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TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1020 COTTON MARKETING MEETING AT SANTUC The meeting scheduled to be held at Santuc yesterday in the interest of cotton marketing was held at the appointed hour, 3 o'clock p. m.. Thirtysi*" men attended the meeting and the folj ring program was carried out: L. J. Browning, president of the Union County Branch of the American Cotton Association, represented the cotton association and urged upon all the necessity of joining the movement. He stressed the fact that men of all occupations, including the manufactur ers, snould enter the organization, for its purpose is the upbuilding: of the South. He showed need for cooperation, if the best interests of ttie South are to be met. He urged that-^tens be made for obtaining a cotton grader for Union County. VV. II. Mills, representing Clemson College Extension work, explained in detail the warehousing plan proposed. He showed how great was the lose from weather damage, also from the usual method of sampling and urged upon all the cotton growers the necessity for proper housing, holding so as to gradually market the cotton and explained in detail the plans of the warehouse commission and the great benefits to be derived. Cotton must be kept from weather damage, it must be marketed for a period of twelve months, and to do these things, there must be warehouse facilities adequate to meet the needs: those wn-ni.n..-? , ?? ^ivuvudca must be in easy reach of the farmer. The estimated cost of a warehouse was given, both the cheaply constructed one and the brick building with sprinkler system. He estimated the cost of the cheaper structure at $2.00 to $3.50 per bale capacity, and the better building at $'15 per bale capacity. Thus, a thousand bale warehouse on the cheaper scale would cost from $2,000 to $3,500 to build. The brick structure of a thousand bales capacity would cost about $15,000. The difference in insurance would just about balance up the two propositions, the rate on the cheaper building being much higher than on the brick warehouse. He urged that for small communities the cheaper structure . He explained in detail the entire question and left the community the matter of settling the question as to what kind of a warehouse is to be constructed and also whether there be any need for a warehouse. If you already have adequate facilities, and the rate is reasonable, better not build additional structures, but use what you alreadv Have. , ( (lit ' . :7 > . 'I ' 1 4 A. A. MoKeown, district agent, next spoke and gave a very interesting discussion of the question of cotton grad. log. lie urged that eueh county unite '?in the plan baeked up by the cotton association and the department of agri ?' sen It urc through Clemson College to in' i-ti a-" .' '! ' treduce the cotton grading system. He showed how the farmers are losing ii large sums of money through improp- f er grading, giving examples of specific a cases to prove his contention. t The following committees, to fur- t ther investigate and act were appoint- v ed for Ifish Dam and Santuc town- s ships, these townships to cooperate v with the other townships in the coun- i: ty: F Warehousing: M. Russell Jeter, v chairman; W. T. Jones and A. W. Gil- 0 more. ^ i Grading. J. M. Jeter, Sr., chair- ^ i man; Jno. W. Gregory and J. A. * , Adams. * c Membership in Cotton Association: ^ I R. M. White, Chairman; J. F. Meador , and W. O. Jeter. The cotton grading committee, along g s with similar committees from the other townships, will decide the ques- j ' tion of whether we are to have a cot- . | 1 ton grader for the county. The cost c | will be $3,000 a year. The Santuc g committee at once got busy and de- ^ cided t0 ask for a contribution of 50c ^ per bale produced last year. Quite j r a number of farmers agreed to aci * , cept that proposition. So soon as the c . president of the county cotton asso- a I ciation can report to the agricultural rj department that $3,000 is on deposit r in a bank in Union County subject to the demand of the government, a grader will be sent to the county, that is provided he can be secured. There is a shortage of graders, and in case we could not be furnished with one, of course this money would be refunded to the contributers. The same schedule as to committees will be carried out at Union and Jonesville. The same questions will be discussed by the same speakers. . Union County, it seems to us, should have an official cotton grader, and the Santuc plan is as good as any. Ijet each farmer contribute 50c for each bale made last year and let the committees call upon the other business intrests for a contribution that will be i in just proportion to the amount con- I tributed by the farmers. | It was brought out at the meeting that some counties put up this first year's money and by charging for grading that year get the money re- 11 funded und it is then returned to the donor. j Other counties put up the first year I ;the $3,000 and allow all farmers tojj nave tne service ot the expert grader free. This latter course seems the one likely to be chosen in this county, jfrom what we saw at the Santuc meeti in}?. | We do not care how you do it, just , so you get the cotton grader. We ; feel that it will be a great step for- " ward for Uhion County, and the cost, $3,000 a year, is a mere pittance from each one. Let us have the cotton grader, and let us have him the coming ^ season. 8 As to the warehouse question, we i await the announcement of the com< mittees appointed, but feel inclined j to say that certainly Jonesville and Santuc need to build a warehouse, and from the talk we heard at Santuc ^ yesterday, Santuc will probably build. ? TIMES CORRESPONDENTS' CLUB MEMBERS } A meeting of The Times Corre- ' spondents' Club was held Saturday ^ and the first Saturday in August was j chosen as the day for our annua] out- r ling. It was at first decided that we would make a trip to the mountains 1 that day, but his idea was soon abandoned for one suggested by a member of the club. It was decided unanimously that we make a regular booster trip, { leaving Union in automobiles at 7 j o'clock that morning, going to Santuc, Carlisle, Whitmire and back to S Union, arriving at Boatman Spring, 8 miles west of Union, at noon. There ^ a barbecue and fish fry will be awaitin the Clug. At 1 o'clock the party will leave Boatman Spring and make a trip to Buffalo, West Springs, Spar- 1 tanburg, GafTney, Jonesville, Ijockhart ( | Junction, Kelly's, Adamsburg, Mt. Ta- j bor, Lockhart and return to Union,ar- d riving here about 7, p. m.; a distance s of about 170 miles, going at about the ' rate of 17 miles an hour for the day's * run. This itinerary may be changed \ |later. The correspondents, in count- { ng up the automobiles available ound, that including the Editor's bout 15 cars could be mustered for he trip and there are more, probably, hat can be had. EacK correspondent 'ho can furnish a car, is asked to do 'J o. Those not in a position to do this 'ill be provided for here on the mornng of the trip. I want every correslondent to go on this trip. No matter whether you write regularly or only ccasionally, come on and go with ub. 'orrespondents who furnish a car will ie allowed to take any guests that hey may desire to take, the only trovision being that one must be a orrespondent who has no car. I am loping that we may have not less han 100 participants in the trip, ["went cars, each carrying five perons will make the hundred. If there ire any more it will be all the better. Jut we must leave Union at 7 o'clock n the morning to make the full round if it. Each correspondent will bring l lunch, but The Times will provide he fish fry and barbecue. I will be jlad to hear from each correspondent lersonally, stating that you expect to :o, and, if so, how many you can acommodate. I think we can make this i day of real recreation and that The Times Correspondents' Club will be lade stronger and better. Lewis M. Rice, Editor. Our cat does not think much of the icw party?he is a Democrat all over. DOLLAR DAY SALE Begins Wednesday, August 4th, continuing balance of week, ending Saturday, August 7th, 10 p. m. Cleaning out summer goods regardless of cost. THE WONDER Union, S. C. NOTICE There will be a regular meeting of The Union Shrine Club in the Malonic Temple Tuesday evening, Augist 3rd, 1920 at 8 o'clock p. m. Every Noble of the A. A. O. N. M. 3. is cordially invited and urged to be iresent aL this social gathering. Visiting Nobles welcome. By order, Vm. C. Lake, C. C. Sanders, It Sec. and Treas. President. PARDONS GRANTED Berlin, August 2?Pardons will be granted all persons connected with the <app revolution here last March unler the terms of the government imensty bill which was adopted by the teichstag today after a lond and aninated debate. TWENTY SPANISH SOLDIERS KILLED Madrid, August 2.?Twenty Spansh soldiers were killed and 13 wound d, some seriously, in recent fighting _ ^ * ii murwco, says an omcial report. The engagement occurred on July 57 and 31 near Rhana. jLASS cutters get raise Atlantic City, August 3.?Manufacurers granted a general increase of ive percent in the cutting department >f the American Flint Glass Workers Jnion, at the conference here yesterlay. On special lines of work known is sunburst, vinelnnd and stars, an idditiona] advance of 13 per cent was granted. The shade and globe department va.s given increases ranging from ten o twenty per cent. remained slave 01 CUSTCr.7 Augusta Housewife was "Set" in Her Ways, and Nothing Was Qoing io Change Her. A man in an Augusta car seat talking to another man who appears to bw his friend: "Persistent! Say, my wife is that and some more. She is the most tenacious to hnblt of any person I ever saw. Once that woman has become addicted to n habit there's no breaking Iter. Honest, I think that if my wife should ever by accident dtart sweeping with the wrong end of a broom she'd ne^er sweep any other way, and no law of heaven and earth could change her habit." "Some persistent, Til say," agreed the other. "You bet," said the first speaker. "Why. here last summer I put a bay window on the front room of our house. There was a week while we were doing it that the whole end of the house was open as a hay field in August; there wasn't a single thing to prevent man or animal entering our house at any hour of daylight or darkness. Fact! Rut what do yon think; I couldn't make my wife understand that it was, under those conditions, a waste of time to lock the doors. Every nighi and every time she went downstreet she made a complete circuit of the house, carefully locking doors and windows, so's to keep the wicked folks out-"?Kennebec Journal. ETHlL'S memory was good Sweet Child Remembered Only Too Well Remark That Her Mother Had Let Drop. 4 Cousin Robert from the country, had come to dinner, and little Ethel had been allowed to sit up as a great treat. Now, Ethel Is one of those children one meets nowadays who hear a great deal too much for their years, and moreover, who don't believe In the saying about childre* not being heard. You can't stay near dear little Ethel without hearing quite a lot. Which all gets on with the story of the night when Cousin Robert came to supper. "Do have another helping of the potpie, Robert!" said Ethel's mother, after Robert had already caused two platefuls to disappear. "Well, Cousin Mary, I think I will, since you are so pressing." replied the guest. "You win, mother!" exclaimed Ethel suddenly; and mother, caught nap ping, turned to her with a smile and asked: "Win, dearr "Yes. I heard you say to father this morning that you bet a dollar that Cousin Robert behaved like a pig!" Individual Airplanes. Whether or not the average citizen welcomes the'ldca of Individual airplanes Jaunting about In the air over his head, the Inventors are busy enough trying to invent them. Several small planes are already more or less on the way to such use In England, Italy and France. One reads of planes already perfected, and that "small and light, and capable of being landed at low speed, they nre Just the type for flitting about the country, from one club to another." Italy Is said to have produced the smallest, a trl-plane only 1H? feet wide, and requiring for its operation "ahout as much skill as the attachment of a side-car to a motorcycle." Seeing, says the adage. Is believing; and the pedestrian who takes scant pleasure in this notion of a gentleman flitting about the country from one club to another may well wonder how soon he will t.fve to believe In them. I Peanut Oil Gaining Favor. The production of peanut oil, including both the cold-pressed and the hotpressed, in the United States has increased from 4."?4,000 pounds in 1012 to 90,924,000 pounds in 1918, an increase of more than 21,000 per cent. The Importation of peanut oil increased from 7,62G.(H)0 pounds in 1912 to C8.400.000 pounds in 1918. Practically all the imported peanut oil Is hot-pressed. Complete statistic* for 1919 are not yet available. It is appareut, say specialists, that cold-pressed peanut oil is winning for itsojf a place on the American table. Justified by its flavor, nutritive value and digestibility. Nothing There. Before the consolidation I heid an agency for one of tin- old express companies. One day several patrons were in the office when the superintendent and two other officials of the company ! came In unexpectedly. A woman hud Just asked for a package, and evidently the unexpected visit of the officials ' r,..- i ?i- ? iiuninru me, mm, in in iivcr the on-hand register and not finding rnythlng listed for her, I returned to rhe counter, took down the receiver troin the telephone, and said: ''Hello, there is nothing here for you." M.v customer was standing right near th? telephone, and every one laughed.? Cnlcago Tribune. Reckless Reggie. Nephew?That was a pretty good dinner we had; shall we have a drink now? Uncle?Man, ye ken A'm teetotal. Nephew?A cigar, then. Uncle-?A dinna smoke. Nephew?Oh, do something reckless ?remember my firm is paying all the expenses 1 Uncle - Week A think A'll lia'e my hoots (leaned here then!?Tln> Ry- i Blander. VISIT WILMIIHI'S Our buyers have just returned from New York. They went shopping for you. Every express brings something new. We are opening the goods as fast as they come in, and we want you to visit our store often during this month. We will be delighted to show you the new things. It pays to look and we want you to see our new goods. A Few of Items Opened Yesterday. Ferris Waists and Corsets For Ladies and Children Ferris Maternity Corsets for .. . . $5.00 A big shipment Hand Made Porto Rican Night Gowns ?rom $2.98 TO $4.48 A special lot of Tricolctte Blouses, all shades, each.... $4.98 fl 100 Boxes "Columbia" Gcrmantown Wool, in all new shades, rfEZg* two ounce Balls.. . / i SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY ONLY "Mavis" Talcum Powder for . . . 19c ? - ? Colgate's large size Dental Cream for . 19c Woodbury's Soap for Cake.. .. 19c Wilburn Dry Goods Co. Mid-Summer Clearance Sale We have extended our Mid-Summer Clearance Sale two weeks longer as we need the room for the fall goods which are coming in every day. IN THIS SALE YOUR DOLLAR COMES TO LIFE AGAIN. It's a fact?the sale prices of the men's clothing in this sale remind us of 1917, and if that sounds too strong?just take the time to drop in with your coat off?and let us prove it. We are as anxious to clean out this entire stock of Summer | Goods as you are to have the old prices back. | . Come now before it is too late?for fall goods, newspaper talk or no newspaper talk?are going to be higher. I All Men's, Boys' and Ladies Oxj fords and Pumps in all leathers and I colors At One-Fourth Off. II All Ladies' White Shoes, and Oxj fords and Pumps At Half Price. All Straw and Panama Hats One-Third Off. All Men's Summer Suits in Soft I Finish | At One-Quarter Off. ! aii r>? . " " aii suits, including Palm Beach, Mohair and Blue Serges n At a Good Reduction. J. COHEN co., The House of Satisfaction v ' 't ' tiMszfit * 4