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MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1920.
THE PEANUT INDUSTRY
'?"? Tiir DDATPrTIVC TADIPP i
Anu i nXL rnviuviiTK
" Whether or not we are to have the
boll weevil in this section is still a
question. To be true the insect has
been found here and there, but it has
not yet been determinec wnether he
will be able to do us much damage,
that is, in this immediate section.
But whether he comes to Abbeville
County or not, the weevil will do
much damage in other parts of ^the
state. That much is settled. (
And because people believe this to 1
be true, they have been casting about
to find some crop to take the plac? (
of cotton. In South Georgia we have '<
been told that the peanut was a much *
more profitable crop than cotton, and ^
the people in this section have been <
i;, ' looking hopefully to the peanut as J
a means of escape if the boll weevil i
^-attacks us in earnest. s
In view o;f these facts the follow- J
ing from the Manufacturer's Record 1
will be of interest to the readers of <
this paper: '
The first National Peanut Convention,
held recently in Norfolk, dis-1
closed the fact that the great peanut'
industry, which has been looked to in
whole sections of the South as the <
economic weapon with whlcn to com- i
bat the boll-weevil is in danger of <
extinction. Increasing imports from
China, Japan and India, the conven- 1
tion declared, have demoralized the 1
American market "because the im- ]
ported nuts are being dffffered at a
price from 3 to 5 cents per pound 1
less." ' )
That is from $60 to $100 a ton in i
favor of the Eastern coolie. It repre-1
sents a form of competition which I
no people accustomed to a decent'
standard of living can meet. And if 1
the differential is so large, in spite of ;
comparatively heavy rates, what will '
it be when ocean rates decrease? ]
Nor will the fall in the price of sil- 1
ver be a factor favorable to Ameri 1
can peanut growers. It will multiply <
4-V.A orjvor?forrck I
i Moreover, it is worth while tj'l
point out that interests favoring low <
prices for cotton may be expected to
be more than jubilant over this great
peril to the peanut industry. It may
be possible, it is reasoned, to drive
the Southern farmer back into cotton
production if the growing of peanuts
is made unprofitable for him. I
The Norfolk Convention devoted
its entire session of the first day to
a consideration of a protective tariff,
resolutions favorinc the tariff bein<r
adopted.
The convention made Dlans to organize
and educate the farmers in
every peanut-producing section. Pamphlets
descriptive of the situation
and exposing the necessity of a tariff
barrier against Oriental peanuts
will be distributed from every peanut
mill in the South as a center.
Candidates for Congress will be
queried and compelled to state definitely
whether or not they will vote
for the protection of the industry.
We regard the situation as of fundamental
economic and political importance.
It means that there must
come into existence a whole galaxy
of protection Democrats, or that
whole sections of the South will turn
, to the Republican party for relief.
Ir. other words, the march of events
hr.s made the old fighting ground of
the two parties untenable.. Protection
sentiment is being nationalized. It
was always, in fact, Anieircan policy
rather than a party policy, and the
time is coming when Democrats will
have to so recognize it. Otherwise,
they will be repudiated in their own
strongholds.
The right of an American producer,
to be protected by his Government
against 8-cents-a-day labor in the
East is a real and a national right.
It,is not in any respect, or ought not
to be, a partisan matter. It is a
theory and a principle to which voters
in all parties should suoscribe. A
distinguished American engineer,
managing a large steel plant in In-'ai
.lia, stated in a public meeting in
Mew York several years ago that he ct
tvas employing about 8000 hands, andjfr
that the average of pay, Including! ai
even skilled workers, was between 7jta
and 8 cents per day. Agricultural E
Ipbor, we believe, is paid even less. 01
We see in this whole agilailon a i
return to reason and the dawning of! si
a day when the South, inexorably in- h;
fiuenced by economic law, will take g<
its stand also in favor ox* the funda- s?
mental Americanism of which pro- tc
tecticn is an exponent. ' j d,
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THE DOLLAR
DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN la
s<
The Dollar Democracy Campaign d;
s making excellent progress according
to reports reaching State
leadquarters. The organization of m
;he campaign to secure funds for al
- - ? ? 11 I VI
;he election of Cox ana noosevtni *
ias been completed in 34 of the 46 hi
counties. Reports received from
General Wilie Jones, State treas- j hi
arer of the party, indicate that sev-: tl
jral thousand dollars have already **
seen contributed by loyal Demo- v>
:rats. Contributions have been re-j
:eived from . practically every j
:ounty in the State. e\
Thos. P. Cothran, State Chairman di
)f the executive committee, is n
inxious for the canvass for funds |
;o be completed as soon as possible. I
Mr. Cothran in a statement issued !
:alls attention to the fact that a :
preat amoun of money will be er
leeded for he national campaign
ind that it is the duty of every ?j?]
Democrat in South Carolina to contribute
as much as one dollar. Of a
:ourse larger subscriptions will not
3e refused.
Reports received from national,
tiealquarters are very encouraging.
and there is every hope of party ai
success. The Republicans it is point- th
2d out will spend large amounts of h<
money in an effort to carry all M
Joubtful States. H
Governor Cooper is very much in- j
terested in the campaign and urges
that every voter in the State sup-i
port the party liberally.
Joe Sparks, financal direcor of
the campaign has received the fol- ^
lowing letter from Wilbur Marsh, j,
national treasurer: "May I suggest
that if a man can afford to "
rive more than a dollar it is only ^
right that he do so. The only test of ^
helpfulness in spirit is to givp until
jnou feel that you have deniel your-1
self by reason of the gift. The cam-j j
paign will cost approximately more
than four years ago, I know that'
the South Carolina Democracy will Hj
io its full duty." * ni
' Nearly two thousand solicitors H]
have been appointed in the State to h<
:ollect the dollars for Democracy/, vi
v iPUBLIC
SCHOOLS FIRST PLACE. a,
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We get so enthused ovet the fact gthat
our people are waking up to the jc
importance of the public schools and
that all over Anderson county our
citizens are voting to increase the
levy for school purposes?Duilding
new school houses and enlarging old li
ones?are so proud that at last we at
a.e making a start and are so busy h<
with ourselves that it is possible we R
sometimes overlook what ;s going on w
around us. It is a good plan, you ai
know, to try to keep up with what
is going on around you. M
And talking of the impox*tance of sz
public schools, take a squint at the
following, clipped from the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin:
"Taxes are high and burdensome,
tut maintenance of the public schools
and the proper compensation of those
who teach in them must come ahead
. 1" any consideration of economy. If
we must retrench, it must be done
They must have more money, a great
elsewhere than in the public school:?,
'leal of it, and it must be provided"
"So vitally important are they in
the building of the Hawaii of the future
that the needs and necessities
of the public schools should have first
place in the consideration of the Legislature?first
place over harbors
docks, highways, public nuildings,
and everything else. They are the
corner stone on which we must ei'ect
a 100 per cent American Hawaii."?
Daily Mail.
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REMEDIES. j
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A department store in Milwaukee,'
suffering from the troubles which ev-^
ery employer and every employe has
with tardiness, is experimenting with
a system by which certain employes
who have a clear punctuality record
I
e paid a bonus.
At the other end of the scale is an j
her Milwaukee firm which counts
:e minutes tardiness as 15 minutes,'
id multiplies by three any period of
irdiness longer than 15 minutes.'
very six months wages are docked
i this basis. j
They do things differently in Rus-j
a. It appears that the Soviets are
iving trouble getting members of
jvernment committees to attend
>ssions on time, in fact, to get them
i attend at all. Thus, a general or-J
er from the Council of People's
ommissaries, to wit:
"Five minutes' tardiness at reguir
meetings, first offense, reprimand;
;cond offense, docking pay for five
ays. j
"Five minutes' tardiness special
.eetings, three days' wages; ten
linutes' tardiness, 10 days' wages;
bsence from meeting, fine, public
jprimand and compulsory work on
olidays." * .
The decree was signed by Lenin
fmself and shows that s Lenin still
links tnere IS a reineuy rui c?cir
ling in laws and decrees.?Greenille
Piedmont.
Because the fishing grows poorer
-ery year in Lake Erie, 25 Canaan
fishermen have moved to lakes
Northern Ontario.
...
MRS. NEUFFER ENTERTAINS
Mrs. G. A. Neuffer delightfully
itertained the Bridge club _ Friday j
ternoon at its usual meeting.'
here were several visitors and a!
ill attendance. After the meeting;
delicious salad course was served.
House Party at Ancrum Place
I
Misses Susie and Mary Stevenson
e entertaining at a house party!
lis week at their lovely country ji
>me Misses Margaret Perrin, j'l
'argaret Bradley, Lydia Owens, \m
elen Britt, and lone Stevenson. |
IN HONOR OF MRS. STACK
Misses Mae and Eugenia Robert- U
tn entertained most delightfully w
aturday morning at their home 6n si
orth Main street, in honor of Mrs.
. P. Stack of Monroe, N. C. |S1
The house was profusely decora-jVi
id in nasturtiums and sun flowers. 1
here were four tables of rook and
Tter several interesting games a |
elicious salad course was served. g
IN HONOR OF MRS. PHILLIPS j|
Mrs. W. D. Barksdale gave a de- j |
jhtful bridge party Monday after- g
Don in honor of Mrs. W. A. Phil- |
ps of Tampa, Fla., who is visiting |
;r sister, Mrs. J. D. Fulp, in Abbe- I
lie.
There were two tables of bridge J
id a salad course with cream was |
irved at the conclusion of the i
lmes. The narty was a most en- ?
lyable affair.
IN HONOR OF MISS RHETT j
Miss Mary Milford gave a de~ !
ghtful rcok party Friday afternoon'|
; her home on Greenville street in ?
snor of her guest, Miss Emily ||
hett. About forty, young people ;|
ere invited to meet Miss Rhett j j
id to enjoy the games of rook.
At the close of the afternoon |
!iss Milford served a delicious j
ilad course with sherbet.
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there are sna\-les \ , j
) IN PAID-AHEAO SUBSCRIPTIONS If
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VvlHICH NEVJER OO CONVE Off^ g
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money
WE DO SAY SAVE YOUR
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CANDIDATES IN ROW senate. Mr. Gi
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a portion* of Mi
Spartanburg, Aug. 6.-Four po-'v#ters ^ Bum
ce officers, Wednesday night, re-j
loved J. P. Gray, candidate for the,C^' a^r0<
ate senate, from the platform (^e latter was?
hen Mr. Gray interrupted the moment it ap
jeech of D. M. Miles, county super- would be a pel
isor, and also candidate for the tween the cand
I This Sale V
A Few I
P ^ Cent Dit
1 of Ku^nheimcr^
I Lots of these SUITS are Mediu
| Winter, and you can make up 3
| ing to be higher in price than e^
| buy your FALL SUIT in this I
| These OXFORDS at 1-4 OFF
| Values too; Plenty of Time to C
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STRAW HATS
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ENNY PINCHING
ian is certainly entitled to enjoy all the oomf
life and the pleasures to be had from the
he earns.
SURPLUS CASH
tuise there comes a time in the life of every
hen his earning power diminishes, and ther*
lat SAVED MONEY takes up the burden- of B
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KNOW AND EARNS j
act, the earning power of SAVED AND IN- < I
!D MONEY is ofttimes greater than the earnwap
nf n man liimcolf koon +v?i;r-.J ^?
.. v/> <-? a-iivn* utws/vll- 11VVJJ VAX 10 HI 11J1X1U afl
end. Assure yourself of COMFORT and of
JURE, but don't overdo it. SAVE SOMEr
FROM YOUR EARNINGS, ANP SAVE IT _
1MATICALLY. . ,
NK IS A SAFE DEPOSITORY
a friendly one. A "PERSONAL" Institution \
insiders your interests as its interests and
your account on the basis of SERVICE.
ON SAVING DEPOSITS. I
swings Bank I
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ay took exception to ( One-third of the immigrants who
Miles' speech to the aPPly for admission to the United
ett's store, in this States are barred by the literacy
to ' ' * ' A
ichel Mr. Miles while i
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speaking and for a| i
peared that x there' | Whales and seals will be ' hunted
psnnnl Pn^mintor hp- bv airnlanp in t.hp, T)onmorlr
idates. this summer.*" ' r'' ' '
fill Last Oaly . Jj|
lays Loiter I
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scount <Jtt of 1 hese 1 ?
rtv* J Q/>U!^von St
m Weights that you can wear all ||
four mind to this: Clothing is go- m
/er this Fall. It's good business to j?
sae.
OF REGULAR PRICE Are Big |
let Lots of Service out of them yet. j|
AT HALF PRICE.
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