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--7, 414 N HERLD OCTOBER 21, 1921. VOL. XLIX. NO. 3 ESTABLISHED 1844 FAIFIELD COUNTY REPORTED BY WOODWARD. - Mrs. J. F. Coleman spent Thurs- I ';ay in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs. l Wallace Coleman. Mrs. Macie Brice, Mr3. T. W. J Brice, Misses Ellen, Nannie and Ida! -Price and Mr. Ernest Kelly spent Saturday in Charlo Sam Nicholson, who is at the Uni versity' of South Carolina, came home for the week-end. Mrs. Robert Dunbar spent a few i eys in Chester recently. Miss Mattie Shirley has returned from Chester, where she has ,been rursing Mrs. L. A. Lewis at the San itorium. J. C. Stewart, Robert McIlroy, lit- j de Alice McIlroy and John A. Stew t' motored to Chester Sunday af- s ternoon. Mrs. J. C. Stewart was hostess to . *herine Ladd Chapter at the reg-hr ular meeting Friday afternoon. There -s no program. as this was the I time for the election of officers. Tbe ( following officers were elected. for c 'he coming year: President, Mrs. t Sam Brice; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. I C. Stewart; 2nd Vice-President, c Mrs. W. M. Reed; 3rd Vice-Presi- t dent, Mrs. J. F. Coleman; Secretary, I Mrs. A. W. Brice; Historian, Mrs. Macie Brice; Treasurer, Mrs. T. W. i Erke; Registrar, Mrs. Charlie Brice- e Mr. A. W. Brice received a rising i vote of thanks for her work as pres dent during the last year,, The chap- 1 fer decided to have a H*llowe'en uarty at the school house the. last 1 Saturday night in October. Mrs. Stewart served a salad eaurse and coffes during the social bour. Miss Sarth Parck, who teaches t Hantrsvlle, 0ne _.ne foxthe week-end, and was aecoupanied by insey. Complimenting Miss Pat rick's guests, Mrs.~ W. M. Pptrick 3 -as hostess at a lovely dinner Sat urday night. Covers were laid for t'e following guests: Misses Mil . -d and Safah Smith, Mary C. El- r ,tt and Julia Salley; and Messrs. -dlebrock, McIntyre, Linsey, Charlie Mc~eDonald, Paul Durham and Wil l-am Douglass. BLAIR. Mrs. J. B. Frazier, Jr., was hostessja to a number of young people on Fri- I. day evening. Cards and music were enjoyed and a most entertaining eve 'ning was passed by all. Mr. A. M. McWhirter, of Jones ville, was a guest in the home of Mrs. L. M. Blair the past week-enei. Miss Ruby Coleman was the week- - S end guest cf Miss Francis Blair. 7Mr. W. E. Blair was a visitor in Winnsboro Saturday. Jfr. and Mrs. L. S. Henderson and family were visitors to relatives in I Clinton several days last week. Misses Bertha Crooks, Alberta Wilkes and Hannah Rutherford~ were week-end guests of Mrs. J. B. Fra -zier, Jr. 3 S Mrs. J. B. Frazier, Sr., Mrs. Fra-v Wzier, Jr., and children were visitors I to relatives in Clinton several days hst week. - Mr. L. M. Blair was a business visitor. in Winnsboro Friday. t Mr. J. R. Ragsdale Was a visitor in 3 Union Thursday. Miss Winter, of Columbia, who '-a been teaching the Blair school, has resigned on account of the sick- 3 ness of her mother. The children are enjoying quite a few holidays. I Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs, of Daytonia, Fla., who have been the guests of Miss F. G. Feaster and Mrs. C. H-. Ragsdale for some time, have re turned home.. Mr. J. B. Frazier, Jr., was a busi-b niess visitor in Columbia Thursday. 1 Mr. L. B. Fee, of Columbia, is t here on a visit to his ilarents, Mr. I and Mrs. L. R. Fee. LONGTOWN. Miss Lillie Mae Weir, of Winns- t boro, is visiting Miss Irene Stewart -n Mrs. D. F. Smith t Mr. R. M. Bolick, of Ridgeway, -- in Longtown Monday. .1. ,.Nov 2A some time with his daughte, Irs. Weir in College Place and his rother, Mr. L. T. Wilds, in Colum ia. Miss Marie Mayer left recently for ohnston where she will teach this ession. Mrs. Black is visiting Mrs. George Wilds at her' 6ome near Ridge -ay. The Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Eu anks and son, Hampton Eubanks, Lined with the Misses and Messrs )ixon last Sunday. Mrs. Thos. H. Wilds spent a short rhile in Camden receatl. Mr. and Mrs. Weir were -the gusds f Mr. aid Mrs. Thos E Smitir for part of last- week. Miss Gertrude Mayer attending chool in Florida this session. Miss Irene Stewart, Miss Liling Jae Weir and Mr.' Maxie, Stewa4 otored, to Winnsboro Mr. kno Mrs. J. J. Mc [r. j. J. -McEachern, Jr. olumbia this week to see Mi Na mi McEachern, who te for reatment. Her many friena wil e delighted to learn .that. Miss Na mi is considerably improved, ano hey wish for her a speedy and com ete recOvY. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hudson and chi ren from South Georgia are guests f Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hudson and [r. and Mrs. RMH. Hudson. Mr. nd Mrs. W. D. Tidwell, Mrs: jannie Bush and Mrs. Campbel, df tumbia, were among the recent. isitor!' at the home of Messrs Joe nd Marion Tidwel. E. H.. BHELTON Mr. r s aters, of affladeljwap aters,_ 4f ,ue 14.--r rig a few days with Mr. and Mrs. . B. Wright. Miss Julia Faucette is visiting in Wumbia. Miss Mae Allen, little Mary Nor is Frocher and Mr. Lee Coleman pent Tuesday in Union. Mr. A. M. Faucette, of Columbia, pent Saturday and Sunday with his arents. Mr. W. B. McDowell, of Balti ore, is here on business. Mrs. W. B. Wright, Jr., is the uest of Miss Mattie Clayton in Co imbia. Miss Ruby Coleman spent the eek-end in Blairs. Messrs. R. C. and J. F. Coleman e in Winnsboro Saturday. M. H. Lee Coleman wis in Co imbia Sunday to see hi5 father. Mr. ~eorge W. Coleman, who is ill at SColumbia Hospital. . Mr. and Mrs. J. 3. Selton, Miss ~ae Allen and Mr. W. B. Wright, r., attended the funeral of Mr. :race Welch at Carlisle last Fri Mr. M. S. Lewis spent the week 1 in Chester with his Egmily. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Wolling and [r Russell Clowney, of Winnsboro, 'ere the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. '. Beam Sunday. Iir. W. B. Wright, Jr., was in 'Co m.'bia Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Jack Pollard and little son, of he Salem neighborhood, are visiting irs. J. A. F. Coleman. Mesdaes J. A. F. Colemnan and ack Pollard and little Jack Pollard, r., spent Friday in Carlisle with rs. Gilliam Jeter. Messrs. M. S. Lewis and J. F. eam were in Newberry Wednesday. MOSSY DALE. There is too much trouble, strife, loodshed and theft abroad in the d, and people are too busy for me > ask for spac6 to even mention eckham again; and I would not do : were it not that his deeds are be ming unbearable. I will mention nly one instance here. Since the igns of the times point to sllarva n, desolation and ruin, brought bout by the devastation wrought by he boll weevil, it behooves us to ave everything that is eatable and (Cntinued on nawa six) f ho o the t uIl ed ers -usda. .e rs -vith .'orth Wed-. 'esda. fdate proud i some v - wan d 1 be c .!a power s :an bunt Faet I ersa c and I y family> sa and A a, 04~ by Mr. Oe ntire - Num ers2 at as isac. ..4.the aistace.". bar-. -tock ~ berh he ''~p -benar nillage gai - ioia '- tie might havte strous. hewere hara .On.1i t tbelr liyely h Sgames1 'cst ' The superlative testi.n" those present makes us sure this OCCasiCn. 'as "as usual" rea'i -njoyed. Mr. .N. White,. *. Gord9n A. Johnistong Rev, ou. C. Gibson T were in ( inbia Tuesday - on busi ness. Mr. G. I Lokey spent the day in Columbia Ust Sunday visitingI his friends. Mr. and*rs. A. S, Payne and Mr. I Houis Cb&g of Oamden, srent the t 'ay Sundafwith Mr. and Mrs. A. I. 7. Wilson. They mnot~red r am f er supper Sunday evening. Mr. Dudley Howe, in charge of the purchising departr:*ens fpr cot ton, etc., ot the Lockwoo)d, Greene &' Co., paid Us a visit on Mondlay of this wek1' Mr. Howe has visited. praeticaly all the Southern states in the cotton belt and he staltes that onditions are worse that th..'1ght t'a be. He.,says that practically all of: the cotton everywhere has been picked, Mrs. Ben Wilson and son, Pa'~i. hve entiely recovered from an at tack of diphtheria. Miss Neli Godwin has tacceptedi 'he position of nurse in oar village. H She arrlyed Monday to take charge; f the dispensary and work connec-j] ed with, her position. Miss Godwin -a graduate nurse from the Bap-' :qt hospital, Columbia. We are elad to welcome her to our hap~sy family of .contented loyal people Well, sure enough. Bob Dale,l missed the preaching service Sunday I night last, as Rainbow predicted last I veek. -Bob says, however it isn't his fault. He say3 that he and Mrs. Dale went for a ride late in the af- I ternoon and had a puncture. When e went to fix~ the puncture he found hat Ramnbow had either stolen or qd somebody else to steal his jack nid pump, so as to make him miss hurch 'services. We haven't heard 4' Ramnbow offering any pump or ~ack fortsale and he hasn't a car soi e are inelined to believe that Bob never did have a jack or pump. Hee ~ad to iave an alibi. Bob says. 'Boys, !I will be there next Sunday." 'ow watch him. ,Th,1'Baptist church was packed to the disors Sunday evening. Prof. Feruehf mid several others of the Mneed on Page Th~teel A i< IIYSICIANS OF TIS )ISTRICT MET HERE The semi-anntal meeting of the redical society of the fifth district ook. place in Winnsboro cn Thurs ay, October 20ht. An excepti6nally ;y, Oct. 20th.- An exceptionally in tructive program had been arranged. Tot only were there doctors of note rom the district present, but also' hysicians and surgeons from else there in the State. The fifth istrict is composed of'the fQllowing ounties: Chester, Fairfield, Ker haw, Lancaster and York. The of icers of the society are: Dr. W. R. Vallace, president; Dr. G. W. Poov y, Dr. W. M. Love, vice-presidents; )r. G. A. Hennies, sec. and treas.; r. Robt. Sumner, Dr. C. S. Mc ants, Dr. R. H. McFadden, Dr. L. . Gregory, executive committee. Following was the program: Opening prayer-by Rev. G. G. dayes. Address of Welcome-Hon. J. W. -Ianahan. Address of Welcome from Fair ield County-Dr. J. C. Buchanan, >resident of Fairfield County Medi al Society. Duodenal and Gastric Ulcers-Dr. . E. Beker, Charleston, S. C. What the Physician Should Read )r, E.. W. Pressley, Greenville, S. C. Principlts of Feeding During the econd Year of Childhood-Dr. W. . Weston, Columbia, S. C. Some Phases of the Work at the ;outh Carolina State Hospital-Dr. I. F. -Williams, Supt., Colmnbia, S. Diagnostic Significance of Certain 3hest- Signs-Dr. J. D. McDowell, ori, S. C. Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and rthrt as Related to General Medi ine-Dr. W. C. Twitty, Rock Hill, . c. orbed, Camden, S. C. RED CROSS MEETING. The Fairfield County Chapter of he American Red Cross held its an mal meeting for the election of offi ers in the County Health office on rhursday rtorning at 11 o'clock. [he following officers were elected: )r. Oliver Johnson, chairman; Mr. Ernest Blair, vice-chairman and reasurer; Miss Elizabeth Doty, see etary; Miss Alice Doty, chairman Funior Red Cross committee; Miss ~agie Neil, publicity chairman; 3. J. L. Bryson, chairman nursing cmmittee; Miss Maggie Aiken, hairman membership committee; Irs. W. D. Douglas, chairman pro -tive committee; Dr. R. G. Hamil n, chairman home service commit e, and secretary home service corn 'ttee. Miss Susie G. Dawson, Field Di ector A. R. C. for South Carolina, ade a most forceful and eloquent ..to the Chapter, stressing the act that the war was not over, and wer would be until the American people (you and I) have fulfilled the promises we had made to our sol tiers at the beginning of the war, o -see them through. "Are We do -e this ?" Thousands of our men re in hospitals being cared for iby he Red Cross. Can We afford not o renew our membership and re .ay in this small way the sacrifices hey have made for us? 4RS A. I. V. WILSON ENTERTAINS. One of the most attractive parties if the season was given by Mrs. A. .V. Wilson last Friday afternoon t her attractive home in the Mill lillage. The living room and din ng room were beautiful in their allowe'en decorations, which were :arried out in the minutest detail. There were four tables of players 3 at the end of the games Mrs. U. 1. DesPortes, Mrs. Dees and Mrs. (eehan tied for the prize, which fell Mrs. Keehan. A salad course, with tea and sand iches, wa, served by the hostess, COTTON GROWING I THE BOLL WI About one hundred farmers were assembled in the court house Wed nesday to hear Prof. N. E. Winters, of the extension department of; Clemson College discuss Economical Crop Production and Cotton Growing Under Boll Weevil Conditions. His remarks might be summed up in one word: PREPAREDNESS. It seemed in the opening that he was going to discuss only soil fertility and the building of soils, but when he grad ually worked to boll weevil conditions and showed that the successful plant ing of cotton under adverse circum-I stances was dependent of the condi ion of the soil and its ability to de-11 velop the plant rapidly, his hearersi were very much impressed. In or der that his advice might reach a larger number of farmers The News supplied a stenographer and in the afternoon Mr. Winters condensed his lecture for publication. His own ad vice follows, verbatim: Economical Crop Production and Cotton Growing Under Boll Weev il Conditions. There are two big problems that. confront us, economical crop pro duction and the marketing of the things we produce. It is not alwayE the man who produces the biggest crop that makes the most profit. The margin -of profit comes in between the cost of production and the mar ket price. Economical crop produc on on poor land is physically impop sible. .Without the boll weevil it is ssible to produce cotton year after year on poor land, depending ou com mercial fertilizer for producing it, and to eek out an existence with it. But it is impossible with the boll weevil present to help us harvest it. A clean cultivated crop year af ter year in soil left bare during the %-inter, between these crops, is the. kind\ of. treataent that it takr -a nnaldtm Poor ebes soil ot of the richest soil we have. gome land in the United States which made in its virgin state, when God turned it over to the old pion eers. 70 bushels of corn per acre without any fertilizer, is now .'w 8-12 bushels per acre after-. ty-five years of continuous corn cul tivation with no soil improvements. Nitrogen Most Important Factor. On our poor soil, nitrogen is the 'iting element of the crop pro "iction. Our crop yields go up and 4wn as nitrogen and all fertilizers go up and down. In our tests on poor soil in this State, we produce no more cotton cor 'corn with 8-0-4 than we do when no fertilizer at all is applied.I We snent $26;000,000 for nitrogen last year. We have spent over $12, 000,000 this year for nitrogen. For the past fifteen years we have spent annually $1.5,000,000 for nitrogen in commercial form, and We have been losing 80 per cent of it, an average of $9,000,000. annually, in the leech from our soil and through our gul leys into our creeks and rivers, duie to the lack of proper control of the soil moisture and the use of the green winter cover crops. It re auires only about 18 pounds of nii trogen to make one-half biele of cot ton or 18 bushels of corn per acre, but we lose 50 pounds of the precious stuff per acre where the soil is left bare all winter exposed to the leak age from our heavy rains. In other words, we have been losing more than we used of the most expensive part of our commercial fertilizer. God Almighty has given us enough stuff in one square. mile of this old air to do the whole world 50 years for crop nroduction . if we will just pull it down and use it, 'end He has pro vided the whole world with means -hereby we can pull it down and make it available for corn, cotton and other crops in our rotation - by using beans, peas, clovers, and vetches adapted to our section. We can grow a greater variety of these crops thhen any other section of the Ujnited States and we can grow them from January 1st to December 31st and never miss a single crop. A three ton growth of velvet beans will take from the God giveo &ir *nd ad:d to every acre 87 pounds of nitrogen and more than thist by applying 500 nounds of nitrate of soda per acre. ADER EEVIL CONDTIONS mqre milk and meat than anything that can be planted in the spring time, each acre producing the ruff age needed as pasture crop for oe cow and two pigs during November, December and January. A winter cover crop, rye, oats, vetch or criw sonclover will save about 50 pound of nitrogen from leaking out this winter, and with vetch or crimson clover in the moisture they will add in 50 pounds from the air, giving us 100 pounds of nitrogen more to ev ery acre next spring than we would have if the soil were left bare. This is worth about $20.00 for production in commercial form. Another good thing about this pro gram, the boll-weevil cannot live ovex winter in a green winter cover crop because he is just like everytlft else, he freezes more easily when wet or green than he does when dry. In order to stand our winter freeses he must lose one-third of his body moisture .by evaporation and he can not do t*iin a green *vinter cover crop. Bug6logists, for this reason, call this green winter 'cover crop .the cleansing crop. If the cotton can be picked out and the stalks cut CC with a disk and plowed under two weeks, before frost the boll we6 r wil either be debd or gone tosom neighbo's field by the tine frost comes, bec1mewee1beY . e about two weeks in t time without green cotton ana ther eproduce only when there b, an cotton around, either tlie 'aqure I young bolls. If it is. Mposile t pick out he e" I 6o eS w you want tor ry oats, er rye sa 7 am w vetc or rI 1 I " I"-at . e ton field toahead d s en e 'Kgea crop. Then 4dout, frot has italks 7 ni green crop. Thfen as mloon as SoM 'le destroy the dry weeds "md 'gras along the terraces and around the field out 200 feet from. the eld and you will -destroy the winter htal fwr the boll weevil When killing frost comes, 90 per ent of the eevlo into hibernation in the cotten fel probably 10 per' cent around: the field, not more than 200: feet from it, nd if all dry vegetation"s destroyed -r chopped down in that green crop ithin that area, the bolR weevM finds it impossible to survive the winter. If no green cover crap li Slanted in' the cotton field, cut the talks as soon as possible with a disk harrow ajnd plow them under.. Thee aestroy the dry' weeds and grass along the terraces-~and around the feld as previously mentioned. Prob bly 90 per cent ofuswllnotmake this following winter preparations * that we should. I want to tell you that the boll weevil is- one of: the most apprece tive little cusses you ever got ao qtlintecj yity. If you-- piow ii with plenty of green cotton right to frost and .a good hotel to winter 9 in, he will stay with you winter and summer, and wfien your cotton first begins to bud out he will'3e tliseeto suck 'the bods'and -when the first fruit begins to form he will be there a puncture the young squares, and from an early start in -the spring the field is soon full of weevils; for three females, in the course of one season, will fill a room 10 feet enquare and 10 feet high witih weevils. They stay untilAugust inthe fields of thenman wh provides them with good winter hotels. Some time sin August they become so thick that they go out nd find new homes,. then is when ligration starts and they go all over h, country; then is when the msa -ho cleans up will have no weevils - his cotton field, but if he has been rrowiflg velvet beans in his corn,.de troying and plowing them under, sing green winter cover crops, de troying and plowing them under, hen adding q large. amount of or-. anic matter, fertilizinig and liming i land for four or five years to keep that soil. and organic matter in healthy, sanitary condition, using fertiliser intelligently, minly acid