The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 21, 1920, Image 6
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W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer. Jr.
Publishers.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1920
It is earnestly to be hoped that the
Williamsburg citizens will not become
so alarmed over the low price of cot- '
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come law-breakers or criminals by
setting fire to gins and otherwise
causing the destruction of valuable 1
property. Such acts of lawlessness
never accomplish the desired end. but '
cause needles suffering on one hand, :
while wanton waste marks the trail
of a diseased or criminal mentality 1
on the other. In Texas, in Alabama. 1
in Georgia and, alas, in South Caro- 1
lina, these desperadoes, self-styled 1
night-riders, have already brought '
terror into many communities by bunring
ginneries and warning farmers 1
against the marketing of their cotton
until forty cents the pound is of- 1
fered and may be obtained for it.
The men who engage in this nefarious '
work belong, in our opinion, to one
of two classes?they are either crim- (
inals by nature, and take the cotton 1
t situation as an ercuse for putting 1
into operation their felonious activi- '
ties; else they are men absolutely de- 1
void of a sense of the rights of others, :
have cotton of their own, are able to ^
hold It off the market and for selfish !
purposes want to terrorize others into
doing so. The burning of ginneries '
or forbidding their operation will not
help to advance the price of the staple.
If a man would hold his cotton,
he should first have it baled.
A half a loaf is beter than no
bread at all?at least we'd reach this
conclusion if old hunger was rapping
at our stomachs. Then why isn't it
just as well for us to regard the cotton
situation philosophically, take
what we can get for it, if we are
hard pushed for cash and can't negotiate
a loan at the banks to tide us
over, rather than destroy it.
It is true that at the present price
of cotton, the cost of ginning it in
this county is too high, but this is
not the work of one man; the price 1
was fixed by the ginners' association <
and we understand that there is a <
move on foot to have the price re- .
duced. If there should be a reduc- .
tion it will probably mean the saving ;
of $1.50 to $2.00 the bale to the pro- j
ducer. But this is not a big item at j
all, therefore the only solution, as we j
see it, is for every one of us to face j
the situation bravely; If we must J
sell our cotton, let's get all we can f -?r |
it. Dut the monev obtained for it to I
the best possible purpose, turn the j
cotton cultivation business over to j
the boll weevil, while we devote our
energies to more profitabl occupations
in coming years. Merchants
are forced to take heavy losses on account
of the decline in prices, and
/ the present situation demands that
the cotton farmer do the same if he
must sell. There is a big and better
future for cotton if it is held off the
market for awhile, we don't know how
long, but by holding it the price is
obliged to go up. However, it should
be ginned. It cannot be with the I
gineries reduced to ashes.
Western corn was quoted a few
days ago at 85 cents the bushel. It
is being offered at $1.35 per bushel
f n k Ifiifwc+r-A#* Tf rmr farmprs
. hold on to their corn expecting to I
get $2.00 and upward per bushel, g
chances are that the weevil will get |
the bulk of it and the holder or pro- i
ducer will get it in the neck.
Governor Seay and Deputy Govern- ?
or Peeple of the Federal Reserve bank g
may know just whereof they speak i
in saying that the South has been |
more liberally treated in the matter |
of extended credits, but our people |
fail to see it that way. |
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To Fight Rent Extortion.
The formation of a nation-wide or- f
ganization to fight rent extortion was |
started in Chicago last week. It is |
proposed to hold a national conven- ?
tion in Washington before January ?
to form a national federation. jjj
Carlisle School Notes E
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Honor roll for month ending Oct. 8: |
Grade IV?Lamar Joye, 91. |
Grade VI?ix>nnie Flagler, 96; Lis- I
ton Cothran, 95.
Grade VII?Leon Kelley, 97. H
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tirade vin?rean joye, ?o; ua?iu
Kelly, 94.
The following made headmarks fjr
the month: Rebecca Flagler, 2; Mae
Mouzon, 2; Llyde Flagler, 1; Lamar
Joye, 1; Ethel Brockinton, 1; Bessie
Price, 2; Liston Cothran, 1; Lonnie
Flagler, 2; Mazie Brockinton, 1; Leon
Kelly, 2; Pearl Joye, 2; David Kelly,
2.
EVER LOUISE SHULER,
CAROLINE EVANS,
Teachers.
Hot Sapper
A barbecue supper will be given
at David Brown's on Thursday night,
October 28th, for the benefit of Central
church.?Adv.-lt
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-WIDOW BY PROXY"
WITH MARGUERITE
CLARK DELIGHTFUL
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Dainty Paramount-Artcraft Star Fills I
Picture With Sunshine
More than ordinary interest centers I
around Marguerite Clark's latest Par- f
amount-Artcraft picture, "Widow by j
Proxy," to be shown at the Amuse-l' j
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urday, October 25, because it is the
dainty star's first production since
becoming acclimated to the new California
atmosphere in which she is
working. Miss Clark's former photoplays
have been made in New York,
and it is only recently that she left
the metropolis and joined the colony 1
af motion picture stars at Los Angeles.
A large amount of that celebratetf !
California sunshine is reflected in
"Widow by Prozv", and it is one of ]
the brightest light comedies in which '
Miss Clark has yet appeared. The
little favorite has the part of a pretty ;
^bachelor girl", who poses as her re- ;
rently widowed chum in order to win (
for her the inheritance which the real *
widow is too proud to claim. Two |
lelightful love stories are woven into 1
the nlot, which is crowded with pleas- 4
int surprises and a startling climax. ]
It was adapted from the Broadway
stage success by the same name and *
was directed by Walter Edwards. 1
jigel Rarrie is leading man.?Ad-lt. 4
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Cotton, seed cotton, cotton seed in '
private bams, in public warehouses, i
n public yards, in private yards, in i
>pen sheds, in closed sheds, in gin :
yards, out of gin yards, on farms, on u
;he roads, in the streets, anywhere
iny time insured at such cheap rates
;hat perhaps you will be astonished.
L<et me show you what cotton insurance
I offer. I have the BEST companies.
That word "BEST" means
;omething as I use it. Wm. W. Bodlie,
Kingstree, S. C.?Adv. It.
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T. E. Baggett, the jeweler, is ofering
his $20,000 stock at and below
;ost, preparatory to moving his place
>f business on January 1, 1521.?Adv.
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Official State Show of the Araeri*
Great get-together week of Farm 1
and Girls Clul
CAROLINA?CLEMS ON F
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Annual encampment of Clcmson
REMEMBER, IT'S NEXT WEEK
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Blood. Take Pepto-Mangan. ?
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week feeling down and out. Thi; JB
never stop to think that someth ag | C
really is the matter. They su i: J
themselves by saying, "Ch, I'm n . , E
>ick. I'll be all right tomorrow." D
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again. Still they feel depressed and B
languid, scarcely able to get arounu. ^
If yuu don't feel like yourself, you f ^
are not yourself. If you are weak I p
and pale, your blood needs strength- ; J
?::!ng. You should know about Pep- j p
to-Mangan. that famous blood tonic, (p
Physicians recomm.nd it and prescribe jtj
it because it contains just the ingiv- 5
lients needed to make red blood, u J
renews your energy, putr you where ?
fou ought to be. degin with it to- Jj
Jay. (let the tablets if they will be 1
nore convenient to take than the Iipaid.
Both have the same medicinal
properties. But be sure you get th J
genuine Pepto-Mangau. Ask for *,
'Gude's" and be sure that the full j
mm** "finHp's PoDto-Manean," is on P
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FLORENCE, S. C. |j
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LTEST poultry show Cf
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demonstration Agents and Boys 'H
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face value in paymen
exchange, for furniti]
furnishings.
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positively guarantee (
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has been no decline i
ture, our latest quotat
decided advance with
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that we are I
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reposition: a ?
wish to purchase |
old Goods such as j1
rtock, we will ac- | \
ment for same at
ind above the lo- ?
Jay of delivery. |
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ayment at TWO S
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anywhere. There I
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in fact, show a i
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