The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-16

future. The Northern papers are re-
sponsible for most of this "normal
price" business and we agree with q
| recent editorial that this may be for
the purpose of getting farmers and
nlerctaEts to stock up now so that
tney VIII be we'll loaded with high
price goods when the sudden return to
| pre-war conditions begins. There is
| one thing most conspicuous TO tho
writer lnasmuch that there is a great
demand for foodstuffs at present and
prooaTlv will be until another harvest
| put With good food crop in Europe
| the trst normal crop in five years,
| and more foodstuffs raised in thn
south, we will find the supply greater
then, which will necessitate lower
prices. They will not reach the low.
est yet, probably this year, but as
time goes on these things will repu-
late themsel Ives gradually approaching
a pre-war basis. On the other hand
1t is a we'll known fact that there
must be a demand for cotton as thnrr
comes cry for clothes from Europe
must be clc'hed They are not clam.
0r'n% for '1"@r cotton, and if left to
me cott' F.! *'e"?i .ors they will never
receive ,r"nn C0-:oN for that is, in
the OPP .'>E at man" why the market
IS SO messed now, the spectators
"aitin- 'c" = @'re2ter demand for the
staple, . :: no :. as caeaply now AZ
they pos5ib';: car. without a yre,t
wall from the - .i.>.n farmer. This
IS the ocnditicn r.,;r -.-istinp but ~ :s
VIII be change II ,N", manner, for
t Is absolutely CA: y .;:r- there is q
demand for cotton. -:. at cotton
IS necessary com i:nG.tv and that
me world at large muot have it, and
furthermore that five sevenths of the
cotton consumption Of the world is
planted raised and harvested in the
South: The farmer has arisen to the
fact that if there is no: now demand
that they have it in their power to
""':n'A 4 demand which undoubtedlv
they will Go. The present movement
on foot, with the proper backing and
SERIOUSNESS, will, despite the contir
ueH farass put up by northern capa-
taNStS and spectators, create this
long felt desire. Whether or not the
prices at present are future norma,
orlces, makes no difference, as no
farmer would object to the elevating
OF prices providing he gets an equal
elevation for his production.
The gocd old month of June is
craving near and to the astonishment
OF the writer, he has noi been sign
OF wedding bell but he understands
that the bell cord will be pulled and
0fooab;y knot or two tied in it.
me contracting parties Wee rot men
toned in the interview, and this old
scribe certainly wishes that in the
event that he is not in town alonp
about the chosen date. that he vii!
not be too far away to wander back
tor sip of ye old time wine and cake
and also for handshake OF cnngratu-
!atlons to the parties just joining the
hymeneal hosts in the Elesian Fields
OF conjugal bliss. Occasions of this
KIND appeal to your scribe for once
he stood in utter astonishment before
a vested pastor, beside a blushiny
BRIDE, and the feelings that present
themselves on like occasions, are far
beyond expression and in order to get
the full benefit of the soleemnitv of
the occasion, one must experience il
himself.
On. last Tuesday night banoret
was held at the home Of Mr.. J. O
Mathis in the interest of the Jewish
Welfare Relief Fund. Roast turkcy
ham dressing, and quantity of other
eatables were elaborately served or
a long table extending across the
yard, followed by ice cream and cake
dalntily served by the following DANES
and young ladies of Summerton. Mrs.
Jno. W: Lesesne, Mrs. II. A. Rich
6ourg,, Mrs. Wallace Mathis, Miss
Julia Lake and Miss Frances Lotion.
The table was beautifully decorated
with, flowers adding picturcsquencss
70 the occasion. After the dinner
course, those present were afforded
the pleasure of hearing splendid ad-
4.esS bY the Hon. T. G. Mcleod, of |
Blshopvlllc, followed by addresses
from Mr.. Isaac Strauss Of Sumtcr
Chairman of the Tri-C County board of |
the Jewish Welfare Association, and |
Hon. Charlton DuRant of Manning.
county chairman Of the same orcan;- |
zatlon. The addresses of all the |
speakers were splendid all treating
upon the same subject. that of the |
relief needed by the war stricken
Jews IN the war area across the seas. |
Nr. Mcleod, in his address, stressed |
the fact that we owed debt of +
gratitude to the jew. far exceeding !
the debt we owe the French and the
Briton in that they (the Jews) were
directly instrumental in the handing
down of our laws from the ancient
laws given by God to Moses on Sinai, !
He also further stated that this prob
ably would be the last occasion that
the public would be called upon in
the interest Of suffering humanity and
that it would not only be a sacrifice
to give but a pleasure as we'll After
the addresses those present were
given an opportunity to give, as they
saw fit, for the benefit of the war
stricken jew, who in many instances
were forced to fight against his fell
low countryman in the various
theatres of war across the ocean AT