Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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More than tisual of the low grade of tobacco was reported due to dam age of various kinds. In Tennesse the , color was bad and the qualit rather low. Farmers generally wer reported (issatisfied with the pric which had manifested itself in a ten dency toward slower marketing. Picking Nearing Completion Cotton picking had been complete( in Florida, and nearly so in Alabama South Carolina, Mississippi and Louis iana, but in upper Georgia the bol weevil had increased 50 per cent. Coal prodluciion in Alabama was re p~ortedl as having steadily increase< despite the strike in that field. Plen ty of coal for home use.avas rep~orte( im Virginia, North Carolina andl Soutl Carolina, although public utilitie: were ope~rating on narrow margins. Further shutdowvns and more exten. sive curtailments of workin gtime it the textile indlustry were reportedl Cotton mills in New England, oper ating from 30 to 40 per1 cent of ca. pacity. Finishers of cotton fabrics billed 416,233,000 yardls of white, dlye( and~ printed( fabrics during November comp~ared with 58,670,000 yards ir September. In the Richmond dlistrict, the rep~ort statedl, decreases in the wholesale dlry good tradle, wholesale grohries and wholesale shoes, while in furniture lines increases were rep~ortedl. In the Atlanta dlistrict, a decline wvas re p~ortedl by the hoard in all four lines, sales of wholesale shoes dlroppm)Ig 36.4 per cent from October, and dIry goods 38.8 per cent. E CEMENT 30RS SASH we can supply you died. Go g. C. 1#*$**A S :jge o ortion to its sensible Fficient, and we have n our minds. You'l favor for every men a and see us. Sterling Sil Stationery oods Manicure S Pathe Phor -NDD THE - Lumber Mills Closed A number of lumber mills were 1 5 Ported closed up inl the Atlanta di - trict. The 143 mills belonging to t1 Southern Pine Association show( r output 35.4 per cent below normal ti 1 last week of October, With shipien i n excess of output. In the Mississip - Valley 50 per cent o fthe mills we reported closed. Furniture factories in the Richmoi district were reported to be receivin few orders and were either closed running belo wnormal. IBuilding activity showed gener declines the Richmond district r porting a dlecrease otf 47.6 per ee1 [ comnparedl with a year ago, andl tI Atlanta dlistrict about (JO per cent d crease. Unemnployme.nt continuedl to increa: in aill indlustrial sections of the coi try, the RichmnondI dIistrict reportir a marked increase hn unemploymet of bo0th skilledl andl unskil led labo A number of cotton imills in Nort Carolima and South Carolina had ri dlucedl wages about 1 5 11Cr cent.. Cotte pic kers andl corn h uskers were scart mi that dlistrict. From the Atlant dlistict it was reportedl that farm h~ b~or in Louisiana was barely suflicier to harvest the criop~s. WOM EN ELECTlED TiO LEGISLATrURE Newv York, Dee. 5.--Thir'ty--niin women were elected to state legishi tures in the recent election, this nuni her being equlial to approximnatel half the total for all the p~recedlin year, accordling to a list compiledl b the National Woman Suffrage as sociation. .Connecticut leads the nation wit five women representatives and mos of the other gains wVere mnade in th East. Tlhe list of' womien legislators b state follows: CalIiforn ia---Mris.' Anna L. Savylor Mr's. Elizabeth I lughes, Miss Est'o I: lirough ton. Connecticut--Mrs. Emily Briowr Mrs. Lillian M. Frink, Mrs. Mary W Hooker, Mr's. W. A. .Jewett, Rev Grace IL Edwards. Idlo--Mrs. Bertha V. Irwin. Indiana-Mrs. Julian Nelson. New Jersey--Mi's. Ma rga ret 13 R AT-SN A P KILLS RATS Also mnice, Absolutely preventi odors from carcass, One p~ackagi p~roves this. RAT-SNAP comes ir cakes---no mixing with other food Guainranteedl. 35c size (1 cake) enough foi "Pantry, iltchen or Cellar. 65c size )2 cakes) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, stor age buildings, or factory build ings. Sold and Guaranteed by Ilck son Dirug Store and Plowden Hlardwarc Co. mas ness and durability. purchased our big s I find something ac( iber of the family ver Cut Foui ets Dolk iographs Wat RUG STORE Laird, Mrs Jennie C. Van Ness. - .lansas-Mrs. Minnie L. Grinste s- Miss Nellie Cline, Mrs. . Mini ie Mrs. Ida M. Walker. S Al ichigan-Eva Hamilton. c Al ontana--Mrs. - M argaret Sml ts IIathaway. pi Nevada-Aiss Ruth Averill. r New Hamp)shir-r s l:. M y l Farnham , Miss Jessie Doe. id New York-Alarguerite L. Sm ith g North Carolinai-M iss L. Exum C r melt. Oklahoma-Ars. Lemar Loon n11 Mis. Bessie MeColgin. Oregon--M.rs. W. S. Kinnev. %I Utah--Mrs. Clesson S. Kinney, l e May It. Davis, Mris. Clero Cleg~g. .Vermlont--Edln L. Heard. o C~itIISTJMAS SEALS. I-g NOW ON SA: h; er has issuedl a procla mat ion is lo . ig the Christmas Seal sale and et inmg on the people of South Caroli eto resp~ondl liberally to the appeal a the South Carolina Tuberculosis as: a ition. The proc lamatLion follows "Whereas, I ,800) eitizens oft State of South Carolina were strick wvith tuberculosis in the year 1919 a the econoimic loss a mountedl to nm lions of (dollars, to say nothing oft 11ntold( suffering. e "Wherea's, it is the dutly of all t 18At Gerak Yoi John I O~fferi. Men and women, to tock of holiday things :eptable and if you will Glass itain Pens ches ST( Citizens of our state to do eveytlhing ad, with in their power to prevent the fu cl, ture spreading amn1ong our people o this disease, whicl Scielce has proved to be preventable and en4rabe. and ith "Whereas, the South Carolina Tu berculosis association has designa te( the first week in) December as "T.'uber Ie CrlAosis week and will call upon the people of our State for financial aid through the purchase of tilberculosis 10- Christmas seals and boodk "Nov, therefore, IRobert A. Coop. eyer, governor of South Carolina, do heartily indorse this effort on tle part of the South Carolina u'lberctulo rs ss aIssociait ion, an do1 1 call upon t he people of South Caro01lina to respondi liberally' to their appeal.'" ---o Pa:;cagoula, .I liss., Dec. 5.--A party of hun I lters whic ha ls .iust ieturned1(1 )p- here from IIIIYOu Cas;lotte, repiort. that on Sa turiday t hey saw an alligator ' ~prepa re to attack l a weasel, where upon1))1 the wveaisel , wvithi remuarkabl e oaaity ,leapedI int the 'ga tori's ex '~t inw aniWS11( s id d (own inlto its Thli hunters say the wee much he aStonlishedl at the actions of the en weasel andl await ing results. Within od 15 ninulites they oblserved the wveasel il- eating its way thIirough thie entrail s he( o fth1e mionste r. According to, the hunters the fond.. hie n'ess5 for e Igg prom00pted the slender an Sto te Wareh( No. 361 l's Tobacco I utr Business Solicit ). Ge rali ng o, are giving and { with this thought a RE animal to take its chices in the al-. ligator's insides. While it. is a fact that not e"r, one who has heardi the story believe it all are agiree( that it, contains s01me origanlity. NOTICE To All Subscribers of Clarendon Tele phone Compan. All telephone hills must. positively he paid by the 15th day of each month. Unless bills are paid by that time the servicen youri telephone will lie dis ee tmudnt il sa'me is paid. This is not meant toi ret'leet uplon yon ini any way hut so many overlook these small hill s that we must. en force thmis mule. If your telephonme is dIi sonnectedl on the Iithm, it will be your own fault. We ca nint fu rinish serv ice wit hout. the money. We hope that we will not be1 torcedl to d1i scimnniec anyii tele phone. We t han k you t'o "past patrPonage a nd Resperi fuloy ChIarendion Telephomine (Co. by 11. I. E'llerble, Tr'eas. TR IESPASS' NOTICl(E A II hunting, fishing or ot herwvise irspamssimt on any port ion of the &allie (Clark e'state is forbidden. This nmldes lands wvest of Avenue andl first branch st re:a'nm leading to swamp. -13-t-pdW. MI. Clark. rag e! VJarehouse ed. Manager, 9I Manning, S. C. $$fi3iM~iM