The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, October 12, 1921, Image 1
VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1921. BER
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STARTS MODAY
County Agent Arranges for
County Meetings
TO DISCUSS
MANY PHASES
Clanson College Spealiststo Lay3 Plans
Before Fariers for Combatting Boll
Weevils. Bankers and Supply Mer.
chauts Urged to hear )r. Long.
,County Agent, J. E. Trevathan has
arranged for a series of meetings to
be held in Laurens county next week
to lay before the farmers of the coun
ty a general plan of farming that will
enable them to combat tile boll weevil
to best advantage. Mr. N. E. Win
ters, soil specialist for the extension
service of Clemson College, will speak
.at Gray Court-Owings, Trinity-Ridge,
.lickory Tavern, Wadsworth and
Prospect on Monday and Tuesday. Mr.
Winters is a dee.) student and an in
terenting speaker. Ile will tell how to
control the boll weevil through a
system of farm management, and soil
building. Every person in the coun
ty who can do so should hear Mr. Win
ters. lis talks will be entertaining as
well as educational.
Dr. WI. W. Long, director of Aigricul
tural. LDx-tension work of Clemson Col
lege, will speak in Laurens and Clin
ton on Vednesday of next week to dis
cuss cooperative marketing. A pro
gram for boll weevil control will be
discussed bf J. iE. 'rrevathan. Dr.
Long has a message that should be
heard by every farmer in Laurens
county. N very cotton grower in the
county should hear iDr. Long Wednes
day. All bankers and supply merchants
of the county are invited to hear Dr.
Long discuss this subject which will
be of vital interest to them.
Mr. S. L. Jeffords, an agronomist of
Clemson College, will assist at the
meeting on Thursday and Friday. Mr.
Jeffords wishes to- start a few experi
mental .plots in this county to detei
mine the comparative value of differ
ent forage crops. Any farmers who
wish to try new forage crops or grass
es for permanent ,pastures would prob
ably do well to work in cooperation
wi.th Mr. Jeffords.
Every person in Laurens county di
rectly affected by the boll weevil will
be able to get sound practical advice
concerning weevil control by attend
ing any one of the meetings to be held
next week. The following is a pro
grain of the meetings:
Monday, Oct. 17th--10:30 A. M.,
Gray Court-Owings; 3:00 P. i., 'Trin
ity-Il idge; 7:30 P. M., Hickory Tavern
school house.--N. E. Winters.
Tuesday, Oct. 18th-10:30 A. M.,
Wadsworth; 3:00 'P. M., Prospect
school.-N. E. Winters.
Welnesday, Oct. 19th-10:30 A. M.,
Aiurels court house; 3:00 P. Mt., Clin
ton.-W. WV. Long.
Thlursday, Oct 20th-4h0:30 A. M.,
*Narnie-ilarksdale; 3:00 P. M., Both
any.-S. L. .Jefford1s.
'Friday, Oct. 2lst.--10:30 A. M.,
Spring (;rove school; 3:00 P. M., San
dy springs.--6. t. Jeffords.
The h)o11 weevil can be controlled.
Attend these meetings and learn how
it is dlone.
Matinieo Friday A fternoon
W. M. Swvitzer, moving picture mail
ager, announiced yesterday that ai
special matinee of the Four llorse
men of the Apocalypse wvill be given
Friday afternoon for the high school
'pupils and teachers. Pupils belowv thec
age of 12 'will be admitted for 28 cents
atnd those ab~ove that and~ teachers will
be admitted for 44 cents. Regular
prices will prevail for oilher people
but no reserved seats will be sold fom
this one showing. Reserved seats will
be sold for Friday night and~ the I wc
Saturday shows.
11. T., Wilson Returnms
T. T. 'Wilson, who attended the na.
tional meeting of the Re~d Cross a
Columbus, Ohio, last week, has re
rturnedl to the city. Mr. 'Wilson saic
that hie enjoyed the trip very mueh
and was deepl1y impressed with thn
.work the Red Cross is dloing, ai
brought prominently before the dole
gates at the convention. The conven
tioni was a wonderfully inspiring one
hie said, and one could not have r.oni
and taken par't in the proceeding
womi I the g:ret ornanflz'i on1I hdo'n'
MICROBE OF LOVE
A BIG SUCCESS
Local Talent Play Under Auspices ef
Anorlean Legion Successfully,
Staged.
"The Microbe of Love," staged by
local talent Monday and Tuesday
nights, not only 'proved disastrous tq
the sophisticated bachelors, 'who
fought valiantly againts his wiles, but
captured by storm the large audlienc
es which .gathered to see his pranks on
both evenings. The play, given under
the huspices of 1h1 local post of the
American Legion and dirctdci by Miss
Sarah Marie Kimbrough, of Mobile,
was 'a success from artistic and hum
orous as ,well as financial standpoints.
The 'play revolved around the
machinations of a group of forlorn
spinsters, 'who had found I hat the
available bachelors were interested in
no other relation except that of broth
er and sister. ,When the bachelors cut
themselves off from all marital con
siderations by the formation of a
"Bachelors Club," the spinsters re
sorted to the "Microbe of Love," sug
gested to them by Madame Hymen
Cupid. With this plot in hand, the
spinsters proceed with its execution
with telling effect, the various scenes
which follow proving a riot of fun.
The dancing and singing, which run
through the play, give it a complete
sett ng and proved not to be the least
attractive part.
'Miss Frances Davis was a delight
ful Mada'no Hymen Cupid, taking a
difficult part with graceful effective
ness. At the meeting of the Spinsters
Club, Miss Allier' Franks, as Priscilla
iPrunes, presid1. - officer, held the
reins over the & 'tive spinsters in a
very acceptable manner. To single
out the individual spinsters for spe
cial review would be diflicult, but
'Misses Jule Childress and Ruby Mc
Millan entered into the scene with un
usual vim. The "Left-Overs", Misses
Sara Clowney, Carrie Fleming and
Brucie Owings, in their scene with
Hard,'Boiled, Mr. Ed. Hicks, and
choruses, gave a bilarious interpreta
tion of the scene. The dancing of
Miss Rebecca Laklf as Lovie Long;
first with Mr. Anthony Fuller, as U. B.
Careful, and later. with Mr. Stanley
Crews, as Billy Bachelor, brought
forth much applause. All of the bach
elors, names below, gave the expect
ed rusty exhibition of self-entered
ness, forgetting entirely their biggest
song the first nil.ght but coming back
strong on the second performance.
Dr. R. E. ,Hughes, as Mr. 'Henspeck,
upheld his reputation for histrionic
talent, while his better-half, Mrs. Hen
peck, acted by Mrs. James II. Sullivan,
faithfully carried out a difficult role.
The two. Old Fashioned Wives, Mrs.
C. T. Latimer and Mrs. J. T. Rutledge,
took their parts with grace and charm.
'Miss 'Martha Barksdale was a petite
Fliii Suci, while the bevy of chorus
girls, see 'em below, were "simply
adorable".
The cast was as follows:
Priscilla 'Prunes Miss Alliene Franks
Madame I lymnen 'Cupid
Miss Frances D~avis
Lovie Long Miss Rebecca Lake
Ima Fraud 'Miss Rekah Richards
Wanta Man Miss Jule Childress
Sophia Sweetgum
Miss Virginia Barksdale
Lillie Lonesome
Miss E'thei L~angston
Samantha Loving Miss Sara Ciowney
Hope On Miss 'Hattie Kate 'Easterby
Ever 'Ready Miss Ruby McMillan
Pobby MlifnlJa.eallva
an'tMissaCarre 'Slin
IIia~ IoMeis Vig di Hkse
Ver Hnecld.U -Ric Nuckels
obby henpekfu rs Jaes. Sullivan
Cupid Elise Perry
Lord Tisa 'Pity ' Charles Fleming
Old1 Fashioned Wife
'Mrs. C. T. Latimer
Old1 Fashioned Wife
Mrs. J. T. Rutledge
Fifi Suci Miss Martha lBarkadaie
Izzee Coming Miss Tnez Hludgens
iva (Thn11' Miss TBettie RIihards
Metta Match .Mrs. M. J. Simpson
Reporter Margaret Thunlap
Saphrona -Wait On
Miss Virginia Barksdale
(Choruis Ols
. l'.mi utK'gnu Martha Saxon
FIRST GINNINGS HEAVY
Upper Counties of State Show Heavy
Ginuings and Lower Counties Show
Effect of B1oll Weevil.
The bureau of the census, depart
ment of commerce, has issued the
first cotton ginning report of the sea
son as of .September 25, The ginning
of the state show an increase bver las,
yer, as do the ginnings of this coun
ty. This is believed to be due to the
early maturity consequent upon hot
weather. It is noted that ginninigs in l
the lower part of t'# state, where the
boll weevil is more prevalent, show a
decrease instead of an incraso.
Following is the report by counties:
County 1921 1920
The State .. . . .. .215,260 171,4 1
Abbeville .. ., .. .. 5,190 1,864
Aiken .. .. .. .. . .. 7,296 11,595
Allendale .. . . .. .. 2,945 5,636
Asderson .. .. .. ... 20,518 2,894
Bamberg .......... 1,958 6,993
Barnwell .. .. .. .. -1,726 9,369
lierkeley .. .. . . .. 209 1,1 10
Calhoun ... ... ..... 2,13 7,975
Cherokee .. .. .. .. 2,260 81
Chester .. .. .. ... 5,830 1,196
Chesterfield . . .. .. 6,182 3,840
Clarendon .. . . .. .. 4,837 8,852
Colletoi . . . . .. . . 559 1,58'
Darlington .. .. .. .. 6,138 3,355
Dillon .. .. .. . ... 11,881 4,920
Dorchester .. .. .. .. 508 2,522
IFdgefield .. .. .. .. 2,764 4,207
Fairfield .. .. .. .. 2,716 2,001
Florence .. .. .. .. 6,077 3,937
Georgetown .. .. ... 47 391
Greenville .. .. .. .. 8,049 305
Grenwood .. .. .. ..4,043 2,419
Hampton ... .. ... ..1,469 2,905
Hforry ... .. .. .. .. 319 188
Kershaw .. .. .. .. 3,969 4,880
Lancaster.......... 2,222 338
Laurens .. . . ... . 10,102 :3,137
Lee ... .. .. .....6,967 6.562
Lexington .. .. .. .. ..2,986 5,866
McCormick . . . .. .. 1,404 857
Marion .. . . .. ... 3,688 1,579
Marlboro .. .. .. .. 11,886 9,316
Newberry .. .. .... 5,559 3,391
Oconee .. .. .. 5,131 90.1
Orangeburg ... .. .. ..8,269 21,225
Pickens - .. .. .. .. 4,645 23
Richland .. .. .. .. .3,217 6,399
Saluda ,.... .., .. .. 2,886 3,297
Spartanburg .. .. .. 11,628 . 950
Sumtr. .. .. .. .. .. 7,065 7,782
Union .. .. .. .. .. 2,913 652
Williamsburg .. .. .. 2,268 4,106
York . . .. .. .. .. 6,552 571 1
All Other ... .. .. 1..116 284
ELEC'IitIK MAID BAKERY
New Enterprise Opens In Laurens To. I
day Opposito Post, Office.
The Electric 'M-aid Bakery, a new
enterprise for the city, will have its
formal opening in the Dial-Gray build
ing, opposite the post oflice, this morn
ing. A general invitation has been
extended to the public to attend the
bakery and inspect the sanitary oven
and other equipment.
As the name signifies, the bakery is
operated by electricity and baking is
done in .plain sight of patrons of the
store.
TIhe bakery is in charge of Mr. A.
Li. Anderson, formerly of Camden.
Mrs. JT. F. Wilson, of Atlanta, will be
his assistant wvhile an experienced
baker will be in charge of the oven.
An advertisement giving some of the
various items to be offered1 the public
will be found on another .page of this
Bridge Tournament
Trhe committee of ladies who has
startedl a fund for the purchase of a
musical instruiment for the bois-Terre
country club, has announcedl that a
bridge tournament will be held at the
club Friday afternoon and Friday
night. All those interestedl in BIridge,
whether members or not, are invited
to take part in .the tournament. An
admissIon fec of 50 cents will be
chargedl each entrant, both afternoon
and evening.
('ircuis Troday
By .the time this paper reache a lot
of its readers, the Sparks circus wiii
fiav'e rolled into town, unloaded its
animals andl paraphernalia, andl the=
"big top'' will be upl. TI's circus (lay.,
Henry Lautrents Chiaiper
The lionry Laurens C!haipter, D). A.
UR., will hold its regular monthly meet
ing Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the Ladies' Rest Room. The regent
reqiuests all member~s to atltend.,
Rebecca Adams Sarah Bishop
Sarah Eliza Swygert 6arah Saxon
'Lo'n Fuilter Mary Sue Bolt
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
TO BE I1ELl]
Rev. G. T. Squires Announces Service:
to Begin In First Presbyteril
October 213.
Rev. C. T. Squires, pastor of tl
First 'Presbyterian church, has an
nounced g seiies of evangelistic ser
0% to begin hunday night, Octobe
23rd, the meeting to continue abou
two weeks. Rev. James H. l-lender
lite, D. I)., of Gastonia, N. C., ha
been secured to conduct the services
At a meeting of church workers Sun
day, Committees were appointed t<
make arrangements for the series o
meetings. Mr. Squires has invited the
coolperation of other churches in
statement as follows:
We have icet so fortunate as to se
cure the services of lRey, James iI
Ienderlite, 1). D., pastor of the Plirs
'resbyte'ian church, of Gastonia, N
C., for a two weeks series of evan
gelistic services.
)r. ienderlite is one of ou r mos1
liuecessful pastors, and especially
Popular with men. lie is not a pro
fessional evangelist but a minister whc
'lways has a message which he de
livers in a straight-forward, clean
:ut nmner, free from all bombast and
oratorical effort.
It is our desire that this, the first
3vangelistic meeting, which we have
geld during our pastorate here will b(
used .by the 'Holy Spirit in calling
'many to repentance and the building
iJ) of the Christian character of us
who are church members.
We siscerely trust that our whole
iommunity may receive Spiritual ben
ifit, and we most cordially crave the
,o-operation of our brethren of all de
lominations. It is hoped that every
>ther church may be blest in the re
leption of members as well as our
)wn.
Will not all of God's people earn
stly pray that this service may be es
)ecially blest unto the salvation of
icores of our people; and we shall ap
>reciate the consideration if our con
nunity will.give "The Kingdom of Go(]
tnd ills Righteousness" the "right of
way" during the two weeks of these
ervices. Please allow no social en
;agenents to be madb during this
ime.
We shall open the meeting Sunday
vening, October 23rd, at 7:30 o'clock.
)'. Ilenderlite is expected the next
lay and will preach Monday, October
ith and on through Sunday, Nov. 6th.
All of the ministers of the Gospel
tre especially invited to participate
n these services.
)ETCH P'ROPH~rl'
TALKS ON WEATHEII
ays Lowest Temperntures of Season
Will Occur Lattler Part, of Month.
Columbia, Oct. 10.---Early appear
ince of cold weather with light frost
luring the past week shows the way
o yet lower temperatures for October,
recording to hutch Weather Prophet.
rVith frost on October 5, records 'were
)roken in a number of localities, in
le Piedmont, it being the earliest
'ince Septembler' 27, 1876, in tihe lati
,uide of Anderson county, and in New..
Jerriy s9ince September 30. 189)5.
P'emperaturecs will vary each weeki
romll mnoderate to normal until th(
veek of- October 24-30, lie predicts
&ihen tile lowest temperatures of th(
icason wvill occur', wvith severe frosts in
lhe Piedmont and mnoro than -probably
nl the low counltry.
Wide areas of lprecipitation swill be
;in to cover the country at tils timy
nnd extend throughout all sections
mnow in thle northwest and northeast,
ater~ invading tile southearn sections
o0 the numllber of at least three snows
iouth andl east of the Blue Ridge, hl(
says. Snow will occur around the wvin
~er soistice in this section.
The atmospheric currents by the de
sidied chlange which wvas observed Au
~ust 1, indlicatedl tile early app~earanct
)f fall weatheri and~ frost. While it did
lot occur exactly on tile dates Bet b3
forecast of Septonmber 19, it brok<
mome recordls for earliness when it dit
Arrivo a few (lays later and was nol
1o far' out of the way at any rate for
long distance forecast which was cal
rulatedl two months ahead of its occur,
renlce. 'The D~utch Weather Prophe
thinks that lhe Is entitled to tis mucd
Conlsiderat ionr in tile lpremises.
Caught Escaped Coiivlet
Helcnry Smith, anl esca ped conlvic
froml Greenville county, was ('aughlt ih
tis city Saturday bly Sheriff Reidl all,
D~eputy Sheriff Hicks Owings, and wa
hold here until Sundlay, when
tireenvilie county oflicer' camel dlvi
for imi
PROMINENT MERCHANT
HAS PASSED AWAY
Harvey Terry Passed Away In North
Carolina Last. 'T'uesday Night and
Buried Hero Saturday Afternoon.
Harvey Terry, for over thirty years
a prominent merchant of Laurens,
d1et Thursday night at 12 o'clock at
Rockinughain, North Carolina, his old
home town, to which place he and 'CMrs.
Terry went on a visit some weeks
ago, with the hope of recuperating the
forner's health, which had been great- I
Ily impaired for several months. On
fMonday of lart week Mr. Terry was
stricken with. paralysis, and his con-,
(dition steadily grew worse until the
end. Ills brother, iR. I. Terry, presi
dent of the Palmetto fank; his step
soit, J. Natai n Lichardson, and his
step so i-4i-law, Represcntati'e C'. M.
laihh, a!! of ; ar.'ens, went to Rock- I
inghamn iO 1 e with their khw!otman,
shortly fte' the alarmiii:. news if hi;
('anl?(.ian1 v.aas rece:ived here.
Mr. 'ferry was a native of North
Carolina and came to Laurens when
ia young ma1.'1 antidcs estaished one of
the first racket stores the city ever
had. Ile'ilu!ly the business was
changed to a (I-y g)o(ls and notions
store, and for a long time I-. Terry's
has been one of the well known busi
ess concerns of the city.
The (ecased w-as an exemplary,
high toned citizen, a1d lie probably
has as many friends and acquaint
ances in the city and county as any
business man of the town. -lie was
generous and big-hearted, ready to
respond to any call witini reason
that came to him; cheerful all( op
timistic, he met every situation that
arose with unperturbed confidence.
lie was a leading member of the'
Methodist church, and a Mason of
high degree, having filled the position
of secretary for Rising Sun Chapter
No. 6 It. A. M. for a period of sev
eral years.
Mr. Terry was twice married, his
first wife being Mrs. (Ellen Richard
son, who died several years ago. His
second marriage, about a year ago,
was to Miss Mary Peterson, of Lau
rens.
The body was.. brought to this city
Friday, and Saturday afternoon at
one o'clock the body was laid to rest
in the Laurens cemetery, the Masons
conducting the services.
AUTIIIORITIES TRYING TO
TRADE WINES AND UOOZEI
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth Said to Have Been Stolen
From the Country Home of Joseph
Leiter.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Washington po
lice 'Were co-operating today with Vir
ginia authorities and private dectec
tives in an effort to trace wines and
liluors, said to be worth $300,000,
which were stolen from the country
home, near here, of Joseph Lelter, tin
ancier. The theft, it became known
today, was committed a week ago, and
the authorities have ben quietly work
ing on the case since, apparently with
out results.
P~olice hlere said they believed it was
the largest theft of a prlivate stock of
liquors since prohibition went into ef
fect.
Using an acetylene torch, tihe rob
bers, during tihe ab~sence of tile estate
caretaker, b~ored thlroughl thle three
inch steel door of tile wine cellar. llHun
diredis of cases of liquors and wines,
the police were informed, were r'e
mloved an~d hauled away in truceks. Thle
thleft is believedI to have beeni commiit
ted1 Sunday afternoon a week aago.
The helter estate is situated in Vir'
ginia, about four miles from tihe Dis
trict of Columbia line and about a
mile off the L~eesburg pike. The care
taker was the only one living on the
estate at the time of the robbery.
Tacky Par-ty
The 1'pworth League of tihe Fir'st
Methodist chuurch is to have a tacky
party Friday nighlt at the home of Mrs.
JT. C. Swveedenburg, On ir'by avenue.
The party is to begin at 8 o'clock, at.
which time alt Leaguers and other
young people ot tihe chlurchl are invited
to be4 plresent
Tag Day a Sneceess
Tag D)ay provedl a sulccesq financial
t ly for' thle Civiu League last Wednes
(lay. A total of $'143 wvas realized fr'om
I the sale of tags. Mrs. J. S. Bennett,
3 on blehalf of t'he Civic League, asked
a that the thanks of the league be ex-'
1 tenl~ded to tihose who he'lpedi in the
HARRIS A8KS FOR
SCIOTTON R[PORT
Fears Effect of Next Gln,
ning Report
MAY LEAD
TO SPECULATION
Senator Harris, of Georgia, Asks that
leptartmient of Agriculture Issue An
other Condition leport. When Next
Giuning "ignres are Issued.
Washington, Oct. Il..-Senator iar
ris, Democrat, Georgia, today request
ed the Department of Agriculture to
issue a statement of the estimate of
cotton conditions at the same time the
censtsi 1ureauti makes public, October
1R. the next ginniigs report showing
the numi her of hales of cotton ginned
n the new crop. The condition report
issued October 1, was the last sched
uled for the year.
Director Stewart, of the census hu
reau, is expected to recommend to the
secretary of agriculture that an ac
rompanying statement he issued ac
cording to information given Senator
Hlarris, and it is likely, the Georgia
Senator said, that the Dnpartment of
Agriculture will make some kind of
statement, the scope of which has not
been agreed upon.
Senator Harris said he made the re
luest because if 'the next ginners' re
port shows a large comparative
imount of cotton ginned without anl
idditiosal report. estimating the pro
portion of the total crop ginned to
hat date, it might result in an or
;anizel effort of "bearish" speculative
nterests to depress the price of cot
on1.
The agricultural department and
ensus bureau have not annouced
what plans they have agreed upon.
LAURENS LOS"S TO ABIEVILLE
Local Teat Puts Up Scrappy Fight
but Falls to Down the Boys from
Near Long ('ane.
Laurens Hiigh School put up a stiff
ame against the Abbeville pigskin
'rew Friday afternoon, but were out
ilayed in the open game style of play
nl lost by the score of 16 to 12. The
ocal boys had the edge on the visi
tors in the way of straight foot-ball
ind ,put up a stronger fight on the line,
tmt several fumbles were costly and
the Abbevillians were too handy with
lie forward pass. The locals also
,uffered heavily in penalties, papar
sntly being too eager to go after their
)pponents. Brown and Barksdale
were consistent ground gainers for the
local boys, while Long and Galloway
were the highlights from across Long
,ane creek.
A large number of Abbeville fans,
including many of its most prominent
citizens, at telnled the game and gave
their teaun strong sutppiort on the side
lines.
ENOREE ROAD) IET
G regory Contracting (Company Lowest
Bidder ont Works
J. 31. Gregory, who has built the
other top-soil roads of the county, was
yesterdlay awardedl the ('ontract to
build abiout four andl one-half miles
oif road1 from Lanford Station to a
ptoint about a mile south of Ora. Mr.
Gregory was the lowvest of three bid
dlet's, D)on II. Irivin and Th iom pson &
Giregotry being the other biddei's. Mr.
Gregory's bid was $16,157.3-..
After the cotnttract wvas awarded Mr.
Gr'egotry stated that lie would bring
his fot'ce hero at once andi work
wouldl be started withini a couple of
weeks,
Social Near Trinity-Ridge
Mlss Maggie Clardy enitertainled Fri
(lay afternoon fromt 7 until 10 In honor
of the Trinity-Ridge school teachers.
After the crowvd igathei'ed there wore
many jokes, tmuch tmsic atnd laughter,
after which they were ushered into
the dining room, beautifully dlecorated
with golden rod. Hot chocolate and
cakes were servedl. The time was
fully enjoyed by all.
Miss Martin Imnproving
Many friends of Mliss Loulio Martin
wili be glad to know that she is im
proving after being painfully injured
last wok in ant nuto wreck on the