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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
ROBESON MAN HITS OIL.
EX-Sheriff Mcleod Becomes Multi
Millionaire Overnight.

The following is from The Robe
sonian of Lumberton.
The above caption is spread in big
type clear across the top of the first
page of the lola (Kan.) Daily Regis
ter of August Is. Former Senator
Geo. b. Mcleod of Robson is the man
referred to. In display type part of
a 2-column head, is the line, Big
gest Well in New Gas Field" The
story begins as follows:
Senator Mcleod, of lola, an opera
tor in the Deer Creek and Elsmore
OIL fields, checked over his available
cash and found he had some 5000.
I'll pay it all on that Colony field,
he said. He took the George Robbins
lease OF z acres in Colony from Ir-
win and Payton. put on a rig, and
TOOK the Pearson lease northwest of
this location and slapped in another
rig. Now he has a pair of berrcats.
nGisy ones. the gaSsers that come in
with a swish and roar The Robbins
well came in last night and the Pear
son this afternoon. He has II 100000
cubic feet of gas in the two wells"
Gas is retailing at Colony, the pa
per says at 80 cents per thousand
There follows a long description of
the boring of a well, with deafening
noise and the spraying of dirt, and
this: THE drillers were plastered
with dirt and sand from the we'll
They stuffed cotton in their ears
and stayed on the job. Paul Irwin had
made the location and was superin-
tending the drilling for Senator Nc
Leod. And when the big noise came
his face was wreathed in smiles. He
had picked the location of the bigg-
est producer to date"
Former Senator Mcleod has been
operating for some time in the Ken
sas oil fields. He has many friends
the Robesor;an readers who
will be glad to learn of his success.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
FlOydale.

Miss Maybelle McLaurin has re-
turned from a visit to Henderson, y.
&c.
Misses Reaves and Mary Afford are
visiting friends in Mullins.
Miss Anna Whitlock of MaXton \.
c.. is spending the week with Miss
Halle McLaurin-
Mr.. Harold Gaddy spent the week
end with Burke Hayes.
Miss Olive Bethea spent the week
end at Sellers.
Mr.. Worth Adock of New York is
spending some time with his sister
Mrs. French McLaurin.
Miss Halle McLaurin has returned
from visit to her grandmother al
MaXton, n. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. TayTlor and
Misses CARRIE and Nina Bryant have
returned from visit to friends and
relatives at Fayetteville, n. C.
Mrs. Harry Blackwell and chill
ldren returned from Hartsville last
week after spending some time with
friends and relatives.
Rev. P. X. Crosby began revival
services at Mt. Andrew NJ. E. church
Sunday night. Preaching at eleven in
the morning and eight p. m each
day.
The community picnic which was
held at Campbell's Bridge last Thurs
day was enjoyed by all
Mr.. and Mrs. X, B. Hodges are
spending several days at the home of
j. II. Stackhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap Utley of Glenn
son College are spending several days
at the home of Mrs. Lou Utley.
Miss Blanche Moon of Graham. N
c., is visiting friends and relatives
here.
Miss Lucille Mills spent Sunday at
Tabor, y. c.
j. f. Swearingen, State Superinten-
dent of Education. made very in
teresting talk at the community pic
mic last Thursday.
Misses Ruth and Penelope Berry
have been visiting friends at Barn
Vile. S. c.
Miss Halle McLaurin entertained a
number Of her friends at an afternoon
picnic Wednesday afternoon in honor
of her guest Miss Whitlock
very interesting game of base
ball was played at Floydale last
Thursday between Clio and Floydale.
the score standing II to in favor of
Floydale.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
ANOTHER FINE BUILD
ING FOR DILLON.
FIRST National Will Convert 4. Blum
Building into Modern Building.

Last Thursday the First National
Bank awarded to Contractor McBryde
.ot Cheraw the contract for remodel
ms the L. Blum store at the corner or
Main street and Railroad avenue and
converting il into modern bank
building.
The bank has had the plans under
consideration for some time. but fin
al arrangements were not completed
until last week. The First National
purchased the property about o year
ago
The plans call for modern bank
building with tile floors, marble in
terror work and stone and brick on
the outside. The upstairs will be con-
vcrted into offices. The bank rroper
VIII occupy 20 feet of the. corner
building and in the rear of the bank
WIZ he an office building 30 feet
wide
According TO the plans il will be
one Cf the handsomest bank buildings
III the eastern section of the state and
VIII be quite an addition to The town
work Will begin on the building in
the next 80 days and the bark ex-
poets to be able TO move in it,.. ~
quarters by January the frs,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01

taiineer spoke of his grandmother's
regret at having been instrumental
in driving Nancy from home and for
which act she expressed recro, on her
death bed
Some years ago little pamphlet
was published which endeavored to
prove that Enslow was the father OF
Abraham Lincoln. ana showed pic
lures of the Lincoln and also those of
the Enslow family. The EusIows
still live around Asheville. and do not.
deny their relationship with the mar
tyred president Mr.. Dillingham; says
that the older citizens OF Macon
county firmly believe that Lincoln's
father was Enslow, and as proof of
this fact some years ago a member of
the family entered a court house,
where a new judge was presiding.
and who was impressed with the
striking resemblance.
| spent some time tracing the To-
cal history of the Lincoln family, and
also read number of books on Alb
raham Lincoln. But except this old
scandal, and which was resurrected
after Lincoln became famous, can
rot find thing to substantiate it
On the other hand the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln states that he was born
three years after Nancy moved from
Rutherford county to Kentucky, and
her marriage to Lincoln.
But there is no doubt or question
but that Nancy Hanks was born
among the mountains of Rutherford
county. North Carolina, that she was
sent TO Kentucky after her name be-
came mixed up with Enslow's, and
that members of her family are to-
day found ameng the hardy and
brave mountaineers of the old North
State.
Also, the strong resemblance be-
tween the old mountaileer and Abra-
ham Lincoln, and which is noticeable
10 even a stranger, shows that the tall
statute and the marked and rugged
features of Lincoln were inherent
from his mothers family.
And just here let me state that for
pure blooded, 100 per cent. Ameri-
cans you must>go to the mountains of
the two Carolinas and Georgia. Their
thin soil and poverty have kept back
alien immigration and the same fam
lilies that carved that region from the
wilderness and expelled the Red Mem
still reside there.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
McLAURIN GETS 20 YEARS.
Former Dillon County Resident is
Found Guilty of Assault.

w. III. L. McLaurin former Dillon
county resident, charged with as
isault upon several little girls, entered
"a plea Cf guilty It Charlotte Mon
day. according to Tuesdays issue of
the Charlotte Observer. The sentence
of the court was that McLaurin must
serve 20 years in the state prison.
The crime with which McLaurin was
charged was committed several
months ago and feeling was so high
that McLaurin was closely guarded
while he was in Jail awaiting trial
According TO the Charlotte paper
alienists testified that McLaurin was
not mentally responsible for his acts
McLaurin, a native of North Caro-
lima, lived in Dillon county until sew
eral years ago when he went to Flor
ida. 1t is said that he was convicted
of similar crime in that state and
served a prison sentence. Dillon coun-
ty people who knew him when he
resided here were of the opinion that
he was not normal. Although man
OF unusual intelligence, he was of an
eccentric nature and seemed TO have
rather warped and distorted vision
OF things.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Carolina.

Mr.. Ansel Afford Of Floydale is Wis
iting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Robertson of
Rowland are on a visit to their sis
ter, Mrs. d. b. McInnis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunk McLaurin and
children and niece, Leara McInnis,
visited Mrs. l.. NJ. Morrison at Nc
Coll Saturday.
Mrs. Laurin McInnis and daughter,
Flora c., spent few days with her
sister, Mrs. Gus Afford of Dillon
last week.
Mrs. L. w. McInnis and two chill
dren, Charity and Duncan, spent the
week end at the home of her father,
Mr.. Neil G. McLaurin of Wesly.
Several folks from the community
attended the Educational Rally at the
Robert Fletcher Memorial school,
Marlboro county. last Wednesday.
Some able and fitting addresses were
made by Drs. Snyder of Wofford and
r. H. Wright of the Eastern North
Carolina Training School for Teachers
,Greenville. N C. This is a modern up
to date building with its Teacherage.
nearby erected at a cost of 100000.
by the father and uncle of Robert
Fletcher as a memorial of his SUI
preme sacrifice in the world war.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
VILLA MAKES INQUIRIES
RELATIVE TO OUR CATTLE.
Mexican Rebel Chief Has Quieted
! Down and Wants to Stock up on
Tar Heel Angus Cows.

Mocksville, Aug "a. Sanford and
Rich. who have large herd of An
gus cattle near Mocksville, N. c..
have recently been getting some in
quirfes from Mexico and South Amer
lea for prices and information on
their Angus cattle.
One of the inquiries last week was
from Gen. Francisco Villa, of Mexico.
Villa has 'quieted down it seems and
Is now living useful and peaceful
life on his farm and ranch in Duran
go, which consists of over half
million acres. Villa is stocking his
ranch with good cattle and apparent
ly doing all in his power to make his
place a credit to himself and the
thousands of people who live on his
place.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
HARD TIMES.
Smithfield Herald.

Smithfield Herald
A farmer came in the office not
very long ago and among other
things started talking about hard
times. He is in precarious condition
at present, said he. but knows con
'ditions are not half as bad as they
were when he was boy. He said that
the reason why farmers were COM
planning SO much now was because all
of their lives had been spent in pros
perity and luxury. He said that they
should have lived, however, about 90
or more years ago, when land was
cheap and food scarce.
Some of the facts told by this man
are very true and should be consid-
cred by our people at present. He told
of the time when he worked from sun
rise to sunset at the hardest kind OF
farm labor for only 27 cents a day.
There were plenty of applicants for
his job and only by the hardest work
did he manage to maintain it.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
OFFICER McCRACKEN
GOES TO FAYETTEVILLE H

Sheriff Bethea says he regrets to
lose Rural Policeman John McCrack-
ell who resigned last week to accept
a position on the Fayetteville police
force. Sheriff Bethea says that Offic-
er McCracken was a valuable man
and did excellent work in the position
he filled. He was particularly active
in running down violators of the
prohibition law. Mr.. McCracken is
succeeded by Mr.. F. l.. Sitton. former
chief of police in Dillon, who has
q well established reputation as a
most excellent peace officer. Since
resigning from the force several years
ago Mr.. Sitton has been engaged in
farming and cotton buying. The for
mer profession he will continue on a
limited scale.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Spends Week i'm Boil Weeyil Section

Rev. j. A. Langley, pastor of the
Little Rock Baptist church, has re.
turned from Ulmer in Allendale coun-
ty where he held protracted meet
ing. Allendale is in the centre of the
boil weevil section and what Mr.
Langley has to say about this section
and the weevil is interesting:
In no place." said Mr.. Langley
did L find the farmers complaining
Although this is their third year with
the weevil they will make about so
per cent of crop. Some farmers will
make almost a normal crop. This is,
however, where they went into the
fields when the crop was young and
picked the first weevils off the bios
sens. The first crop of weevils is the
most dangerous crop. They lay the
eggs that later on produce millions OF
small weevils. The small weevil. or
rather the weevil in the growing stage
is the one that does the damage. He
has good appetite and il does not
take him long to eat up the blossoms
OH cotton stalk l drove around the
country and saw many fields of cotton
that promised a good yield. In every
instance, however, l was told that the
first crop of weevils had been destroy
ed by picking them off the blossoms.
Rapid cultivation is another way of
getting ahead of the weevil. One far
mer who did not use any fertilizer
Will lose his entire crop The crop
grew slowly and the weevils destroyed
the blossoms as fast as they matured.
Although this is the third year of the
weeVil in that section the neOnle
seemed TO be getting on fairly well.
They do not owe much money and
have plenty to eat. AS the weevil does
the most damage the third year /
suppose / saw conditions at their
worst and there should be a gradual
improvement from now on"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Nellie McLendon to CCiumbi,
Pee Dee Advocate.

re" Dee Advocate.
When Probate Judge j. C. Davi.
OF Dillon county, learned that Miss
Lila - f"rrN. superintendent OF the.
STATE Industrial School for Girls had
IpGsed TO take back Miss Nellie Nc
endon, who tried to commit suicide
liz the Bennettsville jail. he notified
probate Judge Julian McLaurin that
ne Judge Davis had committed
Nellie McLendon to the State Indus
trlal school till she was 21 years old
tfa' she had not been Saroled, and
ne did not undcrSt9nd whv she wa aS
away fiom there o.. 'hy t..rv rrtusnc,
1" take her bach
City Clerk H. j. Riley then COM
municated these facts to tho state
Board of Public Welfare. whrr,.uDon
G"vc~atr Cooper ,iir otod that the
Cir: be sent back to ,he State Indus
trial School for Girls.
She was therefore taken back by
Chlef of Police Cunningham Tues
day morning and turned over to
Miss Perry.
AS soon as Miss McLendon saw
Miss Perry, she commenced cursine
her and said. Il am going to kill
you Although she was held by Of
ficers, she kicked Miss Perry in the
stomach and seriously hurt her. The
girl was then placed in a cell
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
kennDer.

Miss Kathleen Stubbs of Charles
ton visited here recently.
Mrs. r. Finch visited i'm Florence
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Thorn. Jr.
spent few days at Myrtle Beach las!
week.
Miss Grace Hayes OF Horny visited
relatives here last week.
Miss Louise and Bette Hayes went
to Myrtle Beach last week
Miss Sarah Finch spent few days
at Fork last week
Mr.. Billie Sanderson and sisters
Aline and Louraine visited at the
home Of Mrs. P Barfield last week
The School Improvement Associa-
ton will meet at the Teacherage Tues
day afternoon. All members are in
vited to be present.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
ESTABLISHED 1894
MARKET COTTON SLOWLY.
Argued That Price Will Be Depressed
IL Selling is Precipitate.

Columbia, Aug. 27 Former
Governor r. 1. Mnaning. president Of
the American Products Export and
Import Corporation, today gave out
the following statement on the cottor
situation by Mr.. T. B. Stackhouse.
"One Of the very largest cotton
dealers in the South both for export
and domestic consumption made the
following statement few days ago:
II as much as four millions of bales
OF cotton from the 1921 crop, plus
the leakage from previous crops, is
sold by producers during the months
or September, October and November
middling cotton will sell at ten CT =,
or lower before December /, and
that, in his opinion, every possible
agency should be employed to insure
SLOW and orderly marketing of
cotton until conditions become more
normal.
Others engaged in the cotton busi-
ness and familiar with existing con-
d1tions of both the domestic and for
eign demand for cotton, concur in
the opinion of this large dealer. The
Federal Reserve Banks at Richmond
va, Atlanta, Ca, Dallas, Texas. st.
Louis and Kansas City, have recently
( sent out letters to member banks ad-
vising that said banks will go as
Tar as the law permits in aiding the
South to market the 1921 crop and
the carry over from previous years
In an orderly manner. These banks
nave practically put cotton on the
same basis as they have heretofore
put united States bonds, in that they
through member banks notes secured
by the 1921 cotton crop. Notes of
member banks secured by 1920 and
1871 cotton are eligible for redis-
counts at said reserve banks.
In addition TO this action on the
part OF the reserve banks, the War
finance corporation is empowered
uhoer Dill recently passed by the
united states, to lend as much rs one
oiilloh dollars on cotton to individuals
!irms or corporations and the feeling
IN washington is that the Houce will
also pass the bill and there seems to
De no question OF its approval by the
President.
The Government. through the re-
serve banks and the War Finance
corporation, has made every provision
that any reasonable man can expect
10 aid the South in orderly marketing
OF the cotton now held in the South
and securing fair price for same.
Domestic mills are buying and will
probably continue to buy cotton spar
lngly and only as needed. Foreign
mills are buying the same way, and
under such conditions cotton mer-
chants buying cotton can protect
themselves only by seeing futures
which depress the price. If the 1921
crop is rushed on the market to-
ether with the leakage from previ-
Gus crops, seven to ten cents cotton
seems certain. while. if all cotton is
marketed slowly. or as the spinning
world is forced to have it, fifteen to
twenty cents seems equally certain
T. b. Stackhouse."
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
A BIG CHICKEN RANCH.
Cheraw Men Expect to Sell Over $50,
900 u Year.
The Cheraw Chronicle says:


Mr.. j. l.. Crawford, jeweler, OF
Cheraw, who has recently built q
modern California bungalow abou,
two miles from Cheraw. is launching
an industry in our midst which we
trust will blaze the way for our far
mers in the poultry business. Mr..
Crawford has secured the services OF
l. w. Wertheim, of Blairstown, n.
j., who has had "a years experience
in raising chickens and is now pres
ident of the SusQuehana Poultry COM
pany, large poultry ranch in New
Jersey. Mr.. Wertheim will come to
Cheraw in September and will build
and manage a poultry ranch at Mr..
Crawford's home about two miles
from Cheraw. The ranch will be stock
ed with 5000 white Leghorn chick
ems of the very best strain obtainuble e
and the equipment for housing and
breeding is to be the latest and best
models now used. For instance, the
laying houses have electric lights in
stalled equipped with switches that
will automatically turn on the lights
at O'Clock in the morning, thus Civ
mig the hens a 15-hour work day.
Mr.. Crawford plans to sell non-fer-
tile eggs for table use, Matching eggs
by the setting, day old chicks and
broilers. He figures he will market
between $4,000 and 10000 broilers a
year.
Mr.. Wertheim. who was in Cheraw
a few days ago closing final arrange
ments. said that the climate here was
ideal for the project and he was de-
lighted with the prospect of making
Cheraw his future home. The ranch
will cover about 20 acres and will be
nearing completion by October Is.
This will make two poultry bust
nesses of note for 'Cheraw, Mr.. H. r.
Hickson having for Il number of
years conducted farm of possibly
the finest show chicken in the state.
His birds are always among the first
prize winners wherever they are en-
tered. He is planning TO show in Nor
folk. New York and other northern
cities this fall
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Eighty Years Ago and Today.

1t has been ascertained by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture that in region where eighty
years ago, the labor of a man for one
day of ten hours produced forty-five
pounds OF cotton in the seed as an
average for seasons work, he now
produces one hundie I'd and twenty
seven pounds of cotton in the seed,
or nearly three times as much, per
average day of work, the result of
improved agricultural practice.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Useful Change.

A woebegone traveller in a small
Georgia town approached the ancient
colored man who operated the one
oar ferry across a dinky stream and
accosted him with
Uncle / am broke, and / got to
get across the river. Will you trust
me for it?
Fare is only 8 cents, boss"
Il know, but i hav got the 3
cents"
Uncle Nose placidly resumed his
pipe. Boss" he decided, "ef you ain
got cents you wont be no better of
on dat side de river dan you is on
dis"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Sellers.

Miss Ruth Sellers is spending some
time in Washington, d. c., the guest
OF her aunt Miss Annie Sellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hudson have
removed to Marion. We are indeed
sorry to lose this estimable family,
but Sellers loss is Marion gain.
Miss Eva Culbreth leaves shortly
for Bellevue Hospital, New York
city, where she will finish her train
ing as a nurse.
Mr.. Billy Brown Page will spend
the winter here with his uncle, Mr..
w. G. Page and attend the Sellers
graded school,
Mrs. Albert and her three daugh-
ters who have been the attractive
house guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Page, for some time will leave this
week for their home in Birmingham,
Ala.
School will begin here On Septem-
Der 5th. Mr.. j. G. Baker, Principal,
Miss Middleton, Meriwhether, S. c.,
the intermediate grades and Misses
Matte Lyons of Augusta, Ca, pri-
mary grades and music.
Mr.. Henry Allen and sister Miss
Eva. Mr.. Harry Sellers and Miss
Elizabeth Brady were in Sellers
Sunday.
Misses Olive and Margaret Bethea
and Messrs. Ralph and Tom Utley
were the guests Of relatives here Sun
day.
Mr.. Austin Watson and Miss Harriet
Maryland Of Newark, N. j. who were
married recently after spending a few
days with the groom's parents here,
left last Monday for Charleston where
they will make their home.
Miss Henrietta Hammond who has
been spending the summer here will
leave shortly for Winthrop College.
Mrs. Herbert Barksdale of Va, is
visiting her father Mr.. d. L. Smith
here
Mrs. Allyn and Felix Smith are Wis
iting in Whiteville, N. C.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Ed. Sneed's Nerve.

For nerve commend us to Ed
Sneed. colored, of Brunswick county
who last Sunday morning killed his
wife, hid the body in a swamp and
then calmly proceeded to Sunday
school. opened it as usual. assigned
the classes and fulfilled his duties as
superintendent without flicker of
compunction. And when later the
body was found. Ed appeared to be
proud of the way he had conducted
himself under what he styled trying
circumstances" The trying part will
take place when Superior court con
venes.-Rockingham PostDispatch.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
New York at Work and at Dinner

In New York City passenger
train arrives every fifty-two seconds;
Il ship leaves the harbor every for
ty-eisht minutes: four business firms
start up every forty-two minutes:
four transient visitors arrive every
second; every day $50 new citizens
come TO make their homes; each day
100000 messages are sent and re-
ceived by telephone; every evening
more than 81 1.250.000 is spent in the
hotels and restaurants for dining.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Our Immigrants Last Century.

During the last century total of
S4,OOO,OOO immigrants came to this
country. or these 8,206,000 were
from Great Britain: Germany furnish
ed 5,495.000; Italy, 4,101,000; Aus
tria-Hungary. 4.06S,000. and Russia,
1911, 900. France sent only 523,SO6.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
Flow OF the Gulf Stream.

1t has been found that the Gulf
Stream has current greater than the
combined flow of all the great rivers
of the world. In one hour ninety bill
lion tons of water move along it's
course