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111111'- ' ' ' ' jpF] Btapatrij-5fetits Ft ., VOLUME NO. 52. LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16,1922. NUMBER 43 . i^:;' ', ', . - -"V : . ' . ' " ^? ? * ' -wmm^ I ENGINEER IS KILLED. I i^vannah; scalded at his* alters, passenger, Hamlet, i ed in extricating body of Air Line passenger train ( 2j^ c ( rthbpund from Jacksonville ii'&tft o'clock yesterday afterlf'>limiting in the death of Engi- \ ~J<&h W. Preacher of Savannah ' in^jtL.'ies to Dave Stephens, negro ftjg&and Mrs. J. S. McDaniel o:, ^^tne. ^a pa^e^ger.^ Neither ^ of crosswise of the ^E%e track was demolished j ^ * into a horseshoe. The i wan '-of eight, cars. The remain- ; -this morning the wreck had , cleared, but a wrecking | ^HE Itr&s on the way from Savannah, , atCayc*?. Mr. Lewis' said { ^^ ougl t th be uld be j h7 T o'clock this morning or ,j Just as the train passed over the dirt j vo^d: The trail of. the truck dbuld ' v -?e ^followed to where the engine and 2 canp leij$ the track. v * i j V looks as if the engine truck was t derailed at. the road crossing, about 3 " -1 > yards from the.- scene of the ^epfe,: and ran on the ties until the J 1 truefc..was demolished and this derail- 1 ed the engine," said H. H. Thomas, i vardmaster, when asked about the ] wreck, : X>. Lane, veteran conductor, who J ' ' - - <, - V was in charge of the train, said that i * - 1 / ?r* ; ?- -itr ' -/ / - ' > v - -y-Y 4; 1TOTCI UCUU&C101&, wnuc - wc , ; through passengers oil the; PflKmafts I. were. imov'id back to Denmark -and j . 'broushfc'in over the Southern tracks, j :* '* Tie five car* were moved shortly af- ^ ter 1 o'clock this morning, Mr. Lewis ;: said. The Seaboard's southbound passen- <. gar train due J^eice shortly after mid!- * *was ed Over the South- ; ^ em to Denmark and then back on ? V 'the - Seahoard bracks, officials an- j J v&Jjj^ks.^e^track at a point where * highway crosses the railroad caused the accident, according to opinion expressed by many perJloni. Ths railroad approaches the ' dirt road on a curve and. the highway J likewise crosses the railroad on an 1 acute bend. The constant traffic of * automobiles across the railroad track s ^ id thought to have been the cause of the accumulation of sand, and the 8 curve <m which the train struck & be- 13 lievod to ' have accentuated the e trouble. The^ increased automobile a traffic on Sunday -and' the deeerased v train traffic, it is thought, would com > t<? mike the sand heavier on a 3 * Siraday?af:ernoon than at any other t * time- daring the week. t Some oi those discussing the wreck t v last night suggested the possibility 'that aoine undiscovered defect in t equipment might have caused the de- a raifinenti The railroad commission \ jc" will i endeavor in its investigation to c ascertain the cause or causes. r ' Track Derailed. 3 , . JSdarks on crossties showed that a r tnifck, thought to be 01 the engine a Wttier than the tender, left the rails t the speed was probably 40 miles an hour. He, too, thought that the trouble was caused by a truck derailing at the crossing. The train carried about 75 passengers, he said, and was running on time. Mr. Lane was in the" combination car, which was partly derailed, but he suffered no injuries. * Dixiana is about nine miles from Columbia and automobiles began to gO to the scene as soon as the news became known. Until a late hour lasi ni?ht there was a constant stream of traffic. This added another casualty to the list. Willie Wiggins, a negro living on Lady street, was knocked down by an automobile while he was on his way to church near Dixiana. He was carried to the Good Samaritan I i hospital by persons occupying the machine which struck him, but they did not leave their names. He is not thought to be seriously hurt. Dave Stephens, the tireman, seen sit the Good Samaritan hospital last 'j night, said that he was coaling when * ? he suddenly felt jolting and jarring. He realized something was wrong anc looking over at the engineer, saw Mr. Preacher reaching for his throttle 01 emergency brake. Stephens then lumped to the left and landed just as the engine turned over on its right side. He feil on his knees and rolled over a time or two. The next thing- he remembered was some one picking him up. , He had not looked at his watch since the train left Savannah but was of the opinion that No^ 2 was running about on time. His only pain last night was in the right side, but he was considerably jarred by the jump. J. H. Walters of Hamlet, N. C. svho was scalded when he attempted to rescue Engineer Preacher, said las. light; at the Baptist hospital that hv ran to the engine as soon as the train itopped, realizing that the wreck was lerlous. He said he looked out ol :he vestibule of the day coach in vhich he was ridine and saw the en fine in the ditch. He was scalded vhen he stepped in ai pool of hot rater and by escaping stpam from he engine. Mr. Walters made a :lose inspection of the engineer's cab ia on^th^seco^d V^lief train several tours after the Wreck. His feet and egs are scalded a little above his .nkles. /.Mr. Walters was on &X$ way rom Savannah to. Hamlet. ^ . ' x> ,* . ? . Mrs.' McDanlel, the only passenger njured in the wreck, was placed in he baptist hospital for treatment. ler doctor said last night tha? she ras suffering principally from shock. >: Dies at His Post .Engineer Preacher, who was from >avannah, stuck to his p03t and ap arently did. everything in his power o bring the train to a atop. He was. ound in his seat, where he had renained steadfast to duty. Hie body ras brought to Columbia shortly aft>rwards. His death was due to calcting. , passenger who. /was apiong the irst to reach the overturned locomoiye said that Mr.. Preacher, in his pinion, had ample time to jump had le desired to do so, but from the portion in which he was found he had evidently stuck to the last, trying to ave the train from being wrecked, ["his passenger said that he was traveling in the day coach and had time, tfter realizing that something was rrong to brace himself. L. C. Beaver, W. H. Martin and Dphriim Allen, railway mail clerks, tad about the narrowest escapes of hose not injured. They were shaken ip but not hurt, they said- last night. The mail car was th^iirSt* behind he tender and was tferown to the left ilmost at a right angle. Both trucks vere torn from under it and one part >f a tender truck crashed into the* ear of their coach. Mr. Beaver said le was sitting down and the derailnent threw him -and his companions ill fout the car. The occupants of he express car likewise escaped inury in "some unexplainable way. Within an hour after the accident in engine from Columbia with one i freight car reached the scene and >rought Mr. Preacher's body, several passengers, and the mail to ?olumbia J. P. Darby, secretary of the South Carolina railroad commission, said ast night that the commission would nvestigate the wreck . and would probably start this inquiry today. The wreck was reported to the com nie8lon promptly, the news reaching 3ecretary Darby at 6:55 p. m. '. . . " ~ . " ? ' WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED j DURING THE MONTH. By C. S. Addy, Instructor of Vocation , al Agriculture, Lexington High School. In order to obtain a satisfactory growth of alfalfa, it should be sown during the month of August and early September. There is no doubt but that every farmer knows the value of alfalfa as a feed. The problem now is to, interest everybody to grow al| falfa. The one essential thing in the growing or airaiia is me surncient liming to neutralize all acids in the land, in other words a sour soil should be sweetened before attempting to grow alfalfa. It is possible to detect an acid.soil by the plants growing - . \ upon it. Sorrel and horsetail are often found on acid soils. Another way to determine the acidity of the soil is the use of blue litmus paper, which may be obtained at any drag store. .The essential factsrin growing alfalfa are a deep compact and well prepared seed bed on well drained land, which is rich in huni'is in-. oculated either with soil fr? m an old alfalfa field or pure cultures. ( Let me' urge the people not to neg- j lect preparing a small patch .or an . acre or more for alfalfa this fall. If I can be of any assistance to you in the preparation and planting of this valu'able crop, I shall be glad to 'help you. Sow. Grasses and Clover for Permanent Pastures. Like alfalfa, grass and clover can I be rhost successfully sown in August: nnr? Sontomhop Popo ahrml/1 "h? given to the preparation of the land for this deeding. In order to secure good results in preparing for a permanent pasture., weeds should not be allowed in the field. The land should be seeded heavily. This will aid in the prevention of w>ed?. Sow at least two bushels of mixed gras:* seed and k 'I' f . . ? twelve or fifteen pounds'' i! clover seed per acre. The more varieties of grasses you have Qhe better, ns they prolong the grazing period. . ^ ; Time tO'PIa it Itirnip*. .f - i To make* a good, crop of turnip^ .they should be plan. cX pomettm^^ Usiactory varitls of 'unrips' plant in Mfall,. slable' -ma rur* is . the.' best ilizer'to ? apply 4U> 'turrips. Of course, it should be cut very fine. Put 7- i . your rows about-three feet apart and - * , V c.) apply a good liberal spread of manure ' - } in the furrow. Mix this well into the soil and bed on ij. Then open this bed with a small scooter, drill in your qoprl and onvoi> ( V<o?ti 11 u W V Vt) VV? V* Lil * i ' - - ' i . fij^i t ii^?j ii, .**yT POSTMASTERS TO &EER IS CAPITAL CITY. . .' .. :> ;" ' ?' ' . . J?;/ < The South Carolina Branch of NatioijAl League ot Postmasterswill hold their annual convention in Columbia on August 22nd. The meeting will be held in the convention room on the second floor of.the new post office building. The state officers are anxious that dvery third and ... / > * fourth class postmaster attend and it I is important that they be on hand promptly at ten o'clock in the morning as several addresses have been arranged, and with the business to be attended to it is necessary that the meeting convene early. It matters not whether you are a member of the I league or not. If you are a third or fourth class postmaster you are urged to attend. At this meeting a j r delegate will be selected to represent ] the South Carolina branch at the [- % J National Convention which will be held in San Francisco about the mid! die of September. If there is any further information desired by any postmaster, a letter addressed to the State President, H.*0. 'Jones, Salley, or the State Secretary, J. B. McMillan, Ulmers, S. C., Will receive prompt attention. MISS SHEALY WINNER . IN BISCUIT CONTEST. Mary A. Shealy of the Newburg, Cooking club won first place in the Lexington County Biscuit Contest with a scors of 92 1-2 points. Mary Clifton Floyd of Lexington come second. This means that little Miss Shealy will represent her county at the District * meeting'""''trf*'* Columbia sometime in the early fall. The judges, Miss Lola Snider of Rock Hill and Mesdames Gaines and Rogers of Columbia said our girls made some of | the test biscuits and the first place was rether Jtiard to determine.? \ ; J BATESBURG NEWS. Rev. H. T. Rikard, a local Bap- ' --'t .1 tist: preacher, died at his residence on Hi^ street Saturday morning after aa'Illness of over four months. He < was born in Newberry county 69 i ye^rs ago and has lived the greater 1 portion of his life in this town and Vicinity. He was married to Miss ! Sal Lie Chasti'ne of Lake City. Fla., in < 1883. He is survived by his wife, one sister, Mrs. J. W. Bedenbaugh of : Baiesburg and two brothers, Mr. J. < M.'; Rikard of Batesburg and Mr. J. Caljioun Rikard of Leesville. Mr. , ?. , I Rikard was ordained to the ministry ( 35 -'years ago and has always taken , an^active part in church and Sunday . school work. The remains were-in- j termed in the Batesburg cemetery > | Sunday afternoon in the presence of , I a large crowd of sympathizing friends ' and relatives. The funeral exercises ] were conducted by his pastor, Rev. ^ S. E. Welchell of the Baptist church. -V ] Mr, Rikard was engaged in the mercantile business for a number of years 'v ' 1 and always successful. In his death the church and community sustains a heavy loss. Dr. E. C. Ridgell, Hon. G. W. [ Wightman, Messrs. C. E. Jones and Ey <L. Hartley- spent Friday in Colofnhia on business. .'Mr. Lowry S. Covin, a prominent * / * business man of Columbia, was the 1 guest of his sister, Mrs. D. B. Rawl, 1 r ? - i Saturday. Mr.- Covin one time held apposition with the First National J Bank of Batesburg. "Messrs. H. P. Fulmer, A. J. ' Bethea and John J.' McMahan, canfates for Congress, were in town ( day of the campaign meeting at 1 ftytmmerland Springs greeting their J fcflends in this vicinity. 1 Messrs. E. R. Steadman and Q. 5 ?. Britt have announced their candi- ? dacy for magistrate in this district. 1 "l Both gentlemen live in Batesburg. >*Dr. L. E. Dreher of Leesville, a 1 -W , farmer member of the l^ouse and one c "it# the most ppoular'gfentlemen in the 1 efcunty was greeting his friends in ^ l^ttesburg Monday morning. ^fe'Mrs. Daisy Pearce Towill and 'Miildren have returned from a a Jropnth's' sfay in the mountains of I t v il viim ' - c \ Merabersof the Ridge Medical As- c sociaiipn had a . fish fry at Azariah ' r Taylor's pond last Thursday evening- c Tho^e attending tgith a lady from 'i; their faWly were:.- Drs. K. H. and a W.. P. ^mmofman; W. T. Gibson, K. L. Able, A. I*. Ballenger, D. M. 1 Crosson, E. O. Ridgell and J. A. Watson, Rev.JE. P. Taylor, Carlisle Taylor and Prof. C. W. Riser also attended. That - well known fisher* * t man and codk, Jack Ridgell and his helpers, prepared and cooked the tish * , "" T which is enough to say it was done 3 right. It. was a most pleasant occa. * g sion and enjoyed by all who attended. 3 The recent cool and cloudy weather , i 3 has been a great stimulus to the boll . s weevil and he is putting in some good work in this section. m x ^ t g u ANNUAD PICNIC AT t * PINEY WOODS. c ' Piney Woods farmers will hold j. their annual picnic August 26th, 1922, a in front of Piney Woods parsonage. v The porgram is as follows: f Prayer by Rev. W. H. Riser. Address of welcome by Mr. V.?L. t Cannon. t: The Moral Advantage for the Boys p ana wins on tne farm, oy ur. a. j t Freed. . n Can the Average Farmer Give His ^ Boys and Girls a College Education? t by Prof. S. J. Derrick, LLD. c / ^ Hog Breeding and Feeding by Dr. S. J. Summers. Legumes as a Soil Builder by Prof. X. E. Winters. . f c The public is cordially invited. F -? - 1 FAIR VIEW DOTS. I r Cross Roads and.Pelion have been playing a few interesting games of c ball. They played three last week. 1 J The scores being 19 and 1, 18 and 1, t 15 and .2 in favor of Cross Roads. Mir. and Mrs. Major Padgett spent 1 the week-end with their sons near ( ?teedman. i Mr. Jacob S. Kyzer is. very ill at i the horhe 6f Mr.? "O. 'Shumpert7'^'."1 ' m i m * ? MARRIED. [- Fred L. Hulme, C. P. H.4 U. js. Navy, and Mrs. {Lilian Burns of /Charleston, S. C., married in New Or- ' I leans. La., July 31. ' * ' ' r.% V>. af' MANY WILL SELL OLD COTTON THROUGH NEW ASSOCIATION Columbia, Aug. 16.?Many members of the South Carolina Cotton Growers Association have signified their intention of selling their old cotton through the association, and are ready to receive it, officials of the as- 1 iociation announced. Delivery of cotton grown prior to 1922 is optional with the members, but scores'of them have written that they wish the association to handle it for them. Full instructions to the members of the Pssnm ibinn ree'p r^inc tho rioiii ?ry o ftheir cotton will go forward ( rery shortly, it is announced. Every . member will be told where to deliver ^ lis cotton, receive his allowance, etc. rhese instructions will be sent out by 1 the field service department. The headquarters of the association present a busy scene these days, a , large force being at work day and Tight completing the preparations for I , handling the cotton of the associa- j tion's members. The association is now established in its new quarters, 1425 Main street which has been , iesignated as "Cotton Cooperative Building." The office force is rapidly being organized. , Officials of the association said that ( svery mail not qnly brought assur- < inces of the strongest support and { loyalty from members, but brought in many new contracts. Complete satislaction with the progress of the new membership campaign is expressed * md officials believe that the associa:ion wall begin its year with the larg- 1 ?st sign-up of any cooperative in the 3 belt. The association is already as- 1 rnred of more money than it will 1 leed for financing the crop, it was 1 ?aid hv Maw/v,. J " uiyncj hi duuuuiince ind at good terms has been offered it by the South Carolina banks, the 1 Arar Finance corporation and by ' a )anking institutions in other sections g >f the country. The financial probem was one'of the easiest to solve, it vas said. r None of the statewide cotton coop- ( srative associations have experienced r my difficulty in arranging for money t his fall. The War Finance corpora- t ion has approved advances aggregatnem haVe b^en flooded with offers s >f money from other sources. Officials >f the ?association point to this as 1 l ( >roof' of the fact that in financial - t Ircles the cooperative, marketing idea s looked upon with the greatest favor c ;s being fundamentally sound. "ORTY YEARS WITHOUT t ANY IMPROVEMENT. Columbia, Aug. 14.?f'lf forty ears of marketing under the old sysem have left this section impover- g shed, except for adnormal prices A >ald during the war, then is it not ^ it least time to begin to look for ome other system of marketing," t .sks W. W. Bradly, state bank ex a miner, in a statement issued today, j trongly endorsing the cooperative c narketing of cotton and tobacco and g irging the banks of the state to back he two associations. . " ' * Mr. Bradley declares that the sue- ? ess of the assocaitions rests more ? f< irgely with the banks than with j ny other force in the state. The plan rill succeed, he declared, just in so ar as the banks will it to succeed. S "There is "louing in the problem hat is inimical to their interests and e here is every probability of material . v irosperity to the banks, as well as to he communities they serve, in pronoting this marketing plan," declares * !r. Bradley in enumerating some .of he reasons why the banks should a upport the associations. t "In the past farm products have ieen sold to thoroughly organized ompacts by thoroughly disintegrate iroducers. The man who produces! las had no word in the conduct of { >roduce exchanges. The law of sup- a >ly and demand has been inoperative * fxcept in the case of extremely large >r extremely small crops and then it tas been used mainly to the advanage of the speculator. "Cooperative Marketing, it is beieved, will remedy, if not cure this * ?vil by enabling the producer to get ^ some advantage of the selling end of ' :he law of Supply and demand." ? ' r* J IN THE MOUNTAINS. < Messrs. Samuel B. George and J. E. Kaminer left this morning for a * tour of North Carolina and Tennessee They will be away several days. WEEVIL MIGRATION BEGINNING NOW. Clemson College, Aug. 14.?Fall migration of the weevil has begun in some sections where the cotton crop is not very good and where fruit formation has practically discontinued. Otherwise, the situation during the past week showed no important :hange, square infestation continuing t to vary in different localities from very low to 95 Der cent or morp. ac cording to reports received today by Prof. A. F. Conradi, Entomologist, who therefore advises continuation of cultivation where possible and of thorough square collecting from the plants and the ground. Whether poison application should be made after migration depends on conditions. . Migration is not yet heavy enough at any point to warrant discontinuation of poisoning. When migration become^ severe and general, no profit may be expected from poisoning. During the past week there have been breezy and dewldss -nights es-v pecially in the-. Piedmont section.' Poisoning on such nights is not ecommended, but the application should be made during the first favorable nights though it be a week or 30 la^e according to the schedule. Did Methods and Customs No Longer Dependable. Farmers are urged to use good judgment and not to become panicky. When the weevils become numerous so :hat all squares are punctured and roung bolls are attacked, one or even :wo applications of poison may be -ecommended in order to protect as nany of the young bolls as possible. The attitude of .the farmers is not ihvdys encouraging. Some have kept ip cultivation and square collecting liligently while others "laid by", ibout August 1. It must be emphaiized that these old methods and cusoms will not be satisfactory under \ veevil conditions, and those who have lot yet become reconciled to more,.; ' liligent methods of farm managenent throughout- the entire growing > ' ' xf\ Jr.''-**-: ;eason will become so convinced if % ... j hey continue their efforts to grow y are man/ striking illustrations of the great im >ortance of soil buildlhg as the funiampntal operation in .veevil conrol. The success profit that nay result froon/, poisoning, square - olleeting or other direct Weevil conrol methods i3 ased on efficient soil* i uilding. *. PERSONALS. . 9 v . < . ,v Dr. J. J. Wingard and family are ^ pending a while in the mountains of forth Carolina, hy a^*o, Mr. B. B. )swald at the wheel. Rev. J. C. Roper of Chester spent' he week end with his friends, Mr, v. nd Mrs. Samuel B. George. jMr.toper is Managing .Director of the' " hristian Education Movement of the outhern Methodist Church, and; -hile here, filled the pulpits for Rev. Vhitten on Sunday. - r1 The friends of Mrs. John G. Farr,i* ormerly one of our respected and beoved citizens, is now at Hartsville i . njoying good health. * The Fidelas Class of the Baptist unday school is giving an entertainment at the parsonage Thursday vening. Everybody is cordially inited. * Mrs. W. W. Barre is taking three ;eeks vacation at Saluda, N. C. Mr. J. Owens Day, of Baltimore, fter spending a week pleasantly with lis mother, Mrs. G. M. Harman, reurned home Sunday afternoon. Bob Lee, Naval Cadet, is spending lis vacation with his grand parents, 'ol. and Mrs. M; D. Harmay. Prof. Arthur F. Harman, his wife nd three sons, Fuller, Arthur Jr., Jarion, Jr., of Montgomery, Ala., .re visiting his father, Col. and Mrs. ! J. D. Harman. Mrs. Lena Dyke's, of Miami, Fla.., s taking a vacation from her hote^I ' vork, visiting the Morgans of Cleve~?* and, Ohio, and will return by way of Baltimore, and Washington and Lex- * ngton to see the fold folks at home/; Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Sharpe'v lavQ, returned ?r.o.m a visit of several lays to Mrs. Sharpe's parents, Mr. ind Mrs. M. R. Boylston. of Salley. . Mrs. Katie Hendrix is visiting friends in Newton. N. C. Mr. Jacob Biekley is still feeble at his. home. \ *- I V 1 \