The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-11-16
CO-OPERATICE CAMPAIGN
NOW UNDERWAY

The campaign for signers of the to-
tract of the Tri-State Tobacco Grow
er's Cooperative Association was
launched in this County Tuesday ut an
enthusiastic meeting Of leading grow
ers in the Court House.
County Agent, w. r. Gray opened
the meeting with a discussion of the
need for more intelligent marketing
system. F. V. Shelton tobacco grow
er of Virginia outlined the contract
and discussed the method Of handling
tobacco by the association, after
which an opportunity was given for
those growers not satisfied with the
present system to join with their fell
low growers in North Carolina and
Virginia to establish a marketing sys-
TEN along cooperative lines.
Contracts carrying control of ap-
prroximately quarter million pounds
of tobacco were signed, and i'm
mediately thereafter the organization
Of county unit was perfected.
ID. t.. DuBose of Sardinia, one of
the leading tobacco growers Of the
county was elected County Chairman
and County Agent, w. r. Gray was
elected secretary. The following grow
ing growers were elected Township
Chairmen for their respective town
SHIPS, these men to appoint their aids
at their own choosing: Calvary-W.
K: Kcels; Sammy Swamp. Med.
McFaddin; Friendship-E. L. Fairey;
Concord-A. J. Plowden; st. Paul
!. II. King; St. james,. M. Rowe;
Santee-H. G. Cousar; St. Marks-J.
Johnson; New Zion--J. P. Buddin:
Manning-G. T. Floyd; Mt. Zion-C'
J. Haley; Plowden Mill-R. H. Reaves:
Harmony--M. c. Kennedy; Douglas
J. G. Dennis; Midway-J. j. Epps;
Sandy Grove-J. H. Ham.
A meeting of these officers for the
county has been called by the Presi-
dent for Monday, November 21st at
the Court House at Manning, at II
o'clock. All. officers are urged to be
present.
AS the campaign for signers must
be completed by JANUARY 1st, those
present at the meeting. made plans for
a whirlwind drive in Clarendon Coun-
ty to be sure that her quota is secur-
ed we'll before the time limit. Prac-
tlcally every one present took con-
tracts and agreed to get them signed,
and Secretary w. R. Gray has num-
per on hand for further distribution.
Several Of the leading growers en-
thuslastlcally endorsed the plan and
pledged their unstnted support to the
campaign, while a prominent banker
OF the county took batch of contracts
with him remarkhg, that as the farm
ers came into get notes renewed he
would get the contracts signed. Capt.
w. G. Davis, President of The First
National Bank of Manning stated
that the financing plan of the Asso-
citation was sound, and that in the fu-
ture he would be leary of would-be
borrowers who had not joined with
their fellow growers for intelligent
marketing.
The spirit displayed at the meeting
was Indicative of a majority sign up
IN record time in Clarendon County.
VII. Shelton who is q member Of the
Campaign Committee says he has not
attended more enthusiastic meeting
anywhere in the State. though grow
crs everywhere are realizing that this
is their job, and are pushing forward
to fairer profits and living wages
through cooperation with a deter
mination that will not be denied.
The following men signed the mar
keting contract at the meeting to-
day: d. r. DuBose. J. r. Cousar, J.
5. Burgess, F. C. Thomas. f. D. Play
CT, Ryan, r. Wood. II. G.. Cousar, T.. A.
SCorbett, S. e. McFaddin, j. M. Wind
ham, r.. p. McFadden, Floyd and
Floyd, C. r. Sprott. l.. II. Harvin, C.
N. Sprott, w. c. Davis, M. C. Ken
nedy.. N. T.. Andrews. AS already
mentioned these men produce ap-
proximately quarter million pounds.
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