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i ^ TOLUME LIT., $ JJEWBEUBY, S. C? TIESDAl, AlCilST 14, 11)17. TWIC? A WJlEJl, $L*4 A YSAJfc w HOOVER NOW 1> I CHARGE OF FOOD On His Forty-Third Birthday One Man Becomes Dictator of Ameri- , ca's Food By D. M. Edwards | Washington, August 10.?Herfce:r C. Hoover, on his 43rd birthday, today, became the arbiter of the of "human hpin^s than anv R-n UXVi ^ 0 ~ w Caesar ever dreamed of feeding. Shortly after noon President Wilson affixed his signature to the rood control bill upon which the ink was hardly dry from the signature of Vice President Marshall and Champ Clark. At 5:30 this afternoon the president summoned Mr. Hoover to fie White House, presented him with the pen with which he signed the "bill, anti signed an executive order appointing k him to the place provided for him in i the bill. ?L May Direct Hr Under the powers conferred upon r bim he may advise every farmer and | breeder what he should raise. He may t direct every distributor how all food is to be handled. He is already teach(ing every man, .woman and child !n ^ie United States how it should oe consumed. His will be the advice upon which the United States will control its exports to the allies.. Thu^Tiunger or plenty for a nair billion of people, lie tonight "in Herbert Hoover's hand. j ^le realizes the hugeness of his jot) Mokths ago he said before a senate committee: **l don't believe I can do it. i oo not beli&ve any nlan can do it. I woiflP Ast much more than six monthsfTBu: /f I can last six months I "will have gone a long ways toward the'Solution of thia problem and the next man can ^arry ft on." I Mr. Hoover has already started on fflcV has already done every ^mg tie can do without official att- f i-nonty. Already Irfs campaign of vol-[ Ik./ xinteer education has enlisted hun--' dreds of thousands :6f lioixsewrves as \ members of the food administration,! following its instru'ctfons for economy t and has mobilized all of tne most pow-; Ierful and most public-splrltea or tne food raising and distributing agencies behind him. ( His Plans y ' Mr. Hoover tells more of his plan3 4 Id/ a statement lie issued tonigbt: j 7 "The food administration is called _f"into being to stabilize and not to d!s- j Hp turb conditions, and to defend honest & : enterprise against illegitimate compe-! jHp tition," he said. "It has been devjsed V to correct the abnormalities and abusvnno intn trpHp hv rea- ' tJb Ciiac na?c ? SSL son of the world disturbance and to restore business as far as may be to a || treasonable basis. IBw "The hopes of the food administra ^^tion are threefold. First, to^so guide the trade in the fundamental food commodities as to eliminate vicious speculation, extortion and wasteful practices, and to stabilize prices in the k essential staples. Second, to guard our j& exports so' that against the world's W v shortage we retain sufficient supplies j pt for our own people and to co-operate with the allies to prevent inflation of w-. ailvMtilafA prices, itnu, uiak we suiuuiaic ^ tc. every manner within our power tfie 1 saving of our food that we may m- j A crease exports to our allies to a point j W which will enable them'to properly provision their armies and to fee* J their peoples during the coming winter. "The business men of this country,! l! I am convinced, as a result of many; 9 hundreds of conferences with repre-i W sentatrves of the great forces of food " supply, realize their own patriotic oD- j ligation and the solemnity of the situ-1 I ation and will fairly and generously { co-operate in meeting the national emergency. I do not believe that dras , tic- force need be applied to -maintain equitable distribution and sane nee of supplies by the great majority of American people, and I have learned a deep and abiding faith in the intelligence of the average American bnsiness man whose aid we anticipate \ and denend on to remedy the evils de> velcped by tlie war which he admits and deplores as deeply as ourselves. B^it If there be those who expect to ' exploit this hour o? sacrifice, if there > ' are men or orgaiwaatum srbftfnlns, L to increase the trials .pf this country,! Jj,, we sliall not hesitate te apply to the, full the drastic, coercive powers tha congress lias conferred upon in tiiii instrument. Jilg Ones "In enforcing - the measures of th< act it is not our intention to proceet witii a host of punitive measures, bu rathe? by coordination with the var k>us trades to effect such constructiv< regulations as will render gambling extortion and other wasteful practice; impossible and stablizie prices. "ivVe propose to proceed as rapidlj a3 possible with constructive reguia. Hon in various commodities and to an nounce each program as quickly as i is properly formulated. We hope with in the next few days to announce th< method of wheat and flour control. : "The deep obligation is upon us V. feed the armies and the peoples associated with us in this struggle. Tilt diversion of 40,000.000 of their mer to war w-ork; the additional millions of women drafted to the places ol their husbands and brothers; the tol1 of the submarines, have all conspired to so reduce production that their harvests this autumn will fall o00,000,00C bushels of grain below their normal production. Our western European a:lies because of the destruction of shipping by submarine and the isolatior from the normal markets by belligerent lines, are forced upon our markets not only as the nearest, but as the on ly market capable of relieving theti bitter necessities. Therefore, whereas we exported before the war but 80,000,000 bushels of wheat per annurr this year we must find for thegi 225, 000,000 ^>US^?!S i* Be lawc H crop. ' \ "Already tbe greate^?*1* *or mea' and animal products, due to the stress of war on the milHons of men on the fighting line and the enhlnc#4 Physical labor of populations ordinarily subsisting on lighter diets, have compelled our allies to kill upwards oJ 33.000.000 head of their stock animals ? ? -*??*? no tVioip J5HT> Not only musr. we Cflrk)^ VMV44. w ?xplies of meat and dairy products, bu1 must prepare as war goes on to meet an even greater Jdemand for these necessary commodties. "France and- Italy formerly produced their own sugar, while England and Ireland imported largely' from- *Germany." ? vonrrnrn r* 4 T X.' HAD ALUCAUi a-i3 IT liUDi/ i/.iKii AND WAS IN SERYICf Whitmire, C. C., Aug. 10th. 1917 Editor of Th? Herald and News: I note In today i issue of vour paper that you punish !?.? pares of those that did not answer to >.he call of the local board. Among u'hers you published the nani-i of J^.rnes Pinkney Scott as not an-jweri.ig rbc call whic?j is true, but on ihc- 2f?c'i day of July Ti* answered '.he ca'l of Capt. Tillm2?i whose company he had joined about two months ago and is now stationed Fort Moultrie.' Charleston. S. C., witli the Coast Artillery. Mr. Editor, 1 know you did not intend to da iay fson an injustice and 1 take this method of getting the matter straight. I have two sons now ir the service of their country. And I would rather know that thej * * L~ *' '> died witn tneir iace iv uc cu.ci*ijr ***??.. to act the coward at kome by trying to evade the service. Jno. W. Scott. \ Xre. Nancy Baker. Clinton Gazette, Sth. The Long Lane section of Neve berry lost one if its beet and mosi loyal citizens last Wednesday in th? death of Mrs. Nancy Baker, wife o: Mr. C. K. Baker, Sr. Mrs. Baker's friends were numbered by the hund reds and she was always alert when i charitable deed waa at hand and read? to do more than her proportional share. Beside her husband she is siirvive< by two sons, Messrs. John and Fe Eaker, three dauhters, Mesdama Maggie Cromer, Lilla Oxner and Ell; WSlson, three brothers, Messrs. Dan McCullough of Arkansas and W. T and W. M. McOullough, and two sle tere, Mesdames Mollis Dtchert an< % XTTi iTidi gdl CI TV ivaci . The funeral and interment iron at Beth Eden church fast Thursda: morning at 11 o'clock. The Gazett* joins the numerous friends of the t>e ifb tim deepest sympathy in this time o severe and heart rending-sorrow. \ ^ / . r:-r i i J. L. McLAl'RIX AT POJfAKiA s J)K. SNYDER AT PROSPERITY I < < ; A phone message from Col. Joe 3 Sparks secretary of the State council i of defense brought the information t that Senator John L. McLaurin had Va/wi tn cnool' at Pnmaria r?n ~ UCCii ill V 1 tV/U VV MV *. WM? 5 Friday and that Dr. Henry N. Snyder , president of Wofford college would 5 speak at Prosperity on Thursday. j OGILVIE-BOWIE . Abbeville Medium, 10th. Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Ogilvie and I Alexander Bowie surprised their many . friends on Wednesday, August the 8th, > i-917, by going to Greenwood and beiiquietly married by the Rev. J. B.! j Green. Only, the immediate relatives . of the bride witnessed the ceremony. ? The happy couple left on a Seaboard i train for a short trip ana expect to ; ; return here next Aveek where they ; r. i'1l Ka of UAtrtn of ! royulanf'C nf I , [ ^ m uc at iiuiuv at niv t vciu^iiw ?. t I S Bowie. j , [ The bride has been a resident of the ' . city for two years or more and was i employed by A. M. Hill Co. for some [ time and more recently by J. S. Bowis ; . Co.. and has many friends who will . be interested in the announcement of . her marriage. Mr. Bowie is connected . with J. S. Bow.ie Co.. one of the most , rubstantial busines concerns of tlv3 , . Fiedmont section, and both have the , best wishes of many friends and . relatives. i PI CMC AT POARIA XJie Council of Defense win have a ; piciiic at Pomaria Friday August 17th,! *1917, the heat speakers in the State! i will be furnisfced at this meeting, na-: ( tioiial speakers ar?^to -be furnished al-' j, so. Every farmer in the county is - urged to be present at this meeting, j - as Very important malterg concerning . the great war will be explained. !Sv*j ' etv tnwnshfn council is invited to be -- 1 . present. j .| 7 H, H. RUFF, Chairman. ' ' * - j Death of JIIss Leach ' j : - Miss Mary Leach, 38 years old, died; ; of cancer early Friday morning at the j ' home of Mrs. Margaret Troutman, in I ' the Mollohon mill village, and was}' buried at St. Paul's church graveyard ' | Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The i service was conducted by the Rev. S. f P Koon. I' . ^ ? t . Death of George Mize ; Mr. .George Mize, 23 years old and unmarried, died early Saturday morn ing at the home of his parents. Mr. I i and Mrs. Elijah Mize, in the Oakland j ; mill village, and was buried at Rose-! mont Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.' The service was conducted by the Rev. ' L B. L. Knight. / i i mm. : P0AKD3 INSTRUCTED TO GIYfc L NAMES OF EXEMPTION SEEKERS i I j From the Official Bulletin: j The provost marshal general has j c sent the following telegram to tfc* governors of all states: t j The names of all registered men j are on a list arranged in the order j r! in which they will "be called for mil-1 iforv aorvfo.A Wherever anv register- ! \ ed person imposes apon a ioca! ' | board and improperly secures a certificate of exemption or discharge he advances the time of call of all other uncalled persons1 on the list. For this reason every registered person and, to some exieiu, every - person in the community is more t less directly interested in seeing that i tjie true facts are brought to the atf tention of the government. For \; every local board a person ha3 been -1 designated who will receive informa i tion of such cases and take appeals J ir to the district "board or Inform tha s local board. For this reason the public is entl1, tied to know the grounds upon which t j claims for exemption or discharge 3 are being asked by registered men. t Local boards should therefore be !i instructed immediately to make . available to the rvress from dav to - day the names of persons claiming J 1 exemption or discharge, the ground on which such claims are based, and, a in general, the number of cases that f pre bein? disposed of by the boards y from day to day. The mstructlon . does not apply, of course, to <li3y on, ttoe? grow*!* off physical < f '-'-^qualification. CROWDER. ! THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN COUNCIL OF DEFENSE For some reason or other the campaign in this county by the council ol defense has not been advertised very much. We have not been able to seniifc nQmcc nf tliji cnaotore of fh?a UUi LilV v> i. U|/VUUV& O ub vuw various places where meetings were appointed. A chairman for eac'n township has been appointed, but they do not know who is going to spea*. We asked Dr. Hunter, the county chairman, and he does not know. la fact we hfcard that all he could do wag to send in a request for a speaker and he woultf not know until a day of two before the meeting who was to speak. He did fend out on Thursday that Dr. Snyde<- would speak at Werber's grove on Saturday, but the notice was short and br. Snyder had a very small audience. So far as we have been able to learn there was no publicity r\f +V.<% for>t T>r franp wnc tn snpnlr ;lt Tolly Street on Friday. We wouLl have been glad to have heard Dr. Crane, but we did not know he was to speak until Saturday, and he had a small audience. Now a meeting is to be held a^ Pomaria on Friday, we are told, but who is to speak no one seems to know, T'A V? AO lliuugu we uaic ucaiu iuut i_?v,u.>.v, council was g^ine: to send porno <?T)pikers of national fame so as to. we suppose. combat the influence of Mr. Blease's speech. If that be true It would seem that it would be desired to have a. large crowd present and the nailing of the speaker would probably help to draw the crowd. It seems that the State .council of defense i.3 of the opimon taat tfiere is great' need of missionary worlc in this county to create a war sentknent. We believe that a great majority. of our people believe that this countrv should not have gone into this waT, but -that is\ no longer a debatable question and they realize that, and they are doiik; theii" duty loyally and ^ithfully.and there are no slackers amon? them. And ss a rr'^ v<n* witt find the people about as well informed as the spekers who may come. irf speakers will not change any opinions. Still; we shall be gfcid to hear them and would be pleased to Irn/iTi- Tj-h/-i o ro mmirnr on/1 i i4vi?T~He? AX4V n n UU Ut V WV4 r ??? the fact and get them as large crowds as possible. Dr. Hunter, let us know who is to -be at Pomaria, and w* will print it Friday, though that will be late. IMPORTANT MEETING OF WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCKET* The members of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church are asked to make an effort tc attend the meeting of the society to be held on Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the church. This is a most important meeting oeing tne iasi id t"ho pssociational year and all appointments must "be met by August 15. Mrs.W.H. Hunt, President. HAPPENINGS IN POM ARIA An Ice Cream Supper to be Given Miss Mary Setzler of Clinton is witti her sister "Mrs. J. J. Hentz. vfiea Annio xrnriri returned from iUXOO AUAitV iXVVM ? a visit to Mrs. Ernest Lominack. Miss Lurleen Aull is visaing Miss Golden Brooks in Columbia. The following have returned from an extended visit in North Carolina. Dr. and. Mrs. R. J. Johnson, Mr and Mrs. A. D. Hatton, Mrs. Z. T. Pinner and Mr. B. H. Counts. Mr. T. E. Hentz is at Glenn Springs for a few weeks. Mr! K. R. JCrepps of Columbia spent several days of last week with friends here. Mr.-Breaker Selzter, on last Tuesday evening entertained most pleasantly a few of the young people. Dancing was the chief feature of tfce evening. On Saturday evening the 25th. beginning at 7:30 the members of the Young People's Society will sell Ice Cream in the "City" park for the benefit of tfc.e society. We hope to have with us a large crowd, forced "S." Then "ItX wfcgja. a mm. isi. in, trouble- -tw he realizes the value of a wife." ' 'Sure! He can put all his property in her name."?Boston Transcript. List of 400 Na :| Will Prol I ? i cVvof r*rt// in ? A. 9)? (rw ; I IIC M II Ot. VUtt imw * v> More Than Half th The county exemption board has ! not yet completed the hearings on the claims for exemption of thoie j called in the first draft, but ti is pret ty certain that not quite fifty per j- cent of the 214, the quota for this : county, will fbe secured from this i ; first call, and another call will be i sent out this week for probably 400 : more to come up for examination, and . the examinations will begin next Monday. The Herald and News prints 400 more names in the order in which they will be called beginning with 429. It is expected from this number to secure Newberry's quota of the 214 j men under the first ca'l. i I j 429?1715?Adams, Leo Thomas, Newberry, R. 1. j 430?906?Roberson, Robert, Pros! perity. I 431?1337 ?'Kelly, Frank, Newberry. 1 432?2226??Richey, Walter, Kinard3. ; 43*??7nn?Viiifir John Clarence. j Kinards, R. 2. / j 434?12.S0?Martin, Harmon Boyce, I Newberry. } 43o?1195?Fulmar!?"bert Samuel, j Little Mountain. 436?2406?Luq'::ir?, H. L.. Newberjry; :j. 437?297?Kinard, Johnnie, Newberry; v.; ; - 6 ! 438?321?McCrackin, Matthew. ' ^baddeus, isewberry. A'tC\ roc PU?n nY, a?lia WowKotTV I OV?"VjriCJLiJU, vuHwtwi w*?yK*j 44?)?16^8?Henderson, Limas, -jr.. Chappells. i 441?2611?Caldwell, James Wilson, , 8lairs, R. 1. "'" J. 442?707?A'bnathy, Milton. -Newbcr.j.ry, R. 3. i 443?2559?Worthy, George, New,| berry, R. 2: " < .? . ,j 444?1425?Spen-ce, Oscar, Helena. i 445?1002?Jackson, Dosh, Pro9per. ity. j 446?1151 ?Oxner, Riley, Prosper 1 ity. | 447?1101?Alexander, Johnnie, I Pros perity. i 448?36$?Sims, Fate, Newberry. <j 449?974?Dawkins, Arthur, Pro3i perity. I 450?1698?Means,, Will Etchson, Blairs. i 451?320?Morris, Willie, Newberry. | 452?920?Boyd, Fred, Prosperity. 453?926?Taylor, Raymon N., Prosperity. 454?1010?Johnson, James, Pros I perity. 4551?1857?Wicker. Fore3t Chrjs; tian, Prosperity. 456?919?Stockman. ifoses. prosperity. 457?656?Rayford, James. Whitmire. 458?1919?Berry, Charle3 Marvin, Silverstreet. 459?2476?Grey, Job, Newberry R. 1 2. 4flfY?ip.'JO K^n-aMq 1 461?2405?Lovern, 'Will Henry, Newberry. i 462?814?Bouknight. Pinkney S, . Prosperity. I 463?1173?Boozer, Franklin Pierce, ' Prosperity. 464?1070?Wise. Elliot. Prosper| ity. 465?738?Glenn. Mack. Mewb^rrr. R. 3. lj 466?1167?Wfae. V?T<rH OmQnpritr. 467?265??Tobe. John David, ?>o' marto. "R. 2. 469?HV}7?^Cennv. ViMiarr Newberry. 46?)?1191?F?Hers. Hnflter I . *> ?<?. perity. 47-0??Tv*v*>nrK}rt\ rnflTi R. 1. <' 4*71 1791 VpsTjrr. r?Hi ' VPfr?"hof tx'} 17*> 1 ?6A ?T^fyv^<a'*. \lfO TTC*1* CJtlyAf. c-f ?e?of _ ? ">_? ?c?rv*n>iMfk. Henrv Web?Hv. Tfwqcio TMd. r.'h^.Tynf1^. ki *" - J",1C? Deritv. ' 4t??*j 21 -Player. PTnnry M.. Ne*rj berry. mes Who bably be Called Examination Did Not Get e Number Necessary. 477?-536?Henderson. B:ke. Nc.vberry, R. 2. 4. s?221?Cooper, John Wesley, New berry. 4.c- ?2655?Summer. Charley William, Pomaria. 480?1527?Moses, Ellis, Prosperity. 481?2~iS?\ance, James, Newberj ry, R. 2. > 482?j ?74?Frick, Da via Olney, Little Mountain. | 433?1414?Jones, Henry, Helena. 484?2283?Bowers. Sair. Pomaria. 485?2300?Counts, Murray, Pomaria. 4S6?1616?Farrow, Geo., Jr., Chappells. 487?2P2?Jones, Paul, Newoerry, R. 7. 488?822?Bowers, Pink Evaas, i j Prosperity. 489?504- King, R. H.. Whitmire. 490?1064?Williams. Arthur, Proej perity. * 491??5o7?Wilson, Henry. ?wberry, R. 1 * 492?1205?Livingston, C. B., Prosperity. .. 49???286?Boyd, Mark, Pomarla. 494?2374)?Black, Manse Jesete, Newberry. 495?2152?Satterwbtte, Hampto*, Silverstreet. 4S5?1510?Sima, A4am. Pom^tia, R. 3. . : 497?1091?Gains, Daniel ,Bofca- j man, Newberry. ,498?2139?Pitts, William Bryan. - <31iappells; 499?470?Gilliam, William .Wallace Whitmire. ;500?312?Means, Geo. T., Newberry. 501?1507?Kelly- James, Pomarla* D. t J.V. ?. - V . 502?1729?Butler, Edmond Forest, Newberry..-.- - - ... > 503?1626?Harris, George, Cliai>pells. - 504?1284?Brown, Willie Isea, New-" berry, R. 1. 505?90?Langford, Sto::more Geo., Newberry. 506 ?191?Bates, William Lee, Newberry. 507?2430?Sphell, Elmer, Newberry, R. 1. 503?2204?Caldwell, Sam, Klnards. 1 509?2646?Rutherford, Amos, Blairs 510?477?Griffin, Ben, Whitmire. I 511?1187?Dominick, John Creightnn PrrwcrmrifV" I bWU) X A j 512?1179?Cook. Malcolm Hunter, I Prosperity. * ! 513?753?Miller, Lee, Kinard.^. R. 2. 514?2158?Smith, John, Chappells. i 515?130?Ruff, W. Charles. Newberry. ?16?858?Hawkins, John Boy?e, Prosperity. 517?2546?McCant3, Walter. Xew! berry, R. 6. 518?1996?K'nard, Homes Forest, ; Poinaria. si 9?1GS?T-irkett. Cleveland R, , Newberry. | 520?1023?Lindsay, Joe, Prosperity. 521?1923?Longshore, Farley, Silvers treet. 522?1774?Livingston, John Norman. Newberry. 523?424?Bailey, Samuel Hope, Whitmire. 524?840?Dennis Olin 3., Prosperity. ' r? F25?13*7?Moses, Jim, Silverstreet. i 52f/-2?85?Wicker, James Andrew, : Newberry. | 527?1511?Sims. Robert. PomarlJt, R. 3. ^09,?119??^ominiek. Willie Pafc^a_**7V-W1cker. Henry Cahlu, j Pomaria. I John Gary. Ptf maria. *31?2213?Ford, Rafus, Newterry, R. 3. ; B32??fin7?Reeder, George, Whkmir^^jj 533?1995?Aull. Luther Davi^ w: mff .. (CONTINUED ONJI H *