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SERGEANT GETS WAR CROSS. ^Medals Don't Pay Rent/ Remarks Buffalo Recipient. Frank A. Gaffney, Buffalo, N. Y., former sergeant in the Twenty-seventh Division, A. E. F., recently had the Cross of Military Valor, an Italian decoration, added to numerous I medals and citations conferred by other allied countries. Gaffney won fame on the Hindenburg line, where he took a German machine gun position unaided and made it possible to capture eighty prisoners. The British citation gives him credit for all of the eighty prisoners. "Those fellows who write citations sure know how to spread it on," said Gaffney. "There was nothing to it. I went into the army with the idea not to give ray life for my country. When I was on the firing line and I saw a German I killed him before 1 he had a chance to get me. "These medals mean nothing to me. ? - 1 i r?J rThey don t pay my rent ana Duy iwu fcr my Mby. I've got a job now and dent ask anything from any one. I cant see why they want to bother ' me to go over to Fort Porter just ' to get a medal. Anyway, I didn't ,i do half the things they said I did; i I did only my duty." <* Gaffney lost an arm in the fighting 1 on September 29, 1918, at the Hinden- < burg line. 1 The Law Is for All to Obey. > ' ) A Nev York city judge recently: ] saw fit to commit to jail a member i of the police force for an assault upon a civilian. ,Jn so doing he call ed timely attention to the growing i tendency of police officers to overstep the limits of their authority. * Nothing breeds greater disrespect' for the law than lawlessness on the < pert of the agencies charged with ei-forcing it Minor courts in some 1 of the larger cities have brought un- < k deserved criticism upon the entire in l stitution of courts, because of the ' [ irisguided efforts of a few incumbents - - - ? ? ? * i BB of the btitich. Police departments in < H nearly a ! the large cities have ac quired disfavor from similar causes. ] Hg Too great zeal in tLe punishment i HB foi crime is at least as harmful as ] jB tco great laxness. The American i M idea has always been that it is bet- 1 tcr to err on the side of mercy than 3 B ' on the side of injustice. The maxnm , < B that it is better to allow 99 guilty ,1 persons 1o escape than to inflict pun- J < ishment wrongfully in one case, is 1 as wise in these days of so-called I B crime waves, as it was in the most < f piping times of peacefulness. , 1 I In American cities, courts and po-j< lice departments alike owe their con-1 tin nance to some sort of political i favor. New or shallow incumbents i of the bench or heads of police departments are apt to cater to public favor by going sled-length in the 1 enforcement of some measure which ' " " *-- Mnnlar attracts numcuuu; t In ft few cities, where the tremendous power o* some newspapers hfts in-! fleeted aij invisible government upon thr municipalities, the activity of ^mrts ai d police is especially dangerpus. It is a human failing for. ft man 1 / to become intoxicated with power. Bare indeed is the individual who will g exercise with forbearance newly-imposed powers. Police officers have 1 k been prone to exceed their'lawful B duties. Too often they Iook..upon the club as their wand of authority to I be waved and wielded on slight proB vocation, rather than for use as a last resort Too often they speak i . In the rough tone of command, rather S than with the calm persuasiveness! which appeals to American reasonrbleness It has been a fault of i H American police organization that j men arc* arrayed with the garb of | HP - authority without having been in- , HP structed in the way it should be worn. The age of the mailed fist is gone.1 Police should be taught that the quiet, courteous word of direction,; rather than the truculent voice of1 ccmman 1, is more readily heeded by j Bj Americans. Capable police officers! H will lose none of their power to meet i ^P emergencies with force, through the! H conversation of that quality. It lies with the proper municipal B officials to restrain the unbridled ex orrisft of authority by police officers. r An added sense of responsibility is 1 p needed by some of the judges. Lawful enforcement of the law is imperative.?Darbom Independent. "I believe that the spread of the use of the automobile is going to do as much to teach one nation that another nation is made up of decent chaps and to cure them of their old rivalries and feuds and bitterness as any other agency on God's green footstool can e^er hope to do."?Irvin S. Cobb. "The motor car has become an indispensable instrument ;n our political, social and industrial life."?President "Harding. t J If there were more good roads and . more auto buses in our rural counties. J the consolidation of schools could go ! or apace. Newsy Letters From Salters. Salters Depot, Feb. 20?The weath er has been very changeable for th< past week or more, from pleasan spring like days to severe cold, witl considerable rain, thunder and light ing and some snow. The Truck Growers Association ha: experienced seme trouble in getting bean seed, but it is thought then will be enough obtained to supply th< demand. The acreage planted ii beans this year will be large, so thai the farmers may ship in car lots. English peas are up and look fine This crop has never been planted fci market in this section before and th< outcome will be watched closely. A good acreage has been planted. There will probably be some in crease in the acreage of tobacco this year over last and as marketing conditions this year will be undei different conditions from those heretofore used, the outlook is brighter There will be a good acreage planted in sweet potatoes this year foi market. A large curing house will be built here for the curing of the ciop. The usual large crop of com will be planted, something more thar last year. Rice is being planted tc X'llic ^AWCUV iVl UViMV VVIUO|U11|#wvii Mr. Henry E. Davis of Florence has put out a large pecan orchard on his father's place here, numbering upward of 500 trees of the Stuart Schly and Success varieties. Mr. J. G. Lifrage, our genial postmaster who has been sick for the past week or more Is, we are glad to say, improving. Mr. A. R. Moseley, Jr., is cn the lick list this week,... We hope he will soon be alright again. Mr. J. H. Montgomery spent Thursday at Mullins on business. Mr. Howell of Sumter, spent Thursday and Friday here on business. Miss Jeannette Davis of the Darington school faculty, spent last weekend at her .home here. Misses Lula Ferrell and Jennie Salters of the Olanta school faculty, ipent last week-end at their respective domes here. On last Monday morning Misses VfcMurray and Atkinson stopped over it Salters enroute to Greelyville, gathered the ladies together and gave some very interesting information on he subject of poultry raising, which resulted in the organizing of an association here to raise poultry for the Tiarket The White wyanaoites were iecided upon as the best breed for (his purpose. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sires, Jr., of Charleston have moved here, where :hey will engage in poultry rasing m an extensive scale. Miss May Stubbs of Bennettsville, is visiting ber aunt, Mrs. Mattie Ferrrll of this place. The ladies missionary society of Union church will serve an oyster supper on Friday night, March 3rd The public is invited. ?? GreelyviHe Items. Greelyville, Feb. 20.?Miss Eula D Atkinson, the state poultry specialist came here in October and gave s culling .demonstration, and .the ladies tW 0)1* oma ailmr WCIf 5V llivctcdi^u oi.v tc come back again. She came bacl in November and made a very inter esting talk on the advantages of hav ing the pure bred poultry, and s poultry club. After her talk it wa; discussed as to whether or not wi would organize the club. We organ fc.ed with a membership of ten, th< following officers being elected president, Mrs. T. W. Boyle; vlce-pres ident, Mrs. Fred Mishoe; secretary and treasurer, Mre. R. T. Gibbons. Miss Atkinson discussed the differ ent breeds of chickens and after raucl discussion we decided to get the Whit* Wyandottes. A vote of thanks wa extended Miss Atkinson for cominj to us, and then the club adjourne* to meet again February 3rd, when \v< had a lesson on incubation. We are delighted to hear Salters club has decided to get the Whit* Wyandottes. We will be glad to hav* them to attend our meetings. Miss Frances Lesesne entertaine* .it Mr. T. W. Boyle's, the high schoc boys and girls on fast Wednesda; evening. The occasion was enjoye< tc the utmost by all present. Mrs. Fred Mishoe entertained a hei home the young people's mission ary society one evening last week Messrs. John and Dan Hardy spen Sunday in Manning. Miss Belle McElveen leaves thi week to visit relatives in Richmond Va. Messrs. Wright Gibbons, Edgar Du Bose and Willie Gibbons of New Zior and Miss Belle Fleming of Turbeville were visitors in town on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Gibbons leav Wednesday to make their home i; Abbeville, where Mrs. Gibbons wil begin her work as home demonstra tion agent. We are glad to say that Mrs. J F. Montgomery and two sons. Frank lin a^M Thompson, who have been in disposed are improving. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Plowden o Manning, were visitors here Sundaj 1 Mrs. J. B. Alsbroek was called 1 her home in North Carolina on a< - count of the death of her brothe e who was killed instantly in an aut< t mobile wreck in that state. He ws \ a student in the University of Nort . Carolina. Mr. Edward O'Bryan, a student c 5 the Kingstree high school, spent th I week-end here with his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Montgomer ? entertained the younger set on S i Valentine's evening, t Mr. T. W. Boyle was a visitor i Kingstree on Monday aft^poon. r The Prize Essay. > l The Kentucky Tobacco Campaig Committee offered a series of prize - fo the various high schools throughou j the Burley district for the best essay r on tobacco co-operative marketing r The essay which landed the $20 i gold follows: "The first reason my father shoul join the association is that it is farm organization, organized by th 1 farmers, operated by the farmers an i used for the farmers' benefit. t "The second reason is that labor i l organized, business is organized an > everyone else but the farmers oi . ganized. Why should the farmers no , organize? 1 "The third reason is that matter > could not be any worse. The farme , is selling his tobacco at starvatio prices' and buying other things a war time prices. This can not las s forever, for the banker can not len 1 ? ?a# no t i muucjr wiuivuk v* rM/ men t ft lias come to the point wher ! the farmers will either have to stic! I together or starve separately. ."The fourth reason is that th farmer blamed everyone last year be cause he didn't get a fair, pric^ to his tobacco. All the good it did wa to relieve him of his sentiments. , "With 75 per cent of the tobacc growers organized, the buyers wil never dare antagonize the organiza i tion, and the. fanners' opinions wil , amount to something besides hpt ail ! "For years the farmer has bee; compelled to take what was offer? : him. This plan places him in a po ' sitjon to force the buyers to pay wha , he wants. Father, think what thi t means to you and your family. I means fair recompense for your la bor, better clothes and more freedor for your wife and an education fo your children. "The grape growers of Californi; and the wheat growers of the west Cm states have put. through organiza tions of this, kind and. made a sue cess of it. Why shouldn't the tobac co growers of the southern state make a success of it also ? "It is a democratic body, in whicl rorvnriA has the same Dower?tenan and landlord alike. So my fathe ' should join other fathers in makinj 1 this a success. Remember: The Lor . helps them that help themselves.'" Profit in Poultry. Girls and boys in the home den onstration clubs of South Carolin are making their own money by mean 'Jof poultry, canning and similar ways 1 Alton B. Smith, of the Miller's elul ' in Marion county, made a clear profi 1 of $65.00 on his flock of Barred Rock: : Alton sold 10 sittings of eggs a ' $2.50 each, besides selling some q " his best fowls. 1 Olive H. Moody, of the Bermud 5 Poultry club of Dillon county report ' a profit of $112.25 on her flock c Orpingtons. Besides selling eggs an ! chickens, the family table was kej : supplied with poultry products. Thelma Miller, a 12 year old men r ber of the Poplar Spring* Poultr club of Spartanburg eoupty, purcha: ej a pen of pure bred Barred Rock 1 set pure bred eggs and raised a U 6 tal of 74 birds. Thelma sold 1 s dozen eggs, 24 fowls, won four prize ' at the county fair, and has a yar ' full of fine birds to begin the ne B, year's work. Her profit for last yea after deducting expenses, amounte to $98.65. e Geneva Langford, a Richland count B 1 poultry club member living at Blyth< 1 wood, raised White Rocks. Her sal< ^ from fowls and eggs amounted 1 ^ $126.85. Geneva won $10.00 in priz< yt on her best birds at the fair, flock of about 75 birds is in the yax fcr beginning another year of sui cesful work. These are only a few of the man splendid records made by poulti * club members last year. - m s Confers on South Carolina Roads !, L. E. Boyjcin, assistant in road mai - agement, Bureau of Public Roads, r< i, cently conferred with officials of tl >, South Carolina State highway depar ment on a program of the expenditui e of money in highway improvement 1 n be presented to the legislature. It [1 proposed by the highway officials < that state that $34,000,000 be expen< ed on roads within 6 years and th; within that time a state system con prising 4,000 miles of highways 1 i- ccmpleted. More than 600 miles < these roads would be hard surface f and the remainder surfaced with san< r. cley, top soil, or gravel. ? 1 rij Time to Plant' )and the best varieties of vegetable ^ i and field seeds to plant for each j purpose is told in the ^ 1922 Catalog of * WOODS I SEEDS Now ready to be mailed, free on request. Reduced prices are quoted on n j Seeds, Poultry Supplies, and s Feeds, Garden Tools and Spray it Materials. s Write for your copy today. r# n T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, . e 17 S. 14th SU Richmond, Va. d *j DR. JAS. A. COLE DENTIST ?t Office in Nexsen Building, Over Bank of Kingstree. 3 KINGSTREE, S. C. r 9-1-21 n ,t t ________ d "THE MONEY YOU DC 6 ) k Using Cypr : "A Dollar I s Be thrifty. 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We butcher only the best cattle and : I 1 hogs, and if you buy from us you may feel" | | assured that you are getting the best at low- | I est prices. J| I Hie Cash Meat Market : I S. F. Eppe, Manager ?^??? ? ?? Advertise In The Record for Best Results >N't HAVE TO SPEND ON REPAIRS IS ALL PROFIT? . i l.r, ess " mends the rip in a leaky purse." Saved Is a Dollar Earned." v l : re going to build or repair, any sort of build- * anything around the pla*;, use -*> k defies decay and lasts practically forever, press builds but once." That's real economy. -7 - f ,. * ? j > * i 5? .. PLANS for farm building*?but in the meantime insist oo "CYPRESS 'our local lumber dealer?no matter for what purpose you buy. Address RESS MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION M . . & t> a % ' H. . * ' 251 Graham Building, Jacksonville, Fla. UP FLY YOU. IF BE HASN'T ENOUGH CYFEESS LET US KNOW AT ONCE. 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