The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, August 31, 1921, Image 2
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|By JULICS E. SHARPE. County
I Superintendent of Education.
The Lexington High school will
open on September 5 th. Prof. L. E.
Whittle is the new principal. A full
corps of teachers has been employed
and this promises to be one of the
best years in the history of the school.
Several new members have been added
to the faculty, among whom are
Mr. Clyde Addy, professor of agricul
ture, Miss Ethel Dreher in the high
school, Miss Susie Lown, teacher of
th? sixth grade and Miss Vera Corley,
teacher the second grade. Appropriate
exercises will be. held on
the opening morning. A number of
speakers will be on the program and
Prof. Whittle will announce his plans
for the coming year. The Lexington
high school has added the eleventh
grade and another high school teacher,
and bids fair to be one arftong the
best high schools in the State.
The Steedman rural graded school
has tinder construction a new building
which will be ready for the opening
of school.
The Gilbert Trustees have begun
the addition of a second story to the
building. The work will be completed
.in time for the opening of
school.
North Edisto has also added an additional
room to their already hand,
some building.
'"Via Sand AT(rontain district, has a
new building ready for occupancy and
furnished with up-to-date desks,
blackboards, and maps.
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The Star school has a new building
about completed and ready for
the opening of school.
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* A big meeting of teachers and trustees
is called for September 3, at
eleven o'clock in the court house at
Lexington. All teachers residing in
the county are requested to attend.
'The program will be interesting.
Several school districts have not yet ,
filed their census reports. The time
; was up August 15th. Those districts
not having filed these reports are ,
^sked to do so at once. Delay means
extra work for the County Superintendent.
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Teachers are sending in their certificates
very slowly to be recorded in('
thA Sunerintendent's office. This is'
required by law. It makes no dif-.
ference how long you have taught or '
what kind of certificate you have it [
should be recorded as soon as possible.
Pay warrants will be held! upjj
until they are placed on record. It is
an easy matter to comply with the
law but some teachers don't seem to |
care whether they do or not. Your
interests are at stake and you are re- !
quested to send in your certificates so '
that you may have no trouble when ;
school opens. It is not necessary to i
bring them in person, just 'mail them ;
in and they will be recorded and re- turned
to you. j
State Superintendent of Education
J. E. Swearingen, Senator D. M. Crosson,
and perhaps others will address
the Trustees and Teachers meeting to
be held in the Court House at Lexington
on Saturday, September 3rd,
at eleven o'clock. It is urged that
every teacher living in the county and
every ^chool trustee wil lavail themselves
of the oportunity to hear these
gentlemen discuss schools and their
needs. This is to be in the form of
a business meeting just before the
schools of the conntv heein r>neniner
That's HowBrowne:
I never saw anyone quite
so agile as Brooks. He's a regular
contortionist.
Towne: Yes, he gets that way
from patting himself on the back so
much.
Fishbones and other discarded portions
are valuable fertilizers.
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ILLITERACY FACTS
GIVEN FOR STATE i
Special to The State.
^Washington, Aug. 28.?The follow-j
ing statement shows' the percentage!
of illiteracy in the counties of South !
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Carolina, according to the returns of!
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the 3 4th census, which was taken in.}
/January, 1920. An illiterate, as defined
in the census, is a person ten
years of age or over who is unable to
write either in English or any other
language The percentages are based 1
upon the total population ten years
of age and over, or the total native
white, or total negro, as the case may
be. The total for the state is 18.1
per cent. Among the whites it is 6.5
? ft a o vn/vm
per cent.; among negroes i>ni
cent.
Total White Negro
Abbeville 17.4 5.2 26.9
Aiken 18.9 8.1 28.9
Allendale 32.4 4.4 40.8
Anderson 12.8 7.4 23.1
Bamberg... .. ..18.5 4.8 25.2
Barnwell 23.8 6.6 32.4
Beaufort 22.6 5.7 27.5
Berkeley 38.4 * 9.1 49.1
Calhoun 195 1.6 28.2
Charleston .. . :16.4 1.5* 26.6
Cherokee.. ./ ..17.3 11.1 31.0
Chester 23.8 5.4 37.6
Chesterfield 19.1 13.3 28.4
Clarendon 19.5 4.1 25.7
Colleton 25.6 7.3 38.7
Darlington 19.2 9.9 26.6
Dillon 22.3 10.9 33.1
Dorchester .. ..20.3 3.5 32.6
Edgefield .. .. ..20.5 2.6 29.0
Fairfield 24.6 2.9 32.0
Florence 18.7 7.1 30.9
Georgetown 29.7 7.6 40.7
Greehville 11.0 6.3 23.7
Greenwood 16.3 4.7 26.9
Hampton 20.4 3.5 31.5
Horry 16.5 11.9 31.3
Jasper 33.0 6.1 43.5
Kershaw 160 6.2 23.2
Lancaster 17.8 8.1 29.4
Laurens 19.7 5.3 33.6
Lee.. 25.9 6.8 35.9
Lexington 12.5 5.0 28.2
McCormick 204 2.4 29.2
Marion 22.5 7.2 35.4
Marlboro 18.0 10.5 23.4
dewberry 19.5 5.3 30.2
Oconee 12.5 9.0 * 25.2
Orangeburg.. ...18.0 3.7 25.7
Pickens 10.7 7.2 27.2
Richland 13^ 4.0 25.4
Saluda 16.7 4.9 28.0
Spartanburg.. ..13.7 8.2 27.1
Sumter 16.4 2.7 22.4
'Union 17.3 .8.2 28.2
Williamsburg ...21.7 5.3 30.3
York 17.8 . 5.9 31.2
TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS
TO MEET SATURDAY
A meeting of the trustees and
teachers of Lexington county and-the
public generally is called for Saturday,
September 3, 1921, at eleven o'
clock in the court-house at vexington.
Speakers from the State 'Department
of Education will be on the
program. The Compulsory Attendance
Law and the various laws for
the securing of State Aid will be discussed
and explained. Those teachers
living in Lexington county are
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urged to be present although none of
the schools will have opened at that
time. Representation of ,every district
is desired. The public is invited
to attend this meeting as much valuable
school information can be secured.
Cleanings from feather pillows
haye been found to be rich in nitrogen.
Same Old Story But a Good One.
Mrs. Mahala Burns, Savanna, Ma.,
relates' an experience, the like of
which has happened in almost every
neighborhood in this country, and
has been told and related by thousands
of others, as follows: "I used a
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and
Diarrhoea Remedy about nine years
ago and it cured me of flux (dysentery.)
I had another attack of the
same complaint three or four years
ago and a few doses of this remedy
cured me. I have recommended it
to dozens of people since I first used
H and shall continue to do so for I
know it is a quick and positive cure
for bowel troubles."
v^OTE FOl
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udge of Pr
who will g
lonest deal.
MET A WELCOME |
IX LEXINGTON i
! (Col. E. H. Aull in Newberry Herald
and News.)
I desired to make a stop
at Lexington to see if I could find a :
plat of the school districts of Peak
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ana ?l. JUIUIS, uui ml\ oiiaipr, mt
county superintendent, said he did
not have any plats, and by the way,
he is endeavoring to have done what j
I made an effort to get our represen- J
tatives to do, authorize a resurvey J
and a map of the school districts of,
the county, but the legislature in not
only Newberry county, but in some
I others, does not seem to think the
county departments of education i
amount to much, and rarely grant'
any suggestions or requests of these^
offices. Mr. Sharpe is a young man,
but seems to be on his job and com
petent to discharge the duties of the i
office in an intelligent manner. Pity j;
we can not get the members of the \
legislature to understand that the ed- )
ucational department of the counties
is of vital importance in this day, and
to give that recognition which the
queston deserves and should have.
I also had Mr. Holly Harmon, the'
clerk of court, to look over the rec- ,
ords of his office to see if a plat of
this territory and the school districts!
could be round, but it is not there.
Mr. Swearingen says the law gives
the county board authority to locate
lines, and that is true, but who has
the authority to, pay for the work,
and what fund should it be taken
from.
I met Ira Sligh and his partner of
the Dispa,tch-News, Mr. Walker, and
they said everything was rather quiet
but they are moving along nicely and
doing well and giving Lexington a
good county paper. Ira is one of my
iboys who learned the trade in The
,Herald and News office, and I always
feel an interest in these boys and am
pleased when they succeed and make
good, and so far as I can recall all of
. them who went out from The Herald
and News have made good, and |
there have been a good many of
them. It is gratifying to me to meet
?these boys and give them another
word of encouragement. It makes,
me feel that possibly if I have done I.
nothing else and made no money that ['
may be I have been instrumental in*
helping some worthy boys to make \
a start and be in position not only to f
be good and useful citizens, but also /
to make a good and comfortable liv- j
ing for themselves and those depend-1,
ent upon them in the years as they/
come and go.
CHAPIN NEWS.
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I Mr. Sidney Lindler, a well known /
'boy who graduated at Newberry Col- .
/lege, had the misfortune to break his '
'leg. We hope he will recover soon.-j
! Mr. George Bickley was thrown by
his mule going from the mill ancj <
broke two of his ribs. We hope he
will be well and out again soon. 1
Mr. John Rister of White Rock can1
;not be beat making good corn meal. ?
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Mr. Oscar Hedgepath has got a,
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/new wife. We hope him good luck. i.
* Mr.
Austin Wessinger paid his*
daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
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Bickley, a flying visit last Saturday
(night.
' Mr. Jacob Sites is still on the job.
^Look out Miss Vinie. I want some
cake.
Mr. Jonas Slice and Henry Barrett[went
to Columbia to purchase roof- I
ing to cover his new building. I J.
hope the new house will soon start*
up. 1
Mr. Editor the owls are catching
our chickens, and the game law is not
in, what do, kill or look on?
Mr. Melvin Slice has a wide smile..,'
It will wash dishes and cook dinner. ;
BIG SNAKE KILLED
/ NEAR GASTON
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* Mr. Sam M. W'atts, one of Lexing- (
^ton county's most prosperous farmers. \
[killed a big rattle snake4while pulling|.
fodder in nis neia one uay xnis wees, v
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The snake measured six feet and had
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gerous reptile.
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SCANDAL
"There is so much good in the worst
us
And so much bad in the best of us
That it ill behooves any of us
To talk about the rest of us."
man who wrote the above lines correctly,
at least the sense of what he
meant to get to the people is there.
They surely need this lesson today,
more than ever before. It is high
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time for some people to step, take a
breath and look and listen.
There is scarcely a day passing
now that a report is not started that
will likely injure some one within the j
limits of our town and country. The
day after our young people have en- j
juyvu a. uunce me air is iuna wiui reports
of misbehavior on the part of J
the young ladies taking part and
when you try to get at the truth it's
the* same old story of "somebody told
me." Possibly our young people are
partly responsible for being talked
about by trying to keep step with the
trend of the times but that's no excuse
for any man or woman repeating
things told them which will injure
irrepareably the reputation of
some young lady. A good motto to
follow is not to repeat anything you(
hear unless you are sure it's true and
if it will injure anyone don't repeat1
it at all. ' ]
Think it over, you will not lose
friends if you "cut out" the gossip.
Since the creation of man youth
has had to learn by experience the
lessons of life, so it is folly to preach
to them that they, by their careless
words and actions are responsible, to
a large extent, for the talk, that is
started and grows with each telling.
But older people realize the untold
and lasting harm that can come from
these reports and it is high time for
them to take a hand.
The* Mothers and Fathers of our
ifAiinor riOArilA 0V1 iliof
JUUllg 044VUAVI. A1XDAOC lAAGbl* HiV
present style of dress and dancing be
modified and the objectionable features
"cut out" or stop the dances.
They should insist on a number of
chaperones who will stay throughout
the dance. Parents are too careless.
They should insist on chaperones
for long automobile excursions.?Ex.
HAIRY VETCH
Clemson College, August 29.?Hairy
vetch is the safest and surest legume
that may be used in the South as a
winter cover crop .according to N.
E. Winters, extension specialist in
soil fertility. Just as the velvet bean
twnes around the corn stalk and
waves in triumph over the top of the
highest corn field, so does hairy vetch
entwine a field of rye or oats. Hard
clay or poor sand where crimson
clover fails, will produce hairy vetch
successfully. Vetch also successfully
resists drought, frost and heat.
Time and Methods of Planting
Any time in September or October
when conditions permit (September
is best), sow about 20 pounds of vetch
seed and 6 0 pounds of oats or rye per
acre in a corn or cotton field or any
other cultivated field that would otherwise
be left bare all winter.
The seed may be sown broadcast
and harrowed in, or planted with a'
small grain drill. Vetch and rye seed
mix nicely; but vetch seed tend to
settle to the bottom of the hopper
and drill out in bunches or patches in
the field, when mixed with oats. Carefully
keeping the seeds uniformly
mixed will overcome this trouble.
Inoculation
Hairy vetch uses the same inoculation
as narrow leaved vetch and com/
mon vetch, also the same as English
peas or sweet peas. The following
method of inoculation has proved successful.
For inoculating three bushels
of seed get about one bushel of
dirt from the top six inches of a field
that you know is well inoculated and
has been successfully growing either
vetch, sweet peas, or English peas.
Spread the soil out in the shade and
let it dry. Be sure, not to spread it
out in the sun, which will kill the inoculaton
germs. Pulverize thoroughly
and sieve out the sticks and rocks.
Moiston the seed with water to which
add enough molasses to make it a
little sticky. Now sprinkle the dry
dust over the moistoned seed and stir
it in. This wil lcoat every seed with
inoculated dust and give sure results.
Do not expose inoculated seed'to direct
sunshine any longer than is abso-1
lutelv necessary. If you are not sure
that your field is already inoculated
you had better play safe and inoculate
your seed before planting them.
Unic Valuable
Vetch responds to lime about the
same as cowpeas, peanuts, and crimson
clover. Although vetch does
well on an acid soil, it does much better
on a soil sweetened with lime, cspecially
if we are trying to build up
and make a productve soil in the incorporation
of largo amounts of or- |
ganic matter by means of green i
manuring and stable manure. j
Value of Vetch
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A crop of hairy vetch and smail ?
grain will, if turned under in the)
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spring for corn take from the air and
add to the soil 50 pounds of valuable /
nitrogen to every acre and will save
another 50 pounds from leaching out
during the winter and spring in the
drainage water and going away in the
run-off through the gullies. About 100
pounds of valuable nitrogen, which
has been costing us so much in commercial
fertilizer, will thus be saved
and added to each acre by means of
! this winter cover crop.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS '
From Specialists* Correspondence
With Fanners
What varieties of peaches should I
plant for market??S .L. M.f Pinewood.
I would suggest that you plant the
following named varieties if you are
growing fruit for local market: May|
flower, Mamie Ross, Greensboro, Carmen
Belle of Georgia, and Elberta.
There is more demand for the Belle
of Georgia and Elberta than for the
earlier varieties, therefore, I would
plant more of these. If you are growing
peaches for shipping to the northern
markets, then it would be better
to confine your plantings to Hiley,
Bell of Georgia and Elberta.
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' Tell me about the varieties of Roj
tundifolia grapes.?\V. J. K., Flor- ,|
i ence, Ala. >
The James with us is a very fine '
grape. The Flowers is of poor qual- '
ity, but on account of its being extra
late I believe it should have a place
in every variety vineyard. It is good
as a dessert variety. The Eden is the
most prolific variety we have ever
grown; sometimes the bushes have as
many as sixty or more berries. The
LaSalle has done exceptionally well
anrl T helieve is nnP of the best in
^quality, but it is not so prolific as
some of the others.
Please give advice on the use of
bone meal.?T. S. L., Society Hill.
Bone meal contains approximately
22 percent phosphoric acid while the
commercial acid phosphate usually
has only 16 percent phosphoric acid.
I believe you will get just as good results
from the use of acid phosphate
in combination with nitrate of soda,
cottonsead meal or dried blood as
your source of ammonia as you will
from the use of bone meal. I would,
suggest that you use a fertilizer analyzing
about 8 percent phosphoric
acid, 5 percent nitrogen, and 4 per
cent potash instead of bone meal
alone.
Please advise me in regard to destroying
earth worms.?E. B. H., Holly
Hill.
The earth worm may be easily destroyed
in pots and boxes where you
are grownig plants by applying
strong lime water. Take one pound
of stone lime and slack in a small
quantity of water; then dilute to three
gallons of water and pour a tumbler
ful of this solution in each pot. In a
few minutes you will notice the
worms wlli come to the surface and
will turn light colored.
Cotton rags are used in the manufacture
of paper, guncotton and explosives.
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Few girls lock their lips after the^; ' rg
kiss is stolen.
It takes a motion-picture actress to
brag that she is wedded to her art be-'-" C
fore she has even had a proposal.
,A Bolshevist is like a mule that'
kicks because he wasn't born an au- P-t
tomobile.
Look at the men around you z.nS; ik
realize, if you can, that they werop-'
once the prettiest babies in the world.'
Every married man has two wiivee
?the one he has and the one he just
thinks he has.
We may measure our road to wis-^?;';
dom by the sorrows we have under- :p*r.
gone.
One bad habit will break down alfl:
man's character enough to admit another.
Seaweed is the source of paraffi^
The juice wasted from the removal
of cherry seeds is made into a jelly v
with a rich flavor. \
Cotton plant seeds, which once
. i ' yftfc
were burned, are now sources of &
variety of food Oils.
''What time shall I come over .to
the house, Mary?"
"Oh, I don't know, Blair, come after
dinner."
"Well, that's what I was comin*
after."?Brown Jug.
Why People Buy Rat-Snap In Preference
to Rat Poison.
(1) RAT-SNAP absolutely kills rats
and mice. (2) What it doesn't kill it
scares away. (3) Hats killed with
RAT-SNAP leave no smell, they dry
u? inside. (4) Made in cakes, no mixing
with other rood. (5) Cats or dogs
won't touch it. Three sizes, 35c, 65c,
$1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Harmon
Drug Co., and Lexington Pharmacy.
REGISTRATION NOTICE. /
Notice is hereby given that. the *
books of registration for the town of
Lexington will be open at the store
of Caughman-Kaminer Company
from August 15 to September 30,
1921, inclusive. All persons desiring
to be registered must bring county
registration certificates in order to get
town registration certificates.
J. S. CAUGHMAN,
Supervisor of Registration, Town of
Lexington. ,i;. 7t-c-50~~
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
^AND CREDITORS
All persons holding valid claims
against the estate of Dr. James L.
Johnson will present the same, duly
attested, to the undersigned, at Swan-,
sea, and all persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the undersigned.
MRS. M. C. JOHNSON,
Administratrix of Estate of Dr. James
L. Johnson.
Swansea, S. C., Aug. 23, 1921. ,
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