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HIGH SCHOOL DAY OBSERVED Gcrviernor Cooper, Dr. Swear ingen and Mr. Parkinson Are Guests of Schools and Deliver Addresses Last year the experiment was tried inviting the governor, state superintendent of education and state high school inspector, as guests of the city high school. The effects from the meeting of last year were so markedly beneficial in. the inspiration given to the high school students that another invi tation was extended this year to *hese distinguished gentlemen in \-iting them to be present again in gjomter on May" .the eleventh guests of the high'school. In ac ceptance of this invitation Gov. R. A; Cooper, Dr. "J. E. Swearingen and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Parkinson, of Columbia, were present in Sum ter on Thursday. Goy. Cooper, in order to attend this meeting, traveled, from Washington where he had been on business, his train arriving in Sumter at 11:15 a. m. and. giving only a short margin of time before the beginning of the exercises at 11:40 o'clock in the morning. . ? * The school battalion of t'he boys' high school, composed of tour com panies! dressed in the uniform of the school, marched from their school. building on Calhoun street to the Washington street school grounds on Calhoun street to the grounds where they gave a splen did, drill prior to the. opening of the exercises held within the chap el of the girls' high school building. The exhibition drill of the battalion was this year, for the first time, handled entirely by^ the students themselves and this drill was in deed most creditable, the boys, taking, the greater pride in each manouver executed and keeping perfect step to the marches of the battalion's bugle and drum corps. The exercises within the audi torium of the gjrls* ,high schcol were opened by Dr. S. H. Edmunds by the reading of "The Gentleman's P-sIaiu," immediately after which the roll of honor of the high school was read by Dr. Edmunds. These were the- names of the Sumter lads whose representative blue stars were turned to. the stars of gold: Howard Archer, Howard Gage, Carson Jenkins* Joseph Joye, Da vid W. Loring, W. Sinclair Man ning, Hnrace Muller, Robert O. Purdy, John B. Ryan, Jr., Harri sonSaunders, Erwin.D. Shaw. "Ab sent, but gloriously accounted for." The Lord's prayer was then re peated. Very appropriate and very beautifully sung by the high ^nool students'^ was the selection, "Let ?s Have Peace." Gov. Cooper was then introduc ed to the.audience and choosing as his subject the passage of scripture, **If the truth shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." He Showed how freedom results from Education and then of ths responsi bilities and of the duties that a citizen owes to his state. He made thd very .significant statement of tne fact that it costs the state more to take care of the criminal than the cost of giving a boy a col lege education. He stated that it i* the. duty, of the state to educate the boys and girls and it is the duty of the boys and girls educat ed to render, in. return, trained ser vice to their state and fellow citi zens. Governor Cooper ended his very splendid talk with a patriotic appeal to those who would some day be the. citizens of this Sov> erejgn State of South Carolina. A splendid compliment was paid the city schools of Sumter by the gov ernor in his statement of his rea sons, for ^wishing to be in Sumter again as a guest of the schools. He ?taxed.that he Was present on last year because he had never before visited the Sumter schools and had always heard so much abotat them. The reason for being so anxious to make the return visit this year, he gave* as-being the fact that he had visited the schools. The address of the next speaker, Mr. B. L. Parkinson, state high school inspector, was upon the Question of health. He showed conclusively that from a point of view of a money value the highly important consideration that should be given to our health. The state ment was made by him that mil lions of dollars were wasted every year by the enforced idleness of those of our country' suffering from preventable diseases, and that mil lions of dollars.are lost annually by those dying prematurely from pre ventable diseases. It is the duty, therefore, of one to keep himself Well, by observance of the well known laws of health and of hy giene. He stated that it was not only the duty of one to keep him self well as an individual but to see to it that others were enabled to keep themselves weil by having a wholesome environment. One could not render effective service unless one were entirely well. Our mere physical bodies are worth very lit tle. It is what we are able to do through trained bodies, trained minds and trained wills that counts. Mr. Parkinson used as a very striking illustration the recent death of Mr. Davison, a well known banker, who through his life had accumulated the fortune of $10>r 000,000. This represented $2SO, 000 . made during a year for 40 years or $833 made during a day. After death, Mr. Davison's body, valued in commercial terms was worth $$.33, while in health the functions performed by that living body made an income of $833 per cay. We cannot have a healthy mind in an unhealthy body, and men cannot be healthy unless we live in surroundings that are in all ways conducive to health. The last speaker, Dr. J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, spoke of some of the great fundamental values of edu cation. There should be no e&sses denied educational equipment, one ??tft NEWS I person being- educated at a tech- ! nie?! school and another perhaps ; at a classical school, but both of ] these schools and persons occupies j a very important place. He stated that no matter however well train- | ed the individual may be. unless he , has developed the qualities of in tegrity, obedience, honesty and truth through a system of eduea- j ing. He closed his addxess oyj making the clear assertion that j there are certain values in life that are fundamental and these are the i ones to be emphasized.. After the singing of several ad ditional musical numbers by the [students of the high school, which I were .indeed . excellent and upon which, "weix high compliments were passed by the guests present, the meeting, was brought to a close. The honored guests were then giv en a. most delightful luncheon at the school by the members of the domestic science class of the. high school,. The purpose of these, meetings is not *hat the state department may ascetiain what the students are do ing with their school work as these facts are procured in other ways, but the purpose and main object is I that the students may receive tife lasting inspiration that comes to the young when addressed by men whom they honor on account of their personalities "*nd official po sition, !? It is difficult to .estimate the value upon the students themselves I of the meetings but it is certain ] that tlie inspiration of a day like j yesterday will be felt for many days to. come. The guests .of (he school were ! further entertained in the after I noon by rides ?about the city in automobiles furnished by . high [school, pupils and also by. being! [present.at the evening performance j I of the Chautauqua, for just as soon ! as Superintendent Thomas, of the Chautauqua heard that these guests were in our city, he invited them to be his guests at. the entertainment given at the Chautauqua. j Marriage Lieetise Record. j' ? ' ?, ? ? ? b A mrrriage license has been is- j psued in the office of the clerk of ! ? court to Mr. J. R. Clayton of | I Sumter and Miss Sarah R. Fludd of Stateburg. Married. - .... ? i Mrs. E. D. Flud announces the j j marriage on Friday, May 12th, of j j her daughter Sarah Richardson to j j- Mr. James Ralph Clayton, at State- j I burg. Church of the Holy Cross, j [ the Rev. J. .R Walker officiating. ? ? ?- j Mothers' Day. ??j- i <Rock Hill Record). Sunday, May 14, is set apart for j observance in memory of mothers? those who are with us still, those fwho await us; From many pulpits, jin many journals, in homes throughout the land, there, will be ! thought and speech of the first and 1 last and best of friends. But it is I important not to let the sentiment ! engendered perish with a flower on i j a coat without a practical fulfill- j I ment in a course of conduct. [ We talk of being loving in our! j homes as we talk of universal] ! friendliness, and when it comes to i practicing the precept we are found j S wanting often. It will not mean j much to exalt and magnify a moth- ! j er and dedicate a day to her and! then , relapse into comparative in difference to family claims the rest | of the running year, i - No eulogy approaching adequacy; j to the theme is possible. In all the j I ages orators have lavished the re- j j sources of their art in depicting the I j infinite devotion that is a sentiment'; j unique on earth?a sentiment of i ten lavished on the unworthy, a { j sentiment that is instinctive and j i neither asks nor gives a reason. | j There can be no greater misfortune j I than to come into the world and I be deprived of the sheltering so licitude that mdther-love devotes! j to infancy. Those who would pull j j down the pillars of society most j speedily and surely have only to; I arrange with -the Bolshevists that; infants shall be taken from a moth- ? er's care and "nationalized" in! vast, impersonal institutions that | disregard the family tie as a con- j ! temptible superstition. The or II hanages and asylums that we j ! must support for those whom i J harsh circumstances deprive of! i maternal care can never be the j j completely satisfactory substitute I ! for all that mothers are meant to I be. There is no reward commensu- i ] rate with a mother's devotion. Xo 1 j wage can take the measure of the ' ! value of her service. In return for i ! love she asks for nothing but love. I j May Festival Thursday, May 18th. i - The following is the list of little I i girls who will take part in the [May Pole Dance: j Elizabeth Reed, Alice Ragin, j ; Helen Cooper. Louise Jackson, j ? Grace T'.cter. Caroline White. Lees! I Goldberg, Bleka Cherry, Chris- ] tine Du.Bose. Lillian Wells, Rober- j j ta Johnson, Frances Jackson. Fran- ! ces Carr. Iris Courtney, Katherine j Walker, Tillie Parker. Under the able direction of Mrs. ' j Courtright. Mrs. Ray Schwartz and ; j Miss Bessie Meares this promises ! to be one of the most attractive I features of the Civic League May ! Festival. - Mrs. Ferd Levi. Publicity Chairman. The Richland county graiid jury i acted with commendable dispatch 1 in the case against the three men ' who murdered Arnette, but it re I mains to be scon whether or no: > the trial and punishment will be : delayed by legal technicalities. ? Kirby. Gappms and Fox, confessed ; murderers, are still unpunished, I thanks to legal technicalities. ?? ? ? The price of gasoline may go up ! and keep on going up but the mile '. age registered by tln> speedometers i will not fall off. t ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY NIGHT Musical and Literary Program Arranged to Be Given at High School Auditorium A very carefully arranged mu sical and literary program com prising some of Sumter's best repre sentative talent will be rendered at the auditorium of the Girls' High school on Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock. The entertainment will be under the auspices of the ladies of the Christian Church. The names of all appearing on the program which is to be carried out, are too well known by Sumter folk to war rant any reiteration regarding their exceptional abilities in their par ticular role. Following is the program: 1. Piano Solo ? Prof. L. C. Moise. 2. Baritone Solo?W. E. Moore. 3. Violin Solo?Mrs. R. J. Alex ander. 4. Reading?Mrs. Lebby. 5. Vocal Solo?Mrs. John Lee. 6. Reading?Mrs. Robert War ren. 7. Solo?Mr. W. B. Daughtry. 8. Reading?Dr. George Dick. 9. Selections by quartett. Tickets are being sold about the city by boys and girls at the ad mission price of twenty-five cents. Prizes will be given to those selling the greatest number of tickets. These prizes have been very gener ously donated by the following stores: First prize, a beautiful cameo ring, donated by J. B. Folsom, Fol som's Jewelry Store. Second prize, gold friendship brooch, J. C. Cooper, Cooper's'Jew elry Store. Third, three pound box of candy, BeLorme's Pharraacy. Fourth, box of stationery,. Mitch ell's Drug Store. Fifth, bottle of Mary Garden per- j fume, City Drug Store. Sixth, two pair, silk hose, the Wreck Store. -. ?; A Word of Appreciation of Sum ter's Little Folks. Editor Daily Item: Some one has said: "Youth, what man's age. is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our begin nings know." Such being the case, Sumter has j much to be grateful for, and can I look forward with confidence to ; the future of her boys and girls, j her citizens of tomorrow. Of the ! many good reasons for this opti mistic outlook, the one that I de I sire to call especial attention to ! at this time is the splenidd con l duct of our little folks during the I recent Chautauqu?. During this 1 season which has been so much enjoyed by us, the conduct of the little folks has been ideal, and. lit tle do they realize how much ! their excellent behavior added to the pleasure and success of the i occasion, showing as it did, such .thoughtful consideration for those j older than themselves, as well as [ for those in charge of the enter i tainment. As one of those official [ Iy responsible for the coming of I these splendid entertainments, it is j with sincere pride that I can say that I have not heard a single word of complaint or criticism this year, a record that our whole city can be proud of. This splendid record is some ! thing for which those of us who believe in Sumter's young folks are so grateful that I offer no apol ogy, for asking enough of your val ued space in which to call public attention to the matter, and to also voice my own sincere personal appreciation. , ^ - H. L.: Scarborough. Sponsors Camp Dick Anderson. Commandant W. O. Cain, of Camp Dick Anderson, U. C. V., an nounces the appointment of Miss Jeanette Thomas as camp spon sor and . Misses Henrietta Dargan j and Hannah Montgomery as Maids j of Honor at the annual reunion in j Darlington. { Flud-CIayton. Stateburg, May 12.?The historic church of the Holy^Cross at State burg was the scnee of a very pret ty and simple wedding Friday af- j ternoon at 4:30 o'clock, only the "immediate families being present. The contracting parties. Miss Sarah Richardson Flud. daughter of Mrs. I A. S. Flud, and James Ralph Clay- j ton, both of Sumter, were united in j marriage by the Rev. Mr. Walker, ! rector of the Holy Comforter, j Sumter, S. C. Just before the ceremony. Mrs. { S. O. Plowden sang "Because" and i "O. Heart of Mine." To the I strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin, played by Mrs. J. L. j Frierson, the maid of honor Miss Henrietta. Dargan, wearing boufant | taffata dress and picture hat and j carx-ying a bouquet of sweet peas, preceded the bride, who entered on J the arm of her father's friend. Mr. Stanyam Burrows and was given i in marriage by her mother. Her j girlish beauty was enhanced by a j modish traveling suit of blue cloth and accessories to match, carrying a shower bouquet. Her only orna- j rnent was a brooch of pearls, the j bridal gift of her father to her; mother. She was met at the altar j by the groom and his best man, j Mr. S. O. Plowden. The church was tastily decorat- ! cd in rare flowers. Immediately after the ceremony tjhe couple left on a short bridal tri]> after which they will return to j their home in Sumter. Marriage License Record. A marriage lciense has been is- . sued in the oflire of the Clerk of1 Court to Mr. Keith Oliver, of1 Lynrhbur^ and Miss Clara Bar field of Coward, S. C. The boll weevils are already ! present in large numbers on young cotton and the light is on to make! any cotton in spite of the destruc-j live pests. Mr. A. C. Phelps stared j today that dusting with calcium ar- I senate was started on his farm i Sa t u rd a y as tin- young cotton was found to be heavily infested j with weevils. j Chautauqua Has Closing Numbers Vierra's Hawaiians and Jess Pugh Bring to Close De lightful Seven Day Red path Program in City The Redpath Chautauqua closed its seven days very enjoyable run in our city with its "joy night" giv en at the big tent on Saturday. Jess Pugh, fun specialist, had charge of this program after the very delightful thirty minutes pre ceeding him, at which time Vierra's Hawaiians gave a concert of a most pleasing nature. This Ha waiian company.?made np of five men and one woman, playing on various instruments, brought be fore the audience their quaint and plaintive melodies which breathed of the South Sea Islands, and which made quite a hit with the audience as was manifested by the loud ap plause given. A highly enjoyable afternoon's program was rendered also by this splendid sextette of Ha waiian musicians. Mr. Pugh endeavored to entertain his audience with a mixture of jokes, character delineations, dra matic impersonations and several funny stories. Some of his num bers were really clever and high ly laughable but the audience was probably somewhat disappointed in Mr. Pugh in his role as a laughter producer. The Chautauqua .programs have been well attended throughout its entire run in Sumter and upon the whole, the program was entirely satisfactory and highly pleasing. Memorial Day at Stateburg. Dalzell, May 12.?Stateburg nev er forgets the coming of Memorial Day, May 10th. Preparation for it is always made on time. Orator secured, songs selected and suitable readings practiced for the occasion by thoroughly interested people. This year was no exception. The attendance was full and thoroughly enlisted in the cause. The orator chosen was expected to do good service . and earnest expectation greeted his rising to do his part. The reading of a prayer by Mr, McKenzie P. Moore was followed by the singing of America by the choir. The president of the Me morial Association, Mrs. J. L. Frier son introduced the orator, Rev. Dr. John A. Brunson, of Sumter, with appropriate brevity. The address showed that we were fortunate to have a speaker who was willing to bestow much labor on his speech. It evidenced wide prepara tory reading from the first to the last word and .was written out in full. Earnest, eloquent, instruc tive, logical talk it was too, and should have-* wide circulation through the papers. We have ask ed for the manuscript for publica tion and trust if will be furnished. Let it appear, Mr. Editor and it will need no explanatory word. The reading by Mrs. L. E. Level of a writing "of Mr. W. D. Woods, re cently deceased, one of Darling ton's most devout patriots, was fol lowed, after a song, by a recitation by Mrs. T. H. Rogers of Father Ryan's much appreciated poem "The Land of Memories." The choir sang Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, and the meeting of so much pleasure and instruction. closed, with the decoration of the sol diers' graves under the direction of the teachers of the neighbor hood. May this historic country never know the omission of an earnest observance of Memorial Day, May 10th; in honor of the memory of the patriotic south, in its fight for the sovereignty of the states, won from the British crown as the finest exhibition of consecrated patriot ism in our planet's history. Mothers' Day Exercises. Mothers' Day exercises at Sa lem Baptist, church was one of the most pleasantly spent evenings for both the young and old. The ex ercises were opened by little Gerald Carrigan, the four-year-old son of Officer A. C. Carrigan, in re membrance of his mother, who died a year ago: he wore a white rose. The poem which he recited was composed by his aunt, Mrs. W. H. Swann, the adopted mother, in .memory of her sister, Mrs. A. C. Carrigan: ""God came one day and took my mother, He needed her more than I. But God so merciful, kind and good. Placed me in the hands of anoth er. She is kind to me almost as moth er." We. want to congratulate the children of . the Salem Baptist church for tl noble exercises which they gave to "us last night in loving remembrances of our dear mother and we specially want to mention Littic Gerald Carrigan. son of Mr. A. C. Carrigan, which is only four years old, came out on the rostrum in his beautiful white rose and spoke to us perfectly won derful. Dr. Minor C. Baldwin, of Lon don. Eng., the world's famous con cert organist, who was in our city recently rendering at that time two concerts, will make a return visit Lo Sumter on Sunday, May 21st and will give two concerts on that day at Trinity Methodist church. The entire audience hearing Dr. Baldwin at his previous concerts were more than pleased with this exceptionally masterful artist. There are mam' of Sumter who will re joice that they will again have the opportunity of hearing Or. Baldwin. One concert will be gvien at :>:.">0 o'clock in tin- afternoon and the other a! *:::<? o'clock in the even ing. Xo admission will be charged, only a free wilt offering taken. The Columbia High School base ball bam. according to the latest revised schedule, w ill meet the M< - Call team in Florence on Friday next. This game was to have been played in Sumter but owing to tin- faei that Sumler's ball park is not oi regulation size, the game will !?<.? staged hi Florence. I CAROLINA BEATS TIGERS State Title Clinched by New berry College Columbia, May 13.?The Uni versity of South Carolina defeat ed Clemson this afternoon 8 to 4. This practically eliminates the Tigers from the state champion ship race and gives the title to j Xewberry. Xewberry plays Caro- j lino, here next Tuesday. Thereon Peters pitched a great game for the Gamecocks. Rhera started off well for the Tigers, but was forced to yield in the sixth in ning ro Boozer. Score: R. H. E. Clemson_000 1 00 102?4 5 4 Carolina . no.1 104 00*?S 14 3 Rhem. Boozer and Keel; Peters and Holland. Poem for Mothers' Bay. j Editor Daily Item: The following poem contains so | ! much that is appropriate and ap j plicable to the* approaching Moth j ers' Day occasion that I am beg j ging space for it's publication. Obligingly, Rev. E. W. Reynolds. Our Wanderers. "Go home and see your mother, 1 boys, Her sun is sinking low, It's rays are reaching out before, To meet the heavenly glow. i v.'.' ' I ?' I "Her soft brown hair is turning white, ! Her eyes look far away, ! And slow the step and low the voice, That taught us how to pray. "Do you remember years ago, When ends would hardly meet, The hours she stole from needful rest, I To keep our garments neat? I j j "Just think of all her anxious care, To make your life's road smooth, The only friend who loved you through The follies of your youth. j "No wonder that her hands are tired, i That voice and limb are weak, ; Xo wonder that the roses left Her round and dimpled cheek. "Such ceaseless unrewarded toil, Too. soon the wrinkles brought. Oh, boys, it makes me sad to think, How hard our mothers wrought. "Don't count bank books up, my j . hoys, J And wonder would it pay, j Could money buy her smiles of joy, When once she's gone away? * "Don't think your prized posses sions come, Because you pinched and saved, It may be 'twas her blessings brought The dlolars you have saved. "And when you go, don't worry her, About the cash it cost, Nor of the sacrifice you've made, Or of the time you've lost, "If you would future years enjoy, Just take your cherished store I And go and see your mothers, boys, And trust the Lord for more." Earth's Sweetest Name. Xo name on earth holds half the charm. As the sweet name of mother. A myriad . memories round it swarm, My child-heart knows no other. / ? While through the long, long weary years, j My feet have been a-roaming, ! Sometimes mid smiles, sometimes tears, ' I've called back through the gloaming: i ( i j "Mother, Mother, Mother mine," ! And somehow in the. calling, : I've seemed to hear a voice divine, ' Like some sweet echo falling. ? And as often as I've , called her : . name. i (Perhaps I am mistaken), ! But somehow seems the answer came, j And in my heart did waken. i ! A thrill of ?>cace. a courage strong Life's carking cares to smother, j And as the days and year-? roll long, i My heart is still calling: "Moth I i I know not where life's road shall end, j How long I'll have to wait, i I know not when this life shall blend, ! With that beyond the gate. j But this. I know: some day, some . where, j Beyond God's vaulted dome, I I'll see my mother most radiant ! fair, In her eternal home. * j And through the ages endless long, I'll join with her in singing, j The notes of some seraphic song. Heaven's welkin we'll keep ring ing. ? Rev. E. W. Reynolds. May 11th, 1922. i Governor Will Retire About June 1 ; Columbia. May 14?Governor ; Cooper said yesterday that his early I confirmation by the senate Friday i night had not. altered his plans for j retirement from the governor's of j tice and he will likely resign about ! June 1. when Wilson G. Harvey, ? lieutenant governor, will become I governor.. The chief executive ex j pects to get his personal affairs in j shape and retire as early as he can j conveniently do so. Lieutenant C.overnor Harvey will ! be here on the day the chief execu : rive resigns and will .assume the : duties of governor, immediately 'after taking the oath. .-m, ? ? i There are two good reasons for [buying home cured hams and shoul ders whenever they can be obtained . from Sumter county farmers?they ? lit- cheaper and better than the i packing house product. THE COTTON MARKETING ASSOCIATION [statement by Campaign Di rector For Sumter County Mr. Editor: Please permit me to use your ! columns so that in behalf of the; South Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-operative Association. I may thank all persons in the county who helped to make the sign-up | campaign a success. The hearty support that has been given this j I movement by the banks, bankers,! business men and by the newspa- j pers of the county has been most \ I gratifying. The association de sires publicly to thank them all. The members also have worked loy- . ally and faithfully in securing new : j members. The association is still taking new ; members and all who sign by May j 20th will have an opportunity to I vote for members of the board of ? I directors. We now have in Sumter j county men who grew forty per cent of the 1020 crop. The more ! cotton in the association, the more effective will it control the price . and the more economically will it operate. The next business before the as I sociation is the election of a [ board of directors. All members I of the association in Sumter coun ty and all others who sign the con ? tract by May 20th, are hereby call jed to meet at the court house in : : Sumter on Tuesday, May 23rd. at \ twelve o'clock noon. Postal cards j with this notiee will be sent to each j member. It is important that all I members attend this meeting. ? This county convention will first I perfect the organization of the I Sumter County Branch of the. As- ; j sociation as provided in paragraph 8 of the contract. The county ! branch shall have such officers as ! the members deem necessary. These officers shall have the right to attend meetings of the board of directors and act.in an advisory ca pacity. After perfecting the local organ ization the convention will proceed to elect fourteen delegates to a dis trict convention which will, meet in Sumter on May ?Oth. (Should I there be over fifteen hundred bales j more signed up in the county by I May 20th, we will be entitled to j fifteen delegates), Sumter, Claren ; don and Williamsburg counties will j form District Xo. 9 with headqu?r ; ters at Sumter. The district con j vention will nominate two men 1 either one of whom a majority of j the convention would be willing j to have as a director. These two ! names will be submitted to each member on a postal card ballot, and each will be asked to express his preference of the two, or if neither suit him, to write the name of his choice for a director. The man receiving a majority of the votes in any district will be the director from that distrct. Co-operative marketing is a sys tem planned to eliminate waste, and to place the farmer in a po i sition where he can set his price on [ hi3 product. It has brought pros-! j perky to thousands of farming j communities in this and other coun ! tries. Properly managed, it* can ? not fail to greatly benefit the south- j I ern cotton growers and southern farmers generally. I believe that 1 with the machinery that the or ganization committee has devised we can and we will get the right } men on the board of directors. It j 1 is the duty of each member to at- | ! tend the county convention on May I ; 23rd. ... E. W. Dabbs, Ji {Campaign Director, for Sumter: ., County.. DEATH OF I .YOUNG. MAN I j Fatal Shooting Affray in! Barnwell j j Barnwell. May 13.?Virgilj j Weathersbee,, a young white man; j of this county, aged about 16 years, | j was shot and instantly killed this j : afternoon on the streets of Barn- j j well by O. D. Moore, a business j ? man of Snelling. The shooting took I ! place at the side door of Jeffcoat's j ! garage, where, it is said, Moore was i I standing and where his automobile \ j was being repaired. At the inquest held shortly after j I the kiiling it developed that there 1 I had been bad blood between the j I parties for some time, it being al- j j leged that a short time ago the j i dead man fired from his house into j j an automobile in which Moore with | I friends were passing along the j road. It is further alleged that j t threats had been conveyed to Moore! j that his life was in danger at the I ! hands of young Weathersbee, who j it is said had threatened to kill | ! Moore upon sight. ! Policeman Ross, who saw the af ? fair, or at least a part of it, and was the first to reach the dead man, testified that he ran up to young Weathersbee as he fell and found lying by him a large revolver and j upon examination found that a shell i in the pistol had been recently j snapped on. Moore, it is under ? stood, claims that young Weathers- i J bee walked up towards him. pulled j j his pistol, aimed it at him and i snapped it, whereupon he (Moore); j picked up his gun. which was in the j I automobile nearby, and immediate- i ! ly shot the young man. Xo words I appear to have passed between the j ! parties at the time of the shooting.i ' Moore is in the custody of the j I sheriff, he having immediately sur j rendered and has employed Brown i & Bush and Patterson & Kennedy, j j and bond is now being arranged. Sweet potatoes that have been cured and stored in standard pota ' to curing houses are on sale on [the local market, and they are of the very best quality. V. s. Cotton Seed in Paraguay. Asuncion, April s.?The cotton j I crop in Paraguay this year is esti- j j mated at 4,410 bales. Seed import led from the Cnited Stales is found j to be giving a yield nearly 50 per I cent greater than the native seed, i TOBACCO MARKETING IN KENTUCKY President Stone of Burley Association Answers Ques tions of Opposition Raleigh, X. C, May 12.?Presi dent Stone, of the Kentucky Bur- j ley Tobacco Growers Association has answered* the questionnaire! sent out by the Greenville. X. C. ' Tobacco Board of Trade in its ef forts to discredit co-operative mar- j keting in Xorth Carolina. Saying j that these questions are easy to j answer President Stone, has- sent | the following to headquarters of j the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative | Association at Raleigh: 1. What percent or the Ken tucky crop delivered to the Asso ciation has been sold by the Asso ciation? Answer: Fifty per cent. 2. What per cent of the tobacco sold was the best tobacco delivered to the Association? Answer: Leaving out the green grades, the tobacco sold was not above *v z average of what we still have on hand. This question will be an swered more fully below. 3. What per cent of the tob?" co now in the hands of the As' cia tion is common tobacco? Answer: There is approximately tv enty per cent of the tobacco we b: e on hand unsold which is comr on to bacco. 4. What per cent of - 1921 crop of Burley tobacco . t has been delivered to the As>o ation, is still in the hands of th< Asso ciation unsold? Answer: ne as number one. . 5. When will the Ass .iation sell this to" ""ceo, that is stilt ir the hands of the Association ? An swer: We sold five million pounds of our re-dried tobacco last week, and judging from the demand we have for it, it all will be sold in j the iiext sixty days. 6. When will the Association pay the farmer in full for his 1321 j crop of Burley tobacco? Answer: Soon as all the tobacco is sold in orderly and profitable way. 7. When will the Association be able to teH the Kentucky farmer! what his 1921 crop of tobacco av eraged? Answer: As soon as all :the tobacco is sold. 5. What per cent of the value fixed on the Kentucky tobacco did the Association advance the farm- j er? Answer; Approximately 35 j per cent in cash on the delivery of his crop to our receiving plants. 9. Does the Association re quire you to deliver all of youri tobacco crop at.one time, or can you deliver it one load at a time? An-i swer: The grower can deliver it all at one time, or one load at a time to suit his convenience. 10. Is the association liable to you in case the tobacco you deliver to them damages, before it is sold or redried? Answer: Xo when *the grower delivers his tobacco to S the association, he is* issued a re j ceipt showing the number of I pounds of each grade he has de livered, and the identity of each man's tobacco is lost from that time ,on, and each grower owns his prorata part in the total num ber of pounds received by the as sociation of the grades delivered by the grower. It any tobacco is damaged in any grade, all of the growers in the association, who owns any part of that grade, stands that damage prorata. 11. When will the Kentucky farmer know what it has cost him to sell his tobacco through the As sociation? Answer: As soon as all the 1921 crop has been soid and the final distribution made. How ever, we have thoroughly demon strated to the satisfaction of our members that the expenses of our first year's operation will not^ be as much as the grower in the past paid in actual warehouse fees to . sell his crop over the loose leaf floors. Up to the first of April, 1922, by which time all of our re ceiving plants had been closed, and the largest part of our expense pi operation had been paid, it cost 40 cents and 1 mill per 100 pounds for actual, operation expenses. And this operation expense includes all receiving plants management, in cluding common labor, salaries of graders, and general office expense, i including salaries, but does not in clude the cost to the farmer in I payment for the real properties ! which are being used for receiving j plants. This expense will be about j 1 cent per pound, per year. 12. What per cent does the as I sociation agree to advance the ! North Carolina farmer on his to bacco when delivered? Answer: I This no doubt will be decided by the Tobacco Growers' Cooperative ; Association of Virginia, Xorth and South Carolina in connection with tobacco representatives of the ! banks furnishing money for the ad ! vance. 13. What per cent did the con tracts signed by the Kentucky fanner agree to advance? Ans.wcr: There was no agreement in the contracts of the Burley Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Association agreeing to furnish any particular amount, but the amount to be ad vanced was decided by the officers of the association, who represented the members of the association, and expert tobacco men, representing the banks who agree to furnish the money. 14. Who places the value on the tobacco delivered to the associa tion? Answer: Answered in ques tion thirteen. 15. Poes the farmer see his to bacco sold? Answer: No. unless he wants to. The Hurley Associa tion is not doing anything" under cover, and any member has a right to any information in regard to what the association is doing. 16. Can the farmer refuse to aceepl the price the association sells his tobacco at? Answer: No. the members select the directors in I their respective districts in whom they have confidence: and those directors direct the policy of the j association. You might add to the (answer this question, what could i tlie farmer do under the old auc tion system, if he did not accept ,111?' prh c he got on public sales? AGRICULTURAL AID FOR SCHOOLS Over Sirf^-six Thousand Dol lars Mailed- Out Yesterday by State Superintendent of Education ! Columbia,. May 13?The office ? of the -state superintendent of edu cation paid out yesterday state and federal aid for the teaching of tagriculture to the amount of $66, : 003.36 to 94 different schools in r 30 counties, according to informa I tion given out at the office. I Under the plan adopted by the ! state board of education. ?0 per [cent of the teacher's salary is paid [from federal funds. 25 per cent. I from state funds and 25 per cent, [from local funds. In some dis tricts local trustees increase the sal j ary by adding more to the amount Lpaid locally, it was said. I "The enrollment for this year i was 2.658 students," J. E. Swear - j ingen. state superintendent of edu j cation, said. .'?Besides- the class work each pupil conducts some pro jject work at; his home under the j supervision ef the teacher. This ;year the pupils of the state are i cultivating 1.946.36 acres of field r truck and garden crops. They are also caring - for 70 cows, 408 hogs and 4,604 chickens under the su pervision of/the agricultural te&ch ers. The value of products pro educed by agricultural pupils last year was $66T448. "Inquiries- for aid for many new ^schools for next year are coming ; into the office. These inquiries con ! cerning agricultural teachers for ; another year should be made to j Verd Peterson, state supervisor of I agriculture, ?. state department of [ education,. Columbia.',' ? . Following is a list of the 30 ; counties, receiving aid this year and j the amount given to. each county: i .Abbeville, $240; AUendaie, ? $240; ' Aiken, $1,125; Anderson, $3,144.38; Barnwell, $1,961.25; Berkeley, S446.25: Chesterfield, $1,503.75; Darlington,- $3y953.75: Dillon. $2. 876.25; Dorchester, $796.88; Edge field, $937.50; Fairfieid; $180; Flor ence, $3,681.24: Greenville, $4, 591.26; Greenwood, $240; Hampton, $1,950; Jasper, $240; Lancaster, $1,537,50; Laurens, %%,756.25; Lex ington, $2^648.44; Marion, $4,032.-' 49; Marlboir?, $2.S95; Newberry, $2,955; Oconflse, j $2,850; Orange burg, $5,460.25; Kckens, $2,029v68; Richland, $3,682.50; Spartanburg, $4,328.75; Ihrion, $240; Williams burg, $2,47^,,>".. ?g m ? ? - lu Memory of Hen. John H. Clifton On May ?j 1322, the Democrats of Sumter county, in convention as sembled, paused in the midst of their regular proceedings ' to give expression to the sorrow and'regret [caused by the death of their chair man, the late Hon. John H.'Clifton. A motion unanimously adopted by rising vote, directed that a com mittee be appointed to . draft ap propriate resolutions of respect to be entered on the convention min utes, published in the newspapers* of the county and a copy thereof ! forwarded to the. family of the la I mented chairman. In pursuance of the foregoing ac tion of the convention, the com i mittee most respectfully 1 submits j the following, report: I WhereaSi the rude hand of death j has taken away our distinguished fellow citizen, Hon. John H. Clifton, J in the full bloom of useful mah ; hood, be it-' resolved: I First: That the State of South I Carolina has lost a devoted" and pa I triotic son, who gave freely of his j splendid ability, without stint, or price in her service, whenever oc ! casion offered, or duly demanded. Second: That the people of j Sumter county are sorely strickv ? and ? deeply mourn the loss of a II oyal. generous friend and faithful j leader, who represented them with ; conspicuous ability and intelligent SdeKty in the legislative halls of ! our l>eloved. State, i Third: That his family has lost j a- faithful husband, father and i brother who sacrificed to them at i all times, the best of his talents and I means for their happiness and wel fare. Fourth: -Resolved that we tender profoundest sympathy to the sor I rowing family and pray that God j may bless and console them in their j season of arfflication. j Fifth: That the foregoing pre ? amble and resolutions be entered on : the minutes of this convention, that 1 they be published in the county i newspapers and a copy thereof be i forwarded to the family of our I lamented fellow citizen. R. D. EPPS, GEORGE D. LEVY, C. M. HURST, Committee. A New Extension Dairy Specialist. Clemson College, May 11.?Wil ; liam J. Keegan has been appointed Extension Dairy Specialist for the j Pee Dee District to succeed Carl W. ' Schmollte who resigned recently to ; become secretary and manager of the Sumter Creamery Company, ac j cording to announcement made by Director W. W. Long. Mr. Keegan. though a native of Scotland, received his agricultural education at the University of Mis souri. College of Agi'iculture. and has had six or eight years of ex perience in dairy work in the South, having worked in cow testing asso ciations and as manager of dairy farms in Missouri and Mississippi. Mr. Keegan begins his work as Ex tension Dairy Specialist May 10. with headquarters ?t the Pee Dee District offices at Florence. The canning of the spinach crop has been practically completed at the Sumter Canning Factory, and attention wHl now be devoted to the bean crop which is beginning to be Harvested. About five thousand cases of spinach have l>een canned this season.- Next year the output will probably be tripled or quad rupled, as a late start was gotten and The acreage of both spinach and beans was limited. A.happy land is one that affords the fewest headlines.