The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 14, 1919, Image 4
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. 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.
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, 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.
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The Williamsburg Liberty Milling
Company is prepared to thrash,
shuck, shell, grind and gin. Let us
grind your \* heat before ginning
season opens.
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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.
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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 *
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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
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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
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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
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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. "
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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. "
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
FOR CONGRESS
I am a candidate for Congress
rom the^JSixth Distrrict, subject to
he rule? of the Democratic Partv.
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