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TOWN AND C National Education Week How It Will Be Observed in Sumter County The second annual National Ed ucation Week will be observed -n Sumter county, December 3-9 in response to the call of the Citizens' Educational Association of South Carolina, which, in issuing the call, is so doing in heed to the caT! of our governor and the nation.! through the president of the United States. As an appointee of the Citizens' Educational Association, Mr. Brice Waters has been made chairman of the National Education Woekj program for Sumter county, and so I far has gotten everything in tins shape through committees, who are hard at work to make this movement a success. The main features of the week ?will be three-fold, namely: the part taken by our ministers, wio are asked to preach on education, Sunday, December 3rd, or if a xnoie suitable date, December 10th.. the Rally Day in all of. the schools of the county, Thursday, December 7th at 10:30 o'clock. On this oc casion the patrons of the schools are invited and urged to be pres ent, as the teachers are asked to put on some little program, and if this is not possible, to at least urge the patrons to come to the school at the hour named, and ac quaint themselves with the teach ers .and the work of t?e school. This will have a good effect upon the children, because of the inter est shown in them. Finally, the big Rally Day in Sumter, Decem ber 9th, at 11 o'clock, at the Girls' High school, to which every body in the county is invited. . Everybody is invited, the trus tees, who have the management of the schools, are urged to attend this meeting,- as w'ell as the one in their respective schools, the teachers are not only urged, but ex pected to attend, for this is a part of their business, all leaders in our civic and social organizations, as well as all members are urged to be present. . Let us make this Rally Day event the biggest thing- of the kind that Sumter county has ever known, and at least as big as that of any other county. For the Rally Day in the schoolst Thursday, Decem ber 7th, at 10:30. o'clock, the com ?mlttee has secured about a dozen speakers, who have shown their interest by consenting \o attend the meetings, each in a separate school, at the same hour, and who will speak on some of the im portant topics relative to the needs . of. our^ schools at this time. The schools selected by the com mittee, because of their size, and ] because of the interest shown in ] this movement, are as follows: Providence, Wedgefield, Dalzell, ] Pinewood, Mayeeville, Shiloh Gram- j mar and High, Remberf, Concord, Graham, Oswego, Tindal, * Salem, j Bethel, -Boulevard. Chamber of Commerce Notes. Schwartz Brothers, first prize ^Elijaers in the business float sec tion of the 1922 Pageant of Pro gress Parade have notified Secre tary Reardon that this enterpris ing and famous prize winning con - j ?ern'-will be in the 1923 pageant of! progress parade with another prize I winning float. Schwartz Brothers* also say that they believe that the time to begin to get up the 1923 -Sumter County Fair and pageant of ; progress parade "is right now.* Secretary Reardon says he will be glad to publish similar sentiments front other Sumter business, estab lishments. The more the merrier. That is the right kind of dope for Sumter's business concerns to hand out to build up interest in our an nual county fairs. The interest displayed by the Sumter business and professional concerns is to a great extent, the interest of the County because Sumter?the coun ty seat should be the leader in county fair activities. When the rural districts see that Sumter wants a county fair, the .farmers and their good wives, the rural schools, home demonstration clubs, and school trustees and teachers begin to take* interest. The rural schools and clubs did splendid this year. Let us all pull together for 1923 fair. The City of Sumter schools and St. Joseph's Academy are always organized, ready like a first class fire department, to say "let's go" for the Sumter County Fair and the pageant of progress parade or J for anything else for the good of Sumter and Sumter county. They showed this during the parade on November 24th, 1922. Sumter's business' and profes sional establishments stood back of the 1922 Sumter County Fair with commendable spirit, and they should and no doubt will start out with the determination to co-oper ate in creating on the forty-acre tract of land just purchased for the new home of our county fair, the biggest and the best county fair in the southland. Marriage Licenses. Marshall McDuffie and Nellie Porter. Sumter. King Phillip and Bertha Kelley, Wedgefield. Walter White and Ida Sumners, Olanta, S. C. Joseph Smith and Lou Anna Cord, Oswego. Charles Moses and Lula Smith, Sumter. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 4.?Mrs. Josephine Preston Peabody Marks, poet and playwright, died here to day. She had been ill several months. O?NTY NEWS j SERVICES AT PINEWOOD ! Bishop Guerry to Visit St. Marks Parish The Rt. Rev. W. A. Guerry will visit St. Mark's Parish at Pinewood on Sunday afternoon, December 10th, at 4 o'clock. The sermon and confirmation will be in the Sunday school par ish house in Pinewood. The public is cordially welcomed. The Ice Cream Factory Construction of Building and Installation oif Machinery to Begin at Once Mr. L. A. Corning, general man ager of new ice cream factory in this city is in town. Mr. Corning and Secretary E. I. Reardon are busily engaged today in organizing a. force .of carpenters, bricklayers, cement 'workers, plasterers, and other laborers for the purpose of remodeling the big building on South Harvin street, formerly oc cupied by the McCollum Auto Com pany. Several carloads of machin ery have arrived. It will require several months to get this building in shape and to put in all the ma chinery necessary for this modern ice cream plant. - A great deal of lumber and other material will be used, and work furnished a number of men for sev eral months in getting this plant put in shape for early spring busi ness in 1923. Mr. Corning is connected with Butter Cup Ice Cream Company of Hamlet, N. C, as president and manager. Several new families will move to Sumter from North Caro lina to be connected with this, plant. Mr. Corning is very favorably im pressed with Sumter. His head quarters will be at the Sumter Chamber,of Commerce when he is not at his plant on South Harvin street, but any material dealers de- j siring to communicate with him will I be put in touch with him if phone 200, Chamber of Commerce, is call ed and Secretary Reardon will handle the business until Mr. Corn ing is-seeii by him. SERIOUS^ AUTO WRECK -Mrs. J. A. Steele Painfully In jured Sunday Afternoon An Overland touring car, driven by J. A. Steele, Seaboard Air Line section master, collided with a wagon on the paved section of the Mayesvttle road Sunday afternoon. The car was badly damaged, the wagon completely wrecked and Mrs. Steele very seriously injured. She was thrown from the car and striking on her head sustained in juries that were at first thought to be fatal. She was taken to the hospital, where her wounds were treated, and it is said she will prob ably recover. Two children and Mr. Steele were also thrown from the car, but escaped with only a few bruises. A negr? child who was in the wagon, was injured but not seriously, while the negro man driving the wagon escaped un hurt. ? ? ? Boy Scout to Act as Page. John Miller, aged 13 years, son of Mrs. John B. Miller, Main street, north, will leave tomorrow for Washington, D. C, where he will act as page in the House of Repre sentatives. He will report for the extra session of congress on Mon day. The youth fs- a student at the Academy and will continue his studies at night school. He will make his home w i th rela tives while there. While awaiting his call for several weeks, he has been working to excell in h^is school work and to pass several tests in scouting. He is a Life and Star Scout and a member of Red Jacket Troop 2. He is a bright, manly fellow and is enthusiastic to take up the work and in so do ing hopes to earn money toward a college education. His father was the late John B. Miller, who was first sergeant in Co. M. South Caro linian Vol. In the Spanish Ameri can war. His death occurred in 1913.?The Ontario County Jour nal, Canandague, N. Y. John Miller, referred to above is the son of the late John B. Miller, of this city, who was employed in the government printing office. Washington, for many years prior to his death. j Death of Mrs. Bettle Kittreli Row i land. Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the angel of death visited the home of Mr. Walter W. Rowland, 211 Broad street, calling from his side the soul of his beloved wife, Bettle I Kittreli. aged 62 years. The de | ceased leaves a sister. Mrs. Fanny j Gibson of Hampton. Virginia, and i one brother, Mr. Edward L Kit itrell of Henderson. N. C. j The following children are left to mourn their loss: Mrs. W. B. Da ugh trey. Mrs. W. E. Moore and Messrs. W. Tom Rowland, S. K. Rowland. Jack J. Rowland and H. M. Rowland. The funeral will be conducted from her late residence Tuesday at 11 a. m. and the interment will be ? in the Sumter cemetery. Friends j of the family are invited to at i tend. London. Dec. 4.?The Irish con stitution bill has passed the house of lords and now needs only the king's signature. CAMDEN DOWNS J?MTER Gamecocks Lose ! Thanksgiving Game by Lack of Punch Score 12 to 6 ; Sumter lost a heart rending game of football to Camden Thursday in the tourist city. The Gamecocks gained fully twice as much ground from scrimmage as their oppon ents, but seemed to lack the final punch when it came to scoring. Five times the locals carried the ball within the shadow of Cam den's goal and then failed to score. Camden, on the other hand, won through their ability to f?liow the ball and recover the nu merous Sumter fumbles. The whole Sumter line played good ball, repulsing all attempts of the Camdenites to gain by rush ing. The offense play of Wright and Kirven and the defensive work of McLaruin stood out throughout the time that they played. Evans was the best player for Camden. Kirven, Cato, Rivers, McMillan. McLaurin and Bull played their last game for Sumter Hi. The lo cals, however, have almost a full team of veterans to carry over to another year. The locals have played ten games this season and have won eight. They have not failed to score against a single team played and the .two defeats were by very narrow margins. The games played and the scores follow: * Sumter 7; Timmonsville 0. Sumter 88; Manning 6. Sumter 51; Summerton 6. Sumter 34; McColl 2. * Sumter 7; Darlington 6. . j Sumter 10; Florence 19. Summer 18; Orangeburg 6. Sumter 38; Kingstree 0. Sumter 9; Columbia 6. > Sumter 6; Camden 12. Total 218; 63. After the game at Camden the Sumter boys were entertained at dinner by the home team. All of the "goodies" that go to make a real Thanksgiving dinner were in evidence. Coach Richards, speak ing of the game, complimented the Gamecocks by telling them that] they were the hardest fighting team that Camden had played this year. THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL RESULTS j Citadel 26; Erskine 0. j Charleston High School 26; Co lumbia High school 0. . Bailey*Military Institute 12; Por ter Military Academy 0. Carolina Freshmen 27; Citadel Freshmen 6. Presbyterian College 35; New berry 9. "Centre 42; South Carolina 0. Furman 13; Davidson 10. Trinity 26; Wofford 0. ; Rock Hill High 12; Gaffney High 12. North Carolina 10; Virginia 7. Pittsburg 14; Penn State 0. Bucknell 19; Dickinson 7. PJichmond 13; William and Mary 3. Cornell 9; Pennsylvania 0. Wake Forest 9; Hampden Sid ney 3. Washington and Lee 14; Johns Hopkins 0. Georgetown 46; George Wash ington 6. V. P. I. 7; V. M. I. 3. Georgia Tech 14; Auburn 6. Sewanee 0; Vanderbilt 26. Chattanooga 13; Oglethorpe 9. . Cincinnati 6; Miami 9. St. Johns 14; Penn Military Col j lege 6. Tennessee 14; Kentucky 7. Franklin and Marshall 6; Gettys burg 3. Florida Freshmen 23; Georgia Freshmen 6. West Virginia 14; Washington and Jefferson 0. Detroit 14; Vermont 10. Muhienburg 28; Ursinus 0. Michigan Aggies 7; St. Louis 7. I Maryland 7; North Carolina State I 6. 1 ? Rochester 15; Ho hart 14. Ohio 3; Marietta 0. . Nebraska 14; Notre Dame 6. Missouri 9; Kansas 7. Loyola. 34; Marion 6. Alabama 59; Mississippi A. and M. a. Marquette 38; South Dakota 0. Mt. Union 19; Hiram 0. Louisiana State 25; Tulane 14. King 31; Maryville College 0. Waynesburg 20; Susquehanna 0. Oklahoma 0; Washington 0. Kansas Aggies 46; Texas Chris tian University 0. Rice 14; Arizona 7. Creighton 0; South Dakota State 25. Texas University 7; Texas Aggies 14. University of Idaho 39; Univer sity of Montana 0. Colorado State Agricultural Col lege 27; Denver University 6. University of Wyoming 13; Brig ham Young 0. Colorado School of Mines 25; Col orado College 6. University of Utah 14; Utah Agri' cultural College 0. University of Oregon 3: Univer sity of Washington 3. Rollins College 25; Stetson Uni versity 0. Trinity 26; Wofford 0. East State Normal 3; Milligan College 0. Mississippi University 19; Mill saps 7. Transylvania 16; Georgetown College 13. Randolph Maoon 12; Elon 0. North Carolina State Freshmen 32; Oak Ridge 0. ~ Mississippi College 7; Spring Hill Rough Time at Columbia Game Charleston High School Team Complain of Bad Treatment j at Football Game Columbia, Deo. 1.?Members of the Charleston High School team were subjected to considerable un fair criticism and some unjust treatment yesterday both at the game and afterwards by certain Columbia fans who seemed very much at outs with the team for absolutely no other reason than that it defeated the Columbia team fairly, decisively and completely. It is not known who these per sons are who flung profane lan guage from the Columbia side of the field during the entire game at_ various members of the team. Teddy Weeks, whose brilliant play ing went so far toward making a victory for Charleston, being the principal target: but it .is known that the accusations and charges made against the Charleston play ers were absolutely without founda tion. The wrath of the fans, mostly young and middle-aged men who were joined in their attack on the Charleston players by several Columbia players, seemed to have been stirred only by the beating which their team was receiving from the Bantams. The situation reached*a climax when Teddy Weeks, whom Colum bia players not in the game, and the above mentioned spectators begged their players'to "kill," was tackled fiercely around the neck by Beale after the former had run forty-three yards to within two yards of the goal line. Beale fell also and it seems as though some thing occurred between this play er and Weeks. Beale, it is said, was seen to kick Weeks as they both lay on the ground just after the tackle and was put out of the game by "Rut" Osborne, Columbia's own .choice as refree, and known to be a fair and competent official; A large crowd surged on the field at this time and for a while it seemed as though trouble of a se rious nature might result, but, for tunately, it was averted. The crowd ardently demanded t h at Weeks be removed from the game also. He had done nothing but run over the Columbia team and yet he should be "killed" for this and be put out of the game because he( was viciously tackled and kicked by Beale. Weeks is known everywhere as a player of unquestionable fairness and cleanliness on the gridiron. The wrathful fans were not sat isfied with the attacks made at the game but followed the players up to the Y. M. C. A., where they dressed and continued to hurl "lan guage" at them'. Furthermore, they did not seem saisfied with this, as they sought further satisfaction anfi revenge for Weeks' fine running against their team by throwing eggs at the coach in which the players came to Charleston. The eggs were thrown as the train pulled out of j the union station and, of course, the offenders are, not known here. ?News and Courier, Dec. 1. Series of Meetings at Alcolu Bap tist Church. There will be a series of meet ings in the Clarendon Baptist Church at Alcolu, beginning De cember 3rd conducted by Rev. H: B. Dinwiddie. General Secretary of! the Victorious Life Conferences, and Rev. L. L. Legters, Field Secre tary, with headquarters at Phil adelphia, Pa. * ? Rev. Legters was formerly pas- j tor of the Presbyterian church at Bishopville, S, C. These meetings will be interdenominational and all who confess Jesus Christ as_their Saviour during the meetings will be given an opportunity to desig nate the church of their choice. The afternoon sessions will be held at 3:30 p. m. and will con sist of Victorious Life Conferences, the theme being "How to Work With God." The evening vmeet ings will be at 7:30 p. m. and will be evangelistic. There will be no obligation direct or implied on the part of anyone to contribute ex cept as 'a free will offering as the Lord may direct. Whatever is lacking to meet the expense, if any thing, will be made up from pri vate sources. We cordially invite all evangeli cal churches, their pastors and the public to affiliate with us in these meetings. The meetings will be conducted as stated above, by Rev. Dindwiddie and Rev. Legters and !it is especially desired to enlist.as general support as possible. Our neighboring sister churches, the Trinity Methodist church and the Dudley Baptist church, join us in this call. Let us all be much in prayer that the Lord may get the victory for himself out of these meetings. Clarendon Baptist Church, Rev. A. F. Ham, Pastor. We, the undersigned laymen, do ; hereby heartily endorse the above call and will' do all in our power : to further the work of our Lord i in the same: W. C. Davis, J. W. Wideman, H. R. Boger, T. M. Mou zon. T. F. Coffey. F. P. Burgess, L. M. Jones, P. R. David. J. M. Nettles. B. G. Collins, A. C. Brad ham. P. R. Alderman. R. J. Alder man, J. C.Harvin. Eddie Lee. F. L. Coward. J. M. Graham, Charlton Du Rant, A. H. Reese. Stanley Weinberg Injured. Charleston. Nov. 30. ? Stanley Weinberg of Sumter, a sophomore at the Citadel. is undergoing treatment at the Citadel infirmary as a result of the artery and ten dons in his right wrist being sever ed by a bottle which broke when he slipped on the bathroom floor in barracks Wednesday night. Weinberg is halfback on The Cita del football team and his injury means tbat he will not engage in athletics for a long time. He was using a milk bottle to carry warm water to his room in barracks. BOOSTER OF LIVESTOCK John A. Murkin, of Orange burg, at Wilmington Fair Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 30.? John A. Murkin, director of pub licity of the Southern Packing cor poration, operating plants at Wil mington, N. C., Beaufort and Or rangeburg, S. C. whose present headquarters are in Orangeburg, is in the city this week assisting the publicity committee of the great Southeastern Fair, which is in progress in Wilmington all the week. Mr. Murkin has been en gaged in State fair and live stock work for twenty years, and has been prominently connected with many of-the largest fairs and agri cultural and live stock shows in America. He is a veteran booster for agricultural and live stock in terests and his writings have ap peared in many newspapers in the country. In, talking to the people of this section who are visiting the big fair, Mr. Murkin says: "The great agricultural opportunity of 'this generation and especially in the southeast, now that the boll weevil has come to stay, is the growing of live stock by the use of effi cient methods. The increase of live stock is rapid, unusual mortality from diseases such as hog cholera is insured against by vaccination; Texas fever is controlled by the government, and state work against the tick while .the sheep are secure against great losses. Southeastern farmers are turning their attention to live stock rais ing as never before and it is a source of gratification to know that the ravages of the boll weevil will be more thna offset in the near future by the increased pro duction of all kinds of good live stock on southeastern farms." Referring to the hog industry he says: "The southeast can produce the highest quality of pork cheaper than it can be produced anywhere else in the world. It furnishes year round pastures of the highest quality; litters can be raised at any time during the year and no ex pensive housing is necessary: It is only necessary for this section to take advantage of the opportunity before them by raising the quality of pork which the world wants and i there is good profit in raising good j hogs when business methods , are ?employed. Pork production under ! present conditions is of more eco jnomic importance to the individual j and to the country as a whole than ever before. The south consumes an enormous amount of pork in ex cess of what it annually produces. It is vitally important that we pio duce more of our food stuffs and one way in which this can be done efficiently is to raise more good hogs. . "The question of markets is par amount and now that the big pack ing plants in Wilmington, Orange jburg and Beaufort will soon be in operation, the farmers throughout the Carolinas need have no fear of a market for every pound of pork and beef and mutton they can pro duce. The greatest blessing that could come to the southeast would be "for every farmer to raise good, fat cattle, good hard hogs, fat sheep, pure bred poultry, dairy cows, good crops for food, along I with the cotton and tobacco. "Then, and not until then, are I we going to be a contented people. I Throw off* the yoke of single croo slavery, get away from the old beaten paths. The south will never get ric hwith any single crop sys tem. Men of vision are turning their attention to diversification and live stock raising, which is the solution of Southeastern agri culture. The one crop system is the gamblers' chance that takes his all in one throw. Altogether, bank ers, farmers and business men for one concerted action that will bring to the southeast greater and more substantial prosperity." Children's Thanksgiving Dinner at Y. M. C. A. Probably one of the happiest and most enjoyed occasions locally on Thanksgiving day was the children's i Thanksgiving dinner at the Y. M. 'C. A., given by the Young,People's and the Intermediate Christian En deavor Society of the Presbyterian i church. Some sixty-eight of the little peo ple were in attendance at the feast yesterday and today, Thursday be j ing for the boys, and Friday for I the girls. Miss Antonio Gibson Jwas given the privilege of inviting the little guests who were called for and taken home by automo biles. A most bountiful dinner was served, including everything in the way of "fixings" that goes to make a real Thanksgiving din ner which was heartily enjoyed by all present. Ice cream, cake and fruit was served for dessert. Both before and after the dinner the youngsters were entertained with games of various kinds and merri ment ran high until the last had departed. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON Yeatdyi Open High Low Close cios* Jan. .. _ 24.92 25.08 24.80 24.90 24.99 I March .. . 24.92 25.13 24.88 24.96 25.05 l May .. - . 24.86 25.02 24.80 24.84 24.93 July .24.54 24.70 24.50 24.59 24.61 I Oct . .. _22.97 23.12 22.92 22.97 23.00 Dec . 24.92 25.03 24.75 24.88 24.99 Spots 15 off. 25.10. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Ytttdya Open High Low Close Close Jan.24.49 24.0* 24.42 24.j7 24.oj March . . 24.50 24.70 24.44 24.59 24.60 May - ? 24.32 24.55 24.30 24.45 24.44 July .. :. 24.1! 24.32 24.11 24.21 24.22 Oct. 22.65 22.77 22.64 22.69 22.70 Dee. _ . 24.45 24.63 24.45 24.55 24.58 LIVERPOOL COTTON January . March ._ ....? . 13.75 May _ . 13.59 July ._.. 13.38 October .. 12.66 December . 14.05 Receipts. 27.000: ?ales. 5.000; Middling. 14.39; Good Middling, 14.69. FOOTBALL IN CHINA Team Coached by Leland Ed monds Wins Game in Shanghai The following report of a foot ball game in Shanghai, China, is taken from The China Press of Shanghai, Nov. 1st: Roy Squires' line plunge in the second period of yesterday's game gave the Edmunds aggregate a 6 to 0 victory in the first contest of the 'championship football se ries at the American school. The touch iown followed a steady march down the field, featured by line bucks and end runs. The winners clearly had the edge throughout the first half. Roy Squires returned Brewster's kick to midfield, where a punting duel between Brewster and Mc Ginnis took place. Neither side managed to make any appreciable gain in the opening quarter, which was marked by frequent fumbles. In the second period, however, Squires gained consis tently by his line smashes, and soon brought Coach Miller's squad back on the 1-yard line, where the Edmunds men fumbled and recovered for a loss. A succession of end runs brought the pigskin on Miller's 2-yard mark from whence Roy Squires was pushed over for the sole touchdown of the game. McGinnis failed to make the additional point in an end run. Edmunds 6, Miller 0. The third quarter saw the rivals fighting evenly. Brewster return ed McGinnis' kick to his own 25-' yard line, where the teams see sawed back and forth for the remainder of the period. In the last ten minutes of the game. Brewster pushed steadily through the Edmunds line, finally placing the ball in "the shadow of the goal. Here the Miller lads show ed poor generalship, losing ground on two end runs by Brewster and McDaniel, when it seemed that a line buck could have carried the ball over. This was the nearest approach the Milier men made to j the opposing line, as McGinnis I shortly afterwards kicked to mid j field, where the game finally end ed. Several of the men showed up very well, considering this was the first game of the season. Squires is undoubtedly the strong est man in the school line-up, graining a vast amount of ground. Brewster played a stellar game in the backfield, and will probably be seen at quarterback. Lawton's tackfes were noticeably good, while McGinnis astonished the specta j tors by his long boots. The school boys showed lack of practice, and will not be in their best form for several weeks yet. Neither team tried any tricks i in the first half yesterday, but Roy Squires baffled Coach Millers eleven by his forward passing late in the game. A couple of long tosses netted the Edmunds squad 20 or 30 yards. The Miller's J attempted a aerial attack but their passes grounded. ? Following was the line-up: [Edmunds (6) Miller (0) !Hager.LE __ Shipley jKees..LT.Smith { D. Lawton __LG __J. Lockwood j A. Rawlinson _ _C__ F. Rawlinson j Fisher RG .. ,_Pierce I Davies_RT_W. Lawton Giffin.RE_Wright Woods.QB_C. Squires DuBose. l. __LN_McDaniel McGinnis ..RH_Wiens R. Squires. FB_. Brewster Score by periods 1 2 3 4 Total Edmunds ... 0 6 0 0 6 Miller. 0 0 0 0 0 Touchdown: Roy Squires. Sub stitutions, Edmunds: W. Lock wood for D. Lawton. Referee: Doyle. Timekeeper, Van Hook. Need of More Coun try Schools Shown Washington, Dec. 1. (Capital News Service).?Speaking of the Sons of the Revolution, Dr. J. W. Crabtree, secretary of the National Education Association, brought out facts regarding illiteracy in the United States which emphasize the need for more and better public schools, and which endorse the re sults of the election in Oregon, in which new school laws were pass ed, compelling attendance in state public schools. "The United States has the high est percentage of illiteracy of the leading enlightened nations of the world." said Dr. J. W. Crabtree. "If you multiply Germany's per centage of illiteracy by 30, you will have the figure showing the percentage of illiteracy - in the United States. Improvement and increase in the number of country schools is the first step necessary to remedy this defect. Under the present system the country child is four times more likely to be il literate than the city child.' Dr. Crabtree also pointed out that "to American ize the foreign-born is as necessary as to do away with il literacy." Sumter should be represented in the Good Roads Conference called by Gov. Harvey to meet in Colum bia December 11th. This county has under construction the most extensive and the most costly sys tem of hard surfaced highways of any county in the state and it is important that this county system be linked up with a state high way and that provisions be made for the proper supervision and maintenance of the highway after they have been built and accepted by the State Highway Department. Unless other counties build and maintain their portions of the state highways the taxpayers of Sumter county will not obtain the maximum benefit from their ex penditures for the good roads built in this county as a part of the state system. i LOOKING TO THE SOUTH New England Factory Owners Find That Section No Long er So Favorable; May Soon Start General Ex odus to the South Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 27.?Bring factories south! This is the slogan which Is be ing heard here among business men. manufacturers, bankers, merchants and agricultural leaders, v/ho have received reports of con ditions in New England. It is pointed out that with the splendid rail and water facilities to be found in this part of the coun try, with the incomparable climate and the millions of consumers of factory products it would be a rea sonable conclusion that the proper thing to do now would be to move the New England factories to Dixie, where they would be close to the markets and at the same time with in a handclasp of practically all the raw materials in the country. Business men like those in Now i England. Atlantans assert, need not j to be told that skilled labor may always be found where worktop conditions are fair and regular. For a long time, factory owners, here claim, New England has wax ed rich at the expense of the raw producing south, but that day is rapidly drawing to ? a close. The factory is coming to the base, at last. Situation in New England. Traffic managers, chamber of commerce officials and manufactur ; ers in many lines of industry ap peared before the New England 'joint railroad committee at Spring j field, Mass., recently with tales of woe to unfold. The tenor of their songs to >k on the tone of a funeral dirge. They were unanimous in 'the J opinion that New England had be icome a desert for factories, and practically agreed that there was ' nothing to do for some of those 'already there but move to other I communities. j Among others who took this view J of the question is A. B. Reynders, j manager of the New England West iinghouse company. To his mind, j according to authentic reports re ceived in Atlanta, New England I does not now have much to offer in ? dustries as inducements for them to go there from elsewhere, or to stay there if they are already 'there. In other words, Mr. Reyn jders, and some of the other bus ness men who appeared before the i I meeting at Springfield, openly stat j ed that New England was a barren (community so far as industrial de velopment is concerned. The Westinghouse plant was es- j tablished in Massachusetts during the world war. It represents such j a large investment for buildings! l and equipments that it was deemed ?best from an economical stand | point to use it continuously in times jof peace, as well as war. Mr. Reynders reverted to the* fact that ? industries formerly, sought sites in Massachusetts because of the skill ed labor that they could find there; but that sort of labor is now as scarce in Massachusetts a it is; in other parts of the nation, he declar ed. No Raw Material Available, On the other hand, there is no raw material in Massachusetts and the markets are far away, making the industries wholly dependent on the railroads. This is an unmistak able handicap, Mr. Reynder figures, for the freight service is decided ly poor and certainly costly. The railroads, in that part of the coun* try, are weak financially and they are compelled to operate with inad equate equipment. As a rule, there j is much congestion of freight and I the New England factory, he says, has to wait, at a los, for its :raw material, and then, wait, at a loss for its finished products to reach the consumer. Right there, enterprising Geor 1 gians declare, is where the business j men of Dixie can make a move that I counts. j The south has many factories, ? but there is yet a hearty welcome, ! state business leaders say, for the Westinghouse plant in New Eng land and Ninety and Nine others. ? ? ? St. Mary's School. j Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 1.?SL Mary's School Fund Campaign for $100,000 starts today. Alumnae and friends of this old and honored {institution are being called on to j meet an imperative need. Of the [amount asked for $40,000 is to be jused to increase the endowment jfund to the point that it will give ithe school protection in case of emergency or financial crises. The present amount of endowment is j $60,000 which increased by $40> 000 will make a total of $100,000. This amount is necessary to entitle I the school to membership in the [American Association of Junior I Colleges. I The remaining $60,000 asked for i is for new buiidings ? a Junior J Senior hall to house students do ' ing college work, a science building and an addition to the infirmary for isolating contagious diseases. ?St. Mary's is the largest Episcopal church school in the United States. This year closes its eightieth year of service. More than 3,000 young womne have gone out from! its walls versed in the manners and ideals of the south and educat ed according to the best scholastic) standards. Among her Alumnae are college I presidents, professors, lawyers, 1 nurses, business women, and wives! and mothers, all of whom are mak ? ing a distinct contribution to so j ciety wherever they are found. St. Mary's has reached a point where it must have increased facili-| ties in order to keep up with the) demands of modern education. .Ajumnae, Episcopalians and friends of education are being appealed to to meet this need. ? ? ? Buy Christmas seals and help the nationwide fight on tuberculosis. j <7 ? ^ Urged to Try New Fight on Weev* Methods Developed by Florida Man is Recommended on V Low-Yielding Land ? Washington, Nov. 29.?Planters throughout the South, especially those growing cotton on low-"* yielding land were urged today by the department of agriculture to give during the coming season a widespread and ^thorough trial ot* the new method of boll weevil control developed by G. D. Smith at the Florida State experiment station at Gainesville, Fla., and re cently announced by Dr. Wilmon Newell,. of the Florida State plant board. In its first official announcement* on the subject the department of agriculture said took great interest in the new method as announced in the Florida bulletin- dealing with* the experiments of Mr. Smith, "In these experiments, which were conducted in Northern Flor ida," said the department's an-, nouncement, "the treated fields averaged 439 pounds of seed -cotton per acre; the untreated checks averaged only 164 pounds of seed: cotton per acre, or an average in? crease of 275 pounds of seed cot ton per acre in ail tests. The aver age cost of treatment for- the en-? tire season was 1.57 per acre. The new method consists of the remov al and destruction of all squares oa th e plants, at a time when about two squares per plant are' present. This operation destroys a large percentage of the weevils and is mmediately followed by a thorbugij dusting to poison the terminal buds where the remaining weevils, are forced to feed. , "This announcement is particu larly important because it appar ently offers a means ol contro?iixg the boll weevil on low yielding land on which It has so far been unprofitable to use the dusting method. # : "A very large proportion of the cotton crop is produced on low yielding land and thev bureau of tomology is greatlys pleased this new method has been de oped, well knowing Prof. New standing as a careful and reliable investigator and urged a wide spread and thorough trial of this method during the coming sea son wherever the conditions ap pear suitable for its use. < Cooperative Men To Hold Meeting Columbia, Nov. 27.?L. D. Jen nings of Sumter, S. C. A. K. John ston, of St. George, and E. Wallace Evans, of Bennettsville. will rej*-; resent the South 'Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Association at the national conference of conj- t. modity cooperative associations te be held in Washington^ December 14, 1G and 16.,;All three are mem bers of the board of directors qf the South Carolina Association." The conference at Washington has been called for the purpose of forming a national organization of the' commodity . marketing asso ciations. Judge Robert W. Ring ham, of LouisvilleV Ky., represent ing the tobacco associations, will be chairman of the meeting and Carl Williams, of Oklahoma, represent ing the cottdn associations will be the vice chairman. f I Representatives of the 160,000 i cotton growers belonging to coop erative 'marketing associations win attend the conference. Delegates ;from five big tobacco growers'" or ganizations that handle the sale of some two-thirds of the entire crop will speak for the 200,000 mem- . bers of those organizations. Rep resentatives from something like fifteen state wheat growers' or ganizations will be in attendance. Dairy producers' organizations from the Atlantic to the Pacific, orange growers from the West to the Ea'st, vegetable and melon growers' organizations from every district in the country, the produc ers Of California dried fruit?, the cooperative poultrymen and mem bers of numerous other cooperative associations will be represented. More than a billion dollars worth of farm products, it is estimated, will be marketed by cooperative asso- j ciations this year. Among these products are cotton, tobacco, wheat, . alfalfa, peanuts, milk, eggs, fruits, maple sugar, raisins, prunes, rice tomatoes, livestock and many oth ers. The South Carolina delegates will be able to report tremendous. growth of the cooperative market ing idea in this state. The South Carolina Cotton Growers' Coopera tive Association is making its de hut this season in a manner that is said to be very gratifying to its entire membership and to tfee bankers and business men of the state. The Tri-State Tobacco Grow ers' Association comprising the to bacco growers of North and South Carolina and Virginia made its de but this year and the morale of its membership is said to be 100 per cent. The South Carolina Cotton Grow ers' Cooperative Association rar formally organized on June 16, 1922, with a membership of approx imately S,T>00, over 2,000 members have been added since that time, . giving it a membership today of over 11.000. Many of these mem bers have been aaded since the opening of the cotton season and * were secured as a result of very general satisfaction with the dp era tors of the association. The road to Camden is now open to traffic except for one short de tour, just beyond Myers' store. The way to a mans' heart is through his mouth, but the way to a woman's is through her ears. The best that can be said tt built-in conveniences is that thl neighbors can't borrow them.