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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1922
THE SCARCITY OF LABOR
A good many farmers are complaining
that their tenants and share
croppers are leaving and that the
farms are without tenants. This has
been the history of every section
Xvhere the boll weevil has gone. After
a crop failure or two the negroes
grow discouraged and look for
places where they can the more easily
secure the necessities of life. The
whites, too, in many cases leave the
farms and go to the towns, seeking
other employment. In doing so most
of them are obeying the first law of
nature?looking out for one's self.
But this is not the sole cause of
' the exodus from the farms. The industrial
plants "of the North, and the
activities in other centres demand |
chap labor. Heretofore, this cheap I
labor has come from Europe for the
most part. But now the European laborer
cannot find his way to America
on account of the stringent immigration
laws. Only a certain percentage
of the present foreign population
of the country is admitted
into this country each year. The result
is that other sections, not being
able to obtain the cneap labor desired
from this source, turn to the
South and are bidding for the ne-i
groes on the farms, the only other
source from which cheap labor may
Vio r?Vit_a 5 n
And the scarcity of labor in the
North and elsewhere is having a tendency
to make the prices demanded
by all classes of laborers very high.
The wages now being paid the farm
rtegroes of the South who have found
their way to Philadelphia, Evanston
and other centres for the congregation
of these people, are very attractive.
Perhaps if t?e laborers took into
account the amount of rent and
other expenses demanded, the wages
would not seem so large, but this
they often fail to take into account.
Nobody can blame these negroes
who have been at the point of starvaton
for two years for seeking a
better way of living, just as nobody
~' m.L - 1
uutintrs wit: wxiite mriuer wau leaves
the farm and conies to town where
he can secure employment on better
terms. But at the same time it is.
evident that something must be done
to keep the farms going, because af-.
ter all the people must live from the
products of the farm and the whole
salvation of this country depends upon
the yields from our fields.
And there is no way by which the
laborers and tenants on the farms
can be kept there, there is no way
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uj wxiii; 11 wie wime larxner may oe |
induced to farm oh, except to find a
way to make the farms at least tolerable
places on which to live. The
landowners must co-operate with
the laborers, with the share-cropper?
and with his tenants to see that
these people get the necessities of
life. He must, looking to this end,
study a better means of tilling the
Soil, teach it to those who till the
soil for him, instruct them in cropi
diversification and soil-ibuilding, I
and enable them to see that the j
promise of better days on the farms |
is not made up of emuty words, but I
that there is something of reality in
it.
TheTe will be a better day for farming
and for farmers. But it will
not come of itself. It must come
from the efforts of those who work, i
Men who own lands cannot expect i
the laborers, share-croppers and ten-i
ant3 to do all the suffering, and all
the work looking to better conditions.
The real farmer must get out a-j
monst the people who make his;
farm prosperous and work with them.
He must give them a living chance
and be willing to give a little here
and there in order that other people
may live. If he is not willing to
do v' " 'arms a^e +1 go
tenantless and without laborers.
PECANS FROM "THE NATION"
One day last week, a great stalwart,
handsome man, by the name
of Jesse B. Harkness, from Antre-i
ville, Abbeville County, came to j
Spartanburg in his automobile with
two bags of pecan nuts grown on|
his place in that little settlement.!
For a part of his load, Heyward j
Hardy handed him a check for $120,'
and there was ready sale for the
remainder. The idea of raising pecan
nuts in Abbeville County, and partic-l
Uiany pecan nuts aciuany giuwu vn
trees at Antreville, that sell in Spartanburg
at 90 cents the pound seems
like a dream; but the proof of the
nuts is the eating thereof, and the
proof of the market price is the
salesman's slip that slips up smliing
at the end of the week.
It has been only within the last
few years, comparatively, that the
growing of pecans was regarded in
these parts as worth while from a
business point of view, and there is
no reason why the whole of South
Carolina, particularly Piedmont Carolina,
could not be converted into a
great nut-bearing region and supply
all the markets of the North. East
and Middle West, with the unrivalled
product of their groves. It is said
that the pecan, which is of the hickory
family, will grow to perfection
wherever the hickory grows, and one
of the hardwoods of this region,
par excellence, is the hickoiy tree.
Antreville is a rather uncommon
name?we believe it is the only
postoffice "with such a name in the
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it happened on it in a most unusual
way. The original name of the place
was "Centreville"?the Capital, we
believe, of a fine belt of country called
"The Nation," and one day, as
the story goes, 01. McAdams, a citizen
of some note in the community,
who wrote with a flourish, as was the
habit of those who had been trained
by writing experts who "taught copyplate
handwriting," in a petition asking
for the reopening of the postoffice
at Centreville, wrote the name
so clearly and with such a flourish
that some inefficient clerk who didn't
know "handwrite" when he saw it,
filled out the name as "Antreville,"
and Antreville it has been ever since.
To be known hereafter as the pecannut
centre of Abbeville County will
give it a distinction it could not have
hoped for with the name it bears.
But Antreville is not the only
place in Abbeville County that was
designed by the great Gardener of
the Universe as a land of plenty.
About five miles from Abbeville
Court House, on what was the old
j
Gordon plantation, there was, a great
many years ago, a grove of scalybark
hickory trees that yielded an
immense crop of delicious nuts every
year. Nobody seemed to care very
much about them, but occasionally a
wagon load of the nuts would be
hauled to the Seat of Orthordoxy
for the consumption of such of the
Residents of that holy place as liked
to vary occasionally the diet of sal
eratus biscuit and molasses pie. The
scaly-bark hickory grove perished |
long ago, doubtless, but if there j
should be any of the stumps left, the j
buyer of the ground would be surej
of making more money on pecans at
90 cents the pound than cotton at
50 cents. Moral: Plant Pecans!?
Spartanburg Journal.
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RAILROAD COMMISSION
HAS MUCH WORK AHEAD
Columbia, Nov. 30.?The South
Carolina State railway commission
will take up a number of hearings
at the meeting here on December 5
and 6 and December 20. On December
5 the commission will take up
the question of separating the grades
on the Seaboard Air Line near Carlisle
and on the next day will consider
the same question regarding
the Southern near Hibernia and also
will consider the question of discounting
an express agency at Leeds
and interchange of services between!
the Eloree and Orangeburg telephone
exchanges.
Switching charges at East Spartanburg
and milling in transit rates
for Union will be discussed on De
cemDer zu.
IN GEORGIA.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williamson j
went over to Georgia Thursday and;
enjoyed Thanksgiving with Col. and i
Mrs. Powell. Col. Williamson stayed i
over f " ~Vida" find '.r^d his luck at
hunting.
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INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT.
Elsewhere in this issue of the
Press and Banner is the announreS1
ment of the approaching marriage m
of Miss Kate Calhoun Haskell and U
Prof. A. R. Smith of North Carolina. ^
The marriage will take place on Dec- th
ember 21st.
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Miss Kate is the youngest daugh- a
ter of Mr. L. C. Haskell and has ijj
made her home in Abbeville for number
of years. She is a graduate of D
Winthrop College and for the past
year has taught in North Caro- m
lina. She is of a distinguished family
and her many friends over the ^
state wish her much happiness.
Prof. Smith is a native of North
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Carolina and is teaching in the Ap- !
palachain Training School at Boone, xr
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Settling Estate. '
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I Dr. Robert McNeill of Danburg, jj
Ga., is in the city this week settling Y
up the affairs of the estate of the Ij
late Mr. Wm. W. McNeill.
We hare just received a shipment
of the Famous Nelke Dolls with ^
their hand-painted faces, bring the 2<
kiddies in to see them at THE 2!
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF AP-j 2)
i PLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. |3<
In the District Court of the United jgi
| States for the Western District of 3<
South Carolina.
In the Matter of C. T. SCHRAM,!,^
Abbeville, S. C. - - Bankrupt.' 3'
In Bankruptcy. jgj
To the Creditors of the above named 4i
Bankrupt: j ^
Take notice that on Nov. 13, 1922, ^
the above named bankrupt filed his 4
petition in said Court praying that
he may be decreed by the Court to 41
have a full discharge from all debts 4!
provable against his estate, except j?1
such debts as are excepted by law s
from such discharge, and a hearing H
was thereupon ordered and will be p
had upon said petition on Dec. 16, 3
1922 before said Court, at Greenville
in said District, at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time and place
all known creditors and other per-:
sons in interest may appear and j
show cause, if any they have, why!
the prayer of said petition should not ^
be granted. ir
D. C. DURHAM, Clerk, ci
Dated at Greenville, S. C., C<
| Nov. 13, 1922. 11, 154wks 11
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| MASTER'S SALE 4
I The State of South Carolina,
| COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Court of Common Pleas.
Mrs. S. E. Nickles, Guardian Pltf.
against /
Alex Cunningham and others,
Defendants _
| By authority of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleaa for ^
Abbeville County, in said State, made
in the above stated case, I will offer
for sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville
C. H., S. C. on salesday in December
A. D. 1922, within the legal
hours of sale the following described
land, to wit: All that tract or ^
parcel of land situate, lying and be- .
ing in Diamond Hill Township, Ab- je
beville County, in the State afore- _
CI
said, containing Fifty-two (52)
Acres, more or less, and bounded by
land of J. W. Bradberry, Estate of ^
George Harrison, Charley Hunter
and Brownlee land, and being the
same tract of land conveyed to the ^
defendant Alex Cunningham by J. ^
H. Ferguson. j.
Terms of Sale?One-third (1-3) ,
Of
Cash. Balance on a credit of one
m
and two years, the credit portion to ^
bear interest at the rate of eight per
cent (8%) per annum, payable an- ^
nually and to be evidenced by bond
or note of purchaser, and to be secured
by a mortgage of the premises _
which bond or note and mortgage e
shall provide for ten per cent (10%)
attorney's fees for collection if it N
becomes necessary to place the same
in the hands of an attorney for collection
with the option however to 0j
the purchaser to pay all cash, and I fi,
that the purchaser shall pay to the jn
" Va??mi 4-V n /
luasver wiiiiui unc uuuis wiuic v*?v qj
sum of Two Hundred and fify ($250) th
dollars of said purchase price of a
said land and if he fails to pay so ai
much of said bid, the Master will re- a
sell said premises at the end of one su
hour on the same terms and conditions
and at the risk of the former g?
purchaser. ' f0
Purchaser to pay for papers and pr
stamps. 1 c%
THOS. P. THOMSON, |
Master A. C. S. C. ,qc
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. <
IN ACCORDANCE with an act to
.ise supplies for the fiscal year be-;
nning January 1, 1922, the Treas ers
Office will be open from Nov. I
Lth through Dec. 31st for the col- c
ction of taxes without penalties,
fter Dec 31st through January 31st c
ie penalty will be one per cent.; t
>r February, two per cent; March s
>"t through 15th, seven per cent.;
fter March 15th,'the taxes will goj?
to execution and be collected by r
te Sheriff.
You will note the change in the
og License Law. This license must N
J paid not later than February 1st
-Jfin# nr imnrison
iUCi ^/ciiaivj - - ?
ent. ?
Trustees are required by the new ,
w to check up the dogs and assist
le Treasurer in this matter.
TAX BY DISTRICTS ]
1?Corner ? ? 28 Mills. ,
2?Ridg e ?,31 Mills.
3?Lowndesville ? 40 Mills
1?Rocky River ? 34 Mills j
5?Fork 26 M;lls ,
5?Sextus ? 34 Mills
7?Latimer ? 26 Mills '<
3?Monterey 26 Mills ,
?'Calhoun Fall3 ? __ 32 Mills .
3?Santuc 30 M'lls
7?Ferncliff 26 M'lls 1
3?Bethia 34 Mills .
3?Sharon 34 Mills
L?Bethel ? ? 29 Mills
2?Abbevill e 46 Mills ,
Abbeville City 1 Vz Mills
(R. R. Shop) i
3?Warrento n 34 Mills j
4?Rei d 34 Mills
5?Brownlee __ 30 Mills (
5?Campbell 41 Mills j
7?Antreville ? ? ? 38 Mills <
3?Union 26 Mills .
3?Sunny Slope ? ? 34 Mills i
3?iCold Spring 34 Mills j
1?Long Cane 28 Mills E
2?Smithvill e -- 28 Mills J
3?Promise Land - 26 Mlils j
4?Centra l 34 Mills C
5?Haga n 34 Mills [
6?Parks Creek 29 Mills r
7?Keowe e 40 Mills |
B?Due West 38 Mills [
D?Donalds 43 Mills |
0?Pinevill e 32 Mills {
1?Vermillion 34 Mills j
2?Fonvill e 29 Mills \
3?WiiT-oVa 9Q Mills t
4?Broadmout h 34 Mills [
5?Rock Spring ? 28 Mills C
8?Ra y 30 Mills 5
7?Winona 34 Mills [
9?Hal l 30 Mills I
0?Can a 30 Mills f
1?Lebano n 30 Mills [
TATE TAX IVz Mills. *
IGHWAY BONDS 8 Mills
RDINARY COUNTY 6% Mills [
AST DEBT 1 Mill, f
MILL SCHOOL 3 Mills [
TOTAL 26 Mills \
Road Tax $2.00 |
Dog License $1.25 C
Poll Tax $1.00 j
Age for poll tax, 21 to 60 years. (
Age for road tax, 18 to 50 years. I
Books for road tax will close
[arch 1st and for dog license Feb- t
jary 1st, 1923. No extension. Noth- j
ig but silver coin, U. S. currency, |
ashiers checks, etc., will be ac- j
spted in the payment of taxes.
Parties desiring information about
ixes will pleace write before DEC.
5th and enclose POSTAGE. j
The Treasurers office will close at (
o'clock P. M. daily.
R. B. CHEATHAM,
Treasurer Abbeville County.
MASTER'S SALE
lie State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OP ABBEVILLE.
Court of Common Pleas.
. C. Philson, _ __ _ Plaintiff
against
ucius C. Foster and others,
Defendants.
By authority of a Decree of Sale
y the Court of Common Pleaa for
bbeville County, in said State,
^de in the above stated case, I will
?r for sale, at Public Outcry, at
bbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesday
i December, A. D. 1922 within the
igal hours of sale the following desribed
land, to Wit: All that certain
act or parcel of land situate, lying j
nd being in Abbeville Township, ]
bbeville County in the State afore- ]
tid, containing Twenty-seven (27) ]
:res more or less, and bounded by
,nd3 of Patsy Bell, estate of Mariah j
fardlaw, estate of Mack Reid, Wil- ]
am Foster and Calhoun Creek and j
sing the same land obtained by the I
lortgagor from the estate of Turner \
iai\c A uobCi f ucvvoauu*
Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser j
> pay for stamps and papers.
THOS. P. THOMSON,
Master A. C. S. C.
STATE OF MRS. N. G AGNEW, )
DECEASED.
otiee of Settlement and Application
For Final Discharge.
Take Notice, that on the 18th day
: November 1922. I will render a
nal account of my actings and do- I
gs as administrator of the estate |
: Mrs. N. G Agnew, deceased, in |
ie office of the judge of probate for f
bbeville County, 10 o'clock, A. M. |
id on the same day will apply for }
final discharge from my trust as |
icn administrator. i
All persons having demands a- \
linst said estate will present them f
?r payment on or before that day, I
oven and authenticated or be for- j
er barred.
BROWN BOWIE,
:t. ID. 3tpd. Administrator. \
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lOVERNOR ENDORSES
TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION
Governor-Elect Thomas G. Mc- 1
jCod highly endorses the work being
lone by t"he South Carolina Tuberculosis
Association to eliminate tu>erculosis
from South Carolina. In
i recent letter received by this organization
from the governor-elect,
le says:
"I take pleasure in expressing my
?ery deep interest in the work of
he South Carolina Tuberculosis Aslociation.
There are few who have
lot suffered the loss of friend or
olofivn oc fVio err oof wVn + o
jiague. The methods of prevention
is advocated by the Association will
>e a blessing not only to this generation,
but to generations to come,
rhe relief now offered the sufferers
and the hope of life and usefulness
extended to them through the aid of
;his Association, should commend it
to the mind and heart of every citizen."
The annual sale of Christmas seals
begins December 1st and continues
until Christmas. Every seal bought
s one step nearer the goal and sharpens
the weapon used in the fight a*ainst
this dread disease.
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i enough into the fu
! ciate the benefits c
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harvest you must s?
earn, and bank it, \
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:j to buy some Mules.
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I SHRINE MEETING
DECEMBE
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Southern Railway Systei
j ets an basis one and one-h
j South Curolina and Augi
Charlotte, N. C., and inter
ville, S. C., December 4?7
ember 13, 1922.
Those desiring to take a
trip fare must secure ider
j Hejaz Temple.
For detailed informalioi
f Railway Ticket Agent, or a
I R. C. COTK
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AUXILIARY BAZAAR.
The Auxiliary of the Methodist
church will give a bazaar in the
empty store room next to Mabry's
?tore Friday, December the 8th. The
bazaar will last all day and a specialty
will be made of home-made
cakes, candy and fancy work. The
ladies of the auxiliary are busy making
preparations and the bazaar will
be a success.
ESTATE OF ENOCH BASKIN
SMITH, Decea?e<l.
Notice of Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.
Take Notice that on the 29th Hnv
of Dec. 1922, I will render a final
account of my actings and doings a?
administrator of the 63tate of Enoch
Baskin Smith, deceased, in the office
of the judge of probate for Abbeville
County, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
and on the same day will apply for
a final discharge from my trust as
such administrator.
All persons having demands against
said estate will present them
for paymnt on or before that day,
proven and authenticated or be forever
barred.
Henry C. Smith, Executor.
Nov. 27, 1922. 4 wks.
f Harvest- f
| the result of 1
Saving Seed 1
men cannot see far ?j
ture, to fully appre>f
savings. S
'ish to have a full
ive part of what you f
vhere it will GROW. r
:ST ON SAVINGS. i'
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IDLY BANK." j, i
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WANTED I
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ill be at my Stable on J
ECEMBER 4th, |
Want Mules fat, I
d. Bring in what you j
WHITE i
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[LWAY SYSTEM
Trip Tickets To
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:ount.~.
, HEJAZ TEMPLE
R 7, 1922 ,1
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11 will sell round trip tick- J
alf fare from all stations in ]
ista, Ga., also Asheville, j
mediate stations to Green- I
inclusive, final limit Dec- !
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dvantage of this low round I
itification certificates from f
l call on nearest Southern If
.ddress:
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