Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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,?-yW.W- -.f ".y ~~ _ 4 m*--??^?fi_ For Our Next Poste f== Big Se n sat ion. y?y> DEAR FRIENDS: We are certainly pleased witt* the way yon Have attended our //ale; and what is of great importance to tia, the lavish way in which you have purchased our Merchandise at these u\le prices. We are sending you another poster of still greater Cut-in-lPri "es, and expect to see you again next weeR. This Sale is now the talK of the countryside, and will be remembered for y i?ars to come. Don't fail to ?ell your friends of the wonderful bargains they can get at our store during this Sale of sales. Our customers tell us that this is the first Sale at which they have had the chance to buy goods at these low prices. (Signed) EDGAR ALLYN COLE, "The Man in Charge," (For) MITCHELL <SL REEDER, Westminster, S. C. INEXPENSIVE SHEL FOR BACK Y AF Plan of a Simple Bae (Prepared br the United SUtea Depart ment Ot Agriculture.) Plano and packing bpxee can be successfully converted into adequate backyard poultry houses, but many owners of small flocks prefer a build? lng erected especially foy the purpose, because lt usually presents a better appearance In the back yard. For such, poultry specialists ot tba United States Department of Agriculture suggest plans for a poultry house of the shed Or a?uj/e-r?o? type ihu? wiU make a small flock comfortable and be neat tn appearance. This building ls 8 hy 8 feet square, and ls 6 feet high In front and 4 feet high in the rear. The house may be made higher with little extra cost and would be more convenient to work io. Tho venilla tor tn the rear ls not need? ed in th? northern part of the country. The roof is covered with roofing pa* per. The same material may be used on the sides or If desired the cracks may be covered with wooden strips three lachee wide. S neb a house is large enough for a flock of 20 hens. Dry Fleer ft Nsossslty. If the soil ls well drained and re mains dry no floor need be used tn the house. Often a slight dampness can be corrected by filling up the floor several Inches above the outside ground with sand, gravel, or dry dirt Three or four inches of the surface of the floor should be removed1 and re placed with fresh earth once or twice a year. The run should Ive spuded up at least once a year. If the ground is so wot or damp that this condition cannot bo corrected by filling, It is best to pr?vido a board floor, as this will help to keep the houso dry, will allow easier, cleaning, and will pro mote the general beult li and welfare of the hens. A houso with a board floor should bo sol on posts or blocks, so that it is 5 to 12 Inches above the ground. When tilla space ts left tho floor will not rot so quickly and rats will not bo so likely to take refuge under the house. The dropping boards and roosts should' be plnced against the back wall. Hore they aro out of the wny and also aro least likely to be reached by draftB. The dropping boards should be about 20 to 30 Inches from tho floor, depending on tho height of the building. This gives space enough under them so that the hens have room to exercise and is not toe bl gi. for the hoavlor hens to fly up to. Tho roosts should ho 8 or 4 Inches above the dropping boards. If moro than a single roost hi used, they should be on the same level; otherwise all the hens will try to crowd upon tba hign ett roost A piece of fl by 4 o*r 2 by TER SUITABLE tD POULTRY FLOCK Tl * i lift "fi kyard Poultry HOUM. 8, laid on edge and with the upper 4*>rners rounded off, makes a good I roost. A pole, or even a piece of boord 2 or 8 Inches wide, may be used. If tho roost la of light material and fairly long, it should ne support ed tn the center, ss well as at the edda, to prevent lt from sagging bad* SAn allowance of T to 10 Inches roost space per fowl, according to the size of the birds, should be made. If more than coe roost hi used, they should be placed about IB indies apart. P ravid* 8 Imp le Nesta. Nests must be provided and may be very simple? Atty box about 1 foot sqr.ari aird 0 or 0 Inches deep ls suitable. An ordinary orange box with the partition th the middle ferres very well, each box forming twa dents. The top ls removed, the box laid On Ito side, and a strip 8 to 4 inches wide nailed across the lower front Heats can be fastened against the walls of the house or set on the floor. It ls preferable to fasten them against the walls, as they take too much floor space If set on the floor. One nest should he provided for each four or five hens. (t, .a......................... (~........?.-*........... ?..?-.. > MARKETING APPLES Information secured from ap ple-market investigations by \ tho United States Department of Agriculture Indicate that rel atively low prices lo large crop years In Ute beginning of tho season make for quick move ment and rapid consumption, with the natural result of bet tor season avorages; th ut mar keting of Inferior grados along with gooa fruit In lurge crop yours ie not profitable; that tho ? offectlvo operation of grade and package laws may bo countod ! upon to old In stabilizing ap ple markets. fr<W'll I I l>..<H>..t..>.??H?l.tll<lltl ?ll>H?ll<ll<ll?l>..?-t..?lM (> IMPORTANCE OF APPEARANCE Potatoes Gultablo for Daking Wrapped In Paper ?nd Graded Brina Blaber Profit. The package in which a product ls sold has much, to do With its sale. A New York farmer found lt profitable to grade and wr?p In paper potatoes suitable for baking purposes. He got a better price for them and a.Iso some advertisement which sold ?ftrer prod? nos. SEARCH SOU! for QUEEN of ] OCONEE COUNTY'S MOST A1TH WOMAN WILL BE SENT TC SOCIAL GAYETY DUH MARCH 27tl Who will represent Oconee county In the contest for Queen of Palmn festa (Palmetto State Festival), to be held In the Capital City March 27 to April 2d? By means of a popular retina contest through local news papers during the hexi four weokai candidates will be chosen from each county in South Carolina, who nlll go to Columbiu as the guests of tho Palinajfosta Association, which or ganization will defray all expenses, including railroad transportation, hotol bills and entertainment. The young women will be chaperoned by prominent Columbia society folks, I and will feature in a week of enter 1 tainment and social gayety which promises to rival the famous Now Orleans Mardi Gras. During the week an oloctlon will be hold in Columbia to determine the most attractive and popular young woman from among the delegates assembled from the va rious counties. The winner of tho contost will be proclaimed Queen of Palmafesta, and will be awarded a grand prize, consisting of the finest apparel obtainable. One of the load ing moving picture companies will film the queen and her entire court, and >thls specially selected galaxy of South Carolina beauties will be VOTING QUKKIf OF I Tho Kcowee Courier, Walhalla. S. 0 Gentlemen : My choice for Queen of Palmafesta Name. Address. (Tills ('(ntpon good for ono vote. A tion to Tlie Keowco Courier wUl en ROCK HILL MAN IS KILLED By Motor Truck, Which Struck His Bicycle as Ho Journeyed' Home. Rock HUI, S. C., Fob. ii.-C. V. Hardin, local freight, agent for tho Southern Raliway, was instantly kill ed shortly aftor noon to-day when he was struck by an automobile truck driven by Sam Pursloy. The accl dont occurred at tho corner of Main and Rold stroots, Mr. Hardin being en route homo on bis blcyclo to din ner. Tho truck was also going down East Main stroet and pullod to the middle to pass Just as Mr. Hardin turned to loavo tho main thorough fare. Mr. Pursloy idiot tho truck in to Reid stroot to avoid a collision, whon tho roar wheel struck tho curb ing and dashod tho roar end of tho truck across tho stroot, striking Mr. Hardin and hounding clear of tho op posite sidowalk. The injurod man was rushed to a hospital, but died within a few minutes. Two men In the truck with Pursley stated that m CAROLINA ?ALMAFESTA ?ACTIVE AM) POPULAR YOUNG > COM Ai . ? FOR WEEK OF UNO WK! iv UMBRAGING i TO A Pilli, '.rd. sent fai 1 wide via tho movie scier lo advertise the Palmetto StaUv P??nl a fes ta ls to be ' an annual sprint, evi nt, held in tho Capital Cit) MI? entertainment of all tho [)0op^ of South Carolina, it will bo a wook ot many and varied attrac tions lbelud,inK the State-wide auto mobil? isbuW and other equally at tractive features, In oirdei to secure the rrjst popu lar ?ung woman in Oconee county an candidate for Queen of Palma fest f there ls printed below a popu larity voting coupon, which is to be fillet.', ?nt and mailed as per instruc tion; DUtatned therein. Voting cou pons ill bo printod in each issue of The ?urier up to and including the issn' tl March 9th, as the votes will be ut'- mbieri and counted on the 12th of M ob (Saturday), and ia the fol lowing ; .?'>! e the result of tho coupon votin contest will be published aud the v utter for Oconee made known. Thor ) will be no restriction upon thc nu nher of votes each person may ca?v. !vor>' coupon clipped from this pap er 8 good for one vote, and each yen-' paid-in-advance subscription to Vh< Courier will entitle the sub script to 100 votes. COUPON. \ ls:- - Yea? ; Pal d-ln-Ad vance Subscrlp title Un Subscriber to loo Votes.) he ' ?oin g at a moderate rate of 8pe fd N inrdln, Who is survived by his wlf 'd two children, carno hero fron. partan burg to become local age at for tho Southorn, bolng pro mot vi ron? the Spartanburg ofTice. Cor"?: McCorklo hold an inquest to-nig! . the vordlct of tho Jury be ing tl ?. Mr. Hardin came to his den? h na a result of being acciden tally uck by an automobile driven by M 'ursloy. Hard Times. "Elderly married men have a pretty har?t tilde of lt. Their wives care for tb Ji no lerner, and pretty girls ac tual j leeplse jthem." Tho . peaker was George Ade. Be wei ' on : Mfn thc lounfce of a fashionable ree tau I overheard one night a low vole^ ' Onvers?itlon between an elderly roared man abd his wife. ?/Bill,' the wife hltaed, 'I don't like the waj you tobfced at that girl In the ootv-Mf * ?ua yVUbw gown.' "'Well.' sst? Bill savagely, .ah? dldh t either,'* LAST NOTICIO TO THE SCHOOLS. Hequost for Data Regarding Those Who Have Not Boon Attending. To all those who are Interested In the Attendance of Children on the Public Schools of Oconoe: This is tho third and last caM. I want the teachers of each school to get up all those delinquents that have not been to school, and when I come 1 will take that list and go to tiio nearest trial justice and mako the parents or guardlaus show why the children aro not attending. I have been lenient and have dono all I could to persuade those that have not sont their children to school and now i must carry out tho law as it is on the statuta books. ii the trial Justice lets you off, then 1 will bo relieved; if ho lines you, I will be relieved also. * I bogan my rounds for the last time on Monday of this week, Fob. 7th, and will continue until I have traversed the whole county. I must have sufficient excusos be fore I will let anybody off. It is a downright shame that we have to chase our brother in the flesh to bring him to the light of civiliza tion. Oh, if I only had the power from above to bring them to a sense of duty in order to make good citi zens! The time is coming when this county will bo called upon for lead ership of the State-men who will be able to stand the test-women who will be able to stand the test. Some body's boy or girl will be called upon to serve. Let's work and pray for one of our boys or girls to take courage and make the effort. ! If, as a servant of tue people as attendance officer, I can cause some boy to become a Charles Haden Spencer or a John Wesley, or some other groat man, or a girl to become a Frances Willard, lt would be worth while for Oconee to have an attend ance officer. I thank the trustees and teachers of Oconee county for the co-operation they "have given me. Let us all work together for tho good of our county. Respectfully, J. R. Plyler, Attendance Officer, Oconee Co. SENATOR REPORTS "NOHMAL," Though Stronuous Days Aro Hoing Passed in Legislativo Halls. Columbia, Feb. 7.-Editor Kooweo Courier: This morning Ands us at thc Capitol and in normal condition, although wo aro having some strenu ous days in tho legislative halls in South Carolina. Sovoral bills have come up this wook of Stato-wido na turo-one bill especially, that to abolish tho Board of Public Welfare. This bill has created quito a sensa tion in tho Senate, and has boon ably debatod from many anglos. A voto was taken last night on tho bill, and the vote resulted In retaining tho wolfaro work. Wo havo a bill coming up to-day to abolish tho South Carolina Tax Commission. This bill will be hotly contostod, as some men who wero in favor of this commission a few years ago have boon hit very hard hy this commission. It looks as if tho com mission will be abolished. Mr. Dalton has introduced a bill requiring tho railroads to put in cer tain ander-passes at tho town of Seneca, This being a purely local CIGAR WORKERS CALL STRIKE, OA*-Government Lost 'Much In Rev enue During Progress of Strike Tampt, Ela., Feb. 5.-Jose Munoz, secretary of the Joint assembly board representing union cigar makers here numbering 13,000, stated to-day that the strike of workers had been ondod by a referendum vote begun yester day. The strike has been In progress for almost ton months. He denied that the vote hud been taken at the request of the inter national officials, saying it had been ordered by the advisory board be cause of the increasing difficulties in obtaining fonds with which to sup port :hc strikers. Ho expected all oC thom to return to work by the mid dle of next, week Tho strike ls said to have been one of the bardent fought In yours. It was called April 14th, 1920, when certain reforms In the agreement between manufactur ers and employees were refused by tho former. They announced an open shop policy would be maintained. Representatives of the labor de partment at Washington and inter national headquarters at New York were sent hore to offer their good offices in settling the strike, but all were refused. It is estimated that the strike cost the government $1, 500,000 in revenue alone. Many of the strikers returned to Cuba, some obtained employment in the phosphate mines near here, and others opened small cigar factories in nearby towns. About four months ago the local board of trade announced lt would support the manufacturers' open pol icy and would hold international rep resentatives hore responsible for al leged Intimidation of workers seek ing re-employment. As a result the representatives asked the Governor' to declare the olty under martial law, but this was refused. The manufacturers then obtained an injunction against the union men to prevent alleged intimidation, and since that time the strikers have been steadily returning to work, it is said. The vote officially announced was 2,114 in favor of ending the strike, and 1,054 against. Supper at Wost Union School House. Tho West Union R. S. I. A. will have a box supper at tho school house In West Union on Tuosday night. Fob. 22d. The proceeds will be used In tho best way wo soo flt. Public is invited to attend. Pearle Whlto, Socrotary. bill I soo no reason why it should not pass. Senator Wightman has introduced a bill to abolish tho State Highway Commission and devolve its dutlea upon the Socrotary of State and tho Clorks of Court of tho various coun ties. This bill has boon reported un favorably. A bill bas boon Introduced to abol ish tko offico of school attendanco officers and to Impose the duties of tho same upon tho trustees of tho schools. This bill will come up to morrow for a third reading. All of the county dolgations have> boon very busy this wook getting up supply bills for their respective coun ties. Hoping to hear from "Cousin Billy Fennell" and any one elso who may see flt to write to me, I am, Yours truly, W. P. Mason.