WAN NEW BUILDING
FOR LETHE SCHOOL
JnutMi of De La Howe Meet With
Architect in Augusta Today.
(Augusta Chronicle.)
The trustees of the De La Howe
6Ute School, Willington, S. C., are
Meeting this morning in the offices
f G. Lloyd Preacher & Co., archi
tocts, for the purpose of making i
flans for the resumption of work on
^ tijgi large administration building be- ]
ing erecteSf'af*!^ khool.
The plans adopted for the build-1
iog as submitted follow the north of
Vnnee chateau type of architecture.)
This architecture is particularly ap
propriate in a development of the Del
fc Howe School as the old doctor!
wka donated the land for the pur
foees of an industrial school was aj
refugee from the France of the
Napoleonic wars. He settled on Lit
tle River in what is now McCormick j
county, S. C., and is said to have
*ten Abbeville county and the
wns of Abbeville and Bordeaux!
eir names.
Dr. Jean De la Howe was a physi-J
dan and a judge. <He died January,
S, 1797, and bequeathed his large es
tate of two thousand acres called by
lim Lethe, to the Stae for the pur
- ?se of training at a time twelve in
dent boys and twelve indigent
Srls of old Abbeville county. Three
" /ears ago the State enlarged the ter
ritory served by the school, and now
any normal poor boy or girl in South
Garofina is eligible for admission to|
De la flowe. With its splendid phy
sical domain ahd its vast field ofl
service, De la Howe should do a I
Vttique piece of social serving work. |
The building planned by Mr.
to*oanhpr is 210 feet in length, its I
middle extension being 100 feet, its
wings 75 feet, and it is being erect
ed in granite quarried in the De la
Hove estate.
'Those meeting with Mr. Preacher
today are: J. M. Nickles, Abbeville;
chariman of the board; Henry Buck,
Marion; J. U. Wardlaw and Albert
Cibert, Willington; R. L. McLeod,
Sumter; J. L. Sherard, Anderson
and W. I. Johns, Allendale; Mrs. A.
jr. McKissick, Greenville, Mrs. E. C.
Ton Tresckow, Camden and Mr3.
Bradley Morrah, Mt. Carmel, mem
era of the advisory board; and J.
B. Branch, Willington, super in tend
aat of the institution.
iAlLKUAL) tmrLuiciM
DISCUSS ALLIANCES
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ation on the part of those who
vould divide the railroad employes
an order to destroy their economic
rgsnizations."
Besides promoting closer affilia
tion between the various unions, it
was explained that these councils
"would disseminate such knowledge
*o our membership and information
io the public consistent with the
fo&cies of the railway employees
department of the American Feder
ation of Labor as will give a clear
vaderstanding of our purposes."
Am soon as word has been re
ceived from the international exe- 1
cnlive officials Anthony Spair, pres
ident of the New York district coun
cil of Maintenance of Way and Rail
md Shop labors locals was authori
sed to call another special conven
tion for final action on the proposal,
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HOPEFUL VIEW
TAKEN BY DIAL
Senator Diicnuei Conditions Now
Obtaining?Reduction in Acre
and Fertilizer* to Be
No Small Factor.
Washington, April 3.?Conditions
in South Carolina are deplorable, but
the practical optimism of the people
which has transformed itself' into
grim determination, means that all
will be well within a short time.
This epitomizes the statement ' Of
Senator Dial who this afternoon re
turned from a business trip home.
He will, collaborate with other South
ern members of congress, Southern
bankers and officials of the war
finance corporation in an endeavor
Monday to Arrange for heavy expor
tation of American cotton.
Two facte announced oy senator
Dial were regarded as significant:
"Cotton acreage .in South Carolina"
he said, 'willl^e, .reduced 20 per cent,
and fertilizer , will be reduced 50
per cent. Thi^ means that the crop
this year, u predicated under con
ditions identical with the crop last
year, will greater than 43 per
cent, of the., proceeding crop. This
percentage, however, will scarcely be
maintained, for. jtne boll weevil is
going to be an important factor in
reducing production.
"The farmers seemingly realize that
they must make a living at home;
that is, produce those things which
they require and could produce, but
prefer to buy. It is also significant
of the determination of the South
Carolina farmer to pull himself out
rf the hole that he is most consid
erate in his requests for advances. He
is asking for no more than $100 to
he plow, and in instances, he de
sires no more than $50. That spirit
will win in the long run."
Senator Dial declared that the in
terest of Clemson college in the pro
duction of pork in South Carolina
was most highly to be commended.
"I learned while at home," he said
"that Clemson college will take an
inventory of the state in an effort to
ascertain just how surplus breeding
hogs should be distributed. The offi
cials of that . institution told me
that fanners are displaying great in
terest in the undertaking. This is
mo9t commendable and promising.
We must produce at home what we
consume at home if ever we hope to
be an independent people."
As another means of bettering con
ditions, the senator advises the state
banks of South Carolina to attach
themselves to the federal reserve sys
tem, only 16 in approximately 393
state banks are members he stated.
CONFERENCE AT BAPTIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
There will be a "regional conser
vation qonference* in the "Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon, to
be attended by members of the con
gregations of ten churches in this
section of the Abbeville Baptist as
sociation. There will be addresses by
two or three visiting ministers in
the interest of the Baptist 75 mil
lion campaign. Churches expected
to have representatives at the meet
ing ?r*? A>hht?villft. Bmilah. Calhoun
Falls, Due West, Donalds, Hodges,
Lowndesville, . Midway, Walnut
Grovf, and Wfre. Shoals.
The GeneraL.Board of the Bap
tists of the^St^te are' arranging
these "regutpal conferences" in
evei;y association. There will be
three held/i%:the Abbeville associa
tion next Sunday afternoon, at this
city, at Ninety Six and at McCor
mick, Ghurd?efl. contiguous to the
places are expected to have
repre^entat^v^s .in the conferences
assigned t&ein.j . ..
Xhe;pubUc. . is invited to attend
the meetings,...
.TRESPASS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that no per
sons are allowed to trespass on my
lands in thiscourrty, known as a part
of Smith's quarter. Anyone tres
passing thereon will be ind'cted.
4r4-3tc. .. Mrs. Ida D. Blount.
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MARY PICKFORD, THE
PROPHET OF GLADNESS
Do you think you have a lot to be'
sad about? Do you believe that Old
Man Gloom has chased joy out of
your life forever? Are you bowed
down under a heavy load of business
responsibilities that have a tendency
to pessimize your good nature? Has
Misfortune tried to make a pal of
you?
If such is the case, then don't
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iail U> see iuary ricsiuru in ^vny
anna." This is Miss Pickford'9 first
photoplay since she joined the "Big
Four." It is being released by the
United States Artists Corporation
and will be shown at the Opera
House Friday and Saturday.
There is no better tonic for those
who have been the victims of bad
luck and who may as a result be
down-hearted or even resentful
against fate, than this remarkable
play. It carries the message of good
cheer to one and all, pointing out
that no predicament is so bad but
that it might be worse.
"Play the glad game all through
life"?that is the theme of the
story.. This philosophy began with
the arrival at Pollyanna's humble
home of a Christmas barrel which
did not contain a single useful arti
cle. Pollyanna's father taught the
little girl the "Glad" philosophy to
every circumstance that arose.
As time went on she became the
Prophet of Gladness, and with all
the sincerity of child-hood proselyted
along the Pathway of Life, winning
many converts to this new religion.
And if you will go to see this
splendid screen play, Polyanna will
carry her message to you. When you
leave the theater you will feel re
frehed; you will have a new vigor
and vim with which to tackle the
problems that it is necessary for
you to work out.
AMERICA TO INSIST
ON 1 PAYMENT
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not begin for over two years, by
which time another billion dollars in
:nterest payments will have accrued.
By that time the total allied debt
principal and interest, will closely
approximate the enormous total 6f
$12,000,000,000. '
ERSKINE DOWNS NEWBERRY
The?Seceder boys outplayed "the
Lutherans at Due West Friday after
noon in the first game of the inter
collegiate series. The game was slow,
and both teams did some ragged play
ing, but on the whole the Due West
boys made the better showing. Ex
cept in the eighth, their fielding and
playing was fairly consistent.
Henry pitched a good game for the
Erskine team, and Lizzie-beth Agnew
behind the bat caught well, but his
throwing to second and third was not
up to standard. Each team made six
hits, with three errors to Erskine's
credit and five to Newberry's.^ The
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i.-f Erskine.
Ticket* for the Banquet Thursday
night are on ule at McMurray'*. Get
yours today.
' WANTS
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COTTON SEED?Ruckers Improved
cotton seed, earliest and best to
plant. Get ahead of the boll weevil.
$1.00 per bushel. See or phone
R. B. Cheatham. 4,-4-3tpd.
WANTED?I will be in Abbeville
Thursday, April 7, 1921 at White's
Stable to buy pigs and shoats.
Want nice ones. Will buy by the
pound or so much per pig. Bring
your pigs and shoats to White's
Stable. Jas. G. Wilson 4,4-ltc
WANTED?Chickens, eggs and all
country produce. S. A. L. CAFE,
at the Shops. 2-l-2t. col.
FOR SALE?Best quality cream at
60 cents a pint, also fresh eggs.
Phone 1. Mrs. D. A. Rogerl 4-ltf
REPAIRING?All makes of Phono
graphs repaired by factory trained
expert. All work guaranteed.
4,1?tf. "THE ECHO."
DRAY! DRAY!?If you have hauling
to do phone 297. We haul anyth'ng
anywhere. M. J. BUTLER,
Abbeville. 3, 23?6t_pd.
DECREASE IN AVERAGE
PRICE OF PLOWLAND
Washingon, April 3.-rrThe aver
age price of plowland per acre in
the United States decreased about 7
per cent during the past year, ac
cording to a report just issued by
the United States Department of
Agriculture. The average value of
plowland per acre on March 1 of
this year was $83.78, as compared
to $90.01 in 1920 and $74.31 in
1919. The statistician of the depart
ment attribute the decline to the re
duction in the prices of crops.
The report shows that the heavi
est drop in the price: of land '.is in
the Southern states where cotton is
the principal crop. In some sections
of these states where there has been
a decline of 30 per cent n the price
of plowland during the year. The
average price of plowland in Geor
gia this year is $36 per acre, while
last year it was $461?a drop of
about 22 per cent.
The average in South Carolina
last year was $61, while this year at
is $50?a drop of 20 per cent.
Probably the greafosst drop in any
one state was in Kentucky, and is
attributed to the decline in the price
of tobacco; In 1920, the average
price of plowland in this state, was
$70 per acre, while this year it was
$53. This is a decline of approxi
mately 24 per cent.
Iowa is the state having the high
est price of plowland per acre. The
report shows that it is valued at
-$200 this year, as compared with
$219 last year?a decline of about
9 per cent. Ilinois ranks seoond
in the value of plowland, according
to the report, the price per acre be
ing $157. In Alabama and Missis
sippi the average price of plowland
per acre is $26.
The Western states show the least
decline in prices of land, and in
the case of California, Oregon) and
Colorado, there is a slight increase
over last year. Plowland in Califor
nia was valued at $130 per acre last
year, while this year the average is
$135.
The report shows tliat there was a
rapid increase in the price of land
from 1917 to 1920, when the highest
price was reached. The decline dur
ing the past year is not as great as
the increase from 1919 to 1920.
Land prices are still higher than any
year preceding 1920.
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OXFORDS
FOR MEN
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I*
They jure on display in a variety
of styles and leathers ready ;
for your iijspedtion.
The '"prices ' are lower than in
several seasons.
This is Oxford Weather
Come in and be properly fitted
. by our experienced
shoe men.
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The {
Rosenberg
Mercantile
Company
fing_
rices
)king forward to a substantial decline in
vant lower prices.
) result of the combined,effort on the part of
ourselves?through the operation of the
roduction and retailing.
;re for your clothing you'll find prices down
Id be. You'll find real style and fit, fabrics
1, ^he most durable weaves, finest tailoring
ity it pays to wear.
: your interests in the matter of prices, with
qtuality and service.
Exceptional values at
20 $25 $30 $35
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