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BSHwilKKKT COUNTY GOES iw OYER IN 1TKTH \SINii W. S. S Charleston, July 9.?.During thweek ending June 20th war saving' p stamps amounting to $1,557,149..")! were sold, bringing me iouu simJaunary 1 up to $3.647.636.7r?. 0 i this amount over S2.000.000. or mcr< ^ than half, were sold during June K From now on it is expected that th< Ksales will be heavy every week, as s of the oleflsro camDaign whirl ^9PRde the June sale- so heavy. During oflmr>9i?n about $1-1.000,000 wortt v?v?*?^v-0 of W. S. S. were pledged and thes: pledges are scheduled to be redeemec in various months from July througl December. The state war savingcommittee is immensely gratified at th< splendid June sales of W. S. S.T am Jfcis expecting a continuance cl tlie fin* J^ecord. m The honors in the cash sales oi | stamps go to Charleston, both as t( r v |pe total amount and the amount pei L Capita. By purchasing stamps to the ^^Value of '$204,894.50?per capita sale; ? * ? -vz. Wf of $2.04?Charleston Drougai axr* f to first place, not only for the week > fcut for the total sales to date. Th* ; following counties distinguished themselves by purchasing more thav one dollar per capita during the wee* ending June 29: Anderson, $1.89: Newberry, $1.73; York, $1.71; Spar fctanburg, $1.68: Laurens, $1.67; BBrtreenville, $1-52; . Florence, $1.32; IK&sper, $1.15; Abbeville. $1.09; 'Pair V field. $1.07; Chester, $1.06; DorchestW or,'$1.01; and Orangeburg, $1.00. I In nractically every county* how F ever, sales went sensationally bigt I is comparison with previous weekl\ sales, and there are now only eighi counties where per capita sales tc June 30 amount to less than $1.00 The entire state, to date, has pur-^chased $2.22 worth of W. S. S, pe: flKapita, and it is /believed that by a lifktixmance of the -good work of Jun? HPtSe State's quota of $20 per capiti Will be reached toy December 31. V ? w A Former Newberry Bey, Spartanburg Journal. Prof. William Chapman Herbert who was recently elected headmaster of the Wofford College Pitting school "brings to,this school 14 years of continuous, successful teaching in thh state and North Carolina. He was born in Newberry in ISSi ^ and is a grandson of the late John A anchor of a most excellent KyiUUU, U ? ? ory of South Carolina- Miss Nell pman, who lor several years ren>d such valuable service in the cit3 jols of Spartanburg, was his flrsi >in. He is a relative of Rev. W ^epbert, the present pastor o lei church. Professor Herbert entered Wofforc college in 1900 and graduated ii 1904, having made a most excellent record in scholarship and character ' 1? erM^llotinP hp be jmmeaiatei> anci au-w. teaching at Dillon, as assistan1 ^^^Jvrof. W. W. iNichols. He then 'be superintendent of a school ii HSraHmiift county, and the next yeai B^e taught at the Wofford College Fit j ting school. He then taught at Row land, X. C., Timmonsville. Clio am JBennettsville, in this state. In seyera I of these places Professor Herber ' "was very active in 'building schoo houses, and the tine - schools am school buldings in these places ari due to him. " "r"r?1? ?* ?MA?niar In 1913 Professor Jtieruert ill A l ? ^Miss .Myrtle Jones, of Kenansville, N C., a very charming* woman and ai accomplished musician. {The (Fitting school is one of Spar taajurg's finest assets, and the people the city are very much pleasec | Mo know that a man of Professoi ^Herbert's experience and characte: W has been selected as (headmaster. H< w will De m me cny auum t Boozer-Grant j The State. Prosperity, July 6.?Mrs. Calli; faozer Harmon and Ralph Grant o Kfcda were married Sunday evenin; 6 o'clock at the home of the bride' ster, .Mrs. J. >3. Stockman. The Re~s Lemaeks Stokes, D. D., pastor o e hride. performed the ceremony liir ?? fp\r members of the famil; Mir"-' - ? ;Wwere present. ^ A wedding supper was served ?b guests after wfoich Mr. and Mrs. Gran left for their home in Saluda. am consumers must HOT VINIHl SUTPiy NOV Consumers must iuy t&zir ^Mnter ?rppbr of C^duriS f ^T[ the 5prmg ana ?yrjmni^f J | sior^te iTceDdxccHor is sa "be m mjs??iunc mnammadne i wkV2^^r county glubfod. it> avoid a jerbes | Coal shortage ? this 'Wh&zrf Li i v. S ruirt i*jc>i>?rsrx?"rK>anu3isx . ilS EBUFIEli '! i f' ! Flour Car >icw Be Shipped Into State | Without Permits, But Wheat Con- j , servsttior. StUJ Is Necccs^ry. 3 i 5 ; Columbia.?The embargo on flour, ! * which lias been in effect in South ! ; Carolina, has been raised by order of j i William Elliott, food administrator for I s the State. Since May 15, tht j time the embargo on ." '.our hsa ? on in this State, shipment* oi f.our j * were made into Scuta Caro^'nc ?:??y j '; on permits from the Fcow A4Juinl?tra- j < 3 j tion. The lifting of the embargo | J \ j means that there may !>e rree mcv*v! ment of flour into the State, wiliiout r nits., hereafter. The embargo s*rveu lo cut down shipment of .flour from C the mills at a critic*! aud through > a period of exUeace shortage so far . a* the wheat supply was concerned. , During the embargo, however, there was free movement of tour from one ' part of the Sta*e to another, and no section sniferec, which was seen to by the Food Administration. j j ' With the coming in of the new ! wheat crop there will fce relief i? the . situation, but thi? does not mean that the public will be relieved from wheat saving. Conservation is still vitally necessary. A hungry, lighting world { ? to be fed. Only ia tfc* United States will there be eawgk wheat, ( : ml & tk* harveit wii! praTiji-. j ia this country only it ti?? *>? *?** *m- i fbrm with the Ft>ad A4o?':t 9?rat??ft j rnit and regulation*. ' k' * t BVQA* OBTAINABLE 1 ONLY IN SMALL LOTS ( i r . < r Purehatet for Household Un Limited ,* > by Food Administration?Sugar Can ] Be Secured far Canning and PnH ] nerving. 1 i i Colombia.?Under new regulation* 1 > issued by the Food Administration < | and which hare already gone into effects sugar for household use cannot < he purchased in larger lots than two 1 pounds by persons residing in dtiee - and towns, or in larger than flre 1 pound lots by persons residing: tat m* ral sections. These new regulations 1 hare been rendered necessary by the 1 - sugar shortage, which has become s? rkras. It is unlawful for any dealer , to rfolate this rule, and the serious- t nees of the situation as regards sugar ] ??" H?* m/iat iHarM onnnAMi* III , ^ IMMI9 iVi LUO U*W% wvavw/ MI x Itf USS. For canning ?nd preferring fruit* j / and vegetables, which to regarded aa s . rtecj important by tha Pood Adminis tration, sugar can be obtained in lotfl 1 op to 25 pounds, but not more thaji 25 ] pounds win ba told to any one per* aan in any one month for canning 1 r and preserving. 1 It ia necessary, In order to obtain 1 sugar for canning and preeerring pur- J [ poses. that tbe purchaser sign a pledge blanks for which the dealer 1 v-- * ? tVioaA tiainv fnrniahAil ' bj the Food Administration. The par- 1 1 ^chaser pledges himself to use the 1 t sugar so obtained for canning and pre? ( . serving purposes only, and to return to the dealer any portion of the sugar I not used for such purpose. Dealers < " will strictly enforce this rule. < The public is urged by the Pood Administration to save every possible ' spoonful of sugar. There is none to * ' waste. As a matter of fact, the sugar : - situation is serious. Cuban deliveries} 5 1 have been shorter than were expected. 1 1 Consumption has been larger. Subt marine losses have been heavy, and a 1 j reduction of sugar consumption all * along the line becomes absolutely nec- * 1 ????c%tto tJio VrtrtH Ann ' DOO <*k J 9 O a,J O OUV> V VVU wv-vaa. ^ ONLY NECESSARY USE i OF ICE PERMITTED " Bulletin Issued by Food Admlnlstra- ' l tlon Points Out Sources of Ics Waste Which Should Be Avoided. s ? Calumbia?Theh necessity of conI wrring ice becomes important with the ( p summer months ahead, and the Food ( Administration for Soath Carolina has , r issued a bulletin in which some pr?- 1 5 ??- <?-?? ??<iFirAafiniii ara marft MUliuuai j Duggoauvuo v ? | | "The call for conservation of ice is I ; prompted not by any anticipated j ( shortage, but in the general interest ] f thrift and the saving of supplies { essential to other important indus* : 2 tries," says the bulletin. j ; t The following suggestions are made ] ? to indicate sources of wastte of ice: J s "The practice of shaving ice for < r J restaurants, soda fountains, etc.,! j ? should be eliminated. : I "If icc becomes scarce in a cornmu-; < nlty at any time, a rigorous eiTort; 1 7 should be mafie to curtail its use by; I concerns dealing in luxuries before: < e any reduction is attempted in the 5 X amount allowed families using it in '> moderation. 1 "Householders should be advised to keep the refrigerator in a cool place, ;( to see that refrigerator doors close ' tightt, and not to put warm food in ' refrigerators to cool at the eroense of theice. { ' "Ice should not be used to serving fruit and sea food. Served direct 1 from the refrigerator they are ooid < enough. Ice should be saved by serv- < ing no more than necessary m giassws of water, tea and other drinks. ! < "The public should ndt be hysterical 1 orer the danger of am actual ice famine. At the worst, only a short aocJiaafc&i stoppage is likely to occur juIf* * vhsre " 1 bib tfliwmm ! i | WAR CONGRESS National Security League Announces Nation-Wide NonPartisan Participation in Fall Elections. Active participation by k in the Con-rpss-orml ramnaisms. which will short y commence throughout the country, ias been announced by the National Security League. The League declares hat unusual measures must be taken :o insure the election this fall of a Congress which will stand militantly >ehind the carrying of the war to a lecisive victory. The entire force of the League's 281 ranches and its membership of over 100,000 patriotic American citizens will >e thrown into this campaign. The creation of support of the movement )Stside the League will also be uniertaken by means of an active propaganda among the leading citizens of svery state in the Union, irrespective >f party. titnu nooi i ?kc? kuu. Elihu Root, who is Honorary Presilerft of the National Security Leftgue, it the recent Annua! Meeting of the >rganization laid particular emphasis mv the necessity of non-partisan support of tlie Government in it* efforts for the aggressive prosecnfcion of :he war and the consequent imporance of this year's Congressional elecions. The matter was then taken up )y the National Executive Committee ?f the League and the campaign decided upon at a meeting attended by At on B. Parker, who is Honorary Vice President of the Security League: Fames W. Gerard, former United States Ambassador to Germany, one of Jhe League's Vice Prefridenrs; S. Stanrood Menken, President of the [*eague; Lawrence F. Abbott of the 3ntlook, and other prominent men. The League, for National Unity and >ther great natiooal ' organizations iave already indorsed the movement, rhe leading newspapers of the country ire also expressing their approval, rhe following are a few of the famraKla aHI<-np!?! r?r?mmAnt? whIr*h nrf* ippearing In all part* of the country: Editorial Approval. WHliamsport (Pa.) Sun: "The. Na> ional Security League's effort will lave the hearty support *f all patri>tic voters." Springfield (Mass.) Union: "This dea is sound and eminently worthy of terious attention." Des Moines (la.) Tribune: "Here In [owa we may well emulate this example which Will lead to victory for imerlcanlsm regardless of party desiglation." Saginaw (Mich.) N?ws: "This campaign will have a strong and growing following all over the country." Helena (Mpnt.) Independent: "Americans upon whom party lines rest light y huu man/ wu? are snuu^ ivi uicn )arty will find reasons for commendaion of the plao of the National Security League." 25,000 Letters. The League's campaign will h? ^onJucted by a committer headed by Charles D. Orth, ,t prominent New fork commission merchant. This committee, as a preliminary step. has laid he matter before 25,000 leading citizens in all parts of the country and of ill political beliefs in the following letter: "The conduct of the war and, in fact, the very future of America are lependenr not only upon the election )f a War Congress that (will enact necessary laws, but upon the presence in the National Legislature of men of rision, ability and broad experience, who are the best qualified of our citizenship to correctly sMve the great internal and international questions which will come before the next Congress. "Grave Duty." , "The National Security League, pursuant to unanimous action of its Executive Committee, has taken upon itaal-^ t-Vi a orrflva lintv !mnr<as?fn<? these mattere upon you and asking you to pledge your service for prompt action to prevent disaster which might follow the election of incompetent or iisloyal men to Congress. This can (>e prevented through definite and concerted action on -ie part of loyal citizens, who are in the vast majority. Neglect and indifference may prove fatal. '*The remedy is fnr every one to assume the personal obligation of speaking with or writing without delay to E>oiitical leaders, newspaper men tnd - ?i? ??:.v !H tiers vviiu lunn (juinif upiiuuu ui their Congressional Districts. Make [ hem realize sharply that tWe need of the nation is the election of men of absolute and unconditional loyalty whe ire determined to prosecute the war to victory and who possess the strength of character and uuquestion?d ability to be of real service to the country In this crisis. The problems before the nation are such as to try the very souls of the best men that we can elect. Peraona! Responsibility. "The people of your district will unioubtedly take the right stand ifawak? ' ? 'V 4 K/v rt/vl Ifirirt 1 ?fif l>?>tiAn in fivtio ^UtfU IU LUC Oliuauvu IU mut to secure the highest type of candidates to vote for in the prima~ies. Ev?ry citizen -%9n rtirerfly influence results t-a 'hat end. and we earnestly hope tnaf you will recognize the rejpousibility or so doin^" ] Bicipi QCI i I Ui-L UllH SA1 July 1 In th High "o . ' ' T * Everyl / come ? V gentlei / T\ Cook venience at the touch of ?that turns that applies utensil?thai fuel?that sa Why don't j Made in 1x cabinet top j STANDAf Washington. D. C Norfolk. Va. TVITPVL Richards, 1 X> SPEAK AT i Moun URD 3th at 3 .. C ^ . - , e grove at -nj- A . . - % ? School Bi I r j f . >ody invit md hear ; in a Cool Kitche soiling, baking, toasting, boiling ?elaborate or simple cooking?c irfectly with a New Perfection ( e. And you will not broil in i. merican women use the New Perfect: + i i * 1 the daily drudgery ot coal hod and i id kindling. They have gas stove c< kerosene cost?a stove that lights a match?can be regulated accural all its fuel into usable, odorless hea all the heat directly to the cook : uses an inexpensive, always availa ives coal for the nation. rou cook in a cool kitchen? -2-3-4 burner sizes, with or with< and oven. *D OIL CO. (NEW JERSE Baltimore, Md. Richmond. Va. Charleston, W. Charlotte, N. C. Charleston, S. C ' PERFECT] O] IL COQ31 STOVES C * 1 1 lJF 4%. 9 <^\ ccpna tain AY P.M r ('* a the lilding W >t " * *?ji *o ?"*t. ' ed to these V <r ; r\/ r i f . . . f T m w ? w * " "7 |mE&Ss n *je Bntt % aSfl^gssM * ! tl -V - I *. ..v : i :"' ? - i i or * .' an ' ^ " ' """ j Oil :v:' i a I \, ? : . ' j 4 ion o-'v'i _r . ash Z :' j I 5 < t? :l ing \ ble Aik your dealer about the New Perfection Kerosene Water Heater. i| I Use Aladdin Security Oil?AIway? available, inexpensive. | rn-jf A v\ / S Y) jALAWMNj i v.. HM i SKiimroft I VI Sc5S5*S i 1 ; > ^ I ?