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CENERAL REVIEW OF'BUSINE . FOR APRIL. Textile Mills Running Approaima ly on Full Time--Orders Being Received. Washington, May 1.-Retail pric appear to be the "sticking" point the country's readjustment p'occ the federal reserve board said tonig in a general review of business It fnancial conditions for April. 0th factors retarding readjustment w el said to be high transportation chart es, wages and coal, and steel prices. Complete business recovery, tI board continued, has been slow< than was predicted tr.en erally at ( close of the past year and expect: tions tIhat this spinig voulId see ec< nonie andi busInes readj ustmer fairly complet"d "hliave not been rea ized. Ne'ertheless, it addeld, tlh month of A p'ril has gi\ e'i e'vitlence o an iml'pI4w'( feeling l4vopl1)ing wit rcgard to b.4sine:ss and tie o nutl o generally. Prices Pivot. Prices, the revi ew coniniuel. h-i tjeen. ~ iiivotal : oiti in the. husines( sit.iiation -ince the rece0'$ io4n mlov' ment hertan hot:t atumtn. The fall in wholetale prices, which has been continnous:: :.fil at tfilmes )recipitate it declared, app4:4 ears to be in a pro cess of ar rest, they having' .down a greater e"'(rt'e of1 stability Iur'ing April. I-tr'' . it tt uen'nt'i . l( In pr'i -e ret' t i'ti ho -.ver. the . bo11 -4a aid. is on - of ti-' ' 4: i in !, ae. In l - presentill il ;III! Il tsn in 4 n. ' ' i m -.1 nw, o1 \ 1wi4 . sal' i - \14!r 4-h-1:; e 4 I 'i'I. inl oth s lit' - ."" -!,:."I..ny St ! 141:; 4. u -' . . h 1 u1 'e \( t'' 1' 1 \n 11w . ri.:' . l 1 . :i i:.i :d p)rininet i i l.' th . '111 n .r Shoe:. FHigl. h4atv cotton, the' board declalreld, is lowet r4 than the It l l 'vel and wool ts ai! )nt a thirdl hi::her than before the 'Var. but cotton I goods are at least 2u Itw'r cent hig''her than in 19)1 3 and wolen!4 cloth is approxiiyfl~j' twice as hi..h as the plre-war leval. itt the hite :and( leather industry. the discrep ancy is even greater, the board as sorted, hte present .price of skins be ing one-third uilev pro.-war levels while the prico. of shoes is- twice af high as in 1913. 1 While labor hag been participati1t in the ,regdjustmnert process, the boar< continued, the participation has bee: uneven ,as between different indus tries, as well as. different seetions o .the country and different groups o labor. The agricultural situation dun the monthi was characterized as ger ~orally favorable, although from col waves. Good progress has bec made in planting a crop in the cotto Btates, the board said, wvhile grai movement has been increased. Little demand for coal is reporte the board said, b)ut petroleum pr<( dluction has gainedl. The influecc which the recent redluction in ste' .picts will gert is shill unier)tain tLi 46fard dleclin 'etd. Cotton 'onsumnphi figures for A pri wvere tunaivailabhl but for Marc~)'h i nthe'll 'otry as\44 whole, amiounted to 4137.933 ha l:s, < less than 25 per' cent1 belo~w the totb for Marc1(h oif 1(ast year'. A continue increase inl thle manufacturine44404.: arti ity of1 the - ilk mills was41 reportedl. Aereage Reductiion. a4 wr'iy large.~( redution 441 (in ot~iton ae age, reducetioni is now~~ enera':lly undel stood to4 be not. 14( great a. s had pr viously been inidienitd ('Iihe board Apil bu4.sines a id finacia4.l revie sa4ys. Ia t he so(uth.1west the an noluncemlent says, it is reported Il deCcase will be at leastd 25 perP eer' and( as mluchl as 50 p~er tont in son11 siections. In the southeast, it say conW ervat ive estimates place the r4 dIuct ion at 10) to 20) per cent frol last year's aer'eage. In Californi andl Arizona the acreage this seasc will be reduced as much as 51) p4 cent in some sections and much of will be volunteer cotton growvn fro last year's plantings. The use of fertilizer for cotton h1 been considerably less than dluri: previous years, being estimated about ipne-fourth to one-third \ much as used a year ago, the rep< states. The're was greater stabilization theC price of rawv cotton (luring t month, according to the report, ai the price of gray goods after dccli ing to 0 i-4c a yard, advane slighltly. "Nevertheless, the Ni England dlistrict reCporLs thlat at)ri ent prices, thle spread~ between poundl of (cloth and a pounld of rn cotton is only 22 1 -2 cents, where a year ago it was a1pproximlately dollar," it says. . Textile mills in the south are i portedl to be running alproximnate full time in thosRichmrondl bank's d trict. "Some 'orders are being i (eeived for goods used for print cloti it says, "andl orders for future del !i4' - SS ery are als' being taken by knitti mills in the district. Wage cuts the southern mills have been mo te- drastic .than In other sections, and is said that the reductions have be( in keeping with the lowered pric for raw material. In the Atlanta di es I trict a number of reporting ail in show an increase in yieldage of 4 ,;, per cent over February, althout it there was a decrease of 22.1 per cei d as compared with a year ago. TI 'r increase in orders on hand during 0L ,e month was negligible, but muc greater than a year ago when ne, orders were not acceptable becauU5s( o e the press of work. It is said tai r few mills are i as yet working at ful e day capacity, a 1though I numbet' in t- dieate orders on1 hand whi.h will re )- quire full ruiining' time for s5.vertl It weeks for their completion. The in1 I- create in yarn outlpt, by pounds, of e r'r1(,ttiig y:iirn mnill, w1' 8 I, 1' (p'31r n f durin.it' t.he mointh. alth'1ou-ghi totals h were 26."' per ("Il b)IoCw that m)3o11th k a year aro. TI'hen. lim. lCeen a r(('en11 ileCease il exporC13t sales of (c''ttonl tro d((s I amo(?tmlin 1 to he 'lwe'n' I(,1 1) 1111(1 s I2.WOnI h:ilts, a11d c i3S.tin r prine . pally of1 drills and1(l she('('t In gs to China, "Thirty-ouir of the ~>t m mihrt's of he .Nijtinal A1 Yocialtiori of .he I"in 1ber1 of I< t' 11o Fahtrw. re'portedl to-. 1:1 o l u i.-hed yards billed during the ,oimth i at 8.7:,2,('2I yards, as con .:1r3'i wi.1h ..-.l3ti,871 yards in Feb IFom -for lum ber increased (:,.t\',t <uring March, but only as :,r," 1f a further re(luct;on of ... :+."(lrding to the review. b-es of pine have sagged slight ', Ihe Atlantia district," it salys. 'I'roduction of 134 mills belonghng to heno Southern Pine Association was 2.5 per cent' below normal for thi week ending April 1, while shipment were 25.8 per cent below norma productioni. Production in Tennesse( hardwood mills for the first three nonths of 1921 is reported to be 7: per cent'lower than in the sam period' of 1920, and many of the mill are being closed.. In the St. Loui district, industrial btaying has in creased somewhat in both soft\"ood and hardwoods." WHY NOT FATHER'S DAY? Dear Mr. Editor: As it will soo be Mother's Day, and I have bee I thinking why don't we have "Fate 1' er's Day." Every one will be weai -, ing a white or red rose for mothe f and I think it is a lovely idea, bt f whit about father? It's high time v set a day aside to show our appr< e intion of father. As I was lponde: ing over this I read this poem in i magazine: a o * scarce pick up1 ai paper, n Anad its poet's corner greet 'Cept you'll see a purty p)oem dI 'Bout mother, saintly swveet. . ut you'll have a time a searchin', c Eyes wvill be achin' bad, iEre you'll overtake a poem ..\At this timhe for poor o11 ld.d a ,NC) it isn't. willful ini 'em1, a Thm 'tha t) writes of mot)1her3 dear r I113 Tha there's netver not ice taken'3 il Of' her old lman), settini' near). d No it's never' mel(ant to slight him, - IIut it Fooks a littl' Sadl, AllI the bouqetsjCt madel' for mothier Nta bloom for' 1poor1 ohl dad1(. d -l'True, our mother's wvatche'd above r ..lTill her d''ar oil eve.; woutild ache G ave devo tijon, all she had: ~t At. that timeC. for' poor old dad'. ., D .o nsot take onie line C from m) iot he When you wvrite the soul's swe 1) song, a But, if there's a word( for father n Now and then it wvon't go wrong~ r Poor old soul, he's bent nd winkle it And I know it wvould make hi m .glad d while you are praisin' mother Rs Somethin's said for poor old dad at WVhat. is home without mother? as People say to one ancther. rt Why not ask about the other? in He gets out and has to hustle lhe All day long with brain and musc1 1(d And with fate has many a tussle. n.. Who? Your good old dad. dA D~aughter. si- ENTERTAINMENT AT AIR' a SPRINGS. as All intterestiing programl of recil a tions, short plays, etc., wvill be giv by tile Airy Springs school Tuesd e- evening, 17th inst., beginning at ly o'clogk. s- The School Improvement Associ e- tion has planned to serve the best ,"ice cream. g COMMUNITY CLUBS FOR JUNIOR in FARMERS. rp it Clemson College, May 9.-The or. m ganization and operation of com' 3s munity clubs among the club boys of s- the state is one of the long forward Is steps in club work, says Director W. 5 W. Long of the Extension Servicq, h who thinks that there is big promise it in the community plan in that it e makes possible the handling of a e 111aximum number of club members h. with a minimum expenditure of ef v forts, develops greater enthusiasm f among the boys, creates much friend t ly rivalry, furnis;hes an opportunity I for social recreation and, best of a'l, - serves as a foumidtion for the de velopment of the co-operative :spirit a1mong the fit uire farmers. A beginin' had been made pre vious to 1921 inl community organi zations among tlle club boy;, but the matter is being: pushid vigorously this year by the supervising agent of club work, L. L. Laker and by his assistant. 1. U. Williams, who is spendingr much of his time helping county agent's with the organization andu conduct of community clubs. The general plan is that there should b it club in every school llistribt where there are as mamiy as. eight club 1embiers. The elub should elect a set of oflicers--president, vice prsdnsecretary--with well de lined duties, and should meet once a month .with the county agent .for in structions, discussions of a regular program, roe reation,. etc. The development of t :am work and the training for leader..lip are alone more than sultielent gains from com munity clubs, thinlks Mrl. Willian., even, if the county a:gents and boy' club specialiste did not mind it. the mott practicable. ed'ctive, and t: me saving method of handling inrge num. bers. No time should b- lost now in the organi,:ing of club- in those Com. munities where evenii : handful 01 elub muembers can be totten to. PO)INTERS FOR SUCCESSFUL. HOG PRODUCTION. Clem- on Colleg:e, A pril 29.-Uelou are some points in hog rioductton, which are often neglected, but whiel if carefully ittetndtel to will adt reatly to the profits. i. Castrate all boar pigs while they ar.c young. They suffer less. from the operation, fatten faster, and make r more desirable market hogs. t 2. Keep hogs free from lice by using crude oil. A post wrapped with a burlap sack and saturated with, oil makes a satisfactory hog Ioiler. 3. Kee a mineral mixture of charcoal or slack coal 1 bushel, wood ashes 1 bushel, air-slacked lime 4 1plonnd)s, salt 41 poundst, copperas 1 I -4 poundts, before your~ hogs at all t imes. The copperas is dissolved in a ciuart of water' anti poured over~ th other ngredlients titer they ate mixe'd. ''Tai mix:tur ie helps to keelp downi worm'is anad makes the hog have a bet t..r appetite. 4. Pr'ovide hous vith afl tir the 5. See that. it ho:.chve ae A t ampnle shiade. 7. Aluike arrane ema to brOtt theb Iiall wil . (ItI ir 't. ' mer. and aMI5.wll hra:oing (1 .e~ Metfhois chnrh lihe me r ound. ofeeds~ andi baids fairatob - oo tering, onmg amric dises begi at 0 'clockladid l he re.t. aNiel, ofundeaso Colleg, will beiok anere arssa 1om c ockda atDin willve Mervedst tchurch. Aivfmie m sotheo sgin and ritd aio an o'lcIhn the hnn ongmeoice iiia .,I(V5 begi be madcoc and Drv. DT 1. Pa Wdeo Clemsonia Colergie will ba helnb addressa11 o'clock. Dinne will beaserve atl he chargeh. Ate diner snin ndrciaiosa singing wil occupy' the toriaell i adeswllb-aeb Rev. J.h . an tP. bai Woodvmanitwl memreach seic willb hel byriiia Thre 'cock Twany camh, Mr. wife ttonb with hvm chargteyo thi o(lsie.Tepyei cordiayily t ttn bor svie. n-'e.Jon T antebi FrIdh Will Aga CHIL)REN'S b HOSE loys and Girls good 4 school Hose, all sizes, S. tQ .10. These Hose .e sold last year at 35c to 45c Per pair. Spec- ik Saturday, 10 pair for S"This store will DOLLAR bAYS. and at a saving th F Friday and Satur r r y d LADIES' STRAP PUMPS ANT OXF ORDS. We :n' h'0xw1ig all tlhe H:'. .. 1 in r. de n.\ - stran . o\ styl'.. - SUnds- in :-h-aIp> aMi pump . Th :'e all 1pric('. In fan you vwill be surpri-di i know how low we ale. sll % ig ladi.s finl iow sho's. We want vou to come i n and look them over. We will be glad to show you even I& though you are not! coredy to buy. 40 inch Figured Voile; -value -ibut 85c yardl. uSpecial I or Friday and(U r,, atur'day, 5 yards for.- - $1.00 Remember, yuca co etoti soea n j ndRe webar you ant and at the price you want to pay. (The Store That' Subscrib yand~dt in Be Special $ Our Dollar Day Sales have een meeting with so much popu xrity that we have decid'ed to lake next Friday and Saturday Dollar Days" by offering very pecial prices for these two days, t will pay you to visit our store uring these two Bargain Days. 'he savings you will make on our purchases will surprise you. offer many attractive values ft Many items not nentionedi w; at will pay you well to come day. PE CIAL PRICES ON COT T"ON GOODS. ds r IS ld and asie all wa:nted patte~rns $1.00 f &rds o d quniity yard-wide Engl:h Long C(oih-------------$1o ar!Apron Gt in .ab tm red I -- --------- -- -- ---$1.00 $1.00 SXad 'rI)~L2cCviosfi- -$1.00) Bleaching----------$10 Yards "Hill," "Androscoggin'' or "Festival" Muslin for----------------- 1.00 yards 90-inch wide Seamless Sheeting, un bleached - -- ------ -- -- -- --1(.00 . yards heavy wveight Blue Overal goods for...-~ - ~~~~~~--- ~~---- -- ---1.00 yards extra heavy A. C. A. Feather Ticking hiirting, blue or brown stripe, 7 yards$1 0 yards 32-inch good Ginghanms..- -$10 yards standard Dress Ginghams.. -- 0 I HOSE ji Piur Women's Lisle Pa1'ir Cotton Ilose for Edwin L Bolt & Co. s Always Busy) e Now To The S 11' Days At LAUNDRY SOAP Good quality Laundry Soap; big cake. Sp"c- - ia1l for Friday and Saturday, 25 cakes to " $1.00 r the two BIG H be on display ths store next . NFi \ i 4X SPECIAL PRICES ON wMEN'S HIGH GRADE OXFORDS. We believe we can give you the biggest value you have bought in re cent years in a pair of Men's Low Shoes. We are selling men's high grade low shoes in black and browvn in both English a ni d Blucher. Same goods that sold last year up to $12.50. We have marked t hem at one price $5.95 - . AGENTS FOR McCALL PATTERNS AND PICTORIAL PAT-. TERNS AND PUISLICATIONS EASLEY, S. C. mntinelI