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County S^rofii W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer. Jr. Publishers. SUBSCRIPTION RATES STRICT LA IN ADVANCE . Single copy, one year., ,_?1.5fi Single copy, six mdnthslxJ 75 Single copv, three months 50 TELEPHONE NO. 83 Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices, not News, will be charged for ^.t the rate of two cents a word for each' insertion. All communications must be signo/t kv tkt> writtpr. not for nuhlication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. All unsigned communications are a waste of time,- paper ami postage on the part of the writer. ADVERTISING RATES Legal Advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates en long term display advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply to this office. - ? In remitting checks or money orders make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD Foreign Advertising Representative THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24,1021 Takes Issue With Mr. Cothran Mr. R. D. Cothran, a prominent tobacco man of Viginia has recently riven some verv Dointed views on the important subject of grading tieing and marketing tobacco in South Carolina. Unfortunately and perhaps unwisely, according to the County Record's opinion on the subject, Mr. Cothran opposes the adoption of the grading and tieing system, which is the system in all other tobacco producing states, in South Carolina as indicated by recent published communications over bis signature. Mr. M. D. Nesmith secretary of the Lake City Tobaeco Growers association, takes jssue with Mr. Cothran in the following communication to the Charleston News Courier, from which is reprinted in The County Record: "To the Editor of the News and ???urier; Under the caption "Against Tobacco Bill," in today's issue, Mr. R. D. Cothran, of Virginia, presents a volume of side-lights on the most interesting and very important subject of the marketing, grading and tieing of Tobacco in South Carolina. Mr. Cothran's article and his auguments make one wonder if he doesn't he long to that type of South Carolina tobacco warehouseman who has proven a curse and stumbling block to the tobacco growers and their best interets; the kind that runs a warehouse at Manning for six week3, then hikes it out for Brookncal, Va., to finish up the season, thereby finishing up his farmer friends and feathering his own nest Reading between the lines it looks as if he belongs to this type. "Mr. Cothran is so much alarmed over this grading rod tieing proposition that he wants it carried over and balloted upon, fearing that our constitutional rights may be torn asunder. This question was ballotted upon by the South Carolina Tobacco Growers' Association at Florence and was unanimously favored, the association recommending to the general assembly the passing of suitable legislation to accomplish this end. In August, 1920, the Lake City Tobacco Growers' Association did the same thing. Who do you want to vote now, Mr. Cothran?the warehousemen? "We believe that 90 oer cent, of the tobacco growers in the belt favor grading and tieing. "Why do we want it ? It will cut the crop. Mr. Cothran says so. It will have to bedone to conform to the Speiro or California plan of cooperative marketing, which was adopted by the South Carolina Tobacco Growers' Association at Florence, S. C. It will enable the small white grower to get paid for his care and skill in growing and handling his tobacco intelligently. It will give us a system of slow and careful marketing, and time to sucker crop and care for our crop in the field. ' We do not want to be forced to market our best money crop, in six weeks. We want time to prepare it in the most satisfactory way to get the greatest profit out of it. We cannot do this under the present method. "We want a market that will keep open until December if necessary and that will give us time to handle it like the states of North Carolina and Virginia. Our tobacco isn't fodder and shucks; it has a real market value and cannot be handled in six weeks. "We are not interested in warehousemen of the Cothran type who would force us to sell our tobacco in a 1?!- \7Z^ few weeks tecau*te me marxevs m Virginia and North Carolina are about open and he must needs go and nin a house up there. No wonder he cries out with a wailing voice as he sees the goose that lays the golden eggs about to be killed. Mr. Cothran possesses a lot of human nature but we farmers want the coin and if grading and tieing is good for the old tobacco states it is good for us. There is no good in a double standard of handling and marketing I ' ' . i ' any commodity. We are told by a great many'independent buyerfe that they cannot come on our markets because of the ungrading method of. marketing we have. The old com, panics cyme because they - have prepared' to do the grading themselves, ! but state that they would handle much ; more' if' properly graded,, and would J pay better priecs. We all know that ' buyers judge and buy a pile*of 'urt1 graded- tobacco largely by the common end of the pile. "We are told by Mr. Cothran that South Carolina tobacco this season sold for about the same as Virginia and North Carolina, but he neglected to say that in 1919 South Carolina averaged 21 cents against Xoith "Carolina's 54 cents and Virginia's. 47 cents. "We all know that allj commodities took a slump in July 'and August of last year, and that the older states sold on a fa lling market, yet the price paid, Mr. Cothri.n says was about the same in the three states. We wonder if Mr. Cothran hus-ever taken time to figure a ten-year average for the three states named. He would be surprised to find that the South Carolina growers here lost about thirty-eight million dollars by the 'sloven methed of .-handling tobacco. But Mr. Cothran, like the negro's coon trap, "catches 'em going ahd coming. '"Mr. Cothran says our children will be forced to stay out of school to grade tobacco; Mr. Cothran, are you really going to have our compulsory educational laws realed, or is it that you are not advised on this matter owing to your short stay with us? He also tells us we will miss the best buyers if our selling season is lengthWhr? fnlri von this? You have hollered "wolf" before, we do not believe you. Again he says graded and tied tobacco will get in tco high order but he admits he mmagcs to keep a big supply from last season to the present oi the ungraded type. Wonderful! Will you explain why ungraded tobacco will kc-.p while graded will not? Really, haven't you jbuilt piles and piles of ungraded tobacco in high order that had never rushed to rnaiket because the information had been circulated tliat the jnarket was about to cl>so, prepare,-1 tcry to the warehouseman's annual flight? Really, this phase of tobacco marketing would be most ridiculous if it were nc'; that it is a farmre's tragedy. "No class of people are entirely prepared for a change, especially the farmers, but there isn't a more fitting tiem than now for grading ai-rd tieing our tobacco. Any farmer by a little work and care can prepare his corn barn for a grading room which is usually empty from August to November. The farmers want grading and tieing and we must have it "Georgia will fall in line when she finds out that it will be to her interest to do so. We certainly hope that our General Assembly will give us what we know to be the best method of marketing our tobacco and that Governor Cooper will lose no time in signing the bill. M. D. Nesmith, Secretary, Lake City Tobacco Growers Association." o Daugherty to be Attorney General President-elect Harding on Monday, announced definitely his decision to appoint Harry M. Daugherty, of Ohio, to the Attorney Generalship and at same time laid down in pointed fashion the public and political considerations on which he is building his cabinet. In making his announcement, the President-elect paid tribute to Mr. Daugherty, who was his campaign manager, as a splendid man who will make a great attorney general, and added that opposition had only strengthened his faith in the wisdom of the appointment ? Honor Roll Mouzon Graded School Grade VIII.?Earl Duke 96, Lottie Duke 95, Herbert Smith 93 Grade VIL?MinnieBelle Cantey 94. Grade V.?Jaunita Duke 97, Mildred Epps 97, Thomas Mouzon 93. Grade IV.?May Belle Young 94. Grade III.?Aline Fulton 99, William Fulton 97, Elizabeth Frierson 96, Edward Fierson 94. Grade II.?Marguerite Lane 95, Thellr. Mae Lane 95, Marie Smith 94, Lucile Melton 94, Kenneth Duke 93. First Grad? Average.?Wilton Lane 95. Grade IL.?Taylor Ward 95. Card of Thanks. I take this method of extending thanks to the many friends for their kindness and expressions of sympatic during the illness and since the of my husband, Dr. A. M. SmI wish also to express my sincere appreciation of the many beautiful floral offerings. Very sincerely, Mrs. A. M. Snider. o MR. FARMER. See me before buying or selling i Cotton and Fertilizers. Representing' Maybank & Co. S. H. TIFT. Phone 78. l-t-4. Hinds-Williams Wedding. On' Saturday afternoon at fourthirty o'clock, February 19th, the home of Mrs. Belle A. Blhkley on North Academy 'street presented a! scene of unusual beauty, the occas-j sion being-the tnarriage of her-sister,, Miss Hallie Hinds to Mr. Homer Wil-. liams of Moultrie Ga. j * The spacious hall lent itself beauti-, fully to the artistic decorations of; white narcissi, violets, and smilax. On each side of the grill were silver candelabra with lighted candles which glistened amid banks of fems. In Jhe middle of the arch hung a white bell, j under which the bridal party stood. As the guests assembled to witness 11 the ceremony, Miss Elma Hinds, sis ter of the bride sang witn ner enaracteristic feeling "The Wedding Song";' accompanied on the piano by Mrs. !j Heppsman, sister of the groom. Mrs.' B. V.' Singleton, niece of the j j bride then sang Colman's "At Dawn- j ing", the true beauty of whichVwas J brought out by her interpretation. ! To the strains of Lohengrin's Wed-| ing march, played by Mrs. Heptfsfmui,\ the bridal party entered from the.f stairway in the follownig order: j Miss Katherine Spence with Mr.f Everett Hinds, Mjss Ellen Heming- j way with Mr. Alex Blakley, Master Billy Patterson bearing the ring on' a silver tray. The bride attired in a I becoming navy blue with gray access-! ories and wearing a corsage of Palm a j violets and orchids, entered on the arm of her sister Mr. Belle Blakley,) who, wore a dress of gray satin with j accessories to matih, and a corsage) of violets and vjley lillies. They j were met at the foot of the stairs by the groom and his best man, Mr. Eustis Harrell of Mou'trie, Ga. The; other attendants of the bride woie ) orchid Taffeta dresses with hats to match and corsages of lavender and pink .sv*?.t peas. onvomnnTT mns in'tlVPSsivelv A VVUViitVii^ nm, . .. . r performed by Dr. W. W. Daniel assisted by Rev. E. A. McDowell. After the ceremony the yuestx repaired to the dining room where a delicious sa?ad course was served by Mesdames Arthur Kennedy, Donald Montgomery C. M. E nds. 1 The bride >vho is a native of Kingstree, has for the past year held the position of teacher of expression in Moultrie, Ga. Her winning personality and true worth have won for her a host of friends wherever she was known. The groom is a prominent young business man of Moultrie. Mr. and Mrs. Williams accompanied by the bridal party motored to Lane where they took the train for Washington. After spending a few days in the capital city, they will visit New York and return by boat to Jacksonville. They expect to stop by St. Augustine en route to Moultrie, Ga.. where they will make their home. o Methodists Meet at Florence Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of Wofford college, Spartanburg, S, C. and associate director of the Christian Education Commission, of the Methodict Episcopal church, south, will meet with the Methodists of the South Carolina conference in Florence, February 25 (tomorrow) and aissist in organizing the conference to secure the $33,000,000 fund which sounthem Methodists will spend in advancing the educational interests of their church. This meeting will bring together the leading officials, ministers, editors, college presidents and lay workers within the bounds of the South Carolina conference. Bishop U. V. Darlington, of Huntingtor, W. Va., will be the ranking church official present. Leland Moore, of Charleston, financial director for the conference will preside. Associated with Mr. Moore are six district directors who will supervise the every member canvass in the territory covered by the conference. The financial objective of the Christian Education movement is in the hands of the most prominent business men in this section. They have made a careful survey of the situation ana are optimistic as to the result. In some annual conferences the opinion prevails that the sum asked for will be oversubscribed. May 29 to June 5 is the time set financial campaign. South Carolina schools to benefit by the big educational fund are: Carlise school, Bamberg; Columbia college, Columbia; Lander college, Greenwood; Horry Industrial school, Aynor; Textile Industrial school, Spartanburg; Wofford college fitting school and Woflord College, Spartanburg. Dr. G. E. Edwards, of Orangeburg, educational secretary for the conference, is now actively engaged working for the success of the meeting in Florenec, February 25. Palmafesta Palmetto State Festival Columbia, Mar. 28 to Apr. 2 J, w i 'A You Can?Will You? T It's Your Ambition to ' / | TTnrnich Vnnr Hnmp X UX X11U11 X V/WX XlVXll V Ml Comfortably $ ' ' " a Ours to furnish it. We have the * goods?you have the home. You want the home furnished?we want to furnish it. f I I The Special Prices and Terms below prove this: 9x12 (Crex) Grass Bug, regular $25.00 sell- | er, now $10.75. . 75c cash, balance $1.00 per ' * month, or 25c per week. .Less than the price of a dope a day. 8x10 (Crex) Grass Bugs now $9.75. 75c cash; balance 90c per month. 6x9 (Crex) Grass Bugs, now $6.75. .75c , cash, balance 70c per month. 36x72 inch (Crex) Grass Bugs, now $1.75. 4 50c cash, balance, 25c per month. I- ] Jt 27x54 inch (Crex) Grass Rugs, now $1.25. , 1 IV 25c cash, balance 20c per month. * j B $135.00 Pathe Talking Machine and one 1 |f?vi dozen Records for $95.00. . $5.00 cash, balance J $2.00 per week. m $175.00 Pathe Talking Machine and one dozen Records for $127.50, $7.50 cash, balance $2.50 per week. $295.00 Edison Labratory Model Talking Machine, slightly used, (traded in) for $265, $25.00 cash, balance $9.00 per month. S The Famous White Sewing Machine, regular price $96.00 now for $67.50. $7.50 cash, balance $1.00 per week. Kingstree Furniture Co. B V "The Largest Stock iq the State" ^ - - ? ' ? ' ? ^ f I Central warenouse jsiuiuixig, KiitirvTUkii' v r Corner Mill Street and Hampton Ave. lUNuOIIullJ, o. v. 1 / i x