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ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty tytytyty ty ty ? ty COUNTY AGENT'S ' NOTES? ty ? ** * * <b ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty Pruno Scuppomongs Now. From now until about the middle ' p1 December ls the boat time to prune tho v muscadine or scuppernong typo of grape. ft should be simply a thln jft. ?lug process, much of the old and weale branches being taken out so that there 1B moro room' for air and eunllght for what ls loft. Do not bob off all tho now growth, for that will seriously hindor production of fruit, but start thinning In tho old wood and take out the entire branches. The bunch type of girape and fruit v trees generally aro pruned any time Sf ?luring tho winter or dormant season, 7 which ls now beginlnng. Pruning should be done before spraying, ns spray ls saved In this manner. The regular winter or dormant spray is the concentrated lime-sulfur solution ut^ed diluted with niuo parts of water usually. Dig Dug Not So Dad. A big and ferocious looking bug was brohght in to tho county agent recently by a farmer, who-said that bugs' of this type wore eating up his wheat and oats. Other farmers re ported the same thing appearing in , the Ebenezer section. Some sample f 'hugs were sent to Prof. A. E. Conrndl, chief entomologist, at Clemson, who replied as follows: "These are the oil beetles, the samo as blister beetles, and bolong to tho tribe from which blister po tions aro mudo, known as Camphar idos. If they hito a person on tho ^ arm whero the skin ls tender it will raise a blister. "Those insects occur sporadically now and then in green growing oats' and wheat. They confino themselves to small spots, and wo have never known them to do more injury than to turn yellow just a fow spots in the held. It is not regarded as a seriuos post." . 4 - ' A Final Word. As a Anni word before stopping out of official duties on Doc. 1st, I wish, to thank the three nowspapors of the county for the splendid co operation extended to mo as county agent". These three editors have th? ? welfare of the county at. heart and ?* will take hold of any movement look ing to the upbuilding of Oconee coun ty. ' To my friends over the county I wish to extend my heartfelt appre . elation of tho many kindnesses shown me during tho past three years, and to say? that I regret to leave you ls ^ putting it very mildly. Great is Oconoe and great aro her people. ' Goo. It. Briggs. County Agont. CURTAILMENT OF POWER BEGUN Mills Will bo Asked to Close Down -j, One Day a Week. 4 _ . ChnVlptto; C., Nov. 24.-With the anhou.m i 'eut hore to-day by of ficials pf tho Southern Power Com .>ani that < fictive Monday, all users o? power will be required to curtail operations until tho winter fains sot .tn, on o-o i ghi > of tho total toxtilo ? apt nd 1 ss ni tho country will bc hilo T ono day a week, it was said to-night by Charles I. Burkholder, vico presi dent of.the company. s . Tho territory affected has been di vided Into five districts, and tho cur tailment of power lo tho mills on a prorated basis will causo 2 0 per cent of the toxtilo manufacturers to bo during the remainder of the dry woaT ther. Officials announced that tho com ' pnny's steam plants have been oper ated day and night for tho past two months in an offort to supply the mills, but lack of rainfall has greatly diminished tho wntor supply In the company's reservoirs. Dial Makes Foreign Injuiry. Washington, Nov. 26.- American consuls In foreign cotton-spinning torrltory havo been astfted by Senator N. B. Dial, of South Carolina, for thoir views as to tho feasibility of direct purchaso of cotton by foreign ^ consumers from tho various cotton growers' co-operative. associations in this country. The replies from many of tho consuls oxjiross a favorable - opinion ,ou tho suggestion, and Sen ator Dial has addressed tho cotton associations on the subject, advising vj thom to follow up tho i doa in o.on W nection with ' tho statistics recently issued hy tho Department of Com merce o tho number and location of tho cotton spindles in opera) ion in foreign countries. Burglars havo need to fear an au tomatic pistol combined with a llash 4 light which hus roccntly been invont w ed. 'B'BB if The Hosiery for the sale at r i\Text Satu 9 A. M Good time to gular needs for V MRS. PELTON TAKES HER SEAT As First Woman to Enter the United States, Senate ns ? Member, V Washington, Nov. 21.-^-Mrs. Wm. H*. Felton, of Georgia, took f ae oath of office to-day ns tho first woman United States Senator. Har term pro bably will be only for a day, but tho ceromony crowned with success the efforts of tho 87-year-old woman to "blaze the path for American woman hood" in the Senate, and it was in dicated that she would be content to stop aside to-morrow in favor of W. F. George, who was elected Nov. 7 as her successor to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Watson, to which vaoancy Mrs. 'Felton was ap pointed last September. The seating of Mrs. Felton - at tracted a crowd to the Senate. She was showered with congratulations. Whon she was directed to proceed to the rostrum to take tho oath of ofllco her face broke into a smile. On the arm ot Senator HarriB, of Geor gia, and lifting her gown daintily, site walked down the center aisle and hP to the Vice President's desk, wh?ro Senator Cummins, of Iowa, President pro tom, was presiding In the absence from the city of Vice President Coolidge. As senator Cummins motioned her to raise her right hand she exhibited her only sign qf unfamiliarity with the proceedings, waving her hand to Mr. Cummins and smiling as if re ceiving a similar salute. Senator Har ris nudged her arm, however, and she then raised it, gazing Intently at Senator Cummins ns the oath was delivered, and giving her responses in a low voice. Rainfall and Temperature. Below is a rocord of meteorological observations taken by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer ot the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, during the week ending November 20, 1922, at 7 p. m. (The instrumental readings are from gov ernment standard instruments ex posed in the manner recommended by tho chief of tho Weather Bureau): Character ot Day. Date-'.. ' , 5 "ii Tempera ture. Nov. 20-Clear . . . Nov. 21-Clear . . , Nov. 22-Clear . . , Nov. 2.'1-Clear . . , Nov. 2 4-Clear . . Nov. 2 ?-Clear . . , Nov. 2 0-Ptly cldy 69 G7 64 63 71 BB 4 3 40 24 26 24 39 28 23 ! Total rainfall ...[... THE WATER SYSTEM SAVES MILL From Having; to (Tose Down-Piping Water Into Company's Dam. Not everybody knows just what a groat Institution the water system recently installed in Walhalla lins I proven to tho Vlctor-Monnghftn Com pany's local plant. The drought that j has been so seriously afllecting thc whole Piedmont section has lilt tho local company hard in tho matter of water supply. Tho small stream that empties into tho dam has been run ning exceedingly low, and for some time Hie water has been totally inad equate to meet tho domands. When the water system began supplying water to citizens a pipe line .was run into tho mill dam, thus keeping a constant flow into it that has pre vented tho necessity for closing down at least for a part of the timo. The mill management is very alert in conserving Its wa'or supply. In order that therre may bo no wnsto whatever, return pipes from the mill to the dam have been in use for a long while, thus returning to tho pond all water that would ordinarily go to waste. Mrs. Phillips Gets Ten Years. Los Angol?s, Cal., Nov. 27.-Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted of rhurder in tho second dogree for killing Mrs. Alberta Meadows with n hammer, was to-day sentenced to serve from ton years to life in the State peniten tiary at San QuenMn. A ton-day stay was asked to pormlt her attorney to formulate'an appeal from tho judg ment and sentence. Rose Named as District Judgo. Washington, Nov. 27. - Federal Judge John C. Rose, of Baltimore, i Md., was nominated to-day hy Presi dent Harding to ho United States Judge for tho Fourth District, com prising tho States of Wost Virginia, .Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina. -1-!-- I , CUL Mill will be open etail of Hosiery on rday, Dec 2, . to 1 P. M, I buy for your re the holidays. - ,-,-, !-y ?? g-1 AN HEIR TO A LARGE FORTUNE, j Linotype Operator Says Ho will Pro bubJy Kj?op Right on Working, V (Columbia Record.). ^'Yes, I am still on tho job,"" Rob ert Ussery, of Aiken, a linotype opor , alor, and one of the principal boina to the 150-mlUioh-dollar Browning estate lu Texas, told a Record report er when he asked him if ho wus still working at his trade In Bpito of groat riches which will soon be his. The Browning estate is that of the late Thomas Browning, of Texas,who 46 years ago left this Slate to seek his, fortune. He found it in Texas, In oil fields. .There he died several years ago, leaving an estate estimat ed at $150,000,000,. Texas authori ties, as well as the United Statos gov ernment, in whose trust the estate is now being held, have since been on a search for klnspeople of the late Browning. Mr. Ussery, one of the few who have thus far proven their claims to the estate, is a son of Thos. Browning's nephew. While he has not yet come into possession of any part of the estate, he is justified in feeling as he does, be said, since advices from his attor neys, Sims & Brown, of Barnwell, are that "the red tape which sur rounds the settling of the estate is rapidly being cleared, and that a set tlement will soon be made. "Of course I fool different," Mr. Ussery said. "Who wouldn't whon ho is expecting to receive more money and property than he had been able to conceive of-so much that he will not eve"n be able to spend tho Interest from it? But," he contin ued, "I may continue right on work ing." In a quiet, unassuming manner, al though with his eyes piercing into tho far-off future, Robert Ussery thus "made hts summary on how lt felt to bo a prospective millionaire. He ls married and has ono child. Considerable interest had. devel oped In the caso In parts of Georgia and throughout this State, particu larly In Aiken and Barnwell coun ties, where there are large family connections of Brownings. None have been found, however, who remember tho late Thomas Browning. NOT GIVING CHILDREN CHANCE. Judge Greene Gives Female Prohibi tion Luw Violator Six Months. . (Anderson Mail, Nov. 23.) Asserting that "You are not giving your children any chanco except to become law-breakers," Judge Wm. P. Greene this afternoon In Sessions Court sentenced Mrs. Mamie Crump ton, jointly indicted for a violation of tho prohibition law with her son, to a term of six months In the county jail or a like period iii tho peniten tiary. Robort Crumptou was sentenc ed to a like term of imprisonment by Judge Greene. The jury In tho case deliberated for moro than 'an hour, after which "they roturned a verdict of guilty in tho indictment as to bot'" ot tho de fendants. This count chm? ! tho de fendants wi h having in possession alcoholic liquor. .' Counsel for the defense made a motion for a now trial, and this wa-s argued following tho reading of the verdict., Tho motion was overruled by Judge Greene, who stated that if he had erred, or if thcro .had been a miscarriage of justice in the case, he would be glad to have it corrected. Counsel '.hon served nolico of inten tion to appeal. --- - Brought in Five-Pound Turnip. H. T. Hare, of Madison, brought into our office yesterday a turnip that weighed fivo pounds. This ls a per fect specimen, being firm and sweet. Mr. Hare says 'he planted his seed about Aug. 15th- and has a splendid crop of turnips, all weighing approx imately the saine. Ho has gathered a large crop from tho half acre patch which ho planted._ ^ NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. ALL PERSONS are hereby warned not to shoot any hirds on lands of tho undersigned: W. R. HUNT, W. R. CRAIG, J. S. CARTER, A. M. BROWN, Wi J. ORR, R. L. VISSAGE, E L. H ERNDON, MitS. ALICE S DENDY, J. H. BEATTY. Nov. 29, 1922. 48-51 DO IT Now is thc time to SO\ land and get ready for the will surely see you about r In order to do this plowi to us for IMPLEMENTS thing from a plow bolt to I notice from any of the Star We also carry Plow Ref OLIVER, IMPERIAL, VULCAN, B. F. AVE TANOOGA, S\ $ BOY -COLE AND OLIV You will always find ou business methods? Whitmire-Ma HARDWARE I WESTMINSTER (Phono No. 80.) SOUTH C SOUTHERN SENATOR^ AROUSED.;?"{ Object to tho Appointment to Negroes to Important Offices. Washlngtou, Nov. 23.-Although it had been the -general belief here that. President Harding would re frain from appointing "the colored brother'* :to Federal ofllce in the Southern States, many of the: Southern Senators, on returning for ' the new session, are much aroused ! over the fact that, during tho recent recess/the President appointed a ne gro politician of New Orleans, Wal ter Cobon, to the lucrative position ot comptroller of customs of that port-? position which was previous ly known as tuirveroy. It ls believed that one reason for the visit of 'Governor-Parker, of Lou isiana, to Washington at this time was that ho might urge that this ap pointment bo not followed up in spite'Of the protests to President Harding that the Southern Senators endeavor to keep the nomination frojj? coming to a vote. Tho feeling ls that if Cohen's nomination should come to a voto it would bo confirmed for partisan political reasons by the Republican majority. If it does not come to a vote, the President can only keep Cohen in his Job by repeat ing the recesB appointment from time .to time as President Roosevelt did in the caso of Dr. Crum tho colored collector ot ovsfoms, JV ho m be ap P'.mted at Charleston. Leg Cut Off in Gin. Greenville, Nov. 23. - When his overalls caught in the machinery of a gin near Greer to-day Alvin C. Dob son's right leg was severed from his body between tho lcnqe and tho ankle, and Frank White, a negro who saved Mr. Dobson from probably moro seri ous ittRiry by extricating him from tho machinery, suffered severe lacer ations when his clothing also caught in the machine. Dobson was taken to the general hospital in Spartan burg for. treatment. I GOOD PLUMBING* THEY SAY- KEEPS! THE DOCTOR AWAY ! THE DOCTOR PAYS MORE VIS ITS TO THE HOME- WHERE THE DRAINAGE IS RAD ANT) THE PLUMBING OUT OF ORDER THAN HE DOES TO A SANITARY HOUSE. WHEN YOU'RE FIGURING YOUR EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR YOU SHOULD CO^SH'lER THOUGHT? , .M.Y TBE N Et '.ES S iT Y <>C IN STALLING IN YOUR IIOMJO A PRO PER PLUMBING SYSTEM. THEN V?)U SHOULD TH IN li OF ME. WALHALLA, S. C Bell's Drug Store, "GIFT SHOP" - for Christmas, 45-51 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of W .T. DEARDEN, Deceased, are I hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons hav ing claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, with in the time prescribed by law, or be barred. J. W. GRAHAM, LEON DEARDEN, Executors of the Estate of W. T. Reardon, Decoased. Nov. 15, 1922. 46-49 EDNESS .NOW ' V your grain: Plow your BOLL WEEVIL, for he icxt "Juvembcr," ng right and'quickly, come ? We can furnish you any lowing Machine on short ldard Manufacturers, >airs for the following plows: BUTCHER & GIBBS, RY, WIZARD, CHAT rRACUSE and the DIXIE. ER IMPLEMENTS r prices in linc with good rett Hdw. Go. HEADQUARTERS WALHALLA (Phone No. ll.) 'AROLINA Walk-Over Shoes We ?ell WalK-Over Shoes because we believe that in point of artistic designing, correct style, nigh Quality of mat erials and worKman snip they /?.h ave no equal. r Good Shoes are an economy? . The People's Department Store, "BETTER GOODS FOR LESS' House of WalK-Over Shoes. Making the First Start. Wc all feel sometimes that the amount of money we haveis too small to start to save. This ia the wrong conception. Make the start with what you have and the balance will be easy. Large estates have been built from saving'small sums. \<& Start Savings Account To^Day *g Our officers and directors "are experienced, success ful business men. They are always willing ta help you with your financial troubles. . We solicit you deposits on Savings, or Checking Account. Prompt services to all business entrusted to us. Bank of West Union, Phone 3 West Union, S. C. -Phone 3 Seneca Cotton Warehouse CAPACITY 5.000 BALES C ?i A. R G E S Storage and Insurance, 30c. per month? Iliberal Cash Advances on Stored Cotton? Interest Rate, 6 Per Cent Per Annum on all New Business* G. W. GIGNILLIAT, President. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTtLEMBNT AND .DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate, for Oconee County, in the State Of South Carolina, at bis office at Walhalla Court House, on Wednesday, the 29th day of November, 1922, at ll o'clock In tho foronoon, or ns soon thereafter as sahl application can bo heard, for leave to make Final Settlement of tho Estato of Dora Wiebens, Decoasod, and obtain Final Discharge as Executors ot the said Estato. W. I). COWELL, and L. H. KELLEY, Executors of tho Estate of Dora Wiebens, Doceajtd. ?OT?CB TO REHTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to tho Estate of II. J. MOODY, Doconsed, are hnroby notified to make payment lo il undersigned, md all persons lo? Y im.' rio!,,,, ngr'"S' ?uid Estate wilt present me same, duly attested^ within tho time prescribed by law, or be barred. Mrs. R. E. MOODY, ? and J. M. MOODY, Exeoutors of the Estated of 1$? .J, Moody, Decoasod, Salem, S. C. - ' . Noli 22, X923, . ,47-5.0 . Notice is hor.oby glvon that the un dersigned will make application to v.-F. Martin, Judgo of Probato for. Oconeo County, In tho State of South Carolina, at his ofhco at Walhalla^ Court House, on Thursday, tho 21st day of Decombor, 1922, at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, or as soon there after as said application caa ho heard, for leavo to mako final settle ment of the Estate? of MRS. SARAH A. SINGLETON, Deceased, and ob tain Final Discharge as Executors ot said Estato. * E. S. SINGLETON, and J. L. SINGLETON, Executors of tho Estate of Mrs. Sarah A. Singleton, Docoased. Noy. 22, 1922. 47-50 _?(>TIOE TO TREBRA SSERs" NOTICE 'a horeby givon that any , ontry upon my land, known as part . of tho Novillo Tract, .without permis sion, fnr the purpose ot hunting, fish ing, cuicing timber, making roads or i paths, or any trespass^whatsoevor.ia hereby forbidden under full penalty of the law. Also, p?rtles are warned to keep up their Ohiokens, turkoya and animals, or samo will bo takoti up and dealt with according to law. .J FURMAN MORTON. Nov, 15, IMS, ^ I 40-40*