The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 11, 1919, Page THREE, Image 3
DESTROYER TILLMAN 1
LAUNCHED TUESDAY ;
The News and Courier published
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fag of the destroyer Tillman Tues- J.
day: J
la the presence of a notable assemblage
of naval officers and guests, (
the torpedo boat destroyer Tillman (
took the water at the navy yard yes- ]
terday afternoon at 5:31 o'clock, (
gliding gracefully down the ways into
the Cooper river without untow- j
ard incident. ,
As the craft started down the l
ways, Miss Mary Tillman, grand
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Itfaugnter oi me laxe unneu oiates c
Se*at#r, smashed a bottle of cham- f
pagne against the prow saying, ^
"With this I christen thee Tillman," t
the men in the gathering standing
?with bared heads during the impres- ;
sive, thouhg brief, ceremony. y
Bear Admiral Benjamin C. Bryan, j
commandant of the yard; Rear Ad-|r
miral Francis E. Beatty, commandant)
of the Sixth naval district; Commander
John Williams Woodruff, un-j
der whose supervisions the craft was ?
^uilt; Col. Charles A. Bennett, com- s
manding the Southeastern Depart- g
ment of the army; Governor Robert s
A. Cooper and Mayor Tristram T. s
Hyde wee included in the official c
launching party. \
Members of Tillman Family. J
Mrs. Benjamin Ryan Tillman, wid- '
ow of the Senator; Major Henry C. }
TiHman and Mr. Benjamin R. Till- ^
man, his sons; Miss Helen Tillman, a ^
niece; Mr. Charles S. Moore, of At- i
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?if it comes
best buy for t
I\\ 7E know becai
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ing there were no '
that price, either. 1
downright quality of
finer details of the i
$6.00 is better. You c
self the way we did
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[antic City, a son-in-law; Unite<
States District Attorney J. Willian
Thurmond, Mr. W. A. Strom, oi
Edgefield, and Mr. John W. Fowler
jf Laurens, occupied prominenplaces
on the official party platforn
and were considered as guests oi
lonor.
Miss Tillman is the twelve-year ol<
daughter of Major Tillman, o1
Greenwood. Misses Virginia Wood
ruff and Mildred Ramsey, daughter*
>f naval officers at the yard, am
\lmena Sloan, daughter of Mr. anc
Mrs. G. P. Sloan, of Greenwood
were her maids of honor for the cere
nony of christening the craft.
The launching ceremonies were
simple and the program was executed
without hitch. Besides the plat
:orm for the Sponsor's party, anoth:r
section was roped off for holders
>f tickets, and those without tickets
vere assigned to another platform,
iVhile the crowd was assembling the
?Javy Yard Band played populai
ousic.
Admiral Bryan Give# Signal.
When the moment for the craft tc
,'lide into the water 5:31, high tide,
trrived, Rear Admiral B. C. Bryar
rave the signal, and the fighting vesel
went easily into the water. As i1
rtarted on its journey the grandlaughter
of the late Senator, whc
vas being honored, broke a bottle
>f champagne on its bow saying!
'With this I christen thee Tillman.'
iVhen it settled upon the water il
vas taken to its anchorage where it
vill be gotten ready for the sea. At
t glided into the water, the band
CON
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from here, is the C
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ise we made it our 2
)are. That's not say- c|
other good ones at ^
"here were. But in Sj
materials, and in the s
naking, our shoe at . c
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I played "Star Spangled Banner" and
1 the crowd stood with bared head3.
I The Tillman is one of the largest
, and best destroyers in the navy. * Its j
tj speclhcati011s are: Length di4 ieex, ^
ljfour and one-half inches; breadth, ,
E; thirty-one feet, eight and one-quar- (
ter inches; mean draft, nine feet; ]
1 displacement, 1,154 tons; fuel capac- s
f ity, oil, 82,280 gallons; horse power, f
- 26,000; speed, thirty-five knots. Its s
3 building was under the supervision r
1 of Commander Woodruff. e
1 Tribute to Senator. c
' ( The Tillman was named for Ben- y
jamin Ryan Tillman, Senator from
South Carolina, who died as chairman
of the Senate committee on naval
affairs, and who was a staunch
friend of the Navy Yard. It was he
that pushed the measure .to establish
the yard, and no opportunity was
passed by him to do some good turn j
f /\? 4-Vi a \Af V% avi C aaxa+o ri r AT^ITT?
^ Avi MM; jam* TI XICU ucvicvaij Q
[ er recommended that the Navy Yard j
at Charleston be abandoned, Senator ^
Tillman exerted his influence and a
saved the yard. This fitting tribute
? to his memory was appreciated by ~
, all friends of the Charleston Navy
i Yard.
After the launching a reception
; was given by Admiral and Mrs. Bry
an at their home. After the guests
t had been received, they went to the
> lawn where refreshments were serv:
ed. The band dispensed sweet music
' during the reception.
: The launching was pronounced a
: success in every sense and those in
1 charge have every reason to feel
' satisfied with the extent. The Till,
man will be commissioned next
spring.
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SOUTH'S PORTION
Asheville, N. C., July 7.?That the
South is enjoying the greatest era
of prosperity that has ever come to
the states below the Mason and Dixon
line was asserted by speakers today
participating1 in today's sessiori of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers'
Association.
President Frank G. Bell of Savannah
delivered an address of welcome
On recommendation of the officers 25 ,
[ applicants for membership were u- "
nanimously elected. There are now T
150 members, circulating 90 evening I
and 60 morning papers. Represen- |
tative Will L>. Upstiaw, 01 Atlanta,
representing the Fifth Georgia district
asked the publishers for their
views on the readjustment of postal;
rates which they seek. He declared
that since his election to the house
that that body has been "so busy
(playing politics" it has had no time
to give the consideration of the trocbles
of the publishers, which are also
the troubles of the public.
The report of W. G. Bryan, Atlanta,
chairman of the advertising committee,
said that the South has been
greatly benefited by the campaign
waged in behalf of this section. Postmaster
General Burleson came in for
a severe arrangement at the hands
of W. T. Anderson, of Macon, Ga.,
who termed the cabinet member "the
miM/tATMnAAT\ wrllA VlOC
IHU5U IlUUSCliSltai iiintuuipvuy niiv umw i
ever occupied a governmental posi-j
tion." Mr. Anerson's attack against
the hea of the postal service was
greeted by applause. M. E. Foster,
of Houston, Tex., said that while Bur-,
leson was from Texas he was not elected
by the State of Texas.
Lewellyn Pratt delivered an |ad-|j
dress on the protection of the press,
against the unscruplous advertisers, |
the announced aims of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World of
which he is nrst vice-president.
While no night session is being
held tonight the committeemen are
being kept busy on their reports.
SOUTH CAROLINA
EDITORS ENDORSE THRIFT
Greenville, S. C., July 9.?Resolutions
approving the United States
Treasury's thrift and savings movement
were given unanimous endorsement
by the South Carolina Preefi As
sociation in convention here. The
Resolutions set forth that the great j
promise of America's industrial and|
rvinrar lias in tKfl JlbilitVI
wuuu^ivtni ^vnv* ??v? ?*- v
of the people to save, and the savings
may be profitable invested in
war savings stamps. Not only waa
the movement given endorsement
but the association pledged its efforts
to make it a success.
ABOARD PRESIDENTS SHIP
Aboard the U. S. S. George Wash-J
ngton, July 5.?-President Wilson
lad an extended conference today1
vith Bernard M. Baruch, Vance Mc-|
3omrickf Norman H. Davis and ,
rhomas W. Lamont, members of the
up rem e economic council. The con-j
erence, it is understood, related to
ome features of the President's
nessage to Congress dealing with1
economic phases of the reparation
lause, the lifting of the , blockade
?hen Germany ratifies the treaty and
tther questions.
INJURIOUS TO ALFALFA.
Alfalfa yellows, an ailment which
f neglected results in permanent inary
to alfalfa, can be controlled in
n'ly one way, says the United States
)epartment of Agriculture?by cuting
the crop as soon as the yellows
pepar. This disease is characteriz
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ed by yellow discoloration of the
leaves, which in some instances assume
a copperlike hue. The growth
of the plant is checked as soon as the
yellowing attacks the majority of
the leaves. The leaves fall of?, thh
growth of the plants is stunted, and
unless the disease is checked in time
the alfalfa plants frequently are
permanently injured.
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Ordiharily the yellowing appears
on the second or third crop of alfalfa,
from June 1 to September 1. The
cause has not been identified, and no
effective treatment otfher than immediate
cutting of the crop has been
found. If the growth is adequate, the
hay should be raked, cured, and
stored as live-stock roughage. If the
eprowth is only enough to provide
clippings, the best plan is to let
them remain on the ground. In
most instances the subsequentx cuttings
of alfalfa will show no evidences
of yellowing where the crop
ivhich was diseased is handled in the
>utlined manner.
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The Greenwood Piano Man.
The largest dealer in musical instrument*
in Western South Carolina. Bella
pianos, self-player pianos, organs and
sewing machines. Beference: The
Bank of Greenwood, the oldest and
strongest Bank in Greenwood Couhty,
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