The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-02-16

"He is quite willing to agree that
the term "hard times" has been, in
most cases arbitrarily applied and in
reality that there has been "no such
anlmaP--lt is very much like the term
ghost-of which we have heard all our
ilVeS, but have never seen, except
when conjured up by diseased imagina-
tlons, 1t is case of crossing bridges,
which we never come to, and which
in all probability we will never reach
When the time comes that a thrifty
person is in want in need of food and
clothes, on account Or the so called
panic" there will be little more
reason to say that we know of hard
times. Just now history is simply re-
peating itself-the financial tide is
reccding (as it is normal for it to dog
and rise again, it most surely will, in
effect. or prices will adjust them
selves when people return to work
(but not until they do)
A good deal of the misery now is oc-
cassloned by our conscience, for many
OF us know that as we had taken the
lesson which "the story of Joseph"
was designed, by our Heavenly
to worry (read the story of Joseph,
our crops, instead of specializing as
we have done, and we would not have
wasted our surplus in riotious living.
We would have used our savings for
constructive purposes and not for
those short-lived pleasures, in which
we sank our funds and we would have
1lrst made our homes comfortable be-
fore buying autos. We, would have
put water works before excursions.
We would have put in home cOnvcn-
fences instead of less useful things
we would have put comb and honey
into the hive in preparation for the
winter which invariably follows the
spring and summer.
Let me tell you friends, we must
quit whimpering and get down to
business. We can make good times,
1T matters not where prices go. Keep
the wheels turning If we use our
brains and muscles more, we will have
more. Just go to it, There is really
nothing else for cd-bloodcd people to
do. Just quit dreaming of 40 cents
cotton, for in all probability the young
est child will never see it again, and
1t will be bad if he does, for it will
mean that another period Of rcorgani-
Zatlon and reconstruction will have TO
be gone over. We should thank God
! that the greater number of our noble
farmers and business men are sane,
even though some would soon have
been otherwise, which means that our
affairs will be alright and that Il unit
ed people will harmonizc the various
enterprises and that whole of us will
be happy and partly because Of being.
busy.
We have had our holiday and it is
time to work and get physically and
mentally fit. Our food will taste bet
ter, our corn bread will be better than
cake and our bacon. hetter than turkey.
An interesting social event of the
past week was the oyster supper given
Friday evening, February 18th, under
the direction of the playground COM
mittec Of the Summcrton school. The
proceeds which amounted to $50 will
be used in purchasing equipment for
the school playground. The bill with
the McClary- Broadway Co., which
amounted to $40 was donated to the
fund by the Company. Arrangements
have been made to erect number Of
pieces of playground apparatus on
the new playground. The lumber for
this was given by MessrS Mcdlin and
Touchbcrry, w. A. Richbourg. and r..
M. Fielder, and G. NJ Davis. 1t is
hoped that the greater part of the
work viii be completed by the end Of
this week. Capt. "Jimmy" Goodwin is
experimenting the construction work
at the playground.
Mcssrs. Bill Stuckey and Ulysses
Brunson of Summcrton spent the
weekend in Columbia. BY the way
we understand that these two young
men are somewhat interested in Co.
lumbia College,
"NUB."