Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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.