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Ify W& Jttimian ano jfcattjim Entered at the Postofflcj al Sumter. & C , as Second-class Matter. PKHKON Ali. Mr. fi. W. Htitcheson of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.. left Thursday afternoon for New York and Chicago on a spring buying trip. Mr. L. Kl Howies left this morning tor a visit to Asheviiic. X. C. Mr. and Mra Dave McCollum left for Columbia this morning on a short visit. , Misset Annie Ruth WUklns and Ju? lia Brunson of Florence are th-? week-end visitors of Miss Inez Can? on W. Mamptcn Ave. Miss Monetn Osteen left Thursday for New York, where, she will take a V>oet-graduate course in nursing. na Aba Rettenberg has returned from a visit in Savannah. Qa. Mrs. II. A. Weil and daughter, of Savannah, Oa., are visiting Mrs. Abe Myttenbcrg. Mrs. J. R. Mlllard of Ruby. 8. C, la visiting her sister Miss Mamie El? liott on Calhoui street. Miss Marlon Fr?ser of our City Fchools spent the week end In Flor? ence with friends. Mr. snd Mra. i: Frnser Dick ar? rived In Sumter Sunday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dick, A large circle, faulty and friends, wel? come him and his wife, formerly Miss O lad ye Hhand of Olaagow, to whom he was marrlel In July 1919. Mr. Dick has been in Scotland and Eng? land for the past tive years, working fe rthat government. Mr. T. It Sims retu.ned to Sumter this morning after spending the week sad with his fsmily in Columbia Mr. Kd Miller left this morning for Charleston. Mise Ullle McCollum returned to Columbia this morning to resume her school work at Chtcora college. Mr. Kd. Wilson of St. Chartas ?pent the week end in Sumter. Mr. Ren Slov-ls left this morning for a trip of several days in Charles? ton. Mr. Manning Brown left Saturday night for a short visit to relatives in North, S. C. Mr. Edwin Randall of Columbia la a visitor n Sumter. Mfam Julia Dultose passed through the city this morning while on ner wav to Columbia. Mr. C. C. Beck left for Columbia this morning on . short visit. Messrs. Qlrardcau Mims, Clarence Player. Bill Baker and Wllmot Owens spent a sho*t while in Hartsvilla yes? terday. Mrs. L* I.. Bedenbot.gh of McColt ta visiting her daugbter, Mrs. Henry Lowry on Kendrlck St. Mrs. I. B. Lowry of Jefferson is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dowry on Kendrick St. Marrisgc License* A marriage tlcenso has been Issued to Mr. Ervin Brunson of Alcolu and Mian Bemlce Mlxon of Sumtor. Marriage licensee have, also been is? sued to the following colored cou? ples: Eddie Jackson and Dora Bell Wilder of May Seville. Mat Tilder of Pine wood and Patsey in of Stateburg. a? Caiight With tlea Good* 'Arthur Burgis. allan "shine", a col ?d shoplifter of considerable note, \mo and ability was arrested shortly noon on Saturday by Officer ?rigan. "Shine" had been followed back lot with gooda in his po lon by Mr. Wade Reynolds of the Tiett Store, who called the po? ofter he had ascertained that he the goods on the negro. Ihlne ' was taken to headquarters he confessed to having taken goods from Eflrd's Store. The le of the goods will probably reach dn the nel|hborhood of 910 to There we*e among the stolen a lady's neckpiece, a shirtwaist seversl pairs of trousers and a Of cloth. This negro's method of Itlon was tbe unsatisfactory one broad day light activities, lie [probably made away with a good goods, however, from several In the city. The Barnett Bros, attribute the lose of several of pants )ut of their stock to rorfcings of this negro, line" has a previous service on the roads having served a tar sentence on the Clarendon ty gang after having been con of grand larceny. This negro have at one time worked in a factory for somehow or other Jost will stick to tho hands of 'stork le. and now upon tho face all he Is going to have to stick nd on the Sumter County (Jung .4 term after the trial of his cast le next term of court. Married In Chicago rlrago, III. March 5?Mr. and E. A. Hackett announce the mar of their daughter Rose to Mr. si Wsnamuker, on Thursday, mir 24th. lift. H?>me after March 15th D*3G lOlla Avenue . Wannameker sinco leaving Ler about four years ugo ha* been sied In the advertising business. In New York but the greater part time in Chicago, where ho has good. Ho began his business nr whon a school boy as a carrier working up by merit to the po? of advertising manager. k on the building or the Sumt* r r*ery Company won roconv thU morning by Contractor Hint./ and this work Is now -he ruebeit to completion. The scement of the work on this bUt thin time in Inrgely due to ?d efforts of tin Secretary Iber of Commerce, R. I. Mr. F. M. Moise, one of Of the Stemmery Co., kith in this proposition for it, will make a de for Sumier. The rSnmb r Vf*ry kind Tear no the 11 aF'fsV REDUCTION OR RUIN Anything More Than a Half Crop of Cotton Means Bankruptcy to the South By E. I. Rcardon. That for the next sixty days every bank, farmer, merchant, land owner, chamber of commerce, manufacturer, and men of every line of business ought to get busy talking cotton acre? age reduction and the planting of corn, sweet potatoes, vegetables, sorghum cane, and e/cry possible kind of ' live at home" OTOpSJ, raising hogs, poultry, beef and dairy cattle, "in order to save South Carolina" as several of the most successful bankers and other bi siness men and leading farmers put it in the Columbia conference lat Wednes? day seems to be the best advice tlmt caa be possibly ofTered. (iovernor Cooper thought "it would be criminal to try to produce a normal crop of cotton." Tho Commercial Secretaries' Asso ciat:-?n of 8onth Carolina was urged to line up the commercial organiza? tions in rapidly warning the banks, supply merchants, and land owners, thnt is all who extend credit to fann? ers, that unless it can be positively proved within the next sixty days that not more than fifty per cent acreage and not more than titty per cent pro? duction of cotton will be planted and harvested during 1921 "that the fail? ure to prove these two important points "spells possible and probable ruin for the South". Heretofore con? servative bankers and other business? men said openly and aboee board "we can't paint the pieturo too dark" lo convince our farmers and bankers and credit merchants and our land owners that cotton acreage must be reduced to at least fifty per cent of Isst year's acreage. There is hope tor better times in the near future if the southern cotton farmer will only act like a sensible citizen nnd co-operate with his fellow citizens in other lines >f Industry and business. Throughout the meeting there was exhibited the one central idea, "im mediate, active, continuous, and earn ? ?st co-operation between city, town, ind country districts to cut cotton ?crerge and redueo cotton production to the lowest possible amount to get better prices for the big surplus now ?arrled over, and to maintain the basis of credit on southern borrowing lecurities " Everybody ean preach this doctrine, clerks, book-keepers, aborcrs, professional men and women, everybody can help out. It was pointed out plainly "thla is *vcry man's business*?the business of ?very merchant, wholesale or retail, jig or little, of every farmer, big or ittle, of every banker und of every jank nnd of every bank board of di? rectors, to get out and work to see :hat tho Memphis plan for reducing 'Otton acreage and production is "put >ver the top" within tho next thirty >r slxtv days, and to bo able to prove hese two results of our efforts. The decision of this conference to ( rail the bankers of South Carolina , nto immediate conference was . >rought about on motion of \V. YV. Liong. director of extension of Clem lon College, and shows the gravity of he agricultural situation and the langer to every line of business, anJ o all men and women in the State. \s before stated, "we are not without tore," but we are facing a condition ,vhlch looks dark Indeed. Hut there s a great deal that can be done to? wards making times better if we will ill pull together and not lose eor.fl Jencc and hope. Co-operation is the solution?cutting the cotton aereas? s the main issue right now?getting the markets for diversilled farm pro iucts Is largely question volume of farm products produced In place of rotton. If the farmers have the other Term products In abundance?suffici? ent to warrant buyers coming here or taking products in cooperative car load lots thore will be an abundant market. Now is t\\n time for evey tank, merchant, farmer, manufacturer, and other business establishments to main? tain every possible kind of organiza? tion and co-operation throughout every county, city, and town?the people must be informed, induced, and If necessary forced to cooperate and the farmers will have to cut cot? ton acreage and plant more food and feedstuffs if there is ary possible way In this emergoncy for tr.o banks and the credit merchants to force the farmers who do not willingly co-ope? rate Into doing the right thing at the right time. This was the sentiment of numbers of the most successful, con? servative, cool headed. but public spirited men from all over South Car? olina at the Columbia conference, Cut Cotton Acreage One-Iiulf. (Manufacturers Record). The Wall Street .Tommil. com- I mentlng on the cotton situation a j few days ago, said. "Hoars on cotton did not modify their views during the week. They remained intrmched behind the ar? guments Of record surplus, little like? lihood of aereags reduction and the Improbability of s marked increase In foreign demand before the new crop." The point which the heart were using with powerful effect is their claim that there will bo no gnat re? duction in acreage, if it ean be shown that the south Wflll decrease its cottorl acreage by ons-half, them will be m very marked Increase In the price. A T,0 p? r rent deci? ase in cotton acreage would, we think, quickly double the price of all the COttOn In tho world and maintain, certainly, that price for the coming nop. hot a decrease short of su i?fr COM Will not have Slieh ??'? Offset, The world mttSt b ain by actual work of the soiMh that Its cotton aereags is going tO be out in half. A larger acreage than thai would, we believe, hg a tremendous, disaster t<> the south. Tokio. Matth 3 ?Prince Hlrchlto, holr apparent to tbe Japanese th.a ne lert Yokohama today fOI a tour of Europe, . m , MARRIAGE Miss Janie May Smith and Mr. John Luther West of Bum tor were quietly married Thursday in BlythewOOd, S. C, at the home of tb" bride's mother. Mrs. Nannie J. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Wert will make their home in Bumter at 42 s. Blandlng Street. Mr. West is in the employ of the Osteen Publishing Company. Man-luge License*. Marriage licenses have been issued to tho following colored couplet: E. F. James and Cecil Hudlin of Sumtor. Fred Thompson of Sumtor and Ola Knight of Tlndal. Death. Mr. W. I* U. Watts, aged S5 years, died at his home about seven RtllOl front Bumter in the Bethel neighbor? hood at about 1 o'clock Friday morn? ing. The funeral services were held at the city eomtery Saturday morn? ing at 11:80 O'clock, the. funeral pro? cession leaving tho home of Mr. Watts at 10:30 in the morning. The death of Mr. Watts came as a result of a most unfortunate and re? grettable accident which happened early on the morning of January 27th when a .22 caliber parlor rifle which Mr. Watts carried in his hand was in some manner discharged. The bul? let entered the middle of Mr. Watts forehead and he was found in an un? conscious condition in the kitchen of his homo by members of his family. Mr. Watts was brought to Sumtor and placed here in the Tourney hos? pital. He was taken to his home only a few days ago. His condition from the very first was serious al? though some hope was held out at one time for his recovery. Mr. Watts was well known in this community, having for a number of years been employed ns overseer on tho place of Mr. W. F. Shaw. A few years ago Mr. Watts purchased a place near Tlndals and has been living there since that time. Besides his wife and two children, Mr. Watts leaves four sisters and one brother. Sormoncttcs on Serious Subjects?-No. 4 Bln. (By Jno. A. Brunson). Sin is here. It is found in every land, in every stratum of society, in every department of human activity, i Wherever man is, sin is. In all the ages of tho inhabited earth, from the remotest past to the present moment, there has not been no much as one sinless human being. Of course, Jesus the Christ was* sinless, but he was more than man. He was the God-man. He stood alone, tho one ( absolutely unique personality .in his- ] tory. But apart from Him, tho whole ] world Is and has been peopled with | sinners. 1 What is sin? Ood tells us in hin i book. His words art : "Sin is lawless? ness." Sin and lawlessness arc con? vertible terms. Al! sin Is lawlessness, j all lawlessness Is sin. Sin is an inbred \ principle, not an acquired habit. You mo not 8 sinner because you sin. You Bin because you are a sinner. You were a sinner before you sinned. You were born a sinner. That is, you were \ born with the sin-principle in you. i David, speaking by the Holy Spirit, | said "Behold, I was brought forth In iniquity; and in sin did my mother ; conceive me." Psalm 51:5. What \ was true of David is true of all. It Is | true of you. And us soon as you ar? rived at the age of sedf-eonsciousnes* j the sin-principle began to manifest Itself in acts of disobedience and of | Insubordination. Your selfish will be? gan to assert itself against para? mount authority. You began to think, speak and get contrary to the | will of Ood. Then you became a sinner in action as well as a sinner by nature. Sin in your heart led to sin In your life. But nobody taught you to sin at first. You needed no teacher, for sin was in you. You sin? ned instinctively just as a spider spins his web, or a bird builds her nest. "All unrighteousness is sin," says Ood. It is also true that all sin is un? righteousness. Sin is tho enemy of all good. It Is tho cause of all evil. All Injustice, oppression, and cruelly are due to sin. All sickness, suffer? ing, and death follow in Its wake. The world today is sick. It is se? riously sick, it is sick unto death. And the sle-kness is sin. Sin is the disease. Evil thoughts, muiders, thefts, adulterers, falso speaking, and all deeds of lawlessness, arc tho symptoms, Man, moved by tno elefire to better the conditions of HOClety, seeks to suppress the symptomi, but leaves the disease intact. That ll reformation. Ood, moved by the de? sire to save sinners, subdues the dis oase. That is regeneration. Refor? mation Is good, but history teaches us that it is inadequate. It is usual- I ly followeel by a recrudesce.-use. of tho evils that were suppressed. Regener? ation is What is requited. Hence the wise thing for man to do is to turn to Ood and cooperate with him In his purpose to subdue sir.. Women Should Register. The registration hooks will be open on Monday, March 7th, from 0 to t t'clock it is very important that all tho women win) have not already done so register at this time in order to be able to %'Ote em April 11th. At this time the question oi having s county court In Bumter nnd a Judge for ll will be vot??! on. A committee from the League of Women Voters has been appointed to he in the court house Monday, Mar? h Tili to give Information to any e>t tho ladies wishing it about the registra? tion nnd also about the work of the b ague. Official notification was received this morning by Clerk of Court Scar? borough, of the execution of Adam Griffin, the electrocution taking place on March 4th. Tins i? the first noti? fication, of this nature to regen this office. The paper was signed b>' A. K. S;in deI'm, Superintendent of tho State Penitentiary, i>r. it. T. Jennings, pen? itentiary physician, Dr. J. J. Dlllard and a dozen witnesses, ?, fc Victory to Sumter Largest Score of Season Piled Up Against Florence High Team in Game with Sumter Friday night in a game of basket ball between the high school teams oi* Sumter Bnd Florence, which was played In, the "V" gymnasium of Sum? ter at 8 o'clock, Florence went down before the strong Sumter team by the overwhelmingly large score oC 40 points for Sumter to tin' 12 points of Florence. The game opened with bursts of speed and good hall playing on the part of both the teams, but within the first three minutes of play AVright of Sumter, had twirled the ball through tho basket thereby giving Sumter Urn first score. This initial basket was rapidly followed by sev? eral others in quick succession so that within a very few minutes Sum? ter had safely siven themselves a lomr lea dover the "quin'* from Florence. Sumter used their five man defense very effectively and kept the Florence team down to a single basket during the whole of the Iii st half of tin game. The score at tho etui of the half was Sumter 30, Florence 2. The ^tylc of the gome during the second half was entirely changed. Florence seemed to be playing for time and trying to avoid the fray of the battle Florence, however, suc? ceed* d early in the first part of the second half of the game in tossing three baskets in rather (juick succes? sion before Sumter began her scor? ing for that half of the game. Sum? ter finally got started ami during the | second half summed up to 1?; points to tho 10 points made by the Flor? ence team. This game was witnessed by a very I gratifyingly good assembly of spec- ' tutors who rejoiced in this victory for Sumter. The linc-up: Sumter Position Florence Wright, R.Wan ell Guards Sholar.Green Burns.Colcman Center Wright, J.Waters Forwards Wray.Brunson Referee, Heidt; Timekeeper, Brown; Scorer, Sholar. Substitutions: Florence, Scarbor? ough for Worrell; Sumter, Buck for Burns; Burns for Buck; Weinberg for Wright, J.; Buck for Wray and Price for Sholar. Death Tho little two months infant son of Mr. and Mrs. M. *W. Seabrook died Friday night at 7 o'clock at Columbia hospital. The funeral services wero held Saturday morning at city ceme? tery at ten o'clock, yxxnt after the ar? rival of the train from Columbia, I-tinging the little casket. The sym? pathies of many friends uo to Mr. and Mrs. Seabrook for the loss of their little one. Meeting of the Board of Health A meeting of the Board of Health was called on Friday for the pur? pose of hearing what Miss Caro Tru luck, County Home Demonstration Agent, had to say about puttlnng oh a milk campaign for a period of one week In the c ity and county of Sum? ter. A motion was made by Mr. 11. L. Tisdale that the hoard Indorsi this movement. This motion was seconded by Mr. .1. A. McKnight. The gov from at a later date on this subject, emment representatives will he heard At this meeting Dr. D. W. dreen was elected secretary of the board, this office being open due to the res? ignation of Mr. S. O'Quinn, former board president, and the' election of Mr. H. I a Tisdale, secretary of the board, to that oltlce. Between the boll weevil and the low price, of cotton the farmer \vho plants the usual acreage this year is actually inviting financial ruin. Thousanda oi* cords of gum wood are being ehipped from this section of South Carolina to the paper pulp mills of the states to the north, and the business is just in its infancy. A pulp mill here would probably pay as well as the pulp mills of Canada which ship thousands of curoudo of pulp annually to the paper mills of the Cnited States. There is an abund? ant supply of gum in the swamps to operate not only one, but several pulp mills. There Is being installed at the city pumping Htation a new water pump Whiqh has the pumping capacity of 650 gallons of water per minute. The work is being done tinder the direc? tion of Mr. August Schilling and is progressing nicely. Mr. Schilling states that he hopes to have tho pump ready for operations Wit Kin tin next thirty days. This pump is to be elec? trically driven by a 30 h. p. motor. With this additional pump Sumter's available water supply will be materi? ally increased. in the publication of tin minutes of the lasL meeting of 'he County I Board of commissioners there appear? ed a paragraph stating that a 2<> per cent reduction in all Balarlee coming under tin jurisdiction Of the Board would be put into efleet with the ex? ception of a reduction in the salaries of .laiier < 'wens aid Engineer Jef? fords, It i:f stated that no reduction would be made in the salary oi the County Engineer ow^hk to the tact that lie had i>e? n employed at a fixed salary \ eSrly. Mr. Rowland Uoyle was yesterday brought to Sumter from Ureeleyvlllo and placed in the Touiney hospital where he underwent a serious opera? tion for appendicitis, His many tri? nds of tlie city wish for him a sp< eii_\ reco\ cry. The Nebraska man who was lined for snoring in church is Indignant that the parSOD who lulled him to sleep got oft scot free.?Vancouver Province. HOME DEMONSTRA? TE DEPARTMENT Schedule of Agent For Week He ginning March 7th, 1921 Monday?Concord, Q. If. D. C, Oewego in. I). C. Tuesday ? w. dgelh Id H. i>. C Dalsell c. n. i>. c. Wednesday?Plnewood G. If. D. C, Bethel H. D. <\ Thursday?Providence <;. if. r?. C, Providence K. D. c. Friday?Baker O. TT. D, C, Bak? er H. D. C Saturday?Agent enroute to Qreen* ville to assist with milk campaign being put on the following week. The girls' clubs this week will have yeast bread lessons. The Bethel wo? man's club will have desserts; Provi? dence, of good dressing; Baker, infant feeding. Mrs. Campbell, household special? ist from Winthrop college f v it two "lays last week with the county home demonstration agent visiting and giving talks to Dalsell school, Qen. Sumter jl p. c., Oswego O. H. D. <;., and Bothel II. D. C, Miss Blltabeth Forney, dairy spe? cialist from Winthrop college spent hist Friday with Miss Truluck dis? cussing and planning for a milk campaign in Sumter county. Miss Truluck took the matter up with the city board <.f hoalUi which gave its hearty endorsement, This decision was reported to Miss Forney who with other members of tho extension force will make further invtstlga tions and give the citizens of Sumter the opportunity * to accept or reject this project. Summary of Work for Month of February. Number consulatlons held at office, . <. Number women's meetings held, 4; attedance, oo. Number girls* meetings held, 10; attendance 122. Number schools and clubs visited. j 7. ' ? ? ??* Number letters written, 31; circu? lar letters sent, 169. Bulletins distributed, 51, Number miles traveled, 370. Supervisor visiting, Mrs. Frances Y. Kline, District Home Demonstra? tion agent; Specialist visiting. Miss Elizabeth Forney, dairy specialist. DEATH OF .1. FRANK POWELL The many friends of J. Frank Pow? ell were shocked to learn of his death which occurred at Macon, Ca., on Math 5th, after a short illness from pneumonia. The body accompanied by his wife, his mother, Mrs. J. T. Powell and little daughter Frances was brought through Sumter this morning en-route to Bed Springs, N. C, his former homo tor interment. The wife of the deceased Who was Miss Smith before her marriage was a. former resident of Sumter and has many friends in this vicinity. Mr. Powell has resided in Macon for somo time where ho was proprietor of the Plasa Hotel. Be? sides ids wife, mother and little daugh ter, he leaves a mother-in-law, Mrs. F.. D. Dennis, and Sister-in-law Miss Barb' Dennis of this city, and a broth? er Mr. J. M. Smith, wiio is connected with the S. A. L. Railroad at Waldo. Fla., all of whom arc accompanying the body to Bed Springs. MONEY SAVED THROUGH C(K) 1?ERAIVE MAI llvl .TI NT. A representative of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture, reports that farmers in New Mexico saved % 102,220 during 1920, by selling Pinto beans through a cooperative marketing association created on the lines recommended by the bureau. The association shipped 500 carloads of beans, the total Ship? ment weighing 20,000,000 pounds, in the same state, by employing cooper native methods to market sweet pota? toes, farmers saved $;15,000. Dr. D. W. Daniel of Clemson Col? lege has been placed on the program of the address at tho Sunday after* noon men's meeting which is to bo held again at the Ite? Theatre on next HnnriflV afternoon. PINEWOOD NEWS NOTES People Disappointed by Failure of Legislature to Act On County Line Pinewood, Ma ich 3.?Messrs. J\ Rollin Kolb and J. J. Broughton en? tertained a few friends Thursday, night With a fish supper at Brough? ton s Pond. A rousing good time and plenty <?f fish, prepared just light, was enjoyed by an? Tho Pinewood High sehool girls' basketball team ended < the season Friday by defeating the girls from Paxville by the score of 31 to 11. Thle game closed the season without a de? feat, tho Pinewood. girls having de? feated Summerton, Wcdgefleld, and Paxville two games each. The scorn lor the season tdiows a total of 175 points for Pinewood against 59 for. her opponents. Mrs. .1. J. Broughton nnd daughter, Nora, arc spending the week-end with relatives at Manning. Mrs. R. L. Harvin and Mrs. O. D. Harvin are visiting at Charleston. The people of Pinewood and vicin? Ity are very much disappointed by the failure of the legislature to take definite action on the annexation) question. It will be remembered that t?.:s sec ion voted, by more tban tho necessary two-thirds majority, to ? move" into Bumter county. For some reason this election has been held up by the legislature and quite a ^ood bit of dissatisfaction has be OA i voiced by those affected. NEW YORK COTTON. Ufl Month Open High Low Close Close Jan. .. .12.95 12.95 12.95 Mch. .. 11.12 11.65 11.66 11.24 11.10 May ,..11.89 12.11 11.65 11.73 11.60 July ...12.10 12.60 12.07 12.13 12.05 Oct. ...12.72 13.00 12.62 12.69 11.56, Dec. ...12.94 13.15 12.86 12.87 12.80 Spots 15 up; middling 11.55. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Last v:onth Open High Low Close Close Jan. . . .2.52 12.65 12.42 Mch. ...10.90 11.22 10.90 11.03 10.82 May ...11.32 11.78 11.31 11.42 It.If July ...11.70 12.10 11.65 11.73 11.60 Oct.. ..12.40 12.55 12.13 12.25 12.1? Dec. ...12.37 12.40 12.13 12.40 12.2<f Spots unchanged; middling 11.00. LIVERPOOL cotton. Close January. 8.07 February. 8.10 March. 7.88 April. 7.46 May. 7.58 June. 7.64 July. ... 7.7T August. 7.85 September.,. 7.98 October . . .;.? .. 7.98 November . .' .. .. t.. . . .. .. 8.02 December. ,. 8.05 Government Cotton Grader's OfllOO. The following reports give the prices paid on fie stated markets on March 5: 8 a as l i a M M M M M O Sumte* 11 Uli tM 7% 8 I Col'bia ll iuy2 9% 7H 8 5 Man'ng ll lOMs 9V? 7%? 8 B] ville It lOVfc 9V? 7V46 8 The freight alone on a carload of hay from the west is a good profit to local farmers. Think It over. The Zl 0 gallon pump has been in? stalled on the Scagravo Fire truck No. 1 and a small test given the truck and pump before the linal com? pletion of the overhauling of the truck and . of the job of the installation Of the pumo. Field crops of CanaJa last yegf are estimated to represent $170 per capita. FOR SALE?Best grade of eppler seed oats. Come early while the supply is available. 6ee F. & Gibson, 3 K. Liberty St. The National Bank of South Carolina of Bunter, ft C Capital $300,000 Surplus und Profit? $280,000 Strong and The Moot Painstaking SXBYI0B with OO?KTKBT Oive as the Pieesraro of Sewing TOO The Bank of the Rank; and File a G. ROWLAND. EAR: JE ROWLAND, NF.UJj O'DONNELL Prceidcut ?"*a ?t!> ? Ml in? J I^TIOK ARCHIE CIUNA Vice President O. L. YATES Cashier What Can We Do For You? < ? ir ambition Ls to nv.ko this a bank of real personal service. Our facilities are auch that we cart probably bo of groa. help to maay of our friends whether they are patrond of this bank or not, and wo wiRh them, to feel al liberty to call on US at any tim< . and it will be a pleasure to ren* der them such service as we can. A gbtnee at our last statement lg proof that n great many are using our Savings Department for the "Rainy Day '. Why not you? First National Bank Sumter, S. C