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?tsred at the Postoffice at Sumter, ? &. C., ?s See - -vd-etass,Matter, . qW>#F^"P^"*~**^"LJ_ l_BS PERSONAL. Miss Loulie Folsom- has gone to Behnettsville for-a~w?e&. Miss Lillie Fplsom has gone to Col umbia to spend sometime. ? - ^udge T.' B. Fr?ser has returned : from ^Coiimibni, where-he has been at - tending the session of. the Supreme Court ^ : Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle, of Alabama, 4re Visiting Mr. Franir^. McLeod. - Mr. W. H. Powers, of Hamlet, ^N. Cr, spent Sunday and Monday with bis brother, Mr. J. W. Powers. Mr. J. T. Todd, for the past year secretary of the Sumter. Y. M. C. .: JL^as resigned that position, effec tives-June lst.xand is now connected .; -with the Sumter office of the Southern XiSe and Trust Co., of which Mr. War Kre? .A. Sroith is manager. The many friends, of Mr. Todd are pleased that he will continue to make Sumter his home, .Mr. E. L?. Brown has associated him self with the Sumter office of the Southern Life and Trust Co., as one df?re" agency representatives working out of this office. . Mrs: A. Im Ricker. leaves tomorrow I^Atetead, New Hampshire, - where "C she. wilI jspend the^mmer with rela- i *lyes. 9 -r Mr. E. W. I>abbs, ^wbo is spending the -summer at Tryon, N. C., was ,in f o& elty today. ^Misses Vivian Meeks, Annie" Ross, * 3?elj Gregg^ Rosa Brogdon and Hat tie Gibson left* Tuesday morning for Sav armab^Ga;, to join a party of friends for a-*northern tour. Miss Lucile R?ndle arrived .in' the - city this morning, hayhig finished her work "at Winthrop College. . Mr. Robert, " Fl Haynsworth will leave this week for Grand ^ayou, La., for a. protracted stay. ? ; : MiraArmin ins Wright and Miss So phie Wright, who have been visiting Mirst Joseph M. Chandler have return ed: to Atlanta, Ga. 8fr. W. A.-Bryan hits taken a party of Chicago men down to Brewingtojj and Home Lakes for a fishing trip. - Professor and Mrs. & H. Edmunds $tatX&~returned home^after a trip to ; Clinton to the commencement exer : cisesf of the Pi^ytor&n;Cbnege, Rev. J.' P. Marion was honored by - the- Pa^yteriah- College yesterday whehthe degree of Doctor of Divinity Was conferred upon him.- This is quite ;_?ir honor as the Presbyterian College gives but f^wsuch degrees and is very careful to bestow this honor upon on ly those who well deserve, it. ^^Jfir.^. Hal Clark and Lewis B. ^'^oSdspn have returned-.to Sumter af 4^;being graduated from/Pjresbyterian JC?Eege, Leland and Henry Edmunds and Lawrence, Kirven have also, re > turned. - : Mr. and. Mrs. Geo. E. Beetham left ^yesterday;. for.. Davenport, la., - where j Mr. Beetham* has ?coepted. a -position. \ ' Mr~ W. J. Beetham,; who spent the "wek-ehd with his family'"has return ed to Atlanta. *, Miss - Marian Satterwhite, of Win throp, CoHege,. arrived -in the city yes terday 'afternoon ?p^':,will;spend two! weeks with . he*? sister, Mrs. Ii BV*' Rhame. ,.~ . ~ " Makes Report Oil Insets Sent From Dalzell @P Mf? M. L. Moore -has received the] "pJowing letter from Clemson: CJemson College, Jine. 2, 1320 j M. L. Moore, , . ? i C. have received the sample of in h which you sev.t us to. be exam We wish, to ^advise that these j^rft ;-n ot related to jtixe boll weevil and ac? ? not injurious to cultivated. crops. ^ ??? . Clemson College Agricuitura i Extension Station Per?B. i This will be good news to the farm ers of Sumter county, as there has been much fear that boll weevils were new at work on the cotton crop. Flud-Stouden?re. ;% Miss Ethel D. Flud and J. J; Stoud enmire were married at 5:3.0 Safur >day afternoon. May 29th; by" Dr. Rice<"-at the parsonage, in the pres ence of relatives. - ffcey^are'both popular young peo ple of/ this place. They left on the evening train for Columbia After returning they will be at home on WTight Street. "A Dkrfeson-McClure A . marriage of much interest was solemnized oh Wednesday afternoon, May 26th, at 5 o'clock'at the Presby terian manse in? Manning, when Miss, Annie Marie Dickspn bee?me the bride of Charles Hayes McClure, of Pitts bu:rgh,.Pa., Mr. McCord officiating. Owing to illness iii the bride's fam ily the marriage was very quiet, being witnessed by only, a few friends and relatives. ,The young couple left via auto for a ten-days' visit to relathv-eS in Sumter and Williamsburg counties, after which they leave for their future homq in Pittsburgh. Miss Dickson is a popular young ?ady, of Manning, and a graduate of ]Chicora College, class of 1919. Her many friends regret that he marriage will take her from their midst. ?- ? -? A June Wedding \ ??Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Norman have is sued invitations to the marraige of their daughter, Natalie, to Mr. Henry Young Vance, on Tuesday evening, June 15, at 7:30 o'clock, Presbyterian church,' Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Vance will be at home ?f*er July 1st, 164 North Main Street, ffreenville, South Carolina. A CALL F&B - ? r" > ?": v ."" " Chamber of Commerce Takes Action to Relieve Strike Conditions - / .< , . Whereas the Sumter County Cham ber of Commerce is informed that the freight clerks of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad at Sumter, S. Cv at 9.30 p*cok>k a. m. on Monday, May 31st, without priOi.- notice, walked out and declared themselves on ? strike, such action being taken as we are informed, in obedience to orders received from j some union organization of which they rare members, or with which thev are affiliated; And, whereas, we are informed that these particular clerks have no grievance or complaint againt the At- ! Ian tic, Coast Line Railroad; And whereas the busines interests of the City of. Sumter are seriously af fected and great loss is. being entailed upon the entire community, therefore be it . , Resolved, That the Sumter. County Chamber of Commerce while recog nizing the right of individual or or ganizations to strike for just cause,, condemns the action of the^ freight clerks of those referred to and - Resolved, further. That the Presi dent do call for .volunteers to assist the. Atlantic. Coast Line , Railroad iii the present emergency and this body, on the behalf , of the entire commun ity will appreciate the assistance of all.competent persons, male or female, -who will undertake t? serve the pub hb?v by-devoting such time as may be spared for the purpose, to relieve the c?hgestipn of freights, and who will? accept employment during the enter* gency as clerks and* assistants at the freight depot of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, their services to be paid for by said railroad. Pursuant to the foregoing resolu tions, I now call for volunteers and requests; that all . persons willing to j serve, do^assemble at the rooms of the Chamber vof Commerce at 9 o'clock a. m. Wednesday, .June -2nd, ready to go to work. E. S. BOOTH, President, Sumter .County Chamber of Commerce Death. Mr. J. W- McCoy, of ?swego, died Wednesday at; 9 o'rlork, aged fifty nine years. The funeral services will be held-at Bethel church, ?swego, at 11 o'rlock Thursday morning, Mr. McCoy , hid .been .in declining health for a long'time arid his death was not a surprise, to his -family and :friends. He is. survived by his wife and one, sdh, besides a lar|fe family con uecfion b'Suniter and Lee counties. Back To Sofl Building ? Clemson College, June 3?"Prior to the rwar a great; many farmers had learned thaf tiie best and most profit able system. bf^farmingr-incPoides "the:f< iise x of cover crops, ? whereas through hi^ft^tbj^n -^JSSed out of this system by' t&'w?r they 'have gone back to the' b\d soilTobbihg methods/' says T>. Watk'ins. assistant director of exten- , sion. service, '*and unfortunately the ; cessation of fig%ihg has not seen a re turn tto -as- highPa; type of farming' as existed- imtoediately prior' to the war/' ;The. demand -for>more toody regard less . of cphseQuenees,. arid, the result iri^ ei?niftation ?f soil building caused; first, la great scarcity of seed .of most SOi? buifdmg crops, and, secondly, a slow down of the progress that was being made in soil building, through cover crops.. "Since ' the war there has been a frenzied effort 'to keep up production, supplying whatever, we lack' in labor arid soil fertility through the use of more commercial fertilizer. The proper use of .commercial fertilizers is to be en couraged| because' the greatest prob lem involved ,ih making a profit; is to. secure large per acre production there^ b-yjr^ducing tne cbst per unit of pro duction. ; - ?'' 3irt there are farmers in every county who have demonstrated that the best' system, ?f farming is based on the rotation of cover crb^s. As an example, a farmer in Anderson counX ty,'.Who has for years been practicing crop rotation, made 192 bales of cot ton "on 100'acres in 1919^ Soil bundl ing crops' are as common on thife man's farm as are soil. robbing, crops, otherwise no such yields could have been made. . . . ^ "Let us hope/'- adds 'Mr. Watkin?, "that there will be a speedy return to the general use of cover crops ? in South Carolina, arid let us be sure to save all the crimson clover, bur cloy er, and'rye seed produced ih the State this year for future planting." It was stated yesterday the meeting of the County Board of Commission ers that the county has not the funds immediately available ? for jth&. con-r struct ion of the propqsed short cut public road from the. Black River, Road to the < Turbeville section, the cost of said^road, being about $8,000, according to the esti mate of the, superintendent of roads. A similar statement was made a few months ago, when a petition was then presented by citizens of Lower Saleriv for the construction of this road. If the county did not have $8,000 avail able three months ago for the short cut and has not that sura immediately available now, then how is ft possible to pledge the county to th? expendi ture of a minimum' of'$62;500 for the construction of the Garner's Ferry bridge and "causeway, on condition that Richland county join in the pro ject? The Turbeville short cut will, according to estimates, cost, about one-eighth as much as the minimum estimate of the Garner's Ferry project and it will be worth directly and im mediately much more .to the citizens of a large section of the county and to the business inter ests of this city than the Garner's Ferry bridge will ultimately. The Garner's: Ferry bridge is a State-wide and not a coun ty project. As one link in a direct route across the State it is a fine thing but it cannotf legitimately be regarded as a part of the county system. I Board of County Commissioners Meets t ' The monthly meeting of. the County ty Board of Commissioners met Tues day,- June 1, with all members present. The1 minutes of May 4 and 14 were read and approved. The Board heard from the county nurse in regard to I the Child Welfare; work being done; and the clerk was directed to write to Miss-Dodd asking her to forward the: work. Superintendent of Roads, Thomp-; son, was directed to' go to Monck's1 Corner to*-\3ecure the couvicrs from Berkeley county that are to wurk in Sumter county. Superintendent Thompson submit ted a report of the-work done in May by the road gargs The main gang worked the first part of the month in the lower part of the county and is' now in th^e northwestern nart. at work on the roads in that section.. The sec ondary gang is n?rw in the Maycsvdle section. The emergency gang con } structed eleven bridges and laid down ; nine pipe lines during the pasi month. It spent the balance of its time on the Brewington road. The Superintend ent suggested that in order to avoid the collection of dirt at th? approach es to the county bridges that make bad bumps, he be allowed to put'rock ballast under the ends of the bridges The Board directed him to try this on the Rocky Muff bridge and report on the results of the experiment. Mr. Thompson reported on his trip to Al lendale where he went to investigate and obsercve the workings of the Ford .caterpillar tractor. AJver investigat ing the primary cost, cB^t of operation and maintenance, nc recommended the purchase of, one' 10 -ion tractor. "He said that the present ones, in use would not last long and that the dif ference in the cost of operation would pay .for \ the investment. The. Beard directed that the offer of the Ford peo ple to allow the coun:v to try such a tractor 30 days b3 accepted. The claim of $333 for part payment of a Ford car- for, the use of Cauip Alice was ordered' pail. '"The authorities w*re direcred that ih the future no expense* out of the ordinary were to be made without .the consent of the Board. I A letter was read .from the County Attorney in regard to the matter of publishing a monthly statement of claims paid. His > recommendaxion was that the board should not pub lish the statements under present con ditions. The Board accepted his rec^ ommendations ? and will not publish furtherstatements un4ess funds were provided for this purpose by the pro per authorities. A Jetter was received from the County Attorney relative to the pay ment of claims for damages to autos running into the washout at Second Mill: on the night of April .27. The, attorney expressed the opinion that the county , was not liable, inasmuch as the authorities had no way of learning that - the road was in bad shape. The Board declined to pay the claims. The matter of repairs to the court house was considered next. The clerk ysras xlirecied. to have art architect ex amine the building and draw up speT ctfications of necessary repairs with a: view of having the work done.' A'request was received, from Chair man 1?. D. Jennings,, of the Perman ehtMtoad Commission, asking thaf the Board advance funds, for the pay ment of the managers in the recent bond elections. The Commission said' that .these funds would be returned a? soon , as possible. The, Board directed the payment of the managers with the understanding that no further re quests of this kind-be made as-the county itself is now borrowing money. ' The matter of the purchase of a gasoline-.-storage tank "was discussed.: Further action "was postponed, pend ing the action in regard to the pur chase: of a tractor. An estimate for repairs on the alms house was refceiv-1 ed. As the board wants more esti-; mates on this 'work,- it "referred the' matter back to; Superintendent Nan-: namaker.- , Reports were received from the cot ton Weigher; rural policemen, -county nurse and home demonstration agent. U Ijetters were read from Dr. C. E% Gamble, of the Turbeville section,.and" Mr. G. 'A; Lemmon. relative to the pro posed annexation of the Turbeville section of Clarendon county to-Sum-, ter county, provided that Sumter coun-: ty agree "to contsroct a good road in to that section- A delegation-of citi zens from Sumter, Turbeville and the Dabbs crossroads section appeared be-' fore the Board and the matter was discussed at aome length.* Secretary Reardon from the Chamber of Com merce* read the resolutions adopted/by that body in regard to the matter, the resolution recommended the building of a good road into that section. Messrs. Jennings and Lemmon were in favor of having the road construct ed'with a view of the addition of the section to Sumter county. There was j a difference between the citizens of ?the different sections interested as'to the route of *he proposed road. Dr.* Gamble and others advocated a road that would tap the main Shiloh road near the present Sumter county line. They claimed that this route would necessitate the construction of a road only 4% miles long. Mr. E. W. Dabbs and others claimed that this road would not benefit the present citizens of the county to any great extent and advocated leaving the Shiloh road at a point turther west, which would nec essitate a road nine miles long. Chairman McLaurin suggested that the two factions interested get togeth - er ire a separate meeting and settle their differences and try to agree t*n a route. This was done and the com mitte reappeared before the'board andj stated that while certain members) had left, those remaining had com-! promised on a road about midway be-; tween the two roads originally propos-i ed. This road is about 4 miles tn length and 2*& miles of this is now be ing used. After due consideration, the Board committed itself to the con struction of a road into the Turbeville section provided this section annexes itself to Sumter county. The route of the road will be determined by a com Imittee from the Board in conference with the-, citizens-'of the .-sections in both counties interested. The "date of I the said conference will be determin ed later. Miss Antonio Gibson appeared be fore Board in regard to the appropria tion- for tne Joe Wells family and stat ed that this family was now working -out in. the country. The Board order ed/fliat the appropriation be discon tinued. A*let.ter was received from Dr. R. B. Furman of the Privateer section ask ing how soon the road petitioned for in that part of the county would be built. The board did not see its way clear at this time to open up this road but will do so as soon as possible. The Boafu adjourned at 1 o'clock. It met again at 2:30 and after approv al of the va'rious claims before it, ad journed. Pisgan News and Views. j Pisgah, May 31?The crops are j worked nicely to date and are free from grass. ' Corn and cotton are small, but they will soon come out of j that. ; - A. most serious condition confronts the country?a food shrotage. Very little corn is planted, and what people are going to live on next year remains to be seen. It is certainly on the fool order to raise cotton to buv food stuffs with. For months farmers have been roaming about trying to buy roughage and corn, paying for it with borrowed money at 8 percent, to raise cotton. If there is any sense in it I fail to see it. Xot all do this, for many farmers here make enough for home use and to spare. " Mr. D. G. Brown, of Remberts, with the aid of his two boys last year, ma* e twenty bales of cotton, 1,000 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of potatoes, 100 bushels of peas and fifteen bushels of wheat: enough meat to do him and he! sold tflGO worh. He sold $1,000 worth of corn, some peas, many potatoes and has them yet to eat He has a line milk cow cow that affords . all he needs. - I cite this case to show what h$- has done others can alsc do. ; He don't feel any hard times- or prices Too much sporting and idleness is go ing on for the good of theeountry. a fine service was at Pisgah church yes terday and Saturday, in which Rev. Mr. Benson Benty arid others took parti . The citizens of the town have been annoyed very much lately by the ex cessive use of horns by automobile drivers. If blown as a warning to pedefctrains there is no objection to their use, but when blown unnecessar ily and to excess, automobile horns become a nuisance to a town. The au thorities wish to^call the attention of the public-to.the fact that there is an ordinance against the execessive use of these horns, with a fine attached. They have determined to put a stop to this noise nuisince. and are keeping a sharp lookout for all of fenders. Several cases -were before the Recorder this morning and a trial by jury is .being held this afternoon, for one of the offendera, \ ? COTTON LETTIN (John F. Clark & Co ) New York, June 3?Cotton started off about unchanged but firmed on the weather map; showing heavy rains in j I the central belt northern Jx>u*isiuna and \ East Texas. The best prices of the \ day, however, were made in the after noon on scattered buying, chiefly for W?ll Street and Western - accounts, some of which was thought to be short covering.- There was no news aside from the weather. Sentiment is somewhat mixed, while it is conceded that the government re port showed the crop to have the, worst" .start ever known, there - were many who doubted if the market would advance materially just now be cause of speculative apathy and the unfavorable "outside" conditions. All the crop changes; however, appear to favor the bull side and conservative purchases on setbacks should be prof itable. NEW YORK COTTON. * Tes'td>s Open High Low Close Crose July .. 38.00 38.62 37.95-33-30 33.05 Oct. .. 35.50 3$.36 35.37 36.Sb.43 Dec. .. 34.42 35.28 34:33 35.^O 3145 Jan ,. 33.80 34.65 33.75 \?M 33.8 1 Mar .. 33.33 34.IS 23.30 34.20 3;<.33 NEW ORLEANS COTTON Holiday. LIVERPOOL COTTON Close: June 25.19; July 24.02; ?ug. 24.52; Oct. 23,71; Nov. 23 2^,- Dee. 22.81: March'21.89; Aprir'21.e<>; May 21.38. - ? - - -s CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS CORN:?* High Low Close July.1.76% l.^H-x 1*3 Sept .... ... .l.'IS l.o 9<% .1.60 OATS:-? High Low ; Close July. .94% M .93% Sept .... ... .$0% .78*1. .78% LARD: Higlii Low Closet July. 21.02 20.87 20.87 Sept .... _ 21.87 21.77 21-.S? RIBS:? High Low Close July..... .... 18.37 18.22 18.37 Sept....19.15 . 18.95 19.10 Acoroing to the creport of Mr.; J. E. DuPre of Pisgah, a number of the citizens of Rafting Creek township are not satisfied to remain citizens of Sumter county anfl will hold an elec tion to determine the question of' an nexation to Kershaw county. The matter of road building having been settled to the satisfaction of the-.repre sehtatives of Rafting Creek who at tended the meeting here last. wecK, the ground-of complaint and dissatis faction 3eenas to have been shiftea to that of office holding. Books For Ev Cupboards andvshelyes-^ehihd glittering mahogany-:' hars, which once housed rows of -bottles' now shelter rows of books of all sorts. The formi er saibon has beconseT in many-' in stances, the corner, library. Y?r;8^s"gj?< vice of the neighborhood. _ ; This extension of Hbrary :setVi?^ encouraged by the American l? Association, fir its "Books' for Ev body" movement, : now under.; throughout the" nation. The Enlarged Program of the association purposes to spread the doctrine ofi seif educ?tt?f through libraries by opening avenruett -of opportunity heretofore clo^cTfe^' Jarge per centage of the people.* estimated that ?GO.OOO.Oao person the. United States today* have quate library service' and e.jtp: this, with the aid of other agencies, the association aims to;hififip the best of . reading matter : within easy access of every man, woman and chHd in the country. " . .y__ ? ? ?? ' - - * Examinations for Cotton.GrsulfcifeS'> Clemson Coliege, June l.-^e fitr . tension Service of Clemson Collegia is preparing to hold examinations'.-.fftr the Selection of official cotton-; ? ers aV eTigrt>les for the cotton, grading, work Vhich is to. be put on in the^raj rious /counties. Under the.-; cbx>pera| tive agreement which has been made with the South Carolinah Division^ the American Cotton Associations State, warehouse commissioner, Ujsited States' Bureau of>Marketed Clemson College, it. is the duty?ol Extension Service to select and bmih&nd for appointment jfliese dial cotton graders for auch c< as make provision to w<a-k -nnder^S^^ cooperative agreement .. Attractive. salaries will be: o?ered^ for men who' are well qualified" hj^" training and experience to^ffll tice%f positions. ./The duties "Of will-he to class cotton for jthe tar. ers in" accordance with thef'4TfiEfed^ Stages V Governmentstandard' grades>. to instruct farmers in ahle 'inforhi???'n ^as to market-^ for cotton, to encourage coopei marketing, and ? to. yvbfk . hl ^?b with the local county farm <lemo fidh. agents in the -matter of ^hiSrU? ing.; ? I ? ^:-^m Applicants 'for>these position^ i have h?d at least!/'thre^\''-cone^el years' experiencein^haft^U^jxj^lftq^l and two years' experience ^inreSSsfe^-' and grading edtt?nJ v?pjp"?ca^hs. must be ? accompanied: by referenced from at least three disinterested :me^ bers of the cotton tra?e^wh1^|ti^^> miliar with the applicant's qaalibft^ r cations : ^ *^?t^-g> All applications should be addressf?; to E. C Seifert, Specialist; in H Marketing, Extension ServiceT' Clj son College, si C, who "will, in/ormation ?s to time arid 'pl?cefiZt examinations : and other detail;:Jjgjgg Chicago/. June": S^Woinen attendffig the Republican Nionvehfibn have $eeho asked - to wear small; hats and takl? them off as. soon as-seated :m; th^"*cbn-:. ventibn hail..: ' ^f'S YOU'LL find some unusually strong values here; we're trying to render a real service at this store; We're try ing to do more than anyone eise to make the clothes cost of living lower for you. One way. is to have Hart Schaffner & Mark- clothes; another is to price them as low as we can?and still keep the doors open. . BLUE SERGES There's nothing that looks more stylish in the summer time than blue serge; it goes well with white flannels; we have some, fine' ones here; all styles; all sizes, specially priced at $35 to $75. PALM BEACH and MOHAIRS Comfort during this hot weather depends largely on cool clothes. We have a large and carefully selected stock, priced to give full values in Palm Beach and Mo hairs. These run from $13.50 to $35 You Nought to have one of these . suits I for hot weather; the fabrics are light Weight for coyness and all-wool for the style and shape^keeping qual ities: You'll find all the richest colorings and pat terns here. Get yours now. $30, $35, $40, $50; i THE LARGEST Sf?CK IN EASTERN CAROLINA The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. 14 N. Main Street. Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes