The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 23, 1922, Image 4
The Horry Herald
CONWAY, S. C.
Entered at the Post Office at Conway,
8. C., as second class mail matter*
H. H. WOODWARD, Editor.
Published Every Thursday Morning
by Conway Publishing Co.
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Make all Checks or Drafts payable to
Tk? H nrrv H ovnlH or H H Wnnd.
ward, Conway. S. C.
THURSDAY NOV. 23, 1922
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| UNDER BOLL WEEVIL RULE 1
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What will the farmers of Horry
County do about cotton? Will they
continue to raise more or less of this
staple, doing the best that they can
against the ravages of the weevils,
or will they drop the crop in disgust
and plant no more of it?
We think that the Horry planters
will strive to keep up with other progressive
planters of this State; that
they will learn to handle the weevil in
such a way that he will not be able to
destroy their cotton crops; that they
will continue to plant more or less of
cotton, very little perhaps within the
aiext year or two, but increasing the
acreage again from year to year until
Horry will be credited with raising an
average crop under the circumstances.
How can our farmers afford to do
otherwise? Some of them cannot
depend upon tobacco as a money crop,
for the reason that they have no
lands suitable for the growing of the
weed. They will have to raise something
that will bring them in n little
ready money with which they can buy
the things they cannot produce on the
land.
Accord irg to repcrts <ve have read
from states where the Doll weevil has
been operating; for years, it is possible
to make money on a cotton crop
hv iicfnrr flio menr?c ?n far -fmnirl
for killing the weevils. In those
states it appears that farmers b/ive
learned to destroy all the old cotton
stalks in the fall and thus kill many
of the left over insects; they have
learned how to plant a quick maturing
variety and how to get it in the
ground early in the season so thit th*4
crop is well advanced at the season of
the year when the weevils are the
worst; and they have learned how to
kill the pest with poisons and how to
use some few mechanical devices in
the work and by picking up the
squares and destroying them. They
have also learned, as we are informed,
that it pays them to clean up the j
hedge rows and clear off the old ditch
banks, making their planted fields as 1
clean in winter as they are in the
summer time, or perhaps cleaner, and
thus they deprive the weevils of shelter
in winffcr time and they are gre.atly
thinned nut therehv.
Now we believe that the farmers
of Horr^ rvnnty nre going to learn
all these things and perhaps go the
other people one or two better; for
they may discover some new methods
of planting under weevil control pnd
not only help themselves in that way
but give something to the whole
South.
We are depending on the planters
of Horry to keep up with the rest of
the section of our country of which
we are all proud. We want Horry
County to be .'it the head of the "list
in cotton raising under boll weevil
ruie.
That something' wi.l he found, ir.
the course of time, that v.i!! entirely
dir-pose of the weevil we have n"t the
least doubt. Until thu something is
found the farmers of Horry must do
as the farmers of other weevil infested
section? are dom# ?the host that
they can in the ?ise of the methods
nlrepr!\ Iniown an I applied.
Experience counts for a whole lot
and me planters must trv to jret this
experience hv planting a crop no
larger than they are ;<Me to manage
well under these conditions.
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Public sentiment > what is needed
to enforce the prohibition laws.
Work will he hard just so lonjr as
oas" excuses for idleness can be
found.
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He is not worth a boll weevil who
lias not planted enough cotton to support
one.
False actions, intended to deceive,
are no less lies because no word has
been spoken.
?o The
early bird may be .ahead of all
others except the rooster that stayed
up all the night before.
o
Some polite head writers use the
word compromised when they really
mean the word caught.
o
Women just as well take up the
burden of politics since she insists on
enjoying the privipeges.
o
The best informed man in the community
may be one who makes the
least claim to knowledge .
Machinery rusts awav and becomes
less in bulk when not used in work
any more, while man grows fatter
under the same circumstances .
Harding will be the little cheese
when the next Congress of 1922 begins
its sessions. He will not even
be a member in good standing of the
"lion tamer's club."
o
Some people are clams when it
comes to talking of any of their
faults, but are crowing roosters when
it comes to advertising the faults of
others in the community.
o
We were sorry for Harding when
his last chance for a second term in
the White House was lost by the
Democratic landslide. He will be
permitted to return to the work of
publishing his paper after his present
term of office is ended.
o
Governor Harvey has taken a
strong: stand for the observance of
law and order in all things. He will
be remembered long after other governors
elected by popular vote of the
people (which he was not) have been
entirely forgotten?forgotten not for
their doing, but for their lack of doing.
o
A man about to vote recently looked
at the long line of women waiting
at the poll, and then said: "Women
in politics makes me sick." A few
minutes later he was before a magistrate
charged with disorderly conduct.
The line of women could not stand for
the remark. The magistrate looked
at the drawn face of the man, which
was scratched and bleeding and then
turned him loose, remarking as he did
so, that he thought the poor devil
had already been punished enough.
We guess he was.
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Shop Sold By Lasker for $1,600
Burns; Estimated Damage $25,906
Developments following the partial
destruction of a wooden ship sold by
the United States Shipping Board to
a private corporation for about $1,600
have furnished striking comment cn
the value of the vellels of the Government
fleet which the Harding administration
is trying to sell for about
ten per cent of its original cost.
It is announced in a news dispatch
from Alexandria, Va., that the Western
Marine & Salvage Company,
which has been buying shins from
the Shipping Board, is employing 100
men in the work of dismantling these
vessels and it is to engage about 200
more.
The hull of the Alanthus, the ship
which was damaged by fire on October
2-lth, is being pumped dry, after
burning to the water's edge, and her
machinery is to be salvaged. The
dispatch to the Washington Post,
semi-official organ of the Harding administration
and advocate of the
President's ship bonus bill under
i which n.H the Government fleet would
be sold to private interests, says:
"It is believed that the mao.iinerv,
which constitutes the most valuable
p.art of the salvage, is practically uninjured
by either the fire or the flooding
which followed."
When the ship burned, the Wash'nprton
Times nublished a dispatch
i from Alexandria giving the information
that "according to the officials
of Alexandria, it is estimated that
<bo Homage (to the Alanthus) was
$25,000."
Tt is difficult to understand how a
?hin that was sold for $1,000 could
^ufTer damage of $25,000 unless the
price paid by the purchasers was
verv murh less than the true value.
But the fact remains that a big cornoration
find advantage in hiring 100
men to dismantle the Alanthus after
the hull has been ruined.
W ASH INGTON CO M M ENT
\ chorus of inclicrp.it and emphatic
negation greets the labor proposal
a^end tho Constitution of the
'Tnitorl Spates so that "Tho United
States Supreme Court will have the
nower to review an act of Congress
and declare such an act unconstitutional.
But in the event Congress
for a second time enacts 4he
tion i 11 on^stion it will be beyond the
power of the court and will stand as
t.ho final and unassailable law of the
land.
An army of organizations and editorial
writers vehementlv protest
'" ainst anv such drastic revision of
the fundamentals of the Government
of the United States as would put in
the hands of Congress alone, without
pon"Mvvonce by the forty-eight
States, the power to change the Constitution.
, With all due respect to the Congress,
it is nevertheless true that it
does make mistakes, and that probf.KK.
4U? <*..? a i;..
111 me iuiuit', ?:> hi. nines in me
prejudice, self-interest, and partis.au
politics. Congress is made up of huv;im
doings, and can not. of course,
*s a body, bo more perfect or more
wise than the average of its membership.
The United St.ntes h?s grown
n one hundred and forty-six vears
from a babv nation to the mightiest
on earth. Our people are more free,
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We rebuild your shoes.
Leave youi
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THE BMtBY HKB4LS, 00*
m 1 i i iti n -p
have more prdsperity, less war, great- i
er opportunities, more justice, less i
governmental ills than any other peo- i
pie. This growth and these results ]
have come under the beneficient and
wise laws which spring from a Con- <
stitution unalterable save by a long, i
difficult, and thought-taking program i
of State acquiescence. To substi- 1
tute for this proved successful plan 1
a new scheme by which we will have '
no fundamental law not changable at i
will by Congress is a proposal which >
will not only never be accepted by the
American people, but which will injure,
not help the cause of those who 1
propose it.
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Why is education in the United
States fiirhtine* so hard for pvistonno *>
Why is it that children have too little
opportunity? Why is it that so
many illiterates are permitted to
prow up to take their ineffective placall
? Why is it that this, the richest
es in society to the detriment of us
and most prosperous of nations, can
do so little to aid itself educationally?
There can be only one answer; because
the Nation, as a Nation, has no
education plan, policy, or organization
devoted to education; because, as
a people we regard educational facilities
and programs as local issues; because
we have no Department of Education,
as we have a Department of
Agriculture or War or Interior.
Washington, D. C., is the Nation's
property; it is generally regarded by
us all as our pride, our beauty, our
very own. But only from a standpoint
of architectural beauty, not
from a standpoint of leading in civic
improvement. Washington's schools
are neglected; many of them run two
shifts a day in order to accomodate
the children which crowd them. Portable
buildings, insanitary buildings,
buildings so old and out of date they
are shamed by the schools of municipalities
of twenty-five thousand people,
are pressed into service. Teachers
are underpaid; education suffers.
\V51 ill 111 orfnonnln Untm ? ? -
.. imvc iiu vuiej
Washington people do not appropriate
their own money for their own
schools; Congress does, or rather
does not do it! And Congress shelves
the Towner-Sterling bill, which
will create a Department of Education
to look after not only Washington's,
hut the Nation's interest in
education, in spite of the insistent
and well-nigh universal demand
that it pass.
Mr. and Mrs. Parent, you can help.
You have a Representative and two
Senators in Congress. Thev listen
to what you say. Therefore, in the
interest of your country, its people,
and your own children, say it and say
is strong!?Contributed.
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CARPET GRASS AS A BASE,
SOLVES OUR PASTURE
PROBLEM
Although accidentally introduced
from tropical America before 1830,
Carpet Grass has only very recently
been somewhat generally recognized
as offering the South Atlantic and
Gulf States a real opportunity to become
producers of livestock.
So enthusiastic have some of our
Government experts, conservative by
training, become over this grass, that
C. V. Piper, Agrostologist in charge,
and Layman Carrier, Agronomist, Office
of Forage-Crop Investigations,
United States Department of Amiculture.
proclaim in Farmers' Bulletin
1130, U. S. Department of Agriculture,
"Carpet Grass is the most
important grass for permanent pasture
in the Coastal Plain area of the
South."
The judgment of these r-,en has
been sustained by the experience of
fr?rm and cut-over land demonstrations
carried o~i in Atlantic Coast
Line territory in Eastern North ard
South Carolina counties during the
past three years.
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i ms discovery ot a pasture grass
adap'ed to our soil and climatic conditions
is fraught with great imoortrmre.
especially at this time, when
we must engage in the production of
swine, poultry, dairy cattle, and even
beef cattle and sheep, if we are to
fortify ourselves against the extraordinary
losses sustained by our most
imnortant money crop, cotton.
The carrying capacity of a good
carpet f>-rass nnstnre is or?r "iw i'
the acre for the five best, months and
one cow to two acres for three toj
five months longer.
Dallis grass, lespedeza, white clover,
bur clover, black medic, and Augusta
vetch are desirable in mixture
ivith cnrpet grass. Italian rye may
be used as <\, winter mixture, but
needs to be sown each fall.
Carpet grass pastures should be'
grazed to their capacity as under i
, heavy grazing the best conditions
are maintained.
While time of seeding is not, at
this season (but at any time from
early spring to l.ate summer) I am
desirous of arousing further interest
in this wonderful grass so that when
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We do not cobble them,
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for delivery next day.
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WAY, S. 0, HOV. 23, 19SS
?tttw iiHlin rrrii iM I ni i
the time for planting arrives arrangements
will have been made for
a large expansion of the present carpet
grass acreage in the Carolinas.
Carpet grass pastures are readily
established in tilled land, but the
greatest value of the grass, to this
section, is due to its adaptability to
cut-over land. On unbroken or stump
land good results can be secured by
burning or mowing the tall grasses,
seeding at a favorable time (in early
spring when moisture conditions are
favorable) and then pasturing to keep
the native bunch grasses constantly
short. Under this treatment the native
grasses are eradicated in one
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two years ana replaced by a pure
stand of of carpet grass.
The actual profit to be realized
from a good pasture is, in itself, to
be greatly desired, but the establishment
of 100,000 acres in carpet grass
pastures in Eastern Carolina counties
would result in splendid adver-'
Using their actual and potential pos
sibilities.
"If a man can preach a better
sermon, write a better book, build a
better house, or make a better mousetrap,
even though he live in the
woods, the world will make a beaten
path to his door."
To give carpet grass a trial is to
become a carpet gr,nss> enthusiast.
Bulletin, giving complete informa4?'nn
about carnet. grass and information
as to seed costs and where seed
can be bought will be furnished upon
request.
G.' A. Cardwell, Agricultural
& Industrial Agent,
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Co.
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| SHELL NEWS |
The box supper at the Shell school
house passed ofT quietly on the night
of November 11th.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Chestnut were
callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Gilmore, of Daisy, last Sunday.
Mr. Marshall Chestunt is attending
the Burroughs High School.
Miss Bessie Chestnut is spending,
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. B.
Chestnut, of Conway.
Mr. Bartie Chestnut was a caller
at the home of Miss Alice Edge last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. James Todd purchased a Ford
car at the auction sale at Loris.
Mr. Jeff Cox and his mother have
moved to Florida.
Rev. R. B. Chestnut attended the
revival meeting at the court house
the first of last week.
Mr. George Chestnut is taking a
vacation in North Carolina.
Mr. G. Stevens left for Durham,
N. C., last Tuesday.
Mr. Martin, of Hammond, has moved
to the farm of J. R. Gore.
MUTT AND JEFF.
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The tax hooks may be open by
December li>th, about two months behind
the usual time of oppening. This
is said to be on account of so much
work that is now. required in the
auditor's olfice.
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J. I>ee Piatt. Colin McLauren, B.
Gary Smith and a number of others
passed through Conway recently on j
their way to spend some time in hunt-1
ing and fishing near Georgetown.
The packagc
Your taste c
The sales pr
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if PLAN FOR WEE
] J Recommendations for boll \
< ously at the conference of agric
J [ farmers, held in Columbia, Noveml
0 son G. Harvey, are as follows:
] [ Destroy the weevil's winter <
1 > ton and corn stalks and by cleaning
] [ trash on the farm.
< Prepare land early and thoroi
< proved varieties. Among the be
J [ press, Cleveland Big Boll, Delta T
< Dixie Triumph.
4 Plant as soon as ground is wa
! munity should be planted at about
the middle of April.)
x Practice frequent shallow cul
X Practice thick snftdnir
1 Practice early square picking1
This must be done very thoroughl
order to be effective.
Definite recommendations on
future consideration by this confei
ence as Washington has been held
policy to be recommended for 192;
Develop a fertile soil as the t
weevil conditions.
CLAY AND SAND
WAS NOT GOOD
Carelessly Mixed on the Road
Bed Between Conway
and Galivants
It is now said to be plain that the
right mixture of clay and sand is absent
in the bed of the national highway
leading from Conway to Gallivants
Ferry, at least this is the ci'se
at many places along its course.
This has apparently led to trouble
in keeping up this highway. In the
case of heavy rains, at some places
deep ruts are formed and the covering
becomes generally soft and easily
penetrated down into the ground
by the wheels of vehicles passing over
it. This could not Have happened to
the extent that it has thus parly in
the use of this road, if the proper
care had been used in mixing the constituents
of clay and sand.
It will be remembered that this
piece of road cost more than any
other in the whole system of roads
built by the county with Federal aid,
since the work commenced several
years ago. Contractors who had the
contract for the building of this ?oad
were said to be havinir ? h:i?*rl tim#?
to get out even because of the high
wages they had to pay in the time of
the war inflation period.
Last week a part of the road-working
force was put on this road to improve
the mixture of clay and sand
at places along its course. This additional
work, will in the course of
time, no doubt correct the mistakes
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FOR OVER 40 YEARS
HATE'S C ATA RR[T MEDICINE has
been used successfully In the treatment
of Catarrh.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE consists
of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts
throuph the Blood on tho Mucous Surfaces.
thus ieuui>nic the inflammation.
Hold by nil drucglsts.
F\ J. Cher"" f.- ? o., Toledo. Ohio.
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; suggests it.
onfirms it.
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VIL CONTROL f
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veevil control adopted unanim- , j J
ulturul scientists and scientific <
ber 18, on call of Governor Wil- <
quarters by plowing under cot- <
? terraces, ditch banks and other 1 >
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jghly. Plant best seed of ap- J
st varieties are Lightening Ex- <
'ype and (on wilt-infested land) <
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rm. All cotton in a given com- <
the same time (from the first to
tivation to keep up fruiting. < J
if cheap labor is available. <
ly every five days if possible in 1 [
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poisoninir urp T?w?fo
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rence until the proposed confer- *
I to determine upon the general T
>est asset to farming under boll
that were made in the building of the
road at first, but it will cost the county
something to get this done, before
it is done and the amount should be
charged up to the contractors, jf that
were possible to be done.
The other roads of the county appear
to be much better in staying
qualities than this road which wan
built first. The other roads were
built by men who had better idea#
of the right way of using clay and
sand in road building, and by men
who did not have to pinch close on the
fringes of a contract in order to
squeeze through.
It is getting so now that all other
roads in the county lead to the new
hard surface roads that have been
built. This increases the traffic on
the new roads and before long the
standing qualities of all of them will
be thoroughly tested out
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A number of tracts of land are advertised
in this issue to be sold on the
first Monday in December. Look the
tracts over and see what you want
to buy.
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