The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 14, 1921, Image 4
Etyp (finuntg Sprori
W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer. Jr.
Publishers.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1921
THAT OI.I) DOG; "CRUNCH."
We are all asked by the American
Humane society to observe April 1117
as "Humane Week", in which we
are to show greater kindness to dumt
animals, and its a movement that nobody
can be mean enough to oppose
or utterly ignore. For who of us cannot
go back into our childhood and re
call the happy hours spent with a certain
pet dog that was as loyal a friend
as we ever had. Who among us did
not in childhood worship the intelligent
old horse that grandpa used to
own, or the old sorrel that mother used
to drive. Who have not felt the spring
of tears to our eyes as we listened
to the stories of "Beautiful Joe" and
"Black Beauty". As we write this
our mind wanders back to forty odd
years ago and a certain faithful old
black dog, "Grunch" who to our childish
notion digged through the eaith
for an imaginary rat because he was
concious of the joy we found in watching
him dig. And again, when a
youngster of very tender years, how
we fell otf the old foot log into a
deep pool in the branch, how old
"Grunch", our faithful companion
plunged in and rescued us, carried us
out tenderly and landed us safely upon
the great rock that sloped into the
"N branch. In our mind's eye, as we
Vilte this, we can see the spark of
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joy as it giisi^iwu in II Id I U1U UVf, k?
eyes while he stood over !>? wagging
his tail in a manner that Z6\C of his
perfect satisfaction; his devotion.
Much of the joy of youth is in'
separably bound up with dumb animals.
Children, as a rule, are affectionate
and kind to dumb brutes, but
as we grow older we grow thoughtless
and some are even cruel to dogs,
horses and cats.
The nation owes a mighty debt to
dumb animals, especially cows, horses
and dogs; so do we as individuals,
hence it is most fitting that we should
observe .this as "Humane Week" by
recognizing the importance of our
domesticated annimals in our daily
lives and realizing their helplessness
before a merciless hand.
Be especially kind to dumb animals
this week, then continue the practice.
Petition to Have Trains Stopped Here.
A petition, signed by nearly every
male citizen of the town was gotten
up and forwarded to the proper authorities
of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad company, asking that passenger
trains Xos. 82 and 85 be stopped
at Kingstree on signal.
Xo. 85, south bound, passes Kingstree
about 5:00 a. m. and if stopped
here would be an advantage to our
citizens they have long desired, for
by taking passage on this train they
would reach Charleston about 7:00
o'clock where they would have a
whole day to transact business, returning
home on train Xo. 82 which
reaches Kingstree about seven o'clock,
p. m. With the present passenger
service between Kingstree and
Charleston one cannot make the trip
in one day if his business in the latter
city should detain him more than three
hoars. It is to be hcped that the A.
C. L. company will grani this petition.
We believe it can be done without impairment
to the company's regular
schedules. We believe uiat as a county
seat Kingstree is entitled to this
additional passenger service.
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Change in the Extension Force
Clemson College, April 11.?The foithe
working force
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of the extension Service have been announced
by Assistant Director D. \V.
Long.
L. C. Madison has been appointed
county agent for Williamsburg county
with headquarters at Kingstree. He
began his duties March 20. Mr. Madison
was formerly a livestock specialist
of the Extension Service of Clemson
with the Bureau of Animal Industry,
United States Department < f
Agriculture. During the last year he
has been a special field agent with
the American Poland China Record
Association. His varied experience
especially in animal husbandry work,
should make him an excellent agent
for Williamsburg county in view of
the live stock development in that
section.
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Dies At State Hospital.
Mr. E. C. Pendergrass about 35
years of age who was recently taken
to the state hospital at Columbia,
J--?1 4-V.o* ,'nc.utntlnn Saturday.
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Th^ body was brought to Kingstree
Sunday and interment was made at
Union church cemetery Monday morning.
Mr. Pendergrass was an industrious
farmer of the Salters section,
and had a large circle of friends and
relatives. He is survived by his wife
and seven children.
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Boll weevil and hail insurance?
the Hortford writes both. See Welch
he can protect you 2t
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. Suttons Sittings
Suttons, April 10.?We are having
fine weather now, the farmers around
! here are very busy transplanting their
tobacco, but if we don't get some rain
i quite a lot of it will be lost.
Mr. P. P. Cooper and Johnnie
Broach, of this place made a pleasant
1 trip to Andrews Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Blakely of Trio,
, spent Sunday with relatives here.
( Mr. W. X. Wilson was in town Saturday
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Eagerton, was
. in town Wednesday.
Mrs. D. H. Eagerton spent Friday
with relatives in Andrews.
Mr. D. X. Blakely of Trio, was a
pleasant visitor here Sunday.
Mr. Salie Cooper, Mrs. S. P. Cooper,
Mrs. A. M. Gamble, Miss Pauline
Cooper, and little Miss Mittie Gamble
motored over to Kingstree Saturday.
Mrs. B. H. Hcrrington and Mrs. S.
J. Mitchum of Columbia, spent the
week-end with relatives here.
Misses Carrie Belle, Bertha and
Creola Cooper, of Trio, spent the week
end with relatives here.
Quite a number of young folks entertained
at a party at Mr. W. D.
Byrdick's home Wednesday night of
last week.
Miss W. M. Hood, of Charleston,
spent last week here with Misses
Hannah and Isla Byrdic.
Mr. R. A. Mooje, of Trio, visited
Suttons Sunday afternoon.
Mv. R. E. Donnelly of Kingstree
motored to Suttons Sunday.
Mr. R. E. Flowers, of Trio, was in
town Saturday on business.
Mr. R. E. Blakely has been very ill
for the past week, but we are glad to
report that he is improving. >
Mr. D. H. Eagerton had the misfortune
of spraining his ankle.
Mrs. B. L. Gordon and children, of
Andrews, spent the week-end with
relatives here.
Miss Evelyn Walters, has been on
the sick list for the past week.
"Mayflower"
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I insure your tobacco against hail
in the Hartford. At any rate, see me
before insuring elsewhere. I have the
kind of insurance you want. The
rates are right. 2t.
2t W. H. Welch, Manager-Agent
The Weather
The warm balmy days that marked
the close of last week were suddenly
changed Sunday afternoon when it
became blustery and so much cooler
that light fires were necessary
to comfort. During the night the
mercury dropped down to 38 degrees.
Monday it continued much cooler with
a March wind blowing until late in
the afternoon. It became perfectly
calm, but no rise in temperature.
Then it was learned that the local
weather bureau, Charleston, had
predicted a freezing temperature for
the night and nearly ^everybody began
talking about their beans, their garden,
their tobacco, some even estimating
the damage that a freeze' would
cause to their growing truck or crop.
Many of the town folks hurried
home and covered the garden truck
most suceptible to frost and thereby
averted a considerable loss.
Many acres of beans, tobacco and
young cotton were more or less damaged.
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Hot Supper Notice.
The public is cordially invited to attend
a Hot Supper at Aimwell school
on the evening of April 22nd. Music
will be furnished for dancing.
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. To Open Bids Tomorrow
The mayor and. aldermen will meet
tomorrow (Friday) at noon for the
purpose of opening bids received for
the purchase of municipal bonds,
which are advertised for sale as the
result of the recent election held on
the question of bond issues for street
improvement and other public work.
We understand that a number of
bids for bonds have been submitted.
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Ball Players Organize
Cedar Swamp, April 13.?In accord
with past annual occurences the base
ball players of this section have reorganized
for practice with a view to
making all things favorable and interesting
in winning a series of games
from any rural section of the county
whoippthey may challenge or be challenged
by. And to further encourage
the boys in- their efforts, on last Fri-4
day evening the ice cream reception
given by them was well attended by
the loyal supportei s of the neighboi hood
and also by visitors from Bloomingvale,
Central, Beulah and Kingstree
who joined heartily in the little
informal entertainments, from eating
ice cream and country-made cake up to
voting in a contest for the most pop,
ular young lady present, all of which'
I resulted in the raising of the neat |
; little sum of $42.30 net. of which the
boys are justly proud, and will spend
it most judiciously for their benefit.
They hope it will result in giving
? pleasure to those who are fond of the
world-wide sport.
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PRESERVING IN WATER GLASSES, #
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Some Things That Are Being Ask- ]
ed About at This Season.
To preserve 15 dozen eggs in water |
galss, the following directions should |
be followed: |
(1) Select a 5-gallon crock(earthen |
or stone) and clean it thoroughly, |
then scald and allow to dry.
(2) Heat 10 to 12 quarts of water |
to the boiling point and allow it to
cool. |
(3) When cool, measure cut 9 |
quarts of the water, place in the crock, |
and addfl quart of sodium silicate g
(commonly called water gla>s), which |
can be purchased at almost any drug I
store. Stir well so that the solution 1
becomes thorough'y mixed. )
The solution thus prepared is ready!
for the eggs, which may be put in a'.l
at once or from time to time as they j
are obtainable. Care should be tak-1
en in putting them in the jar not to!
crack or break the shells, also make j
sure that the solution covers the eggs
by at least two inches at all times.
Put the crock containing the preserved
eggs in a cool, dry place and
cover with a tight lid or waxed paper
t1 prevent evaporation.
To preserve a /mailer number of
eggs, the solution should be mixed and
prepared in the same proportion.
April, May and June are the best'
months for preserving eggs. Fresh
eggs properly preserved will he kept
in good condition from six to ten
months.
Farmer's Bulletin No. 861 on the' g
"Removal of Stains from Clothing and ! |
Other Textiles" may be obtained from 8
Miss Hattie McMurray, County Home ;
Demonstration Agent.
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Some Sensible Horse Talk.
I believe in talking to a horse and
teaching him to obey the voice as well
as the reins. Th's may prove valuable
if, as sometimes happens, the lines
break or become unbuckled. Besides,
the horse likes the sociability of it.
He easily leams a dozen or more words
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DUI De careiui iu uicui j.ui
ly what you mean. For instance,
"whoa" means to stop at once and
stand perfectly still; "get up" to go
straight ahead at once; "back," to
step backward; "easy" or "steady," to
slow up. These words the horse readily
leams and takes kindly to. "Walk"
means to change at once to **. walk,
and "all right," spoken in a calm reassuring
tone, means "don't be afraid,
that won't hurt you," and it is wonderful
to see what a calming effect it
has. Speak firmly, but not sharply,
to the horses, fcr they are nevous
creatures. Talking to your horse will
make him more intelligent and more
friendly. I am not anxious to number
among my friends any one who
does not treat his horse with kindness
and consideration?Jenner's Monthly.
Our idea of a great detective would
bf one who is smart enough to discover
how a gas company reads a
meter.
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>\hy Farmers Should Grow Soy Beans;
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1. They are fine for feed and fine 1
for fertility. I I
2. Time of planting extends from fi
early spring until mid-summer, de- B
pending on latitude ana use to oe e?
made of the crop.
3. For grain or as a main hay crop, B
the best time is about that for planting
corn, when the ground has be-,
come thoroughly warm.
4. As a pasture green manure, soil
ing or even as a hay crop, the soy
bean may be sown as late as Augus.
first.
5.Soy beans are more generally
grown with com than with any othei
crop and may be combined advantageously
in many systems of crop rotations.
7. Soy Bean straw is a valuable
feed for all kinds of stock.
7 The soy bean will yield from one
to three tons of hay to the acre.
9. Soy bean hay is equal or superior
to any other leguminous cror.
The use of this hay as a source of
j.rotien to balance feeds for growing
stock or for milk should 'educe the
quantity ox high priced concentrated
feeds which it is necessary to purchase.
10. The Soy bean can be utilized
as a nasture for all kinds of stock, the
most profitable method, perhaps, be- E
ing to pasture with hogs, suplement- E
ing the corn ration. I
For complete information about this =
Aaluable crop, if vcu arc a North Car- |
olina farmer, write the Division of I
Agriculture at Raleigh. X. C., and if
a South Carolina fanner write the
Department of Agriculture, Clemso.-i
college S. C. for "Soy Dean Bulletin",
or Washington, D. C., for fanners'
bulletin 975?"The Soy Bean; Its'Culture
and uses."?G. A. Cardwell, Agricultural
and Indutrial Agent, Atlantic
fnact Tine Railroad Co.
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Did you ever hear of boll weevil insurance?
We write it in the Hartford.
W. H. Welch, Manager-A gent.
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'Phone 179 for Ice
D. & B. Ice Co.
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Buy Summer Time
Furniture Now!
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VOTI ARE VERY PROBABLY GOING TO BUY
SEVERAL ARTICLES OF "SUMMER FURNITURE" H
THIS YEAR SUCH AS PORCH ROCKERS, HAM- '
MOCKS, PORCH SHADES, REFRIGERATORS,
AND MANY OTHER SEASONABLE THINGS,
AREN'T YOU? THEN '
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, 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 Ao FUSSIBLE ,
A good Refrigerator is
r)V> a necessity?not a lux- ?
' ypy^f UJlltlU (AiAiJ ury, and like anything
else, it^pays to investi- , ^
Li I^P 1 We carefully looked in
I I! jT^ mliil St?1- I decided to handle the
iBni iSlir lines we sell. Come in 2
iiJ3Ky* ~ prices and show you
the superior points of
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We are overstocked on Organs and will k [
make you some attractive prices and terms
Every family needs some sort of musical
instrument and a nice ORGAN is a good |f
inexpensive way to gratify this need. % ^
Our ORGANS are all very ornamental and ?
true toned. Let us quote you prices. *
Ringstree furniture Co. |
"The Largest Stock in the State"
Central Warehouse Building, IflWPCTDI?!? C P
Corner Mill Street and Hampton Ave. IVIiWu 1IYDL, u. v.
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