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THURSDAY DECEMBER 10 1953 THE SUMTER DAILY ITEM SUMTER PAGE FIVE McMillan Hopes Senate To Pass House Bill To Increase Cotton Acreage 1950 and 1954 figures are: Abbeville 15727 and 9264 Anderson 54507 and 31975 Edgefield 13-233 and 9945 Greenwood 9815 and 5452 McCormick 7289 and 4466 Newberry 14203 and 9140 Oconee 16617 and 9385 Pickens 13713 and 7603 Saluda 12207 iand 8654 quota acres 1954 and 19-358 26- i said: "I al note that the Secretary of Agriculture states that he will support a bill to increase the cotton acreage allotments I cannot understand why the Secretary did not give the House Agriculture Committee of which I am a member some assistance in securing jthe passage of a bill of this nature before Congress adjourned House passed a bill increasing the cotton acreage allotment from 179 million acres to 22 WASHINGTON (Special) Congressman John McMillan of Florence South Carolina today to help enact a bill increasing cotton acreage quotas during this session of Congress McMillan said he hopes the Senate will pass the House bill increasing the allotment from 179 Mlliorr acres to 22 million acres after Congress reconvenes in January" The Sixth District congressman TEARS AGO TODAY From the Files of The Sumter Dally item December 10 1933 A barbecue supper for members 1844 Union 11908 and 7035 of the Sumter High School football The Founrth District total (drops from 12390 to 71020 Counties and their 1950 and quotas are: Greenville 33268 17783 Laurens 29857 and Spartanburg 46357 and The Fifth 959 Berkley 9067 and 8081 Charleston 490 and 1068 Clarendon 37091 and 33852 Colleton 9314 and 7550 Dorchester 11-704 and 9086 Hampton 8350 and 8017 Jasper 1978 and 2460 The Second District allotment drops from 238271 to 184655 Counties with their 1950 and 1954 quotas are: SUMTER DOWN 4738 Aiken 31747 and 22475 Bam-burg 17022 and 13060 Barnwell 24649 and 16938 Calhoun 19769 and 15721 Lexington 12875 and 11 368 Orangeburg 77067 and 57940 Richland 10221 and7070 and Sumter 44921 and 40183 The Third District total allotment drops from 157308 to 95884 acres The counties with their The Department of State was the first executive department in the government and was established in 1789 total acreage allotment for 1954 would be 786006 acres compared with 1025725 in 1950 the (last previous year of quotas McMillan's own Sixth District is the only one in the state showing a jlarger allotment in 1954 than in 1950 a raise from 212214 to 1 217896 Florence county shows the greatest increase from 25469 acres to 31207 Other Sixth District counties and their respective allotments for 1950 and 1954 are as follows: Darlington 31733 and 31563 Dillon 24480 and 22778 Georgetown 1319 and 2299 Horry 4863 and 8365: Lee 35826 and 35706 Marion 11952 and 12065 Marlboro 46570 and 40915 Williamsburg 30002 and 32998 The First District allotment drops from 92521 to 81426 acres The counties with their 1950 and 1954 quotas are: Allendale 13518 and 10353 Beaufort 1009 and and 1954 quotas ar: Cherokee 21787 and 14425 Chester 15862 and 11092 Chesterfield 40388 and 32885 Fairfield 9727 and 5-851 Kershaw 23502 and 20188 Lancaster 14080 and 9129 York 25745 and 17523 Wake Up To More Comfort Without Nagging Backache backache loss of pep and energy headaches and dizziness may be due to slowdown of kidney function Doctors say good dney function is very important to good health When some everyday condition such as stress and strain causes this important function toslow down many folks suffer nas-flnf feel miserable Minor irritations due to cold or wrong diet may ause getting: up nighta or frequent passages Don neglect your kidneys if these condi-10ns bother you Try Doan's Pills-a mild liuretic Used successfully by millions for wer oO years amazing how many times l-)oan give happy relief from these help the 15 milesof kidney tubes and filter! flush out waste Get Pills today! million acres after three months 'hearings before Congress adjourned However since the Secretary of Agriculture and the Ad-i ministration failed to give their blessing or assistance the Senate 'did not have time to take action on ithis bill before Congress adjourned hope the Senate will pass the House bill immediately after Congress reconvenes in January We all fully realize that there must be a reduction in cotton acreage allotment here in the United States if we expect to retain the present price of cotton however we do not feel that the reduction should be to the extent that it will wreck the economy of the Southern cotton farmer We should take a reasonable reduction this year and if necessary another reduction next McMillan released figures from Benson showing that South Caro- District total quota drops from 151091 to 111093 acres Counties with their 1950 BASKETBALL AND GOAL SETS Acid Stomach? 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