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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-15

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from your county attend the meeting
in Columbia TO ora1nize The - South
Carolina division of the American
Cotton Association, December, ma.
We suggest that you present the mat
ter TO the members Of your county
branch at the meeting to organize
the county branch, November l4th. A
large delegation from your county will
haye much to do with the success OF
the meeting December End.
Many Of the thinking farmers apd
business men of the country are OF tae
opinion that the Cotton Association
is responsible in g large measure for
the recent advance in the price OF cot
ton. Many Of US are of the opinion
that cotton would be selling. anywhere
from 20 to % cents today. II the
American Cotton Association We're not
in the making.
Cotton has advanced in the face OF
adverse conditions; conditions that
usually depress the market. There are
between eight and nine hundred thou
sand working men on strike. That
condition would enable the bears to
force the price of cotton down. The
price of cotton cannot be forced down
except by selling it down. The sell
ers are afraid TO sell it down in the
face of the work that is being done by
the Cotton Association.
Please see to it that q large delcsa-
ton from your county attends the
meeting December 2nd., to aid in
perfecting the organization that Will
be instrumental in keeping the price
OF cotton above the cost of production
Yous truly,
B. F. Mcleod,
State Manager
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The three letters published below
about the American Cotton Associa-
ton. and the one about the organiZa-
ton Of 4 tremendous cotton combine
Between the promoters of the New
England Union Warehouse Corpora
tion and all the big compress inter-
ests in the South should be carefully
read by every cotton producer, mer-
chant. banker. and land owner in
Sumter County. These letters from
Harvey Jordan, National Campaign
Director. ]. Scottowe Wannamaker,
President of the American Cotton AS
sociation. and 3. F. Mcleod, State
Manager Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Association are matters Of supreme
Importance to everybody in Sumter
County and throughout the Southern
states.
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Y
a;rplanes. His aero squadron gained
the reputation Of being on2 of the best
observa ton s4u;lurors at the front
Major Saunders was the first Amer
ican observer to quality as q pilot and
also the first observer with the Amer
lcan Army to bc assigned a mission
;tl the front. although at that time
other American observers were at
tached with the British and French
armies. Major Saunders was cited a
.nu1nber Of times in orders.
Major Saunders came back from
France in August. 1918. and was sent
to Post Field where he served as Of
ficer in charge &c training until April.
1919, when he was transferred to the
office OF director. Of the air service at
Washington. where he served up until
the time of the recent accident here.
Major Saunders took part in the re-
cent tranScontinental air race. and
vas q paseenr in the airplane pilotea
by Roy FaAr- S who left Mineola, l.. L.
for the fight west. Their machine
fell in Nebraska and the trip could
not be continued.
Major Saunders came from Ne
braska here to attend meeting Of the
artillery and air service boards at Post
Field. Together with Lieu. Col. l.. II.
Rrerton he went on an inspection trip
to Dallas. On their cetarn trip, Oct.
~. Mejor Saunders was pilotias The
airplane and encountered i storm ne2r
Lawton While attempting TO make
landing the machine fell in flames and
Major Saunders received burns from
which he died nine days later. his
death occurring last "Wednesday eve
ming.
Major Saunders had many friends
at Post Field. Fort Sill and Lawton
and was one Of the most popular Off
GERS ever stationed here.
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FREE ATTRACTIONS

Not content with adding to the
amount offered for prizes, the dlrec-
tors of the association, and the busi-
ness men Of Sumter have appropriated
thousands of dollars for special, high
class, and clean entertaining. spec
tacular, daring, instructive amuse-
ments in the shape of the big com oln-
ed Brown-Dyer Shows and Trained
Wild Animal Circus, and as free at
fractions the famous Royal Scotch
Highlan0ers Band OF twenty-five artist
musicians, with their five song soloists.
featuring Bobby Brolliere, the world
renowned Scotch tenor. This famous
musical organization costs five hund-
red dollars a Gay for three days OF the
1919 fair. Nov 18th, 2oth. and 21st,
and in the fair grounds will play TWO
concerts daily Of two and half hours
each, absolutely free TO all. rms
band with it's high class renditloas oil
concert and popular airs. and its four
soloists will give the 1919 fair Veri-
table musical festival tcne. The pusl-
ness and professional nlen and banks;
of Sumter have contributed llberallE
for this band and TO other notable at
fractions.
Among the other splendid free at
fractions at the fair grounds will be
the wonderful, sensational. daring.
death 6efying and artistic aerial
stunts and comedy musical acts OF tn"
famous Delemeade Troupe Of artists.
featuring the five beautiful Earle SIS
ters in their aerial acrobatic giratlons
on the high revolving or Ferris wheel
and on their double turning ladders.
There are other artists with this troupe
but the Earle sisters will also do some
wonderful and beautiful sculpturai
,,rSino i'm seven numbers The en-
tire program of the Dealemsadf
Troupe will be positively an all round
free attraction.
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The Sumter County Fair Associa-
ton contemplates. and it looks as
though, at this writing. it will be put
over the top, the biggest county fair
ever pulled off in Eastern Carolina,
on November 18th, 10Th. goth. and
2lst, 1919.
The management Of this years fair
has appropriated much more money
than ever before for each depart
ment in premiums and amusements
and in addition the business men OF
Sumter the merchants, bankers, and
professional establishments, have add
ed many hundreds Of dollars for spec
.ial prizes to be, found in the premium
list. The county board of education
is liberal in its premium offerings.
and superintendent of Education J.
II. Eaynsworth, and his assistant Prof.
C. S. Hutchinson are doing valuable
work advertising and helping the fan
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Department Heads.

Bows Corn Club. Frank Williams
Supt.
Field: Crops@A. P. Hinson, Supt. D
L. Smith, asst. Supt.
Household-Mrs. John r. Sumter
Supt.
Floral Dept.-Mrs. w. D. Boykin,
Supt
Home Demonstration-Mi Alice
j. Martin.
Fine Arts Mrs. Marion zemp
Chairman; Mrs. Ford Levi. Supt.
Poultry. H. Wilder. Supt.
Swine-A. L. Ardis, Supt.
Horse and Mule-W. T. Brown,
Supt.
Manufacturers and Mechanical De-
partment-Committee Supervision.
School Departm ent-J. H. Hayns-
worth, Supt., c. S. Hutchinson, Asst
Supt.
Committee on Chamber Of Com
merce and Business Men Participa-
ton, TO decorate streets, secure speclal
free ATTRACTIONS in conjunction with
the Fair Association.
NJ. Goldberg, chairman, William
Berg, Nj. Marsh.
This committee accomplished Won
ders IN street decorations and in STIR
ring up interest.
The Sumter County Fair Associa-
ton, The Sumter County Chamber OF
Commerce. The City and County
boards of education and DR.. S. H. Ed
munds, City superintendent Of Educa-
ton, the city and rural school teach
ers, farmers. merchants, professional
men and women, banks, manufactur-
ers, and practically all of the people
Of Sumter and Sumter County, have
Joined forces to make the 1919 fan
tvpically representative of Sumter
County There is going to be many ed
ucational, inspiring. entertaining
amusing, organizing. and get together
features OF this years fair.
Much money is being expended
much time given by numerous ladies
and gentlemen all over this country.
The people Of Sumter, Lee, Clarendon
Darlington. Calhoun, Orangeburg
Richland, Kershaw. and other Pee
Dee and Eastern Carolina county,
are cordially invited to join with us
in this big exposition Of agricultural
educational, commercial, manufactu-
ring and home economics, and in a
week Of wholesome, clean. instructive
.amusemen1s. In addition to the busi-
ness and social benefits TO be derived
by attending the Sumter County Fan
this year, YOU will be able to shed
YOUR troubles and to become optmiS-
tic and TO exemplify the good old ad'
age,
Laugh and the world laughs with
you.
Weep and you weep alone.
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THE SUMTER
COUNTY FAIR
BUREAU OF INFORMATION

During the County Fair next week,
the Sumter County Chamber OF Com
merce, the Sumter County Division Of
the American Cotton Association. and
the Sumter County Farm Denonstra
ton Department, j. Frank Williams.
County Agent. Will occupy 4 Joint
boil Weevil Eucking and Cotton
Price Advancing Booth to which all
of the visitors to our fair are most
cordially invited. This booth will be
the official bureau Of information con-
Quoted by the Chamber of Commerce.
and headquarters for County Agent
r. Frank Williams. and Managing
Secretary E. l. Reardon.
a free bulletin service will be con-
Quoted at which thousands Of interest
ing. Instructive, illustrated bulletins
will be handed out to those who want
them.
Mrs. Fl. r. Clinksca!cs. Genera!
Secretary Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Association will be at this booth
in charge of the Cotton Association de-
partment and she i'll furnish litera-
lure and other information about the
ties. Objects and the benefits it has
been already to the farmers. mcr-
chants. bankers and others Of the
Southland Mr.. z. F. Mcleod, State
Manager Of the S. e. Cotton -Associa-
ton will be here also for one or two
days
:. This booth will be sufficiently large
to make visitors fee! at home if they
don't stay too long. Il will be we'll
worth visiting
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Thousands of bulletins will be dis
tributed of various kind telling the
farmers what To do. The National
Bank Of Sumter is keenly alive. to the
seriousness Of the boil wcevil sltua-
ton should our farmers fail TO grasp
the full significance of the value of re-
duction of cotton acreage and the
substitution Of other crops on much
land heretofore planted TO cotton. ana
viii have, at an expense Of hundreds
of dollars Il boll weevil exhibit III CO.
operation with other agencies to help
us all line up to make Mr.. and Mfs-
Boil Weevil see that Sumter County
is independent of these cotton pests II
we do the rI2h. thing as We are toit
to do by government departments ana
experts and if we profit by the expert
ence of other boil wccvil sections that
have become more proSpouS hecauS"
weeviIs made the farmers so largely
into livestock. peanuts, velvet beans
potatoes sweet and Irish. truck. etc.
with cotton as side bne Of the chief
crop.
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GREAT COTTON COMBINE
NEW ENGLAND MILL MAGNATES ORGAN
IZING FOR STRANGLE-HOLD ON
COTTON CROP

alton. We haye just been notified by
several leading papers and magazines
that they are sending special repre-
sentatives for personal interviews for
the purpose Of giving special write
ups of the A. G. A, and the various
Southern questions that the Associa
ton will materially affect. and it is
the concensus OF ipinion that the A.
c.. A. is a world-power in the cotton
industry today. The writer will meet
the editor of the New York CONNER
cial and the Textile World journal
this week at their request for an inter-
view along this line.
At the Dec. 2nd meeting it will be
absolutely necessary for me TO lay
down the duties as state chairman
On account of the multitude of duties
connected with the formation Of the
American Cotton Association. have
been for almost the last year forced to
lay aside my personal business at an
enormous sacrifice as | realize that
this was such great cause and should
receive first consideration above every
other duty. I feel that there many
men in the State who can fill
the position OF State president far
better than I can. My health has been
seriously affected by the strain under
which / have been laboring and L
urge in Justice &c the State Assocla- :
ton that you select my successor on
Dec. 2nd. l will still have my hands
full as President Of the National Or
ganization.
take this opportunity Of commend
ing in highest terms the Central Com
mittee of Messrs. J. H. Claffey. r. M.
Mixson, ]. T. Mackey, B. F.sMcLeod,
II. j. Britt. T. G.. Mcleod ,and D. w.
Watkins. for the splendid work that
they have done. 1 wish also to espec-
tally commend Tie work done by your
able secretary, Mrs. H. r. Clinkscales,
and I feel under the deepest obliga-
ton for the cooperation and assistance
rendered by the various state officials.
Also do I wish to especially thank you
and each of the county officials Of the
american Cotton Association for the
valuable service you have rendered.
Please send to our secretary immed-
lately the names Of the officials Of your
county If you have not already done
son. and send in the list of your mem
! hers, in case this has not been done
| Please also advise the secretary i'm
mediately how many members Of the
A. C. A., from your county will attend
| the state meeting on December 2nd
This is very important.
With highest personal regards, and
thanking YOU again for your splendid
efforts in this great cause fo rthe COM
mercial freedom Of our Southland,
iam.
Very sincerely yours.
j. S. Wannamakcr,
President. A. C. a.
State Chr South Carolina Branch
! November 10, 1919.
Mr.. E. I. Reardon,
Sumter. S. @.
i Dear Sir:
Permit me to urge you to use your
best efforts to have a large delegation
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very truly yours.
American Cotton Association,
HARVEY JORDAN,
National Campaign Director.
November, 10 1919
Mr.. E. I. Reardon,
Sumter, S. G..

Mr.. E. I. Reardon,
Sumter, S. c.
Dear Mr.. Reardon:
urge in the strongest terms that
every county form their complete and
| permanent organization on the dates
| requested by Mr.. Mcleod per letter
ienclosed. I also most earnestly urge
that full delegation from each cOun-
ts attend the meeting in Columbia on
december 2nd for the purpose OF
forming the permanent organization
fof the South Carolina Branch of the
American Cotton Association. Express
ing ii mildly. this is one Of the most
meetings that has ever been
called in our State.
1t will be necessary to form and
adopt the constitution and bylaws for
our permanent state organization,
elect the various state officials as pro-
Ivided for in the bylaws and consti-
tuition. These officials should be, Sc
!lected from the most able men OF the
State as their duties will embrace the
handling Of by far the most important
matters that have ever been handled
by any organization in the South. Then
TOO. we must select for the various
icommittees that have in charge the
handling Of the various aims. objects
and purposes OF the American Cotton
Association, the most able men in the
entire state. 1t will be necessary 10
elect the following: president. vice
president. secretary and an executive
committee.
Following the wake of the organi-
zation of the American Cotton Assoc
iation in each section Of the cotton
belt comes the formation and putting
into effect and force the aims. OBJ
iccts and purposes for which we are
so earnestly striving. AS result OF
the work already accomplished the en-
+ tire South has received untold bene-
fits and is today recognized as the
coming part of the nation. More ware
houses owned and controlled by the
people of the South have been built
than at any time since the war pc
tween the States; stock has if,en ralS-
cd Tor the erection OF two cotton 1ac-
tories by members Of the Association:
la three million dollar corporation for
financing and effecting direct sales ol
cotton has been formed, and great
amount of additional constructive
work has been accomplished.
AS a result of the work already ac-
icomplished by the American Cotton
iAssociation, we are receiving commun-
ications from practically every sec
tion of the world where cotton is con-
sumcd. and from every line of the cot
n ~,
and magazines throughout America.
Canada and in Europe are carrying
special articles concerning the Assocl-
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SCHOOL EXHIBITS

Four or five live wire" communi-
ties. Bethel School. Salem School.
General Sumter School. home denl"n-
stration clubs. and girls clubs. and
Citv of Sumter Home Demonstration
club will be in next weeks fair with
Very fine booths showing The progress
of their respective communities.
Many farmers. merchants. manutact-
urers. agricultural machinery estab-
lishments, automobile dealers. and
other establishments will have at
tractive and educational exhibits.
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he United States Department OF

The United States Department OF
Agriculture and the Farm Extension
Division of Clemson College have de-
termined 10 make the 1919 Sumter
County Fam the occasion for educa-
ting and organizing the farmers, mer-
chants, bankers, land owners; tenant
and sharecropper farmers and/the CIT
iZells Of Eastern Carolina generally IN
preparation for fighting the cotton
boil weevil. County Agent j. Frank
Williams ard Miss Alice Martin. coGn-
" home demonstration agent are CO.
operating ana doing much hard val
liable, and intelligent work TO make
our fair the success it is planned 10 De-
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Officers OF Association Of the Sumter
Comfy Fair. Association.

The officers, directors and heads of
departments who are working SO
Zealously and efficiently are is follows:
G.. A. Lennon, President; DR.. NJ.
L. Parlor. Vice President; J. Frank
Williams. County Agent. Directors
H. L. Tisdal ]. u. Hearon. ". Percy
Smith. T S. DuBose, Jr.. j. Fl. Mey-
ers, w. T. Brown. George Il. Spper-
son. s. J. White. A. l.. Scarborough.
Mr.. II. L. Tisdale. for years the hus-
Ting secretary. is actively aSsociatcd
as a live wire" director, and is hand
ling much of the business Of the 1919
fair
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Nov. Z, 1919.
Mrs. H. r. ciinkscales, Secretary S
c.. Cotton Association.
Columbia. S. c..

Columbia. S. c.
My dear Madam:
Press dispatches report the organi-
zation Of a tremendous cotton combine
between the promoters of the New
England Union Warehouse Corpora
ton and all Of the big compress inter
ests in the SouthA
The proposed combination will in
volve a capital Of about one hundred
million dollars and create a gigantic
trust for the future buying, storing.
financing and handling cotton in the
South. These interests appear to have
become panic stricken as the result Of
the determination of all other de-
partments Of the cotton trade at the
recent Worlds Cotton Conference, es-
pecially the growers and spinners, to
enforce economic reforms in the fu-
turc h;tlirg ans handling Of the
american cotton crop.
The cotton combine TO maintain
continued control Of the cotton crop
can only be successfully resisted
Through complete organization of
the cotton growers and their allied in
terests under the leadership of the
American Cotton Association. To that
end we impress upon YOU most earn
estly to exert every effort in your pow
. er and chose Of Your associates to or
caniZe the counties in your State up
20 10 per cent. efficiency.
October cotton for 1920 is already
being Iuoted and sold for future de-
livery at price less than 20 cents per
pound. If the opposition carries out
their present plans of combination
and the growers are unorganized. the
growers will be in helpless condition
TO defend their interests in marketing
the 1920 crop at profit, provided a
normal yield is grown next year. We
must strike now and strike hard to Sc
cure concrete organization Of the
cotton growing interests In every cot
ton county for the battle Of 1920.
This can only be successfully accom-
Iplished by continuous and effective
Ihammering through the various State
Divisions. The national headquarters
of the association is ready and willing
tc render each State Division head
quarters every assistance and cooper
alton possible. Be sure to keep US in
formed constantly as to your progress
land your needs. The future is bright
for success with complete cooperative
effort 1t spells disaster for the cotton
growers if they are left at the mercy
lof those who have preyed and fatten-
ed upon the cotton crop for the past
fifty years.
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PUBLIC NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that the
Compulsory School Law will go into
effect for Sumter county for AL white
rural schools, Monday, November 1t.
All children between the ages of eight
and fourteen will be required to at
tend school, unless providentially pre-
vented. An excuse in writing, stat
ins cause of absence, must be rend-
cred TO the teacher. For all colored
schools running four months OF less,
the law will take effect with the open
ing of the school.
BY order of the Sumter County
Trustees Association.
J. AZ. Kolb. President,
J. H. Haynsworth, Secty.
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The Sumter County Chamber

The Sumter. County Chamber OF
Commerce has taken the job OF get
ting the United States Government in
terested in putting on comprehensive
peanut. grain, potato, and other crop
0iyarsifica1ion. and TO furnish expert
lecturers of several departments on
livestock. tobacco, peanuts, potatoes.
grain. velvet beans, and other boil
.-weeyil ammunition diversificatlon
farm products.
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The City in Gala Attire.

Sumter is elaborately decorated al
ready in the main business sections in
honor Of the Sumter County Fair. the
business establishments, and the sew
banks having donated hundred Of dol
lar for elaborate street decorations,
and many individual firms are putting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-02-13

Mrs. w. E. Vickerman returned to
Lewiston, Mont, Wednesday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-02-13
THE MINING SCHOOL IN DANGER

Publisher Tribune A move is on
foot at Madison to abolish the Mining
School at Platteville. The establish
ment of this school was the first recog-
milton and attempt to develop he great
mining industry of this part Of the
state. The school gives an opp 1rtunlty
for young men TO acquire technical
education along line OF business that
is of the greatest Importance "a kind
of education they cannot acquire any
other place in this state.
No one seems to be able to find the
influences that are back Of this bill To
abolish the mining school The total
appropriation asked for the support of
this school for the next two years is
only SIG, 900 a year The taxes paid by
the mining companies, land owners,
and other individuals and industries
directly connected with the mining bus
mess, amount each year to great deal
more than the total cost of running the
school.
need not call your attention to the
fact that the Mineral Point Zinc Com
pany alone has very recently paid in
the city of Mineral Point taxes amount
ing to twice the sum asked for in any
one year for the support of the mining
school.
1
This is not a Platteville matter in any
sense of the word. but is one which
effects all of Southwestern Wisconsin
1t is pleasing to know that larg,
number of the papers in this section o.
the state are protesting against tbs
proposed abolition of the school.
Respectfully,
7. M. PRESLEY,