The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 31, 1921, Image 4
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If you want groceries or dry goods,
and want to pay cash, see me first.
I won't be undersold. E. C. Burgess,
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JUVVVOCV1 IV M VV^/IV? ^IVlVUliViiV VV?
v Car load of fancy rice just received.
,e rLhe price is right.
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If anybody
' can insure it,
>' Wm. W. Boddie can.
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TO MAKE HOME AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE
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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^^: >
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