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g|p|jioLUME NO. 52. ' LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1921. NUMBER 10. > +]
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f HOLIDAY APPEAL.
^ ;i Headed by Gov. Rob't A. Cooper of
South Carolina, sixteen State Execu^ves
who attended the recent Gover
>;. r nor*8 Conference at Charleston havej
v written Christmas time appeals to the
peojde of their States in behalf of the
j?-: work of the Near East Relief,, according
to advices received at Coif
^ liimbia from New York and anjag
' nounced by Congressman A. F. Lever, v
f Honorary State Chairman.
&? According to Mr. Lever, this Is the
'0 second time the Governors of the
||f . Country have recognized* the services
- of the Near East Relief in succoring
?|*k ,^e vicfittis of Turkish barbarity and
erf hatred for Christianity: At the Con r"'
Terence in Harrisburg, Pa., last year
11-4 they passed a resolution of endorse
fr~ '^faezxt, but this year have gone further
-and made individual appeals.
; In addition to Governor Cooper, the
;/J following State Executives have signed
^ appeals for the Near East Relief this
year: Rob't D .Cary of Wyoming, Wm.
C. Sproul of Pennsylvania, Thos. E.
? Xilby of Alabama, . Edward I. Ed*
wards of Ne^j Jersey, D. W .Davis of
> Idaho, W. D. Denny of Delaware,
W ILf/vMApen Wnaf Vircrin\ck
JUpuiCUlM JC ?aivi 5au v/i. >1 WUI, .
n J .M. Dixon of Montana, Henry J. AlIk'-.
len of Kansas, Chas. B. Mabey of
, Utah, Thoa .E. Campbell of Arizona,
.j. B .A .Robertson of ^Oklahoma,
Nathan L. Miller of New York. Evt:
' * erett J. Lake of Connecticutt and Jas.
Hartness of Vermont.
f The 'Near East Relief has under
; taken to raise $100,000, in South Caro>J
.Una before June 30 next, to carry on
? fits child-saving work in Armenia,
pT *' Georgia and other, famine and Turkridden
States in Transcaucasia, Syria,
Palestine and Mesopotamia. The Pal_
mstto State is taking care of 1,667
c' children whose parents were murdered
by the Turks for refusing to re$
nounce Christ and become Mohammedans.
WATERINGFCRD NEWS
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spend Christmas in 'such :
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MASONS CELEBRATE
ANNt'AL FESTIVAL
A social affair of more than usual
inteerst to Masons was the annual
celebration of St .John's day held
Tuesday nieht at the Masonic temple,
which was largely attended by local
Masons and some visiting brethren.
This was also the occasion for the installation
of officers for the coming
year, the following being installed:
Dr. G. F. Roberts, Worshipful master.
S. J. T^eanhart. senior warden.
J .D .Carroll, junior warden.'
C. E. Leaphart, treasurer.
A. D. Martin, secretary.
J W. Nipper, senior deacon.
Ira M. Sligh, junior deacon.
Eli L. Corley, tiler.
W. E. Humphries and T. L. Huntley,
stewards.
After the installation services a
banquet was served the members,
about 60 plates being set, and the
ftf tha Inricp arp due Messrs.
John' T .Sox and N. S. Geiger, the'
stewards, for the splnedid manner
in which the supper was put on.
While Masonry has grown to vast
proportions, and extends all over the
world, it can never be used to exert
any combined influence in political or
ecclesisstical affairs. It is built upon
too broad lines to be diverted from its
proper aims. It receives as members
men of all nations, creeds and beliefs.
Its supporters come from every rank
and class in society. It gathers to
its counsels and $bout its alter men
whose birth, early environment, training
and experiences have been widely
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ainereni, una wnms mem mi
and blameless purposes. It recognizes
no sect and has no politics.
Freemasonry is the handsmaid of
all seeking truth, light and right. It
is generous to a fault in dealing with
the frailties of men.
It inculcates the mutual ohligations
of man to man in every walk of life.
It enforces the practice of every duty
man may owe to his Creator, to his
neighbor and to himself. It brings together
upon a common level the
prince and the peasant, the artist and
the artisan ,the rich and the poor,uniting
all in a universal brotherhood.
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
A regular meeting of Dixie Lodge,
No. 52, I. O. O. F., will be. held next
Monday night, January 2, at 7:30 o'clock,
at which time the newly elected
officers will be installed, and refreshments
will be served. It is expected
that several visiting brothers
present at this meeting who
versed in Odd Fellowship,
B^^^^kaeeting should prove one of
^^^^^^^those attending. All nemto
be present.
Y DIES
the young son
LMathias, died
knts at noon
had been
^kath being
old
COTTON PRODUCTION UNDER j
BOLL WEEVIL CONDITIONS
Recommendations Made by the Extension
Service of Clemson College.
Clemson College, Dec. 27.?The Extension
Service of Clemson College
has published Extension Bulletin 48,
"Farming under Boll Weevil Conditirino
" Vints sekfMiroS thrnitcVi Spn-I
ator N. B. Dial the publication of a
revision of the "Report of the South
Carolina Boll Weevil Commission."
Both of these publications, which maybe
had from county agents or from
i the Extension Service, Clemson Col!
lege, S. C., contain aluable sugges;
tions on growing cotton under boll
weevil conditions. Some of these are
given below.
I
Stalk Destruction and Cleaning up
the Farm.?The hordes of weevils .
that ravage the cotton crop are the
offspring of parent weevils that passed
the preceding winter successfully.
The weevils developing late in the
fall are the ones most likely to suri
vive the winter, as they are not worn
out by long flights and by egg laying.
The reatest number of weevils will
survive in those fields on which cotton
stalks together with grass, weeds
and other refuse material offering
shelter, are allowed to remain. The
early destruction of cotton stalks by
chopping and plowing them under,
the planting ofwinter covers, and the
cleaning of terraces, ditch banks,
j edges of woods, and other places offering*
winter shelter, constitute the
first step in making the next year's
- crop.
Thorough Preparation.?When a
cover crop is grown on the land during
fall and winter, it should be
i j a ~ iU A
piuweu -unucr cany in me spuus au
that the land will have ample time to
settle before planting. Cotton comes
up more quickly and starts growth
ea lier if planted on a firm well-settled
seed bed than if planted on a
loose one. If the land has been in
corn and velvet beans, or corn and
peas during the summer and can be
co) venieijtly planted to a cover crop,
this should be grazed during the earlywinter
months and plowed under in
mid-winter for best conservation of
nitrogen, and this will give time for
the land to settle and the organic
matter to humify before planting
time. Where no cover crop is used,
the land should be plowed in the fall
or early winter for a heavy clay soil,
or in the early spring in the case of a
sandy soil, and the seed beds should
[ be made up early in the spring so
I that they will have ample time to set|
tie before planting. Clay soils when
I plowed deep to give more soil for root
development. No soil should be i
plowed deep in the late spring or just
before planting.
Planting only Approved Varieties.
?Numerous experiments in the boll
weevil infested area of this state and
other states have simply justified the
Recommendations of the following
varieties for the conditions designated:
A. Short staple varieties.?(X)
Cleveland Big Boll for wilt-free land.
(2). Dixie Triumph for wilt-infested
land. '
B. Long Staple varieties.?(1)
"OTohhAr \*n 49 (9. \ "Dpi -Tvnp ~Wph.
ber.
It Is important to have an early
fruiting variety but It' Is also important
to have a variety which continues
to fruit throughout the season.
The boll weevil prefers to punctute
squares and will do so if they are
fcreent in the plants; but if none are
Ba be found, he will then puncture the
^Blf-grown bolls. This explains why
Bs important for a variety to con^^Be
fruiting throughout the season.
should be understood that other
^^^ ties may,in a given season andi
favorable conditions yield moiB
H^Hthese, but when taken for a
^^^^Byears the above named va^^|
proved their superioriJ^^H
B^^Bg as Early as Safety^^B|
BBdii should be plan^^^H
Judicious Fertilizing.?A liberal application
of commercial fertilizer is
also advisable, and this fertilizer
should contain an abundance of phosphoric
acid, as this ingredient hastens
the maturity of the crop up to a point
where the plant has all it requires in
its growth. On most oils in this state
about 300 pounds of acid phosphate
per acre will give most profitable results.
A liberal amount of ammonia |
hastens the maturity of the crop up'
to a certain point, too much ammonia
delays the crop as does too
little, -h^nce the importance of having
the correct amount of ammonia
<. 1
for e4ch soil. Each farmer should I,
study: the needs of his oils and use:
the ajnount of ammonia which he
finds bets for his land. Potash is necessary*
on most of our sandy soils and
on some of our Piedmont soils. Where
a good system of farming is practiced
in the Piedmont section where the
crops are' rotated and organic matter
supplied, no potash should be reJ
quired. An excess of potash also
tends -to delay the maturity of the
i
crop, 'and for this reason moderate
applications will generally give best
results. A well baanced fertilizer I
which supplies the needs of the soil
to which it is applied gives the earliest
crop an dthe largest crop.
All of the phosphorus and the pot
"L- - ? J A
dsn ditu iliUSl Ui 11111 ugcu OUUU1U
be applied by the time the first
squares begin to form. On very light
sandy soils it is advisable to apply
more of this nitrogen after the cotton
is up, but in no case should this application
be delayed until late in the
season. Where large applications of
fertilizer are made at planting time, it
is important to mix the fertilizer with
the soil thoroughly so that it will not
interfere with the germination and
early growth of the cotton.
Rapid Cultivation.?From the very
start, cotton should be cultivated in
tensivejy to prevent weeas ana grass |
- i
fromeyer gettin ga atart. To accomplis
htfcta, frequent shallow cultivation
is advisable. Cotton should
newer be cultivated so deep as to destroy
the roots of the plant,s. and undpr
no renditions should weeds and
grass be allowed to get a start in the
cotton ,as they will delay the growth.
Collecting Weevils.?It may be
helpful to pick weevils from the
young cotton plants before the
squares appear whenever cheap labor
that costs practically nothing in cas.i
is available if weevil collecting is
done w:tn uie utmost tare, sivms
special attention to places where the
greatest number of weevils ;hiberr.ated,
the majority of the weevils may
be caught before they lay their eggs.
It is estimated that weevil collecting
when upon 11-orouh search less than
50 weevils per acre are found, Is not
profitable.
C'olUuug Squares.?When low- .
priced labor is a vailablev square collecting
will be helpful if properly '
done. Collecting should be begun
about ten days after the first bloom
is seen in the field. But unless it is
done thoroughly it is unprofitable.
About everyffve days every square
must be picked, not only those on the
ground, but also those that have dried
on the plants, as wellas those which
show yellow color or are flared. This
should be continued during the first
.weeks of the square-formin^perio^T
During wet seasons when cu
is Impossible, plow
cultivation
places
lis
lands,
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PERSONALS
Mrs. Virginia Caine, Miss Vermelle
Caine and Mr. Monteitth Caine of
Greenville are spending the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moorman.
* I
Mrs. J. M. Moorman and son have
returned home after a vist to Mrs. 1
Moorman's parents in Lancaster.
Mrs. Ira M. Sligh and children are
spending the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. H. Y, Hathcock in Lancaster.
Mr. H. D .George and Albert T.
Taylor last week enjoyed a hunting
trip on the Savanna^ river.
Mrs JRlla. "Pn* is in Sumter attend
ing* the family reunion of the Myers
family. She will remain there for
several days.
Mrs. R. M. Gibbs, Miss Mary Pearle
Gibbs and Mrs. Leslie G. Moyer spent
Christmas with Mr. Crosby at Batesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Snelgrove and
children of New Brookland were visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. J"! H. Haithcock
during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. J. H. Haithcock is spending
sometime with her daughter, Mrs.
Lee Snelgrove of New Brookland.
Mr. R. J. Hook, the popular and
clever fellow, in Tapp's Lexington
store, enjoyed a visit to his old home
and especially the Christmas exercises
at White church, where he met
a large attendance -and a number of
friends.
Mr. N. P. Shipp, one of our "old
boys," but now of Wilson, N. C., and
the mistress and two bright little girls,
accompanied them on their visit here
for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Heber Ballentine of
Johnston were visitors at the old home
and in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kaufman in
passing through town Saturday stopped
over for a short while to see his
mother, Mrs. Addie Kaufman.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sox of Columbia
were guests 01 tne oia nome 01 capt.
P. H. Caughman on Chrstmas^where
they spent a happy day.
Mr. Wm. and Probst Schwartz
spent Christmas with their mother,
Mrs. Schwartz, where they were gladly
at nome.
Misses Ethel Dreher, Annie Lou
Taylor and Pearl Caughman are off
on a Christmas-holiday trip to visit
Orlando and other places in the land
of fruit and flowers.
Mr. jacob Bickley and Miss J una
Eickley were guests of Mrs. Jennie
Austin of Columbia during Christmas.
Mr. John Stuart and wife spent a
happy Christmas with his sisters,
Misses Mattie, Sallie and Naomi
Stuart at the old home here.
FLAMES DESTROY
HOME OF DEVORE
Edgefield, Dec. 22.?Yesterday"
about 2 o'clock the residence of Judge
J. W. DeVore was destroyed by fire,
having caught from a spark falling
upon the roof. The family was at
dinner and neard the roar and
cracking of flames. The alarm wag
responded to at once by the fire company,
but owing to a strong wind
from the west, driving the flames over
theenth^roof of the house, and also
^B^^^^^fe|^^tance the house
impos
COTTON FIGURES , f
GIVEN FOR WORLD.
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Washington, Dec. 21.?World production
of commercial cotton for
1921-22 was placed at 15,593,000
bales by the department of agriculture
in a report made public tonight.
This is the smallest crop since 1900,
the report stated, ana compares wiuz
20,650,000 produced in 1920.
?
Two of the most important cotton
producing countries?the United
States and Egypt?suffered crop "disasters"-durnig
the year, the report asserted,
producing only 61.4 per cent. N
of thei rtotal production of last year,
or 5,667,000 bales less than was produced
in 1920. The cotton crop in
China, South America, Mexico and
other countries, while said to be not
so important commercially, was reported
smaller than usual. Russia,
which immediately before the war
produced around 1,500,000 bales annually,
has practically ceased to grow
cotton, the report stated.
Prices for cotton in the United
States were forced down below production
cost last year, the report
said, because of the forced shutting
down of spinning and weaving establihments
in the principal manufac-^
turing countries. Reduced consump
* ' it +
tlon, occasioned uy uic iiiauAUb^ v*
Russia, Turkey and many other countries
in Europe and throughout the
world to buy cotton cloth since the \
war, it was explained, necessitated the
closing ' of world mills. American
farmers, confronted with a large
carry-over, last spring voluntarily reduced
their cotton acreage, it was
pointed out, and the yield was further
reduced because "comparatively
little fertilizer was used and because
of boll weevil ravages over practically
v.a antifo onttrm belt." The Ameri
vuvitv
can crop also was seriously hampered
by unfavorable weather conditions
over the cotton belt, the report further
explained. Egypt was said to
have been affected by much the same
The production in the United States
for 1921 was estimated at 8,340,000
bales of 478 pounds net, as compared
with 13,440,000 in 1920, 11,421,000 in
1919 and 16,135,000 in 1914. For
x1? 1 nti an txto a pqf{,
?igy pt xne i a - j. {;iuuuv.uuu <? < ~
mated at 684,000 bales, as compared
with 1,251,000 in 1920, 1,154,000 in
1919 and 1,337,000 in 1914.
For British India the figures were
3,623,000 bales for 1921, as compared
with 2,845,000 for 1920, 4,637,000
for 1919 and 4,167,000 for 1914. . i
British Africa estimates for 1921
were 75,000 bales as omc,pared with
81,000 in 1920, 60,000 for 1919 and A
54,000 for 1914. The estimates for m
Russia, however, were only 50,000 for fl
this year, as compared with 90,000 in
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11V.VW IU .p p
1914' fl
The estimated production in 1921 in
Japan and Korea was 120,000, as com- ^
pared \vith 105,000 in 1920 and 38,000
in 1914, while for China it was 1,- *
650,000 in 1921, 1,868,000 in 1920 and
in
PLEASANT FAMILY REUNION
The family of Mr .and Mrs. Wailaco
E. Lorick enjoyed a real family reunion
on Christmas day. The.
family being: present, children
grand children, as follows: Mr.
Mrs. A. C. Fleming, Chas. Fleming,
Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Redd,
Lexington/Misses Ernestine Lorick,
Kathryn Lorick, Columola and Noland
Lorick of "Wilmington, N. C. All enjoyed
theiifeblves around the well Vm
Stable of good things and had
il time in toto?long to be rered
by all present.
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back door a large and heal- /
individual had asked for
^^^^^^ftomething to eat," and had
J^^^^^Bthat he might have it if he i
a while at the wood-pile. I
head mournfully. -B
HH^Bto argue," he explained, I
is so unstiddy that I I
stick ~v
those