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rAGE FOUK ' Established 1844. .THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Ifnndav. Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-class matter i >st office in Abbeville, S. C. Term* of Subacription: iOne Year $2.0 Months $1.0 Months .5 Foreign Advertising Represstati\ [AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATIOi WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1922 PRESIDENT MELTON. The selection of W. D. Melton t )e president of the University will b [everywhere approved. Formerly th jead of an institution of learning wa lected because of his outstandin | scholarship, but as the years hav and institutions..,of learnin lave grown, it has become more an oore necessary that these institution [have as their directing heads men o >usiness ability and that they b len of fine executive ability. Mr. Melton is an educated ma >Ut not as that phrase is popular! inderstood. But he has made a won ul success as a business man, an 10 one who knows him doubts hi ibility to properly direct the affair oi tne university. nis spienaia cnai acter, his affability, and yet his pow cr of decision, his openness at al times to argument and facts, an "With it his knack of putting finalit; into his conclusions, constitute hir pi proper man to head the state's firs school of learning. Mr. Melton will make much of th University. A man who gives up a K>.- i # much as he does in order to becom the head of that institution must hav his heart in the work. And we kno\ that he would not go into the wor except for the purpose of makin; the University grow and expand it usefulness. He can have no other ob Sect A better University, run by man of his attractive personality, these will be considerations when th future Carolina student selects hi college. L, - The State we think feels more cor iented today because of his selectior Phe sun of promise shines down - o he University. Its Alumni an Mends eel more confident, and th tudent body welcome* the new guic ng hand at the steering wheel. Wh ihould we all not feel better over th Stuation? THE POULTRY BUSINESS The following news item appeare in The State Thursday from Che: "James S. Fischel has bought the Ross Sims tract of land, con taining 71 acres, about three [ amies from Chester on the Ash ?ford Ferry road, and is now making arrangements to start a poultry farm on it Mr. Fischel has already bought a number of ? White Leghorn chickens and is also raising others which he will put on his farm. Mr. Fisohel S? has had several years* experi ence in raising chickens." Congratulations and good luck t l?r. Fischel! He is a pioneer i what may become, one of the leadin ndustries in boll-weevil-infeste South Carolina. Something has got to be done i ;he state besides raising cottoi Nothing can be less profitable tha growing cotton at the rate of a ba! yr two to ten acres; and that h? >ee?n the experience of many farme: n the state, and it will continue 1 >e that way, and worse lor son rears?until ways are found to coi rol the pest. Jhy not poultry-raising? It's ice, honest, interesting busine: ti very useful one. It has prove :profitable one to many persons w\ fcve gone about it in the right wa; above news item says Mr. Fi lei has had experience in poultr; rising; he probably knows that a money-making business. Bi jst farmers in this state, becau: ey have not had experience n< ldied the subject, turn up the ? at the suggestion of "chickei ?jring" as a business. Well enoug! _ey think, to have a few chickei Lbout the yard, handy for a fry o sionally and for laying eggs f< t>le use?but not for business pu >ses! Let's see if this is so small a busi ness: The Country Gentleman of April 8th contains an illuminating- article on poultry-raisin# in Salt Lake Val ley, Utah?not as jjood a place for the business as South Carolina is. Here are two cases reported by the writer of the article: "A railway mail clerk and his wife built themselves a home in cuKnuhc of Salt Lake Citv V11C OWWV?* VA and on an acre or two of ground and with a flock of a thousand chickens, the wife is making more money than the husband." "A mining man and his wife who have been in the business for several years, the wife being the active partner, with a flock of from one to two thousand hens, have been making a good living and a profit on four acres within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City. Many with less ground?even on two or three acres?are building their homes and poultry houses, the husband holding a job while his wife, or other members of the family take care of the poultry." The mining ^nan says "here is a profit in the poultry busness if it is properly handled and one can buy the rigjrt kind of feed. We have kept some years 1,500 ' hens and other years 2,000 and we figure We can clear up two dollars a hen in normal times." We quote further irom try Gentleman: "Some thirty miles south of Salt Lake City, in the vicinity of the town of American Fork, there is probably more activity in the poultry line than in any other part of the state. This ac tivity is largely credited to the enterprise of one man. In that small country town last year there were sold $125,000 worth of eggs, to say nothing of poul try sold and nothing of the eggs and poultry consumed at home. Last spring an army of 90,000 Petaluma, California chicks in vaded American Fork, having been purchased by poultry keepers tftere. inis win mean a considerable addition to the hen population. There were about 75,000 hens within a radius of six miles of American Fork last year. "Mr. R. L. Ashby, an archi tect, was teaching mechanic art in the local high school when he became interested in pouitry keeping. "It was first a fad of Mrs. Ashby's, he said 'and we began - keeping a few chickens in the back yard, increasing the flock each year until I became enough interested in the fad myself to resign my position at the high school a year ago and give it my whole attention. Our start was with a hundred hens six years ago and the number has increas ed each .year until it reached 4,200 hens in the fall of 1920.' " "Mr. Ashby didn't care to talk about profits for publication but did say, 'We are raising a fami ly of eight children and I sue ceed in paying an income tax. Those who like to figure and who know how to make out an income tax report can tell what net income or profit he would have to make with a wife and eight children,to get into the income tax paying class."' So chicken farming is not so small a business after all. How many farmers in South Carolina, with the capital invested that Mr. Ashby has with a wife and eight children, most is I if not all of them minors, clears any fs! thing like $4,000 a year? That ;?i would have to -be his net income be ie!foro he would be liable to income. I 1-!tax, for he is entitled to exemptions j totaling $2,000?that is $400 for his a'wife and $200 for each minor child, ss The "chicken business" is not to ;d | be laughed at by any means. There io! are many ways of ; making a good y. i living and a profit?in useful ways s-Jtoo?besides raising cotton, and v-1 this is one of them. The fawners of 7 I ? it . this state, the young men particular ity?the old ones are "sot in their 56 ways"?ought to read good agricul )r,tural papers, like The Country Gen irjtleman and The. Progressive Farmer, i- for examples and -be learning some h, J thing all the time that will help them is in their profession, or calling, or c-' whatever you may call it. Don't des >r pise 4tbook farming." If it is the right r- kind of "book," it will prove a great . help. The lawyer, doctor, banker, publisher or preacher who fails to read and study books and periodi cals pertaining to his calling is des tined to fail; the farmer is no ex ception to this rule. Quit talking a/bout "the learned professions." All professions are "learned professions" when the men engaged in them make them so. There is, as much to be learned about farming as about law or medi cine.?Newberry Observer. BASE BALL NEWS Of the Abbeville Hi Team?Getting in Trim for Big Game*. For the past four weeks when the, weather would permit, the Abbeville; High School base ball team has been ' frradually getting in trim for this] year's schedule. So far they have been unable to have a game on ac count of the bad weather, having to cancel two games with tfce Green wood Highfschool. Thursday the 13th, the local boys will play the strong team of the Un lion High school who are making a [ tour of the State during this part of the season. Other games have been arranged with Thornwell Orphan age, Clinton, Greenwood High school and other dates which will be an nounced later. The football team of the High school for the past season was rea sonably supported by the fans from a financial standpoint, and there is no reason why the people couldn't support the baseball team equally as well; they can if they will only come out to the games, and unless the people of the town do support the team from this standpoint, then the i boys are not going to be able to | have the games, as it takes money to j get teams to come here and play. A few days ago the colored baseball team was seen in action in a new set of uniforms from head to foot and also new bats, mitts and gloves. Sure ly the people who have sons and daughters in the school and who are interested in the school work are in- | terested enough in their athletics to come out and give them their sup port. ( Last year the team lost one out of nine games . played against schools in the state, and this was to Green wood High school, Abbeville defeat . ing them two games out of three. The team looks equally as well this year | if not better. The probable line up for the infield is as follows: Barns, [catcher; Allen Long, first base; Bruce Galloway, second base; George Smith, short stop; and Billy Long, third base. The infield substitutes consist of Ashby Galloway and Fred Godfrey. This is Bill Barnes' first year with the team and he is showing up ex ceptionally well behind the bat, and is hitting at a lively clip and before the end of the season bids fair to be among the leaders of his team. Allen Long, the initial sacker is with the team the second year, and his easy going but sure way of hand ling himself around this base has made the mall take a secbnd look at him. The same can be said of his hitting, he hits often and when he hits, its like a shot. If any of the j readers have ever had the pleasure | of seeing the veteran ball player Hal j Chase, in action, then come out and j see Allen in action, and you will see I Hal Chase in a mild form. Bruce Galloway is playing his second year with the team and is known as the "fat boy" of the team, but if you want a treat come out and see how he moves around under his burden of 190 pounds. Already Mr. j Laval, coach for the team of Fur jman University has been down and looked him over and says that his prospects for a ball player are won derful. He hits them any old way and i usually they have to put a cow bell {m the ball to find it. j George Smith is also a veteran of I the team, and is looking: bptter this i year than ever before.. When a man {hits to him he has got to have a little j bit of rabbit movement to beat oulj iViiu thi'mv fircf hasp SVirvvt- ctnn ic ! I about the hardest place on the team ; to play and George covers his terri itory well. He isn't hitting quite as ! WW vvv vvs. vvv !v OPERA HOUSE V k ?FRIDAY ONLY? !v BETTY COMPSON IN V jV IHL LI 1 1 Lfc. MINIS! UK" V IV And Second Bible Picture VJ !V "CAIN AND ABEL" V V Matinee. _ ?3:15 V. ,V! Night 8^5 V V Admission 15 and 35c V vvvuvvuvuvvv lively as he did last year but when] the season gets into full swing he will be with the ringers. George is Captain of the team this year. Billy Long is also a veteran of the team, is Manager, and takes care of the third sack in great form, his arm is good and he is quick in hand ling his chances when he gets them. He 'is hitting well and plays with a steady head. The pitching staff is composed of Bruce Galloway, Buster Howie and Billy Long, all three are good ama teur pitchers. Buster did most of the pitching last year and did it well, he also is hitting at a live clip. It is probable that he will pitch a good many of the games this year, as Gal toway and Long are needed in the infield. Ashby Galloway and Fred God frey will be used in the infield when Long or Galloway are pitching, and will be used in the outfield at times when they are not pitching. Galloway has been handicapped this year in throwing on account of & broken shoulder which he received in a foot ball game- last year and Godfrey has also had a sprained ankle for the past ten days. Both are good men, and hit well. ' ' The outfield is composed of Monk Roche, Ray Swetenburg, Jimmy Har ris, and Buster Howie, when the lat ter is not pitching. Roche and Swet enburg were with the team last year and showed up well, and both are showing up better this year, especi ally in hitting. Jimmy Harris did not play last year, but will probably be found in the lineup before the sea son is over. The team has the following sub stitutes who will take the place of several of the players named above when they go to college: Toster Barn well, who is showing up well but on account of a bad case of mumps had a late start, the others are Francis Glenn, Hoodie Bradley, Edwin Barks dale, Gilbert Naibers, Bill Greene, Tom Howie, Hall, Hanby, Jack Brad ley, Jack Edmonds, Bill Cox, and Bill Bowie. Watch the advertisements for the games and come out when you can, and give the boys your .encourage ment and support. EASr m . e Stvlaplu* | Cloth** m pWg?I m STYLE $i Also for EASTER HATS, SH D A Df I i nivi\ COMING CONCERT. Col. 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