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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FALLOW AS THE MCHffi By Steck, Shclur HugliM & Shclor. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNj MULES! Go Head to Select From. We have our big barns full of Good Mules-more ?ioo?, fat Mules than you have seen together in a ong time. We also can show you thc best Mule Barn east of the Mississippi River, with every facility for handling Mules. We can feed and water 100 Mules in one hour's time a day with one man. We sold 95 Mules in January; so our prices must be right. O. W. & J. E. Bauknighf, WALHALLA, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. SPECIAL -* Hosiery Sale ?M :? ( Gents? Half Hose. IO Cents per Pair. CALL AT MILL AND CET YOURS," Hetrick Hosiery Mills, Walhalla, S. C. CHANCE ECK A PRETTY GIRL. 28 Counties Conducting, Contests to Select Representatives. Which county in South Carolina will have tho honor of supplying Pal m?roste (Palmetto State Festival) with a queen? And who ever is cho sen will be a queen in fact, because she will be chosen from among 4 5 of the ii; ist attractive and popular young women in tho State-one from each county, except Richland-who will assemble in Columbia during the week of March 27 to April 2, as special honor guest of Columiba and the Palmafosta Association. During tho big week a general election will bo held to choose tho queen from among the many attractive candi datos, and this election promises to bo a most interesting affair for every body in South Carolina. A photo graphic supplement containing the pictures of all county dologates will be published In the newspapers of Columbia, and ballots will bo issued the general public, by means of which everybody will be given an I opportunity to expr?s their choice for quoen. The queen's grand prize will bo a complete spring outfit of wearing apparel of her own selection, to bo furnished by tho various spe cialty stores in Columbia. The value of tho grand prize has been set high enough to mako it well worth com peting for. Travoling expenses, hotel bills and entertainment for tho county dele gates will bo homo by the Palma fosta Association, and the young la dles will be chaporonod by leading society folk of Columbia, including the wives of State House officials. During tho big week moving pictures of the queen and her entire court will be taken and sent over tho coun try by ono of the leading film ser vlcos. Palmafosta will bo a week of many and varied attractions, including the Rtato-v/lde automobile show, exhibit ing the lato models of cars, trucks and tractors; the stylo show, foatui ing tho latest spring fashion crea tions, posed by professional models to be Imported from Now York; dajly band concorts by ono of America's premier musical organizations; floral and trades, automobile and baby parades; totes, dances, social events and special attractions at all thea tres, with nightly exhibits of fire works, in which will be featured spe cially designed sot pieces depicting important events in South Carolina history. The auto show, style show and fireworks display will be qtaged at the State Fair Grounds. Local contests to secure candi dates for Queen of Palmnfesta are now being conducted through the daily and weekly newspapers in tho following counties: Allendale, Hamp ton, York, Lee, Georgetown, Union, Cherokee, Lexington, Camden, Salu da, Colleton, Sumter, Clarendon, Greenwood, Abbeville, Aiken, Dar lington, Charleston, Pickens, Edge field, Anderson, Fairfield, Williams burg, Oconoe, Calhoun, Horry, Dil lon and Marlboro. Voting coupons will bo printed in each issue of The Courier up to and including tho issue of March 12, -it which time the votes will be eoumurt and announcement of the winner made. There will be no restriction upon tho number of votes each per son may cast. Every coupon clipped from Tho Courior is good for ono voto, and a yearly, paid-in-advance subscription will count for one hun dred votes. (Seo voting coupon elsewhere.) GREENVILLE ROY KILLS FATHER Shooting Took Placo nt Homo in tho Presence of Family. Greenville, Feb. 5,-Mrs. Addie Harton lind heard her husband, Earle Harton, threaten to kill their son Hroadus, she testified to-day before a coroner's Jury, which was investi gating the table tragedy which oc curred last night, in which she said the son blew out his father's brains with a shotgun. Mrs. Harton said the father and son had been quarreling over some work, and that tho father arose from tho table with a knife, declaring that ho would kill tho son. Tho killing took place In tho prea onco of the entire family nt their homo in Tlgorvillo, In tho upper sec tion Of Greenville county. IJAKGH CROWD AT COURTHOUSE To Attend tho Mooting on Taxes, and Six Delegates Were Chosen. At noon Inst Monday tho Oconeo county Court House was lilied with citizens in attendance upon the tax payers' meeting. There was a full, free discussion upon tho subject of taxes, and the meeting wont on rec ord ns favoring economy. Tho meeting was caled to order by Jas. M. Moss, county chairman of the Democratic clubs, and tho object of the meeting was briefly stated by Major Wm. J. Strtbling. Senator W. P. Mason was present, and on jeing called for gave an ac count of his career in the Senate. A motion, made by Jas. G. Breu ze&le, asking tho Ocouee delegation in the House and Senate to volo against the proposed law to force re duction of cotton acreage, was car ried. A motion by J. P. Strtbling that tho meeting express hearty endorse ment of the movement to restrict cotton acreage in 1921 to one-third of the cultivated lands, was over whelmingly carried. A motion by Wm. J. Strlbling, that this body express themselves as be ing opposed to all recommendation? for Increased appropriations, and In favor of all reductions recommended by the Governor in his annual mes sage to the General Assembly, was j also carried. A motion by W. C. King, favoring a salary of $1,60 0 per annum for the Supervisor of OQonee county and a salary of $600 per year for his clerk, was carried. li I1 m meeting that tho State Tax Commis?* sion should be abolished. A motion was made by J. P. Strlb ling.that lt was the belief of the rep resentatives of the people of Oconeo, assembled In this meeting, that the school trustees of tho public schools of Oconeo should bo allowed to In sure the school buildings in any in surance company of repute and good standing which they might desire to carry tho insurance In. The motion was carried. A motion was also made and car ried favoring the abolition of the oitfoe of attendance officer In connec tion with tho compulsory .attendance ] law In regard to public sohools. Tile chairman of the meeting was instructed to appoint a delegation'of representatives to go to Columbia and present these resolutions to the General Assembly, now in session, and to attend the. meting of repre sentative^ of the tax-payers of the? State, f> be held in Columbia on Wednesday, the 9 th day of February. Delegates Appointed. " Chairman Moss appointed the fol lowing gentlemen to represent Oco nee at the tax-payers' mooting Ip Columbia to-day (Wednesday): J. W. Sholor, Jas. G. Breazealo, Jas. H. Brown, J. S. Glymph, W. C. King and J. J. Bnllonger. Tho mooting was well attended, and tho general trend of events gave | ampio evidence thnt the representa tive citizens of our county aro op posed to any extravagance In tho matter of public expenditures. Fought Duel; Both Killed. Fitzgerald, Ga., Fob. 5.-John A. McCall, bankor, farmer and cotton buyer, who figured in yesterday's duel with S. S. Fryer In tho Bank of Rochelle, died beer early to-day Fryer was killed instnntly. Tho trouble ls said to have boon caused over tho settlement of an in surance claim for cotton that Fryer stored In McCall's warehouse, In the Owonsboro section, which was de stroyed by flro a short timo ago. The insuranco companies are said to havo adjusted the claim with McCall. County officers said to-day that tho 'incident ls closed." Banana Pool Brings Suit. Greonwood, S. C., Fob. 5.-Holding the city responsible for a broken leg, wh. .i ho alleges he sustained when he slipped and foll on a banana pool on tho streets hero sovoral weeks ago, J. M. Smith, a local insurance agent, has filed a claim against the city of Greenwood for $3,000 dam ages. <\\1\ BURRELL SHOT HY HAMEY. _________ Hurrel i was at first Reported Killc<l, to\it IVouiids Not Serious. - La?t Saturday afternoon about 1 o'clock,- near Mountain Heat, "Cap" BurreU wag shot by -Major Barney, and tho first report that reached Wal halla %as to tho effect that Burroll had. been killed, and the request was for tue sheriff and coroner to come to the;scene of the shooting at once. Later,! nowever> waH found that Burrell had not been killed, and the request for tho coronor was cancel led, dB it was impossible to locate him at the moment and he had not started for Mountain Rest before it wa? discovered that his services would;, not bo needed. Th^re has, lt ls said, been trouble brewing between the mon for some time; and two causes are hinted at the receipt of unsigned letters by Bui-roll's wife, these supposed to have been written by Ramoy, who ls unmarried. The other element that ls supposed to have had something to db. with the trouble ls the report that information had been given by ono m the men on the other, to ofll cors of the law, as to illicit distill ing, ?^f?owover, these matters are not given; 08' definite occurrences leading UP.'w/^hp trouble, but are reports tl\?t'nave, gained more or less pub licity^^, . ^?Jor:vR?raey and James Nichol son aro in the Oconoe Jail as a result ot the>BK?Cftlng, Nicholsoh being held In connection with the affair, he hav ing, Ut 1& said, been with Ramev at th?*Hta?t tho shooting took place, and;MKWs,?pnosed to have been in oMi^^.^t)'ected, with tho affair. ^Wi^^^unda' are not Very sor iotteV%as Anbug'ht." It is said that just as Ramoy fired the shotgun al him he turned to one Bide, and thc full load of slugs tlmt would* have otherwise entered his breast struclt that part of his body at a glancing angle, tho breast and ono arm being badly lacerated, but sustaining in the main only flesh wounds. The gun from w'hich the shot was fired ls said to have been loaded with leaden slugs of varying sizes. Burrell, lt ls thought, will recover in a short .while, though his wounds are very painful. TO ASSIST IN MAKIN? RETURN? For Income Taxes-At Both Bank-* in Walhalla Thursday and Friday. It ls of importanco to many thal they take note of the fact that Dap uty Collectors Robert F. Jenkins anc Geo. C. Qambrell will be In WalhalU T?ursday and Friday of this woo* \Feb. 10 and ll, for the purpose pi Assisting parties in making out theil mcomo tax returns. These two gen tlomen will be located at tho twi hanks-The Enterprise and tho Bani of! Walhalla, where lt will be the! pleasure to givo all the assistant tho* may be needed hy those Rabi for income tax. If you aro in doub 'as tb whether or not you aro Uabl j to tbjs tax, it will be well to pay ; I visit to one of these gentlemen an ascertain just what your status is. Tho returns are for the year 192( so you can readily figuro up your In come for thu past tweive-month, an if you aire single and your income o> ceeded $.1,000 yon will bo liable fo this tax,\unless you are entitled t certain exemptions on account of dc pondent r\elntives. If you aro mat ried, nnd Have an Income in oxcoss o $2,000, yott are liable to tho tax, bu whore there aro children tho boa Of tho family is entitle*' to a dedu< Hon of $2(00 for each deponder child. Whori) both husband and wil aro wngo earners* or each has a sn ary or Income of a combined tott of $2,000, the\ total is considered f one incomo, and lt in taxable, subjci of course to tho etomptlons note nbove on account cf dependent chi dron. If in doubt, play safe by calling o tho doputles this week and ge lt ii: yourself straight; Seneca Township Ringers. Tho Soneca Township Singing A sociatlon will moot at tho Jordan! Y. M. C. A. building next Sunda Fob. 6 th, at 2 o'clock in the af te noon. All good singers aro invite and urgod to attondi ' Joo M. Abbott, President. Ditchers NOW 18 THE TIME WHRN 1 HI? TERRACES AND PROPER!/ PRESENT CROP YEAR. I HAVE A FEW MARTIN DP TRACTOR, WHICH I WILL OFFE CENT OFF THE REGULAR PRICK, GONE DOWN ANY WHATEVER. ] ARE GUARANTEEING THE PRIG MADE IN ORDER TO GET MY MO THAN COST. IT IS THE HEIST Ti CHASED. ASK ANY MAN WHO < IN THE COUNTY SHOULD OWN O OF TERRACING. SOLD ON TEN DAYS' T! Arthur Walhall ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr .fr COUNTY AGENT'S NOTES. *fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr Tho Now Year's Crops. One hears a groat many different plans from tho farmers, and for the farmers, but ono thing is pretty cer tain about the coming year, and that j is that very little will be spent this j year for fertilizers, and it is wise to j act conservatively the coming year. I Some will be obliged to act conser vatively. Even this may be over done, "however. For instance, one hears that it is no use to buy any lt did not pay td groy : any cotton last year at all, fertilizer or no ferr tilizer. But how many farms would produce three-fourths v^f a bale of cotton per aero without any fertil izer? Some acid phosphate is a ne cessity In this country, and, mixed with cotton? seed meal or barnyard manure, will give very good returns at a lower cost per acre than any thing that can be used; but, of course, it should not bo purebnsed at as high a price as last year. Cotton Acreage Must Re Reduced. That is one of the settled facts if success is to be obtained In 1921. It is an absoluto necessity in view of the latest estimate of a nine-mil lion balo carry-over predicted for this year. It would be foolish to con sider planting over one-third the to tal acreage in cotton this year. But to plant all the cotton you can work with no fertilizer at all-as if your labor counted for nothing seems very foolish also. Reduce your acreage down to tho bone, and then start to building up your soil as was outlined by J. P. Stribllng, president of the Oconee Branch of fae Ameri can Cotton Association. I heartily endorse his plan. Plan to rotate your crops so that your soil will become richer, pro ducing every possible thing to sup ply the needs of man and beast on the farm. A farm must bocome a real farm and not a one-eyed farm to pass such tests as we are now passing through. Yet farmers are prone to admit that they bought hay and otlser feedstuff?, during the past year. Some think they grow enough, but along 1n the spring and early summer tho supply is ex' Misted and tho stock "becomes run down and poor. 1 ropoat, a farm must become a real farm now to keep going. When ono-thlrd or lesB of the en tire ncreago is planted in cotton thcro will be more time and acroago to dovoto to growing legumes for turning under ns well as for food. Thore will bo better-fed stock, bet ter-fed soils and hotter-fed families. Resolve to become a "Logume En thusiast" tnis year-"for tho land's sake." At loast two summer legumes and one winter legume should cover not less than half tho farm oach year. Plant cowpons, velvet beans and soy beans this coming summor and hairy vetch and crimson clover in the fall. And plant ENOUGH for fedd and thon ENOUGH also to turn undor. Don't bo greedy! Stop rob bing your soil of tho valuable humus and nltrogon lt doserves. Thousands of pounds of nitrogen above ua, avail able through theso legumes, and yet wo prefer to pay 20 cents a pound for; Jt, v/hon wo can grow lt ourselves. THINK A LITTLE. Thon you will 30?lo Off ?tia-- --- I?VERY FARMER SHOULD BUILD V DITCH HIS LAM) FOR TIU?1 ii Ml IO RS FOR ROTH HORSES AND R TH 18 WEEK AT THIRTY PER . THESE DITCHERS HAVE NOT IN FACT, THE MANUFACTURERS E. THIS IS SIMPLY AN OFFER NEY OUT OF THEM-AT LESS OOL ANY FARMER EVER PUR OWNE8 ONE. EVERY FARMER NE. IT TAKES THE WORK OUT RIAL-ASK ABOUT IT I Brown, la, 5. G. decide to turn under these "green manure" crops, as Mr. Gaines has shown you so profitably how to do. Field Mooting nt Fair Play. An orchard field meeting will bo held at Fair Play, at W. E. Meares' place, If weather permits, on Friday, Feb. ll, at 2 o'clock p. m. Meeting at Richland Friday Night. There will be a meeting at Rich land school house, woather permit ting, on Friday night, Feb. ll, at 7.30 o'clock. Items of interest to all farmers at this time will 'ho discussed. I - > .< . -. ^.?uvi^.?RW!?p, ?',<?::: trVy. Boe-Kobpers to Organize. Bee-keeper* of Oconee will \ber organised at a meeting at Seneca, In ' the. C/ham\?eT,,^f Commerce .haU?<.qn i Thursday, Feb.* ,17^th, at 1 o'clock. J. Wade Dickson/ president of the new organization, will preside... The bees are already organized. Now lot the bee-keepers organize. AU beb' keepers uro urged to attend. Geo. R. Briggs, County Agent,- j FEARFUL FAMINE IN CHINA. * Without Help, Fifteen Million People Must Perish. Washington, Feb. 7.-Tho famine situation in China has reached such a crisis that 15,000,000 people may die unless Immediate help ls given, according to information received to-day by the State Department. Another famine equally severe may arise next fall unies food ls made available to the Chinese farmers,who are physically unable to undertake the spring plowing. The Chinese are doing all in their power to relieve the situation, the statement added, and it is estimated that V),000,000 will be obtained for relief by surcharges imposed on the railway, telegraphic and postal ser vices. Red Cross funds amounting to $1,000,000 will help 85,000 per sons for 200 days, it was stated. Official reports, the statement said, show that overy economy is being practiced in administering and dis tributing relief. Socs Better Conditions Ahead. New York, Feb. 5.-Discussing credit expansions arising from tho participation of the United States in the war, W. P. G. Harding, governor of tho Federal Reserve Board, In'an address bofore the Lawyers' Club hore to-day, minimized tho dangor of a business collnpse or financial crisis. "I say this in all candor," Mr. Har ding assorted. "We aro now looking forward to a year of constructivo de velopment. I'want to say that In trinsically there is no comparison to day with conditions a year ago, when there was uneasiness and apprehen sion among tho best informed ovor the badly expanded credit. Business is now rapidly reaching a new lovel and approaching n sound and sano basia. We have a better banking sit uation. Wo have pased the danger point. We havo a better understand ing of conditions." Queen Victoria in 1858 chose Ot tawa as the capital of Canada. lt would tako a snail moro than 14 days to go a milo if it went at top [bjiood continually, without stopping.