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CARE OF COTTON t ADVANCES GRADAE i Gianers Association Gives Some Facts. Calls on Farmers. Frank -S. Evans of Greenwood, prest. dent of the South 'Caiolina's Ginners' association, has issued a few facts t about the organization, its aims, pur poses and hopes. Among other things I recounted by Mr. Evans he calls at 'tention to the farmers to handle their cotton properly if they expect the gins to turn out good samples. Below is the statement from the president of the asuociationl: "Our fist object Is to promnote bet ter ginning and handIling of the cot ton elpp. Our a!m Is -to educate tho farmer to properly plek the cotton an i keep it in a good d'y house until lit I to gin. (11 cottol plcked with lew I onl it and tramlpd in a close pile until I hot. can not be ginned without cut- 1 At Both Store 60c Table Oil Cloth, week Sale, per ye 48c. ONI Worth Six Cakes Palm Olive This is a fi: Worth 38c Heavy Cheviots Shirt Best goods on the ma per yard - Worth $ 9-4 Pepperel Sheetir price this week, per yr 1 lot of Ladies' Wash worth up to $2.50 eaci 10e Spool Thread, this The above we have'n full of ST4 We are mn go. CLEa AT BC STORI 1str Sto e 0 e Ing the fibre. Damipcotton bales. We M hould Insist fthat a dry shelter bo V orovided on every farm in which to a tore cotton until in best condition to 'l ,in. Cotton should be stored every U ight until dry. Experience has iprov- cl % that storing cotton will increase w he yield of lint and also the grade of g otn -twice over the extra cost of w >roviding the shelter and labor of lat- o: r hauling it 'to the gin. I1 "Given good dry cotton properly g kandled on the farm our aim is to get- b very ginner to provide an up-to-date N rin outfit. Any good ginner will j)ro- "I ide P suction system to handle the g !otton, some kind of cleaner that will t1 nock all the dirt from the cotton be- r ore ginning and. a condensing flue c hIt will blow layers of lint into the >ress in suchi manner that wien sani- n >led the cotton Will come ou of the I )aie in thiin regular layers.. M alany armers are not conselousi that enor- C this __ rd _r NC . BU RED I ma WEEI TWO 15c a Cake 'oilet Soap for - 45c ne Toilet Soap. to 40c a yard ings for every day wear. rket. Sale price this week - - - 30c 1.00 a Yard gfull sheet width, Sale rd - - 75c Skirts, white and colored, 2. Close out sale - 79c week only - 07c 11 Prices % few items picked at t time or space to qu ~APLE and FANCY l aking room now for AIR THE TRACK. 'One t Laurens Street ous loss- in suffered by ginning on a )orly equipped one gin outfit. After heavy rain or storm In the fall if ie cotton Is stored two wedks to a onth and is handled through a first sies gin provided with a cleaner it '111 improve the sample at least one rade. Last fall this improvement ould add about live cents per pound r $25 per bale to lailt -picked cotton. you have an old style iplantation In by aII means haul all storm to the est gin In your territory becauso it 111 pay handsomely.. Every ginner liould see that he does not vencer any Dod bale with a low grade roll left in ic git. Failing to discard a low grade Al of cobton from gins may cost your ustomer several dollars per bale. "Where long staple cotton is gin ed oil soe outilt- used for short sta le cotton the roll should be discard (I when changing from one1 kind to an ither. It is just as objectlonable t( BRI I W G 14 RON RA OF F BIG STOCKS Worth Lad and Lassie Cloth. for children's rompers ished, good patterns. yard, - - 1 lot Purity Bleach, yard. Sale price this 1 lot Ladies' White 3 1-2, 4, 4 1-2. Closin 1 lot men's White ( the track. - 6 Cakes Laundry Soa price. - - ithdrawn random from our tote in this paper. ERCHANDISE. A our Big Fall Showi Now's your chance a Week of C. Bu RED IRON I veneer at bale of short cotton awth g long staple as vice versa. Our ginners I association will strlve first to render i best service to our customers, the I farmer, and to help him make 'his main I money crop more valuable by reason t of good ginuing. "We have promised to cooperate with the American Cotton association to see that every bale of cotton rolled out of the gin houso Is properly stored and sheltered as soon a-; it leaves the presses. iFire, theft, and rotting near the gin platforn claims a large toll every year in South Carolina. # "We Wish to organize as a ineans of soft :!)rotect.on. There should he unil formity in price.; elarged., Fhvcry ycar We should have an annual meeting and should carefully cousider the cost of buildings, machinery, labor, coal, in. su) rane, depreciation and superviison). When all these factors havo been con _ SI )IN G iTi CKET SI tED HO TO SELECT ] 50c'a Yard' Best goods on the market bodies, dresses, fine fin Sale price this week, per - - - 39c' 36-inch wide, worth 30c a eek, per yard, - 25c Oxfords (Slippers) sizes 3, g out sale, a pair - $1.00 xfords, closing out. Clear - $1.00, $1.39, $1.98. >. This week only. Sale . - - 25c as Lots Ar huge stocks, we have You come and look VTe handle very near ~ng of Merchandise. to buy Goods at a B SRed Hot S rns & tACKET STORE Idored the 'Price agreed on for gin Ing should only leave a reasonable iargin of profit considering the rislk pivolved. It we render the farmer ex iert service we feel he will bo willing o pay a living price; especially as lie boll weevil Is going to confiscat< good part of the Investment in gin nachinery in South Carolina. We do ire every ginner in the state to be ome a member of our association. Yot an secure a membership card from F 3. 10vans, Greenwood, S. C., presiden f the South Carolina Ginners' assu 3iat1on. Members are expected to ipa 3 per gin stand for the gins the :perate. "if we secure a permanent organiza tion tiis seasoi we (expe('ct, to be 0 servie in 1921 by buying bagging an ties and also coal il cooplerative :Wa Al! k inds of busin-ss menH are learn ing to cooperate, will not ginners?" E' -...... 6 W( ORE5 T SELl FROM Worth 30c t 1 lot Dress and Apron G This week Sale Price, a Worth 2 1 lot Sea Island, yard w 1 Lot Lad Small sizes, about 100 4 1-2; black and tan. V Closing Out Sale, a pair Worth $10.0 1 lot Men's Palm Bea Suits. Closing out sale 25e quality Tralcum P Sale price - e Closed ( hundreds of SPEC through our THE everything you nec We need the roon IG SAVING. eling Co. 2nd Store North Sid p ~. IiEa'iZIf 1i from ous >"RE CO her."'6umve prompy Nopes . ATJRDRU it Both Storee Boxes Matches )rth 42c, Sale Price this week JNGI o 35c a Yard inghams, good patterns. yard - - 25c Sc a Yard de A A A Sale Price 23c tes' Oxfords pairs, 2 1-2, 3, 3 1-2, 4, forth up to $5.00 a pair. - - $1.00 0 and $12.50 h Cool Cloth and Mohair this week, a suit $6.98 >wders. This week only. . - - 19c )ut AL VALUES ~EE Buildings d. , goods must AT BOTH STORES e Square in Brns Block