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X ?v w . , IW I I MIT I I War or nc II Abbeville, Gi I any other la<. I your individt I also the expe I wood, McCoi I tLo IB Ull LI uuvi/v ' STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. f Columbia, S. C., Sept 10.?A acre of wheat per each one-hors crop was the policy indorsed by th State council of defense at the Syir ter conference. By resolution the farmers of th State were urged to grow all of th live stock possible. Davil R. Coker, chairman of th council of defense, discussing th necessity for more hogs said: " have before me quotations of th Baltimore market of September J quoting medium and heavy hogs (20 *to 300 pounds in weight) at 19.6 to 19.70, live weight. If the farnr ers are going to raise hogs for th market they should form communit clubs and ship them in carload lob They should ship nothing excep hogs weighingl75 pounds and ovei as these always bring better price: 1 ' ? in I shall be giaa to give wiupic? ... formation to any farmers clubs wish ing to ship hogs." The following resolution wa (adopted ly the State council of de fense: 9 "Whereas the secretary of agri culture has advised that the whea acreage of South Carolina be in creased 37 percent, in order that th farmers of our State may do thei part in averting a world wheat short age, therefore upon motion of th committee on production and con servation of food-stuffs, be it re solved: "That the farmers of South Caro lina be and hereby are advised ti plant one acre of wheat per eac] one-horse crop and that they be urg ed to plant good lands and fertilize as liberally as circumstances wil permit. Be it resolved, further, that, ii order to in some measure allev'.at the actual famine of meats and fats , the South Carolina farmers be urgei to raise all the live stock posible but especially to increase their pre duction of hogs. "Be it resolved, further that, w deprecate the killing of young an immature live stock, and that w urge that this practice be done awa with wherever possible. "Be it further resolved, that, th South Carolina Live Stock associs tion be requested to take up at i1 approaching meeting the matter c the shipment out of the State c large numbers of young calves an to make a recommendation to tt State council of defense as to ho this practice can be stopped. "Resolved, further, that the con missary departments of the varioi camps be requested to purchase foe Hiropf from the farme P&V/UUVIM UMVV. ? wherever possible." GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT OF SOUTH CAROLIN Corn.?September 1 forecast, 4< 800,000 bushels; production la year, December estimate, 32,008,01 bushels. All Wheat?September 1 for i Had, IINF RY > war, high prices reenwood and Mc ly, and that is eas tality. In order t >.rts to match same rmick and Abbevi mentioned dates. Had. ' the Farmer | cast, 1,870,000 bushels; production last year, December estimate, 2,226,n 000 bushels. e Oats.?September 1 forecast, 5,e 100,000 bushels; production last i- year, December estimate, 9,000,000 bushels. e Tobacco.?September 1 forecast, e 56,400,000 pounds; production last year, December estimate, 20,280,000 e pounds. e| Potatoes.?September 1 forecast, 'Ii 1,122,000 bushels; production last ?? J ^ rrrA AAA e year, uecemoer estimate, i^wv }, bushels. 0 Sweet Potatoes.?September 1, 5 forecast, 7,240,000 bushels; produci tion last year, December estimate, e 5,676,000 bushels. y All Hay.?Preliminary estimate, 3. 292,000 tons; production last year, ,t December estimate, 340,000 tons. Apples (agricultural crop.)?Sep3. tember 1 forecast, 283,000 barrels of i 3 bushels; production last year, De-I, cember estimate, 196,000 barrels. Peaches.? Estimated production s 1917, 1,130,000 bushels; production , i_ last year, December estimate, 545,- . 000 bushels. ; [. Cotton.?August 25 forecast, 1,- ( t 377,000bales; production last year,!] -iCensus, 931,830 bales. , e| Prices.?The first price given be- ] r low is the average on September 1 ] _ this year, and the second the aver- ] e age on September 1 last year. Wheat, 247 and 150 cents per j _ bushel. Corn, 228 and -108. Oats, 121 and 69. Potatoes, 230 and 146. , . Hay, $19.50 and $15.50 per ton. i 3 Cotton, 22.9 and 14.7 cents per 1 ij pound. Eggs, 30 and 22 cents per j _ dozen. e " 1 HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT. ( i For the information of the people e the government has sent out the fol-l] i, lowing bulletin: d "Subscribers to the recent 2,000,>, 000,000 issue of liberty bonds and , ?- intending subscribers to the second liberty loan are interested in knowe ing just how the money obtained is , d used. A large amount of money is e necessary to maintain the Navy, y which has been called upon to defend our coast and our commerce from e attack. i- "To put the Navy on a war basis, :s! every ship in reserve had to be fully ?fj manned and commissioned. Many >f auxiliary vessels also had to be addd |ed. lej On April 6 there were 64,680 envy ]listed men; now there ard more than j 130,000. In addition, we have ena-j listed more than 35,000 reserves and is there are 10,000 National Naval vol>d unteers in service. rs "Contracts have been placed for every destroyer? and submarine chaser that the shipyards of the country can build, and new records are ex Apected in construction. All this! jis in addition to the 32,000-ton | ibattleships; the five battle cruisers of ,st, 35,000 ton each, the largest and 30jswiftest war vessels ever built; the * six scout cruisers and many auxili e-ary craft for which we have made t. ion-V OPENIT \ or low prices, he Cormick Counties >y if you come to 0 prove that we h 1 to each individu lleCounties to ma ) don-V ?:t gg%}, rjr ?->* -A contracts. These will be built as al early as possible, but the right of V]' way is being given to destroyers and small craft. m "Since the day war was declared L the Navy has patrolled 1 our own coasts. For coast defenses scores of w vessels have been secured?yacht, ^ fishing vessels, fast motor boats, and other minor craft, and others are be- a1 I ing added to this force as rapidly as possible. "The Navy has sent to France a s< corRS of aviators, who arrived on June 8, the first contingent of the V regular armed forces of the United ^ States to land on French soil. The Aeronautic Corps has been .greatly ^ enlarged, aviation bases established along the coast, and officers and men trained in the operation of seaplanes l dirigible baloons, and other types of ft aircraft. An additional . appropria- p tion of $45,000,000 has been asked a] for aviation. , 0; "About $80,000,000 is involved in tc the entire building program in our!w ?,?J? ofotirtma CnViTTIQ ll&V y yaiKlOy uauuug UVUWVMI^y y | rine and aviation bases, the big stor- bage warehouses we are building for i0 munitions and supplies, the new b; shops, foundries, shipyards, the huge sc drydocks, and the various structures q under way or provided for. ol "The Marine Corps has more than p] doubled in enlisted strength since jaj the war began. On April 6 there were Sc in the corps 426 commissioned offi- in cers and 13,266 enlisted men. It new fa has more than 28,000 enlisted men, ti< only 1,479 recruits being required to in bring it up to its full authorized en- T1 listed strength of 30,000. A force of th marines has been landed in France gi for service under Gen. Pershing, and th the entire corps is eager for action." b? ^VVVVVVVVVVVVVVV wi W Ni sc < I DUE WEST. V t0 ^ V VVV V vvv vv vv vvv 01 er Due West, Sept. 18.?Mrs. Mollie sc Brownlee, one of the oldest residents af Due West, died in Greenville on ot t> 1 ? 1 1 tvio KiTrinl tnnlf tc x uesuci.y, ucpt. aa, ahw ...... place in Due West. of Mr. Walter Moffatt of Monticello, C: Ark., who has been in Asheville for m sometime, is the guest of Dr. and ar Mrs. Moffatt. bi Mr. W. W. Edward's milliner, Miss fr Jones, has arrived and taken up her work. Mr. Edwards returned a few sp days ago from the Northern markets te and his goods have been arriving for sometime. vi Mrs. Ada Chapman of. Fountain w Inn, and Mr. and Mrs. Bellinger and children of Greer, have been the M guests for sometime of Mr. and Mrs. C Markham. They returned home last H week. M Mrs. Essie Greene and two sons, returned from a visit to Greenville m last Saturday. p: Mr. R. R. Moffatt of Chester, and Mr. W. L. Reid of Avon, were among fi those who attended the Moffatt- B Parkinson wedding from a distance. The college authorities are doing sj considerable work in the way of re- a pairs to the floors and ceiling of the College Home at Erskine. "w Prof. W. S. Reid of Richburg, was'k in Due West last week looking upjc< school opening, which takes place d Wednesday, Sept. 19th. Miss Barbara Grier will visit in a few days friends at Tazewell, Va., $ yiisoi fcSEF lil, rain, sleet o ; should be as w us and let us f ave in Millinery al, this is an int ike critical exam ftlsoi V:;:TT []:. ~ . r. . . J , ;r . ? .> - j ' . k Bluefield, W. Va., and at Louisille. Ky. The Foreign Missionary Society ieets Wednesdayy evening, Dr. R. . Robinson is the spes.ker. Miss Frances Widemein ileft last eek for the Flora McDonald colge, Red Springs, N. C. ( Miss Virginia Edwards will teach k Troy. Miss Estelle McDill left last Fri? c? nr_n:__ +? +?i? ay lux iixuixiiiOy tu up ucx :hool work. V L.OWNDESVILLE. V V Lowndesville, Sept. 18, 1917?The owndesville graded school begun s new term Monday, 17th, with 113 nnils fVt a lnrivnt. nnpninff ntf.p.nri nee in recent years of the number f scholars increase in proportion > that of last year the enrollment ill probably reach 150 or 160. Destional exercises were conducted y Rev. J. A. Clotfelter and was folwed by a short and interesting talk 7 the principal, Prof. H. W. Robin>n, an Erskine College graduate, uite a number of patrons and ;hers interested in the school, were esent, all lending encouragement I ad co-operation to the teachers. Our1 hool has been doing excellent work the past few years, our progress is not only been shown in the erecon of a beautiftil new brick buildM kill 4-V? nfn n rTA*lr /) ATI A uui iiic ouiuuaiu wi vruxA uwuc. he latter is evidenced by the fact at scholars who complete the tenth ade have no difficulty in entering ie various colleges of our state. Miss Pauline Clinkscales, a mem>r of last year's graduating class, as awarded a Winthrop College holarship. Other pupils are enring well in different, schools. With ir present efficient corps of teachs we feel that the success of the hool for the new year :s assured. Mrs P. C. finmVirpIl ar\r{ spvfiral hers from Abbeville, were in town eently to assist in the organisation : a branch chapter of the Red ross Society in our town. A good any members have been secured id we hope to soon be doing our t towards making our boys at the ont comfortable. Mrs. A. B. Walter of Mullins, will lend the winter here with her sisr, Mrs. H. G. White. Mrs. T. B. Holcombe of Oates, is siting Mrs. W. M. Speer for several eel:s. Mrs. W. S. Hunter and daughters, ioo A nnm TJiinfnr Qr?j'1 MfQ flAr/Inn , IOO XlllillC IXUllbVl UliU 4Ui?i vivauvu arson of Seneca, a:nd Mr. Frank awkins of Starr, were guests of [rs. T. B. Jones last week. Mr. D. L. Barnes has bought and loved into the home recently occuied by his brother, Mr. A. V. Barnes Miss Alice Cooley has returned rom a visit to her sister, Mrs. Lewis arksdale in North Augusta. Mrs. R. R. Jones of Greenville. sent Sunday with her parents, Rev. nd Mrs. H. C. Fennel. The friends of Mr. Tom Baskin, rho has been ill, will be glad to now that he has undergone a sucessful operation at Chester and is oing nicely. The Semi-Weekly Press and Banner 1.50 per year. Subscribe now! i Lo. \ TC%/+ /vc . Zb anc ' l I . # ir eriAffi nnrV% n-nrt a f Of lUU/^ ^UWIl UllU w ell or a little better > urnish the articles and Ready-to-Wea Station to ,every lad ination of our mat ? ft r 1 fit ' Women Admire "Tailor-Made" I We freely admit tha make the man, but bur on a man will make an impression, and the m; blame If he does not 4li impression. With nearly 1,000 s from; with a range of p to $52.50; with ability ' from a cheap "wesklt" orate suit for any t knowledge to measure y should we not GUAR! SATISFACTION? We make Raincoats a SHE HOME niuTi fTeacl hildrc 'o Sav> the kidd 7 making t save their m< ial savings acco class banking ii like this, whe given the prop< id enoourageme die their own fii is a good start right direction dollar opens an i mesty?Co XT . ine ixauor Abbeville \ La M I < ;y: I 27 j f * 111 very lady in | dressed than suitable to r Goods and ly in Greenchless stock Bi " ... || up Wk M ' Sft v ify " the lilt Man! I t Clothes do not Tailored Clothes [ awfully good first an himself 14 to re up to that good tartiples to select : v| rices from $18.00 C ^ to make anything to the most elabunctlon and with r^aa aamnaa! I tf Ulkli J/XrAtf wu buncvuj) wnj , INTEE CLOTHES nd Overcoats, too. yf PARiyS OF 0000 CL0THE8. if: : . ' re ;r aiienuon to hanin the ?ne * ;' lurtesy-Service J ial Bank s.c. 1 *. i