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<S> <e> <S> COMMON SENSE COMMENT -? ~ .Cv '?> ^ Or???????-? $ <?><?><? 3> <?> 3> N. L. Willet in Augusta Chronicle. Five Times More Emerging Weevils in 1922 Than in Any One Year Since 1915. The Tallulah, Louisiana, Records For the past eight years the Tallulah, Louisiana, government boll weevil laboratories have made at this time of the year records which fairly show the percentage of weevils which will emerge for the season out of hibernation and this record demonstrates that taking the highest percentage of emergence for any one year since 1915 that 1922 emergence will be five times that amount. This is a stupendous revelation and wholly unprecedented and the cotton farmer who does not take cognizance of it may lose lar more than ne did a year ago and if this farmer does not do something to offset this wholly unparalleled emergence he may tragically lose. Weevil Survival The number of weevil emerging in the spring depends upon two factors. First, it relates t,o the number of wee-. xrilo av!v? rr IKavm c f ! i n fViO W?T1 ? uo vutti uiyvi nwt.vu in W*Aw ? *-* ter. Second, it relates to the percent-. age of survival. Some winters are extremely unfavorable to weevil survival but unfortunately this past season was such that practically no weevils have died at all?according to the Louisiana records. We have had a winter that has 'been almost a summer. A very large number of weevils from a heavy infestation in 1921 entered hibernation and because of favorable weather they practically to "the last man survive today. i The Test Methods The methods for testing spring emergence at Tallulah are two. First they take a' ton of Spanish moss from the trees in which the weevil loves to hibernate. In early spring the number of live weevils per ton is counted and the number of dead weevils is counted and this record shows, as above noted, five times more live weevils per ton today than were found in the highest year record since 1915 and I repeat again that this is an appalling outlook and it means unusual methods this year on the far mer's part to offset this unusual emergence. The other rest at Tallu' lah is to take cages and put in these cages a certain number of weevils and put therein certain types of shelter which weevils love, and at the end of the season to count the live and the dead and it is important to know that both of these tests demonstrate a five times heavier emergence than m any one year since 19Id. The Records I print below the records that T.illulah has made for the past eight years, beginning' at 1915. Live weevils per ton of mess: 191.". 30.0; 1916, 24,0; 1917, 8.0; 1918; 1.7; 1919, 4.0; 1920, 9.5; 1921, 22.0; 1922, 127.0. Dead weevils per ton of moss: 1915, 414.0: 1916. 126.0- 1917 1440 1918, 48.9; 1919, 53.0; 1920, 15.8; 1921, 2G.9; 1922, 2.2. The farmer v. ill note that according1 to the record of live and dead for the 1922 record that practically no weevils have died in hibernation this year but that practically every weevil that entered hibernation is going to come cut of hibernation. A Live Weevil Cnoditions today are, therefore, five times more favorable for weevil damage than ever before in the his tory of this pe:t and this condition exists throughout the whole South. Heavy emergence means heavy danger. Cotton growing is more of a gamble, under these unfavorable conditons, than ever before in the history of the South. Now is there any possible offset? We start handicapped on account of the abnormal amount of weevils this past season going1 into hibernation which the farmer did nothins to prevent and an account of the abnormal weather which made abnormal emergence?on these accounts the South starts cotton production this season heavily handicapped and there are only two ways, as I see it, to offset this danger. Offsets First, we may have a season that is particularly destructive to weevil life, such as great heat and long drouths, but no man can gamble on weather conditions; and second, we murt obey the rules of heavy infestation. With the several days help of a big government man recently 1 wrote out fifteen rules for heavy infestation. All rules that I have seen up to the present time except these rules for light infestation, say for 1919, but if 1919 rules are carried out this year under heavy infestation it means a tragic loss. These rules are on cardboard for tacking up and they are not a commercial matter These rules, written practically undei government supervision, and on card beard, should be found in every far j mer's home and share cropper's am !renter's. I have mailed fifty of then to leading publications in the Sout? I in the hope that these rules might be | republished. I have mailed them tc ia hundred or so banks in Georgia ant i South Carolina and to cotton factor: I | for banks and cotton factors and mer j chants might find it helpful to mai' lout these cards to their clients. The\ jean be had at the merest nomina . cost. N. L. W. ! ^ COUNTY AGENT MILLS TALKS ABOUT FERTILIZEF j Tells How the Farmers of Newberry j County Pilay Save Fifty Thousand Dollars ; During this period of financial de' ' _ pression, wnen every one is piannmy how to make ends meet this year in their business operations, and especially the farmers, on account of the unusual situation brought about by the 'boll weevil, they are at a loss to know what to do. Being a farmer and speaking from a farmer's viewpoint, it seems to me that the farmer should be just as economical as possible in his crop production this year. Of course there are many ways in which the farmer can save, or produce cheaper crops, but in this article I wish to discuss only the fertili zer problem and how we can save money in its purchase and use. First: Will it pay to fertilize the cotton crop of 1922? I would unhesitatingly answer yes. How much and what kind of fertilizer will pay best? This question can not be answered by one word. There are so many different types of soils in the county, ranging all the way from the light sandy loam to the stiff red clay, and differing in fertili+*? oil fViQ ?'ov Pvrkm +V10 ViiorVilv im K/J a:? JLiV/*** AAA^AAAj proved field to the almost barren and gullied hillside, that no single formula can be given that will suit all fields. I would say, leave the gullied field out of cultivation this year. It will not pay to waste labor and fertilizer on it. On the light sandy loams of average fertility, it should pay to use a fertilizer analyzing S-4-2 at the rates of three hundred to six hundred pounds per acre, applied at or before v?oc? ?aavi oo * or* n i'uc xic* o ov/vn ao w-uv vw ton has been chopped out the first time, apply 50 to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda as a top dresser. Do not top dress late in the season. It will retard maturity and the weevil will get the benefit. If a legume crop has been turned under, not so much nitrogen will be needed. On clay lands or clay loams, very little or no potash will be needed. In some instances potash has not increased the yields enough to pay for itself. On such lands a liberal application of a fertilizer analyzing 8-4-0 should give good results. If legumes have boon turned under, no top dresser will be needed. Shall we buy ready mixed goods or buy the materials and home- mix them? It is usually very poor policy and often entails great waste in buying ready mixed fertilizers. If the farme** has studied his soil, he has al ready learned that scarcely any two fields on the farm need exactly the same fertilizer, and if bought ready mixed oftentimes a fertilizer is applied to a field that does not pay and hence entails a waste. Furthermore, ready mixed fertilizers usually cost a great deal more than the materials contained ir them. The farmer will, in most cases, save from $5.00 xo $8.00 per ton by doing his own mixing. This practice will also afford him + nnnnrfiiriitv n-f r?rpnnvir-P* allV STIP ?. vj y ^ ^ cial formula to suit the needs of any particular field or crop. I estimate that there will be 50.000 to 60.000 acres planted to cotton in Newberry county this year. I also estimate that there will be used much more thnn 10.000 tons of fertilizer in the county. If the farmers will home-mik this fertilizer they will save it least So.00 per ton by so doing, fh:s one item will mean a saving of more than $50, 000 to the farmer of t-ie county. Is it worth while to save this amount? Any farmer wis-hinpr information : on home-mixing: of fertilizers 01 growing cotton under boll weevil conditions will please call on me at m\ heme or at the chamber of commerce I have bulletins on these subjects tha: contain the best information to bt ; had on them. T. M. Mills. Countv Airenx. . Rare ' Daring the absence of our pastoi | we enjoyed the rare privilege of hear : ing a good sermon, when Mr. J. A (McM supplied our pulpit. W( Ihope he will come again.?The Pres ibvterian League Leader. i . WATSON LUTHER WILL rj FINISH COLLEGE CAREER - Will Not Have to Report to Senators 1 Until After Newberry College 1 Commencement I ? : .' Columbia Record. ) That Watson Luther will be ablej i to rinish his baseball career at .\ew-i I 5 jerry college is contained in news; - from the Washington training camp5 I at Plant City, Fla. It was feared from the tenor of a story in The. I Sporting1 News last week that this star ; heaver at Newberry college and Cojlumbia boy might have to give up his, final season at Newberry and report; to the Senators at their spring train- j ' ing camp. j Griffith issued a statement, accord-{ ing to the story in The Sporting News j that he was "done for" these young j .pitchers just breaking into the bigj |show and coming to the majors in j .'June. He issued an ultimatum to ''"Nat" Turk, former Columbia pitch-! er that he would have to arrange hisj 1 class work at Johns Hopkins so as to ! report to the Senators not later than j March 10 if he (Turk) wanted to get: a trial with the Griffith-Milan aggre-; 1 gation. It was thought that the same j case may apply to Luther. Luther had stated that he had an j understanding that he would not have j to report tc the Senators until Junej and tiiat he would nmsn out nis college season. This understanding is; correct, although it appears that' Griffith was not aware of it. JohnA. Dugan writing under date of Sun-1 day, in the Washington Post from the: camp at Pleasant City, says: Griffith stated tonight that Pitcher Luther who was recommended by John Thomas Zachery, will not report at the Tampa camp. Luther was signed by Scout Ted "Sullivan, with! an understanding that he would be allowed to continue his studies at Newberry college. It was not until Saturday morning that Griffith learn-. ed of Luther's understanding: with j Sullivan, 'but Griiffith immediately j wired the youngster to stay at college and report June 15, .when he com-; pletes his course. ... . BRAVE OLD WOMAN.. HOLDS OWN ! j Seventy-three Years of A?e, but Rebellious as Youth at Thought of } Being Cared For i i j The State. Three years ago an old Columbia j woman, of fine family, but reduced to poverty and w:m no means ua auj^-, port, was bein? eared for by the As- j sociatea Charities. Left alone with! 1 nothing to do but brood over her fan-; , cied misfortunes, the woman had be-! 1 come a victim of neurasthenia. . An! otherwise lovrble, refined woman, she ' had allowed herself to 'become dis- j agreeable and bitter. The Associated Charities fouik. ii?r j a .icb which workers thought would both help her to become hell supporting: and take her mind from herself.' She rebelled at first, having never! done any work in her life, but was finally persuaded to take the work, j Begins to Show Interest I In a surprisingly short time this1 old woman began to take an interest j in thirnrs and other people than her-! self. Her disagreeable ways fell away, from her. She had learned that she could take care of herself by the labor of her own hands and the know]- j edse seemed to bring1 her to a sense, of inexhaustible power. She report-! ed for work at 6 o'clock in the morn- j ings and was the last one to leave at! * i nights. It was not difficult to see that; she loved it. The sight of an old wo-! man. white haired and alone, work-! ins day in and day out that she mav, live, usuallv brings a twinge of sor-' . i vnw hut not so this old woman. Xo ! one would have thought of being sor-! i vy for her. Her white head was car-j ried high, her old hands moved r.otl with the halting weariness of age but ' with the swift deftness of one whose ^ soul is young. She smiled often as j she worked and in her face there was j a glow that the weight of 70 years' had not stamped out. : That was three years ago. The old; woman is 73 years of age now, but; the youngness that she captured when j rh? besran to work with her hands j she has not lost. She has not missed! _ being at her post of duty at G o'clock every morning:. She still stays until | the last one has gone. Her 73 veinold hands still work with the swift-i i r.ers of vouth and the <rlow has not i faded from her face. She lives too; far from her work to walk and she does not make ven much money, hut, so eager is she about her work thit; she hire? a taxi to bring her ;o work , ; every morning. j i And now the tragedy: The organ-1 c iation for which she works has run ? short of funds. It is cutting down its; . force and reducing the salaries of ? those vvho are left. It is found that; _ v\-? inclif A r\ + i c! 1 - some youiigci nanuo unguis uu m.d . woman's work r?nd thoiv own nnd so it i I i has become necessary to let her go So great ha; been the change in ihi.old woman, however, the authorities here feel that it would kill her to tel! her that her services are no longei needed. They have decided to let hei work on half time and at a reduced salary if some arrangements can bt made about a room for her. Only Needs Room About $ 1 r> per month would be re quired if the room were to be rented, or if some one would donate a room it would be purchasing a few more years or happiness to this old woman's life. The work that she will do in return for the small salary she will draw will be of untold value to her happiness. The Associated Charitie: (IOC'S not uiau iL IS in a j;iwinwn just now to undertake the care of her in this way, but would have to place her in some institution, which, it felt, would be the end of life for th": proud old woman. It would be arranged so that she would not know the room was being given her. Miss Aileen Shane, secretary of the Associated Charities, would be glad to hear from anybody who is interested in this nice old woman. AIKEN WILL HAVE ' TI ii/IM Y TOY nAY" Aiken, March 8.?Aiken is to have a "Jimmy Cox Day" in honor of its distinguished visitor, James M. Cox, former candidate^ of the Democratic party for the presidency in 192U. A committee of the Aiken business league called on hi,m to ask that he meet the people who stood so solidly behind him in his .campaign for Chief Executive of the;United States, and he has consented to address them publicly on a day in March, probably March 20 or 21. All Aiken county and the counties adjoining are invited to hear him. The day will take the form of a big reception and the Western newsboy, who has climbed the heights of fame and achievement as editor, statesman and orator, will meet the sons of ifye party of Jefferson, who will com? from all sections to welcome him. Governor Cox jdpes not play polo, but enjoys golf and[ horseback riding, and sets apart seVje^al hours daily for his reading. He ^.deeply interested in Southern history and states thai he got in closer ^^ch to the people of a section by reading the books of their own selectiop. Arrangements ^e bemg made to erect a speaker's^ platform at the fountain in the po^tofnce. square, and "Jimmy Cox Day'.hpromises to be the biggest day Aiken has had in years. COX AND FAMILY ARRIVE IN AIKEN n To Spend Month at Famous Resort? Discusses Several Matters in Interview The Stale. ri: March ;rn.?-James M. Cox, nx-governor of OKlo and Democratic presidential candidate in 1920, his wife and little daughter, Anna, arrived in Aiken this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and will make this place their home for the remainder of the month. They have rented the Oakley cottage near the Willcox hotel. When interviewed this evening, Mr. Cox said th^t he regretted the ra.ny weather which had greeted him in tha South but said that he looked for more pleasant conditions. He is not a stranger in the South or in this section, however, for'he stayed for Some time in Augusta in 1920. Asked i bout thfe association of nations formed at the conference re certrly held in Wasington, Mr. Cox said that with certain reservations he did not think the association could do any harm but he emphatically stated, "Yes, it is an alliance and alliances are w-hat the league of nations wished to avoid. It seems to me that if four nations are allied as in the four power treaty there should be no reason why i)4 nations should not be allied. As I see it the association as formed will tend to cause others to be formed. It seems inevitable that Russia and Germany will have to joir together and the balance of powei will be brought into nlay." Regarding the political situatior Mr. Cox said in substance that there was much protestation against the Republican administration and that the feeling all over the United States was that the campaign promises hac not been carried out, and for the reason that they could not be carried out r>nd were impossible when promised A.kci ajout the congressional election this year, Mr. Cox said that unle-> there was very soon a startling change in conditions, especially economic conditions, it was his belef that congress would be as much Democratic as it is now Republican. .Mr. Cox said that he had noticed a more severe economic condition ir , the South than was prevalent else(where in the United States and said | that he did not believe there would ho anv "Teat relief evneriencd in this i f L i ' ' ' ? ! ; i Best grade, well m; 44 at, the pair Feather proof, exti Saturdays and Mond i Feather Tie.kinS". d ^ _ - urdays and Mondays Dark and light Per 2oc everywhere. Sati 40 in. smooth finish (10 yard limit) at, y I Just received shipn value. Saturday and A c Vs*. 0K \ ;TV Xv 1 ! \ \ V. V i ' ' '' . y '". New shipment Lad and Straps, medium; Extra special, 10 p; ] ; Ne country until Europe recovered and: there was more of a demand created; for other markets. j "That is too far off. Wc have two' 1 l vcai's more/" said I'lr. Cox when asked about the Democratic chances ( in the next presidential election. Mr. j Cox, who was invited to stop over in j Columbia today and address the state , legislature, said that he was unable i. to do so because of the fact that he ', had his family with him. He was very appreciative of the attention . shown him by the committee which;, met the train at Columbia and re ^retted that he had been unable to ' I talk to the South Carolina lawmakers.! S> <$ '$> ? <s> <$ ' ^ '$> <?> ^ 3> <&> <?> <> V# | <t> RED CROSS NOTES <$> j S> . <8> |1 A <? S> <?> $> <$> <$><& <5> <$ 4? $> <?> <$> i The Newberry chapter of the Am-1 . 1 erican Red Cross is not behind any: other chapter in its desire to do all : j possible for the uplift of humanity; i J and for the suppression of causes for ; pain and alleviation ot distress mu-; i dent thereto. Hence their effort to ;' unite with our county officials in the establishment and upkeep cf a health : 11 unit in our midst. And now realizing, 11 that many of the present day trou-\ ? fn , j is ! | G.es art; imtuu 'eased condition of the teeth and, ; I gums, they are assisting the board of) I i health in establishing a series of den ital clinics. These come within the: : ! scoot* of Miss Theresa Li^htsev's work i ? . ;as public health nurse and the den tists in Newberry are lending their assistance gratis in the dental survey' ;' she is making. ! The Red Cross chaptper has appropriated $i;00.00 to the furthering of, the plan which is under the special direction of Dr. Kneece, chairman of j [ the county board of health, and Miss ( 1 Lightsey. It is the only chapter in ; maintaining: a dental clinic' l/l i ? [ and Miss Lightsey has had letters j [ from other states inquiring into her ; ; methods. The first clinic was held on i j s Money OVERALLS TAIM") 11c i-3LliVii UL :II1U WVCiau: BED TICKING a heavy, satin finish, fan< ays special at, yard A. C. A. [ouble weave, feather pi ; specials at yard PERCALES cales, good quality, 40 irday- and Monday: sp< 40 INCH SEA ISLAND . Sea Island. Saturday- a n vi/-l ai u SILK HOSIERY lent of Silk Hosiery, ne\ Mondays Specials, the i BLACK AND 1 New shipment Kid Oxfords, me Rubber Heel, S4.0 X, and Mondays spe< n vPat?^ g yv -L cm WAiui vao, Rubber Heel, ail s ONE STRAP : One strap black Kic rubber heel, guarante< urdays and Mondays i V; WHITE OXFORDS ies' and Misses' and Chi! and low heels. Prices, th Dunds best Sugar for 50c ders, Dry ft ' ' ~ r % ' 1 \ ' ' ' 4 ' I Feb. loth and whiie I would like to crive iss Lightsey's entire report as public health nurse as niy space is limited I will only give the report as it pertains to the clinic. "We had our dental clinic Wednes-j day, Feb. 15, after selecting from one j of the mill scho: those children 1 whose parents could not afford to pay I for dental work. I visited these homes and arranged for these children . to come to my office at 3 o'clock. Although it v/as a very bad, rainy afternoon fifteen of the eighteen children i reported. Fortunately, the offices ot I the three dentists who were to do the work were in the same building. On account ot illness one of the dentists ( was unable to work, bur the other: two, by working steadily, finished the : work and this is what they did: Fill- : ings in permanent teeth, 17; filling. in temporary teeth, 15; extractions cf temporary teeth, 18; cleaned teeth' of 5. t:l have arranged for a similar clin-! ic from one of the country school districts for the first week in March. The ladies of the Rural School Improvement association are to be responsible for getting the children in,1 bringing them in from school cv. ih? afternoon appointed and ::c-i:i home." Theres-t f.iuht?;1 v. Miss Lightsey, acco;.:>nnv 1 by one of nu'' dentists, has, during civ m >nth visited eighteen school in which iier? were over two thousand chih're ' inspected. Of that number 1,50U v.vrc found to have defective teeth. Many children had defective permanent teeth. Eighty-six children had irreg ular teeth and eighteen were already affected with pyorrhea. A'l of the dentists in town are lending their hearty cooperation to the Red Cross in this very much needed work. It has come to be a very definite part of the work of the American Red Cross. I notice in the Red Cross Courier that Indiana is to the forefront in this work with a dental having j g- . "5/ .JgnParawmMtor/,'^ 5, all sizes from 32 to $1.19 ' 1 h ~ ^ I,,., zy su'ijjeu, it/cvaiuc, ...39c oof, 50c value, Sat 29c no Tinrlo . wmv fh VV 1VA V y ?? VA VAX scials, yd ....15c nd Monday,- special 9c v shade grey, $2.00 >air $1.39 TAN OXFORDS just arrived Black dium toe, Goodyer 0 values. Saturdays rials, pair $2.98 ledium toe, Goodyer ;izes, pair $2.98 .'H BLAC& RIU v,'- . /' i, neat toe, Goody'ear 3d solid leather. Satspeeials, pair $2.98 r -V / \ V;. . ; V ;1 f;v > \ dren's white Oxfords vcv';" e pair ..$1.59 and up . >.10 pound limit. , ? ' ' C ' ; clinic esta'blished at Rising Sun and that tnc Junicfr Red.-.Gross of Med? ford, Oregon, hive selected as tjieir. special activity work of a similar kind, to which they expect to add. treatment of the vyc-3 and ether ailments of children wh.oge parents ave ; unable to do this for them. The denti.-:s give their time to the examination of the .children free of , charge. For any child' whose parents, are financially unable to r?>eet the extra expense of dental work, arrangements will be made by the Red Cross whereby this may . be met. Agatha A.?Woodson, Publicity Chairman, Newberry Chapter, A. R. C. Hope He Will Accept / t?u . mnn.?flrc Af thp Newberry 1 lie liltii-'Wi. o V . r... county post. America Legion, are elated over the prospects of getting the national command'er, Han ford McNider, to stop this city today (Friday) and take dinner with the executive committee of the post. Learning that Commander McNider would pass through:Ke^berry Friday en route from Greenville to Columbia they dispatched him-the following telegram to Washington. n where * * .r . ^i , he nas oeen icr in;- . "Newberry cour'. >>?' -- would J qlad to be your nost at an informr.I luncheon Fr'iay. You v.'11 pacs through our c.i.> on your wuy from Creor.ville to Columbia ard will probr.bly arrive he; v between twelve and one. Nothing" wouid give us more pleasure th::n i?? r;.ry<v dine with us and we ho*>e t!iyou cm arrange to tarry with ur. long enough for a bite to eat. Klncily wire us your wishes." # Entertainment at Trinity Schoo! r ' An entertainment v/iil be given at ! Trinity school house next Friday 'night, March 10th, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially injvited.