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1894 THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY >1011X1X0, MARCH 10, 1921. VOL.27. N<L ML
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\ REDUCTION IS ONLY
HOPE FOR COTTON
No Relief is to be Obtained from Foreign
Countries is View of Paul
Priieger.
"It is only to be hoped that the
American planter will see the danger
of the situation, and will reduce his
acreage to a minimum. It is the only
salvation for the spinner as well as
for the planter."
Thus writes Mr. Paul Pflieger, ot
Ghent, Beffeium, continental representative
of John F. Maybank & Co.,
of Charleston to his firm, who ig rep
reseniea in rlorence Dy Mr. Armur
M. McCall, whom they have sent a
copy of the letter. Mr. McCall has
handed this letter to the Chamber of
Commerce for use as information to
the cotton planters in this section.
The letter, in full, is as follows:
"Ghent, Belgium, Feb. 11, 1921
"Messrs. John F. Maybank & Co.,
"Charleston, S. C.,
"Dear Sirs:
"My object in writing present lettei
is to make you further acquainted
with conditions prevailing 011 this
side:
"The situation has remained unchanged
since writing you last, and j
there can be no thought whatever of
any business in Belgium. Spinners
continue to resell their cotton j
amougst themselves, at anything they
^ can get for it for the sake of making j
14 money, and to delay the. financial
crisis. They are supplied for at least j
5 to 6 months ahead on account of
the enormous short time they had to^
worn on, m oruer noi u> increase j
their already very big stocks of yarns. |
"1 have told you before that, dur-:
ing the whole of this season, Texas |
and. Oklahoma-Texas cotton has
been much cheaper than other;
growths so practically no cotton other!
than Texas and Oklahoma-Texas has'
been brought here,
i "As I see the situation here, Bel-j
glum spinners must haye lost approx- j
imately 100 million francs this season.
Delay after delay of shipment is!
being asked for, and our competitors,
* who have come out all the time with'
extremely low prices, and who got sol
to say most of the business done,
re now in a terrible fix- Drafts, for
cotton already shipped and invoiced,
have to be renewed. Under these circumstances,
we can only be glad we
have not done any business, 1 can
even say that 1 have not been too
eager to sell cotton for any of my
firms.
"The situation of our spinners is
really so deplorable, that it is almost
a necessity for the American
firms to help them. I must say that
so far Belgian spinners have all behaved
extremely well, as it has come
to my knowledge that a good manyi
French spinners have simply cancelled
their contracts leaving the
American shippers to get out of the
situation as well as they could. Of
course, law suits might be made, but
it is really questionable whether
much will be obtained by them.
ii x s oniy 10 ue nopea inat me
^American planter will see the danger;
the situation, axxd will reduce his
acreage to a minimum. It is the only
salvation for Ihe spinner as well as
for 'he planter.
"Unless the market improve^ very
much within the next few months, 1 i
am afraid that many failures will
have to be recorded.
"1 am enclosing letter treating the:
questi6n of the shore risk clause, and :
shall thank you to give this matter
# your best attention, and to advise as
soon as possible.
"I am, dear sir,
"Very truly yours. ,
"PAUL PFL1EGBR."
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Town Prlniary Next Tuesday.
Very little interest is manifested in
the town primary to be held next
' Tuesday in which a mayor and coun-l
cil will be elected for the ensuing two
J years and two commissioners of pub.-!
tic wurKs lor ioiir aim six years, niayf
or Hamer has announced that he will i
, stand for re-election, and so far there j
) have been no other announcements?!
There have ben no announcments for
k alderman and commissioners of public
works. The time for filing pledges
k Is up at 12 o'clock Monday. The book*1
of enrollmnt are open at Moody s'
k Drug Store"
Arrangements are being made to
a have addresses at the court house
" Monday night at 7; 30 o'clock by ,^thv>
>/ \ vseveral candidates. Eve*y cand it. ;
will be present ena will discuss >wW.i
^ Issues.
P
k OFFICERS CAPTURE STILLS
w i
^ , ./* Rural Policeman John McCracken;
P - ' wag nosing round the backwoods on i
the A. K. McLellan Little Rock place j
P last week and ran across a crude
still from which the liquid fire was\
P atlll oozing. There was no one pres-1
ent to claim the contraption, but j
A .later in the day Officer McCrackan
W,.' fastened the* evidence on Andy NlcbJh
ols, and now Nichols is bound over to
~ court in the sum of $200,
? n Abram Thompson and Henry Wllllamson,
tenants on one of Mr. Mc?
J,el bin's places across the river, were
W Caught with the goods by Sheriff Be&
thea and both deposited $200 bonds
for their appearance ut the next term
of pourt. Abraham and Henry denied
jb all* knowledge of the transaction, but
iX the still wait warm when Sheriff Bogy
thea came upon the pair and they
at. had no chance to prove an alibi. Last
Jg week was a blue week for the fel1/pws
who make the stuff.
DOES FERTILIZER PAY?
I don't think any of the calculations
offered to induce farmers to use
fertilizer, and to use it abundantly,
are correct. They claim that all things
being equal the proper use of fertilize^
will very materially increase
the yield.
I agree that this far is correct, and
no one disputes it, but let's go further.
Let's take cotton for instance.
They claim that an acre of land that
Will r?f I aol 9 ? ?? ^ AA * -
.. ... w?. avovai JJ1UUUIC 1UV PUU11US Ol
seed cotton, by the use of 400 pounds
of 8-3-3 will produce 800 pounds of
seed cotton. Now they will say that
the 400 pounds of cotton produced
without the use of fertilizer, at 4
cents per pound would bring $16,
the 800 pounds at 4 cents per pound
will be $32; deduct $10 for the fertilizer
and you will have $22 against
$16 for the acre without fertilizer?
leaving u net balance in favor of the
acre with fertilizer of $6.
They don't figure tlie hauling,
handling and sowing the fertilizer,
nor do they figure picking the 400
pounds of extra cotton and handling
that, nor the difference in the price
of a big crop of cotton and a small
crop.
Now I would figure it this way. Admitting
that the 400 pounds of fertilizer
would double the yield or
pioduce 4 00 pounds more of seed
cotton, I don't admit that when you
double the crop it will sell for the
same price?not by any means. If
the 800 pounds of seed cotton per
acre with the 4 00 pounds of fertilizer
represent about the normal crop
of about 12,000,000 bales, the 4
cents per pound is about a fair price
for it anH tho 111 '< -v? * ?1?4
- ? vmv v u m ao juoi aui?UL w licit
it will bring. Now for the 4 00 pounds
8-3-3 fertilizer at $10 hauling, handling
at $1, and picking and handling
the extra 400 pounds cotton $4?
this gives us $15 expense on account
of the fertilizer, this from $32 leaves
us $17.
Now what about no fertilizer and
400 pounds seed cotton to the acre?'
Let's see how we start on this?well,
calculate on the same basis. If the
800 pounds per acre gave us a
12,000,000-bule crop, then of course
400 pounds per acre, will give us a
6,000,000-bale crop. Now does anybody
think that a 6,000,000-bale
crop will sell for the same price as a
12,000,000-bale crop? I am sure not.
It will bring three times as much
per pound. But just to be liberal, we
will just assume that it will bring
twice as much per pound. Now we
figured the other at 4 cents per
pound for the seed cotton, so we will
figure this at 8 cents per pound for
the seed cnttnn This urin ?! "> ? ? ><>
...... . ...w TV ASA give UO f O 41
for thin acre of 4 00 pounds and no
fertilizer bill to pay, no fertilizer to
haul and handle, and no extra 400
pounds cotton to pick and handle,
and w?e will get in cool cash the difference
between $17 and $32-?which
is $15 in favor of the acre with no
fertilizer.
The fertilizer man is ready t o say
that this isn't fair and that the farmer
must not make more than he has
a good demand for and that a fewer
acres well-fertilized will yield the
amount more economically. Well,
this might be true in a measure, but
the average farmer figures that the
more ne makes, the more he will get.
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS MARION
MAX DID NOT BIXK'KARK.
Washington, Feb. 28?Today the
Supreme Court of the United States
reversed Judge Smith, of the Federal
District Court of Eastern South
Carolina in the case of Eawrence
Amos, of Marion county, an alleged
"blockade" whiskey sellei, on
giounds involving the search of
premises by Fedeal revenue agents
without a warrant. The Supreme
Court declared such search unconstitutional.
Amos was indicted on six counts,
on four, of which he was acquitted,
but was convicted on counts of removing
whiskey on which the Federal
tax had not been paid and of
selling whiskey without payment of
the federal tax. It was brought out
ill the trial before. Judge Smith's
court that P. J. Coleman and O. A.
Rector, reveuue agents, went toAmos'
hou8e to search the premises, stating
that they were officers. Amos wife
said* he was not at home but she permitted
the search and the agents
found 1 n a barrel of peas a bottle
containing about half a pint of blockade
whiskey and under a quilt two
quart bottles of similar liquor. They
had no soarch warrant and no war
uiui mr me arrest or Amos. They
submitted as evidence a small quantity
of liquor which they said was
from the bottleB which they found
in Amos' house.
Justice Clark writing the opinion
of the Supeine Court declares that
the cross examination of the government
witnesses shows clearly the
unconstitutional character of the
seizure by which the property which
the government introduced as evidence
was obtained.
Contention th^ the constitutional
rights of the defendants were waived
by the act of his wife'admitting the
searchers is not sustained, the highest
court holding that there was implied
coercion in the circumstances.
Th? Supreme Court remands the
matter for further netle? i- ---?1
^ ?wv V-W|| ill ?VW1 VI"
unce with the decision announced today.
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Millionaire clubmen acted as stokers
on a Swedish liner bound for New
York when the regular crew of firemen
struck for higher wages.
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Cl'T CROP IN HALF.
Soulh's Only Hop? lies in Fifty Percent
Reduction.
Mr. T. B- Stack house, .for many
years president of the Bank of Dillon,
and now president of the Standlard
Warehouse Co., sees no hope for
the south unless the cotton acreage is
'reduced at least 50 percent. Mr.
Stackhouse has thousands of bales [
OS cotton stored in hig various ware-!
bouses, and standing between pro-,
ducer, banker and spinner, he is in
position to view the situation from'
its several angles. Mr. Stackhouse
thinks the south would be far better
ol'f not to plant a hill of cotton, but
says it may be able to pull through'
t hn nrnconl erioio vm*? V-? o C A ?
( ?..v |f vuviit. Viioio n Iiu CI UV J/rivrill
1 reduction in acreage,
j Following is a copy of a l^?ter
which Mr. Stackhous^ has just written
to one of th,. largest planters in
ithe Pee Dee country in response to
a letter from the planter asking for
information on the cotton situation:
"I am in receipt of your favor of \
the 5th instant and, in my opinion,
if not more than one-fourth of the
fertilizer used last year is used by
the southern cotton growers in 11>21
1 it will not materially help those who
are holding 1920 cotton until the size
of the 1921 crop is known, for the
reason that the world will not believe
in a small cotton crop until the 19 21
| crop is harvested. Not less than a 50
percent reduction in last year's acreage
will help the farmer get better
prices for the 19 20 and 1921 crops,
j Te^s and Oklahoma farmers sold
last fall at from two and three times
j today's prices, and in my opinion will
plant freely this year. Mr. J. M. Mil'
ler, president of the First National
llank of Richmond has recently sent
lout to customers of his bank a letter
from which 1 quote as follows:
I "In our judgment the cotton and
! tobacco already on hand in this coun-;
! try together with not over a half a
!ciop for the coming year is all that
j the world will be able to purchase
| and pay for at reasonable prices."
His opinion is sustained by the,
most noted cotton authorities in Eng-'
land, France and Belgium.
This morning's paper states that
twenty four mills in Spain have shut
'down, and the remaining mills are
I running on half time. A recent letter
|to Mr. Maybank, of Charleston from
jhis Brussells correspondent states j
' Chat the Belgium cotton mills are;
I selling their cotton for whatever they
{can get for it, and that mills in
France running are doing so at
,an enormous loss.
I hold in my hand a card signed
i "Dr. Bradford Knapp" from which I
quote as follows:
I "Get it out of your head that anything
but the supply and the world's
ability to buy fixes the price of cot-|
| ton."
i This quotation is followed by a
statement that there is now enough
: cotton in the world to last about two
years. i
I heard one of the largest manufacturers
in the Piedmont section of
this state made the statement last"
Saturday that the southern cotton
mills were facinu as mean conditions
as the cotton farmers of the state
now face, in that their warehouses
were full of manufactured goods for
which there was no market and a
great deal of the goods made out of
: high priced cotton. Under all these
conditions it seems to me worse than
folly for South Carolina to grow cot-'
ton in 1921.
My interest in this matter is whol-'
ly impersonal, as I haven't a bale of
cotton, spots or futures.
Very truly,
T- B. STACKHOUSE.
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COUNTRY CLUB TO
ALLAY FEELING-1
I
i At a meeting Wednesday night of
the Marion and Mullins people held
in the Marion Chamber of Commerce
hall lor the purpose of discussing the
feasibility of a country club to be located
on the Marion-Mullins road a,
committee of five was appointed to;
investigate the matter of a site and
formulate a plan for organization. i
r H. L. Til gh mail, of Marion, acted:
as chairman at the meeting. He appointed
on the committee S. W. |
Norwood and J. M. Johnson, of Mar!
ion, and H. O. Schofield, T. L. Smith,
J and K. J. Williams, of Mullins. The
committee met this afternoon for the
' purpose of investigating prospective
sites for the club house and golf
! links.
i Several enthusiastic talks were
I made at the meeting and from the
general spirit exhibited it appeared
i that Marion and Mullins could get
I together on the question of a golf
I club and put the proposition over]
For a long time the spirit of rivalry
| between the towns of Mullins and
; Marion has been keen to almost a
! point of bitterness. It is believed
that a country club of this sort where
citizens of both towns will be thrown
together in a pleasant way will tend
to eradicate unfriendly feeling.
j i ne aisiance between the two
; towns is nine miles and the road
1 good the entire way. There are several
stretches of ground along the
road which will make good golf
courses. The plan ls to locate the
club as near midway as possible.
According to plans discussed last
night, a stock company composed of
Marion and Mulling citizens will purchase
the property. Arrangements
will be made to let others in on
, minimum dues.
DILLON MAX PRAISES ANCOXAS.|
Col. G. G. McIjHurin Says Little Ajicona
Ik a Living Djniimo.
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The following is taken from Monday's
issue of the News and Courier:
The "little speekeled hen" or Mottled
Ancona is fortunate in having a
bunch of real boosters in^South Carolina.
During the poultry show and
meeting at Columbia last fall the
breeders of this variety got together
for the express purpose of organizing
a strong Ancona movement in this
state with a view to bringing out a
big string of Acnonas at Columbia
this year.
The success of this movement is
evidenced by a letter just received
from G. G. McLaurin of Dillon president
of the South Carolina Ancona
Club. Mr. McLaurin is a strong be
..v.v. ... ..is luiuiun auu uui'HH U1CIU
against all comers. He says, "when
you tie to the little speekeled hen
you have a living dinamo?no dead
wood to struggle with."
The Anconu leader expects to have
a good line of birds out this fall and
says in his letter "1 have been doing
considerable work for our little club
since its organization, and have had
fairly good response fioni the Ancona
breeders. 1 have secured pledge*
already, for more than 100 entries for
our next annual meet, which will
probably be held in connection with
the State Fair. With a little assistance
on your part, and with the boosters
we are enlisting, 1 feel safe in
saying that it will be only a short
time before our breed will constitute
the greatest display at the show."
Mr. McLaurin lays stress on the
gieat amount of good to be accomplished
by a little organization work.
He points ou t that his efforts and
the efforts of those who are backing
him in the movement, have
brought forth good results.
Other breeders who are interested
in bringing out a fine line of Anconas
this year are: Wendell M. Levi,
of Sumter, vice-president; ;J. W. Cot
uen, 01 Columbia, secretary - treasurer;
Mike L. Itoof, New Brooklyn;
J. F. Monroe, Greenwood; E. L.
Sharps, Columbia; W. A. Axon, Spartanburg;
Thos. F. Hogan, Columbia;
F. R. Rister, Chaplin; Chas. M- Watson,
Navy Yard and Mrs. H. H. Withers,
Columbia, members of the executive
board.
The motto of the club is "the hen
that lay8 when others lay down."
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JAS. H. BKItRY KILLS HIMSELF
Closeting Himself in an Outhouse
Sends Bullet Through His Brain.
Mr. Jas. H. Berry, a well known
farmer of the Floydale section, killed
himself at an early hour Friday
morning. The weapon used was a 32
calibre pistol. The bullet entered at
tht. right temple and was found just
underneath the skin of the left eye.
Death was instantaneous.
The news of the tragedy was a
great shock to the entire community,
as no one had the slightest suspicion
that Mr. Berry contemplated so
rash an act.
Mr. Berry was in town Thursday
anernoon talking with rrienas and appeared
to be in the best of spirits. He
closed a contract for his year's supply
of guano and returned home late
in the afternoon. After supper he sat
round the fireside and talked with
his family, but as the evening wore
on he lost his cheerfulness and
seemed to lapse into a depressed
mood. He retired at his usual hour,
but was restless during the night.
He arose at his usual hour next
morning and went out to look after
his stock, and when breakfast was
ready a member of his family went
out to look for htm- He was found
in <111 outhouse near the barn, sitting
upright, with a ghastly pistol
wound in his right temple. It had not
been many minutes since he had left
the house, and the pistol shot was not
heard, but when his body was found
lifp wsis pvlinrt
Mr. Berry, it was learned, had been
dispirited for some time. About 25
years ago he purchased the place on
which he was living and had enjoyed
undisturbed possession of it for a
Quarter of a century. He was an excellent
farmer and had developed it
into one of the most fertile plantations
in the county. About a year
ago a suit was instituted against him
in the circuit court of Dillon county
by some heirs who claimed the property.
Mr. Berry lost his suit In the
lower court, bat took the case up to
the supreme court where It is still
pending. One of his neighbors who
acquired part of the same original
tract years ago discovered the same
cloud on his title, and after the matter
had run the course of the courts
and had gone against him made a
settlement with the heirs in order to
retain title to the property. It is
thought that Mr. Berry had brooded
over the probable loss of his land
and the present serious depression
through which the country is passing
until he became temporarily unbalanced
.
He was a strong, robust mnn who
still had many years of usefulness before
him, and his tragic taking off
is deeply regretted by all who knew
him. He was buried at Latta Saturday
afternoon, and in the Latla News
Department of this iBsue will be
found an extended account of his
funeral and his family history.
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America is furnishing to France
wooden houses. They are ready cut,
consisting of three rooms and a shed
and occupying about 22 square feet.,
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WOMAN CHAKOES ASSAULT.
A rather unusual ease came before
Magistrate -Haselden Monday when
a white woman charged that she had
been assaulted, but udinitted that she
con Id not remember the name of the!
man who assaulted her. The woman
lives in the western part of the coun-,
ty, and has long since passed middle J
age. She claimed that a man she*
knew but whose name she did not!
recall entered her home and assault-1
ed her. Questioned in Magistrate Has-i
eldeti's court she charged several dif-;
ferent men with the crime, but lat-;
er withdrew the chargs. Then she]
seemed to have an Inspiration and
said the Lord had just told her that
her assailant was Beachman Cox, a
negro who lives on Dr. J. 11. David's
place near town. Cox was brought j
before Magistrate Haselden and subjected
to a rigid cross examination,,
but he claimed that while he knew
the woman her accusations were ab-1
solutelv false. He proved by reliable]
witnesses) that he went away Saturday
night, tlu> night the crime is al '
li ged to have been committeed, and
did not return until Monday morn-1
ing. He also introduced witnesses j
who helped hint in establishing an
alibi. Cox was bound over to court,
but there seems to be some doubt as
to the sanity of ill*, woman who
charges him with the crime.
FOOLISH PEOPLEBill
Johnston let his cow get out
and eat Jim Turner's corn- Jim, he
took his shot gun down and plugged
one through the horn. Bill's little
boy came in and told his father
all about it, and Bill ht. swore, his
hair he tore,-he raved and fumed and
shouted. And then forded into town
to buy some ammunition. He swore
he'd shoot all things of Jim's he
found on his plantation. On reaching
home he cleaned his gun, oiled it
inice and neat. He knew Jims cliick
ens. wouiq dp iounu devouring nis
wheat. And when they come," hp told
nip wife, "just view me kill and slay.
I'll show Jim Turner shooting is a
game that two can play. Old Bill was
sure some mad guy when he heard of
Jim's big threat, and talked of telling
the revenue's who made that
county wet. Then their wives, they
met oae day down at the village store.
Mrs. Johnson thought it was the time
, to even up a score- Said she to Mr.
I Turner's wife, "You know that its a
fact, you're alwavs geeting things
from nie and you never pay them
back. I've loaned you flour, meat and
lard, coffee, tea and cabbage. A person
who won't pay their debts is
worser than a savage." Then Mrs.
Turner, she got mad and started in to
say a lot of how those Johnson kids
fought her little boy at play. Thus it
went from bad to worse, and ended in
a fight. The mayor sent them both to
jail, and there they spent the night.
If Bill had fixed that pasture fence
so that it would hold his cattle, and
Jim had used some common sense
instead of getting rattled, and then if
those two women folks had put their
heads together and tried to stop that
II w >1 iali m-ev inslpiifl <it' fifrh + ine eni-li
other, then all this would have ne\er
been, and they would still bo friends.
It don't take much to start a row, but
a lot to make it end. The Turner kids
and Johnson kids met one morning on
the sly to play the childhood games
again as in the days gone by. It was
not long till sad to say, a dirty light
got started but sister she got on the
j >b and soon had them parted. Don't
worry, they will make up soon,
through now with rage they art brimming,
for little kids have got more
sense than grown up men and women.
I' <"(*inty Commissioners Organize
The new commissioners, appointed
under the recent county government
act. held their first meeting Tues
day. The old commissioners met with
them and wound up last year's business.
The commissioners organized by
electing J. H. McLaurin, chairman. J.
Hen Edwards was elected clerk, W.
C. Moore was re-elected county attorney
and Dr. L- R. Craig was reelected
county physician. J. C. Adams
was elected county commissioner.
The board is composed of one commissioner
from each township, and
the personnel of the commission is as
follows: J. H. McLaurin, Manning; I
I). C. Manship, Kirby; J. B. Arnette,|
Hillsboro; H. A. Hasty, Harlleesville;
Jan McLellan, Car ink had. Mr. T. W.
Berry was named as commissioner
from Uethea, but as Mr. Berry is a
member of the State Board of Review
and the constitution prohibits!
th e holding of more than one office
of honor or profit, Mr. Berry did not
qualify, ard asked that his successor1
bo appointed.
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Finest Times Coming.
i The Walton, Ga., Tribune says that
the hard tines grouch should con
?iu?r me siory 01 ino man who was j
really "up against It"
I "His horse went dead and his mule
wont lame,
'And he lost his cow in a poker game,
I And a cyclone came on a winter day
I And blew the house where he lived
away;
Then an earthquake came when that
was gone
And swallowed the ground th?t his
house was on;
Then the tax collector, he came
around
And charged him up with the hole in
the gfounu." T
SMITH TO DIRECT
COTTON INtjiUtK.
Will Ascertain Volume of t'otttm OA '
Hand and (Quality of tirades.
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Washington, March 7.? Senator B- t
D. Smith of South Carolina. i? en s
route home for the purpose of ad-r s
justing his affairs preparatory to r
what promises to be a long absence- e
The South Carolina senator is a membei
ot the subcommittee which, un- f.
der the authority of his own amend- sr'
ment, will make a general investiga- h
tion of the cotton situation.
The subcommittee will ascertain ,s
the amount of cotton actually on hand d
tn the United States and its grades.
The cotton producer has been sucb y
a sufferer, according to Senator
Smith,, from inaccurate reports of
"cotton on hand", which reports are t
always greatly in excess of the actual 0
quantity, and thus depress the market,
that is absolutely tucessary that j
the truth be ascertained. ^
The subcoiumitiee will visit New e
York and possibly New Orleans. The
revelations will bo followed by legia- ~
lation as result <_ i which the jrove.ru
inent will be equipped lor secur- .
ing only accurate estimates. '
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COl NT\ M:\YS
Miittuni. *
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Misses Mary and Julia Cd wards
'spent the past week end with Mrs.
Jelin Hargrove in Dillon.
Miss Ruth Hodges of Brownsville?
visited Miss Annie Henegan last week.
: Mrs. Clarence McLaurln entertained
quite a few of the young people?
Wednesday evening. Dancing ancf
'numerous games ot cards were enI
invert and rteliirhtfill nnimh wn? ?prv
!ed by Mrs. McLaurin.
A number of the Minturn folk enrjoyed
"The Wotnanless Wedding," at
Carolina I- riday evening.
Miss Effie Evans spent the week
end with Miss Verna McQueen.
Mr. John Hugh McCormac of the
| Marion school spent Sunday hero with,
i his parents.
' Mr. Mack McQueen visited bio
grandparents, Mr. and M>3. Mac Carj
michuel in Dillon last week.
Miss Annie Henegan spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. H. C. Haiuer of
Clio.
The Ladie's Missionary Society ol
: the Reedy Creek Presbyterian church
held its monthly meeting on last
Thursday afternoon wit Mrs. It. M.
1 Evans.
Floydale
Rev. P. K. Crosby utid family vi?
ited friends at Nichols the past week.
Miss Rosa Dreher spent the week
end with Misg Katie Connelly at
Smithboro.
Mr. and Mrs- A. C. McDonald and
Mr. and Mrs. Percy McDonald spent
Sunday in Latta with friends.
Little .Miss Janet Stackhouse spend
the week end with Mrs. K. B. Hodgesat
Brownsville.
Our community was shocked and
s-.uldened over the death of Mr. J. HN
Berry, and the de? pest sympathy
goes out to them from the entireneighborhood
in their sad boieaver.ient.
Mr- and Mrs. II. i>. Hodges spent
I'. n ay with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Slack.
1 oust*
Mrs. A. B. McElyea (Aunt Becky>
i.- expected thig week to visit Mrs. J.
L McLaurin.
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OAK DROVE.
Hoc Inlay Party.
On Saturday afternoon, March 5.
from 3 to a o'clock, Miss Annie Ruth
Fair was at home to a tew of her
friends and classmates. After twoguessing
contests, over which the
gills hud much fun. i rizos were
awarded to Misses Mollie Wise unci
Bcuiah Briginan.
After several other rallies were
played the guests were summoned to
the dining room where delightful refreshments
were served.
The birthday cake wag very pret-<
ty, decorated with fifteen tiny white
candles in white rove bud holdersBefore
leaving the dining room oacb>
girl drew u souvenir from a basket
suspended from the light.
This was si most enjoyable sifter
noon for all present.
Oak Grove
j The second quarterly conference
for the Brownsville charge ^41 t>?
held at New Holly Monday afternoon
March 21st, at three o'clock.
; Mr. Tracey E. Fore recently lost
by fire about thirty bales of cotton*
which was stored in a Lorn on hit.
Biowns Creek plantation. Nineteen
bales were entirely consumed, therest
being badly scorched. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Mr. .S. W. Eppa, farm demonstra'-tion
agent for this county arid dir.
Willianig who is also engaged in ttils
Work, but of statewide scope, visited
the Oak Grove school one day fast
week and each made good talk* in
the interest of their work- Quttc a
number of the boys expressed a desire
to do club work this year.
I The good wather of the past few
ueekg has been beneficial to farm
work nnH mnnv farmaM ?v?
rapid headway along this line.
So far very little Kuano ha* keen
shipped into this section and th? general
opinion is that it will be Med
around here in very limited <i?aatities.
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C. C. Graham spent Tuesday fm
Sumter oa business. ^4 ^
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