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VOL 26 CHERAW, S. C., NOVEMBER 24, 1921 NO. 3
. EVERYBODY READ THIS LETTER
WOODRrFF MANUFACTURING CO.!
t Winder, Gil
November 1, 1W1.
Blalock Hdwe. Company,
9 Wadesboro, N. C.
I am In receipt of your favor of
the, 31 ult. and glad to give the information
asked for. Our county has
suffered about 50 per cent loss of crop
this year. Very slight loss last year,
r And if we have a warm winter and
a wet spring and summer there will
be 90 per cent loss in crops next year,
r The writer has been through mid.
die Georgia and it is Impossible to
tell of the awrui conditions or some
sections in Georgia. Middle Georgia
is one year ahead of our section In
, boll weevil trouble. They are having
the trouble this year that we are look,
ing for next year.
Middle Georgia farmers and mer
chants are broke. The merchants are
waiting to see what their creditors
will do with them. Those who have
not already bankrupted are waiting
for their creditors to make a move to
put them in.
As you know we have a varied line
of business. Our principal business
in Atlanta is selling saw mills, engines
and boilers. And our business
here is manufacturing harness, hackbands
and cotton mops, therefore we
are up against any kind of customers.
20 per cent of our merchants and
customers are already in bankruptcy,
another 20 per cent is offering settle*
, ment of 20 to 40 per cent on their
debts. The sawmill business Is the
only business making good in middle
Georgia, and in fact middle Georgia
people are living on the lumber business.
Farmers who own timber are
selling it to get money to pay for fertilizer
and farm supplies. The tenants
of farms are getting Jobs with
sawmill people. Merchants are aelling
no goods, can't pay for what they
have bought, and wont buy any goods
except certain amounts of staple groceries.
Thpsfi fnrmprn thnno-ht th?v rnnlH
make one more crop before the boll
weevil got them.
I would suggest that you take your
party by Augusta. Oa. Take the Qa.
R. R. to Sparta and Millldgevllle, ther
take the Central Qa. to Batonton,1
Monticello and to Macon, and from
there to Savannah.
Through this section they are making
les3 than one bale of cotton to thr
plow. It is no usual thing to see'
women begging bread on the street.
Last week I saw a negro man wor'
ing at the sawmill with pieces of automobile
casings tied on his feet for
shoes. v
? If we have an extremely cold win.
ter and a dry hot spring and summer
there will be some cotton made next
year, but with the reverse season our
* county and your county will be in
the same condition that the section I
have referred to.
It is the history of the country from;
Texas to Carolina that the farmers
will take one more chance on a cotton
crop until they are ruined. Th
second year and the third years are
usually the worse years. After two
or three years the farmers learn to
live without so much cotton.
Very little has been done to defeat
the progress of the boll weevil. All
the things that you see written will
help provide all the farmers, will use
these preventatives, and for a while in
the spring people think they are
handling it, but if the spring and sum.
mer is cool and rainy there is nothing
that heads him off in his work of
(Jestrucfion, and means "bankruptcy
and ruin for a larere per cent of farmers
and merchants.
Mr. A. D. Robertson, "Winder, Ga. is
the farm demonstration agent for this
county, and is a good safe man and
will be glad to give you any information
of assistance that he can.
Yours truly,
G. W. WOODRUFF.
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Entertains In honor of Miss Ktrby
On last Thursday Miss Ruth T-an#?v
entertained her Sunday School class
at her attractive new country home
in honor of Miss Emily Klrby who is
so soon to make her home elsewhere.
When the gue9ts had all assembled
they were presented with an Indian
headdress of feathers and gaily colored
cloth and for a time games of Indian
origin were indulged in.
A delicious salad course was served
and the guest of honor waR presented
with a dainty hand made handkerchief.
Attractive favors of home made
candles done up Indian fashion were
presented each guest.
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Thanksgiving Servieo.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Presbyterian ehnreh on
Thanksgiving Day at eleven o'clock.
Rev. Q. V. Klrby will preach and the
Choral Society will ilng.
Everyone is cordially invited.
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LOCAL ITIMfl <
Mr. Jqo. C. Evans is at home for
Thanksgiving.
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UT. J. J. norns 19 SI UVIUC UUU nauville
for Thanksfivlng.
Mrs. 8. H. Reld has returned from
a visit to Morven, N. C.
Miss Evelyn Bland is spending this 1
week end at Apex, N. C.
Mr. H. W. Mclver spent Wednesday
in Qibson, N. C. on business.
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-Miss Laurie Harrall, of Laurinburg, '
is at home for Thanksgiving.
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' Col. Arthur Oaston, of Cheater, spent
[Tuesday in Cheraw on business.
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Mrs. Alex Harrall spent last week (
with relatives in Salisbury, N. C. '
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Miss Doris Hartssell entertained the
Sewing Club last Saturday afternoon. '
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Miss Ruth Harrington, of Sumter 1
school, is at home for Thanksgiving. 1
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Prof. J K. McCown 1* spending 1
Thanksgiving at his home In Darling (
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' Miss Christine Dstls Is spending
Thanksgiving at her home In Columbia
Miss Ida Nesblt has accepted a j
position at the New 5, 10 St 25 cent ,
store. ,
Mrs. P. B. Huntley and her guest, j
Mrs. Suffletowsky spent Wednesday in {
Colombia. 2
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' Mrs. L. D. Harrall spent last week t
in Ch.sterfi.ld with her son Mr. H. H. 1
Harrali. (J
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Mr. Snyder, of Baaltlmore, spent sev. ^
era! days the past week at the home of
Mr. Edwin Malloy.
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Mr. and Mrr M TV Crelgler have *
started housekeeping in the Morr
house on Third st.
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Messrs. Malloy Evans and Don ^
Matheson are expected hame for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
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' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Manning arrived
Tuesday night for a visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Malloy.
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The Cheraw High School will play j
Its final foo* ball game with Kershaw
today, (Thanksgiving.)
Mr. Clyde Coward has purchased the t
house now occupied by Mr. C. F. Hen. J
ley and will move in shortly.
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Mrs. J. C. Evans and little son r?
turned last Thursday night from a vis
? to h??r pnrr?nt?> in Ornnirnhurg
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Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Strlcklln are
spending Thanksgiving day in Blshopville
with their son. Mr. W. J. Strick- (
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Mrs. Edwin Malloy entertained at
bridge in honor of her sister. Mrs.
'Andrew Manning on Wednesday afternoon.
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Mr. L. M. EvanB left Wednesday for 1
^Greenville to bring home his mother, r
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'Mrs. A. L. Evans who has been quite
sick in that city.
The following Winthrop girls are 1
expected home for Thanksgiving day: 1
[ Fanny Poston, Elisabeth Evens, Janice
Evans, Happy and Page Godfrey. (
1 Messrs. P. B. Hnntley, M. W. Duvall
J. T. Ladd, J. R. Harrell, O. H. Powell,
Ben Robinson and Prof. B. C. McIver
are on a deer hunt near George- '
town this week.
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"A friend," said Uncle Eben, "is a
man dat laughs at yoh funny stories 1
even If dey ain't so good; an' sympa- 1
thizee wif yoh misfortunes, even if
dey ain't eo bad."
Messrs. D. L. Tillman, H. B. Pollock.
McKeels, Goodwin, W. E. Hurt, Jr., W. *
H. Wannamaker and Dr. T. E. Wanna. J
maker, Sr., attended a Masonic meet- '
ins in Bennettsvilie Monday night.
The B. Y. P. U. supper given at the 1
Town Hall on Tuesday night wa"
marked success in that the supper
was good, the number attending satisj
factory and netting the B. Y. P. U.
' about $50.00.
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The congregation of the St David'i
Episcopal church has extended a call
to Rev. Thoa. F. Opie, of Red Springs
and Maxton. Messrs. Wa. Godfrey,
C. K. WaddilU Jial Duvall, E. H. Duvall
and E. W.'Duvall motored to Red
Springs to present the call to Mr.
Opie personally. Mr. Opie promised
to come to Cheraw in the near future
with the call in view.
BRATES IN ST. DATIB'S CEMETERY
CHEBAW
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Near the front door of the church
with a large cedar tree growing in
it is the grave of
Capt Daniel Elkins
Died Oct. 1823?age 34 years
"A native of Nantucket and a respectable
shipmaster of New York"
He is said to have been an officer
on the steamer "Savannah", the first
Bteamboat to cross the Atlantic in
1819, sailing from Savannah for Liverpool
with a cargo of cotton. When
thd steamer came in sight of Liverpool
with smoke coming from it the
citizens not knowing a steamer was
earning, though the boat was on fire
and had the fire department at the
wharf.
Three years later he was at George
town with his wife and children, one
of the children became sick and he
brought her up the river on a pole
boat probably to take her to Rocky
River Springs. The child died there
tad was bir. led here. Capt. Elkins
himself was sick at the time and remained
here a few weeks when his
death occured.
He was not captain of the "Savannah."
The "Savannah" was command
sd by Clapt. Moses Rodgers, who is
ilso said to be bi.? ed here, but there
Lb no stone to mark the grave.
The First Trans-Atlantic Steamship.
The captain of the first steam vesJ
lei to cross the Atlantic was Moses
Rogers, who died at Cheraw, S. C.,
linety-three years ago. Rogers was
i native of New London, Conn., and
vas in bis fortieth year when he was
placed in command of the steamship
Savannah, a vessel of 380 tons. May
!4, 1818, with Stephen Rogers as navgator
and Moses Rogers as skipper,
he Savannah Bailed from the city for
vhich she was named, bound for Liver
)ool. The voyage occupied twentyilx
days, upon eighteen of which sv
vas propelled by steam. The steamihip
was thought to be on fire when 1
ihe reached the Iri6h coast, and a
:rew was sent out to help fight the
lames.
From Liverpool the Savannah pro:eeded
to St. Petersburg, returning
hence to Savannah.?New York
iVorld.
Be Sqnare Conference a Success.
In spite of a rainy,# disagreeable
Lfternoon the Be Square Conference
vas held in the Lyric Theater with
ibout three'hundred in attendance on
ast Sunday afternoon.
The Conference was a young peojle'e
meeting called by the county
foung People's Superintendent of the
3. C. Sunday School Association, with
Mr. Marshall Woodson, State Young
Peoples Supt. of the Association, as!
:he principle speaker.
The Young Peoples Christian As30-|
:iatlon got the crowd for the meeting
>y choosing sides and tagging people
who promised to come.
Mr. Guy Hinson acted as chairman
)f the conference and the following
roung people made talks on "Being
Square": Misses Belle Hurt and Pauine
Parker and Messrs. RatlifT and
Vinson.
Mr. Hinson then gave a most inter
ssting talk on "Being Square with
3od" telling the young people what
it meant to be square with God and
how to.do it by following the example
of the squarest of all men, Jesus
Christ.
The meeting was considered a decided
success from every angle and
:hose in charge were well pleased
with the undertaking.
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Novelty Four" Number of Lyceum
Course Good.
Those who attended the Lyceum
concert at the school auditorium en.
loyed an interesting and varied program.
Besides being good instrumental
musicians, the Novelty Four sang
auartettes, trios and soloes to the
Bvident delight of their hearers. One
of Four was an especially versatile
entertainer. He pleased his audience
with the following numbers: Read.
Ing, Arranged a Rag Portrait. Magi-'
cian, and Actor, giving "Shylock de
manding his pound of flesh" from
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
If the coming numbers on the Lyceum
Course measure up to the "Nov
nlty Four, Cheraw people should not
miBB any of the attractions.
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TAX XOTICE
The Treasurer will be at the following
places on dates named for the
collection of taxes:
Mt. Croghan, Tues. Dec. 6.
Pageland, Wed. Dec. 7.
Jefferson, Thurs. Dec. 8.
Angelus, Friday, Dec. 9.
McBee, Tues. Dec. 13.
Patrick, WV?d. Dec. 14.
Ousleydale, Hhurs. Dec. 15, 10 to 12.
Linton, Thurs. Dec. 15, 1 to 3 p. m.
Cheraw, Fri. Dec. 16.
J. A. WELSH, Treas.
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Fontalnebleau Students
Governor Cooper has received from 1
Mrs. George Montgomery Tuttle of ,
New York, president of the American
committee for the Fontalnebleau '
School of Music for Americans, a report
on the work done at the school <
last summer by the four young plan- ]
ists who represented 8outh Carolina.
Governor Cooper was requested by
Mrs. Tuttle last spring to recommend
several talentel musicians from ^
this state for >tshe scholarships to 1
the Fontainebl,eai\ The fortunate
young women selected were: Miss ,
Evelyn Smith of Cheraw, who was /
then just completing her course in 'j
music at Winston-Salem college; Miss (
Margaret Erwin of Spartanburg, Miss ,
Aileen McMillan '-of -tfie Mcmaghan
Teachers' college, Greenville, and
Miss Allie Luclle Randle of the music
faculty of Wlnthrop college. t
Miss Smith, it will be remembered
was chosen by the South Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs, In a com. |
petition held in Columbia last spring, i
to represent this state in a district ?
competition in Atlanta in May with
most of the Southern states compet- '
ing. At this latter event she was selected
to enter the national contest
in the "Tri-Cities" last June. This r
was a great honor, and although she '
was not one of the winners in the
national contest, she was recognized i
as a young pianist of exceptional talent
and equipment. Mrs. Tuttle writer
of her: i
"Miss Smith, at the "concours," or
examinations, that took place at he '
end of the season +rok first honorable '
mention. She did good work and '
made much progress and proved her.
self a serious and talented student."
Of the other three she writes:
"Miss Randle studied both singing
and piano under Monsieur Herard and
Monsieur Panzera. She tells me that
she has taken back to her teaching r
Winthrop college, where she has over ?
30 students under her, pany new and 1
stimulating ideas, wop through con.
tace with the great masters of France
She writes me, "I love the American
conservatory and I love France and
I am going to return at the first op- ^
portunity.' ? j
"Miss Edwin studied the piano un. ,
der Monsieur Herard and the famous {
Phillip, and made much progress in
her work. She is a fine girl and of
serious purpose. ,
"Miss McMillan studied piano with (
Monsieur Decreus. She made much (
progress, being a gifted girl, and she
was much liked by every one, bot'
pupils and teachers. We hope that j
she will return another year." y
Mrs. Tuttle says, in concluding her ,
letter: ^ j
"We trust that all of these pupils
have taken back with them to South
Carolina some inspiration from the f
norinim snirit of French art and life ,
and contact with French masters."
The school at Fontainebleau 1b under
the French government, subsidized ,
by it and under the direct supervision
of the ministry of beaut arts.
PETIT JURORS ,
First Week
Cheraw?W. D. Coward, J. L. Crawford,
R. R. Thurraan, J. M. Jones, Z. T. <
Grant. ,
Court House?J. H. Rivers, H. B.
Hunt, T. B. Freeman, R. D. Teal, W.
S. Lewis, Willie R. Moore, Edwin Ed- j
; dins. !
Mt. Croghan?R. V. Evans, M. F. Allen.
J. W. Oliver, C. A. Edgeworth, J.
D. Huntely, Spencer Sellers. \
j Old Store?W. E. Pigg, E. B. Autry, t
Roy Fundebrurk, Robt. Threatt, J. T. ^
Agerton. ]
Jefferson?J. A. Sullivan, R. C. Hor- ,
ton, D. N. Terry, J. S. Clark, R. E. ,
Deese.
Alligator?A. F. McQuage, R. J. Hill.
McManus. t
Steer Pen?Wilson A. Teal, W. K. Mc. i(
Cole Hill?E. L. Smith, W. T. Davis, (
W. W. Jones.
Pee Deo? H. C. Anderson.
Second Week
Court House?D. T. Campbell, T. D. '<
Roberson, H. D. Rivers, R. H.Vaughn,
A. T. rfrock, C. W. Davis, M. C. Spencer.
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Cheraw?G. W. Rainwater, V. L. I
Britt, R. C. Knight, R. G. Macfarlan,
W. A. Stanley.
Mt. Croghan?P. C. Brewer, O. T. 1
cil, H. S. Woodard. 1
Gilmore, X. P. Hendricks, J. L. Stan.
I Old Store? J. E. McKae, A. W. Fundorburk.
Thomas Watts, J. L. Smith. 1
J. M. Williams.
Jefferson?It. L. Horton, J. C. Munn,
J. D. Jenkins, Raymond Snipes. i
Alligator?Emmett Sanders, E. L. 1
Horton, W. C. Tiller, R. C. Grant. i
Cole Hill?J. L. Clanton, J. B. Hun- i
fer. W. M. Pankey, W. J. Davidson. ]
Steer Pen?B. M. Rhodes.
Pee Dee?J. C. Chapman.
MrB. J. T. Liles, who is now in Co- i
lumbia, under treatment of Dr. Owens, '
and who has been quite sick, is improving.
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Arbor Day Observed Wednesday.
One of the most impressive services
was held in Cheraw Wednesday afteraoon
at 3:30 o'clock when Arbor Day
was observed. The services were conducted
under the auspices of the Civic
League. Besides the observance of
Arbor Day the League made the ser.4
vice a memorial one to honor the five
boys from Cheraw who gave their lives
In the World Whr.
The Town Hall was^beautifully decorated
and a large crowd was present.
Dr. A. H. McArn was the Orator and
made a touching and appropriate address,
in which he said he had heard
only yesterday that this day being ob.
served was the birthday of one of the
boys being honored. He then spoke
of all of the boys and how birthdays
uruugiu 10 mioa a motner s aiuDUion
for her boy. He said the five heroes,
we were honoring, had made good and
lad thereby fulfilled the ambitions
Lheir mothen had had for them.
He then spoke beautifully of the uninow
soldier recently honored by the
lation.
The following program was followed
fPtayer, Rev. 0. F. Kirby.
Song, The Old Road?Choral Society
Recitation?Polly Harrall.
Song, Echo?Choral Society.
Explanation of Arbor Day?Mr. D. S.
Matheson. ?
Song, Marcellaise?Mrs. J. M. Stanley.
Address?Dr. A. H. McArn.
Song, Star Spangled Banner?Mrs.
Joe Lindsay.
Planting of a tree in honor of each
of our heroes:
Lieut W. A. Malloy.
Corp. Thos. Bundy.
Seaman Walter Mcintosh.
Corp. Hubert Terrell.
Lieut. D. 0. Spencer.
The planting was done by the Boy
Scouts and American Legion Men.
Benediction?Rev. W. E. Hurt.
THEY ABE W1AMC6
Long white glace gloves were
vorn at the opera this week and
jresented a pre-war picture, for bare
inns have been the rule except by
.he ultra conservative.
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Pearls and emeralds were worn
'ather than diamonds by the smartest
set at both Horse Show and
>pera.
While very bright orange, red and
>lue hats are worn for sports and
with fur coats for everyday occurrences,
black is most often Been for
formal wear.
Gray velvet evening gowns or gray
latin ones were worn at the opening
light of the opera.
Three-piece costumes are getting
nore popular daily.
Wool scarfs striped horizontally
with bright colors are in evidence at
football contests, even being worn
with fur coats of the Bports genre.
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At the opening night of the Horse
Show mink scored in the evening
wraps worn.
Drawstring steel bead bags in min.
ature size were carried by those
ittlred in evening gowns.
A lavender color plaid woolen coat
;hat had a decided circular section
ind worn with a lavender felt hat
was a very attractive costume which
many on the avenue turned to look
it. The coat reached almost to thfe
inkles.
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The long, slim line is chosen by the
majority in preference to bouffant
iresses, which seem to be confined to
:he Jeune fllle.
Sapphire and Harding blue seem to
3e the colors beloved by dowagers at
present and are used to relieve black
Jr replace it.
Possum fur seems to be enjoying
luite a popularity as a suit or coat
trimming against gray, black or blue.
Red-heeled shoes are seen here and
there for Btreet use as well as at
theatres and dances.
Red is a very popular color for linings
in both fur and cloth wraps.
A dressy suit was seen on the
avenue during the week, the skirt of
black velvet with gold brocade
Btripes, the straight Jacket of black
satin brocaded in gold in a floral
pattern.
Another suit seen on a young miss
was of blue and black plaid, th
skirt of a black material, with the
plaid inserted in inverted plaits
which showed when the wearer
waiKed.
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Cheraw /Team Downs Timmonsville. ?
Score 14 to 6
In a very exciting and hard fought
game the Cheraw High School eloven n
defeated the Tfmmonsville aggrega- 'i
tion on the latters ground by the score s
of fourteen to six, on last Friday. I
Timmonsville has a strong, heavy team I
and has had a very successful seasor i
hence their defeat by the boys from f
the "Tip-top Town" came somewhat d
as a surprise. / 1
Cheraw received the kickoft and t
advanced the ball to within fifteen r
yards of their opponent's goal but f
was unable to make the coveted ten y
yards and the ball went over to Timmonsville.
During the remainder of t
the first quarter. Timmonsville was t
kept mostly on the defensive and t
Cheraw's goal was never in danger, t
In the second quarter Timmonsville i
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siaiieu suuu^ ituu auvoiitou tuo ubu
by a serie3 of end runs to within j
eigbt yards of the goal. With four v
downs and eight yards to go, pros, f
pects looked gloomy for the visitors t
but Oheraw's line held like a brick c
wall and as it wap impossible for c
TInvmonsville to make the required d
distance by end runs the ball changed e
hands and Cheraw punted from behind g
from behind the goal line. During f
the remainder of the period the ball g
was played about mid-fleld, anfr the n
first half of the game was ended with e
neither bide having scored.
The third quarter furnished the h
thrills for the day. Soon after the d
beginning of the quarter Cheraw re. C
ceived the ball and began a steady e
march down the Held. However,
when within about fifty yards of the
goal line they suddenly met with a
stubborn resistance by the Timmonsvllle
team. With the fourth down anifld
three yards to go, a fake kick forma- e
tion was called, Causey received the C
ball and drove thru the line for a gain c
of twenty yards. The next down fail- n
ed to make a substantial gain and v
then Marion Evans received a foward r
pass and raced twenty-five yards for s
the yfirst touchdown.^ Cau3ey kicked c
the goal. During the latter part of i;
the quarter Timmonsville attempted t
a foward pass but it was caught by J
Graham who ran thirty yards for the f
second touchdown. Causey kicked t
goal. t
The fourth quarter was played in
great style by both teams but during
the last three minutes of play Whito
foriTimmonsville got away with the
longest end run of the game and was a
downed within only eight yards of the 1
goal. Timmonsville finally crossed the ^
line on the fourth down but failed to 1
kick goal. t
White for Timmonsville was the 1
out-standing star, while for Cheraw 1
the whole team played stellar ball. fi
The line especially seemed to be In 1
excellent fighting trim and. Jprced ?he c
Timmonsville lads to kick on numer- ?
ous occasions. "Toots" Causey plunged
time and again through the line
for long eains Mt'oti F'"*no nlav
od his end position in fine style.
' The line-up was as follows:
Timmonsville (6) Cheraw (141
Rollins I>. E. Evans M.
Phillips L. T. Little
Cooper L. G. Knight
White I. C. Sherrlll
Smith R. G. Ballard &
Laney R.
White L. T. Laney T.
Palmer R. E. Evans &
1 Kendall
Saveraitll R. H. B. Graham
White H. L. H. B. . .Duvall, Hal
Sims Q. Duvall, Howard
Bane F. B. Causey
Score by periods:
Cheraw 0 0 14 0 1
Timmonsville 0 0 0 6
Refree?Dr. Foster (Carolina)
Time of quarters?12 minutes.
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Civic Lciutne Committee Extends
Thanks. t
The committee of the Civic League
ton the holding of the Arbor Day services
desires to thank all those who .
so geneorusly helped to make the ser- ,
vice a success. They, especially, wish
to extend thanks to the Mayor and .
ChW of Police who did everything
possible to help the Committee. |(
American Cotton Association to Meet
In Columbia Dec. 7th. Boll
Weevil to be Dismissed.
The annual meeting of the South
Carolina Division of the American Co
ton Association will be held in Colum.
bia on Wednesday, Dec. 7th, at noon
in Craven Hall on Washington Street.
It is the plan to have at this meeting
some prominent planters from other
states who have dealt with the boll
weevil situation in the past successfully.
These planters will tell ub how
they solved the boll weevil problem
and will advise us as to the best
: course to pursue next year.
Every farmer in the sVafe te'Urged
to be present " ' *'
$1.50 a year for The Chronicle' "''
'FARMING UNDER BOLL WEEVIL
CONDITIONS."
Clemson College, Nov. 21.?To help
neet the present situation in farm,
ng the Extension Service of Clemon
College has published Extension * v
Bulletin 48, entitled "Farming under
Boll Weevil Conditions," and this
m port ant publication Is now ready
or distribution. The publication Is
livided into four or five sections, all
tinging, however, upon the imporance
of learning thoroughly new
aethods and practices for successful
arming In the presence of the boll
reevil.
In the Introduction farmers are
varned against plunging Into new
intried crone and urged to make
heir farms self-supporting, so that
he growing &f cotton and other
noner croos may he on a safe basis.
There are sections discussing the
traduction of cotton under boll wee'
'i
11 conditions, the making of the
arm self-supporting, systematic beweeq
landlords and tenants, co.
operation, and the need of specific
lounty programs. The . publication *
Ifscusses with sufficient fullness
ach of these subjects, but does not
Ive roluminous details. It Is thereore
easy for the average farmer to
ret from the bulletin definite lnforoation
and suggestions to meet his
leede.
Copies of the nuM'rotion may be
ad through the county agent*
Hrectly from the Extension Service, *
llemson College, S. C., and all faraers
are ugred to,obtain copies.
USE OF FERTILIZEBS
Many northern people say they nr
lublous about a country where comnercial
fertilizers are used. South
Carolina needs fertilizers pnly be-%
ause the average South Carolina farner
is Inclined to be slipshod lu his
rark, or because It is necessary to
alse such a crop as tobacco on thin
oil. In South Carolina a money crop
an be grown on a piece of land and
n addition a heavy legume crop can
>e raised and plowed under the same
-ear. Many farmers do this; many
armers do not do it but raise cotton
nstead and count on' that to pay their
tills and Mve them bother.
5 "V
ONE CBOP COTTON .
To a certain extent cotton has had
i bad Influence on South Carolina,
t Is an easy croo to raise, n-'t
lifflcult to handle. Easy cotton
noney has made the southern planer
a one-crop farmer. The result Is
hat he Is today buying corn from the
lorth at $2, and many tenants on
louthern farms are buying New York
lay, a bale at & time, at $3 per bunIred.
arid paying the bill with cotton
>r tobacco money! A planter In Clarrndon
county told me this spring that
ast year he bought for three of Ms
lone costing less than $1,300. One
legro tenants out of their shares of
:otton crops three automobiles,
:olored man cleared a little over $400
in acre net on his tobacco last year.
In old planter near me planted three
icres of tobacco last year "Just to be
lolng something" and the gross re.
urn was $1,67S?but he is buying
lis mule feed.
Cotton Co-operative Marketing Campaign
On.
Columbia, Nov. 21.?With a total of
s.wu Daief signea up, v41"1111?1011
:ounty Is leading the state In the cot;on
cooperative marketing campaign,
iccording to officials of the South
:arolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative
issociatlon. Contracts representing
5,220 balee were received from that
jounty this morning. Spartanburg,
Dillon and Marion counties are runling
close to Darlington in the num>er
of bales Bigned.
The continued growth of the sentinent
for cooperative marketing is re.
jorted from every section of the state,
t was declared this morning. Alfred
Scarborough, member of the organi:ation
committee, returning from a
Irip to Greenwood and McCormick
ounMes reported the people in tho'-e
;ounties in a very favorable attitude
lowards the plan. The bankers of
>oth counties look with strong favor
lpon it and Mr. Scarborough said he
ixpected little trouble in signing the
lecessary number df bales in those
wo counties.
Harry G. Kam'ner, prcslj'ni said
his morning that oe n'.socialirn felt
:onfldent over the outcome of the
:ampaign. The people of the state .
ira hAcnminc more and more convinc.
kl that it la absolutely necessary to
lo something, he said, and the cojperatlve
marketing of cotton, their
principal crop, seems to be the first
mportant step to take.
"We are offering the' farmers some,
hfng practical fitfd" Something that
eads ta a definite goal,**aid- Pre-Ifont"
'Ksfminef": ' ft tg - aimdm.. puro:
jnsines'i pon*>Mtfo? and p im: delight- s
;o seethat thay are realizing thte " jtak.
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