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CULL POULTRY FOR PROFIT There is Still Time to Cull the Flock, But Don't Delay s Qemson College, Aug. 30.?Culling ? may be done profitably from June to October, says N. R. Mehrhof, poultry specialist of the Extension Service. 2 Poultry men should keep only the birds that are laying well and bringing in ^ a good financial return. Every pcultryman should be able to tell the pro- . ducer from the non-producer. To tell the heavy layer it is r.eces- ( iary to look at health, vigor and condition. head and adjuncts, condition of ? vent, body conformation, handling qualities, moult and pigmentation. J. A bird must be healthy to lay a ! large number of eggs. She must have j ? efnminJl I lgur, cuiiaiiLunuiiai o?w^wi, . and good breeding qualities behind j! her. The head should be broad and eye full and round; face lean, wattles and earlobes closely fitted to leadr and body long, indicating capacity. The comb and wattles should be ^ a bright red color, fine in texture and velvety to the touch, being both soft ^ and pliable. The vent should be large, openr moist, and free from yellow pigment. v A heavy producer must have great depth of body. The keel bone should be straight and carried well to the rear. The pelvic arches should be ^ well spread. In the heavy producer, the skin is soft, thin and pliable to the touch. The early moulters are the poor producers. Late moulters are usually the heaviest egg-producers. Save % these birds for breeding purposes. ^ Bleached birds are the heavy pro ducers. When a bird starts to lay, g the pigment disappears in the follow- j ing order: vent, eye-ring and ear- ^ lobe, beak, and shanks. Birds with ^ bleached shanks indicate four to five ^ months heavy laying. Each bird in the flock should be a caught and examined according to the j above factors, the producers to be kept and the non-producers sent to v market. The slogan with poultry to- j day is; "Eliminate the non-producer and increase the profits." L Further information and detailed ^ medthods of culling may be had by ( writing to the poultry specialist of f the Extension Service, who will be f glad to co-operate in eliminating the L non-producer. j 0 v We Are on Ere of Great Boom! j Da you remember the fall of 1914 ? d A greet many business men behaved > fern as if they thought the world was eeming to an end. Well, we lived to see that very period the beginiving of the greatest era of prosperity the country had known up to that time! We no a* go on record stating our frank belief that the United States is * nee more approaching a great recon- 8 struction boom. It is, admitted that ^ inflation is invariably bound to cause hardship, but business activity all over the world is scraping the bottom of the present depression, notes Sugar- ^ man's Indicator. - - % - _ nm.. i f Everything- moves in cycies. me waves of gold that are rolling in on us 6 from abroad will certainly encourage 6 deflation. That means rising commodity prices and, of course, rising c stock prices. Our Federal Reserve <ratio is now very high; in other words, money, credit and gold are rising and J1 outstanding loans are decreasing. * Where is all this money going to? We feel sure it is going to build homes a and office buildings and other needed ^ housings. We feel sure this activity is c going to bring prosperity to the rail- S roads, or at least that the railraods a will be placed in such a position, due to the 12 per cent wage cut and 20 per * cent freight increase, as to enable ^ them to buy much needed equipment 1! iron and steel in large quantities, i We know that our public utility com- 0 panies are in great need of brass, cop- * per and zinc. We know that Germany a euold use a great deal of copper and t cotton. The de-control of food pro ducts in Europe and this country win result in a higher per capita consump- n tion and higher prices to farmers. a Meantime, the world is in our debt, b and if it means anything to an individ- s uzf to have interest payments coming hr to him on principal loaned out, then f it must mean much to a nation in this 0 position. P Six months from now we will be ~ looking back at the foolish fears of J the public at this time, wondering how r we could ever imagine that such com- F panies as U. S. Steel, Baldwin Loco- * motive, Studebaker, International Pa- t perr Allis Chalmers, Central Leather * and Bethlehem Steel were headed any |H other way than prosperity, with a n capital P. e If IM1 II I I I II I 11 ? ? II 1 II M v ^ I BRICK! BRICK!!:!: Come to our plant ;; t !! and see what we have ; I t :' to offer before you buy. !; e :! Layton Brick Works ;;!? [ESTABLISHED 1385] 9-1-tf ' ' 1 MARION, - S. C. :;!f .. ?H!I-11 1 II I 1 1 I i I 1 1 I I 'l-Ml ! ! c Items From Rome Rome, Aug. 30.?Judge John S. Wil:on and Mr. Sam Barron of Manning :pent Sunday here with relatives. Messrs. Malcolm Legette and Allen ^egette of Centenary are visiting relitives here. Mr. Robt. Allen of Leesville was a isitor at the home of his uncle. Prof. ). M. Mitchell, last week. Mr. David Epps of Kingstree visted friends in the community Sunlay. Mrs. Elizabeth Pcndarvis of Dorhester is spending some time with ler brother, Rev. G. K. Way. Miss Florence Hemingway is spendng this week with Mrs. W. C. Hemngway at Hemingway. Master John Wesley DuRant is visting his cousin, Master Ned DuRant, r Georgetown. Louise Hill and Louise Lewis from ear Hemingway spent last week here nth Mrs. K. E. Hill. Dr. and Mrs. E. W. DuRant and ons, Ned, Jr., and Francis Hill, visted relatives here last week. Miss Louise Snow has returned from n extended visit to Laurens and the dountains of North Carolina. Mr. B. B. Chandler is spending a t'hile at Glenn Springs. Miss Louise Poston of Johnsonville s visiting Miss Frances Snow. Jack Cockfield of Hemingway and Jr. Eaddy of Johnsonville were visitis here Sunday. Mrs. H. B. Floyd of Floydale is isiting her daughter, Mrs. G. K. Way. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hester and Mr. ;nd Mrs. A. T. McNiny of Kingstree isited friends in 'he community Sunlay. Miss Mary Rhem had as her house ruests for the week-end Misses Sarah jolland Hester and Madge Blakely; ilessrs. Jimmie Jenkins, Buck Ingra1am and Johnie McAden, all of Kingsree. Miss Louise Way of Dorchester is i visitor at the home of her uncle, lev. G. K. Way. Miss Mary Rhem spent last week nth Miss Sarah Holland Hester in Cingstree. The Epworth League was well atended Sunday night and a good program was carried out. Martin L. )wens was the leader. The subject or the evening was "Commandments or Righteousness Before Men." These ire from the fifth to tenth inclusive, lev. G. K. Way favored the league rith a splendid talk on the subject. i council meeting was also held to liscuss plans for the balance of the ear. o * Cooper on the Bench? (From the Spartanburg Journal.) The Yorkville Enquirer yesterday mblished some interesting political ;ossip, some of which has been going he rounds for awhile. "Some of the politicians are of opin3n that it is Cooper for the Supreme lourt bench at the next session of the Jeneral Assembly, with Lieutenant lovernor Harvey as his successor. The orecast looks plausible enough at this tage of the proceedings, but time will how," says The Enquirer. It will be recalled that there was orisiderable mention * of Governor !ooper as a "dark horse" to break the | 3ng deadlock for the vacant associate usticeship of the Supreme Court beween Jesse F. Carter, of Bamberg; ienator J. Hardin Marion, of Chester, nd General Milledge L. Bonham,of inderson. In fact, the Governor reeived some scattering votes, but he ave out a statement that he was not candidate for the place. The LcgisJture cast many ballots in a vain efort to elect and, if the deadlock coninues at the next session of the Legdature, in all probability a strong dark horse" will be entered. Mention f Governor Cooper has persisted since he adjournment of the Legislature, Jthough he has had nothing further o say about his position. Politicians point out that, were he ominated, he would probably secure ianir nf lnw-countv Votes which iUiy V* ?..v .. r re now almost wholly concentrated! ehind Mr. Carter, of Bamberg. The upport of the Bamberg lawyer is said o be based in large extent upon the act that he is from the lower part f the state, while three of the four resent members of the Supreme Court -Chief Justice Gary, of Abbeville; ustices Watts, of Laurens, and Cothan of Greenville?are from the upper iart of the State, Justice Fraser being he only member of the court from he other section of the State. Mr. Carer's two opponents, General Bonham nd Senator Marion, are up-country nen. If Governor Cooper should be lected to the Supreme Court, a lowountry man, Lieutenant Governor Vilson G. Harvey, of Charleston,) rould become Governor for the unexpired term. Inasmuch as four of the ive Governors elected in the last foureen years have been up-country men, he politicians argue that the possible levation of Mr. Harvey to the Govrnorship might cause a decided hange in the alignment in the race or associate justice. If Governor hooper should be elected to the court le would have served all but a year ?f his two terms of eight years. Polit ical observers are of the opinion that Mr. Harvey's friends would .rally strongly to Governor Cooper if he should become a candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy, not only because of the promotion of the Charleston man to the Governorship, but alsc because he would be put in a stronger | position as a candidate for election to the Governorship. If Mr. Harvey should become Governor, Senator Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, now president protemporc of the Senate, would become Lieutenant Governor. Charleston has not been represented in the Governorship since 1865, when A. G. Magrath held office from December to May as the last war gover- j nor. o Two New Livestock Specialists Clemson College, Aug, 26. Director j W. W. Long announces the appoint-. ment of two new livestock specialists for the Extension Service, both of whom will give attenion to swine work. The new men arc Scth D. Sims and David T. Herrman. Mr. Sims is a graduate of Purdue University, where he had special training in livestock work, and has recently been manager of a livestock farm in South Indiana. For convenience of carrying on the swine work, Mr. Sims will have headquarters at Florence and will serve the Pee Dec section of the state including the territory in charge of District Agent T. B. Young. Mr. Herrman is a graduate of Ohio State University and has had excellent training in livestock. He will be stationed at Aiken and will serve the southwestern part of the siate which includes the district in charge of District Agent H. S. Johnson. With the addition of these two new swine specialists, the work of developing the swine industry in this state can be carried on with increased facility. o BIG FAIR FOR ANDREWS Entries Now on Books Said to Indicate Success Andrews, Aug. 30: The Tri-County Fair this year will be held October 11 to 15 and fn>m the entries now on the books will surpass any fair in varied exhibits ever held in the South, the managers say. One entry building, 200x100 feet, will be devoted entirely to agricultural exhibits. The farmers of the three counties, Georgetown, Williamsburg and Berkeley, are taking much interest in the individual farm displays and over twenty farmers have entered the contest. The prizes in this division are $100, $50, $25, $15 and $10. The corn show de* A i it. 1A 90K parxmenc is open 10 inc wvuu ?uu is offered for the best ten ears of white corn, any variety; $15 for second and $10 for third. The same prizes are also offered for yellow corn, any variety, and $10 will be given for the best bushel of shelled corn, wliitc or yellow. The poultry department is open to the world and, in addition to the regular and the specials, is offering $500 in grand specials. The cquippment for the poultry department is of the latest designs and furnished by the Keipper Cooping Company. Many prominent Eastern poultrymen will exhibit. D. Lincoln Orr, secretary and manager of the Mtdison Square Npw York Poultry Show and the Washington, D. C., show will be in attendance and give a talk on poultry. B. E. Adams, president of the South Carolina Poultry Breeders' Association and director for the fourth district of the American Poultry Association, will judge some of the American classes. B. R. Callis, a poultry breeder who has judged in the Western States and has just located in the South, will also judge. A third judge is yet to be selected. The swine and cattle departments will show many fine animals. All the other sections will offer fine displays. The home demonstration department will occupy an entire building, 150x90 feet, and every phase of the work will be shown by model means and actual work of the department. Lectures and demonstrations will be given daily by United States government experts. This will be the first complete exhibit of the work of the home demonstration department ever shown in the South and has been arranged by Miss Christine South in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. Four large ex hibit building will be required to house the show. Friday, October 14, the Hon. Henry C. Wallace, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, and the Hon. A. F. Lever, of the farm loan board, will be the guest of the association. Secretary Wallace will present on this occasion a gold medal to the best farmer of the tri-counties, and the Hon. A. F. Lever will present a silver pitcher to the house-wife making the greatest score in kitchen improvement. The Tri-County Fair Association was organized for the purpose of holding yearly an exhibition that would be of educational value, not only to the coastal plain, but to the entire South, and at its third annual fair this year p-oposcs to demonstrate to the \isitors that it is carrying out 'its object. "Taxation In South Carolina" All law-making bodies are composed of men who are supposed to represent the people, and in this representative capacity their earnest desire is to carry the wishes of the majority by whom they were elected. For this reason law-making bodies are more representative than progressive. . It is a pity that such is the case. Under these conditions the people are the leaders and the 'aw-makers the followers. T^is may not be sound Demo- | cratic doctrine, as the mean r.g of | the term is construed by democrats of j orthodox ideas, but in the last half century times have changed and if our I political ideas do not change with j them we are bound to lag behind in1 the march of progress. If a majority of the voters of a state are non-progressive in their ideas of government it is political suicide for an aggressive man to attempt too introduce progressive measures, and the result is that while other states keep up with the march of progress his own state lags far behind South Carolina is suffering from this condition of affairs. At the last session of the general assemby several progressive measures were introduced and they died on the calendar or in committee. Law-makers, as a rule, do not rise above the ideas of the people they represent. Time and again efforts have been made to bring about tax reforms in this state. It is well known that South Carolina has the most antiquated tax laws of any state in the union. Its tax on real property is the highest in the United States. At a recent meeting of the*"Kosmos Club" in Columbia Mr. August Kohn read a very able paper on "Taxation in South Carolina." For many years Mr. Kohn has reported the proceedings of the legislature for The News and Courier and he has been in position to study the tax problem from every angle. Mr. Kohn is covinced that if South Carolina is to continue to develop educationally and socially it must have more money, and as visible property is now carrying more than its share of the tax burden, additional revenue must come from other sources. After a very able and exhaust'^e " f tVio tav nrrthlfm Mr. Kohn makes the following practical suggestions : "Get all property on the tax books, especially all escaping visible property. Get all matters of taxation out of politics. Let the Tax Commission appoint the auditors on the basis of > ?the car of ma While elegance features, the Sec roads in all wea The famou f _ _ ^ t - ncient power iu struction of the year out endura We will ro\ keeping your S< ine Ford Parts handles repairs demonstrate. Plowden W. C. PI efficiency and absolutely remove all tax officials from the primaries, but seek efficiency and character. Impose a tax of one per cent per gallon on gasoline used in motor vehicles. Enact a moderate inheritance tax law, without too much inquisition. Get money from those who enjoy all the advantages of government and own no property, by enacting an occupation tax, as well as others for business. Collect a tax on all legal instruments, includnig mortgages, before the record is made. Provide a tax on luxuries?theatres, moving pictures, soft drinks, professional base ball and other sources." In 1919 South Carolina paid into the federal treasury the staggering sum of $26,000,000 while there was paid in to our own state treasury the miserly sum of only $9,000,000. This wide difference represented excess war profits taxes, taxes from cold drinks, theatres, sports and other forms of amusement from which the state does not J receive a penny. It is alleged that thousands of men whose annual business runs into millions and whose incomes run into hundreds of thousands of dollars each year are paying the federal government huge sums in excess profits taxes while they are paying into the state government two or three dollars each on a handful of office furniture. Moving pictures, baseball and other forms of amusement are escaping taxation altogether while visible property is paying 90 per cent, of the total taxes of the state. There is little wonder that people ere beginning to cry out against high taxes. New York is a progressive state. T4-?. ?aam1a ova fVo nrA(yi*ocai'ro in Itr U1W 111VOV V *M the United States. What is done is done in a business-like way and as a rule its law-makers are men who have the courage of their convictions. When a measure comes up its legislators do not ask themselves, "How many votes will support of this measure cost me back home." If the measure is progressive it is likly to become a law. In 1919 the levy on property in New York for state purposes was one mill and six one-hundredths. In South Carolina it was twelve mills?more than ten times as much. North Carolina has biennial sessions of the legislature and a member cannot serve more than one term?four years. The governor serves only one term?four years. North Carolina has progressive laws. North Carolina decided to reform its tax laws. The state and county levy was 14>i mills. Tbo first year the levy was reduced to 1.98 jfor*ct THE UNIVERSAL CAR i ^ $795 f. o. b. Detroit SEDAN ny uses, the car for the , refinement and comfor ian affords sturdy depei ther. 1 J s rora engine proviucs j >r every need. The sturd whole chassis is a surety nee and economy. and out this service in tl idan in good condition. : and our fully equipp< promptly and well. Let Motor Co. Greelyville, So owden, New Zion, Soi mills. "Now the state property tax," says Mr. Kohn, "has been removed and for 1921 no direct state tax on property is levied?all comes from inheritance taxes, licenses and occupation tax and othe?- sources. The counties levy a propeity tax." Last year North Carolina passed a i law requiring a person to ctr.nd I physical examination before the^KAwJ could get a marriage license. A sim^BJ^H lar bill introduced in the South Carol.na legislature died on the calendar. A majority of our law-makers must have thought the "people back home |9B won't stand for it." Who is to blame? H Mr. Kohn's paper treats the tax Wm problem in an admirable manner. It ^B cfers many pract:cal suggestions, and ^B his arguments for tax reform are fll supported by indisputable facts. The ^B IO if 1 1 MA* THiMAh t AA g ' cat blUUUlC lO ik mil uvk ivaua huv ^ mases?the men and women whose votes elect. It is here that the beginning must be made. SALE UNDER EXECUTION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. Court of Common Pleas. L. B. Johnson, Plaintiff, against T. J. Cooper, W. Hanibal Cooper, and i Annie Cooper, Defendants. , Notince is hereby given that under and by virture of an execution issued 1 out of the Court of Common Pleas of ^ the County of Williamsburg, State of South Carolina, in the above entitled I action, tested by the Clerk of said ] Court on the 6th day of July, 1921, j ' and lodged in my office on the 6th, I day of July, 1921, commanding me to fl levy and collect out of the property of 1 the defendants the sum of Nine Hun- J dred Ninety-One and 46-100 ($991.46) fl 1 Dollars, with interest from the 18th JH day of June, 1921, and the further M ' sum of Fourteen and 65-100 ($14.65) ]fl Dollars costs, I have levied upon the fl 1 following described tract of land as fl 1 the property of the defendant, W. . Hanibal Cooper, and will sell the same ^E i to thfl hichest bidder for cash before ftflw the Court House door in Kingstree, S. [ 1 C., during the legal hours of sale on 1 the first Monday in September, 1921, : the same being the 5th day of said H 1 month, to wit: All that tract of land lying, being w and situate in the County of Williamsburg, State of South Carolina, measur' ing and containing one hundred thiri ty-two (132) acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of E. J. Davis, formerly of W. C. Heming' way & Company, and lands of S. J. Haselden; on the East by lands of Norman B. Brown; on the South by lands of the Estate of Joe Baxley and lands of Dock Anderson: and on the West by lands of Alex Brown, i Purchaser to pay for papers. iTS. GAMBLE, Sheriff of Wi'liamesburg County. August 6th, 1921. 8-18-St. > Send The County Record your next rder for Job Printing. > f / { I | whole family. r t are dominant 1 idability on all i more than suf- | ly, rugged con- 1 of year in and 1 le car itself by We sell Genurepair shop t us come and uth Carolina uth Carolina / '? ; nuMnH - . 1