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ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING MAY 27, 1920. \OL. 24 NO. 38
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^COUNTY NEWS
J AND HAPPENINGS
NEWSY LETTERS BT REGULAR
CORRESPONDENTS.
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News Hems of Interest to Herald
Readers Ebb and Flow of the !j
Human Tide. > (
FORK. jj
Mrs. S. A. Owens of Tabor, N. C., <
is visiting relatives here. ,
Misses Willie and Sadie Moore, who
l^ve been attending Coker college, j
A home for the holidays. (
^Irs. Bensol and Mrs. John Kaison i
"" ^ * * " ennnHinp
of Southport, in. u., ttic ,
some time here with relatives. j,
Mrs. J. W. Moore Is attending ,
commencement at Salem college. <
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* FLOYDALE.
Mrs. A. B. McElyia of Maxton,
(Aunt Becky) who is visiting her .
daughter, Mrs. J. L. McLaurin has i
been quite sick, but to the delight of j
her many friends is improving. <
Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Hodges spent ,
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. j
Stackhouse. I,
Mr. H. B. Floyd, Jr., is spending
sometime in New York, on business.',
Rev. Paul Crosby who has been ,
sick was able to fill his apopintments,
Sunday. (
Mrs. Emma Lee Olemstead of Max- j
ton. N. C., visited her mother, Mrs. (
McElyia and Mrs. J. L. McLaurin last ,
week. j
Miss Bessie Alford is in Oklahoma j
to see her sister Miss Rease Alford.
who graduates at University of Okla- ,
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Mrs. H. L. Calhoun, Mrs. J. H i
Berry, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stackhouse!
and Lillian Stackhouse spent Friday (
with Mr. W. H. Breeden, who is a patient
at the Cumberland Hospital. ,
Mrs. .Mamie Bryant of Kemper is j
visiting at Mr. S. C. Taylor. ,
On account of measles around the i
children's day exercises at Floydale j
,have been postponed. j
Mr. Harry Sellers of Sellers was a j
visitor in nuyuttie ouuuaj.
'' LATTA.
Mrs. Howard Bass is at home again
after having spent some time with her
parents near Hamer.
Mrs. Lizzie Bostick of Florida is
rip# guest, of Mr. B. H. Myers end
family.
Miss Eliza Kern of Greenville has
accepter a position as governess for|
Mr. Manning McLean's children.
Clyde Parham has just returned
from New York where he has been
buying goods for his large department
store. <
Mrs. Maggie Dingee of Charleston
spent part of last week here with
her uncle Mr. B. H. Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Burden spent
Sunday at Mr. Truss Thompson's near
Dillon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cousar were
visitors in town Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Bethea and daughters of/
near Dillon visited Mr. and Mrs. W. '
Ellis Bethea Sunday. 1
Mr. Joe Patterson of Opelika, Ala., j
was in town Monday on business.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Man- j
ning, a son. J
Mr. J. W. Humphrey of Union Is 1
spending some time here with his son
Mr. R. H. Humphrey.^ '
Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. JHammona nave as
their guests this week Misses Lee '
A0t&nd Alnia Hutchinson of Cheraw, S. C.
Mrs. Irene Edwards who has been,
{siting her parents here, Mr. and |
Mrs. Chalmers Biggs, has returned to \
her home near Fayetteville, N. C. '
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Food Situation Becomes Acute. j
Clemson College. May 22.?Re- ^
ports just received from thP United l
States Department of Agriculture in- }
dlcate that thirty-four per cent re-,
duction in stheat production this r
year. I Pies" something is done to <
meet this situation flour will be on
the same basis as during the war with
th's difference we were then bless- j
ed with a large corn yield. Owing to !
unfavorable weather conditions and
the natural incentive to grow cotton j
ou account ot present high prices and
fear of the wider spreading of the
weevil with the next few years we <
are liable to have a distressingly ]
short onrn r?rnn T am wiring this in- !
formation to many farmers, bankers,
merchants, cotton seed crushers and .
newspapers so that our farmers even
at this late date may be urged to increase
their acreage in corn. If this
is done wo can largely increase our
food supply and thereby save a serious
fituation most likely to prevail '
this fall. Suggest county meetings of '
prominent farmers, bankers and !
^merchants to consider the situation, j
Money without brea,} is not satisfy- '
to lug.
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Ansel Seeks Place.
* Washington, May 21.?Former
Governor Ansel ef Greenville, tias
asked the members of tlie South Cirolina
delegation to render their assistance
in securing for him a place 1
on the international boundary commission
made vacant by the death '
of former Governor R. 11. Glenn of '
North Carolina a day or two ago. :
This commission looks into the ques- <
tion of disputes over boundary lines 1
between the United States an,} Cana- ;
da, and the position is worth about
$C,000 a year. j.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
IN SESSION!
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Laymen and Pastors of Marion District
Guests of Dillon this Week.
The Marlon District Conference'
convened here Tuesday in the First
Methodist church. Rev. D. A. Phillips,
Presiding Elder, was in the
chair and presided over the conference.
The Conference was organised
by the election of Rev. J. H. Noland
of Little Rock as secretary. Rev. D.
W. Hurst, Jr., was elected assistant
secretary.
ine morning session wus iwnuicu
by addresses from representatives of
Confederate institutions. Dr. John A.
Rice of Sumter spoke on the Methoiist
Training Conference to he held
at Wofford college in June. The
Dpening sermon was preached by Rev.
Sam Bethea of Latta, followed by the
?acrement of the Lord's Supper admin
istered by Rev. G. P. Watson of Mullins
and Rev. J. W. Arial of Mullins/
Addresses of welcome were made
it the opening of the conference by
Mayor J. H. Hamer for the town.
Prof. W. D. Roberts for the schools
3f Dillon, Rev. W. R. S. Chandler for
he Presbytei ians, Rev. W. C Allen
for the Baptists and W. H. Muller for
Hie Methodists.
The question of ministerial supply
ivas discussed by Rev. G. P. Watson
ind E. B. Berry of Latta.
At the afternoon session Rev. T. C.
TDell of Columbia represented the
Spworth Orphanage. After his adIress
an offering was taken amountng
to $240 for the purpose of buyng
a reaper and binder for the orihanage
farm.
At the evening session addresses
vere made by Rev. S. C. Morris of
he Horry Industrial school and Rev.
iV. J. Snyder of Lander college. !
Pastors present from over the disrict
are as follows:
Messrs. W. I. Herbert, C. C. Der irk,
J. E. Carter. B. G. Murphy, W.
11. Byrd, P. K. Crosby, C. W. Burress
J. W. Arial, S. J. Bethea. J. L.
Mullinix, J. H. Noland, G. P. Watson,
r. H. Graves. C. S. Felder. W. L. Parser,
Jr., E. W. Hurst, Jr.' A. S. Lesie,
E. K. Garrison. S. C. Morris, and
\. D. Betts.
Lay Delegates: R. B. Jones, F. F.
Covington, T. J. Monroe, W. C. Clarly.
W. E. Rogers. W. B. Clardy, Dr.
S. C. Barber, D S. Rogers, A. B. ,
Goldfinch, A. B. Boatwright, J. S.
Fair. F. C. Rogers, Waiters Gaddy,
F". C. Moody, E. B. Roberts, J. J. Behea,
G. G. Bellamy, F. M. Johnson,
Min Lewis, J. C. Covington, C. P
riodges. J. D. Montgomery, W. S. j
Foxworth, J. W. Jones, W. D. Jenlerett,
H. T. McVeigh, 8. V. Craw-,
ord. C. C. Wright, E. B. Berry, L. A.
Manning, T. L. Manning, L. J. Brown,
[V. H. Muller, J. B. Gibson, and L.
Nottingham.
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Interesting Farm Statistics.
An inquiry recently made by B. B.
iiare, South Carolina Field Agent of
:he United States Bureau of Crop Es-j
:imates, shows the average distance
Df all farms in South Carolina to be
5.6 miles from market. The average
size wagon loa^ in hauling farm crops
:o market is 1560 pounds, the average
oad for hauling fertilizers, farm
mplemenhs, feed, etc, from market,
including tho average load for carrying
crops to market being 1822 lbs.
The average time spent annually in
nauling farm crops, fertilizers, etc.
Lo and from market is 28 days per
'arm, or approximately 9 per rent of
ill work days.
According to an estimate made
February lt there were in the State
it that time 1,000 farm tractors and
2,587 motor trucks used for farm
purposes.
A somewhat similar inquiry was
made by Frank Andrews of the same 1
Bureau in 1915 showed that the averige
distance of the more remote
'arms in the State was 9 miles from
narket, and the average number 01
ound trips that could be made per
lay from farms to market was 1.5.
The average sire wagon load in the
State, including only cotton (ginned) J
wheat, and corn (ushelled), was 1543
pound's. The average distance of all
'arms in the United States from marlet
at that time was found to be 3.5
niles, and the average size wagon
oad, which included only cotton
(ginned), wheat, and corn (unshell?d).
was 2515 pounds. The same report
showed the average distance of
>11 farms from market in the 10 leadng
cotton producing states to be 7
niles, and the average si7e wagon
oad. including cotton (ginned),
wheat and corn (unshelled) was 1543
wheat, and corn (unshelled), was
1005 pounds.
It will bp observed that the average
size wagon load used in marketing
wops ln South Carolina is 125 pounfls
ess today than the average for the
10 leading cotton states in 1015 and
?T5 pounds le?=? than the average for
lie United States.
DELEGATES FROM
SIXTH DISTRICT
Dr. J. IF. David (i?*'s as Delegate* to
.National Convention.
At the Democratic Convention in
Columbia last week Dr. J. H. David
was named as one of the delegates to
the National Democratic Convention
which meets in San Francisco, June
28th. The other delegates from tlw
sixth district are Jas. \\ . Johnson.
Marion; Geo. Holliday, Horry, and
L. M. Lawson. Darlington. Dr. David
will leave for San Francisco about
June 24th.
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NEGRO LYNCHED;
NO REPORT HADE
Hampton County Solicitor to lnve.stigate
the Matter.
Hampton, May 6.?Officers have
just discovered that a negro man,
said to have been named Julius
Woods, was lynched, it is alleged, on
the public road near Gillisonville on
Ma> 8. It appears that the matter
has been kept unusually quiet by the
officers in Jasper County in an effort
to apprehenj the guilty parties. The
matter was recently reported to the
Governor, who in turn directed Solicitor
George Warren of Hampton to
conduct an Investigation into the alleeed
lynching.
Solicitor Warren stated that the
first information he had of any alleged
lynching was the report made
to the viovernor by a substantial
white citizen living in Jasper County.
Solicitor Warren has reported to
the Governor that immediately upon
commission of the crime the sheriff of
Jasper county began an investigation.
The latest report from the sheriff to
the solicitor is that he has been unable
to get any data whatsoever. The
sheriff further states that the body
of the negro who had some altercation
with a white boy as was reported,
was found with , many gunshot
wounds in it on the public road near
Gillisonville on May 8. The report
of the sheriff further reads: "In fact,
his own peopl efnegroes) sem to take
no interest in this killing, and so far
ran get no starting poit. Am,
though, still workig on this matter,
end if anything of interest should be
discovered will at once notify you.
You may be assured that I am doing
all I can to run this killing down and
get the guilty parties."
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Figures Corrected.
I find an error in the physical defects
found. Won't you please correct
it in your next week's issue.
The following are the correct figures:
Defective teeth 1502
Defective eyes 400
Defective nose and throat 488
Defective ears 68
Poor nutrition 623
Miscellaneous 208
Total defects 3,298
Cora B. McLeod.
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Itngers-Flowers.
Sycamore South Carolina Baptist
church was the scene of a very pretty
weddingi Monday night, May 10,
when Mrs. Willie Rogers and Mr.
Richard Flowers of Lake View, S. C.,
were married by Rev. E. T. Mason, a
former pastor of the bride.
The bride who was becomingly attired
in a lovely white georgette crepe
dress, heavily embroidered, with hat
and gloves to match, entered the
church on the arm of the groom to
the strains of Lohengrins' wedding
march. Just Derore tne Driaai couple
entered the church "Juanita" was
softly sung by Mr. W. F. Feller of
Tacoma> Va. After spending a few
days in Sycamore, S. C., Mr. and Mrs.
Flowers left for a short trip to
Lakeland, Fla.
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A Birthday Party.
Quite a number of little girls enjoyed
the birthday party of Mary
Neal Manning and Mary Alice Hamer
last Saturday afternoon from 4 to 7
o'clock at the pretty country home of
Mr. L. A. Manning. They played a
number of games on the lawn. Soon
it was announced that the birthday
cake would be cut and ice cream
served. It wag a beautiful picture
to see the happy little girls all gathered
around the table under the spreading
oaks. The time passed all too
quickly an<j how they must say goodbye
to the gracious little hostesses
and wish them many more nappy returns
of the day. Mrs. Manning was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. J. S.
Thompson and Mrs. Dixon. Those
present to enjoy the occasion were
Elizabeth and Virginia Bransford,
Lucinda and Imogene Bethea, Allie
and Katherine Hasty. Rebecca Field
Henslee, Edith Stanton, Mary Alice
Stackhouse, Lucile Thompson, Charlotte
Meadows, Elizabeth Moody,
Ruby Holiday, Dorothy Haygood,
Helen Havgood, Marie Thompson and
Rebecca Dixon.
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LOCATES FIXE STILL
Chief Constable Finds IO Oallon Copper
Still Xear Lake View.
Chief Constable Eiohelbcrgor made
a rich haul on a farm near Lake
View last week. The constabl,, had
been told that a well-equipped still
was in operation in this section, and
in company with local officers he
made a quiet search and smoked out
a Jo giillo)) copper still on James
Owens* place. Owens is a well-known
fanner of the lower section of tie*
county. According t(1 Chief Eich< 1berucr
Owens had the complete t
ni.d best equipped still ever captured
in South Carolina. The still was in
a bouse which has boon built for tin'
purpose. Its equipment consisted of
frrmonlers, bottles, jups, worms ami
all necessary articles used in the
manufacture of pood whiskey. There
were indications, says Eichelberper,
that Owens had been doing a thriving
business. The accused pave bond
for his appearance before Commissioner
Fulton at Florence where he
will be given a preliminary hearing.
liioouy Keucuon juuy rujiuw njnuig
Carranza.
Washington. May 24.?Official interest
in the Mexican situation was
intensified today by reports of a
wide-spread reaction resulting from
the killing of Carranza, the deposed
president. These indications were
accompanied by information that the
defa'cto government might have to
face almost immediately not only the
problem of reducing Villa, the long
time rebel leader, to submission but
also more important armed opposition.
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Reports reached Washington today
from the Mexican capital that men
Near Riot in Fayetteville.
[ Fayetteville, N. C., May 22.? j
Quiet prevailed today after trouble
j last night which resulted in the killling
of Deputy Sheriff. H. C. Butler
and the probably fatal wounding of
Deputy Sheriff W. J. Moore and the
burning of three negro dwellings.
George Hobbs a negro charged with
shooting the officers is being pursued
with bloodhounds. Two other
white men were wounded.
The tragedy had its brewing in a
fight between a white girl of the mill
settlement and a negro girl, the
! daughter of Hobbs. The trouble is|
said to have been a sequal to frank
and bitter resentment, among certain
,of the mill people against the proxi-i
mity of some negro homes. There is
tsaid to have been discussion of a
proposal to compel the negroes' re.
niovel.
Following the encounter between
the girls, deputy sheriffs were called
|to the scene and placed the negro girl
under arrest. She had attacked the
i white girl while the latter was on her
way to the mill, it is stated. Thej
'young negress was placed in jail here
|early tonight, and it was assumed for
a while that there would be no ser-|
ious trouble. About 11 o'clock a,
second call came, and the dramatic
battle between the posse and the desperate
negro followed.
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Pity <lie Dogs?and Masters Too.
1 Paris, May 21.?The corseted dog
| has made his appearance on the fashionable
Place Vendome of Paris. ;
The dog was a whippet pup, and
jits owner, a smartly-dressed woman
living in the Hotel Du Rhin, explained
that the corsets?which resemble
'even to the whalebones and lacing
those worn by women?are necessary
because of the danger of the dog
straining himself in his preliminary
racing trials.
Many other novel dog fashions are
displayed in Parisian shop windows, j
Among them are tiny kid gloves,
made to measure to fit the paws, with
o lininrr nf India rubber to prevent
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,the dog's feet getting wet; fur-lined
i coats for dogs taken by their owners
on flying trips, and artificial canine
i limbs designed by a famous veterinary
surgeon,
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, South Carolina Baptists Made Good
Showing.
The report of the General Board
of the Baptist State Convention of
South Carolina to the Southern Bap-!
Itist Convention showed that from
I May 1st of last year to May 1st of
I this year the total sum of $1,262,000,
jOO has ben paid in cash on the subscription
to the 75 Million Campaign. ;
More than a million of this sum was
paid from December 1, 1019 to May
1, 1920. The funds thus paid were
divided in a proportionate way be-1
tween the causes of State, Home and
Foreign Missions, education in Baptist
schools and colleges in South
iCarolina, and In the theological semi-,
naries and missionary training
schools of the Southern Baptist Con-j
ventlon. Liberal suras were also paid;
to the Connie Maxwell Orphanage,'
Greenwood, to the Baptist Hospital.
In Columbia, to the Board of Minis-J
terial Education, and to the Board of
Aged Ministers' Relief. Out of this |
fund was also provide^ a liberal sum
- onl,nn|
Ifor the development ox suuua;
and young peoples' work in the Bapjtist
churches of South Carolina.
While the campaign for funds is
supposed to have closed since last
t December, yet it is true that the
,work of enlistment and conservation
is of equal importance, if not greater,
than the actual raising of the
subscription last December. The
! Baptists of South Carolina did unprecedented
giving, yet at least 40
per cent of the membership did not
make subscriptions. During the five-,
year period the majority of those who
<aid not subscribe will be enlisted,
and will nt least make cash offerings
which will supplement the collection
of the subscriptions. The goal will
not be reached until this end is realized.
and until the churches are lifted
in vision and purpose to that high
plane of Christian living and giving
that will make impossible any retrograde
movement in future. The re-'
suits thus far are highly satisfactory,
and have even gone beyond the expectation
of the most sanguine of the
leaders of the denomination. Dr.
Charles E. Burts, General Seeretarywith
his staff of enlist
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nient and conservation men, will press
Itlie battle to the Kates, and during
the coming year and years achieve
yet greater victory.
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Fin. Congressman "Cutting Teeth"
Columbia, May 22.?"Cutting" his
new teeth is the mission in Columbia
of Congressman Frank Clark, of
Ja< ksonville Fla., according to the
goo I nature,] Congressman himself.
The Hon. Mr. (Mark is in this city
t.'i a period ol" rest, stopping at a
to. rist hotel. He states that he
came to Columbia where lie wuobl not
be Known, in order to learn how to
;i? a b-w 11' teeth w!ii--li li !:aveeentlv
installed to repia< . so: i
ti .i' l:a 1 to be extracted. Some tortit
friends of the Congressman f <,i: .i
him and told on him.
Mr. 1>. \V. Bethea has gone to Ohio
for a new automobile and will make
a sight-seeing trip back through the
country.
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Dr. Tabor lias returned and re
suuied bis practice after a business
trip to Florida.
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prominent in political affairs were
suspected of preparing to take advantage
of the indignation caused by
Carranza's death to lead an avenging
movement as did Car ran za when Madero
was assasinated in 1913.
Confirmation was received by the
State Department during the day of
the failure of Gen. Elias Calles to effect
an adjustment between the new
government forces and Villa.
One development in the situation
occurred here today when Luis Marones,
a confidential agent sent to
the United States by Obregon, called
at the White House to leave for President
Wilson a message signed by
Obregon containing reaasuring declarations
as to the aims of the revolutionists.
One menace to international relations
was eliminated by the reported
release of George Miller, British manager
of the Alvarado Mining and Milling
Company who has been held pris
oner uy vma ana oy iue ainiuuuccment
that the oil companies had complied
with the demands of the defacto
authorities regarding the payment of
the export taxes. The oil companies
bad delayed their payments until
they could obtain reassurances as to
whom the taxes should be paid. The
taxes were paid at Mexico City.
Manuel Palaez, to whom the oil
companies have paid tribute for several
years, but who was announced to
have joined in the re\olutionary
movement was reported to be On his
way to the capital after making a
public statement that he favored the
"movement of Obregon and Gonzalez.
His endorsement of the plan of Agua
Prieta. the revolutionary program
promulgated in Sonora, was withheld.
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Hon. Jas. Norton Serionsly HI.
A message from Mullins states that
Hon. James Norton is seriously ill at
his home in that city. Mr. Norton
is in his 76th year but until recently
VinH pntovpd fairly eroo/i health for
one of his age. The dangerous
wound he received while fighting in
the Confederate army and from which
he had never fully recovered has been
giving him considerable trouble. Mr.
Norton has led a very active life, having
always taken a keen interest in
public affairs. He has served t he
state as comptroller general, has represented
his county in the general assembly
and was a member of congress
from this district.
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ANCIENT JEWEL CATALOGUE.
Teblet Just Translated In Philadelphia
Remarkably Complete.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A catalogue of part of the gold and
jewels in the temple at Nippur, for
which a new invoice evidently was
made, has been found through the
translation by Dr. Legrain, curator of
the Babylonian section of the university
museum, of a clay tablet in the
Nipur collection.
The record, which is dated in the
14th century before the Christian era
tells of many gold ornaments, caskets
and jewels, many of thern beautifully
decorated with golden eagles, vultures,
etc., of necklaces, breast
plates, filets, bracelets anklets and
many golden or gold mounted implements
such as seals, tongs and the
like.
The temple in the Orient was always
the royal treasury. Hence it is
believed that part of the collection
has just come from the jewelers and
was intended either to decorate the
statute of a goddess or else was for
?,r.m nrinmoa nf fhf? rovnl house.
pviu^l J/l 1UVVUW w a. .... ?
The tablet is in a Babylonian cuneiform
except that many Sumerlan ideographs
are included. This is the
only record of the kind. If is rather
curious that many of the objects described
are paralleled in the South
American pold collection recently
purchased by the museum.
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UK A Its or IIKIl I) MATH
.Mrs. ('ollneott Sees in Newspaper
Story That Slie and Daughter
Have Been Killed.
Wilmington, X. t\. May Mrs.
Arthur C. Collaeot of T"a> ft?-\ ill* ,
who with her daughter is visiting r? I'.ittves
in Wilmitieion, reeei\ed tinsurprise
of her life this afternoon
v.hen she read a newspaper s'ory
si lit out from Salisbury announcing
that l"-lli she and her dainrliler ha !
In en killed ln-re in an automobile a eid?
ui.
Tin- news purported to have been
received by Mrs. Collacoit's husband,
who is attending an Klk's convention
in Salisbury.
Mr. Collacott still ignorant of Cm
true stati- of affairs is toniaht spi odinir
towards Wilminulon. Tin- r< port
is believed to have arisen through
tin- misinterpretation of a telegram
Mrs. Collaeotf sent her husband this
afternoon onnounrinjr that her little
r.eice had been killed in an automobile
accident in Shreveport, La.
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, W. W. Morrison in News and Courier,
The governments' weekly reports
as to how climatic conditions are alfecting
the growth of the cotton
plant are. by far, the most trustworthy
information to be had, certain};
more trustworthy than any that come
from private sources.
However, basic conditions under
which the plant begins its life modify,
often very vitally so, the influence
'these climatic developments have upon
the final outturn. Hence, to intelligently
interpret these weekly reports
it is essential to have a clear
understanding as to whether, and to
wjiat extent, the beginning was below
or above normal.
The importance of this was discussed
at some length in these, letters
on March 20, so no discussion in detail
is necessa ry here, except perhaps,
to reemphasize its importance by
pointing out that if the plant begins
its life something below normal, it is
1 reasonable that it will take favorable
conditions something above normal
to bring the final yield up to anything
like a normal average. In other
words, the modifying effects of the
start must be carefully considered, or
we are apt to go astray in estimating
the effect of current climatic developments
of the dinal yield. ?
Preparations: The preparation is
somewhat more imperfect than last
year, which was below normal. Last
yearj this was due to unfavorable
weather during the plowing season
and to an inadequate labor supply.
This year, the unfavorable weather
has been greater in extent than last
and the labor supply has been less.
This labor situation is common to
every part of the belt. An excess of
moisture has been common in the
East this season and a lack of it has
been common in the West. This applies
to the time during which the
soil is prepared for the seed. Recently
the tendency has been to reverse
these conditions.
Planting: It appears that about 30
per cent of the crop is yet to be
planted. This does not include the
amount to be replanted which is considerably
more than has been neces--?
J- rrv,A nioni i<r
>ar> in recent yea is. xnc sia&i.
about thirty days late.
Stands: The stands are poor. It is
[claimed that this is due to low temperatures
and excessive moisture east
'of the river and too little moisture
west of the river. While this is to
some extent true, it appears to be due
to a much greater extent, to imperfect
seed, the result of excessive rains
during the harvesting season last
year. The fact that poor stands are
commoi to practically every part of
the belt tends to confirm this con'
elusion.
j Fertilizers: The information as to
fertilizers is rather scant and unsatisfactory.
Such as is to be had indicates
a considerable increase over the
amount used last year which, at least
looks reasonable. The effect of fertilizers
will be neutralized to some extent
by prevailing weather conditions.
Labor: The labor situation can he
summed up as inadequate, inefficient
and indifferent. They are demanding
about |25 per month more than last
iyear and the demand continues greater
than the supply even at this ad
vance. Some authorities estimate the
shortage at 25 per cent. The hasty
and imperfect preparation which isgeneral,
indicates, however, that the
shortage is something more than this.
Acreage: Landlords are taking tnto
consideration as they never did before,
that it takes about four itmos
more labor to harvest the crop, within
the normal season, than it does to
cultivate it. They realize also, that
if not harvested within the season, It
usually means a very great loss it '
both weieht and oualitv. and. conse
quetnly, a very great increase in the
^cost of production. This has been a
potent factor in preventing the big
increase anticipated last fall, and'
will probably kep the Increase, if
there Is any at all, within negligible
limits.
i Summary: Indifferent preparations-,
a late start and poor stands are com1
mon, except in inconsiderable areas,
to every part of the belt. This Indicates
a general weakness, In the
crop that favorable conditions from
now on could not. reasonably, be expected
to overcome, at least, sufficiently
to insure the production of
such a crop as the urgent needs of.
the world call for. Such seem a fair
estimate of the basic conditions ttr*
dor which the crop begins its lifd
this year.
The outlook naturally suggests: If
an inadequate labor supply is making
proper preparation and cultivation
difficult now, what will he (lie effect
of this inadequacy when it comes to
harvesting the crop? Does it not
mean that most of the crop must he
harvested out of season, or that an
excessive price must he pai,j to secure
sufficient labor (o harvest if in
season?
In either ease does p pot popt to
a treat increase in the cost of the
prod net ion?
New Orleans, T/t. Ma" 22, Iff21
Hank Opens for IPtsiness
Th,. 1'n'on Hank & Trust On., T.nko
View's second hanking institution,
opened its doors for bustn'-ss last.
Thursday. The bonk begins business
with a capital of with Mr. D.
O Miller, one of Lake View's most
progressive business men. nr- its president.
Mr. P. T{. MoLeod, a former
Dillon county boy who has been livinc
in Florida, has been elected cash