The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 03, 1921, Image 3

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The Watchman and Southron Entered at the Postoffice at *er? S. C as Second Class 0 PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Aul over have returned h visit to Mr. and Mrs. Eug siU on W. Liberty Street, _ Misses Mary and Marioa -have gone to Orangegburg -to? at tend the dance to be giveh^^t*ere -tomorrow nigght. ? Miss Ruby .McLeo?,. ?tk&?mgo', who has seen under treatment' in the Florence Infirmary for several weeks, has completely - r^o^ered and isr at home again. ~ Mrs. Ansley D. Cohen of leston, is vsiting hej Nina Solomons and Mrs. Agn gin. Mr. "Louis Lyons left Sat night for New York on business. He wili be? .gone about two weeks. Mr. Wra. Berg left Friday for St, Louis, Mo. Miss. Edith Cummings is -spend ing her vacation at her home in Gswego, N. Y. Miss-Leilah Myers and Miss*Em ma Smith spent the week-end in Lexington. C Mrs. Marion Moise and ,ilr. Harold Moise have gone to Ashe TtOe to spend a short tifSe. The trip was made by motor. *r. ' * Mr. I, C Strauss has gone to "spend the remainder of the Sum mer with his wife at their sum-( aaer cottage in Maine. ? - , . i rMr. anct Mrs. Perry Mosey and I children are spending the summer I at . their home _on Pawley's island. \ Miss M?dred Hurst has. return ed from a stay in Greenyi$e. * Mrs. H. W. Blake, of, ?gden, ITt&hi. is visiting Mrs. J. Sv Broek ington at her home on^Sglmter .street. '"?'.-?*. Miss Thelxna Williamson of Lykesland is the guest of Mrs. E. O. Holiiday. u Mrs. Louis Bradham and son are visiting relatives In AtlaSa. Mrs. R. F. Joye has :gone ; to ?visitfriends at Baltimore' and Richmond- c3v Mrs. Herbert A. Moses and*Miss Katherine Moses are spending some time in New York. Miss Jennie Barnett is Ik Ashe v?le for the summer. - '% Mrs. George Brown." ?,> and ?little daughter Reida ?turned \ last night from Columbia where . they have been spending-'^anme time._ Mr, and Mrs. Harry Green have re-rnred from New York. : Mr. and Mrs. R. ' A. .-Stephe'nson { accompanied., by Miss Katte? Rear ~ don left , yesterday for New York, Atlantic City and other points. j Mrsi I%]3, Anld'krkL children are ; vlsitingi friends' in. '^lorenae? The Hon. R. I. Manning and Mrs. citjr ? week end in the city. % Miss ^?iejnel!: Williams . has : re { turned: from Hendersonyiile, - Ashe-. ville. -and: "Columbia. Mra. Northrop Lowry of Char leston Is ^visiting- Mrs. - J. J. Bren nen on East Calhoun street. y The F??r Brothers Quartette and ?-; Jazz Orchestra with headquarters in Columbia visited relatives in the .city ?m* Sunday. - ?'??r' Mra. ?k C.<Bec?.;Sr.. and ^daugh ter, Miss Bertie Lee, have: gone to Atlanta for- a ? three weeks visit to.I ^relatives and friends. Mr. Henry P. Moses has returned from Saluda, N. C, where,he has be5>n spending som? time. Mrs. Walter Folsom and Misses LiHie; Loulie, NeU and Iva Belle Fo2soro have gone to Xanuga Lake, Henderson vine, N. C, to spend the rest of the summer. Miss Marion Bynum, who. has been in training in the Hahne mann Hospital in Rochester, N. Y., has returned home to spend her vacation. _ . ? Mr. ?George Wilson has gone to Rocky Mount, N. C., where , he is working. 3Ir. Polly Pegues is visiting Mr.-j W. R. Phillips-in the city: - ! Mrs. M. W. Wolfe has gone to Roanoke, Ya,, to spend the remain der of the *sn mm er. Miss " C. A. Ottollngule will leave Wednesday morning for Charleston where she w?l vi??t relatives. Mr. G. J. Myers and son . will leave for a two weeks stay, in Brnnswick, Ga. Mr. P. F. Patton was called to Flat Rock, N. C., Sunday, after noon on account of the' serious ill ness of his father. 'j Miss Mattie Smith of Greenwood j J spent a few days in this City with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Dunning of Columbia, 'S. C., who have been visiting Mrs. C . L. Penderkoa, have returned to Columbia, Mrs. J. J. Rowland is visiting her mother, Mr^ Garnes, In Bishopville. Master Wilden Swarigen is vis iting his sister, ,Mrs. C. L. Pen derkon. Mr. and Mrs. D. R Sanders of St. Charles, are visiting Mrs. Rob ert Sanders on Church street, Mrs. T. A. Holding has motored t'> Augusta, Ga. with her brother Knox Stires and friend A, La Croix : where they will speed a few days with , relatives. Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Marion and family left yesterday for the mountains near Brevard where they win spend a* month. Misses Emmie and Esther Osteen j left yesterday fo? Pawley's Is land where they will join a house party given by Miss Virginia Doar. Messrs. Harold Witherspoon and Archie Adams will leave today for San Francisco CaL, on a business trip. Miss Bertha and Helena Bultman have returned home after a two weeks* stay on Pawley's Island. Mrs. C. C. Beck, Jr.^ has just returned after an extended visit to Mrs. S. R. Smoak and friends of Rock HiH, S. C, ad is ow visiting the Misses Aline and Marie Ham mett of this city. Mri Bartow Walsh has gone to Beaufort, S. C, on a fishing trip, j Mr. Jenkins Knight has returned from Camp Knox, Kentucky, where he attended the R. O. T. C Miss Lucile Mathis is spending a few days in Florence with Miss Caroline Doughen. They expect to spend the week end at Myrtle Beach with relatives. : Mr. Van S. Lesesne left Monday for Cincinnati, Where he will visit friends. On his way'back he will stop, off at Atlanta for a few daj~s. Messrs. R. P. Gainley and Max well Jones have taken over the soda water fountain and cold drink department of the City Drug Co. Mr. Ed. Wells, Jr., of Oakland, Calif., is visiting his grand-par ents Mr. and Mrs.. E. S. Carson. Mrs. John D ILee and children are spending the mouth of August list Hendersonville. Mrs. 1*. R. Williamson and chil dren leave tonight fcr Montreat. Mrs. P. G. Bowmen, Mrs. Horace Harby and children, Mrs. R. A. -Bradhaxn and little daughter leave in a few days for a visit to Clarks ville, Ga. Mr. Marion Myrs attended the dance in' Orangeburg Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs.-Leland Moore and little daughter have returned, from a fortnight's visit to Paw ley's Island. Misses Irene "Dixon, Ruth Bland ing, Tressa McMillan and Mr. Carl Dixon are spending a few days in Columbia as the guests of Miss Eunice McLean. Mrs. L. J. McLean, of Columbia, who has been visiting her brother Mr. R. A. Dixon has returned home. Dr. D. J. Bums and family of Newberry, S. C. Miss Clidie Martin of Mullins, .S. ?., and Master Le sesne Stubbs of Norfolk, Va., arer the. guests* of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Bryan. Miss Olive Truluck Is visiting her sister. Miss Caro Truluck. Mis Thelma Turner left this morning for Hendersonville, N. C, where she will spend the remain der of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cuttino, Au gusta and Eugene Cutiho left this horning for Flat Rock, N. C., to spend sometime. -? ? ? Clem son Alumni Meet. 9 The annual banquet of the Clem son Alumni Association was held at the Glaremont Hotel on Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock, with sixty eight men present,, twelve of whom were prospective students. The principal speaker of the evening was Coach Stewart, of Clemson, who was introduced by R. B. Waters, President of the .as sociation. He made an interest ing talk on - athletics,- addressing first the old Clemson men and second the prospective Clemson xsfen, shovfing the pleasure, advan tage and duty of being a Clemson Alumnus or a Clemson student. Short talks were,, made by "Cat" Randall,_Dr. Rinehart, Mr. Tindal and others. Words of appreciation were expressed by the prospective Clemson istuderits who were invit -ed to meet with the association. After giving three \ cheers for Clemson the Association adjourn ed. ? _-? ? ? - COTTON LETTER The. continuance of unfavorable crop accounts from the interior es pecially Texas and the continuance of dry weather in that state with showers east of the Mississippi in fluence values to a higher level. Crop advices, from Texas are alarming further deterioration re ported heavy in localities, claimed since July 25th when returns to the I government indicated a production for that important state of only 2,443,000 bales vs 4,326,000 last year. . ! Rain is claimed to be badly need led now in west, central and north Texas to check deterioration and ' revive the plants but if rains should develop it ia likely increased ac I tivity of insects wo'uld likely fol I low. " A travelijig crop expert has ' expressed the opinion that unless ! conditions improve in Texas the state will hardly make two million bales. In west Texas the drouth has been on for some time past and re ports Indicate that the want of rain is beginning to tell on the crop in J central and northern Texa3 and there ar? no indications of rain for that state in the immediate future. As a result there are some com plaints of hot winds injuring the crop already. I To the east of the' Mississippi river damage from weevil activity continues and the return of show ; ery weather in- that section makes the outlook there more unfavor KEW YORK COTTON. Tstdys Open High Low Close Close Jan 13.42 13.56 13.41 13.50 13.27 Men 13.69 13.80 13.68 13.72 13.55 May 13.78 13.85 13.75 13.78 13.63 Oct 13.00 13.17 12.99 13.12 12.88 Dec 13.48 13.62 13.48 13.54 13.34 -Spots 25 up. Mid. 13.15 ? 9 NEW ORLEANS COTTON Y'st'dy's Open High Low Closo Close Jan 12.99 13.15 12.95 13.00 12.83 I Men 13.23 13.32 13.20 13.24 13 10 |May 13.40 13.44 13.35 13.39 13.32 Oot 12.50 12.76 12.48 12.66 12.50 Dec 12.83 23.08 12.83 12.98 12.83 Spots 13 up. Mid 11.88. LIVERPOOL COTTON Close: Jan 8.93; Feb. 8.98; Mch. 9.04; April 9.06; May 9.08; June 9.10; July 9.12; Aug. 8.62; Sep. 8.68; Oct. 8.79; Nov. 8.86; Dec. 8.93. Sales 7000. . Receipts 10,000. Mid. 8.33. G. M. 9.18. ? ? ? , The young lady who was report ed married to Dempsey character ized the rumor as "tommyrot." She seems to have a way of hitting out, herself.?The State. Mayesville Comes Back in 2nd Game Mayesville Wins in Slow Game "Last Monday aftecnoon Sumter's new team beat the fast Mayesville team by the score of four to three in a hard fought game which last ed ten Innngs. Sumter won large ly through the ability of her play ers to hit .r. dher brilliant fielding. Mayesville made two scores in the first Inning and one more in the se cond and seemed to have the game sewed upu. After this the game rocked along with neither side scor ing until the fourth inning when Sumter came to bat. In this inn ing Sumter woke up and begun to hit the ball. Two three baggers and tow singles brought in two scores before the side was retired. Xo one scored until the ninth and it looked as if Mayesville would win in spite of Sumter's heavy hitting in the fourth. But the players came ; to the cat wth a great determina tion, and made a score on Martin's single to right field. Mayesville was unable to score in her half of the tenth and as it was beginning to get dark many thought that the game would end a tie. ; Sumter got a man on second and a man on third with no outs and then Craw ford and Shealey fanned. The last man up, the other Shealey, let two strikes pass and then knocked a clean single into right field and the game was won. Sumter now has one of the best semi-professional teams in the state. Camedn who was supposed to have the best team in the state was beaten last week by Mayesville. Sumter has two more' games with Mayesville in the series and if she wins Sumter people can- well say that we nave the best semi-profes sional team in the state. Yester day . there. Was a good crowd out but not as big as the class of base ball played yesterday would war rant. The local' team will meet Comden the latter !part of the week and some more good bail may be expected. Yesterday Mayesville- won over Sumter in the second game played. The game although not as fast as the one the clay before was very ex cting towards the last when it look as if Sumter would tie the score. Shealey, pitching for Sumter was not as good as when he pitched aganst Hartsville and held them to! o.ne hit. After the first few inn ings the. ) countrymen seemed to . get on to him and pounded. him all over the lot. In the first inning. Sumter made one score. In the second Mayesville ! made one and Sumter was unable to connect at all. Mayesville got two in the third by heavy hitting and Sumter got none. Sumter scored no more until the seventh, while Mayesville picked up one in the fourth. In the. seventh Mayesville added three more runs to their al I ready long list, knocking several three baggers. Sumter also hit the ball in this inning and was able to score 2. In the eighth Mayesville got one mak ing a total of eight runs. Sumter go two ri the "eighth when Marin k?cked a home ran over left field fence sending Shealey in ahead of him. This was the only home run of this sluggig game. Neither side was able to score in the ninth and the final score was Mayesville eight and Sumter five. The ability of the Mayesville players to hit the ball in all the pinches and the numer ous errors made by the Sumter out fielders made this an easy game for Mayesville. Sumter will play the Camden team today and tomorrow and all those who like a hard fa'st game will be out to see these two games. Yesterday Sumter lost her first game to Camden bythe close score of three to two. The game was anybodys until the 9th when Cam den brought in the deciding run. .Sumter lost her chance to win in the eighth inning when she filled the bases with no one out. But here Cadmen tightened and made a double, getting the man in home and one on first. The score was a tie until the ninth when Camden came to bat. One man was out and one man on second. The next man up knocked a long fly to cen ter field. O'Connor caught the ball and threw to third to get the man who had tagged second after the fly was caught and start ed to third. The man would have reached third but no farther but the ball hit him on the back of the neck and bounced some distance j in the field and the man continued home. Today Sumter will play Camden here, again and tomorrow in C??fr [ den. Peach Orchards Planned -- Horticulturists to Address Meeting at Wedgefield Mr. O. P. Hoffman Extension Horticulturist and G. A. Card well, A. C. L. Immigration and Indus trial Agent will address a meeting at Wcdgefield at ten thirty A. M.. Friday. August 5. in the interest i of planting out commercial peach orchards. There are a number interested and It is ex pected to put out sixty to a nun dred acres. The parties Interest ed wish to s'art right henco the meeting. All are invited who think they might join in this move ment. J. FRANK WILLIAMS. County Agent. -? ? ? z? Death Mr. W. D. Sanders died very sud denly in St. Matthews Sunday after noon. The body was laid to rest in the Sumter cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. D. Sanders was the brother of Mrs. A. M. Lowiy and Mr. Samuel Sanders. Baseball in the Courts Judge Watts Issues Injunc tion Against South At lantic League Columbia, August 2?The order of Associate Justice "Watts, enjoin ing the directors of the South At lantic League from splitting the 1921 season, was served on Presi dent W. H. Walsh of the League, here today. The order is returnable on Augugst 18 before Judge Mem minger, at his chambers in Charles ton. The directors are ordered, in the temporary inunction, not to take any action towards splitting the season, and not to advertise in any way that the season has been split, nor to refer in any public way to a post season series, pending the decision of the case on the 18th. This order means that the league is not divided yet. If Judge Mem minger make^ the injunction per manent, there will be no split sea son. If the judge dismisses the in junction, it wiU mfean a divided sea son. President H. W. Walsh was named as defendant in the case. -? ? ? Prosperity and Pellagra State Health Department Making Study of Question While cotton growers receive a good profit from the sale of their cotton do they at once study food charts and invest some of the ex tra money in a balance food ration or do they spend the money in some other way? When a cotton grower has been living for years on a certain ration does he alter it greatly when he finds himself in possession of some extra cash? These are two questions which the state health authorities have ?been pondering upon in connec tion with the pellagra story sent out from Washington which pic tured the South as threatened with a pellagra epidemic due to lack of varety in diet Dr. James A. Hayne and his force have comppiled some figures which are worthy of study. They cover the first six. months of the year's mentioned. * In 1916, the average price of cotton was 12.20 cents per pound and the number of deaths from pellagra was 297, In 1917 the average price of cotton was 21 cents and the num ber of pellagra deaths was 252. In 1918 the average price of cot ton was 31 cents and - the number of pellagra deaths was 316. In 1919 the average price of cot ton was 31 cents and the number of deaths was 162. In 1920 the average price of cot ton was 40 1-2 cents and the num of pellagra deaths was 122. In 1921 the average price of cot ton is approximately .10 cents and the number of pellagra- deaths so far 119; These figures were given out by the state health department and were compiled by members of the office force.. ?- ? ? ? - Fertilizer For Peaches. Clemson College, Aug. 3.?With the increasing attention given to home and commercial orchards in this sta.ee, many inquiries are being received by the horticulturists concerning fertilizers for peaches, says Prof. C. C. Newman, horti culturist, who makes the following suggestions; If the trees are not of bearing age and are making a growth of 18 to 24 inches when properly cul tivated', very little fertilizer will be needed. On a bearing orchard, however, 800 to 1000 pounds of fertilizer per acre should be ap plied during March or early April. This may be spattered broadcast around the trees after plowing and before harrowing, or before plow ing if the ground i3 to be harrow ed later. It is best however, to mix the fertilizer thoroughly with the first few inches of top soil. On sandy loam soil the fertil izer for peaches should be analyz ed about 8 per cent phosphoric acid, 4 per cent nitrogen, and 4 per cent potash. On fertile' land with a clayey subsoil the potash may be reduced to 2 per cent. It is easy to apply more fertiliz er than is necessary and thereby cause the trees to make abnormal growth; which will necessitate very heavy pruning. For trees that are ripening a crop of fruit it is of course necessary, to make heavier applications than if they had no fruit. When the crop of fruit has been killed by frost, one half the amount of fertilizer re commended above should be all that is necessary provided the trees are properly cultivated through the growing season. In other words, it may be said that one-half the fertilizer is required to ripen a crop of fruit and the other half to make sufficient growth and strength for next year's crop. RECTOR OF ST. MICHAEL'S The Rev. Albert S. Thomas, a ! former Columbian, for 13 years j rector of St. David's Episcopal church at Che raw and for some time editor of The Diocese, the of ficial organ of the Episcopal church in South Carolina has accepted ed the call to the rectorship of historic St. Michael's church, Char leston, aecordig to an announce ment made in The Diocese. Mr. Thomas assumes his new duties October 1. ? ?? o The girl who says at seventeen that she would't marry the best man that ever lived usually is will ing to admit when she's twice that old that she 1 didn't. ? Koanoke 'Times. Cotton Marketing Campaign Co-operative Association To Make Drive in Greenville and Dillon Greenville and Dillon counties "will be the next two counties to be canvassed for signatures to the cot ton cooperative marketing contract according to an announcement made by R. C. Hamer presi dent of the South Carolina division of the American Cotton Association. The cooperatve forces will move on these two countes as soon as the canvass is competed in Marion and Spartanburg counties, which will probably not be for two weeks or more yet. The campaign is being conduct ed in only two counties at the time, Mr. Hamer expained, because the organizations conducting it have not sufficient forces to cover more than two counties at a time. "We find," said Mr. Hamer "that a personal canvass is necessary to secure the signatures and that this canvass must be made by trained men. Before a farmer signs a con tract binding him to sell all of tre cotton he grows for the next five years through an organization he justly wishes to know all about that organization, how the cotton is to be sold, etc, We wish them to un derstand the details of the plan thoroughly and study the contract carefully before signing it. The campaign has progressed far enough to demonstrate that the cooperative marketing grows on the farmer the longer he considers it. When he is at first approached, he appears against it, expressing the belief that he can sell his own cotton best. He takes the litera ture explaining cooperative mar keting home with him, however, and reads it. The next day he be gins to grasp the Idea and the chances are that about a couple or so days later he Is ready to sign up. He has caught the vision. "This means that We will have a slow campaign but there is no great rush on our part because we will not attempt to sell any cotton this year. The contract will not be effective until June 1922. We hope.to sell the 1-322 crop cooper atively however. During the coming week it was said that the canvass in Spartan burg and Marion counties would 1 be prosecuted vigorously and the association hopes to be able to an nounce by the latter part of the week that a good percentage of the crop of these counties has been signed up. ? ? o <? Cotton Crop Condition Report Lowest For Years The following comparative report on cotton to July 25 has been is sued fronr Washington, August 1. 10 Year 1921 1920 191f/ Aver. Va. _82 74 80 83 'N. C. ?- ? 75 77 ,:'76 78 S. C. -.62 77 71 75 Ga. .__59 68 67 75 Fla. .60 64 50 74 Ala. _58 67 64 73 Miss _68 71 63 74 La,.59 71 52 73 [Tex .62 74 67 76 Ark __.76 78 63 78 |Tenn.75 76 67 79 Mo. _80 81 67 81 Okla .-68 85 75 7'9 j Calif .83 85 100 97 I Ariz .69 85 93 All others 88. Others _ 85 U. S.64.7 74.1 67.1 75.4 Acreage 1921, 26,519,000; 1920, 37,043,003; 1919, 5,133,000. Ind. yield p eracre 1921, 14.8; 1920, 170.4, 1919 156.8. Ird. crop lint 1821, 8,203,000; 1920, 12,519,000; 1919 11,016,000. Final crop, lint 1920, 13,365.75; 1919, 411,325.000. New Orleans, Aug. 1. H. & B. Beer. ? ? ? [Atendanco Honor Roll?George Dick's Name Omitted. Editor Daily Item: My attention has been called to the fact that in the list of names published in The Item for unusual attendance at the Sumter High school during the past session the name of George Dick was omitted. This was, of course. purely through inadvertence and it gives me pleasure to state that George was not tardy during the whole year. This statement carries along with It my congratulations to George upon his record of punc tuality. Cordially submitted, S. H. EDMUNDS, Superintendent. ? ? ?? Capt. Theodore D. Ravencl. Notice has been received by rel atives of the arrival at Hoboken, N. J., of the body of the late Cap tain Theodore DuBose Ravenel, Jr. As soon as it is known defi nitely when the body will reach Sumter a notice of the funeral will be published. Captain Ravenel was killed while in active service in the Argonne campaign, shortly before the world war was terminated by the armis tice. - J Columbia Landing Field Columbia. August 2?The air ser vice of the United States army has advised the Columbia Chamber of Commerce that the capital city has been selected as a landing field for the proposed Washington to San Diego, CaL, air route. A represen tative of the air service will pay Columbia a flying visit at an early date to make arrangements for the landing held and other necessary phases of air service,. It is stated that this service will mean much to the entire state. Carolina Poultry Valued at $20,000,000 Equals Combined Valuation of All Beef and Dairy Cat tle?Greater Than Hog Crop (By B. E. Adams, President, South Carolina Poultry Breeders Associ ation.) It is almost impossible to arrive at a correct valuation of the poul try crop in South Carolina. The census figures include fowls found on the farms of the State and do not take into consideration the thousands of flocks in small towns and cities. These would probably equal, if not exceed, the poultry production on the farms fo* the [reason that the back-yard flock In j the town and city is usually much better taken care of than the rural hen and shows a greater produc tion. j Despite this handicap the poul try crop of South Carolina in 1919 had a valuation of more than $12, 000,000, according to preliminary figures recently announced by the Department of Commerce. The j poultry crop had a valuation of nearly $2,000,000 more than the hogs produced in the state. In spite of all this, the hen is often looked upon a3 a small business unit, while the hog is reckoned as one of our greatest crops. I Taking into consideration the small town flocks and the few hens in the back-yards of the city family, the poultry and egg crop of South Carolina will pass the $20,000,000 mark annually. Still It is referred to as a small busi ness. It is small in one way, yet the total is equal to the combin ed valuation of all beef and dairy ; cattle in the State. ! The production of eggs on the farms of South Carolina in 1919 was 12,812,143 dozens and had a value of $5,893,586. The small town flocks probably equalled the record. The census figures show that 9,015,952 chickens were rais ed on the farms of the State in 1919 and had a valuation of $6, 311,166. These figures do not in clude the exhibition of fancy birds produced by the poultry fancier, ad which have a per capita mar ket value far in excess of the fowls J found on the farms by the census enumerators. j The milk and cream industry in South Carolina has shown a won derful development in the past few years and in some sections is taking the place of King Cotton to a large extent, while in others it is the great supplemental crop and i looked upon as one of the princi | pal year-round money producers, j The poultry and egg crop of South Carolina is nearly three times as large as the combined milk and cream production of the State. The farm hen and her products nearly equal the tobacco crop more than twice as large as the sweet pota to crop; equal in value to the combined production of oats,' wheat, dry peas and all hay and forage, and nearly twice flhe value of horses on the farm. The hen is, indeed, a great pro ducer. Give her a square deal and she will pay you welL Editor: Tour aid in making the State Fair Poultry show of greater value to the breeders of South Car- ' olina would be appreciated by the South Carolina Poultry Breeders' Association. Charleston, July 31?The fifth annual show of the South Carolina Poultry Breeders' Association will be held in connection with the State Fair in Columbia, October 24 to 28 according to announcement made here today by B. E. Adams, president of the organzation. Plans are under way to make this the largest show ever held by the South Carolina Poultry Association, said Mr. Adams who is in touch with the poultry exhibitors throughout the southeast. All parts of the state are repre snted in the poltry association and it is believed by the officers that a large number of fine fowls will be shown at Columbia this fall. The directors of the organization, it was explained, are taking an active in terest in the matter and promise a full house when the curtain < rises j on the State Fair. I The followng poultry fanciers are members of the board of directors. L. C. Breeden Bennettsville; A. j K. McDowell, Charleston; T. D. j Hooks, Columbia; J. M. Jordan,! Greenville; Wendell M. Levi, Sum ter; M C* Stuckey, Florence; R. R. Hickson, Cheraw; W. ? Isom, Spar tanburg; G. C. McLaurin, Dillon; J. Wirron Wilson, Sartanburg, arl B. E. Adams, Williston. -? ? ? . Marriage of Rev. O. J. Hart. News and Courier. Mr. Arthur V. Snell, manager of the Chanfber of Commerce, has re turned from the east, having gone to Castine, Maine, near Bar Har bor, to attend the marriage of his brother-in-law, the Rev. Oliver J. Hart, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Macon. and former assist ant minister of St. Michael's Epis copal Church, Charleston o Miss Mary MikeU, daughter of Dr. Wil liam E. Mikell, dean of law In the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hart served overseas as a chap lain in the First division during the world war. Hoover gives the Russians 1 bread. The Bolshevik! are provid ing their own "circus."?The State. WANTED?Experienced teacher, with first g*-ade state license, wishes position for fall term. References. Address Teacher care of Item. WANTED?Every school boy or girl wanting a bicycle to call on us give the date of their birth day. We will agree on that day to seU him or her a fine bicycle nt a reduced price. MikeU Sneeden Phares C< . COVER CROPS U SOIL-TIM They Add Humus, Act Prevent Erosion an< ?Varieties Adaptei tions?Sow in Tim< Grc^ Planting cover or green manure crops is a matter which requires attention in August or September in most parts of the United States, say experts of the United States Department of Agriculture. Clover, vetch, and other legumes serve the triple purpose of adding humus to the soii, accumulating ni trogen, and preventing soil erosion. With some tender berry and frmt crops they also serve to protect the roots from severe winter weath er. Outside of the nitrogen-form ing plants rye is largely used as a cover crop sown in the fall and plowed under in the spring to add organic matter to the soil. The cover-crop problem varies largely with locality, ,but for over-winter purposes there is one rule which is universal ad that is to get the crop in the ground in time to secure good growth before freezing weather. The use of clover or some other legume to enrich the soil is gen erally considered a cardinal agri cultural practice in the humid sec tions of the Unled States. It an tedates by three-fourths of a cen tury the monumental discovery that legumes store up nitrogen from air. The belief that clover was a valuable improver rested first on experience, and later exuerience was substantiated by the discovery of the relation between the legumes and the r.odule bacteria Other legumes, as the cow pea, the Japan clover and bur clover in the south and crimson clover On the Atlantic coast, have come into use in the territory not well adapted to red clover, ^he vari ous vetches are held in v espread favor, different varieties t ag em ployed according to climate and crop conditions. The time of planting and the best crop to use is a matter which local conditions must dictate. Along with north Atlantic coast i is considered best to get these crops in from the first to the middle of August, while in the extreme south the planting may be deferred to, early October. In the extreme norh hairy vetch is favored as a legume, cover, or green manure crop, but rye is also largely planted. From middle Pennsylvania to the north Alabama Mr. Cunningham in HospiaL Frlnds of Mr. H. S. Cunningham will Zearn with regret that he was taken to a hospital in Florence last Sunday. Several weeks ago Mr. Cunningham was injured by a cow jumping upon him, and while the Injury was quite painful he was still able to be up and was on the streets several. times and was ap parently enjoying his usual good health. During last week how ever, the pain became so intense that he was forced to take his bed and by Sunday morning, his con dition was such that local physi cians thought is advisable to take him to a hospital. According to reports received yesterday from Mr. Cunningham ho was resting as well as could be hoped for under the circumstances and much hope is now held for his complete recov ery.?Bishopville Vindicator. ? ? ? Chicago, Aug. 2. (By the Asso ciated Press.);?The seven former Chicago White Sox baseball play ers and two others on trial for al leged conspiracy to defraud the public through throwing of the 1919 world's series games tonight were found not guilty by a jut v. MPROVE THE \M ID PLANT NOW cumulate Nitrogen, 1 Loss of Plant Food 1 to Different Sec 3 to Secure Good line crmson clover gives good re sults. In the extreme south bur, "1 clover, vetch and crimson clover \ >?> are used, as well as belvet beans and cow peas. In the extreme, southwest, parti cularly with the orchardists of as southern California, common vetch - is sown in the fall and turned un der as early as possible in. the spring. Purple vetch Is preferred, as it can be turned under one . month earlier lhan other varieties, but until recently there has been extreme scarcity of seed, a condf- " tion which is being remedied through the efforts of the depart ment in getting the seed* grown as more northern sections oif the coast. , ? - \c \ Sour clover is used to a large ex ent, as the seed is cheaper than I that of the vetches. Further north ion the coast common vetch gives ;;: good results, while east of the mountains in the northwest hairy vetch is used because of its cold- > resistant properties. Methods with cover crops cary. In the south they are customarily sowed between rows of cotton at the last picking. If is also common to sow the winter crop between corn rows before harvesting. Wherever clean cultivation Is prac ticed the soil is likely to be in "% shape for broadcasting the seed. If convenient, it can be harrowed in. In orchards a light harrowing or disking may be employed if the ground is free from sod. Care must of course, be taken not to injure the roots. The crop is usually plow ed under in the spring, but this is not always done with orchards. Data collected in all parts of the United States shows a general bene fit from this form of agriculture. Cover crops are of especial value to small gardeners ad truckers, who often find it both difficult and ex pensive to obtain stable manure* - ;*' They add the humus which is so y. necessary to maintain a good phy sical condition of the soIL Wher ever there is a vacant place in the garden a few seeds of rye, veteh, clover, etc.r may be sown, and raked in. If a suitable rotation of crops is followed all parts of '.he garden may be covered with a green ma nure crop once every two or three I years._ .? ' -?'. TTHE STATE OF SOtrTH CASO-^N UNA County of Sumter ... ??? * IN THE COURT OF PROBATE By Thos. E. Richardson, Esquire, Judge of Probate. Whereas, J. G. Bradford has made suit to me to grant him let- . ters of administration of the estate . and effects of Mary BradfoM;Jate of Sumter 'county,. S. C, deceased. These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Mary Bradford deceased, that they ber and appear before me, in the court of probate to be held at Sumter court house, S.C., on 11th day of August A. D. 1921, 'after publica* tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in th?'. * forenoon,' to show cause, if? any they have, why the said Adminis tration should not he granted^ Given under my hand and Official seal this the 27th day of July 1921. Thos. E. Richardson, Judge of Probate, ; ? ? ? What advocates of beer and light wines really want is something with kick enough to -make the cid. I jokes funny.?Toledo Blade. The National Bank of South Carolina OF SUMTER, S. C. The Most Painstaking: SERVICE with COURTESY Capital $300,000 Surplus and Profits $280,000 STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE Give us the Pleasure of Serving YOU "* ? The Bank With the Chime Clo^k. T ; C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. EARLE ROWLAJQO, Cashier FIRST NATIONAL BANK SUMTER, S. C. WE WELCOME IT. We are required to report five or six times each year to the Comptroller of the Currency. These reports are very .exhaus tive and convey such information regarding our financial con dition as well as enable the supervising authority to determine' whether our business is conducted with proper regard for the safety of funds entrusted to our care. We are also subject to examinations by Government experts, who call twice each year without the slightest notice or warning. We invite the strict est supervision and shall continue to do so. NEILL ODOXXELL President ARCHIE CHINA Vice President O. L. YATES Cashier