Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HELP FEED YOURSELF Make Home Gardens and Back Yards Productive SOMEBODY HAS TO RAISE EVERYTHING YOU EAT?DO YOUR SHARE Demonstrate Thrift in Y our Home?Make Saving Rather Than Spending, Your Social Standard SERVICE FOR ALL Mr. Farmer, the country is culling upon all its citizens to perform their duty in this crisis. The men and women in the industrial centers will soon be called upon to furnish munitions, clothing and supplies for the men at the front. Your duty is to furnish food, which is just as necessary as munitions and other supplies. Keep Your Soil Working All The Season 1. Keep your gar<!en working season. Hasten early crops by starting1 seed in boxes in the house, in hotbeds and cold frames if the weather prevents outdoor plant | || ir ?_\ (it i your ground ready for planting as soon a- the -oil is my enough to work. Plant for earl\ crops as soon a> the weather permits. Make successive plant ings ot lettui'e, radishes. beans, and other -hort-season crops. I Start new crops n,-t ween the lows of plants that are soon to be removed ?V As fast as ihe ground i- cleared of one crop start a new crop. ? J. See that yuiir garden toward fall is full of potatoes, beets, turnips, cabbage, and "ther -taple foods that 'an be stored for the winter. Your Children Too Can Help Hoys and girl - can help to make the .-oil in your gardens, back yards, ana vacant lots produce food for the family. Last year they raised in their gardens and help ed to can more than I.onn.oon packages of valuable food. If you can't rai-e all your own vegetables, at least raise some. Make every squart yard of fertile sunny soil produce food for your family. All idle ground utilized in the production of vegetable-* means- more food for those who have no ground at all. Save All Surplus Fruits And Vegetables It \ our garden at any tin - product - more than > -ti can immediately use, do not a I low t he siirpl us to poll. Can surplu- beans, pea- corn, tomatoes, beets, -pinach. pumpkin, and squash for winter Use. Can or preserve apple-. p?-a? he . p.-ar-. cherries, quinev.-. berries, and other cul tivated and wild fruits. Kvery can of vegetable- -?r fruit and every jar of preserved food means that you have saved food materials that would ha\e otherwis* been wasted. Can oi -tore root crops, cabbage and other vegetables properly so that they wit! keep \e|| and Mipph y< ?; with food when the garden ceases to produce. Learn How to Grow and Can Vegetables 1"i:? I . l)epartmimt Agriculture or your State ..gr.cultural college or county agent will give you explicit direction- for raising vegetables, and will tell you simple meth" i- < . lining vegetnhh and fri.it at home with ordinary home utensil.-. Depend On Us to Help Any Way We Can. Bank of Camden First National Bank Bank of Bethune Loan & Savings Bank TO MICKT AT MT. MOK1AII K<<v. Itoykiii Calls Colond IVople K?Uiri' for WwInosdHy, April 25. The colored jicoplo ha\e enlisted uu <I?*i" tIn* leadership of prominent color ed men throughout the -into In the pr? pa rat it'll ft?r more food Hi'V. J. W. Itoykin. i?f this city has heen named its chairman for this count.x and in* has issued .i call for it uit'clhn; at Ml Morlah Ihiptist ( Tini? l.i. Wednesday iiiyiit, April Joth Ills letter ti> infill Iters ot his rat'i* follows: To ihe t oloivd citizens of Kershaw i \nini \ M> !>eai l ellow cit izen-. I have been appointed as chairman of Ker shaw county to conduct the campaign for food production am) food conser vation anions us. There Is iio question that is as vital to us tut lay its the food . tpifstioii. Prices of food are soarinu higher ami higher every day. and unless we pnn (luce more foodstuffs there will, evi dently. I>e a famine in this country. To meet this threatening calamit.s meet ings are hcinjj called t?f hot It white and colored in e\er\ county, in this ami other stales, to awaken the peo . pie to the importance ?>f more footl production. The State ('lmii man. Major l>avitl lv. ("ok e m, tie-ires that meetiin's lie t heltl in f\cr\ school district of the i'o1111' \. iii which a chairman will he appointed to insirucr the people ami . i llum thoroughly mi??un?-<J upon this in -.1 ipie?litin. 1 here \cili Iio met ; iin; of the col ored pt-ipie, men and women, a: the d: .Mni'iah lhipti>( (Munch. Wetlnes da\ i iu'iit Apri! L'otll. IP17. :?( s ;,"{() ? ? ( In k !i i - hn|N'd that each school di>t s i I f! the <-oil!11 \ will he repre sented s,( we an appoint far sub eommit lees. Tljis is an urgent call ami every patriotic citizen will licetl the --auie. \N'e will try to have present some nieiiilier of the State Central c n.'inittt .oldress ;he meeting <" line and let lis have a :cat meeting. Vi'tir^ truly. I \\ I toy kill. < Mia inn.t n. Mini f? iV.-.? I'.fi'i-. a cotisin of for 11?:11? ? f . \i? I'.nljv "f lUissia. has a rn ed and in:t hh n ;jt Tsar - !o. 11 t|.s>ia. MARY riCKFORD A .?!?'.? rihu' at I" I ? ? * Alaje*:ti<- T!r,.:*i. \\V litfs.l.iv April ? r?111 I i IIi-: I. ili*- ' 1 'In >(< 'j >l:i > "TJIK F'OOK UTT1.K Kit H GIKI" Rural Carrii r Kxaniinat inn. 'I ll" I'liilfil Stii'f-- ?'i\il S?m \ i? i' < ? ill: in; i..i> )i:i < ji: M"MMi i ! an e.\ainitiation t. .1 ili*1 Count. *-f Kershaw. S.-ntli ( ;i: i.liiui. I?> held at < *a ai'N'it. ??n Ma.\ 1-. 11?17. !? ? :it! tin* position of rural i-afri'-f ;it I.ugoiY. ami vaeam-ie* that may !a' on rural routes ft. - n * ?{ her |? -t ?t!i?-es in tin- ahove taent i i ?i I ??oi'.nty. The e\a ininat i? m will o|?'M .>:i!y in malt' oitizens who up' actually ?I>>tiii< i!?*? 1 in tin* territory J <.f a |io-.f in the eoiinty ami who ihf "tli.'- r'-i|tiironn*.it< *vt f*?i*Ih i in i'Mftn N -. 11*77 This form ami ap plies t ii?n may bo obtained from :h.' <?i!;?mentioned above or from the I'nif???I S'ates Civil Serviee Coiu ! nii--i"inT at Washington. I> C. Ap ? pii? atioi!s -diould ho forv aided t<? the < '<'tninissiou at Washington the ear lii j't-a.-ticah!'' date. i ? . jsiTKKMK TEST OF NATION MAS COMK SAYS WILSON t ('.?) ti' ' .i From i'ir-t J'aget ' f..iv . -> >?!' *! .ViMon a*- the men iimlci' i . ? I: IV ? 1 ?.tk -l ? iihorty. therefore. of , a'Mt>">- !:i? :!i- word to tho farmers ? ??t tli - ??i?ui.ir\ and to all wiio work "ii :!i?? farm-: Tho supremo need of ? ?Mr ov, a \;itioti ami tho Nations with ? wiiifli w?* arc oo-oj>eruting is an : abundat:???? ?if supplies, food supply f>p?? ia 11 \ tor tho present yoar. is i ?ui?*: l.i 1 i\e. Without ahumlant f?K?<l. aiiki- for tho armies and tho pooplos now .it war. the wholo great enter ! (<ii-o u|Hrii whirh wo have embarked i will 11ronk down and fall. Tho world's j food reserves a re low. Not only dur* ; i11! 1 o prosont oim rgeney, 1 ? 111 lor i -oiii'' time after jusioo shall have1'mine ! l?o!li <>nr .'\vii people and a largo pro ! portion i.f tho poo pi o <f Knrope nmst 1 rely upon the harvests in Anferiea. ? 1 poti rho farmers (>r this oonntry. < therefore. in a large mea.suro. rests tie- fate of the war and the fate of the Nations. May the Nation not ? ??iKit upon them t<> omit no step that will im-roase tho prodii'-tlon of their 'at- I or that will hring ali??ut tho in"-; eflVetual eo-operation i:i the sale .and distrihut ioj> of thorr prtHluets? Tho time is short. It i- of the most inijH-rafiVf im|>ortam-o that everything i 1??' done and done iminediafe 1> ' . make sure i.f harvests. J (ill! -ion young nn-n. and old alike, and -ok n tho ahlf-hodiod hoys of the I" ' '?> aeeept and not nj>on this duty. t"> in hosts to the farms and uiak rtain that no i^ains and no labor -a'king in t.hi^ great matter. 1 j?;i rt iouln rly ap|H-al to tl:<' farm - ? 1 fht- South to plant ahumlant fiK.P'tjfT", wfll n<s ootton. Thev Opcr?-\ House Store to Rent. I'.id f<>r the h-a*e of fho Opera House -t.?re from July 1st, H?17 to .Inly Is*, ](ilS, will he reeeiv?Nl hy Clerk of Conned until May 7th. Iftl7> Couia-il rt-serves llie riclit to reject iitiv and ail Idfls. P?y order of Counoil. J J GOODALE. ol-Vj City fTlerk. AFTER THE Fl Two Pictures m "John Doe lost his House with all its lire last night. Mr. l)oe had his property well ed, and says he will have a new residence starts soon as the ashes of the old one are coyl." "The home of Richard Hoe was burned last q together with all the household furniture ami d0l of the family. Mr. Hoe had no insurance and the! falls heavily upon him. Relatives and friends care for the family, temporarily." The two pictures are not at all overdrawn, are both being reproduced every day. If your home should burn tonight, which p)c would fit your case? Be wise?see us now. After the tire is too h Williams Fire Insurance Agenj K. M. Kennedy, J**., President K. N. MiDowdl, \fc 1012 Broad St. Phone 52. ? ?mi show their patriotism in no bet ter or more convincing way than by resisting the great temptation of th?? present, price of cotton ami help ing 111>o:i a great scale, to feed the Nation ami the i>eoplos every where win? are lighting for their lib erties anil our own. The variety of ?heir crops will he the visible measure of their comprehension of their Nation il ?1111 y. ? The liovernmcnt of the United States and the (toverniHents of the} -everal State's stand ready to co-oper- i ate. They will do everything jMssible j to assist farmers In securing an ade-) quate supply of seed, an adequate force of laborers when thej are most i needed, at. harvest time, and the moans j of expediting shipments of fertilizers and farm machinery as well as of tin* crops themselves, when harvest ! ed. The course of trade shall be as j unhampered it's it is possible lo make it. and there shall he no nnwarrant-' <>T manipulation of the Nation's food supply by those who handle it on the way to the consumer. This is our opportunity to demonstrate the efficien cy of a great democracy, and we shall not fall short, of it. "This, let me say to the middlemen of every sort, whether they are hand line our foodstuffs or our raw ma teria Is of manufacture, or the products of our mills and facturie-s, the eyes of the country will he es|>ecially upon "U This is your opportunity for -i-.'n.:! -ervice. efficient and disinter est'.-!. The country expects you, as it e\pe<? ts all others, to forgo unusual profits, to organize and expedite ship tnf't- of supplies of every kind, but espe. - i a 11 \" of food, with an eye to l he service you are rendering and in the ,-pirit of those who enlist in the ranks, for their ixH>ple. not for them selves. I shall confidently expect you t>? deserve and win the confidence of people of every sort and station. ? } "To the men who run the railways of tho country, whether they be man agers or o|K?rative employes, let me say that the railways are the arteries ? ?f the Nation's life and that upon them rests the immense responsibility of seeing to it that those arteries <ufTer no obstruction of any kind, no inefficiency or slackened power. To the merchant, let me suggest the mot to: "Small profits and quick service ami to t)??? shipbuilder. that tho 1 ifr ..f (he warden him. Tho food ;iih1 the wdf must ho carried anoss the matter haw many shii* ar? the bottom. The place* of t yo down must In- supplied piied at once. To tho mjjw say that he stands where ti dot's: the work of tho wori on him. If he slackens or, mics and statesmen arejielpl also is enlisted in the~ ureal army. The manufacture* need t<> he t<>liI, I hi>|x', that tlon looks to him to speed ao. every priwess, ami I want on mind his employes that their Is absolutely indispensable < ou 11 ted on by every man w the country and its liberties. "Let nn> sny^rosf. also tlu one who creates or cultivates helps, and helps greatly. t<> > problem of the feeding of the and that every housewife w tices strict economy puts he the ranks of those who serv* tlon. This is the time for to correct her unpardonable wastefulness and extrava?eu every man and every woman the duty of careful, provident expenditure as a public duty, tate of patriotism which no now expect ever to 1*? cxhto} ?iven for ignoring. ??In the hope that this >tati the needs of the Nation and world in this hour of stiprem may stimulate those to whom i and remind all who need of the solemn duties of a tin as the world has nev^r se?i U ben that all editors and put everywhere will s:ive as pr publication and as wide oir as iKissible to this appeal. 1 to suggest. also, to all adv< agencies that they would p render a very sulwtantial ttfld service to the country If they give it widespread rendition, hope that clergymen will not thl theme of it an unworthy or ii priate subject of comment and from their pulpits. "The supreme tost of the Nit come, We must all sivak. serve together! "WOODliUW Wll-Stf McCALL PATTERNJ Two of the many smart McCal! Designs for April ~ Becoming and inexpensive goyvns for every occasion, made possible by the use of McCall Patterns The McCall Patent ed Cutting Con struction Guide, furnished free with each McCall Pat tern, insures a per fect-fitting gar ment. MrCil! tlWn *tc?n pattf"1 Bleu* 76<>? APRIL PATTERNS NOW ON SALE ' in', r'^-0, by (mail 35c); Canadian Price 30c, (to' c) including a free pattern coupon good for 1 toward the purchase of any McCall Pattern THE McCALL company 1 H'CAGG NEW WinK1 ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO ? ?