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t?hr (Eouuty Irrnrh W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer. Jr. Publishers. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921 HEED THIS WARNING The south, burdened with a crushing load staggers on tht verge of at. abyss. In many respects the situation is more appalling than that following the Civil war. Then, the war which was fought in the cotton fields of the southland, left the world bare of cotton. There was hope of reward in cotton growing. The World war was fought in the great factory districts of the world, crippling their spindles, destroying productive power. ' An enormous surplus of cotton has accumulated. There is r.o hope that the man who glows cotton during the next twelve months will be rewarded ?he may but further depreciate the value of cotton already in the bale, he 1 may labor long and diligently and if he cannot sell his cotton he cannot pay taxes or debts with it, neither can he eat it. Cotton has declined in value, until 1 thre has been a loss of a hi'lion dollars on the 1920 crop. Cotton, th'* 1 south's chief commodity, has ceased to be a cash article. Quoted values : are far below the cost of production. 1 There is little demand for cotton ar 1 prices even oeiuw quuuniun^ If this condition is aggravated by t further increasing the supply of cotton it will mean utter destruction to ; farming and to the commercial and financial existence of the south. Years, more than a generation perhaps, will be required for recovery. ' A convention of farmers, merchants and bankers was held at Memphis early in December. There was more than 1500 delegates present, represent every cotton growing state. Plans were adopted to prevent, if possible, further over-production, and thus to avert disaster. A campaign urging the necessity for acreage reduction, and stressing the vital importance of producting enough feed and food stuff? for home needs, is now being waged. We feel warranted in saying that adherence to the plan adopted at Memphis will insure against heavy loss on the 1921 crop, if it does not actually enhance the value of cotton now on hand. Furthermore it will place farming and financial and commercial enterprises of the south on a basis so fundamentally sound, it may dc hoped, that forever there will be reoccurence of the ghastly conditions that now prevail. The County Record appeals to the good sense and business judgment of Williamsburg farmers not to plant more than 30 per cent, of their usual crop of cotton. Another 13,000,000 bale crop means bankruptcy for the south. Heed the warning. Cardinal Gibbons, head of the Catholic-church in the United States died in Baltimore late last week. His body lying in state at the Cathedral in Baltimore, has been viewed by moie than 30,000 people. o The whole city of Tokyo was imperiled last Saturday night by fire. The conflagation destroyed a thous?an/i Vinncnc in tVio n A-r+Vnvo-fom Tin rf" of the city, involving a loss estimated at about ? 12,000.000. Thousands oi l?ersonsv.ere made homeless, and 133 ]>ersons were injured. The burned buildings included three hospitals, a 1 bank and several large business houses. o Last Sunday Sumter and Florence . smashed records for attendance on , men's Bible class meetings when Sum ] ter defeated Florence by a handsome loarjority of 223. The number of men i attending the Men's Bible class of Central Methodist church or Florence < was 1,045, while the McLeod Wesley Bible class of Trinity Methodist i church of Sumter had 1,268 men in attendance. o A resolution requesting President Harding to "call a conference of the nations on the question of world disarmament" ai d asking that increased appropriations of congress for armaments be postponed pending such a conference was adopted in Washington at an Easter mass meeting held in advocacy of disarmament wilder the auspices of the women's di.? $0*arment committee. o The Fordnev emergency tariff bill. . precisely as vetoed by former Presi cent Wilson, will be rushed through Congress as the first important legislation of the extra session. Acceding .to the request of President Harding i for passage of a measure designed to help the farmers, crying for pro tection against foreign competition, republican members of the House ways and Means committee have voted to re\ ive the Fordney bill after agreeing almost unanimously a week ago not to consider any emergency legislation ahead of a permanent tariff and revenue revision. Easter at Cades Cades, March 29.?The communit Easter program held in the Cad< Baptist church was enjoyed by a larg crowd last Sunday. The bwiutifi decorations, the songs, the recitation and the appropriate talk of Prof. } F. Montgomery reminded all of th solemnity of the the hour and gav to each a truer conception of Easte Credit is also due to Mr. D. J. Kii ton, superintendent of the Bapti* Sunday school, and to others who a: sisted in making the program a su< cess. Mr. Montgomery's talk was not onl impressive, but also clear and logica and showed that he was imbued wit the spirit of which he spoke. M: Montgomery said "Before Christ as cended to heaven, he gave this fine charge to his diciples, 'Go ye there fore, and teeach all nations.' Ther are three places to teach?in th home; in the school; and in the churcl The home does not come up to th spiritual standard that it should, nc are we taught the word of God toda in the home as were our fathers. W should have no other teacher than Christian in our schools. As the chil is under the influence of the teache during so much of his or her time, i it not essential that we should hav a Christian teacher": ihe cnurcn i not playing the role of a teacher should. A duty befalls us as indiv duals to do our share in the tcachin of Christ's doctrine." The program is as follows: Song by children, "Beautiful Morr ing"; Song by audience, "Chri: Arose"; Recitation, "The Easte Time"; "Song of Easter" five girl: Song by choir, "The Joy of Easte Morning"; "The Lcrd is Risen It deed", three girls; Duet "The Han That Was Wounded For Me."; "T* Wild Flowers Know", Two girl: Song by choir, "The Easter Bells ai Chiming"; "Heralds of Easter", foi boys; song by girls, "Our Jesus Risen Today"; Recitation, i'agg: Fulmore; song by choir, "Calvary' "The Easter Story", fourteen boj and girls; talk, Mr. M. F. Montgon ery; song, "Hail to the King < Glory." ??o News From Rome. Rome, March 29?Miss Mary Rhei -A 1 X - J* n.l L!- _-.11 ~ a stuueni 01 v/oiumuia coiiege, spci the Easter holidays here with her p rents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Rhem. Miss Helen Cheatham of the Unic High school faculty spent the weel end in Charleston with her sister ; the Confederate Home college. Dr. and Mrs. Warren H. Bulge and little daughter Mary Warren, < Sumter, have been spending a fe days with Mrs. Burgess' mother, Mr Fannie Munnerlyn. Mrs. 0. M. Mitchell of Gibson, 1 C., is spending some time with reb tives here. Flint Rhem has return%d to Clen son college after spending a few hoi cays at home with his parents, M and Mrs. D. D. Rhem. W. H. Baker of Hemingway was week-end visitor here. , Miss Louise Snow of Columbia co lege spent Easter week-end at th home of her father Mr. J. J. Snow. Dr. P. S. Thomas of Hemnigwa was a visitor here Sunday. Miss Frances Snow entertained numebr of her little friends with a Easter egg hunt ^n Saturday afte: noon Mr. and Mrs. Daisy Altman c Georgetown spent Sunday with th tatter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwar frihh. About thirty guests enjoyed the eg hunts given by Miss Mary Rhem ? her home Saturday evening. Game were played before the hunt begai About two hundred eggs were hidde uround the spacious lawn. Miss Ar nie Wilson and Dr. L. G. Day won th piize for finding the greatest numbe of eggs. The Easter exercises by the chii dren at the Union Methodist churc last Sunday were unusually good. Th church was beautifully decorated i white and green southern smilax an Easter lilies were used. The childre were under the efficient direction c Mrs. G. K. Way, Miss Annie Wilso and Mrs. Carey Rollins. Air. and Mrs. Carej- Rollins and V C. Rollins visited relatives at Indiar town Sunday afternoon. o Mr. Wilson W. Munnerlyn, a lift long resident of Georgetown an prominent in its social and busine* life, died suddenly at his resident Sunday night after retiring. M Munnerlyn married Miss Lucy Mit dleton, who, with a daughter, Mis Lucv, and two sons, Ben and Wilsoi Jr., and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Hamb; (if .Tarlfsonville. Fin., survivn him. TV funeral took place at the Episeop; church Tuesday afternoon. o A mob of masked men with sledj hammers tried for two hours Sunda night to break into the Halifax coui ty jail at Houston, Va., to seize Jc Coleman, a negro suspect held in coi nection with the killing of Willi R:ckman, white. Failing to gain a< cess to the jail, the mob fired pist< volleys into the windows and desper: cd. Xo one was injured. To the Women of the County y >s The home demonstration work is re rapidly becomirg an integral part of ,] every rural organization and is genorally the o:.!y organ through ,.hich j instruction along the various lines ie which lessens cares and lightens the e burdens and makes for more efficient v v ork, in the homes and communities r_ is given. Tie county home dernonstration agent is the only paid worker in the field who spends her entire _ time in the interest of the rural women of our country, y There is a slight misunderstanding j in the minds of some of the people h in the counties as to the duties and r qualifications of a home deironstra.. tion agent. It is not the intention tj any one concerned to claim that she j_ is the best ccok, the best gardener. .e the best poultryman, etc., in her com:e ty. She lays no claims to these dis. tinctions. However, she is a scien tificallv trained woman, who applies ir her knowledge cf science to the probv lems of every day life, which con"e front every av.fcitioes woman; for a instance, if the bread do s not .ise, j with her knowledge of che subject, ,r she can easily find the tiouble. :s The home demonstration agent is e net a special .st, but is a woman of general teaming in home economics. IS :t However, she has at her coi mand, j. a corp of tr ihied specialists in every p line from whom she may obtain any ; information she does not have on | hand, whenever needed. j_ i)u you have any problems in your , home? Is yjur kitchen arranged to' ;r save time ai d energy? Dees your J v work col.si me all of year time? ,r . on plan your housework sysfce. :t.jcally? Haw you any time for l{j or recreation? Have you a ie chol 1 budget? Does your butver command the best s' ... o .e pi ice: Can you cull your flock of chickens js and thus increase your profits? je Do you know how to make attrac>. tive draperies for your rooms at small .g expense? Do you know how to make your grounds attractive? What shrubs and flowers to plant, and when? ? Is your child underweight? Do you know why? Do you get vitamines ? Do you know what they are ? n, Do you kno-.v when "silk is not it silk"? When "wool is cotton"? i- Do you know why your canned peas, corn and beans spoil? >n Have you an all-the-year-round ?- garden? If not, why not? it Your home demonstration agent can help you with these and many other 'S problems. Get in touch with her. ?f o w g State Crop Statistics ^ Saluda March 22.?According to rei port of B. B. Hare, agricultural statiscian for the Bureau of Crop Estii mates, United States Department of i- Agriculture, there remained on farms r in South Carolina of the last year's >T 1. 1 !?1.. iwm uup vii luaiui ?} aypiuAiuiaiAziy ? 22,500.000 bushels, the quantity on corresponding date of last year being ' 17,220,000 bushels. The amount re,p maining on fanns in the entire United States on March 1 was 1,572,397,y 000 bushels, or 501,000,000 bushels more than on the corresponding date a of 1920. a The average value of poor plow i'- lands in the state on March 1, is reported at $32 per acre, which is $9 >f per acre less than on March 1, 1920. ie the average value of good plow land.. 1 was $68 per acre as compared with $82 last year, the average for all plow g lands being $50 per acre, as against it $61 last year. ' (S The report shows the average cash. rental paid for plow fields in the state n last year was $8 per acre, the average i- market value of such fields being $4o e per acre. It would appear, therefore, * that the average value of rented lands is about 10 per cent less than the avl erage value of all plow lands, h Speaking of the present agricultur* al outlook Mr. Hare states ihat one n of his crop reporters has summed up d the situation as follows: i The agricultuial outlook is the >f gloomiest since the early 90 s Farm n labor supply is about normal, but the fanner cannot use this profitably fo? the reason that it is cotton fie d labor. i- and the outlook for cotton is :oo dangerous on account of the low price of the staple, cost of fertilizers, boll i- weevil menace and inadequate finanid c-->s. Credit resources were practically ?sj exhausted last year, and the 1920 crop :e barely paid half the expenses. Henc \ r. there is a likelihood of a very little 1- cash or 'credit supply from banks, ;s and merchants having exhausted ?. their financial resources will not be y, able to 'cut any figure' in the nnantic ing problem. o If you want groceries or dry goods, and want to pay cash, see me first. I won't be undersold. E. C. Burgess, oiiflAoceAv fn PfiAr?lfle MavAtrnfiln PA JUVVVOCV1 IV M VV^/IV? ^IVlVUliViiV VV? v Car load of fancy rice just received. ,e rLhe price is right. ?" o le If anybody ' can insure it, >' Wm. W. Boddie can. s- o Subscribe now for The Record. t 1 S 1 II ?' ' 1 B 1 1 1 IB - tmiBIIHWM i i s } Buy Summer Time I Furniture Now! YOU ARE VERY PROBABLY GOING TO BUY ?"i SEVERAL ARTICLES OF "SUMMER FURNITURE" THIS YEAR SUCH AS PORCH ROCKERS, HAMMOCKS, PORCH SHADES, REFRIGERATORS, AND MANY OTHER SEASONABLE THINGS, AREN'T YOU? THEN i Why Not Buy Now and Enjoy it Through the Whole Season? > ' ; WE HAVE A BIG LINE OF ALL KINDS .OF THINGS TO MAKE THE HOME MORE COMFORTABLE. WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AND FAMILY TO MAKE HOME AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE ' AgoodRefrigeratoris r Jvr/vD a necessity?not a lux- v ^JTUSJT><X/ury, and like anything else, it pays to investito claims of all manu- I ii H |PE V decided to handle the It |^S|I lines we sell. Come in ' if : ' * prices and show you ? i:;} ' ^Pe"or P?ints of fe We are overstocked on Organs and will * K make you some attractive prices and terms Every family needs some sort of musi- / *ll? ^ cal instrument and a nice ORGAN is a good ? s inexpensive way to gratify this need. \ Our ORGANS are all very ornamental and BP^^: > j true toned. Let us quote you prices. ** Kingstree Furniture Co. \ "The Largest Stock in the State" . Central Warehouse Building, If IMfCTDFP C f Corner Mill Street and Hampton Ave. iVlliUijIRfili, 0. L. i ii& ^#1 B BBM Cheer Up ^ MM I II V /AeHOME |g2gp| , I 9 . t