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LABOR SHORTAGE A GREAT FACTOR The condition of t?e growing cotton' crop on June 25 was 68 per cent, according to the crop report of the American Cotton Association issued Wednesday, June 30. The report says' that the crop is four weeks late. "Complete and systen^atio invest! nation conducted by the American I Cotton. Association, throughout the! length and breadth of the cottonbelt," I says the report, "bring to light thel following results: jfl j "Tha growing cotton crop shows ? condition of 68 per cent.;, acreage rejH Auction 3 per cent. The crop is fov weeks late. The growing crop bJfli the. latest start known in the last h<^H| century. Tlio entire cotton moducljfl| section was flooded with rains' duriH| March, April and most of showing an increase in rainfall sinHi January 1, 1920, of 10.21 inches ovMs the same period for 1919. These rai^R were accompanied by cold weath^K| The loss in temperature as comparK with 1919 amounted to more than 2H| degrees, the cold nights still contir^H "The mild winter, wet spring aHg the late start of the crop are 'thx^M factors that add seriously to inscB| damage. We are facing the certaixHf of a sixth short'cotton crop, this iH| suiting in a most serious problem. the world, an Insufficient supply K|j| clothing. ||j|g< The Labor Problem. ^ w "At the break of the war the fed- '. eral government encouraged the South to diversify its crops; this plan has spread not only on account of its popularity but on account of necessity. The producer through actual ex- i perience has realized the great benefits to accrue by raising his food and food crops at home. In addition to this, on account of the enormous : shortage of agriculture labor and the inefficiency of same, and his inability to compete with other lines of industry today, he is diversifying his crops and planting of other crops that can be cultivated and harvested with machinery, to fill the great shortage i of labor. - \ v' ' i "We find that since 1914 two mil- . lion laborers have left the cotton fields of the South. Agricultural ] labor today shows a shortage of two million as compared with pre-war conditions, for the five consecutive short crops and plainly mark a permanent change in Southern agricul- 1 ture. Cost of Production. . , "The growing cotton crop will he the most costly ever produced. Cotton can be bought -today on the exchanges, below the cost of producEVERY ONE LIKES 1 _ r Do not forget to remembei acount with us. It does not gifts but increases in value', & which we add to the deposit*. Accounts are invited. The Palmetto COLUMB I RESOURCES 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on . CANNING Dont grow a good garden am ' tables are plentiful. Can your down your grocery bills next u pply of canned fruits and veg economical butfiealthful. PRIC Packers' Cans, 21-16 openin crated 500, No. 3 cans, per 1.000__^ FRUIT JARS Masan Fruit Jars' one qt. size, E-Z Seal. 44 44 4 4 4 4 All sizos at very LORICK EI COLUMBIA, S. C. W. E. Hi Fire and Autom Repress Liverpool,JLonc LEXINGTON, i-/! L- J " tlon. Regardless of these facts fcnd the additional absolute certainty in the shortage of raw cotton, cotton is being sold today far below the cost of production, on the exchanges. Over two million bal^s of cotton have been sold for October dellveryc. alone, under contracts, at a price two hundred points above October,, an enormous amount has been fold in like manner for December. Reallsig the true condition the shrewd manufacturer has purchased on the exchanges, both- at home and abroad to cover his future wants. Prom, whence will this cotton oom&T Futures have been selling from 5 to 800 points tinder spots so that thb sellers of .these contracts are facing the absolute certainty of laws and-not upon manipulation." We are facie: the greatest demand for an American cotton crop ever recorded, possible supplies from the cotton on hand and the growing crop being absolute and entirely Inadequate. Any legitimate line of the cotton industry that fails to meet these changes will I&am by experience that it is necessary to change to meet changed commercial conditions, or pay a fearful penalty." Whoa! A newspaper reporter, who was inclined to. be lazy in his method of picking up news, met a brother reporter, who was as keen as the other was lazy. "Anything doing?" asked the lazy one. "I have a report that a man was choked to death in a restaurant, but'I haven't learned his name yet," replied the other. "How did it happen?" asked the reporter, eagerly scenting copy. "He was eating a piece of horse meat," was the reply, "and someone said whoa!" ?Liverpool (Pa.) Sun. ro BE REMEMBERD * the children with a bank depreciate like many other iic&d t>y the liberal interest v.\." * i National Bank IA, S. C. - $10,000,000.00 Savings Accounts SUPPLIES1 then lose it because vegej fruits and vegetables. Cut ; winter by laying up a goodly ;etables. This food is not only :es g, with solder hemmed ca ps I i' $42 00 ' AND CAPS per gross 9 75 j 10 75 OUTFITS lowest prices. 10THERS PHONE 498 X imohries f obile Insurance sitting Ion and Globe] South Carolina v . ?!* HIGH HEELS Queen Elizabeth's reign started the fashion of high heels for women's shoes. The pair of her shoes which Is preserved to the present date must have irw.de her three inches taller when she wore them. The heels were aded to Increase the height of the wearer and so make her 'more stately and Impressive. OLD MAN MISTER HARD TIME. (As read by the author at the Rotary Echeon given to the Press Assocla1 at Rock Hill, June 9.) i man Mister Hard Time come tndckin' at mjah doo*; sll him. fur to go 'wayTsab, an* don' ome back no moo'; t he keep a-knockln' and he say 10 comin' in? I he patchy coat and britches An' I he eberlasttn' grin! e* man Mister ITard Time bin aItrackin' me fur y'ars; L hab mah shut tail fiyin* and m?h old h'art full wid t'ars; it I trip de scoundel up in dat las' Ko roun* fcn de cotton buy man say "Forty pent er poun'!" victims" rescued * Kidney,'liver, bladder and uric acid troubles are "most dangerous because of their insidious attacks. Heed the first warning they give that they need attention by taking COLD MEDAL i The world's standard remedy for these | disorders, will often ward off these dis- I eases and strengthen the body against j further attacks. Three sizes, all druggists, j Look for the name Cold Medal on every box j end accept no imitation DESIGNS,"~ | Wedding Bouquets, I MUWEK5, . For all occasions shipped anywhere. ' x . Y-' \ , , fiHAS. L. SLIGi? FLORIST. 1446 Main St. PliODe 27?l COLUMBIA, S. C. South Carolina State Highway Department F. A. Project No. 25. ?Lexington County. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Bids will be received at 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, July 14th, 1920, at .the office of the Board of Cbunty Commissioners of Lexington Cpunty at Lexington, S. C., for the construction of 20.4 4 miles of the Washingten Atlanta Highway between Hook's Corner's, survey sta. 0-|-00, and survey sta. 1140-|-90.7. The work consists of approximate ly 4.0 acres clearing and grubbing, 60,587.7 Cu. Tds. common excavation, 6000 Cu. Yds. rock excavation, 49,I 407.2 Cu. Yds. sand-clay surfacing, 107.92 M. Lin. Ft. mixing and shaping sand-clay, 96.23 Cu. Yds. Class "B" concrete in headwalls, 55.54 Cu. Yds. Class "A" concrete in culverts, 3552 Lbs. steel reinforcement and all me necessary pipe culverts, j Plans, specifications and proposal forms are on file at the office of C. E. Corley, Lexington County Super' visor, in the Court House at Lexington, S. C., at the office of J. D. Gregory. Division Engineer, 1202 1-2 Main Street, Columbia, S. C., and at the office' of the State Highway Engineer, Columbia, S. C. Plans may be obtained at the last mentioned address upon a deposit of Five Dollars ($5.00), which wil) be refunded when plans are returned in good condition within one month after date of letting. FRUIT JARS i! Mason ;1 I n.'-i- d?A. /\ vjrruss. J 1I11S, $V, WJUartS, I $10.15; Half Gallon, $13. u E Z SEAL | Gross: Pints, $10.50; Quarts, I $11.15; Half Gallon, $14. B. B. Kirkland Seed Co.! COLUMBIA, S. C. gi Ole man Mister Hard Time, sah, jes* ez well go 'way, I don' eountenize yo' wid much as time o' day! I is got mah rushu 11 an* mah ting fur jubilee; Go 'way, Mister Hard Time! Kaso yo' haint no kin to me! JAMES EDWIN KERR. Consolation. 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