The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-02-23

From street corner talk among
many of our business men and farm
ers in the community it appears that
the hope for twenty or twenty-five
cents cotton this spring has almost
been abandoned, with such ideas as the
above, coupled together with the fact
that many farmers are claiming that
with the high prices being asked for
fertilizer, that the fertilizer people are
trying to evade any loss, while farm
ers and merchants have already sus-
tanned Il tremendous loss on account
Of the slump. in prices, with such
thoughts in the minds of our people
they have been living for the last
week or so at least on the pcssimistic
side of life and passing through "bluc
streaks."
One substantial farmer was heard
to say the other day that it would be
impossible for him to pay anything
like his last years expenses if he was
forced to sell his cotton and cotton
seed at present prices, and that it
looked as though there would be no
money to be borrowed this year and
that he hardly knew whether to hire
any hands or let out any share crops
this year or not; and that unless con-
ditions changed he might not be able
J to even supply helpers with rations.
While another substantial farmer
takes quite an optomistic view Of the
situation and declares that people
should quit "fussing" about low priced
cotton and high priced fertilizer and
get to work and that in due time all
things would adjust themselves and
the pcrplc%ing proposition now be
ing pondcred over would be a thing OF
Il Il.
a happy people.
Our own opinion is just about this
the farmer that lost thousand dol
lars last year or that is that lacked ;
thousand dollars paying his debt
IN, # make this year say $4,000 wortf
Of crop for $1,000, then take the thou,
sand and offset this back debt anC
start even with the world again. Th
!, %uthc solution would apply to the mer
chant, mill man, horSc-tradcr and s.
on. Sometimes we hear folks discuss
ing conditions of today even sometime
leaving off the "dis" that they are yer,
much afraid that the price Of our com
moditics is going still lower or tina
, the boil wecvil will eat up the cotto
etc. Yet the good book says: "Fea
! thou not for am with thee"; it ais
70 says: "Lct us therefore come boldl
unto the throne of grace, that we ma
obtain mercy and find grace to help i
: time of need"
There is show in town and Will
we have not attended it we hear the
I have several dogs and must have quit
: Il iot OF powder and paint. We do nc
! know all their numbers but the bi
= attraction seems to be No. 40.
; Mr.. Ben Cutter died Saturday an
! was buried Sunday at Calvary bury
+ ing ground; funeral conducted by HI
: pastor, Rev. j. A. Ansley. The dc
J ceased was about IS years Of age an
4 is survived by three daughters, h
!, wife just preceding him to the gref
4 beyond by something like two weeks
i Several Of the cows and dogs tn.
y = were bitten by the mad dos killed he1
! some ten days ago have gone mad an
3 had to be killed.
= J. r. Touchberry spent Tuesday
Sumter on business.
!" Miss Myrtle Allen Of I'lorenc
/, spent the week end here with her pa
!; ents, Hon. and Mrs. w. d. Allen.
3 Mr.. w. j. Wlikic spent Sunday wit
Et friends at Jordan. There seems
Il be some attraction down there. lIo
+ about it "Billy."
Il Prof. N. Gist Gee, the efficient pril
* clpal OF the graded ana hlEn ScnO
Il spent Sunday and Monday with frien'
i in Manning.
Il Mr.. l.. II. Howell Of Greensboro,
+ c., was a guest of j. II. TOuchberl
* Monday.
Il Mr.. f.. j. Robertson will begin IL
Il erection Of a handsome two story +
i sidence on Cantey street i'm the ne
Il future.
II Miss Lucille Glascock, the popul
II and much loved teacher of the seven
H grade, spent the week end with hon
Il folks at Catawba.
Il Rev. j. A. Ansley spent Monday
y Sumter.
t Miss Eva Van Landingham, the G
Il ergetic and panstaking teacher of t
Il sixth grade, spent the weekend wi
+ kin-folks at Heath Springs.
i Hon. G. Nj. Davis has been put fo
Il ward as Il candidate for mayor ne
II Tuesday. 1t is understood that t
Il following for wardcns will be on !
i ticket: j. A. Brunson, l.. B. Dav
'ag r. J. Carrigan and e. J. Robertson.