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PiA ESTABLISHED 1894. ' THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1919. VOL. 24. NO. 13.
COUNTY HEWS f
Hi KAPPEII1GS'
NEWSEY LETTERS BY REGULAR j
CORRESPONDENTS. c
News Items of Interest to Herald j
Readers Ebb and Flow of the r
Human Tide. \
Lake View. ?
A Mr. Nonus Pace, of Sumter, spent a
a few days with relatives last week, j
Mrs. L. C. Floyd and children have ,
returned home after spending some c
v time in North Carolina.
All the teachers from here with
the exception of Miss Elsie Baker, at- j
tended the State Teachers" Meeting t
at Columbia. e
Messrs. Joe and John Mccormick f
of Florida were summoned Here last f
week on account of the illness of their ?
f mother. 6 J
Mrs. Apdrew Smith was-^taken to
ihe hospital at Florence last week. f
also Mr. Vonnie Humphry's. Their r
6% many friends wish them a speedy re- t
If covery s
The "Victory Pageant" given Sunday
night in the interest of the Baptist
"75 Million Campaign" was very a
instructive and was quite a success, t
:1 when one realized that such a little (
?f time was devoted to practice. ir
A reception was given at the Bap- r
tist church on Friday night to the]S
members. Refreshments were served! t
and a good time was had. t
Quite a number attended the Shrin- j
er's meeting at Florence from here. !c
They all report a splendid \ime. i
Misses Dunnie anj Goldstein of f
Lumberton stopped over here one day
last wsek en route for Florence to
attend the Shriners meeting.
Mr. Lawrence Elvington has so'.d ^
his farm the past week and expects So j
build a home in town. N
Mr. Bishop Grantham is having the
lumber hauled to build his new home J
on the lot he recently purchased. i(
^ Friends and relatives were shocked
and saddened when news was re-i f
ceived here last week of the death e
of Mr. Eugene Norman and baby, both je
departing this life on the same day. ic
Mr. Norman was away from home on t
business when he was taken sudden- t
ly. ill and died before the physician t
| arrived. Mrs. Norman sent a telegram t
k to Mr. Norman telling of the baby's e
Mb death and was waiting an answer
MT^when one came saying he, Mr Nor e
man, was dead. This makes the j;
" third death in the family In the last (
three monthB, ps one of the children, t
twin to the dead baby, died at that
time. Mr. Norman's home was in e
Conway, S. C. Interment was here in g
the Lake View cemetery. t
Latta. ?
Latta,'Nov. 30?Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Thompson of Little Rock were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D G. Burden, j
Miss Nannie Game spent last week
end in Mullins. T
Mr. and Mrs. L. H Smith of Hen- [
dersonvllle, N. C., spent last week in e
Latta with relatives. " e
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Summerlip en- c
tCTtalned at a course uinner on Tues- v
day evening. t
Sion Alford of Black Mountain, N. c
C., has recently been a visitor in Lat-j^
Mrs D. L. Cottingham of Savan-! *
nah, accompanied by her little son.if
Dan, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ida r
f Cottingham, and her sister' Mrs. 0.
J. Fennegan. ' f
Mrs. A. J. Shine, of Faison, N. C. ,
is. visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Shine.
Miss Hope Manning has returned r
home from a-visit to her sister, Mrs.
C. E Bethea of Wilmington, N. C. n
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Caldwell of
Lumberton, N. C., with their daugh- e
ters, Misses itosa, ix>is ana tnnsum)
spent the Thanksgiving season with
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Fennegan.
Mrs. C. F. Cottingham of Charles- j,
ton is the guest of Miss Lyle Wood- $
ard.
Miss Beulah Lee of Summerton is q
visiting relatives in town. |a
Mrs. E. G Wells and children of! j
Wilmington are visiting Mrs. Wells' E
mother, Mrs. S. Pope.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Fennegan with t
Dr. and Mrs T. C. McGee and Mrs.
Ada Edwards attended the Bennett- j
Hawkins wedding in Clio Thursday e
evening. j.
Miss Mattie Price is the weeek end
guest *of Mrs. W J. Summerlin. j
Mrs. Addie McCutcheon entertain- ^
ed her missionary circle on Monday
evening. a
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Dew last week i q
visited Mrs. Dew's brother, Dr. Ralph V
Chappell of Bishopville.
Misses Elizabeth and Jennie Lee a
Dew are spending the week end at j
home in Latta.
Mrs. J. J. Tolar was at home to a t
number of her friends on Friday ev- s
ening.
r \ Mint urn.
, Mr. James McCormac a student of
V wf North Carolina State College, Ral-jl
w eigh, N. C., spent Thanksgiving at c
his home.
[ Miss Annie Henegan, Miss Charlton '
John and Prof. M. A. Wilson, attend- .
ed the State Teachers' meeting at
Columbia last week. They report a
fine meeting.
Miss Isla Weatherlv of Dillon spent -j
the week end at her home
Quite a few of th(( Minturn peo- t
^ pie attended the Bennett-Hawkins j
W wedding In Clio Thursday evening, [a
r Misses Kate Evans and Annie 1
Weatherly attended the District
JIG DILLON BOY
ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
ilnrvin Conner of Hamer Makes New
Yorkers Gasp When He Enters
Recruiting Station.
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The following from the New York
ournal will be of interest to Dillon |
ounty folks:
"The local army recruiting station |
eceived a recruit this morning who I
s not considered one of the smallest)
nen to ever enlist in the army. He,
veighs only 245 pounds, is 6 feet,!
! 1-2 inches tall, and is a frisky lad j
>f 22 yeart? He answered to the name!
f Marvin Conner, and he says he is
i blue blood tarheel from Hamer,
Mllon county. South Carolina, never
vent to school a day in his life and
an whip any man he ever saw.
Did Not Consider Him.
One of the orderlies at the recrutng
office declared when Marion came
ip the stairs the steps swayed drunk>n!y
and he had to grease the door
acings so he could squeeze through
or ap examination. When an averige
sized man stands beside him the
omparison in sizes is ludicrous.
wV?of oito oVirkA ho wfirfl
iV uuu aoavu rruav oiaw uv ?? w, {
ie smiled and said the factories did
lot consider him when they made
heir lasts and he had to have his
hoe# specially made.
Special Permit.
"Marion enlisted at Florence, S. C.
md was sent here to be transferred
o the army educational center at
Jamp Uptown, N. Y , where be will
eceive special training. As he is 77
lounds overweight for his height, a
pecial order will have to be gotten
o permit him to attend the school,
tut no difficulty is expected in securng
the special order, as the young
nan is physically perfect and accord-1
ng to the examining office does not
lave a pound of excess fat on him.
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DILLO.Y COUNTY KEEPS CUP.
iVins Trophy Cup Third Tinie for Largest
Percentage of Teachers
Enrolled.
At the State Teachers' meeting in j
Columbia last week Dillon county
ras awarded the trophy cup offered 1
or the largest percentage of teach-1
irs enronea aunng me aiaie reacurs'
Association. The cup is awarded
in a percentage basis according to
he number of teachers in the couny.
Dillon sent a contingent of pracically
n aety-five per cent, of its
eaching force to the convention,
ighty in all.
Richland comity had the largest
nrollment insofar as actual numbers
s concerned with 273. Charleston,
)rangeb' ~g, Laurens and other counies
had large enrollments.
The total enrollment was approxiaately
1,070. Of this number over
00 were women. This makes the
hird consecutive year Dillon county
las won the trophy cup for the lar:est
attendance. /'
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DR DEW IN MISSOURI.
>almyra (Mo.) Spectator.
Rev. J. H. Dew, who is assisting
lev. Truex in a meeting at the Bap-:
ist church, is one of the most inter-1
ostinff sni) nnnvlnpinf nnlnit nratnrs !
ver heard in Palmyra, and the
hurch is crowded each night to its
itmost capacity. There have already
een about twenty additions to the
hurch and interest is growing steadly.
Rev. Dew's last sermon here
rill be Sunday night.
Christian Endeavor Convention in
)illon Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. E. Heriot and daughter Rita
rom Oswego spent Thanksgiving
rith Mrs. R. M. Evans.
A number of people from the surounding
communities enjoyed house
aces at Mr. C. McLaurin's track last
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Effie Evans spent the week
nd with Miss May Reece Hamer.
Fork.
Mrs. Coleen Bethea of Greensboro
J. C.f spent the Thanksgiving holilays
at home.
Mr. Mahone Moody, Mrs. K. S.
larmichael, Misses Emma Carmichael:
,nd Kenneth Huggins and Mr. E. W.!
fort attended the State Teachers'i
aeeting in Columbia last week.
Miss Ida Booth of Lake View spent i
he week end with relatives here. |
Dr. N. N. Schofield and Messrs L.
E. Bethea and J. L. McQueen attend-1
d the Shriners meeting in Florence]
ast Thursday.
Mrs. Ruby Fort Carmicbael and
Ittle Boyd Fort are visiting Mrs. T.
V. Carmichael at Rowland.
Messrs. L. B. Fort, J. W. Moore
nd B R. Roberts leit Tuesday for
Charleston where they are on the
Tand Jrry of the United States court.
Mr. and Mrs. Melton Rogers spent
, few dasy last week with Mr. and
Irs. R. C. Simpson of Tatum, S. C.1
Mrs. Mary Rogers is spending some
ime with Mrs. Foster Rogers at
imithsboro.
Kemper.
Miss Ruth Bryant of the Conserva
ory of Music, Fayetteville, spent
'hanksgiving holidays with her parnts,
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Bryant.
Miss Pearl Berry of Zion visited
riends here last week.
Miss Ida. Booth is spending some- 1
ime with friends near Floydale
Messrs. Thomas and John Rozier 1
pent Thursday in Sellers.
Miss Teressa Berry of Latta spent
'hanksgiving here with relatives.
Miss Etta Bryant of Floydale spent J
he week end at home
Misses Ruth Kneece, Manna Ray
nd Oline Hayes attended the State
'eachers Meeting in Columbia last
reek.
BAPTISTS RE
OVER
South Carolina Has Ove
Dillon Church's Quoi
Something Ov
The Baptists churches of South ?
Carolina have passed the high water c
mark in the 175,000,000 campaign t
which began last Sunday. The State's t
quota was $6,000,000 and up to Tues- t
day afternoon subscriptions to the
amount of $6,153,098.30 had been re- I
ported, with many churches yet to (
hear from. t
The quota of the Dillon Baptist *
church was $16,000.00. Ten thousand 1
of this amount was raised at the Sun. c
day morning service, some of the in- *
onKartrinHAna rparhW 82 - t
UUUOi OUWOV??|/l?www T-?
500.00, and the campaign committee
secured additional subscriptions Monday
and Tuesday which brought the s
total up to something like $20,000.00. \
Twenty associations had gone above 5
their respective quotas by Tuesday I
night and much more money was still 0
to be reported. Eighteen associa- 1
tions had either made incomplete re- J
ports or not reported. Only three S
associations have so far failed, to r
make any report whatsoever and out (
of the 18 not over the top the re- J
malning churches to report will show S
the associations oversubscribed, a
Leaders last night emphasized that c
every church in the state and every t
association will go over the top and I
stand on its own bottom. N0 money i
from one district will be counted upon
the report of another and ?n this i
way it is necessary that every church c
raise its quota. - C
Driv? Going Ahead.
While the amount asked of South ,
Carolina has already been reac%d ^
the drive continues unabated with j
enthusiasm running high. "Every j
member of the Baptist church in ?
South Carolina must be reached be- g
* ? 3 'ho nomnaitTi next ,
lore uie enu vi ?.uv. v?r?D-- ^
Sunday." the Rev. Thomas J. Watts,
publicity director, said last night.
Mr. Watts, like many other leading
members of the denomination, was
very much pleased at the showing
made and is confident the $7,000,000
mark will "h^ve been reached by
Sunday, the last day of the drive.
Nothing will be able t0 stop the teams
and canvassers throughout the week
as the success becomes better, Mr.
Watts pointed out, and renewed energy
is expected to result from the
success aire.. !/ shown. K\
The Greenville association' continued
to lead in the reports received .
last night running up her total to
$651,000. The Saluda association was
GAM$ LICENSE FUNDS
FOR EDUCATION.
Suggested That Receipts be Given to
De la Howe Industrial School 1
at Willington. * (
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in ttio wnrlH ?nv ron
nection bet\yeeu.Jlhe game birds and _
animals and poor*T?6yfc aiid girls of
Dillon county? So, that's your query "
after reading the above heading? ,
That there may become a very vital
and far reaching connection it is, .
the purpose of this article to show. ,
It is possible that every time a game ;
license*1 is bought in Dillon county *.
there may be a contribution both toward
the preservation of game and ^
toward the care and education of poor .
children. The Game Warden's office J
exists for the purpose of studying
game life in Dillon county, improving
it and protecting it; and part of ^
this purpose is gained as strange as i
it may seem, through the sale of li- .
censes. The De la Howe State Industrial
School, Willington, S. C., has ,
been established for the purpose o. .
studying, protecting ana improving
the lives of the poor children of ev- ,
ery county of the state, which of t
course means this county. There is resulting
from the sale of game licenses s
each year a surplus in the treasury of f
the Game Warden's office. What shall
become of this money? It has been
suggested that it be given to the De
la Howe Industrial School for the ?
benefit ot the poor children of the 5
state. We take such pains to teach I
our children love for wild animals; ?
now wouldn't it be fine to think of ^
in? wna unimais, even muiretuj,
caring for our children? If the legislature
should decide at its next meet- _
ing t0 give the Game Protection Fund ?
surplus to De la Howe, all the counties
of the state would be given free ,
scholarships for their poor children ^
at this school. Dillon county would
have its quota. Such a distribution of
scholarships would be the most sensible
'way of solving the problem that
surrounds the lives of the state's indigent
children. It is possible that _
many who oppose the payment of n j ?
hunting license fee would feel other-1
wise about it if they knew that someje
of that fee would feed, clothe, shel- ?
ter, and educate some poor hoy or j11
girl of Dillon county. The above is'
commended t0 the consideration of a 11 ^
tho legislators and citizens of thb ^
county who are interested both in the *
game and the helpless child that so *
sorely need intelligent and sympathe- *
tic Interest. I
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Through propogation and protec- ?
tlon the imported Chinese pheasant a
has become one of the most abundant if
game birds in Western Oregon. jh
PORT
SIX MILLIc'
rsubscribed Its Quota.
la, $16,000 Goes to e
er $20,000. . ^
de
(till second with $445,000 on a quota
>f $477,500. This district is expected
o go over by today. The .0 associa- m<
ions already over the top are: Ab- wt
>eville, Aiken, Barnwell, Broad Riv- ml
sr, Charleston, Chester, Chesterfield, .fe1
SdgefieW, Edisto, Fairfield, Florence, j in
Jreenville, Laurens, Moriah, Orange- bu
>urg, Reedy River, Ridge, Spartan, gH
Jnion county and Welsh Neck. The It
emaining 18 associations are yet in- fe1
lomplete, but will all go over the top Mi
vhen final reports are made during ca
he week. th
Already Over. ^
The 20 associations already'over- ^
lubscribed follow with the amounts
>y each: Abbeville $350,000, Aiken da
>100,000, Barnwell $202,330, Broad Q[
liver $189,000, Charleston $345,- on
>00, Chester $143,000, Chesterfield ov
154,352, Edgefield $150,000, Edisto Ca
>60,000, Fairfield $297,000, Florence sh
>105,000 Greenville $651,000 Lau- wa
ens $335,700, Moriah $140,000 th
)rangeburg $212,315, Reedy River
>124,000, Ridge $310,000, Spartan
>279,000, Union county $157,000,
md Welsh Neck $275,000. Many nf<
:hurches are yet to be heard from in
hese associations and when all re>orts
are in the total will be largely
ncreased. gg
Hf thp 18 assoriatinns not renort
ng anywhere near all churches, and m<
:onsequently not reaching their th
luotas, the following figures were
mnounced last night: Beaverdam th
>75,000, Carolina no report, Kershaw wt
547,978, Lexington $34,694, North mi
Jreenville $75,000, North Spartari- ap
rnrg $89,407, Pfee Dee $150,000, Inj
5ickens $16,000 Piedmont $32,000 ab
Saluda $445,000, Santee $261,000, ne
Sauldam no report, Savannah River ra
596,665, Southeast $65,000, Twelve tri
dile River, $11,000, Wacamaw $40,- et
>00. Many churches are yet to send bu
n figures in these associations and th
vhen reports are complete by the end th
>f the week all 18 are expected to be ot!
>ver the top.
Leaders from all sections of the ^
itate have visited headquarters here *b
luring the past few days expressly SC!
o convey, their thanks for the sue- er'
:ess of the drive and to tell of the en- ar
husiasm in their districts. W. H e|";
flunt of Ntewberry, R. I. Corbett of o1<
Chester, Lee McB. White of Chester, cu
3. E. Willlkms of Swansea, C. W. JJV
rones of Denmark, S. T. Matthews of
Iroonvllla anH nthora Viavd vloltail th ^
)ffices.?
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DILLON MAN HONORED. th
cr<
R. S. Rogers Becomes Head of State
Teachers' Association.
St(
Columbia Record.
R. S. Rogers, county superintend- J11
mt of education of Dillon county, ^
vas elected president of the Stateij?'
reachers' association at the final ses-i*
lion of the association Saturday!
norniug. Mr. Rogers is one of the best jpr
mown iien in the state and has built I
lp the schools of Dillon county to ajan
ligh state of efficiency. Dr. Josiah;an
dorse of the University of South Car- ?
mgeburg were elected vice presi- 8
lents. 00
When the name of R. C. Burts of
lock Hill was suggested for reelec- e|
ion as secretary', Superintendent
Jurts asked that he be relieved from
he duties. He stated" that the duties
vere s0 heavy that he felt it his duty Te
o resign in justice to his duties of
uperintendent as head of the Rock
Till city schools. Tbe association votsd
to give Mr. Burts what clerical
lelp he needed and refused to accept
lis resignation. m*
It was also voted to give W. E. si?
Hack, superintendent of the Lexing- ?d
on schools and treasurer of the asoriatioQ..-additional
clerical help.
Bothj,i{&iperintendents, Burt and
togeiw*yrere highly complimented 1<?<
ipauf th^ir efficient work. ?n'
Tne following executive committee
ras named: First district, H. O. Stro- ^
lecker, Charleston; second, George or<
I. Webber, Beaufort; third, W. E.
Hack, Greenwood; fourth, J Mann
rTeenville; fifth, J. H. Witherspoon,
Jaffney; sixth, D. Lewis, Darlington;
eventh, W. H. Hand, Columbia. bel
There are two "Superintendent W. Dil
3. Blacks" on the list of officers. Hi
'he treasurer is from Lexington end g?
he executive committeeman is fromj"U
Jreenwood. There is a third "Sup- fe^
rintendent W. E. Black*'in thejfet
tate and a member of the association. 9 i
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Josiah E. Hamer. iam
! on
Benneitsville, Nov. 29?Josiah E. P?
lamer died at his home at Tatuin of
"hanksgiving, after an illness of sev- we
?? i mi. r. ?~i ?? la
iui wtTna. i ii0 luiitrai ?cts iiciu
t Tatum at 10 o'clock Friday morn- Le
ng. !
Mr. Hamer was 70 years old on No- S
ember 24 He is survived by his
rife an(] the following children; P. W<
lldom Hanier, J. Evans Hanier, Orin scl
I. Hamer, Reese R. Haraer, Mrs. Mar- sui
ha Vanstory of Fayetteville and ani
Irs. Olive Smith of Lynchburg. sul
Mr. Hamer was one of Marlboro Ch
ounty's best and most prominent cit- Ini
sens. For a number of years he was Pr:
member of the county board of reg- p.
stratton and he held other responsi- da;
le positions. ) jed
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;v. EDWIN CALDWELL
. HAS NARROW ESCAPE
.1
ir Plunges Into River and He Hii;
Difficulty in Extricating
Himself.
Rev Edwin Caldwell, a former Dlla
"boy and son of Mr. and Mrs. W
Caldwell, had a narrow escape one
ght last week when the car ir
lich he was riding plunged into a
ep river near Georgetown.
Mr. Caldwell was on his way tc
torgetown where he was to hold s
ceting. He had to cross a ferry and
is told that the ferry was about a
ile distant. He had gone only a
tv yards when the rived loomed up
front of him. He applied the braket
t the car wae on an incline and
ided down the muddy embankment
plunged into deep water and in a
?v moments the water^ was up tc
r. Caldwell's neck. It was a closed
r and Mr. Caldwell/ tried t0 force
e door open but the pressure of the
iter against it was too strong and
smashed the glass and made hh
cape. The hour was late and Mr
:ldwell found himself alone in the
rkness with his car under 12 feel
water. He hailed and the ferryman
the opposite side of the river came
er and took him to his shanty. Mr
.ldw^ll. remained at the ferryman's
anty until next morning when help
is secured and the car removed from
e river.
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TRAIN KILLS AGED NEGRO.
lies Hngan/ Aged 65, Fatally Injured
by Northbound Freight.
I Miles
Hagan, a negro man about
years of age^ was struck by th?
rthbound local freight Thursdaj
srning and died from his injuries
e following day.
The accident occurred just below
e Main street crossing about mid
ly the freight station. The aged
in was walking down the track and
parently did not see the approach
g train. The train was running
out 10 miles an hour and the engi
er blew the whistle and the bell
ng but Hagan did not look up. Twc
ili\ hands riding on the cow-catch
and by-standers shouted at Hagirn
t he continued, his slow pace dowr
e track. One of the train hands or
e cow catcher jumped off while th?
her remained on the engine.
The engine struck Hagins full ir
e right aide, tossing him clear ol
e tracK. we was KnocKea unconlous.
His right leg was almost seved
near the ankle, while his right
m was crushed and broken in seval
places. Bystanders-rushed to the
I man's aid and it was with diffilty
that he was held down until
sdical aid could be summoned. Ir
3 semi-con&fliQus condition he kepi
ying that JLfciranted to get dp ant
ide repeat^F efforts to get upor
3 feet.
Just before Hagins was struck bj
e train- he was at the Main street
ossing plodding along with bowed
ad and a motor hand car carrying
ction hands to work had to be
jpped to avoid hitting him The
reman of the ssfetion crew warned
m not to walk onthe tracks as the
sight was seen approaching. The
1 man continued his journey down
e railroad, however, and appeared
be totally oblivious of the ap
oaching train.
Hagins was a very polite old man
d had the respect of both white
d black. For the past several years
had been a familiar figure on the
eets, doing odd jobs whenever he
uld find light work.
Ho died the following day without
gaining consciousness. *
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PEANUTS PROM CHltUkt* '
(xas Mill Imports GrounoPeas from
Orient.
Marshall, Texas, Nov. 30?Peanuts
e being imported from China, by a
irshall oil mill owing to the deind
for peanut oils. Several continents
already have been receivfrom
Shanghai, the nuts having
en grown in Shantung.
The foreign peanuts are no better
in the native product, according to
:al oil men, but they cgme already
elled and therefore are more easiand
less expensive to handle. The
ilnese nuts are about the size of the
linary Spanish variety.
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"Uncle Levi" Makes Fine Record.
Although 82 years of active life is
hind him, "Uncle Levi" Jackson is
lion county's oldest young man.
s mind is active, his appetite is
od and he sleeps well. This year
ncle Levi" hangs up a record which
v men ever attain, and which still
ver ever surpass. He has cultivated
icres of cotton land without extra
lp. $ix acres were planted in cotton
J .iT- TT on.rn V. ? Hon/-?
u in ?iiiiu. ng onj'a 11c uo^u
ly 300 pounds of 8-3-0 and 100
unds of soda. From the six acres
cotton lie gathered seven bales
ighing over 500 pounds each. This
a record which any man "Uncle
vi's" age should be proud of.
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ervices at the .Methodist Church.
Mai*n street Methodist church, Dr.
itson B. Duncan, pastor. Sunday
100! at 10 a. m., Mr. W. H. Muller,
ierintende/it. Breaking at 11 a m.
1 7 p. m. by the pastor. Morning
jject: "Tbree views or ine
rist.'? Evening subject: '"A Man's
citation to His Brother-in-Law."
ayer service on Wednesday at 7
m. Teachers' Meetings on Saturv
at 4 p. m. Public cordially invitto
all services.
BEST IT10 SEAT
j MEXICAN BOLL WEEVIL $
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FERTILIZE WELL, CULTIVATE
J FAST AND SPACE CLOSE.
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' Essentials Which Have Been Proved
1 Effective by Experience in All
, Boll Weevil States.
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' The Progressive Farmer says.
1 The boll weevil is now in every
^important cotton growing state,.
'{having this fall established itself ia
1 the Carolinas. Moreover, in nearly
1 all sections where the weevil has
been present this year, the damage #
1 has been exceptionally heftvy, in
* some caseB running as high as 80 or
l;even 90 per cent. Damage has been
! severe in Texas, where th? weevil
' has been for many years and where
the seasons are favorable for the
! weevil it appears that the pest will *
always be on hand to tal:e a goodly
. share of thf cotton crop. In other
j words, the weevil is with us appar1
ently for an indefinite stay, and if
f we would majre cotton, the sooner
we learn the essentials in doing so,.
! the better for us The following rec'
ommendations are based on ten
1 years' study of this pest, plus years
of actual cotton growing under wee* <1
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sentials in the order of their importance:
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I.?Plant on Rich Land, or Fertilize
Liberally.
Beyond all question, rich land ie
: of first importance in making cotton
s despite the weevil. Our rich valley
r and river lands are usually strong
i enough to make S??d cotton despite
the weevil, if they are well drained,
r But even on these richer soils, fifty
to seventy-five pounds ^>er acre of
I nitrate cf soda at planting time to
I push the cr?P off rapidly will gener
ally pay well.
; On our thinner lands, fertilizers
- should be used heavily if cotton is to
t be grown at a profit. On such thin
i lands, if they have- a good clay sub*
- SOU, we wouia recouiiueau ,?vv
3 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda
t and 300 to 400 pound* per aere of
i acid phosphate all applied at plants
ing time. On soils with a good clay
subsoil, potash probably will not be
i needed, and the tight subsoil, pref
vents any material leaching out of
- the nitrate. On deep sandy sells,
100 to 150 pounds per acre of kainlt
t or its equivalent should be used to
. supply the potash needed, and since
; leaching is likely on such ' soils, it
- will be best to use one-third or oneI
half the nitrate at planting time,
i using the remainder as a side opplit
cation the latter part of May or earI
ly in June. Where it can be had ht
i a less cost per pound of nitrogen,
sulphate of ammonia may be used in
t place of nitrate of soda,
t The applications reorimended
I may appear somewhat heavy, but cm *
' our average thin sandy and loamy
5 soils we have good evidence that they
! areMghly profitable.
') ir?-Practiee Fast Shallow Cultivation.
,
!| The object of the heavy fertiliza1
tion above recommended, of course,
1 is to push the cotton so that it will
mako a fair c~od ahead of tho wee
|vil; but if it is to be pushed" to its
1 utmost, rapid, shallow cultivation is
! scarcely less important than liberal
' fertilization. It is hard to lay down
any set rules for cultivating any
' crop, because methods must be varied
t0 suit seasonal conditions. But
t the aim should be to stir th? soil
early in the season, so as to kill all
-.grass and weeds before they get a
hold. Later, cultivations should be
frequent and shallow, and grass and
i weeds should at all times be kept
down. Ordinarily the clean, well
cotton field has a good chance to
i make a crop despite the weevil,
i III.?Space Cotton Closely
The old advice to "space wide tcr
let in the sunlight" has been proved
worse than useless. Experiments
; all the way from Texas to Georgia,
on pretty nearly every kind and
grade of soil, have proved that close DH
auacine uniformly gets the biggest
' yields. Generally, rows three
wide and the cotton a hoe's widthflMBj^H
i in the drill will be best. We jpoubt^^^^^^J
i if under any Conditions rows .JShoalc^^^^^^H
be wider than three and one hal^^H|^H
feet. This may seem like close suae- H
ing, but we have abundant evidence
to prove that it resylts in bigger IBB
; yields of cotton. Poor stands of
cotton, in our opinion, are very
largely responsible for our low
yields per acre. Let "three-foot rows >
and a hoe's width in the drill" be <
jt|ie aim.
The three points named above we
consider of vital importance in mak- ?
ing cotton despite the weevil, coming
far ahead of the matter of varieties,
picking weevils and squares, or
poisoning. All these combined may
not, in a year like this has been, result
in a paying crop of cotton; but
they will come nearer to doing so
than any other methods, and in avjerage
years they will result in profitable
crops in most sections of the
I cotton belt.
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jur. a. j\. naumion is >criucuiiy 111
at a Florence hospital and little hope
is entertained for his recovery. Mr.
Hamilton went to the hospital for an
operation, and although the operation
was performed and he recovered
from the shock, a complication of diseases
developed and the physicians
have given up all hope of his recovery.
His family has been summoned
to his bedside.
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