The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 22, 1920, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
COTTON REDUCTION
DAY IS SET APART j
I
Governor Cooper Proclaims Mon
day, January 3 as Date? Cut
In Acreage Expected
Columbia, Dec. 16.?Governor
Cooper today set aside Monday Jan
uary 3, as "Cotton Acreage Reduc
tion Day" in South Carolina. In do
ing so he issued a statement, in
which he declared that it is "incum-j
bent upon the cotton states to take
intelligent cognizance of the situa
tion with reference to raw cotton
and see to it that the market does
not remain glutted throughout an
other season." $
T? ~ xnsvn Onu+Vi P.nmlirtians
All WCUlUlg uyvu uvuvu VM*
to devote their best thought on Jan
uary 3 to meeting the situation
which at present they find them
selves, in the Governor was comply
ing with a request made by the
South Carolina Division of the Am
erican Cotton Association. Similar
action has been taken by the Gover-j
nors of other cotton growing states
of the nation.
The proclamation issued by the
Governor follows:
The South Carolina Division of
the American Cotton Association!
has requested that I designate the
first Monday in January as "Cotton!
Acreage- Reduction Day" in South j
Carolina. I gladly comply with this;
request. For the time becng the1
markets of the world are not ab
sorbing raw cotton* and one cannot
tell how long it will be before the1
staple will again bring a profitable,
price to the grower. It is certain'
that a large supply of cotton will be j
carried over from the present crop;
if in 1921 there is added to this
carry-over another large yield the
price will be distressingly low. It is
therefore, as a matter of economic
self-preservation, incumbent upon
the cotton states to take intelligent
cognizance of the situation in refer
ence to raw cotton and see to it
that the market does not remain
glutted throughout another season.
More Food Crops Urged
"Our escape from the unhappy
predicament in which we now find
- ? *?? _r I
ourselves lies in tne proaucuun oi |
greater quantities of food and feed
crops. Mere reduction of cotton
acreage by itself is not a thorough
solution; it is but half of the,process
.necessary to liberate *us from the
one-crop bondage.
"In the light of the situation as
suggested above I proclaim the first
Monday in January, 1921, as "Cot
ton Acreage Reduction Day' for
this State, and I urge that Upon that
day all South Carolinians devote
their best thought to the situation,
and resolve to meet it, and to pre
vent a replication of it by united in
telligent action. Therefore, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
fif+onntVi dsv of DAremiher. in the
year of our Lord one thousand, nine
hundred and twenty.
(Signed) R. A. Cooper,
"Governor."
Officials of the South Carolina Di
vision of the American Cotton Asso
ciation are planning to launch the
ihost determined cotton acreage re
duction campaign ever conducted in
the State. They are setting out to
2^
FARM
Sell Your
COTTON
and
Hold It
e
y
V
Ask Your Bankers 1
n
About This Method a
We Handle Ten Bale Lots
t!
on Margin of $10 Per Btle c
a
Martin & Company
81 Broad Street OR
New York City, N. Y. 1
$
TRIES TO FORCE
IRISH PROPOSAL
Wants Coilgress To Express Sympa
thy With Movement
Washintgon, Dec. 16.?An at
tempt to force consideration of the
Mason resolution expressing the
sympathy of Congress with the
Irish people failed today in the
House, after representative Flood,
Democrat, Virginia, had called the
measure from the House calendar
and demanded its consideration.
Representatives Mann, Republi
can, Illinois, objected to considera
tion on the ground that the foreign
affairs committee had instructed its
chairman, Representative Porter, of
Pennsylvania, who was not on the
floor at the time, to call up the res
olution and that a minority member
did not have that authority. Speak
er Oillett uoheld the objection. Fur-|
ther consideration is not possible
until the bill is reached on the cal
endar.
Mr. Mann charged that Represen
tative Flood's attempt to have the
measure considered today was "ob
viously political" The Virginia
member failed when chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, he
said, to have the resolution called
up but that as soon as his party was
out of power he attempted to com
pel action by the Republicans.
"The gentleman is mistaken,"
Mr. Flood replied heatedly. "He is
dreaming. He knows that I present
ed the bill and demanded a vote on
it when I was chairman."
NORFOLK PAPER SUSPENDS
AFTER SIX WEEKS EXISTENCE
Norfolk, Dec. 9.?J. P Holland,
president of the Norfolk Tribune cor
poration has filed a petition of bank
poration has filed a petition of bank
ruptcy in the United States district
court. Liabilities of the publishing
company are listed $130,500.98, with
assets of $76,352.50. Real estate
forms the bulk of the assets.
The Tribune ceased publication as
an afternoon and Sunday paper alter
an existence of six weeks.
It is estimated that one-third of
all persons in gainful employ in the
United States are women.
secure a reduction of 50 per cent in
the acreage. This is the reduction
figure that has been set for the en
tire South, and every State in the
belt is going to be asked to reduce
that much.
As indicative of the sentiment of
the farmers of South Carolina, the
farmers of York County on Tuesday
adopted resolutions asking the
banks not o lend any farmer who
refuses to cut his acreage 50 per
cent any money for the next twelve
months. It is expected that the
banks of the whole South will adopt
this policy.
PresidentR. C. Hamer, of the
South Carolina Division of the Am
erican Cotton Association, said to
night that meetings would be held
in every county in the State on
Monday, January 3. It is planned
he said, to make this a memorable
dy in the history of the State.
[ E R S !
8
You need the money, but you
ion't want to let go of your cot- ;
on because you believe the price
fill ultimately go higher.
You can get the money and the
iltimata advance in price if you I
ledge with ua. J
To do this, sell your cotton at jj
he best price you can get and buy jlj
n equivalent amount of future !;!
otton, holding back one-fourth of
he selling price to protect the ;i
ame, like a banker does when he
?nds you money on warehouse re
eipt. Then if the market goes up ?
ou still get the benefit of the ad
ance.
In this way you pay no interest
torage charges, depreciation or
nsurance, yet you have just as
luch money as if you borrowed on
warehouse receipt.
Write for free booklet "How
)otton Markets Are Made." Set
lement made in Columbia of all
ontracts carried there. Net bal
nces subject to draft. Address
Edmund A. Felder
S. CT. Representative
512 Sumter St., Columbia, S. C
V
V
DUE WEST LOCALS \
V
vvwvvvvv^vv;v
Rev. Leon T. Pressly of McCor- 1
mick, spent Monday in Due West. <
He reports progress and says that 1
the new church at McCormick looks
nice. ,
Miss Hanna, of Covington, Tenn.,
is a visitor of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. <
Brownlee. She arrived in Due West
last Saturday.
Col. E. W. Pressly, of Green- ;
ville, who attended the meeting of
the Woman's College board left
early Wednesday morning, so as to
reach home by nine o'clock.
Mr. Lucien Ellis reutrned some
days ago from Baltimore. He went
for treatment at John Hopkins Hos
pital. We are glad to say that he
returned much improved.
Dr. J. R. Bell has erected a com
modious dwelling on the plantation
he bought from Mts. Leila Todd lo
cated on the Due West-Donalds
J. M.
r\T^ iv n
ur mj
throughoi
VALUE
One L
Ladies'
oroKen l-ois cx
ble For Them
$1J 0 tc
GOII
Men's
I TMinW
$6.75 Grade
Khaki, now . .
$6,00 Grade
Striped, now .
$7.00 Grade
Blue Denim, no
t i 1 a nn
J. M.
Chas. A. Drenn
road near Mr. Leonard's. The
dwelling costs about $3,500.
The Theological Seminary, Ers
kine and the Woman's College close
on Wednesday December 22, for the
holidays and open on Wednesday,
January 5. The public school closes
on December 23 and opens one
week later.
A Church Wedding
One of the special functions that
come off during the holidays is the
marriage of Miss Mary Stevenson
to Mr. Zeb Vance Butts, Jr. Friends
are looking forward with keen in
terest to this happy occasion. Mr.
Butts is from M'orehead City, N. C.,
Miss Stevenson is the only daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Stevenson, of
Due West. The following cards have
been issued:
Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Stevenson re
quest the honor of your presence at
the marriage of their daughter,
Mary, to Mr. Zeb Vance Butts, Jr.,
on Wednesday the twenty-ninth of
December at half after seven in the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
a kinr
AlUL/I
Abbevil
\NY SIZ
it the store,
:S GREET
ot of
Shoes
Sizes-Scram
at, Per Pair
> $2.95
MG Ol
Lee"
-ALLS
$3.27
$2.97
w $3.67
(
K
j
]
1
EXPIRES
ANDE
Abbeville, Sc
tan
Church Due West, South Carolina.
Reception immediately after the
ceremony at the residence.
Meeing of the Board of Woman's
College
As announced, this meeting took
place last Tuesday afternoon and
evening. Ten members were pres
ent. Three of the members who had
| written that they would be present
were kept away just at the last.
There were two sessions of the
board. The work and needs of the
college were carefully gone over.
Dr. Robinson reported an enroll
ment of 225 students. He had been
compelled to turn away 65 students
for want of room. Five teachers and
eight pupils were boarding out in
town. The larger rooms had . from
thee to four girls to the room. Some
parents came and stayed two or
three days seeking and insisting on
admission to the college, at the
first of the session. He has ten ap
plications for admission after Christ
mas.
Ten acres of land adjoining the i
lie, S. C.
:es and
but many sti
you eac
One
Men's
Broken Lots
,f A
nr rnpm
1
88c tc
JT
OFBI
5
V
L
E
Men's C
WORK
Men's ?
Suite Nnu
uuiiu iivn
DECEMB
:rson
>uth Carolina
V^>^>^VSAVSA^N<VS^>^VN^^S^VSAVS/S<SAV> ,v #v
campus and running up to main
street, in front of the Grade School
has been purchased. Part of the
land "naa been resold. The college
now owns the block on which it it
located, except the strip just hi
front of the church, on the sooth
side of main street.
"> A committee was appointed to
see abou securing additional donti
tory and class rooms. The board ad
journed to meet at the call of the
officers on some date during the
month of February.
On invitation of the President
the members of the board dined ia
Qarnegie dormitory dinSng hall
During the hour, the stringed or
chesta, under Miss Crofut's instrue
tion, gave sweet and delightful mu
sic which was very much enjoyed,
fche members personally thanking
Miss Crofut a the close of the even
ing. The orchestra is composed of
eighteen persons, five of them
young men. They give a delightful
concert.
n
i
LOTS
11 greater
HDAY
Lot of
i Hats
At Qiwon ^ ^ l> T T
"Stetsons"
)
$4.05
^hambray
SHIRTS 11
ind Boys'
Half Price
ER 3k
CO.
>ales Manager
s/s/syN^s/v/s^sAVs^N/N/N/N/N/N/NrVN/s/SAVS^V VV-Vn/*VSAVVNAVVVS?**S.