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The Pageland Journal Published Wednesday Mornings by The Journal Company C. M. Tucker, Editor Subscription Price - - $1.00 Entered as second-class mail matter at the post office at Pageland, S. C., under Postal Act of March 3,1879. * June 20, 1917 The annual meeting of the South Carolina Press Associat ion will be held at Beaufoit on Thursday and Friday of next week. If we can borrow a shirt, hat and railroad fare we may attempt to go down. When t^e war began in 1914 we predicted that it would not last three months. Since that miserable prophecy we have said very little about how long the war will last. We are reasonably sure that it will not close in less than thirty days and that it will not last more than ten years longer. That's about as near as we can guess. ^ Look out for the mosquito. Drain the mud puddles. Pour n>> ;s - > - fr : v v Sunda}', July 1st has been named as "Food Saving Day" by Herbert Hoover, the great food expert who is soon to be given control of the food supply in the United States. On this day the ministers all over the country are asked to preach upon the subject of food conser i! It f_ ? ? 1_ _ a1 out the water in barrels, tubs, buckets and cans. Fill up useless wells and holes. Punch holes in each tin can before throwing it out Pour kerosene in wells and ponds that can't be filled up or drained. Wiggletails are young mosquitoes. Prevent the wigfilers and there can be no mosquitoes In another column in this is sue "Citizen" writes interestingly of Pageland's advantages and opportunities. This man has been in touch with conditions in many sections, and he states emphatically that for climate, drainage, etc. Pageland has not an equal in the State, He thinks that our town could easily be_ ... come a winter and summer resort. All that ?s needed is a little attention to sanitation and aesthetics, and then the right kind of advertising. A citizen's meeting w; s held at the school building here Monday night for the purpose of discussing means of making Pageland a cleaner and healthier town. The attendance was not large, hut quite a little interest was shown, and it is hoDed that enough enthusiasm was aroused to make a movement for sanitation real! v effective. The prob1 t e lems oeiore in were discussed informally, and a beltter understanding of our needs and opportunities resulied. It was clearly shown that there is much work for a board of health, and that the need is urgent. There has been a board of heath here all these years, but no emphasis has been placed on it, and very little work has been done. A new board was appointed last year, but for some reason - the members never took the oath. Another board had been appointed bv the mayor this year, but these men had neglected to qualify also. The meeting Monday night named a committee to call on the mayor and members of the board of to health, arm iiy to get the board V in legal working shape, so that * the various needs along sanitary lifioo mn?' 1-w* 1 1 - * ihivo mav uu miuuueu to ai once. Stables, hog pens and privies were named as the chief breed ing places for flies, and conse quently the most dangerous to health. An effort will also he made to clean and beauty the streets and sidewalks. To ac complish the results desired it is necessary for each citizen to ^ clean the sidewalks and do what he can for the street in front of his own property. Of course a lot of men are continually thinking of their Tbey can't forgot 'em, # ^ SP< . vatiun. lYir. nuuvei usks me influence of the presss, the ministry, fraternal and patriotic organizations, and all the people, in effort to make Food Saying Day really effective in conserving the food supply. This week has been designated as Red Cross week all over the United States. In every section of the country an opportunity is being given the people to con tribute to the Red Cross. This organization goes with the boys and men to the army stations and to the battle front and ministers to the sick and wounded. It has saved thousands of lives, and relieved suffering in untold instances. When the oppor tunity is given you, don't fail to make some sacrifice, if necessary, and give to the Red Cross. Some men are always looking for trouble. Others remain single and are sued for breach of promise. Ankle Broken Long Time Ago Monroe Enquirer. Twentv-two years ago Mr. J. G. Rogers was thrown out of a buggy by a runaway horse and had an ankle bacllv broken and crushed. All these years he has suffered and at times intensely. Mr. Rogers left yesterday for a hospital in Charlotte and will be there for some time under treatment. Mr. Rogers has a great many friends who sympathize with him and who hope that he will be cured. MCBEE PERSONALS The friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Beat tie were shocked on last Thursday night to hear of the death of Mr. Beattie's father which occurred about ten o'clock Thursday night. Mr. Beattie had only been in McBee one week. lie c?me here to make his home with his son. He had spent th^ past several months with relatives in Camden, He was a native of Ireland, but has been in this coun. r? ? ?' uy iui several years, ivir. Beattie was about ninety vears of age. He has been vei;v feeble for some lime, though he seemed bright and cheerful as usual on Thursday. The funeral was at the Presbyterian church Saturday at 10:30 a. m. conduct ed by Rev. A. W. White assisted by Revs. Bailey and Lawson. The body was laid to rest in the McBee cemetery in the presence of a large crowd of friends and relatives. The following children survive him: Mr. Archie Beattie, Camden; Mrs. Mcalhania, of Rock Hill; Mrs Gillis, of Raleigh; ana T. M. Beattie, McBee. Dr. R. E. Latta who graduated at a Dental college in Atlanta a few weeks ago is spending some time at his home here. Mr. Coibit Herbert who attended college in Greenville is spending his vacation at his home here. '-"j Miss Ethel McJ.eod from Win throp and Miss Rochel McLeod from Red Springs are at home for their vacations. Mfs. Lawrence Reid and babv _ c r*\ - ' - ui v^neraw are guests ot relatives in town. 'Miss Hilda Lawrence of Lawnsville is the guest of the Misses McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton and children were the gues s of Mr. and Mrs J. E. Middleton here Sunday. Miss Vera Melton of Chesterfield is visiting at the home of her brother, Mr. Lee Melton. Mr. Dan McCaskill and family spent Sunday with relatives in the Buffalo section. ??. c .v:%; 5 vv" 1 TORPPVgQ M. L. Davis Davis & Fui Cheap cash store is the Goods, Groceries and keep our stock replenis Goods. We have a few Palm $5.50 per suit. Othei portionately low prices. Come to the hitch Square deal. Davis & Fa hbh Better Farming Pushing Crops Up T est Way to Increase Food Crops of 1 v oughly and Make Side Ap By J. N. Harper, Director Farm 8 Not a day pass- i E , es that the farmer j ore '00<* cr?P8? late to increase the acreage devoted to food crops, as practically all of the land has been planted, but large yields can be obtained Just the same, provided good cultivation is given and fertilizers are liberally applied as side applications. Potatoes have advanced 230 per cent, corn 100 per cent, hay 33 per cent, beef and pork 100 per cent, whereas the cost of fertilizer has advanced only 26 per oent. The wheat crop this year Is short, ' and it has been estimated that 300,4 a 000,000 busheW of the 1917 wheat crop has been bought by European countries for future delivery. Unless the corn crop of the Scuth is a "bumper," bread will be a luxury instead of the staff of life. The farmer is being advised on every hand to increase production, but he is limited in his credit and he finds It hard to obtain sufficient labor. The best way to increase the production of corn and other food crops, as well as cotton, is to cultivate thoroughly and often and make side applications of fertilizers. If the farmer hasn't the i money to hire labor, under present conditions, it will pay him to borrow money on his crop to pay sufficient labor to cultivate and fertilize his crops adequately. After each rain a dust mulch should be made with the cuiuvaior. we need not expect a bountiful harvest unless the soil moisture is conserved. As a general rule, the amount of corn produced is in direct proportion to the amount of water conserved in the soil by thorough cultivation. Hon. J. A. Wade, Commissioner of Agriculture of Alabama, in a circular letter issued to the farmers makes thiB statement,?"It is evident that the acreage planted to corn in tho State of Alabama has been'increcsed 40 10 60 per cent and the farmers are to be congratulated for taking such a wise step. A large yield of corn is greatly needed and is probably the most proflt HMBnMKAv.iagn ? * . + H. W. Funderburk ^ iderburk's | place to get your Dry Shoes Cheap. We hed with Seasonable Beach Suits going at Merchandise at prolot for Bargains and a t nderbnrk I in the South o Maximum Yields he South Now Is to Cultlvats Thor. plloations of Fertilizers. ervlce Bureau, Atlanta, Qeorgia. able erop that can be grown under the present food and feed emergency. A great part of tne increased acreage is poor upland which will make a profitable yield only by the use of commercial fertilizer. It has always paid me to apply 200 or 300 pounds of fer- tilizer around my corn the second or third Plowing, or when the corn was between one and three feet high." I The corn crop is the bread of the South, and its yiepd should be increas- | ed to the limit. This fall and next winter the southern people should eat I more corn bread and less wheat bread. Qur-farmers must not fall to produce all the hay possible, and It will pay to fertilize a patch of sorghum and peas with a fertilizer containing from 10 to 12 per cent phosphoric acla and 1% to 2 per cent nitrogen. Cotton Is not generally recognized as a food crop, but the country must not overlook the fact that an acre of cotton that will produce a bale will yield almost as great a food and feed value In the seed as the same land planted to corn. Therefore, an Increased yield In that crop means lacreased food and feed products, f Fertilizers are used for the plant food they contain, and It will be Impossible to produce profitable yields without ample plant food. Just what fertilizer to apply and how much to use as a side application will depend on the soil type, the crop planted, and the kind and amount of fertilizer used at the time the land was prepared. On Piedmont soils and clay soils we would recommend from 200 to 300 pounds of fertilizer for cotton and corn .analyzing 6 to 8 per cent phosr>hr\rlo noiH o nH 9 A. nfle nltr/v. FUW41W ****** *? fv* u<vtwgen. For field crops in the coastal plain, we would recommend from 300 to 400 pounds of a fertilizer analyzing from 4 to 7 per cent phosphoric acid and from 4 to 6 per cent nitrogen. This fertilizer should be applied to corn when it is from knee to waist high and to cotton at the time the first squares are forming. For the silt loams in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, we would recommend for cotton or corn 100 to 200 pounds of a fertilizer analyzing 12 per cent available phosphoric acid and ZV4 per cent nitrogen. This is to be applied to the corn when about knee high and to the cotton when squares begin forming. Under most favorable conditions a pound of fertilizer means three pounds of seed cotton. From this we can see that $1.00 invested in fertilizer at-this time means from $6 to $8 next fall, and a badly needed commodity is brought into existence. Wai ; We have n fii ' r y|r moderate prices, Pri out in a short time, and lay in a good sup down the trenches of March! MUN y- ; ? .1' r Meet ma at Mungo Bros. MMNHMMMMniRiril V ^ \-w Automob i e j TIRES Tubes, Oil, Gasoline and Automobile Accessories ol all Kinds. We Can Save You at Least 10 per $ Cent. on Tires and Tubes From Latest List 11 Prices. i . Pageland Hardware Co. One-third of the earth's sur An alien can't cecome preside is covered with water and dent of the United States?and hree-fourths of the other two there are a lot of native born hirds by mortgages. Americans in the same fix. When! You have to buy Flour, Com, Oats, ^ay, Mill Feed, Sweet Feed, Corn Mea 1 or anything else in the way of groceries, see me before you buy. 1 can save you money. If you need a Coffin or Casket or some Terra Cotta piping I've got it and it was bought to sell and its going. See me for anything in my line. A few more Velvet Beans cn hand. J. Monroe Railings r! War! War! j repared to supply the trade with Goods of gj ices which ought to submarine the whole layAdvanceon Pageland, Mr. Buyer, at a double-quick, >ply of these goods that you may be able to Battle all high prices. On to Mungo Bros.! Forward, ; GO BROTHERS Meet me at Mungo Bros. THE LEADING STORE A ?