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SUC4 A W HEP pear of success easy to pt ance whic 200 Franco M tives and Young 3 as high as $35.00, now at 100 Blue Serg wool and guarantE for sale now at -- One lot of Lac terial, beautifully i day's market-You choice for You appreci with us and cordially are for the lea. THE THE VALU[ Of HOME DEMONSTRATION WORN Florence, S. C., Feb. 2.-Some in teresting information as to the valmu of the home deionst ration work in the Pee Dee Section of South Carolin: is obtai nable from the 1920 report of Mrs. Frances Y. Kline, district agent covering 13 active counties of her list of 15 counties, of which Clarendor county, under Mr.Teo Plowden of Manning was one of the most active. IncidentLallIy stateLis Mrs. Kline, Clar endon coun)ty contr ibui te t la ;rgely t c the excel let 10 swing in the( 'oin solidat~e tvport ofi the couniesi4 of the one ga4ins a faii concep~tioni of the s ize. of the worki hv' th 1first paria graph '' sttistics. A few (of the largeri nem ofilSu thIiis are 1838 meet ings held by the couty agetts, withI ; a to tal attendanIice of 29, 26(4 persons; a1 corre'sponden( ce- of I102,562 pieceQs, inl cluding 82, i15- bllet ins ad 20,44'? persoinal letters; 31990 consllta tions, 1852 eilubs visited; 250)8 sInh membhers visited; 2563 dntrii~ ationis of btetter mel~thods4 of hllome keeping anld jrarden ing 882 newspa4peri aticles; 514,21 miles trav-ledi by fhe agent5 to carry perisonali ly the1 go5pel of a letteri way and ) o th-ls.;r- items44. T1wenty-eighlt coun ty short ctourses wer'Ce heblt with14 i attendance((of I1143, including~ gIrls an 1 womnit. Twcv girlsi ha~ve been put into colle14ge on scholarships. Three-il moret have\ lbeeni uiie 4o go o~ colleg.ZC BR ICK L IM L UM BER D) If you watnt to b)uilt with everything net Get our pric es fir st. MA NN IN ?'ESS I 8SUCCI 4 you reach the r ance. But you d< ful men whereve: it it in your bank h is so coveted b odel Suits in Men's ConserN len's Styles that formerly sc .or sale $17.5 es, in Franco Model Brand, ed not to fade, $23.5 lies' Skirts of pretty fancy m nade, fully worth $10.00 on t 1* $4.9 ate old acquaintances with our superior line . We and our Stock st money of any fi NEW Under the gis club work, one gir established thle phenominal record ol raising $179 worth of produce on one 1(tenth of an aere-a value of $179C ir acre in South Carolina. The aver age cost of production per tenth-acrc plat was $9.97 and cost of canning averiaged $8.84. A total of 157? girs in tile Pee Dee section are enrolled in these clubs, numbering 152 in the 1:3 counties covered ill this report. Though not quite half of them are cultivatinu tenth-acre pits, their produce totall ed 1413,477 pounds of tomatoes, 123, pounds of pimllentoes, and 18,810 pouiis of other prodlcits. Of this, 2::,8311 con~itaies oIf tomailtoes were cannedl, 11,5:) (of fru its, I1629 contLain er Of soup), and m nore than 12,000 con Sa iners of othe r stufi, tr om the ga r dens5, having a alue of nearly $1.1, l0liides Ithepese rvedl produtcts of t he gariden . round 20,000 conta iners of v'egetab. , fruits, juices, and such Jinslro thle farml andl orcehard at lrge were punt tul. Tlhese had an ad d it ional' -alue of not. far from $50. N early 1200( girlts, in 12 clubs, en ga~gedl ill sewing undier ex pert irect ionliiIII5 and superision last yeatr. Th'ley madel nearl y 25000) difIferen11t ricles, ranIgin~g from1 wearig alpparl to 0r nam ilents for thle home. the numberln ofl 70 were held also. A\I ita of 1578 wVlomen were enll-~ll elI actively in 10)1 (elubs, which hthl 788 demuonstrtationls withI anl attcen dance1(1 of 7 000l women. Hludgzets wr ~tintdced into iI homtes by fthe wo.( EC CE MENT DORS SASH we W'can supply youl dedC(. N BUS SSFUI nillionaire class y4 )n't. Millionaires r civilization exist account. We s< y men who forge 'a- A FEW TIMI Id 0 A large assortment from -- -- ---------- *ill 0 Ladies' and Misses Mi now selling at ..- ..... a A good quality Curtai: 5 Dress Ginghams, per; more than new ones, of Dry Goods that y< are at your service rm in Manning. G IDEA CYPRESS SASH DOORS BLINDS A I MOULDINGS1 AND MILLWORK houisekeein g aIccoutnt s. The dIistrict a(lit istparticuilarliy pleaised at this showiung amiong the womiien, becau(lse she considers this the awakening re aiza/ t ion of the value of this work for beter hoes an gard~enis. Pou~ilt ry wor'(k for womien and girls ter ini the report. There lo 1011ub for b)oys and girls, with 739 oif thiemi 'nrollted . TIherie were 315 adulIt clubs1) withI 8241 wonmen enrolled. Nearly 301) girls and~ womeni bought pure bred chIickens hi st y'.eari, while~ 573 of themi houight pure bireid eggs. TUhe year closed withI these club~s mfembers hav in g 16,720) pure bred fowls in the ir ftlocks, a fter' 1.4 had been culled. Du r inig lehi year, the girls raised 317,096; Ichic kens--a: total of 48,5)4 ch ickens. T lhe eggs from these t'locks werie 909t doe lipeserved , valtue $454t.50; 8178 dolzeni sold, valtue $42414.78; 127,828 do/eni used5 at home, vahue $03,9 I4'. The estinatedl tiital value of alt the piiult ry prioducits of these clubs5 memi heris ot t he Pee D~ee section1 is $48, 5:30.4.ti Caning andl g~arden ing for women is also one (if the biggest chapters of t he iepolrt. 'Theiri toital food priodu tc ion andi pireserva tioni wVas valued at the sum) of $296,337. It includes, a mong miany i temis, the following tig onleS--3-:5,53 I contatiners of vegetabiles valued at $40,822; 47,904 containers of fruits valued at $20,6'44I; 33,531 conl tainers oif jelly, valuied at. $16,597; '191 ,250) pounds(1 (if cured meat, valued at $1 70,8410: 173,766 pIoundIs of lard, valu ed att $4t7,!000; andil various other supplies which they Wvould have had to buy, probably prodluced outside of South Carolina, but for putting up them. The report shows annrovimntniy [NESS APII )u can afford to never do. Neatn s. Put success 4 3ll Clothing that ahead in life. I 'LY SPECIALS % :f Ladies' Shirt Waists, ------------ 98c and up ddy Blouses, good quality, --------------- 98c up n Screen, per yard ....-10c ard ---------15c and 19c don't you? We wai )u will regard us as 3 , ready to give yo ,t well acquainted COMPA 38,300 dairy cows in the Pee Dee se( t ion. While excellent results wer achieved, the report reflects rather very great field for development, i the opinion of the district agent. I does indicate increasing use of mo em equipment, as iceless refriger[ tors, thermometers, seperators, churn etc. Some good work was done in foo )reparation and nutrition. The introduction of 20 washing mu Chities, as reported under sewing an Irundlry work, indicates the forwar rend of the housekeepers of the Pe Dee section. Also 55 ironing hoard were inst ailed.. Thel parmagra ph uinder "imiprovt ments and conveniences'" also beu peaks significantly the advanced idea in thle country. Imiportanit items ar (37 lighting systems installed, 23 wu ter systems put in, 2630 kitchen screteed, 50 of them rearrangedtl save lablor, 13 steami pr'essutre c'ooker botughtl, 5(0 bread mixes, 35 f3ireles cookers, 186 food( choppers, and othe mnode'rntC~ equ 'iet, chiefly for farn houses. "Refresh mentIs" produced and miad at home will he the South Carol in style herea fter, one might infer fror reading the paragraph under "grap 'eculture." Many vines have lbee planted antd Inarge quan ti tics oif jiei preser' ved against futuore needs, also. Mrd s. Kl inte has 15 (o1unt ies in he d istrict, hut the r'eport covets onl 13, t wo of them being iniactive. Th'l fourteenth will heeomie active thi firist (of lFebruary, this beinig Lee coun ty'. ONE-T'lHIIIIJ) OF C'OUNTI'lY NOW', CO(M P1,ETlED IN S01ll, SURVE' One- thirtd (If coniitinen1taII Uiite, States has been covered to date by dec tailed 0or reconina issantce soil survey by the Itureau of Soils, United Stat'e D~epartmet of Agriculture. The tou tal area coveredl by dletai led surve' amuounits to 547,7:33 squltare nmiles, 0 350,549,1 20 acres, atid that c'overe< by reconniaissance survey is 516,281 sqiuarie il Ies, or 330,423,0410 acres. A Inarge grencus (If tmounta in andi deser Iantd in the West atre not ex pect ed t, he availablec for agriculture in an' tiear periodl, it will he seen that a larng prioportioni of necessary work of thi kind has been comleted. Soil sur veys ar ie wvidely 'onisulted for vaio (u purploses, incluiding ('ontemplated pur chases of litnd(, select ion of crops, an: planting (If gardens. SOUT'IIERN NEGR(OES A IIEI) HlY FARM EXTENSION WORt[ To help the southern Negro farme praictice better agricultural mnethodi obtain0 better sc'hools, and1( improve hi living cond ition~s, the Stattes Relatio: Service ouf the United states D~epart mnent of Agriculture employedl durini the last fiscal year, in sectionis whetr a large part (If the rutral populationi coIloredl, 158 Negr'o dlemonstratioa agents, and 2 Negro field agents. I addition the white agents have, as fa as possible, assisted and advise, many Negro farmera, bath tnnants a REQUj disregard your pe ess in dress is the ti )n your back. It w has that successft Do you wear it? We also have a full line of Voiles, in plains and fancy, Ci Chines, Silks, Foulards, etc., at We also have a full and com Dress Goods to select from. it you to become so wel rour real friends, whic u the best values in with us and you will OXNY, MO - owners, the same as W'hite farmers. it e Many of the best demonstrations along u a all lines have been carried on by Neg- t< a ro farmers unders the direetion of t white county agents. N - Some striking results have been se- w - cured, the work being very effective, ti s particularly in stimulating the pro- v duction of home supplies, especially I the hame garden, in securing the tI adoption of better farm methods, and t( in educating the Negro farmers to the ei e r 1 ItIsTh EansSe of eac ad veyoeon kepi hr i ihfl acmoaionaeni~m oURc BAN evkynw yonr FIRST itwerTihfl PLACEin te heats o W. C. DAVIE ~J. A. WEFIE J. T. STUKE :wtU~ rnttitttttttttumit mmm rRES rsonal ap cade mark ill then be il appear Lawns, Organdies, -epes and Crepe de Pre-War prices. plete line of Spring 1 acquainted h we most Dry Goods know this. RRIS NESS, Manager. '1portence of better live stock, the te of improved implements, and bet r sanitation and living conditions. Successful extension courses for egro farmers and their families ere held in several of the States for te first time this year in connection ith the Negro agricultural schools. he responsible Negro leadership in ic South is cooperating with the ex nsion work more effectiveively than ire eeted with this bank to y belongs-in FIRST the people of this comn d the opp)ortunities for ited if you will but let needs. JAL BANK. ~, President. ERG, Vice-Priesident. , Cashier.