The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-02
,UMMERTON BUREAU
HARRY E. COPELAND, Correspondent

With the last issue of The Times,
we noted that our good old "Uncle
Nub's" duties as correspondent and
manager of the Summerton Bureau
would cease on account Of other bus
mess interests which takes him out
of town most of the time, much to
the roget Off the people of Summer
ton a" surrounding vicinity, also
much t The regret of the new corre-
spone who sends forth his first
issue ~ .he Times today. Old "Uncle
Nub' has been very faithful, in his
efforts to provide the readers of his
columns with good newsX, articles each
week and if the new correspondent
meets with even half the success our
good old "Uncle Nub" has, he will be
pleased beyond expression; in order
to fully enjoy his articles more one
should know him in daily life, hear
his forceful expression, which is far
more impressive than the mere read
ing of his letters. 1t IS with deepest
regret that he has given up the work
OF The Times in this community but
we have one great consolation in that
he has promised the new correspond
cnt that he will come back at least
once in a while and give us an article
when his time provides thus. The
good people of Summerton and others
interested in these columns which are
to be weekly filled with news notes,
interested happenings, festivities, etc,
will have to bear with the successor
inasmuch as it has been quite while
since he has tried to. collect his
thoughts closely enough together to
enable any typesetter to make a re-
spectacle looking column. In taking
up the work our good friend "Nub"
has so successfully done for quite Il
while it gives me the great privilege
of trying to keep up with the mark
he has prominently set, also with the
events and happenings in the thriving
little city of Summerton. The writer
will promise at least 60 try to keep in
touch with every thing of Importance
that happens in the town or commun-
ity surrounding, and to give space to
each and every event and in the event
that something happens that escapes
the eyes or ears of your humble cor
respondent, he will greatly appreciate
it if some gentle reader will remind
him so that he can get it in ere it
be too stale. Occasionally perhaps
the writer may get enthused in some
state or national tolr. and give his
view as he sees it but in the beginning
he would like to state that in this day
and time there is quite a difference in
opinion on these subjects and that if
at any time reader begs to differ
with him he will be glad if he will
write his difference out for him and
the writer will try his very best to
give space to it in the next issue. In
any communication that | may write,
if there happens an omission of any
name | want to say that it is merely
an oversight and certainly not a
grudge against anyone. However
shall at the beginning promise my
readers that there are some few sub
jccts that the writer will never dis
cuss in these columns among which
are the League Of Nations" "Prcsi-
DENTAL Nominee for 1920" and "Wo-
man Suffrage" for the writer knows
absolutely nothing of any of them.
Mr.. G. M. Davis gave fish supper
on his swamp plantation las week,
much to the enjoyment of the follow
ing gentlemen: Messrs. Chns. B.
Davis, Dir. II. J. Davis. J. P. Coleman
of Summerton and J. r.. Davis, T. M.
Davis and J. d. Gerald of Manning.
The Rev. Mr.. MaZyck, of Eutaw-
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.. Brailsford, also
Episcopal church.
Mr.. j. Rome Eadon and family Of
Manning motorcd over Sunday, greet
ing friends and relatives.
Recently the Department of Agri-
culture has mailed out to business
men and farmers bulletin warning
them against an over production of
cotton the coming season. There is
Il great danger connected with this
and it would be well if every farmer
could obtain a copy of this bulletin
and thoroughly digest every para
granh contained therein. The gist Of
the bulletin is that every farmer
should at least this year, cut his cot
ton acreage, use less fertilizer and
raise more food stuffs or in other
words diversity his farming interests
for at least two or three years until
the surplus cotton crop is sold and
used up. The bulletin says that
raising cotton is like a gambling man
who is about to engage in game
and first buys ticket home. The
farmer this year must first "Buy a
ticket Home" by raising hogs, cattle,
reducing the cotton acreage, using less
commercial fertilizer and planting
more crops Of different natures. Most
all of the farmers of this section have
signed pledges to reduce the acreage
and use less fertilizer and it is hoped
that these pledges will not be broken
for this is the only way to obtain even
q fair price for your next crop of cot
ton. At present the future crop is
not quoted at n fair price and tho de-