Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^?????????, Established 1844. a THE PRESS AND BANNER n ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company j Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ? 0 ? Entered as second-class matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. b j Terms of Subscription: <* rt aa ! 0 One Year Six Months 51-00 0 Three Months F .50 ' 1 AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION s Foreign Advertising Representative t MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1922 |^] W CHEAPER COTTON jp It: 0 From New England the cry comes for cheaper cotton. Cotton News thus states the argument of Mr. Ran- g dall N. Durfee, Chairman of the b ' Cotton Buyers' Committee of the v :e New England Cotton Manufacturers r Association: "His lengthy contention for li cheap cotton was based primari- n ly upon the worldwide use of ', cotton fabrics as a material for clothing, and with the raw sta- ^ pie cheap it meant the shutting out of competitive fabrics. Jf'ur- ^ thermore, that cheap cotton tj would keep the mills of the m world busy and appeal to the ^ purchasing power of the masses. His admonition to the cotton p( farmers was to economize more n( in the cultivation and growth of C( . cotton so as to produce the stapie at a lower average1 cost per w pound." w We think that New England and) other places as well have an incorrect idea,of the real situation with regard to cotton and the future Ti price of cotton. It is true, as stated by others, that the question of makt\ ing a sufficient cotton crop is becoming a question affecting the peo- tii pie of the whole nation. Undoubted- C< ly greater efforts will be made by C< the federal and state authorities to yc find a remedy for the boll weevil sc damage which is causing the short of crops of cotton. We believe that la sooner or later, and we hope before very long, a means of fighting the weevil will be discovered which will i to a large extent eliminate the damage caused by this insect. However, there will always be sufficient dam' age done to keep us from making a th , large crop of cotton. There will be'vc no more bumper crops. J pi v jri * ,But in order to make a crop " of j th eleven or twelve millions of bales,! ag the people of the South will work w] h. rder, work more consistently, and Cr go to much greater expense than A1 they have heretofore gone to in or- tri "i i. J _ mi.:. .! del4 vy proauce a crop, xms expense g.r is going Ho erfter into the cost of the fa crop and must be reflected in the th price. Five yfe&i-s from today so ^h large a part of the Cotton crop will co be sold through co-operative associ- m ations that a proper return for the th crop will be demanded and received, bv That proper return will be the ar cost of each pound of cotton and a reasonable profit for the producer. * Henry T. Ford builds his motor cars, q, calculatcs the cost, adds his profit, and thus makes the price of his prod- ^ uct. The farmer is going to do the , same. When he finally does that, cot-;. \ TO ton will brine: what it is worth on I cc the markets of the world. The pricc r a will no longer be fixed by speculators t and gamblers. ai When the farmers come to fix th? , b( price of growing a pound of cotton, it not going to be fixed on pauper labor either. The time has come I when the laborers on the farm can find other employment. There will ^ be nobody left to produce cotton un-p less the price received is such as to J. justify the man who makes it in 11 remaining on the farm for the purpose of making it. Then again, the ^ thriftless class of farmers who have ^ planted in the spring, worked a little j when there was no fishing and hunt- ^ ing to do, and gathered in the fall, can no longer grow cotton. It takes F intelligence now as well as labor. C And intelligence demands its price. ^ It will be paid for when applied to * farming as well as when applied in C other callings. For these reasons we believe the I day of cheap cotton is over. The price 1 may not soar at once, nor the: next, ^ may not soar at once, nor npxt year, nor the next, but there will be a gradual incline in the scale of prices paid for the staple as the years pa8s}/1 ? . . . nd one of these days the cotton farner is coming into his own. The talk about cheap cotton in or:er to have cheap clothing is all ommyrot. It-is not the price of coton that makes high priced clothing if cotton. We can illustrate the ruth of this by a simple statement f facts. You go to the clothier and 'Uy a shirt for which you pay three ollars. In that shirt are three yards f cloth, representing one-half pound f cotton, rarely more. The price of hat half pound of cotton can make 'iii i /v? ... _ . il ?. line cnnerence in me puce ui uic hirt, whether it cost twelve cents or wenty-five cents. The price of the hirt is not materially increased if he cotton costs fifty cents per ound. It is the labor which causes he high priced shirts, and high pricd cotton goods. Everybody who omes in contact with the cotton rhen it leaves the hands of the rower demands big wages, from the uyer ajl the way to the retailer, and rhen the goods are high the blame i laid at the door of the cotton far-j ler. There is no truth in the charge, i t? *vr?... XT'??i?j Tiranfo oVionnpr I AX 11CW Uiigiaiiu ?r w... ws/ lothing, the New England Mills lust reduce the earnings of the mills nd the wages and salaries paid by le manufacturers from the cotton uyers all the way up the line. If le people of New England want to o the right thing by the people of le South, and they sometimes send lissionaries down here, they should 2 willing to pay. a, reasonable price >r the products of the labor of the) jople of the South, so that we mayl >t always be paupers, but may revive "the living wage" which everyDdy else demands. The fanner is illing to work for his, or must be illing if he gets it. A DUE WEST WELCOME o the Sunday Schools of Abbeville County: Every Sunday School in the Coun is cordially invited to send repreinfofiiroc trw the rimintu flnnvpn. on to be held at Due West, Erskine ollege, next Saturday, October 14. ame, there is something here for >u, if you fail to come, your hool will suffer for your neglect : duty. Come and receive a refgur Due West welcome. J. R. McGee. SUMMARY REPORT FOR SEPT. (C. Lee Gowan, County Agent.) Soil Management: There were ree meetings held which were deited entirely to soil building and ant food problems and there were ree other meetings held with for;e crop specialist, Mr. Jeffords, at lich the subjects of both -forage , ops and pastures were discussed. ; one of these meetings held at Aneville the meeting was turned into i excursion party which went to the rm of McAdams Bros., to observe e work they had been doing withf e growing of clovers and other ver crops. Where they found crops aking a bale of cotton to the acre is year and twenty-five to thirty ishels of corn to the acre without I ly fertilizers. Seed Improvement: Arrangement is been made for the holding of a ORN SHOW in Abbeville on Nov. 5, 17 and 18th. The premium list is been made out and judges artnged for. This show should serve ' teach the selection of good seed cVtAnlrl Kn frtllAWia/'l lin Tu'fll till emu oavuiu w iv4*v variety test plat in Abbeville Coun' next year to determine the type rid variety of corn which produces ?st on these soils. Svrset Potato Storage Houses: here are two sweet potato storage ouses being built by government I Ians. One is being built in Abbeille by R. E. Cox, with a four thousnd bushel capacity and one is belg built at Latimer by Mr. C. G. IcAllister, which is a five hundred ushel capacity. lays in office ? ? 6 ays in field ? ? ?; 2U liles traveled in auto on official business ? ? __ 671 'arm visits made during month 75 !alls on agent at office ? -- 201 'elephone calls ? ? 28 setters .written (first class) __ 31 Jircular letter written z Copies circulated ? 355 'ress articles prepared 8 ,'otal number of meetings held 7 lumber of Specialists visiting this month ? ? ? 5 To live ti a ripe old age, one has c devote a good deal of time to it. - * WOFFORD-ERSKINE GAME Scheduled for Friday, at 3:30 at Due West. Due West, Oct. 9.?Erskine College students, local alumni, and the alumni through the Carolinas are looking forward eagerly to the Wofford-Erskine football game to be played on Erskine field next Friday, promptly at 3:30 o'clock. Inasmuch as this game will be the only varsity football event of the whole season on the,home ground, it is expected that the "OM Grads" will take advantage of this fact and come back home in large numbers on that day. The showing made by Erskine against Carolina in the initial game was quite satisfactory to all the athletic authorities here. While the back field is light it is exceptionally fast, and the line has proved to be as good as last years line, especially on defensive play, Red- Brice and Lee McDonald, both of last years line, are starring this year in tackle positions. Bill Kennedy, last years star quarter-back, is again calling signals for his team. The announcement has 'been made that Jack Black will be I * TT11 tfte reieree, ana Joe xionana me umpire. It is probable that Lawrence Hammitt will act as head linesman. Such officials as these will as usual guarantee the fans a smooth football game. The Due West Local Alumni association will be the hosts of the varsity and all Erskine Alumni in attendance on the game at a dinner to be served in the College Home, Fri day evening at 8 P. M. At this meeting officers of the Local1 Alumni Association for the coming year will be elected, and topics of interest concerning the problems of the college will be discussed by well known speakers. GLAD TO BE IN ABBEVILLE Dr. S. C. Hodges of Greenwood was in Abbeville last night and charged the people of the Abbeville Presbyterian church at the Installation services of the pastor Rev. J. A. McMurray. Dr. Hodges in Iris opening remarks stated he felt a peculiar pleasure in being in Abbeville al this time, his grandfather was at one time Sheriff of Abbeville county and his father was for years a citizen of the county and he had always feJt the greatest interest in Abbeville the mother of his own town of Greenwood. ; i TONSILS REMOVED. i ^ The Abbeville Hospital had four operations for the removal of tonsils Saturday. Miss Pearl Nixon, Mrs J. Schroeder, Harry Powell and Miss Mattie Eakin. LITTLE GIRLS CHAINED i nwn IM A TTir IV RAT 1 r-X\ 1I\ /\ i i iv. Detroit, Oct. 7.?John Hall faccd a charge of cruelty to a minor, following the finding in the attic of hi? home in Hamtrack of his 13 year old daughter, Wanda whose wrist "had been chained to a rafter. The girl was so imprisoned, Hall told the police, because he had been told she conducted herself improperly at school, He "decided to chain her to the rafter three hours a day, believing that more human than whipping. When found by detectives the girl was near a state of coma and hc-r wrists were cut and bruised by the links of the chain. She was sent to the St. Ann community house lor medical attention. Th/* F.Jifnf's Mosf any man can bc< an editor All the editor has to do is to sit at a desk six days a week, four weeks a [month and 12 months a year and edit such stuff as this. "Mrs. Jones of Cactus Creek, let a canopener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry." "While Harold Greem was escorting Miss Violet Wise from the church social last Saturday night a savage dog attacked them and bit Mr. Green on the public square." "Mr. Fong, whilo harnessing a bronco last Saturday, was kicked just south of his corn crib.?Charlotte Observer. Recently an Iowa Farm Bureau scrapped its Farm Bureau paper the directors explaining that ?a better way of Teaching the fafmers is . (through th?l established weekly 'newspaper" Righto! ? -??*- , _ i THE COMING CIRCUS Sparks World Famous Shows in Greenwood Saturday, Oct. 14 Sparks World Famous Shows arc billed to exhibit at Greenwood Sat urday, October 14th. and from th( newspaper reports preceding therr their exhibition will be worth going many miles to witness. Of the many features carried bj the show this season, some of th< Animal Acts are without doubt th< most wonderful and thrilling evei presented to an American audience The big group of fighting forest bred lions, all full grown males, giv< an exhibition that is full of thrills and te audience is left with a positivi feeling of awe at man's wonderfu mastery over the brute creation. Another extraordinary featuri with the show is Capt. Tiebor's ?rou] of educated Seals and Sea Lions These interesting sea animals per form the most seemingly impossibl* feats; balancing chairs, umbrella and whirling brands of fire whil< climbing ladders, walking tight rope: and riding the backs of gallopinj horses. This feature baffles djescrip tion and must be seen to be appreci ated. Many other wonderful things art to be seen with this mammoth show and the main performance beneatl the big tents, will present a number of the most marvelous foreign act: of the century. The menagerie of wild animali carried with the show is complete ir every detail, and contains rare anc curious speciments of the earth': most interesting and curiius animali A mile long street parade of dazzling splendor, beautiful women anc handsome horses, interspersed witl three brass bands and a steam calliope will traverse the streets shortlj before noon, and this feature alont will be worth going many miles to see Don't forget the date and the [place of exhibition, Greenwood, SatI tiv/lair n1 A uiuajj www. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims againsl the Donalds Cotton Oil 'Company, oi Donalds, South Carolina, are herebj required to prove and file the same with the undersigned within thirtj days. The affairs of said corporator are being liquidated, and the funds on hands will be paid out after such time. J. d. LIPSCOMB, Oct. 9, 1922. Donalds, S. C. ltwk. 4 wks. \ ( STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE Probate (Jourt In the Matter of the Estate of S. S. McCurry, Deceased. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted'to said estate must settle without delay, and those holding claims against the estate must present them properly attested to J. H. McCURRY, C. M. McCURRY. Oct. 9. 4tpd. - The fanner who fails to plow unj der cotton stalks in the fall to help destroy the boll weevil is the kind of man who "trusts to luck" and is usually unlucky. BEST BLOCK COAL $12 PER TON. | We are unloading a car of Block Coal at a Special Price of $12.00 Per Ton for quick movement We bought this a little under the market. Better Buy NOW. i Amos B. Morse Company iHHHMHBMBBV ^ .?i . 1 @I5IBJ5IBJSI5J5JBJ5IBI5I5JSlBJBJ5fSJEJ5JSJ5JSJSI3IS15Ic !The New Fillit been named "MOTO 11 - (Willie Bowie bein 51 Drive in at the Corn? ! CHURCH STREETS J "MOTOR INN" F 51 - ....and i ! GASOLINE, OILS, I* WA1 Have Your Car Was While You Wait. TIRES and A< Courteous Service i H. E. Pe I COVERS TRINITY 1 ^I5JSEJSiS/SISIS/SBfSISISJSMSI3I3J3JSI2JSJ3JSJSJ3Jc r T.nATVF.n RIFLE IN MAILS I WOUNDS RURAL CARRIER , ? i Rochester, N. C., Oct. 7.?Wil-, , liam Alexander, rural carrier, of Mount Morris, was wounded early . today when a loaded rifle sent ( through the mail from Philadelphia ; was discharged as he lifted the paok oera / rmtn-irnrio' it. -frrvm the sark. Tha ' bullet shattered the bone in his right j ! arm. He now is in a hospital. I i i ' | These 5 ' I Will interest you if y< , | long wearing, good fi 1 a moderate price for | Many of the SUIr I Trousers with them, II strongly made of goo | $7.50, $8.50, $I0.00: || SPLENDID LINE OJ | r 175c, $1.00, $1.25, $1 a Rain float* too. all si: I years, $4.00 and Parker I ||paC>BPB6^R8>MaE>ggE^ v t ' '.rtii?_J?.:.' -. ??VivLi J!?. ". JJ^ISISMSTC1 JSif? lSI3ISJSTS',?Si,SjS'rSM2lM3jSJ23 ig Station has 1 R INN" [i t \ U IX 1 g- the Luck Man.) ;i, r of TRINITY and I to the ILLING STATION 1 ?et your.... 1 rKLfc AIR and ! rER. I; ;hed and Polished | XESSORIES. J s Day and Night fj nnal, Mgr. I r & CHURCH STS. I An Old Saying Modernized. One Sunday afternoon, while out .4. dnvmg, a Paige car passed us at 3. : v rapid rolling gait. The driver '.just avoided colliding with several cars in front of us. A friend in our car ex claimed with a laugh. J i "If that man doesn't turn over a new leaf hell turn over 9 new Paige!"?Charleston News andCourer. . lmmmmrwmrsimramrararamrarararararararoiatFJP flu uj ci iism*? || 1 1 2| wammmmmmmmmmmmm jfl uits For || ou are looking for I H itting, CLOTHES at | B your Boy. S TS have two pairs of | all of them are 1 H d materials. H , $12.50 and $15.00 | I F ODD TROUSERS |l B0YS II .50 and up to ..$3.50 jf^B pair. ... |H zes from 10 to 18 |B 1 $5.00. II o n 1 & Reese | - . .. i-. ,: ,