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ESTABLISHED 1853 1 Yr)RK, S. C.s TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1921. 3STO.7~< . .
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
* Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know?Condensed
For Quick Reading.
"Butter, eggs and chickens are coming
down in my town said a
Monroe, X. C., man to whom Views and
Interviews was talking yesterday.
"I-Icre are a few market quotations as
taken from a Monroe paper of last
Thursday:
Eggs, per dozen 42e
Butter, per pound 22J to 25c
Turkeys, per pound 27'c
Sweet ]H>tatoes, per bushel $1.00'
Irish potatoes, per bushel $1.25 I
Hens .. Go to 75c
No Meeting of Committee. I
"So far I have heard nothing more
of that committee appointed at the recent
tax payers' convention in Yorkvillc
to go over appropriations for the
past twenty years with a view to maki
ing recommendations for reduction in
taxes," said Saturday, Dr. J. H. Saye,
a member of the committee. "I don't
know whether or not the committee intends
to do anything," said Dr. Saye
when asked about the matter; "but 1J
doubt it very seriously."
Interest Lagging.
"Interest in our post is only lethargi:and
1 think from all reports that s'milar
condition exists among all the four,
posts of the legion in York co.unty,"'
said Saturday a member of the Hick- !
ory Grove post of the American Legion ;
who was in Yorkville. "The four \
American Legion j>osts in York county j
have a membership ot" only about 400
and they ought easily to have 1.000.
This organization if supported will be
worth something some day to men who
served in the late World War."
Consecration Services Held.
Rev. T. Tracy "Walsh, rector of the !
Church of the Good Shepherd. York- i
. ville, was master of ceremonies at the ;
consecration services for Rev. Klrkman i
(!. Finlay. D. D., of Columbia, as bishop
coadjutor of the Episcopal diocese of
South Carolina, hold in Columbia last
Thursday. The consecration service
was participated in by bishops l'rom
North Carolina and Georgia, who assisted
the Right Rev. William A. Gucrry,
D. D., of Charleston, bishop of the j
diocese of South Carolina.
Not Talking Fertilizer.
"No. I don't know what the farmers
are going to do about it." said Mr. J.
1 J. Witherspoon of Westminster. Oconee
county, who was among the visitoors
in Yorkville Saturday and who was
asked about the crop outlook. "I do
know, though." lie went on to s iy, "that;
I have not heard a single farmer in
Oconee nv-ike any inquiries about fcr- j
tilizer so far and 1 think that the general
intention is to reduce acreage ma
J.. II.. > M ,. til t li;i t
ICJ 111 II > . *>11 . II nuv I.-J.v.-..
very little cotton was being sold over
his way?just an occasional bale now ;
and then.
Can't Cut Much.
"Speaking of reducing cotton production.
folks can't cut much out ray
way without cutting it out altogether."
remarked Mr. \V. A. Nichols ?if Smyrna
No. 2. who was among the visitors in
Yorkvillo hist Saturday. "As a general
thing," Mr. Nichols went on t ? say
"our folks never grow more than from
three to five bales to the plow. 1 argue
tli.it if all the southern fanners did
likewise we would get a good price for
cotton ail tlie* time and that it is the
fellows wiui make from fifteen to twenty-live
hales to tin* plow who are responsible
for t!i" price being down."
Credit System to Blame.
A plantation supply merchant war
telling some of his troubles Jo Views
and Interviews the other afternoon, i
"Sic there." said lie. pointing to the;
vacant space that has usually been
occupied by a car load of Hour. "Not
a sack of Hour in the store and the
Lord mvly knows when I will get any
more, if ever. The trouble is this infernal
credit system. I have on my
books accounts against peop; tor
hundreds of dollars worth ot Hon:;. 1
can't collect ti dollar ol" it now. although
I sold a Jot of i; at cost and
thereabouts and 1 can't lniy any in re
flour either."
Squeezing on to it.
"This country may bo badly bent but ,
it isn't altogether broke." remark oil the
other day a youmr man who eondaets
an automobile repair shop and supply
station. "There are just lots of foil;.who
liave money; but who simply refuse
to pay. makinc the claim that
they haven't. Several days aim ti man
came to my place with his automobile
to be repaired. We tixetl it up and the j
)ii!! was
"'I'll pay! you when f sell my eoSton."
lie said.
"'No.' I replied 'you'll have III pay
n?'W or else I'll listvt? to keep your ear
until yon do,' stnil the titan agreed.
"Well. sir. in less than an hour !i>
.-oturnod with six five d >!lar hills and
In- paid nn* my $117 and jr-n his car."
A Msssago to Christy.
"Mister." said yesterday, a yoimt;
baseball fan. "I saw in the paper tinother
day as where Christy Matthewson.
ahull! - the best baseball pitch. I
that ever lived. I reckon, is ab'e to -:t
up for the first time since he ton's tuberculosis.
If you don't mind I wish
you'd send him this little linssa ' from
one of liis friends, who hopes that he'il
I
soon be able to play in the big leagues
apain:
Here's hoping Christy,
You'll win this ureat game,
And get back to the Polo Grounds
Where you won baseball fame.
It's a tough Pitcher, old man.
You are pitching against.
P?ut still we are pulling for you
And waiting in an:;ious suspense.
Keep the old pluck, lad;
That determination to win.
And we like to believe that
You'll be yourself soon again.
Good Advice.
"Ilcre," said a citizen yesterday, is a
little bit of verse that I clipped from a j
j magazine called 'Cheer.' And I believe I
that it is worm passing uiong:
If you can't be a pine on the top of the
hill.
Be a scrub in the valley?but lie
The best little scrub at the side of the
rill;
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be a bush, be a bit of the
grass,
Some highway to happier make,
I If you can't be a muskie, then just be a
bass?
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can't all be captains, we've got to
be crew,
There's something for all of us here;
There's b'- work to do and there's lesser
to do,
And the task we must do is the near.
If you can't be a highway, then just be
a trail.
if you can't be the sun, be a star.
It isn't by size that you win or you
fail?
Be the best of whatever you are.
Where Ignorance is Bliss.
"Ban across this letter yesterday,"
said a man this morning. "You know
this might be intended as a joke but I
tell you it is quit? often the truth.
Print it if you want too.'*
"dear Sirs. *
"I got your letter ask in for a lis 01
my Assets and Liabilities now i tole
you when i seni in that order that i
was kecpin a resterrant and not a
General Store and i don't keep sieli
tilings as Assets and Liabilities on
hand besides if i did it arn't none of
1 1.1...-.Imw mil ino have i
got no how. they was a feller nosing!
round hero yesterday wot said as how
his name was r. sr. dun and Company
and he listed mo how much money did
i have and i kicked him clear into the
middle of next suiulay. i tell you i
wont have no medilin in my bizness i
am as good as any man and a dam j
site bcttern some if you don't want to j
sell mc goods wy go to he? please!
anser by next male.
"your fren, " j
?o
TEXTILE EXPORTS LARGE.
Bleached and Unbleached Cloth Showcd
Export Increase Ovsr 1919.
The foreign trade of the United j
States in textiles during the first ten j
months of last year, according to s:a- i
tistlcs and data that have been gather- |
id by the department of commerce, in j
Washington, shows a material increase j
as compared with that during the s;nicj
period of IDIfl. Ijeercas? s. however.)
.. ?. ii?. j mniM. <
WI'IX' I!I.II IV';'U in 1*1* < > ?, j
meat of troll ?n. particularly to indus- |
trh s in (iiviit U.-itain.
K.\" ports t;f cloth. 1?!? a?rJj? tl ami un-|'
blenched. for 11 ir lirsl t?-:i months show j
.1 wry material incr>ase over llie samej
period in 1 1H. Tin- exports "f uh- I
bleached e'uth amount. d i i l'i.78t?,?57ii j
yards of duck and !J-I.'.'.'n..","l yards of!
other ciotii. In lit 111 i lit: exports of!
duck were 1 _'.-!!i7.2iS7 yards, and of nth- j
or ciotii 11 J.liJ'.i.t'S7 yards. The lolal j
exports of duck and bleached cloth in j
tile tea months last ytar amounted to
14l.oUT.WlPi yards and in the same period
in the prevlou.-ftycar l-."'.rj7.L'J".
yards. The value of these exports last
year was .>11 111 4U. while in 11'IS the!
value was f!.",J..,>.">7.
The exports of beached cloth last
year w.-iv P5 Ui.7ii.44o yards valued at
?4 l.7??."NK. In the same period in I'.Mftj
tiie exports were !H7.ti17.:>4?? yards val- '
lii-il :it
The shipments of hosiery lust
year show :i irui 1 1 inereasu overj
It'll'. The knittinif industries o|" t
oiinti-v suit a'lioml last year a total;
f itox'-n pairs of hosiery.!
v.iliti il at :n.'. l:u.
Tin- niovenvnt in It'll' amounted to :
7. ttlrti il.r/.ca p; irs. witli a value of'
.Jl'l. 7T-'.
The (.Npoits of underwear atul other]
knit oi.lis in ten months last year hail j
a value of $ -17.1S7K.$ "'?, eompaied with j
5-'!'.7i7..":!fi in lain.
The total value of a'! mtnufaetured
ottnu tr.lods wliieii wert- sent ahruad
in the t* i months last year was $?! )>.
i::4.n;i. eoi:i;*are*i with in ;
the same i:ni in 1
How the River Ran.?When .1. K. 1
I';?i; I<! i :i 4' was seerelnry ? !" tin* nav> j
he wrote to the postmaster of a satali
vi'hrje in the south as follows: "Sir: ;
This ih partlaent wishes to hr.ow l.utv
, far the Tomhh.l < ? river runs no."
The answer tame line';: "It runs
<lown." The postmaster eemwal was
nt'ornie I the affair, ami fail : lo
>c tie- humor of it. lie wrote a h-t'i
r to tin* | i s:master th.ai s:ii<l: "Sir.
Voiir a t>|Kii:it meat as p. *t master is
hereby revoke.!. Voa will lurtt over
fumis i eta | ie;t a in in v." <*> your ? *III
no wise I III I mil tile p* is! I';i::." I : !' Vi ho
olli'e mere look 11 > his |*ell. ami I l.e
'postmaster -' m*ra! reeeive.l I hi*-: "Tie*
.( venn*' for this *>:li.*e for the owner
Miiia:. r'e|<:ein!.* r :M has I :i
' no ; its ex|.rm!i1 nr. s. same periotl. .
i lor t attiih s anil twin**. 'eenis. i'le.ire
| insi roe* ni*" sitere- * o| jo atjlie't l a!
I ll I >* ' *. L i
The cost of cotton
Problem Analyzed by Man Who
Knows the Facts.
LABOR IS AT STARVATION WAGES
On Present Basis of Values It Takes
Not Less Than Thirty Cents a Pound
to Pay Actual Expenses.
D. R. Coker of Hnrlsvillc in Commerce nna J
Finance.
"We believe that few outside of the
south and by no means all in the south,
realize the distressing features of the
present situation or are able to diagnose
their effort upon the civilization
of the south and the future of the cotton
industry. A brief consideration of
facts, however, will promptly convince
everyone interested in the industry,
whether in the north or the south, that
there is no future for it at present
prices and that a continuation of present
conditions would threaten the civilization
of the south.
Government statistics show that the
average production of lint cotton in the
south is between one-third and fourtenths
bales per acre, but in order to
show how impossible the present situation
is wc are going to first discuss
production figures under the ideal conditions
of a bale per acre production
at 1") cents?a price above the present
market.
The bulk of the crop of the south is
produced on a share crop system, tno
most popular share contract in this
section one under which the landowner
furnishes the land, buildings, planting
seed, and fertilizer and the tenant rurnishes
the livestock, tools, and labor.
Ginning and baling expenses arc divided.
Landlord and tenant divide tne
cotton equally, but the land ord receives
all of the seed. Under this plan
let us see what would be the returns to
landlord and tenant on a 20-acre crop
of cotton producing one bale per acre.
The farm will contain about 30 acres',
including a little woodland and a few
acres for corn and other minor crops.
If the land is good enough to produce a
bale per acre a fair valuation for the
farm including buildings will be between
$11,000 and $10,000. A minimum
charge for rent on the cottoh land,
therefore, to cover interest, repairs and
taxes would be not less than $23 per
acre. The landlord expecting a bale of
cotton per acre would buy not less
than $20 worth of fertilixcr per acre ror
(lie e-titon and, as he must exercise
supervision over his croppers, a ciiarge
of $3 per acre for supervision should
iv made. The total of these expenses
is $30 per acre. J lis returns will be
one-half bale of cotton at 13 cents.
$37.30: seed. $10; total, $17.30. less onehalf
ginning. $3: net income, $4-1.30 per
acre. These figures show a net los-i to
I In* land owner m per acre. oomc
may object to the charging of rent ami
supervision to crop expenses. To this
we answer that these arc necessary
preliminary expenses for crop production
without which capital cannot li-?
secured.
To make this crop the tenant furnishes
a mule ami feed, costing per
year Sl'-'a, dcprcciaiton on implements,
taxes, etc., ?Jf.; hire for picking lul
hales of cotton. Sl.'O; one-half ginning, i
S',10; total. $.'>00. besides the labor of'
himself, wife and lhr<'e children.
Receipts from 10 bales of cotton
at l"i cents per pound $750
Kxpcnsis besides labor ??C family iPiO
Divide this amount by .'Pi." ami you !
gel the magnificent sum of $1.07 per j
day with which the tenant must pur- j
eiia.se clothing, shoes, and household j
equipment ami must supp'y a large i
part of the loo I for the family and besides
must pay the doctor and thej
preacher if they arc ji<I. It is trucj
that the tenant raises soma earn, nj
feu* vegetables,.and sometimes lias a|
pisr nr a lew chickens. The pitiful I
poverty under wlileli mast of tliem l.ve,
iimvfvi r. keeps lliein niovin.tr train
plaee to pi. , tin* nvcrajje term ol'j
farm tenrmey In. ins about two years, f
and ii is the exception ralle-r liian tilt* J
rule for the tenant to have any- live-!
sitirk besides his male or any poultry.;
J'lease nolo that, with eolton at l.i j
cents per p.mud. $1.07 is the maximum*
amount that a loiiant can receive fori
till* labor of himself, ids u ifo, and three]
eiiildren in prodtieint; the ideal yield of
one bale per acre on .a aeres and imsj
is a laurer acriajre than the average!
one Imrse ei'op in this scTon and must i
be further curtailed this year. Tin ,
item for piekimr 1" halis is absolutely j
necessary for tin* tenant and liis famiiy j
cannot iruther more than half ill" rrop i
in liino to prevent set ions detorioralion ;
of the mad".
I'lease remember that the aviaamj
production in the south is less than j
fo'.ir-lentiis hales per acre. The production
in tliis state, however, for the'
I;sI year has slkcluly cxm ilnl one- j
half halo per acre. Cased >it niic-half:
Salt' !>; m1 art i< in. the (mailt farmer's
expenses wiilllil lie n (illrril liy t lie iti 111
?piekii u. ?l.."u ami half of tin* K'inaintr.
ma kin:,' his expenses $lXti in- j
sl-nd Ill' would reroi \v for
his half sham of in liali's, v'!7". 1 vi;iir,
* 1 > '<. or I rents |n*r il.ty fur tin- siis-1
nan if his family. Hut. at leas'
?i:iIf thr '.mailt farmers make !rss than j
<<ii"-lialf haii* per anr in Smill; Oainlin.t
nr irss iiian oile-third hair per
aria* ill til** i si. of tiir riittiin hclt ox-,
i i hi in Nin th Carolina. How ran those j
people keep Icily ami soul hir'rl IliT.
much Irss mai:iI in a iln riit standard |
of citizenship, If cotton does net advance
materially?
During the years 1!)17, 101S and 191!)
we. had a period of comparative prosperity
in the south during which both
the landowner and tenant classes made
more money than they ever dreamed
of. Many, however, never having seen
a hundred dollar bill before, had no
training in thrift and spent their
money without thought of the morrow.
Many are poorer citizens today than
they would have been if we had not
had this period of prosperity for, having
had a glimpse 'of financial heaven
and being again plunged into the hell
of abject poverty, they are naturally
I hitter and discouraged.
I The only remedy for the piesent
situation upon which all seem to be
agreed is acreage reduction. Most cotton
sections know no money crop except
cotton. How can -the landowner
or tenant figure tojkeep body and. soul
together to a greatly reduced acreage
of cotton even if the present price Is
doubled? Yet they'must somehow do
this if better prices are to be hoped for.
"What the south needs is a steady'
price for cotton which will allow a ranreturn
to the landowner and decent
wages to the tenant. At tne present
costs of the commodities they must
buy for crop making purposes, 30 cents
is. wo believe, the lowest price which
the industry should consider. 30 cents
will not pay the landowner or tenant
on the very restricted acreage that
must be planted this year. It will give
the tenant farmer producing a bale to
the acre on 10 acres only a little over
$ 1.50 per day for the support of his
family or about half of thife if he makes
a normal yield of one-half bale per
acre.
I have evidence to show that coal
miners are receiving at least ten times
as much as cotton laborers, wno are
also paid far less than laborers in the
i.-hrat fnrmH or in the mills nf
any section of the country.
Every interest in the cotton trade
should recognize the terrible unfairness
of this situation and shouiu refuse
to consent to its continuance.
Every southern interest is bending its
energies to restore and maintain a price
for our money crop* which will allow
something besides a drear and miserable
existence?that will allow us to
build and maintain schools, churches',
roads and other facilities necessary to
the maintenance of a. decent civilization.
Bankers, merchants, and professional
men are cooperating heartily
with the farmers to protect the basic
industry of the-soiiert. This is not
enough, however. The whole country
is affected by the condition of every
section. If the south is stricken with
poverty, its laborers will flock to the
cities of the north and west and intensify
their race and labor problems.
If the southern farm cannot meet expenses
for a long period, the resulting
financial chaos will affect all the
money and trade centers of the country.
If we do not receive sufficient
money returns to support a decent
civilization, the civilization of all sections
will ho affected.
Large classes in tlie south have, ex-1
eept for brief periods, struggled along
ever since the Civil V?"ar in a poverty
so abject that decent food and elotnes
could not be obtained. During the periods
when cotton sold for 4t cents to S
cents many families had to live on lb"
cents per day or less and right now |
the prospect for many is no better titan
then.
The understanding sympathy of lite
nation cannot prevent terrific losses ro
the south nor remove the necessity
for acreage reduction and other measures
necessary to equalize the supply
of the staple with the demand. A nation-wide
and understanding sympathy.
however, can and will make it
easier for us to get the financial support
necessary to tide over the present
emergency anw will protect us from the
re-erection of barriers to foreign trade
without which the cotton farm can '
never thrive.
?
TO GET PROPERTY BACK.
About $117,0C0,G03 is Returned to Amer- j
ican Born Wives of Germans.
Approximately $ 117.Udn.O0il worth cl'i
property taken over by tin* alien prop- J
erty custodian dtirinir the war has been j
rettiriled to American horn wives ol'j
Hermans, Austrian?: and others, it was!
said recently at the custodian's office i
*
in Washington.
The returns were made under a re- |
cent net of cotwexs which permitted !
women who before the war married j
subjects of enemy countries and citizens
of countries since separated from j
Austria-ilur.fjary. such as Czccho-SIn-j
vakia. to file claims for their property!
seized by the government under the !
trading with tin* enemy act.
The total value of property taken |
over by the property custodian is I
placed at l.tKHM'aU. atid this is exelu- |
sive of the internet livrnian merchant'
shins seized in American ports and!
transferred to the shinpitiK board. Tltci
luiiL- ,,r ti,,. lii'nnrrlv belonged to (for- j
mans ami ineimlril many* industries. j
'I'llis |?rn]>."rty n mains in lIn- hands nfj
tin' iriiviTiinicnt and t?? tllliiiiati' ilUipn-j
siliiui awaits anion l>y euniynvs.
i
? .1esse T'kmiijjsnn. white, pleaded j
guilty tu ma iisia tighter in tin- Aiken ;
utility cnui t nl' general sessions last j
week ami was senteiieeil tu i'.n niniillis'!
inii'i isontni'iit. Thompson was e.mviet-i
nl iif running over am! killing a eiiliil j
m-nr Laneh y. Aiken i-oimty. Ileromhor j
:.'<itli. J
I" SHARON NEWS LETTER
Ginnery Destroyed by Fire to be
Rebuilt in the Summer.
COUNCIL TO IMPOSE TOWN.TAX LEVY
**
Special License Tax for All Business?
No Word for Postmasterahip Applicants?Night
Railway Ticket Office
Closed?Municipal Election Approaching?Personal
Mention.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
Sharon, Jan. 24?Destruction of the
ginnery of the Hill Banking and Mercantile
Company by fire here last
Thursday, entailing a property loss of
appromixaiciy ^xujuuu, marns uie tinru
fire loss that the company has suffered
in the past twelve months. It was in
February of last year that a large
quantity of cotton, the property of the
company was destroyed by a fire believed
to have originated from a spark
dropped by a passing freight engine.
Then a residence in the town occupied
by Section Master Street of the
Southern railway and the property of
Mr. W. L. Hill was destroyed by fire.
The big ginnery plant destroyed last
week burned rapidly and there was no
chance to attempt to save the burning
building. Although an employe at the
gin is said to have seen the blaze
shortly after it started, the fire had
extended to all parts of the plant before"
he could return with a bucket of
water. A number of fife extinguishers
hung about the building were consumed
by the flames. The 50-horse power
gasoline engine used to pull the gins
\gas only partially damaged and it is
believed that it can be put in shape/*
for further use. The ginnery will very
probably be rebuilt during the coming
summer.
Municipal Taxes.
Members of the town council of Sharon
will in all probability, at a meeting
to be held in the near future, vote
to put a two mill levy on all property
within the incorporate limits as well
as a license tax on all business, according
to R. L. Plexico. a member of the
council. At the present time there is
no lew on Sharon property for munici
pal purposes and matters have gotten
to where it is absolutely necessary to
take the step for the'purpose of raising
revenue. For one thing the salary
of Policeman Sep Hucy must be provided
for and there are other expenses
of the town to be met. Policoman'Huey
virtually paid his own salary through
lines resulting from convivtion of offenders
before the mayor or else from bond
forfeitures; but during the past couple
of months or so there has been a slackening
up in criminal business, believed
to be largely the result of the financial
stringency.
Town Election Approaching.
Just now it is apparent that nobody
wants to be the next mayor of Sharon.
Although tlie town election is but little
more than a month off, nobody has
been mentioned for the place. It is
understood that Mayor Walter 0.
Hayes does not want the place any
longer and from all information that
can be obtained nobody else wants it
either. While it is possible that one or!
more candidates may loom up by the j
time election day comes around in:
March, at the same time there is no I
certainty of the fact.
Sharon Postmastership.
Although .several weeks have elapsed
since the examination of applicants fpr
the office of postmaster at Sharon,
there is no news from Washington yet
as to who will get the plum. Several
Shamn applicants for the place are
anxiously waiting some word from the
department in Washington. "We have
not heard a thing about it and don't |
have, the slightest idea when we will
hear." one of the applicants told The
(3ni|uirer\s correspondent Saturday.
"Of course 1 am hoping that it will be
me: but then it's a sure tiling we all
can't get it."
Little 'Possum Hunting.
Contrary to the usual order of things
around Sharon there has been comparatively
little 'possum hunting in Sharon
and vicinity this year and no hunter
can boast of any big number of
catches during the season that is drawing
to a close. Dr. .Toe Sims, who
likes to hunt 'possums as well as birds,
was asked about it the other evening
and his reply was: "Weil, to tell you
the truth, there has been very little
'possum hunting around here this past j
fall and winter. The trouble is that
there are very few good dogs in the j
country. Of course a good many 'possums
have been caught, but the sport
hasn't been indulged in as much as usual.
and the hunters have been nothing
like as successful as they were last
year."
Remodeling Dwelling.
Mr. (i. M. Spurlin is having his
dwelling remodeled, the work having j
I men hesrun a few days ago.
No Night Agent.
I'ersnns traveling out of Sharon over
the Soutliern railway at night no long- j
it have an opportunity to huy tickets |
at the station here, the services of the,
agent for selling tickets at night hav- |
ink heen dispensed with l?y the railroad
company iti tieeordancc with its plan
of reducing expenses as much as possible.
Ail passengers have to do is to
g< t on the trains and pay their respeo- j
the fares to the eomUietor. of course!
e.? excess fare is charged by the con-J
dnctor. since it is not the fault of the i
traveling public that tickets can he no;
longer purchased. .The night mail is
taken oft the train and the outgoing
mail put on by a colored employee of
the railroad. |
Eating Cornbred.
More people in Sharon and vicinity
are eating'cornbread now than has been
known in years, according to a number
o?."cH inhabitants," recently asked j
about it. Operators of corn mills
throughout the community say that
their business could not be better, so
far as having plenty of grinding to do
is concerned. Three reasons are assigned?first,
the tightness of money;
socond, the high cost of flour; third,
the abundance of corn and realization <
of more people that it is good and ]
wholesome.
Personal Mention. <
Mr. Brown Eaird, of Sharon, spent <
Sunday with the family of his brother, i
Mr. S. S. Eaird, in Bethel township. ]
Mr. Walter 0. Blair of Rock Hill, was j
a recent visitor in this section. i
Mrs. Paul Ferguson, who was severe- ;
ly injured some time ago when thrown
from a horse she was riding, is able .
to walk about with the aid of a crutch. ,
Mrs. Walter Maloney and Miss Fran- ;
ces Whitesldes, who hawe been taking ,
the Pasteur treatment on account of
having been attacked by dogs supposed
to be mad, are out of danger. (
I
FRIENDLY TO THE SOUTH,
President-Elect Hopes to See Section- '
alism Wiped Out.
A new spirit of united Americanism '
holding . itself above sectional par
tisan divisions, and making secure the
industries of the whole nation alike,
was bespoken by President-elect
Harding in a message to the people
of the south, sent out from Atlanta 1
last Friday night. I
The message, writen at the request
of Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta '
! Constitution, and Democratic national, i
committeeman for Georgia, was made ]
public here 011 the arrival of the train (
| which is taking the President-elect to
Florida. It follows: '
"Of course, I have, no message to ]
the people of the south that I would j
not gladly utter to all the United
States. Perhaps the south would he J
interested to know, however, of the
ambition which I cherish. I want to j
be the instrumentality in establishing (
that complete concord of union which
f hold to he essential to the American
fulfillment. I realize how the political
solidarity of the south followed" the .
unfortunate days of the civil war. I ,
know how that solidarity has been encouraged
on the one hand and I think
f understand the desire to break it on "
ine oiner. (
Oneness of Ambition.
It is not specifically a Republican ]
ambition. It is rather to be accredited
to a desire to establish complete mutuality
of purpose and-onenees of ambition
in America. >
"There is little left of the old-time i
hostility and there isn't any occasion ,
for any section ot' America to pin its
aspirations to the fortunes of one 1
party. I think it is fair to assume that <
all political parties mean to be the (
best for our common county. As a ,
Republican. T believe that many of the "
Republican policies are calculated to '
best serve all of America. For in- ]
stance. 1 believe there is a great sig- j
nificance in the coming tariff Congress
to be held in Atlanta. I believe most '
cordially in prospering America first. I
T do not see how we can retain our <
home markets, upon which American
good fortune must be founded and at '
the same time maintain American <
standards of production and Ameri- j
can standards of living unless we ,
make other peoples with lower stand
ards pay for the privilege of trading
in the American markets. Ours is t.he
oest market in the world, because we ,
are largest in consumption and the
ablest to buy. 'The application lies in
a perfectly justifiable ambition to '
make the southland as industrially
eminent as the states of the north and
east. There ought to lie the flame of
industry here in exceptional signifi- '
cance. because of your vast natural I
resources. Your people want practi- (
cally the same things which are found
In the natural ambitions of the north '
and west. And there is not the slight- est
excuse for a sectional line in
Amoricn. We are one- people, with ]
one flag, and it is folly to allow longtime
prejudices to stand in the way of
the fullness of understanding and the :
utmost cordiality of relationship. .
Interested in Shipping.
' The people of the south are just
as much interested as any ether geolo- i
gioal location in the development of
an American merchant marine. Out
of our abundance of resources, out of
our greater ability to produce, and
nut of'our boasted American effi- '
ciency. ought to come American imminence
in world-wide trade. We
ought to send our cargoes from southland.
ports just as numerously as we
do from Northern and Western ports.
Of course, as a general rule, we cannot
sell where we do not buy. but with
a rational production politically safeguarded
in productive tariffs we can
buy the things the production of
which is not essential to our own
good fortune and expand our trade
with those of whom we buy to supply
our own needs which can not he supplied
here at home.
'T am sure the incoming administration
wishes to see, figuratively
speaking, every southern port whitened
by the sails of commerce and know
that our carriers are taking messages :
of good will and amity along with our
, uuaUCK iu ail mi* pans ui 1111* nimi.
? Florence. January 21: There were ,
no developments in the Bigham tragedy
today besides the arrest and in- :
earceration of two negroes who will bo
held as material witnesses. Coroner
Smith remained at Pamplico until to- 1
night, lie has not yet called the jury
of inquest together and states that he
is determined to exhaust every source (
of information before permitting the
jury to consider the case in the light of
a verdict. It may be several days be- '
fore the jury meets to arrive at a verdict
as to the killing of .Mrs. M. M. Bigham.
Mrs. Margie Black, two adopted
children and L. Smiley Bigham. the last
named at first being supposed to have
committed the crime and. then to have
killed himself. At the Florence jail to- ,
day Kdmund Bigham, who was arrested
yesterday charged with the murder i
oil a warrant sworn out by the John
\Y. McCrnekcn. father of the two dead (
children, had a long conference with J.
Monroe Spears, a prominent attorney
of Darlington, and it is understood i
that Mr. Spears will take charge of his |
defense. Xo application for hall has
been made yet. In the meantime P.igliim
is confined in a cell in the jail. j!
CLOVER NEWS BUDGET
Real Estate Company Paid 10 Per
Cent, to Stockholders.
MASONIC -MDY ELECTS OFFICERS
Field Full of Candidates for Place On
t Council?New Residents Arrive?
Matters of Personal Interest.
(By a Staff Correspondent).
Clover, Jan. 24.?At a recent meeting3f
the Clover Real Estate company held
here, a cash dividend of 10 per cent
was paid to stockholders and a stock
dividend of 140 per cent in addition.
Dfflcers aTid directors of the company
were re-elected as follows: J. F. Pursey,
preside nt; J. Meek Smith, vice pres- .
ident; C. N. Alexander, secretary and
treasurer. Directors: J. F. Pursley, J.
private subscription to be used in defraying
the expense of a preliminary
survey. A committee of local citizens
lppointed some time ago to ;$ave
:harge of the survey and investigation
includes Dr. R. L. Wylie and Messrs.
IV*. P. Smith and W. I. Brison.
Purely Personal.
Mr. W. H. Sherer of Clover, was a
risltor in Yorkville last Friday.
Mr. VV. Oates Stroup was among the
Clover citizens who were visitors in
i'orkville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Ford have re:urned
to their home in Clover after a
:rip to points east. They expect to occupy
the Gwin house on Main street,
recently vacated by Mr. J. Howard
Tackson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dallas, who
lave been living at Kingstrec, Williamsburg
county, for the past two
years, have moved to Clover. They
ire former residents of this place.
Eoyce S. Plaxco, who is teaching
near Matthews, N. C., recently visited
Hip fnmilv of his father, Mr. R. N.
Plaxco, on York No. 1.
Mrs. J. B. Hunter of Charlotte, was a
visitor here Inst week, the guest of Mrs.
J. Sam Jackson.
Rev. J. E. Eerryhill of Clover, spent
Tuesday of last week in Rock Hill.
Mr. T. H. Riddle of Clover No. 2, was
a. visitor in Yorkville last Friday.
Mrs. J. L. Adams of Gastonia, recently
visited Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton
here.
ADVANCE TO FARMERS
Reserve Bank Urged to Loan 25 Cents
Per Pound on Cotton.
Adoption by congress of the joint
resolution introduced by Representative
Roe, Democrat. Ge.orgia, directing
the Federal Reserve board to permit
their member banks to make
loans to cotton farmers on a basis of
25 cents a pound middling on warehouse
receipts would enable the
growers to meet cost of production and
bring relief to the business world,Martin
Amarous, a cotton producer,
of Marietta, Ga., told the house banking
and currency committee last week.
Cotton growers, he said, arc not getting
within twenty cents a pound of
the cost of production at the present
market prices.
The I.ee resolution also would di' ""i
'I'" 1 PowiTf hom-rl to ner
mit the Federal Reserve banks to
grant liberal extension of credit to
the cotton farmers of the country upon
the security of the cotton now held
by them by permitting the rediscounting
of such notes of extension at the
lowest possible rate of interest. Mr.
Amnions said this would relieve the
situation materially.
I
Meek Smith, M. L. Smith, Js. A. Page,
W. N. Jackson, R. L. Wylle, C. N. Alexmder.
"We had a good seven months
of it and feel that better times are
ihead," said Mr. C. X. Alexander, secretary
and treasurer of the company.
Clover Masonic Officers.
Alpine Lodge A. P. M., of Clover, has
sleeted officers to serve during the
surrent year as follows: S. S. Glenn,
W. M.; A. C. Barnett, S. W.; J. E.
Jackson, J. W.; S. J. Matthews, secretary;
J. E. Brison, treasurer; R. S. . .1
Riddle, senior deacon; A. H. Barnett,
junior deacon; C. P. Lawrence, tiler.
The Municipal Election.
Information is that Mr. W. L. Hogue,
well known resident of the Hawthorn
Mill village here, is to be a candidate
in the municipal election to be held
early next month in opposition to the
incumbent, Mayor I. J. Campbell. The
field is full of candidates for places
on the town council, although it
is understood that only three of the
present board of councilmen are seeK- .ing
re-elcction. Dr. J. E. Brison, town
clerk and treasurer, on Saturday gave
The Enquirer the names of those who
ire candidates for places on the town
council as follows: V. Q. Hartibright,
J. E. Brison, "VV. N. Jackson, J. C. Faris,
W. E. Hagans, J. C. Ford, G. N. Alex-,
mder, R. Felix Robinson. The present
board of councilmen, in addition "fc
Mayor Campbell, is as follows: Jr B.
Wood, R. Felix Robinson, Thad P. Clinton,
W. B. Hagans, M. L. Smith, J. E.
Brison.
Proposed Sewer System.
C. N. Sncdberg, representative vOf.,a
Wilmington, N. C., engineerteg(copcern, ^
came to Clover last week tor the purpose
of making a survey and estimate
cf the cost of a sewerage system for
Clover. The matter of a sewerage sys- .
tern for the town has been agitated for
3everal years and many people have .
expressed their advocacy to this correspondent,
of building such a system.
Some time ago funds were raised by