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Published Every Wednesday By :p SUGH6 WALKER, Lexington, 8. C. G. M. HARMAN, Associate Editor. I ?^<2* Etered at the PoetofQce at Lex- ! -l&v ington, S. C., as mall matter of the " Second Class. ?:. Subscription Price Per Year, $1.50 CASH IN ADVANCE. '.i. .f \ ADVERTISING RATES Obituaries and in memoriams, ? - *av ?>. one cent a word, casn wim uruw. I , Cards of thanks, one cent a word. Cash with order. # Want ads, one cent a word each insertion. Cash with order. T W _ Make all remittances payable to SLIGH & WALKER. Address all communications to The DispatchNews, Lexington, S. C. Phone 119. 'i ?^^^mmmmm | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921. j VI . /' I - ^ , __ O0OPERAOTVE MARKETING. When the farmer begins to turn \ his attention from the raising of cot - ton and looks around him to find out what other crops he can best gjrow ..that may be profitably turned ' into cash, the first problem that con-, fronts him is the marketing of such crops. Most municipalities, in their : endeavor to protect their butchers and wopn crrocervman. have levied re strictive licensing upon the sale of farm products direct to the consumer by the farmer to such an extent as to make it almost prohibitive for our farmers to atempt such sales. Besides this is an age of hurry and hustle and the time consumed in peddling stuff from house to house can be more .profitably utilized. Some other means must be devised of disposing of the . surplus food products. It is noted ' with gratification that steps along this line are taken by many communities in the organization of cooperative marketing associations by farmers throughout the state. ; ' But the farmer alone cannot make the success of cooperative marketing which it should have. He must have fhe support and encouragement of the dwellers in towns and cities, who are dependent upon him for the food which sustains them. They should be I willing and anxious to buy from our own people rather than from Western farmers through the medium of brokers. -One of the troubles which they have encountered when they have attempted to do this is that our farmers do not try to meet I their competitors of the West. Certainly it is much more advantageous to a wholesaler to have delivered at his side door a carload of corn or oats or other produce on which he has 30 days to pay and which is properly graded and sacked or otherwise put in proper containers, than it I would be to buy the same carload I from ten, twenty or perhaps more onH ri9v out the cash in I HlUHrxuuata x driblets. Trade, like almost everything else, is bound to take the line of least resistance. Cooperative marketing associations, having selling agents in whom all con'. corned had confidence, and assuring to the farmers a square deal while smoothing out some of the difficulties of the present haphazard method, ought to prove highly beneficial to all concerned. The farmers, howover, have been offered so many remedies for their ills and have had so much really bad advice, that they will be naturally cautious about new movements. It will, therefore, . be fortunate if our cities and towns-are willing to help take up some such movement and pledge their aid in helping to make cooperative marketing a success. The enormous amount sent out of this state every year for food can be largely kept at home if we make up our minds to do it, but before our farmers are warranted in growing food crops for market they must have some assurance that they will be able to dispose of such crops. A truly cooperative marketing plan, in which all citiezns of the state will , jain, will go far towards providing the means for accomplishing this result. SENTIMENT AND- BUSINESS. Governor Cooper did not touch a responsive chord in South Carolina . c when he advocated the cancellation of the something more than ten bil lions of debt owed this country by the allies. With our own people suffering from the most acute financial stress in years there are very few people in the state, we venture, who are willing to account this sum a mere "bag o' shells" and generously give it away?certainly the bulk of those who have to wrestle with the income tax returns will be slow to accept the governor's view. On the other hand the people of this state and of the Union have no disposition "* ' - to be unduly hard on our debtors, arid we are willing to give them ample time to get on their feet before pressing the payment of the* debt. In this connection it is well enough to con-i sider that the great bulk of'the debt is owed by France and England, both of which countries, while suffering terribly from the war, also received benefits in the way of expanded territory from which they will in time, at least to some extent, recoup in part their war losses. The United States received nothing whatever in the way of benefit under the terms of the treaty and it is asking a large draft on our generosity to cancel tht; war debts owed the United States. If the payment of interest on these loans is so great a drain upon the resources of the debtors as to materially retard their progress back to normal, we - can cancel the payment of interest for a period sufficient to enable them to get started, but eventually they will be able to pay the principal and our sympathy ought not to run entirely away with our business. The taxpayers of the United States are being burdened to pay back the war losses, including interest on these debts, and the great majority of them we believe are unwilling to throw away the huge sum owed to us. STORM OF PROTEST. There has been in recent years nothing which has caused such a gtorm of protest as has the raise in telephone rates which the Bell Telephone company has just put over in South Carolina, with the consent of . the railroad commission* In some towns, indignant subscribers by the score have ordered their phones removed in protest, and some members of the general assembly are urging the governor to call a special ses-1 sion of that body to protect the people. At a time when every other j business is being readjusted to meet changed conditions and everybody has been forced more or less to "deflate" or "liquidate," the telephone company, instead of so readjusting their business so as to make it profit- i able at high war rates, has added another increase which the "deflated" j people are expected to shoulder in silent protest, but which they are most vigorously protesting?with i what effect remains to be seen. r>oiivrko<-7 rntexi recent! v kited in JL WU111 VU>U A VbWV?) > V W this state, are now at the point where ^ they are "killing the goose" and yet the public, from its treasury at Washington, is expected to make good the i loss. Who will make good the loss of the farmers, the merchants?the butcher, the candlestick maker, and every other man conducting a private busiuess? It is time for a little readjustment j in the interest of the tax-paying pub-j lie. LEAGUE REPUDIATED. I Other than the complete repudiation of the present League of Nations, the foreign policy of the new administration is hazy as laid down by President Harding in his address to congress. While approving some sort of an association for world peace?a vague, nebulous and ill-defined combination of the world, he lays the greatest stress upon preserving our isolation. Time will tell the wisdom of this policy, but it seems to us that somewhere between the irreconcilables like President Wilson on the one hand and the Borah-Johnson element, there was room for reforming such defects in the present league as might appear and availing ourselves of its i present organiaztion to lift the world out of its present slough of despondency. President Harding's 'addrjess leaves one cold?chilled with the utter selfishness of his world viewpoint. His pronouncement can have no good effect on world conditions, now in so distressed condition. President Harding's recommendation of a black and white commission to investigate lynching is worse than absurb?it is insulting. When the crime for which lynching is generally the penalty vanishes we will not likely hear much of lynching. "Unwept, unhonored and unsung" can be truly said of T. U. Vaughn. He paid the penalty for his crime as surely as if death had come in the electric chair. FIRE IN COUNTRY. The home of Mr. Levi Lown at the old Emanuel Lown place was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The house and practically all of its contents were destroyed. Mr. Leaphart, who had recently moved into the house also, was a loser. It is not Known whether the loss was insured. NEWBERG SCHOOL. There will be a moving picture show at Newberg school house Saturday night, April 16, beginning at I 8:30 o'clock. Remember we have a J Fatty Arbuckle and other famous I comedy star plays, also other good pictures. MR. FURTICK REPLIES TO SENATOR CROSSON. Editors Dispatch-News: I want to thank you in advance for space in your valuable columns to reply to the recent brilliant attempt and dismal failure of my friend Senator Crosson in defending his weak position relating to the appointment of the late Board of County Commissioners. I want to say at the outset that I have no word of censure for either , of the four geneltmene in question. So far as I know they are gentlemen in every sense of the word. The personnel of the board shows only one out of four a country man to attend to business purely of a rural and agricultural' nature. I do not claim that these men are not fully competent to transact this busi| ness, but that there are other farmers and business men not living in the i towns just as competent and better in position to see and appreciate the conditions and with more time and interest in them. I know of no town in this county where men from the country are put in charge of affairs pertaining entirely to those towns. Do you? Now, senator, you say: "I personally nominated the four gentlemen who composed the old board, but neither of them was elected." Now, Senator, I know and can furnish ample proof that you did not do this. But for argument sake, admitting that you did, do you thus openly admit your utter lack of influence with the delegation of which you are the honored chairman, being senator, that you could not put across at least one man out of four for the board? Honest to goodness, now. Senator, why this noticeable lack of influence ill. XT ATT T!> rlnlcnrotinn (o C Vflll fprm Willi 1 V U1W \W.W J ... . it), of a man who could so influence the great State Highway Commission and induce them to shake themselves loose from fifteen thousand dollars, as you claim. Xow, Senator, it* seems to me that you have offered a lame, pitiable explanation which fails absolutely to explain because late developments show conclusively that long ago the ''DIE'' was cast and that you no doubt saw; in "your vision at night the names of some at least of the personnel of our Board of Commissioners. WM. W. FURTICK. 1 Swansea, April 11. j J GASTON NEWS. I I i I We are having a cold wave; a light frost last night doing some damage to gardens. A good many of our folks > went j over to Sand Mountain Saturday night i to the school closing exercises. The j Sand Mountain folks are up to date I in educational lines. They are com-} I pleting a handsome new school building, which is a credit to the community. The successful term just closed was taught by Miss Mincy Pound of Gaston, assisted by Miss Lola Martin of Woodford. The closing exercises showed that they were competent teachers. Mrs. Perry Mack and Miss Bessie Sightler attended the Misionary services at Sardis Sunday. Pnrrie Lee Snradley, who is a nurse at the State Hospital, spent Sunday with her parents, here. Messrs. Ward Sightler and John Craft were visitors around Woodford Saturday night. Mr. Edward Jefcoat from the aviation training station at Pensacola, Fla., is home on a furlough, and was a visitor in Gaston Sunday. Messrs. Gary Goodwin and Cecil Mack of Columbia were here Sunday. Mrs. Mary H. Sightler and son, Douglas, were visitors at Mr. Kirby Rucker's Sunday. Mrs. Annie Brady returned to her j home in Columbia Sunday night, af-1 ter spending the week-end with her \ aunt, Mrs .C. D. Ray. Miss Anna j Kaminer accompanied her to spend a [ few days in the capital city. We are glad to learn that little Miss Leta Spradley, who has been quite ill with pneumonia, is much ] better at this writing. Mrs. Josephine Sturkie is visiting j her sister, Mrs. J. M. Goodwin. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE The kind of gasoline and oil you put in your car makes a difference in the efficiency of your motor. We sell only Standard gasoline, and oils that stand the tests. ? They keep your motor running at its best. Drive to our Wayne up-to-date hones measure gasoline service station and keep good health and long life in your car. Goodyear Tires and Tubes, new stock on hand, the kind that give service and satisfaction. The best Ford tire made?the best tire for any ! car at the price. HARMON DRUG CO., ] Lexington, S. O. 2wks. ' Subscribe to The Dispatch-News. FLY AND INSECT KILLERS. War on Flies, Black Flag, Bee F>rar;d, Swat the Fly, Tanglefoot and other fly and insect destroyers. Red ' Cedar and Napthalene Compound for < n.oths, moth balls, sdinifectants, dips and a full line of plant and animal ] insecticides. , HARMON DRUG CO., Lexington, S. C. CITATION NOTICE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington?By George S. Drafts, j esquire, prooa.ce juujjc. Whereas, J. Andrew Long and Annie L. Shealy made suit to me, to grant them letters of administration of thq Estate of and effects of Jefferson Long. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Jefferson Long, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lexington, C. H., S. C., on 20th day April 1921 next, after publication hereof at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show causev if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 6th day of April, Anno Domini 1921. ( GEO. S .DRAFTS (L. S.) Probate Judge Lexington County, S. C. Published on the 6th day of April, 1921, in the Lexington paper, 2 weeks. CITATION NOTICE. , State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?By George S .Drafts, / esquire, probate judge. Whereas, Annie Black made suit to me ,to grant her Letters of\\dministration of the Estate of and effects of Ellis S. Black. These are therefore to cite and ad- , monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Ellis S. Black deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Pro- ' bate, to be held at Lexington, C. H., S. C., on 16th day April, 1921 next, after publication nereot at jli o ciock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any . they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 21st day of March Anno Domini 1921. GEO. S. DRAFTS (L. S.) Probate Judge, Rex. Co., S. C. Published on the (>th day of April, 1921, in the Lexington paper, 2 weeks. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND 11 IN AID OF ASSETS, j State of South Carolina, County of < Lexington.?In the Probate Court. James 'R. Allen, Administrator of the 1 Estate of W. Augustus Smith, deceased, Plaintiff, vs Amanda A. ! Smith, Idella M. Boozer, Anna Brown, Angeline Hollis, Clarence Smith, Randolph Smith, O. "VV. Lorick, Caughman Brothers, Inc., and the Palmetto National Bank,} Defendants. Pursuant to an order of sale in aid of assets, passed by the Probate Court of Lexington County, South Carolina, ] in the above entitled action, on the ' 12th day of April, 1921, I will sell at < public auction, before the Court ( House door at Lexington, S. C., on the first Monday in May, the same ! being the 2nd day of said month, 1921, during the legal hours of sale, for cash, the following described par- j? eels of land, to wit: . ( All those two certain pieces, par- ' nftlo Info nf loncl in TnTrr-n nf i L ti-J ui ivUJ VJL ACA>xxu iii vi?v J. v n it vA. J Irmo, County of Lexington, State of : South Carolina, designated as lots ( Nos. 10 and 11 on a map of the Town 1 of Irmo, made by Haskell Thomas. : Surveyor, and conveyed to W. Augus- 1 tus Smith by H. H. Ricard, Master of 1 Newberry County, S. C., by deed dated 1 the 29th of June, 1910. 1 ALSO, "All that certain piece, par- 1 eel or lot of land, situate, lying and 2 being near the Town of Irmo, said ^ County and State, known as lot No. ( 34 of the tract of land purchased by ^ Oakland Heights Realty Company ( from Richard Carroll by deed dated ( the 2nd day of October, 1912, and J bounded as follows; On the North ( by lot No. 39, East by lots Nos. 35, 36 'c and 37, South by Oakland Avenue, 1 and on the West by Lot No. 33, said * lot fronts fifty feet on Oakland Ave- ( nue and runs back 150 feet, the same * having been conveyed to W. Augus- s tus Smith by Oak-and Heights Realty Company, by. deed dated October 26, ( 1912." t Also, "All that certain piece, par- 1 eel or lot of land, situate, lying and i being in the Town of Irmo, County 1 and State aforesaid, containing one * acre, more or less, known as Block T., 1 bounded by Mower Street, land of Paul A. Eichelberger, Carlisle Street and Laurens Avenue; the same being t the lot of land conveyed to W. Augustus Smith by J. M. Carson and H. J. Corley and known as Tract "C" of said Town. Purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. GEO. S. DRAFTS, f Judge of Probate for Lexington Co., f S. C. 1 April 12, 1921. I FINA: ?iiGE. Notice is h ven that on Tuesday, Ma: < the under- 1 signed will ap - .ge S. Drafts, s probate judge ':"gton county, 1 tor final disc .dministrator 1 of the estate 1 }. Addy, deceased. < J.' V \RTHA, : It-2 8. -c. iinistrator. CITATION NOTICE. State of South Carolina, County of T.pvintrtnn Rv ("Ion o t^- - ? J o. uraLts, esquire, probate judge. Whereas, Gussie Rawl made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of D. B. Rawl. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said D. B. Rawl, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lexington, C. H., S. C., on 1th day April, 1921, next, after publication hereof at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,* to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 4 th day of April Anno Domini 1921. GEO. S. DRAFTS (L. S.) Probate Judge Lexington Co., S. C. Published, on the 6th day of April, 1921, in the Lexington paper, 2 weeks. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, Of The Dispaitch-News, published n.-ccklv at Lexinerton. S. C.. for Anril 1, 1921. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Ira M. Sligh. who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the owner (part) of The DispatchNews, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, * printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publishers, Sligh & Walker. Lexington, S. C. Editors, Sligh & Walker, Lexington, 3. C. Managing Editor Sligh Walker, Lexington, S. C. Business Managers, Sligh & Walker, Lexington, S. C. 2. That the owners are: Ira M. Sligh, Lexington, S. C. W .T. Walker, Lexington, S. C. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holdersowning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: Home National Bank, Lexington, 3. C. G. M. Harman, Lexington, S. C. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as Trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such :rustee is acting, is given; also that :he said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under vhich stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books )f the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity ether than that of a bona fide owner; md this affiant has no reason to beieve that any other person, associa:ion, or corporation has any interest lirect or indirect in the said stock, eonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publicaion sold or distributed, through the nails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding he date shown above is (This information is required from daily pubiontinns nrtlv.P IRA M. SLIGH. Sworn to and subscribed before me . his 28th day of March, 1921. W. D. DENT, (My commission expires at will of 1 Governor.) < TRESPASS NOTICE. i All persons are warned not to place < ishing nets in the pond of the under- 1 iigned, or to. trespass on the premises n any .other way. Lexington Electric Light Co., t-2o c By W. "W. Barre. i - A <JAKD We thank each and everyone of our kind friends and neighbors for the assistance and sympathy that they gave to us in the sad hour pf trouble of our dear daughter, Mrs. Jodie Gregory. We pray God's richest blessings on each and everyone of you, for we can. never forget your kindness and love. If we can ever return a good deed to each of you all, we will more than gladly do it. ? . May God bless you all are the prayers of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Seal and Child- ' ren. .. WANT ADS. KODAKERS?Correct developing means better pictures. Send your kodak films to us and get the best. . Columbia Studio. 1423 Main Street. Columbia, S. C. Write; for price list. ;. 3t-28-E WANTED TO BUY?One car 2x6" (12 to 20' lengths); one car 2x6" (20* lengths); one car 2x8" (18 & 20' lengths); one car 2x8" (20* lengths); one car 2x10"! (18 & 26* lengths); one car 2x12"! (18 & 20' lengths),. The above ' must be square and sound short leaf pine, * dry 60 days or better. Make us best price and yotir shipping point. L. D: Brabham Company, Jnc., Batesburg, &. C. Phone 16. ? ~ *?j $ WANTED?Position as nui"se or cook. Edna Langford, Hartsville, S. C. ltp WANTED?Position as cobk or nurse. Malzie Lights, Hartsville, S. C. ltp i LADIES will find for next six days 100 ladies coat suits; tricotines, ser- .? ges, tweeds and velours?all latest styles and material, values up to ' > $39.50, now at $17.50 each. Furtick Sample Stores at corner Gervais and Gates, and Main street. Annex. Columbia, S. C. FOR SALE?One milch cow and young calf. Apply B. E. Little, Lexington, S .C., R. F. D. 4. lt-p ONE MILLION pure Porto Rico potato plants. Immediate shipment, dollar seventy-five per thousand shipping point. Orders receive prompt attention. G. J. Derrick. Lancaster, S .C. 2t-p-26. HANDSOME .congenial young lady, worth $100,000, is anxious to marry honorable, worthy gentleman. Mary, 508 Lankershim Bldg.. Los Angeles. Ca^. 4t-25-p GET YOUR Hemstitching and Picoting done promptly at the Columbia, S. C., Hemstitching & Pleating Co.. 1310 Main. Skirts pleated $2.00. Hemstitching on all material 10c per yard. Gold and silver picot ertrriner. French riffle nleatine. We carry a full line of threads. Phone 2272. BALDWIN RED COB WHITE SEED CORN, for sale at ,$1.00 per peck or $3.50 per bushel. Prolific, made '> in sand land an average over seventy bushels per acre. On sale at Lexington Cotton Fertilizer Co.. O. W. Miller, producer, Gilbert, S. / C. : IMPROVED COLUMBIA LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED for sale. $2.00 per bushel. In 1919, row tested made one-fourth more seed ; . cotton per acre than Cleveland Big Boll short staple Cotton. Grows 1 1-4 inch staple. This long staple cotton gives 34 to 35 per c#nt lint, and gathers easier than short staple cotton, and is as early as Cleveland Big Boll. Stalks and lint of the Improved - Columbia Long Staple can be seen at Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer Co.?G. W. Miller, producer, Gilbert, S. C. FOR SALE?Improved Columbia Long staple cotton seed, $2.00 per . -c bushel. In 1919 in row tests made more per acre than Cleveland big boll; easier gathered than short staple cotton; staple 1 1-4 inches in length. On sale at Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer Co., Lexington, S. C., or G. W. Miller, Gilbert S. C. ' 16-tf PARTIES having large tracts of land and want it divided and scld for the high dollar write us; also smaller tracts handled; large tracts a specialty; best auctioneer in the ' State. "Write P. O. Box 304, New Brookland, S. C. : ll-10-6m. ESTATE NOTICE. All persons having claims against: the estate of Nathaniel Elmore deceased, are hereby' notified to file the same, duly verified, with the undersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. FRANCES UNGINER, Administratrix. Brookland. S. C.. April 0. 1021. 3t-p-27.