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<Thc vlhuwtij &mirii vt. r. TOLLEV i E. C. KPPS Publishers. Entered at tne postoffice at Kingstrwe, S. C. a.>- second class matter. TELEPHONE NO. S3. Subscription rates strictly IN ADVANCE Single copy one year J 1.50 Single copy, six months 75 Single copy, three months 50 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, /Resolutions of Thanks. Card of v Thanks and ail other reading notices, not News, will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each inf section Hot suppers notices. ' All communications must be sign ed b> the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. All unsigned communica_ /tons are a waste of time paper and ujostace on the part of the writer. "advertising rates Advertisements to be run in SpeTia or "Want" column one cent a Aoru each issue, minimum price 25 . *."vents, payable strictly in advance. f(K. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per mch first insertion, 50 cents per inch * v ' ; -ach subsequent insertion. ; Kates on loi^g term display adver __ tisements very reasonable. For Mates apply at this office in remitting checks or money orders make payable to the county record. . thursday, august 14. 1919. ; The Williamsburg Liberty Milling Company has recently installed maehinery for threshing wheat, shucking and shelling corn, and is now in % f * position to handle with promptness ' > v' *11 the wheat and corn brought to the mill. The people of this county should support this enterprise in everyway possible. We regard it as one of, if rot the most valuable as.V sets we have. It is owned almost en5. % * tirely by fanners and there is no v- valid reason why our people, or our t merchants should have to place an order for meal or grits outside the county. We grow the corn and at this ^ \m mill it may be converted into meal , or grits that will be far superior to imported product. The management of the plant is desirous that farmers bring along , t* their t wheat, have it thrashed and ground into flour now so that it ^ will be out of the way when the corn ?? ?*rop Is gathered and ready for m;)ling. \ v. o , Crop Estimates Saluda. August 11.?According to a report issued by B. B. Hare, field agent United States Department of Agriculture, the condition of the leading growing crops in South Carolina, excepting cotton, on August 1. was as follows: Corn 80 per cent of normal; rice 85 per cent; hay 90; millet 88; cowpeas 88; Irish potatoes S2; sweet potatoes 8b; tobacco 74; alfalfa 90; tomatoes 75; cabbages 75; onions ^ 84; sorghum for feed 85; sorghum for svrup 85; peanuts 85; watermei ons 70; muskmelons 70; apples 45; peaches 42; grapes 78; pears 55. . The condition of corn in the easterr. and northwestern counties is | from "good" to "excellent"; in the central and southwestern counties it ranges from "very poor" to "good". A large percentage of the acreage of late plantings has been abandoned on account of the excessive rains during the latter half of July and a considerable percentage of that planted on bottom lands has been destroyed by overflow of creeks and rivers. The total production is estimated at 38,900,000 bushels, which is approximately 600,000 bushels more than , last year but 2,000,090 bushels less than in 1917. The peavine hay acreage is much smaller than usual, because of the scarcity and high price of seed, but the prospects for good yields are , very promising. All fruits an5 vegetables were injured to a greater or less extent during the month by the continuous heavy rains. Marked deterioration in condition of tobacco since last report is noted, the condition on July 1. being 85 per cent of norma! and only 74 per cent on August 1. Where there has been proper cultivation sweet potatoes appear to be in excellent condition, although an unusual growth of vines usually indicates small potatoes with few in a hill. Total production of corn for the entire United States is estimated at 2,788,000.000 bushels as compared with 2,583,000,U00 bushels in 1918 and 3,065,000,000 bushels in 1917. The production of wheat is placed in round numbers at 940,000,000 busftels, or approximately 25,000.00 bushels more than last fear. o The Williamsburg Liberty Milling Company is prepared to thrash, shuck, shell, grind and gin. Let us grind your \* heat before ginning season opens. o The 10 per cent, additional charge Li-for fire insurance which the people i:'*' of South Carolina have been paying for about two years is soon to be taken oif according to a statement made by Insurance Commissioned McSwain. o Has it ever occurred to you that a worn-out range wastes money in burning too much fuel and spoiling food? A range expert who will have charge of the MAJESTIC DEMONSTRATION during the week commencing August 25, will show you how the MAJESTIC range cuts down household expenses. KING HARDWARE COMPANY. OF INTERSET TO FARMERS Edited bv T. M. Cat heart * t County Cotton Association Now is the time for a:l fanners to I pull together and free themselves , si i from the yoke that has held them in J}1 slavery for over sixty years. ; '< During the past we have market-' ei ed our cotton, taking just whatever ni the market saw tit to pay, but we1 I * ei i can change this and dictate to the ^ i market instead of being dictated to.: n The County Cotton Association, j ft: | which is one of the links in the long J 'chain of the American Cotton Asso-j^j ciation, will make us independent of J ^ the market, and we can fix the price j ? *"! millo 11*1* 11 Kovo fn ! Oi CVIVUI1, UUI.I Hie initio mil iiu?v w . . .av the price that we ask. Unless we ' in o organize we will always be in j q slavery*, taking just anything that j L we can get for our cotton. When we go to a store to buy anything we j ^ pay the price the merchant asks, j j0 and when we go to sell our cotton {ei we take just what the market gives. P< It is very evident that we haven't and say-so in the price of anything. tj. .?ny does. >uch conditions exist? Ik- v< cause we are not organized. We arehi all working as individuals and the ^ result is we are slaves to the mills! p] and speculators of our country. Dojdi we want to continue in this same ol?lj 12 rut or do we want to make a change. 1 ^ Lets organize and throw off that old ^ yoke that has held us in slavery for ch >0 many years. ! f> When the Township Committee P* calls on us the 26, 27. and 28, of w months, let's sign the membership fc cards, and become active workers: ai for our association. Just the signing es of the card not enough for us to j do. We must tell the other feilow and 1 gj get him to join, for we need and ' m must have the hearty support of; ^ every farmer, merchant and banker ^ in Williamsburg county, ami they si must all be active workers for the h< association. We can't sit down and! ^ expect just a few to do the work, i tu but we must all work and boost the ' di association if we expect to make a 26 grand success of it and acco jlish 'r our purpose. By doing this we will get a fair price for our cotton this Co fall, but by failing to do so we may th have to take much less per pound. *a Let is be said next Tuesday when *%.i Let it be said next Tuesday when held at the court house that every th farmer in the county was there pull- ^ ing for his association foiwall that he ^ was worth. We can't afford to miss slit. Be there lighting for independ- th ence. Y fa Are Your Cows Efficient i m Putting the efficiency test tocov.s A with the m\'k scales and Babcock, tester is the only means * that we i ;a.e of weeding out the boarders. When feed is high in price a farm- d< or can't affji 1 to have boarders in ^ his dairy barn who eat up more feed than their milk yield is worth. The abcock test will si ow these ielinquent cows in their true light and . the milk scales will put the clincher * on the argumrnt. Testing cows willi ^ give some farnuis a ! g s nse. k Sometimes the cow ? at looks like j the poorest creature in the lot is the j ^ best butterfat producer. Your County!^ and Home Demonstration Agent stand ready at any time to neip e. about testing and keeping records. ?" Test, don't guess. Your County Agent CJ What is the duties of your Coun- S ty Agent? His duty is to help in a anyway possible the people of Wil- P liamsburg county. He is here to serve you as you need him most." He j is handicapped. This is a large coun- J ty and the roads are bad. It is im-jd possible for him to \ isit each and \ every farm in the county. If you j have any problem that you can't i solve, phone or write your agent and he will gladly assist you in any way \ that he can Don't cuss him for not'. coming to see you until you have ^ made your needs known. If you dor.'t c call on him ar.d make your problems known to him how can he know and j be of the most sendee to you. He is : here to senv the people of Williams- i I burg county, so help him accomplish <] his work better by calling on him I and making known your problems. r His office is above the Wee Xee a ? * ' 1 ill 1 - i5unK, ana nc win imvc <x pnv/uu ao soon as one can be secured. He will be in his office until nine every morning and all day on Saturdays. His office is open at all times, so when f you are in town drop in and make [yourself at home. If there's no one in make yourseif comfortable, and read some of the magazines or books ^ that you will find there. You are = welcome at anytime. " o | To get a handsome set of kitchen- | ware absolutely free if you buy a | MAJESTIC range during the week, is | an offer worth investigating. Visit our | special demonstration during the j week commencing August 25, and we g will show you this fine ware which 1 is an out-and-out gift. KING HARD- ^ WARE COMPANY. " o I The Williamsburg Liberty Mill- g ing Company is prepared to thrash, I shuck, shell, grind and gin. Let us 1 grind your wheat before ginning T season opens. f V % . * w V 5 ' COTTON FARMERS MEET ten Came Out In Rain and Mud U*i Hear of Plans for Organization ; A meeting of the county cotton asiciation was held at the court house ere Tuesday with about seventyve representative farmers present otwithstanding the inclement weathr. Rain set in early during the lorning and fell throughout the day. Many of the farmers pises it ime long distances and caused All. [cLeod, State organizer, to con.lend the county for having such a ne citizenship, men who would cor.e it to a meeting on such a wet r? ?.y ay. These men apparently came om all sections of the count>, there sing few present from Kingslrec.. The meeting was called to order jr the chairman of the vounty assoation, Mr. H. E. Montgomery, who itroduced the speakers. Mr. T. I. uion of Lugoff and Mr. B. F. Mceod of Charleston. Mr. Guion, who is one of the ates most extensive farmers, wa.le first speaker and urged his felw farmers to get together in clos organization and co-operation, >inting out the necessity of such eps in order to keep cotton at a arketable value commensurate with le cost of production. He did not ad>eate or believe in exorbitant prices it believed the producer was entied to a fair, or living price where?T he could have a little surplus or rofit for the education of his ehil en and the comforts of home. The irmer had not made a dollar out of >tton in the past sixty years, he ii.1, those who had made money ade it on labor. Cotton had been leap but labor had been cheaper, ut cheap labor is a thing of the ~ * A A 1 J ist and TUieen cent corton couia no nger be produced. If necessary he ould be willing to take thirty cents >r his cotton, but not While the mills e reaping such enormous profits on rery pound of the staple that is mn into yarn or woven into cloth. Mr. McLeod talked chiefly on orJ mization, methods of financing, embership, fees, etc., which seeml to be fairly well understood by iose present, the county having ten previously organized along milar lines in the interest of the >lding movement that swept over ie cotton belt early in the spring. Tuesday's meeting was mainly in e interest of the big membership ive that will take place on August i, and continue through three days, i this drive it is estimated that a imber equal to 60 per cent of the unty's voting ponulation will heme registrants for membership in ie association and will include rmers, merchant, bankers, profesona! men and practically all other bite male citizens. The membership fee will be for e first year and half. 25 cents the de to the farmer. 25 cents per ,000 to merchants and bankers, 1.00 to professional men. Membertip will be for three years and for e second and third year the fee ill be 10 cents on the bale to .rmers. There will be another important eeting held here on Tuesday ugust 19. o CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR I hereby announce myself a candiite for Mayor of the Town of ingstree. subject to the rules of le democratic party. T. E. ARROWSMITH. o Probable AMerraen of Kingstree Names of the following citizens ive been handed in for publication 5 candidates for. Aldermen of ingstree: W. K. Mcintosh, H. A. Miller, avid Silverman, Leroy Cates, J. C. hompson, W. F. Tolley, A. M. Gor>n, F. E. Bradham, For commissioner Public Works, Jb^King. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce myself as a mdidate for Congress from the ixth District, subject to the rules nd regulations of the Democratic artv. J. J. EVANS. CANDIDATE FO^ CONGRESS I hereby announce myself a eanidate for Congress from the Sixth :ongress|,onal District subject to he rules of the Democratic Primarv. P. H. STOLL, FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce my candidacy or Congress from the Sixth District, ubject to the action of the Demoratic primary. JULIUS S. McINNES. CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce myself a can liuait ivi i^uiigre&s xiwm me oiaui )istrict. subject to the rules and egulations of the Democratic PrimJ. W. LeGRAND. 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