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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
6
Personal mentions fill a Dillon Chronicle page with names and movements. Joe Mimms visits Florence while Mrs. B I Moore travels Columbia. Many locals travel to Charlotte Mullins Dunn Hartsville and Fayetteville for visits shopping or hospital. Armchair gossip includes guests at homes of McKinley Hargrove and Welch and notices of relief work and an agricultural exhibit invitation with dairy testing details.
Furman University reports the current enrollment already surpasses last year's peak with 70 more students. Dillon county sends D B Alford Latta C B Allen Latta C J Allen Latta H M Finch Kemper W M Finch Keim per M Watson Latta. The faculty size nearly doubled and the education department led by Prof Livey Gunter is operating this year for the first time.
The Pee Dee Baptist Association endorsed plans for a laymen's meeting at Dillon First Baptist Church on November 7 at 3 PM. Judge Gilbert T. Stephenson of Winston-Salem and Mr Bobo of Laurens will speak, with expectant large laymen delegations from member churches attending.
The tenth meeting of the Dilton County Federation of Women's Clubs was held in Hamer-Kenturn Jacnos on Saturday October 16 1920. Reports on health and thrift were presented, a compulsory attendance amendment was adopted, and officers for the new year were elected with Mrs Ruth A Dodd and Mrs J D Coleman among key figures. The next gathering will be in Dillon with delegates chosen for district and state federation duties.
Governor Cooper has reviewed a petition from Horry County to create a new county with Lolly as the seat. No action taken yet but an election is possible. Citizens favor the change amid expected strong opposition and nearby efforts to annex parts to Marion County despite Conway’s protest.
A weathered affidavit sworn by Royal Northwest Mounted Police Corporal Hugh J. Davidson in 1885 asserts that the first shots of Louis Riel's rebellion at Duck Lake came from half breed followers. The 260 mile wind-blown document, long lost, was found near Regina after decades in Alberta.
A fragmentary plea by Joe Sparks, assistant treasurer, asks white women in South Carolina to send contributions amid talks of Cox's impending presidency and national crisis. The call emphasizes peace and prosperity for the South and criticizes Democratic shortfalls in fundraising.
Contributions to the Democratic Campaign Fund were sent by D. B. Allen, treasurer, to county chairman T. W. Berry in Latta. Millen County again responds generously. Dillon County leads statewide by amount, and population-based ranking would place Dill on county first.
The Ladies Rest Round behind Peoples Bank opens to visitors all week during Fair Week. Women and children from the country are especially invited to use it when arriving at or leaving the fair grounds.
A 1920 letter from P. L. Downs cites J. S. Wannamaker and warns Texas farmers of boll weevil damage. It recounts spread from Texas eastward, urges early planting and poison control, notes successful results from arsenate of calcium in experimental plots and the need for coordinated action to curb the pest.
At Mt Calvary, twenty votes were cast in the school election on Tuesday with nineteen in favor of adopting the six mill levy for school purposes.
P L DOWNS, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, urges farmers to diversify beyond cotton to counter boll weevil damage. He recommends limiting cotton to at most one fourth of land and using three fourths for other crops and livestock to ensure revenue even if cotton fails, noting Texas varied climates require section-specific plans and consulting county agents and experiment stations.
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