The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, October 13, 1921, Image 3
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THE WORLD FACING
A COTTON FAMINE.,
The Meaning of thla Great Shortage
to the Farmers of the Southern
States.
Not since the Civil War . period,
"when hundreds of thousands of people
were idle in Lancashire because of
the inability to buy cotton from the
South, and when the desperate situation
then almost forced the British
Government to recognise the Confederacy
In order to get cotton, has
there been the certainty of such a
world shortage as we are now facing. |
The new crop is likely to fall be-1
low 7,000,000 bales, for it has been J
steadily deteriorating during the last
three or four months. Adding the
new crop to the supply brought over
from former years will hardly give
US of nnln nnhlo oAJfnn anmivh
meet the world' actual requirements.!
, It Is impossible to spin down to
the last bale, and, therefore, all mills
in this and other countries must of
necessity always have some stock on
hand and some in process of manufacture.
The actual amount required therefore,
wilt almost certainly exceed
the available supply, and the world
will go Into the next crop shorter of
cotton than it has been at any time
since 1865 and 1866. This shortage
cannot be made up0or a number of
years. The ravages of the boll weevil
make It impossible for the South
to raise a large crop for some
years to come. This section cannot
possibly, regardless of the price to
, which cotton may go, plant and cultivate
an acreage large enough to give
a bis: yield while the boll weevil:
holds sway, and there is no remedy
In sight for the ravages of the wee-1
11.
Moreover, the South is learning
that In diversification of agriculture
there is more prosperity for the in-,
dividual farmer and for the South
as a whole than would be in cotton. |
at any price and a large proportion
of southern farmers will never again
concentrate all of their energies
upon cotton growing. They have this
year had a lesson which for a genera tion
we have been trying to hammer!
into the South, viz: thp.t the most j
uneconomic and wasteful thing thej
southern farmer could possibly do
was to raise a crop of sufficient size;
to give the cotton bears of the world I
the whip handle. The South hasj
learned that a seven million balej
crop at twenty cents or more per,
pound, (and it ought to go muchj
higher), will be worth vastly more to
this section than a twelve million'
hale crop at ten cents a pound.
It is, therefore, incumbent upon'
every well-wisher of the South,
hanker, merchant and manufacturer,
and land owner as well, to do all in
their power to encourage diversified
farming, tq insist that the small land
owner and tenant farmer shall have
no lien crop credit at banks or at
stores unless they raise sufficient
foodstuffs for their family needs, for
credit on any other basis would be
injury to the borrower.
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lue lessun woica nas Deen learnea
will be of incalcuable value to the
South if, regardless of the price to
which cotton rtfay Ko, this Bection continues
to concentrate its energies
upon living at home instead of having
"its smokehouse and corncrib in
the West." The South ought not to
have to buy a pound of western corn.
It ought to provide the feedstuffs and
foodstuffs for itself and have a surplus
for shipment elsewhere.
Cotton is a curse, has been and
ever will be, to the South except it be
raised as a surplus crop, giving only
such acreage to cotton as can be
properly cultivated after putting in
a sufficient acreage for food and feed
supplies. Acreage that is put in cotton
should be heavily fertilized, but
this acreage should be smaller next
year than it has been this year. An
acreage of 15,000,000 to 20,000.000
would be ample for the South if
properly fertilized and intensely cultivated.
The yield per acre would
be larger, the cost less and the profit
greater. But even this acreage
would be too large unless the South
can in addition thereto carry on the
diversification of agriculture to a
sufficient extent to produce its own
grain and meats.
It behooves the bankers and the
merchants who are in touch with the
farm people of the South to begin an
Immediate intensive and aggressive
campaign for increasing food production,
and for still further lessen*
ing the cotton acreage; and at the
same time insisting upon more intensive
fertilization and cultivation
of the acreage put into cotton and
other crops. This way will lead to
universal prosperity for the agricultural
and all the business interests
of the South. Any return to the
system of concentrating attention
upon cotton to the exclusion of food
stuffs would prove an unspeakable
curse to this section and make cotton
the lodestone around the neck of
Southern industry and Southern agriy,
culture which has held the tenant
farmer of this section in economic
slavery for so many years. ? Manufacturers
Record.
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r. I* Was Her, All Right.
Monroe Enquirer.
t The auditor is at work up at the
couft house and he handed 'the " Enquirer
man a bit of copy, and it is
published for two reasons. First. It
Is clever and then too, it shows that
ah auditor is human. Here It is:
The first time that we saw. her she
looked fresh as the roses Just kissed
by the morning dew. Her cheeks
were tmted Just right; the powder
BO MLLOK B
had been distributed by a master
hand; the Georgette waist, the highheeleu
dainty half shoes, the black
stocking with a little white- figured
doodads on the ankle boue, a 50-50
checkered skirt and a smile that
would make a turtle dove fight a bull
dog. She was a vision of lovliness
? a Fairy Queen's midsummer
night's dream, with laughing eyes
that sparkled like rain drops basking
In the fond embrace of the golden
moon beams on the lily. Our temperature
ran up to 110.
The second time that we saw her
was early in the morning. She had
stepped out on the back porch to
uiuw uer uuBf. one was attired 111 a
tea jacket that had all the appearance
of having been a member of
the family for many generations and
the battle-scarred skirt that had
"gone over the top" many times. Her
auburn tresses done a la brush pile
were biting, scratching and kicking
at the playful zephyrs; her stockingless
feet were enjoying an outing in
a pair of Dad's discarded slippers;
the tint on her dheeks had evaporated
and the powder had abdicated,
leaving her pumpkln-hued visage
fairly glistening in the mellow rays
of the early morning sun. Our temperature
dropper to zero and great
drops of sweat ran down our spine as
we muttered:
Is it possible.
Is it possible.
That this can be she?
Very probable!
Very probable!
Whispered a wee small voice to me.
Then 1 listened
Soft and low?
The wind w*s moaning
My soul was groaning.
It said: Gosh, yes: That's her.
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GETS THREE MONTHS
ON CHAIN GANG.!
Mullins Enterprise.
George Johnson, a well known
white man, who for years has been
living below Mullins, was sentenced
Monday to three month's had labor
by Judge Gary for disposing of cotton
and tobacco and not properly ap mm????
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I Friendly BURLEY 1
Gentlemen TURKISH *
| The perfect blend of the three
perfect ogarette tobaccos
|i in one perfect cigarette
J one-eleven
cigarettes
20forl5c;
L ^ * ill pJUrta.4XE*sinjge%
HORSE
On Tutidar. Wtdn*id&* a
Stripped automobiles la Meltlnf pel
South. On* exhibit ?&oh day between
ay; also once eaoh eyenlnir durlns w
BIO raiEWORKJ
Oa the Midway, the famous C. A. wo
many new and novel.
POULTRY
under the auspices of the 9<>uth Oaroll
In conjunction wl^^ ^||>
from every section of the stale, Includ
also Olrls' Club work.
CAROLINA-OLEMSON
The one bly football name of the
8.000 spectators. Football Day, Thurl
REDUCED RATES G
idMlMlonai Adults, TSe| eh HA rem i
ratM for school children's tickets wh
tickets not sold nt fair amends, hut
trcusarcr and will he red seated at ti
30r eaeh.
Per premium list or laformatlon, w
# D. P. EFIRD, Se
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XBALD. DILLOS. SOUTH CAROL*!
plying the money. Mr. Johnson was
prosecuted by Mr. Cooper of the Palmetto
Grocery Co. It seems that every
chance a white man could ask was
given Johnson to make good, and he
failed to do so and hence his conviction.
Most of those prosecuted in
Monday's court plead guilty. It is
thought that Marion county will have
ci 11 uiiusuaii/ iai^r uuuiutr ft n mv
chain gang at the adjournment of this
court.
fARMERS' GUIDE TBE[
Written by Dr. J. W. Buchanan,
late of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
and Professor of Veterin- |
ary Science at Clemson College. Remarkable
book on treatment of disorders,
accidents and diseases of
horses, mules, cattle and hogs. There
is a huge demand for the valuable
information contained in this book.
Over 30.000 copies have been distributed
among farmers. For a limited
time, as long as our supply lasts,
we will supply every farmer or live
stock man with a free copy of this
book. Write today for your copy.
CAROLINA REMEDIES CO.
Home of 5?V*t emedles |
I>ept. J-J5, luion, S. C.
! Professional Cards.
S C. HENS LEE, M. D.
if?, Kar, Now and fhroat
Spectacles Fitted.
I .Mice Hours 3 to 11 and Z te 4
Evening ilours by Appointment.
DR. R. M. BAILEY,
Veterinarian
, Office at Dillou Live Stock Co'b.
Stablee.
Office Phone - - 235
i Dnsidenre Phone - - - - ?
/. W. JOHNSON
A t torney-at-I >a w
* "**tlee In State and Federal Ceurt*
Marlon, 8. C.
JOE P. LA NTS
Attorney-nt-Lnw
J Office Next to Dank of Dillon,
Main St. Dillon. 8. C.
DR. R. F. DARWIN
Dentist
t mire over IJnnk or Dillon
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A tloniey-at-Law
j MARION". 8. C.
OTIS M. PAGE
Civil Engineer
| DILLON, S. C.
1.. U. IIASRLIie>'
Xttomey at Law
IHLLON, 8. O.
| to Lend on First Mortgav
Real Estate.
: :
<;mso\ & MULLER,
At tornejrs-at-Law
Office over Malcolm Mercantile Co.
DILLON, S. C.
; ??ro ?n State and Federal Courts
?K J. H. HAMGK, JR.
dentist
<}ver Peoples Bank.
Surveying
Drafting and Blue Printing
W. M. ALLEN
Dillon, S. C.
Phon?c No. 11*2
(kCarolina ftiir"
E STOCK SQOW
i C6B? Ui see bow others are neotlb
races
>4edy cars, Purees amount to $1,009.
RACING
ay afternoon*. Pacing and Trotting
FHt? added flfOney. Running Races for
IMBIBING NEW
la games. #lrett|ma ever seen in the
repue Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs'
$ eVery eight
rtbati Shows, featuring- SO attractlona
EXHIBIT
a Poultry Breeders' Association. Held
Adams, President, Charleston, S. C.
. PRODUCTS
Ing work at Boys' Corn and Pig Clubs;
footbaxj. classic
season. Reserved seats provided for
idur. 17th.
>n all railroads
after 1$ years, tee. Farther rrdsreft
ea bought la aftvaace In balk. These
meet he seeared la advanre from the
ill value If aet need. Prices 2<?r end:
rite ^
cretary, Columbia, S. C.
fA, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOB1
TREASURER'S NOTICE.
The books for the collection of
county, state, poll and road tax will
be opened in niv office, October 15
and continue open until the last day
of December, 1921, without penalty,
After said date the following penalties
will be added-One
per cent January, 1 per cent
additional in February, 5 p?r cent
additional until the 15th day of
March when the books will close.
All districts have special levies for
school purposes. The following is
the total levy for the various districts:
Dist. No. School Dist. Lew Mills
2 Carolina 51 %
3 Harllee 41%
4 Little Rock 47%
5 Oakland 53 %
6 Minturn 46 %
7 Zion 48%
S Dillon 51%
9 Dothan 43%
10 New Holly 41 %
It Bingham 48%
12 Kentyre 46%
13 Union 48%
14 Lake View 53%
15 Mt. Calvary 48%
16 Kemper 48%
17 Bermuda 47%
18 Manning 47%
19 Floydale 53%
20 Latta 55%
21 Dalcho 51%
22 Oak Grove 51%
23 Hillsboro 42%
24 High Hill 41%
2G Pleasant Hill 49%
26 Fork 51%
27 Temperance 41%
28 Sellers 45%
All parties between the ages of 21
and 60 years, inclusive, are liable,
unless exempted by law, to a poll of
of $1.00. All parties between the
ages of 21 and 55 years, inclusive,
are liable to a capitation road tax of
$3.00, unless exempted by law.
Those who desire to pay their taxes
through the mail may expedite matters
by dropping the Treasurer a card
ustung lor tne amount or tneir taxes,
so as to avoid sending the wrong
amount, also stating the township or
townships (if property is owned in
more than one) and if possible give
school district where property is
located. After paying taxes examine
your receipt and see if all your
property is covered; if not, see about
it at once.
All persons writing for information
or asking for receipt to be sent to
enclose the return postage, as no
provision is made for this item of expense.
By following the above suggestions
complications and additional costs
may be avoided.
Any persons wishing the amount
of their taxes will write me not later
than December 1st.
Yours truly,
JNO. R. WATSON,
9 29 tf. County Treasurer.
FINAL -DISCHARGE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Annie
Daniels, guardian of Ralph Daniels,
minor, lias this day made application
unto me for a final discharge as such
guardian and that Saturday the 22nd
day ef October, 19 21, at ten o'clock
a m. at my office has been appointed
for the hearing of said petitionJOE
CABELL DAVIS,
Judge of Probate,
Dillon County, S. C.
Dillon. S. C., Sept. 21. 1921 ?9 29 4t.
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Over a million families
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year ago.
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In this condition, oi course, to do even
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