The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 27, 1921, Section One Pages 1 to 10, Image 1
SeknSection One
PPages ito 10
YOL. XLI MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921
'VP JACKSON O BE
* CLOSED IN IW DAYS
P Army Will Be Reduced to 150,000 Men
01 Sunday-Comes as Suiprise-Of
ficers Did Not Expect Enlisted
Men to Resign in Such Large
Numbers
SEVEN CANTONMENTS TO GO
Many Organizations to Be Placed on
"Inactive List" and Others
Skeletonized.
Washington, July 26.-Reduction of
the United States army to peace-time
strength of 150,000 men will be ac
conip ished by July 31, in accordance
with the decision of Congress when it
refused to appropriate funds for pay
, of a greater force after October 1.
With the reduction, Secretary Weeks
announced today, there would be a
general distribution of troops, prac
tical abandonment of seven of the
* great war-time army cantonments,
placement of many organizations on
the active list and skeltonization
of others into materially reduced
2 strengths.
The cantonments to be abandoned
"at the earliest practicable (late," as
announced by Secretary Weeks, are
Camps Devans, 1iassachusetts; Sher
man, Ohio; Pike, Arkansas; Grant, Il
f linois; Jackson, South Carolina, and
. Meade, Maryland, except for a small
detachment, and Bragg, North Caro
lina. Those to be retained under the
plan of reorganization are: Dix, New
Jersey; Travis, Texas; Lewis, Wash
ington, and Knox, -Kentucky.
'the War S".cretary said it was his
plan eventually to remove all troops
from the cantonments to be vacated
and to salvage the greater part of,
the buildings. It was nlot his purpose,
he said, to sell the land, but to retain
it as well as the utilities and im
proveients, such as storehouses, wa
ter systems and railroad tracks. Ie
S'aid these would be used if future
appropriations permitted an expansion
of the citizens' military training
camps.
Thete was considerale surpriso
amiarmg "rmily o c(.rs when it was
found that the enlisted strength
would be redlv. to the 50,00o marik
by -July "I. Only a few had helieved
it. posible that the men would resign-i
,under Secretary Week-s arder in num
bers sufliciently I'arlge to el'eet th le re
dcttiom from ap)iproximatcly 220,000
mlen in uim! to the nmaller figure he
jole w%-inter.
Secretary W e;s r. -II (e1n2y ilstruetel
corps area l divisional comm11:u1ler
to pe'l it the men within the con ti
nental boundaries to -rvsign durin;
Jly up11o appltion without or
fIt i inivel pa: to their homlies or
the $10 bolnuis v:hich they reveived
ordinarily when t!heir e11ist t'ents ex
[l1.!. The lrsii' )4'ign :i4n : literally p4nr
ed in: i 4'a111sed t14. S -ei tary to no
v k h;i's oni-r b 1 1 th mo th was
< d . Mr. \ e k .aIl t oday th:1.
the :m l tins an y r-ri l
wouI b i -:te nie str enltth 0o
th' I JOlo n1n- h Ju 31 , it re
iri n: th t perid 2of tim forli ' t h
exM rmahneyto 1-no for titm
}:W ioi involvrd in t 0)e ' i a 1 t .
Of s : 11cme
th'o pI! ae- t4 mo4 e t n w -
1I 1 (4' 4n4! I ' 4ii 0o' l1~or thadi t thlir
act i.: li \ts ith the ltd 1o))
"p[arem" rgi za.01114'Il tions *o 4
r-. 4 411141 mu l tirers 11av. . . s4 <
by .\dlutant (h'nnoal 1!arri2 a a p [4
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(ne in .o . - id the :i in t I .1
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h n in ructed not t(? ('114 we s' I:kli
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\n ''W'ER :\ it1 he 1n 4 f
all I 1 .h.\ po e ti st g | j
1~s th fu n r - ft eb s ~ a so
pro 2.in 4thm[ve agint h
444'.7 m r e t t i i o, a t i
24m>? (to I 41421() th4th 4r 4row4 rs to44
mar4k444 iheir tob4f ( at4' 4uch prices.
We 1\Ifuher ~ peito :u4' r44.ws
that4 w ile( w4 are ti' ' member of21 Iw
Tobacco4 (;rowers A 2 2iaion we41 feel
that14 it is4 necessary4 4 for 4ur l ontyi
to' organiz2e, ma. that we) will do)1 14 at
ask tha te( Association. fIrwar 4 us1 t
such'~ iformtio as1 [ they [may 4be abl
toa g1i' usVi tha may be24 4('1hd'- at the
111 ti- e'ectfuliy subi tted,''111
The i 151 aI Com ia eet hat other
Scounties mn sympathy with thiese re(so(
h Jinne tnke simiar. acto,.
THE HOME ORCHARD IN
CLARENDON COUNrY
In niy travel over the county, I have
been impressed with the scarcity of
good home orchards. This is a1 con
dition that I hope soon to see'better
<(. and I am going to do a great deal
-i. work during the next few monthA
in renovating old orchards and help
ing get new ones started.
Peaches, pliums, pecans and grapes
do exceptionally well here. While
pears and apples are not so well
adapted, they can, on many of our
farms, be grown in a limited way.,
The time has come when we must,
make a living on the farm, and have
something other than our so-called
staple crops to sell, and I doubt if we
can find anything more profitable
than a small orchard. One which will
furnish plenty of fresh fruit for home
use, an abundant supply to can and
some to sell.
Many people in this, as in other
counties have failed with their or
chards, but in nearly every case this
is easily ex)laine(. To succeed in
growing fruit one must observe the
following rules, and these rules will
apply to the growing of practically
any othg(* Crop.
First-Select a suitable place--one
having suflicient elevation, giving
good air draimage and free from frost
pockets.
Second-Put out the right varieties.
Fruits that we know will do well in
our soil and climate. Many fruits
that grow well in other ."tates, and in
other sections of this State will not
produce well here. Iaek of proper
attention to this detail has caused
many failures.
Third-Do a1 good job ill putting
out your trees.
Fourth-Cultivate and fertilize
them as you dio Illy otiler 1crop that
you (expect to reap a harvest from.
Do not stick them out aid then tear
them up with plow and mule while
cult ivat ing some other crop.
F ifth-Prule, spray an o1rm
them]. This is not 'lieenSiVe, 111d it
is absolutely n1-cessary if you are to
make a success of vour orchaid.
In this article I have not attemted
to explaill the dtails of orchard cIl
tlire. I know thit, this :-.im he d;1m.
mouch bet ter' in the grondo in iltac
to face, so if you ined ily asistanc
along this line (ill iln me. Trees arC
ar-- goil-- to " conipa-ativvlv iheap
tis fall it light rhTht. Tlit iz,
directly fr i1 tIe g-nd t :eliabl . nur
eris. I alii n1 agenvit fo' ;tiily inu -
se l, bu I a little Litei. I will lit abl.
to litu you in toUch wiihl the ielinh!'
11111,:e yn1ien , :U:d t hose whose prive
are rig ht.
It oi:ov ':eem1 early to be', in pr
paring: fi< orcharl work for thiis fall
.an11d winter, but nlow is the tiro' 1 b
:oakin- your plhd, and i.tting: h
mtinormattion ml order. thatl youl umya no- W
lo)se valua1.ble timie ltron).
IRenomh r, it you anit1 icipate st-a
ill..' all arlcharei this yt-ar, iget inl 1,ouch
wvit ilit' an I I will bIi! you select I
:s r will ! .; you with thel p uni
m]IM t'd N N It l' ,I
W. R ray, (ii m \ it.
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A NO'I'llilt A l)\'A N(CEIC .\l.\)E0
Washinigtoni, ,1 uly 2d.---All aigree
mlenit with ian ('xporter' to miake an
irdvaince of $37,500 to assist in finane
ing the expor0tationi of -otgiar mil ma
da'y hy the War Finance Cor-poration.
'ihe advan0cc the c'orploration sa id is
similar to ian ad~van(ce of $250,000
made las wet oi' th. 5111Wpuro.
GAROLINA POUIY AND [GC(
VALUED Al
Equals Combined Valuation of All
e and Dairy Cattle-Greater
Trant Hog Crop-Nearly Equals
Tobacco..
It is almost imporssible to arrive at
a correct valuation of the poultry crol>
inl South Carolina. The cenlsus fig
ures include fowls found on the farms
0( the State and do not take into con
,ide(ration the thousands of flocks in
smiall towns an1 citTi's. These would
probably equal, if not exceed, the
poultry ) roduction on the farms for
the reason that the back-yard flock
in the town and city is usually n1w1h
better taken care of than the rural
hen and shows a greater production.
Despite this handicap the poultry
crop of South Carolina in I919 had a
valuation of more than $12,000,000 ac
coding to preliminary figures recently
an nouliced by the D partnient of Com
merce. TFhe poultry crop had a valua
tion 'of nearly $2,000,(t00 more than
the hogs produced in the State. In
spite of all this, the hen is often look
ed upol as a Small buriness unit, while
the hog is rcckoniedl as one of our
greatent crops.
Taking- into consideration the1 small
town flocks and the few hens inl the
back-ya rds of the city i amily, the poul
try ad (g5 crop Af SOth Carolina
will pass the $211,000,01111 mark an
nually. Stl it h: rcferred to as a
Small busine,:.!. 11t is srm l in one
way, yet the ital is e(pild to the comn
'C.INIC OPERATIONS
YBRY SUC8CESSU
The Ton: il 111I Ad n i Clinjc
topeneli yestenhiY mo11in2 111l dr
*Ite day c~ven wre opera-;ted 41n
lwith per-fect ls ls
The ope-raticins- wvepefrmdh
lit. C. E. ( tishy of (reenlw i, asisw
.d1 by Dr. Nnitee of the Public Ifealth
S rvi , w the w i m-r inl
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oitt k C k Wt ii it Ii t,'t p . n
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a ,I , i:fr. ( . i . t l i
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tt"ec (' s. t Iahy, l'')., W . rtta it gn
f Th lampto, .it I). \tia tss
'lhinsINailuAl, liNCa'igrSa
.isseasII kelv lay~eswort of fr
Florence, hail a v'ery ('njoyablle timne
Satu rday ntight. at. th honme of Mr's.
S. I.. IIinggins5, whe're' they weret~ (n
trami ed at ant)i nfIomal dance't.
CROP
TWENTY MILLON DOllARS
bined Valuation of all heef and dairy
cattle in the State.
The pro<!uction of eggs on the farms
of South Carolina in 1919 was 12,
812,143 doz<:ns and had a value of
$5,893,58G. 'Tle small town flocks
proibl)y equalled the record. The
celsus figures show that 9,0 15,952
chickens were raised oin the farms of
the State ill 1919 and had a valuation
of $6,311,166. These figures do not
include the exhibition of fancy birds
produced by the poultry fancier, and
which have a per capita market value
far in excess of the fowls found oil
the farms by tile census ellumerators.
The milk and cream industry in
South Carolina has shown a wonder
ful development in the past few years
and in some sections is taking the
place of King Cotton to a large extent,
while inl others it is the great supple
mental crop and looked iupol as on1e
of tile principal year-round money
producers. hIlle poultry and egg crop
of South Caroliina is nearly three
times as large as thte coibieul milk
anid pca i roduction of the State.
The farm hen and heri products near
ly equal the tobacco; crop; more thanl
twice as large :s the sweet potato
"roi); equal inl value .o the combined
production of oat-, wheat, dry peos
anI all hay ald frale, and nearly
twice the value of hor.-:es (.n tile fari.
The henl is. iileled ,I -rIecat producer.
Give h1er a squar.e deal a!ntd she will
pay you well.
ID'XI'ECTIS 1ETT.R PR1 IS
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a nlumber i thc tobao warehu
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uahI un of C'IVli Ilil ,'lio, an 1 s O tig
ofrPensacopla , Flaiy(rlId
mrite..0 D ithn. li . C l, Mary
hae il i so, Mihre B ).rad, Maud.,
Sprolthe ViarnGei, Mrans li Iar--1
Ch ali Davllis. Joh D). Ger'ald, r.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS Of
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 31, 1901
Mr. Robert J. Jenk inso is back in
town. %
Miss Mary McFaddin of Alcolu is
visiting Miss Mattie Rhaie.
Alisses Carson an RicharIson of
Sumter, are visiting Mliss Essie- Davis.
Miss Grace Plowden of .J-dian, is
visitiig liss 1lermorin ie Jenkir:soni.
Mr. V. C. DuRant was out of town
several <days last week, on professiin
al business.
The farmers are all bragging about
the fino prices tOibcco is bringing this
season.
Alisses lay Wilson anl I on IIlug
gins left Alondlay for a visit to friends
in Florence.
Mr. John V. I.iesne, who has been
spen(l ing his vacationi in Asheville.
and .Jorian, is brck inl town.
Mr. 1. M. Kranofl Ieft Sundav for
tle not therni markets; he ex peCt s also
to take in the uftfaio exposition.
Mr. .losoph lSprott has returnel
home from his recreattion trip ti the
springs. G;oodl vating- anld plenty Ill
drink has hasd it heneefi.cil effct tiup
on him.
A Burglar Killed
T[he Sitore of the ). W. A!le'vman
Sois Co.. was hulAIaizal (n Thur
day flight last, and from it was
a tnmbr of watche, pistol and th ler
art ieles. When the ont rv w;s discov
erod the tulephont was uald exi 1o-ive
Iv anl inl se':erl ,! tin- -f th
courtry a1 watch flr)u), cou chm-w
t<(-rs wva s beine: no1.11 : c ,me ill.,- <h r -
the deip(- ion if n(ile of the u-pu -
(I <nws enmt I to .\ mllini :n ' I
o: a w:ltch f a-II hicyi lo: Ihi u h
w of the s-tim0 d,1:: ' i ii - :
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*. w re ll s :ni(t a i :
(or-i wvherev thiey ra i Qed ne uhj.
ol'su frin~ houtel gtie- t: byi fli Ic ,
teed off.
Now\ te hiotil mnagur ennii fndi
gators and~ hiis only reniutiningi hope
is to fence in the lake to shu, ont
the wa ter-niol bathers and sht~t ini
the g-olf-mal aligorm
WANTS COVERNMENT
TO PAY RAIKROADS
And Provide A(dcit.ional Credits for
Farmv Products
PRESIlDENT HIEARDl) FlROM
Sends Message to Capitol Pointing
Out Necessity for Promp( Action
Washington, .uly 2(I.- Partial re
psIIe was ma1de imme 11diately hy (on
gr5s today to a special im(ssage fri'omi
Prieident I la rd ing requesting that.
power- of the War Finaiince Corp.oa
tion he. broadl ed to taIke, ehal-!, of,
fun11 dinit" upwanis of $.)00,000,000 oft
railro:i debts aIld to provide :ld itionl
al farm crt dits.
he ident in t h lq~ is--r message tons
mli ted Iby meSene deh . the
gov(rnmt wa"mr and Ii'ila eI ll
bound" t 1 u1l14 the r-ailr-o:al debt,; and
was under "anl impelling'u moral obli
ga ti (mI" t o p)rov itl agr i c I urnalI
crIed it S.
T I I i t itp, to w di I' in:1 :hv
!(nId ofthe r0uv a-prviio fo
additional fa rm criiedit' h1 l Si lity
been takenl inl the senlate. befo1rt Ilh
preidential Ilessna wa. re! sel
attor Kellog,, lRepublicanl, of ..1une
o)ta, introduced a1 hill, dr.afttI by
Secretary of Conunlerce Iboivor ;and
D rector 11(tyer, of the \\'ar V-'i11:1"
Corporation, and said i, 11w n m p.
proval of th ' ea i , Isth
tut' for the pendint I b I h H 1
eente :! $ f100 ,10,0 fmn-m oxi . (0
p ratin, . The hill ai. i l
braeofl the r ie tss e
empo1wer theW~ Finlan'-tCe --i
tio, a pr(-:t id e(li, Ii h -ila
pa t . Timlt, !.t, e s
parti ul: y v
'un oide a r. -.i i Iai i li 'i Il
\\:u-Fin~ t ry r or
ioij und. ir l ie ai~ cie it h~i
lie iieyht