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VOLUME NO. 52. LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16,1922. NUMBER 43
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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
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derailed at. the road crossing, about 3
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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
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was in charge of the train, said that i
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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night, said that he was coaling when
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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.
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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.
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' WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
j DURING THE MONTH.
By C. S. Addy, Instructor of Vocation
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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
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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
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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
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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*.
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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
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apply a good liberal spread of manure
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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
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POSTMASTERS TO &EER
IS CAPITAL CITY.
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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
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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
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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.?
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J BATESBURG NEWS.
Rev. H. T. Rikard, a local Bap- '
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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. ,
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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
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were conducted by his pastor, Rev. ^
S. E. Welchell of the Baptist church.
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Mr, Rikard was engaged in the mercantile
business for a number of years
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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 *
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business man of Columbia, was the 1
guest of his sister, Mrs. D. B. Rawl, 1
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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
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Both gentlemen live in Batesburg.
>*Dr. L. E. Dreher of Leesville, a 1
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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
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\ 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*
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man and codk, Jack Ridgell and his
helpers, prepared and cooked the tish
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which is enough to say it was done
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right. It. was a most pleasant occa.
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sion and enjoyed by all who attended.
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The recent cool and cloudy weather ,
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has been a great stimulus to the boll .
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weevil and he is putting in some good
work in this section.
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ANNUAD PICNIC AT t
* PINEY WOODS.
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' 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
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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
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FAIR VIEW DOTS. I
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Cross Roads and.Pelion have been
playing a few interesting games of c
ball. They played three last week. 1
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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 '
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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. '
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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 '
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)anking institutions in other sections
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>f the country. The financial probem
was one'of the easiest to solve, it
vas said.
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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
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>f money from other sources. Officials
>f the ?association point to this as 1
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>roof' of the fact that in financial
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Ircles the cooperative, marketing idea
s looked upon with the greatest favor
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;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
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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.
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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.
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"There is "louing in the problem
hat is inimical to their interests and
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here is every probability of material
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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.
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"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."
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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 >
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;eason will become so convinced if %
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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.
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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.
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The friends of Mrs. John G. Farr,i*
ormerly one of our respected and beoved
citizens, is now at Hartsville
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njoying good health. *
The Fidelas Class of the Baptist
unday school is giving an entertainment
at the parsonage Thursday
vening. Everybody is cordially inited.
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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.
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