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% , I R. S.TRUESDALE GETS APPOINTED i Spartanburg, S. C.?The Rev. Robt. S. Truesdale, D. D. pastor of Main street Methodist Church, Columbia, , has been appointed secretary of the evangelism committee of the South Carolina Sunday School Association and Has accepted the position, according to Leon C. Palmer, general superintendent of the organization. This position, it is said, is one of volunteer service and will not affect Dr.' Truesdale's regular work as pastor. Dr. W. L. Ball, pastor of First Baptist Church, of Spartanburg, is chairman of the committee and Prof. William S. Morrison of Clemson College is vice chairman. The program of this department it in stated, is to emphasize in all Sunday school conventions and institutes the imjxjrtance of Sunday school evangelism, urging each Sunday school to carry out the evangelistic pirns and policies of its denomination. LEON C. PALMER NEAR COLLISION OF TWO AUTOS There was a near collision last week between the cars of W. H. Price and J. W. Sparks while they were both driving along the public road beween the Kingston Lake bridge and Snow Hill. It was at night. Just as one car was about to go across a small bridge, the other stopped, as it happened, and only the hub caps went together. As it happened there was only a slight injury to each of the machine;-. IN EVERY THREE IS MOTOR CAR Nearly every third farm in thej United States had at least one outomobile on the first day of last year. Of tho 6,448,366 farms in the United States, 1,079,564, or 30.7 per cent, reported having automobiles to the number of 2,146,512. Although Iowa led all other states in the number of automobiles on farms, having 177,558, Nebraska, with 104,453, showed the highest percentage in relation to the number of farms, heading the list with 75.6 per cent. Motor trucks werte reported on 131,551 farms in 1920, or abgut two farms out of every 100 in the United States as a whole. The number of motor tavjeks on these farms was 130469. The states leading in ^numbers were motor trucks on firms are Pennsylvania, vrith 9,372; New York, with 9,2h9: Jow^a, with 8,910; Ohio, with 7,,4 319; Nebraska, with 6,548; California, with 6.416; and Illinois, with 6,1&4. Three and six-tenths per cent of the farms in the country were report ed a: having tractors on January 1, 1920. This is about one farm out of ? i *? i r?1l + Tk? 9^0 Ml * C >-T7I V ! ^ V' 1 I ^ A m I I v/. 1111 f 4 ??? 'A4 w thus represent**! had a total of 246,150 tractors. Telephones were reported on 2,608,002 farms, or 38.9 par cent of ali farms in tJ\t United SUtes in 1920. More than one-half of the farms ih the following states had telephone: Iou-*, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota, South I)akMa, "Wisconsin, Vermont, Connec tiojt-. Massachusetts and Oregon. Tow a. with 183,862, showed the largest n'unher. reporting water piped into th* hou^e in 1920 numbered 644,088, or about tme farm out of every ten. The percentage was highest in the New England states and!In California. The states leading in the number of a;; fallows: California. 65,928; Pevmp\hania, 46,402; New Vork, 45,487; Oni*. 41,631; and Texas, 38,680. Gas or electric lights was reported on 452,*farms, or 7 par cent of all farms in Hie United States. Th<?.e figures, gathered by the Bureau of the Census, are being studied by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with its work, along these lines. FARMERSTOLD 0 QUARANTINE Far s Near Pec Dee Pasares Receive Notices to That Effect *rmers living in the Cedar "ac community, in the vicinity of vital in known as Fee Dec FasHires, have lately received notiees fmin the ?(ate Velerinarian, show, inp (Kat all cattle owned by them are tinder state quarantine. The notices were signed by Dr. W. KLe\rij, ay U. S. Inspector in charge and s<ul? Veterinarian, and read as follow^: Dear Sir:? T ^i.h U? ad^uc lhat all cattle you own. possess or control, located on premises owned, leased, occupie/J, or ron<rolled by you, arc under state ojltle quarantine, in accordance wilh the. provisions of the Act of 'March j % on account of having been ^Oiinrl iMta 1 " ill* ' - ? ? ? ? ' " ... Wl.u "f (he fever tick. You yre, therefore, forbidden to \ wove or allow your fettle to be inoved in any manner from your nremirry, f,r to allow oiher rattle to he moved onto your premises until Hui p*rmission is granted therefor, i.n \* rjtinnr by me or .some other auih^vivrl inspector. vnj?* attention is directed to the fj'oni Section S of the Art. M?rch 2. ]909: "Any person, m<-/> f*hat1 move. lin? stoeV.from these , nremi<#r< without, written permission 'rom the St-at* Veterinarian or an jjithonzed live stock inspector, shaft & (fe guilty of a misdemeanor, and on * conviction, shall b? punished for each and every violation by a fine not less than $10 nor more than $100., or by imprisonment not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or by such fines and imprisonment. Your premises will be visited from time to time during the fall and winter months by one of our inspectors to see if your cattle are kepi confined to your promises and no will be glad to issue permits for the movement of cattle from or ont^ your premises if same can be done in accordance with the laws of the State. BIBLE CONFERENCE VICTORY IN CHRIST| CLOSING MEETINGS ON THUHSDAY OF THIS WEEK AT CHURCH Is it possible to live a victorious life today? The Christian life described in the New Testament is a life of victory over sin. Is that possible in twentieth century America9 This question has been considered in the unusual series of meeting* which began Sunday morning and continue a-t 8:80 and 7:30 each afternoon. All three churches are uniting in tne meetings which are held in the Methodist Church building. Dr. A. J. Ramsey, of California, for many years pastor, educator and Bible teacner, {rives a Bible study each afternoon at 8:80. Wednesday night he will speak on the seventh chapter of Romans which is one of the best known chapters in the Bible, the one that Christians use to give excuse for sinning. This is the chap tor of struggle where the men savc Ik. docs the evil that hr does no*: vrant to do and cannot Ho the good that he wants to do. Dr. Ramsey will Show that this life, which ond~ !? ic nnf (lio nnitvial Ill" iq vvn^?iiivog 10 ii"v vii^ # ium | Christian life. It is 8 Christian, i struggle from which J<\su$ is able to deliver a man. Rev. R. C. McQuilkin of Phil.v; delphia, gives a message ea^h after- j noon. following the Bible studv. | Last nijrht the secret of victory in i the Christian life was discussed. | Pan! was seen as a Christian who j had complete victory throusrh t.h<"| rrrace of the L^rd Jesus Christ, victory' without struggle. and he was 3 sample of what Christ, ran d^> for n inan. So every Christian in Conway should he a sample of the eraoe of the Saviour. The only wnv +0 te^ that Jesus Christ is a perfect Saviour is by looking at the people whom he saves. Every Christian should be a sisrn to the unbelieving peo-; pie. a 5ign of the miracle of tbo Lord. This miracV> is the power to live a righteous life and be ker>* from running. It is always possible to fin, but never necessary The serret of victory is, not to struggle, but to surrender and believe. These conferences on victory in ??1 J- 1 1 1 1J : _ Manf( I_nri5l MVe netfn liuiu JII many jiaif of <he United State? and Canada and are recogfiiz>H ac something different from anv oihor evangeli: tir meeetings or Bible conferences. Many have traveled hundreds of mi]*f to attend such a conference. Prnpi Conwav the speakers go t'? Ashevill?, then to Augusta, .Atlant? and olher plaors, lator to Columbia uhere two conferences have beep held in previous years. The closing Messages will be given Thursday afternoon and evening. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ ' ill be discussed at the closing meetir.g, showing the relation of th? great truth about the coming of Christ 'to present dav living. All the meetings nave been well attended, but the beat part of them u that many Christians are discovering that tne Bible really door teach that man can be freed from sin and live a- life of joy ajid peace and fiber* y. without worry, -and the Bible shows exactly what man need: to do to live such a life. Many people want to be saved in their sins. They want to get to heaven but go on sinning here. Sinn ing is having our own way. God never can save a man in his sins. He saves him from his sins, and cannot d& it unless the man is ready turn from his sins, whatever the;? may be. Dr. Ramsey in the studies in Romans' is pointing out that vie torv over sin does not mean doinp everything perfectly or as well as it ran be done, but is a .natter o* the heart. Sinning is always tho voluntary choice of a free moral being. A cow cannot sin although she can cause da ma pre. When tho beart is really surrendered to Christ He gives complete victory. fl Cuttinpf?Scenario Editor?I'll have to reject your scenario. Scenario Writer?Well, at least let me know when it's produced.?Film Fun. (V "That's what I used to think, but I lived to discover this: No matter how many college degrees a man earns nor how carefully his parents .may have trained him, when he gets married there's always a lot his wife still thinks necessary to teach him." ?Detroit Free Press. o , Galling a Halt?"Six marriages will be about, enough, said the movie magnate to Viola Vampire. "But?" "I know you love your public, but. you can't possibly marry all of it."? Film Pun. <v The Wifely Training?"So you have griduated from college?" "Yes sir." "Studied abroad, too?" "Yes, sir." "Consider yourself now fairly well able to get along and adapt yourself in any kind of society?" "I believe so." o . 4 THE HOBBY mrttAT.n, MORE AMERICAN FLAX IS URGENTLY NEEDED Supply From Russia Has Bean Greatly Curtailed. Demand for Material for Manufacture of Linens Cantinua* aa fttrona >> Ever?New Methods and Machines Investigated. i Prepared by the United States Department of Apiculture. The upside-down condition of things in Russia has produced many unlooked-for results, but none more unexpected to the casual mind than its effect upon the supply of flax fiber. Before the World war Russia produced about 80 per cent of the flax fiber used in making linens. This supply was cut off, while the demand for linens continues as strong as ever. In the United States the normal consumption of iiax flbfcr by the spinning mills, before the war, was about i 10,000 tons a year, most of which was imported. To produce this amount of liber about 00,000 acres is required. J To help in meeting the situation ths United States Department of Agrlcul- ! ture, through the otfice of fiber Investigations, is encouraging the production of flax fiber by experimenting Threshing Flax at the Northern Great Plains Station, Mandan, N. D. with it In uew localities, Investigating new methods and machines, and developing improved strains of the fiber flax which are taller, yield more and tiottm' Hliar* anrl arinio ftf Ant resistant to disease and lodging. It lias been shown that better flax Is produced from seed of selected strains than frorn imported seed, such as has been used in the past. Efforts are being made, too, to increase tb# seed of these selections for distribution generally. A special survey is being made this season to determine the extent of di?| ease injury to which flax Is subject, and u> procure definite information | needful in devising methods for comj bating such diseases. About 6,000 acres of fiber flax was grown in the United States In 1920, but the relatively low price for fiber { has resulted in a greatly reduced acre, age in 1921, estimated at 8,000 acres. i PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE I Many Breeders Follow Practice Some Time Prior to Molting When Quills Are Dry. Many breeders of geese in the South, and some in the Middle West and the North pluck the feathers from the live geese at some time prior to molting. Some pick every six weeks during tbe summer, and early in the fall, while others pick only once or twice a year, either in the spring, or in both spring i und fall. Feathers are considered rip# for picking when the quills are dry j and do not contain blood. Both young j and old geese are plucked. The average yearly production of feathers i? about 1.1 pounds to the goose. The practice of plucking live geese, i however, is considered by many breed| ers to be cruel and Injurious. Geese should not be plucked during the breeding season. A stocking usually Is placed over the head of the goose, and part of the soft feathers on the breast, back and sides and abdomen are puJled. Enough soft feathers to support the wings always should be | left. Geese feathers are now bringing I about 75 cents a pound for pure white; ! 65 cents for average white; and 55 cents for gray. These prices are for good, dry feathers. COWS FRESHENING IN FALL ft Mea ns Maximum u/k?n Prices for Dairy Products Ar? at High Level. Milk cows bred to freshen in tha fall mean maximum production when butter, butterfat and milk prices are better than they are in the summer. It also transfers the big job of milking, handling the milk, and caring for the calves to a time when the farmer ia least busy. Help Is easier to obtain during the fall and winter and more time Is available to devote to cows. Tows freshening In the fajl can be fed grain and made to produce better than they do In summer. LET POTATOES LAY ON SOIL If Exposed for an Hour or 80 After Digging Skin Toughens and Wards Off Decay. It Is always advisable to allow ttaa ootatoes to remaiu on the ground for an hour or two after digging, as this toughens the skin against bruising and decar wMu^Hntr from handling. Jfr OOMWAY, 8. O. OPT. 18, 1921 llio leOMpB tWVf iTM lutt # mortt Mm* ?f tfce aillui fNa ttt urffcce, to that tMr ipmnnw and kMplai quality ana laprnv^i AGAIN MOLEST , CHAS. PRESCOTT Charles Prescott, the aged white man who recently had to shoot two white boys who were entering his premises, has again been molested by people unknown to him passing by his Rlace and hailing him at different ours of the night. On several nights last week it is alleged that parties went to the corner of his fence and called Prescott, asking if he wanted to come out again and do some more shooting. It does not appear that on these last occasions the parties have left the pub-' lie road or attempted to cross his fence. Prescott is still confined to his bed and unable to get about. At last accounts the I>avis boy, who _i i > i * ?? wub snot ujki senousiy wounaea re- * cently as detailed in this paper, was ? still sick at the hospital ana ixi a serious condition. * ll appears that the warning on the 1 former accasion has not been eflfec- 1 | tive in deterring others or perhaps the 1 same parties. 1 Davis was dead at Last accounts. 1 o I DEATH. ! Mr. Henry Jordan of Adrian, S. C., * was born May 12, 1848, and died on ( September 27, 1931. In spite of all Dr. Scarborough and friends could do his spirit took flight to that God who gave it. He was a good citizen, good ! neighbor and a kind Criend. He was j I a hard working and industrious man : and had gained a good living and j I raised a respectable family. He was ( i a member of Poplar Methodist church ( which lie joined when quite young , and remained until his deajfah. He leaves a wife three daughters, four sons and a host of friends to mourn their loss. One daughter preceded him to (he grave several years ago. i He was laid to rest in the Poplar : cemetery to await the great day of Him who makes us know our misI takes. His funeral was preached by his pastor, Rev. Hearst of Conway. I While we mourn our loss we are will! incr tn cnKtnif tr\ Viim mkn ^nil lulu TTIIV UUVU1 Ull things well. We wish to thank the public for the kindness shown us during *Jhe illness: of our father. A Loving Daughter. o Buckley Bros, are still on the road following an advertising scheme for a leading food product ajnd they are making good. They were in Pennsylvania a few days ago still doing the stunt which' will increase the sales of the product a hundred fold. ? o Myrtle Beach will have several j great improvements by the time ani other seasen comes round. o *-? TO CONCLUDE INQUIRY. Washington. ? The Senate labor committee is to conclude its investigations of disorders in the Mingo, XV. Va., coal fields with a week's ings here beginning this week. Chairman Kenyon announced that plans for another visit to West Virginia had been .abandoned. SOMETHING ABOUT CLEAN UP SQUAD i Columbia, S. C.?More than 3,000 disabled service men have received at| tention from the government as a | result of the Cleanup Squad campaign, according to Joe Sparks, laison ! officer of the American Legion, recently appointed to have charge of this work by Morris Lumpkin, state commander. The cleanup program was begun August 15 by the Veteran Dn>>aoii fVirt Poi) Prnoc Qml tViA A mnr. ' ican Legion and it is confidently ex| pected that at least 7,000 men will be I taken care of when all counties have been visited by the squads on November 1. ; The squad will make seventeen ' stops in South Carolina. The stops | yet to be made are at Darlington, Marion, Conway, Rock Hill, Laurens I and Spartanburg. The squad will be at Conway on j October 13, 14 and 15. The counties to be served at this stop will be Horry at court house. "I want to appeal," said Mr. Sparks, "to all employers of labor in South I Carolina to give former service men I a chance to appear before the cleanup squad when the squad reaches their county. "The purpose of the campaign is to take up with service men all claims against the government as the result of military service, to cut out all unnecessary delay in getting papers pioperly filled out and sent in. in brief, the government agency is being brought to the man instead of having I the man come to the government agency. "Under the Sweet bill, effective on September 1, the three agencies that deal with the service men, namely, the United States Public Health Service, the Federal Board, of Vocational Rhabilitation and the Bureau of War Ki?k Insurance were combined under one head which is known as the United States Veterans' Bureau. The cleanup squad is composed of experts from the three departments of the Veterans' Burean, namely, examining doctors, compensation and insurance men and vocational men. If an ex-service man has a disability that was incurred in the service, or Aggravated by service and presents himself to the cleanup squad, a compensation claim is lied out for him. A physical examination is made and application for vocational trapping made out. If the claimant is foftnd to be in need of hospital treatment . ii Miji III 111 i n i,i1 i n u. ie is sent to the hospital provided! < ie will take same. If he has a vo- il ational handicap and it is shown hat it results from military service 1 he claimant is given vocational raining. "If the claimant has a disability md it is not shown that it is the 'esult of service, and the man feels ike it is the result of service, he is hen instructed and assisted in souring affidavits proving that the lisabflity is the ressult of service, n every instance the government rives the claimant the benefit of the loubt. In those cases where men tave previously filed claims and iave been unable to establish same, he squad will assist claimant to :ompletee his claim. In all cases it s imperative that every man bring iloug- all communications that he ha.) received from the government relitive to his claim. In many instants the squad can clear up questions ;hat have been hanging fire. The government does not wish to take ssue with a man relative to giving dm aid uoder the Veterans' Bureau. )ut it is absolutely necessary thar ?ach man's claim be based on injury llii. _ _ n military service. "As stated, the squad will make seventeen stops in SouUh Carolina ft is felt that every man who has i claim againrt the government can neet the squad and tret same finally id justed. while taking up claims b^'ith the cleanup squad men will be jiven me-al requests* and lodging requests if it is found necessary for ;he man to remain over night. IYansportation wHJ be issued for claimant to return home. ^RELATIVE cr>ST. In the location of a good country road, the element) of cost as compared between several different sites ought a.lwavs to be considered as well as other thing's. The nature of the soil over which the road will pass in anv community should come in for a full share of consideration. The bed when laid on a sandy soil will last only a short time, when if laid on a solid foundation of clay or stiff sub-soil it will be there for a long: time. 4 o ?? Lets Smile Awhile Subtle Compliment?"Why did you put the sign over your desk, 'This is my busx diay'?" "It makes a good impression," answered ?Senator Sorghum, "when an influential Constituent calls." "But it might give offense." "Not at all. It adds to a visitor's sense of importance when I give him a cigar and tell him I want a long chat with him."?Washington Star. Governmental Efficiency?"Are you on thia investigating committee?" "I think so." "What are we investigating?" "Duniio."^ "Well, let's play poker until the chairman comes. Maybe he'll know." ?Louisville Courier-Journal. Skin Deep?He?I suppose when all women vote the party managers will have to put handsome men on their tickets for candidates. She?What makes you think women *11 1 1 \ 2 - A. ^ win aemanu iwinusume uivu vu voic for When you look at t^ie kind of moat of them marry??Baltimore American. v Fifty-fifty--A magazine wi nter says retired officeholders enjoy Loafing in Washington. The enjoyment isn't limited to the retired ones.?Sioux City Journal. "Tha% is a fine bassoon player." "So much the better. You can't hear the singer."?Lustige Blaetter (Berlin). The Chart Before the Horse ? "I suppose Senator Snortsworthy has had a great deal of experience in telling disappointed constituents he couldn't get them a government job." "Oh, yes. But the senator sends most of them away in a more cheerful frame of mind than you'd expect" "How doe9 he do that?" "He keeps a chart on his desk to ahow them they couldn't live on a government salary, anyhow." ? Birmingham Age-Herald. Misrepresentative?"Let's not try to fool the American people," says Senator Kellogg. The most revolutionary suggestion that has been made to the Senate for many a long year.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Danger Was Sweet?'The Heroic Star?I'm tired of these breakneck stunts. Have't you another part for me? The Director ? Nothing but xi lover's part, playing opposite your wife. "Lead me back to the cliff."?Boston Globe. Used To It?"Need any more talent for your moving picture dramas?" "We might use you. Had any experience at acting without audien ces?" "Acting without audiences is what brought me here."?London Weekly Telegraph. i it Why He Picked. Pictish?An English mother was Visiting her son at college f "Well, de^r," she said, "what languages did you decide to take?" "I have decided to take Pictish, mother," he replied. "Pictish?" said the puzzled lady. "Why Pictish?" "Only five words of it remain," he said.?Railroad Red Book. The Teat?Son?Well, father, I've been learning arithmetic. "Father (impatiently)?Yes, well? "French, German, Euclid." "Ah, that's better! Now just tell me the Euclid for 'good morning!'" ?Boys' Own Paper. 4 STATE SUPREME COURT CONVENES Many Important Cases Coming Before this Tribunal MANY ARE OF~ LOCAL INTEREST Among Them the Celebrated Bigham Case Tried in Flor ence Recently Columbia.?This week the South Carolina Supreme Court started its fall term and a number of important cases will be heard. The court will be in session far into November. One of the unusual le.{fal situations f /ia 4 V% /\ a/vi i ...Ml l./t il? a 4 m \ m vi.' iitvx vuc luun ?iii we uiui ciiidiiHing the two Sandel case*?, one bcinp; appealed by the .state, the defend, and the other appealed by the. plaintiff. J. O'Neal Sandel, of Calhoun county, sued the state in two cases for $60,000 each for the death of his two daughters which, he alleged, was due to the use of typhoid serum furnished by the State Board of Health. In one case Sandel won a verdict of |25,000. In the other the state won. Both are on Appeal. Another interesting case on appeal is that of Charles Corbett, Orangeburg county man who was charged with murder. Corbett was acquitted of the charge of murdering Bryan Salley, for which he was tried in September, 1920. He now alleges that on the ground of former jeopardy he cannot be tried for the murder of Julian Cooper and Hugh Fanning, both of whom he killed at the same time, he killed Bryan Salley in March, 1920 Corbett alleges that the three men were killed in one and the same act all constituting one offense, and that he cannot be charged with three separate murders. The case will be heard by an en Uanc session of the court next Monday, the next befoio the regular term starts. All of the circuit judges will sit with the supreme court on this case. Still another interesting case on appeal is that of the state against t.h<* Pn1m#*ttrk Mfit innfll RnnW nf Pa. lumbia, involving the charge of the bank against the state of the amount of two checks, on which the bank failed to realize because of the liquidation of a bank at Greenwood. Still another appeal to be heard by the court is tliat of Edmund D. Bigham, now in the death house of the penitentiary, charged ' with having murdered his brother, and also charged with the murder of his mother, his sister and his sister's two adopted children. The appeal of J. E. Harris, Columbia dentist, from the decision ot the lower court, which sustained the state board of dental examiners in their action in disbarring Dr. Harris will l>e heard at the fall term of the court. it is probable that the appeals of S. J. Kirby and Jesse Gappins, Uvo of the trio found guilty of the murder of William Brazell, Columbia taxidriver, will also come before the court at this term. COOPER OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN Former Horryite Running For Congress in Tennessee Lebanon, Tenn.?Noah W. Cooper, Nashville lawyer and a champion of rigid Sunday observance laws, oi?etied his cumpaign for the Democratic nomination here in addition to the freeing of "Sunday slaves" urging 1 Y*\ iof A 7* ' * uu?iuvvik?Avc uirKii IIIUIIIUIII uy IMC VJlJil" ed States as an example to the other nations of the world. "On November 11, when the conference meets, have our secretary of peace tell them good news that vd have stopped building- battleship.* and armies and want them to follow us," was Mr. Cooper's program. He suggested such a man as John It. Molt or Francis E. Clark for secretary < f peace, to succeed the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy. The senatorial primary will be held next August. (Mr. Cooper is a brother of John P. Cooper of the Loris Grocery Company and Cooper-Smith Company of Conway.?Ed.) APPEALS THE CASE The case of W. L. Miehoe against the Atlantic Canst Line Railroad Co has been appealed to the supreme court by the railroad company. This case was tried at the fpruu1 term of the court of common pleas resulting in a vet dirt rkf $r?nn f w - ? y vv 1 V4 1 ,,x plaintiff. The rail roan company i? not satisfied with this and will tr? 1 ? upset the verdict in tbc supreme ronvt GETS ARM RROKF. Grover Moore ha^ his arm broken last Saturday eveningw while trying to crank a cranky Ford car M the garage of Buck Motor Company, where he is employed. His injury did not kep him in as he was out again last Monday. Last week was remarkable for the decided change in temperature taking place on Tuesday, or rather beginning on that day and going over until Wednesday, when it was almost cold enough to cause a heavy frost