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SectionSection One PagesPages to 8 VOL. XLII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1922 7,000 PEOPLE ARE F[D IN fLOOD AREA Distribution of Food in The Hands of Red Croi-s-No One Actually Hungry, it Is Said REPORT RISES IN RIVER Water Stationary at Vicksburg and at All Points Above City; Fall Has Been Announced Natchez, May 9.-With 7,000 per sons already rationed in the flooded areas of Concordia, Catahoula and Tensas parishes, all of the 25,000 flood, sufferers in this district will have been supplied with food by the end of the present week, W. P. Con nell, chairman o fthe executive com mittee of the Louisiana State Relief Commission declared after conferc ces with workers and planters today. Fffty thousand rations were ordered "esiday for distribution at Vidalia and points along the river South of Vialia. Distribution of rations will be through the Red Cross, Mr. Connell said. Rations will be issued, where em ergencies exist but registration cards must come with the next request. Where points or families are dif ficult of access, he said, rations for two weeks will be supplied at one time. One hundred thousand rations have been distributed thus far. People will be allowed to stay in their' homes where it is possible to reach them from barges and other points of distribution. When this is inpossible, they must come to the camps to get supplies, he said. "From all our investigations, we could find no one who is actually hun gry," said Connell. "When hunger impends, people have gone to the camps, according to reports." New Orleans, May 9.-Virtually all the persons living in the area flooded by the crevasse in the Misis sippi river levee at Poydras, below New Orleans, have been remover to safety, officials of the local Red Cross announced today. Marooned families, hIowever, were still being rescued in that part of Plaque Mine Parish affected by the break in the levee at Myrtle Grove. They are being brought to the refugee camp established at Jackson Barracks. Of the homeless being cared for at the barracks' camp about 400 are children. Arrangements were made today by school officials for their education during their stay in the camp. Rises in the Mississippi river were reported today from Natchez to Don aldsonville, the water remaining sta tionary at New Orlea "'. The river also wa~s stationar . \ icksburg, and fell at all points above there. On receipt of reports that a certain places, sand bags were being remov ed from levees in anticipation of a lessening of the flood strain Major Frank M. Kerr, chief State engineer, issued a warning that the situation in Louisiana still demands viligance. He declared that while everything is progressing satisfactorily, the high water fight is not over, and the river is stil lat a dangerous stage. Covering IIarrisburg Jonesville, La., May 0.--More than three hundred- people left here today seeking safety at IIarrisburg, La., from the flood coming into town through the break in the town's levee late yesterday. The town of 1,000 population is being gradually inundat edl. About half the stoies are filled with water, wvhich in some parts of the towvn has risen to a depth of ten feet, while three-fourths of the residential section is flooded. The property loss wvill be heavy. Ahout seven or eight hundred peo ple remained here, but they are mov mng out as rapidly as possible, Red Cross forces and National Guardsmen are assisting the refugees to places of safety. _________ SHIIPPING BOARD BILL Washington, May 9.-T'he dlead lock betwveen the Senate and H-ouse on the independent office appropria tion bill was broken late today when Senaie conferees agreedl to accept the House limitation on salaries for Ship, ping Board officials. The agreement would permit employment of six offi cers or attorneys at not to exceed $25,000- and two at $20,000 while the maximum rate to be paid other offi cers would be $11,000 a year. YAT SEN SENDS SHIPS Amoy, China, May 9.-Two of the captured warships of the Southern *Chinese squadron are reported 'to have been sent to a point on the coast, of Chekiag province by Sun Yat Sen, head of the southern government, the seat of which is at Canton. 'rhe ex act destination of the vessels and the purpose of the voyage is unknown here, but it is known to be in con nectIon with the trouble between Chekian gandl the province of Kiang ulu. whic adjoins t on thenorth. NOPEfFE LLOWS, THMINGS LOOK BLACK - THE LAW/\ MOWING SEASON IS HER DON'T BELIEVE I'LL PAS MY EXAMfS AND HAZEL Di SPEAK TO ME ANYMORE GEE WHILLIKINS! I HAVE t_. GOOD NOTION TO RUN AV AND JOIN A CIRCUS! MR. F. C. THOMAS PASSES AWAY Died in a Charleston hospital last Wednesday night, Mr. Fulton C. Thomas of Manning. Mr. Thomas was operated on Monday and we learned as we went to press Wednesday that he was improving, but by the time our paper was printed death had claimed him. In the death of this citizen, Clarendon County and the town of Manning has lost a friend and one that will be missed by all classes. The Baptist Church of which he was a life long member, has lost a faithful officer. The deceased came here from Williamsburg when quite -a young man and entered the mercantile business, but not being able to succeed in this, he left Mann ing and went to Texas and engaged in the live stock 'business. After a few years he returned here, and form ed a co-partnership with the late D. M. Bradham. The firm being Thomas and Bradham. These gentlemen through good business judgment amassed considerable wealth. In about 1908 they dissolved, divided their interest and Mr. Thomas open ed what is now known as The Thomas Live Stock Co., of which he was president at the time of his death. Mr. Thomas was a successful planter, saw mill man and live stock dealer, and on account of his good business methods his fortune continued to in crease, and at the time of his death he was considered one of Clarendon's wealthiest citizens. Mr. Thomas has had dealings with practically every man in the County, and his timely advice will be sorely missed. le is survived by his widow, three sons, Ilorace, Joe, Gough, one daughter, Isabella, and one brother, C. It. Thomas of Florence. Mr. Thomas would have been (il years old on the I'ith of .June had he lived. 'lThe funeral which was one of the largest w' have set-n1 in years was held in the Manning Cemetery on Friday morning. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. IiULA4IULA DOLL IN PARADEJ 'The Hula-hula doll has broketh into society, at least into flapper society, as proved by, this photograph from the Atlantiic Caty parade, Kids is Kids - -OP WINTER WHEAT CROP IMPROVES Washington, May 9.-Improvement was shown in the winter wheat crop during the last month, the Depart ment of Agriculture today forecasting this year's production at 584,793,000 bushels based on the May 1 condition. Today's forecast Is- approximately 12,500,000 bushels more than was es timated a month ago, 2,300,000 bu shels less than produced last year, and 6,000,000 bushels larger than the average production for the last five years. There was almost 10,000,000 bush els- increase in the production fore cast of rye compared with a month ago. A total crop of 79,152,000 bu shels is forecast. Hay promises a crop about 7,000, 000 tons larger than last year's, the production this year being forecast at 103,579,000 tons. Spring plowing and planting both were behind the average for the last ten years, while the condition of pas tures..:Was much lower than a year ago and also below the ten-year aver age. The condition of winter wheat on May 1, and the forecast of production in the Southern States follows. Virginia, condition 91 per cent nor mal, production forecast 10,499,000; North Carolina, 91 and 6,475,000; South Carolina 66 and 1,210,000; Geo gia 75 and 1,519,000; Tennessee 93 and 5,616,000; Alabama 85 and 212, 000. INCOME TAX LAW NOW IN COURTS Columbia, May 9.-Chief .1ustice Gary today signed an order directing the State Tax Cbm iission to shew cause before the Supreme ('ourt next :Monday why a permanent inji'nction should not he granted to prevent the commission from enforcing the pro visions of the State income tax upon the Santee Mills, the Pacifie Mills, the Union-Huffalo Mills anl the Win. nsloro Mills. Attorneys for these mills presented a petition to the court asking for a restraining order and the Court granted the temrary r~ 1 estrini ing order until the ma tter can he heard next MIonday. The petition of the pla intiffs alleges that the State I ncomne Tax Act is (onltrar to 1 the Constitution of the Uini ted States a n I ofl South Carolina. And is, ther'efore, null and void. The petit ion declares that thle miills manufac turne in South Carmol ina, sendl their goods to other SLttes to he bleached, d yed, etc., a nd the godsln are sold to customer inii dlifferent States, and that it is im possible to dletermine what pirofi t is made in South Carolina. The lpetition further alleges that the net wvas not read three times in each hotuse; that it manikes the rules and regulh.tions of thne United States the rules and regulations of South Carolmna only by title, and that the 400 pages of rules and regulations should have been read~ into the act if it was to be constitutional. The order issued by the chief jus tice merely affects the mills names in the petition, but the act is at tacked from so many different p~oints that the court will have to take the entire act under considl eration. JOHN DEVOTI DIES Chattanooga, May .-John De voti, eighty-two, Confederate veteran who was a scout under Gen Simon Bolivar Butler, and who was present when Gen. John T. Morgan, faninous Confederate raider, was assassinated, died near F"ort Oglethorpe, Ga., to -I LITTLE eOY BL.UE" rN SPRINGTIME LOCAL HAPPENINGS WNTY YEARS AGO May 1902 Clarendon's youthful octogenarian Capt. Edgar N. Plowden, went to the exposition last week and he is en thusiastic in its praises. On his re turn home on the train he was heard to say, 'By hally, sir, the exposition is the grandest thing the world ever saw, hey, Bub? And when St. L~ouis comes off with its grand display Gabriel might as well blow his trum pet, hey, Bub?" We know the cap tain has traveled much in his day and many are the sights that he saw, but we are glad that he has been spared to see this grand show, which merits his enthusiasm, and we hope we shall be able to shake his hand and take at snifter with him at thle St. Louis show. We have heard of some of the captain's gay larks mn the midway but as he might go down again before it closes we will not give him away, and then he might learn something on us and it isn't fair to tell tales out of school, but if it is true that he offered to bet he could beat the wax figure huntsman shooting in the government exhibit and got mad and said the fel low .hlad no manners, because he would not answer him, then we 'should liked to have been there to . the Captain's Irish rise. Captain i, this is a yarn get after Bub, he has a whole string of them on'. you. It never did pay to take children with you when you are out for fun, by hallies, sia, it don't. SE'AtCHING F-OlR NEGRO12 Washingoa, N. ., May .- -Uler authority of a bnch wurant issued by p. dg W . .loen, of Superior Court bench, a posse od hllicers an citzns ahoe o heourm the waountry to bring in 'deal or alive" potony Gibbs, negre, ho shot and instantly killed .B. A. wenn, frmterlyof Orangeburg, S. '., here ast night, followin a ua rrel. I was at by mn o aic re thenight s that othe sawti a, bweaen glnand that hea wl)el bpeloee thi twrave hor. wichingrtsn hia e.---u'rasmeandof hopen te hadministaleton shakesub sidyt bill taeae sifteo awt hifore thf close of the cptain't gayio lark Cngrhes miwaytas hdueo mihtus diown atonh beor aWite close will fotrgie thich~vy anesdntherngh mh lenve soethbingan mumbers of tif Sinais tore aneo'd tous mr beat hearind ea mithes haigrea woulde nof ther Shimithn w B o lo likd t v been t to atttnd iosa yargetiaftergi and h hus ar whin, trno thre itenrl one abou six yeers were painfullyk hrearn wto yigh when they ere tfrun, by a automile sioni wtl Par avnue injuredbut, her injrie cayn'sist prin cipallb~i y o brise a nd vIa c ts. su Ty.1he ar it\ is unersood wsute cetlyritg puchse and'o oth ownver was ou(ih a em~ Ionshtratr ierin totrl operte . . .dit, frnnl Tharecldren, S. r p .hcilastn ini t treti a vaous pInt s around ai pilo timbetrs tiht tha b~ent plce strucktie badmbers iond attpt bo avidh' itt onebof techlden hand' havding truckli i aioter ten i dren who hiad ted i itt nto~ l'thre the stret th'a pfti tss nn nnt NOTES BY THE COUNTY DEMONSTRATION AGENT A few of our farmers have begun shipping snap beans on a small scale and in a few days this crop will be gin to move in rather large quantities. As a great many of our farmers are new in this game, I am going to take the liberty of giving a few words of advice. The bean should be picked just be fore it strings readily. If when the bean is broken, the string comes com pletely from around it; the bean is somewhat overmature. It should be picked, at least 24 hours before this stage is reached. On the other hand it is undesirable to pick the beans too early. The quality is injured and it is wasteful. A hamper of beans properly filled with the top on should weigh from 38 to 40 pounds. This meaons a well packed hamper, and one that will arrive on the market as a full pack. Usually a pound or two added to the pack will bring three or four times the value of the amount If you expect to ship your own pro duce to a commission man, I would advise you to write him at once about when you expect to ship and what you will ship. Ask his advice about the best (lays to ship, and other ques tions that may occur to you. I shall be glad to furnish any one desiring them the names of some reputable produce men on our leading markets. Above all things I wish to urge our farmers if possible to co-operate in selling their produce, in order that car lots may be made up. If I can serve the farmers of the county in grading, packing or selling these crops, it will be a pleasure for me to do so. Let's send our produce to the market, properly graded, packed and loaded. Then if the market will justify it, we will get the price. Dairy Meeting A number of our farmers are more or less interested in the idea of mak ing money out of the dairy cow. Many boll weevil stricken communities have won economic independence through this source. It therefore, behooves us to inform ourselves regarding this most important industry. Next Tuesday, May the 16th, MIr. II. S. Mobley of the International Hlarvester Company Agricultural Ex tension Service will speak in Manning. The meeting will be in the Court House at 11 o'clock. Mr. Mobley will speak on Dairy Farming. The lec ture will be illustrated, and will be well worth hearing as Mr. Mobley is a speaker of National reputation. This is of course free to all, and the ladies as well as men are invited. W. R. Gray, County Agent. MISS ('ARO TIIOMPSON OF JORDAN ENTERTAINS On last Friday evening Miss Caro Thompson entertained in honor of her 18th birthday. Music and indoor games were enjoyed for an hour or more, then they played out-door games for a while, after which re freshments were served. Among those present were Misses Luella IIorton, Vidal Hodges, Lena Rawlinson, Alice Brunson, Bessie J. Tlheo Rtidgill , Isla Obirent, Mesrs Earnest. June, Charles Terrell, A ller man V. John Ridgill, Bol Ri-ill, lhenry and Everett Ilorton, Roy Irun son, Fred Rawlinison, ('arlisie Ilil, Wallace IIilton, .James Mel. odl. Ih eenmg was Very mluch e'njoyed' by all. SAVE FLAPPERS' SOULS M'rs " A. M ti C w r .l^0!bAs]vw evangelist, sometimes called the F e male Billy Sunday, has l auncd a campaign dlesigned to br inag salva'tion to the flapper. "The little flauppers are flappinig their souls away," shei says. "They must send them to the Ilaund ry of the Lord, and let theiur hamir gr ow. The tiny modern Delilahs~ are hauving the tables turned The flapper has lost her moral strength with the loss of her locks." STATE IS DIVID[D INTO TEN DISTRICTS Machinery for Cotton (rowers Set in Motion WILL ELECT DELEGATES Each County to Name Rlepresentatives -May 23rd Date for Meeting Columbia, M,ay 9.-The organiza. Lion committee of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-operative Asso ciation today divided the State into ten districts and set the machinery in motion for the permanent organiza tion of the association. The growers in each county who have signed the contract were called to meet at their respective county seats on Tuesday, May 23, at 12 o'clock and elect delegates to their respective district conventions, which will be held on Tuesday, May 30th, at noon. The ten districts set aside by the committee today are as follows: District No. 1-Marlboro and Ches terfield counties. The distriit conven tion will be held at Bennettsville. District No. 2-Greenville, Pickens, Oconeee and Anderson Counties. The district convention will be held at Clemson College. District No. 3.- Spartanburg, Laurens, Union, Newberry and Cher okee Counties. The district conven tion will be held at Spartanburg. District No. 4--Abbeville, Green wood, McCormick, Edgefield, Saluda, Aiken, Barnwell and Allendale coun ties. The district convention will be held at Aiken. District No. 5.-Darlington and Lee counties. The district convention will be held at Darlington. District No. 6-Dillon, Marion, Florence, Iorry and Georgetown counties. The district convent ion will be held at Marion. District No. 7---Richland, Lexing ton and Calhoun counties. The dis trict convention will be held at Co lumbia. District No. 8-Orangeburg, Dor chester, Colleton, Bamberg and Ilamp ton counties. The district conven tion will be held at Orangeburg. District No. 9---Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties. The dis trict convention will be held at Sum ter. District No. 10.-York, Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield and Kershaw counties. The district conventjion will be held at Rock Hill. At the couity conventions to be held on Tuesday, May 23, delegate. to the district conventions will be elected on the following basis: One delegate from each county and one delegate for each 2,000 bales and ma jcr;ty fraction thereof. At the dis tiict convention two candidates for directors shall be named by each dis rict. Following the district C.'iventions the two canliidates selected in caclh district will be voted by the member.: of the respective districts. HONOR RtOL. .ANNING IAU 1C ('0llOO. lIst. ;'r:eh- (':u l larn .:, A rnold Hi itson, . I. (':uit v, Bil!y (;ry, i St:ph n Nilmmer, C'harlczes Sr'\'J("), I.ilt 1bw I rilh: i, I y , .o l I" \i n-y iiiwto, lIbie a l:w.\jye Iuiao \ iim n : IEvans, .1. Ht. -a-vin , ' it . honeyi, .idil P- i lo dcn, \ir it a rowt. HaPe, (hA I'lowdien Item a .\pptt Stew - arvin e amt uk PtrI. grmhl-Dehna a Frlh e, \ 1vi-v. 1radho r.nw arahtr Cruei. (ui-ah Che Mcanley, Couer Diakn, lil (;X 1th. grtm(le---ranos lark~, Ileh Ioen, Isoril lo!dy, I o uolua Rhy aHario Plndan, lvinn- larGrace mon, hat .orered brisk Wstmmer shuit, a.parni troers, l sort.c maethe hrt, while the 1)eotlhavn aCoet ist miesur, of iigt't zoig Billirneli Sprot. ootsr l othr Indians -Ioinsi('ruch, Franes 62r ouns, havngPod atihmasrye ierriofthirty-rix inhs ndn. up perarm Ceasrent oredn tenty eigtine.