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frlOSPERTTT OOMlS'G BIT TO BE DELAYED Warning Given that Country Must Recover From Recent Industrial Epheav- j al Before Economic Benefits Come. Washington, Sept. 1 J.?Warning was given by high administration i officials touay that the country must wholly recover from the aftermath of the recent industrial upheaval before economic benefits slowing from the settlement of the railroad strike can react fully upon national business conditions. Secretary Hoover iook uie view mui although the country is now undoubtedly better off than it was a year ago, it will probably be six months before a high plane of prosperity is attained, while Secretary Mellon, al, though considering the business outlook "very good,*' recognized as forestalling immediate commercial expansion the limitations imposed upon transportation facilities by car shortages and a possible inadequate labor supply. The greatest loss as a result of! the strike will be borne by the farm-. ers, according to an analysis of the j situation by Secretary Hoover, in I which he reached the conclusion that j the "economic wounds" received by | the country should be quickly heale In contrast with the views of his twi cabinet associates, however, Secretary Davis of the labor denartmenl was positive that settlement 01 me railroad scrike removed the last obstacle to "unprecedented" prosperity. Scope May Be Extended. Keports today to the labor .department from its reresentatives ir. Chicago brought additional details of the scope to which the partial settlement of the rail strike was expected to extend. At least 35 per cent, of the railroads affected by the strike have approved the Wai field-\Yillard-Jewell plan, they declared, while sufficient other carriers had signified their willingness to settle on this basis to bring the total to 65 per cent, of the national milage. It was expected that little time wouid be lost in the opening of negotiations betwen the roads and the Unions looking to actual signature of the peace pact. The only railroad with local headquarters, the Southern railway system, announced today that such a meeting had been called for Saturday. While the losses due to the coal and railroad strikes have been " on1 11" " c-?Uaai'ov coiH in siueraoie, ocvreusu^ uw<u ... a statement issued tonight, "they are easily overestimated." "The estimate of current coal miners' wages lost in the five months (of strike) is not a correct basis of the estimation of the total loss." he said, "Because over a period of 18 months we will probably consume the same amount of coal. In other words, the miners will work more days in the week and produce more coal in the next six or eight months than they would have produced if there had been no strike and thus the wage roll of the next six or eight months will be larger and will, in a considerable degree, compensate the loss during this suspension. Loss of Productivity. "The real loss would be more in the loss of productivity in industries that have, or might have, to close down as a result of the coal strike. If all of our industries can be kept , in motion, the loss will be much less 11? 1 4-Von ie /*nrranf. irom me com tuuc uuui ? iy estimated. "The greatest loss today is the one being met by the farmer as a result of the railway strike. The export of farm products has been seriously interfered with by the inability of the railways to transport produce. Prices are therefore unduly depressed in the agricultural regions. "The inability to transport manufactured products will create some degree of loss but not so "serious as that to agriculture. "There are other losses that must be counted into the national balance shoot, such as the damage to the railways, the extra charges which they have . . ;>ut to, the cost of keeping the mines open, and maintaining them during the period of suspension, and a hundred other items that are of importance. In the broad view, however, if we can get back to business, if we can secure a resumption of transportation and rapid distribution of coal and agricultural produce we will not have received such an economic wound as can not be very quickly recovered from. We will probably not be on such a high < plane of business prosperity during riie next six months as we would* have been had the strike not taken place, but we wi' undoubtedly be on a much higher and a much more , comfortable plane than that of last year." NOTICE TO COTTON GROWERS.! The Williamsburg Ginning Co., will operate its cotton gins only on Wedres lays, Thursdays and Fridays after ' this week. ytt/liamsburg ginnng co. ' ?* . I r FARMERS MAY GET PICRIC ACID! i Department of Agriculture Supplying Explosive at Cost of Handling. i I Clemson College, Sept. 18.?South Carolina farmers can get more picric, acid. The United States Department of Agriculture announces that a limited supply of this explosive is now ! on hand at Edge wood, Md., and that | it is being offered to farmers ioj agricultural purposes free of cost except the charges for cartridging, packing and freight. This cost is 7 cents per pound for cartridging and packing and about two cents per pound for freight to a central point plus freight to point of local delivery. Picric acid is a high explosive used in the World War, and the government is now distributing its remaining supply as an agricultural explosive to stimulate land clearing activities. Picric acid has given entire satisfaction to thousands of fanners in many states who have used it for stump blasting, ditch digging, etc. | One car of 17,000 pounds was used U\ OUUIII WiVMiiiu iu...? | year. The materia: is packed in cartridges; the same size and shape as used for, dynamite, hut the picric acid car- j tridge weighs G ounces, while the dynamite cartridge weighs 8 ounces. The six-ounce picric acid cartridge j ha.- the same explosive force as the i 8-ounce dynamite cartridge. .Since one pound of picric acid does the same woik as one and one-fourth pounds of -10 per cent, dynamite, the cost of picric acid at around 9 cents per pound is approximately one-third the cost of the equivalent quantity of dynamite at usual retail prices. It is clear therefore that it would pay farmers who have stump blast ing and other explosive worK 10 uo to secure picric acid fiom this government supply. It is of interest to note that picric acid keeps indefinitely if stored in an ordinary dry place; is not affected by heat or cold; is not so sensitive as dynamite and therefore even safer to handle; and Rives no injurious effects in the way of headache, such as come from dynamite fumes. Order Through County Agents. Because of the greater cost of freight in less than carlots, the Department of Agriculture will not receive orders from individual farmers but will deal only with a cooperating agency, which will receive orders, consolidate them into carlot orders and forward them to the department. The Extension Sendee of Clemson College will undertake to handle orders for South Carolina farmers if there is sufficient demand to make up one or more carloads. County agents are being instructed to receive and forward to the Extension Service orders from farmers in their territory, and tncvse wno are interested should see the county agent promptly so that orders may be received and forwarded to the Extension Service not later than October 10. o CLUB MEMBERS COMPETE State Contest to be Held in Columbia, September 23. Williamsburg county will be represented in the State Canning and ? - - ? w* ir Judging Contest Dy misses my rue Cantley and Lona Locklier from the Trio and Kingstree clubs. This contest will be held at the Chamber of Commerce in Columbia on September the 23. Previous to this date, on the 21 and 22, the teams will be given training in order that each team will make a good score in the final contest. The requirements for this contest are as follows: Each contestant shall be sixteen years old, a member of home demonstration club for two years, and have put up 100 containers of eight varieties of products between May and October 1. The "-iris are requested to bring eight containers, each of a different product, to Columbia. It is advised that the girls wrap these well, pack tight and crate a few days before they go, or at least the day before. Send by express to Miss Catherine Chappell, Chamber of Commerce, Columbia, S. C. The girls will be given five points in the total score on this small exhibit, and more according to quality. The expense of travel, and express charge on exhibit will be refunded to the girls on their arrival in Columbia. Also they will be entertained while there. They will be met at the train. It is important that they be there on morning of septemoer za. These contestants will be trained by Miss Lonnie Landrum, Food Conservation Specialist, and Mrs. Harriet F. Johnson, Girls' Club Leader. Points which will be considered in the judging are as follows: Individual product (finished), 30 points Whole exhibit 30 points Subject matter\and method of work, 40 points. The winning team will be awarded a trip to Atlanta to the South Eastern Fair. The county team stands a good chance to vein. He present and do your best. BELLINGER IS PROMOTED 1 i South Carolhi.'n Will lit* Brigadier ] General. < Washington, Sept. 16.?One of the army colonels who have been recommended by Secretary of War Weeks for promotion to brigadier general, 1 according to official announcement to- 1 May, is Co!. John II. Bellinger, a South 1 I Carolinian, who has a distinguished 1 record in the quartermaster corps. Col. Bellinger is now on his way to this country from Honolulu. He will i be made assistant quartermaster gen- > eral of the army to succeed Brig. Gen. KrauthofT, when the latter retires in December. Col. Bellingci ' was once depot quartermaster at ( Charleston. 1 o I SAYS SOITH INDEPENDENT j 1 ! Not Look to North and \?ost|j for Necessities. i ' Atlanta, (la., Sept. 15.?Southern j shippers want a rate system based \ upon the theory that the South is I no longer dependent upon the North and West for its necessities. Harry ( T. .Moore, secretary of the Atlanta , Freight Traffic League, declared to- ? day at the resumption of the Southern class rate investigation here by . tiie Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Moore charged that tire car- ; ricis in their proposals for a new ' system made in earlier stages of the ,1 investigation failed to recognize ful- ( ly that the South is going through i an important economic transition ' j which would be vitally affected bj; the J freight rate plan to be accepted. The J [South, he asserted, is now manufac- 1 turing its own commodities instead ' [of importing them from other sec' tions. He presented an exhibit tend- j j ing to show the South's Present and 1 past industrial production and the rapid strides now being made along industrial lines. j o ] NAME SPECIAL JUDGES 1 Several Appointed by Governor to ( Hold Court. i Columbia, Sept. 14.?Governor Harvey, at the request of Chief Justice Gary, has appointed a number of spe- ' cial judges. 1 F. H. Weston, of Columbia, vice j Judge Shipp, disqualified to hold the j term of court at Oconee county, be- ' ginning October 9, 1922. J. B. S. Lyles, of Columbia, vice j Judge Mclver, deceased, to hold the \ term of court in Oconee county, be- ] ginning the third Monday in October, j W. C. McLain, of Columbia, vice ( Judge Moore, deceased, to hold the j term of court for Horry county, beginning October 23. j Carroll C. Simms, of Barnwell, vice Judge Mclver, deceased, to hold the j "ftiW fnr AnHprRon COUntV. beginning the first Monday in October. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, vice Judge Moore, decaesed, to hold the term of court of Marion county, beginning the first Monday in October, o America's First Press. The first printing press in America ; was set up in 1536 by Antonio Mendoza, vice-roy of Mexico; a century ; later, in 1638, a press was establish- ! ed at Harvard college by Stephen Day. In 1687, a press was set up in Vir- I ginia by William Nuthead, but was j suppressed. William Bradford oper- j ated a press at Philadelphia in 1685, ; was imprisoned for printing pamphlets; when released he moved to New York and started the first press there April 10,1693. Nuthead, driven mit nf Virginia, set UD his Dress in Maryland in 1689, but was again suppressed. " o Boy Scouts in the United States now number nearly a half million, | and during the past year more than j 18,000 new members have been added. Nearly 600 boys have become "Eagle j Scouts," the high rank of scoutdom. time prospector and his burro have s disappeared to be replaced by miners 3 in automobiles bringing their families j with them. They stake their claims, 8 harness the engine of the auto up to fi a diamond drill and proceed to prove 8 up the property. g Card of Thanks. I take pleasure in extending to the j people of Williamsburg county, y sincere tftanxs lor we nanasome y accorded me in the second primary | election. jj F. R. HEMINGWAY, Member-elect of the House of Representatives. j ltc. j Musical Program Repeated. I By request: The musical program j that was rendered at the colored M. E. church for the benefit of the church on last Thursday night, 14th inst., will be repeated tomorrow night, 5 Friday 22nd. We thank the white ? friends for their splendid attendance j and ask that they come again. ltp. j Farmers need to use more printers'; ink. Local advertisements, lettericads, handbills, livestock catalogs, ;tc., aie profitable investments. Card of Thanks. Since aii of the campaigns are nowover I wish to extend to the people oi Williamsburg county my sincere thanks for the magnificent vote which they gave me in the recent primary, itc. FRANK A. McLEOD. NOTICE TO TEACHERS. To the teachers of Wlliamsburg county: As you know, the law requires that ;ili teachers register their certificates with the countv superintendent of education. I am asking that the teachers of the county please be as prompt Vibout this as possible. Please be sure to register tour certificate before making out the claim for your first month's salary. This is very important. .All teachers should bring their first claims with their certificates to the county superintendent's office before presenting them to the j banks. This will save much time and 1 trouble, and your cooperation in this | matter will he greatly appreciated, i Yours very truly, M. F. MOXTC.OM' RY. I County Supe;intendent : -ration. September 10, 1922. NOTICE TO BANKS. l'o the banks of Williamsburg County: I Daring the months of October and 1 November the teachers of the coui: y J will be presenting to you school j claims for their first month's salary, j I have asked that the teahers of tiir county register their certificates with [ the county superintendent of educa-! tion before presenting their first 4 /. t*A?t A t h A tao/tVlOI'C TM-n _ Liauu^ iu ^ uu. aavixio pi v sent their first claims, I shall appreciate it if you will ask them if the? have registered their certificates, and if any teachers have not done so.1 please ask them to see the county! superintendent before presenting their . claims. I am asking- this for fear 1 that some teachers mil overlook the registration of their certificates, in which case I shall be forced to hold up their claims until they register i their certificates. I shall greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter. Yours very truly, M. F. MONTGOMERY. 3ounty Superintendent of Education. 1 September 19, 1922. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed propasals will be received t>y the Town of Kingstree, S. C., un-1 til 12 o'clock noon, September 25th, i 1922, for the construction of approx-1 imately one mile of concrete curb and gutter and the furnishing and laying of approximately sixteen hundred feet of fifteen inch terra cotta storm sewer. Plans and specifications and jlank forms for bidders may be obtained at the office of P. G. Gourdin, Engineer, Kingstree, S. C. No bid will be considered unless accompanied ? J Tk?? jy a ttl U11CU Uicva 1V1 x 1uuui?uivm ($300.00) Dollars as evidence of good faith. The right is reserved to reject any >r all bids. P. G. GOURDIN, W. R. SCOTT, Engineer. Mayor. 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