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Abbeville Press and Banner ' t ' i-' ^j| Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Friday, July 16, 1920. Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year? ? ? -mk STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED ABBEVILLE COUNTY FARMERS SHOULD ATTEND ONE OF THESE MEETINGS . AND GET INFORMATION FIRST HAND REGARDING COTTON ASSOCIATIONS. On Thursday, Jnly 15, an intensive state-wide campaign was launched under the auspices of the South Carolina Divisiion, American Cotton Association, the Extension j Forces of Clemson College, The I South Carolina Warehouse Commission and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The campaign is for the purpose 6f securing more members of the American Cotton Associate; the securing of funds for! A1*AAflAT\ TTTQ rAll O AC ! VUC VI VUI/VVU noi^iivuo^o in each county in the state. There will be three statewide meetings, the first to be at Anderson on July j . 15. The three problems to be discuss-1 ed at these meetings are funda-| mental and of vital importance to' tfie scientific marketing of cotton. 1st. To arrange for the grading of the farmers' cotton by an official cotton classer and who is a disinterested party appointed by the State j and Federal Government working I under the supervision of the Ex-' tension r orce 01 ^xemson oonege. The grading of cotton by an official i cotton classer is the first step in the I scientific marketing of this product, j Why shouldn't every farmer know what his cotton grades before it is sold and why shouldn't he know ; what that cotton is worth before he , takes it to the market. Is it fair and I ( honest to the producer for his cot- 1 ton to be sold on the market to men , who are incompetent to grade cot-' ton? 2nd. To arrange for building the necessary warehouse space to take care of at least 50 per cent of our _ cotton crop. There are two , main . reasons why we should have ample warehouse space to accommodate storage capacity of at least 50 per; cent of a normal cotton crop. In the first place we lose from $5000 to $15,000 by leaving our cotton exposed to the weather. The construction of the necessary warehouse space to accommodate 50 per cent of our cotton crop would pay for what it cost in a year or two. Out of 273 cotton warehouses in the state, only 42 are above Colum-| bia. This is the first benefit derived 1 from the cotton warehouse. The second benefit is that farmers can hold their cotton when prices are notfair and market their cotton when pices are r:.9:ht. Out of 25 cotton seasons, from 1893 to 1917, otton was found to be lowest duri.iy the heaviest marketing period, that is, | during fne months of September,' October. November and December.' The price of an article depends largely upon the demand for that article. If the demand is great the price is right; if the.dematul ig not J-j so great the price-price.'-is not so; great^ Therefore, if we place two-j thirds of our cotton crop on the j market as soon as it is ginned, we | glut the market, hence the price! must fall. 3rjf. To increase the ' membership j of the cotton association ' in order that it may be a potential factor in' the economic life of the state. Abbe-; ville County has .only 57 members, while Spartanburg, , Orangeburg,; Florence 'and many other counties 1 have 1,000 members belonging to the cotton association. The places and dates of the meetings to be held in Abbeville County are as follows. At Abbeville on Tuesday, July 20, at 11:30 a. m.; .at Due West on Tuesday, July 20 at 4 p. m.; at Lowndesville on Wednesday, July 21 at 11 a. m. JVIr. J. Evans D|rector of ExTtenslion Work in the Southern States will speak at Abbeville. Mr. Evans is a I Peace With Honor Is Issue Says Cox! : I Fire? Volley At Harding, Answer* Senator's Charges About the Administration. Columbus, Ohio, July 15.?Govern-' or James M. Cox, the Democratic'1 nominee for President, today fired the' first vMjtji; of the campaign at his 1 Republican .opponent, Senator Hard*-', ing, announced definitely that ofy ficial notification will be held at Trail's End, Dayton, and stated that the Democratic national committee' will meet in Columbus July 20, in-1 stead of in Dayton, as previously in-' timated. In his official statement, in answer ' fn Senator Harding's charees that the 1 administration at Washington had him as the chief campaign issue, the J Governor declared that his own cam^ paign "will be dedicated to the task' of bringing about peace with honor' of readjusting the affairs of civiliza-J tion and of creating a new day out of1 which we will make the best of the1 lessons of the past. Silent on Campafgn Manager In connection with the selection of. a permanent campaign manager,1 which will be one of the chief duties' of the national committee wnen it1 meets here July 20, Governor Cox to-J day would express no preference. He' would not state whether E. H. Moore his pre-conveirtion campaign manager | would accept the position, but when' the name of Chairman Cummings was mentioned he said tnat the national committee might insist that he would be of more use in the campaign' as a speaker than as a manager and decide that Mr. Cummlngs should take the stump. . r . . WHO KNOWS THESE LADIES?! I 1 \ Probate Judge Miller has finished sending out checks to the pensioners | of the county with the exception of! three Class C. checks of $44 each. The three pensioners whose wherea-, bouts the judge has been unabb to discover are Mrs. Maggie Kinard, Mrs. Maggie Wright and Mrs.. Annie Bratcher. Judge Miller will appreciate any information as to the addresses of these three ladies so that he may send their checks to them. \ Since May Judge Miller has paid out $12,122.00 which amount he * received from the state treasurer for the pensioners of the county. This ? total includes the three checks men- ? oVk fV* a r* an nJ i\va I wvcu uuuvc aiiu tiic jjcnaiuiicia aic either veterans of the war between I the states or else their dependents. ,c THE SERVICE SABBATH NIGHT The services in the Associate Re- j formed church Sabbath night will be devoted to the affairs of the Y. P. C. U., the program for the occa- 1 sion being arranged by the society and the sermon especially for young * people. Mrs. Plaxco and Miss Mamie1 Devlin will sing a duet, the choir < will be occupied by young people and all together the occasion pro-] mises to be one of unusual inter- * est. The public is cordially invited. j* A PLEASANT TRIP. ji I Miss Maggie Link and Miss Clarkie Link returned Wednesday from a| pleasant stay of two weefcs \frith their ( brother, R. L. Link in New York.1 I They also stopped in Philadelphia and Washington and visited all points of ^ interest in these cities. js very forceful speaker and we trust that a goodly number will hear Mr.! Evans. The other speakers are1 Messrs. D. W. Watkins, Ass't Director Extension Service at Clemson College, B. Harris, Commissioner of Agriculture, G. F. Honeycutt, j Editor Southern Cutlivator, and T. j M. Mills. The American Cotton Asso-] ciation is now in its infancy but has done an untold amount of good. ^ Peode everywhere will tell vou that s ----- I the association has helped to keep i r the price of cotton up. Remember |t this: "United we stand, Divided we;i fall." Everybody be on hand at one|i of these meetings. 's Machinery Only Thing Lacking Promoter* of the Towel Factory Are Ready to Complete Organization Conference Held Today i One of the main promoters of the towel factory which it is proposed to install in the old furniture factory stated this morning that If It were possible^tp secure new machinery immediately that work on converting the old furniture factory buildings into a modern factory would be begun at once. It is only because it is absolutely impossible to secure acceptance of orders for new mill machinery which allow only a short time for ielivery that the work is not already upder way. The local promoters have been in ... Li-_ correspondence witn some parwe? who had an option on some towel factory machinery but the machinery was second hand and has t>een used several years. The price asked too was high enough to almost pay for new machinery. ? After consultation yesterday with Mr. Blair Rice, president or the Belton towel factory, it was agreed that the completion of the organization would probably be held up until conditions warrant the machinery manufacturers giving prompt deliveries. This decision is tentative only, and if circumstances arise in the near future which justify the action the factory will be rushed to completion and operation, will begin at once. The promoters have their eye on one of the most capable towfel manufacturing men of the state and they believe .that the inducements which they will be in a position to offer will enable them to secure his services as general manager of the concern. THE GILGAL CENTENNIAL The committee in charge of the :entennial celebration at Gilgal :hurch, which event occurs July J4th., are making extensive preparations. The churchyard and the :emetery have been cleaned off, the :hurch has been painted inside and >ut, and Thursday morning Col. Says, our enterprising photographer went up and trained his trusty nstrument on the church in order ;o get a good picture of it as it is low," a hundred years since the or The committee is receiving response to the invitations sent out iome days ago and there is a pronise of a large gathering of the jeople who arp interested in the :hurch on the day apointed. THE BOOK CLUB The Book Club was most pleasintly entertained* Wednesday afterloon by Mrs. George White at the iome of her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Smith. This is the beginning of the lew year with the club and the new >fficers were in charge and new >ooks were distributed. Cream and cake were served af-, er the busines meeting. Mrs. Frank 71 % TtT T 1 fi *11. 1 1_ avails ana iurs. w. joei amixn neipid with the entertaining which nade a pleasant afternoon more jleasant for the guests. ? MRS. LATIMER SICK Friends of Mrs. James T. Latimer! will regret to know that she is1 seriously ill at the home of her sis- j ;er, Mrs. Ella Latimer. This news.' arill bring sadness to many friends] Vbbeville and in Lowndesville vhere Mrs. Latimer lived until re-j :ently. Mrs. Latimer did much Red j Dross work during the war and suf-J 'ered a break down from which she lid not recover. MRS. REESE RETURNS HOME Mrs. Bradley Reese returned iVednesday afternoon from Anderson wheres he has been for the past nonth in the hospital. Since her >peration Mrs. Reese has gradually ecovered her strength and her nany friends rejoice that she will ;oon be herself again. 1 Cox And Harding Will Visit State Abbeville Folk Will Hare Opportunity to Hear Standard Bearers in Visits to this State. I A dispatch from Washington today to The State gives out the. important announcement that bath Governor Cox and Senator Harding will addresg Jh^.VDtersrof Dixie before the general election in November. The State's correspondent in Washington says: The most interesting matter to political Washington, and, indeed. to me entire country at mis time is, the forthcoming visits of both Candidates Cox and Harding to the iSouth before the election in November. Plans looking to this invasion before the ballots begin to fly are both interestig and important. Today reports came to Washingtorf that Governor Cox will be ' visited here Saturday, when he comes to 'confer with President Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, candidate for the vice presidency by a number of delegations from various Southern cities who will invite him to visit them on - his trip through Dixie. H&< Negro Committeeman The governor and the national committeemen in the different states are the men who will naturally take the lead in welcoming i the 'candidates and this raises a number of important topics. For instance, when Senator Harding goes to Georgia in the hope of making that state get on the Republican side of the ledger, he will naturally get a cold reception, especially, as it | will incumbent upon him to fraternize, necessarily, with Henry L. )Johnson, the negro committeeman 'from that ptate and other of his 'kind. | When he once posies over the Mason and Dixon linn, Mr. Harding will find that while h-3 will be treated cordially as a citizen and shown every courtesy consistent with his present position as a candidate for the presidency, though on a Republican ticket, that the Democrats will be satisfied with Governor Cox as their party leaaer. May Select Augusta j Governor Cox'will undoubtly select Augusta as one of the cities where he will speak when he goes South. He has been a frequent visitor to that city and has often expressed his appreciation of the many courtesies extended him while ,there on different occasions. Therefore, it may be assumed that the Georgia city will be one to be Visited by Governor Cox. Senator Fletcher of Florida will see to it that Governor Cox goes into that state. If this is possible, while the Florida senator has yet made no statement regarding this matter it is probable that he will confer with Governor Cox while the latter is here Saturday. If this is not done, then Senator Fletcher will take the matter up with him at a later date. ! South Carolina and Alabama will also see the Ohio governor. Indications are that he will make his trip| through Washington down, by Char-j lotte, Columbia, Augusta, < possibly | Savannah and Jacksonville, over -by j Macon, Atlanta and then on . down| jthrough Birmingham and further j j through the Southwest. No itinerary has yet been prepared, but after Saturday's conference lit is likely this matter will take , definite shape and that announcements will follow at an early date. Reports from all over the South j are that the people are preparing to] otvp Governor Cox a welcome some-1 what akin to that accorded Grover Cleveland when he went through Dixie many years ago. COTTON MARKET January 32.04 March 31.26 May 30.40 July 41.85 October 34.47 December 32.86 The Farmers To 1 ,V. * Meet Tuesday ??-?? i At 10:30 O'clock in Court Hou?e To Elect Township Officer* and Appoint Committees. ^ > Miss Lois C. Erwin, field secretary of the American Cotton Association ' wishes all the farmers of . ABBEVILLE TOWNSHIP to meet in the Court House atl0:30 Tuesday mom-' ling July 20 for the purpose ofcelect-j ing township officers and appointing committees. This organization is nec-^ essary in order that the Abbeville, township farmers may be represented in the big meeting ,of the farmers from all the townships of the county 1 which immediately follows. The hour for the big meeting is 11:30. SOUTHSIDE CLUB ENTERTAINS FOR HOSPITAL 1 ' The Southside Club entertained; Wednesday afternoon at the home of.' Mrs. John Wham near the city for/ ! the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. The plans for the entertain- ' ment of the guests were unique and were well carried out so the afternoon was very pleasantly spent, and 1 1 for a good purpose. Excellent music j was furnished both on the piano and victrola. In addition to tfie music some fancy stunts in modern dancing were pulled off by little Miss Cather-' ine Fleming of Miami, Fla. who is 1 one of the popular guests of Mrs. W. P. Wham. ; ' * <1 After enjoying the music and dancing Master Buddy McCuen entered ( the room carrying a model of the < County hospital in his arms. The doors of the hospital were open and the guests tried to see whp could put the most money inside in the quickest time. A score on the contest was ^ not published but when the last | member had poured her contribution ! into the hospital "Buddy" counted I 49K HO wViinli Via fAtind V>o/1 I y wvivv ??uivu iiv avuiiu ik*u ^uiivu. ^ down the elevator shaft. Mrs. Wham served the club and its guests with delightful sandwiches and iecd tea after t^ie hospital had been ; filled with money. ! I Besides the members of the club i i - i I the following' visitors were present:, I Mrs. C. C. Fleming of CoIumDla, Mrs. ] i J. F. Fleming, of Miami, Fla., and | Mrs. A. T. Mcllwaine of Long Cane. ( A CHANGE IN PRICE !l Walter W. Wilson, of Level Land j i was down a few days ago. He tells i us that he bought the four burner ^ from the Main Street Goodbye-', |Now-pay_you_later king before the . game for $42.50 less ten off for j cash, but after the game when he [went to pay for the burner the i ] .books showed $52.50 plus ten. This j I proves that Billie Irby knew what he was talking about when he said the furniture men were making \ ! 4000 per cent, on us farmers. i1 ! ji ! MRS. CLINKSCALES SICK j1 | ij | The readers of The Press and Ban- . ner will be sorry to know that Mrs. i Charles M. Clinkscales, the fine cor! ' i 1 respondent of the paper at Lowndes- j ville, is sick with typhoid fever in the j Anderson County Hospital. Mrs.1 Clinkscales has beep. Bi<jk tjfa^e weeks .and "does not show any im- j proyenjejlt so far. Her many friends j over the county will wish for her a speedy recovery. |r AUDITS COUNTY BOOKS |j |c J. S. Morse, foreman of the grand ( jury has completed his audit of the 1 books of the county officers and re- ? ports that he found all of them to be 1 correct and excellently kept. The ( Comptroller-General of the state will 1 arrive in the city Tuesday to take i over the books. .1 I SHOPPING IN THE CITY , ? )' I Capt. Douglas Fe^therstone j? brought his mother, Mrs. C. C. Fea-j, therstone, and his sisters, Misses ;j Lucia and Phoebe Featherstone through the country from Green- j wood yesterday to do some shopping in the nice stores of the citv. i FULL MEETING OF . | 'Jlj i z DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER OF v COMMERCE MET YESTERDAY J AFTERNQOII M?MS??S^||i ED^J^^QUESTION>. OF,i^^ CURING A PERMANENT "SaLA??|S RIED SECRETARY. A full meeting of the board of di- . jl rectors of the Abbeville Chamber of ' Vjg Commerce was held yesterday af- J8 ternoon at 6 o'clock in the office of / | the president, J. M. Nickles.. The board's secretary, Otto Brfcf ; tow, reported that he had received ' a. number of applications" for the position of secretary to the Cham- ' \"M ber. These applicants were re- . $1 ceived in response to newspaper ad- , ^ vertisements and to letters sent out aM by Mr. Bristow to the secretaries of M the different commercial organizations in the larger cities of the iM 3tate. I The board of directors proceeded -J to wade through the long list of ap- '.'J plicants together with the volumi- v J nous documents of testimonials and : ;| recommendations. Ajfter spending an hour, at the end of which they were no nearer a solution of the: A-fM p^blem of discovering the secre- V';|j tary who possesses the necessary qualifications to make the city a . .J Greater Abbeville, S. J. Link moved '3 that the chairman appoint a com(mittee of three directors who would 3 make a thorough study of the vati- 1 r%nta Qnn1i/>o<fiAna Kaon J1 ceived and arrang for the most likely applicants to visit the city |jj and confer with the board of directors. This motion^ being seconded, \? was carried and Messrs. Otto Bris- * \ j4 tow, C. E. Williamson and j. D.* Pulp were appointed on, this eon- ? nittee. .fefjl The committee later conferred with the president and have notified . one of the applicants to come to Abbeville Monday for a conference .1 with the board, was agreed that a minimum salary of $3,000 be offer- |1 ed. The estimated income of the ; J chamber is approximately $5,000 Hjja and it is proposed to make a strenu- (. , ;M dus drive for more members this fill after a salaried secretary has been secured. It was the unanimous ' ^ opinion of the board of directors yiat it would do better to wait until the secretary had been engaged be fore calling for the dues as the board thinks the members of the Chamber should know just for what purposes the money they pay into the treasury is to be used. The president this week visited ;he excellent chambers of commerce in both Greenville and SpartanDurg and he was very favorably mpressed with the workings of both ' -a >rganizations but especially with ' J :he work which secretary Walker ''"' s doing in Spartanburg. One of the first movements to be ittempted by the Abbeville Cham)er will probably be some scheme to jring the people of the country and >; ;he people of the city into closer cooperation along marketing lines. [t may be that a curb market simi- ^ ar to the one begun at Greenville -rjk he past week will be attempted. The . curb market takes its name from the fact that all of the farm* ;rs* wives who have any ' produce, ihickens, eggs, butter or any simiar farm products for sale are as- . signed a particular street or a >lock of one of the main streets :onvenient to a majority of the lousekeepers of the city. The farner drives his automobile or wagon oaded with his produce to this )lock and .the housekeepers go to narket there. This eliminates the 'peddling" all over town now necessary Uor the farmers in order to each the commissary agents of the lomes of the city. The Chamber of Commerce also lopes to organize either a stock (Continued on Page 4) ) j