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Successful Picnic at. Panola July 4 Apparently, there seems to be no tight times in the ranola section so far as money and good rations are concerned. The good people of that section, tot being satisfied at erect ing a $6,000 school building, decided to go a step further, .and on last Tuesday. July 4th, something like a thousand people gathered together i for the purpose of an old time 4th of July celebration. There was noth ing wh atsoever to mar the pleasure of .the day. More than one hundred dollars net was realized, which will. be used for the benefit of the school. .It would be impossible to name all the good things there to appease the hunger and thirst, but it was there in abundance. Much pfaise for the - success of this picnic belongs to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Rickenbaker, Misses Fannie Holladay and Mamie Coleman, MKr. and Mrs. Hugh Belser, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rich ardson Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Fairey, as well as many others whose names we have not before us. Mr. Edmund Fairy acted 'as chief cook and "stem winder," and no soda vas needed in the afternoon. The candiates for the various of flees spoke in the following order and in part as follows: Mr. J. J. Cantey, ,candidate for governor, said that he would challenge any man to outline a more conserva tive- platform than his and that the people of the State were tired of demagogus and in this clnction the people would vote for the State of rSouth Carolina, and he expected to be the next governor of this grand old, State. Next the candidates for the State Senate spoke, 1Mr. Wideman express ed his appreciation for past favors and said that he was delighted to have for his opponents two honorable men like Hugh Belser and Julian Scarborough. He could not see for his life hove anyone could vote for Julian and not vote for Hugh or how anyone could vote for Hugh and not for Julian and so he stood as a happy medium between the two. Mr. Scarborough expressed his ap preciation of the opportunity to talk to the Panola people and referred back to the days of 1876 and what confront ed the people at that time, also fhe "great progress achieved from that day until the present day. He thank ed the people for their support in the past and said if elected to the Senate - that he would do hi sbest to represent them faithfully. Mr. Belser said that he was no speaker but was obliged to say that he thought there were too many lawyers in the Senate, and that he himself, being a one hundred per cen' farmer felt he knew the needs of the farmers and would be in a position to represent them faithfully. Also that he, himself, should be the happy medium between Mr. Wideman and *EEEEEEEEEaNNE.E U * SU2 g Will sell tot I. as we have . panies will of buyers. Bring your * tee the His g Iis waiting ( Ibacco isso I FARMI IC. 0. WATTS, mpEE~~um Mr. Scarborough. Next the candidates for the House of Repiresentatives spoke: , Mr. Allen thanked the good neople fr their confidence in sending him to the'House two years ago and said if re-elected he felt that he would be in a better position to be of service to them than heretofore. .Mr. Medlin threw a bouquet au the ex-service men for their bravery and cmrage during the war. He paid a high tribute to the ladies for their loyalty and activities during the war and declared that there was still a great work to be done. That there wits an influence at work in this coun try trying to make the people believe that 'right is wrong .and wrong is right," this propaganda must be put out of existence, and it was up to the Christian men and women to do it. Mr. Davis expressed his pleasure at being among the Panola people. He also said that he presumed some peo ple had heard he was against woman suffrage, but that he was very fond of them, and if there was not but one woman in this world he would want her for his wife. He closed by telling a dream that he died and went clown to perdition. After view ing the ,territory over, he saw no ladies, and asked the guide where the women were. The guide said that there were none there. Mr. Davis de clared that this would be "-I--" sure enough. Mr. J. M. Windham spoke of the magnificient school building which was being erected by the people of Panola and showed their anxiety to want to educate the children of that community and in the time of de pression like this that they deserved great credit for trying to hold up and build up the education of their child ren who will be the future men and women of that sertion. Next the candidates for Treasurer spoke: Mr. Wells, the present incumbent, said that some of his opponents said that he was getting too old, but he war.ted to serve at least another term. le also said that Mr. Sprott and Mr. Chewning were both Sunday .chool boys, and to let them stay in the Sun day school and he in the Treasurer's office. Mr. Chewning said that he believed the first Sunday school he ever at tended had as its efficient superinten dent Mr. Wells. The treasurer's of uice needed a competent book-keeper, and he would be glad to serve the peonle as Treasurer, and let Mr. Wells assume his former position as Sunday sch ol superintendent. Mr. Sproft expressed his apprecia tion at having the pleasure of speak in gto the Panola people. He also said that he was no orator, but if elected Treasurer he would endeavor to give the neople just, such service as was desired. Next the candidates for Auditor was called: Mr. Hugh Plowden, the only one .present, congratulated the people on the magnificient school building be ing erected. Thanked them for their confidence in the past, and promised 118 Will VIT ER, S >acco at auction before. All the be represented wi ['he season will o1 tobacco to us. i h Dollar, and y, )f you as quick d. ERS WARE Prop. IEE E EEEEEIEE if re-elected to serve them faithfully. Last but not least came John G. Dinkins, candidate for Solicitor, who opened his mouth and poured out a wreath of roses. He said nothing about politics whatsoever, but picked up the "skilet" one hundred and forty six years ago and "toted" it down to the present day. Each and every candidate was lib erally applauded. - Mr. H. B. Richardson acted, as Chaitman of the meeting and made a good one too. Such men as Mr. Richardson serving as chairman will always make a candidate feel good, if they do not get many votes. Quite a number of the good citi zens of Panola have expressed their appreciation to the writer for the very liberal patronage from Pine wood, Silver, Paxville, Summerton and Manning. STATE SHORT COURSE FOR CLUB BOYS Clemson College, July 11.-The State Short Course for club members will be held at Clemson Colege, July 11-21. The two boys in each county who have won scholarships will be given the course free of charge. All other club and former club mem bers are eligible to come, by paying the fee of one dollar per day or twelve dollars for the entire time. Each year many club boys have taken advantage of the short course and they have characterized it as the best time of their life. Besides get ting instruction in practical farming, the boys see the dairy herds, the hog herds, the orchards, livestock buildings, and -other interesting things. They are ; -en the finest of recreation and ntertainments. Club members who want to take ad vantage of the opportunity this year may be assured that it will be time well spent. The county agents will gladv fur nish information about the Short Courses. THE BOLL WEEVIL STIUATION RESTATED Clemson College, July 11.-At the recent annual meeting of the Clemson Board of Trustees a very interesting conference was held with the college officials in regard to the boll weevil situation. It may be recalled that in 1015 the Board of Trustees sent a commission to study the situation in Louision, Mississippi, and Alabama, and as an outcome of this investigation a bul 'etin was published in 1916, which 1IEEEEEEEEEEEEI, JHOUSEIB N N I bnc. ig com this seaony bigou co- g UOS St ulltersC with slight revisions has been print ed and distributed off and on ever since. The Trustees have always had a very intense interest in the boll weevil situation and wanted the lat est view held by the college experts. Despite the fact that both the gov ernment and the college have been sending out information through the press, county agents, speciali s, bul letins and circulars almost every (lay for several months, the statement3 made by the experts to the Board of Trustees last Tuesday are of much public interest. In substance these college experts made the following statements: We believe that the value of early poisoning is greatly exaggerated. Such is is the testimony by the best experimentors in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Oklahoma, which states have been longest infest el with the weevil. Reports are now beihg received from farmers from all sections of the state to the effect that the weevil has disapepared from many of their .fields. Some of these fields have been poisoned with calcium arsenate dust, some with sweetened poison, and others not poisoned at all. This emphasizes our oft repeated statements that early poisoning is not a material factor in boll weevil control. The early weevils are but the skir mishers of the hordes of over-wintered weevils that continue to come from winter quarters from March to July. They keep coming out even after the squares have begun to form. Most of these old weevils (lie a natural death before square formation begins. Therefore, little is gai ned, and often much lost through neglect of other farm operations on account of efforts to destroy these early weevils. These early weevils can be killed by applica tions of any kind of arsenical poison, whether in liquid or dust form. This was demonstrated as far back as 1902. The weevils want squares to feed on and lay eggs in. There being no squares early in the season, they con fine themselves to the buds of the young cotton plant and are practically surface feeders, something like the potato beetle or the cabbage worm, only less so. Little injury is (lone to the cotton plant from this feeding on the bud. If all the over-wintered weevils would come out at the same time, as chickens come off the roost in the morning, then we could no doubt de stroy them with profit by early pois oning. But when we kill hundreds of weevils with one kind-sof poison or another in early spring, thousands are still in their winter quarters ready to come out later. By no manner of poisoning or other control measures yet discovered can we kill all the weevils that are out, and the surviv ors, together with those coming out after the squares are formed, discon tinue feedin gon the cotton buds and begin to puncture and eat the inside of the squares and lay their eggs there. From this time on the only effective p)oisoning method known is through the use of calcium arsenate p~roperly applied in (lust form. General Control Methods Again Used The farmer mtust rememb~er that it is at this point that the battle for the crop) really begins. It. is nmow that the followving conttol methods repeat edlly published, should be dliligently and thoroughly followed. I. As the bulk of the cotton crop int South Carolina is mtade by share croppers, the women and children should be usedl to pick squares. This should be so supervised that, it is dlonte with great thoroughniess, otherwise it has no value whatever. Begin pick ing the sqluares ats soon as any punc turedl squiares fall, andl pick every in fested squate on the ground andl on the plants every live (lays. 2. Practice frequent shallowv culti vation in order to prevent grass andl weedls andl to keep the planlt in a healthy and vigorous condlition. T~his is important because it prolongs the fruiting periodl and helps to prevent. shtedding. The boll weevil is not in clinedl to attack the bolls if he can find~ squares. 3s. We realize that by far the great majority of cotton farmers are not int Position to use p~oisonl this year, and it is to these that recommenda tiors I and 2 espeically apply. Great pr'ogress has been mtade in perfecting the machinery for applying caltniuma arsenate (lust. We have every right to expect that dusting machinery will eventually be so imtprovedl as to meet the needs of every class of cotton far tmers. For the benefit of those who are using calcium arsenate dust, the following are the conditions under wvhich profitable results may be ex pected: a. On hight yielding land. b. Where wveevil infestation is heavy. c. Under' reasonably favorable weather conditions. d. With proper' use of app~roved dutsting machines. Poison only when the air is calm andl the plants are mainet,- ..-ro five t, seven pounds per acre for each application. Use no calcium arsenate that does not comply with federal specifications. Because of the unus ual conditions this season, the first application should be made when the cotton begins to fruit. The second ap plication should be made when 10 per cent of squares have been punctured. Infestation counts should be made frequently and can be made by any farmer who follows the simple direc tions furnished upon application. The object is to keep the cotton thoroughly dusted until the weevils are under con trol. If weevils should become sufmi c'ently numerous to severely injure the young bolls, one or two more ap plications late in the season should be made. In case of a heavy rain within twenty-four (24) hours after (lusting, the application should be re peated immediately. After all, weather conditions during .July and August will have more to io with cotton production in South Carolina than any poisoning program. If these months are hot and dry com paratively little Weevil damage will be sustained regardless of what, method of poisoning was used and even if none is practiced. On the other hand, if weather conditions are adverse, poisoning with calcium ar r. nate (lust in strict accordance with j..overnment specifications will, we believe, give the largest money re tt:ras. Later the Extension Service will be gin its annual campaign for the early plowing under of stalks, the destruc tion of the weevils' hibernating quar ters, the planting of winter cover crops, and the saving and use of early maturing varieties of seed. These are most important measures in the control of the weevil for next year. Statement of the Condition of BANK OF TURBEVILLE Located at Turbeville, S. C., at the close of business June 30th, 1922. RESOURCES Loans and discounts --..... -$31,930.42 Overdrafts- - -__. ..3,100.91 Furniture and fixtures . -_ .1,695481 Banking house ---.. _-. 2,830.16 Due from banks and bank ers --. --......-8(15.39 Currency -------_-44.00 Gold .--------...... ------ 10.00 Silver and other minor coin --- 86.50 Checks and cash items ---. --.1,073.92 Expense Less Profits . .596.83 Total.------..__.$45,233.99 I.IABILITIES Capital stock paid in -..12.500.0 Surplus fun .. . .29.55 Individual deposits Subject to check ..7,674.02 Savings deopsits .... 81.53 Time certificates of deposit _ ...-3,400.00 Cashier's checks --48.89 11,204.44 1ills payable, including cer tificates for money borrow ed --- - -...- --------21,500.00 Total--------.. - ._$45,233.99 State of South Carolina, County of Clar'ndon-- ss. Before me came W. L. Coker, Cashier of the above named, bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a trute condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said hank. WV. L,. Coker. Swvorn to and subscribedl before me this 11th day of July, 1922. Wmn. .J. Turbeville, N'otary~ Public for S. C. Correct A ttest.--C. 1B. Gammble, .1nio. F. Turbev ilIlI, WV. L. Cokeri, IDi rectorIs. Statement of thme ('ondition of THE BANK OF MANNING ILocat ed at M~ann ing, S. C ., at the close of businecss .June 30th, 1922. RICSOURCICS IALoans an dt Iiscoun ts ..-.. .$408,570.22 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank-. ...'>....5,00.)00 lui itnre and lix tures ...2,034.67 Hanking house . . .5,80.00) lDue fronm banks andt bank Silve ai.nd other minor ci 1120 Checks ad cash items .91.6 Liberty I .oan Bonds ....:012 Boys' Pig Club -.--.. .213 Cottn Acount. . n .2 ,00.00 Total; 11 LllF~ $59,913.91; Capital st ock pa id in ..$40,000.00 Surplus funtd......... ,io000.00 Unodivided 1profits, less eur rent tYxpenses anid taxes paid -. .... 0,98. 14 InidividualI deposits subject to check 125,665.51 Savings deposits 11I7,879.02 Time certificates of deposit.... . 367.20) (Cashier's checks . - 547.37 24l4,459. 10 Bils payable, including cer i icates for money borrow ed ....-_.-.. . .. . gg8,000.00 Advan'es fromi War Finance Corpoaation . - . .. 5,792.7' TPotal-_._.......$529,949.96 State of South Carolina. County of Clarendon--ss. Before me came Jloseph Sprott, Presidlent of the above namedI bank, who, being dluly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of saidl bank. Jloseph Sprott, Prnes. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th (lay of July 1922. E.C. Wells. Notary Public. Correct A 1test :--.James M. Sprott, Fredl Lenncne Drires Statement of the Condition of BANK OF PAXVILLE Located at Paxville, S. C., at the close of business June 30th, 1922. RESOURCES Loans and discounts --.....$65,778.66 Overdrafts ----------........784.58 Furniture and fixtures -- .2,587.20 Due from banks and bank ers ---- --- ------------1,637.73 Currency ------- ---- -- ---..252.00 Gob ---- ------------..--..45.00 Silver and other minor coin ..-172.86 Checks and cash items .- .766.05 Other resources, viz: Cash Short -------- --------..7.62 Live Stock -----.... -115.00 Expenses less profits . 1,642.84 Total- - - .$73,789.54 LIA B IATIES Canital stook paid in --. -$20,000.00 Individual deposits olbject to check 11,579.80 Savings deposits ..--4,254.88 Time certificates of deposit ---.--.2,500.00 18,334.08 Notes and bills rediscount ed - --- 11,800.01) Bills payable, including certi fieates for money borrow ed - ---- --23,654.80 Total -$73,789.54 State of South Carolina, County of Clarendon-ss. Before me came Jesse R. Snrott, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and forcgoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. Jesse R. Snrott. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of July. 1922. Joseph Sprott. Notary Public for S. C. Correct Attest:--T. J. Tisdale, G. C. Curtis, Jesse R. Sprott, Directors. Statement of the Condition or HOME BANK& TRUST~ COMPANY Located at Manning, S. C., at the close of business .Jne 30th, 1922. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts . --.$ 253,795.14 Overdraft _ -- . - . 57 Bonds and stocks owned by the hank- - 10.000f Furniture and fixtures 6. _ -(1,134.45 Bankint house -5--- 5476.66 Other rea I state owned - - - - 5,017.97 Due from hanks and ha' k ('rs -. 29.179.11 Currency _1,707.00 Gckl - - - _ -.30.00 Silver and other minor coin . -350.62 Checks and cash items -......2,177.02 Other resou,'rces, viz: Sav. Banks 4.00 Real est. Mig. Fund ..86,582.34 Total - - - $400,785.88 TIA BII.IT I S. a1 it al s' ock paid in -...$25.000.00 Surr'lus fond _ 18,500.00 Undivided profits, less cur rent expenses and taxes maid ...._.. .-.4 527.17 d)i an'' d " s eimpai - . 'l.0R Individual deposits s 'hiel to check 125.519.29 S-ivings (enosit . 38,858.113 Time' certilleates . of deonosit . .-111).97 Cashier's checks . 138.70 165,986.18 Bills payable, including cer tificates for money borrow ed - - - 2,950.10 Other liabilities, viz: - - .29 Real Est. Mtg. Fund .. --3,803.2,4 Total ... $00,785.85 State of South Carolina, County of Clarendon Ss. , Ge fore me. came TI. .\l. Wells, CaIsh)ier' of the abIove na med bank, who, being duly' awor,1, says that, the abhove and1 Ioregoling staltemoen t is a true c~ondit ion of said~ h- ni, as shmwn by the books of said b-ink. T. M. Wells. Sworn to and subscibed before me this 7th day of .July, 1 922. W. M. Plm,-den, i. L. Ellerbe, Diree tor~s. Statemuent of the - (ondit ioni of BANK OF SANTEE Loenttedl at Sonmrton,t(Il S. C.. at the close of biusintess .JuOne 3(1, 1922. RESOlCE~S O.verdra~ft~ te 41 '2 lBoods andl st ocks ownledh the bankil . .7.5 lEmunituore and1 tixture ,65.1, Other real estate ewned 77.) Due fromh bak -d I. Silver and( other mt inor coin .-91 (heeks andl cash it emst 10o.00 Exchantiges for' the tileiring (Ca pit~i al stock paidI in .-$25,00t ItOn Surplus fund1 . 1;, 100 Un d ivided piofi ts, less riur rent e x pense5 andl taxes Individual dleposits soulject to chieek . -56,519.19 Saivings deposits .29,901 .4( 'Timte certificates of deposit. . .....,1 131.91 Cash ier.'s (heeks -...51 !l2,67 I.O0 War Finance (orp. .. ;,40(.1.00 State (If Soutlh Ca rolinat. Count~y of Cla rendon.uI- -ss. Blefore mec came WV. W. Davis. Cashie tot f the abtove niamed hanuk, who, being d uly sworn, says tha t the abtove and foregoing statement is a true conditio o(1(f sa id banitk, as shown by the b~ooks oif said bank. W. W. D)avis, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before mte this 6th day oif .July, 1922. RI. C. Carrigan, .Jru. Notary Publio for S. C. Correct Attest:. --J1. A. ,James, WV. H. Anderson, W. D). McClary, Direc tors.