The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 22, 1920, Image 1
VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS, SOUTIh CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1920. NUMBER 10
NOT GITING SQUARE
DEAL SAYS COX
Says California Papers are
Reactionary
DO NOT PRINT
NEWS FAIRLY
Colrerllor Cox Asslrt. that lIe will 1-i
fortI Prebilun. init;nmit(.s tht
M-pu Il c it (andiate is .ifraild to)
Cone 44i his Front Porch.
San liitgo. CaL., Sept. 20.-J-'hairges
of a biasd press were Ilade hy GO.
Cox of Ohio, .eiocratic presidential
a'lid!'e in addrecs.;ing a large aul
diene., hereinoday.
"A m'leat manyreationalry* papers
re IcIt p tiitinig thows of the cai
pai.n."GovenorCo:; asserted. "The(y
leclin e to h1ave tills case tri before
the .iury. Nine-tentlis of tle newspa
per.- in Lalifonia (o not :"rint the
"Oin(e oF the deliberate p1lns of theo
ena toia ol igarchy'." said CGovernor
Cox. "was to control a i many news
paer a ossible."
The genleral charge was supAemient
ed by the governor with particular
ethicism of newslpapers -of Pacitlc
Northe..'st states which he visited re
cently, and of California pa;iers. Frmle
of thc former, he said. did not carry
his speech of acceptance.
The ji:;vernor priesented what. he
termed his "gospel of progresa and
peace f.mong m1en," to it large thea
ter audlence. Hundreds wer:e turned
away.
Gove:nor Cox reiterated that lie in
tended to enforce prohlibition. Stat
ing that Pacific Northwest newspa
pers had tried to divide progressivisni
and the liquor questilon, he shouted
"the eighteenth amendnent has been
adopted; it's going to be enforced,"
stamping his foot while the audience
applauded. tHe asked his audience
when "people conic and say that Cox
is all right but a little damp" to re
member his record in securing a sa
loon Snid acy losing law in Ohio prior
If (a .. rollibit loll.
'i'll ;;overnor also declared for a
tariff on1 lemons to cover the dieficit
in !a!- m and tralspolt.ation costs to
Nvw York from Italy and California.
ie raid that he had advocated sucti
a tariff in congress in 1909 and would
adlire to that position. Ile criticized
"reac'tionary newspapers 'which say
that Cox might he right on tile league
but tands for a tariff; that would
pilt Calfornia lemon growers out of
businlems."
The league of Nations was a lead
Ing topic of the Democratic candi
date's address and lie urged its non
partisanship.
Referring to the 'Republican front
porch campaign Gov. Cox said that
if lie remained at home there might
have bieen a suspieion. that lie was
"afraid to face audiences."
A protection againat radicalism
hr'ough legi.'slative govei'rnental re
foirms again was advocated lby Gov.
('ox, whlo said that the noni-lflaritia
league in Noirth Diakota, while It" "prob
abd.'lyihs gone entirely too far','' was
It' dirtect result of governmental
abu se. oppr~testsion andC dlelance of the
Reiteraitlin r~fticsim of Senator
lar'ding's n o'n anid attacks 01n
he '"' nafll9 - r'chy.'' thle cantdi
dhate pie PjVa rgen eadn
alleged ily "lig business"
tote/ mag boo0k by
The t'L4/, ~' trated that "the
sanie old '.f '' was in contr ol of
thle Repuli party.1 1
P"ealurling the Tlagure of Nations,
Ger. Ccx hl ara ted for the first
timeW onl tihe r'esei'vat Ions offered in
t he rcn':te by Senator liitcheoek,
'Demrtocrat, ."4braska, .admrlinistrtationi
leadir'n also( read)101( a ior'tlin of
-Pr'esidenlt WVIlsen's letter' to Senator
Hiitc'hcockf, apprtoving the Nebraskan's
r'est rvations. This, Gtov. ('ox said, rec
fute tr Ihe charges that the pt'eslident
dlemhndeitd iratlficatlon "without the
erolssIn'g of a '1' ,or the dotting of
anu 'I'."
Theli Monroe doctrine was prtotected,
(ov. Cox said, by the Hitchcock res
ervat Ions, declar'ing' it would "not be
Impaired."
Another Hiitchcock i'eservation, the
~re'v( nor said. mect objections of those
rM" Aceletred th" P3rltIsh ompi:'e would
('HVI*~iJ1 FILIING 1 IIMPOVING.
Had Narrow Escape from Ieath at
lianils of Infuriated Bull, ni , is Now
(onsidered Out of Ianger,.
.\r. II. Creswell Flming'", who nlar
rowly cmcaped leath at the hands ol
an infuria:d bull hu ast 'I'hursday Iiorn
lng, is steadily improvin.- after his
/ardous ex perience and it is now
thoughtt hat lie hur pased the dangeri
point. No arteries ,were broken as at
first feared nd niles.1 blood poisoning
sets inl. it is thought that lie will be
entirely r.covered wiihinl a short
time.
Tluz r;day ml orliig .\lr. ieiilng Was
attacked by the hull wheni lie ellterevd
the lot with a negro. Both mi1en car
ried . ticks, but Mr. Flilling broke his
on the bull' head when the attack
1:ega n and was then at th Ile mercy of
tie infuriated animal. Thi' buill knock
ed him ldown, threw him in the air
several tiies anid then attacked him
.1gain as he lay oii Ilie gronid. The
sill's attention was then attraeted by
the negro, who was able to beat him
off with his stick and give .\It. Fleming
tine to escape. Besides minor in
juries, \Itr. Fleming was gored in the
vicinity of the left groin. The bull
had been showing signs of tcniper for
several days.
LA E F1'N D DON ATEID
FfMt NEGROI) iOSPITAL
Mrs. C. M. Gibbon Makes lDonation of
$1111410 on (onditilon that $15,000 is
laised by ThTiem.
Announcement was made last weu
that Mrs. C. M1. Gibbon, of this city,
had assigned the stun of $11,000 in
cash to the niegroes of this county to
he used in the erection and mainten
ance of a hospital on condition that
the negroes raise an additional sun of
$15,000 In three year.i to ble used for
this purpo.se, The gift Is made in the
nature of a trust fund and 1s to be
administered Jointly by the olicers
of .the First Methodist church and. the
First Presbyterian church, white. The
truast fund has been accepted by the
offIces of these churches and It re
mains for the negrovs to raise the stum
required of them, three years being
granted them to meet the stipulations.
The proposed hospital shall bear the
iame "Corrinna Gibion Hospital".
Mrs. Gibbon fuu rther provided, so it
is understood. that in the event the
negroes falI to raise their part of tile
flund, that he gift shall be set aside
as an educational loan fund to bear her
name.
In assigning this gift to the negro
:'ace Nirs. Gibbon states that It is giv
en "for and Inconsideration of the love
I hear for tle cause of Chri"lsi and for
the earnest desire to promote the wel
fare of the negro race."
Rev. M. A. Cunningham, a leading
member of the negro race in the couin
ty and president of the Tunbling
Shoals '1igh School, saId Mondav that
the negroes of the county were deep
ly grateful for this gift and that lie
l:ehleved that the terms of the gift
would be met. In order to do so. lie
said, It Is probable that other cam
-:aigns which they now have on woulid
have to be postponed for awhile."
WILL D)EMO)NSTRIATE TRA(CTOIIS.
Locnl lilers to ilve ,Ioiit Demuon
stra'ition of TIractors Next. Thuesday.
Local dealers In tractors and farm
imph nients hiavd announced a joint
t ractor demon st rat Ion to he held niext
Tluesday on Mr 'P 'B) h. Halley's fairm
shout midway between [Laurens and
ClInton. Mr. Halley lits sot asIde an
ideal field1 for the piiu'pose and the
dhealer's will have various kinds of
tractoirs cai hand to show thle farm
(ra. The de aleris exp ct to make th is
h big(lay and a Iarmge crowd of farm
ers from all over the county is ex
peetedl to attend.
The followIng l~aumrens county girls
have left for Limestone 'Vollege: Miss
es C'ornella, Grace and Ruth l Wallace,
Myrtle and Annie Aberer4 mble, Ma
r'ion and Clathierine Bolt, Marcia and
Lula Wille .Poole, Liuelle O'vens, I'lizta
boeth Harkadale, Gladys Woaff, Gladys
Montgomery, Mau y Holt, Canrrie Cain,
St ella Mahon, (Carrie stone, Ruth
MlcDanie, Mozelle Moore, Lulee Ciui
boertnoni, Mary Iliiggins, Auidry Franks,
1-i, K(night and Adelaide Willard.
have sIx votes to America's one.
"If Canada has a dispute, she can
not slt arid only one vote would be
accord(ed to England, and all her colo
nies,'' said( the governor, explaining
the rnerevtinsopnornti
SilOWS NO CIlANGES
,hick If. )nais Files lPreotest but 1,aler
11111hdr111ws~ It. tA'oodmnin Elected
Mlii Senator.
ile cointy excutive committee met
in'lthe court. house 'I'liTuirsday and can
vsused tile returils of IIe secoid pl-.
Iina ry. Tle fiinal results were prac
twial y Ilit samiie as tilost given in The
AdvIertiser last week, ew errors be
ing Jfounld Inl the( newspaper tabullation1.
0. I'. G'oodwins led over .lavc 11. )avis,
For State Senator, was increased by
three votes to 12 majority.
lack II. )avis, candidate for State
'enat e. -appeared before Ile committee
anfl filed a protest and demand for a
riconnld oi the ground of alligcd it
rogiularities at sonic precincts, but
later in the week .\r. Davis withdrew
his protest leaving .\lI. Goodwinl tile
nominlev.
Follo.ving aIre tle official totals for
the cointy:
Slatei Ticket.
S'. S. Senate
1,'. 1). Sm ithl .................. 205.1
Gteo. W arren ..,...............1257
Leiteniant (overnor
Wilson G. Harvcy. ............1575
0. K. Mauldin ................1970
It. R. Comnm isslone I
P. W . iShealy .................2191)
1). L. Sm ith .................1192
County Ticket.
Sollcitor
tIlackw ell ....................217T;
.\loor . ........................123.1
State Senate
Davis ........................1687
Good.,vin ......................161
4ollse of R tpresentatives
D illard ........................ 1161
W Illis .........................1922
Sheriff
teld .........................19116
Sm ith .......................1.1 59
Clerk of Court
Pranks .......................1685
Power ........................1706
CHILD RAN INTO CAl.
Occupants of Car When ('hild wLs
Struck Near Sluipsonville Correct
Version of the Affair.
The Advertiser has received the coni
uinieation below from Mlessrs. .I. M.
and uiver Sumerel, who mvere in the
automobile when a child was struck
near Simpsonville Sunday, Sept. 121h,
an account of which appeared in The
Advertiser last week. The Advertiser
regrets any false impressIon 1 that may
have been caused by its account of the
deplorable affalir.
Kditor The Advertiser:
In the account of the deatli of little
LoIs Childers at. Simpsonville there
occurred an error when it was stated
that the child was run over and killed.
The child started to cross the street
and the driver. swerved to the right,
missing the child :wIth the front wheel.
The child did not stop, .but came on,
running into the car at the left rear
wheel. It was rushed to the City los
pital at Greenville, where it died sonic
time .\Monday night. The occupants of
the car were M\r. Culver Sumiieel, as
driver, Mir. and .\rs. .J. M..Sumerel and
two chIldren. None r'egiret the accI
dent more than we do, but we feel that
It was entIrely un'avoida,ble.
J. M. and CUTLJWCR SU M IRI'M.
Gr'ay C'ourt, S. C.,
Se .t. 20,1920.
.lIrs. Orat Cope'Iln Hurt1 Whenci Ne
groes -l rlIe I int) 3nehline.
An d r'.ioni, Sept 20.- -.\lrs. Ira Cope
land was ualifutlly injfured Stunday
when an auattomobile filled wIthI negroes
ran into the car in which she anid Mr.
('opelIan d were tiding on noi'thi .\l aIn
strieet . Th'le ntegroes were sa Id to be
dr!IvI i:m at a great rat e of aspeed anid
very ret k lessly. Several cars got in
to the ditch to avoId beIng liit. .\ir.
('opela al drove hiIs catr off' the spave
menit nid againist a sand bank. The
negr'oes lilt thIs sand bank. ThIs
thirewv thebt ear agaInst that of Mr'.
Oliel:0al, and then It turned comi
letely) vet'. M\r. Copelan'I's cat' was
Iilijured, antd Mrs. Capel and Ithirowna
fota'.ard. br'eaking her' knee, besIdes
othle r h-ru Ises. Mi'. Copeland was on
Iy bru i.''d. Th'le drlver' of the eari waIs
arr'ested and fined $100, whIle the oth
-ir four occupants of the cat' were
find $50 each.
Capt. Armthur r,eo, of Grtenwood, and
Mrlu. IRanor,'of Ware Shoals, wiere In the
cIty Monday in the Interest of the Ab
beville-Oireenwood Mituial insurauco
Company. The'y r'epor't a wide expian
Mlon of bdiness for theh. comanny.
Al'TisT 1o'NG l'EOPLEI
3IEl'T IN (0NYE.NTION
Il Iu 31iiieI ilnf.t l.oOklin, To-,-Ia rd
FvIrmn111ll of Bi. Y, 11. 1-, Colnselionl
for 11"aurelvls .\ssmelntion, livid nI
New Prospert.
'The Initial ieet ing lemld ing to vhe
organizalioll of a 1D. Y. I'. 1-. onven
tioni fIor the 'laturenis lIaptirt Associa.
tioni was hcd at New l'rospect chu rbch,
43. tur1day. Sept. 1 1, anl inspiring pro
gratil being carried out. Following is
in parl tlt miinutes of the ieetling:
At 10:30 o o'lock, Ihe meeting was
opened by %liss Loutise I)ean of the 1Io
cal un ion. piresidinlig. The devotional
wa: condutied by 'astor -. P. Ver
million, prayer being led by Rtev.
George Sextoni. Words of welcome
were extended by .\Miss Kate Wofford,
responded to by Mr. Thoimason. at t h
sigislion of Mr. Haggott.
The following prograim was carried
out:
How Ilhe 11. Y. P1. '. differs from oth
(r organ izations in the cliu rch anl
why the need of the It. Y. P). 1. is
aramount.. Clyde T. Franks.
Song-Lau rens Quartet.
low the '13. Y. P. 1'. developes the
young Christians in missionary activi
ty, and what will be the restilt in the
clhur1ith1. -AZ,\ ile Woffordl.
Solo- -.liss .uanita Mart in.
Wihat is the pastor's duty and re
sponsibility towards the young peo
pil of his chircl.--iter. S. 'l1. Temple
nian.
I )uet-.\lisse Kathleen .lartin and
Mattie Sue Wofford.
IDr. A. 1. Langston responded to a
request for a speech and made very
helpful remarks along the H. Y. P. U.
as a recruiting station for coming
missionaries.
Rev. J. I,. Iaggott, state fl. Y. *P.
A. leader, in lieu of the subject as
sIgned him, took up the matter of or
ganization, acting as temporary chair
man, with Miss Azile Woford, tem
pory secretary. The constitution was
explained In detail. Mr. Clyde Franks
was elected president of the conven
tion, a committee being appointed to
elect other officers as follows:
'Clyde Franks, Wott George, Misses
Henderson, Edwards, Beatrice Teague,
Sue Williams, Louise Dean, 'Sallie
Craig, Winona Chaney, .\lesdames.
EIarle Owens and Ross Powers.
Delegates were enrolled from the
collowing churches:
M t. Pleasant ..................... .
Ilethany ......................... .
Friendship ...................... 5
First Laurens .............. .... Is
New Prospect ................... 12
Chestnut ll Idge . ................. 5
Highland Home ................. 3
Second lataurens .................. I
Lan ford ......................... 3
The meeting adjourned for dinner.
The afternoon session was opened
with a song and called to order by
newly elected president after which
the constitution was taken up for
adoption. Motion was made and car
Ned that the annual meeting be only
one day, first Tuesday in September,
subject to change of the executive
comm ittee.
It was also decided that the quar'
terly meetings be held on the fifth
Sunday afternoons, and that the name
should be It. Y. 'P. 1U. Convention of
Lauirensi Association. The constitum
tin was then adopted as a whole by
a rising vote.
U uion invitation, it was ag rt'ed that
the firs;t quairterly rally should be heild
with Warrior Creck.
Inv it ations were exteAnded foir' lie
convention nmeet ing by five clhuirchies,
buit a coimiIttee .appoin ted for t h I.
;puirpose decIded In favyour of First Lain
rens.
The fl lowIng otlicers weie then
presented by this committee to the
convention:
Sect.-Treas.--.\l Iss l-.'oma . hender
son,
Chorister~ -.\urs. Geco. 8. .\iCravy.
Ilegiorter.\fiss Kate Wofford.
.Junlor Leader---.\tliss Azile Wofford:
(elect ed to serve tint i first iquiart erly
meeting.
The elect ion of vice-president was
Iiostponcd uint ii later on accoiinit of
(listricts not hav'Iing been mappiitd oiut
.rot ion was thlen made and carrii d
for adjournment.
AH E WOh'FOlP ).
Floneri Showi nt Greeni Pond.
The Flower Showv, glven annually
at Green Pond school house, will lie
held this year on November 5th. The
committee in charge of the event is
making :picparations for an attractive
oxhibit and is expecting a large at
tondance.
'anFun f41orIS lOle'ocrati. aIse
Growlis Slowly. 'rntAppeal front11
Th'le .\dverliser has.* r'loerived $1.111 inl
con ri ltl I ions toward 1he delocratie
m I und I)(I SAlice i ts last issuIIv,
$3.0heig sent in Iihroligh Mr. Clyde
T. lraniks, of I ll('armers Blank. Tle
l'unl as )Tollected b Tle .\dvertiser
stailds as follows, to date:
'rvvioiisly reported .. ...$ G7.1)
W . I. 'ymne.II .. . . ..
.\I. .\. Stm lerel .. . ... . .. ... . .,.. . 0
W. .I. Nash . . (.)
1). .\. Sander.s, I'evsburg, Ga.. 1.011
T o al ....................... $71.0)
The Adveitiser has received tle fol
lowing tirigent. appeal from Columbia:
The lemocratic pairty needs ftinds
to carry the gospel of )emocracy into
doubhtful states, ald Solith Carolina.
on of the rock-ribbed D1emocratic
states of the union, has raised only
one-fifth of the aiolint she was asked
to contribite. (ov. Cox is fighting the
peoplc's fight and he deserves our
hel 1), It is staled o il Ietty good ail
14ority that if the republicals will onie
of their ir'sts acts will be to repeal or
mod ify the F'ederal lieserve Act. and
onCe morl(e concentrate the wvalth of
tle niation in Ihe ban1ks of tile vast.
This would he a national calamity, but
the South would be the greatest suf
ferer. Assistant Treasurer Sparks is
asking the cooperation of the press
to hring the seriousness of the situa
tion forcibly to tile attention of the
ti 1c, and I-ge every Democrat to
make a contribution to the campaign
DE ATil OF 1). L. WELBiORN.
Agedi ('itizen of I'pper Part of tihe
Cointly Passed Away Sept. 12.
.i\'. ). F. Welborn, an aged citizen
of tle county, (lied at ills ionle near
Fountain Inn on Sunday, Sept. 12. le
was buried In New Iarmony cemetery
on Monday afternoon. Mr. Welborn
was 76 years of age and although he
had been in had health for some tiie,
his death came as a shock ot his fam
ily and friends.
lie .was a native of North Carolina
and came to this state as a teacier'.
ie married Miss Mary Gilliland, of
this county, who siur'vives him. .I\'s.
Sllry Frierson..of Union, at one time
supervising teacher of tihis county,
Dr. .1. W. Welborn, of I'nion, iDr. T. W.
tIelhorn, of llinesville, Ga., Mr. F. W.
Welborn of Fountain 1in, and Miss
FIou ise Welhorn, normal training
teacher of Orange burg, are the siuri
viviv- children.
Mr. Wel born was a member of the
Methodist chiiich of Fountain Inn.
ONEs WiEEK TO HE-.'USTE1L.
I4gistrtion Books elose Septemluber
30th. Women Still ReglsterIng.
Men and women of the county who
have not yet sectired their registration
certificates have just ab~out one more
week in which to secutre tihem, accoird
Ing to wor'd sent out by Mr. Tlotm.Lang
ston, chaiman of the hoard. T[he hooks
will close, lie has antnouncped, on Sep
tenmber 30thi, and after that (late no0
mlore names w'ill be taken tuntil the
regulIari registi'ation days after thie gen
('ra) eetioni.
Over' twvo hiundr'ed womeni have i'eg
istered~ to vo(te i theii 'omliniig electlonl
in thle ('Ity vprec(in ct alone. Th'les'e i'ep
tesen t thle g teat majority of womlen
'ot er's so fari, as few womien from ottt
sidei of Laurens have takien thie Itroubile
to put thiri tnamiles ' oni thle dlotte'd line."'
* * . * * * * .' * * * * * * * * *
* -*
* SENAT'lOJ S31iTH H AS *
*' 3IA.JOITY' 0F 23,11 *S4
* ClubiSept. 19.-Coplete *i'('4
* and11 offIielal r'eturnis fromi thle see. **
* ondl 11'emucratic priary in South'*i
*(Carolina held TlIlIueda colie dl *
* tday shuow t hat. Seniator E. D, *
* Smilth's m~oiyfrrnmnto
liover Geoirge Warireni, oh' linmtfon, *'
* was 23,115. Seniator' Sith's inote *
Swats (5,550, while Mr. Warren *'
*polled -12,25. Thle otheri conttests *
* In wichi ilsont 0. liarvey, of *'
*'Iharlestoni, de1'fetd Oscar ii. *
* 31anilin, of Green ille', for lenten. *
*' ani governo~r, and1 Frank WI. Shieaiy *
* Lexingtoni,'was noin~iiatedl foir rail. *
* road comiiilssionier over D. L.* *
* Smith, of Walter'boro, showied the *
* followIng oftIefal totalis: *
*' Harvey' 63,1fr3; Mauildin 45, 283;*
* Shecaly 62,256; Smilit 48,585.*
COTTLN MUOTING
1111 MONDAY
Holding Movement Endors
ed by Farmers
LARGE CROWD
ATTENDS MEETING
Farimers gree to Hold This Year's
Crop Where l'ossible an14d RIeduce
Acrete Next Vear. 311nimu P1 inlrle.
4-s 1%iveioieinfE'ide1d for in1t1nis ann ud
ickliintr.
P'd , ging theiselves to reduce acre
age inl cotton next year by one-third
and to plant this in small grain, fatin
e iosf the couity started the campaign
.\tonday to hoost the price of cotton
and fight the boil weevil. The neeting
was largely altended and farmters a'>
pear( to )- deelply inl earnest over
the coltont situlatioll.
While the meeting was 'alled pri..
marily inl the iliterest of the Aneri
[anl Cott on Association, concret e re
stllts were -along different linves. lie
sides the agreeiten t to reduce acre
age ith of the time of the imeveting
was iak en tip in Ile discussion of to
"al , proleitis. The iteeting went ,-on
record as favoring $3.50 as a fair gin
ning Price for cotton and $1.00 per
hIutndred as a fair price for picking.
Ginners over the county were report
1(d as elarging front $3.50 to $5.00.
Short speeches were made by W. D.
flyrd, .lack -1. Davis, 0.. P. Goodwin,
M. A. Sumerel, 0. L. Long, Dr. H. K.
Aiken and .1. A. Coats. Dr. Aiken
spoke upon the invitation of the pre
iding olicer, Mr. 0. L. 'Long, and
dealt with the cotton situation froni
i financial standpoint. He said that
the banks were willing to do all in
their power to aid the farmers In their
fght for a fair price fo: cotton, but
that the present acute financial strin
zency must be partly relieved before
Ate banks could extend inich addi
tional aid. ie said that. the banks
iad loaned to the limit of their ability
ind that. the farmers must sell at least
i small part of their crop to relieve
Ate stringency. 'Comparing the pres
nt situation to a water wheel, he said
hat soiebody must. pult water in the
vheel to start it in motion. There is
1o possibility, he said, of holding all
he cotton off the market.
Following the speech of Dr. Aiken
ind short remarks by several others,
he meeting adopted a resoit ion to
he effect that no cotton would be sold
'or less than -1) cents a pound unless
t was al)solutely niecessary.
Messrs. W. 1). Byrd, 0. L. Long, M.
. Sumerel, .Hayne Workman and
John Copeland were appointed a coi
uittee to interview oil mills concern
ng a more advantageous exchange of
!otton seed and meal. It was prevail
ng opinion that the oil mills were
lot allowing enough for cotton seed.
Toward the latter 'Itart of the meet
ng .\r. Coats called attention to the
act that practically ito reference had
~eeni made to the main object of the
neeting, viz., to organize the cotton
1ssociationt mor'e thorotugh ly. He and
wseeral othiter spea'kers utrged the lot
portanlce of' this. declaing thtat it
tad already beent of grert beitefit to
the farmiters anid ontly tacked teir' stil
ptort. to be of moroe i enef'it. A poll of
thle meet ing dlevel oped t ha t only3 about
thirity onut of thte atudlence htad jolined
the association andI on a rising v'ote
:tbouit thtirty mooe agreed to join. Af
ter the meetintg live men enteredi thteir
niamies and pa Id theli' dunes, $0 i1.75 be-.
ing Iidit in by these live mten.
Mlessr's. D ial Gray', NI. L. ('opeland
itnd W. b. Teague swei'e apIpIolitteCr1 as
u('ommiittee(' to) interview the btankler,.
rf the counitty in o rde' toC ascertlairs juist
wvhat htelpI thle farmiersi ('ould( countt ott
lit the( htoldling mtoveen't.
114)lLi WIEE'VIL . ("l'l VE.
I oftion1 Pest Foui in larIdige N imbters
in the liabiiins tection.
lItorts firomn the IHabun1 sect ion ot
the counity state that thle boll weevil
ins lilt theire witht a ventgeancte anid is
loig eotnsider'able 'dama'ge. Mlr. Bl.
P. Tiumblin, w~hio lives on the W. C.
D eck placee, brotught. a bot-ile to the
'1ity onte day last week contaInIng a
large number of t ho ravenous Insects
111nd1 these w'etc ieadily r'ecognizedl as
Ite gentuine sweevIl by meni who had
seeni titemt it lie lower pairt of the
state. NIrv. T'minblIIn says t hat lhe he
lieves they htave destrioyed half of his