jf the first suits filed have been settled out of court while other men are nuking settlements without waiting to be haled into court. Arrangements have been made to lave warehousemen receive money for damages and forward it to Raleigh vhere the legal department will .define whether to accept or reject such settlements. Kach case is being considered on its merits and, while the ittorneys are accepting a number of ;uch proffered settlements, they state ;hat in other cases they- are rejecting )ffers to settle where the interests )f the association show that a law ;uit would be better policy. o Suggestions for Judging Butter. The butter exhibited at many of ;he fairs is really a work of art and should be included in such collections ather than in the butter exhibit, rhe pineapple shaped entries and that noulded in the form of ducks, etc.. ieserve to be classed in the decora;ive art department, for too often the juality of the butter is sacrificed to :he design. Butter made for eating purposes does not gain in quality bailie additional handling necessary for "orming it into fantastic shapes. The sackage should be neat, clean and at;ractive and the butter well protected by being securely wrapped in good jrade of parchment paper. The shape should be such as to allow it to be veil wrapped. The quality of the | saper is very important because a x>or grade is sure to be torn and vorn off by much handling. Good jutter should be especially well packid. Butter of such quality as to be it for soap grease only may be packed anyway?it doesn't matter if it is exposed to dust and flies. The main points to take into acrount in judging are flavor and body, rhese are by far the most important, rhe flavor should be rich, sweet, dean, fine, mildly acid and the aroma should be pleasing. It should have 10 foreign odors or flavors. It should lot taste cowy, cheesy, milky, curdy, ancid, unclean nor nigniy acid. Body or texture should be good. f the grain is good the butter will ireak like a piece of metal?not imooth. It should not contain too nuch moisture, nor should the brine >e milky, and it should be free from :urd. It should be waxy and not jreasy in appearance. Color and salt should also be taken nto account. The color most desira>le is that of June butter. It may ary irum a very u^ia tu a nicuiuu: straw color or that produced by natiral grass. It should not be streaktd or mottled. The salt should be veil dissolved and just enough to >ring out the highest flavor. The following score card will be' lelpful in arriving at definite scores: Flavor 45 Body 25 Color 15 Salt 10 Package 5 100 Butter scoring 95 and above should >e perfect in all but flavor and that should be most desirable. For that scoring 93 and 94 the total defects >tner than flavor?and this must have io off or foreign flavors, not over V* joint. Ninety-two butter can have jut 1 point cut other than flavor? :his must still be good. o To The Children. Send your letter to Santa Claus ?arly. The County Record will not attempt to crowd all of these letters into one special issue this year, but will publish them from time to time as they reach the office. There will be three issues of the paper in De:ember before Christmas day and we bope that even- child in the county who wishes to communicate with Santa through its columns will get their letters in before the 20th of the month. $50.00 RED I THE UN IVE RSAt I ...BUY A I ' ON THIS F Ford Touring Car, with Self Starter, Delivere ' Steering Wheel Lock ..N Financing Charge (6 Mo.) This charge incl six months, FIRE AND THEFT INSUF CENT of the cash value of the car for o Recording Fee One-third Cash Payment Balance M ' OR $162.34 cash and $54.09 per n $163.05 cash and $40.76 per n < $163.78 cash and $32.56 per n $165.29 cash and $27.55 per n SEDANS, COUPELETS, CHASIS, LIGHT TRACTORS ARE ALSO SOLD 0] McINTOSH MOTOI G. T. McINTOSH LINCOLN---FORDCARS~TRUCKS~' Phone 28 - I HERE IT IS! Whatever You \ And the best part of it is, t you will have to pay elsewhere Our stocks are exceptionally coi of the year. Goods for all pui are prepared for you and can t; your every want. As we have always conte ! I lower than our competitor's. A from every quarter. It is our c goods at prices you can't duplic -- - - ? * effort to keed this policy mamte action. We charge only the c profit. Before you buy your seasoi over our lines of Clothing, Shoe ings of every kind for the wh< here and we are going to sell th ? ? vour benefit to come and see th %/ % have sold off the most attractive CHARLES 1 'TlteUnMklii Kingstree, \ % UCTION I . CAR i... ^ LAN d to Your Door .. .. $442.81 ! 8.00 $450.81 tudes INTEREST, for LANCE FOR 90 PER ne year (1 year) and M 36.06 I $486.87 162.34 I 324*53 lonth for 6 months lonth for 8 months lonthfor 10 months # i lonth for 12 months 1 DELIVERY TRUCKS AND 1 N A SIMILAR PLAN. I COMPANY , Manager -FORDSON rRACTORS Kingstree, So. Car. f Vant! he price is below what for the same goods, mplete for this season . i_ tir J poses are nere. we a ike first-class care of ] nded, our prices are I Ye meet competition j :hief aim to sell you I ate. We bend every I st in our every trans- I ost plus a reasonable 1 n's outfit come in look I :s, Hats and Furnish- I lie family. They are * iem, so it will be to * is bier stock before we : bargains. I ni iri/ro I l uviiun. | lg Store" I South Carolina B