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^W^" .f. COUNTY AGENTS NOTES. * tfg??g*?|??g??{*a|??g?*J??{?*|??{t*{e ?{**$* /Watch* for Damaged Square?. Practically, all cotton ia now put ting on squares rapidly, and on a number of farms visited recently the weevil is puncturing squares as if he means real business. Some farmers said they could not find the weevils, and were desperately searching for the old weevils and paying little at tention to the punctured squares. Now is the time to start a vigor ous war on tho squares that have fallen, and those hanging on and "flaring out," showing the little mark of the sealed-up egg puncture. Time is practically wasted now looking for adult weevils, as the larger the cot ton plant the harder lt ls to finch them. The squares are now easier to find, and the damaged ones should be collected aud destroyed every five days-IF IT CAN BE DONE CHEAP LY AND WITHOUT STOPPING CUL TIVATION. Cultivation ls considered more Important in the old weevil ter ritory, and no other work should keep the plow from stirring the sur face between the cotton rows AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND SOME TIMES TWICE A WEEK. 'Farmers should not got disheart oned and completely give up. Put up a stiff fight, and If the weather in July and August is rather dry the damage may not be so great. Information Cards on WcevU Control. Information Card No. 22 of the Extension Service on Boll Weevil Control In 1922" Is now available at the banks of the county, and every farmer growing cotton should get one of these cards. The most reliable information ob tainable on the boll weevil ls to be found in Farmers' Bulletin 1262, "The Boll Weevil Problem," recently issued from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The county agent has several hundred more copies on hand and will be glad to supply any per son on request. Will Poison on Big Scale. The Marett Farm and Seed Com pany of Westminster ,are starting l|his week to poisoning the weevil in ear nest. They have two large "Dosch" dusting machines, and will use one or two hand dusters also. The large dusters are pulled by one mule, one man walking behind the duster, help ing support the duster on one wheel by means of two handles. These are the only large dusting mnchiues that will be used, so far as the county agent knows, as the ma chine ordered by W. L. Vorner can not be supplied by the manufactur ers In time to start right, so that only a smnll hand duster will be used. In an experiment to see the re sults of poisoning lt Is very import ant to see that the plot left UN TREATED Is of the same percentage of INFESTATION as the plot treated at tho time the poisoning commenced. The only way to do this Is to COUNT 100 squares in each corner and cen ter of both treated and untreated fields and compare the percentage of punctured squares. Otherwise the untreated field may be lightly in fested to begin with. Another Hog Sale nt Clemson. A number of Oconee farmers pur chased some bred sows at the hog salo held at Clemson last year, and practically all were well pleased with their purchases. Another opportunity will be given the farmers of this county and ad joining counties to buy some good, pure-bred hogs. This county is very much behind in the hog business, but a marked improvement will be shown v/lth tho coming of tho boll weevil. About 35 head-mostly bred gilts of tho Duroc Jersey and Po land China breeds-will be offered for sale. This sale will be held July 12th (next Wednesday). All persons Interested in hogs should attend this sale. Orchard Trip to Cornelia, All persons Interested in commer cial apple and poach orchards should arrange to Journey with the party of Piedmont farmers from Oconee and surrounding counties to (tho high fruit lands of Georgia and around Cornelia the latter part of July, the exact date to bo announced later. Tho extension horticulturists oT Clemson are arranging tho trip In connection with the county agents of sovoral counties of tho Piedmont, and lt is belioved that tho trip will bo worth while to any person Inter ested In fruit growing. Tho trip will probably take two days and one night, and persons go ing should arrange to go by auto mobile, Those interested in going should communicate with the county agent at Walhalla. D. E. Good, owner of the famous \ ANNUAL MEETING BEA VE EDAM W. M. U. at South Union Church on July 20 and 81, at 10 A. M. Following ls the program tor the annual meeting ot the Beaverdam W. M. U., to be held at South Union ou Thursday and Friday, July 20 and 21, at 10 a. m.: Devotional-W. M. U. Watchword, 1922 (Philippians 4:13)-Mrs. C. A. Madison. Welcome (two minutes)-Mrs. J. H. Allen. Response (two minutes)-Mrs. B. L. Mitchell. Introduction ot visitors and new pastors' wives. .Roll-call of W.M.U. (One or two minute responses on one or more chosen features of the work.) Black I board demonstration. Recognition of A-l societies and mission study graduates. . Report of Officers-President of di vision, treasurer and superintendent. Message from Vice President of the State Division-Mrs. E. W. Masters. News from Jacksonlvlle Conven tion-Mrs. I. <E. D. Andrews. Address-W. M. U. Representative of Missionary-Miss Azille Wofford. Miscellaneous-Election of nomi nating committee; appointment ot committees on time and place, reso lutions, etc. Adjournment. Second Session (First Day.) (Sunbean Superintendent, Mrs. W.P. Leister, presiding.) 2.30 p. m.-Devotional. Mrs. L.W. j Langston. Welcome by Sunbeams (from local bond.) Responso-'By Bethel Sunbeams. ' Roll-call of Bands (one or two minutes rseponses.) Recognize A-l Bands, and those with mission study certificate hold ers. Report of Sunbeam Superintendent -Mrs. W. P. Leister. Demonstration (local band)-Miss Amanda Reeder in charge. 3.30 p. m. (Superintendent off as sociation presiding) - 75 Million Campaign-six-minute talks on ' v (a) Our Schools, Academies, Col leges, Scholarships-Mrs.L.H. Raines. (b) Training School, Margaret Fund-Miss Mary Lawton. (b) Our Benevolences (Orphanage and Hospital)-Mrs. J. W. Shelor. Ministerial Relief-Dr. Ira E. D. Andrews. 0 (c) Our Missions-State,J.E.Free man; Home, G. E. Smith; Foreign, Mr. Langston. (d) The Need of the Hour-Mr. Willis. Round Table. Closing prayer by Mrs. L. M. Lyda. Second Session-Friday, IO A. M. (Y.W.A., G.A. and R.A. Session Miss Janie Alexander presiding.) Devotional-A Woman's Love (She Hath Done What She Could), Mark 14-18-Camille Wood. Roll-call of Auxiliaries-Short re sponses. Recognition of all auxiliary lead ers. Recognition of A-l auxiliaries and those holding mission study certifi cates. Report of Superintendent of Aux iliaries-Miss Janie Alexander. Trained for Leadership-Miss Beu lah Hunsinger, R. A. Superintendent, presiding. (One hour.) Roll-call of Chapters (one or two minute responses.) 'Recognize A-l chapters and those with mission study certificates. ? Report of R. A. Superintendent Mrs. Paul Armstrong, The Importance of R. A. Work Miss Azllo Wofford. Miscellanoous-(Associational Su perintendent presiding.) Adjournment. Afternoon Session-Second Day. 2.30 p. m.-Hymn; prayer-*-Mrs. J. A. Watkins. Mission Study - Mission Study Chairman-Mrs. G. E: Smith. ' Personal Service-Mrs. W. P. Leis ter. Hospital Supplies-Mrs. C.C.Whit mire. Campaign for Royal Service (use song, "Subscribe, My Lady, Sub scribe," and have envelopes for new subscriptions.) Policy for 1922-23. Report of. Committees. Election of Officers. Consecration Service-'Watchword 1923 (2 Corinthians 9:3-Miss Law ton. Tho music will bo a special feature of tho program, under the manage ment of Mrs. O. D. Anderson, of Sen oca, and hor committee Mrs. O. K. Breazealo, Superintendent Boavordam Ass'n. "Apple Grove Orchards," noar Wal halla, and Sam J. Isbell, who has a wonderful sevon-year-old "Delicious" orchard at tho foot of the mountains, aro both planning to go, as well as other Oconoo orchardists. Geo. R. Briggs, County Agent. -T _ mim mim AI? mrtm mim m%m mUm ?1? -v - -.T*- ^.T^ |W *^X^ . . ^mt (lr iii il^ ?J. MORE COTTON BLOOMS. $ Cotton blooms oontlnue to come to The Courier office. In almost every case the one who brings the blooms reports tho appearance of weovihj in his fields. Saturday J. F. Rogers, of Walhalla Rt. 2, presented a bloom taken from his field on June 30th. He reports that he has found no weevils lu his crop, but neighbors about him have plenty of them. On the same day Dock Kelley, of Walhalla Route 1, brought in a bloom taken from his field on the 30th of June. He has not discovered weevils in his crop, but reports very active work on the part of a small speckled bug, which he thinks will prove as detrimental to the crop as the boll weevil. W. H. Simmons, of Westminster Route 3, brought in a bloom Monday morning which he took from his field on the 2d of July He reports both the weevils and the speckled bug at work in' his fields. MORE THAN 800,000 WALK OUT. Executives BoUevo StrUce will Have Little Effect on Transportation. Chicago, 111., July 1.-With the country-wide strike of shopmen de clared by union leaders to be virtu ally 100 per cent effective, the na tion's great transportation m?chine continued its work without interrup tion to-day. Railway executives were un*mt nious in expressing their belier that the strike would have little effect on the operation of their roads, and at the same time assorted that any move toward a settlement would have to come from the United States Labor Board or the employees. B. M. Jewell, president of tho rail way department of the American Federation of Labor, who yesterday refused to appear at a Federal in quiry Into the strike call, reiterated that the only basis for a settlement was for the roads to agree not to put into effect wage decreases re cently ordered for the shopmen by the labor board. , Protection Promised. (Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the labor board, declared in a formal statement that the power of the gov 1 ernment, coupled with public senti ment, will give every protection to every railway employee who remains on the job and to all new men who take the places of the strikers in the present walk-out. Mr. Hooper asserted that the pres ent strike was called against the de cisions of the Federal tribunal over rules laid down after careful consid eration of the evidence on both sides. The men who take the places of the striking shopmen will render a pub ! lie service, he declared, and should j therefore be Immune from the char acterization of "scab" or "strike breaker." The walkout began in all sections of the country promptly at 10 a. m., and in many places took on the as pect of a holiday, the men singing and cheering as they threw down their tools. As reports came into the union headquarters here during the day leaders asserted that the ranks of the strikers would number more than three-quarters of the 400,000 membership before night. Later Mr. Jewell said that reports from 128 of the 201 Class l roads showed practi cally a 100 per cent walk-out. He added that he hopod to be able to give more accurate figures by to-mor row night. --4?*--. Number of Workers on Strike. Chicago, July 1. - The following table, prepared ' from information supplied by the Federated Shop Crafts, Indicates tho number of men In each craft going on strike at 10 o'clock' this morning: 'International Association of Ma chinists, 60,000. International Brotherhood of Boil ermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, 18,000. Amalgamated Sheet Metal Work ors' International Alliance, 11,000. International Brotherhood of Black smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers of America, 10,000. International Brotherhood of Elec trical Workers, 12,000. Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, 160,000. Repairmen (not included in the above), 110,000. Apprentices, 20,000. Dr. Suggus Freed of Murder Charge Washington, Ga., July 1.-Dr. J. G .Suggus, charged with tho murder of bl? first Wife and his neighbor,was freed to-day at a preliminary hear ing before Magistrate H. Smith. A motion by the State for a new hearing was overruled. Solldonia, a vegetable Abro, is used in Germany as a wood, substituto. RUTGERS CONFERS. 182 DEGREES Gordon W. Fant, of Walhalla, Among Thopo Honored by College. i The following clipping will be of Interest to many in Walhalla and Upper South Carolina by reason of the fact ' that Gordon W. Pant, of Walhalla, a son of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Fant, is named among those who were honored by Rutgers with the conferring or degrees. Mr. Fant won the Rutgers scholarship during his last year at Clemson College. We quote: "With Thomas A. Edison, world famous inventor in the field of elec tricity, and August Heckscher, of New York, famous philanthropist, and one of the chief contributors to the Rutgers College million-dollar endowment fund, as the chief guests of honor, degrees were conferred up on 132 persons this morning at the 166th annual commencement exor cis?s. "Forming In academic procession on the Queens campus, the big body of guests, faculty and returning alumni of tho college marched to the Rivoli Theatre, where the exer cises were held. Drsssed in their aca demic caps and gowns, oach with the velvet sashes and partl-colored hood bearing the colors of the particular degree, an Interesting touch of vivid color was lent to the procession, which was headed by the band. "Arriving at the theatre the grad uating class formed a guard of honor through which the guests and the faculty marched in and took their seats on the big stage. Degrees, honors, prizes, etc., were awarded to day as follows: 'fMiss Dorothy Silbert, A. B., Bar nard College, 1920, was awarded the graduate degree of M. Sc. The other graduate degrees conferred were: Master of Science, Robert M. Bar nette, John Clarence Brown, Dana G. Coe, Gordon W. Fant, Walter E. Fleming, William H. Gaub, Jr., Wm. A. Lott, William D. Moore, Alfred T. Perkins, David Schmidt, Dorothy Sil bert, Armand Van Baelen; civil en gineer, William F. Buchanan, Hil mar F. Smith, Ralph D. Van Duzer; mechanical engineer, Alan F. Burns; doctor of philosophy, Jacob S. Joffe, Linus Hale Jones." inhere are many friends OT young Fant who will Join with us in con gratulating him on attaining the'cov eted Rutgers degree. --m . rn- - YOUTH DROWNS IN RIVER. Boy Grasped at Companion, Who * Thought Ho waa Playing. McCormick;, S. C., July 2.-Albert Freeland, white, the eighteen-year old ?on bf Mr. and Mrs. J. M. C. Free land, of Plum Branch, was drowned about 4 o'clock this afternoon while in bathing with a number of his chums In the Savannah river at the old Ferguson Ferry, about four miles from Plum Branch. The young man, in company with several of his young f: lends, had walked about three miles to the river to go swimming, and ho made no outward sign of his plight when drowning. He was swim ming in water very little over his head and was close by one of his friends, whom he caught as he was sinking, but liio friend, thinking that the drowning boy was only diving and playing, made no effort to save him. The young man nearest Freeland stated that he thought Freeland was almost exhausted, and that he also came near being drowned. The water at this point is very swift, and although relatives and friends wore soon notified, and the river for some distance down had been searched, at dark to-night the body of the drowned young man had not boen found, and It ls thought that it was carried on down" the river. Ferguson Ferry at this place has been abandoned for some years as a ferry, and the road loading to the lauding has roached such a stago that travel upon it is almost Impos sible, and this accounts for the party of searchers not reaching the scene sooner. The searching party will continue their efforts to locate the body. - Respited Negroes Aro Lynched. Jesup, Ga., July 1.-J. R. Tyre, a deputy sheriff of Wayno county, early this morning telephoned to the home of Sheriff Rogers, of Wayne county, that James Harvey and Joe Jordan, two negroos convicted of criminal as sault, and respited yostorday by tho Governor, had boon taken from him near Lanes Bridge, in Liberty coun ty, and lynched. Tho mon wore en routo to Savannah for safo-kooplng. -1-?3 C. l. - i Singers to Meet at Cheohco. Tho Keowoo Township Singing Convention will moot with Chooheo church on Sunday, July 9th, at 2 o'clock p. m. AU lovers of good mu sic aro Invited to attend. . E. Littleton, President. Jesse Sloan, Secretary, KNOW THYSELF! WHAT MOST OP US NEED To have indollibly Axed In our miml? ls that there aro certain events that will happen to us-not to the other fellow alone? but to us as well. Some of these things can bb averted if proper thought nnd action aro taken lu tune. When you go to church and liston attentively to tho minister, don't think he ls preach ing to Jones and Smith, but TO YOU. WHEN YOU APPROACH flhWF&WtW!^ S! ?t?W iv"-"' ^?SS/ A railroad crossing you will seo a sign some distance from the track with the word ..STOP"-tliat means YOU; it does not mean Jones or Smith. The railroads have spent lots of money a"d thought trying to got people to look out at railroad cross ings, and scores of people are being killed by railroad trains at crossings every day of the year. EXPERIENCE TEACHES a dear school, but tradition tells us that fools will not learn in any other way. THOUGHT IS THE VERY ESSENCE of Success: If you think right and properly, put your decision into action in the right direction-YOU WILL WIN. LISTEN! THE GOVERNMENT fr R 'S* ?1? r$?? r\ 1 ! OF THE UNITED STATES PfSP^ltW^ fWf$ >''"'7'' '' !" ' says that 1" tho year 1802 a little bug crossed the Rio Grande River and took up his abode in (ho great State of Texas. Tho Government has named this little bug ..COTTON BOLL WEE? VIL." Sbice his advent into that groat State he hos sent his descendants from county to county and from State to State, untiriie lias covered the on tl ro Cotton Reit. NOW, DON'T GET IT INTO YOUR HEAD That ho is not going to bother you, for there is no reason on tho earth why ho should favor YOU any more than he has favored other people in all other States. AU he wants is Cotton Squares and he is just as sure to get them as they ore sure to form. Do not be misled by making yourself think that .it will be all right just to let him alone. There is no more sense In letting tho Cot ton Doll Weevil gather your crop before it ls made than there is in sitting down and believing that tho grass ano) weeds will not injure your crop. If you make a success under Doll Weevil Conditions, you wiU have to do Just twice os much work to grow tho same amount of cotton as you have done heretofore. If you are not willing to do this-JUST STOP-and sit down RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. WE HAVE MADE Extensive Investigations into the Cotton Roll Weevil Opera tions, communicating with men in tho States where the Boll Weevil has been for years-nnd we have como to this conclu sion:- B PLOW YOUR COTTON Every Monday Morning until November the 1st. PICK THE WEEVILS OFF Your Cotton, and pick up the fallen squares, and burn them. Do this EVERY TEN DAYS through tho months of July, Aug ust and September. SELL YOUR COTTON Through tho Co-Oporative Marketing Association-AND -DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN Bank of West Union, Phone 3- West Union, S? C. -Phone 3 -OFFICERS JAMES PHINNEV, President. MACK NEVILLE, JOHN F. CKAKI, vice-President. Cashier. ---DIRECTORS JAMES PHINNEY, L. M. BROWN, JAS. H. DARBY, E. P. HUTCHISON, DR. J. W. WICKLIFFE, W. A. BARTON, MACK NEVILLE. X *** ANNO?NC^MENT?OF ??. 4? CANDIDATES. 4* ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? *|? ?J? ?J? ?|? ?J? ?|* ?J? Announcements under thia head ing will be published for the uniform sum of (5.00, which Includes inser tion continuously up to and includ ing week of primary election, and week of second election where can didates have to make a second race. Payment invariably in advance. Thia rate contemplates announce ment in regular form, not exceeding seven lines. More extended announce ments will be charged extra for all lu excess of the seven lines used. FOR CONGRESS. I announce myself a candidate for Congress, Third 'District, subject to the rules and regulations of the Dem ocratic party in primary elections. I will appreciate the votes and support of my friends'In Oconee. E. P. McCRAVY. I am a candidate for re-election to Congress from the Third Congres sional District, subject to the rules of tho Democratic party. FRED -H. DOMINICK. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. W. L. DALTON ls hereby an nounced as a candidate for re-elec tion to the House of Representatives form Oconoo County, subject to tho rules and regulations of tho Demo cratic party in the primary elections. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho House of -Representa tives from Oconee County, subject to the will of tho Democratic voters in tho primary election's. I pledge my best efforts if elected. E. TIMMBRMtAN. Tho friends of J. H. ORR hereby announce him a candidato for tho House of Representatives from Oco nee County, subject to the rules of tho Democratic party In tho primary election. FRIENDS. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of Allen R. Stewart, ' Deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law, or bo barred. W. R. LYNCH and JODY D. K. STEWART, Executors of the Estate of Allen R. Stewart, Deceased. June 28, 1922. 26-29 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of J. E. Woolbrlght, Deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law, or be barred. W. iN. WOOLBRIGHT and MRS. LUCY WOOLB RIGHT, Administrators of the Estate of J. E. Woolbrlght, Deceased. June 28, 1922. 26-29 NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. To the Qualified Electors and Res ident Freeholders of Legal Voting Age, of Boon's Creek School District, <No. 36: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, That an Election will be held in said District at the School House, between the hours of 7 A. M. and 4 P. M., onQ Wednesday, July 12th, 1922, for the purpose of voting upon the question of levying a Special Tax of SEVEN MILLS on all taxable property, to be used for building purposes in said. District. A. J. HEATON, J. D. BROWN, Trustees of Boon's Creek School District, No. 36. June 28, 1922. 26-27 Card of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier.: WIU you please allow us space in your papor to thank our. friends and neighbors for the help and kindness srown us through the sickness and at the death of our dear father, Rob ert D. Robinson? May the richest ot blessings of God be with each one la our earnest prayer. Children.