McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, August 23, 1928, Image 2
T^Thursday, August 23, 1928
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Cotton Council
Hopes To Secure Bet-
| ter Prices For Cotton
PERSONNEL AND PURPOSES
BRIEFLY GIVEN
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carolina.
In reply to the hundreds of letters
of inquiry coming to the New .Or
leans office of the Southwide Cotton
Council from every cotton-producing
state, Acting-Secretary H- L. Mc-
Knight has given out the following
information:
1. Q—W^hat is the Southwide Cot
ton Council?
A—It is the outgrowth of the
"Governors’ Cotton Conference” call-
*d at Jackson, Miss., February 25th
last.
2. Q—Who attended this Jackson
"Cotton Conference?”
A—Cotton Growers, planters,
merchants and bankers, to the num
ber of 5,000, frdm every cotton-pro
ducing state in the Union.
3. Q—For what purpose was the
Jackson Conference called i
A—-To find if possible, a way
or method of securing permanent re
lief for the producers, handlers and
spinners of cotton.
4. q—Could such a big problem be
solved in the short spacs c ( f a two-
day "Conference?”
A—It could n'-t.
5. Q—Who firs^ suggested a per
manent Southwide Organization to
study this problem?
A—Gov. Dart A. Moody, of Tex
as.
6. Q—What steps led to the for
mation of the permanent organiza
tion.
A—The Jacksdn Conference
named a Commitlne of fi* ty rep es-
entative growers, bankers, merch
ants and others, all interested in get
ting a better price for cotton, and in
structed this Comm ttce to meet at
Memphis within thirty days for the
specific purpose of setting up a
Southwide Organization.
7. Q—Was the South wide Cotton
Council "J-’ganiaed” at this Memphis
meeting.
* A—N v . the Committee chargedt!. Thc . c “ r - di ? i . on o£ State
with this task sport two days dis
cussing the type of organization
needed, and then met again in New
Orleans, July 6th, at which time the
organization was formally set up.
8. Q—(What are the primary pur
poses and objectives of the Soutft-
wide Cotton Council?
A—To secure a better price for
Cotton; to reduce the hazard of the
industry by eliminating the frequent
and vic’.ent fluctuations of the mar
ket; to biing ‘the groweis and spin
ners into closer business relations;
to correct numerous bad practices
that haw become ingrained in the
Cotton trade and industry.
9. Q—Will the Scuthwide Cotton
Council bo powerful enough to ac
complish these ends?
A—It will. Its organizers pro
pose to secure from all parties inter
ested a budget of $750,000 annually
foil five 31 ars for the purpose of car
rying on a Southwide campaign of
education and reform among those
who grow, handle and spin the pro
duct.
10. Q—How is this $750,000 to be
raised ?
A—By voluntary contribution
from those who want to see the con
dition of the Cotton Industry great
ly improve#.
11. Q—Who are the men now ac
tive in directing the affairs of tho
Organization ?
A—The "Executive Committee,”
cdmpcGed of three (3) Growers, one
(1) Banker, one (1) Spinner*, one (1)
Educator, and one (1) Attorney, each
and all men of unquestioned char
acter, achievement and influence.
12. Q—Does the Southwide Cot
ton Council seek to replace existing
organizations now actively at work
fdr improvement of the Cotton Indus
try?.
A—It does not: but it dqos aim to
co-ordinate and unify all such agen
cies into one big, strong organization
able to correct the many bad pract
ice® and causes now so common in
the Cotton Industry.
Headquarter's tor the Organization
are in the Canal Bank Building), New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Personnel of Executive Committee
of the Southwide Cotton Council:
Judge C. E. ..Thomas, Supt. of
Banks, State of Alabama, Montgom-!
ery, Ala., president.
Hon. TV Wfrit Davidson, former
Lieut. Gov. and Pres, of Texas Bar
Association, Dallas, Texas, Vice-
President and General Counsel.
S. Odenheimer, President Lane
Cotton Mills and President Interna
tional Trade Exhibition, New Or
leans, La.
N. C. Williamson, President Louis
iana Co-operat‘ve Cottr- r Association
and member State Senate, Mil!i!::n,
La.
Clarence Ousley, former Assistant
Secretary of A-jr culture, former Di
rector Ajr: ulturrl Extension A. &
South Carolina Crops
As Of August First
South Carolina crop prospects im
proved during July, and on August 1,
were abdut equal to the ten-year
average. The composite condition of
all crops advanced from 927 per
cent on July 1, to 100 per cent of
the ten-year average o n August 1.
Crops are best on the clay soils of
the up-country as there has been too
much rain for'the lighter soils of the
South and East.
CORN improved five points dur
ing July, and the condition of 73
per cent on August 1, indicates a
crop of close to 23 million bushels,
which compares with the estimate of
25,449,000 bushels last year and an
average production of 23,900,000
bushels for the past five years. Of
the 1497,000 acres planted to corn,
correspondents report 37 per cent
without a companion crop, 42 per
ce nt with ct*.vpeas; 10 per cent with
velvet beans; and 7 per cent with soy
li'ans. Per centage reported last
year: 48 per cent without companion
crops; 33 per cent with cawpeas; 8
per cent with velvet beans, and 7 per
cent w.th soy beans.
A TOBACCO crop of approximate
ly 80 million pounds is indicated by
the condition of 67 per cent on Au
gust 1. Tho State produced 76,648,-
000 pounds last year and the average
production for the past five years is
64,904,000 pounds.
SWEET POTATOES are reported
as 78 per cent of normal, indicates
a crop of 4,173,000 bushels, compar
ed to 5,30 J 000 bushels last year. The
icduQtion in prospects from last year
is due to a 6 per cent smaller acre
age as well as a condition four points
1:«ver than on August 1, last year.
PEANUTS at^75 pe:* cent prom se
*? about 7,838,000 pounds, compared
to 8,525,000 pounds last year and 5,-
400,000 pounds in 1926.
ALL TAME HAY with a condition
of 77 per cent gives promise of a
crop of about 315,000 tons, compared
with the good crop of 356,000 tens
last year. The average productic-n
for the past five years is 248,000
tens.
crops on
August 1, this year and last, res
pectively, follows: Cotton, 64 and
66;‘Corn, 73 and 77; Irish Potatoes,
77 and 73; Sweet Potatoes, 78 and 82;
Tobacce' 67 and 73; Tame Hay, 77
and 90; Wild Hay, 80 and 78; Alfalfa.
86 and 80; Pastuio, 86 and 84; Pea
nuts 75 and 75; Soy Beans 76 and
76; Cowpeas, 76 and 84; Velvet
Beans 77 and 81; Sorghum for
Sy.nip, 77 and 79; Sugar Cane, 75
and 82; Apples, 70 and 45; Peaches,.
81 and 40; Pears, 78 and 3^; Grapes,
80 and 69; Pecans, 69 and 64
On August 1, 65.5 per cent of cows
on farms reporting were giving m’lk
and the average amount per cow for
this one day was 2.12 gallons per
cdw. This cofnpares with 60.8 per
cent milking and 1.96 gallons per cow
on August' 1, last year.
On the same farms 34.6 per cent
of the hens were laying on August
1, compared with 32.3 a year ago.
Faim labor supply is reported in
excess of the demand.
UNITED STATES: A marked im
provement in the United States crop
prospects occurred during July, and
present indications are for crop
y’elds per acre about 4 per oont
above the average of recent years.
The South Atlantic and East Gulf
States shared in the improved pros
pects f:om more favorable weather
during July, thoagh portions of this
area still have too much moisture.
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Would Increase Use
Of Cotton Goods
THE COTTON PRODUCTS EXTEN
SION COMMITTEE FORMED
FOR THIS PURPOSE
COLUMBIA, Aug. 21.—The Cot
ton Products Extension Committee,
an organization df cotton growers
formed for the specific purpose of
increasing the consumption of cotton
goc'drv is meeting with splendid suc
cess in its efforts to arc-use the peo
ple of the South to the importance
of using cotton products wherever
and whenever possible. Dr. Wadi-e
Stackhouse, chairman of the com
mittee, said today.
The committee has been devoting
a great deal of attention to the cc-i-
tainey field, Dr. Stackhouse said, be
cause it had found after a survey
that the peopin of the cotton states
had become somewhat negligent in in
sisting upon cotton with the result
that other containers had made con
siderable inroads on the cott -i
sacks.
“We found, said Dr. Stackhouse,
"that quite a number cf largo South
ern cities were not ordering their
cement in cotton sacks. These cities
were glad to specify that their cem
ent should come in cotton sacks af
ter our committee had called their
attention to the matter and had
po'nted out how impoitant it was to
the South to ednsume its own pro
duct.
"Likewise our committee found
that many housewives had become
negligent in the matter of requiring •
that their flour should come in cot-:
Department Of
Education Urged
By Educator
Page Number Two
Kill Germ Laden Flies
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.,—Edu
cation was characterized as the most
important activity of the nation, and
the great need of a Department of
Education was stressed by Miss
Chari O. Williams, field secretary of j
the Nat'onal Education Association,
in the open forum meeting of the In
stitute of Public Affairs at the Uni
versity of Virginia. The extent of
American public school activities was
illustrated by pointing dut that a
milFon teachers ai*e now employed
for the instruction of 27,000,000
children at an annual cost c»f about
$2,000,000,000. The need of research
work, she emphasized, is shown by
the high American illiteracy rate.
“In spite of compulsory education
laws and ftee tax-supported schools,”
Mirs Williams said, “we still have in
dur country a higher per centage of
illiteracy tha n any of the other lead
ing nations. Every day appitoximate-
ly one-fourth •(.? our children of
school age arc absent from the class
room, while at Fast an equal num
ber belong to the retarded groups,
not delinquent or defective, but be
low the grade where they should be.
“If the farmer’s cattle are sick he
can write to tl\e Department of Ag-
ricultu-e for practical help. Ani
mal and plant culture have come to
be considered duties c." the national
Government^ while child culture is
n glected. Indiv dual states can com
mand neither the necessary re
sources co-operation or prestige. A
secretary in the President’s Cabinet
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PHONE NO. 77.
Ion sacks. It was reported to ui i
that the housewives in c-ie area were ^ would aid greatly in solving the
buying most cf thoir fIdur in other many problems that aii2 constantly
forms of containers. We made an in
vestigation and found that the house-
.wives were not buying it in other
containers through cho'ce but simply
because it was being sent to them
that way and they weuj rot insist
ing upon the cott<*i sacks. Now that
the:r attention has been called tc< it
we feel su:<e they are insisting upon
the cotton sackri.
“We have urged the laundries of
the South to purchase their soap
soap chips, soda, starch and other
arising and menacing the welfare of
the public schools of out’ land.” .
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Plant Fall
Garden Now
COOL PERIOD BEFORE FROST IS
BEST GROWING SEASON
FOR SOME VEGETABLES
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, J CLEMSON COLLEGE, Aug. 20 —
laundry supplies in Osraburg bags p, antings for the faJ i g ar den should
be made in August dr September
Such vegetables as cabbage, carrots,
beets, spinach, turnips, lettuce, and
ka!e thrive best in cool weather.
Therefore, these vegetable should be
planted at such a time that most of
tto growing period will be in the
cool season of the fall before frost
Beans may be planted in succession
and we have during the past month
received assurances from two of the
largest laundry supply houses in
America that they will push the sale
of these laundry supplies in bags.”
Members (." the Cotton Products
Extension Committee include:
North Carolina: B. F. Shelton,
Speed; George Blanton, Shelby.
A bank account is a true friend and
a warm one.
South Carol na: Wade Stackhouse,! untn fix wecks before fro , L
Dillon; C. J. Jackson, Horatio; B. T., Gfod plants t , f the Wakefield cab-
Boatwright, Johnston. fcage varieties, if set note, vdli form
Alabama: John R. Witt, Belie; h „ ads b3fcre the cold weat her. With
Attention, Mission
ary Societies Edge-
field Association
The annual missionary meeting of
‘he Edgefield Women’s Missionary
Societies will be held at Clarks Hill
on Tuesday, the 4th of September,
and not the 6th, as previously an-
t 1 ' meed. There being a conflict the
date is now changed to the 4th.
Plcarn take notice, and we are ex
pecting a fine- programme and ^ good
crowd.
Each society in the association is
requested to bring a large delega
tion for this one day meeting.
MRS. J. L. MIMS,
Associational Superintendent.
txt
A fellow remarked the other day
that he was opposed to the light
beer propaganda because he was sat
isfied with the eight per cent home
blew.
X
The man who buys a 1929 model
isn’t c ’o far ahead. His moitgage is
exactly like your old one.
Mina; Will Howard Smith; Pratt
ville.
Mississippi: B. L. Moss, So'e* A.
H. Stone, Greenwood; J. W. Fox,
Scott.
Arkansas: M .0. Bennett, Lake
Village; H. H. Naff, Portland; Con
oway Scott, Scott.
Tennessee: A. E. Markham , Tip-
tonville; J, O. Bomar, Brownsville;
Lem Banks-, Memphis.
Texas: Douglas Pounds, Lubbeck;
T. W. Handler, Belton; Ed Henry,
San Antonio.
Louis'ana: Frank Dimmick, Bator
Rouge; Dr. J. B. Pratt, Natchitoches;
N. C. Williamson, Milliken.
Oklahoma: George W. Moncrief,
Canadian; John A. Willard, Anad-
aiko; W. L. Hutcheson Ftederick.
IXX
Marking Livestock
Saves Much Loss
CO-
M Co!!eg' > , Dallas, Texas.
Kon. A. S. Fan | State Bank Ex
aminer, Columbia, S. C.
Albert H. Stone, Vice-President
b - (1 C' -'ral M inager Delta Staple
Ce.'nn Association, Dun’e'th Miss.
Marking of livestock sent by
operative shipping associations is an
important factor df a successful oi>
ganization, and the Department of
Agriculture recommends that a uni
form system of marking be adopted.
Cattle and calves are best marked by
clipping 4-inch Roman numerals on
the right or left hips, preferably
the former, cutting the hair very
close to the skin. Marks for sheep
should be made by using branding
fluid applied with a half inch of
stiff round-bristle brush, placing the
marks on the head top cf shoulders,
back, or rump. Hogs should be mark
ed by clipping not more than 4 marks
on the top of the shoulder, back, or
rump, or not more than 3 marks on
the side of the shoulder, back, or
ham. Use of paint or colored tags is
undesirable. It is important to place
marks where they arc conspicicus
and can be see n without unduly dis
turbing the animals. Heavy shrnk-
age often results because animals
are unnecessarily disturbed to deter
mine the identity of the owners.
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StaUstics show that there are more
girl babies bom than boys. There
must be cooks as viell as wives.
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One way to make your wife hap
pier is to point out all the women
who are fatter than she is.
si ght protect 5 on both cabbage and
collards will carry through cUr sev
erest winters. ,,
Kale seed sown during September
will produce an abundance of greens
during the winter and early spring.
Siberian Cu ’ed is a good fall vari
ety.
Sov r Big Boston lettuce fdr a sup
ply (. r delightful salad during fill
and winter. With slight proteefon
firm heads can be produced.
Mustard will stand any amount of
cold, and seed sow T n during Septem
ber will furnish greens throughout
the fall, winter, and early spring.
Though commonly sown for pas
turage, rape seed sown in Septemben
will yield excellent winter greens.
One cf the most delightful vege
tables is sp'nach. Seed sown the
last of September or the early part
of October will produce greens
throughout the winter until late
springy
The turnip is one of the reliable
vegetables and will produce both
roots and tops for winter and spring
use if planted September 1 to Sep
tember 15.
Babies must be protected from
fliea. Besides thein torment and tor
ture, flies transmit over thirty dif
ferent diseases. Any one of wdiich
may prove' fatal. Every fly you sec
must be killed. INSIST upon and
get the scientific product developed
at Mellon Institute of Industrial Re
search by Rex Research Fcdlowsh p
It is fragrant and harmless to man
kind but sure death to all househol
insects. Just follow' instructions or
blue Ichel of bottle. Insist on FLY-
TOX Uom your retailer.—Adv.
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