The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-09

We had thought that our last
eplsle on the cotton situation had al
ready been written, but during the
last week an argument on the cotton
holding movements has developed
from an entire different angle of any
argument yet advanced. 1t is being
argued now by some that while the
average cotton farmer was endeavor-
ing TO better himself that he was real
~ working against his own interest,
in this way, that while he could have
placed his cotton on the market last
fall at a price at least the cost of pro-
duction, paid his bank account, fertili-
Zer account and merchandise account.
All of which would have put lots of
money in circulation and that instead
OF lowering the price of cotton with
all this money in circulation it would
perhaps have increased or at least
kept the market firm, as it is now
appears that many farmers who con-
signed their cotton to the different
cotton factors to hold for them has
not been kept off the market to the
contrary has been sold in large uuan-
titles. And that all the cotton mills
in this country and perhaps abroad
are well supplied with raw material,
II this is true surely we are not going
to have any real high priced cotton.
The town election passed off very
quietly last Tuesday, there being only
one ticket in the field, C. NJ. Davis
mayor, l.. A. Brunson, l.. B. Davis, r.
). Carrlgan and f.. j. Robertson ward
ems. All the above named are among
our very best and most enterprising
citizens and with the cooperation of
the good people Of the town we can
safely predict an administration of
progress and achievement.
Up to this date very few cars of
fertilizer has been shipped to this
town and many of our farmers are
using their cotton seed as fertilizer,
rather than sell their seed at the price
now available and buy fertilizer at a
price which they claim is entirely too
hlgh, while there are some farmers
who claim that the only way to make
any klnd OF cotton crop under boil
Weevll condition is to plant early and
use quick fertilizer We recently
talked with a gentleman who says he
knows great deal about the boil
wecvl! the only possible way to make
anything Ii Ike a half crop of cotton
this year in this cotton is to have
your rows three feet apart and leave
the cotton very thick in the drill get
ting all the fruit possible early i'm the
season and near the ground, as to how
much on this is true we are unprcpar-
ed to say but we suspect time will
tell.
Mrs. w. j. Goodwin and Mrs. Harold
Is visiting relatives in Columbia.
Mr.. j. w. Anderson who is work.
ing at Oswego spent the Weekend
with his family here.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Peter Chcwn
ing, Jr, Sunday a girl.
Honor Roll for The Past Month
Elizabeth G. Anderson,
Grace Grimm, Frances Fielder, Sarah
Hunter, Lcona Ross
lst. grade-fIenrietta Balm, CAROLYN
Davis, Dorothy Everett, Mablc Fielder,
Elizabeth Joseph, Catherine Stukcs,
Sarah Touchberry, Andrew Burgess,
Reedy Davis.
2nd. erade-Annic Bciscr, Clara w.
Coskrcy, Sarah Fielder, Camilla
Joseph, Matte Mathis, Elizabeth
Sem, William Cantey, Brennan Davis,
Joseph Davis, Herbert Hatfield, Grady
Mcdln, Charles Plowdcn, Bruce Rich
bourg.
Bird: grade-Junior Eadon, Drucilla
Gee, Tom James.
4th gradc-Jamcs Carson, Maysic
BclSer, Annie Belle Richbourg, .Eunicc
Iouchbcrry, Agnes Fielder, Hcna
King.
9Th. grade-Charlcs Allen, Halstcad
Anderson, Annie Bye, Ashton Broad
way, Julia Cantey, Roland Chewing,
Francis Troy.
9th: grade--Bessic Mood, Edward
Mathis, Sarah Hunter Thelma Broad
way, india Lee Grim.
7th. grade Elizabeth Anderson
Mae Medlin, Lcona Ross.
9Th. grade-Joe Anslcy, Halle Car
son, Grace Cobia.
9th. grade-Tappy Lcsesne, Annie
Mood, May Elizabeth Hunter, Hugh
Gus Richbourg.
10th. grade-Emma Wynn Mood,
Sue Ester Pitts, Belle Cantey.
18th. grade-Catherinc Davis, Pau