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ESTABLISHED 1894 THE DILLON HERALD DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MORNING, JVLY 29, 1920. V0L- 2fl* 4a>
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COUNTY NEWS
AND HAPPENINGS.
NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR
. CORRESPONDENTS 4
News Items of Interest to Herald
Re-oders Ebb and Flow of tlie
Human Tide.
Ellerby.
.On Thursday evening, July 15th,
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hayes entertained
in honor of their son, Shelton,
of West Texas, who is at home on a
short vacation. The color scheme o
pink and white was artistically carried
out. Pink and white Japanese
lanterns were hanging from the broau
veranda and over the lawn. The liv^
ing room was gorgeously decorated
in beautiful verbena of pink an.
white. The guests were met at the
door by Misses Elizabeth and Thelma
Hayes. They were . then taken
charge of by Mrs. u. j-.. toumKuam
? who ushered them to cozy corner in
the vine clad porch where delicious
punch was served by Mrs. John C
Allen. Progressive conversation on
the lawn was enjoyed until a late
hour. Music on the piano and edison
was rendered throughout the evening
Block cream and cake in pink an.
white was served. Mrs. Hayes w;i
assisted in serving by Miss Annie
Hayes and Mrs. Allen. The guests departed
at a late hour, each voting
Mrs. Hayes a charming hostess.
Miss Thelma Hayes is home from a
week end visit with Miss Marie Newton
of Tatum.
Little Miss Belle Dudley of Bennettsville
is visiting relatives in
community.
Miss Nelle Clement of Honea Pa;!
is spending awhile with Miss Isl.
Coleman.
Misses Marie and Vera Newton of
Tatum are visiting Miss Tneinia
Hayes.
Mrs. Tracev E. Fore entertained on
Wednesday afternoon, July 22, in
.honor of her sister, Mrs. John L. Mc
Kinnon of Washington, D. C.
delightful program of music was rendered
throughout the evening by
Misses Marie and Vera Newton.
Games of novelty were followed ur
with interest by those guests who
wished to join them. Delicious punch
was served from a cozy nest of pink
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f JFloydale.
Miss Lalla Stuart of Coronaca who
taught for the past two years in
FJoydale school, has been on a visit to
Mrs. J. H. Stackhouse and Miss Elizabeth
Alford.
Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Way are visiting
at Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Floyd's.
; Miss Elizabeth Page visited the
Misses Alford last week.
Miss Elizabeth Alford is visiting at
Proctorville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Rowland Roberts
visited Mr. J. H. Stackhouse and family
Sunday.
Miss Maybelle McLaurin left Tuesday
night on a western trip. She will
be gone about three weeks.
Miss Thelma Rowell of Mullins is
visiting at her uncle J. M. Rowell.
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Miss Lana Stuart ana :urs. j. n.
Stackhouse visited Mrs. K. B. Hodges
at Brownsville Saturday.
Miss Minnie Spear of Waycross, Ga.
visited her uncle Mr. Hayes last week.
Miss Outz has accepted a position
as stenographer for the Floyd Co.
Miss Carrie Bryant is visiting
friends in Orangeburg county.
Misses Mannie Bryant and Eva
Crosby spent Sunday at Lake View.
Master Burke Hayes is visiting his
aunt at Latta.
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Oak Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Carmichael of
4 Norfolk, Va., spent several days re*
cently at the home of the former's
sister, Mrs. J. S. Fair.
Mrs. Leslie McKinnon of Washingion,
D. C., is visiting at the home of
njr sister, Mrs. T. E. Fore. e
Work on the new Methodist church
is progressing nicely and it will no
doubt soon be ready for occupancy.
Work on the new school building
is being temporarly held up on account
of a lack of certain materials.
Crops in this section seem to be the
best best in years although the recent
heavy rains have damaged the
cotton in places.
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TRAIN DEMOLISHES Al'TO.
A n reoov rnnHotor W9Q fitrilpk bv
a fast frieght at the Harrison street
crossing Saturday night and completely
demolished. The car was being
driven by James Hamer, Jr. who
was crossing the track where the
section crew had made an excavation
in replacing boards at the crossing.
The front wheels of the car plunged
into the hole between the tracks and
stuck. The freight train was coming
down the road and James and others
made faithful efforts to get the car
out of the hole, but were unsuccessful.
Some one ran down the track and
tried to flag the train, but it was too
late when the engineer saw them. The
jk car is a complete wreck. This is the
second car Mr. Hamer has lost on the
railroad.
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Married at Laurinburg.
Pee Dee Advocate.
Mr. J. W. Miles, age 31 years of
McColl, S. C., and Mrs. Flossie Powers,
age 30 years, of Dillon, S. C.
were married Wednesday afternoon
at the court house in Laurinburg
'Squire S. W. Covington officiating in
the presence of a few witnesses
Both bride and bridegroom had been
' married before and having grown
tired of their widowed decided t<
make a match. 'Squire Covington
pronounced them man and wife and
they went their way rejoicing; and if
is said that they were good lookint
l couple.?The Exchange.
I GAVE VP WEALTH FOR HARDING r
Republicun Nominee's Wife Divorced
First Husband and Married J
Against Father's Wishes.
Marion, 0., July 24?It's front the ]
home folks and neighbors that one
learns of the true character and per- 1
sonality of a candidate for the presi- t
dency. And after spending a week in t
Marion mingling with tL-1 folks who t
have known Warren G. Harding all (
their lives, those who called him t
j "Warren" and his wile "Florence," *
without the slightest exaggeration of '
their familiarity with both, the visit- i
ing correspondents encountered re- i
miniscences on every side of struggle 1
; of the Hardings, for in a small town I
i most everybody knows all about most I
i everybody else's trials and tribulai
tions. The home folks talk frankiy i
and sincerely and with an honesty in I
their eyes that convinces the inquire i
they would have made the same com- J
1 ment even if their most distinguish- i
ed citizen were not a candidate for i
the highest office in the land. .?
The story really starts with the un- j
| happy marriage of Florence Kling to i
! Peter Dewolf a railroad employe \
whose errant ways made life miser- |j
able for Mrs. DeWolf. It was one of
i those youthful marriages which never i
, would have occurred in later years, j
She bore the ordeal for many years.it
but finally the dominating personal-jt
I ity of old Amos Kling, her father, f
persuaded her to obtain a divorce.
The aged Mr. Kling is still spoken of <
as a self-made man who made a big't
business success and who felt tha 'j
his daughter was worthy of a bettei jfi
husband. And as did everybody else t
j ..ho recognized in'Mrs. DeWolf a t
I woman of extraordinary talents and . t
'lovable qualities. I
When the separation came, Mr. t
Kling was inclined to draw his daugh- f
ter to his side and persuaded her to
enjoy the fruits of his wealth?either
in extended travel or an exalted eoIcial
position. But Mrs. DeWolf fell in
I love with Warren Harding. He was 8
.then a poor newspaper man strug- j t
jgling for a foothold. Mr. Kling would j t
(not listen to the idea of a marriage jl
'between his daughter and Warren j
1 Harding. He had higher aspirations; c
land ambitions for her. But his daugh-Jl
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j ler siiuiuit'u me u|<|juiiuuii?g ? ...? ?
! her father seemed to see before her ?
land married Warren Harding.
Old Amos Kling didn't think young 1
I Harding would make good in the r
' world but Florence Harding thought 1
otherwise. She set to work beside her J
husband with an earnestness and de- 1
termination which was her real self. 1
Instead of the comforts and luxuries c
which her father might have giveu 1
her she took her place beside her 1
husband in the tiny newspaper office 1
and while he devoted himself to the ?
editorial side, she organized the Circu- '
llation department. She fired news- ?
boys and kept them on their toes all 1
the time. To this day there are bank- 1
ers and real estate and professional J
men who owe their first knowledeg ot 1
salesmanship to the instructions giv- 1
en them as newsbodys by Florence 6
Harding. Indeed, there has been or- 1
ganized here a sort of Florence Har- 1
[ding alumni association, the members 1
j being the same newsboys who in their z
youth sold the Marion Star for the f
Hardings. f
Slowly the Hardin couple forged .
ahead but still the older Kling was j
not reconciled to the choice of hisL
daughter. He lived to see Warren L
Harding elected lieutenant governor fc
and then United States senator and|i
did become reconciled to the mar-lc
riage. For Warren Harding hadL
"made good." after all. And many a|a
1 man and woman who remembers old j,
I Amos Kling wishes he were alive to- j^
day to see Warren Harding, Iiepub-|t
[lican candidate for the presidency and L
jwith a good chance to be the chief! ^
;executive of the nation. The charac-it
Iter of the Senator and Mrs. Harding J
[is such that nowhere in the town isj,
Mherethe slightest mention of aL
grievance.
The Hardings are known as gener- ^
ous and kindly peopT^ whose suc
cess has not gone to their heads, j
! whose hearts are still with their j
friends and neighbors and whose lives I j
have been a heroic struggle against (
odds of every kind but who in typi-1 j
[can American fashion have won out j
and stand unimpeachable before their|(
neighbors and their friends?the best ]
testimonial that can be offered in pub- J
lie life, more persuasive than the j
plaudits of orators, politicians, or the s
'{flattery of party associates. ]
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U1LLU.> I;?I.UUVI?.tl*CJ
ASKED TO HELP.
Dillon County democrats are asked
to contribute their part of the
.i fund being raised throughout the nu|
tion to carry the gospel of democracy
jinto every state in the union during/'
I the presidential campaign. Joe Sparks
| of Columbia is state chairman and he :
i6 asking each democrat in the state;'
['to contribute one dollar to the fund.
State Executive Committeeman T. W. i
Berry is at the head of the Dillon j
County campaign and all amounts j
sent to Mr. Berry will be forwarded s
to state headquarters promptly. The
. banks of the county are asked to s I
licit contributions from those with i
whom they come in contact, and the \
' efforts of all loyal democrats in the
raising of Dillon's quota will b?- high- ]
[ lv appreciated.
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ij L. Z. Hewitt was taken to Cumber- '
i land Hospital at Fayetteville Sunday
> for an operation for abscess on the}
t jaw by Capt. Z. Y. Gibson of the'
I Rescue Workers. Capt. Gibson is op- <
t ening a Rescue Home in Fayetteville
: and will divide his time between Dillon
and the North Carolina, city.
TOBAC CO IS TOO |
TOUGH FOB WORMS.
Influence of August .Moon on Weed
Blow to Pest, the Growers Say.
Florence Daily Times.
Tobacco planters may congratuate
themselves over the fact that
l.e full moon in August will not ar":ve
until?the close of the month. By
he same token, according to a the>ry,
advanced by a local farmer, the
obacco worms will be cheated out of
1 lot of square meals. The moon
'controls" a lot of things in the world
iccording to various theories, includ
ng ine naes, nsn, iuuuu?, <ji miaiu
cinds, etc., and its phases have now
>een found to have all to do with to acco
worms.
The June "crop" of tobacco worms
s not much of a nuisance, it is stated
>y this farmer. "The worms soon go
nto the ground." It may be that the
fune rains or something drives them
nto seclusion. They die in the earth 1
t is assumed. The August crop, the
tecond of the season, is capable of
daying havoc with the growing weed.1
There remains the fact that when tojacco
is well matured and the leaves,
ire tough, the tobacco worm cannot
'chew," the tobacco literally speakng.
This year's" crop, being late, would I
>e susceptible to much damage from
he August worms were it not for the
ull moon's lateness.
When the moon gets full the tobac:o
fly which lays the eggs of the tojacco
worm builds her nest; she is
cept from laying on dark nights, poslibly
having weak eyes. It is not un,il
after the sun goes down that she
jets busy, however, late as it is, the
obafceo crop will be too tough for
.lastication by the crawling pests by
he time the August full moon gets,
iround. ? ;
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TOBACf X) (ilUnVEli.S.
Doubtless you have receivel by now
i letter explaining the purpose of
he South Carolina Tobacco Associa-J
ion and posters headed "Help the
Tobacco Market." Inasmuch as some
?arts of this poster have been misunlerstood>
we wish to make the folowing
explanation in regard to the
(art which refers to "Leaving Your
doney in Your Local Bank.*'
Some few people seem to consider,
his to mean that unless the tobacco;
noney is left in the local banks that i
he banks will not have money to cash
he tobacco checks given at the ware-'
louses. Of course, everyone knows1
hat the banks have the usual amount
f money necessary at this time of |
he year and all those required by I
he law as reserve fund. We all knew
hat the banks are in good condition
ind. will cash all checks presented.
The point, however, is that the buyers
in a number of cases, especially
ocal buyers, are obliged to secure
heir money front the banks in order
o be able to give these checks. It
tas been the custom heretofore for
uost of the tobacco money to borrow;d
in the north, but on account of the
noney stringency the tobacco people
tave not been able, as we understand,
o negotiatiate loans as heretofore,
ind are largely having to secure same
orm the local banks. .\ow, the point
s that unless the deposits in the
ocal banks are made larger by the,1
armers leaving their moneys in the
ocal banks, it will mean tnai mere
vill be less money in the hands of
he buyers, and, therefore, must nec-l
cssarily mean lower prices. The To>acco
Association is an organization
>f farmers, business men, warebousenen,
bunkers and professional men,
ill working together to try to help the
narket; and the officers having studed
the situation deem this move necessary,
and feel that the least the
anners can do would be to co-operate
>y leaving their money in the banks,
>n deposit, say from thirty to sixty
lays, and thereby we feel sure can
;reatly help in holding up the price of
obacco. Their money .vill be perfecty
safe in the bank, and by this move
vill ultimately revert to their good.
If there has been any misunder->
standing concerning this literature
previously sent out in your couimun-j
ty, will you please correct same and
lo what you can to make the farmers
md all other to understund?
In the meanwhile, we should be in-'
leed glad if you would solicit nieinaers
for the Sot'Carolina Tobacco (
Association. Mr. Harkev and Mr. Lews,
or one of these gentlemen will be!
it your town at the earliest possible
moment to help in the solititation. ;
Pleaes give this your careful consid- j
?ration.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Yours very truly,
S. C. Tobacco Association,
T. B. Young, Secretary. |
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Dillonites Buy Airplane.
Messrs. James Sprunt and Kenneth
Behr left Saturday night for New
i'ork and will return in an airplane
which has been purchased by Mr.
Sprunt and'Mr. Ed. McEachern. The
plane will be used for commercial
purposes. Mr. Behr is an experienced
iviator, having been in the air service
during the war. He was stationed at
Camp Bragg near Kayetteville and
nade several flights to Dillon. Tinplane
carries two passengers in addition
to the pilot. Messrs. Sprunt and
Behr expect to leave New York one
day this week and will make the trip
to Dillon in about seven h^urs. They
are hoping to make a noii-stop flight
from the great metropolis to Dillon.
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L. A. Tatum and son spent several
Jays iu New York this week.
L. F. Nance spent yesterday in St.
Paul, N. C., on business.
BACK AFTER 42 YEARS L
(i. E. Driggers Surprises His Broth- T
ers?From Boll Weevil Section
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Pee Dee Advocate.
G. E. Driggers, of Vivian. Louis- h
iana, who has been away from Marl- P
boro for 4 2 years, is visiting rela-jw
tives here. He and his three bro- s<
thers, Thad Driggers, Billy Driggers o
and Tom Peele, had a family re- n
union Tuesday at -Mr. Peele's, at the h
mill village here, and ate dinner to-; J
get her for the first time in fifty years h
G. E. surprised his brothers by tl
slipping in one day last week. They o
had not heard from him in about n
twenty years and had not seen him 8]
in 42 years. He is now minus one o
arm, one of his arms having been tl
shot off about sixteen years ago. ;n
Mr. Driggers is from a section that in
has been infested with the boll wee-;s:
vil for many years. He says they;
are still trying to make tton, and j n
succeed fairly well in dry years.; 2
Last year they made more than they .A
* j 4 L !n iron** it Y\ Q i\ Koon I b
COU1U guinci. i Ilia j cai u w^v.. , raining
for several weeks when he si
left and the weevils had practically j V
destroyed the crop. He says no hu-;d
man means has been discovered to;ii
control them and the weather alone |C
determines the damage they do. je
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CUBA BOLLS IX WEALTH.
Whole Island ia Big Sugar Plantation.1 j
Sugar, like shoes, we once took for
granted. Now procuring enough for
the preserving season may be a prob- ^
lem and sugar "speak easies" are not;s
uncommon in lands where the supply I tj
is rationed. |c.
Writing to the National Geographic ,a
Society, William Joseph Sho\valter;c
says: |?
"With a sugar production nearly ?
doubled and prices more than quad-!a
rupled since 1-912, one can readily see l(
why Cuba is the world's El Dorado of e
lb20, and why sugar is its king. ig
"The imagination is almost over-i
powered in attempting to comprehend c
the vast of the island as it exists this q
year. j s
"The cane produced is of such tre-;j,
mendous volume that a procession of e
bull teams four abreast, reaching j,
around the earth, would be required^
to move it. The crop would suffice to j r
o ariiirt wall around the entirely
two thousand miles of the island's [
coast-line as high as an ordinary. 0
dwelling house and thick enough for t
a file of four men to walk abreast on v
it. I e
"The sugar extracted from this canej?
would load a fleet of steamers reach- v
iug from Havana to New York, within
a ship for every mile of the twelve i j.
hundred that stretch between the two c.
ports. The great pyramid of Cheops, t
before awe-inspiring proportions rail- v
lions of people have stood and gazed c
in open-mouthed amazement, remains!^,
after five thousand years, unrivaled !g
us a monumental pile; but Cuba's if,'
sugar output this year would make e
twc pyramids, each outbasing and
overtopping Cheonp. 11(
"The wealth the outgoing sugar i
crop brings in is not less remarkable j ^
in its pVoportions. Four hundred dol- i tlars
out of a single crop for every hu- a
.mar, being who lives on the island?i j,
a sum almost as great as the per cap- j(
ita wealth produced by all the farms, I r
all the factories, and all the mines of t
the United States!
"What wonder, then, that Cuba to- J e
day is a land of gold and gems, richer
than Midas ever was, converting Cro- g
esus, by contrast, into a beggar! j |(
"Sugar cane is grown by three
classes of planters in Cuba. Perhaps
tne major part of the crop is grown s
i.. charo farmers, or 'colonas', as *
they are called. The owners of tin- ^
sugar-mills furnish them with a giv-j
en number of acres of land t0 plant <
end give them an agreed share of the t
sugar they produce.
"The next class js composed of the ^
land-owning farmers, who grow their,
own cane and have it ground on
shares, atter the fashion of the rural j
grist mill. The remainder of the cane '
isjgrowiv b> the owners of the mills ,
themselves. At some centrals the 'administration'
cane as that grown un-'y
del 'central' management is known,
amounts to only 4 per cent, of the J
total; at others it amounts to (j0 per
cent. |
"Even the share farmer, at pre-war I
prices made money. According to |
'Cuba Before the World,' the official c
handbook of the Republic at the Pan- fc
ama-Pacific Exposition, when sugarjc
was selling at 2.62 cents a pound, his'l
share of the sugar brought him, on J
the basis of twelve sacks to the acre. !1
a return of front $46 to $51 per acre, e
The return of the planter owning his s
i land was from $56 t0 $61 per acre.'A
When one remembers that thg selling t
[price of sugar is from four 10 six mmo,
;?vj high in 1920 as it was then, the; J
sufcc- of the per acre income today is is
| apparent. j*
"How much net profit the cane- t
grower reaps at 1920 prices is hard i
to estimate, but that it is large will I
appear when ?he methods of cane- 1
growing are stated. To begin with, afiter
the first crop the planter does not c
have to bother with seed-time for \
about ten years. The soil is so deep i
and so fertile that one planting pro- i
duces ten harvests. Neither does cul-i
tivation bother him after the first
season, for the blades that keeps the ^
weeds from competing with the next
one. |~
J/Think of th(, profits that th>- Aiimt i
jcah farmer would make out of corn t
fit' he could get ten crops from one <
planting, and did not have to plow j
'nine of them at all to keep down the (
weeds! I
"Another item in the low cost of i
producing sugar is the cheapness of ?
the motive power. The cane is hauled It
Vl'lUl uiwm.uui.i\i.
I
'hree Meetings are Scheduled for Dillon
County this and Xext Week. :1
Arrangements have been made to I
old farmer's meetings at various t
laces in the county this and next 1
eek. Prominent speakers have been i
ecu red who will address the farmers I
n the subject of warehousing and '
larketing. The first meetings will bp i
eld at Latta and Dillon tomorrow, <
uly 30th. The Latta meeting will be
eld at 10 o'clock in the morning and j
tie Dillon meeting will be held at 3 \
'clock tomorrow afternoon. These 1
leetings are being held under the aupices
of the South Carolina Division ,
f the American Cotton Association, .
tie South Carolina Warehouse Com- |
lissioner, the United States Depart- ,
lent of Agriculture and the Exten- (
ion Service of Clemson College.
Monday, August the 2nd, the third;
leeting will be held at Lake View at > (
:30 o'clock in the afternoon, won.
.lien Johnstone, senator from New- J
erry county, Hon. Geo. K. Laney,1
&nator from Chesterfield and Mr. J..!
V. Sheely of Clemson College will .
eliver addresses at each of the meet-1
igs. The farmers, bankers, mer-!1
hants and professional men are urg- j
d to attend the meetings.
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>1LIX)X VOTERS 1
HE Alt CANDIDATES. I
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.spirants for State Offices Spoke at'
Dillon Tuesday.
About 150 Dillon county voters
eard the candidates for the several i
late offices present their claims at
he campaign meeting held at the
ourt house Tuesday. Honors were j
bout evenly divided and at the con-|
lusion of the meeting one could not i
ell which candidate had made the
lost favorable impression. The|
udience gave the candidates an at-1
Lntive and respectful hearing, and as
ach speaker finished his talk he was
iven liberal applause.
The four candidates for railroad
ommissioner spoke first. D. M. Mc-l
laskill told of his record in Kerliaw
county as treasurer and of what
e would endeavor to accompusn u;
lected. L. L. Moss of Richland stated;
ii a few words why he should be j
lected relating his experience as aj
ailroad man. F. W. Shealy of Lexing011,
incumbent, told of his labors on
he commission and the trials of the!
ffice for the past six years. He statedi
hat due to federal control and the;
iorn out condition of the railroad'
quipment it had been impossible to i
et the efficiency desired. D. L. Smith!
rent for Mr. Shealy in a lively man-,
er though his speech was of a very i
igh order. He scored the present;
unimissioner for not taking care of
he cotton seed situation last spring(
.hen the farmers were unable to get;
ars in which > to make shipments.
idj. Oen. W. W. Moore was the next I
peakei. He fold of his untiring zeal;
or the state guard and of the present;
tutus of his office now as compared !
o what it was ten years* ago when hej
ook charge of it.
Capt. A. H. Marchar', of Orange-1
urg lollowed him in a clear cut, efective
speech. He told of his service j
broad and of his fitness for the
lace of adjutant general. He served
u the famous Wildcat division. He;
ead an indorsement for the office by j
he Orangeburg county convention.
The candidates for lieutenant gov- j
rnor aroused keen interest from the
mil. Octavus Cohen was the first j
.. ..i. ? l.ic nllnlt>(1 i
p'-'UKfl. lie uviuivvi MIW
dilutes to discussing one of his op-i
onets, Mr. Maudlin. He brought from
tie audience much laughter and many
miles as he progressed with his witicisins.
He believes in good roads and
ducation.
Wilson G. Harvey, followed Mr. i
lohen. He told of the responsibility :
d the office and of his experience as
. business man which peculiarly fit- i
td him for the place.
Mr. O. K. Maudlin of Greenville was
he next and last speaker. He told of
us acts in the legislature in reply to
barges made by Mr. Harvey and Mr.
lohen. He replied to the charges,
nude by his opponents in a very con-i
ihcing and effective manner.
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.Near Serious Auto-Truck Collision.
i
mmberton Ilobesonian.
A near serious automobile truck
ollision occurred on North Elm St.,
iaturday afternoon when a Dodge
ar driven by W. H. McLellan of
towland and a Ford truck driven by
erry McKellar, colored, collided. Mcvellar
drove the truck which belonged
to Mr. L. H. Caldwell, into Elm
treet from Eighth street and Mr.(
lcLellan was driving up north on Elm :
he collosion occured just as the truck
ntered Kim. Mr. jnci^iiaii s "b**v
land was cut by parts of liis windhield
and Lonzo Walker, colored,
vho was in the car with him. suffered
an ugly gash in his foreln-ad and
>ther bruises about his face. McKelar
was also cut oh the arms and
lands.
The front end of the truck was
ompletely demolished and the Dodge
vas also badly damaged, both being
iut out of running commission as a*
esult of the accident.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. liobinson spent
.Vednesday in Fairmont, N. C.
n ox-carts. The ox< n live from six to
en months a year on the blades
tripped from the harvested stalks,
iml th0 remainder of the year on suculent
guinea-grass. Think how prosperous
would be the American fanner
f he could have animal motive pow?r
requiring not a pound of grain to I
eed it!''
IX TOBACCO BARNS.
Only Slight Alterations to Be Made.
Clemson College July 15?In certain
sections of the state, tobacco
warehouses can be used to advantage
is home potato storage houses, if certain
temporary alterations are made.
The fallowing instructions are furnished
by the extension service horticulturists:
Walls: The standard tobacco barn
is generally constructed with one
tight wall, therefore another wall
should be built on the inside. This
wall is constructed by placing 2x4
studding placed 18 to 24 inches apart
against the outer walls, the walls to
be as high as potatoes are to be stored,
usually eight to ten feet. Storm
sheathing is placed on the studding,
and then building paper and ceiling.
Rough ceiling may be mailed to th*
studding and tar paper placed on instead
of building paper and ceiling,
Lhe tar paper being stripped or paneled
with laths. These walls should
h.1 /ilnood fio-htlv at tnn and hrrtfnm
with pieceB of 2 x 4 blocked in between
the studding so as to prevent
circulation of air between the walls.
This gives a dead air space.
Flooring: The floor is placed three
or four feet above th$ level of the
ground on wooden or brick piles.
Place 6x8 Inch sills on the foundation
sills of the barn. Of these sills
place 2x10 inch joist, 18 inches as the
center. The floor is then built in sections
three or four feet wide, those
sections to be the length of the house
inside, and so as to fit tight. The '
flooring is not nailed to the joist as
the weight of the potatoes will hold >
it in place. A matched floor is best,
as this excludes moisture from the
earthen floor of the barn.
Ceiling: The ceiling may be made
of cheap roofing paper tacked to the
third or fourth tier poles, or rough
ceiling laid across the tier poles and
tar or roofing paper tacked on this
rough ceiling.
Ventilation: Twelve inch square
holes should e cut in the floor for
ventilatorsf one in each corner aaid
one in th^ center. These are made so
that they can be closed up tightly
when the potatoes are cured.
Ventilators of the same size should
be cut in the ceiling and we made so
that they can be closed from the inside.
The ventilators in the foundation of
the walls of the original tobacco barn
will allow sufficient air to pass under
the floor, out snouia oe ciosea up alter
the potatoes are cured, and only
opened when the house is ventilated.
Doors: There should be an outer
and an inner door, both of which
should be constructed to exclude air.
The upper half of the inner door
should be of glass so as to afford light
Heat: The flues can be used to cure
the potatoes, the temperature being
kept between 85 and 90 degrees during
the curing period. If the flues are
not used small coal, wood or oil heaters
should be used. In the case of coal
or wood heaters being used, a flue
would have to be built.
Care of material: During the season
when the burn is being used for
curing tobacco the special potato
house flooring and ceiling are removed
and stored in a drj place where
it will not wafp.
Estimated cost: The estimated cost
is approximately $300.
The above discussion has been based
on the standard tobacco barn. The
log constructed tobacco barn may be
converted in some cases if discretion
is used and the general rules for converting
the standard house are carried
out, plus a knowledge of proper
storage.
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Scholarship for Dillon.
TKean It 11 rt/I f/t/1 an/I t V fniir
free scholarships amounting to $305,03.
have been awarded this year in
South Carolina by the National War
Work Council of the Young Men's
Christian Association.
At the tirst of the year this work
began, and a total of $50,000, was
allotted to this state for the education
of ex service men, both races.
These scholarship men are in nearly
all schools in the state and in some
far beyond its borders, studying in
nearly all professions and callings.
Monthly reports from the school back
to the Columbia Y. M. C. A. office
show that earneet work is being donc_
and gdod grades made by the most
of the men. Clemson College has bad
the largest number, and agriculture
has been a favorite study.
The remaining $19,000 is available
through county committees for fall
and spring terms 1920-21, but mu<U
be awarded by the end of this calendar
year. Counties which do not
use their allotments by September
will lose their amounts which will be
distributed among active counties,
unless nsstir.inee is civen it will be
tuedt'd by October. Committees please
take notice.
There are only seven counties ?
Abbeville, Allendale, Humbert, Beaufort,
Chesterfield, Colleton, Horry ?
show no awards to date. Thirty nine
counties are actively using their alloUntents,
and two have finished ?
Oconee and Lee.
These counties Hearing completion
are Charleston, Clarendon, Florence,
Creenville. (Ireenwood, Hampton,
Kershaw Newberry, Spartanburg and
t'niun. Information furnished from
State V. M. C. A., E. E. Pendleton,
State Supervisor, 14 22 Sumter St.,
Columbia, S. C.
Anyone desiring further information
should see Judge Joe Cabell Davis
who has charge of the fund for
Dillon county.