The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 11, 1920, Image 5
Upon the Shoulders of these Ten Men
Falls Southern Red Cross Leadership
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Negro Killed at Elko.
ADVISORS AND COUNSELLORS FOR THE RED CROSS IN THE SOUTHERN DIVISION/ They compeaa
the mamba rah Ip of tha advisory board for tha Southern Division of the Rad Croas, which suparviaas and sug*
pasts tha administration of Rad Croas work. Tha pictura was taken at their first confsrenca In Atlanta,
and shows, baaidaa mam bars of tha board, aavaral Rad Croas axacutivas. In tha picture, laft to right, ara!
Hon. Eugana R. Black, chairman of tha board; Or. Livingston Farrand, of Washington, D. C., chairman of ths
Central Council of tha American Rad Cross; George E. Bannia, of Nashville, Tenn.; C. B. Bldwell, of Atlanta;
Hon. Richard I. Manning, of Sumter, South Carolina; back row, C. F. Lambeth, of Thomasvllle, N. C.;
Legars Davis, of Atlanta, assistant manager of tha Southern Division of tha Rad Crose; Colonel Alax R.
Lawton, Jr* of Savannah; J. L. McMIllln, manager of tha Southern Division of the Rad Cross; and D. T.
Edwards, of Kinston, N. C. Members of the board not In tha pictura ara W. B. Wilbur, of Charleston, S. C.;
Howard E. Harklshelmer. of Jacksonville, Fla., and Rev. T. S. McCallla, of Chattanooga. Tenn.
GREATEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD”
IN FOURTH RED CROSS ROLL CALL
RED CROSS ifORK
“CARRIES ON” IN
PALMETTO STATE
ARDMORE ORCHESTRAL ENTER
TAINERS.
Every member of dlls singing or
chestra haa had experience in other
organizations before coming Into this
ipany. #
le three Hughes sisters, Elizabetb,
Miry and Margaret, have played In
public as a trio since they were chil
dren.
Geraldine Edgar, who Is an accom
plished vocal soloist la addition to her
\lot!a artistry. wa« chosen to enter
tain the soldier boys la army camps
la this roaatry sad Fmoce.
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Clara ^|txer was a student of Bigot,
the famous cornet teacher.
Heldn Burns, drummer and reader,
has had successful Lyceum experience.
The first part of the evening's pro
gram la given over to orchestral selec
tions and readings, the orchestral se
lections being of a varied nature and
ranging from overtures to the semi-
popular.
The aacood and last part of the pro
gram consist* of a Gypsy sketch.
Gypsy songs and Instrumental moslc
are rendered la appropriate costume.
The company haa just returned from
a long sad sarreeafal Chautauqua tear
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BARNWELL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Friday, November 12, at 8:30 P. M.
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Daniel Meyers, a negro who is
said to have borne a rather unsavory
reputation, was shot and killed in
Elko Saturday evening between six
and seven o'clock by Mr. Dave Hair.
The homicide resulted from a dis
pute over rent due Mr. v Hair by Mey
ers, who had moved his crop sway.
The negro is said to have cursed Mr,
Hair, who shot when Meyers attemp
ted to draw his pistoi.
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aa others with tha work of tho Rad
(Toos aiaco tha war. a briaf raviaw
will (Iva aa Idas of what tha Rod
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this <aar act or that have acoomgllahod
spioodtd work hro tho ciooooa la hoaao
hygtoao sad rare of tha alch. sad
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yoar moro thaa M.fftt womoa and
('rods baa doaa la tha past two yoaro
and wbat ft expect* to accomplish
tor America In tha next few year*
to coma.
Tha Man in Uniform.
It haa held, course, as Its first
and moat sacred duty Its obligation
to-4he man in uniform and to the men
who fought and served for America
In the world war. Red Cross has coa-
tfnued to serve the American Expedi
tionary Forces in Germany. Red Cross
has continued to keep up its service
to the 25,000 men at American mili
tary posts, at all of which It main
tains a personnel to help out the boys
in difficulties of bonus and back pay
and transportation" and the like, to
help la family problems, to assist
ihsm In recreation nnd entertainment,
te bo. la abort, the tame “groat moth
er* to thorn that tho Rod Croas was
to tho was overseas la l»i; sad 191$.
Bastdaa
«iv«ft its < sad ail aa I loa lo $$.-
for (ho tick people la their homes
sad what la boot for tho (sally lo oat
la order for the members lo keep
well and atroag.
Right On Tha Job
Disaster relief has been the Job of
Red Crtas tor many years past.
During the Wall street explosion aot
so long ago, Red Cross was on ths
Job with doctors and nurses almost
as soon as the police and as a re
sult a aumbsr of lives were saved out
right and many wounded people kept
from being invalids and cripples for
life. People la the South will recall
the numbers of times when Red Cross
has been the only relief and helper in
time of flood and fire in several com
munities. In the 89 years of Its ex
istence Red Cross has given relief in
250 floods, fires, tornadoes and other
disasters and last year alone it gave
aid to more thaa 80,000 unfortunates
in 150 different-communities.
WhUw~ae much has been done by
Had Cross in America la tha last two
years. K has set stopped ad m la later
lag wise, swamltal Not a set la lad aid
la survtftg pas piss Is ocher laada By
Heath t arouse
cSaptvra with ah... —
sad 1*4 workers of wham 1$ are paid
trained workers. 88 are untrained paid
workers sad the root are volaateers
Nineteen public health nursee have
bees placed la the stale, of whom 17
are eupported wholly or la part by
the Red Croas. South Carolina's keen
interest In safeguarding public health
is further demonstrated by the fact
that one county alone, as the result of
six months' demonstration by the Red
Croas, appropriated $8,000 for public
health nursing. The Red Cross and
state authorities have co-operated ta
public health work since the spring,
of 1919.
Red Cross work at Camp Jackson,
Charleston and Parris Island, where a
total of about 6,000 men are stationed
at the three posts, is illustrated by thg
statement that in May alone the Red
Cross handled 126 “home service” I
cases at Camp Jackson, 115 at ChaH^s-
ton and 54 at Parris Island, besides
many more cases of other character
such as straightening out allotments,
bonds. Insurance, agd tha like for the
boys This month is typical of Red
Croes work at camps sad posts
Bervtce Ta Discharged. "
“While each has base the work of
ttb mea etUl la eat
Btarctty sad high price* of ahaea'
every coaoHvabie article from coal ta
white paper are now bring laid at the
door of “car shortage.** Bustoe** mea
and other cltisens who have not fait
the slightest Interest In the supply of
freight»cars or In any other problem
affecting the railways frequently ffnd
themselves unable to buy commodities
which they need or to market thslr
products readily and in almost every
instance they are told that the “car
shortage'' is to blame.
Naturally, then, there is a wide in
terest in the question as to why a
shortage of freight cars exists and 1ft
not promptly brought to an end.
The reason for the shortage 1ft
plain. During the war the business of
the country increased by lenps and
bounds but the facilities of the rail
ways for handling that business were
not increased In proportion. *• During
the twenty-six months that ths rail
ways were under Fedwral control the
United Btale* Railroad AdmiaUtra
lloft contracted for IM.ttB freight
cars but the actaal
the rwttway* had
at the prw
ported sad eaiy a
thefts the mile ay*
had retired dwrtag each year of the
*aa»* tea year period
la eddinoft ta this, daring the war
ported the entire pleat of the railway*
we* operated ht top speed All efforta
were centered on winning the war and
(he future was left to take care of It
self. Consequently when the railways
ware returned to their owners at the
dose of Federal control they found
thamseires facing a rising tide of
commerce with a supply of equipment
insufficient for handling the business
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offered for movement.
Until their property was returned
to them It was impossible for the rail-
■ r.
way companies to undertake the
financing of new equipment purchases
and conditions that have obtained
since March first have been most un
favorable. In their petition to the
Interstate commerce Commission for
increased irelght rates the ^ railways
sa*. out tnat even the strongest com
panies have to pay more than s«ven
per cent Interest to yet new capital
and that others have not been able to
get It at say price.
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la (Ba rate dadataa the lau
Commerce Comml—loft toys;
“Not only Baa there hews ft
decline la railway operating
during the last three or four years,
but the operating ratio has Increased
at s rate that causes serious concerB.
“For the period of five years, be>
ginning with 1912 and ending with
1916, the Eastern carriers were spend*
ing oat of every dollar of operating
revenue received approximately T!
centa»for operating expenses.
“This increased to 76.03 icenta la
1917, to 85.82 cents In 1918, to SMI
cents in 1919, and to 97.68 in the first
four months of 1920.
“When it is considered that ope*
atlng expenses do not include rallwny
accruals, .uncollectable railway.
tax
revenues, joist facility renta, hire Of
equipment, rents for lease of roa4
Interest on funded and unfunded debt,
and other fixed charges, dividends,
and certain other item*, the above flf*
ores are significant
operating ratio for the flrat
four months of 1999 moans thnt
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