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1 1 1 . CORN GROWERS HOLD MEETING ,? y v The annual meeting: of the Lexingr ton County Corn Growers' Association was held in the Court house or Saturday last. A large exhibit o Corn by boys from. ail ections of th< county was displayed, and a numbei of prizes awarded. Dr. B. C. Ridgel! state senator, as president of the as jsociation presided. Prof. Barton c the Department of Agriculture, anc Prof. W. Eh Stokes of Clemson Col lege* were present by invitation anc addresed the Association. Variou: prizes, doated by citizens and firms o iLexingcom County, were awarded a follows: UPLAND CORN. Thirst pri?e, Plow offered by Barr< Hardware Co.,. was won by Em on 1 'SliceL , "C*. ' . -/ % Second, prize: Plow offered by Hen 'dr?x Hdw. Co., won by Cieo Harman. Third: Batesburg Cotton Oil Com h Pany, two' sacks of fertilizer, won b: Herbert Amiok. Fourth: Taylor Fur iture Company one rug, won by Otis Harman. . ; Fifth: Caughman-Kaminer Con panyy one pair shoes, won by Fran! 'Boozer. * Sixth': WatCh, offered by Harmor Drug Company, won by Maxey Ly brand. i] > Seventh h One pair gloves, offeree by Ew G. Dreher & Co., won by Johr Sol Roberts. Eighth: One hat, offered by Win gard 'Roberts Company, won by Harry Bleazer.T ' - Ninth': By Oswald's Garage, $2.50 ir repairs,- wdmkbyvLewie AmSck. Tenth: B. J. & J. F. Wingard, one V half boi$hel Bearden's Prolific seed corn, won- by Walter F. Derrick. The following boys, who planted up land corn, also -won 4 various crsh reprizes: Lloyd Amick, Jacob J. Derrick Caughirian, Haskell A.ntick, F. rSFoTfb^- Apatck Taney, Ceughman .EarLe Amick G. B. tLindler Malcolm ''Amick, Cblie Gnelgrove Hey v. ard "* *" -" * vrn^floM Amiok carol it. wjuse, Legare'Il Swygert Wilbur Koon, Ofcar Rauch Taney Amid:, Furm3n Derrick and"Viron Frick. For bottojp corn the following priz^ri^-^es^ere awarded: ^ First: Plow offered by the Enterprise Hdw. Co., won by Layman Har? man Second: Two sacks fertilizer, offered by ?Datesburg Cotton Oil Company won by Heber Warner. Third:, Razor offered by Geiger & Drysr Co., and two sacks meal offered by Leesville Mill,, won by Royal Son. Fourth: DuPre Auto Company $3.00 worth, of repairs, won by Otto Amick. Fifth: T. L. Harman, one sack fertilizer, won by Geo. Hobbs. Sixth: Subscription offered by Dispatch News, won by Vernon Derrick. Seventh: Stock powder offered by f Palace Drug Company won by EmanVuel ^j-^es. 'E^ith.. Pair overalls, offered by H. CT'lathias, won by Lonnie Gates. "Ninth: Medicines." value fifty cents, Company ?; offers^Jby Kict^en ^4v.0 won.<%i^Charles Bundrick. Tenth: Cash prize of $4.50 won toy Brodie Taylor. -> The following beys of this class - won cash prizes:' Herman Amick, Wilbur Summer, Virgil Bundrick, Ed die Derrick and Evans Koon. - The cash prizes were offered by various public spirited citizens and vav xiovLS Banks of the county. . The eyhibifion was under the arrangement of County Demonstration gent J. W. Shealy, who is a live wire in agricultural affairs and much of the success of the work is due to his"untiring labors. 3). W. \7Alfeu>S ADVISES KOtOMXG COTTOX. Ciemson College* Dec. 23.?The following statement concerning the cot; ton holding movement has been issued today by-.D. W. Watkins, Acting DiExtension, Clemscn College S. C. "In spite of daily fluctations in the r^otton market the prospects favor ./ a very material rise in prices early in ; Thace will undoubted . ly be eclared early in the spring and '-> "bring the removal of alDemfoargoes on cotton shipments. Europe is now de void of civilian cotton goods as well * . ' as of stocks f raw cotton. Demands frr.i Western European countries as jk , ,well#as from Japan are on the in\ 'crease. Sestrictions on cotton shipments are being removed, as an example of which might be mentioned gfcjb',' the granting of through bills cf lad|fe?; ing on export shipments. Undubtedl "ly .the estimate made by the Bureau of IT. Markets, to the cifoc-t that two million A. baies of cotton wcu;d be exported this ft b , seasonJrT^exocsis of the amount ex pbrte 1 ast season, will be fvily realft ized. TWith the shortness of the present * crop card with .the growing demand 3?>; j which it new appears wiU reach its -iaost acute stage in March 1919/ the y : cotton holding movement being conducted) $y the producers stands every ti;r>fnss J t is fc cfcarce to rreei v...! i to bo hoped that tlii-' experience may I "be the beginning of :? system of niarc. ' S'ettosrcctto whch will supply tlie staI pie gradually to m^et existing de; . znandsV and thereby insure a fair price at all times to the producer. & ' a .chmstmas trek at i ROUND hill. There veil bo a Christmas Tree at Round Hill School house Saturday 1. [December 28th. at 2 o clock P. M. Re fresh rr. en wHI be served by the Laf'les Improvement League^ the pro>eds to go for the benefit of the rhool. A good string 'band will be i hand to furnish music for the. oc^ion and the public is Invited to'atTfce "best wishes go out to each and eryone of our ubscribeis and may u have a merry Christmas and a ppy New Year. | 1 ? 3k r /* 1 f { i i \ Meet Me at ? ; 5 ? | "! r 7 9 \ To my mar : < patronage J' most suece : goods of qi 1 j of the sam > i * i 1 May pea> I !! es for a Mc i . / ,\ - . > t * $ ^ I. I - ' I M Ml , [ ? | TOE ILLITERACY COMMISSION' j th( j The Illiteracy Commission compos - [ rei j ed of Dr. Patterson Wardlaw (Chair, man), State Superintendent of Edu- ^ai cation J. E. Swearingen, George D. | Brown, C. E. Burts, S. H. Edmunds, ! Ee ; Mrs. J. L. Coker, Miss Mabel Montgom ,acer and Hiss Wil Lou Gray as Field -U! j Worker has written every county ?f Superintendent of Education urging that the counties be organized for the i nv establishment of Adult Schools. in : In each County there will 'be a Com , ?h ' rnittee on Organization, consisting of . B-15 : the County Superintendent of Educa- ! r<n tion a ex-officio chairman, a member j ow 'appointed by the County Board to be; th: j Leader, and a third member to be Th selected by theothertwo. The Com- | ou | mittee has been asked to undertake cit the following work: . j of ( a?To see that a choc! census is ! ps*i ' taken, especially in those districts j where Adult Schools r.ro to be opened. j ter b.?To encourage the establishment HI j of Adult Schools. C., ! c.?To work for such, legislation as en } is necessary ior uie uiusc. Id.?To use all possible means of pubj licitv in an effort to 'bring to the attention of the public the great need for Adult Schools and the resultant good to the community at large as t.j, 1 well as to the community at large as ! | well as to the individuals and families . ^ ! benefitted. j pG ^ It is the purpose of the Commission i vvc (to urge the establishment of two I ; kinds of schools: j v } a?An Adult School three nights a j .V( week, to teach people t?? read and i on i write. I b.?A Community School, once in ' :r. iwo weeks, open to all for the purpose it: : of civic instruction?a public forum, j Aa , Thep rcgram of this session will be i: < . n tructive to the community and it ' wl will make the illiterate feel that there , A no disgrace in attending' school is bis more fortunate neighbor finds it <; helpful to attend occasionally. , j?l; I Schools will he opened a.t any time ! that occasion demands, bat a Alito 'Wide effort will be made <> have rural ; v< ( hooks run (luring January, Fehruary M-.r-r-h \*o DUPilS \V:,}1 he udiuit-l'h ted under the compulsory age limt, of; .fourteen, unless l?y Special permit. <e Teachers will be paid $1.00 per ! r.iaht by the State Department of Ed- j , ucation, provided at least 10 pupils : <;' 'are enrolled. The cohnties and the ' j-mills will be asked to pay $1.00 addi- j * ' I tonal. giving a salary of $2.00 per j ! , [ night. In order to redeive State Aid |I C i a detailed report must be filed with j "" , the State Superintendent of Education , . ! at the end of the term. > An Institute was recently held m j ^ , | Columbia under tlie direction of the | ,v, CommSssion when County jEeaders |?.tj . of teachers of night schools came to- , jn . ..gether to study the problems peculi- ! j. ,ar to this type of work. Twenty-six j ..j , counties wee represented with over ( fifty delegates. The program consist j ed of round table discussions, demon .? stcaticn of materials and inspirational p, . addresses. The attendance and the * unusual interest shown demonstrates . he fact that the teachers and those j | in charge of mill work are awake to | ______? . > ' ' - a : 'n. " I-.*;' %r I "i 'X * v ;V ,>v.. - ; V " ' " ? > - ' ' c V-., > ' ' 1 \ * . 4 ; Tapirs The Grow rxro ?nan? c. 3? *tJ' ?t MS :-iui?tv ? n 4 ' ly friends and pati during this year, a ssful in the history lality and value, I e thaough 1919. t ' , .v*^'A ;'-i ce, prosperity and ury Christmas anc Yours ve: _ i Columfc X. i 2 situation and if South Carolina mains next to the most illiterate j it" in the Union it will not be their | lit. Illiteracy is a burden to the State, lie veins- this to be true The Ulitery Commission is asking- the Legisla ~e to appropriate $25,000 for work ; establishing; and maintaining1 Adult I hool3, so that those men and wo- ! >n who were neglected by the State ; their childhoood may still have the , portunity of learning to read tlje | i>le of writing to their absent lhild- j 1 and friends, of transacting their ; n business and of following j -ough the press events of the day. j e task of wiping out illiteracy from 1 r State is one common to the entire . izenship and it should be the duty ' every patriot to see that this appro*- j iation is made. Trustees, teachers and public spiri- j 1 citizens are urged to write to the j itoracy Commission, Columbia, S. for further information and lititure concerning the work. JSSIAX LOSSES REACH BIG TOTAL Copenhagen, Dec. 22 (By the Asso- ! ited Press).?Russia's war car a air! s total ft.150,000 men. according to i telegram received here today from trograd. Of this number 1,700,000 | kre killed. . ' j The disabled men number 1.450,000,1 lile 3,500.000 other soldiers - were ! Hinder!. The Russians taken pris- j f r total 2.500.000. Estimates ol tno uussiun | the war made last week by the j !> 5en information director, A. J. , ok. in New Yuri-:, figured the total \ "not Ins:- then S.oon.r.co men n{\ to?n ".000,000 wore killed and about1 300.000 disabled fcr life." Figures < <> mpiled by the Cologne' zmt^ and puhlshod November 25,'! accd the total German casualties at ore then G'.OOO.OOo. Of this number! was estimated that about 2/000,000*1 re killed. The rreach soldiers wore killed in war. according to a statement : do. in the.French chamber on unbar 20, by Lucien Voilin. a Foeiac deputy. number 1,400.000 Italy lost j>00.00'? men in killed or ed of wounds. A statement to this feet was made in Paris December by Palvatore liarzilai, a former ember of the Italian cabinet, who companied King" Victor Emmanuel i his visit to the French capital. The Uritish army ol'icial losses in lied total 658,704. The casualties of the Austro-hlinear n armies from the beginning of the. ir up to lite end of May 1918. wore ightly over 4,000.000 men, accords' to official statistics received to\y from Vienna. Eighteen geners out of 210 wore killed. FOR SALE?Pure bred Anconia diets and cockerells 85.00 for trio., .diets laying- now. J. A. Earhart, Gilbert, lit. 2\ 1 Ipd. V ing Store Meet Me "ons for their liberal vlwVi Vi9? hpp-n or f T 111VXJL 11WU V r of my business; ? trust to merit a co: joy be yours, with 1 [ a Happy New. Yea ry sincerely, >ia, S. C. i _ '.4/aVt) | POLICE SEIZE TRUNK I OF MINISTER GONZALES The police Thursday night seized at, the railway station a trunk of William j E. Gonzales, minister to Cuba, contain j ing 1 hre'e quarts of Jamaica rum, one pint of brandy and one quart of gin. The trunk besides the articles nam ed contained the diplomatic papers of Mr. Gonzaes and other belongings. The trunk and ts contents are now being held at the police station, and their disposition is to be determined this morning. It seems that teh police first became aware of the contents of the trunk due to the breaking of one of the bottles and the leaking out of Jamaica rum, whereupon the.trunk was seized and taken to the police station. There it was opened and the liquors above named with one broken bottle were found. Minister Gonbales arrived in the city several days ago on bis way to Washington, and the trunk in question was eft at the station was left .at the station. It is understood to have l.o/M-i 'vif.Vf.rl Iw nnf. /-\f + Vi Mfv/vtarlnc of the legation two or three weeks before the departure of Minister Gonzales from Cuba to Washington. At that time Mr. Gonzales expected to go to Xow York direct from Cuba, but the routing" was changed later because of strikes in Cuba. He had stopped off here to spend Christmas with his faiu M3?S. AX NIK LUCAS. In remembrance of Mrs. Annie Lucas daughter of Ms. <K. Wise died Xnv. 2. HUS. She loaves to mourn her loss s+op father and lov ing mother three brothers, an adopted haibv ; ge -' ) months and a ho>-t <>' friends. Gone but not forgot*en. I S'rrp on \r.nbAod take thy rest God called the home i Me thought it best. We ops thy kind and willing hand j Thy fond and earnest care i ' >ur home is dark without you Worn is you everywhere. i How we miss her gentle footsteps j Miss each kind and gentle word Xow in the lonely household Will her tender voice be heard. <nke fliv rest dear Annie | C,o to thy dreamless bed "While yet so pernio undeviled With blessings on thy head. jr I iorivon now retains our treasure Kurth the lonely casket keeps. . And the sunbeams love to linger. [ "Whore my dear Annie sleeps. I ! Again T hope to moot you j When the day of life is fled, j Far a\v\v. far away i And in Heaven with joy to greet you I Where no farewell tears are shed. "Writen by lier loving heart broken mother Airs. Clara H. Wise. 1 I 1 ( ! i I | 1 at Tapp's I | = p ! ( i i i l i I ! . [ share of j le of the md, with ntinuance | | I i ! 1 oest wish,r, I am, I : | SOLDIERS COME FROM BATTLES Now York, Dec. 20.?The United. | States army transport Henry R. MalI lory arrived today with 1,461 American soldiers from Bordeaux. Nine | hundred and one of the men were i | sick or wounded, 'rne uniis aooaru . j wore headquarters, a sanitary and orj dnance detachments, headquarters j company, supply company, band and I j detachments of Batteries A and B of ! | the One Hundred and Forty-third ' j Regiment, Field Artillery, comprising ! j ten officers and -192 men,-and head-! j quarters of the sixty-fifth Field Artil- ! j lory Brigade, comprising three officers i I and 55 men. The sick and wounded ! j comprised 32 officers and S89 men, of \ whom 80 are bedridden, six tubercu- j j lar, one mental case and S84 requir- j , ing no special attention, i The transport Manchuria from { ! Brest, carrying 158 officers and 4,003 j | men, also arrived today. She carries i ! 18 officers and -52 men of the Fifty-j ! sixth Field Artillery Brigade, 64 offi- j cers and SCI men of the One Hundred! and Sixteenth Field Artillery; 51 ofli- ! jeers and 1,452 men of the One Hun-! ! drod and Seventeenth Field Artillery; j ! ton officers and OS men of the Thirty- j I first Division; ten officers and 56 men ' of the One Hundred and sixth Ammu j ; nition Train: IS men, headquarters! company. Sixty-second Infantry Brig- ; J ado; ton casual officers and 966 sick ; ! and wounded. j Another arrival was the "White Star I liner Meguntic from Liverpool, among .'whose 2,10 passengers were a number ! of American and Australian soldiers; j Y. M. <". A. and Red Cross workers. An Italian trade commission, com- I j peed of Col. Hugo Pizonrello and j Lieut. A.ngolo Babelli. alsao was a- j ; board. They will co directly to "Wash . ' ington. TJil?:s!>.\ss \OTICK. This is to notify all persons not to I lieot or fi-'h with or without license' 4 o e en* 7i:gt or to have wood or straw j-. r make roads mi or through tho lands of the undersigned. The law v.-ill be ' ; strictly enforced against any one vioi 'at::::; J ins not uv. V. Holland t'lViiil. .Mrs. Holland Croat. J. Jasper Croat. j IwlL'pd. la Nina ton. S. C. 1 >oc. 10, 1'JlS. 1 TV y Sa n t:i: * j j i am going to tell you what 1 want for Chrstmas 1 want a cap-pistol and ) four hoses of caps, and some lire j i crackers endy crackers and nuts too.I I wish you a merry Christmas and a j happy New Year. John Hubert Harmon. | : ; Hear Santa Clans: I I'lease bring me a sleeping doll. T l want a very large one. 1 am ten j j years old and going to school. And please bring me a carriage too and I rone a:her the children in France. i Ph ase bring me some nuts, candy, ha 1 ! nanas, oranges, apples and some Rais- ! , ins. I hope you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Gladys Roberts. IEMEMBER THE RES CRC ' -cunty Chairman Writes of a efiis and Relief Rendered i to Our Boys. i'ne specified time as announce IS ho American Red Cross leaden u he Red Cross Christmas Roll * J irivc for membership fcrthe year has row passed tho the year haf'/et reached us. and enrollment sh ?o on unceasing- even until ani year rather than emit or neglect \ jz .. x . . i - uuiy lowares an organization c much importance, and of whici. - hail learn more '.vhen our boys r? from "ovcrtbere," and inform us j of the services really of the Cross. The only national orga tion of the kind we now have privilege of joining and whose vice knows no limits in times of fering and want, and all solicitors those incrested ""n Red Cross t are urged to push on in unremit unending effort, until our citizen has been seen of whatever "color, or condition not even confining 01 forts to Lexington County until a vernal mmbcrship may be attai ' | And those favorably inclined tow. the Reel Cross and in the servicour fellow human 'beings need wait for solicitors to call upon t but hunt the solicitors or the vai organizations in almost every t in this county and contribute "bit" towards rendering our mvoyplace for peaceful abode after i than four years of the most ruin 1 xr a i-iicti va and cruel wars. kn to hstory. And if the Red Cross played so important a part in. war of destruction is there not a yet to be performed by it in tim* reconstruction equally as import Food and raiment possibly are : extensively needed today than t the coming1 of the Savior of man '? many mamed and wounded haV ' be nursed and cared for until '~i may be enabled to core for thems? if ever, and to all these he Red C has been a faithful contributor duties constantly increasing and coming more and more importa.* J. J. "WTXG-ARD, County Ohairma. FRANK MOORER. Frank Moorer, son of Mr. and_p, D. A. Moorer of Near Swansea difr Fr?.nce Oct. 14 while serving^, the American Expeditionary Fo^ Mr. Moorer was 24 years of age very popular with his friends and. sociates. Besides his parents leaves to mourn his death th brothers, five sisters and a feast.. friends and relatives. 1>xington, 3. Dec. 21, 191' Dear Santa CI a us: 5 I am going to tell you what I'v T want a. drum and mouth organ " some fruit. ~ % Winerad Harmon 0 . .J Lexington, S. C. ^ I coe^Awr, 21. 19 Dear Santa. -J?* 1 am going to thot I v*?- . T want a little pkH^and a doir***-i and some fru:t. Bring my bother a little play w on and some fruit too. Julime Harmon Lexington, S. C.^*** Dee. 21, 1918. Dear Santa: I am going- to tell you what I wt. you to bring me. * I want you to bring me a wat necktie and some fruit. 1 wish you a merry Christmas a a appy Xew Year. George Edward Harman.^ ily.?The State. LOST-?Between Edmund and L< ington a /brown leather suit case, wl handle broken. Finder will notify Mrs. T. E. Sallev, ~ 1818 Pena'eton St. Columbia, S. C. 3tllpd. CARD l'JROM JOHN" COBLES, We are in receipt of a cord from 3^ John R. Corlev at Aberdeen. WasI stating th:P he was well and enjo^ ina life. ?Te had the novel expe? enee of cut'-hing a hear several da} rrsro while working in the wood John says everything in covered wit snow and if is an e:isy matter to trac a hear io his don. \\f> m.a<k smith siio Mr. J. "\V. lioot announces that 1 ban opened a first class ga race .art 1 JM?Vsrdth hop at IV Hop and appreciate the ped v> m--: < ;' the pii? lie. Me. I'.cn Teal an expert auti Mia . ad ad i-lacksmith yr? ;?t < ' ' ?.r i n- eh.on and ?w ? or rant, e h.;.-- work to be- first?cla in every narticular. "W'.n XTEP?Share cropper for goone In-esc farm on clay rood ne ' ' . reh and also near Edmin r ' no who can furnam own stc Id. O. Sharpc, Edmund, S. C James Floyd I". S. X. is at home ; tea days furlough with his pare Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Floyd. . Julius E. Sharpc. arrived in Lex ton Friday night from Camp Jonm Jacksonville. Fla. having received, honorable discharge from natio. amy. Bryan Wingard lias been inuste) out of the military service from. Oct Jackson and is now at home with parents Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wingar Kobt. Cook. 1". S X is at home a ten day l'urlou :ii with his pare .Mr. and Mrs. P. 1T. Cook. Misses Veda Carre. Winnie Hari Annie Corlcy. Mary Caughman. E. heth Caughman, Katie Bon "Che Annio Crave Clark, Sara Black, ; Minnie James are at their respec* homes in Lexinaon for the Chriftt holidays. - - V nm