Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established 1S44. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. *v The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. na coi>nm).(>]a5c maHor at XJiil/t i cu a post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One Year $2.00 Six Months * $1.00 Three Months .50 AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Foreign Advertising Representative FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922. BACK TO THE FARM The reports which are coming in from the farms are justifying the predictions which we have been mak ing for more than a year to the ef fect that the haphazard methods of farming prevalent in this county for many years must be abandoned, and that those people who expect to make their farms profitable must give them personal attention, see to the proper working of them, and quit talking politics under the court housj shade trees as well as quit afctiiig on the counters in the stores chewing tobacco. Farmers must go back to the farms, if not to make their homes, certainly for the purpose of seeing that good farming is done. It is true that the better farmers of the coun ty have for a number of years re Bided in the, towns and at the county seat, but that does not mean that they have been neglecting their fari?s. You will see bankers, merchants ~ - 1 U.man in AnViaTTlllo gnd cUlU; uuaiucoo men iu ? ~ in tie other towns who set apart cer tain hours in every day for the pur pose of looking after their farms, and they are diligent about the task. These men are back at the-farms al ready. But there are a large number of men in Abbeville and in other places who own farms, some large and.some small, who have been sit ting down these many years de manding and receiving "two bales to the horse." These men have a les son to learn, if they have not already learned it. ' That lesson may be learned by in snectinsr the crons around Abbeville where intelligent supervision has been given these crops and those where this has not been done, even though the crops have been worked well otherwise. The crop of H. 0. Speed on the Anderson road will show1 what attention to details and intelligent cultivation and poisoning will do' towards making cotton. There'affymafiy farmers in the coun ty who have as good land as Mr. Speed^.and who have worked as in dustriously as he has perhaps, but who are not meeting with the same success due largely to failure to use poison for killing the weevils. But many more are in still more serious condition from a failure to give the growing of crops on their farms any attention whatever. The results this year are going to show what can be done, we think, towards raising cotton. It looks now as if the day of big cotton crops has passed for this section, but we be lieve that the results will show that cotton may still be grown with some profit by those who are willing to make the proper expenditures, do the necessary work, and supervise the growing of the crop as it should De supervised, wnetner or not tne results of poisoning are going to be such that we could advise a statutory requirement that every man plant ing cotton poison it, we are as yet unable to decide. If the results shall indicate that twice as much cotton can be grown by poisoning as with out it, it would seem reasonable to make such requirement. No man has a right to keep on his premises an agency destructive of the prosperity of his neighbor. A farmer who plants cotton, and does not undertake to kill the weevils, hatches the pests for all his neighbors. If it can <be shown with any degree of certainty that the weevils may be destroyed foy poison, then it is going to follow that every man must be required when planting cotton to prepare to nco nnicAn liimcolf fircf and his neighbor as well. The government is on the right track. A poison for the weevil has ? v been discovered. Sooner or later the use of that poison is going to be per fected, if we do not miss our guess, the poison is going to be made more k and more attractive to the weevil and more deadly, so that we may expect, as we have already stated, at more and more cotton will be grown, at a higher cost to be true, but at the same time at a better price, unless perhaps we may suc ceed so well as to produce a .bump er crop. Nobody is looking for that now. -- 1?- ^ /miv Koliof in I 11 15 UeCttUSV v/x V/V** ! statements that we urge men who have farms to begin to think about giving them their individual super vision another year. The time is ripe now for making plans looking to that end. The towns and cities have at tractions for those who have fami lies to be true, but with good roads and plenty of cheap second hand Fords, as well as horses and buggies, there is no reason why every land owner in Abbeville and elsewhere should not give his farms personal supervision. All farmers must get back to the farms. A BIG HOTEL. Mr. W. L. Peebles who looks after the interests of the Aibbeville Insur ance and Trust Company and its farming operatiqps near Calhoun Falls showed us a gTown boll of cot ton today, partly opened, which had in it five live boll weevils and one dead one. Every room in the big hotel was taken and some of the guests were "doubling." ABBEVILLE COUNTY MAN GROWS TOBACCO Anderson, Aug. 17.?The Mail says That tobacca as a money crop would be a boon to Anderson coun ty is the opinion of several Ander son gentlemen who yesterday after noon went to the farm of Mr. A. J. Quick, Antreville, where they in spected his tobacco being cured. These gentlemen are very en 1 thusiastic ovc<r possibilities of to bacco as a money crop here. Mr. Juick declares that his to ; bacco will yield him about $200 per acre this year, and that the cost of production does not exceed that of an acre of cotton. The climate land soil conditions here are espec ially well adapted to the cultivation of .tobacco, he says and this county would grow as fine tobacco as can be grown anywhere, except for the chewing tobacco. Chewing tobacco he declares could hardly (be grown here. Mr. Quick has about five acres of tobacco this year and has a big barn already cured and ready for market. He -was completing his curing yesterday when the Ander son gentlemen went to his placet and showed them all of the steps through which the tobacco must pass. Tho bright leaf tobacco into which he had cured his crop, he said brine's the ihest rvrirps and on thi? current market h? expects to ?set about 60c per pound for his crop. GLASS FACTORY AT LAURENS HAS BLAZE Portion of Plant is Destroyed; Plant to Resume in 30 or 45 Days. Laurens, Aug. 17.?A portion of the main building of the Laurens Glass Works, only glass factory in the southeast, was destroyed by fire whirh v:as HisrnvprpH nf 4 this morning. The fire was brought under control and extinguished by the fire department maintained by the Glass Works. The damage to the main building will not hinder the manufacture of bottles, R. H. Roper, assistant manager announced today. The large stock of bottles already manufactured was not destroyed. j Mr. Roper stated that the plant was to have been closed Saturday for repairs and that operation will be started again within 30 to 45 days. Thp Actual loss wjiq Tint pctimnforl hv Mr. Roper who stated the loss was covered by insurance. The origin of the fire was not determined. Albert Dial is president and manager of the Laurens Glass Works. He is out of Ithe city. Predicts Speedy Settlement. ! Washington, Aug. 17.?Secretary of Labor Davis expresses great satis faction at the results attained at the Cleveland conference of bituminous operators and labor union chiefs in a formal statement issued today. He predicted that the anthracite coal | strike would be speedily settled at a conference in Philadelphia on Thursday between the operators and miners' representatives. I * 4, ULiUU ***?*' ******* WEEVIL MIGRATION IS NOW BEGINNING Farmers Are Urged to U?e Good Judgment and Not Become 1 Panicky. Clemson College, Aug. 17.?Fall migration of the weevil has "begun Jin some sections where the cotton crop is not very good and where fruit formation has practically dis continued. Otherwise, the situation during the past week showed no im portant change, square infestation continuing to vary in different lo calities from very low to 95 percent or more, according to reports re ceived todav by Prof. A. F. Conradi. entomologist, who therefore advises continuation of cultivation where possible and of thorough square col lecting;- from the pQants and - the ground. Whether poison applications should be made after migrations depends ' on conditions. Migration is not yet 1 heavy enough at any point to war- ' rant discontinuation of poisoning. When migration becomes severe and 1 general, no profit may be expected from poisoning. 1 During the past week there have been breezy and dewless nights es- 1 pecially in the Piedmont section. Poi soning on such nights is not recom mended, but the application should be made during the first faverable ' nights though it be a week or so late according to the schedule. ' Old Methods and Custom* No Long-, er Dependable. Farmers are urged to use good judgment and not to become panicky When the weevils become numerous ( so that all squares are punctured and young bolls are attacked, one or even two applications or poison may be recommended in order to protect (as many of the young bolls as pos-! slble. ' | The attitude of the farmers is not always encouraging. Some have kept) up cultivation and square collecting dilgently while others "laid off" a bout August 1. It must be empha sized that these old methods and customs will not be satisfactory un der weevil conditions, and those who have not yet become reconciled to more diligent methods of farm man-1 agement throughout the entire grow ling season will become so convinced if they continue their efforts to grow cotton. Again this season there are ma^bj striking illustrations of the great importance of soil building as the fundamental operation in weevil control. The success and profit that may result from poisoning, square collecting or other direct weevil con trol methods is based on efficient soil building. * ' . COTTON PROGRESS IN WEEK WAS POOR Weevil is Becoming More Active in Eastern Belt, Especially in South Carolina. Washington, Aug. 17.?Summary of weather and crop conditions for the week ending Aug. 15, 1922. Temperatures were generally low in central and eastern cotton states, but were about normal in.the west ern part of the belt. There was much cloudy weather in the eastern por- ^ tion with excessive rains in some lo calities, but it continued dry in most of the western districts. Cotton made generally poor prog- i ress in Oklahoma, and in shedding ! badly in central and western por- j tions of that state, while develop- I ments ranged from poor to very | good in Texas, depending on the lo- j cal rainfall. Progress was mostlv I fair in Arkansas, but there was too j much rain in Louisiana. Cotton made | generally poor progress in Mississip- j pi and Alabama where the weather I was rather too cool and considerable j j complaint of shedding. Cloudy, damp j weather was unfavorable in Georgia j and general deterioration was re- I ported with serious weevil damage. ! There was too much rain in many j localities of the Carolinas, although j plant growth was very good in South ! Carolina and the crop is fruiting j fairly well, but there was marked in- I nroQca in woovil rlaniq cro ir? ponfrnl. I eastern, North Carolina, tout prog- ! ress was fair in the western portion j with weevil increase in the southern ] part of the state. 'Cattle were the first money, say the historians. Carolina farmers will come to understand that cattle I still mean money. I I \ > , \ DUE WEST NEWS. ' v A. R. Presbyterian - S 1 'Mr. and Mrs. Millen Lathan of Lanehester have been the guest for 1 somo days of Mrs. Lila Agnew. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Boyce of ' Charlotte, N. C., are the guests of 1 Mr. Boyce's father. Mr. E. E. 1 Boyce. I (Mr. E. H. Bradley visited his . old home at Bradley last week on a few day's vacation. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Young and j Miss EuphJ^mia Yioung returned , last we tk from a visit to the moun- ; tains. Dr. R. M. Stevenson has return- . ed to Due West alter several day's : visit to his daughter, Mrs. Z. Y. Butts, of New Bei i, N. C. Rev. W. A. M. Plaxco is visiting [lis son, Mr. James Pl&xco. He came up from Augusta where he had been jn a visit to Dr. John Plaxco. Mrs. S. J. Wall, Martha Logan and Bob Lee Wall of Easley, S. C. wccre the guest for a few days of Mr. and iMrs. J. H. iBrooks. iMiiss Alice Wingo returned to Mt. Berry, Ga., Friday after a visit of several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brooks. Missea Edith Todd and Kath rine Galloway returned Satur day from Bon Clarken where they attended the Sabbath School and Young Peoplefe Conferences. A great deal of interest in poli +n*/.o i'c Haitio> the present in this section. The State Campaign meeting will ho held in Abbeville on Thursday of this week. The Robinson EaU is nearing campfljertion. The painters are put ing the "finishing touches" on the wood^work and the building docks better and better as the work pro greiises. Mr. Gaston Moffatt has returned from South America where has been teaching for the past year. It is Mr. Moffatt's plan to teach the coming year in this country. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Young cele brated their 50th wedding annivers ary on Monday of rhis week. There woo a Vinmpt-rvrniinff of all their children on this occasion. .Mr. Robc<rt Kirkpatrick of Char lotte, N. C., who has been on a visit to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Galloway, returned to his hojne at Charlotte on last Satur day. Mr. Carroll of Mississippi is in Due West visiting Mr. . and Mrs. W. W. McDill. Prof. E. L. Reid and Mrs William Reid returned last week from New York whero they had been to con sult specialists. It is the hope cf their many friends that their visit there will bring gratifying results. Master Smith Pressly has return ed from Roanoke, Va., where he has been on a visit to his grand paTents. Mr. W. B. Evans of Newnan, Ga. j spent the week-end in Due West with friends. Mr. Evans was on his ~ ' ?1-i- o /-, ho I way to uoiumoia, o. \j., will take a three weeks* course at the University of S. C. in prepara tion for his work at McCall, S. C., whero he will teach the coming year Mr. Evans graduated from Erskine last June. LADI Mr. William G. Patched Pants a w it it s REGARDLESS < f Abbey ^ V V ANTREVILLE V > > - - - - - - ^ ^ ^ ^ C k k. k. Mr and Mrs.' Eulys Stokes and two children, Evelyn and Miriam, Mrs Charles Milford and son, all of Shandon-Annex, Columbia, motored over last week and spent several days with friends and relatives. Mrs. W. W. McCarter entertain ed a number of friends at a delight ful dinner party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Eulys Stokes last Thursday. Messrs. Elliott Stokes, B. Bowen and Eugene McCarter visited friends and relatives in Columbia last week. Mr. Curtis Crowther accompanied them home and visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Crowther for a short time. Miss Winton Keaton spent last week very pleasantly with Misses Irene and Annie Simmons near Bel ton. Miss Sara Harkness spent last week in Johnston visiting classmates Rev. J. L. Jett of Starr is con mAalmiv o-f fib 11nfo UUCLlIIg <X lC?i?Oi mv mu??vm church this week, assisted by the pastor, Rev. W. A. Duckworth. Miss Hattie Lou Haddon is spend ing this week with Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Kinningham of Jefferson, Ga 'Mrs. J. L. Jackson of Starr was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Harold Crowther several days last week. ; f The young people enjoyed a moon light picnic at -Martin's Mill last Friday evening. ? Messrs. Elmore Suber and James Wilson of Piedmont visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. . A. Suiber last week. Misses Ethel Anderson and Eliza beth McCarter have returned home from the Winthrop Summer school. Mr. Ruben Vandiver, who had his left arm amputated at the Anderson hospital two weeks ago is doing as well as could be expected. A number of friends have visited him and re port that he is bearing his suffering cheerfully. Miss Lou Ellen Maddox, Messrs. James Vandiver and Bailey Maddox of Anderson were the guests of Mr. % if? n ir j:..? ana mrs. j. xw. vunuivei *junuajr. Several people from Antreville SA say) 11 car ggp I! \ f! ii EI || |j Drop in and start that i I PLANTER " THE FRIENj i ES INCH McAdoo says: "Half ? re a Badge of Honor." Shoes I fb rii nnnri f' JF KKltta LLSLvym IT'S CH :il~ H 1I1C iJHUC/ A M MOWN AS THE BES1 Griffin Nickels, Prop. Material Used in Abbe *. NOTICE! United State* of America, Western District of South Carolina Whereas on the 17th day of July, 1922, the United States filed a libel in the District Court of the United States for the Western District of South Carolina, against 35 Tins, more or less of a produce known as Chloroform in the possession of P. B. Speed, Drug Co., of Abbeville, S. /l * J J_ I V _!_ 1 u., sitiu jjuuus navmg Deen smppeu by Stellar Chemical Company, of New York to Abbeville, S. G., in a case of forfeiture and condemnation. And whereas by virtue of process in due form of law to me directed returnable on the first Tuesday of November, 1922, I have seized and taken 35 Tins Chloroform and have tnem in my cusioay. Notice is hereby given that a Dis trict Court will be held in the Coun ty Court Room in the City of Green wood, South Carolina, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on the first Tuesday of November, 1922, for the trial of the premises; and the owner or owners and all persons who have or claim any interest are hereby cited to be and appear at the time and place aforesaid, or on such day, or days and places as the case may be continued, to show cause if any they have why a final decree should hot pass as prayed. l>. ?J. 1JlVfl, United States Marshal. Aug. 18, 1922. 3 wkfl. JttTt ? With the dairy farmer, cleanli ness is next certainly to godliness, of his cash crops. 6~6~6 CURES MALARIA, CHILLS AND FEVER, DENGUE OR BILIOUS. FEVER. IT KILLS THE GERMS. attended the Drake reunion at Greenvale church last Thursday. Tihe ball games this summer have been very interesting. Both old and young enjoy seeing the games and all will be sorry when the baseball season is over. As some one has al / ready said, it helps them to forget hard times and boll weevils, at least, for a time. FE! On the Diamond?or in every day life the man who ventures, gmua. You'll never get any where '' wishing'' you could save?but you'll "get there" if you start an account, even though you itart with only a dollar. Saving Account NOW. 1 n a MIS OLY BANK." JDED oled Shoes and i 'em ERE? EAPER HERE.