The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-23

During the past ten days practical
~ all the farmers have finished plant
ing corn, and quite lot of cotton has
already been planted; while as pre-
viously stated in this correspondence
very little fertilizer is being used and
goodly number of the farmers have
used their cotton seed as fertilizer,
| while some few farmers still have a
good supply of seed on hand hoping
| that the market will get much strong
er so they may sell their seed and get
money to help out in making the pre-
sent crop. 1T appears that the ma
JorltX OF the farmers, as we'll as 9TH
ers that are holding cotton have
realized the fact that the chances for
twenty or twenty-five cent cotton is
very doubtful, and they now seem
very willing to take considerable
loss and take shot at making this
years crop on very cheap scale; and
| II by chance a reasonable crop should
be made and fair price is received
for same there will be some chance
to overcome the great loss they are
compelled to suffer from last years
crop.
DR.. Gee, of the University of South
Carolina, made two able addresses
here Sunday, speaking to the Mems
Bible Class at the Methodist church,
also to the Methodist and Presbyter-
church, his theme being "Christian
| Education" DR.. Gee named many
! figures which showed very clearly the
great need of our educational facili-
ties being improved as we'll as the
| need of Christian education. Among
some of the figures named was some
thing like this: "That during the year
1920 there was invested in automo-
blles in this state something like $780,
100000 and for gasoline repairs and
| depreciatiOns of said cars something
like $lO4,000,000 and for school house
and all equipments $19,000,0O, in spite
think we are at"
From DR.. Gees figures from almost
every standpoint we are just about at
the bottom looking up, while many of
us no doubt have thought we were on
top, with our sister states looking up
at us.
DR.. Gee is a brother of Prof. N. G.
Gee of this city and made very
favorable impression on the people
while here.
Mr.. Cooper, Baptist minister, and
state superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League, spoke at the Baptist
church here Sunday morning and at
Calvary Sunday afternoon and at the
Methodist church Sunday evening at
8 O'Clock. Mr.. Cooper very forcifully
stressed the great need of the prohi-
bitionists rallying to the support of
this great work and declared that the
brewers and distillers boast of the
fact that they have billion of dollars
to spend in the interest of beer and
whiskey and if they fail with the pre-
sent congress to get the eighteenth
amendment knocked out of the box
that they will surely be able two years
from now to elect congress in sym
pathy with the brewers and dstillcrs.
Mr.. Cooper was entertained while here
by Rev. j. A. Ansley.
Mr.. j. @. Mathis request us to say
to the good people Of Summerton and
the surrounding community that he
appreciates more than words can eX-
press the many deeds of Kindness to
himself and Mrs. Mathis during her
recent illness. and that he owes each
of them debt Of gratitude that can
never be paid. We are glad TO state
that Mrs. Mathis is very much i'm
proved.
The Episcopalian folks are LAYING
plans for a great box supper Monday
night, March 18th, at the home of
Mrs Ed Briggs. 1t is hoped that Il
large crowd will be present and a
nice sum Of money realized, all of
which will go to complete the addition
to the church.
Miss Fannie Iuggins of Hemin-
way spent the week k-cnd with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. l.. Goodwin.
Miss Vivian Eadon has resigned her
position as teacher in the Paxvllc
schools. Miss Eadon has been sue
ceeeded by Miss Eva Bainc of this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Stackley and
sister, Miss Koopman, who have been
visiting DR.. and Mrs. Wiley G. Gristc,
have returned to their home in Flor
| ence.
Knowing that Prof. Gee and his
eiflcient corps of co-workers are
always in sympathy with anything
that will be worth while elevating or
enGghtening to the town and com
munity we went to him some two
| weeks ago and asked him to get sew