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TEbj ebbertiser Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year Payable in Advance Published by ADVERTISING PRINTING COMPANY Laurens. 8. C. Adv'rtising Hate. on Application. Obituaries and Cards of Thanks: Ono Cent a Word. 1atered at the postoffice at Laurens, 2. C., as second class mail matter. L AUlENS, S. (., MAY 18, 1921. JHST BEING GLIADl Just being glad is A brave thing to do; Looking for the glad thing s Itather thanx the blue; Filling life with sunshine, Just a steady glow; Looking for the glad things, 1'verywhere we go. Just being glad is Often hard to 1o; Forgetting all tho sal thin -s That we ever knew; Living in the snlzihlt. Speaking words of cheer. Looking for the glahi thin;:. Through each buy:: Just being glad briigs leaveni here below, Looking for the glad things In the love-light's glon; Burdens will be lighter, Life Svcinls m1ore com1plete; Looking for the glad things, Glad things we shall meet. -Elizaann -stes Dendrie. The comittee twom the Civic League, 1111der the chairman1ship of .lrs. Balle C. Cris;), has madl0e a ;won defuill 1111provemllent in tile appearance of the Cout louse sciuare. Althougli the flowers have not had favorable weather this spring, they are growing stenldily and tile change from the (ld order of things is very pleasing to tlie eye. It has come to the point where the imiprovenmtts contemplated under the Pro)osed bond issue elections are necessary to the health and conven ience of solme sect iols of the city. The improveiets to be imade in the Lau rens 1111 village are long overdue, for a considerable part of the populati~ ' there has been neglected in tile past although tile inmill itself pays nearly a third of thf property tax which goes into the city coffcrs. * * * COTrON MARK l:TING ASSOCIATION The prini'iples of orgallizatioll 11pon "which the ('oope(rative Cotton .larket ing Association is to be bised, as we learn, Were adlOpteld froll thl Califor nia Ilan of Cooperative .\lkting. These prine iplei s of organization wI. giveln in The Adver1ltiser by ir. Trevathan, Coon ty A;enit, last wee(k. It is a Well knowvn fact that "Ill unil'tv thele is strength. This has Certainly tprovell true1 inl California. A large propor01tionl of the prodnlets ofCa fornlia are man rk eted through the vai (ils lproduiceris' Coopora tiv lar Mt ke tn AssociatIons. Th'lese atssociations hlave tenlded( to stabil Ize the0 pIrices (of the)I prodlucts of Califoria to thle gleat shenfi t of thle p roduIcers and to till state as a whtole. In Sotuth Carloli na wye hlave at 0o crop1 systeml of farming and~ no defInite systemn of mar'keting. Consequilen tly kkouth Carolinla has felt a tremendous011 shock froml the general deoflationt of prices, wileI CaIi fornia has stiffered comparatively lIttle. To prove thIs statemnent the following figu res are cited: In 1919 crop values iln Southt Carolina amiounited to $525, 000,000 and In California $-175,000,000; whereas inl 19210 Cr1) values iln Souith CarolIna amounlted to $282,000,000 and in California $*157,000.000. It wIll lbe Observed thlat as a restult of a genleral deflatIon ini crop valutes, CalifornIa did( not teel the effects as 'Iuickly or as severely as did Soth Carolinla. This was dtio in Part to tihe fact that Cali fornia has been plracticing a diverif~iied system of farming as comparedl to tile one croll systemn of Southl CarolIna; bult it Was also very largely due to the effect of cooperative marketing In CalifornIa arid the( lack of cooperatIon in South Catrolina. It will- lie thte purpose5 of thle Asso elation, Wo uinderstanld, to soil cottonl for' tile benlefit of thte produicer, but thte b~ankers and1( 811pply melrchlants wh'Io finance tile miakinlg of the crop) wllIl be flprotected. All mtember's will be re (iuired to dleliver cotton to thle associa tion as so01n as possible after It Is ginned. The member will receive a r'eceipt for bhIs cotton, wich kItn nor1 anal times will he first class collateral for borrowing mnoney at the banks. It is also probatble that the association Will arrange to le1nd money ort th cot. in at tho time of delivery, for the pulrpose of gayling of of any notes 'thlat mIght. lie he01( against it. Ar rangements can :be mado ,betbween the association, the grower and tihe bank er or carrying merchant, whereby tile asisociattion agroees to protect tihe bank or or melrchlant tup to tihe sale value of the cotton, 'by tturining over thle grower's dlividendsl to such banker or mnorciant to omver sch not,. a.. may be 'held against such cotton. After all notes, held by such banker or mer chant against the grower for making the crop, have been paid the remain ing dividends and profits will go to the grower. This arrangement will protect the banker or merchant and at the same time give the grower all the benefits of cooperative selling. With this ar rangement the farmer can give his entire thought and time to the iprob lems of economical production, as he will no longer need to worry about w'when will the 'best time come to sell nor need he to worry about the cotton being forced out of his hands when the cotton is selling at the lowest price of the season. SE.BOARD HIGHiWAY DUSCU7SS'ED .%IT CLINTON En0thusiastle 3Iceting of Interested Partles at ('lint on Last Tuesday. (The Clinton Chronicle.) The Clinton Comiercial Club devot E'd alimost its elitire session Tuesday evening, May 10th, to the holding of a convention looking to the organiza tion of an association to proiote the dleveloment of 'what is temiiporarily called Th 1ie Seaboard Pai Alel IIigh way, c.inecting tlie Quebec to Mianii liih way, whiich 1passes tiiroigh Cheraw, S. C., from tiat point to Athens, Ga., whir-e colniLiol is made with the laklihead iiigliway. Tihls means that tourists from San 1)iego, Cal., fol lowi ng the Ilikiiead National liigh way, can make an alterlnate route at Athens, Ga., via the Seaboard Parallel winn built, to Clierawv, S. C., then by the Quebec to Mliami Highway up1i to Italvi dh, where the Blankhiead Nation al Hi gh way and the Quebec to Mliami lighway join. This means also a connection at Cheraw with the Wilmington, N. C. iligiway, easy access through Cieraw to the upper Pee IDee section of South ''arolina. Eventually this highway will prob ably beconie a very important factor in the development of the South. The Bankhead National Iiighiway is now worlling' to 'raise money for a hard surface road all tie way from Wash ington, D. C., to -San Diego, Cal. The Quebec to .\lia li Iighway will eveli tually be hard surface, as it is a main ilio from Canada to extreme southern Florida. Clinton Is pecuilarly fortuinate in be ing locat(d strategically along ite proposed Sealboard Parallel con nection betweii tile lankhmead National 1lighi way and the Qulebiec to Miami Iiigh way, formrly known as Capitol to Capitol HIighway. The visitors wVero quite numei 1crols, betwell tiiirty-five and forty being 'resenit, ep-esenting Athens, Elber tl, Abbevill-, Greew,vood, Cross 11111. Whlitmlire, Chlester, Pagelanld. ChIeraw, Ilighiway Comins10sions, tate and 1ocri31. Nmne1 r(tois anid m11ot ixcye!!i(it spehswere! deliv-ered byrh enn% lives froii tie towlns, and by engineers. 'ihe'-se speeches brouglit out a great deal of information as to development a long tihe line, indlicat in g that a large parit of the tmilecage of tihis road is al rady comp ilted, somei riverl pirobilems already solved with bidge pirojects u~n dler cotnst ruction or' planned. E'ncomr1agemenit was offered by spmeechies from enlgineers amnd others as to the feasibility of biridging the gr'eat rivers of Savannah, Broad and Cataw' ba. Smaller rivers ar'e already provid edi with brlid1ges, wich ultimately will 110 dithlt have to lbe strengthened to accommtfodalte miil itar'y t raflc, the gov ernmtent nowv retiulring bridges to cartry fifteen ton truck loads in order to meet 'with time apiprov'al of the Unlited States goveirnmenmt as5 military r'oads, and come in for assistance of tihe government in construction of the br'liges, timat. assistance amounting to 50 per cent of the cost. Tihe filling in of the connecting links, the impr~iovement of btridges over smaller rivers, andi tihe construction of several lImportant .bridges consti tutes a prolem. The greatest optimnimn was ex pressedl as to the feasibility of the plan andi time enthusiasm of the meeting gave a send-off to the entire piroject which practically assures the coopera tion necessary to carry it into effect, The response fr'om the cities and towns repriesenited was so enthusias tic, and so optimlistic, andi the origani -attion so far adlvanced by this con ventionl as to atssuire eventual suiccess In -the huilding of the r'outte. C'hambher of C1ommrmerce Meet inig A mfeeting of the Chamnber of Com merce is hereby called for Friday ey.. ening at 8 o'clock in thme Peoplesf Loan & Exchange Bank ,building. . Ri. R. NJCKILS, Pres. .AI1SON IEm'E, Sec. PA LMJfKTTo LOD~OJ, No. 19, A. i'. 3f. A rogtilar commithicatid~n of 'Palmp~bto L~odge, No, 19, 4. -A. F.. M., will be held on IFRID)A'x ld$hmt, Mfay 20th, ' at 8 .pfelock. Members aro especially urged to attendi and vin-. Iting brothr-en welcome. 'Work in E. A. '-iegree. lBy order of ED. 0. ANDERtSON L. , JtOFF, ALLENDALE LOSES IEEAVILY IN FIlE Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Mill Burns. Of Unknown Origin. Allendale, May 1.-Fire of an un known origin destroyed cotton and fer tilizer material to the value of $75, 000 in the plant of -the Allendale Cot ton Oil & Fertilizer Co., here last night. At daylight this morning the flames were under control and the larger part of the mills' property had been saved from the flames by the local volunteer fire department. Their efforts were aided .by a heavy rainfall, which pre vented the spreadin.g of the flames. The flames were discovered about 3 o'clock. Monday morning by the night watchman. iHe experienced some ldifil culty in arousing aid, and it is said it was an hour before the work of cieck ing the flames had begun. The in creased 'Pressure of water resulted in the bursting of several links of the fire department hose. 1lad it not been for a heavy rainfall the flames .would have had more farreaching effect. The large brick seed crushing plant operated by the Allendale Cotton Oil & leytilizer Co., which adjoins the property was saved. A branch of the state warehouse system was operated in connection with the fertilizer plant and contained about 800 bales,.it was stated this morning, all of which were completely destroyed. Tbhis was cov cred by insurance. In addition to the cotton in the building there were abolut :1,00 tons of fertilizer material, .which was almost completely destroyed. This was fully insured. ihe building was valued roughly around $15,000, partial ly covered by insurance. This is the second fire suffered by the plant in the last, 10 years. The last fire destroyed a valuable seed house and a large amount of cotton seed. J. II. Ilewlet, manager of the Al lendale Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co., said this morning that he was unable to state the origin of the fire. It was discovered in the cottonseed hull house and may have been (lue to spontaneous combustion. The fire lighted up the town to almost day light brilliancy. The fire hose lplay Ing upon piles of nitrate of soda andi potash caused several violent explo sions which -blew portions of 10 building in all directions and sen: the volunteer fire fighters, many . whom were ne(groes. Some diffieulty was experienced in getting them to returnii to tihe hose after the explo sions. Quiarterly .lecetlg of It. Y. P. U. * * 0 1ro4ram for Quarter Meeting of Laurens County ii. Y. P. 1. Conven tion, to be held with iigilind 1lome clhui rich, .\ay tihe 29th, 1921, : o'clock. Words of Greeting-Mliss Louise I lun ter. Response-.Miss Vera Bald win. l)evot ional-Mir. Pierce Mlyers. i~emonstration by J tighiand H ome I 'nion. S"pecial Alusie--Clinton and Mlount Pleasant I'nlons. "Value of 'Ixtension 'Work"-lis Louise Dean. "11ow to Get Our Boys l'nlisted." Miss Kate Wofford. "The Work of the B. Y. P. U'. in the Seventy-Five .\ill ion Campaign." .\Mr. George Bobo. "How the B. Y. P. U. fEncourages the Spiritual Life of Its Young People." ---i's. LTawrence Ba rksdale. Special Music-Laurens Union. All Baptist young ,peoplie are urigedi to attend this meeting. C. T. FRANKS, President. 200 ptairs Wonten's White Shoes and Oxfords on onale this week at 98c tc $1.98; worth dlou ble oni todlay's market pr'ice. J. C. *IBarns & Co., Lat.ens. Professional Notice After June 1st, 1921, Drm. J. T. Rut ledlge, formerly of Cheraw, S. C., will be associated with Dr. '. r,. Timnmer man in the practice of d ntist ry at th( oflices occupied by the ate, Dr. G.C, Albright. D~r. Timmor 4' mif mwill con tue to practice at hift'same offices over the Peoples Loan andI IExchange Bank Building. 44-3t-pd GOOG : My butter is on Bale 45c a Delivered Tuest Always Fresh MRS. L M. S* .5 * S * $ * S * $ * I'* $ , SPECIAL NOTICES. 8* 0 Wanted-Small house. Fred Mar tin, at Vincent's Garage. 44-it-pd Automobile Painting-First class Auto Painting done by an experienced fpctory painter, with the highest grade of paints and varnishes. Sumerel Motor CGo., -Laurens, S. C. 44-5t-pd Cotton Seed-Wi1 buy seed until Saturday noon at 90c. Bring all you have to sell. IDon't come after 12 M., Saturday. J. D. Culbertson, Maddens. 44-1t Rooms Wanted-The Laurens Hotel wants 100 rooms to holp accommodate the Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star, to meet in this eity June 16 and 17. Please let me know at once how many rooms you can let me have. A. S. 'Perry. 44-It Tires Cheap-Absolutely firsts; size 30x3 1-2. Price $9.60. Non-skid and rib tread. Look on the 'bottom rack and take your choice. McDaniel's Vulcanizing Plant. 44-It-)d Lost-Black overcott; left on ipost near bridge below cefietery. Finder please return to Advertiser office, or T. J. Branlett, l4tiurens, It. 1. 4l4-It Lost-arly part of last week near Davis-Roper Comptny store, green gold filigreed bar (in. Reward if re turned to "Miss Louise Simmi1on0s, phone 23. '14-It WInted-Twenty-flve men of good character and . habits, having high school education (college education better) to take a free course in life in surance salesmanship at our IHome Of lice. These men will then 'be turned over to General Agent controlling ter ritory in twhich they live, both the Company and General Agent helping them get started in a profession that pays, that is 'grdwing and that requires no ca)ital. A great opportunity for men twenty-five to forty-five years old. Address C. W. Estes, Supt. of Agents, Southeastern Life Insurance Company, Greenville, S. C. 14-It-c Found-Saturday, 'May 7, pair of plow stock handles and sonic bolts in the wrong car. Owner call at clerk of court's ofice, pay for adv. and get same. 44-1 t-pd Wanted--A few room and table boarders. Conveniently locted near the square. \[rs. John Miler, 226 West Laurens Street. .4-ltpdl For Sale-Good lot of corn in -the shuck. Consult Owings & 1b01)0. 44-lt-Pd lHot lolls-Fresh hot rolls made on special orders. Rolls baked morning after order received. Phone 307. 42-5t-pd Corn--T want to sell 100 bushels home raised corn at $1. 5 per bushel. Austiln lraulett. Narnie, S. C. 42-2t-pd RAGS WANTI-D---We will buy clean white rags. Advertiser Olice. Potato Plants-Forto Rico, Nancy lall, Early rriumph Sweet Potato plants, $1.r0 )per 1,000. Greater Balti more Tomato Plants, $1.50 per 1000. Large orders, pronvpt shipment. Dorris Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. '0--5t-pd Not lee---I have arranged to be in Laurens two days each month. If your piano needs tuning leave order with S. N1. & E. IT. Wilkes & Co. 0. M. Tully, Piano Tuner. 28-tf -4 HANDSOME PIANOS at, PRtE-WAl PRIOES Write 1u., O'DANIEL'& REID ('linton, S. C. 0. Langdon Long A'ITORNEY AT LAW Enterprise National'Bank Building All (Legal Business Given ?rompt Attention .Dr. T..L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurens, South Carolina Offiee in Peoples Bank E'uilding Simpson, Cooper & Babb Attorneys at Law. Will Practiee in all State Coarts Prompt Attention Given All Business 0. 0. Featherstone W. B. Enight FEA'l\iERT~lON1E A KXIOIHT Attorneys at Law Laturons, S. C. All Business Intrusted to Our Care Will Have Prompt and Oareful Atten Offiee over Palmetto Bank Mr. Featherstone will spend Wednes day of each week in Laurens. BUTTER at J. C. Shell & Co. at Pound lays and Fridays. Ask For t BEACH AM EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUPPLIES POWE DRUG CO. Use Old 7 Tires' as Spares || Your oldest casing may have In it hundreds of miles that we can save for you. Some day it may come in mighty handy as a "npare". Bring it In and let us look it over-we advise only such repairs as pay. Our skilled methods and complete equipmnt will make your old tires strong and serviceable. We make all kinds of rcairs In our vulcanizing shop, using genti Ine Goodyear Factory Repair Materials. Drive In today with your old tires. Tires, Tubes, Accessories Gas and Oil McDaniel Vulcanizing Plant Next Door to Post Office FREE AIR FREE WATER WRIGHT-SCRJGGS SHOE CO. SPARTANBURG, S. C. . Introducing New Shoes. New Styles Brought b> Your Very Door By Prepaid Parcel Post One Strap In fine grade of Brown and Black Kid or Satin and Suede Pumps combinatiens; French or Ba by Louis Heels. Priced from $8.00 to $13.50 Satin Pumps Brown or-Black Satin, fine quality, one strap styles; French or Baby Louis heels. Priced -from $7.00 to $10.50 Full Line of Wpmcn's High Grade Silk Hosiery In All Leading Colors and Styles Write for Our Spring and Summer Catalog Wright-Scruggs Shoe Co. Spartanburg, S. C.