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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
CHRISTENSEN Will y
AGAIN HEAD BOARD
Directors Approve Appointment Of
Smell.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Made in South Carolina" Movement
Endorsed-Select Executive COM
mittee.

Columbia, Oct. 5.-The election Of
officers, the selection Of IN cxecu-
tive committee, the appointment of q
manager and Endorsement of the
made in South Carolina" movement
was done at the meeting of the board
OF directors of the South Carolina de-
velopment board in Columbia today.
Ncils Christensen, of Beaufort was
reelected president of the development
board; G. w. Cokcr, Of Hartsville, and
Geo. B. Cromer, of Newberry, were
elected as vice presidents. A. S. Man.
ming, of Columbia, was named as
treasurer. Members of the executive
committee of the board are; Niels
Christensen of Beaufort; Richard I.
Manning of Columbia; c.. II. Barron,
OF Columbia; G. A. Hightower, Of
Edgefeid, and Bright Williamson, OF
Darlington.
| A. V. Smell, the new manager of the
board, succeeds Geo. r. Wheeler, who
came to South Carolina as the repre-
sentative Of the Southern Settlement;
and Development Association. The di-
rcctors thanked Mr.. Wheeler for his
excellent work in organizing the de-.
,velopment board and expressed regrets
that he had resigned. Mr.. Smell, the
managing executive of the board, is
at present manager of the Charleston
Chamber of Commerce. He has resided
in South Carolina for forty years, hav-
= ing also served as secretary Of the
Sumter chamber of commerce. lie is
also secretary of the South Atlantic
Ports Association. He is well known
, throughout the State and has made an
excellent record as an organizer. He
is also secretary Of the State Cham
Der Of Commerce. The board of di-
, rectors also confirmed the members
, who have been selected for the de-
7 velopment boards commissions. The
. directors also answered the progress
) sive program of work which was out
, lined recently by the board Of control
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
NOTICE TO CLUB MEMBERS

The Central District of South Caro-
lima Federation of Women's Clubs
will hold it's annual meeting in Sum-
ter, October 18th. All members of
clubs, whether Federated or not, are
invited to attend this conference
which will be held in the Girls High
School Building, morning and after
noon Of Wednesday,, October 18th.
1t is the earnest desire of the Fed
Grated clubs of Manning to have all
the non-federated clubs we'll repres-
ented at this meeting, and cordial
invitation is extended to all club wo-
men to attend. Our State President
Mrs. Rufus FAINT, viii attend this CON
ference and arrangements are being
protected for her to visit our Town or
Thursday afternoon, October 18th II
is a rare opportunity afforded us--a
visit from our State President-anf
we trust every interested woman ir
Manning will be out to meet her. The
exact hour and place of meeting will
be announced in next weeks issue OF
The Times. l feel sure much infor.
nation will be gained from this meet.
ing and trust every club woman vii
attend. q
Mrs. j. A. Weinberg,
President Civic League.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
She "
MAKING BIG HIT

Melville's Comedians opened on
Monday night on the lot formerly oc-
cupied by the Methodist church with
the pleasing bill Broken Hearts," On
Tuesday night they played to capac-
ity audience the old-time favorite.
LENA Rivers" This play which has
been adapted from the story by Mary
Jane Holmes, has pleased thousands
OF people all over the world for many
years. The characters in both the
bills were exceedingly well taken,
especially the characters Of Granny"
as taken by Miss Gussie Addison and
Lena Rivers" portrayed by Miss
Lillian DeArmond.
Mclville's Comedians are now fill
ing a long-felt want in the show world,
especially in the smaller cities, from
the fact that they have gone back to
the old days Of week stands, producing
the very best in melo- o-dramas, comedy
dramas and farce comedies. The
American stage for several years has
been drugged with musical comedies
and cxtravagances and it is a welcome
relief to witness some of the old time
dramas.
3 Tonight the bill will be "The Cali of
the Wild"--one of Jack London's best
stories. Thursday night will be the
famous English success ""rhe Brat"
Friday night will be "Where the River
Shannon Flows" and on Saturday
afternoon will be "Red Riding Hood
and Saturday night "The Morning
After the Night Before" These are
all powerful plays and we can assure
the people of Manning that the parts
are all we'll taken by competent peo-
D!c,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
CLUB MEETING

Orangeburg, S. c., Sept. 23,
My dear Club Members:
Central District will hold it's an.
nual one-day meeting in Sumter Oc-
tober 18th. Please make this ban.
ner day by every club having at leas;
one representative present Make
your reports run from district meet
ing to the next and be sure to give
them the exact number of members
Of your club.
The work of the Federation will be
outlined an ddiscussed at this meeting
and full attendance is earnestly de-
sired. Please make all non-federated
clubs feel that they will be most
welcome.
Very sincerely,
Anna Norwood Moss,
d. V. p.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
PROGRAM OF WONAN'S
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

The following is the program of the
sixth annual meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Synod Of South Caro-
lima now in session in Manning:
Wednesday, Oct. 9th.
$3.50 A. M.-Registration of Repres-
entatives.
1890 A. M.-Music-"Consecrated
Lord to Thee"
Deyotional-Rev. L. B. McCord.
Welcome to Manning-Capt. w. C.
Davis.
Greetings
From Hostess Auxiliary-Mrs. S. O.
O'Bryan.
From our Baptist friends-Mrs. F.
O.. Richardson.
From our Methodist friends-N1rs.
c. N. Sprott.
Response-Mrs. f. Parker Connor.
Music--"Lift thine eyes to the
mountains"
Call to order.
Roll call.
Presidents message-Mrs. F. Louise
N1ayrs.
Bible Hour-Mrs. II. r. Walker.
Announcement of committees.
mtermission for lunch.
Wednesday, 2:3O p. Nj.
Devotional--Mrs. l.. l.. Legters.
Hymn.
Roll call-minutes.
Reports Of Synodical officers.
Reports Of Presbyterial Presidents.
Discussion Of Mission study books,
lead by Mrs. S. G. Hodges.
Impression Of Chinese missions at
first hand, Mrs. James Reaves.
Hymn.
Prayer.
Wednesday, 800 P. NJ.
Open session-friends cordially in
vited.
Devotional-Conducted by Rev. L.
B. McCord.
Observation-Disclosures we the
Lord,"-by the choir.
Address-by Dr.. Thornton Whaling
Hymn.
| Prayer
Renediction.
Thursday, Oct. 7, $3.50 A. nj.
Devotional--Mrs. l.. l.. Legters,
Music--Anthem, "There were Ninety
and Nine"
Roll Call-Minutes.
Reports from Committees on Reco
mcndations.
Address on work at Thornwen Or.
phanage, DR.. J.. Ross Lynn.
Report of Orphanage committee
Echoes from Montreat-Miss Amy
Allan, Chairman, Mrs. Leslie Strbling
Mrs. r. p. Hamer.
Bible Hour-Mrs. H. r. Walker.
Hymn.
Prayer.
Adjourn for luncheon.
Thursday, 2:30 p. NJ.
| Call to order-minutes.
Music-Trio, "One sweetly soleh,
thought"
! Sentence prayer.
| Group conference.
Discussion Of findings Of confer
ences.
Reports Of committees on a plac
of meeting.
i Resolutions.
/ Prayer.
Adjournment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
COTTON PROSPECTS
INDICATE BIG LOSS
Reduction of 100000 Bales in 1920
Crop Forecase
IN GOVERNMENT REPORT
r2,243,03O Bales Ginned Prior to Sep
tember 25-171,112 Bales il,
South Carolina.

Washington, Oct. A reduction of
100000 bales in the cotton crop as
forecast last month was predicted to-
day by tho Department of Agriculture,
which based its latest forecast on a
crop condition of 59.1 per cent on Sep
tember 25
This total was reduced in today's
forecast to 12,123,O00 bales.
Production was forecast last month
at 12,183,000 bales and the condition of
the crop August 25 as 67.5 per cent,
while the forecast made in August Was
l2h1Ss l29!~s, ,uuo, based on a condition of TAI
on July 25. Last years production
was 11,329,755 bales and the condition
of the crop on September 25 a year
ago was 54.4. The ten-year average
condition on September 25 is $50.
The condition of the crop this year
on September rs by States was:
Virginia, 72; North Carolina, 68;
South Carolina, 62; Georgia, 81; Flor
ida, SO; Alabama, 40; Mississippi, so;
Louisiana, At; Texas, 61; Arkansas,
65; Tennessee, &c; Missouri rs; Okla
homa, 70; California, 78; Arizona, 90;
all other States, 80.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
MEETING CLARENDON COUNTY
COTTON ASSOCIATION

Pursuant to a call made by Hon.
r. c. Hamer, president Of the South
Carolina Branch Of the American Cot
ton Association, a meeting is hereby
called for the local Association of this
county, to be held next Saturday,
October 9, at the Court House in Man
ming, at II o'clock, A. NJ, for the pur-
pose of getting information from a
meeting held today in Columbia by the
Export Company and the Executive
Committee Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Association.
The meeting to be held here next
Saturday is an important meeting and
we hope for a good attendance.
j. M. Windham, W. G. Davis
Secty. Pres.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
DIR. B. F. JONES WOUNDED

Edgefeld, Oct. 5.-Mg. M. Wharton
Hudgens shot and it isSthought NOR
tally wounded Dr.. b F. Jones, at this
place, yesterday afternoon, the shoot
ing taking place in factory town. Five
shots were fired by Hudgens, one tax
ing effect in the breast another in the
left side the other below the left
shoulder. There were no eye wit
nesses to the affair but it is said that
they had some words over rent, which
DR.. Jones claims Mr.. Hudgens was due
him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
FLOUR PRICES MOVE DOWN

Minneapolis, Oct. 4-Flour prices
continued their downward trend when
mills effected reduction of 10 to GO
cents barrel for family patents here
today. One large mills quotation was
reduced from $12.15 to $11.55 a barrel
while another, which lowered its price
half dollar Saturday, made further
cut of 10 cents, making its price $11 80
q barrel. The low wheat market is
responsible for the decline, millers
said
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
MISSIONARY PROGRAM

The Woman's Missionary Society q
the Methodist Church, South will NEE,
at the church on next Monday after.
noon the 18th at O'clock.
Program--Afriea.
Hymn 418.
Bible Lesson-"Tn Christ is Divine
Compulsion to Service for Men" Mrs
c. N. Sprott.
Prayer
Business.
Missionary News.
Hymn 633.
Quiz-"Our work in Africa" by
Mrs. j. w. Herriot.
Topic-Africa-A Forward Look, ky
Mrs. G. l.. Dickson.
Special music.
Pocm-"The Masters Question" by
Mrs. c. S. Rigby.
Hymn G33.
Prayer.
Collection of dues
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
MULDROW-THAM

Darlington, Sept. 19.-Trinity Meth
Wednesday afternoon, the occasion be-
ing the marriage Of Miss Mabel Claire
Muldrow and Preston Brooks Thames
of Florence. The bride was one Of the
most popular young women of this
city, and her friends crowded the
church to witness her marriage. Be
fore the ceremony w. j. Rhodes sang
two selections.
At G:3O o'clock the bridal party came
in to the strains of "Lohengrin'
march, played by Miss Geneva Ward.
First came the ushcrs, Henry Muldrow
and James Porter of Ohio, Lowell Null
drow and Mr.. Johnson, Lake City.
Then entered Miss Christine Acres
and Miss Elizabeth Houston, Miss
Louise Bristow and Miss Wilhelmina
Young. These lovely bridesmaids were
dressed in yellow taffcta with black
hats and carried goldcnrod. The dame
Of honor was Mrs. Philip Arrowsnith
Of Florence, sister of the bridegroom,
dressed in pink tulle with silver lace
and carrying American beauty roses.
Miss Lima Muldrow, sister Of the bride,
was maid Of honor and was dressed in
green satin and sequins, with q black
hat and sweetpcas tied with yellow
tullc. Little Elizabeth Lumianski was
the pretty ring bearer and the flower
girls were little Misses Minnie Smoot
and Mollie James, dressed in green or
candle and carrying flowers in green
baskets tied with yellow tulle. Then
came the bride, leaning on the arm of
her brother. Olin Muldrow. The bride
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

was dressed in gcorgette, embroidered
in silver, with coronet veil draped with
orange blossoms, carrying shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
bride roses. They were met at the
altar by the bridegroom with his best
man, Philip Arrowsmith. The ccre-
mony was performed by the Rev. H
j. Cauthen, pastor of Trinity church
After a reception at the brides home
the young couple left for an extended
trip through the North.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
1 DEAD, 1 CUT, GIRL ALIVE

Dublin, Ca, Oct. 3.-Gcorge Rabun,
"a, is dead, and Frank Powell, 10, Sc
vcrely wounded is in Jail here charged
with assault with intent to murder as
a result of battle with knives for the
hand Of girl in the lower end Of
Laurens County late last night. Both
young men are sons of prominent
farmers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

Mr.. Ward, who has been employed
for the past year in the Alderman
store. has resigned and accepted a
position with c.. M. Davis and Son Co.
Mr.. Ward has moved his family to
Davis Station.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Rev. J. A. Ansley of Summerton,
and formerly pastor Of the local Bap-
tist church was visitor to Manning
yesterday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

Only few cases have been tried in
tho civil court this week. In the case
Of Weatherford against the Telephone
Company, the plaintiff received vcr-
dict for $4,000 damages. f.. ID. Hodge
against the A. c.. L. railroad Company
for burning woods, Mr.. Hodge recciv-
ed 100000 damages. Richbourg
against James for the possession Of
fifty acres Of land, the case was set
tied and Mr.. James gets the land.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

Died at the home of his father in
Summerton Monday night, Mr.. Sabb
Cantcy eldest brother of clerk of
Court j. B. Cantey Of Manning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

Married last Sunday in Sumter,
Miss Bell Gardner of Manning and
Mr.. Edinburough Shorter of Davis
Station.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

Died in Manning Monday night,
Mrs. Louise Shirm. The deceased was
well known figure in this community
for number of years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

On account Of the inclement weather
the meeting at New Zion last Wed.
ncsday in the interest Of the Fourth
til later date.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06

the meeting at New Zion last We'd
ncsday in the interest Of the Fourth
til q later date.
Mr.. Henry Powell of Red Cross
Headquarters was in Manning We'd
nesday on the interest Of the Fourth
Roll Call. While here Mr.. Powell
paid visit to the county nursing
headquarters and expressed himself as
very much pleased with the work be-
ing done here.
From the first OF October until the
first Of June the nursing service
stresses physical inspection Of school
children. This does not mean that the
nurse discosrtinucs visiting patients
suffering from tuberculosis, typhoid,
etc, and bedside nursing, for these
are carried on all year. 1t does mean
however, that during the school year
special emphasis is laid on the work
among school children. Examinations
include eyes ears, noses, throat, and
teeth Of the children as well as a
study of their development and
mention. A regular system Of in
dex cards is kept for each school and
where children are found to be suf-
fcring from defects which should be
corrected the nurse visits the parents
and talks over with them the child's
aimcnt and the best means cf curing
it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
MANNING, S. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER g. 1920
ClQrerad0tp's Population

Fourteenth Census-Preliminary Announcement of
Population Subject to correction Clarendon County, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-08
EAGER TO SEE ELEPHANT
First one That Was Brought to the
United States Aroused the Ut
most Curiosity.

Nowadays, when summer In the
United States would hardly seem itself
without the coming of a circus, it is
difficult to realize the excitement
aroused by the first exhibition Of an
elephant. "A now-forgotten Snowman,
Hackaliah Bailey, is said to have inn
ported the first elephant nearly a hun
dred years ago, and the animal was
whole show in himself. The circus
tent had not yet come into being, and
the elephant was shown in barns IN
the Eastern states. that then held the
bulk Of the population To prevent the
public from seeing the show without
charge, the elephant Travelled from
place to place In the night; but even
SO, the public refused to be wholly, cir
cumvented.. and small companies gath
cred with bonfres ready to light when
the strange creature came numbering
past on his way to the next town.
Sometimes, however, the management
defeated this intention by sending
along the road horse built up to look
like an elephant in the dark. and when
the bonfire had been lighted and had
burned out, the real elephant followed.
Christian Monitor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-08
DANGEROUS Counterfeit.

The most expert means of counter
feiting American greenhacks has been
discovered by the state police IN the
Adirondacks lumber camps, where 50
$50 and 500. notes were being dupii-
Gated. Banking experts have pro-
nounced them the most clever counter
fe;ts in existence.
The information now IN the hands
of the state police is to be turned over
to the United States department OF JUS
flee. The secret of the device is ma; :.
chine which is capable of splitting. the
thin note paper on which American
notes are engraved and permitting the
face and back of the note to be
stripped from each other. MaSed pa
per is then laid over each half of the
note and a solution applied to trans
fer enough of the original ink 10 the
waxed paper to make an exact dupti'
cate of the note. The waxed sections
TO which .he ink has been transferred
are then pasted TO the opposite hall
ef the good note and in this way two
bank notes exactly alike are produced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-08
The WAY to the Pole.

Service with the American air
forces in France adds weight to the
opinion of Donald B. Macmillan, Arc
tic explorer and leader Of the Crockef
land expedition, that the ailplane ils
not adapted for a dash to the pole,
and that the cost Of such trip by
dirigible would be prokibitive. In his
own future explorations, Mr.. MacMll-
Ian says, he expects to depend on the
"ever-faithful dogs for conveyance.
The airplane is, IN his judgment. i'm
practicable for several reasons, one OF
which is, he says, sufficient to dis
count the idea Of successful Arctic
exploration by hardy airmen. The
frozen north offers no smooth fielGS
of ice on which the explorer could
make landing. A dirigible might
start from a properly equipped hangar
in Labrador and hope to return, but
the total cost sof the expedition would
probably be about s.. .000,0UQ.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-08
COULD FEEL FOR. AFFLIcTIoN
Man Had Not Forgotten How II Felt
to Be Dep-'yed Of the Blessing
OF Sight

He looked as It he. owned bank.
And he was talking: to4:a man who
looked as. II he owned two.
And while they confabbed In. front
of hotel wrinkled woman came-up
to them leading wrinkled man. She
was selling matches. cents q box,
three for ..ss.s. 10 ~
The .ene-bank mAn5 waved aside the
matches. but. put some money in the
woman's hands, and asked her un-
lucky companion how he came to lase
his sight. sssa - :.ss =, :
The blind. man said that he had
neverahad any sight to lose. He was
born that way. )
The man of the4.two banks Clipped
in with. a DONATION then the couple
moved on, the. blind man, philoseph77
icallyj serene and the woman shrillinlg
her tches! . Five cents a
box, three for
And the. ene-bank man said to- the
one who owned tive: y =. -
81 had my eyes .bandaged for a: week
once. Blindness is a., tragic thing
Which showed that in his case any
how, q little knowledge was not dam
gerous tting.-Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-08
Dolls In Literature.

"A. London writer has recently In
troduced the: subject OF dolls in Ht-
erature: Almost anyone, who VIII
trouble to search his memory. can dis
cover adolf somewhere. between the
covers OF many-a a book which he has
read, Beginning with a sighting re-
erence to them under. the name Of
babies" in Sydney's, Arcadia" and
noting the mention OF Idol by Char
lptte BroAte. this writer concludes
that. until the nineteenth century
dolls were neglected by. English au-
.thors and that they appear more ire
quently in French than in English fe-
tion. Dickens seems to have had more
to say about dolls. than any other, Eng
lish author; but the doll Nobby is an
important parsonage in Mr. Wells
"Peter and .Toan,"' and the dolls house
in ..Tono-Bungax'' contained So dolls,
although with none Of them does the
reader become personally acquainted:
Jerry and Rosa. in. tsrhe Golden Age"
are also remembered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-08
WINGS FOB MRS. VANDERBILT Nj
Soldier Admired Spirit Of His Enter
tainer, but Couldn't Quite
Credit the Rest:

Mrs. ". K. Vanderbilt tells this story
on herself:
Size was doing canteen work In
France during the recent misnnder-
standing in that vicinity, and devoted
considerable time to entertaining
American soldiers in one ofathe hostess
houses. being an excellent dancer
and attractive, she was in much de-
mand among the boys. One evening
she. danced several times with.a tail
tow-haired doughboy who showed
symptoms of great loneliness and
talked volubly about things IN Mlchi-
gan.
When the evening was ended, the
tow-haired one came over toaA1rs.
Vanderbilt. si....&..-ss -
'.I've had bully time" he said,
sand I want to keep track Of you.
We're moving out Of here tomorrow,
for the front. But If we get back, I'd
like to look you up over in the States.
Nv name is Albert Bridgeman, from
Grand Rapids. What's yours"
I'm Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt" she re-
Piled.
The doughboy scanned her from
head to foot.
.That's right, chicken" he said,
''1y high.'