Sweet potatoes urged as new money maker in SC
At a conference on development South Carolina officials highlighted the sweet potato industry. H B Horton said 107 curing houses exist with more planned and outlined plans to grade pack and market potatoes through the SC Sweet Potato Association and Development Board.
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the News and Courier
South Carolina Development Board
H. B. Horton
Niels Christensen
Beaufort
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
South Carolina Sweet Potato Association
South Carolina Cotton Growers
Coopera Association
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
South Caroina Sweet Potato Association
Porto Rico
Leading Fairmont Citizen Dies
Leading Fairmont citizen A L Jones died early Monday in Fairmont after kidney trouble. A l Jones moved to Fairmont before the railroad, started in the tow mill business, built the road to Elroy later taken over by the Coast Line, and left a comfortable fortune at age 61. Mrs Phil Osteen with her sister Nina Alford and Mrs Elizabeth Johnson departed Saturday for New York to purchase millinery and ready to wear goods.
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A. L. Jones
Fairmont
Jones
Ones
Elroy
Coast Line
Phil Osteen
Nina Alford
Elizabeth Johnson
New York
Purthaws
Chief Britt Faces Delinquent Tax Ad Deadline
The Dillon chief of police lamented the unpaid tax ad crisis noting many delinquent payers responded after an appeal. Officials must publish three consecutive weekly ads before sale day, with August 18 marking the first required appearance and the next two issues to follow. The Herald did not print the ad in time.
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Police
Britt
Presa Dilton
Dillon
The
Herald
Chief Britt
Herald Office
Weekly Cotton Letter Predicts Decline in Yields Across States
The Savannah Cotton Factorage Co reports crop deterioration spanning Georgia, the Carolinas, Oklahoma, Texas, and beyond. If trends continue, final yields may fall short of government estimates, with a private bureau noting 57 percent of normal. Market factors include Federal Reserve support, demand strength, and boll weevil conditions, while price spreads may narrow if 1921 yields open strong. Japan’s postwar financial crisis and cotton purchases are cited as signals for global demand and potential American mill activity.
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Savannah Cotton Factorage Co
Georgia
Carolinas
Oklahoma
Texas
Federal Reserve Banks
Cron
Blease Praises Camp Jackson Abandonment
Yorkville Enquirer reports former Governor Cole L. Blease praised abandoning Camp Jackson last Thursday en route to a Felbert picnic. He cited postwar immorality and crime linked to the camp, though praising loyal soldiers, and noted opposition from Columbia citizens who wanted to keep it.
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Yorkville Enquirer
Jackson
Cole L. Blease
Yorkville
Columbia
All
Washimgton
Otto
Ae Festuke
Camp Jackson
Grim Retribution Through Mules and Guilt in Dixie
A Dillon county businessman recalls a moral tale on cause and effect. He recounts selling mules to an old Black man, later losing them when debt and misfortune followed. The story ends with the man’s guilt and a fatal accident when the mules drown after a frightened escape, a harsh sermon on conscience.
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Dillon County
Darkey
Snion
Gover
Winter preservation tips for beans and peas in Dillon county
A discussion urges fixing the vegetable surplus each year by drying and canning beans and peas to cut winter costs. An anecdote recalls string bean drying and a wedding night chitterling feast, where travelers roasting chitterlings in an outhouse sparked amused exclamations from a relieved farmwoman.
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Dillon
G. D. Barlow
Dr. W. #. Smith
Catawba
Boll Weevil Drives Berkeley County Farmers to Redesign Farms
The article recalls a Berkley County cattle farm near Monck's Corner owned by Nathaniel Heyward once famed for cotton with 500 to 700 bales yearly. The boll weevil’s arrival ruined cotton, prompting Heyward to fence, switch to cattle, and sell assets while keeping 250 cattle. Neighbor Li Braddy plans cattle sales and grass farming, predicting more weevil impact and advising adaptation.
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Mr. L. ©. Hratdy
Monck’s Corner
Berkley County
Nathaniel Heyward
Heyward
Berkley
Mr. Heyward
Braddy
Georgia
Diljon
Honey Dew Crop a Vailure in Orangeburg Says Postmaster
Postmaster Carmichael, a bee expert, explains the honey dew crop is scarce due to a late spring and explains bees forage patterns. He disputes boll weevil poisoning as the cause, noting bees have moved deeper into swamps where spring cold did less damage and honey dew flowers are more plentiful.
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Carmichael
Mr. Carmichael
Orangeburg
Mr Carmichael
Jay
Fortune The Glitter That Isn't Gold In Papua New Guinea
Prospectors in British New Guinea found a bluish gray Nekish mineral along a river. Bought in London two pounds for about $6,000, eight times the value of a similar gold amount. The substance proved to be meridium used in fountain pens and delicate machinery, worth $200 an ounce, though most of it washed away before rediscovery.
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Papua
British New Guinea
London
Akred
Maj O M Page Returns to Virgin to Continue Road Work
Maj O M Page, in charge of a major road construction project in Henry and Patrick counties, is back in Virgin Monday night after days at home. He will oversee a hard surface road stretch across the mountains until October. After completion, he will work on a 2 million dollar road project near Roanoke Virginia, funded jointly by federal and state aid with dollar for dollar matching.
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Maj. O. M. Page
Virgina
Maj. Page
Henry
Patrick Counties
Roanoke
Neill Metrith
Southsfield
N. O
Lormers
G. M. Metnis
N. D. Alforg
St. George
Lal Morrison
Dumly McLauriney
Montreal
Dan Henderson
Christian Endeavor
Bill McInnis
Lauri McInnis
James
Laurin
Caralinis
Local County Notes Share Visits and Tragic Death
Lake View reports many relatives visiting townsfolk from Charleston to Bristol with Miss Lizzie Powell and Miss Hattie Hood visiting Myrtle Beach and Wrightsville Beach. A death at the family of Laurin McInnis is noted with burial at Carolina cemetery after illness. Several residents plan stays and visits to family in Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and Florida as summer continues.
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Writhtaville Beach
Local Gossip and Public Meeting at Fork School
Miss Marie Vaughan visits with relatives in Lynchburg and nearby towns. Several residents spent Sundays with friends and relatives in Camden and Rowland. Miss Gertrude Breeden visits Sadie Moore. The Fork School Improvement Association will hold a public meeting August 19 in the school auditorium with an interesting program. County officers settle with the comptroller general over 1920 taxes. totals show substantial sums for state, county, and school purposes with no changes in the audited accounts.
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J. K. Bethea
Marley
Eugene Carmichael
Burt Roberts
Camden
T. W. Carmichael
Rowland
Gertrude Breeden
Bennettsville
Ming Sadie Moore
Ladies of the Fork School Improvement Association
Grand Jury
H. F. Jackson
SeventeenYearOld Girl in Ben Nettlesville Attempts Suicide in Jail
Nell McLendon, a seventeen year old white resident of Bennettsville, attempted suicide in jail after being arrested July 22 for reckless driving and disorderly conduct with Jim Davin. Deputy Hyatt and Dr Kinney intervened, removing a twisted scarf. she expressed she would rather die than endure prison life. Her mother, a member of a good family, is cited as unable to keep her at home.
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Pee Dee
Nelliy McLendon
Bennettsville
Hyatt Ehe
Jim Davin
Crosland
Tennette Ville
Cunningham
Mike Melonidin
Hytts
Mr. Hat
Hut
Dro. Kinney
Kinney
McLendan
Frank HeLendon
Alehlund
Ieee Ie
Ieee Ie wriPtel Ianeenid Toma
Atv
Ion Ai
Snake Story From Augusta Readers Stirs Rural Fear
A reader from Augusta recounts a grisly incident with a large snake and a frenzy of killing. The letter claims the mother and grandmothers of a snakes family were slain after a long struggle near a pasture wire. The piece ends noting Augusta's first bale of new cotton sold at public auction from the cotton exchange, graded strict middling.
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Augusta
Cotton Exchange
Beorent O
L. Anderson
Gniancey
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Jim McQueen
Lilly McDonald
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Nelle McLendon
Chester
Onue
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