The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 25, 1922, Image 8
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SMOKERS CAUSE
MUCH BAD FIRE
Twenty Per Cent of All Forest
Fires in This
Country
SMOKING IN THE WOODS
United States Department of
Agriculture Seeks for Co
operation to Prevent
Washington, D. C.?Twenty per
cent of all the fore-t fires started by
man in the national forests of the
West during 11 >121 were caused by
careless tobacco smokers, accord :ng to
figures compiled b\ the forest service,
United States Department of Agriculture.
In California, Arizona, and
New Mexico one out of every four
forest fires, due t(^ human agencies
was started by burning cigarettes,
cigars, matches or pipe-heels carelessly
thrown aside by smokers while
in the woods. In other parts of the
West the percentage of smokers' fires
ranged from 12 to is per cent. The
total number of forest fires on the
Western national forests during the
past season was 5,131, of which number
1,444 were caused by lightning,
7.^2 by smokers and 2,J)55 by other
human agencies.
A Serious Fire Hazard
Careless smokers, foresters point
out, arc responsible for one of the
most serious fire hazards in the country,
because they fail to take proper
precautions with burning tobacco and
matches. The preventable fire waste
of all kinds from these causes averages
more than $ IS.000.000 a year,
according to figures published by the
national board of fire underwriters.
The "tailor-made" cigarette is the
principal offender in the woods where
a glowing "snipe" thoughtlessly
thrown down on the forest floor may
cost the public thousands of dollars
for fiie fighting, to say nothing of
the value of timber destroyed, the
desolation of scenic beauty spots, and
the harm done to waterflow and wild
life.
Disastrous results from smoking in
the woods are most to be feared when
the inflammable material that is neai
ly everywhere present becomes very
dry. In the West this condition is
generally chronic, throughout the
summer. The increasing popularity
of the national forests, which were
visited last year by more t\jan 5,250,000
motorists, tourists and sportsmen,
makes the prevention and control of
smokers' fires more and more difficult.
To lessen the fire risk and to
set a good example, the forest rangers
and other field officers of the forest
service have very generally pledged
themselves not to smoke in tho woods
in regions and seasons of danger.
( o-operat ion Sought
Repeated efforts have been made
by the forest service, the national
hoard of fire underwriters and other
organizations to enlist the co-operation
of tobacco manufactures and
packers in educating smokers to be
careful with burning tobacco. Some
of these organizations hold that since
the hazard of fire is inseparable from
the use of smoking tobacco, a moral
4 obligation rests on manufacturers or
packers of tobacco to enclose lirewarning
slips with their products.
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resolutions emooaying tins sentiment
have been passed by the National Convention
of Insurance Commissioners,
the Fire Marshals' Association of
North America, the International Association
of Fire Engineers and the
Railway Fire Protection Association.
In Canada, tobacco manufacturers
are now enclosing little red fire-warnCLEMS
SOUTH CAROLINA'S G
K KGULAK
FOUR-YEAR COURSES
AGIlICUI/rUKE
Agronomy
Animal Husbandry
Agricultural Teaching
Agricultural Chemistry
Dairying
Entomology
Horticulture
ENGIN EEKING
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I.IVII iLMigmeering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Textile E n gi neeri 11 g
Architecture
Chemical Engineering
Industrial Education
CHEMISTRY ANI) (MINERAL
SCIENCE
Chemist ry
General Science
SHORT COl'RSES
Agriculture ( 1 year)
Agriculture (2 years)
Mechanical Arts (2 years)
Mechanic Arts (2 years)
Textile Industry (2 years)
SL'M.MK
Professional and subject matter co
Courses for removal of entrance con
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nir slips in their cigarette packages.
Similar slips featuring* care with fire
11 the home and in the forest are also
nserted in match boxes by one of the
arrest match companies and in cartidge
packages' by a number of the
'eadinj? small arms and .ammunition
manufacturers of the United States.
SHEEP'S PLACE
IN THIS STATE
Clemson College.?The production
r meat in South Carolina lias always
)oon less than the consumption would
wniTjint. mni 1 il is unw iipppssnw lol
increase this production, because the
nirchasing power of many of the
neat consumers lias been greatly
'evened on account of tlie present
economic conditions. The sheep of-i
fers one of the most profitable types
of live stock to make this increase,
according to L. V. St.irkey, chief of
the Animal Husbandry division, who
thinks that small farm flocks/ of about
fifty ewes should be seen on many
farms. Sheep require less care than
hogs and much less range than beef
cattle, and in a thickly populated
state of small farms, such as South
Carolina, they should prove a profitable
source of revenue.
Wool and Meat from Sheep.?An j
average high grade sheep can pro-1
(luce a fleece weighing from five to
eight pounds, and raise a lamb weighing
eighty pounds in a year. If
necessary it can live without a single
mouthful of grain, since our forage
crops and permanent pastures will
carry sheep the year round. Though
in this section of the country grain
is scarce, forage crops and permanent
pastures may be cheaply and easily
grown, and sheep will utilize these
crops at a profit. In fact, sheep have
two important advantages over other
classes of live stock. They require
practically no grain and they destroy
briuh and bushes.
Drawbacks May Re Overcome?It
is quite true that there are many
drawbacks to sheep raising, such as
dogs, stomach worms, poor fences,
poor markets; but these difficulties
may be overcome. For example,
if the people in a community
get interested in sheep they also get
interested in eliminating the curs and
taking proper care of the good dogr.
i?' <linnn nvf? fppnuent.1v chantred from
one pasture to another, stomach
worms and other parasites may he
controlled. If a few neighbors go together
and raise sheep they can pool
their wool and market lambs by the
carload.
The best way to get into the sheep
business is to locate and purchase a
half dozen high grade ewes. By saving
the ewe lambs the (lock may be
gradually enlarged to the size desired.
There is probably no breed of sheep
better adapted to this state than the
Southdowns. They are hardy blocky
sheep, well adapted to the production
of mutton.
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MISS ELWELL ENTERTAINS
On Thursday afternoon, May "11,
Ella Ray Elwell entertained a number
of her little friends, the day being
her 4th birthday. After an hour of
play the little guests were invited
into the diningroom, where they were
served with ice cream and cake.
Those present were Hazel Langley,
Rebecca Bryan, John Watson, Jr.,
Both Jordan. Leo and Alonzo Duke,
Janie and Elizabeth Lewis, Mildred
Dusenbury, Nellie G;fylor, Margaret
and Yuba Smith, Marv Howard and
Ella Ray Elwell.
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Miss Edna Tucker of Willow
Springs is visiting Mrs. W. L. Parker.
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w. m. rlggs, president
S lOSS I ON B KG INNING SKPTKMBKI
EXPENSES
For the regular session 19222.'*
the living expenses including
hoard, laundry, medical and all
fees will he * . *
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Scholarship Students $115.10
Free Tuition Students... 215.10 co
en
Pay Tuition Students 255.10 ca
The cost of uniforms and . .
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hooks varies with the class and
course and is not included in
fo
the above figures.
Scholarships and Membership
in the Reserve Officers' Training f\,
Cnrnn fR. ft. T. will
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the above cost by $100 to $200. j d
R SCHOOL?JUNK 12 TO JULY 22,
urses for Teachers. Science Courses,
i(1 iI ions. Courses for Agricultural Clu
PULL INFORMATION WRITE OR V
IAR, CLEMSON C(
VILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE OH
THE HORRY HERALD CONW
FURMAN HAVING
COMMENCEMENT
Greenville, S. C., May 25.?Commencement
exercises at Furman University
are under way this week. The
annual event is taking place this year
some two weeks earlier than has been
customary. Instead of the commencement
exercises being made the
last thing on the 1922-'28 calendar,
regular classroom work is being suspended
for a few days and then resumed
for the remaining days of the
session, which ends on June 6.
The effect of holding commencement
before classroom work has been
completed is to have all under-classmen
on the campus for the exercises.
Heretofore when graduation exercises
were the last thing on the calendar,
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uiuiuti umicu nuiue as mhmi
as examinations were finished and
leftlbut members of the graduating
class here. Now those who receive
their diplomas will get them and depart
after May 25 for theii' homes,
leaving the under-classmen behind for
two more weeks of work and examinations.
The change is proving a
highly satisfactory one.
The first number on the commencement
program was a joint meeting
of the Y. W. C. A. of Greenville Woman's
College and the Y. M. C. A. of
Furman University on Sunday evening
at the First Baptist Church. The
addiess was delivered by Prof. K. N.
Daniel of Furman University.
On Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the ceremony of presenting a collection
of flags to Furman University
will take place. Magnificient flags of
tho British, French and Belgian nations
have been presented Furman by
the governments of these countries,
while a huge American flag and a
large South Carolina state flag have
been presented by the D. A. 11.-. and
the U. D. Cs., respectively, of Greenville.
The flags have been placed on
the walls of the new refectory and
make a beautiful display.
On Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock
the annual address before the Adelphian
and the Philosophian literary
societies will be delivered by Dr. Samuel
Chiles Mitchell of the University
of Richmond and a former president
of the University of South Carolina.
Both literacy societies will stage rallies
of their alumni preceding the address.
The baccaulaureate sermon will be
preached at 11 o'clock on Wednesday
:
Piurmuj* in int: r ii'?i vjiiuh 11
by the Rev. William S. Abernethy,
D. D. pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, Washington, D. C. This is
the church attended by President
Harding and Secetary of State
H ughes.
Classday exercises will take place
on Wednesday .afternoon at 4 o'clock
on Furman campus. The annual business
meeting of the alumni association
will be held at 0:30 o'clock in
Judson alumni hall, and will be followed
by the annual banquet at 7:30
o'clock in the new refectory. The
principal speaker of the occasion will
be a multi-millionaire, Jasper Adams
Campbell of New York city, who was
a student at Furman University in
ls7<?-\x;). This is to be his first visit
to his alma mater since leaving her
wails forty-three years ago.
Thursday is commencement day.
The academic procession takes place
at 10:30 o'clock, with graduating exercises
following at 11 o'clock in Judson
alumni hall, when sixty-one young
men will be handed diplomas. Honorary
degrees will also be conferred
at this time.
Regufcir classes for Freshmen,
Sophomores and Jnniors will be resumed
on Friday and final examinations
will end on June f>.
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LLEGE
SE AND ENGINEERING
{ ft, 1922
cnurn a noiimo & \irv
j^nuLai\oniro
FREE TUITION
The college maintains over 200
holarships in the Agricultural and
>\tile Courses. Each scholarship
worth $100 per session and free
ition of $10.
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The scholarships must he won by
mpetitive examinations held by
ch County Superintendent of Edution
on July 14th.
Write for the necessary application
auks and information.
The tuition of $10 is free to those
und unable to pay.
K. O. T. C.
All II. O. T. C. students receive
tancial assistance from the Federal
overnment. this reaching over $100
uring the junior and senior years.
1922
Cotton Grading?College Courses?
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JAY, S. 0., MAY 25, 1922
Furman University is closing the
most successful year in many respects,
in lier history. The student enrollment
this session was 41(?, representing
an increase of more than 100 per
centum in the past three years.
FACTSABOUTrA
GREAT PICTURE
Mae Murray at her best in Peacock
Alley, May
29th
IS TIFFANYPRODUCTION ,
New York Herald Says Screen
Star does the Best Acting'
of Her Career
Mae Murray in "Peacock Alley" to
appear at tlie Pastime Theatre or
Monday night, May 29, promises to
l>e the real feature of all the special
feature pictures that the ihe.ntre has
secured for its patrons this year.
Mae Murray is one of the most entrancingly
beautiful stars known to
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friends know that their ho
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the screen today. Tc is said that this
star never looked more adorable, tlwn
in this latest production.
With her in the show is an array
of the best known people of the
screen. Without such a good supporting
company it would have been
impossible to make as great a picture
as this proves to be.
In some cities where it has been
shown a return engagement had to
be provided .'or, and even a third i.i
one place. Such a feature picture as
this, and considering the great popularity
of the star, it is no wonder!
that the patrons of the Patftime ]
Theatre will be sure to iret their seats
at the theatre on time.
Fine clothes will appear in this picture
as one of the attractions. Those
who made this picture, judging by the
reviews of it that we have seen, believe
that it takes money to make
money. Some of the costliest clothes
ever provided for a film will be seen
by those who visit the theatre on the
evening of the 29th.
The New York Hovn'd calls this
the best picture that Mae Munay
ever done.
She does her best in Peacock Alley.
In offering this picture Manager McCoy
is not afraid of making promises.
He is justified in giving the
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star the prominence that she tu^evvcs.
. The play is said to have the nuality
of instant popularity wherever shown.
With a star of provocative beauty and
sincerely emotional acting ability, a
director who ranks with the very
highest in the world, a luxurious production
and a great r>ig story running
through it all that is worth presenting
in so striking a manner, it is
no wonder that the Pastime Theatre
expects a big crowd to see the show.
"Peacock Alley" is written by Ed- ?
mund Gbulding" based on a story by
Ouida Bergere. It is a Tiffany production
of the best class. It embodies
lavish sets, gorgeous interiors,
delightful exteriors and hundreds of
artistic effects.
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A-CHEERFUV. GIVER
A colored revival was in full blast,
and one old fellow was exhorting the
people to contribute generously.
"Look what de Lawd's done fo' youall,
bredren!" he shouted. "Give Him
a portion of all you has. Give Him
a tenth. A tenth belongs tp de
Lawd!"'
"Amenf" yelled a perspiring member
of the congregation, overcome by
emotion. "Glory to de Lawd! Give
Him mo\ Give Him a twentieth!"
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