Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WESIERN FOREST FIRE SEASON OPENS FAVORABLY Relief Felt by Forest Service Officials Because of Small Funds Avail able for Fighting Fires-Splendid Service Organized-Warns Pub lic to be Careful. Frequent rains have been a boon to the western forests this spring, and the o cers of the Forest Service, United States Department. of Agri culture, express themselves as g':oat ly relieved at escaping a danger which has been keeping them on the anxious seat. The daiger was that if the summer fire season cane on as usual their control on the National Forests would be impossible with the funds available before July 1, when a new fiscal year begins. The appropriation for the cur rent fiscal year was heavily drawn up on to fight fires last summer and fall, and though a deficiency appropriation was obtai:ned from Congress, .which partly replenished the fund, the amount available this spring for pro tecting the National Forests has been less than the average expenditures necessary during the same period in recent years. lienee the relief that frequent rains have kept the forests too damp to permit dangdrous condi tions to become general. Public Is Becomiing Interested But the Governimeti foresters do not consider that this is entirely due to favorable weather and timely rains. The public is becoming interested in forest. preservation, and the oft-re peated story of the destruction caus ed by humai carelessnes sis beginning to make its improssion. The Unite(d States leads all nations in forest fires. With over 30,000 fires per year, de stroyig mearly $20,000,000 worth of timber and property, this country has the World outclassed. There have only been four large fires so far this year in the 147 na tional forests scattered throughout the country-one in Minnesota, one in Florida, and the other in A rizona, one of which started in Mexico and -vept across the international boumndary. This is an exceptional record and means much to the Forest Service, since the limited funds allotted by We have a high power, fast plete power plant in itself for' s Lever control starts and stops Saw. COLUMBIA SUI 823 West Gervais St., MONU Are if you buy them diret from save the middle mv.n, or agent's nule-tAal work, and can give youil prices. It will be to your interes Wce also sell andl erect iron fc Sumter Marble . P. COMM3AN SUMTI en us a card anud t he mam, *EEEEUEUNWUUEEEEI EQuality Trells J. H.IE *Old Rose, Crec * and Marn U U C(Ol. lIME;SS AltSlINS in lue, Tan, and! l'inik, at yard . Sl.K STr( iKPare Miik 11 ore--the gao II White, per pair .-. TWOX ( qual itie icn Ponrgle, the DE lialk Sillk, l'ongec', yard L~el your shoppiing motto bde: . J.H. I * The Youn U Iheusasms..ua uu Congress for fire fighting are at low ebb near the elee of the fiscal year, and entirely insufficient to meet emer gencies. Forest Service 'raking No Chances There will be plenty of fires later in the year, state the forestry men. Lightning will set some, and campers motorists, railroads, picnickers, an( brush burners a good many more. The Forest Service is not taking any chances, however, for its 3,000 smoke chasers, fire lookouts, rangers, and supervisors are all "oi their toes" to put into motion, at a moment's notice, the big fire-fighting machinery they have developed. Eighty per cent of the froest fires that occurred in the United States during the piAst five years were due to human carelessness. A camp fire left burning, a lighted match or cigarette butt thoughtlessly thrown asiae, the foresters say, often cause conflagara tions that take days and weeks of hard work to suppess. It is for this reason that they ask every good citi Zel to adopt 1is a part of his daily creed the motto of the Forest Service -Put Out, Kec(p Out-Forest Fires. GOOD ROAD MOVEMENTr ON IN SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, July 19.-A campaign for members for the South Carolina Good Roads Association, extending in to every county in the state, will be launched at once. 1. D. Jennnings, of Sumter, president of the association said today. An organization will be perfected inl (-very county in the state and ai intensive effort made to secure legislation at the next session of the General Assembly looking to the ill auguration of a program of road building on a large scale in this state, he said.' "It is the decision of the officers of the association that our first step must be organization," said Mr. Jennings. "We want to enroll in our organiza tion every progressive man and wo man in South Carolina who feels that the state should have a system of per manent highways. "There are, as we see it, Zen very strong reasons why South Carolina should have permanent state high ways. "First, beu- ise the present inade quate system of public roads in South Carolina constitutes our greatest ceo cutting outfit forced feed-a cen. awing logs to any length. Does the work of six to ten men. Lever control of blade while engine is running. Have good assortment of Gasoline Engines. All equipped with Bosch Magneto and offered at factory prices. "PLY COMPANY COLUMBIA, S. C. MENTS Cheaper the imanufacturer, bsy so doing you profit. We build our oVn monu le best of work at reasonable t to get our prices be fore you buy. n:-i ng. and Mantel Co. DER, Proprietor :u s. C. iger will call1. Price Sells* tIGBY REALIARIJE ml ne-Blue. It -y h a- m 30,-mieh Dress Lin-U - -....81.50 E c lo r (combiunations of Lave ndor ,5 (' pr rsio nattern dar Voie atg CKINGS 1 kind, in Black, Brownf and - . $1.75 j all silk and linen fon r,' d $1.50 -----. 75c "GETl IT ATl RIG;BY'S"I UIGBY, g Relinhle . nomic drain. Good roads are an as set, bad roads are a liability. "Second, because the success of the agricultural, industrial, economic and social life of . our . state depends largely upon transportation-rail roads and state highways. "Third, the introduction of the au tomobile and the motor truek has rapidly changed the character of travel. State highways are absolute ly necessary to meet these changed conditions. "Fourth, state highways will mean improved school facilities, more churches, better farms, quicker con mtmication, reduction in cost of trans portation and generally improved con-, ditions-moral, cocial and economical. "iFifth, betause a complete sysLe.ia of state highways will carry light in to' dark place, build up and improve the morvIs of our citizens and induce good people to settle in our midst. "Sixth, because we must look be yond the county line-state con-truc tion and maintenance make for broad vision and high ideals. The Piedmont section of the state should be linked with the coastal section and the Pee Dee-we should know each other bet ter. "Seventh, because highlways con structed and maintained by the state man equal privileges to all, special privileges to none' and vill lay the foundation for the dvelopmeat of our rural districts, to'vas ites and com niercial centers. "Eighth, because prosperity is head C(l our way and it is absolutely neces sary that the state provide a fund for Federal aid to be able to take advant age of the government's offer of Fed era aid. All other stattea are making ample preparations along that line. "Ninth, because more and better roads can be built and properly main tained by the stte than through lo cal units. County rand townships will never provide a compllete system, such as is needed by the state. "Tenth, because every individual in the state of South Carolina will bene fit directly or indirectly from a state system of public roads and, therefore, should, contribute towards their con struction. "South Carolina must go forward. It cannot go forward without a state system of permenent highways. We believe the people of the state want them. We are going to organize that ,-entimient." -0 FOREST SERVICE DEPLORES WASTE IN WOOD TURNING The Forest Service 01 the United States Department of Agriculture re commendls a more intelligent use of timber after it is grown. Forest con servation deals with the utilization of wood in the sawmill or factory, as well as with its production in the for est. .There is just as much conserva tion in making twice as many ax hand k'0 out of the same amount of wood as there is in doubling the amount of wood grown on a particular area. Investigations made by the Forest Service have shown that in logging and manufacturing an average tree but. 33 per cent of its total volumiie, in Cluding limbs and bark, is actually realized as seasoned rough lumber. as the starting point, only 85 per cent of it reaches the final manuafactured form m planmg mills and sash and door factories; and but 75 pAr cent of it appears as finished parts in the noi nunfacture of fur n it ure and vehicles. lhere is probabl yno wood -using in d ust . in the Ulit('d St ates in which there is a grea ter need of working out ways and(] means (if saving raw: ma teriaI t han the manufacture of tiar-ned products. In) crtain instances,. 2 tons of h ickory stock--a higlh-grade' material rapidly heoming searce yielded but 4lo paunds of finaished handles. * NOTICE The qualifiled volters residing in Al colu School f )isti et No. 16 of Cla ren alan ( ounaty'. Souath Iartolinca, will here lay take not ice t hat ani elect ion will he bel at the sc10hool bildinag in Al-olo ''a P alday, Jualy 22nd'. 1921, for the' purpoa~So oft voiting ont the (uest ionl of colle''t ~anually a sper'ial tax of Six (I; amills for geaneal sacool purpaioses msajal dlistlnt. Saidl tax bein. in rad.. d!itionl to that now. bleinag levietl. polls olpan tarom 7 a. am. to .1 p. am. orrof (Xounty Board of Edu V. J1. flROWNE, C'ounty Sojit. Eduen'tion. NOTICE O1F IIlSCIA RGCE I wil apply to the Judge oif Paro Emle for 'laareandon County, S. C.. on the 1st day' of Auguast, 1921, for L~et tars otf Discharage as Ad minaistr aator of the Estate oif Claaude P'. lIuffa, deceased.I C. B. h~uff, Ad!ministratulor. Sumnter, S. C. June. 28, 1921 pd. LUMBERj Rough Boards R oughi Framing Long and Slurt Leaf Get My Prices ! Quick Delivery! E. B. SHORTER, Phone 222 Manning, S. C. tsmm~mmummmtm There Wdi fection kitchei fortabli need is where none c ALADDIN simply or dow That's SECORITY0L ordinal STANDATkD to mal crisply some c fection Oven is u it conveniently It's a pleasure, coal and wood around and unc basket or box. A place of the stove Always be sur< wick so that the NEW-PERI Oil GooA The Forest Service is encouraging the drive launched by wood-turning manufacturors for standardizing thea raw material, reducing waste, and ex. tendinig the timber supply. FARMING RISKS GREATEST IN THE PLAINS STATES Risks in the production of threo great staple crops-corn, wheat, and oats--are greatest in the Plains States extending from Texas to North !EAELE D fam U inel U and muI UEl U Mer U E U AELD s pleasure i in a cool ki EN your cooking is white I >ne with a New Per.- most h Oil Cook Stove the the Ne i. isn't made uncom. blue cl r hot. All the heat you the ht ready, just vihen and utensil you want it-there is the bo ist. You regulate it by compl turning the wick up drop n a trifle. New why it's so easy with in five *y cooking experience one-bi ze light fluffy cakes, ers sel crusted pies and tooth- the w, cDokies. The New Per. Use A p where you can reach best r< and look into it easily- and di loo, to be relieved of New Pe? carrying, of sweeping at most< ler the hod and wood ware sto small'dust-rag takes the STAND blacking brush. to adjust the flame has long IECTIO Stoves Dakota. This general fact is estab lished by the av'rage yield, comput ed by the Bureau of Crop Estimates, United States Department of Agricul ture, for these three crops for each State from the records of 50 years. On the other hand, the North At lantic an( the Western States are re gions of comparatively low risk, or de viation of yield per acre from thu average, for wheat and oats, and the entire Atlantic coast and the West for corn. E R M STORES IN OP Clarendon's Store k 'he Store that mad uis.. i. Store that appea igence, attracts your your body, soothes attens your purse. Ve solicit your patr< :and Real Merchand E R M IMEEEEMEEEEEEE n cooking tchen :ips. These give you the eat.- Another feature of w Perfection is its lonig iimney. This drives all ,at up to the cooking ls and doesn't soot up ttoms of them. Insures tete burning of every >f oil; none is wasted. Perfections are made , four, three, two and irner sizes. Most buy ect them equipped with irming cabinet. laddin Security Oil for !sults; it's always clean ependable. fection Oil Cook Stores are sold lepartment,furniture and hard res. ARD OIL CO. (NEW JEREEY) The great corn belt, with its enor mous production and surplus above lo cal t-onsumption, is, after all, promin ently subject to risks of weather, in sects, and disease in the production of crops, and, while it would be going too far to say of this region as a whole that the results of its agriculture are either "a feast or a famine," yet there is a tendency in this direction as the area covered by the average becomes More restricted to county, township, and1( indlividual farm. EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!Ig IN'S I IEI f Quaity. U e ManingU U 1s toyourU f>alit. ise. U U U e Mannin