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NUMBER 36
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1923
VOLUME XXXV
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METHODIST i'ASTOIlS * 1
vv. H; Hi lg< - Ki tin ns as Pastor
of <\iui4en Church. !
: I
Kinw'neo, Doc, 2.- The conference
met in the afternoon Memorial Ser
vice at tf:30 o'clock, Bishop Denny
?'occupying the chair and conducting
(ho opening services. This being the
time for the reading of appointments,
the church was packed to the wall,
many standing .even many had to
stand on tho outside, unable to get in.
Resolutions of thanks were offered
by Dr. Wattfon B. Duncan, and they
wore. unanimously adopted.
After a hymn and prayer the Bish
op announced the appointments for
11)21 US follows:
Charleston District, F. H. Shulor,
presiding Eldef; Allendale, VV. R.
Phillips; Appleton, W. R. Jones;
Beaufort, A. D. Betts; Bethel Cir
cuit, (?'. T. Rhoad; Black Swamp, E. H.
Beckham; Bluffton, L. D. Hamer;
Charleston ? Bethel, O. F. Wimberly;
Cumberland, D. N. Busbee; North
Charle'stoh, E/G. Coo; Supply, Spring
Street, J. H. Danner; Trinity, F. A.
Buddin; Cottageville, R. P. Turner;
Dorchester, 11. W. Shealy; Ehrhardt,
Hamlin Etheridge; Estill, S. E. Led
.better; Hampton, R. M. ifumphreys;
Uendei'sonville, VV. M. Mitchum;
Lodge, H. L. Shuler; McClellanville,
and Mt. Pleasant, J. J. Stevenson, Jr.;
. Meggetts, G. C. Gardner; Ridgcland,
R. P. Bucks; Ridgeville; J. A. Graham;
Sji'mmerville, L. D. B. Williams; Wal
t> t xr-, . - ?
tti vm< u, xj. iviuguv) x uinaoacu, m.
M. Byrd, supply; Paris Inland and
Marine Pastor C. B. Burns; Students
Emory University, B. M. Bo we Hi Mc
Clellanville and Mt. Pleasant, Q. C.
Superannuates, S. A. Weber, J. W.
Wolling, P. A. Murray.
Florence District, L. L. Bedenbaugh,
Presiding Elder; Bennettsville, W. I.
Herbert; Bennettsville < Circuit, G. K.
Way; Bethlehem, J. B. Prosser;
Blenheim, D. T. Smoak; Brightsville, ,
A. V. Harbin; Cheraw, W. B. Duncan; j
Chesterfield, L. E. Peepler; Darling
ton Trinity, Peter Stokes; Darlington
Circuit, J. L. Mullinix; East Chester- :
field, II. D. Shuler; Florence Central,'
G. T. Harmon; Hartsvillo, D. A. Phil* I
ips; Jefferson, Gobe Smith; Lamar,!
C, M. Peeler; Liberty, W. P. Perry; j
Marlboro, J. B. Weldon; McColl, W. J. 1
Snyder; McColl Mission, J. O. Bunch; '
Supply; McBee, J. M. Rogers; Patrick,
J. Ki Cook ; Pageland, G. L. Ingram;
Tatum and Hebron, J. A. Campbell;
Timmonsville and Pisgah, S. W. j
Henry; Timmonsville Circuit, D. O.
Spires; Superannuates, T. B. Owen,
J. II. Moore, J. N. Wright, i 'OJ N.
Rountree, W. L. Wait, A. S. Lesley,
- -VV. W. Williams, G. R. Whitcker.
Kingstrcn District, ^C. C: ? Derrick-, ?!
Presiding Elder) Andrews, Ji R.|
Johnson; Black River, B. S. Hughes;
Cades, .1. C. Inabinet; Cedar Swamp,
J. VV. Jones; Cordesville, W. A.
^ounublood, ^Supply ? 'Georgetown,
Duncan Memorial, W. A. > Beckham;
West End, J. W^Elkins; Greeleyville
and Lanes, M. F. Dukes^. Hemingway,
J. E. Clark; Jamestown, A. C. Cor
* supply; Johnsonvttte, H; D. Bai
ley; Kingstree, F. L. Glennan; Lake
City, J. T. Peeler; New Zion, C. W.
Burgess; Pamplico, J. P. Winningham,
Supply; Pineopolis, J. F. Way; Rome,
T. E. Derrick; SampitjH. % Morri
son, Supply; ScrantonAW. G. El well;
? Turhavilk, G, W. Davis; Trio, W. S.
I'eats; Superannuates, R. W. Sprig
ner; W. A. Betts, Student at Woflford
College, S. D. Newell, Hemingway.
Marion District, S. O. Cantey, Pre
siding Elder; Aynor, J. 'G. Ferguson;
Aynor Circuit, T. W. Williams,.. Sup
ply: Brownsville, T. G. Philips; Bucks
*'lle, L. VV. Shealy; Centenary, B. H.
Covington; Clio, B. G. Murphy; Con
way, G. P. Watson; Conway Circuit,
I- Parker; Dillon, G. F. Kirby,
unior Preacher to be supplied; Floy
dale, J. K. Inabinet; Kingston, L. W.
Staley; Lakeview, J. J.- Stevenson;
Utta, VV. E. Wiggins: Little River,
K S. Carmichael; Little Rock, E. H.
SIX i] I'NDUKl) MKT DEATH.
Auu YHfte Villages .Destroyed By
Hood From Lake.
lioiyfumQ, Italy, Dec. 2,^? Six hun
dred dead, three villages destroyed
and 50 square miles made desolate.
This was the toll of the flood from
Gleno lake .when the gi*eat dike
guarding it collapsed, releasing the ir-'
resistible force of water which, burst
ing forth in mad fury, carried all be
fore it.' It swept over the hills and
down into the valleys for a distance
of 15 miles to Lake Iseo, which check
eiyth<$ momentum of the vast stream,
u nesting its course.
Lfrrgamo valley today is nothing
but a barren-wAste of mud and water
? a veritable lake in which }t is dan
gerous to venture, for in some places
it is A.>ver a mail's head. In t hi.-, soggy
mass,i the bodies of the victims lie
tangled among fallen trees, telegraph
poles, buildings and fridges. Here and
there portions of broken wall project
as mute evidence of the tremendous
might with which the waters engulfed
the region. The homeless are counted
'in ther thousands, most of whom are
mourning for the lost relatives, or
searching for their bodios. Relief
parties from Milan and Brescia are
on the scene, while all available troops
have been mustered to aid the shelter
less.
Camden Lady Loses Her Father.
2 Dr. W. C. Twitty wv s called. _to
Heath Springs this morning on ac
count, of the death of his father, P. T.
Twitty of that place. Mr. Twitty was
about 77 years of age and was one of .
Lancaster county's most prominent
citizens^ lie has numerous friends in
this section, who will learn with re
gret of his death. He had been sick
for a few days only and his death
was unexpected. He is survived by
the following sons and daughters:
W. B. Twitty, of Heath Springs; Dr.
W. C. Twitty, of this city; Mrs. Grif
fith, and Miss Gladys Twitty of Gaff
ney, Mrs. John T. Mackey of Cam
den,. and Mrs. Henry Haile, of Mait
land, Florida. ? -Rock Hill Record.
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Masons To Meet.
A special communication of Ker
shaw Lodge No. 29, A. F. M., will b?
held Friday evening, December 7th,
at 7 o'clock. The Master Masons's
degre^\vill be conferred on three
fellowcrafts. Visiting Masons are
cordially invited.
W. F. NETTLES,
Worshipful Master.
M. Billings, Secretary.
Santa Claun I-etterx. - ? ?
iiritr ? b&r ? the? next two
weeks will as usual publish the letters
sent in to Santa Claus. Thfe children
are invited to write but remember if
you spell it "Xmas" instead of Christ
?mas, -your- letter?will .not appear, inj
print. . - v ? ? j
R. R. Doyle; North and Limestone,
L. T. Phillips: Olar, C. P. Chewning;
Orangeburg, St. Pawl, T. G. Herbert,
W. H. Stokes, Supernumerary Or
angeburg Circuit J. W. Arial; Provi
dence, A. M. Gardner; Rowesville,
Paul T. Wood; St. George, W. D.
G lea ton; St. Matthews, R. H. Jones;
St. MaCth ews Circuit, J. F. Campbell; I
Smoakes, F. E.~Hodges; Springfield,:
E. K. Garrison; Springhill, H. D. Tom
linson..
Conference Secretary of Missions,
t A. Cauthen, St. Paul; Quarterly Con
ference Educational secretary-treas
urer, G. E. Edwards; St. Paul Quar
terly Conference Superintendent of j
Sunday School, J. E. Ford; St. Paul
Quarterly Student, Boston University,
W. C. Kirkland; Olar, Superannuates;
R. W. Barber, J. C. Counts, A. C.
Walker.
"feumter District, E. L. McCoy, Pre
siding Elder; Bethune, W. V. Jerman,
[Supply; Beulah,7T. F. Collins; Bishop
ville, M. L. Banks; Camden, W, H.
Hodges; College Place, B. J. Guess,
W. S. Myers, Supernumerary; Colum
bia Circuit, W. O. Henderson; Elliott,
P. D. Ingraham; Heath Springs, T. E.
Morris; Jordan, J. R. Sojourner; Ker
shaw, Woodrow Ward; Lynchburg, A.
Sassard; Manning, J. T. Fowler; Os
wego, C. S. Feldey; Pincwood, S. C.
Morris; Rembert, M. G. Arant; St.
Johns and Rembert, T, W. Godbold;
Sumter, Trinity, W. V. Dibble; Broad
Street, S. D. Colyer; Summerton, R.
R. Tucker; West Kershaw, J. A.
White; Wesley Chapel and Hebron, P.
K. Rhoad. .
- Bummm manager -Southern Chris
tian Advocate, J. H. No! and, College
Place, Q. C., Professor Columbia Col
lege, Mason Crum. College Place, Q.
C. Superannuates, At R. Phillips, G.
H. Waddell, J. S. Beasley, J. C. Chand
ler, C. B. Smith.
?'amos; Lorifl, E. P. Hutson; H. L.
Singleton, Supernumerary; Marion,
M. McIx?od; Marion Circuit, W. E.
" tfr'flenbaugh; Mullins, J. P. Inabinet;
Mu'linj? Circuit, T. J. White; Nicholas,
T. VV. Law; Waccamaw, E. F. Scog
fOn^s; Supintendent department of
adult and general, Sunday School
board, W. C. OweiA Dillon^ Superan
nuate.. S. J. Bethea.
Orangeburg District, J. H. Graves,
Presiding Elder; Itamberg, J. W. D'ap
Ramberg and Orangeburg Mis
sion, Ernest Dugan; Barnwell, J. C.
Atkinson; Bowman, G. W. - Dt*k?s;
faanchvjUe, _E? K. Csosbyf -Camaron,
A. Toaalev; L>enmark, M. W- Pook;
Ed>*to, C. T, Easterling, ^r^Elloree
Jerusalerh, W. P. Way; BnUw
*H?, W. G. Arial; Gr mr. "H. W.
^hitaker; Harlayville, W. E. Sanders;
__ Hill. J. R Attaway; Norway,
BKTHUNE NEWS notes.
Happenings of Interest Ah Told By
Our Correspondent.
IVthune, S. l\. IK,'. Thanksgiv
ing passed off very quietly and plea
santly here. Union services conducted
by Rev. J. M. Forbis were held m thv
Baptist .church that evening. Ilunts
men celebrated by spending the day
in the woi>ds. A goodly number at
tended the Lee county fair, fcamily
reunions were the order of the day.
prof. Q. U. fcell and family and
Misfl Inez Hlukeley spent the holidays
wlih the former's parents m Lancas
mhI Mrs. A- % McLaurin en
tortatned ? number of the?r friend
With a turkey dinner 1 hursday.
Besides the ministers in town an
their families there were pr^ent Mr.
L. M. Yarbrough and family, Mis.
.John M. Donul.l . and chlMf?# ?
\li : Christine McCaskill, all
Hat i tiville. .
Mr. Johnson, of Ithems, is the gues
of his son, l)r. L. O. Johnson
% Misses Mamie Lou McDonald and
Fannie Lee Baker spent Thanksgiving
with their parents in Kershaw.
Families attending the tyshopviUe
Fair were those of Messrs. W. ?fc
Davis, B. W. Best, G. E. Parrott and
D. M. Mayes. . ..
>Miss Nanolene Tyler ? was the
guest of schoolmates at Lander Col
lege during Thanksgiving.
Miss Ellen Sojourner, of Mount
enrogan, spent the holidays, with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. R. so
journer.
Mr. and MA. Mark King and Miss
Louise King of Neeses were guests
of relatives here last week.
Mrs. C. H. Wall, of Andrews, spent
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. O. Ward.
Miss Ruth Gaines spent several
days last week at her home in West
minster. ^ ,
Miss May Long was the guest of
he* parents at Prosperity during
Thanksgiving. .
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King of Harts
ville, spent Thursday with the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cf. B.
King.
" Rev. M. B. Gunter spent several
d^ys last Aveek with his parents at
Batesburg. ??>, ? ,
Mrs. Heyward Smith and children
of Columbia are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumter Kelly,, of
Slocumb, Alabama, are guests of
relatives here.
Miss Ruth Estridge, of Sumter,
spent several days last- week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, K. T, Estridge.
Miss Josia Blackmon, of Dasling
lon;_jreturned- home Sunday after a.
visit .to her sister, Mrs. L. 0. John
son. *
Mr. L. D. Robertson spent last week
in Edge moo r.theguest j)l. his uncle,
Dr. John Robertson. ;
Miss Mary McKinnon, and Mr.
Frank Lee were guests pf Mitfs Es
telle Parker, last -week end, in Monroe.
*Mr. E. N. Yaybrough, of Columbia,
is the guest of relatives here.
Rev. J. Sojourner attended an
nual conference at Kingstree, last
week.
Miss Elise Hook was the guest of
her parents at Irmo j during the
Thanksgiving holidays.
The Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church met with Mrs. E. Z. Truesde'il
Tuesday afternoon. Instead of holding
the annual Christmas bazaar this
month, it was agreed that each mem
ber contribute $5.00 at this meeting,
aside from the monthly dues.^Jn spite,
of the inclemency of the weather $85
was turned in. ?
. Mrs. Mary Bethuno returned Mon
day from several days visit in Rock
Hill to Mrs. Fannie . Leo? Fearis.
Mr. and Mrs. Gleen Gregory of
Cheraw were visitors here last week.
A mission service was held in the
Methodist church Sunday night. This
service was planned and directed by
two members of the ? Women's Mis
sionary Society, Mrs. J. R. Sojourner
and Mrs. Guy Parrott. Two mission
talks were made by Rev. Forbis and
Jtev. M. B; Gunter. These were fol
lowed by a violin solo by Miss Nano
lene Tyler and a vocal solo by Mi3?
Stella Bethune. The feature of the
program was a Dialogue "Tul ,Chai
U name's Sacrifice" given by three
Epworth" Leaguers, Misses Louise Til
ler, Ruth Gardner and Mary Arthur.
The ' scene "represented the form o?
heathen worship in Korea. A heathen
woman offering sacrifices to the gods
and me? by a missionary and her as
sistant, the Bible Woman at Um sacri
? 1 x ? V- - - * 1
? - zi
The church auditorium was fillad to
its utmost capacity, and the sum of
seven. dollars -and thirteen cents was
COMMERCIAL CAMP (2KOUN1).
IrII({W Enterprise To Ho Kstahlished
j >n OutHliuts of Camden,
A party of three ladies have pin
chased a portion of the property about
ono nitfe east of Camden known a*
'?i.. V *?-. i
DuUose Park, and propose to erect a
unique enterprise there in the near
future in fact work has already eorn-4
menced.
The now ? enterprise will be known
as "DuBose Park Filling Station and
Camp Ground" and will bo modelled
afW -oivnnercial ramp grinds found
in the north and northwest for the
accommodation of aulomobille travel
i'fs. Tho project is being promised
by Mrs* Dora K. Higglrife, of Charle
voix, Michigan, and she has associated
win ucr wits. \njOT]$b ronnpp, hier
mother, ami Mrs. Marion Harris, her
sister, both of W rent ham, Mass.
They had staitivl on' their v^ay to
Florida to locate such an enterprise,
but were s# favorably impressed with
Camden and the locution; that they
decided to east their lot here, and pur
chased the cottage formerly used as
the DuBose home, on top of the hill,
and several of the lots adjoining.
They will use the house for their own,
but in the near future will erect num
erous small cottages with all conven
iences for rental to auto parties who
do not care to pitch tent overnight
and will rent them for a nominal sum.
From the crowded condition of all
;hotols and boarding houses for sleep
ing quarters when the travel south
starts it looks like the project ought
to be a success. We are told that in
recent weeks at night it has been al
most impossible for travelers to get
lodging in Camden? all of the hotels
and private rooms being taken. t
A filling station is now being erect
ed and aside from furnishing gas and
oil and lodging, the ladies will also
hav?t for sale ready ore pa red lunches
to be sold to thyO travelers. It is
probably the first' of its kind in the
South? surely .the first operated by
yomen ? and the ladies tell us that
I they have met with a cordial reception
so. far. They expect to make Camden
their permanent home.
Agency For Brushes.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church have secured the agency for
the Foller Brush Company, in this
city, and a representative of the com
pany will be in Camden on Tuesday
next at 4 o'clock, when he will give a
demonstration to those interested at
the Grammar School building. Sam'
pies of these brushes can also be seen
at the residence of Mrs. J. B. Zemp.
? Community ? Market. l
You are invited to visit the market
on Tuesday^ and Saturday mornings of
each week at 10 o'clock. All kinds of
fresh country produce may be had at
reasonable prices, such as chickens,
dressed, fryers, eggs, . butter, cream,
milk, vegetables, cakes, candies,
Boston Brown bread, bread, ham,
sausage, turkey, etc.
The county ladies will make a spe
cial effort to fill Christmas orders.
On Saturday, 22nd, there will be
plenty of real Christmas gifts as tho
members are planning to make this
day a special day. There will be all
kinds of -pretty things to buy as well
as good things to eat. See if we can
fill your order.
? New Auto Plates Soon Ready.
The bill of lading for the first car
load of automobile license places for
1924 has been ' received at the state
highway department and the plates
are expected to arrive in Columbia
next week. They were shipped from
Newport, Ky., the car containing 32,
200 plates. Next week, according to
L. H. Thomas, secretary of the high
way commission, the work of sending
out applications for licenses will be
gin. The recipients of these applica
tions will^ merely have to fill out a
check and mail the application and
check in the envelop inclosed with the
application. The mailing out of the
new plates will begin soon after
Christmas^ ? The State.
O
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Erecting Filling: Station.
At the auction sale of business lots
the former property of Mr. Geo. T.
Little, on east DeKalb street, Mr. J.
P. Lewis an4 others purchased a lot
with seventy-five feet frontage and
are now erecting a filling station or*
same. When completed Vt will be op
erated by Mr. Gill is, of thfc City Fill
ing Station, who- has tr ? flve-jrear
lease on the building.
realized. The bamejo go to the Mis
sion Fund. This shows what a well
organised church can do in tho ab
sence of tho paster.
COM M KKCK MEN DINED
l'!\e H? !>\irl? luii Was [\t? : to Dirct - 1
torn of Camden Chamber.
The officer* find direcUu'a of tho
Chamber (>f Commerce w.ro delight ;
fully entertained at a Thanksgiving
dinner, given them by Mr. II, Q, Mar
vin at the Hobkirk Inn, on Thursday
owning, at eight o'clock J
A warm welcome waa given tho
guests in tho following' words on the
beautifully decorated menus at each
guest's plate:
4 'To the Directors of the Camden
ftiul Kershaw County Chamber of
Commerce'. Greetings: Hobkirk Inn
extends the glad hand of welcome To
the members of this body. Since the
flowing howl is a thing of the past and
viV wviuSs, 'fHvmk fte-arty' no longer
have the sigirificance of yore, we beg
you to 'eat hearty', with the' sincere
assurance that this old Inn deeply ap
f> iaics your elVovts in behalf of the
city of Charm and Region of Beauty."
Mr. C. 1\ DuBoso tho new president
of, the Chamber of Commerce was a
genial and eloquent toast master, call -
ing upon each guest for' a short
?i*eech?, The ladies, although prover- '
bially the talkative sex, declined the
honor, but the men spoke 911 a variety
of topics that was very entertaining.
Only five directors were not uble to
attend the dinner and were very much
missed by the rest of the party. These
were TWrs. William Ancrum, Jr., and
Messrs. Wm, King, -W.' A. Boykin; J.
I \V. Call*"" H2I2F MVinnnoti Thrtsc I
^ - -
present were Miss M. 'A. Clyburn,
Mrs. E. C. Ritchie, Messrs. C. P. Du
Bose, L, C. Shaw, W. R. Zomp, II. K.
Hallet, M. II. Heyman, F. II. Harding,
J. M. Villepigue, H. 0. Carrison, Jr.,
J. II. Burns,. Sam Karesh, B. G. San
ders, R. M. Kennedy, Jr.
At the end of the dinner a rising
vote of thanks was given Mr. M^frVin
for his very generous hospitality and
the secretary was requested to send
him a letter expressing the apprecia
tion of the assembled company.
Auto Turned Turtle.
An automobile being driven by Ar
thur Bowers and occupied by Murdock
Hough and Henry Davis, of Near Cas
satt turned over at a point about six
miles south of Bethune at the Hall
mill pond, and all' of the occupants
had a narrow escape. The car is said
to have turned over into water about
ten'feet deep and the men were pinned
beneath, but succeeded in getting out.
, . ?
Cotton Sold on Camden Market, j
Mr. R. A. Bruce, public cotton
weigher, tells Us that 13,600 bales of
cotton were sold on the Camdo n mar
ket from September 1st to December
1st. /->
Skeleton Ends Long Quest.
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 2. ? Search of
twD. iiontinejits? North and South
America ? for Jimmie Glass of Jersey
N. J., four year old son of Charles
Glass, a Jersey City (N. J.) newspa
per man, who disappeared from the
summer home of his parents in Gree
ly, Pike county, Pennsylvania^ eight
years ago, ended today when the pa
rents positively identified a skeleton,
found yesterday in a swamp, as th*t
of their child.
The bones were found by Otto Win
kler, of Lackawaxen, while hunting
deer.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glass, the pa
rents of the missing child, arrived in
Hawley this morning, accompanied by
Captain Rooney, of the Jersey City
police department, who had been
working on the case since the boy's
disappearance. Shoes, which were
found with the skeleton, bore the
trademark of the manufacturer. The
father felt satisfied the skeleton was
that of his son because the child wore
shoes of the same make when he dis
appeared. It is believed the boy wan
dered away from home, following a
pet dog, and drowned in the swamp.
Peculiar Fatality at Greenville.
Greenville, Dec. 4. ? J. R. Hickman,
thirty-four, of Greenville, died^ early
today from injuries received yesterday
afternoon, when he was mashed be
tween his automobile and his house.
Hickman was working on his auto
mobile in the rear of his home when
the machine started to move off. He
jumped into the seat to apply the
brakes, but the car had gained such
momentum that he was unable to
stop it before it reached the house,
and he was caught when the front of
the machine went under the floor of
the buildin?, which was several feeti
above the ground.
' Hickman came here three years ago
{rom Waukesha, Wisconsin. He is,
surrired by his widow and three small
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NU OTINK FOJ{ i'.OM. WEKVII '
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Efficient i'ontrol Witt* Nov. Poison li>
3, (\ Experiment Station,
Clemr-on CoUogv. Dec. fi.-'-JudginjjL:
from. the results secured by the South
I'nrolina Experiment Station during
i nicotine piuii'/s*' , speedily to *
become an efficient poison foe control
ling the boll weevil, according to a
statement given out here today by
Prof, A. F, Conrad i, Entomologist of
the station, l'rof. Conradi's statement
fnllowKi ? -
"Since the successful adaptation of
calcium arsenate to boll "weevil con
trol by 'the Hutvau of Entomology of
th?A United States Department of
Agriculture a few years ago,: there
has been a continually increasing de
mand for this poison. Kealiv.ing the
vustness of the cotton acreage of this
country, as well as the limitations 01
the sources of arsenic, the South
Carolina Experiment Station undev
took the investigation of the commor
ciftlly available poisons other than ar
senic with a vifcw of being able ulti
mately to adapt one or more to tho
problem of boll weevil control. After
a careful survey of tfhe field of com
mercially available toxines and the
i. onielti vion of a series of preliminary
experiments with various materials, it
became apparent that, aside from
arsenic, nicotine properly prepared'
and applied gave tho greatest measure
of promise.
- "A series of tests was therefore
I innmrnrHtoil ??? ( 'lr>r?Mon C^llnVfl mul
neighboring points to determine as
far as* possible the practical value* of
the nicotine dusts under field condi
tions. Throughout these experiments
calcium arsenate was used for com
parison because the efficiency of this
poison in weevil control had been fully
| established. The results secured in
j these tests are quite convincing that
nicotine dusts will speedily develop,
so that the increasing demand for
weevil poisons may be economically
met.
I "In this series of tests the gains se
cured from both the nicotine and the
calcium arsenate dusts were approxi
mately t?o same and ranged from two
hundred' to six hundred pounds of
seed cotton per acre. Expressed in
terms of money at current prices for
lint and seed, the gains would vary
from $20.00 to $60.00 per acre after
deducting cost of poison and labor
for the season.
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"Although these field tests repre
sent only one season's work in the
field and it is fully realized that a
great deal remains to be done in the
way of research and experimenting,
yet the uniformly satisfactory results
secured in the various tests are so a?
suring that it is felt that this infor
mation fthould be placed before the
public without waiting until these
tests have been repeated during an
other year or two. A detailed re ?
port is now in preparation and will
be issued shortly.
"Efforts areVnow being directed to
ward further perfection of the product
with the Jiope of producing a .suffic
ient quantity in 1924 to be of mate
rial assistance in the weevil fight.1"
Will Hold Bazaar
The ladica^f the Jewish Aid Society
will hold their annual Bazaar at the
show rooms. <>f the Kershaw Motor
Company on Wednesday, December
12th, the proceeds will go for the
benefit of the Temple. Cakes, candies,
salad, hot coffee, sandwiches and
fancy work will be sold and the gen
eral public is invited to patronize this
bazaar.
Won by Mrs. Singleton.
The large fruit cake at the County
Fair was won by Mrs. H. C. Single
ton. The members of - the ? County
Council asked their friends to buy a
guess for a large fruit cake to make
sure of the amount of dues for the
inactive members in the organization.
Our friepds responded beautifully and
wq are only too sorry everyone
couldn't have a cake, but glad Mrs.
Singleton was the lucky one. A nice
amount was realized and may we ex
press our appreciation to every one.
ttabbft Hh<I Fifth Wheel.
y Rev. R. W. Jopling and Judge J. P.
Richards spent Thursday at the home
of the latter at Liberty Hill, enjoying
a bird hunt as one of the -features of
the day. Judge Richards "report* kill- 1
ing a rabbit with five legs, "Yea, sirj
five legs, for I counted 'em," said the
judge when a reporter for the News
gave him. a doubtful look. We can
prove by Prof. Raddey Bell and Supt.
John McManus, who were in hia 'ife
flee at the time, that the judge said it.
Come back here, Fido. ? Lancaster
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