Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E MANY FARMERS TAKE TIME BY FORELOCK AGAINST COMING OF THE BOLL WEEVIL. * FENCING LAND FOR PASTURES One Ginner In Beaufort CoBnty Gave In Report of 37 Bales Cotton Gin ned This Year Against 187. To Protect Dumb Animals. Specific complaint against the lack of enforcement of the statutes pro hibiting inhumane treatment to dumb animals is made in a letter to Gov ernor Cooper from Hunter A. Gibbes, of Columbia president of the Richland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. Gibbes claim- Columbia. The following is a synopsis of a few reports of conditions in the lower tier of counties, given in by county agents: *- A. Bv C^rwiie. Al>beviiLa-^JUaty Wjb. have just completed a series of 11 tneetings were attended by 256 of the county’s best farmery. The people are becoming more interested in live stock in every way, some' going in to dairying, others intb the raising of beef cattle and hogs. I am getting more calls in regard to clovers, alfal fa, fencing, pastures, etc. P. H. Calvin, Charleston county This entire week was spent in Fair fax, Ya., in an effort to select cows. On Monday I succeeded in buying a very nice herd of Holstein cows and one bull. J. R. Clark, Richland county. Tues day, D. D. Klliott, dairy specialist of Clemson College, was with me work ing on silos. Planned three silos and one dairy barn.j T. M. Cathcart, Williamsburg coun ty. Have talked more fencing this week, and the farmers are planning to put more land under fence. Some are beginning to realize that the boll wee vil is close at hand while the great majority are sitting idle waiting to see what will happen. - A. E. Schilletter, Dorchester coun ty Up to this date. I have inoculated over 1,500 hogs and have had excep tional results. Those that received the inoculation are in a healthy con dition. C. L. Baxter, Beaufort county. It might be of interest to note some of the effects of the boll weevil in thlc section. I talked with a man who owned a big gin and he told me that last year bales of cotton, and so far this year he had only ginned 37. e<T that peace officers are failing to enforce the law, and he suggests the appointment of a special officer, un der the jurisdiction of the game de partment, to handle this matter. Also he thinks that a statute should be passed empowering the game wardens of the state with authority to prevent cruel treatment of animals and to bring offenders into the courts. Governor Cooper, in his reply, atat- ed that there is no excuse for mal treatment of animals, and that the law should be enforced. However, the strongest bolster to be given any law is crystallized by public opinion, he thought. Condition of Cotton Crop. The government report issued through B. B. Hare, South Carolina field agent of the bureau of crop es timates, shows a decline of 6 per cent in condition of cotton during the last 30 days, the deterioration being from 67 to 61 per cent of normal. The con dition in the state is also 6 per cent lower than the ten-year average for the date on which report was made— September 25. The estimate of lint cotton pec acre in the state is 211 pounds, the total production beirig placed at 1.127.000 bales, or a de crease of 43,000 bales since the last report a month ago. September Tobacco Sales. Reports from the tobacco markets of South Carolina, compiled by the Btate iieparrCment-of - agriculture, .show - that 11,823,768 pounds of tobacco were sold during September at an average price of 18.51 cents a pound.' The total amount of revenue received by the growers was $2,189,105.19. The total volume sold for corresponding month last year was 3,667,026 pounds at an average price of 17.90 cents a pound. The total amount received by growers for September sales last year was only $657,720.58. =-± = 3=- ' NOTICE OP DISSOLUTION. Take notice that the partn^ship heretofore existing between W. Hr Workman, E. E. Stanton and D. W. Johnson, under the name of Stanton & Johnson at Clinton, S. C., was dissolved by mutual con- sent on August 10th, 1019. W. H. WORKMAN, E. E. STANT(&,' D. W. JOHNSON, As Stanton & Johnson. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby ^given that I will render a final settlement on the estate of O. C. Young, deceased, on the 17th day otf November, 1919. All parties indebted to said estate or holding claims' against same, are required to present same, duly proven on of before this date. - - MRS. a a young, _ Executor. : State Is Reimbursed. John E. Swearingen, state strperln- tendent of education ,has turned over to S. T. Carter, state treasurer, war rants on the federal appropriation for vocational training to reimburse the state for disbursements made from 1919 state appropriation for Vocation al training. This reimbursement* is made In ac cordance with an audit of the ac counts of the state superintendent's Office, made by a representative of the federal board. Petition of Phono Company. The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company has filed a peti tion with the railroad commission to Issue an order re-establishing the rates allowed when the government operated the lines. The government ratej expire November 30, and the telephone company Is asking that the rat 3 be established at that time for a oertod of one year, or until modified Oig gin and ne told me tnai “ ' - - .. thi a ho *iTVT.A«t-1*7- -bx the commission. A survey of the this date he had ginned 187 ^ operate ln all departments is to be made and submitted to the com- mission to serve as a gtfide. System of State Highways. Providing for a system of state highways and authorizing a license tax for their coastruction and mainte nance, a proposed bill, to be present ed to the aext general assembly, has been drafted by Governor Cooper and the members of the state highway commission. It is an amendment to the present law. r Higher Nursing Rates. Members of District 3, South Caro lina Graduate Nurses’ association, met last Thursday night at the Co lumbia hospital and adopted a $35 a week scale for general nursing and $40 a week for contagious, alcoholic, obstetrical, insane, tubercular and 24 hour duty nursing. Registration fees were advanced from $10 to $20 per year. The meeting was well at tended and considerable busineqp transacted. J. B. FRONTIS JEWELER CLINTON, S. C. ECZEMA HsatV Salve, formerly called Baat'a Care U guaranteed to •top and permanently cure that terrible itching. It Is eem- d for that purpose and joney will oe promptly !tV SalveTalU to euro _js—e.Tetter. Bing Worm ejany other thin 4&MM. fie Touugs Pharmacy Habitual Constipation Cured in 1-4 to 21 Days -LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially- prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c per bottle. Coldk Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet* remove the canoe. .There i* only one "Brotno Quinine." E. W. GROVE’S •ifnature on the box. 30c. “THE BIG STORE WITH THE BIG VALUES” \ A . . • ’ ' . • * ■ ’ Ready for Your Choosing Come now and make your selection^ while we have a large showing New goods are ar riving daily and iti always a pleasure to , show you the new things. Nowhere will you find newer and bet- . ter garments which are sure to please those who desire the • best. FALL SUITS COATS SKIRTS WAISTS AND OTHER READY-TO-WEAR FOR MISSES AND CHILDREN X . Every possible kind of good fabric in this presentation, including beautiful silks, lustrous satins, very fine serges, newest tricotines and others. All the wanted shades. M. S. Bailey & Sons ^The Big Store With th e Big Values 1 * Appointed State Director. John L. Davis, formerly federal di rector of labor for South Carolina un der the United States employment ser vice plan, has been appointed place ment assistant of vocational educa tion by the federal board for voca tional eduation. Knight* Templars Increasing. Jennings K. Owens of Bennetts- ville, grand commander, Knights Tem plar of South Carolina, was in Co lumbia en route home from the Pied mont. Mr. Owens was in Anderson and in Laurens. Order was conferred on a class of 25 at Anderson and 21 at Laurens. Bill for National Flower. Washington (Special).— Congress man Stevenson introduced a b»n to construct a bridge across big Pee Dee river between Oheraw and Society Hill. He also introduced another bill making the mountain laurel the na tional flower of the United States. More-Money Borrowed. The sum of $300,000 was borrowed for state .purposes, the money being borrowed from the Palmetto National bank of Columbia by Governor Cooper, S. T. Carter, state treasurer, and Rut L. Osborne, comptroller general. The rate of interest is 3.70 per cent, the same as charged for $1,500,000 bor rowed last spring. Hydrick Made Solicitor, i Andrew J. Hydrick of Orangeburg was appointed solicitor In the First Judicial circuit to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ed. C. Mann of St. Matthews, who was elect ed to congress to succeed A- F- Lever. Mr. Hydrick had the • unanimous recommendation of the bar in Orange burg, Calhoun, Dorchester and Berke ley counties. Give Wheat Tests. A recent report from Supt. R. E. Currin of the Pee Dee substation, con tains some interesting information of wheat Thirteen varieties were plant ed November 28, 1918. The yields in bushels from these varieties were as follows per acre. Red May, 8.6; Stoner, 8.6; Purple Straw, 10; Fultz, 9.3; Deitz Mediter ranean, 15.3; Alabama Blue Stem, 10; Leap’s Prolific, 15; Fulcaster, 18.3; Georgia Red, 13.3; Boggs, 10.6; Red Wonder, 12.6; Durum, 6.6; Golden Chaff, 14.3. Wilson’s Mind Is Clear. President Wilson’s mind is as clear as it ever has been and there' has been absolutely no impairment of his mental faculties. This statement was made by A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney general of the United States, to a dozen or more attorneys general of various states of the union at a recent conference on the high coat of living at Washington, according to Samuel M. Walfe, attor ney general of South Carolina, .who was present as a member of the con ference at that time. 9150,000,000 Bond Issue. That the state of South Carolina would save many millions of dollars annually by the flotation of a bond issue of $150,000,000 for the cdbstruc- tion of permanent highways and bridges, of which fund $15,000,000 wrfild be expended each year, is the opinion expressed by R. B. Belser, a member of the houqe of representa tives, in a letter-to Governor Cooper. In his reply Governor Cooper does not express an opinion of the feasibil ity of the bond issue proposed by Mr. Belser. Convention of Legion. Ou October 28 the American Legion of South Carolina will hold ita first an nual convention in Columbia. This is during fair week. Reports from all sections of South Carolina indicate that there will be « large attendance. Each poat is entl> tied to five voting delegates, and, in addition to these, many other mem bers of the Legion are expressing the Intention of being here tor thia Im portant meeting. There aro questions •f vital importance to be discussed. ; The state to practically organised. WhatV All This Talk About —we haven’t any. Some of the talk heard these days reminds one of what Mark Twain once said: “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’’ - We advise the average man to pay $35, $40, $45, or $50* for his suit this fall—he ought to do that for economy’s sake. v * But the big reason behind this an nouncement is to make it plain that there is such a thing as a $35 or $40 suit this fall, and that it is a good suit—with style—a guaranteed suit on which we are willing to stake our reputation. And we can talk this way only be cause we placed our orders a year ago; we dont know what other stores did we only know about ourselves. ♦ The Home of Alco and Kuppenheimer Clothes GOOD STYLES-GOOD TASTE M. S. Bailey , “The Big Store With the Big Values” So ns r / ' r ~: "T r—7T V