The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 24, 1918, Image 6
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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Whether or not a loyal citizen can
vote for Cole L. Blease for the sen
ate depends upcn the citizen's con
ception of loyalty. Blease is on rec
ord as a violent opponent ^of the war
policies of President Wilson and the
enemy of every Congressman and
Senator who voted in Congress to re
sent the outrages and insults offered
the United States and civilization by j
Germany. Blease made his own rec
ord and his own organ, the pro-Ger
man, anti-administration Charleston
American published it. If an honest
man honestly believes that Cole L.
Blease is *a Ioya2 citizen and that he
has recanted all his disloyal and pro
German sentiments and utterances,
then he can vote for Blease without
doing violence to his conscience and
his personal loyalty. But if there re
mains in this honest man's mind the
least question as to Blease's loyalty to
the administration in the conflict
with Germany, then he cannot vote
for Blease and be true to his coun
try and to.himself. It is a matter of j
conscience that each honest man |
must decide for himself. As for us,
there is a great big question mark
against Blease and his loyalty and
we could not vote for him. We still
believe that he expressed his real sen
timents at Pomaria and Filbert, and
that his stump speech loyalty to the
administration is nothing more than
campaign chaff to catch votes. If an
honest man can believe with Blease
that' the war against Germany is un
just and unwarranted in the sight of
Almighty God and that the blood of
every American killed in he war will
be upon the hands of W-oodrow Wil
son and the-members of congress who
voted to "declare that a state of war
existed by reason of Germany's vio
lations of the rights of this nation,
then he can vote for Blease with a
clear conscience. Each man must
decide this question for himself.
The Department of Commerce, bu-!
reau of census, in the latest cotton
report issued makes * the following
statement in reference to the supply
and consumption of cotton:
"The world's production of com
mercial cotton, exclusive of 1 inters,
grown in 1917, as compiled from pub
lished reports, documents, and cor
respondence ; was approximately 17,
410,000 bales of 500 pounds net, while
the consumption of eotton (exclusive
of linters in the United States) for
the year ending July 31, 1917, was
approximately 20.180,000 bales of 500
pounds net. The total number of pro
ducing cotton swindles, both active
and idle, is about 150,000,000."
This would not indicate a surplus
of cotton, and with the comparative
ly short crop that is in prospect this
year there is no reason to antici
pate lower prices, unless the farm
ers themselves and Southern cotton
dealers assist the cotton market ma
nipulators in depressing the price
by selling cotton ahead for future de
livery on the basis of present or low
er prices. Every bale of cotton that
is now sold for future delivery at or
below thirty cents is a heavy weight
or. the market and helps to lower
prices.
Mr. Reiser's Worth.
Editor Daily Item:
Without meaning to disparage the
claims of any of the other gentlemen
who are candidates for the House of
Representatives from Sumter county,
please allow me to say that I would
regard it as a grea': misfortune if Mr.
R. B. Belser is not returned to the
House. Mr. Belser is not a politician
or a man to go around shaking hands
to gain popular favors. I know that
he has offered as a candidate strictly
from patriotic motives. Tt is now up]
to the people of Sumter county to
elect him.
I know Mr. Belser well and have
served in the legislature with him and \
can say that I have never known a!
more capable, painstaking, watchful
and efficient legislator than he has
been. Mr. Belser is always at Iiis post
of duty when the legislature is in ses
sion and I know of my own personal
knowledge that his watchfulness has
prevented a lot of pernicious legisla
tion from ?oing on the statute books
He has had the experience and has
proven his ability and efficiency. Sum
ter county will honor itself in again
honoring him with a scat in the legis
lature for h^ can be depended upon
to do his whole duty to the county
and State.
In times like these, the best talent
and the best service is required and
Mr. Belser should be one <>f Sumter's
representatives in the m-xt legislature
Respeetf u'ly.
Pro Bono Publico.
FOOD CROP MEETING.
I Farmers of Sumter County Start
j Campaign to Plant One Hall oi
Land in Food Crops.
j A joint mass meeting of the Sum
! ter County Council of Defense, the
I Food Administrators of Sumter coun
? ty. and the farmers of Sumter county,
i was held at the court house Tuesday.
'August 20th. for the purpose of de
I termining upon a definite plan as to
' the percentage of food, crops to be
(planted for 1919, and the percentage
j of cotton as well, in Sumter county,
j Meeting was called to order at 11.20
! a. m., there being present, Food Ad
| ministrator G. A. Lemmon, and ap
jproimately 250 prominent farmers and
j business men of Sumter county.
Chairman Phelps briefly outlined
[ the purpose of the meeting and read
resolution passed at previous meeting
of the Council of Defense.
Mr. J. Frank Williams, county dem
onstration agent, spoke in behalf of
the Farmers' Marketing Association,
outlining the many advantages of the
association and urging the farmers to
give it their hearty cooperation and
support, stating the amount of cap
ital stock is $5,000, 100 shares of $50
each.
Mr. L. D. Jennings made a most
interesting and patriotic talk in the
interest of planting larger food crops
during 1919 and curtailing the acreage
in cotton, which was enthusiastical
ly received, and introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was unani
mously adopted.
Whereas, for more than a year, our
country has been an active partici
pant in a great and terrible war,
which must and will be brought to a
successful and victorious conclusion,
and to this end cur president has
dedicated our fortune, our lives and
our honor.
And Whereas, during this great
national emergency, many workers
have been called from the farms to
the munition factories and to the
armed forces of our country, and the
production of food supplies conse
quently diminished, and
Whereas in order to maintain our
armies, and the armies of our Allies
in the field, a vast amount of food
stuffs is absolutely necessary, and the
normal production of our country is
insufficient to furnish a supply for
this demand, and the food supplies of
our Allies are depleted, due to the
ravages of war, and the interruption
of agricultural pursuits attendant
thereupon and,
Whereas, we believe that, to do
everything reasonably within his pow- j
er to increase the supply of food stuffs,
in order that the war demand may be j
answered, is the patriotic duty of ev- I
ery farmer, which he should fulfill'
with the same spirit of sacrifice and ?
loyalty as is exhibited by our soldiers.j
and, j
Whereas, the farmers of Sumter;
county have in the past not produc-!
ed sufficient food to feed themselves,;
and the non-agricultural population i
of our county, and every year large I
food supplies have been imported, andj
Whereas we believe that our coun-!
try should be at least self-sustaining. I
in the matter of food, and not draw)
upon the rest of the nation for its food I
supply, and ' i
Whereas adequate farm labor is
very hard to obtain, due to the fact1
.that so many of our men have join-J
ed the colors, and this labor short
age is accentu ited in the production
of. cotton, for the reason that it re-1
quires more labor to cultivate and
harvest a crop of cotton, than to cul- j
tivate and harvest grain and other1
food crops, and '
Whereas by increasing our acre-:
age in cotton, we would he perform-'
ing a patriotic duly, in that we would
add to the food supply of the nation: 1
we would be performing a duty to
ourselves, in that we would make
Sumter county self-sustaining and wc
would be enabled to better cultivate;
and harvest our crops, in that we
would lighten the labor shortage.
Now, Therefore, be it resolved by!
the farmers of Sumter county, tilt
County Council of Defense and tht
County Food Administration in
meeting assembled at Sumter, S. C.
on the 20th day of August, 191s:
That all of the ends above se'.
forth can best be achieved by each
farmer in Sumter county planting at
lecist fifty per cent of the land plant
ed by him in 1919 in food stuffs, anc
fertilize the same proportionately
as heavily relative to previous prac
tice .as he fertilizes his cotton crop
That it is the patriotic duty of each
farmer of Sumter county to plant a",
lor.st fifty per cent of his land in
1913 in foodstuffs, and his failure to
perform this duty would be evidence
of a lack of loyalty on his part to out
country in this great emergency; tha";
while our soldiers across seas arc
Ou( ring their lives that we might be
saved the ravages of the Hun, it be
comes even more greatly our -duty t<
provide food for them, and that the
duty can best be performed by plant
ins: at least fifty per cent of all land
planted in Sumter county in food
stuffs.
That a committee be selected to
serve in each school district in Sum
ter county, to organize the farmer?
and give them the opportunity to
sign a pledge to plant at least fifty
7>er cent of all land planted in 1519
in food stuffs and that this commit
tee be directed to secure the names
of all farmers who refuse to sign stich
a pledge, and That such names be giv
en full publicity by publishing th'
same in the newspapers and other
wise, so that the people may know
who among our farmers are not loy
ally supporting our country, in this
its hour of need.
4. That copies of this resolution
be sent to farmers' organizations i'
the other counties of South Caro
lina, and an effort be thus made \<
s cure tie- adoption of similar reso
lutions in each county in the State
-Jod it) the cotton States.
The meeting decided to have the
pledge cards printed at once, and
Chairman Phelps was requested u
appoint a committee of three men it'
each school ?i is t ? i < -1 in the county; to
rail upon each and every farmer ::
Sumter county, explain the necessity
of increasing the food crops anothe
year, and have them sign a pledge
j card. A duplicate card will be left
' with each pat ty signing. .
The pledge cars are to be" on the
following form:
I "I, the undersigned farmer of Sum
: ter county, do hereby agree to plant
j at least fifty per cent of all land
: planted by me during the year 1919,
? in food stuffs, aad to fertilize the
j same proportionately, as heavily rel
? ative to previous practice, as I fertilize
: my cotton crop during 1919."
j The question of reduction in cot
ton acreage in .Sumter county for
1 1919-1920 brought -forth consider
able discussion.
The following resolution of Mr.
j Ft. Ii. Reiser was adopted:
i That the farmers of the County be
urged to market the cotton crop
! gradually, not exceeding one,-s;xth
of their crop in any one month, and
that at least one-third of the crop be
' hold off the market until August
i i9I9. unless a fair price of 35c per
: pound can be sooner obtained there
: for.
? Mr. G. A. Lemmon was requested
j to take the Chair by the Chairman.
! ami the following resolution was of
| fered by A. C. Phelps and unami
i mously adopted:
; Whereas three of our .'Sumter
; County boys. Capt. Frank Sanders.
: Lieuts. Robert O. Purdy,. Jr., and
j Ervin Shawr. have made the supreme
sacrifice on the battle fields of
I France for the preservation of a
! world wide democracy, and in the
: maintenance of the rights of civilized
: nations against the world-conquering
I ambitions of the Imperial German
: government, and
j Whereas, we the citizens of Sumter
! county desire to show cur apprecia
? Son of the heroic sacrifices made by
"hese three brave and loyal Ameri
i cans, boys of our own county, there-!
!fore-be it resolved. That the "Sumter!
: County Council-of Defense, the Food
(Administration and the citizens ofj
Sumter county, in mass meeting' as-j
j semblfcd. hereby express their heart-j
j felt gratitude for the noble sacri
. fices these brave heroes have made in
; order that we may remain a free and
[ prosperous people.
! And be it further resolved, That we
' express to the families of these three
i young heroes our sympathy, and to
j them also our thanks for, having'fur
nished this country and its allies such
j noble men who have so gloriously
j contributed, by their blood and their
' lives to the maintenance of the civil
: zation of the world." j
Mr. P. G. Bowman made a very
j able and interesting talk in behalf of
; the Boys' Working Reserve, urging
j the cooperation of the parents of the
boys of Sumter county in this very
j necessary and patriotic undertaking.
On motion at 2.30 p. m. the meet
j ing adjourned.
I Dark Comer News.
j Dark Corner. Aug. 22.-?Every
thing is calm and serene in this cor
I ner this* morning. Fodder Has all
I been gathered and cotton picking is
; the order how. It is surely opening
! in a hurry and the crop is^going to
{be a short one. Corn has turned out
j better than was expected at one time.
! The health of the community is
, very good;
1 It was my good luck and privilege
to attend the protracted meeting at
j Bethel (Privateer) church last Thurs
i day and Friday. Rev. Reeves preach
? ed some fine sermons. I was kindly
taken care of while at the meeting
j by the kind hearted brother; Geo.
L. Brown and his noble mother, who
I did everything to make it "pleasant
for me while with them. May their
. shadows never grow less,
i Mr. and Mrs. John Windham, Jr..
of near Wcdgoricld visited here last
Sunday.
j Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reynolds of
! Paxville attended the prayer meeting
j here last Sunday night and made a
j plesant call at Sunny Side. Come
iagain .always glad to see all of you.
Mr. Will Ardis. formerly of this
place, but for several years a resi
-dent of Ma con. (la., is out on a visit
i to his relatives and friends, and is
! speakir.s: of buying property and
['moving back here.
; Politics are still cool with us. V
! seems the most discussed problem is
, the cotton picking, some contending
; that 50 cents per hundred is enough
'for the farmer to pay. while other?
I sav that a dollar is not enough. So as
! I have no cotton to pick and am toe
! old to pick for anybody else I wiP
j ask soace to say some words along I
that line. I used to hire cotton pick
ed and was glad to get it picked at
j 50 cents, and sold my cotton at S and
:'i cents. So did all other farmers a'
! that day and the picker could take
I that 50 cents and buy from two to
! three times as much as he can today.
Then, is it living up to the golden
j rule to want to pay the same prices
j new when cotton is selling for 3"
icoits? I think not. Will a man rob
his fellow man just because God hasj
given him a little mote of this world's;
coods? T say. remember what the
j wise man said: With whatsoever j
I ? /ensure ye mete, it shall be measured !
j to you. I
'again. Xow- Mr. Farmer do the
I right thin? by tie- man that does your )
i work and then you will not be like;
I the negro who read his text: "The sin-1
ner run when no man after him"
! When great 1 Am cr>ils us all before
Him in that great day, bye and bye.
j you know everything has gone up and
j why should not labor also' go up?
j As t am only a nonenity I should love
' ?<> hear something from those bright
! minds, such as your Pisgah and oth
, er scribes, on this subject,
j i was ashamed when t read of the
i fight of Bethea and Richards in
Charleston. Mr. Editor, are we nev
! or to have any more peacefu'
ul"t c^nioab>-n?s? Xow every two
i years since ls.90 its been a wrangle
and abuse from one end of the State
J to the other. And I say it is a shame
and a disgrace to humanity. How
i long will the people of good intelli
; rence stand for and endorse such ac
tions? Hard Times,
i_
j INVESTIGATE (OST OF LIVING.
Washington, Aug. 20.- a country
wide investigation of the cost of liv
ing was started today by the bureau
? labor statisticians to obtain data
for use in making Vage adjustments.
si
C. ?1. JACKSON.
i
; A Patriotic and Public Spirited Cit
j izon Who Will Worthily Represent
Sumter County in the Legislature.
i Mr. Editor:
j Mr, C, J. Jackson, ol" Horatio, who
j is a candidate for the House 61 Rep
j resentatives, is not and has never
i been an office-seeker. He was nomi
j nated and induced to stand for elec
j tion by a number of citizens who be
; lieve that he is one of the best qual-i
j ified men in the county to represent j
j Sumter county, as a whole, and the!
j farming interests in particular. Mr.
[?Jackson is a successful farmer of the;
progressive type and a business man;
of conservative views and sound judg-j
Jment. As an active and loyal citizen;
j he has done as much as any man in
I Sumter county to further the several!
phases of war work we have been I
cailed upon to do "during the past
two years, his time, energy and means]
being given at every call without!
stint in the service of our country, j
As one of the original members of!
the C'ountc Council of Defense ho j
was an indefatigible leader in the)
food crop campaign of 1917 and to
j his efforts the thorough . organization j
I of the western part ol the county was j
'largely due; as a worker in both Red;
I Cross campaigns and in the three;
j Liberty Bond campaigns no other,
committeeman worked harder or at
tained better results in the territory
[assigned to him. In this period of;
'trial when men of worth prove their j
j public spirit and genuine patriotism j
by disinterested service. C. J. Jack- j
I son has done his full duty and has;
been an example to others. Those j
who have been most closely assoeiat- I
ed with him esteem him most and I
they are confident that Sumter coun- j
ty could not do better than to elect
him unanimously as one of the three
men to represent the county in the
House of Pep resentatives.
CITIZEN.
Bishopville-Wisacky News.
Bishopville, Aug. 22.?The weath-1
j er for the last* two weeks has been,
j very favorable for our growing crops, j
j Cotton has put on more fruit and is
! now opening rapidly and the pickers
are ready to do their part. Most of
I old corn has had the fodder taken off J
and the late corn is doing finely. Pea
vine hay is excellent and there are
lots of this valuable crop to be gath
ered. .
Numbers of our farmers have be
gun picking cotton and nearly ev
eryone will be at it soon.
The loss of the Hour mill at this j
place two weeks ago has proven a
great misfortune to our town and the
community at large. There was a
large quantity of corn, wheat and oth
er feed stuffs burned. The building
was insured well, but the contents
were not but will ail be paid for by
the company, who expect to rebuild
right away.
The citizens of Bishopville school
?district held an election last Tues
day to in crease" bur school tax 3 mills,
but it failed to do so, by a good ma
jority.
Miss Grace Hearon, one of Bishop
ville's loveliest young ladies, will
leave tomorrow for Atlanta, where
she will meet Lieut. John Rhames and
where they will be married. After
marriage they will go on to Mont- j
gomery. Ala., where he is now sta
tioned in his country's service. May
they spend a long and happy life to
gether.
Mr. Edgar Scott is having his fath
er's old home remodeled, changing it
into the bungalow style.
The creamery is progressing nice
ly. They are without a head at pres- j
ent, but hope soon to have another
to replace Mr. Mason, who left, with
out leave of absence.
The crops around Wisacky are very
good and promise a bountiful yield.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McCutchen are
off in the mountains.
Dr. Alford and Mr. Sidney Crane
have just returned from a trip to
New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Crane are
visiting his old home at Wisacky.
Political material is rather scare
in Lee county, so much so that aj
number of our candidates had to be
nominated by a called convention.;
Some of those nominated at first con- I
vention declined to accept and others [
were nominated in their places. So
you see our men are not hungry for
office.
Mr. Wm. Stuckey was buried last
Sunday afternoon at cemtery.
Notice.
_ i
All subscribers to the capital stock!
of the Farmers' Produce Association'
of Sumter please send in SO per cent!
of your subscription at an early date
to E. I. Reardon, Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce in order that
we may complete the organization,
secure a charter and start up busi
ness early in September.
J. Frank Williams.
Secretary Pro Tern.!
TYLER. MINN.. HIT BY TORNADO.
Business Portion Destroyed and Many
Lives L:>st.
Minneapolis. Aug. 22.?A tornado j
last night destroyed the business see-!
tion of Tyler, a Minnesota town of
eleven hundred inhabitants. Deaths
are estimated at r.e to liTi. accord
ing to information'from Croat North-1
em railroad officials this morning, j
Twenty bodies Cul been recovered
1 by 3 o'clock this morning. i
I
Geo. H. Hurst,
Undertaker and Embalmer
Prompt Attcntin to Oay anil
Night Calls
At J. D. CRAIG OidStand. N. Mai.?
FHUHca. Night 201
Fair Price List for Week Ending August 27tfi.
Commodity
Plain Hour. . .
Self-rising flour
Torn Meal .. .
Grits ..
Blue Rose rice.. .. $
Sugar.$S
Dried beans.16c
Whole; ale Retail.
.512.25 to 13.00 24 lb basis .. ..$1.65 to $1.75 24. basis
..$12.30 to 13.40 24 lb. basis $1.70 to 1.80 24 lb. basis.
.$4.25 to 4.60 sack.5 to 5 l-2c Ib.,
$4.75 to 5.75 sack. 6 to 7c pound ^
. $10.50 to $11.50. ..11 to 12 l-2c pound
to $9.00.$9.35 to $lo.u0
?????. 2?c
Bard?pure.2S to 28 l-2c.:u to 33c pound
Lard?Compound .. ..23 3-4 to 24 l-4c ...27 to 28c p.ounc*
Evaporated milk (small; $3.40 to 4.00.6 1-4 to 7c
Evaporated milk (large) $5.50 to $6.00.?.3 2 1-2 to 15-t
Canned Corn No. 2 .. $1.75 to 1.95 dozen.17 i_2 to 20c
Canned tomatoes Xo. 2 $1.50 to $1.65.15 to ISc
Canned tomatoes Xo. 3 . .$2.00 to 2.10.20 to 22 l-2c
Canned peas Xo. 2 .. . .$1.85 to 2.00.17 i_* to 20c
Canned pork & beans Xo. 2.. 1.75 to to $2.00.17 1-2 to 20c
Cheese.29 to 30c. ..32 1-2 to 35c *b.
Butter.49 to 51.55 to -60c ib.
Hams.33 to 36c lb.35 to 39c lb.
Bacon.27 to 29c lb.30 to 32 l-2c lb.
Abe Ryttenbcrg, representing the wholesale dealers.
D. G. F. Bultman. representing the retail dealers.
Mrs. I. A. Ryttenberg. representing the consumers.
Mrs. H. G. Osteen, Mrs. E. H. Moses, statisticians. U. S. Food Admin
istration; E. I. Rcardon, Assistant Food Administrator, Chariman, Sum
ter Price Interpreting Board, U. S. Food Administration.
FORDS ARE SCARCE.
GREAT FORCE XEEDED.
All Engaged for the Bi?
Berlin.
Parade in ! Commander of C/eeho-SIovaks Says
His .Men arc Facing Fearful Odds.
Mr. Willie Bultman wanted a Ford j Vladivostok, Friday, Aug. 16 (By
i car and asked a friend who is on the j the Associated Press)?General' Die
I road to buy him one whenever he j terichs, the commander of the' Czecho
i could find it. The following is the ? Slovak forces, in pointing out today
? answer he received: j the great odds his troops are facing
Greensboro, X". C, Aug. 21. j estimated the enemy strength at' 10,
I Willie Bultman Shoe Co.. Sumter, S. i 000 men, with 70 guns and 200 ma
| C. i chine guns. The status of' 'the
I Can buy you plenty . of horses, J Czecho-Slovaks in trans-Baikalia is
'mules, goats, camels and elephants.; unknown, he said, but it certainly
but no Fords. All sold or engaged for! mast be desperate. To attain tfre ob
rhe big parade and military ball to bejject sought by the entente allied gov-j
given in Berlin soon.
*
American Casualty List.
?Washington, Aug. 22.?The army j
casualty list totals 391. Killed in ac-1
cion, 32: missing in action, 136; j
\ eminent, a substantial force must b
Jessie Kecth. j sent to the Manchurian front.
_ j Dr. Yarormir Spacekv a member r>?
I the Czecho-Slovak national cpunoil,
j has left for Washington to acquaint
j Prof. T. G. Masaryk, the president of
; the council, with the situation^, of the
! Czecho-Slovaks.
' ? ~.fi ??
Opinion on all sides appears to be
wounded severely, 162: died from ac-1 that the allied governments are un
cident and other causes. 2; died of derestimating the magnitude- of the
disease, 4; died of wounds. 6; wound- ?task of liberating the Czecho-Slovaks.
ed, degree undetermined. 48. Prls-1 _' ? *
oner, 1. Wounded severely. Private!
James B. Jones. Lester, S. C. Missing,
in action. Private AVilliam Otto, Cow- J
pens, S. C.
Thirty-five Killed.
Marine Casualty List.
! Tyler, Minn.. Aug. 22.?Between
j thirty and thirty-five were killed and
I mere than a hundred injured by the
I tornado which struck . here at 10
Washington. Aug. 22.--The marine o'clock last night and tore, the town
corps report: Killed in action, 5; to pieces in a twinkling.. Twenty
died of wounds received in action, 1.1 seven bodies have been identified.
DELCO LIGHT |
Increases Farm Efficiettcy?
Saves time and labor?Work formerly done under poor , ?...
light and by hand can be done better and in less timeLu^
with the aid of electric light and power. '
Labor is attracted to the farm?The "back to the
farm" movement is made practical when the conveniences <N
afforded by electric light and power can be had in the
country.
3. Keeps the boys and girls on the farm?Electric service
on the farm offsets city attractions. Valuable kbor and}
valuable young manhood and womanhood are saved to
the country community. . ^
Solves the retired tanner problem?Electric light and
power make the farm home so attractive and comfortable
that the farmer and his wife remain on the farm where
their advice, experience, and" immediate interests are of
great practical value.
5? Lightens burden of the housewife?Increased farm
work in war times means increased labor for the house
wife. Electricity offers the only practical means of taking;
the drudgery of household tasks from her shoulders,
Ddec-Light is a compact electric plant for farms or
country homes. Self-cranking. Air-cooled. Thick
plate, long-lived battery. Ball bearings. No belts.
RUNS ON KEROSENE
THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING CO., DAYTCN. OHIO, U.S. A.
T. M. BRADLEY,
SUMTER, S. C.
Over 50,000 Satisfied Users
throughout the World.
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Ginning Notice
Our Ginnery is now ready for business,
having in fact already ginned several
bait s of cotton. Our plant is in first
class condition and strictly up-to-date.
We solicit the patronage of the ginning
public and guarantee satisfactory service.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co.
A. G. FISHBURNE, Manager
United States Food Administration License No. G 2II0I.
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