Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Another Estimate on ( Crop. The American Cotton assc yesterday estimated the cotto of 1920 at 12,227,000 bales, sive of linters. The report iss the association said that uni? price of cotton increased much low grades will be left in th? thus materially decreasing th? number of bales. ."At present prices the farm not afford to pick his low gra( ton and gin it," says the stat "We believe that much of this vnH remain unpicked, and should prove to be the case, win, of course, be a decrease total crop, as our estimate of 227,000 bales is based on the : sition that all of the cotton v picked." To Curtail in Egypt. The association also issued a ment saying that informatior been received by it that the gr of cotton in Egypt have agre ?curtail their acreage reductio: \\ the next crop 33 1-3 per cer compliance with a request froi American Cotton association, this request was transmitted t ^.."Egyptian growers, officials o association said, it has been c mined to decrease the acreage i South'50 per cent., and the Egyi will be asked to reduce their ac: ?correspondingly. "The machinery has all beei 5n motion which will absolutel; sure a reduction of 50 per cer the cotton acreage," says the s ment. President Wannamaker has re ed the following telegram fron Texas division of the American "ton association: Telegram Received. "A special meeting of every r "ber of the house and senate of L .general assembly of Texas wil I held in Dallas at the expense of Texas division of the American ton association and will remaii session three days. Have assur of 100 per cent attendance. T I, las decided after a lapse of 50 y that it is useless to ask for or to peet the passage of necessary tional legislation to place the '. diing and marketing of our g staple crop upon an economical 1 ness basis and we are absolutely termnyed to past; state legisQa that will, beyond a shadow of d( place the handling of our main < an the hands of the people of state. We are determined that ? laws will be passed that will m not only economic handling and r keting but will absolutely secure the produced the protection and rights which are justly his. Col acreage will be.reduced 50 per c int this only solves a part of troubles. We have already passe law assessing every bale of cot ginned 50 cents. This will raise qi t; i a sum of money and will solve financial troubles, but still it d not complete the -machinery. We determined and have taken a bind obligation to pass laws that will < .ate^ and make effective every piece ^machinery necessary to handle, n: - ;?et, and control our cotton crop. Tvilj have warehouses, graders J -cooperative marketing and we i ?have something that no other of -cotton states has ever had. We \ furnish by legislation the necess? profits so that cotton can be finam .and only sold when there is a derna for the same at a profitable price. Your statement that it is usel .to expect national legislation a that the people of the entire Soi have suffered for the last half c< tury not only because their cott was produced and handled on the 1 sis of slave wages and an econon antiquated method, but also becau we had failed to attend to our o\ business by legislation, has convine ns that you are correct and, therefo the Texas legislature will pass tl legislation necessary. Every state the cotton belt should follow tl same course. Fifty per cent, acreaj reduction in cotton and 50 per cen increase in food and fee'd crops our slogan. The passage of evei Apiece of legislation necessary to pa: tiie handling, the marketing and th control of the cotton crop in th .'.hands of the producers and friendl -allied interests of Texas will b ..sought, thus bringing to the peopl l_of Texas the prosperity which w (..should bave been enjoying for th Bf last half century from this worl r necessity, cotton, which has brough fiches to other sections instead of ti _our own section, because we permit .ted other people to attend to om -business instead of attending to i ourselves. We urge that you impres: npon every cotton producing stat? the necessity in justice to themselvei . and of exercising their state rights ?and passing the necessary state leg islation. These rights can not be de ..nied to them."-The State. .An Appeal for Purchase of Christmas Seals. Columbia, Dec. 13.-An appeal to ithe people of the state to be as liber tal ?as possible <n their purchases of " Christmas seals was yesterday made hy .Mrs. Bertha T, Munsell, of Colum bia. ."As campaign manager, last year for the Christmas seals," said Mrs. Mansell, "I had a real and intimate insight in to the scope and bigness of the South Carolina Tuberculosis association and teh great need for education along this line. "Many of our negro nurses are tubercular or come from tubercular homes. They are not physically able to do heavy work so they nurse our children, and young children are very .susceptible to the disease. "The barge majority of incipient .cases are curable, but they must have special care, plenty of milk and eggs ?ind fresh air. "The cheery little Christmas seal ?with -which we are all familiar is the means which the association uses to raise funds for this big, splendid humane work. * v "Let me urge our women especial ly to buy these seals for their Christ mas packages and thus do their bit towards wiping out this dread dis ease and at the- same time giving a chance to those who have been so un fortunate as to have contracted it.' Crop Pest Quarantines. Clemson College, December 6.- | Besides the areas heretofore infest ed by the pink boll worm in Texas land the three additional counties in Louisiapa, this pest has now appear ed in the vicinity of Shreveport, La. While the Federal Horticultural Board, in cooperation with the states of Texas and Louisiana, is doing everything possible to prevent the spread of this pest, the people of South Carolina are requested to bear j these infested areas in mind and be fore ordering materials from the West to correspond with the South Carolina State Crop Pest Commis sion, as this may avoid considerable trouble or loss. The sweet potato season will, soon be upon us again and our people are cautioned about the sweet potato weevil, which exists in several coun ties in Florida and in one county in Georgia. The South Carolina Crop Pest Commission as usual will do everything possible to facilitate the movement of shipments, but all ship pers are requested to get full infor mation in regard to this quarantine before placing orders and it will pre vent misunderstandings and disap pointments that appeared to be un avoidable heretofore. The sweet po tato borer also occurs in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. It is the sovereign insect pest of sweet pota toes and we must guard against it. --?-v FOR SALE: A six-room house 0:1 Jeter Street. Apply to Mr. A. S. Tompkins. LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works and Mill Supply House AUGUSTA GEORGIA Cotton Oil, Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc. Cast every day. GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, Wood. Sawing and Feed Grinding Outfits. County Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from the 15th day of October, 1920 to the 15th day of March, 1921. All taxes shall be due and payable between the 15th day of October, 1920 and December 31st, 1920. That when taxes charged shall not I be paid by December 31st, 1920 the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent, for Janu ary, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1st 1921, the Coun ty Auditor will proceed to add two per cent, and five per cent addition al, from the 1st of March to the 15th of March, after which time all un paid taxes will be collected by the Sheriff. The tax levies for the year 1920 are as follows: Mills For State purposes_ 12 For Ordinary County_ 8 For Past Indebtedness_2% For Special, Good Roads_ 2 For Constitutional School Tax 3 For Antioch_ 8 For Bacon School District_ 14 For Blocker_ 8 For Bloeker-Limestone _ 4 For Colliers_ 4 For Flat Rock_ 8 For Oak Grove_ 3 For Red Hill ._ 8 For Edgefield_ 10 For Elmwood No. 8_ 8 For Elmwood No. 9_ 2 For Elmwood No. 30_ 2 For Elmwood L. C._?- 3 For Hibler _ 8 For Harmony _ 3 For Johnston _ 15 For Meriwether (Gregg) - 2 For Moss- 3 For Brunson School- 4 For Ropers_ 2 For Shaw_.- 4 For Sweetwater_ 4 For Talbert_ 8 For Trenton _11% For Wards _ 8 For Wards No. 33_ 4 For Blocker R. R. (portion __ 15 For Elmwood R. . (portion - 15 For Johnston R. R._ 3 For Pickens R. R._ 3 For Wise R. R._ 3 For Corporation _30% All the male citizens between the ages of 21 years and 60 years, ex cept those exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capital tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs. The law prescribes that all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $4.00 commuta tion tax or work 4 days on the public roads. No commutation is included in the property tax. So ask for road tax receipt when you desire to pay road tax. Time for paying road tax will expire March 15, 1921. j. L. PRINCE, Co. Treas. E. C. I Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. . Now is the time to lay in a supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is almost sure to be needed before the winter is over. You will look a good while before you find a better remedy for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough or one that is more' pleasant to take. It meets with favor everywhere. Buy it now and be pre pared. I COLDS SHOULD BE o CARED FOR ? As soon as a cold is contracted g the system becomes disordered, o This may develop into any one of H several serious diseases. j? You can't afford to take the o chance of incurring asevere p?n g al ty for neglect. ) g For years physicians have pre & scribed medicine containinghore g hound, mullein and tar. Com g pounded with a few other ele a merits you have a medicine that jg will check a cold immediately, g To satisfy the demand for this & prescription in quickly obtainable g form, Dr. Murray has his chem ic ists prepare quantities and sup 0 ply druggists. Ask your drug ?gist for MURRAY'S HOREHOUND MULLEIN AND TAR 5 Children enjoy taking it. Your $ druggist will refund your money 6 if your satisfaction is not corn is plete. g Colds and influenza are success ? fully treated by using Dr. Hil $ ton's Life in conjunction with s Murray's Horehound Mullein and g Tar. 5 Manufactured by 9 Murray Drug Company 0 COLUMBIA, S.C. O WANTED: Men or women to take orders among friends and neigh bors for the genuine guaranteed ho siery, full line for inen, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay 75 cents an hour spare time or ?36.00 a week for full time. Expe rience unnecessary. Write International Stocking Mills, Morristown, Pa. Notiee to We have Beaver Board, Bea Blinds, Ceiling, Siding, Flooring kinds of high-class mill work. J furnished. Just received large shipment cent rift. Car load of Beaver Board jus Yours for Pr? Wright Sash Doi JOHNSTC H. C. Viele < 222 Jackson ?UGUS' Diamonds, Watche Gorham' Repairing of Wat? BIGGER TO TH! f FOR every crop you plan to i especially designed to inc soil. For prize crops of c Fertilizer. 90 to 95 bushels of acre are records established thn izer on Southern farms. They success throughout the South f has used them and he will.say: For many years Planters Ferti the South's most successful fan sible to produce bigger, better this year-GET RESULTS r Consult our^Agent for Free Adi write us direct-TODAY. It i Planters Fertilize! MANUFJ Charleston - - ? ?bb?ville-Greenwood Mu tuai Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insured $8,875.360 WRITE OR CALL on the undei signed for any information yon maj desire about our plan of insurance. We insure your property against destruction by . PIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NLNG and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to prove to you that oura ia the safest and cheapest plan of insurance I known. Our Association is now licensed ito write Insurance in the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield Laurens.' Saluda, Richland, Lexington, Calhoun and Spartahburg. The officers are: Gen. J. Fraser Lyon, President, Columbia S. C.. J. R. Blake. Gen. Agent, Secty. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. 0. Grant, Mt Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges,' S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon, Columbia, 3. C. W. C. Bates, Batesburg, S .C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. 0 January 1, 1920. FOR SALE: A nice flock of Bour bon Red Turkeys wish to sell to tur key raisers. Can furnish pairs or trios. $9.00 per pair, $12.00 per trio. Mrs. L. R. HAMMOND, Colliers, S. C. ll-24-3t. Builders! .ver Board Strips, Sash, Doors, r, Mantels, Store Fixtures and all designing and estimates carefully of Ked Cedar Shingles, 100 per t received at a reasonable price. 3mpt Service, Dr & Lumber #Co. >N, 3. C. & Company (8th) Street rA, GA. >s and Silverware 's Silver shes and Jewelry YIELDS E ACRE sow, there's a Planters Fertiliser Tease the productiveness of your otton,, corn, truck-use Planters corn-1 to 2 bales of cotton per ough use of this reputable fertil have been used with unvarying or years. Ask the farmer who mm YIELD lizer has been the preference of mers, because it has made it pos crops. Make every acre count rHAT WILL PLEASE YOU. rice, Information and Prices-or neans dollars to you. * & Phosphate Co. LCTURERS - South Carolina ? We Can Give You Prompt Service on Mill Work and Interior Finish Large slock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberta and Dugas Sta., Augusta, Ga, Consult Your Own Interest by Consulting Us Wheii Buying Metal or Composition Roofing Mantels, Tile. Grates Trim Hardware Wall Board Etc. Youngblood Roofing and Mantel Company 635 Broad St. Telphone 1697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Capital and Surplus Profits - - - $190,000.00 Total Resources Over.$800,000.00 SAFETY AND SERVICE IS WHAT WE OFFER %TO THE PUBLIC Open vour account with us for the year 1920. Invest your savings in one of our Intfest Bearing Certificates of Deposit. Lock boxes for rent in which to keep your valuable pa pers, etc. All business matters referred to us pleasantly and carefully handled. We Solicit Your Business. Cowlrh1 1909, br C. E. Zimmerman Co. -No. 66 EVERY DOLLAR that you spend foolishly, every proportion ate amount of money that you earn that it would be possible to save and do not, is only money that you have to work for again. On the other hand every dollar you put in the bank is money that is going to constantly work for you. Which is the best; money always working for you, or you always working for your money. Come in and start' that bank account. Don't put it off another day. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, vice-President; E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, M. C. Parker, A. S. Tompkins, J. G. Holland, E. J. Mims, J. H. Allen.