South Carolina Urges Development Board Campaign
O Sparks speaks on a May 21 to June 5 drive to gain support for the South Carolina Development Board. He urges broad public backing from farmers, business leaders, bankers and all residents to promote state resources, notably sweet potatoes, and to correct national impressions about the state.
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South Carolina
South Carolin Development Board
O. Sparks
Columbia
Piedmont
T Estate
P Osesonel
Mr. Sparks
Carolina
Europe
United States
California
Development Board
South Carole Renue
Florence County to host new sweet potato curing chain
Florence County plans a 50 to 200 company to establish a chain of curing and storage houses and a pedigreed seed business. A field specialist will train growers while Clarendon reports 46 farmers in a statewide Better Sives Better Stock Crusade and Oconee lags toward an association.
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Florence County
Clarendon County
Oconee County
Geo. Briggs
Bull Association
Winthrop
Kershaw County
J. W. Sanders
Blanche Tarrant
Greenville County Cotton Association
Darlington County
News From Big Dam Swamp
Local column notes social visits among the Haselden Powell and Fulton families around Big Dam Swamp. An upcoming Black River Church service is announced for the second Sunday in June at 11 o clock with a Saturday night vigil.
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Jolly Big Dam Swamp
Kate
Myrtle Haselden
Freda Fulton
Eva Powell
W. B. Haselden
Murry Powell
M. F. Herring
Hammie Smith
M. C. Powell
Black River
Cox
Jim Fulton
Pruning and Staking Tomatoes Best for Limited Gardens
Clemson college promotes pruning and staking tomatoes to save space and improve yield. Extension horticulturist George P. Hoffman notes plants stay cleaner, ripen earlier, and resist decay when tied to stakes or trellises. More plants per area can compensate for individual plant yields.
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Clemson College
George P. Hoffman
Plea For More Corn From Clemson College
Clemson College quotes B B Hare on 1 801 090 bushels of wheat for South Carolina, 35 000 less than last year, with 2 percent of acreage abandoned. The U S winter wheat acreage is 34 165 000 vs 49 905 000 last year and production down 33 8 percent. W W Long urges action to increase corn acreage to avert a food shortage this fall. He proposes county meetings of farmers bankers and merchants to discuss the situation and stresses money without bread.
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Clemson College
South Carolina
Beaureau
B. B. Hare
United States
W. W. Long
Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Tri County Fair Officers Hold Meeting
The Tri County Fair officers convened May 15 with the executive committee to plan a strong next fair. Government exhibits were stressed with ten cars to be shown from a brick Andrews warehouse. Clemson Extension and Livestock associations pledge premiums and cooperation. a carnival plan excludes games of chance or indecent shows.
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Tri- County Fair
Harper
Association
Andrews
Washington
Carnival Company
United States
Clemson College Extension Service
Georgetown
Wiliamsburg
South Carolina
Stores in town propose seven PM closing on weekdays
Merchants of Andrews circulate a petition to close stores at seven o clock on Mondays through Fridays in summer to give employees more recreation time. The list of signers includes Rogerson and Clemons Bath and Rogerson A B Swinnie T G McDonald J A Feagin A C L Corporation J K Cox A A May J Heinemann E L Powell B L Beck VY W Howle C A Milhous Andrews Furniture Company B F Barrineau M Godfrey The Ideal N E Green Marcus and Weiner Isokreit and Company Andrews Bargain House Blakely and Company E A Watts The Leader Frank Danzig Planters Hardware Company C K Feagin.
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Andrews
Spring and Summer Sprays for Fruit Orchards
Clemson College advises homeowners and growers on summer sprays to boost fruit value by 60 to 100 percent. Details include arsenate of lead, lime sulphur, quick lime, and Bordeaux mixture formulas for peaches, plums, and apples, with timing for first, second, and third sprays.
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Clemson College
George P. Hoffmann
Extension Service to Have Cotton Specialist
Clemson College announces E. C. Seifert will serve as cotton marketing specialist for the extension service in the coming fiscal year. He will supervise cotton grading work across counties with Clemson College as headquarters, building on active graders in seven counties this year and a new cooperative plan with Cotton Association, Ware House Commissioner, and Bureau of Markets.
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Clemson College
E. C. Seifert
Seifert
Orangeburg
Clemson Colege
Orangeburg Sumter
Darlington
Clarendon
Anderson
Greenwood
Laurens
Cotton Association
Beaureau of Markets
Tri-County Fair Promises Bigger 1920 Event In October
President pledges full cooperation for the Tri-County Fair to be held October 12 13 14 15 1920. He notes 1919 fair was successful in exhibits including livestock poultry needlework and girls and boys clubs with U S Government exhibits. James D Lee to again manage operations and assist exhibitors.
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Tri-County
U. S
Tri-Counties
TriCounties
James D. Lee
Agree on Proposal For Budget System
Washington May 26 A compromise bill proposing a federal budget system effective next year was reported today by Senate and House conferees. The secretary would direct the budget with power to revise and coordinate. the President would approve and send to Congress. A budget bureau in the treasury with a budget officer in each department would exist alongside a comptroller of the United States to oversee accounting and report annually. The agreement was unanimous.
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Washington
Senate
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
The
Treasury
Comptroller of the
United States
Comptroller
Budget Bureau
Serial Story Omitted Due to Space Constraints
A portion of the serial Crooked Trails and Straights was omitted from this issue for space. The story will continue in the next weekly edition unless unforeseen circumstances prevent it.
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Straigh
Peanuts After Oats Profitable for South Carolina Farms
Farmers in lower South Carolina face stubble land after oats and should plant hay crops. Plant Spanish peanuts in 80 inch rows with one nut every 3 or 4 inches to gain good stands, with machine shelled seed giving 95 to 98 percent emergence. Plant now to cover oat land and gain profit.
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Lower
South Carolina
Weather improves cotton prospects in week ending yesterday
Improve in most sections noted by the national weather and crop bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Moderate temperatures overall with cooler conditions in the east belt. rainfall light to moderate, heavy rains in northwest and southeast. East of the Mississippi River shows notable improvement and cotton progress in that area while western portions stay favorable except drier corn belt areas.
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Washington
National Weather and Crop Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi River
Shop Crafts Oppose Sympathy Strike
Savannah on May 26 reports the shop crafts of the Central of Georgia By. will not strike tomorrow in sympathy with clerks. Vice President and General Manager Downs will meet a shop crafts committee in Macon tomorrow morning.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia
Downs
Macon
Reflections on a Head
A Yale Record line notes a speaker asking a man in the back row to remove his hat before continuing. The brief quip frames a campus moment illustrating etiquette and humor in a lecture setting.
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Yale Record
Baptist Church to Host Rev. Lee Davis Lodge Sermons
The Baptist Church invites its congregation to a Sunday service at 11 o'clock led by Rev. Lee Davis Lodge D D LLD president of Limestone College Gaffney S C. In the evening Dr Lodge will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for Andrews High School graduates in the school auditorium.
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Lee Davis Lodge
D. D
Limestone College of
Stepladders Use Adhesive Plaster on Feet
To prevent slipping on polished floors or oilcloth, apply adhesive plaster to the stepladder feet. This keeps the ladder steady and protects the surface from scratches.
Furman University to Teach Spanish and Latin American History
Furman University will offer courses in the Spanish Language and Latin American History and Customs next session. Dr. Livingston T. Mays will lead the department, bringing experience as a Baylor graduate, former president of the Cuban American College in Havana, and longtime American Consul. He combines language skill with firsthand knowledge of trade relations to prepare students for commercial work in Latin America.
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Furman University
United States
Latin America
One Vote Wins Inter Church Movement In Presbyterian Union
Charlotte May 26 The Southern Presbyterian Church will continue cooperating in the Inter church World Movement. Moderator Walter L Lingle cast the deciding vote as the assembly adopted the majority report of the executive committee on bills and overtures, recommending full cooperation in the movement.
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Charlotte
N. C
Southern Presbyterian Church
Interchurch World Movement
Walter L.lingle
Executive Committee
Southern Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Full Cooperation with Interchurch World Movement
After an all day debate in Charlotte on May 26 the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly voted 137 to 103 to decline further cooperation with the Interchurch World Movement. The assembly will revisit the issue tonight with a amended majority report proposing continued limited support and possible governance of the movement. James L. Vance, founder of the movement, addressed the body providing information and criticizing officials while noting financial waste and urging reforms.
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D. D
Andersen
S. C
Interchurch World Movement
Churches of Christ
James L. Vance
Single Standard Morals Sermon At Philadelphia Assembly
William Jennings Bryan predicted a constitutional amendment for a single standard of morals for men and women and harsher penalties for immorality. He praised the church for endorsing a single code, urged abolition of discrimination, and contrasted licensing of vice with universal moral standards. The assembly also approved a plan to union eighteen Protestant churches, a major step toward broader church unity.
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Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
United States
Bryan
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
South
Sunday Hours for The Telephone Exchange of Andrews
The Telephone Exchange of Andrews observes Sunday hours with closures and brief open periods. It limits calls to 7:30 to 10:00, 10:00 to 11:00, 11:00 to 4:00, 4:00 to 5:09, and 5:00 to 8:00 with longer hours planned if city demand increases.
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Telephone Exchange of
Andrews
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