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HftfnUTOMSTER
p SEASAFTERTHEWAR
MAY ME LEADER IN WHIPPING
FOR TEARS TO OOMB
M|pta| Hen Think roeesetor of
OnM Merchant Fleet Will be a
Moat Powerful Asset.
Oudlff, Wales, January 16.?(Correspondence
, of the Associated
Frees).? The possesion of a great
merchant shipping fleet will be the
. most powerful asset a nation can pos.
.m In lha aft air .war nprfnrt nrcordine
v to Cardiff hipping men. From this
ftpig point of Yiew, it is pointed oat, the
realisation of the American shipbuilding
program, combined with the Unit^
ed States' resources in materials,
needed by Europe, will make the
United States an almost preponderant
factor in world politics for many
years after peace is declared.
The annual reports of the big Car>r
dOf shipping companies, which hare
last been made public, all emphasise
B^^this post-war importance of merchant
One company says:
j^^^^^^H^tted^nand for tonnage will be
^^^^^^^Btteater in 1918 than it has been
and the utility of ships will
H^^^eaoruiously increase. But the econo|
naic world crisis will not reach its cliK
max until after the war.
W "If the law of supply and demand
j was allowed to operate ships might
1 ^ nome day be worth their weight in
gold to their owners, but in tbe present
controlled stat6 of trad^ their immense
Yalue as national assets really
detracts from their value as money- ]
making instruments.
"Ships are, and will continue for
some time to be, the most important
faetbr of all in helping to preserve the
lives of nations, and the states of Europe
will not be likely to release their
' bold on shipping after the war untu
there are sufficient ships to insure
safety in regard to supplies of food
and other essentials."
The same report cites the entiy of
America Into the war as the element
which made possible the practical
governnyent control of shipping all
even the world; asserting:
"The amaslng task of bringing the
world's tonnage under the control of
the organisation became only a niatter
of time from the moment America
came in."
Concerning the ruthless submarine'
war, the company says:
"The many acts of lawlesuess and j
cruelty which were subsequently com-!
milted by German submarines against.
allied and neutral shipping, spreading!
death and disaster among innocent j
v men will forever remain ouo of the
in tho ntinclc nf Vl A
UlftC&poi tuaytcio iu n?v !? % > w. v..?, ,
? world's shipping history." k v |
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Your Child's Teeth ,
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It is long before a child begins to
take solid food that the tusk of providing
hiiu with a strong set of teeth
most be begun. Dr. J. I. Durand, as
a result of an investigation based on
over two thousand school children in
Seattle, and substantiated by his
work in connection with the Better
Babies contests held in Seattle, has
conclusively that a jtoorly balanced
diet during the first nine
months or a child's life may work
havoc with his teeth in later years.
This is because it is during these ear-;
ly months that the bones of the jaws J
harden and the teeth develop in them, i
This development is Impossible under'
a diet high in sugars and starches,!
and low in fat tissue-building, and ,
U .mineral substances. This in one rea- i
son, added to the many reasons we J
?" fnmlHorf with whv m nth fir R i
should be willing to make great sac-l
rlflces in order to give their children
the advantage? o? a brea?t-milk diet.
Dr. Durmnd has proved that breast-fed
babies stand the best chance of developing
strong and beautiful teeth later
ha life. Babies fed on properly modified
cow's milk stand the next best
ehance. And babies fed on sweetened
condensed milk are under a severe
handicap. More over. Dr. Durand recommends
the early addition of meat,
fruits,, and vegetables, with their
mineral constituents, to the child's
diet. Orange juice, he declares, may
be given in small quantities after the
first month, and vegetables, fruits,
and meats, also in small amounts, as
early as the sixth of seventh month.
' Then, too, in babyhood the infant's
Jaw is developing and it is very lm
portent that the child be given an op-;
"V portunity to exercise the muscles of
V mastication through chewing on
\ tough ernsts, tough strips of meat,
hones, and other hard and tough articles.
Otherwise the jaw does not
develop properly and provide sufficient
room for the teeth. When a Jaw
is too small the teeth are inclined to
hp crowded and irregular. This affects
pot only the child's good looks,
hut it makes it easier for pieces of
toot to lodge between the teeth.
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LIFT CHURCH DKBT
Methodists are Rejoicing Qrer Crest
Achievement
The entire town of Dillon is rejoicing
over a great achievement of i
the Methodist church here. Many
people will remember that a few
years ago the Methodists of Dillon1
built one of the best Churches in the
state. This building was destroyed
by lire soon after its completion.
| The members* though greatly stunned
by the blow were not discouragh1,
bo they heroically entered upon
the work of erecting another building,
even better than the first. As a
result of the great disaster e heavy
debt was incurred. This debt has
u.1111 yeieu me wort or me cDurcn.
At the recent session of the South
Carolina Conference Dr. Watson B.
Duncan was appointed to this place.
Dr. Duncan has a reputation for
raising church debts. Ab soon as
the weather would permit he planned
a campaign to raise the entire indebtedness
of the church. The following
committee was appointed to
take up the work: Dr. Watson B.
Duncan, W. H. Muller, W. C. Moore,
L. Cottingham and L. C. Braddy.
This committee got all the notes and
found that the church owed about
$21,000.00. The entire amount has
been secured from the people.
Nineteen thousand and over has
been already collected and paid out.
The balance is pledged and the committee
is collecting and taking up
the smaller outstanding accounts as
they can be reached.
Dr. Duncan has more than sustained
his reputation as an organiser
and has started off his quadrenium
most auspiciously. He has
worked up the officers of the church
into an enthusiastic co-operative
working body and this spirit has
spread throughout the membership
as if by magic. Large congregations
attend each service and now that
the great burden of a large debt is
lifted, Methodism in Dillon will
prow and fl nil r i C V. no navai
|
The achievement of raising the
debt of over twenty thousand dol-1
lars in this one campaign under the i
masterly skill and leadership of Dr. \
Duncan is the talk of the town and
everybody in the whole community
is-delighted.
ITALIAN LASS HAS
CAPTAIN'S BERTH
First Woman in the World to Qualify
iw a Ship's Navigator is Miss
Elise Belluomini.
Paris, Jan. 15.? (Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-?Italy
cl-aims the first woman to qualify as
a captain of a merchant vessel in the
oceangoing trade. She is Miss Elise
Belluomini, a young woman of Viareggio,
Italy, who has just passed her
final examinations and is awaiting
an assignment to active service.
Born and reared among a sea-faring
folk. Miss Belluomini HovplnncH '
in early life an ardent desire to follow
the see for a career. She co>n-:
municated her ambition i? her relatives
and friends, but they laughed at
her. A woman Bailor! It was impossible,
they told her.
The young woman was not to "be
swayed from her""purpose, however,
and she finally found a sympathetic
friend in a retired sea captain who
told her of having seen wofhen navigators
in the coastwise trade of the
Hawaiian Islands. The girl's remarkable
knowledge of the sea surprised
the old captain who gave her every
encouragement and finally recommended
her to the maritime authorities
of Livourne.
Some months later Miss Beluomini.
was, by special decree, allowed to (
take a course in the nautical institute
at Viareggiw Her progress was as-1
tonishing. The ease and facility with
which she mastered the difficult nautical
problems submitted to her won
the admiration and respect of her professors
and fellow students, who aided
her in every way possible.
New difficulties presented themselves
however,, after she had passed
the required examinations at the institute.
The Mariner's union refused
as first to break its traditional policy
of admitting a woman to its member
ship. The girl's perseverance
finally triumphed over all obstacles
and she received the coveted master's
license in the oceangoing tra c. Con-|
cerning her plans Miss Beluomlm
said:
"I enter the sen serv'^e at a troubled
period when each day one risks
his life at sea, but I will attempt to
.demonstrate to my sailors that a woman
may be just as courageous as a
man. If I should be unfortunate!
enough to have my boat torpedoed, 11
shall follow the traditional policy of'
the sea and see that the crew is saved!
in boat that has been confided in my
care. My life! I am ready to sacrifice;
it. I am today at the service of my
country and of her dear and noble sisters,
France, American and England."
P. A. Willcox, assistant chief
counsel of the A. C. L., with head-!
Quarters in Wilmington, spent Mon-|
day in the city. ,
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NEW ElElf COMES
i FORSEA WOLVES
POWERFUL SUBaIAIUNG FKIHTKK8
DGIKG Bl'ILT
Secretary Daniels Says Contracts for
"Several Score" of Improved
Crafts Are Placed
Washington, Jan. 31.?New submarine
fighters of a powerful type
are about to be turned out in the
United States in large numbers. After
testifying today before the house
naval committee on the naval approbation
bill Secretary Daniels authorised
the statement that contracts
for "several scores" of the new craft
have been placed with the Ford Motor
Comnanv ftf Hptrnlf Ha iJoaoi-IKaJ
them as half way between a destroyer
and submarine chaser" 200 feet
long and equipped with latest discoveries
for combating submarines.
All parts of ships except the engines
are to be fabricated in Detroit
and the parts shipped to seaboard,
where they will be assembled. Changes
in the For:! plant to permit the j
handling of the work have progressed
so swiftly, Mr. Daniels said, that the
deliveries during the coming summer
are assured.
The new vessels are expected to
prove far superior to the chasers now
in use. They will have steam power
with a grater radius of action, will
be more seaworthy and will be able to
carry heavier armament. It has developed
that the latest German submarines
are equipped with guns
which outrange those of small chasers
and even some" merchant ships.
Henry Ford, president and principal
owner of the Ford Company, recently
placed before Secretary Daniels
plans showing the practicability
of converting a large part of his factory
into a ship fabricating plar* "
Naval constructors had evolved the
latest submarine chaser and Rear Admiral
David \V. Taylor, with two assistants,
was sent fo inspect the Ford
yiciui. au?i nit; uuicers naa maae
their report the contracts were placed.
Possibility that additional contracts
might be given other automobile
firms was suggested by Mr. Daniels.
In connection with Mr. Daniels' renewed
recommendation for a large incrase
in both temporary and permanent
enlistment personnel of the
navy, it was learned today that the
department plans extensive enlargement
of several existing training
stations. Plans already have been approved
fo renlarging the Pelham Bay
(N. Y.) and Norfolk (Va.) stations.
Five thousand men now are at Pelham
Bay and 16,000 at Norfolk.
Secretary Daniels said the navy
now has 95,000 men under instruction
and, with the recommended increase,
will have men enough to supply
crews not only for th? entire
naval construction program as now
contemplated, but also for the hundreds
of merchant ships which are to
be placed uder his supervision.
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TO KL'SH COTTON' EAST
Will be Shipped From Charleston and'
Other Southern Ports
Washington, Feb. 1.?To relieve
shortage of cotton at New England
mills Director General McAdoo in- j
structed C. H. arkham, regional,
railway director for the South, to ship
immediately between 50,000 and i
100,000 bales of cotton to Brunswick, |
Savannah, Charleston and other Sou- i
them ports for transshipment by wat-1
er to New York and New England.
The action was taken after a conference
between Mr. McAdoo and representatives
of the National Association
of Cotton Manufacturers and
New England commercial interests,
who explained that many cotton mills
have recently shutdown because they
could not get sufficient material.
The director general's instructions
to Mr. Markham were:
"You may accept and forward at
current rates by way of Brunswick,
Savannah or Charleston 50,000 to
100,000 bales of cotton for domestic
consumption in New York or vicinity,
or New England points. The shipping
board will provide ships, which
will be operated in the regular lines.
There may be some delay at ports
awaiting ships, but nothing serious.
It might be well to arrange to unload'
cars at ports on arrival. I assume
there is sufficient storage to take
care of this amount, should it all ac-j
cumulate before the ships arrive.
"It should be routed by way ofl
.Itk ? 1
niuei ui mew ouumei i pons IT1,
amounts to make full cargoes for
New York or New Engli^4 points.
You may use any desirabKrail route
to the Southern ports oMMb, ad-j
vising me of the
used so that special adj| H
?-'00? ADMINISTRATORS MEET ||
Convention Adopts Important Ileso1
ut ion Offered by Judge Davis
County Food Administrator Joc|
C bell Davis has returned from a
' meeting of the State County Food
.Administrators held in Columbia
i M >nday where all of the perplexing
i questions were thoroughly thrashed
'out. The meeting adopted a resolu.
Is rator Davis and same was sent to
j isirator Davis and some was sent to
1 Federal Food Administrator Hoover i
'asking that it be adopted. Now this'
j has not been ruled upon as yet, but!
only suggested to Mr. Hoover. The'
Resolution is as follows: "That persons
running a grist mill be requir- ;
ed to register with the U. S. Food .
Commissioner or the County Food ,
Commissioner." A farmer can then ,
Carry his corn to the miller and have j
it ground into meal or grits, the mil- ]
ler will then issue him a certificate
to the effect that he had that day i
ground so many pounds of meal or ,
grits* for the party. The party then .
takes this certificate to the merchant ,
and the merchant will be allowed ]
to sell him an equal number of }
pounds of flour provided it does not
exceed the amount allowed by law. I
This certificate must be delivered to ]
the merchant within 5 ~ days from :
date of issue. Don't get confused, s
this has not yet been passed upon. '
Judge Davis said that every one of J
the County Food Administrators '
stated that they were meeting with 1
hearty co-operation from the merchants
and the people in, carrying 1
out the government's wishes.
One of the latest Food Administrators
rulings:
Wholesale Merchants can only
make a profit of from 40 to 75 cents
per barrel on flour, according to ser- !
vice.
Retailers can only make a profit;
of from 80 cents to $1.20 per barrel 1
on flour -i<<i>nHlrnr 1
Profit means above actual cost. !'
K cp this in mind or the food man
will get you.
Retailers are not allowed tp make 1
more than 10 per cent above actual '
cost on sugar.
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Food Men Organize I
I
County Food Administrator Davis
yesterday organized the County by1,
-chool districts in order to place be- .
fore the people of the county as
quickly as possible the rulings of the
Food Administrator and to carry out
the laws to better advantage. The j
following gentlemen will be commis- t
sioned by the Federal Food Admin- ^
istration as County Food Kepresen- ?
tatives:
J. F. Dew, Pee Dee No. 1; D. B. ,
Mclnnis, Carolina No. 2; W. D. L
Traywick, Harlee No. 3; J. E. Mead-!,
ors. Little River No. 4; J. W. McKay!
Oakland No. 5; W. W. Evans, Min-'s
turn No. 6; W. C. Lane, Zion No. 7;
John H. Hamer, Dillon No. 8; Z. A. !
Ellen, Dothan No. 9; J. A. Hayes, I
New Holly No. 10. J. A. McLeod, I
Bingham No. 11; W. S. Campbell, L.
Hamer-Keniyre No. 12; J. C. Adams, i n
L'nipn No. 13; Barney Barnett, Lake | ^
View No. 14; N. E. McQueen, Mt.; n
Calvary No. 15; M. E. Hayes, Kemper
No. 16; S. F. Stephens, Bermuda
No. 17; J. H. Berry, Manning
No. 18; J. H. Stackhouse, Floydale
No. 19; W. Dallas Bethea, Latta No. j
20; P. A. Ceorge, Dalco No. 21; J. ,
S. Fair, Oak Grove No. 22; E. T.
Ayres, Hillsboro No. 23; J. D. Ray.j*
High Hill No. 24; F. M. Page, Plea-!
sunt Hill No. 25; B. R. Roberts,!-1
Fork No. 26; S. L. Watson, Temper- r
ance No. 27; C. E. Haselden, Sellers]
No. 28. *
Just as fast as the Food Commis-L
sion issues rulings they will be placed
in the hands of these gentlemen i
miu win ul an nines ue oiuy iuu (
willing to furnish any information ^
desired. They will also be empowered
to see that the Food Adminis- H
trator's "regulations are complied
with. Just as soon as the necessary "
blanks arrive they will take an in- ~
ventory of all the flour In the county. a
Persons having one barrel or over
will be required to furnish them
with the amounts they have on hand. j
The Government is doing this so 1
they can locate the flour and know
where it is. You will confer quite a N
favor upon these gentlemen by giv- *
ing them your inventory instead of ^
waiting for them to call for it. These "
gentlemen, like the County Food Ad- d
ministrator, are doing this work 1
without one penny of compensation.
They are doing it from a patriotic ^
standpoint, so help them and make a
; it as easy as possible for them and *
the government and they will appre- 1
ciate it. Above all don't argue with |
! them as they do not make the rul|
ings. They are made by the govern- s
I ment and it is their duty to explain v
them to you and see that they are
carried out.
s Correspondents^ will please mail it
Iheir letters so they will reach us not|i
later than Tuesday night. We hag j
to omit this week two
communications received resttOgl
were going to press. a? We/
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COUNTY NEWS
AND HAPPENINGS
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WSY L.KTTF.RK BY KK(>1 I* \H j *
CORRESPONUTNT8.
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Newt Items of Interest to Herald \
Headers. Kbb an;! Flow of the ! i
Human Tide.
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Mallory
Mr. Earnest Newton aged about'1
55 years died suddenly on Thursday!*
tfternoon of heart failure. Burial i1
was postponed till Sunday morning '
iwaiting arrival of his only surviv-j*
ng sister, Mrs. J. G. Clifton of Fort1'
Lawn, S. C. !5
Mr. Newton was a member of the:
Marlboro family of Newton's and 1 t
was a quiet, inoffensive citizen and! <
i member of Brownsville Baptist c
:hurch. lie had been in failing J
lealth for more than a year but his t
Hidden end was not expected. :
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Fork ! <
Elbert Fort, of Guilford College,]',
*pent seveial days last week atL
tome.
Misses Emma Bass, Sallie Kate i
Minis and Stanton spent the week-j
?nd at Latta.
C. E. Rogers of Greensboro, N. C.,
spent several days last week with
tils father, G. L. Rogers, who is very
ill.
Norton Owens who has been !
.-s <1VI I- ncuru. I I rsiuflll, Mrs. IJ. *
J. Sellers; Vice President, Mrs. J. C.
tellers; Secretary, Mrs. D. W. Wat- 1
on and Treasurer, Mrs. Felix Smith. 1
n order to conserve wood the next
neeting will be held with Mrs. B. B. s
tellers on Friday afte; neon Frb. fib. ?
t 4 o'clock. The ladies of the comuunity
are cordially invited to at- 6
end. t
Mr. W. D. Sellers is preparing to v
nstall electric lights and waterrorks
in his home. ?
Notice has been received that the t
Jew Baptist minister, Dr. W. C. Fos- a
er will preach at Antioch the 1st 1
Sunday in March at 4 o'clock in the 11
fternoon. The public is cordially C
nvited to attend.
1 n J?J a 1 4-A *
mi. .1. (y. oqiicib diit-uuru iu? 181. '
luarterly conference of the circuit 11
it Zion on last Saturday. He re- r
sorted that the finances of the cir- e
uit were in good condition. The t
lext conference will be held at Selers.
>
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Manning spent 8
lunday at Latta. c
Mr. M. D. Rriggs visited his
riend Mr. Austin Watson on last *
Sunday. *
The weather has been miserable 1
he past week and the roads are ai- 1
nost' impassable in places. I
Grove I
? s choojfl
Tj all
working at Petersburg, Va., is at;
home.
L. G. Rogers of Florence, S. C?
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Floydale
The Floydalc Improvement Association
will meet at Mrs H. B?
Floyd's on Wednesday afternoon
Feb., 13, at three o'clock. Miss|
Maggie Evans will be present and !
demonstrate the making of bread j
with the substitutes.
Miss Kate Page who has been j
lisiting in Graham, N. C., has heturned
home and was accompanied
by her sister Mrs. Moore and daughter
Miss Blanche.
Several from here attended quar-'
erly conference at Zion Saturday r
ind Sunday. 11
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Ifrothan I
There was a business meeting of t
tobert E. Bee Literary Society Fri- (
lay afternoon and the following of- <
icers were elected: President, Miss I t
Stlie Wallace; Vice President, Miss 1
Snima Taylor; Secretary, Roscoe t
iiblis; Critic, Miss Pearl Taylor; js
Cews Correspondent, Dewey Stan- P
on. j v
The night school has been in ses- |
ion for a week and the prospects are
[uite encouraging.
Fitzhugh Bethea, Jr., has been
luite ill but is some better. !,
Henry n.chardson of Mullins is
isiting a friend William Keith .
icar Dothan this week and attend- ^
d night school at Dothan school last
ight, Feb. 4. !
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Sellers , (
We understand that the Marion'
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ounty teachers have cut out Field j.
)uy. We are very sorry of this, as ^
Meld Day was just becoming inter- j p
sting in Marion, but we suppose' n
hut we border county schools will (
ust have to report of our sins and ! j,
eiurn to Dillon County. !v
The ladies school club here held a ',.
ery interesting meeting on last | v
'hursday afternoon at the school; t
uilding. It being the regular time;
or electing the officers, the follow-1
DIIjIJOX HOY OIKS IX FHANC7H fl
[.' i. ?>:. Mi l>o\vell of Johnson llngincors
Victim of Meningitis. V
A cablegram was received in Dil- m
Ion Monday announcing the death of ?
ueu. n,. mcuoweii, a memnor of the M ,
Johnson Engineers in France. I
i'oung McDowell was a ictim mt j
spinal meningitis. The >; mam I
?nlisted with the J.pfefraon Engineert^4B^M I
when the bataHTon was first organ- U
3?& Hte-father is J. M. McDowell. ' fl
Relatives of the young man were ^ fl
naking efforts Monday to hare the H
Dody sent home, but when told that
t would be almost impossible to
aring the body home until the close I
if the war they abandoned their ef
'orts. The graves of American sol- M
liers who die abroad are being mark- M
}d and the government has promts- |m
d that it will bring the bodies home JH
ifter the clos?; of the war.
There are about 25 young men
roni Dillo county with the Johnson
Engineers in France, and a
ablegram from Maj. J. Monroe a
Johnson to the governor states that
he boys are getting along all right m
ind the health of the camp is good. fl
Replying to a letter from Mr. D. fl
V. Hamilton in rrgard to- his son I
Smith who is with the engineers /fl
Maj. Johnson said the boys were jfl
happy, healthy an 1 having a good.
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Columbia, Feb. 1.?In cases where
owners of mi <r vehicles have remit- B
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ment and have not recc.ved their U
license plates there will be no proae- Ml
cut ion for violation of the law, says ^B
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this afternoon to P. H. Murray, secrotary
of the department. ^^B
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he had received many complainte ^K^^M
about the delay in the issuance of
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