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COTTON ACREAGE MUST BE REDUCED I So Says Commissioner Harris in Statement?Convention in Mem phis Set Plan on Foot That Will Save South Commissioner Harris has returned to his office from attendance upon two conventions and conferences of more than usual importance and sig nificance at this time. The first of *" these the meeting'^.in Chicago f the National Association of Com missioners of Agriculture. Sub sequently he attended in Memphis a meeting of commissioners of agricul ture and directors of market bureaus of tfie soutnern staxes. In Chicago Commissioner Harris attended the great annual cattle ihow and he was pleased with the fine showing made by farm animals from the South. Mr. Harris also at tended the national convention of managers of state fairs. There were delegates from 42 states at the meeting of commis- j stoners in Chicago. Mr. Harris says that the sessions were given over strictly to business and that this was a meeting whose effects will be felt. He found encouragement <in local trials and difficulties by comparing the situation here with that of the people of other states. He found that deflation and depression are af fecting not the South alone, but all of the 42 states represented at the j All ?An/\i?f{! oInncr flio QOTY1P I mccwmg. nu vo vmV wv?>?w . fines. A banker from Minnesota j made the public statement that that j state is in a serious predicament. The meeting in Memphis was an ; accasion of great earnestness and en- j thusiasm, Mr. Harris reports. Real \ forward, constructive ideas were put I on foot. The meeting of Sou. aern j commissi oners . of agriculture was | merged into a great cotton confer- j enee, attended by more than 1,000 j members, representing 12 cotton i growing states, Commissioner Harris reports that this meeting took a very firm and positive stand on the ques tion of cotton acreage reduction. Tliic ic fhe nnlv method of relief that we can see," said Mr. Harris. Must Reduce Acreage. "Now we have tried in other years to get farmers to retiuce their cot ton acreage, and only with partial success and sometimes with no suc cess at all, but I believe we have a new ally in this fight, one that will be a gerat help in cutting the acre age. I refer to the banks and bank ets. At the Memphis meeting we took a hand primarily' of the bankers present and they pledged themselves to a man to let the farmers have ad ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. I At ten o'clock,>A. M., Wednesday December 29th, 1920,1 will sell at the home of the late John W. Clinkscales, near Level Land, Abbeville County, S. C., the personal property of said decendant, to wit: One Gasoline En gine, one farm bell, one wardrobe, tools and tool box; plow stock, cot ton planters, harness, and other arti cles of farm utensils, gears etc. TERM OF SALE?CASH. Mrs. Eunice 13. Clinkscales, Administrator with the will annexed. t2, 13. 2tc. | WANTS I * 1 ' WANTED TO SELU?At Public auc turn Saturday at three o'clock in front of the Court House, a prac tically new Oakland car. N. W. HilL 12-15-2t pd. COR SALE?Fine Jersey Milk cow. Fresh in. R. Q. Williams, Antre ville? S. C. 12, 13-2tpd. WANTED?To buy seed cotton, highest market price paid. J. F. Sutherland, 12-13-3tpd. &OR RENT?Two or three con ?cling rooms, suitaoie zor lignti housekeeping. Apply at this of fice. 2t pd 12-13 POR SALE?Fine Jersey milk cow. Apply to B. E. Evans, Abbeville, S. C., Route 3. Phone connection. 12,13 3t.pd. FOR RENT?Four horse farm, fine land and good buildings. Apply to Mrs. W. G. Chapman, Abbeville, S. C. 12,-13-2tc. COR RENT?Two connecting rooms, suitable for light housekeeping. Phone 278. * 12,6-3tc AN APPEAL TO BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Columbia, Dec. 14.?"To save a human life, or contribute to the alle viation of human suffering is the highest ideal of Christian civiliza tion, says J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton Association, in an appeal to the peo ple to purchase Christmas seals. "Tuberculosis, the great white pla gue of the nation, takes its toll by the tens of thousand each year, and no cause for humanity can appeal more directly to the heart of the people than to render aid for the alleviation and gradual checking of this terrible disease among our people. "The-Christmas seal campaign, with Vioo/l/nimrtprc f!nlnmhia. is nreDar ing for.: it?.,Customary annual upon the people for contributions. I take this occasion to urge upon every one, without exception, to render as lib eral a contribution to the Christmas seal campaign as they are able to do. Sacrifice the expense of a passing pleasure or; luxury, and render a real service to those sufferers, who are to day in the grip of the great white plague. It will bring to each contri butor a happy hour and the satisfac tion of knowing that he has in a meas ure rendered aid to suffering human ity." In endorsing the sale, L. L. Hardin, president of the Bank of Columbia, said: "There are certain appeals made to all men and women against which no possible argument can be found. A mong this class I place that of the pie of South Carolina farmers, bus tion. The work that they are striving to do is of such a character that it instantly appeals to the hearts and minds of all right thinking men and women. "I feel sure that the people of South Carolina will gladly meet the requirements of the situation." vances for only a ^portion of their cotton acreage next year. ' "It seems to me that will be a varu affontivo QlW in in^i rt o* t.Vip cotton acreage. If the farmers can't borrow the money for their entire acreage in cotton, public sentiment would not permit them to take ad vantage of the less fortunate finan cial condition of their neighbors. "Now I wish to urge upon the peo ple of outh Carolina farmers, bus iness men and bankers, to stand firm in this acreage reduction fight. It means the salvation of the South. If other states go through with the pro gram, we owe it to them to be faith ful. "I wish to see those same pledges circulated and signed by farmers, merchants and bankers of this state, Under the resolution adopted, with full understanding of their meaning, the Memphis convention set up the objective to produce half as much cotton and to use but one-third of his cultivated land for growing cot ton. This will produce a sufficient amount of cotton to meet the de mands of the consurer and will en able the farmer to put himself in a secure position for the future by growing food and feed. Produce Food. "Some at the convention expressed the fear that there would be a sur plus of food and no demand for it. Better that than a surplus of cotton. We can not force the world to- buy ,cotton, but- the world must gat. It is better to have a surplus of food than no food at all. If we do not produce our food and feed we will have to buy it?and with a full crop of cotton at low prices where would our money come from? "That matter is merely a question of marketing. And marketing is a proposition upon* which our people : are 100 years behind. There is yet nearly a year in which we can be building up machinery of a market ing system, to carry the surplus of the farms to our cities. For we muBt strengthen our marketing system and the people in our cities must be fed?either by us or by the farmers of other parts of the country. "As sure as shooting, if we plant for a surplus of cotton next year, we I will get hurt. I want the farmers to remember this, for when the price of cotton advances in the spring, as I believe it will, many of our farmers .ay think that it will do no harm to slip in a few more acres of cotton. I give warning now that if such a course is pursued it will defeat the objective of the great Memphis con vention." READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS NEEDS OF SCHOOLS IN SOUTH OUTLINED Dr. Claxton, United State* Commis sioner, Talks.?More Money For Betterment of Educational Institutions Recom mended. Columbia, Dec. 14.?Exhaustive analyses of educational problems and discussions of their solution featured the ninth regional conference, includ ing North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, held here yes terday by P. P. Claxton,-United-Stat es Commissioner of Educatioflr. While the attendance was small there was < a representative gathering from the i four States. The entire educational i structure, from the elementary com- 1 mon school to the university, was dealt with, and the needs of the four ! States were stressed particularly. The j conference was concluded tonight i with an address by Commissioner i Claxton and a talk by Governor Coop- 1 er. Dr. Claxton will leave in the morn- : ing for Charlotte, where he will have i a conference with the citizens of that ] town on educational matters. J Recommendations delved from the ' discussions in the conference and compiled by a committee of. seven < members, were adopted tonight, af- < fecting the four States. They declar- 1 ed that the four States are suffering 1 because of "undue and unjustifiable < weakness of their educational systems 1 in organization, support ana opera- j tions; that the recent prosperity is 1 only partially reflected in the schools j and the investment must be increased ] threefold before anything like an ade- ! quate financial standard can be set 1 up. ] 'That additional source.-: of revenue must be set up, such p.s inheritance and income tax.-v*. 33-:\fnce tax on natural resources arc. luxury, soft < I'riitk *,nd amn?0Tf?.i tax, and also 1 that a 100 per cent valuation of all ' property should be made for assess- < ment purposes. Need Compulsory Laws. __"That compulsory attendance laws should be strengthened and strictly J enforced; that Higher standards of scholarship and training for teachers should maintain, including a mini mum of four years in a high school and two in a college, with at least three hours weekly for thirty-four weeks given to the study of education Likewise a higher standard of certi fication for teachers, with higher com pensation for those offering higher qualifications," was recommended. That "then inadequacy of rural schools is a serious weakness which can only be overcome by higher sal aried supervision and class room in struction," and "that equality of op portunity is the only measure of ser vice of any school of the State, urban or rural. That the immediate and far reaching expansion of secondary schools is a subject demanding the attention of legislators." That "as colleges and universities, whether State, church or private, set j the ideals and train the leaders in any democracy their standards should be raised as soon as practicable, but such should be preceded by the strengthening of the high schools and larger revenues for the institutions of higher learning." That "as the State departments of education direct the work of the schools, and as they are the only! ?i j agencies for compiling data and sta-,1 tistics relative to school work, the I South is suffering because this work;] cannot be done accurately and thor? j oughly because of lack of funds. | Conservation of Health. j "That it is recommended to con- j corvo t"Vip honlf-.h of the children, that i there should be medical inspection and courses of physical education es tablished in the schools. The report is signed by Governor1 Cooper, as chairman; J. E. Swearin gen, State Superintendent of Educa-, tion, as acting chairman; Dr. D. B. Johnson, Josie Vodeker, Dr. J. I. Faust, J. W. Norman and W. H Stone i Dr. Claxton, in his address stressed the need of higher educat on but call ed attention to the fact that the edu cational structure of the State should ( be coordinating and should function' not as separate entities, but as a I whole, elementary and high schools ji and colleges. He stated that the re- j markable thing in education is that . the number of high school graduates have increased five fold in the past J twenty years. He directed attention J to the many activities?civic, com- j mercial, industrial and agricultural? I international in their scope, which I need the highly technical college | graduates. The demand is greater, by j far than the supply he contended, and would continue to increase. He ar gued that the boy who receives & col lege education, is not only helping the world by taking his place in the ranks of the leaders. He said that there are things which ro to make up the wealth and wealth producing factors of the world. 1. The natural resources of the :ountry. 2. The native ability of the people their heritage, their physical make up and their adaptability. 3. The acquired ability of the peo ple, that which is called education either obtained through the schools directly or indirectly or through oth er ncrpnmes. He elaborated on his the sis calling attention to countries scat tered throughout the world, such as Russia, China, India, Spain, certain South American countries Mexico? rich in fertility of soil and mineral and other wealth, but sloughed by ig norance, and pointed out other coun tries which had a dearth of natural resources, but were wealthy from the sxercise of their drained mentality. He offered $50 to anyone on the con ference who could add to his thesis, rhere were no takers. Governor Cooper said, that Dr. Claxton spoke his sentiments in such eloquence that it was not needed for trim to make a speech. He said that the spirit of the people of South Car olina is awakened to better educa tional progress; that the State has progressed in late years and he be lieved the people were willing to fur nish the money for such progress. Dean Baker, of the University of South Carolina, spoke of the need of trained teachers which muBt be the product of colleges. THIEVES ROB CHURCH } New York, Dec. 14?Pearls and diamonds valued at from $100 to j $100,000 were stolen from the golden vessel in the Roman Catholic church - * Cli. 1T1 X T7I Ttrlfliin fV.a JI OU y IIICCII u rciici IICIC vrii/am nuw last 24 hours by the thieves who es caped without leaving a clue. Most of the valuables taken were pried f^om the luna, a vessel of gold used in the church's ceremonials. They constituted part of furnishings re garded as among the finest in the city. % ; Homespun Extra Heavy 25c Quality Mm* Money is scarc go a long way. reduced our pri dollar will strel Here you will f while. Present appreciated. 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Rivers, than were ever held in state warehouse before. The total in storage today is three times the larg est amount ever stored at any one time before, said Mr. Rivers today. There are, according to the commis sioner, approximately 250,000 bales state system there are also more warehouses than, ever before, approx imately 8000 being "active." Many _ i.1 utriers are cumeiupitiicu. The state warehouse system has made money this year. Mr. Rivers says that he will have turned into the staite treasury by the end of the year a total of approximately $60,000, this amount being taken in since March 1st. 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